biglam/hmd_newspapers huggingface dataset:
The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-12

jIHE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another
home to the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer
than 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected from
want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have
been sent away in five years. Here are brief details of a few
of the most recent cases:—
F. V., aged 16, fallen, mother dead, deserted by her father.
M. A. F., aged 13, homeless, both parents dead.
A. 8., aged 17, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother
3. D., aged 15, fallen, mother dead.
C. 8., aged 15, fallen, mother dead,
A. 8., aged 16, fallen, both parents dead.
H. S., aged 14, homeless, deserted by her parents;
N. 11., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead.
C. IL, aged 17, fallen, both parents dead.
A. G., aged 18, fallen, father dead.
E. K„ aged 18, fallen, both parents dead,
S. 8., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead.
M. A. W., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead.
S. D., aged 15, fallen, both parents dead.
The new home the Committee wish to form would be for
young girls, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who
have been led astray from the path of virtue.'
Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary,
Mr. Daniel Cooper, i 5, Queen -street, Cheapside; ur by Messrs
Barclay and Co., Lombard-street.

OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the launediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail-
way Terminus, King's-cross.
Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.

This Hospital, founded 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 on voluntary contributions and ,gac les .
It affurds relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in
additiou. to this, the average number of attendance of the
iestitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between
1,000 and 4,000 weekly.
The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the
benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of
eon tabling several hundred more beds, had the Commiaril
the requisite funds to maintain them.
Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas
;erman, Eaq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.;
Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co.;Hprries and Co. ; Hansom
and Cu.; Prescott, Grote; and Co'. ; Smith, Payne, and Co.;
Barclay and Co. ; Miami. Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur-
ney, and Co.;• Ni b
et and Co., Berners-street, ; I. Harped and
Liverpoolslid at the Hospital. from 10 till 5.
ISTANIVID iiikt4Wl OccrOltrY.
London, England, 1866-04-12

CHRISTY MINSTRELS,
ST. JAMES'S HALL.

EVERT EVENING at Eight, WEDNESDAYS and
SATURDAYS, at Three and Eight,—The orig nal and veri-
tably legimate CIIRISTY MINSTRELS. First Season in
London these five years The only company in existence
which possesses a legal claim to the title, from the fact of its
being the only one which retains all the marked specialities
and distinguished favourites who originally gained the re-
putation of the company first in the United States, and sub-
sequently in this country, in 1857. No other company as-
suming the title of Christy Minstrels possesses a single in-
dividual member of the least distinction who belonged to the
ot iginal troupe. The Christys (after an absence of five years)
return to London with their band strengthened and im-
proved in every respect, their entertainment being unani-
mously pronounced b i the metropolitan press to be the most
sparkling in London.
Prices of Admission—New and luxurious fauteuils, ss. ;
stalls, 3s. ; area.. 2s. ; gallery, Is. ; juveniles, under twelve,
half price to stalls and are t only. Fauteuils and stalls may
be secured at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-
street ; or at Mr. Austin's, 23, Piccadilly. Manager, Mr.
Frederick Burgess.
London, England, 1866-04-12

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Her Majesty's ships Aboukir, Aurora, Cadmus,
Wolverene, Urgent, and Royalist were at Port
Royal, Jamaica. The Constance and Buzzard were
at Barbadoes. The steam transport Urgent, from
Barbadoes, arrived at Jamaica on the 23d March,
with 500 rank and file of the 3d West India Regi-
ment.

The Royal Mail Company's steamship Conway
was on the Gulf of Mexico route ; the Tamar on
the Spanish Main route ; the Tyne at Havannah ;
the Wye at Barbadoes ; and the Derwent, Eider,
and Solent at St. Thomas.
London, England, 1866-04-12

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

THAMES.
A FOOL AND HIS Mosxy.—Ann Neale, a woman of the
town, aged 25 years, and described as living at No. 15,
High-street, Shadwell, was brought before Mr. Paget,
charged with two others not in custody in stealing sixteen
£5 Bank of England notes and 36 sovereigns from the
person of Mr. John Green, a master butcher, of No. 46,
Suffolk-street, Southwark. _ . _

The prosecutor accompanied a female to an infamous
don in No. 13, John's-place, Baker-street, Stepney, where
numerous outrages and robberies have been committed
lie had £ll6 in notes and gold in his possession when he
entered the place and was robbed of the whole of it while
ho was asleep. On awaking, the prisoner, who had left a
sailor in another room, only was present. The female
who took him to the house and the landlady were missing
and had gone off with the booty.
The prosecutor, on the book being tendered to him, said
he did not want to give any evidence against the prisoner.
Mr. Paget—l shall not compel you to do so ; think
upon it. _ _ _

The prosecutor—l have done so.
Mr. Paget—lt may be that there is no ground for detain-
ing her. She is charged with stealing 16 £5 notes, and
36 sovereigns.
Inspector Griffin of the K division said he had told the
prosecutor that the police would do all in their power to
find his notes and gold, and to apprehend the two persons
who had absconded, if he would give his evidence and
assist them.

Hunt, a police-constable, No. 254 K, who arrested the
prisoner, said he knew the parties who had absconded, and
he had no doubt they were changing the notes and gold in
the country.
Mr. Paget said the prisoner was charged with a serious
offence, and if there were any grounds for giving her into
custody, she ought to be prosecuted. It was also a very
serious offence to give a person into custody who was in-
nocent. He knew nothing of the circumstances of the case,
and the prosecutor could withdraw if he thought proper.
The Prosecutor—lf you will allow me to withdraw, I
will do so.

Mr. Paget—You can take your choice. If she likes to
bring an action against you for giving her into custody,
she can do so.

The prisoner here began talking loudly.

Mr. Paget—Be quiet, woman !
- The Prosecutor—There are reasons why I should not
go on with the case, although I have lost £ll6. I will
withdraw from the case with your worship's permission.
Mr. Paget—You will give no evidence against this
woman ?
Tha Prosecutor—No, sir, I would rather not.
Mr. Paget—The prisoner is charged with stealing £ll6
from John Green. He will not offer any evidence. There
is no prosecutor, and she is discharged.
The prisoner bounded from the dock, clapped her hands,
exulting loudly on her release.
London, England, 1866-04-12

MEAT MARKETS.

