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The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-09

woB AMONGST LEGGAItS.

froiessional beggars are much disgusted with
tie new and systematic plans for dispensing
charitable relief. The way
. of dishonest beg-
gars is becoming hard• The Society for the
Suppression of Vagrancy works on the method
of sending round to ?very householder in any parish a
sheet of tickets with a request to refuse to give
relief, but to give a ticket instead. The person who
has a ticket must go to the central office, where the
charity agent gives bread and water, which he com-
pels the beggar to consume in the room. If the
beggar is found to
be a resident of the parish,
the case is inquired into by a representative
lommitteei but if the same person comes a second
time and is not a resident, he is handed over to the
police. This system 18 working well. The bread
and water fare is not at all to the taste of the pro-
fessional beggars, who are very wrath with the
change. But the police assist the society manfully,
and freely apprehend non-residents who pay second
visits. Several have just been convicted at the
London police-courts, which, in fact, are just now
occupied with a surfeit of begging charges.
London, England, 1869-12-09

TURKEY AND EGYPT.

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A new difficulty has been added to the already compli-
cated Eastern question. Many European and American
States, which have not hitherto bad consulates in Egypt are
now desirous of establishing them, on account of the
increased traffic caused by the opening of the Suez Canal.
The preliminary steps have been taken at Constantinople
in order to confirm the position of these consulates, but the
Turkish Government has declined to sanction the request.
The cause assigned for the refusal is that the Governments
who prefer the request have not sentdiplomatic agents to Con-
stantincyle, and that only those Powers which are repre-
sented at the Court of the Sovereign Prince can be allowed
to esta' lish consular agencies in Egypt. Accounts from
Alexandria say that those States which are interested in
the matter will most probably make an appeal to the Great
Powers of Europe, in order to obtain their intervention
with the Salim, and to induce the Sultan to grant their
request.

TED ANNEXATION OF SIN DOMINGO.
It is stated on good authority that Generals Babcock and
Tugalls, who have left New York for San Domingo, have
gone as official representatives of the President to nego-
tiate with President Baez respecting the annexation. of
San Domingo to the United States. The President has'
aulactitthe ,Queation ALimaat"

to the popular rate,and this Is to he ciono itiaractliatety
after the arrival of the American envoys at the island.
After the vote,should the result favour annexation, Baez's
commissioners will visit the United. States and present
their petition for admission. The terms of annexation
will be the assumption by the States of the Republican
debt, amounting to less than a million, and the purchase of
the public buildings, forts, Sze., of the State, which will cost
about a similar Brim. The revenue from the customs of
Puerta Plata would, it is thought, wry seen repay this
outlay, as the shipment of tobacco now exceeds one
million pounds weight, besides sugar and other pro-
ductions, and trade would be certain to increase under
the stimulus of annexation. President Baez himself
favours the scheme, and is ready to open negotiations
whcn assured that Congres will make the necessary ap-
propriations. Other prominent inhabitants also support it,
and the people, through opposed to the dismombermc nt of the
Republic, aro favourable to annexation. The only opposition
comes from European inti Knee. Hayti is said to be in-
clined to follow the example of San Domingo, both Sal-
nave and Sagot favouring annexation. The entire island
can be purchased, according to the New York Tribune, for
52,000,000.
London, England, 1869-12-09

MR. HARVEY LEWIS, M.P.

Mr. Lewis is member for Marylebone, and, not-
withstanding his recent appearance_ in Chancery, he
intends to remain so. His constituents have been
doubtful about the matter; they—simple souls—
could hardly understand how a gentleman whose
conduct had been pronounced fraudulent could
go on holding the honourable position of member of
the House of Commons. Some of them have gone
so far as to protest against being represented by the
one-time director of the National Bank. But Mr.
Lewis sees the question in by no means the same
light ; and he has been silent on the forthcoming
resignation. At last the vestry of the borough have
taken up the matter, and demanded to know what
the hon. gentleman means to do. He replies that he
intends resuming his seat in Parliament next session.
Doubtless he will be very attentive to his duties.
'What more can the electors of Marylebone expect F
London, England, 1869-12-09

THE BEST REMEDY FOR INDIGESTION.

T4TORTON;S-- CAMOMILE PILLS aro confi-
dently recommended as a simple but certain
Remedy for Indigestion, which is the cause of nearly all
the diseases to which we aro subject, being a medicine so
uniformly grateful and beneficia that it is with justice
palled the " Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach.'
" Norton's Pills" act as a powerful tonic and gentle ape-
rient; are mild in their operation, safe under any cir-
cumstances, and thousands of persons can now bear testi-
mony to the benefits to be derived from their use, as they
have been a never-failing Family Friend for upwards of
20 years.
Bold in bottles at is. 14.1., 2f. 9d., and lls. each, in
every town in the kingdom.
CAUTION.

Be snro 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
N orton's Camomile Pills."
London, England, 1869-12-09

PRICE OF GOLD.

