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London, England, 1869-04-13

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Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 1 vol., Bvo.,

THE GL A DSTO NE GOVERNMENT.
BEING CABINET PICTURES. By A TEMPLAR.

"This book, which merits attention, contains an interesting
account of the principal persons who figure in the present Ca-
binet."—Pall Mall Gazette.

"The Templar has considerable acquaintance with the politics
of the past thir' y years. and his judgments of persons and events
are sound and fair." -Westminster Review.

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and richly charged with poetry and humour."—Ath enteum.
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London, England, 1869-04-13

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

President —Rev. CANON DALE.
CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear-
nestly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Blon
quot, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard street, KC.; Francis Nicholls,
Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, &O.

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INSTITUTION.
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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.
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London, England, 1869-04-13

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HOME for the lIELPLESS.—ST. JAMES'S
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(Hammersmith), under the immediate direction o: the
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COUNCIL.
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Rev. S. Brooke Rev. S. W. Lloyd .
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square. The only free Hospital for divases of women.
2,746 patients were treated last month without letters of
recommendation. Subscriptions and donations are much
needod. and will be receivqd by Mnairs. 110.. chard.
, rsir ouutt, Dan.; messrs.
Glyn, Ransom; and by the Secretary.
London, England, 1869-04-13

FRANCE.

PARIS, April 13.

The Journal Official, which was published tin-
_
usually late this morning, contains a letter of the
Emperor to M. Rouher, dated yesterday, referring
to the 15th August next, the centenary anniversary
of the birth of Napoleon the First. The Emperor
says :—The best mode of celebrating this national
jubilee would be to give some aid to our veteran
co
whocomrades
sr e
the served Emperor. I pro-
pose to hag
with the pay-
ment of increased life annuities to aged soldiers ;
Bank underof Depositsthe
and, in return, to place at the disposal of the Bank
the credit allotted for that purpose by the Chamber
for the number of years required to replace the
amount advanced.

The estimates of the Budget will therefore in no
wise be altered. The
Emperor proceeds to say, he
wishes that from the
15th April every soldier who
had served under the Republic and under the Ist
an annual pension of 250
E francs.nlpire should
ts receivemajesty
expresses a hope that the
Legislative Body will receive this proposition with
the patriotic feeling which animates that assembly.
The Emperor concludes by saying The Le-
gislative Body will think with me that at a time
when every one complains of the progress of
scepticism, it is fitting to reward patriotic devotion
and to revive its memory in the present generation.
To reawaken great historical recollections is to
strengthen faith in the future, and to render
homage to the memory of great men is to recognise
one of the most striking manifestations of the
Divine will."

In yesterday's sitting of the Legislative Body
Under arms. - ableW it 11
to
i n
e
Marshal Niel, after defending the necessity of large
military commands,
eight or nine days
have 600,000 men However, 28,000
Ivpre o eseheoeudie should
al tow
asyt
s a t
be
men of the regular contingent, together with
11,000 volunteers, have been allowed to return to
their homes. Only soldiers on six months' fur-
lough, and belonging
to the conscriptions since the
year 1863, have been required to join their
regiments.

BOURSE, Alma 12.--Three o'clock—The market
closed as follows :-..

VI per Cent.
End of month... ItaFan Five', SG
3 per Cent
End of mouth 7O 40 Mexican Loan ...
102:4
5-0
Crodit Mobil
Eud of mouth_ 270 31 `ls
Credit Foncier —1530 50 Rome Debt
End of month... Deferred —
Cash,
--
RAILWAYS.
Orleans ..
Northern ............ p.ll .1... h :11 :o'Bo
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern... GIS
Western ...................................
Eastern ............
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa
Roman

General Rosecrans is said to have had several
private interviews with Juarez, and to be urging the Mexi-
can Government to acknowledge the French debt.
London, England, 1869-04-13

THE NEWSPAPERS' REPEAL ACT.

The bill prepared and brought in by Mr. Ayrton and
the Chancellor of the Exchequer has just been published.
It seeks to repeal certain enactments relating to news-
papers, pamphlets, and other publications, and to
printers, typefounders, and reading-rooms. The Acts
which it repeals, either wholly or in part, reach back to
36th George 111., and are mostly quite obsolete. The
second schedule of the hill contains several enactments
to be substituted in various Acts of the reigns
of George 111., William IV., and Victoria 2nd
and 3rd, and oth and 10th. The chief proviso is that
printers shall keep a copy of every paper they print, with
the name and abode of their employer. The name and
address of the printer is not required to be put to bank-
notes, bills, or any paper printed by authority, but must
be printed on every other paper or book, under penalty of
£5. The disclosure of proprietors, printers, or publishers
of newspapers may be enforced by bill. No actions shall
be commenced cxc 2pt in the name of the law officers of
the Crown
London, England, 1869-04-13

TUE CAPTURE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY AT SEA.

