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/, f% / ,L-=(,24e,,,Zoi—Zz_, I E, ;SPAPEi rd. ONDON must have a Gentleman's SUPPER and MUSIC BOOM —" EVAN'S " after Alfred 'LONDON Concerts. . , . , ,-•• '••.' 1.... ••••• ' ',-. ' i;ti:Agte,,, , • - , 3.- ~,. , • . -.. 1 - 1 •., ~. • •,...t.,....11f, • ~.....0 , ......- , 1 A , ' 1 1- ' - - eV, .4. . • ..• ~ \ r" . i 7. , • ' 7 Cal • A . . • • :......,)‘ , •,.- . • ",..., ... _ . 2-4, .:. , - r .-,. f, , , St • . - ......:°‘ 1 --''-' kr 4140 1‘~ ..,-,,, - ........„..‘`,:„......_,:, , ~....„,,,, „.. .„t,i ~ i, , t - ,' 11,4_,P,011,... 0 A - . * . 1k , ,,,,,, ....,. 1174„:.,...? „,.. , .„).. ~...00,..., ~,,, N' 1 ? .4 , -z 6 .---,...., 07 ; ....- , 4 e4;-' l4 / c , ' 'i . '-.'- -- 10 0 ' .--,:: 1 , , . 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The large Cipital of this Associa „Tun e nables it to complete its transactions without delay. du:i inquiry oat s r office fees. and strict, secrecy observet Bills scountedhort notice. Form sent free on receipt of' a acted stamped envelope. t use tkssociation alio lends Money for the purchase of a uY a tenant, or for the liquidation of mortgages, on "Ms Most advantageous to the borrower. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. I) EPOSIT DEPARTMENT.—Persons wishing to invest in the CONSERVATIVE', LAND SOCIETY Kith to becoming members thereof may deposit sums daily at the Offices from 10 to 4. The present rate Inter st is 4 per cent. pa' annum, payable half-yearly. On all Deposit tininits not ex3eeding £lOO, withdrawals will be paid every 'l.°' Peot vuLnesday, Fem LlOO and upwards, at fixed periods. uses free of charge. CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Secrets, y. Offices, 33, Norfolk-street, Strand, London, W.C. hitOYAL NAVAL, MILITARY, and ENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY (Esta shedGA.D. 1837. under Royal Patronage), 17, Waterloo- K i te, London, S.W. ARTHUR R. HAMILTON, Secretary. Agents wante3 in towns not yet represented. CONTRACT FOR PROVISIONS. Royal Hospital, Chelsea, 18th August, 1865. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE the LORDS d OTHERS. COMMISSIONERS of this HOS .ITAL, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That they are „ e n adY to receive TENDERS from, and to treat with, such F 5.... may be wining to Contract for Victualling the c - PENSIONERS of the said Hospital, from the Ist Octo „rrlB6s, to the 30th September followin,c, both days inclu v-ive, with the following Articles of PRO V ISIONS, :—Beef and Muttbn. Bread, Cheese, Butter, Potatoes, Tsagt, Oatmeal, Barley or Rix, Pe per, Flour, Suet, Cocoa, T B lack Tea, Sugar, Milk, Onionebr Leeks , Carrots, Celery , hyme, Marjoram, Winter Savory, and Pa eley. daily, at the Per head per diem f the whole ration, according to established allowances of the House, as specified in the °rol of Tender, which may be obtained at the Office of the Lecretary any day bet veen tie hours of Ten and i hree °' elook, which Tenders must be filled up and delivered sealed at the Board-room of the said Hospital by the Party or Parties tend lino - , or by an Agent appointed on his or their behalf, on TUESDAY, the sth September, aVPwelve o'clock, at Which time their Lordships will be prepared to take the earns into consideration. It is to be observed that the Contractors will be required to find Security to the Crown for the due t erformance of the Contract, and that no Tender will be received after the day Ind hour above mentioned. The Commissioners do not pledge themselves to accept the lowest Tender. GEOWIE HUTT, Secretary and Registrar. SELF-INSTRUCTION IN SPELLING. METE ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING is admirably adapted to aid adults whose early education has been neglected, in mastering the difficulties of English orthography, without a teacher. Sent post tree for 12 stamps. London: F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. WINSLOW HALL, Winslow, Bucks, having been recently opened and fitted with requisites for the etre and comfort of the INSANE, the proprietor, Dr. itOISRAGON, announces that he has transferred his Estab „4lBllment from Birmingham to the above desirable residence, ' 4811 7 accessible, and distant from London about an hour and a-half by the London and North-Western hne, and fifty minutes from Oxford. Attached to the mansion, situated on 'sandy soil, and commanding an extensive and pleasing ,L L"° B l)cct are garden, meinow, plantation, and recreation urounds. For terms and forms of admission address the Proprietor. STARCH MANITFACTURERS TO H. R. H. THE PRINCESS OP WALES. O LENFIELD PATENT STARCH, Used in the Royal Laundry, AND AWARDED THE PRIZE MEDAL, 1862. Sold b all Grocers, Chandlers, &c. kc. WOTHERSPOON and CO., Glasgow and London. RAIR-CURLIiNG FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID ottrl3 aches' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is app.ied. Sold at 3 5.6 d.; sent free for 51 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, la . — ad «, or 20 stamps. GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S charges for Dyeing the hair perma tettly— Ladies' Hair from 7s. 6d. ; Gentlemen's from ss. •_ 4 he Dye is sold at 3s. 6d ,or sent free for 64 stamps. It I a MOSt easy of use. FAIR DESTROYER, 248, Hi g h Holborn, Lc:Wm. RS'S DPIL reoves Ivithout effect to the n skin. superfluous hair from the m face, , hee k, and arms. is. 6d.; sent the same day.as ordered by poll or 5* stamps. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTEIARIDES OIL, which speedily r, °duces whiskers and th%ekens hair. 3s. 6d.; sent tree fors4 on p Id ALE X. ROSS, 248 ,High Holborn, London. Essay 'lair, . pIaIIEPLE REMOVER—AII diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGE . ABLE SKIN PILL. They remove redness, sallowness +1 T.e- 01.1a25. 9d.; London. by past for 40 st Imps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High orn A LEX. ROSS' FACE POWDER, is. ; sent for 14 stamps ; Eye Colour, 3s. 6d.. or 54 stamp 4. Skin V,llte produces a transcendent complexion, 48., orstamps. Sighof Rose., 34. 6d., or 54 stamps.—AVEX. ROSS, 218, -I.l gh Holborn. London. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, a • , i Dining-room, consisting of a new and theirant assort ▪ tof VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, belisks, In k "▪ u ulda, •eautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, die., in Italian, Alabskt •r, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. hlported and manufactured by JAMES TENNA.NT, hline talc:gist to her ‘laiesty, 149, Stand, %V.C., London. .„.Alr. Tennant F OSSILS. ry collections of ROCKS, 0 - IN E RAILS. and to illustrate the new edition LYelPs Elements of Geology; they will greatly Itoilitate fhe interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at it, 5, 10, 20, 50, to 5)0 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE kLoor to ztven by Mr.TENNANT.F.G.S., at 149. Strand. BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. IFIEALTH WITHOUT MEDICINE. Being the only Sovereign and unfailing Remedy for Indi ges ion, Constipation, Nervousness, Debility, Torpidity of the Liver. Headache, Biliousness, Despondency, Low Spirits, Coughs, Asthma, and Incipient Consumption. Full particulars sent to any address on receipt of two stamps, by Mr. KEARSLEY, 23, Kentish-town-road, Lon don, N.W. " the most efficacious remedy for those diseases extant, a boon to the aillicted."---Yiedical Review. " This invaluable discovery has at raine a world-wide cele brity, being of inestimable value, and most admirably adapted to remove tho-e maladies which tend to embitter lie e and shorten its duration."—S cl l pe l. , "The unprecedented success of this remedy is without Parallel ; this Is demonstrated by the innumerable cures t irected."—Medical Journal. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. HITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERrtirrED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT ,ontXHIBITION OF 1851 AND 1882), is allowed by upwards of wo Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective The in the curati ve t rea t men t o f ERN 1 A. , Lie use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, La here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the b ody, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the 4xoo-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease elid closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn d ung sleep. A descriptive circular may he had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir tUrillerence of the body, two inches below the hips, being g ent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. & Single Truss , 16s. 215., 265. 