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VENING, PAILLASSE STRAW, AND STRAW FOR ROYAL ENGINEER SERVICES, 1 1.'dired from I s t D ecem b er, In au to 30th 30 uantities as may be re f'.A. the use of Her Majesty' s 6 th November, 1861, Land Forces stationed at ALDERSHOT CAMP, and within the Command. Printed Forms of Tends e, together with the Conditions of Contract, may be obtain.ed on application at this Office be tween th ot e hours 10 a . .nd 4 o'clock, wh ere ever y i n f orma ti on which may be required on the subject will be furnished. The I enders must, be made on printed Forms, which should ,be properly filled ep and signed, and delived under sealed envelope at the 'undermentioned Office, marked on the outside "Tender for Army Supplies," before Noon on the 10th of November ne At. ALFREIPSALWEY, Assistant-Commissary-General Deputy,. ( Jommissary General's Office, klcrath Camp. Aldershot, October 15, MO. ARMY C ONTRACT S.—Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon on the 10th Novem ber, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contracts to supply FLOUR AND MEAT, in such quantities as may be required from the Ist of Decent:: ber,lB6o, to 31st May, 1861, for the use of Her Majesty's Land Forces stationed at ALDERSHOT CAMP, and within the Command. Separate Tenders are required for Flour and Meat. Forms of Tenders, and Conditions of Contract, may be ob tained on application at this Office, by letter or in person, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock. Tenders on the Printed Forms must be properly filled up and signed, and d e livered at the undermentioned Office, under closed envelope (marked on the outside " Tender for Com missariat Supplies "), before Noon on the 10th November next. _ ALFRED SALIVEY, Assistant - Commissary-General. Deputy Commissary-General's Office, South Camp, Aldershot, October 15 1860. A RMY CONTRACTS.—Tenders will be received at this Office until noon on the 3d of November, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contracts to sup ply BREAD AND MEAT, in such quantities as may he required, for the use of her Ma jesty's I.w.td Forces stationed in the following places, from let December, 1860, to 31st May, 1861 :- 1. Bronapton [louse, Hyde Park, and Kensington. 2 . Regent's Park, St. John's-wood, and Portman-street Rarracks. 3 . Wellington Barracks, Horse Guards, Buckingham Palace, and St. George's Barracks. 4. 'Tower, Bethnal-green, Finsbury, and Hackney. 5. Hounslow and Kneller B. Hampton Court., 7. Windsor, 8. Brighton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shoreham.. 9. Croydon. 10. Sandhurst, 11. Guernsey. 12. Jersey. 13. Alderney. 14. Pembroke, Pater, Stack Rock, Thorne Island, and Coast Batteries. 15. Brecon. . 16. Newport. • Separate Tenders for Bread, and for Meat, must be made for each of the above-mentioned Stations or Barracks as sepa rately grouped and numbered. Forms of 'render, and conditions of Contract, may be ob tained on application at this Office, by letter or in person, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock. 'renders on the printed forms must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at the under-mentioned Office, under closed envelope (marked on the outside, " render for Conunissariat supplies,") before noon on the 3d November. W. T. POWER, Deputy Commissary General. Commissariat Office, 5, New-street, Spring-gardens, London, S.W., October 1, 1860. CONTRACT FOR BLACK IRONMONGERY. Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy, Somerset-place, 12th Oct., 1860. THE COM:MISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFIC T . , I of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDon of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on TUESDAY, the 6th Nov. next, at Two o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to CONTRACT for supplr.ng her Majesty's several Dock Yards with BLACK IRONMONGERY ARTICLES, under a Contract for 12 months certain, and afterwards un til the expiration of 6 months' warning. Patterns of the articles may be seen at her Majesty's Dock Yard at Deptford, and a form of the Tender and conditions of the Contract may be obtained at the said office. No tender will be received after Two o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any be noticed unless the party attends, or an 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 " Ten der for Black Ironmongery," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by a letter signed by two re sponsible persons, engaging to become bound with the person tendering, in the sum of £2,000, for the duo performance of the Contract. CONTRACTS FOR MEDICAL COMFORTS. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling, and Transport Services, Somerset-place, 12th Oct., 1860. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING tho OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on THURSDAY, the Ist November next, at half-past One o'Clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at DEPTFORD, the undermentioned articles, viz.: All such quantities of CALVES' FOOT ,TELLY, PRESERVED MILK, or PRESERVED FOWL, I fs as shall from time to ti me b e d eman d e d , un d er C on t rac t s f o r 12 months certain, and further until the expiration of 3 months' warning. Four samples of each article must be produced by the par ties tendering. No Tender will be received unless made on the Printed Form provided for the purpose ; and which may be obtained on ap plication at the said Office. Particular attention is called to the recent modifications of the Conditions of the Contracts, which may be seen at the said Office. No Tender will be received after half-past One o'clock on the day of treaty ; and it will not be required that the party tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should attend at the Office on the day of Contract, as the result of the offer re ceived from each person will be communicated to him and his proposed. sureties in writing. Every/ Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Ten der for " and must be delivered at Somerset house, signed by two responsible persons, engaging to be come bound, with the person tendering, in the sum of X. 500, for the due performance of each of the Contracts. pR BUCHAN'S PATENT SUGAR-COATED VEGETABLE PILLS, VEGETABLE SKIN OINT MENT, and CONCENTRATED VEGETABLE ESSENCE, for purifying the Blood, Regulating the Bowels, and removing 'Vitiated Humours, Bilious and Liver Complaints, Rheuma tism, Gout, Scorbutic Affections, Costiveness, Skin Erup tions, deep-seated Ulcers, and all diseases of the Nervous System, from whatever cause, Sm., affording at once a new lease of life to the sickly and aged of both sexes, whilst in addition imparting a beautiful and clear complexion, so anxi ously sought for by all. Proved by the sworn testimonies made before the Lord Mayor of London, and sitting Magis trates. Sold by Buchan and Co., patentees, 22, Newman-street, Oxford-street, London, W., and all chemists in town and country. Prices:--Pills, fler box, Is. 14d.. 2s. 9d., and lls. ; Ointment, per pot, Is. lid., and 2s. 9d. ; Essence, per bottle, lls., or family bottle containing four times that quantity, 33e. Agents :—Barclay, 75, Farringdon-street ; J. Sanger, 150, Oxford-street Hannay, 43, Oxford-street; Butler, 4, Cheap side ; Hooper, 43, Ring William-street, London-bridge ; R. Howden, 78, Gracechurch-street ; Prout 229 Strand, &c. ka Just published, grat i s , or post free for one ;tamp, to be had of all Agents, and a t 2 g N ewman -street, Extracts' from Dr. Buchan's Work, entitled, BUCHAN'S DOMESTIC MEDI CINES, being a Book of Reference, containing instructions for the cure of every ailme n t incidental to man, woman, or child. MAGIC LANTERNS and DISSOLVING VIEWS lent out, and sent into the country, with th e option to purchase. Messrs. S. &B. SOLOMONS' Imp roved r Ph an t asmag oria Lanterns having lenses of pure G e rm an Glass, and being arranged with Solomons • beautiful light, which surpasses any other for its simplicity and brilliancy,' a clear disc is obtained 20 feet diameter, hitherto unattained. Slides in great variety. They also beg to introduce their new Instrument, which is one of the most amusing and in structive ever brought out. It illustrates the motion of the Planets, Armstrong's shot, and many wonderful effects, price 2.55. Also, the improved Life-boat Barometer, by Admiral Fitzroy; it needs no comment upon its superiority, and is now arranged by them for the uSb of the public. Price £4 4s. Scientific, Instrument Makers, 39, Albemarle-street, Picca dilly, W. SPECTACLES.