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The Sun.
London, England, 1869-08-23

APPRENTICE'S RACE.

For a coat, badge, freedom, and £2 ; second,
£4 ; third, £2.
TIIUtD HEAT (left from Saturday).
W. Messenger (Teddington)
A. Conlay (Deptford)
J. 'Westbrook (Tower) 0
Won pretty easily after half a mile.
The Champion Sculls follow ; beting 6 to 4 on
Renforth, the North Country Champion.

The following appeared in our Latest Edition of Saturday
evening:—

The continued renewal of this—the regatta of
the world—which, but for the spirited exertions of
a few leading men, would have fallen through,
has been received with the greatest satisfaction by
the racing community and the public in general.
The fine entries on this occasion bring back the
palmy days of a quarter of a century ago, when
the Claspers, of Newcastle, brought with them the
first outrigger ever seen at Putney.

CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMES.
First prize, .£BO ; second, £2O; third do., £5.
FIRST iIIIAT.
J. Sadler, Surbiton
J. Boyd, Gateshead. 2
0. Iles, Kew
Won easily after half a mile.

SECOND HEAT.
H. Kelley, Fulham i
W. Sadler, Putney
C. Cobb, Greenwich
Kelley won easily from Sadler after they had cleared
the point.

CHAMPION FOURS.

Open to the World. First Prize, .£lOO ; Second Prize

£lO.
FIRST HEAT.

Gourock (Clyde), I—T. Smellie, J. Calderhead, W. Ca-
derhead, J. Moodie, R. Darrock (cox.)
Durham, 2—B. Marshall, C. Marshall, R. D. Marshall,
G. D. Newby, J. Reece (cox.)
Putney, 3—G. Parr, C. King, T. Robinson, F. Phelps,
E. Phelps (cox.)
Won easily after half a mile.
London, England, 1869-08-23

HOSPITAL for DISEASES of the THROAT,
Golden-square, W.
President—His Grace the Duke of GRAFTON.
The Committee of Management earnestly APPEAL for
FUNDS to help them to meet the heavy
Upwards of 18,000 poor persons have been relieved in the
last six years. current expenses.

GEORGE WOOD, Secretary.
London, England, 1869-08-23

THE LATE EDITION of " THE SUN' at
JAMES SPEEDY'S, "The Wellington,"Wellington-etreet,
S rand.

rrHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN,"
" giving all the SPORTING NEWS of the day, may be seen
at JEMIIY MANTON'S house, "The Swan and Horse Shoe,"
Little Britain, City, E.C.

TIIE LATEST EDITION of THE SIPS "
A supplied, as soon as published, Every Evening, 'O3,W
ALEXANDER (late Brooks), Newspaper Agent, i`e,j. 4, Old
Cavendish street, Oxford-street.

UNFURNISHED APARTMEY, TS TO LET,
consisting of Three Rooms and r ressingßoom, with use
of Kitchen. Nice Garden. Four minraes' walk to 'Bus and Rail
to City and West-end.-44,
aid's-road, Camden-square,
N.W.

CI.OMPENSATIN IN C ASE OF INJURY,
AND
A TIMM', SUM IN CASE OF DEATH
Caused by ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND, may be secured by a
Policy of the
RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSURANCE COMPANY.
An AnTraal Payment of £3 to £6 ss. insures £l,OOO at Death,
and an Allowance at the rate of £6 per week for Injury.
RA ILWAY ACCIDENTS ALONE may be provided against
`)3, Insurance Tickets for Single or Double Journies.
For particulars apply to the Clerks at the Railway Stations, to
The Local Agents, or at the Offices, 54, Commuria, and 10, REGENT
!TRIM, LONDON.

WILLIAM J. VIAN Secretary.

RITA.N NIA FIRE ASSOCIATION
13 Head Offices, 429, Strand, London.

Tho distinguishing featn'res of this Association are
Equitable Rates,
Undoubted Security.
Prompt settlement of claims.
JOHN MESSENT, Manager.

(OHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY
a TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth
powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the
enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to
the breath. Price Is. 6d.—Red Bull Wharf, 03, Upper
Thames-street. London.
London, England, 1869-08-23

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.
London, England, 1869-08-23

THE METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT
INSTITUTION.
President—His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON.
Treasurers—The Right Hon. Russell Gurney, M.P., and
Col. W. F. Grant.
DONATIONS and SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly
solicited, :o 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.
Bankers—London Joint-Stock Bank, Pall-mall.
CHARLES HOLMES, Secretary
Office, 32, Sackville-street, Piccadilly.
London, England, 1869-08-23

THE RECENT ECLIPSE OF THE $Ol.

