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The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-16

WEST INDIES AND MEXICO.

Leave St. Nazaire on the 16th of each month for St.
Thomas, Havana, Vera Cruz, New Orleans, Porto Rico
Haiti. Santiago de Cuba, Guadeloupe, Martinique.
JAPAN, NORTH AND SOUTH PACIFIC, AND

CENTRAL AMERICA (via Panama).
Leave St. Nazairo on the Bth of each month for Mar-
tinique, St. Martha (United States of Columbia), Colon,
Aspinwall (Isthmus of Panama), La Guayra, Porto Ca-
bello, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, Demerara, Paramaribo,
Cayenne, &c., Callao, Valparaiso, &c., San Jose, La Union,
San Francisco, China, and Japazi.

Hand bookti, with full dotalls of all the routes of this
company, can be bad of
STRINGER, PEMBBROKE, and Co.,
Agents. 8. Austinfriars, London, E.O.

DARTRIDGE AND COOPER.
MANUFACTURING STATIONERS,
192, FLEI7T-STREET (CORNER OF effiNCE.7IY-LANE), LONDON (Lc.)
THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES.

CARRIAGE PAID to the COUNTRY ON ORDER' OVER 20s.
per roam. s. d.
Fine Cream Laid Note; a cheap paper 3 0
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COLOUR STAMPING (Relief) reduced to ls. per 100. Polished
steel dies sunk by the best artists in the trade at about half the
pricks charged by the retail houses.
An ILLU -TR ATED CATALOCIUE, containing full descrip-
tion, with prices of Account Books, Copying Presses, Inkstands,
Stationery, Cabinets, Postage Scales, Despatch Boxes. Travelling
Writing Cases, Desks, &c , post free. Established 1841
London, England, 1869-12-16

BRITISH HOSPITAL for SKIN DISEASES,
56, Great Marlborough-street, W.
Bankers, Messrs. Ransom.
SUPPORT is earnestly solicited.
ALEXANDER RIVINGTON, Hon. Sec.

BEAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, Cale-
'Or donian-road, N.—Several beds in the new buildings
cauuot be occupied for WANT of FUNDS.
F. SMITH, Esq., Hon. Secretary.
GEORGE REID, Secretary.
London, England, 1869-12-16

DINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA.—
The medical profession for Thirty Years have ap-
proved of this pure solution of Magnesia as the best
remedy for Acidity of the Stomach, Heartburn, Headache,
Gout, and Indigestion ; and as the best mild aperient for
delicate constitutions, especially adapted for Ladies, Chil-
dren, and infants.
DINNEFORD and CO., Chemists,
172 New Bond-street, London ; and of all other chemists
throughout the world.
London, England, 1869-12-16

ARROW. ROOT.—Just received from the West
Indies a large consignment of ARROW ROOT of excel-
lent quality, which can he confidently recommended to clergy-
men and ot ler visitors of the poor, as an economical and whole-
some article of diet for Invalids. Sold in 71b., 141 b., and 2.61 b.
tins, at !W. per lb., tins extra: also a large quantity of the finest
BERMUDA ARROW ROOT, which can be offers 1 at. the reduced
price of ls. (id. per 1b..: in quantities of not less than 71b., tins
extra. THO3IA.S KEATING, 79, ST. PAUL's CHURCHYARD.
London, England, 1869-12-16

,ROYAL HOSPITAL for INICURABLES,
_yutpey-hoath.

Etitablished'3lst July, 1854.

This Institution exists for the comfort and relief of per-
sons (being above the pauper class) afflicted with incur-
able bodily disease.
Relief is afforded--Ist. By supplying a home, with
medical attendanoe, nursing, and all requisites for the in-
valid.

2d. By granting an annuity of £2O to !patients at thoi
own homes.

A row wing to the Hospital has lust been oomploted
at a cost of upwards of XlO,OOO, and FUNDS are urgently
NEEDED to liquidate the expenses incurred.
There are 120 inmates and 237 pensioners, all entirely
dependent upon voluntary subscriptions.
Nearly 300 approved applicants are awaiting election
For the maintenance of present operations, for the ex•
tension of the benefits of the Charity, donations, and espe-
cially annual subs3riptions, are earnestly solicited. Life
subscriptions, X. 5 ss. and upwards; annual subscriptions,
half a guinea and upwards, with votes in proportion.
Information will be supplied, with tho g-eatest pleasure
upon application to the Secretary, by whom contributions
will be thankfully received.

FREDERIO ANDREW Socrotary
17,,,,N0. 10 Ponitry London. PLO Bei:Amber 1868.
London, England, 1869-12-16

ILLUSTRATED EY THE MATZCHIONESS OF HASTINGS.
Just ready, in 1 vol., IN. 6d , elegantly bound,
F AIR Y FANCIES.
Ey LIZZIE SELINA EDEN.

