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TT IF M R nA*I\TTIT,I 7 , CREDIT SSOCI (Limited!. Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862. Capital £2,0 0,000, in 90,000 Shares of £OO each ; First Issue, 2( 400 tiliares, of which Ten Thoftsand are already suh scribed. 33 eposit on Application £1 per Share, and £2 on Allotment. 1%10 future Ca'l to exceed £5 per Share, and at intervals of not less than three months. It is not intended to call up More than £25 per Share. DIRECTORS. :X enophon Ball!. Esq., Merchant, London. TWilliam homas Dhkin, Esq.. Alderman, Abchurch-lane. DarLran, Esq., Dublin. WI Iliam H. Harford, Esq. (Sir William Miles, Bart., and Co.), Bristol. 1 ". D. liadow, Esq., Deputy Chairman of the Peninsular and Oriental steam Navigation Company. Georg'e Hoiroyd, Esq., Director of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company. O. Homer, Esq., Merchant, London. Proudioot, Esq . Manchester. Joseph Thornton, Esq., Beaver Hall, Southgate. P. G. Westmorland, Esq. (Charles Joyce and Co ), London. A ltred Wilson, Esq., Director of the Bank of London. Xichael Z ,riff, Esq (Zariti Bros.). Lon ion. James flickson, Esq. (Lenox, Nephew, and Co.`„ 16, New Broad-street. BAN - KERS. The Rank of London, Threar'.ueedle-street and Charing-cross. Sir William .111.:es, Bart., find Co., Bristol. AUDITORS. C. J. II Alen, Esq., 52, Threadneedle-street. John Young, hsq. ,Messrs. Coleman, Turquand, and Co.) SOLICITORS. Messrs. Edwards and Co., Westminster. Messrs. Sole, Turners, and Hardwick, Aldermanbury, SOLICITORS IN BRISTOL. Messrs. Daniel and Cox. BROKERS. 1 1 1'esgrs. Robins and Barber : 29, Th readneedle -street, E.C, llef,srs. Boyle, Low, and Pim, Dublin. SECRETARY PRO TEM. W. C. Winterbottom, Esq. Temporary Offices-21, Threadneedle -street. This Company has been formed with the view of ssisting thedevelopment ot those cons tantly-exteuiling operations in all departments of trade and commerce, which presents .o extraordinary a feature in the industrial statistics of this country. The marked success which has attended the establishment of other Associations of a similar character proves beyond all question that a wide field exists for business of this descrip tion. 1% bile this Association will a.similate in its principles with the institutions alluded to, it differs from them in several ma terial features. Without excluding Foreign Investments, it will in preference use its resources in affording increased taci litte,4 f..r the development of all lelritimate descriptions of comme rcial e , terp r i se especially in the leading Provincial Towns of the United Kingdom. In Live,-pool arrangements arc pending for the formation Of a very intioential connexion. It is not its purpose to assume the fnuctioniivhich belong to ordinary banking*, but it will make cash advances upon the deposit of all souna and bona fide securities, such as Deben tures and Dock Warrants, including approved Bills of Ex than e. It will extend the benefits of its experience and i* fluence in forwarding- the successful completion ot all public and private undertakings, the uti:ity and lucrative character of which is satisfactorily assured; and with the view that the sphere of its operations may be as enlarged as possible, it is intended that the Association shall be represented at all the znoi e important towns by some of the most influential persons at those paces, to be appointed from time to time. No promotion money has been or will be paid. Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be obtained at the offices of the company, and of the brokers, and the solicitors in London, and at the several office. of the brokers and solicitors in the country. In the event of no allotment being made, the deposits will be returned in full. NhouLt a less number of shares be allotte,l than are applied tor, the deposit will be made available towards the payment on allotment, and the balance, it any, returned to the ap plicant. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the Mercantile Credit Association (Limited':— Gentlemen,—Having paid to your Bankers the sum of I request you to'allot me Shares in the Mer chanfile Credit As , ociat on, Limited, and I hereby agree to become a member of the Society, and to accept such shares, or any less number that may be allo'ed to me; and I request You to place my name on the Register o: Members in respect of the shares allotted to me. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Name in full Address Usual Signature Date THE MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIA TION (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That Applications for Shares in this Association will not be received after Four o'ciock tn, THURSDAY next, the zi)th inst. By order. W. C. WIN TERBO r WM, Secretary pro tern. 21, Threadneedle -street, 26th October, 1863. SALE OF OLD STORES, AT THE ROYAL ARMY CLOIIIING DEPARTMENT, PIMLICO. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, 17th October, 1563. ATOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That the . SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is prepared to re an or before SATURDAY, 31st inst., Tenders for the P a urchaee of Cnaerviceable Stores now lying at the Royal Clothing Department at PimHob, comprising Military Clothing, Great Cots, Tin Ware, Waterproof Articles, Tools, &c., &c. The Stores may lx! viewed at Pimlico from 9 to 11 and from 1 to 4 o'clock during the four days previous to the 31st inst. Tenders must be made upon the proper printed form, 'which may be obtained on application at this office, or to the Military Storekeeper et Pimlico. The Secretary of State for War reserves the right to reject any or all of the Tenders. T110.11A'; HOWELL, Director of Contracts. ARMY CONTRACTS. TENDERS will be received at this Office until 12 o'clock naon on the 3d of November, from persons who may be willing . to enter into Contracts to supply BREAD AND MEAT ht such quantities s may be required, for the use of Ile r Ilajesty's Land Forces stationed in the following place s, from st December, 1863, to 31st May, 1861 I. Bromptou House, Hyde park, and Kensington. 2. Hcgent's-park and St. John s-wood. 3. New Barracks, Chelsea. 4. Wellington Barracks, Buckingham Pa"ace, and St. Geore's Barracks. 5. The Tower. 6. Hounslow and Kneller llaiL 7 . Hampton Court. 8. Winds T. 9. Brighton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shore ham. O. Croydon. 11. Sandhurst. Separate Tenders for Bread and for Meat must he made for each of the above -mentioned Ststions or Barracks as sepa rately Croupej and numbered. Perms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock. 'Venders on the printe.l forms must he properly filled up and si,zned, and no Tender will be noticed unless delivered at the under-mentioned dike, under closed envelone (marked on the outside " Tender for Commissariat Supplies "), before 12 o'clock noon on the 3d November next. W. T. POWER, Comm ssary-General. Deputy Commissary -General's Office, 5. New-street, sprine• garden s, London, S.W., 10th Oct., 186.3. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot , Oct. 9,1863. TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1863, from ly persons who may be widing to enter into Contracts to supp , in such F LOUR AND MEAT qulntfties as may be required, f rom th e Ist December. 1e6.3, to ils' May, 186;, for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Canal\ auithin the command. Separate Tenders are required for Flour and for Meat. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by latter or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock, The Tenders must be properly filled up and siened, and delivered at this office (ander closed envelope, marked on the outside "Tender for Army Supplies,") and no Tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. 