6(3., and 31s. 6d. Postage, ls. Double Truss , 31s. '6d., 425., and 52 5. 6 d. Postage, I.;8d. 'La Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d. ..Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post °Lace, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT 'ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS .tc., for Varicose Veins and all oases of W eakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, Sao. They are riZTua, ligitt in texture, And inexpensive, and are drawn on lulesary stocking. Price 4s. 6ci., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16s. Pbstage 6d. ALEXANDRA DINNER SERVICES, For 12 Persons, XI 18s. 6d. DEFRIES and SONS, eI • 16 and 17. COMMERCIAL-STREET. JOHN WHITE. Manufacturor. 228. Piccadi lly. AIR. HOWARD, SURGEON-DENTIST, 52, t Fleet-street, has introduced an entirely new descrip f„ 4 , . 0 1 ARTIFICIAL TEET IT, fixed without springs, wires, ‘" ligatures. They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth not to be distinguished fro n the originals by the closest r Obs erver; they will never change colour or decay, and will ;4 1 e round superior to any teeth ever before used. This 1,..th04 does not require tne extraction of roots t , ee or any pain- in operation, and wilt support and preserveteeth that are t,` .4( ', and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastica- On. Decayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful 11 Mastication. 52. Fleet-street. At home from 10 till 5. SAILORS' ORPHAN GIRLS' SCHOOL and 110 11E, Hampstead. Offices. 77, CornhilL PATRON—The QUEEN. TRUSTEES. NIL the Hon. Francis Mande, The Rev. Canon rhampneys I 11. N. Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. TREASURERS. 1 , r. L. Bevan, Esq. I Robert Banbury, Esq. ,„,f' nig Institution is designed fo daughters a great national th 4 tit, viz., an asylum for the orphan of sailors in e RoYal Navy and Merchants ':.ervice and of llarines. xt clothes, maintains, and educates them for domestic b e , r vice and provides a home free of expense for former ~nates while out of situations, thus shielding them from the - ,TPtations they might otherwise be exposed to. Prx,e Committee earnestly APPEAL for CONTRIZU tTS to meet the increasi , g applications through the ;rut storms and loss f life at sea, and t o enable them tie" nallY to obtain premises more commensurat, with the WhPessities of this great maritime country, ut which loses 2 000 OrS annually by easuslties aloe, witho including t h ose e t aaY perish by war b a t, scriptions Co reeetv by a nd , Messrs tio...' a y. Bevan, and 0., Lombard-street, by the Score -4, at the Offices, No. 77, Cornhill. R. SWEETTNG. Hon. Soo. CHARLES NASH. Sea. THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another 11, an d l!?me to . Iv , 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer 'Wa n , Poor, friendless young females were rejected .rom of bp ol au DS and room', making a total of detailso have Bent away in fire ytars. Here are brief of a few 1, molt recent cases: • ed 16 fr'' , n mother dead, d..Ferted by her father. tf , , iq• v . ., B:zed 13, homeles-, both parents dead. aged 17, fallen, father dead, dtserted by her mother. el ft' a ged 15, fallen, mother dead. A is aged 15, fallen, mother dead, Ij s' aged 10, fallen, both parents dead. aged 14, linmeiess, de-erted by her parents, C. f — aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. A. q" a ged 1 7, fatlen, both Parents dead. I...li.agee:ll7B:::iele:: father dead. 8. , aged 18, fallen, both parents read, both par. nts dead. S. W -• aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. TheVi:ge , 11 15 , fallen, both parents de id. 371 ; 0 1 :::::; m e the Committee wish to form would be for hav e be ,-, en r l ß, almost children, from the age of 8 to 15, who astray from the path f virtue. / 1 1r, f) woo irms will be received gratefully by the Secretary, Earch a y ana C c °°l 3 er, NS Queen -street Cheapside; or by Messrs . Lombard-street. TABLE GLASS, CHINA, and EARTHENWARE. CLUB, MESS, and FURNISHING ORDERS for the above GOODS promptly executed. T DEFRIES and SONS supply Designs and V th Pattern Books Free. Works—LONDON and BIRMINGHAM led on of the wilful much fearful to re- was no er, and 311 SAW a- it to added ide the n, Dr. one by Tased. enner 3r was Lid he tand ? (John well, lead. seat, call red. No. 22,841. NEW NOVEL BY MORTIMER COLLINS. On Tuesday next, in 3 vols., at all Libt aries, VVH 0 IS THE HEIR? (Reprinted (Reprinted from the "Dublin University Magazine.") John Maxwell Imo Co., Publishers, 122, Fleet-street. Frontispiece and Vignette Titlepage, price 65., HAND AND GLOVE. By the Author of "Barbara'i , History," &c. London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. Sold by Simpkin, Mar,hall, and Co., price 7d., in cloth 13d., a New Work on the Teeth, entitled PURE DENTISTRY, and WHAT IT DOES FOR US. By A. ESKELL. Grosvenor-street, W. " From the great success of the previous work on Dental Surgery by the same .uthor we anticipate the above will be read with avidity by all classes who are interested in discri minating between pure and meretticious dentistry." John C. Clements, Little Pulteney-street. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., ME: Its Nature, Varieties, and Phenomena. By LEO H. GRINDON. The Publisher begs to announce the issue of the Third Edition of the above popular work in sixpenny monthly parts. , Parts I. to IX. now ready. The work can be had complete, in cloth, prioe 6s. 6d. " To those who delight in the exercise of their intellectual powers, these very thoughtful and beautifully-written reflec tions will be a welcome boon, and the source long afterwards, we may rest assured , of many fruitful meditations and plea sant memories." —Sun. London: F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. Cloth, price 28.6 d., AHANDBOOK for the MAN of BUSINESS, applicable to all Deparementapf Commercial Engage - menta._ London : F. Pitman. 20, Paternoster-row, B.C. Extra cloth, price 55., SCEPTICISM AND SPIRITUALISM. The experiences of a Sceptic. By the Authoress of AURELIA.' London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, RC, Now ready, boards, price is. 6d., HITS; a Collection of the Best Tales contri buted to "Temple Bar," " Once a Week," " Cham bers's Journal," &o. By mcwis HOUGH, M.A. With Two Illustrations by W. Schwenoh Gilbert. London: F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. Demy 4to . cloth, price Ts. Bd., THE PSYCHONOMY of the HAND ; or, the Hand an Index of dental Development. London : F. Pitman, 20. Paternoster-row, B.C. G LASS, ' CHINA, EARTHENWARE, and CHANDELIER ski OW ROOMS. Notice of Removal in consequence of the late Fire. JDEFRIES and SONS' Temporary SHOW • ROOMS. 16 and 17. COMMERCIAL-STREET, WHITEC ITAPEL, Five Minutes' walk from their Late Establishment, 147, HOUNDSDITCH. CRYSTAL and BRONZED CHANDELIERS, New Designs, for the Dining and Drawing-room, either for Gas or Candle. T DEFRIES and SONS, 16 and 17, • COMMERCIAL-STREET. PETROLEUM LAMPS and WALL LIGHTS, MIRRORS (for India). _ _ __ DEFRIES and SONS, 16 and 17, J . COMMERCIAL-STREET. TAVERN AND HOTEL GLASS. Newest Patterns, Correct Measure. T DEFRIES and SONS, t) • 16 and 17, COMMERCIAL-STREET. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WALE", MG President—His trace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. This Hospital, foundel in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de pendent for support on voluntary contributions and legacies. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a con ,iderable period averaged between 8,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of containing several - hundred more beds, had the Committee the requisite tunds to maintain them. Contributions are received by the Treasurer. hdward Has erman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Colitis and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; W iliaras, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend. Gur ney, and Co.: Nisbet and Co. , Berners-street ; T. Barned and Liverpool ► and at the Hospital. from 10 tal 5. TANFORD SMITH, Secretary. • HOME for LITTLE BOYS, Tottenham, N., for the Reception, from all parts of the Kingdom, of Out , est and Destitute Boys, and those verging on crime, under 10 years of age. President—ROßE E-PRESIDENT RT HANBURY, Esq., M.P, VICS. Sir S. - M. Peto, Bart., M.P. Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. Stephen Samuel EA Go av rul e re , ny E e,y.t s t q s k q , B. M q: P. COMMITTEE. Mr Alex. Anderson. Rev. H. M‘Sorley. Mr. E. H. Burrows. Mr. W. J. Maxwell. Mr. A. D. Chapman. Mr. Alfred Short. Mr. E. F. Gedge. Mr. Robert Sinclair. Mr. George Moore. Mr. E. J. Tabrum. Mr. Francis Lycett. Mr. R. T. Turnbull. Treasurer—W. H. Willans, Esq., 78, Basinghall-street. E.C. Honorary Secretary—Mr. A. 0. Charles, 26, Suffolk-street, Pill-Mall East, S.W Bankers—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, l, Lombard- sired. E.C, The mode of admission to the Ho'use is twofold, Ist. By election of the subscribers. Boys thus admitted are received free, boarded, clothed, educated, and taught till they are 11 years o' age. With the view to secure the election of the most deserving cases, the Committe have from the first discouraged canvas sing, and they do not print any addresses of the subscribers. The voting papers contain a description of each case, as care ful y investigated by the Committee, and with this informa tion the subscribers are able to judge for themselves as to those most eligible for free admission. This Home was opened in April, 1861. It was designed to take in the little ones whose charact r and circumstances disqualify the for the Orphan Asylums, and whose tender age precludes their admission to the Refuges. Such are those who, from neglect, are already on the road to ruin. Such are those who have been deserted by theirnatural protectors and left to beecome idle wanderers. Such are those whose parents may have at one time or other received parish relief, and who are now friendless orphans. Such are those whose parents are breakers of the law, or are in prison, and who train their children in the same path. Such are those whose evil associations have already had their painful effect, and must lead them to a life of crime and misery. There are now 50 little inmates from about four years of age to 10. There is room for nearly 100, and the Committee would joyfully see the Home filled at once; they only wait for the necessary subscriptions. The Committee feel constrained to plead for those wilt) cannot thus plead for themselves ; and, referring to the cir cumstances of some who have been already admitted, they ask—is it right to make a widow and her family paupers for lite because one of them (the naughty boy of the family) runs wild in the streets and is beyond her control ? Is it kind to tell her, because she has so large a family, that you will not h , 1p her to put one of them into a Home, but that they must ail go into "the house ?" Is it doing the best we can for the little destitute orphan to send him to the workhouse. Is it doing to others as we would they should do unto us that when these little ones have unnatural parents who turn them into the streets, or force them by ill-treatment to "tun away," none of us shou d be found to care for them, to speak a kindly word to them, to befriend them, to house and clothe thmi ? Shall we leave them still on the doorstep, passing by on the other side, or else exclaiming "Am I my brother's keeper ?" - . - The necessity for an Institution for these little ones is evi dent from the police statis.ics which show that in London alone, in one year, no fewer than 311 boys under 10 years of age, have been apprehended for various offences, 79 of whom were convicted and punished, while the bulk, 232 were dis charged by the magistrates with a rebuke, as being too young to punish. though not too young to learn the beginnings of crime. On the other hand, there are numbers who, but for the timely help afforded by such an Institution, must otherwise become paupers, and losing all ideas of self-reli ance and self-help be permanent burdens to the State. the Home for Little Boys has, therefore, been established to revue the little ones, to save them from the prison on the one hand, and the wor khouse on the other, and to endeavour to make them useful members of society. The daily routine of the Institution presents all the fea tures of a home, a slhool, and a workshop. The little ones are cared for as children ; they have their regular meals. their suitable clothing, their hours of play and amusement, and their singing. class. They are treated as scholars ; every morning is devoted to echo ,1 work—reading, and writing, and ciphering, and Scriptural instruction. with occasional lessons in otjects and other subjects. But they are also trained to work. As they must all, and that at a very early period in life, earn their living by the sweat of their brow, they are here at once taught habits of industry. So the after noons are occupied with various industrial occupations— making brown paper bags for bankers, and white K aper bags for tradesm n, and door mats and servants' kneelers for any who will buy them; picking the coil for the mats, mending the c other, &c. Some a,sist, the master in the garden, plantin g ,. watering, weeding, and so forth. By degrees they are being made useful in the house, scrubbing and sweeping, while the elder ones ( lean all the boots, knives, &c. In this way it is sought to fit them for an active working life. _ 2d. Ry paymPnt of ss. a week, made quarterly in advance. All children must be under 10 years of age at the time of admission. Those received on payment are admitted at any time as soon as approved by the Committee, Elections of children to be admitted free will take place as frequnth as the increase in the annual subscriptions will admit, till the Home is full ; they will then be held periodi cally Forms of replication for the admission of children may ba bad at the nome ; and of the Honorary Secretary, THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER .2, 1865. riIHE WELLINGTON, St. James's-street.- 1 Set DINNERS served from Five to Eight p.m., at 2s. 6d., 3s. 6d., 4s. 6d , and 7s. each, at five minutes' notice. Beautiful SALOON DINING ROOMS for Ladies and Families BREAR.PASTS and LUNCHEONS. Private Rooms, large or small, Prices on the "Carte" moderate. Reading, Smoking', and Billiard Rooms. D. CAMERON. Entrances-160, Piccadilly, and 49, St. James's-street. September 1, 1865. Ci__REAT ST. JAMES'S-HALL.—WORLD of X.JI MAGIC, Second Sight, and " Begone. Dull Care," every evening at 8. A Day Performance. Saturday, at 3. " The most varied entertainment in the metropolis."—Vido the Press. Admission, is. a delicate blue. The slender tie-rods by which it is bound, forming a species of iron fretwork, were of a light buff, and from them were suspended numer ous baskets of flowers. Its sides were, just like the rest of the tent of which it formed a part, lined with striped bunting, while the head of the room, behind the chair in which the Mayor presided, presented a white ground, picked out with golden bars and crim son rosettes. In the centre was placed a bust of the French Emperor, on one side of which, but somewhat nearer to the ground, were displayed the French arms between silken banners, on the other the English arms similarly placed, save that in the former instance the banners represented the English standard, in the latter the French. Immediately under the bust of the French Emperor were em blazoned the arms of Portsmouth—a star and cres cent on an azure ground. The other end of the great tent formed, while the banquet was taking place, a magnificent vista of flowers and shrubs, in terspersed with ferns, evergreens, statues, and plants. On the left hand side of the chair, in what, properly speaking, constituted the banqueting room itself, the windows at the sides had been taken out, thus securing better ventilation, while on the outside, as if through windows formed by the white and red bunting on the wells, banks of flowers were the pleasant objects which revealed themselves to the eye. The guests, having been received on their arrival by the Mayor in the cepfral tent, were conducted to the banquetireKom, along which the tables, which numbered four, exclusive of the cross tables at the head, extended in parallel lines down the length of the room. The French Minister occu pied a seat on the right hand of the Mayor, the Duke of Somerset being on his left. During dinner selections of music from ' 6 Fra Dia volo," Masaniello," and other favourite operas, were magnificently rendered by M. Jullien's band, with which was united that of the Royal Artillery, under the direction of Mr. Smyth. The banquet was supplied by Messrs. Gunter, of London. When grace had been sung, The MAYOR rose and said— " I rise to ask your kind attention while I give you the first toast—a toast which I shall have the honour of giving you