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The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-22

METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

Extreme Sea
Tuesday, !'."e' F. W
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0
Dec. 22, B. T. :v
F 4 a W. Ito F. D.
12 9
8 a.m. I
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Nairn
Aberdeen
Leith
Shields
Scarborough 29'10f. 43 42 W.S.W. 3 10 S.S E. r.o. o'Bl 2
Yarmouth 29'2lf. 47 46 W.S.W. 5 10 S.E. Le. O'n 4
_ _ _
Skudesrues '——
Ardrossan 2B'97r. 47 145 S.W. 5 6 S.E. r.c.,019 4
Green castle 28•88 f. 45 t 44 S.W. 3 4 S.E. r.c.!0'07
Holyhead .. 29176. 48 [46 S.W. 6 9 S.R.W. c. 10 43
Liverpool .. 291.3 r. 47 i 45 S. 2 3 S.W. r.c. 10 '6l j 1
Valenti.... •. 29 TEL 49 !47 W. 6 7 W. r.c. o'l7 6
Cape Clear.. -- — _ _
Roches I't. 29'115. 481 48 B.IV. 7 7 S.W. c.lo 1020, 4
Penzance .. 29 31, ni 21 S.W. 3 6 S.W. o.c.!0•02 3
Plymouth .. 29'36r. ,50i 48 W. 3 4 S.W. r.h.to•lo, 3
Weymouth ! 29'34f. ,52, 49 S.W. 4 5 , SW. ,r. 13'1.6, 2
Portsmouth ! 29' ss. 120; 48 W. 6 8 W.S.W.; r.c.'o'2s 5
London ~ .. 29'33f. !48; 46 : W.S.W. 4 9 : S.S. W. ,o.rh o'ls—
ez 29 39r.. 52 i5O j W. 8 7 ' S.W. r.o. o'sB 5
Brest .. —• • ' —,— I
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Roch e fort .. 29'795. '54 52 S.W. 5 5 W.S.W. r. 'o*s6' 4
Biarritz ....
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Brussels .... --
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Toulon
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V VERB.

AN CO

We have already mentioned that summonses nave
been issued against six of the principal directors of
0 verend, Gurney, and Co. We now find that they are
charged with having, in July 1865, and at other
times, unlawfully conspired together by various pretences
and representations, alleged to be false and fraudulent,
and by divers subtle devices and means, to induce persons
to become, and by which it is alleged they did be-
come shareholders in the company, with intent to
cheat and defraud them of certain valuable securities
bankers' cheques, and sums of money, and by which
they were, in fact, defrauded to the amount of £3,000,000.
The chief complainant is Mr. Adam Thom, LL.D., and
at his instance the summonses have been obtained. Before
they were issued the Lord Mayor is understood to have
given the matter his long and anxious consideration. The
summonses are returnable at the justice-room on the
Ist of January, and the investigation is likely
to be exceedingly protracted, and to be adjourned
from time to time. The present Lord Mayor (Mr. James
Lawrence) will probably be assisted by Sir Thomas
Gabriel, than whom there is not a more painstaking or
astute man in the whole Court of Aldermen
London, England, 1868-12-22

JOHN BURGESS AND SON'S Original and
Superior ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES, also MANFIELD'S
PATENT PICKLES, are perfectly pure and uncoloured. To be
had of all dealers and wholesale of JOHN BURGESS AND
SON, 107, Strand (corner of Savoy-steps), London.
London, England, 1868-12-22

THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN.

Under the Management of Miss Fanny Josephs.
TIIIS EVENING, at 7, BLOW FOR BLOW: Messrs. Honey,
,owper, Haynes, Arthur, Westland, and Parselle ; Mesdames
Foot e ,Weathersby, Rignold . At 9.00, LUCRETIA BO EGIA ;
El ess Drew, G. Honey, &c.; Mesdames Minnie Sidney, Fanny
Joseph

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN.
Tiri EVENING, The Clreat Carre Troupe and magnificent Stud
of 50 Horses; also M. Avolo, Alfred Bradbury, M. Clifton,
Captain Austin, Miss Carrie, and Sa.mwell's Performing Dogs.
London, England, 1868-12-22

LONDON AND NORTH - WESTERN
RAILWAY.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

RETURN TICKETS from and to all Stations on the London
and N orth-Western Railway where they can usually be obtained,
issued on WEDNESDAY, 23d December, and intervening days,
will be available for Return on any day up to_ and' including
TIWRSDAY, the 31st December.
A similar Extension of Time will also be allowed for Return
Tickets to and from Scotland,

The Trains on Christmas Day will Run as on Sunday, with the
addition of the 7.15 a.m. Irish Mail Train from Euston, the 7.30
a.m. Day Mail Train from Euston (with its Birmingham connec-
tions, viz., the 9.40 a.m. Rugby to Wolverhampton, and the 9.35
a.m, Birmingham to Stafford), and the 6.15 a.m. Up Mail from
Dublin due at Euston at 6.25 p.m.
The 7.30 a.m. Down Day Mail from Euston will be due at Car-
lisle at 5.45 p.m., and passengers for Scotland will go forward by
the Caledonian, Glasgow, and South-Western, and North British
Trains, at the same times as on week days.

