The Sun. — London, England, 1868-12-16 00:00:00

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CHRISTMAS HOLIDSYS. - • ORDINARY RET UltN TICKETS, issued at any Station on the Great Western Railway from WEDNESDAY, December 23, and folio winz days, will he available until December 31, inclusive. Third-Class Return Tickets will be issued by certain Trains from LONDON (Paddington, Victoria, Battersea, Chelsea, West Brompton, and Kensington Stations), to Exeter, Plymouth, Yeovil, Weymouth, and Dorchester, and vice versa, on WED NESDAY, December 23, and following days, available for Return up to and including THtissnAv, December 31. For further particulars see hand-bills. J. GRIERSON, General Manager. Paddington, Dec., 1868. THEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET. Sole Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, EASY SHAVING. Messrs. Rogers, Clark, Gordon; Mesdames Burke and F. Wright. After which, PIETRA. Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, Ken dal, Gordon, &c.; Miss Bateman, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam. Concluding with RURAL FELICITY. Messrs. Buckstone, Rogers, Kendal, Weaihersby, Clark, White, &c.; Mesdames Chippendale, Burke, Wright, Fitzwilliam, Laws, Lewin, &c. Commenee at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVENING, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE OCAMBERWELL. Mr. G. debnore, Mrs. L. Murray. At a quarter to 8, MONTE CRISTO. Mr. Fechter, Mr. Penja min Webster, Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. Arthur Stirling, Mr. Ashley, Mr. It. Phillips, Mr. Stuart, Mr. C H. Stephenson, Mr. C. J. Smith, Mr. Romer, Mr. W. H. Eburne, Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Carlotta Leclercq, and Mrs. Leigh Murray. CLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL.-At 7, GOOD FOR NOTHING. _ . . . .. At a quarter to 8, Mr. J. Byron's original Comedy, in five acts, entitled CYRIL'S SUCCESS: Messrs. Warner, Vernon, David Fisher, Newbound, Andrews, Tindale, Hurlston, and J. Clarke; Mesdames Henrade, C. Thorne, Breman, Berend, Hughgs, and Stephens. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE SECRET. After which (at 8 o'clock), Dion Boucicault's new drama, in four acts, entitled AFTER DARK, a Tale of London Life Messrs. Vining, Walter Lacy, Dominick Murray, C. Harcourt, 3 G. Shore; Miss Emma Barnet. and Miss Rose Leclercq. Entirely new Scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds anal assistants. To conclude with MASTER JONES'S BIRTHDAY. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. Box-office open daily from 10 till 5. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. Clarke. Belford, Joyce; Mesdames Bufon and Maitland. After which, THE FIELD OF ThE CLOTH OF GOLD. Messrs. Thorne, James, and Robson Mesdames M. Long more, F. Hughes, L. Maitland, &c. To conclude with A COMICAL COUNTESS. LICENSED 'VICTUALLERS' GUARDIAN (1 R. 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Shore, Maclean, Holston: Miss Emma Barnet and Miss Pose Leclercq Concluding with MASTER JONES'S BIRTHDAY. THEATRE-DOTAL, ADELPIIT. THIS EVENING, at 7, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMB ;•: - Rw ELL. Mr. G. Belmore, Mrs. L. Murray. At 7.45 MOVIE CRISTO . Messrs. Fechter, B. Webster, G. Belmore, A. Stirling, R. Phillips, Stuart, Ashley, Stephenson. C. J. Smith, W 11. Vhurne, R. Romer; Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss C. Leclercq, and Mrs. Leigh Murray. GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. TIM Ev, NTNG, at 7. GOOD FOR NOTHING. At a quarter to 8. CYRIL'S SUCCESS: ➢iessrs. Warner, Vernon, David Fisher, Newl-a-Ind, Andrews, Tin(lale. Hurlstone, J. Clarke: Mesdames Henrade, C. Thorne, Bremen. 114,,4ma, liaghen, and Stephens. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs.Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7.30, THE WIDt W HUNT. IVlessrs. Bei ra], Clarke; Miss Bufton. THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD : Messrs. Thorne, James, Fenton; Me s d ames Maria Longmore , R. Goodall. Lydia Maitland. Claire, and Hughes. To conclude with MARRIAGE AT ANY PRICE QUEENS THEATRE, LONG-ACRE. Manager. Arr. W. H. Liston TIM EVENING. at 7. THE LANCASHIRE LASS: Messrs. Trying, L. Brough, Stephens, Wyndham. Clayton, and S. Emery; Mesdames Hodson. Montague, and Nelly Moore. And THE STRANGER, Stranger than Ever. Mr. L. Brough, Miss Mon tague, &c. THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN. Under the Management of Miss Fanny Joseph''. Tuts EvENtvt, at 7, BLOW FOR PLOW: Messrs. Honey, Haynes, Arthur, Wetland. and Parselle; :Mesdames Foot e,Weathershy. llignold. At 1).30, LFCRE'I'IA BOL A ; Ness Drew, G. Honey, &c.; Mesdames Minnie Sidney, Fanny Joseph PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE. Under the Management of Miss Marie_Wilton7 THIS EVENING, TAME CATS: Messrs. Hare, H. J. Montague, Blakeley, Montgomery, and Bancroft; Mrs. Buckingham Miss C. Addison, and Miss M arie Wilton. After which, WHO SPEAKS FIRST Messrs. Montague and Blakeley; Miss C. Addison. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. rHIS EVENING, THE WIFE'S SECRET. Sir Walter Amyott Mr. Creswick; Eveline, Miss Panncefort After which, TIME TRIES ALL, CHRISTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREA . BALLETS, Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. ls. Box-office open from 11 to 4. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regents-pack, OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Admission, ls.; on Mondays, 6d.; Children under twelve, Bd. T.()SAIL AMPIIITI; EAT EZ E AND circus, 110LBORN', TIM; F,VENTNG, The Great Carre Troupe and magnificent Stud of r,i) ll.r,es; also M. Avolo. Alfred Bradbury, M. Clifton, Captain Austin, Miss Carrie, and :amwell's Performing Dogs. THEATRE-ROYAL, OLYMPIC. Tuts EVENING, at 7, SL %SHER &CRASHER: Messrs /%. Vaughan, G. Vincent. &e. Miss Lennox Grey and Mrs Caulfield. After which, at 7.45, THE YELLOW PASSPORT : Messrs. H. Ne Me, G. Vincent, E. Atkins, IL Vaughan. H. Cooper, and H. Wigan: Mesdames Furtado, Lennox Grey, and Caulfield ROYALTY THEATRE. Under the Management of Miss M.Oliver. Tars EVENING, at 7.::0, A LOVING CUP. Mr. Dewar, Miss M. Oliver. To be followed by THE RISE AND FALL OF NICHA RD III.: or, A New Front to an Old Dicky: Mr. Dewar Mr. Danvers: Miss Collinson : and Miss M. Oliver. T o con , tludo with TEE I',LOCKHAh.ER S HAT. 1 . At t i t SUM LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16, 1868. Anxiety has for some time past been expressed by lookers-on as to the state of public feeling in France, and in point of fact as to the permanence of the Second Empire. Twenty years have now elapsed since the Prince CHARLES Louis NAPOLEON was recalled from exile to assume supreme responsi bility as bead of the Government. On the 26th of September, 1848, H.I.H. took his seat as represen tative of the Department of l'Yonne in the Na tional Assembly. On the 20th of the fol lowing December he was proclaimed Presi dent. Three years afterwards came the coup d'etat, on the 2d of December, 1851, and before that month was out the author