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The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-21

52. Fleet-street. At home from 10 till 5.

DR. KING'S I)..A.NDELION and QUININE
LIVER PILLS (Without Mercury)
The very best remedy for
BILE, WIND, INDIGESTION, ACIDITY, HEADACHE,
HEARTBURN,
And acknowledged by many eminent surgeons to be the safest
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London, England, 1869-08-21

g o
grd Amount „.• Amount Annual
oZ o Proposed. ZI; Assured. Premiums.
5 S
£
s. d. s. d. £ s. d.
1858 4,802 1,023,140 0 0 3,318 E 54,140 0 0 21,347 16 5
1863 13,244 2.779,666 0 0 9.746 2,037,383 0 0 63,507 19 10
1868 17,466 4,861,303 5 9 13,699 3,752,967 4 8 122,257 17 6
Total- 35,512 8,664,109 5 9 26,763 6444,490 4 8 207,113 13 9
The net premium income has increased to
the sum of £216,704 1 7
• •• ••

The net premium income
the sum of
The interest on in vestmen
of receipt yield

Is and otheritems

'1,276 18 1

Making a total income of £237.980 19 8
The claims were 335, amounting to the sum of £127,886
12s. ld.
The balance of the year's income was £68,026 9s. 4d.
The assets of the association at the close of the year
amounted to £667,493 Bs. sd.
The directors draw special attention to the fact the t the
next bonus valuation will take place at the end of the year
1872, and that all polices effected on the profit scales prior
to the 31st December, 1869, will be entitled to participate
in the same. _ _

The directors also draw attention to the successful esta-
blishment during the past year of the Britannia Fire
Association, under the auspices of the Briton. The direc-
tors believe that the establishment of a Fire Company, to
work in active co-operation with the Life, will tend much
to the advantage and profit of both institutions. it is
scarcely necessary to remark that the capital funds and
constitution of each office are quite separate and distinct.
By order of the Board,
JOHN MESSENT, Actuary and Secretary.
London, March 18, 1869.
London, England, 1869-08-21

VOTE MANUFACTURE.

Fifteen employes of the Duke of Buccleuch who
have holdings in Dumfriesshire have been on the
register as voters for that county. The Scotsman
appears to consider this a somewhat unusual trans-
action. It is well known that the balance of party in
Dumfries is v ery even. Sir Sydney Waterlow, who was
elected in November, was defeated in March by a
very narrow majority. The fifteen votes have
therefore been added to the list in order to keep the
seat safe for the Tories on the next occasion. And
quite right too; provided that no intimidation be
used, everyone who can claim a. vote ought to be on
the register.
London, England, 1869-08-21

ONEHUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE
ORPHAN CHILDREN are being maintained in the
ROYAL ALBERT ORPHAN ASYLUM, at tho modorato rato
of £25 per annum each. Funds greatly flooded.
CHARLES A. WALKER, Secretary.
Office, 54, Cheapsido, London, E.O
London, England, 1869-08-21

THE NORWICH Er.ECTION COMMISSION.

The three commissioners who on Thursday opened
an inquiry into the existence of corrupt practices at
the parliamentary elections of Norwich, have no easy
task before them. They have already discovered a
disposition to concealment amongst those who can
lift the curtain which always hangs with more
or less blinding effect over bribery. The first day's
investigation shews that either the most prominent
men were not told very much, or that corrupt
practices did not exist so extensively as is generally
thought. Some revelations, not verystartling perhaps,
but somewhat interesting, have already been made.
The agent for Sir William Russell, the " Whig-
Liberal " candidate at the election, admitted that it
was the practice of the Liberals to buy the "show of
hands." flow much was spent towards this object he
did not tell the Commissioners positively, perhaps,
he said, from £3O to ze4o. The item was pro-
bably included in a bill for labour. The deter-
mination to " go in for the show " was made in IBGB
at a meeting attended by both the Liberal candidates.
With this exception the election was pure so far as
the Liberals were - concerned. Mr. Vaxs —such vas
the name of the witness—thought that 'ii the Con-
servative side it was not altogeth-r so ; though even
their malpractices had been much c:aggeratel.
At the public-houses in some of the wards and
around one or two of the polling- booths, a few
electors lounged about waiting to be bribed; but'
the number of purchasable votes was small. The
majority of the public-houses in the worst NY:Lrd bad
it was remarked, been used by the Conservatives.

ADMUIALTY COIMI:117.0N.

The correspondence between the Lori's of the
Admiralty and the clerks of their department, in the
matter of the charges of corruption brought ag LinFA
the latter body by Mr. Ba ter, is published. The
employes pray for an investigation into the truth of
these statements "so that the :11.le_;ed Wrong-doer;
may be detected r,nd punshe,l, Lad Cult the i
cent members of the Admiral. y H:;:ent
be cleared." The Lo--s of the A•-:afra!:y rep'y that
they have no doubt of the tru h of Mr. I:axter's
charges. The papers found on Mr. Humble pro: e
them. But their lordships do not think an inquiry
necessary. The great part of the service is
undoubtedly free from dishonesty—a_fact that tbeii
London, England, 1869-08-21

LADY BIRDS TO THE BESCUE.

Kent and Sussex have been invaded by a swarm of
lady-birds. They seem to be the antithesis of the
locust. Both are voracious; but whereas the locust
devours all the green things upon earth, the laly-
bird devours the devourer in the shape of aphides,
plant-lice, and other destroyers of the hop-plant.
The sparrows used to perform this task, but
we have shot the sparroWs, and so Nature
is giving us one more chance in the
persons of these little red-coated black-spotted crea-
tures. They have come in millions, spreading from
Regent's Park to Ramsgate. On the walls of houses
they have gathered in red patches, "as if (says the
Standard) all the house-painters in the town had
been at work in a state of lunacy." They have
covered the roadsuntil they have been ground into the
dust, giving the highways the colour of freA)-strewn
gravel. On Sunday the church-goers were decked
in scarlet, so covered were they with the insects
dear to little children. Ilere is a problem for the
silvans at Exeter. Is the low temperature of the
mouth due to the spots in the sun, as the astronomers
have been saying, or t.) the fact that the sun has
been hidden by a 'cloud of ladybirds ?
London, England, 1869-08-21

THE CHINESE IN AMERICA.

