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Zi c.: - .) 1 1 -- ,- - 7- _,., •••.\, , . . wilt i ---, • 5i........... ... ~' ' k . i:. l', //At._ oat. -,"....:, ,v;‘, ids ..... -- ) ' '''.' '' . - 1"."..C 4'. -: . '' , , ~., • _-._,.. ) b 1411 1" .• 4 W.:,c .... 6 .......... ~...... ii''' --- ...(0 - t 1 eill 4 . :Zir•TT - 411.::-.-- ' 0•-......- ,-. 3. ' ' ...•— e' " . ' l f . • , - t V.'. tummempt. NEWSPAPER 4.. c: r:/,. :,..;=.7tiscl;; , Ibe b ro k en up , The pusessel MA4I4 (*.. ,:, : . _. • terday Warped into the outer bt t & , .. t.-:-711,b4., have her engines hoisted out, anirfbVi r " and the flouting battery Trusty SY'e ter c tnenced discharging stores and stripping, they being both condemned to be brok - Lo 11) EME NIHER ! WE WAIT SUPPER f or you no after the Covent Garden Opera, at EVANS'. Fai RI-NA/lAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC intrrig,ll BRANDYs e celebrat e d BRANDY. RIS LI WHISKY rivals the finest It ij Old I Pare, , ? o ld in Mellow, Delicious, and ver y Wh o l esome . Bottles, 3s. Bd,, at the Retail Houses in London; by at e Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale • 01 8 ; GREAT WINDMILL -STREET , LONDON, W. u x , serve the Red S eal Pink Label, and Cork branded sere LL whisky..', 1 1 FIE IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION (Limited). Are authorised to receive applications for £2,800,000 4.11. C ertificates of Debenture of the -ANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN R ILWAY (New York—Pennsylvania—Ohio). Of which One Million Two Hundred Thousand Pounds have been alre a dy a ppli e d f or . -ese have will be issued at £9O for £lOO, to be t reated at par, (X 100) in B r iti s h s t er li ng , at t h e en d o f h a r i e t. Years, with I n t erest at 8 per cent. per annum, payable each y, on th e 15th o f May and 15th of November in gllarante Yar, th e ed by pavinent of the Interest in London being CONSOLIDATED BANK (LIMITED), LONDON, An payable by them in British sterling. TRUSTEES. Samuel Gurney, Esq., M.P. John I'. Kennard, Esq. Charles Mozley, Esq. BANKERS. The Consolidated Bank. London and Manchester. A. Heywood, Sons, and Co., Liverpool. Ai prs Preshfields and SOLICITORS Newman, Bank-buildings, Lon "; E.C. en up at t N°. 22,602. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECLINIBER 1, 1864. same yard. Major• Gen. I3opkiue , C. 8., the late Colonel. Commandant at the Royal Marine Division at Woolwich, yesterday left the garrison with which. he has been associated for many years past, and proceeded to his new residence at Kingston-on- Thames, on retirtment Item the service. Ilis de parture is deservedly regrettid by all grades of the division. NEW NOVEL BY TUE AUTHOR. OF " GRAND MO I'HE It'S MONEY." Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., 111 R. STEWARVS INTENTIONS. By the Author of "Grandmother's Money," &c. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. eide by side, next; and Contralto last of the runners up. Nothing else passed the post. The Grand Metropolitan Handicap Steeplechase of 20 sous each, 10 It, with 200 added ; winners extra. About three miles and a half. 28 subs. Mr Saunders's Spatehoock, 5 yrs, lOst (Monahan) 1 Lt.-Col. Forster's Sly Fox, aged, lOst 71b (D. Meany) 2 Mr W. R. IL Powell's Flyfisher, 5 yrs, 1 Ist 10Ib (B. Land, jun) 8 The following also ran :—Jorry, Portland, Creole, Mean wood, Acrpbat,Globule, Piggy Wiggy, Dobbyn, La Vidarne, Nlorocco, Ballinasloe, Primes of Wales, Beechnut, Wood. ford, Benedict, and Tho Rogue. Betting-4 to 1 agst.Globule, oto 1 agst Morocco, Bto 1 . . PRICE ..4d. STAMPED ....sd. were elected vice-presidents in room of those retiring, and Dr. W. F. Ramsey was elected one of the honorary physi cians in the room of the late Dr. Dundas Thompson. On the motion for the re-election of the Rev, Dr. Cum ming and Archdeacon Sinclair as chaplains of the charity, Mr KERR proposed the substitution of the Rev. Dr. Ha milton for Archdeacon Sinclair, as he did not believe the latter ever attended. He said aleo that Dr. Hamilton had preichod in hie own chapel on behalf of the charity, when £•3l were suUscribed in aid of its funds. Naval and Military Intelligence. The tender of the Woolwich Iron Company, Bir kenhead, has been accepted by the Lords of the Admiralty for the manufacture of iron masts, &e., for the ironclad frigate Lord Warden, 24, 1,000 horse power, under construction at Chatham dock yard. Like the Bellerophon, 14, 1,000 horse power iron frigate, also building at Chatham, the Lord Warden will be fitted with steel yards, and she will also carry iron topmas ts. Tho preparation of the 61 inch armour plates which will encase the sides of the Lord Warden has been in progress for some time pest, and the work of fixing the armour will be commenced in the course of a few days. The whole of the plates have been manufactured at the Atlas Works, Sheffield, by Messrs John Brown and Co., and are of the best possible description of rolled iron, while, at the same time, they are the heaviest yet applied to a seagoing ship of war. -In all previously constructed armour-cased vessels the difficulty of supporting the enormous mass of armour bolted to their sides by giving the requisite dia. placement to the ship, While at the same time re. taining other equally necessary qualities, has been BO great that the designers have been only too glad to reduce the weight and quantity of the plates in every possible moner. Hence in nearly the whole of the ships of our present squadron of ironclads the the armour plates have been carried but little below the water, the ports have been kept as low as pos• sible, the armour—and in this lies the chief consi. deration—has been thinned down at the bow and stern to obtain the minimum quantity of metal, and in short weight has been saved in every ()tier prac• tical way. The designer of the Lord Warden, Mr Reed, the Chief Constructor of the Navy, has made provision for carrying the armour plates of a thick ness never before placed on the sides of a wooden hull, well down under water. Instead of the port sills being only some 6ft. above the water, as in the case with most of the previously built iron clads, the Lord Warden's ports are to be nowhere Now ready, in 2 vols., post fvo ., with fine Portraits, 21s„ ACENTURY of ANECIY/TE, from 1750 ; cmfaining Anecdo'es of the Courts, of Fashionable, Literary, Social, and Profession )1 Life, from 1750 to 1850. By JOHN TIMBS, Author of " Anecdote Biographies of Statesmen, Painters," &c. THE CATTLE SHOW.—The WELLINGTON, St. James. 's -street. The WELLINGTON Three Shilling 'Armor, as well as Dinners Irom the "Carte," served as The Late Gale. By order. JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington---Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. Mr WEBSTER, however, stated that Archdeacon Sinclair was present at last anniversary festival, and the Secretary further stated that ho had preached in the chapel by deputy within the last six months. Richard Bentley, Publ!Eher in Ordinary to her Majesty. r 1 (' PERSONS SEEKING LANDED ELL ATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RG SIDENCI4.;S, FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPERTIES GENERALLY- Now Ready, in Crown Bvo., FOOTPRINTS ON THE ROAD, By CHARLES KENT. agst Portland, 10 to 1 eget Meanwood, 11 to 1 agst Spatch cock, 100 to 8 each agst Flyfieher, Acrobat, and Dobbyn, 100 to 7 each agst Benedict, Le Vidame, and Creole, 25 to 1 agst The Rogue, 33 to 1 eget the Princess of Wales. Ai in easa of the foregoing races, the start was absurdly preceded by a failure, and as the competitors in reality on each occasion started themselves, Mr Martin Starling need not have taken the unnecessary pains of endeavouring to get them in a lino. Morocco, Portland, Globule, and Creole first showed in advance, but in the first few hundred yards The 'Lague rushed to the front and led to the stand, where Meanwood, who had been waiting, took up the running, followed by The Rogue, Ballinasloe, Creole, Portland, and Lo Vidamo pretty close order, whilst at an interval of several lengths fallowed Flyfishor, Globule, Sly Fox, Morocco, Acrobatip:Beechunt, Boned;ct, Dobbyn, Spatchcock, and Woodfoik in whose roar came Piggy ' Wiggy, - Jerry, anST4itle i gikf Wales some distance in the rear. After crossing the plaihed land Meanwood assumed a long lead and Creole took second place, The Rogue, Port land, and Dobbyn close together next, with Flyfisher imme diately in their rear. Some distance separated this lot from Morocco, Spatchcock, Sly Fos, and Globule, who were Mr KERR then withdrew his proposal, and Dr.Cutnming and the archdeacon were re-elected. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. To BE lIAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OFF OPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the oppof tanity that the medium of this Register affords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce Immediate customers, where the property is of an eligible character, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon veniences. The retiring members of the committee were then re-ap pointed, and a vote of thanks to the noble chairman termi• nated the proceedings. NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF " HEAVEN OUR HOME," &C. Will be ready next week, crown Bro, cloth, price 3s. 6d., AB o R's TEACHINGS; or, THE VEIL LIFTED. Royal Scottish Hospital, The 200th or bi-centenary fes:ival of this institution took place yesterday evening at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, being St. Andrew's day, the patron Saint of Scotland. As might bo expected, a very large company sat down to dinner in the spacious, lofty, and well-lighted hall, under the presidency of his Grace the Duke of Montrose, K.T. Nearly 250 gentlemen were pro.. sent. Xle sset Josh IROKERS. ua 'Htnson a Thro g ra orton-stre u et, chi London, nd Son, 15, Angel-court, E.C. eon Sv.tr, kPo e rthsvaite, E: q., 38, Throgmorton-street, Lon es rP wn ' •‘-'• a • T. Tinl e y and Sons, 44, Bra's-buildings,..Liver ol. *** The former Works by this popular Author have already attained the large sale of One Hundred and Thirty-two Thousand copies. In addition to this, they have been re printed and most extensively circulated in America. Edinburgh : William P. Nimmo. London : Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. And all fooksellers. THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur• chaser is introduced throuzli Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. .and 1.4, St, -Ann's-vinare, Man. IPURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and -12 FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE: to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First-class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. CLERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and Co. are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo adm' -able engravings of every description of Furniture and Leasteade, with prices attached. A copy sent gratis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised scale : ._ - ~. MRS, LIRRIPER'S LEGACY. Now ready, stitched in a cover, THE NEW CHRISTMA - S NUMBER OF ALL THE YEAR ROUND. Conducted by CHARLES DICKENS, entitled MRS. LIRRIPER'S LEGACY. Mrs. Lirriper relates Bow She went on, and went over. A past Lodger relates A Wild Legend of a Doctor. Another past Lodger relates His experience as a Poor Rela- A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ A Twelve-roomed ditto B9l 11 0 tion. Another past Lodger relates What Lot He Drew at Glumper House. Another past Lodger relates His own Ghost Story. Another past Lodger relates Certain Passages, to Her Hus band. Mrs. Lirriper relates How Jemmy Topped Up. Air:" Imperial Mercantile Credit Association (Limited), ci r e PrePared to receive Subscriptions for the above amount bean of Debentures, of which £1,200,000 have sie,n, already applied for. thetotal bonded debt over the whole system of the At- I ° and Great Western Railway is £3,600,110, and with Dt.ts . " l lee ption of pio cee d s o f b on d s £1 , 755 , 070, h e ld b y th e 1 2 ,,,,e, the li ne has been constructed with funds advanced fatalists,hae eani whose anticipations of profitable results have more than realised ; the railway, although only Venial! genus Y developed, exhibiting returns of traffic and re- Whiolll mwithout exaggeration be designated un ay *l , 4l xlnled, he 1..• 43ar y I . l a undertaking was projected, it was found neces- Th r „ , 0 obtain powers for its construction from each State 0,„_411§ which it would pass. This compelled independent etilettee Kilaveis!ktious and separate financial arrangements; the in it le deter • attending which has become so manifest, d teititst ?tuned to consolidate the whole line under one a n at. that 4 414 r?ition, Pendino• the completion of legislative en f 3).0 8 , it has been resolved to issue Sterling Certificates o pe'ruentare, payable in three years, bearing interest at 8 co n c eal' Per annum, which interest is guaranteed by the kithBelidaf.ed Bank • and the Principal secured by a deposit th, , 401 14 Trustees of Bonds and Shares amounting at usual the to £4,230,493. t i k . e Bonds and Shares so deposited will be kept at the l' e a t c - ° f England, in the names of the Trustees, and the be °f Declaration of Trust to be executed by them may 46Pect datoffice of Messrs. F e.htields and New e the ab, Certificates of Debenture are in sums of:X100, £5OO, " 1 000 with 8 Pee each; Coupons attached for interest at for the '• Per annum, payable half-yearly. The interest d whole term will be guaranteed by the Consolidate ink, Areawith whom securities have been lodged. Price of i ssue i s fi xe d a t 90 ; an d t h e i ns t a l men t s PYable as follows :- 5 Per cent on application. 10 allotment. 15 17th January, 1865. 15 17th February, 17 17th Mar h, „ 18 17th April, 15th May 90 L. 6 Lertifi tbe paidoffat par, on sth Nevem , i 8„ ca es will Th e • At Do int erest on th e i nves t men t, i nc l u di ng th e re d em pti on 41 4%4 8 ° Awards of 12 per cent. per annum, exclusive of o.n deferred instalments. butzTecribers have the option of paying any or all of the Per e : l 2, ,rite in advance, and will be allowed a discount of 8 At te "' Per annum on such payments. ph yna r allottrent, scrip will be issued to "bearer." On lor erlt of the final instalment, the scrip will be exchanged toil4ollrft3ificates of debenture, with guaranteed interest e ach . yea at tAched, payable 15th May and 15th November in 4TLAw,._ less coupon £4 per cent. due on that day. a r rie AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. "",'No. "'IV YORK-PENNSYLVANIA -OHIO. FORM OF APPLICATION. To th e (To be retained by the Bankers.) tt lia vte Ir riPerial Mercantile Credit Association (Limited). ke 4 g Paid to the Consolidated Bank (Limited) the sum tk" , I hereby request you will allot uci~Certificates of Debenture of the Atlantic Ce' r e . 4 ,9Vestern Railway, and I hereby agree to accept I.7,ltikitterates of Debenture, or any less number that may 'o to the t to me, and to pay the inEtalmcnts thereon, accord tie lerms of a n t p a y I am, Your obedient Servant, Signature Address in full Late HE IMPERIAL MI-----7---7---RCANIILE tef •' CREDIT t ASSO:IATION (Li m it ed). Ifi cates of Debenture for £2,800,(0) of the Atlantic and \-- N Great Western Railway. -.. t . L 04 VICE IS II liffEßY G I VEINT, That no furth er A ppl i ca- ON ,ior these 1- tberrtit, es- - will'lre-rnceiv e d a lt er SATUIt 'I next, the 3d DecembLr. By order. to m W. C. WINTERBOTTOM, Secretary. ' 40 4, 29th November, 186 i. /OE I3AUGPARAH TEA ESTATES COMPANY OF ASSAM (Limited). In corporated under the Companies Act, 1862. " 'Mal £200,000, in 2 0,000 Shares of £lO each. First issue 10,000 shares. txl4erriShare on application ; 10s. on allotment. No Call to thr e 41 per Share, or to be made at a less interval.than e Months from a previous Call. e n o Allotment is made the Deposit Money will he re turned in full. Ja.ll4.Ttlra Dividend, payable half-yearly la July and e tnr . e g, of 10 Shareholders , cent. er annum, for . three years, is bire ct u ' ori t 3 o the to the satisfac.ion of the 4 11 ,, DIRECTORS. ztat'l VOnstahle Esq (of the firm of Henderson and Con- G, k,,e, 10, e5l on -street, E.O and Widmore House, Brom fevent), Chairman. " e iltEl'q. (Chairman of the Coal, Corn, and Finance attee , , 41, Minories (late of tine firm of Cohn, Feilm nn, and Co., t W. t a t ,, t4 ), 2, Cullum -street, E.C. ,I • NtO7, e ,, 8 .1 Esq., Calcutta, and Dibroo9hur, Assam. TLlolBl- 1 , - ;:eq., 45, St. George's-toad, Eccleston-square. Esq. (Director of the Sugar Refining Company, " ~ Es t Mincing-lane, E.C. erp ore (of' the firm of John Tell and Co ., Calcutta), Kid dTh,_ Atomic, Bolton s , B romp t on. 411814.1,1rtlernan will join the Board when the Estates are CALCUTTA AGENTS. Messrs. John Teil and Co. The Th e London and ß Co N utt E :73a, L 2l N , rom N bard-street, clattered Me ' l .A ca N n K tre Ban lN kof In ia,tondon, and China. Cla t SOLICITOR. 