-SIGHT AND HEARING.- t•--, DEAFNESS. —A newly-invented instrument for ex trellis cases of deafness, caned the SOUND MAGNIFIER , Organie Vibrator, and Invisible Voice Conductor. It fits s into the ear a s not to be in the least percept ibl e ; unplea sant sensation of singing noises in the head is entir e l y re moved. It affords instant relief to deaf persons, and enab l es them to hear di st i nctly at Church and at public assemblies. Every other kind of hearing instruments. Messrs. SOLO MONS have invented spectacle lenses of the greatest trans parent power. The valuable advantage derived from their invention is, that vi s i on becomes preserved and strengthened ; very aged Persons ar e enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occupation, can see with these lenses of a much ess magnifying power, an d they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assist ance.-39, Albemarle-stre e t , Piccadilly, opposite the York Ho tel. TELESCOPES, Opera, R R general Out-door Day and ce-course, Night Perspective Field, find very small, for the waistcoat pective Glasses, lass'Pocket, each containing 12 and 18 lenses, constructed of German and three miles, and a person to know him at two-andg_al Will show distinctly an object from Bto 10 miles distant. Her Majesty's Coast Guard are making use of them as day. and night glasses in ferred for deer preference to all others ; they are stalking by sportsmen, gentlemen, andogintiekeePers. Tele clearly seen scopes, n inches long, by which a person - and known at n miles, and an object at 12 Tobf4 miles' die a ar,e i rstisotly tame ; and with an extra astronomical eye_ moons, Saturn's rings, and the double star!: miles' " ni ter's seen ; they are in endless variety, of larger and increasing powers, and Sr secured by her m a i eN l t s izes, with letters patent. —Messrs. . and B. SOLOMONS, Optirc7aniloyal Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel, •T:T4/.39' MEDICAL ADVICE. fR. LA'MERT , Registered L.S.A., Member of the London Hos p ital Medical Society, 3,f11.31; of the University of Erlang en, &a, may be COWSULTiii on all cases of Debility, Nervousnessom, and Eleven till on the Se Two,ancret in d firmities of Youth and Maturity, fr from Six till Eight, at his residence, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON Dr. La'Mert has just published, price Sixpence, with an.. merous Engravings and Cases, a New Edition of his Work, SELF-PRESERVATION, which will be sent free, in sea l e d envelope. by Mann, '39 Cornhill, London, or by the Author, for Eight stamps. CONTENTS. SECTION I.—The Physiology of the Generativ e Or g ans. SECTION ll.—Puberty- Manhood -The Morale of Genera tive Physiology—True and False Morality. SECTION Ill—Marriage in its Moral, Social, and Physical Relations — lts Expectancies and Disappointmen t s—tivan t ages of Physical Contrasts in securing Healthy Offsprint,c , SECTION IV.—Spermatorrhaea and Impotence—The causes of Sterility in both Sexes—Self-inflicted Miseries. SECTION V. -The Vices of Schools-Effects of certain per nicious habits on the mental and general faculties. SECTION VT.—Treatment of Nervous and Generative De bility—lmpotence and Sterility—Dangerous Results of various hazardous Specifics—The Author's Principles of Treatment ; Medical, Dietetic, and General, derived from Twenty Years' successful practice' The above work is intended for the perusal of those who have in early life been induced to swerve from the strict rules of morality. In its pages facts of paramount utility are but together, wholly divested of tne delusions and incon s oneles so largely introduced into certain quasi medical M l i li catiens given to the world gratis, under the guise of men a l ith Pr27. or as " acts of gratitude," by pretended clergy ..„ uu others, whose ts.mperings with the oonetitutsioll are " 12,211 t1Y tollowed by serious consequences. OYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION. —The Committee of this Institution earnestly APPEAL to the public for PECUNIARY ASSIST ANCE to aid them to meet the present heavy demands on the limited funds of the Society. It has now 106 lifeboats, some of which have saved this year 120 persons from a watery grave. THOMAS BARING, Chairman. THOMAS CHAPIIAN, Deputy-Chairman. 14, John-street, Adelphi W.C., Oct, 1860 . Bankers— Messrs. Willis' and Co. ; Coutta and Co. ; 'terries and Co.; and at the Institution. EXETER, YEOVIL, an d WEST o f ENGLAND , by the Direct Central Line.—The Third-Class Train leaves Waterloo-bridge Station each Week-day at 7.45 a.m., and is due to arrive at Exeter at 2.45 P.m. Express Train from Waterloo-bridge at 9 a.m., due at Exeter at 2 p.m. Ordinary Trains at 7.15, 11 a.m., and 3 p.m. GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA RAILWA COMPANY. TW ENTY-SECOND HALF-17 , :.v RLY GENERAL MEETING. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the TWENTY SECOND lIALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS in this COMPANY will be held at the London Tavern, Bishops„ ate-street, London, on Wednesday, the 31st day of October inst., at Twelve o'clock at Noon pre cisely, for the general business of the Company, pursuant to the Act. The Books for the registration of shares will be Closed from Thursday, the 18th, to Wednesday, the 31st instant, in clusive, and Transfers willnot be received during that period By order. THOS. R. WATT, Secretary. Company's Offices, S, New Broad-street, 8.C., London, sth October, 1860. A LJ3ERT and MEDICAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 7, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London, S.W. Established 1818. The Business of the Medical, Invalid, and General Life Assurance Society having been amalgamated with the Albert Life Assurance Company, the uniteri businesses will hence forth be carried on under the above title. Accumulated Fund exceeds -£500,000 Subscribed Capital 447,180 Paid up Capital .. 137,000 Annual Income from Lif e P rem i ums upwards of 220,000 Thenew business is now progressing at the rate of more than £25,000 per annum. From Professor De Morgan's Report upon the last valua tion of liabilities (end of 1858), and the statements of accounts, it appeared at that time that the surplus in favour of the Albert business alone, after providing fbr every liability, was £192,925 2s. 11d. Th e amoun t pa id t o th e pu bli c in Claims and Bonuses reaches to more than £BOO,OOO. HENRY WILLIAM SMITH, Actuary. C. DOUGLAS SINGER, Secretary. NORWICII UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. NOTICE.—MICHAELMAS RENEWALS. Losses by fire occurring during the fifteen days of grace are made good to the assured. ThAusiness of the Company exceeds £66,000,000. The duty paid to Government for the year 1850 was £80,639, and the amount assured on farming stock £10,140,636. A bonus of three-fifths of the profits periodically made to parties insuring, who have thus from time to time received sums amounting in the aggregate to £400,000. The rates of premium are i n no case higher than these charged by the other principal offices making no returns to their insurers. For prospectuses apply to the Society's Offices, Surrey street, Norwich ; and 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Black friars, E.C. RUPTURES.--BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS is allowed by upwards of 200 Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention ix the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Hr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, is. A Doublo Truss, 31s. tid., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. fid. Postage, ls. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. PLASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, & c ., f or Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling 01 the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 3s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., and 16s. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. A NETER FAILING REMEDY.- Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre pared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, area sure remedy for affections of the liver, indigestion, bile, sick headache, giddiness, loss of appe ,ite, lowness of spirits, &c. They can be taken at any time, without any danger from wet or cold, act mildly on the bowels, without pain or griping, clear the skin, remove sallowness and pimples, purify the _blood, brace the nerves, and invige- Tate the whole system. Sold by most druggists, in boxes, lid. and 2s. 9d. each. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's [sus and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert, 20, Jermyn-street," en graved on the Government stamp. 3, GREAT MARLBOROUGH-STREET, W., NEAR THE PANTHEON. CULVERWELL, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Licentiate of Midwifery, and lino becaries' Hall, London, can be consulted daily (only) as thove, on all cases of Nervous Debility; Languor, Incapacity, Less of Memory, Sterility, and all Functional Derangements of both Sexes, emanating from early and excessive ;indul gences Has Just published, price Is. ; by post, 12 stamps, 18 sealed, No. 4, An entire new and original Work, entitled OURSELVES. Synopsis: The Physiology and 'Anatomy of our Generation —The Origin of Disease—Symptoms, Treatment, and Cure. Also, an Exposition of. and Remedy for, all Urinary Derange ments and Marital Disqualifications, MALE. The modern treatment of Syphilis, Stricture, Elennorrhagia Gonorrhcea), Spermatorrhcea, Impotency, and all Diseases of the Urinary Organs, with Prescriptions, &o. FEMALE. The Physiology and Anatomy of Women—Functional Ir regularities in Health and Sickness—Choice in Marriage— Their Expectancies and Disappointments—The Cause and Removal of Sterility—The Theory and Symptoms of .Gesta lion—Use of the Speculum. Also, No. 1. HEALTH, HAPPINESS, and LONGEVITY; On. Debility, Nervousness, Dyspepsia. and Indigestion. No. 2.1 • LOVE AND MARRIAGE : Their Obligations, Happiness, and Disappointments; Love and other Matches. Sterility Removed, and Healthy Off inring secured. No. 3. THE CASE BOOK 100 Cases of SPERMATORRH(A, Their Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment, Confessions and Care by Cauterisations, Galvanism, &a. &o. &a. To be had of Mann, 39, Cornhill ; and the Authors. Advice to the Working* Classes fee Half-a-Guinea; (SPECIAL NOTICE.) - •- - - Dr. Culverwell is the only legally qualified medical practi tioner living of that name, and can be consulted (only as above). CURTIS ON MANHOOD -NEW EDITION: it MEDICAL ESSAY ON NERVOUS AND GENERA- TIVE DISEASES. ust Published, the 150th thousand, with numerous plates. in a sealed envelope, price is., Sold by all Boeksellers, and sent post paid, by the Author, forl 2 stamps, MANHOOD: the CAUSE and CURE of PRE MAMA); k DECLINE with Plain Directions for Perfect Restoration to Health and Vigour. ByJ. L. CURTIS, 15, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, London. CONTENTS: INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER. on the Physiological Structure and Functions of the Reproductive Organs. CHAPTER IL—Causes of Supermatorrhcea and Impotence; garly Vicious Indulgences ; Dangers of Neglect. CHAPTER lII.—A Review of the various Disqualifications of Marriage ; whether resulting from Youthful Abuse, the Follies of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. CHAPTER IV.—The Author's plan of Treatment, Medical and Moral, being the result of a successful practice extending over a period of 2.s.years. CHAPTERS V. and VI. on the modern Treatment of Gonorrhea and Syphilis. The Book concludes with numerous varied and interesting eases, to which is added the Author's receipt of a preventive Lotion. REVIEWS OF THE WORE. "Curtis on Manhood.—This is a truly valuable work, and s hould be in the hands of young and old."—" Sunday Ti mes," 13d March, 1856. "The author has conferred a great boon by p u bli s hi ng th i s little work, in which is descr i bed the source of th ose di seases w hich produce decline in youth orraore frequently premature old age."—" Daily Telegraph," March 27,1856. Sold also by Kent and Co., Paternoster-row; Mann, 39 Cornhill. "The temporary relief obtained by means of purgative medicines is purchased at the high price of the aggravati on nd if the perpetuating the disease."—HENßY, M.D. NO MORE PILLS OR ANY OTHER PHYSIC FOR CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION (DYSPEPSIA), PALPI TATION, NERVOUS,BILIOUS, AND LIVER COMPLAINTS, DEBILITY, DROPSY, EPILEPSY, PARALYSIS, COVGII, ASTHMA, CONSUMPTION, BRONCHITIS, SORB THROAT, FEVERS. DU BARRY'S delicious ° at il t; few pence per day, s t inties annoy , cures without purging or any of - L -' ING REVALENTA ARABICA FOOD. ances, and ruinous eaxypeessifisfetsyitniemuens oil, or visits to distant climates. remedy, fi nd safest incurred by cost s t in Medicine, and Certificate No. 36,418.—We An drew Ure, M.D., P.R.& ; Dr. Harvey ; Dr. Wur Il i t t h E a e th A b u e Lnc medicine,rrerl lazeßrw;DiSerhT. cod liver land ; Dr. Campbell. We extract a few out of 56,000 cures ( If fifty years' incla : Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies of mauy er y ib e a a h r i s e ' dyspepsia. Cure No. 49,832. w hich, at from dyspepsia, nervoisness, asthma, cough. ._o_constipa tion, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting, Maria J _li g , of LYna, Norfolk. Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacob, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gathering's, low spirit s , and nervous fancies. Cure No. 54,816. The Rev. James T. Campbell, Syderstoae Rectory, near Fakenham, Norfolk of Indigestion and li ver complaints. Cure No. 56,814. Mr. Samnel Laxton, Leicester, of two years' diarrhoea. Cure Ao. 180. Mr. W. Reeves, 181, Fleet-street, London, of 25 years' nervous ness, cc nstipation, indigestion, and debility. Cure No. 4,028: s p a s m s, and LY:Pseca,lisill Eight years' tory. Norfolk. Cure No. 3,906. Thirteen , ev n . e r a v o e b u n sn iv es . s il debility, with cramps, gestlon, and general debility, James Porter, Athol-street, yea l r t s idl c i o n n gt oi on , i lt n e d c i_ - p er tk. Cure No. 58,314. Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, near Liver Pool, of ten years ' dyspepsia, and all the horrors of nervous irritability. C ur e C No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, -- “ r ilLeY, Surrey, of 30 years' diseased ,41i;er derangement, partial deafness. itulm , n Sr be ni r il s a PPa r iet t tr es iclial t gl' im nOtt o - n b6 i i ils from 56,000 patients who can be re- Theferred to. Food is sold in canisrsg r antb. 2s 9d 21b 4s, 6d 121 b 225., 241 b. 40s. ; super-refinedy, 51b. 228„ 101 b. 335. The ~ 121 b., and 241 b. canisters carriage free on receipt of order by Barry Du Barry and Co. 77, Regent- LondonAbbis, 60, G h h 'CO '' racee are -street; 4, Cheapside • 63 ; sptorsetet°,llLceondon ; Fortnum, Mason and Oxford - street ; 330 and 452, Strand ; 49 and 60 and 15 ° , Oxf B tty ' Petty w ood, an 0., xing , Phil li ps William mei olborn; and all groom. strotAlty I at 1871 Bishopsgate-street • a „ and M.. tea dealers t_ 16 rinoburarvevia4LPl. 60a__ailly: - D R. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, opposite the Ilaymarket. OPEN DAILY from 12 till 5, and from 7 till 10. PROGRAMME OF LECTURES FOR OCTOBER. Three and Eight o'clock—lll effects of various avocations upon Health, with Pictorial Illustrations shown by the oxyhydrog•en Lig-ht, and the Oxyhydrogen Miscroscope. Nine o'clock—Half an hour with the Mediums and Spirit- Rappers, with numerous experiments. Admission, ONE SHILLING. Dr. Kahn's "Philosophy of Marriage," and his new work on "Woman, specially considered in her relation to the Married State.' Published Published by Allen, 20, Warwick-lane, price One Shilling each ; or either sent free by post for 18 stamps direct from the Author. Address, 17, Harley-street, Cavendish-square, W. A RGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly RE-OPENED for the WINTER SEASON for PRO MENADE CONCERTS, with the following powerful cast, consisting of selections from Il Trovatore, Martha , Lurline, Huguenots, L'Etoile du Nord, &o, Dancing at Ten o'clock. The Original Band, established ten years. Conducted by M. LAMOTTE. Admission, is. • THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, - 1 - HIGH HOLBORN.