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A ___,.......... ~......., , ,n )rd's; + ion. bOUPELL v. ADAMS.—A PUBLTC MEET ye a ITITEDreete will be held TO-MORROW AFTERNOON Consider ..- - nish Will be precise] the' A the 24th inst., at the Freemasons' Tavern, to ase. The chair will be taken, at Four o'clock No 221)44 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 23, 1863 et to 3', hY W. E. Forster, Fsq., M.P. ,• and the meet ng . me ? ‘,„_ addressed by Dr. Lankester, Mr, Parker, Mr. if. H. speakereg 1414.1311, Dr, Richardson, Mr. W. 1.. Leaf, Mr. Spencer Wells, one erfield, Mr. Churchill, Dr. Brady, M.P., and other SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER MR, THORNBURY'S NEW NOVe.L, to clean their bottoms. They left Lisbon on the 16th THE CAPE OF GOOD ROPE. FOR man THIS DAY, Now ready at all the Libraries, in 8 vols., inst., and experienced fine weather up to the time ---------_________ Shen NORTHERN BENCe. AL TEA COMPANY, At 25. ed. each Person. SOUPS, TB. B A S SuRyT. EEL. of anchoring at S itheed. The passage has been P PLYMOUTH, Sr con- Limited. uox Tail. Br noise. The East India and London Stew made easily at reduced power. In coming up lish, NARY IS se esAtty G.FN- "ERECIY GIVEN.. that the FIRST oRDI- Broad-str FISH Channel on Saturday the Revenge, 'Warrior, and Com ' t M Tu' pany s screw s eamer ann. i cite- held at th' FRA.L MEETING of this COMP INY will be Cod and Oyster Sauce. Fried Brill. ST. OLAVE'S. A NOVEL. $y YAWIsAo LnoTwEßreaTdlly,°lßnN3Bvols., Black Prince were steaming with half-boiler ENTREES. Capt. J. Smyth, passed up Channel Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. full hing the of the Company, 4, Adam's-court, Old day of eel, tn the City of London, on TUESDAY, the 3d Veal Cutlets awe Fines Herbes, Curry of Mutton a power, and the Defence and Resistance with She . g day. is from Calcutta, Nov but March, 'n63, at One o'clock. L'lndienne. 8846. d By order of the Board, JOINTS, Surloins of Beef, Saddles of Mutton. In Bvo., with Illustrations, 155., NARRATIVE of a SUCCESSFUL power, the rate of steaming of the whole fleet being 11-2 knots. and the Cape, Jan. 12. She brio able --------, P. L. HUNT, Acting Secretary. Potatoes Maitre D' el otel. Choux Pleura au Berate. EXPLORATION THROUGH the INTERIOR of .A. n attempt . which has been made to induce the Cape, a full general cargo, and that Tfm GREA T EASTERN Victoria Puddings. Cheese Cates. AUSTRALIA, from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria. ship wright officers of her Majesty's dockyards to sengers : and Cheese and Salad. From the Journals of WILLIAM JOHN WILLS, by his memorialise his Grace the Duke of Somerset in op- COMPA NY. From India—Brigadier Cl' the An extensive and earetully selected stock' of FRENCH, Father, WILLIAM WILLS. Four-and-a-Half per tent. Preference Stock L HENISH. MO- MLLE, and other WINES, imported ex- Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. position to the appointment of Mr. E. J. Reed to went •; Lieut. Warren, 81st with The GREAT EASTER \ RAILW AY CO MPA \Y as pre- presaly for The London Firmer, the chief constructorship of the navy, has met with Pared tn re( elee a- plicate-ins for sums of Met ,or upwards, port during the late election, one THE LONDON, 19 , FLEET-STREET. Devon- Lieut. Brooks, 82d, lady /tipthee ..bc'''' seek, bearing a fixed Preferential Interest of signal failure. A memorial was drawn up at are 44 per per annum. MADAME RACHEL ON " FEMALE GRACE AND BEAUTY." and was signed by the Newberry, civil service • ;try, „sun,. st c mmences from the date of payntent. CANTERBUR‘ HAL L. master shipwright and his assistants of the yard. ras Native Infantry Just published, the 'l_ I,lNtions to be made ei her personally or by letter to The Woolwich officers of the department afterwards five Infantry ; Capt. re- undersigned. B 0 OK OF BEAUTY. Last Week of the Third Edition of the renowned Pantom mic Entertainment, THE ENCHANTED HASH, cry. Risho J. P. OWEN, Secretary. thirteen characters, solely sustained by F. Marshall (per- By Madame RACHEL. added their names. On the document reaching sth Madras Native 3 to psgate Terminus, February, 1863 formed with immense success upwards of fifty nights), at To be had at 47A, New Bond-street. Price 2s. 6d. Sheerness, Mr. Moody, the able master-shipwright hose halt-past nine o'clock. _ of that establishment, and his assistants refused to `the Comic be I etsworth, the modern Demosthenes; Eu- countenance the project, and the promoters have ac- his wife, and tv oars- F, INLAND REV' NUE, Somerset-louse ' gene, in his burlesque songs and dances; Frank Hall, Arthur Naval and Military Intelligence Mrs. Kimber; as' ears T 7 N, Feb. 13. t 863. 8 -- 's ADVANCE NOTES. Lloyd, and e.iss Laura Sanders. • cordingly dropped the matter. It is a significant From the Car raen,?s., the repeal of the Mercantile Marine Act o ls'n. 