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XtVa c ANNUTTTES. _ . "VATIONAL ASSURANCE AND TNVESTM NT ASSOCIA.TION . , PALE..-TIALL TrAST," LONDON. Empowered by Bpecill Act of Parliament, 17 Vic., Cap. 43. - ESTA BLISII ED A.D. 1-814. TNT :WED TAPE ANNL lif 1 r;:-; ;;ranted •on very forOutitblc. terms. • • • The Tables for riever,ionary an I Deferred Annuities.. Arc Particularly draervini - :' or p.:l- wiiMln - -:r regarded as a mans ?at-providing for , a particular indiVidual. or as a re source against , tho c4Lica-lin:3 of age and-tho unelitainties of health and fortune. PETER MORRISON, Manatr:n, Director. Prospectuses sent, freB"on application. • CIND,E RAILWAY (;OMPANY.—.SCINDE kJ It ITLWAY; INDUS ' STP,Air FLOTILLA, and PUN:EA:WI RAILWAY. —At the Eleventh Half-yearly Meeting. tif the above Company, held at theirOlices, Ores ham House, Uld .13,road-stm.d,on Monday, 30th September, 1501, W. P. A'S - brutw, 1 q., tri 146 Chair, the follOvvisifrltesolutiona'werc'earried unanimousi!i; Thitdhialneeting,.reCeivO, and adept the Report of th 3 Directors.: - - •• - That the best thanks of the meeting be tendered to the Chrmw and Directors for the . zeal and ability with which they have 6 , nductcd the busineo of the Company. 3. That the cordial thanks of this nii , eth.,e; are duo to W. I '. Andrew, Esq., for his courteous condtict in the chair this day. W. P. ANDREW. Chairmin. • THOMAS bURNELL, Secretary. Gresham Unuae, Old,Piroad-street, _ apth Sept„ Isol. R 1 AT ` WEST-.ERN RAILWAY. „.- —CITE AP EXCURSIONS to the NORTH.—An EX ,ATIZSION TRAIN, at LOW VARES, will' leave Paddington at 9.45 arm., and Reading at 1«80 a.m.; .n SATURDAY. Oct. 12, returning on Wednesday; Oct:10, for OXFORD (Fares (6s. Gd. and 45.), Ban6ury (Bs.• and Is.), Leamington and War wick (10s. .6d. and 138.),. Stratford-on-Avon. and. Birmingham (128. an 4 /a:)., West Bromwich, Wednosbury, • and Biltdon (12s. 6d. 'and 7s. '6d.), Wolveihampton (Its. and tik.), Welling ton and :Shrewsbury (17si.an3' OaViestry, Llangollen road, Wrexham, wad' Chester (188. 6d. and lls.); Birkenhead, Liverpool, Warrington, and Manchester (218.. and 12s. Gd.) An EXCURSION TRAIN. ALLOWING A LONGER PERIOD, will also leavaPadd ington at 1145 a.m., and Reading at 10,56 a.m., on WEDNESDAY, October 2, return ing on the 12th or 10th Ocf.,.for Oxford (11s. and Is. Gd.), Ban bury (14s. and'Gs. Gd.), Ledmington and Warwick (ISs. and Rs.), Stratford-on-Ason'and tirrningham (20s. and Os. Gd.), West Bromwich, Wednesbury, and llilston (21s. Gd. and 10s.), Wolverhampton (22s..and Od.). Weill .ngton and Shrews bury (275. 6d. and 135.), Oswes try, Wrexham, Llangollen-road, and Chester (338. and4ss.),.Birkenbead, Liverpool,, Warring ton, and lganeWter.:(37S. and ,178.) (_IREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-CHEAP %.-A TWO DAYS' EXCURSION to GLOUCESTER, CHELTENHAM, HEREFORD, .6a—On SUNDAY, the 6th, Of October, an Excursion Train will leave Paddington at 7.30 a.m., and Reading at 8.40 a.m., for Cirencester and Stroud (Pareq, 9s. and 55.), Stonehouse, Gloucester and Cheltenham (10s. and 65.), Ross and Hereford (125. and 75.); returning at 5 p.m. on the following day. V. R.-TOWER.-SALE OF STORES. 1/Y Order of the SECRETARY OF STATE for WAR.—TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, in the Tower, on MONDAY, the 7th of October. 1861, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, precisely, the following STORES : Ita . g . s, Woollen (various) I Leather, materials for Boots Canvas (old) and Shoes Mattresses. Cork Accoutrements Beds, flair, &c. I Boots, Knee and Ancle Firewood Old Iron, Steel, and Miscellaneous Articles. May be viewed at the Tower from 10 to 4 o'clock. the Three Working- Days previous to the Day of Sale, and Cata logues may be had at the War-office, Pall-mall; the Tower; and Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. O VAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION FOR THE PEE:SERV:VI - I° OF LIFE FRO3I SHIPWRECK, (Incorporated by Royal Charter). Founded in 1824.—Supported by Voluntary Contributions. PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. PRESIDENT —Vice-Admiral his Grace the Duke of Northum berland, K.G., F.R.S. CIIAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., V.?., Chair man of Lloyd's. DEPUTY-CITATRMAN —TIMMS Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., Chairman of Lloyd's Registry of British and Foreign Shipping Society. A PPE A 1 4 , The Committee of Management ?live to state that, during the oast year, the Institution has incurred expenses amount ing to £6,'5S ls. on the following, Life-boat stations : ENGLAND. Llandudno, Carnarvonshire. Newhig,gin, Northumberland. Southport, Lancashire. Salthurn, Yorkshire. Lytham, Piley, :Moth, Cumberland. Cafstor, lorfolk. , sCOTLAND. Aldborough, Suffolk. Ayr, Ayrshire. Margate, 'Kent. Irvine, lfialmer, „ Kantyre, „ Argyl e shire. Selsey, West Sussex. Buckle, Banffshire. Grange, Isle of Wight. Banff, Brooke, St. Andrew's, Fifeshire. 99 Penzance, Cornwall. North Berwick, H a ddi ng ton- St. Ives, 99 shire. Newquay, IRELAND. Penarth, Glamorganshire. Portrush, Antrim. Llandwyn, Anglesey. Tyreia, Duudrum Bay. The Institution has also expended on the repairs, stores, a lterations, and inspection of its numerous Life-bo its, Boat mises, and Tra n spo r ting-carriages, .C 3,632 19s. ; and £1,550 Boat or exercising the Crews of its Life-boats—making altogether 4 total of £11,441. b D uring the past ye a r th e Lif e -b oa t s o f th e Instit u tion have e en instrumental in rescuing the Crews of the following wrecked Vessels:— Schooner Ann Mitchell, of Montrose Schooner Jane Roper, of Ulverstone Brig Pallas. of Shields .. • Ship Ann Mitch e ll , o f Glasgow •• Smack John Bull, of Yarmouth •• Schooner Catherine, of Newry Barque Niagara, of Shields A Barge of Teignmont.h. • Brag George and •Tames - ,. of London Brig2gaburs. of Whitby_ Coble liotkitir, oretitlerlgiats — SchooneirEliz*, of North Shields .. Barque Oberon, of Liverpool . Ilriganthfe Nancy, of Teignmouili Smack Wonder, of Teignmouth Brig Scotia, of Sunderland Sloop Three Brothers, of Goole .. Sloop Charlotte, of Wo o db r id ge Brig Ann, of Myth •• Sloop Hope, of Dublin • • -- Schooner Druid, of Aberystwyth .. Barque Vermont, of Halifax, U.S. Schooner William Keith, of Carnarvon • Brig Flying Fish, of Whitby • • Smock Elizabeth Ann, of Lyme Regis Steam Dredge, at Newhaven .. Schooner Admiral Hood, of Rocheter Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee Schooner Rose, of Lynn • • • . Brig Prodroma, of Stockton .. • • lirig Eliza, of Middi es b oroug h • • Brigantine Freia, of Tionigsberr, Brigantine Liana, of Fretitikshamn Brig Gloucester, of &nth Slafields • • • • 6 - Total .. ote For these and o th er Li fe-boat services the Institution has la £5OB Bs. 4d. as re A arcis. It has also granted rewards 7 mounting to £203 4 5 . f or sav i ng 245 shipwrecked persons, by Ehor e- boat; and other means, making, a total of 455 persons caved from a watery grave on the Coasts of the United Kingdom. D nrin t the pf esen t year (1861), the Life-boats of the Insti -lut ion have also been instrumental in rescuing the Crews of the following Vessels : Brig Lovely Nelly, of Seaham ......6 Brigantine Nugget, of Bideford .. •• • • 5 Schooner Prosp et, of Berwick .. • • 6 • • Slcop Thomas an d .T ape, of St. Ives .. .. :3 A Fhlting-boat of "Millburn .. .. .. 4 !, EH Arethusa, of Myth Schooner Dew! Wyn, of Portmadoe • • • • • • 8 8 Flat Cyrnraes, of Beautnaris .. .. .. .. 2 Schooner 'William, of Morecambe .. .. .. 5 Smack Gipsy, of Newry Schooner 31argaret Anne, of lqeston:. :: ..: 4 4 Brig New Draper, of Whit e h aven .. 8 .. .. .. Schooner William, of Liverpool .. .. 5 lugger Nimrod, of Castletown ... .. . 3 Brig Brirovidence, of Shields .. .. .. .. 