11,0YAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The GHOST ! new version—The FAIRY FOUNTAIN-- Grand Divertissement—Favourite Opera Selections—NlCO- SlA, the eminent Violinist—RAPHA.EL DE SOLLA. the Infant Tenor—LANGLOIS, the Great Juggler. ,_Every Evening. Doors open at 7—commence at half-past 7. ARMY ONTRAUS. Commissaziat-office, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 186 3. TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock. non TUESDAY the 3d November, , 186 3, from persons wh o ' may be willing to , enter into Contrazt Supply FLOUR FOR HOSPITAL BREAD, In such quantities as may be required, from the lst Decem leer, 1 863, to 31st May, 1.64, for the use of Her Majesty's oroes stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com thaud. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office , by letter or in person, be t Ween the hours of ten and four o'clock. ~, The Tenders must be properly filled up and sizzled. and "livered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the %taw Tender tor Army Supplies"), and no tender will be toticed del red by the hour app ointed. unless made on formsted. obtained from this office, and lr. ARGYLL ROOMS. Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These elegant Rooms are NOW OPEN for the Winter Season. They have been entirely redecorated. Musical Director and Conductor, Mons. L. JULLIEN. Great Success of his new Quadrille, " The Prince of Wales," nightly encored. The band is selected from the Italitm Operas and the Household Troops. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, Is. Manager-3E GRENET. LUXURIANT WHISKERS or MOUSTACHES.—My formula farces them to grow heavily in six weeks upon the smoothest face, without injury to the skin, and a sure remedy for baldness. 13 stamps.— Mr. FOX. Macclesfield. Fox's celebrated Hairwash Formula, for removing scurf and curling the hair, seven stamps. ARMY CONTRACTS, Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct, 9, 1863. TENDERS will be received at this Office, netil lx „,. 12 sons, on THURSDAY, the sth November, t r Z from pe who may be willing to enter into Con ic.' t° Supply J• AILLASSE STRAW AND STRAW FOR ROYAL in s uc h ~, ENGINEER SERVICE, 1,843, to „nantities as may be required fram the ist December, 30th November. 1861, for the use of her Majesty's Le. ' ° roes stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the corn ond. l e orms tab ted __ of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob betweertinlication at this o ffi ce, by letter or in person, The Toode ours of ten and four o'clock. delivered outside "TenderBOffice att t l ' i s t must be properly filled up and signed, and be noticed unl (under closed envelope, marked on the and delivered e" for Supply of Straw)," and no Tender will made on forms obtained from this office, by the hour appointed. N net,t, C4 r .ri s i t !IN:op. IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and street. ViOrIN useful invention of the day AGUA AMARELLA. to th e L 'oodu n ,rOSNELL and CO., 3, Kinp . , , eourt, Lombard- NMI . Perfes to her Majesty, respectfully offer Lombard what th hu m u what a ge. l_ e ., truly ' marvellous fluid, which gradually dyes ; it, ee t he An " u _ hair to Its pristine hue—no matter at when the ha pxe '; ) , 1 1 Amarelia has none of the properties of will keep it to is onee rarY, is beneficial to the system, and restored one application per month in half bottl4erfeet highest orde r , k l e lo B. d our. Price one guinea per bottle, or Willy, may b e s pr uteL i ndi estimonials from artistes of the of unaoubted respects viduals and ro. have bee tk e : °o appl • oi pp oketed application . Messrs. John Gosnell ness the Princess wales P erfumers to her Royal High- ID OYAL Fltpi, JR, in the immediate °SPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, , 4 4 li the Great Northern Rail ivay Terminus, at Kin g - .Z . l e ct ro o s ity of l'atru 8 . ri-.. 1 , Fresident—The D u k e : T ,QUEEN. 1 :i t v i i t e z U l 1 . t e t 3 IT ^ 1 CL - k ' Treasurer—Edward -Mell, E.G. This was the first hospital to i aster utep, Re and instant admission to the de ntr "nce the pr q in . ciple of free ,N e vi v t n h t o ed ut the for reality of vovernors' letters. aildt F t " Which is to desti bitten in its most pitiable for Pr.nied by sickness and diseas e , magnitude that. with adequate sou Tert ß it oow o t se W e rn e - t r ouires but the the reception of capable of admitting into its wards a very I`" l naY be rendered ne to tnore, the casual sick of this great metropolis, fi'ge proportion of lundi in order to have 600 beds available for these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures it „oratultusly affords medical advice and raeZ l‘lereover, On the iverage, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly B oa rd feel it their imperative duty to EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued uPPort i 3- 1" an to enable them to admit and r elieve the distressing , cases that daily present themselves. Contribution.s- are received by the Treasurer, Edward Ilas,erman, Esq. Nicho l as -lane; also by Messrs. Coutt s and Co. ; Drummond' and Co.;Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Cu. ; Prescott Grote, and Co.;C Smith, Payne, and CO. : Glyn arid Co, ; Jones Loyd and Co.; Barclay and Co. ; Denison lod Co. ; 'v warns, Deacon, and Co. ; O verend, Gurne y , and 0 .; Nisbet and Co. ; - Messrs. J. Bulled and Co.; Liverpool sad at the Hospital.. STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of NJ 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 reedy hlg SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stourbridge and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, St ratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and °ree l : man Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs. ,',4711t The ti, Payne. and co , Messrs . Hanbarys and Co., or Messrs. 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Fleet-street. 31ADAME TUSSAUD'4 HISTORICAL GAL LERY—Estßblished 27 years at the Bazaar, Baker street.—AMEßlCAN WAR, —A Model of GENERAL M'CLELLAN, in military uni orm, late Commander-in- Chief of the Federal Army, is now added.—CONTINUA TION of ANCIENT ENGLISH KINGS. Henry V., in the costume of the period. Odell from it till Gusk, and from 7 till 10. Admittauce, Is ; extra rooms, (id. T" E 0 XFOR 1) , r, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, wail be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE, CLARA, the ➢IAID of MILAN, and liellini's SONN A JIIBULA. Principal Artistes —Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Huish, tc., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean, &c. Comic, by UNSWORTH ("or any other man"), Enrene, W. Randall, George Hodson, and those marvellous French Clowns, Messrs. ARTHUR and BERTRAND. a Feiformance by ITerr SCUM . , KENB ACTT on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHESTRE, contain ing a full baud of 40 instruments. he HALL has just been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is. ; private boxes, 30s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL " GROST."—In order to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pepper and Henryllircks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, '• THII; GlIOT," to the Concert liall, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Balcony, and bxly of the HaIL He has also arranged for Mr. A. Silvester to give (with all that gentleman's latest improvements and effects), REPRESN.NTATIONS EACH EVENIAG, at half-past Nino o'clock. • All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Comedy by Uusworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E. Marshall, and the marvellous Arthur and Bertrand. ROYAL ALHAMI3RA PALACE. Great Musical Attraction Immense success of SIGNOR N ICOSIA, the eminent; Violinist, who will appear Every Evening. A REAL SEA BATH in your own room by using TIDMAN'S SEA SALT. This article, extracted from the " foaming* billows," is a valuable adjunct to the daily bath, and the best possible sub stitute for a visit to the sea-side. Price 16s. per cwt. For warded on receipt of post-office order or stamps. TIDMA...I and SON, Chemists, 10, Worm wood-street, Lon don, E.C. TIDMAN'S SEA SALT is of great benefit to weakly children, and a boon to all who would obtain the invigorating* effects of a sea bath in the comfortable se clu.ion of an apartment. Instructions for use are enclosed in each packet. TIDMAN'S SEA SALT has been analysed by Dr. Bassall, who strongly recommends it as very superior to the rook and other salts commonly used for bathing purposes. It is the only efficient substitute for sea bathing. In bags of 141b5., price 2s. ; 281b3., 4s. ; 581bs , Bs. 1121b5., Sole Proprietors, TIDNAN & SON, 10, Wormwood-street, London, B.C. Sold by all Chemists. DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING RESlEDY.