New GATE AND LEADENHALL. - Diminished supplies
of meat are on sale here, and the trade is steady, as fol-
lowa : —Beef, from 4s 2d to 5s Od ; mutton, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ;
lamb, Os to Os ; veal. 58 2d to 5s 8d; and pork, 4s 4d to
5s 8d por 81b by the carcase.
London, England, 1866-04-12

Now ready, in 'rwo Vols., with a Portrait, 215.,

RECOLLECTIONS of a LIFE of
ADVENTURE. By WILLIAM STAMER.

-
" Mr. St4rner has been by turas a sailor, a soldier, a dasher
in Paris, a recruit in a foreign legion, a sportsman in Ame•
rica. His book is a story of a wild life, not without a certain
vivacity and amusement."—Athenaeum.
Hurst and Blackctt, 13, Great Marlborough-street.
London, England, 1866-04-12

WHAT DO THE WILD WAVES SAY
NOW? —That the FIERY CROSS has arrived.
bringing some magnificegt KAISOW CONGOUS of delicious
flavour, and which may OW be had, at a mere commission on
the import price, of the EAST INDIA TEA CO YIPAN Y,
No. 5, Great St. Helen's Churchyard, Bishopsgate-street.
London, England, 1866-04-12

MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION,
..g IL BAKER-STREET, EASTER HOLIDAYS.
NEW ADDlTlo3S.—Several life-size Portrait Models
of the most distinguished Personages of the day (including
those of the late LORD PALMERSTON and GUS-
TAVUS V. BROOKE) have been added since the last
Holidays ; and in the Chamber of Horrors are Effigies,
taken from life, of SOUTHEY alias FORIVOOD, and the
norious CHARLOTTE WINSOR.
Open during the first three days in Easter week from 10
a.m. till 10 p.m. •
Admittance, Is. ; children, under ten, half price ; Extra
Rooms, Gd.
London, England, 1866-04-12

RAILWAY BILLS.

Yesterday several committees of the House of
Commons sat to consider Railway Bills. In Court
A of the referees, Mr. Thomas Hankey in the chair,
the Bill of the North Metropolitan was unopposed.
In Court B, Colonel Stuart presiding, the follow-
ing bills were ordered to be reported :—Great Nor-
thern (additional powers) ; Great Northern (Pot-
ter's Bar, Barnet, and Hendon) ; and Edgware,
Highgate, and London.
In the court for the consideration of locus standi,
Sir E. Colebrook presiding, the following were on
the list :---City, Kingston, and Richmond (objection
to the locus standi of promoters of Metropolitan,
Wimbledon, and Richmond) ; and East London
Extension (objection to the locus standi of trustees,
and vestry of St. Mary, Whitechapel). In the first
cause nothing was done, and in the second the
locus stanch was disallowed.

in the committee presided over by Mr. O'Reilly,
the Tamar, Kit-hill, and Callington was unopposed.
The Bromyard and Hereford, for which Mr. Deni-
son and Mr. James appeared ; and was opposed by
Mr. Burke, for the Great Western Railway Com-
pany. After much evidence was given, the case was
inelicornb
adjourned. The following bills were also adjourned :
—East Gloucestershire ; Presteign, Chin, and
Bishop's Castle; Severn Junction
and Midland.
In the committee presided over by Admiral Dun_
combe, the bill of the Wrexham,
Mold, W
and Con-
nah's Quay and floylake was proceeded with. It
was op posed by the London and lCorth.Western
and Great Western Railway Companies, ,for whom.
Mr. Merewether, Mr. Burke, and Mr. Saunders
appeared. Mr. Denison, Mr. Johnson, and Mr.
Salisbury appeared in support,
and after evidence
adjourned
had been heard, the case was '
In a committee presided to this day.
over by Sir John Han-
mer appearances were taken in the following bills :
Bridgwater; Bristol
Bristol and Port'and Exter (additional powers);
ish ead Pier and Railway ; and
Bristol Harbour Junction Railway and Wharf De-
pot, and their further consideration was adjourned.

NEW
eentinAsCQUET COURTS FOR ETON SCHOOLS.—
of Old Etonians, held
Charing-cross Hotel, under thearsainde
SCHOOLS.—
At
Cha •
mersdale, it waa agreed to m n presidency yesterday
o Lord
application
ta.:3 kt?hle6-
Provost and Fellows of Eton for the ra of some Col-
lege land on the Etonwicic-road, between the gasworks and
Eton-common, as the site of the racquet courts which it is
proposed to build for the benefit of the school. Some
liberal subscriptions were promised, audit was decided that
the committee should meet for the first time at Viscount
Kirkaldie's house in Windsor, on the 28th inst., at 3 o'clock.
Among the members of the committee present were Vis-
count Kirkaldie, the Earl of Jersey (Balliol College, Ox-
ford) Colonel Fitzroy Clayton (Grenadier Guards), Colonel
the Hon. George Windsor Clive, M.P., Sir Edward Hulse
the Hon. B. Leslie-Melville, the ltev. G. B. Dupuis (of
Eton College,) Mr. Albert Van de Weyer (Grenadier
Guards), Mr. E. nth Tritton (Christ Church, Oxford) do
The project has e persouai support of the Provost aucl
Head Master.
London, England, 1866-04-12

•
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

EPSOM RACES._THIS Dar.

TRIAL STAKES.

Christmas Carol..
Gamma

4. 1

Denmark
Five ran. Won by a length and a half. 3
CITY AND SUBURBAN.

Delight
Brahma
Ostregor

• ..-7;

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
CITY AND SUBURBAN,
7to 4 agst Delight (taken)
sto 1 agst Vanderveldo (taken)
sto 1 agst Mephistopheles (taken)
12 to 1 agst Brahma (taken)
Very little betting.

AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 11.

