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London, England, 1868-01-02 00:00:00

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Opposite the stand they closed up again, and took the next
fence almost simultaneously. Three-quarters of a mile
from home Birdie took a long lead of Kate Terry, Imogene
being third, and Queen of Trumps several lengths last.
As they went down the back stretch Kate Terry drew
up to Birdie, and with Imogene headed Birdie half a mile
from home. At the turn into the straight Kate Terry was
beaten, and a most exciting struggle took place between
Birdie and Imogene, the pair running head and head to
within a few strides of the chair, when Imogene, answer-
ing gamely, drew out, and won by a short neck, four
lengths separating second and third. Queen of Trumps
pulled up after clearing the last fence.
The Hunters' Steeplechase Stakes of 3 soya each, with 20
added ; five year olds 13st, six and aged 13st 71b ; to
be ridden by gentlemen, tradesmen, or farmers ; profes-
sional riders 71b extra ; winners 71b extra; City Steeple-
chase Course.
Mr. T. Martin's Bronze (11 b), aged, 14st

Exeter Hall, for the purpose of representing the
true objects and position of Trades' Societies.
' They would invite Mr. Gladstone and other pro-
: minent opponents of Trades' Unionists, and he
believed these gentlemen were not above being
taught. The true reason that these societies were
now so violently assailed was because they were be-
coming a power in the State. It was lawful for
workmen to combine, and the best interests of so-
ciety demanded that the highest uniform rate of
wages should be adopted. Mr. Adie, the
delegate from Church Gresley, said that he
was quite satisfied with the support he
had received from the London Trades, and he
felt quite confident that the miners who were
locked out were prepared to hold out to the end in
defence of the principle which they were endeavour-
ing to sustain. Several delegates present addressed
the meeting in favour of holding the proposed meet-
ing in Exeter-hall, and urged that a public discus-
sion of the subject of Trades' Unions would be far
preferable to argumentation on the question
through the medium of letters. The following
resolution was then proposed and carried : —" That
this meeting of Trades' delegates hereby convene
a special meeting of delegates from the Trades of
London for Tuesday evening, January 14, to con-
sider the propriety of holding an aggregate public
meeting of Trades' Unionists in Exeter-hall,
just prior to the opening of Parliament, for the
purpose of defending trades unions from the attacks
so persistently made against them, and of inviting
Mr. Gladstone and other leading opponents of
trades unions to attend• that meeting, to hear from
trades unionists themselves what trades' union
principles really are." The proceedings then ter-
minated.

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The Trial Handicap of 3 sous each, 1 ft, with 20 added ;
the second to save his stake; winners of any flat race
after Dec. 14 51b. extra; about one mile on the flat.
Mr. H. Slowburne's Bumboat, by Lifeboat, 3 yrs, 6st

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from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admission, is.; children
under 10 years of age, 6d.; extra rooms, 6d.

BANDA AND KIRWEE PRIZE MONEY.

INDIA OFFICE, LONDON, S.W., Dec. 27,+1867.
VOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a
11 ROLL of OFFICERS and MEN of the 3d MADRAS
EUROPEAN REGIMENT, entitle i to Share in the First
Distribution of the BANDA and BIRWEE PRIZE
MONEY, containing the names of those whose Shares
have no; been paid in India, has been received, and that
Distribution of such Shares will be made at the Military
Department of this Office (Saturdays excepted) between
the hours of Eleven. and Two o'clock.

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Mr. C. Coburn's Sergeant Paequot, 5 yrs, Bst

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Mr. 'I. Rickards's llavannah, 5 yrs, Bst (Bench) 3
Mr. W. Plimmer's Fredericia, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Wragg) 4
Mr. Dawson's Cadley (late Casual Cutthroat), 4 yrs, Bst 21b

ARGYLL ROOMS, WINDMILL-STREET,
Piccadilly
Sole Proprietor, Mr R. R. BIGNELL.
This magnificent Terpsichorean and Musical Establishment,
having been Re-decorated in the highest style of- Italian art
by Messrs. Rubardt and other eminent artists, is NOW OPEN
for the AUTUMN SEASON. Solo Euphonion. Signor Mosca
Solo Cornet, M. Graves. Conductor, Signor Curti.
Doors open at half-past S.
Admission, ls.; Reserved Seats, 2s.

