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London, England, 1865-01-18

COMMERCIAL.

Flour—Dull ; $9 50 to $9 90 for superfine ; $lO
15 to $lO 35 for extra to choice State ; $ll 15 to
$ll 25 for shipping Ohio ; $ll 30 to $l2 for
Western trade ; $lO 80 to $l2 5 for common ; and
$l2 10 to $l5 for fancy and extra Southern ; $lO
15 to $lO 30 for common ; and $lO 35 to $l2 for
good to choice Canadian.
Wheat—Heavy ; $2 27 to $2 32 for Chicago
spring ; $2 37 for amber Milwaukie ; $2 43 to $2
54 for winter red Western ; and $2 25 for amber
Western.
Pork—Dull ; $42 75 to $43 121 for new mess ;
and $4O to $4O 50 for prime mess.
Beef—Steady ; $2l 45 to $24 50 for extra.
Ashes—Dull and nominal.
Cotton—Quiet; $1 21 for Uplands.
Petroleum—Dull ; 52c. for crude ; and 75c. for
refined.

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, JAN. 18

The Catholic fraction of the members of the
Chamber of Deputies, headed by Herr Reischen-
sperger, have presented the draft which contains
the following passages :—" We shall most willingly
meet any steps which the Government may take
towards an understanding with the Chambers. But
this is
_only possible by the Government acknow-
ledging the constitutional right of the country,
which has been called into question by its conduct
during the last three years. For the future a solu-
tion of the conflict will only be possible by the
Government formally acknowledging the constitu-

tional right of the Chamber to vote the Budget,
and by coming forward with proposals to diminish
the military expenses of the country as much as
possible. It is the conviction of the people—based
upon the military valour not only of the younger
but also the elder men in the Prussian army—that
a military service of two years is quite sufficient.

THE AIISTRO-PRUSSIAN NEGOTIL
TIONS.

VIENNA, JAN. 18.
Prince Frederick William of Prussia will return
;o Berlin on Friday.

The Presse of to-day says :—" The relations be
tween Austria and Prussia are excellent.

" Count Mensdorff-Pouilly is, however, said to
be determined not to consent to any project for the
annexation of the Duchies to Prussia, but rather to
withdraw from the alliance.

" Prince Frederick is desirous that the Austro-
Prussian alliance should be principally directed
against any revolutionary movement.

" The reserved attitude which Russia on the other
hand observes towards Austria and Prussia is, how-
ever, opposed to such a course,"
London, England, 1865-01-18

Conductor, Signor ARDITI.

Followed by the Grand Christmas Pantomime, THE
I,ION AND THE UNICORN.
MORNING PERFORMANCE on SATURDAY, at Two.

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-
GARDEN.
(Opera Company, Limited.)
CONTINUED SUCCESS OF CINDERELLA AND THE

WONDERFUL DONATO.
THIS EVENING, THE BRIDE OF SONG.
Alter which, at a quarter-past 8, the Grand and highly
ouccessful Pantomime, CINDERELLA • with magnificent
Sc.nery and gorgeous accessories. Di 'the liarlequinath.
Senor Donato will perform his celebrated and astonishing
Daese avec al aateau.
London, England, 1865-01-18

sion. It sanctions the acts of the 2d May, and
those accomplished by the Prince since then.

THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT.
TURIN, JAN. 18.

To-day in the Chamber of Deputies Signor Cantu
put a question to the Ministry relative to the dis-
missal of some functionaries for refusing to take the
oath of allegiance. He also demanded the abolition
of the law enjoining this formality. The Minister
of Justice replied, and the Chamber subgequently
approved the conduct of the Ministry.
London, England, 1865-01-18

NEW STREETS.

The Board has effected three great metropolitan improv-
ments in the formation of new streets in old localities—
namely, King-street, Covent-garden (hereafter to be called
Garrick-street), at a cost of £121,118 ss. 2d. ; Southwark-
street, at a cost of £555,992 2s. ; and Burdett-road (so
named after Miss Burdett Coutts, who has been a great
benefactress to the neighbourhood), formed at a cost of
£17,273 19s. 7d. On each of these lands have been let and
properties have been erected, and in the course of a short
time it is expected the whole of the sites will be built upon.
London, England, 1865-01-18

IN RE CAMPBELL.

This bankrupt, who is a comedian, had been joint
manager of the Royal Pavilion Theatre with Mr. Chapple,
and attributes his failure to losses sustained in the manage-
ment of that house. The debts are only £276, with no
assets, and to-day the bankrupt applied for his order of
discharge.

Mr. Campbell admitted having been a bankrupt in 1860,
and his Honour granted the order.

(Before Mr. Registrar Brougham.)
IN RE J. MATTHEW S.

This bankrupt was described as of Paddington, job-
master, and will be known as the cabman who gave evi-
dence against the notorious Muller, and was instrumental
in securing his capture. The bankrupt, who says he owes
£6OO, and has no assets whatever, came up to-day upon
choice of assignees and proof of debts, but no accounts are
yet filed.
London, England, 1865-01-18

Crown Bvo., cloth, 400 pages, price 50.,

HIDDEN. SPRINGS. By the Rev. J.
PARKER, of Manchester.
" The sermons of Dr. Parker are espec'al'y noticeable for
clearness of thought and language. All seems as if it were
written with a pencil of Fght. . • . . N •ture is every-
where in the ascendant, and hence its matchless force. . . . .
There is no speakin 4. for speaking's sake, no display of any
kind ; every word is an arrow directed to the mark.''
—Bri-
tish Standard.

