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London, England, 1862-12-23

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irg before she was discovered, and the spectacle was
truly a frightful one. At daybreak the Marquis of
Ailsa's splendid lifeboat was promptly brought to
the scene, but, from the violence of the hurricane,
and the rocks, dangerous as they are at that spot,
it was deemed advisable to refrain from launching
it. The Most Noble the Marquis of Alin was also
promptly on the spot, and during the entire day he
personally superintended the operations of his ser-
vants and fishermen to rescue the crew of the unfor-
tunate ship, consisting of 15 sailors, exclusive of the
chid' officers, with their wives and two children.
The entire day was spent in fruitless efforts to gst
those on board taken to shore, and it was only by
an artificial mode of swinging the crew from the
ship with a rope, about three o'clock on Friday
afternoon, that their safety was at length secured.
The waves rolling in from the Atlantic presented a
truly magnificent spectacle. They broke over the
doomed vessel with terrible fury, suggesting to one's
mind that though the Rialto had escaped the de-
stroying Alabama she must go to pieces on the peace-
ful shores of the Clyde. The gale increased to such a
degree that by midnight she began to break up, and
on Saturday morning the whole shore around that
place was strewn with barrels, sails, spars, broken
masts, and furniture of the vessel. Nothing remains
of the noble Rialto, but an entire accumulation of
wreck. The most noble the Marquis of Ailsa and
Colonel Shaw, of Kirkmichael, were at the scene of
shipwreck on Saturday also; and great praise is
due to the Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire for per-
sonal efforts at the scene during the fiercest storm
of this year. The crew were all saved—the cargo
partly destroyed. The ship was about 700 tons
burden, and, we believe, is insured.
London, England, 1862-12-23

NIISCEL

A.ngi a- Me xican Mint
Atlantic R. MI. Sim (1d)I
Australian Agricultural
Bahia Steam (Limited).
Berlin Water (Limited)
Bombay Gas Limited.
British American Land
B.,gzLMag. Tel. A. (Lim.)
Do. 8,7n.c.ti111852 (Lim )
Canada Land
China & Japan Coast &
River Steam Naviga.
Cop. Min.ofEng.&Smltg.
Do. Pref. 74 per cent
Crystal Palace
Do. Preierenep
Do. R p et. Perpet. Deb.
E. Intl. Cotton Agency
E.lndia & Lon. Ship A.
Do. B.
E.lndialrrign. & Canal
Electric Telegraph
Do. New
English & Ails. Copper
"len. Steam Navigati m
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Do 171, p et Preference
Indian Carrying (Lim.,
Italian Irrigation Canal
ion. District Tel. (Lim.)
L.G. Omnibus Co. (Urn.)
Lon. & S.lrel.Dt.Tel.L.
Madras hr. and Canal
Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.)
Do. 8 per cent pref
National Dis. Co. (Lim.)
Nerbu.Coal & I ron (Lira.)
Netherlands Lam `,Bp.c.
N.Br.&l‘TovaScotiaLand
N. B.Australasian (Lim.)
Oriental Gas (Limited).
Do. New
Orintl. in. Steam ( Lim )
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Peelß.Lnd.&lllin.(Lim)
Pen. & Oriental Steam
Do. New
Quebrada Land,Rail,&
Mining (Lim.)
Rliymney Iron
Do. New
Rio Janeiro City Impts

Do. do. -
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pubrnarine Tel. Scrip
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London, England, 1862-12-23

LONDON GAZETTE.—This Evening.

WHITEHALL, DEc. 22.
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be
passed under the Great Seal, appointing the Right Hon.
Henry, Earl Grey; the Right Hon. Richard Southwell
Bourke (commonly called Lord Naas) ; the Right Hon.
Robert Monsey, Baron Cranworth ; the Right Hon. Fre-
deric, Baron Chelmsford : the Right Hon. sir John Somer-
set Pakington, Bart., G.C,B. ; the Right Hon. Spencer
Horatio Walpole; the Right Hon. Joseph Warner Hen-
ley • the Right Hon. Edward Pleydell Bouverie ; the
Right Hon, Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn, Bart.,
Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench ;
Horatio Waddington, Esq. ; Russell Gurney, Esq., Re-
corder of the city of London • Charles Owen O'Conor,
Esq. (commonly called the O'Conor Don) ; and Hugh
Culling Eardley Childers, Esq. ; to be her Majesty's Com-
missimers to inquire into the operation of acts relating to
transportation and penal servitude, and into the manner in
which sentences of transportation and of penal servitude
have been and are carried into effect, under the provisions
of the said acts, or any of them.
CROWN-OFFICE, DEC. 20.
MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT
PARLIAMENT.

Boorough of Andover—William Cubbitt, of Penton
Lodge, in the county of Southampton, Esq., in the room of
Henry Beaumont Coles, Esq., deceased.

BANKRUPTS.