W. CAWS WELL, General Manager.
Euston Station, London, December, 1868.

C OMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSAT-
LANTIQITE.
4, Rue de la Paix, Paris.
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.
NEW YORK.
Leave every 14 days, from Havre and Brest, for New York.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
From HAVRE or BREST to NEW Yorm.
First Class 7OO fr.
Second Class 425 fr.
Third Class

From Paris to New York, via Havre or Brest, including
railway ticket, 725 fr. ; second class, 440 fr. ; third class
285 fr.

WEST INDIES AND MEXICO.

Leave St. Nazaire on the 16th of each month for St.
Thomas, Havana, Vera Cruz, New Orleans, Porto Rico,
Haiti, Santiago de Cuba, Guadeloupe, Martinique.
JAPAN, NORTH AND SOUTH PACIFIC, AND

as llil' IV,
CENTRAL AMERICA (via Panama).
Leave St. Nazaire on the Bth of each month for Mar-
tinique, St. Martha (United States of Columbia), Colon,
Aspinwall (Isthmus of Panama), La Guayra, Porto Ca-
bello, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, Demerara, Paramaribo,
Cayenne, &c., Callao, Valparaiso, &c., San Joso, La Union,
San Francisco, China, and Japan.

Hand booki, with full details of all the routes of this
company, can be bad of
STRINGER, PEMBBROKE, and. Co.,
Agents, 8, Austinfriars, London, E.C.
London, England, 1868-12-22

THE LONDON SURGICAL HOME for
DISEASES and ACCIDENTS of WOMEN, for
the Reception of Gentlewomen and Females of Respect-
ability upon a weekly payment. Under the management
of Mr. Baker Brown.

The private medical attendants of the patients are
invited to visit them, and to meet in consultation before
treatment.

Full particulars can be obtained on application to the
Lady-Superintendent, 18, Stanloy-terrace, Notting-hill,
W. ; or to Mr. Baker Brown, 136, Harley-street, W.
London, England, 1868-12-22

GAME LICENCES.

THE COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND
REVENUE hereby give Notice that LISTS, containing the
Names of all Persons who have taken out LICENCES to KILL
and DEAL in GAME in the current Year, to 30th September last
inclusive, have been printed for each Excise Collection.
A Copy of the List, applicable to any District, may be obtained
GRATIS on application at the Offices of the respective Collectors
or Supervisors of Inland Revenue, Distributors or Sub-Distribu-
tors of Stamps, by whom Licences are issued.
The Commissioners further give Notice that instructions have
been issued to their Officers to take the necessary steps to prefer
informations for penalties against all persons found in pursuit of
or dealing in Game without license.
WM. CORBETT, Secretary.
Inland Revenne, Somerset House,
London, October 29, 1868.
London, England, 1868-12-22

BRITISH HOME for INCURABLES, Clap-
ham-rise. instituted in 1861.
Patroness—ll.R.ll. the Princess of WALES.
This Institution provides a home for life, with good
nursing and skilled medical attendance, for persons over
20 years of ago and above the pauper class, who are hope-
lessly afflicted with incurable disease.
Pensions of £2O per annum are also granted.
The Home was opened in September, 1863 ; 71 in-
patients and 106 annuitants have been elected. Elections
in May and November. Forms of application may be ob-
tained from the Secretary.
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS and DONATIONS are
earnestly solicited.
Bankers—Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard-
street, E.C. ; Messrs. Drummond, Charing-cross, S.W.
EDWD. WEAVER, Sec.
Offices, 73, Cheapside, E.C.
London, England, 1868-12-22

HAYTI.

Saul ave seems determined to add a quarrel with England
and France to his difficulties—which are already a greai
deal too much for him. His unnecessary knocking down
of the French consulate at Jeremie, attended as it was
with the deaths of several of the consul's family, has
resulted in the despatch of French ships of war to seek
reparation. Not content with this, the Haytian
Ishmaelite has captured an English schooner laden with
coffee, and has refused to deliver her over. An English
war ship has been sent for. Salnave is manceuvring to
have his fleet, his sword and shield in this war, blown out
of the water
London, England, 1868-12-22

SING-ULAR CONFESSION OF PERTU.RY.

An extraordinary confession of perjury was made on
Friday in the Court of Bankruptcy, Dublin. About three
years and a half ago a cattle-dealer named Doyle, who
resided at Boyle, county Roscommon, was sentenced to
two years' imprisonment for unsatisfactorily answering.
His debts amounted to £7OO, and he represented that he
had been robbed of £3OO at a fair. He gave information
to the police, but they could not trace the money or the
thief. The judge disbelieved the story. He was
sxatnined several times, but adhered to the state-
ment, and was sent back to gaol, where he completed
the term of his sentence. He was on Monday again
brought before the court, when he swore that all he had
stated on oath before was false, and that the story was
concocted between his family and another cattle dealer.
His cousin visited him in prison and exhorted him to stick
to what he had said, but on coming out he found that the
understanding between them had not been kept, and, not
being able to get back the money, he revealed the fraud.
His wife, daughter, and brother-in-law corroborated his
evidence on Monday, but the cousin denied the charge.
Judge Miller expressed his determination to bring the
parties to justice if possible, and adjourned the case.
London, England, 1868-12-22

lIIINGARY.

Judging by the Hungarian papers, there can be no doubt
that the Deak party will seat a large majority in the new
Diet. This prospect it, n tavr,ur of harmony between the
two great divisions of Francis Joseph's empire. It was
Herr Deak's organ that rejected the overtures of the
Prussian papers, and in an address to the citizens of Pesth
the Hungarian statesman himself has declared that the
mutual co-operation of the two States is indispensable to
the independe,t, existence of either.
London, England, 1868-12-22

QAMARIT A N FREE HOSPITAL for WOMEN
I►JJ and CHILDREN, Lower Seymour-street, Portman-
square. Tho only freo -Hospital for disuses of women.
2,746 patients were treated last month without letters of
recommendation. Subscriptions and donations are much
needed, and will be received by Messrs. Hatchard, Picca-
dilly ; Sir Samuel Scott, Bart.; Messrs. Barclay, Coutts,
Glyn, Ransom ; and by the Secretary.
London, England, 1868-12-22

FOR ALL CLASSES.

PRICES BASED ON READY-MONEY
.11 SYSTEM.

AN UNEQUALLED STOCK for WINTER
in EVERY DEPARTMENT.

A SPECIAL DEPARTMENT for BOY'S
CLOTHING.

OVERCOATS IN EVERY STYLE AND
MAT ERIAL.

OVEItCOATS from 19s. to £5.

BOOTS and SHOES.
London, England, 1868-12-22

poLIcE

N O T I C E.

STREET CROSSING SIGNALS.
BRIDGE-STREET, NEW PALACE-YARD.

CAUTION• STOP.
The Semaphore Arms The Semaphore Arms
lowered, and by Night with extended, and by Night
with a Green Light. with a Red Light.

By the Signal 'ICAUTION," all persons in charge of
Vehicles and Horses aro warned to pass over the Crossing
with care, and due regard to the safety of Foot Passen-
gers.
- -

The Signal "STOP," will only be displayed when it is
necessary that Vehicles and Horses shall be actually
stopped on each side of the Crossing, to allow the passage
of Persons on'Foot ; notice being thus given to all Per-
sons in charge of Vehicles and Horses to stop clear of the
Crossing.

RICHARD MAYNE,
Commissioner of Police ef the Metropolis.
Metropolitan Police Office,
December 10, 1868.
London, England, 1868-12-22

THE SOUTHERN RAILWAYS,

Some time back a bill was presented to Parliament,
and quashed by the House of Lords, creating a kind
of partnership between the London, Brighton, and
South Coast, the London, Chatham, and Dover, and
the South-Eastern Railways. The directors have
not given up the idea of an amalgamation, though
their provisions were refused by Parliament
last session ; and an alliance between the
Brighton and the South-Eastern Railways has
been entered into. It is founded on the " joint
purse " system, with a percentage division of receipts.
The agreement applies to all the places at which these
lines at present compete, and the companies bind
themselves not to promote any extensions without
mutual consent.
London, England, 1868-12-22

COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSAT-
LANTIQUE.
4, Rue de la Pala, Paris.
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.
NEW YORK.
Leave every 14 days, from Havre and Brest, for New York.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
From IIAvRE or BREST to NEW YORK.
First Class 7OO fr.
Second Class 425 fr.
Third Class
From Paris to New York, via Havre or Brest, including
railway ticket, 725 fr. ; second class, 440 fr. ; third class
285 fr.
London, England, 1868-12-22

THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN,

ITTyler the Management of Miss Fanny Josephs.
THIS EVENING, at 7, BLOW FOR BLOW: Messrs. Honey,
,owper, Haynes, Arthur, Westland, and Parselle; 'Mesdames
Foot e,Weathersby. Rignold. At 9.30, LUCRETIA BO liGtA ;
151ess Drew, G. Honey, &e.; Mesdames Minnie Sidney, Fanny
Joseph

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN.
Tilts EVENING, The Great Carre Troupe and magnificent Stud
of !"() Horses ; also M. Avolo, Alfred Bradbury, M. Clifton,
Captain Austin, Miss Carrie, and S amwell's Performing Dogs.

THEATRE-ROYAL, OLYMPIC.
THIS EVENING. at 7, SLASHER &CRASHER: Messrs Atkins,
Vaughan, G. Vincent, &c.: Miss Lennox Grey and Mrs Caulfield.
After which. at 7.45, THE YELLOW PASSPORT : Messrs.
:fie ille, G. Vincent, E. Atkins, 11. Vaughan, 11. Cooper, and IL
Wigan; Mesdames Furtado, Lennox Grey, and Caulfield

ROYALTY THEATRE.
Under the Management of Miss M. Oliver.
Tius EVENING, at 7.20, A LOVING CUP. Mr. Dewar. Miss
M. Oliver. To be followed by THE RISE AND FALL OF
NICHARD III.: or, A New Front to an Old Dicky: Mr. Dewar
Mr. Danvers; Miss Collinson, And Miss M. Oliver. To con •
:Jude with THE ULOCKMAKERS lIAT.

PRINCE OF WALES'S ROYAL THEATRE.
Under the Management of Miss Marie Wilton'
Tms EVENING, TAME CATS: Messrs. Hare, H. J. Montague,
Bla,keley, Montgomery, and Bancroft; Mrs. Buckingham White,
Miss C. Addison, and Miss Marie Wilton. After which, WHO
SPEAKS FIRST ! Messrs. Montague and Blakeley ; Miss C.
Addison.

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.
Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick.
DIM EVENING, HAMLET, Mr. Creswick: Ophelia, Miss G.
Pauncefort After which, THE STRANGER. The Stranger,
Mr. Henry Marston.

