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Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862. £ 2 . 0 P0,00(:), in 40,000 Shares of £5O each ; First Issue, 20,000 Share,, of which Ten Thousand are already sub scribeA. D ..l"'Ds it O'a Application XI per Share, and £2 on Allotment. 0 future Ca'l to exceed £5 per Share, and at intervals of nr,t 'less than three months. It is not intended to call up r aore than £25 per Share. CITY Or OXFORD.--It is asingular fact that present moment no candidate, either on. the Conservative interest; has put in an EcPPear."e e Lan stg vacancy occasioned by the lamented death ofbi' r g Mr. C. Neate, fellow of Oriel College, °Lfl' an Liberal, who was elected in 1857, but was ° n s ultzt, ea_ ted for bribery and corruption, has been invited to eft 1r himself, and he has consented to do so on one conditical, namely, that he shall receive a requisition signed hy a sufficient number of electors to satisfy him that his retm al is a matter of certainty. As such a condition cannot well be fulfilled, the general impression is that Mr. Neate, with his former experience of the same friends who took him in hand, will not enter the field, more especially as an opp (mitten is threatened, which would involve him in an expensive con test, the result of which it is impossible to foresee. The Gazette of last evening states that the speaker will issue his writ in six days for the election of a member, vacant by ,clue death of Mr. Langston. TEIVICESBUItY.—The election for Tewkesbury in the. room of the Hon. F. Lygon, who was elected on Monday 1 1 ..5t for West Worcestershir e , will not take place until the Lo oting of Parliament in February next. The hon. gentle „Qui, having, previous to his election fur West Worcester shire, Accepted the stewardship of the manor of Hempoolme, renders' the seat vacant; but the speaker has no power to h o b f e a to n r y e s t e h c e o n m d e ectainn is d g id o a f te P a a p r p li e a a m ri e n n g t : a T ud her m e issue quiet possessio n o f t h e field. n y o or li k k e el r i e h m • a ins in WINDSOA...—A meeting of the friend s and supporters of Colonel Richard Howard Vyse, the Conservative candidate, has been announced to fake place this evening, at th e White Hart Hotel, Windsor, which it is anticipated will be numerously attended. The votes of the electors are being freely canvassed by both candidates with much suc cess, and each received many promises of support. DIRECTORS. -Xenophon Esq., Merchant, London. 'Thomas Dhkin, Esq.. Alderman, Abchttrch-lane. Dargan, Esq, Dublin. - William li. Hariord, Esq. (Sir William Miles, Bart. , and CO, Bristol. P. D. lladow, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. George F. Holroyd, Esq., Direntor of the London, Chatham, ...and Dover Railway Company. G. nomere, Esq., Merchant, London. 1 . Proudtoot, Egg Manchester. Joseph Thornton, Esq., Beaver Hall, Southgate. -r • G. Westmorland, Esq. (Charles Joyce and Co.), London. Alfred Wilson, Esq., Director of the Rank of Lon don. l qichael Zarin, Esq. (Zarifi Bros.), Lonion. James Dickson, Esq. (Lenox, Nephew, and Co.), 18, New Broad-street. No. 22,257. TRE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 1863. PRICE. .. ....4d. STAMPED ....6d. MAJOR-GENERAL CAMPBELL'S NARRATIVE. Just ready, in 1 vol., Bvo., 145., bound, APERSONAL NARRATIVE of THIRTEEN YEARS' SERVICE AMONG THE WILD T RIBES K tIOR DISTAN, or the Suppression of Human Sacrifice. By Major-General JOHN CAMPBELL, C.B. Hurst and Blaokett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NORTH. BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. ing ; these forfeits to be divided between the first and second horse. Two-year-olds to carry 7st; 3 -yr-olds, Bst 121 b; 4-yr-olds and upwards, Ast 51b. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. 'Winners extra. Bretby Stakes Course. 16 subs. Mr Cartwright's Fairwater, 5 yrs, 9st 71b (51b extra) (Custance) 1 Captain Christie's Lady Clifden, 5 yrs, 9st 21b (Fordham) 2 Sir J. Hawley's Argonaut, 4 yrs, 9st slb (Wells) 3 Baron Niviere's Sonchamp, 2 yrs, 7st Betting--Even on Lady Clifden, 11 to 8 agst Argonaut, and 6 to 1 agst Fairwater. zonian, Quicksand, Little Savage, Aurora, Vanessa, and Oberon. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. Accumulated and Invested Funds 22,122,828 Annual Revenue 422,401 Betting-5 to 2 aglt Breeze, 4to 1 agst Vanessa, sto 1 agst Quicksand, and 7 to 1 agst Woodcraft. Breeze, in company with Miss Armstrong, made the running, followed by Teddy, Woodcraft, and Quicksand to the cords, when Miss Armstrong was beaten, and Teddy took a clear lead, followed half down by Woodcraft, the two finishing the race home together, the former winning cleverly. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Insurances 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 Inured. Premiums. 1,037 £763,334 £23,641 0 0 Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished on application at the BAN SERB. TYe Rank of London, Threadneedle-street and Charing-cross. fir William Allies, Bart., ar.d Co., Bristol. Optional Selling Stakes of 5 sous each, with 25 added, for 2-yr-old colts, Bst 121 b, and fillies Bst 81b, with selling al lowances. T.Y.C. 12 subs. Captain Goff's Voucher colt (Z3O), 7st 51b (Daley) 1 Mr. R. H. Nevill's Drosera's dam colt (£6O), 7st 51b AUDITORS. C. J. 11. Allen, Esq., 52. Threadneedle -street. and Co.) John Young, Esq. eXessrs. Coleman, Turquand, SOLICITORS. Messrs. Edwards and Co., Westminster.dick, ldermanbury. A . Messrs. Sole, Turners, and Hardwick, SOLICITORS IN BRISTOL. Messrs. Daniel and Cox. BROKERS. Messrs. Robins and Barber, 29, Threadneedle-street, E.C. Messrs. Boyle, Low, and Pim, Dublin. SECRETARY PRO TEN. W. C. Winterbottom, Esq. Temporary Offices-21, Threadneedle-street. This Company has been formed with the view of assisting the development of those constantly-exteacing operations in all departments of trade and commerce, which presents so extraordinary a feature in the industrial statistics of this country. The marked success which has attended the establishment of other Associations of a similar character proves beyond all question that a wide field exists for business of this descrip tion. ‘ , N bile this Association will assimilate in its principles with the institutions alluded to, it differs from them in several ma terial features. Without excluding Foreign Investments, it will in preference use its resources in affording increased faci lities f,,r the development of all legitimate descriptions of c Townsommercial ei 'terprise especially in - the leading Provincial of the United Kingdom. In Liverpool arrangements are pending for the formation of a very influential connexion. It is not its purpose to assume the functions which belong to ordinary banking, but it will make cash advances upon the deposit of all sound and bona fide securities, such as Deben tures and Dock Warrants, including approved Bills of Ex e. It will extend the benefits of its experience and i"fluenee in forwarding the successful completion of all public and private undertakings, the utility and lucrative character of which is satisfactorily assured; and with the view that the Sphere of its operations may b e as en l arge d as poss i ble, it is intended that the Association shall be represented at all the mote important towns by some of the most influential persons at those places, to be appointed from time to time. No promotion money has been or will be paid. Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be obtained at the offices of the Company, and of the brokers, and the solicitors in London, and at the several offices of the brokers and solicitors in the country. In the event of no allotment being made, the depoits will be returned in full. Should a less number of shares be allotted than are applied for, the deposit will be made available towards the payment on allotment, and the balance, if any, returned to the ap plicant. °HEAP EDITIONS of POPULAR NOVELS. sj Each work is embellished with Two Illustrations. EAST LYNNE. By Mrs. WOOD. 6s. The CHANNINGS. By Mrs. WOOD. 6s. MRS. HALIBURTON'S TROUBLES. By Mrs. WOOD. 6s. The INITIALS. By the Author of "Quits" and "At Odds." 6s. Lady Cliiden, with Argonaut at her girths, made play, Sonchamp lying up to half way down the hill, where Fair water joined them, and in a stride or two after she got her head in tront, and won in a canter by three parts of a length; a bad third. . Grimshaw) fi Mr. C. Fletton's Prescription (£6O), 7st llb (J. Grimshaw) t The following also ran:—Little Star, Event filly, Mys • terious Lady, Pirouette, Gossamer filly, Flaneur,Wee Aggie and Highland Mary. Betting-6 to 4 agst Voucher c, 4to 1 agst Prescription, 100 to 15 agst Pirouette, and 8 to 1 agst Wee Aggie. Th e colt—Drosera's dam and Prescription lying together iamadenngdwonos play to the cords, where the Voucher colt came out easily by a couple of lengths, his followers finish lose that the judge could not separate them; Wee Agie was a bad fourth ; Little Star was left at the post. The winner was claimed. A Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sous each, 10 ft, for 3- yr-olds and upwards; the winner of the Cambridgeshire to carry 71b, of any other handicap after the publication of the weights (October 22, at 10 a.m.), 51b extra. T.Y.C. Three subs. The highest weight accepting being 6st 121 b, it was raised to Bst 101 b, and the °then:in Omen : LONDON 58, Threadneedle-street. 51 West-end Office B, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. Sweepstakes of 200 sovs each, h ft, for colts; Bst 101 b each. Ab. M. Three subs. Lord Stamford's Mahometan, Bst 101 b .... (A. Edwards) 1 Lord Coventry's Dovedale, Bst 101 b (J. Adams) 2 Betting-5 to 2on Mahometan, who made all the running, and won very easily by two lengths. Fifty Pounds; for 3-yr-olds, 7st 11th; 4-yr-olls, Bst 101 b; 5-yr-olds, 6-yr-olds, and aged, Bat 131 b; maidens allowed 71b. K.M. • Sir F. Johnstone's Johnny Armstrong, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (J. Goater) 1 Mr Blake's Croagh Patrick, 5 yrs, Bst 131 b (G. Fordham) 2 Lord Stamford's Onesander, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b (A. Edwards) 3 The following also ran :--Caller On, King of - Utopia, Newmarket, and Wingrave, Also, just ready, The LAST of the CAVALIERS. Os. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. T HE 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 the 21st October, 1863, BERNARD HALL, Esq.. Chairman of the Company, in the Chair, the Directors' Report for the year stated— That the Fire Premiums for the year amounted to £70,300 being an increase over the preceding. year of 22,e80 That the Life Premium Receipts for the first three years were and for the past three years being an increase in the latter triennial period over the former of That the amount accumulated since last Meeting, as a Fire Reserve Fund, was 23,427 and the amount added to Life Fund was That during the past five years 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 4.6 per cent. per annum of the Premiums paid, while in some instances it was as high as 65, 70, and even 75 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. Now ready at all Libraries, ANTHONY TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL. Third Edition, 2 vols., post Svo., RACHE L R A Y. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE. City Sewers Commission, Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. pLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE for NOVEMBER, 1863. No. DLXXVII. Price 2s. 6d. The members of this Commission met at the Guildh a n yesterday under the presidency of Deputy De Jersey,. In the course of the sitting several summonses were heard against persons who had neglected to comply with notices which had been served upon them requiring the, completion of works of a sanatory nature upon premises situate in Elim-place, Three Nun-yard, and in Middle street, Cloth-fair, the houses in question being . inhabited by-families:of poor persons, _ * The inspector of sanatory works, Mr. Henry Parsons, who had taken out the summonses was heard, and an order was made in each of the cases for the completion of the works within seven days. In the event of the necessary works not being completed at the expiration of that petiodr it was further decided by the Commissioners to take the matter into their own hands, and charge the owners of the property with the expenses of performing the required works. CONTENTS. Chronicles cf Carlingford: The Perpetual Curate, Part VI. • Old Maps and New. Tony Butler. Part 11. Ducal Darmstadt. The Fall ut King Otho. Ha a thorn on England. Tars. May-Son'. . - - Our Rancorous "Cousins." William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. Betting-7 to 4 agst Johnny Armstrong, 4to 1 each agst Caller Ouand Croagh Patrick. proportion. Mr. Naylor's Fiancee, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b (Challoner) 1 Mr. payne'p Merry Maid, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (H Grimshaw) 2 Gener a Shirley's Lizzie, 6 yrs, Set 101 b (J. Mann) 3 to 4 on Merry Maid;rto 4 agst w on by a length. Sweepstakes of 10 sow each; for 3-yr-olds, Bst 21b ; 4-yr olds,eeP Bst 101 b; 5-yr-olds and upwards, 9st. The win ner to be sold for 80 soya, if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. 5 King of Utopia jumped away with a clear lead, having Johnny Armstrong, Onesander, and Wingrave in close attendance to the bushes, wheretheing dropped backand thelavourite C.1 . 1116 , 4311itl adverse, esander beingteatatd, and Croagh Patrick third, at whose side came Wingrave. In the bottom Croagh Patrick took the second place, and half way up he joined the leader; but in a few strides after Goater made his effort, and won very cleverly by half a length, two lengths separating the second and third ; Cal ler Ou was a bad fourth, Wingrave fifth, King of Utopia sixth, and Newmarket next. SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. Just published, THE CHURCHMAN'S ALMANACK, for the Year of our Lord 1864, with an Engraving of St. David's Cattiedral. On a large sheet .. .. • • .. Os. 2d. roller, cloth back Is. Oct. Small Bvo. • • Os. 2d. interleaved for Accounts, cloth gilt .. Os. 10d. Royal 32m0. stitched .. Us. Oid. paper cover • Os. id. interleaved for Accounts, cloth gilt .. Os. 6d. calf tuck .. • • .. ls. Bd. STAMP YOUR PAPER, ENVELOPES. INVOICES, &c., with JONES'S PATENT PERCUSSION EMBOSSING PRESS. subs. rlr. w. Hart's Airedale, 3 yrs (E. Taylor) 1 1 6 3e t r a t 4 's a lf ga u t m D p a h l r p e h y i , n 4 . yrs Won in a canter. Mr. Fisher's Reindeer, 5 yrs (Mitchell) 2 Mr, Wybrow's Dolphin, 3 yrs (Fordham) 3 (J. Goater) 4 Broeck's Echo, Bst, received forfeit from the Garotter, Bst 131 b. Last half of B.M. Naval and Military Intelligence. mmr.3iiriegGrtiegaaoff Hastings' The above would be found useful to youths at school for embossing their Books, Drawings, Papers, &c. The Press complete, with Plain Crest, Name, or Business Die, 95. 6d. Note the Address —WILLI AM JONES, Die Sinker, Press Maker, and Embosser, 3, Queen's-court, High Holborn (op posite Day and Martin's). The Cambridgeshire Stakes of 25 sous each, 10 ft, and only sif declared, with 100 added. The owner of the second horse to receive 50 sous out of the stakes. Winners The principal clerk, Mr. JOSEPH DAY. reported that lie had received from the Metropolitan Board of Works the sum of £2,033, which amount had been contributed by the Board towards the cost of improvements carried out by the Commissioners of Sewers within the City. Mr. A. J. BAYLIS, the solicitor to the Commission, stated that on the 23d inst. he attended before Alderman Hale at the Guildhall Police-court, and procured the condemnation of a quantity of diseased meat, consisting of a quarter of a cow, ahead, tongue, and liver, which had been seized in. Newgate-market. The meat had been sent up from Tam worth, and had been prepared and dressed for sale in a manner calculated to hide all appearance of disease except on close examination. The alderman on close inspection of the meat expressed himself in very strong terms as to the disgraceful state it was in, and directed that the case should be reported to the Court of Sewers, with a view to further procedings being taken. extra. Cambridgeshire Course. 