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.= r in Loth. than ou peas all but tho ~ New . t vour at 36 stone. a per qr. ) —l 4 per to 4s to 3 s th A back. id to 613 ;id to tu 7d. but thfi Icy were ) to -- 1. - ) to 13 0 Ito 2 1 ; to 14 0 1 to 20 0 I to 25 ° nd sales were Oct ads. ~.18 ...18 ...17 " ..18 " ...17 ...17 ~.16 9 ~.16 9 ...18 _l7 9 ...17 . ..17 !eiptS. Oa , 2.45 0 701 1,8 3 i 7,7 3 / 17. 2 32 1 35 6 244 43 ,3 1, 628 1,06 1,0) 1424 43, ,89 1 L iu 32 / .1 1,455 6.300 66,40 5 10, 916 12, 33° 4, 159 4,5 43 37 3 8,8 8 t 10,0 06 . 2,2 2 ." 6 0,065 1, 350 3 99 136,01 61,236 613 1,441 64,033 31,071 0 61 ' 7:44 1,2 1 1 60,27# Sept. ,16. sept.? Oct. °,; 42 Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. I °' sept. lB. sept.lF,' Sept. ly' bept. Dot. s ,'' Sept. n Sept. 1 ,7 Sept. I,' Sept. 11, Sept. 11 Sept. ivw Sept. 2 4 ' Sept. Sept. 14. ispence us report g of tha John E• sq., 4i ,he r[on, ES6A ,inter' Broad -. Reuben Mary'ot of t jje r of the Durt, 010 vdd ido l a of Co )xOl3, `/‘ r Leed6 se, neat EiOdS° M Stric g. ►llL' Cl ' No. 1/21 oupt7 of ItEMEMP,F,R WE SUP AT EVANS' EVE ERY EVENING TIIIS WEEK after Allred Diellon's Promenade Concerts. BANK of ENGLAND, Sept. 10, ISO 3. HE GOVERNOR and COMPANY of th© BANK of ENGLAND GIVE NOTICE, That the !yrtNERAL COURT held at the Bank This Day is.A.D -u°IIRNE U till TUESDAY NEXT, the 15th inst., at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon, for the purpose of taking the de tormination by vote, in print or writing . , of the question on the following. Resolution, proposed at the Court for a Divi dend, viz.: - That a Half-ye's Dividend of Interest and Profits be hiade on the 10th October next of £4 10s. per cent., without deduction on account of income tax. • at fh omg will commence at eleven o'clock, and terminat e o ur. JAMES STEWAET, Secy. ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN It AIIWAY (Penns , Ivanla Division). —Coupons due October Ist will be aid in London at the Cons olidated Bank vv ( ) l o nnted), Na 4, Lompbard-street, London (late 'Messrs. Iley o,f;oe, kennards, and Co.), at the Exc han g e of 18. to the ..uollar.h Coupons will be requi , ed to be lod g ed at the Office the Company two days previously for examination. London, 2, Old Broad-street, September 10, 1863. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE Collll'liN Y. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. - Ceumulated and invested Funds £2,122,M Annual Revenue.... 422,401 FIRE DEPARTMENT. Insuratres granted both at home and in Foreign Countries on the most liberal terms. LIFE DEPARTMENT. Every facility offered to Insurers. Ninety per C e n. oft the Profits divid e d among the Insurers • - On the participating principle. Th e new Life business transacted 111 1862 as follows : Amrunt Inured. Premiums. 1,037 1763,334 £23,641 0 0 Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished on application at the OFFICES: LONDON. SS, Threndneedle-street. 4, New Bank Butldinv,l4. Lothbury. „ West -end Offi ce S Waterloo-place, VORAVICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. The business of tie Company exceeds £70,000,000. The duty paid to Government for the year 1862 was 85,062 , and the amount insured on farming stock, X 1 0,05.6,332. _ . A bonus of th ree -fifth s o f th e prat! s periodically made to . Parties ins ur i ng, w h o have thus , f ro m time to time, received minis amounting in the (I , (gregate to £140,000, and the Society now holds a large deserve applicable to a future Bonus. ~,4 The rates of pr e mi um ar e in no case higher than those har.- , their dby the oth er principal offices making no returns to insurers. l' °r Pro-pectuses apply at the Society's O ffices, Surrey s. et, Norwich • d 6, Crescent, N ew Bridge-street, Black tr( , an friars, I'IC THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. nEAD OFFICES, 29, Lombard -street, London, and Royal Insurance buildings. Liverpool. Total Annual Revenue exceeds Csoo,o^o, Accumulated Funds in hand over 1,000,000. Chairman In Liverpool: CHARLES TURNER, Esq., M.P. Chairman in London MILLI A.M WAINWRIGHT, Esq. E -ITRAwrs FROM THE REPORT FOR TIIE YEAR 1862. T he Directors of the Royal Insurance Company are now railed upon to make their accustomed periodical Report at the Reefing of its Shareholders. The Directors have, F as IRE pleasingly ßßANCH. as unexpectedly, at the close 01 the year, to announce, for the first time, that the Fire Premiums have not only reached, but exceed £300,000. The high comparative position held by the Royal in the Government Returns of Duty is again fully maintained. The profit of the business of the year exceeds in sconiderably !Po amount realised in the preceding year, and tact sur- Pas@cs that of any year, with but two exceptions, since the c ommencement of thia Office, the balance to the credit on , account of British and Foreign Insurances being £ 45,107 10 s. (1 ., and of the North American business, whichis kept sepa- rately, £11,097 16s. 10d. LIFE BRANCH. The very gratifying duty now falls upon the Directors to Mate the sum assured on new policies for the year 1862 exceeds even that of the year 1861 by £lBO,OOO, and has arrived at the almost unexampled amount for a single year of K 701,427 on 1,498 new policies issued. Until within the last few years it is believed that such a sum assured as that which has just been announced as the result of one year's business Was all but unheard or. This portion of the Company's business has been carefully Watched, and cannot fail to give much satisfaction to the shareholder, as well as no small encouragement for the future to the participating* life assurer. Evidence of continued care in the selection of lives is amply s, 2 .2 • d afforded by a statement of the number rejected. These have amounted to 311 for the year, on which the agfrregate sum proposed for assuran7e amounts to 143,28 I. Various degrees of ineligibility have led to these lives being declined. No small number of the Assurance Companies of the day record their accepted lives annually at a sum not much. if at all, exceeding those which the Itoyal has declared as in admis sicle in a single year from deterioration of some kind or anoth-r. If, to complete their review, the Directors now advert briefly to the United Kingdom, they have to announce that in Fire Business its progress has been undoubtedly more rancid than that of any other Company established either in lend 3n or elsewhere, except when amalgamations have taken place. The returns of duty have proved this. In Life, the amount of New Policies already reported make all other evidence needless. The Directors conclude their present Report with the expression of an opinion that the prospects of the Royal Insurancw Company were never brighter, and aft consequent hope, founded on a grateful remembrance of the past, that the future may unfold for it a sphere of still greater magni floe, combining distinguished commercial success to the Office with a lengthened career of usefulness and protection to the public. . PERCY M. POVE, Manner and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. pItOVID ENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Establisl►ed 1510. TRUSTEES. Thomas Bating, 'Esq. M.P. Wm. Geo. Prescott, Esq. Thomson Ilankey, E 4 I , M.P. Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. Mutual Life Assurance for all classes. This Association has now in existence 6,000 policies, for a total sum of £1,500,000. The Annual Income is .. • • The Accumulated Fund exceeds It has paid in Claims L 51,000 2:,0,G00 .. 112,000 The whole of the profits are divided quinquennially among the Members. Three divisions have already been made• when the following sums have been added as bonuses to the Policies .. X 5,400 .. 11.500 .. 23.200 .. 56,500 Dec. 31, 1847 .. 9, 1852 ~ 1857 .. 1862 • • • • • making the total bonus additions, £98,600 • Bonuses may be received in wish or applied to the reduc Lion of premiums at the option of the assured, in lieu of an addition to the voltcy. Attention is especially invited to the system of free or paid "ti policies introduced by this Association, by which the crifice so often submitted to on the relinquishment of po icy is wholly avoided. The balance-sheets of the Association are open to all, Whether assurers or otherwise. Active and influential agents will be appointed in unrepre rented districts. WM. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary, Chief Moe, 15, Moorgate-street, E.C., Aug 1,1863. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE' CORPORATION (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First) FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pall-malL OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor. GEORGE PEARECES BARCLAY, Esq., Sub-Governor. Sir JOHN HENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Wiimot Holland, Esq. Earl of Leven and Melville. Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. The Hon. Josceline W. Percy. Charles Robinson, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. William Soltan, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P. William Wallace, Esq, Chas. Baring Young, Esq. TEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S. NCES may be effected with this terms. surances are granted with par lower Premiums, without such nenry Bainbridge, Esq. Robert Barclay, Esq. john Garrett Cattley, Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. Thomas Dent, Esq Alexander Druce, - ksq. Fredk. Jos. Edlmaun, Esq. Riversdale W. Greniell, Esq. If obt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.: Jas. Stewart Hodgson, Esq. Medical Referee, SAM FIRE and LIFE ASSURA Corporation on advantageous In the Life Department, as ticipation in Profits, or, at participation. The Reversionary Banns on British Policies has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The divisions of Profit take place every Five years. Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one Life. This Corporation affords to the Assured—• Liberal participation in Profits—with exemption from the liabilities of partnership. A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual Societies—with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock. The advantages Of modern h ave the security of an (Mice whose resources have been tested by the ex perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF. Th e Corporation have always allowed the Assured to serve in the Militia, Yeomanry, or volunteer Corps within the United Kingdom, free of charge. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray in the immedi a t e v i c i n i ty o f th e Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at Kin g ' s - cross. 's -inn-road, Patron —The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCII, N.G. Treasurer—Edward Maaterman, Esq. - This was the fi rs t h ospital to introduce the p r i n ciple Of free and instant ad m i ss i on to the destitute sick, without the for mality of gover nors ' 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 surport, 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 MO beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover, it c , ratuitously a ff ords m e di ca l advice and medicine to more, - • on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperativeiluty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing eases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by th e T reasurer. Edward Mas term an, j. ~ esq Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs . ( butts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and C o. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payn e , and Co. : Glyn. Loydand Barclay and C o. ; Denison , and Co. ; Jones and Co. ; W 11Iams, Deacon, and Co. ; O Gurney, verend, and Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Li verpool and Co. ; Co. ; Nisbet • and at the Hospital STANFORD S. SMITH Secrets.? Y-invented SPEOTACLI3S.—The Patent Newl wevFbated Speetaeles are patronised by the majority extra- min uatY, including' Viscount Palmerston. They afford di co, and defective vision.—S. and l 3 SOLsr in re m lief to weak, --s. " 4 S, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. ONEY PROMPTLY ADVANCED by a FURNITURE (without rem ar il ) T v ate Gentleman tt e ., 7„, ,easehold and Freehold 3r. or Reversions, street, e s h n er s - tr ° l3, :k 420 to £540. — Mr. 18, Queen pudupon_ Property,iloivar F. iif o .d. No. 22,218. Now ready, 1 vol., with illustrations, 145., A LADY'S VISIT TO MANILLA AND JAPAN. r y ANNA D'A. .• A most interesting and entertaining work. It mingles an abundance of amusing and instructive anecdotes, with a clever and pleasinr, recital of what is going o n, and ma y be expected, from a part of the world the inter es t attachin g to which is greatly on the increase." —Messenger. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., L E FT TO THEMSELVES. By the Author of "Cousin Geoffrey," &c. " A very interesting story. It is one of the most clever boosts of the season."—United Service 11.11ag% "One of the most charm.nr r , tales we have seen for some tune."--John Bull. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. EGYPTIAN HALL.-MR. J. K. LORD. F.Z.S., Nightly in his popular Entertainment, entitled "AT 11031 E IN TEE WILDERNESS." Admission-55., 35., 25., ls. PHE 0 X F OR D, 0, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE and llalevy's MUSKETEERS (first time in England). Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Huish, &c., with lull band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean. &c. Comic, by UNSWORTII (" or any oiler man "), Eugene, W. Randall, A. Lloyd, and George H odson. Also, a Pei formance by Herr SCIIALKENBACII on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO OItCIIESTRE, contain ing a full band 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 andbalcony, Is. ; private boxes, 10s. Gd. (`IANTERBURY HALL " GHOST'."—In order NJ to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pepper snd Henry Dirks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, " TIIi, G HOST," from the ricture Gallery to the Concert Hall, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Bal cony, and body of the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr. A. Silvester to give (with all that gentleman's latest im provements and effects), REPRESENTATIONS EACII EVENIL\ G, at Ten o'clock. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Unsworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, Arthur Lloyd, George llodboti, ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The GIIOST ! The GHOST ! ! The ONLY COMIC GHOST !! ! —The beautiful FAIRY FOUNTAIN.—A Grand Divertissement by Signora Rachele and Mariannina and Signor Guiseppe France,e,o, assisted by a eo-os of Twenty young Ladies—Selections from favourite Cps f•as : Principals. Miss M'Gregor, Mr. Albert, Signor Geo: gig., and Mr. Vernon Rigby. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great Musical Attraction —lmmense success of SIGNOR NICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every Evening. RAPHAEL DE SOLLA. the Infant Tenor, will make his first appearance on Monday next. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. Thf se 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 , s selected from the Crystal Palace, the Italian Operas, and the Household Troops of her Majesty. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, is. Manager—M. GRENET. ESTABLISHED 1533. fIOWDEN'S JERATED GINGER BEER, in Erlass or stone bottles, warranted to keep good twelve months. Lemonade, Soda-water, Potass, Seltzer, and every description of Mineral Waters,—Manulactory, No. 3, White Hart-street, Drury-lane, W,C. T HE LAUNDRESSES to h er l a t e Majesty Queen Adelaide say, that " BRIGGS' AUSTRALIAN S PARCH needs but to be tried to be approved." Sole Wholesale Agent, harper Twelvetrees, Bromley-by Bow, London, E. T".—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 3s. 2d. ; Souclionz, reduced to 3s. Pd. ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd.; and the finest Assam, reduced from is. 4d. to Is. ltd, per lb. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. IjEATING'S PERSIAN INSECT DESTROY ING POWDER, for which a Prize Medal was awarded to the Producer at the International Exhibition, 1862 ' This Powder is quite h arm l ess to awmal life, but is un rivalled in destroying Fleas, Bugs, Flies, Cockroaches, Beetles, Gnats, Mosquitos, Moths in furs, and every other species of Insect. _ _ _ . _ Sportsmen will find this an invaluable remedy for destroy ing: Fleas in their Dogs, as also Ladies for their Pet Dogs. Being the original importer of this now invaluable article, which has found so great a sale that it has tempted others to vend a so-called article, the public are therefore cautioned to observe that the packets of the Genuine Powder bear the autogragh of THOMAS KEATING Sold in packets, ls., 25. 