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AWIDOW LADY, possessing a thorough knowledge of Domestic Management, is most desirous of an engagement as Companion to a Lady, or to superintend the Family V a Widower or Elderly Gentleman.—Address C. G., 4, Trinity street, Blackheath-hill, Blackheath, Kent. BANK of ENGLAND, 11th SEPT., 1856..... The Court of Directors of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England give Notice, That a GENERAL COURT will be hell at the Bank on THURS DAY next, the 18th instant, at Twelve o'clock precisely, to consider of a Dividend. This will also be one of the Quarterly General Courts appointed by the Charter. JOHN BENTLEY, Secretary. ANNOUNCEMENT. —By the investment of a small sum, even as low as 21. 10s., thousands of pounds may be obtained.—Apply by letter for particulars (which will be sent post free) to Messrs. STBAUS and Co., No. 32, Villiers-st., Strand. OCKS'S CELEBRATED READING NJ SAUCE, which is so highly esteemed with Fish, Game, Steaks, Soups, Grills, Gravies, Hot and Cold Meats, and unrivalled for gene ral use, is sold by the most respectable dealers in fish and sauces. J. and C. Cocks, Reading, sole Manufacturers. GORDON CUMMING, the LION HUNTER, will be AT HOU in his Encampment, surrounded by the spoils and trophies of his achievements. and give his new and popular ENTERTAINMENT, illustrative of his ADVENTURES in the Far Interior of SOUTH AFRICA, Pictorially and Musically illustrated, every evening throughout the week, at 8 o'clock. Piano by Mr. Harries Wilson. Admission, Is. and 23.; stalls, 35.-232, Piccadilly. ARGYLL ROOMS.-LATTRENT'S CASINO, Great Windmill-street, Haymirket.—The above elega4l Rooms are now open every evening for the winter sttson, with Laurent's celebrated Orchestra. Principal Cornet-a-piston,' If. Eoulcourt. The Proprietor begs to inform the public that th's f , sbionable place of resort hay been entirely redecorated during the recess. Doors open at half-past eight, commence at nine. Admis sion One Shilling. TAR. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MITSEIJM, 4, Coventry-street, Leicester-square.—Open (for Gentlemen only) from 10 till 10, containing upwards of one thousand models arid preparations, illustrating every part of the human frame in health and disease, the race of men, &c. Lectures delivered at 12, 2 , and half-past 7, by Dr. G. SEXTON, F.R.G.S. ; and a new and highly-interesting series of Lectures is now in course of delivery by Dr. KAHN, at 4 p.m. precisely. Admission, One Shilling. ROYAL SURREY GARDENS.- M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS.—Last Week but one of the Season.—Third Appearance of Miss POOLE and Miss STABBACH. The Programme composed of the most popular pieces of the season. • In consequence of the rehearsals necessary to give completeness to the music of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, the first per formance THIS DIY, the 17th inst. Principal sfugerS—Miss Poole ' and Miss Stabbach. Admittance Is. f• ' •••- .. • • , , CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road. —OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The celebrated HUNGA RIAN BAND, under the direction of Herr Kez.oznv, will perform every Evening at 9 and 11 o'clock. in addition to the usual Vocal Xntertainment. The following company of talented Vocalists are Permanently engaged for the performance of Selections from all the Popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Duets, &c., viz.:—Mrs. J. Caulfield, Miss Brunel, Miss Sommers, and Miss Pearce ; Sam Cowell, Caulfield, Herr F. Jonghmans. S. Jones, T. Farrant, W. Melling, Barker. Russell Grover, and P. Corrie ; Masters E. Con nell, Austin, and Bennett , and Mr. T. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. J. llarroway, R.A. harmonium, J. Caulfield, jun. ; director, Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &c., Until twelve o'clock. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.- EXCURSIONS to the SEA SIDE, commencing July 30, ending 15th October.—Tickets, available by any train for 28 days, an issued to Isle of Man, Bangor, Llandudno, and Carnarven, via Great Western and Shrewsbury Railways, to Birkenhead and Liver- Pool, thence by any of the steamers leaving Liverpool for the Isle of Man, or to Bangor, Beaumaris, Llandudno, and Carnarvon, by the Prince of Wales steamer, every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. . FARES THERE AND BACK. Ist Class and 2d Class and Best Cabin. Best Cabin. From London to Isle of Man.. • • £3 0 0 .. £2 5 0 Oxford to ditto .. •• • London to Bangor, Beanmaris, Llan dudno, and Carnarvon ...... 310 0 • • 210 0 evord to ditto ditto ditto.... 210 0 .. 115 0 Passengers must return from the Isle of Man by the same Corn- Pany's boat that they proceed there by ; also from Carnarvon, Linn. dedno, Beaumaris, and Bangor, by steamers, on Monday, Wednes dcy, and Friday. They may on their return step at Llangollen, but Thust complete their Journey within 28 days from the date of ticket. These tickets are available by any Train, but are not transferable. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— TOURISTS' TICKETS (Great Western, Hereford, and South Wales Railways) available for Three Weeks from the day of i,sue. These Tickets will be issued until the 15th October, at Paddington, Oxford, or Leamington, over the Great Western Lines, via Glouces ter, to Ross and Hereford, and over the South Wales Line, to Milford haven, and back, with the liberty to stop at Ross, Hereford, Chap now, Heath, and Carmarthen. FAazs. Ist Class. 2d Class. From tendon and back.. Leamington and d 0... ..... 215 .... 2 0 •• Oxford and d 0... ...• • • ...... 210 .... 115 Tourists' Tickets .are available by any train, but are not trans ferable. and they do not entitle the holder to travel twice in the same direction over any portion of the lines of railway. GREAT WESTERN and SHREWSBURY RAILWAYS. NORTH WALES TOURIST TICKETS available for Three Weeks horn the day of issue. These tickets will be issued until the 15th October, at Paddington, Oxford, Birmingham, and Wolverhampton, to Chester and back, 'With permission for the passengers to stop at Shrewsbury either going ' or returning, to proceed either from Llangollen-road to Cernwen, or from Oswestry to Welshpool by coach, the Landon passengers hay , hig the option of calling at Leamington and Warwick. and returning to London either via Shrewsbury, Hereford. Ross, and Gloucester, or via Shrewsbury, Birmingham, and Oxford. Ist Class and 2d Class and Fares. Inside Coach. Outside Coach. From London and back •• .. £3 10s. .... £2 10s. From Oxford and back •• • • •... •• .• 2 10s. .... I 15s. From Birmingham and back ...... 2 Os. • . . 1 103. From Wolverhampton and back 1 15s. .... 1 78. These tickets are available by any train, but are not transferable, i Wed they do not entitle the kiNder to travel twice in the same direc tion over any portion of the lines of railway. Passengers can proceed into the interior of Wales by coach from torwen or Welshpool, by arrangement with the coach proprietors Trom those places. LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN and MIDLAND RAILWAYs. A CHEAP EXCURSION TRAIN will leave the Easton Stati on London, on SATURDAY, September 20, at 7 a.m., to LEICESTER. SHEFFIELD, 1 BRADFORD, NOT ['INGHAM, LEEDS, I YORK, DERBY, and other Stations, at the following Fares : FARES FOR THE DOUBLE JOURNEY. First Class. Covered Carriages. s. d, a. d. telceFter ••—• I l4 0 7 9 Loughboro' Nottingham • • • Lincoln* Derby Chesterfield . Masborough •• .••.. • • Sheffield . ........••••••• For Oakenshaw, Wakefield • • Normanton • ....... Leed • • .• Bradford •••••••••••• York ..... ....... 20 0 • * Passengers for Newark and Lincoln will be conveyed to these • Alaces by First Ordinary Train, after the arrival of the Special Train at Nottingham. Returning MONDAY, September 22, as unders Leave Y0rk.......... 11.45 a.m. Leave Chesterfield.... 2.50 p.m ~ Bradford • • ....11.40 „ „ Derby „ Leeds .• • .....12 45 noon „ Lincoln .... lO.lO a.m. Normanton • .. 1.15 p.na „ Newark 10.40 „ Oakenshaw • ... 1.25 „ „ Nottingham 4.20 p.m. „ Sheffield .. •.. , 1.45 „ „ Loughborough.— 5.5 „ Masborough .• . 2.10 „ „ Leicester Arriving in London about 10.15 p.m. Tickets not transferable, and available only to return by this Train, passengers will only be allowed to take their personal luggage by these Trains, under their own charge, and that not exceeding 301bs in Weight. Children under 12 years of age, half fares. By order. Euston Station, September. 15 0 ...•.. .. 7 6 TOWER.-SALE OF STORES. 111 Y order of the Secretary of State for War.— To be Sold, by public auction, in the Tower, on MONDAY, 2 2d September, 1856, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon precisely, the following STORES, lying at the Victoria London Docks, viz.:— Sealskin and Fur Skin Caps Blankets heepskin Coats Hair Beds Tweed Coats lined with fur Feather Pillows Waterproof Coats Boots Sealskin Mitts Clothing -..... ____... Coven, male lined Gowns Medsteads, iron and wood Trousers Waistcoats ' Drawers, and Miscellaneous articles. ~ . .. Also, MEDICAL PURVEYOR'S STORES, consisting of Meat, Illseult Powder, Solidified Milk, .TtiMenne aux Gras, and Preserved Chocolate. May be viewed at the Victoria Docks, from 10 to 4 o'clock, on the three days previous to the sale, and catalogues had at the War Department. Pall-mall, Tower, and Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, on payment of 6d. each, which will be allowed to purchasers. No person will be admitted to view the lots, or into the sale room, 'Without a catalogue. 