of the coup d'etat was re-elected President, but that time for a period of ten years' duration, again under the shadow of the Ballot, and again by Universal Suffrage. By the December of the next year the final step was taken—the President be coming Emperor under the title of NAPOLEON 111. by right of very nearly eight million votes, the ayes being 7,864,189. Since then, as previously indeed, the hold he has kept, as ruler of France, upon the reins of Government, has been firm yet temperate. Inso much that it would be simply idle to maintain that the country has been swayed by a grinding and ar bitrary authority, what though, as upon the third of this present month of December, seventeeen years since the morrow of the coup d'etat, but a few days short of twenty years since the Emperor was elected President, it might be said that (as the poet sings in " Robert of Sicily ") all— " . . may feel The velvet scabbard held a sword of steel." To argue, here in England, as some have done, that the Imperial Government of France has been in no way justified by the result in making those enor mous defensive preparations against the possibility of an insurrectionary movement which a few weeks since was rumoured to be immediately in pre paration—evidences, as we conceive, a total forgetfulness of the Tenth of April, 1848, here in London. Then, it will be remembered, every pre paration was made by the authorities with a view to suppress the rising of Chartist Insurgents. As many as 170,000 special constables were enrolled—among them the Prince Louis NAPOLEON ! As Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Field Mar shal his Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON was at his post—troops were quartered at important points of the metropolis—sand-bags, ammunition, and abundant rations, were stored up betimes in the Bank of England, at the Royal Mint, and elsewhere. In fact every conceivable precaution was taken against the possibility of a threatened or simply rumoured disaster. The rumour turned out after wards to be utterly groundless. The threat was shown by events to have been simply preposterous. The Chartists, against whom all these ludicrously dis proportioned precautionary measures were taken by the people and by the Government, by the military authorities and by the civilians, when they came to assemble on Kennington-Green, were seen to be utterly contemptible both in their leaders and in themselves numerically. Mr. FEARGUS O'CONNOR was there. A monster petition was conveyed to the House of Commons iu three hack cabs—a petition which was to have been signed, according to the previous boast, by 5,706,000 people, but which had in reality appended to it only 1,975,490 signatures, many of these, moreover, being idle, vulgar, and wanton fabrications. Such are the notorious historical facts in regard to the 10th of April, 1848, here in London. And yet to this day no one has ever dreamt of impugning the judgment of the Duke of WELLINGTON as Com mander-in-Chief of the Royal Forces, or of casting ridicule upon the loyalty and patriotism of the 170,000 Special Constables who had there and then volunteered to he enrolled for the maintenance of order. Equally idle, as we cannot but think, would it now be seriously to assail the Im perial authorities beyond the channel because of the no less enormously disproportioned precautionary measures adopted by them in Paris on the 3d of the present December, with a view to put down any re publican disturbances that might have arisen, under any conceivable pretext, whether in memory of the coup d'etat or in memory of BAUDIN. Granted that the Baudinites proved to be numerically insignificant not to say invisible, on the 3d of December, 1868 — but so also was it in regard to the Chartists on the 10th of April, 1848, here in London. If the people of England, or at any rate the inhabitants of the metropolis, and together with them the Duke Of,IVEL LINGTON and Sir ROBERT PEEL'S Government, were justified, as they undoubtedly were, in the pre cautionary measures which were then taken upon so enormous a scale against the risk of a threat of an insurrection that the event showed to be nothing else than a false alarm altogether —so also has it been, beyond all manner of doubt, in regard to the 3d of December, 1868, in Paris, when horse, foot, and artillery were there in readiness to maintain order, had there been any call for their so doing, in the name of the imperial Government. WHILST the Spaniards have settled their own diffi culties in kndalusia, the united efforts of the Great Powers have not yet brought about a pacific solution of the dispute between Turkey and Greece. The rising at Cadiz, which was thought to be the beginning of a desperate struggle between the Republicans and the Monarchists, did not spread farther, and has terminated after a well-sustained conflict in the streets of the famous seaport. On the other hand, the new phase of the Eastern Question has become really menacing to the peace of Europe, The united action of the Great Powers was the means of securi ng th e re f erence of the dispute to negotiation ; but the quarrel has broken out again, whilst the negotiations are going on. An interval of several days was agreed upon, during which the terms of the Porte's ultimatum might be considered ; but though Thursday was fixed upon as the last day of the armistice, the Turkish Ambassador left Athens and the Greek Minister withdrew from Constantinople on Monday. This is an alarming symptom, though a war is not the inevitable con sequence. It proves, however, how intense is the bitterness of the quarrel between these two nations, and how great must be the difficulty of prevent ing hostilities. The greater European States may absolutely forbid a war, or they may exercise such a pressure that neither of the principal parties in the dispute will venture to take the initiative against the other. But this result would be hardly more satisfactory, possibly less so, than an actual conflict. There are some situations which are even more THE SUN, LONDON, WI DNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 186 S. disastrous than a state of open hostility, and this, probably, is one of them. The discreditable intrigues which have been carried on in these countries, and the indirect collusion of Greece and Russia in Crete have caused more disquiet to Europe, and greater misery to the peoples immediately engaged, than any direct conflict would have brought about. If diplomatic interference result in a reasonable approach to a friendly settlement between the hos tile nations, if the schemes and combinations against the Porte be for the future conducted less offensively —it is vain to hope that they will be abandoned—and if the disgraceful proceedings in Crete are finally vetoed, the Great Powers will have used their diplomacy in the interests of justice. But if they merely propose to prevent an immediate collision,without any further precautions, it is doubtful whether the two opponents had not better be left to settle their own affairs. Both are evidently inclined to an appeal to the