The quotation of gold at l'aris' is about at par, and
t +e short exchange on London is 251. Ma. per El sterling
I)i:comparing these rates with the English Mkt price of
E. 4 tea. told. per ounce for standar.' gold it aope...,a that
gold at the above price is slightly dearer is Paris than iu
L

Fifty million envelopes are sold u., anal ty, and stamped
with the crest and address from npwo.rds of 35,000 steel dies, at
Parkins and Gotto's, who make no charge for stamping or cement-
ing, and, having only one price, undertake to supply the noblity
and gentry with every description of NV. itin;; paper and envelopes
of the best and most fashionabie kind, at extraordinarily low
charges. Monograms, crest, or address dies cut at less than half
price, Coloured stamping :educed from ?s. to ls. per 100. Arms,
monograms, and crests emblazoned. GO stampers, die sinkers,
and engravers being kept upon the premises. all orders are exe-
cuted with great despatch. Dance programmes, invitations, at
home notes, MSS. books, return thanks, bonlered and overland
papers, dish. dessert, and bouquet papers, and every description
of fancy and household stationery. Parkins and (lotto:manu-
facturing stationers, 21 and 25, Oxford-street, W.
London, England, 1869-12-09

General Life As-
-1
surances, less
re• Assurances
Children's En-
dowments
Annuities (Inn-!1
mediate and
Deferred)

£765,021

£912,643

21,260

23,287

137,544

156,345

18,801

Total

14,472

t£923,825

.£1,122,975

L£1.98,450

The valuation has been made at 3 percent. interest, and
the ret premiums only have been taken, so that the loadings
for future r rotits and expenses are entirely held in reserve,
and not brought into the valuation.
The results show a considerable surplus iu the Life
branch, amounting in the whole to £198,450.
JOHN H. M•LAREN. Manager.
JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London.

THEATRE-ROYAL DRURY- L ANE.
sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton.
TAN EVENING. at 7, BELLES OF THE KITCHEN. At 8,
FORMOSA : Messrs. Barrett. II Irving, David Fisher, Brittain,
Wright, John Rouse; Mrs Millington, Misses M. Brannan, Mac-
donald. and Katharine Rodgers. Conclude with BORROWED
PLUMES

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock, FAMILY JARS. After which,
EW MEN AND OLD MIR Mr Buckstone. Concluding
with A DAtGHTER TO MARRY.

THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPIII.
THIS EVENING, at 7, THE LONG STRIKE: Mr. Benjamin
Webster, Mr A. Stirling, 1r G. Eelmore, Mr J. G. Taylor, Mr
1: ignold Ni s Furtado. &c. Followed by LOST AT SEA :
jir
Belmore, Mr A. Stirling. Mr Atkins, Mr W. Rignold, Mr C.
H. Stephenson, Miss R. Leclercq. and Mrs L. Murray.

GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL.
This ETENINO. at 7, A HOUSEHOLD FAIRY. At -."5,
NOT SUCH A FOOL AS HE LOOKS: Mr 11. J. Byron. And
THE GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN EGGS: MrJ. Clarke and

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
THTS 'EVENING, at 7. TOO MOCfl OF A GOOD THING: Mr.
A.shley and the Misses Harris. With HAMLET: Mr Fechter.
Mr Marston, Miss C. Leclercq, Miss Elsworthy, &c.
London, England, 1869-12-09

THE VOLUNTEERS.

The Government Ordc; for Volunteer arms to
be sent to the 'rower for " examination" is now
asserted to be a precaution against disaff(crion.
To-day's Liverpool Courier says :—" The order is
directed, at present at least, solely against those
districts in which there is a large Irish element in
the population. Liverpool is included in the dis -
armament. We believe that Fenianism has of late
made significant signs of vitality in this town, and
that the local authorities consider it discreet to
make silent precautions against any emergency."
London, England, 1869-09-21

Esq Governor.
Snb-Governor,
Esq Deputy-Governor.
)TORS.
William Tetlow Hibbert,
Esq.
Wilmot Holland, Esq.
EgArton Hubbard, Esq.
Nevile Lubbock, Esq.
George Forbes Malcohnson,
Esq.
Lord Josceline Wm. Percy.
°barles Robinson, Esq.
Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq.
Eric Carrington Smith, Esq.
Josoph Sotnes, Esq.
William Wallace, Esq.
Charles Baring Young, Esq.
nel 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 lent, Esq:
Alexander Druce, Esq.
Fred k. Joseph Edlmann, Esq.
Charles Hermann Goschen,
Esq.
Riversdale Wm. Grenfell,
Eeq.
Francis Alex. Hamilton, Esq.
Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq.
Medical Referee, Sam

FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected on
advantageous terms.
FIRE DUTY.—This Tax having been abolished, the
PREMIUM is NOW the only charge for Fire Insurances.
F.A THING 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 Assured
Liberal participation in Profits, with the guarantee
of a large invested Capital Stock, and exemption
under Royal Charter from the liabilities of part-
nership.
The advantages of modern practice, with the secu-
rity of an Office whose resources have been tested
by the experience of nearly a OENTWIY AND A
HALF.

ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary.
London, England, 1869-09-21

IXBE4 BUSINESS -OF THE CENTRAL
TCRIMINA Li'COUBT.t•

At the September session of tho Central Criminal Court,
,which commenced on Monday before the Right Hon. the
'Recorder, will be -tried several cases of considerable rote-
'rest. Indreferring to the case, of !'Professor" Risley; who
its indicted for
,atte4optekabductienrthe learned Judge
pointed out that th 6 Act niaae it misdemeanour to take away
for attempt to take...away an unmarried girl under the age of
;16 from the? custody of her parents or lawful guardians.
Risley did not appear to have actually taken the girl from
the custody of her parents ; it was only the attempt that
he was charged with. For the purposes of the Act it was
'not necessary that the girl should be in the actual
and manual possession of the parents, as that
could only refer to a child in arum. It was
sufficient if the child was under the guardianship of
the parents, or went on business for them. In the present
case the girl was sent out on business by her mother, and
was therefore under the custody and guardianship of that
parent. It seemed that the prisoner laid hold of the girl,
and it would be for the jury to say whether there
was sufficient prima facie evidence to find a
true bill. He must, however, tell them that
of course there were circumstances under which a man
might speak to a girl ; but not for a purpose which it was
rcertain that her parents would most assuredly strenuously
?oppose. His lordship then proceeded to refer to other cases
which the grand jury would have to consider.
London, England, 1869-09-21

GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL,
Caledonian- road, Islington, N.

Supported by Voluntary Contributions.
This Hospital has relieved 481,954 patients since it was
establisbej at King's-cross in 1856. Patients are admitted
free.
Bankers—Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and Co. 60, Lombard-
street, Messrs. Ransom and Bouvee, 1,
n Pall-mall,—Hon.
Sec., L Smith. Esa. GEo. REID, Sea.
London, England, 1869-09-21

DOCKS.
st East and Weal India lOO 118 121
London and St. Katherine lOO 49 el
100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all „.
Dllllnall Freehold Land
at Dock lOO 27 32
st Southampton lOO OS 70
St Surrey Conmorciad lOO 1081 109 j
London, England, 1869-09-21

THE judgment passed by some of our contem-
poraries upon the late Bishop of EXETER is in the
main very fair ; and although in some cases they have
misstated facts, and mistaken the character of the
Bishop, errors are pardonable in dealing with a life
so prolonged with a man so remarkable. The truth
is that the Bishop was a man sui generis. He was a
High Churchman, as all the world knows, but
he was hardly more of a " Ritualist " (as the
Daily Telegraph calls him) than is Dr. M'NEILE. True,
he ordered his clergy to preach in their surplices ;
true, he even affirmed that if the churchwardens of
any parish provided the incumbent thereof with
eucharistic vestments, he the Bishop should order them
to be worn. But in saying this he was not in the
least degree prompted by that love of elaborate
costume, which is shewn by so many correspon-
dents of the Church News and the Church
Times. He spoke thus because he believed
that the law compelled the vestments to• be
worn, and he, caring little for the vestments, but a
great deal for the law—being himself the sternest and
mostinflexible administrator of the law that the
Church had ever seen since the days of his great pro-
totype, Archbishop LAUD—would have the law
obeyed at all costs. lie had not the smallest sym-
pathy with the " ginger-bread " school of High
Churchmanship against which Dr. ,NEWMAN was so
sarcastic. The only work of his which
will live of all those whose -titles fill thirty
pages of the British Museum catalogue are the letters
which he published in reply to " The Book of the
Church," written by that eininimt Roman Catholic
CHARLES BUTLER. He was not, as so many High
Churchmen are now, ashamed of the word Pro-
testant. At the same time he ci Dnsidered that the
Church of England had a far other and better
foundation than its Protestantism,. He held that this
Church was far more ancient than :that of the
Roman Catholics ; that it. could trace its
London, England, 1869-09-21

MHE ROYAL HOSPITAL for DISEASES of
the MUST, City-road.—The wards for in-patients
are constantly full, those for out-patients crowded daily.
FUNDS greatly needed.
CHARLES L. KEMP, Secretary.

BRITISH HOSPITAL for SKIN DISEASES,
SG, Great Marlborough-street, W.
Bankers, Messrs. Ransom.
SUPPORT is earnestly solicited.
ALEXANDER RIVINGTON, Hon. Sec.
London, England, 1869-09-21

THE ASSOCIATION for the WELFARE of
the BLIND, 210, Oxford-street, and 127, Euston-road.
Patroness--Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.
This Institution affords employment in various ways to
172 blind men and woman
Pensions to various amoun_______
ts aranted 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 FUNDS.
Contributions will be thankfully received by the Snore-
tarn Rev. C. B. REID, M.A.

(NE HUNDRED & SEVENTY DESTITUTE
ORPHAN CHILDREN aro being maintained in the
ROYAL ALBERT ORPHAN ASYLUM, at the moderate rate
of £26 per annum each. Funds greatly needed.
CHARLES A. WALKER, Secretary
Mice, 54, Oheapiddo, London, E.O
London, England, 1869-09-21

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER.
Will Open for the Winter Season on WEDNESD AY, Sept 29,
with (never acted) LOST AT SEA: a London Story. By Dion
Boucicault and If enry.T. Byron. The new scenery by Messrs.
Hawes Craven, Maugham, and assistants.
London, England, 1869-09-21

THE •EEST REMEDY FOR INDIGESTION.

NORTON'S CAMOMILE PILLS are confi-
dently recommended as a 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
railed the " Natural Strengthener of the Human Stomach.'
" Norton's Pills" act as a powerful tonic and gentle ape-
rient; are mild in their operation, safe under any cir-
cumstances, and thousands of persons can now bear testi-
mony to the benefits to be derived from their use, as they
have been a never-failing Family Friend for upwards of
20 years.

gold in bottles at ls. iv., 2s. 9d., and 1.1.5. 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, 1869-09-21

p OYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, MrR Swanborough.

