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London, England, 1869-03-10

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MHE SECRETARY of sTATE for WAR has
-I- Approved of a 'REVIEW of VOLUNTEI MS taking
place at DOVER, on EASTER MONDAY, the 29th
of March, 1869.
Applications from Corps desirous of attending this
Review must be made on the prescribed- fora (W. O.
Form, No. 1,629) through the Lords-Lie tenant of their
respective Counties, and delivere‘l at the War-office on or
More Monday. the Bth of March, after which date no
further applications will be received.
It is, however, particularly requested that Command-
ing Officers will irrik.a their applications as laxly as pos-
sible before the above date, as their doing su will greatly
facilitate Railway and other arrangements.
JAS. LINDSAY, Major-General.
War-Office, 19th FobruAry, 1869.
London, England, 1869-03-10

AMERICA.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
WASHINGTON, March 10.
President Grant has accepted the resignation of
Mr. Stewart as Secretary of the Treasury.
In to-day's sitting of the House. of Representa-
tives Mr. Butler re-introduced the bill rope cling the
Tenure•of-Office Act, which was passed by 143 to
1G votes.

The Republicans have carried the elections in
New Hampshire. Alr. &cans was elected Gover-
nor of the State, and the three members to Con-
gr. S 3 hive been re-elected by increased majorities.
number of persons who vote I was not I_►rg.:.

PJRTING INTELLIGEN:3E—This Da?

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Plymouth 46, 27
Scarborough
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Weymouth 31, Sep. 1
Canterbury _3l, Sep. 1

MEER.
London, England, 1869-03-10

ELECTION TRIALS.

The praises bestowed on Mr. Disraeli's measure for
the trial of election petitions have become more
moderate of late, and, instead of unqualified praise,
we have a considerable amount of grumbling. It is,
perhaps but natural that the party in each district
which suffers from the new measure should attribute
the loss rather to bad legislation than evil
actions. But to those not concerned in such
a way it must be clear that we have
not yet got a measure for ensuring purity of election.
Mr. Disraeli's measure may be very well so far as it
goes ; but it does not go far enough. Take the case
cited 1 y Mr. Vernon Harcourt in the House the other
night of the Irish borough, where it was admitted
that " the sitting member had spent upwards
of £5,000, and had obtained only 127 votes, and the
question was reserved for the Court of Common
Pleas, to determine whether that had any relation to
corruption." Without drawing attention to parti-
cular cases, within the last few weeks there has been
enough to make even enthusiastic supporters of the
Leader of the Opposition doubt whether, after alis
so much has been gained by giving the work to the
judges. Perhaps there is an improvement, but the
heart of the evil is still left untouched.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS.—LAST EVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.
Bruce's Restitution Bill was read a third time and
passed.
London, England, 1869-03-10

OCEAN POSTAGE.

The House of Commons will shortly be called
upon to decide a question of great interest to the
mercantile community. It has become necessary
to arrive at a final decision respecting the
manner in which the postal service between
this country and North America shall be conducted.
On the termination of the old contract with the
Cunard Company in 1867, a provisional arrange-
ment was made for 1868. Last summer the Govern-
ment, desiring to put matters on a regular footing,
advertised for tenders, and received, among others,
offers from Messrs. Cunard and Inman, the
heads of the two well-known lines of mail
steamers. These gentlemen proposed to under-
take the service conjointly for a subsidy of
£150,000 a year, Mr. Cunard undertaking two-
thirds of the service and receiving two-thirds of the
money. The Government thought these terms too
high, but offered £70,000 a. year to the Cunard
Company, and £35,000 to Mr. Inman. They pro-
posed also that the engagement should be reduced
from ten years to seven. To these terms the contrac-
tors agreed, and the contracts were signed at the
end of the year, but waited for the ratification of
Parliament. The new Ministry proposed to reduce
the term of years to six instead of seven, but the con-
tractors objected on the ground that they could not
construct the ships required for thespecial service with
so short a term in view. Parliament will, therefore,
have to decide upon the contract as originally signed,
and if not disapproved within a month from this
time it becomes binding. The contractors argue, in
behalf of the subsidy system, that it would not
answer the purpose of any company to take the mails
like ordinary cargo. The entire service, even to the
build and tonnage of the vessels employed, is regulated
by the exigencies of the Post-office contract. When
the notice of the termination of the old contract
with the Cunard company. was given in 1866, they
immediately suspended their shipbuilding operations.
The mercantile community are generally of opinion
that a special contract service is necessary for trade.
No doubt the work can be done for less money, but
if we are contented to send our mails by ordinary
vessels, we must also be contented to wait their time
and suit their requirements.
London, England, 1869-03-10