8 Brig 3layflower, of Newcastle S Sch , oner Village Maid, of Fleetwood .. •• 4 Barque Guy ma, of Glasgow .. .. .. .. 19 Brig lioman Empress, of Shields .. • • •• 10 Brig San Spirid one, of Galaxide .. .. .. 2 Schooner Voador du Vouga, of Vianna .. • • 8 French Brig La Jeune Marie Therese .. •• 6 'Barque Perseverance, of Scarborough .. •• a Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater • • .. 4 Ship Danube, of Belfast .. .. .. .. 17 Scl.ooner ITortensia, of Hanover .. .. .. 4 Schooner O regon, of Stonehalien Brig St. Mich e l, of _Mayans .. .. 4 arans .. .• • • " •,• 8 panisli Barque P r i mera de Torreviega (saved ves - sel and one o f th e crew) .. . 1 . .. .. Schooner llurrell, o f Penzance (saved vessel and crew) .. ~ .. .. Total The public cannot. but sympathise with the virroron efforts now being made by this Institution to save the lives of ship- Nrreeked Crews. Their help was never more needed than at The present time, when, through the extraordinary exertions t he Society has made within the past low years, it has now 'Me Hundred and Fifteen Life-boats under its management, f or the maintenance of which, in a state of thorough efficiency. l arge permanent annual income is a b so l u t e l y nee d ed, i f its Illlmane mission is to be perpeluated. c b onations and Annual Su scriptions will be thankfully re eived by Mt ssrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., 7(i, Lombard ttreet 1 1 iessrs. Coutts and Co., 59, Strand; Ntessrs. Ilerries, ii:arqultar. and Co., 1 , , St. James's-street, London ; by a 1 1r Bankers in the United Kin , rdom ; and by the Secretary, Joh n - street, Lewi s , Esq. at the 'Office of the Institution, 14, Adelphi, ' London, W.C. PayMents may be made be Cheques or by Post-office Orders ',Crossed), to Messrs. W llis, Percival, and Co., or to the Secre•- .ary, SAUCE.-LEA AND PERRINS be to caution the Public azainst Spurious Imitations of their world-renowed WORCESTERS 1111 M SAUCE. Purchasers should it.sK FOR LEA AND PE RRINS' SAUCE, Pronounced by Connoisseurs to oc * 6 , T11E ONLY G OOD SAUCE." .* Sold ter Wholesale undo for Export, by th e Proprietors, I Vcrces ; 31ess l rs. Cnsr and ly.AcuvrELL, London, etc. ett., an d by Grocers and Oilmen universally. _ - DR. ca nals' MEDICAL Itir jc , 4 MEDICAL ESSAY ON SPERII ATORRI ; NERVOUS AND GENERATIVE DEBILITY, &(e:E. "Ust Published, the 150th thousand, with numerous pi t s, in a sealed envelope, price Sold by all Bosksellers,aaend "ht post paid, by the Author, for 1 2 stamps, '/1 ANHOOD : the CAUSE and , CURE o f p RE. i i ,_ MATURE DECLINE IN MAN, with Plain Directions 6, 1- Perfect Restoration to Health and Vkzour. By Dr. J. L. ' llT is, 15, A.bermarle-street, Piccadilly, London. • CONTENTS: Et P INTODUORY CHAPTER on the Phictußre and F CT unctiens of the Reproductive Organs ysiological. ll.—Caases of Spermatorrhoca and Impotence; t ,',l Vicious Indulences: Dangers of Neglect. lII.—A Review of the various Disqualification, 1,0-I,,,arriage; whether resulting from . Youthful Abuse, the shapes of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. (I.,LIAPTERS IV. and V. on the modern Treatment of 7,i,lorrlicea and Syphs. 1 t . 4 1 4 'e look concludes with numerous varied and interestingy Which is added the Author's recipe of a preventiv e Lo ton o C REVIEWS Or THE WORK. mh eo k; rtis on Manhood.--This is a truly valuable work, 1856. he a . q , 21 0 11,1 be in t hands of young and old."—" Sunday Times , , parch, Litt, h e author has conferred a great boon by publishing this whiWork, in which is described the source of those diseases Old en produce decline in youth or more frequently premature 4 .ge."—‘ , Daily Telegraph," March 27, IBsa. p„ ‘ ,This work, which for twenty years has stood the test of aTaessional criticism and empiri:ml hostility, treats in aplain a ti V , Ympathising manner on the various disqualifications 1, 11 , impediments arising from nervous excitement and de c3c l , l Y ; and to invalids suffering from youthful errors and sses it will be found valuable and uselul."—Record. lidOn Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Pater kb),nosier-row ; Mann, 39, Cornhill. Di nosier-row to 3 and 0 to 8; Sundays, 10 till 2. j t MINERALOG Y.-KING'S COLLEGE, London.—Professor TENNANT, F.G.S., will com mence a COURSE of LECTURES on MINERALOGY, with a view to facilitate the study of GEOLOGY, and of the ap plication of mineral substances in the Arts. The Lectures will begin on FRIDAY 3IORNING, Oct. 4, at Nine o'clock. They will be continued on each suceeeding Wedncsday and Friday at the same hour. Fee, X 2 2s. R. W. JELF, D.D., Principal. A RGYLL ROOM S.—Great success of the RUSSIAN VALSE, by Laurent. played every Night at 11 o'clock.—Series of NEW DANCE MUSIC this week. Conductor and principal Cornet, 31. Boulc our t ; M anager, P. Grenet. Admislon ls. Selections : Trovatore, Massandello, Fra Diavalo, Martha, Crown Diamonds. C OOL AND REFRESHING TOILETTE REQUISITE. Oldridge's Balm of Columbia is the most certain remedy for restoring and atrengthenim; the hair. By it whiskers and m Justaches are produced and beautified. Ladies will find it especia'ly valuable, as the most delicate head-dress or bonnet can be worn without fear of soiling. Price 3s. 6d., Gs., and ile. C. and. A. OLDRIDGE, 22, Wellington-street, Strand. RIIPTITRES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS .PATENT. WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXIIIRITED IN THE GREAT ENFITRITION OF 1851), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of FIERNI A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in Its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the fody, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease aid closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had,' and the truss, which cannot fail to fit , forwarded by post, on the cir rumference of the body.. two--inolaws„belnw *b.v 'out to the manntliettirer, Mr. WITITH, 22% Piccadilly. A Single Trues, 16a. ' 21e., 26e. 6d., and 31e. 6d. Postage, ls. Doublo Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, Is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 64. Postage, Is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. PLASTIC STOCKINGS, KNE E-CAPS, &e., f or 11.4 Varicose Veins and all cases of Weaknessand Swelling ot !he Legs, Sprains, Am They are porous, light in t e xt ure , ind inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., and 16s. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturor, 228,7PieGadilly. GIVEN AWAY TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS. HENRY SMITH, M.D., of the University of Jena, has just published, for the benefit of Nervous 'utlerers, a FREE EDITION of his valuable work, THE WARNING VOICE TO YOUNG MEN (120 pages). A medical work on the cure of Nervous Debility, Loss of Memory, Dimness of Sight, Lassitude, Indigestion, Dislike 'o Society, Spermatorrheca, Local Weakness, Muscular Re axation, Languor, Listlessness, Depression, &c., which, if neglected, result in consumption, insanity, and premature death ; with pain directions fbr perfect restoration to health mud vigour. The book will be sent, post free, secure from ob nervation, to any address, on receipt of a directed envelope Ind two stamps. Address, HENRY SMITH, M.D., 8, Burton crescent, Tavistock-square, London, W.C. THE VIGOUR OF YOUTH RESTORED IN FOUR WEEKS by Dr. RICORD'S ESSENCE OF LIFE. This wonderful agent will restore manhood to the most shattered constitution, whether arising from self-pollution, excesses, nocturnal emissions, the effects of climate, or natu ral causes The time required to cure the most inveterate case is four weeks ; and, if used according to the printed in structions (which are very simple), failure is impossible. This life-restoring remedy should be taken by all about to marry, as its effects are permanent.. It is acknowledged by the medical press to be the greatest discovery ever made. Success in every case is as certain as that water quenches thirst Dr. llilord's Essence of Life is sold in cases, with full in structions for use, at lls., or four quantities in one for 335.. and may be sent to any part of the world, carefully packed, on receipt of remittance stamps. Sole Agents in London—Trout and Co., Patent Medi ine Warehouse, 229. Strand (near Temple-bar). (Entered at Stationers' Hall.) DR. BRIGHT'S APHRODISION. TIIE PROSPHORISED NERVINE TONIC. . _ The NEW CHEMICAL COMBINATION of PHOSPHA TIC SALTS, Quinine, Iron, &c., adapt e d f or b o th sexes, containing all the Essential Constituents of the Blood. Brain, and Nerve Substance.