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% N. ENTEMBER, WE SUP AT EVANS' 3„.VERY EVENING THIS WEEK Rita' Alfred atellon's Promenade Concerts. QE A. First- el ass APPRENTICES re q uired in an East Indiaman.—Far premium, name of ship, &c.. ' T OY to Messrs. Lain.' and Co., 9 7, Coleman-street, Bank. 0 control over or interference in the outfitting exercised, EDINBURGH (Reduced Fares), from Iron gate wharf, Tower.--Saloon, 20s ; fore cabin, his ; deck (soldiers and sailors only), 78 Ad ; return tickets (available for a month), 308 and 9 2s rd. The cheapest and quickest sea route by the splendid new STEAMSHIPS of the LONDON and EDINBURG'II SHIPPING COMPANY, sailing every Wednesday and Saturday, at 10 morning. Apply at the Spread Eagle, Regent-circus ; or at Irongate-wharf. T HE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. BEAD OFFICES, 20, Lombard-street, London, and Royal Inturancg buildings, Liverpool. Total Annnul Revenue exceeds £500, 0 ,0. Accumulated Funds in hand over 1,030,000. Chairman in Liverpool: CHARLES TURNER, Esq., MY. Chairman in London : WILLIAM WAINWRIGHT, Esq. --- EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1862. The Directors of the Royal Insurance Company are now called upon to make their accustomed periodical Report at the Meeting of its Shareholders. FIRE BRANCH. The Directors have, as pleasingly as unexpectedly, at the close of the year, to announce, for thet exceed first time, that the Fire Premiums have not on l y reached, bu £300,000. The high comparative position held by the Royal in the Government Returns of Duty is again fully maintained. The profit of the business of the year exceedsd con in siderably the amount realised in the preceding fact sur passes that of any year, with but two exceptions, since the commencement of thl4 Office, the balance to the credit on account of British and Foreign Insurances being £95,107 10s. 5d,, and of the North American business, which is kept sepa rately, £11,097 16s. 10d. LIFE BRANCH. - The very gratifying duty now falls upon the Directors to state the sum assured on nPw policies for fhe year 10;62 exceeds even that of the yesr 1861 by £lBO,OOO, and has arrived at the almost unexampled amount for a single year of £701,427 on 1,498 new policies issued. Until within the last few years it is believed that such a sum acsured as that which has just been announced as the result of one year's business was all but unheard of. _ _ This portion of the Company's business has been carefully 'Watched, and cannot fail to give much satisfaction to the shareholder, as well as no small encouragement for the fut ,, re to the participating life assurer. Evidence of continued care in the selection of lives is amply afforded by a statement of the number rejected. These have amounted to 311 for the year, on which the aggregate sum proposed for assurance amounts to Z 143,281. Various degrees of ineligibility have led to these lives being declined. No small number of the Assurance Companies of the day record their accepted lives annually at a sum not much. if at all, exceeding those which the Royal has declared as in admis- Biel° in a single year from deterioration of some kind or another. . _ _ 7f, to complete their review, the Directors now advert briefly to the United Kingdom, they have to announce that in Fire Business its progress has been undoubtedly more rapid than that of any other Company established either in Londan or elsewhere, except when amalgamations have taken place. The returns ol duty have proved this. In Life, the amount of New Policies already reported make all other evidence needless. The Directors — conclude their present Report with the expression of an opinion that the prospects of the Royal Insurance Company were never brighter, and of a consequent hope, founded on a grateful remembrance of the past, that the future may untold for it a sphere of still greater ma2ni tude, combining distinguished commercial success to the Office with a lengthened career of usefulness and protection to the public. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. The business of t' , e Company exceeds £70,000,000. The duty paid to Government for the year 1862 was £85,062, an d th e amoun t i nsure d o n farming stock, £10,C86,332. A bonus of three-fifths of the profits periodically made to parties insuring, who have thus, from time to time, received sums amounting in the aggregate to £140,000 ; and the Society now holds a large Reserve applimble to a future Bonus. The rates of premium are in no ease higher than those charged by the other principal offices making no returns to their insurers. For pro , pectuses apply at the Society's Offices, Surrey street, Norwich ; and 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Black friars, E.C. PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Established 1840. TRUSTEES. Thomas Bating, I Esq., M.P. Wm. Geo. Prescott, Esq. T homson Hankey, Esq., M.P. Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. Mutual Lif , Assurance for all classes. This Association has now in existence 6,000 policies, for a total sum of £1,500,000. The Annual Income is .. • • • • £51,000 The Accumulated Fund exceeds .. 0,000 It has paid in Claims • • • • • • 112,000 The whole of the profits are divided qu inquennially among the Members Three divisions have already been 'made' When the following sums have been added as bonuses to the Policies - Dec. 31, 1847 .. • • • • • • • • £5,400 3852 .. • • • • • • .•11,500 •• 1857 .. • • • • • • 23 200 •• 1862 .. 56,500 Making the total bonus additions, £06,600. Bonuses ma - be received in cash or appliel to the reduc tion of premiums at the option of the assured, in lieu of an addition to the I °Ley. Attention is especially invited to the system of free or paid up introduced by this Association, by which the Sacrifice so often submitted to on the relinquishment of po icy is wholly avoided. The balance-sheets of the Association are open to all, whether assurers or otherwise. Active and influential agents will be appointed in unrepre sented districts. WM. THOS. LT FORD, Secretary. Chief Office, 15, Moorgate-street, E.C., Aug 1, 1863. G UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C. Established 1821. Subscribed Capital, Two Millions. DIRECTORS. Chairman— Sir MINTO FARQTITYLAR, Bart, M.P. Deputy Chairman—CHAßLES WILLIAM COATIS, Esq. Ren en ry Hulse Berens, E s q., ry Bonham Carter, Esq. ( harles F. D evas, Esq. Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. Sir Walter R. Farquhar Bart. Tames Goodson, Esq . Thomson Hankey r John Hubbard, ' Es q. , " Fredk. H. Janson, E sq. M.P. G. J. Shaw Lefevre, Esq. John Martin, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. James Morris, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. Abraham J. Robarts, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq. JIM Lewis Loyd, Ea q. Thornton, Esq. Corn elius Paine: l :jun., Esq. I Noel Whiting, Esq. Thos.Tall emach, Esq., Secretary I Saml. Brown, Esq., Actuary Aim: LIFT A ACT OF DEP ARTMENT.—UNDER THE PROVISIONS OI l AN Dvisio surers .IGIITY at Quinquennial : - 8 ::: TAII ENT, this Company now offers to new n , PER CENT. of the Profits, Profits. a - "R‘v Rate of Premium without participation of 1821, the Since the establishment of the Company- In A mount of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in cash value 000. Z 660,00 0, Which represents equiva l en t Reversionary Bonuses of £1,058 , After the Di v i s i on of Profits at Christmas, 1859, the Life Assurances in force, with existing Bonuses thereon, amounted to upw ards of £4,730,000, the Income from the Lii e Branch £207,000 p er annum, and the Life Assurance Fund, independent of the capital, exceeded £1,618,000. LOCAL MILITIA and VOLUNTEER CORPS. —No Extra Premium is required for service therein. LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their Values, if such value be not less than 450. ASSIGNMENTS OF POLI CIES. —Written Notices of, re- Oeived and registered. MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charg e or Policy Sta m p s. F IRE DEPARTMENT. —Insurances are effected upon ev ery description of p ro p er ty a t mo d erate rates. Losses caused by Explosion of G as are a d m itt e d by this Company. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Accumulat nue Parliament ed Invested Funds.... A nnual Re ve and on the most liberal:lt: FIRE DEPARTMENT. Insure eranted both at Home and in Foreign Countries Every facility offLelzto Insurers. N inety per Cent, of to e r p r i o e fi . Policies. Amy on the pa r ti c i pating The new Lif e business transacted in 1862 as follows : r ts er divided among the Insurer s unt in qared. Premiums. 