The Sun. — London, England, 1868-01-01 00:00:00

A'En Covent-garden Opera—EVANS' to SUP. . . After Drury-lane Theatre EVANS' to SUP. ~'" After Haymarket Theatre EVANS' to SUP, After Adelphi Thmtr , EVANS' to SUP. After Olympic Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Strand Theatre After New Royalty Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After St. James's Theatre EVANS' to SUP, After Prince of Wales' Theatre EVANS' to SUP. • _.don Singing and Supper Club, EVANS', Covout-garden. WOO Entertainment at Eight. MAISON DOREE, TIIE NOW FASHIONABLE RESTAURANT AND LUNCHEON BAR, GLASSHOUSE-STREET (One door from Regent-street), CUISINE FRANCAISE, &c. High-class Wines at wholesale prices. Spirits and Beers, &c. Private room fo: Parties. HAMPERS PREPARED AND BENT OFF TO ODDER. Terms, CASH. On and after MONDAY, Dec. 9, SUPPERS from Nine -p.m. to Ono a.m. Manager, CH ARLES CASTLE. LL WHISKY. --'DUBLIN HIBI H TION, IS Tuis celebrated OLD IRIS viinspz - gained the Dublin Prize Medal. It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and :: , eS . :Tho;esonte. Sold in Bottles, 33. &L, at tic Retail reline; in London; by the Agents in the principal towns in Englaucl; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREE'r, ''''..ONDON, W. Observe the Itsd Seal, Pink Label ; and (3`k& Branded. "Kina baaa's LLBk,y." • UTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of Parlianwt, 1850), 14, RUSSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARritN, LONDON, AD VANCES MONEY upon personal seettrit,. Bills of Salo, Free hold or Le:owlio4l f roFeriy, for one, two, (! three yea's, repay -41118 weekly, month:y, or quarterly. Billy romptly discounted. Forms free on receipt of stamped envelopf, EDWARD r' , _RPER. Secretary. RECEIVED2O 7.3 No. 23,574. A.D. 1720 OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, JAMES STEWART lI9DGSON, E CHARLES JOIIN MANNING, k DIREC Robert Barclay, Esq. John Garratt Cattley, Esq. Mark Currio Close, Esq. Edward James Daniell, Eiq. William Davidson, Esq. Lancelot William Beni, Esq. Alexander Bruce, Esq. Frodk. Joseph Ed!mann, E Charles Hermann Goschen, Esq. Riversdale Wm. Grenf ell, Esq. Francis Alex. Hamilton, Esq. Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq. Medical Referee, Sam ON and After the Opening of the Queen's Theatre, Long-Acre, EVANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatre SPANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. • After QUCCII'3 Theer , FVANS' to SUP. LONDON SINGING AND SUPPER CLUB. AT EVAN'S' COVENT GARDEN VOCAL ENTEUTAINMENT. At Eight o'Clock. • COMPAGNIE (ENERALE TRANS ATLANTIQUE, 8, Place Vendome. Paris. NEW YORK, via HAVRE and BREST. The undermentioned Steamers will sail every 14 days, as fol: lows:— From HAVRE-10th December, 1867. From BREST-21st December, 1867. NAPOLEO" 111 Paddle VILLE DE PARIS Screw PEREIRF Screw ST. LAURENT Screw EUROPE Paddle RATES OF PASSAGE. L class, andl4 O CO., ? Havre or Brest to New York, Ist clasi, £33 0 0 ~ ~ 2d class, 17 0 0 Agents—STRINGER, pE 3 8, Austimfriars, E.C. R.O Y AI. EXCHANGE ASSURANCE . • CORPORA TION. (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First) For SEA, FIRE,, LIFE, an d ANNUITIES. , Offices—ROYAL EXCHANGE, Lendon. Branch Office-29, Pall Mall, SW. , Esq Governor. 'sq • Sqb-Governor. Esq Doputy-Governor. ;TORS [William Tet llibbort, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. Egerton Hubbard, E: q. Novile Lubbock, Eeq. Henry NelsOn, Ford J °scans Wm. Percy. Charles Robinson, Esq. • Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. uel Sully, Esq., F.A.S. NOTICE.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of FIRE PREMIUMS falling due at Christmas will expire on the 9th of January. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected on advantageous terms. The Duty on Fire Assurances has been reduced to the uniform rate of ls. 6d. per cent. per annum. No charge is made by this Corporation for Fire Policy or Stamp, however small the Assurance may be. FARMING STOCK.—No Extra Charge is made for the use of Steam Thrashing Machines. The Reversionary Bonus on British LIFE POLICIES has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum ou the sum assured. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The Divisions of Profit take place every Five Years. Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one Life. This Corporation affords to the AsFured Liberal participation in Profits, with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock, and exemption under Royal Charter from the liabilities of part nership. The advantages of modern practice, with the secu rity of au Office whose resources have been tested by the experience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary. ADAME iTil_ 2USSAUD'S EXHIBITION, BAKER- STREET. A Life-size PORTRAIT MODEL of THEODORE, KING of ABYSSINIA, is now add6d; also all the Kings and Queens of Engllnd. American Wand6s, &c. Room of Horrors. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, is.; children wader 10, 6d. Extra rooms, 6d. M A P D O A R I R E A r T MOSDSEALU of ' S r R E E D X E R H I EXHIBITION.— F B I A ( K ) N E , t h A e Alton Murderer, is now added to the Chamber of Horrors. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. A4ml sion, ls.; children under 10 years of ago, Gd.; extra rooms, Gd. A RGYLL ROOMS, WINDMILL-STREET, Piccadilly . Sole Proprietor, Mt R. R. Ribitisn. This magnificent Terpsichorean and Musical Establishment, having been Re-decorated in the highebt style of Italian art by Messrs. Rubardt and other eminent at Usts, is NOW OPEN for the AUTUMN SEASON. Solo Euphonion. Signor Mosca Solo Cornet, M. Graves. Conductor, Signor Curti. Doors open at half-past 8. Admission, is.; Resetvea Seats, 2s. THE 0 - 7CF O RD, 6, OXFORD-STREET, W. During the Week will bo given a GRAND SELEC TION from Offenbach's Comic Operetta, ORPHEE AUX ENFERS, LA TROVATURE, and the New Cantata MERRY CHRISTMAS. Principal Artistes: Misses Russell, Rivers, and Fitz ' Henry ; Messrs. Bury, Marler, R. Greene, and De Brenner. Full Band and Chorus: Instrumentalists: •Miss Bryant ; Messrs. Paque, Melling, and Plumpton. COMEDY. &c., by the LEVITES, Miss and Mr. FOS TER, HARRY SYDNEY, FRED. FRENDH, Mr. H. RICHARDS, and ALFRED PERRIER. Mr. E. W. MACKNEY will make his third appearance this evening. STODARE'S MARVELS of MAGIC THIS EVENING. Conductor—Mr. F. Jongbmans. Private boxes, 10s. 6d. ; stalls, balconk,. and grand pro menade, Ig.—THIS EVENING. WE ST 0 N'S GRAND MU SIC HALL, Proprietor, Mr. J. S. Sweasey. \fr. SWE SEY begs to inform the public, in eensequence of the flattering patronage he has received, h e h as en g a g e d th e fol lowing talened Company:-Tie Great VANCE; GEORGE LEY BOURNE, the Lou Comique; JEAN EOM), the unrivalled Equili brist ; GEORGE ELLIS, the Australianßeffo; thOrothers DANIELS (who are allowed by the Press to be unapproachable by any other artiste 'n their per'ormances); SIDAI BARNES (his first appearance): Miss ALICE DUNNING, the most• fascinating Rerio- Comic Singer and Dancer at the present time; M:49 LTZIZE PEAusx (her first appearance in London), allowed to be by the provincial press the most rising artiste of the da,y ; Miss ANNE TREMAINE, the English Ballad Singer, is re-engaged, after a most successful provincial tour. • Full Orchestra, in which Mr. H. Baker, the unrivalled Cornet Player, will appear, in conjunction with Mr. J: Young, the great Flute Player. The whole under the direction of Mr. P. CORRI. Special Notice.