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a new bogus DICIO SO ae lot. York and '—tota The ie port 92 and against ,turday regate mount sk was which e week, ►e total los and ange to id wool me flat. r going ouched ovening —Sixes, 1344 to venties, coupon, ) 108 k; ; Five- coupon, ) 1.04 ; —N. Y. 37 ; do, '65-76, 1879, 80, 90 ; 3uff. N . ), 1021 ; L. 8 per do. So. ; Mich. 3 7 70,118; nc., 75}; Ex'n B, )7 ; Tol. Mil. and do. and and Tol. Ft. W., IM, 88; .nc., 921 ; M, 83 ; 1,100}; . 11. 6s, Alaneous )n, 139; Illinois ; North on, 521 ; 3/ ; Fort Ail, 103 ; osa Pre ; Boston 3 ; Ame an, 130 ; ,desmen's Seventh ce, 116 f; f the Re- Eleventh Media rer, 108; ; Market Dorn Ex s4 ; corn ; Central National, Oriental co, N.Y. tree Days. 09;,-110i "STOCKS . 15, 1868, nd Curry, 'otosi, 225 o.; Crown 175 do. ; I, 175 per Jan. 31. 0-20 Bonds raried only ate extent. ng at 71-i 1904, are having re when they 3ry - steady, Sent. Erie ruing, are The At msolidated er opening Lee of 1 per and Penn o inquired ing quoted ut five per rcular.) 31, 1868. ry limited, nd holders 81} ictions. inst.:- 140 i _lll- . Bf. 47jc. 3f. 05c. sf. 15e. ,tipation, De ch, and :ivet 1 accelerated rabic by Du Ls proved by veless, such , liver coul sore throats. le head and ia, neuralgia, tburn, head nd sickness, ids, scrofula, stomach and Pope's health "Rome, July nt, especially fined himself of which he duced a sur liness cannot " Gazette du berts, timbal sealed large, ial deafness. •cl. Lieut. of 1,832. "Fifty nervonsnesly s i c k ne ss and roof the maul hich, without Ly attached. 4 ; 5 lbs. 110. ,c 1 Co, No. 77 82, Piccadilly I, 150, and 289 iemists. Mrs. Austin, Ld, Sensing- Blackheath , Kennington/ Kennin gt on tughter of It" park. St. Paul's , 7 son of S. S. only &ugh-- 6MM so, FinchloP dge, 'Totnegi nd late N 1.1". of Sing's- Morcott gall, 96 years, AND Itg 108 112 ', iee, he Couutl ular.) A FTER Covent-garden Opera—E . SUP. After Drury-lane Theatre .EVAN After Haymarket Theatre EVAN Alter Adelphi Theatre .EVAN After Olympic Theatre EVAN After Strand Theatre After New Royalty Theatre EVAN After St. James's Theatre EVAN After Prince of Wales' Theatre EVAN ... London Singing and Supper Club, EVANS', Covent-garden. Vocal , _ Entertainment at Eight. MAISON DOREE, THE NOW FASHIONABLE RESTAURANT AND LUNCHEON BAR S GLASSHOUSE-STREET (One door from Regent-street), CUISINE FRANCAISE, &c. High-class Wines at wholesale prices. Spirits and Beers, &c. Private room for Parties. HAMPERS PREPARED AND SENT OFF TO ORDER. Terms, CASH. On and after MONDAY, Dec. 9, SUPPERS from Nine P.m. to One a.m. Manager, CHARLES CASTLE. KIN AIIAN'S EXHIBITION. LL. - DUBLIN . This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal. It is Pure. Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London; by the Agents in the principal towns in England: or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET. LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label; and Cork Branded " Kina ban's LL Whisky." 3,TUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of Parliament. 1859). 14. RUSSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LONDON, ADVANCES MONEY upon personal security, Bills of Sale, Free hold or Leasehold Property, for one, two, or three years, repay-' able.weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Bills promptly discounted. Forms free on receipt of stamped envelope. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. H - E O X F ORD, 6. OXFORD-STREET. W. During the Week will be given a GRAND SELEC TION from Mailart's Comic Opera, LES DRAGONS DE VILLARS. principal Artistes: Misses Russell, Rivers. and Fitz- Ilenry ; Messrs. Bury, Mader, R. Greene, and De Brenner. Pull Band and Chorus: Instrumentalists: Miss liryant ; Messrs. Pacine, Melling, and Plumpton. COMEDY, BURLESQUE, &c., by all the bost artistes. now in London. MACKNEY, the inimitable delineator of Negro Charac ter, Rpeciall y and exclusively engaged here, will appear every evening. Conducor-31r. F. Jonghtna,ns. Privato boxes. 10s. 6(1.; stalls, balcony, and grand pro nacnalo, Is.—THIS EVENING. el AN TE RBURY H ALL. -NE vq - MANAGEMENT. --:Great Success under the management of W. HOLLAND, Sole Lessee, late Proprietor of Weston's Music Hall. Great "iterations and Improvements.—An entire new Company. Immense success of Oliver's Christy Minstrel troupe. Great success of Mr. Fred. Evans (of the Royal Alhambra and Crys tal Palace), Miss Randall, 7. Towers, Vincent. Simpson, Garrett, and corps de ballet. Ballet, entitled BUMBLE. STUMBLE, and TUMBLE, with new scenery and effects. Original music by Alfred Lee. The Great Vance, Nat Ogden, Pat Sellers, Annie Adams, Brothers Girarde, Leroni, Miss Fitzhenry. A magnificent hand, numbering 23 performers, assisted nY"the drums and bugles of the 2d Battalion Scots F u silier _Guards. Musical Director, Mr. Alfred Lee , composer o f "Cham pagne Charlie." Mr. James Ellis, assistant manager. Prices of Admission—Balcony. and Area., 6d. Stalls, is. Doors open at 7 , commence at half-past. Special Notice. —George Leybourne, the original Champagne Charlie, is exclusively engaged for this establishment only, and Will shortly apPear. WESTO N'S GRAND MUSIC HALL. Proprietor, Mr. J. S. Sweasey. lIIThe Great VANCE; GEORGE LEYBOURNE, the Lion Comique; the Brothers DANIELS; LISKARD, the versatile Musical Genius; The astonishing HICKEN FAMILY; Miss Frrzwrmems. Every Evening. Bishop's and Hatton's celebrated Glees, by Miss TREMAINE, Miss Brougham, Lascelles, T. Godden, and Mr. P. Corri. Full Orchestra, which will perform the popular Overtures of the Great Masters. The whole under the direction of Mr. P. CORM The doors will open at 7. commence at 7.30. No alteration in the prices of admission. Private boxes, 10s. Gd., to be secured at Mitchell's Royal Library, Old Bond-street; and Sams' Library, St. James's; also at the Box-office at the Hall from 10 until four o'clock. Special Notice.- Arthur Lloyd on Feb. 10 ; Miss Smithson, JollY Nash, Hairy and Kattie King, and Oliver's Christy Minstrels on Easter Monday. J-NI ADAME USSAUD'S EXIIIBITI O N, BAKER- STREET. A PORTRAIT MODEL of the late Eminent Tr a g edian, uRA.RL w.S KEAN, in the character of MACBETH, modelled from Sittings given by him to the late Mr. F. B. TIISSAIID. Admission, ls.; children under 10, 6d. ETtra rooms, 6cl. °Pen from 11 in the morning till dusk, and from 7 till 10 in the erening, A . RO-YLL ROOMS, WINDMILL-STREET, Piccadilly Sole Proprietor, Mr R. B. BRINELL. This ml.gnillcent Terpsichorean and Musical Establishment, having been Re-decorated in the highest style of Italia n art for the AUTUMN SEASON. Solo Euphonion. Signor Mona. Solo Cornet, M. Graves. Conductor, Signor Curti. Doors open at halt-past 8. 