THIS EVENING, at 7.30, AMONG THE BREAKERS: Mr
CI Lrke.

Followed by THE TOOD LES : Mr Clarke.
After which, THE PILGRIM OF LOVE: Messrs E. Terry,
Turner, Bruce, &c.; Mesdames Richardson, Erskine, Newton
Fosbrooke,
London, England, 1869-09-21

T"E " SINGER" SEWING MACHINES.
THE "NEW FAMILY"
SEW THE LOCK-STITCH AND THE NEW EMBROIDERY-

STITCH.
Work by Hand and Treadle. and in a Portable Case
for Travelling.

THE " SINGER " SEWING MACHINES
ARE WORLD-RENOWNED AS THE BEST SYSTEM
AND THE MOST COMPLETE, WITH NEW IMPROVEMENTS
FOR EVERY CLASS OF SEWING.
The p euliar simplicity of these Machines enables any one to
iequire their perfect use in a few hours.
Illustrated Price Lists post free.

VIE "SINGER" MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Chief Office in the United Kingdom: I
147, CIIEAPSIDE.

THEATRE -ROYAL DRURY- L A NE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton.
Tuts EvENttio, at 7, BELLES OF THE KITCHEN. At 8,
FORMOSA : Messrs. Barrett, II Irving, David Fisher, Brittain,
Wright, John Rouse; Mrs Billington, Misses M. Brennan, Mac-
donald. and Katharine Rodgers. Comilla° with BORROWED
PLIUMESi
London, England, 1869-09-21

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 Ssrrn, K.H., 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 Pali mall, London.
London, England, 1869-09-21

A GENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE
L-1 to introduce comroodi• ies valuable to every householder
high and low. This offers a highly remunerative Commission to
Tradesmen, Travellers, Gentlemen's Servants, &c. Apply with
two stamps to It. MARRISON, Great Orford-street,Norwich.
London, England, 1869-09-21

CIREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, Cale-
kA donian-road, N.—Several beds in the new buildings
cannot be occupied for WANT of FUNDS.
F. SMITH, Esq., Hon. Secretary.
GEORGE REID, Secretary.

LONDON FEVER HOSPITAL is the only in-
stitution in the Metropolir for the treatment and
prevention of contagious fevers.
CONTRIBUTIONS will be gratefully received by
Messrs. D4nsdale and Co., 50, Cornhill ; Messrs. Drum-
mond, Charing-cross ; Messrs. Coutts, Strand ; Messrs.
Hoare, Fleet-street : and by the Secretary, at the Hospital,
Liverpool-road, Islington, N.

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

rrHE ROYAL INFIRMARY for DISEASES
X of CHILDREN and WOMEN, Watdrloo-bridge-

road.

Upwards of 100 poor sick children are relieved daily at
this Hospital....

Tho Committee most earnestly solicit Contributions, to
enable them to continue the benefits of medical aid to those
numerous poor suffering children, who are rendered so
helpless by sickness and poverty.
Bankers, Messrs. Fuller, Banbury, and Co., 77, Lombard-
street; and by Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand.
CHARLES J. F. RENTON, Secretary.
Waterloo-bridge-road, S E.
London, England, 1869-09-21

AGRICULTURAL RETURNS.

The Board of Trade is about to furnish complete
returns of the agricultural produce of Great Britain.
A summary of tho chief' results has already been sent
out. From this we learn that during the present
year 3,695,000 acres have been under wheat, 2,256,177
under barley, 2,785,054 under oats, and 586,301 under
potatoes. In the case of wheat, the increase over
last year is 12 per cent. ; in that of barley, 4.9 per
cent. ; in that of oats, 1.0 per cent. ; and in that of pota-
toes, 8.3 ver cent. The returns will show a con-
siderable diminution in live stock, but an increase in
agricultural produce.
London, England, 1869-09-21

T., 'g
7,21
~,,
.. g
41's -al 0,5,
....0 0 • . Amount 60, Amount Annual
416.
~,,° p..'" Proposed. Z.. A Assured. Premiums.
1. p,
.
4:2,
a
£ 8. d. £ s. d. £s. d.
1858 4,802 1,023,140 0 0 3,318 C 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
4
1868 17,466 4,861,303 5 9 13,699 3,752,967 4 8 122,257 17 6
- ----- - -------_____-
TTohtael_ne3ts,sl2
premium inc0me8664,1°95
: 26'763 6 444,490 8 207,113 13 9
has increased to
the sum of £216,704 1 7
The interest on investments and other items
of receipt yield

'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. Icl.