sword. Turkey has at length awakened to the fact that her existence is seriously menaced by her numerous and troublesome neighbours. The Porte has much reason for concluding that the chance of success at the present moment is not likely to be improved by delay. Russia is not prepared to aid Greece, whilst Austria is ready to give moral, if not material support to Turkey. It is this prospect of assistance from without which gives the situation such an appearance of gravity. There can hardly be any doubt that Austria, under the leadership of Baron BEIM, is pursuing a policy of agitation. According to intelligence which there is little reason to dispute, Baron BEUST'S interference in this question has so far been confined to encouraging Turkey and pro voking Greece. Austria's interest is to repress the growth of Roumania, and this is not likely to be secured either by weakening the Ottoman Power or by promoting the re-establish ment of the Hellenic Empire. As the offensive conduct of the Greek Government has con tinued for many months past, there is every reason to conclude that Turkey has received promises of assistance before venturing upon such a sudden change of policy. Greece, on the other hand, is not less anxious to appeal to the last argument ; the war would be one of conquest, and is, therefore, so popular that the Government has been carried away by the general enthusiasm. The terms of the Porte have been rejected, and hence the recall of the ambassadors. It looks very much as if the will of the Great Powers was for once to be disregarded; and, viewing the matter either from the Turkish or the Grecian point of view, it is difficult to imagine how a quarrel of such long accumulated virulence can be settled otherwise than by force. iN action, in which the press is concerned, and which have special features of interest, was tried on Monday. In the case of PAW V. ELEY, which came before Lord ROMILLY, the plaintiff is the alleged proprietor of a patent for the manufacture of copper cartridges, and the ,validity of that patent is now sub judice. Mr. COLLETTE, the solicitor for the defendants against whom Mr. PAW is proceeding for breach of patent, wrote three letters in the Volunteer Service Gazette depreciating the value of Mr. PAW'S invention. Thereupon that gentleman made a motion in the Rolls Court to commit Mr. COLLETTE for contempt of court because he had written on a subject which was then before the court; and also to commit Mr. ELEY, the editor of the Gazette, for having inserted those communications. Lord ROMILLY granted the motion so far as Mr. COLLETTE was concerned, giving him the alternative of making an apology. In Mr. ELEY'S case, his lordship said that he could not make any order either for committal or for an apology. At the same time he could not allow him his costs. He said, further, that " the firmly-established principle of the courts of equity was to suffer no one with impunity to publish any statements relating to, or based upon, their records which might induce a tribunal to come to any other conclusion than that derived from the evidence in a case. The courts of equity would also stop any publication which might influence the administration of justice, although such might not be the intention of the author of that publication." This is really an extraordinary declaration. If Lord ROMILLY be right it would have been improper to say anything about the construction of iron dads so long as the action which Mr. FEATHER brought against the Crown for an infringement of patent was under consideration. It would, as the Times has pointed out, prevent all comment and discussion upon inventions of the utmost national importance, should they happen to be matters of litigation. Rival artillerists, rival ship builders, might press their claims upon the Govern ment, but if they should happen to be litigants as well as rivals the public press must say nothing about the merits of competing guns or ships. On the other hand, if the invention is of small interest, it is quite possible that the editor may be perfectly ignorant that there has been any litigation upon it, and may thus be liable to heavy costs, if to no worse penalty, for inserting an advertisement in which the merits of one of the competitor's inventions is puffed. Manifestly, Lord ROMILLY'S dictum is opposed to common sense and the public benefit. It is also utterly opposed in spirit to the decisions of that most enlightened judge, Sir ALEX ANDER COCKBURN, who has done so much to free the press from unfair restrictions. ACCIDENT TO A HOLYHEAD STEAMER. HOLYHEAD, Dec. 15. The Holyhead and Dublin steamer Stanley, which left Dublin at 7 p.m. on Monday, and was due at Holyhead at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, had not arrived up to noon to-day. The Hibernia steamship was sent in search of her, and great apprehension was felt, as the sea was running high. The Hibernia scoured the Irish Channel, and found the Stanley at 4 p.m. 18 miles northward of Holyhead, with centre wheel broken, and drifting northward. There were 50 passengers on board, who were in great excitement. The Stanley was brought to Holyhead at 7.30 p.m. THE CLAIMS OF WOMEN.—Miss Faithful will repeat her eloquent lecture on the claims of women on the 2 - 2 d at the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, and at Southampton, on Jan. 5, 1869. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—The annual benefit of Mr. James Stride, of the Box-office, is fixed for to-morrow evening, on which occasion there ought to be a very crowded house. Mr. Stride is ever at his post, and his obliging manner has rendered him a great favourite with the visitors to this theatre, who, on all occasions when in any difficulty, call for his assistance. The readiness and good humour with which Mr. Stride attends to the de mands of the sterner sex, to say nothing of his politeness and consideration for the ladies, entitles him to a bumper benefit, which we trust ho will receive. EXTENSIVE PLATE ROBBERY.—The Surrey Standard states that a daring and successful robbery was effected at the residence of Mrs. Oliver, of Arlington villa, a detached house in Old Seaside-road, near Trinity Church, during the absence of the family at church on Sunday morning. More than a hundred pieces of plate and jewellery, valued at between £4OO and £5OO, wore carried off. A labourer named I)elafolie, aged twenty-two, of Souchy-Cauchy (Pas-de-Calais), has just been tried at Arms, on not loss than fourteen charges of wilfully setting fire to crops and farm buildings. The value of the pro perty thus destroyed amounted to £4,000. The jury re turned a verdict of guilty, withont the admission of ex tenuating circumstances, and sentence of death was passed on him. The next examination of candidates for commis sions in the corps of Royal Artillery and Royal En- gineers for admission to the Royal Military Aca demy, IVoolwich, under the regulations dated Horse Guards, May 1, 1868, will commence on ;4th Jan. next ; and that of candidates for commissions in the medical department of the army on the Bth of February. DuNvILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is re commended by the medical profession in preference to French Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exports tion. Quotations on application to Messrs. Dunville and Co., Belfast; or 4, Beaufort-buildings, Strand, London W.O vertisement.] LATEST INTELL MEN CE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 15, Evening. To-day the subscription for the shares of the Baltic Port Company, amounting to 24,010,000 silver roubles, the interest on which is not guaran teed by Government, has been opened. Almost the whole amount has already been taken up. SICILY. PALERMO, Dec. 16. Yesterday afternoon Prince Humbert and the Princess Marguerita arrived here,and were received by General Medici and the civil authorities. The people gave their Royal Highnesses a most cordial and enthusiastic welcome. AN UNPUBLISHED LETTER FROM TEE LATE MR. COBDEN. The following is a copy of a private letter from Mr. Cobden, which was published in the Batton Advertiser of November 28 : " Midhurst, Jan. 8, 1864. "Dear Sir,—l entirely agree with you as to the conse quences to be apprehended from the operations of the privateers. But I do not see hOw I can interfere now with any advantage. I stated in the House last session, when it was difficult to get a hearing on that side, what I feared would be the consequences of our lax proceedings at Liverpool, &c. And I took every opportunity of impres sing privately on those in power my fear (which seems to be your own) that the demand for indemnity for captures would cost us a war or a great humiliation. I don't see how one or the other is to be avoided. For, bear in mind, the mischief is done, and the language, the taunting and insulting language of the Prime Minister in the House when the subject was brought forward by Mr. Forster last spring (when I was absent), remains on record, and, I fear, is not likely to be forgotten. Then, bear in mind that Lord John Russell has refused in his correspondence with Mr. Adams to recognise the claim. For me to interfere now and advise the Government to pay the money would neither be fair to the public nor myself. It must become the sub ject of regular diplomatic negotiation. The fact is—and the whole fact—that our ruling class and a large section of the upper middle class (led by the Times and its satel lites), have been so rampant in their hostility to the Great Republic, of whose strength and resources they are dan gerously ignorant, that they have jumped instantly to the conclusion that—to use their unhappy phrase—' the Republican bubble had burst;' and they commenced to treat that country as they would Brazil. lam sorry to say that the altered tone of our diplomatic correspondence in the Blue. Books shews that the Foreign Office reflected this altered feeling. Meantime among the masses of the people the feeling was unchangeably with the North. Lord Russell said at Blairgowrie the majority were for the North. But the majority have:no votes. If the whole people had been represented in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister would not have spoken as Lord Palmerston spoke, nor would Mr. Laird have been frantically cheered when he rose in the House and virtually said ' I did it.' However, LW I before remarked, the mischief is done, and now it remains to be seen with what grace the people will allow themselves to be committed to a war or a humiliation by the ruling class which has the powers of government in its hands. But I confess I think the money amount of the captures the smallest part of the future penalty we shall have to pay. It is the loss of productive value inflicted on the whole of the United States mercantile marine which is the most pregnant, for it shews what half a dozen swift steamers would do to our ,merchantmen. And with whatever maritime power we may be at war, we may be assured that the Americans will pay us in our own coin, and that it will be impossible for the Government then to prevent privateers from being fitted out against us. This I have heard stated by some of the best friends of England among the Americans. With such a prospect, I hardly see how we can go to war even with Brazil. I have marvelled at the shortsightedness of so many of our shipowners and merchants, who ought, the moment there was even the hint of privateers being fitted out in our ports, to have risen en masse against it, and to have called on the Government to apply for fresh powers, if they had not sufficient for the pur pose. Instead of this, too many of them have, I fear, chuckled over the destruction of a rival. For English shipowners and merchants to be found encouraging such a mode of warfare upon and through foreign commerce, is on a par with the intelligence which the proprietors of the Crystal Palace would exhibit if they were to invite a game of stone•throwing with their neighbours living in stone and slate houses." The swindlers who write to parties on the Conti nent, professing to have received valuable parcels or docu ments from Australia or California, which they will forward on a remittance being sent to them to cover expenses, are again actively at work. Two boards of guardians—Kilkenny and Clonmel —(says an Irish paper) have been discussing the propriety of petitioning Parliament to allocate the Irish Church re venues to the support of the poor. Kilkenny agreed. Clon mel is to consider the matter on a future occasion. The Sheffield Telegraph says that Mr. Bright's re election for Birmingham, on his accepting office, is likely to be challeigea ; and it is rumoured that Mr. Roebuck will be brought forward to oppose him. Our correspondent adds that if Mr. Roebuck should take the field he will receive a large share of support. We regret to state that Sir Richard Mayne is con fined to his bed with a severe cold, accompanied with symptoms of an inflammatory nature. We believe we are correct in stating that this is the first instance of Sir Richard's being absent on account of illness from his post at Scotland-yard during the whole 40 years he has reigned there. According to The Echo there is a rumour afloat that Mr. Gladstone will not be disinclined to recommend an increase of the Episcopate of the Church of England, provided it can be effected without any demand upon the national funds. A proposal would in that case be made to divide, in the first instance, the diocese of Exeter, the Bishop of which has consented to surrender all his patronage in Cornwall, in the event of that county being erected inio a separate ecclesiastical see. It is said funds would readily be forthcoming for this see as well as a new bishopric of St. Albans. The Earl of Shaftesbury on Tuesday formally )pened the new schools of St. Andrew, Lambeth. The schools, which are situate in Roupell-street, one of the poorest districts in Lambeth, with houses fur two head masters, three head mistresses, a reading room for working men, and a soup kitchen for the poor, have been erected at a cost of £8,500, of which a small sum remains to be raised. The schools will accom modate 1,500 children, and there are already 950 names on the