London: F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C.

280 pp., cloth, lettered, price 35.,

VEGETABLE' COOKERY.-- Pastry, Pickling,
&c.

This volume supplies a want long fet. Cookery books
exist in abundance, but they relate almost exclusively to the
preparation of dishes from animal food. t his work is devoted
entirely to the proper cooking of vegetable., to preserving,
T ickling*, the preparation of sauces, soups,'beverages, !cc,
and forms a complete treatise upon the 6ubject. Vegetables,
fruits, /tc., constitute half of our daily food: here is an
essay uk,on the best possible predarstion of this half.
J.oadon F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C.

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London, England, 1865-01-18

NEW STREETS.

The Board has effected three great metropolitan improv-
ments in the formation of new streets in old localities—
namely, King-street, Covent-garden (hereafter to be called
Garrick-street), at a cost of £121,118 58. 2d. ; Southwark-
street, at a cost of £555,992 2s. ; and Burdett-road (so
named after Miss Burdett Coutts, who has been a great
benefactress to the neighbourhood), formed at a cost of
£17,273 19s. 7d. On each of these lands have been let and
properties have been erected, and in the course of a short
time it is expected the whole of the sites will be built upon.
London, England, 1865-01-18

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NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and
most useful invention of the day, AGUA AMARELL A.
Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO.. 3, King-court, Lombard-
street, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer
to the public this truly marvellous flub'. which gradually
restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at
what age. The Agua Amarell a has none of the properties of
dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and
when the hair is once restored one application per month will
keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in
half bottles, ics. 61 Testimonials from art fetes of the highest
order, and from individuals of undoubted respectability, may
be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have
been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Princess
of Wake.
London, England, 1865-01-18

the termination at Blackfriars-bridge, and will be about
3,450 ft. in length, with an average width of 70ft. The esti-
mated total cost of this improvement will be £624,060, of
which sum £573,060 will be the net cost of the lands and
properties required, and £51,000 the cost of forming the
road or subway, cellars, and approaches. Properties to the
value of £56,561 10s. have been dealt with.

The cost of this work and of the Thames Embankment is
to be defrayed out of the coal and wine duties ; and up to
March last the sum of £140,775135. 7d. had been paid to
the Board's account by the Lords Commissioners of her
Majesty's Treasury.
London, England, 1865-01-18

THE FORMATION OF PARRS.

The land for the Finsbury Park has been obtained on the
north side of the Seven Sisters'-road, Upper Holloway, and
is about 120 acres in extent, and the money for its purchase
has been borrowed on an agreement to extend the payment
over a period of 30 years. The price for the land is about
£3BO per acre. Steps have also been taken to carry out the
Act obtained last session (the Southwark Park Act), for
the formation of a park for the south-eastern districts. The
survey, with a view to the purchase of lands, has been made
of a site near Paradise-row, Rotherhithe, and the necessary
notices have been served upon the owners.
London, England, 1865-01-18

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London, England, 1865-01-18

GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.—
ALEX. ROSS'S charges for Dyeing the hair permaL
nently - Ladies' Hair from 7s. 6d. ; Gentlemen's from Bs.
The Dye is sold at 3s. 8d ,or sent free for 54 stamps. It I s
most easy of use.

HAIR DESTROYER, 248, High Holborn,
London.—ALEX.*ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes,
without effect to the skin, superfluous hair from the face,
neck, and arms. 3s. 6d.; sent the same day.as ordered by post
for 5f stamps.

SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in
_ALEIK. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES 0 IL. which t.peedily
,1u CCM whiskers and thickens hair. 3s. 6d.; sent free fors4
LEX. ROSS, 248 , High Holborn, London. Essay

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TABL are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGE-
&c 2s, SKIN PILL. They remove redness, sallowness
9d.; by post for 40 st imps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High
Holborn, London.

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tonic Produces a transcendent complexion, 45., or so stamps.
Bloom of Roses, 3s. 6d., or 51 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS. 218,
High Holborn, London.

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THE RESCUE SoZ-TE------------------rry_.
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C. 8., aged 15, 1 allen, mother dead,
A 8., aged 16. fallen, both parents dead.
IT. S., aged 14, homeless, de- erted by her parents,
M. H.. aged 17, fallen, both parents dead.
C. H., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead.
A. G., aged 18, fallen, father dead.
B. H„ aged 18, fallen, both parents eead,
S. 8., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead.
M. A. W. aged 17, fallen, both parents dead.
S. D., aged 15, fallen, both parents dead.
The new home the Committee wish to form would be for
, °nog girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who
have been led astray from the path of virtue.
Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary,
liffr. Daniel Cooper,Bs, Queen .street, Cheapside; or by Messrs.
Barclay and Co.. Lombard-street.
London, England, 1865-01-18

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Sailed, Jan. 18=Island Queen, for Patras ; Belgium, (s),
'or Ostend.

DEAL, Wednesday Morning.

