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THE CO-OPERATIVE SUPPLY ASSOCIATION (LIMITED). SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL, £20,000. THE CO-OPERATIVE SUPPLY ASSOCIATION (LIMITED). CENTRAL STORE-343, OXFORD-STREET, W. THE CO-OPERATIVE SUPPLY ASSOCIATION (LIMITED). BRANCH STORE ALBERT GATE, KNIGHTSBRIDGE, S.W, ADDRESS. THE excessive and constantly increasing prices charged by retail tradesmen for almost every article of consumption have attracted universal notice and consequent complaint. _ _. The causes leading to this result, so disastrous to the house keeper, whether of affluent or of moderate means, have been frequently pointed out, without provoking any adequate remedy. The many profits which are charged upon every article by each of the numerous persons through whose hands it passes before ultimately reaching the consumer ; but, above all, an extrava gant and reckless system of credit, the losses consequent upon which have to be counterbalanced by a system whereby those who pay are made to bear the burthen of those who do not, are amongst the reasons why housekeeping is now found to exceed all reasonable limits. In certain branches this has been sought to be remedied, and with marked success. Co-operative stores have been established, and the result has been that the articles in which they deal have been supplied equal to, and in many instances exceeding, the quality of those ordinarily furnished, but at prices in marked contrast, and offering the most considerable advantage to the consumer. This movement has, however, been limited to the supply of certain goods, and to sections only of the community. This Association has been promoted by gentlemen who are desirous to remedy, as far as it is practicable, the existing vicious state of affairs by procuring, in the most direct manner from the pro ducers, all kinds of provisions, and disposing of them at the smallest possible margin of profit for ready money, and thus avoiding all the manifold causes which tend to place articles of ordinary food at almost prohibitive prices. T HE ASSOCIATION offers to its Customers the following advantages :- 1. 1 - 1 1 entirely dispenses with the ruinous system 1. which adds so considerably to the cost of all kinds of provisions, whereby the good are made to pay for the debts of the bad. 2. ALL goods are obtained direct from the pro ducer, and all intermediate profits at present in vogue, and which have, of course, to be paid ultimately by the Con sumer, being avoided, a considerable saving is effected, and the benefit of which is derived by the public. 3. PE Shareholders of this Association requiring only a reasonable and moderate return, all articlei are sold at the actual cost price of production—Plus, a very small margin of profit. 4. THE fact that this Association i s a p ublic Company, incorporated under the provisions of the Companies' Acts, and having an adequate subscribed capital, offers a sound guarantee for the character and quality of its goods. THE BENEFITS of this RE ASSOCIATION are OPEN to the ENTI. N O ENTRANCE FEE HA or RGED other SUBSCRIPTION THE COMPANY, having determined to carry on their operations with a view to the utmost economy and efficiency, have, under the direotion of their architect, erected entirely NEW STORES, Cellars, and Warehouses, both at Oxford-street and at Albert-gate, the premises in each case being expressly designed to secure the convenience of pur chasers, combined with the judicious arrangement of the following Departments : GROCERIES.- department will be found most complete in every NJI respect, xi°REIGN PRODUCE.- The prices charged by Italian warehousemen for all kinds of foreign produce are too much matter of notoriety to require comment. Articles which should be in daily use in every house hold have therefore been regarded as matters of luxury. It is the aim of this Association to supply goods in this department at prices which cannot fail to bring them into more general requisition. WINE AND SPIRIT DEPARTMENT.- The greatest care has been devoted to the selection of goods in this department, and only such as are of pure and excellent quality have been admitted. The enormous profits realised by retail wine merchants enable this Company to supply Wines of fine quality at the prices usually demanded for inferior wine. PROVISIONS.-- The Association supplies Hams (large and small) of the finest flavour and quality, Butter and Cheese in all varieties, English and foreign ; Eggs, .Viltshire and Strasburg Bacon, and every description of preserved provisions and comestibles. FISH and POULTRY MART. A Fish and Poultry Mart will be shortly opened. These necessary articles cf daily food will, so soon as the necessary arrangements are complete, be supplied by this Association at rates which must necessarily vary according to season and circumstances ; but it may fairly be predicted that the prices charged will be considerably below those the public is in the habit of having exacted. D EP OTS. —The following DEPOTS are NOW OPEN : CENTRAL STORE--343, Oxford-street, W. DISTRICT BRANCH—Belgravia : Albert-gate, S.W. FISH and POULTRY MART will be shortly opened. Arrangements are in progress for the establishment of branches in several of the London districts. The directors will be prepared to consider any requisition that may be presented to them by a sufficient number of the inhabitants of any district desiring to participate in the benefits of the Association by having a Store opened in their neighbourhood. INSTRUCTIONS. —All goods must be paid for before they can be despatched . In the case of goods to be sent home, the order should in all cases be given to a clerk, at the counting-house, who will enter the same in the order book, and see to its execution. For the convenience of customers, forms of orders will be supplied gratis ; and it will much facilitate business if customers will fill up the same, either at their own home or at the depot, and hand the same to the clerk. Where it is desired to take away the goods at the time of purchase b a written order is unnecessary. In that case, application should be made to one of the countermen. Orders may be sent by post, either for town or country, but must, in every case, be accompanied by a cheque or post-office order. Cheques sent by post should be crossed and made payable to the Co-operative Supply Association (Limited), and Post-office orders made payable at the Regent-street Branch, to GEORGE DRITITT. DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS.- For the convenience of !the publics, the Association receives DEPOSITS of sums of not less than £2, for goods to be delivered to order. Special printed forms of order are furnished, which depositors have only to fill up and send by post, or otherwise ; and, upon the receipt thereof, the order is forthwith executed, and the amount debited to their deposit account. This system is specially recommended to those resident in the country, as its adoption renders a remittance each time an order is sent unnecessary. Orders may be given in advance extending over any length of time, and the goods ordered will be sent, either daily or in any other manner that may be directed. Customers who keep deposit accounts are particularly requested to write their orders on the forms furnished for that purpose. FREE DELIVERY OF GOODS.- All goods will be delivered daily in the London districts by the vans of the Association, without charge. Goods ordered for the country will be delivered free to any railway station in . . the London district. E A S.- 1. Black Congou, per lb., ls. 6d. ; fine ditto, Is. 10d. ; supe rior ditto, 2s. 2d. and 2s. 6d. : choice Souchong, 3s. ; scented Orange Pekoe, 3s. 6d. ; the " Co-operative Mixture " (a blending of the choicest teas imported), 4s. Green : very choice young Hyson, 3s. 10d.; finest pearl leaf Gunpowder, 35. 10d. OFFEES.- kj Whole or ground, per lb., is id. ; finest Plantation, ls. 4d, SUGARS.- Double refined loaf, per lb., sd. ; good ditto, 41d. ; castor, ; moist (straw-coloured), na. ; ditto (white), 4d. ; finest crystallised Demerara, 4id. ; centrifugal, sd. CTIOCULATE.- Powder, per lb., 11d. ; Menier's Eating, ls. 6d. ; ditto A la Vanilla, ls. 6d. Cocoa.—Epps's llomceopathic, per lb., is. ld. ; Iceland Moss, is. ; soluble, 7d. ; nibs, finest Trinidad, ls. Cocoa tina (Schweitzers), plain or flavoured, with Vanilla, p er pac k et, is. B d ., 2s. 6d., and 4s. 10d. S l3 1 C E S.— Carraway seeds, per lb., sd. ; cinnamon, 3s. ; cloves, Bd. ditto Penang, ls. 6d.; ginger (finest), is. ; ditto (ground), ls. mace, 4s. 6d. ; nutmegs, 3s. ; mixed spices, 2 ozs., 3d ; ilb, tin, sd. FRUITS.— Currants per lb., 3d. and 41d. ; very choice do., sd. Rai sins ; Valentia, 4 4d. and 5 1d. ; Sultanas , 5 1d. ; Muscatels, 10d. Huelin and Son's Dehersha (selected), ls. 3d. Finest Jordan almonds, ls. Bd. and 2s. 6d. Figs, in 21b. boxes, 10d. and Is. ; do. per lb., 4d., Gd., and Bd. Dates, 6d. and Bd. Candied Peel.— Orange, per lb., 81d. ; lemon do., Rd. ; citroi, 11d. ; mixed, 91d. French plums (Dufour's), per 41b. bottle, 3s. Bd. Crystal lised Fruits, ls. 10d., 25., 2s. 2d., and 2s. 6d. Bottled Fruits, 61d., 7d., and 84d. Cosaques, a large and varied assortment, from 2d. per dozen. JA M S.- Finest quality, assorted, per doz., 6s. 6d. ; Jellies, per lb, pot, ls. ; lib., 7d. ;alb., 441. ; table jellies, pts., ls. : qts., is. 10d. Marmalade, 50. ; in 71b. tins, 3s. ; Keiller's Dundee, 74d. Honey, per lb. pot, 84d. PICKLES.- Per ordinary size bottle, 70. ; double size, is. id. ; Cap. tain White's Oriental, is. ld. ; capers, half-pints, 7d. ; pints, ls. ld. ; olives, French or Spanish, per pint bottle, 9d., &c. SAUCES. Cock s Reading, half-pints, Bd. ; Brighton, 10Id. ; Lea and Perrin's Worcester, 10d. ; Tomato, sd. ; E. Lazenby's Har vey, 81d. ; Burgess's essence of anchovies, 11d. ; Indian soy, sd. ; ketchup, sd. ; small bottles (assorted), 41d. ; chutney, 10d. A RROWROOT.- -, St. Vincent, per lb., 41d. ; Natal, 71d. ; choicest, Is. ; Isinglass, per oz., 6d. ; gelatine, Nelson's opaque, in 1 oz. packets, na. ; ditto, finest amber, per lb., 3s. ; Baking Powder (Borwick's), per 6d. tin, 4d, ; per 2s. 6d. tin, ls. 7d. Pearl Bar ley, per lb., 2d. Rice.—Patna, 2d. ; finest. 3d. ; Java, 3d. ; ground, 23d. Sago, 3d. ; fine pearl, 2d. Vermicelli, 7d, ; Semo lina, sd. ; Tapioca, 3d, ; Yeast Powder (Yeatman's), per 6 ld. packets, 4d. Corn ]!lour.—Kingsford's, (Oswego, and Maizena, per lb., 6d. CANDLES.- Best wax, 2s. 4d. ; pure sperm, ls. 10d. ; Greenwich sperm, 10d. ; paraffin, 11d. • composites, 7d., Bd., and gd. ; ozo kerit, ls. Id., dr.c. ; night lights (Price's, Star, or Simpson's), per box, sd. ; blacking (Day and Martin's), 10d. ; black lead (Nixey's), six ld. packets, Scl. ; soaps, plain and fancy. Blue (Colmi n's). best stamped, per lb., ls. ; pale ball, sd. Q TARCH.- (GLHNFIELD), per lb., 6d. ; Coleman's patent rice ditto, per lb., 4d. Soap.--Knight's pale primrose, per lb., 4d. ; yellow, fine quality, 4d. ; scrubbing, 3d. ; mottled, best, 4d. ; fancy soaps in every variety, per tablet, ld., 2d., 3d., and 44d., and in 11b. bars. 74d. and 9d. PRESERVED SO UPS.- Hogarth's, every variety, pints, 9d. and 10d. ; quarts, ls. 4d. and ls. 6d. Liebig Clampany's Extractum Carnis, 20z., ls. 4d. ; vb., 2s. 4d. ; ilb. 4s. 6d. ; 11b. Bs. " Itamornic " Pure Extract, same prices. P ot ted bleat, Bd. and 9d. Truffied Game Pates, 2s. and 4s. Preserved Vegetables.—Asparagus, per tin, 2s. ; French beans, 9d. ; green peas, 10d. ; petit pois tres fins, ls. 3d. ; mushrooms, lid. ; tomatoes, 7d. • sardines, per large tin, is. ; do. boneless, is. 2d. ; herrings ala Sardine, 2s. ; lob sters, per tin, Bd. PRovISIONS.— Hams, per lb., 10d. and 11d.; bacon, Bd. and 10341.; White Cheddar, 10d.; coloured do., 914.; N. Wilts, 11d.; American, Bd. and 10d.; Dutch, 71d.; Parmesan, ls. 5d.; Gruyere, 10d.; Roquefort, 25.; Butters, ls. 4d. and ls. 6d.; Eggs (best breakfast), ls. 4d. per doz.; smoked and pickled tongues, 3s. 9d. and 4s. 6(1. WINES AND SPIRITS.- ") 0 R T S.- Per Dozen Per Qr. Cask. Full-bodied ... . 21s. .. £l2 28s. .. £l6 Very Superior 385. £2l Choice Old Tawny .. 3Bs £2l ......... . Old In bottle Ditto very choice Tawny (Graham's shipping) - SHERRIES.- Per Dozen. Per Qr. Cask. Pale Dinner.......... 225. .. £l2 108. Superior ditto, dry ........ Golden 225. .. £l2 105. Superior ditto. .28s & 34s .. £l6 & £2O Manzanilla, very dry 30s. .. £lB Amontillado - Am0r050...... .................... 445. .. - Very fine old brown ................ 65.3. - CLARETS.- Ordinaire, 12s. per doz.; Medoc, 155.; St. Estephe, 255.; St. Emilion. 