Referring to the hostilityexei ted amongst... American lal. our-
ers by the introduction of the Chinese, theDaity News corre-
spondent points out that there is room enough and to spare
for all. There are certa'n kinds of industry for which the
yellow immigrants are specially fitted, and to which they
are likely to give a great impetus. Of these cotton culti•
vation is the chief ; and it is not improbable that cotton
manufacturing in the Southern States may flourish if
cheap skilled labour can be found to carry
it on. Market gardening is another opening for the
Chinamen. Wide as are the fertile plains of the United
States, it is remarkable that there is a great scarcity of
vegetables in the land. The farmers proper may be said
to raise none, not even for their own use. They have no
labour to spare for vegetables from the heavier and more
important work of the farm, and have to go through
the year, as far as their own families are concerned, on
potatoes and beans. The markets of the chief cities are
well supplied, but the country towns could hardly be
worse off.
London, England, 1869-08-21

CLE'RICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
ANNUAL INCOME, steadily increasing, £220,000
ASSURANCE FUND, safely invested, £1,598,000
SPECIAL NOTICE.

MI Persons who effect Policies on the Participating Scale
oefore June 30th, 1869, will be entitled at the NEXT BONUS
to one year's additional Share of Profits over later
Entrants. _ _

Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal can be obtained
of

GEORGE CUTCLIFFE, Actuary and Secretary.
13, St. James's-square, London. S.W.
London, England, 1869-08-21

"WHIPPING TILE WILLTICG lIORSF..

Mr. Mason, a Birmingham gentleman, has lately
followed the example of Mr. Peibody by giving
shout a quarter of a million sterling to his poor
fellow countrymen. Since his munificence his
become known, Le has been pestered ►with
innumerable applications for money, which have
reached him from all parts, not only of his
own land, but from the Continent. Mr.
Peabody had to endure the same nuisance. This
begging is really too bad, though it is carried on
upon the principle of whipping the willing horse.
Another munificent benefactor, Miss Burdett Coutis,
is in the same plight. But she pays no attention to
these requests unless, upon examination by her own
confidential adviser, they appear to be deserving of
a favourable reply.

DR. CUMMING AND TILE GENERAL COUNCIL.

Whilst Dr. Cumming proposes to present himself
at Romo to regenerate the Church whose utter ruin
he has prophesied so many times, some little con-
troversy has arisen as to the natur3 of the invitation
held out to Protestants. The question is, Did the
Pope ask Protestants to be present at the Council, in
order to promote their union with the Church, or
did he only pray for their incorporation without
inviting their representatives to St. Peter's ? Dr.
Cumming, of course, understood the former inter-
pretation to be the correct one, or lie would not
have opened negotiations for going to Rome. And
it would appear that he is right. Last autumn we
published the Pope's Apostolic letter, in which his
Holiness announced that, as universal pastor, he had
convoked a General Council, and prayed earnestly
for the union of all non-Catholic bodies with the
true Church. Archbishop Manning, in his letter to
Dr.'Cumming, speaks of this as an " invitation," and
adds that he is unable to give any information as to
whether Protestants would be allowed to speak.
Most people seem to have understood that Protes-
tants were to be present. Whatever doubt there
may be will, however, speedily be cleared up when
the answer of the Pope arrives.
London, England, 1869-08-21

EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament.
For Life Assurance, Annuities; and Guarantee of Fidelity in
Situations of Trust.
Chairman— General Sir FREDERIC SMITH, ICH., F.R.S.
Policies payable during Life—lndisputable--Not liable to
Forfeiture.
Annual Income exceeds Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Pounds.
The Annuity Tables, offering special advantages to Annuitants,
and full particulars of the popular Principles of this Society, will
be found in the New Prospectus, which will be forwarded to
applicants post free.

HENRY LAKE, General Manager.
316, Regent-street, and 17, Waterloo-place Pall mall, London.

\TORT II LONDON or UNIVERSI'IY
1-1 COLLEGE HOS PITA L.—Accidentc and Sickness.
—CONTRIBUTIONS earneslv solicited to meet the
annual expenses, which exceed the income by .E 4,000.
The committee also plead for help for the sick children,
the little victims of starvation, neglect, and di: ease, who
enjoy iu the new wards, devoted to them, the privileges
of nourishing food and careful nursing. Donations thank-
fully received by Edward Enfield, Esq., Treasurer, 19,
Chester-terrace, Regent's-park; and at the office of the
charity.
HENRY J. KELLY, R.N., Secretary.
London, England, 1869-08-21

THE BANKRUPT INSURANCE OFFICE.

The Daily News again calls attention to the future
of the Albert Insurance Office, which, our contem-
porary states, is now liable for nearly k 8,000,000. "The
sums which should have been set aside to meet their
obligations have been, we are assured, most shame-
fully used ; indeed, the affairs of the company, when
they come to be known, will supply an instance of
misma❑agement scarcely surpassed in associated en-
terprise." Letters which have reached the editor are
full of harrowing details of the distress which the
prospects of the liquidation are causing, and which
must be aggravated when the full extent of the
losses becomes known. The News declares that
insurance offices ought to be compelled by law to
publish their accounts, and in such a way as that all
who are interested shall know how the companies stand.
To the objection that such publication would do more
harm than good, our contemporary contends that the
public ought to have an opportunity of judging
whether their funds are invested in Turkish stocks,
Consols, or put out at mortgage. Hitherto the
Legislature has refused to grant such a request. It
is believed that the case of the Albert, when it ham
been developed, will prove an argument which it will
be impossible to resist.
London, England, 1869-08-21

%THE INVIGORATIVE NERVINE
ESSENCE.—The most powerful nutritive cordial ever
introduced; restores to their normal condition all the secretions,
on the integrity of which perfect health depends. It is a specific
for debility of all kinds, and from its containing, among other
ingredients, pepsine and phosphate of soda, will prove highly
beneficial to the nervous and dyspeptic. Vide Dr. Efassall's re
port. Price Bs. per bottle, or four quantities in one for 225.
BAUMGARTEN & Co., 520, Oxford-street, W.C., Loudon. Car-
riage free on receipt of remittance.
London, England, 1869-08-21

FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON
FEMALE PREVENTIVE and REFORMATORY IN
STITUTION.