Arri Ted and Anchored—John Pitcairn, from London, for
Malta ; Artemesia, from London, for A]goa Bay ; Urania,
from London, for Cardiff ; Marsh Mallow, from Shields, for
Alexandria; Coral Nymph, from Sunderland, for Hong-
kong; Renown, from Yarmouth, for Leghorn.
London, England, 1865-01-18

describe the bombardment of Fort Fisher as terrific,

nearly 10,000 shells being thrown against the fort
in five hours. General Bragg claims that, having
received sufficient reinforcements, he can hold
Wilmington against any force.
Kentucky advices state that the Confederates
under Major Walker have occupied Owensboro'.

The Federal garrison having retreated towards
Maysfield.
Confederate accounts state that the Federal forces
operating against the Mobile and Ohio Railroad,
after destroying a portion of the road, moved west-
ward.

The Richmond Sentinel of the 2d publishes de-1
tails of the recent repulse of the Federal gunboats
in the Roanoke River, at Fort Branch, North
Carolina. It is stated that several of the gunboats
were blown up by torpedoes, and that among the
vessels so destroyed was the Otsego, carrying 14
11-inch guns, and manned by a crew of 300 men,
besides carrying an equal number of infantry men
on board. Only 60 are said to have been saved
from the wreck, and the entire Federal force is
stated at 1,000 men.

The privateer Olustee made her escape from Wil
mington the night of the 25th December, while
the fleet was engaged in the attack on Fort Fisher.
On the following day she was chased by the U.S.
gunboat Lillian, but finally turned upon her pur-
suer, and the Lillian having only two guns against
five carried by the privateer, was forced to seek
safety in flight. The Olustee pursued for some
distance, but the Lillian escaped.
In the Federal Senate Mr. Wilson, of Massa-
chussates, presented a petition from officers of the
army and navy asking for increased compensation.
Mr. Sumner presented a petition from coloured
citizens of New York, asking for the abolition of
slavery in the United States. The Senate passed a
vote of thanks to General Sherman and his army.
In the House of Representatives the joint resolution
to abolish slavery by constitutional amendment was
debated without result.
It has been rumoured that Secretaries Seward and
Fessenden would resign, and that the former would
be succeeded by Edward Everett, and the latter by
ex-Governor Morgan, of New York.
Richmond papers continue to urge the Confede-
rate Congress to appoint General Lee commander-
in-chief of all the Confederate forces.
The Sentinel publishes a long article discussing
the military situation, and declaring that in the
event of the failure of the South to secure her inde-
pendence she will submit to a European protectorate,
or even to become again a colony of Great Britain.
FINANCIAL,
NEW YORK, JAN. 6, p.m.
The Money Market is stringent. Government
Securities are steady. Coupon Sixes of 1881, 10*;
Coupon Five-twenties, 1088 ; One Year Certifi-
cates, 97. Gold opened at 227*. The Share
Market is quiet ; Erie, 82* ; Hudson River, 113 ;
New York Central, 119 ; Reading, 116 ; Michigan
Central, 114*; Michigan Southern, 72* ; Chicago
and Rock Island, 104 ; Pittsburg, Fort Wayne,
and Chicago, 100.
London, England, 1865-01-18

THE POLLUTION OF THE THAMES.

On this subject the report states that the board, with.the
view of purifying the river within the limits of the metro-
polis, undertook works involving an expense of about
£5,250,000, which, "it appeared to the Board, would be of
little avail if the:towns'of Kingston, Teddington, Twicken-
ham, Richmond, Isleworth, Brentford, Chiswick, and other
places, were permitted to pour the contents of the sewers
into the stream within the tidal influence. . . . A large
portion of the water supply of the metropolis is, under the
provisions of the Water Act, 1852, taken from the river
above Teddington-lock, and it appeared to the Board that
the advantages which that act professed to give would be
destroyed unless some means were taken to preserve the
purity of the river above that point by compelling the
authorities of the towns of Hampton, Chertsey, Staines,
Eton, Windsor, Maidenhead, Marlow, Henley, Reading,
Abingdon, Oxford, and other places," to stop draining into
it. In the hope that some steps might be taken, the chair-
man, at the request of the Board, addressed a letter to Vis-
count Palmerston urging that the subject might be brought
before Parliament. The letter was referred by his lord-
ship to the select committee then sitting to inquire into the
plans for dealing with metropolitan sewage.

THE THAMES EMBANKMENT AND THE NEW CITY STREET.
The works authorised by the Act of 1862 consist of a
solid embankment commencing at the Middlesex end of
Westminster-bridge and terminating at the eastern boundary

of the Inner Temple, to be continued from that point by a
viaduct to the western side of Blackfriars-bridge. Upon
the embankment a roadway 100 ft. wide will be formed, and on
the viaduct one of 70 feet, and the scheme " embraces" the
formation of several new streAs. Two contracts have been
entered into for the first portions of the work. One of these
for the embankment from Westminster to Waterloo-bridge,
comprising the formation of a river wall, faced with granite,
and a roadway about 3,740 feet in length, in connexion with
which a.portion of the Low Level Sewer and a subway will
be constructed, as well as new steamboat piers and landing-
places. This contract is for the sum of £520,000, and up to
the date of the last monthly report the work done and ma-
terials on the contract were to the value of £78,000, of which
£24,000 is for work. The second contract is for the forma-
tion of about 1,970 feet of the granite-faced river wall and
roadway, to extend from the east side of Waterloo-bridge to
the easterw&La of the Inner Temple-gardens. It includes
the continuation of the Low Level Sewer and the subway,
and the construction of a commodious pier in place of the
Temple-pier. The contract for this is £229,000, and the
value of the material on the ground, the work done, and
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London, England, 1865-01-18