215 subs, 78 of whom declared. Mr W. Day's Catch 'em Alive, 4 yrs, 7st .. (S. Adams) 1 Lord Westmorland's Merry Hart, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Morris) 2 Mr H. Ten Broeck's Summerside, 3 yrs, 5f . 3t 91b _ _ _ FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the Mercantile Credit Association (Limited!:— Gentlemen,---Having paid to your Bankers the sum of I request you to allot me Shares in the Mer chan'ile Credit As: ociaton, Limited, and I hereby agree to become a member of the Society, and to accept such shares, or any less number that may be. alio'ed to me ; and I request you to place my name on the Itegister oz Members in respect of the shares allotted to me, I am, Gentlem an, your obedient servant, N.ame in full Address - Usual Signature Date 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 3s. Bd . ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd.; and the finest Assam, reduced from 9s. 4d. to 3s. 11d. per lb. THE NAVY. THE CHURCHMAN'S POCKET BOOK, Containing a Diary—References to the Lessons for each Day —Cash Account, &c, &c. Price zs. ; French Morocco, red, 2s. Cd. ; Morocco, 3s. " The Churchman's Pocket Book," in addition to the usual contents of such manuals, supplies a great amount of infor mation on matttrs generally interesting to Churchmen. THE CHILDREN'S ALMANACK, With a Coloured Frontispiece, containing a Passage from Scripture for each Sunday and other Holyd ay in the Year— The Flower Garden—Short Pie; es of Poetry for Children, and general matter suited for Schools. Price ld ; in a cover, interleaved, price 2d. THE COTTAGER'S PENNY ALMANACK, , . (J. Grimshaw) 3 Mr T. Hughes's Juliet, aged, Est Ilb, carried 6st 21b (A. Woodhouse) 4 Mr Naylor's Carnival, 3 yrs, Bst 81b (Challoner) 0 Mr Saxon's The Monk, 6 yrs, Bst 41b, inc 10!b extra (Midgeley) 0 Mr R. Boyce's Carisbrook, 4 yrs, Bst lib (Boyce) 0 Lord Cov en t ry ' s Exchequer, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b,. (J Adams) 0 Mr R. Sutt on ' s Gl enorchy, 3 y rs , 75t 121 b .... (Th omas ) 0 Mr Hodgman's Victor, 4 yrs, Tat 111 b (Fordham) 0 Lord St. Vincent's Ballman, 5 yrs, 7st 1011, car 7st 121 b (Reeves) 0 Count F, de Lagrange's Hospodar, 3 yrs ' 7st 71b (H un t er ) 0 Capt D. L ane ' s Bl ue M ant l e , 3 y rs , 7 s t 51b .... (Daley) 0 Lord Stamford's Linaosina, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (A. Edwards) 0 Lord Chesterfield's Polynesia, 4 yrs, 7st 31b, car 7st 41b (H. Grimshaw) 0 Mr Greville's Anfield, 3 yrs, 7st 21b........ (T. French) 0 Mr C. P. Hudson's Tolurno, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (Perry) 0 Mr W. I'Anson's Borealis, 3 yrs, 7st 11b.... (Whiteley) 0 Lord Palmerston's Baldwin, 3 yrs, 7st (Hibberd) 0 Mr R. Boyce'a Fantail, 3 yrs, 7st (E. Taylor) 0 Baron Rothschild's Giraffe colt, 3 yrs, 7st (E. M ar ti n ) 0 Mr G. Bryan's Port Royal, 3 yrs, Est 131 b .... (Crouch) 0 Count F. de Lagrange's Jarnicoton, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b (H. Bell, jun.) 0 Lord Bateman's Despair, late Fig, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b MOO - RE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. TUESDAY. T HE MVACANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIA TION (Limited). ShNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That Applications for ares in Pais Associatio n w ill no t b e rece i ved after Four o clock It THURSDAY next, the 28th inst. Rarely has the last of the great autumn handicaps ap• peared such a foregone conclusion for one or other of the leading favourites as the Cambridgeshire of '63 looked on paper. But little besides was backed with any spirit, and speculation has been chiefly confined to Limosina. Catch'em-Alive, and Carnival, to almost the exclusion of the rather moderate lot who have from time to time figured in the quotations. The Court decided to instruct the solicitor to take further proceedings against the person who had sent the meat to London. With 12 Eng,ravings illustrating the Months, containing a Scripture Text for each Sunday and other Holyday in the Year—A Key to the Calendar—A Description of each Month, with Directions for the Kitchen and Flower Garden—Various Hints on practical and useful Subjects—Birthdays of the Royal Family—Principal Sovereigns of Europe—Her Ma jesty's Ministers—root-office Regulations—Signs of the Weather—Stamp and Legacy Duties, &c. May also be had in a neat cover, interleaved, price 3d. By order. W. C. WINTERBOTTOM, Secretary pro tem. 21, Threadneedle -street, 26th October, 1863. SANATORY STATE OF TILE CITY. Dr. LETHEBY laid before the Court tho following report on the sanatory state of the City. "To the Honourable the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London. SALE OF OLD STORES, AT THE ROYAL ARMY CLOTHING DEPARTMENT, PIMLICO. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, 17th October, 1863. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is prepared to receive on or before SATURDAY, 31st inst., Tenders for the Purchase of Unserviceable Stores now lying at the Royal Army Clothing Department at Pimlico, comprising Military Clothing, Great Coits, Tin Ware, Waterproof Articles, Tools, &c., &C. The Stores may be viewed at Pimlico from 9 to 11 and from 1 to 4 o'clock during the four days previous to the 31st inst. Tenders must be "made upon the proper printed form, which may be obtahted on application at this office, or to the Military Storekeei;,er at Pimlico. The Secretary of State for War reserves the right to reject any or all of the Tenders. The Woodyeates horse has without doubt owed his posi tion to the powerful support afforded him by one or two of the largest bookmakers and others who make a point of always " following the money." as the phrase goes, when they think it is put down in earnest. The high reputation of Carnival as the best miler of the dey had, despite his heavy penalty, secured him many friends, while Limosina's running in the Cesarewitch at once warranted her being elevated to the position she has continued so firmly to hold. It need scarcely be said that the issue excited great interest, and that the Course pre sented a more thronged appearance than it has done for some time. Depositories.-77, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields W.C. ; 4, 'toys' Exchange, E.C. ; 48, Piccadilly, W.—London, And by all booksellers. " Gentlemen,—The inspectors' returns which are before you relate to 204 houses that have been inspected during the week, and I submit a list of 52 places for sanatory improve ment. 122, FLEET-STREET, LONDON. MESSRS. JOHN MAXWELL AND CO. beg to announce that the undermentioned new Works may be now had at every Circulating Library : SACKVILLE CHASE. 3 vols. 2d Edition. STRONGHAND. By G. AIMARD. 2 vols. BREAKFAST IN BED. By GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA. Second Edition. 1 vol. (Covey) 0 Mr W. Stewart's Cairncastle, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b (Maidment) 0 Mr Lincoln's Roman Bee, 3 yrs, Est 101 b, car 6st 121 b (H. Taylor) 0 Sir J. Hawley's Woldga, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (Morgan) 0 Mr S, Thelluson's Jack of Hearts, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (M or d an ) 0 Mr H. Jones's Eastern Princess, 5 yrP, Est 71b .. (Earl) 0 Count Batthyany's Turcos, 3 yrs, Est 71b .. (J. Marson) 0 Mr J. Osborne's Comet, 3 yrs, 6st 61b ..