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rD.ING ave just ending the f ol he West females total of ►les were juvenile rcenies ; is vaga nts, 191 40 males females . females for ag iales for Iffenders, ?() mates .ales and ales and les and and as offences n st the as maks !e 2,177 ;t coal- Of the r twelve 1,008 enty-one cr forty, id under xty and llows ings, 81; 1,193 ; colouies 37 ; un ;tion are r write, perfectly, rior, 2. EER 'et upon case that le Liver oustield, volunteer Roberts, 13 , tailor► volunteer The de b declined . that Oa the gal' tun i c for ' ;he ma) or on until fficers f W y tuni c him. cr a stout Alt a bile sit that the his the 31113: e cireu °- yabt thci ; so fr e ; IderstoP to 132 : 3 p- ,tastro for that '- that that ; had not bad bell here b ad of £ 5 45* Liver- the post- iegisiattir° ,abour sen t to .0_ and ad 1. 6 .0 [5 O wiles i s Is of co r°3 [ L ist 0 0°1 ; Mill 11G abund s 2. d i sc o's'_er o t, above 13 ` .) ; vo ra ilros u ) f Con ti ifilonliat,oita ura t, , tg )f thus c l i ss • S tie% .0 knO era f° 0 10 f " pees / of the ol a . 6 tli ° pierctri 00a san etl o , l „, he -c a st P", ° qrs. 10' psSI be r r 0 10 4 t ,ss , a , 3 0 1 sl ow 00 traves t c iao coin v ° a Da rPit'se U n itediriti S the ica• 00 virO, town fo rt, rs. flarA ffi jc ,k e th l t he 1 owli ito b . l6 # , tbo o pl c NI" plen,leell ° ve x, ion tb el" .. „ leaf' t oe hietgoli o f th e i :ol,,r otbe t B ,lO°T, ftel w effi te~ tll, is high ,, 01 6 : 0 t, No. 00 ;0 6 0 0 c.ipitlirr ta de W e ' r oo o a rt 6. )ra Sta per'l;, opo rs c 151,0,0;., ': u 4 e t 2 d / % .. taiilt 010' O il ° ,l 4 cla t frel ,ii° ;aro ° .1 l it iv.; &CAI fa t 'i as a t 1 :1 6° I i s., d i9OO for 5 64 e s I fi) su r ot of ree t„ at-s, Ii• ,if© of 11' Of if° ill ° li .-7 , 0 1 30- 1' 111 jittla obo e, t ° ll o . s ll l 6 ' °4 130.0 lat° >a rtl co St.oho DO MO , 1 01 in a" AO Cl' vais.l t, J°" 1)01 3 3 7„ 6 ag e l oyi o tett 0 1 Vie e-liAta alldclel3l34 lv, tON W °°lB6 t. -OA— 11' 1, it` - o f irig INAHAN'S LL. -- WHISKY. DUBLIN EXHIBITION, 1805. This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal. It Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 33. Bd., at the Retail Houses i n L on d on; by the Agents i n the principal tcwns in England; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON. W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label , and Cork Branded "Kim ban's LL Whisky.' MUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of Parlia,ment, 1559), 14 , RUSSELL -STREET, COVENT-GARDEN. LONDON, And :313, QUEEN S-ROAD, BRIGHTON AD VANCES MONEY upon personal security, 13111 s of Sale, Free bold or Leasohold Proporty, for one , t wo, or th ree years, repay able weekly, monthly, or quarterly.. Bills promptly discounted. Forma free on rocoipt of stampod envelope. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. I\/IA DAM E TUSSAUD'S.—A PORTRAIT Ami lL itn; A o l• l ?D i EL 87. p f en 'A f T r A oni DAl eleven q RACHELm ftv i e s p n .m o . w and from ern till ten p.m. ROYAL MUS IC HALL, HOLBORN. Proprietor. Mr. J. S. Sweasey. ''ber Tho only Establishment, in London where good Niusic and o.tic • elections can be heard. LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, wit h full hand and chorus, selected from the Theatre-Royal C 4 ) - vent Garilen. All the principal Comic and Serio-Comic Artistes now in London. The clever Brothers Voltare in their extraor wnary Leap for Life, allowed by the Press never equalled before. Mr. P. Corri, Musical Director. N. 1 3- No alteration in the prices of admission. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— Sole Proprietor, W. HOLLAND.—Unrivalled Entertainments. George Leybourne, Mr. Charles Rousillinn, the great Nonde• B erlet Sidney Franks , Mrs. J. F. Brian, Mr. Woodman, Mr. W. -L'ltimaute, Miss Mary Townley, and W. Hamilton. CANTERBURY HALL-THIS EVENING'- ~„ wondrous Niblo, in his Terrific Flight through Bal -uns f"n the Flying Trapeze. causes the most thrilling acite- Ment; double somersaults and pirouettes, pronounced by the press the most marvellous in London. Last nights of the Great Wonder NIBLO, previous to his de- Parture for the provinces. CANTERBURY HALL—THIS EVENING— Two Grand 'Ballets. Immense success of MASANIELLO, 64 Perb scenery and dresses. Principal dancers—Misses Louise and Marie Smithers. Pantomimic Ballet, "The Lubbers Afloat." E• Evans and his Troupe of Pantomimists, the prettiest Corps de tallct and best Dancers in London. eIANTERBURY HALL-THIS EVENING NA Everybody is enraptured with the Entertainments and the gorgeous new decorations.-Admission, 6d. ; Stalls, ls. Open at , 11 a lf-past 7. Manager—l. Ellis. Musical Director—J esse Wil aams. Ballot Mistress—Madame Collier. Scenic Artiste, Mr. Jiayes. ARGYLL ROOMS. -OPEN EVERY EVENING for Inßtrnmental Music and Dancing.—The Rooms have been magnificently re - decorated by Messrs. Bubardt and Co. The celebrated Band will perform during the week an attractive Programme of Operatic Selections and popular Dance Music. Doors open at half-past Eight o'clock. Admission, ls. ; Balcony, 2s. WINDMILL STREET, PICCADILLY. Musical Director and Conductor—Signor LUIGI CURTI COUNTER CLOTHS FOR LICENCED VICTUALLERS. rFIE only article really suitable for that purpose, ,‘ ss. Gd. per dozen, hemmed, ready for use . Add ress "5, F leet-street, and 5, ' The Pavement , CI h (:lap ham. • GLASS CLOTHS SUITABLE FOR LICENCED V ICTUALLERS, 7s. 9d. PER DOZEN. WILLIAM HOLDICH and CO., No. 105, Pleet-atreet, foot of Ludgate hill ; and No. 5, The Pavenaent Clapham-common. TABLE CLOTHS, in every Width and Length, For T re4l33lsostiri foVrt; o c r ed ß Viclua r l o le o r s s. a LaT o as w k e tT i a o p o k s in o s aPe f dose Patterns ar grati P s and post free. CARDIGAN JACKETS made expressly for Bar , arm and rom ss. . each, for 'ajlies' nse and Gentlemen's use. Elastic, f WILLIAM6d HOLDICH Stiind en aitnESSED VICTUALLERS' DRAPERS, 105, Fleet -°S CRY, and No. 5, The Pavement, Clapham-common, • HOLDICIT and CO., LICENSED N et VICTUALLERS' DRAPERS, Established 1842, at 105, -BLr eet , ; City Southern Branch—No. 5, The Pave- Wit:', o !apham-common. Patterns gratis and post froe, rrice List. TO LICENCED VICTUALLERS. ESTABLISTIED 1842. WILLIAM lIOLDICH and CO., 105 LICENCED VICTUALLERS' DRAPERS, No. ' I °o- t t, f •mi street • and at No. 5, r r „ s reo corner o arrin,„. Oti ae Pavement, Clapham-common (Southern Branch). ITOTELS, Taverns, Public Houses, &c., for my DISPOSAL, in all parts of London and vicinity.— th e .... al l e e s s Made by Brewers to suitable parties, and to nearly full whole amount of purchase in some special cases Wanted, at _.l?articulars of good bona fide businesses of every kind, and 0 ;1_ 11 prices. pi ivate register kept for special negotiation, tiZ rs for which may be either given by letter or through my ir'o'e travellers. No charge for entry.—P. B. HALL, Printing ""quare 8.0 üblin. ~ Wholesale Agent for Messrs. Jameson and Distiller s : D SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL, DREADNOUGHT, .off Greenwich, for Sick and Diseased S eamen o f All +inflcns, who aro received without any recommendation. The receipts from all source s during the past year were £ 0 79 less than the expendit ure . ~. _S U BSORIPTIONS thankfully received by Messrs. VVilliams, Deacon, and Co. bankers, Birchin-lane b3r the Secretary, at the Sociely's office, 86, King William- Street, London, E.C. Qualification for a Governor, 21s. annually ; Life Governor, £lolos. lIE METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT Presid en t—Hi s Grace INSTITUTION the Duke of . WELLINGTON. Tre asurers—The Right Hon. Russell Gurney, M.P., and Col. W. F. Grant. DONATIONS and SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly "°lieited, to enable the Board to moot the greatly increased at nxiuditure of this old Charity. 