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The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-29

HAIR COLOUR WASH.—By washing the
head with this beautifully-perfumed Wash, in seven
or ten days the hair assumes its original colour, and remains
so by an occ tslonal usinz. lOs ed ; sent for stamps.—ALEX.
ROSS, 214, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists.

rrIIE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another
Lome to th,, 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer
than 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected irom
want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have
been sent away in five years.
The new home the Committee wish to form would be for
young girls, almost children, from the age of a to 15, who
have been led astray from the path of virtue.
Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary,
Mr. Daniel Cooper, 85, Queen • s trea. Cheapside; or by Messrs
Barclay and Co., Lombard-street.

_ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail-
way Terminus,
Patron—Her &lost Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.

Me-Patron—llia Royal Highness the Prince of WA.LES,KG

President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH. K.G.

This Hospital, toundel in the year 1828, the first to estab-
lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without
the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders. is wholly de-
pendent for support ou voluntary contributions and I .:4actee
It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in
addition to this, the average number of attendance of the
lestitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between
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 buds had the Committee
the requisite tunas to maintain them.

Contributions are received by their bankers, Messrs. Brown,
Janson, and Co., Abehurch-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts ana
Co.; orummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Berries and Co. ;
Ransom and Co.; Prescott, GrotP, and Co.; Smith, Payne,
and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Nisbet
and Co., Ben:Len-street ; and at the Hospital. trom 10 till 5.
STANFO RD Bull, Secretary,
London, England, 1866-12-29

HAIR DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn,
London.—AL EX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes
superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms, without effect
to the skin. Price 3s 6d, 5s 6d, and 105 6d ; sent for 51, 84,
and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chemists.
London, England, 1866-12-29

"ILTOTHING DIPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and
LI most useful 1 nven tion of the day, AIUA AbiARELLA.
Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO.' Red Bull Wharf, 93,
Upper Thames-street, Perfumers to her Majesty, respect-
fully offer to the public this truly marvellous dull, which
gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no
matter at what age. The Agna Amarella has none of the
properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the
system, and when the hair is once restored one application
per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per
bottle, or in half bottles, Ns. 61 Testimonials from artistes
()tithe highest order, and from Individuals of undoubted re-
spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John
Gomel' and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal
Highness the Princess of Wales.
London, England, 1866-12-29

31E'l;RtpPOLtrAN RAILWAY—Baker-street

j[ETROPOLITAN RAILWAY Edgware-
IVA_ road Station.

ETES) P 0 LITAN RAILWAY -- Bishop's -
INA. road Station.

NIETROPOLITAN RAILWAY—Trains every
five minutes.
MYLES FENTON. General Manager.
London, England, 1866-12-29

COUNTRY HOTELS, PUBLIC HOUSES,
and BUSINESSES.
FURNESS and KNEE'S List on application.
Particulars for insertion received until the 27th of the
month at their
AUCTION AND HOTEL AGENCY OFFICES.
5, Agar-street, Strand, W.C., and nearly opposite the
Charing Cress Railway Station.
London, England, 1866-12-29

Births.

CRAVEN—On the 27th inst., at South Norwood-park, the
wife of George P. Craven, Esq., of a son.
CLOWES—On the 28th inst., at Surbiton, Surrey, the wife
of William Clowes, jun., of a son.
FRASER—On the 24th inst., at Heatherley, Inverness, the
wife of Captain C. E. Fraser, of a son.
FIELD—On the 25th inst., at Twickenham, the wife of J•
Field, Esq., of a son.
London, England, 1866-12-29

(2

went, I told his excellency I would refer to
the King's Government upon the subject of
the communication that had been made to me. But
I pointed out to the Emperor's Minister that the
King's Government would not admit that Austria,
at this opportunity, and as condition of her cession,
should have made reserves with regard to the Roman
question—a question we considered as being settled
by the convention of Sept. 15, 1864, concluded be-
tween Italy and France. I added that the term
Venetia ought, in the opinion of the King's Go-
vernment, to comprehend the district of Trentino,
which is situated upon the Italian slope of the Alps,
and inhabited by an entirely Italian population.
These considerations, I repeat, were put forward by
me without prejudice to the resolutions the King
and his Government shall take in presence of the
unforeseen proposal of the Emperor Napoleon."

SIGNOR VISCONTI VENOSTA TO CHEVALIER DI NIGRA.
" FLORENCE; July 8.
" I have summed up in my despatch of the sth
inst. the sense in which the King's Government
would be able to accept the French proposal. We
have not rejected the armistice in principle ; we have
only made known the conditions that would render it
possible. Austria, by codingVenetia to France, has
wished to indemnify Italy for the results of the
Prussian alliance, and, by thus putting an end to
the war in Venetia, to dispose of all her forces to
recompense herself for this cession at the expense of
Prussia. She seems, therefore., under existing cir-
cumstances, to have for her object, not peace, but
at one
the continuation of the war, by destroying
blow the alliance between Prussia and Italy. The
Emperor Napoleon, in proposing an armistice to the
King's Government, wishes that it should be pro-
posed in Germany at the same time. Thus he de-
monstrates his perfect impartiality, and we are glad
to see in this fact a proof that the Imperial Govern-
ment, by exercising its powerful initaenee in favour
of the re-establishment of peace, justly appreciates
the exigencies and the duties o£ our situation. These
exigencies and duties cannot be felt less strongly by
us, and Italy would fail in her obligations if she laid
down her arms without consent of her ally, a con-
sent which depends ureon the conditions of peace
Austria will be disposed to accept in Germany."
London, England, 1866-12-29

TEA IS CHEAPER THAN EVER.-16. 6d ,
2s.' 28 0 I, per lb. are the prices at which PHILLIPS
and CO , Tea Merchants, 8, Kint William-street, City, Lon-
don. E.C.. are selling. good and fine BLACK TEA. A. price
current post tree. 40s worth carriage free to any railway
Ilion or market town in the United Kingdom.—Observe—
PHILLIPS and Co. have no Agents or any connexion with
any house in Worcester or Swansea. Sugars are supplied at
market prices.