1110IIRISTS and TRAVELLERS exposed to _l_ the scorching rays of the sun, and heated particles of dust •ill and ROWLANDS' KALYDOR most refreshing preparation for the Complexion, dispelling the el oud of languor and relaxation, allaying all heat and irritability, al id immediately affording the pleasing sensation attending restored el sstlcity and healthful state of the skin. Freckles, Tan, Spots, Pimples, Flushes, and Discoloration fly /04ifore its application, and give place to delicate clearness with the flow of beauty and of bloom. In cases of sunburn or stings of =insects its virtues have long been acknowledged. Price 4s. Gd. and 85. 6d. per bottle. ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL. A delightfully fragrant and transparent preparation, and, as an b avigorator and purifier, beyond all precedent. The Prices are 3s. 6d., 75., family bottles (equal too four small), 10S. 6 d., and double that size, 21s. ROWLANDS' ODONTO, a! Pearl Dentifrice, compounded of the rarest and most fragrant reties. It bestows on the Teeth a pearl-like whiteness, frees them om tartar, and imparts to the gum s a healthy firmness, and to the bn eath a grateful sweetness and purity. Price 2s. 9d. per boa. S old by A. Rowland and Sons, 20, Hatton -garden, London, and by sChe mists and Perfumers. IF you are Bald, or your Hair is Thin, p ra y use 1 ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which causes the Hair to grow on bald places, produces luxuriant Whiskers and Mous taehios • it has been approved of by the highest au thority, and is most beneficial in all cases of thin hair. Sold from 3s. 6d.; forwarded for stamps, sent free, twelve extra. ALEX. ROSS'S CHARGES for Dyeing the Hair permanently a light brown, dark brown, or biadk whiskers from is., gentlemen's hair from 511., ladies' from 7s. 6d. The dye being a clear liquid it is simply necessary to damp the hair with a comb or brush, when a perfect colour is produced without injury to the skin. Sold from 35. 6d. ; sent free for 54 stamps. H AIR DESTROYER, a depilatory for removing effectually Superfluous Hair from the Face, Neck, Arms, and Hands, without injuring the skin. A. R. will warrant :t not to injure the skin in the smallest degree, and the hair to be entirely destroyed.—Sold from 3s. 6d. ; forwariiied for stamps, free by post, eight extra. Alex. Ross, No. 1, Little Queen-street, High Holborn. ..11 NEW AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN THE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE. :Patent Office Seal of Great Britain. Diplome d'Ecole de Phannacie Pharmacien.de Paris. Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR No. 1, 2, and 3, prepared in the form of a lozenge devoid of taste or smell, and can be carried i n t he waistcoat pocket Fold in tin cases, divided into separate doses, as administered by 'Valrieau, Lallemand, Roux, Ricord, &c., &c. TRIESEMAR No. 1 is a Remedy for RE LA_XATION, SPERMATORRIBEA, and all the distressing o,lnsequences arising from early abuse, indiscriminate excesses, or too long residence in hot climates. It has restored bodily and sexual strength and vigour to thousands of debilitated individuals who aro now in the enjoyment of health and the Functions of Manhood ; and whatever may be the cause for DISQUALIFICATIONS for MAR =AGE, they are ellectually subdued by this Wonderful Discovery. TRIESEMAR No. 11., . effectually, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely eradicates all traces of Gonorrhoea, both in its mild and aggravated forms, Gleets, Strictures, Irritation of the Bladder, Non-retention of Urine, Pains of the Loins and Kidneys, and those disorders which Copaivi and Cubebs have so long been thought an antidote for, to the tutu of the health of a vast portion of the population. TRIESEMAR No. 111., is the great Continental Remedy for Syphilis and Secondary Symp toms. It also constitutes a certain cure for Scurvy, Scrofula, and all Cutaneous Eruptions, removing and expelling in its course all corrup- Voila and impurities from the vital stream, as altogether to eradicate the virus of disease, and expel it with the insensible perspiration • through the medium of the pores of the skin and urine, and is a • llever- failing remedy for that class of disorders which unfortunately the English Physician treats with Mercury, to the inevitable klestruc tion of the patient's constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot restore. Price Ils., orour cases in one or 335„ which saves Ils., and in 5/. cases, whereby there is a saving o f f 1/. 12s. To be had wholesale and retail in London, of Johnson, 68, Cornhill ; Hannay and Co., 63, Ox ford-street ; Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; R. H. Ingham, druggist, 46, Market-street, Manchester ; Bradlaury, bookseller, Deansgate, • Bolton ;J. Priestly, chemist, 51, Lord-street, Liverpool ; bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-street, Dublin ; Wbanall, bookseller, 11:gb-6tr0et,Mriningham. oi —. 51 54 ) u' 15' $ ea 38'• Ph, 0. 9 ► A $ I ) 0 a 0 'scrip ,re at rwick, 'stern. lands, Aster. a, Oa Ps late st-er ca --•••"". Lao i ll agistaa• Deklf flee me noor tila li ot"" ° leo 39t1j ,,a ell Ch— ia Ail 6th I,certs.is n ,Ol 9IS ,;;;git I' a 16 An A nd a n 19 s . a.f wico d 400 0 26 , 7, 24'. 'and 16 PiIlY st 01 112- )al.ll 6th 0 an 0 ,5 809 ; and 16 4 . IN 2111 v d 0 4th ' - 'it 0 0°416 I — JI ,Ist /616' e elaf , * l6O 170 d 16 de fis vi • p ( in 6t d 'stele le W ife of, S. r, t" Ed vro• Fred ° a daive:; o te Sl i it 4 tbe uee teo Sot" b, /11 chtirc,,,, e r, ne P i late Oreti pir 000' . oras ortb' to, srA F a e Irbil,' pe, a i s cUb ut of 'ckbolljei tg, oil: ,if c ,010 of - O bi' : rso. - - - ;:-. 2 ,o, ) yO l l O . °thee' to li the °° 146, (Na. 20,045.) PUBLICATIONS. Now ready, 1 vol. Svo., 10s. 6d. bound, gilt edges, LAYS of MEMORY, SACRED and SOCIAL. By a Monina and SON. Burst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Marlborough-street. On the ith of October, No. 1., price 2d, and on the Ist of November, Part 1., price 10d., of THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE, A aew Illustrated Periodical of Literature, Art, Science, Social Progress, and Family Life. Edited by JOHN SAUNDERS and WESTLAND MARSTON. CONTENTS OF NO. I. The Salutation, by Sir C. Eastlake, President of the Eva' Aca demy, engraved on wood, in the highest style of the art. The Stereoscope, by Sir David Brewster, KAI., F.R.S., being the first of a Series of Papers on Popular Science. Alfred Tennyson, a Portrait, by Mayan, engraved by Henry Linton. The Family Mystery, a Tale, by Wil le Collins. With other important rape* fond Engravings. A detailed Prospectus, with specimen of the Engraving, can be obtained from all booksellers; or, post free, from the office, 25, Essex street, Strand, London. The Third Edition. Just Published, price 55., by post, free, sa. 6d. ON TRUE dz FALSE SPERMATORRH(EA, with the View of distinguishing the Imaginary from the Real Sufferers under this disease, and Correcting of wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. Translated from the German of Dr.PICKFORD. " Dr. Pickford is knuwn to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the noa-medi cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall detect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his power to cor rect."—London Medical Gazette. " The tribe of 'Quiet Sympathisers,' and 'Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed: and if this book could find its way into the hands of those who gaffer from the com plaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of .ass importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much money... ...This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical syste m of treating Spermatorrhcea, and to place the tviatp meut upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likelyito do much good."—Medical Circular. London: 11. Ranters, 219, Regent-street. ROYAL BRITISH BANK. Conformable to the resolution of the meet'ng of Depositors, held on Sept. 12th, 1856, at St. Martin's Hall, contributions to the Depo4itors' Protection Fund will be received by the under-mentioned gentlemen forming the Committee : Mr. James Wyld, Charing-cross East. Mr. Robert Taylor, 13, Old Bond-street. Mr. John Sheridan, Chatham-place. Mr. B. Foster, St. John's Gate, Clerkenwell. Mr. William Clothier, Borough-road. Mr. Mitchell, 3, Great Prescott-street, Whitechapel. Mr. Geo. Healy, Lambeth-road. Mr. Green, City-road. Mr. Richardson, Union-court, Old Broad-street. Mr. H. G. Gitlin, Goewell-road. Mr. G. T. Hain, accountant, Brownluw-street, Holborn. BANK of LONDON and NATIONAL PRO VINCIAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, for °fleet ing every description of Life and Fire Insurance business. Capital—One Million Sterling. Principal Offico—Threadneedle-street, London. TRUSTEES, Sir John Villiers Shelley, Bart., M.P., Chairman of the _ . Bank of London. Sir James Duke, Bait, M.P., and Alderman •f London. The Right Hon. Thomas Milnor Gibson, M.P. Lieutenant-Colonel Elsey, H.E.1.C.5., Director of the Bank of London. DIRBerOitS. CIIAIRXIN-Sir Henry Muggeridge, Alderman, Director of the Bank of London. VICE-CHAB-YFIL John Cumberland, Esq. 1 Wtn. Anthony Purnell, Hisq. John E. Auderdon, Esq., Devonshire-terrace, Hyde-park, Director of the Bask of London. William Black, Esq. (firm of Black and Bidmead), Trump street, Cheapside. Stephen Broad, Esq., Rye-hill, Peckham. William Carr, Esq., Bishopsgate-street-without. John Oropp, Esq., Oaklauds, Park-road, Claphran. John Geary, Esq., the Crescent, Edmonton. Thomas Gooch, Esq. (firm of Gooch and Cousens), Director of the Bank of London. Al.xander C. follicles, Esq. Wm of lonides, Sgouta, and Co.), Director of the Bank of London. Lord Claud Hamilton, M.P., 19, Eaton-square. Fred. Winn Knight, Esq., M.P., Southwick-street, Hyde park, and Wolverley House, Kidderminster. Thomas Luce, Esq., M.P., King-street, St. James's, and Malmsbury, Director of the Bank of London. John Malcolm, Esq., 47, Mark-lane. Professor Morton, Royal Veterinary College. Peter Robb, Esq., St. Martin's le-Grand. Thomas B. Stevens, Esq., Tho Elms, Kilburn, and