The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-14 00:00:00

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Recent PORTRAIT MODELS of EARL DERBY and the
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grouped Sole Proprietor, Mr It. R. BRINELL. certificates of the utility of his FOOD. J. 0. supplies the LEAMINGTON and WARWICK (Avenue or Milverton
This magnificent Terpsichorean and Musical Establishment, rowned Heads of England and France and the chief of Station), on MONDAY, March 16th, and intervening days,
se moral taving been Re-decorated in the highest style of Italian art the aristocracy. By the use of his "Spanish Meal" any will be available to Return by any Train (Irish and Limited
, the isle .3' Messrs. Rubardt and other eminent artists, is NOW OPEN quantity of birds can be raised. Mails excepted) up to and including FRIDA Y, &he 20th
[or the AUTUMN SEASON. Solo Euptionion. Signor Mona.
The hundreds of thousands of heads of Game reared on March.
'Solo Cornet, M. Graves. Conductor, Signor Curti.
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Tot at an STOOPING HABITS, ROUND SHOULDERS, from. This is attributable to their robust constitution , cs ''' •
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endenae, ttumphries can at all times find custaaters for all descrip- Sold in bottles at ls. 41., 2s. 9d., and 11s. each, in al Ea sa ta '4 c' V., ;Ell '''-'-' ,-. 0 4 0 0 ..I',l P.
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not be a SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in which have sprung up in consequence of the success of ;A 4- zi - A .... c i.o ea ai a .5: ..s, „-.
ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which " Norton's Camomile Pills." a s: ''s'
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speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair: Price 3s. 6d., - r. ts. 0
• ss•. 6d. L and 10s. 6d.; sent by post for 54, 84, and 144
stamps.-ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and AMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.-AN `js, Z 42 2 ' -..,
ening.' r',
EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the 4 ,i 6 4 ~., ,-, ,
all Chemists. bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, 4
18.1 . " Tale of a Hair," 6d. is admitted to be the best medicine for immediately re-•
2 ,) ;owing coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and mei- g
2 0
5 87} -WONDERFUL -
DISCOVERY.-Corns cared pient consumption. It frequently cures persons whom the Ea
in one day by using ALEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO• faculty pronounce incurable, and admirably allays the
Kt This preparation gradually dissolves the Corn in a few ticking which provokes frequent coughing. In approach- ,--• 1.-1
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hours, removing the very root. Price 4s. ; bent by post ing consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons 0 a ,'"'s C
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for 60 stamps.- 248, High Holborn, London, and all deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffoca- P. '4 a
:5 85 Chemists. tion, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. 4 ',6: F 1 gl= gi 4-
5 35 .; 1-4
120+ - Face Powder, ls. Prepared only and sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemist, 8,
King William-street, Charing-cross, London, and by all -0-4
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.1 90
rngeas' ts, in bottles, 131 d., and three quantities in one, ii . 44
,1 90 HAIR-CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, a - .) 0
821berarvte'sd onstthhe-
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6 271' i London. -ALEX. ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID 2ds- -.
-91 each. -BeTphare
ntiacmuleada•,nadndadadsrkessfoarreLeanmg
Curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. male Balsam. a
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484 1 Bold at as. Rd_ ss. 6cl_ and 10s. 6d.: sent free for 54, 84, stamp.

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1868.

RAIR-CURLING FLUID, 248, High ITolborn,
London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID
curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied.
Sold at 3s. 6d., ss. 6d., and 10s. 6d. • sent free for 54, 81,
and 141 stamps.—Had of all Chemists.
Advice upon all subjects of the Toilot.

