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London, England, 1870-09-21

THE CESSION OF TEERITORY.

The Manchester Examiner says it is difficult to believe
that any territorial guarantee which would be exacted
would surpass in strength the lesson which France has
learned in the course of the present war. The idea of
invading Germany, of interfering in its domestic affairs,
or of extending the frontier of France along the Rhine,
must henceforth be abandoned as the idlest of vain
illusions. For all practical ends the work of Germany is
complete. Possibly more may be successfully exacted,
but there are risks ahead the extent of which no one can
pretend to foresee. France is not yet conquered. The
spirit of the people is not yet crushed. The siege of
Paris may prove a harder task than heads heated with
♦ictory may imagine. France is the France of yore, even
the fall of Paris will not bring about the surrender of
Alsace avid Lorraine ; and any Go,, ~-:nr2 Int that should sign
the cession of those provinces would sign its downfall with the
sane pen. The unspeakable calamities that will follow
a policy of dismemberment throws by anticipation the
gravest responsibilities upon those who may resolve upon
it in pursuit of ends which can be fully secured at a,
smaller cost.

The military hospitals exhibit some singular cases to
the surgeons. One man was struck by a ball in the head,
which lodged in the internal arch between the skull and
the brain. He is well in health, can eat, drink,
and sleep well, but cannot move about, as
if he does he feels the ball rolling in his
head. Another was struck in the forehead, but the
ball did not penetrate the head, going round it, and
making a circle as if by an Indian's scalping knife. A
third, whose brain was reached by the bullet, partially
lost his memory, and has forgotten all his nouns. If he
wants his gun he is obliged to ask for it by a paraphrae6.
London, England, 1870-09-21

VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.--
Lessees—Messrs. H. J. Montague, D. James, and T. Thorne.
THIS EVENING, at 7.30, CHISELLING. Mr. David James.
After which, at 8, the Comedy, in Three Acts, entitled TWO
ROSES, by James Albery. To conclude with the successful
Burlesque, DON CARLOS ; or, The Infante in Arms. Supported
by Messrs. IL Irving, G. Honey, Lin Rayne, W. H. Stephens,
and T. Thorne ; Mesdames Nelly Power, Amy Fawsitt, T. Levis,
and A. Newton.
London, England, 1870-09-21

BAPTIST CONFERENCE.

The Baptist Union Conference continues its sitting at
Cambridge. The Missionary Conference yesterday lasted
for five hours, and the representatives of the press were
not admitted. Several committee meetings have been
held preparatory to the actual business of the Union,
to-morrow and Thursday. A very large meeting was
held last night at the Guildhall in connection with the
foreign missionary operations of the society. Mr. Joseph
Tritton, of London, presided, and eloquent addresses
were delivered by the Rev. Dr. Price, of Wales, 3. C.
Pike, Mr. S. R. Stevenson, Luton, and S. W. Handford,
Bolton. The meeting was most enthusiastic.

THE LOSS OF THE_ VESSEL IN YARMOUTH

ROADS.

The name of the vessel run down and lost in Yarmouth
Roads on Sunday morning was the schooner Annie
Kirstine, Captain Neilson, from Lynn, for Chichester,
with oil cake. The steamer is the James Southorn, bound
for London, with coals. The schooner sank almost im-
mediately after being struck; but fortunately the crew,
four or five hands, managed to get on board the
steamer.
London, England, 1870-09-21

FIGHTING ROUND PARIS.

PARIS, SEPT. 19.
Firing was heard during a portion of last night in
the direction of Clamart and Aleudon.
Almost all the troops are outside Paris i❑ order
to harass the enemy, and the ramparts are manned
by the National Guard. Everywhere an excellent
spirit prevails.
Some trifling engagements took place yesterday
in the direction of Fort Ivry and the plains of
Chatillon .
Strong detachments of Prussian infantry and
cavalry are announced at Clamart and Creteil.
Prince Albert, of Prussia, has occupied Nangis
with cavalry.
A body of 1,500 Prussians are constructing a
Vridge near Villeneuve St. George's.
The Crown Prince is advancing towards Fontaine-
bleau, and the Prussians have crossed the Seine at
Choisy le Roi.'

A PRUSSIAN REPULSE.

ORLEANS, SEPT. 16.

Advices from Dourdan state that a Prussian corps,
the exact strength of which was unknown, appeared
in the plains between Champlain and Wissons, but
was repulsed, and forced to retire on Montlhery
and Arpajon.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

TOURS, SEPT. 20.

A collision took place at four o'clock this morning
at Plessis, near Tours, between two trains. 11
persons were killed, and 25 injured. Among the
former was M. Duval, the Editor of the Debats.

