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SPECIAL NOTICE. STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. DIVISION OF PROFITS; The sixth division of the Company's profits is appointed to be made at 15th November, 1860, and all policies effected be fore 15th November, 1858, will participate in that division. The fund to be divided will be the profits which have arisen since 15th November, 1855. _ _ X - policyeffected before 15th November, 1858, will rank at the division as of three years' standing, and secure one year's additional bonus at all future division Over policies of a later date. Results of the business for the year ended 15th November, Sums proposed for assurance during the year, £664,513 7s. sd. Sums assured, exclusive of annuity transactions, £574,839 7s. sd: • Corresponding annual premiums "on new policies, - £17,916 3s. 6d. Claims by death paid during the year, exclusive of bonus additions, £87,925135. 3d. Annual revenue for 1857, £265,370 3s. 2d. • Accumulated fund, invested in Government Securities, in land, mortgages, &c., £1,451,822 9s. 3d. WILL. 'CIIOB. THOMSON, Manager. H. JONES WILLIAMS, Resident Secretary London, 52, King William-street, ES Edinburgh, 3, G eorge - street. Glasgow, 35, St. Vincent-place. Dublin, 66, Upper Sackville-street ALBERT LIFE ASSURANCE GUARANTEE COMPANY. (Established 1838.) AND Principal Office,ll, Waterloo-place, Pali Mall, London, City Branch, 63, Moorgate-street, E.C. DIRECTORS. William Beattie, Esq. M.D. George Goldsmith Kirby, Capt. the Hon. S. T. Esq., Esq. C.B. James Nichols, Esq. J.imes Croudace, Rear-Adm. the Right Hon. H. E. LC, S. Lord George Paulet, C.B. Swvnfen Jervis, Esq. Capt. Thos. Porter, R.N. William Ring ' Esq. George Raymond, Esq. • Assurances, Annuities, and Endowments granted, and every other mode of provision for Families arranged. Half the Annual Premiums for the first five years may re main on credit for any period until death, on Payment of In terest at five per cent. per annum. Parties allowed to go to, or reside in, most parts of the world, without extra Premium. _ _ Nalial and Military Lives, not in active Service, assured at the ordinary rate. Policies forfeited by non-payment of Premium, revivable at any time within Six Months, on satisfactory proof of health, and the paymentof a trifling fine. No charge for Policy Stamps. - Reversionary Interests in every - description of real or per sonal property purchased. Security to Employers, Guarantee for Fidelity in situations of trust. Fornis of Proposal, with every information, may be ob tained at the Office. of the Company, or by letter, addressed to HENRY WILLIAM SMITH, Actuary and Secretary. THE TRAVELLERS' AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. 7, Bank-buildings, Lothbury, and 42 and 43, Poultry, London. With which is incorporated the business of . _ THE ACCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1849, and Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. TRUSTEES. Matthew Marshall, Esq., (Bank of England.) William Smee, Esq., (Bank of England). Kenyon S. Parker, Esq., Q.C. Henry Blair Mayne, Esq. The business of the ACCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE COMPANY having been purchased by the TRAVELLERS' AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, all the Policies of the late Company adopted under the Deed of Purchase are guaran teed and kept in force by the Travellers' and Marine In surance Company, upon precisely the same terms and con ditions under which they were originally issued. Total Policies issued 39,000 Claims paid since 1849 £71,000 Annual income froya Premiums (1857) Insurance erected against General Accidents, Railway Ac cidents, and Marine Risks ; either Fatal, Non-fatal, or both together ; with or without Medical expenses extra. For Proposal Forms, Prospectuses, and all other informat:on, ,IDPIY to the Manager, at the Chief Office, or to any of the ompany's local Agents EDWARD SOLLY, Manager, 7, Bank-buildings, Lothbury, London. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EX CHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First) FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall. OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor. GEORGE PEARKES BARCLAY, ESCI., Sub-Governor. Sir JOHN WILLIAM LUBBOCK, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Henry Bainbridge,Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. John Garratt Cattle T, Esq. " Chas. Jno. Manning„ Esq. Edwd. Maxwell Daniell, Esq. Hon. Jno. T. Leslie Melville. William Davidson, Esq. Sir Jno. Henry . Pelly, Bart. Thomas Dent, Esq. Hon. Jose. W. Percy, M.P. Alexander Druce, Esq. Alexander P. Prevost, Esq. Fredk. Jos. Edlmann, Esq. Regnld. F. Remington, Esq. Charles 'Farquharson, Esq. Charles - Robinson, Esq. Riversdale W. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. Robt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esqk Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.: William Wrilace, Esq. Jas. Stewart Hodgson, Esq. Chas. Baring Young, Esq. Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S. NOTICE.—The usual fifteen days allowed for payment of FIRE PREMIUMS falling due at Michaelmas will expire on 14th October. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Corporation on advantageous terms. In the Life Department, assurances are granted with par ticipation in Profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such participation. The Reversionary Bonus on British Policies has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured, or 48 per cent. upon the Premiums paid. Equivalent reductions have .been made in the. Premiums payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The future divisions of Profit will 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 exemption from the liabilities of partnership. A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual Societies—with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock. The advantages of modern practice,—with the security of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF. SPECIAL NOTICE. Life Policies effected during the present year on the parti cipating scale will entitle their holders to share in the divi sion of Profits at the end of the year 1860, provided the assur ances continue in force. IN CASE OF DEATH occurring during the Thirty days allowed for payment of a Life Premium, and before such pay ment has been made, the Corporation hold themselves liable under the Policy, provided the Premium be subsequently paid on or before the thirtieth day from that upon which it became due. JOHN A. HIGHAH, Actuary and Secretary. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. I NTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 142, Strand, London, W.C., Feb. 25, 1858. Established 1837.—Payment of Premium within Days of Grace.—lt always has been, and still is, the practice of this Society to pay claims under policies of assurance, notwith standing the death of the assured occurring within the 30 days of grace, and before payment of the annual premium, provided payment thereof be made, or notice of the death be given to the office before the expiration of such days of grace. For the Court of Directors, E. S. SYMES, Chairman THE INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 142, Strand, London. Empowered by Act of Parliament, for LIFE ASSURANCE SURVIVORSHIPS, ANNUITIES, ENDOWMENTS, &c. DIRECTORS. EDMOND SHEPPARD SYMES, M.D., Chairman. W. Kenworthy Browne, Esq. Henry J. Hodgson, Esq. Samuel King-Church. Esq. Johd Moss, Esq. John Elliotsou, M.D.,Cantab., John Symes, Esq. F.R.S. I Joseph Thompson, Esq. SECRETARY TO THE BOARD. Alexander Richardson, Esq. CORRESPONDTNO SECRETARY. Augustus Blondel, Esq. AUDITORS. Professor Wheatstone, F.:R.5., and Professor J. Radford I oung. MEDICAL REFEREE GENERAL. J. Etliotson, M.D., Cantab., F.R.S., 37, Conduit-street. ACTUARY. W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R.A.S., F.S.S., ASSISTANT ACTUARY. Barker Woolhouse, Esq. BANKERS. • Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Gregory, Gregory, Skirrow, and Rowcliffe, Bedford r-- Division of Profits will be declared The next Qui in May, 1860. Lnquennial =plea of Inus up to May, 1855 : Policy s um ' Bonus in Bonus in Permanent taken Age. Assured. addition Cash. Reduction out in to Sum of Annual Assured. £ £s. d, £s. d. £ s. d . 1838 55 3,000 867 17 7 428 1 4 56 3 8 1841 48 4.000 749 4 0 156 &5 15 16 0 32 0 4 1845 59 2,000 23 2 18 0 0 16 0 0 1848 60 2,0 00 154 2 8 103 16 8 ~ 10 15 2 1851 55 2,800 12 0 17 0 72 14 o 67 7 The following are amongst the advantages offered y the International Life Assurance Society:— The Society was established in 1838. Two-thirds of the profits are divided amongst the assured every five years. Its subscribed capital is five hundred thousand pound s. Its investments, at the date of the last annual report' amounted to one hundred and seventy-one thousand pounds. Its annual income is ninety thousand pounds. The number of policies now in force exceed six thousand. About one thousand new policies are added every year. Since its commencement the Society la; paid in claims upwards of three hundred and twenty thousand poinds. For prospectuses and every other information, apply to the Chairman, 142, Strand EDMOND S. SYMES, Chairman 142. Strand, London, W.C. THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. Just published, price is., post free, in an Envelope, for 13 stamps. ELF-PRESERVATION.—A Medical Treatise on the Functions and Disorders of the Generative System, and on the cure o f N ervous an d Ph ys i ca l D e bilit y , o• resultin from vicious habit s acqu i re d d ur i ng t h e critical passage from youth to Manhood, with practical observations on the Phy siology of Marriage in its social, moral, and physical rela tions. To which are added remarks on the wonders of the Microscope in revealing the hidden mysteries Life witiOn yAfc," and its advantages in detect urinary examina tion, the cause and effect of ev ery variety of y the se complaints, with numerous engravings and cas es . BY SAMUI4-31. LA'MERT, 37, BEDFORD. SQUARE, LONDON, Matriculated M em ber of the University of Edinburgh, Hono rary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Li centiate of Apothecaries Hall, London, &c., &c. 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Has it been shown that any advantage is derived by the .Bank or the community at large by going:beyond 'this position' If a baSe :of £14,000,000 .of bullion, or nny_other sum that may bo ag.teed on, provides us with a sufficient cuirenev, why go beyond this Suffieiency a single poond•? " Suppose the bullion in the Bank to increase to £30,000,000 of £35,000,000 —by no moans an im possible or unlikely event—are we prepared for the consequences of . an augmentation of the notes issued' to £45,000,000 or £50,000,000., knowing, as we do, the average actual requirements of the country to be a circulation of £20,000,000, or there abouts, and that under these circumstances the re serve of the Bank would reach the prodigious alti tude of £25,000,000 or £30,000,000_? " What interest would suffer, what principle would be violated, were the directors of the Bank empowered, whenever the bullion reached £14,000,000, or any other point that may be deemed sufficient, to exercise their discretion whether they shall purchase more bullion or not ; and in the exercise of that discretion should issue bullion re 'eipts at £3 17s. 9d. per_ ounce, payable to order, in exchange for all bullion brought to them in de posit thereafter until the bullion in hand. shall sink below £14,000,000, or until any other contingency should arise which, in the opinion of the directors, would render it desirable for them to resume the purchase of bullion ? "By such an arrangement bullion arriving in this country at any time when the Bank is al ready sufficiently supplied, instead of being in stantly converted into bank notes, no matter what abundance of money may already exist, would take its natural place with silver, copper, or other ores as a commodity, "an& cease to be the fruitful source of monetary derangement which it now is, while the bullion receipts, instead of adding to the circulation, would tend rather to give increased employment to the circulation already in existence. " - By some such alteration in the Act of 1844 as that now suggested we might hope to render our monetary system tolerably equable in its move ment, whereas the system at present is confessedly one of periodic convulsion, its machinery having to be suspended and the law to be violated ohce in every 10 years to save the country from general dislocation. " Wehave now entered another monetary decade, and the question is, shall we follow the same course of action which at least contributed to, if it did not create the panics of 1847 and 1857, or shall