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The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-22

WESTMINSTER.

SEIZURE OF COINERS.—A fashionably-dressed man and
his wife, giving the names of Magnus Stone and Melina
Stone, were this morning placed at the bar, charged, at the
instance of the Treasury with coining.
James Brennan said—l was an Inspector of Police,
but I am now employed to seek offenders against
the coin laws. Petween eight and nine o'clock this
morning 1 went with Inspector Humphreys of the
B Division, Inspector Brennan, of the F Division, and
two constables to 69, Page-street, Westminster, where the
prisoners live. Police-constable Morgan, who was in
plain clothes, knocked at the door, and upon its being
opened we all ran up stairs to the first floor, and on en: ()r-
-ing the front room we found the male prisoner undressed
coming from the window. I said, "Connell or Stone,
whichever I shall call you, my name is Brennan. I
have bad special instructions from the Solicitor
to the Treasury to look after you as a coiner,
and have got a warrant here under the hand
of Mr. Salle, the magistrate, to search your premises for
counterfeit coins and implements of coining." Inspector
Brennan, my son, then entered the room with this packet
which had barn thrown out of window as we entered the
room. I opened it in the presence of the prisoner. It
contains 41 counterfeit coins, and 218 counterfeit shillings.
I told prisoner he would have to account for the posses-
sion of them. He said, "Oh, dear." I found there plaster
of Paris blocks with the impressions effaced. I found
clamps to hold the moulds for coin while metal is being
poured in hi a state of fusion. I found plaster of Paris,
white metal, and everything necessary t 3 carry on the
trade of a coiner. When I gave directions to look for a
galvanic battery, the male prisoner said, "I don't do it
here. I have only been at it 12 or 14 months."
The prisoners were remanded until Monday next.
London, England, 1869-01-22

ITALY.

The correspondent of the Daily News relates a duet
between a deputy and a commendatore. They fought
et barriere, being placed at a distance of thirty paces, each
having the right to advance ten paces, and to discharge
their pistols either on arriving at the extremity of the
intermediate space 'or at any point of the ten
paces which they had respectively to traverse.
The combat lasted about an hour, the pistols
being loaded six times. The seconds thought
this enough. "An hour of intrepidity before the mouth
of a hostile pistol, re-loaded six times, is a thing to do
honour to any gentleman ;" and hence the firing was to
cease. The amount of honour to be derived from the
hour of intrepidity depends altogether upon the character
of the weapons and the charge put in them. As one
went off before aim was taken, and as another did not go
off at all, there is some doubt on this point. But if the
remaining ten charges were " good," the amount of intre-
pidity compressed into the hour was really remarkable,
and would have done honour to any gentlemen—in any
other situation.

A great part of the Italian soldiers who are on furlough
have been recalled. This measure, however, has no belli-
cose significance. All the infantry have been armed with
breechloaders, and the object of this recall is to give the
entire army fifteen days' practice of the new weapon,
which, by the way, is only a temporary one. It is a con-
verted rifle, and will shortly be given to the National
Guard, whilst the regular troops will be armed with the
Albini or Remington breechloader.

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
London, England, 1869-01-22

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London, England, 1869-01-22

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London, England, 1869-01-22

THE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE
SOClETY.—Every.Policy effected with this Society by the
31st inst. will have the advantage of one year in every Annual
Bonus.
The Directors give notice that the Policies of the Society be-
come Indisputable, and are relieved of all conditions (except
payment of the annual premiums), when they have remained
unchallenged for five years, and the life assured has completed
his 30th year.
The bonus additions allotted by the Society aro highly satisfac-
tory. In a recent claim the addition to a £ t,OOO assurance, dated
1845, amounted to £l,OlO, making the total payment £2,010.

• •
CHARLES INGALL, Actuary.
No. 39, King-street, Cheapside,
London, December, 186.
London, England, 1869-01-22

LONDON FEVER HOSPITAL is the only
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London, England, 1869-01-22

THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT.

The Duke of Beaufort is said to be seriously
unwell. He has appeared several times of late in the
hunting-field ; nevertheless he is suffering so much
from weakness that his friends arc seriously uneasy
about him. His Grace is comparatively a young
man, being forty-five on February Ist. He suc-
ceeded to the dukedom in 1853, and his eldest son,
the Marquis of Worcester, came of age last year, and
was talked of as a candidate for North Wilts. No
doubt youthful modesty prevented the lad from
entering the councils of the nation so soon after
leaving the schoolroom.

ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.

