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ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes super ,,!pus hair from the face, neck, and arms, without effect to the Price 3s. 6d., ss. 6d., and 10s. 64.; sent for 54, 84, and 144 stamps. —Had of all Chemists. 77, 71,117-1 RECEIVE) 2 0 E .- R • 68. _ ••••• I ts . Q.' • if., 4t• „cf1:4 14 4 r, 1 0. 41 - .20 t -114 a" ` 4 ' "9 A' r-,_ „AN. •1 4 `atrZall:o 141 D fp v , t tIL 0 Times, says : An official report has just been made of the cir cumstances attending the collision of the fishing lugger James and Ellen with the Gorleston lifeboat Rescuer, an inquiry into which was held in the Town-hall, Great Yarmouth, towards the end of last month, before Mr. Henry Harris and Mr. James O'Dowd. The accident occurred on the 3d of De cember last, when the Gorleston lifeboat Rescuer put to sea, with a crew of 12 hands, with the object of rendering assistance to any vessel that might be in distress from the effects of the violent gale of the previous day. While cruising they observed a small vessel in the offing, which proved to be the longboat of an abandoned ship, the George Kendal, and con tained the crew of that ship, consisting of 21 per sons. The lifeboat took all on board except one man, who refused to leave the boat, and who was ultimately saved. They then placed two of the lifeboat's crew on board the longboat, took her in tow, and proceeded towards the harbour, on enter ing which a collision occurred, whereby no fewer than 23 lives were sacrificed. It appears that the navigable channel of the har bour is a little over 170 ft., and that shortly before the collision the lugger and the Rescuer were seen approaching the harbour nearly at right angles, the one from the N.E., the other from the S.E. At the same time the steam-tug Andrew Wodehouse, hav ing a dismasted brig in tow, was approaching the harbour from the southward. The lugger was run ning in with the wind free at N.N.E. on the star board quarter. The lifeboat was close hauled upon a wind on the starboard tack, and had just succeeded in weathering the steam-tug, but so closely that the longboat she had in tow struck her sponson boom. In fact, the steam-tuggstopped her engines, momen tarily fearing an accident. The lifeboat having cleared the steamer shot out across the harbour, and in the short space of one minute and a half came under the bows of the lugger, then running in before the wind and sea. The lugger, on the other hand, was under the direction of a pilot stationed on the South Pier, whose duty it is in bad weather to signal to an approaching vessel by waving his hand the course she is to steer. By the evidence of the pilot and also of the master of the lugger it would appear that she was as close over to the north shore as she could be steered with safety. Both vessels had the harbour open, and had a good look out been kept and the relative position of the lugger to the lifeboat ascer tained, it would have been the duty of the lifeboat to bear up. It is clear from the evidence that neither the helmsman of the lifeboat nor of the lugger saw each other's vessel, the attention of the former having been probably occupied by the boat he had in tow (the tow-rope of which he had just ordered to be slacked off, fearing danger to her from contact with the paddles of the steamer), and that of the latter by the pilot, whose signals he was watching, with a view to the safe conduct of his vessel into the harbour. When the collision oc curred the lifeboat turned over, bottom up, throw ing all the persons on board into the water, and the lugger shot rapidly up the harbour, passing be tween the stern of the lifeboat and the boat in tow. The lugger could, under the circumstances, render no assistance, so sudden was the casualty. Besides, the consternation on the part of those on board was so great that they appear to have been bewildered. The sea was so heavy that their Small boat would have been of no avail. The steam-tug, with laud able zeal, cast off the disabled vessel, and pro ceeded to the assistance of the people in the water. Several men clutched the ropes thrown over, but before they could be hauled on board let go their hold through exhaustion and sank, only one man being saved by these means. The inquiry at Yarmouth was also ex%ended to the circumstances attending a somewhat similar accident which occurred to the same lifeboat, the Rescuer, in January, 1866, when 12 lives were lost out of a crew of 16. On that occasion the boat put to sea in a gale of wind to render assistance to some vessel in distress. It was low water at the time. In crossing the bar, upon which a high sea was run ning, the boat took the ground, and, being under a heavy press of sail at the time, she capsized. This accident, like the more recent one, is not to be attributed to any defect in the construction of the boat, which might have happened to any other life boat under similar circumstances. The Rescuer appears to be a powerful boat, 42 feet in length, five feet nine inches in breadth, and four feet in depth, provided with air tanks all round, both above and below the thwarts, and her buoyancy is further increased by a cork fender of large dimensions that entirely surrounds the boat. Water is used for ballast, which, having free ingress, is increased in bulk and weight in proportion to the im mersion. From her large size sails are chiefly used, oars being resorted to only when she is drop ping down the river, or for her guidance when ap proaching a wrecked vessel. Her crew in bad weather is usually 20 or 22 hands when proceeding to sea on salvage services. There appears to be no want of efficiency on the part of the crew by whom the boat has hitherto been manned, and though the service is entirely voluntary the report recommends no change, inasmuch as it would be impossible to rely on any permanent crew, many of whom might be at work as fishermen at the moment when the aid of the lifeboat was reluired. The inquiry fully bears out the following conclusions at which Mr. Harris has arrived : Firstly.—That the Rescuer is in all respects an efficient lifeboat, and adapted for the purposes for which she is intended, viz., for saving life and ren dering a , ,sistance to vessels in distress, especially on this dangerous coast. Secondly.—That the accidents that have occurred to her on both occasions, in January, 1866, and in December, 1867, may be regarded as casualties which might have happened to any lifeboet of what ever construction. Thirdly.