The Sun. — London, England, 1868-04-10 00:00:00

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Z . ,- , ....., , -'•" , ~ , ' l o4°.- 7) - . 4 ,-- !, • , 16, - ~,,J i, ...,, EGIT ~, i e __ . • . "•dr c -.. s-- ,-- ‘.....1„..... _____,/ ..', \. 1 . , ' 1 i _..''' , •Ic Branded "Bina- '~ j-: F~ ~ %': l~' i l s J(INAHAN'S EXHIBITION, ITI N O V N 7 IB S 6S I7 ,T 4 iR celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY rnze Medal. It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very - Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Haw the Agents in the principal towns in England; 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LO Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Coe LL Whisky." WESTON'S GRAND MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN. Proprietor, Mr. J. S. Sweasey. immense success of the following talented Artistes:—Mr. G. VANCE; Mr. W. WArrE, the great Transformation Dancer (from the Lyceum); Misg AGNES WRIGHT, the charming Serio n?.!c SIDNEY FRANKS, COmique ; the Brothers DE CASTRO Oil 1 1 ) 1 , l'ortY Trapeze ; s o ns. Tommy the great Impersonator; E. D. 'WI, with his two sons. Tommy and Joey, and Sailor Williams. Immense success of Frank Hall. with new Songs. )31 ' 110 13's and Hatton's celebrated Glees. Pull Orchestra, which will perform the popular Overtures of t he Great Masters. The whole under the direction of Mr. P. CORRL ' ~..The doors open at 7.30. No alteration in the prices of ad .`"86.30. Private boxes, 10s. 61, to be secured at Mitchell's /Viral Library. Old Bond-street; Sams',-St. James's; and all other acklovaledged Libraries; also at the Bcx-oftlce at the Hall from 10 until four o'clock. N'iuoia.l Notice.- Easter Festival.—Mr. Vance is re-engaged; G. Porde. Jolly Nash. Sidney Barnes, Miss Smithson, Laura Ts e lotilhet. Hoary and Kettle King, Oliver's Minstrels, and Le petit Blondin at this hall only. 11 . 1 1 —Miss Kate Santley is engaged, and will shortly appear. IlLONDIN! BLONDUgM BLONDIN!H ANTERBURY HALL.—SoIe Proprietor, W. ROLL AND. "—BLONDIN a genuine Success.— Last ~,VE of the great and only BLONDIN, the Hero of Niagara.. Deafening Applause at the wonderful perfor- Tten on the HIGH ROPE at Nine o'clock, and the New °lu au Ballet, with M. Blondin as JACKO , the " Monkey," at Te n o'clock. A host of talent, including the great D ANCE, Annie Adams, Jester (the Talking Hand), F rr ards, the great Daniels, Mr. Hamilton (baritone), Cryst a l Evans and his Troupe of Pantomimists. The suberb ` - 'rYstal S aloon , the most gorgeous Saloon in England, with 1,600 feet of additional Looking-glass, by W. S. Villars, Loud° i-road. No advance in prices. Stalls and Crystal Saloon, ls.; Area and Balcony, 6d. Open at Seven, commence at Half-past. Special Notice.—M. Blondin will carry any gentleman on his back across the High Rope every evening. EASTER HOLIDAYS. 111[ADAISIE USSAITIPS EXHIBITION, BAKER- S T R,EE T. A PORTRAIT MODEL of MILES WEATHERILL is now added to the Chamber of Horrors. 64 A . dm e ission, is.; children under 10, 6d. Chamber of Horrors, Open from 11 in the morning till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p m. ARGYLL ROOMS, WINDMILL-STREET, Piccadilly Thi Sole Proprietor, Mt R. R. Buorm. having s magnificent Terpsichorean and Musical Establishment, been Re-decorated in the highest style of Italian art .3' Mean. Rnhardt and other eminent artists, is NOW OPEN 10. the AUTUMN SEASON. Solo Enphonion. Signor Mosca; mio Cornet, M. Graves. Conductor, Signor Curti. - - - Doors open at half-past 8. Admission, ls.; Reserved Seats, 2s. .STOOPING HABITS, ROUND SHOULDERS , PIGEON CHESTS and other Deformities, are pre vented and cured by wearinc , CHANDLER'S IMPROVED IfYGIENIC CHEST-EXPANDING BRACE, for both sexes of all ages. It strengthens the voice and lungs, relieves indi gestion, pains in the chest and back, and is especially re commended to children foraseisting the growth, promoting health and symmetry of figure, superseding the nse of braces and stays. Price from 10s. 6d. each.-66, Berners .Btreet, Oxford-street, W. Illustrated circulars forwarded. FURNISHED HOUSES, from £2 2s. to £2O . um b er per Week.—D. S. HUMPHRIES has at all times a of Pin -class RESID4 sIOES to be LET. furnished 21:unfurnished. or sold, more r articularly in the neighbour .ll9dß of Svd , nhun. Upp2r Norwood. Forest-hill. and viol u'D%—Particalars may be had at the Office, Printing House 4cleare. TIOUSES and AP A.RT lIENTS WANTED, and to be LET Por SOLD, BUSINESSES for DtSP , )3AG, dm ROPERTY, FREEHOLD or LEASEHOLD. all do. D.. T. HUIIPII RIMS has continual applications for $u -- eriPtions ot PRIPERTY which will pay good interest outlay. Homes oia of rep dr not objected to. T. D. tl o llPhrtes can tt all fns.; find customers tor all descrip t r _ n _ B _ of businesses. Hotels, public hogs , s, Zac., sold and 11. Apply, D. T. Humphries, Estate Agent, Print e. TEETH VAINLESSLY STOPPED, with guara Permanent enamel cement of the exact natural colour, uteed not to turn black or make the teeth look unsightly. ME. WEBB, DENTIST, 27, NEW BOND-STREET, Many yean with Mr. ESICELL, of 8, Grosvenor-street, Bond-street. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in 5p, 4 ,, A- LEX. ROSS'S OANTHARIDES OIL, which e s 4 "Y Produces whiskers and thickens hair. Price 3s. 6d., 5t a ,„ 64., and 10s. 6d. ; sent by pose for 54, 84, and 144 all 138'— hoss, 248, High Holborn, London, and Chemists. " Tale of a Hair," 6d. W-ONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured This in one day by using ALEX. ROSS'S OHIROPO. h our Preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few for removing the very root. Price 4s. ; sent by past Chej!ltainps. —248, High Holborn, London, and all sts. Face Powder, ls. lIMR - CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, °nrls Londo n . ALEX . ROSS'S CURLING FLUID La(lies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. and n ' t '• ss. 6d., and 103. 6d. • sent free for 54, 84, 144 stumps .— Had of all Ohemists. Advice upon all subjects of the Toilet. GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— t0i 0 ,,,. 1 . 1- LEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect t r` l alln3diately it is used. It is permanent, and per- Y natural in effect. Prices 3s. 6d., ss. 6d., and 10s. cii2!3sut • by post for 54, 84, and . 144 stamps ; and all t Bloom of Roses, 3s. 6d AIR DESTROYER.--248, High Holborn, 4London. —ALEX. ROSS'S DEPIL ITORY re -188 superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms, ° llt effect to the skin. Price 3s. 6d., ss. 6d., and 10s. sent for 54, 84, and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chemists. Skin Tonic, 55. 6d. 'PIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the VE rm skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S il sa , - ' T ABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove red ne ss, sta r - : 4 °Bs, &c. 2s. 9d. and 7s. 6d.; or post for 40 and 100 11 ,"8.---lni ILEX. ROSS, 218, High Holborn, London, and (Jhes. Advice upon the Toilet. Fee, 2s. 6d. 1 : 1 A IR COLOUR WASH.—By damping the ev _ head with this beautifully-perfumed Wash, in renin or ten d ays th e h a i r assumes its original colour, and st a : B SO hy an occasional using. 10s. 6d. ; sent for and Ps—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, all Oh • ernlStS• T,:s- Publi s h ed, 2d • sent by the author for 3 stamps, U GL INESs and BEAUTY; BEAUTY; being a Pamphlet the tiescriptiye of articles and means used fr imrov bcdB. aPPearanc B ALEX. ROSS, 248, 0 High p Hol -1.11,14 a. on. Had of all booksellers. ~ Lt ~.