Just published, price is. Gd., by post Is. 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: H. Seinen, 219, Regent-street.
Tho numerous reviews or this startling work by the Saturday
Review, Punch, Weekly Dispatch. Public Opinion,
journals, recommending its universal perusal, are reprinted with
this edition. owl other
London, England, 1869-03-10

IfivOYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
HEAD OFFICES:
Royal Insurance Buildings Lombard-street, London.
Royal Insurance Buildings North John-street, Liverpool.
CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING.
Total Annual Revenue exceeds £Boo,rloo
Accumulated Funds in hand £1,500,000
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
Life and Annuity Funds.... .....£1,031,329
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES—
Exemption of Assured from Liability of Partnership.
BONUSES among the largest ever declared by any Company.
Profits divided every five years.
All new Life Insurances now effected will become entitled
to an Increased Share of the Profits.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Premiums in 1867 £160,553.
REDUCTION OF DUTY.—Since this first took place the increase
of business of the ROYAL has exceeded that of any other Office,
as shown by Government Returns.
Prompt and liberal settlement of Losses.
JOHN H. McLAREN, Manager.
JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London.
London, England, 1869-12-09

A SPANISH FLEET AT NEW YORK.

Great excitement has been created at Washington by the
rumour that a Spanish fleet had been ordered to rendez-
vous in New York harbour. The President has adopted a
spirited course, and ordered the double-turreted ironclad
monitors Miantcnomah and Terror, and a torpedo boat, t•
be fully manned and sent to cruise in the harbour of New
York. The report that Senor Roberts had demanded the
release of the Spanish gunboats cr else that his passports
should be sent to him, is said to be an erroneous one.
Contrary to expectation, the Spanish gunboat question was
not considered by the Cabinet cn the 26th of November.
The difficulty having been taken into the Courts for settle-
ment, the Cabinet will not interfere with it.
London, England, 1869-12-09

STATE OF TRADE.

BELFAST, Dec. 7.—Flax.—Average supplies ap-
peared in our markets ; buyers were numerous,
who operated freely at firm prices. Yarns.—To-
wards the close of the week some improvement be-
came perceptible, and a better feeling seemed to
pervade the market. Transactions on English,
Scotch, and Continental accounts limited. Stocks
and prices have undergone but little alteration.
Handloom linens, brown, and approved makes of
light linens for bleaching, and cloth for dyeing, and
Hollands continue in request ; others neglected. De-
mand still quiet for heavy linens, printing lawns,
diapers, and damasks. Stocks and prices show no
change. More sales have been effected in cambric
handkerchiefs, but no actual improvement can be
announced. Prices !irregular. Powerloom—A
moderate business was transacted in cloth suitable
for the foreign clothing trade, cloth for dyeing and
hollands, roughs and damasks. Very little doing
in heavy linens, linen and cambric handkerchiefs,
and diapers. Prices generally irregular. A fair
but not active demand exists for drills ; st( cks
small. Bleached and finished linens—A fair ave-
rage amount of business has been transacted on
home account; orders for future delivery have
been placed, and a hopeful feeling seems to exist.
Demand from the Continent not active ; orders
evidently were made with great caution. Advises
to hand from America announce no improvement in
demand there. Operations here have been to a
fair extent. _ _

NOTTINGHAM, Dec. B.—The lace trade has been
very quiet during the past few days. American
and other buyers who have been in the market have
not purchased largely. The home trade is extremely
dull, but this is usually the case at this tine of the
year. There is a fair amount of business doing in
the curtain trade, and the tatting edgings sell freely.
Plain nets continue extremely quiet. Lace yarns
are firm at late rates. In the silk branch there is
no improvement. Black laces sell slowly, and other
silk fabrics are equally dull. There is no change
in the price of the raw material. The hosiery trade
:8 without improvement. Foreign orders are not
large•, and the home demand is limited. Hosiery
yarns are unchanged in value.

The iron screw stea:n troop: hip Simoom, Capt.
Lethbridge, sailed from PorBmunth yesterday, and
will call at Plymouth, when she wi;l embark the
Ist Battalion of the 20th Regiment for Ireland.
The 20th is at present in barracks at Bristol and
Exeter, and will be replaced by the 50th (Queen's
Own), from the Raglan Barracks at Devonport.
The 57th, from Tregantle Fort, will occupy the
quarters vacated by the 50th.
London, England, 1869-12-09

THAMES.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES AND TUE POOR.-• A poor woman,
named Elizabeth Regan, complained of the Queen Friendly
Society, late of No. 6, Commercial-road, East, which had
received weekly contributions of 2d. per week for a long
time of her mother-in-law, Margaret Regan. The appli-
cant said that the last call was made by the agent of the
sooiety on the 30th of October last, and no other person
had called since. The offices, No. 6, Colet-place, near
Christ Church, Watney-street, were closed, the premises
were to let, and she could not learn what had become of
the secretary, treasurer, and committee. Her poor old
mother-in-law had paid the money regularly for the pur-
pose of securing decent burial on her death, and there ap-
peared to be no prospect of that, and o wing to her poverty
must be but ied by charity.
A gentleman in court said the Queen Friendly Society
had removed its business to Birmingham.