Derwont Mills, Derby. John Tarring, Esq. (firm of Tarring and Son), Bucklersbury. Alfred Wilson, Esq. (firm of ',enables, Wilson, and Tyler), Director of the Bank of London. PROVINCIAL DIRECTORS. Alexander Abercromby, Esq. (firm of Alex. Abercromby and Co.), Glasgow. William Allen, Esq., Lower Dominick-street, Dublin. Anthony Bannister, Esq., Mayor of HulL John Barwell, Esq. (firm of Barwell and Sons), Birmingham. Samuel Briggs, Esq., Bradford-street, Birmingham. John Brown, Esq., Buchanan-street, Glasgow. John Burnet, Esq., Procurator-Fiscal, Glasgow. Theophilus Carrick, Esq., Official Assignee, Hull. IL G. Collis, Esq. (firm of Mcßirney and Collis), Dublin. H. C. Cooksey, Esq., Heathfield House, Birmingham. George Dingwall, Esq., Talbot•street, Dublin. Peter McEvoy Gartlan, Esq., Gaybrook, Malahide, Dublin. William H. Huffam, Esq., Hull Dock Company. John Killeen, Esq., Malahide, Dublin. Alexander Kirkland, Esq. (firm of Kirkland and Russell), Glasgow. Robert Morton, Esq. (firm of J. and R. Morton), Dublin. Thomas Dundas Spiers, Esq., Houston, Glasgow. Charles Wilkinson, Esq. (firm of Wilkinson and Ingleby), AUDITORS. DIRECTORS' AUDITOR—BenjaMin Scat, ESQ. SLIAREIIOLDRRs' AUDITOR—Henry Chatteris, Esq., Public Accountant. PnYsiciAN—Henry Letheby, M. 8., Professor of Medical Jurisprudence, London Hospital; and . Officer of Health for the City of London. SURGBONS. James Part, Esq., F.R.C.S., Surgeon to the Artists' Annuity Fund Society, President of the North London Medical Society. ' Thomas Carr Jackson, sq., M.R.C.S., Royal Free Hospital. SOLICITORS — DIessrs. Tyrrell, Paine, and Layton, Guildhall- yard. BANKERS—Bank of London. ACTUARY—Thomas Walker, Esq. , B. A. ' F. SS. , F. LA. HANAom An, SECRETARY—Emund Clench, ESQ. The Directors have the pleasure to announce that, all no- 1 cessary preliminaries having been completed, the OFFICE afve more the t s h e ao curi o t e y e will OPEN for BUSI NESS on M ONDAY next, the 22,1 inst. of th a ou l sa ar n g d e shareholders, I n surers in this Association have paid-up capital, lit"l and an m a Prcg i P n i c .l o eta e l7 from business already acquired exceeding 35,000/. per annum. Prospectuses, with tables aid terms of business, may be had at the chief and local ofaoes, or of the agents throughout the country.—By order. EDMUND CLENCH, Manager and Secretary. Threadneedle-street, Sept. 16, 1856. WELLINGTON MONUMENT.—Tbe Com missioners of her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings give notice that it is the intention of her Majesty's Government to erect a Monument in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, to the Memory of the late Duke of Wellington, and that the Commissioners are pre pared to receive Designs for the same from artists of all countries. A drawing showing the ground plan of the Cathedral and the site of the proposed Monument, together with a staten•ent of the pre. mlums, and other particulars, will beforwarded to artists on applica tion by letter addressed to me at this office. ALFRED AUSTIN, Secretary. Office of her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings, Whitehall, London, Gth Sept., 106. mIDDLESEX LUNATIC ASYLUM at Harwell. Persons willing to Tender for supplying the above Institution with Meat, Flour, Malt, Hops, Hay and Straw, Oatmeal, Peas, Butter, Cheese, or Bacon, for six calendar months, from the Ist of October next, or with any of the under-mentioned articles for twelve months from that day, viz., Groceries, Soap, Oil, 011 Colours, Brooms, Brushes, Window -glass, Lead and Leaden Piping, Hosiery, Linen and Woollen Drapery, Blankets, Rugs, Straw Hsts and Bon nets, Tobacco, Snuff, Cloth Boots and Shoes, Leather, and Wines and are requested to deliver sealed Tende to me Spirits for the sick , rs before Eleven o'clock on TuusraY, the 23d inst. , at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell-green, and to attend there personally at Twelve o'clock on that day. Blank forms, in which Tenders must be made, may be obtained, and the form of contract may be seen, either upon application to me, at the said Sessions House, or to the Storekeeper at the Asylum, and patterns and samples, to which the contractors will be required strictly to conform, may be seen at the Asylum at Hanwell. The Committee of Visitors will not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any of the tenders. Dated this 12th of September, 1856. CILUILES WRIGHT, Clerk to the Visitors. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. Patron—The QUEEN. —Founded 1828. The sick poor are admitted on their own application alone; no recommendation is required. During the past month the following number received the benefits of this Charity, either as out or in-door patients, on their personal application: — Week ending 7th August• . ...... 2,214 Ditto 14th August •. ..... . 2,438 Ditto 21st August.. •• •• •• 9.473 30th, and 31st August ...... 1 , 143 Ditto 28th Augu5t........ 2075 29th, Total in 10,740 of which 4,540 were new cases, the remainder (still under treat ment) having been admitted previously. Heavy expenses arc inevitably incurred in affording such exten sive relief. The Committee, therefore, earnestly entreat the aid of the public. The management of the Hospital is in the hands of 30 Governors. yearly elected from the general list of subscribers, at the Annual General Meeting in January. A Board is held every Thur-day, at 4 o'clock (llev. J. B. Owen, Chairman), to conduct the business, when any subscriber may attend, if so disposed, the Board being at all times desirous of receiving suggestions or giving explanation. The Hospital is not e ndowed, but is wholl y denen d e t t on volun tarywhich are received by the ! reasurer, Nicholas-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts j o e i n a t s r i t h e r u m t I o a E a and e 3 g i a .r e lies, and Co.; Drummond and Co.; Berries and Co. ; Ransom and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co.; Barclay and Co.; Denison and Co. ; Willian2S. Deacon', and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Ber , acre-street ; Masterman and Co.; and at the Hospital. Clothing for the destitute patWnts will be thankfully received. By order. J. B. OWEN, M.ll ~ Chairman. • „2.str , art . • 4 , $ ' • \‘,„010,4. IN J. • . 44" • tie* •k'• , • ...t - 4 • ••• ; 1.• • • • ' it 0 101111 1 1 411111k1 Apr 1447 . . _ • spk , .- • . - -- -* " 4 . 67 'tlj4, .11 RO . /I N; 4 . - _ - 4 11 '4- ?q, [PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD• Sporting Intelligence. DONCASTER RACES. --TUESD &Y. The Fitzwilliam Handicap Stakes of 5 sovs each, witb 50 added. The second to save his stake. One mile. 20 subs. Mr. Ridley's Preston, 3 yrs, bat 121 b (I at 1 Mr. Gill's Bourgeois, 6 yrs, B.t (Alderoft) 2 Lord Zetland's Skirmisher, 2 yrs, 6st...(Withington) 3 The following also ran :—Mary, The Rajah, Barezina, Corin ' Uzella, Duet, C oa l Bl ac k R os e, Martinet, Gorts chakoff, and Lady Malcolm. Betting-3 to 1 agst Martinet, 6to 1 agst. Brurgeois, 7 to 1 agst Gortsehakoff, 8 to 1 each agat sti irmisher anti Lady Malcolm, 10 to 1 eanh agat Pieston, Du't, Conn. Won by three-quarters of a length ; a !lead betwe(-n the second and third ; Martinet was an indifferent fourth ; Berezina was fifth, Duet sixth, and Uzella next. Oa setting-to Skirmisher "savaged" Bourge3is, and once laid hold of Aldcroft's arm. Neither gorse nor rider was hurt. The Glasgow Stakes of 30 soya each, 20 ft, for 2-yr-old colts ; Bst 716 each. Red house in. 8 subs. Lord Milton's Ignoramus, Bst 71b Manion) 1 Lord Glasgow's Physalis colt, Bst 71b (Aldcroft) 2 Capt. Christie's Atnati, Bst 71b (Wells) 3 Betting-6 and 7tol on Ignoramus, who led from start to finish, and won by 10 lengths. Amati was pulled up and walked in. Tha Champagne Stakes of 50 sows each, h ft, for 2.yr olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 51b. The second to save his stake. Red-hoase in. 29 subs. Sir R. W. Bnlkeley's Tasmania, 83t 51b......(H01me5) 1 Mr. E. Parr's Lambourne, Bst 71b (Kendall) 2 Sir C. Monck's Vanity, Bst .51b (Charlton) 3 The following also ran :—lmperieuse, Goldfinch, King of the Forest, South-Western, and Anton. Betting-6 to son Goldfinch, 9to 2 aget Lambourne, 5 to 1 agst Imperieuse, 8 to 1 agst King of the Forest. Goldfitich.led to the half distance, where Tasmania, who had been lying fourth and fifth, came out, and at last won by a neck ; . a head between the second and third ; a neck between the third and fourth. Goldfinch was beaten about three-quarters of a length from Im perieusa. Toe other three were tailed off. The Great Yorkshire Handicap, of 25 soya each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, &c., with 100 added. The second to receive 50 sovs out of the sakes. Certain pens.lt es. St. Leger Course. 82 subs, 56 of whom pay 5 sovs each. Lord Chesterfield's Typee, 6 yrs, Bst 121b...(Flatman) 1 Mr. Lewis's Pantomime, 6 yr=, Est Bib ....(Sn4wden) 2 Mr. J. Osborne's Yorkshire Grey, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (Bearpark) 3 The following also ran :---Lady Tattoo, Prince of Orange, Mr. Sykes, Hungerford, Saraband, Alembic, Stork, Vandal, Bolton, Marchioness, Preston, Gaudy, colt by Orlando—Clarissa. Batting-4 to 1 each agst Prince of Orange and Pan tomime, 12 to 1 each agst Lady Tatton, Typee, and Vandal, 14 to 1 agst Gaudy, 16 to 1 agst Saraband, 20 to 1 each agst Alembic, Clarissa colt, and Stork. Pantomime led to about the distance. where he was joinEd by Lady Tatton. Half-way up Typee came out, and won easily by a neck ; a head between the second and third ; half a length between the third and fourth ; and a head between the fourth and fifth. The •Filly Stakes of 30 sovs each, 20 ft ; for two-yr-olds fillies, 83t 71b each ; Red House in. (13 subs.) W. I'Anson's Blink Bonny . (['Anson) 1 Wcntworth's Beatrice (Nat) 2 ..