The Hamburg and American steamship Germania,
Capt. Elhers, has arrived here, with 52 bags of
mails, 257 passengers, and $2,500 in specie for.
Hamburg.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, March 31 (Morning).—_Moue' abun-
dant. Gold, 1271. Exchange on London, 1351 ;
do. Paris, 4.15. Stocks steady. New York Cen-
tral, 914 ; Illinois, 116 ; Erie, 77i ; 5-20 Bonds,
104 Cotton steady. Wheat slightly firmer.,
Corn • film, and advancing. Provisions qui.et.
Coffee depressed. Sugar very firm. MolaSses
heavy. Petroleum firm, and advancing ; refined.
40 ; crude, 2_61..

ORLEANS; March 30.—Cotton quiet. Low mid_
dling 37c. to 38c. Sales of the week, 15,000 br.d.es ;
receipts, 15,000 bales; export, 19,000 bales ; stock,
173,000 bales.

MOBILE, March 30.—Cotton, middling, 36c. tc%
37c. Sales of the week, 2,000 ; receipts, 7,0rJ0
bales ; exports, 18,000 bales ; stock, 69,000 baDjs.

WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.
SOUTHAMPTON, April 11.
The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship
Atrato, with the above mails, passed Hurst Castle.
at 3 5 p.m. to-day.
London, England, 1866-04-12

manner.

KELLEY AND HAMILL.

The New Yorh Clipper writes as follows :—" Since the
proposition originally made by the champion sculler of
America (James Hamill) ;to Harry Kelley, who holds the
same honourable position in Great Britain, and Kelley's
response thereto, we have looked upon a meeting between
them as almost a certainty, as both men appeared to be in
earnest, notwithstanding that the merest shadow of a doubt
loomed up in consequence of the somewhat irregular made
of making the match, it having been arranged almost ex-
clusively through the Clipper and Sportsman newspapers,
no letters or communications by ministers plenipotentiary
having passed between them. However, all's well that
ends well,' and we are rejoiced to be able to say that
Harry Kelley has declared his intentions in the most
manly manner possible, exhibiting generosity and a de-
sire for dealing openly and above-board (and avoiding
unsportsmanlike quibbles), truly refreshing in these days
of sharp practice in match-making. That he will be
met in a like spirit by our champion, who of all men ob-
jects
to dodges,' WO are positive, and the match, or
matches, with the aspect they now wear, may be looked
upon as a foregone conclusion. Read what Kelley says in
his letter of March 16." On that letter the editor of the
Clipper comments as follows :—" As before said, the
above dec!aration of intention is manly, and may be
pointed at with pride by Kelley and his friends, no
matter how the race or races may result. It indicates that
the proposed contests will be carried out in the most ami-
cable manner, as all sporting events should be, and we
prophesy that, whoaver may be conqueror, a strong per-
sonal friendship will have been consummated between the
contestants. The details of the proceedings in regard to
the proposed meeting, and all that is iateresting in refe-
rence thereto, will be given in the Clipper, and it is our
purpose to despatch an aide-de-camp to the scene of action,
in order that the Clipper readers may be truthfully advised
in all things concerning it. The above card will induce
haste in the Pittsburgh camp, and we shall soon be able to
announce, no doubt, that Hamill and his friends have taken
passage for England. By this time the articles of agree-
ment sent over by Hamill for Kelly's inspection have no
doubt been received by the latter, and in all probability his
signature thereto has been affixed." We trust ere long to
have to announce the arrival of Uncle Sam's representa-
tive, to whom, on behalf of the sporting world of England,
we may guarantee a hearty welcome.
London, England, 1866-04-12

SALISBURY.-TUESDAY.

We had a short supply of wheat on offer, part being of
inferior quality ; but late rates were fully maintained
throughout. Barley was in more active demand, and in
some instances a trifling advance was obtained. About an
average business was done iu oats, beans, and peas, gene-
rally at last week's figures.
The following are the quotations :—Wheat realised from
38s to 52s ; barley, 35s to 44s ; oats, 22s to 32s ; beans, 40s
to 525; and peas, 42s to 50s per qr. Tares, from 6s to 7s
6d per bushel ; Best bread, 13d ; household ditto, 12d.
per 81b loaf. Flour, 34s to 38s per sack.
London, England, 1866-04-12

LEANDER BOAT CLUB.

OPENING DAY.-It is satisfactory to notice that, whilst
during the last few years a number of new clubs have
sprung up, who go on and prosper; increasing year by year
in strength and ro wing power, old clubs, such as the Lean-
der and Ilex, still hold their own among their more youth-
ful rivals. The Leander, in especial, has during the last
year or two exhibited the vigour of youth in a marked de-
gree, and has risen, phoenix-like, from the ashes of its
former splendour; and under the fostering care of Mr. 11.
P. Smith, who has acted most indefatigably as their hono-
rary secretary, the ," Old Brilliants" give us hopes of a
return to their old form. ),fr. Smith has, we understand,
now resigned his arduous duties ; but a well-qualified suc-
cessor will no doubt be forthccming.

The Leanders were the heroes of the day at Putney yes-
terday, when they opened their season. Two eights and
other lesser crews were named, but, owing to the tidebeing
unfavourable, and the great dulness of the weather, the
muster at the boat-house was scarcely as large as it would
have been under more favourable circumstances.

In the evening the members dined together at the Star
and Garter, and, after discussing the good things set be-
fore them, the evening was passed in the usual agreeable

manner.
London, England, 1866-04-12

Mr. Peabody's Reply to Her Majesty.

The following letter was transmitted to the Queen,
through Earl Russell, in reply to her Majesty's
gracious letter to Mr. Peabody :
" The Palace Hotel, Buckingham-gate,
London, April 3.

" Madame,—l feel sensibly my inability to ex-
press in adequate terms the gratification with which
I have read the letter which your Majesty has done
me the high honour of transmitting by the hands of
Earl Russell.