for the first time in my life ; and I can say, without any hesitation, it affords me greater pleasure than any other I shall have the honour of giving you, for reasons I shall express to you in a few words. The toast is, ' The Health of the Emperor of the French.' (Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, I knew the enthusiasm and warmth with which the men tion of that toast would be received, but before I give it to you in the usual terms I desire first to express to you the gratification with which we have received the visit of the French fleet to these shores. (Cheers.) It marks an era in the history of our country, and I do not hesitate to say that these mutual visits on both sides of the Channel tend to strengthen the kindly feelings which have been gradually growing, and cement that kindly and brotherly feeling which existed between us. (Cheers.) It is not very long ago that the Emperor said at Bordeaux that " The empire is peace," and when he has permitted these interchanges of good feeling and the visits that have recently taken plane, he has given us only one of the many proofs we have received of his loyalty to the British nation. (Loud cheers.) That magnificent fleet we see assembled at Spithead indicates something more than an everyday occurrence ; it indicates the warmth of that friendship which exists between the two countries ; it shows that whereas in times past we were at enmity with each other, we were now united in the warmest bonds of friendship. When I passed through the fleet at Spithead the day before yesterday, and tendered my welcome on the part of the inhabitants of the port to the admirals and officers of the French fleet, I confess I was struck with the magnitude of the vessels and the immense power they possessed. That fleet has assembled there not in defence, not in defiance, but simply, as I understand, to show to the world at large that France wishes for peace. (Cheers.) I feel that I cannot express, either on behalf of the inhabitants of this town or the people at large, the plea sure we derive from being honoured by the visit of our allies on this occasion. (Cheers.) We are bound to each other by ties of mutual interest—(cheers)—ties not to be forgotten as a mattter of business ; but we are bound toge ther by the still greaterand stronger tie of common loyalty and brotherhood, and a desire to promote civilisation and liberty throughout the world. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, officers of the French fleet, I bid you welcome to Portsmouth—l bid you welcome to the shores of England, and I can only say that I am but feebly expressing the pleasure and joy with which we now receive you. (Loudcheers.) I dare not trust myself to say more on this occasion. I have feebly at tempted to emulate the magnificent reception with which our officers and fleet were greeted at Ch er b ourg an d B res t, and if we cannot gi ve you the same magnificent reception we can offer you equ a ll y warm hearts, an d as cor di a ll y w i s h you God speed. (Cheers.) Long muy this cordiality con tinue, and strong as our arms have been at enmity with each other, surely they can be equally strong in the grasp of friendship. lam sorry I am not capable of expressing these sentiments in the French language, but I offer them from my heart on my own behalf, on behalf of the English people. Gentlemen, I call on you to drink ' The Health of the Emperor.'" The toast was enthusiastically received, and dur ing the cheers - which followed it the band played i‘ Partant pour la Syrie," and a salute was fixed from the garriso n b attery. The MAYOR then rose and said— "Gentlemen,_l now have to give you a toast to which I am somewhat more accustomed, and the mere mention of which will, I am Sure, be sufficient to raise not only in the hearts of all English men, but of all F renc h men, th e u t mos t enthusiasm. I beli eve you will rece i ve t hi s toast w i t h t h e same cordiality and the same warmth as you have received the last, because it relates to the sovereign of our country, —her Majesty the Queen. (Loud cheers.) There cannot be a doubt that her most gracious Majesty views with the greatest pleasure these visits and intercommunication, and that she rejoices to see the subjects of her nation receive with friendship those of the French Emperor. (Cheers.) In England, the mere mention of the name of the Queen is sufficient to arouse our warmest enthusiasm. (Cheers.) It is perfectly unnecessary and superfluous to enlarge on the eminent advantages we enjoy as a people under the benign reign and influence of her to whom we are indebted for that noble example which she sets in every position that she fills, whether as Queen or a mother. With her Ma jesty's name I prop ose to couple ' Th e h ea l t h o f t h e P r i nce and Princess of W a l es and the rest o f t h e R oya l f am il y. ' May the day be far distant when the Prince of Wales shall reign as King of England, but when the day arrives when be shall be called on to fill the position his mother so worthily fills, then may the hopes and prayers of England ascend to Heaven that he may reign over us with the same purity and excellence, and set the same admirable example as her Majesty. (Loud cheers.) This is a toast which I know will recommend itself to your heartiest considera tion. It needs no recommendation from me." (Cheers) The toast having been cordially drunk, the National Anthem was played by the band. Iwhich played in the vestibule was so illuminated with a lime light as to cause the waters to sparkle with tints of varied hue. A splendid display of rockets took place about half-past 8 o'clock, and attracted hundreds of the guests to the greensward outside the tents, which was surrounded by a circle of lights, the ramparts beside it being crowded with people to witness the spectacle. Supper was served shortly before 12 o'clock, and a most successful series of fetes terminated shortly after. The troops in garrison here soon after 11 this morning paraded on Southsea-common in review order, and were organised in three brigades, form ing up in a line of contiguous columns at quarter distance, under the command of Lieutenant-General Sir George Buller, K.C.8., Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmouth, and Commander-in-Chief of the Military South-west District. Sir George was attended by a numerous and brilliant staff of officers, among whom was the Earl of Cardigan. The troops on the ground consisted of two field batteries of artil lery, the 6th and 12th brigades of Royal Artillery, one company of Royal Engineers, the Ist battalion of the 14th Regiment of Infantry, the Royal Marine Artillery, Royal Marine Light Infantry, 52d, 75th, 81st, and 87th Regiments of Infantry, 4,664 of all ranks, with 12 12-pounder breech-loading guns, and 164 horses attached to the guns. The line was formed on the somewhat narrow and confined space of the Southsea-common parallel with the line of sett-beach, and in full v=iew•of the. combined fleets anchored at Spithead. Immense numbers of people assembled to witness the manoeuvres, which lasted for about two hours. The Minister of Marine, the Admirals, and chief officers of the French fleet were on the ground, and were on their arrival received with a general salute. PRICE 4d. STAMPED sd.' HOLYDAY-MAKERS. (From the Times' Corresponcknt ) BADEN-BADEN, August 30. Those who gave this place its present appellation characterised it at once by that simple iteration of the name. It is Baden-Baden; the Bath of Baths ; the very paradise of holyday-makers. I have not seen Carlsbad, nor do I like to deal in superlatives ; but all I must say is, how very fortunate it is that men's views and tastes so essentially differ as to allow Wiesbaden its 20,000 average visitors, with perhaps as many for Homburg, with 12,000 for Ems, and 8,000 for Carlsbad, instead of sending them all to swell the number of 42,000 who yearly flock to this place, as would surely happen, if the whole world were of my own way of thinking. I have not been on the spot, I am afraid to say for how many years, but the first impression, which never wore off by lapse of time or by contrast with grander scenery or more genial climate, rushes back upon me at a first glance with all the full tide of long-remembered delight. They may well talk of Saxon and Franconian Switzerland, of the Seven Mountains, the Giant Mountains, or any other favourite haunts of dwarfs and goblins in any dis trict of Germany ; but there is nothing north of the Alps to compare with the Black Forest, and I am almost tempted to question