THE GERMAN ARMY IN CHAMPAGNE.—A letter
from Epernay, received in London yesterday, mentions
the arrival of th• Germans in that town. The
behaviour of the troops was orderly and conside-
rate. Their requisitions were— at Epernay, 200,000
francs (28,000), with rations (paid at two hours'
notice) ; at Chalons, 1,000,000 francs (224,300) ; at
Rheims, 3,000,000 francs (2120,000), of 'which one million
francs (X 40,000) was paid by the chief partner (who is
himself a German) in the celebrated Rheims house of the
" Widow Cliquot," the other two millions of francs being
Paid by the city,—Daily 2410,
London, England, 1870-09-21

PROFESSOR HUXLEY AS A SMOKER.

Any man who is not a smoker will be tempted to
become one atter reading the account of Professor
Huxley's experiences of smoking, as detailed to the
British Association on Monday. For years he had
failed to become a consumer of tobacco. He was at
periods of his early life a medical student
and a -naval officer, and though in both callings
every example and facility were afforded for
making himself a smoker, it was in vain. His
attempts at managing a cigar or pipe resulted too
often in his finding himself on the floor after a
few puffs. The frequency of his prostrations at
length led him to believe that tobacco was a deadly
poison, and with his hatred of the weed there arose
a strong antipathy towards all men who were users
of it. Professor Huxley's forty years of abstention
ran out, however, and he tells us that when staying
at an old inn during a tour in. Brittany, a few years
o, all his resolutions of two score years capitulated,
all his horrors of nicotine disappeared, once he
caught sight of a friend of his one evening " when
it was awfully wet and cold without" the little hos-
telry. " The fire was so warm within the inn and
his friend looked so happy, that he thought
he would follow his example by trying a
cigar. Ile attempted to smoke, succeeded, and.was
immediately a changed man. The person who had led
him astray was a most distinguished character, and a
late President of the British Association. It was this
gentleman who had the responsibility of making him
a pervert, and his case would illustrate to all who
heard the tale the evil of bad associates. From the
date of his ruin he said he had found a certain sub-
stantial kind of satisfaction about smoking, if kept in
moderation. In Mr Huxley's opinion a man could
destroy himself with excessive smoking just as he
could by drinking quantities of green tea, but if he re-
sorte.l to the former in an equable and careful manner,
he could recommend tobacco as a sweetener and
equaliser of the temper not to be despised.
London, England, 1870-09-21

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PROSPECTS OP PEACE.

The Times says it may be taken as certain that, if a
peremptory and inflexible feeling had been manifested
by either negotiator, the mission of M. Jules
Favre would have before this terminated. We
should have been told almost as soon as the
news reached us of his having gone to the Head-
quarters of the King that he had returned to Paris with
the tidings that nothing remained but to buckle on the ar-
mour of defence. The negotiation remains open, and
there is, therefore, hope, and not yet decreas-
ing hope. If M. Favre remains at Meaux,
the explanation of his continued presence may be
that the Chancellor finds it necessary to consult
the King, Baron von Moltke, and the rest of the. Cabinet,
as well as the representatives of Baden and Bavaria, at
every stage of the negotiation. We know that, though
the opinions of the Germans at home preponderate
largely in favour of one solution of the contest, those
who dissent from its policy are sufficiently numerous
and more important in position than in numbers.
It is a good sign, too, that the German people
are showing a perfect consciousness of the onerous
character of the enterprise that now lies before their armies.
They e.O not doubt the success of their champions, and
they are warranted in their faith by what they have
already achieved, and by a survey of the comparative
forces they can bring into the field and France can oppose
to them ; but the conviction of ultimate triumph is not
inconsistent with a recognition of the arduous nature of
the work to be performed.
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THE TIEN-TSIN MASSACRE.

The policy of the English Government in reference
to the Tien-Tsin massacre is beginning to excite
earnest and popular attention. Diplomatic action
in face of the terrible slaughter committed by the
Chinese upon unoffending Europeans savours strongly
of indifference on the part of the Government. Such
an atrocious and unprovoked massacre should be
visited with a swift and commensurate punishment.
To merely support the representations of the
French authorities is insufficient, and there seems a
probability that the Chinese will go unpunished,
judging from the peculiar circumstances of France,
and the nature of the instructions forwarded from
this country. The Chinese seem to have made.great
preparations for war since the treaty was forced
upon them whereby those in authority were
deprived of the means of illegal gain to a very great
extent. They have been constantly drilling their
troops, and the) possess some very fine gunboats
constructed on European models. It would appear
very much as if the massacre had been contemplated
as an initiation of war with the "barbarians."
London, England, 1870-01-14

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THE CECUMENICAL COUNCIL.

Telegrams from Rome on the 11th inst., state that on
Friday, the 14th, the general congregation of the Council
will commence the discussion of ecclesiastical matters, and
elect the deputation on the affairs of the Eastern Rite.
Another telegram, from a Roman source, announces that
the protest of some bishops against the organic Council
remains without result. The petition in favour of the
Infallibility of the Pope had received numerous signatures,
without counting those of the Spanish bishops.
London, England, 1870-01-14

A TELEGRAPHIC FEAT.

