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woos.. 10, ing be is for als re- Lie re- 1 pro sub- wants 6melio - )wing, ance is ith the Seedily able of an ex- ngress eAlled is tricts of the of the aerie:in 100,00 0 1. The .en, its lations, itinent s ceptre corree- inertial present of the re adds ; report of for al laud lomaiu, lenient. The about of the nits of nts for d other be total nay be es . To- ;used of of the 00,000, )00,00 0 bowing at dur ►i year, ritories! i s posed Y of the lnd the re f 11111 nation gard to .e of the ue and appal • t the dis-him t 11 '" Freesuri p poin tea oho, 1 . 1 T he adelphis, ling, in that ppo i u te , ' S tsnl°/' ,is to b ° Lot 1 01°°/ has I ° °s 'resident n Arne ;. 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Tss , .._, ,g , o s ' op- i iV. . 3 CO of '00'13" RLN A HAN'S LL. WHISKY. DUBLIN EXHIBITION, 1865. This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal. It Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London; by the Agents in the principal tcwns in England; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label' and Cork Branded "Kino: han's LL Whisky.' 31[UTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated Act of Parliament, 159), 14, RUSSELL-STREET COVENT-GARDEN, B LONDON, And 38, QUERN'S-ROAD, BRIGHTON ADVANCES MONEY upon personal security, Bills of Sale, Free hold or Leasehold Property, for one, two, or threo years, repay able weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Bills promptly discounted. Forms free on receipt of stamped envelope. EDWARD HARPER, Socretary.n M ADAME T B U I S E A jT D it ' &T. EXHIBITION, ATi'ORTRAIT MODEL of MADAME RACHEL is now added. —Admission. ls. Open from eleven a.m. till five p.m., am from seven till ten p.m. R OYAL MUSIC HALL, 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. P. Corti, Musical Director. N.B.- No alteration in the prices of admission. 171:3r Special Notice. —An entire change for the Christmas tiolidays. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— v Sole Proprietor, W. ITOLLAND.—Unrivalled Entertainments. George Leybourne, Miss Anne Anderson, Mr. Charles Wood man. Double Voice Vocalist; Sydney Franks, Mrs. J. F. Brian, 2 °-r• W. Hamilton, Signor Rosillian, the Nondescript. CANTERBURY HALL—THIS EVENING— Two Grand Ballets. Immense success of MASANJELLO. Principal dancers—Misses Louise and Marie Smithers. Grand Pantomimic Ballet, 'The Lubbers Afloat." F. Evans and his Troupe of Pantomimists, prettiest Corps de Ballet and best Dancers in London. CANTERBURY HALL-THIS EVENING- Everybody is enraptured with the Entertainments and the gorgeous decorations.—Admission, 6d.; stalls and crystal lounge Is.; reserved stalls, is. ed. Open at half-past 7. Manager—J. 111 e. Musical Director—Jesse Williams. Ballet Mistress— Aiadame Collier. CIANTERBURY HALL.-A GRAND FULL DRESS BALL will be held at the above Hall on MON DAY, 21st December, on a scale of great magnificence. Band of Sixty. Twelve Masters of the Ceremonies. Double Tickets, 10s. 6d.; Gentlemen's single tickets, 7s. 6d.; Ladies' ditto, ss. To be had at all libraries. ARGYLL R OM S.-OPEN EVERY 'EVENING for Instrumental Music and Dancing.—The Rooms have been magnificently re-decorated by Messrs. llubardt and Co. The celebrated Baud will perform during the week 8, ,i1 attractive Programme of Operatic Selections and popular Vance 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. FIE only article really suitable for that purpose, , ss. 6d. per dozen, hemmed, ready for use. Address 0 5, Fleet-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 Toweßings of e very description. Patterns gratis and post free. CARDIGAN JACKETS made expressly for Bar use, Warm and Elastic, from ss. Gd. each, for 'allies' and Gentlemen's use. WILLIAM HOLDICH Old CO., LICENSED VICTUALLERS' DRAPERS, 105, Fleet street, City, and No. 5, The Pavement, Clapham-common. WILLIAM HOLDICH and Co., LICENSED VICTUALLERS' DRAPERS, Established 1842, at 105, Fleet_ VICTUALLERS' City; Southern Branch—No. 5, The Pave- Ne t t, Cl a ph am - comm o n . P a tterns gratis and post free, ih Price List. TO LICENCED VICTUALLERS. ESTABLISHED 1842. *WILLIAM HOLDICH and CO., 10 et-s LICENCED VICTUALLERS do' DRAPERS, No. 5 , Plet reet, corner of Parringn -street ; and at No. 63 The Pavement, Clapham-common (Southern Branch). 1-10 TELS, Taverns, Public Houses, &c., for DISPOSAL, in all parts of London and *vicinity.— t 7Z'vances made by f ,T, Whole mount offpurchasen some special cases. Wanted, 'Particulars of good bona fide businesses of every kind, and at au . orders A private register kept for special negotiation, trade for which may be either given by letter or through my z i aqa travellers. No charge for entry.—P. B. HALL, Printing c ° "e-square, E. 0., Wholesale Agent for Messrs. Jameson and ° Distillers, Dublin. SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL, DREADNOUGHT, 1 , /a t off Greenwich, for Sick and Diseased Seamen of All 'cue, wfmnre recaivad without any recommendation. The receipts from all sources during the past year were 079 less than the expenditure. SUBSCRIPTIONS thankfully received by Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., bankers, Birchin-lane ; and by t he Secretary, at the Society's office, 86, King William street, London, E.C. Qualification for a Governor, 215.. annually ; Life Governor, £lolos. rrlIE METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT INSTITUTIN President—His Grace the Duke of . WELLINGTON. " Ur easurers—The Right Hon. Russell Gurney, M.P., and C. W. F. Grant. DONATIONS a nd oI SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly solicited, to enable the Board to meet the greatly increased e lNsnditure of this old Charity. 240 adults are received 84 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 zessional Men, Governesses, and Artists may, for a small c a tf . e ekly payment, receive the comforts of a HOME, corn illed with the best medical and surgical treatment, at the est ablishment, 90, Upper Harley-street. This establishment, which was opened in 1850, is patro - Iv 18 bd by her Majesty. The Bishop of London in Visitor, 7. 11 d it is managed by the Marchioness of Ormonde. the ' 4(O Y Laura Palmer, Mrs. Edward Romilly, the Lady Caroline Russell, Mrs. Cecil Russell, and other ladies. , All information respecting it may be obtained on writ "l or personal application to the Lady Superintendent. „,Subscriptions received at the Institution, and by the treasurer, at Messrs. Coutts and Co.'s, 59, Strand. W. C. SPRING RICE, Hon. Sec. NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common, w,,hmo, Surrey. Founded 1849. Enlarged 1861. ader thepatronage of H.R.H. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, K.G., h Qhereby a home has been afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan .le of all a ges , classes, and denominations, from all parts of kingdom. ii.tae object of the Charity is to give orphan girls a plain Eng e,clucation, and practical instruction in the kitchen, house, ‘ 4 . ' laundry, to fit them for domestic service; and, if not other provided for when they attain 16 years of age, to obtain •attable situations for them. t „„ 1.11 e Committee earnestly appeal for support. The Charity is The sustained by donations and subscriptions. HElsrav BniOsOOTE, Treasurer W H. WARWICK Secretary. Office, 121, Pall-mall, lW ALTII RESTORED WITHOUT MEDICINE OR EXPENSE. .1)11 BARRY'S delicious health-restoring Invalids' and Infants' Food. fivesT HE REVALEN T A ARAB I 0 A , I res fifty times its cost in other remedies, and restores '''rfect digestion strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, *'refr eshing.... s l eep , f unc ti ona l regu larity, and energy to the most disordered or enfeebled—removing speedily and effectually indigestion (dyspepsia), cough, asthma, con 611,131ption, habitual constipation, diarrhcea, all gastric de "gernents, hsamorrhoids, liver complaints, flatulency, 1,- ~,...e , r V ousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, 17), ‘411 '115, colds, influenza, noises in the head and ears, r :','Altaatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neu- KRia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation , "eartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, 8b L i -sea and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea, sinking o n bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains at is at o,‘ie pit of the stomach and between the shoul d ers. or most digestible and nourishing of all foods, and suitable linvalids and infants in all complaints. thIIPORTANT CATITION.--BeWare of the many unsavoury rnOTO than slopy imitations to which, without autho -t, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. l aerlceforth none will doubt the valuable properties of 11 Barry's health-restoring Revalenta Arabica invalid?' Itzld Infants' Food, since to the thousands of blessings it ; s 8 already rece i ve d f rom invalids whose position had 7 ° 6 4 deem e d h ope l ess, we may now a dd th a t o f his Hoh bBB the Pope, whose health has been perfectly restored it after thirty years of unsuccessful medical treatment. 1 8 B A (PlOte from the Gazette du Midi, July 26th (Cure No. ttql 3 ):—"Rome, July 21st, 1866.—The health of the ot ?'3' Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning all ,daDier remedies, he has confined himself entirely to Du bi 'efUl Revalenta Arabica Food, of which he consumes a 2a at every meal. It has produced a surprisingly r ti !l eficial effect on his health and his Holiness cannot se this exce ll en t f o od too highly." Ye No. 58,216 of the Marchioness de B re b an o f seven f, o l 'el'a i liver complaint, wasting away, debility, nervous di 48, irritability, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad O7 es tion, constant sleeplessness, and the most intol e r a bl e v ons agitation. t al's N 0.78. of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord wart de Decies, Lord-Lieutenant of the County of 'Water -141 --" I have derived much benefit from your excellent w --STUART DE DECIES, Dromana, Cappoquin, County at erford." fr o C n ur e No. 49,832. Of fifty years' indescribable agony liat,,9'snepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, Of I ` C nCY, spasms, sickness, and vomiting. Maria Jolly, C 'Ynn, Norfolk. n e ,„ il re No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme *°llsness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and ner ,,'N No Yea l, '- ' r n i . e l pia l \ T r o r i i s (e. 6 a ,!l4.—Mr. Samuel Lawton, Leicester, of two 11, 4 ood is sold in Canisters, at ls. lid. ; 11b., 2s. 9d. ; sail s 6 € l . ; 121 b., 225. ; 241 b., 40s. The 121 b. and 241 b arr tars, carri age f ree on rece i p t o f P . 0 . O r d er. Al so D u ti t 7 s Revalenta Arabica Chocolate Powder is packed in e , ll34 etnistrscups at 2s, for 24 cups at 3s. 6d., for 48 ab o :t 6 5., for 288 cups at 30s. for 576 cups at 555. Being tree ot tn e Penny per cup. Th e ' 30s. and 555. tins are sent a]S Aß D .,9*riage in England on receipt of Post Office Order. DU BARRY and Co., 77, Regent-s crest, London ; DU and Mason's also at 4, Cheapside, 61, Ign b uto v q-street ; 63 and 150, Oxford-street • and 121, 'YN orth-road, London ; and all Grocers and 'Chemists. ri~~ ..,-,........ . -.p.----,--'-''""'"',..-.'-'-.•••,'"'•-'""-- . ..... , , , i .. . •t - -. 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Price Threepence, Post-free Four Stamps, „GIRL OF THE PERIOD ” Almanack for 1539. Edited by MISS ECHO, and Illustrated with a Dozen Graphic Sketches and other Characteristic Designs. May be ordered of all Booksellers, and at all Railway Bookstalls. "ECHOES" OFFICE: 19, Catherine-street, Strand. Just published, price ls. 6d., by post ls. Bd., the Second Edition, with Addenda, containing additional Facts and Cases, in illus tration of the nefarious proceedings of the Advertising Quacks, REVELATIONS OF QUACKS AND QUACKERY. By DETECTOR. Reprinted from the "Medical Circular." London: H. Balliere, 219, Regent-street. The numerous reviews of this startling work by the Satur day Review, Punch, Weekly Dispatch, Public Opinion, and o ther journals, recommending its universal perusal, are reprinted with this edition. ANGLO - AMERICAN TIMES, AN INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPE R, Devoted to American Intelligence, ENLARGED to 24 PAGES. Reports of Congress, Personal, Financial, Mining, Railroad, Arc. Members of Parliament, Commercial Men, and those having an interest in the United States, will find this newspaper of use. Published every SATURDAY MORNING, price 4d. 15, Catherine-street, Strand, MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, Fleet-street, has introduced an entirely new de scription of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from the ori ginals by the closest observer ; they will never change colour or decay, and will be found superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful operation, and will support and preserve teeth i hat aro loose, and is gua ranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful in masti cation. 52, Fleet-street. At home from 10 till 5. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Libr ar y, 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 iituss (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 Hoc-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. JO [IN WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London. A Single Truss, 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, ls. A Double Truss, 315..6d., 425., and..s2s. 6(1. Postage, Is. Bd. An Umbilical Wren, 425. b2s. 6d. Postage, is. 10d. Post-001ot 94- 4e-be mule payable to .I.elaa White, , Poet-of fi ce, Plc y. NEW PATENT JLAS TIC STOCKINGS,' KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They 1 , are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 108., and 16s. each. Postage, 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. GAME LICENCES. fr"E COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND REVENUE hereby give Notice that LISTS, containing the Names of all Persons who have taken out LICENCES to KILL and DEAL 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 Revenue, Somerset House, London, October 29, 1868. CONTRACT FOR STEARINE CANDLES. Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, Dec. 5, 1868. %/ HE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING 11. the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED 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 for Supplying and 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 for 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, where 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 writing, when, but not before, the rejected samples are to be removed. Every Tender must be 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. INDIA OFFICE, DECEMBER 10, 1868. By order of the SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA in Council. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that it is intended to send to India annually a certain number of YOLNG MEN, trained and educated for ultimate employment in the higher branches of the Department for the conserva tion and management of the Forests under the Govern ment of India. Eight young men will be selected in February next to go to India at the end of 1871. The salary will be at first £3OO a year, and the salaries of the appointments in the three Presidencies range be tween that sum and £1,900 a year. Promotions will de pend upon efficiency, and the occurrence of vacancies in the higher grades. Applicants must be British subjects above 17 and under 25 years of age. As active habits and a strong constitution are most im portant, candidates will have to undergo a strict medical examination. They must send to the Revenue Department of the India Office, on or before the Bth of January, 1869, a statement of their names and parentage, with a certificate of birth, and of being posssesed of a competent knowledge of the following subjects, and they must be prepared o undergo an examination to..thezn:— . 1. English writing from dictation and English com position. 2. Arithmetic in all its branche's: 3. Algebra, elementary prindipla6 simple and quadratic equations, ratios and proportions, I.4M3hms, arithmetical and geometrical progression. 4. Geometry (Ist, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 6th books of Euclie and plane trigonometry 5. Free hand and plan drawing. 6. A good colloquial knowledge of either French or German, with the facility to read and translate the works of some classical writer in the language. A preference will be given to those candidates who obtain a certain proficiency in,- 1. Surveying and land measuring. 2. The elements of any of the following natural sciences : Mechanical and natural philosophy. Chemistry. Botany. Geology. If selected, they will ba further required to go through a courso of training and instruction in Forestry and cog nate sciences for two years and a half, in France or Ger many, previous to their departure for India, and the Sec retary of State will contribute £5O at the end of each half year towards the expenses of their training, in the'capeof such candidates as are f avoura b ly reporte d on b y their in structors. In addition to this, if it should be found prac ticable, the young men will be required to place them selves under an approved forester in Scotland for a few months before they go out to India. More detailed information as to these appointments may be had on application to the Under Secretary of State for India, India Office, Westminster. (Signed) HERMAN MERIVALE. pOL I C E Nom E. STREET CROSSING SIGNALS. BRIDGE-STREET, NEW PALACE-YARD. CAUTION. STOP. The Semaphore Arms I The Semaphore Arms lowered, and by Ni g ht w i th extended, and by Night with a Green Light. with a Red Light. By the Signal " CAUTION," all persons in charge of Vehicles and Hors es 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. RICEIARD MAYNE, Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. Metropolitan Police Office, December 10, 18G8. KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Portugal street, Lincoln'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 BLYTH, Secretary. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ROYAL INSURANCE BUILDINGS, Lombard-street, London, and Liverpool. EPITOME of ANNUAL REPORT for 1867. The " ROYAL" has never had a larger body of Oonstituents than now. FIRE BRANOR. PR b Em i g u £460,553 Sin r 6 revenue than :a any p rece di ng e year. LOSSES by Firo in 1867.. £292,125 NET PROFITS, after paying all losses and ex- penses — 156,373 LIFE BRANCH. Annual Average of new business in 1865-6-7 £BOl,OOO Do. during previous Quinquennium,„ £688.000 Amount added to Life Reserves in 1867 £128,583 LIFE PROPOSALS now effected will participate in the increased share of Profits recently conceded to Policy holders. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary.. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. August, 1868. LONDON FEVER HOSPITAL is the only 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 Duke of BUCCLEIICIT, 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 for support on voluntary contributions and legacies. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, i❑ addition to this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged be tween 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Hansom, and Co., Abchurch-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts -and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co.; Berries and Co.; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Pay e, and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Bornora-street ; and at the Hospital from 10 till 6. BRITISH ORPHAN ASYLUM, JUP Mackenzie-park, Slough (formerly at Claphara-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 Chal ity is not endowed, and is in tire greatest need of further 1 wcuniary assistance. Subscribers and the public are invited to in. ;pect the Institution, and judge as to the nature of the Ohs .rity and its peculiar claims. The last Report can be obtained on applicatlsmi to the Secretary. THOS. TILSON, Chairman. CHAS. LEE, M.A. N } Hort. Secs. AUB A R L E F I R T C E . D rR m I A G G E K , M.A., Secretary. Offices, 73, Cheapside, London, E.O. Bankers—Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., Rirehin lane ; and Messrs. Heywood, Brothess Manc,bester% THE SUN, LONDON, WE Dl\ ESDA Y EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 1868. T HE WELLINGTON, 54, St. James's-street, S.W. DINNER from the joint, with vegetable, bread, cLeeso, and attendance, 2s. SET DINNER, including soup, fish, joints, and sweets, with attendance, 3s. The WELLINGTON DINNER, a most recherché dinner, with dessert and attendance Is. A comfortable SMOKING ROOM, and the best BILLIARD ROOM in London. COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSAT LANTIQUE. 4. Ruo de la Paix, Paris. FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS. NEW YORK. Leave every 14 days, from Havre and Brest, for New York. RATES OF PASSAGE. From HAVRE or BREST to NEW YORK. First Class 7OO fr. Second Class 425 fr. Third Class .. 275 fr. From Paris to New York, via Havre or Brest, including railway ticket, 725 fr. ; second class, 440 fr. ; third class 285 fr. NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confi dently recommended as a simple but certain Remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all the diseases to which we are subject, being a medicine so uniformly grateful and beneficial that it is with justice railed the " Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach." " Norton's Pills" act as a powerful tonic and gentle ape rient ; are mild in their operation, safe under any cir zumstances, and thousands of persons can now boar testi mony to the benefits to be derived from their use, as they have been a never-failing Family Friend for upwards of 20 years. Sold in bottles at ls. lid., 2s. 9d., and lls. each, in every town in the kingdom. CAUTION. Bo sure to ask for " NORTON'S PILLS," and do not be persuaded to purchase any of the various imitations which have sprung up in consequence of the success of " Norton's Camomile Pills." TORN • GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY t 5 TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the tooth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Price Is. 6d.—Rod Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, London. JOHN BURGESS AND SON'S Original and 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. I r EATING'S COUGII LOZENGES..--- RECENT TESTIMONIAL. August 23, 1863. Dear Sir,—Having tried your Cough Lozenges in India I have much pleasure in testifying to their beneficial effects in cases of Incipient Consumption, Asthmay and Bronchial affections; so good a medicine ought to be known to be appreciated. I have prescribed it largely with the best results. W. B Apothecary lI.M. Indian Medical Service. To Mr. Thomas Keating. Sold by all Druggists. INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY,I U.K.— LECTURES and LAW CLASSES, 1868-6 g. LECTURES. Three Courses of Lectures on Common and Mercantile Law, Conveyancing, and thq 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 Juno next. 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 ofoubscribers to each class will be limited, and the instruttiern giv94-svill 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 s t ftriidelor 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 and MERCANTILE LAW, by CHARLES HENRY ANDERSON, Esq., Barrister at-Law. The Course will consist of Nine Lectures upon the fol lowing subjects:— a. Simple Contracts. b. Contracts under Seal. c. Tho 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 be 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 Contracts (Smith), An Action at Law (Smith), A Digest of Common Law (Andarson). 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. Settlements.-1. 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. Di.entailing 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. Copyholds.- 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 Deeds-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. _ As 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. Lecture V. The Jurisdiction in matters of Administra tion : 1. The Administration of Assets. Lectures VI., VII. The Administrative Jurisdiction, continued ; 2. The Administration of Trusts, as enlarged by recent statutory enactment. Lectures VIII., IX. Injunctions. Books retotrunended —Story's Equity Jurisprudence, chapterAl, 9, 10, 13, 1.-., 23 ; Haddan's Administrative 'Jurist 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 . By clerks of membe rs th .£2 cour se s. 2 0 £1 course 1 0 By clerks of gentlemen not members 3 3 0 1 11 6 By all other persons not being members ............. . 4 4 0 The subscription payable .fo 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 prevent 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 attend the lec tures and classes, either separately or collectively ; but as the instruction given in the classes will have special re ference to preceding lecture s , it is recommended that those who desire to attend the class' ses should also attend the lectures. ILNERS' STRONG lIOLDFAST AND FIRE RESISTING SAFES, Chests, Doors, and Strong Rooms, 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 47A, Moorgate-street, City, London. pARTRIDGE AND COOPER. MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 192, FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE), LONDON (E.C.) THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES. CARRIAGE PAID to the COUNTRY ON ORDERS OVER 209. per ream. s. d. 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An ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, containing full descrip tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, Inkstands, Stationery, Cabinets, Postage Scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling Writing Cases, Desks, and Bags, &c , post free. INDIA OFFICE, 15th October, 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 Forgett,,bave, time been received from the Governmeiith`. x. 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, F. W., Rev., Madras Establishment. 17e. Barclay, J. S., Captain, 39th Madras 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, R., 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, .1. C., Brevet-Maior, Ist Madras Fusiliers. 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, 38th 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 Miners. 