240 adults are received Walto n ; 80 children at Mitcham and Hendon. B ankers—London Joint-Stock Bank, Pall-mall. CHARLES HOLMES, Secretary. Office, 32, Sackviße-street, Piccadilly. ESTABLISHMENT for GENTLEWOMEN during TEMPORARY ILLNESS. f2.110e relatives of Clergymen, Nava!, Military, and Pro- ;Zelkinal Men, Governesses, and Artists may, fora small bi te Y Payment, receive the comforts of a gatettd,.with the best medical and surgical treatment, the r;;Tshinent, 90, Upper Harley-street. establishment, which was opened in 1850, is patro alma. bY her Majesty. The Bishop of London is Visitor, 14 _ it is managed by the Marchioness of Ormonde, the e a 7,. Laura Palmer, Mrs. Edward Romilly, the Lady Russell, Mrs. Cecil Russell, and other ladies. t o , in respecting it may be obtained on writ s or Personal application to the Lady Superintendent. übseriptions received at the Institution, by the 'easnrer, at Messrs. Coutts and Co.'s, 59, Strand. W. C. SPRING RICE, Hon. Sec. *NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common, tTI Mer t c lunond, Surrey. Founded 1849. Enlarged 1861. Whe r „, b " Patronage of H.R.H. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, K.G., ~irle o fhome has been afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan T the he Rdpl a ges , classes, and denominations, from all parts al of lieh ni. m ° bJect of the Charity is to give orphan girls a plain Eng and I,;„, nea :,tion, and practical inst ruc ti on i n the kitchen, house, age ,r 7, to fit them for domestic service; and, if not other aal ts ,Pirovide d uations for hemth. for when ey attain 15 years of age, to obtain T h ; sit t blitir e i,rntuittee e‘trusstly appeal subs upport. The Charity is eustained by donations and criptions. HENItY KINGSCOTE, Treasurer W R. WAYWICK Secretary. °clic; 121, Pall-mall. !W --_____ " kt.TIT -.l)r, R ESTORED WITHOUT MEDICINE OR EXPENSE. " T 15ARRY'S delicious health-restoring Invalids ' and Infants' Food. 7 THE REVALENTA ARABIOA Der —4 't7 times its cost in other remedies, and restores petZt digestion strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, Most rig sleep, f unc ti ona l regu l ar it y, an d energy to t h e t 4 t disordered or enfeebled—removing speedily and etumectually indigestion (dyspepsia), cough, asthma , . con -...Pnti°n, habitual constipation, diarrhoea, all gastric de ifenrWannts, hfemorrhoids, liver complaints, flatulency, cat . & ,. 1 ', 87 1005, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, taln""u, colds, influenza, noises in the hoad and ears, 1114t iam, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, n.ou -I.tia'is irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, n't a ,,,,""uni, headache, debility, dropsy, cramp, spasms, nte_ ll - 1, 4 and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea, sinking the Ait the' uro nclaitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains of the stomach and between the shoulders. . I t is or i n Z t r ci d igestible and n ourishing . of all foods, and suitable complaints. andhipobt 8 an d ~., infants in a ll m any unsavoury ~TANT CAUTION.— Be ware o f the %ore i t than slopy imitations to which, without autlio -aron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. 11 / 1 1 V e efOrth none will doubt the valuable properties of ,Itticri h a lrY's health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Inval ids' atts ;rants' Food, since to the thousands of blessin b een ..,r et o a .3' received from invalids whose position ha d . be e , t rerned hopeless, we may now add that of his Holid fwhose health has been perfectly restore e thirty years of unsuccessful medical treatment. 1 84 1 rte from the Gazette du Midi, July 25th (Cure No. 110 4 - 14 :— "Rotne, July 21st, 186 G.—The health of the 0%4 - other is excellent, especially since, abandoning all r t .; I.e nlodies, he has confined himself entirely to Du 11144018, Rovalenta Arabica Food, of which he consumes a i~rlltSnehiltevery meal. ft has produced a . surprisingly .clialvleerffect on his health, and his Holiness cannot Ca r e his excellent food too highly." Yearn, O. 68,216 of the Marchioness de Tirehan of seven ' i escomplaint, wasting away, debility, nervous diß,74l.rritability, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad aery I° n, constant sleeplessness, and the most intolerable 0 0118 agitation. Rti art u ,. l ; ° , llo 7 8, of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord for,' :" Decios, Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Water fool--" I have derived much benefit from your excellent FP ato fo r a ,A ItT DR DECIES, Dromana, Cappoquin, County OUr froll- 1 d to. 4 9,832. -Of fifty rears' indescribable agony ilat t ,l e PPePsi a , nervousness, a sthma, cough, constipation ; ni I n Y. . s pasms, si c k ness , an d vom i t i ng. M ar i a J o ll y, orfolk. nervesrn No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme o .is r en sn ei 7, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and ner re ' Yea r . 66,814.—Mr. Samuel Laxton, Leicester, of two diarrh• The p r un. lb, 48 rd is s o ld i n Canisters, at is. to. ; 11b., 2s. 9d. ; Itniste; (1 . ; 121 b., 22e. ; 241 b., 40s. The 121 h. and 241 b. a,rcarriage free on receipt of P. 0. Order. Also D . u. tio Itevalenta Arabica Chocolate Powder is packed in el ips :`- 1 2a_ter z : For 12 cups at 2s, for 24 cups at 3s. 6d., for . 48 ab olii ." c l ' 58 ., for 288 cups at 305., for 576 cups at 555. Being f ree o ° r ll° Penny per cup. The 30s. and 555. tins aro sent Itkßtif;arringe in England on receipt of Post Office Order. gARRY and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; (11.8.0ect 4ertuurn and hl•Lson's ; also at 4, Cheapside, 61, N OW ,a.uuleh-street ;63 and 150, Oxford-street • and 121, Amoral-road, London ; and all Grocers awl I.3hemkts. ~~~~~_-- I •11 • REGd l IRECEWE! ;lAN ;R<•o 23,861. _ ME SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, /DECEMBER" 4, 1868. Now ready, at all the Libraries, iu 3 vols., 1 41 T_A T U lt E ' S NOBLEMA N.. By the Author of "Rachel's Secret," Sze. NCORPO RATED LAW SOCIETY,: U.K.— LECTURES And LAW CLASSES, 1868-19. LECTURES. Three Courses of Lectures on Common and.Me: . cantile Law, Cr:nYeyancing, and the Law of Real Property and Equity, will.be delivered in the Hall of the Society in the mouths of December, January, February, March, April, May, and June next. " We recommend Nature's Nobleman' :Is a novel well worth reading. It is a very interesting and agreeable story, pleasantly told in good easy English,' and contains many charming pieces of descriptive writing, warm, real, and vivid. The characters are powerfully drawn."-obScrver. "An entertaining novel."—Morning Post. llurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great IVlarlborough-street. LAW CLASSES. In connexion. with the lectures classes will be conducted under the guidance and siiperintendence of the lecturers, and will proceed- concurrently with the lectures. The number of subscilbers to each class will be limited, and the instruction given will be confined to an examination of the students upon the subjoct of a preceding lecture, or on portions of a given hook bearing on the same subject. A sufficient nutitGer of classes will follow each lecture, and be of such duration as shall provide for the efficient instruc tion and examination of the students. The teaching of the lectures will thus be amplified, and impressed on the memory by the classes ; and the system of constant ex amination will test, from time to time, the progress made by the students. LECTURES on COMMON and MERCANTILE LAW, by CHARLES HENRY ANDERSON, Esq., Barrister at-Law. . The Course will consist of Nine Lectures upon the fol lowing subjects : a. Simple Contracts. b. Contracts under Sral. c. The Contract of Sale. d. Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Chocks ; with the distinction between negotiable instruments and other simple contracts. e. Freight and Contracts of Affreightrnent, with the pe culiarities of Charter-parties and Bills of Lading. f. Tho Loss of a British Vessel and its consequences 1. To the Owner of the Vessel. 2. To the Owner of the Cargo. 3. To the Underwriter. g. In connexion with the foregoing will be considered the Rule of the Road to sca as contrasted with that on Shore: also the Law of tiegligouco.and the Liability of a Master for the, acts of h*Servant. ln his private classEttethe reader will nee as text-books —The Law of Contracts (Smith), An Action at Law (Smith), A Digest of Common Law (Anderson). LECTURES on CONVEYANCING and the LAW of REAL 1 ROPERTY, by T. LL. MURRAY' BROWNE, Esq., Barrister-at-Law. This Course will consist of Nino Lectures:— Lecture I. Introductory.