'nee narcourt, Esq ,2, King's Arms-yard, E,C. ' 4 4111. Smith and Binn E e l y wx- s, E .iin s g . el-court, Throgmorton street, E.C. ~ eear° ' B eloitte Greenw A o7d iT a ° n l c t i s Dever, 4, Lothbury, E.C. SECRETARY PRO TEM. T. R. Eames, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. lelaf t ers 'louse, St. Michael's-alley, Cornhill, E.C. 1 4.'''18 C o ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. and te„,ler PPany is formed for the purpose :my leevelopi ng Zr h e IProfitable cultivation. five valuable Tea Est n a f te p s u i r n nh A as s i s n a g m al it ' elr e ettt es comprise fu ly 4,600 acres, of which 500 acres 4111Year4,,Plantedin Tea gardens-125 being of four and 41.0400 juitirowth, 50 of three e ,225 of one and two years, 1 1 , 11 1Qev ena l: I l i a e nt t ed. The whole ar o s t the lands are held direct , either in fee simple, or redeemable in fee : °lll i, thlT G i n. Pa n ymentof ss. per acre, or on a perpetual 1 cell',••=e p e .„ -- , - ternment paying 2s. per acre per annum. ItsithWZ,elor pledges himself that the yield from the full y e „ ,250v,a_nts was in the year 1862, and for the 180 cliest9 ; itbe year V t 1866 the estimate for this is 4' 0 chests; The etl,,_Grwi i , least 600 chests, and 120 maunds of seed. 'lle t `, act as ing, Director, and remain in Assam th states for thesece of three years. / tl,_ thr kreh ' 4 040 On e base-move is fixed at £50,000, payable £5,000 44, 1 laft ir tnonth from the da e of allotment, Z 2,500 four said date, kitit..s,ooo°P said date, £2,5C0 seven months from It N eal 11,8taett months from said date . , a n n u d a t r h y e residue in five 1868, with in- O D . et at 5 Inents, commencing . in J tnel4,ool3er cent. The Directors have the' cption of pay i op y e ,' of any such instalments, in fully pal . d-uP shares I, l' ','elid t:',,r,ajtY, which Shares shall only participate in the tj e `ae v.„,,,,.," 'ile extent of calls made. .1 1 Of i,or defrays all expenses incidental to the forma -11 'rnPany up to the allotment of Shares. Fay e ti be se e ee of Association and ContraA with the vendor b t ‘ro, De oat the Offices of the Company.. q c'btai,,ettlaes, With Forms of Applications for Shares, may t he Oli o % efih,9 Bankers, Solicitor, Brokers, Auditors, and of the Company. Ptti BAUGPARAH TEA ESTATES i l l' h p s tt A COMPANY OF ASSAM. l'lt` I.) 'RE LIST It ) . AY net of this COMPANY will bA CLOSED -.1", ti l e ~ciryletSDAY, Ist December, for Town , a 4 I) Cember, for the Country. tk u By Order. .41eheel's Ilouse, IftEIMES' Dec., 1864. Secretary pro tem. 1, r rl-1 i r teXclu • --"'"*lVlr. ESKELL'S PATENT,—The tot e •, oe,lve right to this Patent was secured to Mr. I, Ya ho Cirosyenor-street, Grosvenor-square, by her Ma- Illittislae„el Ohl (July 17, 1860), and can only be procured at co gett 04,-40, where specimens maybe seen, and every infor bat 'let k 4oe obtained. Under this Patent, Artificial Teeth, tel l t c l or ei‘etinie, are made, and fitted in a few hours without Itttider p,,_‘rztetions. They support loose teeth, and protect tetktrwS ; their resemblance to nature is perfect and un -'tlaestliktlen'n a " theY are guaranteed for mastication and -111t4tio-leTfrreeea.tise on the subject sent for seven stamps. ,f , lt t Zette• tinc„, OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. . 414 ? 0 1, 41 tee;ll, tien tal-surg - eon, has succeeded in producing 1114'11 r e a ' , ,atid so constructing them that they last their 0 °l4.teee to be • , The process has been patented, tt be most valuable."—Court Journal, August to th e tall rbr , ~1 1 - 4 1 4 4 trig novelty in the adaptation of artificial teeth 'Dea r td, e ; a Patenfed principle, which secures the most il kho e. , , TrAned With the greatest ease and agreeable a, cleltred t eeth °riling Advertiser, August 9, 1860. 44 R._ Bonia Terms striotly moderate, InAor-ktreet street. Price Folopence. The First Ten Volumes of "All the Year Round," hand somely bound in red cloth, are always on sale in sets, price £3 each, or singly Os. each. On the Ist of December, Second Series, No. 66, price One Shilling, T"E PHARMACEU TICAL JOURNAL, CONTAINING THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL SOLI PITY. CONTENTS.—Separate Examinations for Chemists already in Business on their own Account—The Proposed New Phar macy Bill—Pharmaceutical Meeting—On the Production of Hydrocyanic Acid from Bitter Cassava Root —On some of the Extracts of the British Pharmacopoeia prepared from the Dry Material—Liverpool Chemists' Association—Leeds Chemists' Association—The Application of the Starch Test for Detect ing lodide in Bromide of Potassium—State of Pharmacy in France—Pharmacy in America- Pharmaceutical Responsi bility—Liquor Ferri Perchloridi—The Methylic Alchol Test —On the Metal lu tium and Recent Discoveries in Spectrum Analysis—A Colourless Varnish. VOLUME V., Second Series, may be had in cloth, as well as the Twenty-two preceding Volumes, price 12s. 6d. London : John Churchill and Sons, New Burlington-street. Edinburgh : Maclach an and Stewart. Dublin : Fannin and Co. ZADKIEL'S EPHEMERIS for 1865, 1866, and 1867, NOW ON SALE, price Two Shillings. London : G. Berger, No. 12, Newcastle-street, Strand. N.B.—ZADKIEL'S ALMANAC for 1865 also on sale. The first edition of 55,00) is nearly exhausted. PUNCH'S POCKET BOOK 1865, 4' Illustrated by JOHN TEN lEL and CHARLES KEENE, is now ready. Price 2s. 6d. puNcll'S ALMANAC 18 65 , Illustrated by .7. E. MILLAIS, R.A., JOHN 'nor . - NIEL, C. KEENE, F. WALKER, and G. DUMAURIER, will be published early in December. SETH REPRESENTATION of the WIZARD of the NORTH —TO-NIGHT, at Eight-17th Repre sentation of the WORLD of MAGIC.—Miss ANDERSON, the Second-sighted Sybil. —Prices, Is., 25., and 3s. To be secured at ST. JAMES'S HALL, Piccadilly.3,'he Great . Roperytng-31/stery and —Cabinet kiianoes. ~11fte- Lizzie Anderson and Mr. Sutton, will terminate the Programme ev.ry Evening' and Saturday Afternoon. T ' E OXF OR D 6, OXFORD STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury 11,111 Company (limited. ORPITEE AUX ENFEIIS (Offmbach's brilliant Opera Comique), is achitvinz an unprecedented success. Vide, the Song : "King cf 13ceotia ;" " The Hymn to Bacchus ;" end the spirited "'EMIR) " Chorus, bv . Eurydice, Diana, Cupid, and k horns ; the side-splitting "Couplets," by Minerva, Diana, Venus, Cupid, Pluto, and Chorus ; a d Minn: t and Galop. Principal characters by Misses Russell. Fitz henry, Bartie, 'Tyrrell, and Walmsley; Messrs. Greene and Lascelles. Grand Revival of NORMA (Norma, Miss Russe7l) ; Adel gisa, Madame Maria' ; and Selee:ions from MARTHA and LA TRAVIATA ; together with Looke's celebrated Music to MA.CBETIL Musical Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. THE DESCENT 01!' MERCURY, by Mr. Jas. Talliott. LE MONSTRE CIIARME, by M. SILVESTRE. 'I he D'AUBANS iu their famous Character Sketches Comedy, by Mr. WILLIAM RANDALL, Mr. GASTON MURRAY, and all the procurable Talent of the day. Instrumental Solos, 4 c., Sy!. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CIANTERBURY HALL. kj The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). PERFUME and BOUQUET, the NEW OPTICAL ILLU SION, in which the whole resources of the establishment are brought into requisition, written by Mr. W. F. Vandervell. The usual Operatic Selections, the Anthropophaginian, &c. Comedy by Mr. W. Randal', T. Stacey, W. Hilton, and the Wondrous Indian Rope Trick by Messrs. W. Hilton and Kelley. Comic IlTustrations of Negro character by LITTLE 808. Admission—Area, ed. ; Stalls and Balcony, is. ROYAL CAMBRIDGE MUSIC HALL, Commercial-street, Shoreditch. Proprietor, G. W. NUGENT. (Close to the Great Eastern Terminus , . This spacious and magnificent Hall, capable of accom modating 2,5 0 persons, will I'OSI PIVELY OPEN on the nth December. The Sentimental Company and the Band will be numerous and thoroughly efficient. The Comic element will comprise ANNIE ADAMS, the Queen of Combo; The Charming Little NE LLY POWER J. F. ALEXANDER and Family; G. LEYBOURNE, the Inimitable, on his mechanical donkey; WEST, the great Stump Orator; and J. G. FORDE, &c. &c. The wonderful Brothers CAVALLINI BERTHOLETTI, from the Cirque Napoleon, Paris, will make their first ap pearance in England at this Hall. Open at half-past. Six, commence at Seven. Permanent prices —Area, 4d. ; balcony, 6d. ; stalls, Is. Prices of admission for this night only—Stalls or balcony, 25.; area, Is. Manager and Conductor, Mr. C. GREVILLE. ATADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, _LTA. established upwards of 29 years at the Bazaar, Baker- street Pull -length PORTRAIT MODEL of MULLER, taken from life, is now added. Admittance, Is. ; extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 till dusk, and from 7 till 10. A RGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. Sole Proprietor, Mr. R. R. BIGNELL. THIS EVENING, Reappearance at these Rooms, for a short series, of the celebrated M. LEVY, the Paganini Cornet - a -Piston Player. The Whirlwind Polka—Guards' Waltz —C ar nival of Venice; in addition to some Novelties. Selections at 9 o'clock. Conductor—M. L. CURTI. Doors open at half-past B.—Admission, One Shilling. Manager-31. Gnmirr. PRIZE MEI) A L.--INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1882. FRANCIS TUCKER Jr CO., Wax Chandlers, To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1882, testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says:-- " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with bitted Wicks, patented.. 25, 2d. per lb. 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Sherwood Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains Price's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, fo teud'r skins in,w Woo. GLYCERINE. SIIERWOODOLE : " Price's Glycerine" may be Cleans gloves and removes had from any Chemist, in grease and other stains. cansuled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in capsuled bot " Price's Patent," from 641. I ties, 6d. and is. each. upwards. Impure Glycerine has been sold the state ment that it is "equal to Prices." Retail through any Grocer. Wholesale by Price Patent Candle Conipany,(Limited), London. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CROYDON STEEPLECHASES-WEDNESDAY. Although the first day of this truly popular suburban meeting met with a very large amount of patronage, the at tendance on the second day was far beyond the expectation of the promoters. A dense mass of holiday-seekers lined the course, and many of the trees in the lino of country taken by the " fields" were cccupied by these eager to enjoy the spectacle. The inclosure and stand met with ample sup port, and the numerous fields which started for the different events gave rise to considerable speculation. The first vent, the S elling Handicap, brought eight to the post— the favourite, however, suffered defeat, the winner turning up in Little Dick—a most welcome surprise for the fielders. Gorse Hawk again gave evidence of his improving form by defeating a large field in the Stand Plato; and the event of the day, the Metropolitan Handicap, for which 19 started, was decided in favour of Spatchcock after a good race be tween the three placed. The backers at length had a turn in the concluding race, which was won by the favourite, Bravo. Subjoined are details of the running : A Selling Handicap of 3 soya each, with 20 added ; the winner to be sold for £4O. About two miles. 8 subs. Mr Rickards,s Little Dick, aged, lOst 121 b .... (Owner) 1 Mr Taylor's Dubious, aged, 12st (J. Page) 2 Mr Chadwick's Redwing, aged, list 51b (Mr Edwards) 3 The following also ran ;—Stays, Remunerator, Alex andra, and Coreebus. Betting—G to 4 agat Redwing, 100 to 30 agst Remune rator, 5 to 1 agat Little Dick. Redwing made play, followed by Dubious, Stays, and Alexandra, the latter of whom fell into the company of Re munerator, on arriving at the first fence. Redwing main tained the front position, followed by Coroebus filly, Little Dick, Dubious, and Stays, each in turn being second during the race. After going half the distance Stays, Remunerator, and Alexandra were beaten off, pulled up, and returned to the enclosure the contrary way to the rest. Three• quarters of a mile from the finish Dubious, Little Dick, and the Corcebus filly closed with Redwing, who was deprived of the lead by Dubious almost immediately after the lot joined issue, At the fence on the top of the hill, opposite to the stand, the Coroebus filly blundered, and at the next fence stumbled and threw her jockey, fortunately on the ploughed land, and he was up again quickly, the horse being caught at the bottom of the field. Afterwards Dubious went on with a clear lead followed by Little Dick, in whose rear, a dozen lengths off, came Redwing. Dubious maintained the lead to the last jump, which Little Dick cleared first, and coming away ascending the hill at the finish, w on easily by three lengths. Redwing, beaten 20 lengths from Dubious, was the only other who passed the post, _ _ _ The winner was bought in for 64 guineas. The Stand Plate (Handicap), of 30 soya, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sous each. About two miles and a half. Mr Elphick's Gorse Hawk, 6 yrs, 1 Ist 41b....(Richards) 1 Mr Elphick's Flying Spur, 4 yrs, 105t....(T. Clements) 2 Mr H. Temple's Retento, 5 yrs, lOst 71b.. (Mr Thomson) 3 The following also ran : Leonidas, Sir Bobby, Mistake, The Don, Chronometer, Rescue, Contralto, Underwriter, Lady Coburg, and Bud worth. Betting-5 to 2 agst Leonidas, 5 to 1 agst Sir Bobby, 10 to 1 each agst Mistake, The Don, Lady Coburg, Under writer and Retento. Gorse Hawk made play for a mile, when the running was taken up by Sir Bobby, who passed the stand the second time, with a clear lead of Gorse Hawk, next whom, all to gether, were Leonidas (who in a jump on the opposite side of the course had stumbled on his head), Flying Spur and Mistake, and in their rear followed the rest at long in tervals, whipped in by Lady Coburg, except Rescue, who was stopped. Crossing the ploughed land, Gorse Hawk joined Sir Bobby, the pair jumping the fence out of the ridge and furrow side by side; but Sir Bobby again went on with the running, the remainder close up, until within half a mile from home,where Flying Spur took second place, but stumbled, whereupon Gorse:Hawk and Sir Bobby ran head and head to the fence at the bottom of the hill. There Sir Bobby blundered, and Gorse Hawk came up with a clear lead, but was joined at the last fence by Flying Spur, but the latter, however, never reached her stable companion, Gorse Hawk, who won by two lengths ; Retento trotted in third, Sir Bobby was fourth, Leonidas and Underwriter, next in pursuit, a long way from the leaders, the•lot being whipped in by Jerry and Princess of Wales. Approaching the stand in the second time, Flyfisher ran into third place, but rising the hill gave way, and there The Rogue went to the front, Meanwood and Balbnasloe occupying second and third places, with Flyfisher, Portland, Sly Fox, Morocco, and Spatchcock in close company following, whilst Jerry and Princess of Wales were tailed off in the first two miles. Upon entering the ploughed land a second time, Morocc3 ran up to the leader, but after taking a "feeler," again dropped into the sixth or seventh position, and descending the hill on the opposite side of the course to that of the stand Meanwood, at an improved pace, in creased his lead, and Flyfisher took second place. The pace now told upon Creole, Dobbyn, The Rogue, Portland, and Morceco, who throughout had occupied a prominent position, but who half a mile from home were entirely out of the race, and Meanwood at this point coming to grief the lead was left with Flyfisher, next to whom were Sly Fox and Spatchcock, nothing else. being near the trio, As they swept round the turn at the bottom of the course Sly Fox and Spatchcock gradually drew upon Flyfisher, whom the pair caught at the last fence, which was charged at the same moment by the three. Safely alighted, the three commenced a resolute race, and though Spatchcock appeared to have the worst of the struggle with Sly Fox a distance from home, the latter, who is said to be in the same interest as "the Cock," tried and was