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150 NOT FORGET YOUR APPOINTMENT. c oneer —Je Sup at EVANS', Covent-garden, after Jullien's I , ..4 IVER POOL AND LONDON FIRE A ND kt LI FE INSURANCE COMPANY . cc; the ANNUAL MEETING of the Proprietors in this lapany, held on Thursday,ll4h of Fetruary,dB63, the MES ASPINALL TOBI N, Esq., in the Chair, . a holltJ eelA.ort of th e Directors forNhe year 1862 was read ; it Thatlhe Fire P remiums of the year were £136,065 0 0 ganat those in 1861, which were 360,131 0 0 Il t . fn_. in I ti l s g i 6 n 2 e of s.s 11 s a srie lliej j 7 111 8 11 i r efa ir r comprised the 467,334 0 0 0 mss, insuring.-- I Cl l• ti n a,, W t. hlltethe annual premiums were 13,935 7 11 was added to the life reserve 79,277 11 4 .n . T de balance of undivided profit was in- .. ~,'' a aged 4 0,4 the invested funds .of the Company 'amounted to 1,417,808 8 4 In reference to the very large increase of X 76,000 in the ,11,hloremiunis of the year, it was remarked in the Report, aoinn e ,a Pre sn'lnols paid to a company are the measure of that - -n a bus ines o f a ll kinds • the Directors, therefore, Dreier that t B ro i l ., as hat progress to a a r n t y ot t a he ca d m u p ty an co y ll s ett a e a d ia m es a a y , : f il l 9 large of tha oon r y m a l a 3 y be, and often is . , Te-insured e ire other offices. In this view the yearly addition totft be yprtflums of the Liverpool and London Company must Y g r alifYing to the proprietors." Th e . leualtar ppual:ratlal'in 11,1,„..„public are apprised that the rates for MERCANTILE at the several Offices of the F ar E a S have been considerably modified, of whicn_ may be obtained ,IWIN KI „ TON TIOULT, Secretary to the Company. vtIN ATNS, Resident Secretary, London. SPECIAL NOTICE. N°11,,.. THE 1300IiiOF THE 11 1 BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY, For the Year 1863, close on 31st December. Di!g Policies effected on or before date ll rank uo nal year's Bonus in comparison that to later entrants.for an Dltrip g the Four Years preceding last Division of a-roits (1858), the Company issued 1,595 Life 1311edes, assuring ••••••••••• • • • • M,221,608 tiri tg . they assuring suc!eeding Years the number of 'massacred Ile Polic issued amounted to 3,168, and the to BEING. AN INCREASE OF 82 PER CENT. The er -n.I:YTA SEPTENNIAL DIVISION of the COM ILO PROFITS w ill t a k e p l ace on 31st December, 1865. A,,WITO LE PROFITS WHICH HAVE ACCUMU -ISt SINCE 31sT DECEMBER, 1858, WILL THEN SCID, AND NINETY PER CENT. ALLOCATED '4LP,. G THEDE ASSURED ON THE PARTICIPATING A CERTIFICATES of INDISPUTABILI rtfaanted* -- and every facility offereillo lusurers. FIRE DEPARTMENT. ilberairan'es granted both at Home and Abroad on the most terms. te: °,,rns of P roposa l and every information will be given at ' m ead Office, or any of the Company' s A g e n t s . By order. London, November, 1863. to Nnox ~ 5B, Threadneedle-street. 4, New Bank Buildings. LOthbUry. tip " West-end Office B, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. litny jnon 64, Princes-street. ----..._ F. N. LANCE, Secretary. IVISuLLIEN'S CONCERTS. • HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. POSITIVELY THE LAST WEEK BUT TWO. Vocalists—Mdlle. VoLPLII and Miss KATE RANGE. Grand OrchestraViolin-812nor ,IVORI. —Three Military Be;nds, and full Chorus. Conductor —M. JULLIEN. Commence at B.— Admission, One Shilling. H E 0 X F OR Dt THIS 0, OXFORD STREET, W. , V , r.E - I\7I .NG, will be performed Selections from the kAr`"7 kiperas, viz., T FIE SLAVE, and CLARA, the D o AN by Sir Hy Bishop; also, from ERNANI ‘lll_!itLA,,l. SONN A MBULA.; b - * the following talented artistes : " Russell, Townley, ''itzflenry, almsley, and Ellt uu Messrs. Green, Huish, Kimberley, Stuart, &e. celebrated Solos on the Violin by VIORTI COLLINS, the English Violinist. Flute by Drew D ean. Pianoforte, Miss Bryant.?AV the marvellous instrument, he ORCHES by Herr SCHALKENBACH,t the Inventor. TßAL Director, Mr. F. Jonghmaus. NPredy, by UNSWORTH (" or any other man " ), Eugene, Ran y+ E. Marshall, G. Hutchenson, & c . T he HALL has been newly Decorated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. lc ny, nat half-past 7 o'clock. Admission, area, 6d. ; stalls is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. . I THE GHOST CLUB" at the teresting CANTERBURY BALL.—New O thatl'ral Tableaux.--MT. C. MORTannounce Nls enabled and tlon , throuzh the medium of Professor Pepper's World of nightly held at the CAN ^.Bhatinws, a "GHOST CLUB" ' 4114"1 -TR Y HALL. The object is o n ethe Club i b s a zot th t r h o e u r g e h - Ye °Pling of the Haunted Houses of London; the Dict u a g e s neY of Phantoms, to present h in its serious vivid t ( if transient 5it.114 ., tairthotfaithe drama of real life, 15 0 of the'al' and still further impress on aspects ; and, by means of s t p h e e ctr m al ia t d ab , le s a o u ni x. e a ent, the two orders of Slaver the Slavery _ ach ings or pleasantries of the best writ o e f rs t . he A s t o p a r t e h : awnied7t.heit:wftisittse::3 shvers' of a more boastful civilisation, f Shtspere and the ilpkilevemPhatic illustration ; and these life pictures will be replacel by others. The pages c_ _ el , er All n t i li urn°, urnisShesoutbt:jenctosodfolnifluldt; includ, e other At" ' a b t yli m ickens, &c., &c., aiarshall of mg -peratie Sel tions, &c. ; Comedy 3' , _ ~,,. O - -icat and Pictorial attracti b ons t as usual -..1e Modern Demos% ce Eucrene, George 1 1 0aBOnt r-' and George ilenuetsclenson. "----, h itYAL IM an " ALHAMBRA PALACE. —te ee brated French C Clowns le E - Mt NS SUCESS.—ARTIIUR and BE R y Tlt D eni N . , , will appear irevery e 1 In this . ertainme n t reserved expressly for the engagement g at Won ptablishment -The MARVELS of PERU, the most Ind" r ful Performers in the W or Id—LAN GLOIS, the great tin i ; 4 Juggler—The FAIY FOUNTAIN —Operatic Selec alult 11 Urand Comic Diverti ß ssement, by the Francesco Family - moons. Ratel, assisted by 12 Young Ladies. Doors open at 7—commence at half-past 7. ......____ 11 0 YAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Gr e at I N lc, j Sf usical Attraction —lmmense success of SIGNOR Ey el l - V-A-, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every itOYAL ALHAMBRA.—The Manager has the Triad 4°,101 1r to announce that an arrangement has been c i a e with Mons. BASTIEN FRAN CONI, Proprietor of the "V r 4 1 , 4 , „„e, rs irque Imperiale, the whole of whose UNRI coo l " . r-u TROUPE will APPEAR, for a limited period, Mencirip• on the FIRST NIGHT of the CATTLE SHOW, 7: A RGY LL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. M a i ,:nng the Concerts given by Mons. JULLIEN, at Her Theatre, the BALL will commence EVERY -,,NL.N-G at NINE O'CLOCK. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, I s. Manager—M. GRENET. 129, G EORGE -STREET, HANOVER-SQUARE. IR E LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM . o'clock 'Where ,PPen d aily from 10 till 10 . L ec t ures a t 4 and (71 rnay be seen the Astecs ; Bushman an siamite_yu_...lwia.uPsastrana and Infant ; Eng and Shang, thePre mione, a _7 ) ;:: Twins ,atid upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural r u .A. ,, , t, Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years ' nl ' 6Bl oll, One /shilling aor Gentlemen only). MR. A. B. HOLLINGSWORTH, COMIC VOCALIST. 