The Sun. — London, England, 1868-02-28 00:00:00

A FTER Covent-garden Opera—EVANS' to SUP. After Drury-lane Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Haymarket Theatre EVANS' to SUP, After Adelphi Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Olympic Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After Strand Theatre At ter New Royalty Theatre EVANS' to SUP. After St. James's Theatre EVANS' to SUP. • After Prince of Wales' Theatre EVANS' to SUP. London Singing and Supper Club, E VANS', Covent-garden. Vocal Entertainment at Eight. MAISON DOREE, THE NOW FASHIONABLE RESTAURANT AND LUNCHEON BAR GLASSHOUSE-STREET (One door from Regent-street), CUISINE FRANCAISE, &c. High-class Wines at wholesale prices. Spirits and Beers, &C. Private room for Parties. HAMPERS PREPARED AND RENT OFF TO ORDER. Terms, CASH. On and after MONDAY, Dec. 9, SUPPERS from Nine p.m. to One a.m. Manager, - CHARLES CASTLE. RINAHAN'S LL. WHISKY. - DUBLIN EXHIBITION, 1865. This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin Prize Medal It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. 81, .at the Retail Houses in London; by the Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LOND')N, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pinkabel, and Cork Branded " Kina han's LL Whisky." ES T 0 N'S GRAND M U SIC HALL. Proprietor. Mr. J. S. Sweasey. v Unprecedented Success of Mr. ARTHUR LLOYD, with new Songs, Mr. A. G. VANCE, DE ALBERT'S pleasing Divertissement, LISKARD, the versatile Musical Genius, and the astonishing nICKEN FAMILY; Miss LOUISE; and Signor BERVANI (from Astley's). Every Evening. Bishop's and Hatton's celebrated Glees, by Miss TREMAINE, Miss Brougham, R. Lascelles, T. Godden, and Mr. P. Cord. Full Orchestra, which will perform the popular Overtures of the Great Masters. r - 1 R r R REG • I t!ECEIVEL I MAY 1868 N o . 23,624. TO -NIGHT.-MADAME ARABELLA GODDARD'S Performance of Mendelssohn's Songs with out Words, at ST. JAMES'S HALL, at Eight o'Clock.. The whole under the direction of Mr. P. CORRL The doors will open at 7. commence at 7.30. No alteration in the prices of admission. Private boxes, 10s. 61, to be secured at Mitchell's Royal Library, Old Bond-street; and ams' Library, St. James's; also at the Box-office at the Hall from 10 until four o'clock. ~,pecial Notice.- Miss Smithson, Jolly Nash, Hairy and X attic &Lag, and Oliver's Christy Minstrels, on Easter Monday. " THEY ARE COMING." CANTERBURY HALL.—SoIe Proprietor, Mr. W. HOLLAND.—The Original BLONDIN, every Evening until further notice, on the High or Low Rope, and " Monkey," in the new Indian Ballet. Admission every Evening—Stalls, ls. ; Balcony and Area, 6d. Doors open at 7 ; commence at 7.30. CANTERBURY HALL.—SoIe Proprietor, W. HOLLAND.—lmmense Success.— Deafening Ap- Plause at BLONDIN on the HIGH ROPE and the New Indian Ballet,'with M Blondin as JACKO, the " Monkey." The great VANCE, Annie Adams, Jester, the Talking Hand, Gerrards, Leroni, Fred. Evans, and Troupe of Pan tomimists, and a host of talent. No advance of prices. Stalls and Crystal Saloon, is.; Area and Balcony, 6d. MADAME lIISSAUD'S EXHIBITION, BAKER- S TREE T _ _ A PORTRAIT MODEL of the late Eminent Tragedian, CH..kRL ES SEAN, in the character of MACBETH, modelled from Sittings given by him to the late Mr. F. B. TOSSAIID„ Admission, la.; children under 10, 6d. Extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 inthe morning till dusk, and from 7 till 10 in the eyeuing. A RGYT,I, ROOMS, WINDMILL-STREET, Piccadilly Sole Proprietor, Mr R. R BIGNELL. This magnificent Terpsichorean and Musical Establishment, having been Re-decorated in the highest style of Italian art by Messrs. Rubardt and other eminent artists, is NOW OPEN for the AUTUMN SEASON. Solo Euphonion. Signor Mosca. Solo Cornet, M. Graves. Conductor, Signor Curti. Doors open at half-past 8. Admission, Is.; Reserved Seats, 2s. FURNISHED HOUSES, from £2 2s. to £2O per Week.—D. S. HUMPHEUES has at all times a lrimber of Firat-class RESIDa; NICES to be LET. furnished or unfurnished. or sold, more rarticulariy in the neighbour hoods of Svdenham, Upper Norwood. Forest-hill, and viol nitv.—Partictilars may be had at the Office, Printing House square. 1101J3ES and APART KEN C 3 WANTED, and to be LET or SOLD, BUSINTESSKS for DISPOSAL, Am PROPERTY, FREEHOLD or LEASEHOLD. D. T. HIMPHRI RS has continual applications for all descriptions of PROPERTY which will pay good interest Humphries Houses out of rep.tir not objected can at all time+ fi nd customers for all descrip tions of businesses. Hotels, public holm s. dice, sold and ransti.rrApply, D. T. Humphries, Estate Agent. Print n? House-square. PANISIi FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which G produces whiskers and thickens bair. Price 3s. 6d., s s. 6d., and 10s. 6d. ; sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 st aniPs.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. " Tale of a Hair," 6d. li7VrONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured in one clay by using AEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO. rybis preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few tours, removing the very root Price 4s. ; bent by post for 60 stamps. —248, High Holborn, London, and all ".iit,Sheruists. Taco Powder, Is. ----• HAIR -CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London. ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID Curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold at 3s. 6d, ss. 6d., and 105. 6d. ; sent froe for 54, 81, and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chemists. Advice upon all subjects of the Toilet. (:',l REY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— "I ALEX. .ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour immediately it is used. It is permanent, and per fectly natural in effect. Prices 3s. Sd., ss. 6d., and 10s. s `,•; sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 stamps ; and all ehenlists. Bloom of Roses, Be. 6d. AIR DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPIL &TORY re „_,lll°`7,3B superfluous hair from the face, neck, and ar ms , vithout effect to the skin. Poice 3s. 6d., ss. 6d., and 10s. sent for 54, 84, and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chemists. Skin Tonic, ss. 6d. IMPLE REMQVER.—AII diseases of the VE GETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sal lowness, & c. 2s. 9d. and 7s. 6d.; or post for 40 and 100 '''" I PEL—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. Advice upon the Toilet. Fee, 2s. 6d. HAIR COLOUR WASH.—By dampin g the head with this beautifully-perfumed Wash, in :even or ten days the hair assumes its original colour, and so by an occasional using. 10s. Gd. ; sent for atu Ps. — ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. est published, 2d.; sent by the author for 3 stamps, GLINESS and BEAUTY; being a Pamphlet descriptive of articles and means used for improv• L ug the appearance By ALEX. ROSS, 248, High ILL uor t , L • ortdon. krad of all booksellers. 