The eclipse of the sun on the 7th of August apPO4ll,:
have created great excitement among the American sig.'''.
seers. The American papers aro full of details of the
ay
itself and of the proceedings of those who went to seo it;
spectacle, as well as of the learned few who wished to lat'ke '-
astronomical observations. The most interesting obserla;
tions appear to have been made at Des Moines, Wilt
Springfield and Mattoon, Tllinois, and at Shelbyville, ea
tucky. At the latter place a number of scientific 113",,t
wore assembled, and Professor Winlock used tb° Ptah
instrument, the spectroscope, with striking success. lu
spectrum of the protuberances of the sun ho observed Ole
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bright lines, not more than five having been hitherto see';
while between the moon and the earth ho obserVe3
shower of meteors. The rod protuberances of the sun °ref
visible to the naked eye. The darkness exceeded that °
the night, and Venus, Mercury, Arcturus, and Vega
distinctly visible wilh the naked eye. The length
the total obscuration of the sun is variously roll°''As
from different places, at intervals varying between 21 tul-„t
minutes. Photographs of the sun were taken at differe'll
times during the partial obscuration. The naercuri fell
e 0
forty-two degrees within one hour, falling thirteen degr.,ece
during the progress of the eclipse. The usual disturb
was visible among the birds, fowls, and cattle, and eel
the wise men, who were intent upon astral:oo
researches, were not insensible to the awe inspired 11 the
gradual fading of the sunlight. "The scene durinsdlie
totality," says an American spectator, at Sh
College, " was an awful one, and when' the sunlighgreet,
peered again a shout of exultation went up from
crowd in the college grounds."
London, England, 1869-08-23

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THE INVIGORATIVE NERVINE
ESSENCE.—The most powerful nutritive cordial ever
introduced; restores to their normal condition all the secretions,
on the integrity of which perfect health depends. It is a specific
for debility of all kinds, and from its containing. among other
ingredients, pepsine and phosphate of soda, will prove highly
beneficial to the nervous and dyspeptic. Vide Dr. Hassall's re
port. Price Ss. per bottle, or four quantities in one for 225.'
BAUMGARTEN & Co., 520, Oxford-street, W.C., London. Car-
riage free on receipt of remittance.
London, England, 1869-08-23

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

Supported by Voluntary dentributions.
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 Bonvorie, 1, Pall-mall.—Hon.
Sec., 2 . Smith. Esc]. Gro. REID, Soc.
London, England, 1869-08-23

EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER OE FIRES:

Twelve-fires. matured in different parts of the
metropolitan district from 6 a.m. on Saturday up
to 6 o'clock this (Monday) morning. Out of that
number the following were only deserving of being
publicly recorded. One fire took place in the pre-
mises belonging Mr. T. R. Eyill, a carpenter and
undertaker, No. 3, Alma-road, Blue Anchor-road,
Bermondsey. The flames began in the stores and
workshops, covering in one direction nearly 50 feet
in ground, and the other about 20 feet, and rose two
floors high. This fire spread with great fury, and
in spite of an abundant supply of the Southwark
Company's water, and the early arrival of the Lon-
don Salvage Corps, and the land steam-engine by
Shand, Mason, and Co., the fire could not be ex-
tinguished until the whole of the premises, together
with the stock-in-trade, men's working tools, &c.,
were totally consumed. The origin of the fire is
unknown. The loss will fall upon the Law Fire-
office.

A fire that caused great alarm took place in the
immense range of premises belonging to the Lon-
don Wharfing and warehousing company, situate
in Fenchurch-street, City. It began in the fourth
floor, stored with jute, and in a very short period
11 bales of that article were in flames. The fire-
men and Salvage Corps, however, by dint of great
perseverance, managed to confine the flames to that
part of the premises in which they began, and
thereby prevented a terrible conflagration.
Another fire happened on the estate of Mrs. E.
Nicholls, cowkeeper, Biackstock-lane, Highbury.
Some children, who were playing with lucifer
matches, set fire to a rick of hay containing 60
loads, and before the fire could be got under at
least one-third of the material was destroyed, and
the remainder severely damaged by fire and water.
Fortunately Mrs. Nicholls was insured in the Royal
Exchange Fire-office.

WALKER'S NEEDLES (by authority), the
"Queen's Own," treble-pointed, with large eyes, easy to
thread, and Patent Ridges to op n the
e Cloth, are the bee
Needles. Packets is. ; post freo of any dealer.—H.t
WALKEa is Patentee of the Penelope Crochets, and Maker
of Improved Sewing Machine Needles, Fish Hooks, Sea
Reels, Hooks and Eyes, &c.—Alcester, and 47, Ureshaui-
street, London.
- _ .

LUXURIANT AND BEAUTIFUL HAIR.-MRS. S. A.
ALLEN'S WORLD'S HAIR RESTORER OR DRESSING never fails to
quickly restore Grey or Faded Hair to its youthful colour and
beauty, and with the first application a beautiful gloss and de-
lightful fragrance is given to the flair. It stops the Hair from
falling off. It prevents baldness. It promotes luxuriant growth,
it causes the Hair to grow thick and strong. It removes all
dandruff. It contains neither oil nor dye. In large bottles—
Price Six Shillings. Sold by most Chemists and Perfumers
Depot, 26U, High Holborn
London, England, 1869-08-23

EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
Empowered by Special Act of Parliament.
For Lifo Assurance, Annuities, and Guarantee of Fidelity in
Situations of Trust.
Chairman— General Sir FREDERIC SMITH, K.u., F.B.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 Pe forwarded to
applicants post free.