GE O L O G Y.—ELEMENTARY COLLEC-
TIONS, to illustrate the New Edition of "LyolYs
Elements of Geology" and facilitat•, the important study of
Mineralogy and Geology, can be nad at 2,5, 10, 20, 50 to 50)
guineas ; also single Specimens of Minerals, Rooks, Fossils,
and Recent Shells, Geological Irons. Hammers, all the recent
Publcations, sc. or J. TENNANT, Mineralogist to Her
MaJesty, 149. Strand, London. - -
Private Instruction is given in Mineralogy and Geology by
Mr. TENNANT, F.G.S., 149, Strand, W.C.
London, England, 1866-12-29

COUNTRY MAR KETS.

WAKEFIELD.—FRIDAY.
Market of a holiday character, but the wheat trade is
firm at last Friday's prices. Barley steady.

L INC OLN.-FRIDAY.

With a liberal supply of wheat, the trade was quiet at
extreme prices. scarcely the usual quantity of barley,
and prices were -stationary-. Not many oats on offer, the
demand firm, at recent currencies. Beans a heavy trade,
at rather declining prices. Peas were not in request, and
prices had a downward tendency.
New white wheat, figs to 686 ; new red, ;;4s to COs per Sti
stone. Barley ]or malting, 49s to as per qr ; grinding,
26s to 3tis per 30 stone. Oats, 24s to 345. Beans, 48s to
50s per 38 stone.
London, England, 1866-12-29

M. THE LOCK.

Optional.
N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
Capable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
aiming, the cartridges being arranged on a table.
o. ACCURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
The arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more
than 36in. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
and 6in. at 300.
The mean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty
shots each.

rHIS DAY is Published the First Number of
"T HE WESTMINSTER GAZETTE," the new
Catholic Weekly Paper, supported by a large number
of known and approved writers. Its two main objects are,
first, the exposition of Catholic principles on all those great
questions—ecclesiastical, philosophical, and social—which
are now agitating the intellect and heart of the country;
and, second, a truthful statement of facts as to tha condition,
political and religious, of Catholicism in the various min-
tries of Europe. Foreign writers of note in France, Italy,
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Spain are engaged as
contributors to " The Westminster Gazette." The true in-
terests of Ireland, its struggles for its unquestionable rights
as a Catholic nation to a Catholic system of Education, shall
bo discussed always in a spirit free from the prejudice or
passion of mere political partisanship. An important feature
of the New Paper will be the large space especially allotted
to reviews of books, both English and foreign, non-
Catholic as well as CathOlic.

Orders received by all booksellers and news-agents, and
at the office, 112, Strand, London. Price 265. per annum.
Single copies, sd. ; stamped, Gd.
London, England, 1866-12-29

EXHIBITORS at the PARIS EXHIBITION,
who ADVERTISE in " THE SUN," can have the
SERVICES of A SPECIAL AGENT in PARIS, whose
address can be obtained at " The Sun" Office. He has a
perfect knowledge of French, is also acquainted with busi-
ness, and has good connections. On application to " The
Sun" Agent in Paris, either personally or by letter, he will
obtain every possible facility for Exhibitors, or persons
who may have other business in Paris, or who may go
there for pleasure only.
London, England, 1866-12-29

Do 6 per Cent. 1862 . —
Do Account 57
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent., 1863 —
Do 5 per Cent., 1865
- Dividencts on the above payable in Louktuk,
Austrian, o pr Cent., Ex. 10 Florins
13,10 an, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch •ii per ('Ant. Ex. 12 GO,
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... —
French Bellies, 3 per Cent., Ex 25f. — .
I tanal. 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f.
Do. 5 per Cent. Account —

TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Do. Account, Jan.
Do. February settlement
London, England, 1866-12-29

L_AMBERI"S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.-AN
j EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels
or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad-
mitted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving,
coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con-
sumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty
pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which
provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption
its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or
even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief
in a few minutes after taking it. I'reparea oniy and 801 d by
W. LAMBERT, Chemist. 8, King-William-street, Charing-
cross, London, and by all druggtsts, in bottles, 136 d., and
three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular. and ask
for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam.• The name and address are
engraved on the stamp.
London, England, 1866-12-29

Deaths.

BLAKESLEY —On the 26th inst., at 101, Lower ThameB-
- City, Mr. Richard Blakesley, aged 40.
DUVALL —On the 24th inst., Mr. Charles Duvall, of Wal-
worth-road, aged 51.
ELLts—On the 27th inst., at Noathileet, Kent, Edward W.
Ellis, Esq., aged 33.
JAMES—On the 28th inst., at the Priory, Wandsworth-
road, R. G. G. James, Esq., aged 39.
KORTRIGHT—On the 21st inst., Captain Km-fright, of St.
Leonard's, Essex, late of the Coldstream Guards.
LAMBTON —On the 28th inst., the infant of Lady Victoria
Lambton.
Wimas—Con the 27th inst., at 52, St. George's-road, Eccles-
ton-square, John Willis, of Lincoln's-inn, barrister-at'
law, Esq.

London : Printed rnd Publiehecl by WILLIAM ANDREW
of No. 112, Strand, Painter at Paz SUN Otlloe, No. 112.
Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County 08
A.ll44lcles.—Saturday, December 29, 1808.
London, England, 1866-12-29

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FR,KFERENCE SaARES AND STOWE&
London, Chatham, (te., Metrop. Ext. B, 6 per cent., 30
FOREJGN RAILWAY/3.
4 ntwerp and Rotterdam, 81
Mat Flanders, 71

FOREIGN MINES.
Anglo Brazilian Gold, limited, taT,d par
Port Philip, t
St. John (lei Rey, lim., 501 i
BANKS.