Illustrated by the MARCHIONESS of HASTINGS.
Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street.
London, England, 1869-12-16

SAMARITAN FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN
and CHILDREN, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-
square. The only Free Hospital for Diseases of Women ;
2,5.3 patients were treated last month without letters of
recommendation. SUBSCRIPTIONS and DONATIONS
are much needed, and will be received by Messrs. Hatchard,
Piccadilly; Sir Samuel Scott, Bart.; Messrs. Barclay,
Coutts, Glyn, Ransom ; and by the Secretary.

IMPERIAL AUSTRIAN GUARANTEED
STATE LO ANS. No LOTTERIES. Bona-fide chances
to win for £1 the large premiums of
£30,000, £25,000, £20,000, &c., b.%
Public drawings on the First of every Month, under the
superintendence of the Austrian Government, and official
public functionaries. OFFICIAL LISTS SENT GRATIS TO
SUBSCRIBERS. apply for £1 chances, issued upon forms
supplied by the Austrian Government and bearing the
Imperial half a florin stamp, and for prospectuses to
VOELCKER & CO., Bankers, VIENNA.
London, England, 1869-12-16

-DOOR SICK and HELPLESS CHILDREN.
I_ —The ROYAL INFIRAARY for CHILDREN
and WOMEN, Waterloo-bridge-road. Instituted 1810.
Increased PECUNIARY ASSISTANCE is most
urgently needed, and solicited, for continuing relief to the
poor little suffering inmates at this hospital.
Office, Waterloo-bridge-road, S.E.
BAnkers—Messrs. Puller, Banbury, and Co., 71, Lom-
bard-street; and Messrs. Coutts and Co., 59, Strand.
CHARLES J. F. RE N TON, Secretary.
London, England, 1869-12-16

A NEW PACIFIC RAILROAD.

A Southern Pacific railroad is now in course of con-
struction. It claims to be 900 miles shorter than the
present line. It runs from San Diego, California, to
Norfolk, Virginia. Six different companies aro at work
upon it. The summits are said to be lower and the grades
less steep than on the northern line, while obstruction by
snow is almost an impossibility. The eastern part of the
route is through the Southern counties of Virginia, from
Norfolk, to Bristol, in Tennessee, a distance of 430
miles.
London, England, 1869-12-16

DERRY PRECAUTIONS.

The Londonderry magistrates have held a meeting
to prepare for the anticipated row at the Apprentice
Boys' anniversary, on Saturday. The other day
placards were posted on the walls requesting the
members of the Liberal Defence Association taassem-
ble on Saturday morning at eight o'clock; also
requesting them to behave in an orderly manner, and
leave it to the Apprentice Boys to give the first offence.
The police pulled down the placards. Much appre-
hension exists as to what may happen at this cele-
bration.
London, England, 1869-12-16

THE OVEREND AND GURNEY TRIAL.

The hearing of this case was resumed this morn-
ing.

The Solicitor-General, before the case proceeded,
told his lordship that Mr. Oswald Howell, a witness
who gave evidence yesterday, had written a letter
to the morning papers in which he charged him
(the Solicitor-General) with unfairness in the con-
struction he had put upon the passage he quoted
from Mr. Howell's pamphlet. The assailant was
sufficiently contemptible as not to require notice,
but the mode and publicity that had been given to
Mr. Howell's charge rendered it necessary that he
should do so.

The Lord Chief Justice said that Mr. Howell, in
writing the letter whilst the trial was pending, had
been guilty of a gross, flagrant, and scandalous
contempt of court, and unless Mr. Howell apolo-
-I.)gised to the court and the Solicitor-General he
would commit him for contempt.
Mr. Howell said he was very sorry at having
wiLteu the letter.

Tde Lord Chief Justice, said his conduct had
burn an outrage on all propriety, and he was not
sati,fied that he ought Dot to visit such conduct
with a greater punishment than a reproof. The
case then proceeded.
London, England, 1869-12-16

KEEPING DOWN BEGGARS.

The first anniversary of the Blackheath Mendicity
Society has just come off. The Earl of Lichfield,
Mr. Talbot, M.P., and a great array of local philan-
thropists attended. This organisation, as has been
often explained, works on the principle of issuing
tickets to householders, to be distributed instead of
actual alms. The tickets are presented at the central
office, and it, on examination, the applicant be found
meet, meat is found for the applicant; but not other-
wise. The speeches at this anniversary, gathering
went to show that the system had been a great suc-
cess. During the first six months 2,002 persons had
been relieved. More than this, the Blackheath
example had borne fruit in the shape of twenty-
six other societies now being established
within London alone. The subscriptions
amounted to £3OO, which would have been more than
the society required, but that the committee had ex-
tended their sphere of usefulness by lending small
sums to deserving unfortunates who were above the
line of absolute mendicity. The officers were at first
puzzled to know why they had so many applications
in the month of October ; but at length they found
that the increase was owing to the return of the
tramps to winter quarters after their summer visits to
watering places ! But why should not a tramp have
a country-seat as well as another pereon P
London, England, 1869-12-16

A.D. 1720.