(Vella) 3 Captain Christie's Equity Won iu a canter by eight lengths. The Revisal Plate of 100 save, in specie, for all ages, &c. Red House in. Mr. Dawson's Sneeze, 2 yrs, Est Blb (Bullock) 1 Mr. T. Parr's Fisherman, 3 yrs, 9st 81b (Wells) 2 Mr. C. Peck's Bashi-Bazouk, 2 yrs, 7st (Charlton) 3 The following also ran :—Black Tommy, Codrington, Strathacen, King of Argos. Sneeze won by neck, a head separating Fisherman and Bashi' Bazouk. _ _ _ Tne Selling Stakes of 5 wvs eacb, with 40. added ; two year olds, 7st ; three, 9st ; four, gat 131 b ; five, 10.. t 3ib ; six and aged, lOst slb • mares and geldings allowed 31b ; the winne r to be sold for 100 sows ; if for 75 says, allowed 31b ; 50, 81b ; 40, 141 b ; T.Y.C. Mr. Nichol's, Riokledon,. 2 yrs (401.)...(Withington) 1 Mr. J. Osborne' N Walhalla, 2 yrs, (401.)...(Challoner) 2 Captain Christie's, The Abbot, 2 yrs, (MO (Pritchard) 3 The following also ran:—Rotterdam, Young Napo leon, aqd sister to Nancy. Won by three lengths. The Doncaster Blate (handicap) of 70 says ; for three year olds and upwards ; the winner of any handicap after the publication of the weights to carry 51b extra. One mile. Welimn Notre Deane • 2 Won cleverly. . - 'r „,...,) 4411 A: A .• .-.4 : ,.7 IRELAND, .74 i . k.4..' !''' 1 _.,74 N. `,...-, ,•.:, • ',” ..,, DUBLIN, TUESDAY V . —i t .. 1 THE ENCUM3ERED ESTATES COUR .-' OO _ There are some well-timed remarks in t%l.Free r -g• S man's Journal reipecting the great changes in Chancery procedure which have taken place within the last few years, and the further , reforms which are likely to be the result of the labonot of the select committee which at during the late Parlia mentary session. - All these changes are regarded as vast improvements upon the old system as it flourished in the time of the Etdotp, the Aim nerses, and their successors, up to a comparatively recent period. In addition to the report on the Chancery bills, the committee reported on the Encumbered Estates Court, and no serious fault is found with their recommendations, save upon one rather material point, namely, the tribunal to be substituted for the present Commission, which though not exactly defined, may be .readily con jectured : - "The Court of Chancery is indirectly suggested, but whether the House of Commons will adopt that tribunal is not quite certain. In that body there is a strong feel ing in favour of the Encumbered Estates Court, and the lawyers will find some diffieulty in persuading it to break up a tribunal which ha- ‘„,r.c more good and nemmitted fewer 71110a1.:e-s r. han any other judicisl b tdy ever Con. stituted in any coun;ry. it may be advisable to take away from the Coninssioners the right of final appeal in certain crises and vest it in au independent tribunal ; but to dissolve them altogether, and to institute a new process of disposing of land, ascertaining claims, and distributing the fund, is most dangerous. When an institution works well on the whole, it is wiser to im prove than abolish it because a few thousands a year might be saved. This is the plea or pretence for die solution, but we have no doubt whatever that for every pound alleged to be saved by the change 100 will be lost to the public. No possible reform in the Court of Chancery cab render it as cheap, simple, and expediti ous a medium of transferring property as the Encum bered Estates Court. The public regard the contem plated change with jealousy and suspicion, and if the Souse of Commons fairly reflects public feeling it will be slow to accept an untried substitute and consult the wishes of lawyers rather than the wood of the commueii I We have already alluded to the value of reforms in the Court of Chancery and the extension of business that followed them. It would be well not to embarrass and choke it with an accumulation cf new businew for which its procedure is unsuited. There can be no real economy in the change. A commissioner's salary may be saved, and a clerk here and there cut off ; bat expenses will assuredly be multiplied and deductions made from the proceeds of sales which inheritors and creditors little dream of. Let well enough alone' is a sound maxim. Apropos of the tribunal about to be abolished, one of the Galway papers (the Western, Star) chro nicles the following as one instance out of many changes which have marked the progress of what has been called the Irish social revolution : " The operations of the Encumbered Estates Court in Ireland have, for the most part, been highly beneficial to the country. It has frequently been our province to notice the chyle-es of ownership occasioned by the Bales in Henrietta-street, end to trace the effects of these trans actions on the immediate occupiers of the land. It is not for us to draw a comparison between the conduct of one landlord and that of another. We wish merely on the present occasion to notice the mode in which an English gentleman of position and capital has attempted to solve the great problem how to improve Ireland and the Irish. Mr. James C. !Tarter, of Eroughton-hall, Lancashire, purchased in 1852 an estate of some 1,500 acres, lying for about three miles along the verge of the Shannon, and contiguous to the bridge of Banagher. The estate of Esker was at this time in a deplorable condition. Like other properties in the county of Galway, it had been under the management of the courts, and little or no indulgence could be extended to the tenantry, who were for the most part living in poverty and ignorance. Mr. Barter paid for the estate a sum of 11,0001., and he has since expended in improvements about 4,0081. more. On taking possession Mr. Harter directed that no one should be evicted, though the property was cut up into small tenements, several detached and irregular holdings belonging to one tenant. The farms were all remodelled, and encouragement, in the shape of sub stantial aid, given to every tenant to improve his resi dence and offices: Parties who saw this property 20 years ago would scarcely recognise it now, so great a change has been effected in four short years. The swamps and morasses have been converted into excel lent land, and the callows are so much improved as to he worth treble their former value. One field, formerly let for 251. a year, now brings 701. The tenantry are exceedingly comfortable, and have themselves become imbued with the spirit of improvement." THE LATE ACCIDENT. Captain Hamilton, of the 2(1 Battalion of the Grenadier Guards, now stationed in Dublin, who was severely injured on the 28th of last month, by a fall from a horse, is progressing rapidly towards perfect recovery under the care of the regimental surgeon, Mr. Wardrop, THE ISLE OF SERPENTS. (From the Constitutionnel,) The treaty of Paris, it is true, gave to the Otto man Porte the islands of the Danube,_ but the Isle of Serpents does not form a pare of them, and. its situation on the coast of Bessarabia, which is a pro vince of the Russian empire, appears to make it in the opinion of the Russians a part of the Imperial territory. Admitting, however, that this islet stands outside the limits of Bessarabia, Russia, after the rectification of the frontier which is about to be made by the international commission, will, it is said, consent to abide by the decision of the Powers who signed the treaty of Paris as to re taining or giving it up. Such, at least, is the lan guage attributed to the Russian Government. We do not gtfarantee its strict exactitude, but it appears to us to be plausible and to merit examination. Frankly speaking, we do not see in all this any of the threatening proceed ings which certain foreign journals have discovered. In. general, Russia appears to have executed in perfect good faith all the provisions of the treaty which she has accepted. S.,e has renounced the possession of a fleet in the Black Sea ; has sub mitted toiler formidable arsenal of Sebastopol being transformed into a commercial port • has aban doned her fortified positions on the Danube, and has relinquished all exclusive control over the na vigation of any part of that river. And yet, when she has consented to all these sacrifices, a cry of alarm israised because she has placed her foot on the Isle of 6erpents! Certainly this is a fine compensa tion, and a strong starting point for projects of do mination at Constantinople, which could not be realised when she possessed twenty line-of-battle ships and a fortress impregnable except to such au army as entered Sebastopol The occupation of the Isle of Serpents does not appear to us to be of such importance. It signifies rather that the Rus sians are not disposed to yield anything more than what may be absolutely exacted from them, and that they will not abandon, without at least mak ing au effort of discussion, a portion of territory the cession of which they think is not categorically prescribed by the treaty. It is a custom to say that an unsuccessful pleader has 24 hours to curse his judges. Is it therefore astonishing that the Rus sians show some hesitation in making a cession which, in their opinion, they may not be positively obliged to make ? No one is ever eager to put an interpretation on a treaty which is unfavourable to himself. It is attributed to the Russians as a crime, the endeavour to extenuate in the eyes of the neigh bouring population the consequences of the taking of Sebastopol. It would really be extraordinary if they had done otherwise, particularly with a people who were recently accused 'of having Te Deums sun.. after defeats. Should it not, on the contrary, be found quite natural that the Russian authorities should endeavour to conceal the amount of conce,sions which the fate of arms has compelled them to make ? What duty obliges them to dimi nish their prestige ? Should we gain much by it, and did we moreover make it one of the conditions of peace ? Justice should bo rendered to every one, and more particularly to those who have been conquered in au honourable contest. The Russians