Alliance, lim., 19
Auglo Egyptian, lira., 114
Bank of New Zealand, 184
Consolidated Bang, iim., if
Imperiat Bank, lira.. 16
London and County, 64,
London Joint Stock, 41i
London and estrninster, 6961
Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lint., 11
Midland Bank, lira., 17/
Oriental BanK Corporation, 42
Union of London, 45

MISCICLLANECIM;
Anglo-American Telegraph, 15f
A nglo-Mexican Mint, 15
Atlantic Telegraph,
Dit o, 8 per cent., 70 21
Credit r'oncler of England, Ilm .
Egyptian Com. and Trading, lim., 5
Fore-street IVarehouse, lim., 122
City of Moscow Gas, lim , 16}
East India Irrigation and Canal, 10 .91
Gen. Credit and Finance of Loudsn, lim.. 42 I
General Steam Navigation, lim., 26.2,
Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour,, 6f
Land Securities, Tim., 2}
London Financial Association, lim,. 10
London fieneralOmnibus Company, Lim. sk
Mulras Irrigation and Canal (4 per cent. guaranteed by In-
dian Government),
Ditto (all), Is
Nr.tional Discount I ompany.-11;
Panama Ze.iland, and Aus. R. Mail, 7f
Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 191
Royal M ii Steam, 7
Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, lira.,
Ditto (el.)), 1:1
Viceroy of Egypt, Aortgage, Loan,
London, England, 1866-12-29

1v;
MAGAZINE AND REPEATING ARMS.

Magazine and Repeating Arms for Infantry will be re-
ceived and examined in a manner similar to the Breech-
loading Rifles. They must not be less in length than 48
inches, including the stock.

The limit of weight for these arms is fixed at 911 b. ex-
clusive of the charges in the magazine.
It is indispensable that the arms be made to take a
bayonet.
The Secretary of State offers a reward of 300 for the best
Magazine or Repeating Arm produced that fulfils the above
conditions ; and in the absence of experience does not at
present define the standard of accuracy or other conditions
to be fulfilled before' uch an arm can be adopted.
Those Magazine orßepeatingArms, which are accepted
for further trial, will be paid for at the rate of £6O each.

This sum is to include 1,000 rounds of ammunition por
arm.

The Secretary of State will take care that no ingenious
novelty produced in answer to this advertisement shall be
adopted into-the service without proper acknowledgment,
and that the name of the individual with whom it origi-
nates shall be recorded in connection with it.

if the rifle to which the first prize is awarded is adopted
into the service, it will bear the inventor's name.
J. ST. GEORGE, Major-General, Director
of Ordnance
_ _

War Office, Oct. 22 1860.

ITAIR-CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn,
London.—ALTOS. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls
Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold
at as 6d. 5s 6d, and lOs 6d ; sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stamps.
—Had of all Chemists.

RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT.
VITHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS
(PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT
EXHIBITIONS of 1851 and 1862), is allowed by upwards of
'lwo Hundred Midioal Gentlemen to be the most effective
Invention in the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use
of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here
avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while
the requisite resisting power h supplied by the Moo-Main
Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and close-
Bess that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during
sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and tin truss,
which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the circum-
ference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to
the manufacturer,

Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly.
A Single Truss, Its., 215., 26s 6d., and 31s. 6d Postage, is.
A Double Truss, Us. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, Is. Bd.
An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, Is, 10d.
Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post-
office, Piccadilly.
NEW PATENT

FLASTIC STOCKINGS,
KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and an cases of
Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &o. They are
porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn, on
like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 78. 6d., 10s., and 16s.
each. Postage, 6d.

JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly.'
London, England, 1866-12-29

Marriages.

BLACKLOCK—DAvis—On the 22d inst., at Christ's Church,
Forest-hill, Robert Blacklock, Esq., of Merton, Surrey,
to Sarah, eldest daughter of the late John Griffin Davis,
Esq., of Crewe, Lancashire.

.ILTON-FOSTER - On tho 23d inst., at the British Consu-
late, Calais, Arthur, fourth surviving sou of the late C.
Jones llilton, Esq., to Mary Robena Cair, second daugh"
ter of Robert Carr Foster, Esq.
London, England, 1866-12-29

The Price of Gold.

Tne quotation of gold at -Paris is about at par, and
the short exchange on London is 25.17 per £1 sterling. On
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of
• is. 104 d. per ounce thr standard gold, it appe,xs that gold is
about the same price in London and Paris.

[ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's l'ills.—These pills are
better for strengthening a debilitated constitution than
any other medicine in the world. Persons of a nervous
habit of body, and ali who are suffering from weak diges-
tive organs, or whose health has become deranged by
bilicus affections, disordered stomach, or liver complaints,
should lose no time in giving those admirable Pills a fair
trial. Coughs, colds, asthma, or shortness of breath are
also within the range of the sanative powers of this re-
markable medicine. The cures effected by these Pills aro
not superficial nor temporary, but complete and permanent.
They are as mild as they are efficacious, and may be given
withoonadeuce to delicate females and young children.
London, England, 1866-12-29

SHARE MARKETS,—This day.

I
Share'l Railways.

I Closing
Paid. Price.

,Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian
Cambrian
Cork and 8and0n......
Corn wall . .
Dublin & Belfast June.
Dun„Perth,& Ab. June.
E.London, tscrip Certi.
Do.
Glasgow & S. Western
Great Eastern, Ord. stk.

