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i I r . 3 7( 7-7 t I I ►P, < - _ii: >z...,'-' ( , ,-, , - _ 1(1. I . ~: R ce the St ipon n 0 bll lek on the Btbf :ndered with PINE t 6 * 7 - ‘4 - - A . • . 1494 Air • -71k :411 ._ 4 4)1 , 4 8 , 941 , _ I 4 " 1. —4- ( +••13: • ' t,' 014,'•••' ,• • ' .33,01" , a ? Ran. - " . f ...... TEA CHEAPER.I STRACHAN & CO.'S JUSTLY CELEBRATED DAWING OOM TEA 1 8 now reduce ß d to 4s. per lb. R Guaranteed the FINEST and CHEAPEST Tea in the United Kingdom. 26, Cornhill, London, E.C. of the • allied D, I wrote it in duplioth MEMORIAL TO THE LATE GENERAL SIR WILLIAM NAPIER, K.C.B. At a Meeting held at the Royal 'United Service Tnantitu tion on the Bth May, 1860, His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, G.C.8., in the chair. It was proposed by his Grace the Duke of Richmond., K.G., and seconded by the Earl of Ellenborough, G.Ci.B., That the late General Sir William Napier, v s a soldier a nd a military historian, merited the admiratiori an d grati hide of his country. Proposed by General Sir John Burgoyne, - Bart., G.C.8., and seconded by General Sir Thoixas Brotherton, K.C.8., • That he immortalised the glorior4 deeds of our Army in Pain, Portugal, end France, by his history of the war in those countries--a history that no true soldier can read Without instruction and advantage, and without being in spired by the heroic sentiments and spirit-stirring language of the author. P roposed by General Sir Robert Gardiner, G.C.8,, and. seconded by Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Bart., G.C.8., a . That a subscription be immedi a t e ly o p e n e d f or the twee qon of a statue to the memory of the chivalrous soldier and tte I surpassed military historian. A. LAWRIE, Hon. See. COMMITTEE. His Royal Highness the DUKE OF CAMBRIDQE, E.G., G.C.E. His Grace the Duke of Somerset. His Grace the Duke of Richmond, K.G. His Gi - zate the Duke of Newcastle. C:srace the Duke of Leinster. „,rlis Grace the D u k e o f W e lli ng ton, K.G, 11. .te Earl De Grey and Ripon '4.'he Earl of Ellenboroug,h, G.C.B. The Viscount Palmerston, K.G., Field -Marshal Viscount Comberme're G.C.B. Field-M ars h a l L or d S ea t on , , Lieut.-Gen. the Earl of Lucan, General Lord Clyde, G.C.B. The Right Hon. Lord John P.ttssell. The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert. The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Bart. General Sir John Burgoyne, Bart., G.C.B. General Sir Hew Ross, G.C.B. General Sir Georg* Brown, G.C.B. General Sir Robert Gardiner, G.C.B. General Sir James Ferguson, G.C.B. General Sir Thomas Brotherton, K.C.B. Lieut.-Gen. Sir Harry Smith, Bart., G.C.B. .A.dmiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B. Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Ait c lson, K.C.B. Lieut.-Gen. Sir William Rowan, K.C.B. I,ieut.- Gen. Shaw Kenne,d y, C.B. Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Sir Charles Gore, K.C.B. Lieut.-Gen. Sir George Wetheiall, K.C.B. Lieut.-Gen. Sir Frederick Love, K.C.B. Lieut.-Gen. Knollya, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Chttrles Yorke, K.C.B. Lieut,-Gen. CP:cot, C.B. Lieut.- Gen. F;fr W. R. Clayton, Bart. Major -Gen. Sir Richard Airey, K C.B. Major-Ger„ the Hon. Sir J. Yorke Scarlett, „, / lajor - G en. Sir Harry Jones, K.C.B. lajor- urea. Wylde, C.B. The c'haplain-Gen. of the Forces. Beatson, K.S.F. x . , aior-Gen. Watkins. Major -Gen. Willoughby, C.B. colonel Sir John M. Wilson, C.B. Colonel the Hon. James Lindsay, Colonel Sir Duncan MacDougall, Colonel Pitt Kennedy. Colonel Harding, C.B. Colonel Harvey. Captain Claxton, R.N. Lieut.-Colonel George Hall. Major Gavin, M.P. George Jones, Esq., Royal _Academy. Andrew Lawrie, Esq. Captain Burgess. (With power to 1 .4P.d to their number.) SUBS.I7;RIPTIONS. tri t o_, xveyal Highness tb.e Duke of Cambridge .. £25 0 0 g utonel Pitt Kennedy • • • • • • .. 20 0 0 o eteral Sir John At,g_inNon, K.C.B. .. 10 0 0 t eper a l Sir Robert 'Gardiner, 0.C.8... 25 0 0 i eneral Sir Plqnel Sir John •• A!".•Wilson, C. 8 ., K.H. .. 5 0 0 Limit JobrA Burgoyne, Bart ., G.C.B. .. 50 0 L e „ 4. 2,-,,teneral Sir Harry Smith, Bart., G C.B. 5 0 0 u!' • ,, er al Sir Charles Yorke, K.C.B. .. 5 0 0 I th F e ';'l,9,u , lP.ston, R.N. .. .. • • .20 0 0 14, 1) " 1 , AV of Major W. H Jackson 1 1 0 te pta '. l , n inn MacDougall .. • . .. 20 0 0 ' A'Frederick Roberson 1 1 0 •• •• •• Th;..°4•-General Wyl de, C.B. • • • . .. 55 0 `Earl of Ellenberough • • • • .20 0 0 Sir Grace th e D u k e o f Somerset • . 2.5 0 0 f i t _r,9rac e th e D u k e o f L e i nster • . .. 10 0 0 I t 7!kl-Mar s h a l L or d Seaton, G.C.B. 0.-G en . th e H on. Sir J. Yorke Scarlett,K .C.B. 50 0 0 % el l ] - th e Right H on . Si r G. B rown, G.C.8.,K.H. 10 0 0 g ( °nel P. Macdougall .. 25 0 0 en eral Sir Thomas Brotherton, K.C.B. rry Bruce, Esq., M.P. .. .. 25 0 0 Rathbone • • • • • . 10 10 0 11 .. o tenant-General Sir W. Rowan, K.C.B. 10 10 0 u tenant-General J. S. Kennedy, C.B. .. 10 0 0 •Aneful Sir James Ferguson, G.C.B. . 10 0 0 nd rbw Lawrie, Esq. 10 -10 -ft TgasantAGeneral Clayton, Bart. 15 0 0 b e utenant-Gene r al Cator, .. 5 0 0 6:Y.lnd, Esq. late 75th Regiment .. 1 1 0 vrPtain John N orton, late Regiment 10 0 • • 4 ' BLitt 5 0 0 4. 1 ", t rrston, Esq., M.D., h.-p . 13th Lt. Dragoons 1 1 0 t o llor-General Freer• . 