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This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It i; Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at TEE MAGAZINES. T" DESTINY OF NATIONS, AS INDICATED IN PROPHECY. DUBLIN.—" Bella Donna, or The Cross before the Name," is concluded. The story ends very satisfac torily, inasmuch as Jenny is beaten at last. That wily little deceiver is very aptly sketched, and it would be well if all such unworthy plotters against the peace and fair fame of others were thus caught in their toils. The little imp Jacky also'cleserves notice, and his zeal in hunting up and spying out Jenny was worthy of a better cause. Jenny is said to be still fit for work ; therefore on another occasion we may be entertained with some more accounts of her little innocent ways and insinuating manceuvres. " Wylder's Hand" becomes more and more mysterious in every number. It is impos sible to fathom its secrets, or follow in the wake of its stealthy plotters and dark schemers. Stanley Lake is now in the ascendant, and comports himself in a very strange style. Rachel is in some very heavy trouble about some thing, and Stanley refuses to assist her. On the whole, this complicated tale will furnish a fund of entertainment to the lovers of the mysterious and the romantic. It is not exactly of the sensation class, but rather appertains to the school before it, and which demanded a higher tone of com position than its more showy but less solid substitute. " Irish Harvest Homes and their Minstrelsy Fifty Years Since" is an entertaining sketch. It brings before us a picture of old days that is always desirable to notice. Some previous papers in this periodical described the dances of Ireland, and this very suitably follows. "A Fire-side Gossip about Ghosts and Fairies" presents the reader with some very readable legends of these strange visitants. It is said that these little anecdotes have been told with a good faith that deserves more attention than the rappings and other phenomena of the professional necromancers of the west-end drawing rooms. " Tamar Land" is a pleasant little sketch. " The Financial Position of Federal America" contains much that deseriiethintice, and might with advan tage be studied by the nation to which it refers. BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY.—The editor's new story of the fortunes of John Law, the bubble financier of the last century, proceeds rapidly. The prologue is terminated in this number, and well it may be, for the catastrophe which concludes it is of a wholesale nature. Beau Wilson, driven to frenzy by the taunts of the idlers at the coffeehouse, poisons his wife and attempts to kill Law in a duel. In this effort he fails, and is mortally wounded—living just long enough to be convinced of his wife's innocence. The usual article on French Almanacks for 1864 is given, and an old acquaintance, Dudley Costello, proceeds with his story of " Mr. Grimshaw's Little Love Affair." " Two Upsets in Wales" is the title of an amusing sketch,showing how all is well that ends well ; and the fifth part of " Six Weeks at Hunsdon Manor" will delight the lovers of the startling and terrible. Monkshood contributes a disquisition on the Oliver of "As You Like It," and the extraordinary vicissitudes of the life of Madame de Bran denbourg form the subject of an interesting sketch. COLBURN'S NEW MONTIILY.—A new story is begun in this part, and the first instalment is of considerable length. We doubt, however, whether it will replace Mrs. Wood's interesting though melancholy tale. Sir Nathaniel discourses on the character of the Em peror Julian, surnamed the Apostate, from his attempt to resuscitate the old forms of pagan worship. The principal characteristics of this writer's essays is the variety of quo tations and references which he contrives to collect from authors, ancient and modern, English and foreign. Cyrus Redding gives us some reflections on the strife between Poland and Russia. The story of " Strathmore" is con tinued in the author's accustomed style, which is too high flown and highly-coloured to suit most English tastes. There are several other papers, among them an amusing sketch of "A Boarding-school down South." COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE.—There is a memoir of General Wolfe in this periodical which eminently deserves attention, and will be sure to repay perusal. He is described as a " brave soldier, who had the peculiar good fortune to die on the field of battle in the moment of victory, with the universal love of all who knew him." There is a carious incident mentioned in this memoir that is sad to reflect upon. "Lieutenant Macculloch, the officer according to whose suggestion he first conceived the idea of turning the French flank by scal ing the heights of Abraham, died a pauper in Marylebone Workhouse in 1793, Creclat Tuckeus." " Gambia Colony" and the " Civil War" is concluded. •' Curiosities of Naval Literature" contain many subjects of interest. " Memoirs of Admiral Washington" does full justice to his zeal and abilities. "The Recollections of Campaigning in Spain," No. 2, are as interesting as their predecessor. We have another instalment of " Greenwich Characters," the Pro posed Congress, and the Political Crisis in Europe. A paper on the French Ironclads, in the Editor's Portfolio, shows that cur neighbours' ships have not been more suc cessful in a gale than our own. The General Naval and Military Register and Obituary, with the Stations of the British Army, and General Naval and Military Intelli gence, complete this number. THE VICTORIA.—The most interesting feature in the Victoria Magazine is the continuation of Mr. Adolphus Trollope's story of " Lindisfarn Chase." The heroine, Kate Lindisfarn, is placed in a most awkward and painful position, awing to the promise of secrecy which she has given to her newly-disco vered cousin. She remembers that the fact of his exist ence renders her no longer one of the heiresses of Lindis fern, and that, consequently, she appears to Captain Elting ham under false pretences. She therefore feels bound to reject the proposal which, she feels sure, awaits her, and she is left sitting on theLindisfarn stone in a very unenviable state of mind. Her sister, less honest and straightforward, is tempted by no such scruples, but is evidently anxious to get her love affair satisfactorily settled before the fact of this unwelcome cousin's existence becomes generally known. The cbaracters of the two sisters are. skilfully drawn, and well contrasted with each other, and the different results of a highly-finished Parisian education, and a simple country training, are displayed to full effect, " Shall we Conquer China," is a question propounded and answered by Mr. Meredith Townsend. He considers that, with our work in India so incomplete, and with the Chinese quite able to take care of themselves after their own fashion, we should do wrongly as well as rashly in spending our energies in China. "Every pound of force expended in China is half a pound subtracted from India; every merchant who pre fers the broader field,takes a source of wealth from the nar rower one ; the able man who goes to rule Kwang-tung, might have made Chittagong a garden; the very judges who would make Shanghai secure for commercial men, are sighed for with bitter longing in Benares and Nagpore. The Government of India needs more railways, more roads, many canals, buildings without end, officers without num ber." askslndia, shouldwhethe r give all these things to China, we, who are responsible for the e destinies w hil e leaving our own subjects i n wan t. " A Journal kept i n E g ypt," by Nassau Senior, is pl ea santly continued ; and a more adventur ous writ er penetrates into the recesses of the Waldensian V alle y , a nd records a visit to La Grande of Chartreuse. By the Rev. JOHN CUMMING, D.D. Also now ready, in 2 vols., 215., MEMOIRS OF JANE CAMERON, FEMALE CONVICT. By the Author of "Fern de Life in Prison." Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREF , T, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded " Kinahan's LL Whisky." NEW NOVEL by the Author of "GRANDMOTHER'S MONEY." Just ready, in 3 vols., A WOMAN'S RANSOM. By F. W. ROBINSON, Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Author of "Grandmother's Money," &c. Hurst and BlaoKett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough street. The new Admiralty night signals, introduced about two years ago by Mr. W. H. Ward, were last night tested at the flagstaff in Woolwich dockyard, in the presence of the com modore superintendent, Sir F. Nelson, C. 8., and other offi cers, in pursuance of instructions transmitted by Lord C. Paget, Secretary to the Navy. The signals since their intro ; duction have been in general use throughout the Mediter ranean and Channel squadron. Mr. Ward has now sug gested a slight improvement in the hoisting apparatus, in order to accelerate the issuing of signals and the facility of replying. The improvement consists of one hoist to each signal, which appears to save considerable time in the ope ration. A number of messages were last night transmitted through the fog, and the signals were witnessed on the river by Sir F. Nicolson, who went down in his gig for that pur pose, his position being made known by one of the signal lamps placed in the gig, and with which the signals were answered. One person took charge of the signal station and assisted the inventor in operating, which was done with the same facility as with the flags by day. By the improved ar rangement the work lines are dispensed with, and the sys tem is pronounced materially benefited and simplified. The lamps used last night were the small models employed by the Channel fleet in August, 1860. Her Majtres steins sffifeTrinsport - Suppiy, - Staff com mander Bawden, R.N., arrived at Woolwich yesterday with returned stores from Malta and Gibraltar, NOTICE. —The ILLUSTRATED EDITION of INGOLDSBY LEGENDS, from Sixty Original Diawings by Cruikshank, Leech, and Tenniel, is now ready at all Booksellers. 4to. Price 21s. ; morocco, 31s. 6d. Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. Now ready at all the Libraries, crown Bvo., price 65., BEAUTIES OF TROPICAL SCENERY, and Other TROPICAL POEMS. With Notes. By the Author of " The Nuptials of Barcelona." " This work contains many beauties."—Morning Post. "The amatory passages are worthy of Thomas Moore."• Critic. "Eminently successful has the writer been."—Sporting Review. London : Robert frardwicke, 192, Piccadilly. This day, at all Libraries, in one vol., price 10s. 6d., VITON SCHOOL DAYS. J 124 London : John Maxwell and Co., 122. Fleet-street. This day, at all Libraries, in two vole., price 215., TERRIBLE. WDMA.N. London:- John Iffaxwolliiiid COQ; 2t,' Fleet-Wed. This day, at all Libraries, in two vols., price 215., A UTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN ENGLISH DETECTIVE. London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. The accident to the machinery of the Arethusa alluded to on Monday was not serious. One of the cold water cistern doors to the condenser cracked from contraction of the metal, but not so as to prevent the efficient working of the engine. A new door will be fitted and completed this week, and that cracked will be repaired, as a spare one. Steam was not up when the door cracked, the engines having been stopped some hours previously and the steam blown off. The Malacca, 17, screw, Capt. G. H. Napier, dismantling at Portsmouth, is reported for paying out of commission on Tussday, the Bth inst. The Lyra, 9, screw sloop, 488 tons and 60 horse . ' power This day, price is. each, ACCEPTED PERFIDY OF CAPTAIN SLYBOOTS. By GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA. ADDRESSES. London : Ward and Lock, 15R, Fleet-street, This day, Never Before Published, price 28., BE L DEMONIO. A LOVE STORY. ... By PAUL FEVAL, (nominal) of engines, was taken out of Portsmouth harbour on Monday and tried at the measured mile in Stokes Bay, preparatory to commission. She realised a speed of 7.5 knots at full power, and of 5060 knots at half power. Her draught of water was lift Sin forward, and 12ft aft. She is expected to be reported for commission by the sth inst. The commission appointed to inquire into and report upon the steam reserve departments at the different ports, consist ing of Admirals Sir Houston Stewart and Hon. Geo. Grey, with Mr. W. Hickman, Paymaster Royal Navy, as Secre tary, commenced their duties at Portsmouth yesterday, Rear-Admiral G. Elliot, superintendent of the dockyard, and Capt. H. Broadhead, commanding her Majesty's ship Asia and the steam reserve at the port, being the two chief witnesses examined. Authbr of "The Duke's Motto." London : Ward and Lock, 158, Fleet-street. On Thursday, the 3d of December, will be published, stitched in a cover, price fourpence, MRS. LIRRIPER'S LODGINGS, FORMING THE EXTRA DOUBLE NUMBER FOR CHRISTMAS OF " ALL THE TEAR ROUND." Conducted by CHARLES DICKENS. CONTENTS. How Mrs. Lirriper carried on How the Third-Floor knew the Business. the Potteries. How the First-Floor went to How the best Attic was under Crowley Castle. a Cloud. How the Side-Room was at- How the Parlours added a tended by a Doctor. Few Words. How the Second-Floor kept a Dog. On the 4th of Jann , ry, 1864, will be commenced, to be com pleted in Six Numbers of "All the Year Round," a New Story called A WHITE HAND AND A BLACK THUMB. Volume XL will begin on the lath of February, 1864, with a New Serial Story entitled QUITE ALONE, by GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA. "All the Year Round" is published in Weekly Numbers, price 2d. ; in Monthly Parts, and in Half-yearly Volumes, price ss. 6d., bound in cloth. The Queen, 74, screw liner, Capt. Charles F. Hillyar, was inspected yesterday at Spithead by Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, G.C,8., and afterwards steamed into Portsmouth harbour, to dismantle and pay out of commission. The Resistance, 16, iron ram, Capt. Chamberlain, steamed out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday, on the conclusion of outfit, and joined the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief of the Channel squadron at Spithead anchorage. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Commander W. H. Broad to the Ajax, Lieut. W. C. Karslake to the Euryalus, Lieut. W. B. Bridges to the Rattlesnake, Lieut. A. G. R. Raill and Lieut. G. R. Keating to the Sutlej, Lieut. A. Anderson and Lieut. R. L. Byng, to the Nile; Lieut. the Hon. H. H. Molyneux, Lieut. C. S. W. Willis, Lieut. T. H. Larcom, and Lieut. L. Ching to the Marlborough, and Lieut. J. G. F. Leacock and Lieut. G. F. Purdon to the Narcissus. Messrs. J. S. Fawcett and F. H. Barnett were yesterday nominated to the naval cadetships. The following appointments have been made in the Royal Naval Reserve :—To be Lieut., Colin M'Dougal Stewart; to be Sub-Lieut,. Joseph Thomas Swain Green. T HE TEETH, as Supplied by NATURE and Preserved by ART. By ➢i. C. 