The Sun. — London, England, 1863-10-31 00:00:00

K ) ~~ / 06yn-~C NEWS PAPER V• a ••• - • • ••l.,••••••• „:4" • • ,•• • • Qv • - lo s " 1 2140 ‘ i Not).4- - & s ;.L. t !z , v, (. a t Nia kik • • \No, 1 1. .5 • ‘ 4. • - t • • , - /"'" • ; f: ;. 0 41Li t .,1 ; Dito rr. ✓ I t DIE • 740**i. . , I[ ll PRRgONS SEIntING tANDED j„:STAT.ES, TOWN AND COUNTRY REsIDENCES, I,'AIOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND ROPER fIES G FINTEP GRATIS, at ‘ the pr.ncitial Railway Bookstalls t / L`",',-, l l ? ut the ki ng d om. or at the Auction and Estate othce; T ,F s, liancerv-lane, Lo n d on, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley 's 1 R OPERTY VEGIsTER," cont a i n i ng a var i e d se l ec tion ld and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OaViNERS Or PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can ce the opportunity that the medium of this Register --, l° rds, by sending the partimears of their properties to the tautate Offices, c 7, Chancery-lane, London, as ihe Messrs. ni leY can in most cases introduce immediate customers,. itio.ierct the property is ot :in eligible chara ter, thereby avoid , the disaavantarres of delay and its attenuant incon- Ver t ier ces. TitiatE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. A uction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. IN°. 22,260. THE SUN, LONDON, SAI URDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 31, 1863, PRICE..... —..4d. STAMPED ....sd. TUE NATIONAL STEAM NAVIGATION CONTI-ANY (Limited). Incorporated under "'T'he Companies' Act, 1662," by which the Liability of each Shareholder is limited to the amount of his bhares. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., QUEEN M A B. By JULIA KAVANAGH, Author of "Nathalie," " This is one of the best productions of Miss Kavanagh's pen. 'Queen flab' is more charming than any of iker former creations. The story will surely fina much favour with the public."—Observer. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. FRIDAY. nette, Balderdash, Garotter, Corsica, Highland Mary, Atlas, Birdfinder, Faretra, Musk, The Hare, and Bubble. Betting-6 to 4 agst Orphene, sto 1 agst Balderdash, 7 to 1 apt Wangle Eye, and 8 to 1 agst Birdfinder. The favourite, with Jessie and Wangle Eye lying up, made all the running, and won in a canter by two lengths, a simiiar distance separating the second and third; the others beaten off. Cayital £2,00',000, in '20,00 Shares of LICO each, with power to increase. Deposit on Application, £1 per Share; on Allotment, £1 per Share. Soon after Allotment a First Call of £3 per share will be made; subsequent Calla are not to exceed £5 per Share, and are not to be made at intervals of less than Three Months from the date of prior Calls. It is not at present proposed to call up more than £5O per Share. TFIE ENGLISH and SWEDISH BANK (Limited). Inc orporated under th. Companies Acts, 18f2, by which the Liabil ty of Shareholders is limited to the amount of their Shares. Capita , , £2,000,u00, in 40,00 J Shares of £SU each. With power to increase. It. is proposed to call up £25 per share. First issue, 20,000 shares, of which one-half are already subscribed. Deposit, £1 per share on application, and £2 on allotment, and a further sum of £2 per share within two months from allotment. No call to exceed £5 per share, and at an interval of not less than three months between each call. Handicap Plate of 100 sovs, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. D.I. • Mr Naylor's Touch-and-go, 3 yrs, ist 101 b (Siyers) 1 Mr I'. Hughes's Reserv e , yrs, sst 71b (Nlorden) 2 Mr Saxon's Sweet Willie, 3 yrs, 5g 131 b (J. Grimshaw) 3 Shortly will be published, in 4t0., with magnificent Emble matic Cover, 21s. ; or in morocco, 31s. 6c1., TINGOLDSBY LEGENDS , An Illustrated Edi' ion, from no less than 60 Original Drawings by George Cruikshank, Leech, and Tenuiel. Also now ready, 51th Thousand, Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, Bst 101 b each. Ab. M. The following also ran :—Oberon, Stockinger, Dunkeld, Weatherspy, Hypermnestra, and Warhorse. Betting-2 to 1 agst Stockinger, sto 1 agst Hyperm nestra, 6 to 1 each agst Touch-aud•go and Sweet Willie, 10 to each agst Reserve and Oberon, and 100 to 8 agst Dankelcl. 3 subs. Lord Annesley's Sister to Ace of Clubs.. (J. Goater) w.o. Match, 200 h ft. T.Y.C. Mr R. Ten Broeck's Peignoir, 4 yrs. Bst 71b..(Fordharn) 1 Lord Glasgow's Maid of Mashain filly, 3 yrs 7st (Covey) The betting opened at 3 to 1 on the Maid of Mash= filly, and closed at 5 to 4 on Peignoir. The favourite made all the running, and won by a length. The CHEAP EDITION of INGOLDSBY LEGENDS. Price ss. Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her ➢lajesty. DIRECTORS IN LONDON. leopold Brusewitz, Esq., 3(1, Old Broad -street. John Alers Hankey, Esq. (Messrs. Ilankey and Co.) Samuel H. Hi n d e , Esq. (Messrs. Ilinde and Gladstone). Johnson, Esq. (Messrs. John Johnson and Son). I dward Johnston, Esq. (Messrs. E. Johnston, Son, and Co.) Adam Kennard, Esq. (Consolidated Bank). ZPilliam Tottie, Esq.. Swedish and Norwegian Vice-Consul (Messrs. Charles '4 ottie and Sons). Chr nd istoph?r Wegulin, Esq. (Me ssrs. J. Thomson, T. Bonar, a Co.) BANXERS. The Bank of England, The Consolidated blnk, Lombard -street. SO LICITORS. Messrs. Dawes and Sons, I), Angel-court, Tbrogmorton-street. • BROKERS. Messrs. Laurence, Son, and Pearce, Bartholomew -lane. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) James Fraser, Esq. Temporary o fnces __ z, Copthall-buildings, Throgmorton st: eet. OSPECTUS. The aject of this Bak is to s upply the great requirement i f additional Banking accommodation in Sweden, and to alf Id a medium for the alrea in dy impprtaft&u,d staa epeasing fi nanc i a l transactions between A t at"coun Qtala try and England, as well as for the large Banking operations which the trade of Sweden with the East and West Indies, America, and the Brazils centres in Loudon. The trade and industry of Sweden have made rapid pro gress during the last thirty.years, but more particular :y dur ing the last ten years. The value of imports and exports, 'which amounted in 1852 only to £4,725,0,u, rose in 1801* to £10,425,221, showing in increase in the nine years of about 126 per cent. England participated in thl4 import and export in 1 852 to the extent of £ 1 ,214,777, and in 1161 to the extent of £3,276,332. TAmericahe trad amounted in 1651, e with the East and West Indi es, B razils, and .£,,3 19 to £ 8 4,833, against, i n 1861, i5l . The amount of - Bills of Exchange sold through Brokers on the 1851 to— Exchange of Stockh o l m and Gothenburg, amounted in and in 1862 to £1,260,306 Banco In 21,013,122 fr,3,752,871 £3,2_________73,7_9o Banco m 44,688,541 fr. 15,458,431 snowing an in crease in. the 10 years of . ..... X 2,001,184 Banco m 23,675,029 fr. 11, 7 05,553 r'ormerly Sweden had to import large quantities of corn, but improvements in the system of farming, and an extended cultivati,,n of land, leave now annually large quantities for exportation. The total export of all kinds of grain in 1852 only amounted to 132,125 quarters, but rose in 1861 to 1,028,436 quarters, showing an increase in the nine years of about 9; 5 per (cut. Great as this progress in all branches of the industry of Sweden has been, the prospects for the future are still more promising, for an extensive and judicious system of railways in a,l directions of the country is gradually removing the difficulties and reducing the cost of ransport, which have hitherto proved great obstacies to the production of the bulky articles forming t e 'taples of Sweden, and the system of free trade which the country has adopted cannot fail to assi,t Mate , ially in th 3 development of its great resources, and in extending its commerce. The banking- facilities and circulation of the country have But kept pace with the pr, gTess of its trad e . In trs2 there were in ,Sweden a State Bank, with a Paid-up capital of And eight J o i nt -Stock Banks, with an aggreg £1,063,333 P ai d - up capital of ate 283,649 351,979 A gainst present capit a l o f th e State Bank ........ £1,£1,333,333, And of twenty-nine Joint Stock Banks now existing 666,63ei The total circulation of notes amounted at the end -C.2 ' 0°,000 of 1 1%2, to .... The e total circulation of notes amounted at the eud of 186 to 3,469,109 Theme figures sbiow that while the foreign trade of the 9ountry has increased by 126 per cent. in two ears, there has been an increase in ten years ot banking capi y tal only to the extent of about 50 per cent., and in the circulating medium of only 24 . per cent. The business of the State Bank and of all the Joint-Stock Banks, with one exception, consists princ.pally in granting ans and credit against securities of different kinds and per sona.'i gua: antees, and they have done little to encourage de per, is or discounts of bills. The Stockholm Enskilda Bank is the exception, This Bank was established towards the end of 1856, with a paid -up capital of about .C 56,000, and it deserves special mention for its skilful management, which has particularly aimed at encouraging deposits, and a t d i scounting Inland Bills of Exchange. The results of its operations have been very rsuccessfue At the end of 1862 it had a reserve fund of 444,431, having paid dividends of 20 per cent. for 1862 as well as for 1861. The di posits with this Bank amounted at the end of 1862 to £552,750. The profits of all the other Banks have been highly re munerativ,. The old habits of people keeping their money under their own care, and of making payments with cash, instead of us ing cheques, still very generally prevails, and owing to the few channels for discount of inland Bills, credit sales mostly become only book debts instead of being represented by buyers' acceptances ; the result is. that while meroant le re quirements arc always costly and often nearly impossible to procure at almost any rate, even upon the very best securi ties, so that Merchants have frequently no other alternative left for the supply of their requirements than the use of ex pensive foreign credits. Ali circumstances warrant the conviction that Sweden offers an extensive and very profitable field of operations for a New Bank, and at the same time that such a Bank must Confer great benefits on the trade and commerce of the country. This conviction has led to the establishment of the English and Swedish Bank. The head establishment of this Bank will be in London, 'With branches at Stockholm, Gothenburg, and such other Places in Sweden and Norway as may be found de.irable by the Directors; and with Agencies at Paris, Hamburg, Am sterdam, and other plac s abroad. All b anches are to be under the control of the heal estab lishment in England. superintended by a local Board. Ma nagers having experience of English Banking wi , l be ap pointed, in order to introduce the advantages of that system into Swe.,en. The business of the Bank will include : The opening 01 current accounts. The receipt ot moneys on deposit at interest. The purchase and sale ot British and foreign securities. The granting and negotiation of loans. The purchase and sale of bills of exchange. The discount of bills of exchange. The graining of letters of credit and circular notes. The purchase and sale of bullion, and generally the tran saction of all business relating to banking and finance. Copies ot the Memorandum and articoes of Association lie for inspection at the Office of the Solicitor s, essi s. Dawes A Sons, l and at tile Temporary Offices of the Company. accompanied rApplication for :.:•har,s must be made in the annexed form, t by a deposit of per Share. Nrpec uses and forms 01 application for Shares may be obtained at the Temporary Offices of the Bank ; London Financial street ; and the Br Association (Limited', 1, threadneedle and the Stockholm. and Messrs. Tottie and Arfwedson, also receive application': an(rdsepaonscitsCioOr' SGhoartheesnbfourrgirawnisl-1 Mission to England. This Form must be delivered entire to the Bankers of the Company, and, after payment of Deposit, the application to be retained by them. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. No. To the Directors of the English and Swedish Bank (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to your Bankers, Messrs. the sum of £ , being a deposit of £1 per Share on Shares in the above Company, I hereby request that you will al ot me that number t h at I agree to accept such Shares, or any smaller number may be allotted to me ; and to execute the Articles of Association when re (lnked, and to my name being placed on the Register of Shareholders for the Shares so allotted. Name in full Residence Profession or Business Date ' Where the year 1861 Is referred to instead of 1862, the returns for the latter year have not been obtainable. PECTACLES.—The Patent Newly-invented Tinted Spectacles are patronised by the majority of the Nobility, including Viscount Palmerston. They afford extra ordinary reiief to weak, dim ' and detective vision.-3. a n d B S OLOMON S, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT XHIBITIONB OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of TWO Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of HERNI A. The use of a steel sprin., so often hurtful in its effects, ,5 4 here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the iry, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the M O - Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease dauil closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn tru ss g sleep. A descriptive circular may be had , and the o,—,iwhich. cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir zfiier ence of the body, two inches below the hips, being seat to the manufacturer, 3lr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. ik A k Si ngl TrllBB, 1611., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. Bd. Postage, is. 4.--mbilt S lu ble e Truss, 31e 6d. 42s and 52s 6d. Postage, is Bd. Truss:l2s. Ind 51f. 6d. Postage, is. 10d. officeetOffice lly. 0 rders to be made payable to John White, Post- A e , " gess NEW PATENT T c STOCKINGS, porous, It K. " Bwell, for Varicose Veins and all cases of th ean or c i gn t te ing ot the Legs, Sprains, &a They are p os toary s tature, and inexpensive, and are drawn on Jo til/4e 6d p,. 4 -I: Kin g' Price 4 8. 108 ., to 104 N w —R. Ilanufacturer, 228. Piccadilly. ROYAL pit----------______ Term H ume, way E 11 0 SPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in, Wi'Llate v t ing , a 2 s e lV e t e Y of the Great Northern Rail- President 4tl — The QUEEN . Treasurer--EAuke of BUCCLEU This was the first n o . ,'"vard m ast n °EH' S.G. and instant admissiotir t al to theintrodernta principle--s mality ot ErOvernora' let(t)ethe d i e t s i t m it e u n t u i e s e ls of free thout the for tution in its most Pitiabler;' that which is &mom polled by sickness and d rnt..... riz., . ;'.e . i . y devoted to desti magnitude that, with adeq u e a re , and now of sufficient capable of admitting into it s w a e ,, s uPPort it the casual sick of this great r " av c ' May be rendered l o t r %quires but the taetr on „,. ry large Proportion of funds in order to have 500 be available rece m ption of these the most wretched of' ou r f ei l u 'aule f oreover, it gratuitously affords medical adinuleir-creaturese. on the average, than 3,000 out- p at ientsaj neth eine to more, ,a Ire duty t o The Weekly Board feel it their imp er t - eek• EARNEST APPEAL to the public makean to enable them to edmit and rehevethel'kee.o_ntioued sup t r, Edward Co.. itaCoutts and daily present themselves. Measurer, eases thai Contributions are received by the T reasure llas.erman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Co. ; Drummond and Co. i Henries and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, Corin,and and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; j s; el l4n and Co. ; '.