beaten by a head; two lengths separated the second and third. Nothing else passed the post whilst the judge remained in the box. The whole of the French representatives, Le Vidama, Piggy Wiggy, and Benedict fell, as did also Globule, Portland, and several others, but wo are happy to state that none of the jockeys met with serious injuries, nor were any of the horses hurt. A Plate of 60 soya, weight for age, with certain penalties and selling allowances. About three miles. Mr J. Nightingall na Bravo, aged (£6O), 12st 41b (Mr Mumford) 1 Mr E, Elphick's Flying Spur, 4 yrs (£4O) (Waddington) 2 The following also ran :—TheDon, Corkscrew, and Tels combo. Betting-5 to 4 agat Bravo, 5 tot agst The Don, 4to 1 agat Flying Spur. The Don jumped off with the lead, but was soon deprived of it by Brava. Telscombe fell in the ploughed land, and the running was carried on by Bravo to the turn coming down the hill, where the Don and Flying Spur passed him, and the two raced to the judge's box together (thinking it was the finish), and stopped their horses past the post, which enabled Bravo again to take the lead, which he car- ried on to tho end, and won by six lengths ; Corkscrew stopped at the post the first time round, and exhibited tetnpa by kicking violently. Only the twu placed passed (fie, post._ t - The winner was . bouitty Mr J. Reynolds for 100 gus. Dubious, who won the :Selling 1 - 3teeplechase on Tuc,,day, was offered for Bale by auction previous to the first race, and was bought in for 51 guineas, being only an advance of one guinea beyond the entered selling price. Corporation of the Scottish Hospital, Tho annual Court of the members of this c:rporation was held yesterday in the hall of the corporation, Crane-court, Flet t- street, for the purpose of receiving the annual report .if ,the Commiqe s e 4 3 ,1?.14vege.ment, with the statement of accounts for tfie'preceding year, and as to the general busi ness of the Corporation. His Grace the Duke of Montrose, the President, occupied the chair. On the minutes of the previous Court being read, a long discussion ensued on the question for the confirmation of them, exception being taken by Mr Strachan to that portion of them which related to the resolution contained in them as adopted by the previous Court, to increase the salary of the secretary to the extent of £lOO, that gentleman arguing that the annual income of the charity did not at present warrant such an increase, and moving, as an amendment to the motion for confirmation, that the minutes be confirmed with the exception of the portion referred to. Capt. SMITH seconded the amendment, contending that the increase which had taken place in the income of the charity since Mr Moir was appointed secretary did not war rant such an increase in his salary. Dr HOGG, as a member of the committee who had by a majority recommended the proposed increase in the secre tary's salary to the general court, considered that they were justified in doing so, from the services Mr Moir had ren dered the charity, and from the increased funds he had been the means of bringin g to it. The last secretary's salary was £250 with a residence, and Mr Moir's was £l5O without a residence. And if they looked at the increase in the income since the latter was appointed, they would see that the committee was fully justified in recommending the increase referred to. During the time the previous secretary was in office, the highest amount of income was during the years 184?, 1845, and 1819, when it was £1,706, £1,897. and £1,724 respectively, w hil e s i n ce Mr Moir came into office, while in 1863 it w as ,e 1,736, last year it had increased to £2.100. The subscripti ons an d donations having there- fore been raised 20 per cent., h e considered they were justi fied in making this addi t i o. Mr Aldermin WILSON considered that after the state ment of Dr Hogg the committee wore fully warranted in recommending such increase; and after some further dis cussion,amendment was put and rejected byamajority St o r f a l c 7to ' B 2, and the original resolution for the confirmation of the minutes agreed to. The SECRETARY then read the report of the committee of management , detailing the transactions in connexion with the charity during the past year, and which stated that the income for that period from all sources, including the ba lance carried forward from the preceding year, had amounted to £9oand the e x p en diture to £3,914 lls 4d, lertvin4gaoblaslB 4d, balance in hand of £986 4s. The sum given to Pensioners and casual applicants during the year, including free passages to Scotland, had amounted to £2,319 is 3d, The committee had also much pleasure in stating that dur ing the past year the income of the charity from donations and subscriptions had exceeded that of the previous year by £674 lls Gd, the totals of these sources of income being for 1863 £1,736 13s Bd, and for 1864 £2,411 5s 9d. Of that in • crease £2OB consisted of new annual subscriptions, and £466 lls Gd of new life subscriptions and donations. While therefore congratulating the Court on the most satisfactory condition of the charity, the committee respectfully urged upon the governors the necessity of continuing their indi vidual subscriptions, and exerting their influence to induce their friends and fellow-countrymen to become aubecribere. Though the fluctuating income of the institution had boon largely increased, the fund at the disposal of the committee was far from commensurate with the pressing claims upon them; at the election in October last there being 93 candi dates for the twelve vacancies on the various pension lists. With these facts before them the committee considered themselves.justifled in recommending to the Court to take into its serious consideration the propriety of increusing the number of the pensions, especially the second and third classes of £lO and £l5 per annum. The balance in hand and the prospect of a considerable increase warranted that proposal, and its adoption would, in the opinion of the committee, be a most suitable memorial of the bicentenary festival. The report and the balance sheet accompanying it having been adopted, Mr WEESTER proposed that the Duke cf Montrose be elected president of the corporation for the ensuing year. due to his Grace for the g reat attenain he bestowed upon The thanks of every one connected with the charit y were everything connected with it, and the interact he continued to take in its behalf, and he was certain that among the notability of Scotland they could not find a nobleman more suited for occupying the office of the president. Dr. LIDDEL having seconded the motion, it was cordially adopted, and The Duke of MONTROSE acknowledged the compliment the Court had paid him. He hoped, however, that by next year they would find some one better suited for the office, It was said that new brooms swept clean, and by the infu sion of new blood into the institution they might advance its interests. The Duke of iiichraohd and Sir George Clark, Bart, A brief outline of the history of an institution which after two centuries of activity Ends.itsalLunithazjtaralYged nor impaired by the lapse of time, may be worth considera tion in this age cf philanthropic schemes of all kinds, and at the same time offer valuable and practical suggestions to those who wish to pursue a similar course in endowing insti tutions, which in their practical operation are calculated amidst all changes of time and circumstances really to effect the object aimed at. " The Scottish Hospital owes its origin to a society formed a short time after the accession of King James I, for relieving the less fortunate individuals of the Scottish nation. The society continued to exercise its benevolent purposes under the designation of the Scottish Box,until the reign of Charles 11,, when in the year 1665 a charter of incorporation, under its present designation, was granted, empowering the society to hold lands, and to erect an hospital for the reception of the objects of the charity. A second charter of incorpora tion was granted by the same monarch in the year 1676, containing more extended privileges. Within a fewyears after the date of the first charter ru, hospital was built; but experience soon proved that confinement to a charity work house was altogether uncongenial