—Great philosophical and chemical research has led to the discovery of this in valu,ble remedy in its present perfect state, agreeable to the palate, and inno:ent in its action—still pre serving. its wonderful properties, affording immediate relief, and r ermanently curing a ll w h o su ff er from WASTING and WITHERING of the NERVOUS and MU SCULAR TISSUES, SPER MATORRIDMA, DISEASES of the K tntsn v 4, BLADDER, and all URINARY DEPOSITS, which cause inc tpacity and degeneracy, total and partial prostration, and every other exhaustive de rangement of the system. Regenerating and Invigorating all the important elements of the human frame (when emasculated by youthful indiscretiems), and enabling man t once to ful 1 his most sacred obligations. Pi - ices-11s. per battle, or fburlls. bottles in one, 334. ; and in cases containing three 335. bottles, £5, saving XI 12s. — Parcels securely packed, free from abqemition, sent to any part of the world, on receipt of Post-office Order. Prep - Ired and sold only at the laboratory, 41A, Maddox stregt, Regent-street, W. (oppl4ite the side of St. George's Church). London, by RA Lyn Haulm, M.D., Member of the Moral College of Surgeons, England ; Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, &c., k,c. ; author of V. "NERVOUS EXHAUSTION," its cause and cure, with an Ess ty on Seminolory. showing the marvellous restoralive powers of the newly-discovered and wonderful remedy known Lniversally as the Aphrodision. "As phosphorus in a state of nature illumines the darkness, so the exhausted frame revive when impregnated with its electrical properties." Price 2s. Gil., by post, 28. 10(1. ; abridged edition, IP., by post 14 stamps, from the residence of the author (HA, Maddox-street', where he may be daily con sulted, from 11 to 4, for the cure of the above diseases, to which he has, for a lengthened period, devoted his exclusive attention. a '! N°. 21,60/. PUBLICATIONS. NEW WORK BY LADY CIIAHLOTTE PEPYS. Just ready, in 2 vols., 215., lipund, • DOMESTIC SKETCHES IN RUSSIA. By LADY CIIAIILOTTE PEPYS. Also now ready, in :3 vols., EAST AND WEST. By J. F. COWKRAN. Huht and Blackett, 13, Great Narlboroligh-street. bil „ , d '...-' • i , . -, , -,..- 1 - 's!'-•:: . "•: s'-"'" •••• . . ...T. 1 ~."•'; i - .. fic - • . • -=.'s ',• •!.. - r., , I ' • i , ' . '‘• -,''''''''.. -/ ),1 ) ?., ...,, r"" --A-, i, , k I 111 CUSTOMS • EXCISE. STAMPS • . 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London : Mann Nephews, 39,-Conihill. FROM OCT - . 5 THE ATHENJEUM will be THRENVENCE. "FHE PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE fully explained fn J. GROSSMITIPS " GOVERNMENT UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES." The cause is there predicated of the monetary difficulties ex perienced in 1860. The Crisis is at hand. Anxiety in bus , ness has now become the grim torture.. Purity of motive. intelligently exercised, must animate all Governments, or all Is lost, All denominations of Constitutions are carefully examined in J. Grosfunith's ','Government upon First,Prin elples." Kent and co., Ratetikoatfrpron... • Just published, E Bvo, fn cloth, Pew 5 0., bY post fro*, , fis• ON THE SUCCESSFUL TREATMNT of STRICTURES of the URETHRA ; showing why they so often appear Incurable, when in reality they might be removed by the most simple means. By P. B. COURTENAY, And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan Infirmary for the Cure of Strictures of the Urethra. " This work is the production of a surgeon whose special attention has been directed, through a long profestonal life, to the treatment of strictures of the urethra. The cases which Mr. Courtenay has given supply ample evidence of his great discriminative power in the diagnosis of the various kinds of stricture, and of the scientific principles upon which their management is founded. By his systematic management an immense mitigation of pain. to the unhappy sufferers is attained, and future mischief prevented. The work we can most unreservedly and confidently recommend as a valuab_ contribution, both to the general and professional reader, and ought to be found in the private study of all who are subject to stricture."—Medical Circular. London: R. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street LOYAL FREE HOSPITAL, G ray ' s -i nu - roa d . - - . The AID of the benevolent is earnestly solicited, to enable the Committee to maintain the efficiency of this great work of charity. 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Dr. Calverteell is the only legally qualified medical practi tioner living of that name, and C all be consulted (only so fame) 2~~ ~~ ~~ ,--___ .p - - • ' woa ni n'; . .3113 Cl 7 I 11M1:1) - • 4 41 ." , • ' Jua • )- ,••• 1,, /L.:Tr _ k,• _ _ • , THE SUN, LONDON, T S . DAY EVE N LNG, OCTOBER 1, 1801-. THE • REATEN UE FOR _TH E - . Y ETAIR-' 1 AND , . QUARTER ENPING SEPT., -30. _.. i.. No. I.—An Abstract of the Gross Produce of the 11 With guARTI:ItS ENDED YEAR CIlti:!fl uepY.l3o, - Juno .30 ' /861 "I ti 7r r • 5;982,000' '23 .I‘.B 0 . 01 , 1 4,2,({X)1, 1.5,621,000 2,013,4)00 ; 1(;0,000 1 3,130,000 931,000 ' 11,113,0(0 870;000, , t7O 29!,474 ?.47,74;i 1,212-,dltr QuAIEVERLIJNDED Dec. 3!, ! I%ltutl4 June 30, .1 7 Sept. 30, • is:), ISii9 I 1860 I 186) . VE ended J tine ISO. Dec, 31, 1860 March 31, -•1861 Julie 30, 161. 2,12Q,016 :113,000 6,002,000 915,000 75,014) 729,173 .21%0:1,395_ 20,070,000 5,267, , 46' 3,257,000 10,300,+:16" 3,:370,000 289,568 1,419,c40 14,601,22 . 69, 8 A1d0w.117;112,830 120,210,807 16,819,174 16,638,166 70,800,077 . - and )(mit M.ded September 30, 1861, as compar I the Q t•Y • - No. ll.—lncrease and Peerease in . uar, el, Half- ear,.. ed with the Corresponding Periods _of . , • . the Prgeedino. Year. .. . . -- • t . , Quarter ended Sept 30,1861, _hlalf-year 0 1 44:6gpt. 30, 1861. 1 Year ended Sept 30, 1861. . . , . - . . • Increase. : : Decrease . 'lncrease; .''' Decrease. Increase. i Decrease. . — --- ____ .£ ' £ £ . . X . r £ X , ' . CUSTOMS ' ' 94,000 182,223 91 605 - CUSTOMS. • EXCISE .. 868,001 ' -- ,- 811,0,30 .. • • 1,416,000 ' EXCISE. STAMPS " • 4 00 •• O,O 77:758 138,912 82 ; 1 : 184 , . - -sTAMPS. TAXES i f PROPERTY TAX • ,-. .. ' '1,290,000 209,181 '' . , . 127,000 - • ; : J _ZAXES. „ ,61800 ;,: :: : , i 3 C I II2 : I O V .Ep N LAL I TA , J A BN. N E D O S u . s . POST OFFICE - • • • . 70,0k0; ~ :it; - :: 100,000 ... PROPERTY TAX. CROWN. /ANDS - ' ' .. • , .- Y ,l . • - . _ ~_, 1,911 . , -.,___ _ •• 2,911 - t", ",, , -POST ()Friel:. MJSPELLANFAMIS •., ' t --') r-,.-: , - - , It;s-4. _• _ ._. ._ _ . 00 c 1 , 2____ .-- TOTALS 161,911 2,221,81.) 341,076 7 , 1,':90 1,176,012 Net Decrease .:.. z£2,030,0?,4 Net Deerea5e.....£477,511 Net Decrease'.... .