\' Iliams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gur ney. n CO.; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Banned and Co., Liverpo o l at the u°BPit" STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary 1 Thomas elf BIRECTORS. Iton, Esq ;Holderness and Chilto n ), Chairman of the Shipowners' Association, Liverpool, Robert Dirom, Esq. (Dirom, Davidson, and Co.), Director of the National Bank of Liverpool. Willi am James Fernie, Esq. (Ferule Brothers and Co.), Direc tor of the British and American Exchai4;e Banking Cor poration, Liverpool. Thomas Bernard Gunsten, Esq. (Gunston, Wilson, and Co.), Liverpool. Edward Lawrence, Esq. (Edward Lawrence and Co.), Direc tor of the British and Foreign 3larine Insurance Company, Liverpool. Harvey Lewis, Esq M P Director of the National Bank, L•rndon. Joseph Neale Maenna, Esq., Director of the National Bank, London. Robert Maxwell, Esq. (A., F., and R. Maxwell), Director of the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company, Liverpool. Andrew Malcolnron, Esq. (J. and D. Malcolmson and Co.), Liverpool. Thomas Wilkinson Tetley, Esq. (Hollinshead, Tetley, and Co.), Liverpool. Major Usborne, Esq. (Usborne and Sons), Director of the rational Bank, London. Henry Threltall Wilson, Esq. (11. T. Wilson, and Chambers), Deputy Chairman of the British and Foreign Marine In surance Company, Liverpool. BANKERS. London The National Bank, Old Broad street. Ireland The Branches of the National Bank. Manchester.... The Bank of England. Liverpool ....The National Bank of Liverpool. ROSE P. 14,., _ - "London — " J.ard J. Whitehead, 8, Woorgate-street. Manchester.. -:thomas Warner, Esq., 9, Stamp-oflice..Build- ings, Cross-street. Liverpool Thomas Tinley and Sons, 44, Brown's buiioings. Dublin Edward Fox, Esq., 51, Dame-street. SOLICITORS. London Flurt sad Argles, 9, Mincing-lane. Liverpool Fletcher and Hull, 6, Cook-street. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER AND NAVAL ARCHITECT. John Jordan, Esq., lute Chief Surveyor to the Underwriters' Registry of Iron Ships. SECRETARY. Joseph Treffry, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. London 21, Throgmorton - street. Liverpool ....Commercial-buildings, Water-street Nothing has been more remarkable, in connection with the progress of Lancashire, than the rapid extension of the Steam Trade of LiverpooL In the year 1852 the tonnage of foreign steamers entered inwards at the Custom-house was 158,7i5 tons, while 18t2 it was 595,339, which, in the year ending June, 18i3, increased to 756,120 tons. In the earlier days of steam, and before the recent improve ments for the economy of fuel had been introduced, steamers could be employed with advantage only for the carrying of mails -nd passengers, but latterly, owing to the improve ments In marine engines, economy of fuel and space has been effected, thereby greatly reducing the working expenses, and screw steamers have not only ben employed in all the near trades for the conveyance of goods, with large p , ofit to their owners, but, owing to the advantages which they afford to shippers, they have, in these trades, almost entirely displaced salting vessels. For someyears the carrying trade out of Liverpool has been gradually undergoing^ a change. In the Amer.can trade screw steamer, have taken the place of the once celebrated New York liners, but as yet only as carriers of the highest class of fine goons and passengers. Other descriptions of goods and a large number of intermediate and steerage passengers be ng still conveyed by sailing vessels. In the important branches of the American import trade, viz., those of grain, flour, and provisions, the loss annually sustained by heating during the protr eted voyages fre quently made by sailing vessels is so great, that the interest of all engaged in these rades will be enlisted in favour of any scheme for the extension of steam shipping to include such freight, and there c.n be no doubt but that the whole of the enormous trade in these articles, which in Liverpool alone amounts annually to 750,00 tons, will fail entirely into the hands of steam comnanies. The first object of this' Company is to place on the New York station a fleet of screw steamers from Liverpool and London, of large size and great capacity, which wilt be able to carry almost, if not quite, as cheap as sailing vessels, whilst at the same time, from the regularity of their passages, they will command a full share of the steam trade, and the Directors also intend sending steamers to the American Cotton Ports when the war is brought to an end and the trade re-opened, and have also under their consideration the wants of the Brazil and other trades. In organising this Company the Directors believe that it will not enter into undue competition with the existing- lines. The Cunard Line is a subsidised company, carrying the mails and passengers with fast and expensive steamers. The Inman Line has no subsidy', but nevertheless has been most successful, and it now employs eleven vessels, having commenced its operations with two steamers, the City of Glasgow and City of Manchester. The steamships of the Inman Line are, however, of greater proportionate horse power than those projected by this Company, which will be sailed at much le-s cost, and will be constructed to consume a comparatively small amount of coal; at the same time of such capacity that, in addition to a large cargo of merchan dise and passengers, they will be able to carry sufficient fuel for their voyages both out and home, and so avoid the ex pense and delay incurred by coaling abroad. In order that the objects of this Company may not be even partially antic hated, and that the stations may at once be occupied, provh.ional arrangements have peen made cOy three new steamers, of the description indicated, and in all respects suitable for the service, have been secured. and con tr seta have been entered into for the bu ldinq of others of about 3,500 tons earn, and it is proposea to c.immence with a fort nightly service each way, to be increased to weekly sailino . s as soon as the vessels can be got ready. The ports of depar ture shall be Liverpool for the weekly line, and London to the extent the metropolitan trade may require. The ships will be bailt unaer the inspection of Mr. John Jordan—late Chief Surveyor to the Underwriter's Regis,ry of Iron Ships,—whose services as Inspecting En ineer and Naval Architect the Directors have secured to th s Company. The success which has attended the formation of well managed steam companies has been very marked. hat of Cunard and unman Company is well known. ihe Pacific Steam Navigatien Company, whose shares,L3o paid, are sell ing at £7S per share, has out oi profits given to its share holders new paid-up shares exceeding the amount of the ori ginal capital, and pays a regular dividend of 10 per cent. on the increased issue, carrying over at each annual meeting an almost equal sum, while many private steamship owners, with similar descriptions of vessels, but much smeller than those this Cc mpa..y intend to possess, have reaped like results. . . The Directors have, therefore, every reason to anticipate a very great success to the undertaking. They are not en tering upon an experiment, but arc providing for this Com pany a similar description of vessel, but of larger size, , han those which have proved so remunerative to severa well known private firms engaged in the Mediterranean and other trades, and have thus the advantage of tae experience so acquired, which proves that what is needed, under efficient management, t r ensure profitable result, , , are large ships, with moderate but sufficient ho: se-power and great carrying caoacrty. The introduction of the limited liability principle has en abled undertakings or great magnitude like the present to be carried out by joint-stock companies, which miy embrace the co-operation of shippers an, of others interested, instead of by private capital.sts as heretofore; the result being that the supporters of this line will become interested in its suc cess, and participate in the profits which they assist to earn. Applications for shares may be addressed in the annexed form to the Directors, and copies of the prospectus may be obtained at the Temporary Others of the Company, or at the offices of the Brokers and Solicitors, but no application will be conßidered unless a deposit of £1 per share on the number of shares applied fbr has been paid. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. _ . To the Directors of the National Steam N avigation Company (Limited`. Gentlemen, —Having paid to your Bankers the sum of £ , being a deposit of £1 per share on shares in the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to become a member of the Com pany in respect of such shares, or in respect of any less num ber you may allot me ; and to execute the Ankles of Associa tion when required ; and I request that my name may be placed on the Register 01 Members for the shares so allotted. Name in full Residence Profession or Business Date T" QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. 156, Leadenhall-street, London, E.C. Queen Insurance-buildings, LiverpooL Capital ONE MILLION STERLING. At the Annual Meeting of the Proprietors, held at Liver pool, on the 21st October, 1863, BERNARD HALL, Esq.. Chairman of the Company, in the Chair, the Directors' Report for the year stated— That the Fire Premiums for the year amounted to £70,300 being an increase over the precedin , year of 22,880 That the Life Yreinium Receipts for the first three years were and for the past three years being an increase in the latter triennial period over the former of That the amount accumulated since last Meeting, as a Fire Reserve Fund, wa5..... 23,427 and the amount added to Life Fund was 13,743 That during the past five years the Company had paid fbr Claims 106,515 fhe Actuary reported that the Life Liabilities had been valued on the soundest principles, viz., Net Premiums at 3 per cent. interest, and that the Bonus to participating Policy holders averaged as much as 46 per cent. per annum of the Premiums paid, while in some instances it was as high as 65, 70, and even 73 per cent. A dividend was declared to proprietors at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. J. MONCRIEFF WILSON, Manager and Actuary. JOHN E. LEYLAND, Secretary. A GREAT DRAWING OF PRIZES WILL TAKE PLACE AT ST. JOSEPH'S RETREAT, HIGHGATE, LONDON, N., On THURSDAY, the 26th of NOVEMBER, 1863, to aid in liquidating the Debt still remaining on the New Church and Organ ; and to assist in establishing the English Mission of St. Nicholas in Paris, now under the charge of the Passionist Fathers. The prizes of the first catalogue consist principally of objects of art and other precious articles, presented by His Holiness, several Cardinals, Princes, and other persons of distinction in Rome. TICKETS ONE SHILLING EACH. The amount realised will be disposed of as follows :—That arising from the sale of tickets in England will be applied to St. Joseph's, and that from the sale of tickets in France to St. Nicholas', in Paris. THE DRAWING OF PRIZES WILL BE ON THE PRINCIPLE OF THE ART UNION. Any one purchasing or aiding in selling 25 tickets will be entitled to a large Engravin,g, either of the Ueath of St. Joseph, or of Blessed l'aul of the Cros4, which will be forwarded by post upon receipt of 4 postage stamps. Catalogues as well as tickets may be had on application at St. Joseph's Retreat, Highgate, and at 39, Rue de Berri, Parts. CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of k) the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratford-upon- Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart, K.C.8., is Chairman) are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stourbridge and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, Stratford-upon-Avon; Messrs. Greenway, , Smith, and Greenway, Warwick; or their London agents, Messrs. Smith, Payne. and Co , Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or Messrs. Glyn and Co., bankers, London. 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Perfumers to 1..011u ..011u Gosuell ness the Princess of Wales. ...s:r 11QP41 ilio-h Weatherspy, Stockingor, and Swtet Willie, and Touch and. go got away together, and ran ii close company to the entrance of the rails; Stockinger then dropping back. Touch-and-go took second place, and getting up half a dozen strides from home, won in the lat t stride by a head, three lengths separated the second and third, Warhorse was a bad fourth, Stocitinger 411th, and Dunkeld next. Oberon was last. The Audley End Stakes of 30 soya, each, 10 ft, if declared, for 3-yr-olds and upwards; A.E.C.; 5 subs, two of whom have declare& ' Lord Glasgow's Clarissimus, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Aldcroft) 1 Baron Rothschild's Gorse, 4 yrs, 7st 41b .... (E. Martin) 2 Doyle weighed for Minnie, but did not get to the post in time to start. - Betting-6 to son Gorse, who made play to half way in the rails, where Clarissimus came up and won easily by eight lengths. Match, 200 nova, h ft; Rat 101 b each. Bretby Stakes Course., Sir H. Des Velma's Bridles colt (Custance) 1 ttr - Oravers'Llitrigntlere' - (.1", floater) 2 , Betting-2 to lon the Bridle colt, who waited upon Llangollen to the bushes, where ho went up and won by half a length. Match, 100 sovs, h ft. Last half of Ab.M. Lord Westmoreland's Annington, 2 yrs, Bst 51b (J. Goater) 1 Mr Mansfield's Wee Aggie, 2 yrs, Bst 101 b ..... (Perry) 2 Betting-3 to 2on Annington, who got away in front, and won easily by a length. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, and only 5 ft, if de clared (to go to the second), for 3-yr-olds and upwards. T.Y.C. 29 subs, 17 of whom declared. Mr It. Boyce's Principal, 4 yrs, Est 10lb (E. Taylor) 1 Mr Naylor's Fiancee, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (carried Est 121 b) (T. French) 2 Mr G. Bryan's Welland, 4 yrs, 9st ... (Custance) 3 The following also ran:—Lady Clifden, Vivid, Roman Bee, Tolurno, Blue Mantle, Eastern Princess, and Sau terelle, Challoner weighed for Lord Stamford's eassidia, 3 yrs, 7st 71b, but did not go to the post. Betting--5 to 2 agst Lady Clifden, 4to 1 apt Roman Bee, 7 to 1 each agst Blue Mantle and Welland, 8 to 1 agst Sauterelle, 10 to 1 agst Principal, and 12 to 1 agst Eastern Princess. Fianc6e, with Tol -rno, Lady Clifden, Welland, Blue Mantle, and Principal in close attendance came on in front to half way in the cords, where Principal drew for ward. When within a few strides of the chair he got up, and won a fine race by a head; Fiancee defeated Welland by a length for second place; Lady Clifden was fourth, close up; Roman Bee fifth, Blue Mantle sixth, and Eastern Princess next. Sweeepstakes of L:00 says each, 200 ft; colts 8•t 101 b, fillies Bst 71b. T.Y.C. 4 subs. Mr Ten Broeck's Echo, Bst 7th (Fordham) 1 Lord Stamford' s Battaglia, Bst 71b.. Betting--1 to lon Echo. Battaglia, with a slight lead, made play to within a short distance of the post, when Fordham brought up Echo and won cleverly by half a length. Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, for 3-yr-olds ; colts Bst 10lb, fillies Bst 71b. The winner to be sold for 50 soya. Bretby Stakes Course. 