—ln consequence of the length of entertain- Mont, the doors will open at 7, commence at 7.30. No alteration in the prices of admission. Private boxes, 10s. 6d., to be secured at Mitchell's Royal Library, Old Bond-street ; and Sams' Library, St. James's; also at the Box-office at the Hall from 10 until four o'clock. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair, Price 3s. Gd., Is. 6d., and 10.3. Gd.; sent by post for 14, SI, and 34.4 stamps,—ALEX. ROSS 248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. "Tale'of a Hair," 61 WOiN.D.eE RF;UL usby. DIS A C T E TTE Ro ß s Y s:s — c e m o u rn o s pa cured is . preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours, re moving the very root. Price 45.; sent by post for 60 stamps. 248, High Holborn London, and all Chemists. FaCe Powder, is. 'HAIR -CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it 19 applied. Sold at 8 5. 6d., ss. 61, and 10s. 6d.; sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stamps. of Chemists. Advice upon all subjects of the Toilet. GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour llbmediately it is used, It is permanent, and perfectly natural in effect. Price 3s. 6d., ss. 6d., and 10s. 6d; sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 . tamps; and all Chemists. Bloom of Roses, Bs. &t RALI n t don. DESTI EL IO R Y O E SS R ,i - L - E 2 P 12 . , A . TO H R if . h rem H ov o e l s brn, super fluous hair frock the face, neck,' and arms, without effect to the skin. Price 3s. 6d., ss. 6d. and 10s. 6d.; seut f or 54, 84, an d 144 star/vs.—Had of all Chemists. Skin Tonic, ss. 6d. PIMPLE REMOVER. All diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGE TABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sallowness &e. 225. 9d. and 7s. 6d.; or post for 40 and 100 stamps.—ALEX miss, 48, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. Advice upon the Toilet. Fee, 2s. 6d. ['AIR COLOUR WASH. —By d amp i ng the head with this beautifully -perfumed Wash, in seven or ten days the hair assumes its original colour, an remains so by nu occasional using. 10s. Gd.: seat fot stamps.—ALEX ROSS, 2 / 8 , High Holborn, London, n 1 all Chemists. • . UJust published, 2d. sent by the author for 3 stamps, GLINESS and BEAUTY ; bein g a Pamphlet deserlptivo of articles and means used for improting the 4,) ivararice. Ify ALEX. BOSS, 343, High Holborn. London. Had of all booksellers. GREAT N O'R Tli ERN HOSPITAL, Caledonian -road, Islington, N. Supported by Volnutary Contributions. This Hospital has relieved 481.951 patients since it was estab dshd at King's-crns2 in 1856. P at i ents are admitted free. Baukers— en srs. Barnet. Ll oyds, and Co., 60, Lombard-street fifesSrs. Ransowl Bou ver i e 1, Pall -mall.—Hon. Sec., F. Smith, Esq. m a GEO. REID. Sett li_ RITISI I ORP 11A N ASYLUM, Mackenzie Park. Slough, Bit:3k.s (formerly at Clapham-rise). DWl aged, 1827. Patron—Her Most Gracious MIZZSTY the QUEEN. Aid to this Institution wil; he gladly received by the Secretary, at the Mee, Nu. 72. Chel7;ids E.C. IrENEty S. TIMUNTON, Treasurer, TuovA.; Tasux, J.P., Chairman of the Board. STEPHEN it. CATTLIIT, M.A., Hon. See. ALFRED MARICENtlE,SeCretary. THE BOARD (.1 ,\:.,1:•c'11(-',EMENT of the LONDON Hom:7•o PA T ; osr:TA:. wish to call the attention at their friends 1.) • ;ts the past year the beds have been almost c 1:11cd. :Aid the drain on the resources of the Hospital h3E: ec Ikon great. They trust, there fore, that all the f EN, ,;: both in town and coun try. will rail r rcuu.l 'hue prevent the necessity of Curtailing the lt , ,s;iital' by the admission of fewer pa tients. • , i.. rue, tty requested. Bankers—. Messrs. Prescott ante ( : .- ...Thremineedie-streot, and Union Bank, Argyll-placo, Regent-stro.4. . • . No. 52, Great pnuontl-.; Jons R. WARREN, Mut HEALTH RESTORED WITHOUT MEDICINE OR EXPENSE. 111 J BARRY'S delicate he:WI-restoring Invalids ..N.5 and Infants' Food. HE REAENTA AR saves fifty times its cost in other remedies, AßlCA and restores peries digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, refreshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or enfeebled —removing. speedily and effectually indigestion (dy spepsia), cough, asthma, consumption, habitual constipation, diarrhoea, all gastric derangements, haemorrhoids, liver com plaints, flatulency, nervousness, biliousness, fevers, core throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head and ears. rheematism, 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 pa - s.& the stomach and between:the shoulders. It is the most digestible and nourishing of ail foods, and suitable for invalids and infants in all complaints.. IsiroaraNT CAnztoN.—Beware of the many unsavoury anal more than sloppy imitations to which, without authority, Baroe Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. Henceforth none will doubt the valuable properties • of De pry'sß health -restoring awl Ilevalenta Arabica Invalisis' Infants' since to the thousands of bless:inn; it has already rcecisea fr Cm invalids whose position had been deemed hopeless, w. - ;msy slow acst that of his Holiness the Pono, whose health has been perfectly restored by it after thirty years of unsuccessful niei;eal 110. re:l:anent. We quote from the "Gazette du Midi," July nth (Cure Cisl18):—" Rome, July 21st, 1361; .—The health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning all other rein,s dies, he hits confined himself entirely to Du Barry's recv,Oollta .A.ralica Food, of which he consumes a plateful at al *it It has yrodueed a surprisingly bendficial effect on his health, an, Nis Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too hig,hiy." Cure No. 58,21 G of the Marchlowiss de Br e h an, of seven years' liver complaint, wasting away, debility, sis m „ mess, !nit abi lit v, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad digestion, constant sleeis lassness, and the most intolerable nervous asitation. Cure 5' o. 78, of dyspepsia, from th e ltight lion. the Lord Stuart de Deeies, Lord-Licutenant of the County of 'Waterford:—" I have derived much benefit from your excellent feol.--SinanT Dx DECIES, Dromana, Csappoquin, County Waterford." Cure. No. 40,832.—0 f Silty years' indescribable agony from cough, constipation, flatulency, dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, spasms, sickness, and vomiting. Mar s ,a, Lynn, Norf o lk . Cure No. -47,121.—Mi5s Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervous mess, indigestion, gatherings, low sp:r;ts, and n . srveus fancies. Cure No. 56,81-I.—Mr. Samuel Laxtua, Leicester, of two years diarrhoss. . _ The Food is cold in Canisters, at Is. 11d.; 11b., 2s. 9d.; 21b., 4s. 6.1.; 1211)., 225.; 24Th., 40e. The 121 b. and 241 b. canisters, carriage frea on roceipt of Post-ofiee. Order, by BARRY DU 13ARRY and Co., 77, Regent-street, London; also at I ortutun 'Willa 's, and sold by all ropectablo cirocere and Cliemiga. PARTRIDGE AND COOPER' WHOLESALE MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 192' FLEET-STREET WORN= OF CIIANCEDY-LANE), LONDON, E.C. THE P 13LIO SUPPLIED PRICES. AT WHOLESALE CARRIAGE PAID TO THE COUNTRY ON ORDERS OVER 201. . Per roam. s. d. Fine Cream Laid Note: a cheap paper Superfine Cream Laid Note: much approved 4 0 Superfine Thick Cream Laid Note; especially recom mended 6 Extra Superfine Double Thick Cream Laid Note 7 0 Straw Paper, " Patent ;" adapted for rapid writing Large Commercial Note Papers 35., 45., 55., and 6 0 Foolscap Papers, blue or cream 10s. 6d., 12s. Cd., and 14 0 Outsides Foolscap, thick hand-made Letter Paper for scribbling Tinted Lined Note five quires ls. 61, or 5 6 per 1,000 Superfine Cream or Blue Envelopes ...... 