Mr. Odell, the second usher of the court, said there had
been numerous similar applications relating to the Quccu
Friendly Society in that court.
Mr. Paget said he could not help the applicant. The
case was not before him for an opinion, and ho must de-
cline giving one, but he really thought it would do much
goof', and be a wholesome caution to the poor, if these
applications were made public.
The widow of a poor man named Cornelius Lane,"who
was a member of the same society hi his lifetime, com-
plained a fortnight ago that £lO, to which sh.) was en-
titled to on the death of her husband, was not paid, and
that the society was broken since then. The money paid
by her husband, 10s., had been returned to her.
Ho could not assist her to recover the balance of her
claim, .£9 10s.
111 li,
an
officerlef the court, said he hold
in Listub blhandngs,
a letter from John Mooney, dated from SBir-
mingham, enclosing a post order for 10s., and stating that
the widow was not entitled to more, as he was labouring
under consumption when he entered the society, but no-
thing was said to him about consumption while he was
paying his weekly contributions.
Mr. Paget said, if the Birmingham police thought pro-
per to interfere, the officers of the Court and constables
attached to it would render them every assistance.
Stubbings said the London contributors were too poor
to proceed to Birmingham to enforce their rights.
Mr Paget—l am not in a position to venture an opinion.
Take down this vroman's address, and the names and
addresses of any other persons who make similar com-
plaints.
The applicant then withdrew.
London, England, 1869-12-09

DEPTH OF THE SUEZ CANAL.

The correspondent of the Standard gives some inte-
resting particulars respecting the soundings taken on
board Mr. Ashbury s famous yacht, the Cam-
bria, during her passage through the Canal. The
lead was cast seventy-six times, at intervals of a
nautical mile. Of the whole number, "no less than
fifty-six gave a depth of 27 feet and over, and of
the remaining twenty, only four were below 23 feet,
one only giving as little as 19 feet of water. This
table of soundings chews that the Canal is,
upon the average, of a depth of 20 feet, and
although it is unquestionable that the vessels draw-
ing only 18 feet did scrape the ground in several
places during their passa-;e, the soundings taken by
Mr. Ashbury show that these must have been, with
the exception of the lump of rock at Serapeum, more
accidental mounds and banks which had been loft
in the process of dredging. Taking, then, tho Cambria's
soundings as correct—as- I have no reason to doubt—
it is evident that the time and outlay required to
obtain an average depth throughout of 2G feet will be
very much less than had been previously supposed."
There can be no reason adds this writer, why there
should not be a uniform depth of 26 feet over the
whole Canal, excepting, perhaps, the small portion of
rock at Serapeum, where the present depth of
water is a short 17 feet.
London, England, 1869-12-09

AN EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE IN WALES.

The idea of educational conferences has become
widely popular, and is being adopted throughout the
kingdom. The Nonconformists and secular educa-
tionists are about to hold one. The questions to be
considered are,primary schools and a Welsh University.
In the matter of primary schools the state of the
Nonconformists is said to be very sad. The Daily
News declares that partly from poverty and partly
from religious differences, large districts arc entirely
destitute of Government schools. Other parishes
have two schools—a national and an unsectarian
school—both of which are only half filled, because
there is riot enough population to support them. " In
the mining districts the employers of labour impound
the-workmen's wages for the building and support of
a school. Sometimes the employer insists upon a
church school, whereupon it is no uncommon occur-
rence for the men to voluntarily tax their wages a
second time in order to establish a non-sectarian
school." Of course the Conference will consider
how best this blot may be wiped off. The question
whether the Welsh Nonconformists will join the plan
of the Birmingham League will be raised in the
course of the discussion; and the decision given will
be of immense importance in the forthcoming session.
Except St. David's, there are no colleges in Wales
but those intensely sectarian ones in which the Non-
conformists educate their ministers. St. David's,
too, was practically an episcopal training college not
long since.
London, England, 1869-12-09

NOMINATION DAY AT LYNN.

