The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-04 00:00:00

CIVIL SERVICE OF INDIA.

CIANDIDATES intending to present themselves
k..) at the Open Competition, commencing on March 16, 1869,
are reminded that Certificates of Birth, Health, and Character
should be sent to the Secretary to the Civil Service Commis-
sioners, London, S.W., on or before the Ist of February. Regu-
lations may be obtained on application.

IN DIA OFFICE, DECEMBER 10, 1868.
By order of the SECRETARY of STATE for
INDIA in Council.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that it is intended to
send to India annually a certain number of YOUNG
MEN, trained and educated for ultimate employment in
the higher branches of the Department for the conserva-
tion and management of the Forests under the Govern-
ment of India.

Eight young men will be selected in February next to
go to India at the end of 1871.

- The salary will be at first £3OO a year, and the salaries
of the appointments in the three Presidencies range be-
tween that sum and £1,900 a year. Promotions will de-
pend upon efficiency, and the occurrence of vacancies in
the higher grades.
Applicants must be British subjects above 17 and under
25 years of age.
As active habits and a strong constitution are most im-
portant, candidates will have to undergo a strict medical
examination.

They must send to the Revenue Department of the
India Office, on or before the Bth of January, 1869, a
statement of their names and parentage, with a certificate
of birth, and of being posssesed of a competent knowledge
of the following subjects, and they must be prepared o
undergo an examination in them :

1, English writing from dictation and English coin
position.
2. Arithmetic in all its branches.

equations, ratios and proportions, logarithms, arithmetical
and geometrical progression.
4. Ceoinetry (Ist, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 6th books of Euclid)
and plane trigonometry.
5. Free hand and plan drawing.
6. A good colloquial knowledge of either French or
German, with the facility to read and translate the works
of some classical writer in the language.
A preference will bo given to those candidates who
obtain a certain proficiency in,-
1. Surveying and land measuring.
2. The elements of any of the following natural
sciences :
Mechanical and natural philosophy.
Chemistry.
Botany.
Geology,
If a
cours sele
ected, they will ba further required to go through
of training and instruction in Forestry and cog-
nate sciences for two years and a half, in France or Ger-
many, previous to their departure for India, and the Sec-
retary of State will contribute £5O at the end of each half
year towards the expenses of their training, in the case of
such candidates as are favourably reported on by their in-
structors. In addition to this,
if it should be found prac-
ticable, the young
men will be required to place them-
selves under an approved forester in Scotland for a few
months before they go out to India.
More detailed information as to these appointments may
be had on application to the Under Secretary of State for
India, India Office, Westminster.
(Signed) HERMAN MERIVALE.

DOG LIC ENSES.—CAUTION.
ruffE COMAIISSIONERS 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 License.
The duty payable for each dog kept is Five Shillings.
The penalty for keeping a dog without License is Five
Pounds.
A License is not transferable from one 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.)
Revenue,
In the neigh-
The Office of ther -
Distributor of Stamns }. bourhood of the
O , applicant's re-
;
A Money Order Post Office. sidenco.
Licenses will also be granted by the J
several Supervisors
of Inland Revenue.
Persons r
Receiesiding at a distance from any of the above
offices, by transmitting with their application Inland
amount of(Revenue
duty, to
t) or P
the Coll eceostag Stamps for the proper
tor Inlandeven
the District, will receive a license inof return by post. ue for
WM. CORBETT, Secretary.
Inland Revenue, Somerset House, London,
Ist January, 1869.

p ()LICE

N 0 T I C E.

STREET CROSSING SIGNALS.
BRIDGE-STREET, NEW PALACE-YARD.

CAUTION- STOP.
The Semaphore Arms The Semaphore Arms
lowered, and by Night with extended, atid by Night
with a Green Light. with a Red Light.
By the Signal " CAUTION," all persons in charge of
Vehicles and Horses are warned to pass over the Crossing
with care, and due regard to the safety of Foot Passen-
gers.

The Signal "STOP," will only be displayed when it is
necessary that Vehicles and Horses shall be actually
stopped on each side of the Crossing, to allow the passage
of Persons on Foot ; notice being thus given to all Per-.
sons in charge of Vehicles and Horses to stop clear of the
Crossing.

RICHARD MAYNE,
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.
Metropolitan Police Office,
December 10, 1868.

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

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

fRITISH ORPHAN ASYLUM
IP Mackenzie-park, Slough (formerly at Clapham rise)!
Instituted 1827.

Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.
For the gratuitous board, clothing, and education of
destitute orphans from all parts of the British dominions,
and of all denominations, whose parents wore once in
prosperous circumstances.
One hundred and seventy-five orphans now in the In-
stitution ; ample room for about 30 more.
Increased support indispensable, as this Charity is not
endowed, and is in the greatest need of further pecuniary
assistance.