`/1 RESTORED WITHOUT MEDICINE OR EXPENSE. E ARRY'S delicate health-restoring Invalids' and Infants' Food. 4„ THE REVALENTA ARABIOA Perfp," 'zi,t3r times its cost in other remedies, and restores refr e .7 l '.nigestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, inos l ug sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the eff_et disordered or enfeebled—removing speedily an rettll.4lls' indigestion (dyspepsia), cough, asthma,. con -13,1;1°13, habitual constipation, diarrhoea , all gastric de nerrlente, haemorrhoids, liver complaints, flatulency, oneness, bilious ess, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, r ea ll t4 en rrb si. colds, infl n uenza, noises in the head and ears, ral ,inatisin gout, impurities, eruptions, • hysteria, n.eu hea!,l,,, i rritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, lialis'LLorn, headache, debility, dropsy, crampq, spasips, at & t :,a and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea, sTking th e • uonchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains at t h e Pit of the stomach and between the shoulders. .It is for 1 11 ,, °a t digestible and nourishing of all foods, and suitable ji,,s"volids and infants in all complaints. Itte l ` lit TANT CAUTION.—Beware of the many unsavoury rit tiore than slopy imitations to which, without autho- Ti B aron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. ei!iceforth none will doubt the valuable properties of and rafrrY's health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Invalids' o, ants' Food, since to the thousands of blessings it beehasn airem_ y received from invalids whose position . had . nee: trelpsed hopeless , we may now add that of his loll b3, r °Pe, whose health has been perfectly restored egqafter thirty years of unsuccessful medical treatment. IqUote from the Gazette du Midi, July 25th (Cure No. If 1 3) — "Rcine July 21st, 1866.—The health of the ot ° l l , 37 r lig ather is excellent, especially since, abandoning all gar remedies, he has confined himself entirely to Du p l ateful Revalenta Arabica Food, of which he consumes es eß ,.: 4 ,t every meal. It has produced a surprisingly rim, ' l a , effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot ell e r this excellent food too highly." Yea rs i e ,Yo• 5 8,216 of the Marchioness de 13r . e!ian, of seven nyer. complaint, wasting away, debility, nervous dig ce,itability, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad l ierv o ""i constant sleeplessness, and the most intolerable Cure a gitation. 13 , tea r : 3 P°. 7 8, of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord Lord . necies, Lord -Lieutenant of the om County of Water fool ""•`` I have derived much benefit fr your excellent W ;terforditT DE DECIEN Dromana, Cappoquin, County ~ 4 04 1 1 1 No. 4 9,832. —Of fifty years' indescribable agony liatulaYsPepsia nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, °f spasms, sickness, and vomiting. Maria Jolly, ee nn, Norfolk. Oerv o re No. 47,121. Mi ss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme iro ua „tuiness' indigestion , gatherings, low spirits, and nor eurLealliqcies• Year,, 0 . 56,814.—Mr. Samuel Layton , L e i ces t er, o f t wo p "Ta• 21b ocd is sold in Canisters, at ls. 11d. ; 11b., 2s. 9d. ; •,,atli kt ,‘• 6 d.; 121 b., 225. ; 241 b., 40s. The 121 b. and 2411) kikrt4R, carriage free on receipt of Post-office Order, by .als o BARRY and Co., 77, Regent-s treet, London ; tra cers at Fortnum. and M n' and sold by all respectable end hemsts. as° 8, I,I\i''TIONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common, •. -4 der .1;1°11'10M, Surrey. Founded 1849. Enlarged 1861 gliereb„ °Patronage of 11 RH. the Duke of CAttaFoog, KO, home has be ' afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan t hucc igcl al otu ag . es, classes, e a n nd denominations, from all parts of 114%dobieet of the Charity is to give orphan girls a plain Eng lau,,:,_tiah, and practical instruction in the kitchen, house, "Igo `""Y, to fit them for domestic service; and, if not other BRitabTo.ded for w h en they attain 15 years of ago, to obtain 1,4 eßttrel; situatins or them rini usta i ta tt o e e e d f 7 es rntiv.aoneal for suport. The-CharitY is donationsy and subscripptions. 0 4t ot 121, rull . v H y F .n it . Y w K i l a N wl GSC o O K, Te aoc T r re ei f: ry tlrer] " 11 - 2 S.W ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Railway Terminus, King's Cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QuEr.N. Vice-Patron — His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G. President:-llie Grace the Duke of Bucaxircil, K.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the' first to establish th© principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Govgrnors' orders, is wholly dependent for support on voluntary contributions and legacies. _ _ _ It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged be tween 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Hansom, and Co., Abchurch-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co„- Herries and Co.; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co. "Berners-street ; and at the aospital, from 10 till b. T HE RESCUE SOCIETY'S lIOMES .I,re as follows : For Fallen Women. 28, Church-row, Hamp- 150, New Kent-road. stead. 48, Church-street, Stolt 13, Camden-street, Camden- ewington. town. Maize-hill Cottage, Green -205, Great Portland-street. with. For Young Girls in Danger. 27, Church-row, Hampstead. 9, Henstridge-villas, St. John's-wood. St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-hill. Country Home—St. James's-street, Dover. Temporary Home-85, Queen-street, Cheapside. In addition to the above-named homes, the Committee have under their charge throe homes for servants of good character, in which are admitted about 1,000 friendless servants annually. The Society's Report (of which a contributor writes, "I never read a report of any charitable institution which so entirely commended itself to my mind and awoke my sympathy") may be had on application. The Society is under the presidency of the Earl of Shaftesbury. Its bankers are Messrs. Barclay and Co. Tho Committee very earnestly commend its work to the benevolent. DANL. QVQFLR) Sec. 85, Queoultreet, Chopside. PARTRIDGE AN]) COOPER/ JC WHOLESALE MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, Ur FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE), LONDON, E.O. THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES. oAnwiloE p.m TO THE COUNTRY ON ORDERS OVER 20s. Per ream. Fine Cream Laid Note: a cheap paper ______ B. d. O Superfine Cream Laid Note: much approved 4 0 Superfine Thick Cream Laid Note; especially recom mended ............................................... ... Extra Superfine Double Thick Cream Laid Note 7 0 Straw Paper, " Patent ;" adapted for rapid writing Large Commercial Note Papers "s., 45., 55., and 6 0 Foolscap Papers, blue or cream 10s. 6d., 12s. 6d., and 14 0 Outsides Foolscap, thick hand-made Letter Paper for scribbling plain, 45.; ruled ditto 4 6 Tinted Lined Note . five quires ls. 6d., or 5 6 per 000 'uperfine Cream or Blue Envelopes 4s. 6d., ss. 6d., 1, nd a 6 6 .... era Thick ditto, "Registered Secure" 9 0 Large Blue Wove Commercial Envelopes 4 6 Cheap Buff 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 chard by the retail houses. An ILL STRATED CATALOGUE, containing fall descrip tion, with prices of Account 'looks, Copying Presses, Inkstands, Stationery Cabinets, Postage Scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling Writing Cases, Desks, Bags, &e., post free. N o . 