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.jc _~_. r , v:itt R ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oat. 0, 1863. 1 ENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1863, /nom Persons who m a y b e wining to enter into Contracts to btiPply FLOUR AND MEAT, in such quantities as may be required, from the Ist December, 1863, to 31st May, 1868, for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the command. Separate Tenders are required for Flour and for Meat. 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 four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this 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 CONTRACTS. Commissariat-office, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1863. /VENDERS Neill be recelved at this Of f ice. until. A_ 12 o'clock, noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1863, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contract to supply FLOUR FOR HOSPITAL BREAD, in such quantities as may be required, from the Ist Decem ber, 1863, to 31st May, 1.64, for the use of Her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the corn tumid. 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. The Tenders must be properly filled up and slimed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside "Tender tor Army Supplies"), and no tender will be noticed on'ess 'made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by 'she hour appointed. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, O c t , 9 , 18 63. TEND ERS will be recei ve d at this Office, /Until 12 o'clock, noon, on THURSDAY, the sth November, 1862„ from persons who may be willing to enter into Con trsct to supply PAILLASSE STRAW AND STRAW FOR ROYAL ENGINEER SERVICE, i n su ch quantities as may be required fram the Ist December, 1553,.t0 30th November. 1864, for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com mand. 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 four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the out,ide "Tender for Supply of Straw)," and no Tender will be noticed unles , , made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. E ANGLO“AUSTRIAN BANK._ T H To be costituted Limited Liability, uner a con cession from his Imperial with Majesty the Emperor of d Austria. Dated sth October, 1863. Capital £2,000,C00, or 20,000,000 florins. To be divided into 100,000 Scrip Certificates of £2O or 200 florins each, upon which £2 is to be paid on application and £2 upon allotment, and a C .11 of £2 within one month after allotment. These Certificates to be exchanged hereafter for shares to bearer of £2O or £5O each, as arranged with the A ustrian Government, as hereinafter stated. In such ex change One Certificate will represent one £2O Share with £6 paid thereon, or Five Certificates will represent two £5O Shares with £3O paid thereon. COUNCIL OF DIRECTORS. 11. H. Prince Leo Sapieha, President of the Gallician Diet, and Member of the Austrian Reichsrath. Somerset A. Beaumont, Esq., M.P., London. Baron Erggelet (llenikstein and Co.), Banker, Vienna. G. G. Glyn, Esq., M.P., Banker, London. Count Eugane Kinsky, Member of the Austrian Reichsrath. Charles Klein, Esq., President of the Chamber of Commerce, Vienna. Alexander Schroder, Esq. (A. and C. Fchroler), Trieste. Baron Tinti, Member of the Austrian Reichsrath. S. Winterstein, Esq., Member of the Austrian Reichsrath. Count Edmond Zichy, Vienna (President of the Vindibona and Anker Insurance Companies'. Adalbert Zinner, Esq., Merchant, Vienna. BANKERS AND FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS. AuZsbUrft-31.1. Paul Von Stetten. Berlin—Messrs. Mendelssohn and Co. Frankfort 0. M.—Messrs. Gninelius and Co. Munich—Messrs. Robert De Frcelich and Co. Paris—Messrs. Mallet Freres and Co. Trieste—Messrs. A and G. Schroder. BANKERS AND Mss FINANCIAL AGENTS IN LONDON. ers. Glyn, Mill s , an d Co., 67, Lombard-street, E.C. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bircham, Dalrymple, Drake, and Ward, 46, Parl a- ment - street,Westminsier, S.W. BROKER. George E. Seymour, Esq., 38, Throg,morton-street, E.C. GENERAL MANAGER IN LONDON. Francis Breuer, Esq. (lately with Messrs. Fruhling and Gotrchen). Offices— Vienna-5, Habsburvr Gasse. London-10, Birchin-lane, Lombard-street, E.C, PROSPECTUS. The Company is formed under a direct concession granted by the Imperial Government, for the purpose of promoting and extending - commercial and financial relations between Austria and England. These relations are daily increasing in importance under the influence of the ameliorated political a nd fiscal system which has been definitively adopted by the Austrian .t. , dministration and Legislature. The Company will carry on the ordinary business of a Bank of Deposit, Discount, and Exchange, and all operations con nected with Balikingtransactions and Financial Agency. The head office will b e i n Vi enna, with branches at Trieste,Prague, Bruno,, and other towns in the Austrian empire in which it may . be found profitable from time to time to form establish- In England, the interests of the Bank will be represented, :and the business conducted by the English members of the Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co. being the Financial Agents and Bankers of the Company. The l 'hectors point with satisfaction to their having se cured the services of Mr. Francis Breuer as th it London Ma nager. Mr. Breuer's experience of German Commercial and Financial husiness —acquired during 25 years' . service with the firm of M essrs. F ruh li ng an d Goschen—pecu iarly qualify him for the efficient performance of the important duties to Which he has been appointed. The Concession has been obtained by the rirectors, and made over by them to the Company, without consideration or other charge than the preliminary expenses, which will be limited to the disbursements made, and are of small amount. The Company has not been brought forward until, by care ful negotiation, it has been ascertained that its formation is desired by the Austrian Executive, and that, besides the grant of a direct concession the Imperial Government will b e pre pared open an account current with the head office of the Bank, and to employ the branches of the institution in a vas riety of ways, in facilitating the revenue collections and other operations of the Government, not overlooking the import ance of the measures which are being constantly directed to the r.omplete re-establishment of the paper currency upon the soundest basis. As some evidence of the satisfactory result of the negotia tions which have taken place the directors are authorised to insert in this Prospectus the following extracts from a Minute delivered to the Company by his Excellency M. Von Piener, the Minister of Finance at Vienna, viz. :— " Referring to the fact that one of the principal objects of the establishment of the proposed Anglo-Austrian Bank, is to facilitate operations in Austrian Securities, and having regard also to the desire of the Imperial Government to aid as far as practicable in bringingabont a closer union between the financial LU:ld commercial interests of Austria and England than at present exists, the Imperial Government intends (so far as it Rh ould appear to itself compatible with the success of their financial measures—and with any legal direction *which may be specially prescribed in reference to any parti cular operation) to give to the Bank the opportunity of under taking such financial operations — wheth er th e i ssue o f l oans, placi Ag of bonds or otherwise ; as the Government may de sire- to effect on the London market. "The Government also intends to open an account-current With the Bank" There cannot be any question as to the profitable nature of the field for the operations of a banking establishment in Austria, conducted on sound principles. There are few recent changes of more