31 1 1 11 HO t NtVAt•RhD, as .S t UR d GE d O e N n -D ee E ti N re T ly lS n T ew , 52, de 6 eriPtion of ARTIFICIAL TEETII, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from the ori lials 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 are 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, rfEALTH RESTORED WITHOUT MEDICINE OR EXPENSE. 11)1J BARRY'S delicate health-restoring Invalids' and Infants' Food. THE REVALENTA ARABICA woes fifty times its cost in other remedies, and restores Perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, etr i e re ct s u ll a i l e i g y sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or enfeebled—removing speedily and Indigestion (dyspepsia), cough, asthma,. con ran Imo; habitual constipation, diarrhea, all gastric de hgements, feverd liver complaints, flatulency, :Prensness, biliousness, s, sore throats, diphtheria, th e ar r n colds, influenza, noises in the hoed and ears, tai r ,f ila tisin, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neu lser, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, ALurtburn headach debility, dropsy, cramp, spasms, : e l !' and sickness e s ven in pregnancy or at sea, sinking oro n th e . chitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains at th e Pit of the stomach and between the shoulders. It is for in t e st digestible and ourishing of all foods, and suitable l'ovalids and infants in all complaints. abdi4P°4lsawr CAUTION.—Beware of the many unsavoury nlore than slopy imitations to which, without audio htB Earon Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. ti n e ll l ceforth none will doubt the valuable properties . of / a t r rY's health-restoring Revalenta Arabica lizt e . 4 ,tants' Food, since to the thousands of blessings it hee r , - ,: r eady received from invalids whose position had . ne s ; tuleerned hopeless, we may now add that of his 11°1'- ir wue 130 P0, whose health has been perfectly restored Av e - after thirty years of unsuccessful medical treatment. eg4.lrote from th e G aze tt e d u Midi, J u l y 25th (C ure N o . 4 01 , 9.1 : " - "Rome, July 21st, 1866.—The health of the othw• tither is excellent, especially since, abandoning all tar re medies, he has confined himself entirely to Du platrif', It evalenta Arabica Food, of which he consumes a eeefill 'l4l al; every meal. It has produced a surprisingly Arm s effect on his health and his Holiness cannot cue th is excell en t f oo d too highly." Yea :6 No. 5 8,216 of the Marchioness do Broban, of seven ne s t itiver complaint, wasting away, debility, nervous tlisritability, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad Harp len, constant sleeplessness, and the most intolerable ou us agitation. a N °...; 7 8, ofdyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord Lord • Stuart u edies, Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Water food - ; e l[ have derived much benefit from your excellent Wat;;,4' T trAirr DE DECIES, Dromana, Cappoquin, County f N O. 4 9,832.- Of fifty years' indescribable . ag?ny fl ,tale Ys „P e Psia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, vt sPasms, sickness, and vomiting. Maria Jolly, eurei3lNtorfollc. nerveue. 47,121.-- Miss Elizabeth Jacobs . , .of extreme ‘'.°llB fa tic ( ? se i Indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and ner (lure / T ies . 'Y e ars 56 , 8 14. —Mr. Samuel Laxton, Leicester, of two 2 jb The phcea. 4 8. ,? e d is sold in Canisters, at ls. ; 11b., 2s. 9d. ; ILeaaist•"d-; 121 b. 22 • 241 b 40s. The 121 b. and 241 b. A alleyrBb e Ti al l i ae . e ' free s. on' receipt t of Post-office Order, by Ze at p„ ~r J- UIRY and Co. 77, Regent-s treet, London ; rf; guirli„ /SO y " 4 --4ura and ' and sold ~by all respectable "P•l4emiste.;. luding f pro of the ed for !esting at has. s .pro- image gene truth. )11y, at tide of r, and :hough cite its not be minent Ty has than in le his swiftly , e. If übjects lace in remand is that ms in- more among to the of the to por , when ,rofess- not to is also viduals y truly peak— y rank, strong. history interest ) WELL ,h great he opi ed often , rm that d by it. g in the nd then portant )se from 1 every ;hat the rule of affairs ? g mea- people, Siich WADE, victions or how way, if , if they ream of passes, will be are not a state of the ho have ;rgy un -ed their very act their ;ked for that the , can be 7 battle is bated brought to the oh men ,t times, courtly cuss the am. It ougresz. States if down to 3ountry. 3ud that ;hat pre derived roue the WILSON murring MAsoNt s he had iese gen with an L to what nd Con :ill at all attract quire so st in the listorian Led men• 3 North :oafused re cool' will 10 l on the mina in 3 history erected sman ll po VI ert )nwealth so deep easier W .tter, but mass 10 to every Gre at t, and if • the high 'or alloW s ive clear' nitted t° scarceli portallacet ffith the to be do l;e L e Weak, t 0 t the OP:, like th e aeys. 51/3 , 1 rin cOvg e , -- off tho the integ t i and M us a think ~ rAiveesonrogn means o _ _ _- ' 0 , Dino' k rt lace, ra'j a ESCII - re of Vlllll‘ bet - Gam lb ;ley fl i t: t o o f the ri ce ; ' rs, a g sa t , w (1.-, rood, '1°1)11 are, 14°Wi5 onel BSr. Portino; all, sse nci SO" 13,a -paore,sa 10°1: No 11 f ' OO Ol 41 %IUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1859), H. RUSSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LONDON, ADVANCES MONEY upon personal security, Bills of Sale, Free hold or Leasehold Property, for one, two, or three years, repay able weekly, monthly, or quarterly Bills promptly discounted. Forms free on receipt of stamped envelope. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary TEETH PAINLESSLY STOPPED, w ith 1 permanent enamel cement of the exact natural colour, guaranteed not to turn black or make the teeth look unsightly. Ma. WEBB, DENTIST, 27, NEW BOND-STREET, Many years with Mr. ESICELL, of 8, Grosvenor-street Bond-street. VrANFIELIYS 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 lisisows and Monings ever shipped from China, from 2s. 6d. upwards. Family Tea, 25.; in half-chests, ls : 10d. T ea for the. million, Is. ld. Price Lists post free on application at 9, Gr ea t' St. Helen's Church-yard, Bishopsgate-street. „pRICE'S NEW PATENT NIGHT LIGHTS,” for burning in the wide glasses are the very best Night Lights made. "PR ICE'S CHIL DS' NIGH T L IGHT S," are excellent, and burn without a glass. Order of any dealer. B ETTS'S CAPSULE PATENTS.—To prevent infringements, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that BETTS'S name i s on every C apsu l e h e ma k es for the principal merchants of England and France, thus enabling vendor, purchaser, and consumer not only to identify the genuineness of the capsule, but likewise the contents of the vessel to which it is applied. The Lord Chancellor, in his judgment on the Bth inst., said— "That the Capsules are not used merely for the purpose of ornament, but that they are servicable in protecting the Beer from injury and insuring its genuineness." -Feb. 20, 1868. Manufactories, 1, Wharf-road, City-road, London ; and Bordeaux, France. DR. SCOTT'S LIVER and BILIOUS PILLS.