ROYAL EXCIIANGE ASSURANCE
CORPORATION.
(Established by Charter of his Majesty Georgo the First),
For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES.
Officos—ROYAL EXCHANGE, London.
Branch Office-29, Pall Mall, S.W.

OOTAVIITS WIGRAM, Esq Governor.
JAMES STEWART IF)DOSON, Esq Sub-Governor.
CHARLES JOHN MANNING, Esq Deputy-Governor.

DIRECTORS.

Robert Barclay, Esq.
John Garratt Cattley, Esq.
Mark Currie Close, Esq.
Edward James Daniell, Esq.
William Davidson, Esq
=Lancelot Willi=Derit,7§A.
Alexander Druce, Esq. --
Fredk. Joseph Edlrnann, Esq.
Charles Hermann Goschen,
Esq.
Riversdale Wm. Grenfell,
Esq.
Francis Alex. Hamilton, Esq.
Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq.
Medical Referee, Sam

William Tetlow Hibbort,
Esq.
Wilmot Holland, Esq.
Egerton Hubbard, Esq.
Nevilo Lubbock, Esq.
Wrie Forbes Malcolmson,
Esq.
Lord Josceline Wm. Percy.
Charles Robinson, Esq.
Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq.
Eric Carrington Smith, Esq.
Joseph Somes, Esq.
William Wallace, Esq.
Charles Baring Young, Esq.
'tie' Solly, Esq., F.R.S.

NO TICE. The annual fifteen days allowed for pay-
ment of FIRE PREMIUMS falling due at Christmas
will expire on the 9th of January.
FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected on
advantageous terms.
FIRE DUTY.—This Tax having been abolished, the
PREMIUM is NOW the only charge for Fire Insurances.
FIirMING STOCK.—No Extra Charge is made for the
use of Steam Thrashing Machines..

The Reversionary Bonus on British LIFE POLICIES
has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum
assured.

Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums
ayablo by parsons who preferred that form of Bonus.
The Divisions of Profit take place every Five Years.
Any sum not exceeding X 15,000 may be insured on ono
de.

This Corporation affords to the Assured
Liberal participation in Profits, with the guarantee
of a large invested Capital Stock, and exemption
under Royal Charter from the liabilities of part-
nership.
The advantages of modern practice, with the secu-
rity of an Office whose resources have been tested
by the experience of nearly a CENTURY AND A
Kum.

130yAL EXCHANGE, Loxnox.
ROBERT P. STEELE, Socrotary.
London, England, 1869-12-16

RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT.

Tviffros MO C-MAIN LEVER TRUSS
(Perfected and Exhibited in the Great Exhibitions
of 1851 and 1862) is allowed by upwards of Five Hundred
Medical men to be the most effective invention in
the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel
spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a
soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requi-
site resisting power is supplied by the Moe-Main Pad and
Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that
it cannot be detected, and may be -worn during sleep. A
descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which can-
rot fail to lit, forwarded by post, on the circumference of
the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the
manufacturer,
Mr. JOHN WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London.
A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. Gd., and 31s. 6d. Postage,
A. Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage,
Is. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. Gd. Postage,
is. 10d.

Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White,
Post-office, Piccadi'ly.

NEW PATENT
jLASTIC STOCKINGS .
KNEE-CAPS, Arc., for Varicose Veins and all cases
of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, arc. They
are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive. and are
drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. Gd., s. 6d..
108., and 16s. each. Postage, 6d.
JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly.:
London, England, 1869-12-16

►'HE METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT
INSTITUTION.
President—His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON.
Treasurers— The Right Hon. Russell Gurney, M.P., and
Col. W. F. Grant.
DONATIONS and SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly
solicited, to enable the Board to meet the greatly increased
expenditure of this old Charity. 240 adults are received
at Walton ; 80 children at Mitcham and Hendon.
Bankers—i,ondon Joint-Stock Bank, Pall-mall
CHARLES HOLMES, Secreta'y
Office, 82, Sackville-street. Piccadilly.
London, England, 1869-12-16

Just published, price is 6d., by post ls. Bd., the Second Edition,
with Addenda, containing additional Facts and Cases, in illus-
tration of the nefarious proceedings of the Advertising Quacks,
REVELATIONS OF QUACKS AND
QUACKERY. By DETECTOR. Reprinted from the
"Medical Circular."