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FRANCIS TUCKER do CO., Wax Chandlers ' & To the Queen and the P r inc e o f Wales. e " 614 " (Established 17?0.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, 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 turn, recom mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with Platted Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. 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. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South 31°1ton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). 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Moreover, it gratuitotlaly affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. _ The Weekly B oard feel it their imperative duty to make an - !'' A NEST APPEAL t o the public for continued support, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward M as terman, Esq.' Nicholas -lane- lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co.-Herries and Co. ; Ransom and andano d. Co.; CCPoo.r. e; Nisbets I c t, Jonesa ni t 1 1 , ad G u and i r ic: o s f y , d an c r Co. Co.; ;Smith, Barclay Payne,an and co Co.; p e ni Glyn s o n D e it ae e o s n or , s i . in j d . ja C a o r . n ; e trerend o , , G , Gurney, and and C Liverpool and at the Ilospital. 4TAIit'ORD_S. SMITH Segrettay. TEMPLE BAR.—" John Marchmont's Legacy" is, of course, the chief feature of this serial, The story has nothing exciting in this instalment, but, on the contrary, the reeord of the present stands still, while the narrative picks up the dropped links which bind it to the shad ow y memories of the p as t . Mary's pity one after dw e lli ng on t hi s sa d and arouses th e i n di gna ti on story is a touching p icture of misery —not loud, but deep. It brings before us on e of those histories of the crimes of the strong and the suffe rin g s of the weak th at more than of man, anythingelseawakens Nothing topic more than to beh old the retribution th at overtak e s Paul Marchmont. Th at fearful man s p ent a solita r y da y n at the deserted farmh ouse, that day that wa s to b e the ca c o nsole the crown of his triumph, as diverting Edward from his search for his wife, beheld him dreary, desolate, and well-nigh dis tracted. It must take many a triumph in the struggles of sin, many an excited moment of success, to make up for one hundreth part of the tortures undergone by the wily de • ceivers when they are caught at last in their own snare. Self is the last company the gu ilty can desire, and there is no greater punishment for a man like Paul Marchm on t than to leave him to his own reflections. " Ihe Trials of the Tred golds" is continued at some length, and becomes more momentous in its incidents. It is a lugubrious tale, and nothing enlivens it. Young Gifford's marriage only gives rise to fearful scenes, and his father threatens to give him up to the laws ho has outraged. Noel is taken to the lunatic asylum to see his mother, but death has provided for her a rest that the sleep in such abodes can never know. In the next portion of this tale there will very likely be some stirring scenes, as William Moyle is doing his best to arouse the youth's indignation against the destroyer of his mother. This is a very eventful tale, and the several exciting scenes are drawn with great force, while the characters are powerfully described in their seve ral styles of villany and treachery. " The Streets of the World" is the commencement of a series of papers by George Augustus &Ala, which have been entrusted to the care of Edmund Yates, who has succeeded his friend in the editor ship of this periodical. The papers present us with the same life-like touches and brilliant sketches which have before this made the writings of Mr. Sala so remarkable. The place here under notice is Marseilles. " Renan's Vie de Jesus" is a summary of that wore. It may be observed that it is not considered in these pages with quite sufficient decision. It is incumbent uponthose who put forward such statements as those of M. Renan, to accompany them with some expression of dissent. It is said that "criticism is not our task," but every publication that takes note of a work has a right to prowluice judgment upon its merits, and K;;........... , , ......:.,, ~ ~ iiii........„ b , , 7 1 - e 4 C, - _ .. 4 •-• ' , ?)) 0 ,91), ~ iI K oW :,.›,."- l ilt '''''`' - - ~, V.' . " • vqm .... 1 1:64,4s lea?" --11. 4:Uir---. 41 % 4t 6 6 12 *-... ÷ I T, .--- • • 'fr , 41 °P ... 1e . ." , . D I - -1 . 42. "•111,14..r still more a duty to perfor m to society in eulogising or de nouncing its evil tendencies. As this work strikes at the root of the doctrines of Christianity, it is the more incum bent on every one in a res p ons ibl e s it uat i on t o ra i se th e i r protest against it. " Horse Virgiliana3" is a disquisition on pastoral poetry that will suit the classic reader. "De ISlotius" concerns the exclusive st a t e o f soc i e t y i n G ermany. Public opinion has decla re d aga i nst it, it is said, and " public opinion, working dogg e dly it s own way, must and will win its hard fought fight. " Country Newspapers" is an amusing article that contains humorous sketch es of pro vincial celebrities. the article con c l u d es b y express ing the opinion that in a short time all the newspapers in the country will migrate to London. This is considered a drawback, for it is sai d "London litera ture is capital in its way, but we shall miss the amazing eorridesktlhveilelixatmraeorfdipnarruyssmiaeato stupidities, and no less amazing eccentricities of the abso lescent country newspapers." " Playing at Soldiers" is a obtain tall men to serve in his army. This absurd notion led him to the commission of many crimes, and was the cause of suicides and murder. The several accounts of the s v a er re y s cu a r d i o o p u t s ed art t ic y le , peculiar modes adopted are very entertaining in their way. Kinghi which :c e d e There is a smart sketch by Edmund Yates, called "Lady Greatheart's Store," which will serve to enliven a dull hour, and we meet with some short pieces in verse which are of average merit, and form an agreeable variety to the nume rous collection of prose articles which abound in this periodical. GOOD WORDS.—Good Words is, as usual, full of interesting matter, and shows more variety in its contents than many more ambitious contemporaries. 'An unpublished paper by Edward Irving, a story by An thony Trolloppe, a poem by Gerald Massey, essays by Dr. Caird and Dr. Guthrie, and sontributions by the editor, are among its principal papers. The illustrations are numerous and effective, and its general style so goad that we are not surprised at the large circulation it has ohtained, NEWTON'S LONDON JOURNAL contains its usual quota of information, which renders this little serial so useful to all connected with, or interested in any way with, the progress of invention as applied to the arts. ers. PRICE.