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 that 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, 1869-09-21

1118 IRISH LAND QUESTION.

Thci latest-received letter of the Times Commie-
doner is dated from Mullingar, the little capital of
Westmeath, which county is for several reasons an,
important one as regards the land question. Its cha-
racter is not progressive, its agricultural area has
considerably diminished, and its population has
decreased. The wages of the agricultural labourer
vary from Cs. to 10s. a week ; the farmers,
except the very small holders, are reasonably
well off, the large graziers as a rule being
wealthy. Rents vary from £3 10s. to 15s the
Irish acre. The land system is essentially the
same as that of other counties previously described;
except that the number of absentee landlords is com-
paratively small. By far the largest portion of the
county is occupied by small farmers, WhO legally are
merely tenants-at-will, though they have added much
to the value of the soil by building, enclosing,
fencing, and tillage, and though they have purchased
their interests in numerous instances. The existing
law, the Commissioner points out, is not a rule of right
to this body of men in their actual position ; it ex-
poses, what is in truth their property, tbA benefits
they have added to the land, to be confiscated by a
summary process, and it sets at naught the equitable
right acquired by a transfer for value with the assent
of the landlord. The consequence is that the thoughts
of the peasant run somewhat thus :—" I and mine
have tilled these fields for generations ; I have made
them what they are, have, perhaps, bought them ; I
cannot compel my landlord to grant me a lease, yet
the law leaves me naked and defenceless, while the
large man who is coveting my land in the revolution
going on around me can make for himself an excel-
lent bargain. Your law is double-faced and unjust.
I turn to a code of a very different kind in order to
protect my legitimate property."
Westmeath is pervaded by the agrarian spirit, and
many of the outrages that have been perpetrated
have remained undiscovered. The Riband Society is
more or less organised in the county at the present
moment. The immediate causes of the prevalence of
crime are, the Commissioner believes, that agrarianism
has been unpunished for years in the district, and that
it was called into being, and has been kept alive, by
the " clearances " of estates, and by the extension of
the system of large farms. It is however not un-
worthy of notice that Westmeath, like Tipperary, was
for several centuries the scene of civil war and
dissensions of race ; nor is it improbable that
the habits of lawlessness and moral disorder then
formed have survived down to the present age.
To those who persist in ascribing agrarianism to the
inherent savageness of the aboriginal race it is rather
an awkward fact that Westmeath, especially on its
eastern border, is ono of tho parts of Ireland which
contains a very large admixture of English blood.
London, England, 1869-09-21

BRITON MEDICAL AND GENERAL
MEE ASSOCIATION.
Chief Offices-429, Strand, London.
TRUSTEES.
Lient.-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 OP THE BOARD—FRANCIS WEBB, Esq.
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN —W. TYLER SMITH, Esq.
EXTRACTS from the FIPPEENTET ANNUAL RE-
PORT, rend at the Annual General Meeting hold 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 :
London, England, 1869-09-21

11IIF, LATE EDITION of "TIIE SUN" at
s,MITII'S 'Camden Stores," 78, Park-street, Camden
town.

MFIE LATE EI)iTION of "THE SUN' at
JAMES SPEEDY'S, "The Wellington," Wellington-street,
rand.
London, England, 1869-09-21

SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL (the Dreadnought), off
Greenwich, for Sick and Diseased Seamen of All
Nations, who are received without any recomendation.
The Committee require upwards of £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 William-street,
E.C., by

S. ItEMBALL COOK, Secretary.
Qualification for a Governor, 21s. annually ; Life
Governor, £lO 10s.
London, England, 1869-09-21

DOG LICENSES.-CAUTION.

THE COMMISSIONERS of INLAND RE-
VENUE GIVE NOTICE that all DOG LICENSES
granted in the year 1868 expired on the 31st December
last, and every person keeping a dog in the current year is
required forthwith to take out a new Licenso.
The duty payable for each dog kept is Five Shillings.
The penalty for keeping a dog without Licenso is Five
Pounds. _ _

A License is not transferable from ono person to
another.
A License may be obtained by the owner giving his
name and address, and the name of the place where the
dog is kept, on application at
The Office of the Collector of Inland.' In the neigh-
Revenue,
The Office of the Distribu Lux- of S tamps t bourhood of the
re-
Or
aidenco.
A Money Order Post Office. applicant's
Licenses will also be granted by the several Supervisors
of Inland Revenue.
Persons residing at a distance from any of the above
offices, by t .Insmitting with their application Inland
Revenue (Receipt) or Postage Stamps for the proper
amount of duty, to the Collector of Inland Revenue for
the Dis rid, will receive a license in return by post.
WM. COBBET r, Secretary.
London, England, 1869-09-21

CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AM) GENERAL
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.

Established 1824.
The ANNUAL INCOME, steadily increasing, exceeds £227,000
The ASSURANCE FUND, safely invested, is over £1,649,000
Forms of Proposal, and every information, can be ob-
tained of
GEORGE CUTCLIFFE, Actuary and Secretary,
13, St. James's-square, London. S.W.
London, England, 1869-09-21

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 Helder,
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 1,693,975 ls. 6d.

Fer the year ended 31st May, 1869, 315 proposals, as-
suring £274,540, and yielding in annual premiums £9,383
Hs. 6d., were completed • and £88,482 13s. Id. was (not-
withstanding 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, dm, &c., to be had at
the Office, ou 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 Life Assur-
ances in this Society.
London, England, 1869-09-21

HOLBORN TIIEATRE-ROYAL.
Sole Lessee and 3lanag.er, BARRY SULLIVAN.