—Pre eared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe a Dr. -eott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who Suffer from bilious and dver complaints, indigestion, wind, spasms, giddiness, nizziness of the eyes, &c. For habitual tostiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by 'W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, chering-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lad., and three Herten the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's isilioas and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, " William Lambert," engraved on the stamp. • „ Z _..~__.__. ~. . NEWS PA PEit oivt • trti- - mit nt ' • ELECTION IN - /4 1 • " In • A Z44 • :s , • `,:pl), 7 1 b t I . 1 .pa r (. tt kk.3‘k yza, - \,) • .„ 1 •=n, ivr 4 th.' • r „ mon . uraP:: r';° cxeafforlrrldr.cLean ji lt, e afnogr Langston• t t.. ) h n e . CITY 01' OXFOILD.—It is a ,sing pressnt moment no candidate, e.;lhe, Conservative interest, has put iu ' for bee t was unseated . Liberal, who was elected in 1857, occasionedvmarc.ance.yNet,te ffellow w b y o t f h e o l r a i m e l e n e t: i d i a elx (7 l e l a , a t p h O P I a b u ri d be h r e y h a a n s d e c o o n r s r e u n p t t e i d on t , o h d a o s b s e o en on ins o i n 't e et that he shall receive a requisition signed by a sufficient writ in it t lat h ie. I, . e soit r ix.l s ßaa n aus l yti t t sey o vf. f oein w i,ti h nh, number of electors to satisfy him that his return is a matter of certainty. As such a condition cannot well be fulfilled, I .co t n o d i o t ff io e n r , h ub ini ni s e e i l 3 f , , , the general impression is that Mr. Neate, witl:: his former experience of the same friends who took him in band, will not enter the field, more especially as an oppvition is threatened, which would involve him in an expensive cen last for W..st Worcesterohire,vwhioll death of leEr. Langston. nn t l t e e t,c i i s s ot int ohimpossible speaker ebrk,ev : will a r eu ear vacant t e s . s i bn u y e T tt : h h l h i en e s room of the Hurt. F. ; ie l eh - se g tl o eeai I the a3 meeting of Parliament in Pcbluiry next. The hon. gentle man tealekcatepdieonno until2lon man having, previous to his election for West Worcester shire, accepted the steward s hi p ot the manor of ELAaipaoleee, tenders the seat vacant; but the speaker has no power to issue his writ be:ore the meeting of Parliament. There is no likelihood of any second candidate appearing, and Mr. Yorke remains in quiet possession of the field. WINDSOIL—A meeting of the friends and supporters of Colonel Richard Howard Vyse, the Conservative candidate, has been announced to take place this evening, at rho White Hart Hotel, Windsor, which it is anticipated wilt be numerously attended. The votes of the electors are being freely canvassed by both candidates with much suc cess, and each received many promises of support. ..Id. STAMPED ....bd. were thrown claw) their weight tended to break the hinges and detach them from the ship. Since she has been at Keyham the ports have all been removed, and they are now to be hung from the heads of the port-holes. There is some talk of increasing the canvas of the Royal Oak by rigging her ship-like aft. At present she carries no yards on her mizen mast, being what may be called bark-rigged. In consequence probably of the position of the engines and machinery her mainmast is stepped well aft, and is present positron would not perhaps ac e )rd with the applic itien of increased canvas on the mizen, which might destroy the balance of the sail ing forces. With light winds much speed cannot be got out of the Royal Oak, but when going before a strong wind she is said to ho the fastest ship in the squadron. When the Warrior was running with studding sails alow and aloft the Royal oak was obliged to drop her topsails to the cap to keep company with her. The Royal Oak, which is 100 feet shorter than the Warrior and Black Prince, can stay in about four minutes. In the west it is considered very remarkable that while the Royal Oak is furnished in her 'tween decks with two powerful guns aft, which would be extremely use ful when chased, she has none for use forward when pursuing an enemy. It is true that there are pivot guns on her upper deck, but no artillerymen could work these when exposed to the rifles of an oppo nent. Perhaps the existence of bow ports might decrease the efficiency of the Royal Oak as as a ram. Could not her hawser-holes, which are very capa cious, be adapted for bow ports ? This ship has an iron standing bowsprit, which is considered disad vantageous for running down an enemy. The most important fact connected with the late trial of the Royal Oak at sea is that which relates to the pre sent condition of her iron-plating on and below the load-line. She is, we believe, the first of the iron armour-plated wooden ships tried; and her first trial has in this respect been far from satisfactory. After the water was let out of the dock Port-Admi ral Sir Houston Stewart went to Keyham and in spected her, and expressed his surprise and great regret at her condition. The lowest tier or layer of her iron plates, which is painted with red lead or some composition, is all more or less honey combed, and partially destroyed by galvanic action, arising from contact or proximity to the copper sheathing below. Where the corrosion has set in pieces of the injured iron can be picked out with the point of a penknife. The tiers of plates on each side of ircn-cased ships are usually similar in size. The lowest tier on the starboard side of the Royal Oak consists of 19 plates; each plate is about 15 feet long, 3 feet 2 inches deep, and 4 inches thick. Commencing at the bow, the first plate has 72 inks or pits in it, varying in depth from a quarter to half an inch ; the second, 40 holes, I to Il i ; third, 60 holes, , 1 ; -- to 1; fourth, 94, to the ain this plate being very close to the copper ; fifth, 66, s to I ; sixth,lo9,l to a ; seventh, 168 ; eighth, 115; ninth, 188 ; tenth, 220; eleventh, 176; fourteenth, 122 holes, &c. %Vnerever the least abrasion or friction has taken place, and the red lead or composition has been rubbed off from the surface of the plates, galvanic action is in full force. This is remarkably evident in one part. The hook, several feet long, which keeps the acco modation ladder in its place,is fastened to the ship's side by an eye-bolt ; when not in use theend drops below the level of the sea between plates 11 and 12. It has been allowed to sway about fore and aft, and has thus worked off the composition. The action of the copper has in consequence had full effect here, a portion of a circular groove exists in each iron plate, each portion being 2 feet 6 inches long in the sweep, and about :`-t- of an inch in depth. In some places, just at the junction of the iron with the cop per, the edges of the iron plates are corroded for lengths of Gin., 1 foot, and in one place, under the quarter, this kind of corrosion extends to a length of 10 feet. Between the iron plates and the copper sheathing there is a band of 1-,1- inch deep, appa rentlyof lead, but said to be brass or some metal of a similar colour, which is covered with thin