(Grindley) 0
Mr. Coburn's Ada, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (11. Clark) 0
Mr. E. ll. Rhys's Paradise, 3 yrs, Est (A. Robinson) 0

Betting—G to 4 agst Ada, and sto 2 agst Bumboat. The
latter got off several lengths in advance of anything else,
and, making all the running, won in a canter by ten lengths
from Sergeant Pacquot, who finished half a dozen lengths
in front of Havannah, Fredericia being a bad fourth ; none
of the others passed the post. On returning to scale an ob-
jection was made to the winner on the ground that she had
not gone the whole of the course, but the objection was
subsequently withdrawn.

.JTICE.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment
of FIRE PREMIUMS falling due at Christmas will expire
on the 9th of January.
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The Rever-ionary Bonus on British LIFE POLICIES
has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum
assured.

T. T. PEARS, Major-General,
Military Secretary.

CHRISTMAS AY GUERNSEY [VIM
VICTOR HUGO.

T E X F ORD,
6. OXFORD-STREET, W.
During the Week will be given a GRAND SELEC-
TION from Offenbach's Comic Operetta, ORPHEE AUX
ENFERS LA TROVATuRE, and the New Cantata
MERRYCHRISTMAS.
Principal Artistes: Misses Russell, Rivers, and Fitz-
Henry; Messrs. Bury, Marler, R. Greene, and De Brenner.
Full Band and Chorus: Instrumentalists: Miss Bryant ;
Messrs. Paque, Melling, and Plumptnn.
COMEDY. &c., by the LEVITES, Miss and Mr. FOS-
TER, HARRY SYDNEY, FRED. FRENDIT, Mr. H.
RICHARDS, and ALFRED PERRIER.
Mr. E. W. MACKNEY will make his third appearance
this evening.
STODARE'S MARVELS of MAGIC THIS EVENING.
Conducor—Mr. F. Jonghmans. Private boxes. 10s. 6d. ; stalls, balcony, and grand pro-
menade, Is.—THIS EVENING.

CANTERBURY HALL.-NEw MANAGEAIENT.
—W. HOLLAND, Sole Lessee, late Proprietor of Weston's
51UBle Hall, High Holborn Great Alterations and Improve-
ments have been made, and an entire new Company, compris-
ing most of the principal artistes of the day, will have the
honour of appearing. Mr. Fred. Evans (of the Royal Alhambra
and Crystal Palace), Miss Randall, E. Towers, Vincent, Simpson,
Garrett, and corps de ballet. Ballet, entitled BUMBLE. STUM-
BLE, and TUMBLE, with new scenery and effects. Original
music by Alfred Lee. The Great Vance, George Ellis, Nat
Ogden, George Washington, Pat Sellers, • male Adams, Brothers
Girarde, Leroni, Miss Fitzhenry, Mr. Rowland Lascelles. A mag-
nificent new band, selected from the late orchestra of Her Ma-
jesty's Theatre, numbering 23 performers, assisted by the drums
and bugles of the 2d Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, by kind
permission of Lieut.-Colonel Commanding. Musical Director,
Mr. Alfred Lee, composer of "Champagne Charlie." Mr. James
Ellis, assistant manager. Prices of Admission--Balcony and
Aiea, 6d.; Stalls, ls. Doors open at 7, commence at half-past.