Newspaper readers are so often told commonplace
stories, under the head of " romances," that the word
_
has to a great extent lost its original meaning. But
the record of an inquest held very lately in London
reads more like the summary of the plot which some
sensational novelist had worked out than real life.
The body which caused the inquiry was that of a
young woman. The tale told was something as
follows :—She, when very much younger, had loved
a Frenchman, and was engaged to be married to him.
the marriage never took place, and
But, from some cause or another which did not come
out in evidence,
the girl became the wife of another man. The
Frenchman disappears for a time from the story;
the married life of the heroine is happy, and for
eight years she forgets—or, at least, never
mentions—her former lover. At the end of
that time, however, the two fall together again
in a public-house. The Frenchman is talking
with another woman, but he leaves her for his "old
flame." She becomes much agitated when she dis-
covers who he is, and for days after the meeting is
apparently uneasy and anxious. By and bye the
husband finds them together. He can't " stand " the
impudence
e Frenchman, and he strikes him.
The
the blow, and shortly afterwards
the news
tdbeeatlhvifreeahcehaersd theof hitithsheretobechaapmpye
" like
one
mad."f
couple. When hisadeFrenchman,
worse
by h
who has been ill for some time, is
m
The husband, however, thinking it
the o
best, takes no notice of his wife's conduct, until he
discovers her taking poison. The discovery- came
too late. " Physicians were in vain," and she died.
The last scene in this strange drama is the taproom
of a tavern, where a coroner's jury find a verdict of
temporary insanity.
London, England, 1869-01-22

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London, England, 1869-01-22

SHAKSPE.RE'S .RELIGIOUS OPINIONS.

Was Shakspere a Puritan? the Daily News asks, The
question is at least a novel one. Our many-sided drama-
tist, whose universal sympathies gave him points of contact
with all classes i►nd all creeds, has been claimed by all in
turn. It remained, however, for Mr. Hepworth Dixon to
claim Shakspere for a party which already possesses Mil-
ton, and has been hitherto content with him. But Mr.
Dixon has something to say for his discovery of Shak-
spere's faith. In his most interesting and lively
volume on "Her Majesty's Tower," he
,tells the story of
one of the noblest Englishmen—Sir John Oldcastle, one
of the earliest martyrs of the Reformation. The monks
not only burned this noble man, but turned his
memory into ridicule, and made his name synonymous
with every vice. When Shakspeare drew the cha-
racter which now bears the name of Falstaff, he
simply breathed life into the monkish caricature of
Oldcastle, and called it by his name. After the play
had been performed, Shakspere seems to have discovered
his error, and to have made reparation. He not only
changed the name of his buffoon from Oldcastle to Fal-
staff, but he did more. In the epilogue to the Second
Part of "Henry the Fourth " he goes out of his way to
vindicate Oldcastle's name, and to assure the audience
that Falstaff is not Oldcastle—" Oldcastle died a
martyr, and this is not the man." This change
of opinion and this manly avowal of it do
Shakspere immortal honour. Mr. Dixon sees in it some-
thing more than a noble reparation. He reads these
words as a confession of faith. Oldcastle was a martyr in
the eyes of the Puritans—he was a Falstaff in the
estimation of their opponents. The name was a
symbol—the watchword of one party, the byword
of another. Hence Mr. Dixon's comment on
Shakspere's declaration, " Oldcastle died a martyr,"
is, " The man who wrote that confession in the
days of Archbishop Whitgift is a Puritan in faith."
Perhaps the inference is a little too large for the premises
from which it is drawn. Shakspere may not have meant
the words for any confession of faith, but as such repara-
tion as he could render for the injustice he had already
done an honourable name.
London, England, 1869-01-22

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GAME LICENCES.

Tr HE COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND
REVENUE hereby give Notice that LISTS, containing the
Names of all Persons who have taken out LICENCES to BILL
and D EAL in GAME in the current Year, to 30th September last
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The Commissioners further give Notice that instructions have
been issued to their Officers to take the necessary steps to prefer
informations for penalties against all persons found in pursuit of
or dealing in Game without license.

WM. CORBETT, Secretary.
Inland Revenne, Somerset House,

London, October 29, 1868.

KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Portugal-
AIL street, Lincoln's-inn.—The Committee earnestly,
APPEAL for FUNDS to defray the heavy current ex-
penses. Assistance is urgently needed.
F. ALFRED BEDWELL, Vice-Chairman.
JAMES BLYTII, Secretary.