importance and in terest than the remarkable advance which Austria has made during the last few years under the influence of its thoroughly revised policy. The harmony happily established between the Imperial Government and the representatives of the different orders of the State, as assembled in the Reichsrath, has removed most of the impediments which formerly prevented Austria from enjoying the benefits of its vast commercial and agricultural resources. Supported by the free debates of the Parliament, the Government has been enabled to enter with vigour upon a fiscal policy founded upon free-trade adapt e d dto apply, in many directions, measures speciallypto develope the wealth and enterprise of thecountry. Elver steam navi gation has assumed large proportions. The extent of rail ways in operation has increased from 1,700 English miles in 1855 to nearly 4,000 in the present year; and the railway system has been actually completed t h e emp i r e a point which leaves few of the leading districts of the empire unsupplied. Still more important has been the marked increase in the ac tivity of private trade and in the magnitude of individual enterprise ; and that this altered state of things is solid and real, is sufficiently attested by the great recovery of the Aus trian finances during the last two years. tinder the measures passed in 1F62 , the paper currency is i n rap i d process of re orm—and since June of that year, the Exchange on London has improved from 140 to 110 in favour of Vienna. The rise in the price of Austrian Government Stock, since the same date, being equal, upon an average, to 22 per cent. In the speech delSvered by the Emperor, at the opening of the Reicharath, Juue last (1863), he was able to dwell pro minently on the improved aspect of affairs, and to state that the finances of the empire have so rapidly improved during the Parliamentary recess that the Government will not how require the twelve millions of florins voted last year to cover deticiences then anticipated. Between 1851 and 1861 the export and import trade of Austria may be said to have doubled; but even at its present amount cf. say, 50 millions sterling, it is still very far below the CaPabilities of the 40 millions of Austrian subjects, who inhabit, provinces extending to an area of 240,000 square miles, In the most fertile and diversified parts of Southern Europe. When it is proposed, therefore, to extend to Austria the appliances of Banking, according to sound English princi ples, it is important to bear in mind that the new institution is not carried to a field already full or offering few advan tages, but is applied precisely under those circumstances in which the success of Banks has been moat conspicuous— Viz., to a rich country, and an enterprising people entering with every encouragement upon the development of their Wall and their resources. In the statutes, as passed by the Imperial Gov ernment, en rnme h nt, b t u h t, e capital is divided into Shares of £ it 50 or 500 fl o ri ns in consequence of representations made tothe ea D r irec di t l o y mand in order to render the Shares of the Bank more nego tiable in the principal money-markets of the 2oContinent,asthe the Governmentlas been solicited to authorise 4 de nomination of the Shares, and an assurance has been received that such application will be granted. To avoid delay in the estabashment of the Bank, it has been decided to issue the capital in Scrip Certificates of L2O each, exchangeable hereafter (at a date to be announced.and when £6 has been paid thereon) into Shares to bear as above stated. Under the revised Austrian Commercial Code, the payment of £6 per £2O Scrip Certificate, equal to 30 per cent. of the capital, will enable the Bank to commence business at once, with the advantage of limited liability, and without further demands upon its shareholders. A Copy of the Concession and Statutes will be deposited at the office of the Solcitors to the Company, 46, Parliament street, W estminster. The Applications made in London for Scrip Certificates should be addressed to the Directors in England at the Offices 13,,_ftfie Company; but no applic a tt onw ill b e cons id ere d, u nless r the um Panied by the receipt of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co. or pli ed deposit of £2 per Scrip Certificate on the number ap noTthb.iesindzeposit will be returned in the event of the application *Polled ceded to ; and , it an allotment be made, it will be Form a ards the full deposit of £4 per Scrip Certificate. at the ofnt 4PPlication maybe obtained and London ceived Offices, 10, - A R of the Bank in Vienna ; and inat the October, 4reelhin-lane, Lombard. street, E.C., FORM OF To the D 4-PPLICATION FOR SCRIP CERTIFICAT2ES , Gentlem i e r n 7l° li re In England of the Anglo-Austrian Rank. Glyn, Mills, will rid a l , n tr z he p h ai um d o t f o z your credit, that you will allot with Messrs. , I hereby request in the Anglo-Austria Scrip Certificates of £2O each such Scrip Certificate: Bank, and T num b erree to accept allotted to me, upon ti , 24, el any smaller that may he the further deposit of /2 ruts of the Prospectus, and to pay her allotted to me, at a tte t c + r ,'`kriP Certificate upon the ant,num -ntletnreenan ma y app oint. I c„„, d in such manner as you Nat " in. full Address in D a t e .to ...... .. .... .. ".. .. '. . ° MuPat' full • P..._ T HE AN GLo.A yu-- - -LAN BANK. NOTICE I S IIE g R IA B REr T hat NO FARTHER the after T were APPLICATION for o'clock TO-MORROW (TU ESD A I T hat lath October FIUNCIS BRE 1 0 , B • -Ane, Lombard - street, E,c, UER, man; .ger. October 12, 1863. N°. 22,243. THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established in 1836. -1, Dale-street, Liverpool ; •20 and 21, Poultry, London, E.C. PROGRESS OF THE COMPANY SINCE 1550: Fire Premiums. Life Premiums. Invested Funds, 851 £51,305 1856 222,279 1861 360,130 186 2 136,005 _____ £27,157 72,781 135,974 13'3,703 £502,5VA 821,001 1,3 , 1,005 1,417,808 The Fire Duty paid by this Company in England in 1862 was ''71, 2'4. SWINTON BOULT, secretary tl the Corrtany. JOAN ATKINS, Resident Feeretary, London. Fire Policies falling due at MiAlaelmas should be renewed by the 14th October, THE SARDINIAN MINING COMPANY (Limited). The liability of the Shareholders is limited to the amount of their Shares, the Company being registered under the Companies Act, 1862, with Limited Liability. Capital, £lOO,OOO, in 10,000 Shares of £lO each. Deposit on application £1 per share, and a further pay ment of £1 per share on allotment. Calls not to exceed £1 per share, at intervals of three months. It is expected that not more than £6 per share will be called. - • • • • Full prospectuses and forms of application maybe obtained en appilcation to the Bankers, Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, Lombard-street; the Solicitors, Messrs. Reece, Wil kins, and Blyth, 10, St. Swithin's-lane, City; of the Brokers in London. Frank Wheeler, Esq., 2, Copthall-court ; Man chester, Messrs. Hoyland and Prince, Exchange-chambers; Liverpool, Messrs. Gasquoine and Chamberlain, 2, Grosvenor buildings, Tithebara-street ; and of the Secretary, Mr. Geo. Washington Harris, at No. 5, Nicholas-lane, London, E.C. T HE DISCOUNT CORPORATION (Limited). Established under the Companies Act, with Limited Liability. Capital, Two Millions Sterling, in 20,000 Shares of £lOO each. First issue, 10,000 Shares. Deposit, £1 per Share on application, and £1 10s. on allot ment. It is not contemplated to call up more than £2O per Share. Calls not to exceed £5, at intervals of not less than Three Months. DIRECTORS. James Bruce, Esq. (Messrs. Bruce and Co.), Abehurch-I , ne. Charles Bye Colchester, Esq. (Messrs. Colchester and Wool ner), South Sea House. H. D. Cartwright, Esq., 6t, Moorgate-street (Messrs. Leckie and Co., Bombay), late Chairman of Commercial Bank of India. Horatio Sydney Coulson, Esq. (Messrs. Bruce and Co.), Ab church-lane. George Lyall. Esq., Mincing• lane (Messrs. Lyle), Still, and Co., Hong Kong). Charles Edward Mangles, Esq., Director of the Union Bank of Australia. Thomas Stenhouse, Esq., Director of the Charered Mercan tile Bank of India. John Torrance, Esq., Director of the Alliance Bank. Edmund Westby, Esq., Director of the Bank of Victoria. BANKERS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool, Lothbury, London, and Brown's-buildings, LiverpooL SOLICITORS. Messrs. Flux and Argles, 9, Mincing-lane. BROKERS. Messrs. J. and J. Whitehead, 8, Moorgate-street. SECRETARY (pro tem.)—Robert Slater, junior, Esq. Temporary Offices of the Corporation-26, Change-alley, Corninll, E.C. PROSPECTUS. The Discount Corporation is established to aid the mone tary arrangements of the increasing commercial interests of Great Britain and its dependencies. In founding this undertaking the Directors have secured the co-operation of an old and highly-respected Discount Firm in London, with whom arrangements have been made for the transfrr of its lucrative business to this Corporation, and two of whose partners join the Direction. It will thus ba manifest that the Discount Corporation starts with a large and valuable connection, and acquires the experience of Directors whose influence and intelligence are certain to command the confidence of the public. The material basis of the Corporation will be a large sub scribed Capital, judicially distributed. The recent creation of several large Indian and Colonial banking institutions, coupled with the expanding home and continental trades of the country, and the greatly extending commercial transactions with India and the Culollies, lead to the conviction that greater discounting facilities than at pre sent exist are required. A n establishment, which from its ample means will be able to supply such requirements, will no doubt be favourably re ceived by the trading community, and will at the same time affora a safe and profitable return equally to those who seek the permanent investment of their money, and to those who merely desire the temporary employment of their surplus funds. _ _ _ _ _ The known profitable operations of the old private Dis count Firms, and the new Discount Companies, give the as surance that a purely Discount business, prudently managed, will prove a complete success. The Head Office of the Corporation will be in London. No promotioa-money will be given for originating the undertaking, and the preliminary expenses will be strictly confined to such as are indispensable. Applications for Shares may be addressed in the annexed form to the Directors, and copies of the prospectus may be obtained at the Temporary Offices of the Corporation, or at the Offices of the Brokers and solicitors ; but no application will be considered unless a deposit of LI per stare on the number of shares applied for has been paid. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. No. - To the Directors of the Discount Corporation (Limited). Gentlemen,—Flavin" paid to your Bankers the sum of , being a deposit of £1 per Share on Shares in the above Corporation, I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to become a member of the Cor poration in respect of such Shares, or in respect of any less number you may allot me, and to execute the Articles of Association when required ; and I reque4 that my name may be placed on the Register of Members for tue Shares so allotted. Name in full Residence Profession or Business Date ORNAMENTS for the Drawing- room , Lib rary, and Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant assort ment of VASE S, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights, Ito., in Italian, Alabarer, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire_ Spar, &o. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNAN, Mine ralogist to her tiajesty, 149, Stand, W.C., Lonaon. CONY Mr. Tennant arranges elementary oollections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatl facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON - - CHOLOGY. and GEOLOGY, at 2, 5,10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE. RA.LOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, at 149, Strand, w.c. CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of the BIRTH of SHAKSPE ARE, 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-npon-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 lint to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee rt st 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,lthe town he loved, and where he lived and died. OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, 11) in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, LG. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom panied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Masterman ; Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W.iliams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at the Hospital STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary. anoorporate Sl d TOl b K. Ga.l.Tyt : htrit.eßTo A ir?yisu alL.:NechoiaLlFE-BOAT'Charter). Moat Graeio ROYAL PAONEas— N II e A r INT Majesty the Queen. umberland, PREsimENT—Vice-Admi r Lil,Jboat CHAIIIIStAW—Thos. Raring, Nen ,m p - a . - Th - DEPIITY-CITIALRMAN—Thomas Chapman, ''—' ' . 60 , V.P. APPEAL. Eg g PR S *, • • , V.P. The Committee of Management have to state that, Sil..vf.:r kedals ' 221) 11. 4 the beginning of the year 1861, the Royal Natio - ii ;jub ElT:nce Institution has expended £28,550 on various Lite - 1Z The Inthiatnd lishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and tt 70:stab- The number of lives saved by the Life- , 00 , -reland., T„,ljt-boats, Lile-boat t • 48 o t Society, and other means, since 5733 rm 40 , ;,, i s 13 the tor which services 82 Gold Medals, £17,200 in cash have been paid in rewe,nt e . tion has also expended £75,380 on Transporting-carriages, and Boat-ho: d oes. The Committee desire to exprer4 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 establisi', their present magnificent fleet ot 125 Lifeboats on the 'Acres of the United Kingdom. Deeply sensible, howevP - A ot the great responsibility that rests on them to main t itin their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and its Crew boats, which can • onlypractised in the management o f their be e ff ected by a large and perm anent annual incore,e, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their countrym 'ln to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so great ar,d truly national a work. ,'fbt Committee gratefillty acknowledge the following con , tributions:— X 8. d Her Majesty the Qaeen annual 50 C 0 Campbell, the Hon. Mrs. G. .. .. annual 6 0 0 Clerk, Colonel, R.A. annual 1 1 0 Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers .. .. annual 10 0 0 Currie, Wm., Esq., .. 4th don.lo 0 0 Erie, Lord Chief J us ti ce . don. 10 10 0 Fan;nawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., K.C.B. .. 2d don. 25 0 0 FeAwick, G. J., Esq., cost of a Lifeboat and Tran sporting Carriage 250 0 0 Harvey, Rev. G. G. and. Mrs. .. don. 30 0 Martin, Sir Henry. Bart. 7th don. 10 0 0 .. Palmer, Sir Roundel], H 31's Solici tor-General .• Royal Yacht Squadron Michael, Ear .. annual 2 2 0 .. annual 10 0 0 Steel, - -lohael, Esq. - - .; .. . don. 100 0 0 Thomas, Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collected by her Ladyship - - - - . .. .. .. 16 16 0 Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord .. . .. annual 5 0 0 Donations and Annual Subscripti ons will be thankfu_lly re reived by the Bankers of the / n stitution, Messrs. Willis, perai7al, and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts, and Co., 59, Strand; Messrs. Berries, Faruhar. and Co., 16, St. James's-street, London ; by atl the Collectors of Customs and Bankers in the Unitedllingdon t; and by the Secret ar y, Richard Lewis. Esq.. at the _Mee of the Institution, )1, Johnitzeet, AdelDlo, - London, I/ A.:. Offices Year. • •• • (01 • Ard till .