1,037 £763,334 £23,641 0 0 Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished on application at the ..£2,122,8 28 .. 422,401 LONDON .................. OFFICES 8 hrea:dneedle-street. " . ............... 4 New Bank Buildings. • _______„ West -end Office:. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. 1 lAI/131'7011ES I-trr p , -- BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT . g MO C - MAIN LEVER TRUSS (P ER Two Hundred Exurni Ttoros rt : T " Awn 1662ug TED IN TDB GREAT -.1'1851 Atir, ,II allowed by upwards of the curative treatment of invention in Attedical Gentlemen to be the most effective The use of a Is here avoidedHERNIA. body, while the el BPrin g b • an c d o often hurtful --a soft in its effects, round the bloc-M ain Padaraltsite resistilge being worn __ by the and closeness that latent Lever n , g_power is supplica _,, e e ,_ fitting with so Innen a. during sleep. A de . cannot ee detected , and be worn may truss, which cannot fin live eircul ar may he had, and the cumference of the bod to fit, forward d 7, tw o ... • eby post, on the sent to to the manufacturer, 'moues below the hips, being Mr. WRITE, 228 ccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. ,Pi iv Double Truss,ands , kJ.. and Us. 6d. Postage, Is. An Umbilical Truss, 425. .sVt i . 52 1 , 5 ' Cd,• Postage, 18 Sd. Post-office Orders to be mad e pa -.. °stage Is. 10d. gable t o John White, Post- NEW PATENT FI,ASTIC J b • • - STOx i . NI , F-CAPS, (tc., for Varicose Vei n , 'N . G S, liv-Taknetzs and Swelling cm the Legs, sp ra i ns :ld all cases of •• s b ght in texture, end Inexpensive, and t Z'; They are ..orou , ~ s t oc ki ng .. Price 45. ed., 7 8, m, drawn on •Ik e an cra nary As, to les. ka•h l'oqui46d. JOHN Warmr anufacurer. 22S • 'M t • Piccadilly. THE LAUNDRESSES to her lat e Queen Adelaide say. that " BRIGGS ' AUsTßA7i.atp - TARCII needs but to be trial to be a pp ro ved. ,,L ..._holesale Agent, Harper Twelvetrees, Bromley -b Sole ""13, E. li-riva7lßed:______-... SIAN INSECT DE sTRoy . ING'spii_T t o , h _. I ) NG Po WDEIt, for which a Prize Medal was awarded 9r1,7, 6 rodueer at the International Exhibition, 1862 Flies, Cockroaches, der is quite harmlesstorrsan mal life, but' 18 un_ lleetk a ~ ,1 . 1 destroying Fleas. Bu r , , Pecie t ,',„( r nats, Mosquitos, A: othsin ' furs, and every other Sport; 'naect. in' Pi,,,.. 1T T 4 will find this an invaluable remedy for destroy - the th • Ladies for their Pet Dots. Hei nz th eir DeLrs, as also which l e af t is hia 7,, t °ri zinal importer of this now invaluable article, o v . end a s -- 0 - o ‘ a "il e n g so (Teat a sale that it has tempted others to auto th e article, the public are therefore cautioned to Zragh o f T ` e packets of the Genuine Powder bear the tiold • il L o 3 in .1-10 MAS KEATING Packets, Is., 2s. 6d., and 48. 6c1.. each, or post free for Paul ' 36 V s tage stamps, by Thomas Keating, chemist, 79, St. 8-C arohyard, London, E.C, .~ i N°. 22.202. NEW NOVEL by the Author of "COUSIN GEOFFREY." Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., LEFT TO THEMSELVES. By the Author of "Cousin Geoffrey," Sze. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great. Marlborough-street. Now ready, in 2 vols., post Svo., NED L 0 CK SLEY, THE ETONIAN; OR, THE ONLY SON. A NOVEL. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street R 1) , THO X F 0 e, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE and Halevy's MUSKETEERS (first time in England). Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, finish, &c., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean. &c. Comic, by UNSWORTH (" or any other man "), Eugene, W. Randall, A. Lloyd, and George Hodson. Also, a Performance by Herr SCHALKENBACH on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHESTRE, contain ing a full baud of 40 instruments. The HALT, 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."—I n or d er to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pc pper Pnd Henry Dirks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, " THIc GHOST," from the Picture Gallery to the Concert Hall, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Bal cony, and body of the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr. A. Silvester to give (with all that gentleman's latest im provements and effects), REPRESENTATIONS EACH EVENING, at Ten o'clock. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Unsworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, Arthur Lloyd, George Hodson, dm OYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The FAIRY FOUNTAIN.—A Grand Divertissement by Signora Rachele and Mariannina and Signor Guiseppe Fran cesco, assisted by a corns of Twenty young Ladies—The Conrads as the Original French Clowns and on the Corde Elastique—Les Petits Monstres—Brian and Conly in an amusing and novel Burlesque —Mrs. Brian as Old Aunt Sally, &c.—Wood and his Wonderful Son—Grand Operatic Selections :—Principals, Miss M'Gregor, Mr. Albert, Signor Georgini (the new Italian tenor), and Mr. Vernon Rigby— Band and Chorus of Sixty Performers. I MMENS E SUCCESS of the ALHAMBRA GHOST, a highly comical and amusing rFpresentation of the popular optical illusion.—EVEßY EVENING, at Eleven o'clock. ESTABLISHED 1833. 101201VDEN'S iERATED GINGER BEER, in JLIP glass or stone bottles, warranted to keep good twelve months. Lemonade, Soda-water, Potass, Seltzer, and every description of Mineral Waters.—Manufactory, No. 3, White Hart-street, Drury-lane, W.C. CARD PLATES ENGRAVED. Any Pattern 2s. 50 BEST CARDS, Print , d from Plate PEAL MOROCCO CARD CASES 1,000 BUSINEsS ENVELOPES, gummed 3s. NEWSPAPER RNVELOPES, 4 doz... •• •• 6d. F. ARNOLD, Manufacturing Stationer, SO, Fleet-street, E.C. TO ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, AND CONTRACTORS IN THE EASTERN, SOUTH-EASTERN, AND SOUTH-WESTERN COUNTIES. GREAVES' BLUE LIAS LIME, 14, SOUTH WHARF, PADDINGTON, W., L. M. TATHAM, Agent. Arrangements are now made by which this well-known BLUE LIAS LIME can be sent direct from the kilns in Warwickshire, in Greaves and Kirshaw's own trucks, to any stations on the above-named lines, as fresh as though burnt upon the spot, and at a lower price. ANY QUANTITY. of either lump or ground can he sup plied at a few days' notice, and trucks forwarded daily from the kilns and mill. Contractors will find this worth their notice, as they can be supplied at any time, in quantities to suit their require ments, from SIX TONS and upwards. D EAFNESS. —The SOUND MAGNIFIER INVISIBLE VOICE CONDUCTOR, a newly in vented instrument for severe cases of deafness. It fits into the ear, not perceptible, removes singing noises in the head, and enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies.—S. and B. SOLOMONS, 30, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. MONEY PROMPTLY ADVANCED by a Private Gentleman upon FURNITUR E (without removal). Leasehold and Freehold Property, or Reversions, &e., in sums from £2O to £.soo.—Mr. Howard, 18, Queen street, Cheapside. CONTRACT FOR PROVISIONS. Royal Hospital, Chelsea, 14th Aug., 1F63. THE RIGHT HONOURABLE the LORDS and OTHERS, COMMISSIONERS of this HOS PITAL, do hereby give NOTICE, That they are ready to receive TENDERS from and to treat with sdch persons as may be willing to Contract for victualling the in-pensioners of the said Hospital, from the Ist October, 1863, to the 30th September, 1864, both days inclusive, with the following articles of provisions, &c., viz. :—Beef and Mutton, Bread, Cheese, Butter, Potatoes, Salt, Oatmeal, Barley or Rice, Pepper, Flour, Suet, Cocoa, Black Tea. Sugar, Milk, Onions or Leeks, Carrots, Celery, Thyme, Marjoram, Winter Savory end Parsley, daily, at per head per diem for the whole ration according to the established allowances of the house, as specified in the form of'f'ender, which may be obtained at the office of the Secretary any day between the hours of 10 and 3 o'clock, which 'fender must be filled up and delivered, sealed, at the Board-room of the said Hospital by the party or parties tendering, or by an agent appointed on his or their behalf, on Tuesday, the tat of September, at 12 o'clock. at which time their Lordships will be prepared to take the same into consideration. it is to be observed that the Contractors will be required to find Security to the Crown for the due performan e of the Contract, and that no Tender will be received after the day and hour above mentioned. The Commissioners do not pledge themselves to accept the lowest Tender. A. J. MOORHEAD, Secretary and Registrar. CELEBRATION of th e TERCENTENARY of the BIRTH of SHA.KSPEARE, 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 W arwick and Leamington Banks, Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and Greenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs. Smith, Payne. and Co , Messrs Hanburys and Co., or Messrs. Glyn and Co , bankers, London. The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip tion list to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee rest their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only the birthplace of Shakspeare. but the centre of attraction to all admirers of the great Poet's works and that it was his lime, the town he loved, and where he lived and died. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the G rea t Northern Rail way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. 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, than 3,000 out-patient s a week. it gratuitously affor ds medi cal advice and medicine t o m o r e, Th e weekly Board feel it their imp erat i ve duty to make an EAR NEST APPEAL to the public fo r continued support, to enable them to admit and relieve the di s t ressing cases that on the average , daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Esq. Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and CM:s;te p r r m e a a n co . tt, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn C i ?. d ; co. , Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison W 'Maras, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and and Co.;Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at the Hospital. STANFORD S. SMITH, Secretary. Co. a nd ; C N ° ibet . , R 0 YAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. PRESIDENT —Vice -Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, F.R.S. C A AN—T om FR V.P. DEpCuiryA.inumAl—mTboo. B h a ri nags, Chapman,F. s q•, M. , E F s q . R . . , .V s APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that, since he beginning of the year 186 0 , th e Royai National Lifeboat Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab lishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society, .nd other means, since its formation, is 12,800; ior which services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and £18,480 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu tion has also expended £67,000 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting-care cages, and Boat-houses. The Committee desire to express their gra teful sense of the generous support which they have received from the British public during the past few years, a support which has enabled them to establish their present magnificent fleet oC 123 Liteboats on the shores of the United Kingdom Deeply sensible, however, of the great responsibility that rests on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and its Crews practised in the management of their boats, whi h can only be effected by a large and permanent annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their countrymen to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so great and truly national a work. The Committee gratefuhy acknowledge the following con tributions : ......,---. x s. d Fier Majesty the Queen • • • • .. annual 50 C 0 Campbell, the Hon. Mrs. G. .... .. .. nal 1 1 0 annual u 5 0 Clerk, Colonel, R.A. • • . . . . a , Coutts and Co. M es srs., Bankers .... .. 4th 1 . 10 0 0 0 0 Currie, Wm. I:sq. • • • • . . h d Erie, Lord Wm., sq., • • .. .. don. 10 10 0 P enwiek, (4. J., Esq., cost 0 P :stt a oot o r_ s irt h e4hr a . w;, ::.1G.n8.y, Vice-Admiral Sir f A a . L , K.C.B. iteboat . a . nd 2 , d rr d an on._ 25 0 o • •• • . 250 0 0 H sPor tinK Carriage • • • • ... 0 0 m ar veY, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. . 7th don. 10 0 0 artin, Sir He r Bart. •• ' • ..„ don. 15 15 0 .. •• Smith .. 3 0 0 rs. George, Greenwich • • .. annual'• 20 0 Sir Anthony, K.C.B. .. 16 16 0 eived WilloughbP , • • • • ' • • • annual 50 0 7 d Rresby, Lord • • • • ranidy^ssh,Li ady, 'Weston-super-Mare, collected by her Donations itution, Messrs. Willis, Pecival, and ij , n a ti. t ed th i( e l n ig coankers of the Inst eet; Messrs. Coutts and CO. , 59, 1; 5t th a •l n a d m ß es n s- k s e t r re s e h t a ; k e 7 4, rs Log e bard- t s Lombard-street; and Co., 16, St. a ecl nd . R Anual Suhscriptions will be thankfully re- L ie sa ndon. Richard Lewis ' , John-street, Adel!) London, if.C. by rr a le Y the Collectors of Customs r e ;01anthebyinthoteitSvetciorent,az, ,2.e.: -... e r' NEWSPAPER ?___X . _ec, ,. ► (----" s 0 - ( -- - -r---,-,6 zio v:k c 4 t , ~. 2 , ... "S• g( , -I . 0 1.- : i 4 _ -.. .. _# l ~ ... . ..-.. .. ,, kr-- , e ---- Voyage of the Ruesian Battery PerviNetz,a ..., \.....: , . 4 15 . M.- . . , _. __ __,, .44' .., llllik ".• N - - ~...,, • '''' .-• V...... ' • ' - , ,1 - 4 0 ,01 = ... - 1.2 1 ,.. 4 . •-,......,,,, '' ~ .411.4e,..'t- " l j .- .c. - ''c,,f (; -• "..91 4 .: ~ 4 ,, . rcl . .......... • , ~, , ',.7tA ' ' ' 4 y r. , ,,;' s . :. :::!' c. VhCrZI A' ~,r, '; \ O. vr• Z., , g4' I . .r----, - ..;:- .g e : billier •:" ' '',. ;• - fd' .• • . . . ~.. . ',***-v-0,1,?..ei`-',-, ..,'"' 1 ''',-`;' , vim` . ' .:,...- 11%;:,_ `.„:, .... -... 0. —111"--7- 5 ,.,, s. •' ' -T=7 , .v , , S.• -", ' t IV i , nizorr• ' ' " 1 - 4Nr - Za-- . .;. . , , 4 DIE. , . ..,, ,,. • , 10. . .. ..yypo'.. ce. , ~ . our x , ,i'l ~ ...;_t a: kt, z; .., qt i, :.,.. ~,,,t, - .0.... :..;,,,, ~ v. ..,,, . dr/Ir . ' N . 14 .!",,.. ' ~t , ) ~, + ~,,0„,,,, The Russian iron-clad battery Pervenetz, it will be remembered, left Gravesend et an early hour last Saturday fortnight, for Cronstadt, under the convoy of the frigate General Admiral. On the following Wednesday the battery and frigate arrived at Copen hagen, and two days having been spent there, Cron stcdt was reached cn the next Tuesday ; the voyage from Gravesend to Cronstadt basing eaesequently occupied, inclusive of the stoppage at Copenhagen' 110 more than ten days. This is a most satisfactory periormance to the Thames Shipbuilding Company, the builders ; to Messrs. Maudslay, Sons, and Field, the engineers ; and to the Russian Governthent. It is scarcely less so to that very numerous class in tere,sted in the experimental navigation of iron-clad ships, the voyage of the Pervenetz being that of a perfectly flat-bottomed ship without any keel. At an early hour steam was got up on board the Pervenetz, and the General Admiral, as well as on board the tug Napoleon, which was coaled for the purpose of going to Cronstadt, and on the other tugs hired to accompany the battery to the Nore. By six o'clock hawsers had been passed to the bow and quarter tugs,and the go on was given by Mr. Moore, the pilot, from the bridge of the battery. Natu rally, after the experience of the down river voyage, and the perfectly accidental and unavoidable run ning into the Warsprite at Woolwich, considerable anxiety was manifested by every one on board. But the better distribution of the tugs, and the better control over the rudder that had been secured by shifting the wheel more aft, at once showed plainly that the battery was at last under complete control. The always difficult navigation of the river from the presence and often improper positions of all sorts of river craft, proceeded comfortably, and before long the battery was trusted to its own motive power. So pleased and confident all now became that the tugs were fairly cast off, and the Napoleon ordered to return to Gravesend, and discharge the coal taken in for the voyage to Cronstadt. The Per venetz needed no towing from either tug or fri gate, and the Russian officers were desirous that the voyage to Cronstadt should be proceeded with alone, without any more delay than that in volved in running the measured mile on the Maplin, which with the engines working at 80 revolutions, from purely prudential reasons, not being ventured on—was accomplished in the time represented by eight knots an hour. A complete circle was after wards accomplished with the same number of revo lutions in exactly five minutes. With the tugs the pilot and visitors left the bat tery, giving three rousing English cheers to Capt. Jarvis and his crew of