whether among the great mountains themselves anything can surpass the effect of cloud and sunshine as caught by the sable hues of the pine forests spreading far and. wide over those beautifully rounded summits, those sombre tints which won this enchanted region its weird appella tion of Schwartz-wold. Glorious Black Forest ! Leave to the glaciers of Mont Blanc and the Jung frau the pride of giving birth to the Rhine and the Rhone ; men must come to look among thy narrow valleys and shaded rills for the cradle of the Danube. What mad fever has come this year over all the nations of the civilised world ? Innkeepers on the Rhine, at the Taunus Spas, at Frankfort, every where, wherever I go, open their eyes and lift up their outstretched hands, more astounded even than delighted_ at the immense amount of custom this season brings them. Their greed for their guests' money is even less strong in them than the puzzle as to where so many thousands of people may come from, or how they are all to be stowed away and disposed of. That young girl that was taken from her convent walls for the first time, and driven out of town as far as the bridge, where she put her head out of window, and wondered " how wide the world was," expressed a sensation analogous to what any of us might feel at sight of so vast a mul titude of beings who can afford to be idle, and who, having the means, are willing to spend their money to put up with the discomfort such crowded travel ling must needs expose them to. "At no time has such a thing been seen." Such is the remark with which you are greeted by the civil landlord, as he stops the cabman who is taking down your luggage, and bows you from his door with the unwelcome tidings that " he has not room for a kitten." Never was such an invasion of Germany known to have occurred at any former season. Little will it avail a careful traveller to bespeak accommodation by post or telegraph, for the num ber of boobies who never know how to make up their minds is very great. Letters and messages often come from persons who only expect they shall go to Emmaus, when they at last decide for Jericho ; and rooms and whole suites of apartments have so often been got ready for parties who never made their appearance, that the faith of mine host, at last and no wonder, is shaken, and " the bird in the hand" has oftentimes got the preference over that, in the bush. I know I came in for No. 1 in the Hotel de Russie the other night, at Frankfort—No. 1 being neither more nor less than a sitting-room, bed-room, drawing-room, and boudoir, fit for a prince's family, simply because the hotel was other wise chokefull, and the princely family who were due on that evening had either taken the wrong train, or broke down in the right one. Somehow or other, probably because I take no heed of the mor row, the morrow invariably takes care of itself, and I have not been doomed to sleep a la belle itoile yet, as by my improvidence I richly deserved. Here at Baden a bedroom was too absolutely out of the question ; but a " shakedown" has been vouchsafed to me in a bath-room at the Stephanien Bad, and any deficiency in light or space or furniture is so amply made up by the attention and empressement of the bewildered landlord that I must declare myself perforce content. There is an artful dodge, it is tree, by which you may force a landlord to take you in the utmost se curity against any chance of a " take in ;" ;, - ut it has been tried again and again with such amazing success that it has at last been taken up by mere bunglers, and rendered now of comparatively little avail. There was a traveller who went about clad in very commonplace attire, and with most unpre tending luggage ; he never gave himself the airs of a Prince, or affected the bustle of a Queen's Mes senger. He simply wrote the name " Baedeker," in large white letters on his black leather portman teau : and oh, the talismanic powers of that name ! " Une chambre pour Monsieur ; mais comment ? Si ce n'est que difficile, c'est fait. Si c'est impossible, cela se feral' Baedeker, if the stay-at-home reader knows nothing about him, is, or rather was, the clever author of Continental guide-books—a man who could pull down a hotel or build it up in three days. I only came into Baden last evening, and we had a perfect flood of rain at nightfall. Positively, at this season, I only know of one place where a man can breathe at his ease, and that is the Rigi Kulm. I have no doubt the top of that mountain will sooner or later become the only fashionable watering place on the Continent. I complained of Wiesbaden as o a teakettle ; Baden, being on a larger scale, has the atmosphere of a cauldron. We had a blazing sun the whole of Saturday and Sunday—a blazing sun throughout Germany, two or three suns at Frank fort. How they contrived it I know not, but the Ziel, the Ross-market, and the adjoining broad streets i n that blessed city, seem so construct e d as to have no shade on either side in the summer, nothing but shade in the winter. The heat allowed us no rest day or night ; no rest if we sat still, no respite if we moved at what they call " schnell-pace" in their railway trains. The fact is, the Germans have a proverbial charity and fellow feeling for their cattle. Horses are never over- driven in this country, and I verily believe they look upon a locomotive engine as an animated being, and think more of its convenience than they do of the comfort and patience of the traveller. The fact is, after broiling in Frankfort we were stewed in the train from Frankfort, so that on our arrival here we were done well nigh to rags. Clouds gathered on the hills as the sun declined ; big drops fell as he went down, and there was a downpour when the moon was in the ascendant ; but, somehow, rain water here in these watering places is unlike rain water anywhere else. It is nothing but vapour from the " cooking springs" (Kock-brunnen, 56 deg. Reau mur) which just rises a few hundred yards up into the hill-encompassed atmosphere, and pours down at once through the unelastic air, still steaming, if not boiling, as it touches the ground. You fancy you see the earth writhing and sweltering under the unrefreshing showers ; and you never realise the full extent to which the heat had arisen, till it has, as it were, melted into rain, precisely as thawing snow or ice give you a keener chill in a slushy day than you are apt to feel in the bracing frost. Still it is to these places, in these days of Cancer and Leo, that all who have the world for them to choose from are so fain to resort. The rain came rather of a sudden last evening, and after a threat that no one had heeded; the conse quence was that all the " Sclicinewelt," as they call it here, was out of doors ; the whole of the 42,000 well-dressed people at Baden had to throng together into the golden rooms Sw ' t'lek i;;. of the Conversation Haus, or the inaitlle . por ticoes of the Trinkhalle. You should have, seen the crush, the medley, the agony of crinolines coming to grief. You should have heard. thejibbelit ing, the Babel of tongues ! Under all circumstances, notwithstanding all the inclemencies of heaven and the discomforts of earth, it is worth while for man to go where men most do congregate. There is no place in the world so cosmopolitan as Baden ; no where can you see national peculiarities so strongly developed, so forcibly contrasted. You have speci mens of almost all human races in Paris or London, at Marseilles, at Genoa ; but in a large metropolis, or in a thriving seaport, there is one predominant mass, and the extraneous elements are more or less absorbed ; life there has its great objects and pur suits, and the mere accidents of skin, garb, or idiom are overlooked in the general stir of business, in the common lot of toil, in the mutual dependence of ' man on man. But here at Baden we have only one class of persons, the same class from all the regions of the earth—that class which, at least for a season, has both means and leisure for enjoyment, and must strive to its utmost to turn those advantages into sources of enjoyment. Society at Baden would, in able hands, admit of endless analyzation. It would be curious to see in what a variety of ways English, Russians, Germans, Italians, Spaniards, Yankees, South Americans, &c., all contrive to amuse them selves wh en th ey go so h ard to work for it, or how admirably they s uccee d i n ennu i-i z i ng t h emse l ves. How they they do behave dress, s , feeding however, how tme h h e o y w m t o h v e e y about,stand how the ups and downs of the gambling-table, is to be seen at a glance. The mere outward world is as plain as the title-page of a book. A man of many tongues may make out a page or two more from the scraps of conversation in the polyglot din of voices. But, for the rest, " the noblest study of mankind' takes time and labour—a labour but indifferently repaid, a time that may better be spent otherwise. I found three or four gentlemen at the Trink halle this morning. 