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",e4gists. Aceupon all subjects of the Toilet, AV IST w. LONDON HOSPITAL, Hammersmith, ti a jClev sti ar urgentl needed, and the Committee us t , f " of ar a lle o al rir t . he b e enevolent y to. assist them in carrying on T. ALEXANDER, Sec. and Sup • SAVOUR'S HOSPITAL Z i t ZTIR alreVg-teeriace, Upper Holloway, ay, N. This i ll s E ln F st U iti G di E on , to abandon lsi'— a life of sin, far ttlaitillose aZiltWtinkeecnomseeemothers, and eronZrilyde;E'EliDEl;. silk e , (lion of such. FUNDS are very ur6 Branch). 4 0 dou and South Western (Holloway HUGH R, GOUGH, Hon. Sec. THE. NEW AND POPULAR NOVELS Now ready at all the Libraries. CHECKMATE. By SHERIDAN LE FANU. " A very well written novel."—Examiner. MARTHA. By WILLIAM GILBERT. " One of the best of Mr. Gilbert's novels."—Spectator. RODERICK . By Author of " John Arnold." MY LITTLE LADY. 3 vols. " There is a great fascination about this work."—Times. TWO FAIR DAUGHTERS. By PERCY FITZGERALD. " A very attractive and enthralling tale."--Sun. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street 1871 EDITIONS OF DEBRETT'S WORKS of REFERENCE *of the ARISTOCRACY. They contain an immense amount of new information, changes, &c. Prices :—(1) DEBRETT'S ILLUSTRATED PEERAGE , an d (2) DEBRETT'S ILLUSTRATED BARONETAGE, with KNIGHT AGE, bound in cloth, gilt, 9s. each ; half-calf, 12s. ; cloth, bevelled boards, 10s. 6d.: or the two volumes bound as one, half-leather, gilt edges, 17s. 6d. Office, Dean and Sons, 65, Ludgate-hill, E.C. THE BRITISH CHURCHMAN FOR FEBRUARY IS NOW READY. CONTENTS.—Judith : A Tale of the Year One. Chap. XII. By C. G. C. Dunbar.—The Conquest of Universal Wealth, and its Distribution.—A Few Days' Journey in Norway. From Chris tiania to Bergen. By L. D. P.—" Jerusalem "—The Mother of us All. By J. P. L.—Great Britain and the War. German Duplicity, and False Excuses for it.—The Snowdrop.—Myreden : or, Friends and Friends. Chap. 1., ll.—Our Book Shelf.—Verdict, "Found Dead."—The Editor's Letter Box. Price Sixpence. W. T. KEITH, Red Lion Court, Fleet-street, London, E.C., And all Booksellers. T 1" ILLUSTRATED REVIEW: A CRITICAL JOURNAL. Published on the Tst and 15th of each Month. Price Threepence. No. 8 now ready. CONT: YTS : A Memoir and Portrait of John. REVIEWS (continued) : Ruskin, M.A. Lady Holland's Memoir of LEADING ARTICLES : Sydney Smith. Charles Kent's Poems. Benevolent Bargaining. W. Sawyer's Poems. The Law University. Spender's Fjord, Isle, and Tor. Martin Guerre, the Pretended Mrs. ' S. C. Hall's Midsummer Husband. Eve. A Wonderful Egg, Karl of the Locket. REVIEWS : Mistletoe Grange. W. Longman's Life and Times New Music. of Edward 111. The Magazines. Cowden Clarke's Riches of Literary Gossip. Chaucer. Book Announcements. *** All Letters for the Editor and Books for Review to be sent to Mr. S. R. Townshend Mayer, 25, Norfolk-street, Strand, W.C. No. 9, ready on February 15, will contain a Memoir and Portrait of the late Dean Alford, and Eight illustrations. • - London: Houlston and Sons, 65, Paternoster-row, B.C. NOW READY, CHARLES .K ENT's POEMS, ki THE FIRST COLLECTIVE ,groxioN. Handsomely bound in cloth,bevelled . bnards, Crown Octavo price Seven Shillings and Sixpence. "As a poet their author must live. lle has the sweetness of Wordsworth, the vigour of Southey, and the elegant versatility of Coleridge. ,lt is, however, as a poet of the affections that Mr. Rent chiefly excels. The longer and more ambitious poems exhibit extraordinary genius."—The New Monthly Magazine. - - - "As many of these compositions are already old acquaintances, we need only glance at the picturesque and appreciative de lineations of poets in their haunts, called 'Dreamland ; at the rich and finished transcript from nature, entitled Fructidor ;' at the chivalrous tone of the writer's mind and its sympathy with modern ideas, as evidenced in such poems as Lamartine in February ;' at his simple and genuine pathos, of which ' Amelia' is a type ; and at his sympathy with the animated pleasures of rural life, in evidende of which we may cite `The Morris Dancers.' Aletheia 'is the longest, and, on the whole, the noblest poem in the collection. It will be recurred to not only for its beauty of description, but for its pure and elevated philosophy. The reader will note not only the atmosphere in which the chief figure moves, but also the full and appropriate details which enrich the picture. The high and varied merits of the book ought to insure its popularity."—Athenaeum. "Mr. Charles Kent, the Editor of `The Sun,' ranks very high as a poet."--Publishers' Circular. -•--- - - • - "The versatility of style, and the fresh and vigorous writing in these poems, lend a charm which we seldom find in the poetry of the day."—Examiner. " Poems marked by grace, feeling, and strong love of nature, and a cultivated and genial spirit."