Almost the last feat of the present providers of tele-
graphic reports has been done. By Mr. Bright's speech
they have won another triumph of telegraphy. In
that address there were 0,770 words, and in the entire
report of the proceedings 9,006 words, or 4t columns.
The con'iuding portion was transmitted to London
before 120) a.m. Owing to a very general impres-
sion that Mr. Bright would impart some information
as to the qovornment's intentions with regard to the
Irish Land Question, the applications for telegraphic
reports wore unusually numerous, and the total
quantity transmitted in various directions from Bir-
mingham by the wires of the three telegraph com-
panies amounted to 43 columns. ,

THE PETITION OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIANS.
A. nation which is constantly subject to swindles
through public petitions may justly demand to know
who signed the address to President Grant in favour
of annexing British Columbia to the United
States. The Pall Mall Gazette is sceptical. It
says the petition was probably got up by
a section of American politiciane, The Alabama
question is getting stale. The Americans are tired of
hearing of about it, and, what is much more strange,
the New York papers seem to grow weary of writing
about it. To associate this grievance with the
acquisition of British territory would be a fine stroke
of policy. If the inhabitants of the colony really de-
sired annexation, they would have sent their petition
to the British Parliament, not to a foreign Govern-
ment.

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THAMES.

SERIOUS ROBBERY OF COCHINEAL FROM THE
Docxs.—John Davis and Edward Smith, labourers,
were brought before Paget charged with stealing
91bs. of cochineal, valued at £4, but worth much
more, the property of the London and St. Katherine
Dock Company.

On Tuesday last, Mr. William Maxwell, a whar-
finger, in the service of the Dock Company, saw a
bag of cochineal on the quay of the St. Katherine
Dock at half-past four o'clock in the afternoon.
There was a rent in the bag, and it was attributed
to accident in the unshipment. The rent was
sewed up, and the bag was left in the place where
it originally stood. Thia morning, at 8 o'clock, Mr.
Maxwell saw the same bag again. It was cut open,
and there appeared to be a great deficiency in its
contents. Some loose cochineal was near the bag
and there was a trail of it from the quay to a
steamer alongside. The prisoners were on board
the steamer, looking over the side. Mr. Maxwell
immediately suspected them, and went on board
the steamer. There was more cochineal on the
deck at their feet. They were given into custody
and searched by a dock constable, named Charles
Treweeke, who found upon Davis Gibs., and on
Smith 31bs. of cochineal. Mr. Maxwell miaied
201bs. of cochineal from the bag.
Mr. Mumford, superintendent of the dock com-
pany's own police, said the prisoners were not em-
ployed in the dock. They were strangers there,
and had no business on the steamer.

Davis, in defence, said he was very hungry at
the time he took the cochineal, and wished the case
to be settled at once.

Mr. Paget—No ; I shall not decide it. A very
audacious robbery has been committed in the dock.
Swith—l have nothing to say. Settle it here, if
you please.
Mr. Paget committed the prisoners for trial.
Mr. blumford said the dock company would pro-
secute, and their solicitor would instruct counsel to
lay the case before a jury.
London, England, 1870-01-14

CONSERVATISM IN SOUTH YORKSHIRE.

A. large gathering of local gentlemen and working
men assembled at the inaugural dinner of the Don-
caster Conservative Working Men's Association, on
Wednesday evening. Lord Galway, M.P., Mr.
Wheelhouse, M.P., and Mr. Stanhope and
Mr. Starkey, the unsuccessful candidates at
the last contest for the Southern Division of
the West Biding, were amongst those present. Lord
Galway satirically congratulated the Government on
its great success in muzzling Mr. Bright. He con-
sidered the Conservative party as the only one great
party in the House of Commons, the other being a
scratch pack under the dictation of one man.
Mr. Wheelhouse condemned the Free Trade set
up by the _Rochdale School as no Free Trade at all,
but an unfair bargain in favour of the foreigner. Mr.
Turner, a working man, made a very good speech on
general politics ; and Mr. Neill, another working
man, condemned the colonial policy of the Govern-
ment. The Chairman, Mr. Rowland Winn, said that
there were now twenty-three such associations as that of
Doncaster in the southern division of West Yorkshire
alone, in addition to thirteen ward associations in the
Sheffield and eleven in the Huddersfield districts. -
London, England, 1870-01-14

THE AGRICULTURAL LABOURER.