1 1 0 onel J. W. Fitzmayor, C. 8., and Sundry _ O fficers, R. A., ii : 72:d de Grey and Ripon . • • • • . deers and S ergean t s o f 63d R eg i t neet C e l lt enant-General H. Brooke, 88th Foot o ,J; A. Wombwell, Depot Battalion, Winchester nel Horton • • • pnJnel Carey, • 18th Royal Irish • • • • • Q o nel Bainb r id ge • • Viers Ist Batt a li on 22d - Regiment **.. iNer-G eneral Cameron, C.B. .. • • • • ),t7eral Sir H. Donias, Bart., G.C.8., G.C.H. j • ii" ° ,r•General D'dpuis ' B.A. • • IN,Getteral Sir J. F. Love, K.C.8., K.H. Nor-Commiesioned Officers and Pri -I,4ltes 2d Battalion 6th Foot .. .. • • b t. T i ensnt-Colonel Anderson, 22d Regiment Il,oakins, F.R. 3., Deputy-Inspector-General 14:. Dobrie ' ll tenant-Colonel • Hall, • Durham Artillery, 411 .bacription of Officers and Non-Commis t t o l oned O ffi cers .. • • .. g . i pel Sh a d we ll, 98th F oo t .. 1 .1. 1 4ern, Esq, • • • • • • Flo rUmmond, Esq., late Rifle Brigade Nit' . Assistant Adjutant-General's Office, L lanchester •• • • " r eription of Officers, Non-commissioned Offi ta 8 , and Men Ist Battalion 9th Foot.. . kluert Hutchings, Esq. • • ell .80 "iunk_ription of Officers and Men, Ist Battalion It t nt Foot k e ) °r Deshon, 2d Depot Ea ttalion, Chatham Ips: T. and W. Boone m `l Aldridge, Esq. .. tv2r D. G. Freer, late 43d Regiment • 'l'a C harles R. M‘Grigor Bart Li f , t „ l: tig:ht Hon Sidney ' Herbert • /4 . .:2010ttel Brown, 4th Light Dragoons Atm 'tieneral Beatson, ti e „ ° ,r Gavin M.P. • • • • • • 111 • 0 , . - Colonel Hort, the Officer;,Non-co mmi; I :vdd Officers, and PriNates of 36th Regiment .).,..°llBel Jeffreys, C. 8., the Officers, Non-cora stoned Officers, and Privates, sth Depot ,-,se,ttalion, Parkhurst .. •• .• •• I,iePorteseue, Esq... • • • • • • • • 14: It tit - Colonel George Hall, Durham Artillery General Sir George Wetherell, K.C.B. Itteat'llon. Sir Charles Wood, Bart. .. tint Ron. Lord John Russell .. • • • • N3'•:Geta. the Hon. Sir Charles Gore, K.C.B. k a j ain Wilso n , 55th Regiment.. • • • • Otti?r-Getieral Sir H. D. Jones, K.C.B. • • k il : y ttl Sir H. Rose, Royal Artillery, G.C.B. b t. ' 4 •7 Officers , Royal Engineers • • • • Andrew Frguson, Inspector. General of o.ospitals •••• • • • • viotei Willoughby • ) ,(i utenlut-Colonel Daly • • • • • • • li t tier-General Watkins ••• • • • g e neral Sir Joh n Bell, G:C.B. • • • • • Edward Coleridge . • • • • • • •• •• 11 4 .Dtain G- Burgess .. •• . .. 2 10 0 .. 25 0 0 .. 8 5 6 5 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 46 18 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 4 16 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .. 12 8 6 .. 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 7 1 5 2 2 0 4 12 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 2 0 .. .. 10 10 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 24 7 2 3 6 4 0 10 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 .. 5 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 4 9 6 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 0 'trace the uke of ewcasle .. • . 10 0 0 .4,l llt enant-Gen D eral Mac N intosh, t K.H. • • .• 10 0 0 ti io nel Brock 1 0 0 • • . • • •• 4, l l l l tanant-Goneral . Sir •• W. G. Moore, K.C.B. 20 0 0 4 oi r 3•lnons .. 25 0 0 11 Carrick kMoore, Esq.. 5 0 0 e4: ll ten an t-General Knollys •••• 8 3 0 I :L ne eal Sir W. Gomm, G.C.B. •• 10 0 0 /Zeal Sir E. Blakeney. G.C.8., G.C.H. 5 0 0 /tZ t enant-Geners.l Sir H. D. Jones, K.C.8... 5 0 0 Co tt ll . P. Graves . • • • • • .. 2 0 0 vis oo 'egs of Mount Edgcumbe 1 0 0 Chabot .. • • • • • • • • 5 kiaiSoden, of Bath, late 79th . • • • • • 6 0 0 06,Foinmissioned Officers and Privates of r. „`" Depot Battalion • • • • •• 3 3 3 fi:„"rr, ace the Duke of Richmond . • • • • 20 0 0 till7.`"lant-General Sir W. Codrington, K.C.B. 10 0 0 IC?liPtion of Non-Commissioned Officers and qkt riv ates of Army Hospital Corp • s .. • • 1 9 6 etal Lord Clyde, G.C.B. .. • • 20 0 0 It s Leary, O'Lea late 55th Regiment . 2 0 0 le• P e t e 1 0 0 Nu e r Carey • •• Ol e C ommissioned Officers and Men, 39th ,;()1 0 ,! 1 , T nent 12 16 6 •• •• •• „''ol," 4 ` , Kelly, and officers 34th Regiment .. 3 6 0 • ' 4(31 R. . • • 5 0 0 o%el R ' • ' • • • 5 0 0 111 arveY • • • ' • 2 2 0 sdblll,„ olt, E sq . N. C. Officer!, and Privates 43d Regt 21 2 3 4 Weriptio n f rom 13th Li g ht I n f an t ry .. .. 5 12 1 flit) ee lption from 64th Regi me nt 4 4 0 ?'• ~s a ones, Esq., R.A... •• •• .• 5 0 0 g t Dicers and Men, 2d Battalion 15th,Foot 1 16 8 ( .\:abiZPeY, 53d Regiment.. •• •• •• 1 0 0 O'Neil, 20th Regiment 1 0 0 '0• 1%, 8, N.C. Officers, and Privates, 33d Regt. 12 0 6 i .,eti - ea 'g) N.C. Officers, and Privates, 52d Regt. 7 2 8 'ite e j l te• 2d Battalion 22d Regiment .. 1 14 6 t a l i 8, N.C. Officers. and Privates, Ist Bat- C)ft,., 0 4 let Royal Regiment .. 2 4 0 c ( ?r i ; 4t e 7lst Regiment .. • • .• .. 10 10 0 ▪ "!, N.C. Officers, and Privates 31st Regt. 9 9 2 Ofeenption from 82d Regiment • . 1 7 6 el 's) N 8,, b •C. Officers, and Privates 91st Regt. 16 13 0 \i - seri • ,Ptions are received by— „lea,,, • '-'„ox and Co., Craig's-court, Charing-oross. "It 6 ) :• -u rurnmond, Charing-cross. 1 7 ~..ityles R. McGrigor, Bart., and W. McGrigor, Esq., Th e s,-;tkarlea-street, St. JftErtes's.suAre. eere tery of the Royal Unit q ed Service Institution, Th hall. tew eitY B ank, Threadneedle-street, London, and tico u „, „ L ame, Esq., 10, Charles-street, St. Jitmes's tailte,Secretary and; Treasurer, to whom, com e/awns are invited. tcvl l on, 28th November, l L B A 6o W . RIB; Hon. Secreta!' CURTIS ON MANHOOD -NEW EDITIO s AND GENERA t MEDICAL ES SAY ON NERV OU N : TIVE DISEASES. ust Published, th e 150th thousand, w i t h nu merous plates, in a sealed en ve l ope, price is., Sold by all B o oksellers, and sent post paid, by the Author, for 12 stamps, liAmioon • th e CAUSE and CURE of PRE MATURE DECLINE with Plain Directions for Perfect Restoration to Health and Vigour. By Dr. J. L. CIJETts, 15, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, London. :CONTENTS: INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological ,tructure and Functions of the Reproductive Organs. CHAPTER ll.