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The Buenos Ayres Standard of th, says . —" Themelanch o ly anna l s o f form a chapter possibly the darkest in • history ; choler - a hai - evrept, down the Parana from the pestiferous quarters - of the allied army, and again settled in Buenos Ayres ; for months past it was known that there were some cholera cases in this city, but since the sailing of the French packet the mortality increased with such rapidity that the people took fright, and half the poPula tion fled to the . clamp ; not even during the terrible visita tion last April, When 3,000 of our fellow-citizens were car ried off, was the panic so great as it has been here for the last ten days. Business may be said to be at a complete standstill ; half the population has fled, the streets are no longer crowded; and at night the lurid flames of 10,000 fires, lid ted for the purpose of fumigation, give a lugu brious appearance to this city, once the most famed for its salubrity. Nevertheless, the town corporation, or munici pality, with their characteristic indolence, took no ade quate steps, n 1 measures, to clean the city or lualee the slightest headway against the epidemic ; funerals in every street, sickness in every square, and coffins carried about even in furniture vans ; at the public cemetery coffins piled :1;2;14 wait:ng for interment, not even hands sufficient to dig graves ; the refuse from the houses lying in boxes before the door until a late hour ; depravity, neglect, and crime, nothing short of wholesale:murder, had reached its climax:. The people of Buenos Ayres rose, held an indignation meeting in the Plaza, passed resolutions de manding the instant and absolute resignation of the whole municipal board ; the municipality refused, the people rushed up to the building, determined to enforce their re solutions, and the board, finding they could no longer trifle with the public, resigned cm masse. Happily, owing to the courageous iuterference of the Governor and his Ministers, no violence ensued, and the people retired to their homes ; but never on any occasion was the voice of public opinion more sacredly employed than in hurling from office those men whose horrid negligence had reduced the city to such an appalling condition. Since the deposition of the board we are happy to say the Government has taken the most urgent steps, named a committee of safety, appointed doctors and apothecaries for each cßs triet, taken up 200 carts to aid in carrying away the dirt and refuse from the houses, engaged gangs of men to sweep the streets, and introduced useful reforms at the public cemetery ; but there is yet much to be done, the city requires a thorough sewerage, and a complete water supply. The weather has become slightly more favour able, the mortality has diminished, and we live in the hope. . that the extinction of the municipality Tw ill Drove the re surrection of the city.", Face Powder, ls. HAIR -CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, Londnn. ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING PLUM curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold at 3s. 6d., ss. 6d., and 10s. 6d. - sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chemists. Advice upon all subjects of the Toilet. GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour immediately it is used. It is permanent, and per fectly natural in effect. Prices 3s. 6d., ss. 6d., and 10s. 9 (1 . • sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 stamps; and all Chemists. Bloom of Roses, 3s. 6d. "RAM. DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPIL tTORY re tloves superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms, Without effect to the skin. 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DIJ BARRY'S delicate health-restoring Invalids' and Infants' Food. THE RELENTA A eaves fifty times its cos V t A in ether remedies, RAßlCA and restores Perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, , refreshing seep, functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or enfeebled—removing speedily and effectually indigestion (dyspepsia), cough, asthma, con sumption, habitual constipation; diarrhoea, all gastric de rangements, hemorrhoids, liver complaints, flatulency, n ervousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head and ears, r heumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neu !'aigia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn headache, debility, 'dropsy, cramp , , spasms, nausea and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea, sinking 4 1 41 , bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains at he pit of the stomach and between the shoulders. It is the most digestible and nourishing of all foods, and suitable or invalids and infants in all complaints. I MPORTANT CAUTION.—Beware of the many unsavoury and more than slopy imitations to which, without autho rity, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. Henceforth none will doubt the valuable properties of bll Barry's health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Invalids' 411 (1 Infants' Food, since to the thousands of blessings it l as already received from invalids whose position bad been deemed hopeless, we may now add that of his Holi ness the Pope, whose health has been perfectly restored it after thirty years of unsuccessful medical treatment. :Vie quote from the Gazette du Midi, July 25th (Cure No. 68,413);_."R0me, July 21st, 1866.—The heiilth of the 11 '4 Father is excellent, especially since. abandoning all ?)her remedies, he has confined himself 'entirely to Du Revalenta Arabica Food, of which he consumes a Vateful at every meal. It has produced a; surprisingly usneficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot Prais e this excellent food too highly." Cure No. 58,216 of the Marchioness de Brehan, of seven ears' liver complaint, wasting away, debility, nervous eas, irritability , with a nervous palpitation all over, bad digestion constant sleeplessness, and the most intolerable n ervous agitation. °tire N 0.78. of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord f toad de Decies, Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Water -0r(1' —"I have derived much benefit from your excellent \Z " --- -STUART DE DECIES, Dromana, Cappoquin, County at erford." f Cure No. 49,832. - Of fifty years' indescribable agony t rent dysp eps i a, nervousness, as th ma , coug h, co nstipation, „ a , I .:. ll ency, spasms, si c k ne s s , an d vomiting. Menlo Jolly, n r , L 'yon, Norfolk. 'nre No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme v4vousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and Der 9us fancies. Lure No. 56 , 814.—Mr. Samuel Laxton, Leicester, of two Ye ars diarrlice 21}Th S. e Food is sold in Canisters, at ls. ; 11b., 2s. 9d. ; Gfl. ; 121 b., 225. ; 241 b., 40s. The 121 b. and 241 b. l iis ters, carriage free on re ce ipt of Post-office Order, by I MY DU BARRY an d C o ., 77, Regent-street, London (1 80 .. at F or t num an d M ason ' s, and sold by allrespectable "goers and Chemists. T HE ItESCITE SOCIETY'S HOMES are as follows : For Fallen Women. 28, Church-row, Hantp- 150, New Kent-road. stead. 