• • . • i tar • • , - • -- r DIE 'NII I 44:64 3". • „ P R1CE.....-...4d. STAMPED ....sd. some with dancing saloons and other arrangements by which these wretched panderers to vice entrap the unwary, and the moment the poor soldier, ti re d with the forced inaction of camp life, sets his foot beyond the lines, his case seems desperate." From that time Mrs. Daniells, meeting with every en couragement from the General commanding, and assisted by many officers, has worked with unceas ing assiduity ; and now the fruit of her labours is to be seen in the hail which has just been opened near the South Cavalry Barracks. The foundation-stone was laid on Feb. 11 by the Earl of Shaftesbury, and the work has been just nine months in hand. The main hall of the building is intended to accom modate 800 persons. It also contains a library, reading-room, coffee bar, soup kitchen, class-roome, and the like ; and it is intended also to establish a sewing class, where soldiers' wives will be employed in making clothes, which will be sold at a little over cost price. Yesterday, at 3 o'clock, there was a special service, which was largely attended, when a suitable opening address was delivered by the Rev. W. Pennefather, of Barnet. Special services are announced to take place during the present week, in which the Earl of Cavan, Lord H. Cholmondeley, Lord Radstock, the Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P., Col. Travers, Capt. Trotter, Capt. Fishbourne, the Rev. Dr. Rule, Mr. R. Baxter, and Mr. Richd. Weaver are expected to take part. The half-yearly inspections of troops have been going on vigorously at Aldershott -during the past fortnight. On Friday, the 2d inst., the Royal Dragoons, under Lieut.-Col. Wardlaw, and on the following day the 6th (Carabineers), under Lieut.- Col. Sawyer, were inspected by Major-Gen. Hodge, C. 8., commanding the brigade of cavalry. On Monday the Major-General inspected the 13th Hussars, under Lieut.-Col. Jenyns, C. 8., and it is gratifying to find that the gallant officer expressed himself highly satisfied with the training, discip line, and degree of efficiency exhibited by the whole of the troops of the brigade. On Monday and Tuesday Brigadier-Gen. Bates inspected the 2d battalion 90th Rifles, under Col. Rigaud. On Tues day the Ist battalion, 6th Regiment, under Colonel Lowe, C. 8., was inspected by Major-Gen. Brook Taylor. On Wednesday the 73d Regiment (Lieut.- Col. Jones) was inspected by the same officer; and on Tuesday Gen. Taylor inspected the 37th Regi ment. The other regiments which have been in spected during the week, and is every case with the most satisfactory results, are the 3d Buffs; Ist battalion, 24th, Lieut.-Col. Wodehouse ; 59th, Lieut.-Col. Lodder ; 64th, Lieut.-Col. Shute; 87th, Lieut.-Col. Murray; and the horse and field bri gades of Royal Artillery, under Col. Gambier, C.B. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 12, 1863. NEW NOVEL. 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Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Huish, &c., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean, &c. Comic, by UNSWORTII (" or any other man "), Eugene, W. Randall, George Hodson, and those marvellous French Clowns, Messrs. ARTHUR and BERTRAND. Also, a Performance by Herr SCHALKENBACH on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHESTRE, 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, Is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasinz crowds, Mr. C. 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The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the stamp. THE GREAT SHIP.—A meeting of the commit• tee of shareholders appointed at the special general meeting of the Great Ship Company on Friday, the 2d inst., to confer with the directors relative to the best steps to be taken to relieve the undertaking from its present embarrass ments, was held on Saturday, at the offices of the company, in Monument-yard, City, with a view to the consideration of their report, to be presented to the adjourned general meeting of the proprietors, at the London Tavern, to-day. It is believed that the report will recommend the immedi ate adoption of such steps as may best enable shareholders to obtain some return of their capital, rather than that the ship should be sold and then thrown into bankruptcy. There are sheriffs' officers now on board the vessel, under an Admiralty warrant, issued at the suit of the Brig Jane capsized off Cape Clear, and whose owners demand compen sation to the extent of between £5,000 and £6,000. OUR LADY NOVELISTS.—" Thirty years ago,'' says the Saturday Review, "no one could have • believed what a brilliant future was going to open before the eyes of Englishwomen, and what a lucrative and en gaging profession was about to be created for their benefit. Authorship has introduced quite a new era in their existence. If they can but write novels their fortune is made, and if they cannot write novels they may write tales, or at the very least they can surely write tracts, and advice to the poor, and poetic musings. Th , are are heights in their profession just as there aro valleys, and no one can despise authoresses in the days of ' Adam Bede' and' Heart's Easo.' The authoress of 1 Adam Bede' goes, we confess, higher than we should have supposed a woman could go, for she unites many excellences that the world has hitherto thought reserved for met. If there is another woman who has ever shown original hu mour in print, we cannot recall her to mind. ' Romola' also makes it clear that she can enter into spiritual difficulties, and can view the range of spiritual facts with a breadth, a calmness, and an insight that we should, but for her, have considered exclusively masculine. Miss Martineau, too, t hough not very strong on subjects like these, shows that a i muum can treat politics and political economy with inde pendence and good sense. In the walks that are more pe y their own authoresses every d ay s h ow surpr i s i ng power. Th ey especially overcome set ddifficulties, themselves euit i to es , paintand for th contempo rary English lif e, and they deserve the hi g hest credit for the skill with whi c h they in genuity with which they combine the various elements which an admiring public demands in these works. It takes an infinite number of little efforts of skill to write such books as the ' Chronicles of Carlingford ;' and in the lower range of feminine fiction—in the works of Mrs. Wood and Miss Muloch, and the authoress of ' Denise—there go to the ma king of a saleable, commendable novel merits which show that the composition of a novel is by no means an easy thi n g. As for mere tales, the quantity produced by women every year is past all calculation ; and although fiction of some sort is the general vehicle for the thoughts of authoresses, yet they produce a considerable amount of other matter, and with fair success. Nor is there the slightest sign of this state of things ceasing, or any reason why it should cease. The public that reads the novels writ ten by women, or relishes the publications in which the compositions of women habitually appear, is a public that continual:y increases. A lively novel by an authoress of Iname is as good and as certain a piece of property as can be found, and therefore we may consider autbvarship as a. per manent profession for Englishwomen, and. it is very well worth examining what are the prospects it r Bally hold 4 out DEATH OF LORD LYNDHURST. The brilliant career of Lord Lyndhurst amounts to a political and legal history of three reigns. It is a miracle of good fortune, a curious and unique chronicle of shrewdness,ability and consummate tact. It is the record of a life agitated by political pas sions up to the time