—Daily News. " The poems which appear for the first time in this volume are not unworthy of the author's earlier productions."—Daily Telegraph. "Mr. Kent may not aspire to be classed among the Dii Majores ' of the poetic court, but assuredly he will take a very respectable position among the lesser divinities."—Standard. "There is much that is very beautiful in the poems before us—a collection of the thoughts, the emotions, the feelings of a whole lifetime."—Tablet. The "Rock" expresses its " cordial admiration for the genius and the taste of Mr. Kent as a poet of very considerable powers and culture," adding, " The real vigour of Mr. Kent's poetical spirit manifests itself chiefly in dealing with the feelings. He is equally at home in pathos and in terror, and in strains that go right to the heart and stir the emotions to the lowest depths.' "Mr. Charles Kent has long been known to wield a facile pen in writing poems of the class just indicated, and it is but fair to add that he takes high rank among the minor poets."— Echo. The "Westminster Review." while regretting it "cannot join in the chorus of praise, nor share . in the enthusiasm which has been raised over Mr. Kent's poems," adds that it " cannot, how ever, part with the book without expressing a word of praise for its generous tone and sympathies." "Heis a true poet, and his works will live." World. '—News of the "We have the pleasant task of welcoming, as a real addition to the ranks of our true poets, Mr. Kent. lie is something more than a mere versifier ; he is a real poet, and has proved it. Milton at Cripplegate '—an exquisite picture of the blind old poet discoursing sweet sounds upon the organ in solitary but resigned sadness—is a poem that ought to live. Such of our readers as care for the roll of Milton's own blank verse, for thoroughly poetic fancies, for delicate imagery, and fora high and pure tone of moral feeling, we must leave to ponder over this short poem for themselves."—London Figaro. " That very graceful poem which appeared in the ' Times' as a welcome to Longfellow, and which, from the initials, was attributed to the author of Hypatia, was written by Mr. Charles Kent, the Editor of `The Sun,' and was worthy of a priest of Phoebus Apollo."—Punch. " We find in the volume a luxuriant imagery, the fruit of a life-long study of nature. As for flowers !—Mr. Kent is as well up in them as Shakspere himself. Lastly, it recommends itself to us by its historical sympathies and views, and by the charm ing pictures of domestic life, with its affections and blessings, which it frequently affords us." —The Month. • • •-• = " When the ,goddess Flora appoints a poet laureate, it will certainly be Mr. Charles Kent. His poems absolutely glow with flowers in as vivid and delicate word-painting as ever depicted them. A poem of great stateliness and imaginative beauty, in which Mr. Kent vividly groups the more striking and poetical creations of Mythology, shows how their lustre, feebly illumin ing the light of the world, wanes before the radiant approach of the Spirit of Truth, Aletheia.' "—The Illustrated Review. CHAiwroN TUCKER, 21, Northumberland-street, Strand. WAYS AND MEANS. A Story of Life's Strug gles. By Airs. C. L. Balfour. 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The Directors are so confident of the success of the undertaking. established in a metropolis where more than 70,000 funerals are taking place every year, that they and their friendA have agreed to take up 400 shares of the Company ; and they appeal for sup port to the good sense of all classes of the community. • The Articles of Association and drawings of the hearses and mourning carriages (registered) can be seen at the Offices of the Company, where prospectuses and all further particulars can be obtained. EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY Empowered by Special Acts of Parliament. For Life Assurance, Annuities, and Guarantee of Fidelity in Situations of Trust. Chief Office-17, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. Annual Income, £300,000. Capital, subscribed by more than 1,600 Shareholders, nearly £BOO,OOO. DIRECTORS. CHAIRMAN—GeneraI Sir FREDERIC SMITH, KM., F.R.S. The Rev. A. Alston, D.D. R. M. Carter, Esq., M.P. E. Hamilton Anson, Esq. Edmund Heeley, Esq. A. R. Bristow, Esq. Reginald Read, Esq., M.D. This Society are now ISSUING COMPLETE LIFE POLICIES. The peculiar features of these Policies are as follow :- 1. The Payments Cease after Ten or Twenty Years. 2. The Policy is not forfeited by the non-payment of renewal premium during the ten or twenty years. 3. The Assurer is entitled for each yearly payment he has made to a paid-up Policy for one-tenth or one-twentieth of the SUM Assured. HENRY B. PARMINTER, Manager. TARIFF FOR 1871. THE CENTRAL PRESS.-TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. The liberal arrangements made by the Post Office for the transmission of news have largely increased the demand for telegraphic intelligence. The Proprietor of the CENTRAL PRESS is now supplying upwards of seven hundred newspapers and newsrooms, whereas the total number of subscribers sup plied by all the telegraph companies under the old system did not exceed 306. The following services of news have been arranged with the view of meeting in the most efficient and economical manner the requirements of newspaper proprietors and the managers of Exchanges, News Rooms, and Hotels. It will he seen that for 395. per quarter, or 6d. per day, all important news that transpires from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. can be telegraphed to any part of the United Kingdom where there is a postal telegraph office. A full supply of news for first-class News Rooms .and Evening Newspapers, including extracts from the London Morning Papers, with the text of all important foreign telegrams and official communications, such as the Queen's Speech, are com prised in Services 2,3, 4, and 7, and are supplied for £3.1 14s. per quarter, or £46 16s. per annum. Full supplies of News for Morning Papers are comprised in Services 5, 11, 12, and 15, which are supplied for Zl. 511 s. per quarter, or £ 63 4s. per annum. If Foreign News (No. )is not required, the cost will be £13135. per quarter, or £49 3s. per annum. TELEGRAPHIC SERVICES. I.—EARLY EXPRESS despatched at 5 a.m., giving any special news contained in the London papers ; this service is adapted for newspapers, and enables them to publish a second edition at 6 a.m.—a 18s. per quarter. 2.—MORNING EXPRESS despatched at 6.30 a.m., Extracts from the London Morning Papers, adapted for newspapers and News Rooms—£3 18s. per quarter. 3.—COMMERCIAL EXPRESS, Extracts from the Commercial Articles of the London Papers—£l 19s. per quarter. 4.—FULL SUPPLIES OF NEWS, including telegrams and extracts from Foreign Journals, with the text of the Queen's Speech and other important documents, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.—£3 18s. per quarter. It should be taken by all evening newspapers and large news rooms. A telegram is always despatched in connec tion with this service before 10 a.m. It is essential that No. 7 should be taken in connection with this service. S.—EvENING NEWS, at 6 p.m., suitable for newspapers in Ireland, Scotland, and other places at great distance from London—£3 18s. per quarter.. 7.—WAR AND GENERAL NEWS becoming known from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Two or more telegrams will be sent each day except Sunday. This service gives all the War News, and any impor tant event of any kind, including the leading Races, alteration in Bank rate of discount, or any great rise or fall in Stocks or Produce, Accidents, Shipwrecks, Legal Decisions, &c. The telegrams will be brief and prompt—£l 19s. per quarter. B.—PARLIAMENT, from opening of the House until 6 p.m.- 3s. per week during the session. 9.—PARLIA3qNT, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.-3s. per week during the session. 10.—PARLIAMENT, from 9 p.m to the rising of the House -Bs. per week during the session. 11 and 12.—EVENING AND NIGHT SERVICE for newspapers, giving full supplies of general news becoming known from 4.30 p.m.—£9 15s. per quarter. 15.—WAR AND GENERAL NEWS, from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m.- 43 18s. per quarter 16. —SUNDAY TELEGRAMS, giving all news becoming known on Sunday-13s. per quarter. SPORTING. 19.— LONDON BETTING, daily— £1 19s. per quarter. 20.—RESULTS of the fifty most important Race Days during the season—£2 10s. for the year. MANCHESTER BETTING—£I 19s. per quarter. WEEKLY PAPERS. WEEKLY PAPERS published in the evening receive full supplies of news by subscribing for Services Nos. 4,5, and 7, which are supplied one day per week for 2s. 6d. on a twelve months' order. WEEKLY PAPERS published in the morning, say at 3 a.m., will receive full supplies of news by subscribing for Services Nos. 5, n, 12, and 15, which are supplied one day per week for 4s. 6d. on an order for twelve months. Any of the news services supplied on one day per week for weekly papers at one-sixth of the cost o f a daily supply (without discount), provided an order is given for twelve months, with quarterly prepayments. PARLIAMENT (8, 9, and 10), as above, supplied to weekly papers during the session for £2 10s., one-half prepaid. STOCK EXCHANGES. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. — Opening ',ilea of Consols at 11.15, and statement of business done at 12.15, with remarks — £2 18s. 6d. per quarter. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.—Report and Closing Quotations a 18s. 6d. per quarter. PRoVINCIAL STOCK EXCHANGES.