6d., and 4s. 6d. each, or post free for It or 36 postage stamps, by Thomas Keating, chemist, 79, St. P,ul's-churchyard, London, E.C. RUI'TURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS •PATENT. Wii ITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUS S (PERFECTED AND EXIIIRITED 1N TIIE Grlty.AT, EXIIUITIONB or 1851 AND 1862), it 3 allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of lIERNI A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effe cts, Is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may he had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir oumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Trues, lfis. 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. a Postage, ls. A Double Truss, 31s. '6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, la Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, is. led. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Poet office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS , KNEE-CAPS, Atm, for Varicose Veins and all oases of iVvakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &e. vorous, it ght in t ex t ure, an d i nexpens i ve, an d a re drawn on tif'e an ordinary st oc ki ng. Price 41). 61, 78. 6d., 1 08 . , to 1615. eadh. Postage 6d. They are JOIN WHITE, Mannfacturor. 228, PiooadillY• ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, 2d 6eptember, 1863. TENDERS will be received at this office, until noon, on WEDNESDAY, the 30th September, 1863, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contract for the supply of _ FORAGE, in such quantities as may be required, from Ist November, 1863, to 3 , st October, 1861, for the use of Tier Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com mand. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person. between the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside " Tender for Forage"), and no Tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. HENRY B. MORSE, Deputy Commissary-General. CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of N./ the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratford-upon- Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8., is Chairman) are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stourbridge and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and Greenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co , Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or Messrs. Glyn and Co , bankers, London. The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip tion list to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee rest their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only the birjhplace 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. R OYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PAtrnoxEss—Rer Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. PRESIDENT—Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., F.R.S. beginning CrtAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P. , V.P. DEPUTT-CIIAIR M AN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., E.R.S., V.P. APPEAL. the The Committee of Management have t o state tha t , since Institution haa expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab of the year 18 the Royai National Lifeboat lishments on the Coasts of England, ScotlancVand Ireland. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society, and other means, since its formation, is 12,800; Life - boats, Life-boat tor* which s erv i ces 82 Gol d M e d a l s , 718 Silver Medals, and £16,480 in c as h h ave been pa id i n re wards. The Institu tion has als o expended £67,000 on Transporting-car r i ages, and Boat-houses. -boats The Committee desire to express their grateful sense or the generous support which they have received frem the British public during the past few years, a support which has enabled them to establish their present magnificent fleet of 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom. Deeply sensible, however, of the great responsibility that rests on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and aCrews practised in the management of their boats, whi'li can only be effected by a large and permanent annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their countrymen to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so great and truly nation a l a work. y ack nowledge the following con tributions frbe Com mittee gratattli the Queen .. .. .. annual 50 0 0 £ 8. d 1 :. annual 10 0 0 . . .. ...... 4 d t o h n d . o n. 1 1( 0 ) annual 5 0 0 A. • • • • • • .. annual 11 0 , H it im. Mrs. G, „ ers ••• Bank 'outts and Co., Messrs., . 2d don. 25 0 0 Campb ell, C i l e r a C e oi t i t7 n b e e l Currie, Wm., Esq., .. c. : 2 • Erie, Lord Chief Just' 10 0 0 0 .. •. .. .. don. 15 15 0 1 14;a en ns wi lia ck w , e, G V . 11 n cost of a Lifeboat and Tran i J., I'%s4•+ . 5ir . .A.,.. K . ..e.B. risaprvoeryti,nitrecva:Gri.afre • • • • • • • • .. 250 0 0 .. .. don. 0 0 6. apd Mrs. Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. 1 • i. . B. ....: ;; 7 a t n h .n. do ua n ; 1; 0 0 0 0 00 Moore, Rev, G. B. Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich Stirling, Col Sir AntlionY, B. t db h Ladyship • • • • • .. • • • • • • 16 16 0 Thoms, Lady, Weston-super-Mare, co ec e y her • • • Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord .. .. annual 5 0 0 Donations and Annual Su lib wi e thankfully re reiVed by the Rankers of the institution, Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. CouttS and 1 firowiar, and Co. 16, St liscripti,ons., Co., 59 Strand; lifefgsrs. Henries, Collectorsof Customs• • and by the Secretary Jamey's-street, London ; by a.l the and Rankers in the Unitedkingdom , ~Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Office of the lii§tftvtim li, 4 011 A-street, Adelati, London ' WA - d; Z C .r 7 -41 , 1 °" , :75'. ,..../ " .„, ' 7-------- > ,' z. : )„,„,A,:„. ~ ..... , , !.. . I , ...„___ 511 p , . %; ,' ,4'l6''.„ c , ./ -- j-- -- ' . „ '4 iI 41 , . .1 + ... , d OP' 2 1 , ...,' - -4, 4414017,,,,, ~ , ,--, F __ -- ...! ••• 1 /4 • . • ~ c, 4 K..._ PRICE..... ....4d. STAMPED ....sd. the lower deck upwards fore and att of the shot proof bulkheads, is nearly all fixed in its place, and now the work of completing the bulkh ea d s is pushed forward with all possible energy. Th e pl ates used in encasing the bows and stern of the Achilles are those manufactured by the firm of Messrs. Brown and Co., of Sheffield, and, owing to the extreme care and nicety with which each plate has to be fitted, this part of the work proceeds but slowly. Each of them tapers gradually from 4 to 3 inches. There will be fully six months' additional work to be performed on board the Achilles, in the way of completing and fitting her, before she will be ready to proceed to sea, and as this will have to be per formed some distance from the dockyard, near Folly Point,where the iron frigate will be moored, tempo rary ticket and other offices will be erected near St. Mary's Island for the accommodation of a staff of clerks, and to enable the mechanics to proceed direct to and from their work, without compelling them first to enter the dockyard. A considerable saving of time will thus be Effected. A pontoon raft will be formed to the vessel by the Royal Engi neers for the convenience of the workmen leaving and entering the ship. The four iron lower masts have been received at Chatham from the manufac turer at Chepstow, and are placed on board two of the vessels lying in ,the harbour. The upper and other masts, as well as the bowsprit, will be of wood, and these are being prepared at the dockyard. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Charles W. Manthorp, Lieut. Henry Cardale, Lieut. Arthur Williams, Lieut. John L. F. Paul, Lieutenant Ralph de B. Hawtrey, and Lieut. Mather Byles, to the Gib raltar ; Sub-Lieut. Lynedock N. Moncrieff and Sub- Lieut_ Archibald Little, to the Pelorus ; bub-Lients. Charles J. Doxatt and Henry R. Kelly, to the Scylla ; Sub-Lieuts. Thomas S. Jackson, Charles B. Theobald, Robert Barton, and Richard P. W. Pow ney, to the Gibraltar ; Frederick Lucas, paymaster, to the Cumberland f or th e T amar ; Th os . T. Murray, chiefhhn ig i e e i ffn engineer, engineer,engineer, to h ne etr, et t o o ste, the lap e; Gibraltar; o r u s ; James Jam G e n W i e s chiefll W. te e Robert Anderson (a), en gineer, to the Supply ; John Snell, eng i nee r, to the Scylla ; William Skeen, engineer, t o th e Gibraltar S W. Maxwell, engineer to the Asia, for the Earnest; John L. Davies, engineer to the Indus, for the De light; F. W. Sutton (b), engineer to the Indus, for the Royalist ; Edward Taylor, engineer, to the Pe lorns ; Job Amiable, first-class assist-engineer, to the Pelorus ; William N. Sennett, assist.