THE 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
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expenditure of this old Charity. 240 adults are received
at 'Walton ; 80 children at Mitcham and Hendon.
Bankers—London Joint-Stock Bank, Pall-mall.
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London, England, 1869-01-22

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daring last 24 hours. Sea disturbance.
London, England, 1869-01-22

JEULOGY.--KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON.-
PROFESSOR TENNANT will commence a COURSE OF
LECTURES ON GEOLOGY on' FRIDAY, January 22, at 9 a.m.
They will be continued on each succeeding Wednesday and Fri-
day at the same hour. A shorter Course will be given on Thurs-
day Evenings, from Bto 9. First Lecture Jan. 21. Text Book,
Lyell's "Elements of Geology." Professor Tennant accompanies
his Students to the public Museums and to places of Geological
interest in the country. He gives PRIVATE INSTRUCTION
in Mineralogy and Geology at his residence, 149, Strand, W.C.
London, England, 1869-01-22

fINE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE
ORPHAN' CHILDREN aro being maintained In the
ROYAL ALB ERT ORPHAN ASYLUM, at the moderate rate
of £25 per annum each. Funds greatly needed.
CHARLES A. WALKER, Secretary.
0 lice, 54, Chespsida, London, M.O
London, England, 1869-01-22

FINALITY.

The Reform League has at last come to the con-
clusion that further agitation on the manhood suf-
frage question is needless. The League undoubtedly
did a great deal towards the settlement—such as
is—of Reform ; but of late it has committed a series
of blunders. Not one of its members, though pro-
vided with funds from the public, was returned at
the election ; its discussions, though carried on regu-
larly, have become dry and dreary ; and the mistake
made by its Council—though not in its " official"
capacity—in the matter of Mr. Johnson's banquet
disgusted even the Daily News. On Wednesday
notice was given of the intention of the Council to
submit a resolution to the League, setting forth that.
though manhood suffrage is the only satisfactory
basis of the franchise, yet, considering the advisability
of ending an injurious agitation, the League will be
satisfied with an extended lodger franchise, the repeal
of the ratepaying clauses, the Ballot, and a better
redistribution of seats. When this has been obtained
the League will be happy to terminate its own
existence.

THE NATIONAL TAXATION.
Professor Leone Levi has giveu us his views
respecting Mr. Baxter's treatise on the national
taxation. Professor Levi says that his own calcula-
tions respecting the inr.ornes of the several cl .T!C3
agree in the main with the figures of Mr. Ba:-_-tr:,
although they differ from them in detail. The Pro-
fessor thinks, however, that Mr. Baxter has ranked
the respective incomes of the threo classes
of the community each a stage too high ;
and that having thus taken too high an
estimate of the incomes, he necessarily assumes
a proportionally high expenditure. The work-
ing classes consume much more tea, sugar, and
bread than those above them, -while Mr. Baxter
allows them a very unfair share of the taxes on
spirits. Unfortunately, the working classes con-
tribute a very (large proportion of their incomes
to the State through the taxes on spirits, and
thus, through their own fault, they really pay heavily
in proportion to their means. Professor Levi asks
what is the cause of the increase of pauperism and
crime throughout the country ; and he answers, that
it is not that the working classes earn little, and not
that they are overtaxed, but that they are given to
an excessive consumption of spirits. Let them be
but sober, he emphatic Ally adds, and they need pay
very little to the revenue.

CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

The great cry of reduction and rearrangement
which has gone forth from the Government offices
has induced ‘C A Public Servant" to put forth a plan
for the reform of the Civil Service. His complaint
is tlp,t venttemen of good education who have after
London, England, 1869-01-22

REMARKS.

Atmospherical pressure has increased steadily in Great Britain
since yesterday afternoon. In the south of Ireland there has been a
shght decrease during the night, and in the S.W. of France there has
been hardly any change. Pressure is remarkably uniform over these
islands, but slightly lower in France. Temperature has decreased,
except on the east coasts : at Scotch stations the fall is about 10 deg.
Winds are light. They are variable in the east, but generally from
between N. and E. elsewhere. Rain has fallen in the north and
north-west, and there has been fog in the east. The sky is cloudy
this morning, but the weather finer.

The Echo has reason to believe that the Govern-
ment have no intention of bringing forward a measure for
the purchase of the Irish railways; and that, although the
postponement of the acquisition of the telegraphs by the Go-
vernment has been under deliberation, Mr. Gladstone has
now determined to proceed with that measure.

The Freeman's Journal remarks that, as the deci-
sion on the election petition disqualifies Mr. Benjamin Whit-
worth, on the ground of "undue influence," from sitting in
the present Parliament, the Liberals of Drogheda have de-
termined on calling on Mr. Thomas Whitworth, eldest son
of their late representative, to offer himself as a candidate.