— STAMPED ....sd. The New Governor-General of India. The Right Hon. Sir ;ohn Laird Altair Lawrence, Bart., K. 5.1., G.C.8., who has been appointed Governor-General of India, was born in India in 1811, so that he is of nearly ,the same age as his distinguished predecessor. He is a younger son of the late Colonel A. W. Lawrence, by Letitia Cathe rine, daughter of the Rev. George Knox, o f Lifford, in Ireland. He was educated at Londonderry Sehool, and afterwards entered Haileybary. In' 1829 he went to India as a " writer ;" in 1831 he became assistant to the chief commissioner and re sident at Delhi. Towards the close of 1833 he was appointed officiating magistrate and collector of Delhi. He held the same office at Paniput.. In July, 1836, was joint magistrate and deputy collec tor of Goorgaon and Southern Delhi ; and in the followin g November the office of officiating magi• strate of the southern division only, In 1838 he was in the sole charge of the Goorgaon district, and crotneduchted the settl eme nt of the duties at Zillah February, 1840, till December, 18427 a he to Frora okawell-earned leave of absence, and came to England. 7,1 .i.N . EIS'S PA PEP -::-. , th IG-110L STEIL i zy, -,,-: 77- , . S MILES o - iz.-___, -.....- ...- -- - ,z• , . . ~,, ) , I \s, r . , ,, ,,,, ,N - of Foreign A 1 tiff )44W - c . 41 The Swedish Minister' ,• --, --.; s_.- ,•. t i annexed des a , .it r , ~,z. Manderstrom, has sent the i -!-$ atives at t iiir' i ' A ir- '''' Az z i \ < :... a. _ - -c =-:_r-' . 1• - • ~, 4, , , Swedish di diplomatic represea the Great Powers : , " The telegraph yesterday brf. nght us the ktel-a . s ‘ • ligenco that the Prince of AuguA enburg, since his father had renounced his declared r. :ght, had issued a proclamation, in which he declars s that he has assumed the government of the Dechi s of Schles wig and Holst e i n . W e were inf o rmed a„ the same SaOnV -, time that the p r i nce o f th e d uca l line ol xd had recognis e d thi s preten d er i n th e qua lity • na me and that the Grand 'Jake of Oldenburg be.a. P' o tested against the succession in the Duchies. " All these manifestations are so many encro ' 1,4 ments on the London Convention of May 8, 18,V1 which was drawn up with the object of securing the law of succession in the kingdom of Danmark,. and to preserve the integrity and independence of this kingdom as necessary for the maintenance of the political balance of pori-Pr in Europe. The in tegrity of the Danish monarchy is seriously threa tened by the attempt to tear from her the Duchy of S c hleswig, which forms one of the finest orna ments of this crown. The independence of this monarchy suffers under a not less d angerous en croacbment by the claims of the Ger man pr i nces nor to the Germaninno to decide on th e fate of the Duchy of Schleswi g , w hich at any time neithe empire An y question of Fede ra l d nged to th e R oman " There is no lo n g er ru vinces belonging to this ' e xecution in one of the p body of States, but of measures for the detachment d of the Duchies of Schlesw i g an Holstein from the apanaged German t hi s q uestion will come Danish ihce Crown dnoihnhtfanvootutrhaotf an pr • t s elf the power of which certainly bafo mightre t h h e e m G i s e l r e m d a t n o a F t t e r d i e h r u a t l e ll t o i e i t , dealing single-handed with the fate of a non- Ge r man country. o's Govern* Rin " Under these circumstances the r, meat, as a signatary of the London Contention, h o lds itself authorised to inform the Govern .n Governments which signed that treaty what are its i ntentions I this matter. It cannot for a moment entertain the idea that one of these Governments intends to re. • nounce the obligations so solemnly undertaken ; but it considers that it would b 3 by no means fruitless that the Powers-signatary should come to an under standing: rosp3cting the course to be pursued, and the measures to be taken, to prevent the despoiling of a prince whose right has been recognised by them, and to set aside the dangers which threaten the balance of power in the European body " I requ es t you to read this despatc h to the Mi nister for Foreign Affairs politic. and to leave a copy, and also at the same time to say that the King's Go vernment hopes to receive in reply an expression of views entertained on this important subject. Receive, fit,, ,6 ,MANDERSTRO3I." Hitherto Mr. Lawrence was chiefly known as an administrator of customs. In 1846 he obtained his first reputation of a high class as a judge, magi strate, and collector over an important district of Henry Southern Bengal, Sir Hardinge heard of him, and took a fancy to him, and henceforth his career was a grand success. In 1847 he was ap pointed commissioner of the Trans-Sutlej provinces which had been added to our Indian empire after the Sikh campaign. He reduced to shape the poli tical, agricultural, and fiscal systems of these pro vinces with such masterly power as at once to stamp him as a man of mark in administrative ability. After the assassination of the British envoy a t Mooltan, and the subsequent hostilities which even tuated in the capture of Mooltan, the union of Shere Singh and Chucker Singh, the thorough defeat of the Sikhs by Lord Gough at Ferozepore and Goo. jerat, and the annexation of the Punjaub to the In dian empire of Great Britain by Lord Dalhousie,l Mr. Lawrence was chosen, in company with his dis tinguished brother, Colonel Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence, the Resident at Lahore, and Mr. Marsh, to form the board for administrating the affairs of the Punjaub—a territory of 50,400 miles, 314 miles in length, and 293 in breadth. How Mr. Lawrence, by his wise rule, by his justice, by his mercy, in troduced an admirable system of government into the Punjaub—how he disbanded the Sikhs, and persuaded many of them to enlist into the British service—how he raised an irregular force of ten re giments for the protection of the Western frontier —is known to all the world. The Punjaub was an example of the success of British systems of go vernment and civil institutions. In 1856 he was made a civil K.C.B. " for his services in the Pun jaub, and as agent to the Governor-General for the North-Western provinces of Hindostan." During the Indian mutiny we saw the result of his great administrative genius—his firmness tempered by clemency. The Punjaub remained signally faithful to us. In 1857 Sir John was created a G.C.8.; the following year he was created a baronet, and was sworn of the Privy Council. On his return to Eng land, so great was his popularity, that he received the freedom of the cities of London and Glasgow, and was honoured by a vote of thanks from Parlia ment. He was created a Knight of the Star of ndia in 1861 with Lord Clyde and Lord Harris. Sir John Lawrence married, in 1841, Harriette a r d The Schleswig-Holstei n question came on f or BERLIN, Dec: 1. d e b H a e te rr to; o d n ay ß i i n sni th ar e k C r h e a a m d be o efcplai e rat puu o . n, contain es. ing the following passages :.