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LONDON GAZE'TT'E—Last Evening

OSBORNE, JAN. 14.
The Queen, as Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the
Garter, has been graciously pleased by letters patent under
her Royal Sign Manual and the Great Seal of the Order,
bearing date this day, to dispense with all the Statutes and
regulations usually observed in regard to installation, and
to give and grant unto John Poyntz, Earl Spencer, Knight
of the said Most Noble Order, and invested with the En-
signs thereof, full power and authority to exercise all rights
and privileges belonging to a Knight Companion of the
said Most Noble Order of the Garter, in as full and ample
a manner as if he had been formally installed, any decree,
rule, or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.
ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JAN. 13. •
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Susanna Ste-
phania, Duchess of Roxburgh°, to be one of the Ladies of
the Bedchamber in Ordinary to her Majesty, in the room
of Caroline Augusta, Dowager Countess of Mount-Edg-
cumbe, resigned.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Caroline Augusta,
Dowager Countess of Mount-Edgcumbe, to be an Extra
Lady of the Bedchamber to her Majesty.
London, England, 1865-01-18

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and
most useful invention of the day, A MIA AMARELL A.
Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO.. 3, King-court, Lombard-
street, Londo3, Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer
to the public this truly marvellous fluid. which gradually
restores the human hair to its pristine hue -no matter at
what age. The Agua Amarella has none of the properties of
dyes ; it, on the contrary. is beneficial to the system, and
when the hair is once restored one application per month win
keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in
half bottles. les. 61. Testimonials from artistes of the highest
order, and from individuals of undoubted respectability, may
be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have
been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Princess
of Wales.
London, England, 1865-01-18

THE FORMATION OF PARKS.

The land for the Finsbury Park has been-obtained on the
north side of the Seven Sisters'-road, Upper Holloway, and
is about 120 acres in extent, and the money for its purchase
has been borrowed on an agreement to extend the payment
over a period of 30 years. The price for the land is about
£3BO per acre. Steps have also been taken to carry out the
Act obtained last session (the Southwark Park Act), for
the formation of a park for the south-eastern districts. The
survey, with a view to the purchase of lands, has been made
of a site near Paradise-row, Rotherhithe, and the necessary
notices have been served upon the owners.
London, England, 1865-01-18

Commence at Seven.

THE ATR E-R OY AL, DRURY-LANE,
Managers. Mess's. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton.
Tills EVENING, and during the week, A YOUNG
LAD FROM THE t.OUNTRY.
Alter which, the Grand Christmas Pantomime, HOP O'MY
"THUMB AND HIS ELEVEN BROTtiERS; or, Harlequin
and the Ogre of the Seveu-,League Boots : Messrs. G. Isel-
more, Tom Matthews, G. NS, eston, Master Percy Roselle, kc.
Misses Lydia Thompson R. Lcclercq, tt.c. ; Messrs. Boleno,
C. Lauri, W. A. Barnes, T. Morris, Cormack, Saville ; Mdme.
Zoleno, the Misses Gunnies, and Signor Tescano.

THEA TR E-R OYA L, HAYMARKET.
Lessee. Mr. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, Jan. 18, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs.
Chippendale, Sothern, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, Coe, Wea-
thersby, se. ; Mesdames Moore, Snowdon, Fitzwilliam, dm.
After which, LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND
DONE FOR Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Braid, Gordon,
(lark. White, Coe, Weathersby, &c. ; Mesdames Snowdon,
if
With PRINCESS SPRINGTIME. Mr. Compton, Miss L.
Keeley.
And A DAY AF TER THE WEDDING.
To commence at 7.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Last Three Nights of Ruy Bias.

THIS EVENING, to commence with MY WIFE'S OUT.
Messrs. Widdicomb, Charles; Miss B. Any and Miss E.
Lavenn.

After which, at 8 o'clock, BUY BLAS. Buy Bias, Mr.
Fechter. Messrs. Ryder, Fitzpatrick, F. Ch M'intyre,
Garden, Raymond, Uollett, C afford, Moreland; Misses Car-
lata Leclercq, B. Percy, and Mrs. Winstanley.
To conclude with a Farcical Oriental Extravaganza, en-
titled BEALiFACED IMPOS 'ORS. Schahabaham (a pasha
.of three tails, Mr. Raymond; Mustapha, tie vizier, Mr.
(Darden ; Bill Stumps and Jack Hoene, quondam proprietors
of the ori_iael uni ed happy family, Messrs. Moreland and
"Viddicomb ; Ali, chief guardian of the ladles of the Harem,
Mr. Collett; Osman Khan, chief executioner, Mr. Bunch;
Achmet Aga, an officer of the Sultan, Mr. Kelly; Mirza
liajji Baba, chief keeper of the monkeys, Mr. Regan; Ayesha,
formerly Jemima Stumps, but no . first favourite of the
:asha, Miss Lavenu; Fatima, second favourite of the pashl,
Miss B. Percy; S.hekerleb, third favourite of the pasha, Miss
Travers; Beds, fourth favourite of the pasha, Misi Watson;
Zenobia, formerly banou of the harem, chief wile of the
pasha, but now discarded for Ayesha, Miss Hate a. Various
choice specimens of zoology, guards, slaves. and attendants,
by ihe numerous and talentea Smith family. Divertissement
des Odalisques.
Doors open at Half-past Six.
The Box-office open daily from Elev.n till Five.
London, England, 1865-01-18

SHARE MARKETS—This day.