23,660. Just published, price ls. &L, by post Is. Bd., the Second Edition, with Addenda, containing additional Facts and Cases, in illus tration of the nefarious proceedings of the Advertising Quacks, REVELATIONS OF QUACKS AND QUACKERY. By DETECTOR. Reprinted from the "Medical Circular." London: H. Balliere, 219, Regent-street. The numerous reviews of this startling work by the Saturday Review, Punch, Weekly Dispatch, Public Opinion, and other journals, recommending its universal perusal, are reprinted with this edition. ANGLO-AMERICAN TIMES, AN INTERNATIONAL NE oir.;PA.PEtt, _ _ . Devoted t.) Arne, ican Intelligence, ENLA.ItGI O to 21 rAGN lioporis of Con :Tess, Persqual, Financial, Mining, itailroa 1, laa Members of Parliannut, Corntwr.iial and those having* an interest in the United States, will fin this newspiper of use. Published every SATURDAY MORN[ price 4d. 15. Oath 2ritie-stree% Straw% UTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION 11_ (Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1859), • 14, RUSSELL-STREET, COVENT-'.GARDEN, LONDON, ADVANCES MONEY upon personal security, Bills of Sale, Free hold or Leasehold Property, for one, two, or three years, repay able weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Bills promptly discounted. Forms free on receipt of stamped envelope. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary D UNVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST, Ie regularly supplied to the House of Lords. " V.R." IRISH WHISKY. DUNVILLE and CO.'S " V.R." OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST. London Offices and Stores, 4, BEAI7FORT-BUILDINGS, STRAND, W.O Established 1808. Quotations on application. GEOLOGY. -KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON. PROFE 'SOB TE vNANT, F.G.S., COMM NC .;D A COURSE of LECTUR ES on GEOLOGY on FRIDAY, January 24, at 9 a.m. They will be continued on each succeeding Wed nesday and Friday at the same hour A shorter course is also given on Thursday evenings, from Bto 9. Text-Book, Lyell's "Elements of Geology." Professor Tennant accompanies his students to the Public Museums, and to places of Geological in terest in the country ; R. W. J ELF, D.D., Principal 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. SAUCE. —LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. This delicious condiment, pronounced by connoisseurs "THE ONLY GOOD SAUCE," Is prepared solely by LEA and PERRINS. The public are respectfully cautioned against worthless imitations, and should see that Lea and Perrins names are on wrapper, label, bottle, and stopper. ASK for LEA and PERRINS' SAUCE. Sold wholesale and for export by the Proprietors, Wor cester ; Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell ; Messrs. Barclay and Sons, London, &c., &c. ; and by Grocers and Oilmen universally. PAIS ANS, PERDRLT., ET VOL AILLE. A LA NOBLESSE FRANOISE. JAMES CHAMBERLIN, POST OFFICE-STREET, Norwich, Angleterre, fournit le Spanish Meal qui a ete employe avec le plus grand succes pour dlever et nourrir les faisaLs, les perdrix, &c. M. J. CHAMBERLIN vient de recevoir la lettre suivante relative h son Spanish Meal pour &ever les Faisans, de M. le Vicomte do la Panouse, Inspecteur general des Forks de la Couronne de Sa Majeste Imperial° Napoleon 11. Administration generale des Domaines et Forets de la Couronne, Compiegne. L'lnspocteur des Forets de la Couronne it la residence de Compiegne soussigne, certifie avoir employe h. la nour riture des Faisandeaux le Spanish Meal provenant de la Maison James Chamberlin de Norwich, et en avoir obtenu les meilleurs resultats. Les Faisandeaux et les Faisans mangent tires bien cette substance. Elle les rend tres forts et leur chair est tres bonne. Vennlez agreer, Monsieur, L'assumnee de ma consideration distinguee, Vte. A de la PANOUSE, ,La Noblesse et les grands Proprietaires sur le Continent, au recu des trois timbres de 40c. peuvent avoir franco nn lirte contenant les details relatifs b, la nourriture dos oiseaux ci-dessus mentionnes, avec trois cents certificats, les prix, &c. &c. L'addresser b. Mons. JAMES CHAMBERLIN, Post-office-street, Norwich, A ngleterre. T)OWELL'S BALSAM OF ANISEED, for COUGHS, CCLDS, ASTIIM 1, BRONCHITIS, Sore Throat, Difficulty of Breathing, and all similar affec tions of the Respiratory Organs. Sold by all Chemists and Medicine Vendors throughout the World. In Bottles only, price ls. lid., 2s. 3d., and lls. each. Established nearly half a century. SATISFACTORY LETTER. 5, Wood-street, Milbank, Westminster, October 5, 1867. Sir,—Somo months back I had an attack of Bronchitis, which left at times a tickling in my Throat, with other unpleasant feelings. I was advised to try the BALSAM OF ANISEED; I did so, and have found very great relief ; it is most comforting in allaying irritation, andgiving strength to the voice. Yon are at liberty to make use of this as you think pro per, and I earnestly hope that others may benefit by it as I have done.—With many thanks from_youi obedient ser vant, SAMUEL DEAR, Dean's Verger, Westminster Abbey. To Mr. Powell. Ask for POWELL'S BALSAM of ANISEED. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE ' S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (Perfected and Exhibited in the Great Exhibitions of 1851 and 1862) is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a worn round th e b o d y, w hil e t h e requi site is supplied by thelioc-Main Pad and fitting with so mu c h ease and closeness that Patent s s i o te ft bandage resitteinvger, being it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep.' A descriptive circular may be bad, and the truss, which can tot fail to fit, forwardel by post, on the circumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Pic ca dill y . A 165., 215., 265. 6d., p.n41315. 6d. Postage, ole Truss, 165., 31s. 6d., 42 5 ., an d 52 5. 6d. Postage, S A in p g is. Bd. An umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d. post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post-office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT FLAS TIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 48. 63, 7s. 6d., 10s., and 16s. each. Postage, 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. pRINTIN G.-TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c. The Printing and Machining of Newspapers, &c., done on exceedingly favourable terms. U se of Editorial and Publishing Offices, if req ui red . Est imates forwarded on receipt of particulars, with stamped directed envelope for reply. Address—The Manager, "Sun" Printing OffiCes 3, Church-row, Savoy, Strand, W.C. (\ NE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE ORPHAN CHILDREN are being maintained in the ROYAL ALBERT ORPHAN ASYLUM, at the moderate rate of £25 per annum each. Funds greatly needed. CHARLES A. WALKER, Secretary. Office, 98, Cheapside r London, E.Ol GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, Caledonian-road, Islington, N. Supported by Voluntary Contributions. This Hospital has relieved 481,951 patients since it was established at King's-cross in 1856. Patients are admitted free. Bankers—Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and Co., 60, Lombard street, Messrs. Ransom and Bouverie, 1, Pall-malL—Hon. Sec., F. Smith, Esq. CEO. REID, See. FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON FEMALiC PREVENTIVE and REFORMATORY IN STITUTION. President —.Rev. CANON DALE. COlrrnmurlOrrs for the support of the Homes in 1838 are ear neatly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Bosan quet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard-street, N.C.; Francis Nicholls, Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, 111.0. E. W. THOMAS, Sec., 200, Euston-road, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, 1868. THE GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY, Office, Horseferry-road, Westminster, Bth April, 1868. "VOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a Half -1-1 Yearly GENERAL COURT of the PROPRIETORS of this Company will be held at this Office, on FRIDAY, the Ist day of May next. The Chair will be taken at 12 o'clock precisely. By order. JOHN ORWELL PHILLIPS, Secretary. METROPOLITAN AN D ST. JOHN'S WOOD RAILWAY. This Line will be OPENED for TRAFFIC in the course of a few days. The Stations are • at SWISS COTTAGE, MARL BOROUGH-ROAD (near Eyre Arms), ST. JOHN'S WOOD ROAD (near Lord's Cricket Ground). Thr ugh Trains will run at intervals of 20 minutes be tween Swiss Cottage and the City; and at intervals of 10 minutes between Swiss Cottage and Bakor-street Station at certain hours of the day. Passengers will be booked through to and from all sta tions on the Metropolitan and Hammersmith Railways. For particulars as to Season Tickets, &c., apply to MYLES FENTON, General Manager. ' Metropolitan Railway Offices, Gower-street Station. THE FIFTEENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION Of PICTURES by FRENCH and FLEMISH ARTISTS IS NOW OPEN at the GALLERY, 120, PALL-MLL. Admission, ls.; Catalogue, 6d. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIErY. 13, St. James's- square, Loilden, S.W. Established 1824. Financial results of the Society's operations. The Annual Income, steadily increasing, exceeds £218,000 The Assurance Fund, safely invested, is 0ver...£1,507,000 The Bonus added to Policies at the last Division was £272,682 The Total Claims by death paid amount to. C2,369,876 The following are among the distinctive features of the Society : CREDIT SYSTEM.—On any Policy for the whole of Life, where the ago does not exceed 60, one half of the Annual Premiums during the first five years may remain on credit, and may either continue as a debt on the Policy or be paid off at any time. LOW RATES of PREMIUM for YOUNG LIVES, with early participation in Profits. ENDOWMENT ASSURANCES may be effected, with out Profits, by which the Sum Assured becomes payable on the attainment of a specified age, or at death, which ever event shall first happen. INVALID LIVES may be assured at rates proportioned to the increased risk. PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS.—Claims paid thirty days after proof of death. The Reversionary Bonus at the Quinquennial Division in 1867 averaged 45 per cent., and the Cash Bonus 26 per cent., on the Premiums paid in the fiyears. The next Division of Profits will take place in January, 1872, and persons who effect New Policies before the end of June next will be entitled at that division to one year's additiona/ share of profits over later entrants. Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal can be obtained of any of the Society's Agents, or of GEORGE CUTOLIFFE, Actuary and Secretary, 13, St. James's-square, London, S.W. Mutual Assurance without Mutual Liability.—Profits may be applied so as to make Policies payable in Life time, or so as alternately to reduce the Premiums on Second-class Lives to First-class Rates. B RITISH EQUITABLE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 4, QUEEN-STREET-PLACE, SOUTHWARK BRIDGE, LONDON, E.C. CAPITAL :—A QUARTER OF A MILLION. Accumulating Fund exceeds £155,000. New Policies issued: Years. No. • Amount. Annual Prems. 1865-6 2073 ... £353,700 ... £10,899 1866-7 2845 ... 501,175 ... 15,318 1867-S 3889 ... 661,997 ... 20,303 3 ... 8307 ... X 1,511,872 £46,520 Policies in force, 14,474—Z2,454,896. 19th March, 1868 COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANS ATLANTIQI7E, 8, Place Vendome. Paris. FRENCH MAIL. STEAMERS, CHINA, JAPAN, NORTH AND SOUTH PACIFIC, AND CENTRAL AMERICA (via Panama). Leave St. Nazaire on the Bth of each month for Mar tinique, St. Martha (United States of Columbia), Colon, Aspinwall (Isthmus of Panama), La Gnayra, Porto Ca bello, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, Demerara, Paramaribo, Cayenne, &c., Callao, Valparaiso, &c., San Jose, La Union, San Francisco, China, and Japan. WEST INDIES AND MEXICO. Leave St. Nazaire on the 16th of each month for St. Thomas, Havana, Vera Cruz,' New Orleans, Porto Rico, Haiti, Santiago de Cuba, Guadeloupe, Martinique. NEW YORK Leave every 14 days, from Havre and Brest, for New York. From HAVRE.—ApriI 9th and 23d, May 7th and 21st, June 4th and 18th, July 2d and 16th. From BREST —March 28th, April 11th and 25th, May 9th and 23d, June 6th and 20th, July 4th and 18th. RATES OF PASSAGE. From HAVRE GT BREST to NEW YORK. First Class 17 • 7OO fr.f Cabin. Second Class Third Class '275 fr. From Paris to Now York, via Havre or Brest, includ ing railway ticket, 850 fr. and 725 fr., according to cabin ;, second class, 440 fr. ; third class, 2851 r. Hand-books, with full details of all the routes of this Company, can be had of STRINGER, PEMBROKE, and Co., Agents, 8, Austinfriars, London, E.C. CONTRACT FOR CANDLES. Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, 6th A pril, 1868. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE LAND do hereby give Notice, that on WEDNESDAY, the 29th instant, at Two oclock, 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 DeptfOrd and Woolwich all such quan ties of CANDLES as may from time to time be ordered, under a Contract for 12 months certain, and further until the expiration of two months' warning. A Form of the Tender and Conditions of Contract may be seen in the Lobby of the Storekeeper-General's Depart ment, Admiralty, Somerset 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 bim duly authorised in writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Candles," and must also be delivered at the Department of the Storekeeper - General, Admiralty, Somerset House, accompanied by a letter signed by a re sponsible person engaging to become bound with the per son tendering in the sum of £2OO for the due performance of the Contract. By order, ANTONIO BRADY, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. T O BE LET, UNFURNISHED, a PARLOUR and TWO BED-ROOMS, with Gas, &c., in the most eligible part of St. Paul's-road, Camden-square, N.W. Apply at 44, St. Paul's-road, Camden-square, N.W. CONTRACT FOR NORWAY SPARS. Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, March 20, 1868. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE LAND do hereby give Notice, that on TUESDAY, the 14th April next, 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 several Dockyards, 10,950 NORWAY SPARS, by the 31st December, 1868. The Spars (except such as may be rejected) to be exempted from the payment of Customs duties. A Distribution of the Spars, and the 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 fur him duly authorised in writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Norway Spars," and must also be delivered at the Department of the Storekeeper-General, Admiralty, Somerset House, accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the person tendering in the sum of £•25 per cent. on the value for the due performance of the Contract. By order, ANTONIO BRADY, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. lEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES— v winch ARE DAILY gEconmENDED DT THE FACULTY—. Tesumonials from the most eminent of whom may be seen. Sold i u B ox es, 10.14-d.; and Tin s , 2s, 9d., 4s. 61, and 113. each, by • • KEATING, Chemist, 79, St. Paul's Churchyard, London. Sold retail by all Druggists, &c. MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52 Fleet-street, has i n t ro d uce d an en tirely new de scription of ARTIFICIAL TEETS, fixed without springs, wires, or ligat ures. Th ey so per f e ctly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from the ori nals 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 auy painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is gua ranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful in masti cation. _ _ IMPREGNABLE SAFES AND LOCKS. - - Messrs. HOBBS, HART, and CO. call the special atten tion of BANKERS, GOLDSMITHS, JEWELLERS, and others in possession of valuable property, to their NEWLY PATENTED SAFE, which is so constructed as to be im pregnable against all the artifices of the BURGLAR in the use of the drill, the wedge, the screw, or the crowbar, by having ite sides and angles held together by a system of Tubular Dovetailing, instead of the old practice of riveting; the Tubes by which they are held together being filled by molten iron, so as to form a homogeneous mass, with the edges of the Safe overlapping each other within the Tubes. The Doors are also protected by a newly-invented Lock, which is invulnerable against the most skilled class of burglars, as well as the most scientific mechanicians. LOCKS of every description for Mansions, Hotels, Dwelling-houses, &c., at moderate prices. Descriptive Price Lists free, on application to Messrs. HOBBS, HART, and 00., 76, CHEAPSIDE, E.C. SCO _VI'S LIVER and BILIOUS PILLS.