The speech of Lord Claud Hamilton, the Conser-
vative candidate, at the Lynn nomination was very
definite. He is not one of those politicians who form
their opinions according to the turn of events. Lord
Claud pronounced for an extension of the present
system of denominational education, supported by
State grants, and not by local rating. He was wholly
opposed to the principle of compulsion now advocated in
high Radical circles. With regard to the higher
education afforded by the Universities, he was in
favour of admitting Nonconformists to half the prizes
in Oxford" and Cambridge, but he could not consent to
separate religion from the teaching afforded in the
Universities, with which it had been so long con-
nected. Lord Claud Hamilton holds that the "mes-
sage of peace" to Ireland has deplorably failed, and so
has the economical policy. In his opinion, the Liberal
Governments have spent an average of three millions a
year more than the Ministries formed from the adverse
party. He expressed his readiness, however, to vote
for arty measure of economy which might be con-
sistent with efficiency, and he held that the army
and navy expenditure might be materially reduced.
Lord Claud is a member of the reciprocity party.
He is convinced that free trade without reciprocity
has driven our manufactures to foreign countries. A
searching inquiry is needed.
Mr. Young's declaration contrasted unfavour-
ably .with his competitor's in point of precision.
He would support the Ballot "if he found by
experience that it was necessary." He would
" advocate instruction for every child "—which
is precisely what everybody advocates, the only ques-
tion being as to the manner in which the teaching
ought to be given. With respect to Ireland, Mr.
Young disapproved of confiscating property, but was
willing to allow compensation for improvements—a
pledge of which the world has surely heard enough.
London, England, 1869-12-09

GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA.

The traffic receipts on this company's lines for
the week ending the 20th of November amounted,
for the conveyance of 28,162 passengers, to £0,309;
for 596 emigrants, to £624 ; for mails, &c., to
£1,233 ; and for live stock and 23,501 tons of
freight, to £2l,3B6—total, £32,552 ; and for the
corresponding week in 1868 to £29,535, showing an
increase of £3,017. The total receipts from the Ist
of July to date amounted to £628,969, and for the
same period last year to £608,641, showing an in-
crease of £20,328.
London, England, 1869-12-09

THE STEAM ROLLER.

e have not yet got to the use in our large towns
of the steam roller which Paris has so long made its

horses enjoy. We still love to use our horses to
tread down our roads. Even in the metropolis

the useful, but very ugly, road preparer is
only required for certain aristocratic drives around the
Parks and the like. In Paris, however, as a
correspondent cf the Tin:cs again informs 1.13, two
methods aro used by which horses and wheels arc
spared. In the first case, the steam-roller and sand
aro used; in the second (we quote from the Tznie4
correspondent)—
It is first ascertaincdtbat the ground is perfntly ievel
then a layer an inch thick of dial/x hydrvtli,Arte
that hardens by contact will water) mixed with river, swid
is laid &own. Bitumen, a substance the colour and con-
sistence of ground coffee, is then brought hot in little
carts employed for the purpose, sprinkled on the road,
and stamped flat and hard by round pieces of iron put
into a handle, and fresh-heated constantly at little
movable furnaces.

THE GOVEBNAIENT AND SCIENCE SCHOOLS.

---
Some dissatisfaction is expressed in Yorkshire
caused by the isfme of new Government minutes on
aid to science schools. The minutes are accompanied
by a letter from Jr. Henry Cole, C.B. The king of
South Kensington, on behalf of "My Lords
of the Committee of Council on Edu-
cation," regrets that such changes should be
made so late ; but points out that "some
reductions it has been found necessary to make." The
word "reduction" has, alarmed the Secretary of the
Yorkshire Board of Education. Though adinittin
ig the " n and
that it is impossible to see what effect the minutes
will have, a
of thncen Governmen igtgard towards
teeh parsimoniousnicl educ
he riteswpaotilojcn•
”d eno u
y.
The principal economy is exer-
cised in the case of a student passing two classes of
the same subject at once. Hitherto the Government
has given a pound for each pass; now they will only
grant for the higher pass. The number of elemen-
tary classes also is reduced to two.
London, England, 1869-12-09

THE MEMORIAL TO I.OIID DERBY.