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. PRINTIN G-.--TO PROPRIETORS OF NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c. The Printing and Machining of Newspapers, &c., done on exceedingly favourable terms. Use of Editorial and Publishing Offices, if required. Estimates forwarded on receipt of particulars, with stamped directed envelope for reply. Address—The Manager, "Sun" Printing Offices, 8, Church-row, Savoy, Strand, W.C. O NE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE ORPHAN CHILDREN are being maintained in the ROYAL ALBERT ORPHAN ASYLUM, at tho moderate rate of £25 per annum each. Funds greatly needed. CHARLES A. WALKER, Secretary. Otllce, 54, Cheapside, London, E.O QAAIARIT A N FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN k- , and CHILDREN, LoWer Seymour-street, Portman square. The only free Hospital for diseases 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. Fr HE HOSPITAL for WOMEN, Soho-square. 1 —Bankers : Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, 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 are treated without letters of recommendation. HENRY B. INGRAM, Secretary. THE ASSOCIATION for the 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. AIETROPOLITAN & GREAT WESTERN RAILWAYS.—A New Station at LATIRER-ROAD, situated between Shepherd's Bush and Notting Hill Stations, is OPENED for Traffic THIS DAY, the loth December. WEST INDIES AND MEXICO. Leave St. Nazaire on the 16th of each month for St. Thomas, Havana, Vera Cruz, New Orleans, Porto Rico, Haiti, Santiago de Cuba, Guadeloupe, Martinique. JAPAN, NORTH AND SOUTH PACIFIC, AND CENTRAL AMERICA (via Panama). Leave St. Nazaire on the Bth of each month for Mar tinique, St. Martha (United States of Columbia), Colon, Aspinwall (Isthmus of Panama), La Guayra, Porto Ca bello, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, Demerara, Paramaribo, Cayenne, &c., Callao, Valparaiso, &c., San Jose, La Union, San Francisco, China, and Japan. Hand books, with full details of all the routes of this company, can be had of STRIN'OER, PEMBBROKE, and Co., Agents, 8, Austinfriars, London, E.C. THE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.—Every Policy effected with this Society by the 31st inst. will have the advantage of one year in every Annual Bonus. _ _ _ _ _ The Directors give notice that the Policies of the Society be come Indisputable, and are relieved of all conditions (except payment of the annual premiums), when they have remained unchallenged for five years, and the life assured has completed his 30th year. The bonus additions allotted by the Society are highly satisfac tory. In a recent claim the addition to a £l,OOO assurance, dated 1845, amounted to £l,OlO, making the totalpayment £2,010. CHARLES INGALL, Actuary. No. 39, King-street, Cheapside, London, December, 18G3. INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE. India Office, Ist December, 186 S. NOTICE is Hereby Given, that an examination of Candidates for 20 appointments as Assistant-Surgeons in her Majesty's Indian Medical Service will be held at Chelsea Hospital on the Bth February, 1869. Copies of the regulations for the examination of Candi dates, together with information regarding the pay and retiring allowances of Indian Medical Officers, may be ob tained on applicati n at the Military Department, India Office, Westminster, S.W. T. T. PEARS, Major-General, Military Secretary. ripHE LONDON SURGICAL HOME f or -A- DISEASES and ACCIDENTS 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 invited to visit them, and to meet in consultation before 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. 150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street. 94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing) 870 children. £l5 will keep a boy or girl for one year. Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank 214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbnry, E.C. • and by WILLIAM WILLI AMS, Secretary. No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. THE ROYAL INFIRMARY fo r DISEASES of CHILDREN and WOMEN, Waterloo-bridge- road. Upwards of 100 poor sick children are relieved daily at this Hospital. The Committee most earnestly solicit Contributions, to enable them to continuo 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. F. RENTON, Secretary. Waterloo-bridge-road, S E. BRITISH 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, Cheapside, E.C. HOME for the HELPLESS.---ST. JAMES'S DIOCESAN HOME for FEMALE PENITENTS (Hammersmith), under the immediate direction of the Bishop of London. Tho 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 lion. 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 Major-Gen. Rt. Hon. Percy Herbert. M.P. Rey. J. E. Kempe Rev. W. F. Erskine Knollys Rev. S. W. Lloyd Rev. A. Martineau Rev. W. D. Maclagan Rev. Daniel Moore Rev. J. Moorhouso J. D. Morton, Esq. Rev. Canon Nepean Rev. E. Parry John Pearson, Esq., Q.O. Rev. G. F. Prescott 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 commu Rev. P. Pigou R. T. Pigott, Esq. R. R. Pym, Esq. Hugh H. Seymour, Esq. R. Wade, Esq. Loftus Wigram, Esq. ved by any of the above ; by and Co ; and by the Hon. I, 14, Seymour-street, Port inications may be addressed. ROYAL HOSPITAL for INCURABLES, West-hill, Putney-heath. Est..blished . 3lst Jury, 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 afforded-Ist. By supplying a home, with medical attendance, nursing, and all requisites for the in valid. - -- 2 cl. By granting an annuity of £2O to patients at their own homes. A new wing to the Hospital has just been completed at a cost of upwards of £lO,OOO, and FUNDS are 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 aNvaiting 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; an nua l su b scr i p ti ons , half a guinea and upwards, with votes in proportion. Information will be supplied, with the greatest pleasure, upon application to the Secretary, by wh om con t r ib u ti ons will be thankfully received. FREDERIC ANDREW, Secretary. No. 10, Poultry, London, E.C., September, 1868. GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, Caledonian-road, Islington, N. Supported by Voluntary Contributions. This Hospital has relieved 481,954 patients since it was establisb eci at King's-cross in 1856. Patients are admitted free. Bankers—Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and Co., 60, Lombard street, Messrs. Ransom and Bouverie, 1, Pall-malL—Hon. Sec., Smith. Esa. GEO. REID, S. THE ROYAL HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the CHEST, City-road.