The Sun. — London, England, 1868-01-15 00:00:00

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MAISON DOREE, THE NOW FASHIONABLE RESTAURANT AND ON and After the Opening of the Queen's Theatre, Long-Acre, EVANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Queen's Theatre ....s EVANS' to SUP. LONDON SINGING AND SUPPER CLUB. AT EVANS' COVENT GARDEN VOCAL ENTERTAINMENT At Eight o'Clock. Now ready, in 1 vol., Bvo., 10s. Cal., GIANTS AND DWARFS. By EDWARD J. WOOD, Esq., Author of "Curiosities of Clocks and Watches." Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. NOTICE OOUNTRY HOUSE, near WARWICK, to be k,/ SOLD or LET, by Private Contract. Hunting, good society, good roads. Apply to "E. F.," Post Office, Leamington the facts of their case were not laid before Mr. Lloyd in the first instance, for if they had he would have given a very different opinion as to their rights. lie then went into the case at some length, stating that they were at least the holders of an I 0 U, but they must register their claim as soon as possible in the American Courts, in order to place themselves in a proper and legal position to enforce their rights. UNOUEON. BAR, GLASSHOUSE-STREET C. F. HANCOCK, SON, & CO., JEWELLERS AND SILVERSMITHS TO THE QUEEN AYD PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES, (One door from Regent-street), CUISINE FRANCAISE, &c. nigh-cias s Wines at wholesale prices. Spirits and Beers, 4 ' e• Private room for Parties. HAMPERS PREPARED AND SENT OFF TO ORDER. Terms, CASH. On and after MONDAY, Dec. 9, SUPPERS from Nino p.m. to Oae.a.ni. WORN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from do cay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price Is. Gd.—Bed Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, Louden. )run lay uch JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF . ACTUARIES. No. LXX., for December, price 2s. CONTENTS. Mr. J. Hill Williams—On Briggs's Method of Interpolation. Mr. A. De Morgan—On Fourier's Statistical Tables. Mr. Peter Gray—On the Rate of Interest in Loans Repayable by And bp-Special Appointment to the principal Sovereigns and Courts of Europe, Bog respectfully to state that their only Address is 38 & 39, BRUEON-STREET, Manager, CHARLES CASTLE. a ely teur in ted on ;al- of no- an ley, ted res. the Lies ter ver ab- Elu- fvns ton to ca- isi for lis lth. all phis uc- ng, .ks. ion ur ho Bloom of Roses, 3s. 6d. Skin Tonic, 6s. 6d. or b o- ICINAHAN'S F)I LT I ,. m I o y sT EI I I B S 6S KY. -DUBLrN T his celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal. It is Pure Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. _ Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Homes 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 " Kina hates LL Whisky." MUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1859), 14. RUSSELL-STREET COVENT-GARDEN. LONDON, A DVANCES MONEY upon personal security, Bills of Sale, Free hold'le or Leasehold Property, for one, two, or three years, repay weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Bills promptly discounted. Forms free on receipt of stamped envelope. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. MADAME USSAUD'S EXHIBITION, BAKER- 8 T REE T. A. Life-size PORTRAIT MODEL of THEODORE, KING of ,A_RYSSLNIA, is now added; also all the Kings and Queens of England. American Celebrities, &e. A PORTRAIT MODEL ',71. FREDERICK BAKER, is now added to the Chamber of f t°l Tora. Open from 11 till dusk, and from 7to 10. Admittance, ot; children under 10, 6d. Extra rooms, 6d. 'ARGYLL ROOMS, - WINDMILL-STREET, Piccadilly Sole Proprietor, Mt R. R. liidNzLL. h - . 11 1, is magnificent Terpsichorean and Musical Establishment, valg been Re-decorated in the highest style of Italian art by Messrs. Rubardt and other eminent artists, is NOW OPEN the AUTUMN SEASON. Solo Euphonion. Signor Mosca tlolo Cornet, M. Graves. Conductor, Signor Curti. Doors open at half-past 8. Admission, ls.; ReserNen Seats, 2s. E 0 XF ORD, 6. OXFORD-STREET, W. During th e W ee k w ill b e g i ven a GRAND SELEC TION from Offenbach's Comic Operetta, ORPHEE AUX ICFERS, LA TROVATORE, and the New Cantata MERRY CHRISTMAS. tr l ) rincipal Artistes: Misses Russell, Rivers, and Fitz ; Messrs. Bury, Marler,' R. Greene, and De Brenner. Pull Band and Chorus: Instrumentalists: Miss Bryant ; Messrs. Paque, Melling, and Plumpton. n,.O O3 IEDY, Ac., by the LEVITES, Miss and Mr. FOS FRED. FRENDH, Mr. H. RICKARDS, and ALFRED PERRIER. Mr. E. W. MAOKNEY will make his appearance again this evening. Conductor—Mr. F. Jonghmans. Private boxes, 10a. 6d. ; stalls, balcony, and grand pro- I zenade la —THIS EVENING. • CANTERBURY HALL.—NEW MANAGEMENT 1,,,V —W. HOLLAND, Sole Lessee, late Proprietor of Weston's i_tale Hall, High Holborn Great Alterations and Improve IT'llts have been made, and an entire new Company, compris latest of the principal artistes of the day will have the Zi nour of appearing. Mr. Fred. Evans (of the , Royal Alhambra d Crystal Palace), Miss Randall, E. Towers, Vincent, Simpson, and corps de ballet. Ballet, entitled BUMBLE, STUM LEL Rl7.Thnd TUMBLE, with new scenery and effects. Original n_TC bY Alfred Lee. he Great Vance, Master Goodman, George Ellis, Nat 6i 4 ,2 11 , George Washington, Pat Sellers, Annie Adams, Brothers • "' P a, Leroui, Miss Fitzhenry, Mr. Rowland Lascelles. A mag -4,11. cent new band, selected from the late orchestra of Her Ma lesty,B Theatre, numbering 23 performers, assisted by the drums v .- , bugles of the 2d Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, by kind 4 n1444 ° 11 uf Lieut.-Colonel Commanding. Musical Director, till Alfred L ee , composer of "Champagne Charlie." Mr. James 8, assistant manager. Prices of Admission—Balcony and Stalls, is. Doors open at 7, commence at half-past. WE T 0 N'S GRAND MUSIC HALL, l tjrsto-i, Proprietor, Mr. J. S. Sweasey. th e e .' 4 , ABET begs to inform the public, in consequence of low•-'",,rillig Company:patrn e has received, he has engaged the 01-1,041 g 1 , 0 4 1 g to —The Great VANCE; GEORGE LF . - b r i a ,.M 3 , the Lion Comique; JEAN BOND, the unrivalled Equth _ the Brothers DANIELS (who are allowed by the Press to be approachable by any other artiste in their performances) ; plc Q B , A ' R NES; Miss ALICE DUNNING, the most fascinating Serb th e „? and Dancer at the present time; Mrs. PRILLIFS, Ballid e tt i ng serio-eomie; Miss ANNE TREMAINE, the English tou t 'ulger, is re-engaged after a most successful provincial Full (:) the ,reat r, rehes Matr, which will perform the popular Overtures of sters • lath The whole u n d er t h e di rection of M r. P. CORRI . p ° ° l 's will open at 7, commence at 7.30. No alteration at mi t tels of admission. Private boxes, 105. 6d., to be secured st. James's; ll 8 Royal Library, Old Bond-street; and Sams' Library. also at the Box-office at the Hall from 10 until four 8"-ICISH FLY is the acting ingredient in pr odu mxa. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which speedily 10 8. 6 ,,'ea Whiskers and thickens hair, Price 3s. 6d.. 248 sent by post for 54 84, and 144 stamps.—ALEX. RROB'Holborn, London, , and all Chemists. " Tale of a Hair," 6d. 'WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured Dre liaft „in one day by using ALEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO. This ntoii --- "" gradually clis,Aces the Corn in a few hours, re - 2 -t , 4 ttic very root Pr.f• 4s • sent by post for 60 stamps.— tr,,jra, Leindon: 111 CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, L on.— ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls ". 6,1, Gentlemen's°,. hair immediately it is applied. Sold at ' 6 . 6 d., and 10s. 6d.; sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stamps. ef all Chemists. Advice upon all aubiects or tho Toilet. G-ItEj HAIR. -248, High Holborn, London.— irrau fvl 'a• ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour eff e ,cla,tely it is used, It is permanent, and perfectly natural in andN 5. 6d., ss. 6d., Chemi and stslos. 6d; sent by post for 54, 84, an:Los; and all . I LI AJ ,_I4. It udom D_E AL ST Ex. RO R Y O E SS R.-248, High Holborn, 'S DEPILATORY removes he `tip ual! from the face, neck, and arms, without effect to the tta ni ,,. " .....„,cel4 of all ss. 6d. i and 10s. 6d.; sent for 54, 84, and 144 o,Chemsts. r pimpLE REMOVER. All diseases of the pAj 3d skin are im_proved by one dose of ALEX. BOSS'S PEG& Re. 9 SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sallowness, &o. 248, . and 75. 6d.; or post for 40 and 100 staps.—ALEX. 110S13. 