48, Church-street, Stoke 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, Henstridge-villas, St. John's-wood. St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-hill. Country Home—St. James's• street, Dover. Temporary Home-85, Queen-street, Cheapside, The home at Great Portland-street is for young fallen girls from 10 to 16. The committee ate deeply anxious to open another house for this pitiable class. The Society admitted to its homes last year 687 young women and girls. It was compelled to refuse 524 appli cants, whose histories are recorded in the applicant's book. In addition to the above-named homes, the Committee have under their charge three homes for servants. of good character, in which are admitted about 1,000 friendless servants annually. The Society's Report (of which a contributor writes, '•I never read a report Of any charitable institution which so entirely commended itself to my mind and awoke my sympathy") may be had on application. The Society is under the presidency of the Earl of Shaftesbury. Its bankers are Messrs. Barclay and Co. The Committee very earnestly commend its work to the benevolent. . DANL. COOPER ) sec. 85, Queen-street, Cheapsitio. THE ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS. The Naples correspondent of the 2^tntes, writing on the 29th ult., says :—" A sad disaster has befallen one of the most beautiful quarters of th's city. Last night, about a quarter to seven, there was a land-slip of that huge tufa mountain which towers up above the corner of Santa Lucia; leading round to the Chiatomone, overwhelming the shops and dwelling-houses which lay below. The report in the city early this morning was that fifty-five bodies had been already disinterred ; but, as little trust is to be placed in statements in moments of excitement, I procured the escort of a Guard of Public Security, and was admitted to the scene of the disaster. Many who read this will remember how long they have lingered at several coral and print shops just at the turn of Santa Luc:a less agreeable reminiscences they will have of one or two wine-shops and trattork frequented by the people. Well, all are overwhelmed, and how many unhappy beings lie buried beneath is up to the present time unknown. In some respects I was reminded of the appearance of Torre del Greco during the earthquake of 1861—there were long beams and rafters standing perpendicularly out of the rub bish ; chairs, tables, beds, and other articles of household furniture were mingled with the ruins ; sections of houses which clung to and climbed up the cliff were apparent, with private cupboards full of bottles, but the inhabitants and the facades—indeed, the great portion of the houses— lay embedded beneath the mass of tufa which lay piled high beneath, obstructing all communication between the city and the Riviera di Chiaga in this direc tion. It was most painful to think of the amount of suffering that lay buried there without . the possibility of relief, for the work of excavation was pronounced to be dangerous. How high the mountain stands which domi nates Santa Lucia I cannot precisely say—certainly many hundred feet, and, composed as it is of very friable mate rials, there was full expectation that even larger masses would fall. On the very summit, and at the extreme edge, there are barracks ; the stone facing of the mountain had givenway, and the apparent probability was that the tufa might yield, and this vast pile of building topple over. The work of excavation, therefore, was full of danger, not merely to those engaged in it, but to the crowds who stood around. Even as I looked masses of rock and building fell, and here and there long lines of sand, as it were of smoke, came trickling down. There were very few persons em ployed, therefore, in excavating ; all that could be done was to preserve order, and keep off the hosts of street Arabs who every now and then tried to break through the cordon of soldiers. A commission of engineers and architects was appointed to examine the mountain and report whether it would be safe to remove the ruins at the base. It was a work of great danger, for they had to scramble over the wrecks of the demolished houses, at the risk of being swallowed up by another landfall. At length it was decided that nothing could be done until the mountain had been propped, and how this can be done appears to me to be a most puzzling. affair. Some were of opinion that the best thing would be to explode that part of the mountain with a mine, but this would have endangered much property near at hand. At present, therefore, we are quite in the dark as to the extent of the disaster, and if any unfortunate persons are buried they must remain victims. The houses destroyed are, a lodging-house much frequented by foreigners ; two, if not three, coral shops, a shop where engravings were sold, a caffd partially so, a wino shop much frequented, and one or two small eating houses. THE PECULIAR PEOPLE.—The "Peculiar People" nave by no means been convinced of the error of their dogma regarding doctors, &c. Their chapel is described as a plain room, and the manner of worship appears to be somewhat similar to that which is commonly known as " Plymouthism." There is no fixed minister, and anybody speaks who will. At their last meeting, on Sunday, one of those present spoke with great bitterness concerning the late trial, and those who followed him narrated numerous instances where, " after the arm of faith was powerless, the prayer of faith saved the sick." Ono related how a man, bent double with spine disease, sent the doctors about their business, and was miraculously cured ; and another told how a woman whose bones were turned to gristle was instantaneously cured REVOLTING CRUELTY TO A CHILD.—A case of cruelty has been brought before the Dublin magistrates. In the top room of a house in Dolphin's Barn—a suburb on the south side of the city—the police discovered an un fortunate little boy, only four years old, lying in a corner on the bare boards, stark naked, in a disgusting state of filth, and perishing through hunger and neglect. He was almost a skeleton, and when food was offered to him lie devoured it with a voracity which shewed that it had long been a stranger to him. Ire is the son by a former hus band of a woman named Foley, who, with her present husband, the child's stepfather, was brought before the magistrates. They are in comfortable circumstances, and the house in which the child was found is the freehold pro perty of his mother. As the child was too weak to be brought out of the hospital to which he was taken, his un natural guardians were remanded. MURDER AND OUTRAGE IN DUMFRIESS HIRE. —A murder bearing a horrible resemblance to that lately com mitted at Alton has just startled the country of Dumfries. It appears that an Saturday afternoon, between three and four o'clock, a young man, named. Smith, who earns a living by jobbing and labouring about the county, was w ob o s o e , r i v n e e d ar b t y o e a u w m o m m e a r t n r , e n e s a , ed vi l P a Patterson, betweenerson take into a and Dumfries, a young girl about 14 year s . of age. The woman, as it turned out, had been o b serve d b y the ruffian, fors mae ' time afterwards he entered her house at Longford Cottages and felled her to the ground. While down he attacked her with his knife and inflicted.five stabs about her neck. Her cries alarmed three young men who were passing, and who rushed in to her assistance. The ruffian had meanwhile escaped. On the poor woman recovering, she related what she had seen near the wood. Information was given at the nearest police-station, and on the party going to the wood they saw a horrible sight. The girl with whom the villain had been seen was found to have been robbed and murdered, after another atrocious crime had been corn mitted. The murderer had hanged her up to a tree and then cut down her body. Pursuit was atonce commenced, and Smith was apprehended on Sunday. He had gone to a farmhouse, where blood was observed on his clothes, and in his pocket was found a leather shoelace tied in a noose. There is little doubt that he is the m urderer.-The atrocious affair has created the utmost horrcr.—Another ace 7umt states that the poor little girl is the danghter of a shoemaker at Cummertrees, named Scott, and that she was going to Annan to purchase groceries ; that sire stopped for shelter at a cottage on the road, and the sup. posed murderer, Robert Smith, a farm labourer, aged.2d, known in the neighbourhood, arranged to accompany her . The man and girl left the cottage together at noon, and the latter was never seen alive again. 