—lt is imperative, in order to prevent the sad loss of life consequent on the recent and for mer disaster, that the crew should wear lifebelts when engaged on this dangerous service. With these they have been to a certaia extent provided, but hitherto the crews of beachmen have evinced a strong prejudice against wearing them, asserting that they are too cumbersome, and also that they impede their motions in rowing. The latter objec tion is scarcely valid, seeing that rowing is seldom resorted to in boats of this description and size. Captain Ward, R.N., in his evidence, furnished some interesting statistics showing the value of life belts in case of accident. From 1849 to 1867, 200 persons wearing lifebelts have been either upset or washed overboard from lifeboats, and of these only 12 lost their lives ; while out of 127 who failed to take this prec,eintion no less than 100 perished. It is gratifying, therefore, to find that the fatal accidents to the Rescuer have awakened a great many to the necessity of wearing the belts, and that the witnesses who were examined at the inquiry declared their intention of never putting to sea i ~ '~-_ ~.~ ~zr z PRICE.... ....... 4d. STAMPED sd. on similar service for the future without using them. KING 771E0DORF,'S PEDIGREE. Mr. Charles Beke, in a letter to the editor of the "In your review of Dr. Bianc's work, "The Story of the Captives,' you make Form very pertinent remarks on the imprudence and im policy of questioning King Theodore's pretensions to Royal descent. Still, as what you say does not fully account for that monarch's pertinacity in claiming to be the descendant of Alenilek, sou of Solomon, King of Israel, and the Queen of Sheba, I would tvik you to allow me to explain that this is in fact the title by which Theodore wears the crown of Ethiopia. Dispute it, and he becomes Kassa, the kosso-seller's son, as formerly. " The proclamation made by him several years ago places this in the clearest light. I have already published it, but perhaps you may deem it worthy of reproduction in your columns, both for the pur pose of proving what I have stated above, and also of showing the great importance of a proper understanding of these recondite matters, known to so few. " The claim of the Sovereign of Ethiopia to be a descendant of Menilek is not at all a certain weak ness to glory in his supposed ancestors,' as Dr. Blanc imagines. it is a necessity, as the following examples will demonstrate. " Aikuna Amlak, in the beginning of the 14th century, made out his pedigree, by which he showed his descent from Delnaod, the last reigning Sove reign of the Imperial dynasty in the tenth century, which had been displaced by an intrusive line of Kings of the house of Zagye, whose lineal descen dant \Yaagshum Gobazye is at the present day, as I explained in the Times of July 5, 1867. Aikuna Amlak's accession to the throne was thus alleged to be the Restoration of the House of Solomon,' and this is accordingly accepted as an historical fact, notwithstanding that it has connected with it a gross anachronism, which was pointed out to me many years ago by Monsignor de Jacobis, otherwise Abuna Yakob. " In like manner, when Sahela Selasye, King of Shoa, was taken up by the English in 1841, and hoped with their assistance to acquire the sove reignty of the whole empire, he had a pedigree drawn up, showing his progenitor Negusye to have been a fugitive Prince of the Imperial house, like the ancestor of Aikuna Amlak. This I know, be cause I was in Shoa at the time. _ . " The latest pretender to the throne of Ethiopia, as a descendant of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, is Signor Alessandro de' Marchesi Marzara- Bridgtower, whose mother's claim was countenanced by Monsignor dc Jacobis, and who has himself ad dressed Lord Stanley on the subject, in a letter dated September 13, 1867, which is printed on page 178 of the Abyssinian Blue-book of the past session of Parliament. Signor Marzara's pedigree was com - municated to me several years ago by a Quaker friend of mine, when I found it to contain an achronisms not grosser or more absurd, perhaps, than that in the pedigree of Aikuna Amlak, but more patent, inasmuch as they relate to the 19th instead of the 14th century. " With these precedents before us, it will be per ceived that Theodore is not at all mad, as he is sup , posed to be, in insisting on his claim, and punish ing those who dare to call it in question. In doing so they are guilty of the crinzen kesx majestatis of the Roman law, which is the groundwork of the law of Abyssinia. " The explanation now given will at the same time serve to corroborate the opinion expressed in my letter in the Times of the 4th inst., that the death of Abba Salama, the late Coptic Abuna, was not a natural one, but one caused by Theodore's determination to prevent a David from being anointed in the place of the Abyssinian Saul. He is now safe in this respect until the consecration of a new Abuna, who, in order to gain the confidence and veneration of the Abyssinians, should not be brought in by a foreign invading army, but must be properly accredited by means of a native balderaba, or introducer. " PROCLAMATION. " In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, one God. "The King of Kings, Theodore, created by the Trinity its servant, installed by it and made Prince, to his children given to him by God and to all the Franks (Europeans). "By your God and the God of your friend Theodore, who appeared to Moses on Mount Sinai and in the Red Sea, who appeared to Joshua at Jericho, who through his servant Samuel anointed Saul when he was seeking the asses that were lost, who, when Saul turned from his Creator, com manded Samuel to anoint David. " Solomon was King after David, according to the word of the prophet and of his father; notwith standing that Adonias (Adonijah), against the will of God, was proclaimed King by the people and obtained favour in their sight. Solomon, by the Queen of Azyeb (the south-east), begat Menilek, who became King of Ethiopia. From Menilek down to the dynasty of the Gallas, all the Kings were stageplayers (azniciri), who sought from God neither wisdom nor strength, but, with His help, the means of raising up the empire were found, when God chose me, His servant, to be King. " My countrymen said, 4 The river is dried up, its bed is empty,' and they insulted me because my mother was poor, and called me the son of a beggar. But the Turks knew the greatness of my father, who made them his tributaries as far as the frontiers of Egypt and to the gates of their cities. My father and my mother descended from David