--The wards for in-patients are constantly full, those for ont-patients crowded daily. FUNDS greatly needed. CHARLES L. KEMP, Secretary. HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the THROAT, Golden-square, W. 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. T HE RESCUE SOCIETY'S HOMES are as follows : For Fallen Women. 28, Church-row, Hamp- 150, New Kent-road. stead. 48 Church-street, Stoke Newington. town. Camden-street, Camden- 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-bill. Country Home—St. James's-street, Dover. Temporary Home-85, Queen-street, Cheapside. In addition to the above-named homes, the Committee have under their charge three homes for servants of good character, in which aro admitted about 1,000 friendless servants annually. The home at Groat Portland-street is for young fallen girls from 10 to 16. The committee me 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 621 appli cants, whose histories are recorded in the applicant's book. The Society's Report (of which a contributor writes, "I never road 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 banlaers are Messrs. Barclay and Co. The Committee very earnestly commend its work to the benevolent. DANL. CODP4R, Sec. 85, Queen-street Cheapside. "r/ / PRICE.... 4d. STAMPED SJ. chequer. The total number or new causes in the Queen's Bench was 243, in the Common Pleas 242, and in the Exchequer 255. The total number of remanets was 159 in the Queen's Bench, 112 in the , Pleas, and 30 in the Exchequer. LONDON AND NORTH - WESTERN RAILWAY. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, RETURN TICKETS from and to all Stations on the London and orth-Western Railway where they can usually be obtained, issued on WEDNESDAY, 23d December, and intervening days, will be available for Return on any day up toLand including THURSDAY, the 31st December. A similar Extension of Time will also be allowed for Return Tickets to and from Scotland. The Trains on Christmas Day will Run as on Sunday, with the addition of the 7.15 a.m. Irish Mail Train from Euston, the 7.3) a.m. Day Mail Train from Euston (with its Birmingham connec tions, viz., the 9.40 a.m. Rugby to Wolverhampton, and the 9.35 a.m, Birmingham to Stafford), and the 6.15 a.m. Up Mail from Dublin due at Euston at 6.25 p.m. The 7.30 a.m. Down Day Mail from Euston will be due at Car lisle at 5.45 p.m., and passengers for Scotland will go forward by the Caledonian, Glasgow, and South-Western, and North British Trains, at the same times as on week days. W. CAWRWELL, General Manager. Euston Station, London, December, 1868. MR. WEBB, Surgeon-Dentist, Author of "The Latest Improved System of Dentistry," second edition' just published, and sent free for two stamps. "Will well repay perusal."—Express. Attendance nine to six. Consultations free. —27, New Bond-street. N.B. —Many years with Mr. Eskell, of 8, Grosvenor-street. S ELF-CLOSING DOUBLE-GRIP" ACTION. CENTRAL-FIRE BREECH-LOADING GUNS. E. M. RElLL.liAwil,g44r-f.,...,- 502, NEW OXFORD-STREET, LONDON. MR. ESKELL, SURGEON DENTIST, the Author of "PURE DENTISTRY, and What it Does for Us," "PAINLESS TOOTH EXTRACTION, or Antesthesia 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). SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS.—A NEVER-FAILING REMEDY.—Pre pared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indiges tion, wind, spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &c. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their operation and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, promote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system.—Prepared only and sold by W. Lambert, chemist, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross, London, and by most druggists, in boxes, is. lid., arid three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with "William Lambert" engraved on the stamp. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. AGUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. h%ve 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. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. DB. COOKE, OF BELFAST. The death of Dr. Cooke, a member of the Synod of Ulster, removes from us a remarkable man. In the Irish controversies of twenty or thirty years ago his name was almost as familiar as that of O'Connell, whom he steadfastly opposed. It was Dr. Cooke who headed the orthodox party in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, and finally compelled the Arians to form themselves into a separate body. Offshoots from the dimenting Presbyterians of Scotland joined the orthodox Presbyterians of Ireland, and thus both the parties became entitled to the. Regium Donum. Over this Church Dr. Cooke's influence was immense. As an orator and a thinker he was equally remarkable. It was through him that the Presbyterians espoused the Conservative cause. A celebrated trial, in which it was discovered that a marriage by a Presbyterian minister was illegal, nearly dissevered this connection,' but the law was placed on a footing to assuage discontent. Both he and O'Connell opposed the introduction of the Poor Law into Ireland. It will be remembered that in his extreme old age, and when he concluded that he was on his death bed, he addressed a solemn letter to the Protestants of Ulster, calling upon them to maintain the principle of Church and State. OUR CRIMINALS. Mr. C. P. Measor, who writes to the Star, thinks, with many another one, " that the time has arrived fora great change in the treatment of the criminality of the country." So he proposes for our edification a system for suppressing crime at a small cost. He seems to be much afraid of increasing the powers of the police, preferring, it would seem, to let the mice play than to give the cat power which she might use against,the canary. He also fears that by telling the police to mark out a criminal class, few members of that class would be able to obtain an honest livelihood. He would spew favour to the wicked in the hope that they would learn righteousness. He has, too, an unaccountable faith in the reformatory power of our prisons over the convicted. He cannot understand why some plan is not adopted to lessen the cost of our prisons. At Alnwick it costs £ll4 a year to take in and do for a prisoner. Altogether it costs something like a million and a quarter to keep our convicts. He pro poses, say, a dozen large establishments for those who have previously served out two convictions. Here he would utilise the prison labour, saving, as he thinks, many thousands to the country. EDITATION. In a paper read by the Rev. Canon Norris to the Social Science Association, on Monday, direct com pulsory education was declared to be out of the question; and yet it was advisable that every