(Carroll) 0 Lord Strathmore's Bohemia, 3 yrs, Est 61b (Jebb) 0 Mr C. Capel's Bright Cloud, 3 yrs, Est 51b.. (Tomlinson) 0 Mr Down's Nebula, 3 yrs. 6st 21b (Viney) 0 Mr Ha'sthorpe'sKing Charming, 3 yrs, Est lib (Cameron) 0 Mr J. Osborne's Fanfaron, inc 61b extra, 3 yrs, 6st lib (Crawshaw) 0 Mr Henry's Deception, 3 yrs, Est (Dixon) 0 Lord Coventry's Thelesl ris, 3 yrs, 6st (Overton) 0 Mr T. Carter, jun.'s Grande Dame (bred in France), 3 yrs, Gat Mr W. Day's Muezzin, 3 yrs, sst 131 b (Barrett) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Limosina, 4to 1 agst Catch-'em- Alive, 10 to 1 each agst Summerside and Carnival, 25 to 1 agst Borealis, 40 to 1 agst Comet, 50 to 1 each agst Woldga and Polynesia, 1,000 to 15 agst Victor, 1,000 to 10 agst Nebula. '• I also submit a certificate of the use of the houses Nos. 1,2, 3, and 4, in Bell-alley, Golden-lane, as common nightly lodging-houses, it being necessary that the same should be registered as common lodging-houses. "The markets and slaughter houses have been duly in spected, and the officers have condemned 3,0871b5. of meat as unfit for human food. The greater part of it was in a state of disease, and in one case, that of a bullock from Boot Warton, the meat was so bad that the circumstances re quire investigation by the solicitor, with a view to further proceedings, " I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, (Signed) '• HY. LET FIEBY." TILE GAS SUPPLY TO TIIE CITY. THE REV. ALFRED HOBLUSH AND HIS CURACIES. 1 vol. SECRETS OF MY OFFICE. 1 vol. CROSS OF HONOUR. 1 vol. [This day. London : John Maxwell and Co.. 122. Fleet-street. THOMAS HOWELL, Director or Contracts. ARMY CONTRACTS. TEWDERS will be received at this Office until 12 o'clock noon on the 3d of November, from persons Who may be willing to enter into Contracts to supply MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GAL LERY—Established 27 years at the Bazaar, Baker street—AMEßlCAN WAR. —A Model of GENERAL M'CLELLAN, in military uni:orm, late Commander-in- Chief of the Federal Army, is now added.—CONTINUA TION of ANCIENT ENGLISH KINGS. Henry V., in the costume of the period. Open from 1& till ausK, and from 7 till 10. Admittance, Is ; extra rooms, 6d. - - - BREAD AND MEAT In such quantities -s may be required, tor the use of Her Majesty' s Land Fo r c es s t a ti oned i n the following places, ircim let December, 1863, to 31st May, 1864 :- 1. Brompton House, Hyde-park, and Kensington. 2. Regent's-park and St. John's-wood. 3. New Barracks, Chelsea. 4. Wellington Barracks, Buckingham Pa!ace, and St. Geor?, - e's Barracks. 5. The Tower. 6. Hounslow and Xneller Hall. 7. Hampton Court. 8. Windsor. 9. Brighton, NNith Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shore ham. 10. Croydon. 11. Sandhurst. Dr. LETHERY reported that the illuminating power of the gas supplied to the City during the past week had been as follows:—City Gas Company 15 . 99 sperm candles, Char• tered 12.83, Great Central 13.39. The average illuminating power of each company's gas had been above the require ments of the Act of Parliament, but the proportion of sul phur had, except in the case of the City's gas, been above that sanctioned by the Act. The proportion of sulphur in 100 cubic feet of gas was—ln the City Company's gas 19.4 grains, Chartered 23.1 grains, and Great Central 22 2 grains. Some unimportant business was disposed of, and the Court adjourned. 91 " 0 X F OR D, 1 R, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE, CLARA, the MAID of MILAN, and Beliini's SONN A DIBULA. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, finish, ttc., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean, dm. Foreign Mail Packet List. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1863. rrIENDERS will be received at this Office, until , r l in 12 o'elor,k noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1863, supply Persons who ma y b e w i l i ng to enter into Contracts to FLOUR AND MEAT, in such qustaities as may be required, from the let December. 1863, to , Ist - May, 1864 • for the use of her Majesty's Forces staponed at Aldershot Camp, and within the command. Separate Tenders are required for Flour and for Meat. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract Tiny be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock The Tenders must be properly filled up and stoned, and delivered at thii office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside "Tender for Army Supplies,") and no Tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. ___ ARMY !'ONTRACTS, Commissariat-office, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1863. VENDERS will be received at this Office, until „1.. 12 o'clock, noo n , on TUESD AY, the 3d November, 48 63. from persons who may be willing to enter into Contrast :to supply FLOUR FOR HOSPITAL BREAD, In such quantities as may be required, from the Ist Decem ber, 1863, to 31st May, 161, for the use of Her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the come wand. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, be tween the hours of ten and four o'clock. delivered at Tende thismust properly filled up and s i gne d , an d oust be (under closed envelope, marked on the outside " Tender for Army Supplies"), and no tender will be noticed un'ess ratade on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by V.te hour appointed. Comic, by UNSWORTH ("or any oilier man "), Etwene, W. Randall, George Hodson, and those marvellous French Clowns, Messrs. ARTHUR and BERTRAND. Also, a Pei formance by Herr SCHALKENBACH on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCLIE6TRE, contain ing a full baud of 40 instruments. The HALL has just been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL " GHOST." — In order to gratify the curiosity of nightly-inereasing crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pepper and HenryDircks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, "THic 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 EVENIAGr, at halt-past Nine o'clock. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Comedy by lansworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson , E. Marshall, and the marvellous Arthur and Bertrand. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The GHOST ! new version—The FAIRY FOUNTAIN — Grand Divertissement—Favourite Opera Selections—NlCO - SlA, the eminent Violinist—RAPHAEL DE SOLLA. the Infant 'Tenor—LANGLOIS, the Great Juggler. ,Every Evening. Doors oven at 7—commence at half-past 7. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great Musical Attraction —lmmense success of SIGNOR NICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every Evening-. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These elegant Rooms are NOW OPEN for the Winter Season. They have been entirely redecorated. Musical Director and Conductor, Mons. L. JULLIEN. Great Success of his new Quadrille, " The Prince of Wales," nightly encored. The band is selected from the Italian Operas and the Household Troops. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, ls. Manager—H. GRENET. LUXURIANT WHISKERS or MOUSTACHES.—My formula forces them to grow heavily in six weeks upon the smoothest face, without injury to the skin, and a sure remedy for baldness. 13 stamps.— Mr. FOX. Maoclesfleld. Fog's celebrated Hairwash Formula, for removing scurf and curling the hair, beven stamps, A REAL SEA BATH in your own room by using TIDMAN'S SEA SALT. This article, extracted from the "foaming billows," is a valuable adjunct to the daily bath, and the best possible sub stitute for a visit to the sea-side. Price 16s. per cwt. For warded on receipt of post-office order or stamps. TIDMAA and SON, Chemists, 10, Wormwood-street, Lon don, E.C. TIDMAN'S SEA SALT is of great benefit to weakly children, and a boon to all who would obtain the invigorating effects of a sea bath in the comfortable se clfpion of an apartment. Instructions for use are enclosed in each packet. TIDMAN'S SEA SALT has been analysed by Dr. Hassall, who strongly recommends it as very superior to the rock and other salts commonly used for bathing purposes. It is the only efficient substitute for sea bathing. In bags of 141b5., price 2s. ; 281b5., 48.; 561bs , Bs. 1121b5., Sole Proprietors, TIDMAN & SON, 10, Wormwood-street, London, E.C. Sold by all Chemists. DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre eared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Pr. 7 , cott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who ,uffer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind, palms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &o. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. Pd. Be sure to foik for Dr. Scott's iciliocs and Liver Pills. The g,eniiine are a square green painfage, with " William Lambert," engraved oh the stamp. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, O c t, 9 , 18 63. TEND will be received at this Office, until 12, o'clock, noon, on THURSDAY, the sth November, 1863, f mill persons who may be willing to enter into Con trail to supply PAILLASSE STRAW AND STRAW FOR ROYAL ENGINEER SERVICE, In such quantities as may be required tram the Ist December, 1 R63, to 30th November. 1864, for the use of her Majesty's rorces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the corn- 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 ten and lour o'clock. The Tenders must be prop er ly filled up and signed, and delivered atthis office (under closed envelope, marked on the oc putsid e "T ender for Supply of Straw), " and no Tender w i l l - noticed unless made o n f orms o btained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and elrmost useful invention of the d y AGUA TARELLA str eet yollN GOSNELL and C0. a ,'.3, Kling-court,Lomlbard -. to th„ . — °nuon Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer lest o i. Public lid what ag a ethe hum s truly marvellous fluid, which gradually dyt. _ ; t 7,, _an hair to its pristine hue—no matter at wi l L !_ eon he Aga A mamba has none of the properties of y uh‘a__ from wi r ke tli t. 1ia41,18 Once Testored one application per month in half b o o t leghihest o rder , toZ b a l ou,; - !'rice one guinea per bottle, or individuals from artistes ot the bility, ma ._ , a ,, 4 and Co. hav e i;eBeert on of undoubted respecta au.uapplication. Messrs. John Gosnell ness the Pri ncess o a a it u ed Perfumers to her Royal High - EvOiYnT:itriFlnlteP,dp—, HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, way Terminus, at Kin vich i nw a . cro l tY of the Great Northern Rail- Patro n ,VL walatrod Maste ' • • l'resident--Th e ii" . " l - iit '- ' e . ' l ° QUEEN. Treasurer —E d of BUCCLEUCH K G let t, the destitute- This was the first hospital It is e the principle of free and instant admission introduce nnan' Esq. ntir s , , , c i k, Without the for mality of envernora• tntion in its most pititio e r t 6 trn n 1.-- v i z., Y devoted to desti with adeq 4r t hat andis which is accom penicil by sickness and large be rendered war p p port, it may of sufficient ma , im i tilde that, ;;;p u roportion of the receptioncapable o f it gratuitously aflords medical advice cover, on the average, than 3,00,0 out, a Nv in ee e iT 6l4 ' to more, The Weekly Board feel it their Imperative duty t o EA RNEST APPEAL to the public f continued make at ,a supp ort, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing e daily present themselves. sea that Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward ma a ,,.. rinan , Esq., Nicholas -lane; also by Messrs. Coutt i Co. ; Drummond and Co.:_ Berries and Co.;; -.Mason: and - Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and C o . , G . i d i . and Co. ; Jones Loyd and CO. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W Matas, Deacon, and Co. ; overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and CO. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at the iloepital. STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of the of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratford-upon- Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, hart, 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 acd Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, Str atford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and (:ireenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co , Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or Mes s r s . tslyn and Co , bankers, London. The. Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip- Ppr s i 11,:t to the na ti on , mos t earnes tl y appeal to t h e a d m i rers ?i o lia kspenre for their aid and assista nce. Th e Committ ee tifeir claims upon the ground that Stratfo r d is not Only a l l e acin rthplac e o f Shakspeare, but the centre of attraction to ~"%au irers of the great Poet's works, and that it was hi s s the telYl3, he loved, and where he lived and died. The Criterion, postponed from yesterday, owing to the dense fog, brought 11 starters to the post, including Fille de l'Air, Coast Guard, Linda, Evelina, and Ely, all horses of repute, and carrying penalties for their winnings, Coast Guard was made the favourite, but he was almost the first horse beaten in the race, retiring from the contest at the Duke's Stand, and the French mare having her horses safe breasted the hill, despite her 91b extra weight, in gallant style, winning by a 16ngth in front of Prince Arthur. This performance stamps her as one of the finest 2-yr-olds we have yet seen. The race preceding the great event, a VO Plate, for 3-yr -olds and upwards, excited much interest from the appearance of Johnny Armstrong, the trial horse of Catch'em-Alive. He won easily, but the result did not im prove his stable companion's position, as he still remained second favourite prior to the start. As the time approached for the race the excitement deepened in intensity, and the clamour of the ring rose louder and louder. After a delay of upwards of half an hour the 40 got off to a fair start. The race is fully described beloW. Sufficient to say that the weight told on Carnival at the hill, that Limosina was beaten about the same place, and that a slashing race be tween the three placed resulted in Catch'em-Alive's victory by a head. The same distance separated Summerside from Merry Hart. Great excitement was caused by Adams on re turning to scale not being able to fetch his weight ; ulti mately, however, he succeeded in doing so, and he was de clared all right, though it is likely from a discrepancy exist ing between the scales in use in the two stands the matter will have to come before the Jockey Club. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge were present. The attendance was very large, the weather every thing that could be desired. Fifty Pounds, for 2-yr-olds carrying sst 71b ; three, Bst llb four, 9st 21b; five, six, and aged, 9st 91b. The winner, with his engagements, to be sold for 300 guineas, if de manded. Last three miles of B.C. Mr Chilton's Claxton, 2 yrs, sst 71b (carried sst , 91b) _ . . (Carroll) 1 Mr G. Lambert's Farnhurst, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Atkins) 2 Mr Fleming's Jeannette, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Tweed) 3 Mr IL Joice's Folly, 2 yrs, sst 71b (J. Grimshaw) 4 Nucleus, Kate Coventry, Belle of Yorkshire, Dunsinane, Inverness, and Bubble also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agat Farnhurst, 3to 1 agst Claxton, and 6 to 1 agst Folly. Inverness got away in front, and made play at a slow pace for a short distance, when he was headed by Kate Coventry, who came along at an improved pace, followed by Farnhurst, Folly, Inverness, and Belle of Yorkshire to the bushes, where Farnhurst headed him, and came on in ad vance to the site of the old Duke's Stand, where Claxton came out and won cleverly by a length, a bad third, Folly was fourth a head in the rear, Belle of Yorkshire was fifth, Kate Coventry next. Tho winner was claimed by Lord Westmoreland, and he goes into W. Day's stables. The Criterion Stakes of 30 soya each, 20 ft, for 2-yr-olds ; colts Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 51b ; winners extra. From the turn of the Lands in. 52 ;subs. Count F. de Lagrange's File de l'Air, 9st (car 91b ex) (A. 