The judges .net yesterday in the private room of
the Lord Chief Justice of England, and arranged the spring
circuits as follows:--home, Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and
Baron Bramwell ; Norfolk, Lord Chief Justice Bovill and Mr
Baron Pigott ; Western, Mr. Justice Byles and Mr. Justice
Montague Smith ; Oxford, Mr. Justice Keating and Mr. Jus-
tice llannen ; Northern, Mr. Justice Lush and Mr. Justice
Brett; Midland, Mr. Justice ITayes and Mr. Baron Cleasby ;
North Wales, Mr. Baron Channel'; South Wales, Lord
Chief Baron Kelly. Mr. Justice Mellor remains in town.

Sir Lawrence Palk, writing to a Torquay meet-
ing on the Permissive Bill, says:—" I have always been
strongly in favour of regulating and restricting the sale of
spirituous drinks. I am convinced the law is much too
lenient to drunkenness, which often leads to grave crimes.
I think a district of parish, or part of a town is interested in
the conduct of the public-hou,:es in its locality ; tut I could
not support in Parliament a bill which would deprive the
working man and his family from obtaining that refresh-
ment to which he is accustomed, and the moderate use of
which is in no way injurious."

Nearly £500,000 in gold is now on the way from
Australia to this country, of which about £250,000
is clue. The Swiftahure has £129,000; True Briton,
£105,000 ; Empress of India, £20,500 ; Norfolk,
£57,500 ; Clauronald, £48,000 ; British Statesman,
£12,000 ; Britomart, £lO,OOO ; City of Adelaide,
£41,500 ; Thyatira, £41,000 ; and the Dover Castle,
.£30,000.
report of the Ocean Marine Insurance Com-
pany, to be presented on the Ist February, recom-
mends a payment of ss. per share interest, and a
bonus of
London, England, 1869-01-22

THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT.

The Duke of Beaufort is said to be seriously
unwell. He has appeared several times of late in the
hunting-field; nevertheless he is suffering so much
from weakness that his friends are seriously uneasy
about him. his Grace is comparatively a young
man, being forty-five on February lst. He suc-
ceeded to the dukedom in 18:53, and his eldest son,
the Marquis of Worcester, came of age last year, and
was talked of as a candidate for North Wilts. No
doubt youthful modesty prevented the lad from
entering the councils of the nation so soon after
leaving the schoolroom.

ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.

Newspaper readers are so often told commonplace
stories, under the head of " romances," that the word
inquest held very lately in London
has to a great extent lostits original meaning. But
the record of an
reads more like the summary of the plot which some
sensational novelist had worked out than real life.
The body which caused the inquiry was that of a
when very much younger, had loved
young woman. The tale told was something as
follows :—She,
a Frenchman, and was engaged to be married to him.
But, from some cause or another which did not come
out in evidence, the marriage never took place, and
the girl became the wife of another man. The
Frenchman disappears for a time from the story;
the married life of the heroine is happy, and for
eight years she forgets—or, at least, never
mentions—her former lover. At the end of
that time, however, the two fall together again
in a public-house. The Frenchman is talking
with another woman, but he leaves her for his " old.
flame." She becomes much agitated when she dis-
caoplearsrenwthly uneasyo he is '
and anxand for daysi after the meeting isous. By
and bye the
husband finds them together. He can't " stand " the
impudence of the 1 renchman, and he strikes him.
The Frenchman, who has been ill for some time, is
made worse by the blow, and shortly afterwards
the news of his death reaches the hitherto happy
couple. When the wife heard of it she became
" like one mad." The husband, however, thinking it
best, takes no notice of his wife's conduct, until he
discovers her taking poison. The discovery cal-no
too late. " Physicians were in vain," and she died.
The last scene in this strange drama is the taproom
of a tavern, where a coroner's jury find a verdict of
temporary insanity.
London, England, 1869-01-22

=PLANATION

Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at sea level. The
letter r, rising ; f, falling ; s, steady—indicates direction of motion
of the mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in
shade. Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours.
Z.—calm. Weather ; b.—blue sky ; C.—clouds, detached ; f.- fog ;
h.—hail ; I.—lightning ; hazy ; o.—overcast, dull ; r.—
rain ; s.—snow ; t.—thunder. Rain-fall, snow or bail (melted)
daring last 24 hours. Sea disturbance.
London, England, 1869-01-22

SPAIN.