child in the country should be taught to read. The rev. canon therefore advocated the extension of the system of indirect compulsion—the plan adopted in the Facto ries Act. In this way the whole pale of our labour ing population might be brought under a system of indirect compulsion, which has proved practicable, does not alienate the parents, and leaves untouched the constitution of the schools. Rather a curious plan has been adopted in Phila delphia. The teachers and officers are very anxious that the children shall become acquainted with passing events. They have resolved to elimi nate all reading-books from the public schools, and substitute daily newspapers for the use of the schools. By this means, they say, the rising generation will be made acquainted with a congressional debates, State affairs, wars and their causes, accidents, floods and fires, great public im provements, &c., subjects upon which the youthful m i n d will feed much more profitably than upon beautiful orations or pathetic fancy writing." Will the leaders in the papers be read F If so, the parents will want a political conscience clause. CHEAP LITERATURE. A correspondent of the Daily .Arews complains that low literature is so cheap, and higher class literature so dear. He insbnces the " Crimes of the Aristocracy " on the one hand, and " Cobden's Speeches" on the other. Ills complaint as to the dearness of sound works is hardly a just one, now that the most extra ordinary efforts are made to pvblish standard works cheaply; and we can no more imagine a reader of 46 Crimes of the Aristocracy" substituting " Cobden's Speeches" than a lover of Scheidam preferring tea on account of its moderate price. MR. BRADLAIJGH IN COURT. A curious ease has just been oonciuded in the Queen's Bench. Bradlaugh, who wooed the electors of Northampton, brought an action against the pro prietor of the azor for libel. The article which gave rise to the case accused Bradlaugh of being an advocate of Broadhead, and of having been in the confidence of a certain solicitor with whom the police were anxious to make acquaintance. A correspon dence and an apology and a retractation had passed between the parties, but it fell through, and the defendant now declined to do other than withdraw a juror. Mr. Bradlaugh appeared in the witness box, and was sworn upon the New Testa ment. Mr. O'Malley crcss-examined him, and asked him if he had not denied the existence of a God. Bradlaugh declined to answer this, and stated that the Government were now prosecuting him in connection with the National Reformer, for penalties amounting to £200,000. The judge ruled that the question was irrelevant. Mr. O'Malley, in addressing the jury, denounced Bradlaugh's oath on the Holy Gospels as a blasphemous deed. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—damages one farthing. Whether the jury considered that only a small hole had been made in the plaintiffs character of which this sum sufficiently represented the damage, or whether they valued his entire reputation at this Oman figure, has not been elicited. COMMON LAW BUSINESS. A legal contemporary complained the other day that the Barons of the Exchequer had comparatively nothing to do. We find, however, from a list of the causes entered for trial in London and Middlesex for the sittings in and after last Michaelmas Term in the three superior courts of common law, the amount of new business is nearly equalised between the Courts of Queen's Bench. Common Pleas. and Ea- A LONG CASE. The other day we noticed the extraordinary case of Doolin Dixon in the Court of Exchequer, Dublin, as of such an uninteresting character that the court-house was left to the judge, counsel, witnesses, and jury ; and of such a great length, that some of the jury had . to go home through illness, and the rest had to be humoured by the judge and allowed unusual privileges to keep them from follow ing their brethren. This case has come to an end after a hearing of thirty-eight days. The conclusion was worthy of the rest of the trial. The jury remained in consultation seven hours, and were then discharged without agreeing to a verdict. Little wonder. A thirty-eight days' consideration of one subject, though of a more interesting nature than a builder's claim, would drive most men to the verge of idiotcy, and a case which requires an investigation of such an enormous length appears rather a hopeless one. Still we cannot help thinking that in such a matter the decision of a clear-headed judge would have been a fair one, without the intervention of a jury, igno rant perhaps bpth of law and unaccustomed to the sifting of evidence. "I'llE INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT CORPORATION. all disastrous speculations there has been none more disastrous than the International Contract Corporation. It was formed in 1864, and was heralded by a long and imposing list of directors, both native and foreign, at the head of whom figured the name of Senor De Salamanca, the well-known Spanish capitalist. The capital of this undertaking was on a grand scale— no less than £4,000,000, in 80,000 shares of £5O each. Only one-half, however, was to be issued at first, and the amount called on this pre liminary total of 40,000 shares was £5 on allotment. Afterwards another £5 was required, making alto gether a round sum of - 400,000. An eminent con tractor's business—Mr. Pickering's—was purchased, of course on "'highly advantageous terms." The corporation was, m fact, prepared to conquer both hemispheres, and to construct gasworks in Pekin, and waterworks in San Fran-, cisco. Two dividends of 10 per cent. were paid ; how paid we know now, though the shareholders did not know then. The Contract Company, like the Credit Foncier Company (" that signal monu ment of public folly," as the Daily News calls it, "which wasted nearly £3,000,000 of the money of its shareholders and rapidly enriched Mr. Albert Grant "), held securities it could not realise, and had large liabilities upon those inconvertible securities to meet, fast coming on, instead of honest profits to divide. At length the collapse came, and it was so complete, the affair was so thoroughly rotten, and the liabilities so formidable, that the whole of the remaining £4O per share will, it is said, be required; thus, supposing all the shareholders pay up in full, £1,600,000 will be provided for an utterly bankrupt company. The claims are so im perative, that not only Class A, the actual holders, have been compelled where practicable to meet their entire liability, but it is understood that Class B those who have not transferred their sharesto respon sible parties, or whose transfers had not been regis