President—Rev. CANON DIM
CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear-
nestly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Blon
quet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard street, K.C.; Francis Nicholls,
Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, N.O.
E. W. THOMAS Sec., 200, Euston-road, N.W.

THE METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT
INSTITUTION.
President—His Grace the Duko 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—London Joint-Stock Bank, Pall-mall.
CHARLES HOLMES, Secretary
Office, 32, Sackville-street, Piccadilly.

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

. -
The private medical attendants of the 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.

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS
are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and
clothing for the
126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship.
150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street.
94 girls in the Refuges. 19, Broad-street, and Ealing-

870 children.
£l5 will koop a boy or girl for one year.
Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank
214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury, Re,,; and by
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary.
No. 8, Groat Queon-street, Lincoln's-inn-flells.
London, England, 1869-08-21

A MONSTER GAS-WORL

Barking, on the Thames, already celebrated by its
"northern outran" end its patent sewage factory, is
to become still more famous by the presence of the
largest gas-work in the world. As we mentionei
sonic months ago, the Chartered Gas Works are
about to remove from their present position, in the
heart of the metropolis, to Barking. The new works
aro on a scale of extraordinary magnitude. They
cover 160 acres of ground. The four retort-houses
are each :;GO feet in length. There will be 1,080
retorts, capable of producing 1,000 tons o;
coal daily, and producing 10,000,000 cubic feet of
gas. There will be four gas-holders, each capable of
holding 1,000,000 cubic feet. There will he 11A
miles of main from Barking to Westminster, and
for SI miles of this length the inain will be of
no less than 4ft. diameter. A town will no
doubt spring up around the works, and
it has already received its name, Beaton;
in honour of Mr. Beck, chairman of the company.
It may, perhaps, seem scarcely fa'r to expote the
unfortunate inhabitants of Barking to a fresh stench;
but it must be remembered that the smell of a gas-
work is not unhealthy, and is even supposed to be a
valuable remedy in whooping-cough. Mcrcover, this
odour has the power of neutralising ether odours.
ilt s the application of the.honiceopathic principle,
like is made to cure like.

The King of Sweden is expected to al live at Pee
Side at the end of the mouth.
London, England, 1869-08-21

COLONIAL POLICY.

Amid the reproaches levelled against Ergland for her
supposed " abandonment " of the colonies, it is refreshing
to find a colonial journal which takes a moderate and
rational view of the relations between the mother country
and her dependencies. The Toronto Globe has no sym-
pathy with the principle of gauging the obligations
between England and the colonies by the price current,
and of regulating policy according to what does or
does not " pay." But it is unworthy of colonists who
have grown rich and powerful under British care to grum-
ble when called upon to bear a hand in their defence :
" It is worse than folly to talk of Britain having been
a harsh step-mother to her colonies. She has been the
very reverse ; but the whole colonial sisterhood will be the
better for fully understanding that, if wars with the natives
in the different territories are provoked through land
squabbles and local jealousies, the particular colony will
have to see to it, and that in order to obviate such colli-
lisions as far as possible, the best plan is to carry out a
system of rigid justice and fair dealing between man and
man, whatever be the colour of his skin or the character
of his ancestors."
London, England, 1869-08-21

THE LAY VOICE.

The Duke of St. Alban's proposes a very great
innovation in the matter of the appointment of
Ministers to the Church. The vicarage of Red-
bourne, of which his grace is the patron, having
necome vacant, ne writes to a tenant on Ins estate
" Before proceeding to fill it up, I am anxious to
offer the congregation the opportunity to re-
commend me a gentleman for this appoint-
ment, as I feel that if the laity generally
had more voice in the selectiol of their
ministers, it would immensely strongthen the hands
and materially increase the usefulness of the clergy
of the Church of England." The recipient of this
note convened a public meeting of the parishioners.
Whether they recommended a minister for appoint-
ment we are not told. We only know that they
passed a resolution to the effect " that the permission
granted is a privilege rare and unparalleled, and
merits their warmest thanks. It is eminently cal-
culated to conduce to a good understanding between
the minister and his congregation, and increase
their affection for the consideration and confidence
of the t".ric.r."

THE PRINCE AND THE PRINCESS OF WALES.

A. correspondent of the Standard enters into a
lengthy defence of the residents and visitors at
Wildbad. The Prince and the Princess of Wales
have not been mobbed as was indignantly antici-
pated. They sit down with -- their children
amongst the holiday crowd without any inter-
ruption whatever. The Prince takes his
cigars amongst the trees without the attendance of
gotemouches. The Princess walks out and is not
stared at. A rather showy equipage did not attract
a crowd of half a dozen. More than all, the Prince
absolutely plays at skittles in an open space without
a single spectator, save the vigilant correspondent
who watches over his peace of mind. Nothing can
be more gratifying than such reports. They
indicate a marvellously sudden and complete con-
version on the part of our countrythen.
London, England, 1869-08-21

TEE COMTE DE DARTS AND TRADES UNIONS.