to the feelings and habits of the Scottish poor. The maintenance of an hoepital or receptacle for the objects of the charity was in conbequence relinquished, and the plan of assisting and relieving them at their own habitations substituted. That assistance was confined to such natives of Scotland, resident in London, as had become members by paying stated contributions to the society, in virtue of which they were entitled to relief when in want. To enable the corporation to extend its relief to such objects, it became necessary to obtain a new charter, which was granted by Geo. 111., in the year 1715,whereby the Scottish hospital of the foundation of King Charles 11. was re-incorporated. A sum is sot apart for the support of five perms exceeding 65 years of age, who have occupied a respectable social position in society, and who have a per manent income of not less than £l5 but not more than £3O per annum ; for 10 poor infirm persons, exceeding 72 years of ago, to whom a pension of £l5 per annum is allowed; for 90 above 68, to whom £lO is allowed. The vacancies which occur by deaths or other removal of the pensioners are filled up at a general election, twice a year, on the last Wednesdays of April and October. Pensions of £6 are granted to 50 persons selected from the casual list. Monthly casual relief to upwards of 200 is awarded by the committee, and free passages to Scotland to such as require them. From the Kinloch Bequest pensions aro given to about 600 disabled soldiers and sailors. The charity of the hospital is applicable to the poor natives of Scotland and' their children, resident in the metropolis and its immediate neighbourhood, who not being in receipt of any parochial relief at this country, would in age and poverty, in sickness or distress, or when in want of employment, be exrosed to the utmost wretchedness, or to discreditable beggary, but for the fostering relief afforded them by this institution. These poor natives of Scotland resident in London who may desire to spend the remainder of their days in Scotland, have free passages granted them by the corporation. From a view of the nutnbets relieved it is evident that while this institu tion is a real blessing to the aged. the helpless, the discrised and the unemployed poor of Scotland, resident in London, Westminster, and the neighbourhood, extending to a circle of ten miles radius from the hall of the corporation, it is ut incalculable benefit to the community at large, who by means of this charity are spared the pain of beholding so great an addition, as otherwise there would be, of our des ... Witte Tellow-creatures seeking their wretched pittance in the streets, liable to be taken up as vagrants and sent to the House of Correction, and probably out to greater evils and disgrace. From the accumulation of a subscription which was raised in India 30 years ago, the corporation is now enabled to allot £l2O a-year to the ministers and kirk sessions of the several congregations of the Scottish churches in London and Westminster, for the purpose of affording education to the children of Scottish parents at the schools attached to these churches. There are also governors of the institution, gentlemen of ominenc . o in the medical profession, who in all cases requiring their aid and advice aro ready to give their time and pro fessional services to the poor gratuitously. The Scottish Hospital is in a more prosperous condition at the present moment than it has ever been daring the 200 years of its existence. During the past year the total income from all sources amounts to £4,900 15s 4d, being an increase of £674 Ils Gd over last yeses income, which was the most success ful year ever known during the existence of the charity. The amount received in donations and subscriptions has during the last two years been doubled, and the sums given to deserving applicants proportionately increased. In conse- quenco of the liberal subscriptions received, the directors have fox med five new pensions of £25 each per annum, and to give temporary relief in urgent cases often to a considerable amount; the charity is thus the means of alleviating much suffering and of preserving that independence of spirit and position which it was designed to encourage and maintain." Ample justice having been done to a banquet which re flected the highest credit upon Messrs Shrewsbury and Elk ington, the proprietors ot the Freemasou's Tavern, and espe cially to those time-honoured and highly-relished dishes, minced collope, and the "great chieftain o' the pudding race"—haggis, The noble CILAIMIAN gave in succession the usual loyal and patriotic toasts. Ho reminded the company that her Majesty and the other members of the Royal family had always been liberal contributors to the funds of the hospital, and that, apart from all their other claims on the gra titude and loyalty of the community at large, that was a fact which deserved special recognition from that company. His Grace proposed the health of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales as " Albert Edward Prince of Wales, Duke of Rothesay, Baron; Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Groat Steward of Scotland," amidst loud cheers, explaining, as ho did so, the ancient connection which the titular Prince and heir apparent had to this special claim on their loyalty. The toast:was enthusiastically honoured, and was followed by that of " His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, and the other members of the Royal Family," and the "Ai my and Navy Volunteers," given by the Chairman; and as far as the last toast was ,concerned, responded to by Mr B urton and Dr. Hally. His Grace, the CHAIRMAN then proposed the toast of the evening, " The Scottish Hospital," and success to the com pany which had assembled there that day to promote the objects of that institution. It stood, as it were, apart from all other charitable institutions, not only in London, but in England. In the first place, it was one of great antiquity, as was evidenced by the fact that they ware celebrating its bicentenary; and in the seoand place, because the mode in which it administered relief and gave assistance was not in the slightest degree opposed to the soundest principles of political economy. Apart altogether from the pride which belonged to Scetchmen of every class, and which prevented them, even in the most desperate straits, from appealing for charity either to individuals or institutions, there was some thing in the constitution of the Scottish Hospital which peculiarly adapted itself to the national idiosyncracy. Help could be obtained whet.) needful without publicity or humiliation, and hence it was, in his opinion, that the hos pital, after having gone through many hard times of late years, had tome out of the furnace like pure gold, and was now better prepared than ever to carry out the grand objects of its founders. At the same time his grace reminded the company that to keep pace with the growing demands on the charity increased liberality in the subscriptions was requisite, and looking at the splendid meeting—remember ing the success which followed Scottish entorpriso and do- termination everywhere all over the world—he had no doubt of the future prosperity of the Royal Scottish Hospital. The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm. The J?ev. Dr CUMMING proposed the health of the noble Chairman, to which his Grace briefly replied. The hall was tastefully decorated with bannere, carrying he arms of the old Scottish chiefs and clans. Over the chair hung the arms of the hospital, as granted by "King Jamie," and at intervals the armorial bearings of Cameron of Lochiel, Maclean, Glengarry, M'Kenzie, Grant, M'Duff, M'Donald, Lord of the Isles; Murray, Forbes, Gordon, The Chisholm, Stewart, Eglintoun, and other well-known names brought back the memory of a thousand years, and Evan's Donald's fame rang in each clansman's ears." The subscriptions and contributions announced in the course of the evening amounted to over £2,000. Mr Snowdon, Saint John's College, Cambridge, (16th wrangler, and second-class classic, 1663), has been elected Noden's Divinity Student, at St John's College, ess than Bft. 6in. above the load water line. The armour 'at the stem and stern will not be pared down to a couple of inches