Later calculations give the proportion of Monarchists
returned to the Cortes as 223 ; the Republicans, 75 ; Abso-
lutists, 15 ; and doubtful, 10. The total of these figures
does not,however,make up the whole number to be returned,
so that the relative position of parties may still be altered
somewhat. But it is now beyond doubt that the Monarch.
ists have gained a decisive majority, sufficient, with unity,
to decide all matters of importance. The question is,
will this unity be always maintained ? The Standard
is apprehensive. " The great majority in the Constituent
Cortes will be pledged to the continuance of the monarchy.
All we fear is that their union will go no further. The
Monarchical party proper, which desires to see Spain ruled
by a constitutional king, has coalesced with a Democratic
party, which differs only from the Republicans in that
it prefers to have a dummy called a king at
the head of affairs to a reality called a president. The
coalition has won the victory ; but what if a contest
should arise for supremacy, that is to say, as to the
prerogatives of the new sovereign, within its bosom,
and the Democrats call the Republicans to their aid ? "
In truth, the Monarchists include three parties instead of
two, so that the small Republican minority is equal to any
of these three sections, and with the aid of any one, in
ahlition to the doubtful deputies, would become a ma-
jority.

Tile Republicans, according to the correspondent
of the Constitutionnel, carried the elections for
the most part in the towns where they won
in the municipal contests. These, in fact, are all
the more important towns of Spain, except Madrid,
including Cadiz, Valentia, Seville, Badajos, Gerona,
Valladolid, Malaga, Saragossa, and Barcelona. All the
writers agree that the mode of election was thoroughly
impartial.
London, England, 1869-01-22

DIRECTORS,

Robert Barclay, Esq.
John Garratt Cattley, Esq.
Mark Currie Close, Esq.
Edward James Daniell, Esq.
William Davidson, Esq.
Lancelot William Dent, Esq.
Alexander Druce, Esq.
Fredk. Joseph Edl mann, Esq.
Charles Hermann Goschen,
Esq.
Riversdale Wm. Grenfell,
Esq.
Francis Alex. Hamilton, Esq.
Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq.
Medical Referee, Sam

William Tetlow Hibbert,
Esq.
Wilmot Holland, Esq.
EgArton Hubbard, Esq.
Nevile Lubbock, Esq.
George Forbes Malcolmson,
Esq.
Lord Josceline Wm. Percy.
Cbarles Robinson, Esq.
Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq.
Eric Carrington Smith, Esq.
Joseph Somes, Esq.
William Wallace, Esq.
Charles Baring Young, Esq.
tuel Solly, Esq., F.R.S.

FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected on
advantageous terms.
The Duty on Fire Assurances has been reduced to the
uniform rate of ls. 6d. per cent. per annum.
No charge is made by this Corporation for Fire Policy
or Stamp, however small the Assurance may be.
F. 4 rMING 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
payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus.
The Divisions of Profit take place every Five Years.
Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on ono
Life.
This Corporation affords to the Assured
Liberal participation in Profits, with the guarantee
of a large iuvestod 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
HALF. _

ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary.
London, England, 1869-01-22

st East and West India lOO 117 119
st London and St. Katherine 100 51 53
100 ;D oDeb. stock, 4 par cent all „.
Millwall Freehold Land
st Dock lOO 31 32
_ _

et Southampton lOO 71 76
it Surrey Commercial
London, England, 1869-01-22

NO MORE LORD BISHOP&Y.

A pamphlet with this heading has Just been published
by Mr. Stanford, of Charing Cross. The author deseribei
himself as a member of the Church of England of fifty
years' standing, and belonging to a family which has
been Church of England for the last five generations. He
declares against the disestablishment and disendow•
ment of the Church of England, but in its own interest
demands the retirement of the bishops from the House
of Lords. His reasons are, that the possession of a seat
in Parliament, and the obligations and usages connected
with it, tend to draw the bishop from diocesan duties,
which are sufficient to take up the whole of his time; that
his temporal dignity tends to make him difficult of
access, and removes him from sympathy with the lower
clergy ; that it also tends to make him a political
character. These and other considerations the writer
states with great force. The reform he advocates is,
he declares, in the minds of many, though scarcely ever on
their tongues. From peer to peasant the opinion is
forming and rapidly spreading, and ere long will be
uttered in loud and decided tones by the nation, that
the time has arrived when bishops of the Established
Church in England should cease to wield a special
political power, and no longer have seats in the
House of Lords. The author has not noticed what seems
to us the most powerful reason of all for the change he
proposes, that it would remove the chief obstacle to that
large increase in the number of bishops by the subdivision
of dioceses which is most urgently called for by the
increase of population, and with that of Church work.
London, England, 1869-03-10

ri 0Y A L A.D. 1720.
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CORPORATION.
(Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First),
For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES.
Offices—ROYAL E.XCIIANGE, London.
Branch Office--29, Pall Mall, S.W.