and from Solomon, and they are also of the seed of Abraham, I the servant of God. _ " Now, those who insulted me with the name of a beggar's son are themselves beggars, and beg for their daily bread. Without God's will neither wis dom nor power can save from ruin. Nevertheless, as God said unto Adam, In the sweat of thy face thou shalt eat bread,' it is necessary not to fall into slothfulness. But it is needless for me to give you this advice ; for, as the proverb says, speak not of wisdom to the sage, neither cut the food of a lion.' " There is nothing powerful in the world. Many have had mortars and cannons in abundance, and nevertheless have succumbed. Napoleon had myriads of them, yet he died conquered, after hav ing subjugated the Franks. Nicholas, Emperor of the Muscovites, possessed them in abundance, and he was vanquished by the French, the English, and the Turks, and died without having accomplished the desire of his heart. "If in your countries you meet with any parti sans of the brigand Negusye, who shall say, like the traitors of this country, that Ethiopia is governed by the son of a beggar, wager with them a field covered with gold that I, the present Em peror, am on the throne of my fathers, Abraham and David, and bring them here to be confronted with me. 44 It is God that bath put down the mighty from their seats, and bath exalted them of low degree.' " FALMOUTH, Monday.—The steamship Kaffraria St ar ks, commander, arrived at this port from London ou ' Sunday night, and, after embarking six passengers and 2G bags of mails, proceeded at about noon this day for the Cape of Good Hope. Among the passengers are the Bishop of Capetown and wife. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Pills. - All our Facul ties.—Almost all disorders of the human body are dis tinctly to be traced to impure blood. The purification of that fluid is the first step towards health. Holloway's pills recommend themselves to the attention of all sufferers ; no injurious consequences can result from their use, no mis . take can be made in their administration. In indigestion, confirmed dyspepsia, and chronic constipation, the most beneficial effects have been and always must be obtained from the wholesome power ex erted b y these purifying pills over the digestion. 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ROSS. 248, High Holboik London. &tad of all booksellers. GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, • Caledonian-road, Islington, N. . . Supported by Voluntary Contributions. rt ospital has relieved 451,951 patients since it was OlItlib• willed at King's-cross in 1856. Patients are admitted free. 'C... Ra nkers —Messr s . Barnet. Lloyds, and C. 60, Lombard-stree m Ransom and Bouvarie 1, Pall-mall— ' Hon. Sec., F. Smith,; GEO. REID. Sea. BRITISII ORPHAN ASYLUM, Mackenzie Park. Slongh, Binks (formerly at Clapham-riae). aited, 1827. Patron—Her Most Gracious MAIESTY the QUEIL Aid to this Institution wit: he gladly received by the Secretary, It the °tacos, No. 73. Chelp,ide. E.C. HENRY S. THORNTON, Treasurer, THONIA.; TII,SON, J.P., Chairman of the Board STEPHEN R. CATTLET. M.A., Hon. Sen. ALEKED MACKENZIE, Secretary. THE BOARD of M A NTAGEAIENT of the LONDON lloNirsopAr tile I lOSP:TA:. wish to call the attention 5f their friends to its posi•ioo. During the past year the bed,' have been almost c ,ostantly 111:ed, and the drain on the resources of the Hospital lots con•ec ue7itly been great. They trust, there fore,-that all the fr;eu,:s cf i entwopathy, both in town and coun try, will rally round tletn, thus prevent the necessity of curtailing the tuiefulTi2g., .if the Hospital by the admission of fewer Patients. Subserptiort - earnestly requested. Bankers— , Messrs. Prescott and Co., 'ilroi.tlueetli , l-strect, and Union Bank. Argyll-placo, Regent-street. JOHN B. WARREN, Clerk. No. 52, Great Ormon,l-street. W.C. lEALTH RESTORED WITHOUT MEDICINE OR EXPENSE. DU BARRY'S delicate he:).lth-restoring Invalids and Infants' Food. THE REVALENTA ARABICA laves fifty times its cost in other remedies, and restores perfet digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, refreshing p functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered Or enfeebled—removing speedily and effectually indigestion (dy- LPepsia), cough, asthma, consumption, habitual constipation, diarrhoea, all gastric derangements, hemorrhoids, liver com plaints, flatulency, nervousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head and ears, r heumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, ir ritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea, sinking fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness Of the chest, pains at the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders. It is the most digestible and nourishing of all foods, aul suitable for invalids and infants in all complaints. IMPORTANT CAUTION.—Beware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, without authority , Baron Llebig's name is most audaciously attached. Henceforth none will doubt the valuable properties of Du li,arry's health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Invalids' and Infants' V, since to the thousands of blessings it has already received L. in invalids whose position had been deemed hopeless, we in fy S OW add that of his Holiness the Pope, whose health has been per fectly restore d b y i t a f ter thi r ty years of unsuccessful medical atrnent. We quote from the "Gazette du Midi," July 25th (Cure t r • 68 313):—" Rome, July 21st, 186 G.—The health of the Ho l y !tther is excellent. especially since, abandoning all other route- T r e:, he ha s con fi ne d himself entirely to Du llarcy' ilevalenta It has , hica Food, o f w hich he consumes a plateful at co 1: produced a surprisingly beneficial effect on his health , an , 'J.'s Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly." ii Cure No. 58,216 of the Marchioness de Brehan, of seven years' complaint, wasting away, debility, nervousness, irritability, c'tu a nervous palpitation all over, bad digestion, constant sleep essuess, and the most intolerable nervous agitation. Cure o. 78, of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Waterford.-- I have derived much benefit from your excellent foul.—Sreala DR DECIES, Dromana, Cappoquin. County Waterford." Cure No. 49,832.—0 f fifty years' indescribable agony from d yspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency. aPasms, sickness, and vomiting. Maria Jolly, of Lynn, Norfolk. Cure No. 47,121.