The annual dinner of the Devon Chamber of Agricul-
ture was held on Wednesday. It was noteworthy in two
respects : Canon Girdlestone was received by the land-
owners and made up his differences with them caused
by his onslaught on their indifference to the condition of
the agricultural labourere, and Sir Lawrence Palk made
a speech on Canon Girdlestone's favourite subject,
The hon. baronet in his speech referred more particularly
to the influence of the Poor Law upon the condition of the
agricultural labourer, and upon the taxation of the agricul-
tural interest. He pointed out that the effect of the Poor
Law of 1834 upon the agricultural labourer had been very
cruel. The principle of the law was, that no relief should
be granted except in cases of destitution, so that the
labourer, when in need of assistance, had to break up his
home and go into the union, a miserable and hopeless
pauper. Speaking of pauperism in the urban population
of manufacturing cities, ho said in the cotton, building,
and shipping trades there was an entire collapse of
vitality, and the result was an alarming increase
of the poor rate. In 1865-66, the amount spent
in poor relief was £6,439,515, or Gs. Id. per
head of the population. The following year it rose to
£6,959,841, and in the years 1867-63 to £7,498,061,
or Gs. Hid. per head. This was a frightful state of things;
but it became more alarming when they saw where the
bulk of the money came from. Out of £296,000,000 as-
sessed to the income-tax, only £9,400,000 was assessed to
the poor-rate. The law, therefore, pressed with peculiar
hardship upon landed property. It was not just that this
large sum of money should be raised from one particular
interest-, whilst a larger interest was entirely free,
London, England, 1870-01-14

EA sr AND WEST INDIA. DOCK
COMPANY.

The COURT of DIRECTORS of the East and West India
Dock Company H REM? GIVE NOTICE, That a Ralf-Yearly
Court or General Meeting of the said Company will be held—
pursuant to the directions of the Oct 1 and 2 William IV., cap.
62—at the Dock House No. 8. Billiter-square, on FRIDAY, the
11th day of January. 1870, at which Meeting a Dividend will be
declared on the Capital Stock of the Company for the Half-year
ending the 31st day of December, 1869.
By order of the court.
GEORGE COLLIN, Fecretary
East and West India Dock Ronne,
Biniter-square. 94th Dec., 1869.
N B.—The Chair will be taken at two o'eock precisely.
London, England, 1870-01-14

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London, England, 1870-01-14

PRICE OF GOLD.

The quotation of gold at Paris Is about at par, anp
the short exchange on London is 25f. 15e. per £1 sterling,
Oncomparing these rates with the English Mint price of
£3 lis.lold. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that
gold at tho above prim id dlightlir dc.‘rdvgib than in
L ondon,
London, England, 1870-01-14

LEEDS LIBERALISM.

The Liberal members for Leeds, Mr. Edward
Baines and Mr. Alderman Carter, have addressed a
crowded and enthusiastic assemblage of their con-
stituents. Mr. Baines reviewed the financial improve-
ment of the country since the accession to office of
Mr. Gladstone. Mr. Baines then touched upon the
Irish Church question. After alluding to some other
subjects, he touched upon that of education. Ho ex-
pressed his approval of the maintenance of existing
schools; the equal and impartial encouragement
of education by State aid to all schools, religious or
secular ; the combination of schooling with industry,
and the provision of education for all children who, by
poverty or neglect, might need it. Mr. Carter,
having addressed the meeting and expressed similar
views, a series of questions by an elector was
answered by the two candidates to the effect
that they thought the Irish Church Bill would be a
blessing to Ireland, and that if Mr. Gladstone should
bring in a bill to disendow the State ahurch in Eng-
land they would vote for it
London, England, 1870-01-14

THE TREATY WITH CHINA.

A meeting of merchants connected with the China
trade has been held at the counting-house of
Messrs. Matheson and Co., which comprised, it is
believed, the largest and most influential repre-
sentation of that body ever assembled, Mr. Baring,
Mr. Kirkman Hodgson, Sir William Baynes, and
Mr. Sampson Lucas being present, with members
of almost every house engaged in the trade. The
meeting was called to consider the provisions of the
new convention supplementary to our Treaty with
China, as published in the Times, and the annexed
resolutions were adopted unanimously :
" Meeting of merchants connected with the trade
with China, held January 13, at Messrs. Matheson
and Co.'s offices, Mr. Hugh Matheson in the chair.
Resolutions :

"1. That this meeting is of opinion that the
stipulations by which an addition of 50 per cent.
upon existing duties is proposed to be paid upon-the
import of textile goods into China, in lieu of the
interior dues hitherto levied, while it enforces an
important addition to the duties upon importation,
offers no security beyond those hitherto found
fallacious in practice for the cessation or diminution
of illegal exactions in the interior.
"2. That this meeting is of opinion that the
stipulation by which the export duty on silk is
doubled is retrograde in policy, and calculated to
affect injuriously the trade of both merchant and
manufacturer.