The Comte de Paris, in his work upon trades
unions has, by implication, condemned the Working
Men's Association, of which Mr. George Potter is
the President. The Count speaks of it as fomenting
disputes between men and their masters ; says it
encourages strikes by holding out promises it can
never perform ; and remarks that it lengthens the
time of such strikes by giving help to men, thus
preventing a speedy settlement, and causing men to
insist to the extremity of their demands. For this
statement "his Royal Highness Louis Prince of
Orleans " has been called to account by Mr. George
Potter. That gentleman declares that the society of
which he is the head never encourages strikes ; does
not interfere in any way between master and men
until a strike has actually commenced; and then holds
out no aid to the men except the masters have uncon-
ditionally refused arbitration. In reply, the distin-
guished author expresses his regret that he has omitted
to mention the testimony to arbitration made by the
society ; points out, however, that ho was led into
error by the evidence of the leaders of trades unions;
and promises that he will expunge in a future edition
of his work the note in which the objectionable
passage occurs, and will add an explanation in the
appendix.
London, England, 1869-08-21

D. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS.
A NEVER-FAILING REMEDY.—Prepared with-
out any mercurial ingredient, will be found invaluable to
all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indiges-
tion, wind, spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &c.
For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine,
and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent ;
mild in their operation and grateful to the stomach, they
create appetite, promote digestion, and strengthen the
whole nervous system.—Prepared only and sold by W.
Lambert, chemist, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross,
London, and by most druggists, in boxes, is. lid., and
three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for
Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are in
a square green package, with " William Lambert, 8, King
William-street, Charing-cross," engraved on the Govern.
ment stamp.

THE BEST REMEDY FOR INDIGESTION.
NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confi-
dently recommended as & simple but certain
Remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all
the diseases to which we are subject, being a medicine so
uniformly grateful and beneficial that it is with justice
tailed the " Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach.'
" Norton's Pills" act as s powerful tonic and gentle ape-
rient; are mild in their operation, safe under any cir-
znmstances, and thousands of persons can now boar testi-
mony to the benefits to be del ived from their uso, as they
have been a never-failing Family Friend for upwards of
20 years.
Sold in bottles at ls. lid., 2s. 9d., and lls. each, in
every town in the kingdom.
CAUTION. _

Be sure to ask for " NORTON'S PILLS," and do not
be persuaded to purchase any of the various imitations
which have sprung up in consequence of the success of
' Norton's Camomile Pills."
London, England, 1869-08-21

LONDON AND NORTH - WESTERN
RAILWAY. . -

WEST COAST ROUTE TO SCOTLAND.
Additional Express and Further Improved Service of
Trains between London and the North of Scotland.
An ADDITIONAL EXPRESS TRAIN, conveying
first and second class passengers, now leaves Euston Sta-
tion at 8 p.m., for EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, PERTH,
and the North of Scotland. A direct Train for Greenock,
in connection with this Express, leaves Motherwell at 7.0
a.m., arriving iL Greenock at 8.20 a.m., allowing ample
time for passengers for Oban and the `Vest Highlands to
join the lona Steamboat, which leaves Greenock at 9.0
a.m. Tourist Tickets and Return Tickets for Scotch Sta-
tions are available by this Train. Passengers for Green-
ock are conveyed without change of carriage by this Train.
Passengers for Edinburgh by this Train will join the
Limited Mail at Carstairs : those for Perth and the North
of Scotland will join the Train at Gartsherrie.
Passengers by this Train are allowed fifteen minutes at
Carlisle for refreshments.
The Train leaving Euston Station at 9.0 p.m. has been
accelerated so as to arrive at Aberdeen at 2.0 p.m., two
hours and twenty minutes earlier than heretofore.
A new Express Train for London leaves Aberdeen
(Caledonian) at 9.0 a.m., Glasgow (Caledonian) 1.45 p.m.,
and Edinburgh at 2.0 p.m. ; arriving in London (Euston
Station) at 3.15 n.m.
Passengers booked through to Scotland are allowed to
break their journey at Carlisle.
For further particulars see Time-bills.
W. CAWKWELL, General Manager.
Euston StatiOn, August, 1869.
London, England, 1869-08-21

THE COINAGE PROBLEM.

Mr. Hubbard continues his examination of Mr.
Lowe's coinage proposal. The main proposition put
forward by the Chancellor of the Exchequer was that,
by charging something like 1 per cent. for converting
gold into coin, the exportation and melting of
sovereigns would be prevented, and a " sustentation
fund " would be provided, by the help of whicli
light coins could be withdrawn from circulation and
heavy ones issued in their stead. Is it intended,
asks Mr. Hubbard, to receive and replace all light
coins whatsoever, or only those which have attained
the age of eighteen—the limit at which a sovereign
becomes light by wearing if not unfairly dealt with F
If all light coins are taken, it is clear, argues Vie
Bank director, that persons will make a trade of sub-
tracting a portion of gold from heavy coins and then
returning them to the Mint to be replaced by new
ones. If only those which have been in use eighteen
years are received, the " heavy for light" system
will not prevent a good deal of light money from.
circulating. Further, these eighteen-year-old sove-
reigns can be "sweated" with impunity before being
taken for exchange. The plan, then, in either sense,
must tend, Mr. Hubbard thinks, to encourage the
maltreatment of the Queen's coin. But it may be
pointed out that this indiscriminate exchange of
light money for heavy is not a necessary
accompaniment of Mr. Lowe's plan. The
chief argument for levying a mintage of
one per cent. is, that it will prevent people
from melting down sovereigns in order to make a
small profit on the heavy ones. With a mintage
charge this would be useless, for the quantity of gold
in a sovereign could not by any chance exceed the
value of the twenty shillings. But it does not follow
from this that every person who chooses to mutilate
a coin can bring it to the Mint, and straightway get
a heavy one in return.
London, England, 1869-08-21

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

THE REPRESENTATIVE BODY OF THE IRISH CIIURCII.