325.; St. Julien, 285.; Larose, 365.; Cos d'Estournel, 405.; Pontet Canet, 455.; Château Giscours, 485.; Pichon Longue vine, 605.; Château Leoville, 605.; Château Margaux, 60s. ; Châ teau Lafitte, 605.; Haut Sauterne, 355. and 465.; Château Latour Blanche, 608. BURGUNDIES.- Beaujolais, 15s. and 245.; Macon, 155.; Beaune, 285.; Pom mard, 385.; Volnay, 455.; Chambertin, 505.; Clos Vougeot, 605.; Chablis, 258.; Montrachet, 525. CHAMPAGNES, in addition to the usual brands.-Very superior dry, 405.; and Cremant Rose, 545.-N.B. - These wines have been specially imported for this Association. HOCKS AND MOSELLES, still and sparkling ; Hungarian Wines, Madeivas, Marsala, &c. SP I RITS.- Cognac brandy, three years old, 405.; five years, 458.; ten years, 545.; choicest, twenty years old, 85s. Whisky.-Irish, John Jamieson and Sons', 395. per doz.; Kinahan's LL, 385.; Scotch, old malt, 38s. Gin, unsweetened, 285., old tore, 28s. 6d. Old Jamaica rum, 345. Liqueurs (various). SINGLE BOTTLES of any of the WINES or SPIRITS may be had at proportionate prices. Export orders executed. GLOVES and PERFUMERY DEPARTMENT. —Ladies' and Gentlemen's, of all varieties, at prices commencing at is. and 2s. per pair. Perfumes (Breidenbach, Piesse and Lubin, and other makers) finest quality, per ls. 6d. bottle, ls.; per 2s. 6d. bottle, ls. 6d. ; Eau de Cologne, cos metiques, hair washes and restorers, pomades and oils, tooth powders, toilet vinegars and waters, brushes for toilet and general use, &c. PRICE LlSTS.—Detailed Price Lists may be ob tained at the C O-OPERATIVE SUPPLY ASSOCIATION (Limited). CENTRAL STORE, 343, Oxford-street W. (between the Circus and the Pantheon), and CO-OPERATIVE SUPPLY ASSOCIATION (Limited). BELGRAVIA BRANCH, Albert Gate, Knightsbridge, S.W., and will be sent post free on application. L" MOSE= and •(fl'S LLA• W INTER OVERCOATS, 19s, to £5. B OY'S OVERCOATS, 78. 6d, to 455. 1, -, MOSES and SON be to remind -the public . • that the cheapness of an article depends entirely on its maitty, and they venture to sla , that their prices 'MU compare favourably w.lth•thosso al any other uu ise in tiiigland. , 1 MuSES and SON'S - • OXFORD COATS, 17s. to 5Cls. CA➢IBRIDGE COA.Ta, 19s. to 50s. Tr ERTCH JACKETS, It e. to 425. SUTHERLAND JACKETS, 193. 6d. to 60s. BUSINESS SUITS, 28s. to 603. EMOSES and SON'S easy and accurate system . of self-measure enables them to execute orders by post with the guarantee of a faultless lit. 1. 4 1 MOSES and SON'S LA. F ROCK CO VPS, 245. to 635. D RESS COATS, 255. to 60s. M ORNING TROUSERS, lls. 0(1. to 21s. D RESS TROUSERS, 12s. 6d. to 2Gs. MOURNING SUITS, 28s. to 25. EMOSES and SON invito special attention • to their large stock of GEN ILEMEN'S DRESSING ROBES, at 18s. to 20 Guineas ; the assortment is unequalled for variety of materials and designs, and neatness and elegance of finish. E. MOSES and SONS BOYS' CLOTHING : KNICKERBOCKER SUI IS, Os. 6d. to 40s. ETON SUITS, 15s. to 40s. BR, GIITON SUITS, 18s. to 48s. DRESS SUITS, 255. to 635. MOSES and SON supply every description of clothing, ready-made, or made to measure, for all ages, all oocasions, and all classes; also Hosiery and Drapery, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, and complete outfits for all climates. All Goods marked in Plain Figures. Any Hole exchanged if not worn or injured. List of Prices, with Rules for Self-measure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free. E. MOSES and SON'S Establishments are closed every Friday evening at sunset till Saturday evening at sunset, when busi ess is resumed until Eleven o'clock. The following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and SON : LONDOY. • CORNER of MINORIES and ALDGATE. NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF HART-STREET. CORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD. COUNTRY BRANCH. RADFORD. YORKSHIRE. Ci.HRISTMAS EXHIBITION of WAXWORK kl now OPEN at 369, Oxford-street, W. (nearly opposite the Princess's Theatre). Historical Tableaux. Moveable Figures, a splendid German Christmas TrJe.—Admission, is., Children half-price. WEST LONDON HOSPITAL, Hammersmith, W.—FUNDS are urgently needed, and the Committee earnestly appeal to the benevolent to assist them in carrying on their useful work. T. ALEXANDER, Sec. and Sup IHE SUN, LONDON SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1871. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, F. it. Chatterton.—Morning Performances every Wednesday and Saturday, until Saturday, February 25th, inclusive.—THlS EVENING, (Saturday), will be produced the Drury Lane Grand Comic CHRISTMAS ANNUAL, written by E. L. Blanchard, entitled the DRAGON OF WANTLEY ! and Harlequin Old Mother Shipton ! with New and Characteristic Scenery by William Beverly, whose personal services are now exclusively devoted to illustrating the produc tions of this Theatre. The general action of the Pantomime arranged by, and the whole produced under, the direction of Mr. Edward Stirling. Characters in the opening by Messrs. Fred. 'Yokes, H. Moreland, Charles Steyne Fawdon Yokes, H. Naylor, Seymour, Firth, Meade, Webber, F. Wright, Master Russell ; Misses Victoria Vokes, Jessie 'Yokes, Rosina Vokes, Harriet Coveney, M. A. Basquerville, A.. Hamilton, Hall, Florence Harvey, De Grey, Ross, Timbrell, Elphinstone, Har court, Lee, Leslie, Mills, White, Burpitt, Rivers, Russell, Hastings. The Harlequinade will include those popular Pan toinimists, forming a Double Company, F. Evans, and W. 11. Harvey, Clowns; Paul Herring and J. Mor is, Pantaloons; W. Fawden Yokes and Stonette, Harlequins ; the Misses Rosina and Jessie Vokes, Columbines ; Miss Lizzie Grosvenor, Har lequina. B. Slowman, Imitator of Birds, &c. Mr. 11. Collard, the Pocket Sims Reeves. Master Dassie, the Chickaleary Boy. E. D. Lyon, the Short Footman. Lawson and Garton, the French Pierrots. Master 11. Rawlings, Clog Dancer. La Patrie, the Baby Velocipedist. The Masks and Costumes from Designs by Vandyke Brown. The Music Composed and Selected by Mr. W. C. Levey. The Dances and Action of the Ballet, and the general business of the Children's Scenes, Invented and Arranged by Mr. John Cormack. The Comic Scenes and Tricks, &c., arranged by Mr. John Cormaek and Messrs. Evans and Harvey. Doors open at Half-past Six ; commence at Seven. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily. Private Boxes, 1,2, 3,4, and '5 Guineas. Stalls, 78. Dress Circle, ss. First Circle, 4s. Balcony, So. Pit, 2s. Lower Gallery, ls. Upper Gallery, 6d. PHE DRAGON OF WANTLEY ; or, Harlequin Old Mother Shipton, will be p roduced To-ni g ht (Saturda y ) January , and positively withdrawn on Saturday, February 25. Places can be Fecured from the first until the last date. MORNING PERFORMANCES every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY ; therefore, to prevent disappointment, an early application for seats is respectfully requested. Box-office open from Ten till hive daiIy.—THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. ORNING PERFORMANCES of the Grand • T-1- Pantomime, entitled the DRAGON OF WANTLEY, every Wednesday and Saturday. Children and Schools at re duced prices to the following parts of the Theatre ;—First Circle, Dress Circle, and Stalls. Box nifice open from 10 till 5 daily.— THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. rUHEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.— Forty- I third Night of a NEW FAIRY COMEDY. —nus EVENING (Saturday) at Seven, O'Keefe's Musical Piece, THE POOR SOLDIER, with selections from the original music. Patrick, Miss Fanny Wright, Norah, Miss Fanny Gwynne. After which, at a quarter to Eight o ' clock , a n e w Fair y Comed y , in Three Acts entitled THE PALA€E OF TRUTH. Characters by Mr. Bucfcstone, Messrs. Kendal, Everill, Clark, Braid, Rogers, Mesdames Robertson, Chippendale, C. Hill, Fanny Wright, and Fanny Gwynne. Act I. Garden of King Plumor s Country House. Act 11. Interior of the Palace of Truth. Act 111. The Avenue of Palms. Followed by UNCLE'S WILL. Mr. Kendal and Miss Robertson. Concluding with the Farce of THE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM. Box office open daily from 10 tills. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee, Ben jamin Are Dater. Managers, B. Webster and F. B. Chat terton.—THlS EVENING will be performed A CHRISTMAS CAROL ; or Past, Present and Future, dramatised with the especial sanction of the late Charles Dickens, by Mr. Edward Stirling. After which will be produced an entirely new grand spectacular extravaganza, entitled LITTLE GIL BIAS ; and How he Played the Spanish D(Deuce. Written by H. B. Farnie. The music selected and arrangell by Frank Musgrave ; the ballet, groupings, &c., by J. Milano ; the new and magnificent scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds and assistants ; the costumes designed after drawings by Gustave Dorf- To conclude with HE'S A LUNATIC. Mr. J. Clayton.—Box Office open from Ten till Five. A DELPHI THEATRE ROYAL.--Sole Pro t 1 Mr. BENJAMIN WEBSTER ; Managers, Mr. B. WEBSTER and Mr. F. B. CHATTEETON.--THIS EVENING, at 7, a new Drama, in One Act, SMOKE. Mr. Billington, Mr. Ashley, Mr. C. H. Stephenson, Mrs. Billington, and Miss Furtado. After which, THE MISTLETOE BOUGH. Mrs. A. Mellon, Miss Elise Holt, Mademoiselle Debreaux, Mdlle. Camilla Dubois, Miss renew, Miss M. Cooper, and Miss Bella Moore, Ms. Brittain Wright, Mr. John Rouse. and Mr. Odell ; And THE MILLINER'S HOLIDAY, Mr. John Rouse and Miss Emma Barnett. GLOBE THEATRE.—M anager es s , Miss Alleyne.—New Burlesque by F. C. Burnand. New Company. Grand Ballet, in which the renowned Madame Colonna and Troupe will appear. This and EVERY EVENING until further notice, at 7, BOARD AND RESIDENCE. At 7.30, DELICATE GROUND. Messrs. Walter Lacy, W. H. Vernon (his first appearance under the present management), and Miss Ada Cavendish. To be followed by a Grand New Fairy Burlesque Extravaganza, entitled THE WHITE CAT ; or Prince Lardi-Dardi and the Radiant Rosetta. Gorgeous scenery by Messrs. Fsnton, Johnson, and assistants. Superb costumes and appointments. Mr. E. Danvers, Mes dames Emily Fowler, Nelly Nisbett, Rose Roberts, and Miss Montgomery (their first appearance at this theatre), in addi tion to the regular Company. To conclude with a popular farce. fOYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. SWANBOROUGH. This Evening, at 7, ON AND OFF, LIVING AT EASE. Messrs. Crouch, Turner ; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, E. Bufton, and F. Hughes. CCEHR-DE-LION, Messrs. Terry, Pennon, Fenton, and Turner ; Mesdames Amy Sheridan, E. Bufton, Santley, Lee, Goodall, &c. VAUDEVILLE. -MR. THOMAS THORNE'S BENEFIT.—THIS EVENING, Jan. 7, at 7, TWO ROSES by James Albery ; Messrs. H. J. Montague, Thomas Thorne, Irving, George Honey, and 'W. H. Stephens ; Mesdames Amy Fawsitt, Lavis, and A. Newton. After which ILL-TREATED IL TROVATORE ; Messrs. Thomas Thorne, W. H. Stephens, and David James. ; Mesdames Nelly Power, A. Newton, It. Evelyn, Hetty Tracy, &c. Conclude with CHISELLING. 110YALTY THEATRE, DEAN-STREET, SOHO. Crowded Houses. Brilliant Succoss of R. Reece's Genuine Burlesque " Whittington, Junior, and his Sensation Cat," pro duced with New and Gorgeous Scenery, Superb Costumes, Choice Music, Characteristic Dances, and Splendid Appoint ments. Every Evening, at 7.30, WEALTH. At 9.20, the New Grand Burlesque WHITTINGTON, JUNIOR, AND HIS SENSATION CAT. Concludivg with THE RENDEZVOUS. Box Office open from Eleven till Five. No Fees for Booking. ASTLEY'S PANTOMIME. - TOM TITTLE MOUSE and the ELEVEN DANCING PRINCESSES; or, DEEDLE DEEDLE DUMPLIN end the SILVER FROG. Scenery by Grieve and Son. Morning Performances every Wednesday and Saturday at 2. Characters in the Opening by Messrs. Atkins, Beckett, Barrett, Russell, Misses Armstrong, Hodson and Braham. Tramways from Brixton, Clapham, Ken nington, and Stockwell pass the door. Best pantomime in London. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker street.—On view Portrait Models of the etc-Emperor and Empress of the French, and Prince Imperial. Also, Marshal Bazaine, Marshal Canrobert, General Trochu, &c., tke. &c. — Admission, is. ; Children under Ten Years of age, 6d. Extra Rooms, 6d. extra. Open from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. MADAME TUSSA TJ D'S EXHIBITION, Baker street.—On view Portrait Models of the King and Crown Prince of Prussia, Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern. Also Count von Bismarck and Count von Moltke.—Admission ls. ; children under ten years of age, 6d. Extra rooms, 6d. extra.