certainly have some right to pride themselves on having so long resisted the ardour of such troops as the besieging army was composed of. Let us therefore allow the Russians to put the best face they can on the affair in the eyes of the people who have hitherto regarded them as invincible ; lot them, as they have a right to do, pride them selves on the bravery they have displayed ; let them dispute, if they think proper, over the rem nants of the domination which they exercised in the Black Sea before the war ; but do not let us swell beyond measure the importance of such inci dents. United with our allies, we have no reason to fear that Russia will ever realise the famous testament of Peter the Great. Constantinople and the States of the Sultan will remain intact. No alarm is felt in Turkey at the acts complained of. Thu enlightened men of that country well know that the discussion about the Isle of Serpents has nothing serious in it, and they feel entire coif ' Eidetic° in Franco and her allies. All the noise to it that has been made about the affair cannot, in our o pinion, be better described than by applying the title of one of Shakspere's plays, " Mu c h a d o about :Nothing." A letter fr.;in Vienna, in the Cologne Gazette, says : " Prince Peter Karageorgewitch, son of the'Prince of Servia, arrived here on the 9di from Karlesbad, and left on the 11th for Belgrade, whither his father, who is now at 161 baths of Brestowaiz, is also about to proceed. return of the prince will be followed by a change of ministry. M. Aztt Nenatioviz, the prevent Minister et Finance, is to be named Pre,ilent of the Council. The Senate, which is composed of 20 members, is now en• ga.;ed in the examination of a'bili which will introduce a land sax into 'Servia, and which will probably be pub lished by the new Miws iy. The present revenues o Servia only arise from a otrect perional tax of five t ba t lers and front the customs duties, and are insufficient to r thb expenses." LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1856. CRIMEAN BAINDET AT PORTSMOUTH. PORTSM6IITH, TUESDAY EVENING. To-day some 2,300 soldiers, sailors, and Marines, re cently returned from the Crimea, and now stationed in this town, were entertained at a grand banquet provided by the gentry and other inhabitants of the town and neigh bourhood, in grateful recognition of their memorable ser vices and sufferings during the war with Russia, and as a token of welcome on their return to their native country. The entertainment was held in a spacious pavilion, erected expressly for the occasion, at an expense of about 2001., in the Governor's parade ground, situate within the for tifications of the town, and, the day being remarkably auspicious, a great concourse of the inhabitants, with the gentry and others for many miles round, were present to witness the ceremony. The recipients of this spontaneous act of homage wore all medal men, and many of them were also decorated with the insignia of the French Le gion of Honour. They included 400 soldiers of the 20th Regiment of Foot, 45 of the 21st Royal Fusiliers, 400 of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, 400 of the Royal Marine Artillery, 400 of the 97th Foot, 35 Royal Sappers and Miners and Royal Artillerymen, with a few soldiers belonging to other regiments, making up the whole of the troops now, in the garrison here. There were also a number of men selected from the crews of the Victory, her Majesty's yacht, the Admiralty yacht, the Princess Royal, Comer, Colossus, Perseverance, Dauntless, Urgent, Gorgon, Vigilant, Dragon, Lapwing, Cormorant, Bulfinch, Pigmy, Fanny, Raleigh, St. Vincent, Seahorse, and Fire Queen. The town throughout the day wore quite a holiday air. Banners floated from some of the public buildings and private houses, the church bells were rung and guns fired at intervals. At 1 o'clock, the hour fixed for the dinner, the men belonging to the fleet and the several regiments .were marched to the pavilion, under the command of their respective officers, and preceded by bands of music ; and when they assembled within the building the scene was extremely animated. The interior of the pavilion was taste fully decorated with banners and other naval and military emblems. Over the seat assigned to the chairman the flags of the allied nations were intertwined, and the weeds "Welcome Home," "Honour to the Brave," and the names of Sebastopol and Inkermann inscribed in the centre. The front of a gallery designed for the accommodation of ladies, which ran across the centre of the building, bore the inscription " Florence Nightingale," in large letters of gold on a white ground. Dr. Engledue, a gentleman :resident in the town, and held in high esteem, had been unanimously elected by the managing committee to preside on this occasion, and be assumed the chair at 1 o'clock, supported on his right and left by Lord George Lennox, Sir George Seymour, Tice- Admiral and Commander-in-Chief; the Rev. J. P. M`Gbie, vicar of Portsmouth; Admiral Superintendent Martin; Major-General Mercer, Royal Marines, and other gentle. men. Major-General Sir R. Dacres, Captain S. C. Dacres, Mr. John Martin, of Cambridge House, Commodore the Hon. Henry Keppel, Captain G. H. Seymour, Flag-Liou tenant Malcolm, Flag-Lieutenant Brandreth, and several of the municipal authorities were also present. General Sir Harry Jones, General Sir W. F. Williams, and Colonels Teesdale, Lake, and other gentlemen, invited to the officers' banquet of to-morrow (Wednesday), arrived at Portsmouth in the course of the day, and were in the Governor's parade ground witnessing the ovation to the troops and seamen, as did also Lady Seymour and family, uith many others from the ladies' gallery. The non-commissioned officers of the several regiments—a remarkably handsome body of men— occupied a table assigned to their especial use, immediately in front of the chair, and one of their number, Serjeant- Maj or R. M`Callum, of the Royal Artillery, was selected by them to respond to the toast of the army. The dinner, pre pared by Messrs. Bathe and Fuuge, of the London Tavern, and personally superintended by them, was an exceedingly substantial one, consisting of, among other viands, cold roast, boiled, and corned beef, venison pasty, all in plentiful supply, with hot potatoes and bread. Two quarts of porter formed the specified allowance for each man, but, in fact, they had it ad libitum, and to each of them were given two ounces of tobacco after the repast. Mr. Nightingale, the father of Miss Nightingale, contributed a hamper of game to the festival, with a choice selection of flowers to deco rate the tables. Sir F. Baring, Mr. Charles Osborne of Fareham, and others of the gentry, sent similar presents. Almost tho whole of one side of the pavilion was open to the public, and several thousands of them assembled on the ramparts had a distant view of the proceedings in the interior. Grace having been said by the vicar, the men sat down to dinner, the band of the 22d Regiment striking UP,.as, they did so, " The Roast Beef of Old England," whiCh caused a general laugh. The repast lasted upwards of an hour, and at its conclusion, silence having been bespoken by the sound of a bugle, The CHAIRMAN rose and said—My gallant fellow-coun trymen, whenever and wherever Englishmen assemble there are two duties not only imperative on them, but in which they take delight. The one is to hold in grateful re membrancethe land which gave them birth, and the other to revere the monarch who reigns over them. I propose to you, then, " Health and long life to our most gracious Sovereign, Queen Victoria." The toast was drunk with enthusiasm; the band played the national anthem, and a royal salute was fired from the ramparts. " His Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family," the next toast given from the chair, elicited a similar manifestation of feeling. The CHAIRMAN than said he had to propose a toast which he was certain they would drink with enthusiasm, because it was the health of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge, their Commander-in-Chief. He could not avoid telling theta ou that occasion what civilians thought of his Royal Highness and of them. He would ask them who led them across the Alma when they dashed up its steeps, rushed forward to the Russian batteries, and drove the creamy to the rear of his own entrenchments? (Cheers.) Who led them in the early morn, on the memorable s th of November, when they were outnumbered by 10 to 1— " And foot to foot, and man to man, " They fought as only Briton's can. " Until thy glades, 0 Inkermart I " Ran aucle-deep in blood." They had no idea what effect their deeds on that day pro duced in England, as related by Mr. William Russell. (Cheers.) Every man's breath was held, and his pulse boat quicker and quicker as he bent over the glowing nar rative— " Nothing could daunt, nothing dismay " Those island warriors on that day, " Through all the changes of the fray " No matter how the battle sped, "Uabroken stood the line of red " Majestically firm. "The line of red that never yields, "Victorious in a hundred fields ! " (Cheers.) Their Commander-in-Chief stood by them on that occasion, amid their dangers and perils, and he was with them still, now that these had passed away. Civi lians believedthlth he was the right man in the right place. They anticipate4e would do all he could to carry out their determination teilaintain the British army, not only in the state in which it now was, and in which it always would be, pre-eininent for valour and discipline, but that he would endeavour to carry out the wishes of the British people—so that it should be an army composed not only of free men, but of educated men, well paid and conscien tiously tended. (Cheers.) He proposed to them in a bumper—" His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and the British