The calling -of exclusively clerical synods by the
Irish bishops is now declared to be only a :prelimi-
nary step, rendered necessary by the urgent need
there is for a reform of the representation. The
Primate and the Archbishop of Dublin have issued
an address to their dioceses stating this, and request-
ing the laity to prepare a representation of them-
selves before the time of meeting. Their lordships
explain that they are slow in offering suggestions, as
they consider it the best course not to do so. They
seem to court freedom of lay action, and e-41ress their
readiness to use the parochial system and diocesan
conferences if the lay brethren wish it. The Dublin
Synod will meet in St. Patrick's on the 14th of
September.
The Bishop of Down is most anxious also that
there should be lay representation. At a visitation
just held at Holywood, he urged a reform of ecclesi-
astical synods, and advocated that the laity should
appoint del.-e as to form a great council of the
Irish Church. t)fe would give the Church Body
financial arrangeir,nts, but make it subsidiary to the
general council, which would be elected every five
years. He recommended that the offertory system
should be more largely developed.
The Bishop of Meath has likewise addressed his
clergy on the subject. He advocated the raising of
a fund for the Church; a million sterling, he
;bought, could easily be got together. It seems
somewhat strange that he had to instruct his flock
that they were not released by what the Legisla-
ture had done from praying for those in authority.
It is stranger still that he should urge the
necessity for so doing, not on the ground
of Christian duty, so much as on the ground that
the Church was not yet free from the State. "As
the Church would not be disestablished until 1871,
the Bishops would not change tl'ose prayers, and
any minister who did so would violate the Act of
Uniformity and his ordination vows. He had no
doubt, however, that the Prayer-book would be
remodelled."
London, England, 1869-08-21

A BANQUET TO TUE DUKE OF NORFOLK.

There was much speech-maliing by titled and
eminent persons at Sheffield on Thursday. A ban-
quet was given by the Cutlers to the Duke of
Norfolk, and Lord Edward Howard, Lord Foley,
Mr. Mundella, M.P., Mr. Poljambe, M.P., Mr.
Roebuck, Ind nearly all the local magnates
assembled to do honour to his Grace. The
greatest portion of the speeches consisted of refe-
rences to local affairs and eulogies of the guest of
the evening. Mr. Roebuck, holvever, launched out
into a defence of aristocracy generally. He—
" thoroughgoing Radical," though he called him-
self—did not agree with those who regarded distin-
guished families as emerescences that ought to be got
rid of. his view was that they conferred a
great benefit on the country. Such a one as
the-Duke, for instance, could—thanks to our marvel-
lous Constitution—harm nobody but himself. And
if he liked to do good he might, out of his great
wealth and influence, shower blessings around hint.
Indeed (Mr. Roebuck confesze4) if he hnd chosen
his position he should have taken a similar one to
the Duke's. With wealth he could have Hided the
good in the battle against wrong, alleviated
the ills and miseries of those who are oppressed,
and removed the difficulties out of the way of I
the weak. There were many ready to give the !
Duke advice, and Mr. Roebuck joined with them in
warning him against succumbing to the temptations of
his position. Put every ono was convinced—at least
they said so—that he would not go astray, would not
become a betting lord, for instance and would always
do what he could for Sheffield. In the latter parti-
cular the Dtile promised to oblige. Mr. Mundella
complained of "the painful, the almost cruel, labours
of the session," but in other respects avoided polities
London, England, 1869-08-21

THE SUEZ CANAL.

A despatch from Suez says that a splendid fête took
place on the 35th to celebrate the union of the waters of
the Mediterranean and Red Seas in the Bitter Lakes.
The canal runs through these lakes, which up to the
present year were but swamps. It was necessary that they
should be filled with water before the canal could be
opened, and this work is being rapidly completed.
London, England, 1869-08-21

BEFOItif IN RUSSIA.

The Muscovite Empire continues to march with the
times. That valuable bulwark against arbitrary
rule—trial by jury—a reform which is rapidly spreading
throughout Europe, is now under the consideration of the
Russian Government. The Department of Justice is
making researches in foreign countries respecting the effi-
cacy and working of this institution, and so soon as the
reports are received, and the opinion of the Russian jurists
taken, a special commission will set to work to elaborate a
project of law.
London, England, 1869-08-21

HOME for the HELPLESS.—ST. JAMES'S
DIOCESAN HOMIL for FEMALE PENITENTS
(Hammersmith), under the immodiato direction of the
Bishop of London. The work carried on by a Sisterhood,
"in faithful accordance with the principles., of the Re-
formed Church of England." FUNDS greatly needed
COUNCIL.
The Bishop of LONDON.

Rev. J. W. Ayro
Rev. F. G. Bloomfield

Major-Gen. Rt. Hon. Porcy
Herbert, M.P.
•

Hon. ard Rev. F. Byng
Rev. R. G. Baker
Rev. S. Brooke

Re 7. J. E. Kempe
Rev. W. F. Erskine Knollys
Rev. S. W. Lloyd

The Lord Clinton

Rev. A. Martineau

Rev, W. Cadman
E. Charrington, Esq.
Rev. E. L. Cutts, Chaplain?
Rev. E. Capel Cure
Rev. J. E. Cox
Octavius Coope, Esq.
Arthur Currie, Esq.
Rev. J. Connell j
Rev. C. W. Furse
C. J. Freake. Esq.
J. S. Gilliat, Ebq.
Rev. Dr. F Heesey
H G Heald, Esq.
R. Hook, Esq., Treasurer
Subscriptions will be race;
Messrs. Harries, Farquhar,
Secretary, Rov. S. W. Lloyc
man-square, to whom count),