The following are the only bankrupts of importance in
the Gazette :
George Henry Pain, ironmonger, Brighton
William T. Frewer, builder, Holland-street, Blackfriars
George B. Ratho, saw maker, Nottingham
John S. Moore, cabinetmaker, Hoxton
Edward cheppard, baker, Rotherhithe
John Taylor, publican, Warwick
Wm. T. Hodge, farmer, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
Thomas F. Anderson, attorney-at-law, Liverpool
Thomas Dickins, baker, Stewkley, Buckingham
John Thomas Leedham, tailor, Sedgley, Staffordshire
Robert Blezard, fismonger, Preston
George Bremham, mason, Wath-upon-Dearnee, York
John Fieldhouse, builder, Yeadon, Leeds
Charles V. Clark, stock-broker, Threadneedle street
Richard Nicholls, jun., dealer in mining shares, Ham-
mersmith
John Gottlieb Ulrich, watchmaker, Wellclose-square
John H. Bray, builder, Hoxton

SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
John Rodger, joiner, Overtown, deceased
Thomas Anderson, farmer, Muirloch, Perthshire
John M'Minn Inglis, merchant, Hamilton
Alexander Fenton, commission merchant, Leith
William Forbes, hotelkeeper, Gourock

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tars DAY.
Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 11 16f 11 164
Antwerp..
Brussels — 25 45 25 50
Ilamburgh — 13 6} 13 61
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles
Frankfort on Maine — 1181 119
_ _

Vienna
Trieste

Petersburgh —

Berlin -
Madrid

Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
G enoa
Naples
Palermo
Messina
Lisbon
Oporto
London, England, 1862-12-23

FARRINGDON WITinN.

Mr. Alderman B. S. Phillips presided. There was
no opposition to the return of the old members of
the Court of Common Council. The following were
re-elected :—Messrs. G. Virtue (deputy), C. Reed
(deputy). D. J. M‘Lanchlan, J. Morris, C. Young,
C. Phillips, Mr. S. Wheeler, J. Kelday, G. Dollond,
G. R. Bengough, F. K. Glover, T. Rudkin, 0. C. T.
Eagleton, and D. N. Chambers.
FARRINGDON WITHOUT.

Alderman Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P., presided.
The following gentlemen wero elected as common

councilmen :—Precinets of St. Martin's,: James
Anderson, Esq., and Mr. Pim Spiller ; St. Dun-
stan's, Mr. William Lawley, Richard Nathanial
Phillipps, Esq., and Mr. George Stanbury Pedler ;
St. Bride's, Robert Obbard, Esq., deputy, Mr. Geo.
Walter, and Thomas Cotterell, Esq. ; St. Sepul-
chre's, Charles Edward Butler, Esq., deputy, Mr.
George Scamell, Mr. William T. Bedford, Mr.
Edward Midwinter, Mr. James Butcher, and Mr.
William Payne; St. Andrews, Mr. James Lusher,
and Mr. Samuel Green.

Mr. Alderman Cubitt, M.P., presided. In conse-
quence of the requirement of Mr. Ebenezer Howard,
who has filled the office of common councilman for
many years, Mr. 'L S. Smith, auctioneer, and Mr.
Keisey, of Garraway's Coffee-house, were candi-
dates for the vacancy. Upon the show of hands
being taken, it was declared to be in favour of the
seven old members and Mr. Smith, the new candi-
date. A poll having been demanded on behalf of
Mr. Kelsey, was appointed to take place to-day.
London, England, 1862-12-23

12 10
12 10

491
25 60
25 GO
25 60 •
391
119$
119±
521
52i

Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz.. £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars
Silver in Bars (Standard)
South American Doubloons 0 0 0
London, England, 1862-12-23

COLEMAN-STREET.

Mr. Alderman W. S. Hale presided. There was
one vacancy, caused by the retirement of one of the
late members, Mr. H. W. Valiance. The following
gentlemen were re-elected :—Messrs. Perkins (de-
puty), Webster, S. E. Saunders, H. Haines, W. H.
Roberts, E. Fox, and J. Hobson. Mr. R. P. Hard-
ing was chosen in the room of Mr. Valiance.
London, England, 1862-12-23

FOREIGN

Australian
BonAccordCopper,Lim.
Itrazil Land &
Capula Silver
Cobra Copper

coputpo .
DunMoun.Cop.Aling.Co
East Del Rey (Limited)
Fortuna.
General
Gt N. Cop. S. Austr
Kapunda (Limited)
Linares
LuEitanian
Mari qui ca
Mont.A.Braz GoLiMin
NithineCopoLS.Aus.L
Pontgibaud Silver,Lead
Alining* and Smelt...
Port Philip.
Santaßarbara Gld Mine
Scottish Austrin. (L.)
St. John del Rey (L.)
United Mexican
Worthing (Limited)
YudanamutanaS.A.Ld
London, England, 1862-12-23

CANDLEWICK.

The old members of the Court of Common Coun-
cil were re-elected, viz., Mr. J. H. Elliott (deputy),
Mr. F. R. Frineby, Mr. R. Rowe, Mr_ J. S. Mar-
ratt, Mr. J. K. Farlew, and Mr. J. C. Evans.
London, England, 1862-12-23

FRANCE.

THE BOURSE, Dec. 22.—The market has been
heavy, and the amount of business doing shows a
alight decline on the closing rates of Saturday:
Threes, for the account, are now at 691. 90c.
_The

Railway Share Market is also inanimate. The
market closed as follows:
It per Cents. 97 75 Bank Shares 3390
Do, end month.... Credit I °lacier 1341 25
3 per Cents
Do. end month 69 80 Italian Loan 72 10
New 3 per Cents .. Russian
Do, end month.... Austrian
Credit Mobilier.... 1107 50 Spanish Threes 5O 25
Do, end m0nth....1111 25 Homo Debt -

RAILWAYS.
Cash. Account.
Orleans 1065 .. 1065
Northern ....
New ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean 1150 .. 1152 50
Geneva
Southern ..... ... 806 25 .. 806 25
Western
Eastern ... , ..... .. ,
Sardinian .. 375 ..
Austrian ..
Lowhard
North of Spain
Saragossa 656 .. 656 25
Ditto to Barcelona

CAPE O 1 GOOD HOPE.