" On the occasion which has attracted your Ma-
jesty's attention of setting apart a portion of my
property to ameliorate the condition and augment
the comforts of the poor of London, I have been
actuated by a deep sense of gratitude to God, who
has blessed me with prosperity, and of attachment
to this great country, where, under your Majesty's
benign rule, I have received so much personal kind-
ness, and enjoyed so many years of happiness.
" Next to the approval of my own conscience, I
shall always prize the assurance which your Ma-
jesty's letter conveys to me of the approbation of
the Queen of England, whose whole life has attested
that her exalted station has in no degree diminished

her sympathy with the humblest of her subjects.
"The portrait which your Majesty is graciously
pleased to bestow on me I shall value as the most
precious heirloom that I can leave in the land of
my birth, where, together with the letter which
your Majesty has addressed to me, it will ever be
regarded as an evidence of the kindly feeling of the
Queen of the United Kingdom towards a citizen of
the United States.
" I have the honour to be your Majesty's most
obedient servant, 6 6 GEORGE PEABODY.
" To her Majesty the Queen."

Proposed Banquet to Mr. Peabody.
London, England, 1866-04-12

Ships at market, 20 ; sold, 15.

lADVERTISEMENTd—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills.:--
There is no question whatever that rheumatism, neuralgia,
and such like painful maladies are more rife this season
than for some years past. The number of testimonials o'
cures effected by Holloway's remedies is unprecedented,
and should be enforced on the attention of all sufferers
from these complaints. The parts in pain should be
fomented for some minutes with warm brine, dried, and
immediately well rubbed with the ointment. It will pass
into the pores of the skin and give the greatest rebel;
Many valuable lives are annually lost which might be;savea
if early recourse in illness were made to these remarkable
remedies, which must necessarily prove beneficial, and can
not do harm.

Births.

----
Bunia—On the Bth inst., the lion. Mrs. Newdigato Burn°,
of a daughter.
CARMARTHEN—On the 10th inst., at 15, Portman-square,

the Marchioness of Carmarthen;of a son.
RAWLINSON— On the 10th inst., at Oxford, the wife of Pro"

lessor Rawlinson, of a son.
WETHERALL—On the 9th inst., at New Brampton, Chat-
ham, the wife of the Rev. C. A. Wetherell, Chaplain to
the Forces, of a daughter.
London, England, 1866-04-12

success to elevate the working classes. They had also
founded the Post-office savings banks, and upwards
of 650,000 depositers had answered that call. it
was no use hon. gentlemen saying they had no right to
the franchise. (No, no, from the Opposition.) -He main-
tained that they did decline to do so, because they
refused to lower the borough franchise. (Hear, hear,
and no, no.) He did not object to those cries of " No, not's
from the back benches of the Opposition • he only wish*/
that it came with tenfold power from the'front.
[LEFT SPEAKING.] •

Bank of England Returns,•--This Evenings

---
An Account, pursuant to the Act ith and Bth Victoria,
cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, April 11, 1866.
ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
Notes issued ....X28,363,140 Governint. Debt.£ll,ols,lfJo
Other Securities.. 3,984,:'400
Gold Coin and
Bullion
..... 13,31;2,140
Silver Bullion

4287363,14 Q
London, England, 1866-04-12

DEMERARA.

The report of the directors states that a return
from the manager exhibited the increase in the
traffic which had taken place during the last four
years. In the year 1862 the quantity of goods
carried was 28,446 tons ; in the year 1863,
29,152 tons ; in the year 1864, 32,319 tons, and
in the year 1865, 40,814 tons. The total num-
ber of passengers carried in the year 1862 was
136,654, in the year 1863 137,524, in the year 1864
181,444, and in the year 1865 189,816. The net
revenue for the six months ending the 31st of De-
cember last amounted to £6,420, to which was
added a balance of £216 from the preceding half-
year, making together £6,636. The preference;
dividend would absorb £4,025 of this sum, and the
directors considered that, as the returns from the
colony continued favourable, the time had arrived
when a small addition might be made to the divi-
dend on the original stock. They therefore pro-
posed a dividend on this stock at the rate of 3 per
cent. per annum, leaving a reserve of £585 to be
carried to the next account. The capital account
showed that £252,402 had been expended. The re-
venue amount for the half-year ending the 31st of
December showed that £13,074 had been received
and £6,653 expended, leaving a balance of £6,421.

WEST FLANDERS.

The report of the directors states that since the
railway had been handed over to the Societie d'Ex-
ploitation they had every reason to believe that it
had been kept in a very satisfactory condition, and
the receipts from traffic returns had continued to
increase. The accounts for the past half-year
showed that after providing for the fixed charges
there remained a balance of £B,BlB, out of which
the directors had proposed to pay a dividend of 4s.
9d. per share, payable on and after the 15th of May
next, and to carry forward a balance of £2,463.
This sum was not more than sufficient to pay the
call upon the company for bond interest and cur-
rent expenses accruing before the next payment
from the Societe d'Exploitation. According to the
report of Messrs. Ilutt and Browne in 1864, 143
shares were thou extant in excess of the statutable
number ; 78 of those had been received and can-
celled. The capital account showed that £599,655
had been expended.
London, England, 1866-04-12

CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS,

- -
New designs, for the Drawing-room, either for Gas or Candle.
JDEFRIES and SO NS,
• 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET.

CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS,
In the Grecian and Venetian Designs.
JDEFRIES and SONS,
• 16 and 17, CO 3131ERCIAL-STREET.
London, England, 1866-04-12

aot e,lll°L it la

HER MAJESTY•

WINDSOR CASTLE, Wednesday.
Her Majesty, with their Royal-Highnesses Prin-
cess Helena, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and
Princess Leopold, attended by the Ladies and Gen-
tlemen in Waiting, arrived at Osborne yesterday
evening at a quarter before seven o'clock from
Windsor Castle, having crossed over from Gosport
in the royal yacht Alberta.

His Excellency the Marquis de Niza has left
Brown's Hotel.

The Duchess of Cleveland's dancing parties at
Cleveland House are fixed to take place on Wednesday,
May 2, and Wednesday, May 9.