1341 I Holborn , London, and all Chemis m ts. Adriee upon the Toilet. Fee, 2s. Id. lit Ant COLOUR WASH. —By damping the 1e,41 with this beautifully-perfumed Wash, in . seven or tin „ - " , 1" tue hair assumes its original colour, and remains so by 24gliVonal using. 10s. 6d. ; sent f ox stamps.—AT.RY BOS S , g 1101 born, London, an .I all Chemists. Just published, 2d.; sent by the author for 3 stamp', GIANEss and BEAUTY ; being a Pamphlet 'PPearanoe descriptive of arti c l es and means used for impro v i ng th e Ilasa'l of all b . By ALE n.X. ROSS, 248, Hi gh Holborn, London :iellers 11/I.R. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, Flect-street, ltas introduced an e n ti re l y new descriptioxi F ARTI FICIAL TEETH, flied without springs, wires, or liga .'si 2 t es. They so pet fectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be l nguished from th e or i g i nals by the closest observer; they 11,11 1 never change colour or decay, and will be found superior to any teeth ever before need. This method does not require the e xtraction of roots, or any painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth stopped and ren dered sound and useful in mastication. • 62, Fleet -sheet. At home from 10 till s RRITISII ORPHAN ASYLUM, Mackenzie Park, Slough, Bricks (formerly at Clapham-rise). 'nett alted, 1827. Patr—er M MAJESTY the QuEEN. Aid to this on Ins H titution nst will be Gracious gladly received bythe Secretary, vat the Qmece, No. 72. Cheap:Ade. E.C. EKNP.Y S. THORNTON, Treasurer, TuomA.; TILSON, J.P., Chairman of the Boat% STEPHEN J. CATTLRT, M.A., Hon. Sec. ALFRIR) M.I.CICENZIE, Secretary. EALTH RESTORED WITHOUT MEDICINE OR EXPENSE. lyj BARRY'S delicate hezlth-reatoring Invalids and Infants' Food. THE REVALENTA ARABICA %eves fifty times its cost in other remedies, and restores perfeer ..di,Restion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, refreshing lueeP, functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered gl ir enfee bled —removing speedily and effectually indigestion (dy -14,0, cough, asthma, consumption, habitual constipation, ii:Freeea, all gastric derangements, hiemorrhoids, liver corn 4.tnts, flatulency, nervousness, biliousneas, fevers, sore throats, I) i u Ti t : y e , ria dr , o ca ps t y aT c h ra s m , colds, s, influenza, noises in the head and '41.1, rit a ir."., Minn gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, ir deb:d.iliY, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, headache, spasms, nausea and sickness even in f e g n a.i. iie3' or at sea, sinking fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness inri..e cheat, pains at the of the stomach and between the drs. It is the most digestible and nourishing of all foods, Lie:a:unable for invalids and infants in all complaints. I,IO7ePOSTANT CAUTION. —Beware of tie many unsavoury and than sloppy imitations to which, without authority, Baron Ws name is most audaciously attached. n, 'e . i . en ceforth none will d ou bt t h e va l ua b le properties of Du 'l7's health -resto r i ng R eva l enta Arabica Invalids ' and Infants' Si h nee to the thousands had lessins it has already received 5,4 i Invalids whose position been d eem ed hopeless, we may a;'add that of his Holiness the Pope, whose health has been etlY restored by it after thirty years of unsuccessful medical I,r e, genl : We quote from the "Gazette du Midi," July 25th (Cure July 21st, 186 G.-The health of the Holy dies Path ez ll lm) —l ' Home, s excellent, es p ecia lly since, a b andoning all other reme- ArZne has confined himself entirely to Du Barry, Rev.alent!‘ It h l Food, of which he consumes a pl a t e f u l at sr , D i La ea Droduced a surprisingly beneficial effect on his health, atii.a -wiliness cannot praise this excellent food too highly." v_ure O. 58,216 of the Marchioness de Brehan, of seven years' Ri t e _omplaint, wasting away, debility, nervousness, irritability, k s ,'..l a nervous palpitation all over, bad digestion, constant sleep 6uess. and the most intolerable nervous agitation. Cure ‘ o. 78, of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord Stuart hay., e „, e les, Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Waterford:—" I derived much benefit from your excellent food.--STuAar DR Dromana, C appoqu i n, County Waterford. " ciyauure No. 49,832.—0 f fif ty years ' indescr i ba b le agony from Spl:ePBiB, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, .?.:18, sickness and vomiting. Maria Jolly, of Lynn, Norfolk. :3557947,121.—Mi5s Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervous diaCoro gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. ure No. 56,814.—8 h% Samuel Laxton, Leicester, of two years rrh eaa. The „,Food is sold in Canisters, at is. lid.; lib., 2s. 9d.; 21b., cahl2lb., 225.; 241 b., 40 s. The 121 b. and 241 b. canisters, It A l;!!s__ free on receipt of Post-office Order, by BARRY DU and tad Co.,' 77, Regent-street, London; also at Fortnum 4441194111 1 oold respectable arocers slut Chemist& COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRkNS ATLA.NTIQUE, 8, Place Vendome, Paris.. NEW YORK, via HAVRE and BREST. The undermentioned Steamers will sail every 14 days, as fel lows:— NAPOLEO v 11, Paddle VILLE DE PARIS Screw PEREIRE Screw ST. LAURENT Screw EUROPE Paddle RATES OF PASSAGE. Havre or Brest to New York, Ist class, £33 0 0 „ ~ 2d class, 17 0 0 3d class, 14 0 0 Agents—STRINGER, PEMI3ROKE, and CO., t 8, Austinfriars, E.C. T HE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON and GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY. Offices-1, Dale-street, Liverpool; 7, Cornhill ; and Charing-cross, London. The Invested Funds now amount to £3,254,834, the Fire Revenue to £818,055, and that of the Life to £254,397. The moderate rates of premium, with a guaranteed fixed Bonus for the Life Policies oethis Company, and their value as SPECIAL SECURITIES to third parties, render them particularly advantageous. Whole-world leave is granted on reasonable terms, and claims aro paid thirty days after admission. JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretary. itANFIELD'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. . . DISCOVERY OF GUNPOWDER (TEA.)- Large quantities of the very finest descriptions have been discovered in Great St. Helen's, at the Warehouses of the "EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY," and are going off rapidly at importers' prices. Also the most deli cious Kaisows and Monings ever shipped from China, from 2s. 6d. upwards. Family Tea, 25.; in half-chests, Is. 10d. Tea for the million, Is. Id. Price Lists post free on application at 9, Great St. Helen's Church-yard. Bishopsgate-street. WF. THOMAS & CO.'S PATENT SEWING • MACHINES. The celebrated . No. 2 Machine, unequalled for general work, £lO. The new Domestic Machines complete (Lock Stitch), £5 bs Z 6 Ss and £B. Catalogues tree. W. F. T homas and Co, 1 iind 2.Oheapside, and Regent-circus, Oxford -street. London. T HE "SINGER" NEW FAMILY MACHINE Is fitted with a new PATENT TUCK MARKER, which GAUGES and MARKS each succeeding TUCK while sewing, a MOST VALUABLE ACCESSORY, not to be had with any other Machine. THE " SINGER " NEW FAMILY SEWING MACHINES are the most complete, with all accessories for the family, seamstress, manufacturers of shirt collars, shirts, cloaks, mantles, children's clothing, caps, corsets, linen and silk goods, umbrellas, parasols, &c. Catalogues and Samples of Work post free. THE SINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 147, CHEAPSII)E, LONDON. THE BEST REMEDY ron INDIGESTION, * NNORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are con deafly recommended as a simple but certain Remedy for indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which wo are subject, being a medicine so uniformly gratef u l 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 aperient; are mild in their operation, safe under any circumstances, and tbousands of persons can now bear testimony to the benelits to be derived from their use, as they have been a never-failing Family Friend for upwards of 20 years. sold in bottles at is. lid., 2s. 9d., and lie. each, in every town in the kingdom. CAUT. Be sure to ask for "NORTON'S ION PILLS," and do not be per enacted to purchase any of the various imitations which have sPrune U) to Masque= Of the success of " Norton's Camomile CANDLES. -A Hint to Purchasers.—Do not make sure that you know what price you are paying per pound for your candles until you haves tripped them and put them in the scale. Some candles are right weight with out the wrappers, some with moderately thick wrappers, some with very thick wrappers, and some are not nearly right weight with wrappers however thick. PRICE'S " ?LD MEDAL PALMITINE," " SHERWOOD PALMITINE," " BELMONT SPERM," and " BEL MONT WAX," "BEST," " No. 2," "No 3," and "BAT TERSEA" COMPOSITES, "PRICE'S PARAFFINE," and " BELMONTINE," and all other candles of Price's Patgnt Candle Company Limited, are full weight without the wrappers. nu SCOTT'S LIVER AND 11.11410 u - a PILLS.—A NEVER-FAILING REMEDY.—Prepared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind, spasms, giddi ness, dizziness of the eyes, &c. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their operation and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, promote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Prepared only and sold by W. Lam bert, Chemist, 6, King William-street, Charing cross, London, and by most druggists, in boxes, is: lld., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. ltd. Be sure to ask (Cr Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green 'aekage, with " William Lambert" engraved on the stamp. POWELL'S BALSAM OF ANISEED, for COUGHS, COLDS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, Sore Throat, Difficulty of Breathing, and all similar affections of the Respiratory Organs, Sold by Chemists and Medicine Vendors throughout the World. In Bottles only, price Is. lid., 2e. Bd., and Ile. each. Established nearly half a Century. SATISFACTORY LIFI7IIII. Wood-street, Millbank, Westminster. October 6, 1867 Stn,--Some months back I had an attack of Bronchitis, which left at times a tickling in the Throat, with other unpleasant feel ings. I was advised to try the BALSAM OF ANISZSD; I did so, and have found very great relief; it is most comforting in allay. big the irritation, and giving strength to the voice. You are at liberty to make nse of this as you think proper, and I earnestly hope that ethers may benefit by it as I have done. With many thanks from your obedient servant, lAMI7EL DEAR, • Dean's Verger, Westminster Abbey. To Mr. Powell. Ask for POWELL'S BALSAM of ANISEED PARTRIDGE AND COOPER' WHOLESALE MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 192' FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE), LONDON, E.O. THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES. CARRIAGE PAID TO THE COUNTRY ON ORDERS OVER 208. Per ream. s. d. Fine Cream Laid Note: a cheap paper Superfine Cream Laid Note: much approved 4 0 Superfine Thick Cream Laid Note; especially recom mended 5 6 Extra Superfine Double Thick Cream Laid Note 7 0 Straw Paper, "Patent;" adapted for rapid writing Large Commercial Note Papers 35., 45., 55., and 6 0 Foolscap Papers, blue or cream 10s. 6d., 12s. 6d., and 14 0 Outsides Foolscap,hick hand-made t_ Letter Paper for scribbling Tinted Lined Note plain, 45.; ruled ditto 4 6 five quires ls. 6d., or 5 6 per 1,000 Superfine Cream or Blue Envelopes 4s. 6d., ss. 6d., and 6 6 Extra Thick ditto, "Registered Secure" 9 0 Large Blue Wove Commercial Envelopes 4 6 Cheap Buff Colour, for circulars, &c. COLOUR STAMPING (Relief) reducedto Is. per 100. Polished steel dies sunk by the best artists in the trade at about half the prices charged by the retail houses. An ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, containing full descrip tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, Inkstands, Stationery Cabinets, Postage Scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling Writing Cases, Desks, Bags, &c., post free. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXH/Bl nom of 1851 and 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentle:m to be the most effective i nven ti on i n t h e curs . g l i treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so often in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn found the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moo-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during gleep. A descripthe circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, fotwarded by poet, on the circumference of the body, two inches below the hfps, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccan y. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, is. A Double Truss, 81s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425., and 525. ed. Postage, ls. 10d. Post-Dike Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT LASI CU STOCKINGS, cu KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all eases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s, and 16s. each. Postage 6d. . JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer. 228, Piccadilly P R RINTIN G. -TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c , —The Printing and hini of Newspapers, de., done on exceedingly favourable terms: Use of Editorial and Publishing Offices, if required. Estimates forwarded on receipt of particulars with stamped directed envelops for reply., Address—The Manager " Sure Printing Offices, 3, Church-row, Savoy, Strand, W.O. ®NE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN kf Destitute Orphans are being maintained in the Albert Orphan Asylum, Collingwood Court, Bagshot, Surrey. Funds greatly needed for their support. CHARLES A. WALKER, See. Offices, 96, Cheapside, E.C. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the Immediate ,unity of the Great Northern Railway Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Mincirrr the QuEEN. Vice-Patron--His Royal: Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G. President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estabfugh the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the de lay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly dependent for support on voluntary contributions and legacies. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in adcu tion to this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the benevo lent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions aro received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Hanson, and Co., Abchurch-lane; also by Messrs. Contts and Co.; Drummond and Co.; Glyn and Co.; Berries and Co.; Ransom and Co.; Ploscott, Grote. and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Barclay and Co.; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Niebtst awl Q INlVrriltreo; and M tin &PAW. trona 10 till & Instalments. Conditions of Assurance. The Sales of Reversions Act, 1847. By Professor De Morgan—A Budget of Paradoxes (continued). Home and Foreign Intelligence :—Bonus Reports of the Scottish Widows', the London Life, the Clerical, the Legal and Gene ral, and the Crown Life Assurance Companies. Practical Questions. Institute of Actuaries.—Solutions of the Second Year's Exami nation Questions for 1861, 1865, and 1866. Correspondence. London: Charles and• Edwin Layton, 150, Fleet-street; Depot for Books on Assurance—Life, Fire, and Marine. ZADKIEL'S ALMANAC for 1868, the Second Edition, Ninetieth Thousand, contains a Portrait of the Imperial Prince, with its usual Interesting Articles_ Also a Demonstration of the True Distance of the Moon, and an Eclipse of the Moon worked out, on the theory of her distance being only 32,828.5 miles; which entirely overthrows and destroys the mo dern system of Astronomy. • London: G. Berger, Neweattle-street, Strand.—Sixpence only. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.—See the COMMERCIAL REVIEW, No. 2, published this day, Price 3d. East Temple Chambers, Fleet-street. COM ME R CIAL REVIEW ANALYSIS OF REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CALEDONIAN FINANCE, see the COMMERCIAL. REVIEW, No. 2, published this day, price 3d.—East Temple Chambers, Fleet-street. lust Published, price Is. 6cL, by post, ls. fid., the Second Edition, with A.ddenda, containing additional Facts and Cases, in illus . . tration of the nefarious pi:ooeedings of the Advertising Quacks. ItEVELATIONS OF QUACKS AND QUACKERY. By DETECTOR. Reprinted from the "Medical Circular." London: H. Bslliere, 219, Regent-street. . _ The numerous reviews of this startling work by the Saturday Review, Punch, Weekly Despatch, Public Opinion, and other journals, recommending its universal perusal are reprinted with this edition D UNVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY, BELFAST, Is regularly supplied to the House of Lords. " V.R.' IRISH WHISKY. DUNVILLE and CO.'S " V.R." OLD IRISH WHISKY, RFT.FAST: London Offices and Stores, 4, BEAUFORT-BUILDINGS, STRAND, W.O Established 1808. Quotations on application. QTOOPING HABITS, ROUND SHOULDERS, PIGEON CHESTS. and other Deformities, are prevented and cured by wearing CHANDLER'S IMPROVED HYGIENIO EXPANDING BRACE, for both sexes of all ages. It strengthens the voice and lungs, relieves indigestion, pains in the chest and back, and is especially recommended to children for assist ing the growth, promoting health and symmetry of figure, super seding the use of braces and stays. Price from 10s. 6d. each. Berners-Street, Oxford-street, W. Illustrated circulars for warded. Tr EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. —The xi. best and safest remedy for COUGHS. TT ENfIiNG'S COUGH LOZENGES relieve the difficulty of breathing in ASTHMA. IT EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. -Imp IN. portant remedy in cases of INCIPIENT CONSUMPTION. ]~ certain 'S Ui LOZET G E . 