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NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AGUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect ing this wonderful liquid. it is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower ',rico. Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. Gd., and 15s. each, including brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames street, London, E.C. LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC B ALSAM.—AN -LA EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is admitted to be the best medicine for immediately re lieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and inci pient consumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable, and admirably allays the ticking which provokes frequent coughing. In approach ing consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffoca tion, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared only and sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemist, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 13F1., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular, and ask for Lambert's Asth matic Balsam. The name and address aro engraved on the stamp. ONE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE ORPHA.NI CHILDREN are being maintained in the ROYAL ALBERT ORPH ASYLUM, at the moderate rate of £25 per annunreaeh. Funds greatly needed. CHARLES A. WALKER, Secretary. Office, 98, Cheapside, London, E.O HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and clothing for the 126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship. 150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street. 94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing. 370 children. £l5 will keep a boy or girl for one year. Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank, 214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury, r .C.; and by WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary. No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common, Richmond, Surrey. Founded 1849. Enlarged 1861 Under the patronage of H.R.H. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, K.G., whereby a home has been afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan Girls of all ages, classes, and denominations, from all parts of the kingdom. The object of the Charity is to give orphan girls a plain Eng lish education, and practical instruction in the kitchen. house, and laundry, to flt them for domestic service; and, if not other wise provided for when they attain 15 years of ago, to obtain suitable situations for them. The Committee earnestly appeal for support. The Charity is entirely sustained by donations and subscriptions. HENRY HINRSROTE, Treasurer. W. H. WARWICK, Secretary. Office, 121, Pall-mall, S.W. THE NATIC (Establish Capital Subscribed, , f £2,500, Rest Or Undivided DIREC Jeremiah Dunne, Esq. Peter M 'Evoy Gartlan, Esq. B. H. Hartley, Esq. F. B. Henshaw, Esq. Sir Ralph Howard, Bart. Harvey Lewis, Esq., M.P. Admiral Sir Burton Mae )NAL BANK. Led 1835.) ,000. Paid up, £1,500,000. Profits, £543,889. TORS. Sir J. N. M'Kenna, M.P. Hon. Albert 11. Petra. Albert Ricardo, Esq. Rowand Ronald, E'q. Samuel Saunders, Esq. J. Bogle Smith, Esq. Edmund Smithwick, Philip Vanderbyl, Esq., M.P. Namara. David Mahony, Esq. REPORT of the Directors of the NATIO' AL BANK to the Proprietors at the THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, held at the Bank, Old Broad street, 28th January, 1868— Sir J. N. M.KENNA, M.P., in the Chair. The Directors of the National Bank have the pleasure of presenting to the Proprietors the Thirty-third Annual Report of the state of the Society, made up to the close of 1867. In July last the Directors submitted to the Proprietors their report for the half year ending the 30th June ; their present statement incorporates the profit and loss account for the two half years of 1867, agreeably with precedent heretofore observed. The dividends and extra dividends payable for the year 1867 have been declared at the same rates as those paid for 1866. The following accounts in the usual form exhibit the state of the Company's affairs at the close of 1867 :--- ASSETS and LIABILITIES.—The NATIONAL BANK, 31st December. Cn. ASSETS. Gold and silver coin at Branches £560,625 12 8 Cash on hand and at the Bank of England 630,522 010 Advances on securities at ca 11..... Government funds, Exchequer bills, Ex chequer bonds, and debentures 333,126 3 7 Ditto advanced, parliamentary and other deposits Advances on securities at sundry dates, and current accounts 2,3-12,210.18 5 Bills discounted .. 3,612,319 3 9 Bankers' guarantees and securities held against acceptances per contra lBB,lBl 0 0 Bank premises in London, Dublin, and Branches, freehold and leasehold 185,197 2 2 12,505 0 0 £8,615,993 19 3 1,099,421 0 0 DR. LIABILITIES Notes in circulation Due by the Bank on deposits and current accounts Acceptances to bankers' drafts and ou security Capital paid up £1,500,000 0 0 Rest or undivided profits at this date .__-- 2,043,889 13 9 188,181 0 0 .£8,615,993 19 3 PROFIT and LOSS ACCOUNT of the NATIONAL BANK, for the year ending 31st December, 1867. 1867. Jan. Half-year's dividend at 8 per cent. per annum £60,000 0 0 With extra dividend, 16s. per share 40,000 0 0 £lOO,OOO 0 0 _ _ _ July. Half-year's divi dend at 8 per cent. per an- . num With extra divi dend, 16s. per share 40,000 0 0 100,000 0 0 Dec. 31. To balance, being the amount of rest at this date ' 50,899 13 9 <£7 , 13,889 13 9 Rest or undivided profits at December, 1866 • I Net profit for the half year to 30th June last £101,338 10 5 Net profit for the half year to 31st Decem ber, 1867, after writ- • ing off all bad, and pro viding for all doubtful debts... £93,015 0 5 Less rebate of inte rest on bills not due 82,297 0 5 183,6: 10 10 £743,589 13 9 Examined and found correct, ROWAND RONALD. ALBERT RICALDO. Since these accomits were mado up, a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum on the paid-up capital of the Bank, and an extra dividend of 16s. per share, together £2 a share, have been declared on the 59,000 shares which constitute the Company' s cap i ta l ; and the same are now payable at the head offices and branches of the Com pany. The dividend and extra dividend now payable for the half-year ending 31st December, 1867, amount together to £lOO,OOO. The Directors desire to state that the decrease in the profits of the half-year is solely due to the low rates which have prevailed for money, particularly on discounts and advances on securities in the City of London. The deposits and creditor balances of customers have increased in the year by £115,463, and the circulation is also slightly in excess of the amount at the close of 1866, showing that, notwithstanding the general stagnation of business, there is actual progress to record in some of the most important departments of the business of the Bank. As "the Rest," which is available to a reasonable ex tent to equalize dividends, has been considerably aug mented on the average of the last four years, the Direc tors, in view of the exceptionally low rates of interest which have prevailed for the past half-year, do not con sider it advisable to vary the ordinary dividend and extra dividend. The Directors who retire by rotation this year are James Bogle Smith, Esq., Frazer Bradshaw Henshaw, Esq., and Sir Joseph Neale 3,l'Kenna, M.P., who, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. Admiral Sir Burton MacNamara, who has been appointed to a seat vacated since last meeting, also retires by rotation, and being eligible offers himself for re-election. Since the last Annual General Meeting three vacancies have occurred by the retirement of their respected col leagues, James Allan, Esq., John O'Meara, Esq., and Thomas William lough, Esq., to whose vaca it seats the Directors have nominated respectively Peter .McEvoy Honou ra ble Albert Henry Pet re , Gartlan, Esq., the Honou and Admiral Sir Burton MacNamara. 1. he appointments of the two former gentlemen, Mr. G artland and the Hono urable Albert H. Petre, who do not retire b y rotation, re quire confirmation by the shareholders. Since the close of the year the Directors have deter m i ne d on opening at Notting-hill their Sixth Metropolitan Branch, at the request of some of the most influential in habitants of the district. Approved by the Court, ALBERT H. PETRE, Chairman. London, Jan. 24, 1868. FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON F KMAL E; PR EVE TIVE and REFORMATORY IN STITUTION. President—Boy. CANON DALE, CorrraratyrrossfOiii;Tupport of the Homes in 1863 are ear nestly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Bosan quet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard-street, ; Francis Nicholls, Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, E.C. E. W. THOMAS, Sec., 200, Euston-road, N.W. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1868. JOHIO'GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder ; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Trice ls. 6d.—Rod Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, London. NEW NOVEL BY MRS. ELLIS. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., NORTHERN ROSES: A YORKSHIRE STORY. By MILS. ELLIS, Author of "The Women of Eng land," &c. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Just published, price ls. ed., by post ls. Bd., the Second Edition, with Addenda, containing additional Facts and Cases, in illus tration of the nefarious proceedings of the Advertising Quacks, REVELATIONS OF QUACKS AND QUACKERY. By DETECTOR. Reprinted from the "Medical Circular." London: H. Balllere, 219, Regent-street. The numerous reviews of this starling work by the Saturday Review. Punch, . Weekly Dispatch, Public Opinion. end other journals, recommending its universal perusal, are reprinted with this edition. QPOOPING HABITS, ROUND SHOULDERS, 1.. J PIGEON CHESTS and other Deformities, are pro vented and cured by wearing CHANDLER'S' IMPROVED HYGIENIC CREST-EXPANDIN G BRACE, for both Sexes of all ages. It strengthens the voice and lungs, relieves indi gestion, pains in the chest and back, and is especially re commended to children forassisting the growth, promoting health and symmetry of figure, superseding the use of braces and stays. Price from Ids. 6(1. each.-68, Berners street, Oxford-street, W. Illustrated circulars forwarded. DRINTIN 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 envelops for reply. Address—The Manager, "Sun" Printing Offices, 3, Church-row, Savoy, Strand, W.C. MANFIELD'S PATENT PICKLES are per fectly pure and uncoloured., To be had of all dealers, and wholesale of JOHN BURGESS and SON, 107, Strand (corner of Savoy-stepi3l'Lthidon. DOWELL'S BALSAM OF ANISEED, for 11_ COUGHS, CCLDS, ASTHM 1, BRRONCRITIS, Sore Throat, Difficulty of Breathing, and all similar affec tions of the R'stiratory Organs. Sold by all Chemists and Medicine Vendors throughout the World. In Bottles only, price ls. lid., 2s. 3d., and Hs. each. Established nearly half a century. SATISFACTORY LETTER. 5, Wood •street, Millbank, Westminster, October 5, 1867. Sir,—Some months back I had an attack of Bronchitis, which left at times a tickling in my Throat, with other unpleasant feelings. I was advised to try the BALSAM OF ANISEED; I did so, and have found very great relief ; it is most comforting in allaying irritation, andgiving strength to the voice. You are at liberty to make use of this as you think pro per, and I earnestly hope that others may benefit by it as I have done.—With many thanks from your obedient ser vant, SAMUEL DEAR, Dean's Verger, Westminster Abbey. To Mr. Powell. Ask for POWELL'S BALSAM of ANISEED. that such a work has been tried, neither com prehensiveness, generality, nor completeness in the details have been as yet obtained ; however, such as it is, it gives a general view of the exceedingly manifold and grand effect of the Holy Ghost, who has pity on the souls in our century in so marvellous a manner. It is a splendid testimony to the truth and godliness of Christianity in general, and of the Catholic Church in pirticular. Generally, it is remarked that in many cases the converts have not b: en struck by the grand and impos ing outward appearances of the Church, but by a marvellous inward spur and incitement ; the _souls have been urged without having come into close eantac l 6 with the Church, nay, even after having been unfavourably impressed by her. The portraiture gallery of the German con verts begins with the celebrated Count Frede ric c , Leopold Stolberg, and enumera t es a l ong series of the most prominent names i n science,° the fine arts, and literature. Most of them are historians and artists. If the volume were to be translated into English, which is cer tainly desirable, the very entangled process of the philosophical development of some— for instance that of Frederic von Schlegel ana others—should be given much shorter and simpler. The volume - which treats of Eng land would, .no doubt, be better written by an Englishman, but as, to my knowledge, such a work does not yet exist, Dr. Rosenthal's book would greatly facilitate such labour. He has described some of the conversions with much pains. Those of Dr. Bramston, Miss Anna Dolling, Kenelm Digby, P. George Spen cer, Frederick Lucas, Fanny Pittar, Dr. Ward, Dr. Newman, Oakeley, Gordon, Earl of Den bigh, Dr. Manning, Dr. Bailie, W. R. Brownlow and many others, are beautifully written. A similar and still larger work has been begun by the aged and learned Bishop of Stras burg, Dr. Boss. It is a collection of the most important historical and philosophical docu ments—viz., biographies and controve rsies about the converts of the preceding centuries up to the time of the Reformation. Five large volumes have been already published within a year, seven others are yet to follow. This is, of course, more a monumental work for the learned and libraries than a lecture for the general public. It is to be hoped that very soon a skilful hand will work out the material here deposited into a popular history of the conver sions from the time of the Reformation till our days. Would to God that the great work of the reunion with the mother Church, which He has begun with the scattered influences in social life, which appears to occupy Him more than ever, considering the events which the coming year portends, would draw near to its accomplishment!—From a Correspondent of the Westminster Gazelle. RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. IVHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (Perfected and Exhibited in the Great Exhibitions of 1851 and 1862) is allowed by upwards of Two Hundt ed Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of HERNIA. The u-se of a steel ,p , ing, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided - soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requi site resisting power is supplied by the kloe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which can rot fail to fit., forwardel by post, on the circumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 168 , 21s. 265. 