The Sun. — London, England, 1868-01-03 00:00:00

A FTER Covent After Drury-lano Thesis,' EVANS' to strP. After Haymarket Theatre EVAN S' to SUP. After Adolph' Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Olympic Theatre EVANS' to SUP. I v After Strand Theatre After New Royalty Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After St. James's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Prineo of Wales' Theatre EVANS' to SUP. , _Ail= Singing and Supper Club, EVANS', CoTent-garden. Vac i Entertainment at Eight. ~. `K No. 23,576. 4d. STAMI ED sd . i l -,,..., . MAISON DOREE, • THE NOW FASHIONABLE REST AURANT AND UNCHEON BAR, GLASSHOUSE -STREET (One door from R egen t- s t reet), ,= / CUISINE FRANC AISE, &c. i:_. -class Wines at wholesale prices. Spirits and Beers, ,s\it .if rivate room for Parties. HAMPERS PREPARED AND BEN ' ' TO ORDER. Terms, CASH. On ,•id fter MONDAY, Dec. 9, SUPPERS from Nine p.nk.,4)no a.m. If ON and Af ter the Opening of the Queen's Theatre,. Long-Acre, EVANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatre I' VANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatro EVANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatre EVANS' to SUP.; After Queen's Theatro EVANS' to SUP. LONDON SINGING AND SUPPER CLUB. AT EVANS' COVENT GARDEN VOCAL ENTERTAINMENT Jenge obedience, seeing that its vast superiority -would be so legibly written on every high road, that the wayfaring man, oven though he were a fool, could not fail to' see it ; and which would ulti mately yield to the natural passion for power, by reducing the inferior grade to the rank of serfs. That is what every aristocracy would be obliged to do if it could economise all the power latent in its nature and communicated by its position. Fortunately it is equal to no such feat. A. merciful dispensation of Providence or dains that out of every favoured class a large proportion shall every year go to the mischief. Thus other men get a chance of rising. Thus society becomes a series of moral buckets, the One set going up as the other set comes down. Aristocracy is like a magnificent stable, with all the appliances for turning out winners of the Derby, the Oaks, the St. Leger, the Cambridgeshire, and every other big race ; with fine looking colts picked up at Middle Park, with John Days for trainers and Challoners for jockeys. But somehow one colt catches cold; an other breaks a blood-vessel ; a third falls a victim to the arts of a scoundrel who mixes ground glass with its corn; a fourth is poisoned by the stable boy; a fifth drinks too much; a sixth is so fond of play that it breaks its knees; and so on throughout the series, until horse after horse has to be " scratched," and only a sorry couple struggle round Tottenham Corner on the. Derby-day. In no • state of society, therefore, could an hereditary aristocracy continue to produce the natural leaders of the people. And the more that society advances the more hard it is for the nobles to hold their ground against plebeian upatarts. With social progress comes a host of new openings for energy. Trade, manufactures, litera ture, and science all spur the plebeian to put forth his utmost ability ; and first they reward him with wealth or fame, and then with political power. First they are despised as too vulgar to enlist the energies of the noble; they grow into a mighty power which exacts official recognition ; and thus they create new orders of aristocracy, each of which competes with the hereditary class, and each of which is built on those per sonal qualities that rule the earth. In our days an aristocracy may still retain its titled, its places at Court, its claims to social homage, its po sition as an estate of the realm, and even the landed possessions of more than half a country; but it cannot wield a thousandth part of its old power. That power is for ever shattered. In this country the day is not far off when that power will be only a tradition ; when, as a class, the nobles shall again ire merged in the ranks of the people, and when the influence of each shall be measured by the nature of his personal qualities and the extent of his posa sessions. The revolution will, in all probability, be slow and peaceable, but none the less will it be complete. Those who rail against the social and political forces which are working the change might as hopefully rail against the law of gra vitation. Manager,- CHARLES CASTLE. IiDTAHAN'S WHISKY. - DUBLIN EXHIBITION, l& This celebrated OLD IRLSII Weis gained the Dublin Prize Medal. It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and '7. 3,l :Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 38. Bd., at the Retail li:onset' in London; by the Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, 7.ONDON, W. Observe the Rod S ea l , Pi nk Label, and Q( 1 4.1E Branded. " Las han's LL Why . " , . N ' UTUAL LOAN FUND A SS O C I A TION (Incorporated by Act of Pa r li a reast, 1850), 4, RUSSELL-STREET, COVENT-GAR MN, LONDON, AD VANCES MONEY upon personal securil6 Bills of Sale, Free hold or Leasehold Property, for one, two, tai three years, repay able weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Billg romptly discounted. Forms free on'receipt of stamped envelo EDWARD ra.RPEII. Secretarl. ItrADAME lISSAIM'S EXHIBITION, 131 BAKER- STREET. _ . A Life-size PORTRAIT MODEL of THEODORE, KING of ABYSSINIA, is now added; also all the Kings and Queens of Engl mid. American Celettnisa, &c. Room of Horrors. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, ls.; children under 10, 64. Extra rooms. 6d. MADAME TUSSAED'S EXHIBI'T'ION.-A PORTRAIT MODEL of FREDERICK BAKER, the Alton Murderer, is now added to the Chamber of Horrors. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admission, is.; children under 10 years of age, 6d.; extra rooms, 6d. ARGYLL ROOMS, WINDMILL-STREET, Piccadilly Sole Proprietor, Mt R. IL BIOXELL. This magnificent Terpsichorean and Musical Establishment, having been Be-decorated in the highest style of Italian apt by Messrs. Rubardt and other eminent artists, is NOW OPEN for the AUTUMN SEASON. Solo Euphonion. Signor Mosca Solo Cornet, M. Graves. Conductor, Signor Curti. Doors open at halt-past 8. Admission, ls.; Reserved Seats, 25. T HE 0 X F ORD, 6. OXFORD-STREET. W. During the Week will be 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. FREN DH, 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. Jonghmans. Private boxes, 10s. 6d. ; stalls, balcony, and grand pro• menaie, Is.