London: U. Balliore, 219, Regent-street.
The numerous reviews of this startling work by the Saturday
Review, Punch, Weekly Dispatch, Public Opinion, and o ther
journals, recommending its universal perusal, are reprinted with
this edition.
London, England, 1869-12-16

THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.

THIS EVENTEG, at 7, THE LONG STRIKE: Idr.Benjamin
Webster, Mr A. Stirling, !Ur a Belmore, Mr J. G. Taylor, Mr
Itignold Mi•s Furtado, &c. Followed by LOST AT SEA :
G. lielmore, Mr .5. Stirling, Mr Atkins, Mr W. Rignold, Mr C.
H. Stephenson, Miss R. Leclercq. and Mrs L. Murray.
London, England, 1869-12-16

`THE WELSH FASTING GIRL.

The case of the Welsh fasting girl is becoming
interesting. The committee report that the four pro-
fessional nurses from Guy's Hospital, London, have
watched the girl for four and a half days, and are
morally certain that she has taken no food during the
time. She sleeps well at nights. Two nurses are
constantly with her, one being on each side of her
bed both night and day. Mr. H. H. Davies, M.R.C.S.,
who visited the girl a day or two ago, found her pulse
at 112 per minut, it having been 86 when the watch-
ing commenced. The girl's appearance is natural and
healthy.
London, England, 1869-12-16

THE GOVERN3IENT AND IRELAND.

Politicians out of doors are perpetually speaking of
splits in the Cabinet. The -veriest trifle is laid as a
foundation for some singular story of anger between
these and those members of the Ministry. Thus, this
last week, because Earl de Grey was shooting with
the Prince of Wales in Yorkshire, and the Duke of
Argyll had been called from London by the serious
illness of the Duchess his wife, the canard-flyer would
have it that there had been a row at Downing-street.
The Scotsman authoritatively contradicts these
rumours, and adds: " The Government take a very
confident and hopeful view of the development of
their Irish policy, and are in no way dismayed by
anything in the present condition of the country.
Information has, however been obtained, that the
Fenians had in contemplation some dare-devil trick
in order to celebrate the return of O'Donovan Rossa
to Parliament. How far there is any truth in the
reports they have received, which are certainly de-
tailed and circumstantial enough, remains to be seen.
The probability is that, after the vigorous measures
which have jnst been taken, we shall never have an
opportunity of learning. There is, however, consider-
able risk of an outbreak of Orange violence at
Derry."

The Echo understands " with much satisfaction"
that the meeting of the Cabinet on Tuesday with
reference to the land question was harmonious, and
in this respect most disappointing to those who
trusted that the concord of Ministers would be
broken upon this subject. Lord Spencer, adds our
contemporary, does not consider it necessary to leave
Dublin for conference with his colleagues, and he has
no intention of retiring. We may.state that Lord
Spencer is not a member of the Cabinet, and that his
views on the present condition of Ireland wore pro-
bably explained by Mr. Fortescue.
London, England, 1869-12-16

COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSAT-
LANTIQUE.
• 4, Rue de la Paix, Paris.
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.
NEW YORK.
Leave every 14 days, from Havre and Brest, for NewjYork
RATES OF PASSAGE.
From HAVRE or BREST to NEW YORK.
First Ulass 7OO fr.
Second Class 425 fr.
Third Class
From Paris to New York, via Havre or Brest, including
railway ticket, 725 fr. ; second class, 440 fr. ; third class
285 fr.
London, England, 1869-12-16

CANCER HOSPITAL (Free) : founded 1851.
—Brompton, S.W., and 167, Piccadilly.—Over 8,000
cases treated since foundation. P,ornedies and diet very
expensive. Over 40 in hospital, and many eases unable
to be admitted for want of FUNDS ; at present over 300
out-patients.
Treasurer—Geo. T. Hertslot, Esq., Lord Chamberlain's
Office, St. James's Palace.
Bankers—Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand.
By order, H. J. JUPP.
London, England, 1869-12-16

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.

'fats Evatruto, at 7 o'clock, FOUNDED ON FACTS; Mr
Compton. After which, fiEW MEN AND OLD ACRES: Mr
Buckstone. Concluding with HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS :
Mr Buckstone, Mr Kendall, Miss It% Wright, &c.
London, England, 1869-12-16

UTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION
(Incorneratecl by Act of Parliament, 1859),
14, RUSSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LONDON,

And :14, QUEEN'S-ROAD, BRIGHTON
ADVANCES MONEY upon personal securty, Bills of Sale, Free
hold or Leasehold Property, for one, two, or three years, repay-
able weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Bills promptly discounted.
Forms free on receipt of stamped envelope.
EDWARD HARPER. Secretary.
London, England, 1869-12-16

THE SUN, LONDON,

THEATRE-ROYAL DRURY-LANE.

Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton.
This Evvulva, at 7, BELLES OF THE KITCHEN. At 8.
FORMOSA : Messrs. Barrett, H Irving, David Fisher, Brittain,
Wright, John Rouse; Mrs Billington, Misses M. Brennan, Mac-
donald, and Katharine Rodgers. Conclude with BORROWED
PLUMES
London, England, 1869-12-16

Just published, price 2s. 13d.,

•-
-
THE EXTRAORDINARY CURES
EFFECTED UNDER the lIYGEIAN SYSTEM by
MOKNON'S VEGETABLE UNIVER,AL MEDICINES.

May be had at the British Collcgo of Health, Euston-road,
London.
Mind, no Vaccination, which poisons the blood.
London, England, 1869-12-16

r ONDON FEVER HOSPITAL, is the oily in-
stitution in the Metropolis for the treatmout and
prevention of contagious fevers.
CONTRIBUTIONS will be gratefully received by
Messrs. .Dimsdale and Co., 50, Cornhill ; Messrs. Drum-
mond, Charing-cross ; Messrs. Coutts, Strand ; Messrs.
Hoare, Fleet-street : and by the Secretary, at the Hospital,
Liverpool-road, Islington, N.
London, England, 1869-12-16

SPLENDID SPECULATIONS
GREAT SUCCESS.
With a Single Stake of £8 you can realise £07,000!! with
£1 £20,000! ! with 12 shillings £12,0001
For Prospectuses apply without delay to Et.TOENE TILLOT,
General Merchant, Guernsey.
London, England, 1869-12-16

THE LONDON SURGICAL HOME for
DISEASES and ACCIDENTS of WOMEN, for
the Reception of Gentlewomen and Females of Respect-
ability upon a weekly payment. tinder the management
of Mr. Baker Brown.

The private medical attendants of tho patients are
invited to visit them, and to meet in consultation before
treatment.

Full particulars can be obtained on application to the
Lady-Superintendent, 18, Stanley-terrace, Notting-hill,
W. ; or to Mr. Baker Brown, 136, Harley-street, W.
London, England, 1869-12-16

ROYAL AI usic HALL, IIOLUORN.
Proprietor—Mr. J. S. Swe:lsey.
THE GREATEST NOVELTY IN LONDON IS
LE PE I IT BLONDIN
AND lIIS SISTER BLANCHE,
who dance a comple e Set of Quadrilles on the Double Tight
Rope, without the aid of a Balan. ing Pole. and
perform Feats never attempten by any other, Perfotmer,
ECLPSJNG THE OiICHNAL BLONDIN.
Great Success of Mdlle. Csrlitze Marino.
Miss Carlotta Verte, Serio-Comic and Dansense; Vr. M. P.
Foster, Miss Kate Macnamara, Mr Louis Lindsay, and James
Layfleld.
Miss Julia Wade, the fascinating Serio-Comic; Miss Clare-
mont; the Sisters Rushbrooks ; and ITr Rowland Laseelles.
Prices of A dm'ssion as usual. Balcony, 6,1.; stalls, Is.
Mr. P. CorH, Musical Director.
London, England, 1869-12-16

LAY HELP IN THE CHURCH.

The lay co-operation movement is making progress
in the Church. Another conference on the question
has been held at Sion College. Mr. Hribbard, M.P.,
took the chair, and said he should do what he could
to induce laymen to co-operate with the clergy. The
other lay speakers said they were willing to work, but
not against the parish clergyman. They felt they
were looked upon with a jealous eye, regarded as irre-
gular, and often given the cold shoulder. It was
finally resolved to form a London committee to draw
out lay workers in the metropolis.
London, England, 1869-12-16

THE FENIAN CANDIDATE FOIL LONGFORD.

Mr. John Martin's committee have written a letter
to the Freeman explaining why they have selected
that gentleman as the Fenian candidate for Longford.
That Mr. Martin is not an avowed Fenian they con-
skier no objection. They have chosen him for his
honesty and independence. They reject his opponent,
"a boy 21 years of age" (Mr. Greville, jun.) because
he is " the son of a rewarded supporter of that Govern-
ment that defiantly refused the united prayer of
the Irish people asking an amnesty for the political
prisoners.' They remind the electors that the
Grevilles voted against Mr. G. 11. Moore's motion for
the release of the Fenian prisoners, and believe that
Longford will shew that it considers the man who
has worn the felon's chain for Ireland is dearer to
the Irish heart than he who wears the coronet of the
peer as a reward for his Government services."
London, England, 1869-12-16

SHORT SUMMARY OF THE POSITION
OF TIM

PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY,
C 2, Ludgate Hill, London, E.O.

Branch Officol-7, hind-street, St. James's.