£1,003,817 Sept:lo, 1851, compared • ,evcarue of the UniteasK - gagilom, in the umiermehtioned I'~riocls, Lurie L the Corresponding, pgrio),; of the Prccediub Year. 0 , j'E~•io) ,; . • • • IbICOPERTY TAX: POST O}'-F rOE. 2 CROWN LANDS. MIsCELLANIOLLS: • • TOTALS: SZATE OF AFFAIRS AT NATAL. But, a part from the mere family feuds and dis sensions of these barbarian potentates, there are other causses of against us, and the chief of these is tie refugee question. When the English came into Natal, now some 22 years ago, the coun try, originally thickly peopled by Caffres, was all but depmelated by the wholesale massacres fiat of es hes hecn before, suggested ; that any atone ex• tensively decayed. s;hould be rembved and replaced ; but— that in par titular the earliest symptoms of decay should be earefullv watched and examined with the view to the application of some immediate remedy. The Commictce believe that a very large portion of the stone in the Palace of Westminster is of a very durable nature, and they entertain a uinfident el_pectation that a remedy will socln be found to arrest or control the decay when it 1125 unfortunalely begun to appear. cc WILLIAM 'KITE, FRANKLAND, ROD. I. MuncirTgox. , F. A. ABEL, SYDNEY SmIRRE, JAMES TENNANT. GEORGE GILBERT SCOTT, GEORGE R. BuRNELL, GEORGE GODWIN, THOMAS HAWKsLEY, - M. DIG-BY WYATT, CILARLEs I-I. SMITH. A. W. HormANx, ED WARD M. BARRY. "AL RED BONHAM-CARTER, Secretary." A letter from Maritzburg, Natal, dated August 3, says ;--The daily life of a colony is usually dull and stagnant enough, and certainly that of Natal is no exception to the general rule. But the morn -1 ing of the 13th of July was one of the exceptional days. At an early hour every one was roused by the sound of bugles, the muster of our slender gar rison, the running to and fro of excited officials, and by ten o'clock a Government proclamation an nounced the cause of all this bustle and excitement. Mr. Scott, our Lieutenant-Governor, made known that reports had reached him of threatened disturb. ances in Zululand, and that in consequence he had ordered the troops to be moved up to Tugela (the northern boundary which forms the frontier be tween it and Zululand), as a precautionary measure, 'which would, he hoped, allay all alarm among the colonists, who should have speedy intimation of real danger. In the course of the day the garrison of Maritz burg, consisting of a wing of her Majesty's 85th Light Infantry, a few Artillerymen, half a troop of the Cape Mounted Rifles, and such of the Natal Carbincers (a volunteer corps) as could be got toge ther at so short a notice, left the city, similar orders having been sent to the handful of the 85th at Dur ban, and to the Volunteer Rangers at that place and at Pine Town. In ail, the force might amount perhaps to 800 men ; small enough, but amply sufficient, in my opinion, to give a good account of any number of Zulus that were ever likely to come against them. But sadly as it may tell against the interest of my letter, I am happy to state that the gallantry of our soldiers has not been tested in the smallest de gree. When they reached the Tugela those who were living nearest to its borders asked what had brought them there, and laughed to scorn the notion of a Zulu attack upon Natal. No„ that all immediate danger has passed away, of course those who were the most panic-stricken are the first to pooh pooh the steps taken by Mr. Scott, and to declare that the Government was hoaxed. And yet I have such faith in the sense, prudence, and coolness of our Governor that I do fully believe the news he received of this intended attack was sufficient to justify him not only in ordering up to the frontier the force at his disposal, but also in sending down to Graham's Town for additional reinforcements. But whether or no, the demonstration on the Tugela has had the desired effect. If the Zulus ever did intend crossing that river they have since thought better of it, their leader Ketchwayo has dis banded his men, and they and he have both disap peared from the frontier. I trust therefore that no one in England will be alarmed at the absurd and unfounded reports that have, it seems, been circu lated about us at the Cape, and which may possibly reach home in some still more exaggerated form s Indeed, our position in Natal has been so strangely misrepresented to the • authorities in Cape Town that they despatched in the hottest haste H.M.S. Narcissus, with about 500 of her Majesty's 59th, a few gunners, and about 50 of the Capo corps, who were all very much astonished, on landing at Dur ban yesterday, to find everything and everybody going about their usual business in that bustling little seaport. At Cape Town, it appears there were the most dismal stories going about of bloody con flicts between the Zulus and the troops ; of the lat ter being hard pressed, the Volunteers routed and cut to pieces, and I know not what other " shaves" besides. As I have said, all this is pure invention; not a single Zulu has ever been across the Tugela, not one act of aggression by Zulus has ever taken place, nor• have the peace and security of the colony been interrupted for a single hour. On none does the effect of all this false intelli gence fall more unpleasantly than on the gallant 59th. After a long service at the Cape, and subse quently in China, they were actually waiting at the Cape, for return transports to take them to England, when they were hurried off hither at a moment's notice. They have been landed, and are now, I am told, necks canvas at Durban waiting further instructions. Seeing there is not the slightest occasion for their services, I can only ex press a hope that they may be speedily re-embarked in the Narcissus, and that they may soon get back to England to enjoy the brief respite of home ser vice, which they so fully deserve. But, as there is never smoke without fire, you may ask me, perhaps, what all this row is about. The question is somewhat difficult to answer, but I will try and do so as shortly as may he. First of all, understand that these Zulus have no affinity with those against whom England has waged her former Caffre wars, When the Dutch beers first squatted in Natal, previous to its exist ence as a British colony, they certainly came into hostile collision with these Zulus, under their then King Dingaan, and some frightful massacres were perpetrated by him among the boors. But since the time when the Dutch deposed this bloodthirsty monster and set his brother Panda on the throne in his stead, this Zulu nation has caused us no uneasi ness, Panda having been a steady and constant friend, first of the Dutch beers, and subsequently of the British Colonial Government. But increas ing years have begun to tell on Panda's influence with his people, and he bas been gradually super seded by one of his sons, Ketchwayo, who appears to inherit both the talents and the bloodthirsty dis position of his uncle, Dingaan. Some four years ago Ketchwayo burnt to death one of his brothers, and on a recent occasion, when Mr. Shepstone, the Secretary for Native Affairs, was in Zululand, i❑ order that he might acknowledge by his presence, on behalf of the British Government, Ketchwayo's right to be proclaimed by Panda his successor to the kingdom, the former took the occasion to demand from Mr. Shepstone the restoration of his younger brother, who was sent to us by Panda himself to save the boy from Ketchwayo's violence. Of course, Mr. Shepstone replied that the boy could not be sent back unless his father wished and demanded it. I ought to mention that this boy, now about 13 or 14 years of age, has been educated by the Bishop of Natal, under whose charge he now is, and it causes Ketchwayo no small annoy• ance that a possible future rival to the headship of the nation is beingthus imbued with English notions and brought up under direct English influence. It is said that the intelligence of Ketchwayo's hostile intentions was conveyed to the Government by Panda himself, and that it was part of his pro grainme, having made a strong demonstration on one part of the Tugela, to send a 'trusty band of well-mounted horsemen across the river, at a point nearest the Bishop's station, to make a dash at it, and beax off the boy, whose return to Ketchwayo would undoubtedly be followed by his being speedily put to death. No. M.