CHRISTY MINSTRELS, St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8
Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-Falk, OPEN daily (ex
cept Sundays). Admission, is.; on Mondays, Cd.; Children
under twelve, 01.
London, England, 1868-12-22

PALMER'S INDEX TO THE TIMES•

Another volume of this remarkable compilation
has just made its appearance. It extends over an
interval embraced between the Ist of July and the
30th of September of the present year, each inclu-
sively. Like its predecessor, it is arranged
alphabetically. Nothing could be handier than
it is for instant reference. The amount of
time it will be the means of saving is simply incal-
culable. It is therefore a boon, the value of which
can hardly be exaggerated. Until Mr. Palmer took
iu hand the problem he has now solved so com-
pletely, it appeared to many all but insoluble. And
yet now that the difficulty has been vanquished, the
marvel is that it should not have been
swept out of view long since. The motto uP°ll,
the title-page is still that famous utterance of Lord
Macaulay's, " The only true history of a country
is to be found in its newspapers." A file of the
Times is a monument of all the marvels of modern
civilization, and it is a monument that is perpetually
being added to. Yet, while it is all this, perhal3Bl
rather it should be said because it is all this,
even one year's file of the Times is, to any one In
search of a fact known to be in it somewhere, a
labyrinth the windings of which it is bewildering
to penetrate. Here, in Palmer's Index, the clue t°
any part of that labyrinth may be grasped upon the
instant and followed up,:to the point aimed at, with
unerring precision. To employ another and yet
of
homelier illustration, we would say that when
hitherto the lighting on any stray fact in a file 0'
the Times has been like looking for a needle in n
haystack—here, in Palmer's Index, we have, it nig:,
be said with truth, a loadstone so powerful that it
_
has only to be presented to the haystack to draw
forth the particular needle that is wanted at one!,
and in the twinkling of an eye. This little thin
quarto, therefore, is a most welcome aid to any one
in search of information in regard to recent ocenr,
Will
command, It deserves, what we doubt not it WIAI
command, an immense circulation.
London, England, 1868-12-22

F4VERY ARTICLE of CLOTHING,

READY-MADE or MADE to MEASURE,

FOR ALL CLASSES.

p RICES BASED ON READY -MONEY
SYSTEM.

A A.N UNEQUALLED STOCK for WINTER
in EVERY DEPARTMENT.

A SPECIAL DEPARTMENT for BOY'S
CLOTHING.

OVERCOATS IN EVERY STYLE AND
MATERIAL.

OVERCOATS from 19s. to £5.

BOOTS and SHOES.

HOSIERY and DRAPERY.

AND HATS and CAPS,

IN GREAT VARIETY.
London, England, 1868-12-22

RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT.

WHITE'S MO C-MAIN LEVER —TRUSS
(Perfected and Exhibited in the Great Exhibitions
of 1851 and 1862) is allowed by upwards of Five Hundred
Medical men 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 requi-
site resisting power is supplied by the Moe-Main Pad and
Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that
it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A
descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which can-
tot fail to fit, forwArdei by post, on the circumference of
the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the
manufacturer,

Mr. JOHN WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London.
A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage,
ls. A Double Truss, 31s. d., 425., and 525. Cd. Postage,
ls. Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage,
is. 10d.

Post-offico Orders to bo made payable to John White,
Post-office, Piccadilly. .

NEW PATENT
WILAS TIC STOCKINGS,
P 24 KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases
of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They
are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are
drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d.,
10s., and 16s. each. Postage, 6d.
JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly.
London, England, 1868-12-22

FRIENDLESS AND FALLEN.-LONDON
FICAIALIC PREVENTIVE and REFORMATORY IN
BTITUTION.

President—Rev. CANON DALE.
CONTRIBUTIONS for the support of the Homes in 1868 aro ear-
nestly solicited, which may be sent to bankers, Messrs. Blon-
quet, Salt, and Co., 73, Lombard street, KC.; Francis Nicholls,
Esq. (of the Committee), 14, Old Jewry Chambers, kl.O.
E. W. THOMAS Sec., 200, Euston-road,
London, England, 1868-12-22

FARES.

Single Journey Ticket. Return Ticket.
Ist 2d 3d I Ist 2d 3d
Class. Class. Class . Class. Class. Class.
81 6d. 4d. i Is. 9d. 6d.
MYLES FENTON, General Manager.
.. ....

18th December, 1868,

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

ORDINARY RETURN TICKETS, issued at any Station on the
Great Western Railway from WEDNESDAY, December 23, and
following days, will be available until December 31, inclusive.
Third-Class Return Tickets will be issued by certain Trains
from LONDON (Paddington, Victoria, Battersea, Chelsea, West
Brompton, and Kensington Stations), to Exeter, Plymouth,
Yeovil, Weymouth, and Dorchester, and vice versa, on WED-
NESDAY, December 23, and following days, available for Return
up to and including THURSDAY, December 31.

For further particulars see hUnd-bills.
J. GRIERSON, General Manager.

Paddington, Dec., 1868.
London, England, 1868-12-22

S(3IENTIFICI AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS.
ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library,
and Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant as-
sortment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obe-
lisks, Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper Weights,
&c., in Italian, Alabaster, Parian, Marble, Bronze' Derby-
shire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES
TENNANT, Mineralogist to her Majesty, 149, Strand,
W.C., London.
Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS,
MINERALS, and FOSSILS to illustrate the new edition
of Lyell's Elements of Geology ; they will greatly facili-
tate the interesting study of MINERALOGY and
GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 500
guineas each.
PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and
MINERALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, F.G.S., at
149, Strand.
London, England, 1868-12-22

NOTIIING IMPOSSIBLE.