—The above popular and splen didly -appointed BALL ROOM, with its various elegant re freshment rooms, is NOW OPEN for the Season. The re cent elaborate decorations and improvements have rendered this the most fashionable .and popular rendezvous of the metropolis. Mr. W. M. Packer's celebrated Band performs nightly selections from favourite operas and th e l a t es t an d mist fashionable waltzes, &c. Doors open at eight o'clock. Admission, is. TEETH -1860 — Post fr ee , th ree s t amps . A TREATISE EXPLAINING Messrs. GABRIEL'S IMPROVEMENTS in ARTIFICIAL TEETH and FLEXIBLE CORALITE GUMS, whereby one set will wear longer than three ordinary ones, and being fitted without springs, wires, or metals, and without any operation, prove a valuable desideratum to all who have occasion for the den tist's services. None but pure first class materials and workmanship employed, while the expense is even less than half the ordinary cost. To be obtained only of Messrs. Gabriel, dentists to the Prince Dottajana, established 1815, see diploma, No. 110, Regent-street, W., (next Medal's) and 33, and 34, Ludgate-hill, City. " The advantages obtainable by Gabriel's system render it pre-eminently superior, and the nearest approach to perfec tion yet attained.' '—Observer. " Gabriel's treatise should be read by all who value health; their system will save much money and more annoyance."— Morning Herald. For obvious reasons it is necessary particularly to note the name, and that the entrance to the city establishment is up the private passage between Benson, the silversmith's, and he State Fire Insurance Office.— Liverpool, 134, Duke-street A NEW PASSAGE THROUGH THE ISLAND OF SPITZBE.RGEN. The Christiania Morning Gaiette (Morgenbladel) of the 2d October, reports from the 2romsoe Mercantile Gazette (Stiftstidente), the fellowing important geographical disco very :—" These who have a knowledge of the charts of Spitzbergen, will have observed that the firth or sound, being nearly 20 Norwegian miles in length, stretches from the north to the south, and for the greaterpart divides that island. It is commonly called Storfjordon,' or the great firth, but 'older descriptions call it Wibeland's Water (a name, I think, given by the Dutch). All the charts which I have seen indicate that there exists no outlet from the head of the said firth in any direction. That this is the case has also hitherto been the general belief of the seafar ing people of Finmark who annually visit Spitzbergen. In this year, however, two or more vessels of this place had sailed onward and back through a sound going out from the head of the said firth in an easterly direction, having thus, without any difficulty, reached tie eastern coast of Spitzbergen, which is generally thought to be the richest fishing ground, though in the course of this summer it has not proved so. The Sound is narrow, as is also the north end of the ' Storfjorden' itself, hardly a stonecast in width. A strong current runs through it, which however, is by no means dangerous either to vessels or to boats. The navi gation this season to Spitzbergen has not yet entirely dis continued, as all the vessels had not returned. The catch hardly surpasses an average year ; so far, therefore, the new passage has been without a practical result." " Tromso°, Sept. 20.--Spitzbergen, by its seal and walrus fisheries, as well as its bear hunting, becomes year by year of greater importance to this place, and as there is generally a great complaint among the seamen about the lack of a reliable chart of those regions, it world be desirable if our Govern ment would choose to send out an expedition in order to remedy this great want." One of the French* officers who took part in the recent battle between the Papal and Piedmontese troops relates a singular incident :—Captain de Charette found himself engaged in conflict with swords with a Piedmontese officer, and wounded him. On seeing his adversary fall, M. de Charette bent over him, and the Piedmontese officer was only able to press his hand and expire. They recog. nised each other at that supreme moment as old acquain tances, having been fellow pupils at the Military College of Turin. [ADVERTISEMENT.] — Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— Useful sympathy. 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Mr. Merry, however, had a good representative in Folkestone, who had no difficulty in cutting down the moderate lot op posed to him in the Clearwell Stakes; but he was unsuc cessful in the Prendergast Stakes with the Phemy colt, who had to succumb to Preceptress by a head. Mr. Merry has now two good strings to his bow for next year's Derby, in Folkestone and Dundee, and I would not be surprised if Folkestone should turn out the Lest on the eventful day. However, those who back them at present are sure to have rare hedging during the winter, as they are both sure to see a short price. Three came to the post for the 100 Sovs Sweepstakes, and Sir J. Hawley's Venus filly was made a rattling favourite with 6to 4on her. She, however, in no way justified such odds, for she compounded the moment she was collared, and Roesia, the extreme outsider in the betting, won by three-quartet's of a length from Eda, the favourite being at least four lengths behind them. Roesia is engaged in the Cambridgeshire with the moderate weight of sst 71b, nearly 2st less than Dulcibella, and no doubt will give the winner of the Cesarewitch some trouble. There were only 27 starters for the Cesarewitch, being the smallest field we have had for some time. They got away at the first attempt, the front division being composed of Moorcock, Killigrow, Optimist, Dulci bella, Heiress, Plumper, Lady Trespass, Ben Webster, The Prophet, Golden Pippin, and Sir William ; whilst the middle and hinder lot consisted of Stapletoßai a tk a , Th e Alderman, Newcastle; Cape Flyaway, Comforter, Rising Sun, Ancient Briton, Feodorowna, Mavourneen, Barabbas, and Glendinning. When they had settled into their places the running was taken up at a good pace by Moorcock, Killigrew going at his side, Dulcibella, Heiress, Lady Tres. prss, and Golden Pippin being in close order. They ran thus to the Ditch Gap, where Dulcibella, full of running, and pulling hard, rushed to the front, and on,passing the bushes Golden Pippin was beaten, and only five were actu ally in the race—viz., Dulcibella, Optimist, Moorcock, Heiress, and Lady Trespass. About half-way up the hill Sadler eiress tOok a pull at Dulcibella, but midway between the cords she shot out, quitted her horses at every stride, and won in the commonest of canters by ten lengths. There was a length and a half between the second and third horses. Moorcock was a tolerable fourth, and Lady Tres pass fifth. Ben Webster, Cape Flyaway, Feodorowna, and Plumper headed the next lot, Tho last trio consisted of Viatka, Starke, and The Prophet. Fortune again smiled on my selection. On Monday last I wrote as follows :—" To choose between such a lot of animals as these enumerated is no easy matter. Those that I expect the winner to spring from are COMFORTER, OPTIMIST, HEIRESS, DUI, CIBELLA, MAVOURNEEN, and SIGNET." From the above it will be seen that in my lot against tho field I had the good luck to name the first, second, and third horses, two of them being at 20 to 1 when I made my prophecy. Of course the result of the race had a material effect on the betting for the Cambridgeshire, as little as 4 to 1 being taken about the winner. The winner is by Voltigeur out of Priestess (winner of the Northamptonshire Stakes ten years ago), and was bred by Lord William rowlett, who gave William Day £6OO for Traducer in the spring, and " threw in" Dulcibella besides, contrary to the advice of Sam Rogers, who wished his lordship to run the latter for the Queen's Plate at Epsom on the Thursday, and for the Oaks on the follow ing day I The Cesarewitch is remarkable for surprises of this nature, Weathergage, a cast-off, having won in 1852, whilst last year it was carried off by Artless, a selling plater I Dulcibella is not so bad a winner for the Ring as might be expected, although the stable commission will take a large aura out of it. In addition to Mr. W. Day and Mr. Parker, both of whom win great stakes—Mr. D., on dit, nearly £ls,ooo—Mr. F. Swindell, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. J. Bennett, Mr. Ashworth, and Mr. Reeve are the chief winners amongst the bookmakers ; and of the " upper ten thousand," though most of the gentle men "got through," the only stakes reported to b. won are by a noble Hampshire lord, and one or two Dorsetshire gentlemen connected with the Woodyates stable. Book makers wero uncommonly shy of making an offer against Dulcibella for the Cambridgeshire, for which her weight, including 71b penalty for winning the Cesarewitch, is 7st 31b—she thus meets Optimist on 51b and Heiress on• 51b worse terms Of the 27 starters, 18 are in the shorter race, and the following is a comparison of their respective weights in each : CESAREWITCH. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. St lb St lb Ancient Briton, 5 yrs 7 2 .... . 7 7 Ben Webster, 3 yrs .. 7 9 • • •• 7 12 Comforter, 4 yrs 8 6 9 0 Dulcibella, 3 yrs 6 11 Feodorowna, 3 yrs 6 4 7 3 6 3 Glendinning, 3 yrs .. 5 9 Golden Pippin, 3 yrs 6 4 Heiress, 4 yrs... 6 0 5 7 6 6 6 0 Killigrew, 5 yrs 6 12 Lady Trespass, 3 yrs 7 12 Miss Digby, 4 yrs 6 0 Moorcock, 4 yrs.. 7 6 Optimist, 3 yrs Rising Sun, 3 yrs Sir William, 3 yrs Stapleton, 5 yrs 7 7 7 10 6 7 7 7 .... 6 7 .... 7 1 .... 6 13 .... 7 6 Starke, 5 yrs Viatka, 3 yrs Ancient Briton pulled up lame, and his chance is out, as is also that of Ben Webster and,Comforter. Killigrew, Golden Pippin, Heiress, Feodorowna, Optimist, Lady Trespass, Moorcock, Rising Sun, and Sir William all ran sufficiently forward to show they would be backed to do the shorter course were Dulcibella out of the race; but Dulcibella had so much the best of the race from start to finish, pulling over them, in every part of the race, that her extra 61b will not counterbalance the victory, and Ben Webster, Golden Pippin, and Rising Sun have each 21b or 31b extra on their backs also. • She is, however, meeting Sir William on 91b worse terms, and the latter had better be kept on the right side. The remaining handicaps afforded one or two Cambridgeshire horses an opportunity of dis playing a respectable form, and Moorcock's victory in the Handicap Plate over the mile and a quarter on Thursday would have brought him to 10 to 1 had he not started for the Cesarewitch ; as to beat Gladiolus at 31b and Gallus at 9lb was a great performance, for it showed him to be quite the equal of the pair at about even weights, and it will tako a veritable " flyer" to beat his Cesarewitch conqueror, Dulcibella, in the Cambridgeshire. Thunderbolt's easy victory over Buccaneer brought him• prominently into notice, and as little as 14 to 1 was taken about him. To select a lot thus early is a difficult matter, but the winner may turn up in the following :—Cantine, Madlle. Chantilly, Dulcibella, Thunderbolt, Sir William, Gridiron, Brassey, Heiress, Roseia, Precise, and John Osborne and Ten Broeck's representatives. 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OPENING of the THEATRES for the WINTER SEASON.—EVANS' magnificent Music and Supper Rooms, Covent-garden.—Gentlemen visiting London will find their evening enjoyment largely provided for at the above establishment. The Dramatic Gallery alone worth a visit. One hundred and eighty Portraits, the greater num ber first-class in art, and original Paintings. Commencing at Eight o'clock. Suppers after the Theatres. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—SATunbAy. The principal feature to-day was settling on the Cesare witch, which was so far satisfactory. The winner has not done much mischief here: sto 1 was freely offered against Dulcibella. Near the close of business Contadina. and Kil ligrew were backed, the former at 30 to 1, and tha latter at 40 to 1. There was very little betting done. Closing prices : CAMBRIDGESILIMI STAKES. sto 1 agst Dulcibella (offered) 12 to 1 agst Thunderbolt (offered) 20 to 1 agst Sutton (offered) 25 to 1 agst Optimist (taken) 25 to 1 agst Contadina (off., 30 taken) 33 to 1 agst Precise (taken) 33 to 1 agst Sir William (taken) 33 to 1 agst Stampedo (taken) 40 to 1 agst Killigrew (taken) 50 to 1 agst Dartmouth (offered) 50 to 1 agst Summerside (taken) 50 to 1 agst Brassey (taken) YOUATT W. GRAY TO SUBSCRIBERS.—You must put more and more on the Cambridgeshire ; we shall win easier than Dulcibella did the Cesarewitch Stakes. I know a horse that has been kept for the Liverpool Cup—now at 50 to I—that will receive all sorts of " pepper ;" that will settle half the bookmakers: Terms, to the end of the season, 55.; the Cambridgeshire Stakes, 2s. 6d.—Address 15, Charing cross, London. sfr The British and North American Royal Mail steamship Asia sailed from Liverpool for New York on Saturday. Besides the usual mails and a valuable cargo, she also took out 150 passengers. THE FRENCH NAVY—By an imperial decree, dated the 25th of September, the French Emperor has ordered that the following officers be added to the strength of the fleet :—Two engineers• in -chief, eight principal en gineers of the Ist class, and 30 principal engineers of tho 2d class. The engineers-in-chief are to be promoted by selection, but must previously have served three years at least as principal engineers of the first class. The Ist class engineers aro to be taken from the 2d class, half by selec tion and the remainder by seniority, and these must also have served three years at least at sea. The 2d class are to be taken exclusively from the list of those engineers who during three years have had charge of an engine at sea. The engineers-in-chief are to be attached to the particular naval ports designated by the Minister of Marine. The let class principal engineers are to be employed on shore ac cording to the exigencies of the service. The 2d class principal engineers are to be employed on shore and at sea. They are to embark on board a ship carrying an ad miral's flag or a broad pendant, or on board any other ship to which the Minister of Marine may ekoose to appoint them. The remainder of the decree contains directions as to the retirement of these officers, and as to their uniforms, which are, by the way, exceedingly Pretty and simple.-- ..01rmy and ifar,y Gazette. AGRICULTURE IN TILE PFN,TAUB. The state of agriculture, the prospects of tea planting, of flax cultivation, and the development of the resources of the Punjaub generally, is a sub ject of paramount importance. Some years ago the Punjaub Agricultural Society instituted a series of inquiries regarding the state and practice of agriculture in that country. The result of the inquiries proved that with the excep tion of Rawulpindee, the countries Trans Indus, and the hill districts of Kote Kangra and Simla, the face of the country was one uniformly level plain, varied only by depressions several miles in length, forming the five rivers which flow through the plains and unite in Scinde. These low lands are full of fine alluvial deposit, and are enriched by par tial inundations every year. They are tracts of great natural fertility, and abundance of the best water for irrigation is obtained a very few feet from the surface. The ground between one basin and the other of adjoining rivers is higher by several feet, and comparatively dry and unproduc tive. Portions toward the south are either not cul tivated at all, or are barren and covered with jungle and sandy waste, yet the soil is friable, and has for the most part a fair admixture of loam and sand, requiring the command of water only to fit it for the highest cultivation. Nearing the hills, and eastward of a line drawn from the point of junction of the Sutlej and Beas rivers through Umritsir, Wiizeerabad, and Jhelum, the whole surface is a` scene of uninterrupted fertility and richness, to the base of the lowest range nfiaills which 4110-49- ' plans of the north-east. The cultii'ated products of the countries, though such differences exist in the levels of the surface, are much the 'same in all. Wheat, barley, sugar-cane, maize, and millet, are the staples of the whole country, with some cotton, hemp, tobacco, pulses, and vegetables of several sorts. We will not now allude to the modes of culti vation adopted by the natives ; our object is to refer to the report of the Punjaub Government on the improvement which has lately taken place in the cultivation and preparation of carel. The mutiny seriously affected some portions of the country ; several villages were entirely destroyed, others partially or wholly deserted, and for a time the fields were left untilled. But matters soon re turned to the state they were in before the troubles. The villagers flocked back to their residences, the plough was at its wonted work again, and cultiva tion began to extend beyond its former boundaries and to encroach on the jungles. The report states in one district, Goozerat alone, close upon eleven thousand acres of jungle have been brought under the plough during the past year ; in Per gunnah Taran Taran of the Ihnritsnr district, there has been an increase of cultivation of upwards of five thousand