(From the Guernsey Mail.)
On Thursday last, the 26th inst., M.Victor Hugo
gave, at noon, the sixth yearly fete to forty poor
children, at his residence, Hauteville House, a large
number of influential ladies and gentlemen being
also present. The fete consisted of three parts :
First, the luncheon ; second, the poet's oration and
the presentation of garments; third, the distribu-
tion of articles from the Christmas tree. During the
first part, shortly after twelve, the poet entered the
room, greatly applauded by the company, the chil-
dren and the visitors having already commenced
partaking of refreshments, the same quality being
offered to all, without distinction of rank. It should
not be forgotten that the children are always sure
to obtain an entrance to the fete, for it is considered
that it is peculiarly their own. Thus, at least once
a year, are we taught to respect the poor by a
man whose authority is immense. The party
then passed into another room, where Victor Hugo
delivered a speech, of which the following is a
summary :
He said that be had been requested to repeat the
explanations he had already given on the subject of
his weekly dinner, and, as the end he Lad in view
was to be useful, he would rapidly go over the same
ground. Scientific men tell us that poor children
equi re proper nourishment at least once a month,
without which their health would be sure to suffer.
It was for the interest of the future that children
should be loved by the rich. In order to have a fair
future, it was necessary, God helping, now to set a
good example. He indicated a simple means to ar-
rive at that end. He had established a dinner for
40 poor children, divided into two bands of 20,
which dine alternately.- In order to be invited to
urnuer puvc.at tue (July requisite; no custinetions
between creeds or nationalities were made ; Roman
Catholics, Protestants, French, and English, were
alike welcome. This little institution, established in
his house, had been brought under the notice of Con-

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
WATERLOO COURSING CUP.
25 to 1 agst Mr. Blanshard's nomination (taken)

Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums
payab:e by persons who preferred that form of Bonus.
The Divisions of Profit take place every Five Years.
Any sum not exceeding .£1,5,000 may be insured ou one
Life.

HOPGROVE (YORK) STEEPLECHASES.—JAN. 1.
The Hopgroye Hunters' Stakes of 1 soy each, with 20 added,
weight for age, penalties and allowances; the second
received 2 sous out of the stakes. About three miles.
13 subs.
Mr. J. Harrison's Tcpsy (h b), aged 1
Mr: J. Ringrose's Miss Nina (h b), 5 yrs 2
Mr. Bottomley's Wicket, h yrs
Mr. Robinson's Alice (h b), 4 yrs 4
Mr. F. Stnbbs's The Witch (h b), aged
Mr. Gladwyn's The Choker, 4 yr 5.......... 6
Mr. J. Cowper's Wild Deer (h h), 5 yrs ...
Mr. Acklam's Wild Huntsman, 6 yrs
Mr. T. Brown's Philosopher, 6 yrs 0
Mr. J. Wallace ns Laurie, 5 yrs 0
Mr. G. Nelson's Mark Tapley (late Try-it-on), aged
The Hunters' Selling Stakes of 1 soy. each, with 10 added ;
12st each; selling allowances. About two miles and a
half. 8 subs.
Mr. F. Voase's Maid of Kent, aged (L 10) 1
Mr. G. Nelson's Mark Tapley (late Try-it-on) a (£10) 2
Mr. J. Roddam's Flower of Yarrow (£10) 3
Captain Potter's Hardy Canute, 4 yrs, (£3O) 0
Mr. Morris's Fenian, aged (£4O) 0
A Scramble of 10s. each, with 5 sovs added; conditions
as for Hunters' Stakes ; the winner of the Hunters'
Stakes 71b extra; the second saved his stake. About
two miles. 10 subs.
Mr. J. Harrison's Topsy (h b) aged
Mr. T. Raymond's Mountain Maid, 4 yrs 2
Mr. G. Nelson's Mark Tapley (late Try-it-on), aged ... 0
Mr. Morris's Fenian, aged

This Corporation affords to the Assured
Liberal participation in Profits, with the guarantee
of a large invested Capital Stock, and exemption
under Royal Charter from the liabilities of part-
nership.
The advantages of modern practice, with the secu-
rity of an Office whose resources have been tested
by the experience of nearly a CENTURY AND A
HALF.