—Two reports are forwarded daily from Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Leeds—charge, £1 19s. per quarter for each report. TRADE REPORTS. First-class Trade Reports from the chief centres of industry are telegraphed at the earliest period at which the tone and result of business becomes known on the chief market days. These reports will be found of great value for first-class news papers and news rooms. They are forwarded direct from the following places, and supplied at ls. each Belfast, Linen—Wednesday. Dundee, Linen—Tuesday. I Birmingham, Iron Trade Leeds—Tuesday and Saturday. Thursday. Manchester, Trade—Tuesday (46 I Bradford, Worsted Trade Friday. Thursday I . South Wales, Iron and Coal — Cleveland, Iron Trade—Tuesday Friday. MARKETS. The following M arkets are supplied at a cost of 4d. for each report. They are forwarded direct, and the most careful arrange ments are made to ensure their prompt despatch Aberdeen, Cattle—Saturday. London, Hay and Straw—Tnes. Birmingham, Corn--Thursday. Thurs., and. Sat. Bristol, Cattle—Thursday. „ Tallow and 011—Daily. Corn—Tuesday& Thurs: „ Wool—Mon., Tues. , Clyde, Crushed Sugar—Daily. and Fri. Cork, Butter—Daily. Leeds, Cattle—Wednesday. ~ Corn —Sa t ur d a y. Corn—Tuesday. !! Doncaster, Cattle —Saturday. Leith, Corn—Saturday. „ Corn —Saturday. Liverpool, Cattle—Monday. Dublin, Cattle —Thursday. „ Corn—Opening Tues. Corn—Tuesday & Friday and Fri. Edinburgh, Cattle —Wednesday „ Corn—Closing Tues. „ Corn —Wednesday. and Fri. Gloucester, Corn—Saturday. „ Cotton—Opening Daily Glasgow, Cattle —Thursday. ~ Closing Daily „ Corn —Wednesday. PP Produce—Daily. „ Pig Iron—Opening Daily Lincoln, Corn—Friday. „ Pig Iron—Closing Daily Maidstone , Corn —Thursda y . Hull, Cattle—Tuesday. Manchester, Trade—Mon,W ed, z , Corn—Tuesday. . and Thur., at 4d.; Kirkcaldy, Corn—Saturday. Tues. and Fri., Is. London, Cattle—Mon. & Thur. Corn—Thursday. PP PP Corn—Opening Mon., Newark, Corn —Wednesday. Wed. and Fri. Newcastle, Cattle — Tu esda y . PP Corn—Closing Mon., i , Corn—Tues. & Sat. Wed., and Fri. Norwich, Corn —Saturday. „ Corn Averages—Once Reading, Corn —Saturday. a week. Salford, Cattle —Tuesday. • „ Potatoes—Mon.,Wed., Southall, Cattle —Wednesday. and Fri. Wakefield, Cattle,—NN ednesday. PP Produce — Daily. Ccrn—Friday. ff Provision—Mon, Wed, - " and Fri. BANK RETURNS, 395. per quarter. WIND AND WEATHER, 395. per quarter. SHIPPING LIST, daily arrivals at Gravesend, Falmouth, and Queenstown, each 395. per quarter. NEW YORK PRICES, daily, 395. per quarter. A discount of 10 per cent. is allowed on arrangements for not less than twelve months, REPORTS. A staff of. able Reporters connected with the CENTRAL PRESS supply by telegraph and express parcel Legal and Par liamentau proceedings on moderate terms. CONDITIONS. In all cases instructions to forward Telegrams are received subject to their acceptance and transmission by the Post Office. Contracts for supplies of News are completed on delivery to the Post Office, with payment for transmission. The Telegrams to be used only in one newspaper or news room, and not to be copied. No order for less than three months can be accepted, and pre payment is essential. When instructions are received on Monday MORNING, the supply of news can commence on the following Thursday. If received on Thursday MORNING, the supply can commence on the following Monday. Two weeks' notice must be given before the expiration of the current quarter if the service is not to be continued. THE CENTRAL PRESS NEWSPAPER Is published for the use of Newspaper Proprietors and Editors, and can be forwarded by any train for Id. stamp, or under an annual contract with the railway company. It contains the latest news and reports from all sources, including Market R e ports by telegraph, a carefully prepared Money Article, and the Central Press Telegrams of events occurring in all parts of the United Kingdom. Terms of subscription as per arrange ment. 112, Strand, W.C., and 2, Telegraph-street, E.C., London, 'January 13, 1871. BONUS YEAR.-SPECIAL NOTICE. CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. ANNUAL INCOME, steadily increasing.... £230,356. ASSURANCE FUND, safely invested...... £1,707,769. The NINTH BONUS will be dklared in January, 1872, and all With-Profit Policies in existence on the 30th June, 1871, will participate ; so that persons who complete such Assurances before June 30th next will share in that Division, although one Premium only will have been paid. Report and Balance Sheets, Forms of Proposal, and every information; can be obtained of GEORGE CUTCLIFFE, Actuary and Secretary. 13, St, James's-square, London, S.W. L ONDON FREE AND OPEN CHURCH ASSOCIATION. OFFICE 25, NORFOLK-STREET, STRAND, W.C. (Instituted April 25th, 1866). PRESIDENT.—The Right Hon. Earl Nelson. VICE-PRESIDENTS.--The Bishops of Bangor, Capetown, Chi chester, Derry and Raphoe, Lichfield, Lincoln, Peterborough, and Tennessee, and about 250 Noblemen, M.P.'s, Church Digni taries, and Country Gentlemen. BANKERS.