Army." (Cheers.) Serjeant-Major R. M`C.I.LLum, of the Royal Artillery, responded to the toast. He said he could scarcely find words to express how sincerely his brave comrades who surrounded him and himself appreciated the honour con ferred on them that day by the gentry and inhabitants of that neighbourhood. (Cheers.) It was A day they would always remember with pleasure. The manner in which they had been welcomed to their homes would help to make them forget the hardships they had endured in the service of their beloved Queen and country—a country they were proud of for its benevolente—a Q ueen th e y s h ou ld ever revere for the deep sympathy she had felt in their sufferings, whose honour it was their privilege as well as their right and duty to defend ; from which duty they had never shrunk, and never would shrink, while there was a sabre left in Old England and an arm to wield it, a musket with a hand and heart to use it, or a piece of artillery and men to servo it. (Cheers.) Should they ever again have to fight the battles of their Queen and country, they would stand their ground, and, should ammunition fail, they would again resort to stones, as they did at Inkorman, and try what virtue there was in a British Layonet. (Cheers) He wished, in conclusion, to acknow loge the obligations his brave comrades and himself wore under to the navy for their support throughout the cam paign. They were with the army at the Alma, and did good service on the enemy's flank ; they were with them again at Inkernian, and rendered valuable assistance there; and they were with them during their arduous trench du ties, to their own groat credit and the glory of old Eng land. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN next asked permission to return to ano ther branch of the public service—the sailors, the brave and the true. None in this country knew better than the people of Portsmouth the power, the might, and the chi valry of the British sailor; and he would ask the men in red how they would have gone to the scone of their glory and their sufferings without the sailors; or whether they could have maintained their position on the heights of Sebastopol if they had not been watched over and provi sioned by them? Need he ask them to boar witness to the efforts the sailors made and the dangers they went through while they were iu the trenches side by side with them during the whole of that dreary winter? Need he sing out the names of Lushington and Koppel, or those of Moorsom or of Peel? Need he remind them of the feats they performed in the Sea of A.zoff, or of the demolition and destruction of Sweaborg and Bomarsund? If the two Russian fleets dared not come out to meet them—if they preferred, the one to sink ingloriously beneath the waters of the Euxine in the harbour of Sebastopol, and the other to skulk behind the impregnable batteries of Cron stadt—they displayed a vast amount of prudence and fore sight, for to a certainty, instead of sleeping in full fathoms five, they would have slept in fathoms fifty. (Laughter.) In all parts of the world the motto of the navy was "Ready, aye, Ready !" and whether they were employed in protect ing the peaceful pursuits of commerce, or in hunting down the sea robber, their motto was over the same, and they were never found' wanting. Ho could not forbear referring to the services of the men who defended the heights of Ba laklava—the Royal Marines. They knew their services, and he should not trouble them by recounting them. They were,in fact, members of both services, for they were almost as much sailors as soldiers ; and that arm of the ser vice included some of the best men whom the Queen had at her command. He gave them, " Sir Charles Wood, the Royal Navy, and the Royal Marines." (Cheers.) Mr. JOHNSON, a warrant officer, acknowledged the com- pliment. The CIIIIRMAN next 'said,—My men, I am quite sere you could not meet together on an occasion like this with' out remembering that there were other armies beside your selves who fought aide by side with you. Remember that your gallant Freneh comrades were always by your side ; that the brave Turks did their duty valiantly whenever they were nobly led and counselled by your countrymen ; and that the Sardinians on !the only occasion on which they were tried behaved manfully. (Cheers.) I think it is possible, judging by the pro s gra of affairs in another part of the werld, - that it niay.irot belong before you may have to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Sardinians— (cheers)—and remember that, if ever you do so stand with them, it will be to fight for liberty of speech arid liberty of thought, the essentials of human progress and civilisation. (Cheers.) After proposing " Our brave Allies," which was drunk with acclamation, the chairman proceeded to sty :—Have you ever heard of such a person as Florence Nightingale ? (Great cheering.) Has she, and have the ladies associated with her, smoothed the pillows of any of you in the hospital at Scutari, by philanthropic acts and consoling words? (" Yes, yes.") Miss Nightingale con ceived a great work, and, regardless of all consequences, she left her country and did it. She held fast to her indi viduality, and took no counsel of any one but herself. (Cheers.) Every unselfish action brings with it its own reward, not immediately to the individual, but always to the community. In this instance the reward to Miss Nightingale and her lady companions is that they did what in their conscience they believed to be right, and followed out their darings to a successful issue. To l the community the reward is that, apart from the grand example which they have set, we shall see a great philanthropic institu tion spring into existence, which will have for its object the raising a body of trained nurses to attend to the sick and wounded of our army if ,ever it is called on to drive back again the ;ruthless invader of other men's lands, or to fight in defence of - the country. (Cheers.) The Chair man concluded by giving "Miss Nightingale and her lady companions at Scutari." A few other toasts followed, and the company separated shortly after 3 o'clock. The troops and seamen were told off to their respective quarters and ships about sunset. Every man among them appeared delighted with the enter tainment, and it was followed by no excess of any kind. On Mr. J. S. Tibbetts, with whom the:banquet originated, the duty principally devolved of making all the necessary arrangements for carrying it into full effect. In his capa city of one of the honorary secretaries to the committee of management, and to those gentlemen and himself, the suc cess of the undertaking is wholly attributable. Mr. Higgs officiated as toastmaster. DINNER TO CRIMEAN OFFIGERS AT LEDBURT.—A grand ovation has taken place at Ledbury to four Here fordshire officers just returned from the Crimea—viz., Major Bright, 19th Regiment ; Captain Ayneley, R.N. ; Captain Hopton, 231 Regiment ; Captain Cbatfield, 49th Regiment ; Lieutenant Bidduiph, P.A. ; Lieuten ant Hopton, 88th Regiment ; and Assistant-Surgeon Swinhoe, 95th Regiment. The event was celebrated by an illumination and other marks of rejoicing. At the dinner the chair was taken by Mr. Money Hyrle, colo nel of the Herefordshire M►litia, who, after the usual loyal toasts, proposed the healths of the guests of the day, on which speeches were made by those gentlemen. Major Bright particularly alluded to the services of the .lady nurses, and to the comfort which the soldiers ex 13eriencred reeoislog from home the succours whole theft' oduntrytheit bad sent out. 'Capt. Aynidey, R.N., said that; not being able to induce the enemy to meet them on the waters, they had been obliged to confine their operations to aiding the army. In the Sea of AzOIX they had nothing to do but to " burn and destroy," for as soon as they showed themselves the Cossacks ran away and gave them no chance. Captain Money subsequently ' proposed as a toast "the health of Miss Nightingale." He said he was at Constantinople some 'kart time be ire the tail of Sebastopol, and took great interest in the hoe. pitals of Scutari, where he was surprised at the wonderful organisation, cleanliness, and masterly arrangements de picted in every department, which was astounding oven to one who was prepared for much. All this and much more be attributed in the first instance to Mr. Macdobald, the Times correspondent, and subsequently to Miss Nightin gale, who, with her gentle companions, had staked their lives and their health, and looked upon rendering service to their country and succour and assistance to the wounded as the greatest privilege allotted to woman. In fadt, doing good was part of Florence Nightingale's nature, and it was stated that in her childhood the same desire to give relief to the suffering was portrayed in her character, while her favourite plaything was a model hospital, in which the beds and their patients were laid, with little. waxen nurses over whom she presided. Naval and intellii nc,e. The authorities at the ILrse Guards have it in con templation to remove the depots of regiments ou the British establishment from the Provisional Battalion at Chatham to various parts of the country, it being at present intended to concentrate the depots of those regiments serving at the Cape of Good Hope at Col chester, and those stationed in New South Wales and the other Australian colonies at Templet - nom Should the proposed arrangement be carried into effect there will be increased accommodation at Chatham f,:r the offi cers and men belonging to the Indian establishment, which would then be considerably increased. In addi• tion to several other advantages there would be a con siderable saving effected in the amount proposed to ne exr4nded in erecting a new range of buildings for (M -otors' quarters at Chatham, and handing over the present quarters of the