—THIS EVENING. WEST() N'S GRAND M U SIC HALL, Proprietor, Mr. J. S. Sweasey. SWE BEY begs to inform the public, in consequence of the flattering patronage he has received, he has engaged the fol lowing talented Company:—The Great VANCE; GEORGE LET BOURNE, the Lion Comique; JEAN BOND, the unrivalled Equili brist ; GEORGE E LLis, t h e A ustralianßaffo ; the Brothers DANIELS (who are allowed by the Press to be unapproachable by any other artiste in their performances); SIDNEY BARNES (his first appearance); Miss ALICE DUNNING, the most fascinating Serio- Comic Singer and Dancer at the present time; Mrs. PHILLIPS, the pleasing seriocomic; 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 Cornea Player, Will appear. The whole under the direction of Mr. P. CORGI. Special Notice.—ln consequence of the length of entertain ment, the d oors 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 Librar Old Bond-street; and Sams' Library, St . Junes's •; also at the Box-office at the Ilall 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., Gs. 6d., and . 10 k 6 d.• sent by post f or 54 , 84 , an d 1 4 4 s t am p s , —AT ET ROSS 243, Riih Holborn, London, and .1.11 Chemists. "Tale'of a Hair," 6d. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured in one day by using ALEX. ROSS'S CEIROPO. This preparation gradually dissolves tho Corn in a few hours, re moving the very root. Price 45.; sent by post for GO stamps.- 248, nigh Holborn London, and all Chemists. ;>.___. i. R • NE'r'ic 1:?!- • r-'1:: . 1-::, Rt 7 CY • .. . , THE FENIAN OUT A' REtriVEl)2 f IT-PB .---cs ,• , . 4, ~....,. I a , '''*l4r ' ' • .• SORE ARRESTS IN P ? . 4 , f .V 4 • • ;.zi • '4) \ 4" .1 , ''''' ...:, i , '''', ' 1 - + . 9 ' ' &i t ', ,;.* *lr. 4V „ . Can. • 4 44- ' . rry , ~...1- ' 4 (*: ..1:1,2' - , -,-43 ,----, - ---- , . ,*, , ~0... „ garden Opera—EVANS' to I ----- ,tt.-- ....._.--/ , 4 A1..: - ..wa4,1 ,,, ,,, ,, , K..., , ,..4. ~ - - ~ .. . • 4,,, Six men, named Michael Fl, yn, Da Wheelan, Patrick Wheelan, David Lochli , d m _ SUP. , r,,, 41.: 2 ~ '''-t.,..` .41-4`-' - - --it k‘l4l. ''). '' re 0 - ......, + a : . 1.... ---- ti , It 4 ---;,;., , ,!-- ---4 e, 43 , - , , ,- - ~ i*v.4ll C .-1.--e, - _.k - 69 ~,, ,I.____-• l'-'.4.' - -14; ...4 '''''' all' ‘...;:). 4 : i ck )R - oiT; ' ~.._ 151::* , , • ' r• , A, • I N_ N' ' + , ork . 41,, _. .‘ Iftt — I_, , STe2-', - ___L:el• ' ' -2-51'7 Macmahon, all of whom were employed at the Dowlais ironworks, were arrested yesterday on a charge of treason-felony. I n th e course of the day they were brought before the stipendiary magistrate at Mertl-yr Tydvil. They were remanded, and removed to Cardiff gaol. Nothing further has transpired to throw light upon the last Fenian robbery in Cork. The most ingenious suppo sition respecting it is that it is the work of the London swell mob. The conjecture is gravely put forward in a local paper. It would be very reassming. if it were pro bable, but the only ground upon which it is based is that " so:ne over-dressed strangers have within the past few weeks been seen in the city." The Fenians have some reason - to complain that their friends should seek to disowr. them in this way, and deprive them of the credit of :In exploit of which they probably feel very proud. It is especially unfair after leading them to expect the ",.igh:-2t approval fur acts of reckless amLoity, and manif.:sting s. cordial an interest in their " chivair.us" ;:rocce. They do not deserve such treatment, for they have shewn that they really possess some of the hcnourable feeling and punctilious courtesy attributed to thieves. Their lewder promised Mr. Allport that he should hear from them through an anonymous letter, and it appears they have kept their word. On Tuesday he received one in the following friendly terms :—" Dear sir, agreeable to my promise I send you an account of the number of revolvers which we took from your shop 'yesterday ; the number was sixty-three. I hope we did not put you to any inconvenience or trouble, and strongly re_ commend the sub-constable on duty at the other side •of Patrick-street, when we were taking them, to promotion." A meeting of the Metropolitan Working Men's Con servative Association was held last evening at their rooms, Westminster, for the purpose of expressing abhorrence of " Americo-Fenianism," and attachment to the throne and constitution of the country. Mr. W. Jones, F.G.S., occupied the chair. At the last meeting of the executive committee it was resolved that, as no steps had as yet been taken in the metropolis to give expression to public opinion upon the subject of Fenianisrn, it was their duty to take the initiative. After the chair man had briefly opened the proceedings, a long discussion ensued, from which it appeared that the Lord Mayor had been invited to take the chair at the proposed meeting, and was willing to accede to the request of the association; but, as Exeter Hall had been suggested as the place of meeting, it became a question whether his lordship should preside at a great public gathering outside the City. It appeared that this difficulty had not as yet been over come, and accordingly the consideration of the arrange. ments was adjourned to a special meeting of the associa tion. It was announced in the course of the discussion that several leading men had expressed themselves willing to join in the proposed anti-Fenian demonstration, and to address the meeting, and that upon an occasion of the kind, unconnectedwith Party or politics, there was likely to be a fusion of Conservatives and Liberals upon a subject essentially a national one. The secretary having announced that active steps were being taken to procure a suitable place for the meeting, which would be held on an early day, the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. Yesterday, at the Norfolk Quarter Sessions, some reference was made to the state of the country. The chair was occupied by Sir W. Jones, and among those present were Lord Suffield, Colonel Fitzroy, Mr. E. Howes, M.P., Mr. R. J. H. Harvey, M.P., Mr. C. S. Read, M.P., &c. Lord Suffield moved the adoption of an address to her Majesty, expressing the indignation and sorrow with which the magistrates had heard of the outrages committed in the metropolis and other parts of the United Kingdom against the lives and property of her Majesty's subjects by persons engaged in organising a seditious insurrection against her Majesty's glorious and beneficent rule. The address added that any steps taken by the Government to repress the odious conspiracy would receive the hearty and vigorous co-operation of her Majesty's loyal .sub jects in the county of Norfolk. The noble lord observed that, happily, Norfolk had been perfectly free from any of those dastardly, cowardy, and rascally attacks which had been made elsewhere, and he trusted that the county would continue to enjoy a similar immunity. He believed that the present Government would meet any proceedings of the Fenians with the utmost firmness, and such was the only manner in which the occasion could be met.