—Causes of Spermatorrhcea and impotence; ,:arly Vicious Indulgences; Dangers of Neglect. CHAPTER Review of the various Disqualifications )1 Marriage) whether resulting from Youthful Abuse,: the Follies of Maturity, the Effects of Cli mate, or Infection. APT-ER IV.—The Author's plan of Treatment, Medical tnd Moral, being the result of a successful practice extending over a perk"! of 25 years. VI. on CHAPTERS V. and the modern Tre a tment of G onor rhoea and Syphilis. The Book concludes with numerous varied and interesting ases,ti which is added the Author's recipe of a preventive Lotion. REVIEWS OF THE WORE. --- - "Curtis on Manhood.. --This is a trulyva l uable work, and 3hould be in the hands of young and old." "AY Times," nd March, 1856. "The author has conferred a great boon by publishing this little work, in which is described the source of those diseases whit% produce decline in youth or more frequently premature old age."— , . Daily Telegraph March 27, 1856. ," Sold also by Piper and Co., Paternoster-row; Mann, 89 Cornhill - le Secrete l l . &c. t or Tus KUNG, ' 4 'l WIN G OF I° to that he 1111 Connariders' Inderstand, bi ieir respect° i n ce of Not i g t flied their S . d oe s not ass ent fore last, or Its -tsin. ntly no reinf o k . e Chinese ut u Ipectiva till in its hand of Pekin to P o ik faith and du offence Win 1,1 m ent sons A nd at the 0 . , he couvellt i° ' Allied Acebili:,. h e co nYenti em " malities. I not be Il:, fie Chinese !nt to take Il e ; it that map • I enter Pew' escort )), an rs-in-Chie f ) troops wil l . f rom the 0" the capits l wi re : ie case of 'D . , conduct thew Lrds the 00'8° se SeeretsrP rters, Oct. 13 ' the 9th • e 10th, I s a eneral de :4'l' thing battel (ins t r ucted? $ll O ted r to open Pra de ;ing aurren Mr. Park" l i t4 o Ru-render of t 1 >f them. if possible , ti illl e g e ' ere told in rePpo'' a fixed, and 0 1 Le north sici a l y lied forces vr i t y Delved from of the Chi o ' every re ° 7 l O t the cane I wars of x" ) 1 ,0 brought In f r e ° t 50 miles 0 reat severitY mch office r :0 f Fane'a P ° • Majesty's 1 " • 3 brought j 10c loon conga"' 10 >cial steara— at bß ti zet to be a or who have ° cant-Gene r4 ' 3 Forces. 13 not yet or - IL 6. market tcro l i at 60 ato a good dee ng. 30s 0 old oats, 29 3, aged—nes'' , , 48s to 5 00 0 1,46 s to 450° r all dry q for meta b,4 0 4 limited. . 1 0 00 muc h the 40 , to were ell Eller. 6 61 520 t ° 4o, iey. 3 Bs t° 3o o ..... t ° Le et. th a fair a.fte adi - t ho firm, as fol Bviowa raw" teM bove late 0 0 . ?ported the toy 39 241 520 t ° to • •" ei . • 4 48 ; fl ou r, so i erate six-of / 10 leat,'s7 o ,t; 'for oderate tou v r.; to 42$ per 389 i Id, 56e to per 20 sto.?" 1 ,0 %lay, for if;',, 6 l ces for the / o f Ls moderate 2a per qr. gi 24s t 0 s pl 48s to / 11 ' • s2stO serious con' altpetro ttely there : he Dnfine d to Ile loss is #3B° sg . invariab l i d ir norinc e t 00 d by per 6 Lddress to e ; t b don, and oo VALID? ear [Heine or sis i nd lonO ti fia the roil y to tp t, is, tot. di maids , Ltarrho, . 7 1 e s, eruPi°ll, g elditl , P sl 0 0. mpg, OP i tide fat. ° ° _~ be wit .° °f el. ,deo ce'E-V• c 134 ,iinedh rbuill "a" of accleafiebn t. lati rt; Wore* ,0 Jaen Aer' a t St. 1":-Artri. enzie t he ghte; of J. Grab°' nkshir e, Sir ford, Ila !lilt Upper Nor, ,Ilollowalt C o otie , ughce/ cootie, u roul — a 112 ,stro!, xiddl" Nt . 21,349. BONDS of the OTTOMAN EMPIRE, of 500 fr. Pitch, withdrawable at par, issued at 312 fr. 50c., and bearing an annual interest of 10fr.. or si per cent. By a contract concluded 'ou the 29th uct., 1860 between the Turkish Government i firman, .:nd Messrs. J . Mires and Co., and ratified by an imperik a loan has been effected. The following Is the explanatory statement which precedes this contract :-- " The Government of his Majesty the .Sultan. desirous of contracting a loan, has'proposed to a company of bankers and capitalif,ts to sell and cede to them by contract a sum of itenter i or Turkish Bonds, the interest on which at 6 percent. would be payable i n the different cities of Europe, and chiefly at J.:•aris and London. •" The Imperial Government, desiring also to afford every vuarantee for this loan, and to ensure the payment of the in terest and the redemption of the nominal capital in 36 years, engages and undertakes to effect regular and equable monthly payments to the contractors or their representatives. "To thi s en d an d i n order to fulfil the conditions of security the Imperial Government assigns as guarantee for payment until the necessary annuities fall due, the general revenues of the Ottoman Empire, and especially the farmed revenues enuixerated in Article 9.". GUARANTEES, By a firman of his Majesty the Sultan, the farmed revenues assigned as guarantee, and specified in Article 9 of the con tract, are confirmed. These revenues, assigned for the payment of the interes' and for the redemption of the loan, amount To 141,081,543 Turkish piastres, Or £1,282,500 pounds sterling, Or 32,064,000 fr. in francs. The sum required for the payment of the annuities due for the interest and redemption of the loan, only amounting to 27,300,000 fr., the surplus will be delivered to the Ministry of Finance of the Ottoman Empire (Art. 11). COLLECTION OF THE GUARANTEES. On the Ist (1301) March of every year, the farming of the revenues of the Ottoman. Empire is publicly awarded by the Minister of Finance. In order to be admitted to compete for this farming the candidates must be guaranteed by bankers resident at Con stantinople. It is on account of this situation that the folio wing clause was inserted in the contract : Art. 12. The annual amount of each farmed revenue as signed as guarantee shall be divided into twelve parts ; each