The discussion on the question whether it is
advisable to alter the international law allowing an
enemy during war to capture private property at
sea, is renewed by Lord Hobart in the Times. His
lordship gives his opinion in the affirmative. lle
rejects as untenable the argument that war should
be made as disagreeable as possible • for, admitting
that, the shooting of women and children and the
torture of prisoners must bo allowed. The
" disagreeable" must, therefore, be a question of
degree. The degree has already- been narrowed
by the prevention of the capture of private
property on land, and still more by the allowing of
a neutral vessel to carry private
goods. Why, then
asks the noble lord, shall not the whole doctrine of
the immunity of private property be at once laid
down ? It is said that the goods are, so to speak,
the sinews of war. But much more does this apply
to men ; yet men not under arms are not captured.
And, if carried to an extreme the theory would lead
to the punishment of all who, by supplying food
to the belligerent nation, give them the succour
whereby they are capable of bearing arms, which,
his lordship implies,
is an absurdity. Consistency
requires, he declares, that the capture of private
property should be disallowed.

One of those sudden "waves of heat" which
T" WEATHER. • ,
meteorologists have so often noticed in April of late
years has now come upon us. We have all at once
passed out of the meteorological region of frosts and
biting east wind to
a midsummer temperature,
cloudless sky, and balmy breezes. On Sunday the
London thermometers in the shade rose above
70 legs. Yesterday morning
they were above 60 at
eight o'clock, and before ten the temperature
in the sun was 00.• The effect of this
sudden accession of heat upon vegetation is
marvellous. The trees in the parks, which had
remained in much the same condition as they were
in the first half of February, have leaped into new
life, and the tints are as brilliant as they are in
autumn. In fact, the progress of vegetation during
the last few hours has been of almost Norwegian
rapidity. A weather prophet has predicted that we
shall have thunderstorms for some time, and that
alternate fits of cold and heat will visit us till about
the 24th or 2.5t1 May, " when we shall probably settle
down into a summer similar to that of last year."
Me genoito.
London, England, 1869-04-13

DISENDOWMENT ON A SMALL SCALE.

The citizens of Auld Reekie are trying to do a
bit of disendowment for themselves. The inhabi-
tants of Edinburgh have to pay the tax called
" Ministers' Money," and a great many of them don't
like it at all. They have so far made their com-
plaints heard that the Liberals of the town, who do
not mind paying it, have determined to come to
the rescue of their burdened brethren. A bill has
been brought into the House of Commons for abo-
lishing the tax, and its supporters are anxious to get
the Government to back the measure. A deputa-
tion waited on Mr. Gladstone on Saturday, but the
right hon. gentleman asked to be excused fropit
giving his opinion on the measure. However, b"
would take it under consideration.

PROFESSOR BLACKIE ON TILE ITNivEnsirms.
That staunch old Conservative Professor Blackie,
who has spent his life in Edinburgh University, has
been lecturing to an education association in Auld
Iteelcie on the universities of Scotland. We have
heard so much in England on the excellencies of the
system pursued north of the Border that it is quite
refreshing to turn to a criticism of what we have been
told is so perfect. But we in England can take
little credit to ourselves, on account of Professor
Blachie's opinion. His country, he claimed, was much
ahead of England, but she was
risioltip:.tt trhielehadof
the world. His idea of a university was not merely
a place for teaching, but a grand national arena for
theyr Scotchconld
pthe °
fheisgs lei tres s t
wereii ite l 1 c c tnuii
ellilli,eritgelliyao:tilliei_aeagtieo.
gentry
ietili..:* : .
pursued P:irsimonious,
cainitatthieleirinclfliitliz
in; v e
sr c 101 l
adn
dE r otphee.
adietamoelrati too,
fa:slum-col
f, agnody
etrhaemne
no 1: illli,tays was most
chil-
dren to England to be educated.
n Church educationlia The Presbyterian
':':.spit•eoselnetveno great theological
,i
esiciocetooiAs• a result, the
writers and ministers. Taken as a whole the Scotch
plan, according to the Professor, gave a sturdiness to
the minds of those who were educated under it, but
produced very few highly cultured men,
London, England, 1869-04-13

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

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

Full particulars can be obtained on application to the
Lady-Superintendent, 18, Stanley-terrace, Notting-hill,
W. ; or to Mr. Baker Brown, 136, Harley-street, W.
London, England, 1869-04-13

I'..EEING TIIROITGII A MILLSTONE.

