The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-07 00:00:00

HOUSES.-141essrs. TOPLIS and ROBERTS
have numerous furnished and unfurnished TOWN,
Suburban, and Country RESIDENCES to LET or SELL.
PartiCular3 upon application forwarded for two stamps,
upon atqting requirements and rental Offices, 2, Conduit-
street, Regent-street, and South Kensington, facing the
"duseum.

QOUTH KENSINGTON, HYDE-PARK,
Queen's, and Rutland Gates, Queen's-gate and Peters-
ham Terraces, Queen's-gate, Cornwall, Pc inces and Beaufort
Gardens, Elva ston- place, Cromwell-raid, Onslow and Thurloe
Squares, Boßoils, &c Mebsrs TOPLIS and ROBE itTS nave
RE-AI DEN CES to SELL and LET in these and surrounding
localities. Offices, 2, Conduit-street, Res
South and
South Kensington, facing the Museum.

LIFEBOAT SERVICES. —During the storms
of the past year the National I.ifebastot Institution, by
its life boats and other means, contributed the savin: of
707 persons from different wrecks on our coasts. The Insti-
tution also expended .C 21,374 in the same peri,cl on its life-
boat es tabahme its, in addition to granthig £4,950 for le-
wards for saving lite and exercising the lifeboats.
The Comtnittee of the Institution e a-neatly A PPEAL to
the üblic tor ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the
continued heavy demands cn, the lubtitutiou's 151 lifeboat
stations.
Contributions are received by the London and country
bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis,
Esq., at the
Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphl, London.

Published This Day,

THE JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES'
DIRECTORY for 1866.

(CHARLES BARKER AND SONS).
Price 21s.
Containing the

Railway, Contract and Investment,
Insurance, Shipping,
Banking, Dock,
Discount, Hotel,
Finance and Credit, Mining,
and Miscellaneous Companies ;
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With important Information respecting each Company,
together with an Alphabetical List of Directors, dm.
Charles Barker and Sons, 8, Birchin-lane, E.C. ; Groom-
bridge and Sons, Paternoster-row ; Effingham Wilson,
Royal Exchange ; and all Booksellers.

Just out, re-written, greatly enlarged, and adapted for
general circulation, pp. 27, price 2d.,
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H E
MAL T T A X.
"The Ale at 6d. when untaxed will be 2d."
By WILLIAM RAY SMEE, Eeq., F.S.A.

" This is a masterly pamphlet, and comes from a writer
whose political and financial knowledge is well established.
Mr. Smee proves that 61. ale would, if untaxed, become
2d. ale."—Press. "In this pamphlet the writer pre .euts a
plan for the repeal of the malt tax without reducing the
public revenue, and he proves by in 3ontestable demonstra-
tion that the pr,ce of ale would thus be much reduced lo the
con -tuner. . . The details are lucidly set forth, and they
are well worthy of attentive, consideration."—Observer.
"Mr. Smee has written a pleasant enough pamphlet, lull of
informatioa, not only on the tax itselt and its history, but
many incidental points connected with the brewing of ale."
—Globe. " We commend his laborious and well-argued
pamphlet to the consideration of all interested in a question
of great national importance."—Sun "An able pamphlet."
—Sir Fitzroy Kelly.
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Miranda. _ _ _ _