twelfth part shall be represented by a bill to order, signed and paid at Constantinople by the farmers and their guaran tees. These bonds, guaranteed in every case to the total amount by the Imperial Government, will be delivered in advance against receipts to the contractors, to their assigns, or for the latter to their agents. THE COMMISSION FOR THE LOAN. According ti the terms of Article 12 of the contract the con tractors of the loan have the right of deputing representatives who will be able to communicate with the Government. The contractors can also rectlive direct from the hands of the far mers' •guarithtees the consecutive payments of the revenu es specrally farmed for the payment of the interest and the re delriptioits of the loan. /Aor the carrying out of this arrangement the Government of his imperial Majesty has authorised the constitution of a sPee.al Commission of twelve members, resident at Con stantinople, Paris, and London, who will be empowered to 'supervise— I. The receipt of the farmed revenues assigned as guarantee. 2. The regular payment of the interest and the redemption of the loan. This Commission is composed as follows : MEMBERS RESIDENT AT CONSTANTINOPLE. M. David Glavany, banker. Mr. Ch. S. Hanson, one of the Directors of the Bank of Turkey at Constantinople. M. Arland. of the firm of Arland, G. Court, and Co., of Con stantinople. MEMBERS RESIDENT IN LONDON. The Board of Directors of the Bank of Turkey, composed of Russell Ellice, Esq., of the firm of Robarts, Lubbock, and Co. William Gladstone, Esq., of the firm of Thomson, Bonar, and Co. H. G. Gordon, Esq., of the Oriental Bank. M. L. Rodocanachi, Esq., of the firm of Rodocanachi, Sons, and Co. MEMBERS RESIDENT AT PARIS. Count Simeon, Senator. M. D non, Consul-General of Turkey. M. ichtlin, Vice-President of the Societe Generale de Credit Commercial et Industriel. Isidore Fould (de Saint Denis). REPAYMENT OF THE CAPITAL. (Extract from the Contract.) Art. 6. Every half-year and at least one month before the end of each period, that is to say, in June and December, a committee, composed of the Ambassador of the Sublime Porte or his delegate, the representatives of the Contractors, and a Public Notary, shall proceed, at Paris or Loudon, to the draw ing by lottery of the bonds to be redeemed. An official statement of the numbers drawn shall be imme diately published and communicated to the Minister of Finance at Constantinople. These bonds are redeemable at 500 frs. in 36 years by half yearly drawings. The first drawing will take place in the month of June, 1861, and the redemption of the bonds drawn with the payment of the interest will be effected from the Ist July, 1861. TABULAR STATEMENT OF THE REDEMPTION OF THE BONDS IN - THIRTY-SIX YEARS. Ist 6,716 2nd 3rd . 7,546 4th sth 6th ..... 8,957 76h, -. 9.5271 Bth 9th 10th 11th 12th Years. ' Years. 13th • • 13,513 25th i i 27,193 14th ... .823 15th 16th 17th, l7, Lk 434,329 IBth 19th 20th 21st 22nd .....„... 22,831' 34th . 45,941 23rd 24th N EG( The Scrip of thii At Paris, London, ITIAT lON OF THE SCRIP. Loan is negotiable In the following places : At Brussels, At Amsterdam, I Antwerp, Hamburg. PAYMENT OF INTEREST. The Bonds are of 500 fr. each, bearing an annual interest of 30fr., commencing from the Ist January, 1861, and payable on the Ist July and let .Tanuary. At the Societe Generale du Credit-Industriel et Commercial at Paris. At the Caisse Generale des Chemins de Far, Messrs. J. Mires and Coy, at Paris. At the Bank ofTurkey, London. ALLOTMENT OF THE BONDS. According to the arrangements which have been concluded — To the Bankers of Constantinople represented at Paris by Messrs. G. Couturier and Co., and M. Rostand (the latter representing. Messrs. G. Hava and Co.), have been assigned To Messrs. Arland, G. Court, and Co.. in their name and in the names of their Constan tinople correspondents To the Shareholders of the Caisse Gendrale des Chemins de Fer 25,000 bonds. In addition to which there have been reserved 250,000 BONDS FOR PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION. These Bonds are for 500 f. each, and beat an annual interest of 30f., payable on the Ist July and lst January. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. These Bonds are issued at 312 f. 50c. They are payable as follows :- 62f. 500. at the time of subscription. 50f. within 10 days from the publication of the division. 50f. from the 20th to the 30th January. 50f. 11 18th „ 28th February. 50f. 20th „ 31st March. 50f. „ 20th „ 30th April. Total .. 312 f. 50c. Those subscribers who at the time of subscription may pay the total amount of their bonds will enj y an allowance of 51., or which they will receive credit on the allotment. The subscription was opened on the 11th inst. at the fol owing offices : Paris—J. Mires and Co., 99, Rue Richelieu. London— he Bank of Turkey. Antwerp—J. J. Legrelle. Brussels—Tilberghien, Delloye, and Co. Amsterdam - Alstorphins and Von Hemert. Hamburg—J. Beremberg, Gossler, and Co. In towns where the Bank of France has branches the instal ments may be paid to the credit of Messrs. J. Mires and CO. CAISSE GP:NERALE DES CHEMINS DE FER. Independently of the 250,000 Bonds open to public subscrip tion, there have been reserved for the shareholders of the Callon Generale des Chemins de Fer 25,000 Bonds, or one bond for four shares. These Bonds are issued at 3121 50e., but the shareholders of the Caisse Generale des Chemins de Fer, not being subject to reduction, should pay the integral amount of their subscrip tion at the time of subscribm,c, They will receive in consequence an allowance of 5 per cent. Interest and thus their subscription is reduced to 307 f. 50e. per bond. The shareholders who may desire to avail themselves of this advantage will be required to present their shares, which will be marked. In exchange for the'payment of 307 f. 50c. they will receive provisional seri definitive scrip. p, which will be aft er w ar d s exc h ange d f or The subscription in favour of the shareholders of the Caisse Generale des t , hemins de Fer was opened on Tuesday, the 11th inst: I .;speClal office is opened for that purpose at the establish ment of Messrs. J. Mires and Co., 99, Rue Richelieu. TO THE RIFLE BRIGADE.