6d., an 3 31s. 61. Postage, Is. A. Double Truss, 31s. dd., 425., and 5'25.61. Postage, ls. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, Is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post-office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT yiILASTIC STOCKINGS, _A 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 WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. • G REAT 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 aro admitted free. Bankers—Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and Co. 60, Lombard street, Messrs. Ransom and Bouverie , 1, Pall-mall.—Hon. Sec., F. Smith, Esq. GEO. REID, Sec. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Railway Terminus, King's Cross. Patron—ller Most. Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN. Vice-Patron — His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G. Presithrut—lfis Grace the Duke of Buccimucti, K.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to establish the principle of free admission to th , , sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly dependent for support on voluntary contributioLs and legacies. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of atteudanco of the destizute sick has for a considerable period averaged be tween 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the asstanco 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., Abchurch-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutis and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co, ; Herries and Co.; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Berners-atreot ; and at the 119spital, from 10 till 0. PAINLESS DENTISTRY. n ESSRS. G-ABRIEL, DENTISTS (Established 1815), of London 5B, Harley-street, Cavendish-square, 79 Liverpool 34, Duke-street, and Brighton have just published a NEW PAMPHLET explaining their Painless System of Dentistry, and self-adhesive Teeth without springs, at MODEitATE CHARGES, which may be had free by post for four stamps. COLOGNE. The most important affair that occupies at this period the minds of all the Catholics in Germany, especially those of the western pro vinces, as well as everywhere else, are the dangers that surround the Holy See. They even rouse the slothful and the thoughtless out of their lethargy, and spur them on to be zeal ous and to confess their faith. It is about thirty years ago that the civil power imprisoned Clemens August, Archbishop of Cologne ; but then already the great Gorres foretold that this act would cause Catholicity to take a new life in Germany. Experience has confirmed his prophecy, and what the oppression of the one bishop has effected for Germany that of the bishop of all the bishops will effect for the whole Church. Important meetings have already been held for the Papal cause May ence and Munster. Similar ones are taking place in all the other towns of the Rhenish pro vinces: The most important one, which will be, as it were, the crowning of the whole movement, will be held at Cologne towards the end of January. Generous and munifi cent donations are not wanting. The reason why so few recruits can be obtained for the army of the Holy Father is that all the young men are obliged to serve in the army, and are not allowed to stay a long time away from their own country, nor to offer their services to a foreign Power, much less to those who would, perhaps, fight against our allies, the Italians. It is true that our King has declared in his speech that he would, in the interest of his Catholic subjects, protect the independ ence of their spiritual head. Numerous ad dresses in favour of the Pope's Temporal Power have been quietly and graciously re ceived. But both the King's speech and the reception of the addresses may be only cal culated to lull the Catholics into confidence, to attachthem to the present state of affairs with out the Government being obliged to act ac cording to the King's speech, in case that other political interests, especially our alliance with the Re Galantuomo, would re quire it. At the present moment we enjoy 4 perfect peace with regard to the religious affairs of the country within, and it seems, moreover, as if the word had been given to satisfy the Catholics in every possible manner. The new school laws for instance, interfere in no way with our interests. In the lately-annexed coun tries the income of .the Catholic Church has been partly increased. The behaviour of the Prussian Government forms a great con trast to that of the Governments of Bavaria I and Baden, which do everything in their power to injure the Church and to wrong the Catholic people in their belief. However, in this also seems to lie a system. South Germany appears to imitate the former Neapo litan Ministry, who manoeuvred the country into the hands of Piedmont. In fact there is no better way of insuring Prussia the sympa thies of the people. The cunning of their policy is really marvellous. But when it has obtained its object, the South Germans can hardly hope that they would be delivered through Prussia from their injuries ; nay, there is reason to fear that the friendly feeling they have shown to her until now, will vanish com pletely, and that we shall share their fate un less Heaven interferes and directs human plans to another object. Foil that we hope and pray. Indeed, it appears that the annihila tion of the petty States would bring greater advantages to the Church than to the political or social life. Through the unity of all the States into one, the moral weight of the Catho lics, now dispersed in the smaller States, will be much greater, and the importance of the bishops in relation to the State will increase enormously, and their position in relation to the Protestants will be more defined. Who knows whether the political reunion of the German people will not be in the hands of God a means for the religious reunion of the different sepa rated confessions ? Fifty years since, at dif ferent times, w h e n the Church see me d d own , many conversions of the noblest and most learned men and women took place. This we may always take as a sure sign of the more universal mercy of God. This thought leads me to speak of a literary production which, of all our German works, must be of the greatest interest for the English. After the wish for a similar work has been expressed long since, Dr. Rosenthal, a convert, formerly a Jew, I believe, has at last published his " Views on Converts." This work is a collection of the most important converts and conversions of the nineteenth century. The first volume, which is very large, and in which he speaks of the converts in Germany, appeared a few years ago. The second, which treats of the converts in England, has just been pub lished. Both have cost the author infinite labour, especially the second, on account of his not being in the country ; but the fruit of so much labour is, therefore, more valuable I and satisfactory. As it is for the first . time OUR AMATEUR PERFORMANCE. Nothing is easier than fault-finding, and in amateur theatrical performances the task appears peculiarly feas ible. I have had some experience