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CLARKE, la, PAT ERNOSTER ftOW And all Booksellers and 1 , ewsmem age ire ;e6l ree us on ells am be are ilar will me, va ►ic Ling ave Te ade ave al a 7ith king ►on- laps anall ome ians Lt of this .......... -------.. gonel 3deric xe, of A the xfollc, Wilt te late )n St' trove' hOde S, I.•••••••''' .. ____,- of Lira lb 0 f the NOW READY, CHARLES K ENT'S POEMS. THE FIRST COLLECTIVE EDITION. Handsomely bound in cloth, bevelled boards, Crown Octavo, price Seven Shillings and Sixpence. "As a poet their author must live. He has the sweetness of Wordsworth, the vigour of Southey, and the elegant versatility of Coleridge. It is, however, as a poet of the affections that Mr. Kent 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 Larnartine 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 evidence 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."--Athenwum. "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 vigqur 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 t ,ne and sympathies." "He is a true poet, anti his works will live."—News of the World. "We have the pleasant task of welcoming, as a real addition to the ranks of our true poets, Mr. Kent. Ife 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 for a 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 Phcebus 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. CHARLTON TUCKER, 21, Northumberland-street, Strand. In royal Svo.. br.ndsomely Ler d cloth, full gilt, tilt edges price :205.. post free !Is. rElliE ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY it of BRITISH! MOTIP4. ily Edward Newman F. L.S., F.Z.3. . Giving a full desernit,,,n of the i,erfeet insect from nature: also a description of the Caterpillar, Chryralis. Food Plant, Time of Appearance, and Localities whore fcenci. Each moth is drawn from nature by George Willis, and engraved in his best style by John Kerchoer. The figures are life-sh:c of every species ; and if varieties require it, three, four, five, and even six figures are given. The work Is complete in thirty-one.utouthly numbers, ct Gd. each. 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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 APPEAI, 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. CITY of LONDON HOSPITAL for DISEASES of tht CHEST, Victoria Park. Special APPEAL for the NEW WING Amount still required, £4,000. Number of beds now occupied, 120. Nrumber of beds available with proposed addition, 164. "he Hospital is entirely dependent on voluntary support. Bankers, Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard-street HENRY SEWELL, Hon. Scc. RICHARD P. SLATER, Sec. Offices, 24, Finsbury-circus. ENTIRE WHEAT FLOUR. (CHAPMAN and Co.'s PATENT.) Is recommended by the Faculty as the best food for INFANTS, as it is very easy of digestion, and contains in due proportion all the sub stances required for a healthy growth. ENTIRE - WHEAT FLOUR. (CHAPMAN and Co.'s PATENT.) Is acknowledged to be the most wholesome and nutritious diet for CHILDREN, its richness in earthy phosphates ensuring healthy develop ment of the teeth and bony frame. E NTIRE WHEAT FLOUR. (CHAPMAN and Co.'s PATENT.) • Is recommended for the use of Invalids, as far more sustaining than Arrowroot, Corn Flour, &c., which are often rejected, when the Entire Wheat Flour is taken with relish. Retail of Family Grocers, &c., in 3d., Cd., and is. packets, and 3s. tins. Wholesale of ORLANDO JONES and Co., 18 Billiter-street, Manufacturers of the GOLD MEDAL RICE STARCH. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, am. Lining-room, consisting of a new and elegant assort tnent of VASES, Figures , Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid 1 alles, Paper Weights, &c., iu Italian, Alabaster, Parian, Marl - 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 uew ediiion of Lyell's Elements of Geology ; they will greatly facilitate the ir te resting studs of MINERA LOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 9. 4, 19, ?0, 40, to 50 guineas each. PitACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINERA LOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, F.G.S., at 149, Strand. I J AMBERI"S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.-AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY, truly efficacious and pleasant, is admitted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient consumption. It fre quently cures persons whom the Faculty pronounce incurable, and admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneticia'. Per sons deprived of sleep, or even 1} ing down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared only and sold by W. LAMBERT. Chemist, 8, King •William-street, Charing-cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, Ind., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Bo particular, and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and addr,ss are engruv ed on the stamp. rill-1E BLOOD PURIFIER— Old Dr. JACOB 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. 131, Meet-street, London.—Caution : Get the red and blue wrapper, with the Doctor's head in the centre. No other genuine. In bottles 2s. Gd., 45., 4s. Gd., 7s. 6d., and lls. The old Dr.'s Sarsaparilla Pills are the most popular medicine known for all bilious affections, liver and stomach complaints, and indigestion, as proved by thousands. Also, Sarsaparilla Ointment, the beat soother of all sores, burns, and scalds ; each in boxes, ls. lid., 2s. 95., and 4s. Gd. ; by post, 15, SO, and GO stamps. I) INN EFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA.- The medical profession for Thirty Years have approved of this pure solution of Magnesia as the best remedy for Acidity of the Stomach, Heartburn, Headache, Gout, and Indigestion ; and as the best mild aperient for delicate constitutions, especially adapted for Ladies, Children, and Infants. DINNEFORD and CO., Chemists, 172, New Bond-street, London, and of all other Chemists throughout the world. QPANISH FLY is the Acting Ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES 0 EL, which speedily pro euces Whiskers and Thickens Hair. Price, Si. lid., ss. 5d., and Lus. 6d. `sent by post for 64, 84, and 144 stamps.—Alex. 12.ss, 48, High Holborn, and all chemists. Tale of a Hair, 6d. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.—Corns cured in one day by using ALEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO. This pre paration gradually dissolves the Corn in a few hours, removing the very root. Price 45., sent by post for CO stamps. 248, High Elolborn, and all chemists. Face Powder, ls. [4 AIR DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn.— ALEX. ROSS'S Depilatory removes superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms without effect to the skin. Price, 3ss. 6d., ss. (Id., and 10s. (4._ Sent for 54, 84, and 144 stamps. [lad of all chemists. Skin 'Tonic ss. 6d. I)IMPLE REMOVER.—AII Diseases of the Skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sallowness, &e. 2s. Dd. and 7s. 6d. ;or post for 40 and 100 stamps. Alex. Ross, 243, nigh Holborn, London, and all chemists. Advice upon the Toilet. Fee, 2s. 6d. GREY HAIR, 248, High Holborn, London. - ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour im mediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly natural in fleet. Prices 35..6d., ss. 6d., and 10s. 6d. ; sent by post for 54 4, and 144 stamps : and all Chemist . Bloom of Bosses, 3s. 6d. irirAlß COLOR WASH.—By.datuping the head IL - 1 with this beautifully perfumed wash, in seven. or ten days the hair assumes its original colour, and remains so by an occa sional using. 10s. 6d.; sent for stamps.—Alex. Ross, 248, High Flolborn, London, and all chemists. HAIR CURLING FLUID, 248, limit HOLBORN. London. ALEXANDER ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's Hair immediately it is applied. Sold at 3s. 6d., ss. 6d., and los. 6d. Sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stamps. Had of all Chemists. Adtrice upon all subjects of the Toilet. HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON. REFUGES FOR HOMELESS AND DESTITUTE CHILDREN and CHICHESTER TRAINING SHlP.—Upwards of 500 Boys and Girls are now being supported in theseeßefuges and Ship. Owing to the benevolent and praiseworthy exertions which have for several months been made to aid the sick and Wounded in the present War, the funds for the support of these Refuges and Ship have decreased considerably. An urgent appeal is therefore made for assistance to support the inmates. £l5 will keep a boy or a girl for one year, and £1 ss. for a month. Contributions thankfully received by the London and West minster Bank, 214, High Holborn, W. 1., and 41, Lothbury, E.C., and by WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary. No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, W.C. BONUS YEAR..