The idea of erecting a private statue to Lord Derby-
with the money of the public has been abandoned.
It was too absurd to be carried out. The public
could not be expected to help to ornament
the rooms of the Carlton Club house, to which only a
select few obtain entrance. The club is rich enough to
do that itself, and is sufficiently wealthy to pprpetuate
within its walls the name of the late great Tory
chief. Why an appeal to the public was made at all
surpasses humble comprehensions. The Standard,
however, stuck out against it, and counselled its
readers to keep their money in their pockets ; and.
so the scheme failed. Without the help of
the organ of the party it could not lope
to succeed. In place of a club statue, we
are now to have a public one. The loyalty
of the whole party will, doubtless, be called
forth. It is to be hoped that an artistically
beautiful memorial will be raised. The metropolis is
already sufficiently disfigured by bad effigies.
London, England, 1869-12-09

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CHARGE OF BORDERY AND RECEITING.— Henry Fre-
dericks, charged with stealing a quantity ofiproperty be
longing to Mr. James, of Denmark-street, Soho, and
Ueorge Pond, a furniture dealer, of Crown-street, Soho,
charged with receiving some of the property, wero again
brought up, the latter on bail.
On the case being called on, Sergeant Dowdell, a detec-
tive of the E Division, said that the prosecutor was not
in attendance.

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, said
that he had several persons in attendance to speak to
Pond's character. It was admitted by the police on the
previous occasion that there was no concealment, and
everything tended to show honesty on his part.
The magistrate said he thought the evidence aga'nst
Pond on the previous occasion was slight, and as then•
was no prosecutor, they would be discharged.
A DANGEROUS AMUSEMENT.—Two lade, named John
Evans and John Riley, were charged before Mr. Knox
with causing an astruction on the pathway in Tichbot ne
street.

police-constable Bramall, 48 C 11, said that yesterdoy
evening his attention was called by a gentleman to the
prisoners, who were standing in l'ichborne-street flourish-
ing about a couple of sword sticks iu a very dangerous
manner, each of them Laving a lot for sale. He cautionel
them, and shortly after saw them again flourishing two
swords, which they had drawn from the sticks, and he then
took them into custody.
Mr. Knox said it was a dangerous thing, and ordered the
prisoners to find one bail in .£3 Each to keep the peace for
a month.
London, England, 1869-12-09

THE EDMUNDS CASE.

The arbitrators appointed to investigate the questions
Involved in the Edmunds case have concluded their in-
quiry. The instructions given to the arbitrators were
that they should make any recommendation they thought
fit to her Majesty's Government, on account of any
substantive claim of Mr. Edmunds against the Crown, or
on account of any claim against the Crown in conse-
quence of the reports of Messrs. Greenwood and Hind-
march. The members of the court sat for eleven days,
during which they took evidence and heard counsel.
—"
They have made the following awards : We award
and adjudge that, on the taking and adjusting
of the accounts in the said order referred to, tlx r ) is due
by the said Leonard Edmunds the sum of £5,544 18s.,
including the sum of £3,033 16s. due from him on accou n
of fees and emoluments received by him in respect of the
Parchments' account. And we award and adjudge that
there are, having regard to all the circumstances, moral
grounds for recommending the Government to relieve the
said Leonard Edmunds from a part of the moneys due
from him on account of the said fees and emoluments
received by him iu respect of the said parchments'
account ; that is to say, to the extent of £1,402 55.;
and we recommend accordingly. And we award
and direct that the said Leonard Edmunds do
pay to her Majesty the sum of £7,142 135.,
being the amount remaining due from the said Leonard
Edmunds upon the taking and adjusting of the said ac-
counts, after deducting the said sum of £1,402 ss. And
as to the said substantive claims brought before us by the
said Leonard Edmunds against the Crown, having regard
to all the circumstances of the case, we make no recom-
mendation to the Government in relation to any of such
claims. And as to the said suit in Chancery, we award,
adjudge, and decree that neither party has any claim
against the other in respect of any matters in question
in the said suit not concluded by the said decree
or by this award. And we further award and adjudge that
each party do pay his own costs, as well of the said
Chancery suit as of the reference ; and that the Crown
and the said Leonard Edmunds do each pay a moiety of
the award. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands this 27th day of November, in the year of our Lord
1869. (Signed) GEORGE DEMMAN. CHARLES E. POLLOCK?
This amount of £7,142 13s. is independent of the sum of
£7,872 ss. 6d., refunded by Mr. Edmunds in September,
1861. Mr. Edmunds' liabilities, therefore, were originally
£15,014 18s. 6d.
London, England, 1869-12-09

THE CUSTOM HOUSE FRAUDS IN NEW YORK.