of this truth myself, for I have been an author, a writer of a burlesque. Ven turesome enough it would have been to produce a bur lesque in the provinces, having had no London approval, even with a company of professionals, but to attempt the thing with a few amateurs, and those of a rather unro mantic and unappreciative kind, would appear little short of madness. Yet we did it, and, if the local papers aro to be believed,' splendidly too. Of course the local critic was not such a muff as to bestow upon us unqualified praise, and he even went so far as to find fault with my metre, notwithstanding the fact that in the numerous extracts he appropriated he printed some lines which I could never find in the original, and that they were never there I of all people ought to know. It was determined by the club that I should be requested to write a burlesque on some fairy tale in any manner I chose—observe the entire control under which they placed themselves—provided it was in verso, and plentifully in terlardel with puns and break-down dances, and any monotony conveniently relieved with a travestie of some music-hall or organ-griuding "popular air." We were all amateurs, and of course gentlemen. The idea of paying me for the very trifling trouble requested was not to be thought of for a moment. The play was to be printed, and no doubt a fair sum would be realised by the sale of the books atthe doors, and a proportionate amount of worry entailed upon me in seeing "the efforts of my muse" through the pro vincial press. Of course the entertainments were "in aid of" something, and tickets began to sell wonderfully when the date of performance was fixed and published. Mr. Leamington Cadman kindly volunteered to write the overture—a very difficult thing, apparently, in these days, and to be done by vary few professors, considering the strong family likeness all these compcsitions bear. 1 take this opportunity of paying a tribute of praise to this gettleman—l am afraid to middle with his name again —for achieving his task with so much success as to attract the favourable notice of the Epoch, which you know is of itself fame. And I say this with the greater pleasure, forasmuch as the leader of the band, and the two actresses we engaged from London, were the only persons in the entire concern who received the com mendations of that groat luminary. - But they were pro fessionals, you see; and I am told that circumstance makes all the difference. In fact it was stated, and not a little indignantly, too, that the gentleman who contributed the article was never in the theatre at all. But that statement was the result of ill -nature and vexation, no doubt, for we know that such conduct on the part of a critic would be et-cetera'd. I wonder if a burlesque ever got through the press with out a mistake ? I have never seen one ; and if any gen tleman who does me the honour to read this article will tell me where one is to be bad that can boast this distinc tion, I will at once purchase it, and preserve it as I would a dodo, or, let us say, an ichthyosaurus—if I had room for such a phenomenon. My burlesque had some really fine typographical peculiarities, and if ever I attempted to per petrate a pun at the expense of the ancient Romans, my printer invariably made havoc of the language of these former masters of the world, and the Epoch critic, with praiseworthy reverence, left so delicate - not to say dan gerous - a matter wholly untouched. Couldn't you manage to put a few more puns into it ?" said ono of the principal performers to me at one of our "readings." "And I say," said another, "be sure to Mpg in something about the mayor and the members, and my big score at cricket." " What songs are you going to give me ?" inquired the tenor star. " Good-bye, Sweetheart,' you know is my masterpiece, and I want awfully to sing own, my Guiding Star,' if you can introduce it, for between you and me she's coming to see me perform." " And then about the actresses. You are going up to tows, and will see all about that I daresay. And the dresses you can easily get from Nathan, or some of those fellows that know all about that kind of thing." "Oh, bless you, yes," said I. "No difficulty at all. I've only to make myself personally responsible for the payment, and the thing is done as neat as ninepence." " But, I say, you must be sure to get good-looking girls, you know, or else the fellows won't act half well." "All right; as if there was such a thing as an ugly actress." I had an interview with a young professional lady in consequence of this extra commission, and my previous notions concerning good looks were rudely shocked. She was not good-looking; she was not even passably noticeable, and therefore not likely to attract. Her Terp sichorean achievements were marvellous, I had been told, and her legs symmetry itself. But 1 could judge only of the face. It was impossible for me to know how lovely I - were her legs, and a proposition to inspect those useful, and in, her case in a double sense, chiefly supporting mem bers, Would no doubt have been met with scorn. But what was I to du ? I could not tell the young lady she was not good-looking enough to kindle an amorous ardour iu the breasts of my amateurs, so I have an uneasy convie, • tion that I made an ass of myself, and that the young lady %lterself saw through the thin veil hiding the lie of a pro bability of engagement at another interview. Yet she was engaged,and danced herself into the goodgraeei of ail afterwards, literally " walked," or rather danced, "in their affections" gloriously. The " leading lady," whom we were fortunate enough to engage, or unfortunate enough, for I for my part did not coincide with the general opinion of the company poriormed her part satisfactorily enough ; and that wai not much to be wondered at, seeing that she contrived by coaxing one; and whaedliug ,another, to get the original altered so as to introduce every song and duet in which she supposed herself excellent. It was in sheer despera tion that I sent the thing to press at last, and it is no wonder " the unities" and all the rest of it were iu a sad state of preservation. I never could "preserve the unities," for I never understood what they meant, and never dis covered the approved preserving pickle. 1 The reheareals were the beet part of the thing certainly, On these occasions the consumption of liquor was awful, and the amount of fun very great. It is true we had soma little difficulty in teaching the amateurs their verses, and the piquancy of some of the puns was not appreciable by the unscholarly of them. One gentleman insisted on riding his donkey —trained for the occasion—across the stage in his character of the galloping suoly. The animal behaved well enough when his turn came, but before that time he grow impatient, bz.ayed au an I was only re strained from "coming on" by being forcib:yh-ld back by the tall. it wuul,l be The idea of having a live jackass on the stage ! lint 1 shcutlu't have mindea that Sc much if the Drag vu's tica I hadn't 0.0m3 off, and if the u.,fortu cat am iteur who p.3rsoaated teat fabulons monster had- no'; been left to do battle with St. George with his own head, and with a tail manufactured iu Londe% Nobody liked to undert Ike the Dragon, and hero was the. good-natured volunteer fur the character expose 1 to the full ridicule of the house, after being well might suffocate 1, an 1 without Pe satisfaction of seeing his name in the bills. Thee the