The Annual Premium Income of the Company, at the
close cf 1.68, was £220,078 Os. 10d., and the Total Amount
Assured £4,832,197.
The Business is clivided under two heads:-
Ist —The General or Ordinary Business, being the
same as that transacted by other Companies.
2nd —The Industrial or Working Class Assurances.
The Premium Income of the General
Business was £52,432, and the sutnAssured
.£1.562.960. The present value of the lia-
bility of this l'arliSle a FT,
Cent. Tables, throwing off the entire load-
ing. waq £139,322 15 8
The Premium Income of the Industrial
Branch was 168,54, the sum Assured
£3,169,237, and the Estimated Reserve 50,000 0 0

£189,322 15 8
The Liability of the Industrial Branch
dees not admit of being estimated in the
same way as that of the General Branch,
on account of the very larg,) proportion of
Policies which constantly ler se, 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 suM-
cient.

The Assurance Fund on 31st Decem-
ber, 1868, was £241,301112
The average duration of the whole of
Lhe Industrial Policies was considerably
under three years.
The average age :)f the Assured in the
Industrial Branch was 19 years.
A detailed List of Assets can be had on application.
H. lIARBEN, Secretary.
London, England, 1869-12-16

SPAIN.

MADRID, Dec. 15.

In to-day's sitting of the Cortes the motion for
instituting a Parliamentary inquiry into the disap-
pearance of the Crown jewels was adopted by 130

against 5 votes.
Senor Rios liosas explained the abstention of
the Unionist members from voting, and said—
" Kings are inviolable as long as they reign, and
are judged when they have been expelled by re-
volution."

CCE
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London, England, 1869-12-16

PRICE O/ GOLD.

The quotati,wol gold at Varia Is about at par, and
tic short exchange on London is 251. 151 per Li sterling
un comparing these rates with the English Mist. price Of
;,„, toid. per ounce for standard gold, it appe..:•s tr,at
gold at the above price is slightly
,dearer in Paris than in
L inJur.
London, England, 1869-12-16

TENANT-BIGHT.

Bad weather does not prevent the march of the
tenant-right agitation in Ireland. The return of
O'Donovan Rossa, the apprehension of a Fenian out-
break, and other excitin„,c, matters, have not led
the farmers to forget their land-tenure grievance. Six
or seven thousand persons came through torrents of
rain to the last meeting at the Curragh. The deluge
neither impeded the march of the green-ribboned and
green-bannered host, nor damped the energy of the
speech-makers. Letters were read from Mr. Cogan and
Lord Otho Fitzgerald, M.P's. for Kildare, expressing
sympathy with the object of the meeting, though
the former carefully abstained. from " prejudging the
question." Then the P.P's. got to work with their
usual vigour. The Rev. Mr. Nolan said the eight
thousand landlords had a well-paid press to defame
the five millions who were their serfs, and call them
liars, cut-throats, and assassins. But there might
come a time when these five millions would ask, were
they bound to respect an empire that kept them
under the mighty hoof of these eight thousand?
They (the tyrant landlords and the corrupt press)
must not forget that the well-being of the five millions
involved the well-being of the Empire. The Rev.
P. Tracy was still more energetic. In proposing a
resolution, he said, "Let the word go.forth—no more
rack rents, no notices to quit, no capricious evictions,
no tyrant landlords, no tyrant tenants, and no tyrant
priests, for ho must say there were such occurrences
as unwarrantable altar denunciations."
London, England, 1869-12-16

FATHER IGNATIUS AND HIS DEFAMERS.

The Rev. J. L. Lyne, who has won so much
notoriety by his ecclesiastical extravagance, his
earnest sermons, and (chiefly) by his foundation of a
Protestant monastery at Lalehim is likely, ero low,
o f
London, England, 1869-03-08

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ITALT.

King Victor Emmanuel made a promising beginning at
Naples in 1860. He offered to endow twenty poor girls
with £l2O each, provided that twenty young patriots
could be found to accept them. The marriages took place,
but, according to the correspondent of the Weekly Register
the money has never been paid. After waiting this
tolerably long period of nine years, the deluded patriots
are bringing the matter before a jury, and the suit is now
being tried in the courts of Naples.
London, England, 1869-03-08

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SPAIN.

The Republican party has assumed a very threatening
attitude in the Cortes. The majority carry everything their
own way, but the Republicans do not silently acquiesce in
the rule of the greater number, and they annoy and
oppose the Ministry on the most trivial questions. An
important sitting of the Assembly was held the other day,
and a commission of fifteen members was elected to draw
up a draft of the new Constitution. The Monarchists
voted to a man, and elected their candidates, the
polling being so uniform that the high( numb r
was 131, and the lowest 174. The Republicans
cast fifty-two blanks into the urn, thus testifying their
determination not to vote at all on this momentous occa-
sion. The correspondent of the Standard believes that
their next step will be to withdraw in a body from the
House. Another writer is informed that should a king be
finally decided upon, the Republicans will raise the
standard of revolt in Andalusia, which they will attempt
to separate from Spain. One reassuring circumstance,
however, presents itself. The Republicans are in no haste
to bring about this consummation, for they make the most
of every chance to gain time and cause delay.
London, England, 1869-03-08

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London, England, 1869-03-08

HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, March 7.
The Queen, attended by the Dowager Duchess
of Athol() drove out yesterday afternoon.