OCTAVILTS WIGRAM.,
JAMES STEWART riIDGEON, E............ Sub-Governor.
Esq ............. Governor.
Ciliatus JOHN MANNING, E5q.,..... Deputy-Governor.
DIRECTORS.
Tetlow 'Ebbed,
Esq•
Wilmot Holland, Esq.
Egerton Hubbard, Esq.
Nevile Lubbock, Esq.
George Forbes Malcolmson,
Esq.
Lord J oseeline Wm. Percy.
(Merles Robinson, Esq.
Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq.
Eric Carrington Smith, Esq.
Joseph Somes, Esq.
William Wallace, Esq.
Charles Baring Young, Esq.
tuel Solly, Esq., F.R.S.

Robert Barclay, Esq.
John Garratt Cattley, Esq.
Mark Currie Close, Esq.
Edward James Daniell, Esq.
William Davidson, Esq.
Lancelot William Dent, Escl•
Alexander Druce, Esq.
F rod k. Joseph Ed I man n, Esq.
Charles Hermann Goschen,
Esq.
Riversdalo Wm, Grenfell,
sq.
Francis Alex. Hamilton, Esq.
Robert Amadeus Heath, E,!3q.
Medical Referee, ham

FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected on
advantageous terms.
The Duty on Fire Assurances has been reduced to the
uniform rate of ls. 6d. per cent. per annum.
No charge is made by this Corporation for Fire Policy
or Stamp, however small the Assurance may be.
FA "'MING 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
payable by. persons who preferred that form of Bonus.
The Divisions of Profit take place every Five Years.
Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one
Life.

This Corporation affords to the Asrured
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
HALF.

'ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
ROBERT P. STEELE. Secretary.
London, England, 1869-03-10

DI AY.

Limerick Hunt 4 I St. Albans .. 13
Egliuton Hunt 6, 7 1 West Drayton......— 17

JULY.
Kingsbury 9

OCTOBEtt.
Bromley 7 I West Drayton 2l, 22

NOVEMBER.
Harrow
2,
3 I Eglinton Hunt ............6,
Worcester 7
3, 4 Liverpool
St. Albans 5, 6 i Shrewsbury ..... ...... 15, 16

-
COURSING FIXTURES.
MARCH-
County Louth (Champion), Ireland 18, ke.
Scottish National Open, Lanark_.• ..................... BO, &e.
AUGUST.
St. Albans .............................................................17
OCTOBER.
Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6.
Ormesby ..... . .. . ...... 1
269, 27.
, &e.
Huntingdon
NOVEMBER.
Sundorne, Salop
Cothan and Eaton .. • •
London, England, 1869-03-10

DIR. DIACRORIE.

-
The London agents of the Cape and Natal News
are advertising that their next number " Will contain
full particulars of the consecration of the Rev. Mr.
Macrorie as Bishop of Pietermaritzburg." It appears,
therefore, that the Anti-Colensoites have fully
resolved to incur the responsibility of, to use the
language of their own party, setting up altar against
altar. It will be interesting to see in what way
Bishop Colcnso meets this invasion of rights which
the law courts have confirmed.
London, England, 1869-03-10

GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL,
Caledonian-road, Islington, N.
Supported by Voluntary Contributions.
This Hoppital has relieved 481,954 patients since it was
established at King's-Cross in 1806. Patients are admitted
free.
Bankers-3lessrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and Co., 60, Lombard-
street, Messrs. Ransom and Bouverio, 1, Pall-malL—Hon
•
Sec., Y. Smith. Esa. Gro. Ram, Sec.
London, England, 1869-03-10

Q A MARIT a N FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN
IIJJ and CHILDREN, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-
square. The only free Hospital for dis •asses of women.
2,71 a patients were treated last month without letters of
recennmeudation. Subscriptions and donations are much
needed, and will be received by Messrs. Ilatchard. Picca-
dilly ; Sir Samuel Scott, Bart.; Messrs. Barclay, Coutts,
Glyn, Ransom ; and by the Secretary.
London, England, 1869-03-10

Commence at Seven.

4111EATRE ROYAL, AI)ELPIII.
.L Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER.
Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon.
THIS EVENING, a new farce, entitled A. DAYS FISHING.
Mr. G. delmore, Mr. C. IL Stephenson. Mrs. L. Murray, and Miss
Lennox Grey.
&t 15 to 8, THE DEAD HEART: Mr. Benjamin Webster,
Mr Arthur Stirling, Mr. G Belmore. Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Ash-
ley, Mr. Stuart, Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Lennox Grey, Sc.
Commence at Seven.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining
THIS EVENING, at a quarter to 8, anew Drama. in four acts,
entitled :VIABLE AN TOINETTE : Louis XVL, Mr. William
Rignold ; Count Fersen. Mr. J. G. Shore; The Dauphin (tire
years old), Miss Lydia Howard; Marie Antoinette, Mdlle. Bea-
trice; Messrs. Dominick Murray, D. Leeson. New Scenery by
Mr, F. Lloyds, Mr. Dayes, and Mr. Mait. Mogan. New Dresses,
new Properties.