—An Account showing the Revenue and other Receipts of the Quarter ended Sept. 30, 1861;" the Application of the same ; and the Charg e of the Consolidated Fund for the said Quarter, together With the Surplus or Deficiency upon such Charge. Surplus Balance beyond the charge of the Consolidated Fund, for the Quarter ended June - 30, 1861, viz. : Great Britain -£ .. Ireland r 839,743 839,748 Income received in the Quarter ended Sept, 30, 1861, as shown In Account I. I . 14,601,232 Amount raised per Act 23-24 Viet., cap. 109, on account of Fortifications, &c 240,000 Amount received in the Quarter ended Sept. 30, 1861, in repayment of Advances for Public Works, &c. 288,400 X 15,969,470 Balance, being the Deficiency, on 30th Sept, 1801, upon the charge of the Conso lidated Fund in Great Britain, to meet the .Divideuds, and other charges, pay able in the Quarter to Dec. 31, 1861, and for which Exchequer Bills (Deficiency) will be issued in that Quarter 3,062,A12 £19,932,082 erected; but the change of colour in the stone itself and the fretting out of the surface,' which are suggested as the first symptoms, lead us to appre hend that there may exist much more mischief than at present is actually apparent. " 12. One of the witnesses examined, however, and whose judgment as a practical man is of considerable value, is of opinion that the decay, after proceeding to some depth in the stones, stops of itself; that an induration of the surface takes place, and that no further decay ensues. The committee would willingly accept this opinion, if they considered it well founded, but they cannot conceive that it is true to any considerable extent, notwithstanding there may certainly be some few indications which lead to the belief that in some cases it may be correct. " 13. At present the decay appears for the most part on the plain surfaces, while the finer and more elaborately wrought portions of the building, unless under projections; are not seriously affected. And however disappointing and disfiguring these defects may be, in a building so recently erected, the com mittee are of opinion that at present the decay does not affect the stability of the structure. " ll.—' fhe cause to which the decay is attribut able.' " 14. This part of the inquiry naturally leads to a reference to the evidence which has been obtained by the committee on the subject of the stone itself. The result of this evidence may 'be thus briefly stated. The stone recommended by the Commissioners for this building was that from the quarries of Bolsover Moor and its neighbourhood, and this stone was actually contracted for in the first instance. Before the work began, however, it was found that blocks of sufficient size could not be procured from those quarries, and in consequence one of the Commis sioners was appointed to proceed to the spot to ascer tain whether other quarries might not be discovered furnishing stone in beds of greater thickness and of Urger dimensions. These conditions were found in the quarries at Anston, and the stone of greater thickness procurcd from these quarries has been used, not only in this building, but in all the other build ings constructed of rnagnesian limestone in the metropolis, after the quarries of Bolsover Moor had been abandoned for the reasons above stated. " 15. The recommendation of the Bolsover stone in the report of the Commissioners was founded on its similarity to that us ed i n th e N or man portion of Southwelt Minster, which were stated in the report to be in a high state of preservation. Evidence has since been adduced, in a letter from Mr. Scott, to be fcund in the appendix, which renders it probable that the stone o f thi s Mi ns t er was rea lly obtained from the ancient quarries at Mansfield Woodhouse. The latter quarries were reopened, and a considerable quantity of stone from them (exceeding 20,000 cubic feet) was made use of in the Palace at Westminster; but in thei r t urn t h ey were re li nqu i she d from dis satisfaction as to the size of the blocks, though we have it on evidence, confirmed by our own obser vation, that the stone used from these quarries has stood remarkably well. " 16. The evidence brought before your Com mittee on the subject of th e stone o b ta i ne d f rom t h e Anston quarries is very conflicting ; the contractor and his principal foreman stating that the stone was, with slight exceptions, extraordinarily good, while other witne sses ma i ntain that even i n the quarries themselves there are stones in a state of actual decomposition ; and one very important wit ness, a foreman employed at the Palace at West minster, asserts he knew that certain beds in some of the quarries were liable to decay, and that he aban doned them in consequence. With reference to the selection of stone, the Committee venture to remark that it is much to be regretted that the offer made by one of the Commissioners, particularly well acquainted with the selection and working of stone, to examine that used in the Palace at Westminster, for the moderate salary of £l5O per annum, was not accepted, owing to some difficulty in regard to the party who was to be held responsible for this un important amount, and that the matter was left to persons who admit they had little or no prior ex perience of this description of stone, though they evidently entertained suspicions of the durability of some of it which they were employing. " 17. With reference to the very natural and im portant question of the actual causes of the decay of this stone when exposed to the Lon don atmosphere, the Committee take the liberty of referring to the report of the chemists who were members of the committee to whom this question was specially referred. This will be found in the appendix. The best means of preserving the stone from further injury.' " 18. This part of the inquiry referred to the Committee naturally divides itself into two ques tions, namely, as to the steps that have hitherto been taken, whether experimentally or otherwise; and as to those that are to be recommended for adoption hereafter. With regard to the first ques tion we have ourselves examined with care the re sult of what has been done at the Palace itself, either experimentally on the river front, or, as in the inner courts by actual co itings or wash ing over large surfaces. With regard to the second question, our inquizies have been earnest and elaborate, and we have examined many wit nesses and given much time to the consideration of the various propositions obtained by advertisement or otherwise. As will be seen in a subsequent part of the report, we finally referred this question to the further consideration of the professional chemists who were on the committee. " 19. On the first question, the committee aro de cidedly of opinion that it is not necessary nor desir able to proceed with any general coating, painting, oiling, or washing of the whole building. It is quite obvious, in their judgment, that a very large proportion of the stone does not require any such application ; but that what i s wanted is some ep rocess w hi c h s h ou ld b e applied to the surface ffl stone that begi ns t o s h ow symptoms of de ocifenatny, cay, with a view to arrest its progress. The com mittee believe that the persons to whom the care of the building is intrusted ought to watch it, and note in the very earliest stages wherever decay is perceptible by efflorescence, change of colour, crumbling, or slight decomposition. " 20. In cases where the decay is important, and evidently eeeasi9ned by the fall 9f rain on an upper Amount applied out of the Income for the Quarter ended Sept. 30, 1801, in redemption of Exchequer Bills (Deficiency), for the Quarter ended June 30, 18 :4, 2,065,934 Amount applied out of' the Income to Supply Services, in the Quarter ended Sept. 30, I%j 10,455,35 Charge of the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter ended Sept. 30,1861, viz.:— Interest of the Permanent Debt Terminable Debt 653,732 The Civil List Other Chames on Consolidated Fund 521319 Advances for Public Works, &c. • Surplus Tlalance in Ireland beyond the charge of the Consolidated Fund in Ire land, for the Quarter ended Sept. 30, 1801. 