when the veteran ceased to be a palitieian, and became, in his extreme old age, a patriot in whose wisdom and moderation both the great parties in the State could implicitly confide. Truly a strange and chequered life closed at five minutes to three o'clock this (Monday) morning, when the great ex-Chancellor breathed his last at his paternal house in George-street, Hanover square. Born an American loyalist under the sove reignty of George the Third, he saw his native place become the stronghold of ultra-republican Puri tanism, and witnessed the establishment of the Re- public of which he has lived to see the irretrievable disruption. Whiggish in his youth, and friend and fellow-traveller of Volney, he accepted without scruple (though, perhaps, he may not have courted it as he appears to have done) the patronage of the Tory Prime Minister. He defended the State pri- Boners accused of sedition, and was so little uncivil to the Government that he was baited for and in- stantly hooked to the land of promise—the Treasury Bench—without the faintest show of wriggling. One of the grandest of his early speeches in the House of Commons was made against Roman Catholic emancipation. A few months later saw him Chancellor under the Minister whom he had attacked, and who had withered him with a storm of merciless sarcasms in the previous debate. Holding a high judicial office which is understood to involve abstinence from party politics, he turned out a . _ _ Ministry, and might, if he could, have formed another on its ruins. Such are some of the peculiar features in the history of Lord Lyndhurst. For the last 10 or 12 years, he has held a truly enviable posi tion in the House of Lords and with the country. Lord Lyndhurst has lately kept aloof from party. Though voting with the Conservatives, and occa- sionally assisting them with his counsel, he has poured forth the wealth of his eloquence, the mel lowed wisdom of his green old age, his wonderful stores of scholarship and historical illustration, his profound sagacity and the lessons of his varied ex perience for the benefit, not of his party, but of his country. It is on account of the imposing gran deur of his old age that we all lament his death, that the Queen and statesmen of all parties have daily made anxious inquiries after the health of the venerable peer. The great lawyer who was destined to be three times Lord High Chancellor of England, first saw the light in Boston, Massachussetts, within the transatlantic possessions of his Ring, George the Third, the date of his birth being the 21st May, 1772. His father and mother were both conspicuous persons in their way. John Singleton Copley (whose Christian names were his son's also) was a distinguished American artist. He was the son of a Mr. Richard Copley, of Limerick, by the daughter of Mr. John Singleton, an ancestor of the Single tons of Queinville Abbey, county Clare. Apropos of his profession, a curious story is told. In his boyhood he came down to dessert one even ing when his hospitable father was entertaining some of his aristocratic friends, and he found the company discussing the merits of the various pro fessions. " And what will you be ?" asked one of the guests to little John Copley. "Anything," inter posed his father, "except an artist." Mr. Copley then continued, " why not a lawyer? The highest honours are open to a great lawyer. John may get a good circuit practice, may then become a King's counsel, may obtain a seat in Parliament, may then please his party and be appointed Solicitor-General, and Attorney-General—nay, Jack, if he is clever, and distinguishes himself in the House, may even become Lord Chancellor !" How this prophecy, which must at the time have seemed a rhapsody, was literally fulfilled is matter of history. But we anticipate. Whe❑ Copley the younger was called to the bar the nation was in the throes of a great revolu tionary epoch. Paine's " Rights of Man" on one side, and Burke's fiery philippic on the other, were in every one's mouth. The young barrister was inclined to espouse the apparently generous side of liberty. He began his career with chambers in Brick•court, Temple, and in his second floor he had his first brief visits frcin Messrs. Willett and Co. and Mr Murray, whose son came to be his secretary in his chancellorship, He soon managed to secure a large business ; in fact, he acquired the greater part of that of Sergeant Rough, the leader of the circuit, who had fallen into bad odour with the at torneys. Copley Was more fastidious than Gifford, who was said to draw pleas for almost nominal sums, but he made his way in time. He became first known in the higher circles of the law by his " Case of the double return for Horsham," in 1808. But it was not till nine years after this that the young lawyer attained any eminence out of " Nisi prius." In 1817 the demagogue, Henry Hunt, called a meeting in Spafielda, which ended in the riots that led to the execution of Cashman, for the murder of a Mr. John Platt, and the trial, for high treason and sedition, of Arthur Thistlewood, James Watson, John Hooper and Thomas Preston. Sir Charles Wetherell and Mr. Copley were re tained for the defence. Sir Charles, though a ram pant old Tory, had conceived some spite against the Government, and in his speech for the defendants launched out into virulent abuse of the Ministry, its spies, and its general villanies. Mr. Copley was more shrewd, especially as Lord Liverpool was present, and in his address, which was a master piece of reasoning on the law of high treason, avoided the absurd indiscretion of his senior, much to the Premier's satisfaction. About this time Wetherall and Copley were toasted all over London as the " People's friend s !" At the trial of the pub lisher of the Quarterly for an alleged libel on Col. Maceroni, Copley bein g . for t he defence, the Duke of Wellington and Lord Liverpool, who were sub pccuaed in the case, were on the bench. So pleased was the earl with Mr. Copley's speech and manner, that he sent him an invitation to call on him after the trial. Did Mr. Copley want a seat in the House ? Nothing better. It could easily be ma naged then, and Mr. Alexander Maconochie (after wards Lord - Meado whank) resigning his seat, Mr. Copley was returned forthwith by Mr. Holmes for the borough of Yarmouth, I s l e of Wight, on the 28th of March, 1818, without any condition, pledge, or promise. Lord Liverpool is reported to have said (though the remark is also attributed to Lord Castlereagh), "I'll set , my rat-trap for him, baited with Cheshire cheese.: A few months later saw Mr. Copley Chief Justice of C hester in the room of Sergeant Best. It fell to the lot of Sir John Copley, as Solicitor- General, to take part iu conducting the prosecution of the wretched Pr incess of Wales. What a spec tacle was that ! The noble-looking Castlereagh, the " plucky" Sidrnouth, the calm and impassive Liverpool, the profoundly-learned Eldon, the patrio tic and impulsive G re y , and the h ones t a nd sagacious Lansdowne filled the s eat of judgment, before which Copley pleaded, with a Lawrence to look on the , scene with a painter's eye, and a Keane to study the play of the passions in the memorable scene before him. Sir John Colil e Y 's cross-examination of the witnesses on behalf of the Princess Caroline was terrible in its minuteness and its searching character; but he behaved coatteoonlY to the wilt-icily objent of and he offended nobody on all thPse long debates, either side. The people rushed out from the Hous e e 's splendid summing up, to of Lords, after Copley e clipse of that memorable year . witness the great It was curious that he should have officially to pro secute (and with fatal success) for high treason, in thur Thistle 1820, the same At:. wood whose acqu ittal in 1817 was achieved by his eloquence and tact. To the amazement of the world, the great lawyer _ lived on beyond his 90th year; Tent from London to the country, and back again, with the changes of the seasons; saw his friends, and counselled his party. The death of a nonagenarian is rarely painful—rarely gives a long premonitory notice of its approach. Lord Lyndhurst literally " fell on sleep." The the " dune i nc l ement i a mort i s ." Th e no bl e l or d was imperceptible. He did not experience change had been present at the marriage of his only child by his second marriage towards the close of June last. Those who saw, will not easily forget, the appearance of the aged father as he was borne on a kind of litter into St. George's, Hanover-square, his glassy eyes, his helpless limbs, and withal the inimitable neatness of his dress and the nobility of his countenance, which not even the troubles and work of 90 eventful years could efface. Curiously en ough another nonagenarian had signed the re gister book of St. George's that morning—the Dowager Lady Grenville, widow of a Prime Mi nister of the last century, the accomplished Lord Grenville, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, who had been present, previous to the marriage of th e Hon. Miss Copley, at the marriage of Mr. Mrestby Moore with the daughter of the Hon. G. M. Fortescue. At the conclusion of the season his lordship left London for Tunbridge Wells " in ex cellent health." He returned to town a week or ten days ago, had an access of weakness, and died, as his father had done before him, in the old house i n George-street, Hanover-square, which should henceforth be historically famous. By his first marriage with Mrs. Thomas, to which we have referred before, Lord Lyndhurst had a ea u and four daughters. The son, John Singleton, born in August, 1824, died in September, 1825. His eldest daughter, Sarah, was born and died in 1820. Another daughter, the Hon. Susan Penelope Cop ley, born 23d July, 1822, died 9th May, 1837. The eldest survivor of his daughters is the Hon. Sara h Elizabeth, born 16th March, 1821, who mar. tied, Jan. 8, 1850, Mr. H e nry J o hn Selwin, the unsuccessful Conservative candidate for Maldon at the l a st general election, and eldest son of Sir J. T. Ibbetson-Selwin, of Down Hall, Essex; and the other, the Hon. Sophia Clarence, born April 15, 1828, married Mr. Hamilton Beckett on the 14th of December, 1854. Lady Lyndhurst died in Paris on t he 15th of January, 1834, at the Hotel du Rhin, Place de Vendome, and on the sth of August, 1837, his lordship married in Paris, Georgiana, daughter of Mr. Louis Gold sm ith , b y w h om h e l eaves i s sue au on ly daughter, G eorg i ans, b orn 11 t h M a y, 1838, an d married 25th J une , 1863, to M r . Ch ar les D acane, M . P. for North Essex. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. T h e east division of the Channel fleet (as briefly announced by telegram i n Th e S un of Saturday) Spithead on S a t ur d ay, f rom D e vonport. arr i v ed at The - Warrior and Resistance, iron frigates, first hove in s ight, and the latter anchored at Spithead by 8 e.ra , The Warrior lay to in St. Helen's Roads, and d id not anchor at S p i thead unt i l 11 a.m. Th e A d m iral, in his flag s hi p, the E dgar, i n company w ith the Emerald, wood en screw f r i ga t e , did no t arrive at Spithead until 5 p.m. B ot h s hi ps h a d remained for some h ours o ff the I s l e o f Wi g h t , where their crews had been exercised in firing with shot a nd shell. The passage from Plymouth Sound t o Spithead was made w i t h re d uce d b o il er power , a nd on Friday night the Resistance, with three and contendi ng w ith a s t rong S.E. boilers in use, gale, ma intained a steady r a t e o f spee d o f s i x k no t s . The o fficers of the two irouclads speak in the most enthu s i a stic terms of their ship s ' b e h av i our at sea , but at t he same time ad m it that a somew h at diffe rent form of bottom would give them more stability, and lessen the tenden c y t h ey h ave to ro il . S t ill , w i t h even this admitted f au l t , i t i s contended that, on the w hole, they are better sea boats than our heaviest wo oden frigat es o f t h e M ersey and Orlando class. s ea men always speak flatteringly of the ship in w hich they serve ; but if there be any truth in this com parison drawn bet ween i ron an d woo d en s hips, than o ur ironclads must b e very much better sea boats, or have been very much b etter handled, th an the F re nch ironclad s qua d ron wh i ch i s now undergoing extensive repai rs at B rest, i n conse quence of the damage received d ur i ng i ts fi rst expe rimental cruise. Reverting t o our own i ronc l a d s, i t appears to be the general opinion of officers serving in them tha t the Resistance and D e f ence c l ass must b e more ge nerally serviceable as war ships than the Warrior or Minotaur class can ever be. The latter undoubtedly possess the ad vantages b e l ong i ng to beauty of form of great speed under steam, yet, from their extreme length, they cannot b e turned so s h or tly or so readily manoeuvred as sma ll er vesse l s . These facts will possibly h o ld goo d so long as our i ro nclads are propelled by s i ng l e screws ; but now that it has been so repeatedly proved th a t s hi ps can be made to turn uPoe their o wn cen t re as upon a p i vo t when propelled by two screws, the chief ob jection to s hips of the War r i or ' s l engt h seems to b e overco me. A ship constructed for two screw s w o u ld also possess much greater b ear i ngs a t h er m id s hi p sec ti on than a single screw vesse l ; s h e wou ld con sequently roll less, and be a much better sea boat, than any ves sel with a sin g l e screw cou ld poss ibl y be, and wou ld also draw o ne -thi r d l ess water t h an w ith our present i ronc l a d s. A vessel l ik e is the rule the Warrior must draw a c er t a i n d raug h t o f water in order to develope the power of her 1,250 horse engines and her monster screw. In shoal or narrow wa t er s such a ship is helpless ; s h e can ne ith er ap proach sufficiently near a shore battery nor ma_ nceuvre in front of it. Had the Warrior been built for and fitted with twin screws, her lessened draught of water would have enabled her to be taken so much nearer the shore and be manceuvred as might be wished when she had reached the desired posi tion. The f o ll o wing appointments were made on Fri ' day at the Admiralty, :_Henry V. Russell, master, ' to the Das her ; Francis Braddon, assist-paymaster, to the Black Prince ; E. Lilley, engineer, to the Indus for the Cordelia ; h r r-- —mil " Pattison, of the Hornet, promoted to first class assist.-engineer ; and John Runnels, assist.-engineer, to the Indus for the Gladiator. THE ARMY. Major Gen. Bloomfield , Inspector-General of A r tillery, accompan ied by Major T ees d a l e , V.C., paid a visit to the camp at Aldershot on Saturday to in spect the Royal Artillery stationed at the camp. The Royal Horse Artillery and the field batteries at present located there went through the ordinary evolutions in presence and to the satisfaction of the gallant I n spector-General. A detachment of the Enniskillen DregoonF, con sisting of about 70 non-commissioned officers and me n, reached the camp at Aldersho t on Saturday afternoon from Southampton, where they landed from India. They came home in order to give evi dence at the court. martial on Col. Crawley. The opening service of the Mission-hall and Sol diers' Institute at Aldershot took place on Saturday evening, when a meeting for prayer was held in the new and handsome edifice in Bank-street. It is mainly owing to the zeal and devotedness of Mrb. Louisa Daniells, whose name is 90 intimately asso ciated with home mission work, that the com pletion of this promising institution is to he attri buted. Herself an efficer's widow, she has l taken a deep interest in the moral and ph ic Ie"- long; 315 a cf the suldiar. In AuF., 1F62, she grate to theißev. \V. Pennefatber