— Open from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. PARTRIDGE AND COOPER, MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 192, FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE), LONDON (E.O). PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES, AND JARRIAGE PAID to the COUNTRY ON ORDERS OVER 2s Per ream. B. d. 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NOTICE. The SUN will in future be published solely at 8 n.m., and the Evening E litions will be discontinued from this date. January 7, 1871. tijg (44W0 1 P 1 4 Unt LONDON, S ITURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1871. THE SIEGE. At last we learn why the strong position of Mont Avron was so hastily evacuated by the French after a very short bombardment. The Paris Journal Officiel of the 31st, the latest number that has yet got outside the walls, has reached Brussels, and it contains a proclamation from General Trochu accusing the garrison of Mont Avron of contempti ble cowardice. Possibly the silence of the forts on the eastern side may be due to the same cause. How ever this may be, the general tenour of the news from Paris is decidedly unfavourable to the French. It is not so much the progress the Germans are making that is formidable as the discouragement which is spreading amongst the French. The failure of the late sorties, and the loss of Mont Avron have naturally produced gloom. The army is wholly inactiNe, whether from disinclination to face the enemy or not remains to be seen. Dissatisfaction with General Trochu is on the increase. It will be strange if half a million of armed men surrender without greater efforts than they have yet made. If, how ever, the provincial armies are to save Paris, they had better be moving. • HOPES OF PEACE. The German papers are convinced that the capital must fall in a few days, and they hope that peace will then be concluded. They have no desire for any further fighting in the province. It is worthy of note that the Germans, convinced that the treaty will have to be signed by the Government of Defence, are treat ing "gentlemen of the pavement" wills much greater respect than formerly. They speak much less deferen tially of the captivesovereign. The Neue Freie Presse of Vienna has said that the Emperor Napoleon wished to address a. proclamation to the French people, but was forbidden, as such a proceeding was deemed unseemly on the part of a prisoner. Speaking of this news the Cologne Gazette asks what authority the Emperor's word could now have, and what effect a proclamation from him could produce to embitter the French people ? It is also stated that the Bonapartist agents who were employed to perambulate Germany and call upon French officers, have received an intimation to cease this kind of agitation. These symptoms appear to indicate that Count Bismarck deems it well not to needlessly irritate a Government which at present wields the resources of France. IF THE WAR GOES ON? The Cologne Gazette draws out the programme of operations in case peace is not made after the fall of Paris. No attempt will be made to occupy the whole country. The German leaders will remain in possession of the capital and some of the most flourishing provinces, and will hold these until the French come to terms. The occupied territory would have to bear all the burden and cost of the war. Expeditions wonld be sent out to crush all resistance in the remaining districts, but it is not proposed to permanently retain them—for the best of reasons: no arnv would be numerous enough to do so. THE SINKING OF ENGLISH VESSELS. The tone of the German papers on the subject of the English vessels sunk in the Seine is not disquieting. They make no doubt that whatever compensation may be deemed just will be paid. The occurrence was greatly exaggerated in the early accounts, ac cording to the Cologne Gazette. The seamen were not ill-treated or plundered. The act, in short, was a simple " requisition." GENERAL CRANZY'S ARMY. The Standard says that General Chanzy was to have been ready to march forward on the sth. This announcement accords with that we have already given, and may be taken as correct. At all events it is certain that if the Le Mans army do not start soon it may as well remain where it is. The corres pondent of the same journal says that in every one of the battles near Beaugency the French not only held their ground, but invariably drove the Prussians back from a mile to a mile and a-half every day. The retreat to Le Mans was dictated solely from strategical reasons, and not in consequence of defeats. The writer adds that Chanzy's force is now in excellent condition. It is unquestionable that the fighting on the part of the French during the late retreat was of a very high order, but the present condition of the host at Lo Mans is another question. The correspondent of the Standard seems to be the only representative of the press whom Chanzy tolerates; and it will be well, therefore, to judge of this able commander's army by its deeds. THE NEW POSTMASTER-GENERAL. The Right Hon. William Monsell, the new Post master-General, is the only son of the late Mr. William Monsell, of Tervoe, Limerick, which county the present Mr. Monsell represents in Parlia ment. He obtained his seat at the general election of 1847, when Smith O'Brien was his colleague, and he has been re-elected five times since. He tock office in 1852 as Clerk of the Ordnance under the Coalition Government, an office that has now been abolished. He has been since then successively President of the Board of Health, Vice- President of the Board of Trade, and Under Secretary of State for the Colonies. Mr. Monsell is Deputy-Lieutenant for Limerick, and magistrate for that county and for Clare. He became a convert to Catholicism in 1850, but is moderate in his views. His present office has not been held by any one under the rank of a peer for nearly half a century, with the sole exception of Lord Hartington, the Duke of Devonshire's eldest son. MR. DEN3IAN AT TIVERTON. The Hon. G. Denman, 11.1. P., has been addressing his constituents at Tiverton, and in so doing he touched upon the achievements of the last session and the prospective difficulties of the forthcoming one. He has made up his mind for the unqualified introduc tion of the Ballot, and will be " bitterly disappointed'' if Sir John Coleridge's measure for the