4s. 6d., ss. 61, and 6 6 Extra Thick ditto, "Registered Secure" 9 0 Large Blue Wove Commercial Envelopes 4 6 Cheap Bull Colour, for circulars, &c. 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 full descrip tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, Inkstands, Stationery Cabinets, POistago Scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling Writing Cases, Desks, Bags, &c., post free. CANDLES.-A Hint to Purchasers.-1)o not NJ make sure that you know what price you are paying per pound foryour candles until you have stripped them and put them in the scale. Some candles are right weight with out the wrappers, some with moderately thick wrappers, same with very thick wrappers, and somo are not nearly right weight with wrappers however thick. PRICE'S " .LD MEDAL PALMITINE," " SHERWOOD PALMITINE," " BELMONT SPERM," and " BEL MONT WAX," "BEST," " No. 2" "No 3," and "BAT TERSEA" COMPOSITES, "PRICE'S PARAFFINE," and " BELMON TINE," and all other candles of Price's Patent Candle Company Limited, are full weight without the wrappers. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AGUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect ing this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more Concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., is. 6d., and 15s. each, including brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames street, London, E.C. nowErius 'BALSAM OF • ANISEED, j . for COUGHS COLDS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, - Sore Throat, Difficulty of Breathing, and all similar affections of the Respiratory Organs. Sold by Chemists and Medicine Vendcrs throughout the World. In Bottles only, price ls. lid., 2s. 3d, and u.s. each. Established nearly half a Century. SATISFACTORY LETTER. 5, Wood-street, Mil Thank, Westminster, Oober , 1867 Snt,—Somo ct months beak I had a n attack s of Bronchitis, which left at times a tickling in the Throat, with other unpleasant feel ings. I was advised to try the BALBAM of ANISEED; I did so, and have found very great relief; it is most comforting in allay. ing the irritation, and giving strength to the voice. You are at liberty to ms.ke use of this as you think proper, and I earnestly hope that ethers may benefit by it as I have done. With many thanks from your obedient servant, SAMUEL DEAR, Dean'serger, Westminster Abbey, To Mr. Powell. Ask for POWELL'S BALSAM of ANISEED 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, &c. 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. BALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT. F.G.S.. at 149. Strand. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBI TIONS of 1851 and 1862), is allowed by upwards of 7'wo Hundred. Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curs tiro treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, Is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moe-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 by post, on the circumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacture; Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, is. A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 426., and 525. 68. Postage, ls. 88. An Umbilical Truss, 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is. 101 Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post- Office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT ST - 0 CKINGS, MLA KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all eases of Weakness and Swelling of tho Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 61, 7s. 6c1., 10s- and 16s. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer. 228, Piccadilly Iril' RIN TIN G. —TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c.--The Printing and Machining of Newspapers, &c., done on exceedingly favourable terms Use of Editorial and Publishing Offices, if required. Estimates forwarded on receipt of particulars, with stamped directed envelop , : for reply. Addrass—The Manager " Sun' Printing Offices, 3, Church-row, Savoy, Strand, W.O. ()NE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN Destitute Orphans are being maintained in the Albert Orphan Asylum, Collingvrood Court, Bagshot, surrey. Funds greatly needed for their support. CIIIRLES A. WALKER, SeC. Offices, 96, Oheapside, OYAL FkU!E 11 OSTITAL, Gray's-inn-road, Lir in the immediate . I, ..inity of the Great Northern Railway Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QtrEEN. Vice-Patron--His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G. President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCE, K.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 182 S, the first to establusn 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 adus- Lion 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 thia hospital are capable of containing several hundred more bedshad the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions aro received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Hanson, and Co., Abehurch-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; H err i es a n d Co. ; Ransom and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Barclay and Co.; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co Bernera-stroot• sad at the Hospital trout 10 WI b. --"'" ...NI • - 7 - 3 t--- • • 'cv.f.' 7•L%4' ki r . . Ql 3l •An . 7 A) • I i'ag . _ ----; , , 40 • A , • . f 4 i• ii‘" l , ,pv- - L4I 1 .7 (1 I . . I a 7 ‘ t IV • 1 ec-t* . - cs. , , • r - 4. Dizort. 1 . 117. r • PRICE. 4d. sT A. 3: PE D sd. per mile per week. Aliotier question be woo: have to ascertain was as t ) the 1,00,000 expended on stores and to how far it could be utilised and re duced in amotint for the benefit of the company. Also, as to whether it would be better to ex' end the station at llowrah, utai• Calcutta, or whether it ould be better to bridge over the Hooghly and form the terminal station in Calcutta. II! con tende I that no company c , lnld be conducted with greater prop; iety than theirs. lie had received letters feom Mr. 11. Hill, of Cannon-street, and of her . proprie'o73 as to the management of the affairs of the cnnpany, which could be easily answered, because the board had directed its attention to every point affecting the interests of the company. An other gentleman suggested a renewal fund for the replacement of the line and works, but when he told them that, on the average, 9f per cent. of the gross receipts was expended in renewals and in keeping everything in efficient order, there was no neces sity to set aside a further sum of money for the b , :nefit of those who might come after them. Some comparison had been made between their line and the Great Indian Peninsula ; but the circum stances of the two lines were very different, their East Indian line was made for all time, while many of the works on the Great Indian Peninsula were defective, and must be replaced. The East Indian, as well as their Jubbulpore, line was a model rail way for solidity of construction, while the works on the