The Sun. — London, England, 1861-12-07 00:00:00

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Capital, £500,000, in 100,000 Shares of £5 each, with power to increase the same to £2,000,000. Call, £1 per Share. Deposit of ss. per share to be paid with the application. 15s. per share payable on allotment. No future call to exceed £1 per share, of which One Month's Notice will be given. Eighty per Cent. of the Nett Profits will be allotted to Share holders. Intelest allowed on Deposit, and a Bonus equal to 20 per Cent. of the Nett Profits to Depositors. TEMPORARY OFFICES-22, Poultry, Bank, London, E.C. CHAIRMAN. Sir CHARLES TAYLOR, Bart, 20, King-street, St. James's, London, and Forest Lodge, Liphook, Hants. DIRECTORS. Charles Frederick Ash, Esq., Messrs, Ash and Co., Iron Merchants, '4O and 21, Upper Thames-street, London. Richard Condy, Esq., Messrs. Condy Brothers, Merchants, Manufacturers, and dry s alters. Garlick-hill, Upper Thames street, London, manufactory, Battersea, Surrey. 'William Foster, Esq., 16, Montague-square, London. Gilbert Gilkes, Esq., merchant, King's-arms-yard, Loth bury, and Steward-street, Spitalsfields. Angus M`Kenzie, Esq., Australian merchant, Gresham House, Old Broad-street, London, and Sydenham, Kent. Edward Lawrence, Esq., of Messrs. E. Lawrence and Co., East India merchants, Bank •chambers, Liverpool, and Bombay, and member of the Town Council, Liverpool. W. D. Ruck, Esq., of Messrs. Wm. Denny, Ruck, and Co., merchants, Duke-street, London -bridge. William Digby Smith, Esq., of Messrs. W. D. Smith and Co., merchants and money brokers, 6, Exchange-buildings, Li verpool. James Hamilton Wilson. Esq., of Messrs. C. and H. Wilson, American merchants, Union-street, Liverpool, and corre spondent of the Bank of Mobile. AUDITORS. Robert Obbard, Esq., Deputy of the Ward of Farring,don, of the firm of Messrs. Obbard and Co., merchants, director of the Amicable Assurance Society,2, Crescent, Bridge-street , and 240 and 241, Upper Thames-street, London. Thome de Castro, Esq., merchant, Gracechurch-street, Lon don. Joseph George Green, Esq., merchant, 38 and 207, Upper Thames-street, London. George Latham Brown, Esq., director of the Cape Town Railway and Dock Company, Gresham-house, Old Broad street, London. Messrs. Harmood Banner and Son, Barrington-chambers , 24, North John-street, Liverpool. GENERAL MANAGER, Alfred Burt, Esq. SRCIEETARY. George Stacy, Esq. CHIEF CLERK AND ACCOUNTANT, James Maurice, Esq. SOLICITORS, R A. Marsden, Esq . 30, Walbrook, E.C. Edward Banner, Esq., Blacklow House, Roby, and North John-street, Liverpool. SURVEYOR, Chas. Davenport, E , 1., of Messrs. Dickson and Davenport, 32, Bucklersbury, B.C. BANKERS, Messrs. Masterman, Peters, and Co., Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street, E.C., London. • Messrs. Barned and Co., Liverpool. The Clydesdale Banking Company, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Branches. BROKERS. Fred. Everett, Esq., 18, Royal Exchange, London. iewellin A. Crowley, Esq,n 3B, Throgmorton-street, Lond. Messrs. Taunton and Molyneux, Liverpool. Samuel Fennyhough, Esq., 30, Cross-street, Manchester. Messrs. Macallum & Sidey, Princes-street, Edinburgh. David E. Outram, Esq., 1, Royal Bank-place, Glasgow. This Company is established to supply merchants and the trading community with facilities not yet afforded by Bankers or any existing Association, to make advances on produce and Iner handise, and to receive upon the credit of a large sub scribed Capital, money on Deposit at a fixed rate of interest, and to lend the same, together with the paid Capital, on con- Vertible mercantile securities. Although Bills of Exchange are readily negotiated with out the cL posit of any collateral security, there does not exist any adequate means of obtaining advances on merchandise or produce. This Company proposes to supply this want by making ce advans upon the security of Merc handise, Bills of Lading., or Warrants representing Merch andise lying in the Docks, Wharves, or Bonded Warehouses, or other marketable Securities. It is well known that consignments of Merchandise of great extent and value are made annually to London from all parts of the world, as well as from the Manufacturing Districts throughout England ; and it is expected that Merchants and Manufacturers will readi y avail themselves of the facilities, now for the first time offered by'any Public Company, for ob taining immediate advances on their property. The aggregate amount of Trade of the U n ited Kingdom in exporta exDornd imports, in 1860, exceeded £350,000,000 sterling, and during the last 25 years the exports alone have increased 400 per cent. The Company will a ff ord every facility for sam p lin g and inspection of Goods, to effect sales, to redeem any portion or the whole at any moment. It is well known that the large yearly increasing dividends of the Banking Institutions are mainly produced by their advances on mercantile securities. The following table exhibits the the principal London Joint Stock progress and condition of Banks : Paid Present Nett Profit per Name of mon ;Dividend value Pr. fit Share on Bank. S h ares. Declared. per per Capital Share. Share. paid up. ---- - London and Westminster £ Bank 2O 20 per et. 72 62 260 per ct. Lon don Joint Stock Bank lO 25 per et. 34 24 240 per ct. Union Bank of London London and County Bank 20 10 per et. 39 19 95 per et. City Hank Bnk of London GO 5 per ct. 61 14 28 per tt. The London Joint Stock Banks show an increase for the last 10 years of 202 per cent., while it will be see n that the shares bear a premium in relation to capital of 95 to 260 per cent., and that the dividends range from 15 per cent. to 20 per cent. per annum. These facts show that if the London-Joint Stock Banks under a restricted system have made- such enormous profits, this Association may, by the application of a large capital to advances on produce and merchandise, not only be placed on a firm basis, but be enabled under its extensive system of operations to realise large profits, equal to those of any of the Joint Stock Banks. Applications for shares to be accompanied by a deposit of S. per share on the number of shares applied for, as part Payment of such shares, for which the Company's Bankers Will give a receipt. Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be obtained of Fredk. Everett, Esq., 18, Royal Exchange, Lon don ; Lewellin A. Crowley, Esq., 38, Throgmorton-street, London ; Messrs. Taunton, Molyneux, and Co., Liverpool ; Samuel Fennyhough, Esq., 30, Cross-street, Manchester ; itiessrs. Macallum and Sidey, Princes-street, Edinburgh; David Edmd. Outram, Esq., Royal Bank-place, Glasgow ; the Brokers of the Company, or at the Offices of the Company. SPAIN AND FRANCE. SPAIN is determined to share the ad vanta g es resulting from an extended commercial intercourse 'with England. The Vintage Wine Company import Spanish Wines at such prices as to induce customers to give the pre ference to Sherry instead of to the light Wines of France." — Court Circular. " Net only excellent in quality and flavour, but remark able for cheapness. Eighteen Shillings per dozen for a GENtaNE MILD SHERRY for the Dinner Table."—Sun. " A PURE, HOUND, and PALATABLE WINE , and fa r more fitted for our climate than the thin acid Clarets of France." Press. " - A really good Sherry."—Morning Star. XERES COMIDA SHERRY, Soft, fine body, age and flavour, and genuine, EIGHTEEN SHILLINGS PER DOZEN. PALE—TWENRY SHILLINGS PER DOZEN. " Quite equal to that for which we have been accustomed to give 60s."—Atlas. "Extraordinary for the money, and that no man need be ashamed to put on his table."—Mark-lane Express. TERMS: CASH ONLY —Country orders must contain remittances. Town orders to be paid for on delivery. CARRIAGE —Orders of Two Dozen and upwards carriage • paid to any railway station in England. —Samples of the Wines forwarded on receipt of Eighteen Postage Stamps. BOTTLES, &c., charged at cost price, but not returnable. MODE OF REMITTANCE —By Post-office Order, payable at the GENERAL POST-OFFICE, Lon don; or by Cheque, crossed to the BANK of LONDON, - • - kt.l3.—ln either case the Order or Cheque to be made payable to "THE VINTAGE WINE COMPANY." VINTAGE WINE COMPANY. IMPORTERS OP SPANISH WINES. West-End Offices,l4, Bloomsbury-street, London, W.C. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-M AIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT +Exu/BITION OF 1851), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective 'invention in the curative treatment of HERNI A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, 18 here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting' power is supplied by the Atoe-Mein Pad and Patent Lever, MUTT, with so much ease alai closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn .during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had; and the tr uss, which, cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the eir 'cUmference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 16s. ' 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, Is. A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, 19.10 d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post- Office, Piccadilly. .N EW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all eases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &C. They are Porous, ltaht in texture, and IneXpenstre, and aro drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 40. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16s. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228,-Piecadilly. Just published, free by post for 12 stamps ; post Svo., 236 pp. BRIGHT'S MANUAL on NERVOUS EXHAUSTION, decline of manly power, and conse quent obstacles to wedded life, their Cause and Cure, also an Essay on Seminology, with illustrations from nature, and detailed cases, containing those - distressing symptoms attcn dant upon acquired enervation, the bane of after years, most Successfully treated by the newly discovered combination of Phosphatic Salts, Iron, and Quinine, &c., known as the Aphrodision. "It is available for the most varied uses in the body." "The peculiar characters of this substance, fitting it for vital uses." Extracts from the "Cornhill Magazine," on the subject of Phosphorus, April, 1861. Hours of Consultation from 11 till 8; Sundays, till 1 o'clock. Address, 44A, Maddox-street, Regent-street (opposite the aide of St. George's Church), London, W. DR. CURTIS' MEDICAL WORK, MANHOOD : A MEDICAL ESSAY ON SPE R MATO RRIVE A, NERVOUS AND GENERATIVE DEBILITY, &a Just Published, the 150th thousand, with numerous plates, in a sealed envelope, price is., Sold by all Booksellers, and sent post paid, by the Author, for 12 stamps, ANITOOD: the CAUSE and CURE of PRE •L MATURE DECLINE IN MAN, with Plain Directions 'or Perfect Restoration to Health and Vigour. By Dr. J. L. CURTIS, 15, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, London. CONTENTS: INTRODUCTORY CITAPTER on the Physiological Rtructure and Functians of the Reproductive Organs. CHAPTER I 1.--Causes of Spcum atorrhma and Impotence; Early Vicious Indulgences; Dangers of Neglect. II AFTER lI.—A Review of the various Disqualifications nf ii,74krriage ; whether resulting from Youthful Abuse, the leome A ' of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. CIIAI.7ERS IV. and V. on the modern Treatment of Gonorrhoea and Syphilis. The Book e nneludes with numerous varied and interesting ages, to w hi c h is added the Author's recipe of a preventive Lotion. RE]JEWS ON TUE WORK. "Curtis on 141anhnod.—This is a truly "—" valuable work, and , honid be in the hand s( Of y oung and old. Sunday Times," 'i3d "March, 1856. "The author has conferred a great boon by publishing this little work, in which is described the source of those diseases which produce decline in youth or more frequently premature old age."--" Daily Telegraph," March 27,11355. " This work, which for twenty years has stood the test of professional criticism and empiri ['al hostility, treats in aplain And sympathising manner on the various disqualifications and Impediments arising from nervous excitement and de• bility ; and to invalids suffering from youthful errors and excesses it will be found valuable and - useful."—Record. London : Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Pater noster-row; Mann. 3 9 . Cornhill• 911 111 91 Costiltation-_-_l O ty a gad 0 t 9 S . Oundart 10 ,----,.. ---- ALDERSG-ATE W A 111).- " ELECTION OF ALDERMAN. To ROBERT BESLEY, Esq. Sir,— The lamented death of Sir Peter Laurie having caused a Vacancy in the Court et Aldermen for the WARD of Alders gate, we, the Undersigned, believing from your long residence in the Ward, and from the ability and diligence with which you have served us as one of our Common Councilmen, you are eminently qualified, ably, honourably, and efficiently to us in the Court of Aldermen. hereby request you to bec a ome represent Candidate for the important O ffi ce of ALDE It MAN of this WARD ; and pledge ourselves to use our best exer tions to secure your Election. December, ISel. John Aitchison B. Humphrey • Henry Arlett henry Hunt . , William Arrowsmilli John Hutchinson William Atterbury Thomas Illman Charles John Austin Thomas Jones William Baddiley Hugh Jones George Frederick Barber Edward Joseph G. H. Barnes Thom asFreeston e Kirby John Barnett Edward Lane John Baxter William Langabeer Charles Beckwith John Larkin Maurice Benesh William R. Lee Charles Joseph Berry W. Lewis Daniel Berry William Lobb, M.D. Henry Bingham Peter William Lovejoy' John Bishop William 3PAlurray John Blyth Charles Mann John B. own William Masters Thomas Bulmer Joseph Masters John Bult Maw and Son Joseph Burton Barnard John Muller Lewis Butler Joseph Needham Frederick Calder Frederick Neville & CO. Richard Champion John Niell William Church E. W. Norman William Clements J. T. Norris W. H. Collingridge George Pannell - C. J. Connolly Daniel Parrett John Constable George Partridg e _.. e, - - _......__ H. C. Cowie George Pegge James Daniels George Popler John Davy Jesse Pim Josiah Day Benjamin !James Powell Henry de Jersey Samuel Price James Charles Dix Francis Price John Elder Duffield Thomas Pryor John Duplock , Frederick Purvis Henry Duprey - John Reynolds William 'Henry Durnford ' Benjamin EOM William Eglington • William Robertson Samuel Ellett John Sewell Charles James Ellett Daniel Shether Henry Elliott W. E. Shipton James Ellis eel Robinson Short Louis Fache ' es Sibley William Fanner " "' es Silman John Faulkner George Sims Thomas Fellows Valentine Smith Joseph Feltham George Speeehley Frederick Fisher John Stor ton John Horman Fisher H. Surmon Robert B. Horman Fisher James Ducker Taylor Henry Fiveash William Thompson William Flint Thomas Trinaby Thomas B. Floyd Charles 'Trowbridge W. C. Fowler George Wakeling Benjamin Fox John Charles Walker Henry Fox Thomas Waller William Fulford John Morritt Walter Robert Gentry William Ward Joseph Gibson John Ware Henry Glasspole William Watson • Howell Goddard Henry Watts Thomas Godwin ' James Welch • Thomna Goldfinch William Welch Samuel Green - Joseph West Samuel Claridge Green Thomas Whiting Henry Hardilig Mathew Wilkins S. H. Heath Wellington Williams Charles Helme Thomas Woodward Charles Hogg, L.B.C.P. John Woolmer William Howard John Reid Wright John Howell G. F. Wright • Henry Howell Frederick Wyatt Henry Howlett Additional names are being hourly received. •-• W. C. FOWLER, Hon. Sec. Committee-room, Raglan Hotel, 61, St. Martin's-le-Grand. ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY (New York Division). —Coupons [due ist of January next will be paid in London at the Bank of Lon don, or in New York at the Banking House of Messrs. Duncan, Herman, and Co. No. 10, New Cannon-street, Dec. 6, 1861. EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY. The COURT of DIRECTORS of the Fast and West India Dock Company HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that the Transfer Books of the said Company will be shut on Satur day, the 14th day of December, 1861, and opened again on Friday, the 3d day of January, 1862. By order of the Court. GEORGE COLLIN, Secretary. East and West India Dock House, ' Billiter-square, 6th Dec., 1861. THE CONSERVATIVE - LAND SOCIETY.- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the NINTI ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and the THIRTY SEVENTIL QUARTERLY MEETING of the Share holders of the CONSERVATIVE BENEFIT BUILDING SOCIETY, enrolled under 6th and 7th William IV., c. 32, will be continued by adjournment—Viscount Ranelagh, the chairman of the said meeting, to take the Chair—on WED NESDAY, the 18th inst., at Exeter Hall, at Three of the clock, p.m., to receive the Annual Report of the Executive Committee and the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ending 30th September, 1801, and for general purposes. Pursuant to Rule 22. The lbllowing Members of the Board will retire by rotation, but are eligible for re-election, and will present themselves for ro-election. sicooraingly the Earl of Bective, M.P., Viscount Ingestre, M.l'., the Hon. Robt. Bourke, Sir Lawrence Palk, Bart., M.P., and Newnham Winstanley, Esq. No member will be entitled to attend unless the pass-book be produced under Rule 45. Ily order of the Board, CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Secy. TOOTHACHE. --HOWARD'S ENAMEL, for stopping decayed teeth, however large the cavity. It is used in a soft state, without pressure or pain, and hardens into a white enamel. It remains in the tooth many years, rendering extraction unnecessary and arresting elk decay. Directions for use enclosed. Sold by all chemists and medi cine vendors, Price is, GENTLEMEN'S DRESS.