Stiarel Railways.

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Lon., Brizh.,& 8 Coast.
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11-AIR-CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn,
I_ll_ London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls
Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is app ded. Sold
at 3s. 6d.; sent free for 51 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine,
is. 6d., or 20 stamps.
London, England, 1865-01-18

FOREIGN OFFICE,- JAN. 14

The Queen has been pleased to divrove of Mr. A. Au-
gustus Porter as Consul at Clifton, Canada ; Mr. Daniel
K. Hobart as Consul at Windsor, Canada ; Mr. James
Weldon as Consul at Prescott, Canada ; and of Mr. Wil-
-I:am H. Huestis as Consul at St. Lambert and Longueil,
Canada ; for the United States of America.
The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Captain
Edward Bunbury Nott CoConsul at Deal, and of Mr. Wil-
liam Henry Garland as Consul at Lynn, for his Majesty the
King of Hanover.
The Queen has also been pleased to approve of M. Henri
Du Chesne as Consul at Hong Kong for his Majesty the
Emperor of the French.
The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. C.
Kuhling as Consul at Hull for his Royal Highness the
0-atnd Duke of Oldenbnrgh.
The queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Geo.
Worms as (56zisul-General in the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and IreitZ.nel for his Royal Highness the Grand
Duke of Hesse.
The Queen has also bean pleased °to approve of Don
Francisco de Uncilla as Consul at Malta for her Majesty
the Queen of Spain.
London, England, 1865-01-20

COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS.

The several committees of the Court of Common Council
for the ensuing year were then appointed. When the Com-
missioners of Sewers were about to be nominated,
Mr. RowE moved that every member of the Court of
Common Council be added to the Commissioners of Sewers
because, he said, that by that means the Court could no:
longer plead ignorance of the doings of those Commis-
sioners.

The COMMON-SERGEANT said that a motion of this kind
could not be made, according to the standing orders, without
notice, inasmuch as it would interfere with the constitution
of the Commissioners.

-- --- --- ----- ---
The motion was withdrawn, and the Commissioners were
appointed.
THE GUILDHALL COMMITTEE.

Mr. PRICKER moved that this committee be dissolved,
and that its powers be transferred to the City Lands Com-
mittee. lie observed that the Guildhall Committee was
one which could be very well done without, and one which
it would have been well if it had never been appointed.
Mr. RowE seconded the motion.

Mr. Deputy Lorr opposed it, and said the discontinuance
of this committee would cause a disruption of various ne-
gotiations at present pending, and which had for their ob-
ject the purchase of property.
Mr. KELDAY defended the committee, who, he said, had
purchased property in Basinghall-street for £40,000 which
was now worth £75,000. They had discharged their duty
to the best of their ability, and whenever they negotiated
they reported to the Court of Common Council before they
completed any contract.
A discussion ensued, in which the LORD MAYOR, Mr.
Alderman BESLEY, and other members took part, and
eventually the motion was put and lost, and the committee
was reappointed.
London, England, 1865-01-20

To commence at 7.

OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Last Night of Ruy Blas.
THIS EVENING, to commence with MY WIFE'S OUT.
essrs. Widdicomb, Charles ; Miss 13..1',.rcy and Miss E.
Lk venu.
Aster which, at 8 o'clock, RUY BL AS. Buy Blas, Mr.
Fech ter. Messrs. Ryder, r itzpatrick, F. Ch M'intyre,
Garden, Raymond, Uollett, C ifford, Moreland; Misses Car-
lotta keclercq, B. Percy, and Mrs. Winstanley.
To covtclude with a Farcical Oriental Extravaganza, en-
titled BEARFACED LIIPOS Potts. Schahabaham (a pasha
of three ;tails, Mr. Raymond; Mustapha, Lis vizier, Mr.
Darden; Bill Stumps and Jack Hocus, quondam prop: ietors
o 1 the original uni ed happy family, Messrs. Moreland and
"Viddicomb ; Ali, chief guardian of the ladies ot the Harem,
Mr. Collett; Osman Khan. chief executioner, Mr. Bunch;
Achmet Aga, an officer of the Sult.n, Mr. Kelly; Mirzs
liajji Baba, cniet keeper ot the monkeys, Mr. Regan; Ayesha,
formerly Jernima Stumps, but no first favourite ot the
pasha, Miss Lavenu ; Fatima, second favourite ot the pash
Miss B. Percy ; bhekerleb, third favourite of the pasha, Miss
Travers ; Beda, fourth favourite of the pasha, Mis, Watson ;
;;_,,enobia, formerly banou of the harem, chief wile of the
pasha, but now discarded for Ayesha, Miss Hated. Various
oat ice specimens of zoology, guards, slaves, and attendants,
by ,he numerous and talentea Smith family. Divertissement
des Odalisques.
Doors open at Hall-past Six.
The Box-office open daily from Elev,n till Five.

'NTEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.--
4. ewLe Yropriutor and Manager. ktr. B. Webster.
•I'HIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS. Mr.
J..L. Toole.

- - - ,
Al er which, at 8, LEAH. Miss Bateman, supported by
Messz.:. George Jordan, Swinbourne, K. Phillips, Stuart,
Stephenson, Lburne ; Miss H. Simms and Mrs. Killington.
To conclude with DARK DOINGS IN THE CUP-
BOARD ,BY THE KNOTTING'EII BROTHERS. Messrs.
J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, R. Phillips, Billington; Mrs. A.
Mellon. Alias A. Seaman.
London, England, 1865-01-20

Foreign Mail Packet List.

—...—
Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton
Ditto, via Marseilles
-web,
Brazil and Cape Verds, by-British pac.et
Ditto, by British packet • Jam. 0, ep'
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. • •••:, ,"
China, Penang,
and Singapore, via Southampton di'
Ditto, via Marseilles Jlll'
Faikland Islands JO' r.
Gibraltar, via Southampton I • • •
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton....-
▪ an
Ditto, via Marseilles JO'
26,
India (Bombay), via Southampton. qo,
Ditto, via Marseilles . . • ye,
Mauritius, via Southampton
VD
Ditto, via Marseil es
. re°'
O'
.
Newfoundland ..........
Poring 1 • •• '
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... • •• •
[Tatted States and British North America, by Be- • 0'
tish packet
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Ditto. by United States packet, via Southamp-
t, n ..... •
Ditto, via Cork • ..... 2s,
• JO
Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry...oo,
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tkneriffe .- • •^' ,
West Indies and Pacific (except Baba :.as, Cuba,
and Mexico .1101'
Bahamas, via New Y ork. Feb' 15'
. Bermuda, ditto Feb
Cuba and Mexico .... J3lt//'

Births.
e
1,
COWELL.--On the 18th inst., at 112, Piccadilly, t'''"
T. W. Cowell, Esq., of a daughter.
FERGUSSON.—On the 17th inst., at Edinburgh, yad9oil
Fergusson, of a son.
00:
TEMPLE.—On the 18th inst., at Bournemouth, the 00'),
George Temple, Esq., of Bishopstrow, Wilts,
.000°
WEBB.—On the 19th inst., at 6, Spring-terrace,
Surrey, Mrs. Edward Webb, of a son.
11
Marriages. • sSiol
BOGER—NORTH.—On the 18th inst., at HastinG
T. Boger, Esq., Commander R.N. to Helen,
youngest daughter of the late Dudley North,
niece of Fredk. North, Esq., M.P. for Hastings_e,' 0.441/
TowsE—HOOPER.--On the 18th inst., at St. 3511.5ei
Martyr, William Wrench Towse, of 89, Gre9',,-00°,
.
street, and South Norwood, Captain L R V. 8.1
tg
of William Beckwith Towse, Esq., of iislinwPgeof fjPl
• to Emily, only child of Bartlett Mooper, Esql
William-street, city.
Deaths. 01"
BATES.—On the 17th inst., at 42, Stanhope-street;
stead-road, Joshua Bates, Esq., aged 64. IYr
CRABTREE.—On the 18th inst. Larkfield-terratte ' t
tree, near Liverpool, Joseph Crabtree, Esq.,
nidad, aged 74. °.
14
CROSSE.—On the 17th inst., at Weymouth,
.100rtieyf
Crosse, Esq., late Captain 59th Regt., aged 27' VP"
DARLEY.—on the 17th inst., at Surbiton, 311%
Darley, aged 75.
FORD.—On the 18th inst., Mr. George J. Ford, °
„If
John-street, Clerkenwell, aged.t 3. 01°P.
STRICHLAND.—On the 10th inst. at at Walcott •'"--c or
if
Lady Strickland, aged 67. P.,
TYLER.—On the 19th inst., at 24, HollowitilAce'
way, Wat William Tyler, Esq" aged 79
„ii,149,10)
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of No. 112, Strand, Painter at THE Sur OZ:CAP'
Strand, In the Precinct of the Savoy, tb
Middlesex.--Friday, January 20,1804
London, England, 1865-01-20

COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS.

The several committees of the Court of Common Council
for the ensuing year were then appointed. When the Com-
missioners of Sewers were about to be nominated,

Mr. RowE moved that every member of the Court of
Common Council be added to the Commissioners of Sewers
because, he said, that by that means the Court could no;
longer plead ignorance of the doings of those Commis-
sioners.

The COMMON-SERGEANT said that a motion of this kind
could not be made, according to the standing orders, without
notice, inasmuch as it would interfere with the constitution
of the Commissioners.

The motion was withdrawn, and the Commissioners were
appointed.
THE GUILDHALL COMMITTEE.

Mr. PRICKER moved that this committee be dissolved,
and that its powers be transferred to the City Lands Com-
mittee. He observed that the Guildhall Committee was
one which could be very well done without, and one which
it would have been well if it had never been appointed.
Mr. RowE seconded the motion.

Mr. Deputy LOTT opposed it, and said the discontinuance
of this committee would cause a disruption of various ne-
gotiations at present pending, and which had for their ob-
ject the purchase of property.
Mr. KELDAY defended the committee, who, he said, had
purchased property in Basinghall-street for £40,000 which
was now worth £75,000. They had discharged their duty
to the best of their ability, and whenever they negotiated
they reported to the Court of Common Council before they
completed any contract.
A discussion ensued, in which the LORD MAYOR, Mr.
Alderman BESLEY, and other members took part, and
eventually the motion was put and lost, and the committee
was reappointed.
London, England, 1865-01-20

Commence at 7.