5 subs. Mr Savile's Prince Lee 800 (Alderoft) 1 Lord Stamford's Knave of Trumps (Challoner) 2 Mr Wybrow Robertson's Paddy O'Rourke 3 Betting-5 to 4on Knave of Trumps, 2to 1 agst Paddy O'Rourke, and 6 to 4 agst Prince Lee 800. Paddy O'Rourke was the first away, and came on slightly in advance of Knave of Trumps, Prince Lee 800 lying off. On reaching the bushes hill Mr Savile's colt got upon better terms with his horses, and on reaching the cords he came up with a wet sail, and won cleverly by three parts of a length, Knave of Trumps beating Paddy 0' Rourke by a length. Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 100 scvs each, h ft, for 3-yr- olds and upwards ; winners extra. R.M. 4 subs. Lord Westmoreland's Merry Hart. 3 yrs, 7ist 111 h (Morris) w.o. (First Class)—The Nursery Stakes (a free handicap) of 25 sovs each, for 2-yr-olds. P.M. 16 subs. Lord Rendlesham's Sheridan, 6st 61b (Mordan) 1 Mr J. Osborne's Prince Arthur, Bst 10Ib (Osborne) 2 Sir J. llawhys Washington, 7 s t slb (eustauce) 3 Attraction, Echo, Aunt Judy, The Beadle, Rouge Crosse, New York, Dovedale, Royston, Wild Thyme, Brother to Dreadnought, Lady Bohun, and Guerilla also ran. Betting-3 to 1 agst Washington, 4to 1 agst Attraction, 6 to 1 agst Sheridan, 8 to 1 agst Guerilla, 10 to 1 agst Lady Bohun, 100 to 8 agst Prince Arthur, 100 to 7 each agst Dovedale and Wild Thyme, 20 to 1 agst Echo, and 100 to 3 agst Aunt Judy. At the third attempt they left the post, widely spread across the course, the colours scarcely discernible thrsugh the heavy storm that raged. As nearly as we could make out, after they had run to the Ditch Gap, New York took a clear lead on:the extreme right, followed by Washington, Sheridan, and Attraction; then came, in the centre, Echo, Lady Bohun, Guerilla, and Rouge Crosse, who headed the next lot, the rear being brought up by The Beadle, Royston, and Prince Arthur. They ran thus into the cords, where the last named gradually chew forward ; half way in the cords he headed Washington, and joined Sheridan, the pair finishing a fine race home. Sheridan, who was never fairly reached, won by a length and a half; a head only separated the second and third; Wild Thyme was fourth, close up, Echo filth, and the others were pulling up as they ran past the post, the last two being The Beadle and Aunt Jndy. Second Class Nursery Stakes (a free handicap), of 25 sovs each, for 2 -yr-olds. D.M. 15 subs. Mr Longfield's Union Jack, Bst 131 b (Custance) 1 Lord Wilton's Wandering Minstrel, 7st 21b (T. French) 2 Lord Stamford's Diviner, Est 31b (Loates) 3 Sir J. Hawley's Merry Wife, Est 71b The following also ran ;—Rapid, Rizzio, Suspicion, Esperance, and Farnhurst. Betting-5 to 2 agst Diviner, 4to 1 agst Union Jack, sto 1 each agst Merry Wife and Suspicion, and 7 to 1 agst any other. Suspicion, with Wandering Minstrel, the favourite, and Rizzi() lying up, made the running, closely attended by Farnhurst and Merry Wife, the top-weight following next. In the dip Suspicion dropped back, and Farnhurst and Merry Wife came on in attendance upon the Wandering Minstrel to half-way in the cords, when they were joined by Union Jack. In a few strides further the four closed, and raced for the lead, which Union Jack obtained a short dhtance from the chair, and won very cleverly by a couple of lengths. Wandering Minstrel defeated Diviner by a head for second place, and there was a like distance between the third and fourth; Farnhurst was fifth, and Suspicion next; Rizzi() and Esperance were beaten off. Match-200 sous, h ft. T.Y.C. Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip filly, 2 yrs, Bst 101 b (Aldcroft) 1 Lord Westmoreland's Rothschild, 2 yrs, Bst 71b (J. Goater) 2 Betting-7 to 4on the Miss Whip filly, who made all the running, and won by a length. Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, for 3-y r - o ld s and upwards; weight for age. The winner to be sold for 400 sous. T.Y.C. 3 subs. Mr B. J. Angell's Lord Burleigh, 4 yrs, Bst 10Ib (Fordham) 1 Mr Carrington's Bellman, 5 yrs, 9st lib ...... (Reeves) 2 Lord Exeter's Amelia, 3 yrs. Bst 21b ........ (Challoner) 3 Lord Westmoreland's Confidence, 5 yrs, 9 s t llb (J. Goater) 4 Mr Wybrow Robertson's Queen Elizabeth, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b............................ (Brewtey) 5 Mr Watt's Miss Armstrong, 3 yrs, Bst 21b (J. Snowden) 6 Betting-6 to 4 agst Lord Burleigh, and sto 2 agst Miss Armstrong. They ran together into the dip, Lord Burleizh with a slight lead, which he retained to the end, and won easily by three lengths; Amelia finished a bad third. Mr H. Bird claimed the winner. Sweepstakes of 10 sous each ; 2.yr-olds, 7st 31b ; 3-yr-olds, Bst 101 b. The winner to bo sold for 300 sous. T.Y.C, 11 subs. Mr J. Whittaker's Countersign, 2 Yrs ) ist 31b (E. Foster) 1 Mr IL Bird's Regina, 2 yrs, 7st 31b., „ Grimshaw) 2 Sir F, Johnstone's Lord Adolphus, 2 yrs, 7st 31b Duke of B.saufort's Crytheia, 2 y rs (Morris) 3 , 7st 31b.. (Deacon) 4 Mr Reeve's Topsy, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b ............ (Reeves) 6 Mr W. Hart's Loafer, 2 yrs, 7 s t 31b ........ (E. Taylor) 6 Betting-5 to 4 agst Crytheia, sto 2 agst Countersign, and 5 to 1 agst Lord Adolphus, Some time was lost at the poet through the fractiousness of one or two of tho animals. When the flag was lowered they ran together into the dip, when Countersign took a decided lead, and won easily by two lengths, a neck sepa rating the second and third ; the favourite was fourth, close up. Optional Sellin g Plato of 50 sous ; 2-yr-olds, 7st 71b ; 9 s t 41b, With optional selling allowances. T.y.c. Mr s ., niellusgon's Orphene, 2 yrs, Est 61b (L5O) (S. Mordan) 1 Mr H. Marsh's Jessie, 2 yrs, Est 61b (car Est 81b) (L 59) (Cannon) 2 Mr Handley's Wangle Eye, 2 yrs, Est 61b (1;30) (Herbert) 3 The following also ran :—Lady Mary, Norma, A.ntoi• MEETING OF THE JOCKEY CLUB. A general meeting of the Jockey Club was held at New market on Wednesday—present, Lord Coventry, Admiral Roue, and Mr. Alexander (stewards) ; Lord Annesley, Mr Berne, the Duke ofßeaufort, Count Batthyany, Lord Ches terfield, Mr Stirling Crawfurd, Mr W. G. Craven, Lord dourtenay, Sir H. Des Vcoux, Mr G. W. Fitzwilliam, Lord Glasgow, Mr Greville, Sir J. Hawley, the Marquis of Hast ings, Sir F. Johnstone, Capt Lane, Mr R. H. Nevill, Mr Payne, Lord W. Powlett, Mr Savile, the Duke of St. Albans, Lord Stamford, Lord Strathmore, Col. Towneley, Lord Uxbridge, Lord Westmoreland, Lord Wilton, and Lord Winchilsea. The dates of the Newmarket meetings, 1864, as pub lished in the notice of this meeting, were approved. On the motion for an alteration of the terms of chal lenging for the - Whip; Sir Joseph Hawley moved that ilia) , Walla as they now are. On a division, the num "berg were;-for Sir' Joseph Hawley's motion, 17 ; against it, 11. ..7 - It was resolved that in future the Cup should be open to the horses of members of the rooms at Newmarket, as well as of the Jockey Club, and that the challenge should take to run _y.ei u s non r Th d u e, O rsd e a t llyibn; 6 the Houghton, and aged 9t 41b, match B.C. July, 7 tch or sweepstakes of 200 soya each, p.p. B When o the question raising the new stand was brought f orw ard, it was resolved that the stand should remain as it is for the pre sent, but th a t an enclosure shou ld be added for t h e greater convenience of the owners, riders, and trainers of horses co min g to wei g h . A n a lteration was made in the salary of the keeper of the s .c. 4PI- place in l d rooms, in accordance with the recommendation of the house committee. On the motion of Mr Savile, No. 57 of the Rules of Racing was amended by inserting after the words, "the owner of the second horse to be first entitled to claim," the words, " and the others