Rev. W. D. Maclagan
Rev. Daniel Moore
Rev. J. Moorhouse
J. D. Morton, Esq.
Rev. Cani,n Nepean
Rev. E. Parry
John Pearson, Esq., Q.C.
Rev. G. F. rrescott
IRev. F. Pigou
B. T. Pigott, Esq.
R. R. Pym, Esq.
flugh 11. Seymour, Esq.
R. Wade, Esq.
Loftus Wigram, Esq.
ived by any of the above ; by
and Co; and by the Hon.
I, 14, Seymour-street., Port-
ications may be addressed.
London, England, 1869-08-21

Take Notice that a Citation has issued under tl►e Seal
of her Majesty's Court of Probate, dated the 2lst of July.
1869, whereby you are cited to rppear in the Principal
Registry of the said Court, and accept or refuse Letters of
Administration, of the personal estate and effects of,Maria
Broad, formerly of No. 1, Stingo-lane, Marylebone, then
of Child's-hill, Hampstead, afterwards of No. 2, Beaumont
Villas, }'inchley-road, and late of N.,. 2, Komp..liall-ter-
race, Kilburn, all in the county of Middlesex, deceased, a
widow, intestate, or show cause why the same should not
I e granted to William Smithors, a creditor of the said
Maria Broad, deceased, with an intimation that in default
of your appearance the said Letters of Administration
will be granted to the said William Smatters.
EDWARD F. JENNER, Regr.
Rixon and Son, Solicitors, 122, Cannon-street, E.C.
London, England, 1869-08-21

LIEBIG COMPANY'S EXTRACT OF MEAT
—Paris Exhibition, 1867. Two Gold Medals.-17avre Ex
hibition, 1868, The Gold Medal.—Only sort warranted perfect
and genuine by Baron Liebig, the Inventor.—" A success and
boon."—Medical Press and Circular. One Pint of delicious beef
tea for 21d., which costs Is. if made from fresh meat. •Cheapest
and finest flavoured "stock" for soups, &c.

CAUTlON.—Require BARON LIEU La's signature • upon every
jar. Sold by all Italian warehousemen, grocers, chemists, and
ship's store dealers.
London, England, 1869-08-21

MBER.

Eglinton Hunt 6 1
Liverpool
81irewsbury ..... l5, 16

STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES,
OCTOIsEtt.
Bromley 7 I WeSt Drayton 2l, 22

COURSING FIXTURES.
OCTOBER.

Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6.
Ormosby 19, &e.
Huntingdon Club.. 26, 27

REGATTAS AND MATCHES TO COME.
AUGUST
21—Scottish National Regatta
2.3—Deal, Walmer, and Kino•°sdown Royal Annual Regatta
25—Vesper Rowing Club : Senior Fours, River Lea
27 Albion Rowing Club: Senior Fours, River Lea
London, England, 1869-08-21

NTURSING.—ST. JOHN'S HOUSE and
1 SISTERHOOD for TRAINING NURSES for
HOSPITALS, Families, and the Poor: established 1848.
President—The Lord Bishop of LONDON.
The nursing at King's College and the Charing-cross
Hospitals, and the Galignani English Hospital at Paris,
is at present superintended by the Sisters of John's
House.

Ladies or others wishing to qualify themselves as
members of the House or Sisterhood, or as pupils to be
trained to nurse, are requested to communicate with the
Lady Superior.
Donations and Subscriptions to the General Fund, the
Sisters' Fund, or the Nurses' Pension Fund, may be paid
to Messrs. Coutts ; or to the Lady Superior, at St. John's
House, Norfolk-street, Strand, W.C.
London, England, 1869-08-21

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE OFFICE.
Established 1821.
Subscribed Capital Two Millions.
11, Lombard-street, London, E.C.
DIRECTORS.
CHAIRMAN—WiIIiam Steven, Esq.
DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN - Frederick H. Janson, Esq.
Henry Hulse Berens, Esq Richard M. Harvey, Esq
Hy. Bonham-Carter, Esq J. G. Hubbard, Esq
Charles Wm Curtis, Esq G. J. Shaw Lefevre, Esq, ALP
Charles F. Devas, Esq John Martin, Esq
Francis Hart Dyke, Esq Rowland Mitchell, Esq
Sir W. R. Farquhar, Bart J‘ntes Morris, Esq
James Goodson, Esq Abraham J. Roberts, Esq
Archibald Hamilton Esq Henry Vigne, Esq
'1 homson Hankcy, Esq
SECRETARY—Thomas Tallemach, Esq,
ACTUARY—SamI. Drown, E.

The full benefit of the Abolition of the Government Duty will
be aff. •rded to Insurers.
Prospectus and Forms of Proposal free on application to the
Company's Agents, or to the Secretary.

1410 BM of BEQUEST.—NATIONAL HOS-
PITAL for the PARALYSED and EPILEPTIC,
Queen-square., Bloomsbury:-1 give and bequeath to the
Treasurer for the time being of the National Hospital for
the Paralysed and Epileptic, established in London in
1859, the sum of —, freo of legacy duty, to be paid out
of such part of my estate as may by law be bequeathed for
charitable purposes, and to be applied to the general use
of the said Hospital.
The Institution comprises an Hospital for In and Out
Patients, a Samaritan Soc'ety to relieve the more dedti-
tuto out-patients and their families, a convalescent home,
and a pension fund for the incurable.
E. 11. CHANDLER. Hon. Sec.
London, England, 1869-08-21

LONDON FEVER HOSPITAL is the only
institution 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 ; Messrs. Coutts, Strand ; Messrs.
Hoare, Fleot-street ; and by the Secretary, at the Hospital,
Liverpool-road, Islington, N.
London, England, 1869-08-21

TUSCULAR POWER REGAINED by the
we of PERRY and CO.'S celebrated CORDIAL BALM
of SYRIA( UM. Established more than a century, and kno
throughout the world as a never-failing remedy in all eases of
debility, nervousness, (Cc. Price ils.; by post I2s. Gd.—To be
had only of Messrs. Perry and ('o., 10, Berners— treet, Oxford-
street, W., who may be consulted as usual from eleven till six.
London, England, 1869-08-21