The investigations into the gr draw ba k frauds at_
the Naw York. Custom• Muse Lave rev, algid .a very
extensive system of Laud. and c, rruption. New cases
have been discovered, increasing the amount of the frauds
to over a million dollars, and implicating many um nc-
pectod pc re A Custom-house broker has been arrest, d
on the charge of giving bribes, to the aggregate amount
of $2,300, to several weigh rs in the Custom-house, for
the purpose of procuring faLe returns of weights of coffee
imported. He was committed for trial, and several other
warrants were issued. The authorities intend after the prime'
cution far bribery to bring civil actions for the recovc
of the duties, being determined to put a stop to th
system.
London, England, 1869-12-09

THE SUN.—LATEST EDITION to be seen in
the Coffee Room, at the "Southampton Arnr," High
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ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
OFFICE,
ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.

24th Ncvember, 1889.
The Court of Directors of the Corporation of the Royal Ex
change Assurance do hereby give Notice, that their Transfer
Books will be shut frura TUESDAY, the 14th of December next,
to TUESDAY. the 4th of January following; that the Annual
General Court appointed by their Charter will be holden at
their Office, on the Royal Exchange, on WEDNESDAY, the
22d of December, at Twelve o'clock at Noon; and that a Divi-
dend will be considered of at the said Court.
ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary.

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
THE DIRECTORS have now the pleasure of
submitting the following statement, showing the
financial position of the Company :
The CAPITAL availrble for the purpose of meeting any
unusual calamity happening to the assured is Two
MILLIONS SrEBLING. The amount actually paid up is
£288,495. This, with the accumulated funds in hand,
exceeds £1,800,000.
For the satisfaction of the public the whole of the se-
curities belonging to the Company are annually submitted
to the careful scrutiny of two independent auditors, and
the following is as extract from their report to the last
annual ..teeting :
" The whole of your books have been audited ; every
document, every account, every voucher, your bank-book,
and every security- all have been most carefully kept,
and there is not one doubtful security in the whole."
- -

A detailed List of the Investments of the Company, as
already published, may be obtained on application.
An ihdependent valuation of the Life Liabilities, as at
31st December, PGB, has also been obtained from Mr.
:iarnuel Brown, the result being—
LIFE LIABILITIES AND ASSETS.

Number.

[ Accumu-
lated Fund

Surplus.

Assurance

1X177,622
London, England, 1869-12-09

S PORTING INTELLIGENCE -L-Tials Day

KINGSBURY MEETING.
(Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAM.)
GRAND HURDLE HANDICAP.

Red, White, acid Blue
David Copperfield
Skirmish

Six rau.

KINGSBURY RACES -YESTERDAY.
THE FLYING STAKES.

My Uncle
Emerald
Skipper 3
Ten ran. Won by a head.
KINGSBURY NURSERY.

Anarchy
Aeronaut

Eight ran.
HENDON HANDICAP.

1.... 1

Avoncourt
Ligurian 2

Thirteen ran.

ALL-AGED PLATE.:

Peek water
Vivandiere 2
Centipede .
Nine ran.
JUVENILE PLATE.

Anarchy......... 1
Aeronaut
Lazzaroni
Eight ran.
FISIIE tY PLATE,

Bianca 1
Limerick .. '2
Jeaniu 3
_Five ran.

RACING FIXTURES-1870.
FEBRUARY.

Derby 10, 11. I Newton 25,
.26
Harrow 17, 18
London, England, 1869-12-09

FRENCH TRAFFIC RECEIPTS.

The traffic receipts on the French lines of rail-
way, 10,211 miles in length, amounted for the three-
quarters ending the 30th of September last, to
£20,153,918, and for the corresponding period last
year, on 9,874 miles, to £19,736,434, showing an
increase of £417,481, or 2.11 per cent., and in the
mileage of 370 miles.

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

WORCESTER, Wednesday Evening.

This evening, shortly after 5 o'clock, a collision
occurred on the Stourbridge Railway at Cradley,
by which three persons were killed. The fast train
from Birmingham to Worcester and South Wales
was going at full speed when it ran into a goods
train on the same line of rails. The engine of the
passenger train was thrown off the line, and the
stoker was cut almost literally in two. The guard
of the train and one of the passengers are said to
be dead, but the other passengers have escaped
with little or no injury. A staff of railway officials
have proceeded from Worcester to the scene of the
accident.
London, England, 1869-12-09

DOINGS AT DERRY.

Mr. Johnston, M.P., has given expression to the
devout hope that Derry will never be without
its celebration. The Government seem determined
that if the celebration occur at all it must be of a
kind very different from its predecessors. The magi-
strates have requested the use of a military force,
which will occupy the town until after the ceremony
of closing the gates by the apprentice boys on the
18th. A Liberal trader's house has been invaded,
and some Snider rifles and percussion caps, prepared
for the " great day," have been seized. The seat of
Irish sedition has evidently been transferred to the
North.
London, England, 1869-12-09

THE LAND LAWS.