—A NEVER-FAILING REMEDY.—Pre pared without any mereurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indiges tion, wind, spasms, giddiness, 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. Lamberj., chemist, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross, London, and by most druggists, in boxes, is. ld., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with "William Lambert" engraved on the stamp. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and clothing for the 126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship. 150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street. 94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing] 370 children. £l5 will keep a boy or girl for one year. Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank, 214, High Holborn. and 41, Lothbnry, H.C. • and by WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary. No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. THE MORTON TESTIMONIAL. QEVERAL Gentlemen, friends of Mr. CIIiIRLES MORTON, of "THE OXFORD," have formed Them selves into a Committee for the purpose of raising FUNDS for a TESTIMONIAL, to be presented to him, expressive of the high sense entertained both of his public character and private worth. Subscriptions already received : E. B. Jones, E5q....£5 5 0 J. M. Levy, Esq... £5 5 0 Fred. Strange, Esq. 5 5 0 Samuel Field, Esq 3 3 0 E. Williams, Esq... 5 5 0 E. Garcia, Esq 2 2 0 E. Loibl, Esq 550 R. Ayres, Esq 22 0 E. Winder, E5q..... 5 5 0 Mrs. Williams 2 2 0 C. Bush, Esq 5 5 0 A.W.Biddulpb,Esq. 2 2 0 E.W. Mackney, Esq 5 5 0 C. J. Pa wle, Esq 2 2 0 D. Jacobs, Esq 5 5 0 -J, Macdonald,. Esq. 2 2 0 H. Hart, Esq 5 5 0 Miss Williams E. Villiers, Esq 5 5 0 Master Williams... 1 11 6 W. Holland, Esq - . 5 _ 5 0 Uns worth dr Eugene 1 1 0 i W:Meredth, Esq 5 5 0 ft:Preece, Esq 1 1 0 J. S. Sweasey,Esq... 5 5 0 A Frierid 1 1 0 —. Brown, Esq 5 0 •Messrs.RayandSon 1 1 0 R. Bottir g, Esq 5 0 Mrs. Serbs, Knights- John Wilton; Esq 5 5 0 bridge P. &J. Belton, sqs. 5 5 0 Sydney Jacobs, Esq. 1 1 0 S. Adams, Esq s' 5 0 J. Stevens, Esq., F. Stanley, Esq 5 5 0 • Margate 1 1 0 Messrs. Winter and Watts, Esq 1 1 0 Sons 5 5 0 W. SnialleY, Esq... 1 1 0 Miss Russell 5 5 0 A. Wentzell, Esq... .1 1 0 H. Huggins, Esq 5 5 0 Subscription Books are open at the London and County Bank, Oxford-street Branch; and the East London Bank, Cornhill ; or Subscriptions will be receiwd and acknow ledged by JOHN WILTON, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer. St. James's Hall, March 10, 1868. . d ILAPIIAM.—APARTMENTS. well Furnished ‘J and ,highly Respectable in a Gentleman's Private Family, pleasantly situate, with large Garden. Attend ance and every comfort. Very convenier.t for Rail or Omnibus to City and West-end. Apply at the Residence, 34, Lark Hall Rise, Clapham, S.W.; or to Mr. STEVENS, The Pavement, Clapham Common. ARMY CONTRACTS. Wen OFFICE, Pall-mall, London, S.W., 6th April, 1868. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; That the SECRETARY of STATE for WAR will be pre pared to receive TENDERS for the supply of FLOUR, BREAD, and MEAT, for the use of her Majesty's Land Forces stationed in the following places, from Ist June to 30th November, 1868 :-- Chatham District—Commissariat Office, the Barracks, Chatham. 1. Chatham.—Flour (two qualities, and Rice Flour for dusting), Livia Cattle and Sheep, or Dead Meat. 2. Gravesend, including "New Barracks,"' Tilbury Fort, Coal House Point, and Shormead Bread and 3. Isle of Grain Meat. • 4. lipnor Castle 5. Sheerness 6. Slough Fort Separate Tenders for Flour, Bread, an Meat must be made for each of the above-mentioned Stations or Barracks, as separately numbered. Printed Forms of Tender, initialed and numbered, and Conditions of Contract, may be obtained on application by letter addressed to the Senior Commissariat Officer of the district, and no Tender will be entertained unless made upon the printed form so obtained. `The Tenders must be sent to this office, addressed to the Director of Contracts, marked on the outside " Tender for Commissariat Supplies," before Twelve o'clock on Tuesday, the 21st inst., after which day no Tender will be received. The Secretary of State for War reserves the right of re jecting any or all of the Tenders, THOMAS HOWELL, Director of Contracts. A.D. 1720. 11 0Y AL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION. (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First), For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES. Offices—ROYAL EXCHANGE, London. Branch Office-29, Pall Mall, S.W. OCT AVIUS WIGRAM, Esq Governor. JAMES STEWART HODGSON, Esq Sub•-Governor. CHARLES JOHN MANNING, Esq Deputy-Governor. Robert Barclay, Esq. DIRECTORS. William Tetlow Hibbert, Wilmot Holland, Esq. Egarton Hubbard, Esq. Nevile Lubbock, Esq. George Forbes Malcomson, Esq. Lord Josceline Wm. Percy. Charles Robinson, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Charles Baring Young, Esq. ,uel Solly, Esq., F.R.S. , John Garratt Ciattley, Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. Edward James Daniell, Esq Davidson,Willian Esq. Lancelot William Dent, Esq. Alexander Druce Esq. Fredk. Joseph Edimann, Esq. Charles Hermann Goschen, Esq. Riversdale Wm. Grenfell, E. Francis Alex. Hamilton, Esq. Robert Amadsus Heath, Esq. Medical Referee, Same NOTICE.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of FIRE PREMIUMS falling due at Lady-day will expire on the 9th of April. 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 STOOL—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 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 every Fivo Years. Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may bo insured on one Life. This Corporation affords to the Assured 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 an Office whose resources hare been tested by the experience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LOIMON. ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary. ARMY CONTRACTS. War-office, Pall-Mall, London, S.W., 6th April, 1868. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the SECRETARY of STATE for WAR will be pre pared to receive tenders for the supply of ' BREAD and MEAT For the use of her Majesty's Land Forces stationed in the following Districts, during a period of Six Months, com mencing let June; 1868, viz. : N. Britain District, Commmissariat Office, 3, Hill-street, Edinburgh. Barrack-st., Hulme, Manchester. Eastern 11 do. The Camp, Col chester. ' South-Eastern „ do. 4, Castle-st., Dover. Western 71 do. 20, E. Emma-place, Plymouth. South-West ern „ do. St.. Thomas-street, Portsmouth. London ~ do. 109, Victoria-st., S.W. Chatham „ do. The Barracks, Chatham. Woolwich „ do. RoyalArtilleryßar. Woolwich. Chan. Islands „ do. Grosvenor-street, Jersey. Printed Forms of Tender, initialed and numbered, and conditions of Contract may be obtained on application to the Senior Commissariat Officer of the district, and no Tender will be entertained unless made upon the printed form so obtained. The Tenders must be sent to this office, addressed to the Director of Contracts, marked on the outside, "Tender for Commissariat Supplie s ," b e f ore Twelve o'clock, on Tuesday, the 21st instant, a ft er w hi c h day no Tender will be received. The Secretary of State for War reserves the right of rejecting any or all of the T en d er s. T HO MA S HOWELL, Director of Contracts. Northorn EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. —The best and saf est remedy for COUG US. • - K the difficulty of EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES relieve breathing in ASTHMA. IT EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. —ln'. ix portant remedy in eases of INCIPIE.NT CONSUMPTION. KE.ArTtalinN remedyGS for relieving theLOZE UU IT N A G TI E ON B. O — f t 1.11 .0 IsitoSCHIAL TUBES. 