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—.....01,......0. , - 7' ) , ~5 , _---- (/- di ' i f . . P t . • ' • ------"' --e.e7.-------f-133rr----' —A11(--i- 7,: : : ? ..., ; - : : 1,1. 1- •::::: : (1 A : 97 -,i'l l ik :' ! 1)-- • . ' C 9 V i.•: - :f 47.,..V,2-.`.., sr 'Bth 80,-7 1.` n "r -1 . , 1141 i 1 ' ,,,, ...It * 1. 1 . E0 ro ~v riktal, • t • . 1 , :::., , 11_ 1 ,,,,,, ~..„., ~ 1\ , - --"'.-.N :. _., 1 .,, t iirt , , ..,_. THE PRINCE OF WALES HOTEL C0M ,.,45+1,.- k,'FP''), . Q .in• \ , l /,, cam -.,,,--" A- - ':-=. . PANT, Upper Norwoo I (Limited). —The title „ :". '"` , , -,,,,. 40 , - ... "0‘ .... 7 •, 4 r4 t. li . i_Tv7, .1 , ./ i tim. .........- ... , p , „ ..., - -..,?0,4 - - . N. Ltke, \ '''•t• - ''• r . — f"''' c l igli -- 4' tillik - __,-,- : r:'.- , ..°, rd , 0 sanctioned by hi. Royal Highness the Prince of Wale.. ~... ,..4 ~ , _ Incorporated under the Joint-stock Company's Act with the ~...- ~." ~', • ~..,....-4, \,!,,, 1,,, -',*_ - ,„"' ' ~, ~ ..,,, - -Acklirt _, ..._... t., , ....... -, -, ..-,.•,. ~, i , i,v limited liability. Capital £lOO,OOO, in 10,000 shares of £lO , ~, , .10„ ...F . 4 s' - 46 4 1. ..-o', 4#,.\, . a. .obllllllllbiszk - .!-,7-.. ~...,•_:., + each. Upwards of £30,100 privately subscribed prior totbe (. t'., ' . ,_ _ , pleaseXd talc ''' issue of this prospectus. £1 per share to be paid on vpll-. , ~., DrE I , , ,i 4 , , , ,, ~. , , ~,,,,.. --...... • —---- 41:—..'"- 14 0- ; 16". 1 ', / , o•Att 'C' , jas kip ,:, ''''"6 7 ,N._ isot t '' .it e , , :„.. nr , ~,4 -' ' I ,- . `c7, ._:___'. - . , cation, and £1 per share on allotment. Further calls, as ~ •,:,...., -' ...,, • • ''t 4 "*" l f -- ""‘-' 11 1e.r required, at intervals of not less than three months. OIRECTORS. Chairman—The Right Hon. Viscount RANELAGH, Chair man of the Conservative Land Association. The Right Hon. the Earl of Uxbridge, Herriard Grange, Basingstoke, and 45, Upper Grosvenor-street, London. The Hon. Henry Blackwood, Cadogan-place, Belgravia, London. George Bermincham, Esq. (Chairman British Nation Assurance Company), London. Charles Heneage, Esq. (Director Langham Hotel Company), London. Angus M'Kenzie, Esq., Merchant, Gresham House, Old Broad -street, nd Sydenham. Reginald Read, Esq. (Director Crystal Palace Company), . Sydenham. E W. H. , '•chenley, Tlsq , Prince's-gate, HvdePark (Director United Kingdom Telegraph Company), London. Captain Welch, Westow-hill, Upper Norwood. No. 22,234. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., L ADY EMILY PONSONBY'S NEW NOVEL, "MARY LYNDSAY." " This story is interesting and enthralling throughout. Mary Lyndsay ' is a most charming heroine."—Sun. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. ANTHONY TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL,. In 2 vols., post Bvo., 1/ ACH E L 11 AY. By ANTHONY TROLLOI'E. [Early in October.] Chapman and Hall, 103, Piccadilly. AUDITORS. W. T. Linford, Esq., Moorgate-street. London. F. F. Toole, Esq., B.lliter-square, London. BANKERS. London (City)—The Union Bank of London, Princes-street, Bank. West -end—Messrs. ferries, Farquhar, and Co., St. James's street. In post Bvo., with Portrait and Map, 2s. 6d., THE LIFE OF GENERAL STONEWALL JACKSON. _ BROKERS. Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Sono, 15, Angel-court, Throgrnorton-strcet, London. Messrs, Taunton and Co., York-buildings, Liverpool. ARCHITECT —Henry E. Coe, Esq., London. SOLICITOR—Henry Wickens, Esq., Tokenhouse-yari, Bank, London. SECRETARY—WiIIiam Strange, Jun , Esq. PFFICES—OId Mansion-house, 73, Cheapside, London. By the Author of "Life fn the South." Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. The Company have purchased, at a cost of £16,500, the Freehold mansion and ornamental grounds known as "The Mount," situated on Westow Hill, Upper Norwood. The grounds, which are nearly ten acres in extent, with a front age of 362 feet, are upon a noble elevation, with a south-west aspect, and about three minutes' walk from the Crystal Palace. The mansion itself (recently erected from designs by Mr. Digby Wyatt) will remain intact, and form an adjunct to ti 3 intended hotel structure. By this arrangement the impo,tant desideratum of commencing business forthwith will be secured, obtaining from the first a return upon the capital invested. The profits of the shareholders will not be burthened with prom oters' fees, or any preliminary expenseadv ertisins whatever, s‘ve the ordinary and unavoidable items of g and printing. Applications for shares should be addressed to the Secre tary or Brokers of the Company, and to. the offices of the Company, Old Mansion House, 73, Cheapside, London, where the articles of association and plans of the buildings can be 'seen. In the event of no allotment being made, the - deposit Money will be returned in full. Detailed prospectus2s and forms of application for shares may be obtained at the Company's offices as above. PRINCE of WALES HOTEL COMPANY, Upper Norwood (Limited!. NOTICE.—In consequence of the numerous applications received for Shares in this undertaking - , the Directors bez to intimate to the public that NO FURTHER APPLICA TIONS for SHARES will be RECEIVED AFTER SATURDAY NEXT, October 3, 1863, from London, or after Tuesday next, October 6, 1863, from the country. WM. STRANGE, Jun., Secretary. Offices of the Comrany, 73, Cheapside, London, Sept. 29, 1863. This day, in post Svo., 10s. 6d., THE ENGLISH AT HOME. THIRD SERIES. By ALPHONSE ESQUIROS. Translated by Sir LASCELLES WRAXALL, Bart. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. 322, FLEET-STREET, LONDON. NEW WORKS. _ _ MESSRS. JOHN MAXWELL AND CO. beg to announce that the undermentioned Works may be now had at every Circulating Library. Subscribers to those useful Institutions should not experience any delay in ob taining copies, as adequate editions have been printed, and the type is kept standing, to meet every demand as quickly as it arises :- 1. SACKVILLE CHASE. 3 vole. 2. STRONGHAND. By GU6TAVE AIMARD. 2 vols. 3. BREAKFAST IN BED. By GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA. 1 VOL 7 4. THE REV. ALFIIED - HOBLUSII AND HIS CURACIES. 1 vol. 5. SECRETS OF MY OFFICE. 1 vol. T HE SOUTHSEA PIER HOTEL COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated tinder the "Joint-stock Companies Acts, 1856 and 1857," and th e "C ompan i es A ct, 3862, " w h ere b y the liability of each Shareholder is strictly limited to the amount subscribed. Capital £60,000. First Issue £30,000, in Shares of £5 each, with power to the Directors to issue the remaining £30,00 whole. or in part, when requisite; the Original Shareholders having a preferential claim, pro rata, in the Shares so issued. Deposit on application 56. per Share, and 15s. on allotment. Calls not to exceed 205. , each, at intervals of not less than three months. DIRECTORS. J. W. MOORE MILLER, Esq., Gloucester House, Southsea, Chairman. lIAWES FOX, Esq., Queen's-gardens, Hyde-park, Lon don, Director of the Brighton, Ucktield, and Tonbridge Rai way Company, Vice-Chairman. 31 aier Castle, J.P., Frome Lodee, Stapleton, Bristol. Irenry Crowdy Crowdy, Esq., Blunsdon, Highworth, Director of the Bristol City Hotel Company. George Frederick Fox, Esq., Bristol, Director of the Inns of (:curt Hotel Company. Arthur P. Latty, Esq., Gloucester-gardens, Hyde-park, London. Richard Marvin, Esq., Grove-road, Southsea, Director of the Landport and Southsea Tramway Company. Joseph Owen, Esq., Australian merchant. London and Shef field, Director of the Chesterfield and Midland Coal Cc m- Pany. Edward Kent Parson, Esq., King's-terrace, Southsea, Direc tor of the Landport and Southsea Tr mway Company. .5. 0. Rattenbury, E,q., Gray's. inn, and 22, Horbury•cres cent, Notting-hi 1, London. Wentworth Lascelles Scott, Esq., M.S.A., Consulting Analyst, Westbourne Park, London, W. W. P. D. Stephens, Esq., Cleveland Gardens, Hyde Park, Director of the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank. John Everard Upton, Esq., Beech-grove-terrace, Leeds. .Agra and . United BANKEns. London Service Bank (Limited), Cannon-str ee t, Messrs. Grants, Gilman, and Long, Portsmouth, and South sea. SoLiciTons. Messrs, Few and Co., 2, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden, London. S. S. Long, Esq., Southsea. BROKERS. Mes9rs, Froom Brothers, 2 Change-alley, Cornhill. Rezisterecl Offices-3, Vernlam-buildings, Gray's-inn, London. Applications for shares should be addressed to the Secre tary or Brokers of the Company, and to the offices of the Company, 1, Vernlam-building's, Gray's-inn. London, where the articles of association and plans of the buildings ran be seen. In the event of no .11otment being made the deposit money will be returned in full. Detailed prospectuses and forms of application for shares May be obtained at the Compans 's offices as above. ONDON TAVERN COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies' Act, with Limited In One Vol., Post Bvo., 10s. 6d., Capital £120,000, in 12,000 Shares of £lO each. First Issue 6,C00 Shares. Deposit on application £l, and LI 10s. on allotment, with a further Call not exceeding- £2 Ms. within three months. DIRECTORS. Mr. Alderman AIIBISS, Chairman. Joseph Causton, Esq., Eastcheap. Sir Cusack P. Roney, 15, Lanzham-place. J. W. Chater, Esq., London Tavern, Mana2inz, Director. (With power to add to their number.) MANAGER. Mr. John Funge. ARKERS. The Bank of London, B Threadneedle-strect ; and 450, Strand, W.C. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Sol e, Turners, and Hardwick, 3 and 4, Alderman bury, E.C. BROKERS. Messrs. Eykyn Brothers, 22, Change-alley, E.C. AUDITOR. ifel/ry Honey, Esq. (h onep and Humphrys), 14, Ironmonger- THE CROSS OF HONOUR. By the Author of " Small House in Piccadilly." [On Oct. 10. London : John Maxwell and Co 122. Fleet-street. T " OXFOR D, R, OXFORD STREET, W. lane. SECRETARY pro tem. Mr. Reed. Offices—The London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. OSPECTUS P. It is pr o p ose d t o form R a Company to purchase the business of the well-known London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. The Directors have entered into a provisional agreement with Mr. Chater, which g ves them the option of purchasing the Freehold (within three years), or leasing the property at a fair rental. tiThe stock in trade, good will, wines, plate, furniture, fit ngs, &c., ar e est i mated at £30,000, and the present Proprie or guarantees a minimum dividend of 10 per cent. on that amount for three years. These estimates have been verified as to the furniture and plant R. by Mr. Daniel C r o n i n ; as to the wines and spirits, by Mr. C. Wilson, of 37, tirury-lane ;as to the fre hold, by Mr. Pebenham, of the firm of Debenham and Tewson, 80, Cheapside ; and a report has been made on the profits of the business by Mr. Henry Honey, of the firm of Honey and riumphrys, Accountants. The company to take possession on the Ist October next, and the profits will accrue as from that date. The option of purchasing the freehold of constantly increasing va'ue, and a substantial guarantee of a minimum dividend of 10 per cent., are obviously great advantages. In the formation of this ('ompanyno promotion-money has been or will be paid, and with a view to avo d a'l unnecessary expenses, the offices of the Company will be at the London Tavern. Upwards of two-thirds of the requisite Capital for the first Issue has already been subscribed for by Mr. Chater, the Lirectors, and their friend s . thForma of Application for Shares to be made in the form e to the P rospectus, with deposit of £1 per Share, to The Bankers The Bank of Lond on, Th readneedle-street, and 450, Strand. of t T h e Ar ticles of Associati on can b e inspected at the offices co raPany. 22, Pros Pectuses may be o bt a i ned at the office of the Brokers, Change - alley, E C. ; at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street ; and at the Company's Bankers. The liability of each shareholder will be limited to the amount of his su bscription, and if no allotment be made, the deposit will be returned in full. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry li. Bishop's THE SLAVE and Bellini's SONNAMBULA. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ellison. Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Huish, (tn., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean, &c. Comic, by UNSWORTH (" or any other man"), Eugene, W. Randall, A. Lloyd, and George Hodson. Also, a Pei formance by Herr SCHALKENBACH on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCIIESTRE, contain ing a full baud of 40 instruments. . _ TO THE DIRECTORS or THE LONDON TAVERN COMPANY (Limited). Registered as a Limited Company under the Joint -Stock Companies' Act, 1862. Gentlemen,—l request you to allot me Shares of .cto each in the above Company, and I hereby agree to accept such Shares, or any less number that may be altoted to me, and to pay the deposit of £1 10s. on allotment, and I further nuthorise y es so ou to enter myname on the Register for the num ber of Shar allotted. Signature Address in full Date The HALL has just been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and isone of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is. ; private boxes, 10s. ed. CANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing . crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pepper and Henry Dirks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, " THE GHOST," from the Picture Gallery to the Concert Hall, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Bal cony, and body of the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr. A. Silvester to give (with all that gentleman's latest im provements and effects), REPRESENTATIONS EACH EVENLN G, at Ten o'clock. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Unsworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, Arthur Lloyd, George Hodson, &o. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. Thf se elegant !looms are NOW OPEN for the Winter Season. They have been entirely redecorated. Musical Director, Mons. Jullien, of monster concerts cele brity. The band ,s selected from the Crystal Palace, the Italian Operas, and the Household Troops of her Majesty. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, ls. Manager—M. GRENET. OYAL ALHANIBRA PALACE. The '11) GHOST ! new version—The FAIRY FOUNTAIN— Grand Divertissement—Favourte Opera Selections—NlCO- SlA, the eminent Violinist—RAPHAEL DE SOLLA. the Infant Tenor—LANGLOIS, the Great Juggler, Every Evening. Doors open at 7—commence at half-past 7. 110YAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great Musical Attraction Immense success of SIGNOR N ICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every Evening. 3TINERALOGY.—King's College. London.— IL Professor TENNANT, F.G.S., will commence a COURSE OF LECTURES on MINERALOGY,with a view to facilitate the study of Geology, and of the application of mineral substances in the Arts. The Lectures will begin on FRIDAY, October 2, at Nine o'clock, a.m. They will be continued on each bucceeding Wednesday and Friday at the same hour. Fee, £2 2s. R. W. JELF, D.D., Principal. ESTABLISIIED 1833. BOWDEN'S JERATFD GINGER BEER, in glass or stone bottles, warranted to keep good twelve months. Lemonade, SVa-water, votass, Seltzer, and every description of Mineral Waters.—Manutactory, No. 3, IN kite Hart-street, Drury-lane, W.C. L O NDON TAVERN COMPANY (Limited). N O APPLICATIONS f or SHARES w ill b e rece i ve d after Twelve o'clock on FRIDAY next, the 2d of October, on Which day the Directors will meet to allot. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, still Dining-room, consisting of a new an d elegan t assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candl es ti c k s, O b e li s k s, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights, Sm., in Italian, Parian, Marble Bronze, Der T byshire STar, &c. tre,Ported and manufactured , by JAMES ENNANT, Mine" iftiogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, W.C., Lonaon. 1411.,r, Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, ..,,','!siRALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly *qat Vie interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON w.t:oGy. Ind GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas ItrtittiC"r ICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and INE. `-'l. giVett bY Mr. TENNANT. at 149 Strand M , W.C. °11 ; Athij FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, way Terun,„!_inlinediate vicinity of the Great Northern nail 6's-cross. preside at King's-crosi. prenia_ Patr on — The QUEEN. .4'ilt—l'he Duke of BUCCLEUCFI, K.G. This was tbeealmtirer—Edward Masterman, Esq. and itinstant mEtovero4atl? hos pital to intr o d uce th e pr i nc i ple o f f ree tIY oi ,l i i to the destitute sick, without the tution in its ro ost Dititters. It is entirely devoted to desti able ht which is acconi partied by sick,,, s tua 2 -niturle thlt, witra 4 d (ll "age l and is now of sufficient capable ol admittin z into p u ate support, it ma y h e ren d erer ( the ex - 41a] sick of this g en t w ards a very lame proportion of funds in order to have topmetropolis. It requires hint the these the most wretched °r o d s availabl e for the reception oi it czratuitously affords medic: 4 11 °w-creatures. Moreover, on the ayeraEte, than 3,000 out__ 4 iiee and medicine to more, Pa. ents a week The Weekly Board feel it their im ' perative duty to make an E ARNEST APPEAL to the p b n li or continued suppcxrt, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. C ontributions are received by th e Alas rerman, Esq. Nicholas-lane; also T reasurer, Edward and `Users. coutts c and Co. ; Drummond' and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; and Co. ; 'Jones Loydand Co. Barclay anti o. , and Co.. G . AY Smith, Pay, - ' ; Itansomn l i i Co • Denison and co.; W Minus, Deacon, and Co. ; Overeud, r: ..,,tirne and o. ; these N and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and y ' ol Co Liverpool ar:l at oopita THE LAUNDRESSES to her late Majesty Queen _Adelaide say, that " BRIGGS' AUSTRALIAN S PARCH needs but to be tried to be approved." Sole Wholesale Agent, Harper Twelvetrees, Bromley-by Bow, London, E. c4PECTACLES.