in thickness, and there will be scarcely any difference between the thick ness of the plates at stern and bow and those at the broadside portion of the frigate. The armour itself will be 5,5 inches in thickness from the lower edge, carried down about 5 ft. below the water-line, to 2 ft. above the water's surface, and all round the gun battery, amidships, where th© usual 41 in, ar• mour will be placed, an extra iron skin.plating of 1 in. thick is already being worked upon the frames of the frigate behind the outer planking. The total thickness of the vessel's side will thus be rather more than 3 ft., of which 6; inches will be of iron, through which both shot and shell will have to penetrate before reaching the gunners in the battery. In the trials made with the Lord Warden target at Shoeburyness a short time since, to test the shot and shell resisting powers of the Lord Warden, although the target was ultimately knocked to pieces by ordnanCe of exceptional weight, it was, nevertheless, found capable of withstanding even the 300. pounder gun firing solid spherical shot with 501 b. of powder, and the target at length only sue. climbed under trials more than usually severe. As there is no gun at all approaching in efficacy the 300-pounder yet in use in the French navy, and as the largest description of Federal guns lately proved ineffective against the inferior plating of the Con federate ram Tennessee, it cannot be doubted that the Lord Warden is perfectly impregnable to the existing ordnance of the French and American navies, while, on the other hand, the frigate herself will be capable of carrying guns of a larger and far more powerful kind than any in use in any other navy in the weed. Although the Lord Warden will carry 1,400 tons of armour-plating bolted to her sides her designer does not intend to effect this at the sacrifice of speed. On the contrary, provision has been made for her rate of steaming to surpass that of any of the previously constructed wooden built frigates sent afloat, either with or without ar mour. To effect this engines of 1,000 horse power (noninkaare now being prepared fir _l4r auLbs means of great expansion, surface cogtensation, super-heating, and other modern steam engine im provements, never before fitted to an armour-plated frigate, an indicated horse power of :6,000 will be obtained, sufficient to drive the mass through the sea at an average rate of 14 knots an hour: The Geyser, 6, paddle sloop, Commander Thrupp, returned to Portsmouth from her cruise off Dunge ness in search of the wreck of the merchant ship Robin Hood yesterday morning. Commander Thrupp reports having found the Robin Hood lying in five fathoms water, just inside the Stevenson shoals, and about five miles west of Dungeness. Her royal yards were across, and above water, but the sails had been unbent by the crew of a Deal logger. The day the wreck was found (Sunday last) was fine, but there was a heavy " send'' of the sea over the wreck, and it was found quite im possible to do anything of importance with the Geyser's limited means. A diver was sent down to the wreck, and a brief inspection made of her state, which was embodied in a report forwarded by Commander Thrupp to the Admiralty, who, in reply, directed the Geyser to return for the present to Portsmouth, where her services are required to• day to convey seamen and marines paid off from her Majesty's ships. Marlborough and Ariel to the De. vonport. It is not improbable that the Admiralty will leave the further measures to be taken for the recovery of the Robin Hood and her cargo to pri vate persons who are accustomed to such opera tions, and have the proper appliances for carrying on that description of work at their command. Capt. Sherard Osborn, C. 8., yesterday went on board his ship the Royal Sovereign, at Portsmouth' for the last time as her commanding officer, Capt. Osborn resigning his command of the ship this morning on the completion of his captain's service in sea time entitling him to flag rank on the active list. The Royal Sovereign maintains a present compliment of 104 officers and men, comprising one senior lieutenant, one surgeon, one paymaster, one chief engineer and three assistants, three warrant officers, and 94 seamen, marines, and stokers. Her books and accounts are kept on board and entirely separate from those of the ship (Excellent) to which she has been formally attached as a tender tempo, rarily for experimental purposes—and, in fact, the appointment of a captain and a certain number of officers qnd men to fill up her complement would render her competent to cross the Channel at a day's notice on active service. Various and modified orders have been issued from the Admiralty re. specting the ship, but she new appears to be held in hand for any possible unforeseen contingency as readily as possible under the circumstances. The alterations on board are in accordance with the sug• gestions contained in Captain Osborn's final report on the ship, which was drawn up by that officer and forwarded to the Admiralty at the termination of the ship's period of active commission. The America target frigate has been brought down Portsmouth harbour and placed alongside the dockyard, where she is having an armour-plate 15ft in length by 3ft gin in width, for the Royal Alfred, affixed to her sides for testing under the superin tendence of Captain A. C. Key, C. 8., of her Ma. jesty's ship Excellent. Messrs. John Brown and Co., of the Atlas Works, Sheffield, are the ma k ers of the Royal Alfred's armour. Her Mgjesty's screw corvette Niger, in basin et Woolwich yesterday completed coaling and taking in stores in preparation to be commissioned for service. The Venus, ono of the old frigates, lent for some years as a training ship for the mer cantile service, and moored for thst purpose off Charlton pier, where she was last year replaced by the Warspite, was yesterday brought up to Messrs• Castle and Beech's yard, adjoining the dockyard at Woolwich, from Sheerness, in tow of the paddle wheel steam vessel Locust, Mr Harvey, master, to SHIELDS, Tuesday Night. Oa Sunday afternoon the bodies of Mr Shoed, the Taster, and Alfred Page, the cabin-boy of the Friendship, of Col chester, were interred • This afternoon the bodies:ef tho mate, Alfred William Clark, seaman, and William Button, an orphan lad, tuo remainder of the crew of that unfortunate ship, were reinuvid from the Temperancc-halt to the new cemetery to bo interred, The h' , llrtso wa s fol lowed by all the Colchester shipmasters and 'heir crews who were in port. Upon entering the cemetery (Le cairns were taken out of the hearse, the mate's was covered with a union jack, and the other two young men's with ensigns, and they were borne on the shoulders of searet n to tine grave. Some hundreds of sailors and fiehernien wive followed the funeral to the.grave. An old man named Roberts arrived here to-day from thp north of Scotland, and identified a body in the Temperance- Hall, as that of his daughter Jessie Roberts. The bodies of two middle-aged women remain unidentified in the Tem perance-hall. They are supposed to be those of Mrs Pratt and Mrs Smith, and will be interred to-morrow. The National Lifeboat Society have been Tery prompt in send. ing down a note lifeboat to Tynereeuth to replere. stance, disabled. The new lifeboat, the Robert WhiivilOrth„ bought by subscriptions raised at Menchester, was received yesterday, and was immediately placed on the station. A. volunteer corps is being organised in Tynemouth to co• operate with the Coastguerdmen in saving life from ship wreck by means of Manly's rocket apparatus. The coroner's inquest upon the bodies found and iden tified lost with the Stanley and the Friendship,was resumed this afternoon, in the Town-halt North Shields, by the deputy coroner for Northumberland. James Gilbert, of Tynmouth, who acted as coxswain of the Constance lifeboat on the night of Thursday last, said, —We proceeded with the lifeboat towards the Stanley. We got close under the Low of the Stanley when a sea came and broke all the oars, except two on each side. The boat next caught the fore rigging of the Friendship, and part of her side was driven in. I stuck to the boat, and four of the crew got on board the Friendship, We were not lashed to the life boat. The Friendship was on the rocks, and she fell over with mast to the south. We had an opportunity of speaking to the crew of the Friendship. They made no answer to us. They seemed to be paralysed. We were able to get safe ashore in our boat, and it the rest of the crew had remainect in the boat they might have been saved, The boat was nearly perpendicular in the water. Three of the men were► thrown into the rigging. The fourth jumped on board and was saved. It is northe practice to be lashed into the life. boats. I was once 11 hours in the lifeboat, when we saved several crews. I was not lashed in. No man would like to be tied in. Every man had his cork jacket. John Main, chief mate of the Stanley, said—We sailed from Aberdeen on Wednesday last. I was acquanted with. the channel of the Tyne from the entrance upwards. When. we got off this coast the captain determined to bring the Stanley into the Tyne. The captain asked me if I thought; it would be practicable to go in. The tide was then about; an hour from low water. 