PLYMOUTH, MONDAY, DEC. 22.

The East India and London Company's steam-
ship Hydaspes, Captain Forster, from Madras 721
days, and the Cape 38 days, has passed up Channel.
She brings 68 cabin and 27 steerage passengers,
and a cargo including 1,134 bales of cotton, two
cases of ostrich feathers valued at £14,000, a
quantity of silk (raw and manufactured) wool, skins
linseed, rapeseed, lac, dye, &c.
The Hydaspes spoke, November 13, the Albion,
126 days from Foochow for London ; 29th, the bark
St. Bede, 47 days from Port Louis for Falmouth
and, on the 30th, the French bark Assumption, 47
days from Reunion for Bordeaux.
By this arrival we have intelligence from the
Cape 21 days later than by the Athens, which ar-
rived here on the 29th ult.

Governor Sir P. Wodehouse, on a tour through
the Western Province, has laid the foundation of a
new light-house at Cape St. Blaize. Secretary
Rawson is gone to the Eastern Province.

The Colonial Government has been compelled to
borrow £30,000 from the Table Bay Harbour
Works. The Customs' return for the quarter ex-
ceed by £lO,OOO that of last year. The value of the
imports show a slight increase ; the exports a de-
crease.

Potchefstroom has been stormed byVan Rensen.
berg, who has declared that, if captured, Pretorious
will be treated as a rebel.

Cattle are dying in the northern districts through
the drought.
Five thousand pounds has been subscribed in
the Eastern Province for the Lancashire fund. The
Western Province sends £l,OOO by the next mail.
The steamship Alhambra, from Southampton, left
Table Bay on the 10th of November.
The ship Summer Cloud, from China, which ar-
rived inTable Bay on the 23d of October, spoke, on
the 13th, the City of Manchester, which reported
having spoken a passenger vessel with the crew of
the foundered ship Nepaul, supposed from Moul-
mein, with timber for Falmouth.

The ship Melbourne, 1,160 tons, Captain White-
hall, from Shanghai, with tea, cotton, wool, silk,
&c., was wrecked on the 4th of November on
Buffers Hock.
London, England, 1862-12-23

ASSENECAL POISONING.

A very serious case of poisoning is being investi-
gated at Revesley, about eight miles from Boston,
in Lincolnshire. The body of an elderly woman,
named lemima Garner, has been exhumed, and the
stomach, &c., forwarded to 1)r. Alfred Swaine
Taylor, who in his report states that he discovered
arsenic in the stomach, intestines, liver, and heart
of the deceased, partly in a soluble and partly in an
insoluble form, s.e., as orpiment or yellow arsenic.
Patches of colour were observed on the stomach,
bowels, and spine, produced probably by a
chemical change in the white arsenic contained in
the stomach and bowels at the time of death.
Yellow stains found on the spine were produced by
arsenic escaping through the coats of the stomach
after death, and yellow stains on the mesentery
were caused by arsenic escaping through the coats
of the intestines. The quantity of arsenic
found in tho body would probably be a fatal dose
to a human being. This result was disclosed after
only one-third of the viscera had been experimented
upon. The body of the poor old woman was in-
terred so long since as December, 1861. John
Garner, her son, and Elizabeth Garner, his wife,
have been apprehended, and it appears they were
both in the habit of behaving cruelly to the deceased,
who resided with them. Thus, when the deceased
was suffering from dreadful pain and sickness on
her death-bed, she was refused brandy by her son,
who said to her, "You've been torturing me with
your dying these last 30 years; you're afraid of
dying ; it's your Wesleyanism giving way.,,
He then left the room, and did not see his mother
again, although sent for twice. On another occa-
sion he had been seen to beat and kick his mother.
The female prisoner was also in the habit of swear-
ingd and calling at the deceased. The inquest,
which has been commenced, has been adjourned
until after Christmas.—Manchester Examiner.

The Special Services at St. Paul's Cathedral will
commence with the New Year. Preachers :—Jan. 4, the
Lord Bishop of London; Jan. 11, the Very Rev. the Dean
of Canterbury ; Jan. 18, the Rev. J. Lawrell, Incumbent
of St. Matthews, City-road; Jan. 25, the Rev. Dania
Moore, Incumbent of Camden Church, Camberwell.
London, England, 1862-12-23

SiIARE MARKET...THIS DAY.

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuh.S.

SharP!

Railways.

Paid . ' Cgcien.g , Business

Isir.. IVOL. and Str. Va
Blythe and Tytw.
Bristol and Exeter

8 84

83 85
115 116

'Caledonian
Cork rtui Bandon
Cornwall
Do A (A trets •no div
Do. B till Cpe.pan.has
been paid to B.
Dublin Belfast June.