___ " However greatly the signature of the London. Treaty may be considered to deserve regret, pru dence and the dictates of honour forbid our per mitting any doubt to be entertained of our fidelity to its stipulations. We require, however, its equal observance by Denmark. The Treaty of London and the arrangements of 1831 and 1852 must stand or fall together. Abnegation of their stipulations would remove Schleswig from the position she oc cupies in virtue of the treaty. "The Government must reserve to itself the right to determine whether, and at what perioi, we may be placed in a position, by the universally undoubted non-fulfilment of her obligations by Dennwrk, to free ourselves from the London Treaty. Iv. can neither leave the decision to the Federal Diet., nor enter into more explicit explanations upon the sub- Katherine, daughter of the Rev. Richard Hamilton, and by her has had issue three sons—John Hamil ton (born in 1846), Henry Arnold (born in 1848), and Charles Napier (born in 1854)—and five dangh ject here. "We have come to an understanding with Atts tria, which secures for the present our identioal attitude with regard to the Treaty of London and its consequences. " We consider that in the duchy of Lauenburg King Christian is entitled to the buccet.sion, inde pendently of the treaty, but that his title to Hol stein rests upon the London Treaty and the arrange ments of 1851 and 1852, which we believe to ba intimately connected. "As long as the Tzeaty of London remains in force, the reasons for carrying iato operation the Federal execution, determined by the resolutions of the Ist of October, continue to exist. Austria and Prussia have proposed to the Diet that this me uenrc should forthwith be carried out, and will make the necessary military arrangements for the purpose. Bills will be laid before the Chamber to provide such funds es may be required." Royal Institute ~of British Architects. At the meeting of the members of this institute, on Monday evening--Mr. Christian, one of the vice-presidents, in the chair—a paper was read by Mr. Penrose on the proposed adoption of the French. system of weights and measures. Mr. Penrose ob session, he ob served that in the last session of Parliament a yeti ot i f o c Britishw as A presented rehi t Architects, from ts , in thefav favour council t o h f e the bil lltnhfsoetrittu.lit the of metrical measures, and as thebebfiolrlewotuh m u u n s if t o a r l! be introduced again in the ensuing thought it desirable that the members of insti tute should reconsider the question agree it would be re commendation of committed themselves to the g saide thatth e y a o th f a g t r p e l a a t n a . dv il ati e ta sures should be introduced, t 3 ": system of mea many anomalies at present " away with the existing parts of the country, arirt in different -..., am If, by the interference of Parliament, different trades. arr naity could be obtained lament, such unifor mity present mode of c alculations. He was strongly in favour, also, of adopting a decimal system, which might be so d ev i sed confu sion on its first introduction a i d not to produce much became familiarised and, when the public with it, would afford g reat facility i n all calculations. With regard, how ever, to the m e t r i cal on several account system, he thought it objectio nable 39,37 _ s- The metre, w hich is equt.l to English inches, he considered too large a standard 3 tor general purposes, and its adoption in this country would involve the use of a g reater number of figures in dealing with the quantities usually required, and would thus complicate instead of facilitating computations. The standard of the metre was adopted in France on the assumption that it represented a fixed measure of a given part of a meridian of the earth's surface, from which t.kere could be no deviation ; but the assumed figure of the earth on which that standard was based is 11ONV considered to be erroneous; therefore, the reason for its adoption no longer exists. In the plan of decimal measures proposed by Mr. 1 3 ,,n... rose, the present eighth part of a n inch would, form the standard. Ten such parts would co.a. stitute a foot, which measure, to avoid confusion, ha called a " span." Three spans would make one y ar d measure, which would then closely approximate to the metre. He explained at some length the opera,.. tion of such a mode of measurement, to prove that it would very much simplify all calculations, and would be less of a change from the present habits than the introd uction of the metrical s y ste m. Fur• ther consideration of the subject was h a subsequemeeting. A Paper was postponed t to Mr. tenWh on the restoration of en read b y New-Land in the Forest of Dean. Teh he church and Church, 123 G, since which time it had Was built in. u en largements and alterations, andndergone many exam ple of the old country churches it fo rms a fi ne I t was in a state of greatTlaPid u ti on when M r . turches of E ng l an d. Whitn undortook t o restore I occonnt of the work done it, and he gave a minute edifice, which w as "'(' in various parts of the tions, and plans. I.illustrated with drawings, see experienced in con, le mentioned the difficulty he em ployed persisting, ' ( qut.nce of the workmen em stroying the old work to instructions, in dc- One of the instances by, polishing and finishing,. polishing up of of this vandalism was the of 'whi c h the two recumbent effigies to the h ands had also mason had supplied fingers, and ha honorary secretaries—who supplied a wanting ne se. One of the before and s e ir reta . ries—who had seen the church to the e itrestoration—bnr i e w a hic p h le it testi monyhad been effected. After satisfactory rear l i s ner ss i i t on, the meeting adjourned to the lfth a . shortd eu lust, BEAUTIFUL FOR EVER. MADAME RACHEL ON " FEMALE GRACE AND BEAUTY." Just published, ABOOK O F BEAUTY. By Madame RACHEL. To be had at 47A, New Bond-street. Price 2s. 6d. THE ARMY. The new cavalry barracks erected upon St. John's Abbey Farm, Colchester, are now completed, with the exception of the drainage and water supply. The barracks will not be occupied until the spring. The contractors' workshops are being removed to another spot near at hand, in anticipa tion of the early cornmer cement of a fresh block of buildings. The first of the four rifled guns, weighing 20 tons each, manufactured at the Lowmoor Works, to the order of Capt. Blakeley, for the Russian Government, was tested at the Royal Ordnance butt at Woolwich on Monday. The proof charge consisted of 501 b of powder and a cylinder weighing 6001 b, which was fired two rounds, according to the proof regulations. The result was satisfactory. HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) There were 1,442 deaths in London in the week that ended last Saturday, a number which is not very different from those of the two previous weeks. The deaths of young persons was less numerous last week, bat those of the old show an increase, which, however, is not considerable. Fifty-four persons died at the age of 80 years and upwards; of whom 11 were nonogenarians. The mean temperature of the air, which had fallen to 41 . 6 deg. in the second week of November, rose to 48• deg. in that which followed, and last week it was 47'9 deg. The air was humid as well as warm. The deaths were nearly a hundred less than the corrected average. _ _ The births were more numerous than the deaths by 496. Bronchitis was returned in 155 cases, pneumonia in 92. The former disease has varied little in the last three weeks; the latter declined last week. The mortality of both complaints is below the average. Phthisis was fatal in 157 cases. There were 19 deaths from smallpox, 25 from measles, 112 from scarlatina, 70 from typhus. There appears to be an outbreak of measles in Islington, where there were seven deaths from it. The following sub-districts returned each four deaths from scarlatina :—All Souls, Marylebone, Kentish-town,lslington East,Haggerstone West, and Pop lar. Five cases of scarlatina were recorded in Hackney road sub•district, and five in Limehouse. Last week the births of 1,011 boys and 927 girls—in all 1,938 children—were registered in London. In the ten cor responding weeks of the years 1853-62 the average number (corrected) was 1,901. METROPOLITAN WATERS IN NOVEMBER, 1863. The waters used in London dUring November, according to the analyses of Dr. Robert Dundas Thomson, F.R.S,, are much more impure than in the preceding month. The purest of the Thames waters is that of the Grand Junction, both in respect to total and organic matter. The New River is more pure than urinal. The Kent water is not solely from the chalk, but contains surface impurities. It is much to be regretted that this water is not kept uncontaminated. The water of a well at Dulwich is quite unfit for domestic use, as it contains much sewage. Total impurity Organicim per gallon. purity. gre. or deg. grs. or deg. o'o 0.0 Loch o CEhraGrand s deLKajoa Junction Distillednrd e water,Water new supply to Glasgow 2•3l' t Manchester water supply Dul wich THAMES COMPANIES. Spell k 8u West t h Middlesex OTHER to l a z e n l iß sie n. :l o. 1 . 