Preceded by THE SECRET.
Pp conelnrle with a new Comedietta, entitled A CUP OF TE.I
Mdlle. Be%triee.

)ours open at half-past G, commence at 7.
daily from 10 till 5.

Box-office open

OYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swauborongh.
THIS EVENING, at THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs
Cl Lrke. Belford, Joyce; Mesdames But, in and Maitland.
After which, THE. FIELD w"rt.. L CLOTH OF GOLD.
Messrs. Thorne, James, and Itobsou Mesdames M. Long-
more, F. Hughes, L. Maitland, &c.
To conclude 'nth HITE AND DYE.

ROYAL rRE AND CIRCUS.
HOLBORN

The world-renowned 0\ RA, whose extraordinary feats on the
FLYING TRAP perfectly electrified the Metr polls last
Autumn, will appear If.VERY EVENING. Onra's performance
is now, more than ever, unquestionably seperior to that of Leo
tard, or any other performer on the trapeze. His double somer-
saults from the bar a:e incredib!e, and, to use a hackneyed
phrase, most be seen to-be believed. Onra challenges the world.
Tliematchless SCENES in the ARENA, as usual, including Herr
OSCAR CA RRE and his magnificent tud of Performing Horses,
and the Star Company of Equestrians, Acrobats, Gymnasts, and
Clowns. "Such a varied entertainment, so replete with excite-
ment, amusement, and evidence of refined skill, has never before
been introduced to the metropolis."—Daily Telegraph. Oct. 30.
Doors open at Seven, commence at half past. Morning Per-
formances Wednesday and Saturday, commencing at Balf-past
Two.

GLOBE THEATR•E-ROYAL.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Sefton Parry.

At 7, A HAPPY FAMILY. 7.30, CYRIL'S SUCCESS. 9.'0,
BROWN AND THE BRAHMINS: Messrs. Marshall, Warner,
David fisher, Andrews, Hurlston, and J. Clarke; esdames C.
Thorne, L. Morgan, Brennan, Fountain. Arnold, Henrade, Be
rend, Hughes, and Stephens.
London, England, 1869-03-10

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MANAGER—Mr J. H. YOUNGIMSBAND, late Treasurer
and Secretary of the Liverpool Exchange.
Subscription, £3 3s. per annum, or Ns. monthly, payable

in Advance.

The Room is supplied with Newspapers, both home
and foreign ; Reuter's Telegrams, giving commercial,
political, and general telegraphic information; Shipping
Lists, Directories, Time Tables, and other Books of Re-
ference.

There is also an excellent Refreshment-room attached,
as well as a Reading and Writing Room, comfortably fur-
nished.

The attention of country bankers, solicitors, manufac-
turers, and others is invited to this Institution, which will
be found very convenient to gentlemen whose business
engagements oblige them frequentlyto_visit the metro-
polis.
For further particulars apply to the Manager of the
Room, or to Mf.V. W. Benwoll, Secretary of the City
Offices Company. Palmerston-buildings, London.

N.B.—For Advertisement Spaces apply to Messrs. Letts, Son
and Co., 8, Royal Exchange, E.C. ; or at the Office in the Lom-
bard Exchange.
London, England, 1869-03-10

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CAUTION TO LICENSED VICTUALLERS.-Mr. 'Charles
Tucker, of the Union Tavern, No. 13, Great Portland-
street, appeared before Mr. Tyrwhitt, to answer the com-
plaint of the police of opening his house between the
hours of one and four in the morning. He was tined 28s.
and costs.
London, England, 1869-03-10

ONE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE
ORPHAN CHILDREN" aro being maintained in the
ROYAL ALBERT ORPII &NT ASYLUM, at the moderate rate
of £25 per annum each. Funds greatly needed.
CIIA.RLES A. WALKER, Secretary.
011 ice, 54, Oheapside, London, F.O
London, England, 1869-03-10

