LUGGAGE.

A fair quantity of luggage may be carried in or upon the carriage when two persons or less are carried without extra charge: when more than two persons are carried, 2d. for every package placed outside must be paid.

Property left in any hackney carriage must be taken by the driver to the nearest police-station within twenty-four hours; property so deposited must be claimed of the Commissioner of Police.

Any disputes as to fare between driver and hirer may be adjusted by the sitting magistrate of the nearest police-court without summons, and the driver may be compelled to drive hirer to such police-court, or, if no police-court be open, to the nearest police-station, where the complaint may be entered.

The driver must drive at a reasonable speed—not less than at the rate of 6 miles an hour, or if hired by time, at the rate of 4 miles an hour; it required to drive more than 4 miles an hour, the hirer must pay 6d. for every mile or part of a mile exceeding 4 miles driven in one hour.

Bayswater, St.Petersburg place

Hammersmithgate

KensingtonChurch

Kilburn gate

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d

s.

d.

Acacia road, St. John’s wood

1

6

2

6

2

0

0

6

Adam street west, Upper Berkeley

1

0

2

0

1

6

1

0

Adelaide wharf, London bridge

2

6

3

6

3

0

3

0

Agar street, Strand

2

0

2

6

2

0

2

0

Bank of England

2

6

3

0

2

6

3

0

Berners street, Oxford st

1

6

2

6

2

0

2

0

Blackfriars road, Christchurch

2

6

3

0

2

6

2

6

Black Lion, Bayswater

0

6

1

0

0

6

1

6

Blackwall railway

3

0

0

6

3

0

3

0

Boro’ road, East

2

6

3

0

2

6

3

0

Broad street, St. Giles’

1

6

2

6

2

0

2

0

Brydges street, Covent garden

2

0

2

6

2

0

2

0

Buckingham gate

2

0

3

0

1

6

2

0

Cadogan place, Pont street

1

6

3

6

1

0

2

0

Camberwell lane, Brixton

3

6

3

6

3

0

3

6

Canonbury place, Islington

3

0

1

6

3

6

3

0

Cattle market

2

6

3

6

3

0

2

6

Chelsea, King’s road, Cremorne

1

6

1

6

1

6

3

0

City road

2

6

3

6

3

0

3

0

Clerkenwell green

2

0

3

0

2

6

2

6

Commercial road, Pimlico

2

0

2

0

1

6

2

6

Compton street, Brunswick square

2

0

3

0

2

6

2

0

Conduit street, Regent street

1

6

2

0

1

6

1

6

Cumberland gate

1

0

2

0

1

6

1

6

Davies street, Berkeley square

1

6

2

0

1

6

1

6

Dover road

2

6

3

0

2

6

3

0

Duke’s road, New road

2

0

2

6

2

9

2

0

Eastern Counties Railway

3

0

3

6

3

0

3

0

Edgware road, Aberdeen place

1

0

2

0

1

6

0

6

Franklin’s row, Chelsea Hospital

2

0

2

0

1

6

2

6

Fulham road, Pelham crescent

1

6

1

6

1

0

2

6

Goodge street, Tottenham court road

1

6

2

6

2

0

2

0

Goswell street

2

6

3

0

2

6

3

0

Great Marylebone street

1

0

2

0

1

6

1

6

Great Northern Railway

2

0

3

0

2

6

2

0

Great Quebec street

1

0

2

0

1

6

1

0

Great Western Railway

1

0

1

6

1

0

1

0

Great Western road, Holland Arms

1

0

0

6

0

6

2

0

Grosvenor street west

1

6

2

0

1

6

2

0

Guildford street

2

0

3

0

2

6

2

6

Hampstead road

2

0

3

0

2

6

1

6

Harrow road

0

6

1

6

1

0

1

0

Haymarket, lower end

1

6

2

0

1

6

2

0

High street, Camberwell

3

0

3

6

3

0

3

6

High street, Camden town

2

0

2

6

2

0

2

6

Holborn, Chancery lane

2

0

2

6

2

0

2

6

Islington, Clark’s place

2

6

3

6

3

0

2

6

John street, Oxford street

1

6

2

6

2

0

1

6

Kennington cross

2

6

3

0

2

6

3

0

Kingsland road

3

6

4

0

3

6

3

6

King’s road, Gray’s inn

2

0

2

6

2

0

2

6

Knightsbridge green

1

6

1

6

1

0

2

0

Lambeth road

2

6

2

6

2

0

3

0

Leicester square

1

6

2

0

1

6

2

0

Lupus street, Pimlico

2

0

2

0

1

6

2

6

Millbank

2

0

2

6

2

0

2

6

Milton road, Vauxhall Bridge road

2

0

2

0

1

6

2

6

North street, Portman market

1

0

2

0

1

6

1

0

North Western Railway

2

0

2

6

2

0

2

0

Old Cavendish street

1

6

2

0

1

6

1

6

Old Kent road, Bricklayers’ Arms

3

0

3

6

3

0

3

6

Oxford street

1

0

2

0

1

6

1

6

Paddington street

1

0

2

0

1

6

1

6

Palace New road, Lambeth

2

0

2

6

2

0

2

6

Palace yard, Houses of Parliament

2

0

2

6

2

0

2

6

Park lane, Grosvenor gate

1

0

2

0

1

6

1

6

Park lane, Stanhope gate

1

2

2

0

1

6

1

6

THE QUEEN AND ROYAL FAMILY.