. The Morning Advertiser says that "the following
is the first visible fruit of the visit to Lady Herbert :
Mr. Weld, a prominent Roman Catholic, of or
from New Zealand,
is appointed Governor of
Western Australia." The Advertiser is very clever at
seeing through millstones, no journal more so, but
our contemporary sometimes sees things which don't
exist, a feat not surprising on the part of the organ
of those who sometimes see double. In the first
place, colonial appointments are not made by the
Premier, but by the Secretary of State for the
Colonies, who happens to be Earl Granville. In
the second place, Mr. Weld's claim to the • post of
Governor of Western Australia consists, not in his
religion, but in his long and distinguished colonial
services. In 1800 ho was appointed Minister for
Native Affairs in New Zealand; in
1864 he became
Premier, and held that office until 1865,. when he
undertook to explore some of the uninhabited
districts of the colony. He is also the author of
several valuable books, and is altogether a man far
above the common. He was born in 1823, and
married a daughter of the seventh Lord Clifford of
C'hudleigh. Though a Roman Catholic, he as at
least as suitable a man for a colonial governership
as Mr. Ducane, or those other M.P.'s
for whom Mr.
Disraeli found places last year.
London, England, 1869-04-13

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THIS ELEGANT THEATRE
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DRAMATIC LITERATURE.

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THIS EVENING, at 7, A WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. flltrke.
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After which. JOAN OF ARC: Messrs Thorne. James, Fen-
ton, Turner, Chamberlaine; Mesdames Bufton, L. Maitland, Sm.
To conclude with HUE AND DYE.
London, England, 1869-04-13

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only Company of Christy Minstrels who have performed
by express command before her Majesty the Queen and
the Court at Balmoral.
Arrangements for the Easter week:
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New Songs, Comic Sketches, and continued success of the
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CAPTAII4 MONCRIEFF'S INVENTION.

The report of the committee appointed to consider
Captain Moncrieff's letter of the sth December last was
issued on Monday, but the decision of the committee award-
ing Captain Moncrieff £15,000 for his invention has already
been made known. The report, however, concludes as
follows :—" Captain Moncrieff having applied to the War
Department for advice as to the manner in which he was
to meet the overtures of foreign Governments,
was at once informed that he was free to use
his own discretion. He has, therefore, not been
debarred in any way whatever from any advan-
tages he might have derived from the adoption of his
system by foreign Governments, nor is it the opinion
of the committee that he should hereafter be so debarred.
Although the committee recommend that Captain
Moncrieff should have full liberty to use his own discre-
tion, and derive every advantage he can from theadoption
of his system by foreign Governments, they consider
that her Majesty's Government cannot, from the very
nature of the invention, undertake to keep it concealed
from those Governments, or not to allow foreign officers
to examine the carriages, and guns mounted on them, or
to witness experiments with them after their adoption into
the service ; nor can they undertake to prevent the dis-
tribution of photographs or drawings of the guns mounted
on Captain Moncrieff's system. They recommend, how-
ever, that copies of the working drawings from which the
carriages are made should not be given out of the Royal
Carriage Department for other purposes than those of her
Majesty's Government, without Captain Moncrieff's con-
sent having been first obtained."
London, England, 1869-04-13

THEATRE ROYAL. D RURY-LANE.
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THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock, a new Drama. THE MAN OF
TWO LIVES: N r Charles Dillon; Messrs Ryder, J. -House. F.
Moreland, Barrett, F. Wilson, Barrett: Mesdames Beath, Edith
Stuart, Hudspeth. and N rs Vandenhoff.
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from 10 till 5 daily.

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Buckstone. jun., and Miss Fanny Wright.
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London, England, 1869-04-13

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 Edlmann, Esq.
Charles Hermann Goschen,
Esq.
Riversdale Wm. Grenfell,
Esq.
Francis Alex. Hamilton, Esq.
Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq.
Medical Referee, Same
NOT

Tetlow Hibbert,
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Wilmosq. t Holland, Esq.
Egerton Hubbard, Esq.
Nevile Lubbock, Esq.
George Forbes Malcolmson,
Esq.
Lord Jose°line Wm. Percy.
Charles Robinson, Esq.
Samuel Loo Schuster, Esq.
Eric Carrington Smith, Esq.
Joseph Somes, Esq.
William Wallace, Esq.
Charles Baring Young, Esq.
lel Solly, Esq., F.R.S.