—A NEVER-FAILING REMEDY.—Pre pared without any metsurial 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, 6, King William-street, Charing-cross, London, and by most uggists„ in boxes, Is. lid., and three times the quantity iu 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. 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 20s. Per roam. 8. a. Fine Cream Laid Note: a cheap paper 3 0 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. Gd., 12s. 6d., and 14 0 Outsides Foolscap, thick hand-made Letter Paper for scribbling Tinted Lined Note . p fi l a v in e , q 4. ui s r ; c B ru i l s e . d od di ., t o to r 4 5 6 6 per 1,000 Superfine Cream or Blue Envelopes 4s. Gd., 58. 61, 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) reduced to ls. 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. (NE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE ORPHAN CHILDREN are being maintained in the ROYAL ALBERT ORPHAN ASYLUM, at the moderato rate of £25 per annum each. Funds greatly needed. CHARLES A. WALKER, Secretary. Office, 98, Cheapside, London, EX, 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. 91 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing 370 children. £l5 will keep a boy or girl for one year. Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank, 214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury, KC.; and by WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary. No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields. 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 13, Camden-street, Camden- Newington. town. Maize-hill Cottage, Green -205, Great Portland-street. wich. For Young Girls in Danger. 27, Church-row, Hampstead. 9, Henstridge-villas, St. John's-wood. St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-hilL Country Home—St. James's-street, Dover. Temporary Home-85, Queen-street, Cheapside, The home at Great Portland-street is for young fallen girls from 10 to 16. The committee aie deeply anxious to open another house for this pitiable class. The Society admitted to its homes last year 687 young women and girls. It was compelled to refuse 524 appli cant; whose histories are recorded in the applicant's book. In addition to the above-named homes, the Committee have under their charge three homes for servants of good character, in which are admitted about 1,000 friendless servants annually . . The Society's Report(of which a contributor writes, "I never read a report of any charitable institution which so entirely commended itself to my mind and awoke my sympathy") . may be had on application. The Society is under the presidency of the Earl of Shaftesbury. Its bankers are Messrs. Barclay and Co The Committee very earnestly commend its work to the benevolent. • DANL. COOPER. Sec.- 85, Queen-street Cheapside. 1/oY in A t L he F i REE di G vicinity of e r G a r y e ' a s t -itt . r t o h ad, hallway Terminus, King's Cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious MAJESTY the QUE EN . Vico-Patron— His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, R.G. President-LHis Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCII, K.G. This Hospital, f oun d e d i u th e 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 largo number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged be tween 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of containing several hundred more beds had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown, Hansom, and Co., Abchurch-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co.; Glyn and Co,; Herries and Co.; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Deacon, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; and at the klospital, from 10 tills. .NEIVSMVJER TREATMENT OF VQ, . 1:9 • el-4* . "1:-• • • r. Markham, one of the . inspec ita ,, „ft,. - 4) law Board, has held a protracted inve l• Ar.o. - . sa' Poplar Workhouse, relative to a charge o gl ocri t o t , _ ( t. _ \ _ Pre • ferred against tr' 4lt- .4 t; 1 " , i sik ' 40, ,edi , • ?... • eg. 31a 7 4',4 4 14 _ . 7 , .; In - EL - Dr. Henry Stanley Gale, one of the ,ical officers of that district. It appeared that on Wednesday, January 15, a painter, named George Liddle, got an order from the relieving officer of Poplar for medical attendance on his wife, Caroline Liddle, who M s.ie;a n d Stocker, prescribed her. of age, N w No o e n n e t had th en b een i ll for two days. The man took the order to D r . G a l e ' s surgery, and that gentleman's to assist os ee a n r 1. 4. dCharlesd attended the woman again till the following Saturday,' when another assistant, also unqualified, but 23 years of age, saw her and prescribed for her. On the following Tuesday the woman died, Dr. Gale not having seen her at all. Mr. Stocker had treated the deceased for dyspepsia, and Mr. Moore, the other assistant, treated her for bile. An inquest was held, and Dr. J. Edinuuds proved that the real malady was strangulated hernia, and that an operation would have saved the woman's life. Evidence in support of the above facts having been given, Dr. Bain deposed that Dr. Gale's district was so large that it was impossible for him to do all the work himself. Since Dr. Gale had been suspended witness had the district to manage, and he found the number of cases so large that he had to employ four assistants. Dr. H. Stanley Gale deposed that he did not visit the deceased woman, for after his assistants' reports he did not consider it an urgent case. If any one had told him that the deceased was very ill, he would not have refused to attend. A Mrs. Puttick called, but he did not see her. He understood from Mr. Moore that she had called about medicine. In reply to questions, Dr. Gale stated that he had 400 cases a day to attend to, and that he saw 20 per cent. of them himself. The deceased died from hernia and peritonitis. His salary was £lO5 a year ; but with the " extras " he received £384 last year, and £84125. for an assistant. He had to find the medicine for his patients, but the guardians provided cod-liver oil and quinine. The commissioner said it was desirable that the public should know that such allowances were made in addition - lb Dr. - Gitle'r - s - "salary., The inquiry was -then declared closed, the commissioner stating that the result . would be made known in the usual way. . PRICE 4d. STAMPED sd. near as ti'ley could get to it with safety. At eight in the nr gi o u r i u n d g wthheieh bas been Union-jack a w as a i s g hoisted uel b y the iin the a u . • the Europ ean settlement, and the ships w 1 with mast-head