52, Fleet-street. At home from 10 till 5. NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are -confi dently recommended as & simple but certain remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subject, being a medicine so uniformly grateful and beneficial that it is with justice called the " Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach." " Norton's Pills" act as a powerful tonic and gentle ape rieut; are mild in their operation, safe under any cir cumstances, and thousands of persons can now bear testi mony to the benefits to be derived from tb3ir use, as they have been a never-failing Family Friend for upwards of 20 years. Sold in bottles at ls. lid., 2s. 9d., and lls. each, in every town in the kingdom. CAUTION. • , Be sure to ask for " NORTON'S PILLS," and do not be persuaded to purchase any of the various imitations which have sprang up in consequence of the success of " Norton's Camomile Pills." PAINLESS DENTISTRY. NIESSRS. GABRIEL, DENTISTS (Established 1815), of London 56, Harleyrstreet, Cavendish-square, 71 Liverpool 134, Duke-street, and Brighton have just published a NEW PAMPHLET explaining their Painless System of Dentistry, and self-adhesive Artifi cial Teeth without springs, at MODERATE ()HAUGES, Which may be had free by poet for four stamps, E UROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY Empowered by Sped& Act of Parliament, For Life Assurance, Annuities, and Guarantee of Fidelity in Situations of Trust. Chairman- General Sir FREDERIC SMITH, K.H., F.R.S Policies payable during Life—lndisputable—Not liable to Forfeiture. The ROYAL, NAVAL, MILITARY, and EAST INDIA LIFE DE PARTMENT, affording Peculiar Advantages to Officers and others in the Navy and Army. is under the especial Patronage of Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUEEN. The EUROPEAN Society is, specially authorised by the Im perial Parliament to Guarantee the Fidelity of Government Officials. New Premium Income in 1858, 1859, 1860 £76,000 1861, 1862, 1863. £117,000 " " 1864, 186.5, 1866 £171,000 Annual Income exceeds Three Hundred and Forty Thousand Pounds. The Return of each Week's NEW Business may be obtained at the Offices, or of any of the Agents. The Annuity Tables, offering special advantages to Annuitants, and full particulars of the popular Principles of this Society, will be found in the New Prospectus, which will be forwarded to applicants post free HENRY LAKE, General Manager. 316, Regent-street, and 17, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. EASTERN ASIA7IC RUSSIA. The Acting Commissioner of Maritime Customs at Che-Foo, in his report, which, with those of the other foreign Commissioners has been laid before Parliament, mentions the arrival of 27 foreign vessels in 18G6 from Russian ports south of the Amoor, and states that the trade seems capable of development. The cession by China of that part of Mantchuria, which may be described generally as extending from the Amoor to the Toumen and Corea, and from the sea of Japan to the Usuri, has put Ressia in possession of a long line of Sea coast, with many excellent harbours. The most southern of these is Passiett in d'Anville Bay, pos sessing a good anchorage, and represented as not difficult of access. In a bay close to Passiett har bour is a Chinese village used as a depot for goods intended for Hun-Ch'un, on the river Toumen. It is said that a concession has been made by the Chinese authorities, at the instance of the Russian Government, by which foreign merchants at the Russian ports will be enabled to have agents and storehouses at Hun-Ch'un. There is a Corean village, about 20 miles in the interior from Pas siett, on Russian territory, inhabited by about 90 families engaged in the cultivation of millet, Indian corn, and vegetables ; this place has been visited by foreigners, who describe the inhabitants as very friendly, and in their habits and appearance much resembling the Japanese. Coal and gold occur in the neighbourhood of Passiett, but the working of the mines is little developed, the coal hitherto having been used only for the supply of Russian steamers. About 90 miles to the north-east of Passiett is Vladivostock or Port May, situate in Victoria (also called Peter the Great) bay. Much seaweed is shipped from this post ; and mushrooms, bicho de mar, and firewood also form articles of export. Russian merchants from Siberia occasion ally come here for the purchase of brick tea, foreign spirits, and piece goods, making payment generally in paper money which has to be sent to Europe for realisation. The soil and climate are favourable for the cultivation of grain, fruits, and vegetables. Travelling in winter is performed by sledges drawn by dogs. Tigers have occasionally visited Port May in the winter. There is a bi-monthly mail to Nicolaievsk on the Amoor, and an electric telegraph, the latter place having been fixed upon for connection with America by telegraph. There are Russian garrisons at Passiett and Port May, and, indeed, at all the ports hitherto visited by foreign trading vessels. Navodka harbour, also in Victoria Bay, is about 80 miles from Port May, and easy of access, with good depth of water. Here is a settle ment of Chinese seaweed collectors. The next port going northwards is said to be the best on the coast, Olga Bay, known also as Port Seymour, about 150 miles from Navodka ; here again are several Chinese collectors of sea weed, which they barter for millet, tea, sugar, Chinese wine, and some piece goods, sent thither by foreigners settled at Passiett and Port May. At Castries Bay (where the Russians have a military depot), some 500 miles to the north of Olga Bay, vessels are often obliged to lighten cargo in order to proceed to Nicolaievsk, which is a regular depot for European goods. In addition to the articles already mentioned, others have been brought by foreign vessels from the more southern ports— ginsong, hemp, buffalo hides, dried shrimps, and skins; and of the various small consignments of foreign and Chinese goods sent thither, by way of experiment, but a small quantity, comparatively, has been returned as unealeable. The trade way PRICE.... 4d. STAMPED sd. p rove capable of considerable exterision. The tol e ;tion of seaweed is carried on by Chinese in boats made out of the hollowed trunks of trees, each carrying froni 150 to 250 bundles of about 35 cat ties each, and which are easily thrown overboard in case of bad iveather. The Che-Foo Commissioner states that seaweed is n - mv largely used as an article of fool in his part of China. RUNMASI E RS' QUA R 7 ERLY MEETING. BinmisGll.a.m, Thurslay Evening. The second of this Quarter-day's meetings of the iroumasters of this district was held in the Town hall here this afternoon ; the attendance was large, and there was about the average proportion of buyers, but from the commencement of business it was evident that they were determined to be 3au cious about entering into engagements, and this spirit prevailed up to the close. At the Wolver hampton meeting little or nothing was done, it having grown into a custom of late years to leave things over for Birmingham. As a natural conse quence of this arrangement some quantity of iron was ordered to-day for future delivery, but un doubtedly that quantity was moderate, quite below anything which could give an impulse to the trade, or