'hey had gime the round of the various springs, and were chatechizing in English a poor countryman, who could only answer Black- Forest German. I volunteered my services as an interpreter, and my offers were received with thanks, and with many " Sirs," in that Johnsonian style which is lost among us, but which still sur vives among Transatlantic Republicans. The puzzle to them was in what the difference consisted be tween the water they had drunk at the spring and the liquid the man poured out to them from a long barrel before him. "Why, the difference," said the fellow when he was made to understand the ques tion, "is merely this, that that yonder is mineral water, and this is whey." " Whey, Sir !" echoed the astonished gent from Chicago. " Why, Sir, you do not tell me that what I have been drinking is nothing but whey ?" " Yes, Sir ; whey from goat's milk, Sir." " Whey, Sir !" insisted the Michiganian . in still greator perplexity. " And what good on earth can whey do, Sir ?" " More than 1 can tell you, lam sure." " What Do you never try it, Sir ?" " No, Sir." " Nor any of the waters?" " No, Sir." " And pray, Sir, what do you try?" " Sometimes a pint of Steinwein or Marcobrunner, or sometimes even a drop of Johan nisberger, when I can get the right stuff, and when I can afford it. I can safely recommend it, I tell you." The laughter into which the other Yankees broke out at the expense of their bewildered country man did them, I am sure, greater good than the most powerful Trinkhalle waters ever did. We have the King of Prussia here, and are in daily expectation of some of the Princes of his Royal house. If his Majesty labours under any fit of indigestion consequent upon having swallowed Lauenburg, surely Kissingen or Homburg would be the place for his complaint. PROFESSOR and the Misses ANDERSON. — Farewell season. World of Magic. Second Sight, and the original Indian Basket Trick, in conjunction with Fre deric (the great) Maccabe, the unrivatle4 ventriloquist, mimic, and character actor. FREDERIC MACCABE, Ventriloquist, Mimic, &a., in his original entertainment, "Begone, Dull Care," "Miss Mary May," " Early in the Morning." Balcony, 2s. ; reserved seats, 3s. ; stalls, ss. ; at Ur. Austin's office, St. James's • hall, 2 , 3, Piccadilly. A. NIMMO, Acting Manager. WESTBOURNE HALL, Westbourne-grove, Bayswater, W. THE GREATEST WONDER OF THE DAY. MORNING PERFORMANCE (by Special Request) on SAI URDAY, the 2d of September. The BABY ACTRESS, age, Two Years and Ten Days, will Recite and Act a whole scene from Shakspere's Play of KING JOHN. give some amusing COMIC SKETCHES, and in the course of the evening a SEA SONG and DANCE (in character). This Little Woacer is as protty as talented. and excels by far any juvenile prodigy that has yet appeared in public. From the Era, July 22, 1865.—" A genuine and remarkable novelty is now belag exhibited. She is literally a baby, not having-reached the age of two years; and is gifted with in telligence and powers of memory to a marvellous extent. She recites whole scenes from King John,' 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' &c., with appropriate action and astonishing earnestness. A more wonderful instance of precoVous in telligence cannot well be imagined. She may be truly classed among the wonders of the present day." Likenesses. Is. each. Programmes and words of the per formance may be had in the hall during the entertainment. In addition to the above performances, Mr, ALFRED HOWARD'S DRAMATIC RECITALS and COMIC SKETCHES, interspersed with Music. Doors open at 2.30. Commence at 3. Admission, ls.; first seats, 2s. ' • reserved seats, 3s. Tickets may be had from Mr. Whirley, Westbourne Hall, or of any book or music seller. THOXF O R D. 6, OXFORD STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). SIXTY-SIX, by J. Offenbach, performed by Misses Russell, Barrie, Waimealey, Tyrell ; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, Husk, and Green, with full Band and Chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. .Balle", Comedy, Burlesque, &0., by the celebrated D'An bans, Messrs. Dudah and Davis, and the Misses TESSY and SARA GUNNISS. - - - NO I'ICE —The Oxford has been entirely Redecorated, Altered, Newly Lighted, and Ventilated, and now is one of the most agreeable place° of resort in the kingdom.—OPEN EVERY EVENING at Eight o'clock. - _ The Classical Ballet. entitled TH I i BRIDAL of BEAUTY, in which Bliss TESSY GUNNISS will make her re appear ance THIS EVENING. Admission—Area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. KO KO RI KO. This wonderful entertainment, having proved the greatest hit ever made, will be repeated EVERY EVENING, in ad dition to the Operatic Selections, supported by the whole talent of the estalYishment. _ -------. Comedy, Burlesque, and Ballet by Mrs. and Mr. Randall, Messrs. Duriah and Davies, the D'Aubans, and Arthur Lloyd. Director, Mr. F. Jonginans. All visitors to London at this season should pay a visit to the above establishment. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION.- Established 30 years, at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITIONS.—In accordance with the season, the Exhibition has been entirely re-embellished. The whole of the ancient Court Dresses of the most costly description, faithfully copied from the most minute pictures, have been renewed. Modern Court Dresses of the most splendid de scription, selected from the fi rst houses i n Paris and London, and probably never equalled or surpassed, are now on view. Life-size Models of DOCTOR E. W. PRITCHARD and CONSTANCE KENT are now added. Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. Admittance, One Shilling; Extra Rooms, Sixpence. The French Fleet at Portsmouth. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 1. A 3 o'clock yesterday a distinguished company, amounting in all to 400 guests, assembled on the Governor's Green to meet the French Minister of Marine, the Lords of the Admiralty, and the prin cipal officers of the French fleet. At the entrance to the green—a square, level plat of grass, which is situated by the saluting battery at the south eastern end of the town, in an angle formed by the ramparts, by which it is bounded on two sides—a handsome triumphal arch had been erected, crowned by a transparency displaying the French Eagle, be neath which was the letter " N." and the motto " Les Anglais et les Francais sont unis." The arch way was ornamented at the top by crimson hangings fringed with orange, and, although merely tempo rary, looked a very solid structure. The approach to it, for a space of some 200 or 300 yards, leads from the High-street through the bread avenue formed by the Grand Parade, and along this space, for its entire length, long poles were erected on each side of the avenue, at distances of 20ft. apart, from every one of which a flag was flying. Driv ing up this avenue, the guests passed through the archway and on by the gravelled roadway which had been laid down for the occasion to the portico standing in front of the spacious series of tents on the western side of the green, which had been constructed with wonderful despatch, and with the expenditure of a great amount of labour, under the superintendence of Mr. Angell, the borough engineer, Mr. Raike, Mr. Absolom, and Mr. Galt, who constituted a committee for the purpose. Their labour, however, was rewarded by the great success which attended their efforts yesterday. Through the portico just mentioned, over which several flags floated, the guests passed into a vestibule in which the first object which met the eye was a fountain, of which the waters, from amid peebles and evergreens, played to a height of 25ft., from a basin 12ft. in dia meter. The roof and walls of the vestibule were formed of bunting, striped with red and white, as were also the walls of all the other apartments. A bust of the Emperor of the French stood at the right-hand corner, facing the entrance, and on the left-hand corner of her Majesty. At the two remaining corners were busts of the Empress of the French and of the late Prince Con sort. Attached to the right-hand side of the ves tibule