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

O❑ the 11th Feb. Mr. Butler's resolution yester-
day, protesting against the counting of the vote of
Georgia by order of the Vice-President, came up as
the first business in order. Mr. Butler suggested that
it be referred to a Special Committee, upon whose
report a full discussion could be had. Messrs. Sheila-
barger, Thomas, and Eldridge spoke against the re-
solution, and were followed by Mr. Bingham, who
strongly denounced it. Mr. Schenck took different
ground, and favoured Butler's side. After further
debate, the resolution went over until to-day.
—On the 12th a bill was reported and passed, giv-
ing $lOO,OOO to be distributed as prize money to
Commodore Winslow and the men of the Kearsarge
for the destruction of the Alabama. The Recon-
struction Committee reported a bill reorganizing a
Provisional Government in Mississippi, which was
ordered to be printed and recommitted. Mr. But-
ler's resolution protesting against the counting of
the vote of Georgia was discussed, and finally, on
motion of Mr. Logan, the whole subject was
tabled by a vote of 131 to 55. A motion to recon-
sider wad then tabled, which prevents any further

;..rte

bringing up of the subject. The " Air Line pail'
road Bill" for a railroad between Washington and
New York was passed—yeas 99, nays 54. The Tax
Bill was considered in evening session.—On the 13th
Mr. Hooper's bill relating to the reports of National
Banks was reported and passed ; also the bill to
prevent loans on United States notes. The bill
" To Prevent further Increase of the Public Dole
was also passed, with an amendment requiring salt
of coin to be at public auction. The Senate hi'
supplementary to the National Banking haw w 33
discussed, and an evening session was held l°`„
general debate. On the 15th a number of bills
were introduced, among them one by Mr. Ilubhardof West Virginia, supplementary of the National
Banking Act. A joint resolution was passed authc"
rizing the Northern Pacific Railroad Compaq t°
issue bonds for the construction of its road. °°
motion of Mr. Spalding the evening sessions were
set apart for the Appropriation Bills. The Senate
amendments to the Constitutional Amendment!
were non-concurred in, and a conference asked. "I
bill was reported and discussed relieving many fer•
i;
sons of their political disabilities. The TAX Bill
was considered in evening session. On the 16th
the bill reported by the Reconstruction Committee}
removing the disabilities of a large number °,
Southerners, passed. The Supplementary National
Banking Bill was considered, and the previous
,
question seconded thereupon, with the understand
ing that a vote would be had that day. The Tagßill was considered in evening session, and pass'.
London, England, 1869-03-10

THE JUNCTION OF THE OPERAS.

Mr. Williams, of Tregullow, Cornwall, has written
to the Morning Post on the proposed combination of
the Opera-houses for this season. He regrets the
attempt being made to establish a monopoly, and
thinks it is likely to prove injurious to the future
fortune of the Italian Opera in London. The arguments
in favour of the scheme are plausible, but wrong, and
it is quite evident that London can support two
Operas. Mr. Williams complains of the ill-judged
system that has lately prevailed of extending
the performances to four, five, or even six nights a
week, which left no time for rest, or for the
due preparation of the works produced. The strain
thus put upon the orchestral and choral forces by the
amount of additional work, has caused deterioration
in many respects. The virtual dismissal of Mr. Costa
augurs ill for the success of the new under-
taking ; and the repertoires of the chief singers
will be brought into direct antagonism. It
is suggested that the lessees would feel
it more to their own interests if they agreed to open
their houses on alternate nights, and by this means a
healthy competition would be secured, without
ruinous drawbacks to success. It is reported that
the proposed scheme to effect the amalgamation of
the two Opera-houses has failed.
London, England, 1869-03-10

THE ASSOCIATION for the WELFARE of
the BLIND, 210, Oxford-street, and 127, Euston-road.
Patroness—Fier Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.
This Institution affords employment in various ways to
172 blind men and women.
Pensions to various amounts are granted to the blind
who cannot earn their own living.
500 blind men and women aro applying for help, which
cannot be given for WANT of FU DS.
Contributions will be thankfully received by the Secre-
tary, Rev. C. B. REID, MA.
London, England, 1869-03-10

THE HABITUAL CRIMINALS BILL.

Mr. James Greenwood, in an interesting letter to
the Star, raises a solitary note of opposition to Earl
Kimberley's Habitual Criminals Bill. He styles the
measure the (‘ New Cruelty to Criminals Bill,"
and protests against the premises on which the argu-
ments in favour of it are founded. The whole of
his present letter is devoted to shewing that
there is no cause for alarm. Criminals do not co-
operate; each man necessarily works for himself, and
is taught by the very nature of his employment not
to trust in others. The present force is sufficient to
meet a disorganised body. Mr. Greenwood does not
in this letter state his objections to the working of
the bill,. except that it does not go to work in the
charitable Christian way by which crime is robbed of
its attractions. But to his argument, as far as it
goes, it must be objected that the present organisa-
tion has proved altogether insufficient to battle with
an undoubtedly
of detection and punishment, which the bill seeks to
great evil. Besides which, certainty
obtain, would rob crime of many, if not all, of its
attractions.