POWELL'S BALSAM OF ANISEED, for
COUGHS, COLDS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS,
Sore Throat, Difficulty of Breathing, and all similar affec-
tions of the Respiratory Organs.
Sold by all Chemists and -Medicine Vendors throughout
the World. In Bottles only, price ls. lid., 2s. 3d., and lls.
each. Established nearly half a century.
SATISFACTORY
5, Wood-street, Millbank, Westminster,
October 5, 1867.
Sir,—Some months back I had an attack of Bronchitis,
which left at times a tickling in my Throat, with other
unpleasant feelings. I was advised to try the BALSAM 0F
ANISEED ; I did so, and have found very great relief ; it is
most comforting in allaying irritation, andgiving strength
to the voice.
You are at liberty to make use of this as you think pro-
per, and I earnestly hope that others may benefit by it as
I have done.—With many thanks from your obedient ser-
vant, SAMUEL DEAR,
Dean's Verger, Westminster Abbey.
To Mr. Powell.
Ask for POWELL'S BALSAM of ANISEED.

FARES FOR TIIE DOUBLE JOURNEY.
To Avenue. To Milverton.lst Class 3os. Od. 30s. Gd.
2nd Class 2ls. 9d. 225. Od.
Return Tickets to Leamington or Warwick, Avenue or
Milverton, from Broad-street (City Terminus), Dalston,
and Shoreditch, also will be available from the 16th and
following days, up to the 20th March.
* Passengers liolding Return Tickets from,London to
Leatniflgton or Warwick, issued on Monday. the 16th
March, or Tuesday, the 17th, will bo allowed to break the
journey at Rugby, in order to attend the Grand Military
and Rugby Steeplechases.
By order,
W. CAWKWELL, General Manager.
Euston Station, March, 1868.

GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.—
ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect
colour immediately it is used. It is permanent, and per-
fectly natural in effect. Prices 3s. 6d., ss. 6d., and 10s.
64.• Che sent by post for 54, 84, and 144 stamps ; and all
mists.

NOTHING IMP 0 SSIBLE
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-
ing this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public
in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price.
Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each,
including brush.
Red Bull Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames-
street, London, E.C.

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FOREIGN OFFICE • 7'3'.
It is understood that Lord Sta cait).A6ollo"
abolition of the system under which cletill in ft Fodgn
Office act as agents for members of triediplOinatic and
consular service, charging about one per cent. for their
trouble. It appears that there are five clerks who act as
agents, and one of them thus receives about £225 a y‘ear/
a second about £5OO, a third above £7OO, and the two
others more than £1,300 a year each. The profit of agency
may greatly exceed the public salary, and so much is at
stake that it is no matter of surprise that the agents have
submitted to the Secretary of State a defence of the
practice. It would certainly appear at first sight obec-
tionable, but it has been stated by official persons, who
must know, that practically it does not interfere with the
official service, and that it has its advantages in maintain.
ing a friendly feeling between the Foreign Office and the
public servants abroad, preventing the Secretary of State
being personally troubled unnecessarily about minor
details, and furnishing him with a convenient mode of
conveying friendly caution and advice which he may not
choose to send officially. The agent does not merely
receive and transmit his principal's salary and contingent
allowances, but transmits also his private letters, and
executes various little commissions which he has from time
to time to send to England ; and, in fact, several gentle.
men have stated that the work they get done for them
is more than adequate to the charge made. The employ.
ment of a Foieign Office agent is described as optional.
The practice has existed for a long period, and has attracted
the attention of various committees and commissions on
subjects bringing before them the conduct of business in
the Foreign Office. So long ago as 1785 a commission of
inquiry expressed an opinion adverse to the agency system,
but their recommendations were submitted to the then
Secretaries of State, and these saw no substantial objection to
the practice ; and the Order in Council made confirmed
such regulations of the office as were approved by the
Secretaries of State. It is part of the case for the clerks
that Foreign Secretaries and Under Secretaries have up-
held the system when objections have come from without.
In 1816 Lord Castlereagh framed regulations for the
guidance of those concerned in the agencies. A commis-
sion on public offices in 1836 condemned the practice ; and
in 1840 Sir F. Baring proposed that it should be abolished,
but Lord Palmerston " was not prepared to concur in the
proposal," On that occasion Mr. Backhouse stated that
the system of agencies contributed essentially to the con-
venient despatch of the business of the office. The present
apology for the practice concludes by presenting a claim
for compensation if a system so long sanctioned is to be
abolished.