" 3. That this meeting is of opinion that the other
clauses of the proposed revision contain nothing of
countervailing advantage as against the injurious
character of the before-named additions of 50 per
cent. to the import duties on textile goods, and
100 per cent. to the export duty on silk, and this
meeting is therefore of opinion that the proposed
revision is inexpedient, and should not be ratified.
"4. That a copy of the foregoing resolutions
be sent to the Right lion. the First Lord of the
Treasury, the Right Hon. the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, and the Right lion. the
President of the' Board of Trade, with a view to
requesting an interview with her Majesty's Go-
vernment on this subject ; and that the follow-
ing gentlemen be requested to act as a com-
mittee for the purpose of inviting the co-operation
of the members of Parliament for the City
of London, and of the Chambers of Commerce of
Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Leeds, Bradford,
Macclesfield, Halifax, and other mercantile bodies
in the United Kingdom in this matter, and to make
the necessary arrangements for the proposed depu-
tation to her Majesty's Government.
" Names for the Committee.—Mr. Hugh M.
Matheson, Mr. Kirkman D. Hodgson, Sir William
Baynes, Mr. Fras. A. Hamilton, Mr. Richaid Gil-
man, Mr. James Reiss, Mr. T. Jones Gibb, Mr.
Richard Durant, jun., Mr. James Brand, Mr. J.
Crum-Ewing; Mr. W. S. Brown, Mr. W. R.
Adamson, Mr. R. D. Sassoon, Mr. W. Walkinshaw,
Mr. Frederick Bower."
London, England, 1870-01-14

THE LATEST FATAL TIFF.

It seems needless to enquire into the cause of the
loss of life through the fire at the famous Star and
Garter Hotel, Richmond. In these cases the cause
may almost always be taken for granted. There were
no appliances wherewith to save an endangered per-
son, and accordingly the manager was killed. When
it was known that he and another man were
in the burning house, of course the most
frantic efforts were made to find some
means of escape, and of course nothing more
effective than a short ladder was forthcoming. Need-
less to. add that, whilst some good people were
fumbling to get the clerk out with the help of
this wretched ladder they observed Lever
(the manager) suddenly disappear—to perish. More
excellencies of management transpire. The new
hotel (it was the old one that was destroyed) has a
roof tank capable of holding 80,000 gallons. When
the fire took place it was empty and useless. There
is an association in the neighbourhood called the
Southwark and Vauxhall water Company, which
professes to supply Richmond with water. On
the night of the fire there was no water,
and a man had to ride five miles to the
reservoir to beg the company to put on a little
pressure. The officials set to work with zeal, and
got on pressure nicely by the time the hotel was
burned to the ground. Lastly, to shew the interest
which directors exhibit in the affairs of their share-
holders, not a single director of the Hotel Company
had visited the spot up to late on Wednesday evening,
though the fire commenced just after midnight on
Tuesday, and early telegrams were sent to Loudon.

ECONOMY IN WORKHOUSES.
Tho guardians of Preston are in a difficulty. Their
Union is about the same size as that of Blackburn,
and yet their liabilities and expenses are much greater.
The Preston Union has 1,000 inmates, that of Black-
burn only 600 ; the former has 140 lunatics
charged to it, the latter only 42. Nevertheless
the two are in much the Fame circum-
stances. Last year the common charges for
Blackburn were £12,000, whilst for Preston they
were £16,000. One ex-officio guardian holds that
this difference solely arises from tip good manage-
ment at one place and the bad management at the
other. Only last week more persons were relieved
in the Blackburn than in the Preston Union for
£OO less. This guardian thinks that Vi,ooo a year
might be saved by judicious administration. The
board means to make an inquiry, and no doubt they
will find that much just economy in poor-law ad-
ministration is possible without resorting to the ex-
pedient of killing off paupers. But it is unfortunately
too true that certain unions " save " by severity.

THEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET.
Sole Lessee. Mr. Bnckstone.
THIS EVENING, A CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT.
Followed by, at 20 to 8, the New Comedy, NEW MEN
AND OLD ACRES : Mr Buckstone, Mr Chippendale, Mr
Howe, Mr Roger Mr. Braid, Mr Buckstone, jun.; Miss
Robertson, Mrs Chippendale, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam, Miss
C. Hill,
c,
which, THE F %IR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN
LJOCKS: Mr A. IVood Miss F. Wright, Miss F. Gwynne Miss
r ram's, Miss Murray.
Box-office open daily from Ten till Five.
London, England, 1870-01-14

RUSSIAN POLICY IN THE EAST.

The Moscow Gazette publishes a letter from Paris stat-
ing that General Fleury, the French Ambassador at St.
Petersburg, was instructed to propose a conference on the
Turco-Egyptian dispute, but that the proposal has been de
clined. " This has doubtless," says the letter, "been the cause
of a certain coldness between the two tuts." The demand
of the Porte for further concessions from the Khedive has,
according to this correspondent, proved an unpleasant
surprise to both England and France. So much
importance was attached to the demand respect-
ing the Chassepots and ironclads that Lord Clarendon
telegraphed to Mr. Elliott, who was absent on leave, to
return to Constantinople. The policy of France is un-
certain, as she is alternately apprehensive of offending
England, Russia, and Prussia. " Napoleon 111. re-
volves in a dangerous circle of compromises and
contradictions, which weaken his authority and excite
suspicion, and awaken the alarm and mistrust of Europe."
The writer is of opinion that the Powers who signed the
quadruple treaty of 1341 and 1856 should re-assemble to
examine the situation in which the new State which they
created and guaranteed has been placed by the demands of
Turkey.
London, England, 1870-01-14

being I n increase of £254,630 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £19,233,617, showing
an increase of £66,508 when compared with the
preceding return.
Subjoined is a comparison of the present position
of the Bank of England and the prices of Consols
and French Rentes with the corresponding week of
last year :

