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STAMPED bd. s were pre qvient of the his assistants MAISON DOREE, THE NOW FASHIONABLE RESTAURANT AND 1 OHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder ; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from (Inv, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price Is. 6d.--Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street. London. NEW NOVEL BY MRS. ELLIS. LUNCHEON BAR, GLASSHOUSE-STREET (One door from Regent-street), CUISINE FRANCAISE, &c. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., 7qOIITHERN : ROSES : A YORKSHIRE STORY. By MIS. F.T.T,IS, Author of "The Women of Eng land," &c. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. relatives in gon Roads, to ) South. ntor, is said les of a sheet e invention of 11 before be 1, to be issued Is. The notes resting mate- [ bo prefaced I and critical, lien Bryant. i petition to a San Fran horites. e to remove' Patton, of Van Horn Uissouri, was th Jan. Mr. hammer fell. extension of time to Mr. If any other with permis en. But Mr. ons, who de trict of Ken plicant. Mr. so much out :ed him if he n the record, The Hon. L. red declined It the report Colonel J. n of for the he National disappeared lw of C. H. ork Banking ing on the s first docu is afternoon. refusing to simply avoid !rough Gene sent off yos id they sent ►t were false. on apparently not so fierce successor of it hive to ro- ptain C. F. succeeded as room of Go by General Collector of ler Theaker been noti ) prepare for 100,000 in rat into his f the Union Acifi.c Mail well are on third mill ed of the de bad-quarters, e district of rs to Fort 18th Jan. State-house r the council iof Justice of st Saturday, an confirmed s week, and najority. A nomination Ids of Judge But it is by he first place the Court is ;islature has Governor Senate, and ays without ces were at lest, and be it, who has ohnson find ie Pennsyl )ck of three r. Davis, of to has A. B. he House of Ohio Legis he proposed iew Jersey, suit." o stop the to Anna, is Cinz, mixed Lary of the ,his district, runkenness, took pos name of the a to Thomas nations to opkins, col in place of collector of in place of expires on en elected enjamin F. 4, 1869. South 0 md, reports n assisting )nes. The corporation s they will been well 'ashington. effort will the wife of ,mford-hill, as A. Farr, hill, Brom -1 Esq., of tb alogne-aur abury-park rancis. S. Mary's, lemingford Le late Rey. Ise, Saliip, s. Barnard, )ital, ' Cbel - county of Tolling - s Nichols, .t.-Genora l NOBNWS i No 112, County of Iligh-class Wines at wholesale prices. Spirits and Beers, &c. Private room for Parties. HAMPERS PREPARED AND SENT OFF TO ORDER. Terms, CAS a. On and after MONDAY, Dec. 9, SUPPERS from Nine p.m. to One a.m. Manager, CHARLES CASTLE. T I CIN AHAN'S LL. WHISKY. DUBLIN EXHIBITION, 1865. This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal. It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, as. 81, at the Retail Houses in London; by the Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork Branded " Kina han's LL Whisky." MUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of Parliathent, 1859), 14. RUSSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN. LONDON, ADVANCES MONEY upon personal security, Bills of Sale, Free hold or Leasehold Property, for one, two, or three years, repay able weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Bills promptly discounted. Forms free on receipt of stamped envelope. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. T H E X F OR D, 6. OXFORD-STREET. W. During the Week will be given a GRAND SELEC TION from Mailart's Comic Opera, LES DRAGONS DE PILLARS. ....Principal Artistes: Misses Russell, Rivers, and Fitz -"try ; Messrs. Bury, Marler R. Grne and De Brenner. Pull Band and Chorus : Ins t rumen ta lis ts: Miss Bryant ; Messrs. Paque, Melling, and Plumpton. COMEDY, BURLESQUE, &c., by all the best artistes now in London. HACKNEY, the inimitable delineator of Negro Charac ter, specially, and exclusively engaged here, will appear every evening. Conductor—Mr. F. Jonghmans. Private boxes, 10s. 6d. ; stalls, balcony, and grand pro naehade, ls.—T HIS EVENING. nAN TER B URY HALL—NEW MANAGEM ENT. N.,./ —Great Success under the management of W. HO LLAND, Sole Lessee, late Proprietor of Weston's Music Hall. Great Alterations and Improvements.—An entire new Co m p an y .— Immense success of Oliver's Christy Minstrel troupe. Great success of Mr. Fred. Evans (of the Royal Alhambra and Crys tal Palace), Miss Randall, E. Towers, Vincent, Simpson, Garrett, TUMBLE corps de ballet. Ballet, entitled BUMBLE. STUMBLE, and TUMBLE, with new scenery and effects. Original music by Alfred Lee. The Great Vance, Nat Ogden, Pat Sellers, Annie Adams, Brothers Girarde, Leroni, Miss Fitzhenry. A magnificent band, numbering 23 performers, assisted by the drums and bugles of the 2d Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards. Musical Director, Mr. Alfred Lee, composer of "Cham pagne Charlie." Mr. James Ellis, assistant manager. Prices of Adinission—Balcony and Area, Gd. Stalls, ls. Doors open at 7 , commence at half-past. Special Notice.—George Leybourne, the orizinal Champagne Charlie, is exclusively engaged for this establishment only, and will shortly appear. WESTO N'S GRAND MUSIC HALL. Proprietor, Mr. J. S. Sweasey. leThe Great VANCE; GEORGE LEYBOURNE, the Lion Comique ; the Brothers DANIELS; LISKARD, the versatile Musical Genius; The• astonishing HICKEN FAMILY; Miss Firiwn.rielts. Every Evening. Bishop's and Hatton's celebrated Glees, by Miss TRRMAINE, Miss Brougham, R. Lascelles, T. •Godden, and Mr. P. Corri. Pull Orchestra, which will perform the popular Overtures of the Great Masters. • The whole under the direction of Mr. P. CORBL The doors will open at 7. commence at 7.30. No alteration in the prices of admission. Private boxes, 10s. 6d., to be secured at Mitchell's Royal Library, Old Bond-street; and Sams' Library, St. James's; also at the Box-office at the Hall from 10 until four o'clock. Special Notice.— Arthur Lloyd on Feb. 10; Miss Smithson, Jolly Nash, Hairy and Hattie King, and Oliver's Christy Minstrels on Easter Monday. lITAD.AME l USSAUD'S EXHIBITION, BAKER STREET. A PORTRAIT MODEL of the late Eminent Tragedian, KEAN, in the character of MAcsrrn, modelled from Sittings given by him to the late Mr. F. B. TUSSAUD. Admission, Is.; children under 10, 6d. Extra, rooms, 6d. Open from 11 in the morning till dusk, and from 7 till 10 in the evening. ARGYLL ROOMS, WINDMILL-STREET, Piccadilly Solo Proprietor, Mt R.R.Bit4Nichr , . This magnificent Terpsichorean and Musical Establishment, Irving been Re-decorated in the highest style of Italian art Y Tlessrs. Rubardt and other eminent artists, is NOW OPEN for the AUTUMN SEASON. Solo Euphonion. Signor Mosca. Solo Cornet, M. Graves. Conductor, Signor Curti. Doors open at halt past 8. Admission, ls.; Reserved Seats, 2s. SPANISH FLY is the acting. ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair. Price 3s. 6d., ss, 6d., and 10s. 641.; sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 218, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. " Tale of a Hair," 6d. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured in one day by using AEX. ROSS'S CHIRO PO. :riii pro p .mtion gradually dissolves the Corn in a few /tours, removing the very root.. Price 4s. ; bent by pDst for 60 stamps. —248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. Face Powder, ls. AIR-CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London. ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold at 3s. 6d., ss. 6d., and 10s. 6d. • sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chemisls. . . Aclrice upon all subjects of the Toilet. GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour immediately it is used. It is permanent, and per fectly natural in effect. Prices 3s. 6d., ss. 6d., and 109. 