abolition of university tests is not carried into law this year. He is oppressed with the swim of the difficulties of the licensing question, but admits the matter must now be dealt with by the Government. The most noticeable part of Mr. Denman's ad-tress, however, was his reference to the sinking of English vessels in the Seine by the Germans. He assured his audience, as a law 3 er, that if they sent their ships into the rivers of a country which was commanded by a foreign force, and that force in self-preserva tion was obliged to seize the first thing it could to prevent acts of war being carried on against it, it bad a right to utilise such things as it might find, and make compensation to the owners. It was, therefore, reckless and unpatriotic to raise a cry of Oar without first getting the facts, and ascer taining the law on the subject, MEMHERS OF PARLIAMENT ON THE R,A➢IPAG}E Verily, some of the representatives of the House of ' Commons commit themselves woefully when they nture to address their constituents with all the fervour which they are obliged to repress before Parliament itself. The . custom of informing constituents of the past and future administration, and of commenting on the advantages of the one, and the hopefulness to he connected with the other, ation's,our members now-a-days every facility for an exhibition of abilityandsteadiness, or the reverse quali fications. Few will read Mr. G. 0. Morgan's speech at Llanrwst without feeling that he has attempted to enlighten the Welsh electors of the borough in any thing but a laudable way. He could not see any difference, he told them, between the case of the Welsh Church and the Irish Church, in respect of disestablishment, txcept that the difference was in favour of the Welsh C inch, and against the Irish Church. " Bit why," he asked, with fatal impressiveness, "Why should the bite boys and cut-throat assassins of Ireland be entitled to a measure of justice which was denie 1 t) tit loyal and peaceable inhabitants of Wale ?'! At a time when efforts are being strenuously made to foster unity and brotherhood between the two countries, this is at least questionable language to use, highly objectiona , 13, inasmuch as crime in Ireland is on the decrease, oven it it were true that the Church Act was intended to benefit the criminal classes. MR. JOHN MARTIN, M.P. There can no longer remain a doubt that the "Home Government A ssociation o f Irelan 1" is effec tively arousinglrish ele3tops to the alleged necessity of sending candidates to Parliament who will vote in favour of local legislation, and se..ure a Parlia mentary tribunal in Dublin: Mr. John Martin since his return from America has been more a Nationalist at heart than ever, and his being a thorough Repealer will cause his return to be a strong pretext for the election of milder Home Government candidates—the Home Government party being much less advanced than the Repealers. At the late Longford election Mr. John Martin was defeated by over eleven hundred votes. His victory now in Meath by a splendid majority bears testimony to the vigour with which the upholders of Mr. Mar tin's principles have worked in Ireland within a period of one year. EDUCATION. Sir Walter Scott, at the beginning of the present century, was, it would seem, anxious to see the diffi culties of education thoroughly recognised and amended. In his novel of " Waverley " he wrote a chapter which might have been written in the present day, so appropriate are its phrases to the tenor of the discussions now so extensively undertaken. Indeed, the Bishop of Manchester in his speech on secondary education at Manchester might be said to have founded some of his happier arguments on a theory broached in Sir Walter's novel, from which we take the following : " I may be here reminded of the necessity of rendering instruction agreeable to youth, and of Tasso's infusion of honey into the medicine prepared for a child. The History of England is now reduced to a game of cards, the problems of mathematics to puzzles and riddles, and the doctrines of arithmetic may, we are assured, be sufficiently ac quired by spending a few hours a week at a new and complicated edition of the Royal game of the Goose. There wants but one step further, and the Creed and Ten Commandments may be taught in the same manner, with out the necessity of the grave face, deliberate tone of recital and devout attention hitherto exacted from the well-governed childhood of this realm. It may in the meantime be subject for serious consideration whether those who are accustomed only to acquire instruc tion through the medium of amusement, may not be brought to reject that whiCh approaches under the aspect of study ; whether those who learn history by the cards may not prefer the means to the end ; and whether, were we to teach religion in the way of sport, our pupils might not thereby be gradually induced to make sport of their religion." THE BENTINCK FAMILY. The recent death of Lord Henry Bentinck recalls some interesting facts connected with his family. In 1848 his elder brother, Lord George Bentinck, was found dead in a meadow near Welbeck. Abbey. His death was attributed to heart disease, occasioned by over-exertions in the service of his party. The late Duke of Portland left four sons, who have not married, and on the death of the present Duke the title and estates of the Portland family will pass to a distant relative. The founder of the Bentincks was a Batavian, and a great friend of William of Orange, with whom he served in several campaigns. He was rewarded for his ser vices by many honours, and succeeded in rendering the house of Bentinck the equal of the proudest houses in England. Lord William Bentinck, Governor-General of India, was one of the most distinguished men of the family. The present duke has survived all his brothers, and is left the solitary possessor of high rank and great riches. THE TAXATION OF FARMERS. A case of considerable interest to farmers bas been heard at the Preston Quarter Sessions. The Com missioners of Inland Revenue appealed against the decision of the justices of Burnley, who excused a farmer of that place from payment of an assessed tax of 10s. od. upon a horse used by him. The farmer worked 156 acres of land, and kept fifty cows and three horses. Besides