—GEORGE HOB SON respectfully invites the attention of the nobility, gen, and public to his new goods for the present season , in all try the various makes and materials for OVER COATS. The new winter trousers, 21s. to 255. ; the superfine West of England wooded black cloths, for &ress and frock coats, £2 15s. to £3 3s. ; dress black trousers, 21s. to 255. Some beautiful productions in English and continental waist coatings, adapted for evening wear. A large stock of over coats kept to suit the taste of all, and from which orders can be promptly executed. Excellence with economy.— George Hobson, 57, Lombard-street. CATTLE SHOW.- COTTAM'S STABLE FITTINGS.—Stands 941 to 950.—Visitors are referred to the above, and also invited to inspect Cottam and Co.'s Warerooms, only a short distance from the Show (Winsley street being near to Regent-circus, Oxford-street, and is the street opposite the Pantheon\ where an extensive range of full-sized Stalls, Loose Boxes, Harness Rooms, Jzc.. are fitted up, showing the arrangements of all Cottam's Patent Im provements, dr.c. COTTAM and CO.'s only address in Lon don is 2, Winsley-street, Oxford-street,W. (N.B.—Winsley street is the street opposite the Pantheon). 528 PRIZES, amounting in value to upwards of £3,000. have been awarded during the present year 1861, to CATTLE fed on FOOD seasoned with THOR LEY'S CONDIMENT. See Reports and Testimonials from Noblemen and most of our first•class Agriculturists through out the World—sent Post-free on application. A Barrel, containing 448 Feeds, Carriage Paid to any Rail Station in the United Kingdom on receipt of Post-office Order for 405., made payaable to the Inventor. JOEPH THORLEY, New gate-street, City. Address, Steam Mills, Caledonian-road, Eing's -cross, London. Tr EA.—STRACHAN and CO.'S Strong Rough Domestic" Black at 3a. id. per lb.-26, .Cornhill, London, E.C. and CO.'S Fine " Inter , _ _medhte " Black at 30. Bd. per Cornhill, Lon don, E.C. TEA. -- STRACHAN and CO.'S Delicious " Drawing: Room " Black at 49. 2d. per lb.-26, Corn hill, London, E.C. Dr. Ilassall's Certificate of Purity, and a Price Current free on application, 26, Cornhill, London, E.C. Price 2a. cloth ; Abridged edition, is., • - (1 on ARTIFICIAL TEETH. Appearance N.-A and comfort, health and longevity, depend on the teeth. Their loss ahould be immediately replaced by artificial teeth formed of the tusk of the hippopotamus, which admits of sea-adhesion, while the entire absence of metal (plates, spirit spring - s, .tc.) avoids the baneful influence of galvanism in the mouth and throat. and the loosening and loss of teeth by the action of clasps, wires, ft. John Gray, 31.11.C.5.E., No. 25, Old Burlington-street, Bond-street, W. CautionA piracy of the above work is advertised, and circulated by post, Am AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY.-LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is admitted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and consumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce in coughing.dmrabl coachingy the tickling which provokes frequent co In ap consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for depend on relief in a few minutes fear of suffocatio n, ma y atter taking it. Prepared only and sold by W. Lambert, Chemist, 20, Jermyn-street, Haymarket, London, and by all nruri, sts, in bottles, partln and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9J. each. Be picular, and ask for Lambert's asthmatic Balsam. SELVE S. R. CULVERWELL'S LAST NEW WORK, D OUR ~ by post is. Id. ; of Mann. 2 D , C ornhill. Price 1s On Spermat o rrhcea, Syp haemorrhoids, Stricture, morrholds, leets, Sze. Marriage : Impediments removed, and Healthy Offspring secured The y 12, at an d P f o r s o t m - oDffil r te . ieCl Turkishl o m p a j n y . be lt t consulted 9 m ? a a S i r t l b o t l i r l a o l r u e e e G t DR. CULVERWELL'S NEW POST-OFFICE TURKISH BATHS, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. 25. A till 5, and ls. 6d. from 5 till 9 ; Sundays, ls. till 1. n ESSAY on TURKISH BATIIING, gratis. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. " The Use and the Abuse of the Turkish Bath.—A very useful pamphlet has been published by Dr. Culverwell, the proprietor of the Turkish Baths in the neighbourhood of the Post-office, which presents to the uninitiated a mass of inte resting information, while those who have already encouraged this new system will derive additional advantage if they observe some of the p• actical regulations which the writer endeavours to enforce. '—Herald and Standard, N0v.12,186 1 . " The Post-office Turkish Baths, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. —Dr. Culverwell has already established the reputation of an able physician ; he has now proved himself to boa worthy philanthropist, in as far as he has established, in the heart of the City, an institution that more nearly than any disco very of modern days, goes nearer the abolition of the practice of physic, than any proposition or invention yet established, the Turkish Bath. . . Our object being merely to direct the attention of our City readers to the fact that they possess one of the best set of baths, at 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand, which the country can produce; perfect in all its appliances, and most admirable in effect. Dr. Culverwell has fitted up his baths with a degree of elegance, luxury, and refinement, which, considering the space at his disposal, is truly Burr arising, while everything that taste or delicacy could desire has been obtained to add to the comfort and luxury of the visitor. . . We may justly say that if a man ever feels himself regenerated and new made, it is cal main int 9 1. Turkiall Qct. 13, 1801. H M.S. BRITANNIA."—A Nav al Instructor • MN., F.R.G.S., on half-pay, can receive durin a iew NAVAL CADETS, as resident Pupils o r otherwise, g; any portion of their long vacation. —Address, 36, Albemarle street. PRIZE CATTLE SHOW of the Smithfield. Club. The Annual Exhibition of Prize Cattle, Seedsand , Roots, Implements, &c., commences on Tuesday Morning closes on Friday Evening, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 11th Decem ber. —Bazaar, King-street and Baker - s treet. Open from day light till Nine in the Evening. Admittance One Shilling. Last year at the Bazaar. I . 4 . I RENCH GALLERY, 120, Pall-Tnftll.—The NINTH ANNUAL WINTER EXHIBITION of CABINET PICTURES by living B r itish Artists is now OPEN DAILY from half-past 9 to 5. Admission One Shilling. MR. AND 'MRS. CHARLES MATHEWS "A 12 HOME," At Her Majesty's Concert Rooni, Haymarket, Every Evening at Eight o'clock (except Saturday). Wednesday and Saturday Afternoon at Three. "REMINISCENCES in Eight Chapters." Part 1. "The Romance." Part 2. "The Reality." Prices of Admission :—Dress Stalls, ss. ; Dress Circle, 40. ; First Circle, 3s. ; Area, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. ; Private Boxes, £1 Is. No extra charge for booking. Private boxes, stalls, and places may be secured at the Box-office, which is open daily from 10 till 5, and at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, - Old Bond-street. • Carriages to be ordered at a quarter-Past 10. To prevent t he crush at the entrances an additional door is opened for the Pit. A RGYLL ROOMS.—GREAT SUCCESS!!— ...cx. The Band and Musical arrangements under the direc tion of M. BOULCORT, Conductor and principal Cornet. In addition to the Laurent Valse, Strauss luadrille, and novel ties of last week, A. NEW POLKA, by M. Boulcourt, the Solos performed by him and M. Greebe. Admission is.— Manager, M. P. Grenet. CATTLE SHOW WEEK. - SMITHFIELD CLUB.—EVANS' HOTEL and SUPPER ROOMS.— The annual meeting of Country Gentlemen will take place in the aboY establishment; ever their home. An enlarged. and liberal entertainment, suitable to the well known re spectability of this institution. Forty Performers every Evening. Commencing at Eight. Admittance, is. THE WELL IN GTO N, St. James'-street, entrance Ifo, Piccadilly.