cop per. This intermediate band may have been placed there with a view to neutralise the effect of the copper upon the iron plates ; if so, it has proved to be useless. It is extraordinary that few if any of the officers of the Royal Oak were aware of the existence of this band,- and that none appear to understand for what purpose it is placed there. Between some of the butts of the armour plates a quantity of black liquor has been oozing out in a stream the whole depth of the sheathing. Its appearance indicates that a serious galvanic action is going on inside the plates as well as outside. This would be effected by the penetration of salt water between the butts, or from the deck scuppers. In these observations the Royal Oak's bottom is stated as being sheathed with copper, although strictly speaking it is not so. She is sheathed with Muntz's metal, a composition of copper and zinc. Sometimes the copper prevails to the extent of 60 per cent. ; that on the Royal Oak may be taken at 50 per cent. It is, however, as copper that the alloy has affected the iron plates. There appears to be only one remedy and that is to cover the bottom of an iron-plated ship with zicc, but this would involve a more fre quent inspection in dock, as z nc fouls so rapidly. A layer of zinc in place of the upper layer of copper on the Royal Oak would only have the effect of causing the Muntz's metal to become foul yet more rapidly. It may be stat ed that all the plate s a bove the lower layer are apparently free from corrosion; they are of course out of the water, and have an ex t e rior coat of black paint. The copper on the bottom o f the ship is in an excellent state, and was com paratively clean when the ship was doc k e d. The condition of the Royal Oak will form a subject for the serious consideration of the Lords of the Admiralty. It will be almost neces sary to remove some of her lower plates, and this m ay lead to the removal of the whole of the lower tier. If so much damage is done in a few months, it would be highly imprudent to send her on a foreign station. When one of the indentations be fore referred to amounts in five months to a seventh of the thickness of the armour -plates, it is evident that by the external action alone the effectiveness of the plates would be destroyed in three years or less , without speculating on the duration of the fastenings or bolts, as they no doubt would de cay and become loosened in much less time. The Royal Oak was launched at Chatham in March, 1863; she was put in commission April 27, and came out of dock May 12, and has consequ e ntly b een five months in the water. The plates out of which the " glacis" plates which are to encircle the base of the Royal Sovereign's turrets on her upper deck are to be made have been received at Portsmouth yard, and handed over to the steam factory department to accomplish the work. This will be one of great difficulty, and will only be eventually accomplished, if carried out in the way now proposed, in the utter destruction of all the shot-resisting qualities of the plates. masses The proposed plan is to take the now perfect matsisn all metal in their rough strength, carve them out _ hem " manner of semi-circular lines, and then t p nuor t agt , down from their litho: 51in. thickness . 1 r°cumfereucc, to nothing on their outer edge .iort;erigth, or snot thus destroying the b kin, fibre, an" B ok lig resisting power, of the metal, and nf n ao i ordinary 68- it certain to break up under even the shot cost _, i persistently pounder like pottcry ware. If t his . „ I Q, anti t he ship can By a reugber pursued the cut will be enortn,,, _t. not tie finiAKAl before f the iron p attog to form and simpler diq it March rit , • , . Fs- i° , n f siren gth may b 3 obtainol, the glacis, ten 6Lnc:s n i t "' , „ , „„ of ot:ouetive surface, and at with the same aln7 4 t h e cost, and the work coal one-huedredthhyradrrofu the time. It is but just to pleted in onel t d e partment to say that its chief the steam factory awte , of the Nast difference in th e two i, fulland in f a vour of the shorter and more Pl"nos':ical one. The Royal Sovereign i s b ut en e e 7_ i n : i ental 2 Lip after all, City Sewers Commission, The members of this Commission met at the Guildhall yesterday under the presidency of Deputy De Jersey. In the course of the sitting several summonses were heard against persons who had neglected to comply with notices which had been served upon them _requiring the completion of works of a sanatory nature upon promisee situate in Elim-place, Three Nun-yard, and in Middle street, Cloth-fair, the houses is question being inhabited by families of poor persons. The inspector of sanatory works, Mr. Henry Parsons, who had taken out the summonses was heard, and an order was made in each of the cases for the completion of the works within seven days. In the event of the necessary works not being completed at the expiration of that period, it was further decided by the Commissioners to take the matter into their own hands, and charge the owners of the property with the expenses of performing the required works. The principal clerk, Mr. JOSEPH DIY, reported that he had received from the Metropolitan Board of Works the sum of £2,033, which amount had been contributed by the Board towards the cost of improvements carried out by the Commissioners of Sewers within the City. Mr. A. J. BAYLIS, the solicitor to the Commission, stated that on the 23d inst. he attended before Alderman Hale at the Guildhall Police-court, and procured the condemnation of a quantity of diseased meat, consisting of a quarter of a cow, a head, tongue, and liver, which had been seized in. Newgate-market. The meat had been sent up from Tam worth, and had been prepared and dressed for sale in a manner calculated to hide all appearance of disease except on close examination. The alderman on close inspection of the meat expressed himself in very strong terms as to the disgraceful state it was in, and directed that the case should be reported to the Court of Sewers, with a view to further procodings being taken. The Court decided to instruct the solicitor to take further proceedings against the person who had sent the moat to London. SANATORY STATE OF THE CITY. Dr. LETHEBY laid before tho Court the folbywing report on the sanatory state of the City. "To the Honourable the Commissioners of Sowers of tho City of London. " Gentlomen,—The inspectors' returns which are before you relate to 201 houses that have been inspected during the week, and I submit a list of 52 places for sanatory improve ment. '• I also submit a certificate of the use of the hous.a.s Nos. 1,2, 3, and 4, in B Al-alley, Golden-lane, as common nightly lodging-houses, it being necessary that the same should be registered as common lodging-houses. " The markets and slaughter houses have been duly in spec ect, and the officers have condemned 3,0871b5. of meat as unfit for human food. The greater part of it was in a state of disease, and in ono case, that of a bullock from Boot Warton, the meat was so bad that the cireuenstauc?,s re quire investigation by the solicitor, with a view to feather proceedings. " I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, (Signed) '• lii. LETILEBY." TILE GAS SUPPLY TO TILE CITY. Dr. LETILEBY reported that the illuminating power of the gas supplied to the City during the past week had been as follows:—City Gas Company 15 99 sperm candlee, Char. tered 12.83, Great Central 13.39. The average illuminating power of each company's gas had baen above the require meats of the Act of Parliament, but the proportion of sul phur had, except in the case of the City's gas, been above that sanctioned by the Act. The proportion of sulphur in 100 cubic feet of gas was—ln the City Company's gas 19.4 grains, Chartered 23.1 grains, and Great Central 22.2 grains. Some unimportant business was disposed of, and the Court adjourned. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via via Southampton raei ..Nov. iv. 3 1 , p . 1 t Nov. 4. Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Nov. 30. Cape of Goo Penang, and Singapore, via Southauipton.Nov. 2, Brazil and Capo Yards, by British pat. te China, via Marseilles Oct. 27. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton . ...... Nov. 2. I n di a (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.. Nov. 2. via 111 arseilles .... Oct. 27. I n di a (Bombay), via Southampton ............ Nov.ll via Marseilles ........ Nov. 5. Portugal.... .................... Nov. 4. Ni a tta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton ...... Nev. 2. Newfoundland via Marseill es Oct. 27. Oporto anti Vi go .. U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. p ac k et N ov. 6, by U.S. packet by Canadian packet. Oct. 31. Y.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneritle Nov. 10. Bahamas, via New York ................... Nov. 19, g Mexico Oct. 29. All parts of W est Indies,includin Chili Peru California. an d 13 r i t i sh Columbia.. , Oct, 29. .. .............. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2 per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.25 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £ 3 170. lOid. per ounce for standard gold, it appear that gold is about 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than n Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 428 per mark. and the short exchange on London is 13.5} per £1 sterling :• _ t andard gold at th e English 31int price is, therefore, a bout 4-10ths per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. s The course of exchange at New York on London for bil m l Yt 60 days' sight is 169 to 165 y per cent., and the on gold is 514 to 54i per cent. At these rates there f.re,:e t lylit tle profit on the importation of gold from the United Stara which has PROPOSED REVIVAL OF THE OLD HAWRING.—The noble diversion of hawkiD r g e / viv - by the lately sunk into great neglect, is likely to b").,. the and Grand Falconer of England, the Duke a by „ gtn i a te the noble SPORT OF other influential noblemen. We c cin ell ic h will be duly Duke and them upon this introductiont,ownly displays their appreciated by the fair sex; for itn to skill and gracefulness on horsebackdger of broken limbs to t h e greatest advan foitowhig the hounds. 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These Pills are the best re , gulator and They dospateh . s, and mental dyspeptic symptoms, stomachic . ~in a summary Ina at the i : Fin:oho:Yr, fullnessti i n i o s o o v e,co m distressing e both Cap 1 3 . of t the commonly accompanying „tine,_, ricious appetite and confined tens / die bowels —the power. I sims of defective or lolloWay' 8 Pills are b articularly recom mended to persons of studious and sedentary p habits, who gradually sink into a nervous and debilitated state unless some restorative, such as his Pill, be occasionally taken. [ADVERTISEMENT. .) I —Consumption, all nervous, bilious, liver, and stomach complaints is every stage, are only ag gravate t and accelerated by drugs of every description, but t.cricesty curable by Da Barry's health restoring lievalenta Arabica Food, as proved by thousands of cases which had been consi d ered hopeless. We quot e a few.—Cure No. 62,914. 1195'•4 140.1 2', is ye ars 01 age, cured after the med i cal men h ai l 3,oandoned all 'hopei of leer recovery from the last stage of Pulmonary consumption, with f' , ail ill cough, expeetorat e fo k n s : ex liaii,,tion, spitting 01 1)14)0 , 1, perspirationg, hollow echeectiy emaciated to a skeleton. She is now, thank God, ri S i Psaire de 11(: all 11 3 7 , blooming, fleshy girl.—N. Lange, Conim f f! ,,.. __, , ,,,, liver Police. Cure, No. 4q,270. Mr. James Robertso,fobio-For 7 Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting 4 7,121. MibS derangement. and partial deafness.—Cure, : indigestion. Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervoulsanne:isex_cure, No. gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies Norfolk, 54,316. !he Rev. James T. CampbV v L er i: 4 ' w hich had resisted of indigestion and torpidity of th i e b, l 28 pd; 21b, 48 6d; 51b, all medical treatment. In tins, d l u No 77 Barry and CJ., . . , its; 121 b, 225; 241 b, 40s. 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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 arectors' Report for the year stated— That the Fire Premiums for the year amounted to £70,300 being an increase over the precedin,l year of 22080 That the Life Premium Receipts for the first three years were and for the past three years being an increase in the latter triennial period over the former of That the amount accumulated since last Meeting, as a 14'ire Reserve Fund, was 23,427 and the amount added to Lite Fund was That during the past five years the Company had paid for Claims . 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 part , cipating 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, 7u, and even 73 per cent. A dividind was declared to proprietors at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. J. MONCRIEFF WILSON, Manager and Actuary. JOHN E. LEYLAND, Secretary. STAMP YOUR PAPER, ENVELOPES. INVOICES. &c., with JONES'S PATENT PERCUSSION EMBOSSING PRESS. The above would be found useful to youths at school for embossing their Books, Drawings, Papers, &c. The Press complete, with Plain Crest, Name, or Business Die, 9s. 6d. Note the Address : —WILL LAM JONES, Me Sinker, Press Mater, and Embosser, 3, Queen's-court, high Holborn (op posite Day and Martin's). TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced. to 3s. 2d.; Souchong reduced to Is. ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd.; and the finest Assam, reduced from 4s. 4d. to 3s. 11d. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS, 33. London-bridge, City, E.C. ing ; these forfeits to be divided between the first and second horse. Two-year-olds to carry 7st; 3.yr-olds, Bst 121 b; 4-yr-olds and upwards, 9st 51b. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. Winners extra. Bretby Stakes Course. 16 subs. Mr Cartwright's Fairwater, 5 yrs, 9st 71b (slb extra) (CustanCe) 1 Captain Christie's Lady Clifden, 5 yrs, 9st 21b . (Fordham) 2 Sir J. Hawley's Argonaut, 4 yrs, Oat slb (Wells) 3 Baron Nivier,'s Sonchamp, 2 yrs, 7st Betting--Even on Lady Cliftlen, 11 to 8 agst Argonaut, and 6 to 1 apt Fairwater. Ludy Clitden, with Argonaut at her girths, made play, Sunehamp lying up to half way down the hill, where Fair water joined them, and in a stride or two after she got her head in front, and won in a canter by three parts of a length; a bad third. Sweepstakes of 200 soya each, h ft, for colts; Bst 101 b each. Ab. M. Three subs. Lord Stamford's Mahometan, Bst 101 b.... (A. Edwards) 1 Lord Coventry's Dovedale, Bst 10Ib (J. Adams) 2 Betting-5 to 2on Mahometan, who made all the running, and won very easily by two lengths. Fifty Pounds; for 3-yr-olds, 7st 111 b ; Bst 101 b; 5-yr-olds, 6-yr-olds, and aged, Bst 131 b; maidens allowed 71b. Sir F. Johnstone's Johnny Armstrong, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (J. Goatee) 1 Mr Blake's Croagh Patrick, 5 yrs, Bst 131 b (G. Fordham) 2 Lord Stamford's Onesander, 3 yrs, 7st lltb (A. Edwards) 3 The following also ran: —Caller Ou, King of Utopia, Newmarket, and WingraTe, Betting-7 to 4 agst Johnny Armstrong, 4to 1 eachagst Caller Oa and Croagh Patrick. King of Utopia jUmped - away with a clear lead, having Johnny Armstrong, Onesander, and Wingrave in close attendance to the bushes, where the King dropped back and the favourite came on in advance, Onesander being second, and Croagh Patrick third, at whose side came Wingrare. In the bottom Croagh Patriok took the second place, and half way up he joined the leader; but in a few strides after Goater made his effort, and won very cleverly by half a length, two lengths separating the second and third ; Cal ler Ou was a bad fourth, Wingrave filth, King of Utopia sixth, and Newmarket next. The Catnbridgeshire Stakes of 25 soya each, 10 ft, and only sif declared, with 100 added. The owner of the second horse to receive 50 Boys out of the stakes. Winners extra. Cambridgeshire Course. 