6 d.; sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 stamps; and all Chemists. Bloom of Roses, 3s. 6(1. F A IR DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPIL t.TORY re- I lloves superfluous hair from tho face, neck, and arms, Without effect to the skin. Poice Ss. 6d., ss. 6d., and 10s. 6(1 - sent for M, 84, and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chemists. Skin Tonic, ss. 6d. PIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sa llowness, &c. 2s. 9d. and 7s. 6d.; or post for 40 and 100 amps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and Chemists. Advice upon the Toilet. Fee, 2s. 6d. HAIR COLOUR WASH.—By damping the head with this beautifully-perfumed Wash, in seven or ton days the hair assumes its original colour, and r emains so by an occasional using. 10s. 6d. ; sent for 86411 1 3 5 ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. Just published, 2d.; sent by the author for 3 stamps, *UGLINESS and BEAUTY ; being a Pamphlet descriptive of articles and means used for imp-ov- Lng the appearance. By ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Hol '4":12, London. Had of all booksellers. rIEALTH RESTORED WITHOUT MEDICINE OR EXPENSE. 1)11 BARRY'S delicate health-restoring Invalids' and Infants' Food. T H RELEN T A ARAB s aves fifty times E its c V ost A in other remedies, lCA and restores Perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, refreshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or enfeebled—removing speedily and effectually indigestion (dyspepsia), cough, asthma, con sumption, habitual constipation, diarrhoea, all gastric de rangements, beamorrhoids, liver complaints, flatulency, n ervousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head and ears, r heumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neu ralgia irrilability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramp, spasms, nausea and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea, sinking & Its, bronchiti s , scro f u l a , ti g ht ness o f th e c h es t , pa i ns at the pit o f th e s t omac h an d b etween t h e s h ou l ders. It is t he most di ges tibl e an d nour i s hi ng o f a ll f oo d s, an d su i ta bl e or.invalid s and infants in all complaints. ISIPORTANT CAUTION.—Beware of the many unsavoury , a nd more than slopy imitations to which, without autho "tb Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. Dq bi enceforth none will doubt the valuable properties of Barry's health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Invalids' Infants' Food, since to the thousands of blessings it Liaa already received from invalids whose position had "'ea deemed hopeless, we may now add that of his Holi bess the Pope, whose health has been perfectly restored 68 It after thirty years of unsuccessful medical treatment. quote from the Gazette du Midi, July 25th (Cure No. "Rome, July 21st, 1866.—The health of the c.3' Father is excellent., especially since, abandoning all cbther remedies, he has confined himself entirely to Du 45ar rY's Rovalenta Arabica Food, of which he consumes a Hateful at ever y me al . It h as pro d uce d a surprisingly neficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly." Cure No. 58,216 of the Marchioness de Brehan, of seven l'ears' liver complaint, wasting away, debility, nervous -4,1e, tability, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad ~e stion constant sleeplessness, and the most intolerable ne rvous agitation. C ure N o. 78 of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord f tt lart de Decies, Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Water- I have derived much benefit from your excellent W aterford." DE DECIES, Dromana, Cappoquin, County aterford." f Cure No. 49,832. - Of fifty years' indescribable agony dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, °l''ley, spasms, sickness, and vomiting. Maria Jolly, '3qm, Norfolk. ti Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme ervousness, indigestion , gathering s, low spirits, and ner l'otts fancie Cure No. 56 , 814.—Mr. Samuel Laxton, Leicester, of two Years diarrhoea. 2 li The Food is sold in Canisters, at ls. lid. ; 11b., 2s. 9d. ; c, t ;? 48 . 6 d. ; 121 b., 225. ; 241 b, 40s. The 121 b. and 241 b. lit.isters, carriage free on receipt of Post-office Order, by I tRY DU BARRY and Co, 77, Regent-street, London ; Groff Fortnum and Mason's, an sold by all respectable S and Chemists. THE RESCUE SOCIETY'S HOMES are as follows : For Fallen Women. 28, Church-row, Hamp- 150, New Kent-road. stead. 48, Church-street, Stoke 13, Camden-street, Camden- Newington. town. Maize-hill Cottage, Green -205, Great Portland-street. with. For Young Girls in Danger. 27, Church-row, Hampstead. 9, Henstridge-villas, St. John's-wood. St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-hill. Country Home—St. James's street, Dover. Temporary Home-85, Queen-street, Cheapside, The home at Great Portland-street is for young fallen girls from 10 to 16. The committee ate deeply anxious to open another house for this pitiable class. The Society admitted to its homes last year 687 young women and girls. It was compelled to refuse 524 appli cants, whose histories are recorded in the applicant's book. In addition to the above-named homes, the Committee have under their charge three homes for servants of good character, in which are admitted about 1,000 friendless servants annually. The Society's Report (of which a contributor writes, "I never read a report of any charitable institution which so entirely commended itself to my mind and awoke my sympathy") may be had on application. The Society is under the presidency of the Earl of Shaftesbury. Its bankers are Messrs. Barclay and Co. The Committee very earnestly commend its work to the benevolent. DANL. COOPER, Sec. Quen-street, Cheapsido. ON and After the Opening of the Queen'a'fheatre, Long-Acre, EVANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. LONDON SINGING AND SUPPER CLUB. AT EVANS' COVENT GARDEN VOCAL ENTERTAJ NAIF.NT At Eight o'Cleck. EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY Empowered by Special Act of Parliament, For Life Assurance, Annuities, and Guarantee of Fidelity in Situations of Trust. Chairman— General Sir FitsnEarc SMITH, K.H., F.R.S Policies payable during Life—lndisputable—Not liable to Forfeiture. The ROYAL, NAVAL, MILITARY, and EAST INDIA LIFE DE PARTMENT, affording Peculiar Advantages to Officers and others in the Navy anii Army, is under the especial Patronage of Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN. The EUROPEAN Society is specially authorised by the Im perial Parliament to Guarantee the Fidelity of Government Officials. New Premium Income in 1858. 1859, 1860 £76,000 1861, 1862, 1863 £117,000 1864, 1865, 1866 £171,000 Anneal Income exceeds Three Hundred and Forty Thousand Pounds. The Return of each Week's NEW Business may be obtained at the Offices, or of any of the Agents. The Annuity Tables, offering special advantages to Annuitants, and full particulars of the popular Principles of this Society, will be found in the New Prospectus, which will be forwarded to applicants post free. HENRY LASE, General Manager. 