The Marchioness (Louisa) of Waterford has left
Farranee's Hotel for Ford Castle, near Coldstream.

The Earl and Countess of Scarborough and family
have arrived at 102, Eaton-square, for the season.

The Earl and Countess of Strafford and Lady
Victoria Byng have arrived at their residence in St. James's-
square from Wrotham Park, Herts, for the season.
The Countess of Newburgh arrived at her resi-
dence in Wilton-crescent, from Brighton, on Tuesday.
A marriage is arranged between Miss Tenison,
only child of Mr. and Lady Louisa Tenison, and the Hon.
John Dormer, eldest son of Lord and Lady Dormer. Also
between Miss Canning, daughter of Madame de Morne, and
Mr. Pope Hennessy, late member for King's County.—The
Owl.
London, England, 1866-04-12

ARGYLL 11,001NIS, Great Windmill-street,
Selections from all the favourite Operas will be performed
by the celebrated ARGYLL BAND every Evening.
Chef d'Orchestra, Signor L. CURTI.
M. LEVY, the Great Cornet Player, at Nine, Ten, and
Eleven o'clock.
Doors open at half-past Eight o'clock.
Admission, is.
London, England, 1866-04-12

PHEASANT REARING for 1866.— JAMES
c MBERLIN'S (opposite Corn Exchange, Nor-
wich) is the only depot in the world for proper F.)( )D for
PHEASANT FEE DING. Between and 300 testimonials
of last year's success. Treatise on Hatching and Rearing.
with other valuable hints, posted free on application. Land-
owners, pheasant rearers, and gamekeepers can raise any
number of birds by using his food. The aristocracy of the
kingdom constantly use it. Gentlemen requiring game-
keepers, or gamekeepers requiring situations, are requested
to apply to Mr. James Chamberlin, wine merchant and phea-
sant fool dealer, opposite Corn Exchange, Norwich.
London, England, 1866-04-12

TEETH AND PAINLESS DENTISTRY.-.
The fear of pain and dread of operation inherent to all
deter very many to whom ARTIFICIAL TEETH are of
vital importance from availing themselves of the eervices of
a dentist. In a practice founded in 1830, and now ex ending
over greater part of the kingdom, an experience unequalled
has been obtained, enabling us to offer even the mos* sensi-
tive sufferer a system of dentistry perfect in its absolute
freedom from pain, a specialite pertaining only to our prac-
tice, and for which her Majesty has granted her royal letters
patent. This system embraces the non-interference with all
stumps, however decayed, the support•ng instead of extrac-
tion of loose teeth until they become firm and useful in mas-
tication, and the utter absence of all and every operation, so
that the most nervous person can be supplied without fear of
pain or inconvenience. These teeth are cheaper, more dur-
able, natural, and comfortable than any yet produced.
Consultation free. Teeth from 55. sets from 5 to 25 gs.,
warranted.

For the efficacy, utility, and success of this system, vide
Lancet."

Messrs. LEWIN and SIMEON MOSELY and SONS,

30, Berners-street, Oxford-street, and 498, Strand,
Opposite Charing-Cross Railway Station.

Daily attendance at 15. Whltariargate, Hull ; 10, Norfolk-
street, Sheffield; 4. East-parade. Leeds ; 14, St. Nicholas-
street, Soarbro' ; and 33, Coney-street, York.

Established 1830. No connection with any one of the same
name.
London, England, 1866-04-12

Briton Medical and General Life Association.

ANNUAL MEETING (THIS AFTERNOON).

The 12th annual meeting of this society was held
this afternoon at the offices of the society, 429,
Strand. Dr. George H. Barlow, chairman of the
board of directors, presided.
The minutes of the last general meeting having
been read and confirmed,
The directors' annual report was read by the ac-
tuary and secretary (John Messent, Esq.) as
follows :

The directors of the Briton Medical and General Life
Association have the pleasure to present to the shareholders
and members a report of the transactions of the association
for the year ending December 31, 1865.
3,515 proposals have been received for £1,047,532, and
2,769 policies issued, assuring the sum of £829,926, and
yielding in annual premiums the sum of £25,200 17s. 11d.
The remaining proposals have been thus disposed of :-
272, for £73,090, have been declined; and 474, for
£144,515, were in various stages of progress at the con-
clusion of the year.

The directors cannot better exhibit the steady, yet
rapid, progress of the association than by the following
table, showing the new business of the association since its
commencement, divided into triennial periods :

Triennial N Amount No. Amount New
Periods Pro- of Annual
Proposals. posed. Policies Assured. Premiums.
la:4 to
1855 1,290 302,875 914 172,125 6,09 J 19 8
1857 to 1859 5,81,2 1,150,530 4,1 5 796,255 25,003 13 1
186) to 1852 7,727 1,604973 5,667 1,155,690 35,381 1 3
1863 to 1865 9,912 2,612,815 7,651 2,019,264 63,634 14 2
The income from all sources has increased to £171994
4s. 10d.

The claims for the year have been 203, and amounted
(less £761 2s. 3d. re-assured) to £65,496 13s. Id. This
amount includes 59 claims for £17,721 17s. 9d., which had
not matured at the end of the year.
After deducting these claims, as well as all other outgo-
ings, the balance of the year's Income over Expenditure is
£70,634 4s. 4d.

The Assets now amount to 4190,389 10s. 71, or nearly
half a million of money.
London, England, 1866-04-12

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London, England, 1866-04-12

HAY.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, .£4 4s to £5 12s ; clover
£5 5s to 46 158 Od ; and straw, £1 188 to £2 5s per load.
Trado inactive.

CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 15s Od; clover,
£5 5s to £6 12s Od ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 5s per load.
A moderato supply.

WRITECITAPEL.--Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 12s; clover,
£5 5s to £6 15s Od ; and straw, £llBs to X 2 5s per load.
Supply rather limited.

The Borough of Calne.