215 subs, 78 of whom declared. Mr W. Day's Catch 'em Alive, 4 yrs, 7st (S. Adams) 1 Lord Westmorland's Merry Hart, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Morris) 2 Mr It. Ten Broeck's Summerside, 3 yrs, Ost 91b (J. Grimahaw) 3 Mr T. Hughes's Juliet, aged, 6st 11b, carried Gst 21b (A. Woodhouse) 4 Mr Naylor's Carnival, 3 yrs, Bst 81b (Challoner) 0 Mr z , axun's The Monk, 6 yrs, Bst 41b, inc 10:b extra _ _ (Midgeley) 0 Mr R. Boyce's Carisbrook, 4 yrs, Bst llb (Boyce) 0 Lord Coventry's Exch,quer. 4 yrs, 7st 121 b.. (J Adams) 0 Mr R. Sutton's Glenorchy, 3 yrs, 7st 12ib .... (Thomas) 0 Mr Tiodgrnau's Victor, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Fordham) 0 Lord St. Vincent's Beaman, 5 yrs, 7st 1010, car 7st 121 b (Reeves) 0 Count F. de Lagrange's Hospodar, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Hunt e r) 0 Capt D. Lane's Blue Mantle, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Daley) 0 Lord Stamford's Limosina, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (A. Edwards) 0 Lord Chesterfield's Polynesia, 4 yrs, 7st 31b, car 7st 41b (H. Grimshaw) 0 Mr Greville's Anfield, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (T. French) 0 Mr C. P. Hud son ' s T o l u rno, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (Perry) 0 Mr W. I'Anson's Borealis, 3 yrs, 7st 11b.... (Whiteley) 0 Lord Palmerston's Baldwin, 3 yrs, 7st (Hibberd) 0 Mr R. Boyce's Fantail, 3 yrs, 7st. ( 6. Taylor) 0 Baron Rothschild's Giraffe colt, 3 yrs, 7st.. (E. Martin) 0 Mr G. Bryan's Port Royal, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b (Crouch) 0 Count F. de Lagrange's Jarnicoton, 3 yrs, Est 131 b ~~• Bell, jun.) 0 Lord Bateman's Despair, late Fig, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b _ (Covey) 0 Mr W. Stewart's Cairncastle, 3 yrs. 6st 111 b (Maidment) 0 Mr Lincoln's Ronan Bee, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b, car Est 121 b (H. Taylor) 0 Sir J. Hawley's Woldga, 3 yrs, Oat 101 b .. (Morgan) 0 Mr S, Thelluson's Jack of Hearts, 3 yrs, Est 81b (Moreton) 0 Mr H. Jones's Eastern Princess, 5 yrs 6st 71b .. (Earl) 0 Count Batthyany's Turcos, 3 yrs, Est (J. Marson) 0 Mr J. Osborne's Comet, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (Carroll) 0 Lord Strathmore's Bohemia, 3 yrs, Est 61b (Jebb) 0 Mr C. Capel's Bright Cloud, 3 yi s, 6st 51b.. (Tomlinson) 0 Mr Down's Nebula, 3 yrs. Gst 21b (Viney) 0 Mr Haosthorpe'sKing Charming, 3 yrs, Oat 11b (Cameron) 0 Mr J. Osborne's Faufaron, iuc 61b extra, 3 yrs, 6st 11b (Crawshaw) 0 Mr Henry's Deception, 3 yrs, Oat .. (Dixon) 0 Lord Coventry's The!estria, 3 yrs, Gst (Overton) 0 Mr T. Carter, jun.'s Grande Dame (bred in Prance), 3 yrs. bat Mr W. Day's Muezzin, 3 yrs, sst 131 b (Barrett) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Litnosina, 4 to 1 agat Catch-'em- Alive, 10 to 1 each agst Summersido and Carnival, 25 to 1 agst Borealis, 40 to 1 agst Comet, 50 to 1 each agst Woldga and Polynesia, 1,000 to lo agst Victor, 1,000 to 10 agst Nebula. Punctually at the time set down the 40 riders were weighed and took their departure to meet the starter, who speedily got them in order, but in consequence of the over anxiety of several of the riders the start was delayed up wards of 47 minute., At last the signal was lowered, and they were despatched from the post nearly in a line, but after they had proceeded a quarter of a mile Merry Hart emerged from the ruck and came on with a slight lead of D.:spair, Cairncastle, Juliet, Polynesia, Carnival, and Blue Mantle, the others lying nearly in a line widely spread across the heath, headed by Carnival, Bohemia, Exchequer, Catch•'em-Alive, Summerside, and Tolurno. They ran thus, ae nearly as we could make out, to the Old Duke's Stand, where Cairncastle and Blue Mantle gave way, and Glenorchy joined the leaders, who came in the centre of the course, with Hoapodar and Fantail on the lower ground. On entering the rails Glenorchy's colours were seen in advance, closely pressed by Merry Hart, at whose girths came Summerside and Catch-'em-Alive, the latter being on the upper ground and Juliet on their left. Half way up the hill, Carnival with Polynesia and Blue Mantle were beaten, and the race was left with the four. Lord Westmorland's filly retained her advantage to within a hundred strides of the chair, when the three joined issue, Catch-'em-Alive getting up in the last stride, and winning a fine race by a head, a head separating the second and third, a neck between the third and fourth; Bohemia was fifth, Polynesia sixth, and Glenorchy seventh. The next lot were headed by Borealis, Despair, Blue Mantle, and Limosina; the others were widely spread, the last were The Monk, Gellman, Carisbrook, and Victor, the latter walking in some distance in their rear. On returning to scale it was found that Adams who rode the winner could not draw the weight, which immediately created an immense sensation with those who had backed him, and a scene of excitement ensued that we have but seldom witnessed. Admiral nous and Lord Coventry, the senior stewards, were called in, who, having examined the scales, pronounced him "all right ;" but, subsequently, Lord Westmoreland lodged an objection with Mr. Man ning, demanding a further investigation. The stewards met before dinner and decided that the owner of Catch-'em- Alive was entitled to the stakes, the scales having been found defective at the stand at the top of the town, where they weighed in. ( FR OM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) It will be seen from the result of the race that the j u dge's decision and th e prediction of " A Fresh Man" in The Sun of Monday very nearly agree. Oat of a field of FORTY I actually piaced the First and Third, as the following extract from my prophecy will show : Having noticed the merits of those lik e l y t o ta k e a prominent part iu the race , I will now attempt t o f ores t a ll the judge in his decision by placing Em-AL I VE ................ 1 LIMOS'NA .......................... 2 SUMMERSIDE ............ 3 The excitement after the horses had weighed in was immense, as Catch-'em-Alive was found to be nearly 11b. short of w eight,and the r id er of Merry Hart pronounced to be all right. Lord Westmore land immediately claimed. the race as hi s . When, however, the rider of Summerside weighed be was also found to be short of weight, which led to an examination of the scales, when it was found that some unpri nc ipled ------ had inserted two pieces of lead on the weight side, making more than llb. against the rider of Catch-iem-Alive. This immediately rectified the error, and Scratchem was d ec l are d the winner to the intense delight of William Day, "A Fresh Man," and the readers of ?he Sun. Lord Westmoreland has lodged a third objection against Scralchent, but us the Stewards' decision is seldom overruled, his lordihip ought to take the advice that our facetious contemporary Punch gave L9rd Stamford last week, viz., " That noble lords haves as good a right to scratch tbainslves us any ot!li r man." A FRESH MAN. 'We leave our rcallorB to tilt up the blank. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, for 3 yr-olds and upwards; T.Y.C. 4 subs. The highest weight left in at 10 o'clock the evening before running being Bst Gib, it was raised to Bst 101 k and the others in proportion. Mr G Bryan's Zora, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (Custance) w.cie Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sous each, 10 ft, for 2-yr-oldg 3-yr-olds. T.Y.C. 15 subs. Mr (lapel's Teddy, 2 yrs, Gst 101 b (Loates) 1 Mr G. Bryan's Woodcraft, 2 yrs, Get 121 b ..(1' French) 2 Baron Rothschild's Breeze, 2 yrs, Est 51b..