WES T 0 N'S GRAND MTi SIC HALL,
Proprietor, Mr. J. S. Sweasey.
"qr. SWE ASEY begs to inform the public, in consequence of
the flattering patronage he has received, he has engaged the fol-
lowing talented Company:—The Great VANCE; GEORGE LEY-
BouRNE the Lion Comigne; JEAN BOND, the unrivalled Equili-
brist ; GEORGE ELLIS, the Australian Buffo; the Brothers DANIELS
(who are allowed by the Press to be unapproachable by any
Vother artiste in their performances); SIDNEY BARNES (his first
)Pefirance); Miss ALICE DUNNING, the most fascinatin Serio-
°nue Singer and Dancer at the present time; Mrs. PHILLIPS,
Ball pleasing serio-comic; Miss ANNE TREMAINE, the English
toured Singer, is re-engaged after a most successful provincial
, Pull Orchestra, in which Mr. H. Baker the unrivalled Cornet
Player, Will appear. ,

ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary.
k) ANDLES.—A Hint to Purchasers.—Do not
make sure that you know what price you are paying per
pound foryour candles until you have stripped them and put
them in the scale. Some candles are right weight with-
out the wrappers, some with moderately thick wrappers,
some with very thick wrappers, and some are not nearly
right weight with wrappers however thick. PRICE'
" LD MEDAL PALMITINE," " SHERWOOD
PALMITINE," " BELMONT SPERM," and '‘ BEL-
MONT WAX," "BEST," " No. 2," "No 3," and "BAT-
TERSEA" COMPOSITES "PRICE'S PARAFFINE,"
and " BELIIONTINE," and. all other candles of Price's
PatQnt Candle Company Limited, are full weight without
the wrappers.

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The whole under the direction of Mr. P. COBRI.
Special Notice.—In consequence of the length of entertain-
!nem, the doors will open at 7, commence at 7.30. No alteration
in the prices of admission. Private boxes, 10s. 6d., to be secured
_t Mitchell's Royal Library, Old Bond-street ; and Sams' Library, James's; also at the Box-office at the Hall from 10 until four
o'clock,

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.
AGUA AMARELLA. restores the Human Hair
to its pristine hue, no matter at what age.
JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid
of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect-
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in a more concentrated form, and at a lower rice.
Sold in bottles, as. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each,
including brush.
Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames-
street, London, E.C.

SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in
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PEPESTRIANISM.

WEST LONDON GROUNDS.

The match between 11. 13e11, of the Fusilier Guards and
W. Young, of the Caldsti.eam oaarus to run 100 yardstor
^ w 14,1 (10,•;4,--1 Yesterday (Wednesday). The par-
tisans of the competitors mustered in strong force, and spe-
culation was brisk, at the commencement at 5 to 4 on the
Fusilier, but it finally came down to even money. Bell has
beaten Parkinson in a 100 yards race for £2O, and has also
contested in several other matches. Young lost with Drake,
and was likewise beaten by Parkinson in Dublin. Fifteen
minutes was allowed them to get away in, and after a few
false attempts a very even start was effected. Bell shot to
the fore, and was leading by a yard at half the distance;
there Young put on a splendid spurt, and passing his oppo-
nent won a most exciting race by half a yard. J. Tuck
officiated as referee.

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tinental readers, for almost all the European news-
papers had republished the report of the Christmas
fetes. He had two objects in view—First, to
show that the hygiene which he carried out was a
success; and, secondly, to spread the knowledge of
the reasons why he gave the dinners. If it were
only 40 children who were fed the matter would be
most insignificant; but it was important that the
example he had set should be extensively followed.
lie had received the day before the Leith Pilot,
which recommended strongly the formation of simi-
lar institutions ; and on last year's fete day he had
read a letter which had appeared in the Times, stat-
ing that in imitation of the children's dinner at
Guernsey the Rev. Mr. Wood had established for
poor children in London a dinner at which 320
were fed ; thus the 40 had increased to 320.

Advice upon all subjects of the Toilet.

GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.—
ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour
hurnediately it is used, It i permanent, and perfectly natural in
effect. Price 35. 6d., ss. 6d., and 10s. 6d; sent by post for 64, 84,
and 144 °tamps; and all Chemists.
Bloom of Roses, Se. ed.

THE MINERS" LOCK-0 UT.

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Last evening an adjourned meeting of the dele-
gates of the London Trades was held at the Bell
Inn, Old Bailey, to consider the position of the
miners who are at present locked out at Church
Gresley, Derbyshire. Mr. George Potter presided,
and in opening the proceedings said that the
lock-out still continued, and was likely to con-
tinue for some time to come. No further efforts
had been made on behalf of the men to termi-
nate the agitation, and the masters still re-
mained silent and obstinate. During the Christmas
holidays, as might be expected, no great increase had
been made in the fund established for the relief of
the miners who had been locked out, but the sup-
port afforded now was as great as had been hitherto.
In addition to the " scale" which the men locked
out were receiving—about Bs. per week per head—
the South Yorkshire miners had sent a special gift
of coal to the families of those who had been
locked out. The masters refused to give coal
to those men or their families, and had further
prohibited the dealers in Church Gresley to sell
coal to those concerned directly or indirectly with
the present agitation. If the latter afforded it to
them the masters would discontinue the supply
from the mines. The coal which had been sent
by the South Yorkshire miners had been distri-
buted in quantities of half a ton to each family.
Mr. Bass, M.P., had also given 151 b. of meat to
each family during the Christmas holidays—an
act of benevolence for which all Trades'
Unionists should feel grateful. Mr. Brown, who
had the distribution of money among those who had
been locked out, stated that there was every appear-
ance of the men bolding out all through the sum-
mer if necessary rather than succumb. The was-
ters were suffering severely, as might be understood
from a few facts he wished to state. In one pit 130
had been locked out, and only 60 remained at work ;
in a second 80 were locked out, and the pit re-
mained standing altogether; in a third 60 were locked
out, and only 30 remained at work ; in a fourth 300
were locked out, and only 60 remained at work ; in
a fifth 150 were locked out, and 140 remained at
work—that was to say, over 900 were locked out,
while only 400 remained at work. In a pit where
100 trucks of coal were formerly raised only 30
were now obtained, in another where 40 trucks were
formerly raised only 17 were now obtained, in a
third, where 90 trucks were formerly raised only 11
were now obtained, iu a fourth where 73 trucks were
formerly raised only 28 were now obtained, in a
fifth where 280 trucks were formerly raised only
120 were now obtained, and in a sixth where
2,600 tons per fortnight was the average return
the supply was now reduced to 600 tons for a
corresponding period. ',,There were 925 men re-
ceiving " scale" during the present lock-out, and
these comprised men of various trades and occu-
pations. He would now call attention to some
statements made by Mr. Gladstone in a speech
recently delivered at Oldham. In that ad-
dress the Tight hon. gentleman had repeated the
stereotyped assertions which bad been persistently
made regarding Trades' Unions, but be ought to
have informed himself of the true facts of the case
before he spoke as he bad spoken of these
societies. He had charged Trades' Unionists with
violence and intimidation, and bad asserted that
the tendency of their action was to reduce the
condition of operatives to " one dead level." That
was contrary to fact. '1 he Trades Unions fixed the
minimum rate of wages which all in a particular
trade were able to earn, but they did not dictate to
the masters not to give more to skilled workmen.
It had been suggested that a special delegate meet-
ing should be called to consider the propriety of
holdiac an aggregate meeting of Unionists at ,

In[AIR DESTROYER.-248, High Holborn,
finons hairtifdrti-The face, RnOeSciSt,'SanDlPa 8, wißthrourr effect super-
skin, in. Price 38. 6d., ss. 6d., and 108. 6d.; sent for 54, 84, and 144
staniPs•—liacl of all Chemsts.