other line, he was sorry to say, were defec tive. Mr. Rendel would return to England in the Interval between this and the annual meeting in June next, when he trusted they would have before them the full extent of the requirements they would have to consider and provide for. They might de pend on the directors not incurring any fresh expen diture of capital without being first sanctioned by the proprietors. (Cheers.) • Sir F. HALLIDAY seconded the motion for the adoption of the report. Mr. F. WILSON strongly objected to any further expenditure of capital, and said that the statement by the chairman showed that his former opposition in that respect had been successful. If the people of Calcutta wanted a bridge over the Hooghly, let them make it. Mr. J. JONES complained that the goods traffic on the first 100 miles out of Calcutta was very small, and said that it was very wrong of the directors to purchase engines of foreign makers when they could get superior engines from makers in England at a fair price. The CHAIRMAN explained that at a time when the company wanted 225 locomotive engines they ad vertised and obtained 20 at Stuttgart, 10 at Zurich, making 30 foreign engines, by which means they succeeded in obtaining the remaining engines they required at from £2,400 to £2,500 each, instead of having to pay £2,800 to £2,080, which was de manded of them previously. After some observations by Mr. Hill and Mr. Franklin, the report and statement of accounts were unanimously adopted ; and dividends at the rate of 53. per cent. for the half year in addition to the guaranteed interest was declared on the stock and shares of the company, free of income tax. . The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. THE SUN. L(NDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1868. NOTICE. C. R . IRAN COCK, SON, & CO., JEWELLERS AND SILVERSMITHS TO THE QUEEN ArD PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES, d by Special Appointment to the principal Sovereigns and Courts of Europe, :Beg respectfully to state that their only Address is 33 & 39, BRIT ror4-sTutp, iv F. THOMAS & CO.'S PATENT SEWING ®• MACHINES. The celebrated No. 2 Machine, unequalled fer general work, £lO. The new Domestic Machines complete (Look Stitch), £5 ss, £6 65., and £B. Catalogues free. W. F. Thomas and Co., 1 and 2, Cbeapside, aid Regent-circus, Oxford-street. London. HE " SINGER" 1V EW FAMILY MACHINE Is fitted with a new PATENT TUCK MARKER, which GAUGES and MARKS each succeeding TUCK while sewing, a MOST VALUABLE ACCESSORY, not to be had with any other Machine. 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BANDA AND KIRWEE PRIZE MONEY. INDIA OFFICE, LONDON, S.W., Dec. 27, 1867. TOTICE IS HEREBY • GIVEN, That a ROLL of OFFICERS and MEN of the 3 d MA D RAS EUROPEAN REGIMENT, entitle to Share in tho First Distribution of the BANDA and KIRWEE PRIZE MONEY, containing . the names of those -whose Shares have not been paid in India, has been received, and that Distribution of Filch Shares will be made at the Military Department of this Office (Saturdays excepted) between the hours of Eleven and Two o'clock. T. T. PEARS, Major-General, Military Secretary. PAINLESS DENTISTRY. itkosEssr.s. GABRIEL, DENTISTS (Established 181 r.), of London Ls, Har:ey-str3ct, Cavendish-square, 61, Ludgate-Hill, E.C., Liverpool 34, D ake-street, and Brighton have just lublished a NEW PAMPHLET explaining their Pain less System of Dentistry, and self-adhesive Teeti without springs, at MODERATE CRAROES, which may be had free by post for four stamps. RAILW-9.Y INTELLIGENCE. -e MIDLAND. A meeting of the shareholders in Leeds and the ❑eighbourhood was held yesterday at the Queen's Hotel, to consider what should be done to protect the interests of the company at the general meeting on the 15th inst. Mr. BArNES, M.P., was appointed chairman, and he said he entirely approved the meeting, for if anything was uncomfortable as to the state of a railway, publicity and. &scussiou were always the best. He referred to his lettcr - to the Times, and said he had no official responsibility in connection with the railway, except that he was one of those five gentlemen who recommended some one as worthy of acceptance as auditor. If the meeting was aware of the views he had expressed in that letter, he could only say that he now felt them to be confirmed. He believed in the honesty of the directors, and in the ultimate solidity of the Mid land line. Great errors had been committed in going beyond the legitimate field, and in undertak ing far too many lines at once. It was a very great mistake the directors had made in acceding to so many applications from other partie. Of their own they bad upwards of £4,000,000 of engagements, which it was possible for the directors to have post polled, and some of which it was possible to abandon. But there was, he believed, upwards of £5,000,000 which it would be possible to forego for the present. Of their own there were lines and works not begun of £3,700,000, including the Settle and Carlisle, the Mansfield line, the Ashby and Nun eaton (along with the London and North-Western) and several coal lines intended 'to open up coal fields. It would be much more conducive to their interests that the coal owners should make those lines themselves, but besides those there were also lines nndcr the act 18G5-6 which would cost £450,000, and he was told it was possible to post pone £200,000 of them. Then of the Cheshire lines, there was a "proposed outlay of £835,000, and that might be postponed. Then there were works in progress to the amount of £300,000, of which £lOO,OOO might be put off. Then, as to the rolling stock, £320,000 additional stock was or dered, and that would he sufficient to work an additional traffic of £7,000 a week, and therefore the outlay of £200,000 might be postponed. The London Station Hotel it was intended to defer, and in all he thought there was about £5,235,000 which might be postponed. He believed the directors really were willing to do all they could. His spirit was to treat them as men who desired to do so, and lie recommended that this meeting should appoint a committee to consult with the directors, and report at the annual meeting. Mr. GATINETT stated why he had been one of the parties to calling this meeting, and said the company had come to that position which reiuired all their energy to prevent confusion and difficulty. He recommended shareholders to keep their proxies in their hands until the meeting on the 15th inst. He moved : "That, taking into consideration the injurious effect produced on the value of the Midland shares by the in tended application to Parliament fur powers to raise new capital to the amount of £5,000,000, this meeting is of opinion that it is essential that the directors should revise their engagements for new lines and works, and all con templated outlay, with a view to the relinquishment or postponement for a long time of all that can ho relinquished or postponed." . _ _ _ JOWETT seconded the motion, and strongly recommended the abandonment of the Settle and Carlisle line. The Rev. J. MORTON thought the shareholders were more frightened than hurt, and he regarded the proceedings of the Manchester party as calculated to injure the interests of the company. The direc tors had nothing to be ashamed of. It was very good and judicious foresight that the directors bad prepared