acres. Oil seeds have lately formed an object of cultiva tion, particularly in the Ferozepore and Mooltan district ; it is grown not for home trade, but for export to Kurrachee, where the demand is appa rently increasing. The growth of tea at Holta, lin the Kangra district, need only be mentioned. Cotton seems to flourish in the sub-montane dis tricts, such as Umballa, Hoskearpore, Goozerat, and Peshawur. Flax has also been introduced and grown abundantly. Aboricniture has been carried on with some vigour in the districts of La hore, Googranwalla, and Goordaspore, where an aggregate of near 150,000 trees has been planted by the district officers. It is gratifying to hear that the natives are beginning to take an interest in the cultivation of trees, several new groves of mangoe and other useful trees having been planted by the zemindars in the Trans and Cis Sutlej States. The Punjaub has always been noted for the absence of trces of large growth; this is owing to two causes, the appropriation of saplings for purposts of build- , ing during the Sikh rule, and also to the devasta tion caused to groves and trees wherever found, by contending armies, before the annexation of the' country by theßritish. Efforts have for many years been made to re-place the forest once existing, and encouragement in rewards and titles have been held out by the administration to all who will plant a grove or assist in improving the irrigation of the country. The happiest results have followed these efforts, and the most encouraging is new re corded in the report, that the zemindars are lend ing their aid to the good cause. `The destruction of forests is said to cause a cessa tion, or a very considerable diminution, in the fall of rain in a locality. We may suppose, on the same argument, that an increase of tree cultivation will increase the fall of rain in a locality where before the rain fell but seldom. The fall of rain in the Punjaub is exceedingly small. We learn from the report that during the past six years the greatest annual fall was twenty-six inches in 1856, and the smallest, eighteen inches, in 1857. It is to be hoped that the anticipated result from the planting of trees will be realised, by which means the labours of the husbandman will be greatly assisted, and his dependence on well-irrigation diminished. The introduction of canal irrigation more generally than was the case during the Sikh domination has been a great assistance to the cultivator, and has brought a vast amount of land under the plough which had hitherto been lying fallow.—From the North-West Gazette. ST. GEORGE'S IN 711 E EAST. Yesterday the services at the church of St. George-in-the-East were conducted with compara tively little interruption upon the whole, although after the conclusion of that in the evening there was a disturbance within the church which, occur ring in any other religious edifice, would have been considered disgraceful. At intervals, during the morning service, a small group of persons, well known for the opposition they have all along waged to the rector's mode of conducting the services, ren dered themselves so conspicuous by the energy with which they read the responses and by their derisive coughing, that Mr. Compton, one of the sidesmen charged with the duty of maintaining order within the church, marked the ringleaders among them, one being a young woman, with a view, it is said, to a charge in the neighbouring police court. At the evening service the precaution of closing the galleries to the public was again had recourse to, and with a satisfactory result, for it tends to bring the whole congregation, and especially the disorderly portion of it, more within the view of those on whom the duty de volves of maintaining something like decorum in a place where that has been long unknown. On the doors being opened the church was speedily filled with the usual mixed multitude, composed princi pally of young men and women, who took posses sion of the pews indiscriminately, and whose demea nour was marked by the customary excitement. It required but small powers to perceive that few were there for any other purpose than vague curio sity, and that there was, as there has ever been since the disturbances began, a marked absence of the class of grown-up people, accompanied by their families, who usually attend the church of the parish in which they reside. Except perhaps the rector's and the churchwardens' pews, anything like a pro prietary right in a sitting in the church appears for the present in abeyance, and the whole place is as much common ground as the greatest stiekler for free sittings in churches could desire. The Rev. Mr. Hansard, who has the provisional care of the parish, read the prayers and lessons ; and an extempore sermon, which had for its object to inculcate the idea of the all-pervading love of God, was afterwards preached by the Rev. Francis Garden, M.A., Sub- Dean of the Chapel Royal, Whitehall. Now and then there was an attempt, during the devotional part of the service, and at the conclusion of the les sons, to provoke a general cough, by a handful of ill-mannered people, apparently acting in concert, who had contrived to seat themselves together in front of the reading desk, but it was a comparative failure, a better feeling pervading the general body of the congregation. The sermon was attentively listened to throughout. Among the congregation was no less distinguished a person than the Chan cellorthe of th e E xc h equer , w h o oc cupied a seat in churchwardens' pew. For some time at the conclu sion of the serv i ce th e ill-disposed part of the con gregation seemed loath to leave rather he r alarming. church, and once the appearance of things was up in a corner in front of the vestry door an uproar for some little time, the abject of c w A crowd of people,by chance or desiagene,iriattheewmhmieehd the clergyman had retired, and created leaving waslhhaurrdclyh intelligible. Numbers who were hich tle church returned returned to see what was t he matter, " confusion worse con founded;" others stood up on pew to pew ; while the m th a e le s h e n a t ts eh o t r a jumped fr p e e n d t from or the vestry gave expression to their dissatisfactio n, whatever it was, in tones of angry altercation, which rang through the building. But at sight of the during the service in plain clothes, and who came to quell the disturb ance, assisted by the churchwardens, sidesmen, and beadles, the people gradually dispersed and retired from the church. Mr. Gladstone witnessed the scene f ro m the churchwarden's pew, and did not l eave the edifice until order was being restored. A U S TI A letter dated Vienna, Oct. 10, says the Emperor, in the afternoon of Monday, had chanced to look from the window of his palace into the Franzens-Plate he would have seen a very unusual concourse of people. In the morning of the d ay i n question, Count Rechberg sent to the Foreign Ministerseet them know that he should not be able to r eive them as usual, because a Cabinet Council was to be held. By some means or other it became generally known that the Emperor and his Ministers would meet in Council at an unusual hour, and some sanguine politicians at once came to the conclusion that the finishing touch was about to be put to the Provincial Statutes. They accord ingly went to the F ran zee s -Platz,where they waited for many hours in the vain hope of beinc , able to obtain an inklin g of what was doing in the interior of the palace. The following anecdote has been related, because it shows that the Imperial edicts are expected by the people with an impatience which is almost ungovernable. Yesterday the Wiener Zeitung was thrown aside with contempt, because it contained no official news of importance, but the curiosity of the public will soon be satisfied, for it has been decided that the so-anxiously-expected Patent Laws shall be published before his Majesty leaves for Warsaw, which he will do on the 21st inst. During the last few days Count Rechberg has been negotiating with some of the leaders of the Hungarian Conservatives, but there is little or no chance of his being able to come to an understanding with them, as he.is not wUling tQgrant a toith part -of-what they deaand,r ntMrkleij'retarved home very soon after ti; Ireichsrath was prorogued, and Count Apponyi and M. Von Mailath have fol lowed his example, but Count Szechen is still here. The Emperor's autograph letter to the Patriach