-SPECIAL NOTICE, fiLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. ANNUAL INCOME, steadily increasing.... £230,355. ASSURANCE FUND, safely invested...... £1,707,709. The NINTH BONUS will be declared inJanuary, 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. GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE OFFICE. Established 1821.—Subscribed Capital Two Millions. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C. DIRECTORS: CFIAIRNAN—FREDERICK - H. .TANSON, Esq. DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—JAMES GOODSON, Esq. Henry Hulse Berens, Esq. IJ. G. Hubbard, Esq. Henry Bonham Carter, Esq. G. J. Shaw Lefevre, Esq., M.P. Charles Wm. Curtis, Esq. John Martin, Esq. Charles F. Devas, Esq. Augustus Prevost, Esq. Francis Hart Dyke, Esq., Abraham J. Robarts, Esq. Sir W. R. Farquhar, Bart. William Stevens, Esq. Archibald Hamilton, Esq. John G. Talbot, Esq., M.P. Thomson Hankey, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq. Richard M. Harvey, Esq. SECRETARY—T. Tallemach, Esq. ACTUARY—SamueI Brown, Esq. N.B.—Fire Policies which expire at Christmas must be renewed at the Head Office, or with the Agents, on or before the 9th of January. Prospectuses and forms of proposal, with the Actnary's valua tion and statement of the assets and liabilities in the Life Branch, free on application to the Company's Agents, or to the Secretary. Q SAVIOUR'S HOSPITAL and REFUGE, . Alfred-terrace, Upper Holloway, N.—This Institution affords a Refuge for Women seeking to abandon a life of sin, especially those about to become mothers, and provides a Home for the Children of such. FUNDS are very urgently NEEDED. Bankers, London and South Western (Holloway Branch). HUGH H. GOUGH. Hon. Sec MEETING MOVEMENT. Office, 5, lit Red Lion-square, W.C., London.—During the last 10 years this Institution has been instrumental in rescuing a vast number of poor girls from a life of degradation and misery. The plan adopted has been to seek the wanderers in the streets of London and gather them together at the midnight hour, when short and faithful addresses have been given. During the present year the Meetings have been held nearly every week in some of the most frequented districts of the metropolis. Thepromoters have abundant evidence that these efforts have been most successful hi effecting a great moral change in many fallen ones. To enable them to continue their important work, FUNDS are earnestly solicited, and will be thankfully received by Mr. John Stabb, Bon. See., 5, Red Lion-square, W . C ., L on d on ; an d at t h e Union Bank of London (Carey-street Branch), W.C. COMIC PAPERS. (I)vm. Punch.) " ATTENTION !"—Punch (as Mars) : " Look here, Card well. You say you can keep George up to his work ! Mind you do ; or, by Jingo ! I shall advise her Majesty to sack you both." A IZEMEMBRANCE.—Artemus Ward, when contributing to these columns, observed (it was on the Ist of September, 1866), " I say to that gifted but bald-headed Prushan, Bismarck, `lse good and gentle in your hour of triump.'" The hint of the kindly humorist has been forgotten by the stern Chancellor. BENEVOLENT NEUTRALITY.—Both the Germans and the French keep abusing us for observing neutrality between them. We incur this invective by helping neither one side nor the other. Possibly we might avoid it by giving help to both, and assisting the Germans with a fleet and the French with an army. BISMARCK'L BAD BUSINESS.-It is declared by resolute Frenchmen that the reduction of Paris will not be the reduction of France. Sooner or later, however, if the war goes on, France will be so reduced in circumstances as to be unable to pay Germany the damages which William the Pious might have secured after Sedan. Then the victors will be saddled with their own war-costs, and the over-taxed German people will find the investment of Paris to have turned - out a very bad one for themselves. KING MOB AS KING RICHARD. The diplomatic and punctilious Gladstone No more shall be the Premier for our counsels : Hath he so long held out with us untired, And stops he now for breath? That halt's no go. (From Fun. ) DEFEAT OF GENERAL CHANZY.—The efforts of General Chanzy, like the efforts of all the generals of France since the war began, have resulted in General Mischanc(z)y. LET US HOPE—WITH SUBSTANTIAL BENEFlT.—Photo graphers, on the occasion of the eclipse, appeared oblivious of one of the first lessons of childhood—in the eagerness they manifested to "grasp at the shadow." FOR MORE REASONS THAN ONE. —Grandfather : " What be 'ee grumbling about, Jack ? Ye doant get on wi' the porridge !" Jack :—" Well, it be sooty—and full o' lumps—and thick—and burnt—and sour. There, clang it, there bean't half enough on't." Too MUCH OF A GOOD THlNG.