—Gentlemen visiting London during the Cattle Show are reminded that this establish ment maintains its reputation for Dinners and Wines, A Dinner from the Joint, Two Shillings. A Set Dinner, in cluding Dessert and Attendance, Four Shillings. FREDERICK SCOWEN, Superintendent. SALE OF OLDRE STOAT DEVONPORT. Admiralty, Somerset-place, 221 Nov., 1801. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTIN G THE OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE LAND, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That onWEDNES DAY, the 11th Dec. next, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon, the Admiral Superintendent will put up to Sale in her Majesty's Dockyard at Devonport, OLD several Lots of STORES, consisting of old Rope, Shakings, Spun Yarn, Sacking, Ham mocks, Canvas, Hemp Tyers and Rakings, Coal Sacks, Lig num Vitae, Cast Iron, Carpeting, &c., &c., all lying in the said yard. Persons wishing to view the lots must apply to the Super intendent for Notes of Admission for that purpose. Catalogues and conditions of sale may be had here and at the yard. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SECOND SALE. CUSTOM HOUSE, London , December , 1861. FOR SALE, by order of the Honourable the Commis sioners of her Majesty's Customs, at the COMMERCIAL SALE ROOMS, Mincing-lane, on TUESDAY, 10th, WED NESDAY, 11th, and THURSDAY, 12th of December 1861, at Twelve o'clock at noon precisely, the following GOODS, for Exportation or Home Consumption : Anchors, Arnott Stoves (Iron), Articles of Carved Wood, Boats, Books, Beer, Brandy, Candles (Stearine), Chenille, Cider, Copper, Cotton Wool, Chicory, Coffee, Cordials, Dice, Empty Bags, Empty Casks, Embroidery or Needlework, Feathers, Geneva, Glass, Gilt Mouldings. Lime Juice, Mus kets, Mineral Waters, Molasses,,Needles, Painters' Colours, Pistols (Revolvers), Pepper, Perfumery, Perfumed Spirits, Pitch, Rags, Rum, Raisins, Segars, Succades, Spirits, plain and mixed, Sugar, Seeds, &c., Ships' Gear, Tallow, Tobacco, Tobacco Ashes, Tea, Timber, Turpentine, Vegetable Ivory, Vinegar, Wine, Watches, Water (Mineral), and various other Go ds. The above goods may be viewed at the Queen's Warehouse, Custom House, Thames-street ; at the St. Katherine, Lon don, West India, East India, and Victoria Docks ; and To bacco Ground, Rotherhithe, on Friday, the 6th, and Monday, the oth December, from ten o'clock in the morning until three o'clock in the afternoon, and on the days of'Sale, from ten o'clock in the morning until twelve o'clock at noon— the tasting of Spirits and Wine being restricted to the day of sale as regards the Queen's warehouse. Take notice, that goods sold at this sale will not be de livered until after two clear days of te day on whichthey are sold, and that no lots can be paid for at the office of the Re ceiver-General after two o'clock in the afternoon, and that on the days of sale money will not be received by the Receiver- General after Eleven o'clock in the forenoon. Catalogues may be had at the Queen's 'Warehouse, Custom House, Thames-street, price ls. each. R 0A O VAT, NTI TUTIONNAL LIFE•BOAT INSTI FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM 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. CHAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Esq.. M.P 's.., F.R.S., V.P., Chair man of Lloyd DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., ChairmanForeignLloyd Shipping So's Registry ciety.of British and APPEAL. _ . The Committee of Managemeneflave to state that, during the past year, the Institution has incurred expenses amount ing to £6,2584. In establishing Life-boat stations on dif ferent parts of the Coasts of Eng and, Ireland, and Scotland. The Institution has also expended on the repairs, stores, alterations, and inspection of its numerous Life-bo its, Boat houses, and Transporting-carriages, £3,632194. ; and £1,550 for exercising the Crews of its Life-boats—making altogether a total of £11.441. During the past year the Life-boats of the Institution have been 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 Mitchell, of Glasgow • •• • • Smack John Bull, of Y .• • • Schooner Catherine, of Newry ~. • • Barque Niagara, of Shields • • • • • • A Barge of Teignmou th • • .. . • Brig George and James , o f London Brig Zephyr, of Whitby • • • • • • Coble Honour, of Cullercoats . • • • Schooner Eliza, of North Shields • • • • Barque Oberon, of Liverpool • • • • Brigantine Nancy, of Teignmouth • • • • Smack Wonder, of Teignmouth • • " Brig Scotia, of Sunderland .. • • • • Sloop Three Brothers, of Goole • • • • Sloop Charlotte, of Woodbridge • • • • Brig Ann, of Blyth .. • • • • • • Sloop Hope, of Dublin •• •• .• Schooner Druid, of Aberystwyth • • • • Barque Vermont, of Halifax, U.S. • • • • Schooner William Keith, of Carnarvou • • Brig Flying Fish, of Whitby Smack Elizabeth Ann,•of Lyme Regis . • Steam Dredge, at Newhaven .. Schooner Admiral Hood, of Rochester .. Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee . • Schooner Rose, of Lynn .. Brig Prodroma, of Stockton .. Brig Eliza, of Middlesborough Brigantine Prole, of Konigsberg Brigantine Diana, of Fredrikshamn Brig Gloucester, of South Shields .. 1 6 .. 3 .. 9 .. 5 .. 4 .. 11 2 .. 8 .. - 3 - 7 .. 15 2 _ 6 5 , 4 _ 8 • 3 5 • 16 • Z .. 5 3 ▪ 9 • 6 • 5 ▪ 3 .. 11 .. 7 6 • 7 • • 7•• voted For t z h 9 e o s B e B a e n d 4 d o . t o h T s e o r v t a e l Life-boat avd s . amounting to £203 4s. for saving 245 shipwrecked persons, by It ge. h ". io l i Ce a s l . shore-boats and other means, making a total of 455 persons s . t o h eg granted t t e i Institution saved from a watery grave on the Coasts of the United "kingdom. During the present year (1861), the Life-boats of the Insti. t2llloh rewardsa s ution have also been instrumental in rescuing the Crews o' ;he following Vessels : Brig Lovely Nelly, of Benham Brigantine Nugget, of Bideford .. Schooner Prospect, of Berwick .. Sloop Thomas and Jane, of St. Ives A Fishing-boat of Whitburn •• Brig Arethusa, of Blyth • • • • Schooner Dewi Wyn, of Portmadoc Flat Cymraes, of Beaumaris Schooner William, of Morecambe .. Smack Gipsy, of Newry . Schooner Margaret Anne, of Preston Brig New Draper, of Whitehaven Schooner William, of Liverpool Lugger Nimrod, of Castletown Brig Providence, of Shields .. Brig Mayflower, of Newcastle Schooner Village Maid, of Fleetwood Barque Guyana, of Glasgow Brig Boman Empress, of Shields .. Brig San Spirid one, of Galaxide Schooner Voador du Vouga, of Vianna French Brig La Jeune Marie Therese Barque Perseverance, of Scarborough Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater Ship Danube, of Belfast • • •• Schooner Hortensia, of Hanover • • Schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven :• Brig St. Michel, of Marans • Spanish Barque Primera d e T orr e v i ega ( save d ves sel and one of the crew) .. Schooner Hurrell, of Penzanc e (saved vessel and crew) Brig Anne, of Plymouth (saved vessel and crew) 8 Schooner Betsy, of Sunderland (saved vessel and crew) .. •• •• •• •• •• Barque Frederick, of Dublin .. Barque Peace, of London Lugger Saucy Lass, of Lowestoft Schooner Fly, of Whitby (saved vessel and crew of four hands) Smack Adventure, of Harwich.. Pilot cutter Whim, of Lowestoft Barque Undaunted, of Aberdeen Wrecked boat on Blackwater Bank, on the Irish coast, saved one man .. Schooner Skylark, of Folkestone Brig Lively, of Clay, Norfolk .. Barque Robert Watson, of Sunderland .. Schooner Auchincruive, of Grangemouth .. Schooner Friends, of Lynn Schooner Eliza Anne, of Dublin :: 4 .. 4 .. 8 .. 4 .. 19 .. 2 .. 8 .. a .. 5 .. 4 .. 1 .. n .. 5 .. 5 .. 6 .. 4 Tot al .. .. . • ~. ..275 The public cannot but sympathise with the vigorous efforts now being made by this Institution to save the lives of Ship wrecked Crews. Their help was never more needed than at the present time, when, through the extraordinary exertions the Society has made within the past few years, it has now nearly One Hundred and Twenty Life-boats under its man agement, for the maintenance of which, in a state of thorough efficiency, a large permanent annual income is absolutely needed, if its humane mission is to be perpetuated. Donations and Annual SuhscriPtions will be thankfully re ceived by Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard street; Messrs. Coutts and Co., 59, Strand; Messrs. Herries, i Farquhar, and Co., 16, St. James's-street, London ;by a 1 the Bankers in the United Kingdom; and by the Secretary, crossed), Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Office of the Institution, 14, J o hn-street, Adelphi, Londo n, W.C. t 9 Moms Wats, rcroiYall mid Vv P a yments maybe made b7Cheques or by ., QT to the UM" Post-office Orders Orb. PUBLIOATIONS. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 2‘vols., 21.., pRENCH WOMEN OF_ LETTERS. 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Wilson and Co., 103, Cheapside. 9111 E PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE fully explained in J. GROSSMITH'S " GOVERNMENT UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES." The cause is there predicated of the monetary difficulties ex perienced in 1860. The Crisis is at hand. Anxiety in busi 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. Grosemith's "Government upon First Prin ciples." . Kent and Co., Paternoster-row. The Fourth Edition, Just Published. Bvo, in cloth, price ss. by post free, ss. 6d. _ nN TRUE and FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA ; V with the View to the Correction of.wide-spread Errors in relation to.the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from De bility of the Generative system, or Sexual Hypoehrondriasis. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD. " Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practical contributions to German medical literature. This Is the first time, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the non-medical reader. We trust that this may not be the last, if he shall detect any other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his power to correct."—London Medical Gazette. " The editor has conferred a great boon on the sufferers from this distressing malady by translating this little book, and by laying bare the scandalous practices of unqualified adventurers, who profess to cure a disease of which they know nothing, with no other object than to fill their own purses. The difference between true Spermatorrhcea and the various forms of disease which resemble it are accurately de scribed, and thus a safe guide is offered for the treatment of the malady."—Medical Circular. " We have dilated so long upon the contents of the preli minary chapter, that we have scarcely left ourselves space for any notice of the subject specially treated of by Dr. Pickford; but the moderate price at which the brochure' is sold, places it within the reach of every one interested in the matter." — Dublin Medical Press. London : H. Baffliere, 219, Regent-street. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, for the Destitute Sick, Gray's-inn-road.—Earnest Appeal.—Owing to an unexpected delay in the payment of a considerable legacy, on which the Committee relied, this Hospital is left without immediate funds. As the period is rapidly approaching when its resources are always severely tested, the Committee make an earnest APPEAL to the public benevolence for means to enable them to carry on the charity. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas terman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. 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Established nearly a century, and known throughout the world as THE GREATEST IN VIGORATOR ; a never-failing remedy for the loss of manly power, produced by early indiscretions or any other cause. It enriches the principal vital fluids, enabling those who have deemed themselves incurable at once to fulfil the obligations of married life. Price Ils. and 335. per bottle. To be bad direct from R. and L. Perry and Co., 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, London, W., where all letters and Post-office orders are to be addressed. A Consulting Surgeon, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Eng land, and Registered under the New Medical Act, attends daily, from 11 till 8, to give advice, without the usual fee, to those purchasing the above medicine. THE VIGOUR OF YOUTH RESTORED IN 1_ 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. Ricord's Essence of Life is sold in cases, with full in structions for use, at its., or four quantities in one for Ms., and will be sent to any part of the world, carefully packed, on receipt of remittance or post-office order payable to Prout and Co., Patent MedieineWarehouse, 229, Strand, London. (Entered at Stationers' IlalL) DR. LA'MERT ON SELF-PRESERVATION. Price is. ; post-free, 13, or sealed ends, 20 stamps, with En gravings and Cases. Bray be had of Mann and Co., 30, Cornhill, London, or direct from the Author. ELF-PRESERVATION.—A popular Essay on Nervous and Physical Debility, resulting from injurious habits contracted in youth, or excesses in maturity, which, by prematurely exhausting the functions of Manhood, de stroy the happiness of Married Life or prevent the fulfil ment of engagements which constitute the most cherished objects of existence. By Dr. LA'MERT, 37, Bedford-square, London. Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh; Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, &a The above work contains most useful and interesting information on the physiological changes which occur in the Reproductive System during, the periods of youth, puberty, and manhood ; and on the due attainment of that degree of functional vigour upon which the hopes of posterity depend. It also points out how all the attributes of Man hood can be preserved to an advanced period of life, how they are lost, and how they can be recovered. It is free from the gross exaggerations, alarming descriptions, and dangerous remedies so generally resorted to by persons, who, prac tising with false medical qualifications, inflict most serious injuries, and render judicious treatment frequently abortive. The Author is the only legally qualified practitioner whose name stands on the Medical. Register (the only true test of medical qualification), who has been exclu sively engaged for a series of years in the treatment of the various functional disorders of the nervous and reproductive system, which, owing to the great discoveries of modern science, are rendered subservient to a rational, simple, and easy mode of treatment. At home for consultation daily from 10 till 2, and from 6 till 8, either personally or by letter.-37, Bedford-square. A FRENCHMAN ON FRENCH WINES.—As long as wino was held in honour by all classes of society, the bril liant qualities of the French people rendered them the first of modern times. A loyal and generous courage, gaiety and vivacity of mind, patriotism, eloquence, the exquisite senti ment of personal dignity allied to an excessive politeness, together with an irresistible tendency towards the charms of social life, were the principal features of the national cha racter. But when coffee, tea, and tobacco successively occu pied a place in their habits, each of these more or less dele terious agents imprinted a sensible alteration on these fine noble attributes,',and notwithstanding the continuous action of wine upon the French people, who still possess the best blood in Europe, the close observer may remark detetiorat• ing modifications in the clearness of their thought, the precision of their speech, and the frank and joyous expres sion of their aspect. Above all, literature, that sincere and elevated token of the genius of a nation, has received a fatal blow through the introduction of these morbid agents into the usual regimen. The encouragement given by Henry IV, Richelieu, and Louis XIV., to the cultivation of the vine, speedily bore fruit. During those glorious reigns (for the cardinal was the king of his day), the very best sort of peo ple frequented the taverns ; and under the influence of their associations arose that luminous literary co nstellation of which Corneille, Moliere, La Fontaine, Pascal, Racine, Bossuet, and Fenolon, were the most brilliant stars. Under Louis XIV. (what happened while that wine-bibber, the Regent Orleans, ruled, Dr. Arthaud does not say), the use of coffee having become general, men of letters no longer assembled round the bottle. Instead of meeting at the Croix Le Lorraine, where Bouileau composed his Chapelain Decoiffe, or at the Mouton Blanc, where Racine wrote Les Plaideurs ; the wits of the 18th century gathered `together at the Cafe Procope. To a literature full of vigour, warmth and conviction, succeeded one that was polished but cold ; witty, but without the sign of true genius ; philosophical, but without religious vitality, mocking but uninformed by that spirit of lofty and wise criticism which at tack and overthrows vice. Who does not recognise the cerebral stimulus produced by coffee in the writings of Vol taire, of Diderot, of D'Alembert, of Grimm, of Beaumar chais, and of Frederick of Prussia? These men compre hended everything, spoke admirably of everything, laughed nearly at everything, but felt nothing,—Dickens's "All the par lotflig," 7IIE NAVY. In addition to the screw steamers at Chatham and Sheerness ordered to be fitted for immediate com. mission, the list of which has already appeared in The Sun, Admiralty orders were received at Chatham yesterday, directing the Leander, 51 guns, 400 horse power, to be .brought forward with the greatest possible speed. The Leander is a remark ably fine frigate, which has only recently been lengthened amidships 44 feet, and converted into a screw steamer. The trial trip, made a few days since, was attended with highly satisfactory results. She has been fitted with a pair of 400 horse power, horizontal engines, and with patent expansive gear, by Messrs. Bolton and Watt. During her trial trip she attained a mean speed of nearly 12 knots an hour, with Griffiths' screw of . 