•
ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.
'fill:8 EVENING, a new Extravaganzi, entitled THE
NIAGAO HORSE AND THE ICE MAIDEN I RINCESS.
Alter which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs.
Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fisher, D. Murray, J. Nelson, H.
Forrester. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Mataton, Miss Emits
jiarnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, at 7, LAWRENCE'S LOVE SUIT.
Mr. ,Parselle; Mesdames Palmer, Carson, and Hughes.
After which, the Grand Christmas Burlfisque, THE
" GRIN" BUzIIES ; or, the Mrs. Brown of the
Messrs. Stoyle, Thorne, James, Fenton, &c.; Mesdames Ada
Swanborough, kaynham, Simpson, Johnstone, &c.
To conclude with si RS. G LtEEN'S SNUG LITTLE
BUSINESs. Mr. Belford.

COALS. The T JTJJESHALL COMPANY'S
COAL,
Direct from their own Collieries.
Marquis'. 265. per ton. I
Double.. 21s. per ton.
Top 255. ~ De, p
We 11 screened and delivered within five miles of their De-
pats, Westbourne Yark-road, W., and 17, South Wharf,
xaddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N.
Best Coke
Terms cash.
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generous feeling which had suggested this commu-
nication from a political opponent, in order to save
the Sovereign and her Minister from the embar-
rassment of novelty ; and not a little of his grati-
tude was due to the able mediator who had bridged
over the, chasm of contending parties at such a
moment. Such occurrences were not unfrequent
in the life of Mr. Greville, and if it be true that
he has left behind him a considerable collection
of memoirs on the public affairs of his own times,
these papers may hereafter possess a high
degree of historical value. His style, without being
brilliant or ambitious, was singularly clear and
forcible, sometimes even vehement; and with more
of literary vanity or the desire of fame he might
have ranked high among the writers of our language.

Mr. Greville was one of the oldest members of the
Jockey Club, and a firm supporter of the Turf, from
the days of the Duke of York's stud to the last
October meeting at Newmarket. He was not, how-
ever, one of the favourites of fortune on the racecourse.
He never won the Derby, and once only, we think,
carried off the St. Leger with Mango. But as the
owner of Alarm, Preserve, Orlando, and several of
the finest animals bred •in his time in England, he
contributed to uphold and improve the blood of the
racehorse, and of late years the sale of his thorough-
bred yearlings has been one of the most interesting
events of the season.

A martyr all his life to hereditaiy gout, Mr.
Greville thought himself obliged, some years ago, by
increasing infirmity to resign his offices and retire
altogether into private life. A perceptible decay
stole over his features, and an unwonted apathy
seemed at times to chill the warm and eager interest
he had been accustomed to take in the affairs of life.
The end was approaching more rapidly than he
himself or those about him had anticipated. Symp-
toms of disease of the heart had begun to manifest
themselves. He retired to rest as usual on Tuesday
night, but yesterday morning it was found that, ap-
parently, without a struggle, life had departed.
It has seldom been the lot of a man who carefully
avoided all display and circumscribed his influence
within the sphere of private life to take so active a
part in public affairs, or to maintain relations of so
much interest with the leading statesmen of England
and of Europe ; and it must be added that Mr.
Greville's influence was ever directed by a manly
love of his country, by a spirit of independence, by
a love of moderation, and by a sense of justice. He
was content that the part he played should remain
obscure, so long as he was satisfied that it was just
and right. To those, not few in number, who shared
his friendship, and can recall to memory his count-
less acts of courtesy and service, no further record
of his life is needed ; and within the wide circle of
the society in which his life was spent, few names
will be repeated with more regard or remembered
with more regret than that of Mr. Charles Greville.
—Times.
London, England, 1865-01-20

American Joe Miller, compiled by Robert Setup
is not unworthy of taking its place upon our book
shelves in between its whimsical old English name:
sake and that later Joe, whose Christian name
Mark, meaning our world-famous Jokeraaster,
The Editor of Punch, Mr. Mark Lemon—v.ll°se
fat little "Jest Book" of a few months since we Ing
regard, we presume, upon the " Laugh and Grow Fat"
principle, as a sort of good-humoured protest against
Mr. Banting's pamphlet.

THE METROPOLITAN PORTRAIT COMPANY'S
ITALIAN PHOTOGRAPHS.—A charming little bijou
case of twenty-four Italian scenes, exquisitely
photographed, has recently come under our ex"
amination. They present to view a series of
beautiful landscape and architectural glimpses
of various localities in Rome, in Venice'
in Pompeii ! Cataracts and Basilicas, Fountains
and Amphitheatres—among the latter, for examPle.
that deserted exhumed Amphitheatre at PomPent:
The one selected by Bulwer as the arena in Which
the principal characters of his renowned romance
view the destruction of the doomed city,
and from which three, and three only 0'
the number, effect their escape from the
showering marl and red-hot ashes, from the
crash of the thunder and the earthquake. These
shadowy reflections, taken from the actual localities
themselves, through that faithful mirror held UP to
Nature, the photographic lens, are issued to the
public at 140, Great College-street, under the hand
of Mr. George Channing, the MetropolitanPortralt
Company's Secretary.