carrying on the ordinary occupation of a farmer, he employed a horse for re tailing milk in Burnley, and the point at issue was whether or no he should pay duty for this horse, which was not employed in husbandry. The defence was that the milk was not hawked from door to door, but only delivered to regular customers, and the disposal of the milk as portion of the regular produce of the farm was as much a part of the husbandry as sending the carrots and turnips to market. The counsel for the commissioners argued that the farmers near London sent their milk to London, where the horses which were employed in retailing it were taxed, but the - chairman said the Bench were. of opinion that the selling of the milk was part of the respon dant's business as a In.sbandman, and therefore they agreed with the court below that the horse must be exempt from the tax. A case for the Court of Exchequer was asked on behalf of the Crown, as the question was of wide application, but it was not granted. THE SPECIAL FISHERY COMMISSION. A question of some importance in regard to the salmon fisheries has been brought before the Com missioners. The matter referred to a kind of net used in parts of the Wye from time immemorial, and called a " beating net." It is used for taking salmon in deep pools, where they rest in their upward migra tion during low water. Two or three men take a trammel or treble net, one end of which is' fastened to the bank by a peg, while the rest is taken out in a boat into the river, surrounding the hole where it is supposed the fish are lying among the rocks. They are driven out by poles and rush against the nets, in which they are caught by a little skilful manoeuvring. Et was argued by the owners of these nets that they are not fixed engines, and therefore do not come within the juris diction of the Commissioners, as they could be held by a man or , bo3 on the bank. On the other hand it was maintained that the practice was always to peg or fasten one end of the net, which brought them under the denomination of fixed engines. The commissioners were of opinion that the net was not a fixed engine, and therefore did not come within their jurisdiction, but they left the justices to decide whether or no it offended against the Salmon Fishery Act as a trammel. THE STRENGTH OF OUR POSITION. In the famous article in the Edinburgh Review on "Germany, France, rind England," the writer, popularly supposed to be Mr. Gladstone, lays great stress upon the security we derive from the streak of silver sea" which separates us from all foreign foes. He has yet, however, to learn all the profit we can reap from our convenient surrounding. Not only does the streak of silver sea defend us, but we are able, it appears, to extract the silver from the streak and employ it separately. The following advertise ment, which appears in a contemporary, will be read with interest : IC IXII- 1 J RACTION of SILVER from SEA-WATER. - 74 STEELE'S DISCOVERY.—The advertiser re quires twenty subscribers of £lO each to enable him to patent his invention in all countries. For this assistance each subscriber will receive a freelicence to use the patent for forty years or life, and which will enable each to make from £5OO to £l,OOO a year. The silver is obtained by passing an instrument through the sea-water, on which it adheres, and the dimensions of this instrument will be limited, and the same for each subscriber. The cost of the necessary aparatus will be about £25. Any ordinary seamen can work it, without being able in any way to deceive the proprietor. Not more than one subscription will be given to one person, and not more than twenty will be talc en. Mr. itcele gives his address. The condition which limits the number of shares seems unfair to a people who, from their insular position, are entitled to all the benefit they can get from their " streak," and who would doubtless be anxious to profit by it en masse. Steele need not have been quite so solicitous on tins score. The one point that ought to be examined is this : will the "streak" after much extraction of silver lose any of the good properties which the Edin burgh Reviewer poetically ascribes to it ? A. SOLDIER'S DEATH. The death is announced from Paris of General de Bentzmann, General of Division and Commander of kriillery on the left bank. The deaths of military are now, unfortunately, too common to be remarkable, but the circumstances attending the close of General de Bentzmann's life render it exceptional. He was a man of some distinction in the French army, having taken part in the siege of Sebastopol, and having been appointed commandant of artillery in the expeditionary corps to China in 1860. He was three times mentioned in the army orders. He had suffered during several years from an affec of the lungs, and knew he could not live through this winter. Being unable, from the state of his health, to receive a command in the army of the Rhine, be was yet resolved to give his last days to his country, and hurried to Paris before the investment was com pleted. Ile retained the full use of his faculties until his death, and was busy up to the very last in fulfilling the duties he had undertaken for the defence. THE MAGAZINES. The Fortnightly Review is very strong this month. With the impartiality for which this publication is famous, Mr. Frederick Harrison's able denunciation of Bismarckism is followed by a paper on the other side of the question by Professor von Sybel. In " The lierman Empire " the historian virtually argues that Bismarckism is the best thing in the world. He holds out, however, no great hope of much liberty under the new empire which he admires so much. Karl Blind, in an article entitled "The Results of French Designs upon Germany," sketches the historical relations between France and her neighbour, and draws a conclusion quite opposite from that of Von Sybel, viz., that the authority of King William must sooner or later give way to a popular form of government. 