—Union Bank of London, Chancery Lane, W.C. Subscriptions for the year 1871 became due on the Ist of January. .4 . FUNDS ARE URGENTLY REQUIRED. Publications and all Information to be obtained gratuitously from the undersigned. The Society's operations extend through out the Kingdom. OCTAVIUS L. HILLS, Treastuer. S. R. TOWNSHEND MAYER, Resident Secretary. February, 1871. MITE BLOOD PURIFIER— Old Dr. JACOB J. TOWNSEND'S SARSAPARILLA. This extraordinary medicine has a singular influence over the blood, which it enriches and purifies. It removes all pimples and blotches, purifies the system, and acts like a charm, As a sustaining and purifying tonic it is invaluable, and highly recommended in long-standing cases of indigestion, nervousness, coughs, scro fula, gout, dropsy, and wasting of flesh. Sold by all druggists. Chief depot, No. la, Fleet-street, London.—Caution : Get the red. and blue wrapper, with the Doctor's head in the ce n t r e. No other genuine. In bottles 2s. 6d., 48., 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., and lls. THE OLD DOCTOR'S SARSAPARILLA PILLS - --- are the most popular medicine known for all bilious affec tions, liver and stomach complaints, and indigestion, as proved by thousands. Also, SARSAPARILLA OINTMENT, the best soother of all sores, burns, and scalds ; each in boxes, Is. lid., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d. ; by post, 15, 30, and 60 stamps. COULSON'S IRISH DAMASK LINEN, &c. JAMES COULSON & Co., MANUFACTURERS TO THE QUEEN. MANUFACTORY- LISBURN, COUNTY ANTRIM, IRELAND. LONDON WAREHOUSE- 11, PALL MALL EAST, S.W. I)IMMEL'S NEW PERFUMED VALEN TINES.—Fromed. to £lO 10s. Eugeneßimmel, Perfumer to H.R.H. the Princess of Wales, 96, Strand ; 128, Regent-street ; and 24, Cornhill, London ; 76, King's-road, Brighton. IMAIEL'S VALENTINES.-LOVE'S TELE ft GRAM. An electrifying message, ed., by post for seven stamps. RIMMEL'S VALENTINES.-CUPID'S POST CARD. A caress from one smitten in the side, 6d., by post seven stamps. 0) MEL'S VALENTINES—LOVE'S VISIONS, 11,) oi, a Peep into the Future. Price is. each, by post for 14 stamps. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. tA RNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, k_y anc: Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant,assort ment of VASES, ,Figures , Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid 1 ales, Paper Weights, &c., in Italian, Alabaster, Parian, Mart le. Bronze, Derbyshire 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 facilitate the inte resting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2. h, 10, 20, 50, to 50 guineas each. PJLACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINERA LOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, F.G.S., at 149, Strand. CITY of LONDON U OSPITAL for DISEASES of tht CHT, Victoria Park. Special APPEAL for the NEW WING Amount still required, £4,000. Number of beds now occupied, 120. \limber of beds available with proposed addition, 164. 'he Hospital is entirely dependent or voluntary support. Bankers, Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., 64, Lombard-street HENRY SEWELL, Hon. Sec. RICHARD P. SLATER, Sec. Offices, 24, Finsbury-circus. ][IIIIIIIIEL'S VALENTINES.-THE CHILD'S VALENTINE. A pretty floral card, with appropriate verses. ls. per dozen, by post for 14 stamps. RDIMEL'S VALENTINES.-THE FLOWER OF LOVE. A rose opening. ls., by post for 14 stamps. RIMMEL'S VALENTINES.-=THE SHAKES PERIAN VALENTINE. Beautifully illuminated. Pile* ls. each, by post 14 stamps. RIMMEL'S VALENTINE.-" A DREAM OF FAIR WOMEN." . A series of lovely Female Heads. Fries Is. and 3s. 6d., by post for 14 or 46 stamps. 1010 IMMEL'S V ALENTINES.—T he GIRL OF THE PERIOD, exquisitely drawn in colours. Price is., by post for 14 stamps. IIMMEL'S VALENTINES.—The FLORAL VALENTINE, illustrating the Language of Flowers. Prioe Is.,by post for 14 stamps. EIMMEL'S VALENTINES.-A SWEET HEART FOR ONE SHILLING. A heart-shaped sachet, by sample post for 14 stamps. RIAIMEL'S VALENTINES. -- " UTILE DULCI," containing some ornament made of Spa-wood, Ss. Bd., 55., 7s. ad., 155., and ls. RM E L'S VALENTINES. The L. LAN GUAGE OF FLOWERS. Painted by hand on the lineal moire antique. 3s. ed., 58., 7s. 6d., 10s. ed., 155., and Li Is. 11C)IMMEL'S VALENTINES—The MEDLEVAL. lb Highly humorons and original. Price is., by post for 14 stamps. J IMMEL'S VALENTINES.-LOVE'S OF FERING. A rich quilted satin cushion, with painted flowers. 3s. 6d. and 55., by post 2d. and 4d. extra, RIMMEL'S VALENTINES.-AFFECTION'S BOUQUET. Scented artificial flowers, elegantly mounted. 2s. 6d., Ss. 6d., 55., and 7s. 6d., by post 4d. extra. RIMMEL'S VALENTINES.—The TROPICAL. A Humming Bird on a Nest. Price 7s. 6d., 10s. 6d., and 165., by post 4d. extra. RIMMEL'S VALENTINES.-THE COMIC VALENTINE, or Sentiment versus Reality, Bd. and Is., bypost for 7 or 14 stamps. Tip 111/MEL'S . VALENTINES.-CUPID'S MAG JA NET. A new heart barometer to indicate the state of the feelings. Price ls., by post for 18 stamps. 110 p, IMMEL'S VALENTINES.