Subscribers and the public are invited to inspect the
Institution, and judge as to the nature of the Charity and
its peculiar claims.
The last Report can be obtained on application to the
Secretary.

THOS. TILSON, Chairman.
CHAS. LEE, M.A.
ENZIE Secretary.
AUBARLEFIR' CE.DPRmIACcEK, M.A.,} Hon. Secs.
Offices, 73, Cheapside, London, E.O, ,
Bankers—Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co., Birch/U.
lane ; and Wm. BQ Wved, Brothers, Autzwhotor,

THE ROYAL INFIRMARY for DISEASES
of CHILDREN and WOMEN, Waterloo-bridge-

road,
Upwards of 100 poor sick children are relieved daily ai
this Hospital.
The 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.

BRITISH HOME for INCURABLES, Clap-
ham-rise. instituted in 1861.
Patroness—H.R.H. the Princess of WALES.
This Institution provides a home for life, with good
nursing and skilled medical attendance, for persons over
20 years of age and above the pauper class, who are hope-
lessly afflicted with incurable disease.
Pensions of £2O per annual are also granted.
The Home was opened in September, 1863 ; 71 in-
patients and 106 annuitants have been elected. Elections
in May and November. Forms of application Tray be ob-
tained from the Secretary.
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS and DONATIONS are
earnestly solicited.
Bankers—Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard
street, E.C. ; Messrs. Druratnond, Charing-cross, S.W.
EDWD. WEAVER, Sec.
Offices, 73, Cheapside, E.O.
THE RESCUE
re as fo'

Foz•Falle

HOME for the HELPLESS.—ST. JAMES'S
DIOCESAN HOME for FEMALE PENITENTS
(Hammersmith), under the immediate direction of the
Bishop of London. The work carried on by a Sisterhood,
"in faithful accordance with the principles of the Re-
formed Church of England." FUNDS greatly needed
COUNCIL.
The Bishop of LONDON
Rev. J. W. Ayre Major-Gen. Rt. Hon. Percy
Rev. F. G. Bloomfield Herbert. M.P.
Hon. and Rev. F. Byng Re 7. J. E. Kempe
Rev. R G. Baker Rev. W. F. Erskine Kstollys
Rev. S. Brooke Rev. S. W. Lloyd
The Lord Clinton Rev. A. Martineau
Rev W. Cadman Rev. W. D. Maclagan
E. Charrington, Esq. Rev. Daniel Moore
Rev. E. L. Cutts, Chaplain Rev. J. Moorhouse
Rev. E. Capel Cure J. D. Morton, Esq.
Rev. J. E. Cox Rev. Canon Nepean
Octavius Coope, Esq. Rev. E. Parry
Arthur Currie, Esq. John Pearson, Esq., Q.C.
Rev. J. Connell Rev. G. F. rrescott
Rev. C. W. Furse Rev. F. Pigou
C. J. Freake. Esq. R. T. Pigott, Esq.
J. S. Gilliat, Ebq. R R. Pym, Esq.
Rev. Dr. F Hessey Hugh H. Seymour, Esq.
H G Heald, Esq. R. Wade, Esq.
R. Hook, Esq., Treasurer Loftus Wigram, Esq.
Subscriptions will be received by any of the above ; by
Messrs. Harries, Farquhar, and Co; and by the Hon.
Secretary, Rev. S. W. Lloyd, 14, Seymour-street, Port-
man-square, to whom commur ications may be addressed.

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 Sham, K.H., F.A.S.
Policies payable during Life—lndisputable—Not liable to
Forfeiture.
Annual Income exceeds Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Pounds.
The Annuity Tables, offering special advantages to Annuitants,
and full particulars of the popular Principles of this Society, will
be found in the New Prospectus, which will be forwarded to
applicants post free.

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

THE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY.—Every Policy effected with this Society by the
31st inst. will have the advantage of one year in every Annual
Bonus.

The Directors give notice that the Policies of the Society be-
come Indisputable, and are relieved of all conditions (except
payment of the annual premiums), when they have remained
unchallenged for five years, and the life assured has completed
his 30th year.

The bonus additions allotted by the Society are highly satisfac-
tory. In a recent claim the addition to a £l,OOO assurance, dated
1845, amounted to 41,010, making the total payment £2,010.

CHARLES INGALL, Actuary.

No. 39, King-street, Cheapside,
London, December, 1863.

THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON and
11 GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Offices-1, Dale-street, Liverpool; 7, Cornhill; and
Charing-cross, London.

The Invested Funds now amount to £3,401,055, the
Fire Revenue to £836,816, and that of the Life to £259,039.
The moderate rates of premium, with a guaranteed fixed
Bonus for the Life Policies of this Company, and their
value as SPECIAL SECURITIES to third parties,
render them particularly advantageous. Whole-world
leave is granted on reasonable terms, and claims are paid
thirty days after admission.
JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretary.