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EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 1863. lexican N°. 22,268. greater 'ere not 3rtainly expect. ) hopes icarcely would e brave oo sub- Now ready at all the Libraries, QUEEN MAB, By JULIA KAVANAGH, Author of "Nathalie," &c. 3 vols. D 0 NOT FORGET YOUR APPOINTMEN T . —We Sup at EVANS', Covent-garden, after Jullien's Concert. had never seen one of the insects, which were de scribed by the natives as a long-bodied fly, which became very plentiful after the rainy season, and sometimes decimated their flocks of goats. The read ing of the paper was concluded amid loud applause. An interesting conversation took place, in which Mr. IVl'Queen, Captain Maury, Mr. Crawford, Sir E. Belcher, the Bishop of Natal, and Earl Donough more took part. the army and navy, and the great interests created, happily remove all apprehension of disturbance That desirable tranquillity has not been disturbed except in the island of Santo Domingo, and my Government has sent the necessary reinforcements and funds for that conflict. 'THE BROWNS AND THE SMITHS. By the Author of " Anne Dysart," &c. 3 vols. THE WIFE'S EVIDENCE. By W. G. WILLS, Author of "Notice to Quit," &c. 3 vols. [On Friday.] Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough -street. PARIS. -THE GRAND HOTEL, Boulevard des Capucines, Place de Nouvelle Opera, opposite the Rue de la Paix, and near the Theatres. Has been opened since July, 1862. It contains 700 bed rooms, prices from 4f r. io 251 r. ; 70 drawing-rooms, from 5f r. to 301 r. ; a mag,nifi3ent salon, capable of dining more than 100 persons. and where there is a table d'hote at six o'clock. Dinners and breakfasts are served a la carte in the coffee rooms, as well as in the apartments. There is a reading room with the best English and foreign papers and publica tions, a music-room, and a drawing-room for the use of tra vellers without any additional charge. There are also bates, billiard-rooms, smoking divans, post-office ; cabs, carriages, and omn buses going to the railway stations. The servant , speak all languages. This superb hotel, possessing all that modern luxury and comfort can combine, and situated in the most fashionable part of Paris, is recommended to the atten tion of travellers. LIVERPOOL AND LONDON FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. At th e ANNUAL MEETING of the Proprietors in this t'anTany : held on Thursday, 25th of Fetruary, 1863, " The honour of our flag must be preserved in - tact, and I am certain of being the faithful inter preter of the national sentiments in sending from this place the testimony of my gratitude, and of my sympathies to the brave soldiers who, trampling under foot a thousand sufferings, maintains in all its éclat the honour of our arms, and shed their gene rous blood to support the name of the Spanish army. " My Government is occupying itself with the improvement of the administration of the colonial provinces, which are the constant object of my soli citude. The special Ministry created for that pur pose will powerfully contribute to the development of their prosperity and of their riches, with the same zeal with which it has endeavoured to repair the disastrous effects of the earthquake at Manilla, which has left on my maternal heart such a pain ful impression. :estrien" a. But bject of honest, lot give ediately xander, at he is freedom rig from mgdom, consti as well 3. The )o just iference that of put an :h must JA 31ES ASPINALL TOBIN, Esq., in the Chair, the Report of the Directors for the year 1862 was read ; it vhowed : That the Fire Premiums of the year were... £136,065 0 0 Against ;hose in 1861, which were . 360,131 0 0 Just published, price Ore Shilling, HAMLET, tregedie de Shakespeare, trgduite en vers franeais pas le Chevalier de CHATELAIN, Member of th e National Shakespeare Committee. Rolandi : 20, llerners-street, Oxford-street. W. The Baron von DECKEN, in reply to various questions, said there were no horses nor donkeys in the regions about Kilimanjaro, but there were plenty of cattle and sheep. Corn, potatoes, and bananas grew there, and the sugar cane in the lower parts, but he sa wno wild coffee plants. The rainy season lasted for 10 months out of the 12. ( ling an increase 1862 of That the new Life in busitress comprised the issue of 785 Policies, insuring..--.- 407,331 0 0 On which the annual premiums were 13,925 7 11 That there was addecl, to the life reserve 79,277 11 4 Thar. the balance of undivided profit was in creased2.472s 9 7 That the invested funds of the Company amounted to 1,417,808 8 4 In reference to the very large increase of £76,000 in the Fire premiums of the year, it was remarked in the Report, " The premiums paid to a company are the measure of that company's business of all kinds ; the Directors, therefore, prefer that test of progress to any the duty collected may afford, as that applies to only a part of a company's business, and a large share of that part may be, and often is, re-insured with other offices. In this view th e y ear l y addition to the F pre of the be ver Liverpool and Lond on C ompany must y gratifyhr g to the proprietors." JOU SWINTON BOIJLT, Secretary to the Company. ATRLNS, Resident Secretary, London. ,t 75,931 0 0 THE ROYAL GREEK MARCH, for Piano, by STE GLOVER; Solo, illustrated with fine Portrait of llis Majesty George I , King of the Greeks, Zs. ; Duet, 4s. London: Robert Cocks and Co., New T;urlington-street, W., publisnars to the Qseen, 11 It.II, the Prince of Wales, and the Emperor Napoleon 111. Independently of their Two Hotels, the Compagnie Immo biliere has established an extensive Private Furnish , d House on the Boulevard des Capucines, opp isite the ItoTuNnA of the GRAND HOTEL, where Families can reside as in their own private residences, and where they may rely upon find ing the utmost comfort. BEAUTIFUL FOR EVER. MADAME RACHEL ON "FEMALE GRACE AND BEAUTY." Just published, A B 0 OK OF BEAUTY. By Madame RACHEL. To be had at 47A, New Bond-street. Price 2s. 6d. THE EAST INDIA IRRIGATION and CANAL COMPANY.—NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that the FIFTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders of the East India Irrigation and Canal Com pany will be held at the LONDON TAVERN, Bishopsgate street, in the City of London, on MONDAY, the 60th day of N ovember instant, at One o'clock precisely. • The Transfer Books of the Company will be Closed from the 20th to the 30th instant, both days inclusive. By order of the Board of Directors. JOHN WESTWOOD, Secretary. 27, Cannon-street, London, E.C., Nov. 4. Naval and Military Intelligence, to the 3 doubt is Con ke part France, e fairly future the ad an have ch con of the e, how obtain robably ember• uel and ng but Ulatria, ity, has ay, but effected show of ?lour in 3s to 41s is to 370 Ls to 28s ler. r 36st. ; barley, 1,28 s to o 40s. to• day, Iples of 3 slow. —s ;o 30s . Peas; a quiet 3y firm, red de- to 203 to —=' 3 to ur, 304 out the ad late altemd. to 425. • Oats I at 38.) wheat. rates per aalting, A oats, Beans, etone. ov. IS. ov. 12. ec. 4 )v. 29. Dv. IS. rir. 12. )V. 11. 3V. 18. Dv. 12. )v.ll ov. 20. 4. Iv. 11. ov. 12. )v. 11. , v. 11, m. 13. )v. 10. T. 20. ov. 28. re. 13. pur d. and is the every ppear a their re will klonte to the • ••••••=g,.. of E. ElenrY Icattg, , of a Bag son. Here - A the y, the Wick fames nark" ter Of sing - Chip• riling , E,q• ;Jou - Esq gee. Liege, Lotel, 8. ;77vti, , 112, - ROX.A.r. EXCHANGE, LONDON. BOBT. P. STEELE, Secretary, TR' QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. 156, Leadenhall-street, London, E.C. Queen Insurance-buildings, Liverpool. Capital ONE MILLION STERLING. At the Annual Meeting of the Proprietors, held at Liver pool., on th e 21 st October, 1863, BERNARD HALL, Esq.. Chairman of the Company, in the Chair, the Directors' Report for the year stated - —That the Fire Prenliuins Air the year amounted to £70,300 being an increase over the precedin , year of 22;580 That the Life Premium Receipts for the first three years were .. 15,249 and for the past three years being an incr ease i n the latter triennial period , over the former of That the am ount accumulated since last Meetisg 28,308 ,as - a ieire R es e rve F und, was 23,427 and the amount a dd e d to Lit e F un d was 13,743 That during the p as t fiveyears the Company had paid for Claims The Actuary reported that the Life Liabilities had been valued on the soundest principles, viz., Net Premiums at 3 per cent. interest, and that the Bonus to participating Policy holders averaged as much as 46 per cent. per annum of the Premiums paid, while in some instances it was as high as 65, 70, and even 73 per cent. A dividend was declared to proprietors at the rate of 8 per Cent. per annum. J. MONCRIEFF WILSON, Manager and Actuary. JOHN E. LEYLAND, Secretary. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Inc orporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. ACCUMULATED AND INVESTED FUNDS, £2,122,828. ANNUAL REVENUE, £122,401. LONDON BOARD. JOTTN WHITE CATER, Esq., Chairman. CHARLES MOEtRISON, Esq., Deputy ( hairman. A. De Arrovave, Esq. John Mollett, Esq. Edward Cohen, Esq. Joutis S. Morgan, Esq. James Buisson, Esq. G, Garden Nicol, Esq P. du Pre Grentell, Esq. John H. Wm. Schroder, Esq. A. Elockmann, Esq. George Young, Esq. Ex-DIRECTORS. A. Campbell, Esq. ! Robert Smith, Esq. P. C. P. I'. RalliCavan, Esq. Esq. Frederic Somes, Esq. , TIRE DE PARTMEN Manager, G. 11. Whytimr.—Surveyor, Thos. Piper. The Company Errints Insurances against Fire in the United Ilingdom, and all foreign countries. Mercantile Risks in the Port of London accepted at re duced rates. Losses promptly and liberally settled. Foreign De partment—Superintendent, G. H. Burnett. The Directors, having a practical knowledge of Foreign Countries, and being repres en t e d by A gen t s i n all parts of the World, are prepared to issue Policies on the most t avow ahle terms. In all cases a discount will be allowed to Mer chants and others effecting such Insurances. LIFE DEPARTMENT Actuary—Andrew Baden, Jun. Every facility offered to Insurers. 90 per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers on the Participating. principle. The following Statement exhibits the improvement in the business during the las , few years : No. of P o li c i es Year. Issued. Sums. Premiums. 1,454 ..... 455 3859........ 6r,5 18 0,,,,..... 449,013 1861 .... .. .. 741 .. .. 781 . 52" f ..... e, 16,553 2 9 1862 ........ 1,137 ........ 768,334 Thus in cave years the numb er o f P olicies issued was 3,623, agsurini,7 the large sum of £2,928,917. The le &din.' features of the Office are:— 1 . F attire ' Se'urity to Assurers. 2. the large Bonus additions already declared, and the prospect of a further Bonus at the next Investiga tion. 3. The advantages afforded by varied Tables of premiums — unrestricted conditions of Policies—and general liberality in dealing with the Assured. CHIEF OFFICES : LONDON 66 . 64, 4, Princes-stree New Bank Bt. uildings, Lo ' hbury. WEST END BRANCD 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. Branch' Secretary—A. J. RUSSELL. For further Explanation, Tables of Rates, &c., see the Company's Prospectus, which may be had at any of the Offices or Agencies throughout the Kingdom. DAVID SMITH, General Manager. F. W. LANCE. Secretary. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Eitablishee l by Charter of his Majesty George the First) FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pall-malL OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor. GEORGE PEARKES BARCLAY, ESQ., Sub-Governor. Sir Jouw HENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. Robert Barclay, Esq. Earl of Leven and Melville. John Garratt Cattlei, Esq. Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. The Hon. Josceline W. Percy. Thomas Dent, Esq, Charles Robinson, Esq. Alexander Drum, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Fredk. Jos. Edlmann, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. Riversdale W. Grenfell Esq. William Soltau, Esq. i'obt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P. Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.: William Wallace, Esq. Jas. Stewart Hodgson, Esq. = Chas. Baring Young, Esq. Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Corporation on advantageous terms. The Reversionary Bonus on British Life Policies has ave raged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums ayable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The divisions of Profit take place every Five years. Life Any sum not exceeding X 15,000 may b e i nsured on one This Corporation affords to the Assured— Liberal participation in Profits—with exemption from the liabilities of partnership. N _ A rate o f B onus equal to the average returns of Mutual Stock. ocieties—with th e guarantee of a large invested Capital The adv antages of modern pr been tested the security Perien ce of au °lnce w hose resources have tested by the ex °l ne arly a CENTURY AND A HALE RUPTURFa. BY ROYAL LETTERS 'PATENT. WHITE H.• 7, t E ;E S CTED ND XHIBEIT L ED EVER TRUSS IN THE GREAT OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwarndEsAoTi Two HunklrQd Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of HERN I A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the oc l'ody, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the D i - Alain Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir ealuference of the body, two inches below the hips, being °Mt to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, is. A Double T russ, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d. Post -office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, Sle,„ tkne c, B - zE-cArs, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of trrOus, lig ht Swelling ot the Legs, Sprains, &o. They are ht in texture, a nd i nex p ens i v e, and are drawn on Lan cost a tf nary :r c ki ng. Prioe 48. 6cL, 78. 6d., 10s., to 16s. aor. ~.• rir scLiN WHITE. Manufacturer. 22R. Piosadilly. cs t o MOORE BROTHERS respectfully that their New Prospectus now rea d y. They I:4'cootionunhone2ndr t d h u e c ir ed im to pr 3 o s v . e t d d. } ; a m m i i x ly ea T lured Assam, creed. to 3s. ife ve • 8E1.; and the finest Assam, reduced from 4s. 4d. r . 310 lb IIIi3O THERS. 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. nt.....mt reon - R Oy A ~. ..4- , F in th e i n , REE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, way Termious--aniteidi,ante vicinity of the Great Northern Rail- Preside Va. gscross. The QUEEN. Edward Masterman, Esq. Tre asurer _ Duke of BUCCLEUCTI, K.G. sins was the first h to the destitute e :l wi en d tant admi, ei esPital to introduce the principle of free mality.of noveruors?l' Pitiable form—viz., that which is t out t e ot:- uequate s intoreiatts mwarditslPaPverrt; tution in its most r anied by sickness nawnitude that, withnad, disease, and is now of su sec cirni - capable of admitting lathe ity p b ro e p r o e r n ti d o e u re o d i bedsetropolis. It requires but the the casual sick of this our f fable for the reception of t i n n e o ra rd o e s r t tworheatevhezoof a -creatures. Moreover, and medicine to more, fends these imperative dut it gratuitously affords medical a g,Vw on the average, than 3,000 out-patiecentas for continued support, The Weekly Board feel it thepiruibrniipee a Week. EARNEST APPEAL to the thee Treasurer Edward y to make an to enable them to admit and relievyeth daily present themselves. "' stre ssing cases that Contributions are received b m as A rman, Esq. Nicholas-lane; also by m ean Co. ; Drummond' and Co. ; Berries and Co.;Messrs. and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, andatsom and and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and C u . ; onz e Giyn Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverric-07 and Co. ; W Mains, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney.l:ll.Bnn t 2O . ; Nisbet and Co. ; and at the iloppital. STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary SULLIEN'S CONCERTS, _LTA. • HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, THIS EVENING, TUESDAY, November 10. Vocalist, Mdlle. VOLPINI. Solo Cornet-a-Pistons, M. LEGENDRE. The New Selection from Gounod's Grand Opera, FAUST, arranged express , y for these Concerts by M. Jullien. THE BRITISH ARMY QUADRILLE, performed by the Grand Orchestra, the Band of the Grenadier Guards, the Band of the Coldstream Guards, and the Band of the Scots Fusilier Guards. Conductor; M. JULLIEN. Admission—ONE SHILLING. Commence at Eight. Pfaces may be secured at the Box office of the Theatre, and of the Principal Libraries and music Warehouses. THF 0 R , 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Selecions from the following Operas, viz., THE SLAVE, and CLARA, the MAID of MILAN, by Sir Hy. Bishop ; also, from ERNANI and LA SONN A BIBULA; by the following talented artistes : —Misses Russell, Townley, Fitz Henry, %%slmsley, and Elli son ; Messrs. Green, Huish, Kimberley, Stuart, &c. Also, Solos on the Violin by VIOII.I COLLINS. the celebrated English Violinist Flute by Drew Dean. Pianoforte, Miss Bryant. And the marvellous instrument, the ORCHESTRAL PIANO, by Herr SCHALILENBACH, the Inventor. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Comedy, by UNSWORTH (" or any oilier man "), Eugene, W. Randall, E. Marshall, G. Hutchenson, &c. The HALL has been newly Decorated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at half-past 7 o'clock. Admission, area, Cd. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. PANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order V to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pepper and HenryDircks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, " THE GHOST," to the Concert Hall, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Balcony, and body of the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr. A. Silvester to give (with all that gentleman's latest improvements and effects), REPRESENTATIONS EACH EVENING, at half-past Nine o'clock. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Comedy by tfesworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E. Marshall, and the marvellous Arthur and Bertrand. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. - IM MNINSE SUCCESS.—ARTHUR and BERTRAND, the celebrated French Clowns, will appear every evening in an entertainment reserved expressly for their engagement at this establishment -The MARVELS of PERU, the most wonderful Periormers in the WorId—LANGLOIS, the great Indian Juggler—The FAIRY FOUNTAlN—Operatic Selec tions —Grand Comic Divertissement, by the Francesco Family and Mons. Ratel, assisted by 12 Young Ladies. Doors open at 7—commence at half-past 7. A RGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. During the Concerts given by Mons. JULLIEN. at Her Majesty's Theatre, the BALL will commence EVERY EVENING at NINE O'CLOCK. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, ls. Manager—M. GIiENET. MADAME 'I'USSAUD'S HISTORICAL GAL LERY—Established 27 years at the Bazaar, Baker street.—AMEßlCAN WAR. —A Model of GENERAL M`GLELLAN, in military unLorm, late Commander-in- Chief of the Federal Army, is now added.—CONTINUA- T lON of ANCIENT ENGLISH. KINGS, Henry V., in the costume of the period. Open from 11 till ausk, and from 7 till 10. Admittance, Is ; extra rooms, 6d. 29, GEORGE-STREET, HANOVER-SQUARE. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily from 10 till 10. Lectures at 4 and 7 o'clock. Where may be seen the Astecs ; Bushman and Wife; Julia Pastrana and Infant; Eng and Shang, the Siamese Twins ; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natu ra l Pre parations, &o. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One shilling ,tor Gentlemen only),. MR. A. B. HOLLINGSWORTH, COMIC VOCALIST. SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVE ti at the OFFICE of THIS PAPER for the above artist, suddenly aillieted with Blind ness, and, in his helplessness, having a wife and child de pendant on him. TO COWICEEPERS.—DoubIe your quantity of Milk and improve its quality by using two penny packets of THORLEY'S delicious CONDIMENT daily mixed with damped chaff, grains, pulped turnips, or wurtzeL —lss, Fleet-street, City; and may be had of all Grocers, Druggists, and Corn Chandlers in Town or Country. Read the Discussions on this Condiment before the Members of the Royal Agricultural Society held in Hanover-square Rooms. Sent free on application. BANKRUPTCY AND COMPOSITIONS.- Mr. WETHERFIELD, Solicitor, 35, Moorgate-street, City, PRACTISE in COURT, and effects PRIVATE ARRANGEMENTS with creditors, without publicity. Charges, the lowest possible, payable by instalments. Coun try cases economically conducted. N.B.—DEBTS recovered on commission, free of law costs. Divorce and Probate business conducted at moderate ex pense. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC TEACHER. 6d. ; free by post, 7d. SHORTHAND.-PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC MANUAL. Free by post, ls. 6d. Q H 0 R THAN D.-"PITMAN'S PHONO L 7 GRAPHY forms an exceedingly efficient-probably the MOST efficient - system of Shorthand that exists."—Sir Rowland HilL London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. ~'PECTACLES.—The Patent Newly-invented P.] Tinted Spectacles are patronised by the majority of the Nobility, including Viscount Palmerston. They afford extra ordinary relief to weak, din), and detective vision.—S. and B SOLOMON S, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. CAPTAIN WHITE'S ORIENTAL PICKLE, CURRY or MULLIGATAWNY PASTE, Curry Powder, and Curry Sauce, may be obAained from all Sauce Vendors, and wholesale of CROSSE and IsLACKWELL, Purveyors to the Queen, Soho-square, London, BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.—Alabaster Powder, and the Magnetic Rock Dew Water from Sahara. Cir cassian Bloom, Arabian Soaps, and Alabaster Liquid. These costly and inimitable toilet preparations render the hair, teeth, and complexion beautiful beyond comparison. —Can be had only at Madame RACIIIGL'S, 47A, New Bond-street, where she can b e consulted daily. All contmunications are strictly confidential. LAMBERT'S ASTHMATI C BALSAM.-AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant is ad mitted colds the best medicine for immediately relieving; coughs, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con sumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may d epend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared only and sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemist. 8, King-William-street, Charing h.Thßeenparna r e ti a cu n l d ar a . d aL e d s ask s i London, and by all druggists, in bottl es, 13/d., and cross, engraved on the stamp. fort hrthree a q m u b a e n r t t i es i n Asthmaticone, 2 s B . 9 a d l 8 . aemae. A GREAT DRAWING OF PRIZES WILL TARE PLACE AT ST. JOSEPH'S RETREAT, HIGHGATE, LONDON, N., On THURSDAY, the 26th of NOVEMBER, 1863, to aid in liquidating the Debt still remaining on the New Church and Organ ; and to assist in establishing the English. , Missihn of St. Nicholas in Paris, now under the charge of the Passionist Fathers. The prizes of the first catalogue consist principally of objects of art and other precious articles, presented by His Holiness, several Cardinals, Princes, and other persons of distinction in Rome. TICKETS ONE SHILLING EACH. The amount realised will 1:1:; disposed of as follows :—That arising from the sale of tickets in England will be applied to St. Joseph's, and that from the sale of tickets in France to St. Nicholas', in Paris. THE DRAWING OF PRIZES WILL BE ON THE PRINCIPL E OF THE ART UNION. Any one purchasing or aiding in selling 25 tickets will be entitled to a large Engraving, either of the Death of St. Joseph, or of Blessed Paul of the Cros., which will be forwarded by post upon receipt of 4 posta7.,e stamps. Catalogues as well as tickets may be had on application at St. Joseph's Retreat, Highgate, and at 39, Rue de Berri, Paris. CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of the BIRTH of SFIAKSPEARE, at Stratford-upon- Avon. The Tercente nary Committee (of which Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart., is Chairman) are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stourbridge and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and Greenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co , Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or Messrs. Glyn and Co., bankers, London. The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip tion list to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee rtst their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only the Shakspeare, but th e cen tre o f attr ac ti on t o all great Poet's works, an d t h at it was h i s a b d i m rt i h r p er la s cc ,t o t f he home, the town he loved, and where he lived and died. THE NAVY. The iron-cased screw steam-frigate Prince Consort, 35, Capt. Vesey, which returned from Dublin to Plymouth on Saturday, is now in Keyham steamyard for the purpose of being thoroughly overhauled and refitted. As the circumstances connected with her voyage to Liverpool to watch the steam rams, and of her failure to reach the Mersey have excited much, attention, the following detail s may prove interesting : She left Plymouth Sound on Wednesday, October 28, at 1 p.m. The weather began to be squally on Thursday morning, and at sunset it blew most fearfully from west-north-west. At 7 30 a.m. on Thursday the Smalls lighthouse, some miles west of Milford Haven, was observed on the starboard bow. At 815 the course was altered to north-east. Cardigan lighthouse bore east south-east at 11 40, and Bardsey Island lighthouse, east, seven miles, at 1 45. Tho frigate then commenced rolling very heavily, large quantities of water were shipped, and the second gig was stove in. At 440 the Southstack light house (Holyhead Island) was observed on the starboard bow, and sail was shortened. At 4 the wind carried away she forestaysail. At 5 p.m. the Southstack lighthouse was 12 miles distant, east-south-east. The gale increased, and a heavy sea was running, the wind being west and west south-west. As the night was approaching, it was not con sidered safe to stand on for the anchorage in Holyhead, and the frigate therefore stood over for Dublin Bay. The water then came on board in such quantities that the steam pumps could not keep it clear, and all hands were therefore sent to the ship's pumps. At 730 she lost sight of the Southstack lighthouse, which then bore east-south-east. At 9 the foretopmast staysail and gaff mainsail were split, and the foretop gallant stay (wire) was carried away. The gaff sails were taken in. The frigate laboured very heavily, shipping green seas over all. At 12 15 on Friday morning Bailey-head lighthouse (en the north side of Dublin Bay) was observed on the starboard bow, and at 12 30 the Kish Bank light on the port bow. The engines were stopped at 1 o'clock, and the vessel came to off Bailey- head, in 20 fathoms, with the small bower veered out to 80 fathoms. At 8 30 she anchored off Kingstown in 7 fathoms, when the cable parted, and the best bower was dropped and veered out to 75 fathoms. The Prince Consort experienced very heavy weather during the week she lay in Dublin Bay, and, being ordered by the Lords of the Admiralty to return to Plymouth left on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 1 p.m., and, after an ordinary passage, arrived in the Sound at 6 a.m. on the 7th. But for the very superior engines of 1,000 horse power with which the Prince Consort is supplied the frigate must have gone ashore on Thursday night, the 29th, when all on board would have probably perished, so severe was the weather. Previous to the storm sho went 10i knots an hour without hot bearings, and at its height eight knots, head to wind. Then the after stoke-hole plates were washed up, and the water was so deep that the stokers were obliged to carry the ceal on their shovels from the bunkers to the furnaces in order to keep it dry. The fires at this time could not have been kept in more than half an hour longer. As to the apparent unseaworthiuess of the Prince Consort, it is difficult as yet to arrive at any satisfactory conclusion. From the immense quantities of water which were in the vessel it was supposed that she leaked to excess, but there is no evidence of the fact. When in harbour no extra leakage is observable. It is unknown to those on board how such an accumulation of water took place. It is, however, certain that when head to wind under full steam great seas were shipped, especially after 5 p.m. on the 29th, when her forecastle port, on the port bow, with the waist netting, was broken in. For such seas the Prince Consort has no adequate means of escape. In other ships they pass through the scupper-holes out upon the water; in her the outlet of the scuppers is 6ft. below her load line. Not finding clear. ante through them, these seas bore down the ventilators and hatchways, entering the ship in every direction. Her capabilities for retaining leakage, instead of discharging it, and her unseaworthiness, is however greatly increased by her fearful propensity to roll. It was this qualitYlAptei,ally which disabled and disheartened so many direr crew. Her engines, boilers, screw shaft, and propeller, 750 tons, are of necessity placed (with the fuel) nearly in the bottom of the ship. On each aide, chiefly above the load line, she has 550 tons of iron armour plates. The disadvantage of this application of weights for stowage purposes is unfortu nately increased by her ponderous armament, which con • sista of 11 Armstrongs, 110-pounders, and 20 solid 63- pounders, weighing 120 tons in all, chiefly near her sides. A ship thus weighted must roll, unless means are adopted for distributing the weights or for counterbalancing them. The Prince Consort has a burden of 4,045 tons, is 277 ft. long, 58ft. broad, and has a depth of hold of 19ft. 10in. She draws about 23ft. Bin. forward and 23ft. 81in. alt. When before the wind she goes very steadily, and, unlike ships built of wood only, does not roll. Her system of ventilation, as such, answers extremely well. It was stated that when in Dublin Bay the crew of the Ajax assisted at the pumps in relieving the frigate from her leakage. This is incorrect, as the Prince Consort's crew only worked her pumps. Boats from the Ajax made several ineffectual efforts to recover the missing anchor. When the ship rolled so heavily several accidents occurred. The only person severely injured, however, was John Trenchard, A. 8,, whose leg received a compound fracture. The Robert Keedy, laden with heavy ordnance from the contractors at Lowmoor, yesterday hauled off the landing wharf at Woolwich arsenal, awaiting the floe, to discharge her cargo under the sheers, used only for guns of extraordi nary dimensions, The Robert Keedy arrived at Woolwich on Saturday, and commenced discharging by moans of the ordinary crane, stipulated to lift 10 tons only. One of the guns weighing 20 tons was already lifted about half way out of the hold, when the chain, which it appears was covered with rust, having been eight years in use, suddenly gave fe b l e l am bac an k d in s to eve th re e ly h d ol a t a s gi m n as g hi t n h g e st w hh a ei yp hatchway hao huge untd anin g any fatal consequences. A number of rolled armour plates of a new description have been received at Chatham dockyard, supplied by Messrs. Chapman and Co. The new plates, specimens of which have been tested in the usual manner to ascertain their condition, are intended for the stern portion of the Achilles. Already there are four kinds of plates on the ex terior of the Achilles, supplied by as many different firms. The broadside plates were manufactured at the Parkgate Iron Works, by Messrs. Beale and Co. ; those on the port and starboard bows, where they are required to be tapered to suit the form of the vessel, by Messrs. Brown and Co., of Sheffield; and a feW of the plates manufactured for the Government by the Thames Ironworks Company have like d.awwbhi a s iaec about been nm u oa s tr e ey d ep a tl s a et r ne e ac q a u asr i e r od e rine qau T r im h r e e odu o r n t 0 1 y i sb p te a hfi r e t x of the Achilles stern,edt ° o n o complete the the work. Owing, however, to the difficulty attending this operation, from the peculiar rounded shape of the stern, the work of plating this portion of the vessel will occupy a much greater time. :The date axed for launching, or rather undocking, the Achilles is the 26th of December. The Falcon, 17, screw, Commander Parker, got under way yesterday from Spithead to try her machinery, but in consequence of the strength of the wind did not run over the measured mile. The trial will be completed td-day if possible, and the ship is expected to sail as soon as it is con cluded, probably calling in at Plymouth Sound. THE ARMY. The head-quarters of the 55th Regiment will embark this morning at 7 a.m. on beard th e :hi re d sa i l i ng transport King Arthur, Captain Marshall, for conveyance to Madras, in the f o ll o wing strength :—Col. Rob er t H ume, Capts. ' J R. Hume, E. F. Twysden, W. H. Rowl an d, an d R. F. Daiton. Lieuts. A. H. Kay, W. M. Frobisher, and W. King ; En signs C. B. Betham and Braddon ; Adjutant 0. S. D. Osborne; Surg. T. Parr; Inspector of Musketry, Lieut. T. Dunn; 3 officers' wives and 4 children; 23 sergeants, 8 drummers, 313 rank and file, 43 soldiers' wives and 66 children, The King Arthur is an iron-built ship of 1,221 tons register and 233 ft. in length over all. She was con structed in 1861 by Messrs. Pile, Spence, and Co., o f Sun derland, for the East India tra de, an d is owned by Messrs. Higgins and Co., of Leadenhall -street . S he is an unusually fine, well ventilated, awl well-arranged ship for th e convey ance of troops. 11(4 . cabin accommodation for officers and their families in the poop cabins is apparently all that the most fastidious can desire, especially for the ladies and chil dren. The main deck, on which the troops will be berthed, is of great height from the planking of the deck to the lower part of the upper deck iron beams, and the means of venti lation, in which the roomy hatchways of the ship largely assist, are as perfect as can be wished for on board ship. The arrangements of the messes and the sleeping arrange ments are according to the excellent regulations laid down by the Horse Guards and the Hon. Council for India. The rank and file are messed and sleep forward of the main hatchway ; next aft are the staff, non-commissioned offi cers, &c., and abaft all, and screened in to themselves, are berthed the. women and children. The officers and crew of the ship are berthed on the upper deck, the former in the usual house cabins amidships, and the crew under a roomy forecastle forward. The upper deck of the ship is very much arched with sluice waterways below the level of the deck, so that no large quantities of water can ever be washed across it in rough weather at sea. The stock of water car ried in the hold is 244 tons, and the ship also carries a fresh water distilling apparatus in the galley capable of furnishing 60 gallons per day. The fore and mainmasts are of iron, and the mizen is of wood. The rigging and gear aloft are to all appearance of the best quality. The fora and maintopsails are Cunningham's patent. The boats are fitted with Clif ford's patent lowering apparatus, of the efficiency of which at sea the officers on board speak, from their past experience, in enthusiastic terms. The ship's ground tackle consists of a Trotman and common anchor in use, with the usual spare gear. All the cables on board were officially tested before leaving the Victoria Docks. In the gale of Friday the ship was brought to an anchor under Dungeness, the Trotman anchor being let go. This, the ship's officers state, never moved an inch after touching the ground, although it was their belief that the common anchor would not have held the ship in the position she was then in against the gale. Should the weather be favourable, the King Arthur will start on her voyage from Portsmouth this afternoon. The Rajah of Cochin, hired transport, is expected to ar rive at Spithead at an early hour this morning from Liver pool, and will immediately on arrival be towed into Ports mouth harbour and embark the remainder of the 55th Re giment and detachments for Madras. The screw steam transport Sea King, taken up by the War Department for the conveyance of troops and artillery supplies for Auckland, New Zealand, yesterday shipped a large portion of her stores, consisting of one complete bat tery of 12 pounder Armstrong guns, and one 6 pounder bat tery, for effective service in the bush and over the soft and cultivated part of the country infested by the insurgent tribes, and inaccessible to the ordinary artillery. She like wise shipped 40 sheep, 30 pigs, 100 dozen of poultry, and an abunndant stock of preserved meats and milk, for 151 days' supply, should any unforeseen mishap prolong the voyage beyond the anticipated term of 60 or 65 days. Lieut.-Col. Williams, under orders tc proceed in the Sea King to take up the command of the Royal Artillery in New Zealand, has been provided with commodious accommodation for himself and family, but on account of the indisposition of one of his children his family will follow him on a future opportunity. On account of the forward state of the embarkation the order for their departure on Thursday next was yesterday changed to Wednesday. The battery will consequently go on board this morning, and the ship will leave the pier on the following morning for Gravesend. The Royal factories at Woolwich have commenced ma nufacturing guns of the new kind ordered by the War De partment. A number of the old hands discharged some time ago, have been re-engaged, and the work is ordered to be carried on night and day to insure despatch. . _ ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. The 33d session of this learned society com menced last evening at Burlington-house. Sir R. MuncteisoN, the president, having con gratulated the society upon the fact that a larger number of candidates for fellowship had presented themselves that evening than had ever before been known, then proceeded to notice the special business before the meeting. While, said Sir Roderick, they were all waiting with impatience for the issue of that work which would bring out the interesting details of the great and successful adventures by which our countrymen, Speke and Grant had de termined the sources of the Nile, they were called on to do honour to the Hanoverian nobleman, then present—Baron von Decken—who, fitting out a scientific expedition at his own cost, had explored the loftiest mountain known to us in Eastern Africa. The German missionary Rebmann had declared that that mountain was capped with snow, but his statement was received with scepticism by many persons, including himself (Sir R. Murchison). Baron von Decken, however, after two ascents, had by his perseverance and energy swept away those doubts, as, after examining the flanks of the moun tain and laying down its geographical features, he had ascended it very nearly 14,000 feet above the sea, and having determined by trignometrical measure ment that the summit exceeded 20,0001 t. in height, that the snow lino descended to below 16,000 feet, he had satisfactorily established a grand and new phenomenon in the physical geography of Africa. Before beginning his journeys to Kilimanjora Baron von Decken endeavoured to proceed from Kilos and to reach the spot in the interior where Roschcr was murdered, with the hope of obtaining the papers of that intrepid traveller, but was compelled to relinquish his object, owing to the deser tion of his porters and the hostility of the Arab traders. In hischief expedition Baron von Decken, meeting at Zanzibar with the late Mr. Richard Thornton, engaged that able and zealous young geologist to accompany him, and who rendered great services before he lost his life on the Zam besi. From some specimens of rock which Baron von Decken had brought to Europe it was clear that the lofty summit had been raised by volcanic action, although there are no proofs of eruption in the modern period. The Baron von Decken, how ever, was not content with having mastered Kili manjaro, but had determined to grapple with its rival peak called Kenia, which, although not yet reached by any geographer, had been placed upon the map upon the equator, 200 miles to the north of Kilimanjaro. The Baron had come to England to equip himself et considerable cost with a long river steamer, in which he proposed to ascend ono of the rivers near to Formosa Bay, and thus to pene trate rapidly into the interior, either towards Mount Kenia, or, if foiled in that object, to Gondokoro, viii Kaffa. It was gratifying to announce that the Baron having expressed a hope that in passing the bar of the river which he might desire to ascend he might be assisted by one of the cruisers in those seas, he (Sir R. Murchison) represented that wish to the Duke of Somerset, who at once acceded, and sent orders to the Admiral at the Cape to lend all necessary assistance to so meritorious a traveller. Such devotion as the Baron von Decken had shown, and was showing, in the cause of African discovery called for the warmest commendation—(hear, hear) —and the Council had that day elected Baron C. von Decken a foreign honorary member of the Royal Geographical Society. (Hear, hear.) A short but interesting letter from Dr. Baikie had been received, which could not fail to excite an earnest desire to hear more of his last enterprise, and to learn that the accredited envoy of the Bri tish Government, who had done good service in in troducing habits of honest trade among the native chiefs high up the Niger, had, in penetrating far into the interior, obtained important fresh know ledge, and had, at the same tim e , exten d e d our good name among the natives of Af r i ca. H e ( t h e president) had als o received a letter from Mrs. Petherick, dated Khartoum, July 26, giving a touching narrative of the dangers and difficulties which had beset her husband, who, too unwell to write himself, had made himself unpopular in that region by his efforts to check the trade in slaves. The paper of Baron von Decken, describing his account of Kilimanjaro was then read. It gave a brief account of the various tribes through which he passed on his way from the coast to Kiliman jaro, one tribe being sufficiently ingenious to smelt iron and rudely convert it into weapons. He expe• rienced great opposition from the natives, who de clared that the presence of Europeans would be fatal to their cattle, and only succeeded in diverting the by drinkin g bl oo d with ;jai' enmity of one chief ht different nat i ons, all d i ffer- He passed through eig ing in speech and feature. After a brief account of the ascent o Kili ma njaro, the mos t not i cea b le f act f mentioned by the Baron was the existence in those regions of tan insect called the dondorovo, which at tacked and killed all his asses in two days. Upon anatotnisation of; the animals killed it was found that their lungs were covered with tubercles. Ho , The CHAIRMAN, on behalf of the meeting, thanked the Baron von Decken for his very interesting paper. Mr. TINNEjA relative of the Dutch ladies now travelling in Central Africa, stated that he had re ceived letters from them dated the Ist of July, in which they announced that the whole party were in excellent health, and intending to proceed to wards a mountain they had heard of called Cazurja, of which there was no geographical knowledge. The country through which they had passed, south-west by west of Khartoum, was very picturesque, and the Nyam Nyam country to which they were bound was said to be very fruitful. The ladies had left their boats on the Nile, and the rainy season lasting until November, they did not expect to return to them before January or February. The latest de spatches from Dr. Baikie to Earl Russell, and a letter from the late Dr. Vogel to his mother, which, although dated in 1853, was interesting, as giving an account of the habits of the natives, were also read, after which the meeting adjourned. OPENING OF THE SPANISH CORTES. The following is the speech delivered by the Queen of Spain on opening the Cortes :- 41 Senators and Deputies,—lt is always with great pleasure that I see myself in the midst of the Na tional Representation, an institution accessible to all constitutional opinions who exercise a legitimate and advantageous influence over the Government of the State and a secure guide for the throne, which, with its support, pacifically solves the most arduous problems, and wards off the most formi dable conflicts. Let us, therefore, continue to devote ourselves with solicitude to the improvement of our institutions. cs my Government will take the initiative in pro posing to you reforms recommended by experience, with the assurance that my most ardent duty is to be a cquainted with th e s i ncere express i on o f th e national wish, in order that I may successfully fulfil the exalted mission which it has pleased Pro vidence to confide to me. e At the expiration of the legislative mandate of the last Congress, fresh elections took place within fixed by the C onst i tut i on. The e l ectors in great number s t o d eposit their votes i n the cameuther nsdelay without any complications, which I deplore, having disturbed order in the midst of the natural an imation of the equal struggle of ideas, which is that which constitutes the real life of free nations. This is a proof of the progress which constitutional education has made among us, and of the inaugura tion mcny with the exigencies o f public habits in har of the repre sentative r egime. To this flattering result, the work of a series of years, all the legiti mate parties who have together rendered signal services to the throne and to liberty have, by com bining their efforts, doubtless contributed. All, therefore, merit on my part the same esteem and t he same confidence. 6, Our relations with the for • regn Powers are pacific and friendly. My aspirations constantly tend to maintain the dignity of the national honour, an d to protect Spanish rights and interests. Senators and Deputies, --My Gevernre ent will pre-ent to you different Political and administrative bills. Among them is that which tends to defini tively fix the constitutional reform voted by the Cortes, and sanctioned by me in 1857, although hitherto sus pended in some of it s prov i sions. "The measure of my Government restores to the co-legislative bodies the prerogative of reforming its regulations, and it maintains the title of heredi tary senator, but without introducing a regime of privilege into our system of succ ess i ons. 4 , There will be also laid before you the bases of the organisation of the tribunals of common law and the reform of the military jurisdiction, without in a ny way encroaching on the true interests of tut arm y and navy, which are so worthy of my mater nal solicitude, and of the gratitude of the country. g‘ Thus will be realised a great reform long called for by public opinion, and necessary i n order to harmonise the administration of justice with our fundamental institutions, all the jurisdictions re maining within their natural limits, and with the practical application of the principle of judicial immovability the watchword of the constitution of the monarchy. " To those bases will be united those of the criminal jurisdiction, in which, without diminishing the rights of society and of defence, but on the contrary giv ing them more security, the administration of jus tice will be facilitated, and, by the help of appeal for cessation, the observance of the law will be maintained, and its interpretation rendered uniform in all the tribunals. As a complement of those bases, t h er e will be also submitted t o you the organisation of the tribunals of commerce, and those bills taken together, when they shall have become laws, will constitute one of the most important and the most devoted of my reign. eMy Government will also submit to your ex amination the law on municipal authorities and corporations, in which, by folio wing the spirit which presides over that of the organisation of the pro vincee, and by giving more latitude to the action of the municipalities, local and general interests will be reconciled. The march of the administration will be thus rendered less embarrassing, and the work of decentralisation will be completed so far as it shall be compatible with tha moral, political, and permanent interests of the State, and with the duty of the Government to watch over the execu tion of the laws. _ _ " I rely on your giving your attention to the bill which will be presented to you by my Govern ment relative to the exercise of the liberty of the press, and to another measure of public order, which, by removing all that is doubtful and arbi trary in the present regime, will subject to fixed rules the suspension of constitutional guarantees, and even establish by that exceptional situation enactments to protect individual rights. " Other important projects will be laid before you, and among others that of the electoral law, the codification of the waters, military substitutes, the creation of the rural guard, expropriation for works of public utility, grants for irrigations, abolition of the monopoly of powder, and the re form of the octroi and tax on industry. "In execution of the provisions of constitu tion, there will be submitted to you for examina tion a bill which fixes the strength of the army and navy, and the a mount of the State budget. You will find in it no reductions as compared w i th preceding budgets t he in evitable increase ; wh i c h actually coincides with t the e ordinary wants decreasein the colonial surpluses, causes a defici ency which cannot bo filled up except by reforms of such taxes as are s usceptible of being made m ore productive. 4, At periods of encouragement and of progress like ours, in which immense material ameliorations are undertaken and executed, the sacrifices which - require must be submitted to, in the confi the 4- under the shadow of peace those sacri dence tha. compensated for by the ulterior fices will bol '1 5r 5 37 development of th e p: blic riches. ,‘ The respect of my -ornment for the consti 'ice and reason of tut ion arid for tii" ro laws, the pm,- the Spani 6 h ' fidelity of th e diacipliue v.Tth " I hope, gentlemen, senators, and deputies, that God, in his mercy, will favour my projects for the happiness of our dear country. I rely on your co operation, full of confid ence i n your S pan i s h l oya lt y . My gratitude is equally grea t t owar d s thi s grea t nation, as jealous of its i n d e p en d ence an d o f i ts glory as it is worthy of being happy and pros perous. "It has surrounded my cradle and defended my right, imposing on myself the sacred duty, which I fulfil with eagerness, of giving to its happines prio rity over my own and over that of my children. lotstly, it has invested me with the personification of its new social state, and has identified me with the constitutional institutions of which I s h a ll always be the shield and the support." WHO DISCOVERED PHOTOGRAPHY ? A bewildering revelation has suggested this in quiry to the Saturday Beam, and is thus com mented upon by our contemporary : It has hitherto been considered a curious coinci dence that the process of taking permanent photo graphic pictures was discovered simultaneously in England and France by Mr. Fox Talbot and M. Daguerre—the former producing his pictures on paper, the latter on silvered metal plates. Their results were made public in 1839, and were respec tively called Talbotypes and Daguerrotypes. Prior to this date, many scientific men had diligently worked at the subject. The camera had been in vented at least 300 years before ; and the influence of light on the salts of silver was certainly known as early as the 16th century. But those investiga tors who recorded the results of their labours only chronicled a succession of failures in their endea vours to render permanent the pictures obtained the latest confession of failure in this essential part of the process being that made by Sir Humphrey Davy in 1802. At the meeting of the London Photographic So ciety, on Tuesday last, a large gathering of photo graphers assembled to ascertain what foundation there might be for rumours which have been for some time afloat concerning the discovery of certain undoubted sun-pictures taken at the close of the last century, and the very existence of which up to the present time would afford sufficient evidence of their durability. The whole history of the curious circumstances connected with the discovery of these pictures was related by Mr. Smith, Curator of the Museum of Patents at South Kensington, to whom belongs the credit of rescuing from impending de struction the numerous specimens exhibited. With most praiseworthy industry he collected every scrap of evidence, direct and corroborative, in order to determine the means by which the exhibited pic tures were produced, the time when, and the person by whom, they were taken. The story of the find ing of them may be briefly told, but nothing has yet been discovered as to how they were done. For purposes connected with his departeavet, Mr. Smith had to visit the old house at Soho, near Bir mingham, where the renowned engineering manu factory of Watt and Boulton was originally esta blished. The works were about to be removed, and a clearing out of the house was being effected. It may be mentioned, en passant, that it was here the famous body the Lunar Society, which included among its members the chief scientific men of the day, held their meetings on the night of every full moon; and the dismantling of the library disclosed traces which led the initiated to believe that these meetings had something of the nature of Freemason Lodges. It certainly seems reasonable to conjecture that many matters, scientific and otherwise, were dis cussed at the meetings of such eminent men, other than are set down in the meagre records of the transactions of the Lunar Society. Matthew Boulton resided at Soho until his death in 1809. His library and its contents appear to have remain undisturbed for half a century, when in the course of clearing out, and whilst removing a vast collection of old documents, there Were found a nunaSer of crumpled and fold ed sheets of paper t with pictures on them of a most much so as to attract the esattentionpuzzlingof Mr. Smith, he not being either an artis t or p hotographer, and, . moreover, being fully occupied at the time with far different business. On sm oothing out these plc tures,they were found to cons ist of copies, on large sheets of very coarse foolscap paper , certain well of Angelina Kauffmann known designs b ar ked paper -being thickly the porous water coated with some varnish-like subst ance , on which the picture h a d b een produced. All the surface of w , the s heets found in the lib r a r y, as well as others subsequently discovered, presented the same characters —a glossy surface with minute varnish-like cracks, the drawing of the fi gure s m os t elaborately finished, the lights and shades so fully rendered as to gi ve much the effect o f a mezzotint , and an invariable reversal of the position of the figure s, so that all the Nymphs and Cupids (Kauffma nn ' s pet su bjects) appeared to be left - handed. These pa per pictures were sent to London, and sub m i tted t o the best authorities on the subjects of drawing an d painting ; and here the mystery about them began, for they were pronounced to have been pro duced by some process entirely different from any thing `previously seen, and cer t a i n l y not to have been done by hand. This led to immediate search being made for any more of the pictures that inquiries, m i g ht exist, and also to among the oldest inhabitants, for any one who had lived at Soho in the time of Boulton, and could supply any in formation about them. In a broker's shop were found several more of the pictures, which had been brought from the house as waste paper. One of these represented a large figure picture by West, and was on two sheets of paper, each about 2ft. by 18in., intricately cut at the joining place so that the line of union might fall at the edge of a shadow, and not be perceived when the two halves were put together to form the complete picture. Further research at Soho also led to the discovery of a couple of silvered-metal plates, each about the size of a sheet of note-paper , precisely res em bling in appearance those used hbyy Daguerre in the early days of photography' On each of these plates was a 1 faintahiy image of of the house at Soho, so unmistakeably by aid from nature, and so evidently prod at once of light, that all experts of any authority