AGUA. AMARELLA. restores the Human Hair
to its pristine hue, no matter at what ago.
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 tun Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames-
street London. B.C.
London, England, 1868-12-22

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.

AG UA. 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 13i211 Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames-
street Loudon. E.C.

TOIIN BURGESS AND SON'S Original and
V Superior ESSENCE of ANCHOVIES, also MANFIELD'S
PATENT PICKLES, aro perfectly pure and uncoloured. To be
had of all dealers and wholesale of JOHN BURGESS AND
SON, 107, Strand (corner of Savoy-steps), London.

WF. THOMAS AND CO.S PATENT
. SEWING MACHINES. —The celebrated No. 2 Ma-
chine, unequalled for general work, £lO. Tho new Domestic
Machines, complete (Lock Stitch), £5 Is., £6 Gs., and £B.
Catalogues free. W. F. 'Flumes and Co., 1 and 2, Cheapside,
and Regent-circus, Oxford-street, Loudon.

AT CHRISTMAS many persons
are induced to take more than is wholesome. Two or
three of PARR'S LIFE PILLS will clear off ACIDITIES, and
remove FEVERISH HEADACHE and other unpleasant symp-
toms, without pain or inconvenience. PARR'S LIFE PILLS
may be obtained of any Medicine Vendor, in boxes, ls. lid., 2e.
9d., and in Family Packets, Ils. each. Directions with each
box.

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Applied," "DENTAL SURGERY—a Pra.cticalTreatise," &c., &c.,
may be Consulted Daily as hitherto from 10 to 4 o'clock, at his
ONLY Residence. 8, GROSVENOR-STREET, GROSVENOR-SQUARE (a
few doors from Bond-street).

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I am, Sir, yours faithfully,
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Sold by all Druggists,
London, England, 1868-12-22

THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON and
GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Offices-1, Dale-street, Liverpool; 7, Cornhill ; and
Charing-cross, London.
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value as SPECIAL SECURITIES to third parties,
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MADAME TUSSAMYS EXHIBITION,
BAKER-STREET.

AI'ORTR CT MODEL of MADAME RACHEL is now
added.—Admission, is. Open from eleven a.m. till five p.m.,
and from seven till ten p.m.

ROYAL MUSIC HALL, HOLBORN.
Proprietor, Mr. J. S. Sweasey (late Weston).

_
Comic Festival for the Christmas Holidays.—The following
talented artistes are engaged :—Lloyd, Forde, Vance—the De
Aubans and Wardes in their new Comic Ballets, and E. D. Davis,
the Ventriloquist—Miss Etty Gray, Miss Louie. Sherrington—
the Brothers Voltaire in their new entertainment on the Lofty
Ladders—the Four-dart Songs, Duets, Glees, by Messrs. Corri,
Lascelles, Husk, and Farrant—the Classical Selections by the
Band as usual. Box-office open from 10 till 4.
Mr. P: Corri, Musical Director. _ _ _

war Notice.—The Operatic Selections will be repeated shortly
after Christmas.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
Sole Proprietor, W. HOLLAND.—Unrivalled Entertainments.
George Leybourne, Miss Anne Anderson, Mr. Charles Wood-
man, Double Voice Vocalist; Sydney Franks, Mrs. J. F. Brian,
Mr. W. Hamilton, Signor Rosillian, the Nondescript.

CCANTERBURY HALL-THIS EVENING-
Two Grand Ballets. Immense success of MAsA.NrELLo.
Principal dancers—Misses Louise and Marie Smithers. Grand
Pantomimic Ballet. "The Lubbers Afloat." F. Evans and his
Troupe of Pantomimist; prettiest Corps de Ballet and best
Dancers in London.

VANTERBURY HALL—THIS EVENING—
)‘,_ Everybody is enraptured with the Entertainments and the
gorgeous decorations.—Admission, 6d. ; stalls and crystal lounge
ls. ; reserved stalls, is. ed. Open at half-past 7. Manager—J.
Ellis. Musical Director—Jesse Williams. Ballet Mistress—
Madame Collier.

CANTERBURY HALL.-A GRAND FULL
DRESS BALL will be held at the above Hall on MON-
DAY, 21st December, on a scale of great magnificence. Band
of Sixty. Twelve Masters of the Ceremonies. •Double Tickets,
10s. 6d.; Gentlemen's single tickets, 78. 6d.; Ladies' ditto, 6s.
To be had at all libraries.

ARGYLL R OM S.-OPEN EVERY
EVENING for Instrumental Music and Dancing. —The
Rooms have been magnificently re-decorated by Messrs. Rubardt
and Co. The celebrated Band will •perform during the week
an attractive Programme of Operatic Selections and popular
Dance Music.
Doors open at half-past Eight o'clock.
Admission, is. ; Balcony, 2s.
WINDMILL •STREET, PICCADILLY.
Musical Director and Conductor—Signor LUIGI CURTI •
London, England, 1868-12-22

A.D. 1720.

It 0 YAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE
CORPORATION.
(Established by Charter of his Majesty George tho First),
For SEA, FIRE, LIFE, and ANNUITIES.
Offices—ROYAL EXCHANGE, London.
Branch Offico-29, Pall Mall, S.W.

OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq Governor.
JAMES STEWART 1191)030N, Esq Sub-• Governor.
CHARLES JOHN MANNING, Esq Deputy-Governor.

DIRECTORS.

Robert. Barclay, Esq.
John Garratt Cattley, Esq.
Mark Currie Close, Esq.
Edward James Daniell, Esq.
William Davidson, Esq.
Lancelot William Dent, Esq.
Alexander Druce, Esq.

William Tetlow Hibbert,
Esq.
Wilmot Holland, Esq.
EgP.rton Hubbard, Esq.
Nevile Lubbock, Esq.
George Forbes Malcolmson,
Esq.
Lord Josceline Wm. Percy.
Charles Robinson, Esq.
Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq.
Eric Carrington Smith, Esq.
Joseph Somes, Esq.
William Wallace, Esq.
Charles Baring Young, Esq.
Luel Solly, Esq., F.R.S.

Fredk. Joseph Edlmann, Esq.
Charles Hermann Goschen,
Esq.
Riversdale Wm. Grenf ell,
Esq.
Francis Alex. Hamilton, Esq.
Robert Amadeus Heath, Esq.
Medical Referee, Sam

NOTICE.—The usual fifteei
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Ling due at Christmas will

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No charge is made by this Corporation for Fire Policy
or Stamp, however small the Assurance may be.
F.CMING S TOCK.— No Extra Charge is made for the
use of Steam Thrashing Machines.
The Reversionary Bonus on British LIFE POLICIES
has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum
assured.
Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums
payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus.
The Divisions of Profit take place every Five Years.
Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one
Life.
This Corporation affords to the Assured
Liberal participation in Profits, with the guarantee
of a large invested Capital Stock, and exemption
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The advantages of modern practice, with the secu-
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by the experience of nearly a CENTURY AND A
IT ALF.

ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
ROBERT P. STEELE, Secretary.
London, England, 1868-12-22

THE LONDON SURGICAL HOME for
DISEASES and ACCIDENTS of WOMEN, for
the Reception of Gentlewomen and Females of Respect-
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treatment.

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W. ; or to Mr. Baker Brown, 136, Harley-street, W.
London, England, 1868-12-22

1113NGART.

Judging by the Hungarian papers, there can be no doubt
that the Deak party will seat a large majority in the new
Diet. This prospect tavrur of harmony between the
two great divisions of Francis Joseph's empire. It was
Herr Deak's organ that rejected the overtures of the
Prussian papers, and in an address to the citizens of Pesth
the Hungarian statesman himself has declared that the
mutual co-operation of the two States is indispensable to
the indepeudivit existence of either.
London, England, 1868-12-22

SINGULAR CONFESSION OF PERJURE

An extraordinary confession of perjury was made on
Friday in the Court of Bankruptcy, Dublin. About three
years and a half ago a cattle-dealer named Doyle, who
resided at Boyle, county Roscommon, was sentenced to
two years' imprisonment for unsatisfactorily answering.
His debts amounted to £7OO, and he represented that he
had been robbed of £3OO at a fair. He gave information
to the police, but they could not trace the money or the
thief. The judge disbelieved the story. He was
sxamined several times, but adhered to the state-
ment, and was sent back to gaol, where he completed
the term of his sentence. He was on Monday again
brought before the court, when he swore that all he had
stated on oath before was false, and that the story was
concocted between his family and another cattle dealer.
His cousin visited him in prison and exhorted him to stick
to what he had said; but on coming out he found that the
understanding between them had not been kept, and, not
being able to get back the money, he revealed the fraud.
His wife, daughter, and brother-in-law corroborated his
evidence on Monday, but the cousin denied the charge.
Judge Miller expressed his determination to bring the
parties to justice if possible, and adjourned the case.
London, England, 1868-12-22

METROPLITAN RAILWAY.--
From and after the Opening of the Line to Westminster
the following Fares will be charged between the City and
Westminster-bridge, St. James's-park, Victoria, Sloane-square,
South Kensington, Gloucester-road, and High-street, Kensing-
ton, Stations:—

FARES.

Single Journey Ticket.
Ist 2d 3d
Class. Class. Class;
Bd. 6d. 4d.
MYLES

18th December, 1868.

Return Ticket.

Class. Class. Class.
is. 9d. 6d.
; FENTON, General Manager.

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00
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Cheap Buff Colour, for circulars, &c., 39
COLOUR STAMPING (Relief) reduced to Is. per 100. Polished
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prices charged by the retail houses.
An ILLU .9CR &TED CATALOGUE, containing full descrip-
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Stationery, Cabinets, Postage Scales, Despatch Boxes, Travelling
Writing Cases, Desk; and Bags, &c , post freo.
London, England, 1868-12-22

111ARKE7 S-2 HIS DAl'.

COLONIAL.
Sugar.—On the spot tho market is very quiet as might
be expected in Christmas week; at the same time
holders aro not at all pressing sales, and prices remain
very firm.
Coffee.—ln this article also we have to report a limited
business at firm prices.
Tea—The trade is quiet, as may be expected at this
season of the year. There are no auctions this week.
Rice is very dull, and no sales are reported. Stock
31,354 tons, against 17,200 tons at this time last year.
BOROUGII AND SPITALFIELDS.
There is an abundant supply at these markets, with a
good demand

LIVERPOOL COTTON.
December 22.—Sales probably 10,000 bales. Marke
uiet and unchanged.