English sailors, which were as heartily returned. The course of the battery was then laid across the North Sea, canvas hoisted, and more steam supplied to the engines; machi nery, rudder, and ship working admirably. Over the ship the rudder exercised complete and instant power, particularly at a speed not exceeding eight knots, but a little more than the usual amount of watching was required to guard against the lateral drift or motion which it is the function of a keel in other ships to prevent. Across the North Sea the weather was on the whole floe, but in the Cattegat a whole gale was encountered. This the battery roughed out in much the same fashion as other ships, and the only damage was the giving way of one of the rudder chain ring bolts. In a short time this, of course, was made good in the ready way known to all sailors. During the remainder of the voyage the weather was again fine, and the battery entered Cronstadt as proudly and with quite asgood a sea-going character as the best frigate in the Rusaian navy. The Pervenetz, it may be as well to add, has been constructed and delivered within one month of the original contract time by the Thames Shipbuilding Company, notwithstanding the many changes that have been made from first to last. Originally the Russian Government contemplated the construction of a ship similar to the large Minotaur in the Thames Shipbuilding Company's yard, but that in tention was abandoned. Then a ship of the class represented by the Valiant was thought of, and. that also was given up for the light draught of water ship with buoyant ends, which is known as a mere battery, but which in reality is a very for midable iron-clad frigate. -...4d. STAItr.PED i ti pr o o n p wi ort l i l o b n e e d f t c o e d the i w t h e i g g t. ih Ai its os intended b t e o r bear. Al! th e forts will be circular in form, the external diamete r b e i ng 205 ft., and the founda of guns with which each is to be armed, that of course depends upon th e progress which is made in artillery science, but there can be no doubt that they will be armed with guns of the heaviest calibre which it is possible to make. In laying the foun dations of works of this kind, of course the great object is to obtain a good bottom. So far as the Horse shoal is concerned—and it is the only one where any precise examination has been completed —nature has strongly favoured us in this respect. It is there found that an artificial bottom will be perfectly unnecessary. The depth over the shoal is about lift. at low water, spring tide. The bor ing of the shoal to the depth of 55ft. shows that the upper stratum consists of sft. of compact shingle and sand; the second stratum is composed of 18ft. of sand, containing pieces of bark and branches of trees, partly carbonised ; the third, of blue clay, containing layers of vegetable matter, Bft. thick ; the fourth, shingle and sand with shells, sft. thick ; the fifth, blue silty clay, to the depth of 17ft., and then sand and shingle. The shoal is, therefore, substantial enough to bear any weight, and the boring has been carried so far, not for the purpose or finding a more substantial foundation, but to ob tain fresh water. The method by which this result is to be obtained is ingenious yet simple. A wrought iron cylinder 6ft. in diameter, is sunk into the upper stratum, and as the various strata are excavated by divers inside and the cylinder sinks lower and lower, successive lengths of cast iron tube, of the same diameter are added to it. As we have already intimated, this cylinder has been sunk to the depth of 55ft. below the surface of the shoal, and 90ft. below high-water mark, and the divers now expe rience considerable difficulty in pursuing their la bours. inasmuch as the pressure of atmosphere pumped into the helmet is nearly three times the pressure of the atmosphere on the surface of the earth. The Sturbridge shoal differs from the Horse in the tact that it consists of a bank or clay, and will pro bably require an artificial foundation, the depth of water over it at low spring tides being about 17ft. The Noman, it is expected, will offer a foundation equally substantial with that at the Horse. For the construction of these works a circular staging will be erected round each fort, and upon it will be con structed radiating steam travellers, so that the stone and other material will be raised from the vessels by steam power, and deposited on the exact spot where it is required. The piles upon which the superstructure of the staging will be supported will be fitted with heavy cast iron screws, and will be screwed into the ground by means of a capstan head fixed upon 'each pile. The foundations will not be laid by means of a coffer dam, as in ordinary cases, but the ground will be levelled and each block of stone laid by divers in helmets. The construction of these extensive works will be under the superinten dence of Mr. Hawkshaw, the eminent engineer of Great. George-street, London, the resident engineer being Mr. Harris, son of Sir William Snow Harris. l'he contractor is Mr. Leather, who was also the contractor for the construction of Portland Break water, one of the grandest examples of modern engi neering science. Mr. Leather has already begun the establishment of extensive works in Stokes Bay for the manufacture of concrete blocks and the prepa ration and reception of stone and other material used in the foundations of the forts, and to facilitate shipment he has constructed a pier with a steam crane. From this brief description it will be seen that the work has been begun in earnest, and the House of Commons, with the approval of the coun- try, is so far c committed to the plan that it is not probable we shall hear any more talk about remov ing the dockyard and arsenal of Portsmout h to any site which dreamy theorists or interested speculators may urge to be more eligible.—Hampshire Tele graph. The sister frigate to the Pervenetz, or firstling, is in course of construction by a Newcastle firm in Cronstadt dockyard. The Peace Society and our Relations with Japan. The following memorial has been transmitted by the Peace Society to Earl Russell, in reference to our relations with Japan : "My Lord,—We ask permission, as the committee of the Peace Society, respectfully to express to your lordship the deep regret and apprehension with which we have learnt the present menacing state of relations existing between this country and the kingdom of Japan. We cannot but regard it as a most painful and deplorable fact, that the first ap pearance of cur countrymen among remote and heathen nations, instead of being the harbinger of peace and a higher civilisation, is so frequently the prelude to a course of ag gression, violence, and blood. It seems clear, on the testi mony of those most conversant with thefact, that the treaty of intercourse and commerce on which we ground our right of intervention in Japan was in the first instance obtained from the authorities of that country under the coercion of fear, in opposition to the traditional policy of the Govern ment and the strong prejudices of the people. It is too evident also that we have failed in observing honourably on our part the stipulations of that treaty. From the first, our countrymen who, for purposes of commerce, entered into Japan in the wake of our diplomatists, have availed themselves of the advantages they thus acquired in a spirit which could not fail to prove both offensive and in jurious to the Government and people, thereby confirming the prejudices against foreigners already existing, and most seriously aggravated the difficulties of the Japanese au thorities in their attempts to enforce on their own country men a fair observance of the conditions of the treaty. It is obvious, moreover, that our official representatives in that country are quite powerless to restrain the irregularities of such lawless and unscrupulous characters as unhappily too often pioneer and represent British commerce and civiliza tion in the Eastern seas. If the facts be as above stated, it can hardly be a matter of surprise that an intercourse thrust upon the Japanese against their will, and commenced under such circumstances as we have described, should have led to an early and serious collision. Nor can we hope that a persistent attempt to force our acquaintance upon them at the mouth of the cannon can conduce to their advantage or to our honour as a professedly Christian and civilised nation. On the