Princers Louise and Prince Christian rode in the
Home Park.

Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Louise,
Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, and the
ladies and gentlemen in waiting, attended Divine
service this morning in the private chapel.
London, England, 1869-03-08

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ST.EIZ AND ria
WICK.

.Ic, with Lord Cheer'
dgment on the apP
rday, at Westminster,
Manchester, revoking
Church, Manchester.
;went prepared. The
as one of jurisdiction.
I a curate within the
proceeded to consider
rence to curates, 03
bishop as well as his
curate coming within
assigned nor stiPeria
o perralties, as other
cithout proper notice.
he legal points, o.'ia
he had no jurisdiction
held the same opinion
,ed, and therefore tbe
h an application, Aft.
fined by either the 36

ten.
i said he was induced,
,n the question raised,
might lead to a POI'
very important case'
the loss of his license
vered from the congre'
cese, would he refused
r, and thereby unable
n a wordly point of
Te was nothing in the
6 punishment. I'l6
ring confession, wit
ing the communion'
n seasons. As to eu
n.
rson who said he 1101
evil effects of the
r was withdrawn,
esson in composition
l been under spirituol
upon him. $Ol3
s to the lights, the
em, but it was alleged
the Bishop of bialv
was before theYviere
illegal. As to lights
s had probably eou•
le legal in themselves
where they had ne°
of the Ordinary
to act in obedience to
mid be impossibleto
e consequences whicis
s. The Bishop
ck a hearing, and
would venture tol
resort to the BishoP
and, after conference,
lit any error be bso
, he should give an
had twice alreatiii
er his decision, WI
iistrations.
London, England, 1869-03-08

The Price of Gold.

quota;ion of gold :►t earls is about at par, and
t te short exchange on Loudon is eat. 1.5 c. per .tt
tl►ese rates wits► the Futii►sti 311th price of
WO. per ounce tor standard gold, it Appe....-n tuat
gold at the above price is ab,:ut 1-10th p_r cent. dearer in
t'aris tb.n in Loudon.

The course of exching-e at New York on London tor bills
it t•U days' mi;:lic was ou the last date about 1 81 percept.
M this rate here is n..) profit un the impurtativu of gold
row the Uni cu btutes.

WRECK ON THE SUFFOLK COAST—Lowestoft,
Sunday.—Mr. J. Henderson, the chief officer of Coast
Guard, reports that the schooner James Cucklow, of and
from Ipswich for Perth, with a cargo of super-phosphate
of lime, went ashore this morning on the Barnard Sand
during a fresh gale from N.N.E. The Pakefield.Lifeboat
Sisters, belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution,
was promptly launched to the wreck, and was fortunately
the means of rescuing the whole of the crew, seven in
number, and of safely lauding them in Lowestoft
liwbour.
London, England, 1869-03-08

THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY .OF ST.
PATRICK.
(Instituted in the year 1784.)
Under the Patronage of her MAJESTY and his Royal
• highness the Prince of WALES.
The EIGHTY-SIXTH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL
of this Society will be celebrated at Willis's Rooms, King_
street, St. James's, on ST. PATRICK'S DAY, the 17th
March, 1869.
The Earl of CORK and ORRERY, K.P., in the Chair.
VICE-PRESIDENTS.
The Duke of Devonshire, K.G.
The Earl of Bessborough.
The Earl of Charlemont, K.P.
The Lord Otho Fitzgerald, M.P.
The Lord George Hamilton, M.P.
The Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, G.C.B.
The Viscount Crichton, M.P.
The Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue, M.P.
Sir Ralph Howard, Bart.
STEWARDS.
Captain the Hon. Robert W. Grosvenor, M.P.
The Right Hon. John Wilson Patten, M.P.
C. Weguelin, Esq., M.P.
Captain J. C. Weguelin.
Sir Edward Cosy.
Sir Richard J. Theodore Orpen.
John Ivatt Briscoe, Esq., M.P.
Edmund Haviland Burke, Esq., M.P.
William Thomas Charley, Esq., M.P.
James Courtenay, Esq.
Captain W. A. Fagan, M.P.
Charles M‘Garel, Esq.
Charles Brinsley Marlay, Esq.
Joseph Radcliff, Esq.
J. F. Corscaden, Esq.
The Musical Arrangements will be under the direction
of Mr. Land, of the London Glee and Madrigal Union.
Dinner on Table at Seven o'clock punctually.
As this Festival affords to Irishmen in London the op-
portunity of uniting in the celebration of the National
Anniversary, the Committee earnestly hope for a nume-
rous and influential meeting.
Tickets, 21s. each, to be had at Willis's Rooms, and at
the schools in Stamford-street, Blackfriars-road.
The Children dine, as usual, on St. Patrick's Day, at the
schools, at One o'clock.
THOMAS KIPPAX KING, Jun., Secretary.
London, England, 1869-03-08