also were dressing-rooms for ladies handsomely fitted up, while upon the opposite side similar accom modation was provided for gentlemen. The vestibule was profusely decorated with evergreens and pots of flowers, and from it a door formed by the drapery led into an immense circular tent 240 ft. in circum ference, from the pointed summit of which garlands of flowers extended to the walls all round. The right and left hand sides of this magnificent apart ment, which was made the reception-room on the occasion, were occupied by chairs and couches, en sconced at intervals amid banks of flowers, while the pole which sprang up from its centre was en circled some 20ft. from the ground by a corona of gas jets, which was illuminated at night with trefoil lights. The floor was laid, as were the floors of all the other apartments, with a species of white canvas, which rendered the whole surface perfectly smooth. A beautiful embankment of flowering plants, rest ing on a rock work, which looked as if it were com posed of golden nuggets, was built up round the base of the central pole. This magnificent saloon was connected by a broad corridor, the sides of which were decorated with plants and mirrors, with an oblong tent running at right angles to the cor ridor, and forming, with the permanent structure erected on the green for the purposes of volunteer drill, of which it is made to appear a continuation, an apartment the entire length of which was not less than 250 ft. Both sides of the corridor leading into this tent were tastefully decorated with mirrors and pots of flowers, and on the right hand side was traced the motto " Pair, et bonne volonte," " Peace and goodwill" being the motto on the opposite side. Just facing the corridor a place was set apart for the band, which occupied a position in the middle of this oblong tent, and could thus be seen not only from the vestibule and circular tent through the corridor, but from that permanent half of the oblong tent on the right of the corridor which formed the banquetting-room, and which was yesterday most tastefully fitted up. Its light, cylindrical roof of corrugated iron was painted M. DE CHASSELOUP LAUBAT then rose and said— Messieurs,—C'est avec bonheur que j'ai entendu M. le Mahe confondre dans sees vceux nos deux Souverains, et dans le nobles accens porter h notre Empereur le premier toast avec une courtesie a laquelle tout Frangais sera. sen sible. Je le remercie des sentiments qu'il a exprimes pour tout ce qui peut rapprocher de plus en plus nos deux na tions, et servir h lour mutuelle prosperite. Ces sentiments, croyez-le bien, sont partages par mes concitoyens, et tons ceux d'entre eux qui ont pu se rendre b, Cherbourg et h Brest on eherche h en donner de teimoignages h votre brillante marine. Peace and good will,' ce sont les pre miers mots qui ont frappe mes regards lorsque je suis entre dans cette enceinte : Paix, et bonne volonte.' Je vous remercie de lee avoir ecrits egalement en Frangais, car j'ai l'espoir qu'ils seront desormais entre nous une commune devise. je remercie Portsmouth de sa splendide hospi tante. Le souvenir nous en sera toujours cher. Mais, messieurs, ce qui ne sortira jamais de notre memoire, ce qui emeut tons nos co3urs c'est cat ompressement de vos popu lations h venir au-devant do nous—ce sont leurs cha lereuses acclamations, que nous acceptons avec bonheur, non pour nous-memes, mail pour les reporter h l'Empereur —h la France. Permettez-moi done de voir en vous, M. le Make, et dans votre municipalite, non seulement les repre sentants de votre belle cite, mais encore les interpretes de toute rue nation dont le sympathique accueil nous touche si profondement. Aussi en portant ce toast hla vine do Portsmouth je bois en memo temps h votro pays tout entier." (Loud cheers.) The MAYOR, in responding, expressed the plea sure felt by himself and the corporation on the visit of the French fleet to Portsmouth. After the banquet, which terminated about 6 o'clock, considerable numbers of ladies began to arrive, and by the time the promenade concert com menced the rooms were well filled with a brilliant company. The concert, which consisted of selec tions of vocal and instrumental music, was given with splendid effect. There were no less than 1,500 pereonspresent at theball, and dancing was through out the evening kept up with the utmost spirit. At intervals during the night the beautiful fountain New Ocean. Mail Steamers. Visitors to Spithead on Thursday had the gratifi cation of witnessing a temporary addition to the allied fleets which have occupied that anchorage ground during the past week, in the shape of three of those fine steam vessels which now perform the mail service between England and other parts of theworld. Taking advantage of the arriving at Southampton of new screw steamers, the directors of the West India Royal Mail and the Peninsular and Oriental Com panies determined on combining a preliminary trial of speed with a very agreeable pleasure trip, to afford their shareholders and friends an opportunity of seeing the noble ships of war belonging to Eng land and France now assembled in our waters in peaceful companionship. The West India Company were represented on the occasion by the Rhone, of 2,500 tons and 500-horse power, and the Peninsular and Oriental Company by the Tanjore, of 2,129 tons and 400-horse power, and the Mongolia,. of 2,404 tons and 500-horse-power. Each of the three vessels carried a large number of visitors, who were regaled with princely hospitality by their en tertainers. The trip of the Rhone was rendered specially in teresting by the presence among the visitors of her Majesty Queen Emma, of the Sandwich Islands, and suite, accompanied by Lady Franklin, the widow of the venerated Arctic navigator, and Mr. Synge, the British Commissioner to the Sandwich Islands. The company also comprised General Sir John Pennefather, K.C.8., Colonel Bayley, A.D.C., Brigadier-General Hodge, and a host of distinguished personages connected with different de partments of the public service, officials of the com pany, and other gentlemen, accompanied by a number of ladies. The London portion of visitors arrived at Southampton by special train a little after 11 o'clock, and Queen Emma was escorted on board by Capt. Mangles, chairman of the company, while Mr. Rus sell Gurney, M.P., the deputy-chairman, did simi lar honours on the return into dock in the evening. After passing round the fleets at Spithead the Queen and principal portion of the company went on board the French flagship, the Solferino, her Majesty be- , ing received by the admiral with the royal honours, the ceremony of saluting the Hawaiian flag on the Queen's arrival being alone dispensed with on ac count of the flag having been accidentally left be hind in London. A sumptuous banquet was served on the return voyage, in the splendid saloon of the Rhone, when the healths of the Queen, the Emperor of the French, and Queen Emma of the Sandwich Islands, and other toasts, were drunk with all the honours. The Rhone, which was commanded by Capt. E. M. Leeds, returned into dock about 7 o'clock in the evening, when the Queen landed, as she bad embarked in the morning, amid the most respectful salutations of large crowds who bad as sembled to see the distinguished lady who has played so important and notable a part in the Christian history of the world. The train left for London about half-past 7. '.