RE-ELECTION OF THE SECRETARYOF WAR.--OX-
FORD, Tuesday.—Alderman Sadler, in a very flattering
speech, proposed Mr. Cardwell, who was seconded by Mr.
Charles Neate, late member for the city. There being no
opposition, Mr. Cardwell was duly returned amid great
applause.
I)UNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest
holders of Whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is re
commended by the medical profession in preference to French
Brandy. Supplied in casks and cases for home use or exports,
tion. Quotations on application to Messrs. Dunville and Co.,
Belfast; or 4, Beaufort-buildings, Strand,
_London W. —[Ad
vorth3ement.]
London, England, 1868-12-22

EXPLANA'

Barometer corrected and reduced t,
letter r, rising ; f. falling ; s, steady—i
of the mercury within last 14 hour!
shade. Extreme Force with its Di:
Z.—calm. Weather : b.—blue sky ; c
h.—hail ; I. lightning ; m.—misty,
rain ; s.—snow ; t.—thunder. Rain-i
daring last 24 hours. Sea disturbance.

REMARKS.

On the N. and E. coasts pressures are a good deal lower than they
were yesterday, but since midnight readings have scarcely changed on
the coast of Scotland, where they continue below 291 n. The difference
between Rochefort, and Nairn is 016 in. Temperature is generally
lower than it was yesterday, except on the E. coast, where a alight
rise is perceptible ; great differences in temperature are reported.
Yesterday strong S.E. gales prevailed on the E. coast of England and
Scotland ; in the English and Irish Channels the wind was high from
the S.W., increasing to a gale at Holyhead and Portsmouth. Winds
have moderated, except on the W. coast of France, and a fresh S.W.
breeze is reported in the Channel. Rain has fallen on all coasts ;in
the E. of England in largest amount. The sky is generally cloudy or
overcast. Weatheris still far from settled.
London, England, 1868-12-22

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NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, &c.
The Printing and Machining of Newspapers, &c., done
on exceedingly 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,
8, Church-row, Savoy, Strand, W.C.
London, England, 1868-12-22

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' GUARDIAN
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plurm hi's customers, and the Licensed Victuallers in general,
bat he has been appointed Agent for the above-named paper in
ddition to his agency for the Sporting Edition of "THE SUN,"
ind can supply the same on Friday evening, if required, in town
or country.
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London, England, 1868-12-22

CHATHAM CONVICT ESTABLISHMENT.

For some short time past a few or tne most desperate
among the convicts at the Chatham convict establish-
ment have shewn signs of insubordination and been guilty
of acts of violence similar to those which preceded
the outbreak which occurred at this prison some
few years since, on which occasion the assistance
of the military had to be called in to put clown the
outbreak. The mutinous spirit shewn by the convicts
culminated a few days since by some three of the prisoners
assaulting their warders, after having been guilty of certain
acts of gross insubordination. Immediately on the occur-
rence, prompt steps were taken by the officials to punish
the offenders as a warning to the remainder of the pri-
soners. The convicts concerned in the outrage, all of
whom are men of the most depraved character, who are
undergoing lengthened periods of penal servitude, were
placed in irons, and an investigation into the circumstance
at once instituted by the Director of Convict Prisons, who
attended at the convict establishment for that purpose, the
result being that each of the convicts concerned in the
attack and assault on the warders was ordered to receive
three dozen lashes and to undergo other punishments in
the prison. The corporal punishment was inflicted inside
the prison a day or two since, and some idea of its severity
may be inferred from the circumstance of the cries of the
convicts who were receiving the punishment being dis-
tinctly heard a considerable distance beyond the prison
walls. In addition to the punishment inflicted on them
they will forfeit all the privileges they may have obtained
in the prison, and will not be eligible to have any portion
of their sentence of penal servitude remitted. The
prompt manner in which the insubordination on the part
of a few of the convicts was met by the authorities
has had the desired effect~ and there have since been
no further attempts at any violent behaviour by any
of the prisoners. It is intended to enlarge the convict
establishment at Chatham, so as to enable it to accom-
mod* about 300 additional prisoners, orrather more than
1,600 in all, the whole of whom are to be employed on the
public works which are now being carried out at Chatham.
The new buildings will be erected by the convicts them-
selves, the bricks required for the work, as well as those
used in the construction of the new docks and basins,
having been made by them, the number of bricks manu-
factured during the past summer alone having been 20
millions.
London, England, 1868-12-22

BREVET.

The following promotions to take place in succession to
Major-General Sir NV. J. Ridley, , who died on
Nov. 27, 1868 :
Brevet-Colonel Thomas Brooke, front Lieutenant-Col.
half-pay, late 12th Foot to be Major-General.
Captain and Brevet-Major Arthur Leahy, Royal Engi-
neers, to be Lieutenant-Colonel.
_ _

Captain James Whittaker Barnes, 73d Foot to be
Major.
The following promotions to take place in succession
to Major-General Edward Basil Brooke, Colonel 36th
Foot, who died on the Ist December' 1868:
Brevet-Colonel Henry Dalrymple White, C. 8., serving
with the rank of Brigadier-General, from Lieut- Colonel,

half-pay Unattached, to be Major-Goneral.
Major Thomas Esmoude, half-pay Unattached, to bo
Lieutenant-Colonel.