Gi 7

Dun.,Perth,& A b..lune
Edinburgh & Glasgow
Glasg. and S. Western
,Ord.
Great Eastern, sik
•
Ditto A stock

Ditto East Andian st
GreatNorthot Scotland
Great. Northern
Do A stock

Do B do

Do. £5 shares
Gt. S. an W. of Ireland
Great Western ...
Do Sfr Val tuna. stock
Lancashire & Yorkshire
London and lllackwall
Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast
.on., Chat., and Dover
Lon. & North Western
Lon. & South Western
Vi an., net, & Lincoln.
Maryport and Carlisle.
Do shares.. . •

Metropolitan
Midland
Do New
Do Birming. & Derby
Mid, Gt. W. of Ireland
Do. 4 shares
Mid Kent
Do Cray Line
North British
Edin., Perth, & Dundee.
Nth. Eastern—BerwicL
Do, G.N.E. purchase
Do Leeds
Do York
Do Carlisle
North London
Do New
North Ste fford sh ire
N. and S. W. Junction
Scottish Central
Scot N. E., Aher. stook
Do Scot. Mid. stock
Shrews. and I'Velchpool
Shropshire Union
South DeTon

South Eastern
South Wales
S. York. and River Dun
staines,Wok.,andWok.
Stockton & Darlington

Do New, 1460
'Taff Vale.
110

Do C

Ulster

Do

Do '
Vale of Neath
Victoria sta. and Pim
Waterford do Kilkenny
West Cornwall
W. Hartlepool Har.&R
West Midland -Oxford
Do Newpor •
Do Hereford
London, England, 1862-12-23

ALDERSOATE.

Mr. Alderman Besley presided. In this ward
there was a vacancy, caused by the death of Mr.
Deputy Godson, and for which two candidates are
in the field, Mr. John Sewell and Mr. Frederick
Augustus France. The returns from the different
precincts gave the names of the following gentle-
men :—Mr. Lorkin (deputy), Mr. De Jersey (de-
puty), Mr. Woodward, Mr. Norris, Mr. Sims, Mr.
Chaplin, Mr. Fowler, Mr. Sewell, and Mr. France.
The alderman then took the sense of the wardmote
as to each name, when the result was as follows—
For Mr. Norris there voted 39; Mr. Chaplin, 37 ;
Mr. Lorkin, 36 ; Mr. Woodward, 36; Mr. Sims,
34 ; Mr. De Jersey, 34; Mr. Fowler, 29 ; Mr.
Sewell, 28 ; and Mr. France, 18. The alderman
accordingly declared the first-named eight gentle-
men to have been duly elected by a show of hands,
when a poll was demanded by Mr. John Herring
on the part of Mr. France, the same to open this
morning at ten o'clock and close at four in the
afternoon.
London, England, 1862-12-23

BROAD-STREET.

Alderman Sir J. Musgrove, Bart., presided. The
old members were unanimously re-elected, viz. :
Messrs. J. Humphreys (deputy), C. Warton, W.
Cox, M.P., Dr. Abraham, W. Hartridge, S. H.
Waterlow, T. W. Poster, and J. Banister.
London, England, 1862-12-23

Antwerp .a Rotterdam.
Bah.ZES.Fran..Lim 7 p.c.l
Belgian East. Junction
Copiapo ................
Ditto Extension ....
Dutch Rhenish .......
Do
Eastern of France ....
Grand Rue Guar. 6 p. c.l
Gt. Luxem., Con. she...
Italian Junction ......
Namur tt Liege
Do. 6 p. o. fret. ........
Northern of France....
Do. New Shares ......

N.Rail. of BuenosAyres
Gua. 7 p 0., Lim
Norwegian Trunk Prel
Ot'mn(Smyrna to Aidn)
Paris,Lyons, & Mediter.
Paris Sc Orleans

Portuguese Rail. Royal
Recife & S. Fran. (Peru.)
gua. 7 p. ct. Ihn 1
ftiga
Royal Danish.-
Royal Swedish •
Do. 7 per cent. Pref
Sambre dz Meuse
Do. 5i per cent. Pref
San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c
S.Aust.lLomb Venetin
S. East Portugal 7 p ct.
Southern of France
Turin and Savona
West Fianderii
Do. 56 p c. Preference ..
W. & N.W. of France
London, England, 1862-12-23

FARIZINGDON WITHIN.

Mr. Alderman B. S. Phillips presided. There wan
no opposition to the return of the old members of
the Court of Common Council. The following were
re•eleetccl :—Messrs. G. Virtue (deputy), C. Reed
(deputy). D. J. M'Lauchlan, J. Morris, C. Young,
C. Phillips, Mr. S. Wheeler, J. Kelday, G. Dollond,
0. R. Bengougb, F. K. Glover, T. Rudkin, 0. C. T.
Eagleton, and D. N. Chambers.
FARRINGDON WITHOUT.

Alderman Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P., presided.
The following gentlemen were elected AO common
London, England, 1862-12-23

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the very diffi ult problem of "how to construct our
iron flee n the future. Deferring all opinion
upon the comparative merits of iron and wooden
ships, however, to the superior judgment of the
Admiralty, which is perhaps the most charitable
way of putting it, and sacrificing all others upon
the official shrine, the only inference that can then
be drawn is that their lordships, after due conside-
ration, have determined to abandon the further
construction of iron or iron plated ships, and to re-
vert to "wooden walls."
London, England, 1862-12-23

OANTERBURY HALL.
‘-_) GRAND SELECTION from POPULAR OPERAS,
as usual.
The Comic by Unsworth (the original Stump Orator),
Eugene, Duley, Little Bob, E. Marshall, A. B. Holling,s-
worth, Arthur Lloyd, and Miss Georgina Smithson. The
wonderful performances of the Etoile Family.
London, England, 1862-12-23

LIME-STREET,

Mr. Alderman Mechi, alderman, presided. The
old members, Messrs. D. Cork (deputy), T. B. Simp-
son, T. Symonds, and H. Harris, were returned, as
were also the members of the committee o 1 the
Benevolent Fund.

I'ORTSOKEN.