for an outlet in the heart of London. The resolution was then emied unanimously. Mr. J. RHODES moved — "That this meeting recommends the appointmmt, at the meeting of the Midland Company on the 13th of January, of a committee of consultation, consisting of large shareholders, to confer with the directors on the position of the railway, and especially on the extent to which projected lines aLd works can be relinquished or postponed." Mr. J. 0. MARCH seconded the motion, and it was carried. Mr. Alderman GEORGE proposed that Mr. Baines, M.P., Mr. Garnett, and Mr. Jowett be a com mittee to confer with the directors, which was car ried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN recommended this meeting not to begin hostilities if there were to be any. The course taken at this meeting was so reasonable that it might have great influence at .Manchester. lie 1 believed that only-one contract (for £250,000), in connexi,:n with the SA:le and Carlisle line hal bmn let. The Midland in 1951 had a mileage of 490 ; in 18:i6 of 550 ; is 1801, of 620 ; iil 1801, of 63) miles. The gross traffic recei:As in 1351 were 1,186,191 ; in 1850, £1,611,707 ; in 1861, £2;101.772; in 1866, £2,743,751. In the firstflve years :he mileage increased 11 per cent., and the traffic increared 361 per cent.. That was the gro s sum, and the working expenses haul to be deductel from it, but at least one h tlf would be profi'. In the second five years the increased mileage was 15 per cent., and of traffic 30 per cent. In the third five yews theducrease of mileage-was 9i- per cent., and the increase of traffic 301 per cent. These were very satisfactory figures. They proved that up to this time all that had been done on their own line had been done profitably. (Hear.) In reply to a cinestion, the CHAIRMAN said he believed the capital of the company in 1860 was £20,931,119, and in 1867 it was £30,679,030. The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. EAST INDIAN. The 42d half-yearly general meeting of this com pany was held yesterday at the London Tavern ; Mr. R. W. Crawford, M.P., in the chair. Mr. NOAD, the managing director, having read the notice convening the meeting, the report, an abstract of which appeared in . The San, was taken as read. _ _ The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, explained that they could not hold the meeting earlier, and could not have deferred it longcr, as it was neces _ _ _ sary to have the consent of the shareholders to de clare the extra dividend. The report referred .to the particul a's of the receipts and expenditure, so that it would not be necessary for him to detain them at any length upon the subject. This was the second time they had had surplus profits to divide over the five per cent. guaranteed to them. The additional dividend was at the rate of one-half per cent. per annum free of income tax. This was left after paying income tax at the rate of 6d. in the pound, after providing for Sir M. Stephenson's an nuity, after setting aside £lB,OOO to meet bad and doubtful debts, and £3,000 for insurance against fire. They did not burden the report with numer ous statistics, which were seldom read or appre ciated. They had merely stated what was useful and easily understood. The directors had called the attention of Mr. Mendel, their consulting engi neer, before his departure for India, to every point of interest respecting the working and completion of the railway. The working expenses in the past half year had increased to 44 per cent., against 41i per cent. in the corresponding period of the previ ous year. The permanent way and rolling stock were maintained in the highest state of effi ciency. Every item of expenditure was brought to account in the half year, and they had the certificate of the Government engi neer to the effect that the stock and works were maintained in first rate condition. With regard to the progress of the works on the line, they had only to make the Chord line, which was now in course of construction ; it cut across through the collieries from one portion of the main line to the other, and would be about 140 miles in length. It was not the fault of the directors that the contrac tors had been so slow with the works on this sec tion. Still, they had two years to complete the line, and he hoped that more progress would soon be made with it. The Jubbulpore line was opened on the Ist of August last for general traffic, and it was to be regretted that the Great Indian Peninsu lar Railway had not yet been completed up to the East Indian line at Jubbulpore. They were glad that. the traffic in that direcuion was increasing, but it could not increase to any large amount until the railway communication was completed from Jub bulpore to the Great Indian Peninsular Railway, so as to allow the trains to run through without ob struction. The communication between the two lines was at present completed by means of a tem porary conveyance along the road for a distance of 180 miles. The mails were now being carried that way between -Bombay and Calcutta; but the main traffic of the country could . not be deve loped until the gap between the two - linea was filled up by means of. complete railway communication. The man question, however, was that Mr. Rendel had placed himself at their service to examine and report on their line and works iu India. The direc tors had never at any time entered on works that had not previously the full assent of the share holders. In June, 1865, the directors submitted a report by Mr. Rendel as' to. the sum of money that would be required from that time to be ex pended in the completion of the works ; but new circumstances had since arisen, and new exigencies had shown that other things were now required be yond what was then anticipated. They now wanted to know the full extent of works required of them. In the early part of this year they had received an estimate of certain additional Works proposed by the Government, amounting to £400,0'.)0, including the construction of houses, &c., for the persons em ployed on the railway ; but the board, not having received an explanation of so large an outlay, tele graphed to India. The explanation was so far satisfac tory that the expenditure was to be spread over a period of ten years, which had the effect of bringing it into smaller proportions. The necessity of pro viding places for workpeople to live in was not con filled to India alone, where the provision was now so much required, but it had arisen years ago on English railways, such as near London, Crewe, Wolverton, Swindon, and other places. But in India their line passed near large eities, and it was especially necessary they should provide proper habitations, not only for hundreds, but for thou sands. They might, therefore, have to sanction an expenditure on that account. It was the necessity of this outlay, probably, that made Mr. Power, their engineer, write so strongly about the ne cessity of providing the European workmen and others with healthy habitations, as he knew the company could not expect to get their full ser vice out of them if badly provided in that re spect. It was true that the rent of these places would be paid to the company in lieu of the capital expended in the construction of those houses. This would be one of the subjects that would have to be brought before the shareholders. The directors were exceedingly