Rajacics will not fail to increase the excitement of the Hungarians, as it proves to demonstration.that the Government is having recourse to its old wiles in order to bring about a misunderstanding be tween themselves and the Servians. The latter, who in 1690 emigrated to Austria from the Prin cipality of Servia, always claimed and long enjoyed complete autonomy, though their right to it was disputed by the Hungarian Diet. Rather less than a century ago the Hungarians endeavoured to amalgamate the Servians with themselves, but the latter, not liking the process, applied for protection to the Empress Maria Theresa, who readily pro mised it. Her Majesty kept her word, inasmuch as she would not allow the Hungarians to oppress the Servians, but she gradually introduced the Aus trian regime into the Voivodina. The National Congress for the election of the Metropolitan, and for the regulation of ecclesiastical and scholastic matters met from time to time, but the Servians were dissatisfied with the protection accorded, be cause it deprived them of all freedom of action. In older times the Patriarchs always acted as Presi dents of the National Congress, but the Empress Maria Theresa thought fit to place commissaries of her appointing in the chair. While the Emperors Joseph 11. and Leopold 11. were on the throne Na tional Congresses were held, but since that time all the special rights and privileges of the Servians have been in abeyance. They will now be partially restored, in order that the Servians in the Voivo dina may object to the reunion of that province with Hungary. The expression, " Illyrian National Con gress," is likely to be frequently used in my corre spondence, and it may therefore be well to state that the word " Illyrian" must be understood to mean the non-united Greeks inhabiting the pro vinces which formerly belonged to the Hungarian Crown. The words " Illyrian National Congress" makes a good appearance on paper, and produce no disagreeable impression on the ear, but they mean very little, as the Assembly is only what is here called a " consultative" body. The relations be tween the Hungarians and Croatians are already very intimate, and the Pozor, an independent paper, which is published at Agram, in the Slavonic lan guage, recommends the two nationalities to defend their common rights against any foreign (German ?) element. So many arrests are now made in Venetia, the Southern Tyrol, Istria, and Hungary, that the inha bitants of those provinces are exceedingly excited,and some of them almost openly express their resolve to try to get rid of such an 4‘ unbearable yoke" at the very first opportunity. Hardly a day passes without political prisoners being sent by railroad to Bohe mia, and last week no fewer than 40 persons arrived at the fortress of Joscphstad in the course of 24 hours. On the 9th inst. several students were arrested at Pesth, and at once removed to some other part of the empire ; Count Edward Carolyi, the cousin of Count Louis Carolyi, who for the moment is Austrian Charge d'Affaires in London, was a few days ago arrested at Salzburg, while on his way home from Ostend. Three per sons were to have been arrested in the Szolnok County (Hungary), but when the police arrived they found that their expected prey had escaped. Some days ago a special messenger was sent with despatches to General St. Quentin, the Governor of the Temesch Banat and Voivodina, and it is be lieved that he has received powers to place these provinces in a state of siege should it appear ad visable so to do. Persons coming from the Banat say that the position of the German employes and military men is almost untenable. Some days ago you were informed that traces of a conspiracy, which has ramifications in the Southern Tyrol, Istria, and Hungary, has been discovered in Vene tia, and it now appears that the Government is in possession of papers containing the names of the persons who were to have taken the lead at the out break of a revolution. The papers in question are said to have been found in the possession of a per son who was arrested on suspicion of being a Pied montese agent. During the night of the 3d inst. a foreigner shot himself at Venice, and the people at once came to the ccnclusion that he was an agent of Garibaldi, and had taken his own life in order to escape the police who were in pursuit of him. There is again a question of a Congress for the settlement of the Italian question, but this Govern ment will hardly be a party to it, unless it is pre viously agreed that the right of Austria to retain possession of Venetia shall not be called in question by any of the Powers. Indeed, it is not very pro bable that the Emperor Francis Joseph will autho rise any one of his Ministers to sit down at the same council-table with Count Cavour, who is here considered the most perfidious of diplomatists. The fortifications are completed at Malamocco, and the Austrian engineers are now of opinion that Venice will be able to hold her own against any force which Victor Emmanuel and Garibaldi can bring against her. In the local papers it is stated that England is bargaining with Austria for a naval station in the Adriatic, but I am not inclined to attach much importance to the intelligence. It is, however, an indisputable fact that the relations between England and Austria are improvtinf, Her Majesty, the Queen, who quitted Coburgt this morning, is said to have been much offended- oh,at. her yacht, the Fairy, was detained at coleFn ()f u g the Prussian adthorities. The Custom-housed the vessel, cers at Cologne wanted to go on 1 . , ?a: _ fficial but her captain declined to accep f t t." as he was not inclined to let "anOVrat Mayenee, jesty'E things be her 1% turned upside down. The Fair the night. 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A writer in a contemporary says—Those:, who have agreed in favour of the construe : 4*On these vessels have done so, I believe, from a smite knowledge of the effect which can be , prodn ced by heavy rifled cannon, Mr. Whitwort s h h s ow B l o l - i p g a r u ,e n su de it r a , the largest hitherto constructed, little, if at all, superior to those produced by an esni ) - pounder service gun ; while, if we may judge .o the letter of an Artillery officer which appeared in the Mechanics' Magazine last week, all Armstrong guns of a larger size than 40-pounders are unsafe. Notwithstanding that my opinion maybe op posed to that of many naval officers of great weight and experience in their profession, I am neverthe less convinced that an iron-cased ship (unl ess her plates were of a thickness utterly to prechale the possibility of her being a seagoing ship) a light b 0 destroyed from shore batteries, large frigates, or gunboats ti at distances at which she could be hit W any degree of certainty, say two or three thea sand yards, and with guns very little, if at all, heavier than the service 68 pounder gun. If Government will find the money I will engage' to furnish them with g shall penetrat e th e sidesuonfs n a a ve d sse po l rj oa e s c od til w es which shall iron boast plates 41- inches thi c k at the distance To show that this i s no va i n how it can be done. I will explain It has been proved that a 681 b. shot of wrought iron will penetrate a 4-1--inch iron plate with facility within the distance of 100 yards, the initial velocity of the shot being less than 1,800 feet a second. Those who know anything of the theory of pro jectile force will be aware that a shot of 170.1 b. weight, striking an obj ect with a velo city of 1,100 feet a second, would have a penetrating power quite' equal to that •f the 681 b. shot, while the general effect of the blow would be enormously greater. That a projectile of 1701 b. weight may without difficulty be fired with the above-mentioned velocity was proved beyond a doubt the other day at Shoe burynesa, when, from a rifled gun, an elongated projectile of 1711 b. weig g ht was fired with a mean. velocity of 1,200 feeta second to a distance of .420 yards, the time of flight being 5.31 seconds; while the mean velocity of flight in a range of more than. 10,000 yards was as much as about 1,100 feet a second. According to the ordinary method of calculation, therefore, this shot should penetrate an iron plate at almost any distance within its range with the same facility as would a 681 b. shot at a distance of 100 yards. It would really do so, however, with even greater facility. No