we try another ? " We can hardly do worse than we have hereto fore done, and there is' at least a chance that by a different line of action we may do better_?". TIE AUSTRALIAN MAIL SERVICE.! Mr. Edward Wilson writes to a contemporary as " A glance at the new form of tender for the Australian mail service just issued by the Govern ment leads to serious misgivings in my mind that the fat is all going into the fire again in this direction. "We are not to have a fortnightly mail by way of Suez, but it is the intention of the Government to call for tenders for • a monthly steam communi cation with Australia via Panama, in addition to " Within the last few months this subject has been so closely discussed among those most • into rested. that the result is looked upon almost as a matter of certainty, and the Panama route being many hundreds of miles further than that via Suez, it is perceived by all but a few enthusiastic people connected with New South Wales that a postal service by that route, to keep time with the service by way of Suez, is quite out of the question. This will be plain enough to any one who recollects that Sydney is in east longitude 152 deg., so that in sailing for Panama we have 28 degrees of longitude to pass over before we cross the meridian opposite to that of Greenwich; which, with 28 degrees on the other side to counterbalance them, makes 56 degrees of longitude of 40 to 45 miles each to spin out the distance by Panama beyond that by Suez. Let anyone pass a thread across the globe each way, noticing how far either route diverges from the straight line, and then judge for himself. " The respective routes are pretty accurately de fined in a table issued by the Australian Associa tion. - It is necessary to premise that the distances laid down are those noW travelled by the mails, letters to Adelaide coming back 500 miles from Melbourne, while those to Sydney go on 568 miles, thus making only 68 miles apparent difference be tween two places nearly 1,100 miles apart : Miles via Suez. Miles via Panama, London to Melbourne 10,625 12,718 11,193 l2 London to Sydney --- • - London to Adelaide 11,125 13,218 London to Tasmania London to New Zealand.... 12,159 11,184 " Except for New Zealand, therefore, it appears to me inevitable that this line for postal purposes is, and always will be, a complete delusion. For other purposes I should be very glad to see it opened up. But the subsidy is intended for postal communication, and is, perhaps, not honestly ap plicable to any other purpose. " But this is not the worst feature of the new contract now impending. The fear is that the communication by Suez is deliberately to be kept slow that it may not outrun its Panama competi tor. My last letter to you on this subject showed that the mails could be brought from Melbourne to London via Marseilles in 41i days. My calcula tion has never been challenged. I have since in vited criticism upon it that I look upon as about the best in the world, and the only objection made was that I had allowed rather short time for coal ing at Aden ; but it was admitted that this was more than made up by time allowed between Mar seilles and London. Yet the 10th clause of the new form of tender says that it is necessary " that the mails be conveyed to and from Sydney and Great Britain, via the Straits of Gibraltar, within a period of 55 days,' and the contract is to last seven years ! Now, if we allow two days from Sydney to Mel bourne, and five days' difference in the transmis sion of the mails by way of Marseilles and Gibral tar, and deduct these seven days from the 55 men tioned, we shall have 48 days from Melbourne, in stead of 411 • and this to last unaltered, in spite of all the rapidprogress in the science of steam navi gation, for seven long years ! Six days and a-half too long now ; perhaps twice six days and a-half by the end of the seven years. " But even this is not the worst. In one of three notes attached to the form of tender, and which, like postscripts in another class of documents, seem to be reserved for matter of principal importance, we are informed that tenders will be received for a service subsidiary to other existing services, e. g., one between Suez or Point de Galle and the Australian ports.' In other words, the Peninsular and Oriental Company , are invited to send 'in a tender for a branch line from some port on their Indian line, of course at a pro portionately lower figure. This company having long enjoyed a monopoly of those seas may natu rally be supposed to be very jealous of the entrance there of any other powerful company. I have heard on pretty good authority that they are not anxious for the Australian trade, and would only enter it for the sake of averting rivalry. And if we are to get a branch line of an unwilling company, at a tole rably low rate, and only competing with a far longer route, we shall have all the elements for a continuance of that dissatisfaction in the colonies which during the last seven years has been so un remitting, and has been strained almost to the last point of endurance. A through line, at whatever expense, h as always been a sine qua non with the people of Victoria, who have been so stanch, so liberal, so patient, and so consistent in their tone upon this important subject, and anything cheap and nasty from the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany, or any other quarter, will receive no favour in Australia. Stanch, liberal, patient, and consistent as we have been, I do not think that a subsidy will be voted for any but a through line. I c annot conclude without adverting_ to the com parative numbers int eres t e d i n and contributing to this postal service in the several colonies. It is a point which has been much ignored in the Suez v. Panama discussions. We number altogether about 1,000,000 of inhabitants, of whom Victoria with her 480,000, South Australia with her 110,000, and Tasmania with her 70,000, all in favour of the Suez line, contain 660,000, or about two-thirds, leaving the other third, or 340,000, for New South Wales and New Zealand, supposed to be interested in the other line. " I cannot see why the interests of two people in the southern colonies are to be sacrificed to the in terests of one in the eastern; even supposing, which I deny, that the Panama line is more favourable than that by Suez for the people of New South Wales." The Postmaster-General gave notice yestei day that mails will be made up in the General Post-office on the morning of the 11th for Egypt, India, and the Mauritius, to be conveyed from Southampton by the steamer Sam THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 8,- 1858. CONTRACT FOR BRUSHES, BROOMS, HAIR PENCILS, AND TOOLS, ETC. Department of the Storekeeper=General of the Navy, Somerset-place, 4th Oct., 1858. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on TUESDAY, the 19th instant, at Two o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract fo r snpplyin her Maiesty's several Dockyards with BRUSHES, BROOMS, lIAIR PENCILS, and TOOLS, &c., under a Contract for twelve months certain, and afterwards until the expiration of three months' warning. • Patterns may be seen, and a form of the Tender, a sche dule of the articles, and the conditions of the Contract obtained at the said office. No Tender will be received after Two o'clock on the day o treat, nor wl an be noticed unless the party attends, f 'or an y Agent for him duly authorised in writing. , Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Brushes, Brooms, &c.," and must be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by a Letter signed by Two responsible Persons, engaging to become bound with the Per son tendering; in the sum of .£5OO, for the due perform ance of the Contract. (1 REAT WESTERN RAILWAY. kJ! CHEAP EXCURSION FOR A WEEK to OXFORD, Banbury, Leamington, Warwick, Birmingham, Wolver hampton, Shrewsbury, Llangollen Road, Chester, Birken head, and Liverpool, &c., from Paddington, on SATUDAY, October 9th, at 7 a.m., returning on Saturday, October 16th, from Liverpool (Landing Stage) at 8.30 a.m., and interme diate stations as per handbills. 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CHESS.—The match between Mr. Morphy and M. Harrwitz has been suddenly brought to a close, in conse quence of the latter gentleman being constrained by ill health' to decline going further. The state of the games at the close was—Mr. Morphy, five, M. Harm itz two, and one drawn. The terms of the match, it may be remembered, were that the winner of the first seven games should be the victor. • [ADVERTISEMENT.] - Painless Teeth Extraction. —By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. Mr. B. Bethel, sur geon dentist, 38, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, `V., has the p l eas ure to inform the nobility, gentry, an d p u bli c , that he poss esses a patent apparatus for painless tooth and stump extraction, by congelation, without chloroform, simple in its action, and is used with the greatest facility. Mr. Bethel guarantees, with his invaluable patent, p er f ec t im insuring to the munity from pain during operations hitherto SO dreaded. 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Brown, arrived at Southampton yesterday morning, with the heavy portion of the Calcutta, Bombay, and China mails, in charge of Lieut. Bolton, R.N., Admiralty wi ° ent. 11:x dates of sailing were—Alexandria, Sept. 25 ; Malta, 28 ; and Gibraltar, Oct. 2. On the outward voyage the Salsette experienced fine weather and light head winds ; homewards she had strong head winds, but fine weather. This steamer brings 94 passengers (68 first-class, 14 second, 11 children, and. 1 distressed seaman), including—Major Loftus, Major-General Birrell, Major Pennywicke, Captains Ingram, Torriano, Cassidy, Cunliffe, Cooper, and Broughton ; Mr. and Mrs. Mackintosh and two children; Captains Hay dock and Bayley ; Lieut. Penton, Dr. Perrie, Dr. Rose, R.N., l‘lajor and Miss Cotter, Captains Gre gor), and Phillips, Captain and Mrs. Torrens and family, Captain Sweeney, Capt. and Mrs. Lodwiek, Capt. Barrett, Mr. Grove, Mr. Fox (chief officer of the Oriental steamer), Lieut. Fitzgerald, Lieut. Johnson, Miss Spedding, Capt. Darby, &c. On freight she has £1,760 in specie, 2,376 bales of silk, 63 bales of elephants' teeth, 237 bales of gum, 137 bales of flax, and 230 bales of general merchandise. At Alexandria were H.M.'s ships Perseverance and Urgent, with troops for India, and Medina ; the screw steamer Jura, with the 48th Regiment, for India'; the British screw steamer Palestine, the French steamship Meander, the Turkish steam ship Malakhoff, and the usual Egyptian fleet. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ships Euxine and Panther were at Malta. On the night of, the 26th ult. a very heavy thunderstorm broke ) oyer the Rock of Gibraltar, commencing about midnight and lasting till three a.m. The lightning was incessant, and the rain poured in a continuous torrent between three and four inches of water having fallen in the same num ber of hours. Considerable damage was done in the upper part of the town, and lanes and passages blocked up by the shingle, earth, and fragments of rock brought down the mountain gulleys. The roads in many parts of the Rock were much cut up, and some trees blown down at the South and in the Alameda. The storm came on with a south east gale. Many houses in the town were inun dated, but in all cases their inhabitants succeeded in either turning off the water or placing them selves in security from its invasion. In the bay, a French brig named Blascon, from Ibrail and Constantinople, with maize for Gibraltar, while in the act of tacking grounded on the oppo site coast, off Campo. The steam tug Orient went to her assistance early in the morning, and suc ceeded in getting her afloat. At Catalan Bay, where a detachment of the 25th (King's Own Borderers) is stationed, the heavy fall of ram, and the sand washed down from the moun tain, drove the men from their quarters to seek shelter in some houses occupied by fishermen. The communication -with that village was obstructed in the morning by the sand and stones which rolled down the side of the rock during the night. The French polacca brig Hyppolite, in ballast from Tetuan, at about a quarter to nine o'clock on the morning of the 27th was capsized in Gibraltar Bay by a whirlwind, when she filled and went down in a few minutes. The moment it was observed from the Upper Signal Station the alarm gun was fired and a signal hoisted. Boats from the French screw ship of the line Redoutable, Capt. Morlaix, were despatched to the spot, and happily arrived in time to save five of the crew ; the captain (Labautier) and one man were drowned. The Royal Yacht Squadron steamer Airedale, belong ing to the Earl of Cardigan, who was on board, likewise steamed to the spot to render