—Practical Hints on the perusal and examination of Abstracts. Lectures 11., 111., IV. Settlements.-1. Settlements of Peisonal Estate; a. Investment of Trust Funds; b. Usual Trustee Clauses, Appointment of New Trustees • c. Usual Powers and Covenants, & c . : d . R emarks on 'the Effect of Recent Statutes-2. Settlements of Real Estate a. Estates for Life and in Remai n d er, W aste ; b. Jointures,; Portions, &c : c. 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THOMAS and Co., 1 and 2, Cheapsicle, and Regent-circus, Oxford-street, Loudon. Lecture VII. Copyholds.-1. Introductory Remarks, Fines-2. Surrenders and Covenants to Surrender-3. Admissions-4. The Enfranchisement of Copholds. Lectures VIII., IX. Miscellaneous Deeds.-1. Credi tors' Trust Deeds-2. Separation Deeds-3. Articles of Partnership, &c. In those lect.lres and classes the Introductions and Notes to Mr. Davidson's Precedents will bo especially referred to. As elementary works, Mr. Joshua Williams's Books on Real and Personal Property are recommended. EQUITY LECTURES, by Sir GEORGE YOUNG, Bart., Barrister:at-Lavv. This course will consist of Nine Lectures : Lecture I. Review of Equity, and suggested arrange ments for purposes of Study. Lecture 11. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account ; generally, Apportionment and Contributi on . Lecture 111. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account, continued : specially, between Principal and Agent. Lecture IV. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account , continued: specially, between Partners. Lecture V. The Jurisdiction in matters of Administra tion: 1. The Administration of Assets. Lectures VI., VII. 'rho Administrative Jurisdiction, coLtinued : 2. The Administration of Trusts, as enlarged by recent statutory enactment. Lectures VIII., IX. Injunctions. Books recommended: —Story's Equity Jurisprudence, chapters 8,9, 10, 13, 1,, 23 ; Haddan's Administrative Jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery. Smith's Manual of Equity and White and Tudor's Lead ing Cases in Equity will be the books principally referred to during the course. The subscription payable for the Lectures— Per all the Foreaeh three courses. course. By clerks of members £2 2 0 £1 1 0 By clerks of gentlemen not members By all other persons not being members The subscription payable fot the law classes— For all the branches of Foreach instruction. branch. By every subscriber £s 5 0 £2 12 6 Members of the Society may attend the lectures without subscribing. To prevent interruption at the lectures, subscribers cannot be admitted to the hall after the lecture has com menced. E. W. Williamson, Secretary. Law Society's Hall, Oct., 1868. N.B. Gentlemen may subscribe for and atteni the lec tures and classes, either separately or collectively ; but as the instruction give n i n the classes will have special re ference to precedin g l ectures, it is recommended that those who desire to attend the classes should also attend the lectures. THE GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE .ASSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1821. No. 11, L ombard -street London, E.C. Subscribed Capital Two Millions. Total Invested Funds upwards of X 2,750,000. Total Income upwards of £320,000. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that FIRE POLICIES which expire at MICHAELMAS must be Renewed within Fifteen Days at this Office, or with the Company's Agents throughout the Kingdom, otherwise they become void. All Insurances now have the benefit of the Reduced Duty of ls. 6d. per cent. For Prospectus and other information apply to the Com pany's Agents, or to T. TALLEMACII, Secretary. K ING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Portugal street, Lincoln's-inn.—The Committee earnestly APPEAL for FUNDS to defray the heavy current ex penses. Assistance is urgently needed. F. ALFRED BED WEL L, Vice-Chairman. JAMES ELYTH, Secretary. THE LONDON SURGICAL HOME for DISEASES and ACCIDENTS of WOMEN, for the Reception of Gentlewomen and Females of Respect aobfiMlitry. B u ak po e n r a ßr w o e w. weekl y Payment. Under the management The private medical attendants of the patients are in vited to visit them, and to meet in consultation before treatment. Full particulars can be obtained on application to the Lady-Superintend en t, 18, Stanley-terrace, Notting-hill, W. ; or to Mr. Baker Brown, 136, Harley-street, W. 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, 8.C.; and by WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary. No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. HOME for the HELPLESS. —ST. JAMES'S DIOCESAN HOME for FEMALE PENITENTS (Hammersmith), under the immediate direction of the Bishop of London. The work carried on by a Sisterhood, "in faithful accordance with the principles of the Re formed Church of England." FUNDS greatly needed ! COUNCIL. The Bishop of LONDON Rev. J. W. Ayre Rev. F. G. 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R OYAL HOSPITAL for INCURABLES, West-hill,__Putney-heatb. Established 31st July, 1854 . • This Institution exists for the comfort and relief of per sons (being above the pauper class) afflicted with incur able bodily disease. Relief is afforded—let. By supplying a home, with medical attendance, nursing, and all requisites for the in valid. 2d. By granting an annuity of £2O to patients at their own homes. A new wing to the Hospital has just been completed at a cost of upwards of £lO,OOO, and FUNDS are urgently NEEDED to liquidate the expenses incurred. There are 120 inmates and 237 pensioners, all en ti re ly dependent upon voluntary subscriptions. Nearly 300 approved applicants are awaiting election. For the maintenance of present operations, for the ex tension of the benefits of the Charity, donations, and espe cially annual subscriptions, are earnestly solicited. Life subscriptions, £5 ss. and upwards; annual subscriptions, half a guinea and upwards, with votes in proportion. Information will be supplied, with the greatest pleasure, upon application to the Secretary, by whom contributions will be thankfully received. FREDERIC ANDREW, Secretary. No. 10, Poultry, London, E. 0., September, 1868. ce,} -7 c-C , -• • //- / I 451 ,r 4emr _ , . t . c :u - t • A tetz:A ' • / - • - 4 f". L6r , • cj . . " . • Alvs\‘' 4 1 I - "- I 41'0 f ,+. .‘ fik IT - 'lib INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE. India Office, let December, 1563. NOTICE is Hereby Given, .that,an examination of Candidates for 29 appointments as Assistant-Surgeons in her Majesty's Indian Medical Service will ho held at Chelsea Llospqal on the Bth Febru try, 18G9. Copies of the regulations for tho examination of Candi dates, together with information regarding Ilse pay • and retiring allowa , w ,, s of Indian Medical Oflkers, may lo ob tained on appreati n at tho Military Department, India Office, Westminster, S. W. T. T. PEARS, Major-General, Military Secretary. BAY of HAVANA and MATANZAS (CUBA) RAILROAD SKVEN PER CE‘T. -LOAN of 'L-100, CO, 186'.—The Half-yesrly Interest on the above P.onjs, due on the 10th December next, will be PAID on that day, and any succeeding day, at the Counting-house of Messrs. T. Henry Schroder and Co., 145, Leadenhall-street, between the hours of Eleven and Two o'clock. The Coupons must be loft for examination two clear days before applying for payment. London, Dec. 1, 1868. P1C1CE..... ST A liIPED, Emo PO LI l' A N & tIREA'C WESTERN. RAI r.w 1".-11.,onna3mnith Stntion.—The new Sta tion on the Broadway is Now Open fur Trafile. ATETRoPoLITAN & GREAT . WESTERN iVIL RAILWAYS.--A New Station at LATIMER-ROAD will be Opened fer Traffic in a few days. ATETROPOLITAN & GREAT WESTERN Tl_ • RAILWAY 4 .—The New Meat Rad Poultry Markot, nitlitield, it; NOW OPEN. Aldvrsga.te-2;roet is the nearost Station. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. SMITHPIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW, December 7, S, 9, 10, amt 11 . „ FIRST and SECOND CLASS RETURN T OTC F,TS to London, issued at any station On' the Great Western Railway more than thirty miles distant, on Saturday, the sth Dec., and following days, will be available for return up to Saturday, the 12th Dee., inclusive. • J. GRIERSON, General Manager. Paddington, Nov., 1868. EATIN G'S COUGH LOZENGES. The best and safest remedy for COUGHS. EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES relieves the difficulty of breathing in ASTHMA, hold retail by all Druggists. "SELF -CLOSING ACTION. DOUBLE -GRIP" CENTRAL-FIRE BREECLI-LOADING GUNS. E. M. REILLY and Co., 502, NEW'OXFORD-STREET, LONDON. MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, Fleet-street, has introduced an entirely new de scription of ARTIFIOIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly re sem bl e tho natural teeth as not to bo distinguished from the ori ginals by the closest observer; they will never change colour or decay, and will be found superior to any teeth over before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is gua ranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful in masti cation. 52, Fleet-street. At home from 10 till 5. DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS.—A NE VEll-FAILIN6 REMEDY. --Pre pared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indiges tion, wind, spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &c. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they aro truly excellent ; mild in their operation and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, promote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system.—Prepared only and sold by W. Lambert, chemist, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross, London, and by most druggists, in boxes, is. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert" engraved on the stamp. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. O RNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, V and Dining-room, consistingof a new and elegant as sortment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlestick; Obe lisks, Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper Weights, &c., in Italian, Alabaster, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derby shire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her Majesty, 149, Strand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS, MINERALS, and FOSSILS to illustrate the new edition of Lyoll's Elements of Geology ; they will gran rly facili tate the interesting. study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 500 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINERALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, F.G.S., at 149, Strand. RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. wHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (Perfected and Exhibited in the Great Exhibitions of 1851 and 1862) is allowed by upwards of Five Hundred Medical men to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is hero avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requi site resisting power is supplied by the Hoc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may bo worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may bo bad, and the truss, which can rot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the circumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. JOHN WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, ls. A Double Truss, 31s. 6d, 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 625. 6d. Postage, Is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post-office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT VLASTIC STOCKINGS, .1 I t KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., and 16s. each. Postage, 6d. JOHN WRITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. GAME LICENCES. riIIIE COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND REVENUE hereby give Notice that LISTS, containing the Names of all Persons who have taken out LICENCES to KILL and D HAL in GAME in the current Year, to 30th September last inclusive, have been printed for each Excise Collection. A Copy of the List, applicable to any District, may be obtained GRATIS on application at the Offices of the respective Collectors or Supervisors of Inland Revenue, Distributors or Sub-Distribu tors of Stamps, by whom Licences are issued. The Commissioners further give Notice that instructions have been issued to their Officers to take the necessary steps to prefer informations for penalties against all persons found in pursuit of or dealing in Game without license. WM. CORBETT, Secretary. Inland Revenue, Somerset House, London, October 29, 180. FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON F EMAL E PREVENTIVE and REFORMATORY IN STITUTION. President—Rev. CANON DALE. CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear nestly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Blon quet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard street, 1;.0.; Francis Nicholls, Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, E.O. E. W. THOMAS Sec., 200, Euston-road, N.W. JONDON FEVER HOSPITAL, is the only 4 institution in the Metropolis for the treatment and prevention of contagious fevers. CONTRIBUTIONS will be gratefully received by Messrs. Dimsdale and Co., 50, Cornhill ; Messrs. Drilla mond, Charing-cross; Messrs. Coutts, Strand ; Messrs. Ifoare, Fleet-street ; and by the Secretary, at the Hospital, Liverpool-road, Islington, N. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of tho Great Northern Railway Terminus, King's Cross. Patron—llor Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN. Vice-Patron— His Royal highness the Prince of WALES, K.G. President-LHis brace the Duke of BUCCLEITCH, K.G. Thi3 Hospital, founded in the year 188, the first to establish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly dependent for support on voluntary contributions and legacies. It affords relief to a largo number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the destimto sick has for a considerable period averaged be tween 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Hansom, and Co., Ab c h urc h -lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Papie, and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., 13 erners-street ; snd at the Hospital from 10 till 5. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE OFFICE, ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. 25th November, 1861. The Court of Directors of the Corporation of the Royal Ex elnnge Assurance do hereby give Notice, that their Transfer Books will be shut from Tawday, the 15th of December next, to Thursday, the 7th of January follow:Jig; that the Annual General Court appointed by'their Charter will be holden at their Office on the Royal Exchange, on WEDNESDAY, the 23d of December, at Twelve o'clock at Noon; and that a Dividend will be considered of at the said Court. ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary. DTNNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA.— The medical profession for Thirty Years have ap provcd of this pure solution of Magnesia as the best remedy for Acidity of the Stomach. Heartburn, Headache, - Gout, and Indigestion; and as the best mild aperient for delicate constitutions, especially adapted for Ladies, Chil dren, and infants. DINNEFORD and CO., Chemists, 172, New Bond-street, London ; and of all other chemists throughout the world. ME7ROPOLITAN GOSSIP--2hursdal. Mr. Disraeli has certainly shewn all his usual finesse in retiring without waiting for a hostile vote. It is a great thing to be relieved from the necessity of writing a Queen's Speech and drawing up a programme of measures, which would have been a most irksome task when he knew that not one of those measures would have an opportunity of passing. Moreover, it was true wisdom to avoid as far as possible committing himself and his party on the question of the Irish Church. If Mr. Hardy chooses still to shout " No surrender," he will do so as Mr. Hardy, not as the Home Secretary ; if Lord Stanley recommends the suppression of bishops, he will do so in his private capacity, and not as a member of the Cabi net. Meanwhile, Mr. Disraeli may keep himself unpledged against the time when, taking advantage of Liberal schisms. which the Conservatives confidently predict, he may return to office and educate his party to take another leap in the dark, and destroy " an alien Church," as they had previously "restored the franchise to those who had been unjustly deprived