The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-04 00:00:00

THE SOUTH AMERICAN WAR.

The arrival of the Brazil and River Plato mails brings
news from Rio Janeiro to the 9th of October. No further
operations are reported from the seat of war in Paraguay,

but preparations were going on for the pursuit of
Lopez. His new position is said to be the town
of Santo Estanislao, which is situated on a moun-
tain and surrounded by marshes. Comte d'Eu's
report of the August operations had been published,
but contained little additional news. He says
that Caacupe would have been hard to take from
its position, had Lopez defended it. At that
place seventy Europeans, mostly English, came into
the camp. Many Brazilians were found there, in a
wretched state, some dying after their release. Several hun-
dred sick were in the hospitals, all much exhausted through
want of proper sustenance. The Comte, as is usually the
case with Brazilians, allows for a terrible loss of life among
his adversaries. The allied loss in the Battle of Peribebuy
he estimates at 52 killed and 446 wounded, the little
Argentine force losing 16 killed and 97 wounded. The
Buenos Ayres Standard says that the Provisional Govern-
ment of Paraguay is endeavouring to clean the city.
Thousands of women and children are coming in from the
interior, and are lodged in tents on the outskirts. The
triumvirs are said to be constantly quarrelling, and the
new order of things is only likely to last while the
bayonets of the allied army remain there to support it,
A census was taken all over the Argentine Republic at the
beginning of September, being the first ever taken in the
country. The returns for the city of Buenos Ayres gave
a population of about 180,000. It was supposed that the
total population of the fourteen provinces would be
about 1,200,000 souls, or one inhabitant per square mile.

On the 11th instant there was a discussion at
Boston between Professor Perry and Horace Greeley, on
the subject of Free Trade versus Protection. The sym-
pathies of the audience were clearly with Mr. Greeley, and
it is said that that gentleman had the advantage of the
argument. This remark of Mr. Greeley's has attracted
some attention: that an advocate of the Slave Trade was
never known who was not a Free Trader at heart, and
that Slave Traders in America have always been Free
Traders. Although some papers sneer at the connection
which has in America been unfortunately the result of
circumstances, yet Slavery and Free Trade were there
allied; and it is not easy for this generation to eradicate the
impression made on their minds of the connection existing
between them, however false.

General Butterfield has been called a speculator,
having dabbled in securities long before he occupied his
present post. It was through Chancellorsville that he did
a bold stroke, making capital, as his enemies declare, out
of a national disaster. The chance of saddling some one
connected with the Government with a share in the dis-
reputable gambling the enemies of the Administration can-
not afford to lose, but the charge is now so pointed that it
is necessary to meet it. The general falsity of such
accusations may be gathered from the excellent speech
Vice-President Colfax made to the Mormons :—" I have
been accused," he said, "in conjunction with the Presi-
dent, by your highest ecclesiastical authority, of being a
gambler and a drunkard. I wish to state publicly in this
city, where the charge was made, that it is utterly untrue
as to President Grant, and as to myself that I never gam-
bled to the value of a farthing, and have been a total ab-
stinence man all the years of my manhood." One cir-
cumstance, however, will probably bring out the whole
story of the Gold Gamble, as true bills of indictment will,
it is said, be found by the grand jury acting on the recent
charge of Judge Ingraham and on the evidence submitted
by the Distrid Attorney-General against three of the most
prominent persons in the operation. One of these is said to
have declared that his power was above that of judges
and juries, and perhaps he will be gratified at this oppor-
tunity of displaying it.