(Cheers.) This year Lady Thompson, treasurer of
the children's dinner, Marylebone, had sent him a
letter, published in the Guernsey papers, which the
speaker noticed. It stated that six thousand chil-
dren had dined during the few months of its esta-
blishment. First, then, there were forty, after-
wards the three hundred and twenty, and now
the six thousand : thus the little stream of Guernsey
had become a large river in Loudon. He begged
now to thank Lady Thompson and her colleagues
for their endeavours. (Cheers.) Addressing him-
self to the ladies, he asked them to think of their
children whilst beholding the poor ones present ;
and requested them, who were happy and favoured
mothers, so to inculcate from childhood the frater-

nity of men that the little rich should not be envied
by the little poor. Let us sow the seeds of love ;

thus we shall appease the future. He wished that
the children should have one day, of joy out of the
year of misery. To-day they had had a luncheon,
and now clothes were about to be distributed to
them ; and, in the third place, they would share the
joys of a Christmas-tree. (Cheers.) Every one of

usf said M. Hugo, has here below duties of different
sorts to perform. God imposes on us, in the first
instance, serious duties—we must struggle in the
interest of all men ; we must combat agiiinst the
strong and the powerful—against the strong when
they abuse their strength, and against the power-

ful when they badly employ their power ; we
must take by the collar the despot, whoever he
be, from the carter who ill treats a horse, to the
king who oppresses a people. To be successful

and to struggle are rude necessities ; life would be
hard if it only consisted of that. Sometimes after
useless endeavours we ask respite from duty ; we

drag ourselves into the presence of conscience, and
conscience replies that we must continue in duty.

The struggle, however, is interrupted, to contem-
plate these poor little ones, whose fresh-coloured
faces are both lighted and rosy by the splendid
dawn of life. We feel moved ; we pass from indig-
nation to tenderness, and we understand the aim of
life. Thus we thank God, who, though giving us
to combat the powerful and the wicked, gives us yet
to succour the innocent and the feeble -- (cheers)._
and who, side by side with the grave duties of life,
has placed the cheerful ones—the latter to uphold
the former. (Great applause.)
At the conclusion of the speech, garments were
distributed to the children ; then the company passed
into the " tapestried room," where M. Hugo super-

intended the presentation of the numerous articles
which were on the Christmas-tree ; after which he
presented some pieces of music to several of the
ladies, as a souvenir of the fete, and a large piece
of music was drawn for by lot. The fete ended
shortly before two p.m. From two to three hun-
dred visitors were present.

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Bentley s Miscellany opens with thirty-two pages of a
continuation of Mr. Harrison Ainsworth's novel, " Myd-
delton Pomfret." From " The German Almanacks of
1868" an industrious writer has succeeded in compiling
some very excellent matter. As he truly says, the outer
life of Germany is known to everyone. It is at present
a general but confused aspiration for unity, tramelled by
old territorial and religious prejudices, and kingly,
princely, and electoral privileges. The inner life is, how-
ever, less easily come at, and the annuals which Christ-
mas lets loose upon us in the shape of almanacks are un-
doubtedly amongst its best exponents. Some of them are
truly ponderous tomes, containing a history of the preced-
ing year, with the progress made by the country in art,
science, and mechanical invention. No subject is forgotten.
There is information alike about fashions and needle.guns ;
there are pretty pictures and homely advice to young
housekeepers, characteristic anecdotes, and racy illustra-
tions. Several pages of these are given, and very interest-
ing pages they are. Closely following these is a tale of
crime, the scene whereof is laid in France, and is said to
have been originally related by Vidocq, the chief of the
police under Louis Philippe. The famous valley of
Cashmere, the reputed birthplace of " the Shepherd
Kings," is the subject of a short but comprehensive article,
which suggests the annexation of this territory to British
India with a view of checkmating Russian policy in the
East. The argument is, that were Cashmere garrisoned and
the passes held by a European force, we should have
it in our power to debouch at any moment on the one hand
upon the plains of Central Asia, or upon the other, if
needed, to throw a force into our own provinces. The
climate of Cashmere, though somewhat warm in summer,
suits well the European constitution, exhausted by the
heats of the low country. The third series of " Prestwood
Papers" concern dunces at school who have become prize-
men in after life. As Hazlitt has reminded us, boys who
shine at school do not make the greatest figures in after
life ; so per contra the early dunce has frequently turned
out to- be the master mind of the future. Amongst the
more incorrigible dunces at school were Sir Walter Scott,
Tom Moore, Oliver Goldsmith, Linnmus, Sir Isaac
Newton, Steele, Hogarth, and many others. The number
finishes with a tale by Monk Saville, entitled " Worth the
Winning," which embodies some' eminently characteristic
incidents of a love story, and to the devotees of this class
of literature will be found " worth the reading."