'Watkins) 1 Mr J. Osborne's Prince Arthur, Bst 101 b (car 31b ex) (J. Osborne) 2 Baron Rothschild's Evelina, Bat 101 b (culled 61b extra) (Fordham) 3 Mr Cartwright's Ely, Bst 131 b (carried 61b extra) (Custance) 4 Sir J. Hawley's Caryophyllus, Sat 71b (Wells) 5 Knight of Snowdon, Coast Guard, Vauxhall, Gazza Ladra, Linda, and Battaglia also ran. Betting-7 to 4 agst Coast Guard, 5 tot_ each agst Ely, Prince Arthur, and Fille de I'Air, and 6 to 1 agst Eve lina. Shortly after starting Gazes Ladra went to the front and made the running at a good pace, followed by Ely on the lower side, and Fille de l'Air, Vauxhall, Prince Arthur, and Coast Guard on the upper ground, Evelina, with Caryo phyllus at her girths, lying close in their track. In these positions they ran until nearing the entrance of the rails (a quarter of a mile from home), when GazzaLadra,the favou rite, and Vauxhall dropped away beaten,leavia g Sir Joseph's colt with a slight lead, which he held but for a few strides, when he was headed by Ely and Evelina, who were closely followed by Prince Arthur and Fine de l'Air, the latter running wide on the right. On their fairly reaching the brow of the hilt Ely gave way, and the French filly with J. Osborne's colt came out, the five placed finishing a fine race home, Fille de l'Air winning at last very easily by a length and a half, Prince Arthur defeating Eveline by a length for second, who finished a head in advance of Ely, a like distance separating the fourth and fifth. Gazza Ladra was sixth, Knight of Snowdon seventh, and Coast Guard next, a wide interval separating these from the last lot, which comprised Linda, Vauxhall, and Battaglia. Mr. J. Osborne after the race lodged an objection against Fille de l'Air, on the ground of age. Selling Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sous each, 10 ft, for 3 yr-olds and upwards. The winner to be sold for 200 sovs. R.M. 5 subs. Mr Ten Broeck's Canzonette, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (car. 7st 10Ib) (G. Fordham) 1 Mr Fleet's Glowworm, 3 yrs, 7st 91h.... (H. Grimshaw) 2 Mr Reeves's Topsy, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b (Reeves) 3 lkiir Bowes's Sauterelle, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (carried Bst 81b) ( A shrnall) 4 Count Batthyany's Actmon, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (11. Bradley) 5 Betting— 7 to 4 agst Canzonette, 5 to 2 agst Sauterelle, and 5 to 1 agst any other. Topsy jumped away with a decided lead, attend e d b y Glowworm to the bushes, whe re the pair raced head and head to half. way down the hill, where they w ere joined by the favourite and Sauterelle, the lot running in company into the bottom, where Canzonette drew away and won easily by half a length, a length between the second and third. The All-Aged Stakes of 100 soya each, h ft, 16 soya ft. if declared and 25 Bova ft, if declared in the July meet- Punctually at the time set down the 40 riders were weighed and took their departure to meet the starter, who speedily got them in order, but in consequence of the over anxiety of several of the riders the start was delayed up wards of 47 minutes, At last the signal was lowered, and they were despatched from the post nearly in a line, but after they had proceeded a quarter of a mile Merry Hart emerged from the ruck and came on with a slight lead of Despair, Cairncastle, Juliet, Polynesia, Carnival, and Blue Mantle, the others lying nearly in a line widely spread across the heath, headed by Carnival, Bohemia, Exchequer, Catch-'em-Alive, Summcrside, and Tolurno. They ran thus, as nearly as we could make out, to the Old Duke's Stand, where Cairncastle and Blue Mantle gave way, and Glenorchy joined the leaders, who came in the centre of the course, with Hospodar and Fantail on the lower ground. On entering the rails Glenorchy's colours were seen in advance, closely pressed by Merry Hart, at whose girths came Summerside and Catch-'em-Alive, the latter being on the upper ground and Juliet on their loft. Half way up the hill, Carnival with Polynesia and Blue Mantle were beaten, and the race was left with the four. Lord Westmorland's filly retained her advantage to within a hundred strides of the chair, when the three joined issue, Catch-'em-Alive getting up in the last stride, and winning a fine race by a head, a head separating the second and third, a neck between the third and fourth; Bohemia was fifth, Polynesia sixth, and Glenorchy seventh. The next lot were headed by Borealis, Despair, Blue Mantle, and Limosina ; the others were widely spread, the last were The Monk, Bellnaan, Carisbrook, and Victor, the latter walking in some distance in their rear. On returning to scale it was found that Adams who rode the winner could not draw the Weight, which immediately created an immense sensation with those who had backed him, and a scene of excitement ensued that we have but seldom witnessed. Admiral Rous and Lord Coventry, the senior stewards, were called in, who, having examined the scales, pronounced him ', all right ;" but, subsequently, Lord Westmoreland lodged an objection with Mr. Man ning, demanding a further investigation. The stewards met before dinner and decided that the owner of Catch-'ern- Alive was entitled to the stakes, the scales having been found defective at the stand at the top of the town, where they weighed in. ( F ROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) It will be seen from the result of the race that the judge's decision and the prediction of " A Fresh Man" in The Sun of Monday very nearly agree . Out of a field of FORTY I actually placed the First and Third, as the following extract from my prophecy will show : Having noticed the merits of those likely to take a prominent part in the race, I will now att empt to forestall the judge in his decision by placing CATCH= EM-ALIVE ................ 1 LIMOSINA ............. 2 SUMMERSIDE ........ 3 The excitement after the horses had weighed in was immense, as Catch-'em-Alive was found to be nearly lib. short of weight, and the r id er of Merry Hart pronounced to be all right. Lord Westmore land immediately claimed the race as his. When, however, the rider of Summerside weighed he was also found to be short of weight, wh i ch led to an examination of the scales, when it was found that some unprincipled had in ser t e d two pieces of lead on the weight side , making more -'ena-Ali ve . T h i s than 11b. against the rider of Catch immediately rectified the error, and Seratehem was declared the winner to the intense delight of William Day, " A Fresh Man,'' and the readers of The Sun. Lord Westmoreland lads lodged a third objection against Scratchon, but as the Stewards' decision is seldom overruled, his lordship ought to take the advice that our facetious contemporary Punch gave Lord Stamford last week, viz., " That noble lords have as good a right to eeratch themselves as any other TilOn." A FRESH MAN. 4 ' We leave car naaors to fill up the blank. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, for 3 .p.-olds and upwards; T.Y.C. 4 subs. The highest weight . l eft in • at 10 o'clock the evening before r unning being Bst 6h' it was raised to Bst 101 Ia and the others in proportion. Mr G Bryan's Zora, 5 yrs, Bst lolb (Custance) w.o. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 soya each, 10 ft, for 2-yr.olds and 3-yr-olds. T.Y.C. 15 subs. Mr (lapel's Teddy 2 yrs' Est 10lb (Loates) 1 Mr G. B r y an ' s Woodcraft, 2 yrs, 6st 121 b (T French) 2 Baron Roth sc hild's Breeze, 2 yrs, Est 51b.. (« 3 The tollowitig also ran.'