85 87
118 123
4U 15

20
et
st
100

4 6
66 63
70 72

114 116
27 28
5 6

Do. E. Aug]; et. No. 2
,Great North of Scotland
'Great Northern
Do. A stock

116 111
126 121

Do. B stock

Do. New, is. at 25 pin
Gt S. and W. or Ireland
Gt. Western -Original
Do. S. Val. Rail. gua.
Do. South Wales ....
Do. W. ➢iid.—Oxford

90 02
sit 62}

30 35
3u 35

Do. Newport
Do. Hereford
Lancashire & Yorkshire
London and Blackwall
Lon., Brigh., & S Coast
Lon., Chat., and Dover
Do. Metrop. Ex. A..
Lvn. & North Western
Lon. & South Western
Man., Shei., & Lincoln
Do. New

1231 127

81 87
15i 166
10 20
118} 1181
81 83
48 50
124 125
1i 2p
10 11
84 86

Do. Extension..
Metropotitan District
Do. do. Jo.
Do. and St. John'sW'd
Midland

Do. £9 Share

100
7
100
all
100
100
100
16.13.4

Do, Birmin.. DQrby
tid Kent . .
North British

VIII /22
It 2
90 12 ,

Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun.
N th. Eastern—Berwick
Do. G.N •E purchase
Do. Leeds
Do. York
Do. Carlisle ......

35 36

Do. Stook. & Darling.

Do. do. 1860-51 -
North London
Do. do. 1864 5

Do. do. 1866 .
North Staffordshire
N. & S. W. Junction
Scottish Central
Scot. N. E , Aber. stock.
Do. Scot, Mid. stuck
Shropshire Union
South. Devon
South Eastern
(Staines, Wok., & Wok
'.1.11,ff Vale

Do. C
Vale of Neath

Waterford & Kilkenny
Waterloo & Whiteha
West Cornwall

4 18
105 107

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

271 t

101 1
London, England, 1866-12-29

CONTRACT FOR BEECH WEDGES.

Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
House, 14th Dec. 1866
•
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT..BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND, Do hereby give NOTICE, that on TUESDAY,
the Bth January next, at Two o'Clock, they will be ready
to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract
for supplying Her Majesty's Dockyard at Portsmouth with
Hewed Wedges of Beech, under a Contract for twelve
calendar months certain, and further until the expiration
of three calendar months' warning.
The average annual consumption, together with a Form
of the Tender and Conditions of Contract., may be seen in
the Lobby of the Storekeeper-General's Department,
Admiralty, Somerset House. No Tender will be received
after Two o'Clock on the day of Treaty, nor will any bo
noticed unless the Party attends, or an Agent for him duly
authorised in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words
" Tender for Beech Wedges ;" and must also be delivered
at the Department of the Storekeeper-General, Admiralty,
Somerset House, accompanied by a Letter signed by two
responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the
Person tendering in the sum of £2OO for the due perfor-
mance of the Contract. _ _

By Order,
ANTONIO BRAY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public
Securities.

TO GUNM AK ER S and Others.

The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of
receiving PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for
BREECH-LO &DING RIFLES, either repeating or not
repeating, which may replace the present Service Rifles in
future manufacture.

The following are the conditions considered essential in
military non-repeating Rifles:—
A. WEIGHT.
Not to exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet.
m LENGTH.

To be 51 inches, with short stock, measured from the
hollow of the butt-plate to muzzle.
c. WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE Up.
Must not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for
service.

D. CARTRIDGES.
Must carry their own ignition.
. E. SIGHTS.

The foresight must ba such as to admit of a bayonet
fired according to the present system.
F. STOCK.

Must be such as to carry a light metal cleaning-rod, and
allots a sling to bo used. - _
G. RECOIL.

Must not exceed that of the Enfield Rifle by more than
10 per cent.
H. THE ARM AS A WHOLE.

Must be as little liable to injury by long-continued firing,
rough usage, and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to
breech-loaders on the Snider system. To be as capable,
also, of being used without accident by imperfectly trained
men, and of being manufactured in quantities and of uni-
form quality.
i. THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE.

Must be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp,
and exposure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for
Snider's converted Enfield rifle—also as little liable to acci-
dental explosion as the same cartridge, and as capable of
being manufactured in large quantities, and of uniform

quality. x. OALIME.
Optional.
L. THE TWIST AND FOWL' OF GROOVE.
Optional. _ _
London, England, 1866-12-29

DERBY-FRIDAY.

Our market was tolerably supplied with wheat, which
sold at fully the rates of last week. Not much passing in
barley, and prices were not quotably altered. Oats a mo-
derate supply. Ia most eases last week's prices were
realised. Beaus unaltered.

New white wheat, 62s to 66s ; old red, 56s to 61s per 33
stone. Barley fur malting, 44s to 48s per qr. ; grinding,
37s to 38s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 27s to 295; old, 29s to
34s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 505 to 525; now, 46s to 503
per 38 stone.

LIVERYOOL.—FRIDAY.
The market to-day was moderately attended, and wheat
was in good demand at full prices. Flour firm at previous
rates. Indian corn scarce. Mixed American, 388. Beaus,
barley, oats, and oatmeal unchanged.

S TAMF ORD—FRIDAY.
There was not much wheat on offer to day, and the de-
mand was healthy, at ►ate quotations. Barley in tolerable
demand, at lust week's prices. Oats a fair show, and prices
same as before quoted. Beans a heavy trade. Peas very
dull.