contrary, all the facts and appearances of the case, as well as our former experience in the East, but too clearly indicate that any further progress in the path of coercion cannot fail to lead to grave and dangerous complications, ending in all probability in a succession of ignoble and costly wars, and the introduction of an era of revolution and anarchy among a people who previous to our intrusion among them had enjoyed, according to the testimony of com petent witnesses, a large measure of internal order, peace, and prosperity, We earnestly hope, therefore, that your lordship will send such instructions to our representatives in that country as shall save England and Japan from the calamity of such a course; and if intercourse between us and them cannot be conducted in a friendly spirit we ven ture respectively to submit whether it would not be better for us to withdraw altogether from their country. It is not likely that commerce can be successfully prosecuted with a reluctant and ang7 people ; and even if it could it would be more honourable for a Christian nation to make some sacrifice of commercial advantage rather than inaugurate among another people what may prove to be a long course of disorder and blood. " JOSEPH PEASE, President. "HENRY RICHARD, Secretary," ICEBERGS IN TIIE ATLANTIC.—'Iho ship S. L. Tilley, of Yarmouth, N.S., Cook, master, which arrived at Greenock last week from Trinidad, reports having passed great fields of ice during the passage, having had a narrow escape from collision, Captain Cook says he never saw ice so far south at the same season of the year. While in let. 42, long. 48, and on the northern side of the Gutf stream, a huge iceberg was suddenly descried about 30 yards off. The ship's course was immediately altered, thereby escaping the imminent danger with which they were threatened. Next day the remains of what had been a large iceharg were seen,with a portion of a ship's timbers embedded in it. [ADVERTISEMENT.] - Twofold Extraordinary Cure Effected by Holloway's Pills and Ointment Mr. J. Webb, boot and shoemaker, Chapel-street, Calurcevin, Ireland, writes under date January 10th, 1863, that he had been afflicted for 17 years with a most dreadful asthmatic cough and shortness of breath, and latterly was also subject to benumbed sensations in his limbs, attended with heavy drowsy feelings, which threatened an apoplectic fit. In alarm, he consulred the most skilful of the profes sion within many miles of his residence without avail, a n d fruitlessly used every means recommended by friends, till he heard of the repute of Holloway's remedies, end re solved, with death staring him in the face, to giv e them a trial. They immediately relieved him, and ultimately cured him. fniE LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING. AUGUST 25, 1863 inquest), corroborated the statement of Conway. He saw prisoner and Conway carrying Miss Goodwin, and he as sisted. Prisoner said he had done the deed, in answer to questions asked by the witness. Witness lelt them at the hall gates and went on to Withworth. Anthony Seeds, brother of the last witness, gave similar evidence. James Conway—l live at Wigwell. I was milking some cows about half-past 8 o'clock otiFriday evening last, when I heard a shout down Wigwell-lane, and went down. I met Reuben Conway, George Seeds, his brother Anthony, and the prisoner. They were carrying Miss Goodwin, who was covered with blood. I said, " What is the matter ? who has done this ?" and the prisoner replied, " I know, and he knows (meaning Reuben Conway) ; I have dune it, and I must be hanged." 1 then helped to carry the body, and put my smockfrock under Miss Goodwin's shoulders and at the back of her head. I asked the prisoner to lay hold of one side of the smock, and he did so. I said to the prisoner, " Hold up, hold up," and he replied, " I am not likely to carry like you men." We then carried the body into the front kitchen of the hall. We met Captain Goodwin near the hall, and he asked what was the matter, and who had done it. Prisoner replied. "It is your granddaughter; I have done it." Joseph Bowmer corroborated Reuben Conway. He as sisted in carrying the body. He said " Where is the fellow who has done it ?" and a man replied " I am the man who did it ; there is no mistake about it." He could net say that it was the prisoner who made the observation. They met the captain, who said several times " Who has done it ?" and witness replied "That man who is carrying at the shoulder says he has done it:" The captain then said " Who is he ?" and witness replied that he did not know. The cap tain told him to fetch Dr. Mant and two policemen. Dr. ➢Sant and police-constable Farnham having given evidence, The prisoner was committed for trial at the next assizes, remarking, in answer to the magistrates clerk, that he had nothing to say. Federal Repulse on the James River. A reconnaissance of Fort Darling, on the James River, was made on Tuesday, Aug. 4, by the gun boats Commodore Barney, Capt. Huse ; Sangamon (Monitor), Capt. Nicholson ; and the armed steam tug Cohasset, Capt. Cox. Major-Gen. Foster, with a party consisting of the following named officers, accompanied the expedition, and was present throughout the subsequent engagement. On board the John Faron, the General's special boat, were Brigadier-General H. M. Naglee, commanding 7th Army Corp; Brigadier-General Edward E. Potter, Chief of the Staff; Major C. S. Stewart, Engineer of Fort Wool; Major Edward N. Strong, Aide-de- Gimp ; Capt. Louis Fitzgerald, Aide-de-Camp; and Lieut. F. W. Farquhar, Chief Engineer of Depart ment. The gunboats got under way from Newport's News at about 12 o'clock noon, and proceeded leisurely up the river. Capt. Gansevoort, •of the Roanoke, was on board the Barney as acting flag officer of the little fleet. The trip was quite pleasant, and there seemed no probability of any attempt being made to bar the progress of our vessels. But as the boats were passing Aiken s Landing, about 16 miles above City Point, the Com modore Barney, being in advance and having the Monitor in tow, was fired into by riflemen on shore. The volleys of musketry which accompanied the continuous rattle of the sharpshooters' pieces were very severe, and lasted 20 minutes. The rebels, however, met with a vigorous reply from our gun boats, the brave commanders of wrich, nothing daunted, baldly kept on up the river. No other in cident of an exciting nature transpired until the fleet had reached a point on the river within six miles of Fort Darling. Here, as usual, the Barney bore the brunt of the misfortune. A tor pedo was exploded under her starboard bow. The effect of this explosion was terrific in appearance, but, luckily, did not turn out so bad after all. The vessel was lifted by the shock upwards of loft. out of water, and an im mense jet of water was hurled from her bow 50ft. in the air at least, falling over and completely de• luging her, and washing overboard 30 men. Not withstanding the desperate condition of affairs boats were immediately manned, and the unfortu nates were rescued by their faithful brethren from a watery grave. Two of these men wily, named Martin Krout, seaman, and L. Gamble (coloured), were drowned. The rest were all picked up, with the exception of two or three, who swam ashore. It was now discovered that the Barney was badly injured, so much so that it was found necessary to point her head for the shore. The Cohasset, how ever, took her in tow shortly, it being found that her engines were completely disabled. A further advance was now considered useless, inasmuch as the men seen on shore were there doubtless for the purpose of exploding the torpedoes beneath our ves sels as they attempted to pass. So the expedition returned to Dutch Gap, where anchors were dropped for the night. The Commodore Barney was here repaired slightly, and the next morning was taken in tow. The Monitor and the fleet moved down the river again. A mile below their anchorage the enemy opened on them with artillery and musketry, the latter fire being unremitting and terribly severe. The Barney, with her usual luck, was among the first to fall under the terrible severity of the engagement. Notwithstanding her disabled condition she gallantly replied to every shot. Her armament consisted of five 9 inch guns and one 100-pounder Parrot rifled. A running fight was now begun and kept up along the bluffs for some distance. The banks on either side were found to be