-engineer, to the Indus, for the Donegal ; I. Hopwood, assist.-engineer, to the Fisgard, as supernumerary ; William Bowen, assist.-engineer, to the Scylla; R. J. Morman, assist.-engineer, to the Pelorus ; G. 0. Wilson, assist-engineer, to the Russell; William Pilcher, George W. Robins, and William F. Cole, assist.-engineers, to the Gibraltar ; and Benjamin F. Pine, promoted to be chief engineer. THE ARMY. A War-office order has been received at Chatham garrison announcing that to avoid the inconvoni■ ence likely to arise from having two descriptions of bursters for the 20 pounder Armstrong segment shells, it has been decided that the bursters manu factured for use with the original 25 pounder seg- ment shell shall be converted into 20 pounder burst- ere of the approved pattern, and the necessary al terations are to be made by the insertion of a wooden plug, which is to be dropped into the shell, and tightly driven down before the burster is in serted, for the purpose of filling up the vacant space caused by the reduction in the size of the burster. Detricfiments of non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Engineers have been selected from the depot companies at head-quarters, Chat- ham, and placed under orders to embark for New Zealand for the purpose of augmenting the 6th corn. pang of Royal Engineers and raising it to its full strength. The non-commissioned officers and men composing the reinforcements have completed their course of instruction and fortification and other en gineering studies at head-quarters, Brampton bar racks, where they have been medically inspected, and now only await the order from the Horse Guards for their embarkation. The Hougomont, Indiaman, Capt. Flamank, be longing to Messrs. Gellatley, Hankey, and Sewell, of London, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning with military officers, time-expired men, and inva lids on board, from Calcutta, as follows :—Captain Bainbrigge, 13th Foot ; Capt. M'Gregor, 92d High landers ; Lieut. H. C. Kemm, 91st Regiment ; Assist. -Surgeon Heysted, 77th Regiment ; Assist_• Surgeon Kilgour, 79th Highlanders; Capt. and Mrs. Cunningham, Madras Army, and three shildren ; 86 non-commissioned officers and men, 11 women, and 23 children, from 33 different corps serving in India ; 30 insane patients and 10 convicts. Mrs. Millett and three children and Mr. Lovett, one woman, and one child died on the pas sage. During the latter part of the voyage the Hongomont spoke :—On the 9th of August, in lat. 6 29 N., long. 26 40 W., the bark Coronella, steer ing south ; on the 12th, in lat. 21 25 N., long. 34 22 W., the bark William Seckir, from Callao for Cork. On the 29th, in lat. 40 43 N., long. 39 6 W., the bark Rangoon, from Cochin; on the 9th inst., off Scilly, the ship Lancaster, outward bound. The vessel was consigned to Mr. James Garratt, Lloyd's agent at Partsmontb, and by 3 p.m. the whole of the troops on board were disembarked, and the Hougomont, in tow of a Government steamtug, was under weigh for the Nab light, on the resumption of her voyage to London. She has a valuable cargo on board. The Adventure, iron-built screw troopship, Com mander Thomas B. Lethbridge, yesterday embarked at Portsmouth, under the superintendence of Major- Gen. Lord Paulett, C. 8., and Col. E. S omerse t, C. 8., Deputy-Assist. Quarte rmas t er -G en . f or Canada, the following detach men t s f or reg i ments serving in Canada and Halifax :—Royal Artillery —Capt. De Moleyns, Lieut. Alleyne, 72 men, 3 women, and 3 children. Royal Engineers -1 man -3d battalion Military Train-10 men and 2 women. Ist battalion Grenadier Guards—Capt. Clinton, 61 men and 2 women. Coldstream Guards —Captain Seymour and 1 man. Scots Fusilier Guards—Capp. Peel and Lieut. Gascoigne. Is t battalion 16th Foot —Capt. Castle, 2 women, and 1 child. Ist batta lion 17th Foot—Capt. Utters on and 2 women . 30th Regiment—Lients. Smith, Eden, and Gree n ; En sign Thom and 20 men. 62d Regiment -1 man, 1 woman, and 1 child. Ist battalion Rifle Brigade —Major Warr en, 15 men, and 1 woman. Army Hospital Corps- 3 women and 1 child. Late Royal Artillery-1 man, 1 woman, and 4 children. Canadian Rifles—Mesdames Reynolds, Reilly, Mill, and child. Royal Artillery—Mesdames Coslin, O'Brien, and 3 children. Ist battalion Rifle Bri gade—Mrs. Smith, schoolmistress. Army Hospital Corps—Mesdames Arnold, Baglon, Tanner, and child. For Halifax—Royal Artillery—Capt.O'Hara and 41 men. Royal Engineers- 4 men. 39th Rogt. —Assist.-Surg. Everett (for Bermuda). Newfound land Corps-1 man. The Adventure was appointed to sail from Portsmouth last evening, calling in at Cork, where she would embark for Canada-Ist bat talion, 16th Regiment—Capt. Chicester, wife, and 7 children. Ist battalion 17th Regiment—Capt. Bradhurne, wife, and 3 children. 17th Regiment —Capt. Stokes, wife, and child; Lieut. Lavern, wife, and child. 63d Regiment—Capt. Hunt and wife ; Lieut. Knapp and wile. 156 men, 8 women, and 10 children from sundry corps. Quartermaster Brickdaie, who died in the Royal Marine Infirmary at Woolwich on Sunday last, was yesterday; buried in the Charlton Cemetery, with full military honours. Tho funeral procession was headed by a firing party with arms reversed, con slating of forty rank and file and one drummer, fol lowed by Lieut. Allnutt and the regimental band playing the " Dead March in Saul." The pall was supported by six officers of the division, detailed specially for the duty. The entire division followed the corpse (borne 00 a 9 pounder gun and carriage) ~2 ~lu~ NEWSPAPER , ;.t . ~1 r ,,,, n the following order—Rank and .4F$ 4 . : %, men ; lieutenants, captains, and lie . : . :•‘;.., ... le„ the two colonels commandant brin 4 4 . 2 7;.T . kr. , l',l I r., A number of quartermasters of the \4l . o ll lfri z ..;: i it and other corps in garrison also 0:11,4 1 : 1 V,1 1 11t -- procession. On the arrival at the graveyargthelidy S was received by the chaplain, the Rev. James C. Connolly, 8.A., who performed the religious ser vice. As soon as the corpse was lowered into the grave, the firing party drew np in doable file, and fired three volleys of musketry over the remains, and the troops commenced forming in the usual order, the officers taking up their respective commands. The drums and instruments were then stripped of the crape and other sable emblems with which they had been dressed, and the division marched off to barracks preceded by the band playing a number of lively airs. The whole of the available troops in garrison at Woolwich yesterday assembled on the artillery barrack-field, and witnessed the ceremony of pre senting (by the General-Commanding, Sir Richard Dacres) a number awarded to th e folloNingov of gratuities and silver medals, i non.commissicned officers and men for long tserviceii and good conduct : Depot Royal Hor se A r ery.—Staff collar-maker, Thomas Fairchild, £ 10 ; C a d et company Gunner John Chapman, £5; Battery Sergt.