—Mi5s Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervous 4 ese, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. Cure No. 56 814 —Mr Samuel Laxton, Leicester , of t w o y ears diarrhcea. * * The Food is sold in Canisters, at ls. 11d.; 11b., 2s. 9d.; 21h., Is 6 d.; 121 b., 225.; 241 h., 40s. The 12 1 h. and 2110. canisters, Carria ge free on. receipt of Post-office Order, by BARRY DU BARRY and Co., 77, Regent-street, London; also at Fortnum ..14 441WWP, and twist by all respectobloUrpcers and Chernibts. ROYAL FithE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, I in the immediate Oe.inity of the Great Northern Railway Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUI3EIt Vice-Patron—s Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, H.G. President—His Hi Grace tho Duke of BUCCLETICH, K.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to establish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the de lay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly dependent for support on voluntary contributions and legacies. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in adcn tion to this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the benevo lent, 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, Hanson, and Co., Abchurch-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co.; Glyn and Co.; Herries and Co.; Ransom and Co.; Ptescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Barclay and Co.; Williams, Deacon, and Co. • Nisbet and Co., Bernors-mrect• and M the Hospital, from 10 till AMER'S CRYSTAL CASE WATCHES are superseding all others. Prize medals, London, 1862; Paris, 1867. Gold from Zl5 155.. silver from £ 6 6 5. -68 , Cornhill, and 230, Regent-street. IANFIELD'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-steps), London. QTOOPING HABITS, ROUND SHOULDERS, PIGEON CHESTS and other Deformities, are prevented and cured by wearing UHANDLER'S IMPROVED HYGIENIC CHEST EXPANDING BRACE, for both sexes of all ages. It strengthens the voice and lungs, relieves indigestion, pains in the chest and back, and is especially recommended to children for assist ing the growth, promoting health and symmetry of figure, super seding the use of braces and stays. Price from 10s. 6d. each. Berners-street, Oxford-street, W Illustrated circulars for warded. DISCOVERY OF GUNPOWDER (TEA.)- Large quantities of the very finest descriptions have been discovered in Great St. Helen's, at the Warehouses of the " EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY, " and are going off rapidly at importers' prices. Also the most deli cious Kaisows and Monings ever shipped from China, from 2s. 6d. upwards. Family Tea, 25.; in half-chests, ls. 10d. Tea fourhe million, ls. ld. Price Lists post free on app li ca tion at 9, at St. Helen's Church-yard, Bisopsgate-all NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AGUA. AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect ing this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, Bs. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each, including brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames street, London, E.C. PARR'S LIFE PILLS. PARR'S LIFE PILLS. PARR'S LIFE PILLS. Ace now generally established as the MOST FAVOURITE FAMILY MEDICINE. IN cases of Rheumatism, Debility, Stomach com plaints, Bile, Gravel, Cutaneous Affections, Head ache, Indigestion, &c., PARR'S PILLS give immediate relief, without the slightest pain or inconvenience. The balsamic powers of this rLedicine produce that delightful feeling of good sprits so very desirable, and dispose both mind and body to healthy exercise ; everything under its influence soon wears a joyous aspect, and the varied duties of life are performed with pleasure ; and, instead of long an d weary nights, give sound and refreshing sleep. PARR'S LIFE PILLS may be obtained of any medicine vendor, in boxes ls. lid., 2s. 9d., and in Family Packets, lls. each. Directions with each box. CANDLES, GLYCERINE, and SOAP. —A Gold Medal was awarded at the Paris Exhibition to Price's Patent Candle Company Limited, for " Candles, Glycerine, and Soap" —the onl y one to any British exhibi tor for these three things combined. The chief Candles of the Company are their " BELMONTINE" and "PRICE'S PARAFFIN E" for those who must have the extreme transparency of pure Paraffine ; their "GOLD MEDAL PALMITINE " and " SHERWOOD PALMITINE," for those who, while desiring candles of great beauty, smokerequire also steady brilliancy of light and freedom from and smell; their good old-fashioned ‘• BELMCWT SPERM AND WAX," and "BEST" "No. 2," " No. 3," and "BATTERSEA" COMPOSITES for those who require only perfect burning without caring for transparency; and their "CHAMBER Candles, hard, and of dsmall hdiameter, to avoid the drippg of grease when care.new toilet soap, "PRICE'S SOLIDIFIE GLYCERINE" con tains half its weight of their distilled Glycerine, and should be the one toilet soap in use, especially in winter, because of its admirable effects in preventing chapping of the hands and face. There ought also to be in every house one of the sealed bottles of their patent distilled Glycerine, known every where as " PRICE'S GLYCERINE," two or three drops of which, mixed with three or four times as much water, p f the low will in a day or two remove chapping and roughness of skin, whether of adults or children ; and when this is effected, a single drop of the undiluted Glycerine applied once a day will prevent the recurrence of the chapping and G Company's lyee r ne beingOL own s e aled roughness. insist on having " Pricc!'s . Glycerine" in the h q e u s a h n o. ti p t s. ie b s e o ca f u ch se ea o impure rate at which the dealers can buy it comparison with Price's. All the good medical authorities abroad as well as at home order " PRICE'S" as the only Glycerine to be slelOalWedsobi2ldttilne used. " PRICE'S NEW PATENT NIGHT LIGHTS" for burning in the wide glasses , are believed to bo the very best Night Lights made. " PRICE'S CHILD'S NIGHT LIGHTS" are known everywhere, and are excellent for burning without a glass. _____------_ TIIE.' BEST REMEDY FOR INDIGE STIO N. NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confi dently recommended as a simple but certain Remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which wo are subj ect being r. me di c i n e so uniformly grateful and beneficial thatit is with justice called the " Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach." "Norton's Pills" act as a powerful tonic and gentle aperient; are mild in their operation, safe under any circumstances, and tbousands of persons can now bear testimony to the benefits to be derived from their use, as they have been a never-failing Family Friend for upwards of 20 years. Sold in bottles at ls. ljd., 2e. 9d., and he, each, in every town in the kingdom. CAUTION. Be sure to ask for "NORTON'S PILLS," and do not be per. suaded to purchase any of the various imitations which have ;sprung up in consequence of the success of " Norton'a Camomile Ms.": SCOIT'S LIVER AND BILIOUS PILLS.