['he Rhone was built by the Millwall Ironworks Company, and her performances during the day were most satisfactory, giving good promise of her being one of the fastest and best ves -4s in the company's service. She is a very hand-' same ship, and her fittings throughout are excellent, the saloon, which occupies the whole length of the ship, being one that will bear favourable comparison with any similar apartment afloat. The Mongolia, as above stated, belongs to the Peninsular and Oriental Company, built by Messrs. Scott and Co., of Greenock, and engined by the Greenock Foundry Company. She is a noble looking screw steamer, of 2,404 tons and 500 horse power, her length being 319 ft., breadth 40ft., and depth of hold 32ft. This vessel arrived at South ampton on Wednesday evening from the Clyde, under the command of Capt. N. Stewart, and pro ceeded to Spithead in the morning with a goodly company on board who were were pleased with their trip, and the satisfactory working of the ship. The other Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer the Tanjore, commanded by Captain G. S. Brooks, was built by the Thames Ironworks Com pany, from the design of Mr. G. C. Mackrow, their naval architect, and engined by Messrs. Ravenhill, Salkeld, and Co., of London. Her length between perpendiculars is 300 ft., beam 38ft., depth 29ft. ; 2,129 tons, and 400-horse power. Although no regular trial of speed was made, the Tanjore was timed, as she passed the measured mile in Stokes Bay on her return home from the fleets, when, with a slight tide in her favour and engines making 65 re volutions per minute, she ran the mile in 3 min. 25 T s e a c n . , jebreei is the an averag eeighth vessel ui Peninsular and Oriental Company, he r p redecessors being the Nepaul, Delta, Mooltan , Poonah , Gol conda, Nyanza, and Charkieh ; w hile the Himalaya p th er is h our firm . for T t h he e and the Pera were also built at the same works blt lay be fore the establishment passed into the hands of its present o wner. This firm have just contracted for the building of a new iron ship of 6,300 tons and 1,200 horse power, for the Turkish Government. They are ' rsa named Wate of f Napoleon transportwtih t c e h largest (anship,l for F o , 3n theelad o French r e, c 9no completing an ironclad fo r the T urki sh Govern ment of 4,200 tons and 900-horse power ; an iron clad for the Spanish Gove rnm ent of 4 , 900 tons and Transatlantic rr O nai O tnbi 8 0 8 aohaltltlGo)ar Government, inec p power ns steamers, ironclad t e ame r n ;the n, e, d tons. Their works are being considerably enlarged, and they have just completed two of the largest graving docks in the world, while powerful shears are being constructed for the company by Messrs. Day and Co., of the Northam Ironworks at Southampton. Besides the additions to the mail fleets abovenamed a new paddlewheel steamer, of 1,134 tons and 250 horse power, built for the West India Royal Mail Company by Messrs. Caird and Co., of Greenock, and intended for the River Plate station, arrived at Southampton at the beginning of the pre sent week ; and two steamers are in course of construction for the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany—viz, the Surat, of 2,596 tons and 500-horse ' power, and the Niphon, of 790 tons and 140-horse power. Yr. Jefferson Davis at Fortress Monroe. A correspondent of the New York Herald, writing from Fortress Monroe on August 15, says : It is easy to perceive that there is a gradual relaxation from the severity of the rules first prescribed by the War Department in reference to the custodianship of Jefferson Davis, or else in the enforcement of these rules. Under those original instructions he was to be kept closely confined to his casemate 3 and this course was per sisted in till it nearly killed hiw, and there were fearful apprehensions of his becoming a martyr in earnest. Then no one but the commanding general and the officer of the guard could speak to him, and the latter was limited in his conversation to answering his questions, which must not be permitted to go beyond the range of mat ters appertaining to his condition and necessities as a prisoner. At the present time the freest sort of conver sation is daily held between the officers of the guard and himself. There has been no diminution in the guard whose duty it is to see that Jefferson is kept secure. The number of guard, including officers, placed over him and his associ ate State prisoners, occupying adjacent casemates (C. C. Clay and John Mitchel), is about 80, and 4 soldiers are still kept continually night and day in his casemate, two in the front and two in the back room. It will be seen, therefore, that in regard to his safe and sure durance there is still no let up. Restricting his reading to the Bible, and prevent ing his receiving or writing any letters even to his own family, are two of the original rules still enforced. The necessity or great good to be gained through these prohibi tions cannot be seen by many, and it is urged that such alleged useless inhibitions are among the things that magnify him into a martyr. He is much more cheerful than form. 2 r ly—a change to be ascribed to his daily out door walks any improved change in health. He smokes aild is much more agreeable in his man ners,n withafnredqtuaelksntly, takes a fancy, and is very some officers of the guard he inerzased freedom and vivacity. To polite and communicative, while ho will not ay a word to others. His meals are of excellent quality, and he hi g hly appreciates the kindn ess shown him in this regard. Spare as he is in flesh —for, as all know, he is of Cassius' genus of lean men pronounced dangerous—he has the bon vivant's relis h of fine dishes. iHe is entirely indebted to the liberality of the Government and Dr. Craven, his medical, atten d an t for the excellent fare furnished him, since no money is allowed him with which to buy table luxuries he might fancy, and no friends are permitted to send him anything. An hour each day is spent in his daily walks in the fortress and on the ramparts. At first these walks were at a stated hour, between five and sit p.m. ; but it was found as soon this fact became known that a crowd of idle spectators were on the qui vive to get s glimpse of him. These spectators were both inside and outside the fortress, as from hi: walking on the parapet he can easily be seen on either side. To put a stop to this - General Miles had his hours of walking' changed, so that no one knows now when to look for him any w hen he will make his appearance. His health most rapidly improved from the commencement of this outdoor exercise. t:,1 1 says himself that he is in much better health than he has been for years. Never a strong man, he was nearly broken down at the time of his capture. The immense responsi bilities and labours devolving on him as President of the Confederacy were terribly trying and wearing on his feeble constitution. The wonder to him is that he lived through it. On arriving here, and fully comprehending the fate be fore him, he confesses to having derived some consOlation. from the fact that he would not live a month. With all his labours, he had been in the habit of taking outdoor exercise every day ; and deprived of this altogether as he was in the outset of his imprisonment, and expected to be during its continuance, he felt positive he would not long survive it. But the Fates have willed it otherwise. Free dom from care, his present daily walks, wholesome food: and the sea air have recuperated his energies and giv l l him a new lease of life. He wears the same rebel grey suit and light felt hat. He has had no opportunity of cultivat ing the acquaintance of rebels. But the rebel grey is of the first quality of fineness, and so is the hat. The coat has a black velvet collar. He alwayshas worn gloves when coming outdoors. Latterly he, has made his appearance in a white vest, and has done away with his goggles. His boots are finely polished, and, with his clean wrist bands and spotless linen bosom and collar, there is nothing in his appearance belying the genuine gentleman. If ono did not know the restraints placed on his sartorial tastes and realise his situation, the first impression at see ing him would lead one to set him down as a rather feeble representative of faded smartness and shoddy gentility. Ho wa lk s v ery erect, and with proud and dignified step. Never less than one officer and always four soldiers attend him. lie sits down when he pleases, and in his free moods talks away with a warmth and animation most agreeably enter taining and instructive. He is a man of most varied infor mation. He talksof andenthistory and ancient heroes, old wars and modern wars,mining and agricultural operations, poetry and the arts, gunboats and forts, Church and State matters, constructing dry docks and laying the Atlantic cable, with astonishing familiarity, correctness of theory and assertion. Coleridge, from all descriptions, could not have been a better conversationalist. THE HARVEST.—The harvest may now be said to be pretty well concluded in the eastern district. The weather about Stamford has been favourable for several days past, and a large breadth of land has been cleared. In the neighbourhood of Whittlesey a good deal of corn has been housed, but much of it is in anything but good con dition. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday were fine, considerable progress was made in clearing the fields, and there will be little corn Out by this (Saturday) evening. NEW NOVEL BY MR. HAZLITT. This day, in 3 vols., at all Libraries, SOPHY LAURIE. John Maxwell & Co., 122, Fleet-street. ['age, Dre a. ation it to Id he :ssex ne. I son, ran had rate lip' lue. nd de- ian erg, gad Lud , ats Jur