The following address has been forwarded to us
for publication. We have not as yet received Mr.
Lowe's answer :

Sir, —We, the other upper servants in the Marquis o
Lansdowne's household, feel it to be hincumbent on their
positions to notice a matter which has a great deal to do
with the priveledges of their order. Some low fellow as
calls himself Bishop, with other ekally dirty radicals, has
had the imperence to haull you over the coals, and we re-
grets to see that you have demeaned yourself by hargu-
ment with them. They seems to be a huneducated lot
as do not take in what's your place as a servant out of
livery, and what isn't. It ain't for you to answer the
door bell as 'as got "servants" plainly engraved on the
outside ; that ain't your place, and you bought to know
it. Though a servant, you're not a footman. When his
lordships rings, then you had best see what he wants and
do it. But never you go and take orders from tradesmen
and such like, as knows nothing about the best families.
We, the undersigned, has always had the best places, and
have never allowed any interference in the house, and we
ain't going to begin now. We will stick to you, and as long
as his Lordship is satisfied, you will always find all the
other gentlemen and ladies in the steward's room quite
affable-like. But we has our rights and our rules, and if
you his ageing to have dealings with a low fellow like
Bishop, and them others as keeps little shops at Calne, and
argefy with them as if they was your masters and not his
Lordship, the sooner you gets into a livery coat and plushes
agin, and goes back to that last place where you had a good
character, the better.
(Signed by the House Steward, Butler, Groom of the
Chambers, and other servants out of livery in the
Marquis of Lansdowne's Household).—The Owl.

EXECUTION AT SWANSEA.—Richard Coe was
executed here this morning. He confessed his guilt.
In the bullion department of the Bank yesterday
there were no gold operations of importance.
The report of the Demerara Railway Company
shows that there has been a continued increase in
the traffic during the last four years. The state-
ment of accounts for the six months ending Decem-
ber last shows a net revenue of £6,420 10s. ld.,
which makes a total, with the balance brought for-
ward£6,636 ss. 10d. The
preference
dividend
account,end wl ofabsorb the sum of £4,025,
and the directors consider that as the returns from
the colony continue favourable, an addition may be
made to the dividend on the original stock ; a divi-
dend is therefore proposed at the rate of £3 per
cent. per annum on this stock, which will amount
to £2,026, leaving £5Bl to be carried forward.
London, England, 1866-04-12

THE SON, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 12, 1866.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day).

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.)
IN RE LORD NIGEL KENNEDY.

This bankrupt, who is a relative of the Marquis of
Misr', is described as of Montrose House, Petersham,
afterwards of Boulogne, a non-trader, and to-day ho came
up to pass his last examination, and for the order of
discharge.

Mr. Treherne (Treherne and Wolferstan, of Alderman-
bury) appeared for the petitioning creditor ; Mr. Lewis,
for the bankrupt; Mr. Nicholson, for the assignee; and
Mr. Reed for creditors.

Mr. Nicholson said that, on behalf of the assignee, Lord
Ruthven, he wished to ask Lord Kennedy a few questions
as to certain transactions in reference to a loan of £2,500.
It would seem that his lordship had been living upon his
wits for some time past, and had no income except that ho
doirved from his mother-in-law. There were certain de-
ficiencies in the accounts, and in the address pdt upon the
file of the proceedings.
Mr. Treherno remarked that at the time the petition was
filed he was not aware of the bankrupt's addresses.

Mr. Nicholson said that the bankrupt had received
monies in 1864, and had been living at the rate of £2,000
per annum. The assignee wished the bankrupt to account
for monies he had received. This was not a case in which
the debts were hundreds, but they extended to thousands.
He (Mr. Nicholson) thought that an adjournment was ab-
solutely necessary.
His Honour thought that if the assignee wished to look
into the accounts an adjournment had better be taken.
Mr. Nicholson referred to serious large sums which the
bankrupt had borrowed, and the state of the accounts,
which showed debts £11,396 and assets only £636.

An adjournment was then ordered for a month.
' (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)

IN RE GLADSTONE AND CO.-THE GREAT FAILURE AND

ENORMOUS DEFICIENCY.

These bankrupts were described as of White Lion-court,
Cornhill, and to-day was appointed for the last examina-
tion and order of discharge. The accounts (by Messrs.
Hart, Brothers, and Co., Moorgate-street) show debts
£349,568, and a deficiency of £199,689. It was understood
that the order of discharge would be adjourned.
London, England, 1866-04-12

COAL MARKET.

Price per ton at the close of the market.
. d•
Hastings Hartley l7 3 Harton .... ". . . ........ 1, 0
Holywell Main l5 3 Walls End Idetlon .. . 10 6
West Hartley
N.Staffordshire
London, England, 1866-04-12

Just published (Gratis),

THE GREAT CRINOLINE QUESTION
solved by her Majesty the Empress, f the French.
Ladies should at once obtain gratis of their Draper or
Corset Maker, THOMSON'S new Illustration, showing the
veritable "MODE DE L'IMPERATRICE."

sth edition, corrected and revised, post free 7d.,
THE TEETH : a Practical Treatise; with the
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" We cannot do better than recommend for general perusal
Mr. Eskell's treatise, which is as useful as it is unpretend-
ing."—Telegraph, June 20, 186 .
Sold by Simnkin and Marshall, Stationers'-hall-court,
London ; and all Booksellers.

BOARD and RESIDENCE.—CIiff House, near
Warrior-square, St. Leonards-on-Sea, two minutes'
walk from the Parade. Address, Mrs. Richardson, as above.

IT-HAT DO THE WILD WAVES SAY
NOW 7 That the FIERY CROSS has arrived,
bringing some magnified* ItAISOW '3ONGOITS of delicious
flavour, and which may raw be had, at a mere commission on
the import price, of the EAST INDIA TEA CO JAPAN Y,
No. 5, Great St. Helen's CLurchyard, Bishopagate-street.