New white wheat, 56s to 60s ; red do., 52s to 56s per 86
stone. Barley, malting, 42s to 48s ; grinding, 31s to 383
per gr. Oats, now, 24s to 28s ; old, 28s to 32s per 24 stout,.
Beans, 52s to 54s per 38 stone. Peas as of late.
London, England, 1866-12-29

A VALUABLE CHRISTMAS PRESENT.-
Lx. A CHINESE CADDY, containing 1611)s. of really
good Black Tea, sent carriage free to any railway station or
market town in England, Ireland, Scotland. or Wales, on re-
ceipt_ of 405.. by PHILLIPS and CO., Tea Merchants, 8,
King William-street, City, E.C.
London, England, 1866-12-29

SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in
ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which speedily
produces whiskers and thickens hair, 3a 6d, 5s 6d, and 10s 6d;
sent by post for 54, 84, and 141 wt%raps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248,
High Holborn. London, and all Chemists.
London, England, 1866-12-29

CONTRACT FOR BEECH WEDGES.

Contract Department, Admiralty, Somerset
House, 14th Dec., 1866..
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE--
LAND, Do hereby give NOTICE, that on TUESDAY,
the Bth January next, at Two o'Clock, they will be ready
to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract
for supplying Her Majesty's Dockyard at Portsmouth with
Hewed Wedges of Beech, under a Contract for twelve
calendar months certain, and further until the expiration
of three calendar months' warning.

The average annual consumption, together with a Form
of the Tender and Conditions of Contract, may be seen in
the Lobby of the Storekeeper-General's Department,
Admiralty, Somerset House. No Tender will be received
after Two o'Clock on the day of Treaty, nor will any be
noticed unless the Party attends, or an Agent for him duly
authorised in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words
" Tender for Beech Wedges ;" and must also be delivered
at the Department of the Storekeeper-General, Admiralty,
Somerset House, accompanied by a Letter signed by two
responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the
Person tendering in the sum of X2OO for the due perfor-
mance of the Contract. _ _

By Order,
ANTONIO BRAY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public
Securities.

THE OCEAN ST. LEGER of 1866.—What
Lord Lyon was to his owner was the Taeping to her
Captain, viz., winner df the race, having distanced all com-
petitors, as the NAST INDIA TEA COMPANY have in-
fariab y done in their ohoi e and sale of fine new season's
teas, now selling at importer's prices. Warehouses-9, Great
St. Helen's-churchyard.
London, England, 1866-12-29

RIPON-FRIDAY.

White wheat, 8s Od to 9s Od per bushel ; rad, Gs Gd to 8s
Od ; beans, 7s 3d to 7s 9d ; oats, 26s to 32s per qr ; barley,
34s to 42s Od.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—This Evening.

Amsterdam Short. 11 151 11 16}
Ditto 3 Months. ii 3.81 11 19
Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 40 25 45
Brussels
Hamburg — 13 8f 13 8i
Paris . Short 25 171 25 25
Ditto 3 Months. 25 37* 25 42k
Marseilles
Frankfor: on the Maine 119/ 1191
Vienna — 13 35 13 4(
Trieste — 13 35 13 4f
Petersburgn - 301 30/
Berlin
Madrid —47 i
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Genoa
Naples — 27 7* 27 15
Palermo
Messina
Lisbon
Oporto — 51/ 514

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Jan. 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. i 3.
Brazil and Cape Verde. by British packet Jan. 4.
Ditto, by French packet Jan. 22
Cape of Good Hope. Ascension, and St. Ilelena Dco. 8.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. ,Jan 3.
Ditto, via Marseilles .. Dec. 28
iraikland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton Deo. 29.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Jan 3
Ditto, via Marseilles
India (Bombay), via Southampton. Dec. 29.
Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 7
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Deo. 29.

Ditto, via Marseilles Dec. 28.
Mauritius, via Southampton
Ditto, via Marseilles. Jan. 19.
(ewfoundland
Portugal
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon
United States and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet
Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-
ton • .• MO •• • • ••• ....... •
. . _

Ditto, via Cork

Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry Dec... 8
West Coat of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerife ....Jan. 3.
West Indies and Paoiilo (except Bahamas and
Honduras)
Bahamas. via New York. Jan 1'•
Cuba ald Mesta)
Bermuda, via Halifax Jan. 16.

THE BEDALE HOUNDS.—It is rumoured that the
ion. Ernest Duncombe is about to give up the Bedale
hounds. The country rather look to Lord Downe to come
forward, but there can be no difficulty in finding a master
for a country a great part of which is second only to Lei-
cestershire.—Eastern Morning News.
London, England, 1866-12-29

T 0 GUNMA ERS and Others.

The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is desirous of
receiving PROPOSALS from Gunmakers and Others for
BREECH-LOADING RIFLES, either repeating or not
repeating, which may replace the present Service Rifles in
future manufacture.

The following are the conditions considered essential in
military non-repeating Rifles :
A. WEIGHT.
Not to exceed 91b. soz. without bayonet.
B. LENGTH.

To be 51 inches, with short stock, measured from the
hollow of the butt-plate to muzzle.
c. WEIGHT OF AMMUNITION MADE
Must not exceed 61b. 4oz. for sixty rounds as packed for
service.

D. CARTRIDGE&

Must carry their own ignition.
E. SIGHTS.

The foresight must be such as to admit of a bayonet
fixed according to the present system.
F. STOCK.

Must be such as to carry a light metal cleaning-rod, and
allow a sling to be used.

G. RECOIL.

Must not exceed that of the Enfield Rifle by more than
10 per cent.
H. THE ARM AS A WHOLE.

Must be as little liable to injury by long-continued firing,
rough usage, and exposure, as the naval rifles converted to
breech-loaders on the Snider system. To be as capable,
also, of being used without accident by imperfectly trained
men, and of being manufactured in quantities and of uni-
form quality.
1. THE AMMUNITION AS A WHOLE.