pictures taken pronounced them to be photographedAttLfelied to these produced the directly by means of a camera.. ,-, that they were plates was a memorandum statue, or to certain • the hou se Pr sun-pictures representing F o llowing out their alterations mad© in 1791. Following these pictures wer e search as to the means by which eter s learnt that there had produced, the investig runra . n 1 Boulton's lib , :ar once been found aca to the kind of instruct description s of this size. Unfortunately this . ed fez plate required had been given away', and great Was th e h unt to .. r find someiraces of its subseque discovery of the recipient of much holy matters, as he had during a removal. So the sea and there are sanguine expect be found—possibly converted some thrifty housewife. Not . was living an old man who had for many Ye been employed at Soho, and who related Meer the and bn wise men used to come there at eadh full moon, used to sit very late at night, and that he remt bered Mr. Boulton and some of them once took a picture of the house, and had to go into a dark plac , e during the process. So fir the evidence as to the metal plates, which, if subsiatotiated, will go far to prove that the dis coveries of Ni e p e e and Daguerre were an ti c ip a t e d by Boult on . I t may poss ibl y prove more; for the re semblance bet an : e i o f e n n these h . . e iip s , k b plate sfound and t the early nnect pro ductions of Dagnerre is really marvellous if only accidental, But Me further evidence already obtained as to th e pictures on paper discovered at Soho presents quite a taogle of curious circum stances. From invoices anti other office papers, all bearing date about the end in the last century, it is evident that these pictures, hoaKrever produced, were The idenetsmh method dp n p d eoaf f r o t r t ho e t hi h ra e v m pe roduotion becoming ac t ua lly sold at Soho in l arge quont i t i es, and at l ow be t w taken to en s great, and con generally known. So there must exist a large number of them at the present Orme, scattered through various collections an d portfolios. The prices.s d pre venter ab the lTe glazy surface, the porous, rough, water-marked, foolscap paper, bearing Whatman's impress and the reversed figures, will distinguish them; fa,- their appearance on cursory examination very munch resembles that of the common coloured mezzot'nts which our grandeires so much affected. It appears that Sir William Beatty painted Boulton's portrait about 1794, the picture being subsequently exhibited at the Royal Academy. He was horrified on being shown a number of paper lectures similar to those recently. oeovered ; and ' he got up - a`petition, signed by a number of artists, entreating that the manufacture of these pictures might be stayed, as it would inevitably ruin the picture trade. A sort of foreman of Boulton's, named Edginton, appears to have superintended the produc tion of these pictures, if he did not actually discover the process by which the transfer to paper was done- Several of his letters are extant:referring to the subs& quent colouring which some of the pictures under went none of them, however, afford any clue as to the original method of their production. But a little later, and after the alarm was taken by the artists, we find a talk of granting Edgington a Government pension. This fell through because of a curious autograph letter of Matthew Boulton's which has been fortunately found. In this letter, officially addressed to the Minister, he claims for himself the discovery of the process on account of which Edgington's annuity had been eontemplated ; he intimates his knowledge that the grant was only" intended to ensure the discontinuance of the pro cess, suggests that he could arrange this in a much more certain way, and concludes his letter with a strong hint that he is open to be dealt with. Whatever ensued as the result of this letter, it seems very clear that the production of the pictures was thenceforward discontinued. Here the evidence comes to an end so far as re gards these curious paper pictures, and the silvered plates which the highest authorities refer to about the year 1791. In this same year, Thomas Wedg wood, son of the famous potter, was certainly at work on photography, as is shown by his bills and orders for apparatus and chemicals. At the meet ing of the Photographic Society there was exhibited, side by side with the above-mentioned metal plates, a photograph of a neatly laid breakfast table, taken upon paper by Wedgwood, and the information about it tended to the conclusion that it also was done in the year 1791. Thus far we have written the history of this curious discovery in accordance with the evidence laid before the Photographic Society; but still there are many links wanting before it can be taken as proved that the pictures found at Soho were produced by photography, It' it shall be shown that they were so produced, then it will also be established that at that time photographic feats were done which we cannot now-a-days accom plish. For it has been proved by chemical analysis that these pictures do not contain a trace of silver, and must, therefore, if of photographic origin, have been lost to us. That an art promising such greet results should have been suffered to die out, is in itself curious in these days of diffusion of know ledge; but st:11 more remarkable is the double co incidence existing between the independently pro duced metal and paper photographs of Boulton and Wedgwood, of 1791, and of Daguerre and Fox , Talbot in 1839. The Addresses of Loyalty from Lithuania. The Cats publishes o rr t a e is d ns d g r f e rf s or s mo e m s t t ht o he e t p h na e olba N it liin a t t ay i t o e n a a do l ; G overn ment, signed by 249,646 inhabitants of Li t h uan ia, protesting against the measures adopted dresses of loyalty to the Czar. The following is a w t b r y a i n i rvi n sl7 : t .... i r o a n vie o ff f the in. The Inhabitants of the Palatinate of Wilna to the National Government. In the midst of the bloody war of independence against Russia, in which all classes of society in Lithuania take an heroic part, the late marshal of the Wilna palatinate drew up an address to the Czar of Muscovy, expressing senti ments of loyalty on behalf of the nobility, after which the Muscovite authorities called upon the nobles to confirm this base document by their signatures. The noble-hearted mon who by refusing to sign suffered the loss of their property, exile to Siberia, or a martyr's death, have already given to the world a glorious testimony of the means used by Muscovy in obtaining signatures. Their blood innocently shed, their boUndless sacrifices, proved on the one hand how Muscovy feels herself deprived of every lawful footing in Lithuania ; how, having no real rights, she strives to invent imaginary ones ; and how she can only obtain these by the use of the most savage com pulsion—and on the other hand, that addresses and signa tures which are obtained by armed force, by threats of Siberia or the gallows, by murder, destruction, and imprisonment lose all the significance they might otherwise have had. But even an apparent abandonment of the country's cause is painful to the hearts of Poles, in whom the love of their country has become almost a religion. We, there fore, the undersigned inhabitants of the Wilna palatinate, both those who have been forced by Muscovy to Si: this false document and those who have not yet a be_ exposed to that dreadful trial, hereby protest officially . 0 1 , against both the spirit and the letter of the address w has been forwarded to the Czar, and withdraw extorted claim to be null the signatures which have been . _ o t r ° o l- vy. from us by force. We reject all connection with de lu u A. lve *Men , which is opposed to our national spirit and thet — . We re of our civilization and the wants of, the count united new our oath of fidelity to Poland, to whooreur a ncestors at by an indissoluble bond, sworn to by mutua l glory and Horadlo and Lublin, and confirmed our doer . happiness of five centuries, and sufferings. 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