so high that it was simply impossible to elevate the guns so as to reply to the rebels with any degree of precision or effectiveness. The Nor folk ladies' gunboat, the General Jessup, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Whipple commanding, which had started from Fortress Monroe on Wednesday the sth inst., with despatches for General Foster, met the fleet at Turkey Island. She was immediately , hitched to the starboard side of the Monitor to ac celerate her speed, the Cohasset being already hitched to the port side, the Barney being in tow behind the Monitor. Abreast of Turkey Island the enemy opened on us again in the most determined manner with four pieces of artillery and any quan tity of sharpshooters. The unfortunate gunboat, the Commodore Barney, here met with the first mishap, as usual. A solid shot struck her under the guards, abaft the wheelhouse and 15 inches below the water line, penetrating her hull and passing through the coal bunker and boiler, thus finally disabling the vessel effectually. The havoc that was worked on her by the enemy's shot, shell, and bullets is almost incredible. There is scarcely a portion of the boat but has been penetrated by the missiles of the enemy —either shells, bullets, or solid shot. Shells passed through the officers' rooms, shattering everything, and scattering furniture, beds, and woodwork to the four winds. The sharpshooters were so think upon the banks that it would have been useless slaughter to have manned the guns. But it is a wonderful fact that, notwithstanding bullets were continually piercing the vessel on every side, and erratic shells, with their peculiar scream and splurge, went howl ing through the craft in every direction in search of prey, our loss sums up a good round nought. The rebel artillery, composed of 12 pounders, was served with spirit. The General Jessup received the first shot in her steam drum, while the second that was fired struck the port side of the Cohesset, passed through the engire-room struck the Monitor's deck end exploded, and lod the pieces in the side of the Jessup. Another shell passed through the yard and under the counter of the latter vessel, glancing and tearing the timber, thus just failing to penetrate to the magazine. The iron shield astern was pierced, and bullets were imbedded in almost every timber. The Monitor, Capt. Nicholson, throughout the fight, moved frowningly on in contemptuous silence, and did not often deign to reply to the puny foe. Sh e was struck several times, but a slight indentation of her armour was the only result, Capt. Huse, of the Commodor e B arney, displaye d t h roug hout the trying emergencies to which he was submitted the greatest, coolness, nerve, and intrepidity. He w as on the hurricane dick almost the whole time, ex posed to the enemy's terrible tire, and by his gal lant conduct has done himself and the navy the highest honour. The bullets of the sharpshooters THE DERBYSHIRE MITRDER. t m lr a r l r i v a a i hi appe ars g a , t 1 i n i Ffr t i a t t a t l ‘ r h i r : m . e 1 8 1 1 1 - u r b} l e i e r d y e g r , e a , r o a t f h i railway-station, y s :; G t a a o t H i o o d e n:; d i o n n; n l: a d h n a i y d s thathad twohe shouldglasses p of r a brandy tahy w a a n n t d water, ahe d f telling r a n ig h t he t or landlady t that depended upon circumstances. He left a carpet-bag at the inn, and then walked to Wirksworth, calling at the Red Lion Hotel, in that town, and partaking of four bottles of soda water and brandy, the last of which he forgot to pay for. He then proceeded to the Grange, and committed the foul crime. He wrote from Manchester on Thursday to say that he should visit the Grange on Friday, but the letter has not been produced in evidence. After the inquest on Saturday he was removed to Wirksworth lock-up, a great crowd thronging the way,and threatening vengeance on the culprit. The prisoner conversed lightly about the weather and other trivial subjects, and seemed bent upon making himself an agreeable companion. On searching him at the lock-up, a diary, liquor flask, pipes, tobacco, envelopes, and about 12s. in money were found upon him, together with the draught of a letter requesting to see Miss Goodwin be fore he went abroad. On Saturday and Sunday evenings he did not sleep well, but he partook of his meals with great heartiness. On Sunday he was visited in his cell by two companions, who came to see him from Bury in Lancashire, and on their return to Derby in the evening they instructed Mr. Leech, solicitor. to defend him. The mother of the murdered young lady arrived at Wigwell Grange on Satur day evening from Manchester, and on Monday evening last when the prisoner arrived at Derby railway station, pre vious to being conveyed to the county gaol, he met his father on the platform, the latter having just arrived by train from Manchester. It is needless to say that the meeting was dis tressing. Prisoner gave his address as "G. V. Townley, Esq., Henham-vale, Queen's-park, Manchester." It was stated that his father is a commission agent,and that the mur dered girl's fatheris a civil engineer. During the magisterial inquiry, on Monday, ho stood perfectly erect,apparently not the least affected by what was going on, and never speak ing except to his solicitor, whichhe dia frequently through out the inquiry. THE EXAMINATION BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES. The prisoner was brought up for examination at the Moot-hall, Wirksworth, yesterday (Monday), at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. The hall was densely crowded, and the greatest interest was manifested in the proceedings. The magistrates on the bench were E. Radford, Mr. N. P. Wood, Mr. A. F. Hurt, Mr. E. Wilmot. The prisoner was brought into court by Superintendent Burton and inspec tor Milne, and he at once entered into conversation with the solicitor who had been retained to defend him—Mr. S. Leech, of Derby. He appeared to be perfectly calm and collected, and after a long conversation with Mr. Leech, sat down in the seat provided for him. He is oft 9in. in height, and has a most gentlemanly bearing, F rom t i me to time he gazed round the crowded room, and to all out ward appearance was the most unconcerned person in the place. Before any evidence was taken, Mr. Superintendent Burton said a letter was sent by the prisoner to the murdered girl, but he declined to give it up unless the magistrates wished it. The letter would show that the act was premeditated. Mr. Leech said he could not resist the application if the magistrates wished it to be produced. Mr. Radford, senior magistrate—By all means send for the letter. The magistrates then sent a written request to Capt. Good• win to forward it. The letter was received by the unfortu• nate young lady on the morning of the murder. The first witness called was the Rev. Herbert Harris, head master of the Wirksworth grammar school, who said, I knew the deceased. Her name was Elizabeth Caroline Goodwin. She was 22 years of age. The prisoner, whom I knew, called upon me about half- past 1 o'clock on Friday last. He said he had called upon me as a friend of Miss Good win's. I saw him for the first time about 6or 7 months ago. Prisoner said "I suppose you know of the engagement between Miss Goodwin and myself." I said I was certainly not aware of it. I understood that there had been an en gagement, but that it had been broken off. Prisoner said, " She has written to me to break off the engagement and re fuses to see me. I wish to know how matters stand." I said, " Anything that I know is in confidence, therefore my tongue is tied." Prisoner said, " who is this clergyman that has been staying at Wigwell?" I replied "A clergyman has been staying at Wigwell, but I decline to give his name." He asked me if Miss Goodwin was at Wigwell, and I replied that "I believed she was, as I had seen her there on Wednesday." Prisoner said, "Sooner or later I must see her. I have set her free, but I must hear from her own lips that she gives up the engagement. She is of age and at liberty to please herself. I know I am not a good match, and I do not wish to stand in her way." Prisoner then took some refreshment with me, it was 2 o'clock. I told hire I must go to school, and if he would call again at half-past 4 o'clock I would see him again. He called again at half-past 4, and I told him I thought that the best plan would be to write a note to Miss Goodwin, post it, and ask for an interview the next morning, or if he went up to Wigwell that night, I had no doubt she would see him. He said he would do so, and on leaving my door he asked me if I should be in all the evening. I replied that I should. Prisoner said he would call on me again. That was the last thing that passed between us. I can't answer the question of Miss Goodwin being engaged to a clergyman, excepting from hearsay. Mr. Leech—Your acquaintance with Townley was ex tremely slight ? Witness—l only saw Mm once before last Friday. Elizabeth Margaret Poyzer said—l am housemaid at Captain Geodwin's. I know the prisoner. He came to Wigwell Grange at 20 minutes to 6 o'clock on Friday even ing last. I opened the door, and prisoner said, "Is Miss Goodwin in ?" I replied, " Yes." He asked to see her. I went and told Miss Goodwin, and she said, " Tell him to walk in." I knew the prisoner, and mentioned his name to Miss Goodwin. Miss Goodwin met him at the drawing room door. I heard Miss Goodwin say, " How do you do ?" He remained in the library with her about two minutes, and they then both went out to walk together. I went down the garden walk in about half an hoar afterwards, and saw them on a seat together. I told Miss Goodwin that she was wanted, and she replied, " I am coming to. get tea." I then returned to the house, and Miss Goodwin followed me. Miss Goodwin went out of the house again at a quarter to 7 o'clock, and she told me that I must fetch her to tea in half an hour afterwards. I did so, and found Miss Goodwin at the bottom of the walk with Townley. I told Miss Goodwin that tea was ready, and she said she would come directly. I next saw Miss Goodwin at 20 minutes to 9 o'clock the same evening. She was being carried by some men into the house. She was laid on the kitchen floor. She was dead. Reuben Conway, labourer, repeated the evidence he gave before the coroner. He was going home in the direction for Longway Bank, near to Captain Goodwin's house; heard a moaning noise, and ran down the hill. Saw Miss Goodwin on the turnpike road; she was guiding herself by the bank and wall as well as she could, She was coming towards home. Mr. Leech —Was the man within hearing at this time ? Witness—l did not see him. Mr. Leech—Then, you can't take that evidence. Witness-1 noticed there was a quantity of blood on Miss Good win's face. She said, " Take me home ; there is a gentleman down there that has cut my throat." I put my arm round her, and walked with her about 20 yards. I then put her down, and seeing a man I left Miss Goodwin and went towards him. The man (prisoner) came towards me. I asked him if he was the man who had murdered Miss Goodwin, and he replied " I have stabbed her; she has proved false to me." He accompanied me to Miss Goodwin, and the latter said, " Take me home; I am dying." Prisoner asked me to help to carry her. He took hold of her head and I laid hold of her body. We carried her some distance, and then put her down on the road. The prisoner then tried to atop the bleeding. He asked me if I had anything to put round her neck to stop the bleeding, and I replied that I had not. lie then asked me to go for some one, and said he would stop with Miss Goodwin until I got back. I then went to Mr. Bowrrter's yard. There was a lad in the yard named Stephen Pickering, and I sent him for a policeman and a doctor. I got a lantern and returned to Miss Goodwin. The prisoner was sitting by the side of her, holding some thing round her head and neck. I said, "Is she living." He replied " She is." Miss Goodwin again said, "Take me home." Prisoner and I then carried her, he holding her head and I her body. Prisoner walked first sideways. Whilst we were carrying her Mr. Seeds came up and asked what we had amiss and who had done it. 1 told him, and prisoner said " I have." Mr. Seeds and his brother then helped me and the prisoner to carry Miss Goodwin into the hall. We also met James Conway, who asked me who had done it. The prisoner replied, " I know and he knows. I have done it, and shall be hanged for it." Whilst we were carrying Miss Goodwin she said she was dying, and I told her to p ra y to the Lord to have mercy on h er soul. She then said " Lord have mercy on me," seve ral times. Prisoner kept saying " Poor Betsy," and kissed her several times, We met Mr. Bowmer on the road before we got to the hall gates. Mr. Bowmer asked who had done it, and prisoner replied, " I have done it ; there is no question at all about that." When he had car ried ber about 10 yards further the prisoner kissed her and said, , g I doubt she is dead." Miss Goodwin was dead at that time. On going down the coach road we met Ann d P o o n y e z e itr, and Captain s O G n o e r o d r w e p i n l i . e d I h d e d captain h asked t a whoinasked had the prisone r w ho he was, and he replied, "My ',Arne is i George Townley." We then carried the body nto the front i kitchen. Aft er we got i nto t h e h ouse t h e p r isoner went nt , the captain's drawing-room with him. By Mr. Leech —I saw prisoner several times last Christ mas at the hall gates, and with Miss Goodwin. I believe he was staying at the hall at that time. George Seeds, shoemaker (who was not examined at the on snore fi about his head in all directions, and one pass2d through his one :Nina trumpet. Ensign Goodwin and several others were in the mttgazine when the explosion of the torpedo look place be neath the bows of the Commodore Barney. The im mediae effect of the accident was the starting up of her guards 10 inches. The flames from the torpedo penetrated, but when the vessel settled again the water rushed in in a perfect torrent, and this was all that saved her from total destruction. While the Cohasset bad the Barney in tow Capt. Cox, of the former vessel, was in the pilot-house, directing her movements under the fire of the enemy. While thus engaged a solid shot struck him fair in the back—of course killing him instantly. Paymaster Jernigen, of the Commodore Barney, had his room knocked into pieces by the rebel shells, and he him self was slightly injured by splinters.—New York Herald. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The Snipe, 5, screw steam gunvessel, 431 tons, 80 horse power, Commander A. H. W. Battiscombe, was taken from her moorings in Sheerness Harbour to the measured mile off Maplin Sands, for the final trial of her engines previous to the departure of the vessel to the West Coast of Africa, to which station she is appointed, but owing to a defect in the steam generating qualities of the machinery, she was steamed back to Sheerness, where she will undergo some slight alterations which will detain her a few days longer. Advantage has been taken at Chatham of the re cent fine weather to lay the main and upper deck planking of the Achilles, and by this evening the entire surface of the upper, or weather, deck will be planked and caulked on the ordinary iron deck plates from end to end. The mechanics have been employed overtime for about a fortnight past in order that the entire deck might be completed be fore any change of weather sets in. The iron plating of all the decks is 5-16ths of an inch in thickness, with iron ties f i thick. Above this is laid the ordi nary 4 in. oak planking on the main deck, and 4 in. deal planking on the upper duck. Several hundred mechanics are employed in completing the shot and shell proof bulkheads which inclose the broadside batteries of 26 guns. In this portion of the frigate the 4,1- inch iron armour plating is carried from five feet below the wate r line to above the main deck to the bulwarks, by which arrangement the men work ing the guns will be entirely protected by 42 inch armour plates. This plating, however, will not be carried beyond the main deck in the other portions of the vessel, the sides of wbich will be protected by the ordinary inch iron plates. By this arrangement there will be three distinct batteries on board the Achilles, but from the manner in which the centre battery will be protected by the armour plating the gunners will be enabled to keep up a steady fire long after the guns in the other batteries may have been silenced. The centre, or midships, battery is now entirely completed and covered with the ar mour plating, the only remaining portions of the exterior of the Achilles now waiting to receive the armour plates being the stem and stern portions, but in consequence of the difficulty experienced in bending the plates the work proceeds but slowly. Yesterday Mr. Lang, the master shipwright at Chatham, left the establishment on a month's leav of absence granted by the Admiralty, preparatory to resigning his present appointment, and the superintendence of the completion of the Achilles devolves on Mr. Moore, the principal assist.