—The Patent Newly-invented K.> Tinted Spectacles are patronised by the rnajnrity of the Nobility, including• Viscount Palmerston. They afford extra ordinary relief to weak, dim, and detective vision.—S. and B SOLOMONS, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. STANFORD S. SMITE _Secretp.ry. TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 3s. 2d. ; Souchong, reduced to 35. ed. ; mixed Assam, re duced to is. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from 4 s. 4d. to 3s. ild. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge. City, E.C. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN TILE GREAT fextuniTioN el or 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective nvention in the curative treatment of it EiiN I A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the doc-Main 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 cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Trues, 168., 218., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, Is. A Double Truss, 318. 6d., 420., and 525. (Id. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 528. Bd. Postage, ls. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piocadilly. NEW PATENT ILASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, Am. for Varicose Veins and all cases of weakness and Swelling,* 01 the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are sorous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on at'e an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16e. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer, 228. Piccadilly. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1, 1863. • CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of V the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratford-upon- Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart, K.C.8., 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 rest their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only the birthplace of Shakspeare, but the centre of attraction to all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his home, the town he loved, and where he lived and died. R O YAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. PREsiDENT—Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., F.R.S. THE REVENUE FOR THE YEAR AND QUARTER ENDING SEPT. 30, 1863. No. I.—An Abstract of the Gross Produce of the Revenue of the United Kingdom, in the undermentioned Periods, ended Sept. 30, 1863, compared with the Corresponding Periods of the Preceding Year. QUARTERS ENDED YEAR.. YEAR - r - --.., ended , ------, ended Dec. 31, March 31, June 3 0 , Sept. 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 31, March 31, June 30, Sept. 30, Sept. 30, 1882 186 1 1863 1863 1863 ' ' 1861 1862 1862 1862 1862 - - --- X X X X X X X X X £ . 70 1 Or 0 6,320,000 5,722,000 5,857,000 5,872,000 23,7e1,000 6,147,000 5,724,000 5, - , 6,201,000 23,863,000 CUSTOMS. CUSTOMS ...6 EXCISE QUARTERS ENDED EXCISE. STAMPS TAXES. 2,187,000 2,374,1 00 2.394,000 2,191,000 9,146,01 e 2,098,000 2,293,945 2,253,000 2 , 1 80,000 8,824,945 STAMPS. i 357 000 9 74,000 53583 10,532,000 2 3, ,0 16 90 0 4 PROPERTY TAX. TAXES PROPERTY TAX 2,931,000 3,890,000 2,918,000 POST OFFICE 905,000 3,760,000 . " 910,000 905,000 8 "° 00 895,000 3,560,000 POST OFFICE. CROWN LANDS 86,000 73,000 68,500 68,000 301,500 82,000 77,521 65,000 67,000 296,521 CROWN LANDS. MISCELLANEOUS _____.-- --- --- ' TOTALS 18,378, 28 19,213,746 18,490,204 14,411,504 70,494,382 , 17,008,039 19,608,614 18,4 09 , 904 14,600,983 69,685,540 2' 9:2,701 TOTALS. . , _ No. ll.—lncrease and Decrease in the Periods ended September 30, 1863, as compared with the Corresponding Period s of the Preceding Year. . . Quarter ended Sept. 30, 1863. Halt-Year ended Sept. 30, 1863. Year ende d Se p t. 30, 1863 . - —__ Increase. Decrease. Increase. Decrease. , Increase. Decrease. ----- £ £ CUSTOMS £ 329,000 • • £ 263,0 A £ 00 92,000 CUSTOMS. •• EXCISE 318,000 • - ' 163,000 438,000 EXCISE. STAMPS ll,OOO .. 152,000 •• 321,055 • • STAMPS. TAXES PROPERTY TAX 1 0 .8,000 • 38,000 POST OFFICE • • 200,000: • • POST OFFICE. CROWN LANDS MISCELLANEOUS .. it'r2,479 - .. (27,679 7 706,808 MISCELLANEOUS. •• • • FF TOTALS 350,060 539,479 f 344,500 453,679 1 1,338,842 n 530,000 TOTALS. CHAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Fag., m.p., . DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., V.P. Net Decrease ....£189,479 Net Decrease . £109,179 Net Increase• • • .4808,842 No. lII.—An Account showing the Revenue and other Receipts of the Quarter ended Sept. 30 , 1863; ,the Appli ca ti on o f th e same ; an d the Charge of the Consolidated Fund for the said Quarter, together with the Surplus or Deficiency upon such Charge. Surplus Balance beyond the charge of the Consolidated Fund, for the Quarter ended June 30, 1863, viz. : APPEAL, Great Britain Ireland 971,219 Income received in the Quarter ended Sept. 30, 1803, as shown in Account I 11,411,504 Amount raised per Act 25-26 Viet., cap. 78, on account of Fortifications, &c..... 450,000 Amount received in the Quarter ended Sept. 30, 1863, in repayment of Advances ibr Public Works, &c. Income for the Quart er en d e d S e pt. 30, 1863, I n eiency Bills for Quarter ended June 30, 1863 Amount redemptionapplied of Exchequerout of th e pen The Committee of Management have to state that, since he beginning of the year 1800, the Roya, National Lifeboat Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab lishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society, and other means, since its formation, is 12,800 tor which services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silve r Medal s , and £16,480 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu tion has also expended £67,000 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting-can iages, and Boat-houses. The Committee desire to express their grateful sense of the generous support which they have received from the British public during the past few years, a support which has enabled them to establish their present magnificent fleet of 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom. Deeply sensible, however, of the great responsibility that rests on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and !Crews practised in the management of their boats, whi u can only be effected by a large and pezmanent annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their countrymen to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so great and truly national a work. The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following con tributions:— 1,076,05 Amount applied out of the Income to Supply Services, in the Quarter ended Sept. 30, 1863 ................................................. 9,466,121 338,086 Charge of the Consolidated Fund for th e Quarter ended Sept. 30, 1863, viz.:— Interest of the Perman e nt Debt £5,499,166... £16,170,808 Terminable Debt ........................ Interest of Exchequer Bills Interest of Deficiency 13118 729,572 84,601 The Civil List .... •.. "soli dated Other Charges on Consohdated Fund Works, & c , Advances for Public 63,378 Sinking Fund ...................... .......... 289,816 Balance, being the Deficiency on Sept. 30,1563, upon the charge of the Consoli dated Fund in Great Britain, to meet the Dividends, and other charges, payable in the Quarter to Dec. 31, 1863. and for which Exchequer Bills (Deficiency) will be issued in that Quarter 2,273,640 7,414,682 Her Majesty the Queen .. annual 50 0 0 Campbell, the Hon. Mrs. .. annual 5 0 0 Clerk, Colonel, R.A. .. annual 1 1 0 Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers annual 10 0 0 Currie, Wm, .Ksq,, .. 4th (foul° 0 ti e of the Consolidated Fund, for the Quarter Great Britain .............................................. Ireland .................................................... Surplus Balance aslaenpeet. 30, 1863, t vi h z e . e:_harg £16,444,448 457,550 £18,444,448 MAGAZINE DAY, blind, his disenchantment is painfully rapid. An article on " England and her Colonies," follows almost too closely upon the essay on " England and America," but it is worth reading, although scarcely doing justice to the loyalty of our Canadian kinsmen to the mother country. The scientific reader will be attracted by a paper by Pro fessor William Ring on certain phenomena of the Atlantic, and his instructions are not without a practical end, as he especially considers the proposed telegraphic communica tion between; Ireland and Newfoundland. The " Sketcher in the Ardennes and Moselle land" is the title of a plea sant paper describing the wanderings of a party of tourists in the forest consecrated to poetic memories. The London Recluse continues his "recreations," or rather reflections, and while an essay on the second part of " Goethe's Faust" su pplies the wants of the literary reader, an essay on the pre sent state of R ussia addresses itself to the politician, who has certainly the lion's share in the current number of Fraser. . Erie, Lord Chief .1 astic,e don. 10 10 ( Fansbawe, Vice-Adiniral Sir A., TC.C.II. .. 9d don. 25 0 0 Fenwick, (4.. T., Eq., cost of a Lifeboat and Tran- BLACKWOOD.—A new tale is commenced in this number, called " Tony Butler." It promises to illus trate some peculiar shades of character with great nicety and exactness. We have a variety of diffe rent personages introduced. There is, first of all, the widow Butler, who is rather a stern dame, for all her seclusion and apparent unwillingness to obtrude on the society of her then superiors in society. Tony, the hero, is nothing very wonderful as yet ; but he at least appears conscious of his defects, for be often bitterly laments his ignorance and the inability he feels to repair his want of knowledge and cultivation. There is "a very fine gentle man, indeed," who comes down to overwhelm the rustics with his town impertinence and insufferable assumption, and his infatuated adorer, a younger son of the great house he visits, who copies his airs at second-hand, and com mences on poor Tony, who wisely beats a retreat. This narrative will probably introduce us to some curious sketches of life and manners in its continuous course. " Caxtoniana" is concluded in this month's instalment. It has now been going on for some time, and has furnished in its course ample opportunity for the speculation of the philo sophic mind in its abstruse subjects, while its lighter pic tures have represented society under many brilliant aspects- Altogether, this series of essays will doubtless prove a popu lar one, and be taken up to beguile the leisure hour, or to occupy the studious ruouents of the general reader, who wishes to have something between deep reading and ro mance. " Sheridan Knowles" is the title of a paper that presents us with a very fair sketch of the peculiarities of that well-known dramatic writer. It is truly stated that not the partiality of a friend, or the partisanship of a bio grapher, can induce one to represent the " dramatic works of Sheridan Knowles as having any title to a permanent place in the literature of England." This is very correct criticism, and so also is the judgment presently expressed regarding the plays, which at all events have made his name famous in this generation. A plain, unvarnished testimony to a man's merits is of more worth and weight than a whole tissue of fulsome adulation, that disgusts friends, and makes foes .doubly intolerant. Amongst his good qualities are ranked Sheridan Knowles's industry and perseverance; and most fittingly does his critic take leave of him in these words : " Peace be with him; earnestly, vigorously, not altogether unsuccessfully did our dramatist work at his calling. If we cannot crown him with immortal laurel, we part from him with kindly thoughts and honest respect for his memory." " The Perpetual Curate," is not so interesting as usual in this number, the fortunes of Frank are dropped for the time to take up the course of the brilliant but erratic Gerald. On the principle that one trouble drives another out of our heads, this precipitate journey of the Curate may be of ser vice to him, for he finds his brother's household even more perplexed and unhappy than his own solitary existence had of late become. One of the most interesting articles is that entitled " Harrow School." It is a most interesting paper, and may furnish information to many readers, with which they were doubtless before unacquainted. John Lyon, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, sat up a grammar school in his native pariah. The intentions of this honest yeoman were that a liberal education should be imparted to the scholars of his institution, but it is said here his most sanguine hopes could hardly have foreshadowed the day when it should be thronged by the young aristocracy of England. Then follows a long account of the changes that have taken place in the school as to size and arrangements since those early days when it was first planned. The account winds up with the just remark that if a boy is not happy at Har row it must be his own fault. A very impressive pas sage refers to the erection of the " Crimean Aisle as the tribute of old schoolfellows and friends, to the memory of those who fell in the Russian war." The six stained win dows bear underneath the names and rank of those 22 Har row men, who fought their last fight there. Of them it was said in Dr. Vaughan's address, when the first atone was laid by Sir F. Williams, of Kars, "Their bodies are buried in a far land, but their names live in their old school for evermore." We meet with some verses on the sugges tive subject of "Amen, in the Cathedral, St. Andrews." They aro appropriately written, and breathe throughout a spirit of melancholy and an earnest faith that are fitted to the subject. A long article on "Gold, and Social Politics," concludes this number. It enters at length into the ques tion in its various bearings, and expresses a conviction that the " Gold Discoveries" have conferred a boon upon the world, and specially mitigated the effects of the cotton famine. PEL1C1C.........411. STAXPED ....sd. sporting Carriage .. 250 0 0 Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. .. don. 3 0 0 Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. 7th don. 10 0 0 Moore, Rev. G. B. don. 15 15 0 Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich .. .. 3 0 0 Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, R.C.B. .. annual 2 0 0 Thom. s, Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collected by her have committed. "In the Land of the Eiateddfodd "is a curious kind of sketch that describes very smartly the mixture of comic and pathetic that took place during that imposing ceremony. " Eveleen O'Connor" is a very awful tale, that is painful to peruse, from being an apt representation of the sad effects of furious rage and extreme imprudence com bined. Eveleen's fate was happier than if her reason had survived, and therefore her fate was not so tragic as it seemed. "The Miseries of a Dramatic Author" is a very entertaining and instructive paper. It should be perused by young and inexperienced writers, who little imagine what is before them, if they aim at writing for the stage. The real troubles begin, it is said, after the play is accepted. Every imaginable annoyance, every conceivable misfortu ne seems to assail the hapless wight who aspires to become th e successful auth9r of a piece. The manager coolly tells h im his best points are all impracticable, the actors do not like their parts—perhaps refuse to act at all—and thus cause great confusion, and sometimes stop the piece altogether. Of minor troubles there are myriads. Some people will have "exit speeches," and expect some to be specially in troduced to please them. A manager once asked an author to give "B" an exit speech, adding that his position de manded it. The other replied that his position in the play did not admit of one. The manager retorted, " Why not a curse; B' s position in the theatre demands a curse." This seems a strange mode of settling differences, and would hardly suit all tastes. A ludicrous story [quoted in The Sun a few days since] is told of a writer for the stage once venturing on a tragedy. His manager advised him to " cut out all the poetry, and send it to Astley's." He did so, and it ran a hundred nights. If authors oftener followed sceh unpalatable advice, the re sults might be as profitable. The sketch winds up by stat ing that a novelist, on the day of publication, feels -as if drawing cheques on theßank of Fame; but a dramatist has terrible misgivings to encounter, as his success depends principally upon others, who are often indifferent. TEMPLE BAR.—" John Marchmont's Legacy" is continued at some length, and some eventful cir cumstances occur. Belinda Lawford speaks her mind about Edward Arundel's conduct in chastising Mr. Paul Marchmont, but is overheard by that worthy man, and he seizes the opportunity of mystifying her. Edward Arundel returns home from Brittany, and finds Belinda at his mother's house on a visit. After a short time ho proposes to her, and the time is fixed for the wedding. 111-omened doubts assail the mind of the young man as the day draws near, and he is evidently under the apprehension of some unfortunate event occur ring. In all probability one of those startling occurrences will take place which have so often appeared in this authoress's works. " The Trials of the Tredgolds " is proceeded with, but does not make very much progress in this number. Herbert Gifford and Lizzie Moyle still keep up their engagement in a clandestine form, which will soon cause fresh disturbances. Clement Buckburst attempts to retrieve his fallen fortunes by proposing for Clare Gifford, but fails in his object. Noel Bryan is progressing steadily with his work, and promises to become famous. "De Mortuis'i is an article that contains a sort of melancholy interest. The obituary record is now of one gone to the tomb in that city of eternal change and revolution, which, in its whirl of shifting movements, has scarcely time to ask where are the old symbols—where even the cherished realities. The Fabourg of St. German is the quarter alluded to, and certainly its annals are stored with recollections of ancient grandeur and departed power. Lord Strangford, in his lines on the Aristocracy of France, has paid a tribute to their constancy and devotion to the old cause, to which they clung with chivalric enthusiasm : But though their state is fallen, all Europe cannot show Such glory as was theirs of old, such glory as is now. For they themselves have conquered, themselves they have forgone ; And they their own relinquished, till the King shall have his awn. This serial seems to be prone to undertake retrospective subjects this month, for we find a paper headed " Fifty Years Ago." It alludes to the 18th of this month as the great anniversary for the Germans, since it celebrates the battle of "Leipzig." After an elaborate ac count of the conflict the writer seeks to read a lecture to the present generation. He very wisely bids the Germans re member that all the armies then combined had been pre viously defeated separately. Hence it is aptly suggested that the course now taken by Prussia is a very dangerous one, and that the fable of the Bundle of Sticks may now be verified. "It was dualism that tel to the loss of Lombardy, and the same feeling may cause Rhenish Prussia also to be lopped off the Germanic Confederation." "My Travelling Companion" is concluded, and it would seem that, after all, the disappointed lover and the deluded victim was nothing else than a dexterous sharper and an expert thief. His adroitness in abstracting the loss of valuables about (quailed his skill in devi,ing a thrilling tale of horror, and suggest ing the striking but unpleasant denouement of try ins his poniard on his companion to test its efficacy in ridding him of his enemy. Though not over probable, the story is pos sible, and very ingeniously put altogether. "Winter Prospects of the North of England" affords the opportu nity of suggesting some valuable hints regarding that com plicated question. It is truly said that typhus is greatly to be dreaded, and that this is not only a poor man's question. " Fever is erratic and unscrupulous ; although bred on the cold hearthstone of Lazarus, it will stalk unbidden to the drawing room or bed chamber of a neighbouring Dives." MACMILLAN.-111acmillan is this month more in teresting than usual, the subjects being varied and the articles generally well written. The fifth letter from the " Competition Wallah" dilates enthusi astically on the advantages of the Indian Civil Service, and expatiates on its superiority over the heart-sickness of briefs deferred, and the hopeless struggle against the sons of attorneys, and the nephews of railway directors. "Is it not better," he asks indignantly, " than grinding year after year at the school with teaching the young idea how to turn good English verses into bad Latin ? Is it not better than hanging wearily on at college, feeling your early triumphs turn into bitterne ss, doubting whether to class youtself with old or young? An able energetic man, for whom active life ha 3 charms, well de light in such an exchange as is offered him by an Indian career, but an enthusiast is forced to admit that the attrac tions of domestic life are not equal to those of public service. The lack of employment or interest in ‘‘up country life " is severely felt by the ladies, and when it comes to sending their little ones home without them the trial is very great. Yet, with all drawbacks, the picture which the writer gives of the Civil Service is an inspiring one. "There is no career," he says, "which holds out such certain and splendid pro spects to honourable ambition. But better far than this, there Nilo career which so surely inspires men with the desire to do something useful in their generation--to leave their mark upon the world for good and not for evil." The story of " Vincenzo" is continued, and the fortunes of the luck less hero take a sudden turn for the better. Sorrow and To UNITED SERVICE.--In the United Service we have an interestin g accoun t o f the m ee ti ng of the British Association which was recently held at N e wesstle-on-Ty ne. Of course this report i s only an outline . of the p roceed i ngs, but great care and discrimination have b een exerc i se d i n se l ect i ng t h e c hi e f topics discussed. F oremost among these may b e con sidered Sir William Armstrong's exposure of the trade frau d s (for such they really are) of the coal owners, who, he avers, cause millions of tons of small coal to be burned annually at the pit's mouth, in order to keep up the price of screened coals. Due attention is paid to his remarks on gunnery and projectiles, but on this subject the public have already beard much, and aro lik e l y to h ear muc h more. p a imer , s remarks on the progress of iron ship .building on the Tyne and Te es f rom 18 42, show how rapidly the sc i enc e of iron shipbuilding has advanced, and prove, in spite of evil prognosti▪ cations, that water carriage can still com pete successfully with railroads in the conveyance of coals f rom the north to L ondon. Since the first introduction of stea m colliers great improvements have taken place in their construction. The screw collier James Dixon frequently receives 1,2 00 tons of coals in four hours, makes her passage to London to 32 hours there, by means of the hydraulic machinery, she discharges her cargo in 10 hours, returns in 32 hours, and thus c om pl etes b er voyage i n 78 h ours. Thi s screw collier made 57 voyages to L on d on i n one year , an d in that year delivered 62,842 tons of coal, with a crew of only 21 parso n a. To acco m pli s h thi s wor k on th e o ld system, with sailing colliers, would have required 16 ships and 144 hands to man them." Mr. Seott Russell very sensibly deprecates anything like a feeling of rivalry between the Admiralty and private yards. li e mai▪ ntains that th e p r i va t e yar d s an d th e Ad miralty d oc kyards oug h t alike to be considered the property of the cou ntry . , and that, th ere f ore , G overnment s h ou ld keep all the Prwate yards employ e d t o a sma ll b u t regu l ar e xtent, so that, in cases o f emergency , they would possess an enormous shipbuilding power. The extracts from Mr. Glaisher' s and firstinterest ing. part of a memoir of General Wolfe, we are carried back to a period in the history of our army, which, for the credit of th e service, we would gladly have buried in oblivi▪ on. We refer to the atrocities of the Duke of Cumberland at C ulloden ; and the fact that the hero of Quebec participated in these butcheries, or at least was pre sent at thew, detracts much fr om th e romance with which h i s nam e has always been cloth e d. B u t th e s t a t e o f th e British army during the reign of the first and second G eorg es was most deplorabl e; an d Ch eva li er W ogen charae terised it as a body " wher e th e l east pretens i ons to learn ing, to piety , or to .common morals, would endanger the owner of being cashiered," U n d er th e h ea d o f " C ur i os iti es of Naval Literature,, vse have a sketch of English charac ter in ancient times, the origin of the broad arrow to desig nate Government property, and other antiquarian matters. A chapter on our " Active Admirals" fur nishes a history of the British navy from the early days of Queen Bess down to the present iron paper on the p roposed American fortificat i ons ago . In a and their influence on our colonies in North America, the forts already erected, and about to be constructed on the northern boundary of the United States, are duly described. After showing how they will b ear upon C ana d a , th e writer concludes with a piece of advice which is too sound to be acted upon by a Whig Administration or to be heeded by our present Foreign Secretary. He urges that before winter sets in we should send out all the gunboats that can be spared, so that they may be ready t o o ccu py th e lakes at the breaking up o f the IC9 next spring, for it is well known that whoever has command of the lakes commands Canada. This is perfectly correct, bat our Government is breaking up gunboats which would do well enough to protect the lakes until others could replace them. " Greenwich Cha racters" are continued in the usual style, and the first in. stalment of a paper on " Gambia Colony and the Civil War" and another O n "The Polish Question" conclude the number. CouratiLL.—" The Small House at Allington" is more exciting than usual in this number. First of all, Crosbie's lugubrious wedding is about to come off, and he is proportionately wretched. Lily Dale is already avenged in the position of her wretched suitor. Lily's bedside is c prophetic picture of happier days for the unfortuna k , little household. Mrs Lupex creates another disturbance in Burton-crescent, and of course Cradell is as ridiculous as ever. " Sea Fights, Ancient and Modern," is a very appropriate article at this present juncture. Its object is to "give a popular account of the chief forms that fighting at sea has assumed amongst the most important nations of the world." The writer gives us a consolatory idea that change has always existed in naval things, "but that the genius of the sea races has never been affected by it." This is very true, but the intelligence thus imparted is rendered doubly welcome from the fact that it is often the fashion to decry the prowess of our country at the present day, and to augur sinister events as likely to occur if war is declared. This is the right way of treating the question. "Is steam a more potent source iu nature than genius, or iron harder than the pluck of the British tar." " The Home of Commons front the Ladies' Gallery" is an aran , ing sketch. The effect of the narration is a little marred by the extravagant style of some of the remarks. Mr. Gladstone, who was the hero of the night's debate, is extolled to the echo, and indeed, when he was heard, it appeared to the listeners that no one else should speak after him. Apart from this extraordinary style of encomium, the rest of the sketch is amusing and will please many. " Out of the World" con cludes in a most melancholy manner. The story furnishes a moral to those who, like lioratia, make misery by their ...._ __ anxiety have softened Rose, and the long and dangerous illness of her husband following closely on the death of ber father, reawakens all her dormant affection. Sho devotes herself to him with unceasing tenderness, and at length sees him restored to life and to the service of his country from which she had so long withheld him. Dr. Anstie con- FRASER.—The existing relations between Eng land and America are the subject of a lengthened and thoughtful paper. The writer goes thoroughly into the merits of the case, and examines the argu ments brought forward on behalf of each side, arriving at last at the conclusion that we should " be perfectly neutral, be civil to each party, and sympa thise fully with neither." To this state of mind he appears to have brought himself, and there is much truth and sense in what he says, though we cannot coincide in all his opi nions. For instance, he says, that if we admit the prin ciple that whenever a large body of men chose to withdraw themselves from the control of a given Government they have a right to do so, we not only give the South a right to repudiate the North, but we give New York city a right to secede from the State of New York, or Westminster from London. The cases are entirely distinct, and the United States by their very name are a band of equal Confederates not governed and governors. It is certainly consistent with reason and justice that an association so formed can be disbanded at the will of the contracting parties. The North, he says, stands on solid ground when fighting for the enforcement of the Constitution, and there is an end of all transactions between man and man if express agreements are not to be enforced. On such reasoning we might as well say that every proposal to dissolve a civil partnership should be resisted by law I The case is more truly stated in a sentence quoted by the writer himself from a speech marl: IT a membtr of the American Senate 20 years ago —" The Constitution is a contract in which the States appeared as sovereigns. Now, whenever a contract is made between parties who have no common superior, each re tains the right of deciding for itself on the extent of its obligations." Nevertheless, the author, although decidedly not Southern in his sympathies, points out very clearly the errors and mistakes of the Federals, and he certainly aims at impartiality and equity in this essay. The inte resting story of "Late Laurels" is continued, and shows us the romance of the honeymoon swiftly waning. The young bride's most noticeable qualities are a love of ad miration and a passion for dress, and, as her husband has never reached that stage of devotion PA which love is tributes a paper on " Physical Pain," and inclines to the theory that pain in the nerve is the result of a low degree papers on "Oar Wayside Poets" is day( the sweet and touching verses of the *1;z: - 4 3 May." The two stories which recently replaced by others sufficiently romantic to , is a plentiful supply of verse which does not, tugortunatel. 3 1 ) rise above the average. THE SIXPENNY MAGAZINE.—This magazine givet us as usual a comprehensive table of contents, C(f which tales of adventure occupy a principal portion.-. Among the other papers we have " A History Or Roads," an essay on " Rural Cemeteries," a sketch of •the life of Addison, and a treatise on Perfumes. The rem ler has certainly no reason to quarrel with the quantity of e n tertainment given him, and its quality is so very fair that it is difficult to guess how it can be provided &touch a omit. YouNG ENGLAN D.—This is a pleasant little serial, intended for young people. It is plentifully illus trated and full of adventure, gossip, information, fold amusement. of vitality, and supports his views by ingenious argument and illustration. " Gold, its Chemistry and Mineralogy," is the subject of an interesting paper. It is mentioned, as a curious fact, that it is not unusual to find in the sand of the river Seine, which is used for glass making, small grains of gold, and that this gold by some means makes its its way into the vegetation on the banks. A French che mist, in order to demonstrate this with certainty, burnt some of ,the vines growing there, and from their ashes he ex tracted enough gold to coin three Napoleons. As each piece of 20 francs value cost the experimenter 120 francs to procure, the result was not encouraging in the way of profit, but it was highly successful by way of scientific experi ment. " A Little French City" is the title of a pleasant gossiping 'paper about the good people and quiet town of Sens, written by an artist who gives such a glowing de scription of the beauty surrounding his painting-tent that it is enough to tempt any reader, with means and leisure, to cross the Channel forthwith. Ladyship _ , .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 16 0 Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord • . .. .. annual 50 0 Donations and Annual Sescriptions will be thankfully re , eived by the tankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis, Perot:rat. and 6, Lombard - street ; Messrs. Coutts and Co., 59, Strand; Co., Aessrs. Herries, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St. .James's-street, London ; by ail the Collectors of Customs and Bankers in the Unitedfiingdom; and by the Secretary Richard Lewis. Esq., at the Office of the Lzwito.tion, 11, John-etreet, Adelpht, London, W.C. ST. JAMES'S.—The story of " Aubrey Marston" continues to unravel its mysteries at a slow and uncertain pace. It is followed by an article onthe various discomforts and ingenious tendencies of railway travelling. .The writer, however, does not consider these drawbacks to be inseparable from the popular system of locomotion. "It is," ho sayli !h : t glorious mode of progression, and great is the Pity _i_a_ everything that tends to diminish its risk, wheth,efsrerrets diate or future, is not adopted without delay." Traipse dark of my Office" is:continued, and unfolds anetherto pages of human life which the writer seem , a account of Sir Lascelles Wraxall gives us a Frouchai,a, Straws in the an Englishman's aeronautic enterprise:l.d this month float Stream" have reached their fifth part , ,, n _ t Madeleine Graham over to Boulogne-sur-Mer. The s A) , r r Y ,.., q uest ionable taste to is continued with spirit, but it is ‘7 , i . , whose . our sensation fiction - p it delight in. CO ma' , painful ofesattOafr e e :d in ed. There are several other introduce the incidents of 8 iv memories , into a st ory details are fresh in m "Death on the High Seas, d this kind. It, is a new certainly not ono to be co b ni ci n n i a papers, the best of them . ~ and "As far as the Righ THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE.--The most noticeable s, The white Gauntlet," w hi c h i s, lik e a ll this wag:azine is Capt a i n M ayne R e i d ' s f ea t ur e in author's works, Lull of lif e an d adventure. Q ueen s it t s oryof 1 rozatet w o troubles are discussed at length, and it is curi „iv, to compare the dangers and trials of her early days with her eubnpeut grandeur a . nd prosperity. 'she series of wretched conduct. Too late she finds out the irreme. diable mistake that she has made, but mortals may not undo the peat or condone with Providence for the sine they SITUATION WANTED. WAITER —Share or Single-handed.—Simla, Age. Twenty-eight. Much experience in first-class Hotels. Address, L. S., Star and liartLr Hotel, Putney, Surrey. BUILDING GROUND, Milk-street, Chenpside. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Committee for Letting, the City's Lands will meet at Guildhall, on WEDNESDAY, the 14th October next, at 1 o'clock t reoisely, to RECEIVE PROPOSALS for a BUILDING LEASE for 80 Years of a piece of Ground on the East side of Milk-street, Cheapside, in the City of London. A Plan of the Ground may be seen and Forms of Tender obtained, upon application at the Office of the City Architect, G FERDINAND BRAND, Comptroller. Guildhall, Sept. 21, 1863. METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. ON AND AFTER IsT OCTOBER, ADDITIONAL TRAINS Will run between Paddington and the City, calling at every Station. _ _ . ----- THROUGH TRAINS will also run to and from the Great Northern and Great Western Railways. The Metropolitan Company's NEW CARRIAGES, LIGHTED WITH GAS, will be ready in a few days. MYLES FENTON, General Manager. Padding,don, Sept. 28, 1863. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Establifthed 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. Accumulated and Invested Funds Annual Revenue FIRE DEPARTMENT. Insurarres granted both at Home and in Foreign Countries on the most liberal terms. LIFE DEPARTMENT. Every facility offered to Insurers. Ninety per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers on the participating principle. The new Life business transacted in 1862 as follows : Policies. Amount In=ured. £2 6 m m ius. 1,037 £763,334 £23.641 0 0 Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished on application at the - - OFFICES : LONDON 58, Thre a dneedle-street. 4, New Bank Buildings. Lothbury. ~ West-end Office B, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. T HE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. HEAD OFFICES, 29, Lombard-street, London, and Royal Insurance buildings, Liverpool. Total Annual Revenue exceeds £soo,o^o. Accumulated Funds in hand over 1,090,000. Chairman in Liverpool : CHARLES TURNER, Esq., M.P• Chairman in London : WILLIAM WAINWRIGHT, Esq. EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1862. The Directors of the Royal Insurance Company are now called upon to make their accustomed periodical Report at the Meeting of its Shareholders. FIRE BRANCH. The Directors have, as pleasingly as unexpectedly, at the close of the year, to announce, for the first time, that the Fire Premiums have not only reached, but exceed £.300,000. The high comparative position held by the Royal in the Government Returns of Duty is ags in fully maintained. The profit of the business of the year exceeds considerably the amount realised in the preceding year, and in fact sur passes that of any year, with but two exceptions, since the commencement of this Office, the balance to the credit on account of British and Foreign Insurances being £45,107 Ifs. 5d., and of the North American business, which is kept sepa rately, £11,007 16s, 10d. LIFE BRANCH. The very gratifying duty now falls upon the Directors to state the sum assured on new policies for fhe year 1862 exceeds even that of theyear 1861 by £lBO,OOO, and has arrived at the almost unexampled amount for a single year of £701,427 on 1,408 new policies issued. Until within the last few years it is believed that such a sum assured as that sshich has just been announced as the result of one year's business was all but unheard of. This portion of the Company's business has been carefully watched, and cannot fail to give much satisfaction to the shareholder, as well as no small encouragement for the future to the participating life assurer. Evidence of continued care in the selection of lives is amply afforded by a statement of the number rejected. These have amounted to 311 for the year, on which the aggregate sum proposed for assurances mounts to £143,281. Various degrees of ineligibility have led to these lives being declined. No small number of the Assurance Companies of the day record their accepted lives annually at a sum not much, if at all, exceeding those which the Royal has declared as inadmis sible in a single year from deterioration of some kind or another. If, to complete their review, the Directors now advert briefly to the United Kingdom, they have to announce that in Fire Business its progress has been undoubtedly more rapid than that of any other Company established either in London or elsewhere, except when amalgamations have taken place. The returns of duty have proved this. In Life, the amount of New Policies already reported make all other evidence needless. The Directors conclude their present Report with the expression of an opinion that the prospects of the Royal Insurance Company were never brighter, and of a consequent hope, founded on a grateful remembrance of the past, that the future may unfold for it a sphere of still greater magni tude, combining distinguished commercial success to the Office with a lengthened career of usefulness and protection to the public. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. ARMY CONTRACTS. TENDERS will be received at this Office until 12 o'clock noon on the 3d of October, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contracts to supply FORAGE AND PAILLASSE STRAW, in such quantities ss may be required, for the use of Tier Majesty's Land Forces stationed in the following places, from Ist November, 1863, to 31st October, 1864 : FORAGE. 1 . Hyde -park, Kensington, Regent's-park, and Horse Guards. 2. Hounslow and Kneller 3. Hampton Court. 4. Windsor. 5. Brighton. 6. Sandhurst. 7. Enfield. _ _ • PAILLASSE STRAW. 1. Brompton House, Hyde-park, and Kensington. 2. Regent's-park, St. John's-wood, and Portman-street Barracks. 3. New Barracks, Chelsea. 4. Wellington and St. George's Barracks, 5. The Tower. 6. Hounslow and hneller 7. Hampton Court. 8. Windsr,r. 0. Brighton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shore ham. 10. Croydon. separate 'fenders must be made for Porage and for Pail asse Straw for each 01 the above-mentioned Stations or Bar-' racks as grouped and numbered. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock. Tenders on the printed forms must be properly filled up and signed, and co 'lender will be noticed unless delivered at the under-mentioned t dlice, under closed envelope (marked on the outside " Tender for Commissariat Supplies"), before 12 o'clock noon on the 3d October next. (Signed) W. T. POWER, Comm ssary-General, Deputy Commissary-General's Office, 5. New-street, Spring-gardens, London, S.W., 10th Sept., 1563. WANTED-PURE WATER, (Irons the Building .A'ezcs) Our sanitary aut h or i t i es ha ve unan i mous ly accepted pure water as a ma i n feature i n the requ i rements o f man . Their effort to secure to the public the necessary element, bears testimony to the diffi cu l t i es th at ever ar i se i n a e iviliied and highly populat e d country, in o b ta i n i ng water i n i ts , s t a t es e t n he s puiw a e la a r i ni mi g gh ex tentr, of purity. Pure w ater h as b een t h e cry t h a t h as l owere d the water company,As d to bl an e in therefrom. Still, when we realise the f ac t, so we ll es t a bli s hed as to be beyond all doubt, that the pur er th e wa t er that inters our leaden condui ts, the more poisonous it may be made theshareho shareholders. addition te r nl eiv to e ec t considerable before it reaches the consumer, we have to ask. most seriously whether or not that great depreciation of stock.is not lost, so far as the public advantage that might accrue from it, by the want of a proper knowledge , of the medium through which the water is oonieyed. A circular was issued, or a general notice promulgated, by the several water companies, when the reservoirs were• covered in and the various additions and i mprovemen t s made in compliance with the new set of Parliament relat ing thereto, requesting the consumers to clear out their cfsterns, that' they might receive the full benefit of thec purer supply. Still it left an equally important require ment untouched and almost unknown. In some districts, public attention has been aroused to the knowledge of the. requirement of which we speak, through the sudden death by poisoning of several members of a family, with the nar row escape of the remainder. The cause has been traced. to the leaden pipes through which the water used by the family has been conveyed. We aro not about to frighten our readers with a prognostication of sudden death to the consumers of water that has passed through leaden pipes, but ask their attention to a few facts relative to the charac teristics of the medium through which they receive this universal element. Firstly, we are informed by the highest chemical autho rities, that pure water so rapidly acts upon lead, that in a very short space of time it becomes impregnated with this metal in a soluble form. Nor are we to escape by the com forting assurance that the water is impure. Water that contains carbonic acid (and what water does not in a grea,ter or less degree ?) equally appropriates to itself a portion Of the metallic medium through which it passes ; these are facts from which we have no appeal. It is true that water may contain certain constituents that will act on the lead in a manner more favourable to a hygienic state of things ; but do wo take the trouble to ascertain if such a quality exists in our water? We think not. The result is, there fore, that in the case of all new lead pipes, colic, next to poisoning, is the result upon all who use it; and in all cases, unless specially protected, poison, in the form of salts of lead, is administered, whether in homoeopathic doses or after the more liberal allopathic system, and a deleter.ious effect is produced on the system and health of all who par take of the liquid. The effect of sulphuric acid as a co."- rective, in the exceptional cases of which we have already . spoken, is caused by the internal surface of the lead being' changed from the metallic state into a sulphide of the metal which is insoluble in water. This reaction may be artificially produced by a simple yet scientific process, the discovery of Dr. Schwarz, of Breslau. This savant proposes the passing through lead pipes of a solution of sulphide of potassium, at a temperature of 212 degrees, which changes the metallic lead into a sulphide of lead, and, thus transmuted, the water passing through it is perfectly free from the risk of contamination by any poisonous salt from the load. It re mains for the public themselves to decide from our state ments of facts, whether or not they will continue to tolerate even the skeleton of an evil that may be so easily exercised. TO PREVENT POISONING BY LEAD PIPES. Few persons have become the occupants of a new house without some serious charge against the builder, on the score of drains; the architect, as to the sanitary or other mal-arrangements of the premises; or, failing to trace to either of these personages the cause of some sickness that has seized them, they decry tho constitution; or, if some sage friend has been consulted, and finds the situation favourable as to the four winds, the substratum is referred to ; and then, if clay be the obnoxious foundation, even the pulling down of the house is pronounced useless, as giving no remedy against existing evil, which has been attributed to so many imaginable causes. Of all the departments, the plumbar's is the least sus pected. He goes scot free: for if there bo an. abundance of water, what blame can attach to him ? We do not say that blame as yet does attach to him, but we confidently assort that the cause of the evil is often found in his depart ment. That metal which is. a•i pliant under his hands, and can be so easily moulded to his will—with its bright clear face, that seems as if it, would throw back with indignation any charge of poisoning, is the culprit after whom the whole house has been in search. In time the hunters are worn out in the chase; and having passed the worst mat ters begin to mend ; not so much from acclimatisation, as the victims suppose, but from the pipes having changed their faces from a laden hue to one more white; not, in deed, paled from sorrow at the mischief they have done, but free falling in with some companion, who has tarried, and in whose society the metal is so engrossed, as to cease to , exercise a poisonous and deleterious influence over our own. To those who have not been able to follow our analogy, let us sum up in clearer words. Lead is soluble in pure water. A solution of lead is highly poisonous. There are cases in which pure water, drawn through leaden pipes or from leaden cisterns, has carried a sufficiency of lead in solution to poison a whole family. satitlf andw cis erna be n'l But a plea of exemption may arise from those who have not pure water. To such we would reply—lmpure water coats the lead, in process of time, with the white film of a carbonate of the metal, which is insoluble, with ex ceptions ; one being the presence of water containing car bonic acid. Such water, in passing through the carbonate of lead, takes up an equivalent of the same, which equiva lent may be sufficient to cause distinguishable colic, or set up a non-traceable source of indisposition through a whole family. We now approach the termination of our summary by answering a query that may be put by some sceptics. How is it, after all, some lead pipes do not poison water ? It arises from the fact that old age has wrought a change for the better in their disposition ; for whan water impregnated with sulphur salts has for a long time passed through leaden pipes, or has long acted on leaden cisterns, the lead becomes coated with a sulphate or a sulphide ; and sulphide of leads being perfectly insoluble in pure water, and equally so in water not too excessively charged with foreign matters 0 be potable, renders the leaden vehicle perfectly harmles s ? and thus perfects it for the duties which in all other reEPe it performs in such a utilitarian manner. But we hav e : moral to append to our subject. Are we to wait court to be poisoned until our pipes become transmuted, o r w at _ aro wo to do ? The remedy is said now to be eastaillst of tamable without waiting. Dr. Schwarz, a cb e hig hl y Breslau, has made a discovery that th e can n_sc,.: n ri o . :b e sh r ow :b n y pas esteemed in a sanitary point of view, whi po ch ts f a s oL : D i e h ind sing a hot solution of the sulphide of th thof r e o s u mom t e leaden pipes, the interior face is transmuted. oires, .. at a cost tallic state to that of a sulphide in a few "' a ; too insignificant to mention. we l;,.. ico:hilanofdtthhee chanr; change of our water conduit be t a ifi n c s s til etat we have endeavoured to do this for Y o ° l * y i n scientific proposed is based on equally of uftful auxth e n . noxious .a.: if water in the mines of galena. well' by all metal, be drunk with impunity, lepipe for the futuro, at any rate, t r ie to support the char t longer silent poisoners, but e.a__ erve d , they have hitherto not faY9 gY,f . to the requirements of diulf_ff_°._— 1 bloodciallwdaYt9he Pills and Ointment cures effected [ADVERTISEVENTJ• rity,__.r he Wonderful a —Unparalleled rot edi es i n by these unequalled r. : °resent f all parts of the world have the ,i r Both 11 - went are coraPose" o f'ingre l e pi s and =t uts whi c h " won ter them n thenpurity at the same time that they str- ngthen. No one oandeny that health natural action of the Both anirnal "InHolloway's objects are effected without risk or danger by medicaments, which are as in nocent a s they are potent, depends upon P e ternai blemishes sueoura internal disorders and ex dins, so applicable for the to their power. These reme piaiDtth are no less ad relief of the commonest com formidable and dan equate to deal safely with the most kind. gerous diseases which can affiiet man- rAtcncv:rnoTn ADVERTI SEMENT.]—Av o id medicines : they always aggra-; Complaints, but Pu Barry's Delicious Health Restoringcost Revale n t a A ra bi ca Food, w hi c h saves fifty times its in other remedies, invariably cures them, restoring Perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs. healthy liver, pure blood, refreshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or entecbled. We extract a few out of 60,000 Cures :—Cure No. 68,216 of the Marchioness de Brthan, Paris, of a liver complaint, wasting away for seven years, debility, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad constant sleeplessness, the ino4 intolerable nervous agitation, and dreadlully low spirited.—Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decks, Lord Dent. of Waterford, of many years" dyspepsia.—No. 49,832. "Fatty years' indescribable WO' from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation. flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting.-11 1 aria J oll y . —Cure No. 16,270. Mr. James Roberts, of Frimley, Surrey, of . thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangch went, and partial deafness.—Cure No. 47,121. Bliss Eiji Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherning• spirits, and nervous fancies.— Cure No. 54,816. The Sv .o f p a i s . l . T. 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