—Athletic sports are highly to be commanded so long as they are kept within resonable bounds ; but unfortunately, there are" those who cannot even write a letter without jumping from the first person to the third. EATON SQUARE. Professor Eaton states that he has discovered that this globe will only support life for another twenty-six millions of years. Well, it will last our time, if it contrives to hold out for about half that period. Floreat Etona, as we used to say at school. May the pro fessor live to see his calculations proved or disproved. (Front Judy.) WASTING TIME.-At Rheims, according to the Prus sian regulations, no one is allowed to go about the street, in the evening without a lantern. It is difficult to under stand what this is for. If it be in imitation of Diogeness the citizens are wasting their pains ; the Prussians have been at Rheims too long for there to be any honest men left. WAR TO THE KNIFE.—In the coming session, accord ing to Mr. Trevelyan, we are going to have " a rigid inquir.y into the whole of the military system," and an attack on " the dual government of the army." This is an hge of change, and no one to-day knows what will happen to-morrow. But Mr. Trevelyan may rely on this ; those who are concerned in the dual government will fight it out. - - --- A MOVING SPEcTAcLE.--Accordiug to the Builder, something is really going to be done to the Poultry at last. The value of the houses in such a situation is so great, that the cost of pulling them down has hitherto prevented any attempt to widen the thoroughfare. It is now proposed to move those on the south side farther back, without pulling them down. The Poultry has always been a first-rate place for business ; but if this project be carried out, the large houses there will get a pushing they little dreamt of. (From, Will-0-the-IVisp.) THE NEW RUSSIAN SAYING.—Any Porte in a storm. WOOD NYMPHS.— The lady members of the School Board. TOURS DE FORCE.—The towns of France are hardly towers of strength. A MOTTO FOR A DEAF ASYLUM.— " Come back to Hearin'." TRULY ALARMING.—The Liberal Government has been so truly generous of late, that it has hardly left itself a leg to stand on. Hoc EST !-Why is it useless for autograph collectors to seek for the German Emperor's signature ? —Because the ex-King Wilhelm is better known by-his-Marck. IRISH AMNESTY COMMITTEE. —A Dublin cor respondent writes that for the future the efforts and attention of the Amnesty bodies in Ireland are to be directed to the sustentation of the families of the military Fenian prisoners. For this object an appeal will soon be made, and it is calculated that there are already in exist ence, scattered through the country, funds available amounting to about £5,000. AGRARIAN OUTRAGE IN IRELA ND.--Allot l, er agrarian outrage, which it is feared will ultimately have to be added to the list of murders, was perpetrated on Sunday in the King's County, on the borders e fferent meath near Moate. From accounts given by persons in the Daily Express, some o f the leading facts may be collected, but minute details are still wanting. On Sunday morning a comfortable farmer named Moran was driving with his wife to Mass, when, as the car passed through Kilfilland, it was fired upon by three men from behind a wall. The shots missed Moran, but struck his wife, one ball entering th e u pp er p art of her head, and two 'l acer atinfr her face. The assassins then ran across the fields and escaped. He saw them running away, but could not identify them. He was so engaged in managing the horse, which became frightened at the shots, that he did not A t - first observe that his wife, who was at the other side of the car, had been wounded. She lies now in a precarious state. Moran received a threatening letter about nine months back, warning him to give up some land which he got twenty years ago. The case of Mr. C. H. Turner, who was at one time chairma,n of the Great Eastern Railway Company, has been before Mr. Registrar Hazlitt at the Court of Bankruptcy. Mr. Lawrence wss unable to attend an the bankrupt's behalf, and an adjournment was therefore requested. Mr. Finlay Kni.2 ht appeared for opposing creditors, and said that the assignees did not oppose so strongly as they might otherwise have done, because the shoe did not pinch them so bad as it did the opposing creditors. His Honour said he understood the assignees did not object to a further adjournment. The person