07 4 remedy for reliev i ng theIRRITATION IsituNClll2ll. TUBES. V. EATING'S CO UGH LOZENGES JL3L WHIM ARE DAILY DECOUMENDED BY THE FACULTY-- Tostunonials from the most eminent of whom may be seen. Sold In Boxcs, ls. lit.; and Tins, 2s. 9d., 4s. 61, and Ils. each, by SATING, Chemist, 79, St. Paul's Churchyard, London, Sold retail by all Druggists, &e. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AGUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect ing this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 78. 6d., and 15s. each, including brush. Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames street, London, E.C. H YAM & do.'3 GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHING, 66 and 67,-Oxford-street, London _ xor inanteataua wir or to Order. Tho assortment is most extensive and varied, comprehend ing every possible description of Attire, both costly and of moderato price. All the articles are designed, trimmed, and made in strict accordance with the prevailing styles of the day. HYAM & Co.'s SANDRINGHAM OVER COATS. H YAM & Co.'s SILK-LINED OVERCOATS. H YAM & Co.'s FASHIONABLE REEFERS. HYAM & Co.'s SUITS. HYAM & Co.'s MORNING COATS. HYAM & Co.'s PROFESSIONAL MIRE. HYAM & Co.'s VESTS and TROUSERS. 11YAM & Co.'s LADIES' HABITS. H YAM & Co.'s LIVERIES. HYAM & Co.'s HATS and HOSIERY. 14 YAM and CO.'S PRICE LIST for GEN TLEMEN'S ATTIRE, Ready-made or to Order. New Styles in Tweed Overcoats New Styles in Sandringham Overcoats 2ss. to 635. New Styles in Silk-lined Overcoats 42s. to 84s. New Styles in Reefers New Styles in Dress and Frock Coats New Styles in Morning Coats New Styles in Dress and Undress Suits 42s. to 70s 108. to 18s. 14s. to 255. N N e e w w s S t t y y l le es s i i n n TVreosutssers HYAM and CO.'S LATEST STYLES an d PRICES for YOUNG GENTLEMEN'S ATTIRE. Sandringham Overcoats 2ls. to 425. prince Alfred. Reefers l6s. to 30s. Overcoats for Little Boys Inverness Capes Knickerbocker Suits Braided Patent and Silk Velvet do Harrow and Rug b y Suits Wimbledon Suits for Elder Youths Trousers in all the New Materials. 9s. to 16s. Waistcoats for all purposes J'YAM & CO.'S SELECT DEPARTMENTS. No. 1. Gentlemen's Clothing for immediate wear. No. 2. Bespoke or Order Department. No. 3. Boys' and Youths' Distinct Department. No. 4. Hats, Caps, Hosiery, and Outfit Department. HYAM and CO.'S ESTABLISHMENTS. LONDON-66 and 67, Oxford-street. BIRMINGHAM-21, 22, and 23, New-stre e t, LEEDS-42, Briggate, and DE WSBURY—Westgate. CANDLES, GLYCERINE , at,d SOAP.—A Gold Medal was awarded at the Paris Exhibition to Price's Patent Candle Company Limited, for "Candles, Glycerine, and Soap"—the only one to any British exhibi tor for these three things combined. The chief Candles of the Company are their "BELMONTINE" and "PRICE'S PARAFFINE" for those who must have the extreme transparency of pure Paraffine ; their "GOLD MEDAL PALMITINE " and " SHER WOOD PALMITINE," for those who, while desiring candles of great beauty, require also steady brilliancy of light and freedom from smoke and smell; their good old-fashioned "BELMONT SPERM AND wAx,” and "BEST" "No. 2, " " N o. 3 ," and "BATTERSEA" COMPOSITES for those who require only perfect burning without caring for transparency; and their " CHAMBER" Candles, bard, and of small diameter, to avoid the dripping of grease when med. The it new toilet soap, "PRICE'S SOLIDIFIE D GLYCERINE" con tains half its weight of their distilled Glycerine, and should be the one toilet soap in use, especially in winter, because of its admirable effects in preventing chapping of the hands and face. There ought also to be in every house one of the sealed bottles of their patent distilled Glycerine, known every where as " PRICE'S GLYCERINE," two or three drops of which, mixed with three or four times as much water, will in a day or two remove chapping and roughness of skin, whether of adults or children ; and when this is effected, a single drop of the undiluted Glycerine applied once a day will prevent the recurrence of the chapping and roughness. insist on having " Price's Glycerine" in the Company's own sealed bottles, quantities of cheap impure Glycerine being now sold in the shops because of the low rate at which the dealers can buy it in comparison with Price's. All the good medical authorities abroad as well as at home order " PRICE'S" as the only Glycerine to be used. " PRICE'S NEW PATENT NIGHT LIGHTS" for burning in the wide glasses, are believed to be the very beat Night Lights made. " PRICE'S CHILD'S NIGHT LIGHTS" are known everywhere, and are excellent for burning without a glass. (ZREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, IL-11 Caledonian-road, Islington, N. Supported by •Vol mita ry Contributions. This Hospital has relieved 451,954 patients Wince it was estab lished at King's-eress in 18b6. Patients are admitted free. Bauhers--Messrs. Barnet. Lloyds, and Co., 60, Lombard-street Stems, &mom and J3guyorie 1, PallintaL—son. Sec., F. SraWL, Eq. yzo. Barn,. Seat+ CORNER OF BOND-STREET. AWARDED TO C. F. HANCOOK : Great Exhibition, 1851—Council Medal for Originality and Taste. Paris Exhibition,lBss —Gold Med aille d'Efonneur International Exhibition, 180—Prize Medal, for great Excellence of Design and Manufacture. Paris Universal Exhibition, 18G7—Gold Medal. MANUFACTURERS OF TILE VICTORIA CROSS. ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. (Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1857. Liability of the shareholders strictly limited to the amount of their subscriptions. ISSUE OF PREFERENTIAL CAPITAL, at 10 per cent. per annum, and rateable share in surplus. The 10 per cent. to accrue after £51,348 has been paid to the Preferential• Eight per Cent. Stocks. £1,300,000, in 260,000 shares of £5 each (for the purpose of regaining possession of the Cables at resent worked by the Anglo-American Telegraph Company, at a charge of £125,000 a year and half surplus profits). Deposit of 10s. per sharepn application, and a further 20s. per shire on allotment. Applications for shares must be sent in on or before Thursday, Jan. 23, 1868. DIRECTORS. The Rigll Hon. James Stuart Wortley, Upper Sheen, Mortlake, Chairman. Sir Curtis M..Lampson, Bart., 64, Queen-street, Cheapside, London, Vice-OliairMan. George P. Bidder, Esq., 24, Great George-street, West minster. Edward Cropper, Esq., Swaylands, Pensburst, Kent. Sir Edward Cunard, Bart., 52, Old Broad-street, London. Samuel Gurney, Esq., M.P., London. Captain Augustus T. Hamilton, 12, Bolton-row, Picca- • dilly. Francis• Le Breton, Esq., 21, Sussex-place, 'Regent's- . _ park. George Peabody, Esq., London. SECRETARY AND GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT. Georgo Saward, Esq. Offices-12, St. Helen's-place, Bishopsgate-street-within, London, E.C. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Fresh&lds, 5, Bank-buildings, London. AUDITOR. H. W. Blackburn, Esq., Public Accountant, Bradford, Yorkshire. BANKERS. (The Bank — of England, Threadneedle ) street. I Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie, a n d Co., 67, London— Lombard-street. [Messrs. Ransom, Bouverie, and Co., 1, Pall mall, East. Liverpool and Manchester—The Bank of England. Yorkshire and the North of England—The Bradford Old Bank (Limited), Bradford. Scotland—The British Linen Company and its branches. Ireland—The National Bank and its branches. PROSPECTUS. The negotiations recently conducted by the Board, con jointly with the committee of shareholders appointed at the Extraordinary Meeting of December 2, with the ob- Tct of effecting—in union with the Anglo-American Telegraph Company's Board—a general amalgamation of all interests, thereby simplifying the management and securing economy and efficiency, have been unsuccessful. These negotiations have, however, still further im pressed the Board and the Committee with the great im portance of united management, and they have therefore unanimously decided upon the immediate issue of a new preferential capital at 10 per cent. per annum, to enable the Atlantic Telegraph Company to recover possession and management of their two submarine cables. . This will