7,105,28 274,985 £19,932,082 projecting or exposed surface, protection should be afforded b y a covering o sheet zinc or lead ; and if hereafter any composition should fortunately be discovered by which the decaying stone could be at once covered or coated, and the injurious influ ences of the atmosphere prevented from further acting upon it, the difficulty would be solved. In some extreme cases the decayed stone might be cut out and replaced by a new one. With regard to the processes which have actually been applied, whether experimentally or extensively, your com mittee are decidedly of opinion that the discovery of a proper mode of treating stones in a state of decay has not yet been made, and there is no evidence whatever on the building itself to induce them to believe that the decay, where decay has arisen, has been arrested, or that permanently the decay has been prevented by any of the processes yet applied. " 21. With reference to the second question, we found ourselves unable, after much labour, to come to any definite conclusion ; and we finally requested the chemists in the committee to examine and report upon it ; but those gentlemen state, as appears by their report in the appendix, that the nature of the inquiry is so extensive, and that time is so impor tant an element iu the solution, that they are unable to give any opinion upon the subject. They further state that they spent five whole days in the exami• nation of only one suggested remedy, but they are unable, notwithstanding, to give any opinion on even that one suggtstion. They allude to secret processes, regarding w hi c h th ey say th ey Gan o ff er no opinion, but they exp ress a d ou b t o f t h e applica bility of any suggestion which would demand the veil of secrecy for protection. Concurring in this view, it may be further noted that even if such applications were found successful in sample or ex periment no security would be afforded for a corre sponding success in any subsequent large operations. They recommended that a series of experiments should be conducted under chemical supervision for tt considerable period of time, and the committee are most reluctantly compelled to coincide with them, and to urge upon the Government the adoption of such a course. " IV.—' The qualities of the stones to be recom mended for future use in public buildings to be erectQd in London.' "22. On this head of the inquiry the committee have boon unable, in the time allotted to them, to go into any very extensive examination. It is ob. , vious, however, that although some varieties of magnesian limestone are an excellent and durable material, when not exposed to the deleterious influ ences of the London atmosphere, yet that in London it is subject to causes of delay, which render it an undesirable and unsafe material for the construction of public buildings. " 23. It is equally obvious that Portland stone, well selected, has been used in buildings in London from the date of St. Paul's downwards, under cir cumstances of great exposure, and with most suc cessful results. Portland stone is a material to be obtained in any quantity and in blocks of any siza, beautiful in colour and texture, reasonable in price, not by any means so hard as the Anston stone, and yet with a power of resisting the influences of the London atmosphere that leaves but little to be desired. It must be remarked, however, that Port land stone should be carefully selected, an operation which would be the most satisfactorily effected by an agent at the quarries. "2}. On this subject the Commissioners could of course bring much personal experience to bear ; but after the valuable explanation of the principles upon which the decay of stone depends in populous places, as given by the chemists, in their report before referred to, the Committee refrain from re peating those conclusions, in which, however, they entirely concur. "25. During the inquiries of the Committee, one of their members, Mr. Burnell, who is well acquainted with architectural and engineering works in France, undertook, at his own expense, a journey to Paris, to inquire into the practice of the French architects engaged in the Government works in that metro polis. There, the stone used, the rcalcaire gros sier,' though a carbonate of lime of tertiary age, and therefore of very different mineral composition from our magnesian limestone of the much older Permian age, seems to suffer also from decay in a comparatively pure atmosphere, and where wood is chiefly used as fuel. "2G. From the evidence of Mr. Burnell, it does not appear that French architects or chemists have been more successfnl than ourselves either in the use of materials not subject to atmospheric influ ences, or in the application of processes for arresting decay, when it has once begun. The opinions of the m)st scientific chemists and architects in France on this subject have, however, in this way been ob tained, and it is extremely probable that the inqui ries undertaken by them, simultaneously with those undertaken in this country, may hereafter lead to some successful result. "27. The Committee have to thank the Govern ment for the facilities given to Mr. Burnell in this important part of the inquiry, -by providing him with an introduction which obtained for him the active assistance of her Majesty's Ambassador at the Court of the Tuileries. " 28. The Committee delegated, gs before stated, to a sub committee the duty of examining the various buildings in London in which magnesian limestone from the Anston quarries has been introduced in the external architecture. The report of this sub committee forms part of the appendix, and we beg to refer to that report as confirmatory of our opinion of the uncertain character of magnesian limestone, and the risk attending the use of it in London. " 29. In conclusion, the Committee venture to recommend that the architect of the Palace at 'West minster, assisted by scientific chemists, should - examine and record the actual state of the stone-. work of the building at the present moment; that experiments should be made by their direction, under various conditions of height, exposure, and aspect, with such preservative materials and agents as the chemists may suggest from time to time, and that researches should be continued into the effects of the various alkaline silicates, the phosphates, and other substances which have been brought under the notice of the Committee, or suggested in Germany, France, or elsewhere ; that where decay arises from (1 4u 3 V, uIeCtUS Should be token to protect the stone, THE PALACE OF WESOILN ASTER. The following is the Report of the Committee ap pointed to inquire into the decay of the stonework in the New Palace of Westminster. "To THE RIGHT HON. WILLIAM COWPER, M.P., CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF WORKS, &c. " Sir,—We, the undersigned, being the Com mittee appointed 'to inquire into the decay of the stone of the New Palace of Westminster, and into the best means of preserving the stone from further injury,' have