o f FIRE I °PER.
on the 9th of April.
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advantageous terms. ill la ye
xmpei nr
et
un if
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or o charge is made by this Corporation for Fire Policy
Stamp, however small the Assurance may be.
FA :"lIING STOCK.— No Extra Charge is made for the
use of Steam Thrashing Machines.
The Reversionary Bonus on British LIFE POLICIES
has
assured . averaged nearly 2 per cent.:per:annum on the sum
Equivalent reductions have e
payable by persons Nv h o
pref been made
that form in the Premiums
of Bonus.
An
The Divisions of Profit take place every Five Years.
y sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one
Life.
This Corporation affords to the Assured
Liberal participation in Profits, with tho guarantee
of a largo invested Capital Stock, and exemption
under Royal Charter from the liabilities of part-
nership.
The advantages of modern practice, with the secu-
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by the experience of
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ROYAL EXCHANGE LONDON.
'ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary.
London, England, 1869-04-13

SZAMARIT >N FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN
and CHILDREN, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-
square. The only free Hosidtal for dis-uses of women.
2,7-18 patients were treated la 4 month without letters of
recommendation. Subscriptions and donations are much
needed, and will be received by Messrs. Hatchard,
Picca-
dilly; Sir Samuel Scott, Dart..
Messrs. Barclay, Coutts,
Glyn, Ransom ; and by the Secretary.
London, England, 1869-04-13

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.
A AMARELLA restores the Human Hair
nk to its pristine hue, no matter at what age.
JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid
of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect-
ing this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public
in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price.
Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each.
including brush.
Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames-
street London. E.C.
London, England, 1869-04-13

ANOTHER AGRARIAN OUTRAGE.

The Clonmel Chronicle reports another agrarian outrage.
It states that as a farmer, named Corcoran, who lives at
Glenpadden, near Cappaghwhite, was about to retire to
rest a few nights ago, he heard footsteps in the yard in
front of his house, and immediately two shots were dis-
charged in quick succession close to the window. He had
been previously threatened, and was afraid to
venture out to see who the parties were, but it
is supposed that the possession of a farm which
he holds has rendered him obnoxious to some of the law-
less spirits of the locality. The same journal mentions
two cases to illustrate the difficulties of Irish landlords
in the management of their property. In one, Mr. John
Scully proceeded against a Mrs. Tobin, a tenant whom lie
had been obliged to eject for non-payment of rent, after
fcrgiving her two years' arrears, reducing her rent
by more than one-third after her husband's death,
so that it was much below Griffiths's valuation,
and, finally, allowing nearly three years more to
accumulate before proceeding to recover possession. He
offered, even in the court, to give her a sum of £4O if she
went out peaceably, but she obstinately refused to quit
the land, although she is unable to farm it, and it is
getting into bad condition. In another case one of the
most indulgent landlords in the county offered to forgive
all arrears to a tenant who was grossly neglecting the
land, and to give him, besides, a sum of £3CO3 if he would
give up peaceable possession, but he refuses.
London, England, 1869-04-13

THE POPE'S JUDILEP'•

of his first mass was observed
The fiftieth anniversary of the Pope's celebration
on Sunday with
considerable ceremonial in most of the Roman i
Catholic churches. At Rome the Pope, who was in
excellent health, celebrated, at seven. a.m.,
low mass
at the papal altar of St. Peter's, before an immense
number of spectators, who are described as pro-
foundly moved. The Pontifical Court, the diplo-
matic body, foreign princes, deputations from the
communes and from foreign dioceses were present.
Among the enormous number of visitors who have
entered Rome during the past few days is
the eldest son of Gabriel Mesta Ferretti,
head of the Pope's family. After mass, a
"Te Deum " was chanted, and the Pope then
gave a blessing. After the "service he breakfasted
in the Sacristy of St. Peter's, the entertainment
being furnished by the Chapter. Out of doors the
weather was magnificent. The event has been
celebrated by an amnesty which extends to political
offenders.

At Moorfields, Archbishop Manning preached. He
reviewed the career of the Pontiff. Referring
to the events of two years ago, he said that, to
the shame of Italy, the man who led them was
regarded as a patriot. He prayed God to preserve
England from such patriots. He condemned the
statesmen and diplomatists who had looked on so
impassively while the Holy Father had thus been
suffering ; and he added that no. Catholic was opposed
to a united Italy if based on the jurisdiction of the
one Catholic Christian faith. But he had heard it
from the lips of the Pope himself that he would
never yield. Though it should cost him his life he
would stand steadfast as a pillar of truth and
justice amongst men. When the Governments stood
aloof the hearts of the faithful drew near to that.good
shepherd who, like his Great Master, "had compassion
on the multitude." viewing the career of Pius IX. in
its ixternal aspects, he alluded to the fact that three
times Pius IX. had gathered round him the chief
pastors of the Catholic world in the bonds of
brotherly love; and to the hearty cordiality with
which the dogma of the Immaculate Conception had
been received by the Catholic world. He anticipated
a similar success for the (Ecumenical Council which
was to assemble in December next. The Papacy was
still powerful, he said, and the Pope had suffered
exile, and was prepared, if necessary, to suffer it
again, but not to bend or to betray.
London, England, 1869-04-13

CAPTAIA MONCRIEFF'S INVENTION.