flags, flying the jp r u t p h lo u t riti of ea fut serial en s i gn —a rel ball on a white ground—at d a r e e post of hono ur , th e ma i n . At noon ra e oi nde— t ai . h t a ll th e s hip s fir t , I a royal salute, and this was the whole ceremoLial: ; but it may well be doubted if such a numerors war-fleet will ever again be assem bled in the wavers of Hiogo. Later in the day steamers arrived from Nagasaki and Yokohama with men of all nations oa board, and stores, or 4 , go-downs" as they are called in the far east, will doubtless rapidly spri ig into being. The weather has been generally fine. with an average tempera ture of 52 degrees Fahrenheit during the day. The nights are, of courso, much colder, and to-day the tops of the well-wooded hills for the first time this winter are white ael with patches of snow. There is game, but not much of it, in the imme diate neighbourhood of Hiogo. Nevertheless, pheasants and woodcoeim are sufficiently 'abundant to attract many shooting parties from the officers of the fleet. For the last three weeks these gen tlemen have been permitted to land as, they please, and not the faintest indication of ill-feeling on the part of the native population has ever been observed. On the contrary, the right hand of fellowship has nowherelaceiunore unmistakably proffered than by the trading and lower classes of Hiogo; who seem rejoiced to welcome the stranger. What their rulers the daimios think is another matter. Admiral Keppel has thought it prudent for the present not to allow the blue-jaokets to go on shore, but they have leave to visit their friends who may be serving in other ships. One is half inclined to wonder that neither the Russians nor the Dutch considered the opening of these ports of sufficient importance to demand the presence of a man-of-war. And yet perhaps they were right. A London or Liverpool merchant hear ing of the opening up of a new country is apt at once to suppose that he will find for his goods a new market there. But really it is difficult for any one who knows these Japanese to believe that any trading of much consequence will be carried on with them, at any rate for a long time to come. A few articles of luxe for the very upper classes, with which, by the way, the markets out here have been literally deluged lately, are all we can expect to sell them. All the things of every day use and consumption they make cheaper and very often better than we do. No doubt some day, when the enormous mineral wealth of the country is developed by the employ- ment of European skill and capital, Japan may be come of the very last importance to us. But that will hardly be in this generation. •At present a few bales of silk, a few loads of timber, and certain bronze and china curiosities are about all she is likely to give us. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WINDSOR STEEPLECHASES-THURSDAY. The Military Steeplechase of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for horses the property of officers of the army ; winning penalties ; to be ridden by officers ; winner to be sold for £lOO. About three miles. Mr. Medhurst's Kingfisher, by Kingfisher (h b), aged, list (Mr. Pritchard) 1 Colonel Knox's Stiff, aged, 11st 71b (Owner) 2 The following also ran :—Quicksilver, The Vet, and Martin. Betting —7 to 4 on Stiff, sto 1 agst Kingfisher, and 6 ,o 1 agst any other. Won by twenty lengths. The Borough Members' Plate of 5 sovs each, with 50 added winners extra. About two miles. 17 subs. Colonel Knox's Foxholes, by Fugleman—Ammonia, yrs, lOst 121 b (W. Reeves) 1 Mr. Green's Violet (h.b.), aged, lOst 131 b (Elphick) 2 Mr. Clifford's Vindicator, aged, lOst 81b (Mr. Clifford, juu) 3 Horace 'Walpole and Little Peevish also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Vindicator, 5 to 2 agst ITorace Walpole, 4 to 1 (at first 6 to 4) agst Foxholes, and 6 to 1 agst Violet. Won by four length. The Guards' Cup of 5 sovs. each, with a piece of plate added, for hunters the property of Guards officers ; weight for age. About three miles. 9 subs. Lord C. liar's Souplo Sandy, 5 yrs, 12st (rapt. flarford) 1 Mr. Hope-Johnstono's Joe Baxter, 6 yrs, 12st Glb (0 wner) 2 Watford and Tho Begum also ran. Betting-2 to lon Souple Sandy, sto 1 agst Joe Baxter Bto 1 agst any other. Won by three lengths. Selling Steeplechase of 5 soy; with 50 added ; weight for age ; selling allowances. About two miles. 6 subs. Mr. G. Gilks's Bandoline, aged (.£80), list 10113 (T. Ablett) 1 Mr. Godfrey's Ganymede, aged (.£80), list 10:b(B. Land) 2 Mr. W. Bullock's Capability (late Acolyte), aged (.£150) 12st 71b _ _ THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1868-. C9MPAGNIE GENERALE TRANS ATLAS TIQUE, 8, Place Vendome, Paris. NEW YORK, via HAVRE and BREST. The undermentioned Steamers will sail every 14 days, as fol lows:— NAPOLEO ,7 II Paddle 'VILLE DE PARIS Screw PEREIRE Screw ST. LAURENT Screw EUROPE Paddle RATES OF PASSAGE. 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Important Caution. —Beware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, without authority, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached in tins at ls. 10.; 1 lb., 2s 9d. ; 2 lbs., 4s. 6d,; 5 lbs. 11s.; 12 lbs., 225.; 24 lbs., 405.— BARRY Du BARRY and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London; also Fortnum and Mason, 182, Piccadilly ; and at 61, Graceehurch-street; 4, Cheapside; 63, 150, and 228, Oztord:otroot no Pond; X ll groom Ana claqsgto. . _ THE LA7E LORD WENSLEYDALE. The death of Lord Wensleydale on Tuesday last, in his 86th year, severed one of the few remaining links between the last and the present century. Contemporary of Campbell, St. Leonards, Lushing ton, and Pollock, and but a few years junior to Lyndhurst and Broughatn, he belonged to a still older school of legal thought, and represented a type which now becomes extinct. Like so many of our greatest lawyers, 113 was born (on the 22d March, 1782) in the north of England, and e lucated in one of those north country grammar schOols from which Cambridge has derived her very sturdiest mathe maticiacs. In October, 1799, he entered Trinity College as a pensioner, but was elected Scholar in the next year, and in 1803 gained the double honour, which few have since rivalled, of the fifth place, among the Wranglers and the Senior Chancellor's Medal. In 1801 he became Fellow of Trinity, and soon afterwards commenced reading for the Bar, a profession for which his remarkable industry and rare subtlety of intellect peculiarly fitted him. lie was not, however, called to the Bar until the year 1813, but in the meantime he had acluired a con siderable practice below the Bar as a pleader, and retained to the very last that partiality for prece dent and form to which the interests of justice were too often sacrificed in the good old days of " special demurrer." _ Four years later he married, and after 15 years' experience on