Tr N gi rag°

HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, Jan. 19.
The Queen and Princess Helena drove out ye-
terday, attended by Colonel Ponsonby ; and Pte"

cess Louise also drove.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Wigan had the honour of read'
ing a selection of poetry, including scenes frc°,l,
" The Merchant of Venice" and " As You Like
in the evening, before her Majesty, the royal foul'
and the ladies and gentlemen of the. Court.
•
London, England, 1865-01-20

THAMES.

THE HOUSELESS POOR.—Sidney Morgan, a half-famished-
looking creature, aged 19, and very thinly clad, who was
described as a labourer with no home, was brought before
Mr. Partridge, charged with disorderly conduct, and
violently ringing the bell at the door of the Mile-end Town
workhouse without lawful excuse.
Thomas Moffatt, the porter at the Mile-end workhouse,
said the prisoner applied for admission as a casual pauper,
at one o'clock this morning, and he was informed that he
was too late. The prisoner then pummelled at thv door
and violently rung the bell, for which he was given into
custody.

Mr. Partridge thought the prisoner ought to have been
admitted in the casual ward as one of the houseless poor
for whose especial protection, in the winter season, wards
were fitted up in the metropolitan workhouses.
Moffatt said that the hours for admission of casual
paupers were half-past 7 in the summer and 8 in the winter,
but he often relaxed the rule, and admitted very bad cases
till ll'o'clock. He admitted four persons, including a poor
woman and her child, after the prisoner was given into
custody.

Mr. Partridge thought the porter ought to have admitted
the prisoner.
Moffatt said that Mr. Paget decided that all the rules and
regulations for the admission of casual paupers remained in
full force, and that there was no alteration in the law re-
stricting them. The only alteration was as to payment of
expenses of supporting the houseless poor.
Mr. Partridge said that poverty presented itself in so
many shapes that it was difficult to frame rules and regu-
lations which were to be, like the laws of the Medes and
Persians, unalterable and irrevocable. He did not think
the Poor Law Board would sanction the rejection of poor
creatures from the casual wards in such inclement weather
as this.

Moffatt said that, notwithstanding the regulations, he
admitted poor persons until he went to bed, which was
generally at eleven o'clock at night.
Mr. Partridge—ls there no one sitting up all night?
Moffatt—Yes, sir, the watchman.

Mr. Partridge—Ho could have admitted the prisoner. It
was a cold, damp, foggy night. I think you have acted
improperly in refusing admittance to the prisoner. He is
discharged.
London, England, 1865-01-20

IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT
ASSOCIATION (Limited).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the FIRST ORDI-
NARY GENERAL M METING of the Shareholders in this
Association will be held at the London Tavern, Bishop' gate-
street, in the City of London, on MoNDA.Y, the 23d day of
January, 1865, at Twelve o'clock at noon precisely, for the
purpose cf receiving the Report of the Directors and Aate-
rnent of Accounts, of declaring a Dividend, and for general
purposes.
At this Meeting the Election of Two Auditors for the en-
suing year will take place.
By order of the Board,
W. C. WIN TERBOTTOM, Secretary.
Crosby House, 95, Bishopsgate-street, Jan. 10, 1865.
London, England, 1865-01-20

THE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

Mr. Alderman COPELAND, M.P., said he had every reason
to believe that a commission would be appointed by Par-
liament next month to inquire into the constitution and
working of the Metropolitan Works, and that one of the
first witnesses examined before it would be the City Archi-
tect and Surveyor.
The Court then elected Mr. Bailey to the office of prin-
cipal clerk to the Architect's office by a majority of one
over another candidate, Mr. Baker, the numbers being for
Bailey 55, for Baker, 54.
The Court then adjourned.
London, England, 1865-01-20

THE RECORDER AND COMMON SERGEANT.

Mr. TAYLOR moved "That it be referred to the Law,
Parliamentary, and City Courts Committee to prepare a
return of the several occasions during the years 1862, 1863,
and 1864 on which the Recorder and Common. Sergeant
have been respectively engaged as counsel on behalf of this
corporation, either before parliamentary committees or
otherwise, setting forth the particulars of the cases, and the
sums received, or to be received by them in reference
thereto, and that the committee be authorised to apply for
similar returns from the hon. the Irish Society and the
Commissioners of Sewers, and report thereon to this Court."
In submitting the motion, he said, he had but one feeling
—namely, that the Court should obtain as much informa-
tion as possible touching the expenditure. He did not dis-
parage the ability either of the Recorder or the Common
Sergeant, but then the former received £3,000 a year, and
the latter £1,500 a year for their respective services, and
they had been, in addition, employed and paid by the cor-
poration for their services in Parliament and elsewhere.
There was no necessity on the part of the Court to employ
them as counsel in Parliament, and certainly some rule
t
ought to be acted upon in this matter different from tha
which now existed. On the other hand, if they could getor
the best legal advice at home, there was no o?chesidonitfto
them to go abroad in search of it. Still, wished
be understood that they were completely hien. delpes
them in Parliament.
their officers in the matter of employing dent of
Mr. FRICRER seconded the
hed to know what the
moti on.
Mr. Rown supported it. Ile ws