anxious to have a clear and dis tinct understanding of all that would be required of the company before they were called upon to in cur any additional outlay of capital. Mr. Rendel had expressed his readiness to go to India with the sole object of seeing the company carried in credit through the great works 'they had undertaken. The length of railway now made wns 1,4971 miles, which was divided into two districts —one from Calcutta to Delhi, and the other, the loop line,sfrom Allaha bad to Jubbulpore and the Chird line. They would have to provide for the maintenance of 562 miles of double line, and 9341 iniks of single line, making together 1,496, miles, and beyond that they had no other arrangements with the Government. The whole was completed with the exception of the Chord line and places on the main line. He then read the instructions given to Mr. Rendel prior to leaving for India, minutely detailing every inquiry he would have to make and report upon both as to the working of the line, the state of the works and rolling stock, and the making of a careful estimate of the works required to complete the whole under taking; also as ° to whether some of the proposed works could not be deferred or abandoned ; to con sult with the officials in India as to indispensable re quirements ; and, above all, to economise further capital expenditure as much as possible ; to report on the utility or otherwise of the proposed bridge over the Ilooghly, near Calcutta; and also as to further requirements of rolling stock for a traffic increasing from 4g5 per mile per wycls up to £4O, CORNER OF BOND-STREET. AWARDED TO C. P. HANCOOK : Great Exhibition, 1851—Council Medal for Originality and Taste. ParisExhibition,lBss —0 old Medaille d'Honneur International Exhibition, 1862—Prize Medal, for great Excellence of Design and Manufacture.. Paris Universal Exhibition, 1867 Gold Medal. MANUFACTURERS 01? THE VICTORIA CROSS. CANTERBURY TIALL.-NEw MANAGEMENT. —W. HOLLAND, Sole Lessee, Ist • Proprietor of Weston's Music Hall, High Holborn, HAS NOW ' RE-OPENED this favourite OLD - EST • MASHED MUSIC BALL. Great &Iterations and Improvements are being made, and an entire new Company, comprising most of the popular artistes of the day, will have the honour of appearing. W. Holland's known liberality as caterer for the entertainment of the public is a sufficient guarantee that the amusements will be both novel and unequalled. W. Holland has great pleasure in stating he has engaged the marvellous pantomimist, Mr. Fred. Evans, of the Royal Alhambra and Crystal Palace, who will produce, ,with his company, including Miss Randall, Miss Billin,gton, Madame Ar teni, Messrs. E. Towers, Vincent, Simpson, J. Jamand, and corps do ballet,: a new grand pantomimic Ballet, entitled BUMBLE, TUMBLE, and STUMBLE, with new scenery and effects. Ori ginal music by - Alfred ;Lee. First appearance of George Ellis, the Australian Comic; Nat Ogden, the comical comique; Gem ge Washington, negro delineator, from New York; Pat Sellers, Erin's brightest gem; the irresistible ser , o-comic, Annie Adams; Miss Marian Fitz Williams, the new serio-comic; the Brothers Girardes, in their wonderful double trapeze performance; the truly wonderful Leoni, the greatest sensation in the world; Miss Fitzhenry, the charming English ballad singer, by the kind per mission of C. Morton, Esq., of the Oxford Music Hall; Mr. Row land Lascelles, the popular tenor from Covent-garden. 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, by kind permission of Lieut.-Colonel Commanding. Musical Director, Mr. Alfred Lee, composer of "Champagne Charlie" and upwards of 100 of the most popular comic songs of the day. Arthur Lloyd will shortly appear. In active preparation, a Superb Ballet Di vertissement, with gorgeous scenery and effects. Bars will be under entire new management, and every article will be of the choicest quality. Every attention will be paid to the comfort of the 'visitors. The stalls superbly carpeted, and seats covered with Utrecht velvet. The splendid picture gallery, with several additions by eminent artists, on view as usual. In the supper room will be found every delicacy of the season, at greatly re duced tariffs. Prices of Admission —Balcony and Atea, 6d.; Stalls, Is. Doors open this evening and next two days at half past 6, performance commence at 7 o'clock, in consequence of the amount of talent engaged. Special Notice.—The Great VANCS to-night with his new songs of "The Bowing Boys" and "Walking in the Zoo."—No advance in prices. Balcony and Area, 6,1.; Stalls, superbly carpeted, ls. CAUTION. Bo sure to ask for "NORTON'S PILLS," and do not be per suaded to purchaso any of tho various imitations which have sprung up in conscquenco of the success of " Norton's Camomile Pills.' R SCOTT'S LIVER, AND . BILIOUS 111 PILLS.--A NEVER-FALLIN(I 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, giddi. 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. Prepared only and sold by W. Lam bert, Chemist, 6, King William-street, Charing-cross, London, and by most druggists, in boxes, Is. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 91 Bo sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green )acka ge, with " William Lamberi engraved on the stamp. 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 only ono to any British exhibi tor for these three things combined. The chief Candles of the Company aro their "BELMONTINE" and "PRICE'S PARAFFINE" for those who must have the ex . reme transparency of pure Paraffine ; their "GOLD MEDAL PALMITINE" and " SHERWOOD PALMITINE," for those who, while desiring candles of great beauty, require also steady brillianov of light and freedom from smoke and smell; t heir good old-fashiened " B ELMONT SPERM AND WAX," and "BEST" "No. 2," "No. 3," and "BATTERSEA" COMPOSITES for those who require only perfect bi-nine; without caring for transparency; and their " CHAMBER" Candles, hard, and of small diameter, to avoid the dripping of grease when carried. Their new toilet soap, '• PRICE'S SOLIDIFIE GLYCERINE" con tains half its wright of their distilled Glycerine, and should bo the one toilet soap in use, especially in winter, because of its admirable effect s 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 dry ps of which,lnixed with three or four times as much water, 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 roughness. insist on having " Price's Glycerine" in the Company's own sealed bottles, quantities of cheap impure Glycerine being now sold in the shops because of the low rate at which the dealers can buy it in comparison with Price's. All the good medical authorities abroad as well as at home order " PRICE'S" as the only Glycerine to be used. PRICE'S NEW PATENT NIGHT LIGHTS" for burning in' the wide glasses, are believed to be the .very best Night Lights made. " PRICE'S CHILD'S . NIGHT LIGHTS" aro known everywkro, and are excQllco for burning without a glaze, THE LATE .EJIPEIIOR MAXLIHLIAN. A letter from Vera Cruz, dated Nov. 27, gives an account of the delivery of thu body of the late Emperor Maximilian to Admiral Tegethoff, by the mayor of Vera Cruz. The writer says:—`• The body reached the place on Vie 2Citli inst , at 3 p.m., under a strong escort of cavalry, the commander of the escort having in his charge a sealed parcel, containing the key of the cotlin, which he was instructed to place in the lands of