the Northern Cir — cuit, but without attaining the dignity of a silk gown, suc ceeded Mr. Justice Holroyd as a Puisne Judge in the "Court of Queen's Bench, over which Lord Ten terden then presided. From this period until Jan., 1856, he was a distinguished member of the Judicial Bench, being transferred in 1831 to the Court of Exchequer, ;here he sat, as Baron Parke, for no less than 22 years. It was often said, indeed, that Baron Parke ruled the Exchequer, and it is certain that its decisions were influenced, if not coloured, by an habitual deference to his authority, always on the side of adherence to the letter, even where it conflicted with the spirit, of the law. We can well imagine the disgust which the sweeping in novations and vernacular phraseology of the Com mon Law Procedure Acts, passed in 1852 and 1854, must have inspired in a mind so constituted ; nor did he long retain his seat upon the Bench after they had transformed the whole system of pleading and practice. At the beginning of 1856 Lord Palmerston conferred upon him the celebrated life peerage, which is likely to be associated with his name when the memory of his long judicial career and profound learning shall have faded into obscurity. It is but twelve years since this great constitu- tional question was raised and discussed with great ability, yet of those who took a leading part in hose famous debates how few are still to be found in their places ! Lord Lyndhurst, who, though past four-score, was the real hero of the day, passed away from among us four years ago ; Lord Camp bell, who on this occasion sided with the Conserva tive Peers, had preceded him two years before to the grave ; Lord Brougham survives, but with shattered powers, after a life of activity unpi ece dented for its duration in n:odern tittles ; Lord Derby, by far the youngest among the prominent opponents of the bill, has just been compelled by failing health to resign office. The import ance of the principle at stake was not unworthy of the interest which it excited. Lord Wensleydale had no sons, and known to be far advanced in years. Nothing, therefore, was to be gained by limiting his peerage by patent to the term of his natural life but the creation of a precedent vitally affecting the constitution of the House of Lords. The real con troversy was felt, and justly felt, to be, not between the prerogative of the Crown and the privileges of the Upper House, but rather between an official and an hereditary peerage. This is not the place to revive the argument upon its merits, but no one can blame the spirit of the House of Lords, what ever may be thought of their policy, in resisting a claim which threatened ultimately to place their in dependence at the mercy of the House of Commons. The result was, as is well known, that a new patent was granted, under which Baron Parke, instead of taking his seat as Baron Wensleydale, of IVensley dale, for life, took the tide of Baron Wensleydale, of Walton, in Yorkshire, with the remainder to himself and his issue male. As he died without such issue, the barony is now extinct. The appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords, which it was the professed object of his elevation to strengthen, has since been reinforced by Lord Westbury, Lord Cairns, and Lord Romilly. His mature and penetrating judgment, however, will be sensibly missed there, as well as at the Privy Coun cil, of which he was a member for 35 years. A Liberal in politics, he never took a conspicuous share in political movements, and seldom made a speech on any but legal questions in the House of Lords. It is, perhaps, more remarkable, in an age when authorship is the foible of public men, that he never wrote a book even upon a legal subject, or edited a single volume of Law Reports. On the other hand, the scholarship of his earlier years ripened into a higher culture in his old age, while the geniality of disposition which had made him a favourite with the Bar never failed to characterise his manner in private society. If he cannot be numbered among the brightest luminaries of Eng lish law, he at least earned and maintained for half a century the respect of his profession, and leaves behind him a spotless reputation. TRADE WITH JAPAN. (From a Correspondent of the Times.) HIOGO, Jan. 2. Yesterday the ports of Hiogo and Osaka were formally openedto European traffic. This ceremony ought to have taken place long ago, but on one pretext or another the Japanese authorities have hitherto successfully opposed it. Now, however, all restrictions are removed, and all the advan tages—real or supposed—resulting therefrom are only waiting for enterprising speculators to gather them. Osaka, one of the five imperial cities, is situated in Niphon, on the banks of the river Jodogawa, at the north-eastern extremity of the inlarid sea. No vessels larger than barges can approach within two miles of it. It is intersected by canals cut from the river deep enough to be navigable by small boats, which bring the goods to the merchants' doors. Upwards of 100 wooden bridges, many extraordi narily beautiful, span these channels. The town is certainly the most important commercial entrepot in the empire. It abounds in manufactures of every kind, and is also the resort of rich people from all parts of the country, who are attracted by the num ber of theatres and other diversions which have made some writers call Osaka the Paris of Japan. It is also celebrated as being the place where the best saki is brewed. This, the only intoxicating liquor made in Japan, is sent to all parts of the empire, much as Burton ale is with us. It is very superior to the samshu of the Chinese, but latterly many of the Princes have taken to bitter beer and cham pagne, so we may reasonably entertain hopes of their ultimate civilisation. Iliogo, also a large and important city on the sea coast, about 18 miles from Osaka, possesses the inestimable advantage of good and secure anchorage for ships of any size and in any number at a short distance from the shore. It is built on a plain be tween the sea and the mountains, which from a sheltering background to it, as Monreale does to Palermo. Yesterday there were present the line of-battle ship Rodney, bearing the flag of Vice- Admiral Sir H. Keppel, Commander-in-Chief ; Ocean (ironclad), Basilisk, Rinaldo, Cormorant, Sylvia, Serpent, Salamis, Adventure, Manilla, and Snap, four American sloops of war, and one Japa nese frigate. The ships Rattler, Laplace, and Shenandoah represent English, French, and Ameri can interests respectively at Osaka, or rather as snintg Further extension of time to the 10th day of March for receiving Subscriptions for the Five Pound Shares, - - NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That, in consequence of the Post ponement of the Resolutions for creating the New Preferential Shares in this Company, the Directors have decided to EXTEND the