First Night of the Winter Season.
SATURDAY next, Sept. 25, at 7 o'clock, a new and original
Sketch, by Harry Lemon, Esq , called WAIT FOR AN
ANSWER.
After which, at 7.45 will be produced, with new scenery, fur-
niture, and appointments, a new Comedy, in three acts, by
Thomas Morton, Esq., entitled PLAIN ENGLISH, in which
Messrs. Barry Sullivan, George Honey, J. C. Cowper, W. IL
Stephens, D. Evans, Charles Horsman, Lin Rayne, Cotte, Dyas,
W. Arthur, Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss Jane Rignold, and Miss
Howard will appear.
To conclude with the Musical race of THE WATERMAN.
The magnificent new scenery by Mr. Julian Hicks; the furni
ture and upholstery by Mr. James Lyon.
Acting Manager—AMOltY SULLIVAN.
London, England, 1869-09-21

fR. SCOVFS BILIOUS and LIVERIPILLS.
A NEVER-FAILING REMEDY.—Prepared with-
out any mercurial ingredient, will be found invaluable to
all who suffer from bilious and liver complaint; 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, ls. 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.
London, England, 1869-09-21

GLOBE T EA TR E-ROYAL.
Proprietor, Mr. Sefton Parry.

THIS EVENING. at 7, BREACII OF PROMISE.
A t 8.15, Mr. T. W. Rol,ertson's new Comedy, in three acts,
entitled PROGRESS: Messrs. Billington, H. Neville, 3. Clarke,
Parselle, Westland, E. Marshall ; Mesdames Lydia Foote,
Hughes, Berend, and Mrs. Stephens.
London, England, 1869-09-21

CHINA. AND AMERICA.

The Overland China Mail gives the full text of twc.
addresses presented by British and American residents at
Shanghae to the American Minister at Peking on the occa-
sion of his recall, and gives also Mr. Ross Browne's reply
The British address expresses the satisfaction with which
those who sign it perceive the unanimity existing between
the ex-representative of America and Sir Rutherford
Alcock, and protests against the precpitation with which
a new policy has been adopted by both the American and
English Governments. The American address is written
in a similar strain. The subscribers believe that while
Western Governments are bound to act a friendly, just,
and generous part.towardsChina, they cannot forego the ad-
vantage of the moral influence of their greater material power.
Mr. Ross Browne, in his reply, insists upon the importance
of maintaining treaty rights in China. Between the two
positions of non-interference and the execution of treaty
rights lies the whole difficulty. There is, he observes, in China
no central authority capable of enforcing its obligations, no
means of checking abuses by the provincial authorities,
and no facilities for appeals to organised courts of justice.
If the citizens and subjects of Western nations must be
content to limit their intercourse to the treaty ports, there
is no guarantee that the limitation will not have to be
carried still further. All experience shews that a retrofires
sive movement once commenced in China leads to war,
which neither England nor America can desire, and the
best way to avoid such a war is to insist upon the execu-
tion of our treaties. The Americans, in thier address, allude
to Mr. Brown's dissent from Mr. Burlingha,me's conclusions
as the cause of his recall ; but the Overland China Mill
states that it has private information which causes it to
doubt this assertion.

THE CHINESE GOVERN3IF.NT AND THE MISSIONARIES.
The Chinese Board of Foreign Affairs has addressed a
memorial to the Emperor, asking for his instructions with
respect to the missionary complications whic:i have arisen
In various parts of China. After stating several of their
perplexities, they beg for an Imperial edict, directing the
local authorities in each province, where there are foreigners
engaged in disseminating Christianity, to "command the
people and scholars to attend to their own affairs, and
abstain from gratuitous criminations." On the other hand,
if any Christian teachers create disturbances, the autho•
rities should be directed to inform their consuls, that they
may be dealt with according to the treaty. The Emperor,
London, England, 1869-09-21

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, Fleet-street ; and by the Secretary, at the Hospital,
Liverpool-road, Islington, N.
London, England, 1869-09-21

A RARE COMBINATION.
The RARE COMBINATION of EXCEL-
LENCE with CHEAPNESS will be found
in every article sold by E. MOSES and SON.
Every description of Clothing ready made,
or made to measure, for all ages, and all
slasses.
Commodious apartments for measuring
and fitting in the spacious and elegant Show
Rooms, which contain a very large and diver-
sified stmk of materials.
For the convenience of Ladies accompany-
ing their Sons there is a distinct department
for Young Gentlemen's Clothing.
Orders by Post are attended to with care
and punctuality, and the easy and accurate
system of self-measure introduced by E.
MOSES and SON enables them to guarantee
a faultless fit.
Orders from persons who are not known to
the firm should 1.0 accompanied by a remit-
tance, or a London reference.
Any article not worn or injured will be
,heerfully exchanged, or, if desired, the
noney will be returned.
All Goods are marked in Plain Figures,
from which no abatement can be made.
The Stock of Hosiery and Drapery, Hats
Ind Caps, and Boots and Shoes, is un-
equalled for magnitude, variety, and cheap-
ness.
Complete Outfits for all Climates, with
every requisite for the voyage.
Lists of Prices, with Rules for Self-mea-
sure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and
post-free.
E. MOSES and SON'S Establishments
are closed every Friday evening at sunset till
Saturday evening at sunset, when business
is resumed until eleven o'clock.
E. MOSES and SON, Ready-made and Be-
spoke Tailors, Habitmakers,Woollendrapers„
Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Manufac-
turers, and General Outfitters for all
Classes.
The following are the only addresses of E. MOSES
tnd SON:—

LONDON.
CITY ESTABLISHMENT.