-Major David Montgomery, £l5; Dru m -M ajor James Lawson, £l5 ; Farrier Sergt. William Johnso n , £5 ; Sergt. William Newstead, £lO ; Sergt. Joseph Smith £l5 ; Bombardier John Gardner, £5 i Gunner ' R o bert Kirk, £5; Gunner Thomas Sewell, z 5 Gunner Augustus Malmsloy , £ 5 ; Sergt. James Hinckley, £5; Gunner Samuel Dick, £ 5 ; Gunner George Blanchard, £5 ; Gunner Rowland Redmile, £5; Gunner Joseph Ledgett, £5; and Private Joseph Wilde, £5, making a total of £l3O. After the distribution of the medals and gratuities the men formed a square, and the General, in a short address, exhorted them to be moderate in the use of spirituous liquors, which he said were drank to such a degree that promotion in the ranks was impeded. The men he had now rewarded had gained the distinctions awarded by her Majesty, upon his recommendation, as a special recognition of their steady and meritorious conduct. The de corated men then passed in front of the square, and the troops were dismissed. The General afterwards inspected the corps of Royal Engineers, commanded by Col. Ford, on their own parade; and at 1 o'clock proceeded to the Plum stead Marshes, and witnessed a course of gunnery exercises at the long range by the 13th Brigade Royal Artillery, under Col. Buchanan. This morn ing Gen. nacres will inspect the Coast Brigade, R.A., commanded by Major Campbell, and also the battalion of Military Train, commanded by Colonel Kennedy, C.B. Distribution and Strength of the French Army, With the exception of certain troops on foreign service, that army, according to the Paris corre spondent of the Times, is now on what is called the peace footing, and consists of 412,000 men and 80,000 horses. There are two reserves, which may be called in at a moment's notice, one of old soldiers and another of young ones—the latter not yet in corporated, but almost ready to be dismissed from drill. These additions would bring the army up to between 600,000 and 700,000 men—a very respect able force, and quite sufficient, as a French paper lately observed, to meet all eventualities. The 412,000 are thus distributed :—ln Mexico, two divisions of infantry and a brigade of cavalry, &c., together nearly :34,000 men; in Cochin China, 1,600 men. The above are on the war footing. On what is called the footing of rassemblenzent is the corps of occupation at Rome, about 20,000 men in one division of three brigades, with a few squadrons of cavalry. On the peace footing, divided into divi sions and brigades, the Army of Paris (3 divisions of infantry and I. of cavalry), the Army of Lyons (2 divisions of infantry and 1 of cavalry), and the division of cavalry of Luneville, consisting of four regimcnte. There is also at Paris what is called a reserve brigade, of 3 battalions and 5 squadrons, specially allotted to the garrison of the capital, and which never leaves it. These two armies, and the Luneville division, may be reckoned at 40,000 men. The Imperial Guard forms a special eorp3, a reserve composed of 2 divisions of in fantry, 1 of cavalry, 3 brigades, and a body of horse and foot artillery—together 33 bat talions (34 just now cn account of the battalion of Turcos), 36 squadrons (37 with the Spahis), form ing a total of 30,000 men. The remainder of the French army is distributed in six great corps, five in France and one in Algeria. There used to be generally 65,000 or 70,000 men in Algeria, but just now there are not so many, several regiments having been sent thence to Mexico. The troops in Algeria way be divided into two classes,—French corps which remain there in garrison for a certain number of years and then return to France, and what are called indigenous corps, which never quit the colony e xcept for fighting purposes. In these latter corps, however, it is to be observed, there are a great num ber of Europeans. They consist of three regiments of Zouaves, three of Tarcos (liraillcurs Algerians) three of Chassenrs d'Afrique, and three of Spahis— about 15,000 infantry and 3.000 horse. Besides these there are the punishment battalions, popularly known as the battalions of Zephyrs. _ Very few corps of infantry and artillery in the French army have not seen more or less service, and, always excepting the young soldiers who have entered since 1859, most of the regiments one falls in with are plentifully bemedalled and decorated. Crimea, Italy, and China have all been recorded in the way that soldiers prize, and the Mexican medal will soon be added to the adornments of the military breast, among which are found in addition, in many cases, the Legion of Honour, the Italian military medal, the French good service medal, and the Medjidie. The cavalry has been less fortunate. Comparatively few regiments were in the Crimea and Italy. To Africa, where they have the Spahis and Chasseurs d'Afrique, and where the climate and nature of the country and warfare are un• favourable to heavy horse, only the lightest cavalry : Hussars, and Chasseurs, are occasionally sent. ONE WAY OF PAYING DEBTS WITHOUT MONEY. —That most excellent device for the payment of accounts between merchants residing in different countries, by bills of exchange, without the actual transmission of cash, was not unknow n i n E ng l an d i n th e present period. We find Peter Egiblank, Bishop of Hereford, employing this contrivance, A.D. 1255, to a very pernicious purpose. Henry 111. had contracted an immense debt to the Pope in prosecuting the absurd project of making his son Edmund King of Sicily; and his Holiness, who was much indebted to certain Italian merchants, who had advanced money for carrying on the war, had become importunate for payment. In this extremity the Bishop of Hereford suggested to Henry the following curious scheme for the payment of all his debts without money :—That the Italian merchants to whom the Popo was indebted should draw bilis in favour of their creditors in England, on all the rich bishops, abbots, and priors, in that kingdom, for certain large sums of money alleged to have been lent. by them to these prelates for the use of their respective churches ; that these bills should all be sent to the Pope's legate in England, who should com pel the prelates to accept and pay them, by threats of eccle siastical censures. This iniquitous scheme was adopted by the King, and the bishop was sent to Rome to procure the Pope's consent and concurrence. These were easily pro cured. The bills, to the amount of 150,540 marks, were drawn and presented, and the prelates, atter many remon -1 a • strances, were compelled to pay them, by threats of excom+ munication.—llistory of England, by _Dr. Henry- ADVERTISEMENT.I—Avoid medicines: theyeuio alewau health y: aT vale chronic complaints, but 1)u Barry's v Restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, which saves fifty times its cost in other remedies, invariably cures them, restoring perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver. pure blood, refreshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or enfeebled. We extract a few out of 60,010 Cures :—Cure No. 58,216 of the Marchioness de Brehm Paris, of a liver complaint, wasting away for seven years, debility, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad digestion, constant sleeplessness, the most intolerable nervous agitation, and dreadfully low spirited.—Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Pecles, Lord Lieut. of Waterford, of many year s ' dyspepsia.—No. 49,832. " Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting.—Maria Jolly." —Cure No. 16,270. Mr—lames Itobert;:, of Friiiiley, Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of Wood, liver derange.;, meat, and. partial deafness.—Cure No. 47, 121 . Miss Eli zabeth Jacobs, of extreme nerv o us n ess , i n digestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies.—Cure N0..54,816. The Itev. Jas T. Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, "of ind igestion and torpl‘ dity of the liver, which had resistel all medical treatment.' In tins, 1 lb., Is. 9d. ; 21b., 4s. Gd ; Mb., 11s. ; 121 b., 225. ; '24lb' Pa.—Barry Pu Barry and Co., N'o : 77 ( „ ; Regent-street, ecgcerns a t - s u t a re c e i t i , c Lz t d s ol in i; also Fortnum and Mason ; an d all e v er y WWII of the United Kingdom, SUN, LONDON, SA TURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1863. ST. LEGER PROPHECLES. Bell's Life. To sum up, we must plead to a preference for Avenger, Golden Pledge, and Borealis of the favourites; and for Na tional Guard, Erin-go-Bragh, and Dr. Syntax of the out siders, and a careful analysis of "public form," the money put on the horse, and the good hands he is in, justify our giving the St. Leger of 1863 to AVENGER. ORANGE BLOSSOM—Be/1s Lffe. The green and straw looEs dangerous, then flickers, and dies out ; The chance of Borealis, scarce conceived, asquick has flown, The boy in yellow calm and still as monarch on his throne ; " Stay, Goater! still there's peril I cast a hasty glance aside For Donnybrook comeb out and overhauls you every stride. Don't take a pull or beat for speed, the fatal act you'll rue, Trust to the Blacklock heart of steel to pull your favourite through. Ere Leeds can taste of victory the cup perchance may slip;" The doubt has changed tocertainty as Clement lifts his whip. They Rnish ; stark and staunch the strife as ever yet was known, But past the post with dauntless stride TILE RANG Ell holds his own. Sommiosus-- ! Bell' s Life. Each jockey flogs with all his might Till, when the Stand they've passed, Lou]) CLIFDEN gets his head in front, And wins the race at last. MANHATTAN—Ben Life. Q uery—what will win the race? U nto all the name I'm telling.