-FLORA'S KEEP "ti SAKE. A Sachet, painted with flowers. Price ls. and Is. 6d., by post 2d. extra. ID m MEL'S VALENTINES.-ST. V ALEN -11, TINE'S GLOVES, with mottoes inside. Single, ed.; double, ls.; uy post 2d. extra. I)IMMEL'S VALENTINES.-THE SACHET VALENTINE. -Perfumed with different flowers. Pries 6d. and ls., by post 2d. extra. RIMMEL'S VALENTINES.—Assorted Patterns, novel and elegant. 6d., ls., ls. 6d., 2s. 6d., Bs., 3s. 6d., Zs., and 6s. . RIMMEL'S VALENTINES.—The much-ad mired Watteau style, painted by an eminent artist ls., Ll lls. 6d., and £2 2s. TOP IMMEL'S VALENTINES.—RichIy Mounted jaj Valentines, containing rings, fans, smelling-bottles, ac., forming a valuable present, from one to ten guineas. DIMMEL'S VALENTINES.-" THE MUSI CAL," playing two tunes, forming a morocco, silk, or velvet ndcessaire. From one to six guineas. T)IMMEL'S VALENTINES.—" Many of them, Jl:t if not all, are of great excellence."- :Art Journal. " Charming and appropriate.' —Morning Post. " Very tasteful productions."—Court Journal. "Real works of art."—lll. Times. - DIMMEL'S VALENTINES all sweetly per 1_1.) fumed. Premiums to retail purchasers above ss. Detailed list on application. Orders to be accompanied with a remit tance. RLIIMEL'S VALENTINES are sold by all Book sellers, Stationers, and Perfumers in town and country ; and at his establishments, 96, Strand ; 128, Regent-street ; and 24, Cornhill, London ; 76, King's-road, Brighton. rpHORLEY'S HORSE and CAT FLE SPICE.— For MORES, it is indispensable in promoting and sus taining all the animal functions in health and vigour. For MILCH COWS, it is invaluable, increasing the quantity and im proving the quality of milk. For BEASTS, nothing can compare with it for feeding quickly. For SHEEP, PIGS, DOGS, RABBITS, and POULTRY ; its effects in One Month will exceed all expectation. In Penny Packets only, of all Corn Chandlers in. London, and of all Grocers, Druggists, and Corn Dealers in the Country. 11111111 B. HALL, WHOLESALE WINE and . SPIRIT MERCHANT, of Printing House-square, Printer street, and= Queen ,Vietoria-stretit, is prepared to supply the trade with IRISH and SCOTCH WHISKIES, new or matured, in sherry casks. BRANDIES, WINES, cte., on the best terms, in bond or duty paid. T" 'GLO-BAVARIAN BREW ERY COM PANY'S, Sonthampton, new Season's Brewings of PALE and other ALES, now in magnificent condition, may be tasted at the London Stores, 35 and 36, St. Thomas-street, S.E. India Pale Ale, Ms. per barrel. I Strong Ale, 665. per barrel. Mild „ 48s. „ Extra Stout, 48s. „ ri ti t s h h e v b lO l i b e l d e u a ri n n c g i H ° lJ 3 e i n E e vexertions made S. O b w y i n td B tO the last few months to aid the Sick and Wounded in the War now raging on the Continent, to relieve the French Peasants, and the relatives and friends of those lost in H.M.S. Captain, the Funds of the following HOME CHARITIES have suffered very materially, viz. : The Boys' Refuge, at 8, Great Queen-street, Holborn. Bisley Farm School, Surrey. Chichester Training Ship. Girls' Refuge, 19, Broad-street, Bloomsbury. Home for Little Girls, and CHrls' Refuge, Ealing. In these institutions between 500 and 600 Boys and Girls are educated, fed, clothed, and trained to earn their own living. Besides the above work, upwards of 500 Ragged School children are supplied with dinner once a week. AN URGENT APPEAL is therefore made for HELP to pur chase FOOD and CLOTHING for these poor Children. Contributions will be thankfully received by the London and Westminster Bank, 214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury, City and by WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary Boys' Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, Holborn, W.C. SOCIETY for ORGANISING CHARITABLE RELIEF and REPRESSING MENDICITY. President—The Lord Bishop of LONDON. Chairman—The Earl of LICHFIELD. Treasurer —H. B. Praed, Esq. Hon. Secs.—Alsager Hay Hill and George 31. Hicks, Esqs. Object of the Society.—The establislunent of a Charity Office in every Poor Law District in the metropolis, such office to be the recognised centre of charitable organisation in each district. DISTRICT COMMITTEES in union'with the Society : ST. MARYLEBONE.—Office, 151, Marylebon e -road, N.W. ST. GEORGE'S, Hanover-square. -Office, 28, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, W. WESTMINSTER.—Office, 38, James's-street, S.W. PADDINGTON.—Office, 3, Leinster-street, W. MILE-END OLD-TOWN.office, Vestry-hall, B a ncroft -road, Mile-end-road, E. BATTERSEA.—Office, 3, Veron;;street, York-road, S.W. LAMBETH.—Office, 49, Upper Keimington-lane, S.E. CLAPHAM—Office, 11, Polygon, S.W. CliELSEA.—Office, 57, Flood-st r eet, s. KENSINGTON.—Office, 39, Holland-so t, W o f Church lane, High-street, HAMPSTEAD.—Office , corn er N. W. DEPTFORD.—Office, St, John's Mi ss ion-hall, King-street, Broad way, S.E. ST. MARY, NEWINGTON.—Office, 188, Walworth-road, S.E. ST. GILES'S-IN-TIIE-FIE-0111ce, 7, High-st W reet, St. Giles'. ST . PANCRAS.