Alderman Sir F. G. Moon, Bart., presided. The

following were re-elected members of the Common
Council without opposition :—Messrs. King, Davies,
Israel, Smith, Bone, Christie, Annis (deputy), and

Ellis.
London, England, 1862-12-23

OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-
GARDEN.
Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W.
Harrison. Sole Lessees.
THIS EVENING Wallace's new Opera of LOVE'S
TRIUMPH : Miss Louisa Fyne, and Mdme. Laura Baxter ;
Messrs. George Perren, W. 11. Weiss, H. Corri, A. Cooke,
and W. Harrison.
Conductor—Mr. A. Mellon.
Doors open at half -past 7—Commence at 8.
London, England, 1862-12-23

LYCEUM THEATRE.

Mr. Edmund Falconer took a farewell benefit at this
house last night, reviving his comedy of " Woman" for the
occasion, and playing Tim Moore in the farce of the " Irish
Lion" with great success. The entertainments were varied
by the performances of Mr. and MrE. Howard Paul.
Mr. Fechter opens on the 10th cf next month with an
entirely Anglo-French bill of fare.
London, England, 1862-12-23

THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM ;
containing the Wonders of Nature and Art, shown by
innumerable superbly executed Models, i►lustrating every
part of the Human Frame, in Health and Disease. together
with a variety of highly interesting Natural Preparations,
Islalformations, and Monstrosities. Open daily, from 11 to 8
(for Gentlemen only). Admission One Shilling. Entrances
29, George-street, Hanover-square, and 4IA, Maddox-street,
Regent-street, London, W.
Explanations and Lectures throughout the day. Inns-
trated and Descriptive Catalogues sent, post free, for twelve
stamps. Address the Secretary, as above.
London, England, 1862-12-23

THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM ;
containing the Wonders of Nature and Art, shown by
innumerable superbly executed Models, illustrating every
part of the Human Frame, in Health and Disease, together
with a variety of highly interesting Natural Preparations,
Malformations, and Dionstreeities. open daily, from 11 to 8
(for Gentian, n only). Admission One Shilling. Entrances
29, George-street, Hanover-square, and 41A, Maddox-street,
Regent-street, London, W.
Explanations and Lectures throughout the day. Illus-
trated and Descriptive Catalogues sent, post free, for twelve
stamps. Address the Secretary, as above.
London, England, 1862-12-23

T HE 0 X F ORD,
6. OXFORD STREET.

Re-appearance of Unsworth (the original of "Or any other
man.")--The Colleen Bawn, by Miss Caroline Parkes.—
Eugene, the great Burlesque Prima Donna.—Arena and
Angelica, the Neapolitan Minstrels.—W. Randall and A. B.
Hollingsworth,—Mr. T. Maclagan's Entertainment.—Drew
Dean's Solcs on the Flute.—Comic Pas Seul, by Henri.—ln
addition to varied high-class musical attractions, comdsting
of Selections from Verdi's "Nabuco" and "Il Corsaro,"
Donizetti's " Don Sebastien, " Auber's "La Circassienne,"
and Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., &c., by Miss Russell, Miss
Townley; Messrs. Bernardi, Greene, Huish, and Albert,
with Full Band and Chorus.

Conductor, Mr. F. Jonamans.
A dmission, 6d.; Balcony and Stalls, ls. ; Private Boxes.
10s. 6d.
London, England, 1862-12-23

AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY.-LAMBERT'S
ASTHMATIC BALSAM, without confining the
bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant,
is admitted to be the beat medicine for immediately relieving
coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con-
sumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty
pronounce incurabie, admirably allays the tickling which pro-
vokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its
effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprivel of sleep, or even
lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in
a few minutes atter 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. Be particular, and
ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and ad-
dress is engraved on the stamp.
London, England, 1862-12-23

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAY MARKET.
Lessee Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
For the Benefit of Mr. Sotheran.
THIS EVENING, at 7, will be performed (314th time)
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Followed by A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Mr.
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London, England, 1862-12-23

QUEENHITHE.

The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, M.P., alder-
man of the ward, presided. The old members,
Messrs. Rathbone (deputy), Thomas Burrowes,
George Rayment, James Terry, Charles John Todd,
and Archibald M'Dougall, were unanimously re-
elected.
London, England, 1862-12-23

THE INDIA MAILS.

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company have received the following telegram :
" TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 9 a.m.
" The Ottawa reached Suez on the 14th, and the
Nemesis on the 15th inst.

"They brought up the passengers (who are well)
and 401 boxes of mails ex Colombo.
" The Massilia left Alexandria at noon of the
16th, with the passengers and mails ex Ottawa and
Nemesis.

The Marseilles portion may be hourly expected
at that port, and the letters will probably be de-
livered in London to-morrow evenicg or Thursday
morning. The Southampton portion will probably
reach there about the 29th.

" The Nemesis reports that the Colombo had no
specie, and that 500 out of about 1,474 bales of silk
had been saved. The report states--' Should wea-
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London, England, 1862-12-23

7HE Alexi,.