-- E ach that studies " form" and " pace," E ach that backs to " win" or " place," N ow may read and mind his spelling. B lue Mantle, Cheerful, Donnybrook, E ach I pass without a word— LL anger will perhaps be second, T hough I place AVENGER third, H uudred tongues shall soon proclaim A Remote Scott's and Falmouth's name. OBSERVER—the Field. Had the Ranger not exposed himself so much at York, I should unhesitatingly have regarded him as the winner. But the exhibition was too poor a one to rely upon, and the validity of the excuse offered for him I cannot acknowledge. I shall therefore prefer trusting to QUEEN BERTHA, Who has had every chance given her, and, I believe, is destined to tread in the steps of Queen of Trumps. Next to her I shall look for The Ranger and Golden Pledge. AUGUR—Sporling Life. I shall boldly nail my colours to the mast with the stan dards of LORD CLIFDEN and QUEEN BERTHA, whose meet dangerous opponents are likely to be Golden Pledge and Blue Mantle. ORLANDO —Sporting Lift. I read it clearly. Good Pro%idence decrees That you should back BLUE MANTLE So shall you win your fortune back. BEACON—Sporting Gazette. I expect to see the St. Leger of 1563 fall to either Avenger, Golden Pledge, or Queen Bertha; and looking at the manner in which Lord Stamford's horse ran away with the Prince of Wales Stakes I must give the preference to AVENGER,. RHYMINGRICHARD—Sporting _lCHARD—SpOrting Gazette. The shifty Blue Mantle is not worth a (w)rap I To defend such a coward my Muse will not stoop, No " I spy" he will hear in return for his Hoop ; I own to a sort of half-fancy irrational In behalf the Guard whose prnomen is National, lie and Donnybrook stand as conjointly dividers Of the favour—ttis small—which 1 feel for outsiders; But I won't have a " cockboat," and so—sink or swim— With AVENGER and BERTHA my vessel I trim I Birmingham sporting Gazette. Blue Mantle, The Ranger, Lord Clifden, Queen B, Avenger quite handy, aro all that I se e ; Great victor at Paris you must have a call, Or the mantle of honour will ne'er on theo fall; The pet of St. Vincent is losing his steel, C ome , Challoner, give him a taste of your heel; And Wells is at work before reaching the Stand. Though the Queen gamely answers each stroke of his wand. A ve nge her, Avenge her, defeat is the cry, As Stamford's bright colours rush gallantly by; But all is in vain, for the captain's aboard, And the three by Blue Mantle are h reh u lle hT P ly floored, Asrefielaie nls is that bilige AVENGER edll e mighty is victor to-day NEVER MISS — Sporting Gazette. But all in vain, for gamely though Queen Bertha struggles on, By the shortest head, just on the post, LORD STAMFoRD'S horse has won TILE TWOPENNY WAR ELER—Sporting Gazette. Queen Bertha—well, the Ilalton touts all swear that every sweater That with Hurricane she takes she shows still better form and better; But, to cut the matter short, my friends, the end of all my tale is, That the Leger eighteen-sixty-three will fall to BOREALIS. TOUCHSTONE —Era. Wo never knew this famed race to present a more open character, and that it has that aspect is evidenced by the price offered on the field, a much longer one than ought to be if The Ranger and Lord Clifden are all right, seeing that they have displayed the best fonn of the whole lot who have shown in pablie. We shall stand against the majority of the favourites, and anticipate the judge's verdict thus — THE AVENGER, 1; Blue Mantle, 2 ; National Guard, 3. STABLE Id OIJSE--Era. Putting this and that together, and then pulling 'em apart again, and then placing them face to face, and topsy turvy, and bead over heels, this is my _ conviction as to the result of the St. Leger, that QUEEN BERTHA and GOLDEN PLEDGE will be first and second, with Borealis very close to them. Sporting News. The trial of Avenger has really been so good that danger must be apprehended from Lord Stamford's jacket; never theless, we cannot desert Q UEEN B ERTHA, who was our e arliest love, and mast retain our confidence through weal or woe. VANGUARD—Sporting Pilot. H av ing carefully we i g hed through the wh o l e o f th e per formances of the several candidates. and not e d a l so the tone of the market, we can arrive at no other co nc l us i on t h an that the Leger of W ednesday next is confi ned to Avenger, let us assign the positions th us :—AVENGER, 1; Qu een Bertha, 2 ; B launeger i n and Mantle, selecting Golden three t Pledge, o s Queen B ert h a, Th e Re c u r e places, The Ranger, 3; with a profound respect for Blue Mantle also. FLY-BY.NIGHT+ Weekly limes. Lord Stamford's horse is ea ch da y increasin g in favour with the public, and before the 16 t h inst. will s ee as short a price as 3 to,l. Jos. Dawson est imates him a 211 b better animal than when he was at Asc ot, and we saw how ridi culously easy his victory there was accomplished, th ough he had not had a gallop for a fortni g ht previous thereto. The present showery weather is most favourable for hi s "poor feet," and from the confidence that is expressed by all the friends of the stable I feel justified in nominating AVENGER as the absolute winner next week of the rich prize of 4,925 sous. VATlaNATon,—Sunday Vines. We have now glanced at the prospects of all the likely runners, our leaning being towards Tha Ranger, Avenger, Golden Pledge, Blue Mantle, and Borealis, and confessin g to a doubt between Mr. Savile's and Lord Stamford's r e _ presentatives, we make our choice as follows : — AvENOPat, 1; The Ranger, 2j; Golden Pledge, 3. for 2.yr•olds ; winners extra; second to save his stake. Three-quarters of a mile. 26 subs. Mr. H. Bird's Regina, 7st 21b Mr. F. Fisher's Aurora, Est 81b Mr. John Osborno's Greenland, Sat Mr. W. Bevill's Junius, 7st 91b (IL Grinishaw) 4 Mr. Gibson's - Wheldrake, Est 71b (Viney) 5 Lord Bateman's Coimbra, Est 121 b (E. Taylor) 6 Betting-6 to 4on Regina, 7to 2 agst Aurora, sto 1 each agst Wheidrake and Junius, 10 to 1 each agst Greenland and Coimbra. Coimbra made play for a short distance, and then left Greenland in front, Mr. Osborne's horse being waited on by Regina and Aurora, both of whom passed him coming round the bend, where Regina took up the running, was never afterwards headed, and won a good race by a neck; a head separated the second and third. The rest, with the exception of Coimbra, were well up. The Welter Handicap of 10 soya each, 3 ft, with 40 added ; winners extra; gentleman riders ; jockeys, 61b extra. One mile and a quarter. 10 subs. Capt. Shaw's Little Dick, 6 yrs, 9st 41b.... (Mr. Bevill) 1 Mr. Reldiff's Jack o'Ne w b ur y, 3 yrs, gat 61b (in 61b ex) (Payne) 2 Mr. C. V intringham's Weatherwise, 4 yrs, 9st 121 b (in Gib extra) (Bumby) 3 Mr. Saxon's Formidable, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b (Mr. G. S. Thompson) 4 Mr. Mellon's Flettoh, 3 yrs, 9st 71b (carried Oat 81b) (Mr. H. Wombwell) 5 Mr. J. Dickson ns Ripley, 3 yrs, 9st 21b (inclu. 61b ex) (Withington) 6 Betting-7 to 4 agst Little Dick, 4to 1 each agst Jack o'Newbury and Formidable, 100 to 15 agst Ripley. Won by three lengths; a bad third. The Two-Year-Old Selling Stakea'arkaova each, 1 ft, with 25 added; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; selling allow ances. Half a mile. Mr. Doyle's Jewel, Gst 4 1 b (£4O) .• . (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. J. Andrew's Madame Tag liafi co , Gst 41 b (£4O) (Zanker) 2 Lord ß e t Bt Betting-5 g t e—ms t o a n' s 4ou Coimbra, Jewel, 6 s 7 t t l o l 14 agst Coimbra, 5 to 1 agstb (£00).... (E. T a yl or ) 3 Madame Tagliafico. Jewel made all the running, and won by three lengths; a bad third. The winner was bought in for 100 guineas. Her Majesty's Plato of 100 guineas; three-yr-olds, Bst 41b ; four, 9st 71b ; five, lOst ; six and aged, lOst Jib. Three miles. Mr. PAnson's Caller Ou, 5 yrs, lOst (Challoner) w.o. Match £lOO. One mile. list 41b .... (Own er ) 2 12st 41b (h ( b M ), r. H 3 Yr . W s' ombwell) 1 3Mira.rgFu.iswofomnbawsteiinrgss'os OTi.,P3oyllrosi Betting-3 to lon 01 Polloi, who made nearly all the running, and won by half a length. BETTING AT MAN CHESTER_Tp x RIDIY. For the St. Leger, Avenger and Queen Bertha maintain the positions they held yesterday. Lord Clifden advanced ; and The Ranger business done, and th ere was noth i ng in There was not recedepoint,d ao 7 mn t eo o ,u l 7n t b t o e o i nfl beingg book l e a d i d aagainst i h m i m . any great force, nor anything to be sent to the ri,stit about. Closing prices ; GREAT YORNSIIIRE STAXES. 