of it by the Reform Bill of 1832." The resignation before Parliament meets was also probably decided upon under the supposition that sending for Mr. Gladstone would not be so imperative as it would have been if he bad beaten the Ministry after a regular debate. At the present moment Mr. Gladstone is technically no more entitled to the Premiership than Lord Granville. It remains to be seen if the nation does not declare him to be morally entitled to it. This resignation, so premature— so contrary to precedent that no one but the leader of the " Constitutional " party would have ventured upon it, although, no doubt, it was suggested by Lord Stanley— is not without its disadvantages even from Mr. Disraeli's point of view. The late Ministry will no longer have the opportunity of reviewing their various achievements— Parliament reformed, the Abyssinian prisoners set free, Fenianism stamped out, Europe pacified, America recon ciled. All these subjects, together with the undeniable administrative ability of several members of the Govern. ment, are legitimate subjects of self-laudation, and might have been made a legitimate ground of appeal to the nation against the national verdict—as a plea, at all events, for a lenient sentence. Your readers are probably as thankful as your corre spondent is that the elections are over. Six hundred and fifty-eight are too many for us thoroughly to enjoy them. Ir we could but have 329 every other year there would be much more zest and appetite for them. As it is we are quite satiated, and the state of the poll ceases to interest long before the last declaration has been made. Of course one still hears various election stories more or less apocry phal.. It is rumoured, for instance, that Lord Amberley has spent very nearly £lO,OOO in South Devon though I believe half of that sum would be nearer the amount. There is a greater probability for the statement that he owed his defeat to the unlucky articles in the Fortnightly Review. I hear stories of enormous pressure put upon county voters. This has not been entirely upon one side. I am told, for instance, that both sides used their "influence" to the utmost in North Devon. But of course the Conserva tives have necessarily resorted to this kind of " persuasion" more largely than the Liberals, just because the Conserva tive landowners are more numerous than the Liberal. Moreover, intimidation is the natural weapon of the one party, just as bribery is of the other. In Mid-Surrey the first-mentioned weapon was used unsparingly. The polling-booths were filled with Tory roughs, who hustled every Liberal voter, and who attempted to bully the more ignorant and puzzle-headed electors voting for Brodrick and Peek. The authorities were appealed to, but so little did they understand their duty that they allowed these ruffians to stand around the voting-places and shout the names of the Tory candidates into the ears of the electors, when called upon to declare the names of the men for whom they wished to vote. It is said that 400 men in this division alone voted for the Tories instead of the Liberals as they had intended to do. The consequence is that the Ballot question has received such an amount of impetus as it has never had before. All the speeches in the world would not have produced such an impression as the county elections have produced. It is scarcely possible that Mr. Gladstone will be able to resist the representations of the now strengthened and enthusi astic Ballot party. But the Conservatives will fight against it to the uttermost. It would be a most serious blow to them, since it would neutralise all but the just influence of the landowners and clergy, who were never more valuable allies than at the elections jus decided. The utmost efforts have been made at headquarters during the past few weeks to economise the public expendi ture in the two military services. I hear on all sides of reductions ruthlessly made, and sometimes, perhaps, not wisely. Our ironclads, for instance, are still sent to sea without the new carriages for the heavy guns, although the immediate cost of them would soon be recouped by the number of men saved in working the guns. I have reason to believe that the expense of the Abyssinian war will be considerably beyond the amount at first named, and that it will amount to between six and seven millions sterling. During the short time that we were in Abyssinia money flowed like water. It required about 60,000 camp followers and 50,000 mules to convey some 4,000 troops to Magdala. One great source of expenditure was the obstinacy of the Abyssinians with regard to coinage. The only currency which they would accept was blocks of salt and Austrian dollars. They were so particular with regard to the latter that the smallest defect or wear on the face of a coin made the Abyssinians absolutely refuse it. It is somewhat annoying to find that after all this expense the prisoners were exceedingly well off, and when Mr. Rassam paid a visit to our little army he was quite surprised to find that there were no cigars nor grog, adding that if he had known this he would have brought plenty from Magdala. Nor were these the only good things that the prisoners had. They were well supplied with Crosse and Blackwell's jams and preserves. Perhaps if we could have known how com fortable the captives were in their captivity, the Con servative Government would not have had the opportunity of earning the chief laurel in its crown, and Lord Napier of Magdala would still be Sir Robert Napier. Captain Speedy, too, would not have made the lucky hit which he has accomplished. Having visited Abyssinia before, he set outfrom Australia immediately he heard of the expedition, and became inter preter, and rendered himself immensely useful. In this way he became governor to the orphaned son of Theodore, and now has charge of him in the Isle of Wight. The captain is a remarkable-looking man. He is about six feet five inches high, and wears an enormous turban on the top of his head, so that he is really one of the eons of Anak. Fortune has just favoured him again in the shape of a very wealthy fiance. The rumoured restoration of Gibraltar to the Spaniards, which Lord Stanley is believed to have had in contempla- tion, has given rise to much speculation. It is assumed that the place will at least be dismantled. This will not be difficult. The whole of Gibraltar is undermined, and every mine is full of powder, so that in ten minutes this famous stronghold could be annihilated. At present it is wholly useless to us. The guns with which it is mounted are of antiquated calibre and range, and if the fortress is to be rendered available COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSAT LANTIQUE. 4. Rue de la Pais, Paris. FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS. NEW YORK. Leave evory 14 days, from Havre and Brost, for Now,York. RATES OF PASSAGE. From lavilE Or BREST to NEW YORK. First ..)lass 7OO fr. Second Class 425 fr. Third Class From Paris to New York, via Havro or Brest, including railway ticket, 725 fr. ; second class, 440 fr. ; third class 285 fr. WEST INDIES AND MEXICO. Leave St. Nazaire on the 16th of each month for St. Thomas, Havana, Vera Cruz, Now Orleans, Porto Rico, Haiti. Santiago do Cuba, Guadeloupe, Martinique. JAPAN, NORTH AND SOUTH PACIFIC, AND CENTRAL AMERICA (via Panama). Leave St. Nazaire on the Bth of each month for Mar tinique, St. Martha (United Statos of Columbia), Colon, Aspinwall (Isthmus of Panama), La Guayra, Porto Ca bello, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, Demerara, Paramaribo, Cayenne, &c., Callao, Valparaiso, &c., San Jose, La Union, San Francisco, China, and Japau. Hand books, with full details of all the routes of this company, can be had of STRINGER, PEMBBROKE, and Co., Agents, 8, Austinfriars, London, E.C. EAGLE INSURANCE COMPANY, LONDON. Report of the Directors for the year ending the 30th June, 1868, read at the Annual General Meeting of Proprietorg, Auxnst 14, 1868—Colonel CHARLES WETHERALL, li.C.T I Company, Chairman of the the Chair. The proprietors will no doubt remember that at the last annual general meeting a report was made to them for the quinquennial p2riod then terminating, and that a bonus was declared in respect of it amounting to the sum of £208,774. The surplus fund account, as under, commences with the balance of June, 1867, after deduction of this bonus—that is to say, with the debit of £772,740 13s. 9d. SURPLUS FUND ACCOUNT, 30Th JUTE, 1868. Pn. INCOME OF TILE YEAR. Balance of account, 30th June, 1867, £981,514 13 9 Less amoundistributed as bonus 208,774 0 0 £772,740 13 9 Premiums on new assur ances Ditto on old ditto 366,215 7 3 £380,811 8 3 - nterest from invest ments 117,584 7 3 £498,395 15 11 Profit and loss, balance of account .. Total iIICOM6,. 