--Vivid , 41N•Ws Armatronh, Ania- With regard to a paragraph which appeared in t h e Naval and Military I nte lli gence o f yester d ay relative to scarlet fever on board the cadet training s nip Britannia, at Dartmouth, we learn that Capt. Powell has been authorised to disperse the boys should matters become worse. He is gratified in hav i ng received liberty to act, which places him more a t ease, but he hopes th a t th ere w ill b e no ne cessity to send the lads home, as there have been no fresh cases since Friday, and young Mr. Brocke, about w hom he was so anx i ous, i s recover i ng, although he cannot yet be pronounced out of dan ger. I t w ould have been a source of much annoy ance to Capt. Powell to break up before the usual time, a s the boys thoroughly enjoy them se l ves on board the Britannia, and w or k w i th so much spirit that an interruption would have been a great check to their progr ess. Yesterd ay a north-easterly wind which was th e most favourable the was blowing, Britannia has had for some time. There is not now a single case of scarlet fever on bo ar d. E very pat i ent h as been rem oved to sick qu ar t ers on shore. The Lords of the Admiralty on Monday afternoon transmitted a telegram to Port -Admiral Stewart, at Devonport, to have the new steam i ron - case d fri gate Prince Consort, 20, 4,043 tons, commissioned for " shor t s ervice, supposed to be for a month, and giving the command to Captaia Vesey, whose com mand of the Royal Adelaide expires on Saturday. s were also despatched t o C omman d ant Telegram Gascoigne to send one captain, three subalterns, and 100 Royal Marines on board ; to the Roy a l N ava l Hospital to send two surgeons; acd to th e R o y a l William victualling-yard to prepare provisions. Y es terday mor ning the Marines, w i t h 4 50 seamen al Adelaide, Camb r id ge, and Canopus, from the Rey began to pr e p are the Prince Consort, and proceeded mos t actively t o bend sails, &e., an d b oats were hastily launched from the dockyard. A court-mar tial was postponed until Thursday. At 10 o'clock orders were unexpectedly received to stop all further progress. The men returned to their ships, and the .Marines to their barracks. Shortly before noon, how ever, another telegram was receiv e d t o prepare the Prince C onsort for a trial trip, and the men re newed their labours on board. At a late hour last even i ng it was announced that the ship's destine.- tion is Liverpool, and that her duty there will be to watch the i ron rams p re p ari ng for sea in M r . Laud's ya rd. The Prince Con sor t went i n the e vening from Hamoaze into the Sound. It is ex pected that immediately after her compasses are adjusted this morning she will sail f or h er destina. tion. The apparent indecision on th e p art of the Lords of the Admiralty is attributed to an error in the transmission of the message of yesterday morn- ing. The screw steamship Desperate, Commander Arthur T. Thrupp, from Jamaica, Sept. 23, and Bermuda, Oat. 6, arrived in Plymouth Sound yes terday (Tuesday) afternoon. She brings as passen gers from Bermuda, Dr. Donville, her Majesty's ship Nile, and Mrs. Donville, and the Rev. John Evans an d Sub -Lieutenants Darwell, f rom th e Landrail, Skipworth, from th e Ch allenger. Mr. e t and head Master-Assistant o f th e Ar i adne, i and Mr. E. N. Naylor, midshipman from the Phae ton, 12 supernumeraries, 6 naval and 10 military invalids, and 5 military prisoners. She left at Jamaica the Ariadne, the Cygnet, and the Barra couta, and at Bermuda the Challenger and the Plover. She spoke on the 21st of October, in lat. 44 23 N., long. , 21 21 W., the Flyingnglish b ar k Flyi ng Cloud, The and Resistance,on the 16, ironfrigate, 23d , in 46 2 N.,5 long. 15 30 W„ i,he ship Bel oochee, outward bound. Capt. Chamber lain, had her bottom examined and reported upon yesterday, on being docked, by the officials of Ports mouth dockyard. She was coated when last in dock with Hay's and Peacock's protective and antifoul ing compositions on opposite sides. On examining both sides now they appear to be nearly alike in their state, whether as regards cleanliness or pre servation of the iron, but if there is any difference it is certainly in favour of the " Peacock," as the " Hay " side has a more liberal allowance of adhesions of all kinds—dirt, coralline, weed, and barnacle. Small patches on the ship's bottom when last in dock were coated with Brown's patent v it rous sheathing, attached to the iron of the ship's bottom with Hay's marine glue. The ma jority of these plates have, however, fallen off, hut the patentee of the vitrous sheathing, who was pre sent yesterday at the inspection of the s hip's bot tom, attributes the falling off of the plates to the inefficiency of the marine glue for the purpose to which it was applied, and the glue remaining on the ship's bottom appears in a great degree to verify this assertion by its evidently fresh trial will probably be ordered to test both glue and sheathing. d ec omposed sta te. A Admiralty instructions were yesterday conveyed by telegram to the authorities of Woolwich dock yard annulling the previous order for the removal of the iron-cased ship Caledonia tbis day from t h e Victoria docks to Sheerness. It appears that the works on board recoire some few days more for completion, although the men have been latterl\' employed day and night. Their Lordships ha; twelve month ordered her detention in th e Victoriq decks un til the 10th of Nov ember. Shy; was IRirrolei from her building sli p at - Woolwich precisely n. ago—namely, October 21, 1862, The iron-cased ship Royal 0.,1 „. , 00, Cept. Fred. A. Campbell , one of the Chann e l squa d ron , was nlaced in No. 1 dock dav last. When hi g h in Keyham steam-yard on Fr. and dry on the blocks she d gave ', about an in c h, w hi ch is not considered much, as most 8,2 1 1 ) s droop a little at both ends when afloat. The ports a ,:he Royal Oak, which are of iron, were originally 1 01 , 4 ,;:n hinged below, 60 tiatA when they were thrown down their weight tended to break the hinges and detach them from the ship. Since she has been at Keyham the ports have al/ been removed, and they are nose to be hung from the heads of the poi tsholes. There is some talk of increasing the canvas of the Royal Oak by rigging her chip-like aft. At present she carries no yards on her mizen mast, being what may be called hark-rigged. In consequence probably of the position of the engines and machinery her mainmast is stepped well aft, and its present position would not perhaps ac cord with the applic ition of increased canvas on the mizen, which might destroy the balance of the sail ing forces. With light winds much silted cannot be got out of the Royal Oak, but when going before a strong wind she is said to be the fastest ship in the squadron. When the Warrior was running with studding sails alow and aloft the Royal Oak was obliged to drop her topsails to the cap to keep company with her, The Royal Oak, which is 100 feet shorter than the Warrior and Black Prince, can stay in about four minutes. In the west it is considered very remarkable that while the Royal Oak is furnished in her 'tween decks with two powerful guns aft, which would be extremely use ful when chased, she has none for use forward when pursuing an enemy. It is true that there are pivot guns on her upper deck, but no artillerymen could work these when exposed to the rifles of an oppo nent. Perhaps the existence of bow ports might decrease the efficiency of the Royal Oak as as a ram. Could not her hawser-holes, which are very capa cious, be adapted foc bow ports ? This ship has an iron standing bowsprit, which is considered disad vantageous for running down an enemy. The most important fact connected with the late trial of the Royal Oak at sea is that which relates to the pre sent condition of her iron-plating on and below the load-line. She is, we believe, the first of the iron armour-plated wooden ships tried; and her first trial has in this respect been far from satisfactory. After the water was let out of the dock Port-Admi ral Sir Houston Stewart went to Keyham and in spected her, and expressed his surprise and great regret at her condition. The lowest tier or layer of her iron plates, which is painted with red lead or some composition, is all more or less honey combed, and partially destroyed by galvanic action, arising from contact or proximity to the copper sheathing below. Where the corrosion has set in pieces of the injured iron can be picked out with the point of a penknife. The tiers of plates on each side of iron-cased ships are usually similar in size. The lowest tier on the starboard side of the Royal Oak consists of 19 