—Office, 17, 11 burn -buildings, .C. CONTRIBUTIONS toward! , the extension of this organisation throughout the metropolis may be paid at the office of the Society, or to Messrs. Coutts and Co., 50, Strand, W.C. The funds of the central office are for purposes of organisa ion only, not for relief. C. B. P. BOSANQTJET, Secretary. C. J. RIBTON-TURNER, Organising Secretary. Office, 15, Buckingham-street, Strand, W.C. STATE REWARDS FOR MILITARY AND NAVAL SERVICE. A meeting, to advocate the policy of snaking the road to the subordinate civil appointments lie through the ranks of the naval and military services, will be held (by permission of the Council) at the Royal United Service Institution Whitehall, at 3 o'clock p.m., on Wednesday, the 15th of February, the Earl of Derby in the chair, when a resolution to the foll i owing effect will he pro posed :—" That the appointment of soldiers and sailors— who have served their country with credit—to the various subordinate situations in the public departments would in every respect be highly conducive to the interests of the kingdom, as furnishingboth an inducement and reward for military service ; they recommend therefore that soldiers and sailors of good character, who have completed a suffi cient peri'd of service, and are able to pass the necessary examinations of the Civil Service Commissioners, shall have a preference over other candidates for vacancies in the public departments." The committee who are organising the arrangements for the proposed meeting earnestly request, and are entitled to expect, the personal support and atten dance of all who are interested in the welfare not only of the army and navy, but of the public service in general. They believe that the question they are about to submit is one of great national importance, and that its adoption by the country will lead not only to the increased effi ciency of the military forces of the Empire, but. to an immediate decrease in their cost. They feel assured that no one_will regret_ to see those who have risked their lives in defence of their country in possession of those situa tions which hitherto have been the reward of mere political service. Some of the Madrid papers anticipate a reconcilia tion between the Spanish Government and the Holy See. The steamtug Cruiser has just accomplished the feat of towing the steamer Biela from the Isle of St. Vincent to Liverpool, a distance of 3,000 miles. The Speaker of the House of Commons will hold office for this session, Mr. Dodson taking the chair when neccessary. This arrangement has been made to save the public money. Arrangements have been made for holding in London a Conference of delegates from every trade council in the Kingdom, for the purpose of considering the bills brought before Parliament, which affect the working-classes. The Conference is expected to open early in March. From April Ist to February 4th the total receipts into the Exchequer were £54,800,959, as against £60,345,423 in the corresponding period of the previous year. The expenditure has been £58,618,633. The balance in the Bank of England on Saturday last was £2,262,497. A good story is told of a father in a church who, when the marriage service came to the point where the clergyman asks, " Who giveth this woman to be married to this man?" replied, " Well, sir, I am called to do it, although it do agin tha grain. I wanted her to marry Bill Plciwser, who is worth twice the money o' that ere man." The answer was not considered regular. A BUNDLE OF THE LATEST AMERICAN FACETI2E. —Rich music—a million-air. How was the ark propelled? By a N-oah, of course. The last instance of modesty is that of a lady who refused to wear a watch in her bosom because it had hands. The difference between a bouquet of flowers and the " bouquet " of wine is that one makes a nosegay and the other a gay nose. The other day the front door of the New York Tribune office had to be closed for some purpose. So Mr. Greeley wrote on a piece of paper, " Entrance on Spruce-street," and sent it down to the man who does the painting of the bulletins, to be copied. The man studied over Greeley's writing all the forenoon, and finally, in despair, wrote " Editors on a spree !" and posted it up. Loss OF A BOAT AND FIVE MEN.—On Saturday morning a boat containg a crew of five men, from the fishing village of Maravick, in the Island of Lewis, was off the Point of Grimslader, and while the herring nets were being lifted a strong gale sprang up, and the boat— a very unseaworthy one—went down almost immediately with all hands. Several other boats in the vicinity saw the accident and hurried to the spot, but nothing could be seen of the boat or any of the men. Search has since been made along the shore, but as yet no trace of any of the bodies has been found. Some of the unfortunate men leave widows and children. FUNERAL OF THE LATE T. W. ROBERTSON.