the mayor of the city. The body was con ducted to and deposited in the parish einveli, where the mayor, the members of the city coun cil, the members of the Boards of health and cha rity, and the principal local authorities were assem bled. The church was then ordered to be cleared by the police. and sentries placed at the doors to pre vent any one from entering. The Admiral nex t was informed that everything was ready for the delivery. He shortly appeared with his Staff, all dressed in plain clothes and in deep mourning. The operation then commenced of opening a large deal case, which was found to contain another case of zinc. The latter was next opened, and a beautiful rosewoo I coffin, on the top of which was a large and elegantly carved cross (all the work of Mexican arti zans) was seen. The mayor then broke the seals of the parcel containing the key, which was of gold, and presented it to the person in charge. The hinges of the coffin lid were also of gold. The coffin being opened, the body was exposed to view at full length. The corpse was dressed in a full suit of black, and the hands in black kid gloves. The face was per fect, and, although of the ashy brown colour as sumed by all embalmed bodies a few months after the operation has been performed, was easily recog nisable by any one who had ever seen the Emperor in life. The coffin was lined throughout with vel vet, and the body well cushioned in to prevent any movement, so that the head, hands, &c., were evidently in the same position in which they had been placed originally. The Admiral was then called upon to say whether he recognised in the body present the corpse of Ferdinand Maximilian, Arch duke of Austria, and whether he would receive it as such. Replying in the affirmative, the coffin was again closed, and the key lunded to him. An official record was then drawn up in triplicate, witnessed by three public notaries--one copy being for the Mexican GoVernment, one for the Admiral, and one to be deposited in the archives of the city. The document was signed by the Admiral and his Staff,' the mayor, and all the authorities present. Everybody then withdrew, leaving the corpse in the church, the doors of which were well guarded by Mexican infantry until the next morning. It was then quietly embarked without any military honours, and taken on board the Austrian frigate Novara, the very vessel which brought the Emperor to the country. She put to sea immediately afterwards , The coffin was furnished at the expense of the 1 Mexican Government, by w hich all the expenses of transferring the body to Vera Cruz were also de- I frayed." ETON COLLEGE —The Hey. James John Hornby, M.A., Brasenose, Oxford, Second Master of Winchester College, was yesterday elected Head Master of Eton College. • IIDvErrisEKENT.I-- - Hollow a y 's O intment and Pills.— Redemption from Disease.—The hidden cause, the uns o u t s t pectcd source of many a wasting has been developed by these admirable Pills, and the apd plication of the Ointment to the malady thus ddiscovke d st I , has rescued many valuable lives from a continue tortureltir and premature end. Piles, ricturcs, in flanuna which they afflict mankind, fistulas, st _ in all the many forms un , • Lions, ulcerations, internal, external, recent, or chronic, are thence conducted to a lasting, perfect state Both Oint thus safely and speedily brought to a state o_ eas , , and mcnt Pills are innocent iu composit ironio ; both are heal ing, purifying, and comforting; both gee in opera tion, and ass6t each other. LADVliliTlSKlfENT.l—liouceforth no one will Coabt the valuable 'weeks Du 13arry's health -restoring Revalenta Arabic Invalids' and Infants' good bine° to the thousands of blessing it has already receiva. om Invalids whose position had been deemed aope!eds, we ..uay now add that of his Holiness the Popo whose health has been perfectly restored by it after thirty years of unsuccessful medical treatment.. We quote from the "Gazette du Midi," July 25th :—" Rolm, July 21, 1588.—" Tho health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning all other remedies, be has confined himself entirely to Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, o' which he consumes a plateful at every meal. It has pioauced a surprisingly beneficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly." We extract a few out of more than 63,000 cures:—Cure No. 58,216, of the Marchioness do Brehan, of seven years' liver complaint, wasting away, debility, nervousness, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad digestion, constant sleeplessness, and the most intolerable ner vous agitation. Cure No. 1,771: Lord Stuart de Decics, Lord Lieutenant of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia. N 0.49,832 : " Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting.—Maria Joly." Cure No. 46,270: Mr. James Roberts' pitting of blo of Fernley, Surrey, of 3 0 years' diseas ed lungs, sod, liver derangement, and partial deaf ness Important aution.— imitations Beware of the many unsavoury an d more than sloppy imitations to which, without authority Baron Liebig's name is most auda ciously attached In tins at ls. lid.; 1 lb., 2s 9d. 2 lbs., 4s. 6cl'; 5 lbs., lie.; 12 lbs., 228.; 24 lbs., 40s.—BARRY Do BARRY and Co., No. 77, z iegent-street, London; also Fortnam and Mason, 182 Piccadilly ; and at 61, Gracechurch-street; .4, Cheapside 63, 150, and 28P, Qitford-street; NO strand ; e and all grocerkand chaluista. L- 1 1 12WSPAPAii , VICTOR:HUGO AND L(JU : • • The Belgian papers contain a. jritlp ":•‘:, • following is a translation : c ss4? -4' " RITYBLIS.' "Zealri / "The Empire has just made up its blas."Ruyblas 'is proscribed. The prokiipticaof work is added to the proscription of the author. It would • • appear that the judgment which'-strikes Ruyblas ' was come to on the 2nd of December. `On that day commenced the seventeenth year of Victor Hugo's exile. We publish the two letters written on that occasion:— " ` To M. victor Hugo, Guernsey. "' Imperial Theatre of the Od6on, Prris, • with December, 1067. " Sir,—l have just reeeived an of!icial intimation that the representation of " Ruyblas" is interdicts Under the case of force majeure resulting from this interdiction, our agreement beco:ncs null and void, and I regret to in form you of the fact. Be pleased t) accept the assurance of my high respect. `" The Director of the 016on4leatre. " °MUT.' " Here is Victor Hugo's reply : " To M. Louis Bonaparte, mix. Tuileries. " Sir,— I acknowleOge receipt of the letter whiCh the director of the "Imperial Oddon Theatre " has written to me. " Vturon " ' Hautcville House. Bth Dec., 18X)7.' " Guernsey Star. APPRENTICES AND TRADES' UNIO.:YS..: The 211 - anewstei• Examincr has been requested to r Allah the following correspondence : "94, Rochdale-road, Manchester, Dec. 19, ISIS 7. " Dear Sir, —Reading your evening speech at Oldham, I met with the following passage In some parts of the country employers are told they must not employ more than so many apprentices—what is the meaning of that? , It is to limit and hamper the employer in the pay:nent of wages, by prescribing to the employer the class - of work- ' • men he must employ.' " If you would kindly permit me to answer your query, I should say that when men employed in a certain • trade find that the market for their special labour is overcrowded, and that many competent men are irlable to find employment, it is to limit in some degree the `supply' to the demand,' by preventing masters keeping any number of apprentices they may please at a trade that is already flooded. It is, in short, to carry out the rule, Self-preservation is the first law of na ture.' Then, sir, I think it should be remembered that, though masters undertake to teach apprentices their business, this instruction is generally imparted by the workmen, who have, therefore, a right to say, ' In view of the overstocked state of the trade, we will only learn so many apprentices their business.' Being an apprentice in a trade where there are thousands of men out of work, the effects that would follow from throwing the trade open, I venture to think, would be to lower the present rate of wages, to increase the number of unemployed, and to make it more ' difficult for apprentices themselves, when they become journeymen, obtaining employment. " I trust you will excuse the liberty I have taken in thus writing, but I felt that it was necessary that you should hear both sides of the question.'—l remain, respectfully, yours, " WILLIAM DAIIRAH. " W. E. Gladstone, Esq., M.P." " Hawarden, Dec. 23, 1867. "Dear Sir,—lt is difficult for me to correspond indivi dually with those who may notice anything said by me in public ; but I fear you might misunderstand my silence. " I therefore write to say my proposition is that all limitations on the number of apprentices are a direct attack upon the property of the working class, by diminishing the amount paid for their labour. " Apprentices would be employed only when their labour was more efficient ; the employer getting (relatively to cost) more efficient labour, would employ more of it, and pay more for it. If we consider them as paid it instruction, a larger number of skilled labourers would bo reared, and the labour of adults would be more effective from having combined with it that amount of apprentice labour which freedom of choice would dictate. . " I have seen what I consider deplorable cases in this country of bad production, trade kept abroad, and cries of protection at the expense of the community, all closely connected with this system of limiting, by arbitrary rule, the labour of the young. " I apprehend there are also, iu some or many trades, rules against piece -work, and rules preventing the bes t meu from doing all the work they' can in a given time. Such rules are utterly fatal, as far as they go, to the wel fare of the labouring classes, who nutlet:lit:oily in these matters sin much more against themselves than against the rest of the community.—l am, dear sir, yours obediently, " W. E. GLADSTONE. " Mr. W. Darrah. '4tko4fgaa, , " You are at liberty to deal with this letter as you may filik fit." THE PUBLIC HEALTH. The weekly return of the Registrar-General states that in the week that ended on Saturday, December 23, 3,679 births and 3,130 deaths were registered in London and in 12 other large towns of the United Kingdom. The annual rate of mortality was 2G per 1,000 persons living. The annual rate of mortality last week was 24 per 1,009 in London, 30 in Edinburgh, and 22 in Dublin ; 21 in Bristol, 29 in Birmingham, 32 in Liverpool, 32 in Manchester, 23 in Salford, 29 in Sheffield, 25 in Leeds, 25 in Hull, 27 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 32 in Glasgow. In London the births of 887 boys and 814 girls, in all 1,701 children, were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of ten years 1857-65 the average number, corrected for increase of population, is 1,918. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,433. It was the fifty-second week of the year, and the average number of deaths for that week is, with a correction for increase of population, 1,595. The deaths in the present return are less by 162 .than the estimated number. Six hundred and eighty-two persons died under 23 years of age, 197 were 20 and under 40, 227 were 40 and under 60, 259 were GO and under 80, and CS ,-ere 80 years of age and upwards. Zymotic diseases destroyed the lives of 280 persons, 237 of whom were under 20 years of age. Whooping-cough was the most fatal disease in the zymotic class, and caused the deaths of 55 children. Fifty deaths occurred from measles, 30 from scarlatina, 17 from smallpox, 12 from diphtheria, 52 from typhus, and 11 from diarrhoea. On the first four days of the week the mean temperature was above, and on the last three below the average. The highest day t o inperature was 49'9 deg., on Sunday, the 22nd of December. The lowest night temperature was 20 . 4 deg., on Monday, the 23rd of Decernber. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 04, complete saturation being represented by 100, which point was attained on Thursday, the 25th of December. According to a return furnished by the engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Works, the average daily quantity of sewage pumped into the River Thames at the Southern Outfall Works, Ceers ilea, was 41,382,335 gallons, or 188,02 J cubic metres equivalent to about as many tons by weight. --ie-.-•z- TliE YEAR 1867. The annual rates of mirtality, per 1,000 persons living, tn the great cities of the United Kingdom duxiug the pas year, arranged in order from the lowest. are asiollows In London 23, Bristol 23, Birmingham 21, Sheffield 23, Hull 25, Leeds 27, Edinburgh 27,•liublin 27, Salford 2), Glasgow 29, Liverpool 30, Manchester 31, Newcastle-on- Tyne 31. The mortality slimed a decrease in nearly all the towns upon the rates which prevailed in 1806. Among the towns which did not suffer from the cholera epidemic last year the improvement was most marked in the borough of Leeds. In London during the 52 weeks comprised in the returns of the present year the births have been 112,264, and the deaths 70,588. The births in the year 1866 were 107,502, and the deaths 80,129. Some important variations' have taken place in the prices of commodities. - In the cotton market the price of fair Surat, which was about 12 d. per lb. on the Ist of January, is now about 53. In the. wheat market, where a rise of lis. was established in 1g63, foil:Awed by a fur ther rise of 16s. GI in 18.66, another advance of about 93. has been upheld, the price, which on the Ist of January was 655., being now 755., making a total advance in three years of 303. (31. • AN IRISH FACTION FIGHT. —A faction fight occurred on Saturday after the far at . Newinrt, county of Tipperary, between two rival road contractors and their assistants, who made a numerous muster of men and women on both sides. It was fortunately interrupted by the arrival of a party of the Royal Irish Regiment, but serious injuries were inflicted while the melee lasted. Two were dangerously wounded. Four of the combatants have been sent to l3ridewell. EDINBURGH CASTLE. —On Monday morning; be tween two and three o'clock, a portion of rock, weighing several hundredweight, fell with a tremendous crash on the road leading round by the south bide of the Castle. There was no one near at that early hour, but the noise attracted the attention of the policeman on the beat, wh o reported the circumstance at the central office. In the course of Monday Mr. Macpherson, the burgh engineer, made an inspection of the rock. Mr. Waddell, of the War Department, has given instructions to have any loose portions of rock that remain immediately removed, Scotsman.