1 saw it advertised in the papert4 that there was as much as from 17 to IS feet on the bar at low water. The water shallows up towards the lighthouse.. I don't know to what extent, but the ship would have been safe. I think she would have got as far as the lighthouse without taking the ground. Above that she would have grounded; but she would have been in safety opposite the lighthouse. He decided to come in, and I said I would do my endeavours to bring her in. Neither lights were lighted at the time. I said I thought there was plenty of water, or something to that effect. I felt confident from my previous knowledge that I could bring her safely up the, channel. There are no guides; but I knew we ought to steer W. hall N. The captain and I were both on the bridge. r told tho captain how to steer and the captain gave the orders. We took W. half N., and were guided by the surf ors each side. A heavy sea struck the vessel on the starboard quarter, and she run against her starboard helm. By that means sho was driven to the north. The sea drove her where she was. She is only 20 or 30 yards out of the channel now. Before the sea struck her she was in her right channel- The regulation as to the lights is, to put them out at quarter ebb and re-light them at quartex flood. I went on the sup- position that at any time there was water enough to ocioae over the bar. Our ship drew 13R. of water. There one seamen and the second mate at the wheel whoa the sea struck her. We have never more than two men tit the) wheel when taking the bar. After we struck sZie was kept going at lull steam to try to get her off. She went ahead a little, and then stuck fast. We th.o sang out for Assist ance. I (lid not give orders to get out the waist boat. The clew did it themselves. I buperinterded it, and kept part of the I,dics front getting in. When the boat was ready' i four ladies, three seamen, and one fireman got into the boat. 1 gaVe orders for lowering the boot. Tim davit broke right in two, close up to the neck. I cannot account fur it. I sang out to cut the rope at the other end, but we could not get a knife, and the end of the boat was immersed before we parted. Three sailors got on board by means of ropes held out to them. The four ladies and the fireman Gordon were drowned. The captain then gave orders to get the other boat out. The men would not go near hand. To the best of my belief the men had lost control. Another sea came and washed away the remainder of the boats. We then waited until assistance came from the shore. The nearest lifebos-t• to us was about 20 or 30 yards outside. At a later part or the evening the ship parted in two. Before she parted some passengers and the engineer, who were on the bridge, were washed overboard. There were none at the stern when she parted. Before that I advised the ladies to come off the bridge, but they would not let go. the railing. I was on the crane. The rocket apparatus was brought to us before the vesser parted. When we got a communication with the shore, the second mate and I took charge of it. We fastened it to the bulkheads. That was about the level of the topgallant fore castle. I did not hear the captain make any remark that was not tho proper place for it. I believe he did make that remark, but I did not hear it. I thought the rocket had been fired from the cliff; and it would have been very difficult to get the women to the masthead. That was the reason why 1 did not fix the rope higher in the ship. A seaman was the first and the second mate was the second to go ashore. They got ashore safely. The next was a woman, accom panied by a seaman. They were unable to get across, and in drawing them back they fell out of the cradle. A fire man went next, but the cradle got foul of the water, and ho was obliged to leave the cradle and return. No further attempts were mado that night. The hauling-lino fouled. refcre the steamer parted the hawser broke. Nothing was done after that till the morning, when the rocket was used, and we were all taken off. On the second occasion we fastened the rope to the masthead, We saw them on the rocks then. It was a lower elevation. It was lower down to the ship at any rate than when it was fired before. I cannot say if we might have kept the ship out at sea with safety. _ Two or three witnesses swore that the Coastguardsmau behaved most heroically but that the lines 'could not be brought after 8 o'clock at night on account of the sea. The jury, after a carefully summing up by the coroner, returned the following verdict :—" We are all agreed that the loss of the Friendship was purely accidental; also the Stanley, but we attach blame to the mate and master by taking the bar too soon before the lights were lit; and as to the harbour lights, we would recommend that they shall be kept in continually without alteration in the light so long as there is 17ft Rater upon the bar, and that when there is not 171 t there must be an alteration." Wednesday, Noon; Tho weather has been mild and squally during the night, the wind being at times S.W., S.S.E., and S. The wind was about S.W. at daylight this morning, blowing strong, and there was about 4ft sea. The salvors have succeeded in saving a considerable amount of cargo from the wreck of the Stanley during the night, mostly cloth and grain. They have come upon a chest of silver plate and a large trunk of wearing apparel, apparently belonging to an emigrant. No bodies have been found ; it is feared that they are sand warped or jammed between the rocks. Some, no doubt, are buried up among the wreck of the steamer, The bark Amy Itobsart still remains on the rocks. PROPERTY IN TIIF CITY OF LONDOaN.6--peelirae:::: day, at the Sheriff's-court, Red Lion square, in the case of " Robinson v. The Metropolitan Railway," awarded £5,000 for a freehold house in Charterhouse square, built 150 years ago, when the place was a " fashionable locality." BREAKFAST BEVERAGE,—Homoeopathic practitioners, and the medical profession generally, recommend cocoa as being the most healthful of all beverages. When the doc trine of homeopathy was first introduced into this country, there were to be obt fined no preparations of cocoa either at tractive to the taste or acceptable to the stomach ; the nut was either supplied in the crude state, or so unskilfully manufactured as to obtain little notice. J. Epps, of London, Homceopathic Chemist, was induced in the year 1819 to turn his attention to this subject, and at length succeeded, with the assistance of elaborate machinery, in being the first to produce an article pure in its composition, and so refined by the perfect tiituration it receives in the process it passes For thro genh e , 1 1 . 1 1 :4 1 t u o s b e e E m p p os .. t s aec coc e o p a ta i b s l d e stioi ujs i d w e d l i c a a s t a e n s tionmv invigo rating, rating, grateful breakfast beverage, Possessing a most deli cious in his work, "Food and its Adu aroma D;s,"s4sllasßil' -"Cocoa contains a great variety of im portant nutritive principles —every ingredient necessary to the growth and sustenance of the body." Again: "As a nutritive, cocoa stands very much higher than either coffee or tea." Directions—Two teaspoonfuls of the powder in a breakfast cup, filled up with boiling water or milk. 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