—A I EVER-FAILING REMEDY.—Prepared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind, spasms, giddl• ness, dizziness of the eyes, &c. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their operation and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, promote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Prep ared onl y and sold by W. Lam bert, Chemist, 6, King William-street, Charing-cross, London, and by most druggists, in boxes, ls. lad., and three times the quantity in one. tie. 9,1. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver bills. The genuine are a spore, green loCkage, with Lautbert" engraved pia the swill,. SATISFACTORY LETTER. 6, Wood-street, Milbank, Westminster, October 5, 1867 Sin,--Some months back I had an attack of Bronoliitis, which lest at times a tickling in the Throat, with other unpleasant feel- Ingo. I was advised to try the Bki.dAlL OF AHMED; I did to, and have found very great relleti it is most oomforting in allay. ing the irritation, and giving strength to the voice. You are at liberty to make ssoOf this ae you think proper, and I earnestly hope that O th r-ers = j ay _benefit by it as I have done. With many tbanKs front your isbedient servant, SAMUEL DEAR., Dean'. Verger, Westminste; Abbey. To Mr. Powell. Ask for POWELL'S BALSAM of ANISEED PARTRIDGE AND COOPER' WHOLESALE MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 192' F LEE T-STREET (CORNER OF CHANCERY - L A NE) , LONDON, E.O. THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE CARRIAGE PAID TO O THE 20s COUNTRY ON ORDERS Per ream. s. cL Fine Cream Laid Note: a cheap paper Superfine Cream Laid Note : much approved 4 Superfine Thick Cream Laid Note; especially recom- 5 7 0 mended Extra Superfine Double Thick Cream Laid Note Straw Paper, " Patent ;" adapted for rapid writing L a rge Commercial Note Papers ............. 35., 45.,5. Gd., 55., and and 6 0 0 Foolscap Papers, blue or cream 10s. 6d., 12 14 Outsides Foolscap, thick hand - ma de .............................. 8 6 Letter Paper for scribbling ............plain, 45.; ruled ditto 4 6 Tinted Lined Note . ......... five qu ires ls. Gd., or 5 6 per 1,000 Superfine Cream or Blue Envelopes ...... 4s. Gd., ss. 6d., and 6 6 Extra Thick ditto, "Registered Secure" ........................... 9 0 Large Blue Wove Commercial Envelope s ........................ 4 G Cheap Buff Colour, for circulars, &c. .............................. 3 6 COLOUR STAMPING (Relief) reduced to is. per 100. Polished steel dies sunk by the best artists in the trade at about half the prices charged by the retail houses. An ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, containing f u ll descrip tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, Inkstands, Stationery Cabinets, Postage Scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling Writing Cases, Desks, Bags, &c., post free. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant as sortment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables. Paper weights, &c., in Ita lian, Alabaster, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, ttc. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralo gist to her Majesty, 149, Strand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS, MINERALS, and FOSSILS to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology; they will greatly facilitate the in teresting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 500 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT. F.G.S.. at 149. Strand. BUPruItES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PearecTED AND EXHUMER]) IN THE GREAT EXHIBI TIONS of 1851 and 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the cura tive treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn found the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moo-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 cannot fail to fit, forwarded b post, on the circumference of the body, two inches below the hi ps, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 298, Piccadilly. - - - - - . A Single Truss, 165., 21s, 28s. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, is. A Double Truss, Ms. 6d., 42e., and 82s. 6d. Postage, ls. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 42e., and 82s. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT Fea LASI STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all e as es o f kness 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., 10a. and 16e. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer. 228, Piccadilly Vac RINTIN G. -TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c..... The Printing and hining 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 envelope for reply. Address—The Manager " kluv Printing Offices, 3, Church-row, Savoy, Strand, W.O. ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN Destitute Orphans are being maintained in the Albert Orphan Asylum, Collingwood Court, Bagahot, Surrey. Funds greatly needed for their support, CI:LAMM A. WA.LKER, Sec. Offices, 96, Cheapaide, E.C. MANUFACTURERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS. .11 - OHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from de cay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price ls. 6d.—Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, London. F. THOMAS & CO.'S PATENT SEWING • MACHINES. The celebrated No. 9 Machine, unequalled for general work, 410. The new Domestic Machined complete (Lock Stitch), £6 6s, £6 65., and £B. Catalogues free. W. F. Thomas and C0., 1 and 2. Cheapaide, and Regent-circus, Oxford-street, London. EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. —The best and safest remedy for COUG HS. _ EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES relieve tho difficulty of breathing in ASTHMA. IT EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. - Im .. portant remedy in cases of INCIPIENT CONSUMPTION. y - EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. - A certain remedy for relieving the IRRITATION of the Bito..