316, Regent-street, and 17, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. D UNVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST, Is regularly supplied to the House of Lords. " V.R." IRISH WHISKY. DUNVILLE and CO.'S " V.R." OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST. London Offices and Stores, 4, BEAUFORT-BUILDINGS, STRAND, W-0 Established 1808. Quotations on application. DISCOVERY OF GUNPOWDER (TEA.) - x Large quantities of the very finest descriptions have been discovered in Great St. Helen's, at the Warehouses of the " EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY," and are going off rapidly at importers' prices. Also the most deli cious Kaisows and Monin t ,c , s ever shipped from China, from 2s. 6d. upwards. Family Tea, 25.; in half-chests, ls. 10d. Tea for the million, ls. Id. Price Lists post free on application at 9, Great St. Helen's Church-yard, Bishopsg,ate-street. FURNISHED HOUSES, from £2 2s. to £2O per Week.—D. S. HUMPHRIES has at all times a n , imber of Firs.-class EEsID CES to be LET. furnished or unfurnished, or sold, more rarticularly in the netz,hbour hoods of Sydenham, Upper Norwood. Forest-hill, ant viol nity.—Particalars may be had at the Office, Printing House square. HOUSES and APARTMENTS WANTED, and to be LET or SOLD, BUSINESS/CS for DISPOSAL, &o. PROPERTY, FREEHOLD or LEASEHOLD. D. T. HUH PH BINS has continual applications for all descriptions of PROPERTY which will pay goof interest for outlay. Houses out of rep Air not objected to. T. D. Humphries can at all times find customers for all descrip tions of businesses. Hotels, public bons .s, Jzc , sold and transferred. Apply, D. T. Humphries, Estate Agent, Print ing House-square. GEOLOGY.-KTNG'S COLLEGE, LONDON. PROFESSOR TENNANT, F.G.S., CO3IM ENCED A COURSE of LECTURES on GEOLOGY on FRIDAY, January 24, at 9 a.m. They will be continued on each succeeding Wed nesday and Friday at the same hour. A shorter course is also giv`en on Thursday evenings, from Bto 9. Text-Bock, Lyell's "Elements of Geology." Professor Tennant accompanies his students to the Public Museums, and to places of Geological in terest in the country. R. W. JELF, D.D., Principal PARTRIDGE AND COOPER' WHOLESALE MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, IN' FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE), LONDON, 8.0. THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES. • CARRIAGE PAID TO THE COUNTRY ON ORDERS OVER 20s. Per ream. e. d. Fine Cream Laid Note: a cheap paper Superfine Cream Laid Note: much approved 4 0 Superfine Thick Cream Laid Note; especially recora mended 5 6 Extra Superfine Double Thick Cream Laid Note 7 0 Straw Paper, " Patent ;" adapted for rapid writing Large Commercial Note Papers 35., 45., 55., and 6 0 Foolscap Papers, blue or cream 10s. 6d., 12s. 6d., and 14 0 Outsides Foolscap, thick hand-made t ., 8 6 Letter Paper for scribbling plain, 45.; ruled ditto 4 6 Tinted Lined Note five quires Is. 6d., or 5 6 per 1,000 Superfine Cream or Blue Envelopes 4s. Gd., ss. 641., and 6 6 Extra Thick ditto, "Registered Secure" 9 0 Large Blue Wove Commercial Envelopes 4 6 Cheap Buff Colour, for circulars, &c. COLOUR STAMPING (Relief) reduced to ls. per 100. Polished steel dies sunk by the best artists in the trade at about half the prices charged by the retail houses. An ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, containing full deserlp tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Tresses, InkstandJ, Stationery Cabinets, Postage Scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling Writing Cases, Desks, Bags, S:e., post free. CANTLES. —A Hint to Purchasers.—Do not k../ make sure that you know what price you are paying per pound foryouicandles until you have stripped them and put theta in the scale. Some candles are right weight with out the wrappers, some with moderately thick wrappers, some with very thick wrappers, and some are not nearly right weight with wrappers however thick. PRICE'S " G LD MEDAL PALMITINE," " SHERWOOD PALMITINE," " BELMONT SPERM," and '' BEL MONT WAX," "BEST," " No. 2," "No 3," and " BAT TERSEA" COMPOSITES, "PRICE'S PARAFFINE," and " BELIIONTINE," and all other candles of Price's PaNnt Candle company Limited, are full weight without the wrappers. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AGUA. AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect ing this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each, including brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames street, London, E.C. L • AMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BAL SAM.—AN EFFECT UAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is admitted to be the best medicine for immediately re lieving coughs, colds, confirmed eases of asthma, and inci pient consumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable, and admirably allays the ticking which pt ovokes . frequent doughing. In approach ing consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffoca tion, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared only and sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemist, 8, Bing William-street, Charing-cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 141., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular, and ask for Lambert's Asth matic Balsam. The name and address are engraved on the stamp. ONE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE ORPHAN CHILDREN are being maintained in the ROYAL ALBERT ORPHAN ASYLUM, at the moderate rate of £25 per annum each. Funds greatly needed. CHARLES A. WALKER, Secretary. Office, 98, Cheapside, London, E.O HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and clothing for the • 126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship. 150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street. 94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing. 370 children. £l5 will keep a boy or girl for one year. Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank, 214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury, pe.C.; and by WILLIAM WILLI AMS, Secretary. No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. NA'T'IONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common, Richmond, Surrey. Founded 1849. Enlarged 1861 Under the patronage of H.R.H. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, K.G., whereby a home has been afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan Girls of all ages, classes, and denominations, from all parts of the kingdom. The object of the Charity is to give orphan girls a plain Eng lish education, and practical instruction in the kitchen, house, and laundry, to fit them for domestic service; and, if not other wise provided for when they attain 15 years of age, to obtain suitable situations for them. . The Committee earnestly appeal for support. The Charity i s entirely sustained by donations and subscriptions. HENRY KINGSCOTE, Treasurer. W. H. WARWICK, Secretary. Office, 121, Pall-mall, S.W. THE NATI (Establisl Capital Subscribed, £2,500, Rest or Undivided DIREC Jeremiah Dunne, Esq. Peter M'Evoy Gartlan, Esq. B. H. Hartley, Esq. F. B. Ifenshaw, Esq. Sir Ralph Howard, Bart. Harvey Lewis, Esq., M.P. Admiral Sir Burton Mao )NAL BANK. Led 1835.) ,000. Paid up, £1,500,000. . Profits, £543,889. TORS. Sir J. N. McKenna, M.P. Hon. Albert 11. Petro. Albert Ricardo, Esq. Rowand Ronald, Esq. Samuel Saunders, If‘sq. J. Bogle Smith, Esq. Edmund Smithwick, Esq. Philip Vanderbyl, Esq., M.P. Namara. David Mahony, Esq. REPORT of the Directors of the NATIONAL BANK to the Proprietors at the THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, held at the Bank, Old Broad- street, 28th January, 1868— Sir J. N. M'RENNA, M.P., in the Chair. The Directors of the National Bank have the pleasure of presenting to the Proprietors the Thirty-third.Anuual Report of the state of the Society, made up to the close of 1867. In July last the Directors submitted to the Proprietors their report for the half year ending the 30th June ; their present statement incorporates the profit and loss account for the two half years of 1867, agreeably with precedent heretofore observed. The dividends and extra dividends payable for the year 1867 have been declared at the same rates as those paid for 1866. The following accounts in the usual form exhibit the state of the. Company's affairs at the close of 1867 : ASSETS and LIABILITIES.