The amended code of regulations, giving the
, rank of commissioned officers to army schoolmas-
, tern, has been promulgated from the Horse-guards
, by direction of the Duke of Cambridge, .and pub-
lished at Chatham garrison for general information.
In future there will be two grades of army school-
masters—superintending schoolmasters and school-
masTers, the mbets of both of which gr,.des will
be in every respect subject to the Mutiny Acr, the
Articles of War, and the general regulations and
orders fur the army_ Superintending schoolmasters
will receive commissions as officers, but the lower
grade of army schoolmasters will rank as non-com-
missioned officers next below sergeants-major. Tho
pay of schoolmasters will in future be..as follows :
First appointment as schoolmaster, 3s. per diem ;
after two years' service, 3s. 6d.; after four years'
service, 46.; after eight ditto, 56.; after 10 ditto,
ss. 6d. The above leriodical increase of pay will
depend upon the conduct and ability of the school-
master. After 21 years' service schoolmasters will
be entitled to a pension not exceeding 36. per day.
Schoolmasters will be provided with uniform, quar-
ters, furniture, fuel, and light at the public ex-
pense. Promotion to the rank of superintending
schoolmaster will be conferred by the Field-Mar-
shal Commanding-in-Chief, on the recommenda-
tion of the Council of Military Education, in con-
sideration of merit and service. The pay of a supe-
rintending schoolmaster will be 7s, 6d. per diem,
the periodical increase of pay and the amount of
retiring allowance being now under consideration.
The above regulations are subject to any alteration
that the Commander in-Chief and the Secretary of
State for -W ar may hereafter think proper.

A War-office order has been received at Chatham
directing that the practice of painting guns, car-
riages, and platforms the same colour as the works
is in future to be discontinued. The guns are to be
coated with an anti-corrosive substance, and the
platforms and carriages painted lead colour.
In accordance with the recent regulat'ons received
from the Horse Guards, the whole of the rifles in
possession of the troops at Chatham garrison have
been inspected by one of the officials from the Go-
vernment small arms factory at Enfield, in order
that all defective arms may be at once withdrawn.
An inspection of the arms in possession of the troops
undergoing their course of rifle instruction at Grave-
send has also been made, under the direction of
Capt. Vereker, 12th Regiment.
London, England, 1862-12-23

DOWGATE.

Alderman Sir It. W. Carden presided. The
following gentlemen were nominated as represen-
tatives of the ward :—Messrs. G. Harker, H. Keb-
hel, J. Kearns, Jeremiah Coleman, F. W. Truscott,
W. G. Barnes, and Thomas White. The last-named
gentleman, who formerly filled the office of deputy,
was rejected at the last election, and came forward
to contest the ward this year. Upon a show of
hands only five hands were held up for him, while
the average was 21 foe the other gentlemen. The
Alderman declared the first-named six gentlemen
to haTo been elected, upon which a poll was de-
manded on bawls of Mr. White, and which will
take place this day.
London, England, 1862-12-23

CRIPPLEGATE WITHIN.

Mr. Alderman Challis presided. Messrs. H.
Lloyd (deputy), John Parker, Benjamin Spilsbury,
John Edmonds, Hugh Jones (sheriff), Wm. Barnes,
E. Bunkitt, and B. E. Brown, wore re-elected with-
out opposition.
London, England, 1862-12-23

ALD GATE.

Mr. Alderman Humyhery presided. The follow-
ing gentlemen were re-elected—Messrs. Joseph
Turn ley, Richard Corfield Bucknall, Blomfield Bur-
nell, John Hudson, Henry Hill, Andrew Lush, and
William Hensman Teulon. Mr. A. H. Isaacs was
eluted in the place of Mr. Whiteside, who retired.
London, England, 1862-12-23

BILLINGSGATE.

Mr. Alderman Thomas Sidney, M.P., presided.
There being no opposition, Mr. Deputy Bower, Mr.
W. J. Roberts, Mr. J. Causton, Mr. B. Slowman,
Mr. J. T. Young, Mr. H. Gibson, Mr. W. S. Gibbs,
and Mr. W. Northcott, were declared re-elected as
common councilmen.
BISHOP S G ATE.

Mr. Alderman W. T. Copeland, M.P., presided.
There were two vacancies, caused by the retirement
of Messrs. Pilcher and Parnell, the new candidates
being Messrs_ Heaps, John Thomas, and T. S.
Richards. The show of hands fell upon the follow-
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J. C. Edmiston, T. S. Richard, W. Jones, G. Rich-
ardson, M. Hopgood, G. Kerry, R. Stapleton, J.
Richardson, F. Geddes, G. N. Johnson, F. Dods-
well, John Thomas, and Heaps. A poll was then
demanded on behalf of Mr. Straker, and it was
appointed to take place this day.
London, England, 1862-12-23

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TO-NIGHT (TUESDAY), DECEMBER 23.

TURNHAM'S GRAND CONCERT HALL,
EDGEWARE-ROAD, W., WILL OPEN,

THE GRAND INAUGWRAL CONCERT, to commemo-
rate the opening of this new and splendid Hall, takes plate
THIS EVENING, December 23, at Seven o'clock.

GREAT and -SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS.

Prices on Opening Night—Body of the hall, Is. ; balcony,
2s. 6d. ; stalls, is.
This Hall will be found one of the largest, most com-
modious, and most gorgeously-decorated in London ; and the
engagements comprise the first Sentimental, Comic, and In-
strumental Talent of the day.

Musical Director and Manager—Mr. CHAS. GREVILLE.
Permanent prices—Body of the hall, 6d. ; stalls and balcony,
ls.
OPENING NIGHT, THIS EVENING, Dec. 23.
London, England, 1862-12-23

HOTELS, drc.

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Sitting Room, 3s. per Day.
Bed Rooms, is. 6d. and 2s. per Night.
A Night Porter in attendance.
No INCREASE OF CHARGES.
London, England, 1862-12-23

Commence at 7.

OVAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager—Mr. Edmund Falconer.
345th Night of "Peep o'Day."
THIS I;VENIN(7. the new Comedietta. IT MUST BE
TRUE, 'TWA S IN THE PAPERS. Walter L )cy, J.
Robins ; Mrs. Weston, Miss Weston, and Miss L. Thompson.
Followed by PEEP O'DAY ; or, Savourneen Deelish.
esers. Walter Lacy, Addison, Charles Selby, Geo. Melville,
‘nd Edmund Falcone/ ; Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Clara
Weston.
To conclude with the Last View of KILLARNEY, intro-
ducing the Ballet.
London, England, 1862-12-23

VIN TRY.

Mr. Alderman Thomas Gabriel presided. The
following gentlemen were elected as common coun-
cilmen :—Mr. Deputy Gammon, Mr. W. D. M, hite,
Mr. G. Mason, Mr. R. Trees,Mr. H. Field, and Mr.
E. Burke.
London, England, 1862-12-23

ARGYLL ROOMS. Great Windmill-street,
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Open every, Evening for Promenade and Dancing, with the
elebrated Band of 50 performers. Conductor and Principal
rornet-a-Piston, M. BOULCOURT.—The new Imperial Qua-
drille, Valse Cotillion, and L. Mosca's Peep o'DayValse will
he played nightly.
A new Conversation Salon has been added to the above
Establishment for Reading, Coffee, and Refreshments.—
Admission Is.—Manager, M. Grenet.
London, England, 1862-12-23

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF REIGATE,
GENTLEMEN—Having a vivid recollection of
the contest in which I was engaged in 1859, and which
kept your borough in a state of undesirable agitation for ten
or twelve weeks, I hesitated at first to offer myself on the pre-
sent occasion, although I had been defeated by so narrow a
majority at that election : I have, however, not only received
assurances from my old friends of their continued adherence,
but also voluntary promises from many of those who were,
at that time, supporters of my opponent, that they
are now prepared to render me every assistance.
'1 here is no reason, therefore, to doubt that the two
sections of the Liberal party, then divided, are now
united in my favour, and that such union must insure my
return. It is under these circumstances that I venture
to present myself to your notice, with every determination to
succeed.
I had ample opportunities of explaining my opinions to
you at the former election, and as my principles have under-
gone no change, it is unnecessary to repeat them here. I
shall, however, be happy to afford the electors every means
of further inquiry which they may desire. I have when in
Parliament given to the Government of Lord Palmerston an
independent and conscientious support, and shall continue to
do so if returned.

I am, gentlemen, yours faithfully,
WILLIAM ARTHUR WILKINSON.
Shortlands, Beckenham, 22d December, 1862.
London, England, 1862-12-23

BILLINGSGATE.

Mr. Alderman Thomas Sidney, M.P., presided.
There being no opposition, Mr. Deputy Bower, Mr.
W. J. Roberts, Mr. J. Causton, Mr. B. Slowman,
Mr. J. T. Young, Mr. H. Gibson, Mr. W. S. Gibbs,
and Mr. W. Northcott, were declared re-elected as
common councilmen.
BISHOP SG ATE.

Mr. Alderman W. T. Copeland, M.P., presided.
There were two vacancies, caused by the retirement
of Messrs. Pilcher and Parnell, the new candidates
being Messrs. Heaps, John Thomas, and T. S.
Richards. The show of hands fell upon the follow-
ing gentlemen :—Messrs. T. S. 0 wden, T. Fricker,
J. C. Edmiston, T. S. Richard, W. Jones, G. Rich-
ardson, M. Hopgood, G. Kerry, R. Stapleton, J.
Richardson, F. Geddes, G. N. Johnson, F. Dads-
well, John Thomas, and Heaps. A poll was then
demanded on behalf of Mr. Straker, and it was
appointed to take place this day.
BROAD-STREET.

Alderman Sir J. Musgrove, Bart., presided. The
old members were unanimously re-elected, viz, :
Messrs. J. Humphreys (deputy), C. Warton, W.
Cox, M.P., Dr. Abraham, W. Hartridge, S. H.
Waterlow, T. W. Foster, and J. Banister.
London, England, 1862-12-23

ADELPHI 7HEAT.RE.

The veteran favourite Paul Bedford took his benefit at
this house last night, and was enthusiastically received by
a crowded audience.

The pieces played were "The Pretty Horsebreaker," a
farce in which Mr. Toole gives a most amusing and finished
caricature of a Cockney gent; Mr. Benjamin 'Webster's
little drama, called " One Touch of Nature," in which the
author plays with all his artistic force ; " The Little Trea-
sure," and "The Ticket of Leave." Mr. Sothern, of the
Haymarket, appeared in "The Little Treasure," in con-
junction with Miss Marie 'Wilton, playing the part of
Captain Maidenblush, which, though belonging to light
comedy, was originally played by Mr. Buckstone. It was
a highly successful performance, and elicited unbounded
applause.
London, England, 1862-12-23

CORDWAINERS.