— The funeral of the late Mr. T. W. Robertson took place on Thursday afternoon at Abney Park Cemetery. The hearse and four mourning coaches, which were followed by 12 private carriages, left the residence of the deceased, Eton-road, Haverstock-hill, soon after twelve, and arrived at Abney Park shortly after one o'clock. The mourners in the first coach were Mr. E. Robertson and Master Robertson (brother and son of the deceased), Mr. Kendall, and Mr. W. Feist. The coffin bore the follow ing inscription, viz. :—" Thomas W. Robertson, born January 9, 1829, died February 3, 1871." The funeral service was performed by the Rev. Mr. Ebben. Many persons connected with literature and the stare were present. THE LATE CANON MEL VI LL —Ry the death of the Rev. Henry Melvill, Canon of St. Paul's, the Church of England has lost one of her most distinguished minis ters, He was the son of an officer in the Indian Army, and was educated at Christ's Hospital, afterwards proceeding to CaMbridge as a " sizar." He soon shewed his abilities, and became second wrangler, and first Smith's Prizeman. He was immediately offered a Fellowship at Peterhouse, and held several University offices. His University sermons attracted some atten tion, and when ten years later he married, and accepted the incumbency of Camden Chapel, Camberwell, his fame as a preacher attracted so large a congregation that the building had to be enlarged. Subsequently he be came Principal of the East India College at Haileybury, and held successively the posts of chaplain to the Tower of. London, Golden Lecturer at St. Margaret's, Lothbury, and Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral. During the last few years he was also rector of Barnes, Surrey, though he was compelled to resign that office last year. He was the author of many works, and one of the Commissioners of the Indian Civil Service examinations. He belonged to the moderate High Church party. THE REFORMED FUNERALS COMPANY.—A cor respondent writes :—A curious commercial association has just been started in London, traceable in the origin of it, as I believe, to a memorable passage in the will of Charles Dickens, and to ",^ carrying out of the injunc tions there laid down in tie circumstances attendant upon his own interment in Westminster Abbey, an interment accompanied by the utmost simplicity of ceremonial. The association is entitled the Reformed Funerals I Company (Limited), the scale of charges being fixed, and ranging from a nobleman's funeral, costing 253 10s. to an ordinary funeral, costing only £3 15s. No plumes, no scarves, none of those hideous absurdities, no lumbering black coaches, and loathly, lugubrious hearse, drawn by funeral horses and attended by seedy-looking, and, for the most part, beery undertakers, but, instead of all this, dark grey horses ; domed roof, violet-tinted, cross-sur mounted hearses of novel and a rtistic design ; carriages with violet blinds and garlanded panels; the assistants with plainhatnbila,nrodvsed, no and plain longer nblalcokokliiig, w v i ery; e t p h r e esin very coffins as they are described by Dickens as looking, when ranged on end along the side of the wall in Mr, Mould's work shop, namely, "like high-shouldered ghosts with their hands in their pockets." THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS ON SMALLPDX. —The Royal College of Physicians have con sidered it their duty to issue at the present time, when smallpox prevails extensively as an epidemic, and when much anxiety exists in the public mind respecting it. a document regarding smallpox, and the protective influence of vaccination and re-vaccination. With regard to the advantages to be derived from re-vaccination the College States that these "may be best secured, both for the community and for the individual, by a systematic performance of the operation on every per son upon passing the age of puberty. For the community, because a well-grounded confidence would replace the present recurring panics about smallpox ; for the indi vidual, because the operation performed as part of a sys tem would be done in the manner most certain to be efficient, and not, as at present too often happens, under conditions little conducive to a protective result. The practice of repeated or periodic revaccination does not appear to be generally necessary. But in instances where a person, after revaccination, has been subjected to serious consti tutional or climatic changes, and is subsequently more than ordinarily exposed to the infection of smallpox, a further revaccination may properly be advised." A N D C 0 . ' S " L A ENCIE-USE ) " Provided with Patent Hook and Needle Guard, which prevents the breaking of thread and needle, is the only really SILENT LOCK - STITCH SEWING MACHINE ON THE ROTATING HOOK PRINCIPLE. "These Sewing Machines are superior to any yet exhibited in England."—Court Circular, July 16, IS7O. Patentees and Manufacturers—POLLACK, SCHMIDT, & Co., 210 A, Regent-street, London, W.