prompter's box fell down, and I had to take up a position wherefrom I could b) heard all over the house. Then a stage war horse became ungovernable, that is to say, the machinery which attached him to his human partner in centaurship became disordered, the heal got awry, and the sham legs came off. These lament able disasters were caused by the too vigorous onslaught of a warrior, armed with a stick and bladder; who, under the combined influence of bright eyes, bright gaslight, and perhaps bright champagne, laid about him to such a tune that we had some difficulty in restraining his worsted antagonist from "walking into hint" after they came off the stage. The Mayor was so pleased at my allusion to him that he rose in his box and bowed graciously —mayors do not as a rule bow gracefully—but au uncomplimentary men tion of anotter respectable tradesman met with a declara tion on his part that he would punch my head whenever ho should catch me, a gratification in which it is needless perhaps to say I did not indulge him. The members, although patrons, did not attend, though they would have heard nothing to their disparagement. It was not my business that one had been once ousted for bribery, and that "the free and independent electors"— whom ono and all I held up as models of electoral morality —had once suffered temporary disfranchisement for their scandalous corruptibility. I gave them the credit of hav ing seen the error of their ways, or at least of believing in the inexhaustibility of members' purses, and they re warded " the poor players" handsomely enough by render ing our performance a great success. —Racing Times and Amateur Dramatic Chronicle. LOSS OF THE CHICAGO. OFFICIAL REPORT. To the Right Hon. the Lords of Committee of Privy Council for Trade. My Lords,—l have the honour to report that I have held the inquiry ordered by your Lord ships into the loss of the Chicago (screw steamer) off the coast of Cork, on the 12th of January last, in which inquiry I have been assisted by Captains Harris and Baker, as nautical assessors. The Chicago was built of iron at Jarrow in 1866. Her gross tonnage was 2,912 tons, and she was re gistered at Liverpool of the burthen of 1,980 tons. She was 332 feet in length, her main breadth was 42 feet, and her depth was 27 feet from her upper deck. She was owned by Messrs. Ste phen Barker Galion, of Liverpool, merchant, and Charles Mark Palmer, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, shipbuilder, and she was commanded by Mr. Wil liam 111‘Nay, who holds a certificate of competency, and had a crew of 96 hands all told. She was valued at £60,000, and had a general cargo valued at £llO,OOO, and she carried 54 passengers. The Chicago sailed from New York on the 2d January, and after a favourable passage across the Atlantic she passed the Old llead of Kinsale about 20 p.m. on Sunday, the 12th, when a course was shaped E. by N. k N. till 4 10 p.m., when she was hauled up to E N.E. till 4 20 p.m., when the engines were reluced to half speed, then N.E. till 4 50 p.m., when the engines were stopped. The weather, which had been hazy during the afternoon, now settled into a very dense fog, which prevented them sating more than half their own length. At 5 p.m. soundings were taken with la patent deep sea lead by the chief mate, the index showing 15 fathoms. This he duly reported to the captain, and they both went below to consult the chart, the result of which was that they decided to stand in quite slow, till they got 11 fathoms, when they purposed to round her to, with her head off shore, till- the fog cleared. Accordingly, at 510 I p.m. the engines were started quite slow, and a quartermaster was ordered to get the hand lead and go into the chains. Before they could get a cast the ship had taken the ground, the man being about to heave it when the look-out reported " breakers ahead," upon which orders were instantly given to reverse at full speed, but before her way was stopped the ship struck at 5.20 p.m . . Attempts were made to back her off, but they were un successful, and the fires were speedily put out by the water, which rushed into the stoke-hole and en gine-room. The boats were at once lowered, and all the passengers were safely conveyed to land. The master, his chief and third officers, and some of the crew, remained by the ship till 11 p.m., when the wind and sea getting up they thought it unsafe to remain, and they also went on shore. The following day the spethe and the passengers' luggage were safely brought away. Very efficient assistance was ren dered by the Coastguard, the constabulary, and all the authorities, and Lord Fermoy (the Lord-Lieu tenant of the county of Cork) kindly and hospitably aided in the general efforts made for the comfort and convenience of the passengers and crew. Part of the cargo subsequently washed ashore, and on the 16th the vessel had broken up. In reviewing the facts of the case, the Court felt bound to observe that the master displayed a certain degree of care and caution in the navigation of his vessel, which took this disaster out of the category of those reck less losses which have too frequently formed the subjects of its inquiry. But one prominent feature in this case could not be overlooked. The master, to whose care was entrusted this valuable ship and cargo, thought fit to procead, in a very dense fog, towards land, after obtaining soundings in 15 fathoms. Even admitting that he ;was in the position in which he supposed himself to be, and as, according to the courses said to be run, he might fairly have so con cluded, he must be allowed the benefit of the admission. Still the Court held that be com mitted a default in proceeding further in-shore in such weather and still more in doing so without first verifying his assumed position by another cast of the lead. A prudent commander, in such circumstances, would undoubtedly have kept his ship's head off shore till the weather cleared up. For this default the court felt bound to sus pend the master's certificate; but, having re• gard to certain extenuating circumstances which presented themselves in this case, as already de tailed in the brief narrative cf tha voyage previous to the disaster, it adjudged a sentence of suspen sion for the brief period of six calendar months. In the course of the inquiry, some evidence was offered tending to show that deeper water could be found on this part of the coast, and nearer the land, tha n appears by the Admiralty Chart ; but as it did not affect this case, it is only necessary thus briefly to allude to it.—l remain, &c., T. S. RAFFLES, Stipendiary Magistrate. Liverpool, Jan. 27, 1868. We concur in this report. 11Y. 'TARR'S, lt. B. BAKER, Nautical Assessors. THE PLOUGII FIELD.—On Thursday last the annual ploughing match of the By well Society took place at Nafferton, Northumberland. Upwards of 60 plough men competed for the prizes, and as the soil in that neigh bourhood is a rich stiff clay, an opportunity was afforded of showing the very highest class of work under the most favourable circumstances. The finest ploughing was that of the champion class, in which all the prizes, in cluding a five guinea lever watch, were won with Messrs. Ransorne's ploughs. In the boys' class some excellent work was done by the 15 competitors, considering that they were restricted to the use of 3 ft. mould-boards, and here again the first prize, a silver watch, was won with one of the o.l3.loiniplenlelag. PRICE.— 4d. STAMPED sd. --) ''