46,070 13 3 514,466 9 2 £1,317,207 2 11 CR. CHARGE OF Tin: YEAR Dividend to proprietors . £8,877 5 0 Claims on decease of lives assgred £265,523 13 5 Additions to those under participating policies 22,816 4 7 Policies surrendered 28,642 11 3 Re-assurances, new Ditto, old 50,365 0 8 £370,618 5 3 Commission Medical fees Income tax 2,215 4 7 Expenses of manage ment 15,489 8 5 409,777 9 5 Total charge Balance of account, 30th Juno, 1868 907,552 8 6 £1,317,207 2 11 Examined and approved. THOMAS ALLEN,) Auditors. HENRY ROSE, f The total income of the year, it will be seen, is £544,466 9s. 2d., and the total o u t go i 09,651 14s. sd. ; the diffe rence, or the sum laid by—viz., £134,811 14s. 9d.—raises the fund again to £907,552 Bs. 6d. The interest received during the year is £117,584 7s. 3d., arising from the productive portion of the realised assets of £2,897,157, mentioned in the last year's report. The whole assets, productive and unproductive, may there fore be considered as having improved at the rate of rather more than 4 per cent. ; or, if the profit shown of £46,070 13s. 3d., derived .from various extraneous sources, be in cluded, at upwards of £5 12s. per cent. The premiums on new assurances are £14,596 ls. 9d., and of this sum £3,270 15s. 4d. has been expended in re assurances. The claims on decease of lives assured are nearly iden tical in amount with those of 1866. They are less than those of last year by nearly £19,000. A considerable reduction, too, appears in the amount of premiums paid for re-assurance, many of the risks re-assured having terminated by death and other causes. The expenses of management are less than those of last year by upwards of £1,400. But they still include charges incurred in the final closing of the two officeslast absorbed by the company. The whole expenditure, however, in cluding income tax, is at the r a t e o f li tt l e more t h an per cent. on the total income. The balance-sheet is as follows : DR. Interest due to proprietors Claims on decease of lives assured, and additions thereto unpaid 61,530 4 5 Sundry accounts Liability under sums assured, dm. (1867) 6,569,469 11 7 Proprietors' fund 173,792 10 0 Surplus fund as before 907,552 8 6 £6,97713 3 Total £7,565,198 1 3 OR. A SSETS. Amount invested in fixed mortgages £1,460,772 2 7 Ditto ditto decreasing ditto Ditto ditto reversions 347,136 5 5 Ditto ditto funded securities Ditto ditto temporary securities Current interest on the above invest ments Cash and bills Advanced on security of the company's policies 159,503 14 9 Agents' balances Sundry accounts Value of premiums (1867) Value of re-assurances 86,860 13 9 36,243 7 6 22,604 2 9 Total.. £7,565,198 1 3 Examined and approved. THOMAS ALLEN,} Auditors. HENRY ROSE, The present disposition of the Company's funds is shown by this account. On ccmparing it with that of 1867, it will be observed that further investments have been made on mortgage and in the Government funds, and that about £ll,OOO more has been advanced on security of the com pany's policies. Exclusive of the sum indicating the value of the future premiums, the assets amount to £3,059,030 3s. 3d. The direction of the company is now constituted as follows : The Right Hon. Sir JOHN YOUNG, Bart., K.C.8., Chair- Man. WILLIAM FREDERICK DE LA RUE, Esq., Deputy- Chairman. Charles Bischoff, Esq. Thomas Boddington, Esq. Charles Chatfield, Esq. Sir J. Buller East, Bart., D.C.L. Robert A. Gray, Esq. Wm. Augustus Guy, M.D., F.R.S. Chas. Thos. Holcombe, Esq. Joshua Lockwood, Esq. James Murray, Esq. Philip Rose, Esq. George Russell, Esq. Thos. Godfrey Sanabrooke, Esq. Admiral Tindal. J3RITISII ORPHAN ASYLUM, Mackenzie-parlr, Slough (formerly at Clapham-rise). Instituted 1827. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. For the gratuitous board, clothing, and education of destitute orphans from all parts of the British dominions, and of all denominations, whose parents were once iu prosperous circumstances. One hundred and seventy-five orphans now in the In stitution ; ample room for about 30 more. Increased support indispensable, as this Charity is not endowed, and is in tho greatest need of further pecuniary assistance. Subscribers and the public aro invited to inspect the Institution, and judge as to the nature of the Charity and its peculiar claims. The last Report can be obtained on application' to the Secretary. THOS. TILSON, Chairman. CHAS. LEE, M.A. AUBREY C. PRICE, M.A., Hon. Secs. ALFRED MACKENZ E, Secretary. Offices, 73, Cheapside, London, E.C. Backers—Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., Urchin lane ; and Messrs. Heywood, Brothers, Manchester. BAY of HAVANA and MATANZAS (CUBA) RAILROAD SEVEN PER CENT. LOAN of £259,000, 18G1.—The Half-yearly Interest on the above Bonds, due on the 15th December next, till be PAID on that day, and any suc ceeding day, at the Counting-house of Messrs. J. Henry Schroder and Co., 145, Leadenhall-street, between the hours of Eleven and Two o'clock. The Coupons must be left for examination two clear days before applying for payment. London, Dec. 1, IS6B. pARTRIDGE AND COOPER. • MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 192, FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE), LONDON (MC. THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES, CARRIAGE PAID to the COUNTRY ON ORDERS OVER 203, per ream. s. d Fine Cream Laid Note: a cheap paper 3 0 Superffie Cream Laid Note; much approved 4 0 Se pet flneThick Cream Laid Note; especially recommended 5 6 Extra Superfine Double Thick Cream Laid Note 7 0 Straw Paper, " Patent;" adapted for rapid Large Commercial Note Papers Is., 45., 55., and 6 0 Foolscap Papers, blue or - cream 10s. 61, 12s. 6d., and 14 6 Outsides Foolscap 6 6 Letter Paper for scribbling plain, 4s. • ruled ditto, 4 6 Tinted Lined Note fi ve quires tor ls. 6d., or 5 6 Double Thick Cream Wove "Club House" Note, five quires for 2s. 6d. Superfine Cream or Blue Envelopes, 4s 6d, 5s 6d, & 6s 6d( Large Blue Wove Commercial Envelopes, 4s 6d per 1,000 Cheap Buff Colour, for circulars, &c., Is COLOUR STAMPING (Relief) reduced to Is. per 100. Polished steel dies sunk by the best artists in the trade at about half the prices charged by the retail houses. An ILLU ,TR TED CATALOGUE, containing full descrip tion, with prices of Account 'Books, Copying Presses, Inkstands, Stationery, Cabinets, Postage Scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling Writing Cases, Desks, and Bags, &c , post free 'INDIA OFFICE, 'lsth October, 1868. By order of the Secretary of State for India in Council. Notice is hereby given, that packages, stated to contain reserved articles from tho estates of deceased Officers and soldiers of the late East India Company's Service, and of Her Majesty's Indian Military lichees, have from time to time been received from the Governments of the respec tive Presidencies in India. - Packages containing articles reserved from the follow ing estates remain unclaimed, viz. :-- 11. Babington, W. R., Assistant Surgeon, „Madras Medical Department. 12. Briggs, F. W., Rev., Madras Establishment. 17A. Barclay, J. S., Captain, 39th Madras Native Infantry. 20. Coust, H. A. 0., Captain, 2d Madras Native Veteran Battalion. 21. Carter, C., Captain, 38th Madras Native Infantry. 26. Chancy, A., Lieutenant, 39th Madras Native In fantry. 33. Donne, J. T., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical Department. 42. Dillas, R., Lieutenant, 3 d Madras European Regi ment. 48. Edmonston, W., Sergeant-Major, 28th Madras Native Infantry. 52. Fenning, D. A., Colonel, Ist Madras Light Cavalry. 63. Grinelack, E., Private, 104th Foot. 65. Harris, J. D., Lieutenant, 28th Madras Native In- Infantry. 69. Hawes, .1. C., Brevet-Maior, Ist Madras Fusiliers. 