The Hon. Lyulph Stanley is one of those who
attribute all the present evils—especially the com-
mercial distress—to the " absurd land laws."
Ho lectured on Tuesday at Rochdale, and spoke
very strongly against absolute private ownership.
It was this (he said) which was hindering com-
mercial prosperity, preventing improvement, and keep-
ing the classes other than landed proprietors from
proper expansion. Politically, it was a mistake ;
socially, it was a calamity. Land for irrigation was
not obtainable, the supply of Water for towns was
made worse than it might be, and sites for public
buildings were unreasonably expensive on account of
the system. The hon. gentleman recommended
" the cheap transfer and easy manipulation of landed
property, and the cheap grant to public bodies of
compulsory powers to acquire land for public purposes
on payment of fair price as contrasted with exorbitant
compensation to landowners."
London, England, 1869-12-09

THE INDEPENDENT ORANGEMEN.

The " Unitei Orangemen" exist as such no longer.
They have split up; a dissenting portion has left the
parent society ; an.l we now have "Independents"
upholding the glorious Reformation." The new
society in its address, just issued, denounces fervently
those " brethren ' who allowed the Irish Church

Bill to pass. Lord Cairns is very bitterly spoken of.
"It is to be regretted that an eminent law lord, long
cherished and trusted by the brethren, should have
so basely betrayed the cause of Protestantism by an
unholy compact with.the enemies of religious truth."
The address. however. sneaks reasonably on all other
London, England, 1869-12-09

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London, England, 1869-12-09

GOOSE AND GANDER.

The Times treats the advocates of Tenant Right
for England with sonic severity. It is urged—
and amongst others by Lord Lichfield.—that
what is good for Ireland must also be good
fur England; if the principle of Tenant Right,
or any other land law, be applied in the one
country, it ought to be extended to•the other.. The
Times, however, points out that laws are a means to
an end: The Land intended to put an end to
discOntent and injustice. What discontent. or
injustice is there to remedy in England ?
"Irish landlord's nrAl • Irish tenants are to haie
their relations to each other fixed by law becanse•
fatal experience shows that-"they cannot safely be
left free to fix them for theinselves. Experience
has shewn nothing like this in regard to England.
In England the two classes have been left at liberty
to contract, and they have employed their liberty
in a way which has been mutually beneficial. It
is not even as if the proposed mimicry, for
English use, of legislation naturally originating
in and justified by the wants of Ireland, would be a
mere dead letter. Laws are bad enough when they
are this. But such a law would be worse. Any law
concerning the relations of two classes must to a
certain extent limit their freedom, and constrain them
by the force of example, if by nothing else, to adopt
the model proposed in that law, instead of the
various modifications which their particular circum-
stances might render more advantageous." Lord
Lichfield, the Times thinks, might as well argue that
the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act should be
applied to the whole Empire on theground that what
is good for one part must be good for another.
London, England, 1869-12-09

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G " E it N 0 N.
By the Hon. MRS. WOULFE.
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character. It has a well conceived and equally well executed
plot, and it exhibits life as it really is."—John Bul.
Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street.
London, England, 1869-12-09

TIM GREAT RAILWAY WAR.

The Erie Railway director' have again resorted to their
old mode of warfare. The injunction and order of suspen-
sion granted had scarcely been served upon the principal
defendants before a counter order staying all proceedings
of whatever nature in the Ramsay suit, was granted. This
judicial interference was on the part of Judge Ealcom,
of the Supreme Court, Oneida county, a justice
who, it will be rememberel, once before, in the
great Erie litigation of 1865, issued an order or
two which were rather severely commented on. In
the proceedings between the Erie receivers and the Atlantic
and Great Western, various delays have been obtained.
Jay Gould was absent from the court cn the plea of illness,
though a gentleman present declared he was at his office
at the time specified.
London, England, 1869-12-09

COURT 01? BANKRUPTCY.

Application was made to-day for an extension
of the protection from arrest to the baflkrupt, the
lion. H. F'. Chichester, brother to the heir apparent
to the Marquess of Donegall's estates. The bank-
rupt had complied with the order cf the Court by
pruposiug in writing to pay all his creditors ss. in
the pound, by two equal instalments of 2s. 6d.
within one month and four months of the registra-
tion of the deed. The learned Commissioner ex-
tended the bankrupt's protection from arrest until
one day after the proposed meeeing of creditors,
the 231 of December.
London, England, 1869-12-09

THE COMMISSIONERSHIP OF CUSTOMS.