assistance,' when she towed the boats back to the bay with the survivors, who were put on board the liner, and they were landed on the afternoon of the 28th. The Hyppolite had been driven, through stress of weather, from off Tetuan, where she had discharged a cargo of wheat. After the vessel went down all her crew were struggling in the sea, except one sailor, who, as he was never seen in the water, was supposed to have gone down with the ship. The ship's' dog was observed to cling to the master, and this incident was believed by the crew to be the cause of Captain Labautier not being able to save himself. The survivors were liberally supplied with elothing,,&c., by the French Consul, who also provided them - with a passage in the Reloutable. which sailed for Toulon at 10 a. m. on the 22th. On the .mornipg of the 29th, at,,2 o'clock, the brig Diana, of Hartlepool, P. IL Bartols master, from Marseilles, with a cargo of wheat, bound to Falmouth, was driven on the rocks off Cabrita Point, and sank four hours afterwards. The crew, eight in number, saved themselves in their own boat, and were taken to Gibraltar by the barque Quickstep. The master has arrived at Southamp ton by the Salsette. A Spanish schooner grounded off the Green Island shortly before 1 o'clock on the 28th, when the. Upper Signal Station fired an alarm gun, and the Orient steamtug was under way immediately to offer her services ; but the schooner was got oft' by the assistance of boats from Algesiras just before the tug arrived at the spot. The American brigantine Ida, Captain D. Rodgers, which put in at Gibraltar from Boston, had lost sails, yards, &c., and would have to be re paired before proceeding to Smyrna. The Peninsular and Oriental Company s steam ship Indus, Captain J. Weeks, arrived in the bay at 7 30 a.m. on the 26th, in six days from South ampton, having experienced very rough weather, and had a boat and phrt of a paddlewheel washed away on the passage out. She resumed her voyage at 2 30 p.m. on the same day, having taken in a quantity of coals, provisions, and mails, including the Spanish Government Mail for Manilla. The screw steamer Malta, belonging to the same company, with the Bombay mails, arrived at Gibraltar on the 29th, in four days from South ampton, and proceeded the same night for Malta and Alexandria. The British merchant steamers Cairo, Capt. W. Leighton, eight days from Liverpool, with a gene ral cargo for Malta and Alexandria, and the Trou master, Captain H. Parkman, .11 days from Mid dlesborough, in ballast, for Patras, arrived at Gib raltar on the 27th. In lat. 27 20 N., long. 4 13 E., on the 30th ult., the Salsette spoke the screw-steamer Taurus. FORMATION OF A RAILWAY COM PANIES' ASSOCIATION. At a meeting of dire ctors and other representa tives of railway companies, held yesterday, at the Euston Hotel, H. S. Thompson Esq. (Chairman of the North Eastern Railway Company), in the chair •, the following companies were thus repre sented : London and North-Western: The Marquis of Chandos, chairman ; Admiral Moorsom, deputy chairman ' • Mr. Tootal, Mr. Stewart. Midland : Mr. Beale, chairman ; Mr. Hutchinson, deputy-chair man ' • Mr. Ellis, Mr. Newcombe. North-Eastern : Mr. Thompson, chairman ; Mr. Leeman, deputy chairman.' Lancashire and Yorkshire : Ir. Wick ham, chairman ; the Mayor of Liverpool, Mr. Wil son, Mr. Hargreave. tireat Western : The Hon. F. Ponsonby, chairman ; Mr. Williams. East Lan cashire : Mr. Dugdale, chairman •, Mr. Riley, de puty-chairman; Mr. Blacklock. Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire : Mr. Gamble, Mr. Lee, Mr. Watkin, Mr. Hutton. North British : Mr. Hodg son, chairman ; Mr. Rowbotham. Lancaster and Carlisle : Mr. H. Howard, deputy-chairman • Col. Maclean. Glasgow and South-Western : gir A. Orr, chairman. Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton : Mr. Fenton, chairman. Stockton and Darlington: Mr. Meynell, chairman. Shrewsbury and Hereford : Mr. Williams. Birkenhead : Mr. Salisbury, M.P., chairman ; Mr. Townsend, Mr. Petitjean, Mr. Mason. Carlisle and Silloth : Mr. Irving. West Hartlepool: Mr. It. W. Jackson, chairman. Warrington and Stockport : Mr. Fos berry. Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee : Mr. H. Lees. Port Carlisle : Mr. Heysham. Edinburgh and Glasgow : Mr. Ewing. After a lengthened discussion it was unani mously resolved : "1. That it is desirable to give a more perma nent organisation to the present conference of dele gates, and that an association be now formed, to be called the Railway Companies' Association.' " " 2. That a committee be now appointed to draw up rules and regulations and define the objects of the association, viz. :—The Marquis of Chandos, Sir A. Orr, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Beale, Mr. Ponsonby, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Leeman, Mr. Watkin." " 3. That the first meeting of the association be held at the Railway Clearing House, on Thursday morning, the 4th Nov., at half-past ten o'clock." " 4. That the thanks of the meeting be given to the chairman." IMPORTS OF CATTLE.—The following foreign cattle were imported into Hull in the week ending the 16th ult.:—From Amsterdam, 9 cows, 27 calves, 24 lambs, and 12 rigs a from Rotterdam, 195 oxen, 35 cows, 54 calves, and 7pp total, 195 oxen, 44 cows, 81 calves, and 19 pigs, TELEGRAPHIC CABLES. Charles E. Oldershaw, Major Royal Artillery, A.D.C., late Director of British Telegraphs at Varna, writes as follows: `‘ The subject of Atlantic cables being now one of great interest with the public, as evidenced by the considerable portion of your valuable space devoted to it, I am induced to trespass upon you in conse quence of reading the letter of Mr. Rowett in your Impression of Saturday last. " Having been for 14 months in charge of the Black Sea telegraphs for Government, I have had considerable - experience in the working of deep sea lines, and was led to examine particularly into the construction of cables, and arrived at the conclusion that heavy wires were . by no means calculated for deep waters, for the simple reason that in the event of leakage occurring they could not possibly be underrun. " The cable laid between Varna and . the Crimea was simply a single copper wire insulated by gutta-percha, the termini at both ends being pro tected by galvanised iron wire, while that con necting Varna with Constantinople was from end to end covered with the galvanised item: wire. The manipulating power of the two cables respectively, as indicated by Morse's instruments,. was as 32 to 15 words per minute, being . l7 words in favour of the former, evidently showing that the thin wire was approaching to the correct principle, as its absorbance of the saline - particles was unimpeded, and therefore its conducting powers increased. I have little doubt but • that the thin cable above alluded to, imperfect as it was, would have lasted much longer than the, seven monthS which it did, had it - not been connected with heavy wire, which, offering an unequal resistance to the friction of the waves, broke at the junction of the strong and light cables. -With this . experience before me I came to the conclusion that the principle 'of light cables was the right one. for deep waters, and matured a plan which I some time ago laid before the Government, and have subsequently patented. The cable I propose is constructed as follows : One or more conducting wires covered with gutta percha or vulcanised indiarubber, then a layer of compressed cork bound round with hemp, properly prepared with a' protecting solution. The propor tions of these materials are such as to render the cable sufficiently buoyant to remain at a constant depth of between 100 feet and 200 feet below the surface, bringing it thoroughly under control. I also propose covering the ends of the cable on each shore with an iron tubular duct of sufficient length to, protect it from the shore wave and the chafing effects of the coast currents. " The superiority of this construction over that described by Mr. Rowett must be evident, as his cable once paid out would sink to such a depth that would render it impossible to under-run it without fracture. I might perhaps give a better idea of my invention by enumerating a few of its advan tages over every other cable that has yet been used : " 1. The expense of manufacture would be far less than the present cable. "2. From its buoyancy there would be little or no strain, and therefore the paying•out apparatus would not be required, and one vessel might lay two lines at the same time. " 3. As there would be but a smalrpressure of water upon it, and as the insulating properties of the gutta percha would be aided by that of the cork, there would be no liability to leakage. " 4. Should any damage occur the cable could be easily under-run and faults detected and repaired, and if ruptured altogether could be brought to shore with facility, thereby obviating the immense loss of property ensuing from a similar mishap in the present cable. "5. The line could be laid from any point in Europe to any point in America, irrespective of natural banks, so that the dangerous region of ice bergs may be avoided, which would be fatal to even the strongest-made cables. 6. The operation of laying could be carried on in any weather. " In my report to Government:on forwarding my plan nearly three months ago, I expressed an opt nion that the Atlantic cable would not succeed, and foretold that if it were even laid the heavy strain during the paying -out, and consequent on sinking it to the bottom, would render it liable to con stant leakage." TIIE RATE OF INTEREST AND THE CURRENCY. " A Country Banker" writes to the Times as follows :—. " While the country is slowly recovering from the effects of one of the severest monetary panics within the memory of living men—a -panic having its origin in a great measure in a redundant cur rency and low rates of interest—it is a question which demands the gravest deliberation whether the present rate of discount at the Bank of England should be further reduced. _ " The rate is now 3 per cent., and in the open market it is even lower, surely a moderate rate for all legitimate purposes of commerce. Can any pos sible good arise by reducing it further ? We may by this means certainly place the schemer and the speculator on a nearer equality than they now are with men of capital, if that be desirable. We may thus foster excessive trading, and drive prices up beyond their proper level, until we check exports, turn the exchanges against us, lose our bullion, and end a few years hence, as usual, in a general crash and a money panic ; but it would be aiffieult to show what other results ever have flown or ever can flow from an excessive circulation, and a reduc tion in the rate of discount below the rate of inte rest on Consols. " From 1848 to 1853 we gave ourselves the full advantages of cheap money. The bank rate was reduced to 21, and for six months in succession to even 2 per cent., and we " sowed the wind" in universal expansion. In November last we reaped the whirlwind, the force and fry of which were but faintly indicated by the ascent of the minimum rate to 10 per cent., on the principle that, in mone tary as in other affairs, extremes beget extremes. Would it be too much to affirm that if the rate had never gone below 3 per cent. it would never have risen so high as 10 ? "It is urged, however, that the directors of the Bank of England should employ their funds like any other bank, that is, simply to the best advan tage of their proprietors, and without troubling their minds at all about the advantage of the coun try, all responsibility in that direction having been taken off them by the self-acting machinery of the issue department. " But it is at least a point open to discussion whe ther a reduction in the present minimum - rate of in terest would benefit the proprietors. The discounts and advances now stand at £15,000,000, and, at 3 per cent., contribute of course £150,000 to the gross annual revenue of the Bank. To produce an equal amount of contribution at 21 per cent, the discounts would have to be increased to £18,000,000 ; and if the reduction is to 2 per cent. the discounts must be increased to £22,500,000. To obtain a return at 2 per cent. equivalent to the present, therefore, the Bank must increase its discounts 50 per cent., and, by consequence, its risk of loss to a like extent. " Neither is it certain that by a reduction in the rate the Bank would command the required increase of discounts. It can hardly hope to derive the in crease by an abstraction of business from discount houses or the London joint-stock banks; because the very day the Bank rate is reduced to 21 they will, no doubt, as heretofore, reduce theirs to 21, and if the Bank should boldly drop the rate to 2, they, with an equal daring, will drop theirs to 