—A GOOD s_ bG E TF E I C V E TLL . 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The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards was in attendance, NORTH ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. TQ THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—l am directed by the promoters of this undertaking to hand you the preliminary reports of the surveying expedition in the Fox, under .the command of Captain Allen Young, and to state that detailed and final reports are now in course of pre paration, and will shortly be made public. I am also requested to call your attention to the enclosed interesting letter from Sir Leopold M'Clin tack to Sir Chas. Bright.—l am, &c., Old Jewry, Dec. 17. WM. BEVAN. Portsmouth, Dec. 60860. My dear Sir Charles,—You are very welcome to my opinion respecting the North Atlantic Tele graph route ; it has been formed solely upon what I have recently seen, and upon the local informa tion I have gleaned, whilst employed in sounding and surveying along the projected route in com mand of her Majesty's steamer Bulldog. As for the short lengths of cable between Scotland and Faroe, and from thence to the east shore of Iceland, no difficulties need be encountered ; there are certain channels between the Faroe Isles where the tides are very strong, but there are also still-water creeks, and these I presume will be selected for landing the shore-ends. Like most of my countrymen, I was profoundly ignorant of the climatic condition of Iceland be fore I went there ; and being desirous of obtain ing authentic information respecting the ice movements in the adjacent seas, a scientific gentleman to whom I had an introduction kindly met my wishes by hunting up for me such facts as I required from the celebrated " Icelandic An nals," which date back as far as the 9th cent ur y. Briefly, then, the shores of Iceland are only visited by drift ice about seven or eight times in each century, and it is only upon two or three of these occasions that the drift ice is sufficiently extensive to reach the south side, and surround the whole island. True icebergs are never seen; the heavy masses often so called are small enough to float freely in comparatively shallow water, so that a cable would remain undisturbed at the bot tom, the shore end,being carried up a fiord. I trust you will adhere to the original inten tion of a land line across Iceland to Faxe Bay, as by so doing you will avoid the only part of the sea where submarine volcanic disturbance may be suspected. Faxe Bay never freezes over, and I find no record of drift ice within it since 1683. Merchant vessels come and go throughout the winter. From here the cable to Greenland will proceed. During the spring of the year South Greenland is usually , enveloped with drift ice and icebergs, whilst in in the autumn it is for the most part free; it is however liable to be more or less obstructed throughout the whole year; the present, for in stance, has been an extremely bad one, probably the worst for 30 years, and yet the Bulldog (paddle steamer), the Fox (screw), and the Danish sailing vessel have visited julianshaab in September, Oc tober, and November. _ My humble opinion is that in two years out of every three the ice will be too inconsiderable to obstruct the laying down of a cable during the autumnal months, whilst in my official report to the hydrographer of the navy I have expressed a confident opinion that the shore end may be car ried into a fiord where it will be secure from ice bergs or drift ice. It only remains for me to notice Labrador. The landing place for a shore end there has yet to be sought for. The interior, I was told, would pre sent no difficulty whatever for a land line. The contour of the sea bottom and depth of the ocean throughout the route is decidedly favourable, and here let me inform you that my report is mis quoted in the Engineer of Friday last, the writer stating that I mention the soundings in one part as being " very irregular," whereas I reported them as " very regular." You cannot have failed to derive much encourage ment from the explorations of the Bulldog and Fox. There are difficulties, of course, in so great an undertaking, but they are not by any means insur mountable. To me it will always prove a source of real gratification to have been actively employed in the advancement of an object of such vast na tional importance. You must take my opinion for no more than it is worth ; you are well aware of its chief merit—an entire absence of prejudice or bias of any kind. Should you desire it, I will be happy to explain to you in detail my grounds for every opinion, and authority for every fact which I have stated. I am, my dear Sir Charles, faithfully yours, (Signed) F. LEOPOLD WeLINTOCK. To Sir Charles Bright, &c. Steam Surveying yacht Fox, Southampton, Nov. 28,1860. _ _ Sir,—l beg to report the arrival of the Fox in Southampton Docks, at 4 p.m. yesterday, and as my last communication with you was from Iceland, I now hand you a preliminary sketch of our pro ceedings, and report of survey, combined from the observations of both Mr. Davis and myself since leaving Reikavik. Having rated chronometers and swung ship for local deviation