12 to 1 agst Blondin (taken) 12 to 1 agst Barter (offered) 16 to 1 agst Silkstono (taken) 20 to 1 agst The Serf (taken) 20 to 1 agst Blithfield (taken) THE LEGER. 11 to 2 agst Avenger (taken and offered) 6to 1 agst Ranger (tarn and offered) 7to 1 agst Lord Clifdea (taken) Bto 1 agst Golden Pledge (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst National Guard (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Dr. Syntax (taken) CESAREIVITCIL. 1000 to 30 on the field (offered) a Bank Clerk. The Alleged Murder of Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, Mr, Humphreys, the coroner for the eastern division of the county of Middlesex, and a jury opened an inquest at tho Dock Hotel, E as t S m ithfi e ld, touching the death.of Hugh Dolvin Morris, a clerk in the City Bank, in Threadneedle-street. The deceased disap peared in a mysterious manner on the night of Thursday week, and was never again seen alive by any one to whom he was known. His body was found floating in the Thames on Wednesday last, under circumstances which it will be seen were disclosed yesterday in evidence, and his friends believe he was murdered. The body, which has been identified, lies at a dead-house in the neighbourhood of the St. Katharine Docks, and there it was seen yesterday by the coroner and jury, pre • paratory to the inquisition. Alfred Morris was the first witness called. He said, in reply to questions by the Coroner—l resile at Hazelwood lodge, Rovpell-park, Streatham, and am a bank clerk. The deceased was my brother, and was 23 years of age. He was also a bank clerk. I last saw him alive on Thursday week, Sept. 3, about half-past 2 in the day, at the entrance to the City Bank. We had been taking lunchecn together, and I parted with him there. So far as I knew he had no ac quaintance at the river side. He was not in any trouble or difficulties, pecuniary or otherwise: Although he did not owe more than £l5 or £2O I never heard him threaten to take his own life. Ho did not wear a watch. We had rea- son to expect him home that night as usual. He was a lad of good character. He must have had money about him at the time of his death. A lighterman named Finnison, living is Globe-street, S George's-in-the-East, deposed that he was on the river on his barge on Tuesday last, and picked up the body of the deceased just outside the entrance to the St. Katharine Docks. The body was dressed, but without a hat. He brought it ashore, and it was then removed to the dead house. It appeared to have been in the water about a week. One of the eyes was black. Mr. John Willes, a surgeon, at 32, Upper East Smith field, said ho examined the body of the deceased on Tuesday afternoon. It was fully dressed, and was covered with mud and slime. He had it washed. He found ) great deal of con tusion over the right eye and slight contusion over the left eye. The face was extremely bloated, sad the marks over the eyelid appeared to be the results of &composition. On the right eyelid there was a slight abrasion. The body was sw ollen. There w ere mar k s on i t, b ut t h ET wero only th ose of decomposition and not due to bruises, He could not in any way account for the cause of death. Witness added, in reply to Mr. Alfred Morris (deceased's brother), that if vio lence had been used im me di a t e l y b e f ore death there might h av e been some difficulty in distinguishingit from marks resulting from decomposition. The discolouration was su perficial, and if death had resulted from plows given before death he should have expected that the discolouration would have been deeper. and $ principal witness, Edward King, a very young man, was next called. He said —I reside at Bellevue, Forest-hill, and am a tyßank. On the clerk in the Ci evening of Thurs day week the deceased stopped at th e b a nk to assist me in my duties. We left the bank a b out 9 o ' c l o ck. It was a very wet night, and he and I event to a place near the bank to take some refreshment. We had some sherry and water, with bread and cheese. We e then went towards London bridge on our way to the railway station. It began to rain I heavily, and we called on Mr. Stephens, the landlord of the Ticket Porter publichouse in Arthur-street, near London bridge. He is a friend of mine, and has known my family for some years. We reached there a little after 11, having gone direct from the place where we took refreshment on leaving the bank at 9 o'clock. At the Ticket Porter we had two bottles of champagne among f our o f us , M r . Stephens and Mr. Cox being the other two. It was getting late, and deceased began to fear we should lose the train. He got up suddenly and saying. "We must no t l ose t hi s t ra in," went out. I asked hira to stop and I would go with him. I did not hear what reply he made, if any. I followed him four or five minutes afterwards, and expected to find him outside. I looked about for him, but he was nowhere to be seen, and I went home without him. I also looked for him at the station, but in vain. It would be a few minutes after 12 when we left the Ticket Porter. The Coroner—Was the deceased sober? Witness—He was excited, but I could not say ho was in toxicated. The Coroner—Was he excited from drink? Witness—No ;ho was in a laughi ng a mood, and spoke in rational manner. The Coroner—Were you sober Witness—Yes ; perfectly so. The Coroner—Do you know what money he had about him ? Witness--I noticed him change a sovereign during the evening. The Coroner—Travelling on the same line of railway from day to day and being in the same establishment, you possibly knew some of his acquaintances? Witness—l never heard him speak of his having any acquaintances about the waterside. That is all the evidence I cin give. By Alfred Morris, deceased's brother—l should not say he was at all intoxicated when we were at the Ticket Pot ter. He could walk perfectly straight. I should not have been afraid of his falling into the river% He was not excited to any undue extent. He was not at all a likely person to commit suicide. He bore a very good character at the office, and his accounts were quite correct. A gentleman present from the City Bank bore out that statement. John Stephens, the landlord of the Ticket Porter in Arthur-street, Upper Thames:street, deposed that the de ceased, with the previous witness, came to his house on the night in question about 11 o'clock. Ho was perfectly sober. He had part of two bottles of champagne, and left a little before 12 o'clock, He drank nothing more there. Witness could not say the aQGQ4§C4 was quite sober, lie was what some people would call a little "jolly," but was not intoxicated. A juryman asked if he was quite capable of taking care of himself, and of going to the railway station with safety. Witness said he was, and if witness had thought other wise he should not have allowed him to go alone. The de ceased changed a sovereign at his house, out of which he paid 7s. 6d. By Alfred Morris—The bottles of champagne were quart, not pint bottles; and both were drunk while deceased was there. After he left they had a third bottle. Witness let the deceased out of the house and shook hands with him. Ho did not see where he went to. The Coroner asked if there was any evidence as to his having been seen alive after that? The summoning officer replied in the negative. _ _ The Coroner said there must be an adjournment with the view to a post mortem examination, and he should take care that it was carefully made. As yet there was no evidence to show the cause of death. Alfred Morris said he had reason to believe that the de ceased had money upon him on the night he was last seen alive, for his mother had given him £2, and he had received £5 from the bank within two days previously. Charles Blake, of Little Winchester-street, deposed that the deceased, whom he had known for some time, called en him at his office about 10 o'clock on the morning of Thurs day week, and offered to lend him £3 or £4 if he wanted it, leading him to suppose that he had then money about him. Alfred Morris said the examination which had been made of the body. was entirely superficial. In the Wolverhampton case it was supposed at first that no blows had been inflicted because there were no very decisive marks, but when the scalrvies removed it was found that the man had been dreadfully beaten. The Coroner repeated that he should see to the post mortem examination being carefully made, and he ad j ourned the inquest for a week. LEICESTER RACES.