books. The meeting was preceded by a service in St. Andrew's Church, the sermon being preached by the Ven. J. S. Atterton, Archdeacon of Surrey. The colliers of the Ruabon district, numbering some thousands, having struck for an advance, the greatest excitement prevails in the neighbourhood. They have met in large numbers, and the managers and underground managers are in the greatest fear. The men attacked the house of Mr. Evans, the manager of the Now British Iron Company, and broke all the windows within their reach, and he himself was obliged to go out of the way. The underground managers are sending away their wives and families from the neighbourhood. The colliers, who say they are determined to stand out, aro going about in large todies begging, and it is dangerous to refuse them. The managers met on Monday in consultation with the county magistrates as to what is the best course to be pursued, but they, like the men, seem determined to stand out also. Lord Kinnaird has addressed a letter to a contem porary, in which he remarks that no man in his senses would trust to the barometer alone to ascertain the propor tion of gas in a mine at any time, and to discover when there is any increase to render it explosive, or any irruption or accumulation in any part of the mine. Alluding to the Hindley explosion he says that if it cannot be discovered that the safety lamps of the miners were in good order, then there cannot .be a shadow of doubt that the death of these men was caused by the negli gence of the managers or owners, and a verdict of manslaughter should follow. Unless the Legislature en forces the adoption of precautions, or juries bring in verdicts of manslaughter, human lives must continue to be sacrificed by hundreds to the carlessaess or false economy of the owners or managers of the mines. • The Master of the Rolls had before him on Tues day the case of Heymann v. the European Central Rail way Company, in which the plaintiff sought to have his shares in this company cancelled, and to be repaid the money he had paid in respect of those shares, on the ground that he had been misled by the pro spectus of the company. Amongst other things, the plaintiff complained that the prospectus did not state that the shares which Colonel Sykes held in the company were given to him to induce him to become a director, and that the Financial Corporation were paid £5,000 for floating this company. Sir R. Palmer, Sir R. Banally, Mr. Southgate, Mr. Jessel, Mr. Eddis, Mr. J. N. Higgins, and Mr. Martin appeared in the case. Lord Romilly held that the plaintiff was not entitled to relief. As to the payment of £5,000 to the Financial Corporation his lordship said that might be a question between the two companies, but it was not the least reason for cancelling the plaintiff's shares. The plain tiff's case entirely failed, and his bill must be dismissed. At the Rotherham petty sessions on Monday the limy. J. J. Christie, the head master of tho Rotherham Gram mar School, was charged with assaulting Arthur Harris, one cf his pupils, a boy thirteen years of ag , -. It appeared that the ccmplainant had found a pet jackdaw which had strayed, and being under the impression that it was a wounded crow, bad killed it by dashing its head against a wall, The defendant hearing of this, charged the boy with cruelty, and thrashed him severely with a cane, Inflicting such injuries upon his shoulders and arms that his health had since been impaired. Dr. Shearman, a local medical gentleman, said that the boy had been " barbarously treated," and the boy's arm, which was exhibited in court, showed that he still—five days after the occurrence—bore marks of a severe castigation. The defence was that the boy bad be( n guilty of wanton cruelty towards the jackdaw, and the evidence of Dr. Shearman was prejudiced, because he was opposed to corporal punish ment in public schools. The magistrates (tbe Hon. F. S. Wortley and gr. H. Otter) diemissed the easy REMARKABLE SUBSIDENCE OP LAND. Numerous wild rumours were afloat about Youghal for the last twenty-four hours, owing to a wonderful sinking and displacement of part of a road leading from Youghal to the seat of the Hon. Moore Smyth, the scene being situated a little more than a mile from the town, on the banks of the Blackwater, close by the famous Youghal Bridge, and exactly on the site of the proposed new bridge, and below the preceptory of the KnightiTempiars at Rhincrea. On the evening of the 9th inst. the inhabitants of that vicinity were much surprised to see the roads crack in several places, but much greater was their asto nishment when, on the next morning, they found the road had become impassable during the night, owing to numerous yawning chasms, reaching not alone across the road, but for many hundred feet on either side. The road continued to sink and open in such a fearful way during the whole. day on Thursday, that the inhabitants living close by became greatly alarmed, think ing they were about to be visited by one of those fearful convulsions of nature lately disturbing our globe. The road on Friday was perfectly impassable for about 800 ft. ; over 200 ft. towards the centre is sunk within the fields on both sides very nearly 10ft., and the boundary wall in this place is thrust over 12ft. out of range. The walling for nearly the whole length is entirely shattered. The bank on the hill side seems to have kept its range. The most remarkable part of the settlement is to be seen on the strand below the road, where a huge bank of tough clay and gravel is thrown up to about 9ft. in height along the whole extent ; this bank is not unlike a honey comb, so full of fissures is it. The inhabitants of a neigh bouring cottage, fearing every moment their house would be swallowed up in one of those yawning caverns (the nearest of which was not fifty feet from their doors), remained up all Thursday night. It is said the reports of the bursting road and walls could be heard miles off in the dead calm of the night. The people of the place say there were noises heard under the road during the night, as of boiling water. This might be accounted for, as the place abounds in springs and drains, which it is supposed might have been the whole cause of this strange occurrence. The foundation of the road is formed of a strong and compact mass of sandy clay and gravel.