of compasses, we left Reikavik Aug, 31, and on following day were in position off the headland of Sninfells Jokul, in north-west extreme of Faze Bay. I had then intended making a course so as to strike the coast of Greenland in the same parallel of latitude, and carry the survey from that point down the coast to Cape Farewell. Our object being to examine the inlets and outlets upon the coasts, we did not delay for the purpose of deep sounding, but took advantage of every opportunity to obtain a cast and bottom specimens. At a distance from 60 to 160 miles, in a direction S. 57 deg. W. from Sncefells Nees, we obtained soundings of from 175 deepening to 1,100 fathoms, the bottom being mud, specimens of which, and of the water brought up by Six's thermometer cases, were on all occasions preserved. A series of gales with heavy sea now drove us from the desired course, and precluded us during the following days from making observations on the depth of the ocean. During these days every care was taken to ascertain the set of the Polar current, but by which we were not sensibly affected. In these gales we lost a portion of our bulwarks, stanchions, and deck gear, and although two of our men were seriously hurt we fortunately lost no lives. Our next opportunity for deep-sea sounding was on approaching the east coast of Greenland, when, at 130 miles N., 75 deg. E. from Cape Bille, we got bottom in 1,135 fathoms ; an d aga i n 1,052 fathoms, with good specimens of mud, at a distance of 63 miles ; we then carried in soundings to 170 fathoms ten miles from the land, Cape Bille bearing N. 40 deg. W. We had previously passed through some light streams of drift ice, and on this day, Sept. 12, I filled up fresh water from a floe-piece, and then approached the land, the ice being close and heavy under the land ; and in the evening, being sur rounded with loose pieces, I kept away to south ward along the shore until daylight, when I stood in to about three miles off the high island called by the natives Ourenarsuk. Some closely-packed ice lay here along the coast, the easterly wind keeping it upon the land ; and seeing no opening to enable us to get in at that time, with no prospect of an off shore wind to disperse it, I continued following the trend of the land and looking for an open harbour. Views of the land, angles and observations for fixing positions, &c., were obtained as we coasted along. A dark water-sky off Lindenow Fiord led me to hope that I should there be able to obtain anchorage; but in the afternoon of September 13 the wind freshened from SS.W., and the weather began to threaten a repetition of the violent gales we had already experienced, and to bring back fresh ice from about Cape Farewell ; and as the floe-pieces were very close around the ship, and I saw no prospect of reaching a harb ou r o n that evening, I had no alternative but to stand off for the night to the south-eastward. Two Polar bears were seen on this day, ono of which I shot. On the 14th we were in lat. 60 N., long. 4.10 W, 60 miles east from the entrance to Prins Christian Sound, having been led off by thetrend.of the ice, which now gave us the first indications of an unusu ally great accumulation around Cape Farewell, and which drove rapidly back to north-east before the piIICE 4D . STAMPED, sr. wind. We here obtained soundings in 1,120 fathoms, gravel and sand ; and again on the 16th, Cape Farewell bearing N. 56 W., 75 miles, 1,230 fathoms, muddy sand. From this date commenced a series of most vio lent gales, which blew without intermission until the evening of the 19th, and during which time I had on several occasions penetrated the ice, in order to ascertain if the coast was sufficiently free to ad mit of our carrying on surveying operations in the southern fiords; and on the evening of the 21st of September we moored to an iceberg for the night, we then being 36 miles S., 29 deg. W., from Cape Thorvaldsen on Desolation Island, having worked through some streams of ice; and we took this op portunity of sounding. We' got an unexpected depth of 1,550 fathoms, but unfortunately lost the bottom specimen from the line fouling the ship's keel, and breaking at 300 fathoms in heaving in. From the absence of ice in shore we had intended, with daylight, entering the Torsukatak Channel, and proceeding within the islands to Julianshaab and southern fiords ; but after midnight a furious hurri cane f rom SS.E. suddenly burst upon us, tearing us from the berg, and compelling us to scud before the wind and through the openings in the ice, which now fast accumulated again from the southward. A detailed account of this hurricane will be given hereafter ; suffice it to say that, after having frequently struck the ice, got the water over our machinery, and en gines consequently stopped, stormsail split, and upper works damaged, we were by the mercy of God's providence saved from destruction. The northerly currents and continuance of stormy weather prevented our reaching Frederickshaab until Oct. 2, to which harbour I was obliged to go to repair damage, refit, and obtain fresh water. After seeing to the necessary repairs I organised a boat expedition to southward, to examine the coast, and to ascertain if free from ice, which had hitherto constantly streamed northward alohg the land. Davis, Rae, Shaffner, Zeilau, and Woods accompanied me. Having reached a good position southward,. and there finding that the ice seaward had almost dis persed, I immediately returned, with the view at once to proceed on our voyage with the ship. We sailed from Frederickshaab on Oct. 20, with strong northerly gale, and on following day passed through the Insakatak Channel, reaching Julianshaab on the 22d, and on ascending