At Present. Same Weeklast Year.
Bullion
Reserve ,. 11,578,677 ... 10,351,436
Notes in circulation... 22,654,940 ... 22,940,185
Rate of discount
Consols
French Rentes

The following is the official return of the cheques
and bills cleared in the Banker& Clearing-house for
the week ending Wednesday, Jan. 12 :
Thursday £14.950,000
Friday
London, England, 1870-01-14

lEBIG COMPANY'S EXTRACT of MEA F.
_11.4 —AMSTERDANT EXIIIBITION, 1819, FIRST PRIZE,
being ABOVE the Gold Medal. Supplied to the BrUsh, French,
Prussian, Russ'an, Italian. Dutch, and other Governments. Ono
pint of fine flavoured Beef-tea at 211 Most convenient and
economic " stock."
- •

CA ITTION.—OnIy sort warranted genuine by the Inventor, Baron
Liehig, whose signature is on every genuine Jar.
Ask for LIEBIG COM i' A NY'S EXTRACT, and not for
LIEBIG'S EXTRACT of MEAT.
London, England, 1870-01-14

(THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
JL solo -

Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER
THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock. OPEN TO CONVICTION.
Messrs. G. Delmore, J. D. Beveridge, C. H. Stephenson, Miss
L. Grey, and Mrs. Leigh Murray.
At 8, THE LONG • STRIKE.. Messrs. B. Webster, G. Bel-
more, Atkins, Beveridge, A. Stirling. Miss Furtado, etc.
'lO conclude with DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Mr G. Bel-
more and Mrs Leigh Murray.
Box-office open daily, from 10 till 15. No fees for booking.
Places can be secured a fortnight in advance.
London, England, 1870-01-14

LONDON FEVER HOSPITAL is the only in-
stitution in the Metropolis for the treatment and
prevention of contagious fevers.
CONTRIBUTIONS will be gratefully received by
Messrs. Dimsdale and Co., 50 ,Cornhill ; Messrs. Drum-
mond, Charing-cross ; Messr s. Coutts, Strand ; Messrs.
Hoare, Fleet-street : and by the Secretary, at the Hospital,
Liverpool-road, Islington, N.
London, England, 1870-01-14

THE CHEAPEST DIARY EVER PUBLISHED.
DOCKET DIARY FOR 1870,
Second Edition,
containing the following useful information:—
Almanack Corporation of London
Transfer Days of Public Funds Postal Information
Weights and Measures List of Bankers
Stamp Duties Army and Navy Agents
Foreign Moneys Cab Fares
Ministers of State Heady Reckoner

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Bookstalls of Messrs. Willing and Co.
London, England, 1870-01-14

" WOODIN'S RETURN TO LONDON."
W. S. WOODIN "AT HOME" with his great
Original CARPET BAG and SKETCEI-BOOK.
TO-NIGHT,
In the large Room EGYPTIAN HALL,
Plan of Stalls at Mitchell's Royal Library, Old Bond-
street.

ROYAL MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN.
Proprietor—Mr. J. S. Sweosey.
On MONDAY NEXT and DURING the WEEK.
Miss Lizzie Graham, the new Serio Comic;
Funny Little Lewis, who has been received nightly with
roars of laughter ;.
West, the celebrated Stump Orator, and Emma W st ;
E. D. Davis, with his sons Tommy and Jocy, tao Funniest
of Funny Folks;
Great Success of the Murray Family, the Fascinating Trio;
Jolly Nash, the well-known laughter provoking
comique ;
Madlle. Carlotta Vert°, acknowledged to ba the Premier
nonsense of the Music Hall Stage;
Miss Emma Day, her First Appearance;
Great success of Metze Redman and Mctze in their re-
fined Burlesque Operatic entertainment; the 108th of the
Wonderful Performance of Le Petit Blondin and Blanche
on the Tight Rope, acknowledged by the whole of the
Public Pross the most Wonderful Performance ever
attempted.

Chairman—Mr V. Hamilton.
Mr. P. Corti, Musical Director.
SPECIAL NOTICE.—W. Hil'yard's (Musical Instrument
Maker) Benefit, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 1870.

MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION,
Bake ..street.—POllt rRAIT MODELS of FAEDERICK
HINSON and TRAUPPMANN are added to the Chamber of
Horrors. Admission, ls.; Chamber of Horrors. 6d. extra.
Open from 11 a.m. till 5 p.m., and from 7 p.m. till 10 p.m.

"A.RGYLL ROOMS, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET,
The extraordinary success which has attended the production
If the Shadow Dance, with the brilliant and varied effects of
the electric light on the groups of dancers that nightly partici-
pate in it, combined with the admirable Operatic and Dance
Music Selections presented in the often-changed programmes,
have had the gratifying effect of making the I r sent one the
most extensively patronized season since its first opening. The
celebrated Orchestra, under the direction of its highly efficient
chef, Signor Luigi Curti, performs the choicest and latest com-
positions of all distinguished composers—the solos in which aro
assigned to the eminent euphonionist, Signor L. Moses; Messrs.
W. Graves, L. Silberberg, and other able artistes. Manager, Mr
Thomas Pitts. Professor Halliman M.O.
14.1 Admission, is.; Reserved Seats, 2s.
R. IL IMINELL, Proprietor

SAUCE.—LEA and PERRINS.
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pronounced by Connoisseurs
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BEWARE OF IMITATIONS,
and see the names of LEA & PERRINS on all bottles and labels!

Agents—Crosse and Blackwell, London, and sold by all
Dealers in Sauces throughout the World
London, England, 1870-01-14

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of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, ere. They
are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive. and are
drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., rs. 6d.
108., and 16s. each. Postage, 6d.
JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly.'
London, England, 1870-01-14

£lB 322 15 8

The Liability of the Industrial Branch
does not admit of being estimated in the
same way as that of the General Branch,
on account of the very large proportion of
Policies which constantly lapse, so that
the bulk of the assurances are, in fact, risks
for short terms only; the estimated re-
serve for the liabilities of this Branch of
the business is shown by the result of 14
years' experience to be abundantly suffi-
cient.

The Assurance Fund on 31st Decem-
ber, 1868, was
The average duration of the whole of
the Industrial Policies was considerably
under three years.
The average age of the Assured in the
Industrial Branch was 19 years.
A detailed List of Assets can be had on application.:
11ARI3EN, Secretary.
London, England, 1870-01-14

RATING GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.

The Times discredits the rumour which prevails at
Chatham to the effect that the Government intend
endeavouring to make the State property rateable:
The report has, according to our contemporary, arisen
from the speech of Sir Charles Dilke,-at !Chelsea;
the other day. t- The hon. baronet stated his
belief that the Government were going to introduce
a bill next session. Our contemporary, however;
endorses our remarks on the matter, that the policy
would be a real good to Chatham and other districts
containing. Government works. " Chatham receives
an annual grant from Parliament towards the poor.;
rates; but if all the property of the State at Chat-
ham were subject to local rates, a much greater pay-
ment would have to be made from the Imperial
exchequer. The people of Chatham, Rochester, and
Gillingham can but wish that the rumours are well
founded."

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LORD MALMESBITRY ON THE MALT TAX.

Lord Malmesbury was present at the annual dinner
of the Vales of Avon and Stour Farmers' Club, and
responded to the toast of "The House of Lords and
the House of Commons." The malt tax having been
alluded to, the noble lord said that the House of
Lords had nothing to do with the taxation
of the country, except that the members had the not
very agreeable duty of paying the tax alluded to.
The great difficulty with respect to all the taxation
of the country was the N or 27 millions of national
debt interest, which they were in honour bound to pay:
It was, therefore, no joke to talk about cutting off the
malt tax, which, he believed, produced about six mil-
lions a year. He was far from saying that the malt tax
ought not to be reduced, and was quite ready to
agree that it was contrary to the principles of Free
Trade ; but he warned them that part of the amount;
at least, must be found somewhere, and therefore it
must not rashly be asserted that the entire abolition
of the malt tax would be a piece of political
wisdom. Speaking on the subject of education,
the noble lord said he was sure the result of a very
long investigation would be an opinion that the edu-
cation of the people of this country ought not to be
entirely carried on -without religion. He felt that so
strongly that he considered the doom of this country
would be fixed, and its fate settled in disturbance,
revolution, and confusion, if all classes of the people
ohould be deprived of their greatest mtitgutull iii I.IIQ
world—a dependence upon Almighty God.
London, England, 1870-01-14

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lIE MESMERIC INFIRMARY, 36, Wey-
mouth-street, W. (where nany cases deemed incur-
able are cured). much needs support. Inspection is in-
vited from 10 till 12.30. The Council havo placed the
Institution under the control of THOS. CHANDLER,
Esq., M.R.C.S., who has abov9 30 years' experience in
Mesmerism and nervous diseases. Consultations—gra-
tuitous, till 10.30; private, till 12.30.

CANCER HOSPITAL (Free) : founded 1851.
—Brompton, S.W., and 167, Piccadilly.—Over 8,000
cases treated since foundation. Remedies and diet very
expensive. Over 40 in hospital, and many eases unable
to be admitted for want of FUNDS ; at present over 800
out-patients.
Treasurer—Geo. T. Hertslet, Esq., Lord Chamberlain's
Office, St. James's Palace.
Bankers—Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand.
By order, H. J. JUPP.
London, England, 1870-01-14

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.