Must be as little liable to injury by rough usage, damp,
and exposure in all climates, as the Boxer cartridge for
Snider's converted Enfield rifle—also as little liable to acci-
dental explosion as the same cartridge, and as capable of
being manufactured in large quantities, and of uniform
quality. x. CALIBRE.
Optional.
L. THE TWIST AND FORM OF GROOVE.
Optional.
u. THE LOCK.

Optional.
N. RAPIDITY OF FIRE.
Capable of firing at least 12 rounds per minute, without
aiming, the cartridges being arranged on a table.
o. ACCURACY WHEN FIRED FROM A FIXED REST.
The arm must give a mean figure of merit of not more
than 36in. at 1,000 yards, 30in. at 800 yards, 12in. at 500,
and bin. at 300.
The mean to be taken upon at least five targets of twenty
shots each.

P RIN TIN G. —TO PROPRIETORS OF
NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c.—The Print-
ing and" Machining of Newspapers, &c., done on exceed-
ingly favourable terms. Use of Editorial and Publishing
Offices, if required. Estimates forwarded on receipt of
particulars, with stamped directed envelope for reply.
Address—The Manager "Sun" Printing Offices, 3, Church-
row, Savoy, Strand, W.O.
London, England, 1866-12-29

MAILS DUE.

a.ustralia and New Zealand, via Southamptors Jan. 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. ,3.
Lirazii and Cap.: Veids. by British t.
Ditto, by French packet
'jape of Good Hope, Asoeusion, and St. iielena Dee. 3•
Li iii a, Pen-tug. and Sing spore, via SoiLhampton Jan 3.
Ditto, via lAm:wines Dec. 23
iraiklaud Islands

..iibrattar, via Southampton Deo. 29.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southamotou Jan 3
Ditto, via Marseilles
India (11:Anbay), via Southampton. Dec. 29.
Ditto, via .ilarseides . Jan. 7
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Dec. 29.
Ditto, via Marseilles.." .. Dec. 2S.
Ifituritius, via Southampton
Ditto, via 9larsei1.e3...
Nrewloundland
?ortuga)
Ditto, by private shit) to Lisbon...
I.'nited states and British North America, by _Uri-

_
tish packet. .. —Jill 2.
Ditto, by United States paek,;t, via Southamp-
t(tt

Ditto, wia Curk

ihtto, uy Canadian pacaef, via LOucioaae.rry —Dec. 8
v%.,)kt Coast of Africa, Madeira, and T,ueriire .. Jan. 3
Vest Indies and Pact;lc (except Baha.Liaa and
iloaduraJ)

&Sahara... 4. via New 1 ork. Jan 1 .
~üba aid Alocieo Dec. '

Bermuda. via Halifax

THE BEDALE HOUNDS.—It is rumoured that the
lion. Ernest Buncombe ig about to give up the Bedsle
hounds. The country rather look to Lord Downs to come
forward, but there can be no difficulty in finding a master
for a country a great part of which is second only to Lev'
cestershire.—Eastern Morning News.
London, England, 1866-12-29

COUNTRY MAR BETS.

WAKEFIELD.—FRIDAY.
Market of a holiday character, but tho wheat trade is
firm at last Friday's prices. Barley steady.

L INC OLN.-FRIDAY.

With a liberal supply of wheat, the trade was quiet at
extreme prices. Scarcely the usual quantity of barley,
and prices were stationary. Not many oats ou offer, the
demand firm, at recent currencies. Beans a heavy trade,
at rather declining prices. Peas were not in request, and
prices had a downward tendency.
New white wheat, 60s to 68s ; new red, 54s to GOs per 36
stone. Barley for malting, 49s to Ms per qr ; grinding,
26s to 36s per 30 stone. Oats, 24s to 345. Beans, 48s to
505 per 38 stone.

DERBY—FniDA Y.
Our market was tolerably supplied with wheat, which
sold at fully the rates of last week. Not much passing in
barley, and prices were not quotably altered. Oats a mo-
derate supply. In most cases last week's prices were
realised. Beans unaltered.

New white wheat, G2s to 66s ; old red, 56s to Gls per 36
stone. Barley for malting, 4.4 s to 48s per qr. ; grinding,
37s to 38s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 27s to 295; old, 29s to
34s per 24 stone. Beaus, old, 50s to 1525; new, 46s to 50s
per 38 stone.

LIVERPOOL.—FRIDAY.
The market to-day was moderately attended, and wheat
was in good demand at full prices. Flour firm at previous
rates. Indian corn scarce. Mixed American, 38s. Beans,
barley, oats, and oatmeal unchanged.

S TAIIF 0 RD—FRIDAY.
There was not much wheat on offer to day, and the de-
mand was healthy, at late quotations. Barley in tolerable
demand, at last week's prices. Oats a fair show, and prices
same as before quoted. Beans a heavy trade. Peas very
dull.

New white wheat, 56s to 60s ; red do., 52s to 5Gs per 86
stone. Barley, malting, 42s to 48s ; grinding, 34s to 38s
per qr. Oats, new, 24s to 28s ; old, 28s to 32s per 21 stone.
Beans, 52s to 54s per 38 stone. Peas as of late.
London, England, 1866-12-29

No. 23,261.

1J ANSION-HOUSE FUND for the RELIEF I
TA- of the SUFFERERS by the recent COLLIERY
EXPLOSIONS.

COMMITTEE.
The Right Hon the LORD MAYOR.