Temple Bar continues to be essentially that which its
title tells us it professes to be—a London magazine for
town and country readers. In the January number the
matter is sufficiently varied to please the grave, the gay,
the fashionable, and the commonplace. There are three
corc:',44rations, the first of which, " Stephen Lawrence,
Yeoman," in carrying on the story already partly
told, introduces the reader to some curious incidents
in Parisian life, where the central figures are a fast young
English wife and an easy-going husband, who is rapidly
getting into bad company—gamblers towit. Mr. Sheridan
Le Farm gives three more chapters of "A Lost Name,"
which contain many points of interest to the lovers of the
affectionate and the romantic. Mr. Frank Buckland
contributes a brief, pleasantly-written paper descriptive of
the domestic life of two monkeys which that well-known
naturalist has supplied with a home underneath his roof.
The writer says he could go on fora month describing the
characteristics of his little pets, but he tells a great deal
in his half-dozen pages, and winds up by informing the
public that the monkeys love him, and he loves the mon-
keys. Mr. J. H. Riddell, under the head "In the Gloam-
ing," relates an instance of Scottish superstition, which,
like the ghost story named " Squire Toby's Will," in the
same number, is read by the admirers of the weird, the
supernatural, or the improbable. Mr. James Hannay
furnishes a well-written raper on the "Literature of
Satire." He contends that a great want of the present
generation, and one which is not likely to be supplied
during the ascendancy of the existing taste for twaddle, is
a History of Satirical Literature. The writer ought to
begin with Aristophanes and end with Bdranger. In his
rapid racy way, Mr. Hannay undertakes the task himself.
He deals with the satirists of Greece, of Rome, of the
middle ages, of the Reformation, and of the last and the
present centuries. He finds them taking part with truth
and right, and fighting nobly for them, in many a great
historical movement. He passes under a hasty review
works of every sort of charm, moral and intellectual,
affording abundant ilustrations of the changes of opinion
and manners, and gives a great deal of valuable informa-
tion on a subject on which he is so well qualified to form
and to express an opinion.
If the success of a magazine depends, as to a great
extent it certainly does, on its combination of the charac-
teristics of the journal and the novel, 271/8/eys' is working
in the right vein. two or the articles have a direct
bearing on the most -prourmtm, --wpm or th-e day—
Fenianism. The "Adventures of Dr. Brady" affords
Dr. Russell an opportunity, which is well used, to throw
in a large amount of political philosophy anent the state
of Ireland. One might say to a Fenian— dete fabilla narra-
tor -of the following : "Iu their reveries they fancied that
one nationality was like another, that what one could do
another could do, under circumstances totally different.
A country gentleman, unwarlike, vain, perverse, and
impracticable ; some briefless banisters, intoxicated by
the praises of their followers ; a few ardent journalists,
who deemed burning sentences and fervid periods to be
potent as volleys of musketry and as charges of grape ;
weak enthusiasts, who thought that to die for a cause was
to gain it : unselfish, but violent, utterly futile, foolish
conspirators, who plotted every morning in the news-
papers and held public meetings at night, to carry
out their secret designs—these, and such as these, joined
by the desperadoes who are ever ready to run the hazard
of the die in any dangerous enterprise, absolutely set to
work to wrest Ireland from the dominions of the Crown
under which it was placed hundreds of years before Scot-
land acknowledged its sway. The whole scheme burst
into thin air before a few rounds of ball cartridge. But
as the tiniest jet of flame from the crater tells of tremen-
dous fires raging below, the outbreak proved that the ele-
ments of fierce eruption were underlying the crust which
scarcely warmed with the touch of the expiring flash.
The volcano is burning yet, and ever since that time a
number of well-meaning people have been toiling up the
mountain side with tin cans and watering-pots, dribbling the
contents down the crater by way of extinguishing the
fire and quenching the internal conflagration." Dr.
Russell writes often epigrammatically. Of " a magnifi-
cent specimen of eloquence " he says truly : "Wisdom is
seldom found in the councils of the miserable. Misery