Captain Morton Robart Eden, 56th Foot, to be Major.
The undermentioned officers having completed the
qualifying service with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel to
be Colonels under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of
the 3d February, 1866 :—Lieut.-Col. Hugh R. ilibbert, 7th
Foot; Lieut.-Col. -William C. Trevor, 0.13., 14th Foot.

ADMIRALTY, DEC. 12.
Benjamin Smith Bradley, Esq., has this day boon pro-
moted to the rank of Navigation Lieutenant in her Ma
jesty's Fleet.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening.

Amsterdam
Do
Rotterdam._ — ... 12 1 ... 12 lk
Autwerp — ... 25 37i ... 25 421
Brussels
_ _...

-
Hamburg ti — 13* 104 ... 13 10i
Paris

Ditto

Mraseilles _
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburg
Clopenhagen.o ....... --
Berlin
Madrid..
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Genoa

▪ 23 35 25 40
• 1201- 1201,
... 12 2u 12 3u
... 12 20 12 32}
... 31f Sli
9 18 9 21
... 6 26f 6 27k
471 474
48 481
• 27 10 27 20
27 10 27 20
27 10 27 20
London, England, 1868-12-22

CANTERBURY HALL.

Last evening Mr. W. Holland, the proprietor of
this the oldest and one of the best of music-halls,
gave a full dress ball, which, notwithstanding the
unfavourable state of the weather, was very fully
attended. The decorations of the hall were of the
most elaborate and splendid description, and on no
occasion, not even excepting that of the ever
memorable Belgian ball, have the Messrs. Defries
performed such wonders as regards crystal illu-
mination. All the splendid trophies used
by them in celebrating the majority of the
Marquis of Bute were displayed either in the ball-
room or the saloon adjoining, and elicited universal
admiration. The ball was under the direction of a
number of " masters," and the band was greatly
augmented for the occasion. The company, unlike
the great gathering at an establishment of a some-
what similar character, a few evenings ago, was
highly respectable, and the whole partook of a large
friendly party rather than a public ball. Mr. Holland
has every reason to be satisfied with the success of
his endeavour to provide a ball for his patrons, and
he is greatly to be complimented on the rule
that he rigidly enforced with respect to all • those
wishing to gain admission. Dancing ceased shortly
before three, and the proceedings closed in a satis-
factory manner to every oie that had the good for-
tune to be present.
London, England, 1868-12-22

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1868.

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HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS
are earnestly solicited for the purchase of food and
clothing for the
126 boys on board the Chichester Training Ship.
150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street.
94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealingi
370 children.
£l5 will keep a boy or girl for one year.
Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank
214, High Holborn, and 41, Lothbury, E.C. ; and by
WILLIAM WILLI AMS, Secretary.
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and Regent-circus, Oxford-street, London.

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POLITAN DISTRICT RAILWAY.—The Line between
BROMPTON and WEST MINSTER-BRIDGE, in connexion with
the Metropolitan Railway to Kensington, Paddington, King's-
cross, and the City, WILL BE OPENED for TRAFFIC in the
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London, England, 1868-12-22

The course which Russia will take in the preset cont.
plica,tion between Turkey and Greece is yet deemed doubt-
ful, and is the cause of much of the danger anduncertainty
that now exists. The Moniteur has given its fiat in the
interests of peace, but the Paris public does not believe it. At
the time when the Imperial organ was about to reassure the
world, the Bourse was violently agitated by the report that
Russia meant to support Greece. Such a step, which would
mean declaration of war, is not likely ; but between no
interference and open-handed support there is "a wide mar-
gin. The Temps does not apprehend any direct
encouragement of Greece by Russia. It has, however,
received information which leads it to conclude that tha
Emperor's Government is anything but pleased with the
moral support accorded to Turkey in every quarter. Russia
does not want to fight fur Greece, but it does not desire the
easy " walk-o ver " which is now promised to Turkey. Prince
Gortschakoff within the last few days expressed himself
to this effect to M. de Talleyrand, the French Minister at
St. Petersburg. Remarking that the attitude of France
was nct all that Russia could wish, he added : "Seeing
that Turkey is so inflexible in its demands, is there not
reason to believe that she is supported by some of the
Great Powers ; and this being the case, is not Russia
justified in abstaining from the measures which the
other Powers have taken in common to prevent the de.
elopment of the conflict ?" To these words, which were
telegraphed•to Paris, the Temps ascribes the disquieting
rumours so prevalent during the last day or two.
The resurrection of Turkey is, indeed, remarkable. The
Turks hate talk and work equally, but when roused
to deeds they are apt to overshoot the mark. The order
that all Greeks should quit Ottoman territory was rather
an extreme measure, seeing the war had not begun ; but
the demand that the tributary States, Servia and
Roumania, should also expel the Hellenes, is positively
dangerous. In the first place, the Powers cannot support
such a step, and in the second, the Roumanians would
much prefer to aid Greece than to support Turkey.
The text of the Turkish ultimatum has been published.
It enumerates eight complaints against the Greek Govern.
ment. j'hey are :—Applying part of a loan to the
purchase of a blockade runner; a Ministerial speech indi.
eating a resolution to annex Crete ; opposing the return
of the Cretan emigrants ; refusing to remove the obstacles
which had been thrown in the way of their return ;
encouraging or suffering the formation of volunteer bands ;
the ambitious tendencies, more and more openly expressed,
of Greek parties ; the inutility of Turkish representations;
and the impunity enjoyed in Greece by all aggressors
against Turkey.