—The NATIONAL BANK, 31st December. CR. ASSETS. Gold and silver coin at Branches- £560,625 12 8 Cash on hand and at the Bank of England 630,522 010 Advances on securities at ca 11..... Government funds, Exchequer bills, Ex chequer bonds, and debentures 333,126 3 7 Ditto advanced, parliamentary and other deposits 12,505 0 0 Advances on securities at sundry dates, and current accounts 2,342,210 18 5 Bills discounted .. 3,612,319 3 9 Bankers' guarantees and securities held against acceptances per contra lBB,lBl 0 0 Bank premises in London, Dublin, and Branches, freehold and leasehold 185,197 2 2 DR. Notes in circulation Due by the Bank on deposits and current accounts Acceptances to bankers' drafts and on security lBB,lBl 0 0 Capital paid up £1,500,000 0 0 Rest or undivided profits at this date ---- 2,043,889 13 9 £8,615,99319 3 LIABILITIES. £8,615,993 19 3 PROFIT and LOSS ACCOUNT of the NATIONAL BANK, for the year ending 31st December, 1867. 1867. Jan. Half-year's dividend at 8 per cent. per annum £60,000 0 0 With extra dividend, 16s. per share 40,000 0 0 _ £lOO,OOO 0 0 July. Half-year's divi dend at 8 per cent. per an num With extra divi dend, 16s. per share. 40,000 0 0 --- 100,000 0 0 Dcc.3l. To balance, being the amount of rest at this date £743,88913 9 Rest or undivided profits at December, 1866 • Net profit for the half year to 30th June last £101,338 10 5 Net profit for the half year to 31st Decem ber, 1867, after writ ing off all bad, and pro viding for all doubtful debts,., £93,015 0 5 Leserebato of inte rest on bills not due 82,297 0 5 183,635 10 10 £743,889 13 9 Examined and found correct, ALBERT RICARDO. ROWAND RONALD. Since these account s were made up, a .ividond at the rate of 8 per cent. per ann um on the paid-Tip capital of the Bank, and an extra dividend of 16s. per share, together £2 a share, have been declared on the 50,000 shares which constituto the Company's cap i tal ; and the same are now payable at the head offices and branches of the Com pany. The dividend and extra dividend now payable for the half-year ending 31st December, 1867, amount together to £1.00,90.. The Directors desire to state that the decrease in the profits of the half-year is solely due to the low rates which have prevailed for money, particularly on discounts and advances on securities in the City of London. The deposits and creditor balances of customers have increased in the year by £115,163, and the circulation is also slightly in excess of the amount at the close of 1856, showing that, notwithstanding the general stagnation of business, there is actual progress to record in some of the most important departments of the business of the Bank. As "the Rest," which is available to a reasonable ex tent to equalize dividends, has been considerably aug mented on the average of the last four year; the Direc tors, in view of the exceptionally low rates of interest which have prevailed for the past half-year, do not con sider it advisable to vary the ordinary dividend and extra dividend. The Directors who ret ire b y rotatio n this year are James B og l e s m ith, Esq., Frazer Bradshaw. Renshaw, Esq., and s Nea e l s for ‘ re-election. A Neale liKenua3l.Pw d h mra who being Sir'iug eligible, Burton o S ff ir er Jo i sep hem h elv MacNamara, who has been appointed to a seat vacated since last meeting, also retires by rotation, and being eligible offers himself for re-election. Since the last Annual General Meeting three vacancies have occurred by the retirement of their respected col leagues, James Allan, Esq., John O'Meara, Eq., and Thomas William Kough, Esq., to whose vaca it seats the Directors have nominated respectively Peter McEvoy A Gartlan, Esq., the Honourable Albert Henr y Pe tre, and dmiral Sir Burton MacNamara . The a pp ointmen ts of the two former gentlemen, Mr. Gartland and the Honourable Albert H. Petre, who do not retire by rotation, requi re confirmation by the shareholders. Since the close of the year the Directorb have determined on opening at Notting-hill their Sixth Metropolit an Branch, at the request of some of the most influe ntial in habitants of the district.. Approved by the Court, ALBERT H. PETRE, Chairman. London, Jan. 24, 1868. FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON FEMALE PREVENTIVE and REFORMATORY IN STITUTION. President —Rev. CANON DALE. CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1838 are ear nestly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Bosan quet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard-street, E. C. ' • Francis Nicholls, Esq. (of the Com m itt ee ), 14, Old J ewr y Chambers, E.C. E. W. THOMAS, Sec., 200, Euston-road, N.W. RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. wHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (Perfected and Exhibited in the Great Exhibitions of 1831 and 1862) is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of HERNIA. 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GABRIEL, DENTISTS (Established 1815), of London 5B, Harley-street, Cavendish-square, 64, Ludgate-hill, E.C., Liverpool 34, Duke-street, And Brighton 3B, North-street, have just published a NEW PAMPHLET explaining their Painless System of Dentistry, and self-adhesive Teeth without springs, at MODE SATE CHARGES, which may be had free by post for four stamps. COLOGNE. The most important affair that occupies at this period the minds of all the Catholics in Germany, especially those of the western pro vinces, " as well as everywhere else, are the dangers that surround the Holy See. They even rouse the slothful and the thoughtless out of their lethargy, and spur them on to be zeal ous and to confess their faith. It is about thirty years ago that the civil power imprisoned Clemens August, Archbishop of Cologne ; but Wen. already the greatGorres foretold that this act would cause Catholicity to take a new life in Germany. Experience has confirmed his prophecy, and what the oppression of the one bishop has effected for Germany that of the bishop "of all the bishops will effect for the whole Clnirch. Important meetings have already been held for the Papal cause at May ence and Munster. Similar ones are taking place in all the other towns of the Rhenish pro vinces. The most important one, which will be, as it were, the crowning of the whole movement, will be held at Cologne towards the end of January. Generous and munifi cent donations are not wanting. The reason why so few recruits can be obtained for the army of the Holy Father is that all the young men are obliged to serve in the army, and are not allowed to stay a long time away from their own country, nor to offer their services to a foreign Power, much less to those who would, perhaps, fight against our allies, the Italians. It is true that our King has declared in his speech that he would, in the interest of his Catholic subjects, protect the . independ ence of their spiritual head. Numerous ad dresses in favour of the Pope's Temporal Power have been quietly and graciously re ceived. But both the King's speech and the reception of the addresses may be only cal culated to lull the Catholics into confidence, to attach them to the present state of affairs with out the Government being obliged to act ac cording to the King's speech, in case that other political interests, especially our alliance with the Re Galantuomo, would re quire it. At the present moment we enjoy a perfect peace with regard to the religious affairs of the country withi n , and it seems, moreover, as if the word had been given to satisfy the Catholics in every possible manner. The new school laws for