•
'fins EVENING, at 7 o'clock, A CO-OPERATIVE MOVE-
MENT. After which, NEW MEN AND OLD ACRES; Mr
Buckstone, Mr Chippendale. Miss Robertson, &c. Concluding
with THE FAIR ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS:
Mr. A. Wood, Miss F. Wright, &c.
London, England, 1870-01-14

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-(THIS DA F)

Sales probably 10,000 bales. The market was
quiet.

The very extensive Distillery now being erected
at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the manufacture of
Irish whisky, by Messrs. DUNVILLE & Co., who have gained
a world-wide celebrity for their fine old Irish whisky, is to be
called " The Royal Irish Distillery."

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Morning. Evening.
FRlDAYetimm pos me sssss 80 min past 15,..e5560 min Pao
London, England, 1870-01-14

THE RED RIVER REBELLION.

The Toronto Globe says that Governor or ex-
Governor McDougall is greatly disappointed at the
state of affairs at the Red River, not so much
from the insurrection itself, which he regards
as a small matter, as from other causes.
The authorities of the Hudson's Bay Territory
are very reserved in giving information, and it is
thought that some of their employes are at the bottom
of the whole affair. The American residents, too,
are pushing annexation ideas, in which respect they
are openly encouraged by the New York press. The
notorious Herald declares that the Government of the
Dominion is entitled to no good offices from President
Grant. On no account, says the Herald, ought the
territory of the United States to be used as a means
of suppressing the revolt—a refusal which will come
with a better grace when the Canadians ask for the
privilege. The journal which so specially complains
of British " unfriendliness " during the civil war is
of opinion that the Dominion States are all gravi-
tatinr towards annexation.

FOREIGN NOTES.
ARCHDUKE ALBRECHT AT PARIS.

The visit of the Archduke Albrecht to Paris is said to be
connected with political designs. The marriage of the
Prince Imperial with the Princess Giselle, the Austrian
Emperor's daughter, will probably form one of the topics
of discussion during his stay in the French capita).
Another subject of interest is the candidature of the
Archduke Ludwig Victor, the youngest brother of the
Emperor of Austria, to the Spanish throne. Francis
Joseph is averse to the scheme in consequence of the sad
recollection of Maximilian; but the project is regarded in
a favourable manner by the Spanish and Austrian clergy.
The Archduke Albrecht will, it is expected, ascertain the
state of feeling in Paris, and more particularly what are
the views of the Emperor on the subject. The Empress
is supposed to favour the scheme of the marriage.
London, England, 1870-01-14

Bank of Engla-d Returns.

An Account, pirsuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria,
cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, Jan. 12, 1870.

'A-RTMENT.

Governmt. Debt.Xll,ols,loo
Other Securities 3,984,900
Gold Coin and
Bullion
Silver Bullion

£33,298,790

LPARTMENT.
Governmt. Seen-
rities(includin,,,,
Dead Weight

Annuity) £15,911,399
Other Securities 16,511,781
Notes 9,708,910
Gold and Silver
Coin

£43,025,723
London, England, 1870-01-14

PRUSSIA AND AUSTRIA.

The Tayespresse, of Vienna, published on the 12th a
telegram from Berlin, stating that Count Bismarck had de-
clared to a high personage that he had a great desire to see
Prussia and Austria holding amicable relations, that he
had no thoughts of German unity effected by constraint,
and that be wished to fulfil conscientiously the conditions
of the treaty of Prague. This declaration has produced
considerable sensation in diplomatic circles,
London, England, 1870-01-14

41,503,957' 40,913,269

with the month ending the sth of
And as
alsB6cBo, Infra ed
above returns show a decrease of
£363,505 in the circulation of notes in England, and an
increase of £105,946 in the circulation of the United
the above with the fixed issues of the
Kingdom.
On comparing
several banks the following is the state of the circulation:—
The English private banks are below their
fixed issue ••• ••• £1,290,907
The English jointstock banks aro below their
fixed issue ••• ••• 369,901

Total below fixed issue in England ... .£1:660,808
The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... 2 538,187
The Irish banks are above their fixed issue ... 992,669
The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng•
land in both departments during the month ending;
of Nov. was £18,433,206, being a decrease of £388,284,
as compared with the previous month, and a decrease of
£71,692 when compared with the same period last year.
The following are the amounts of specie hold by the
Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 6th
of N ov.

Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks £3,179,767
Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 2,741,884

£5,924,651
being an increase of £518,118 as compared with the pre-
vious return, and an increase of £321,393 whei compared
Tfitla the Corresponding period last year
London, England, 1870-01-14

CVIL SERVICE OF INDIA. --Persons
desirous of being admitted to the OPEN COMPETITION,
commencing on sth April, IS7O, should apply at once for the
necessary forms; which must be returned, with evidence of ago,
health, and character, not later than February Ist.—CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION, Cannon-row, Westminster.