THE QUEEN.—Victoria, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, &c., Queen, Defender of the Faith. Her Majesty was born at Kensington Palace, May 24, 1819; succeeded to the throne June 20, 1837, on the death of her uncle King William IV.; was crowned June 28, 1838; and married, February 10, 1840, to his Royal Highness, Prince Albert. Her Majesty is the only child of his late Royal Highness Edward Duke of Kent, son of King George III. The Children of her Majesty are:—

Her Royal Highness Victoria-Adelaide-Mary-Louisa, Princess Royal of England and Prussia, born Nov. 21, 1840, and married to his Royal Highness William of Prussia, Jan. 25, 1858, and has issue two sons and a daughter.

His Royal Highness Albert-Edward, Prince of Wales, born Nov. 9, 1841; married March 10th, 1863, Alexandra of Denmark (Princess of Wales), born Dec. 1, 1844, and has issue two sons, Prince Albert Victor, born Jan. 8, 1864, and George Frederick Ernest Albert, born June 3, 1865.

Her Royal Highness Alice-Maud-Mary, born April 25, 1843, married to H.R.H. Prince Frederick Louis of Hesse, July 1, 1862, and has issue two daughters and a son.

His Royal Highness Alfred-Ernest-Albert, born Aug. 6, 1844.

Her Royal Highness Helena-Augusta-Victoria, born May 25, 1846, married to his Royal Highness Prince Frederick Christian Charles Augustus of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, July 5, 1866.

Her Royal Highness Louisa-Carolina-Alberta, born March 18, 1848.

His Royal Highness Arthur-William-Patrick-Albert, born May 1, 1850.

His Royal Highness Leopold-George-Duncan-Albert, born April 7, 1853.

Her Royal Highness Beatrice-Mary-Victoria-Feodore born April 14, 1857.

George-Frederick-William-Charles, K.G., Duke of Cambridge, cousin to her Majesty, born March, 26, 1819.

Augusta-Wilhelmina-Louisa, Duchess of Cambridge, niece of the Landgrave of Hesse and aunt to her Majesty, born July 25, 1795; married in 1819, the late Duke of Cambridge.

George-Frederick-Alexander-Charles-Ernest-Augustus, K.G., Duke of Cumberland, cousin to her Majesty, born May 27, 1819, married Princess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and has issue a son and two daughters.

Augusta-Caroline-Charlotte-Elizabeth-Mary-Sophia-Louisa, daughter of the late Duke of Cambridge and cousin to her Majesty, born July 19, 1822, married June 28, 1843, to Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and has a son.

Mary-Adelaide-Wilhelmina-Elizabeth, daughter of the late Duke of Cambridge, and cousin to her Majesty, born Nov. 27, 1833, married Prince Teck, June 7, 1866

SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.

Under the direction of the Committee of Council on Education, Science and Art Department.

Containing Works of Decorative Art—Modern Pictures, Sculpture and Engravings—Architectural Illustrations—Building Materials, Educational Apparatus and Books—Illustrations of Food and Animal Products. Collection of Naval Models.

The Museum is open Free on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays. The Students days are Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, when the Public are admitted on payment of 6d. each person. The hours on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays, are from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m., on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, from 10 am till 4, 5, or 6 p.m. according to the season.

Tickets of Admission to the Museum, including the Art-Library and Educational Reading-room, are issued at the following rates:—Weekly, 6d.; monthly, 1s. 6d.; quarterly. 3s.; half-yearly, 6s.; yearly, 10s. Yearly Tickets are also issued to any school at £1, which will admit all the pupils of such schools on all Students’ days; to be obtained at the Catalogue sale-stall of the Museum.

The South Kensington Museum, as a storehouse for the United Kingdom, lends books and objects to all the Art-Schools.

The number of Schools and Branches in 1863 was 93, and of Students 95,837, towards whose instruction the state contributed an average of 7s. 10d. each student per annum.

Whole day, including the evening. Hours 10 to 3, and 7 to 9.

Students entering for 5 months, or the whole session, £5, day and evening.

Students entering when 4 months of the Session have to run £5 and have at their own option a right to attend on the following session at a fee of— 4 0 0
3 3 0 0
2 2 0 0
1 1 0 0

Morning. Hours 10 to 12.30.

Students entering for 5 months or the whole session, £4.

Students entering when 4 months of the Session have to run £4 and have at their own option a right to attend on the following session at a fee of— 3 4 0
3 2 8 0
2 1 12 0
1 0 16 0

Afternoon. Hours 1 to 3.

Students entering for 5 months or the whole session £3.

Students entering when 4 months of the Session have to run £3 and have at their own option a right to attend on the following session at a fee of— 2 8 0
3 1 16 0
2 1 4 0
1 0 12 0

Evening. Hours 7 to 9.