R. C. L. Bevan, Esq. Mr. Alderman and Sheriff
Samuel Morley, Esq. Waterlow.
Geo. Moore, Esq. Mr. Sheriff Lycett.
Mr. Alderman Finnis. Mr. Alderman Besley.
J. P. Gassiot, Esq. • Mr. Alderman Dakin.
Christopher T. Gabriel, Esq. James Hill, Esq.
Frederick Thompson, Esq. R. N. Fowler, Esq.
R. A. Gray, Esq. W.J. Maxwell, Esq.
Colonel Stuart Wortley. Mr. Alderman Cotton.
The attention of the public is earnestly drawn to the
suffering consequent on the terrible calamity produced by
the recent colliery explosions.
SUBSCRIPTIONS are greatly needed to relieve the
numerous families made destitute thereby.
The amount required to meet the memorable Hartley
Colliery Accident in 1862 was £50,000 • in that case 204
men and boys lost their lives ; in the present instance
double that number are known to have perished, there-
fore to make a suitable provision for the families depen-
dent upon them, about £lOO,OOO will be needed. -At the
final distribution of the surplus of the Hartley Fund,
£3,140 was allotted to the districts in which the present
accidents occurred, and this sum is now available towards
the fund now being raised.
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales
H.R.H. the Princess of Wales .
The Corporation of London
Amount already advertised £11,451 14 11

..•• £lOO

Subscriptions will be received by the Right Hon. the
Lord Mayor, at the Mansion-house; Messrs. Barclay,
Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard-street ; Messrs. Coutts and
Co., Strand; Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-
street; Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., 1, Lombard-street;
Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co., Lombard-street;
Messrs. Dimsdalo, Fowler, and Co., 50, Cornhill ; the Lon-
don and Westminster Bank, Lothbury; the London Joint-
Stock Bank, 5, Princes-street ; tho Union Bank of London ;
London and County Bank ; National Provincial Bank of
England ; Messrs. Willis, Percival, and (Jo., Lomisard4street;
and by the several members of the Committee.
JOSEPH GIBBS, Secretary.
Mansion House, Dec. 28, 1866.

EAU-DE-VIE .--This Pure PALE BRANDY,
18s. per gallon, is very superior to recent importations
of Cognac, recommended by the medical profession, and ex-
tensively used in hospitals. In bottles, 335. per dozen, or in
a case 395., railway carriage pal I.—HENRY BRETT and
CO., Old Furnival's Distillery, Holborn, E.O ,and 30, Regent-
street, S.W. Established 1829.
London, England, 1866-12-29

CIREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.—
xi, ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYf, prodnoes a perfect colour
immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na-
tural in effect. Price 3s cd, 5s 6d. and toe 6d ; sent by post
for 54, 84, and 141 stamps ; and all Chemiats.
London, England, 1866-12-29

ASPHALTE ROOFING FELT,
0 S'E PENNY per Square Foot.
CROGGON and C 0., Manufacturers;
63, New Earl-street, I London, B.C.
134, Bread-street,
51, George-square, Glasgow.; 2, Gores Piazzas, Liverpool.
London, England, 1866-12-29

,011.

is said, to remain at Cowes. The official custom-house
papers of the yachts have been lodged with the United
States consular authorities, and the captain of the Fleet-
wing has to furnish the names of the men who ware
drowned on the passage, with the particulars of their
deaths, to those authorities, for the information of the
United States Government. Eight men were, it appears,
washed overboard ; two were got on board again, and the
ether six were drowned. The crew of the Fleetwing were
not the regular hands who sailed iu her before the race,
but strangers, who were not used to the size and rig of
the yacht. She had scarcely any bulwarks, and she was
unfortunately broached to when a heavy sea struck her,
and it was a wonder that all on deck were not drowned.
If the yachts had had ordinary bulwarks they could never
have crossed the Atlantic on account of the vast quantities
of water that were continually coming on deck. The three
racing yachts resemble very much in appearance the fam-
ous yacht America, which came here a few years ago, but
they are much larger. The Alarm is almost the only
English yacht which for size and speed would be a fit
match for the Henrietta. It is understood that the owners
of the American yachts will net care to compete
with English yachts for less than an ocean
race, such as round the Western Islands and back.
The Southampton and Isle of Wight Xail Steam
Packet Company have issued the following notice :—" By
the kindness of the owners, the celebrated schooners,
Henrietta, Fleetwing, and Vesta may be inspected during
the present week. Steamers leave the Rev.]. pier for
Cowes daily, at 8.50, 10.45 a.m., and 1.45 and 4.21 p.m."

THIRD EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, 6 O'CLOCK.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCR—Ths Day.

CITY BETTING-THIS DAY.

There were very few members present at the Clubs this
day, and no transaction for either the Two Thousand or
Derby came under our notice. We expect to be able to
publish the entries for all the great Spring Handicaps
early next week.
London, England, 1866-12-29

CAUTION.

Be sure and ask for "NORTON'S PILLS." and do not be
persuaded to purchase any of the various imitations which
have sprung up in ronsequeneeot the success of NORTON'S
CJUIOMILE PILLS.

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and
IN most fillet n 1 invention of the diy, AGUA AMARE LL A.
Messrs. JOB N GOSNELL and CO., Red Bull Wharf, 93,
Upper Thames-street, Perfumers to her Majesty, respect-
fully offer to the publie this truly marvellous fiui", which
gradually restores tne human hair to its pristine hue no
matter at what age. The Agra Aniarella has none of tLe
properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the
system, and when the hair is once restored one application
per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per
bottle, or in half bottles, 108. 61 Testimonials from artistes
of,tbe highest order, and from Individuals of undoubted re-
spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John
Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal
Highness the Princes. of Wales.
London, England, 1866-12-29