7'. Halliday, J., Sergeant, Bengal Establishment. 79. Johnston, J. McM., Captain, 4th Madras Native In fantry. 83. Keighly, F., Lieutenant, 24th Madras Native In fantry. 85. Kensington, H. 8., Ensign, 32d Madras Native In fantry. 117. Owen, M., Lieutenant, 38th Madras Native Infantry. 128. Redmond, J. J., Lieutenant, 7th Madras Native In fantry. 134 A. Ryan, P., Deputy Commissary, Madras Sappers and Miners. 142. Shedden, Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical De partment. 150 u. Stothert, R., Major, 4th Bengal Native Infantry. 154. Walker, A., Captain, Madras Establishment. 165. Walker, T., Sergeant-Major, 7th Madras Native In fantry. 170. Wright, W., Sergeant, Madras Sappers and Miners. Applications for such packages should be made by next of kin of the deceased, or by the legal representatives of such next of kin, to the Military Secretary, at this Office. In the event of any of the packages in question remain ing unclaimed for the further period of six months from this date, they will be opened, the contents be disposed of by sale, and the amount realized be credited to the estate of the deceased. T. T. PEARS, Major-General, Military Secretary. PR INT I N G-.—TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c. The Printing and Machining of Newspapers ; &c., done on exceedingly favourable terms. Use of Editorial and Publishing Offices, if required. Estimates 'forwarded on receipt of particulars, with stamped directed envelop() for reply. Address—The Manager, "Sun" Printing Offices, 3, Church-row, Savoy, Strand, W.C. (NE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE ORPHA NT 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. 03Ice, 51, Cheapside, Lonion, E'.o QAMARITAN FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN and CHILDREN, Lower Seymour-street, Portman square. The only free Hospital for diseases of women. 2,746 patients were treated last month without letters of recommendation. Subscriptions and donations are much needed, and will be received by Messrs. Hatchard, dilly ; Sir Samuel Scott, Bart.; Messrs. Barclay, Coutts, Glyn, Ransom ; and by the Secretary. THE HOSPITAL for WOMEN , Soho-square. --Bankers : Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co.; Messrs. Ransom, B ouver i e, an d Co.—The Committee APPEAL very earnestly for CONTRIBUTIONS. The Hospital is now open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri days to out-patients who are treated without letters of recommendation. HENRY B. INGRAM, Secretary. THE ASSOCIATION for th e WELFARE o f the BLIND, 210, Oxford-street, and 127, Euston-road. Patroness —Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. This Institution affords employment in various ways to 172 blind men and women. Pensions to various amounts are granted to the blind who cannot earn their own living. 500 blind men and women aro applying for help, which cannot be given for WANT of FUNDS. Contributions will be thankfully received by the Secre tary, Rev. C. B. REID, M.A. GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, Caledonian-road, Islington, N. Supported by Voluntary Contributions. This Hospital has relieved 481,954 patients since it was established at King's-cross in 1856. Patients are admitted free. Bankers—Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and Co., 60, Lombard street, Messrs. Ransom and Bouverie, 1, Pall-mall.—lion. Sec., I. Smith. Eso. GBo. Rain, Sec. THE ROYAL HOSPITAL for D ISEASES of the CIUST, City-road.—The wards for in-patients are constantly full, those for ont-patients crowded daily. FUNDS greatly needed. CHARLES L. KEMP, Secretary. HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the THROAT, Golden-square, W. President —His Grace the Duke of GRAFTON. The Committee of Management earnestly APPEAL for FUNDS to help them to meet the heavy current expenses. Upwards of 18,000 poor persons have been relieved in the last six years. GEORGE WOOD, Secretary. THE ROYAL INFIRMARY for DISEASES of CHILDREN and WOMEN, Waterloo-bridge- Upwards of 100 poor sick children are relieved daily at this Hospital. The Committee most earnestly solicit Contributions, to enable them to continue the benefits of medical aid to those numerous poor suffering children, who are rendered so helpless by sickness and poverty. Bankers, Messrs. Fuller, Banbury, and Co., 77, Lombard street; and by Messrs. Coats and Co., Strand. CHARLES J. F. RENTON, Secretary. Waterloo-bridge-road, S E. B RITISH HOME for INC URABLES, Clap ham-rise. Instituted in 1861. Patroness—H.R.H. the Princess of WALES. This Institution provides a home for life, with good nursing and skilled medical attendance, for pei-sons over 20 years of age and above the pauper class, who are hope lessly afflicted with incurable disease. Pensions of £2O per annum are also granted. The Homo was opened in September, 1863; 71 in patients and 106 annuitants have been elected. Elections in May and November. Forms of application may be ob tained from the Secretary. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS and DONATIONS are earnestly solicited. Bankers—Messrs: Barclay, Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard street, E.C. ; Messrs. Drummond, Charing-cross, S.W. ED WD. WEAVER, Soc. Offices, 73, Cheapside, E.C. T HE RESCUE SOCIETY'S HOMES are as follows : For Fallen Women. 28, Church-row, Hamp-. 150, Now Bent -road. stead. 48 Church-stroot, St o k e 13, Camden-street, Camden- Newington. town. Maize-hill Cottage, Green -205, Great Portland- street. wich. For Young Girls in Danger. 27, Church-row, Hampstead. 9, Honstridge-villas, St. John s-wood. St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-hill. Country Home—St. James's-street, Dover. Temporary Home-85, Queen-street, Choapsido. 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 home at Great Portland-street is for young fallen girls from 10 to 16. The committee aio 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. The Society's Report (of which a contributor writes, "I never road 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 tho benevolent. DANL. COOPER, Sec. 7 85, Queen-street Cheapside. road, ~, ~ ~c_-~ / /, ~ ...,,,,.,,c..,_, 6 < . ) ~~~_~, ~; it would have to be entirely re-armed, a prccess involving an enormous expenditure to be reckoned by millions. At present a vessel like the Hercules would reduce the Once in a very short time. The question, therefore, is, are we in these days of economy prepared to incur the cost of making Gibraltar an effective fortress? If not, is it worth while to incur the of rcconstituted Spain by main taining this trophy of our conquest, this badge of her inferiority? It has been suggested that Gibraltar might lie retained as a coaling station, or that, if surrendered altogether, it should be neutralised as Luxemburg has been. But probably the wisest plan would be to restore the Rock to the Spaniards without conditions, having, of course, previously destroyed the works. A romantic story is just now being told here. A well known lady photographer met some time ago a very beat • tiful girl of the lower classes. The lady asked her to become a servant, promising good wages on the condition that she would sit as a model whenever required. The girl made a charming study, so charming that a gentleman who saw her likeness in the shop AvindowA was at once pierced by one of Cupid's darts. The gentleman vowed that lie would not rest until he had discovered the owner of the beautiful face, and made her his wife. The first step was to discover the photographer —the second, to ask who was her subject. Here he met with a difficulty. Mrs. C— would not at once give him the required infor mation, but, being persuaded, she mentioned the girl's name. Then the inamorato declared that he intended to make herhis wife. " You cannot do so," Mrs. C --replied, for she is only a servant. He vowed that this should make no difference. At last it was agreed that the gentleman should dine at Mrs. C—'s, that the girl should wait upon him, and that he should thus have an opportunity of seeing whether his devotion was deep enough to stand the sight of his goddess in cap and apron. It stood that test, and very soon the servant-goddess became the wife. Worshipper and worshipped have now wisely betaken themselves