The report of the committee appointed to consider
Captain Moncrieff's letter of the sth December last was
issued on Monday, but the decision of the committee award-
ing Captain Moncrieff £15,000 for his invention has already
been made known. The report, however, concludes as
follows :—" Captain Moncrieff having applied to the War
Department for advice as to the manner in which he was
to meet the overtures of foreign Governments,
was at once informed that he was free to use
his own discretion. He has, therefore, not been
debarred in any way whatever from any advan-
tages he might have derived from the adoption of his
system by foreign Governments, nor is it the opinion
of the committee that he should hereafter be so debarred.
Although the committee recommend that Captain
Moncrieff should have full liberty to use his own discre-
tion, and derive every advantage he can from theadoption
of his system by foreign Governments, they consider
that her Majesty's Government cannot, from the very
nature of the invention, undertake to keep it concealed
from those Governments, or not to allow foreign officers
to examine the carriages, and guns mounted on them, or
to witness experiments with them after their adoption into
the service ; nor can they undertake to prevent the dis-
tribution of photographs or drawings of the guns mounted
on Captain Moncrieff's system. They recommend, how-
ever, that copies of the working drawings from which the
carriages are made should not be given out of the Royal
Carriage Department for other purposes than those of her
Majesty's Government, without Captain Moncrieff's con-
sent having been first obtained."
London, England, 1869-04-13

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-strzet.
94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing

370 children.

£l5 will keep a boy or girl for one year.
Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank
214, High Holborn, and 41 Lothbnry, E.C. • and by
'WILLIAM WII,LI AMS, Secretary.
No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fief s.
London, England, 1869-04-13

THE DURATION OF NAIL

pthe statement that future
wars yconstant
will b e very short
repetition,
ones
has come to be regarded
as almost a truism. Railways enable troops to move
faster, breechloaders enable them to fire faster, tele-
graphs transmit orders faster, and these expensive
appliances force belligerents. to spend money faster.
And so, it is argued, wars 11111 be shorter. Mr. Lowe
seems to have been convinced by the argument,
and grounds an important provision of his i
kudget upon it. But s the assumption a
sound one ? Colonel Ham ley, in a letter to the
Times, says No. lle admits that armies in future
will come into contact quicker,
.but he thinks that
the knowledge of the great engines of destruction
rhich will come into play will make commanders
cautious, and their movements tedious. There were
short wars formerly as well as in more recent times.
The American War contained all the elements of
long marches and drawn-out operations ; and the
Colonel is of opinion that when the imminent con-
flict between France and Prussia takes place, modem
appliances will not make it necessarily a short
campaign.
London, England, 1869-04-13

DISTURBANCE IN A CHURCH.

On Sunday last a disgraceful scene took place in Sefton
Church, near Liverpool. A great deal of ill-feeling
has been occasioned in the neighbourhood, in con-
sequence of the appointment of a new curate
who had introduced Ritualism. After the sermon
had been concluded on Sunday, the greater part
of the congregation assembled in crowds near the
communion - table, and created such a disturbance
that the curate, Mr. Hawes, could not read the
prayers with which he intended to finish the service. Mr.
Martin, the superintendent of the county police, had
great difficulty in maintaining order while the clergyman
read a prayer. The confusion was, however, renewed in
the churchyard, and the services of the police were called
into requisition, in order that Mr. Hawes might reach
home in safety. The majority of those present seemed to
regard these violent proceedings as commendable conduct
instead of realising their true character.

THE COLLECTION OF ASSESSED TAXES

AND LICENSE DUTIES.

It appears from a document just issued from the
Treasury Chambers that payments will have to be
made in respect of assessed taxes and license duties, and
house duty, land tax, and income tax will be collected
under the scheme of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as
follows, viz.:—After April 5, 1869, last payment of in-
come tax, land tax, and house duty for 1868. 69, and of
assessed taxes in 1867-68 ; October 10, first payment of
assessed taxes on 1868-69 ; January 1, 1870, income tax
on schedules A B D, for the financial year 1869-70,
and also on schedules C and E, paid by deduction
in each quarter of the fiscal year: January 1, payment of
land tax and house duty for 1869-70 ; also on same date,
the license duties for articles to be kept in the year ending
the 81st December, 1870 ; April 5, payment of the second
moiety of the assessed taxes, 1868-69 ; January 1, 1871, the
same payment as in January, 1870.
London, England, 1869-04-13

CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
13, ST. JAMES'S SQUARE, LONDON, 5.W.

• CHAIRMAN.
Eight Hon. John Robert Mowbray, M.P.