11. " The requiredincrease of discount business, there fore, if it come at all, must come from an enormous increase of those commercial operations out of which discount transactions arise ; but this must neces sarily be a work of time ; and, on the whole, the probabilities would seem to favour the assumption that, under existing circumstances, the holders of Bank stock would rather lose than gain by a reduc tion of the present rate. "And now, as regards the larger question—the operation of the issue department. The act of 1844 wisely made provision that the note circulation should not under any circumstances fall below a certain level, but it placed no limit whatever on the amount to which the note circulation might be ex tended. The Bank, in fact, is bound by the act to issue notes in exchange for bullion to any con ceivable amount. This is one of the features of the act which requires reconsideration. It is the weak point of the act, the flaw to which it would be easy to trace the source of any evils which thus far have sprung directly from the operation of the measure. If it be right on principle to prescribe a minimum for our note issues, surely it cannot be wrong on principle to provide a maximum as we ll , seeing that there is as much danger in excess as in scarcity—the one, indeed, being the parent of the othe period of a sufficient curre ncy i s suppose d , "The r. by those very competent to judge, to be attained when there are some £20,000,000 of notes in the hands of the public, and some £8,000,000 o f notes FOR LADIES. NICOLLS' PATENT HIGHLAND CLOAK is a combination of utility, elegance, and comfort. No Lady having seen or used such in travelling, for morning, wear, or for covering full dress would willingly be without one. It somewhat resembles the old Spanish foquelaire, and has an elastic Capucine Hood. It is not cumbersome or heavy, and measures from 12 to 16 yards round the outer edge, falling in graceful folds from the shoulders ; but by a mechanical contrivance (such being a part of the Patent) the wearer can instantly form semi-sleeves, and thus - leave the arms at liberty ; at the same time the Cloak can be made as quickly to resume its original shape. The materials chiefly used are the soft neutral coloured shower-proof Woollen Cloths manu factured by this firm. The price will be two guineas and a half for each Cloak ; but with the Mecanique and a lined Hood a few shillings more is charged. This department is attended to by Cutters, who prepare Mantles of all kinds , with Velvet, Fur, or Cloth Jackets, either for in or out door use. These at all times—like this Firm's Riding Habit—are in good taste and fit well. Femaleattendants may also be seen for Pantalons des Dames k Cheval, partially composed of Chamois. As no measure is required the Patent Highland Cloak can be sent at once to any part of the Country, and is thus well adapted for a gift. 11. J. and D. NICOLL, Warwick House, 142 and 144, Re gent-street, London. G ...__ l ~ PE 4 s r. THE ATLANTIC CABLE AT W-1 1 ! LIVERPOOL, TR t t s) .4-4 • The screw steamship North American, I. Grange, which sailed from Quebec on the 25t lt., S arrived here to-day, bringing the usual Canadian mails, and 38 cabin and 40 steerage passengers. On the 27th ult., in lat. 50 N., long. 60 40 W., the North American struck on a_ sunken rock, causing the ship to shake and vibrate very much. She immediately careened over to the starboard, a,nd slipped off, with her fore compartment full of - Water to the level of the water outside. She sus tained no other damage. A telegram dated Trinity Bay, Sept. 23, says : " We can at least announce the gratifying intelli gence that the Atlantic cable is again in complete workini; el.d7r. Good electrical currents have been -- passing. through. • We arc not informed of trans missions of any specific messages, but it can be stated with accuracy that signals received from Valentia avti 'as prket as ever. • It is hoped tin cable will be ready for business in a few weeks at least." The Quebec lforniny Chronicle says:—" An indignation meeti ng , t o d enounce th e 'Governor- General and Ministers, was held at Guelph, Canada , West, on the 19th inst. The Clear-Grits, finding themselves in a minority, left the build ing, and adjourned to another place. A new chairman havmg been chosen; the following reso lution was carried :—''That this meeting is of • opinion that the Governor-General was perfectly justified in refusing to dissolve the House of Assem 'bly at the_dietation of any individual, and take this opportunity of expressing their perfect confidence both in his Excellency and his present advisers." It appears there is some doubt as to the alleged departure of Gen. Walker, the filibuster, for Cen tral America. A Cincinnati despatch, under date 22d September says—" We learn from reliable authority that General Walker arrived in this city last night incognito, and that he left for Louisville this morning on the mail boat." A Washington despatch to the Xew York Herald, under date 22d September, says—" Capt. Marcy arrived -here --to day direct from Utah.. He met. 3,200 waggons, carrying 5,0001 b. each, drawn by 40,000 oxen. These oxen were dying all along the route. It is said the transportation contractors will make • half a million dollars. Captain Marcy believes the army will have to stay in Utah in suf ficient force, or the Mormons will not remain sub ject to the laws of the United States. The International Association of Republicans and Socialists celebrated the anniversary of the proclamation of the French Republic of 1792 at the Steuben-house, Bowery, on the 22d ult. Several speeches of the usual violent character were made, and the affair ended in some confusion, arising out of the denunciation of one of the orators by another as a spy. A special despatch to the New York Tribume; from their correspondent at Washington, dated 22d September, says :—" Intelligence has been received here, verifying the fact that the yacht Wanderer, which was temporarily detained by the United States marshal at New York a few months ago, under suspicious circumstances, went to the coast of Africa, and is soon expected in Cuba with a cargo of slaves. Captain Conic, of South Carolina, purchased her with the proceeds of a claim allowed by the war department. Commodore Shubriek, who - commands the naval force against Paraguay, is to be relieved of that duty as soon as the dispute is settled. He will proceed with Commissioner Bowlin to Asuncion, to try negotiations with Lopez before the force ascends the river. Commander Page and Lieut. Daytm are to act as aides of Shu brick, the former being without any actual com mand. The fleet will consist of fifteen vessels in all, the government paying 3,000 dols. per month for each of the five commercial steamers employed in the service. It is true that the navy department has sent vessels to the coast of Cuba to intercept slavers expected there." NEW YORK, Sept. 24, Evening.