to the Continent, where there will be an opportunity for acquiring those graces which the world deems essential even in a beauty. An insurance society upon a novel principle is about to be started. It is an adaptation of the principle of the Manchester Steam Boilers' Association ; and itvill enable colliery proprietors to insure their works against explosion. The immediate effect of this proposal has been to make the pitmen declare that they will not work unless they aro insured too. They say that the masters, being sure of a Pecuniary compensation in the event of accidents, will get,careless about ventilating their works, and that thus the lives of the pitmen will be in much greater danger than before. In reality, I suppose the pits will be much better ventilated, for it will be the duty of the insurance company in its own interests to see that the arrangements are good. The insurance of steam boilers has certainly tended to diminish the number of explosions from that source. The first series of Mr. Dickens's farewell readings have just come to an end. The second series is likely to be even more remarkable than the other. Recently, Mr. Dickens had an experimental reading before some of the best critics in London, in order that they might determine if it would be wise for him to attempt the more tragical parts of his stories. Mr. Dickens not merely read the parts, but assumed the characters of Nancy, Bill Sykes, the Jew Fagin, and other characters in " Oliver Twist." He shewed such wonderful dramatic power that the critics were in raptures ; and, being guided by their advice, ho will present these characters to the public. It may not be known to your readers that Mr. Dickens, in his "readings," trusts entirely to his memory. Although he has a book before him, he very rarely, if ever, refers to it. The death of Mr. Lucas will have taken no one by surprise. He has been out of health for some time past; and I believe to that fact was due some very unwise letters which he published in reply to the critics, when they passed a somewhat severe judgment upon his new venture, the Shilling Magazine. It was a very unsuccess ful venture. FOREIGN NOTES, SPAIN. Notwithstanding the repeated assurances of the mem bers of the Provisional Government that nothing less than a monarchy will satisfy the country, there can be no doubt that Republicanism is spreading. The Democrats are hard at work, whilst the Monarchists are inactive. A review of soldiers at Madrid a few dayS ago has fur aished the Republicans with much political capital against the Government. The soldiers saluted Prim with Isabella's " Royal March ;" but the loudly-expressed disapproval of the populace speedily brought about the substitution of " Riego's Hymn." Still, the review was an ill-advised step, and the Republicans have nut been slow to condemn it as a show of strength and a means of intimidation. Democratic meetings are. being held all over the country, and the Republican organs are daily filled with reports and copies of resolutions. One paper goes so far as to publish a list of the new Republican Cabinet. The reactionists hope to profit by the gravity of the situation. Isabella openly expresses the belief that either herself or her son will soon reign at Madrid. The great Republican demonstration at Madrid on Sunday last passed off without the slightest disturbance. All accounts agree that on the one hand the Government attempted no interference; on the other, that the Repub licans conducted the proceedings with admirable calmness, dignity, and order. GERMANY. The two North Schleswig deputies have sent a letter to the President of the Prussian Chamber, again refusing to take the oath, and resigning their seats. The object of this manoeuvre is evident. If the Prussian Government allow the Danish district to remain unrepresented, it will virtually be excluded from the Prussian kingdom ; but if another election takes place, the inhabitants of North Schleswig will again assert their rights by returning two deputies favourable to annexation to Denmark. DENIf ARK. The Vienna correspondent of the Indc'pendance Beige says the marriage of the Prince Royal of Denmark to the Princess of Sweden will take place next July. THE SITUATION "ON THE RIVER PLATE. Mr. Gould, our Chargj d'Affaires at Paraguay, has left the country and is returning to Europe. During h! - -: lengthened stay on the Paraguayan river, says the Buenos Ayres Standard, he despatched several notes to President Lopez, urging the liberation of all those British subjects whose contracts with the Paraguayan Govern ment had expired, and who were anxious to return to their native country; but, after repeated delays, he found it impossible to get a straightforward or positive reply to any of hi 3 notes, and, with the most praiseworthy discretion, declined the invitation to visit the Paraguayan camp. There is much reason to believe the more serious reports of Mr. Washburn's misconduct are correct. Probably it is this fact which prevented the Paraguayan Govern ment from giving Mr. Gould a definite reply to his request. The operations of the war still proceed very slowly. The body of allied troops despatched to the rear of the Paraguayan position was reported to be hard at work cutting a way through the dense vegetation and bridging the minor streams. The difficulty of dislodging Lopez from Villeta would seem to prove that his cause cannot be so immediately hopeless as the Brazilian journals represent. The health of the allied army is bad. PRESERVED MEAT. The great problem is yet unsolved. One of the desiderata of the age is the invention of some process by which fresh meat can be conveyed to Europe from a distance of several thousand miles. Meat can now be trans ported a considerable distance, but only in a dried or salted condition ; no means have yet been discovered of keeping it in something like its original condition for any length of time. By a recent decree the Government of the Argentine Confederation offers a reward equivalent to 40,000 f., or £1,600, to the inventor of any success ful process for conveying fresh meat to Europe. The direct money recompense may do good in stimulating attention to this important matter, though the individual who makes the great discovery ought, and probably would, reap a large fortune by trade. The question is one of the highest moment. Whilst the poor in England are starving, cattle in South America are actually regarded as vermin ; they cannot be slaughtered in sufficient num bers. THE COST OF ELECTION PETITIONS. The judges' rules for trying election petitions seem to have met with universal approval. Throwing aside that love of mere formality which has so long characterised nearly everything done by the judicial bench, they have m this case gone straight at the matter, and framed rules founded on common sense. For the nonce they have avoided unworkable precedent, and the result is that the Act will be carried out in the spirit with which it was passed. In nothing is this plainer than in the matter of " costs." Hitherto the amount of money expended in retaining or assailing a seat has been enormous. To have had to pay the costs of many days in the old committee-rooms would soon have ruined a millionaire. In one case t was stated that over a thousand a day vas spent. But this done under the id ea that the other side would have to pay. The judges, how ever, will change all that. The following is one of their rules :—" Regard being had to the disallowance of any coats, charges, and expenses v li:ch may, in the opinion of the court or judge, have been caused by vexatious conduct, unfounded allegations, or unfounded objections, on the part either of the retitioner or the respondent, and regard being had to the discouragement of any needless expense by throwing the burden of defray ing the same on the parties by whom it has been caused, whether such parties are or are not on the whole successful." AT - I LNE RS' STRONG HOLD FAST AN I) FIRE RESISTING SAFES, Chests, Doors, and Strong Poonn, with the progressive and recent improvements effected after half a century's cxperiener., effectually guard against Fin - , s.-- and Burglar Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Hull, and 47A, illoorgate-street, City, London.