(Woodhouse) 3 The following also ran :—Yivid, Miss Armstrong, Ama zonian, Quicksand, Little Savage, Aurora, Vanessa, and Oberon. Betting-5 to 2 ag4 Braze, 4to 1 agst Vanessa, sto 1 agst Quicksand, and 7 to 1 agst Woodcraft. Bi etze, in company with Miss Armstrong, made the running, followed by Teddy, Woodcraft, and Quicksand to the cords, when Miss Armstrong was beaten, and Teddy took a clear lead, followed half down by Woodcraft, the two finishing the race home together, the former winning cleverly. Optional Selling Stakes of 5 sovs etch, with 25 added, for 2-yr-old colts, Bst 121 b, and fillies Bst 81b, with selling al lowances. T.Y.C. 12 subs. Goff s Voucher colt, (C0),3 7st !Ph (alley) 1 M r . R. 11 Nevill's Droscra's dam colt (IV - Io),_7st slb Gricushaw) t Mr. C. Fletton's Proscription. (£3O), 7st llb (J. Grienshaw) The following also ran:—Little Star, Event filly, Mys • terions Lady, Pirouette, Gossamer filly, Flaneur, Wee Aggie and Highland Mary. Betting-6 to 4 agst Voucher c, 4to 1 agst Prescription, 100 to 15 agst Pirouette, and 8 to 1 agst Wpe Aggie. The colt—Drosera's dam and Prescription lying together ma d e play to the cords, where the Voucher colt came out and won easily by a couple of lengths, his followers finish ing so close that the judge could not separate them ; Wee A g ie was a bad fourth ; Little Star was left at the post. The winner was claimed. A Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sous each, 10 ft, for 3- yr-olds and upwards; the winner of the Cambridgeshire to carry 71b, of any other handicap after the publication o f the weights (October 22, at 10 a.m.), 51b extra. T.Y.C. Three subs. The highest weight accepting _ _ _ being 6st 121 b, it was raised to Bst 101 b, and the °therein proportion. Mr. Naylor's Fiancee, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b (Challoner) 1 M r . Fayne's Merry Maid, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (H Grlinshaw) 2 General Shirley's Lizzie, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (J. Mann) 3 Betting-5 to 4on Merry Maid, 7to 4 agst Fiancee. Won by a length. Sweepstakes of 10 nova each; for 3-yr-olds, Bst 21b; 4-yr olds, Bst 101 b; 5-yr-olds and upwards, 9st. The win ner to be sold for 80 sovs, if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. 5 subs. Mr. W. Hart's Airedale, 3 yrs (E. Taylor) 1 Mr. Fisher's Reindeer, 5 yrs (Mitchell) 2 Mr. Wybrow's Dolphin, 3 yrs (Ford ham) 3 Mr. G. Lambert's Humphrey, 4 yrs (J. Goater) 4 Betting-6 to 4 agst Dolphin. Won in a canter. Mr. len Broeck's Echo, Bst, received forfeit from the Marquis of Hastings' Garotter, Bst 131 b. Last half of 13. M. Naval and Military Intelligence. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. TUESDAY. Rarely has the last of the groat autumn handicaps ap• peared such a foregone conclusion for one or other of the leading favourites as the Cambridgeshire of '63 looked on paper. But little besides was backed with any spirit, and speculation has been chiefly confined to Limosina Catch'em-Alive, and Carnival, to almost the exclusion of the rather moderate lot who have from time to time figured in the quotations. The W,odyeates horse has without doubt owed his posi tion to the powerful support afforded him by one or two of the largest bookmakers and others who make a point of always "following the money," as the phrase goes, when. they think it is put down in earnest, The high reputation of Carnival as the best miler of the day had, despite his heavy penalty, secured hint many friends, while Limosina's running in the Cesarewitch at once warranted her being elevated to the position she has continued so firmly to hold. It need scarcely be said that the issue excited great interest, and that the Course pre sented a more thronged appearance than it has done for some time. The Criterion, postponed from yesterday, owing to the dense fog, brought 11 starters to the post, iocluding Fine de I'Air, Coast Guard, Linda, Evelina, and Ely, all horses of repute, and carrying penalties for their winnings. Coast Guard was made the favourite, but he was almost the first horse beaten in the race, retiring from the contest at the Duke's Stand, and the French mare having her horses safe breasted the hill, despite her 91b extra weight, in gallant style, winning by a length in front of Prince Arthur. This performance stamps her as one of the finest 2.yr-olds we have yet seen. The race preceding the great eveut, a £5O Plate, for 3-yr •old s and upwards, excited much interest from the appearance of Johnny Armstrong, the trial horst., of Catch'em-Alive. Ile won easily, but the result did not im prove his stable companion's position, as he still remained second favourite prior to the start. As the time approached for the race the excitement deepened in intensi►y, and the clamour of the ring rose louder and louder. After a delay of upwards of half an hour the 4..1 got off to a fair start. The race is fully described below. Sufficient to say that the weight told on Carnival at the hill, that Limosina was beaten about the same place, and that a slashing race be tween the three placed resulted, in Catch'em-Alive's victory by a head. The same distance separated Summerside from Merry Hart. Great excitement was caused by Adams on re turning to scale not being able to Teich his weight; ulti mately, however, he succeeded in doing so, and he was de clared all right, though it is likely from a discrepancy exist ing between the scales in use in the two stands the matter will have to come before the Jockey Club. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge were present. The attendance was very large, the weather every thing that could be desired. Fifty Pounds, for 2-yr-olds carrying sst 71b; three, Bst llb four, 9st 21b ; five, six, and aged, 9st 91b. The winner, with his engagements, to be sold for 300 guineas, if do. mended. Last three miles of B.C. Mr Chilton's Claxton, 2 yrs, sst 7th (carried sst . 91b) (Car'roll) 1 Mr G. Lambert's Farnhursr, 2 yrs, fist 71b .... (Atkins) 2 Mr Fleming's Jeannette, 2 yrs, sst 71b Mr H. Joices Folly, 2 yrs, bat 71b (J. Grimshaw) 4 Nucleus, Kate Coventry, Belle of Yorkshire, Dunsinane, Inverness, and Bubble also ran. Betting-2 to 1 apt Farnhurst, 3to 1 agst Claxton, and 6 to 1 agst Folly. Inverness got away in front, and made play at a slow pace for a short distance, when he was headed by Kate Coventry, who came along at an improved pace, followed by Farnhurst, Folly, Inverness, and Belle of Yorkshire to the bushes, where Farnhurst headed him, and came on in ad vance to the site of the old Duke's Stand, where Claxton came out and won cleverly by a length, a bad third, Folly was fourth a head in the rear, Belle of Yorkshire was fifth, Kato Coventry next. The winner was claimed by Lord Westmoreland, and he goes into W. Day's stables. The Criterion Stakes of 30 sovs each, 20 ft, for 2-yr-olds ; colts Sat 71b, and fillies Bst 51b ; winners extra. From the turn of the Lands in. 52 subs. Count F. de Lagrange's File de ''Air, 9st (car 91b ex) (A.. Watkins) 1 Mr J. Osborne's Prince Arthur, Bst 101 b (car 31b ex) (J. Osborne) 2 Baron Rothschild's Evelina, Bst 101 b (carded 611) extra) (Fordham) 3 Mr Cartwright's Ely, Bst 131 b (carried 61b extra) (Custance) 4 Sir J. Hawley's Caryophyllus, Bst 71b .. (Wells) 6 Knight of Snowdon, Coast Guard, Vauxhall, Gazza Ladra, Linda, and Battaglia also ran. Betting-7 to 4 agat Coast Guard, sto 1 each agat Ely, Prince Arthur, and Fine de l'Air, and 6 to 1 agst Eve lina. Shortly after starting Gazza Ladra went to the front and mado the running at a good pace, followed by Ely on the lower side, and Fine de l'Air, Vauxhall, Prince Arthur, and Coast Guard on the upper ground, Evelina, with Caryo phyllus at her girths, lying close in their track. In these positions they ran until nearing the entrance of the rails (a quarter of a mile from home), when Gazza Ladra,tho favou rite, and Vauxhall dropped away beaten, leavimg Sir Joseph's colt with a slight lead, which he held but for a few strides, when he was headed by Ely and Evelina, who were closely followed by Prince Arthur and Fille de I'Air, the latter