instance, interfere in no way with our interests. In the lately-annexed coun tries the income of the Catholic Church has been partly increased. The behaviour of the Prussian Government forms a great con trast to that of the Governments of Bavaria and Baden, which do everything in their power to injure the Church and to wrong the Catholic people in their belief. However, in this also seems to lie a system. South Germany appears to imitate the former Neapo litan Ministry, who manoeuvred the country into the hands of Piedmont. In fact there is no better way of insuring Prussia the sympa thies of the people. The cunning of their policy is really marvellous. But when it has obtained its object, the South Germans can hardly hope that they would be delivered through Prussia from their injuries ; nay, there is reason to fear that the friendly feeling they have shown to her until now, will vanish com pletely, and that we shall share their fate un less Heaven interferes and directs human plans to another object. For that we hope and pray. Indeed, it appears that the annihila tion of the petty States would bring greater advantages to the Church than to the political or social life. Through the unity of all the States into one, the moral weight of the Catho lics, now dispersed in the smaller States, will be much greater, and the importance of the bishops in relation to the State will increase enormously, and their position'in relation to the Protestants will be more defined. Who knows whether the political reunion of the German people will not be in the hands of God a means for the religious reunion of the different sepa rated confessions ? Fifty years since, at dif ferent times, when the Church seemed down, many conversions of the noblest and most learned men and women took place. This we may always take as a sure sign of the more universal mercy of God. This thought leads me to speak of a literary production which, of all our German works, must be of the greatest interest for the English. After the wish for a similar work has been expressed long since, Dr. Rosenthal, a convert, formerly a Jew, I believe, has at last published his " Views on Converts." This work is a collection of the most important converts and conversions of the nineteenth century. The first volume, which is very large, and in which he speaks of the converts in Germany, appeared a few years ago. The second, which treats of the converts in England, has just been pub lished. Both have cost the author infinite labour, especially the second, on account of his not being in the country ; but the fruit of so much labour is, therefore, more valuable 44 , 1 satisfactory, As it is for the first time that such a work has locen tried, neither com prehensiveness, generality, nor completeness in the details have been as yet obtained ; however, such as it is, it gives a general view of the exceedingly manifold and grand effect of the Holy Ghost, who has pity on the souls in our century in so marvellous a manner. It is a splendid testimony to the truth and godliness of Christianity in general, and of the Catholic Church in particular. Generally, it is remarked that in many cases the converts have not been struck by the grand and impos e ing outward appearances of the Church, but by a marvellous inward spur and incitement ; the souls have been urged without having come into close contact with the Church, nay, even after having been unfavourably impressed by her. The portraiture gallery of the German con verts begins with the celebrated Count Frede ric Leopold Stolberg, and enumerates a long series of the most prominent names in science, the fine arts, and literature. Most of them are historians and artists. If the volume were to be translated into English, which is cer tainly desirable, the very entangled process of the philosophical development of some— for instance that of Frederic von Schlegel and others—should be given much shorter and simpler. The volume which treats of Eng land would, no doubt, be better written by an Englishman, but as, to my knowledge, such a work does- not yet exist, Dr. Rosenthal's book would greatly facilitate such labour. He has described some of the conversions with much pains. Those of Dr. Bramston, Miss Anna Doffing, Kenelm Digby, P. George Spen cer, Frederick Lucas, Fanny Pittar, Dr. Ward, Dr. Newman, Oakeley, Gordon, Earl of Den bigh, Dr. Manning, Dr. Bailie, W. R. Brownlow and many others, are beautifully written. A similar and still larger work has been begun by the aged and learned Bishop of Stras burg, Dr. Boss. It is a collection of the most important historical and philosophical docu ments—viz., biographies and controversies about the converts of the preceding centuries up to the time of the Reformation. Five large volumes have been already published within a year, seven others are yet to follow. This is, of course, more a monumental work for the learned and libraries than a lecture for the general public. It is to be hoped that very soon a skilful hand will work out the material here deposited into a popular history of the conver sions from the time of the Reformation till our days. Would to God that the great work of the reunion with the mother Church, which He has begun with the scattered influences in social life, which appears to occupy Him more than ever, considering the events which the coming year portends, would draw near to its accomplishmentl—From a Correspondent of the Westmiaster Gazette. OUR AMATEUR PERFORMANCE. Nothing is easier than fault-finding, and in amateur theatrical performances the task appears peculiarly feas ible. I have had some experience of this truth myself, for I have been an author, a writer of a burlesque. Ven turesome enough it would have been to produce a bur lesque in the provinces, having had no London approval, even with a company of professionals, but to attempt the thing with a few amateurs, and those of a rather unro mantic and unappreciative kind, would appear little short of madness. Yet we did it, and, if the local papers are to be believed, splendidly too. Of course the local critic was not such a muff as to bestow upon us unqualified praise, and ho even went so far as to find fault with my metre, notwithstanding the fact that in the numerous extracts he appropriated ho printed some lines which I could never find in the original, and that they were never there I of all people ought to know. It was det,riuined by the club that I should be requested to write a burlesque on some fairy tale in any manner I chose—observe the entire control under which they placed themselves—provided it was in verse, and plentifully in terlarded with puns and break-down dances, and any monotony conveniently relieved with a travostie of some music-hall or organ-grinding "popular air." We were all amateurs, and of course gentlomea. The idea of paying me for the very trifling trouble requested was not to be thought of for a moment. The play was to be printed, and so doubt a fair sum would be realised by the sale of the books atthe doors, and a proportionate amount of worry entailed upon me in seeing "the efforts of my muse" through the pro vincial press. Of course the entertainments were "in aid of" something, and tickets began to sell wonderfully when the date of performance was fixed and published. Mr. Leamington Cadman kindly volunteered to write the overture—a very difficult thing, apparently, in these days, and to be done by very few professors, considering the strong family likeness all these compcsitions bear. I take this opportunity of paying a tribute of praise to this gentleman--I am afraid to meddle with his name again —for achieving his task with so much success as to attract the favourable notice of the Epoch, which you know is of itself fame. And I say this with the greater