the neighbouring hills, from the height of 1,000 feet, not a piece of drift oceanic ice was to be seen around the coast. Having made all inquiries about Igalliko (Julians haab) fiord, I deemed it advisable at once to corn• mence a survey of this beautiful arm of the sea, and acting upon the opinion of Col. Shaffner, that were this fiord found practicable the electric circuit from Reikavik would not be too extended. We first sounded up to tip head of the Fiord, which gave an opportunity for our landing a tra velling party, under command of Dr. Rae, to examine the inland ice and nature of the country. A party also went to the Old Nordisker ruins at Igalliko. Returning with the Fox to Julianshaab, Oct. 27, we then surveyed the estuary of the Fiord, and, from the soundings obtained, I am of a decided opinion that a depth of not less than 150 to 160 fathoms can be carried from the middle of the Fiord, abreast the settlement, out to sea, with a general muddy bottom. This depth of water will effectually preclude injury to the cable from the largest icebergs ever seen upon the coast. Although many bergs lay along the coast we saw none aground in this valley of the Fiord, nor, according to information obtained from the resi dents, have they been seen grounded in that These operations occupied us till November 2, when winter had fairly set in. The temperatures were lower than usually experienced in midwinter, and the Fiord, which seldom freezes, was already covered with thin ice for sixteen miles from the head ; nevertheless, I had intended, had we been all on board, to have proceeded with the last of the moon to Parmiedluk, in order also to examine Illoa Fiord, but our anxiously expected travelling party from the inland ice had not returned, and I imme diately left the ship with boat and sledge in search of them, and found them at Igalliko. We all re turned on board on November 6. All surveying operations for this season were now at an end, the moon had gone, and the new ice forming fast inside the islands put a stop to further navigation upon the coast, and, as it was also too late to get into Hamilton's inlet, I determined at once to proceed to England, and accordingly, on November 8, sailed_ from Juliannshaab, passed through some drift ice in the night, and, after a fair run under canvas across the Atlantic, anchored in Portland ltoads on November 23. I much regret that the unusual severity of the season, and the consequent uncertainty of the navi gation, prevented my carrying out our earnest de sires to meet Sir Leopold M'Clintoek. This report, and my previous letters, though necessarily brief, will show that my decided opinion (so far as we have been upon that route) is favour able to the practicability of the undertaking; and that Juliannehaab will under all circumstances be well adapted for the reception of the cable. With regard to the operation of laying the cable, I consider that no apprehension may be felt on that point, for the sudden disappearance which we witnessed of the ice from the coast, and from the ice usually dis persing from the southeast shores of Greenland in the autumnal months, opportunities will always occur when a ship having the cable on board and lying in readiness in Julianshaab may depend upon having a period of clear and open sea. The cable once laid, no drift ice can in any way injure it, if the proper precautions are taken in securing the shore end. As soon as the detail of the survey, with astrono mical observations, has been worked up, and when our meridional distances are ascertained, a further report, with charts, drawings, meteorological regis ter, &c., will be submitted to you. Although this is only a preliminary report, I cannot refrain from expressing my gratitude to all the officers attached to the expedition, who have exerted themselves to their best ; also to those in the Government departments, from whom I have received the most valuable assistance, and to whoa I shall again refer in my detailed report. I have brought home an Esquimaux hunter, and hope to teach him the English language, in order that we may have a direct interpreter in the future opera tions in Greenland. I am thankful to say that, on arrival in England we had not a case of sickness on board, although several accidents occurred during the heavy weather we experienced. I have not lost one of my fine crew. I have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient servant, ALLEN YOUNG, Commander of the North Atlantic Telegraph Expedition. J. It. Croskey, Esq. Captain Young living submitted the above sketch of our voyage from 'lceland to my consideration, I perfectly share in the opinions expressed therein as to the practicability of the route. J. E, I)AVIS, Master and Surveyor, R.N., Steam Surveying Yacht Fox, Southampton, N0v.30. London, Dec. 14, 1860. Gentlemen,—Having engaged to take charge of the land portion of the expedition for the examina tion of the North Atlantic Telegraph route, and to report to you my observations, I have now the honour to inform you that my full and detailed report is drawn up and subject to your order at any moment. I have only awaited the completion of the enlarged maps of the respective lands traversed, which have been requested since my return, and which are still in progress of construction. For the present I will confine myself to a very brief sum mary of the results of my own observations, and of such reliable information collected en routs as may in future be of use to the enterprise. After a tedious passage of fourteen days from England we reached Thorshaven , the capital of the Faroes, on the 3d August. The three following days were spent in travelling over the island of Stromoe, in a north-westerly