17 feet diameter. The Leander is at present attached to the second divi sion of the steam reserve at Chatham, and only re; quires to be painted and masted to be complete for sea. The Black Prince was taken out of No. 10 dock yesterday morning into the steam basin, to enable the Euryalus, screw steam-frigate; to be docked in her place this day, as, having all stores, guns, &c., on board, she draws too much water to be placed in No. 7 dock, as first intended. The Sutlej, 51, screw steam-frigate, has received her foremast and bowsprit, and is expected to be completed to-day. The Chesapeake, 51, 400 horse power, which is being prepared for the third-class steam reserve in the Medway, at Chatham, is ordered to be docked at Sheerness as soon as possible, and a report made to the Admiralty as to whether this vessel or the Dragon, 6, 350 horse power paddlewheel steamer, can be made ready for sea in the shortest possible time. The Dragon has been for some time in the hands of the shipwrights at Sheerness, where she is undergoing a thorough overhaul. She is, however, in a very unsatisfactory state, many of her timbers, particularly those adjacent to her boilers and engines, being quite rotten. Some considerable time must, therefore, elapse before she can be put in a thorough state of repair. The Chesapeake is incomplete in her fitments, and is not yet masted ; she also requires some important repairs in other places. She can, however, be brought forward for commission in a shorter time than the Dragon. The screw steamer of the line Bombay, 81, 400- horse power, which has been several months past fitting at Chatham for the second class steam reserve is ordered to proceed from Folly-point to Sheerness, where preparations have been made to receive her. Directions were yesterday received at Chatham from the Admiralty for all ships of the Rattlesnake, Racoon, and Pearl class to be supplied with a 12- pounder 10-cwt. brass howitzer, instead of a 24- pounder howitzer. Daring the thick fog which prevailed on the river at the time the African paddlewheel steamer was in attendance, on the Resistance, 22, which was being removed to Chatham, the merchant ship Dolphin came into violent collision with the African, as the latter was lying at anchor in St. Clement's Reach, and caused considerable damage to one of the paddle-boxes. The paddlewheel was not injured, but the African will be required to be docked, either at Chatham or Sheerness, to make good her injuries. The steam transport Hellenis yesterday - sailed from Woolwich, having shipped shells, shot, and other war stores for Gibraltar, Malta, and the lonian Islands. The Hope sailing transport, in the char tered service of the War Department, yesterday hauled alongside Woolwich pier, and commenced receiving a heavy cargo of shot, shell, platforms, gun carriages, &c:, amounting to 1,100 tons measure ment for Malta. She will likewise ship 200 tons of powder and ammunition. At no time has the Arsenal pier presented so warlike an appearance as at the present moment. Sir Richard Mayne, K.C.8., Commissioner of Police, accompanied by his son, Capt. Mayne, and Mr. F. W. Mallalieu, Inspecting Superintendent of Police in her Majesty's Dockyards, has just paid a visit of inspection of the police force in the Sheer ness yard, when the men were drilled and exercised by Inspector Court in a manner which met with Sir Richard's warmest commendation. On behalf of Messrs. Westwood, Baillie, and Campbell, we are requested to contradict the state ments made regarding the ship Valiant in he Sun of the 3d inst. Arrangements have been made for the completion of the vessel by the Admiralty, who are at present in negotiation for the plant, pre mises, &c., these being now, as they all along have been, in the possession of the firm referred to. Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir Frederick W. Grey, K.C.8., resumed his official duties at the Admiralty yesterday morning, after a short absence to attend the funeral of the Dowager Countess Grey, at Howick. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty last evening : Midshipmen—Mr. F. S. Dodsworth, to the Greyhound ; John Hart, to ditto. Engineers—Wm. Williamson, promoted to the Porpoise ; Wm. Harwood, promoted to the Algiers. Assistant-Engineers—John Wyllie, second-class, to the Indus, for the Nightingale; Alex. Brown, second.class, to the Indus, for the Gleaner ; Wm. 11. Roberts, acting first class, promoted to the Cresar. Second Master—George Clarke, acting, to the Colossus, or the Coast Guard. Staff-Surgeon Morgan, M.D., and 220 non-commis sioned officers and rank and file, embarked at Wool wich yesterday morning on board the steam trans port Melbourne for America. The strength of the battery on its arrival at Woolwich from Bristol was 204 of all ranks. The vessel has been unavoid. ably detained at the pier beyond her fixed time, in consequence of the necessity of an entire refit for the troops, the mess tables and other accommoda tion having been removed for the shipment of corn from St. Petersburg, whence she returned only a few days prior to her being chartered by our Go vernment for the present voyage. The whole of the war stores were on board on Wednesday evening, with the exception of 30 ice sledges, manufactured in the carriage department, for transporting the guns, &c., inland, and saws, poles, and other instru ments to be used in cutting a passage up' the St. Lawrence, which were pat on beard yesterday be.; fore ,the embarkation of the troops. The battery was accompanied to the pier by the General commanding the garrison, Sir R. Dacres and Staff, and the full band of the regiment. Notwithstanding the inces sant rain, the men as they marched through the town were followed by a large crowd, who cheered them heartily as the gates were closed upon them. The men marched on board with the most perfect order and regularity. Col. Gordon and a Staff of En gineer officers also embarked, together with Mr. Fay rer, a clerk, and four sergeant-inspectors of stores and an Admiralty agent. On account of the thick miserable state of the weather, the Melbourne did not leave Woolwich yesterday. She will do se this morning, with the early tide, about 6 o'clock. WOOLWICH, Dee. 6.—ROYAL ARTILLERY FOR CANADA.--..Thia afternoon, at half-past two o'clock, the officers, non-commissioned officers, gunners, and drivers comprising Captain Vesey's E battery of the 4th Brigade Royal Field Artillery assembled on parade, and, after inspection, proceeded in march ing order from the garrison to the Royal Arsenal for embarkation on board the screw steam vessel Melbourne for Canada. The streets in the line of march were crowded with spectators, and the force, which was preceded by the full band of the regi ment and numerous field officers, was repeatedly cheered by the public, and especially on entering the main gate of the Royal Arsenal, where a mul titude had assembled, notwithstanding the rain which prevailed. The force immediately embarked from the Royal Arsenal jetty on board the Mel bourne, which has shipped during the week the following large amount of war stores—viz., two complete batteries of Armstrong guns, several howitzers, 30,000 stand of arms and accoutrements for the Canadian militia, 2,500,000 rounds of Minie rifle balls, and small arms ammunition, 1,600 rounds of Armstrong gun ammunition, cartridges, &c. She also takes out military clothing and a quantity of stores peculiarly adapted for Canada, including a number of snow sleighs, which the wheelers and carpenters of the royal