'The number, too, is remarkable for an unpublished poem of Shelley,and some interesting details respecting the poet, and an original poem by Mr. G. Meredith, on " France, 1870." Mr. Fawcett, M.P., asks the question " To what extent is England Prosperous," and gives it, no satisfac tory answer. Lady Amberley discourses once more on the claims of women. The war and kindred topics occupy a prominent place in the Contemporary, whose list of contributors, though less brilliant than that of the Fortnightly, is a very good one. In " French Unity " Mr. Stigand upholds the good qualities of our unfortunate neighbour. Some,more conversations on " The War and General Culture ' are furnished ; and Major Noel draws the customary lessons from the startling conflict in France. This last is a good paper. The indefatigable Mr. W. It. Greg combats the "Mistake of Honest Democrats"—i.e., the liability of the said democrats to forget the tendency of their favormite form of Government is to degenerate into an oligarchy. The author of " Ginx's Baby " argues strongly in favour of Imperial Federalism—a union of England and her colo nies on a system similar to that of the United States. The number contains several theological papers. One of the most valuable articles in this month's St. Paul's is a contribution from the " Staff Sergeant" who, in the last number, gave his opinions respecting the causes which led to the unpopularity of Vie army. On this occasion the writer seeks to shew how the service may be made popular. He argues that a soldier's life should be more assimilated to civil existence, there being no reason why the laws governing our troops should be made instruments of annoy ance to them by their having always to ob serve rigidly utterly useless regulations. The :•taff Sergeant urges, moreover, that all minor regulations of the service should be more liberally carried out than they are. He looks upon the purchase system as doomed. An article, entitled " Everybody's Baby," is a delicious little fragment bearing upon the importance babies are held in by all classes of people in every country. Out of a tiny subject, a most pleasing two pages are woven out by Miss Bessie Parkes Belloe. There are two poems in the magazine, one by Sydney Dobell and one by Dora Greenwell. London Society begins the New Year with some animated sketches in prose and verse. " Stop Thief," is a very amusing tale, in which the various actors make an absurd mistake in the most natural manner, and from diffe rent points of observation simultaneously arrive at the same wrong conclusion. "The World in Apple-Pie Order" tells the serio-comic adventures of a gentleman whose treatmenttaev a aw a k g r i i e e c o wr n u endeavoursa s b rd y e x t ph h ee e position, ihm a a t e t d n t ,t the and doctord patientsp asuribsi e fc for rtwoe it ots theto purpose of illustrating some of his theories, he was mis m notf attendants soughtrae in t o nt t ns h visitingonft consequence. og things rs ei straight un r p a eern i oa g oevf h e em t , get him into a very Balloon " is a second chapter of the glimpses taken from upper air of the city which occupies prominent attention at present. Prefixed to this magazine there is a pleasing portrait of the Princess Louise, which is sure to prove attractive at this time, and a brief sketch of her Royal Highness's early days. English Society closely resembles another and older periodical of similar name ; in fact, so close is the likeness between these two that a lawsuit has been required to ensure a little divergence. Like London Society, English. Society contains a large proportion of illustrations, accom panied by divers light articles. Heavy matter is rigidly excluded. The tales and articles are generally amusing,. but do not call for special notice. The list of contributors includes Mr. Walter Thornbury, James Greenwood, Godfrey Turner, and others. Their papers will mostly be found acceptable. The new magazine starts well. Dr. Guthrie contributes a paper to the Sunday Magazine on the revision of the English Bible ; and Dr. Smiles, the author of " Self Help," gives an account of a visit to La Rochelle, famous in French mediaeval history, which at the present time of sieges and capitulations, is not without special interest. The article has numerous illustrations. Miss Tytler writes the story of a girl's life in her usual pleasant practical style. The Dean of Canterbury continues his " Fireside Homilies," the " City Man," his photographs from the every day melo-dramas and tragedies of our lanes and byeways. There are several stories, verses, and sketches of varying merits interspersed. Good Words begins the year with some noticeable articles. There is a sermon preached by the editor, Dr. Norman Macleod, before the Queen, on " War and Judgment," and published by desire of her Majesty, who doubtless knows how deep an interest the majority of her subjects take in this engrossing subject. We have, too, the first instalment of the late Nathaniel Elawthorne'a " Impressions of France and Italy," written in 1858, when the countries visited by the illustrious American were very different from the France and Italy of 1871- Sir Charles Trevelyan, K.C.8., contributes an essay on the " Reorganisation of our Military Force ; " and the clever author of " Ginx's Baby" gives us his impressions of the rights and wrongs of the Coolie in British Guiana- One of Tennyson's songs from " The Loves of the Wrens," with music, is included in the number. Good Words for the Young presents its readers w ith some appropriate sketches for this holiday season " About Toys and Games " is an interesting account of the manner in which the representatives of an earlier generation spent their days of sport. " The Village School on Christmas Day " furnishes abundant oppor tunity for the relation of stories, grave and gay, instrue' tive and entertaining. " The Bells and the Snow "is the title of some lines charactertic of the period of the year;, Some verses, by Mary Howitt, called "Child Wisdom,' are very pleasing. The Westminster Papers, devoted to games of ail? , contains an account of the chess match between the leading' French player, M. Rosenthal, and Mr. Wisker, the English champion, with some of the games, it is excel lent for its intelligence of all events passing in the chess world, and affords the usual good salection of p ro blems- It is varied in its articles on card games, &c. E EUROPEAN WAR. The SUN is Published Every Morning at EIGTT r O'CLOCK, with SOME HOURS' LATER NEWS than any other paper. This edition will always contain the LATEST N EWS of the WAR, and of all other events.