Students entering for 5 months or the whole session, £2.

Students entering when 4 months of the Session have to run £2 and have at their own option a right to attend on the following session at a fee of— 1 12 0
3 1 4 0
2 0 16 0
1 0 8 0

The Summer Session commences on the 1st March and ends on the last day of July. The Winter Session commences on the 1st October and ends on the last day of February.

The Schools are open Free for the inspection of the Public every Saturday, from 2 till 9 p.m. Entrance through the Museum. For further information inquire of the attendant at the head of the stairs of the Male Schools.

LIST OF THE
COUNCIL AND OFFICE BEARERS
OF THE
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY,
SOUTH KENSINGTON, W., AND CHISWICK, W.
1866–7.

COUNCIL.

President.—The Duke of Buccleuch,K.G.

Vice-Presidents.

Earl Grosvenor, M.P.

W. Wilson Saunders, F.R.S.

Lord Henry Gordon Lennox, M.P.

James Bateman, F.R.S.

Treasures.

Geo. F. Wilson, F.R.S.

B. T. Brandreth Gibbs

Secretary.—Lieut.-Col. Scott, R.E.

Sir Arthur Buller, M.P.

Henry Cole, C.B.

Rt. Hon. W. Cowper, M.P.

Rev. Joshua Dix

Andrew Murray, F.L.S.

Sigismund Rucker, F.R.S.

Viscount Sandon

Expenses Committee.

Earl Granville, K.G.

Sir Alexander Y. Spearman, Bt.

Thomas Field Gibson

Henry Cole, C.B.

W. Wilson Saunders

John Kelk

Assistant-Secretary.—CaptainCockerell.

HER MAJESTY’S CHIEF OFFICERS OF STATE.

First Lord of the Treasury

Earl of Derby.

Lord High Chancellor

Lord Chelmsford.

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Right Hon. Benj. Disraeli.

Lord President of the Council

Duke of Buckingham.

Lord Privy Seal

Earl of Malmesbury.

Secretaries ofState.

Home Department

Right Hon. Spencer Walpole.

Foreign Affairs

Lord Stanley.

Colonies

Earl of Carnarvon.

War

General Peel.

India

Viscount Cranbourne.

First Lord of the Admiralty

Sir John Pakington, Bart.

President of the Board of Trade

Sir S. Northcote, Bart.

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Earl of Devon.

President of the Poor-Law Board

Gathorne Hardy, Esq.

Postmaster General

Duke of Montrose.

(the above form theCabinet.)

First Commissioner of Works

Lord John Manners.

Secretary for Ireland

Lord Naas.

SCOTLAND.

Lord High Constable

Earl of Erroll.

Keeper of the Great Seal

Earl of Selkirk.

Deputy Keeper of the Great Seal

J. H. Mackenzie, Esq.

Lord Privy Seal

Earl of Dalhousie.

Knight Marischal

Duke of Hamilton.

Master of the Household

Duke of Argyll.

Standard Bearer

Earl of Lauderdale.

Lord High Commissioner

Lord Belhaven.

Lord Justice General

Right Hon. D. McNeill.

Lord Justice Clerk

Right Hon. John Inglis.

Lord Advocate

Right Hon. George Patton.

Solicitor General

S. Gordon, Esq.

Lord Clerk Register

Right Hon. Sir W. Gibson Craig.

Deputy Clerk Register

W. P. Dundas, Esq.

Commander of the Forces

Major-Gen. E. W. F. Walker.

Assistant Adjutant General

Colonel Sir J. Douglas.

IRELAND.

Lord Lieutenant

Marquis of Abercorn.

Chief Secretary

Lord Naas.

Under Secretary

Major-Gen. Sir T. Larcon.

Chief Clerk

R. N. Matheson, Esq.

State Steward

Viscount St. Lawrence.

Private Secretary to State Steward

E. R. Wodehouse.

Chamberlain

Hon. H. Leeson.

Lord Chancellor

Right Hon. M. Blackburne.

Secretary to the Lord Chancellor

M. Perrin, Esq.

Lord Justice of Appeal

Right Hon. T. Brewster.

Master of the Rolls

Right Hon. T. B. C. Smith.

Attorney-General

J. A. Lawson, Esq.

Solicitor-General

R. Sullivan, Esq.

Military Secretary

Lieut.-Col. E. A. Whitmore.

Ulster King-of-Arms

Sir Bernard Burke, LL.D.

POPULATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
According to the Census of 1861.

Populationenumerated.

Increase in1861.

Decease in 1861

1861

1851

Persons.

Rate per cent.

Persons.

Rate per cent.

England and Wales

20,061,725

17,927,609

2,134,116

12

...

...

Scotland

3,061,117

2,888,742

172,375

6

...

...

Ireland

5,764,543

6,552,386

...

...

787,842

12

Islands in the British Seas

143,779

143,126

653

...

...

...

Total of the United Kingdom

29,031,164

27,511,862

2,307,144

787,842

Net Increase 1,519,302, or 6 per cent.