the honour to submit to you the following report, in which we have adopted as the objects of our inquiry the several points referred to us by your letter of appointment and instruction, viz.:-- " ' I. The extent and position of the decay. " ' The causes to which it is attributable, taking into coesideration the composition of the stone, and the influence exerted upon it by moisture and by the acids diffused in the London atmosphere. "' 111. The best means of preserving the stone from further injury. " ' IV, The qualities of the stones to be recom mended for future use in public buildings to be erected in London. " 1. In proceeding with the important inquiry thus intrusted this Committee, we beg to state that • we first made a careful inspection orthe whole of the buildings, and that after this inspection we pro ceeded to obtain such evidence as appeared to us best calculated to facilitate the inquiry intrusted to us by examining a considerable number of witnesses who had been connected with the building from the commencement, or who had been concerned in the various processes which had been actually tried for arresting the decay which had occurred; and also another class of witnesses, who had suggested various theoretical remedies for the same purpose. "2. We delegated to a subcommittee, specially appointed, an examination and inquiry into the condition of other buildings erected in the metro polis, in which magnesian limestone had been used ; and we particularly called the attention of the scientific chemists, who had been appointed on the committee, to several points peculiarly within the limits of their acquaintance with chemical subjects, " 3. We also considered it expedient to invite by advertisement the attention of chemists and others to the subject submitted to the Committee, request ing that any plan or suggestion for the prevention of decay, or for arresting its progress, might be brought under our notice. "4. Having thus premised the course the Com mittee thought it expedient and desirable to take, we now proceed to report seriatim on the subjects brought under our notice by your instructions and in the order adopted therein. " The extent and position of the decay.' " 5. It is extremely difficult to give any very exact account either of the extent or actual posi. tion of the decay. It seems from the evidence that it first began to make its appearance in the por tions of the palace at "Westminster executed at the commencement of the building, about seven years after their execution ; and yet, in some of the most recently executed portions—viz., those towards Old Palace yard, facing Henry VlL's Chapel, the decay appears to be as obvious as in any other part of the building. " 6. In the earlier works—viz., those towards the Thames, the decay is most apparent in the lower portion of the building, and in this portion the decay is confined to what may be called the zones,' or general levels, which would seem to suggest that it depends as much upon position in the building as upon the use of particular beds of stone from the quarries employed. " 7. The same remark applies to the part of the Palace fronting the approaches to Westminster bridge, where the decay of the lower portion is considerable; but in the newest work, facing Henry Chapel, the decay occurs in positions which are more varied, and under circumstances which it is exceedingly difficult to appreciate. "8. 'We have examined with much care the upper prtions of the building, and we cannot per ceive that the decay has made any important inroad upon those much more exposed portions, where decay might more reasonably have been expected. The decay, however, occurs again to a considerable extent in the inner courts, which are sheltered in a great measure from external influences, and per haps the very worst specimen we have noticed is to be found in the small archway leading to the Reporters' Gallery, near to We►tminster-hall, a part of the work as much sheltered as in the na ture and circumstances of a public building it could well be. .‘ 9. The general result of our observations, con firmed by the evidence, would seem to suggest that the stone used in the Palace of 'Westminster is much more likely to decay in damp and sheltered situations than where it is exposed to the full action of atmospheric influences. In the east and north fronts, before adverted to,t he worst symp toms occur in the ashlar between the upper and lower mouldings of the plinth, and under the first cornice, where the exposure is inconsiderable; but the dampness arising from the drip of the mould ings and from the action of capillary attraction, in cases where projections hold the moisture, ap pears to exercise an important influence on the condition of the stone itself. " 10. It does not appear to us that the decay is attributable, as is commonly supposed, to the stones in the building not being placed upon what is technically called their natural bed, or in the same relative position as they occupied in the quarry ; thus, stones which are found horizontally in the quarry appear to have been often placed perpendicularly in the building, and used for pur poses of the most delicate decoration without any injurious result. As an instance of this fact, we may point out the elaborately carved shields of arms under the range of the first-floor windows ; the stones used for those shields, though univer sally placed perpendicularly to their natural posi tion in the quarry, present , so far as we are aware, few, if any, symptoms of decay. " 11. The extent to which the decay on the whole surface has proceeded it is not very easy to esti mate. At the present moment the actual decay is doubtless considerable fora building so recently ~~ SET ~~..1r~r ~„G - z,z -- ,____. Cliika, 411(1 then cif Diorikn, :lo sooner liad . our ride been eat a16:.. - :,:, —I. •,e ,C1:1-Fres beEtin to flock back tout - 1 . 0:o the iy_acc - , .(1 protection which the f_itrotz :land of ( L'cgland 1.,1:.,e "' l id :;frc,thep.t.: By f.ir ,t'o.c greater r ~-.. : : n ,f !In:" ''L'fi;ti' c(:4 - Alxrc Stool Zidulittiti., ) tife, Ifu".: : ....':: -s t!E: i e p - 9141,y 1 t:oci. glad to exc Itatrge• t lie .ty ran i , i , ....: , .. 4 crept leicus rule -ortheil.' riati:c4 i cfile'r'' for 0.. i: , , .r kq• do rilizt-i-on - ef-t he --- ?. - ht tal Co N - ,.= r!Tri; Z., : . 1• is migration into our tat titoi.v siiit ;:olez - ;-en,ifiD4 .\ ' I may itung Til e it s extent ether,l f , _-11 y ou that;,. Lel t.ts 20 years ago the Oath-e:; or. .N.ltal aJig• : 4 ilfryc Litc it counted by bundt'eds, ,(J dearly - iit:tti-1 Ito .(n-igind io habitants been extirpated by i%-;ar and mass-ler. , , their present num bers.are estimatttlitt froth . 136!::,0 to 150,000. Now, it rarely happens that a Zaln refueee conies across absolutely empty-handed:l'f,-; brie ge eat t i„ . or his wiees and daughters, and among Culfre s one woman is equal to at least ten covvs. Not nnfre quentiy, women come over alone, to escap e from the, cruelties and torturc s which are sometimes practised to force them into distasteful marriages. Naturally. Ketchwayo, the probable future bead, of the Zu'a nation, views all this with no very ipleasant feeling. Every bit of properlyethat comes-over to Natal is' So much lost to him, because as supreme chief, ,he is absolute over the life, person, and property of evcry individual. Ketchwayo, therefore, may have meditated an ine vasion of British territory, not so much to attack, t, British settlers as to wreak his vengeance on the a refugee Caffres who are living on the borders of the !, Tugela. Ketchwayo, by all accounts, is a blood.