PHEASANT REARING for 1866.— JAMES
CHAMBERLIN'S (opposite Corn Exchange, Nor-
wich) is the only depot in the world for proper FOOD for
PH EASAN T FEE DING. Between 200 and 300 testimonials
of last year's success. Treatise on Hatching and Rearing,
with other valuable hints, posted free on application. Land-
owners, pheasant rearers, and gamekeepers can raise any
number of birds by using his food. The aristocracy of the
kingdom constantly use it. Gentlemen requiring game-
keepers, or gamekeepers requiring situations, are requested
to apply to Mr. James Chamberlin, wine merchant and phea-
sant fool dealer, opposite Corn Exchange, Norwich.
London, England, 1866-04-12

NEWCASTLE-TUESDAY.

At to-da'y's market there was a fair supply of wheat from
the growers, but a small quantity coastwise, with, how-
ever' a good arrival from abroad. The trade ruled firm,
fine English bringing an advance of 6d to Is., and foreign
about 6d over the rates of last week. Barley had a mode-
rate sale, at late prices. Malt was firm. Beans were un-
changed. Oats moved off at rather more money. Flour
from 6d to is per sack dearer. The average prices of
British grain for the week have been—wheat, 46s ; barleh
36s 10d; oats, 29s Od per qr.

COAL MARKET.
Price per ton at the close of the market.
s. d. s. d.
Hastings Hartley l7 3 Harton
Holywell Main l5 3 Walls End Hetton ... 19 0
West Hartley
N.Staffordshire 17 0 East Hartlepsol ...... 18 6
London, England, 1866-04-12

KELLEY AND HAMILL.

The New Yorh Clipper writes as follows :—" Since the
proposition originally made by the champion sculler of
America (James Hamill) ;to Harry Kelley, who holds the
same honourable position in Great Britain, and Kelley's
response thereto, we have looked upon a meeting between
them as almost a certainty, as both men appeared to be in
earnest, notwithstanding that the merest shadow of a doubt
loomed up in consequence of the somewhat irregular me do
of making the match, it having been arranged almost ex-
clusively through the Clipper and Sportsman newspapers,
no letters or communications by ministers plenipotentiary
having passed between them. However, all's well that
ends well,' and we are rejoiced to be able to say that
Harry Kelley has declared his intentions in the most
manly manner possible, exhibiting generosity and a de-
sire for dealing openly and above-board (and avoiding
unsportsmanlike quibbles), truly refreshing in these days
of sharp practice in match-making. That he will be
met in a like spirit by our champion, who of all men ob-
jects to ' dodges,' wo are positive, and the match, or
matches, with the aspect they now wear, may be looked
upon as a foregone conclusion. Read what Kelley says in
his letter of March 16." On that letter the editor of the
Clipper comments as follows :—" As before said, the
above declaration of intention is manly, and may be
pointed at with pride by Kelley and his friends, no
matter how the race or races may result. It indicates that
the proposed contests will be carried out in the most ami-
cable manner, as all sporting. events should be, and we
prophesy that, whoaver may be conqueror, a strong per-
sonal friendship will have been consummated between the
contestants. The details of the proceedings in regard to
the proposed meeting, and all that is interesting in refe-
rence thereto, will be given in the Clipper, and it is our
purpose to despatch an aide-da-camp to the scene of action,
in order that the Clipper readers may bo truthfully advised
in all things concerning it. The above card will induce
haste in the Pittsburgh camp, and we shall soon be able to
announce, no doubt, that Hamill and his friends have taken
passage for England. By this time the articles of agree-
ment sent over by Hamill for Kelly's inspection have no
doubt been received by the latter, and in all probability his
signature thereto has been affixed." We trust ere long to
have to announce the arrival of Uncle Sam's representa-
tive, to whom, on behalf of the sporting world of England,
we may. guarantee a hearty welcome.
London, England, 1866-04-12

MONMOITTIISTIIRE-TUESDAY.

During the past week there was a fair supply of home-
grown wheat at most of the markets in the district, but
business, on the whole, was rather inactive. Superior
samples of home-grown fetched full money. Barley was
in good demand, and prices ruled firm Beans were in fair
request and oats were not so much sought after.
The following are the average quotations ; —Wheat, red,
5s Od to 5s 6d per bushel ; inferior ditto, 4s 9d to ss. 3d ;
white, 5s 9d to Gs ; malting barley, 36s to 43s per qr ; grind-
ing ditto, 27s to 325; beans, 44s ; white oats, 24s 6d to 26s ;
black ditto, 23s Gd to 24s 6d.

LYNN--TUESDAY.
A fair attendance to-day, and but a small show of
wheat. The prices rea:ised were the same as last week.
Malting barley was easier to buy ; grinding descriptions
were in demand, at late rates. Beans and oats fully as
dear.

New wheat, 46s to 48s ; new red, 42s to 44s ; old white,
51s to 52s ; old red, 46s to 48s per 36 stone. Barley for
malting, 37s to 40s ; secondary, 33s to 355. Oats, new,
24s to 26s per 24 stone. Beans, small, 43s to 465. Peas,
36s to 40s per 28 stone.
London, England, 1866-04-12

Do. Sohth Wales':.

Do. W. Mid.—Oxford
Do. Newport
Do. Hereford.....
Lanc !shire & Yorkshire
Landon and Blackwall
Lon., Brigh., & S Ccast
Lon., Chat., and Dover
Do. Metrop. Ex. A
Lon. & North Western
Lon. & South Western
Man., Sher., & Lincoln
Metropolitan....
Do. New

Do. Extension......
Metropolitan District,
Do do. do.

Do. and St. John'sW'd
itidiand
Do. L 9 Share
Do, Birmin.. do Derby
+i id Kent
North British

Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun.
Nth. Eastern—Berwick
Do. G.N*E purchase
Do. Leeds
Do. York
DG. Carlisle .....
Do. Stock. & Darling.
Do. do. 1860-61
North London
Do. do. 1864
Do. do. 1865
North Staffordshire ..
N. & S. W. Junction ..
Scottish Central
Scot. N. E , Aber. stock
Do. Scot, Mid. at Ask
Shropshire Union
South Devon
-ouch Eastern
London, England, 1866-04-12

LEANDER BOAT CLUB.