155, MINORIES
156, MINORIES
157, MINORIES
83, ALDGATE
84, ALDGATE
85. ALDGATE
86, ALDGATI
37, ALDGATE
88, ALDGATE
39, ALDGATE

OXFORD-STREET BRANCH.
06, NEW OXFORD-STREET
%07, NEW OXFORD-STREET
,08, NEW OXFORD-STREET
1, HART-STREET
2, HART-STREET
3, HART-STREET

TOTTEN IrAM- CO LT ltT OAD BRANCH.
187
, TotrENHAM-COURT-ROAD
1:3. '•
7411; EUSTON-ROAD.
Country_l3ranch:
19, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS.
20, BRIbOiE-Sia-thET, BRADFORD, YORKS.
London, England, 1869-09-21

THE RESCUE SOCIETY'S HOMES
ge.ro as follows :
For Fallen Women.
28, Church-row, Ilamp- 150, Now Kent-road.
stead. 48, Church-street, Stoke
13, Camden-street, Camden- Newington.
town. Maize-hill Cottage, Green-
-205, Groat Portland. street. I wich.
For Young Girls in Danger.
27, Church-row, Hampstead.
9, Ilenstridge-villas, St. John s-wood.
St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-hill.
Country Homo—St. James's-street, Dover.
Temporary Home-85, Queen-street, Cheapside
In addition to the above-named homes, the Committee
have under their charge three homes for servants of good
character, in which aro admitted about 1,000 friendless
servants annually.
The home at Great Portland-street is for young fallen
girls from 10 to 16. The committee ate deeply anxious to
open another house for this pitiable class.
Tho Society admitted to its homes last year 687 young
women and girls. It was compelled to refuse 524 appli-
cants, whose histories aro recorded in the applicant's book.
The Society's Report (of which a contributor writes, "I
never read a report of any charitable institution which so
entirely commended itself to my mind and awoke my
sympathy") may bo had on application.
The Society is under the presidency of the Earl of
Shaftesbury. Its bankers are Messrs. Barclay and Co.
Tho Committee very earnestly commend its work to the
benevolent. DANL. COWER, See.
Glaloon-street Cheanaide.
London, England, 1869-09-21

COFFINS FOR SALE OR HIRE.

The coffin trade, or, to speak more respectfully, the
undertakers' business, is at all times a grimly sad, but
exceedingly necessary branch of commerce. The
idea of men growing sleek and fat out of
the deaths of those around them may, of
course, be made either a theme of sen-
timental and pathetic poetry, or the subject of
monstrous humour. But we defy anyone to get any
such joke out of the paupers' coffin trade. The
dealers in wooden boxes for people who die in work-
houses do not get sleek and fat upon the money they
earn. Take a tender ofiered to a London union recently.
For 33. Gd. the tradesman was to furnish deal coffins
at and above five feet, and for is. 9d. coffins short
of that length. For 3s. Gd. each he was to
remove the bodies of adult paupers from the work-
house to the mortuary, to supply two "mourners,"
and to provide a plate with the name and the age
of the deceased. For 2s. Gd. provision was
to be made for the burial of those paupers
who were under seven years ; and still-born
children were to be removed for the sum of 10.
The undertaker even offered to remove dead bodies
from the fever hospitals for 3s. a head. At Wor-
cester the guardians are thinking of hiring out coffins
on loan. ft seems that people with money enough
to hold feasts get coffins from the workhouse. The
guardians propose to lend to those having means,
and make them pay or give back the coffin. They
will perhaps when they have a good stock advertise
" Second-hand coffins for sale."
London, England, 1869-09-21

ABOLITION OF THE DUTY ON FIRE
INSURANCES.

91HE Directors of the ROYAL INSURANCE
-A- COMPANY, in anticipation of the above, beg to intimate
that on all new II surances 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 Bnuildings, Liverpool,
Lombard-street, London.
CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING.

Important Announcement.
Increased Share of Life Profits.

ALL NEW INSURANCF.S, with Participation, EFFECTED
AFTER IST JANUARY, 18G8, will become entitled to an INCREASED
SHIRE OF THE PROFITS, in accordance with the Resolution
passed at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

JOHN H. MCLAREN, Manager.
JOHN M. JOHNSTON. Secratary iu T.nruinn.---

SA 11 CP.I.-Zi4EA. and. PE RRINS.—SA UCE.
THE "WORCESTERSHIRE,"
pronounced by Connoisseurs
"THE ONLY GOOD SAUCE."
Its use improves appetite and digestion.
UNRIVALLED FOR PIQUANCY AND FLAVOUR.
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS,
To avoid which, see the names,
LEA and PERILINS, on all bottles and labels,
ASK for " LEA and PERRINS' " SAUCE.
Agents—Crosse and Blackwell, London, and sold by all
Dealers in Sauces throughout the World
London, England, 1869-09-21

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

At an early hour this morning great excitement
'rag caused in the fashionable neighbourhood of
Westbourne-grove, Bayswater, owing to the out-
break of a serious fire taking place in the premises
belonging to Mr. E. H. Jones, a hosier and haber-
dasher, carrying on a large business at No. 36,
in the grove. The discovery appears to have
been made by one of the inmates, who, upon
jumping out of his bed to ascertain the time,
found theflooring so hot astonearly draw the skin off
his feet. He at once aroused the other inmates,
and they all happily succeeded in effecting their
escape. Numerous engines of the Metropolitan
Fire Brigade having arrived, including two land
steamers, and plenty of water being furnished by
the mains of the Grand Junction Company, the
firemen, and also the London salvage corps, went
to work, but in spite of their most strenu-
ous exertions the conflagration could not be
extinguished until the whole of the stock in
trade was destroyed and premises partly consumed,
and the property of Mr. H. Knight, tobacconist,
was also severely damaged by fire, water, &c., and
the window glass in the first floor of Mr. F. Adkins,
linen-draper, No. 34, was also broken. The origin
of the misfortune could not be ascertained. The
losses will fall upon the Sun, the Royal Exchange,
the Westminster, the Liverpool and London, and
Globe fire offices.