1 e .s , . D . u . . 1 . 1 2 223 2 8 21 4 1 •• 3. 3 9. 2 07 8 6 0 61 0 Lambeth 2240 New River 21•88 2'52 gallon li T en h t e table 23s is readege degrees thus—Loch L grainso h l o c i a t f r lo foreign g 6 ia B t water matter ncontains solution, n u B 08 . t t o h n e , of which *605 degrees or grains are of vegetable or animal origin. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.943 in. The mean daily reading was above 30in on the last three days. The reading was 29.52 in on the morning of Sunday, and it rose to 30.23 in on Thursday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 47.9 deg, which is 6ldeg above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was above the average till Saturday, and on Tuesday and Wednesday the excess was lldeg and 12deg. The highest day temperature was 57cleg on Wed nesday, and the lowest night temperature was 35.7 deg on Saturday. The range of temperature in the week was there fore 21.3 deg. The mean daily range was B.Bdeg. The dif ference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 3deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 89, complete saturation being represented by 100, which point was almost reached on two days. The wind was in the south-west in the first half of the week, and in the south-east in the latter half. A quarter of an inch of rain fell on Tuesday, which was the whole quantity measured. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 47.9 deg, that of the lowest was 45'7deg. 2 . 56 2.40 2 , 18 2.80 I'B2 No HOME complete witho ut a WILCOX AND GIBES' SEWING-MACHINE. Simple, compact, efficient, durable, and noiseless. Warranted to fulfil all tho requirements of a perfect family machine. ProspeCtus fre Qll application at No, 13 5 , Regent-street, W;—LADYT.] GOLD IN WALES. A tourist, writing on the depreciation of gold, says—During the last 12 months it has not unfre quently happened that the question of gold in Wales has been discussed over the dinner table, and the conflicting opinions that have been expressed have certainly seemed most puzzling. Here and there some one has been found bold enough to assert that gold producing mines were actually being worked at a high profit in Cambria, but for the most part the whole affair has been pooh-poohed as an ideal absurdity, while a few have been heard to say that although it was a well known fact that auriferous ore existed, yet this circumsta nce was of no prac tical, value, because the expense of obtaining the small quantity of precious metal it contained was so great as to render it useless to think of work ing it. I was, therefore, glad of the opportunity afforded me of judging for myself, and I can only say that for the future, if ever the subject is again discussed in my presence, I shall be able to assert from the evidence of my own senses-1. That gold abounds in Wales ; 2. That with means already at their disposal, mine proprietors have produced con siderable quantities of the precious metal; and 3. That when the appliances of advancing science shall have simplified and other wise improved the modus operanii, it is next to impossible to over esti mate the results. The mine to which I would make earliest reference (for I saw three) was, I was told, originally a copper mine, and is still called the Vigra and Colgan Copper Company. It is situated about five miles from Dolgelly, audio the direct road from that place to Barmouth. An ordinary traveller would pass by without observing the little road that leads up to the mine. A short distance up this road are the works. They see med to consist of a few . rudely-constructed workshops or offices, a large en closed shed, within which the sound of machinery was heard, and an enomous water-wheel; add to this a wooden bridge, very roughly constructed, extend ing from these works to a hill close y; h of p a roue ere and there of earth and quartz and material kinds ; a few, very few, workmen, and the Vigra and Clogan Works, as a casual observer would notice them, are described. The gentleman through whose kindness I was permitted to explore this interesting place requested that I might be allowed to see some of the ore which the mine has produced, and was s till producing. A piece of quartz was handed t o me for my inspection, s tudded all over with go ld : and one of the p ractical people there informed me t h a t this piece , w hich weighed about 7 l bs., con tained at lea st 12 ozs. of gold ; that is, I believe, a quant ity that would realise at the Bank of Engla n d aybaohluatblo46p.iercrehiosfunciduoaurtbzt,edbluyt it Wasa, was n taken fr om a e xceptionally r i c h shoot of auriferous matter, and such shoots are I h ear d th a t frequently found in the mi ne , On inquiry t h e richest of the ore worked had yielded as much as 778 ozs. of gold per ton, 17 tons 11 cwts. had yielded andthat a quantity of 358 ozs. 4 dwts. per t0n,,60 ozs. of gold, or 1-1- oz. per while even of the poorest ore 892 tons prod uce d ton, a quantity, I believe, 0,182 ozs. 4 dwts., or sary to yield lucrative some retnrns. Indeed, I have been told that infar beyond what is neces sary an ounce to continental mines—in Hungary , for example -- material containing only the quarte r sults. The the ton is worked with profitable re me precious material exists in abund ance:\uiie. The West Clegan Mining Company very near, and the works of which I had also the advan tage of seeing, is commencing operations., But the most striking development of auriferous quartz in the neighbourhood appears on a property known as Berthllwyd, or Cefn Coch, about as far from Doe. gelley as the Vigra and Clogan. Hero an a uriferous quartz lode appears on the surface, in some places many feet in width, and upon which repeated ex periments with the Britten amalgamating achine have been made. Th is belongs, it appears,m to the West Clogan Gold M ining Company. The experi ments made are asserted to g have yielded from 3 to 10 ozs. to the ton. I was very glad in looking over this mining property tohear an independent opinion of its value from Mr. Warrington Smyth, the min ing engineerof the Woods and Forests.—Merioneth. shire iferalci. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE CROYDON STEEPLECHASES..