relieve the shareholders from a charge of £125,000 now payable in each year to the Anglo-Ame rican Company before the Atlantic Stock becomes en titled to interest of any kind. It will also extinguish the further right, at present pos sessed by the Anglo-American Company, to retain as an additional profit one-half of any surplus that may remain in each year, after deducting from revenue their own dividend of £125,000 and paying a subsequent £72,000 to the Atlantic shareholders. The average receipts during the whole of the first financial year, ending July 27, 1867, amounted to £915 per day. During the fire months of the present financial year, ending Det ,, -....ber 31 (the dullest portion of the year), the ft ; average -_ • --ophArdi ar m with £BO5 per day received Raring tiff months ending December, 1866. Since the reduction of tariff on the Ist of Decem'vr last, the average from that day to the 31st of that month has been £1,070 per day, as compared with an average of £BOB per day during the month of December, 1866. This is an increase of over £260 per day, or at the rate of £95,000 per annum, irrespective of the result that may be anticipated when commerce and speculation resutue their usual activity. The Board therefore now propose to issue a capital of £1,300,000, in shares of £5 each, to be entitled to a pre ferential dividend of 10 per cent. per annum, accruing in each year, immediately after the sum of £51,348 has been paid to the existing 8 per cent. preference stocks. With this capital all debentures still outstanding will be paid off, all the rights an d pr i v ileges of the Anglo - American Company will b e ex ti ngu i s hed, as provided in the agreement between the two Companies, and the At lantic Telegraph Company w ill assum e the management of its own property. The revenue remaining to the credit of the Company at the end of the first financial y ear on the 27th of July last , alder deducting all payment s t o t h e New York and New foundland Company and oth er companies, was £205,000, and the Board are fully justifi e d i n ex pecting that the end of the present financial year will s h o w returns increased to at least £265,000. A revenue of that amount would show the following re salt upon the capital now proposed : • Eight per cent. on £641,845 preference stocks now existing .......................................... £51,348 Ten per cent. on the new issue of £1,300,000 now offered ............................................ 130,000 Four per cent. on the old stock X 617,750 ...... 24,710 Expenses (mortgages being cancelled by new capital) ................................................ 20,000 X 226,058 leaving a surplus of over £38,942 applicable to a fund for reserve or for increasing dividend. e in n n e r w eas T e e d n d pe ivi r d C en e d n s t. d S e t n e la ck red w n i u ll t participate rateably in all In contrast to the foregoing, attention is called to the Anglo-American similar m the il Atlanticrevea of £2 65 , 000 would be dealt with under the p resent agreemen t between the Expenses of two establishments and interest Cresotmpanies: on mortgages . .................................. £ 35 , 000 Anglo-American di v id en d Making Ti be earned before the Atlantic Share holders receive anything £155,000 Atlantic Telegraph C ompany ' s ...... per Cent. ............................................... 51 , 348 Ditto ditto drdinary Stock Total £231,058 leaving a surplus of. £33,942, of which £19,000 would be absorbed by the Anglo-American Company under the pre sent agreement. With a revival of trade a very large increase may be expected to take place in the receipts. The whole of the present business can be performed by a few hours' daily working of one cable only, thus leaving a very large mar gin of working capacity to meet the requirements of in creasing traffic. This - margin would enable tho present Company to re gard without apprehension the possible chance of their having eventually to encounter competition, and the pos session of two cables will confer upon this undertaking a stability which no new company could obtain except after a long time, and at a cost nearly equal, or possibly (in case of reverses) even greater, for cables of the same excel lence. The experience of two years and a half with the cable of 1865, and of eighteen months with that of 1866, has established the durability of cables in deep water, and also that such damage as may accidentally occur to em can be easily repaired. The Directors appeal to the above considerations in jus tification of their Wild that the capital they now seek to raise will rest upon a secure basis. A meeting of the Shareholders will be held on Friday, the 24th inst., to confirm these arrangements, and on other business. In the meantime applications for shares on the form accompanying Prospectus will be received by any of the Company's Bankers, on or before Thursday, the 23d day of January inst., if accompanied by a remittance at the rate of 10s. per share upon the number of shares applied for. In exchange for this remittance the bankers will•sign and return the receipt appended to the form of applica tion. The calls upon the new capital will be required at the following dates : 10s. on application. 20s. share ... • 20s. do. ... ... on allotment. 30s. do. ... ..• ••• on April 2. 40s. do. ...• ••• on June 30. No allotment will be made and all moneys received on applications will be returned if the Board are unsuccess ful in raising the amount necessary to extinguish the rights and privileges of the Anglo-American Telegraph Company. In the event of any application being for a larger num ber of shares than that ultimately allotted, tho balande of the amount deposited on application will be credited to wards the further 20s. per share payable on allotment. Prospectuses and forms of application can be obtained from the Secretary, at the offices of the Company ; from the bankers ; or through any respectable stockbroker. By order, GEORGE SAWARD, Secretary and General Superintendent. Atlantic Telegraph Offices, 12, St. Helen's-place, Bishopsgate-street-within, London, Jan. 8, 1868. * A sum of £41,845 stock bearing a preferential dividend of 8 per cent. was subscribed by the shareholders for the purchase of outstanding debentures in 1867. The interest on this, amounting to £3,348, is included in the calculation, although it is intended ultimately to exchange this stock or ohm IA te Font capital. HOUSES and APAR r MEN l'S WAN rE 0, and to be LET or SOLD, BUSINESS RS for DISPOSAL, &a. PROPERTY, FREEHOLD o r LEASEHOLD . D. T. HUAIPHREKS has continual applications for all descriptions of PROPERTY which will pay good interest for outlay. Houses out of rep iir not objected to. T. D. Humphries can at all times find customers for all descrip tions of businesses. Hotels, public lions 8, &C , sold and transferred.. Apply, D. T. Humphries, Estate Agent, Print ing House-square. DUG LICENCES.—The Commissioners of In land Revenue give notice that all DOG LICENCES granted in the year 1867 expired on the 31st December last, and that every per.,san keeping a dog in the current year is now required to take out a new Licence, the duty payable for each dog kept being ss. The penalty for keeping a dog without a licence is £5. Post-office orders payable at the chief mqney-order office, Inland Revenue, receipt stamps or postage stamps, may be remitted in payment of duty on dogs kept in Lon don and its vicinity, to the undermentioned collectors of Inland Revenue : Collector, London West, Somerset-House, W.C. Collector, London Central, Winchester-buildings, Win chester-street, E.C. Collector, London East, Tower-hill, E.C. Collector, London South, Elephant -buildings, Newing ton-butts, S. Collector, London North, 183, Great Portland-street, W. Licences may be obtained on personal application at the Collector's offices before mentioned, and also at the follow ing places until the 15th February prox., between the hours of 10 and 4 each day. Gresham-house, Old Broad-street, E.C. Supervisor's Office. Stepney, 31, Stepney-green. Supervisor's Office. Dalston and Hackney, 229, Hackney-road. Supervisor's Office. Islington and Holloway, and Highgate, 6, Pullen's-row. Supervisor's Office. Paddington, 9, Porteous-road, Harrow-road. Super visor's Office. Lambeth and Vauxhall, 67, Vauxhall-walk. Super visor's Office. Hampstead and Camden-town, 40, Gloucester-street, Camden-town. Supervisor's Office. WM. CORBETT, Secretary. Inland Revenue, Somerset House, Jan. 7, 1868. PAINLESS DENTISTRY. E , , o f 194ESSRS. GABRL L,D E NTISTS (Establishil London IS, Harley-street, Cavendish-square, 64, Ludgate-Hill, E. 0., Liverpool 34, Duke-street, and Brighton have just published a NEW PAMPHLET explaining their Pain less System of Dentistry, and solf-adhesive Teeth without springs, at Minium Maass. which may ho had free by poet Tor four stamps. RA aWAY AND 07 HER COMPANIES. ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN. A meeting of the debenture holders of this com pany was held yesterday at the London Tavern ; Mr. E. L. J. Ridsdale in the chair. Mr. Huxley, the hon. secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting, the report, an ab stract of which appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN said that the debenture-holders' committee was appointed by the meeting held on the 21st of Nov. last, to obtain counsel's opinion on the question of the priority of debentures ; to con fer with the committee of aditiuistration, and en deavour to arrive at a solution of fiinf icy Ivuo meeting of the 21st of Novem ber last the committee of administration had not thou ht it necessary to submit any case for the opinion of counsel on this question, which was so important to the debenture-holders. Ile thought that a question of such magnitude as the priority of £2,800,000 debenture debt over nearly £4,000,000 of consolidated mortgage bonds was one that a committee of administration professing to represent the interests of all creditors shouli have solved, before inviting creditors representing so large an amount to sanction a plan which would in effect have swept away a large amount of their claims. He then referred in detail to th 3 opinions of the Hon. J. S. Black (late Attorney-General of the United States and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania), the Hon. Mr. Wigfall, and Judge Thompson, as to the priority of the certificates of de benture over the consolidated mortgage bonds. The committee had submitted a case hurriedly drawn up to Mr. H. Lloyd, and his opinion was against them ; but in the case submitted none of the facts material to their case had been laid before Mr. Lloyd. He would have been exceedingly glad to have published both cases, but he did not wish to increase the ex pense. He would, however, be happy to print and circulate the two cases if desired. He thought the oommittee of administration had not acted fairly towards the debenture-holders in the matter. The committee of debenture-holders had taken the very best opinions they could get from American lawyers. The debenture -holders had over and above the value of the collateral securities deposited in the Bank of England on equitable lien for the balance of their claim on the property of the three old companies, subject only to the prior liens of those companies. It was necessary that the collaterals should be sold to determine the amount of the lien. The collaterals could be sold, and the debenture-holders might purchase them, and this would be strictly in accordance with the deed of trust. There had been a rise in the price of debentures within the last few days, which, he thought, could not have arisen from two new directors being elected to the Board, as the company's road was still in the hands of the receiver. The debentures were sold at 20 before the committee was appointed, and the price now was 25 ; and lie thought, therefore, that the public had some confidence in the report of the committee, and that the report was an honest one. He then adverted to the small holding of the com mittee of administration in the debentures of the company, being about £l,BOO. The committee thought they should endeavour to stop the proceed ings in Chancery, because those proceedings were inimical to the debenture holders. Since the appoint ment of the committee Mr. Lawes, of Rothampstead, one of the largest holders of certificates of deben ture, had joined the association. With regard to future prospects, he thought the position of deben ture holders with regard to the railroad was much better than any of them anticipated. In respect to the committee of four members, he mentioned that Mr. Copland wished to retire, as he lived too far away, and they proposed to elect Mr. Lawes, who held about £90,000 of certificates of debentures, to fill his place. The other members of the committee held largely, and it was therefore not likely they would do anything to injure the interests of the de benture-holders. (Hear, hear.) A meeting of de benture-holders at Leeds had passed a resolution in support of the committee, and offered them proxies representing a large amount of debentures to carry any measure they deemed expedient. He concluded by moving the first resolution, to the effect that the report be approved and adopted, requesting the com mittee to continue their labours, with power to add to their number. Major GORDON seconded the motion. Mr. THORPE said it was most important they should be represented in the American Courts of the States through which their line passed. He was canvinced that the railway would become a good property, as it passed through many miles of coalfield, near oil springs, and other places of com mercial importance. He asked them to place con fidence in Mr. Ridadale, the chairman, and in the committee. (Hear, hear.) .blr. CowAii oid he thought it unfortunate that After some observations by Mr. Wallace, Mr. Martin, Mr. Saville, and Mr. Hall, the first resolu tion was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN moved the second resolution, authorising the committee to take all su3li steps and mak.; all such arrangoinenti as they might consider best calculated to establish the rights anti priorities of the certificates of debenture with a view to facili tate the adjustment of the affairs of the company on a basis consistent with the relative position of the several classes of securities. Mr. IIAwKINs seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. In reply to a question, it was stated that the four members of the Committee—viz., 111 r. Lawes held £85,000 debentures, Mr. Ridsdale £6,000, Mr. Wallace £7,000, and Mr. Gordon £lO,OOO, together £lOB,OOO of debentures, and that they did not•hold any consolidated bonds. (Hear, hear.) The third resolution, which was carried unani mously, authorised the committee to take steps as they might be advised with reference to the snit in Chancery of " Russell v. Gurney, - " . with the view of protecting the bone fide interests of the debenture shareholders. Mr. HAWKINS moved that the cordial thanks of the meeting be offered to the committee for the great ability they had shown, and the labour and research they had bestowed in investigating the position and rights of the holders of the certificates of debentures in the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company.—Carried unanimously. A 4 EOLOGY.-KING' S COLLEGE , LONDON . T PRIME SOR TENANT. 7- '.RS.. will commence a COURSE of LECTURES on GEOL9GY on FRIDAY, January 21, at 9 a.m. They will be continued on each succeeding Wed nesday and Friday at the same hour. A shorter course will also be given on Thursday evenings from Bto 9. First Lecture, Jan. 21 Text-Bock, Lyell's "Elenreits of Geology." Professor Tennant accompanies his students to the Public Museums, and to places of Geological interest in the Country. R. W..J h.LF, D.D., Principal. FURNISIIED ROUSES, from £2 2 s . t o £2O per Week.-13. S. HUMPHRIES 1.1.8 at all tints a n mber of Firs -class ItE.lDr; • CMS to be LET. furnished or unfurnished. or soil, more a^ticu!arly in the net.thbqur hoods of Sydenham, Upper Norwood. Pore:it-hill. and vici nity.