More economy is to be exercised by the Govern-
ment. A Commissionership of Customs was lately
vacated by the death of Mr. IL W. Grey. In filling
it up the Government looked for a post which might
be suppressed ; and they found what they wanted in
the office of Receiver-Generalship. Sir Francis
Doyle, the holder of that appointment, is therefore
removed to fill the place of the late Mr. Grey ;
and will be succeeded by no one. The salary
will help to make a successful budget.

FOREIGN NOTES;

MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN BAVARIA.

According to intelligence from Munich, the Ministerial
crisis is at an end. Prince Holenloho remains at the head
of the Cabinet, and only two of the former members have
resignel—the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of
Public Worship. The new Ministers do not belong to the
Ultramontane Opposition, which gained a slight majority
at the elections.
London, England, 1869-12-09

THE CALI( IN IRELAND.

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Ireland still remains generally quiet. The formid-
able symptoms of disorder which culminated in the
election of O'Donovan Rossa have materially softened
down, though some traces of disorder crop up hero
and there occasionally. A small farmer named Reid
was fired at through a window somewhere in the
neighbourhood of Belfast a night or two
ago. He was wounded, but not seriously.
Soiree Fenians in Newcastle West posted
up a notice, threatening persons who did not
illuminate their houses in honour of the convict
M.P. This act Of insolence was not, however, passed
over. The facts having been deposed to before the
magistrates, warrants were issued, and five persons
charged with attempting to intimidate, and
informations were returned against them to the
Quarter Sessions. There is nothing of consequence in
the Fenian line to record. But whilst the country
is generally quiet, it is surely not the business of
Orangemen to create disturbance. At an Orange
soiree, just held at Molesworth Hall, Captain Madden
said it was the duty of Orangemen not to give the
slightest assistance to the Government. If he had
been a voter ho would have plumped for
Boss.a. 110 trusted Luby would be returned.
Mr. Johnston, M.P., spoke to the same effect.
Both gentlemen were loudly cheered. It is clear
from such declarations as these that the Fenians are
not the only enemies of law and order in Ireland.
London, England, 1869-12-09

MORMON IiISSIONA: lES.

Brigham Young is endeavouring to extend his influence,
and has begun an active system cf proselytising. He has
selected 110 of his " saints," and sent them forth as mis-
sionaries to the trans-Mississippi states. They travelled
together to Omaha, where they separated, and took their
several ways to Chicago. Cincinnati, Philadelphia, and other
large cities.
London, England, 1869-12-09

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London, England, 1869-12-09

A NEW QUALIFICATION FOIL PARLIAMENT.

The Liberal candidates for Southwark are striving
with one accord to chew what capital working-men
representatives they will make, if only the artisans of
that borough will return them to the House of Com-
mons. Mr. Odger is the beau ideal of a working-man
candidate ; Mr. Coningsby : has been a journeyman
engineer ; Sir Sydney Waterlow has not been unac-
quainted with toil in his early days; Sir F. Lyeett,
who has just addressed the electors for the first
time, made much of the fact that he came to London
forty years ago on a salary of £5O a year ; and Mr.
Laboucliere has some special artisan recommenda-
tion or other. These professions are quite a new
thing in electioneering.
London, England, 1869-12-09

WESTMINSTER.

A ROGITE AND VAGLBOND.—James Reeves, 19, was
charged with being in all area with intent to commit a
felony, and he was further charged with having a skeleton
key in his possession.
Mr. Robert Doyle, of 31, Colchester-street, Pimlico, sail
it two o'clock ou the 13th November he saw the prisoner
come down the area steps and look about the cellar ; he
asked him what lie wanted there, and he said he had come
to buy old bottles. Witness asked him if he had any
money to pay for them, and on his answering in the nega-
tive, and stating his brother had, and was waiting in the
street, witness detained him and gave him in charge.
John Gibbons, 266 B, proved finding the skeleton key
produced on prisoner. There had been several larcenies
committed in the neighbourhood of late, and this key would
open many of the doors that had been entered.
Dennis, the gaoler, said this lad had been charged before,
and on that occasion the magistrate, Mr. neifo, discharged
him, found him a ship, and advanced him .£3 10s. to go to
sea with, he promising to returttit at the end of his voyage.
Prisoner said he had no bad intent"on in the area.
lie was sentenced to three months' hard labour as a
rogue and vagabond.
London, England, 1869-12-09

RETURN 70 SPECIE PAYMENTS.

The Hon. E. G. Spaulding, generally regarded
as the author of the Legal Tender Act, and lately
before the public as the author of a very valuable
financial history of the war, has just furnished the
Buffalo Commercial Advertaer, for publication, the
following three private letters, one of which, at
least, may be regarded as probably foreshadowing
the policy of the Administration in urging a speedy
return to specie payments :