pleasure, forasmuch as the leader of the band, and the two actresses we engaged from London, were the only persons in the entire concern who received the com mendations of that great luminary. But they were pro fessionals, you see; and I am told that circumstance makes all the difference. In fact it was stated, and not a little indignantly, too, that the gentleman who contributed the article was never in the theatre at all. But that statement was the result of ill-nature and vexation, no doubt, for we know that such conduct on the part of a critic would be et-cetera'd. I wonder if a burlesque ever got through the press with out a mistake? I have never seen one; and if any gen tleman who does me the honour to read this article will tell me where one is to be had that can boast this distinc tion, I will at once purchase it, and preserve it as I would a dodo, or, let us say, an ichthyosaurus—if I had room for such a phenomenon. My burlesque had some really fine typographical peculiarities, and if ever I attempted to per petrate a pun at the expense of the ancient Romans, my printer invariably made havoc of the language of these former masters of the world, and the Epoch critic, with praiseworthy reverence, left so delicate - not to say dan gerous - a matter wholly untouched. " Couldn't you manage to put a few more puns into it ?" said one of the principal performers to me at one of our "readings." "And I say," said another, "be sure to being in something about the mayor and the members, and my big score at cricket." " What songs are you going to give me ?" inquired the tenor star. " Good-bye, Sweetheart,' you know is my masterpiece, and I want awfully to sing ' My own, my Guiding Star,' if you can introduce it, for between you and me she's coming to see me perform." " And then about the actresses. You are going up to tows, and will see all about that I daresay. And the dresses you can easily get from Nathan, or some of those fellows that know all about that kind of thing." "Oh, bless you, yes," said I. "No difficulty at all. I've only to make myself personally responsible for the payment, and the thing is done as neat as ninepence." " But, I say, you must be sure to get good-looking girls, you know, or else the fellows won't act half well." "All right; as if there was such a thing as an ugly actress." I had an interview with a young professional lady in consequence of this extra commission, and my previous notions concerning good looks were rudely shocked. She was not good-looking; she was not even passably noticeable, and therefore not likely to attract. Her Terp sichorean achievements were marvellous, I had been told, and her legs symmetry itself. But 1 could judge only of the face. it was impossible for me to know how lovely were her legs, and a proposition to inspect those useful, and in her case in a double sense, chiefly supporting mem bers, would no doubt have been met with scorn. But what was I to do? I could not tell the young lady she was not good-looking enough to kindle an amorous ardour in the breasts of my amateurs, so I have an uneasy copvic - Lion that I made an ass of myself, and that the young lady herself saw through the thin veil hiding the lie of a pro bability of engagement at another interview. Yet she was engaged,and danced herself into the good graces of all afterwards, literally "walked," or rather danced., "in their a ffectioc s" gloriously. The " ieading lady," whom we wore fortunate enough to engage, or unfortunate enough, for I for my part did not coincide with the general opinion of the company— performed her part satisfactorily enough ; and that was not much to be wondered at, seeing that she contrived by coaxing one, and wheedling Another, to get the original altered so as to introduce every song and duet in which she supposed herself excellent. It was in sheer despera tion that I sent the thing to prow; at last, and it is no wonder " the unities" and all the rest of it were iu a sad state of preservation. I never could "preserve the unities," for I never understood what they meant, and never dis covered the apprcvod preserving pickle. The rehearsals ma Liao lxsot put of the thing ortaisily. au these occasions the consumption of liquor was awful, and the amount of fun very great. It is true we had somo little difficulty in teaching the amateurs their verses, and -the piquancy of soma of the puns was not appreciable "by the unscholarly of them. One gentleman insisted, on : riding his donkey —trained for the occasion—across the stage iu his character of the galloping sno'.,. • The - animal behaved well enough when his turn came, but before that.. t 'me he grew impatient, brayed audibly, and was ouly re s trained from "coming on" by being foreib:y held 1, , a;.* by t: - ..te tail. I knew it would be-so. The idea of having a live jackass on the stage! But 1 shouldn't have minded Wat so much if the Dragon's head hadn't come off, and if tiie tttufortunat) amateur who personated that fabulous nets.-;ter had no boea left to do battle with St. George with leis own heal, and with a tail manufactured iu London. Nobody liked to undertake the Dragon, and here was the good-natured volunteer fur the character tposel to the full ridicule of the house, after being w ellnigh suffwate.l, au 1 without ti o satisfaction of seeing lx s name in the bills. Then the prompter's box fell down, and I had to take An a position wherefrom I c)uld b 3 heard all over the lio use. Then a stage war horse became ungovernable, Oita is to say, the m•ichinery which attached him to his human partner in centaurship became disordered, the head got awry, and the sham legs came off. These lament able disasters were caused by the too vigorous-onslaught of a warrior, armed with a stick and bladder, who, under tb.e combined influence of bright eyes, bright gaslight, and p erhaps bright champagne, laid about him to such a tune that we hal some difficulty in restraining his worsted antagonist from "walking into him" after they came off the stage. The Mayor was so pleased at my allusion to him that he rob') in his boa and bowed graciously —mayors do not as a rub bow gracefully—but an uncomplimentary men tion of another respectable tradesman met with a declara tion on his part that he would punch my head whenever he should catch me, a gratification in which it is needless perhaps to say I did not indulge him. The members, although patrons, did noteattend, though they would have heard nothing to their disparagement. It was not my business thOt one had been once ousted for bribery, and that "the free and independent electors"— whom one and all I held up as models of electoral morality —had once suffered temporary disfranchisement for their scandalous corruptibility. I gave them the credit of hav ing seen the error of their ways, or at least of believing in the inexhaustibility of members' purses, and they re warded "the poor players" handsomely enough by render ing our performance a great success. —Racing Times and Amateur Dramatic Chronicle. LOSS OF THE CHICAGO. OFFICIAL REPORT. To the Right Hon. the Lords of Committee of Privy Council for Trade. My Lords,—l have the honour to report that I have held the inquiry ordered by your Lord ships into the loss of the Chicago (screw steamer) off the coast of Cork, on the 12th of January last, in which inquiry I have been assisted by Captains Harris and Baker, as nautical assessors. The Chicago was built of iron at Jarrow in 1866. Her gross tonnage was 2,912 tons, and she was re gistered at Liverpool of the burthen of 1,980 tons. She was 332 feet in length, her main breadth was 42 feet, and her depth was 27 feet from her upper deck. She was owned by Messrs. Ste phen Barker Guion, of Liverpool, merchant, and Charles Mark Palmer, Of Newcastle-on-Tyne, shipbuilder, and she was commanded by Mr. Wil liam M'Nay, who holds a certificate of competency, and had a crew of 96 hands all told. She was valued at £60,000, and had a general cargo valued at £llO,OOO, and she carried 54 passengers. The Chicago sailed from New York on the 2d January, and after a favourable passage across the Atlantic she passed the Old Head of Kinsale about 20 p.m. on Sunday, the 12th, when a course was shaped E. by N. N. till 410 p.m., when she was hauled up to E N.E. till 4 20 p.m., when the engines were reluced to half speed, then N.E. till 4 50 p.m., when the engines were stopped. The weather, which had been hazy during the afternoon, now settled into a very dense fog, which prevented them seeing more than half their own length. At 5 p.m. soundings were taken with a patent deep sea lead by the chief mate, the index showing 15 fathoms. This he duly reported to the captain, and they both went below to consult the chart, the result of which was that they decided to stand in quite slow, till they got 11 fathoms, when they purposed to round her to, with her head off shore, till the fog cleared. Accordingly, at 5.10 p.m. the engines were started quite slow, and a quartermaster was ordered to get the hand lead and go into the chains. Before they could get a cast the ship had taken the ground, the man being about to heave it when the 100k -out reported " breakers ahead," upon which orders were instantly given to reverse at full speed, but before her way was stopped the ship struck at 5.20 p.m. Attempts were made to back her off, but they were un successful, and the fires were speedily put out by the water, which rushed into the stoke-hole and en gine-room. The boats were at once lowered, and all the passengers were safely conveyed to land. The master, his chief and third officers, and some of the crew, remained by the ship till 11 p.m., when the wind and sea getting up they thought it unsafe to remain, and they also went on shore. The following day the specie and the passengers' luggage were safely brought away. Very efficient assistance was ren dered by the Coastguard, the constabulary, and all the authorities, and Lord Fermoy (the Lord-Lieu tenant of the county of Cork) kindly and hospitably aided in the general efforts made for the comfort and convenience of the passengers and crew. Part of the cargo subsequently washed ashore, and on the 16th the vessel had broken up. In reviewing the facts of the case, the Court felt bound to observe that the master displayed a certain degree of care and caution in the navigation of his vessel, which took this disaster out of the category of those reck less losses which have too frequently formed the subjects of its inquiry. But one prominent feature in this case could not be overlooked. The master, to whose care was entrusted this valuable ship and cargo, thought fit to proceed, in a very dense fog, towards land, alter obtaining soundings in 15 fathoms. Even admitting that he was in the position in which he supposed himself to be, and as, according to the courses said to be run, he might fairly have so con cluded, he must be allowed the benefit of the admission. Still the Court held that he com mitted a default in proceeding further in-shore in such weather and still more in doing so without first verifying his assumed position by another cast of the lead. A prudent commander, in such circumstances, would undoubtedly have kept his ship's head off shore till the weather cleared up. For this default the court felt bound to sus pend the master's certificate; but, having h. rei i gard to certain extenuating circumstances w ic presented themselves in this case, as already de tailed in the brief narrative of the voyage previous to the disaster, it adjudged a sentence of suspen sion for the brief period of six calendar months. In the course of the inqu ir y , some evidence was offered tending to show that deeper water could be found on this part of the coast, and nearer the land, than appears by the Admiralty Chart ; but as it did not affect this case , it is only necessary thus briefly to allude to it.—l remain, &c., T. S. RAFFLES, Stipendiary Magistrate. Liverpool, Jan. 27, 1868. iVe concur in this report. Ilv. Haßets, . Nautical Assessors. It. B. BAKER, THE PLOUGII FIELD.—On Thursday last the annual ploughing match of the Bywoll Society took place at Nafferton, Northumberland. Upwards of 60 plough men competed for the prizes, and as the soil in that neigh bourhood is a rich stiff clay, an opportunity was afforded of showing the very highest class of work under the most favourable circumstances. The finest ploughing was that of the champion class, in which all the prizes, in cluding a five guinealover watch, were won with Messrs. Ransome's ploughs. In the boys' class some excellent work was done by the 15 competitors, considering that they Were restricted to the use of 3 ft. mould-boards, and here again the first prize, a silver watch, was won with one Qf the Ooze implemento. The Buenos Ayres Standard of the 2 f b ra sa3?S:---"TheLiiieianeholy annals of the past few weeks l 'form a chapter liossibly the darkest — in the River Plate , history ; cholera; has swePt , d own t h 6 Paran a fr o m the ' pestiferous quarteriof . the - allied army, . and ;gain Settled: in Buenos Ayres ; for months past it vias . '6Own thitthere . _ were some cholera cases in this city, but since the sailing of the French packet the' mortality increased with ucli rapidity that the people took fright, iiitd hall the' Poirula; tion fled to the Cramp ; not even during the terrible visita tion last April, when 3,000 of our fellow-citizens were car ried off, was the panic so great as it has been here for the last ten days. Business may be said to be at a complete standstill ; half the population has fled, the streets are no longer crowded, and at night the lurid flames of 10,000 fires, lighted for the purpose of fumigation, give a lugu triosu appearance to this city, once the most famed for its salubrity. Nevertheless, the town corporation, or munici pality, with their characteristic indolence, took no ade quate steps, no measures, to clean the city or make the slightest headway against the epidemic ; funerals in every street, sickness in every square, and coffins carried about even in furniture vans ; at the public cemetery coffins piled nigh, waiting for interment, not even hands sufficient to Jig graves ; the refuse from the houses lying in boxes before the door until a late hoar ; depravity, neglect, and crime, nothing short of wholesale murder, had reached its climax. The people of Buenos • Ayres rose, held an indignation meeting in the Plaza, passed resolutions de manding the instant and absolute resignation of the whole municipal board ; the municipality refused, the people rushed up to the building, determined to enforce their re- ' solutions, and the board, finding they could no longer trifle retired an t d o his their Ministers , hom es with the public, resigned en masse. Happily, ow i ng to the voice of publi c o pi n i on hurling n from off ice th ose min c ) o uoe u rtry violence a g el e ve c o ner u rce s edo s t a a enu r my f e edprieco a nd ne7ce e di o o t nhf than t e w h p e a se Governor oitpnee men whose horrid negligence had reduced the city to such an appalling condition. Since the deposition of the board we' arc happy to say the Government has taken the most urgent steps, named a committee of safety, appointed doctors and apothecaries for each dis trict, taken up 200 carts to aid in carrying away the dirt and refuie from the houses, engaged gangs of men to sweep the streets, and introduced useful reforms at the Public cemetery ; but there is yet much to be done, the city requires a thorough sewerage, and a complete water supply. The' weather has become &lightly