tered by the buyers within a specified period before the stoppage, will be rigorously proceeded against. The case is indeed so flagrant that the shareholders -ight to consider if they would not do best by pro ceeding against the directors. These have no doubt shamefully deceived them, and there seems reason to think that they can be brought to book. A LARGE FISH CAUGHT. The Norwich Conservatives have lately been giving a banquet to Sir Henry Stracey, and during the evening the Duke of Wellington and Sir Samuel Dip Id walked into the room. Of course the former had to respond to the toast of his health. There was nothing of greater im portance in his speech than the congratulation of Sir Henry Stracey upon his return, and his Grace's endorsement of Mr. Disraeli's opinion that it was possible for a Conservative to be returned by a lower constituency than that which existed A NEW ItEFOBM BILL. The Morning Advertiser has "substantial reasons for believing that as soon as the new writs are moved notice will be given by the representative of an important constituency, who holds independent Liberal opinions, that immediately upon Parliament reassembling in February, he intends asking leave to introduce a bill repealing the ratepaying clauses of Mr. Disraeli's Reform Act of last session, and re enacting those provisions which the Legislature abro gated with respect to the hitherto existing electoral rights of compound householders. The bill has been carefully prepared." THE, BOARD OF ADMIRALTY. There seems to be no doubt that Mr. Childers will effect important reforms in the administration of the navy. He intends to restore the number of the Board of Admiralty to five, the number at which it sto o d before Sir James raham's time. He will introduce the Controller of the Navy into it, and make him the second senior lord. The first will be, as now, an officer of -high rank, who, in conjunction with his chief and on behalf of the Board, will conduct the discipline and all that relates to the personnel of the navy. - The materiel will be managed by the Controller in conjunction with his chief. The Controller will constitute the permanent element of theßoard, the supervision of the workshops requiring a permanent head. The first sea lord will continue, as now, to be the political confidant of the Minister, and will change with every change of Ministry. By these means care will be taken to prevent an imperium in imperio, and to avoid a dual government such as at present prevails in the army. Two junior lords are to be appointed, whose duties will be two fold—to [assist in the office the senior lords, and in Parliament to assist the chief. The junior sea lord will be a captain of the royal navy, and will work together with the first sea lord. The second junior lord will be a civilian, and act in unison with the Controller of the Navy. It is stated that Mr. Baxter has been offered the important post of Secretary to the Admiralty. On a previous occasion the member for Montrose declined office on account of his nume rous business engagements, but the Star affirms that he has accepted the present offer. It seems some what remarkable that Mr. Seely should not have any post in that department which he has done so much to reform. MR. MILL ON THE ELECTIONS. From his retreat at Avignon ? Mr. John Stuart Mill indites a letter on the elections to the working men of Chelsea. These h a d sen t t o hi m a l e tt er expressive of their regret at the absence from the Ho . use of Commons of so d ee p an d p ro f oun d a thinker and so honest a politician as himself. In reply, Mr. Mill speaks of the great pleasure which he feels at the knowledge that the elite of the working classes think so kindly of him. If, he adds, the working class electors choose their representa tives on the same principle that has governed their conduct towards him, the progress of democracy will soon cease to give uneasiness to reasonable minds. He goes on to give his opinions of the late elections. There is much that is gratifying, something that is disappointing. Justice is to be rendered to Ireland ; but there are no work ing men representatives. There should be working men representatives. If they cannot be obtained under the present system that system must be changed. Even Mr. Odger could not get into Par liament. If there had been personal representation this would not have been so. Ile therefore urges th a t the present system should give place to one by which each class might choose its own men. He also urges that the expenses of elections should be paid by the public. This would remove one of the greatest difficulties which working men candidates have to overcome. DISESTABLISHMENT. " What does disestablishment mean ?" asks the Standard. "How, after all, is the Church to be left ?" And the question is not an easy one to answer. What power, for instance, is the State to . exercise over the Church after it is disendo we d, e ith er in Privy Council or by Parliament ? What kind of body is to govern the Church ? Our Convocations here have not been so very successful that we should care to leave the Church at their tender mercy. And so the Conservative journals are crying out for answers—which they do not get—to questions which they are perpetually putting. Mr. Bonamy Price, who defeated Mr. Rogers some months ago for the chair of Political Economy at Oxford, writes to the Times in quite a lugubrious strain on the matter. He is specially concerned about the "residuum of Pro testants." "Is it necessary," he asks, "that the residuum of Protestants should be totally disor ganised, and their Church, their association, com pletely swept away ? When the Reformation dises tablished the Roman Catholics it did not disorganise th e m ; it did not leave them a mas s o f b ro k en - u p and shattered individuals, for the very plain reason that their Church, their relations with one another as members of a society, were constructed not by the State, but by themselves." Disestablishment, Mr. Price contends, will destroy every social relation of the Protestant Episcopalians. "Is it equitable. is ii politic, that the e ' :cstablished Catholics in Ireland should bo a comp act and united society, and that the disestablishe d Protestant s should be made by law A rope of sand ? " Mr. Price suggests that the Church should not be totally, but only partially disendowed. He proposes that the bishops shall be excluded from the Lords ; that they shall be reduced by any number ; that deans shall be abolished ; the minimum of endow ment reserved for Protestants ; but " let not Parlia ment perform an act unprecedented in historx—Ais erthrti a Church. of whatever hind, to atoms." C.~ /~