THE CHINESE COOLIES.—The particulars of the
plan for the introduction of Coolie labourers into Louisiana
have recently been made public. The employers must ply
the labourers monthly wages, amounting to $8 gold or sl°
currency. They must also advance $l5O for the payment
of the passage money and two months' wages of each
Coolie. The question has been raised whether the planters
will be able to raise $3,000 for every 20 hands, at the same
time running the risk of the Coolies not working. It is,
however, believed that the funds will be forthcoming, and
that a large number of Coolies will soon be at work. Judge
Sawyer of the District Court at San Francisco has de-
clared that Chinese testimony is admissable against white
men, under the Fourteenth Amendment of the Federal
Constitution. KooprnanschaP attended the Commercial
Conventio❑ at Louisville to discuss the subject of Chinese
immigration. He is to proceed to China, where his con-
tracts have been made, but it has been arranged that no
Chinaman is to leave his native shores until a place is
ready for him at a fixed rate of wages, secured by writ-
ten agreement, for four or five years, with the prospect
of good treatment and complete liberty when the con •
tract is at an end. By the terms of the contract farm
labourers are to receive $8 in gold or 810 in currency
per month as waves, to have at least two new suits
of clothes each year, to have water-tight sleeping places
furnished them, not to be required to work more than 20
days in each month, and, iu general, to be well treated.
Railroad hands are to receive sls per mouth in gold for
wages. In the first eight months of the year but 11,000
arrived from China at San Francisco, while 3,000 returned,
leaving a gain only of 8,000, which is considerably less
than in 1852. In 11 years the total number has been
120,000, of whom 50,000 returned. A great change must
occur before Chinese immigration rivals that from Europe.

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" pa APPAREL OFT PROCLAIMS THE
MAN."

E. MOSES & SON (the ORIGINATORS
of the READY-MADE CLOTHING SYS-
TEM) supply Ready-made Clothing equal
to Clothing made to measure, and Clothing
made to measure equal to the best that can
be cbtained.

E. MOSES and SON possess unequalled
resources for the MANUFACTURE of
CLOTHING, and are consequently able to
supply the public at lower prices than any
other house in the trade.

E. MOSES and SON'S STOCK for tho
WINTER SEASON comprises an immense
tssortment of Overcoats, and every descrip-
ion of Clothing flr all ages, all occasions,
lnd all c'asses, in all tho newest designs and
materials.

E. MOSES and SON give particular at-
tention to CLOTHING for YOUNG GEN-
TLEMEN. For the convenience of Ladies
accompanying their Sons there is a separate
department for this important branch of their
business, and it. is furnished with a splendid
assortment of Suits, Overcoats, and (nothing
for all oemsions, including all the favourite
designs and the most fashionable materials.

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 io
the firm should ise accompanied by a remit-
tance, or a London reference.

Any article not worn or injured will be
Itheerfully exchanged, or, if desired, the
money will be returned.

All Gonds are marked in Plain Figures,
from which no abatement can be made.

The Stock of Hosiery and Drapery, Hats
and 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 Manufae-
tur3rs, and General Outfitters for all
Classes.

The following are the only addresses of E. MOSES
and SON:—

LONDON.
CITY ESTABLISIIIIENT.

155, MINORIES
156, MINORIES
157, MINORIES
83, ALDGATE
84, ALDGATE
85, ALDGATE
86, ALDGATB
87, ALDGATE
88, ALDGATE
89, ALDGATE

OXFORD-STREET RI:ASCU.
506, NEW OXFORD-STREET
507, NEW OXFORD STREET
,08, NEW OXFORD-STREET
1, HART-STREET
2, HART-STREET
3, HART-STREET

TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD BRANCH.
337, TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD
138, TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD
283, EUSTON-ROAD.

Country Branch :
19, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS.
20, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS.

THE " 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 enliar simplicity of these Machines enables any one to
Icquire their perfect use in a few hours.
Illustrated Price Lists post free

LHE "SINGER" MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Chief Office in the -United Kingdom:
147, CTIEXPSIDE.:

SHORT SUMMARY OF THE POSITION
OF THE

PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY,
62, Ludgate Hill, London, E.C.
,• - .

Branch Office-7, King-street, St. Jatnee's.