officers at Chatham barracks to the pay sirjeants and married soldiers belonging to the Provi sional Battalion, the officers' rooms being much too small for married soldiers and their families. The screw steam-ships Brunswick, 80, Capt. Hast ings R. Yelverton, and Sanspareil, 71, Capt. Asticy C. Bey, are appointed to leave Plymouth this day for Cadiz. The screw steam-sloop Wasp, 13, left Plymouth on Sunday with supernumeraries for South America. The crew of the paddlewheel steam-sloop Salamander, 6, Commander T. Mecham, on her return from Liver pool to Plymouth, are to be paid wages, previous to her sailing for the Cape of Good Hope. The crew of the Amethyst, 26, bent sails on Mon day, when she was towed from Hamoaze into Plymouth Sound, and took her powder on board. The steam gun-boat Staunch, Lieut. and Commander Leveson Wildman, is appointed to leave Plymouth for the East Indies on Saturday. She will probably call at Rio Janeiro and the Cape of Good Hope. The Leander, 50, Capt. E. B. Rice (1856), has com menced stripping at Chatham, previously to being paid off, after which she will be placed in ordinary. Her guns and ammunition are ordered to be landed at the Gun• wharf, Chatham, and her extra stores returned to the dockyard. The Malacca, 17, screw steamer, with engines of 200- horse power, Captain A. Farquhar (1854), having com pleted refitting for sea, at Chatham, has received her sailing orders, which are understood to be for the Medi terranean, proceeding in the first instance to Portsmouth, for which post she steamed from Chatham on Monday. The depot of the 40th Regiment, which is nearly 400 strong, will shortly be removed from Chatham barracks, it being understood that they will be stationed at Temple more. The depot is under the command of Capt. M. E. Smith and five subalterns. The head-quarters are in New South Wales. Las Powerful, 84, screw, Capt. Massie, arrived at the Big Nore about 11. , a.m. yesterday. She will come in to-morrow, when she will proceed to Folly Point, Chatham, to pay off. She has been three years in cool mis sion. The Lorenzo, barque, of Leghorn, arrived hero about ten a.m. from Leghorn, with a general cargo of Italian oak consigned to this dockyard. She bas anchored np the harbour, but, being spring tides, it is expected she will haul into the basin to discharge in a day or two. The Leander, 50, Capt. Price, has arrived to be paid off, without the bulkheads or other internal fittings being disturbed. She is expected to be paid off about Saturday next. The Renown, 90, screw, building, is fast progressing for launching. The Hero, 90, screw. Great siimbers of workmen are employed to complete her ready for launching. The contractors, Messrs. Rigby, are making consider able progress in building a very spacious dock en the site of the old second dock in this yard. The police station-house has been taken down to give more room for carrying on the works, and the old 28 gun ship Rattle snake is appropriated for the accommodation of the police force until a new station-house is built._ Mr. Mr. The Dido, 18 guns, Capt. William H. A. Morshead, C. 8., arrived at the Nore yesterday from the Pacific (last from Portsmouth), and anchored. After discharg ing her powder, shell, &c., she will go into harbour to be paid off. The Eurota4, 12, screw mortar-ship, Captain William Moorsom, C 8., made her number at 2 45 p.m., yester day, and anchored in the upper part of the West Twin. She will go into harbour this day's tide, to be paid off at Sheerness. The Vulcan, 6 guns, screw steam troop-ship, Com mander James H. Furneaux, was yesterday taken into No. 3 dry dock at Sheerness to refit. The Terror, 16 guns, floating buttery at Sheerness, is ordered to be put out of the fitting basin to-day's tide. She is to be placed in ordinary at that port. The iron paddle-wheel steamer Antelope was yester day morning undocked at Woolwich, and placed in the basin, when the paddle-wheel steam-vessel Banshee aid screw steam gun-boat Roebuck were taken out of basin and replaced the Antelope in No. 3 dock. Commodore Shepherd, Superintendent of Woolwich Dockyard, yesterday morning inspected the crew of her Majesty's steamer Triton, from the Mediterranean and Black Sea, prior to being paid off. They were put through the usual course of gunnery, small arms, and cutlass exercises. The conitnodore expressed himself highly satis fied with the general arrangements and deportment of the Triton's officers and crew, and the readiness and efficiency with which they went through the exercises. The transpot t Mary Ann arrived at Woolwich yester day morning from the East with waggons, carte, and various other returned stores. The transport Heroes of Alma, 681 tons burden, Captain Little, arrived at Wool wich yesterday morning with a cargo of returned medi cal and Quartermaster's stores from the Crimea. The transport Amarauthe, 370 tons burden, Captain T. Young, has arrived at Woolwich with medical and surgical stores, hospital bedding, &c., from the Crimea. The freight-ship Conservative has sailed from Wool wich Arsenal with ammunition for the Cape. The launch of the Diadem, 32 gun frigate, will take place immediately from Pembroke dockyard. She is the first finished of the four powerful frigates now in course of construction. The Immortalitie 60, has been cut iu two, and the after part launched some distance down the slip, in order that she may he lengthened and con verted from a sailing into a screw frigate. With this additional length she will be enabled to carry 60 guns of the heaviest. calibre, and with the Melpomene, now undergoiug the same process, wilt prove a frigate of the first class. The line-of-battle ship, late the VictJria, 116, guns, will require cutting in two and lengthening. She 'has been ready for launching these three years ; but, owing to the faultiness of her lines, being too short for her beam, she has not been sent afloat. Sir Colin Campbell arrived at the Imperial Hotel in Cork, accompanied by his aide-dc-Camp, Cob Sterling, on Friday morning from Fermoy, where he had been engaged in the inspection of the troops. On Saturday he inspected the infantry in the Cork Barracks, and in the evening paid a short visit to Admiral Chads, in Queenstown, returning again to the Imperial, which he left on Monday morning to proceed to Limerick. The veteraa General looked in excellent health and spirits. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Capt. W. Peel, C. 8., to the Shannon, commissioned ; Lieht. T. J. Young, to the Shannon ; Lieut. 11. P. Hamilton, to the Perseverance ; Lieut. H. E. Bacon, to the Inflexible ; Lieut. N. Salmon, to the Shaneon ; H. Salmaid, midshipman, to the Medusa ; W. M. Latham, do., to the Cruiser ; J. G. Stnith, assist ant-surgeon, to the Shannon; C. M. Normand, acting assistant-surgeon, to the Devastation ; J. Flanagan, do., to the Shannon ; J. G. O'Connell, masters assistant, to the Medusa • F. Woods, assistanaclerk, to the Iropreg nable; W. J. Nash, do., to the Raleigh.. ANCIENT COFFINS.—The Dundee Courier says several stone coffins have been found within the last few days during the laying out of the grounds on Mr. Yearnan's property on th• Ferry-road, Dundee. On Monday morn iug one of great length was opened, in which the skele ton was remarkably well preserved. The bones were extraordinarily massive, and must have been those of a large and powerful man. The coffins are of the same kind as those found a year or two ago near Baldovan, but if anything mere shapely. No ineeriptiou of any kind has been observed upon them, and in ono only were found a few small copper coins, the date of which was quite illegible. The time and circumstances of the in terments are entirely left to conjecture. HORRIBLE MURDER.—Our county has been disgraced by a most atrocious murder, made doubly so if the case as it is now represented be fully proved, a thing which we have little reason to doubt. The prisoners, who now lie in our county gaol, committed on a charge cf murder, are two brothers named Lydon. It will be remembered by our readers that at the last assizes here, a man named Pat Lydon was indicted for a serious offence, but on the evening before his trial was to come on, he was married, in his cell in the gaol, to the girl who was to prosecute him. On being placed in the dock next day, and on the prosecutrix stating that she was his wife, the judge was under the necessity of liberating him. After being thus discharged he ret urned to his home, and the young woman to her parent's house; but some time afterwards he went to her father's resileo.ce, and said he wanted her to go and li ve with hhn, being his wife ; she said that on the next day cite would be prepared to do so, and on that evening went out for a time with him, and in passing along the saw a man staeding near where they were wa lkin g , disgutsed, ae it on come evil intent. Becoming a little frightened, she returned home, and acquainted her brothers of the cir eumstance, stating that it was her belief the man in die guise was her brother-in-law. Upon the next evening he returned again, and she went out with him, old was not heard of after for a length of time, altheuOr every search was made for her. A few days at however, a mean who was going ashore, out of a boat, on the banks of Lough Corrib, observed the lege of a human body protruding from the sand, and without def. y informed the constabulary, who instantly ai r- stsel the two Lydons, and then proceeded to raise the boOy, which proved to be that of the missing girl, buried in the clothes in which she left her father's Owe. Mr. G. Cottingliam having held au inquest on the body, the Lydons were committed to take their trial at the ensu ing assizes in this town, for the murder of the unfertu nate girl. In this we have given the facts as they now appear, but cannot say whether they may be folly sup ported before a jury or not. The crime was a shocking one, and we hope, be the criminals the Lydons or some other persons, they will get the full benefit of the law.