to the f Lo wing affect:— "The number of troops stationed at Aldershot dur ing the summer is estimated at from 11,000 to 18,000. For this number Government provides four chap lains, one Presbyterian minister, and two Catholic priests. The Soldier's Friend Society has four Scrip ture readers. Taking the whole agency, and sup posing it to be of the most efficient kind, it is about lone agent to every 2,000. But this is only within the Camp. Outside there are above 70 publichonsfs, Te Deum at the Greek Church. The small but important community of Greek merchants in London manifested their fidelity to George 1., the second King of Greece, by causing a grand ge Deunt to be sung yesterday in honour of his Majesty at the Greek Church in London Wall, on which occasion the King kindly honoured his subjects dwelling in London by his presence. The church is a small but well-built edifice in the Byzantine style, having a high vaulted roof. It was erected about 20 years since by the Greek residents of London, who bought the ground and expended altogether about £20,000 in the work. In order to accommodate a tithe of the applicants for admission a gallery was erected at the end of the church oppo- site the altar, but the other arrangements were, we believe, the same as on ordinary occasions, except that the pillars supporting the gallery on either side were entwined with white and red roses, intermixed with gilt laurel leaves, the same means of decoration being continued round the arches above the galleries, The front of the gallery erected for the occasion was draped with crimson cloth, and decorated with gilt ornaments, and in the centre was the following in scription, " 1 - 4(;)teroe BCTAE;tS' TCOV EXV/VCOV - ITITCO, '' (" Live George King of the Greeks.") Besides the decorations already alluded to, at the top of the pillars and between the arches were the flags of England, Denmark, and Greece entwined, the Greek flag in the centre. As a further and symbolical sign of welcome, though somewhat a novel mode to English eyes, the carpet with which the floor of the church is covered, and also the steps leading to the altar, were strewn with laurel and bay leaves and sprigs of rosemary. The altar-screen of the church is ornamented with some beautiful paintings of scriptural subjects in accordance with the usual custom in the Greek churches, where graven images, with the exception of that of the cross, are not allowed, but where pictures aro freely displayed, and are held in such high honour that they are lavishly ornamented with gold and precious stones. In front of the altar were two beautiful gilt stands holding three tall wax tapers, while behind these were fixed two silver censers or lamps. It had been proposed to erect a throne for the accommodation of the King, but on this fact be coming known to his Majesty, he, with becoming modesty, declined to assent to this arrangement, and expressed his intention to stand du rin g the service,the in accordance with the orthodox practicethree Church in the kingdom of Gree ce, one of the of and branches of "The Holy O rthodox resulted that the Catholic, Apostolic Church." Thus , then, i only arrangement made fo r the King's aceomoda tion was the placing of a simple hearth-rug on the floor of the church in fr ont of the pillars supporting the gallery to the left of the altar. As we have in timated, the applica tions for admission made to the members of the committee were exceedingly nume rous, but, with a view hte o the proper accommodation of those to whom t was granted, the number of tickets issued was very limited. The principal portion of the ladies were assigned places in the newly-erected gallery, while others were accommodated in one of the side galleries. The spaces beneath two of the galleries were occupied exclusively by gentlemen ; while the gallery on the left of the altar was also devoted to the use of the male portion of the congregation, it being custo mary in the Greek churches to separate the sexes Amongst the gentlemen present were M. Thorben de Bille, the Danish Minister in London ; Count Putiatine; Mr. Hazlewood, chairman of the Greek bondholders. The following members of the Phil hellenic Committee were also present :—The Earl of Coventry, Vice-Admiral Burney, Mr. Jas. Wyld, MY., Mr. J. F. Maguire, ALP. (vice-presidents), Mr. John Locke, M.P., Mr. J. Pope Hennessy, ei.p., with the Hon. Secretary Stephanos Xcnos, an d the Secretary Mr. J. F. O'Brien. The only gentleman who wore the Greek costume was M. Cleves, of Cephalonia. The point as to dress was, as we understood, decided by his Majesty, who had suggested that simple English costume would be more desirable than the gaudy Greek habit. Among those present was also M. Eugenius Popoff, the priest of the Russian Church in London, wearing a clerical robe, and displaying the insignia of several orders and other decorations. He, however, took no part in the ceremony. As the doors had been opened at 10 o'clock, the majority of the congregation were in their places before 11, shortly after which hour the Archimandrito Morphinos, the officiating minist er of the church, appeared at the centre opening ofwt:os altar-screen, from which a gorgeous screen` the drawn aside, and recited some portions he psalms and some short prayers, in which of the was assisted by M. A gathidee, the tre'himandrite, church. At the appearance of , a buzz of conv e rsation , which hio t} e 'e been going on, u tmost attention i was instantly bushed, " d a ,. t This short eerviee, was paid to the sacred wee hour, when the priest lasted about a quarter of r - ei cri a e l l e time afterwards and the buzz of eon , those pe r . retired within -the alt d a versation was renew caked, and requested M. Morphinos reaPP ht be disposed to be so present, who might i ons of fidelity to exuberant rations the King on in their dereoce that to consider the building his arrival, within which they , 18 , 2 n a , were was a chureh, and always had et,orca. He hoped tlinfr. ,, .'e that they ld receive his Majeslf without any cl \e 6 any such a departure &inn strict decorum \ very distasteful to the King. This cautioe:r rected to a few Greek captains of vessels cupied on© of the galleries, and was alp\ necessary, inasmuch as on one memorably celebration the same class of men had actin , brought loaded pistols in the church, and whi shouting and giving vent to their joy at the recu. r. rence of this festival they had fired their weapons, to their intense delight, but to the extreme horror and fright of many ladies present. The priest an nounced. however, that they might give one " zyrw," at his Majesty's departure. The caution seemed scarcely necessary, judging by the propriety with which these men conducted themselves, but no doubt his reverence thought that the demonstra tive tendencies of his countrymen were not to be trusted. ,About 10 minutes before 12 his Majesty arrived, and was received at the entrance by the wardens' of the church, Messieurs B. Melas, Etienne A. Ralli, and Emmanuel Mavrogordato, with Messrs. Pantia Etienne 11111 i, Etienne Franghiadi, Antoine Mavrogordato, Eustratio Etienne Ralli, Mothieu F. Mavrogordato, C. Geralopulo, and Stamati M. Zizinie, with whom were also Mr, A. C. ioniLlcs, Greek consul-general at London ; Mr. D. N. Gen '- copulo, Greek consul at Liverpool; and Mr. S. N.. ,Frangoputo, Greek consul at Manchester. The Mi nisters of the Greek Church in England, the Archi mandrite Morphiuos, the Ar chimandrite Stratoulis of Liverpool, and M. Moro of Manchester, attired in their magnificent satin robes, richly adorned with enormous wax t a p ers, also pro pgioilededanbdoyssilvbeera,rinanad, preceded by t wo white-sur ceeded to the entrance of the church to receive his Majesty. The Archimandrite Morphinos bore a copy of the Old and New Testament, enshrined in a magnificent binding, and carried reverently acrosa the breast. His