running wide on the right. On their fairly reaching the brow of the hill Ely gave way, and the French filly with J. Osborne's colt came out, the five placed finishing a fine race home, Fille de l'Air winning at last very easily by a length and a half, Prince Arthur defeating E velina by a length for second, who finished a head in advance of Ely, a like distance separating the fourth and fifth. Gazza Ladra was sixth, Knight of Snowdon seventh, and Coast Guard next, a wide interval separating these from the last lot, w hi c h comprised Linda, Vauxhall, and Battaglia. Mr. J. Osborne after the race lodged an objection against Fille de l'Air, on the ground of age. Selling Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, for 3. yr-olds and upwards. The winner to be sold for 200 soya. R.M. 5 subs. Mr Ten Broeck's Cpz3nette, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (car. 7st 101 b) (G. Forclham) 1 Mr Fleet's Glowworm, 3 yrs, 7st 9th.... (H. G rimshaw) 2 Mr Reeves's Topsy, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b (Reeves) 3 Air Bowes's Sauterelle, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (carried Bst Sib) (Ashmall) 4 Count Battbyany's Aclaoon, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (11. Bradley) 5 Betting— 7to 4 agst Canzonette, 5 to 2 agst Sauterelle, decided lead, and 5 to 1 agst any other. wthhilel:re the pair d, e d head attendedand sy by where they were joined b y head ° Glowworm)tohalf-way jumped u t m o p t e h d e downaway the favourite and Sauterelle, the lo t running in co mpany into the bottom, where Canzonette drew away and w on easily bushes, the hill, by half a length, a length between the second and third. The All-Aged Stakes of 100 soya each, h. tt, 15 soya ft. if declared and 25 sows ft, i# declared in the July meet- THE NAVY. With regard to a paragraph which appeared in the N a val and Milit ar y I nte lli gence o f yester d ay relative to scarlet fever on board the cadet training ship Britannia, at Dartmouth, we learn that Capt. P o well has been authorised to disperse the boys should matters become worse. He is gratified in hav i n g received liberty to act, which places him mor e at eabe, but he hopes that there will be no ne cessity to send the lads home, as there have been no fresh cases since Friday, and young Mr. Brooke, =whom he wa s so anxion i , is recovering, ugh he cannot yet be pronounced out of dan.. ger. It would have been a source of much annoy ance to Capt. Powell to break np before the usual t i m e, as the boys thoroughly enj o y th emse l ves on board the Britannia, and w or k w i t h so much sp i r i t that an interruption would have been a great check to their progress. Yesterday a north-easterly wind was blowing, which was the most favourable the Britannia has had for some time. There is not now a s i ng l e case of scarlet fever on board. Every patient h a s been removed to sick quarters on shore. The Lords of the Admiralty on Monday afternoon transmitted a telegram to Port -Admiral Stewart, at De.vonport, to have the new steam iron-cased fri gate Prince Consort, 25, 4,045 tons, commissioned for " short service," supposed to be for a month, and giving the command to Captain Vesey, whose com expires on Saturday. atched t o C omman d ant Tmealnegdroafmtshewßeroeyal al s o d Adelaid e esp Gacaptain, three s u b a l terns , an d 100 s c l oig t oy n a e t o l M arinas a s r e i n n d e s onenn board to the Royal N a v a l llospitsl to send two surge ons; and to the Royal Willi am victualling - yard to prepare provisions. the Yesterday mo rning the Mari nes , w i th 450 seumen from Royal Adelaide, Cambridge, and Canopus, began to prep are the Prince Consort, and proceede d most ac tively to bend sails, &c,, and b oats were hastily launched from the dockyard. A. court-mar tial was postp oned until Thu rsday. At 10 o'clock orders r res were unexpectedly recei ve d to stop all further . The men returned t o t h e i r ships, and the psMarines to the ir barracks. S hortly before noon, how progress, ever, another telegram was received to prepare the Prince Consort for a trial trip, and the men re newed their labours on board. At a late hour last evening it was announced that the ship's destina tion is Liverpool, and that her duty there will be to watch the ir on rams p re paring for sea in M r . Lai r ' s yard. The Prince Consort we n t i n t h e from Hamoaze into the Sound. It i s ex pectedimmediately afte r h er compasses are adjusted evening t hi s morning she will s a il f or her destina tion. The apparent indecision on the p ar t o f t h e that Lords of the A dmiralt y is attrib uted to an error in the transmission of the message of yesterday morn ing. The screw steamship Desperate, Commander Arthur T. ThruPl3, from Jamaica, Sept. 23, and Bermuda, OA. 6, arrived in Plymouth Sound yes terday (Tuesday) afternoon. She brings as passen gers from Bermuda, Dr. Donville, her Majesty's ship Nile, and Mrs. Donville, and the Rev. John Evans and Sub-Lieutenants Darwell, from the 'Andrei', and Skipworth, from the Challenger. Mr. Whitehead, Master-Assistant of the Ariadne, and Mr. E. N . Naylor, midshipman from the Phae ton, 12 supernumeraries, 6 naval and 10 military invalids, and 5 military prisoners. She left at Jamaica the Ariadne, the Cygnet, ant the Barra couta, and at Bermuda the Challenger and the Plover. She spoke on the 21st of October, in let. 44 23 N., long., 21 21 W., the English bark Flying Cloud, and on the 23d, in 46 25 N., long. 15 30 W., the ship Belooehee, outward bound. The Resistance, 16, iron frigate, Capt. Chamber lain, had her bottom examined and reported upon yesterday, on being docked, by the officials of Ports mouth dockyard. She was coated when last in dock with Hay's and Peacock's protective and antifoul ing compositions on opposite sides. On examining both sides now they appear to be nearly alike in their state, whether as regards cleanliness or pre servation of the iron, but if there is any difference it is certainly in favour of the " Peacock," as the " Hay" side has a more liberal allowance of adhesions of all kinds—dirt, coralline, weed, and barnacle. Small patches on the ship's bottom when last in dock were coated with Brown's patent v it r ous sheathing, attached to the iron of the ship's bottom with Hay's marine glue. The ma jority of these plates have , however, fallen off, but the patentee of the vitrous sheathing , who w as pre sent yesterday at the inspection of t he ship s bot tom, attributes the falling off of the plates purpose to to the inefficiency of the marine gluo for theromon which it was applied, and the g lue the ship's bottom appears in a g reat de remaining degree to verify sed state. A this assertion by its evidently decomp to test both fresh trial will probably b ordere o d glue and sheathing. Admiralty instructions were yesterday conveyed by telegram to the authorities of Woolwich dock yard anuulling the previous order for the removal of the iron-case d ship Caledonia this day frees the Victoria desks to Sheerness. It appears that the works on board require some few dap more for completion, although the men have been latterly emplo , ed day an d night. Their I-inn-1,14a have therefore ordered her detention in the Vlctoria docks until the 10th of November. She was launched from her building slip at Woolwich precisely a twelve month ago — namely , October 24, 1862. The iron-cased ship Royal Oak, 35, Capt. Fred. A. Campbell, one of the Chann el squadron, was placed in No. 1 dock in Keyham steam-yard on Friday last. When high and dry on the blocks she oc g ave" about an inch, which is not considered much, as rL`'st ships dr oop a li tt l e at b ot h en d s w h en a fl oa t. The po-tb of the Royal Oak, which are of iron, were on hinges below, so that when th e y originallv , hanh Now ready at all Libraries. ANTHONY TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL. Third Edition, 2 vols., post Bvo., R A CHEL R A Y. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly.