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THE DISCOUNT CORPORATION (Limited). Established under the Companies Act, with Limited Liability. Capital, Two Millions Sterling, in 20,000 Shares of £lOO each. First issue, 10,000 Shares. Deposit, £1 per Share on application, and £1 10s. on allot ment. It is not contemplated to call up more than £2O per share. Calls not to exceed £5, at intervals of not less than Three Months. DIRECTORS. James Bruce, Esq. (Messrs. Bruce and Co., Abehurch-I , ne. Charles Bye Colchester, Esq. (Messrs. Colchester and Wool ner), South Sea House. E. D. Cartwright, Esq., 61, Moorgate-street (Messrs. Leckie and Co., Bombay), late Chairman of Commercial Bank of India. Iloratio Sydney Coulson, Esq. (Messrs. Bruce and Co.), Ab church-lane. George Lyall, Esq., Mincing• lane (Messrs. Lyall, Still, and Co., Hong Kong). Charles Edward Mangles, Esq., Director of the Union Bank of Australia. Thomas Stenhouse, Esq., Director of the Chartered Mercan tile Bank of India. John Torrance, Esq., Director of the Alliance Bank. Edmund Westby, Esq., Director of the Bank of Victoria. RANKERS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool, Lothbury, and --- Southwark, LonclOn. Brown's-building - ,s, Liverpool, and Birkenhead. SOLICITORS. Messrs, Flux and Argles, 9, Mincing-lane. BROKERS. Messrs. J. and J. Whitehead, 8, Moorgate-street. SECR CTARY (pro tem.)—Robert Slater, junior, Esq. Temporary Offices of th o e n So n r i r Corporation-26, Change -alley, PROSPECTUS The Discount Corporation is established to aid the mone tary arranirements of the increasing commercial interests of Great Britain and its dependencies. In founding this undertaking the Directors have secured the co-operation of an old and highly-respected Discount Firm in London, with whom arrangements have been made for the transfer of its lucrative business to this Corporation, and two of whose partners join the Direction. It will thus ba manifest that the Discount Corporation starts with a large and valuable connection, and acquires the experience of Directors whose influence and intelligence are certain to command the confidence of the public. The material basis of the Corporation will be a large sub scribed Capital, judicially distributed. The recent creation of several large Indian and Colonial banking institutions, coupled with the expanding home and continental trades of the country, and the greatly extending' commercial transactions with India and the Colonies, lead to the conviction that greater discounting facilities than at pre sent exist are required. An establishment, which from its ample means will be able to supply such requirements, will no doubt be favourably re ceived by the trading community, and will tit the same time afford a safe and profitable return equally to those who seek the permanent investment of their money, and to th o se w h o fnnd s . Inerely desire the temporary employment of thei r sur pl us The known profitable operations of the old private Dis. Count Firms, and the new Discount Companies, give the as surance that a purely Discount business, prudently managed, Will prove a complete success. The Read Office of the Corporation will be in London. No promotioa-money will be given for originating the undertaking, and the preliminary expenses will be strictly confined to such as are indispensable._ Applications for Shares may be addressed in the annexed form to the Directors, and copies of the prospectus may be obtained at the Temporary Offices of the Corporation, or at the Offices of the Brokers and Solicitors ; but no application will be considered unless a deposit of £1 per share on the number of shares applied for has been paid. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. No. To the Directors of the Discount Corporation (Limited). Gentlemen,—[laving paid to your Bankers the sum of , being a deposit of £1 per Share on Shares in the. above Corporation, I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to become a member of the Cor poration in respect of such Shares, or in respect of any less number you may allot me, and to execute the Articles of Association when required ; and I request that my name may be placed on the Register of Members for the Shares so allotted, Name in full ... Residence Profession or Business Date THE DISCOUNT CORPORATION (Limited). —NOTICE Co ALPLICATIONS rp IS,to -HEREBY GIVEN, That no further r -H SHARES in is oration received alter SATURDAY next, the 17th October instwill be . Ey order, ROBERT SLATER, Jun., Secretary, pro tern. t reinPorP.ty Offices, 26, Chance-alley, October 13, 1863. TUE MARINE INVESTMENT COMPANY (Limited). CNiital £5OOlOO, in 20,000 shares of £25 each, with power to increase, a del osit of ifs. per share to be paid on application, and £1 10s. on allotment. First issue £250,000, in 10,000 shares, of which only £l2 10s. per share is intended to be called up. No second issue will take place until 412 10s. per share has been called up on the first issue. Calls not to exceed £2 10s. per share, at intervals of not less than two months. DIRECTORS. Captain It. PELLY, R.N., Elder Brother Trinity House (Director of the London Assurance. and late Director of the Hudson's Bay Company), Chairman. James Borman, Esq. (Messrs. Rickle Borman, and Co., Mer chants), 127, Leadenhall-street. Alexander Calder, Esq. (late Director of the India General Steam Navigation Company, Calcutta), Putney. Abel Chapman, Esq. (Director of the Mid-Wales Railway), 79, Old Broad-street. Ambrose Emerson, Esq. (Messrs. Newby, Carson, and Co.), Gresham House, Director of the West African Company. Henry Fox, Esq., Director of the London and Provincial Marine Insurance Company. John _Gall, jun., Esq. (Messrs. J. Hall, jun., and Co., Mer chants and Shipowners), New London-street, Eenchurch street. Robert Hewett, Esq. (Messrs. Hewett Brothers, Merchants and Shipowners), Trinity-square. Wiliam Anastasius Jones, Esq., late Local Director of the Anglo-Mexican Mint Company, Wilton Lodge, Croydon, Surrey. John Rogerson, Esq. (Messrs. J. Rogerson and Co., Mer chants and Shipowners), Royal Exchange-buildings, and Newcastle-on-Tyne. John Gustavus Russell, Esq. (Director of the London and Lancashire Insurance Company), 61, Moorgate street. Captain Lute Thomas, late of Aden, 136, Leadenhall-street, and Nevill Lodge, Tunbridge Wells. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Dawca and Sons, 9, Angel court, Throgmorton-street. London and County Bank, BANKERS. 21, Lombard-street. The Agra and United Service Bank (Limited), 27, Cannon street. AUDITORS. Messrs. Edwards and James, ts, King-street, Cheapside. STOCKBROKERS. Messrs. Froom Brothers, 20. Change-alley, Cornhill. SURVEYORS. Timothy Harrington, Es q„ Conbulting Engineer, 61, Grace chunh-street. Captain Thomas rribe, The Jerusalem, Cornhill. SECRETARY —. M r . Thomas Sharer, 27, Leadenhall-street. TEMPORARY OFFICES OF THE COMPANY. 18, King-street, Cheapside. ABRIDGE This Company is establish D ed PR for OS the purpose of granting temporary loans and advances on eligible ships and other Marine property, by way of mortgage or assignment, covered by policies of insurance, and on such other security as may be found desirable. Money will also be received on deposit for stated periods, upon interest to be ogreed. and will be employed in like manner with the capital, the uncalled por tion of whie), and the property held on mortgage by the Comtor pany, will at all times afford ample security to depo- The estimated value of British vessels mortgaged is up wards of five m illi ons sterling. It thus becomes apparent that a wid e fi e ld exists for a well-established Company of this kind. The want of so me rea d y channel for obta i n i ng l oans on s hipping has be en so severely felt that the Directors en t er with ctherto tronfidenca on b the prosecution of a class of business profit. hi ansaced y private individuals with considerable In addition to the profits on capital, which are estimated at from 10 to 15 per cent., the Directors have facilities for borrowing at such rates as to yield a surplus profit of 5 to 6 per cent. The detailed prospectus and forms of application for shares may be obtained of the Secretary, Brokers, and Bankers, and at the Offices of the Company. Should the full number ot shares applied for be in excess of those at the Directors' disposal, the surplus will be credited to the allotment, or returned at the applicants' option, MARINE IN VESTMENT COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE.—The Directors will proceed to an ALLOT -ITENT on SATURDAY, 17th i ns t ant. Applications tor the Iteraaining Shares to be made not later than that dace. By order of the Board, (Signed) THOMAS SH ARER, Secretary. 18, Ring-street, Cheapside, Oct. 9, 1863, DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER ;YPILLS. —A NEVER F AILING REXTEDY.—Pre eII wf ithout any mer curial ingredient, from the recipe o f D r . Scott, o Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind. spasms, giddiness, dizzin ess of the eyes, &c. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their opera tion and ;rateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and thre e times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square ""n p package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the Stam. ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). P ATnoriEss—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. PRESID ENT — Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., F.R.S. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN —Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S" V.P. CHAIRMAN —Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P. APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that, since beginning of the year 1861, the R o y al N a ti ona l Lifeboat ; I ! it itution has expended £28,550 on various Lifeboat Estab lishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. k _ . l -_,n! number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the r_ v mßtY, and other means, since its formation, is 13,220; or wnich services 82 Gold Medals, 733 Silver Medals, and t10C17,200 ~_ tu cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu- T i . a , n !'as also expended £75,380 on Life-boats, Life-boat Tottorting,-cari fazes, and Boat-houses. the ,?Aetninittee desire to express their ifgratefu sense oi has la r i t al i emus support which they have received rom the Public d • of 125 enab uring the past few years, a support which I le.. them to establish their present magnificent fleet Deeply - 4 11 'e s hoa , .ts on the shores of the United Kingdom rests on theil,e, hoyvever, of the great responsibility that state, and i ts gz. maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient ict them in u boats, hi% e Z r ews practised in the management of their annu awn;orne unly be effected by a large and permanent countrymen t; great and truly nal a work. es Y earnestly appeal to all classes of their The Committeeati° pholdinc , and perpetuating so tributions gratefully acknowledge the following con- ITer Majesty the Q ueen £ $. d Campbell, the non „ ' L , . annual 50 0 0 Clerk, Colonel, R.A annual 5 0 0 Coutts and Co., Messrs,, •• o ~,• • :: .. annual 1 1 0 Currie, Wm., Esq. . —auxe rs •• :. annual 10 0 0 Erle, Lord Cief .fustice• '• -• .. 4th don.lo 0 0 Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Si r • ,,Z Tr • • .. don. 10 10 0 Fenwick, G. J.. Esq., coat of - " - " ( - 3 • 13 . • . 2d don. 25 0 0 sporting, Carriage .. a Lifeboat and Tran- Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. • • • • .. .. 250 0 0 Martin, Sir Henry. Bait •• .. don. 30 0 I Palmer, Sir Roundel], M.P., L A , • S•olid. • • 7th don. 10 0 0 8 tor-General • • •• .. Royal Yacht Squadron" • . annual 22 0 Steel, Michael, Esq. • • •• .. .. an nua l 10 0 0 Thoma s. Lady dyship , Weston-super-Mare cou • • don. her 100 0 0 ectedby La • • " Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord .. ~ , '• • • 16 16 0 Donations and Annual Subscriptions • w •• an nual 5 0 o ill b , e m th e a s n er k s fu4 y i res reived by the Bankers of the Institutio n Perci7al, and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts . and Co., 59, Strand; Messrs. 'ferries, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St. James's -street, London ; by all the Collectors of Customs and Bankers in the Unitedliin2dom ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Office of the Lutitution, zi t John - street, Adelphi, London, W.C. ItOYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Grav's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCL EUCIT, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom panied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting Into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to admit and reliev e th e distressing cases t h at daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward I , 4asterma u, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and CO. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Giyn Jones Loyd and C o . ; B arc l ay and Co. ; Denison W Aliams, Deacon, and Co. ; Over en d , Gurne y, an d a an nd d Co. Co. ; Ni Co- sbet and ital Co. ; Messrs. J. B arn ed an d Co., Liverpool and at the Ltoop. STANFORD_S, SMITH Secretary. N O . 22,245. Nov ready, in 2 vols., post Bvo., "MED LOCKSL E Y, THE ETONIAN. lil A NOVEL. " A really g)od book. risTed Cocksley ' has individuality, force, and good sense."—Saturday neview. Richard Bentley, New Burlingtoa-street. 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Fleet-street. rrHE OXFO R D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE, CLARA, the MAID of MILAN, and Beilini's SONNAMBULA. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Huish, &c., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. P. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean, &c. Comic, by UNSWORTH (" or any other man "), Enzene, W. Randall, George Hodson, and those marvellous French Clowns, Messrs. ARTHUR and BERTRAND. Also, a Performance by Herr SCHALKENBACH on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHESTRE, contain ing a full baud of 40 instruments. The HALL has just been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. • - • - Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing, crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pepper and Henryllircks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, " THE GHOST," to the Concert Hall, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the Illusiok from Stalls, Balcony, and body of the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr. A. Silvester to give (with all that gentleman's latest improvements and effects), REPRESENTATIONS EACH EVENING, at half-past Nine o'clock. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Comedy by Unsworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E. Marshall, and the marvellous Arthur and Bertrand. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The GHOST ! new version—The FAIRY FOUNTAIN— Grand Divertissement—Favourite Opera Selections—NlCO- SlA, the eminent V iolinist—RAPH AE L DE SOLLA. the Infant Tenor—LANGLOIS, the Great Juggler. Every Evening. Doors open at 7—commence at half-past 7. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great Musical Attraction —lmmense success of SIGNOR i\ ICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every Evening. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These elegant Rooms are NOW OPEN for the Winter Season. They have been entirely redecorated. Musical Director, Mons. Jullien, of monster concerts cele brity. The band Is selected from the Crystal Palace, the Italian Operas, and the Household Troops of her Majesty. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, ls. Manager—M. G REN ET. LUXURIANT WHISKERS or MOUSTACHES. —My formula forces them to grow heavily in six weeks upon the smoothest face, without injury to the skin, and a sure remedy for baliness. 13 stamps.— Mr. FOX.Maoclesfield. Fox's celebrated llairwash Formula, for removing scurf and curling the hair, seven stamps, ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, v find Dining-room, consisting of a new and eiegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Olielisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &c., in Italian, Alabas er, Parian, Marble. Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her laiesty, 149, Stand. W.C., Lonaon. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY. and GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT. at 149, Strand. W.C. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of the day, AGUA. AMAREL LA. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., 3, King-court, Lombard street, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at what age. The Agua Amarella has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 10s. 6d. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of unaoubted respecta bility, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High ness the Princess of Wales. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct. 0, 1663. TENDERS will be received at this Office, u n til 12 o'clock noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1863, from persons who may be widing to enter into Contracts to supply FLOUR AND MEAT, in such quantities as may be required, from the Ist December, 1863, to Alst May, UK for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the command. Separate Tenders are required for Flour and for Meat. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and Maned, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside " Tender for Army Supplies,") and no Tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat-office, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1863. TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock, noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1863, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contract to supply FLOUR FOR HOSPITAL BREAD, in such quantities as may be required, from the Ist Decem ber, 1863, to 31st May, 1.64, for the use of Her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com mand. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, be tween the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside " Tender for Army Supplies"), and no tender will be noticed un , ess made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct, 9, 1853. TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock, noon, on THURSDAY, the sth November, 1863, from persons who may be willing to enter into Con tract to supply PAILLASSE STRAW AND STRAW FOR ROYAL ENGIN EE R SERVICE, in such quantities as may be required fram the Ist December, 1863, to 30th November. 1861, for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com mand. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office., by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered atthis office (under closed envelope, marked on the out , ide "Tender for Supply of Straw)," and no Tender will be noticed unles4 made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. CELEBRATION of the TERCENTEN ARY of the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratford Avon. The Tercentenary Committee ( o f which Sir -icar p the N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8., is Chairman) are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may a lso be paid to tle 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. The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip tion list to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee r. st their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not onl y the birthplace of Shakspeare, but the centre of attraction to all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his home, the town he loved, and where he lived and died. .... e) - - - .,- ----'7,- . .. . ,-).• 0 -'t"'") ?:k , . ... 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' - .DR0...-• ' - - 04. -- ,..4 - 4 .. 41----0.-: it/rip* ~~~~-~ ABERDEEN, Oct. 13 The ceremony of inaugurating the memet ial statue of his Royal Highness the late Prince Ca, 3 '" sort took place at Aberdeen to-day, in presence 0 f her Majesty and various other members of tlao royal family. The ceremony excited great interest, ass being the first occasion on which her Majesty ha& appeared in public since her widowhood. The: statue, which was subscribed for by the city and. county of Aberdeen, is of bronze, by Marochetti. It is placed upon a polished granite pedestal, and re presents the good Albert seated, and wearing a sem marshal's uniform, with the robe of the Thistle over it ; in one h an d h e h o lds a roll, and i n th e o th er We field marshal's hat. Her Majesty arrived by special train from B a l mora l a t 1.30 p.m., and was re ce iv e d, by the D u k e of Richmond, the Lord Provost, and. the city and un i vers i ty officials. Prince Alfred ar rived from Edi n b urgh b y a p rev ious train ; a n d there accompani e d h er M a j es t y , P r inces Arthur and Leopold, Princesse s H e l ena an d Louise, together with the Crown Prin ce an d P r i ncess o f Prussia, and the Prince and Prince ss o f H esse. Si r G e orge Grey was city, the where re the cession of carriages was formed to the centre of the fromwo ;h they refer to the honour statue State stands. in Minister covering of the statue Mr. Anderson, provost of the y the committee of subscribers e annual presence of the illust rio us prince in the county, and to the fact that t he city a few e it presented r conferrede s e l to t e d the h ane on statue, address t hisan r t which years ago (1859) was signally favoured by the exertion of his great talents as president of the British Asso ciation at its meeting there. The Queen, through Sir G. Grey, returned a reply to the address as follows : " Your loyal and affectionate address has deeply touched me, and I thank you for it from my heart. It is with feelings I should vainly seek words to express that I determined to attend here to-day to witness the uncovering of the statue which will re cord to future times the love and respect of the people in this county and city for my great and be loved husband ; but I could not reconcile it to myself to remain at Balmoral while such a tribute was being paid to his memory without making an exer tion to assure you personally of the deep and heart felt sense I entertain of your kindness and affection, and at the same time to proclaim in public the un bounded reference and admiration, the devoted love that fills my heart for him whose loss must throw a lasting gloom over all my future life. Never can I forget the circumstances to which you so feelingly allude, that it was in this city he delivered his ree markable address to the British Association only four years ago—and that in this county we had for so many years been in the habit, of spending some of the happiest days of our lives." After the address and reply the Queen was pleased to confer the honour of knighthood upon the Lord Provost, thenceforth Sir Alexander Anderson. PRICE..... -...4d. STAMPED ....5& take any dividend at present, and he thought it more prudent to wait until they had heard the de cision of the Brazilian Government on the question of extending the guarantee. The traffic was not in a flourishing condition. The expenses were rather more than the receipts, it being the worst half of the year, but taking the whole year he had no doubt a profit would remain. Active steps were being taken to reduce the working expenses, and the Brazilian authorities had approved what the company were doing in that respect. A great increase in the traffic receipts could not be expected until they had more rolling stock, and until the line was extended into the harbour of Recife. There were no common roads in the country, and until they were made the railway would not have its share of the traffic. Mr. DICKSON seconded the tuotion for the adop tion of the report of the directors and. auditors. In reply to observations by Mr. J. Jones, it was stated that the President and inhabitants of Per nambuco were favourable to the undertaking, and desirous that the company should be treated as well as the other railway companies had been by the Imperial Government. Resolutions were passed adopting the report of the directors and auditors, re-electing the lion. S. P. Vereker and Mr. W. Gladstone, the retiring directors, and also Mr. E. Cheshire, the retiring auditor. Mr. BEECROFT proposed that the allowance to the directors be £2,000 a year from the 20th of No vember; upon which an amendment was proposed by Mr. Fletcher to the effect that the fixing of the remuneration to the directors be deferred until such time as the answer of the Brazilian Government relating to the guarantee be received. _ On a show of hands, 38 appeared for the amend ment and 16 against it. The amendment was carried, and a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors concluded the proceedings. Recent Balloon Experiments. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The aerial voyages which were made during the past week in France and in England form a memorable era in the history of aerostation. The new French balloon has just attracted public atten tion owing to its enormous proportions, and it is to be hoped that its future use will be well worthy of its lofty structure. Just as the news arrived of the first ascent of this aerial giant, your humble servant was making his 500th ascent. Not, however, in a public capacity was this undertaken, but from the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, where the chief spec tators were officers of the British army, together with the rank and file of our nation, who were marching out to be reconnoitred by engineer officers who accompanied me. For some hours we remained suspended at a height of 1,000 to 1,500 feet, and at 5 o'clock I set the balloon at liberty, when Captain Beaumont and Lieut. Grover, of the Royal Engi neers, had a fine view of London by night. We finally alighted at Finchley. Believe me, sir, I would not exchange the position I had the honour of oc cupying that day with the great Parisian exhibi tion, because one was merely a test trip, with appa rently no higher objects in view, while ours was the application of the balloon for most useful ends in connection with military science. The third remarkable ascent made last week was from the Crystal Palace on Friday. A distinguished gentleman from the United States, together with Count Franz Schaffgotsch, from Berlin, had engaged the car of my large balloon. Mr. Glaisher was in vited to join the party and take up his instruments. Mr. Pliny Miles and Mr. Rowe increased the occu pants of the car to just half a dozen. We left the Palace grounds much later than we desired—between 4 and 5 o'clock—and gradually attained those various altitudes and temperatures which were fully noted by Mr. Glaisher, and which had better be left to the accurate meteorologist to explain. Our course was direct for the metropolis. An aeronautic view of London had been the dream of the Hon. J. W--'s life, and he now realised an extensive view of the great city under a most fav ourable aspect. I had never seen the Thames and surrounding country open out with finer view at so late an hour. We could clearly discern the mouth of the river and the sea coast beyond. The leading buildings and striking objects were beautifully conspicuous. St. Paul's and the Houses of Parlia ment not only elicited admiration, but actually pro duced merriment at their tiny, toy-like appearance. Having been previously examined by our Transat lantic friends, and their magnitude and magnifi cence perceived by a terrestrial view, it seemed almost impossible that those vast edifices could now appear so small and distinct. A similar charming diminution pervaded the city and suburbs, bat not so as to prevent us from discerning all the greet leading features and buildings, which were pointed out one after the other to the infinite delight of the voyagers. lajesty was At one mile high the health of her drunk with waving of flags and becoming honours. Then followed the respectiv e nd vernmen German. ts o These f our companions, both Ame rican broad cosmopolitan spirit toasts were given in th at which became men who, f o r the time present, had left all nations, and felt a common love for the h u man family and for those who direct thei r des tinies. It was therefore with heartfelt sincerity we hoped that the calam ities which afflicted some por tions of the great globe beneath us would speedily cease, and that s cience and Christianity, instead of strife and misery, may speedily prevail. There were other appropriate interchanges of sen timent, and then the stars and stripes and the Eng lish g a g waved harmoniously, and the setting sun, too , as if approvingly, shed his parting lustre on a range o f gorgeous clouds in the east, and we tra velled on most merrily until darkness prevailed, When we cast anchor at Potton, near Bedford, where an easy descent was made. Amid the enjoyment and sociality of this trip Mr. Glaisher was as busy a s ever with his readings. Now and then his gravity was disturbed with a passing joke, but a good round of observations were made, and the journey was by no means profitless. Our two Eng lish ascents, then, as contrasted with the great one at Paris, do not suffer by comparison, nor are we intimidated against further exertions. Prayer was then offered up by the Principal of the Aberdeen University, and the statue was un covered in full view of her Majesty, who, along with the members of the royal family, stood on a balcony opposite. He Majesty gazed for a moment with earnest emotion on the striking likeness of the loved and lost one, and then retired. Her Majesty left for Balmoral soon after three. Unfortunately it rained heavily during the whole day. There was no cheering, and no display of flags, except on the shipping, but dense crowds thronged the streets through the day. It often happens that a g i an t comman d s a p ass ing admiration when men of ordinary or even large sta ture pass unnoticed ; but when the achievements and the working powers of each are weighed in the balance, it sometimes happens that the smaller ves sels accomplish the most work. My balloon, which I built last year at Tottenham entirely from my own resources, is now surpassed In size and in costliness of material. France, with a dash of generosity which does her honour, emu lates us with a balloon valued at £6,000. Notwithstanding those tremendous odds, I will struggle to uphold the reputation of aerostation with my own professional earnings in England. — I remain, sir, obediently yours, Tottenham, Oct. 12. HENRY COXWELL. A SEA-BATH AT HOME.—There are thousands of persons to whom a sea-bath would be of the greatest use, either as a restorative from sickness or for its hygienic and invigorating qualities as a means of preserving health, who from one cause or another have been unable to obtain ono. This difficulty is now obviated at once and for ever. To enable everyone to enio9 the sea-bath without even the expense of a journey to the coast, Messrs. Tidman and Son have introduced to the public their sea salt, Whi c h imparts to ordinary water the same qualities as are to be found in the water of th e ocean. The sea salt is sold b y all ohemists and grocers i n small quantities, and can not b e too highly recommended to the use of every family, and espe cially of those families to whom the faculty recommend from time to time the use of sea-bathing.. L. Scott, Esq., the analyst, says regarding this salt :—" Tidnzan's salt i s the best preparation of the kind , and leaves little or nothing to be desired." 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West-end Office.. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 3s. 2d. ; Souohong, reduced to 35. 6d. ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from 4s. 4d. to 3s. 11d. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. B:1 - 4:AL SEA BATH in yonr 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. TIDMAi and SON, Chemists, 10, Wormwood-street, Lon don, E. C. TIDMAN'S SEA SALT is of great benefit to weakly children, and a boon to all who would obtain the invigorating effects of a sea bath in the comfortable se clu-ion of an apartment. Instructions for use are enclosed in each packet. TIDMAN'S SEA SALT has been analysed by Dr. Hassall, who strongly recommends it as very superior to the rock and other salts commonly used for bathing purposes. It is the only efficient substitute f'or sea bathing. In bags of 141b5., price 2s. ; 281b5., 4s. ; 561bs , Bs. 1121b5., ifs. Sole Proprietors, TIDMAN & SON, 10, Wormwood-street, London, E.C. Sold by all Chemists. shrimps, 4 gallons of whitebait, and 34 bushels of winkles. In August there were seized-16 brills, 698 cod, 33,500 dabs, 455 dories, 33,500 gurnets, 14,640 haddocks, 44,200 herrings, 836 lobsters, GO mackerel, 664 mullects, 175, 5 7 0 plaice, 482 (3,2101b5.) salmon, 9 skate, 863 soles, 10,000 tench, 35 thornbacks, 56 turbot, 43,460 whitings, four bar rels of anchovies, 4 barrels of cod sounds, 1,094 gallons of shrimps. In September the meters seized 15 bream, 11 brills, 260 cod, 75 dories, 2,819 haddocks, 11,200 herrings, 13 ling, 297 lobsters, 29,519 plaice, 63 skate, 56 soles, 6 thornbacks, 160 trout, 32 turbot, 1,200 whitings, 3 bushels of whitebait, and 59 gallons of shrimps. the house for four days. He was merely called in because there was small-pox in the house. Mr. Roys recalled, said that on Friday night he lay down on the bed where the child was. It was very restless, and was crying through the night. It suddenly ceased crying. It was then on its mother's arm. He asked her if it was breathing, as it was so still. She then said it was dead. By the Court—Witness was last a clerk to a trades' protection society. He had been twelve years ago assistant to a chemist. Six years ago he dis pensed for a surgeon. He had been out of regular employment for ten or twelve months. He was at present earning only a precarious living. His wife had employment. She was a bookfolder. Witness had taken the child up about four o'clock, and walked about with it to try and pacify it. It was about half an hour after that deceased ceased crying. The coroner said that the case was a most extra ordinary one. The doctors both agreed that the child had died from great violence, and from skilful vio lence. He should adjourn the court until such time as the mother should be sufficiently recovered to attend. The proceedings were adjourned accordingly. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. CALCUTTA AND SOUTH-EASTERN. A special general meeting of this company was held yesterday at the office, Gresham House, Old Broad-street ; bir. J. Borradaile in the chair. Mr. ADAMS wished to know whether they had received any traffic returns ? The CHAIRMAN said they had received some ex tending over six weeks, and that the expenses had exceeded the receipts by £766, but he believed that the traffic had since improved. When the resolu tion that he had to submit was brought before thsm for confirmation at a future meeting, he trusted that further information would be laid before them as to the traffic. The Government had consented to authorise the company to raise a farther sum of £lOO,OOO for completing the undertaking, the out lay being subject to the approval of the local Go vernment in India. The company had already exceeded its powers by £31,526 for useful works. The additional capital was required to provide station accommodation and to complete the jetty and other works at the Mutlah terminus. Sir C. Wood had authorised the company to raise the £lOO,OOO by the issue of inconvertible debentures at 41 per cent. per annum. The authorised capital a mounted to £400,000, and the additional sum they proposed to raise would increase the share and loan capital of the company to £500,000. He concluded - o y moving a formal resolution authorising the direc tors to borrow on debentures a sum not exceeding £lOO,OOO for a period of seven years, not exceeding 5 per cent. interest, and renewable for a farther period ARSHMA.N seconded the motion. Mr. m if necessary. In reply to Mr. HARTRIDGE it was stated that the line was 281 miles in length from Calcutta to the Matlah, or 30 mile s i nc l u di ng s idings. They h a d no project for a d oc k or mar k et . Th e j e tty was i n progress, and the local authorities had under taken i the construction o f a mar k e t, w hi c h wou ld b e next year. Th ose were a ll th e wor k s con templated under the guarantee. A grav i ng d oc k fiwnoushlded be important, and also a branch railway in a uth-eaetern direction t o a popu l ous di s t r i c t, b u t such projects for developing the traffic must be carr ied out by a separate capital, assisted by a Govern me nt subsidy. Mr. ADAMS thought they s h ou ld not sanction the outlay of any more money. The original capital had Eo been at £350,000, b u t i t h a d b een i ncrease d t o i4OO, firedo, and was now pr o p ose d t o b e f ur th er in creased to 4.500,000. Th at, he feare d , wou ld l eave no c hance of getting more th an 5 per cen t., as th e y were pro mised 10 per c en t; on a cap it a l o f £350,000. After some observations f rom Mr. Wilde and the oo as to the neces s ity o f t h e propose d out l ay line in a perfect s t a t e o f e ffi c i ency , t h e toresolution puth Chairm a n was carried unanimously, and the meeting separated. HEALTH OF LONDON. (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) The total number of deaths registered in London in the week that ended on Saturday was 1,258. Tho average num ber in the corresponding weeks of 10 years (1853-62), after the omission of deaths from epidemic cholera in the 41st of 1854, and a correction for increase of population, becomes 1,126. The actual result exceeds the estimated number by 132. Thirty •one deaths from smallpox were returned, and 146 from scarlatina; 16 fatal cases of the latter disease occurred in Marylebone, 14 in Islington, 5 in the sub-district of Whitecross-street, and 5 in that of St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey. A man died at the age of 9G years, a woman aged 77 years died of elephantiasis, and a boy 5 years old from swallowing a cherry stone. METROPOLITAN WATERS IN SEPT., 1863. Some of the waters used for domestic purposes in London, according to the analyses of Dr. Robert Dundas Thomson, F.R.S., have been purer, while others have contained more foreign ingredients than in the preceding month. The Kent Company's water has been distinguished by the organic matter bang nearly all oxidised, and therefore comparatively harmless. The Thames waters have been generally less impure than in August. Total impurity Organicim per gallon. purity. gra. or deg. grs. or deg. Distilled Water Loch Katrine water, new supply to Glasgow 2 .35 •605 Manchester water supply Aldg - ate-pump, City 19'12 13.94 • THAMES COMPANIES Chelsea _ 17 . 08 1.80 Southwark Grand Junction 1 6 ,18 1.12 'West Middlesex 16.01 1 . 16 Lambeth OTIIER COMPANIES. Kent East London New River The table is read thus—Loch Katrine water contains in the gallon 2 . 35 degrees or grains of foreign matter in solution, of which •605 degrees or grains arc of vegetable or animal Last week the births of 962 boys and 911 girls—in all, 1,863 children, were registered in London. In the 10 cor responding weeks of the years 1853-62 the average number (corrected) was 1,818. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.600 in. The reading rose to 29.88 in on Monday, and fell to 29.38 in on Friday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 53.3 deg, which is 1 deg above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). On Tuesday the mean temperature was 7.7 deg below the average of that day ; on Thursday and Saturday it was nearly as much above the average. The highest day temperature was 66.5 deg on Sunday. The lowest night temperature was 37 . 5 deg on Tuesday. The range of temperature in the week was therefore 29 deg. The mean daily range was 12.6 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 4 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 87, complete saturation being re • presented by 100, which point was almost attained on Wed nesday. On Sunday and Monday the wind was generally in the south-west ; in thereat of the week south-east. The rainfall was 0.44 in., which fell on five days. At 23 minutes past 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning a slight shock of earth quake was felt. One of the astronomical assistants was observing a fixed collimator, and saw the mark apparently descend through an angle of less than a quarter of a minute of arc, and rise again after a few seconds of time to its former position. No trace of the earthquake was left on the photographi c recor d s o f th e se lf- reg istering magneto meters. Th ere was a thunderstorm on th e morning of Thursday. Li g ht n i ng was very frequent on Friday evening. CITY SEWERS COMMISSION. Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, the Commissioners of Sewers met at Guildhall, unier the presidency of Deputy de Jersey. - . - PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT IN ORACECHURCH-STREET. A report was brought up from the y Improvement Com mittee in reference to the proposed widening of Grace church-street from the corner of Fenchurch-street towards Eastcheap, and a plan was submitted to the Court for car rying out the improvement. The CHAIRMAN explained that an opportunity presented itself for carrying out a most desirable public improvement at the spot in question, but it would be for the Commis sioners to say whether, considering the many important im provements they had already in hand, it would be advisable to embark in carrying out the plan now before the Court, as it would necessarily involve a very large outlay of public money. Mr. BURNELL, one of the Commissioners appointed under the Union of Benefices Act, explained that it was in con templation to remove the parish church of St. Benet Grace. church, at the corner of Fenchurch-street, and the street could thereby be improved at that spot. Mr. SAMUEL GREEN quite concurred as to the desirability of the improvement, but he thought the committee should not pledge itself to carry out the plan without first making application to the Corporation to know what contribution they would make so as to relieve the ratepayers of the entire burden. (Hear, hear.) An amendment was moved by Deputy LORKIN that the report do lie on the table, but this was negatived. The report was then agreed to, and it was referred back to the committee to carry out the plan. The Improvement Committee also brought up a report relative to a planfor a railway from Walbrook to the Regent circus, Oxford-street. Mr. Giles, the promoter of the line, explained that it was intended to pass north of St. Paul's School, across Paternoster-row, under the yard between the prison and the courts in the Old Bailey, and north of the Record Office in Fetter-lane; and that the buildings over the line generally would have to be removed. It was further proposed that the roadway should bo GO feet wide, and the property required to be purchased had been valued at £1,600,000. It was proposed to leave the ground under which the railway passed cleared, so that a new street might be formed, if desired, in which case the company would require to be paid two-thirds of the whole cost of the work for the surface ground in question. The committee further stated that they had conferred with the Improvement Committee of the Court of Common Council upon the subject, and they both concurred that it would be inexpedient to express any opinion upon the scheme until the Parliamentary plans had been deposited. certain work s at premises in The So p L o r r c t i v;: re as ß atdoopttheed. Com mission (Mr. A. J. Baylis) stated that, in accordance with instructi ons received by in a g nd Alderman Hal e , w h o heard him Th a e t r t e he last Court, he had summo ne d a person named the case, convicted the defendant, and fined hi m 45 and costs, or in default one month's imprisonment. Sun-court, n Weight_ eo u r for G n o o l t d e c n o _m l a p n l e e t, of th , . Mr. J. DAW, the principal clerk, laid bsfore th re.turns of the quantities of fish seized by the 14 e Hers -e In Court e FJSIII cod, 53 s l h y m , aomngo4n g e r ge s o ' on C t hoeemrr eels,pc a a u ny n lti 6td esoi during,dories et the e past , 3threes ~ months. ,re seized-6 brills, docks, 11,975 herrings, 51' .., 6 00 gurnets, 1,710 had plaice, 118 salmon. `," .2 lobsters, 9) mackerel, 1,430 21 turbot, 9•A^ - ..0 s kate, 492 smelts, 2,288 thornbacks, .44 whitings, 311bs. of Wino, 48 gallons of SANATORY CONDITION OF THE CITY. Dr. LETHEBY, the medical officer of health, reported on the state of 203 houses that had been inspected during the week, and he submitted a list of 59 places for sanatory im provement. He likewise reported that the markets and slaughter-houses had been duly inspected, and the officers had condemned 4,8751bs of meat as unfit for human food. It consisted of 13 sheep, 15 pigs, 29 quarters of beef; and 81 joints of meat ;.2,7171bs were diseased, 1,6031bs were putrid, and the rest was from animals that had died from accident or disease. 62 berths and 47 deaths have been registered during the week. The mortality returns are less than the average (51) for the corresponding period of the last eight years. 11 of the deaths were amongst children of less than 5 years of age, and 11 hlso amongst persons of 60 and up wards. The chief causes of death were as follows : phthisis 5, hydrocephalus 2, continued fever 2. scarlet fever 3, croup and diptheria 2, making together 12 deaths from tubercular diseases, 4 from inflammatory affections of the lungs, and only 7 from diseases of zymotic character. GAS SUPPLY TO THE CITY. Dr. lATIIEBY reported that the illuminating power of the gas supplied to the City during the week had been satisfac tory. The average illuminating power of the City Compa nies' gas had been equal to that of 1578 sperm candles, that of the Central Gas to 13.70, and that of the Chartered to 13.08. The chemical quality of the gas had also been good, except in the case of the Great Central Gas, which contained an excess of sulphur to 21.1 grains per 100 cubic feet. After the despatch of same other business the court ad journed, Determined Attempt at Murder at Great Barr, near Birmingham, A shocking occurrence took place at Great Barr, on Sunday evening last, under the following circumstances : It appears that in the course of the evening two navvies entered the house of Mr. Charles Newey, wh o k ee p s th e Maltshovel beerhouse, at Newton, in Great Barr, and called for a quart of ale. The landlord refused to serve them with the ale, as some months previously he had forbidden them to enter his house, because they were continually creating disturbances, much to the annoyance and inconvenience of the regular customers. Upon the landlord's refusing to draw the ale the men began to use the most obscen e l angnage , i n the presence of Mr. Newey, his wife, and family. Whilst they were doing so two gentlemen walked into the house from Birmingham and ordered some refreshment, but before they could be supplied, and without the slightest provoca tion on their part, one of them was immediately knocked down by the two navvies. Astruggle then ensued between the parties, and the landlord endeavoured to rescue the two gentlemen from the grasp of the ruffians, and he succeeded in getting himself and the two gentlemen into a private par lour and closed the door. The two navvies rushed from the kitchen, but before doing so one of them sei ze d a sp i t t oon and the other a fender, and with frightful oaths swore they would kill everybody in the house. They then brought all their force to bear against the parlour door, and succeeded in effecting a partial entrance, One of them, through the par tially.open door, aimed a terrific blow at the landlord's head, which he fortunately escaped. The villains, foiled in this, rushed upon the landlady of the house, who happened to be outside the parlour door, and hurled her violently against the door. One of the men then ran out into the road and told his companion to draw his knife. They then put out the lights in the house and recommenced their attack upon the persons in the parlour, trying to batter in the door with a large piece of wood one of them had got out of the hedge in the road. The two gentlemen within managed to effect their escape through the parlour window, but making some little noise in doing so, the attention of the men was attracted to the spot, and they diverted their plan of attack, and ran out in search of the runaways, but not being able to find them, and the street door having been fastened by the landlord, they commenced hurling large stones at the windows, speedily demolishing a number of them. Finally the men retired, only to return again in a short time with an ally, in the shape of a tall, athletic, herculean-looking ruffian, and recommenced the attack upon the house, endeavouring to force open the street door. Failing in this, they exhausted their fury by demolishing the remaining windows. The landlord now became seri ously alarmed for the safety of himself and family, ima gining, with some degree of justice, that their lives were in danger. He took down an old-fashioned gun from the ceiling, which happened to be loaded, and rushed out, de termined to face the ruffians. The night was dark, and he was only just able to see the men. However he fired the gun at them as they were retreating, more with the view of frightening them than doing them any serious bodily in jury. The gun was loaded with shot, and the greater por tion of the charge was lodged in the hinder part of one of the retiring men, the remainder of the charge scattering and wounding another of them in the legs and neck. The men, however, managed to effect their escape. Mr. Newey ob tained a warrant for the apprehension of the offenders. Strange to say, the men themselves applied for a warrant for the arrest of Newey for assaulting them. On the re turn of the reporter to Birmingham he found that two out of the three men who had committed this outrage had been admitted to the General Hospital. One of them has given bis name as Daniel Powell, and stated that he had come from Stratford-upon-Avon in search of employment as a navvy. The other gave his name as George Barker, and professed to come from Wednesbury for the same purpose. They are both badly wounded, although their lives are not endangered. The police officers are aware of the where abouts of the two men, and as soon as the nature of their injuries will permit they will be conveyed to the police station, when the matter will doubtless be thoroughly inves tigated by the magistrates. Strange and Suspicious Death in St. Luke's. Yesterday morning Mr: IL Raffles Walthew, de puty coroner, resumed at the Pitman's Arms Tavern Pitman's-buiidings, S t . L uke ' s, the i nquest ' ' ing the death of an infant child. respect. It appeared from the evidence taken on the pre vious occasion, that Friday week Dr. Bruce was Keys, called in to see a Mrs. the wife of a clerk, at 4, Norway - street, who Bras suffering from small pox. She had given birth to deceased the day prior, and the child , after living 14 hours, was found dead, with a mark of a ligature around the throat. The tongue protruded, and blood issued from the nose. Dr. Bruce said that the arisen presented were re n ot such as could have en from suffocation, but i rather from strangulation. t was stated that no mark of a ligature had b i e 3 r l n th visible around the child's neck at the time of i ts at which, however, no medical man was present, th e only assistant being Mrs. A. Cameron , a midvaii, She had given a cer tificate of the death of the child, and alleged that the fact of the chi ld was of premature birth justified her doing so. Sh e stated that inl an a her opinion the child could not have lived m ore any case, and that it s death arose ent. few days in trely from its having been prematurely born. Mr. W. Rays, 4, Norway.p l a s c o e, said that he had called in Dr. Bruce , because m had taken the small - p ox. it was come of his children en found that the mother of the deceased had the same disease. The deceased was born on Thurs day Week, and died on the Friday. Dr. Bruce said that he had made a e He - st-mortem a( , examination of the dec eased chil d. found that ehild the deceased was an eig ht months ' There was not hat/® lived. It no natural reason why it should was well developed. There was a were rked ex , coriation on the throat. There ell-mad The marks around the nape of the neck. healthy, but gorged with blood , as brain was healthy, also the lungs. The other organs were There were internal injuries corresponding toyih marks on the neck. Death resulted outward fro e m violence. Suffocation and overlaying would itwas impossible have pro duced death in such a m anner, to suppose that such viole nce coul d have been accidentally. It appear ed to hi m thatthe caused child's neck had been graspedand from behind, the fingers had gers had then grasped the th roat and squeezed the jugu lar veins and the arteries. If murder was intended it must have been a skilled person that effected the death in that way. Mrs. Cameron recalled, said that the certificate which she gave of the.child's death stated that death was from convulsions. She had not examined the child. It was a mistake that the child died in 14 hours after birth. Sh e noticed that the child'sjaw ' had been tied up when she gave e certificate she [did not know that Dr. Bruce had been in the house. l She had no idea that the child had died from vio lence, as the mother was as collected as she (wit ness) herself. The Coroner said that no charge had been made against the mother as yet. It was moat improper for a midwife to give a certificate of death in such a case. Dr. Bruce said that he was only told about the child's lying dead by a lodger in the house, who complained of the danger of b:ving a dead body in DUTCH RHENISH. The receipts for the fortnight ending the 30th of September amounted to £10,777, and for the cor responding period of last year t o £10 , 26 8, showing an i ncr es of i:509. The r ece i pts s i nce the com mencement of the present year on the Ist of Alay, including the above, amounted to £106,947, increase, as comp are d w i th the cones sphaonwthinngg an period of last year, of £6,453. The work ing expenses for the fortnight amounted to £3,786, or 35.13 per cent., and for the corresponding period of last year to £3,503, or 34.98 per cent., showing an increase of £193. The working expenses from the 1s of M a y last t o t h e 30th of September, amounted to £38,641, or 36.13 per cent of the re ceipts. The workin g ex penses for the year 1 8 62- 63 were 39 . 08 per cent. of the receipts. PERNAAIBUCO. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern ; Mr. R. Benson in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sum, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said the most interesting subject to the share holders was the proposed extension of the guarantee to the whole of the capital expended, for which they had waited patiently. He was sorry to say h a t s n o o long definite na so patiently. of the question had say a yet been accomplished. Their manager at Rio had not been able to obtain the result of the proceedings on this question. The reports of the commissioners in Brazil and London on the finances of the company had been referred by the Government to an engineer officer, Captain Medeiros, who made an elaborate report on the subject to the Governor. The manager had sent them a very imperfect document as to the result of that report , from which it appeared that Captain Medeiros had reduced th e a ddi t i on t o th e guarantee of £477,874, which, added to £1,200,000, the original guarantee, would make L 1,677,000. It appeared he had disallowed about £150,000 for over-payments to Mr. Furness, tho contractor, which was important, inasmuch as it gave them a claim to resist those charges. There was a loss of £B,OOO incurred in working the railway during construc tion, which had been disallowed, and was very unfair, for when a profit was shown on the working the Government took advantage of it, but when a loss oc curred it seemed they refused to allow it. The money expended on stores for the railway was also dis allowed ;it amounted to £ 28 , 000 . They thought it very absurd to suppose that the line could b e worked without a floating capital ; at all events , th e y should c harge interest against revenue in respec t of such floating capital. As to Mr. Furness's acc ount, they claimed £55,000 in shares, and they were told by their legal advisers that they had a s t ro ng case. Putting aside all they might get from the account with Mr. Furness, the effect of the recent report would be to reduce the guarantee fr om 7 per cent. to something more than 6 per cent. The account of those matters was very imperfect, but it was understood that the Minister of Public Works would make the report of Captain Medeiros the basis of the settlement. Another item objected to was for interest on capital during construction. The smallest amount was £15,000, and the largest £BO,OOO. Supposing that all those objections were a d opte d, the guarantee would be reduced to 51 per cent., but he could not believe the Brazilian Government would act so illiberally towards them, bearing in mind that theirs was the first railway and had cost about the same per mile as the other guaranteed railways. Tao works were quite as good, if not better than those of their railways, upon which 7 per cent was guaranteed by by the Government. With regard to the question of interest, he could not uuderstaud the objection, because the Govern ment had demanded and received interest on their own shares in the undertaking. Of course, what they receive from the Brazilian Government in re. speet of the additional capital they would receive as as a boon, because they could not demand it. The directors had recommended the proprietors not to STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Oct. 13.—We have had a very excited market both for yarn and cloth. It was expected that the large sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday (fully 30,000 bales), at id. to ld. per lb. advance, and in some cases more, would produce some impression here this morning, and meantime telegrams from Bombay that cotton had advanced 1,;(1 per lb. (in the first telegram it was stated the advance was 4d. per lb., but this has been since cor rected) have had the effect of adding to the excite ment at Liverpool. The advices from Liverpool at noon were that the sales were likely to reach 20,000 bales again, and that prices were still advancing. It would be difficult to describe the effect of this news here; spinners have been asking ld. to 2d. per lb. higher to-day, and manufacturers have been asking in proportion. For shirtings for India and coarse longcloths sellers have advanced their quota tions fully Id. per lb. as compared with Friday, and for light goods from 2ilb. upwards as much as 2d. per lb, has been asked in advance in some cases. Of course such a sudden and heavy advance to a very great extent stops business. Buyers came into tho market this morning apparently disposed to operate rather freely at last week's rates, but at the prices proposed they are almost aghast. Telegrams from Calcutta speak of shirtings having advanced, with some excitement there, and a great demand for wide makes of cloth. The advices would have led to more or less business had the market here been more favourable. In yarns business appears to be quite as much checked as in cloth. We hear of 32's twist being sold as high as 2s. 6d, per lb. yesterday, and this morning sellers of 50's twist were asking 2s. 11d, per lb. LEEDS, 13th. —At to-day's market there has been a fair attendance, but the quantity of goods such as are in current demand was rather less than usual, which may be taken as an indication that as the season is advancing manufacturers of heavy goods are somewhat relaxing their exertions. It is cer tain, however, that there are still many large orders unfulfilled of such goods for transatlantic shipment. But chiefly they relate to the lower kinds, the pro ducers of which are kept busy to the very utmost of their ability. A ready sale has continued to-day for witneys, tweeds, and fancy meltons, the latter of strong make. Black unions are less in favour, but superfine old-fashioned blacks are taken in con siderable quantities into the warehouses. Within the last few days considerable parcels of goods in variety have been despatched to the Continent, and further orders are confidently anticipated. NOTTINGHAM, 13th.—There was a fair attend ance of merchants and manufacturers at this Ex change-hall to-day. The demand for lace yarns was by no means brisk, as holders asked high" . prices. In the business done late rates were fully paid. Hosiery yarns were in limited request at quite as much money as heretofore. Silks are very firm. The demand for brown nets was still very flat, and makers are unable to realise pr ime cost for their goods. ROCHDALE, 12.—The rage for flannels owfhmicehdivarnie quality still continues, and all p ieces offered, whether in the norma l s tateor havin g passed through the dyer's ban ds , are seized up on „ with avidity. Goods of the better and fi ner quali tiesPe ' d. There is a str ong are almost totally des goods still con exhibit- disposition to deal in fancy any the f perseveringly ing new designs are boughtsortusp, anfodr sake of novelty. con tinues, and. The i t is dearnesslikelyoftoYobrekspheirre main tained, but it has little effect . on the activity of wool market is buyers. The firm, and manufac turers,h their stocks a re although low, and they are running full time, with a sure prospect of continuing to do so, only buy in small lots, and not for purposes of accumulation. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. ..Oct. 19. Brazil and Cape via Marseilles .... Oct. 13. Verda , b y British packe t. Nov. 4. Cape of Good Dope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. Oct. 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Oat. 19. via Marseilles ...Oct. 13. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampto—..... n Oct. 16. India (Calent! a), an d Ceylon, via Southampton Oct. 27. _ via Marseilles Oct. 13. India (Bombay), via Southampton Oct. 18. via Marseilles Oct. 21. Portugal , a. • • ..... M a l ta, Egypt, and A d en, via Southampton Oct. 19. -- via Marseilles Oct. 25. Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo .. U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Oct. 16. — 'by U.S. packet... • . by Canadian pa Nov. 17. W.C. of Africa , Madeira, and Teneride ........ ..Nov. 10. Bahamas, via New York ...................... Oet. 22. Mexico. .................... .v. 4. •••** '' Oct. 29' All parts of West Indies, including Chili.. I'eru, i Oa. 14, California n sad British C010mbia....... i.e. • t no Lore we, ade '-:.