carriage department have been working night and day to manufacture during this week. The Melbourne was under orders to sail this evening, but an order was received to increase by a large number the supply of sleighs for the transport of guns, &c. ; and an additional number of workmen will consequently be employed during the present night. It is expected that the vessel will leave the , river to-morrow or on Sunday. Several transport vessels are now lying off the Royal Arsenal to embark troops and stores at the shortest notice. Large quantities of munitions of war were this day forwarded to Liverpool for ship ment to Canada. The let battalion 16th Regiment is under orders to embark for Canada on board the Persia, at Liver• pool, in three or four days. Notices have been Beni to all the men on furlough, calling on them to re• join at once at Sheffield. THE ARMI. The following memorandum has been issued al Aldershot ; " The Prince Consort having expressed a desire to render his royal highness's library at Aldershot available as a lecture theatre, a sub-committee of officers is required to make the necessary arrangements for this purpose, and to superintend the delivery of lectures. Officers commanding regiments and separate corps are therefore requested to as certain whether there are any officers under their command willing to serve on the proposed committee, and to forward their names to the Assistant Adjutant-General.—By ordor, 4 ‘ J. IV. ARMSTRONG An order was received in camp at Aldershot on Thursday morning, from H.R.H. the General Com manding-in-Chief, calling upon the division to fur nish three non-commissioned officers per regiment to proceed to Canada forthwith, for the purpose of assisting in the organisation of the militia in that country. Nominal and descriptive returns of the volunteers were forwarded at 1 o'clock the same day. In some regiments as many as 30 sergeants volunteered, although, under the present order, only three could bo selected from each corps. When it is known at headquarters how excellent a spirit ani mates the men, and that many sergeants who have been disappointed have passed the School of Mus ketry at Hythe, it is hoped his royal highness will extend the complement from 3 to 6 per regiment; In accordance with orders received from the office of the Deputy-Adjutant-General, Horse Guards, a return has been forwarded by Col. H. D. Harness, C. 13,, Director of the Royal Engineer Establish ment, Chatham, of the number of officers and men of the Royal Engineers who are fit for active ser vice. The companies now at home consist of the Ist, 2d, 4th, sth, 9 th, 15 th , 18th, 22d, 23(1, and 24th Each company can be augmented to 100 men of al ranks at a few days' notice, and all are availabl for foreign service. The whole of the men compos. ing the companies are skilled mechanics, surveyors, draughtsmen, or clerks, and all have gone through the curriculum of instruction at Chatham in sap- ping and mining, pontooning, the formation of bat teries and earthworks, and other engineering ope rations. In addition to the companies enumerated the depot companies at Chatham are very strong. Yesterday the detachments selected from the sth company left head-quarters to join the 2d company at Aldershot, the Ist company at Plymouth, the 15th company at the Curragh, and the 18th company at Portsmouth. No. 5 battery, 4th field brigade, Royal Artillery ; consisting of Capt. Vesey in command, Second Capts, Turner and ltothes, Licuts, Tyler and England, NAVAL RESERVE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir, —My attention has been drawn to an arti cle on the Naval Reserve movement, in the Times of Dec. 4, wherein it is stated that the seamen of North and South Shields, ofSanderland, Newcastle, Dundee, and Hull, came in fast to join the Reserve after certain delegates had considered the matter. As one of the force at this port I beg of you to allow me space, in an early publication, to add to this list the port of Hartlepool, and to ask of you, what appears to be nothing but an act of justice to a body of public-spirited men, that the credit of first adopting the Naval Reserve scheme be given to those of the north-eastern ports, to whom it de servedly belongs. Early in January, 1860, while men at other ports were doubting, the seamen attached to the Hartle pool Sailors' Union came forward spontaneously to offer their services to the shipping master of this port, and to them belongs the honour of being the first of all the north-eastern ports in leading this movement. Hartlepool sailors were not only the first in the field, but for some months after the com mencement of the scherhe, mustered as strong a force as the whole of the ports mentioned put toge ther, and it was solely through our success that neighbouring ports began to move in the matter. It is a source of pride and honour to Hartlepool men to think that they took such a position—that Hartlepool attained to 100 men for the Reserve first of any port in the United Kingdom, and was also the first to attend a drill under the instruction of a naval officer. They are therefore desirous that their claims should not be ignored. While we hold the distinction of being the first to come forward, we also continue to keep in the proud position of supplying a greater number of men —according to the population—than any port in the United Kingdom. In May, 1860, the num bers of enrolled Reserve men in the following north-east ports were —Hartlepool, 146 ; Sunder land, 133 ; the Tyne, 81; Seaham, 46 ; Blyth, 25 ; and by a return dated Nov. 30, 1861, we find H ar tlepool stands the fourth port on the list of the United Kingdom, being higher than Liverpool, Bris tol, Plymouth, Southampton, Hull, Newcastle, Dundee, or Aberdeen. The port of Hull, which is stated to be supplying men "so fast," stands with the miserable number of 31 against it, while Hartle pool contributed 33 the first month of the enrol ment, and now has 435 men, all of whom that are in the port have heartily come forward with genuine loyalty and patriotism and volunteered their services to the Government in the present crisis. I think you will see, therefore, that the Naval Reserve of this port do not without grounds claim the honour of being the foremost in the van of the north-east ports in the establishment of the Reserve schem. While on the subject, I may state that Hartlepoo7 is yet without a ship to exercise in, being limiter to a small 2-gun shed, which gives to the men but a poor representation of the 'tween decks of a man of-war. Surely we deserve the same facilities as Liverpool, Bristol, Aberdeen, and Dundee, which do not possess so many Reserve men.—l am, sir, your most obedient humble servant, WlTzum LOW ES, Hartlepool Naval Reserve. 1 Sailors'-hall, Hartlepool, Dec. 5. (F, tint f /,e 31(r9(tziitc.) Can the railways of England and Continental Europe be connected ? Can the gap that now sepa rates them be filled up, and the lines brought together without obstructing the navigation of the Channel, or endangering our national safety in the event of war, especially a war with France'' Is such a connexion desirable, and would its influence on trade and traffic, and on the communities inte rested, be sufficiently beneficial to warrant the expenditure ? The frequency with which such questions are now put, and the undecided non committal discussions which they evoke, forcibly reminds one of the anxious gropings that heralded the dawn of railway enterprise itself, or the vague disquisitions that preceded the introduction of ocean and steam navigation. In such Protean style a leading contemporary, while reviewing a recent project for a Channel railway, directs certain inquiries, to " the compe tent authorities." We may possibly occupy a place within the bounds of that indefinite circle. When we noticed this subject some weeks ago, we expressed the opinion, " that such a scheme, if carried out, would be remunerative to shareholders, and highly advantageous to the countries on both sides of the Channel." Since then the subject has been dis cussed by many of our literary, commercial, and scientific contemporaries ; and whatever diversity of opinion there may have been on the political and engineering questions, its great commercial import• ante, and the advantages it would confer on Eng land and France, are very generally admitted ; these, therefore, need not now engage our attention ; besides the commercial, monetary, and railway jour nals, are quite competent to take care of this phase of the subject. The nautical phases we will leave