—Particulars may be had at the Office, Printing House square. MELBOURNE AND HOBSON'S BAY UNITED. The traffic returns on this company's line, 17 miles in length, for the five weeks ending the 21st Nov. last, amounted—for passengers, &c., to £7,778, and for goods, &c., to £3,432—t0ta1, £11,210, against £12,653 for the corresponding five weeks in 1866, showing a decrease of £1,443. BIRMINGHAM FINANCIAL (LIMITED). The directors of this company, in their fourth annual report, state that, notwithstanding the un• favourable current of events, the prosperity of the company remains unimpaired, and that the result of the year's operations is, after payment of interest to depositors, writing off bad and making provision for doubtful debts, an available balance of £11,418 ; and, after discharging current expenses, reducing preliminary expenses by £250, and carrying forward £1,729, being rebate of interest, the balance of pro fit is £7,213. The directors recommend the decla ration of a dividend at the rate of £lO per cent., which will absorb £6,057, leaving a balance of £1,156 to be carried forward, from which it is pro posed to transfer £l,OOO to the reserve fund, thus increasing that fund to £12,000. The directors state that, after protracted negotiations and the most careful consideration, they have agreed to purchase on advantageous terms the assets and business of the Midland Financial Company, which will be completed as soon as the transaction has been legally ratified by the shareholders of that company. :1111S VUBLIC; 111:ALTIL The return of the Registrar-General states that in 6 , 1 week ending_ Saturday, January 11, 4,395 births and 3,454 deathswereregistereil in London and in thirteen other large mortality was 28 per 1,000 persons living. The annual rate of mortality last week was 26 per 1,000 in London, 25 in Edinburgh, and 32 in Dublin ; 24 in Bristol, 28 in Birmingham, 33 in Liverpool, 35 in Manchester, 30 in Salford, 22 in Sheffield, 29 in Bradford, 29 in Leeds, 30 in Bull, 25 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 33in Glasgow. Tho rate in Vienna was 29 per 1,000 during the week ending the 4th inst., when the mean tercp3rature was 8.3 deg. Fahrenheit lower than in the same week in London, where the rate was 27. In London the births of 1,053 boys, and 1,079 girls, in all 2,132 children, were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of ten years, 2858-67, the average number, corrected for increase of population, is 2,152. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,574. It was the second week of the year, and Ur average number of deaths for that week Is, with a correction for increase of population, 1,799. The deaths in the present return are less by 225 than the esti mated number. Two hundred and seventy-three deaths occurred from zymotic diseases, the corrected average num ber being 364 . Eleven deaths were caused by small-pox, 48 22' 49 by scarlatin a , 49 b y w h oop i ng - coug h , 2 5 by diarrhcea. One hundred and eighty seven deaths from phthisis, 294 from bronchitis, 91 from pneumonia, and 81 from diseases of the heart were reiiis tered last week. THE DISMISSAL OF VOLUNTEER OFFICERS.—An explanation of the late cashiering of fourteen mutinous officers in the 48th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers has been furnished by " One who knows the facts." The writer says that there has existed for some time in the corps a combination of a very objectionable character, headed by an officer who hoped to supply LieutenSnt-Colonel Cruik shank's place. Under the influence of this cabal the com manding officer was insulted. He was ready to resign if he was refunded certain moneys he had advanced, but this the junior officers refused. Lieutenant-Colonel Cruik shank placed the matter in the hands of the authorities, and all who signed the memorial were cashiered. The commanding officer interceded for some of them without avail, and found that he could not recommend them again, as they were incapable of ever again holding a commission in her Majesty's service. It is said that there will be no difficulty in replacing the officers. A marriage will slim. tiy take place between Colonel Towneley and the Hon. Mrs. Stonor, widow of the Hon. Thomas Stoner. DEATH OF SIR C. H. MILLER, BART.--The death is announced of Sir Charles Hayes Miller, Bart., of Froyle Park, near Alton, Hants, in his 40th year. The deceased had been to London on Saturday and returned in the evening, when he was suddenly attacked with paralysis, and died soon afterwards. He was the seventh baronet, and as the possessor of large landed estates and an active magistrate possessed considerable influence in the 'aunty. He was a considerable patron of the turf and great sportsman. He is succeeded by _his sou p Charles Ulu Hubert., born in 1858. [ADVERTISEMENT. I—Holloway's Ointment and Pills.-- Winter coughs aro alike distressing to the patient and an noying to those around him. The mode of cure is simple, innocent, and effective. Holloway's ointment should be thoroughly rubbed upon the front of the chest and between the blade bones twice a day, whilo the blood is under going purification by appropriate air tubes thoaccumulated phlegm, and the g double result is thou secured, the air ar h o is re p li i e l v ls ed of A g s a o r d i freedconditions s f r r o e m m remove im pure circulation. These favoulurinn cause, and the cough By e the same means, and with equal lo ulcerated and sore throats, mable remedies will overcon. thocerreeasiment by. Holloway's iuesti al and pulmonary congestion complaints. a s n ta d ge al a l re n o e n r v ly o u a g s bilious,, grav at a diphtheria, bronchitis, pleurisy, and all asthmatic E stomach Apv s d E l m i v g e N r T e l o — m o a f i n s t u s i ffi n p t e i v o e n ry , e and accelerated by drugs of every . description, but perfectly acusrarbolveelzbDyu Barry's health -restoring Revalenta Arahica Food, thousands of Cases which had been considered hopeless; such as indigestion (dyspepsia), cough, asthma, con sumption, habitual constipation, diarrham,, all gastric derange ments, hsernorrhoids, liver complaints, flatulency, nervousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, in fluenza, noises in the head and ears, rheumatism, gout, impu rities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity; palpitation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea and sickness, even in pregnancy or at tea, sinking fits, bronchitis, ecrofula, tightness of the chest, pains at the pit of the stomach, and between the shoulders, Se We mote a few.—The Pope's health restored by Du Barry's Food. Cure No. 63.413.—" Rome, July 21, 1866.—The health of the Holy Father I , excellent, especially since, abandoning all other t einedies, he has contlnsl himself entirely to Du Barry's Itn'alenta Arabica. Food, of which he consumes a plateful at every meal. It has pro Ince(' a surprisingly beneficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly." From the "Gazette du Midi,' July 25. Cure No. 46,970. Mr. James Roberts, timber mer chant, of Frimley, Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, and partial deafness. — Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Deities, Lord Lieutenant of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia.—No. 49,832. " Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness and vomiting.—MariaJoly." Important Caution.—Beware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitatio ns to which, without authority, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. In tins at ls. 11d.; 1 lb., 2s 9d. 2 lbs., 4s. 6 a d il d C 5 o lbs. N , 011. 77, 19 lbs., 228.1 21 lbs., 408.— BARRY Do BARRY s n 182 P ; stegeut-street, London; also Fortnam and Ma , .and at 61, Gracechurch-street; 4, Cheap r s ts id gw e ° ,• 63, c.11 v l = so : to An . d 289, CMIQrd-street; 830 litmacli a4C1611 ...4: - ....., MY.,- - 13trirMg met& 1 / 2 -, P 1 l' R.- , Hall refeFfd to several togas of the: A, f i uding' i c i,fados oulpipt i while admitting the xiglift o tycil. 4 masters t o . 4,iabipe f9t thq pr0i41914! , *cp.' iuteiests, he fittivp lieendera,ned 4 tytallAY of To_ . ,kind all *tc* ni , e 4 towards those 4.14 4.4 IT tpa f fqily lon'thol 'onr';. He also stewed" that force u b the prk4 of labOr by artificial restrictions ' i ur was, just as rough as forcinutp the price of corn, by im pm ' flptieji, unpst to thosLint thus "protect e d," an d Contraila sound Politictil esoilamy ; and- that the ulti; rpate result would be that foreigners would supplant us in klap markets of the world, and general ruin result both to employers and employed. Alluding to Fenianism, he shewed that the men hanged at Manchester were hanged, net for renianism, but for the murder of a policeman, and that the charge against the person in his custody did not at all affect the nature of their crime ; for that .if he bad been an Orangeman, and his friends had in like Manner killed the constable, they would have been tried and condemned, not as Orangeman, but as murderers. having referred to the Clerkenwell atrocity, he shewed that while all loyal citizens and bene volent persons must execrate such an act, justice and sound policy required, not that we should ignore the complaint's of those who promoted these outrages, but that we should diligently investigate the causes of Irish discontent, and that all political parties should unite to remove every real grievance. As a Protestant, he felt ashamed that his religion should be endowed as the national faith of a country where nine out of every ten regarded it as heresy and supported another Church. Referring to Popery, he said that the danger was not in Rome, but within the camp of professed Protestantism—that if any number of persons preferred candles and crosses and gorgeous vest ments, no one bad a right to disturb them ; only they should pay for their own arrangements, and pot teach and practise what was contrary to the system under which they sought shelter. The best way to meet error was not by persecution, but by argument and Persuasion. Meanwhile they who lived the best lives and did t! most good would i roce ue9 ` . v am p and re deserve speet.T the r u gr e e r at r e: t t es z n o t u i n sna t of w agsentheeralrearecsoenpatl azinion of every Christian with God by faith, through the m w b i e t with 8 h o o f n t e s h e t one and only Mediator ; the equal right of. all men to Worship and to work for Him as " priests unto God ;" hearts, however they might differ in outward forms and h an oiy d t c h a e th re o c l o ic gn c it h i u m r s i s o b f r a e l t i h w r ehno.and served organisations.