HENRY LAKE, General Manager.
316, Regent-street, and 17, Waterloo-place Pall mall, London.
London, England, 1869-08-23

ROYAL SCHOOL for DAUGHTERS of
OFFICERS of the ARMY, Lans'lown, Bath.
Instituted, A.D., 1864.
Under the Patronage of her Maj-sty the QUEEN.
President—H.R.H. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, K.G.,
Chairman—Major-General Sir A. J. LAWRENCE, K.C.B.
This school has been founded upwards of four years,
and it is intended for the education of the daughters of
officers of the army, Indian and Marines. There are
already 70 pupils in the school, but more could be admitted
if the committee had further funds; they, therefore
APPEAL to tho public to aid them in carrying out ti its
full extent the benefits of the only institution specially
provided for the daughters of officers of the Army.
Each donation of £5 ss. entitles to one life vote at all
elections. Each annual subscription of £5 5s entitles to
one vote at all elections during tho current year. The
amount may be forwarded by an order on a bank, agent,
or post-office (Charing-cross), payable to.
GEO. W. FORSTER, Under Secretary.
Office, 22, Cockspur-street, London.
London, England, 1869-08-23

XTURSIN G.—ST. JOHN'S HOUSE and
1 I SISTERHOOD for TRAINING NURSES for
HOSPITALS, Families, and the Poor: established 1848.
President—The Lord Bishop of LONDON.
The nursing at King's College and the Charing-eross
Hospitals, and the Galignani English Hospital at Paris,
is at present superintended by the Sisters of John's
House.

Ladies or others wishing to qualify themselves as
members of the House or Sisterhood, or as pupils to be
trained to nurse, are requested to communicate with the
Lady Superior.
Donations and Subscriptions to the General Fund, the
Sisters' Fund, or the Nurses' Pension Fund, may be paid
to Messrs. Contts ; or to the Lady Superior, at St. John's
House, Norfolk-street, Strand, W.C.
London, England, 1869-08-23

MUSCULAR POWER REGAINED by the
use of PERRY and CO.'S celebrated CORDIAL BALM
of SYRIACUM. Established more than a century, and known
throughout the world as a never-failing remedy in all cases of
debility, nervousness, &c. Price Ils.; by post 12s. 6d.—To be
had only of Messrs. Perry and Co., 19, Berners—ireot, Oxford-
street, W., who may be consulted as usual from eleven till six.

NORTH LONDON or UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE HOSPITAL.--Accidents and Sickness.
—CONTRIBUTIONS earneslv solicited to meet the
annual expenses, which exceed the income by £4,000.
The committee also plead for help for the sick children,
the little victims of starvation, neglect, and disease, who
enjoy in the new wards, devoted to them, the privileges
of nourishing food and cart•fui nursing. Donations thank-
fully received by Edward Enfield, Esq., Treasurer, 19,
Chester-terrace, Regent's-park; and at the office of the
charity.
HENRY J. KELLY, R.N., Secretary.
London, England, 1869-08-23

THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.

THIS EVENING, at 7, MY PRECIOUS BETSY: Mr Atkins and
Miss Johnstone. At 8, THE SERPENT ON THE HEARTH:
Mr R. Phillips, Mr E Atkins, Mr Stuart, lira M. Eburne, Mrs L
Murray, &e. And DOMESTIC ECONOMY: Mr Atkins and
Mrs Leigh Murrrt7.

P.OYAL sTnAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough.
IRIS EVENING. at 7.30, AMONG TILE BREAKERS: Mr
Clarke. THE TOODLES. JOAN OF ARC: Messrs. Thorne,
James, Fenton; Al esdames Goodall, Lydia Maitland. Bufton. To
conclude with THE CHOPS OF THE CHANNEL. Mr. D.
James.

PRINCESS'S TII EAT I:F..
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr.

Tins EVENING, at 7. PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE. After
which, A5l A. D GALATEA : Herr Formes, Mr V. Rigby, Mr
M. ,with, and Miss Blanche Cole. '1 o conclude with A QUIET
FAMILY.

ROYAL ALBAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLETS
Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. la. Box-office
opentfromll to 4.

ROYALTY THEATRE.
Under the Management of Miss M Oliver.
'ruts EVENING, at 7.30, A ROVLND COM %lISSION. After
which CHECKMATE. Followed by THE MILITARY BILLY
TAYLOR. To conclude with IN FOR A HOLIDAY Mr
Dewar, Mr. Danvers, Miss M. Oliver Miss Saunders, &c.
London, England, 1869-08-23

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 the management
of Mr. Baker Brown.

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

Full particulars can be obtsined on application to the
Lady-Superintendent, 18, Stanley-terrace, Notting-hill,
W. ; or to Mr. Baker Brown, 136, Harley-street, W.
London, England, 1869-08-23

LONDON FEVER HOSPITAL is the only in-
stitution in the Metropolis for the treatment and
prevention of contagious fevers.
CONTRIBUTIONS will be gratefully received by
Messrs. D;msdale 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, 1869-08-23

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE,

GUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair
to its pristine hue, no matter at what age.
J:k 0. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid
r.f one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in peafect-
in;; this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public
n.. a more concentrated form, and at a lower price.
Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each,
ncluding brush. _

Red 'lnn Wharf, Angel passsage, 93, Upper Thames-
street London, E.O.

THEATRE-ROYAL DRURY- L ANE.
tole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton.
Tuts EVENING, at 7, BELLES OF THE KITCHEN. At 8
FORMOSA : Messrs. Barrett, 11. Irving, David Fisher, Brittain
Wright, John Rouse; Mrs Billington, Misses M. Brennan. Mac
donald. and Katharine Rodgers. Conclude with BORROWED
PLUM b.S.
London, England, 1869-08-23

VIE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE.

A second warning has been given to the Gazette of St.
Petersburg, a German paper. This is attributed to the
opposition which it has sliewn to the introduction of the Rus-
sian language into the tribunals of the Baltic provinces. The
Germans in those provinces are greatly displeased at the
proposed change, which they believe is the prelude to a
complete reorganisation of the tribunals on the base of
the new Russian system.
London, England, 1869-08-23

THE CATTLE DISESAE.

A grave outbreak of eczema epizootka—of the so-called
foot and mouth disease—among horned cattle in
Brixton, Clapham, Camberwell, and other parts of
Surrey, will, unfortunately, all too soon, test
the working merits of the Contagious Diseases
(Animals) Act, passed shortly before the proro-
gation of Parliament. The epizootic, it is reported,
has broken out with peculiar severity among the dairies
of South London, and is extending with great rapidity.
The Lancet says :—" The disease is more disastrous to
the condition of the animals affected than to their
life. The milk is early lost, the flesh wastes very quickly,
and it is often long before the health of the affected
animal can be reinstated. Eczema ep:zootica is highly
contagious, spreading by means of the discharges given
off by the eruption about the mouth and hoofs. It is by
measures based upon this view of its mode of diffusion
that the disease alone admits of effective control. A ques-
tion of much interest to the profession, in connection with
the prevalence of the epizootic, is the prol,ability that the
milk from cows affected with the disease maycommunicate
an eczematous, or aphthous malady to man, particularly
to children."
London, England, 1869-08-23

AZASf ARITA N FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN
and CHILDREN, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-
square. The only free Hospital for dis.ases of women
2,746 patients were 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, Coutts,
Glyn, Ransom ; and by the Secretary.
London, England, 1869-08-23

THE HOSPITAL for WOMEN, Soho-square.
—Bankers : Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co.
Messrs. Ransom, Bouverie., and Co.—The Committee
APPEAL very earnestly for CONTRIBUTIONS. The
Hospital is now open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fri-
days to out-patients who are treated without letters of
recommendation.

HENRY B. INGRAM, Secretary.

BRITISH HOME FOR INCURABLES,
Clapham rise.

Instituted 1861.
PATRONESS.
Her Royal Highness the Princess of WALES.
TREASURERS.
George Moore, Esq.; Mr. Alderman Gibbons.
This Institution, extending its operations to all parts of
the kingdom. provides for those afflicted with incurable
diseases a home for life, with every cDmfort and medical
attendance. Patients are admitted, and annuities of £lO
obtained by election.
No person under 20 years of age, nor of the pauper
class, is eligible.
Full particulars and the necessary forms may be pro-
cured from the Secretary. Donations and annual sub-
scriptions are earnestly solicited.

BANKERS.
Messrs Barclay, *Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street, E C.; and
Messrs. Drummond, Charing-cross, S.W.
EDWD. WEAVER, Secretary.
Offices, 73, Cheapside.
London, England, 1869-08-23

CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL
LTFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.

ANNUAL INCOME, steadily increasing, £220,000
ASSURANCE FUND, safely invested, £1,598,000
SPECIAL NOTICE.

MI Persons who effcct Policies on the Participating Scale
Wore June 30th, 1869, will be entitled at the NEXT Boats
to one year's additional Share of Profits over later
Entrants.

Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal can be obtained
of

GEORGE CUTCLIFFE, Actuary and Secretary.
13, St. James's-square, London. S.W.
London, England, 1869-08-23

/1111 E DEAF & DUMB.—The Committee of the
11 JEWS' DEAF and DUMB HOME are prepared to
receive APPLICKTIONS for the ADMISSION of DEAF
and DUMB CHILDREN, of all denomivations, as Day
Pupils, for instruction in audible speech and lip-reading.
The system adopted rigidly excludes the use of the
manual alphabet and all artificial signs.
A public lesson is given every Wednesday, at 3 p.m.,
when the successful results of the system can be wit-
nessed. _

Applications for terms, the course of instruction, and all
other particulars, to be made to
W. VAN PRAAGIT, Esq.,
Director of tko Jews' Deaf and Dumb Home,
44, Burton-crescent, W.G.
London, England, 1869-08-23

THE DEAN AND THE ,DUSTIII.A.N.

Mr. Lake, the dean nominate of Durham, paid a shsr/
visit to Durham last week. Shortly after eight o'clock
in the morning (a local paper reports) Mr. Lake
made his way to the northern door of the Cathedral. 0°
door was locked ; but hearing the sound of voices inside
the new dean gave the barrier sundry vigorous kneel°.
These were heard by a man who was assisting to sweeP
the building, and, imagining that it was an orainsrl
stranger seeking admission, the Cathedral officer, in tering
more pointed than polite, intimated that no one could he
admitted till a quarter past nine. The knocking con:
tinned, so did the sweeping ; but so annoyingly persistent
i
did the "tap tap" become that the official determined
on unfastening the door to remonstrate with the offeacr•
The door was opened, and a good-looking gentleman'
clerical cut, essayed to enter. " Too soon, sir, too soon;
t
can't come in before a quarter-past nine—agsies,,
rules, you know, sir—sweeping out the placei;
" But I'm going to be your new dean," wilc,
t'',
remarked the gentleman addressed ; "surely I may l-
in." The official stood aghast, touched his forehes a
bowed and scraped, and apologised most obsequiously, an
sheaved no little anxiety to dance attendance on his 1161
master, who smiled and passed on.
London, England, 1869-08-23

ROUMANIA.

BUCHAREST, Aug. 22.
The Chambers are to meet on the 6th September,

:or an extraordinary sitting.

According to advices received from Livadia,
Prince Charles had received the return visit of the
Emperor of Russia, the Crown Prince, and Prince
Alexi 3.

FRANCE.
BOURSE, Aug. 21.—Three o'clock—The market
closed as follows :-
4i. per Cent.
End of month —
3 per Cent
End of month 73 45
Credit Mobilier 238 75
Transatlantic
Credit Foncier 1777
Paris Gas 1675 -
RAILWA

Bank Shares 2890
Ital!an Fives 56 GO
Austrian Fives
Ottoman Loan
Do. Debt 44 40
Spanish Threes
Home Debt —.—
1 Deferred ... ---
8. Cash
Orleans
... 4.
Western
Northern .... lllO
Strasburg • • 597k
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern..... 6l7k
- - - 54
Sardinian 835
Austrian 5571
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa
Roman
London, England, 1869-08-23

SAUCE.—LEA and PERRINS.—SAUCE.
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 PERRINS, 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, 1869-08-23

LONDON and COUNTY BANKING
COMPANY.

Notice is hereby given, that a DIVIDEND on the
CAPITAL of the Company, at the rate of Six per Cent.
for the half-year ending 30th June, 1869, with a BONUS
of Two and a Half per Cent., will be PAID to the Pro-
prietors, either at the Head Office, 21, Lombard-street, or
at any of the Company's Branch Banks, on and after
MONDAY, the 16th inst.

By order of the Board,
W. McKEWAN, General Manager.
21, Lombard-streP's Aug. 6, 1869.
London, England, 1869-08-23

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the Storms
of the past eighteen months the National Lifeboat
Institution contributed to the saving of 1,270 lives from
various shipwrecks and 32 vessels from destruction. The
Institution also expended £27,641 in tho same period on
its Lifeboat Establishments, in addition to granting
£3,793 for rewards.

The Institution has now 207 Lifeboat Stations under
its management.

Contributions will be thankfully received by the London
d country bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis,
Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street Adolphi, London.
London, England, 1869-08-23

PresidentL-Ilio brace the Duke of BUCCLEIICH, K.G.

This Hospital, founded iu the year 1828, the first to
establish the principle of free admission to the sick poor,
without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is
wholly dependent t.er support on voluntary contributions
and legacies.

It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in
addition to this, the average number of attendance of the
destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged be-
tween 3,000 and 4,000 weekly.
The Committee earnestly solicit the assistance of the
benevolent, as the premises of this hospital are capable of
containing several hundred more beds had the Committee
the requisite fends to maintain them.
Contrib,:.tions are received by their bankers, Messrs.
Brown, Hansom, and Co., Abchurch-lane ; also by Messrs.
Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ;
Herries and Co.; Ransom and Co. ; Prescctt, Grote, and
Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Williams,
Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Barnors-street ;:siad:at
the Hospital from 10. till b.
London, England, 1869-08-23

-VRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON
FEMALE PREVENTIVE and REFORMATORY IN
STITUTION.

President—Rev. CANON DALE.

CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1863 aro ear-
nestly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Blon
quet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard street, 1,:.0.; Francis Nicholls,
Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, E.O.
E. W. THOMAS Sec., 200, Euston-road, N.W.
London, England, 1869-08-23

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, 1869-08-23

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, 1869-08-23

THE ASSOCIATION for the WELFARE of
tho 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 by the Secre-
tary, Rev. C. B. RtID, M.A.
London, England, 1869-08-23

THAMES.

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BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A. WlFE.—Matthew Cossington,
aged 28 years, was charged with violently assaulting his
wife, Mary Ann, in their dwelling, No. 8, Five Bell-row,
Old Ford, Bow.

It appeared that on Thursday last the prisoner came
home to dinner at half-past 3 o'clock. His dinner was not
to his liking, and he began to abuse his wife and ill-use
her. She called out "murder," and he struck her violently
on the nose and broke it. She had since been under me-
dical treatment, and a certificate was put in stating that
her nose was broken. She is a young woman of good
character, and the mother of two children.

The prisoner was remanded for a week, with liberty to
put in bail, himself in £5O and two sureties of £25 each.

STEALING LEAD.—Thomas Scotchmore, a wretched
looking man, was charged with stealing 631bs. of lead. He
was met by John Dilson, a police-constable, 206 K, carry-
ing a bag. He was asked what it contained, to which he
replied, "Zinc." The bag was opened, and found to con-
tain new lead. The prisoner then said, " I was dragged
into this."

The prisoner now said, in his defence, that he had been
out of work a long time, and that he was dragged into this
robbery by two other men.

The policeman in charge of the case said there had been
a large quantity of lead stolen from the houses in Burdett-
road, and some other men were implicated in it.
The prisoner was remanded for a week.

MR. DICKENS AND THE DANCING BEARS.—
A few days since a party of excursionists from Chatham
had been spending the day in the vicinity of Mr. Dickens's
residence, Gad's-hill, near Rochester, when on their return
in the evening they fell in with a couple of dancing bears
which were going through their performances in the road
in front of Mr. Dickens's house. The enjoyments of the
day having had their customary effects on the excursion-
ists, ono of the mon, more elated than his companions, in
sisted on joining the bears in theirperformances, and danc-
ing with them, the keepers in vain attempting to prevent
him. At length, with the intention of causing him to de-
sist, the keeper removed the muzzle of one of the bears,
but this failed to stop the dance. By this time a great
crowd had assembled, when Mr. Dickens, seeing the seri-
ous turn matters were assuming, appeared ou the scene,
and himself assisted in remuzzling the boar, at the same
time good lumouredly addressing the crowd and restor-
ing peace between the enraged keepers of the boars and
the author of the too serious frolic.—lt may be worth
while adding to what is above stated, that this same bear
adventure began in some beery Britons ill-treating a
Frenchman.

The members of the Midland Institute will be
glad to learn that Mr. Charles Dickens has so far recovered
from his recent illness that he is expected to deliver his
inaugural address as president at the opening of the
autumn. term.—Birmingham Post.
London, England, 1869-08-23

THE PORT OF OSTIA.

Some interest has been excited by the opening of the
new port of Ostia. It was once the emporium of Roman
commerce, but gradually fell into decay. In the sixth
century it was superseded by the port of Civita Vecchia.
The great accumulation of mud at the bar of the Tiber
which has been going on for a long time, and the pestilent
character of the Ostian marshes, have discouraged any
attempt to undertake works on the spot. Of late, how-
ever, a great deal has been done in the way of draining,
and the docks will be commenced. It is expected that the
navigation for large ships will be practicable in November.
London, England, 1869-08-23

CIANCER HOSPITAL (Free) : founded 1851.
NJ —Brompton, S.W., and 167, Piccadilly.—Over 8,000
cases treated since foundation. Remedies and diet very
expensive. Over 40 in hospital, and many cases unable
to be admitted for want of FUNDS; at present over 300
out-patients.
Treasurer—Goo. T. Hertslet, Esq., Lord Chamberlain's
Office, St. James's Palace.
Bankers—Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand.
By order, 11. J. JUPP.
London, England, 1869-08-23

LONDON HOSPITAL, Whitechapel-road, E.
The great East-end recep'acle for Accidents end
Urgent Cases. 4,932 In-patients last year, of whom 4,09
were free cases.
env mrr i irmrroNq a rnralla requaated.
WIII. J. 111X0A, House Governor and Secretary.
London, England, 1869-08-23

rOPAIIINE MEGE JOZEAU. Prepared by
CLEBET, French Chemist, 151. flue Montmartre, Paris.
In chronic or recent diseases a cure is effected on an ave-
rage of six days. Approved by the Paris Physiohns'
Academy. Paris Hospitals have awarded a Gold Medal
to the Author.

Depot for England—G. JOZEAU, French Chemist, 49
Haymarket, W.
London, England, 1869-08-23

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.

Rey. J. W. Ayre
Rev. F. G. Bloomfield
Hon. and Rev. F. Byng
Rev. R. G. Baker
Rev. S. Brooke
The Lord Clinton
Rev. W. Cadman
E. Charrington, Eeq.
Rev. E. L. Cutts, Chaplain!
Rev. E. Capel Cure
Rev. J. E. Cox
Octavius Coope, Esq.
Arthur Currie, Esq.
Rev. J. Connell
Rev. C. W. Purse
C. J. Freak.). Esq.
J. S. Gilliat, Esq.
Rev. Dr. F Hessey
H G Heald, Esq.
R. Hook, Esq., Treasurer
Subscriptions will be recei
Messrs. Harries, Farquhar,
Secretary, Rev. S. W. Lloyi
man-square, to whom commi

Major-Gen. Rt. Hon. Percy
Herbert, M.P.
Rey. J. E. Kempe
Rev. W. F. Erskine Knollys
Rev. S. W. Lloyd
Rev. A. Martineau
Rev. W. D. Maclagan
Rev. Daniel Moore
Rev. J. lloorhouse
J. D. Morton, Esq.
Rev. Canon Nepean
Rev. E. Parry
John Pearson, Esq., Q.C.
Rev. G. F. Prescott
Rev. F. Pigou
R. T. Pigott, Esq.
R. R. Pym, Esq.
Hugh Ti. Seymour, Esq.
R. Wade, Esq.
Loftus Wigram, Esq.
ived by any of the above ; by
and Co; and by the Hon.
1, 14, Seymour-street, Port-
nr ications may be addressed.
London, England, 1869-08-23

TILE FRENCH ATLANTIC CABLE.

There is a flaw in the new cable to America, and
the electricians have refused to certify it as a per-
fectly sound one. But it appears that the fault is
not of a nature to interfere with business. Under
the original bargain between the French Cable Com-
pany and the Construction Company, the former
agreed to pay £90,000 in fully paid-up shares thirty
days after the landing of the cable at St. Pierre, and
a further £20,000 in six months after the landing at
Duxbury. In consequence of this fault, however,
the £20,000 will be left in the hands of the French
company for two years, the constructing parties
guaranteeing to pick up and repair the flaw, if
needful, during that period.
London, England, 1869-08-23

rill-1E ROYAL INFIRMARY for DISEASES
I. of CHILDREN and WOMEN, Waterloo-bridge-

Upwards of 100 poor sick children are relieved daily at
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.
London, England, 1869-08-23

RECIPROCITY.

The _Railway News understands that the new treaty
of reciprocity between Canada and the United
States has been fully discussed and agreed upon
between Mr. Fish, the Secretary of State, and the
Hon. Mr. Rose. There is good reason to believe
that on the reassembling of Congress steps will be
taken for completing the arrangements and obtain ing
the sanction of the respective Governments to the
treaty. Almost everywhere in the States does this
measure meet with favour. This renewal of a tre;ty
which the Americans themselves suspended may in
sonic degree be regarded as the beginning of a new
commercial policy.

INTERNATIDNAL COURTJ'SIES.

Another link in the chain of good-fellowship now
being formed between the little kingdom of Belgium
and the United Kingdom was completed on Friday,
on the occasion of distributing the prizes won at
Wimbledonby English volunteers, under the auspices
of the Anglo-Belgian Prize Committee. Of the 1341
given in prizes, King Leopold contributes annually
a sum of £l5O. There had been 450 entries, and every-
thing in connection with the competition had passed
off successfully. Col. Thompson referred to the forth-
coming visitof English volunteers at Lidge, and stated
that although the citizens wished the volunteers to
come in as large numbers as possible, there would be a
limit to the distribution of medals and invitations to
the King's banquet to 600, and they had already
received upwards of 400 applications fcr tickets.
The Lord Mayor presented the prizes, and referred
to the rifle movement as the step which had proved
the cordial feeling existing between all classes of
people in this country towards their Belgian brother-
hood. Altogether, the proceedings were of a most
enthusiastic character.
London, England, 1869-08-23

NOVA SCOTIA.

The annexationiats are still busy in Nova Scotia, though
they are divided as to the best course of proceeding. One
party advocates a direct annexation movement involving
complete severance from the mother country. The other
party prefer an anterior policy of independence, leading,
they think, to the desired result—incorporation with the
United States.
London, England, 1869-08-23

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.
111) boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street.
9111 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing

370 children.
£l3 will keep a boy or girl for one year.
Contributions received by tho London and 'Westminster Bank
114, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbnry, E.C. ; and by
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Secretary.
No. 8, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields.
London, England, 1869-08-23

THE AMERICAN HARVEST.

While our own food prospects are being anxiously dis-
cussed, and bread is actually rising, encouraging news
reaches us from the other side of the Atlantic. The New
Yoirk Tribune, which gives a full account of the condition
of the crops, declares there is abundance for man and
beast. Millions of bushels of wheat, according to this
authority, will sell for a dollar or a little more a bushel.
Potatoes may not bring over a dollar a barrel, and peaches
may be bought for 25 cents a peck. It is to be hoped that
these pleasant anticipations may be fully realised.
London, England, 1869-08-23

HARVEST CARTING BY STEAM.

The Messrs. Howard, of Bedford, have found yet
another use for steam power in farming work. A
steam-engine, first employed for ploughing purposes,
is now used also for drawing waggon-trains for corn.
This discovery is of much importance. It has
previously been proved that ploughing, breaking
the land, and drilling can be done by steam; but the
gathering in of the harvest compelled farmers to
keep up their staff of horses. But now the
missing link has been supplied, and agricultural
studs can be reduced all the year round, saving from
£2O to 25. a year on the keep of each, besides the
prime cost
London, England, 1869-08-23

THE HARVEST.

The crops are just now being gathered in, and the
farmer is learning, for better or worse, the amount
of profit his year's work is likely to bring to him.
Mr. James Sanderson, the well-known writer on
agricultural topics, expresses an opinion that the
harvest, on the whole, will be a satisfactory one, and
that, notwithstanding the poor wheat crop, the yield
of the season will be found superior to last year. Of
the cereals nothing very encouraging can of course
be said, except that there is abundant straw. But
wheat is not so bad as might have been expected
from a frosty May and a wet, sleety June. The ear
is very poor, with a soft touch ; many of the plants
are deficient ; smut is very prevalent ; and blight
has destroyed a great deal. The deficiency on the
average per acre is estimated at four bushels, or 13
per cent, a yield 23 per cent. under that of last year.
The large area under cultivation will, how-
ever, make up a great portion of the
loss. Barley is very poor; oats are worst of all.
Potatoes, however, are average; peas bulky t• the
root crop is invariably good ; and pastures have
yielded a "double feed." So that the stock produce
is abundant, and will compensate sufficiently for the
ro or cereals. In concluding his letter on this sub-
ject, Mr. Sanderson calls attention to the remarkable
disparity between the price of bread and butcher's
meat. It is an anomaly, however, which he thinks
cannot long exist. In all probability bread will
slightly advance, and meat get lower in price, "as it
is only reasonable to suppose that if the short supply
of fattening food last year increased the price of
meat, the abundant supply this year will cause a cor-
responding reduction."
London, England, 1869-02-12

GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL.

THIS EVENING, at 7, A HAPPY FAMILY. 7.10, CYRIL'S
SUCCESS. 9.40, BROWN AND THE BRAHMINS: Messrs.
Marshall,Warner, David Fisher, Andrews, Hurlstone, J. Clarke ;
Mesdames Henrade, C. Thorne, Brennen, Berend, Hughes, Ar-
nold, and Stephens

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Svranboronp,th,

TH79 EVENING. at 7.30, THE WIDOW HUNT. Messrs. Bel-
ford, Clarke : Miss Bufton. THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH
OF GOLD : Messrs. Thorne, James. Fenton; Mesdames Maria
Longmore, B. Goodall, Lydia Maitland, Claire, and Hughes. To
cone/tide with HUE AND DYE

QUEEN'S THEATRE, LONG-ACRE.
Manager, Mr. W. 11. Liston.
TUTS EVENING. A RACE FOR A DINNER. After which,
DEARER THAN LIFE: Messrs. J. L. Toole, L. Brough ,
Irving, Miss Hodson. &c. With THE LITTL E REBEL And
THE GNOME KING: Mr Toole.
London, England, 1869-02-12

THEBLlND,2mloo,4otxGforaredi-osutrseemt,
ASSOCIATION for the WELFARE of
Patroness—Herthe
bi various ways to
This Institution affords employment
172 blind men and women.
granted to the blind
Pensions to various amounts are gran the QUEEN.
who cannot earn their own living. aTedetly.27, Euston-road.
NO blind men and women aro applYing for help, which
cannot be given for WANT of FUNDS.
Contributions will be eeived by the Secre-
tarn Rev. O. •
B REID, M.A.
thankfully re

GREAT NORTHERN lIOSPITAL,
Calodonian-road, Islington, N.
Supported by Voluntary Contributions..
This Hospital has relieved 481,Q51 patients since it was
established at King's-cross in 1856'. patients aro admitted
free.

Bankers—Messrs. Barnet, Lloyds, 1, Pall-mall.—lcon,
Sec., Smith, R. Bouverie,
Gso. REID, Seo.Ems,,and Co., 60, Lombard.
street, Messrs. Ransom and
London, England, 1869-02-12

CAPTTU.RE OF BRITISH" SCHOONER

OFF CUBA.

._. • -
Intelligence from Havanna, dated Jarman), 28th,E343,s
that the Spanish man-of-War .VenanclAtolaft,:44lp
chase, captured, near Romans, Key; an'Englisli ithi3Oner
hailing froin Nassau. A party of twenty-two native
Cubans were found on board the vessel. They were on
their way to join the insurgents on this island. It is
reported that during the chase the men on the schooner,
seeing that capture was inevitable, threw overboard a
quantity of arms and ammunition. Spanish accounts
continue to represent that the insurgents in the
eastern department in large numbers are presenting
themselves to the authorities and claiming the benefits of
the amnesty proclamation. The wrecking schooner
Arrieta, seized on suspicion, has, after investigation, been
released, there being no evidence that she was engaged in
carrying supplies to the rebels.
London, England, 1869-02-12

THAMES.

DARING STREET ROBBERY.—William Eastwick, aged 21
years, described on the police-sheet as a baker, of 15,
Gloucester-street, Commeicial-road, was brought before
Mr. Paget charged with stealing a silk umbrella, value
18s. Gd., from the person of Mary Ann Teyfriend, a
young lady, residing at No. 19, Sidney-place, in the same
road.

Miss Toyfriend was passing along the west-end of Com-
mercial-road with her sister when the prisoner approached
with a companion. He advanced towards Miss Teyfriend,
and his friend said " Don't, don't." The prisoner said
"I will ;" and snatched the umbrella from Miss Teyfriend
and ran away with it. Foster, a police-constable,
No. 207 H, was going home and met the prisoner, who
looked straight at him. Foster had heard of the robbery,
and thought the conduct of the prisoner suspicious. Fos-
ter then followed him, the prisoner commenced running,
and a cry of " Stop thief" was raised. A man shoved the
prisoner into a door-way, and he was captured, and the
young lady's umbrella was found upon him. It was urged
that the prisoner was not a regular thief, that he had been
drinking to excess yesterday, and that he was very sorry
for what he had done. His parents were said to be very
respectable. .

He pleaded guilty, and Mr. Paget, who at first thought
of sending him for trial, sentenced him to two months'
imprisonment and bard labour.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

SYSTEMATIC ROBBERY.—George Anderson, porter in
the employ of Mr. Sparrow, brushmaker, of No. 89, Pic-
cadily, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a
quantity of wash leather, the property of his employer.
Mr. Sparrow said that having missed a quantity of
sponges for some time past, and being informed that
some wash leathers were secreted in a coal cellar, he went
after the prisoner on leaving his premises and brought him
back, telling him ho would tell him what he wanted him for
presently. On following the prisoner back to his shop,
he took out of his pocket the leathers produced, and on
accusing the prisoner of having been in the practice of
robbing him, he admitted it, and said he was in the habit
of selling leathers to cabmen.
Police-constable Burgess, 27 C 1-1, proved finding some
sponges concealed in Mr. Sparrow's coal cellar.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was committed for six
months with hard labour.
London, England, 1869-02-12

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THE LICENSING 2YSTE3I.

The Rev. S. A. Steinthal read a paper on the amend-
ment of the licensing system, at a meeting of the Nan•
chester Statistical Society'. He said that the first point
upon which the advocates of reAriction were
sgrecd was that uniformity was required in the law.
At the present time a man could go and get a
license for the sale of wine and beer, although the magis-
trates and inhabitants of a district concurred that no such
license was needed ; and the applicant for a magistrates'
certificate bad, when refused, the power to appeal
to the quarter sessions, where he might obtain
a certificate in the teeth of all local opposition.
He recommended the formation of a licensing
board, the members of which be annually elected
by the ratepayers, to whom they would be responsible, and
who would send the members of whose actions they disap-
proved back into private life. Having only one special
duty to perform, the board would be able to do that duty
well and efficiently. It was his conviction, founded on
more than twenty years' study of the question, that
when. every possible amendment had been intro-
duced into the licensing system, the result would still
prove unsatisfactory in removing drunkenness and its
attendant evils ; for, so long as the public sale of drink
was allowed, so long a proportionate amount of intem-
perance would afflict the community. Mr. Steinthal con-
cluded by expressing his approval of the measure pro-
moted by the United Kingdom Alliance.