more favour able, the mortality has diminished, and we live in the hope that the extinction of the municipality will Drove the re surrection of the city.' ! f - - - THE ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS. The Naples correspondent of the Tones, writing on the 29th ult., says :—" A sad disaster has befallen one of the most beautiful quarters of th's city. Last night, about N quarter to seven, there was a land-slip of that huge tufa . mountain which towers up above the corner of Santa Lucia; leading round to the Chiatomone, overwhelming the shops and dwelling-houses which lay below. The report in the city early this morning was that fifty-five bodies had been already disinterred ; but, as little trust is to be placed in statements in moments of excitement, I procured the escort of a Guard of Public Security, and was admitted to the scene of the disaster. Many who read this w:11 remember how long they have lingered at several coral and print shops just at the turn of Santa Lucia less agreeable reminiscences they will have of one or two wine-shops and trattoria frequented by the people. Well, all are overwhelmed, and how many unhappy beings lie buried beneath is up to the present time unknown. In some respects I was reminded of the appearance of Torre del Greco during the earthquake of 1861—there were long beams and rafters standing perpendicularly out of the rub bish ; chairs, tables, beds, and other articles of household furniture were mingled with thh ruins ; sections of houses which clung to and climbed up the cliff were apparent, with private cupboards full of bottles, but the inhabitants and the facades—indeed, the great portion of the houses— lay embedded beneath the mass of tufa which lay piled high beneath, obstructing all communication between the city and the Riviera di Chiaga in this direc tion. It was most painful to think of the amount of suffering that lay buried there without the possibility of relief, for the work of excavation was pronounced to be dangerous. How high the mountain stands which domi nates Santa Lucia I cannot precisely say—certainly many hundred feet, and, composed as it is of very friable mate rials, there was full expectation that even larger masses would fall. On the very summit, and at the extreme edge, there are barracks ; the stone facing of the mountain had givenway, and the apparent probability was that the tufa might yield, and this vast pile of building topple over. The work of excavation, therefore, was full of danger, not merely to those engaged in it, but to the crowds who stood around. Even as I looked masses of rock and building fell, and here and there long lines of sand, as it were of smoke, came trickling down. There were very few persons em ployed, therefore, in excavating ; all that could be done was to preserve order, and keep off the hosts of street Arabs who every now and then tried to break through the cordon of soldiers. A commission of engineers and architects was appointed to examine the mountain and report whether it would be safe to remove the ruins at the base. It was a work of great danger, for they had to scramble over the wrecks of the demolished houses, at the risk of being swallowed up by another landfall. At length it was decided that nothing could be done until the mountain had been propped, and how this can be done appears to me to be a most puzzling affair. Some were of opinion that the best thing would be to explode that part of the mountain with a mine, but this would have endangered much property near ai hand. At present, therefore, we are quite in the dark as to the extent of the disaster, and if any unfortunate persons are buried they must remain victims. The houses destroyed are, a lodging-house much frequented by foreigners ; two, if not three, coral shops, a shop where engravings were sold, a caffil partially so, a wine shop much frequented, and one or two small eating houses. THE PECULIAR PEOPLE. —The "Peculiar People" nave by no means been convinced of the error of their dogma regarding doctors, &c. Their chapel is described as a plain room, and the manner of worship appears to be somewhat similar to that which is commonly known as " Plymouthism." There is no fixed minister, and anybody speaks who will. At their last meeting, on Sunday, one of those present spoke with great bitterness concerning the late trial, and those who followed him narrated numerous instances where, " after the arm of faith was powerless, the prayer of faith saved the sick." Ono related how a man, bent double with spine disease, sent the doctors about their business, and was miraculously cured ; and another told how a woman whose bones were turned to gristle was instantaneously cured REVOLTING CRUELTY TO A CHILD.—A case of cruelty has been brought before the Dublin magistrates. In the top room of a house in Dolphin's Barn—a suburb On the south side of the city—the police discovered an un fortunate little boy, only four years old, lying in a corner on the bare boards, stark naked, in a disgusting state of filth, and perishing through hunger and neglect. He was almost a skeleton, and when food was offered to him he devoured it with a voracity which showed that it had long been a stranger to bin. He is the son by a former hus band of a woman named Foley, who, with her present husband, the child's stepfather, was brought before the magistrates. They are in comfortable circumstances, and the house in which the child was found is the freehold pro perty of his mother. As the child was too weak to be brought out of the hospital to which he was taken, his un natural guardians were remanded. MURDER AND OUTRAGE IN DUMPRIESSIIIRE.—A rdurder bearing a horrible resemblance to that lately com mitted at Alton has just startled the country of Dumfries. It appears that an Saturday afternoon, between three and four o'clock, a young man, named Smith, who earns a living by jobbing and labouring about the county, was observed by a woman, named Patterson, to take into a wood near to Cummertrees, a village between Annan and Dumfries, a young girl about 14 yeas sof age. The woman, as it turned out, had been obserVed by the ruffian, fors ome time afterwards he entered her house at Longford Cottages and felled her to the ground. While down he attacked her with his knife and inflicted five stabs about her neck. Her cries alarmed three young men who were passing, and who rushed in to her assistance. The ruffian had meanwhile escaped. On the poor woman recovering, she related what she had seen near the wood. Information was given at the nearest police-station, and on the party going to the wood they saw a hbrrible sight. The girl with whom the villain had been seen was found to have been robbed and murdered, after another atrocious crime had been cow witted. The murderer had hanged her up to a tree and then cut down her body. Pursuit was at once commenced, and Smith was apprehended on Sunday. He had gone to a farmhouse, where blood was observed on his clothes, and in his pocket wa3 found a leather shoelace tied in a noose. There is little doubt that he is the murderer. The atrocious affair has created the utmost horrcr.--Another account states that the poor little girl is the daughter of a shoemaker at Cummertrees, named Scott, and that she was going to Annan to purchase groceries ; that she stopped for shelter at a cottage on the road, and the sup. posed murderer, Robert Smith, a farm labourer, aged 23, known in the neighbourhood, arranged to accompany her . The man and girl left the cottage together at noon, and the latter was never seen alive again, It was three in the afternoon before Smith returned to the cottage and made the murderous attack upon the woman, with the design, as it is supposed, of preventinz her fro iivinayqence againit -~ ~~