creates orators. The unhappy, the wretched, are elo-
quent; but eloquence has destroyed more than it has
saved, and the great orators of the world stand amid
ruins." The dialogue and incident of the present chapters
of "Dr. Brady" are as sprightly as an Irish story ought

to be. "Aunt Anastatia on the Festive Season" com-
bines a little truth with much misrepresentation. Life
nowadays is not growing more. artificial and restrained,
but, on the contrary, more sensible and rational.
" England, Ireland, and America" is professedly written
by an American Fenian. Its purport is that Great Bri-
tain is now the most easily assailable of empires, provided
that she can have an antagonist that can meet her upon
the seas. In that respect the United States are her pre-
destined and only opponent. This seems to be their
mission, for which all history has carefully educated them,
and to which they are steadily and not unwillingly fin-
nbaettiloine,giciolzdo
oPtehl leerd t hbrye aat
enn e d inexorable
people, fate. The British
lives long ; and if it
fortune of the writer, he will find he was not born
to be a prophet. " The Rock Ahead " has pro-
gressed to Book the Second, and in the present instal-
ment Mr. Yates says too much of his characters, and they
say too little for themselves. The novelist, like the
dramatist, should allow as far as possible his characters to
develope in the dialogue and incidents of his work. Mean-
while, the interest in them is fairly kept up and the plot
is becoming exciting. " Middle-class Housekeeping" is
a useful but a slightly overdrawn picture of the rapacity
of London shopkeepers. Even in the metropolis ready
money will not reduce expenses by two-thirds. The means
recommended to extricate townspeople from monopolies
deserve practical consideration, especially in the matter of
markets. According to this article, the Liverpool market
reduces the expenses of the inhabitants to such an extent,
that .£GOO a-year in Liverpool is worth £l,OOO in London.

The EngliAwoman's Domestic Magazine.--The character
of this magazine is accurately defined by its title. That
character is strictly adhered to, and is efficiently developed.
Enriched with a series of engravings, accompanied with

Letterpress descriptions, of the newest needle-work pat-
:erns and ladies' and children's fashions, the number for

the present month will be very favourably received by the
class to whom it is especially addressed. Its literary
matter is not without merit. Besides two or three tales

adapted for family reading, there is a really excellent

paper on " Some Curiosities of Materia Medico," and an

instructive illustrated article on "Drawing-room Plants
for Winter Decorations." Presented to subscribers as!),

--
little Christmas offering are ten exquisitely executed table
cards, intended to be used at dinner or supper to indicate
the places of the guests. These alone are worth a good
deal more than the shilling for which the periodical is sold.
" Scissors and Paste" is the title of a readable article in
Chambers's Journal, on the duties of sub-editors, frommthich

•" With-

out revealing any prison-house secrets, I may mention
that I know at least one newspaper now producing an

enormous revenue to its proprietors, which but a few years

back was only saved from absolute extinction by the
efforts of its sub-editor. Had he not begged and bor-
rowed money enough to pay for its machinery for a week,
it would have died without a struggle, and instead of
being the great power in journalism wh;eh it now is.
woul4 Lave been long since forgotten."