direction, from Thors haven to Halderoig, a distance, by the route we followed, of about 27 miles. The results of thi s s h ort j our ney were very satis factory, and showed that there would be no great difficulty in carrying a telegrapti.s N i re over th e li ne , wof route by which we passed , l th e termini of the land journey seemo small bays at well fitted for the landing of a cabl e ; and the sound which separates Stromoe from Osteroe offers great facili ties for the transport of materials. The mode of transport overland is by pack ponies, which are extremely sure-footed, and can carry a load of 2001b5,, or more. Footpaths already exi st, which could be much improved at a veil' moderate expense. The inhabitants of the Faroes are hospitable, well educated and intelligent, and would give all the aid in their power to carry out this great undertaking, in which all whom I conversed with took a deep interest. The Journey across Iceland from Bernfiord on the N EIV S RA P L: I i Iferik -, _ • . , — .:ric.: fg:-., east to R ki on the wt !st coast commenced on `l'''-' / 47 , the 15t Aug., end occupi red fourteen. days--th e -°. ;1i ce travelled (,`T f 45C, miles. Dur i n g being little, if at 4./i. s h ort .' this: journey, although we by no means followet..l the ishortest route, or th at * - 7 1 .-- ' best adapted for telegrai'Alie purposes, no ob s t ac l es , as far as I could notice, prt....,, sented themselves t o th e erection of a telegraph w ; re. As we kept well t o the northward, all the stre.uns of any size crossed by us (with one exception) fl o wed .in that direction ; and high, well-defined banks, \ Thich showed no indication of ice action or of 8 hiftio,g their position, island. as I am told, is a peculiarity of the , rivers flowin g into the sea on the south coat of the By information received from somt , of the most intelligent and respectable gentlemen at Reykiavik I am led to believe that Portland, on the y south coast of Ic e l an d, a lth oug h no t a h ar bour for , v essels , is well fitted for the landing of a cable, at e beach being of fine sand. There is frequently et heavy Turf, but this I am told would not injure a ict:rung cable laid upon a shore of the nature descrilyetf. The modes of transport of stores over Iceland are by ponies, and in some places waggons and sledi,ves may be used. The lowest temperature experienced during win er is 13 degrees, or 14 degrees below zero of Fahren heit, and this is of rare occurrence. I regret to say that our visit to Greenland, as far as regards the land part of the expedition, was very limited, in consequence of the lateness and unusual t op severity of the season, and other causes. 1 had no opportunity of examining the h an e inland inion ice to any extent, so that I cannot give on the practicability of carrying a wire or cable across any part of South Greenland, nor do I think this of much importance, as I believe the doing so will not be found requisite or advantageous. From my own observation, and from information obtained from the most reliable sources, I do not; believe that the ice, either in the form of floe or bergs, can injure a cable if once down, and that in ordinary seasons a cable may be laid without much difficulty. That the dangers to ships from ice are not gene rally considered very groat in the South Greenland seas may be inferred from the fact that vessels sometimes numbering ten or twelve in the soason, visit this coast, and generally return laden to Europe in perfect safety and uninjured. Most of these vessels are not strengthened in any way to protect them from ice. Col. Shaffner and Lieut. Von Zeilau (one of the* Danish commissioners) accompanied me on the. journeys across Stromoe and Iceland, and I cannot close this brief letter without expressing the deep sense of obligation I am under to these gentlemen. To the former for his excellent practical advice and his uu zealns el and in any energyarisin case in 'of difficulty • to the latter for general, and es p ec ially for the valuable service s proemophleis among g t knowledge owoledge of the languages of thge f we travelled. I have the honour to be gentlemen, Your very obedient servant, JOHN RAE. Messrs. Croskey and Co., King Willi am - street, City. The undersigned, appointed as delegates front the royal Danish Government to join the North Atlantic Telegraph expedition, steam yacht Fox, commanded by Captain Allen Young, hereby state that we made the voyage with the Fox, and one or the other of us took part in the land and sea expe -1 ditions respectively. We concur in the opinion that it is practicable to submerge on land telegraph cables at the places selected on the Faroe Islands, and also to construct a line overland there, and that in our opinion cables, when landed, will remain undisturbed. We have the same opinion in regard to the land ing and maintaining cables on the coast of Iceland, and also that a line can be constructed across Ice land with all reasonable prospects of permanency. As regards Greenland we give it our decided opinion, based upon our own observations and re ce.ved information from the best authorities, that cables can be safely laid from Greenland during the autumn months, for instance, at the Igalliko (Julianshaab) Fiord, where cables can be submerged beyond the reach of icebergs. London, Nov. 26, 1860. ARNLJOTER OLAFSSON, Member of the Icelandic Diet. TH. VON ZEILAU, Royal Danish Army. LORD BROUGHAM ON THE BRITI,SH CONSTITUTION. The distinguished Chancellor of Edinburgh Uni versity is, it will have been noticed, producing, or rather reproducing, a work too little known upon "The British Constitution, its History, Structure, and Functions." 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