—The steam-ship Vigo, belonging to the Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Steam-ship Company, sails from this port to-morrow for Liverpool, with the United States mails. She will take out about half a mil lion dollars in specie, and has already 230 passen gers engaged. Nothing further is known here in regard to the steamer reported, via Halifax, to have been burned at sea. By advices received here to-day from Turk's Island we learn that the ex-President Valverd, of St. Domingo, arrived with his suite at that island on the 3d of Sept. Our cotton market has been active, but without change in' rates, The sales are mostly of cotton in transits. Flour is firmer, but less active. The following are our latest telegrams from the South : c__~ - 7 - A ArEitte NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 22.—Cotton has advanced c. Sales to-day, 5,500 bales, at 12c. to 12&c. for middling. Freight on cotton to Liverpool, 9-16 d. SEPT. 23.—Cotton is stiffer to-day, but not quotably higher. Sales, 6,000 bales. Sterling ex• change quoted at 8 per cent. SAVANNAH, Sept. 23.—The sales of cotton in this market for the week foot up 3,000 bales. Middling is quoted at 12 1 c. to 121 c. Freights to Liverpool, Yd ` to 7-16. Exchange on London, 1091. SEPT. 24.—The late - severe storm in Florida has greatly damaged the crops. . WEST.3IINSTE.R PALACE BELLS. The four quarter bells of the clock tower at Westminster Palace are now in their places, and only await the ascent of their ponderous chief to commence active duties. It was intended to com mence raising the great bell yesterday, but it was found impossible to get the complicated prelimi naries all completed, and therefore the raising operations must be postponed until the beginning of next week. Much, however, has been done in the interval which has elapsed since our last visit. The great bell has left its temporary home, and now presents its huge mouth mortar-wise to the entrance of the tower. Instead of a diagonal, it has been placed in a perfectly horizontal position, the obtaining of which without injury to the metal was an opera tion of great delicacy and difficulty, requiring two whole days for its completion. The bell had to bo raised bodily from its solid perch, and its position changed from the vertical to the horizontal in the most cautious and gradual manner, as a sudden knock or fall would have cracked the metal and rendered it necessary to begin all the work over again. It now stands upon the strong cradle which is to ascend the tower along with it, and as it stands with about half its length within the entrance, it presents the exact appearance of a huge piece of ordnance, seven feet six inches in length, and nine feet diameter at the mouth. It is ex pected that all will be ready for hoisting on Monday morning next, and that some time on the following morning it will have been placed in its permanent position. As the time required for hoisting may appear long to those of our readers who arc not familiar with large mechanical operations, a few details will not be out of place as showing how it must necessarily be exhausted. The crab which has been constructed is calculated to give 101 lbs. of power for every pound of force applied to the handle. As each handle will be turned by four men, and as each man is expected to apply a a force re of 15 lbs. without overstraining himsel gg f , an gate power of 12,00 0 lbs. in r ound numbers will be obtained at each turn of the handle. This force would seem tremendous, but then it will take ten revolutions of the handles to wind up one foot of the chain, and fifty revolutions to complete one complete round of the drum. Five hundred revo lutions will cover the latter with chain, when it must be cleared, and the chain that has been hauled up transferred to another windlass. As the distance from the ground to the clock-room is 190 feet, a good deal of the time is thus easily accounted for, and then the bell will have to be restored to an upright p os iti on , f res h arrangemen t s to be made, and a further haulage of forty feet accom plished to the bell chamber. It will be seen, therefore, that, taking everything into consideration, 24 hours is not an unreasonable period to allow for the complete operation. The exact dimensions of the bells are-great bell, 7 ft. 6 in. in height, 9 ft. in diameter at the mouth ; weight, 13 tons 10 cwt. 3 qrs. 15 lbs. Of the quarters : Ist quarter : weight, 1 ton 1 cwt. and 23 lbs. ; 2d : 1 ton 5 cwt. 1 qr. 2 lbs. ; 3d : 1 ton 13 cwt. 2 qrs. 131bs. ; 4th : 4 taus 13 cwt. 2 qrs. 13 lbs. The notes of the bells arc respectively-great bell, E sharp ; Ist quarter, G ; 2d, F ; 3d, E (octave to great bell) ; 4th, B ; and the reading of the chimes is, taking the note s as represented by the above figures-Ist quarter : 1,2, 3, 4 ; half-hour : 3,2, 1, 3 ; 3d quarter : 1,3 , 2, 4-4, 2,1, 3--1, 2,3, 4 ; hour : 3,1, 2, 4- 3,2, 1, 3-1, 3,2, 4-4, 2,1, 3, when the great bell will strike the hour. The latter will of course be struck on ordinary occasions with a hammer, but the clapper will be available for the announcement_ of great events, such as every loyalEngl ishman erecates. It is expected that in calm weather e sound will be distinctly heard throughout a Radius of five miles, measuring from the tower. It should be mentioned as an extraordinary proof of the certainty to which the Messrs. Mears have brought the manufacture of bells, that whereas originally the great bell was made first, and. the quarters subsequently harmonised with it ; in the construction of this bell the maker had to make his calculations for the required note from the bells already made, but so accurate were they, that the casting brought out the exact note required. Such a result is, we believe, unexampled in the-history of bell-casting 4 - A ng. The 5 of 32s 35g 31s 52s 72g ing, i to eels in- -8 50s 48s 48s and ; of ) of and vell Lber Lore ng. s, 5 ern V-