COMPAGN I E GEN E RALE TRANSAT-
LANTIQUE.
4, Rue do la Paix, Paris.
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.
NEW YORK.
Leave evory 14 days, from Havre and Brest, for NowlYork.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
From HAVRE or BREST to NEW YORK.
First Class 7OO fr.
Second Class 425 fr.
Third Class
From Paris to Now York, via Havro or Brest, including
railway ticket, 725 fr. ; second class, 4401 r. ; third class
285 fr.
London, England, 1869-08-21

BRITON MEDICAL AND GENERAL
LIFE ASSOCIATION. r•
Chief Offices-429, Strand, London.
TRUSTEES.
Lieut.-General Sir. J. E. R. Partridge, Esq., F.R.S.
Dupuis, K.C.B. Francis Webb, Esq.
Sir James Duke, Bart. W. Tyler Smith, M.D.
Sir W. Fergusson, Bart., Millis Coventry, En.
F.R.S.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD—FRANCIS WEBB, Esq.
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN - W. TYLER SMITH, Esq.
EXTRACTS from the FIFTEENTH ANNUAL RE-
PORT, read at the Annual General Meeting held at the
Society's House on Thursday, 18th March, FRANCIS
WEBB, Esq.. in the chair.
The directors have received 3,212 proposals for assur-
ing the sum of £972,866 18s. 9d. 2,472 policies were
issued, assuring £703,451 4s. and producing in annual
premiums the sum of £25,227 Bd.
The following tabulated returns exhibit the new busi-
ness transactions during the three quinquennial periods :

CLERGY MUTUAL
SOCIETY.
Established in 1829.
OFFICE :
No. 2, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster.
TRUSTEES.
The Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Archbishop of Dublin.
The Bishop of Winchester.
The Archdeacon of Maidstone.
CHAIRMAN.
The Venerable. the Archdeacon of London.
DEPUTY-C HAIRMAN.
The Honourable Edward W. Douglas.
ACTUARY.
Stewart Fielder, Vsq.
SECRETARY.
The Rev. John Hodgson, M.A. - •
Total Existing Assurances £4,473,023 Os. Od.
Total Annual Income 173,545 9s. 7d.
Total Invested Capital 1,698,975 ls. 6d.
For the year ended 31st May, 1869, 315 proposals, as-
suring £274,540, and yielding in annual premiums £9,383
16s. 6d., were completed • and £88,482 13s. ld. was (not-
wil hstanding the large reductions made by Bonus in every
fifth year from 1831 to 1866, both inclusive) added to the
Fund accumulating for the purpose of meeting future
claims.
Prospectuses, Accounts of Bonus, &c., &c., to be had at
the Office, on application personally, or by letter ; also a
Pamphlet by the Rev. J. Hodgson, called " Notes on Life
Assurance," containing explanations on various interest-
ing points.
Clergymen and their Wives, and the relations of Clergy-
men and of their Wives, are invited to make Lifo Assur-
ances in this Society.

ASSURANCE

SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL (the Dreadnought), off
kJ Greenwich, for Sick and Diseased Seamen of All
Nations, who are received without any recomendation.
The Committee require upwards of .E 4,500 annually
from voluntary bounty to meet the expenditure of this
Hospital.
SUBSCRIPTIONS will be most thankfully received by
Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co.. bankers, Birchin-
lane ; and at the Society's offices, 86, King Williatu-street,
E.C., by
S. KEMBALL COOK, Secretary.
Qualification for a Governor, 21s. annually ; Life
Governor, £lO 10s.
London, England, 1869-08-21

LONDON and COUNTY BANKING
COMPANY.

Notice is hereby given, that a DIVIDEND on the
CAPITAL of the Conipany, at the rate of Six per Cent.
for the half-year ending 30th June, 1869, with a BONUS
of Two and a Half per Cent., will be PAID to the Pro-
prietors, either at the Head Office, 21, Lombard-street, or
at any of the Company's Branch Banks, on and after
MONDAY, the 16th inst.
By order of the Board,
W. McKEWAN, General Manager.
21, Lombard-street, Aug. 6, 1869.
London, England, 1869-08-21

TEET H.-JEWEL-POINTED INSTRU-
MENTS : a Treatise on their safety, comfort, and effi-
ciency in the cleansing and improvement of Natural Teeth.
By A. ESKELL, Consulting Dental Practitioner, of 8, Gros-
venor-street, Grosvenor-square. Free on application, or by post
for two stamps.
London, England, 1869-08-21

IMPORTANT TO SPECULATORS.

THREE SPLENDID SPECULATLONS may
actually be strongly recommended as affording every
prospect of Great Success.
With a Single Stake of £2 you can realise .£20,090!1 with
£8 £37,00011 with £1 £20,0001!
For Prospectuses apply without delay to EUGENE TILLOT,
General Merchant, Guernsey.

SAMARITAN FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN
and CHILDREN, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-
square. The only Free Hospital for Diseases of Women ;
2,913 patients were treated last month without letters of
recommendation. SUBSCRIPTIONS and DONATIONS
aro much needed, and will be received by Messrs. Hatchard,
Piccadilly ; Sir Samuel Scott, Bart.; Messrs. Barclay,
Coutts, Glyn, Ransom ; and by the Secretary.
London, England, 1869-08-21

ABOLITION OF THE DUTY ON FIRE
INSURANCES.

THE Directors of the ROYAL INSURANCE
1- COMPANY, in antie'pation of Vie above, beg to intimate
that on all new Insurances now effected there will only be
payable (provisionally) the proportion of Duty for the time
between the date of the Order and Midsummer Day next.
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

HEAD OFFICES:
Royal Insurance Buildings, Liverpool,
and
Lombard-street, London.
CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING.