THE REGISTRA7ION COURTS.—This Day.

CITY OF LONDON.
Spencer Perceval, Esq., the Revising Barrister for the
City of London, commenced his sittings this mornings in
the Court of Common Pleas, Guildhall. It is expected
that this sitting will extend over several days. The
claims are as follows :—Livery, 3 ; objections, 394. House-
holders' claims, 656 ; objections, 2,495. Lodger claims,
434. It appears that there are 1,788 names omitted from
this year's list, which were on that of last year ;
whilst 4,312 new names have been added to
the present list. The Liberals have lodged 44 new house-
holders claims, and 75 corrections of names on the list.
The Conservatives 480 new claims, 144 corrections, and
threo renewed claims. The Liberals have also lodged
261 new lodger claims, and 124 renewal claims.
The several lists having been called:over, the revision
was proceeded with.

The reports of some of the South American Min-
ing Campanies have been issued. 'The Don Pedro
North Del Rey Gold Mining Company shows a
profit for the month of July of £3,853 3s. 7s. The
Anglo-Brazilian Gold Company shows a loss during
July of £259 193. Bd. The Rosa Grande Gold
Mi❑ing Company's produce for the month of July
amounts to 1,311 oitavas of gold.
We are informed that Messrs. Aubert Gerard
and Co., of London, Paris, and Ilarbourg, have
the sole contract for the manufacture of the cable
for the International South Transatlantic Com-
pany, the decree of which undertaking appeared
at length in the Journal Official de l'Empire
Francais of the 17th inst.
London, England, 1869-09-21

CANONRIES.

The Earl of liarrowby suggests that, in order to
avoid there being any ground for the future of
canonries being complained of as us3less appendages
to the Church system, a recommendation made by the
Cathedral Commissioners in 1855 should be adopted.
That recommendation was that on the appointment
to any canonry a written statement of the qualifica-
tions or past services of the person appointed should
be signed by the patron, to be presented to the
Chapter, and preserved among their records. The
noble Earl would also have the statement published
in the Gazette.

FOREIGN NOTES.

THE MIXING CALAMITY IN PruNNSYLV.&NIA: •

MSS the general opinion that the results of the catas-
trophe at Avondale will be to place all the mines under
the supervision of officers appointed by the State.
The accident is unparalleled in the history of
American mining, and the scenes in connection
with it have been most agonising. The mine, it appears,
had no air-hole distinct from the shaft, and when that was
cut off, wholesale destruction to life was certain to follow.
The most diligent researches have not up to the
time of the last accounts availed to discover the
bodies, but it is supposed that the miners fled away from
the shaft the moment of the disaster, and that their dead
bodies will be found in the most distant chambers. The
greatest heroism has been displayed by the men who are
working the shaft. They did not hesitate to go down, although
they know they must meet the "black damp," and that
it had already proved nearly fatal to some of their
comrades. The greatest excitement prevails. Nearly all
the mines are deserted, and business is almost entirely
suspended in the neighbouring towns.
London, England, 1869-09-21

CRYSTAL PALACI
following pieces will fi
Auld Lang Syne.
The Men of llarlech.

.—TO-AIIOR,ROW.—The
Ld place in the Programme :
Soldiers' Chorus in Faust.
Partant pour laSyrio.

The Russian Hymn. Trovatore Anvil Chorus.
Boston Hymn of Peace. Hail, Columbia, du.%

Sung by chorus of 8,000 voices, accompanied by the full
bands, with the firing of guns, &c. The effect is astonsd-
ing. Every one should be present on this occasion. Ex-
tra trains ; but come early. Palace open at 10.0 ; Orches-
tral Band, 1.30; Band of Royal Artillery, 3.30. Jubilee
Performance at 5.0, to afford persons engaged in the da3
an opportunity of being present.
No extra charge. One shilling, as usual.
London, England, 1869-09-21

QAMARITAN FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN
k> and CHILDREN, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-
square. The only free Hospital for disPasos of women
2,746 patients wore treated last month without letters of
recommendation. Subscriptions and donations are much
needed ,and will be received by Messrs. Hatchard, Picca-
dilly; Sir Samuel Scott, Bart.; Messrs. Barclay, ()mitts,
Glyn, Ransom ; and by the Secretary.
London, England, 1869-09-21

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the Storms
of the past twenty months the National Lifeboat
Institution Las contributed to the saving of 1,496 lives
from various shipwrecks and 34 vessels from destruction,
and has also expended £33,000 in the same period on
its Lifeboat Establishments, in addition to granting
£3,968 for rewards.
The Institution has now 210 Lifeboat Stations under
its management.
Contributions will be thankfully received by the London
and country bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis,
Esq., at the institution, 14, John-stroot Adelphi, London.