—These sentiments were received throughout feilo C w hr m is e t by the working men present with hearty applause. uUR RURAL POPULATION., The tlOra or a - series of lectures given under the auspices of the ?eform League, in furtheranc6 of the political edu• cation of the people, was delivered in St. James's Hall last evening, by Professor Fawcett, M.P.—Subject. "The Future of Our Rural Population." The chair was taken by Mr. Beales, Itetorm League. Professor VAWCETT, who was received with loud cheers, commenced his lecture by remarking that the wealth of a nation ought to be estimated rather by the manner in which that wealth was distributed than by its cumulative amount. The English people were too much accustomed to boast of the wealth of the country without due consis, deration of the stupendous poverty which existed among the lower classes of society. Taking the case of any ordi. nary agricultural district, it must be evident that a labourer whose wages amounted to lOs. a week must, at a time like the present, when bread was ls. ad. the Blb. loaf, be in a state of semi -starvation, while his children had their minds ruined by premature work, and their lives blasted by the blight of ignorance. As the sub ject of his lecture was the future of the rural popu lation it was unnecessary to go at length into their past history. One of the main features presented by a cursory review of that past was the fact that it had widened throughout an undue preponderance of power on the part of the owners of the soil, and, as the late Mr. Cobden had once said to him in allusion to this topic, " A great battle has been fought already, but one is left behind which will require perhaps greater efforts, and that will be the endeavour to secure free trade in land." (Cheers.) Looking abroad, a great part of the soil, both in America and on the Continent, was cultivated, by peasant proprietors, and the people were contented and happy, because of the interest they thus acquired in the soil ; but this interest was wanting am .ngst those who cultivated the soil of Great Britain. The yeomen of Eng.- land, who achieved such great results in the past history of the country, upon whom Elizabeth had relied for re , sistance to the projected Spanish invasion, and from whom Oliver Cromwell had derived his main support, had been swept away, and the old common- rights were ale° fast disappearing with the absorption of the common land.. The re-event system of the aggregation of land in England was fostered by the law of primogeniture, wham asserted the justice of leaving the whole of a nian's property in land to his eldest son, even in the event of the younger children being beggared. The effect of this, although probably not very powerful directly, had considerable influence in an indirect manner, and it was to be hoped that a reformed Parliament would demand an altera tion of the law of primogeniture. Another law, the law of entail, gave to landed proprietors the power of settling estates on unborn children, the result of which was that the estates so settled were for many years destroyed as a marketable commodity. This tended to diminish the quantity of saleable land, and cot sequently created a monopoly piice with regard to what remained, while it also prevented improvements from being carried out upon the soil. Another circumstance which likewise tended to place a monopoly price upon land—the effect of this monopoly price being to prevent the cultivation of the land—was the fact that hitherto great political influence had been associated with the ownership of the soil. It was thought in some quarters that there would be a dearth of political cries for the ensuing general election, but he would suggest that if the abolition of the law of primo geniture was not sufficient, they might also demand house hold suffrage for the counties as well as for the boroughs. It might be that this would confer votes on a number of agricultural labourers, and that at first those labourers might be subjected to something like undue influence, but he had great faith in the educational power of the fran chise, and did not see why the agricultural labourer should be completely ostracised and cut off from all poli tical power in the country. He should like to hear from the representatives of the farmers and the labourers what they thought of the game laws—what they thought of the extension of a law which gave a few distinguished personages the power of enjoying a mighty slaughter of half-tame pheasants. (Laughter.) It should be remem bered that the men who possessed these privileges were the men who were appointed by an irrespon„ sible authority to the magistracy, l in which capacity they administered the law and controlled the finances of the counties in which they acted. Those magistrates were not chosen from among the ablest and best educated men in the counties, and he knew it as a fact that the most stupid and ignorant youth who was ever plucked at college would, if he became the owner of a landed estate, be made a magistrate. (Hear, hear.) When popular rights come to be conferred on the counties, these and other anomalies would, he was convinced, speedily vanish, and the country would be happier and more prosperous in consequence. One of the great points to be considered in legislating for the future of the rural population was education, and it behoved the country to watch well time kind of education that would be hereafter attempted for the agricultural labourer. During the past session the principle of the Fac tory Acts had been extended to every industry except that of agriculture. Of course this exceptional state of things could not long exist, and it would be necessary to see that in the system of education which might he adopted care • hould be taken that no children under 13 years of age should be employed unless they attended a school co many hours a week. (Cheers.) ;Mr. in'aweett went on to. between us under advocate the desirableness of establishing between farmers ers ld rate el o r ivv t eo t i rdf h e o e e id f i )a r r i n c ofi)e r iol i ) no ' hu N eri f ib t sc e ea r allie w ii d: e a:yd, l o la ttui ] and their labowitt uifits si : noh e ua r rts a ll beaermya s surplusvci hiwhich rsf obtained. p rm' r o ) If labourers would be united to their employers by the strong bond of pecuniary interest, and their energies so power fully stimulated that the employers would confess they had embarked in the best speculation they had ever made in their lives. By and by, when this principle had made progress, the co-operative principle might be resorted to, so that a certain number of men might unite in the culti vation of extensive farms. Another point on which he was desirous of insisting was the establishment of a compulsory system of education, which he should only vote for on con-. dition that it was coupled with power to compel the attendance of neglected children at school. It might be that such a system would lead to the imposition of a cer tain amount of taxation, but there could be little doubt that the ultimate result would be to strike a heavy blow at crime and pauperism, which were the chief sources of a large proportion of the rates now levied t hrou g hout the country. Mr. C. WENTWORTH DIL KE proposed a vote of thanks to Professor Fawcett for the lecture ho had delivere( .with The motion was seconded by Mr. ELT, and carried wan. acclamation. TIIE JAMAICA COURTS-MARTIAL. —MT. J. S. Williams, barrister -at-Law and Judge-Advocate, who generously volunteered, without expectation of remunera tion, to defend the officers of the army against whom serious charges were preferred for acts alleged to have been One by them during the rebellion of October 1865, has had his eftcient Services recognised by the War Offr. tOO gAlig4.§ bqpkiia*le. to