Majesty,whowasattendedbyCount Sponneelr, Baron Guldencrone, Lieut. Fanch, Lieut. Leth, Philemon, and Professor Keeppen, was conducted to the position assigned to him, when the service immediately began by the choir, conducted by M: N. Coves, chanting the Psalm of David—Tic OE6c INIE"-yas Ws.6 ecOs ' (" Who is so great a god as our God ?") After which a mass of St. Chrysostom was chanted, and then portions of the Evangelists were read by the officiating minister. A short pause ensued, and then the officiating priests, preceded by the boys with tapers, entered the bay of the church (which was kept clear of the congregation), bearing the sacramental elements and a richly adorned cross. The service altogether was marked by much splendour of ceremonial, and the hymns and other portions were beautifully chanted. The effect was very grand, even though unaccompanied by any instrumented music, as euch is forbidden in the Greek Church, where singing is universally in use. Three prayers were also offered—one for his Majesty by the Archimandrite Morphinos, the second for all the faithful by the Archimandrite Stratoulis, and the third for those who died in the cause of independence by M. Moros. A beautiful Hymn to the King was also sung. At the conclusion of the liturgy the grand Te Deum burst from the choir, and almost electrified the congregation by the marvel lous grandeur of the music and the ability with which it was executed. The words were the same as in the "Te Deum laudamus," sung in our own church. The service was concluded by the benediction from NI. Morphinos, when the King quitted the church, and was conducted to the door by the deputation who received his Majesty at his entrance, preceded by the officiating ministers. There was no ebullition of feeling on the depar ture of the King, as might have been expected from the permission given by M. Morphinos; but outside the church in London-wall there was an immense crowd assembled, partly composed of Greeks, but the greater portion were the residents of the locality. Some cheering took place, but it was not of a very enthusiastic nature on the part of the English, who were, we hope, restrained by a feeling of the sacred ness due to the day, and the Greeks, for whom every allowance must be made under the circum stances, were too few in number to be very effectual in their cheering, though their loyalty was abun dantly manifest. The 7e Deum, the Hymn, as well as some of the other pieces of sacred music, were composed expressly for the occasion by M. Covas, the master and leader of the choir, and from the general satisfaction they gave he is to be congratulated on his success. M. Coves, through diligent study, has been able to com bine in the compositions the impressive tunes of the ancient sacred music of the Greek Church with the harmony of the new European school, which is a very difficult work, and deserves every praise. We understand that he has dedicated these works to his Hellenic Majesty. *, HR-z -1, It 444 4..triLLi r ;‘, Y S t Torn Cooke and the Rival Musicians. AN AMUSING ANECDOTE, FROM A CLEVER NEW MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC WEEKLY REVIEW CALLED THE " ORCHESTRA," "Mr. T. Cooke respectfully informs those ladies and gentle men who may require his opinion of their musical ability, voice, &c., that his terms for such information are one guinea." At a certain Philharmonic Society there were a Mr. Mud docks and Popkins (nom do beadle), who were e ( x l :e ' d d i e ng 9uer lyj r e e) alcus of each other's singing ; so jealous were they, that many of their musical reunions used to end in very un-musical ills-unions; they were always quarrel ling with each other ; always impertinent with each other; and if they dared, would undoubtedly knock each other down, every Monday and Thursday evening, on which nights their " Choral Club" met. Such conduct, of course, could not escape being noticed by the other "mem bers," who were most anxious to reconcile them, but all attempts were ineffectual. However, one night, when their mutual rage was at its highest, one of the directors came forward, and said, "Really, gentle men, this disturbance cannot be allowed. Pray, be quiet; do not set such an example." " But, sir," replied Mud docks, " this gentleman (pointing to Popkins) says ho can sing better than me, why (tapping his bosom), the idea is preposterous. He has no voice ; 'tie like a mustard spoon rubbed against a worsted stocking. He can't sing a note." "Pooh, pooh, pooh 1" chimed in Popkins, with a lisp and most surprising sang froul, "Now, what do you know about it, when the moment you open your mouth you put your foot in it ? You a singer ; why, the idea is ridiculous—non sensical—immensely impertinent." Muddocke, who could not restrain his wounded feelings, burst forth,—" I be t you ten pounds, sir, that I am the better singer of the tw . and Tom Cooke shall decide." "Done, sir," calmly rep lied Popkins, " I bet you ten pounds; and by this means let u s put a stop to this confounded bickering." With that, they jumped out of the room; jumped into differents resided arrived at 92, Great Portland-street, Cooke's they knocked at the door, then jumped into the hall, far to their horror saw the notice. But they had g°i2notroduccd to recede ; so they sent in their cards ; were - the guinea; Mr. Cooke ; explained their business ;agreed to i B a n d to f a no to give paid it; when Mr. T. Cooke sat down to the ;0 1' 1 manittes. his opinion of the merits of these two `` , l E ° 76h than the ho approached Mudducks, the basso, who had morel: tied. With the bass, in his voice, was the first to lubje, phrase right dignity and grandeur of a John IC . e_, n , OD the piano the the instrument, and gracefully ePalt`s' mouth, an d began song of "The Sea," he o r p i e r of A flat, awfull y howling and bawling it outairct_Plea-udizoical out of tune, no time, and l', th ra Y ,„o i difficulty, stifled his whilst Mr. Cooke, who, Z o l oring , what sort of a s i nger feelings, soon seeing , scen t on with th e accompani- Muddocks was, trang_ g : „.hich was in C. At length they ment placed befor:c7; guddocks, the moment his song was etas e vidently much pleased with his f came to the ( 3 ° llc : sum ptuously anxious for Mr. Cook on e' g s Cooke reminded him that the other ' gentle wheard before he could form a comparison; yin be starts Popkins with a smile, a lisp, per or wo p a i e n j o o v n e . r , Bat Coo m ance. man o ust w hen ' complacency • and great comp , and quietly placed on the New r°Pkina had a a s i o la r l t of o c f oun " t E er a - r t l e y no th e old English b a smirk, piano .o r n v o oie lk e l , o b rn u - t certainly more of the " counter" than the tenor, so that from his style ofsinging, " Early one Morning" it might have been "Early one afternoon," or , evening, or night; but at he had thi s a d van t age , h e i ns ti nc ti ve ly felt h e was not quit, so bad as his vocal adversary Muddocks. After the e xami nation had been passed, you may be sure they were naturally anxious fur Mr. Cooke's opinion. Cooke was placed in rather a delicate position—to give his candid opinion Was certainly not a pleasant thing, especially on ilia °cc'ision. However, they drove him to it —they would have it; they insisted; and after much hesitation, Hr. Cooke's opinion was as follows " Mr. Muddocks, after mat oreconsideration, and as yon insist in having my opinion with regard to your singing, my candid opinion is that ynup sir, can't sing at all I and as to my opinion of your singing, Mr. Popkins, why, I can only say, you are the worst sin er I ever heard !" And so ended rather an amusing se that Mr. Popkins, the worst singer Cooke ever heard , a Iteoattnei.d o , gotadd tween these two amateurs and T. Cooke. B ut better the wager of ten pounds, as he undoubtedl , y , " „. Tom singer than Mr. Bluddocks, who couldn't e ta. Cooke get a good laugh and two gu i nea s .l