- thirsty miscreant, but there is no need to paint the Devil blacker than he is e _ And I think mueletelour 4 given to the supposition of his attack being di rected against Caffres rather than white men by the fact that along the Tugela than - are hardly any of the latter, the district being on of the leeationfeeet apart for exclusive Caffre occupation. Th is at least is certain—that during all - the excitement on our side of the Tugela none of the English missionaries, traders, or sportsmen in the Zulu country suffered the slightest molestation. Mr. I3lencowe, a 'Wesleyan missionary, who wag actually residing at Ketchwayo's kraal during the time our men were marching to the front, reports that not the slightest stir was observable among the Ketchwayo's followers, and that he had about him only his ordinary retainers. Of course, it is quite possible, and perhaps probable, that this might be merely the 2' use of a wily savage anxious to throw dust in the eyes of a gentlemen whose profession must naturally incline him to impute good rather than bad motives to his fellow-men. But I have also he en informed, by a gentleman who had crossed the Zulu border on a hunting expedition of few days before the Governor's proclamation was issued that all the young men were in the kraals as he and his friends went up the country, and that tho Zulus only began to musters for war on the same day that my informant received news from his friends of the threatened outbreak, and their re quest that he would return at once. The last mail brought up to Natal the Cape papers, with the publication of Sir George Grey's despatches enunciating his policy for the future Government of Southern Africa. Can these Zulu savages have possibly heard some vague rumours of Sir George's annexation views, and have made preparations for an armed resistance ? My lettcr is already too long, or I should have liked to give you my humble opinion about annexa tion. It may be presumptuous on my part to differ from so able and experienced a man as Sir George Grey, but I can only hope that the Colonial-office will refuse its sanction to his Excellency's suw;es tions, as far, at least, as the Zulu nation is con. corned. Next month, perhaps, I will tell you the reason why, if you care to have it. THE COXING NEWSPAPER MILLE NIUX. (From the London Correspondent of the Liropool Albion.) Prophets in general, and printing prophets in particular, who discourse on the coming of the Millenium, have hitherto prudently eseh:;wed naming the precise day for the arrival of the illus trious and felicitous stranger. But there is no longer any doubt about it. The unanimous con currence of multitudinous oracles of four farthing omniscience, crying laterally aloud from dead-wall and aloft from house-top, proclaims the Ist of Octo ber to be the happy day, whence is to date the inauguration of the universal domination of devil. Blue! No, black ; inky imps henceforth to count as archangels of light, each the image and likeness of Milner Gibson, with duty-free foolscap wings, venial as the top-gallant-royals of the Minister's yacht, wherein he has just returned from gull hunting at the Hebrides, to experience how much more pleasant it is to be haunted by gulls along the Strand. Taking time by the forelock, many of these news papers individually advertise the gratuitous donaticu of gifts, such as maps, pictures, and what not, each warranted worth a shilling at the least, in order to induce the purchasers to expend a penny on that which is pronounced to be already so irresistibly magnetic that the proprietor is in a paroxysm of hypochondria in consequence of inability to supply a fractional portion of the overwhelming demand ; and it is implied that his friends have to hold him back by main force lest he precipitate himself under an avalanche of his own " impression," and be con verted into a Jac simile of a pancake, though even then lie would be a rotund an d globose body com pared to the flats he purveys for. But there is one present these enterprising and self-sacrificing per sonages should forthwith set up a joint-stock bank for providing their customers—namely, a few hun dred puncheons of Old Parr's grinding-young pills. A man had need to look forward to the longevity of Methusalem if he hope to make the acquaintance of even the names of half the wonder ful pennyworths of wit and wisdom now being thrust upon him. Meadows, acres, pampas of paper and type for a penny are obtruded at every corner of every street, from Hampstead to Houndsciitch, where letters are indeed going to the dogs, and the learned pig who could read would be no phenome non among the hog hating though swinish multi tude. The old saying that he who runs may read, is no longer a current truth. He who would now read what is set before him must prepare for a nine-hour movement, or rather a nine hour sit-still • happy if he can find a place to spread on his broad sheet, which is large enough to serve as a table cloth for a monster picnic given by three-and-twenty paters to four-and-twenty maters familias, and the little asses respectively, generally disrespectful. Con i c a u l l o t u h s e f s o e r t i r t o sabsence a i y n n t e o c r o g m a i n ) e s tiist party spirit, es of rd iasnsdaipdoalibtoicuatl the animus i advocacy o o ca t v c ' The ye solitary l ' i c t a ak r u y isiel a d ; , principle,p a a to i t l lling, grubbing, all-devou ring one e rest , s o o r r i d n i d d v i g d r u o a v l e . appetite of this highly-intellectual age, that of ob taining an enormous amount of something for next to nothing. It matters not that the matter is iosr rub bish—that in) bish —that it would be dear at a penny a ton, solid or fluid—that it is the colourless rinsings of washed-out trash—only let it seem or sound cheap, as compared to something else even one degree less worthless, and to! forthwith our discriminating community rush upon the bait, with a Eureka yell, as if they had carried off the advertised half-dozen e i f e l: e o n rd's forty- s hilli ng shirts for thirty-nine and e Pence halfpe nny , pac k g - t bread and an extra wrist-button included. Nor is it only in rags for the ragged that this sort of thing has taken place. It is the same with magazines. Nearly evtry month brings forth a new one, each worse than the other; yet every other month gives birth to the announcement of a meditated novel abortion, mon strosity of size being'the distinctive feature relied on for eclipsing its last competitor in the elephan tiastis line. This is complimentary to the educa tional progress so loudly cackled about, and speaks volumes, or rather quires or reams, as to what we are coining to, when even the semblance of w ords in the gross is accepted with avidity as the mentr i l t . capacity for and the exerc,se e of pabulum of a people who once prided itself on ti independent thought. Loss OF ANOTHER HULL STEAMER.—In teiligefleo has been received by C. M. Norwool and Co , shipowners, of Hull, informing them of the loss of their splendid n ew \rvt side ae , by the bows of the H. L. Irvidt, a steamer of 2 Baltic steamer, the Neva. T he Neva, a vessel of 558 tons register, built in water-tight coMpartments, with four bulk heads, left Hull on Wednesday morning last for St. Peters burg town, with a v aluable g ent ral cargo, and p roceed ed all half-past Nlvoao'clock struck amidshipsS at urday on morning, the p lie i i - o w ff el i l ‘T until iddig e 7B tons, be longing to the Danish Steam Company, which • from Konigsberg to Hull with a earn of was bound was a very fine vessel, was only built this grain. The Neva last was only her fifth voy age . Sh spring, anti her she was struck, and th e crew w e went down soon after were fortunately the H. L. lividt, in whi c h they got on Loard will return to Hull, that vessel having sustained orilY very slight injuries, The Neva was insured. NE WS PAP ER ViVrkk:,k - - , 54 4 ,7 0 , n. ta6 , fni. sit c