-master shipwright at Chatham dockyard. Considerable difficulty has been experienced by the Admiralty in procuring the number of ship wrights requisite to be employed in breaking up the old sailing line of-battle ship Duncan, 74, now in dock at Chatham, and up to yesterday only about a tenth of the number required had presented them selves at the dockyard. The dockyard authorities have, therefore, been compelled to remove some hands from the iron ship to the Duncan, in order that no unnecessary time may be lost in taking her to pieces now that the work has been fairly com menced. Considering the laborious nature of the work in breaking up a vessel of war, it would be manifestly advisable to employ some labourers in that operation, as skilled mechanics are not disposed to enter themselves for that employment. The Dan can was built rather more than half a century since, and was launched at Blackwall. The transport Akbar, which was in collision off Start Point with a Spanish bark, and has been since repaired at Dartmouth, passed down Channel at noon yesterday, on her voyage to Kurrachee, with troops; all well. THE ARMY. The following general order, dated Aug. 22, 1863, has been issued from the Horse Guards : His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Commanding-in- Chief has received her Majesty's commands to express to the army her grief at the lamented death of Field-Marshal Lord Clyde. The great military services performed by Lord Clyde in different parts of the world, the success w th which, in most trying circumstances, he restored peace to her Majesty's Indian Empire, and the personal regard which her Majesty and her beloved Consort entertained for his high and honourable character, make her Majesty deeply deplore the loss which the Queen, in common with her Ma jesty's subjects, has sustained." The rules and regulations laid down by the War Department for the prevention of accidents by the bursting of cast iron ordnance, have been attended with such satisfactory results, that since their iesue from the War-office on the Ist of April, 1861, not a single case has been reported at the Ordnance esta blishment, Chatham. THE FORTS AT SPITHEAD. It will be a source of great satisfaction to every man who has confidence in the efficacy of forts as permanent works of defence, to know that orders have been issued for the fortifications of Spit head to be proceeded with at once, and that by the early part of the ensuing spring the work of laying down the foundations will have begun in real earnest. There are to be three forts, stationed respectively on the Horse, Noman, and Sturbridge shoals. The Horse shoal stretches for a considerable distance into the sea from the southern shore of Portsea Island, and it ' forms the north-east boundary of the only channel which makes Portsmouth harbour accessible to urge vessels. The south-west boundary of this channel is formed by the Noman shoal, which juts out from the north-east shore of the Isle of Wight; and it is upon the extreme points of these shoals, that is to say where the channel is the narrowest, that two of the forts are to be constructed, the breadth of navigable water between them being about 2,100 feet. The Sturbridge shoal lies more away to the westward, off Ryde, and the fort to be raised there will not only prove to be exceedingly dangerous to any vessel attempting to run between it and the Isle of Wight, but will cross fire with a powerful independent battery flanking Fort Monk ton, at the eastern point of Stokes Bay. The dis tance between the Sturbridge and the Noman shoals is 4,000 yards, and between the Sturbridge and the Horse 5,330. A narrow channel runs between the Noman and the Isle of Wight, but it is close to the sight of the proposed battery, and if it ran in shore it would be exposed to a powerful battery which is being erected on the island of Puckpool, only 3,300 yards away from the Noman. With regard to the superstructure of the insulated forts, it is im• possible to give any description at present for the obviously satisfactory reason that to plans havens yet been prepared. It will be two years at least before the foundations are laid, and science may, in 14 meantirre, do much towards perfecting our knowledge of the art of defence. The present in tention is to bniA the superstructure of iron, and the strength of the basement will, therefore, be Henley's Indian Telegraph. The shipment of the Indian telegraph cable from Mr. Henley's factory at North Woolwich is now in active operation. The Marian Moore, carrying 170 miles of the cable, left the Downs a few days ago for Bombay, and is expected to arrive at her destination towards the end of November. The sailing ships Assaye and Kirkham, moored alongside the works, are now receiving their cargoes of the wire, which is being rapidly coiled in the holds of both ships simultaneously by machinery constantly at work. The former vessel will carry about 360 miles, and the latter about 200 miles. The Assaye is well known at Woolwich, where she arrived last year in company with the sister ship the Punjab, at that time both paddle wheel steamers. They were re moved from Woolwich to the Victoria Docks, and were sold to a Liverpool firm, since which time they have been ship-rigged and converted into sailing vessels. Both are exceedingly fast sailers and what is termed " clipper ships." Although fitted with powerful engines they performed the voyage under sail, at the rate (it is stated) of upwards of 16 knots per hour, and made the voyage home in 75 days. They ore both constructed throughout of teakwood. The Kirkham is an iron vessel painted white. Both vessels are well adapted for the purpose, and have been fitted so as to prevent the possibility of any shifting of the cargo during the voyage. The cable is coiled in large watertight tanks, three on board each ship, which will be kept fall of water through out the voyage to Bombay. They are expected to sail from Woolwich the second week in September, and will be fully equipped with all appliances for paying out the cable at sea. The Tweed (late the ' Punjab) and the Cospatrick will follow the two ves sels, now alongside, and will take in 350 miles and 200 miles respectively. The latter named ships are being fitted at Poplar by Mtssrs. Wigram for the reception of the cable, under the superintendence of Capt. Dicey. The Charente, a screw steamer of about 600 tons, is being fitted by the above named firm for permanent employment on the line, and will be supplied with all requisites for repairing the cable, should any accident arise hereafter from ships, anchors, or any casualties to which the wire must be subjected by exposure. The Charente will take out a small quantity of cable in addition to her coals. She will be commanded by Lieutenant Stiffe, an experienced officer of the Indian Navy, who has recently surveyed the Persian Gulf speci ally with regard to this important undertaking. The total length of cable taken out for this line will amount to 1,250 miles, and will weigh upwards of 5,000 tons, being an excess of 2,000 tons over that of the Red Sea, Malta, and Alexandria, or the At lantic. The wire alone of the present cable weighs 1,000 tons. The operations, which are under the direction of Lieut.-Co:onel Stewart, Royal Engi neers, are expected to be completed by the month of February next, when it is hoped that London and Calcutta will be in telegraphic communication, by which a correspondence may be conveyed from one hemisphere to the other in the course of a very few hours. Sir Charles Bright and Mr. Latimer Clark, the consulting engineers superintending the.manu facture of tho cable, are attended by a competent and effective staff of electricians at Woolwich, who supervise and test the whole of the work as it pro gresses. The Gammelholm, a Danish store ship, arrived and moored off Mr. Henley's works at Woolwich on Saturday morning, preparatory to taking in a telegraphic cable for the Danish Go vernment, which will weigh upwards of 15 tons per mile. Twenty-five miles of the electric wire have also been recently despatched from the same ( factory to Christiana for the Norwegian Govern ment. 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