raise it, even for a fortnight, from its pre sent depressed condition. The works will re main in part standing as they have been for months, and prices will be nearly as wide as they were prior to the reduction declared at the preliminary meeting. In part that is, of course, at tributable to the absence of any uniformity in the manufacture, there being first, second, and third class qualities ; and in part to pecuniary exigencies, which force some makers to sell on the best terms they can get. That those have been bad enough during the last two years has been abundantly shown by the balance sheets exhibited in connection with recent failures, the amount sunk in the period named in the iron trade of South Staffordshire hav ing been greater in proportion than has ever before been known, though unfortunately, in every in stance, it has been those who have given credit:who have suffered. It is to be hoped that the worst of this is over, but at this moment prospects are not good, no traces of an early improvement being dis cernible, though that has sprung up to a moderate extent in nearly every other iron-producing district. file trade in all the other iron-producing localities was well represented to-day, as were also the ship ping houses. The transactions in pig-iron were on a moderate scale ; Staffordshire hot blast all mine Was quoted £3 ss. to £3 10s. per ton ; cinder pigs all prices, so that it would guide no one to quote them. It was mentioned at Wolverhampton on -Wednes day that the Lilleshall Company had it in contem plation to reduce the price of their " pig" ss. per ton ; that was confirmed to-day, but it is to be applicable to old customers only. Their forge pig is now quoted £4 ss. ; foundry pigs, 10s. per ton ; hot blast Shropshire pig, £3 10s. to £3 12s. 6d. In reference to the men the prevailing opinion in the hall to-day was that they will not work next week, but soon after they will go in ; as, however, is mentioned above, there is no " uniformity of manufacture," so there will be no " uniformity of action" on the part of the masters, though the com mon understanding is that members of the associa tion shall be bound by the resolve of the majority. There are various ways of departing from that in directly and otherwise, and it is understood that several of the masters are prepared to act as suits themselves ; the effect of that will undoubtedly be to increase the difficulty which at this critical time has arisen with the men. . THE VOLUNTEER 4 1 VIETP - 4 „ Colonel Warde, w h o was entrusted withi • theArrltta conditions from Major-General Lindsay to be submitted to the Mayor and Review Committee at Portsmouth, returned to town at noon yesterday. His report to the authorities at the War Office is of the most favourable description—setting forth the cordial manner in which he was received by the Mayor, and the ready compliauce with the terms contained in the docu ment referred to. The original plan proposed by the heads of tbo volunteer army is to be adhered to—the Mayor having undertaken to afford " military occupation " and to erect a bridge for the sole use of the public during the day. Major-General Lindsay, Colonel Warde, Colonel Wright, Colonel Colville, and other heads of the Volunteer de partment met at the War Office yesterday afternoon ; and among other arrangements it was decided that the western corps were to alight at Fareham, the south eastern corps at Havant or Cosham, and the London corps at Portsmouth, from whence the latter are to march to Southsea Common, and finally to the Hilsea lines. It has also been guaranteed that ample provisions shall be provided for the volunteer forces ; and there is no doubt that the sham fight, as originally intended, will prove as attractive as was anticipated. After the receipt of Colonel Warde's report a telegram was dispatched to Portsmouth from tie War Office expressive of General Lindsay's satisfaction with the arrangements. REGULATION OF RAILWAYS. An important meeting has just been held at the London Tavern for the purpose of considering certain clauses in the Regulation of Railways Bill, now in committee, affecting the practice of enclosing small parcels, the liability of railways and other carriers for packages con taining silk goods above £lO in value, and the non-liability of companies during sea transit. The meeting was under the auspices of the United Mercantile Agency Chamber of Commerce, Cheapside, and the clause in the bill specially complained of was the ltith, which provided that sinall parcels enclosed in large packages should be charged for separately, thus materially increa.sfiig the oust of carriage by railway. Mr. SAMUEL MORLEY, who occupied the chair, characterised the proposal of the bill as a most vexatious interference with the practice of the trade. For years it bad been the custom of the more considerable houses to convey in their large packages the smaller parcels of customers, and the result of the clause in the hi* would be to give a monopoly of carriage to the railway compani es , It appeared to him that the bill was principally intended to help those railway companies who were in. difficulties. He pointed out that the representations made to the Duke of Richmond had been most favourably received, and he believed that, if properly pressed, the matter complained of would be rectified. There were other clauses in the bill that were objectionable, but it was thought that it would be better to direct attention first to the small parcels' clause. Another great objection to the proposed change would be, that a system of espionage would have to be established, against which he most emphatically protested. Hitherto, packages had been held to be sacred, and this ought to continue. All branches of trade in the City were at one about the matter, and he suggested that a memorial should be presented to the Board of Trade, and a petition to the House of Lords, and that no cost should be spared to prevent the clause com plained of being carried into law. Mr. ALLCROFT, of the firm of Dent, Alicroft, and Co., moved a resolution, declaring that the province of a public carrier was to convey all such packages, with the usual special exceptions, as might be entrusted to his care to their proper destination, at his own risk and responsi bility, seeing that he exacted a certain remuneration for carrying out that contract. This was seconded by Mr. CHAMBERS, of the large pub. :ishing firm, and supported by a Mr. HACHETT, who pointed out how injuriously the clause would tell upon the newspaper and small book trade. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. HOWELL, of the firm of Howell, Ellis, and Co., im. pressed upon the meeting the great importance that was to be attached to the prompt and exact delivery of small articles in trade. He moved a resolution condemnatory of the 15th clause. This was seconded by Mr. PAPEBILL, and carried, with one dissentient. Mr. HUGHES, of the firm of Copestake, Moore, and Co., moved a resolution to the effect that a memorial embody ing the above resolutions should be presented to the Board of Trade by a deputation, and that a petition should be presented to the House of Lords praying to be heard by counsel against the clause in the bill. The attempt of the railway companies, he said,was both impudent and useless, and the question must be fought to the utmost. They were trying to put down a trade that had been created in spite of them, and one that had been a great source of profit to them. Let them obtain their way now, and pre sently no parcels would be allowed to be sent without letters of permit. Mr. GREATOREX, of the firm of Bradbury and Co., had reason to believe that Lord Redesdale was unaware of the great inconvenience the clause would cause to traders till the matter was specially pointed out to him. His lord ship had adjourned the committee