—Cork Berald. FRENCH HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY. The second annual dinner of the subscribers and friends of the French Hospital and Dispensary, Lisle-street, Leicester•square, was held on Tuesday evening in the Hanover-square Rooms, when about 400 gentlemen sat down to dinner. The chair was taken by Alderman Sir Ben jamin Phillips, and among the noblemen and gentlemen present were his Royal Highness the Comte de Paris, his Royal Highness the Due de Chartres, his Royal High ness the Duc d'Alencon, his Royal Highness the Duc de Penthievre, his Excellency the Hon. Reverdy Johnson, Minister for the United States, and his Excellency the Hadji Mohsin Khan, Minister from the Shah of Persia. This institution was opened on the Ist of December, 1867, for the relief of distressed foreigners of all nations •seeking medical relief, and amalgamated with the French Dispensary founded in 1861. It consists of four wards, two for men and two for women, of a consulting room, and of a dispensary. It is attended by the leading French medical men of the metropolis, and by Sisters of Charity. Since the date of its opening, a twelvemonth ago, it has afforded relief to 150 in-patients, and 3,716 out-patients. The CHAIRMAN proposed "The Diplomatic Body," coupling with the toast the name of the Hon. Reverdy Johnson, Minister of the United States. The toast having been enthusiastically honoured, Mr. REVERDY JOHNSON, who was received with tre mendous cheering, said that the charity which they were met to benefit was not merely confined to England, nut was universal, and it had shewn its usefulness by relieving nearly 4,000 persons during the past year. Who could tell what the sufferings of these poor creatures would have been but for the work done by this charity ? Charity was of no creed and of no country, but where there were gay and joyful hearts there was charity. Great men were charitable, and he must allude "o one of France's greatest men, her great jurist, who had just passed from earth. He need scarcely name Pierre Antoine Berryer—a man who combined the eloquence and learning of Cicero and the fervour of Demosthenes with the purity and earnestness of Cato. With regard to his own country, it had incurred—at the period when it com menced a struggle which was now admitted even by Eng lishmen to have been a just struggle for independence —a debt of gratitude to France which would never be for gotten by Americans. More recently, when America was engaged in a sanguinary struggle, two of the sons of France, illustrious by birth, and yet more illustrious by their actions—he would not say any snore on that point, for they were present—rushed to the aid of the States and joined the standard which at last— thank God !—proved triumphant. Their names were held in the highest pos sible esteem in the United States of America. They had dared danger in the field, and had passed through the fight unscathed. It might be that their lives were spared for another purpose. They were all now present at an act of charity, and he would ask, how could they raise their arms against each other There had been some thing said as to a difficulty existing in the settlement of the difference between England and the United States. On that question he might say that the notion of an insu perable difficulty was purely a delusion. Though both himself and Lord Stanley had been in tete-a-tete converse, and had not been too reticent of what had passed in their discussions, he might say that they had not told every thing, and Englishmen were not yet so clever as his own countrymen at guessing and did not know the true condi tions of the question. He might say—and he hoped no one would try to lower the prices of English Coniols or American Five-twenties—that in his relations with Lord Stanley and with the successor of Lord Stanley, who seemed to be animated with the same spirit, there had never been anything that gave reason to suspect the most remote possibility that the friendship between the two countries was not fixed upon a firm basis. Whatever doubts might have been entertained in former times, there need be none now. America had proved that she could produce good soldiers, and England also knew well enough that no nation in the world could excel her self in that respect. His own mission to England had been one of peace. He bore in mind the text, " Blessed are the peacemakers," and he esteemed that the man who descended to posterity as a peacemaker would descend surrounded by a halo greater and more enduring than that of the great warrior. To make and preserve peace was the duty of Christian rulers. The American Government had set an example of peacemaking, and he could only say that from the moment of his landing upon the English shores he had determined to do all that he could do to maintain a friendly feeling between England and the United States. He had done this without losing in any way his self-respect, the dignity of his official station, or compromising the honour of his Country. At the conclusion of Mr. Johnson's speech, Mrs. Howard Paul sang . "The Star•spangled Banner," which was deservedly applauded. Lord Derby is said to have " greatly regained his strength" after his late severe attack of gout. Mr. S. G. Osborne has been appointed private secretary to the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, Secretary of State; and Mr. F. G. Faithfull private secretary to Lord Northbrook, Under Secretary of State for War. NEW MIDDLE-CLASS SCHOOLS.—On Tuesday was laid the foundation-stone of the London Middle-class Schools, which are to be erected in Cowper-street, City toad. There is to be a central school in Finsbury, to occupy an acre of ground, and to accommodate 1,000 boys. A sum of £50,000 towards the building has been subscribed by the merchants, bankers, and Corporation of London, and the payment of a guinea per quarter for each scholar will render the school self-supporting. The deaths in London last week were less than in that previous by 166, the numbers in the last six weeks having been respectively 1,387, 1,506, 1,507, .1,561, 1,672, and 1,486. The improvement was chiefly under the headings of phthisis and bronchitis, there being 62 fewer deaths caused by the former, and 76 caused by the latter. The annual rates of mortality in fourteen of the principal places, per 1,000 of the population, were as follows : Dublin, 18 ; Bristol, 21; Birmingham and Sheffield, 22 ; Hull, 23 ; London, 25 ; Salford, 27 ; Liverpool and Edin burgh, 28 ; Newcastle-cn-Tyne, 31 ; Bradford and Glasgow, 32 ; Manchester, 33 ; and Leeds, 35. HUNTING IN ROME. —On Monday the Roman hounds met at Prince Borghese's picturesque old castellated farmhouse called Torre Nuova, six miles from Rome, on the road to Palestrina. It was the first day of really good sport this season. Out of compliment to Prince Borghese, as owner of the estate, the master of the bounds, Prince Bandini-Giustiniani, transferred his authority for the clay to the Prince of Sulmona, Prince Borghese's son, who, although a younger hand, was perhaps more successful in his direction of the day's operations, as several capital runs were obtained, and three foxes killed. The field was very brilliant, a number of Roman and British beauties being in the saddle. Among the former was the Princess of Sulmona, nie Apponyi. Lord and Lady Lindsay were out, and their daughters were riding, as were the Misses Taratt. Miss Evelyn Wilbraham, sister of the Princess of Teano, was among the foremost of those fair eques trians, and her good riding was rewarded with a brush. Most of the young Roman nobles were out, and the British element in the field was strengthened by the pre- Bence of Captain W. Moore, who has the experience of several seasons' fozhwatinkl A and is a capital risler, • wam..•••• j , ~~~.~ ~._~ . iGM OIEN ~~N~ ~~~~~' HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Dee. 15. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, and attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe, drove in the grounds this morning. Princess Louise went out, attended by Lady Augusta Stanley. Prince Arthur left the Castle for Woolwich. THE RECENT GALES.-LIFEBOAT SERVICES. LOOE, CORNWALL, Dee. 14. This afternoon, during a gale from the S.li r (states R. Thomas, Esq.) a vessel was seen in die' tress off Looe Island. The lifeboat Oxfordshire? belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution, Was promptly launched through a heavy surf to her assistance, and succeeded in bringing her and the crew safely into harbour. The vessel was th e schooner " Mail," bound from Rouen to Giaogoiff with a cargo of grain. She had left Plymouth on Sunday, and had made the Lizard Light when eh e encountered a tremendous gale, and shipped several heavy seas, which shifted the cargo. The master+ who was a stranger to this coast, then tried to rl lO to the land, and would have beached his ship if pes, sible had he not fortunately rounded Looe Island and come in where he did. The vessel is not much damaged. The prompt assistance rendered by the lifeboat, there is no doubt, saved the schooner from certain destruction, and probably the lives of the crew also. MARGATE, Dec. 12• In continuation of his former report, E. Isaac' son, Esq., now gives the details of the service rendered yesterday by the lifeboat Quiver, of th e Lifeboat Society. It appears that the lifeboat was launched in a strong wind from S.S.W. and heavy rain in reply to signals from the light ship in th e Princes Channel ; she proceeded across the Margat e , and Tongue sands and up the Ch anne l, and fotl o , the Dandy " La Jeune Fanny" o n th e G r idler San d in a heavy sea. With much difficulty the boat WSS taken alongside and her assistance requested by t he master. Some of the lifeboat's crew w e r e then Pot on board, a press of canvass was got on the vess e ; and she was forced over the b a nk, th e tid e rising at the time, and brought into Margate Harbour' From the position in which she lay she must 01 have been broken up and the crew been drown' had not the lifeboat go n e to h er a id. She l it4s constantly under water, and the sea repeatedly In': ing a complete breach over h er an d th e lifeboa t ' and the service of the boat was a tt en d e d w ith Wil e danger to her and the crew. The Ramsgate Li fe ; boat Bradford and the steam-tug Aid were we taken out to the assist a n ce o f th e same vessel, but their services were not required. HAUXLEY, NORT/161BERLA SM December 14. ing The Lifeboat, Algernon and Eleanor, belong to the Lifeboat Society, and stationed at this 1) 15 e l ' e went out at midnight, yesterday, during a g to from E.S.E., and in a very heavy sea, in r eply: b signals from the brig Gloriana, of Ambles, wb l iv e , had struck on the Ri n B us k R oc k. Wh e n, ever, the boat reached the vessel, the crew declined to leave, and she, the re f ore , re t urne d to sho re Ultimately a steamer suc cee d e d i n t ow i n g the h ria into harbour. ryvw DROGHEDA, IRELAND, Dee. i t A barque of about 300 tons burthen, fl l ` l3 'l Danish colours, came ashore this morning I ° 3°ll a mile to the southward of the ba r , 0 , and is likelY v become a wreck. The lifeboat, The Old Ge orge Irlam, of Liverpool, of the National Institutio n' went out to her, but on arriving alongside, sP found the vessel abandoned. :DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN, Dec. , D. D. Lewin, Esq., reports that the.scho olo : Three Janes, of Preston, bou n d f rom there to t il° port with a cargo of coals, while making for ° e harbour last night in an easterly ga l e , was drive s behind the pier ; the anchor s were l e t go , but tr ship laboured heavily, and she and the crew wer e i r ti f imminent danger on account of the terrific O ho rolling in. Notwithstanding the danger, 313 / possession of a fine new lifeboat, the harbour 0 ~, 3 men immediately put out in one of their boats 311 4 rescued and brought ashore the master and croviluis six men. Had they remained content wit h t ,„ r . brave service all would have been well, but 1 11 - I '' e tunately five boatmen, with the view to saly gg oc i put off again with the captain of the schooner , : 3 e j, while attempting to reach her the boat caPs' z ,v i o and all the poor fellows loSt their lives. Mr • lie. n ot adds that the intelligence of the sad affair W 3B the brought to him until quite half an hour afte r to . accident to the boat had happened, and uuf °r er nately it was then, of course, too late for the s , OO l vices of the Manchester and S a lf or d Sunday S oho lifeboat to be brought into requisition. Sue h h ot the great roar of the surf th a t they did not the rockets explode, or know that anything fo r usual had happened. As soon as he received et)i l p mation of the sad affair the lifeboat was sr - 0 0 taken to the top of the harbour in jo g she might be needed, the people gLlese a very willing and helping hand to get her ba d Just Just previous to her arrival other salvors t io managed to get on board the vessel, and wi th o r assistance of the rock brigade and the maul d r dreds of spectators, who by this time had Otto gated on the pier, she was successfully brough t ate port, and is but little damaged. It is unfor t l e if that the lifeboat had not been sent for immed ia t iot after the vessel drove behind the pier, as ill case not a life would have been sacrificed. MILITARY AND NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, , General Sir Robert Dacres, K.C.8., 1?- 61 '1,1 e merly Commandant of the garrison at Wo c n c le: and now Colonel-Commandant of the 4th Brig - ia ta Royal Artillery, is appointed to succeed th e , 0 , Field Marshal General Sir Hugh Dalrymple nlef G.C.8., as Colonel-Commandant of the Al3l* Royal Horse Artillery. The examination of candidates for commissino the corps of Royal Engineers for admission t° re , Royal Military College, Sandhurst, under the GB, gulations dated Horse Guards, September bf I . o n, will commence at Chelsea Hospital this 113 ° r° r e• before Major-General W. C. E. Napier, Vic e e , - ; ,01 sident, and the members of the Council of Ow Education. ;of- Orders were yesterday received at the °. ( i i r'of Engineer establishment, Chatham, from the ..no r Department, directing a detachment of noil'ob miEsioned officers and men, selected from the d eP o t companies at head-quarters, to proceed to ° eto for the purpose of augmenting the Royal serving at that station. f C° l ' Yesterday a regimental bo ar d, consisting 49 a r C. W. Adair, Royal Marine Li g ht Infantri sident), Major R. Freer, 27th Regiment, an d „ a W. E. Warraud, Royal E ng i neers , asserab:'oo Chatham for the examination of officers at garrison eligible for promotion. tl lO A grand fancy d ress b a ll w ill b e given- 11 00' Commandant of Woolwich garrison, Maj er- n oo° E. C. Warde, C. 8., R.A., i n t h e recr eation -1.