--I(RIDAY. - -- --- The Scurry Handicap of 50 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 3 ft, for all ages ; winners extra. Half a mile. Mr. J. Saxon's Lord of the Manor, aged, mid Sat eey) 1 41b Mr. John Osborne's Paddy O'Rourke, 3 yrs, Est 2 Mr. F. Fisher's Aurora, 2 yrs, sst 71b Grim ahaw) , Aurora, Betting-6 to 4 on P addy O ' Rourke, s to 2 agsr 100 to 30 agat L or d of the Manor. The trio left th e s t arter in a line, but after procee ding a few strides Auro ra went to the front, followed by Paddy O'Rourke, Lord o f th e Manor lying off. Before runn i ng 200 yards, Aurora swerved right across the course, came into collision with a pest, which she passed on the wrong side, and being dieqUalified from winning for that mishap, Jemmy Grimshaw did not persevere with her. Paddy O'Rourke was then left with the lead, which he maintained until half-way up the straight, where Lord of the Manor headed him, and won easily by a neck. Aurora was pulled up several lengths in the rear of Paddy O'Rourke. Th e All-aged Selling Stakes of 2b sovs, added to a Sweep- Ossotyanelbac;hfic two Ir-old s , T at 31b; three, 9st e, six, and age d , lOst 21b ; sell ntl b a g k ; a e usfoclouf 3 o r t , her allowances. Three quarters of a mile. 4 subs. Mr. Fisher's Reindeer, 5 yrs, fist 61b (MO) (Mitchell) 1 Mr. Moreton's Telscombe, 2 y rs, sst 101 b U3O) Gruushaw) 2 Mr. J. Andrew's Madame Tagliafico, 2 yrs, 54 91b (car. sst 131 b) (i3O) (Zenker) 3 Betting—Even on Reindeer, 6 to 4 agst Telscombe. Reindeer made play throughout, and won by three part s of a length; Madame Tagliafico was beaten off. The winner was bought in for 105 guineas. The Castle Donnigton Nursery Handicap of 100 Boys (60 given by the Marquis of Hastings and 50 by the Race i Committee) added to a Sweepetakee of 10 sow each, 3 ft., Z. , 1N........ Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Her Majesty's yachts Victoria and Albert, Capt. his Serene Highness the Prince Leiningen ; Os borne, Staff Commander Bower; and Fairy, Staff Commander Welch, arrived at Portsmouth yester day from Antwerp and the Thames, The Osborne made the passage from the Downs to Portsmouth in exactly seven hours, an extraordinary passage con- sidering the yacht's age, tonnage, and engine power, and the fact that one of her paddlewheels is all but useless, and part of her engine machinery considerably in want of repair. The Pioneer, 6, screw despatch vessel, Comman der Robinson (acting), having been officially in spected at Spithead, yesterday steamed into Ports mouth harbour to dismantle and pay out of com mission. On Wednesday and Thursday a series of very nteresting experiments was carried on at Sheerness by order of the Admiralty to test the value of a steering screw propeller applied to the Charger gunboat, the invention of Mr. Curtis, C.E., of Hol loway, and 142, Fenchurch-street, London. The peculiarity of this screw is that a ring forming an universal, or ball and socket joint, is placed within the hollow boss of the screw, which is thereby con- nected with the main shaft, the centre of gravity of ,he screw and the centre line of the rudder inter- setting the centre line of the main shaft, so that the entire weight of the screw is borne by the shaft, and by means :of the tail or spindle of the screw projecting from the boss working in the rudder, whatever may be the movement of the rudder, it communicates an equal movement to the screw, which therefore becomes not only the pro pelling but also the guiding power of the ship. Fur thermore, by this invention the retarding action of the rudder and likewise the vibration are removed, while the speed of the vessel is increased. The Charger gunboat, having been handed over to Mr. Curtis for the purpose of making experiments, was on Wednesday taken for trial at the measured mile off Maplin Sands, the result being that the mean of the runs to and fro was 8.698 knots an hour, as contrasted with 7.'751 knots obtained at Portsmouth previous to the vessel being placed in Mr. Curtis's hands ; showing a gain of .531, or about half a mile, in favour of the steering screw, while the indicated horse power showed 113.30, against 145.25 obtained at Portsmouth. It was felt by those who witnessed the experiments that had the engines been in a more efficient working state the gain would have been still more considerable. On Thursday a competi- tive trial of speed took place between the Charger and the Spanker, twin boats, having been built upon the same model and lines by the same builders, and each containing engines of 60 horse power. The distance run was from a buoy off the Formid able, flag ship of Vice-Admiral Sir G. It. Lambert, K.C.8., commander-in-chief at Sheerness, round the Nore Light and back, a total distance of about eight miles. In this distance the Charger beat the Spanker by 17 minutes, being 25 per cent. gain, or equivalent to about a mile and a half per hour, the whole run being made by the Charger in one hour and one minute. This gain is evidently obtained by avoiding the retarding effect of the rudder, as it was found that to keep the vessel in her course the helm never varied more than from 3 to 5 deg. The full circle was made in 2 minutes 40 seconds, helm starboard 40 degrees, the diameter of the circle being 120 ft., measured by a line paid out from the stern of the ship. The circle to port helm 40 degrees, was made in 2 minutes 30 seconds, diameter the same, the length of the vessel being 115 ft. By working the screw astern and putting the helm over 40 degrees, the vessel can be turned in about half the time above stated, and in a radius of only one-third its length, measuring from the screw itself. The screw can be applied in the dead wood of the ship, and lifted as in the ordinary way, so that the vessel may be governed either by the rudder or screw, or by both, at the option of the commander; also, if found necessary or desirable, the rudder may control the movement of the vessel by the momentum after the engines are stopped ; but all that has been sought or could be expected by a first trial is the establishment of the principle of the invention, which is considered to be proved beyond all question. Its value to large ships must be apparent, whether for war or commercial purposes. Her Majesty's screw steam frigate Arethusa, 39 guns, 3,141 tons, 500-horse power, having under gone several important alterations in her machinery to enable her to work either as a surface or common condenser, or the two conjointly, was taken out of Sheerness Dockyard on an experimental trip for five hours yesterday. During the trip the average revolutions of engines were 68 per minute ; vacuum, 281 b ; and pressure of steam, 251 b. The trial was of a most satisfactory character, the result exceed ing the most sanguine expectations. The vessel was in charge of Capt. W. K. Hall, C. 8., commanding the Sheerness Steam Reserve ; and Vice-Admiral Sir G. R. Lambert, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chid at the Nore, was on board to witness the trial. The contractors, Messrs. J. Penn and Son, were repre sented by Mr. Mathews. Mr. Rumble, inspector of machinery afloat, and Mr. Blaaland, chief engi neer of Sheerness Dockyard, attended on the part of the Government. The Wrangler, 4, screw steam gun vessel, 477 tons, 80 horse power, Com.tHenry H. Bonnlish, ar rived at Sheerness f ro m the West Coast of Africa, last from Devonport, on Thursday evening. On the following day she was inspected by Capt. J. 1 , ul ford, of her Majesty's ship Formida ble, flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir G. R. Lambert, C. 8., who con gratulated her commander on the effective state of the vessel and crew. Sho wil l be paid. out of coi n . mission in about ten days a nd placed in the Sheer ness Steam Reserve, ha vin g been in commission since May, 1860. to be ines, in Plating of that affixed Only somete the s i e a t e o ni f t h of e tabremiorue r a plant frigatees r e A m e a h i , which, from Cvehsastehl,awmitDhotchkeyeaxrdo,eptoticoonmopfltehtee trshteern the difficulty of fi x ing the plates to that part, will delay the fi n ishing of this frigat e a b ou t a month fixed. It is not w no p r obable beyond the that time h originally sevi be ready for floating out of dock before the early part of the month of December. The three-quarter and inch plating ; which will lona the §idee of the vessel from 2, 03 i,;7/ 12 , _ 45.e 22 1.72‘ 2,b7() 12 . 03 bo,i 4t; 6. 405 I, o`l ,' 2 5 :4591 :.~. A