till after the Easter holidays, and the trade must lose no time in making it clear that they would not allow the clause to pass into law. He cordially seconded the resolution. Mr. RIDLEY intimated that it would be impossible for the railway companies to collect the small parcels with any degree of efficiency. The resolution was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN stated, in reply to a gentleman in the body of the room, 'that there was a petition against the provisions of the bill generally lying on the table for signa ture. Their objection was, however, chiefly against the carrying clause. A vote of thanks to the chairman brought the proceed. ings to a close. Trade shows little signs of revival. Intelligence from Wolverhampton concerning the iron trade gives a far from cheering account. At the quarterly meeting it was stated that very few masters had orders on hand, and for those were pretty well supplied with iron. Uncertainty over hangs the market as to the course the men might pursue in respect of a notice for a reduction of wages, which had been served upon them. This checked transactions in Dig-iron considerably. A general lock-out in the cotton trade at Bolton is Itreatened. A portion of the workmen have already .3 truck, the remainder continuing to labour to support the unemployed. As this arrangement is altogether preju dicial to the interests of the masters, they have given notice that unless the men on strike return to work imme diately they will lock out those that remain. It may be mentioned in connection with this subject that the attempt to introduce the short-time system in the cotton trade in the Blackburn district has failed, it being found impos sible :to obtain unity of action on the part of the mill lwners. Earl Ducie describes in the Times a new and interesting phase of the co-operative movement. Hitherto the system has been almost exclusively confined to great towns, where the facilities of organisation are apparently much greater, and the risks of failure much less, than in rural districts. But the establishment of a co-operative store in a country parish is a further experiment, in which serious obstacles have to be encountered. The history of what has actually been done on Lord Ducie's property at Tortworth, in Gloucestershire, is, however, very encouraging and instructive. The store there was first established in March 1867, for the sale of groceries only, by some twenty persons of various grades, from day labourers upwards, who subscribed about £5O, elected a committee, and fitted up a rough sale-room. There is no reduced scale of prices, as in London stores, nor is there a yearly charge for a customer's ticket, but the goods are sold at the ordinary shop prices, and at the end of every quarter a division of profits is made among the purchasers. Shareholders take double the profit of non-shareholding customers, and re ceive in addition 5 per cent per annum interest on their paid-up share capital. The sales for the year have amounted to £1,648, shewing a steady increase for each quarter, and Lord Ducie gives as specimens the yearly accounts of three labourers, earning 12s. a week each, of whom the first, with a paid-up capital of £l, re ceived £5 Os. 7d. as dividend on money expended ; the second, with a paid-up capital of £1 14s. Iod., received a a dividend of £2 10s. ; and the third, with a paid-up capital of 19s. M. received a dividend of £3 17s. The committee has now determined to acid a drapery branch, and has spent £230 in stocking it. In the meantime, Lord Ducie testifies emphatically to the moral good which has been wrought, directly or i ndirectly, by the store. EASTER TERM. —On 'Wednesdaynext Easter Term begins, and the Lord Chancellor will ho his first levee, and the newl y - ap p o inted judgnLord Justice Page Wood , Lord Justice Selwyn, Vice - Chancellor Giffard, and Mr. Justice Ilannen. Sir Charles Fox makes known, in the columns of the Herald, a new plan for communication between pas senger and guard. He enters into details in describing the machinery, but the simple plan appears to be to con nect all the carriages of the train with a whistle on the engine by means of an electric current. The special recommendation of the plan is, that the whistle is kept from screaming by the continuance of the electric current, and it is by the cessation of action in the battery, and not as in the plans now used, by setting it in a;tion that attention is called to the fact that something is wrong. Thus, if any of the carriages become detached it would ilumately Ibe known to the driyer. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, April 9.—People waited to-day with some anxiety the report from Liverpool of the result of yesterday's quarterly stock-taking of cotton. The last Thursday placed the estimated quantity of all descriptions at 312,040 bales. The return this morning of actual stock is 356,645 against 357,450 estimated stock. The result disappoints general expectation, which was in favour of a large excess. Adding the receipts this year to the stock at the end of last year a total of 1,544,C00 is ob tained, and estimating the weekly consumption and export at 68,000, there should be a stock of about 592,000 bales. Of course if there are only 356,000 bales in Liverpool, there must be something like 240,000 bales in the hands of spinners or specu lators if this estimate is correct. There is very little doubt that spinners hold large stocks, and that some of them have been speculating, but it will scarcely be believed that they hold such a quantity as this. The effect of the return upon the yarn and cloth market to-day has been to curtail business without much affecting quotations. Sellers of export yarns report the market quiet, with very little business, though at the same time spinners are very firm in their prices. In home trade yarns sellers say the market has not responded to the higher quotations in Liverpool for cotton, and that the market is quieter. They find it diffi cult to obtain any advance on Tuesday's quotations. There is a disposition to postpone business on the part of buyers till of ter the holidays, and probably there will be little further done till Tuesday. In cloth sellers also remain firm at their quotations for Tuesday, while buyers are apparently not dis posed to continue to operate for the present. The business effected to-day has been very small. But few offers have been obtainable for either cloth or yarn during the entire day, Land the dispersion of business people after Exchange hours was unusually early. • BRADFORD, 9th.—The wool trade had assumed a much quieter tone during the forenoon to-day, but a change of feeling was apparent early in the afternoon in consequence of the receipt of a private telegram on 'Change to the effect that the result of stock-taking in cotton at Liver pool had shown a much less quantity than had been supposed. The dropping tendency of the prices of wool was immediately checked, a much more cheer ful feeling prevailed, and although not much busi ness was done, prices of wool became again very firm. Spinners generally exercise great caution, having no faith that present rates can be sustained near the time of clip. In worsted yarns, although export merchants are less active, there is still a brisk demand for twofold yarns, the prices of which are again higher. There is still a good demand for super 30's and other sorts. As most spinners are well engaged to contract, there is no disposition to take large orders, and some are quoting even higher prices in order to keep off customers. The business doing in pieces is not large. The home houses are only just operating to assort stocks, and the Ame rican merchants, although looking round, buy little; but there is an average business doing for the Con tinent. 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