DEPUTY-CHA !WIEN.
William Bowman, Esq., F.R.S.
Sir Charles Locock, Bart, D.C.L.,

Extracts from the Report of the Directors, presented at
the Artual General Meeting held on' the 27th November,
1868 :

1. The sum of £412,345 was proposed for Assurance, of
which £307,395 was completed at Premiums pro-
ducing £10,067 per Annum.
2. The amount paid under Claims by death was £100,883,
being the smallest since 1860, whilst the expenses of
management and all other outgoings were even less
than for many years past.
3. On the other hand, the Income was raised to £219,769,
notwithstanding that its increase was retarded by
abatements of premium which did not take effect in
the previous year, and by the cessation of interest on
the large sum paid as Bonus in 1867.
4. The Surplus income was very considerable. It
amounted to £93,152, a sum exceeding by more than
£B,OOO any previous Surplus during the forty-four
years of the Society's existence,
5. The Accumulated Fund was thereby increased to
£1,598,906.

The following are among the distinctive features of tho

Societ :
CREDIT SYSTEIL—On any y Policy for the whole of
Life, where the age does not exceed GO, one-half of the
Annual Premiums during the past five years may remain
on cred t.

ENDOWMENT ASSURANCES may be effected,
without Profits, by which the Sum Assured becomes pay-
able on the attainment of a specified ago, or at death,
whichever event shall first happen.
INVALID LIVES may be assured at rates proportioned
to the increased risk.
PROMPT SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS.—Claims paid
thirty days after proof of death.
Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal can be obtained
of any of the Society's Agents, or of
GEORGE CUTCLIFFE, Actuary and Secretary.
13, St. James's-square, London, S.W.
London, England, 1869-04-13

THE HOSPITAL for WOMEN, Soho-square.
—hankers: Messrs. Barclay, Boyar), and
Messrs. Ransom, Bouveric, and Co.—The Committee
APPEAL very earnestly for CONTRIBUTIONS. The
Hospital is now open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri-
days to out-patients who aro treated without letters of
recommendation.
HENRY B. INGRAM, Secretary.
London, England, 1869-04-13

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 keep a boy or girl for one year.
Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank
214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury, E.C.; and by
WILLIAM WILLI AMS, Secretary.
No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields.
London, England, 1869-04-13

Births.

BOND— On the 10th inst., at Wimbledon, the wife of Eras-
mus Bond, Esq., of a son.
ST. ALBANS—On the 11th inst., at St. James's Palace, the
Duchess of St. Albans, of a daughter.
Marriages.
DICKINSON—RoosE—On the 7th of April, at All Saints'
Church, Kensington, by the Rev. J. Light, M.A. (Vicar),
Lieutenant B. Percy Dickinson, 11. N., to Bessie do
Montmorency, daughter of John C. Rooso, Esi., and
granddaughter of the late Sir David Charles Roose.
SmiTa —AxcF,LL— On the 10th inst., at Camberwell, Philip
Basden Smith, Esq., of the Admiralty, to Emma Ade-
laide, eldest daughter of Henry Ancell, Esq., of the Ad-
miralty.
London, England, 1869-04-13

FRAN Z ABT'S ENGLISH SONGS and
BALLADS. Each free by post for 19 stamps.
I cannot bear to say farewell. Adieu (sweetly sung by
Stay, gentle morn, awhile. Mdlle. Liebhart).
Fare thee well Oh ! the happy days de-
Spirits and angels. parted.
Oh !ye tears. In C and D. I must leave thee, bonnie
Ditto, Duet, two voices. Katie.
The old, old tale. Kathleen Amon.
Jeannie's old song. Ditto, two voices.
London : Robert Cox and Co., New Burlington-street.
MDLLE LIEB HART will Sing Franz Abt's
charming ballad, ADIEU (words by W. Hills),
on the 15th and 29th April, at St. James's Hall ; on the 3d
of May, at Clifton ; on the sth, at the Queen's Concert
Rooms, Hanover-square ; and 29th May, at St. George's
Hall. Post free for 19 stamps.—London : Published by
Robert Cocks and Co., New Burlington-street, only.

Order of all musicsellers.
London, England, 1869-04-13

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 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 FUNDS.
Contributions will be thankfully received the Secre-
or ,_
Cry' • Rev. C. B. REID, M.A.

GREAT
caNlopoultianTrollap,
Islington, N.
Supported by Voluntary Contributions. .
This Hospital has relieved 481,954 patients since it was
established at King's-cross in 1856. Patients are admitted
free.
Bankers—Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, and Co., 60, Lombard-
street, Messrs. Ransom and Bonve& 1 Pall-mall.—Hon.
Sec., 2. Smith. Esa. ' 'GEo. REID, SOC.
London, England, 1869-04-13

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 tho management
of Mr. Baker Brown.
The private medical attendants of the patients are
in vited to visit them, and to meet in consultation before
treatment.
Full particulars can be obtained on application to the
Lady-Superintendent, 18, Stanley-terrace, Notting-hill,
W. ; or to Mr. Baker Brown, 136, Harley-street, W.
London, England, 1869-04-13

PEERAGE BILLS.