- ot+ at the Royal Artillery Barracks, on FridaY the 18th inst. The rooms are being tastefu l . i t i be corated for the occasion, and everything done to give eclat to the entertainment. The following appointments was made Yesteo the at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Charles J. Hiv e ?, la Fly ; Navigating Sub-Lieut. Francis T. Il e 00 the Jackal ; Frederick L. Langdale, Iniel Bb , iP ,piti" to the Cossack ; 11. Gribbell, assist. -F, master in charge, to the Jackal; Thomas L ' 13 C 1 ' ford, assist.-surgeon, to the Jackal ; he nr y a tl d Terry, assist.-clerk, to the Jackal; and Cb fir ° Salmon, engineer, to the Victory, for th e Queen. th e llie r 's , THE NEW LAW OFFICERS . — Sir - • Co ,•ei- Attorney-General, and Sir J. D. Coleridge , the SVolloir General, were yesterday sworn in before the cellor at the House of Lords. SPAIN. MADRID, Dec. 15. A rumour was current that the Government in tended to pay the interest due Ist January next, in Madrid, in Bonds of the new Loan. This rumour, however, was completely false, and the interest will be paid in cash. The Government has given orders that the half-yearly interest on the Spanish Debt shall be paid in London and Paris immediately. The payment was to commence yesterday. The Government has received assurances that no further disturbances will take place. A perfect agreement exists among all parties, including the Republicans, to await and respect whatever deci sion the Cortes may arrive at for the solution of the situation. The suppression of the insurrection at Cadiz has considerably strengthened the hands of the Govern ment and has dissipated the alarms which prevailed last week. The papers announce that a rich English capi talist has arrived at Madrid, with the object of making important proposals to the Minister of Finance. The subscription to the loan will be closed at midnight to-day. It is calculated that the amount subscribed will reach 500 millions of reals. The Correspondencia publishes an article, signed by the proprietor of the paper, which is a species of manifesto explaining the constantly liberal atti tude held by the Duke of Montpensier. In the article it is proved that the Duke was the first who wished to put a stop to the reactionary tendencies of Queen Isabella, that he it was who each time in terceded with her when the former Government were about to adopt strong measures against the Liberals, and for this purpose he despatched the Duchess to Madrid, in the hope of arresting the aggressive acts against the Cortes. Seeing, how ever, that his efforts were useless, he retired into private life, and gave himself up to the practical alleviation of the wants of his less fortunate fel low-citizens ani the education of his children. When the Revolution became a fact he recognized the principle of the national sovereignty, and, in fact, all the Liberal principles proclaimed by the revolution. The Correspondencia concludes this remarkable article by saying that the Duke of Mont pensier is more worthy than any of the other can didates for the Spanish Crown. Immediately upon the arrival of General Dulce in Cuba the election of Deputies will take place there, in order that they may . be in time to be present at the first sittings of the Constituent Cortes. OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL. MALTA, Dec. 15. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Nyanza, from Southampton, arrived at 6 p.m. and left at 10 p.m. for Alexandria. All well. LISBON, Dec. 14. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship Danube, from Southampton, arrived here at 9 a.m. to-day. She experienced S. WV. gales, with a very heavy sea, across the Bay of Biscay. FRANCE. Dec. 15.—Three o'clock.—The market closedßounEassiollows 41 per Cent. End of month... Ital:.an Loan - 3 per Cent End of month 7l 174 Mexican Loan ... 24} Credit Mobilier End of month... 288 75 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier ...1518 75 Rome Debt — End of month... Deferred — Cash Orleans ..... • Northern .............................. ... 1205 Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..." 635 Western Eastern • • 562+ Sardinian F Austrian 645 Lombard 4lBl North of Spain Saragossa Roman RAILWAYS. 7HE POST -OFFICE DIRECTORY FOR 1869. The great wonder of compilation and typography, viz., " Kelly's Post-office Directory for 1869," has just made its appearance, and, frequently as we have had to express our admiration at the manner in which the immense book is arranged, we have never had greater occ ision than the present for doing so. The Directory for the ensuing year has been nearly all " re-set," in the clearest type, by which means the millions names are made easy for reference; and with respect to the lateness of the information en Parliamentary and other subjects the following items we cull at random from the book : —The appointment of Vice Admiral Robin son, controller of the navy, to be a Knight Com mander of the Bath, is recorded in tile Official, p. 81 (Gazetted Dec. Bth). The new peeress Vis countess Beaconsfield is inserted in the list of peeresses in their own rights, p. 2,254 and in the Court Directory p. 2, iO3 (Gazetted December 1). The election of the Scotch peers and the creation of Viscount Gormanstown to a barony of the United Kingdom are noticed in the Parliamentary Directory at pp. 2,246, 2,249, and 2,258 (Gazetted Dec. 4). Sir Francis Sandford's appointment to the Under Secretaryship of the Colonies, vice Mr. Elliot, re tired, is given in the Official, pp. 64 and 86. Capt. Calcraft, the late member for Wareham, whose death was announced December 3, is omitted from the list of the New Parliament, pp. 2,258 and 2,269. Dr. Mansell, who was installed into the Deanery of St. Paul's, Dec. 9, is so described in the Clerical Di rectory, p. 2,301. Dr. Tait appears as Archbishop of Canterbury in the list of Archbishops, p. 2,241, and in the alphabetical list of the House of Peers, p. 2,247. The New Meat and Poultry Market at Smithfield, with the names and occupations of the holders of the stalls, which was only opened for business on the Ist of December, appears in the Street Directory, p. 543, and throughout the various divisions of the work. The resignation of the Disraeli Ministry, announced December the 3d, necessitated considerable alterations throughout the Official and Parliamentary Direc tories. The new Ministry, as far as it was composed, a list of which appeared in 71te Sun of the 7th, is inserted in the Official Directory, p. 74, and throughout the Parliamentary Directory. A complete list of the new Parliament, with their ad dresses and clubs, appears in the Parliamentary Directory, pp. 2,257 to 2,271, although the last election was not Gazetted until December 12 ; and those M.P.'s whose elections were Gazetted up to and including November the 24th have M.P. attached to their names in the Court Directory. We can only on the present occasion repeat the praise we have so often bestowed upon the energy of the Messrs. Kelley in the production of their great and marvellous work, and again congratulate them on the successful accomplishment of their labours £0 far as the London Directory is concerned for the coming year, 1869. 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