Mr. Alderman David Salomons, M.P., presided.
Messrs. Thomas H. L. Taylor, W. Croucher, Thos,
Joyce, J. Lamb, and W. B. Saunders, the old mem•
hers, were re-elected without opposition.
London, England, 1862-12-23

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF REIGATE,
GENTLEMEN—Having a vivid recollection of
the contest in which I was engaged in 1859, and which
kept your borough in a state of undesirable agitation for ten
or twelve weeks, I hesitated at first to offer myself on the pre-
sent occasion, although I had been• defeated by so narrow a
Majority at that election : I have, however, not on ly received
assurances from my old friends of their continued adherence,
but also voluntary promises from many of those who were,
at that time, supporters of my opponent, that they
are now prepared to render me every assistance.
'1 here is no reason, therefore, to doubt that the two
sections of the Liberal party, then divided, are now
united in my favour, and that such union must insure my
return. It is under these circumstances that I venture
to present myself to your notice, with every determination to
succeed.
I had ample opportunities of explaining my opinions to
you at the former election, and as my principles have under-
gone no change, it is unnecessary to repeat them here. I
shall, however, be happy to afford the electors every means
of further inquiry which they may desire. I have when in
Parliament given to the Government of Lord Palmerston an
independent and conscientious support, and shall continue to
do so if returned.

I am, gentlemen, yours faithfully,
WILLIAM ARTHUR WILKINSON.
Shortlands, Beckenham, 22d December, 1862.
London, England, 1862-12-23

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London, England, 1862-12-23

THEATRE-ROYAL HAY MARKET.
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W. Farren, Mr. Rogers, and Miss Harfleur.
London, England, 1862-12-23

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Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W.
Harrison, Sole Lessees.
THIS EVENING Wallace's new Opera of LOVE'S
TRIUMPH Miss Louisa Pyne, and Mdme. Laura Baxter ;
Messrs. George Perren, W. H. Weiss, H. Corri, A. Cooke,
and W. Harrison.
Conductor—Mr. A. Mellon.
Doors open at half-past 7—Commence at 8.
London, England, 1862-12-23

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ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
, This Evening, IT MUST BE TRUE, 'TWAS IN THE
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Commence at 7.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Hay-
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CANTERBURY HALL—EVERY EVENING.—
Grand Selections from the Popular Operas.—The Comic per-
formances of Unsworth, Eugene, Little Bob, Arthur Lloyd,
Nollinp.:sworth, E. Marshall, Miss G. Smithson, dr4.—Tne
.Etoile Family, &c.
Commence at 7.

THE OXFORD, 6, OXFORD-STREET, EVERY
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Commence at 7.

TURNHAM'S GRAND CONCERT HALL, Edge-
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Attractions.
London, England, 1862-12-23

COLEMAN-STREET.

Mr. Alderman W. S. Hale presided. There was
one vacancy, caused by the retirement of one of the
late members, Mr. H. W. Valiance. The following
gentlemen were re-elected :—Messrs. Perkins (de-
puty), Webster, S. E. Saunders, H. Haines, W. H.
Roberts, E. Fox, and J. Hobson., Mr. R. P. Hard-
ing was chosen in the room of Mr. Valiance.
London, England, 1862-12-23

7HEATRE ROYAL WESIMINSTB.R.

Mr. Boucicault having renamed and remodelled the
once famous Astley's Amphitheatre, commenced his mana-
gerial campaign last evening.

He may be said to have done away with the boxes, a re-
form long wanted. In their stead he gives a splendid
balcony, which sweeps completely round the house, pro-
jecting from the old circle, so as to abridge considerably the
huge space formerly occupied by the circus and the pit.
Handsome and capacious chairs of cemse-coloured silk,
three deep, with a broad moulding or cushion of velvet, give
a magnificent contour to what Mr. Boucicault has named
the "auditorium," or audience portion of the theatre. The
ground-floor is occupied by a spacious and handsome
orchestra, a parterre filled with chairs, and the pit seats in
the rear. Above the balcony are side galleries, and a most
capacious one facing the stage, divided into upper and
lower.

The general decoration is of an exceedingly chaste and
elegant design, with a kind of French classicality, but per-
fectly devoid of any pictorial and of all sculptural ornament,
with the exception of very small cariatides that support a
slight moulding and ornamental border. The general effect
is exceedingly tasteful, and, with the upholstery colours,
produces a rich and gorgeous ensemble. The stage must
also have been altered, and the scenery and machinery
which works it are entirely new. The proscenium is archi-
tectural, and effectually marks the division of the real and
the illusive portion of the theatre.
The pieces selected for the night, were Tom Taylor's
comic drama "To Parents and Guardians," in which Mr.
Boucicault played Mon. Tourbillon, the French usher, and
Mrs. Boucicault Bob Nettles ; Mr. D. Leeson enacting the
low comedy Master Waddilove, and Mr. Mellon the peda-
gogue. Miss Rose Leclercq also appeared as Virginie.
" The Siege of Lucknow," with the caste as played at
Drury-lane, has been transplanted here, but of course with
new scenery, dresses, and appointments.
The audience appeared highly pleased with the arrange-
ments that had been made for their comfort.
London, England, 1862-12-23

BRIDGE.

Mr. Alderman Abbiss presided. Messrs. Deputy
Pewtress, H. Matthew, Lowe, Whetham, Blake, K.
Taylor, Hartland, and Johnson were re-elected.

BASSISHAW.

Mr. Alderman Conder presided. Messrs. C. E.
Fuller (deputy), W. Lister, A. Locke, and A.
Bradbury, were re-elected as common councilmen,

BREAD-STREET.

Mr. Alderman W. Lawrence presided. The fol-
lowing ward officers were re-elected, including the
members of the Common Council, viz.:—Messrs. W.
Hawtrey (deputy), N. Maugham, W. Alcock, J.
Smith, J. M. Cutcheon, M. M'George, F. Maynard,
and A. Pill.