iron-cased ship could come within the range of guns similar to the one I have referred to with ' out the risk of destruction, unless, as I remarked, the plates of iron were so thick as to render the vessel an inert, floating mass, such as might pro bably be available for coast defences, but for no other purpose, Vessels of this description, indeed, if armed with the above kind of gun, would pro bably be the most formidable kind of batteries which could be devised. With respect to the angular plates which have latoly attracted some notice, I would observe that their efficiency in preventing the penetration of shot must depend upon the relative position of the guns which are brought to bear against them. If a vessel constructed with angular plates were op posed to a battery high above the level of the water, or to another vessel which carried her guns high, the object of having the plates in a sloping posi tion would be defeated. There is no royal road to a knowledge of these matters, and so little is really known of them that the opinion of scarcely any individual at present is worth listening to. A course of careful and sys tematic experiment is the only method of arriving at any certain knowledge of the subject, and until this be done all argument upon it must be a mere waste of time. THE LOSS OF THE STEAMER ARCTIC. MR. SHERIDAN KNOWLES DROWNED. We have already recorded the loss of the screw steamer Arctic in the Baltic. A telegram received by the owners gives the following list of the drowned :—Of the crew — Turnbull (the mate), Laverack (steward), Smith and Neal (firemen), and Birkman (the stewardess). Passengers-- Mr. Sheridan Knowles (dramatist), Miss Reading, and Mrs.. Butterworth and child. The owners have also received the following particulars from Captain Bowes, who, writing from Harborg, near Lemvig, Jutland, Oct. 6, says : It is with feelings of the deepest regret that I have to announce to you the total loss of your fine steamer the Arctic, at this place, which happened under the following circumstances :—I left Grimsby on Tuesday morning at, six a.m., with a most favourable prospect of a fine passage, the wind being at S.W. It continued fine and moderate until Wednesday, the 3d inst., when at six a.m. sprung up a stiff breeze from the W.S.W., so that the ship went pleasantly along. At noon, I found by obser vation and soutding that she had made a good course, she being then in lat. 56 deg. 14 min. N., and 25 fathoms water, being from SO to 90 miles from the mainland. At one p.m. came on a most terrific gale from the N.W., which caused several heavy seas to break on board, which washed into the engine-room at the doors and bunker holes to such an ex tent that the fires were immediately extinguished. The ship then became unmanageable, the wind blowing away everything it could catch hold of. All hands were imme diately set to work with buckets, as wo could not get any of the pumps to work, to try and bail it out, but the water gained on them, so that by morning the engine-room was nearly full. Everything was done by the officers and crew that could be done, but all was of no avail to save the ves sel, for she drifted fast down before the gale on a lee shore. At eight a.m. the gale rather more moderato, tried to set the forotopsail, but it blew away, so that I could only get two or three fore and aft sails set, which were not of much use. At 10 a.m., saw the land distant about 12 or 14 miles, then prepared the anchors, which were let go about seven or eight miles from the land, but she would not look at them. I then thought I would slip the cables and let her go as high on the beach as possible, for the safety of all on board,. so I went down along with the mates to try and do so, but could not get the end adrift, and during the time I was down she struck on an outer reef with about 3 3 / 4 feet on it, when she must have started some of her plates, for she immediately filled aft and began to settle down in deep water. I rushed aft to try and get all from the cabin to the fore end cf the ship, it being then the safest place, but by the time I got to the bridge a tremendous wave came on t an e_ d covered the stern, so that only four of the American geniels, men escaped. Mr. Sheridan Knowles, Miss Reaodindrgo'wnod. Butterworth and child, and the stewardess, bee, with the We then all got to the foremast as quick as named John Smith, who jumped overboamr • his cabin. There exception of Mr. Turnbull, the chief mdaEsdaswn dasadfirorewmnaned immediately. Tho eats was drowned rs sfeonumgre.pon the following day, five in n t then m l7 a i o n f t u o s p ,. crewt wasan .na'ls.lotnhethfeor4etthopins, an t. d , night in our wet having had to endure the horrors all f time. and there we remained until dth f P o e eas u n rs r p e The ship was clothes, it blowing andofraulwater, the - a long about three-quarters of a lying in five fathoms mile from the lan d, and the p e ople on shore could ren d er us no assistance until it began to o. m e oderate, which k inst., and at p.m. they managed to g et carry m not or e un til was noon of the 5t 4 the lifeboat o ff to us. I then got 14 into the boat along w ith t l an d she being no ar, enough to Was myself, obliged t o go on shore, where we safely l an d e d ; but the boat in coming on shore the second time capsized in the surf, when the steward, a fireman named Neil, and an Eng- Ju d i gentleman named Mr. Earle, who was residing here, were all drowned, It was mainly through his exertions that the boat was got off at all. None of us saved anything but the clothes we stood in. There are now about 500 bales of cotton, some bales of twist, and a few light cases washed on shore. As for ship's stores there is only the deck work, it is all broken to pieces. The ship is broken in two, and should she break to pieces there might be something washed on shore ; but I do not think that will be for some time yet, It will be necessary to send a copy of the manifest here, so as to know to whom the cargo belongs. At present it is all in charge of the custom-house officers. We are all at pre sent under the care of bin C. B. Claudi, Lloyd's agent for this district. I sent a telegram, which I have no doubt you have received. I await your reply and instructions. I shall get the crew sent off as soon as as possible." THE LATE MR. SHERIDAN KNOWLES. The late Mr. James Sheridan Knowles, whose death, on a voyage from Hull to Cronstadt, as above narrated, we 'regret to record, was born at Cork, in 1784. His father, a lecturer and teacher of eloention, when his son James was about eight years old, removed to London, where the latter soon began to manifest both dramatic inclination and dramatic ability. At the age of twelve he ',rots a drama for a company of juvenile performers, and soon do!: wards an opera. While still a boy he was introduood:u the late William Hazlitt, of whose criticism and advice he frequently availed himself in the soraposition of _Won's earlier li plays. After residing about 14 years in Lo d re moved to Dublin, and in that city he made i but anco as an actor. In this character he hwerafor some time successful, and, after ono or two failurr, . After the pub relinquished all ambition in this diree ;Int to reside at his an il n r y s t t h a s p g pe ar. lication of a small volume of P 1 _ 33 tuswrite for the stage, and a He still continued, however, "inselocution and grammar. Belfast, where he gave lesse" play, " Caius Gracchus.. Pend being reproduced tineL &iced about this im, was played with great succes s ifeready performed the principal character, brought ilea of his life Mr. Knowles wrote a long where Mr.uthor . into general notice. During don in 1823, the next twenty y es osf NVlliCli—such as " The hunchback" series of play s ' c orns Chas—are still deservedly popular. In and "The Love he was appointed Curator of paid visit to America. In 1849 a pension o f £`loo he for a short time appeared again on the boards ?' and in 1536 be tir o was conferred upon him by the late Sir gaveuP n tir e l t y o r o t i r t er eei. Subsequently shakee peare's House . at h Stratford-on-Avon. Durin the oo writing oas i for o na occasionally, y an ea d r s turned ofhis h is e attention ee we believe, officiating as a Baptist minister. theology , Mr. Knowles Published one or two stories, by which he did not achieve much reputation, while, as a dr • l o a tage tter , amatist, he was perhaps the most popular writer of his time,