— Galway Express. THE LAND TRANSPORT CORPS. DEPUTATION TO TilE LORD MAYOR. Yesterday morning► a deputation from the members of the Land Transport Corps waited upon the Lord Mayor, by special appointment, at the Mansion•houss. Mr. JAMES REDSHAW, who headed the deputation, read the following address " To THU RIGHT HoN. THE LORD MAYOR. " We, the artificers of the L ind Transport Corps, lately returned from Malta and the Crimea, humbly bag to lay before your lordship our grievances and wrongs, and ask you to come forward to aid and assist us in obtaining our just rights from the Government, according to our engage ment. We beg to explain to your lordship what. the en gagement was. We were to have 6s. a-day with clothes and rations free. Now, the Government have nut fulfilled that engagement in auy one instance ; for they have not paid 6s. a-day ' • we have had to pay a groat portion of our rations ; and they have taken from several of us our clothes, which were a free gift to us ; and, worse than all, wo have been sent home with an illegal discharge, so that we are unable to obtain employment. Trusting in your lordship's kindness, we humbly pray that you will con• vene a public meeting, so that we may be able to lay before the citizens of London our claims, knowinc , as we do that they already sympathise with us, and that they will do all they can to rescue us from the deplorable condition in which we are placed by the refusal of the Government to fulfil their engagements in the way they have done with other corps whose conditions of service were the same as ours." - The LORD MAYOR inquired whether the men were in the position of soldiers, placed under martial law, and how long they bad been at home Mr. REDSHAR said they were in the position of sol diers duly enlisted, and had been home three or four months. The LORD MAYOR presumed these men had made some representation of their grievances to their superior offi cers—to the commander of the corps, fcr instance Mr. REDSIIANY said they had fully represented their case to Colonel M`Murdo, the commander of the corps, but without avail. The LORD MAYOR asked whether the men had been discharged ? Mr. REDS AR said they did not consider themselves discharged. They had a paper given to them which was not a legal discharge. Many of them had applied for employment in different quarters, but were rejected on account of the insufficiency of their discharge paper. The LORD MAYOR (after inspecting the document, which was a common printed paper, covered with era sures and interlineations) remarked that it certainly was a very curious affair, and said the men had, of course, been paid. Several men at once exclaimed that they had not been paid tince the 9th of June, and that although they had memorialised Lord Paumure on the subject, his lordship had not condescended to favour them with any reply. Their great grievance was that if they were called upon to enter the service to-morrow, they would be compelled to comply, and yet their position was not recognised nor their claims discharged. The LORD MAYOZ said it appeared to him that there must be some way of obtaining redress for the men. If they were not disbanded, they were clearly still in the service of the Government. If their statement was cor• rect that they had represented their case to Lord Pan inure, and he had not attended to it, he would advise them to appeal to Lord Palmerston, who was always anxious to assist those who had served their country. He could not accede to the request that had been made to him to call a public meeting ; but if the men liked to entrust their memorial to him, he would forward it, with his own recommendation, to the Prime Minister. In the memorial which had been read, allusion was made to what had been done for another corps. What did that mean ? Mr. WrtmeroN said that each member of the Turkish Contingent had 181. on enlisting, and on being discharged had 21, on condition of not too frequently wearing their regimental clothe., which it was arranged should le given up to the Government. The LORD MAYOR thought that, with propor perse verance, the men must succeed. Their claims appeared to be strong. Mr. 11,liDSHAIV said they bad frequently been to the War-office. The autiorities there referred them to Col. M`Nrurelo, lint they could obtain no redress from him. The LORD MAYOR expresscd his reoTet that the men should be compelled to sue as paupers: Mr. WHARTON repu lilted the designation of paupers as applied to them. All they wanted was that they should be protected, as they went forth for the protec tion of their country at the call of duty. The LORD MAYOR said he did not use the term in an offensive sense. It, was very hard that men who were callel upon when the country required their services, . sti(Juld be thrown on one side when their services were no longer requir, d. lie had no doubt they had a fair claim upon the Government, but the only difficulty was as to the way of asserting it. He wished to repeat that if they canted a friend be should be happy to intercede with Lord Palmerston on their behalf. At the same time, be thought they would do well to wake another appeal to Col. M`Murdo and the authorities at the War-office. It was difficult to bring Governments to book ; but, in this case, be was str , ugly of opinion that the claims of the Land Transport Corps should be recognised. Tile deputation, after thanking his lordship for his courtesy to theca—a compliment which was certainly - very well deserved —then retired. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Sept. 16.—The market has been with out material change, but has scarcely been so active as on this day week. There is a demand for must markets, except those of India and China, to a moderate amount, and manufacturers are sufficiently supplied with orders to enable them to support prices. For India and China shirtings stocks are accumulating to some extent, and as the demand is very sluggish sellers would have to make a slight concession to effect sales of any moment. For yarns the market has been quiet, but spinners are well under contract, and paices are quite firm. It is believed there are a good many orders in the market, but that they are kept back to sae what change is likely to take place. The demand for bundl e y arn f o r Russia continues, and prices are very firm. Much regret is expressed at the suspension of Mr. John Shaweross, yarn agent, and spinner and manufacturer. The liabilities are reported at 22,0001. Messrs. John Stagg and Co. report,—" There is very little change in the market this week. India and China shirtings are still neglected, and as stocks begin to accu mulate there is more anxiety to sell ; and, though we make no change in our quotations, as the offers making are too few to test the market, there is a very decided tendency in favour of buyers. For nearly all other kinds, although there is not quite so active a demand as there has been for the last few weeks, manufacturers are suffi• oiently well engaged to keep prices perfectly firm " Messrs. George Fraser, Son, and Co. report,—"There is no material change in our market to-day. It is in active ; but, excepting in India goods and yarns, which con tinue slightly to droop in price, previous rates are steadily maintained. The Russian demand supporta the prices with great firmness of the better 'descriptions of bundle yarns." LEEDS, SEPT. 16. The woollen cloth markets to-day have been scarcely so brisk as those of Saturday last ; but, considering the quantity of new goods brought to market, a fair amount of business has been done—fully as much as is usual on a Tuesday. There is no change in prices, and the heavier kinds of fabrics are in the chief demand. The stocks of seasonable goods are, so far as the public halls are con cerned, nearly exhausted, and ready sale is met for most new goods offered. The woollen market at Huddersfield has been quieter this morning, although several representatives of large London and Glasgow houses have been present. The demand is mostly for cheap union doeskins, with a slight intermixture of better goods. Wool continues firm. SUICIDE OF A SUlLGRON. — lnformation was yesterday forwarded to Mr. Wakley, announcing that Mr. Samuel Holmes, aged 30, of No. 83, Uppa. Seymour-street, Somers Town, a surgeon dentist, had committed suicide by taking oxalic acid. The unfortunate man, who has fatly been brought down by rever,e of fortunv, was taken up the previous ni g ht for b e i ng di sor d er l y , b u t was bailed out, and was ordered at the time to be at the Clerkenwell police-court. Au hour after ho committed suicide. A MILITARY BED.—The ox. li ino T.,)aisi of Bavaria, who recently attained his seventieth year, was a few days ago waited on at his chateau at Liiwigshahe, in the Palatinate, by a deputation from Strasburg, he which who paid their resp ec t s t o him on place he was born, the occasion. The King received them most kindly, promised to visit their city, and related to them a curious circumstance. At the time of his birth, in Angc,t, 1786, his father, who was then only Prince des Deux Fonts, commanded the Alsace regiment in the service of France, which was in the garrison of Strasburg; and a few days after the birth he was aAonished to see that all his grenadiers had cutoff their beards and moustaches. On inquiring why they had done so, one of the men stepped forward and said they had determined to beg his acceptance of a velvet mattress for the newly born prince, and that they had stuffed it with their beards and moustaches 1 " I have the mattress still," cried the King, " and will show it to you !" The mattress was produced, and the King added, " I do not think that there is in the world a bed which can be 'called more strictly military than that 1" 1 I