in the order in which their horses are placed." It was not thought necessary to make any alteration in Rule 41. On the motion of Lord Glasgow, it was resolved to add to the clause which makes the rule as to half-mile races not applicable to matches and private sweepstakes of 25 sous each or upwards, the words "handicap sweepstakes ex cepted, and this alteration to take effect from this date." brioOdngnettshhheeir2es. 25th inst., HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE• MENTS. briOodgnnetsthhileeir22elininsil On the 22d inst., at 3 20 p.m., Scottish Chief out of the Criterion Stakes. On the 22d inst., at 3 20 p.m., The Royal Stag and Blackdown out of the Cambridgeshire Stakes. On the 23d inst., at 3 25 p.m., East Sheen out of all en gagements in Mr. G. Angell's name. at 4 27 p.m., On the 25th inst., at 2 20 p.m., Hubert out of the Cam p.m., Actann out of the Cam bridgeshire. t., at 4 15 inst., at 427 p.m. War Dance out of the , Hurricane, Bonny Bell, Bonny Breast Knot, and Melrose out of the Camblidge shire. On the 25th inst., at 4 35 p. m ., Stakes. On 5 5 Father O'Leary out of 4 45 p /Ix Oh the 25th inst., at • , Voluptas out of the Cam bridgeshire. On the 25th inst., Brindisi out of the Criterion Stakes. ' On the 25th inst,, at 5 10 Pan., Clementi out of the Cambridgeshir e. ' On the 26th inst., at 9 a.m., Pas Perdus out of the Cam bridgeshire. at 11 24 a.m., Birdhill out of the Cam theOL;thmeueb2rsidotg,hueshire,.., . 6 0 ....., u.aji xt.,oc out of the On c Worcester Handicap. On the 26th inst., at 9 a.m., Brighton out of all his en gagements in 1863. oifnsKt.,gnat,t Amazonian, Tom Fool out of the Cambridgeshire and All-aged Stakes, Newmarket. Soapstone, and On the 26th inst., at 4 40 p.m., Myrtle, Silkestone, Can zonette,Pan, Aurelian, Marigold, The at 5 25 p.m., Killigrew out of the Pan cake's dam colt out of the Cambridgeshire. Plover, and Meriden out of the Cambridgeshire. aFt t nh h idpe e 26th inst., at 955 Black Prince, Vivid, On the s 2 i 6 n t g h Cambridgeshire. of Utopia, Change, and Villafranca out of the Cambridgeshire. Fianc6e out of the Cambridgeshire. On the 26th inst., at 4 45 p2 2 i6n 6 th, th Ki i ni n ns s gt t . .: a a t t 7 5 3 3 0 0 p p . . ram. . : Touch-and-go, Stam pede, Caller Ou out of the Cambridgeshire. On the 26th inst., at 11 p.m., Flash-in-the Pan, Pilot, Tiptoe, and Barbadoes out of the Cambridgeshire. Littlepe O dsae n On the 27th inst., at 0 45 p.m., Alerte out of the Cam- On the bridgeshire. Morality of our Satirists and Novelists, (From the Church and State Review.) Are expurgated editions wise, or are they foolish For our own parts, and putting aside the strong feeling which often prevails on the subject, we do not believe that the affirmative theory will hold water for one moment. Boys never realise to them selves ancient life sufficiently to make the worst y i t n h g in e g nerbutal re, have medry bones. Delineat ions of vice, little passages of the classics anything bad effect when confined to remote persons and un familiar scenes. What is to be dreaded is descrip tions of vice which represent it as easy, accessible, and contiguous ; which throw a doubt upon the virtue of people whom we meet in our daily walks, and insinuate the corruptibility of servants or de pendants. A lad of sixteen or seventeen may read over the Sixth Satire of Juvenal twenty times without any loose wish being awakened by it. Vice is there presented to him in such a totally strange dress that he knows it not. What have the filthy orgies of the Roman senatresses to do with him ? It is like reading of the Yahoos. What feelings can be roused in him by the monstrous and distorted shapes which ordinary immorality assumes in those pages but a mixture of wonder and loathing ? None. But, probably, not even these emotions are excited in one case out of fifty. We appeal to all our public school readers, if they did not take Appia and Catulla too much as a matter of course, to give even a passing thought to the nature of their proceedings. Do they remember that these passages were ever made the subject of indecent jokes, or served as a prelude to obscene conversa tion? We believe that these descriptions arc ground up in a common mill with the rest of the lesson; that they excite nobody and suggest nothing.. Now, mutatis mutandis, the same is to be said of the majority of operas. What are the wrongs of a Favori ta Druid priestess to a lady of the ninet eenth centu!y! What realisable state of society does the " stra and represent to her ? Is it not all a sort as of nep nge helo coccygia—or, to say the least of it uncongenial a picture of society as life among the E 3 quimaux or the inhabitants o f Timbuctoo, from whose manners and mora ls it is impossible she bhonld reason to her own ? If we add to this the accessories by which operatic st ories are accompanied, we shall see that the deodor isation of them is complete. Th e an d dancing round off the dissi mmiulsitinudaenbdestiwnngegeinthem and real life. No great actor or actress who aspired to a high reputation in pure art would dream of appearing in an opera. The impersonation of c haracter, the holding up of the mirror to nature, is there impossible. Consequently the ill effects of representing vice upon the stage, in a seductive and stimulating form, are impossible also. Thy then the heroineT rai a t a o ; the" might have been worse. But the Traviata" was a re cognised " professional courtczan. Now, the difference between novels and either ancient classics or modern librettos ie, that the former do, as a rule, deal with contemporary man ners; they having, in the discharge of this function, graduallyeuperaeded comedy. From the dramatists of the Restoration down to the novelists of 'Victoria, we have a constant succession of writers, very f ew of whom have succeeded in so treating indecent sub jects as not to do mere harm than good. Scott did ; perhaps George Elliott has done; but we doubt if there is a third name. In the earlier writers of all, in the "Beaux's Stratagem," the "Relapse," and so on, the intention was to do harm : These, therefore, may be dismissed from consideration. But take three famous English classics—Riehsrd son, Fielding, end Smollett how, we should like to know, have they served the cause of virtue? Richardson's efforts in that direction, good enough in conception, w: re wholly neutralised by the execution. To impress upon mc.id servants, governesses, and lady's maids, the worldly adviu ti,ges of chastity, and to generate in their minds the belief that this virtue did exist in the class to which they themselves belonged, was, unques tionably, a useful purpose in the middle of the 18th century. But readers of " Pamela" and " Clarissa Harlow" will understand what we mean when we sciy that the realism of Richard son>s descriptions of the trials through which they pass would do far mo re by i n fl am i ng the passions than the plot could do harm good by convincing the reason. Whatever good intentions either Fielding or Smollett may have had were neu tralised by a similar element ; and, coming down to writers of our own time, we regret to say that the evil has only changed its guise. No contemporary writer would venture to repro duce in his pages such scenes as may be found in "Pamela." But we do not believe that it would have occurred to Richardson to introduce into a novel such characters as Cecil in " Sword and Gown," and Florence in " Guy Livingstone.' g These last are the hind of novel which is really dangerous to morale, insinuating as it does that among English young ladies chastity is a hum drum virtue, which the cleverest, the prettiest, and the most spirituel are ready to sacrifice almost at a moment's notice, if needs be, for the sake of their favourite hero. We are not exagge rating. Space precludes us, even if nothing else did, from supplying proofs of what we say. But those who are curious in such matters will do well to refer to the "conservatory scene" in " Guy Livingstone," and the proposal of Royston Keene to Cecil in " Sword and Gown." Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. As the time approaches for undocking the iron frigate Achilles, 35, 1,250-horse power at Chatham, increased exertions are being used by the officials. so that no delay may be experienced in completing and equipping her for sea immediately afterwards. The whole of the broadside plating which protects her midship battery has been completed for some time, and is now being cleared down preparatory to receiving the final coating of paint. In this portion of the Achilles the armour-plating is ex tended to her upper deck, which, again, is plated with iron varying from 5-IGths to 5-Sths of an inch in thickness, to protect the gunners on the maindeck from the effects of shell and molten metal. The mid ship's battery is protected at the stem and stern by armour-plated bulkheads, rendering the central portion of the main deck to all intents a shot and shell proof battery, the guns in which may still be employed long after those on the other parts of the main deck have been silenced. Beyond the armour plated bulkheads the 4k-inch armour-plating is not carried any higher than the main deck floors. With the exception of some 20 plates to be fixed to the counter and buttock of the stern portion of the frigate, the entire plating is completed. This por tion of the work, however, proceeds but slowly, in consequence of the extreme nicety required—first in cutting the slabs of iron to the exact shape of the stern of the vessel, and after wards fitting them in their place, both operations requiring the greatest possible care. In order to lessen, as much as pos sible, the tendency to roll, which, more or less, characterises the whale of our iron ships, the Achilles has been built flatter on the floor than was the case with the Warrior and Black Prince. In addition, she has been furnished with two iron bilge pieces, running nearly the entire length of the vessel, and placed about midway between her keel and water-line. These, there is little doubt, will have considerable effect in lessening any ten dencies to roll which she may exhibit when at sea. With regard to the remarks which have been made respeeting the time spent in building the Achilles, a few facts will prove, perhaps, that her construc tion has occupied a shorter period than that of the Warrior, with which she has been unfavourably compared. The Admiralty records show that the Warrior was commenced in the month of May, 1859, and, according to the contract, was to be ready to receive her engines in 11 months from that date, and to proceed to sea in three mon ths after wards. Instead, however, of being ready by the time specified, the Warrior did not leave the Thames until the month of October, 1861. She then pro ceeed to Portsmouth, where she remained a consi derable time before being finally ready for sea ; thus only a few months short of three years we for re em ployed in her construction a nd equipment sea, In the case of the Achilles the order to begin to build the vessel together with the sheer draught, arrived at Chatham Dockyard from the Admiralty, on the 19th of Ap ril, 1861, at which date not a single piece of the vast machinery afterwards re quired had arrived at the dockyard. In addition to this the best portion of a year was lost in the erection of the requisite factories, sheds, workshops, on the construction of an iron yes . Cc., for carryi n g eel of vast s ize, the first of the kind ever attempted at either of the Royal dockyards. Within about a month, however, after the commencement of the Achilles—name ly, on the 30th May, 1861—an Ad miralty order arrived at Chatham for commencing the iron -plated frigate Royal Oak, and as she was required to be completed and sent to sea before the Achilles, all the available force of the dockyard wa s placed on her, while her machinery erected for the Achilles was devoted, almost exclusively, to the preparation of the armour-plates for the Royal Oak, which was completed and launched in little mere than a year from being commenced and despatched to sea from Chatham at the be ginning of the present year. Had not the Achilles been consequently de layed in order to complete the Royal Oak, the for mer vessel would have been out of hand and des patched to sea at least 12 m on th s s i nce. The f i rst armour -plate was fixed on the broadside of the Achilles on the sth of February last, so that in little more than eight months she will have been entirely plated from stem to stern, whereas, in the case of the Warrior, the armour plating is carried only for some 200 it. along each broadside, leaving nearly double the number of plates to be bolted to the ex terior of the Achilles to those placed on the sides of the Warrior. Taking into consideration the superior quality of the work in the Achilles, as compared with that in the Warrior, the former is as much superior to the latter as the Warrior was to t, the Mersey, the Orlando, and other fine frigates o their day. An announcement has been receivedfthe from Messrs. Penn and Sons that the wholeo machinery for the Achilles will be ready middle of December. b y the Yesterday the War Department t rtabn:poorrdtsni:lnacrel: borough and Petrel went alongsided unloading the wharf at Chatham, and co nnn ye e t n t e ter with the Arm Armstrong and other guns.,itooneo of shot from the strong and other deseri Emerald, 35, 600-horsce Po‘wer, Capt. A. Cumming, Channel Fquadron, but now lately attached to th t e ho Nom, p r eparatory to bei ng being dismantled at a nd placed in the third di put out of commission The pßouwaidaeirsuaundd,Bhaneldi vision of the :Own reserve, from the We re landed y esterday deposited in the Government magazines at Upuor C astle. The Widgeon, 2, 90-horse power, paddlewheel ,--t-- - / - 7 - e-e-e- ,-- ~._. r -- - •, 40-.. ,- 4 ,, !.%\n-f -r steamer, is ordered to be fitted ag -ir.s to an' ' qt i lk'' - } vey the officials and mechau - a ten'-, s . x. L' i ,,„t7," % Is ~,,T :t ri'9 ... - ' -- yr , P J., 4 ._ _— on , ~,, v, - ., : !:, , , ...-.. /4 ., - dockyard to the Achilles at Cha.caluy . ~,• ..... i ~ ~ 4 ea. It , ,- , :, . being undockcd and completed for 5 • ginally intended to employ the Recruit, 6,1 ; '0. nl)Uftki. power, as a tender to the Achilles, b . b el r n s g til S surveyed by the dockyard effir.tials it w as fount 1 that she was not adapted for that se:nice. The following is an extract from A letter rut 'lved from her Majesty's ship Himalaya, by our P, orts mouth ,correspondent, dated at Point it e Calle, S ePt• 29 :—" We left St. Vincent on the 91, h of August for the Cape of Good Hope, and anchorod in Simon's Bay on the 28th, at 1 a.m. Oa the s"t.'t of Sept. we sailed from Simon's Bay, with the lit;th regi ment on board, for Colombo, where we acr.ived on the 24th of September, at 8 a.m. Having Llisem barked the troops, we sailed from Cilorobo qr. the 27:h for this piece, to coal, where we arrived • the same day, and are now engaged in that very Deco- 9. :'ary operation. We leave her to-morrow (Sept.