. _
The Annual Premium Income of the Company, at the
close of Is(s, was X 220,978 Os. 10d., and the Total Amount
Assured £4,832,197.
The Business is olivided under two heads:-
Ist —The General or Ordinary Business, being the
same as that transacted by other Companies.
2nd —The Industrial or Working Class Assurances.
The Premium Income of the General
BusinesA was £52,432, and the sum A ssu rod
£1,362,960. The present value of the la-
bility of this Branch by the Carlisle 3 per
Cent. Tables, throwing off the entire load-
ing. was £139,322 15 8
The Premium Income of the Industrial
Branch was 168,546, the sum Assured
£3,169,237, and the Estimated Reserve...... 50,000 0 0

£189,322 15 8

The Liability of the Industrial Branch
does not admit of being estimated in the
same way as that of the General Branch,
on account of the very large proportion of
Policies which constantly lapse, so that
the balk of the assurances are, in fact, risks
for short terms only ; the estimated re-
serve for the liabilities of this Branch of
the business is shown by the result of 14
years' experience to be abundantly suffi-
cient.
The Assurance Fund on 31st Decem-
ber, 1868, was £241,301 12 4
The average duration of the whole of
the Industrial Policies was considerably
under three years.
The average age of the Assured in the
Industrial Branch was 19 years.
A detailed List of Assets can be had on application.
H. HARBEN, Secretary.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY.
RETURN TICKETS BETWEEN LONDON
AND SCOTLAND.
Consequent upon the 8.0 p.m. Train from Euston
Station to Scotland being discontinued, Return Tickets
between London and Stations in Scotland will on and
after Monday. Nov. 1, be issued and be available by the
Express (Limited) Scotch Mail, leaving Euston at 8.40
p.m., on week days and 8.35 p.m. on Sundays.
W. CAW SWELL, General Manager.
Euston Station, October, 1869.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY.
A NEW STATION is NOW OPEN for PASSENGER
TRAFFIC at UXBRIDGE-ROAD, for Shepherd's-bush,
and the regular Service of Half-hourly Trains running
between Broad-street (City), and Victoria (Pimlico), call
at this station.
These Trains connect at Willesden Junction with the
London and North-Western Main-line Trains to and from
Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, &c.
For hours of running, see time bills.
FARES FROM UXBRIDGE-ROAD STATION.
Single Tickets. Return Tickets.
Ist cl. 2d cl. 3d cl. Ist cl. 2d cl. 3d el
To Broad-street 9d. 6d. ls. 3d. 9d.
To Victoria..... id. sd. 4d. Os. 10d. Bd. 6d.
W. CAWKWELL, General Manager.
Euston Station, Nov., 1869.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY.

CONVERSION OF DEBENTURES INTO DEBENTURE

STOCK.

The Directors are now prepared to enter into arrange-
ments for converting the Debentures of the Company into
equivalent amounts of Perpetual Four per Cent. Deben-
ture Stock, and also to receive applications for allotments
of the same Stock, at par, to be applied in the repayment
of Debentures falling due.
Any amount of Stock, not being a fraction of a pound,
can be subscribed for and transferred.
A commission of (one-half) per cent. is allowed to ap-
plicants, and the Stock will be inscribed in the Company's
books free of all expense.
The interest will be paid half-yearly on the 15th Jan-
uary and 15th July, by warrant.
The Stock thus raised will be entitled to the same
priority against the property and income of the Company
as the Debenture Bond Debt, ranking before the Com-
pany's ostire Stock and Share Capital of Thirty Millions
(t 30,000,000), and will be the first charge on a net income
now amounting to upwards of Three Millions (V,000,000)
annually.
Further Tarticulars and forms of application may be
obtained by letter addressed to the undersigned.
STEPHEN REAY, Secretary.
Tuston Station, March, 1869.

- - - - - ,
AGENTS
WANTED EVERYWHERE
to introdnee commodi ies valuable to every householder
high sad low. This offers a highly remtmerativeComml-sion •O
Tradesmen, Travellers. Gentlemen's Servants, 1.. e. Apply with
two stamps to R. MAIIRISON, Great Orford-street,Norwich.

--
I 01IN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHEERY
TOOTH PASTE is greatly snperior to any tooth
powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the
enamel from decay. and imparts a plea: ant fragrance to
the breath. Price Is. 6d.—lied Bull Wharf, 93, Upper
h street. London.

N 0171 LING IMPO SSI BLE.
GUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair
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 wonairful liquid. It is now offered to the public
m 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 passsage, 93, Upper Thames-
street London, B.C.

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