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WILTSHIRE COUNTY STEEPLECHASES.
(Under Grand National Rules.)
Stewards : Duke of Beaufort, Marquis of Bath, Lord H.
Thynne, T. F. Grove, and B. J. Angell, Esqs., and Capt..
Jarrett. Secretary: Mr. E. Reilly. Judge: Mr. J.
Powney. Clerk of the Scales : Mr. M. Verrall. Starter :
Mr. J. Day, jun.
After having been in abeyance for some eight years,
racing was yesterday resumed at Westbury, with an amount
of success which augurs well .for the meeting becoming
a very popular steeplechase fixture. Westbury is situated
in one of the nio..it picturesque parts of Wiltshire, about 15
miles from Chippenharn, and the course is iu the imme-
diate vicinity of the "White Horse of Westbury." The
course is on part of the Penleigh House estate, a short dis-
tance from the station, across a good hunting country, and
is about a mile and a half round, with 24 fences of average
character in three miles. Owing to the subsoil being good
and the land well drained, the " going" was excellent, ex
copt a portion on the far-side, and a piece of plough-land,
which which was rather holding. The weather was beau-
tifully fine, and the attendance very large. Professional
racing-men were also well represented, and it is not un-
likely that Mr. Reilly will be able next anniversary to pre-
sent a stronger programme to his patrons. The meeting
was somewhat difficult of access from London, and the late
hour at which the train arrived in town precludes any
lengthened detail of the running.
London, England, 1866-12-29

ened rebellion requiring the aid of martial law fo
their suppression.

" The attainment of the end, under circumstances
of this nature, is generally looked upon as a justi-
fication of the means, Finis coronat opus ;' and this
is the opinion submitted for the consideration of the
Eyre. Defence Committee, in reply to their com-
munication, by their obedient servant,
"JOHN SCOTT LILLIE, •
Late Lieut.-Colonel Grenadier Guards, and
Major-General Portuguese Service.
" To 11. Hume, Eq., Secretary, Eyre Defence
Committee."

irmlar.
London, England, 1866-12-29

SPLENDID' SPECULATIONS.
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For wospectuses and particulars apply without delay to
Mr. EUGENE TILLOT, General Merchant, Guernsey.
London, England, 1866-12-29

.k7ALKNER'S OLD IRISH WHISKY, " Real
Malt," 19s. per Eallen, is sold in bottles and jars, bear-
ing his label and trade mark. Most liberal terms are offered
to the trade for the sale of this zenaina old spirit, wh►ch is
coming into universal consumption through England.
For price lists apply at Wilms, 14, Strand, London, W.C.
Established in Grafton-street, Dublin, A.D. 1780.

DUNVILLE'S V.R. OLD IRISH WHISKY,
BELFAST,

Is regularly supplied to the House of Lords.

"V.R." IRISH WHISKY.

DUNVILLE and CO.'S " V.R." OLD IRISH
WHISKY, 'BELFAST.

London Offi.!es and Stores,
4, BEAUFORT-13tTILDINGS, STRAND, W.C.
Established 1808, Quotations on application.

KIN S
EXHLITIOWNIII46IS(Y. DUBLIN
This celebrated OLD IRISH WHISKY gained the
Dublin Prize Medal.

.1t is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Whole-
SOMO.

Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London;
by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or
wbolosalo at

R, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W.
Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded
Kinallan's LL Whisky."
London, England, 1866-12-29

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—The
Committee are most anxious to provide for 400 boys.
Oae hundred and fifty are now in the Refuge. The annual
expenditure for supporting the 400 boys is estimated at
£4,000, being £l5 a year for each boy. Several kind friends
d by the London and hasvuebpromisedn
st ot
hpaanyk
iforu
llyo nr embe7v
ey each year.
West-
minster Bauk, 41, Lothbury, and 214, High Holborn; Messrs.
Ransom and Co., 1, Pall-Mall East; and by
WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, Vir,c.
London, England, 1866-12-29

PROVIDENCE ROW NIGHT REFUGE,
FO
HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN,
14A, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.C.
Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and
Breakfasts, have been given in this Institution to the
destitute, who otherwise would have had to pass the
nights in the bleak streets or under railway arches.
At present nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and
Breakfasls, are given gratuitously every week. The poor
from all parts are admitted, the only condition being that
they are homeless and starving. The Manager Re.,
receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand-
ing the provision made by the Poor Houses, each
night numbers of young women, chihtren, and orphans
ire, for want accommodation, refused admittance, and have
to spend night after night in the cold, wet, and sleet. To
meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda-
tion, .£2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the
work a sum of at least £l,OOO more will I,e required.
Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it
is proposed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur-
pose will allow, to give bread and coals to poor families
in want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on and
accomplish what has been begun ? Will you help to give
shelter to the really homeless, and food to the really
starving ? The smallest donation will be most welcome,
and, night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will
be offered in your behalf.
SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be
gratefully received by the RoV.I). GILBERT D.D. No 22
-
Finsbury-circus, E.C.
London, England, 1866-12-29

JEANFIELD'S PATENT PICKLES are per-
fectly pure and uncoloured. To be had of all dealers
and wholesale of JOHN BURGESS and SON, 107, Strand
(corner of Savoy-steps). London.

THAT IS YOUR CREST AND WHAT IS
YOUR MOTTO ?
Send 3s. 6d. to CULLETON'S Heraldic Office for a
Plain Sketch, or 6s. for a Coloured one. The Arms of
man and wife blended together in proper heraldic form.
The proper heraldic Colours for servants' liveries, what
buttons to be used, and how the carriage should bo painted,
fee 10s. Just complete, a very valuable book, with 3,500
Engravings, arms, crests, and mottoes of nearly every
family in the kingdom, the result of thirty years' labour,
price £lO 10s., printed in several colours. Family Pedi-
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obtaining of a new grant of arms, how to change one's
name, by T. Culleton, Engraver to her Majesty and Royal
family ; also Diesinker to the Board of Trade, 23, Oran-
bourn-street (corner of St. Martin's-lane), W.C.
London, England, 1866-12-29

PA TENT VENTILATING CHIMNEY
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it can be sweeped. It is alike ibeful and ornamental.
Prices for foreign and home orders on application at 112,
Strand, W.O , where testimonials can be seen.