\IOIIIAL TUBES. T t 7 EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES JIAL WHIM ARE DAILY RECOMMENDED BY THE FACULTY-- Testimonials from the most eminent of whom may be seen. Sold in Boxes, 15.11 d.; and Tins, 2s. 9d., 4s. Cd., and Ils. each, by KEATING, Chemist, 79, St. Paul's Churchyard, London. Sold retail by all Druggists, &c. MADAME RACHEL'S Registered ENAMEL, as used by the Ladies of the Royal Courts of Europe, gives a beautiful youthful appearance to the skin. All persons vending dangerous and destructive compounds under the name of " Enamel," in imitation, commit a gross fraud upon the public. 47A, New Bond-street; 30, Rue de la Paix, and 25, Rue Choseuil, Paris. MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, Fleet-street, has introduced an entirely new description of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or liga tures. They BO perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from the originals by the closest observer; they will never change colour or decay, and will be found superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth stopped and ren dered sound and useful in mastication. 52, Fleet-street. At home from 10 till 5 PAINLESS DENTISTRY. of MESSRS. GABRIE IsI I- 5 , ) , DENTISTS (Established , London 6S, Harlot'-street, Cavendish-square, 64, Ludgate-Hill, RC., Liverpool 34, Duke-street, and Brighton have just published a NEW PAMPHLET explaining their Pain less System of Dentistry, and self-adhesive Teeth without springs, at MoinuATE CHAIIGNS, Which may be had free by post for four stamps. THE MARQUIS D'ORVAULT. The Paris papers publish an account of an action now going on which must certainly find a place among future causes celebres. A cab-driver named Schumacker, sixty-three years of age, partially in firm, married to a woman who, though an invalid, helps him in his business, and, in particular, washes his cab, and occasionally grooms his horses, de mands from his daughter and son-in-law the means of subsistence. Cab -driving has of late been a losing trade with him ; which, as he is almost totally deaf, and in bad weather suffers great pain from the effects of accidents in which he has twice had a leg broken, is not astonishing. The daughter is the Marquise d'Orvault, and lives with her hus band, in an apartment of which the annual rent is 11,000 francs, and which is said to be magnificently furnished. The marquis has horses which the marchioness does not groom, and carriages of the latest make which she naturally does not wash down. When Catherine Schumacker married the marquis a year ago her fortune consisted of up wards of a million francs in mon e y and securi ties, besides 325,000 francs in j e wellery and per sonal property of various kinds. She was then thirty-six years of age—less than half the age of her husband, who was eighty-three. If the daughter of the cab-driver was, at the time of her marriage, neither poor nor respectable, the marquis, at least, did not resemble her in one respect :he was decidedly poor. An annuity of 2,700 francs allowed him by his relations, and a pension of 2,500 francs from the Emperor, was all he had to live upon ; and he had luxurious tastes. Catherine Schumacker's fifty thousand pounds tempted him, and it no doubt suited her very well to become the wife of a marquis, eighty-three years of age. The bridegroom's life had already been an event ful one. The importance of his very ancient family is strikingly shown by the fact that during the reign of terror no less than twenty-two of its mem bers were guillotined. The present marquis escaped abroad, but, returning on the establishment of the empire, entered the French army as M. de Mau breuil, one of his numerous family names. He attained the rank of major, and gained the cross of the Legion of Honour, which, on entering Paris in 1814 with the staff of the allied Sovereigns , he tied to his horse's t a il. The same day he further distinguished hi mse lf by h e lping to pass the rope round the neck of the statue of Napoleon on the column of the Place Vendome, when it had been decided that the fallen hero should be degraded in effigy. The marquis's hatred of the Bonaparte family now became so gre a t th a t, finding the Queen of Westphalia, the wife of Jerome Bonaparte, was about to cross the forest of Fontainebleau on her way into exile, he attacked her and took from her all her jewellery, besides 84,000 francs in gold. For this feat of arms, however, he was brought to trial and was sentenced on the 16th of May, 1818, to five years' imprisonment. Escaping to England, where he lived for some years, he attracted no fur ther attention until, on the 21st of January, 1827, he suddenly:appeared in the Cathedral of St. Penis, where a service was being performed on the oc casion of the anniversary of Louis the Sixteenth's death. Seeing M. de Talleyrand among those pre sent he went up to him, and with a blow in the face knocked him down. This brought upon the marquis a penalty of five years' imprisonment, a fine of 500 francs, and ten years' police surveil , lance. We may here observe that the story of the blow in the face administered to Talley rand has been told differently. The version given in the formal report of " Schumacker against Orvault" is no doubt the correct one ; and, admitting it to be so, the outrage committed by the Marquis d'Orvault (or Marquis de Maubreuil, as he was then called), in a place of worship and in presence of the King, could not, even by the most determined fire-eater, be looked upon as a mere challenge to fight a duel. It has been mentioned, however, as a proof of Talleyrand's imperturbable coolness and presence of mind, that on receiving this so-called " soufflet" which knocked him down, he rose with difficulty, and, still stunned by the blow, exclaimed, ".Quel terrible coup de poing !" "It will be remem bered," says the reviewer of Sir Henry Bulwer's " Historical Characters" in the last number of the Quarterly, after repeating the anecdote, "that a soufflet is a dishonouring insult, a coup de poing a mere act of brutality." 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The numerous reviews of this startling work by the Saturday Review, Punch, Weekly Despatch, Public Opinion, and other journals, recommending its universal perusal are reprinted witb this edition CANTERBURY HALL-NEW MANAGEMENT. kJ —W. HOLLAND, Sole Lessee, late Proprietor of Weston's Music Hall, High Holborn Great Alterations and Improve ments have been made, and an entire new Company, compris ing most of the principal artistes of the day, will have the honour of appearing. Mr. Fred. Evans (of the Royal Alhambra and Crystal Palace), Miss Randall, E. Towers, Vincent, Simpson, Garrett, and corps de ballet. Ballet, entitled BUMBLE, STUM BLE, and TUMBLE, with new scenery and effects. Original music by Alfred Lee. The Great Vance, George Ellis, Nat Ogden, George Washington, Pat Sellers, Annie Adams, Brothers Gira rde, Leroni, Miss Fitzhenry, Mr. Rowland Lascelles. A mag nificent new band, selected from the late orchestra of Her Ma jesty's Theatre, numbering 23 performers, assisted by the drums and bugles of the 2d Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, Director by kind permission of Lieut.-Colonel Commanding. Musical , Mr. Alfred Lee, composer of "Champagne Charlie." Mr. James Ellis, assistant mana ,, er. Prices of y and Area, 6d.; Stalls, Is. 'Doors open at 7, commenceAdmission—Balcon at half-past. DUNVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST, Is regularl V y supplied H to the House of Lords. .R.' IRIS WHISKY. TUNVILLE and CO.'S " V.R." OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST. London Offices and Stores, 4, BEAUFORT-BUILDINGS, STRAND, W.C. Established 1808. Quotations on application. • SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC jOURNALLB„ , * 4 ;'- -- ,. - ,1, - ,7 , 0-y- , ; • Old Inillails, its the Times tells us, must think iis FIA4 - 22:ii 4;7 4 `f •7 2 that the governing classes of India cannot like oar -rule,, and must obey against the grain. It is ptain the deseili. . 1 ants of princes, of Mahomedan conquerork of predatory chiefs of old renown, and of faMilies reckoning back three thousand years or more, cannot but think the older the better rule. There alway:3 were those who loved adventure. even to pillage, magnificence even to the wildest profu sion, luxury to unbounded license, and opportunities only ' possible under virtual anarchy. This is the passion not only of persons or of families, nor is it even limited to classes. The semi -barbarous, and, it must be added, the weak and foolish, everywhere love that which purchases brief enjoyment for a few at the cost of lasting misery for the many. Nor is this the whole truth. India can not afford under our rule the opportunities it once offered the ambitious, or even the native of political genius and brilliant powers. An iron rule and a dull routine may be the most conducive to the vulgar and uni versal good, but they leave little scope for the ~-,chievem ents and the displays in which 50r,1,! s',:e the life of a nation. There must be suppressed fire, and dormant rather than extinct volcanoes of feeling, under such a system. Then, if we are the most power:ul of all Indian conquerors and masters, if the wisest, if the moss. beneficent and dis interested, we are also entirely :Alien, dissimilar, and unsympathetic. Mahomedanism, might almost be a caste in Indian estimation ; our religion cannot ever be this, if we practised it ever so consistently. In what we allow and what we disallow, we are alike odious to them. There is nothing to recommend us in their eyes but the demon stration of results. We bring order, peace, and plenty, and assure the natives that under our rule they are the most fortunate of subjects, fellow-workers, bondsmen, as the case may be. 'We give them more, indeed, !or we give them a share in all we possess our- We give them that unbounded liberty of speech and that ready appeal to justice which are presumed in the very inquiry before us, and which cer tainly have received lately some notable illustrations. It will be said, indeed, that even these boons arc not to the taste of the Hindoo ; that he loves the despot, that he prefers sudden vengeance to deliberate justice, and that he worships not only the murderer, but even the very de stroyers of the human mind. Such a prejudice, however, on his part will not unnerve the hand of his present rulers. We have offered to make any sacrifices to win his love and respect, but we shall still be just with him, after our own dull, slow, and costly fashion. What is the only possible conclusion of. this controversy, so long as it is left for us to sum up ? It is that under existing circumstances we are the actual guardians of order, peace, justice, and all that constitutes prosperity in India. We of the pre sent generation find ourselves there. We did not put our selves there. The mighty trust is in our hands. Mean- • while, we have the satisfaction of knowing, what, indeed, is only too true, that it is for the good of India, not our own, or for any ascertainable advantage to ourselves that we hold her. "t a c selves, According to the Standard, it is monstrous to pretend that we have no business in Afghanistan. Nature has made our business there, and we have accepted the dis pensation. It is said that we ought to await any event within our line of defence, which is supposed to be the Indus. But, in the first place, the Indus is no line of de fence ; and, in the next, we are already on its other side. Our advanced post is the valley of Peshawar. All the military authorities concur in the opinion that our present position is by no means a strong one, and that in the event of a European army invading India from the north-west, we should be compelled to abandon it, or risk what would be a fatal defeat. The Afghan mountains, and not the Indus, are, in fact, our true frontier, and though it may be advisable to permit it to be occupied by the natives, it is surely the extreme of folly to neglect or to despise their friendship, and to permit them to form alliances elsewhere. The policy of absolute inaction, which is the policy we de sire to see amended, is, in the words of an accomplished and experienced officer, who has had peculiar opportuni ties of studying the question, " a selfish attempt to ignore the responsibilities of our high and powerful position in the East ; it is at the best but a poor and ignoble policy, and in reality its success is impossible." The Herald thinks it would be a great mistake to sup pose that because General Menabrea is still in power the vote which was designed to eject him has not had some mischievous results. It has sadly discredited the Italian Parliament, it has encouraged throughout Europe doubts as to the future of the Italian kingdom, and consequently as to the permanence of Italian unity ; it has injured the credit of Italy, already so vastly shaken, and driven the price of Italian funds to so low a figure that no Financ Minister could now hope to raise a large sum of money, except at rates which even a South American Repuelic that had compromised half a dozen times with its creditors would not think of paying, whilst the