TIME for RECEIVING APPLICATIONS for the REMAIN ING SHARES to TUESDAY, the 10th day of March, 1868. Upwards of eight hundred and thirty thousand pounds worth of this capital has now been applied for. Another meeting will shortly be called to sanction this new issue of shares. By order. GEORGE SAWIRD, Secretary and General Superintendent, 12, St. Helen's-place, Feb. 25, 1868. NORTH BRITISH AND I\I•I§RCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, - That the ANNUAL GENE RAL MEETING of the Proprietors will be held at the Com pany's Office, 61, Prince's-street, Edinburgh, on MONDAY, the 2nd day of March next, at Two o'clock p.m., in terms of the Charter and Act of Parliament. In accordance with the r.:so lution of the last general meeting of the Company, the meeting will not proceed to the transaction of any business until a reso lution for its adjournment has been moved; and, if the same be carried, the meeting will stand adjoiuned until Tuesday, the 21th day of March, at the same time and place. The Transfer Books will be Closed from Monday, the 17th inst., to Monday, the 2nd March, inclusive. —By order. F. W. LANCE, Secretary. 61, Threttdneedle-street, E. 0.; Feb. 13, 1868. OYAL INSURANCE CONIPANY, .1.11) Lombard-street, London, and North John-street, Liverpool. CAPITAL, £2,000,000. LIFE BONUSES hitherto among the largest ever de• Glared by any Office. SPECIAL NOTICE.—AII new participating Life Assur ances now effected will share in an INCREASED propor tion of the Profits, in accordance with the Resolution '3l last Annual Meeting. FIRE. Moderate Premiums. ANNUAL INCOME nearly £BOO,OOO. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTONE, Secretary in London. BUNFIILL FIELDS BURIAL GROUND. THE COMMITTEE OF THE CORPORATION OF LONDON, charged with the execution of the Act 30 and 31 Vic., cap. 38, intituled "An Act for the Preserva tion of Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, in the County of Middlesex, as an open space, and for other purposes relating thereto ;" hereby gives Notice to the relatives and friends of those who have been interred in the said Burial Ground that they are about to proceed, at an early date, with so much of the said act as directs that the said ground shall be laid out with ornamental and other walks in order to its being used and enjoyed as an open space, accessible to the public. _ _ The Committee, before proceeding to lay out the walks, invite all parties who may bo interested, to visit th e Burial Ground for the purpose of recognising and iden tifying the Graves, Tombs, and Vaults in which their re latives or friends may be interred. Persons desirous to visit the ground will be permitted to do so, free of charge, upon application to the Keeper between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 o'clock p.m. Any communications on tho subject should be addressed to the Bunbill Fields Committee, at the Town Clerk's Office, Guildhall. WOODTHORPE. CONTRACTS FOR COCOA, TOBACCO, AND WINE CONTRACT DEPARTMENT, ADMIRALTY, Somerset House, 17th February, 1868. THE COMMISSIONERS for RXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE LAND do hereby Give Notice, that on MONDAY, the 2d March next, at Twelve o'clock at noon, they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to CON TRAOT for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores, at. Deptford, the undermentioned articles, viz.:— _ _ To be ten- Quantities. dered for at Rates. COCOA 400,000 lb. TOBACCO WHITE WINE 2,000 Gals. per Gallon. When to be Delivered.—One half of each quantity in thkee weeks from date of Contract, and the remainder thereof in three weeks afterwards, or earlier if preferred by the party tendering. Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of the articles. - Separate Tenders are to be made for each article. Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the Tenders are opened, of contracting either for the whole, or for such part thereof only as they may deem fit, or for a greater quantity, or of not contracting for any, and also an unlimited power of selection in accepting the Tenders. The Cocoa, Tobacco, and Wine to be exempted from the Customs' duties, and rarties tendering are to state where they are lying. Each Tender for Cocoa must specify the mark and land ing number of each cask or package, the ship in which im ported, and the country or place of their growth or pro duce, and an average sample (not less than 21b. for each import mark) must be produced by the parties tendering, and not an average of different marks or several imports, and any p arce l t h at is found not to be of the same mark or the officers. average q ua lit y as the samples tendered and accepted, w ill be reject e d b y Each Tender for Tobacco must specify the several trade marks and numbers, and the countries or places of its growth or produce, and a fresh-drawn dock Sample of each cask or package must be produced by the parties ten dering ; and any cask or package that is found not be of the same mark, number, or quality as the sample tendered and accepted, will be rejected by the officers. Samples of the Wine (two pints) for each import mark must be produced by th e p ar ti es tendering. No Tenders will b e received unless made in accordance with the above denomination of quantities and rates; and Contractors in claiming payment for articles supplied are to make out their invoices in accordance therewith, both as to quantities and rates. No Tender will be received unless made on the Printed Form provided for the purpose, which may be obtained on application in the Lobby of the Department of the Con troller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House, whore the conditions of the Contracts may be seen. No Tender will be received after Twelve o'clock at noon on the day of treaty, and it will not be require 1 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 Socrestaryof the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words, " Tender for ;" and m us t a l so b e d e li vere d a t the Department of the Controller of Victualling, Admiralty, Somerset House. By order, ANTONIO BRADY, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. CONTRACTS FOR FRESH BEEF, MUTTON, BREAD, VEGETABLES, Ac., FOR THE ROYAL MARINE IN FIRMARIES AT WOOLWICH AND CHATHAM. Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, 17th February, 1868. THE COMMISSIONERS f or execut i ng t h e Office of Lord High Admiral of the United King dcm of Great Britain and Ireland do hereby Give Notice that on THURSDAY, sth March next, at Half-past One o'clock, they will be ready, at the Office of the Director- General of the Medical Department of the Navy, Somerset House, in London, to treat with such persons as may be willing to CONTRACT for the SUPPLY of all such quantities of all or any of the following ARTICLES as shall from time to time be required for the use of either one or both of the Royal Marine Infirmaries at Woolwich and Chatham, from the first day of April next to the 31st day of March, 1869, viz.:— BEEF and MUTTON, BREAD, MILK, Samples of the Soap, together with the Conhidnaigttihotaonmst.ho the Contracts, may be seen at the Office of the Director- General ru rveyoor fatthtehel nfi r maries Me dical Depa a rtm t w en o t, ol o w r ie b h y a a n p d pl e y 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 Medical Department, w A i d e m h i a m u l d ty c , S ha o t m h e a r m. set House, and to the Purveyors atW oo l- No Tender will be received after Half-past One o'clock 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 his proposed sureties in writing. Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left hand corner the words " Tender for ," and must also be delivered at the Medical Department, Somerset House, accompanied by a letter, signed by a responsible person, engaging to become bound with the person tendering in the sum of £lOO for the due performance of the Contracts for Beef and Mutton, for Bread and for Vegetables, and in the sum of £5O for each of the other Contracts, SOAP, YELLOW VEGETABLES. , --•- By order, ANTONIO BRADY, Registrar of Contracts and Public Securities. FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON F ftIMAL ta PREVENTIVE and REFORMATORY IN STITIITION. _ President —Rev. CANON DALE. CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1868 are oar nestly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Bosan quet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard-street, E.C.; Francis Nicholls Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, E.C. E. W. THOMAS, Sec., 200, Euston-road, N.W. NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common, Richmond, Surrey. Founded 1849. Enlarged 1861 Under the patronage of H.R.H. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, K.G., ,whereby a home has been afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan Girls of all ages, classes, and denominations, from all parts of the kingdom. The object of the Charity is to give orphan girls a plain Eng lish education, and practical instruction in the kitchen, hou se , and laundry, to fit them for domestic service; and, if not other wise provided for when they attain 15 years of age, to obtain suitable situations for them. . _ _ The Committee earnestly appeal for support. The Charity is entirely sustained by donations and subscriptions. HENRY KINGSCOTE, Treasurer] W. a WAINICK, Secretary. NCO ! 121, FAdl will, PM Serious Case add Love-in-a-Mist also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst Bandoline, 2to 1 agst Ganymede, 4 to 1 agst Capability, 10 to 1 agst any other. Won by a length. The Castle Steeplechase Plate of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; winners extra. About three miles. 18 subs. Mr. Ellison's The Guide, by Knight of Avenue—Allow Me's dam, 6 yrs, lOst 121 b (Maltby) 1 Mr. E. Dayer's notice, 6 yrs, list 31b (Potter) 2 Mr. W. Smith's Nabocklish, aged, 10st (Capt. Harford) 8 The following also ran:—Hopvine, Arlescott, Vindica tor, agst The Guid e , 5 t o 2 ag st Lidice, 5 to 1 a 6to 1 ag s t H opv i ne. W on by th ree lengths. Betting-7 and ti o g Blue 7 to Nabocklish, Eyes. 4 DERBY SPRING MEETING. -THURSDAY. Tho Innkeepers' Plate of 25 says, for all ages ; winners extra. Four furlongs. Mr. G. AngelPs Retirement, by Buccaneer—Recluse, 3 yrs, Gat 5113 The Harrington Stakes of 50 so fS, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sous each, for 2-yr-olds: colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b; winners extra. Half a mile, straight. 25 subs. • Sir C. Rushout's Hilda, by Prime Minister—Ethel, 9st (inc. 71b extra) (J. Adams) 1 Count Lagrange's Amadou, Bst 71b.. (Grimshaw) 2 Mr. T. Parr's Musk, Bst 101 b (C. Grey) 3 - - -- The following also ran : —Woodbine, Clotildo filly, and Blight Eye. Betting-6 to 5 agst Hilda, 100 to 45 agst Amadou, 5 to, 1 agst Clotilde, 20 to 1 agst Bright Eye. Won by threo lengths. The All-Aged Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added; weight for ago, with certain allowances ; winner to be sold for 50 sovs. Half a mile. 5 subs. Capt. Machell's Delium, by Newminster—Media Noce, 4 yrs, 9st 91b (Cannon) 1 Mr. Fletcher's Moses, 3 yrs, 9st (Parry) 2 Mr. Hodgman's Vance, 2 yrs, 6st 111 b.. (Quince) 3 Carolina and Buckenham's dam filly also ran. Betting—Even on Vance, 100 to 30 agst Dolium, 4 to 1 agst the Buckenham's dam filly. Won by a length. The Doncaster Stakes of 40 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, for half-bred hunters; winners extra. Once round and a distance, nearly one mile and a half. 6 subs. Mr. Cook's Triplet, by Ben Webster—Petra, 3 yrs, Os t 71b (If. Taylor 1 Mr. J. Jenkinson's Clara 3 yrs, 9st 71b (Grimshaw) ) 2 Mr. Stamford's Fly, aged, 12st 101 b (Owner) Mr. J. Houghton's Moll in the Wad, 5 yrs, 12st 71b (Pier) 4 Betting-6 to 4on Triplet, 2to 1 agst Clara, 10 to 1 agst Moll in the Wad. The Great Midland Steeplechase (handicap) of 100 sous. added to a Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 3 only (to the fund) if declared to Messrs. Weatherby only on Feb. 11, by 12 noon ; winners of a steeplechase after Feb. 5, at 1 p.m., once 81b, twice or more 121 b extra ; the second to save his stake. About three miles and a half, twice over the Nook. 30 subs. Mr. E. Green's The Nun, by Fly-by-Night—The Nun, aged, 12st 41b (inc. 81b extra) (Wheeler) 1 Mr, J. White's Risk , 6 y rs, list llb (J. Knott) 2 Mr. Wellfit's Greenland, aged, list 101 b (Mr. A. Goodman) 3 Bett i ng —Even on The Nun, 2 to 1 agst Greenland, 4 t o length.nb s y o h y tt a lf e a fteh, with 50 added ; wi nners A 1 'llgsutrdill'eskli Wo aceof 5 extra. Two miles, over eight flights of hurdles. Mr. E. 13rayley's Donna, by Master B • agot—Violante, 4 yrs, 10,t ...........(J. Page) w.o. Orne was struck out at 1.30 p.m. on the day of the race. BETTING ON TIIE COURSE. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 9 agst Daisy (taken) 100 to 9 agst The Lamb (taken) 100 to 8 agst Chimney Sweep (taken) 100 to 7 agst Moose (taken) 100 to 7 agst Tuseulanum (taken) 1000 to 15 agst The Nun (taken) BANKERS' RETURNS.