Important Announcement.
Increased Share of Life Profits.

ALL NEW INSURANC ;KS, with Participation, EFFECTED
AFTER IST JANUARY, 1868, will become entitled to an INCREASED
SHARE OF THE PROFITS, in accordance with the Resolution
passed at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

JOHN H. MCLAREN, Manager.
JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London.

BRITISH HOME FOR INCURABLES,
Clapham rise.
Instituted 1861.
PATRONESS.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of WALES.
TREASURERS. .

George Moore, Esq.; Mr. Alderman Gibbons.
This Institution, extending its operations to all parts of
the kingdom, provides for those afflicted with incurable
diseases a home for life, with every comfort and medical
attendance. Patients are admitted, and annuities of £lO
obtained by election.
No person under 20 years of age, nor of the pauper
class, is eligible.
Full particulars and the necessary forms may be pro-
cured from the Secretary. Donations and annual sub-
scriptions are earnestly solicited.
BANKERS.
Messrs Barclay, Bovan, and Co., Lombard-street, E C.; and
Messrs. Drummond, Charing-cross, S.W.
ED WD. WEAVER, Secretary.
Offices, 73, Cheapside.

GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL,
Caledonian-road, Islington, N.
Supported by Voluntary Contributions.
This Hospital has relieved 481,954 patients since it was
established et King's-cross in 1856. Patients are admitted
free.
Bankers—Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and Co., 60, Lombard-
street, Messrs. Ransom and Bouverie, 1, Pall-mall—Hon.
Seo., r. Smith. Esa. Gico. REID, Sec.
London, England, 1869-08-21

LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening.

WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Atm. 20.
4th Hussars—Cornet Henry Cherry to be Lieutenant.
7th Hussars —Major James Aytouu to be Major; Captain
Robert Hale to be Major; Lieutenant Arthur Peel to be
Captain ; Cornet William Wynter to bo Lieutenant.
20th Hussars—Cornet Horace Perkin to be Adjutant.
Scots Fusilier Guards—Ensign Henry Fludyor to be Lieu-
tenant and Captain ; Sir Arthur Willshire, Bart., to be

Ensign and Lieutenant.
3d Regiment of Foot—Ensign Richard Maul to be Lieu-
tenant; Lionel Thomas Spens to be Ensign.
7th Foot—Edward Crichton to be Ensign.
_ _ .

Bth Foot—Ensign Joseph Ward to be Ensign.
10th Foot—Lieut. Joseph Brougham to be Captain; En-
sign Charles Tuck to be Lieutenant; Ensign Nicholas
O'Gorman to be Lieutenant; Gentleman Cadet Edward
Mollie to be Ensign ; Gentleman Cadet Frederick Glass

to be Ensign.
25th Foot—Major Henry Pears to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
Captain George HaHowes to bo Major, Lieutenant John
Dobson to be Captain, Lieutenant William Hinton to bo
Lieutenant, Ensign Alfred Turnbull to be Lieutenant,
Gentleman Cadet Charles Willi: m Gray to be Ensign.
31st Foot—Ensign William Tut pin, from 25th Foot, to be

Ensign.
39th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Edward Watson Conran to

be Ensign.
48th Foot -Lieutentat Alfred Lynch to be Captain, En-
sign Herbert Bowen to be Lieutenant, Ensign Charles
Spencer to be Lieutenant, Gentleman Cadet Robert IL

Fiaer to bo Ensign.
50th Foot—Gentleman Cadet William T. De iteleyna to be

Ensign.
54th Foot—Staff Assiratlt-Surgeon William Clapp, Iti.D.,

to be Assistant-Surgeon.
66th Foot-Major George Watson to be Lieutenart-
Co!oncl, Captain Richard Sheil to be Major, Lieutenant
Pearce O'Reilly to be Captain, Ensign John Pigott to be

Lieutenant, Ensign Henry Tcrnan to be Eneigu, Ensign
_ _ .

Frederick Itaikes to be Ensign.
76th Foot—Lieutenant John Talbot to be Instructor J
Musketry.
85th Foot—Captain George Smith to be Captain.
87th Foot—Lieut. William Marsden to be Captain, Ensign
Ernest James to bo Lieutenant.
91st Foot—Lieut. Ewan Christian to be Lieutenant.
94th Foot—Lieut. John Mitchell Elliot to be fustkuctor of
Musketry.
89th Foot—Captain Loftus Cooper to be Captain.
100th Foot—Ensign Louis Nicholas de la Cherois-Crom-
tuella to be Lieutenant, Atwell Robert Porter to be
Ensign.
London, England, 1869-08-21

IkIUTUAL ASSURANCE without MUTUAL LIABILITY
NON-FORF rITURE POLICIES by a LIMITED NUMBIO:
of PAYMENTS. PROFITS may be APPLIED so as to mak.
POLICIES PAYABLE in LIFETIME.
BRITISH EQUITABLE ASSURANCE
COMPANY.
4, Queen-street-place, Southwark Bridge, E.O
NEW POLICIES ISSUED.
New Policies
In Weeks. Issued.
IR6B ... 3 ... 86 —.£14,250
1869 ... 3 108 18,481

Excess .. 22 £4,231
In 52 weeks ending April 7th, 1669 ... 3,105 —£539,442

riILIE ROYAL HOSPITAL for DISEASES of
1 the CHAST, City-road.—The wards for in-patients
are constantly full, those for out-patients crowded daily.
FUNDS greatly needed.
CHARLES L. KEMP, Secretary.
London, England, 1869-08-21

HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the THROAT,
Golden-square, W.
President—His Grace the Duke of GRAFTON.
The Committee of Management earnestly APPEAL for
FUNDS to help them to meet the heavy current expenses.
Upwards of 18,000 poor persons have been relieved in the
last six years.
GEORGE WOOD, Secretary.