-,TUESDAY. The Croydon Stakes (Handicap) of 6 sovs each, with 30 added ; winners extra. About three miles. Mr Barter's Ironsides, aged, lOst 51b (Jno. Land) 1 Mr Murray's Frank (brother to Lady's Maid), aged), lOst 121 b (Mr. Edwards) 2 Capt. Machell's Kathleen, aged, lOst 71b (Mr. Wood) 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Ironsides, 6to 4 agst Frank, 4to 1 agst Kathleen. They went away at a very slow pace, Frank making nearly all the running until within about half a mile front home, when Ironsides went in advance, maintained the lead to the end, and won easily by two lengths. Kathleen fell at the " tall" fence on the top of the hill, after running about half the distance; neither horse nor jockey were, however, injured. The Railway Stakes of 3 sous each, with 25 added, for three-yr-olds and upwards ; the winner to be sold for for £6O ; selling allowances. About two miles. 7 subs. 6 yrs ( h b), (£3O), lost 121 b (J. Land) 1 M M r r Mll.olm°l32ane:sB Kin g ton , Suiibeam , aged (£3O), lOst 121 b) (G. Holman) 2 Mr Arthur's Vulture, aged (.C3O), lOst 121 b .. (J. Searle) 3 The following also ran :—Telegram, Harriett Watts, Alba, and Strike. Betting-2 to 1 agst Sunbeam, 3to 1 agst Kington, sto 1 agst Harriett Watts. Vulture made play until arriving at the big fence oppo site the Stand on the far side, where he over-jumped him self and fell, but Searle quickly remounted. After this contretemps Sunbeam went on with the running, followed by Kington, and the latter, owing to Sunbeam's hanging after clearing the last fence, got up and won in the last few strides by a head—Vulture was beaten a dozen lengths from the second —Telegram and Strike, both of whom fell, trotted in afterwards. The winner was bought in for 45 guineas. A Hunters' Stakes of 5 soya each, with 20 added ; 12st 71b each; winners extra, About two miles and a half. 9 subs. Mr York's The Old Squire, 6 yrs, 12st 71b (Captain Tempest) 1 Mr F. Barker's The Prior. aged, 12st 71b (Mr Mumford) 2 Mr Cave's Valentine, aged, 12st 71b .......... (Owner) 3 The following also ran : —Tipple Cider, Molly Bawn, Convict, Bravo, Alcibiades, and The Duffer. Betting-5 to 2 agst The Prior. 7to 2 agst Convict, sto 1 agst Bravo, 6 to 1 agst The Old Squire, 7 to 1 agst Tipple Cider. The Prior made play, but was caught by The Old Squire, who several times refused and ran very unkindly, in the last 100 yards, and the favourite was beaten by a length and a half; a bad third; Bravo fell at the first, and Convict at of £5O ; wi nners extra. the last fence. T m h r e nn . s k e . e c P e h r a s Ap ' man's Harkaway, 6 yrs, lOst 101 b b E o l u at t e tx ( v il o all mi a le ic s a a p n ) d a half. (Mr F. Lotan) 1 Mr Mumford's The Don, aged, lOst 12Ib ...... (Owner) 2 The following also ran :—Corkscrew, Charley G rey , Forest Hind, Speedy, Miss Maria, Irish Rake, Bravo, and British Queen. Betting— 5 to 2 each aget Speedy and Harkaway, 6 to 1 agst Corkscrew, 7 to 2 agst The Don. Corkscrew went on with the running past the stand the first time, after which Harkaway went to the front, attended by Corkscrew , Speedy, and Irish Rake ; the rest, with the exception of Miss Maria (who, refusing at the first fence, was left considerably in the rear), being well up for half the distance, when the race was left with Harkaway, Forest Hind, and The Don; but Forest Hind coming to grief at the last hurdle, Harkaway won by two lengths ; Miss Maria passed the post after the judge had left the box, and the re mainder either fell or refused, and did not pass the post. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Dec. I,—To-day there was a very large business in yarn, and the market became very excited. The contracts entered into for all descriptions of export yarn were very large, at prices fully ld. per lb. above the rates of last Friday. To-day a very marked change has come over the market. The alteration for the worse in the money market, acting upon the cotton market at Liverpool, has been sufficient to counter-cut the effect of recent telegrams from Calcutta and Bombay, giving very encouraging accounts of the trade in those markets. Buyers to-day who hold very extensive orders, which they were desirous of placing, have been induced to withhold them through the prospect of money becoming dearer. There h as b een no business at all for India, and the market generally has been dull. In cop yarns for the home trade there was a large business, at an advance of fully id. per lb. on Friday's rates yesterday, but to-day we have had an extrem e ly qu i e t m arket, with scarcely any inquiry for any description. The cloth market has been fully as much affected by the change as that for yarns. Yesterday we had a considerably better feeling than laet week. There was an active inquiry, which resulted in a good business for shipment to India, and a much heavier trade could have been effected had the goods w hich were principally required been in stock, and available for export. Prices were again somewhat higher, and in deed sellers report that the rates obtained yesterday were fully as high as any ever yet charged during the cotton fa mine. To-day, however a sudden check has been given to this improvement, and a feeling of gloom pervades the mar ket. Buyers seem to have suspended operations by common consent. There have been inquiries, but they seem rather to have been for the purpose of testing the decline caused by this sudden change in the market than with a view to business. We close to-day with a very small amount of business, and with but few offers making. Manufacturers would doubtless be willing to make considerable conces sions to secure business, but buyers hold back. The impres sion is apparently strong, both with buyers and sellers, that prices will be lower. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. re port—" The improved feeling which manifested itself yes terday has to day quite disappeared, and our market pre sents rather a gloomy aspect. The business has been otno the most limited scale, as buyers appear quite indoPose operate." LEEDS, Ist.—The markets in the cloth halls have been of an ordinary character to .day. The attendance of buyers was much the same as last week, and the same may be said as to the amount of business done. Small parcels of heavy goods, light meltons, and tweeds, with a ]p ]ales of medium and fine black cloths, constituted the sales of the day. Both the home and the foreign trade, so far as sales are con cerned, are steady, but quiet, although a little impulse is given by purchases for Canada. The flax trade keeps brisk, and the prices of flax, tows, yarns, threads, and linens are all well maintained. was a good attendance at this NorrisGnA3t, I st. —There E xc h ange -h a ll to -day. S e llers asked higher prices for lace yarns, which buyers were not willing to give ; neverth e l ess a moderate amount of business was done, and the extreme rates of Friday were fully made. There was an improved demand for hosiery yarns, and rates bad a tendency t,o nil_ V ance. In silks t here was very little alteration. Theinguitir; for brown nets was slow, at recent quotations. ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLISH R EVOLUTION.— The 29 t h of November last , being the 33d anniver sary of the Polish War of Independence of 1330-31, and say i ng fallen this year on a Sunday, a high mass was celebrated yesterday in the Polish chapel, Hatton-garden. by the Rev. 14. Chwaliszewski, for the repose of those who perished in that memorable struggle, The service was a tt en ded by the Polish refug ees, among w h om were sever al Polish ladies attired in very deep mourning. itl 0- oa ter I