—A supplement to the London Gazette was published last evening, containing a copy of the bankers' returns made to the Inland Revenue-office in pursuance of Act of Parliament. The return comprises the name, residence, and occupation of the ehareholdors of he 'Tarim joint-Mock kaulo. • THE SCHOOLS INQUIRY comn-ssrojv. In a day or two a most elaborate report is to be pre• seated to Parliament. Three years ago a Royal Commis sion was issued, to inquire into the provisions for the education of the English middle class ; the labours of that commission are now at an end, and the result is about tO appear. The report consists of twenty volumes, and contains a vast mass of information. The changes which the commissioners propose are so many, and in same cases so complex, that we can indicate only in the most general fashion even those that stand out most boldly. The commissioners suggest [that the schools should be divided into three grades—the first for boys who remain until the age of 18, the second for those who leave at 16, the third for those whose educa tion is to end at 14. A first-grade school would teach Greek as well as Latin ; a second would omit Greek ; a third would leave out both Greek and Latin. For the sake of convenience, the country would be divided into districts, which might be the same as the eleven divi sions of the Registrar-General. Each of these divisions would have a certain number of schools, proportioned to the population and to other local circumstances. A town or parish might be allowed, although not forced, to rate itself for the building and maintenance of schools, and for the education of meritorious boys chosen from the elementary classes of the parish or the town ; but the rates would be burdened for no other purpose, and the general expenses of teaching would have to come either from endowments or from fees. In order that those funds might do as much good as possible, they would all undergo the scrutiny of the Charity Commissioners, and be diverted to such pur poses as Parliament might deem expedient. Parlia ment is also recommended to declare that charities of certain kinds shall be convertible to purposes of educa tion, and that the black list shall include endowments bequeathed for doles in money or kind, for apprentice ship and advancement in life, for marriage portions, for the redemption of prisoners and captives, and for objects which have altogether failed. The authors of the report also suggest that the Charity Commissioners should be empowered to examine all those funds and to say whether each bequest was useful or not ; that a provincial authority should prepare a scheme for the appropriation of any particular charity to educational purposes ; that the scheme should go before the Charity Commissioners for approval ; and that it should then be submitted to Parliament. Thus a large sum would be made available. In no case, however, would the commissioners institute frCe schools for the middle classes ; such schools they hold to be most mischievous. A long series of suggestions are next made for improving the educational machinery ; and, among other changes, the masterships of such endowed schools as are not denominational would no longer be con fined to clergymen, but would be thrown open to the most competent teachers. We have given only a few of the leading facts and proposals, but the whole report merits attentive study ; and never has Parliament received more ample materials on which to base its judgment respecting one of the greatest questions that is about to engage its atte^tion. THE AILIII/ ESTIMATES The army estimates were issued yesterday. They pre _ sent a total of £15,455,400, and this is an increase of £203,200 over the sum voted last year. The following are the charges under their respective heads, with the increase or decrease on the sum voted last year in each case : General Staff and Regimental Pay, allowances and charges, £5,749,200 ; decrease, £90,250. Commissariat Establishment, services, and movement of troops, £1,292,500; increase, £2,500. Clothing Establishments, services, and supplies. £496,900 ; decrease, £73,100. Barrack Establishments, services, and supplies, £706,300; increase, £60,300. Divine Service, £12,800 ; increase, £BOO. Administration of Martial Law, £23,000 ; increase, 22,000. Hospital Establishment, services, and supplies, £380,003; increase, £103,200. Militia and Inspection of Reserve Forces, £985,000; increase, £81,950. Yeomanry Cavalry, £BB,OOO ; same as last year. Volunteer Corps, £385,100 ; increase, £24,100. Enrolled Pensioners and Army Reserved Fund, £6lOO ; decrease, £3,400. Military Store Departments, £1,401,400 ; decrease, £64,100. Works, Buildings, and Repairs, £968,400 ; increase, 2125,000. Establishments for Military Education, £169,300 ; in crease, £4,300. Surveys of the United Kingdom, £118,300 ; increase, 230,300. Miscellaneous Services, £142,700 ; decrease, £6,500. Administration of the Army, £224,600 ; increase, £6OO. NON-EFFECTIVE SERVICES. Rewards for Distinguished Services, £2G,700 ; increase, £OOO. Pay of General Officers, £72,000 ; same as last year. Full Pay of Reduced and Retired Officers, and Half pay, £470,000 ; increase, £B,OOO. Widows' Pensions, £157,000 ; decrease, £1,600. Pensions for Wounds, £23,800 ; decrease, £1,400. Chelsea and Kilmainharn Hospitals (in pensions), £33,600; decrease £ 2 , 200 . Out pensions, £1,184,600 ; decrease, 22,200. Superannuation Allowances, £135,200 ; decrease, .f.`,800. Militia, Yeomanry Cavalry, and Volunteer Corps, £20,700 ; decrease, £2,300. Total of the effective services, £ 13 ,331,000 ; non-effective, £2,124,400. Total of both services, £15,455,400, as against 215,252,200 last year. The number of men in the army is this year 136,650, a decrease of 595 from the number last year. There are now 880 native Indian troops on service in China, and these were not in the estimate for 1867. Our cavalry consists of 13,000 horses (exclusive of officers' horses.) Our army in India numbers 64,466 of all ranks, as against 65,292 last year. The estimates, which are dated War Office, February 13, are signed by Sir John , Pakington. The Brand testimonial dinner at Willis's Rooms, at which over 200 members of the Houses of Lords and Commons are likely to be present, will have for its chair man Mr. Gladstone. The day at present named is the ith March. Deplorable accounts continue to reach •Paris of the sufferings of the native inhabitants of Algeria, who are dying by thousands from famine. Owing to two years of unexampled drought, and an invasion of locusts un paralleled since the settlement of the French colony, the harvest has aim, s'. everywhere totally failed, and sufficient forage can by no means be procured for the maintenance of the cattle. The Liverpool coroner has held an inquest on the body of a lad named Elkin, between 14 and 15 years of age, who, in consequence of being sharply reproved by his father, had committed suicide by hanging. The youth's habits were fearfully immoral for one of his years, and he had several times suffered seriously in health in conse quence of his abandoned propensities. He had twice en listed for a soldier, and had been on both c .:asions bought off by his parents, Richard Bentley, Nev Burlington-street. Just published, price. ls. 61., by post is. B{l.,.the,Seeonfl Edition, with Ad lends, containing adiftional Facts and Gises, In illus trationof the nefarious proceelings of the Advertising Quaeks, 'REVELATIONS 431? QUACKS AND QUACKERY. By Pfrga s ECTOß. Reprinted from the "Medical Cireular.— London: 11. Stiller°, 219, Regent-street. 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