to the Admiralty, and as the writer in the Times un dertakes with "a little solder or a big bung" to guarantee our national safety, we may rest con tented on that score, and proceed to notice what comes more within our province, viz,, the engineer ing features of the question. Accepting then the invitation " to examine the project," we will endeavour to answer the question, " Is it really a feasible scheme ?" On this point also there appears a wonderful unanimity amongst our contemporaries ; but, though the practicability of the project is generally admitted, there is a wide diversity of opinion respecting the fitness of the pre sent time for carrying it out. " It will doubtless be accomplished some day," is the language of many ; some even fix a period, such as 10 ar 20 years hence. It was not thus that great subjects were dealt with 20 years ago, and the writer in the Times doubtless has such timid counsellors in view when he reminds us that " Chat Moss was no obstacle ; the Britannia Bridge spans the sea ; the great tubular bridge of Canada bestrides a waste of seething waters," and asks, " Why, when the Anglo-Trench valley is only wider by some miles, and deeper by some fathoms, I should this arrest our progress ?" As in a former notice of this subject we expressed the opinion that the plan of submerged tubes "is undoubtedly the cheapest, and presents the fewest engineering diffi culties," we will confine ourselves to the conside ration of the following points connected with the tubular principle, believing that they embrace the whole question of practicability, viz. :—" The guid ing the tubes correctly to their position under water; the joining them when there ; and effectual arrangements for keeping them down." First, then, we think the means proposed by Mr. Chalmers for guiding his tubes correctly to their position under water insufficient ; a wire cable passed through a hole in one of the flanges of a tube 400 feet in length, with no guide for the other end except the submerging tackle, would not, in our opinion, suffice to bring the ends of the tubes fair enough together to admit of their being cor rectly joined. Amongst what he designates " minor details," he places " arrangements for submerging tubes ;" and simply says, " lie has considered the matter ;" but we think he would have acted more wisely if he had given greater attention to this im portant adjunct to the vital part of his scheme, namely, the joining of the tubes under water by hydrostatic pressure. We readily grant that, as the tube descends it recedes from the agitated sur face of the water, the guiding wire-cable merges into a rigid bolt or bar of iron, and the submerging tackles near their supports at the bottom of the Channel ; but we would, notwithstanding, prefer something more substantial before expressing our selves satisfied with his guiding arrangements. However, the Dutch Government, it is said, have lately submerged, and placed with great nicety, huge iron caissons in the Island of Java, thus proving the practicability of such operations in deep water; and though doubting the efficiency of Mr. Chalmers' guiding apparatus, we by no means doubt the practicability of placing the sections of a large tube correctly on the bottom of the Straits of Dover. As regards the second question, namely, the joining of the sections of the tube under water, we see no insurmountable difficulty in that operation. If the ends which are to be joined only approach each other nearly true, the immense hydrostatic pressure forcing the flanges together would in our opinion, tend to right the tube even if it were somewhat out of line ; because an almost per fect equipoise having been established previous to submersion, it would offer little resistance, but would accommodate itself to the bearings of the flanges. The third point, the arrangements for keeping the tubes down, are substantial and reliable as far as they go ; but his five boxes are not sufficient to load down a tube four hundred feet in length, and thirty feet in diameter. True, he proposes to cover tube and boxes by an embankment, but we would prefer to have sufficient loading unmistake ably attached to the tube ; however, this at least is only a matter of detail ; and furthermore, there is no use for a tube so large as 30 feet in diameter, five or six feet less would be large enough for a double roadway, thus saving about 20 per cent. in cost, which might be judiciously applied to strengthen a tube, that, in our opinion, is too nicely calculated for the great pressure it would have to bear. On the whole, however, we are convinced of the feasibility of connecting the railway systems of England and the Continent by means of a roadway within submerged tubes, and we think the matter deserving of earnest attention, irrespective of the schemes of any projector. When this subject is fairly taken up (and why its consideration should be deferred, would be a difficult question to answer), it will not be to forward the project of any one ; those interested will doubtless employ competent parties, who can avail themselves of the most useful features of any published project, and any projector would only be too glad to have his ideas embodied in, and his name connected with, such an under taking. There is, however, one peculiar feature of Mr. Chalmers's scheme which should not be lost sight of, namely, the use he makes of the hydrosta tic pressure in enabling him to join his tubes from the inside ; this principle cannot be thrown away, for the depth is far too great to admit of the use of the diving bell for connecting the sections on the outside •, it was doubtless the novelty or ori g inality of this feature which induced a scientific contempo rary to suggest experiments ; he thinks " experi ments which would throw much light upon this point may be made for a few thousand pounds." It may be many years before we have a better oppor tunity or a more fitting time for such experiments than the ensuing summer ; they could not fail to attract the attention of distinguished and influential strangers, and the immense concourse of people that will flock to the International Exhibition of 1862. TURNER'S THREE PERIODS.—in his first period, the pictures are notable for a grey or brown colour, and for a sometimes heavy touch. Turner is more anxious for form than colour ; the colours arc simple and few, and laid on unskilfully. His colour was sober because he was studying sober-coloured landscapes, and as the touch of them was heavy, so was his touch ; but he imitated without copying. He did not copy Vandervelde, but he went to the sea and painted it in the Vandervelde way ; so that b y degrees he learnt to paint truer than Vandervelde. Second Period —In 1823 came his " Bay of Baize , " which shows a change to the second period. The chief characteristics of this period are colour instead of grey, refinement instead of force, quan tity instead of mass. His light is now as near the bright ness of real light as possible ; his shadow, not of one colour, but of various colours. He tries now for delicacy and ten derness of contrast instead` of on He also Tinfds that no on© had yet given the uantity of nature. draw ings of this period, when not painted for display, are " fault- The splendour and gladness of the less and magnificent." world, not its humiliation and pain, are now his chief ob object. Third Period —There is less mechanical effort, less pride in new discoveries and less ambitious accumulation, more deep imaginative delight and quiet love of nature. Sometitues in defiance of critics, conscious of power, he painted, and it rarely occurs in any prominent IbrdliiV Lilo o,f Zoivr • pa i n t e d only to astonish. The figures are chalky in the face, and scarlet in the reflected lights. After 1840 no more foliage is well I i TO TIIE EDITOR OF TIIE TIMES. Sir,—:We observe a statement in the City Article of the Ttmes of to-day to the effect that great incon venience, was likely to be caused to intending emi grants ix) British Columbia by the absence of steam communication between that country and San Francisco, California. Will you permit me to say, on the authority of the company we represent, that, although the regular mail communication between the above countries has been for some time discontinued, steamers still continue to ply occa sionally, generally about every twentieth day, from I San Francisco and Victoria ? There are also frequent departures of coasting sailing vessels in the same trade. We believe the only i ficonvenience traTellora would be liable to