who would be mainly prejudiced by that circumstances was the bank rupt. Mr. Knight said he took issue on that point. The additional accounts which had been ordered hail not been filed. After some further discussion, the sitting was adjourned. THE IRRIGATION COMPANY OF FRANCE. The appeal from the decision of Vice-Chancellor Malins, refusing to grant an order for compulsorily winding-up the Irrigation Company of France, was resumed before Lords Justices James and Mellish, on. Wednesday, when Mr. Cole, Q.C., characterised as gratui tous and most scandalous the accusation that Mr. T. Cave, M.P., and Mr. Young, the voluntary liquidators, were acting in league with the Credit Foncier, by the perpetration of a fraud upon the shareholders of the Irrigation Company.—Mr. Glasse, Q.C., said the object of the directors ir. preferring a voluntary to a compulsory liquidation was to conceal monetary transactions which, if allowed to see the light of day, would lead to their inevitable conslem nation. That course was pursued solely at the ins tiga• tion of the Credit Foncier and their nominees. Lord Justice James stated that it was in evidence that the holders of thousands of independent shares had assented to the proposal. The petitioner was almost alone in his opposition, and he would be unwilling to set the opinion of one solitary individual against that of so many others. Lord Justice Mellish feared that the opposition of the petitioner was to obtain more than the equitable value of his shares.—The appeal was still proceeding. BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.-500 DAMAGES. In the Bail Court, on Wednesday, Miss Mary linger, daughter of a hosier, in Sloane-street, brought an action against John H. Wilson, assistant-surgeon in Millbank Penitentiary, to recover £1,500 damages, as compensation for a breach of promise of marriage, which he male to her in the early part of 1867. The voluminous zunatory correspondence read by Serjeant Parry, extended over a period of four years and was couched in the most affectionate terms, the defendant attributing his success in his scientific studies, and present professional advancement to the in fluence which his contemplated nuptials with his " Darling little cherub, Polly," exercised on him. How ever, in September of last year a change came over his feelings, and he wrote her a very matter of fact letter, contrasting strangely with his previous epistles, stating that owing to incompatibility of temper and disposition the engagement should be broken off, his father, who is a retired physician in Ryder-street, St. James's, being, he alleged, also opposed to the marriage. Under the direction of Mr. Justice Lush, the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff, awarding the damages at £5OO. THE ABOLITION OF IMPRISONMEN i FOR DEBT. The Lord Chancellor and Lords Justices James and Mellish investigated an appeal from a decision of Vice- Chancellor Stuart, involving a novel and important point under the Act recently passed for the abolition of imprison-' ment for debt. Mr. Chichester was the sole executor under a will ; and after realising the estate, instead of :. , appropriating it to the purposes indicated by the testator, •• speculated upon it. The result was that the entire sum,. amounting to nearly £5,000, was lost, and Mr. Chichester was utterly unable at the proper time to distribute any •• portion of the trust fund; whereupon the Vice-Chancellor gave the plaintiff liberty to issue attachment against him • for default. Against that order the present appeal was • made, and it was argued that the case did not come under • the third exception of the fourth section of the enactinent,' which rendered a trustee liable to imprisonment fore default, inasmuch as the defendant did not have "the money in his possession or under his control." The Act, it was contended, was not intended to apply to trustees who were unfortunate, but to those who were guilty of contumacious contempt. The Lord Chancellor, while • agreeing with the Vice-Chancellor's construction of the Act, discharged the order, in consequence of the abience of " any order by the Court of Equity " to pay the money in question. The Lords Justices concurred. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER.. John May, described as of BlenheiM -place, Leeds, was., , brought up at the Mansion House, on remand, charged ' with embezzling various sums of money, amounting to upwards of £2OO, belonging to his employers, Messrs. Heywood, Higginbottom, and Smith (Limited), of Hyde-street, Manchester, and Watling-streeet, London. The circumstances of the case were peculiar. Letters found on the prisoner at the first examination, from the secretary and manager of the prosecutors at Manchester, were then read, shewing that those gentle- , men had offered to reinstate the prisoner in his positipn in . the firm on payment by his friends of the 2200 embez. zled. In the view of this arrangement the prisoner came to England from Germany, and was apprehended under the warrant issued against him in September last, a day or two after he absconded. The London manager gave evidence on the previous oc-' casion, and stated his ignorance of the arrangement in question, and on the remand of the prisoner stated his willingness to become bail for him. The Lord Mayor declined to accept bail under any circumstances considering it necessary to the ends of public justice that the case should be proceeded with. Several witnesses from Penzance, Wilts, and other places were now called to prove the receipt of cheques and • monies by the prisoner which had not been accounted for, accoaling to the rules of the prosecutors' establishmbnts. Mr. Shorrock, their London manager, proved that the prisoner had no authority to endorse cheques paid to the firm. He was committed for trial. POISONOUS GLOVES.—Our attention has been directed by a respected correspondent to a case which he ascribes due to the wearing of gloves dyed with some poisonous substance. His patient, a lady, purchased a s, box of green-coloured gloves at a wcll-known and re spectable house. In none of the gloves was the dye' per manent, for upon the hand becoming heated, it was stained to such a degree that warm water would scarcely remove it. After wearing a few pairs—for the gloves . • rapidly became shabby—the lady noticed a vesicular erup tion presenting itself at the sides and root of the nails. This vesication in a few days proceeded to ulceration. • Under suitable remedies the rash disappeared, but upon the lady resuming the wearing of the gloves the mischief recommenced with renewed severity. Upon our corres pondent examining the gloves further, and analysing a solution prepared from them, he discovered the existence • of an arsenical salt, which at once cleared up the mystery of the case, and the nature of the dye.—Medical Press and Circular. THE PUBLIC HEALTH.—The Registrar -General states that during the week ending Saturday, the 14th inst., 5,050 births and 4,413 deaths were registered in London and 19 other large cities and towns of the United Kingdom, and the aggregate mortality of the week was in the ratio of 31 deaths annually to every 1,000 of the present estimated population. The annual rates of mortality last week in the seventeen English cities and towns, stated in the order of their topographical arrangement, were as follow :—London 30 per 1,000 Portsmouth 18, Norwich 38, Bristol 36, Wolverhampton 28, Birmingham 35, Leicester 31, Nottingham 28, Liver pool 44, Manchester 29, Salford 32, Bradford 28, Leeds 30, Sheffield 31, Hull 24, Sunderland 24, and Newcastle upon-Tyne 23. The deaths from all causes in these 17 towns were less by 184 than those returned in the previous week, there being a considerable decline in Liverpool and Manchester. Small-pox caused 175 deaths, of which 135 occurred in London, 35 in Liverpool, 3 in Manchester, 1 in Hull. and 1 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. In London the births of 1,204 boys and 1,153 girls, in all 2,357 children were registered last week. The - deaths registered in the same time were 1,896. Smallpox was fatal last week in London in the proportion of 22 deaths annually to every 10,000 of the present estimated popula tion. The greatest number of deaths previously recorded from smallpox in any one week since the passing of the Compulsory Vaccination Act (1853) was 71 in the week ending May 9, 1863, and the fatality of the disease during seven consecutive weeks at that time averaged 66 deaths per week. In the seven weeks ending Saturday last the deaths averaged 81 per week. f4i A. S IL ENCIE US E," l'rovided 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, 1870. Patentees and Manufacturers—POLLACK, • SCHMIDT, & Co., 210 A, Regent-street, London, W. Now ready, in 3 vols., Post Bvo., E A R L'B. DE NE. B • • Ii A N CIL L ON. Originally published in " Blaekwood's Magazine." WILLIAM BLACKWOOD and SONS, Edinburgh and London. B 0 C K-B 1 N K ' S H. CHEMICAL MANUFACTORY, 3, CITY GARDENS, CITY aoAD, London, N.