• 30) on our return to Coiorrbo, and anticipate* railing thence for Auckland, New Zealand, about the 7th of October. From St. Vincent to the Cape we encountered strong head-winds. Our passage from Portsmouth to Colombo has been only 56 days 19 hours, including 10 days at anchor —a feat, I should suppose, never before: a ccomplished by any other vessel having so largo a number of souls on board. Notwithstanding the heavy head seas we have experienced during portions of our voyage, there has never been occasion, with one exception when close to Ceylon, to stop the Himalaya's machinery for one moment. Every part still works beautifully, and our con sumption of coal hasbeenverysmall—themaxinnn amount being 40 tons in 24 hours, and the averag e is AI n WC are being 35 tons. Our mainyard sprung, now at work fishing it, pr e p aratory to ientering upon our New Zealand voyage." THE ARMY. Captainof Leopoldthe Ordnance o H e e h a e t e h , SelectC .B . , is c 0 hi now it eCommittee Vice- Chairman ol Woolwich Arsenal, he having succeeded Sir rf liam Wiseman in that office. The Adventure screw troopship, Capt. T. B. Lethbridge, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from Quebec and Halifax. The Adventure steamed into Portsmouth harbour yesterday afternoon, during a lull in the gale, which prevailed there the greater part of the day, and berthed alongside the transport jetty, where the troops will be disem barked this morning, and the time-expired men for warded to the depots of their respective regiments, and the invalids to the Royal Military Hospital at Netley. The naval invalids brought home in the ship will be transferred to her Majesty's ship Vic tory and the Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar. The Adventure sailed from Portsmouth on her outward voyage on the 12th of Sep tember, and Queenstown on the 14th, arriving at Quebec on the 2d of October. She sailed again from Quebec on the 10th, and arrived at Halifax on the 14th, sailing again from Halifax for England on the 18th. At Halifax, when the Adventure sailed, were her Majesty's ships Nile, Phaeton, Greyhound, Styx, and Nimble. The mails from the stranded Cunard steamship Africa arrived at Halifax on, the . 181 h inst. in her Majesty's steamer Vesuvius. Dar-: ing Capt. Lethbridge's absence on this last trip from England to Canada and back he has been promoted from Commander to the post rank by the Admiralty. It will be, however, a loss to the cervice if this pro- , motion should cause his removal from the command' of the Adventure, for which he has proved himself, by his energy, tact, and seamanship, to be eminenily . qualified,. A precedent for C apt. Lethbridge ion- 5 tinning to hold his present appointment exists in Capt. Seccombe being continued in the command of the Himalaya, under similar circumstances. .4l dd fi ;44 ~, F r .: i • H . tt , • • • .• Abolition of the Punishineut of Death, db.& the Author of " The Last Days of ' Cond:nuned," The Legislature of the State or Columbia having,.‘,..•l • • determined to abolish the punishmgq of,aq34a, . 1 - • letter was addressed by.the envoy extraoratnary anti • ; . minister plenipotentiary of that ,-State , te, Nicticar • Hugo, informing him of the fact, td•.which letter 04 ;:, ' 4. • diEtir guished exile has retiined tt' . xeely, of which - ''.'7 • the following is a translati vatriS , :kzl: " Hauteville House, Guernsey, 12th Oct. "I hope that some journal will have apprised you of my absence from Guernsey since the end of July, and that the delay of my answer will have thus been explained. " I only opened your honourable letter of the 17th August to-day, having returned hero but yesterdi.y. I need not tell you how much your communication has touched me. I have devoted my life to the prin ciple of progress, and the starting-point of the pro gress of this earth is, in my opinion, the inviola bility of human life. From that principle springs the end of war and the abolition of the scaffold. " The end of war and the abolition of the scaffold is the suppression of the sword. The sword sup pressed, despotism disappears. There are no longer any reasons or means for its existence. " You remit me, in the name of your free Repub lic, a copy of your constitution. Your constitution abolishes the penalty of death ; and you are good enough to attribute to me a part in this magnifi cent progress. With a profound states of emotio nColu m lbi at h. thank the Republic of the United "In abolishing the penalty of death it gives cm admirable example. It takes a double step—the on e towards happiness, the other towards glory, " The great road is opened. Let America pursue it—Europe will follow her. " Transmit, M. the Envoy Extraordinary, the ex pression of my gratitude to your noble and free fellow citizens, and receive the assurance of my . high consideration. VICTOR HUGO. CLEVER CAPTURE OF A BIGAMIST.—It seems that James Hill, a good-looking man of about 30 or 3 5 years of age, and who is captain of a flat called the Martha' some time in February last took it into his head to preckst his Nvifc with a carte de visite of himself. For this purpea 3o he went into a photographic establishment in Liverpoo.i, where he fou n d a young woman, name d Eli za b e th H00d .. / waiting to have her likeness also taken. Miss Hood's pct..; ' sonal attractions at once struck the captain, who engaged its conversation with her, and represented that he was an long _ married man. Captain Hill's courtship was not of w i „.. duration, for on the third day of forming an intimacy the young woman he led her to the hymenee.ao.c. at The second Mrs. Hill was now a happy w oman a r fo i rtue 11 ' 5 ately the prospect of soon becoming a mother; bn d t f u roin her lips,. her cup of happiness was soon to he dashed at her houso for one day two women presented themselves the strangers! and asked her to give her name. Of con Mrs. Captain Hill, and this she announced this, one of the, with some degree of pride. On hearing to my hus. women exclaimed, " Then you are to t h e second Mrs. band 1" This was a dreadful shoeic his victim and went to Hill. The bigamist now deserte d fah The second Mrs. live again with the original 17 ;a0 dQctoher name wa, nian who had deceived Hill seemed anxious to screen helvo 'endured great sufferin& communicated with the police. first informed of the matter ; The Liverpool force of were the g a t was said to reside when but as the master t h h e a r t , and she iatnwdashneortfurinetndl ~ s h e was referred to the police of that Garston. About midnight on Tucs ' a t , hore at Birkenhetettoor a Liverpool officer, Gregory ascertained that the Eliza tow.nshiP• t o t i s i t io u lla fo ts un u d li t i h ch: beth wits lying who e t g y a , 0 6 0 1_ e h g o : ) . , , ad : annlnsolPeteabfroaar was t i. r a oanlcdi accompanied o G p a a r a o p r c a s e n t e o i d n e e d . d by ,t\..ot were 9-ucmidc boarded her, but the Liverpool officer re- Elizabeth a Captain Hill and Mrs. Hill were on the man . bear d, besides who officiated as "hand" of the dicer produced his the shore. warrant for the apprehen sion of the bigamist, and had the anchor weighed. A sail itittatttlTthoeo. was hoisted, and the fiat's bead was turned in the direction of the Birkenhead docks. Tho first Mrs. hill cried bit terly, but: the officer was inexorable. The fiat went rapidly down the river with a strong ebb tide, and between two and three o'clock in the morning she made the Birken hot.d low wate r b as i n. Gregory then marche d hi s pr i soner , to Bridew e ll .- -L it •erpool Mercury. FALLING I .)OWN A MINE.—A younger brother of Mr. P. D. Cooke, or Gwysaney, fell down au old lead urine shaft on Saturday last, about two miles from Mold, on the Ruthin tide. The shaft is stated to be about 30 yards deep, and appears to have been quite unproteetei: except by a few decayed rails and briars. Although he s , e v ri_ ously injured, Mr. Cooke's friends have great hopes he it .iel: recover. It is hoped this occurrence, painful thoughl' with may lead to the closing up of numberless open nop. have which this country abounds. Numbers ot tan i , . .lis high grown rich by the minerals of FlintshireL time to try the question whether a mini b n_g e , _, nl ,, i , ~ railway proprietor of the land is not equally Ha I v"" p a , n u y or te I `company in case of an accident.