plates; each plate is about 15 feet long, 3 feet 2 inches deep, and 41 inches thick. Commencing at the bow, the first plate has 72 holes or pits in it, varying in depth from a quarter to half an inch ; the second, 40 holes,l to Z-; third, 60 holes, a to ; fourth, 94, - 1,- to t a the a in this plate being very close to the copper ; fifth, 66, s to I ; sixth, 109,1 to -2- ; seventh, 168 ; eighth, 115; ninth, 188 ; tenth, 220; eleventh, 176 ; fourteenth, 122 holes, &c. Wherever the least abrasion or friction has taken place, and the red lead or composition has been rubbed off from the surface of the plates, galvanic action is in full force. This is remarkably evident in one part. The hook, several feet long, which keeps the acco modation ladder in its place,is fastened to the ship's side by an eye-bolt ; when not in use the end drops below the level of the sea between plates 11 and 12. It has been allowed to sway about fore and aft, and has thus worked off the composition. The action of the copper has in consequence had full effect here, a portion of a circular groove exists in each iron plate, each portion being 2 feet 6 inches long in the sweep, and about a of an inch in depth. in some places, just at the junction of the iron with the cop • per, the edges of the iron plates are corroded for lengths of Gin., 1 foot, and in one place, under the quarter, this kind of corrosion extends to a length of 10 feet. Between the iron plates and the copper sheathing there is a band of 1* inch deep, appa rently of lead, but said to bo brass or some metal of a similar colour, which is covered with thin c,p per. This intermediate band may have been pieced there with a view to neutralise the effect of the copper upon the iron plates ; if so, it has proved to be useless. It is extraordinary that few if any of the officers of the Royal Oak were, aware of the existence of this band, and that none appear to understand for what purpose it is placed there. Between some of the butts of the armour plates a quantity of black liquor has been oozing out in a stream the whole depth of the sheathing. Its appearance indicates that a serious galvanic action is going on inside the plates as well as outside. This would be effected by the penetration of salt water between the butts, or from the deck scuppers. In these observations the Royal Oak's bottom is stated as being sheathed with copper, although strictly speaking it is not so. She is sheathed with Muntz's metal, a composition of copper and zinc. Sometimes the copper prevails to the extent of 60 per cent.; that on the Royal Oak may be taken at 60 per cent. It is, however, as copper that the alloy has affected the iron plates. There appears to be only o ne remedy and that is to cover th e bottom of an iron-plated ship with zinc, but this would involve a more fre quent inspection in dock w , as z i n c fouls so rapidly. A layer of zinc in pl ace of the upper layer of copper on the Royal Oak would only have the effect of causing the Mantra metal to become foul yet more fated that all the plates above rapidly. It may be s the lower laye r are apparently free they are of course out of the water, and have an exterior coat of black paint. The copper on the bottom o f the ship is in an excellent state, and was comparatively clean when the ship was docked. The condition of the Royal Oak will form a subject for the serious consideration of the Lords of the Admiralty. It will be almost neces sary to remove some of her lower plates, and this may lead to the removal of the whole of the lower tier. If so much damage is done in a few months, it would be highly imprudent to send her on a foreign station. When one of the indentations be fore referred to amounts in five months to a seventh of the thickness of the armour-plates, it is evident that by the external action alone the effectiveness of the plates would be destroyed in three years or less , without speculating on the duration of the fastenings or bolts, as they no doubt would de cay and become loosened in much less time. The Royal Oak was launched at Chatham in :Nlarch, 1863 ; s he was put in commission April 27, and ca me out of dock May 12, and has consequently been five months in the water. Th e plates out of which the' ,c,rlacis" plates which are to encircle the base of the Royal Sovereign's turrets on her upper deck are to be made have been received at Portsmouth yard, and handed over to the steam factory department to accomplish the work. This will be one of great difficulty, and will only be eventually accomplished, if carried out in the way now proposed, in the utter destruction of all the sh o t -resisting qualities of the plates. The proposed plan is to take the now perfect masses of metal in their rough strength, carve them out in al l manner of semi-circular lines, and then plane them down from their innee 51in. thickness of inner edge to nothing on their outer edge or circumference, thus destroying the skin, fibre, and strength; c ertain rto resisting power, of the metal, and mahing: to break up under even the shotrsistently - c ost is the pounder like pottery ware. If this the s hip can • of an. ordinary 68- d pursued the cast will be enormeos; auny a rougher not be finished Wore March n it . e : r : plating to forma ma y be obtained, and simpler disposition oftrteh:g th the glacie, ten times thefecied..3:tive surface, and at with the same a mount 0 the coo, and the work com one-hundredth part of the time. It is but just to plated in oneetlaird af department to say that its chi e f the steam factory of the vast difference in the two is fully awa re favour of the shorter an d The Royal Sovereign isbut morean plans , and jo economical OM'. experimen tal ship atter all. i Separate Tenders for Bread and for Meat must be made for each of the above-mentioned Stations or Barracks as sepa rately groupe i 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 slimed, and no Tender will be noticed unless delivered at the under-mentioned i)ffice, under closed envelope (marked an the outside " Tender for Commissariat Supplies "), before 32 o'clock noon on the 3d November next. W. T. POWER, Comm wary-General. Deputy Commissary-General's Office, 5. New-street, Spring-gardens, London, S.W., 10th Oct., 1853. MAILS DUE. A.ustralla and Mauritius, via Southampton .. Nov. 18. via Marseilles Nov. 12. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet . Nov. 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. Nov. 30. china, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Nov. 2. via Marseilles ...Oct. 27. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton • Nov. 2. I n dia (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Nov. 2. via Marseilles Oct. 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton Nov.ll . via Marseilles Nov. 5. Portuga1.... i‘i tt ita, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Nev. 2. via Marseilles Oct. 27. Newfoundland ..Oct. 31. ° u p . o s r . to an a d nd ß V rit ig is o h N . . America, .. Brit. packet.... Nov. 6, by CUan.Sacu n k .p a ack p e a t e W.C. of Africa,Tladeirakand Teyneriffe e . t.Oct. 31. Bahamas, via N ew Y ork " .. Nov. 10. I‘' A l l e l x p i rtris . of West Indies, including Chili,Nov. 19, Peru, . Oct. 29. California. and British Columbia. . .......... The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2 per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.25 per £1 sterling. 011 comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appear that gold is about 1-10th per cent, dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 428 per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.51 per £1 sterling. standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 4-10ths per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills a b 60 days' sight is 1.09 to 1691 per cent., and the premiur ) . 11 _ gold is 5i to 541 per cent. At these rates there is very little profit on. the importation of gold from the United States. P ROPOSED .1. 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