value of the paper currency has continued to sink steadily, and the diffiicul• ties of that essential business of its withdrawal have been greatly intensified. It will take a long time to remedy the mischief that has been done by this ill-judged vote, and every real friend of Italy will earnestly hope that the Chamber will not aggravate the danger by quarrelling with a situation that cannot for the present be I thered, and a Ministry which, under the circumstances, is the only possible one. The Italians must look the facts in the face ; they cannot get Rome, let them cry for it as they will, but they may wreck the Italy they have got upon the rocks of insolvency and provisional jealousies and petti nesses, and they will do so too if they do not, deputies and ministers, at once set themselves to work and make a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether, to get into safer waters. The Telegraph would have us bear in mind that in the present condition of the sister island and the consequent conspiracy, we suffer for the sins of our ancestors, who acted unjustly and harshly towards their fellow-citizens across the ocean and their fellow-citizens across the Irish Sea. These things are a second national debt, which we are now called upon to pay. We inherited a political estate encumbered with uncertain and ugly-looking claims, and we must make the best of it. We must take the situation as we find it, and endeavour so to act that we may diminish the incumbrance, or at least not add to it by any new act of insult or of wrong. Meanwhile, the statesman who shall secure for us the cordial alliance of the American nation would confer upon us, upon the United States, and upon humanity a greater boon than the appeasement of twenty European disputes or the arrangement of twenty European questions. The politics of Paris, of Vienna, of Constantinople, and of Rome — seats of empires and powers that have already begun to decay—are the mere ephemera of diplomacy, compared with the relations between us and our great cousins across that Atlantic which science is shortening every day. And, when we study the balance of power, how can we find any greater way of preserving it than by adding to Eng land's strength the might which slumbers in the neglected Celt? Properly used, the Irish element of our empire might supply us with splendid implements for our Im perial needs. Are we to allow such faculties to rust or to be forged by our foes into daggers pointed at our hearts ? The Daily News, dealing with the first report of the Clerkenwell Explosion Fund Relief Committee, sai s it contains many interesting facts ; but it does not find in it that which Mr. Disraeli and the public have been asking for—a statement, approximate of course, but - positive, of the amount of money required to enable the committee to complete its work. Up to the present time only £7,143 have been subscribed—a sum which neither duly expresses the sympathy of the public with the sufferers, nor is adequate to the relief of their necessities. It fears that precious time is being wasted. The money already sub scribed will do little more than satisfy claims for immediate assistance, including the purchase of tools, working materials, and furniture for those who have lost home and the means of earning a livelihood. There remain to be dealt with snore than 150 cases of personal injury, for all of which some compensation ought to be given, while for many a life pro vision more or less complete will have to be made. The proportion of female sufferers is unusually large, and all of them were dependent on their own exertions for a living • four of these have lost e y es ; others have been maimed or terribly shaken, and will never again be what they were. The revolting barbarity of the outrage comes out in strong colours in the r e p ort of Mrs. Baile y , who has given her a tt en tion to the maternity cases, and who reports no fewer t o divide r i m pe o i o t mothers eurlbsi public willda their infants. raisedf aN\n. to an trust uonnste ( iu equalte 1 1 1a ce t t the otomi lfee sub scription twenty-six instances in which injury has been done s a n t l i a c \ : meo c exi gencies of the case before some new catastrophe • t Clerkeliwell explosion. Our friends the French, ,who are a ways discovering new delights, and who are as much at home upon all questions of amusement as a fish is at home in the water,l • iavk, jus' borrowed so me excellent fun from Russia. The most fashionable jollity in Paris just now, observes the Morning Post, is enough to exhilarate one to think of it. The Skating Club have got up a night fête during the frosty weather in the Bois de Boulogne ; and all that is fair or joyous in Paris have flocked to see it. They do 11,-t, run the risk of being drowned in the solemn stolid 11 a that we do when we try to amuse ourselves in cold weather upon the water ; but they made the mselves a shallow lake expressly-to suit their purpose on the Madrid cricket ground. This was illuminated gaily by ten thousand jets of electrical light, many of them grouped in the form of garlands and bouquets, while innumerable Chinese lan terns were suspended to the branches of trees. The neighbourhood of the Swiss Chalet belonging to the club was paved with soft cocoa-nut matting, and every precau tion taken to defy the cold without and within. 'Dien the sport began ; the ladies made themselves shun* in lierspretty fur-lined sleighs, and were pus hed about by cava upon skates at such a pace as brought the roses intir cheeks and the sparkles into their eyes. Why can't their some thing of this kind the next time it freezes in London, in stead of going shivering about at nigh t like so many rheu matic ghosts ? It would dolls a vast deal of good, and be something quite new and jy for the ladies. Let us.try it ; it will be no end of a relief, after being boxed up in offices, banks, and counting-houses all day, to have a little healthful sport in the evening, instead of cramping our knees and straining our eye-sight in those modern " stocks," the stalls of ill-built theatres ; and sitting bolt upright, choked by white handkerchiefs, and silent as mutes for four hours at a time. We are already beginning to understand the medicinal and curative power of well chosen recreations in the ope acquire ; all that it remains us to do is to put our tardily d knowledge now and. then into practice. Z- ' Lions !Cie°. I his ean iexi a ill tions he road 4ae- ~ple, ega- ,ions la )3 , so Lid to re be dica- L the riev- rards is bo moot Fe ciate Mlle pur and udge ro of rern ttain