OPENING DAY.-It is satisfactory to notice that, whilst
during the last few years a number of new clubs have
sprung up, who go on and prosper, increasing year by year
in strength and rowing power, old clubs, such as the Lean-
der and Hex, still hold their own among their more youth-
ful rivals. The Leander, in especial, has during the last
year or two exhibited the vigour of youth in a marked de-
gree, and has risen, phoenix-like, from the ashes of its
former splendour; and under the fostering care of Mr. H.
P. Smith, wbo has acted most indefatigably as their hono-
rary secretary, the ," Old Brilliants" give us hopes of a
return to their old form. Mr. Smith has, we understand,
now resigned his arduous duties ; but a well-qualified suc-
cessor will no doubt be forthccming.
The Leanders were the heroes of the day at Putney yes-
terday, when they opened their season. Two eights and
other lesser crews were named, but, owing to the tidebeing
unfavourable, and the great dulness of the weather, the
muster at the boat-house was scarcely as large as it would
have been under more favourable circumstances.

. _
In the evening the members dined together at the Star
and Garter, and, after discussing the good things set be-
fore them, the evening was passed in the usual agreeable
London, England, 1866-04-12

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.-
Sole Lessee and Mansger, Mr. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, A. ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT :
Mr. Compton, Mr. W. Farren ; Miss Ada Cavendish.
Afterwhich,THE FAVOU RITE OF FOrs, Svc.R ruNE
Mesdames
Messrs.
So:hdrn, Buckstone, Claippendale, Roge;
Chippendale, Saville, Moore, Fitzwilliam, TARRYdIey, Jtc.
Coucluding with A. DAUGHTER CO M : W.
Farral and Bliss He Commence at Seven.

ROYAL LYCEUM TREATRE.-
Under the sole Management et Mr. Fechter.
THIS EVENING, SIMPSON AND CO. Messrs. S.
Emery, C. Horsman ; Mesdames Elsworthy, Henrade, Hors-
man, awl E. Boyce.
Alter Nhich, THE MASTER OF RAVENSWOOD.
„Tr Fechter ; Messrs. Jordan, Emery, Widdicomo, Vezin,
J. 11. Fitzini.trie.., D. Evans ; alesdames Ternan, E,sworthy,
Lavenu, and C. Leclercq.
Box Office open daily from Eleven till Five.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI
sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS ETEMNG, THROUGH. FIRE AND WATER:
Messrs J. L. Took, R Phillips, ; Miss Woolgar
and Miss If. Simms.
Alter which, THE WRECK ASHORE : Messrs J. L.
Took,. I'. Be.; ord. S uart, Biltingtcy, Ashley; Miss Woolgar
id M:B9 H. :simms.
To
ipomiclude with LEIIIN D TIME. Messrs. J.
SzLe. Toole, R.
Eburne, C. J. Smith ; Miss A. Seaman, .

OY AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining..
Till 3 EVENING, A GHOST IN
ht SPITE E
S TOF
REETS lIIIISELF.
After -,N111.11, at a quarter torEi, TH OF
LON DO:l
,g• Mcgars. Vinig, r. D. urra, Shre
rs. Marson,n Mai E.e Barnett,M and yM isso K.'
Rodgers.

OYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough.
THI.S EVENING, at Seven o'clock, PER FE TION.
After which will be produced a grand Easter Burlesque,
PARIS; Of, Vive Le mpiere : Mes-rs. Stoyle, I horne, James
Mesdames A. Swanborough, Raynham, Simpson, Johnstone,
.Ranoe, and Holt
To conclude with DEAF AS A POST : Mr. Belford.

SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.-
tinder the Sole Management of Mr. W. 11. C. Nation.
TVIS EVENING and during the week. Douglas Jerrold's
admiv2d Comedy ot, TIME WORK, WONDERS : Messrs.
T. Swinbourne, Barrett, Belmore, Barisby; Miss Ada Dya-4
and MO. Poynter.
Concindim.,, with .2th, Sth, 9th, Oth, IIthIXION : . 12th Nigh Missests of
F. C. Buntand's Ever-green Burlesque of
Lizzie Willumre, Hudspeth, Fanny Gwynne, Harland, 'Jetty
Tracey, and G. Belmore.
In active preparation, Dion Boucicault's beautiful Drama
of DUI

Commence at S yen.
Acting Manager, Mr. NYE CHART.

M S_ S 0 N'S
EA.
, HOUSES,

115-4155
, , 156 157, Minories ; 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, ::, 89, Alctate ;
506, 507, 508, New Oxford--street; 1,2, 3, Hart-street;
1:17, 138, Tottenham-court-road; 288, Euston-road.
Country Branch—Bradford. Yorkshire.
London, England, 1866-04-12

ASTRA LAMPS can be obtained from the
METROPOLITAN LIGHT COMPANY, 417, Strand,
and from all Ironmongers and Lamp Warehouses in Town
and Country; and the Patentee, 16 and 17, Commercial-
street, Whitechapel.

ASTRA, PETROLEUM, and KEROSINE
LAMPS on SHOW. (New Designs.)

ASTRA (Patent) LAMP, for MINERAL
OIL.
London, England, 1866-04-12

CHESTER CUP.
sto 1 agst Delight (taken)
METROPOLITAN STAKES.
2to 1 agst Eakring (taken)
100 to 20 agst Treasure Trove (taken)
11 to 2 agst Lucifer (taken)
DERBY.
100 to 7 agst Delight (taken)
100 to 3 agst Stabber (taken)

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS THIS EVENING.

The house reassembled this evening for the first time
since the Easter recess, and the LORD CHANCELLOR took
his seat on the Woolsack at five o'clock.

THE OA.THS BILL,

The Marquis of WESTMEATH presented over 100 peti-
tions from different parts of the United Kingdom against
this bill. The noble earl said that the petitions alleged
that the bill was introduced in 1688 for the purpose of
securing the Protestant succession and the protection of
the Protestant religion in this country, and he contended
that it was beyond the powers of their lordships, or at all
events required great, consideration before such powers
were exercised, if they existed, in abrogating a bill of such
a character.