THE BOLL OF THE HOUSE OF PEERS.

The roll of the lords spiritual and temporal has just
been published. It contains the names of 470 peers.
But of these some ten or twelve are minors. The
list is headed by the name of the Prince of Wales,
who sits as Duke of Cornwall. Then comes the
Duke of Edinburgh, then the Duke of Cumberland
(who is still styled King of Hanover), followed by
the Duke of Cambridge. The list shews further
that there are 20 dukes, of whom the Duke of
Norfolk, one of the youngest peers, is the head, as
Earl Marshal of England. There are 20 marquises,
headed by the Marquis of Winchester, and 127 earls,
Shrewsbury and Derby coming first; 30 viscounts,
the spiritual peers, 29 in number, the Irish repre-
sentative peers, and 234 barons make up the list.

WHAT ARE 44 THE THREE ESTATES ? "

The Daily .IVetes calls attention to a common
blunder made concerning " the three estates." These
are often spoken of as the Crown, the Lords, and the
Commons. But the Crown is not an estate at all.
The lords spiritual, the lords temporal, and the
Commons are correctly designated by that name.
London, England, 1869-03-08

MR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52,
Fleet-street, has introdUced an entirely new de-
scription of ARTIFICIAL TEETH, fixed without
springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble
the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from the ori-
ginals by the closest observer ; they will never change
colour or decay, and will be found superior to any teeth
ever before used. This method does not require the
extraction of roots, or any painful operation, and will
support and preserve teeth 'hat are loose, and is gua-
ranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed
teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful in masti-
cation.
52, Fleet-street. At home from 10 till 5.
London, England, 1869-03-08

THE CASE OF MICHAEL ATKINS.

The Star thinks that the conviction of Michael
Atkins, at 'Warwick Assizes, for the murder of his
wife, demands further inquiry. The condemned
is a young man only 22, who lives at the village of
Baddesley Ensor, and is by employment a miner.
There is no evidence of his having any motive for
the crime of murder, for though the parents
of the deceased said that Atkins and his wife had
formerly differed, they admitted that of late they had
nen -Gogetner. Via Luc evening oi Dirs.
Atkins's death, her husband, according to his written
statement/ had come home quite sober. His wife
let him in, and they went into the sitting-room
together. Atkins took up his gun, which was in a
corner of the room, with the intention of putting it
by, but while he was handling it it accidentally
went off, and his wife dropped dead. A neighbour,
awakened by the noise, heard Atkins exclaim " Oh,
my Harriet. They need not say I have done it.
I would not have done it for a thousand pounds."
Unfortunately Atkins became afterwards so terrified
at the position in which he stood that he declared,
on his being taken into custody, that he was not in
the house when the event occurred, and that his wife
had shot herself. Mr. Justice Hannen told the jury
that they might return a verdict of manslaughter,
butinfluenced by the manifest falsehood told by the
prisoner at first, and by the natural irritation of his
wife's parents, they passed a verdict of guilty, and
Atkins lies under sentence of death for murder. The
Star believes that the case is one which demands
further investigation before the full penalty of the
law is inflicted.
London, England, 1869-03-08

SPAIN.

The Republican party has assumed a very threatening
attitude in the Cortes. The majority carry everything their
own way, but the Republicans do not silently acquiesce in
the rule of the greater number, and they annoy and
oppose the Ministry on the most trivial questions. An
important sitting of the Assembly was held the other day,
and a commission of fifteen members was elected to draw
up a draft of the new Constitution. The Monarchists
voted to a man, and elected their candidates, the
polling being so uniform that the highs numb r
was 181, and the lowest 174. The Republicans
cast fifty-two blanks into the urn, thus testifying their
determination not to vote at all on this momentous occa-
sion. The correspondent of the Standard believes that
their next step will be to withdraw in a body from the
House. Another writer is informed that should a king be
finally decided upon, the Republicans will raise the
standard of revolt in Andalusia, which they will attempt
to separate from Spain. One reassuring circumstance,
however, presents itself. The Republicans are in no haste
to bring about this consummation, for they make the most
of every chance to gain time and cause delay.