A Scotch peer writes to the Times on the peerage
bills that have just been placed on the table of the
llouse of Lords. Ile disapproves the proposal
that selections for life-peerages should be made
from the hereditary peers of Scotland and Ireland.
Ile does not believe that there is a single Scotch peer
who would consent to the arrangement, unless all the
representative peers were equally made life represen-
tatives. He declares that to make the House
fairly represent the peerages of the three
countries, the English peers should equally with
the Scotch and the Irish have only a certain number
of representatives in it. Ile concludes by shewing
that if all the Scotch peers were admitted the num-
bers of the House would only be increased by twenty:
or sixteen if the Irish bishops are to lose their seats.
London, England, 1869-04-13

as Ti
.t- .5 " ci
i. 4. g ;II; Of, %-.
o",
.... z • 0 Amount „,- . Amount Annual
F° co•cl OP.
4.14 0 zi? Proposed. z..--.°),, Assured. Premiums.
z-1 ll-, '5
a4'4 r.
---
L s. d. £ s. d. £s. d.
1858 4,802 1,023,140 0 0 3,318 p 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
1563 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 6,444,490 4 8' 207,113 13 9
The net premium income has increased to
the sum of £216,704 1 7
The interest on investment s and other items
of receipt yield

Making a total income of £237,980 19 8
The claims were 335, amounting to the sum of £127,886
12s. id.
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.
Tho 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, 1869-04-13

WHAT DOES IT MEAN.

The following advertisement appears in the " agony
column" of the Times :—" All persons affected by
statements in Lord Campbell's ' Lives of Lord
Lyndhurst and Lord Brougham,' and interested in
the pure administration of public justice, are re-
quested to favour Miss Ralston Shedclen by commu-
nication immediately, by letter, with her at 259,
Vauxhall-bridge-road, S.W. ; or under cover to
Messrs. Lewis and Lewis, solicitors, Ely-place, Hol-
born, E.C." This, no doubt, is the indefatigable
Miss Shedden who has so often tried the patience of
our judges. But what is she going to do ? Appa-
rently she is about to bring an action against some-
body, perhaps the ghost of Lord Chancellor
Campbell.

FOREIGN NOTES.
OUR NEW INDIAN POLICY.

The Amen: of Affghanistan has met with a splendid
reception during his visit to India. "Everything that
could be thought of " was done in honour of this potentate
as he passed through the various cities, from
Peshawur, on the extreme Punjab frontier, to Umballa.
At Peshawur ho first saw a review of British troops, and
heard the roar of British cannon ; but, much as he
admired brecchloading Armstrongs, he did not see his
way to introduce them into his kingdom, on account of
the difficulty about procuring suitable ammunition. He
also had himself photographed, and is said to have gone to
a tailor and ordered English costume for all his follower=.
This last action seems to have caused some little tremor.
What if his Highness's retinue should discard the garb of
Affghanistan for the prosaic English costume before reach-
lug Umballa? Sheer Ali is represented as a fine, hand-
some man of middle age, affable in conversation, and
speaking Hindostani fluently. Whilst at Peshawur be
wondered that the English could fight and rough it as
well as Affghans, and yet surround themselves with com-
forts and luxuries at home.

The mail left just before the meeting of Lord Mayo
and the Ameer at Umballa-1,154 miles from Calcutta—
and therefore no details of the interesting occurrence have
arrived. We are told, however, that the preparations
were on a magnificent scale. The new policy of friend-
ship or alliance with Affghanistan was to be inaugurated
in a befitting manner. Money was no object.
Festive preparations had already cost about £50,000,
and the Bombay Ca:ctte imagined that a few more
lakhs of rupees might safely be counted on. The
Ameer had brought splendid presents from Aflgbanistan,
and was, of course, to receive magnificent gifts in return.
These havelmen prepared in Calcutta.; and, according to the
Times correspondent, " are to be borne on fifty-one trays,
containing the finest Cashmere shawls, richly jewelled
arms, cloth of gold, such as only Benares can produce,
embroidery, jewels, and Arab horses." As we are led
to suppose that the Arab horses will be borne on trays
the sight will be worth seeing. The Indian Government
has clearly determined to express in the most unmistakeable
manner its sense of the importance of the new policy,
London, England, 1869-04-13

BOURSE, April 12.— TE
closed as follows :--
4} per Cont.

Bank Shares
Itils.an Fives
End of month — _
Moxiean Loan
Do.. Bonds
Spanish Threes
Homo Debt — --
Deferred —
Liioyroln
oretnahses li2o
and
m e ,
~..•
liter" " '''''''
1080.985
Southern.... ."caa
5
Western . , , 616771
Eastern
• • —
Sardinian
Austrian 6671
Lombard 473f
North of Spain 571
Saragossa
Roman s2}

find of month._
3 por Cent
End of month 7O 40
Credit Mobilier
End of month 270

Crodit Foncier ...153U 50
End of month_ -

RAILWAYS.

General Rosecrans is said to have had several
private interviews with Juarez, and to be urging the Mexi-
can Government to acknowledge the French debt.
London, England, 1869-04-13

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

HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the THROAT,
Golden-square W.
President—Ms 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.
London, England, 1869-04-13

THE SCANDAL IN 'HIGH LIFE.

With regard to the so-called "Warwickshire scandal," the
Leamington Courier has the following :—" Some ill-founded
rumours Inve found their way into print with regard to
the unfortunate scandal case, with which the name of one
of our oldest county families is mixed up. In the interests
of truth, and not for the gratification of any prurient
curiosity, we may state on the best authority that the whole
facts will speedily be brought before the legal tribunals of
the country, all rumours to the contrary notwithstanding.
We would gladly have passed the case over is silence, but
for the honour of one who has suffered Eo much, but who
commands the sympathy of all, we may state that there
is no foundation for the rumours of condonation, nor for
the other reports of a similar tendency which have been
put in circulation."
London, England, 1869-04-13

111 ARKE7 572 IfLS DAY.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
April 13.—Sales probably 10,000 bales. Market firm ;
advancing.

THE WAVERLEY PEN. —The steel pens manufac-
tured by Messrs. Macniven and Cameron are certainly
amongst the best yet offered to the public. The arrange-
ment of the nibs gives them such a smoothness that the
great objection that bas for years existed to the general
use of steel pens, viz., the sticking, spluttering, and hitch-
ing when used with rapidity, has been completely over-
come. The hand glides over the paper with them in the
most delightful manner, and such is their excellence that
we think our old friend, the Laird o' Grant, could actually
have spelled correctly bad he had the good fortune to have
had a Waverley pen in hilt possession.
EGYPTIAN HALL—Last evening Mr. P. Phillips
gave another of his very interesting reading entertain-
ments, which attracted a large and fashionable audience.
The selections were from Dickens, Thackeray, and Hood,
and the style and taste of the entertainer called fdrth loud
applause. Mr. Phillips seems to be securely winning his
way into the favour of the public, and a few more of his
entertainments will consolidate his claim to the position
t
pereihnssae id
of of a
to whichh lie now so ardently aspires. COVENT GARDEN LIFEBOAT FUND.—The annual
concert
the
lifeboatf un d
is beingxea raisedfor
Tuesday,th i s pthareis2h7ftohr,
the
at the 1
Freemasons' h
a I, Great Queen-street. The com-
mittee have received
artists, amongst
Who the assistance of some very favourite
Miss Smith, Mr. S.
whore are Miss Plummer, Miss Pallant,
G. Bell, and Mr. Dale ;
Miss Coleman performer' Mr.
brilliant fantasias on the n:i.toooff Mr. Lindsay Sloper's
" Covent-
garden Snowdrops," under the orteand
the
ing and Mr. 11. Hunt, give their celebrateddirectionof Mr. H. Bock-
tainment. Altogether a concert of unusual neesgroll enteris-
anticipated, and it is to be hoped that the laudablelce excellence is
in view will secure an overflowing audience.
The Presse reports that a young and beautiful girl,
of not more than 20 years of age, and who, from her
dress, was evidently a lady, had been found murdered
on the banks of the
Sieno
in the ground of ,Maisons
Laffi tte.

BOAT RACE ON THE TYNE.—Yesterday a skid;
race came off on the river Tyne between James Taylor,
of Newcastle, and Robert Cooper, of Redb,%;'
"
for the sum of £lOO. Both Cooper and Taylor ;re
well-known oarsmen. The course was from the
High Level Bridge to the Scotswood Suspension
Bridge, a distance of nearly four miles. Mr. William
Johnson, of the Tyne AmatJur Rowing Club, was the
referee. The water was anything but favourable for rowing
but Cooper, who got the inside place, was the first away
with the lead, and at a quarter of a mile was leading by
nearly a clear length, and at the end of a mile ho
was still a similar distance ahead. At the Meadows
House a foul took place, and from this point Cooper went
cn and won by three lengths. The referee awarded the
stakes to Cooper. The betting was 6tol ou Taylor.