—Mr. E. Howes, M.P., in seconding the addrefse observed that in voting that day i 7 ; - .;j for the repair and improvement of militia depots at Norwich and Great Yarmouth the magistrates had given some earnest of their desire to repress the conspiracy.—Mr. .T. H. Harvey, M.P., said he feared there was a growing feeling of sus picion as regarded the Irish people, and that in some of ~our largest manufactories there was a danger of Irishmen being dismissed just because they were Irishmen ; thi was a feeling which he considered it desirable to prevent.— The Chairman, in putting the motion for the adoption of the address, expressed his concurrence in what had fallen , from Mr. Harvey, and said he thought, if there were any- , body of men who deserved sympathy in the present unplea sant and terrible state of things, it was the loyal subjects of Ireland. In every step we took in repressing the present conspiracy, we should endeavour to dissociate Fenianism from Irishmen. We should repress steadily, firmly, and severely, and without the shadow of doubt, hesitation, or pity, every miscreant who participated in the shameful outrages of Fenianism ; and he believed that with such a policy they would be stamped out. But we must never forget that Ireland was in the main loyal. If any proof of this were wanted, it might be found in the fact that in trying recent political prisoners it had not been necessary to change the venue, as such offenders had been convicted by Irish juries selected without regard to class or creed. He believed Fenianism was the work of a number of men who had run riot in the late horrible civil war in the United States ; they had been engaged there in a feast of incendiarism and blood, and now that peace was restored in America they were trying on the same thing here.—The address was adopted unanimously, and it was agreed that it should be signed by the chairman on behalf of the meeting, and should then be forwarded to the Home Secretary for presentati;in to her Majesty. At the Leicester Quarter Sessions Mr. Serjeant Hayes said the men who were really responsible for the outrages which had taken place were still at large, while those who had been arrested were mere dupes in the hands of others. He believed that the Fenian movement originated in America, and a number of Yankee Irishmen had gulled many of the lower class of the Irish population in this country into becoming their followers and carrying out their nefarious plans. But the time had arrived, in his opinion, when this matter must be dealt with severely. There were in this country a number of men who dare not shew themselves in the public streets in Ireland, but who could walk about unmolested and with impunity in England. It had been found necessary in Ireland to suspend the Habeas Corpus Act, and that appeared to him to be the only effectual remedy that could be adopted here. He could not see why the same remedy for the same evil, and the same punishment for the same men, should not be adopted in this country as in Ireland. If this were not the case it was an argument in favour of Fenianism, as the Irish people could then say that they suffered from the effects of unequal legislation. The adoption of this course appeared to him to be the only way in which the really responsible parties could be caught and their power for mischief prevented. At Cambridge an address to her Majesty, expressing a determination to support the Government, was agreed to. A gratifying instance of the readiness of working men IA; protect property in a crisis like the present has been brought under our notice. The men employed in the Greenhead Mills, Glasgow, to the number of eighty-two, have presented the owners, the Messrs. Holms Brothers with an address, in which they offer their services to watch in rotation the property of the firm during the New Year holidays, and for any longer period that may be thought necessary. As this action on the part of the men was perfectly spontaneous, it affords a pleasing proof of the good understanding which subsists between them- selves and their employers, and sets an example which, if generally followed, would go far to defeat Fenian designs. At the Dublin Lord Mayor's Show, on Wednesday (the successor of Mr. Joynt being Dr. Carroll) the streets, we learn, were thronged by a crowd 'which had a good deal of the American-Irish aspect, and the roughs who collected in strong force outside the City Hall showed little respect for the authority of the police, who did their utmost to preserve order with excellent temper. A vote of thanks to the outgoing Lord Mayor was passed with one dissen tient. Town Councillor Sullivan (editor of the Nation), in the course of a speech, said he had not taken part in the Lord Mayor's procession. Persons should be careful nowadays what processions they assisted in, and " cer tainly he had no desire to follow after the 12th Dungarvan Lancers." The band of the Lancers led the civic parade. The. marriage of Miss Louisa Milbank, daughter of Mr. and the late Lady Margaret Milbank, grandniece of the Duke of Cleveland and the Earl of Wemyss, and niec3 of the Earl of Stamford and Warrington, with Mr. Francis Arkwright, eldest son of the late Mr. Arkwright of Sutton Scarsdale, was solemnised on Thursday at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge. The Archbishop of Canterbury officiated, assisted by the Eev. 11. Langhorne. The bride's dress was of white silk, covered with magnificent point lace, and veil of same, with diamond and pearl ornaments. The Archbishop read the service in the most impressive manner.—Post. Fade Powder, la. lIAIR -CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls !•'dies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold at ". ad., ss. 6d and 10s. 6d.; sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stamps. •—Had of .ahemists. Advice upon all subjects of the Toilet. GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour i mmediately it is used, It is permanent, and perfectly natural in effect. Price 3s. ed., ss. ed., and 10a. 6.1; sent by post for 54, 84 , and 144 'tamps; and all Chemists. Bloom of Roses, 3s. 61 RAIR DESTROYER. --248, High Holborn, Lo ndon. —ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes super fluous hair from the face, neck, and arms, without effect to the Skin. Price 38. 6d., ss. 6,1., and 10s. 6d.; sent for 54, 84, and 144 I mps. —Had of all Chemists. Skin Tonic, ss. 64. PIMPLE REMOVER. All diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ILEX. ROSS'S VEGE TABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sallowness, &c. 28. 9d. and 78. 6d.; or post for 40 and 100 stamps.—Ai ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. Advice upon the Toilet. Fee, 2s. id. IT AIR COLOUR WASH. By damping th e ten da head with this beautifully - perfumed Wash, i n seven or ys the hair assumes its original colour, and remains so by an occasional using. 10s. 61; sent fin stamps.—ALEX ROSS, 248, High Holborn, Loudon, an 1 all Chemists. Just published, 2d.; sent by the author for 3 stamps, TTGLINESS and BEAUTY. bein g a Pamphlet kJ descriptive of articles and means used for improving the appearane. By ALEX. ROSS. 248, High Holborn , Londoz Llad of all booksellers. Ofef REAT NORTIIERN HOSPITAL, Caledoniln road, Islington, N. Supported by Voluntary Contributions. This Hospital has rollers,' 481,951 patients since it W2B estab lished at King's-cross in 1848. Patients are admitted free. Backers—Messrs . Barnet. Lloyds, and Co., 60, Lomad-streen &lessrs. 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THE REVALENTA ARABICA eaves fifty times its cost in other remedies, and restores perfect dtgestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, refreshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered Or enfeebled —removing speedily and effectually indigestion (dy- I PoPsia), cough, asthma, consumption, habitual constipation, diarrhoea, all gastric derangements, htemorrholds, liver com plaints, flatulency, nervousness, biliousness, fevers,' sore .throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza noises in the head and ears, riketunatism, 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, and suitable for invalids and infants in all complaints. 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The 121 b. and 241 b. canisters. BARRY and C o ., 7 7, Regent-street, London; also at Fortnum a ma son's, wad sold by all respectable G rocers and Chemists. At Eight o'Clock. ONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAIL WAY.—The EXPRESS TRAINS leaving Euston Station for LIVERPOOL, Manchester, Birmingham, Leamington. Ches ter, Shrewsbury, &c., at 2.45 and 5.0 p.m., NOW CALL at WILLESDEN JUNCTION. CONVENIE• T TRAINS from Broad-street, Dalston. High bury, Kilburn, Kew, and Kensington are ran to WILLESDEN JUNCTION in connection with these Express Trains. For full particulars see Time Bills. W. CAWKWELL, Gene' al Manager. Euston Station, Jan. 1, 1863. BANDA AND KIRWEE PRIZE MONEY. INDIA OFFICE, LONDON, S.W., Dec. 27, 1867. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, Th a t a ROLL of OFFICERS and MEN of the 3d MADRAS EUROPEAN REGIMENT, entitle I to Share in the First Distribution of the BANDA and KIRWEE PRIZE MONEY, containing the names of those whose Shares have no , , been paid in India, has been received, and that Distribution of such 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. A.D. 1720. RUT A L EXCHANGE ASSIIRANCE CORPORATION. (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the FirAN For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES. OfficesLßOYAL EXCHANGE, London. Branch Office-29, Pall Mall, SW. OCTAVIIIS WIGRAM, Esq Governor. JANES STEWART 119DGSON, Esq Sub-• Governor. CHARLES JOHN MANNING, Esq Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. William Tetlow Ilibbort, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. Egerton Hubbard, Esq. Nevile Lubbock, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. Lord Joscelino Win. Percy. Charles Robinson, Esq. 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Tho Rever,ionary Bonus on British LIFE POLICIES has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on 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 ()Very Five Years. Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one Life. This - Corporation affords to the Asrured Liberal participation in Profits, with the guarantee of a large investetlf Capital Stock, and exemption under Royal Charter from the liabilities of part nership. The advantages of modern practice, with the secu rity of an Office whose resources have been tested Hthe experience of nearly a C ENTURY AND A ALL ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary. OANDLES.—A Hint to Purchasers.—Do not V make sure that you know what price you are paying per pound foryourcandles until you have E tripped them s nd put them in the scale. Some candles are right weight with out the wrappers, some with moderately thick wrappers, some with very thick ,wrappers, and some 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 " BELMONTINE," and all other candles of Price's Patcnt Candle Company Limited, are full weight without the wrappers. pOWELL'S BALSAM OF ANISEED, fcr COUGHS COLDS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, Sore Throat, Difficulty of Breathing, and all similar affections of the Reipiratory Organs. Bold by Chemists and idedicine Vendors throughout the World. In Bottles only, price ls. lid., 2s. 3d., and Ile. each. Established nearly half a Century. SATISFACTORY LETTER. 8, Wood-street, Milbank, Westminster, October 5, 1887 SlX—Some months back I had an attack of Bronchitis, which left at times a tickling in the Throat, with other unpleasant feel ings. I was advised to try the BALSAII OF Almost); I did so, and have found very great relief it is most comforting in allay. ing the irritation, and gluing strength to the voice. You are at liberty to make use of this as you think proper, and I earnestly hope that others may benefit by it as I have done. With many thanks from your obedient servant, SAMUEL DEAIt, Dean's Verger, Westminster Abbey. To Mr. Powell. AA for POWELL'S BALSAM of ANISEED PARTRIDGE AND COOPER' WHOLESALE MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 19T FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE), LONDON, E.O. THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES. CARRIAGE PAID TO THE COUNTRY ON ORDERS OVER 20s. Per ream. e. d. 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An ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, containing full 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 now 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, etc. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralo gist to her Majesty, 149, Strand, W.C., London. - Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROOKS, 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. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERIMETER AND EXHIBITED 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 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 manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, le. A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 424., and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425., and 625. ed. Postage, Is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post- Office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT EL AS2 CC STOCKINGS, HNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all eases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 103_. and 16s. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer. 228. Piccadilly IF` RIN TIN G. -TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c..---The Printing and achining 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 " Sun' 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, Bagshot, Surrey. Funds greatly needed for their support. CHARLES A. WALKER, See. Offices, 96, Cheapside, E.G. ROYAL FttEE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate Olinity of the Great Northern Railway Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN. Vice-Patron--His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G. President—His j a l race tho Dake of Buccratuoa, 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 adca tion to this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 8,000 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. Contributiotusaro received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Hanson, and Co., Abchurch-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drutrunoud and Co.; Glyn and Cc.: Hordes and Co.; Ransom and Co.; Picscott, Grote. and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Barclay and Co.; Williams, Deacon, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Bernemstreet; and at the Hospital, grepa 10 till 6. ELEMENTARY EDUCA7ION. A parliamentary paper just issued, completing a return already made for England and Ireland, shows the proportional number of men and women in Scotland who, on marrying, made their mark on the register, and could not (at least did not) sign their names. In Scotland, in 1855, 11.4 per cent. the men who married had to make their mark, and 22.8 per cent. of the women ; in 1865 the pro portions were nearly the same-11.4 per cent. of the men and 22.2 per cent. of the women. In Eng land, in 1851, 29.5 per cent. of the men, and 42.2 per cent. of the women, made their mark ; and in 1865, 22.5 per cent. of the men and 31.2 per cent. of the women. Ireland had no civil registration in 1855 ; in 1865, 40 . 6 per cent. of the men and 52.2 per cent. of tha women made their marks and did not write their names. Thus in round numbers the proportion of the illiterate stood as follows, naming the countries in this order--Ireland, Eng land, Scotland. Of the men 40, 22, 11 in 100, and of the women 52, 31, 22 in 100. In Scotland education appears to be most backward in Ross and Cron' trty, as many as 33.8 per cent. of the men and 47.5 per cent. of the women made their mark in 1865. The county of Inverness is not very much better off : the illiterate were 27.4 per cent. of the men and 48.8 per cent. of the women. Then fol low the counties in which there is a large proportion of Irish—Dumbarton, Linlithgow, Renfrew, Lanark —all with a proportion of illiterates much above the average for the kingdom. The insular county of Shetland and the purely highland county of Sutherland have 28 in 100 of their women unable to write ; but the number of the men thus illiterate is in that county almost exactly the average, and Shetland only 7 per cent. The great county of Edinburgh had only 6.2 per cent of the men and only 11-G per cent, of the women unable to write in 18!15. The greater county of Lanark, with its Irish immigration, has to acknowledge this condi tion of 15.1 per cent. of its men and 31-4 per cent. of its women ; and this county has more than a fifth of the population of Scotland. The successful work ing of the parochial school system of Scotland has been in the high proportion of persons in the rural districts able to write. The classification adopted in this return shows in the districts contain- j u g parliamentary borough, 13.2 per cent. of the men and 26.4 per cent. of the women in 1865 making their mark and not signing their name ; in the districts not containing parliamentary boroughs, only 9.3 per cent. of the men, and only 17.2 per cent. of the women. It is a remarkable fact, and not exceptionally peculiar to the year 1865, that in all the 33 counties of Scotland only two—lnverness and Ross and Cromarty—show a proportion of men who had to sign by mark so high as the average of all England ; and except in those two counties and in Renfrew no county in Scotland shows a proportion of men so high as the common English mean, who had to sign their names by mark. In 14 Scotch counties more than 95 in a hundred of the men who married in 1865 signed their names upon the register, and in 13 counties more than 90 per cent. of the women. The small amount of pro gress shown by the average for the whole kingdom in 1865 as compared with 1855 is to be laid to the blame of the town districts. The districts contain ing parliamentary boroughs had in 1855 only 12.7 per cent. of the men marrying who had to make their mark, but in 1865 13.2 per cent. ; and of the women the number was 24.8 per cent. in 1855, but 26.4 per cent. in 1865. On the other hand, the districts not containing parliamentary boroughs had in 1855 9.9 per cent. not signi n g their names, bu_t in 1865 only 9.3 per cent. ; and of the women 20. i per cent. of illiterates in 1855, but only 17.2 per cent. in 1865. These figures show where the schoolmaster is wanted. In the whole United Kingdom 239,769 marriages were registered i n the year 1865, and 23.70 per cent.of the men and 32.98 per cent. of the women did not sign their names upon the register, but made their mark. FORE-AND -AFT-RIGGED SHIPS.—The Marine De partment of the Board of Tralo has issued a notice that masters who hold certificates of competency bearing the words "of fore-and-aft rigged vessels" only, are not deemed by the Board as holding certificates appropriate to the station of masters of brigantines, or other square rigged vessels, and that on and after the let of January superintendents of Mercantile Marine offices will not be satisfied with the production of those qualified certificates in any cases except in those of bona fide fore-and-aft rigged vessels. _ • [ADVERTISEMENT.] - -Holloway's Ointment and Health defences. —None save the strongest can with im punity pass through the sudden transitions from wet to dry, from cold to muggy weather so prevalent during the late autumn and early winter months. Influenza, bron chitis, cough, sore throat., diptheria, or quinsey will attack those most watchful of the health; but they can readily arrest any of these complaints by rubbing Holloway's Ointment twice a day upon the skin adjacent to the af fected part, and by assisting its corrective action with ep propriato doses of his Pills. This well known, safe, and easy mode of treatment efficiently protects the invalid from present and future danger without weakening or even depressing the system in the slightest degree. :vered upon rence vhich e had gland ;tate &me- .well, New n the in the rook- pared 1 COlL less an he g the rough was nken -3 that iu our )erths 1 and oke), , and ntry tn to 1111CS9 y his , n had than iabits 'as all duea real ,ve of gland prac- rivate :was ien it mer- never leces- look 1, and tired ppear r beer le for quite wine. might what I told ces in ple of ession by no By wero ; to a neaey of the incing !d for closed afinita cency. very ;land. tanceS sm in e that iislike eedily inited pro- No. 71, eadilb r ; .nd 289, I he w %' 0 ex, the ,ueen'S: a of S' , o f 44, gewt° l3 f C. 13* ton-on e Albert' I, S•S" t ; Baron imlico , .nortafi Job ` , l , e ot, . 0 111, tuty 1 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1868. CANTERBURY H ALL. -NEW M ANA GEMENT. ki —W. HOLLAND, Sole Lessee, late Proprietor of Weston's Music Hall, High Holborn Great Mterations 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 Len. The Great Vance, George Ellis, Nat Ogden, George Washington, Pat Sellers, main Adams, Brothers Girarfle, 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 ..ad bugles of the 2d Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, by kind permission of Lieut.-Colonel Commanding. Musical Director, Mr. Alfred Lee, composer of " Champagne Charlie." Mr. James Ellis, assistant manager. Prices of Admission --Balcony and Area, 6d.; Stalls, ls. Doors open at 7 commence at half-past. DUNVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST, Is regularly supplied to the House of Lords. " V.R." IRISH WHISKY. DUNVILLE and CO.'S " V.R." OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST. London OifiCes and Stores, 4, BEAUFORT-BUILDINGS, STRAND, W.C. Established 1808. Quotations on application. •vvTALKER'S CRYSTAL CASE WATCHES aro superseding all others. Prize medals, London, 1862; Paris, 1867. Gold from £l6 155.. silver from £6 66.-68, Cornhill, and 230, Regent-street. ANFIELD'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. lIQIURNISHED HOUSES, from £2 2s. to £2O -1 1 per. Week.—D. S. HUPdPlittlE‘; h at all times a number of Firai-class REsIDr: •CES to be LET. furnished or unfurnished. or sold, more r artieularly in the netzhbour hoods of Sydenham, Upper Norwood. 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London; Robert Cocks and Co., New Burlington-street; and may be had everywhere. Inst Published, price ls. 6d., by post, is. Rd., the Second Edition, with Addenda, containing additional Facts and Cases, in illus tration of the nefarious proceedings of the Advertising Quacks. 114 EVELATIONS OF QUACKS AND xt, QUACKERY. By DETECTOR. Reprinted from the "Medical Circular." London: I. Dallier°, 219, Regent-street. 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 with this edition NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Acts of Parliament. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Policies should be renewed within fifteen days from the 25th in A. Receipts may be had of the various agencies and branches, and at the Head Office. London : 61, Threadneedle-street, E.C. W e st-End Office, 8, Waterloo-place, S.W. December, 1867. Maria Deane, of Cheltenham. Bequests had also been left to the institution by the late Mrs. Maria Raisson, of Sheffield, £lOO ; and the late E. Weston, Esq., of Leicester, £l9 19s. It was decided to form a new lifeboat station at Abergele, on the Welsh coast. Henry Nixon, Esq., through the Manchester branch, had generously defrayed the cost (.£470) of the boat, &c. R. B. He:-.keth, Esq., of Gwyrrh Castle, had also liberally undertaken to build the house for the reception of the boat . . It was stated that the lifeboat which had been exhibited at the Crys . al Palace during the Christmas holidays had attracted considtrable attention. The committee i I passed a vote of condolence to the family of the late Matthew Butcher, Esq., of Great Yarmouth, who bad long been a zealous coadjutor of the inzti tution at that place. Captain A. Small, examiner at the Custom-house, Glasgow, had during the past year collected for the institution in that city and elsewhere £450. He has for many years rendered the society valuable co-operation in Glasgow. Ap plications were made to place lifeboats at Portland Island, in Dorset, and at Cleethorpe, on the coast of Lincoln. Reports were read from the inspector and assistant inspector of lifeboats on their recent visits to various lifeboat stations on the coast. The accounts of the institution for the past year were ordered to be sent to Mr. G. C. Begbie, the public accountant, who bad been the auditor of the so ciety for the past 16 years. A cordial vote of thanks was passed to Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., and Sir Edward Perrott, Bart., for their able conduct in the chair at the meetings of the institution during the past year. The proceedings then terminated. T HE 4, SINGER" NEW 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. THE " SINGER" NEW FAMILY SEWING MACHINES are the most complete, with all accessories for the family, seamstress, manuf ac turers of shirt collars, shirts, cloaks, inautles, children's clothing, caps, corsets, linen and silk goods, Umbrellas, parasols, ac. Catalogues and Samples of Work post free. THE SINGER MANUFAOTURINOt COMPANY, 147, CILE - APSIDE, LONDON. MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, Fleet-street, has introduced an entirely new description of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or liga tures. They so peifectiy 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 •DR SCOTI"S LITER AND BILIOUS PILLS.—A :NEVER-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, giddi ness, dizziness of the eyes, &e. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and 0,3 a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their operation and grateful to the stomach, they create anpetite, promote digestion, and strengthen the whole ne;:vous system. ' Prepared only and sold by W. Lam bert, Chemist, C, King William-street, Charing cross, London, and by most druggist 3, in boxes, Is. 111 ' and three times the quantity in one, 2e. Dd. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver PLIs. The genuine are a square green =kap, with, " William Lamberi," engraved on the stamp. _ PANDLES, GLYCERINE, and SOAP.—A N..) Gold Medal was awarded at the Paris Exhibition to Price's Patent Candle Company Limited, for " Candles, Glycerine, and Soap"—the only one to any British exhibi tor for these three things combined. The chief Candles of the Company are their " BELMON'TINE" 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 brilliancy of light and freedom from smoke and smell; their good old-fashioned "BELMONT 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 small diameter, to avoid the dripping of grease when cared. Thei r new toilet soap, "PRICE'S SOLIDIFIE GLYCERINE" con tains half its w€ ight of their distilled Glycerine, and should be the one toilet soap in use, especially in winter, because of its admirable effects in preventingchappingof 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 dr ps of which, mixed 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. 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Boys' and Youths' Distinct Department. No. 4. Hats, Caps, Hosiery, and Outfit Department. HYAM and CO.'S ESTABLISHMENTS. :LONDON— 66 and 67, Oxford-street. BIRMINGHAM-21, 22, and 23, New-stTeet - - LEEDS-42, Briggate, and, ,DEWSBTJEYar-Wystgate• LEADERS OF THE PEOPLE. (From Fraser's Magazine.) Among the feudal beauties that we cannot bring back is, I repeat, an aristocracy which shall supply the natural leaders of the people. The force of circumstances has repealed the heavy protective duty on natural gifts, without which an hereditary aristocracy, such as that of old England, cannot exist. Even yet, no doubt, we are a considerable distance from free trade in qualities of heart and brain. , Even yet the aristocracy have the best chance of getting the readiest and most pro fitable Market for their statesman-like and soldierly wares. If two wen of equal abi lity, one the son of a duke, the other the son of a grocer, enter Parliament, t he scion of nobility has the prospect of a seat in the Cabinet 20 years before the other ; the one has a good chance of some day being Prime Minister, the other has almost none. On the other hand, the son of the duke is much less likely to be a hard worker than the son of the grocer. At Eton and at Oxford he finds it difficult to become a reading man, when boating and cricketing offer so many immediate rewards. When, on coming to town, he takes chambers in the Temple, and reads law as a pre paration for political life, he has to stand a host of temptations to idleness, to dissipation, and to vice. Contact with some of the ablest young men in the country soon tells him also that nothing short of eight or ten hours' hard work a-day for years will put him on an intellectual level with his plebeian rivals. The prizes for which those men struggle at the bar, or in Parliament, are so bril liant that, in sporting phrases, the " pace is tre mendous;" and if a young fellow has a title, ail assured position in society, a handsome allowance from his father, and the certainty of falling heir to some thousands a year, we cannot wonder that he declines to work like a dray horse in King's Bench Walk, Inner Temple, or in the committee-rooms of the House of Commons. Nor can we wonder that his ambition lessees with advancing years. If at twenty he aims at the premiership, at twenty two his ambition is very likely to soar no higher than a secretaryship of state. At twenty-five it may have come down to a junior lord ship of the Admiralty, whose chief duty is "to cheer the Minister." At thirty it is, perhaps, con tent with a seat for one of the family boroughs, and with the prospect of place at some future time when billiards have lost their charm, and a blue book shall have more fascinations than the Racing Calendar. So, between late hours, brandy and seltzer, Pall Mall and Newmarket, the chances are that the son of a duke, instead of going to the Treasury bench, will go to a very different sort of place. That is one of the merciful provisions by which nature guards the poor multitude against the tyranny of the rich few. Nothing is more clear than that, in the long run, circumstances make men. Take a thousand men of equal ability ; put five hundred to the blacksmith's forge, so that their muscles shall be exercised all day long, and their brains never ; put the other five hundred into a philosophical class-room, or the House of Commons, so that their wits shall be sharpened by constant practice; and if no malign influence come in to defeat the experiment, a few years will place as great a difference between the ability of the hand workers and the brain-workers as there is between a mechanic and a North American Indian. Nor will the distance remain stationary. Day by day it will grow ; for while intellectual work affords a constant stimulus to mental development, manual labour stimulates only up to a certain point. Manual work demands thought dur ing the process of learning, and then becomes mechanical. The intellectual benefit which a skilled mechanic reaps from his toil is mostly got during the years of apprenticeship, and not during the years when the hand has become attuned to obey the impulses of the mind with the regularity of a machine. Nor does even that fact measure the disadvantages of toil. The children of the black smith will nut start on an intellectual level with the children of the thinkers, though the two sets of parents were originally equal in natural endowments. Physiology has left no doubt that the one class will begin life with a much finer intellectual fibre than the other ; with a better made, better oiled, more powerful brain-machine. And even if that fact be denied, an incontestible and hardly less signal advantage rests with the scholarly families. The blacksmiths on the one hand, and the thinkers on the other, have been generating an atmosphere of ideas ; but while the ideas of the one are poor and closely connected with the anvil, those of the other are a mighty crowd, rich, subtle, highly organised, and running up into every crevice of human life. In each case they form links of association with problems which the full-grown utan has to solve ; they are seeds which will fructify and grow under the heat of active life ; they are the primary materials with which thought is to work. Hence by the time that the children of the 500 black smiths and the children of the 500 students begin the task of formal education, they are already sepa rated by a mighty intellectual distance. The one set understand nothing beyond the forge ; and if a thoughtful book be put into their hands, they have not light enough in their own minds to see its meaning. The other are so richly dowered with links of association that they easily find their way through intellectual labyrinths in which their poor relatives would be hopelessly lost. Since they pos sess the materials of thought in abundance, the suggestion of au event, or a word, or a sound, or an image, leads them, as if by instinct, to fresh ideas, which, in turn, form new starting points. Hence, if an malign influence check the growth of those men, they will reach a higher mental stature than their fathers ; and in like manner their children will attain ahigher stature than themselves. Now, brain power rules in despite of laws passed to handicap it in the race with mediocrity ; and since the offspring of our five hundred students would always be grow ing more able than the offspring of our five hundred blacksmiths, it follows that, in the absence of any malign influence, we should in time have an aristo cracy which should be the lord and master of the inferior caste , which should hardly need to chal- COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANS ATLA N TIQUE, 8, Place Vendome, Paris. NEW YORK, via HAVRE and BREST. The undermentioned Steamers will sail every 14 days, as fol lows : NAPOLEO sr 11, . ..'... .... Paddle VILLE DE PAR 15....... Screw PERErRE Screw ST. LAURENT ............ Screw EUROPE Paddle RATES OF PASSAGE. Havre or Brest to New York, Ist class, .03 0 0 ~ ~ 2d class, 17 0 0 3d class, 14 0 0 Agents—STRINGER, PEMBROKE, and CO., 8, Austinfriars, E.C. CONTRACT FOR ITALIAN HEMP. CONTRACT DEPARTMENT, ADMIRALTY, SOMERSET HOUSE, JAN. 1, 1868. COMMISSIONERS for executing the X. Office of Lord High Admiral of the United King dcm of Great Britain and Ireland do hereby Give Notice that on Tuesday, the 21st instant, at two o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to CONTRACT for supplying and delivering into store at her Majesty's dockyards at Chatham and Devonport 300 tons cf ITALIAN HEMP. A distribution of the hemp, and a form of the Tender and conditions of contract, may be seen in the lobby of the Storekeeper-General's Department, Admiralty, Somer set House. No Tender will be received after two o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any be noticed unless the party attends, or an agent for him, daly authcrised in writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear, in the left hand corner, the words " Tender for Italian Hemp," and must also be delivered at the Department of the Storekeeper-General, Admiralty, Somerset House. By order. ANTONIO BRADY, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. • PAINLESS DENTISTRY. MESSRS. GABRIEL, DENTIsTs (Established 1815), of Loudon 53, Harley-stroet, Cavendish -square, „ Liverpool 34, Duke-street, and Brighton have just published a NEW PAMPllLETexplaining their Pain less System of Dentistry, and self-adhesive Teeth without springs, at MODERATE CRAMS, which may be had free by post for four stamps. THE ROYAL NATONAL LITEBOAT INSTI2 U 1 lON. Yesterday a meeting of this institution was held in its house, John-street, Adelphi—Thos. Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the chair. There were also present Lord Henry Cholmondeley, Sir E. Perrott, Bart., Admiral Sir W. H. Hall, K.C.8., Captain Arrow, deputy master of the Trinity Howse ; Col. Fitzroy Clayton, W. H. llarton, Esq., Col. Palmer, Captain Ward, inspector of lifeboats to the institu tion ; and Richard Lewis, Esq., the secretary. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read, rewards amounting to £2BO were ordered to be given to the crews of the following lifeboats of the institution for their gallant services during, the storms of the past month :—The lifeboat Edin burgh and R. M. Ballantre, stationed at Port Logan, N. 8., saved 15 men from the barque Strath leven, of Glasgow, on the 17th ult. Twelve months previously to the very thy, the wife and children of the captain of this ship had given a contribution in aid of this lifeboat. The Donna Nook lifeboat, the North Briton, saved the crew of six men of the schooner F.sk, of Montrose, and rendered other ser vices to distressed vessels. The Licensed Victuallers' lifeboat at Hunstanton saved 15 men from the screw steamer Harrnonia, of Hamburgh, making in all 31 persons rescued by this lifeboat since she was placed on her station in September last. The St. Andrew's lifeboat saved the crew of four men of the sloop Christian and Charlotte, of Peterhead. The late A. W. Jaffray, Esq., of St. Mildred's court, presented to this institution the cost of this lifeboat, and of those at Whitby and Thurso, and since Mr. Jaffray's lamented death these boats have saved 48 lives from different shipwrecks. The i Royal Berkshire lifeboat, at Aberdovy, North Wales, brought safely into harbour the schooner Jane Sophia and the smack Hope, both of Aberystwith, with their crews. This lifeboat has been instrumental, altogether, during the past year, in bringing three vessels into harbour which would have been totally lost without its aid, and of bringing ashore the crew of another vessel, which broke up immediately after they were taken off. The Parsee lifeboat, stationed at Palling, rendered considerable assistance to the distressed vessel Neid, of Colchester. The lifeboat Willie and Arthur, at New Brighton, rescued 13 men from the ship Thornton, of New York. The Thomas Wilson lifeboat, stationed at Whitburn, brought ashore the master of the brig John, of Hartlepool, and the Padstow lifeboat saved the crew of three men of the sloop Telegraph, of Port Isaac. The lifeboats at Hoyle, Margate, Berwick-on-Tweed, Bridlington Quay, Scarborough, Ballywalter, Rams gate, Drogheda, Caister, Fraserburgh, North Deal, and Great Yarmouth, had also rendered various services to distressed vessels during the past month. Various rewards were also granted to the crews of different boats for saving life from shipwreck on our coasts. Payments amounting to upwards of £2,000 were made ou various lifeboat establish ments. During the past year the lifebOats of the institution have saved the lives of 785 persons, in addition to 35 vessels rescued from destruc- tion. The institution has also granted rewards Ll saving 393 persons from various wrecks by shore boats and other means; so that the society has con tributed altogether, during the past year, to the rescue of 1,088 lives from different shipwrecks. A sailor's daughter has forwarded to the institution, through Messrs. Drummond, a fifth donation of £lOO. A legacy of £lOO had been received during the past mouth from the executors, of the late Mrs. ED,73. I. 19. L. V L 2: 1 IA I. 13 L a. r. 11. L. :73. 1. 8. a. 13. 4