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1 . 13 r ' . ' t 7 g RECEiv , - Th„ ,z t s._._---' ~i . _ ". t" . • • . 6. e • • • .. r• .-405 P • ,4% I r e • lII= ' • ' . ' ; 4 • 1 , 1 D -so ' 4 4 . DRUT. pit .6. !ik.,t ~'~ ,/ L-- , a. a." 11CLNAHAN'S LL. WHISKY. - DUBLIN IBITIONEXH, 188.5. This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin prize Medal. It Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, Bs. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London; by the Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label and Cork Branded " Kluft han's LL Whisky.' ` ~j= ~~', t, 31 • returning to the army, and with a certain amount of capital. New brooms are said to sweep clean, but experience teaches us that a new member seldom breaks through the routine of the old. Whether the present Government will adopt the Whig motto of "All right—drive on 1" remains to be seen. THE PEABODY GIFT. ►f Generals mas for the West Vir shows that two latter. u-klux are said about Le short of it. And ys he does of affairs by January there ; also n's Bureau, derable ex the United eh involycbs udges, wh° Istitutional r nullify all since the et on Mon = present, mewage uantity of ',aleigh, but nr alarm At the seventh ded to the Congress• ty. re the pro s not only lades, be , fought the r, formerly ity in this Saturday' be decision 1, in regard Governor ednesdayr , lenee of the •ernor Reed or Gleason d on 'rues' clain3ing te tv :ase. Gle George J. both Reed eral for the is distanc e, but no one turns out' to for Con" Ls issued A the Stat e ; , the white 1f Gran- egiment oen issu ed. composed r / ' t L ug the fi rs t gfield (ci y 'ittsfield ; ton ; I, C hl i oth, Colon° which 00 d from , t., 136 Brigade, tress COIII - Jenckag; CollectorS ' Mr. Fu ller ; [y expia ine_ enu e fra ud ; money a n ector of the' tirely ed ; that he )r interest me, and t hat .etor's NO: cpenses 9" the round s Mr. Sil'' °r 1 in our C O.. 7obably tlO erne size s 5, :Bft. it 1v11 ; Ic s " es as and to Ow 1 also rho Pr eseli p of the '_ .s : should ".° D.ttairted in ured by tb° 301 t. less el astern ; 1311 a newe. y th© outs]. along th° 3ely P erC ' e y,„ P' :uiebflitiooft;;; lextreraetie Lssage 0011_ It is c o and °lir .11 s. Clith bad the OS ' for the cii_g de eoniti cle. ;ivell ni the aeo ry o r r . Ty, to I`ll 3' QV f the adr° ll. a scitl-- cp 7boul °III pott ed o and d" 1 : 1 It an d - that t" that , S43' , i : I the . - 4 ann 3s ' • rbilliP s ' Is, Dovr most _ s is is for' s ' r ao in o f rer ` g i n ° u g S et inch e ,, egin 3 y rO . V ora te t he gel' i 1)0 ent ni gi a tei r Ol t ing a ` — gef TbeY f' .401. f 11157 are, 111 { e ; u g.l), ° the 'N ,ife of -, Far" 0, ;19.19 of 41, Tull • V gt Greg t ie °• to tif Varria ,use, c a ter; ,use, 1 ,53. 'angel - 8.4, g"a L e ices t6r Drowr i°ll ' 00111111 iS- 11Vgil L 1 01 31.7, '3, N° .l of 02p3" lent. InUTIJAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION ncorated by Act of Parliament 1859), 14, RUS S ELL -S TREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LONDON, And 38, QUEEN'G-ROAD, BRIGHTON 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. " SMITHFIELD CATTLE SHOW. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION ; BAKER-QTREET. • A7POR TR IT MODEL of 11fAVAriE RACHEL is now added.— kdmission. ls. Open during the Cattle Show from ten n the morning until ten at night. ROYAL MUSIC II A LL, HOLBORN. Proprietor. Mr. J. S. Sweasey. The only Establishment in London where good Music and Operatic • elections can be heard. Unprecedented Success of LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, with full band and chorus, selected from the Theatre-Royal Co vent Garden. All the principal Comic and Serio-Comic Artistes now in London. The clever Brothers Voltare in their extraor dinary Leap for Life, allowed by the Press never equalled before/ Mr. T. Corti, Musical Director. N.B.- No alteration in the prices of admission. Rol ida WIT Special Notice.—An entire change for the Christmas ys. CANTERBITRY HALL, Westminster-road..—•• Sole Proprietor, W. HOLLAND.—Unrivalled Entertainments. George Leybourne, Mr. Charles Rousillian, the great Nonde . scrpt; Sidney Franks, Mrs. J. F. Brian, Mr. Woodman, Mr. W, D'lklmaine, Miss Mary Townley, and W. Hamilton. CANTERBURY HALL-THIS EVENING . v The wondrous Niblo, in his Terrific Flight through Bal .°olls from the Flying Trapeze, causes the most thrilling excite • went; double somersaults and pirouettes, pronounced by the Press the most marvellous in London. Last nights of the Great Wonder NIBLO, previous to his de parture for the provinces. CANTE RBURY HALL-THIS EVENING- Two Grand Ballets. Immense success of MASANIELLO, superb scenery and dresses. Principal dancers—Misses Louise and Marie Smithers. Pantomimic Ballet, "The Lubbef s Afloat." P. Evans and his Troupe of Pantomimists, the prettiest Corps do Ballet and best Dancers in London. CANTERBURY HALL-TI-ITS EVENING- Everybody is enraptured with the Entertainments and the gorgeous new decorations.—Admission, ed.; Stalls, ls. Open et half-past 7. Manager—J. Ellis. Musical Director Tense Wil liams. Ballet Mistress—Madame Collier. Scenic Artiste, Mr. pages. ARGYLL ROOM S.-OPEN EVERY EVENING for Instrumental Music and Dancing. —The Rooms have been magnificently re-decorated by Messrs. ilubardt and Co. The celebrated Band will perform during the week an attractive Programme of Operatic Selections and popular Dance Music. Doors open at half-past Eight o'clock. Admission, is. ; Balcony, 2s. WINDMILL STREET, PICCADILLY. Musical Director and Conductor—Signor LUIGI CURTI COUNTER CLOTHS FOR LICENCED VICTUALLERS. rITE only article really suitable for that purpose, 58. 6d. per dozen, hemmed, ready for use. Address 105 Fl t ee -street, and 5, The Pavement, Clapham. GLASS CLOTHS SUITABLE FOR LECENCED VICTUALLERS, 7s. 9d. PER DOZEN. 'WILLIAM HOLDICH and CO., No. 105, Fleet-street, foot of Ludgate hill ; and No. 5, The Pavement, Clapham-common. TABLE CLOTHS, in every Width and Length, expressly for Licenced Victuallers. Damask Napkins for Tray Cloths, Drills for Bar Aprons and Tow°flings of ev ery description. Patterns gratis and post free. VARDIGAN JACKETS made expressly for Bar •-/ use, Warm and Elastic, from se. 6d. each, for , 4a lies' and Gentlemen's use. WILLIAM HOLDICH lx Co., LICENSED VICTUALLERS' DRAPERS, 105, Fleet street, City, , and No. 5, The Pavement, Clapham-common. yv-ILLIAIII HOLDICH and CO., LICENSED VICTUALLERS' DRAPERS, Established 1842, at 105, Meet -street, City ; Southern Branch—No. 5, The Pave- With PriceClapham-common. Patterns gratis and post free, List. TO LICENCED VICTUALLERS. ESTABLISHED 1842. WILLIAM lIOLDICH and CO., LIOENCED VICTUALLERS' DRAPERS, No. 145 , Fleet -street, corner of Farringdon-street ; and at No. 5, The Pavement, Clapham-common (Southern Branch). ROTELS, Taverns, Public Houses, &c., for A d DISPOSAL, in all parts Of London and vicinity.— th "'flees made by Brewers to suitable parties, and to nearly 0, Whole amount of purchase in some special cases. Wanted, Particulars of good bona fide businesses of every kind, and at all prices. A m ivate register kept for special negotiation, ;.),nera for whi c h ma y b e either given by letter or through my 'e travellers. No charge for entry.—P. B. HALL, Printing Co•Kluare,, 8.0., Wholesale Agent for Messrs. Jameson and D blin TS . SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL, DREADNOUGHT, • off Greenwich, for Sick end Diseased Seamen of All Naticns, who are received without any recommendation. The receipts from all sources during the past year were £879 leas than the expenditure. SUBSCRIPTIONS thankfully received by Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., ba,nkere, Dirchin-lane and by the Secretary, at the Society's office, 86, King William street, London, E.C. Qualification for a Governor, 21s. annually ; Life Governor, £lolos. THE METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT INSTITUTION. President—His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON. Treasurers—The Right Hon. Russell Gurney, M.P., and Col. W. F. Grant. DONATIONS and SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly solicited, to enable the Board to meet the greatly increased e xPenditure of this old Charity. 240 adults are received at Walton ; 80 children at Mitcham and Hendon. Bankers—London Joint-Stock Bank, Pall-mall. CHARLES HOLMES, Secretary. Office, 32, Sackville-street, Piccadilly. ESTABLISHMENT for GENTLEWOMEN during TEMPORARY ILLNESS. The relatives of Clergymen, Naval, Military, and Pro fessional Men, Governesses, and Artists may, for a small weekly payment, receive the comforts of a HOME, com bined with the best medical and surgical treatment, at the establishment, 90, Upper Harley-street. T his establishment, which was opened in 1850, is patro talse dby h er M a j es ty. Th e Bi s h op o f L on d on is Visitor, it it is managed by the Marchioness of Ormonde. the Car Laura Palmer, Mrs. Edward Homily, the Lady x,aroline Russell, Mrs. Cecil Russell, and other ladies. te All information respecting it may be obtained on writ ;or Personal application to the Lady Superintendent. übscriptions received at the Institution, and by the 4 ressur er , at Messrs. Coutts and Co.'s, 59, Strand. W. C. SPRING RICE, Hon. Sec. NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common, tr.., er Richmond, Surrey. Founded 1849. Enlarged 1861. the patronage of H.B.U. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, K.G., ,7tict.irebY a home has been afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan thf i , of all ages, classes, and. denominations, from all parts of I dogdora 11 4 0%ohject . of the Charity is to give orphan girls a plain Eng ana 7 ,l ocation, and practical instruction in the kitchen, house, ai ss ; a nndry, to fit them for domestic service; and, if not other Provided for when they attain 15 years of age, to obtain table situations for them. entirely Mmittee earnestly appeal for support. The Charity is ustained by donations and subscriptions. HENRY KINGSCOTE, Treasurer W H. WAPWICK Secretary. —" l ee, 121, Pall-mail, !W Et- 4kT 'TTI RESTORED WITHOUT MEDICINE OR EXPENSE. DIT BARRY'S delicious health-restoring Invalids' and Infants' Food. THE REVA LEN TA. ARABIOA B "es fifty times its cost in other remedies, and restores ect digestion strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, 11 re shing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the ef i'et disordered or enfeebled—removing speedily and a „ e etnally indigestion (dyspepsia), cough, asthma, con r;elption, habitual constipation, diarrhoea, all gastric de b n getnects, hemorrhoids, liver complaints, flatulency, de b biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, C r thet, colds, influenza, noises in the head and ears, rapinatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, n.eu k kia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, headeche, debility, dropsy, cramp., spasms, e lls e,a and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea, sinking bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains at t h e Pit of the stomach and between the shoulders. It is ,:fanat digestible and nourishing of all foods, and suitable — TL n valids and infants in all complaints. kh-p-ronireirr CAMON.—Beware of the many unsavoury more than slopy imitations to which, without autho ii z aron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. l);` e b ecclorth none will doubt the valuable properties of "..arry's health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Invalids' L - 22' infants' Food, since to the thousands of blessings it gr already received from invalids whose position had ii7:2 the hopeless, we may now add that of his th e Pope, whose ' health has been perfectly restored it after thirty years of unsuccessful medical treatment. Ig e at quote from the Gazette des Midi, July 25th (Cure No. Itr"Rome, July 21st, 1866.—The health of the 14) 4) 1 Pather is excellent, especially since, abandoning all ,ar romedies, he has confined himself entirely to Du i i,`)" Bevalenta Arabica Food of which he consumes a 1 )3 7.it1i at every meal It has produced a surprisingly gain effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot ~ee this excellent food too highly." 3%4 ' 111 :8 No. 58,216 of the Marchioness de Brehan of seven tress,lll liver complaint, wasting away, debility, nervous tll i rritability, with a nervous palpitation al ll l , over, bad h.lp)stion, constant sleeplessness, and the most intolerable c 8 agitation.' t ti llr e No. 78, o f dyspepsia, from the Ri g ht H o n. th e L or d f, r pt de Decies, Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Water foad--`' I have derived much benefit from your excellent W ,---STUART DE DEMO, Dromana, Cappoquin, County verf or d . ” fro m No. 49,832.—0 f fifty years' indescribable agony natleYspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, of en eY, spasms, sickness, and vomiting. Maria Jolly, e Yrin. Norfolk. bor e ,:: oo ° 7,l2l.—Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme o es ecss indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and ner ss fancies. Yea rs No. 56,814. Mr. Samuel Laxton, Leicester, of two rthcoa. lb Food is sold in Canisters, at ls. ; 11b., 2s. 9d. ; b u 'i s ". 6d. ; 121 b., 225. ; 241 b., 40s. The 121 b. and 241 b. er r ter ; carriage free on receipt of P. 0. Order. Also Du ean ' S 8. I tevalenta Arabica Chocolate Powder is packed in e lyB ere t For 12 cups at 2 for 24 cups at 3s. 6d., for 48 ab bi p 68 -, for 288 cups at 305., for 576 cups at 555. Being ho b l c " Penny per cup. The 30s. and 555. tins are sent BA,ftl o c ;arriage in England on receipt of Post Office Order. also t " - BARRY and Co., 77, Regent-street , London ; Grace Fortnum and Mason's; also at 4, Cheapsido, 61, N 1111101-etre Lon don; d 150, Oxford-street Oh and 121, " liorth -road, and all Grocera;and rolito. N°. 23,869. On Friday, Dec. 11, in 3 vols. T" CRO WN OF A LIFE. By the Author of " Agnes Tremorne," &c. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., NATURE'S NOBLEAIAN By the Author of "Rachel's Secret," &c. "We feel bound to praise this book. We want our readers to read it for themselves, and to get from the novel the same fresh and rich enjoyment that we have found in its pages."— Athenatum. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-stree' Price Threepence, Post-free Four Stamps; " GIRL OF THE PERIOD " Alrnanack for 1869. Edited by MISS ECHO, and Illustrated with a Dozen Graphic Sketches and other Characteristic liesig,ns. May be ordered of all Booksellers, and at all Railway Bookstalls. "ECHOES" OFFICE: 19, Catherine-street, Strand. Just published, price Is. Gd., by post ls. Sd., 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 fron the "Medical Circular." London: H. Bafflers, 219, Regent-street. The numerous reviews of this startling work by the Satur day Review, Punch, Weekly Dispatch. Public Opinion, and o ther journals, recommending its universal perusal, are reprinted with this edition. A NGLO - AMERICAN TIMES, AN INTERNATION riL NE WSPAPE it, Devoted to American Intelligence, ENLARGED to 24 PAGES. Reports of Conzress, Personal, Financial, Mining, Railroad, &o. Members of Parliament, Commercial Men, and those having an interest in the United States, will find this ncwspaper of use. Published every SATURDAY MORNING, prioe 4d. 15. Catherine-street. Strand. TOI - IN BURGESS AND SON'S Original and PJ Superior ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES, also MANFIELD'S PATENT PICKLES, are perfectly pure and uncoloured. To be had of all dealers and wholesale of JOHN BURGESS AND SON, 107, Strand (corner of Savoy-steps), London. 1111 R. ESKELL, SURGEON DENTIST, the Author IfIL of "PURE DENTISTRY, and What it Does for Us," "PAINLESS TOOTH EXTRACTION, or Anesthesia Locally Applied," "DENTAL SURGERY—a Practical Treatise," &c., &c., may be Consulted Daily as hitherto from 10 to 4 o'clock, at his ONLY Residence, 8, GROSVENOR-STREET, GROSVENOR-SQUARE (a few doors from Bond-street). NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. A GUA AMA.RELLA.- restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect ing this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each, including brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames. street London. E.C. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Lib rary, and Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant as sortment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obe lisks, Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper Weights, &c., in Italian, Alabaster, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derby shire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her Majesty, 149, Strand, W.C., • London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS, MINERALS, and FOSSILS to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology ; they will greatly facili tate the interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 500 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINERALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, .F.G.S., at 149, Strand. RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (Perfected and Exhibited in the Great Exhibitions of 1851 and 1862) is allowed by upwards of Five Hundred Medical men 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 soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requi site 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 can not fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the circumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. JOHN WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 81s. 6d. P os t age, ls. A Double Truss, 81s. d., 425., and 525. 6(1. Postage, Is. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, Is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post-office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT vtLASTIC STOCKINGS, WI J KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., and 16s. each. Postage, 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. GAME LICENCES. THE COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND REVENUE hereby give Notice that LISTS, containing the Names of all Persons who have taken out LICENCES to KILL and D EAL in GAME in the current Year, to 30th September last inclusive, have been printed for each Excise Collection. A Copy of the List, applicable to any District, may be obtained GRATIS on application at the Offices of the respective Collectors or Supervisors of Inland Revenue, Distributors or Sub-Distribu tors of Stamps, by whom Licences are issued. The Commissioners further give Notice that instructions have been issued to their Officers to take the necessary steps to prefer informations for penalties against all persons found in pursuit of or dealing in Game without license. - WM. CORBETT, Secretary. Inland Bevenne, Somerset House, London, October 29, 1868. CONTRACT FOR STEARINE CANDLES. Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, Dec. b , 1868. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNWED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, do hereby give Notice, that on WED NESDAY, the 23d inst., at Twelve o'clock at noon, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to CONTRACT f or S upp l y i ng an d Delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, all such quantities of STEARINE CANDLES FOR SIGNAL AND FIGHTING LANTERNS, • And of 24 to the lb, as shall from time to time be demanded, under a Contract for Twelve Calendar Months certain, and further until the expiration of Three Calendar Months' warning. Samples (not less than 61bs. of each) must be produced by the parties tendering, and none to be tendered the ma terial of which is of a solidifying point below 128 degrees Fahrenheit for Candles for Signal Lanterns, 125 degrees foi Candles for Fighting Lanterns, or 120 degrees for Candles of 24 to the lb. Their Lordships reserve to themselves an unlimited power of selection in accepting the Tenders. No Tender will be received unless made on the printed form provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application in the lobby of the Department of the Con troller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House, whore the conditions of the Contract may be seen. No Tender will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon on the day of treaty ; and it will not be required that the party tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should attend at the office on the day of Contract, as the result of the offer received from each person will be communicated to him and to his proposed sureties in writivg, when, but not before, the rejected samples are to be removed. Every Tender must he addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words, "Tender for Stearine Candles," and must also be delivered at the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Admi ralty, Somerset House, signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the person tendering in the sum of £1,500 for the due performance of the Con tract. By order, ANTONIO BRADY, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. VIRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON • FEMALE PREVENTIVE and REFORMATORY IN STITUTION. President—Rey. CANON AWL CoNTßrocrnorrs for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear nestly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Blon vet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard street, 16.0.3 Francis Nicholls, Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, E.C. E. W. THOMAS Sec., 200, Euston-road, ONDON FEVER HOSPITAL is the only AA institution in the Metropolis for the treatment and Prevention of contagious fevers. CONTRIBUTIONS will be gratefully received by Messrs. Dimsdale and Co., 50, Cornhill ; Messrs. Drum mond, Charing-cross ; Messrs. Coutts, Strand ; Messrs. Hoare, Fleet-street; and by the Secretary, at the Hospital, Liverpool-road, Islington, N. 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 QUEEN. Vice-Patron— His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G. President—His Grace the Duce of BUCCLEUCII, H.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to establish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors orders, is wholly dependent fer 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 tho destimto sick has for a considerable period averaged be tween 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. Tho 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 aro received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Hansom, and Co., Abchurch-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutta and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Harries and Co.; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Parme, and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Bernora- str e et ; and at the Kospital from 10 till b. £1,317,207 2 11 Examined and approved. THOMAS ALLEN,I ROSE,wI j- Auditors. be seen, is £544,466 The total income of li th E e NY year, it will 9s. 2d., and the total outgo £409,654 14s. sd. ; the diffe rence, or the sum laid by—viz., £134,811 14s. 9d.—raises the fund again to £907,552 Bs. 6d. The interest received during the year is £117,584 7s. 3d., arising from the productive portion of the realised assets of £2,897,157, mentioned in the last year's report. The whole assets, productive and unproductive, may there fore be considered as having improved at the rate of rather mor,cohan 4 per cent. ; or, if the profit shown of £46,070 13s. 3d., derived from various extraneous sources, be in cluded: at upwards of £5 12s. per cent. The premiums on new assurances are £14,596 ls. 9d., and of this sum £3,270 15s. 4d. has been expended in re assurances. The claims on decease of lives assured are nearly iden tical in amount with those of 1866. They are less than those of last year by nearly £19,000. A considerable reduction, too, appears in the amount of premiums paid for re-assurance, many of the risks re-assured having terminated by death and other causes. The expenses of management are less than those of last year by upwards of £1,400. But they still include charges incurred in the final closing of the two officeslast absorbed by the company. The whole expenditure, however, in cluding income tax, is at the rate of little more than 5i per cent. on the total income. The balance-sheet is as follows : Dn. LIABILITIES Interest due to proprietors Claims on decease of lives assured, and additions thereto unpaid 61,530 4 5 Sundry accounts Liability under su ms assured, & c. (1867) 6,369,469 11 7 Proprietors' fund Surplus fund as before 907,552 8 6 £6,977 13 3 Total £7,565,198 1 3 CR. ASSETS. Amount invested in fixed mortgages £1,460,772 2 7 Ditto ditto decreasing ditto Ditto ditto reversions 347,136 5 5 Ditto ditto fund e d secur i t i es 479,932 13 3 Ditto ditto temporary securities 142,424 011 Current interest on the above invest ments Cash and bills Advanced on security of the company's policies 159,503 14 9 Agents' balances Sundry accounts Value of premiums (1867) ..... 4,506,167 18 0 Value of re-assurances 86,860 13 9 36,243 7 6 22,604 2 9 Total £7,565,198 1 3 Examined and approved. The present dispositioß T nEofN O thße l Y A C S ßomO A paS L En L iy E 's N f 'u l n showndAsuisditors. by this account. On ccmparing it with that of 1867, it will be observed that further investments have been made on mortgage and in the Government funds, and that about £ll,OOO more has been advanced on security of the com pany's policies. Exclusive of the sum indicating the value of the future premiums, the assets amount to £3,059,030 as. 3(1. The direction of the company is now constituted as follows : The Right lion. Sir JOHN YOUNG, Bart., K.C.8., Chair ma n. WILLIAM FREDERICK DE LA RUE, Esq., Deputy-- Chairman. Charles Bischoff, Esq. Chas. Thos. Holcombe, Esq. Thomas Boddington, Esq. Joshua Lockwood, Esq. Charles Chatfield, Esq. James Murray, Esq. Sir J. Buller East, Bart., Philip Rose, Esq. D.C.L. George Russell, Esq. Robert A. Gray, Esq. I Thos. Godfrey Sambrooke, Wm. Augustus Guy, M.D., Esq. F.R.S. Admiral Tindal. ORITISH ORPHAN ASYLUM, Iffi Mackenzie-park, Slough (formerly at Clapham-rise). Instituted 1827. ' Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. For the gratuitous board, clothing, and education of destitute orphans from all parts of the British dominions, and of all denominations, whose parents were once in prosperous circumstances. One hundred and seventy-five orphans now in the In stitution ; ample room for about 30 more. Increased support indispensable, as this Charity is not endowed, and is in the greatest need of further pecuniary assistance. Subscribers and the public are invited to inspect the Institution, and judge as to the nature.of the Charity and its peculiar claims. The last Report can be obtained on application to the Secretary. THOS. TILSON, Chairman. CHAS. LEE, M.A. AUBREY C. PRICE, M.A., Hon. See s . ALFRED MACKE/%IZ E, Secretary. Offices, 78, Cheapside, London, E.O. Bankers—Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., Birchin ,ane ; and Menu. Ileywoci, J3z9tlauro, Mancheeteni THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1868. pOL I C E N O T I C E. STREET CROSSING SIGNALS. BRIDGE-STREET, NEW PALACE-YARD. CAUTION• STOP. The Semaphore Arms The Semaphore Arms lowered, and by Night with extended, and by Night with a Green Light. with a Red Light. By the Signal "CAUTION," all persons in charge of Vehicles and Horses are warned to pass over the Crossing with care, and due regard to the safety of Foot Passen gers. The Signal "STOP," will only be displayed when it is necessary that Vehicles and Horses shall be actually stopped on each side of the Crossing, to allow the passage of Persons on Foot; notice being thus given to all Per sons in charge of Vehicles and Horses to stop clear of the Crossing. RICHARD MAYNE, Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. Metropolitan Police Office, December 10, 1868. DR. KING'S DANDELION and QUININE LIVER PILLS (Without Mercury). The very best remedy for BILE, WIND, INDIGESTION, 'ACIDITY, HEADACHE, FIEARTBITRN, &e., And acknowledged by many eminent surgeons to be the safe t and mildest pills for every constitution. In boxes at ls. lid., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d., at all chemists. EATING'S COUCH LOZ ENGES.- Important remedy in cases of INCIPIENT CON SUMP TIOY EiEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES, - A certain remedy for relieving the IRRITATION of the BRONCHIAL TUBES. Sold retail by all Druggists. R OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE OFFICE, ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. 25th November, 1868. The Court of Directors of the Corporation of the Royal Ex change Assurance do hereby give Notice, that their Transfer Books will be shut from Tuesday, the 15th of December next, to Thursday, the 7th of January following; that the Annual General Court appointed by. their Charter will be holden at their Office on the Royal Exchange, on WEDNESDAY, the 23d of December, at Twelve o'clock at Noon; and that a Dividend will be considered of at the said Court. ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary. EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. For Life Assurance, Annuities, and Guarantee of Fidelity in Situations of Trust. Chairman-. General Sir FREDERIC Sacra, K.H., F.R.S. Policies payable during Life—lndisputable--Not liable to Forfeiture. Annual Income exceeds Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds. 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. INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY,9 U.K. LECTURES and LAW CLASSES, 1868-69. LECTURES:. Three Courses of Lectures on Common and Mercantile Law, Conveyancing, and the Law of Real Property and Equity, will be delivered in the Hall of the Society in the months of December, January; February, March, April, May, and June next.' ' MILNERS' STRONG HOLDFAST AND FIRE RESISTING SAFES, Chests, Doors, and Strong Booms, with the progressive and recent improvements effected after half a century's experience, effectually guard against Fire and Burglars.—Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Hull, and 47e, Moorgato-street, City, London. DARTRIDGE AND COOPER. MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 192, FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF CrIA.NCERY-LANE), LONDON (E.C. THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES. CARRIAGE PAID to tho COUNTRY ON ORDERS OVER 20s, per ream. s. d. Fine Cream Laid Note; a cheap paper ii 0 Superfiao Cream Laid Note; much approved 4 0 Super fineThiek Crean' Laid Note ; especially neommended 5 6 Extra Superfine Double Thick Cream Laid Not.. 7 0 straw Paper, " Patent;" adapted for rapid writing 2 6 Large Commercial Note Papers na., 45., Cs., and 6 0 Foolscap Papers, blue or cream........10s Gd, 12s. 6d., and 11 6 Outsides Foolscap 6 6 Letter Paper for scribbling plain, 43.: rale.' ditto, 4 6 Tinted Linl , l Note five quires for Is. Gd., or 5 G Double Thick Cream Wove "Club House" 2- ote, five quires for 2s. Gd. Fuperilne Cream or Blue Envelopes, 4s Gd, 5s 61, & 6s Gd Large Blue Wove Commercial Envelopes, 4s 63 per 1,000 Cheap Buff Colour, for circulars, &c., Os COLOUR STA SITING (Relief) reduced to ls per lod. Polished steel dies sunk by tip best artists in the trade at about half the prices charged by the retail houses. An ILIA; , TR - ATED CATALOGUE, containing full descrip tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, Inkstands, Stationery, Cabinets, Postage scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling Writing Cases, Desks, and Bags, Etc , post free. INDIA OFFICE, 15th Octob er , 1868 . By order of the Secretary of State for India in Council. Notice is hereby given, that packages, stated to contain reserved articles from the estates of deceased Officers and soldiers of the late East India Company's Service, and of Her Majesty's Indian Military Forces, have from time to time been received from the Governments of the respec tive Presidencies in India. Packages containing articles reserved from the follow ing estates remain unclaimed, viz.:- 11. Babington, W. R., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical Department. 12. Briggs, P. W., Rev., Madras Establishment._ 17A. Barclay, J. S., C a pt a i n , 39th M a d ras Native Infantry. 20. Coust, H. A. 0., Captain, 2d Madras Native Veteran Battalion. 21. Carter, C., Captain, 38th Madras Native infantry. 26. Chancy, A., Lieutenant, 39th Madras Native In fantry. 33. Donne, J. T., Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical Department. 42. Dillas, 11., Lieutenant, 3d Madras European Regi ment. 48. Edmonston, W., Sergeant-Major, 28th Madras Native Infantry. 52. Fenning, D. A., Colonel, Ist Madras Light Cavalry. 63. Grinelack, E., Private, 104th Foot. 65. Harris, J. D., Lieutenant, 28th Madras Native In- Infantry. 69. Hawes, J. C., Brevet-Maior, Ist Madras Fusiliers. 75. Halliday, J., Sergeant, Bengal Establishment. 79. Johnston, J. McM., Captain, 4th Madras Native In fantry. 83. Keighly, F., Lieutenant, 24th Madras Native In fantry. 85. Kensington, H. 8., Ensign, 32d Madras Native In fantry. 117. Owen, M., Lieutenant, 88th Madras Native Infantry. 128. Redmond, J. J., Lieutenant, 7th Madras Native In fantry. 134 A. Ryan, P., Deputy Commissary, Madras Sappers and Miners. 142. Shedden, Assistant Surgeon, Madras Medical De partment. 1508. Stothert, R., Major, 4th Bengal Native Infantry. 154. Walker, A., Captain, Madras Establishment. 165. Walker, T., Sergeant-Major, 7th Madras Native In fantry. 170. Wright, W., Sergeant, Madras Sappers and Minors. Applications for such packages should be made by next of kin of the deceased, or by the legal representatives of such next of kin, to the Military Secretary, at this Office. in the event of any of the packages in question remain ing unclaimed for the further period of six months from this date, they will be opened, the contents be disposed of by sale, and the amount realized be credited to the estate of the deceased. T. T. PEARS, Major-General, Military Secretary. LAW CLASSES. In connexion with the lectures classes will be conducted under the guidance and superintendence of the lecturers, and will proceed- concurrently with the lectures. The number of subscribers to each class will be limited, and the instruction given will be confined to an examination of the students upon the subject of a preceding lecture, or on portions of a given book bearing on the same subject. A sufficient number of classes will follow each lecture, and be of such duration as shall provide for the efficient instruc tion and examination of the students. The teaching of the lectures will thus be amplified, and impressed on the memory by the classes; and the system of constant ex amination will test, from time to time, the progress made by the students. LECTURES on COMMON end MERCANTILE LAW,. by CHARLES HENRY ANDERSON, Esq., Barrister at-Law. The Course will consist of Nine Lectures upon the fol lowing subjects : a. Simple Contract.. b. Contracts under Seal. e. The Contract of Sale. d. Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Checks ; with the distinction between negotiable instruments and other simple contracts. e. Freight and Contracts of Affreightment, with the pe culiarities of Charter-parties and Bills of Lading. f. The Loss of a British Vessel and its consequences 1. To the Owner of the Vessel. 2. To the Owner of the Cargo. 3. To the Underwriter. g. In connexion with the foregoing will bo considered the Rule of the Road at Sea as contrasted with that on Shore: also the Law of Negligence and the Liability of a Master for the acts of his Servant. in his private classes the reader will use as text-books —The Law of CoutractS (Smith), An Action at Law (Smith), A. Digest of Common Law (Anderson). LECTURES on CONVEYANCING and the LAW of REAL PROPERTY, by T. LL. MURRAY BROWNE, Esq., Barrister-at-Law. This Course will consist of Nine Lectures:— Lecture I. Introductory.—Practical Hints on the perusal and examination of Abstracts. Lectures 11., M., IV. Settlements.—l. Settlements of Personal Estate; a. Investment of Trust Funds ; b. Usual Trustee Clauses, Appointment of New Trustees; C. Usual Powers and Covenants, & c.: d. Remarks on the Effect of Recent Statutes-2. Settlements of Real Estate ; a. Estates for Life and in Remainder, Waste ; b. Jointures, Portions, &c ,• c. Usual Powers: Remarks on the Leases and Sales of Settled Estates Act; d. The Succession Duty Act-3. Disentailing Deeds, the existing Law of Entail 4. Practical Suggestions in connexion with the subject of Settlements. Lectures V., VI. Wills.-1. Usual Frame and Contents of a Will-2. Principles of Construction of Wills-3. Practical Hints on Drawing Wills. Lecture VII. Copyholdi.-1. Introductory Remarks, Fines-2. Surrenders and Covenants to Surrender-3. Admissions-4. The Enfranchisement of Copholds. Lectures VIII., IX. Miscellaneous Deeds.-1. Credi tors' Trust Deods-2. Separation Deeds— 3. Articles of Partnership, &c. In these lectures and classes the Introductions and Notes to Mr. Davidson's Precedents will be especially referred to. _ AR elementary works, Mr. Joshua Williams's Books on Real and Personal Property are recommended. EQUITY LECTURES, by Sir GEORGE YOUNG, Bart., Barrister-at-Law. • This course will consist of Nine Lectures : Lecture 1. Review of Equity, and suggested arrange ments for purposes of Study. Lecture 11. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account; generally, Apportionment and Contribution. Lecture 111. The Jurisdiction - in matters of Account, continued : specially, between Principal and Agent. Lecture IV. The Jurisdiction in matters of Account, continued: specially, between Partners. Linture V. The Jurisdiction in matters of Administra tion : 1. The Administration of Assets. Lectures VI., VII. The Administrative Jurisdiction, continued: 2. The Administration of Trust; as enlarged by recent statutory , enactment. Lectures VIII., IX. Idjunctions. Books recommended :4-Story's Equity Jurisprudence, chapters 8,9, 10, 13, 1. , 23 ; Haddan's Administrative Jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery. Smith's Manual of Equity and White and Tudor's Lead ing Cases in Equity will be the books principally referred to during the course. The subscription payable for the Lectures— For all the Foreach three courses. course. By clerks of members ...... £2 2 0 XI 1 0 By clerks of gentlemen not members By all other persons not being members The subscription payable foi the law classes— For all the branches of For each instruction. branch. By every subscriber £s 5 0 £2 12 6 Members of the Society may attend the lectures without subscribing. 2 2 0 To preent interruption at the lectures, subscribers cannot be admitted to the hall after the lecture has com menced. E. W. Williamson, Secretary. Law Society's Hall, Oct., 1868. N.B. Gentlemen may subscribe for and atteni the lec tures and classes, either separately or collectively ; but as the instruction given in the classes will have special re ference to preceding lectures, it is recommended that those who desire to attend the classes should also attend the lectures. THE . GUARDIA N FIR E AND LIFE [ASSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1821. No. 11, L ombard -street,' Lbiglon, E.G. Subscribed Capital Two Millions. Total Invested Funds upwards 0f....£2,750,000. Total Income upwards of .020,000. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that FIRE POLICIES which expire a t MICHAELMAS must be Renewed within Fifteen Days at this Office, or with the Company's Agents throughout the Kingdom, otherwise they become void. All Insurances now have the benefit of the Reduced Duty of ls. 6d. per cent. For Prospectus and other information apply to the Com pany's Agents, or to T. TALLEMACII, Secretary. K ING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Portugal street, Linc oln's-inn.—The Committee earnestly APPEAL for FUNDS to defray the heavy current ex penses. Assistance is urgently needed. F. ALFRED BEDWELL, Vice-Chairman. JAMES BLYTII, Secretary. THE LONDON SURGICA L HOME for DISEASES and ACC,IDENTS of WOMEN, for the Reception of Gentlewomen and Females of Respect ability upon a weekly Payment. Under the management of Mr. Baker Brown. The private medical attendants of the patients are in cited to visit them, and to meet in consultation beforo treatment. Full particulars can be obtained on application to the Lady-Superintendent, 18, Stanley-terrace, Notting-hill, W. ; or to Mr. Baker Brown, 136, Harley-street, W. 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. 160 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Q ueen-street. • 94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing', 370 children. £l5 will keep a boy or girl for one year. Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank 214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury, E.C.; and by WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary. No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. HOME for the HELPLESS.—ST. JAMES'S DIOCESAN HOME for FEMALE PENITENTS (Hammersmith), under the immediate direction of the Bishop of London. The work carried on by a Sisterhood, "in faithful accordance with the principles of the Re formed Church of England." FUNDS greatly needed • COUNCIL. The Bishop of LONDON Rev. J. W. Ayre Rev. F. G. Bloomfield Hon. and Rev. F. Byng Rev. R. G. Baker Rev. S. Brooke The Lord Clinton Rev. W. Cadman E. Charrington, Esq. Rev. E. L. Cutts, Chaplain Rev. E. Capel Cure Rev. J. E. Cox Octavius Coope, Esq. Arthur Currie, Esq. Rev. J. Connell Rev. C. W. Furse C. J. Freake. Esq. J. S. Gilliat, Esq. Rev. Dr. F Hessey H G Heald, Esq. R. Hook, Esq., Treasurer Subscriptions will be recei: Messrs. Harries, Farquhar, Secretary, Rev. S. W. Lloyd, man-square, to whom comma Major-Gen. Rt. Hon. Percy Herbert. M.P. Re 7. J. E. Kempe Rev. W. F. Erskine Knollys Rev. S. W. Lloyd Rev. A. Martineau Rev. W. D. Maclagan Rev. Daniel Moore Rev. J. Moorhouse J. D. Morton, Esq. Rev. Carnal Nepean Rev. E. Parry John Pearson, Esq., Q.G. Rev. G. F. Prescott Rev. P. Pigou R. T. Pigott, Esq. R R. Pym, Esq. Hugh H. Seymour, Esq. R. Wade, Esq. ( Loftus Wigram, Esq. Lved by any of the above ; by and Co; and by the Hon. I, 14, Seymour-street, Port ications may be addressed. ItOYAL HosrfrAL for INCURABLES, West-hill, Putney_h e ,ti i. Established 31st July, 1854. This Institution exists for the comfort and relief of per sons (being above the pauper class) afflicted with incur able bodily disease. Relief is affo r ded-Ist. By s upplying a home, with medical attendance, nursing, and all requisites for the 2d. By granting an annuity of £2O to patients at their own homes. A new wing to the Nespital has just been completed nt a cost of upwards of £lO,OOO, and FUNDS aro urgently NEEDED to liquidate the expenses incurred. There are 120 inmates and 237 pensioners, all entirely dependent upon voluntary subscriptions. Nearly 300 approved applicants are awaiting election. For the maintenance of present operations, for the ex tension of the benefits of the Charity, donations, and espe cially annual subscriptions, are earnestly solicited. Life subscriptions, £5 ss. and upwards; annual subscriptions, half a guinea and upwards, with vot es i n proportion. Information will be supplied, with the greatest plerisure, upon application to the Secretary, by whom contributions will be thankfully received. FREDERIC ANDREW, Secretary. t N. 10, Poultry, Loucicm, Qeptotubor, 1568. THE ROYAL INFIRMARY for DISEASES 1_ of CHILDREN and WOMEN, Waterloo-bridge- road. Upwards of 100 poor sick children aro relieved daily at this Hospital. The Committee most earnestly solicit Contributions, to enable them to continue the benefits of medical aid to those numerous poor suffering children, who are rendered so helpless by sickness and poverty. Bankers, Messrs. Fuller, Banbury, and Co., 77, Lombard street; and by Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand. CHARLES J. P. RENTON, Secretary. Waterloo-bridge-road, S E. B RITISH HOME for INCURABLES, Clap ham-rise. Instituted in 1861. Patroness—H.R.H. the Princess of WALES. This Institution provides a home for life, with good nursing and skilled medical attendance, for persons over 20 years of ago and above the pauper class, who are hope lessly afflicted with incurable disease. Pensions of £2O per annum are also granted. The Home was opened in September, 1863 ; 71 in patients and 106 annuitants have been elected. Elections in May and November. Forms of application may be ob tained from the Secretary. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS and DONATIONS are earnestly solicited. Bankers—Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard street, E.C. ; Messrs. Drummond, Charing-cross, S.W. ED WD. WEAVER, Sec. Offices, 73, Cheapsido, E.C. THE RESCUE S 11 mx, as fol. SOCIETY'S HOMES Lowe : For Fallen Women. 28, Church-row, Hamp- 150, New Kent-road. stead. 48, Church-street, Stoke 13, Camden-street, Camden- Newington. town. Maize-hill Cottage, Green -205, Great Portland• street. wich. For Young Girls in Danger. 27, Church-row, Hampstead. 9, Henstridge-villas, St. John s-wood. St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-hill. Country Iloune—St. James's. street, Dover. Temporary Home-85, Queen-street, Cheapside. In addition to the above-named homes, the Committee have under their charge three homes for servants of good character, in which are admitted about 1,000 friendless servants annually. The home at Great Portland-street is for young fallen girls from 10 to 16. The committee ate deeply anxious to open another house for this pitiable class. The Society admitted to its homes last year 687 young women and girls. It was compelled to refuse 524 appli cants, whose histories aro recorded in the applicant's book. The Society's Report (of which a contributor writes, "1 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 banters are Messrs. Barclay and Co. The Committee very earnestly commend its work to the benevolent. DANL. CO PER, Soc. 85, Qum-area Ghoapuide. EAGLE INSURANCE COMPANY, LONDON. Report of the Directors for the year ending the 30th June, 1868, read at the. Annual General Meeting of Proprietors, August 14, 1868—Colonel CHARLES WETHERALL, K.C.T., Chairman of the Company, in the Ohair. The proprietors will no doubt remember that at the last annual general meeting a report was made to them for the quinquennial period then terminating, and that a bonus was declared in respect of it amounting to the sum of £208,774. The surplus fund account, as under, commences with the balance of June, 1867, after deduction of this bonus—that is to say, with the debit of £772,740 13s. 9d. SURPLUS FUND ACCOUNT, 30TH JUNE, 1868. DR. INCOME OF THE YEAR. Balance of account, 30th June, 1867, .£981,514 13 9 Less amount distributed as.bollus 208,774 0 0 £772,740 13 9 Pretniums on new assur ances Ditto on old ditto 366,215 7 3 £380,811 8 3 Interest from invest- ments 117,584 7 3 £498,395 15 11 Profit and loss, balance of account Total income CR. CHARGE OF THE YEAR Dividend to proprietors Claims on decease of lives asslred £265,52313 5 Additions to those under participating policies 22,816 4 7 Policie3 surrendered 28,642 11 3 Re-assurances, new Ditto, old 50,365 0 8 £370,618 5 3 11,702 15 0 751 16 2 2,215 4 7 Commission Medical fees Income tax Expenses of manage ment 15,489 8 5 400,777 9 5 Total charge .. £409,654 14 5 Balance of account, 30th June, 1868 907,552 8 6 PRINTING. —TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c. The Printing and Machining of Newspapers, 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, "San" Printing Offices, 8, Church-row, Savoy, Strand, W.O. ONE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE ORPHAN CHILDREN are being maintained in tho ROYAL ALBERT ORPHAN ASYLUM, at tho moderate rate of £25 per annum each. Funds greatly needed.- CHARLES A. WALX ER, Secretary. Oalce, 54, Cheapside, London, E.() QAMARIT A N FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN and CHILDREN, Lower Seymour-street, Portman square. The only freo Hospital for disuses of women. 2,746 patients were treated last month without letters of recommendation. Subscriptions and donations are much needed, and will be received by Messrs. Hatchard, Picca dilly; Sir Samuel Scott, Bart.; Messrs. Barclay, Coutts, Glyn, Ransom ; and by the Secretary. THE HOSPITAL for WOMEN, Soho-square. —Bankers : Messrs. Barclay, Bovan, and Co.; Messrs. Ransom, Bouverie, and Co.—The Committee APPEAL very earnestly for CONTRIBUTIONS. The Hospital,is now open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri days to out-patients who aro treated without letters of recommendation. . _ HENRY B. INGRAM, Secretary. THE ASSOCIATION for th e WELFARE o f the BLIND, 210, Oxford-street, and 127, Euston-road. Patroness—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. This Institution affords employment in various ways to 172 blind men and women. Pensions to various amounts are granted to the blind who cannot earn their own living. 500 blind men and women aro applying for help, which cannot be given for WANT of FUNDS. Contributions will be thankfully received by the Secre tary, Rev. C. B. REID, M.A. GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, Caledonian-road, Islington, N. Supported by Voluntary Contributions. This Hospital has relieved 481,954 patients since it was establisbeJ at King's-cross in 1856. Patients aro admitted free. Bankers—Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and Co., 60, Lombard street, Messrs. Ransom and Bouverie, 1, Pall-mall.—Hon. Sec., P. Smith. Esa. GEO. REID, Soc. rr lIE ROYAL HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the MUST, City-road.—The wards for in-patients are constantly full, those for out-patients crowded daily. FUNDS greatly needed. _ CHARLES L. KEIIP, Secretary. HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the THROAT, Golden-square, WT. President—His Grace the Duke of GRAFTON. The Committee of Management earnestly APPEAL for FUNDS to help them to meet the heavy current expenses. Upwards of 18,000 poor persons have been relieved in the last six years. GEORGE WOOD, Secretary. 544.466 9 2 £1,317,207 2 11 £8,877 5 0 PRICE.... ld. STAMPED sd. JOHN GOSNELL an d CO.'S CHERRY TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrakice to the breath. Price Is. 61—Red Bull Wharf, 03, Upper Thames- street, London. nEAFNESS.—Acoustic Instruments, for the RY Relief of Deafness, to enable persons to join in general conversation, to hear distinctly at church and public assemblies. The SPIRAL EAR TUBE fits spirally in the ear so close, and being flesh-colour, is unen. Also Conversational Tubes, Cor nets, Trumpets, and every other kind.—SOLOMONS, 39, Albe marle-street, Piccadilly. SPECTACLES. —The Achromatic and Tinted kJ SPECTACLE LENSES, registered by S. and B. SOLO HONS. Opticians to the Government, give extraordinary relief to weak, dim, and defective vision. Copies of Testimonials from the Ophthalmic Hospitals post free.-39, Albemarle-Street, Pic adilly. `SAUCE.—LEA and PERRINS.—SAUCE THE "WORCESTERSIIIRE," pronounced by Connnisseurs "THE ONLY GOOD SAUCE." Its use improves appetite and digestion. UNRIVALLED FOR PIQUANCY AND FLAVOUR. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS, To avoid which, see the names, LEA and PERRINS, on all bottles and labels, ASK for " LEA and PERRINS' " SAUCE. Agents—Crosse and Blackwell, London, and sold by al Dealers in Sauces throughout the World. LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.—AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is admitted to be the best medicine for immediately re lieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and inci pient consumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable, and admirably allays the ticking which provokes frequent coughing. In approach ing consumption its effects aro truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for foar of suffoca tion, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared only and sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemist, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 13id., and three quantities in ono, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular, and ask for Lambert's Asth matic Balsam. The name and address are engraved on the stamp. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. IqEW ZEALANI). According to a private letter from Christchurch, the outbreak in New Zealand has been largely caused by the unfair and illiberal treatment of the natives by the colonists. The Government is quite incompetent to deal with the native question. The Maoris have behaved very well on many occasions, and are not indisposed to be friendly, but the manner in which they have been robbed and cheated for years past has disgusted both friends and foes. The Maoris, as might be expected, are much under the influence of superstition ; they have changed their idolatry for a curious mixture of Christianity and Paganism, and this new form of fanaticism is said to pro duce " a most maddening effect." The Maori King has greatly influenced his people by means of visions, of which the discomfiture of the colonists was, of course, the leading theme. He has addressed an edict to all the chiefs, ordering a general insurrection for October. THE NEW CABINET. Mr. Gladstone has constituted his Cabinet with unprecedented speed. It will contain the full fifteen, the largest number ever included in this select assembly. Nevertheless, it will be deficient in one very important respect. Neither Mr. Forster nor Mr. Stansfeld is included, and the advanced Liberals are most inadequately represented. Of the fifteen Ministers, nine are Commoners, including the Marquis of llartington, who will ; however, not improbably be raised to the Upper House. In the last Cabinet there were at its retirement ten commoners—Mr. Dis raeli, Lord Stanley, Mr. Hardy, Sir S. Northcote, Sir John Paliington, Mr. Corry ; Mr. Cave, Lord John Manners, Mr. Hunt, and Colonel Wilson Patten. In the present Cabinet the First Commis sioner of Works, Mr. Layard, will not have a seat. Lord John Manners had in the last, and his seat will be conferred upon the Postmaster-General, who in the last Administration was the Duke of Montrose, and in the present is the Marquis of Hartington. Six of the new Ministers—Mr. Lowe, Mr. Bruce, Mr. Childers, Sir W. Page Wood, Lord Kimberley, and Mr. Bright—have not previously been Cabinet Ministers. The ages of the new Ministers vary from 68 to 35. Lord Clarendon has attained the first age, the Marquis of Hartington the second. The ages of the other Ministers are as follows :—Mr. Gladstone is 59; Mr. Lowe, 57; Earl Granville, 53 ; Mr. Cardwell, 65; the Duke of Argyle, 45; Mr. Bruce, 53; Mr. Chichester Fortescue, 45 ; Mr. Childers, 41; Sir W. Page Wood, 67; Earl De Grey and Ripon, 41 ; Earl of Kimberley, 42 ; Mr. Bright, 57 ; Mr. Goschen, 37. There are thus seven Ministers under 50 years of age, and eight above. The average is about 501 years—a far lower average than we were accustomed to during the regime of Lords Palmerston and Russell. THE COURT OF CHANCERY. The Court of Chancery is once more in a state of dislocation. Lord Cairns gives way to Sir W. Page Wood, who will, of course, have a peerage. The new Chancellor. leaves a vacancy in the Court of Appeal, and it is supposed that Vice-Chancellor Giffard will be the new Lord Justice. Then arises the question, who will be Vice-Chancellor in Sir G. Giffard's place ? Perhaps the post will be conferred upon Mr. Jesse', the newly-elected M.P. for Dover, whose seat would then be available for the Marquis of Hartington, if he should continue in the Lower House, or for Mr. Bruce. It was rumoured last week that Vice-Chan cellor Stuart, who has completed the full term neces sary to obtain a pension, had retired, in order that the outgoing Government might console Sir Richard Baggallay for his defeat at Hereford; but the rumour does not seem to have been well founded. THE FEIsaANS, It appears that a great pressure will be put upon the new Government for the release of the Fenian prisoners. The Lord Mayor of Dublin will present an address to the Queen, and he appears to receive considerable support in Ireland. Some enthusiasts have asked Mr. Gladstone to lay the foundation stone of a free church. There are not wanting signs that many pitfalls will be laid for the footsteps of the right hon. gentleman. LORD ROLLO. The Dundee Advertiser contains a letter and circu lar from Lord Rollo defending the course he has taken in changing his political convictions, and in still asking for the support of Conservatives in th e late election for the representative peers of Scotland. The circular is addressed to Lord Colville. In it Lord Rollo says that when he g ave hi s vote for the Suspensory Bill he had hoped th a t he might still act with the Con serva ti ve party. "But," he continues, "after a most careful and anxious consideration, I am led to fear that I have formed opinions, o . r have opinio ns i n th e process o f formation, on subjects lying behind th e I r i s h Ch urc h question which will possibly withdraw my sympathies from the Conservative party for a considerable time to come." Ile knows that the S co t c h p eers are b y a large majority Conservative, but he thought they had agreed to support some Liberal peers and acknowledge the principle that the minority should be represented. Should the result of the tie between Lords Nellie and Rollo be in favour of the latter, he had better consult Lord Cairns as to a minority clause for the election of Scotch peers. It may be that this acute lawyer will find reasons why the principle should not be extended so far. At any rate his lordship's views would be interesting. UNEXPECTED VITALITY. It was announced the other day that Lord Straffordwas seriously ill, and, as usual In such cases, his lord ship's shoes were already disposed of to his son Viscount Enfield. The former now writes to the Times to say that he is not aware of the unpl easan t fact of his illness, nor has he any intention to make a vacancy in the house of Peers for Lord Enfield, so long as he can keep him out. We are heartily g l a d to hear it. The way in which men are di spatc h ed now-a-clays is somewhat uncere mon i ous and by no means flattering. It may at th esame t i me b e a useful reminder to the living that the world can easily ioR on without them, and that the days of its mourning are very short. All the more reason why they should make the term of life allotted them something which that world will miss. ARMY REFORM. " A Military Taxpayer " writes to the, Times upon the subject of the expenditure and orghnisation of the army. He says there is too much pen-and-ink work both at the Horse Guards and the War Depart ment, and too many people employed to prepare useless documents. Those who know the most about military matters are never called upon to serve on committees. We have too many general officers. Tho existence of two independent staff departments of Adjutant and Quartermaster-General is a source of unnecessary and mischievous expense. " A Tax payer " condemns the system of shifting officers about; he complains of the heavy half-pay list. He would go so far as to endeavour to get rid of the supernumerary officers of regiments, and even of those already on half-pay, by offering them a lump sum down, calculated on a liberal scale, in discharge of all claims on the service. To them, probably, in many instances it would be a greater gain than to the State, as they would be free to enter on a new career with their minds marlistarbesi • by the nassibilitv of A member of the board of guardians of the City, of London Union complains that Mr. Peabody's beneficence is not properly directed, and that the really poor reap no benefits from his gifts. He says " It is the well-to-do manager of some City business, or careful clerk, whO is encouraged in these homes, and no one who has the slightestlook of manual labour or poverty. The whole scheme has degenerated into a commercial speculation. It is made to pay as high a rate of interest as can possibly be squeezed out of it, to the exclusion of the poor." At the East-end of London they want rooms at ls. per week. Poor widows and single women who earn but a few shillings a week would be glad of such accommoda tion. The matter is worth the most careful atten tion, both on account of Mr. Peabodys generosity and in the. interests of those for when). he set apart the money. ANOTIMIL " INFANT." • Lord Chief Justice Cockburn has had another infancy case before him, similar in some respects to Mr. Walker's. Certlin Glasgow publishers, named Mackenzie, who are accustomed to the part and tout system of publishing, sold an illustrated bible for fifty guineas to a young Cambridge undergraduat e , named Hopwood, who.was unde r age . Th e i n f ant had a fortune of £7,000, bringing in £3OO a year, and this amount he appears to have dissipated utterly. The publishers contended that this bible was a necessary, but the Chief Justice, pointing to its numerous illustrations and costly binding and clasps, declared that this allegation was absurd, and that the work was simply a luxury, or, at the most, an intellectual gratification. At the same time he spoke very strongly upon the conduct of Messrs. Mackenzie in having supplied a young gentleman with an article of the most luxurious extravagance without making an inquiry about his position. The plaintiffs then endeavoured to prove that though the original order for the work was given when the defen dant was under age, the delivery did not take place until he was past 21, and that therefore he was liable. They had refused to take back the book, although it had been repeatedly offered to them. The jury gate a verdict for the defendant, and Sir Alexander Cock burn gave leave to appeal on the technical point raised by the plaintiff. It is to be hoped that the Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge will take note of this case. His right of a diS&iininaiiine trades- • men who encourage young men t' run into debt Wives him full power to do so. THE LAW'S DELAY. There is at the present time a trial going on in the Dublin courts which had lasted on Monday thirty two days, and was even then far from completion. It is i b y no mean s a sensa ti ona l case ; on th e contrary, it s so dull that the court is abandoned to the judge, counsel, jury, and witnesses. The action, " Doolin v. Dickson," is brought by a builder against a reli gious society for enlarging and repairing a Roman Catholic chapel, The society deny that th ey are indebted, on the ground that they are not responsible for the order given by their superior, who has left them for some time past. They say, also, that having taken the vow of-:poverty, they have no funds. Apparently they have funds to pay counsel, of whom three are Queen's Counsel and two are juniors, on each side. The refreshers amount to twenty-two guineas a day, besides the original fees. A whole host of architects and surveyors have been subpoenaed, and the court is full of plans, sections, photographs, and models. The case began on July 6th, and after four clays was ad journed until October 26. It was resumed on the 29th of that month, and has continued ever since, Originally there were twelve jurors, but two.of them, fortunately for themselves, fell ill, and were discharged. The ten others continue to sit, while their business is being utterly neglected. The learned judge has done everything possible, except shortening the case, to contribute to their comfort. They complained of cold feet, and he ordered that jars of hot water should be placed under each. When the water was poured in some of the jars burst, and the water ran about the jury-box, which steamed like a bath-room. His lordship at once had the jars replaced by metal pans, which are regularly filled each day. Any of them who desires to wear his hat is at liberty to do so, and the privilege is gratefully appreciated. THE PHYSICAL FEATURES OF A TEMPEST In his attempts to control nature and to watch its . manifestations, the tempest seems to defy the power of man. Such observations as scientific men are enabled to make are worth record ing. On the morning of the 4th, Mr. Allnatt, in Sussex, noticed a restless equatorial wind, with a ragged shy. By the evening the barometrical pressure had fallen, and the wind had risen to a moderate gale. The barometer still fell, and the wind increased till the night of the sth, when a tremendous gust of wind wzls followed by a rise of 2-10ths in the barometer. The wind moderated for a time, and gave way to rain until ten o'clock at night on the 6th, when the wind blew a hurricane from S.W., the barometer falling 3-10ths of an inch. After this the wind gradually began to diminish in force and volume, and the barometer again rose. It is worth the attention of scientific men whether some such system as that inaugurated by Admiral Fitzroy is not capable of rendering service. Are we to confess ourselves helpless in the matter? Most of us will long remember Sunday night, the fearful howling of the tempest, as if all living things united in a chorus of agony, and heaven and earth were shaken. We pictured the storm upon the sea, the deafening roar of the ocean, the rattling thunder of the shrouds, the darkness which render man's senses of sight and hearing a mockery. The demon of the storm shouted in our ears his hideous paean of triumph ; and our fears anticipated what the morning revealed. The ocean has swallowed up many a life, to add to the huge number of human beings for which it must some day render an account. SISTER SCIENCES. Dr. Haviland has discovered a connection between geology and medicine. Each disease is found to have a special geological habitat. Take cancer, for instance. A " cancer map " has been drawn up, from which we discover that the whole of - Wales and the north-west of England are comparatively free from it. "Coincident with this," says Dr. Haviland, "is thefact that theseparts of England and Wales belong geologi cally to the oldest formations, namely, the silurian and carboniferous, and physically include the highest and best-drained mountainous districts in the country." The cancer country is found in the regions of the tertiary 'or more recent formations. There is the Thames cancer-field, the East Yorkshire, South Derbyshire, and North Leicestershire. The haunts of cancer are. proved to be " the sheltered and low-lying valleys traversei by fully-formed rivers, and having sites composed of the more recent geological formation—such as the crag and alluvium of the .Norfolk and Suffolk field, the clay of the Thaine 3 field, and the alluvium of the Lincolnshire and East Yori siire groups." Heart disease, phthisis, and rheumatism are traced in a like manner. This theory of Dr. Haviland appears to be another way of attributing disease to atmo spheric influence, which is by no means a new theory. The unscientific people of the fens well understand the t liver complaints, ague, and miasmatic diseases arise from the condition of the atmosphere, and that such condition is generated by the alluvial deposits, though the term would be Greek to them. TIM TURF. Many a favourite of the turf has seen as great vicissitudes as the favourites of a monarch. Messrs. Tattersall have just brought some of the horses of the late Marquis of Hastings to the hammer. Poor Lady Elizabeth, who fetched 6,500 guineas twelve months ago, was taken by her trainer, John Day, at GOO. The Duke, a six-year old of the famous Stockwell breed, fetched 2,200 guineas. Messrs. Graham, of the Yardley Stud Farm, bought him. The Marquis's hunters, the hacks, and carriage horses fetched some good prices.. 'Would that "this strange eventful history" ended here. It is understood that the Day v. Rous trial must come on. " FATHER IGNATIITS.I For some as yet unexplained reason, Bishop Tait has withdrawn Mr. Lyne's license as curate of Edmund's, Lombard-street, and he therefore writes to say that his intended course of Advent lectures; will be given elsewhere. Probably, it will be found that Mr. Lyne was licensed in the first place on the condition that he would abandon his monastic schemes. That he has not abandoned them may be fathered from the fact that he has just accepted the . gift of a monastery at St. Albans, and that he signs himself " t Ignatius, 0. S. 8., Sup." STRANGE FREAKS. The people of Islington have lately been alarmed by what appeared to be a very clever burglary and an attempted murder. A lad who was inthe house where it took pllee, and who told the strange story of having been awakened by burglars, of having roused his grandmother, taken . a sword from her room, and, with that weapon ready in his hand, followed the burgle rto the kitchen, where he was shot at,nowconfes ses that the whole tale was a fabrication. lie himself fired the pistol. The Islington people, who were quaking with terror, are now greatly reassured. It is said that £2 had been given the lad to pay a bill, which he had failed to do. Perhaps a birch-rod might be useful here. A man has just escaped from Nottingham Borough Gaol. He had been sentenced to fifteen months' imprisonment, and had only about a month to serve. He had better have been patient for the other month. If caught, he will, of course, serve a longer term. It is a singular instance of bad calculation, but it is to be presumed that this was the first chance of escape 11111§4,