'ea GRA •I, OF ERA'I IC SE I. ECTIONS, conducted by Mr, fact that the officers who have discountenanced the rare, Jonghmaus Principal Artiste-Miss Russell. THE NAVY. the tx.,_esavanee Notes become liable to Stsmp Ditty as Bills of memorial are those who have had the very best op- At the C kil4,'Tlze A s nob Pahl ity does not appear to be generally The gunboat Trinculo, tender to the flagship portunities of becoming acquainted with Mr. Reed's snot, aid of the shall aesept or pay any give nl e P"rd ° t Inland Revenue deem it advisable to T H F, 0 X F 0 R D, Revenge, which arrived on Friday afternooon in practical skill, Mr. Moody h • been engaged for eying Mr. White. Ltion ce that an Will incur the penalty rer,on who sh Al make. sign. or issue. cll. a. oXFORD STREET. Plymouth Sound, left the Tagus on the 14th, and several months in building the Enterprise at Dept- railway opu- se h note which is not duly stampeed Ity oi £5O. ' ' EVERY EVENING, the New Cantata, by Herr Meyer Lutz and An a ,hegiv ' reports that Admiral Smart intended to leave on ford under Mr. Reed's superintendence ; and Mr• that t. e stamp cannot be used to denote the- detv on " HERNE THE HUNTER," such notes, the 16th inst. for a cruise. Martin, the assistant master-shipwright at Sheer- ado, Rich Written upon s, the law requiring that Bil sof Exc :.Age shal be Giuck's ALCESTE, and other Operatic Selections, 700 d paper i • pressed with the apnrCipriate stamv. Supported by Miss Russell, Miss Tow ley, Mr. Green, Mr. The water was on Friday admitted into No. 3 ness, having been one of the practical shipbuilding „r By order of the Board. Bernardi, Mr. J. B. Huish, and Mr. Albert, dock at Portsmouth, and the Royal Sovereige, officers with whom the pupils of the late Ports- it" ;hem - ••, T. sIts.IIGENT, Secretary, with full band and choral.• which has been converting there from a three- mouth school of naval construction were associated. an- Conducted by Mr. F. Junghmans. cele- Drew Dean's Flute Solos, decker to a turret-ship since April last, was floated They, therefore, know how vain it would be to im- ' 3 the ARMY CONTRACTS. Ballads by Master Edwin Sanders, the juvenile vocalist, aged off her blocks. There was considerable mystery pate a want of skill or experience to the new chief iday Commissar at Office, Aldershett, 9 years, observed by the dockyard officials as to the cause of constructor, or to gainsay the justice of the appoir T February 19, 1863. PNDERS will bp epeeived at t h 'La Offor,, nntil George Hodson 's Irish, Miscellaneous, and Ventriloquial Entertainment. this somewhat unexpected operation. The true meat. The hi reason was, however, obvious enough. s P The following appointments were made on F' Unsworth's great Stump Speech, " Or any other man." "men.. Noon cm the 7th March next, from per lee who may be eas not been afloat since she lay alongside the jetty at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Hilary G. Ando° „„„, to en er into CONTRACTS for the SUPPLY of Eugene's burlesque Scenes and Dances. .LJEL and LIGHT ; con feting of one s, coke, wood, corn- W. Randall's New Comicalities. of the dockyard in April, partially dismantled, and Vigilant ;W. S. Whittaker, assistepaymastf 'Pointe and dip candles, In such quanti tee as may be required for ttMiss Caroline Parkes' Pantomi ,is Sketch, "Little Red it has therefore been found necessary to put her Colossus; W. J. Sprake, acting second-6e e use of her Majesty's Forces and Military Departments at Aldershott Camp, for one year, from the Ist April, 18A3, Riding Hood ;" and other varied attractions in the water again, and obtain her draught of engineer, to the Asia, for the Frederic!, Fnrms of tender and conditions of contract may be obtaiesd Hall, Cd.-Balcony and Stalls, Is.-Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. water now that her hull has been transferred from aj,E. T. Nicholls and F. L. Lawrence both " application at this office; and no .eneer will he noticed nand, unless made en such prescribed form, and delivered at this m three-decker of 131 guns to the wooden shell of a nominated to naval cadets. 0131ce by the hour appoieteci. JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS met a CONCERTS. turret ship. On the water rising in the dock to a -- pt for HENRY B. MORSE, Oeputy Comte issary-General. • EVERY EVENING at the ARGYLL ROOMS. sufficient height, the ship was litted'off he blocks THE ARMY. ; still -......____ Great Success.-See opinions of the Press, at a draught of 13ft. Bin. of water forwar , and The Megtera screw troopship, C I oat- ARMY CONTRACTS. Conductor-Mons. JULLIE N. 3eans - The celebrated Cornet-a- I iston, 17ft. Sin. aft, the water line being just below the Henderson, arrived in Cowes T Commissariat Office, A'derlihott, Mr. J. LEVY, lower portion of the added longitudinal planking early yesterday morning with r February 19, 1863. Will play at intervals from 9to 12 o'clock. which supports the Tin. of crossed diagonal teak tailors 18th Regiment on board TENDERS will be received '..=t this Offire. until The Concert, Composed of Classic 1 Music from the GREAT , Noon on the 7th March next, from parties who may be MASTERS, will terminate at a quarter-past 1 king which has been added to the ship's ex- this mornin and Ten, and the le-an . . g take up , Ist be wig the. to enter into CONTRACT for the SUPPLY or Dance music at five minutes to Twclve. ternal topsides to strengthen her and assist in car- Parkhurst barracks. In " Orel.' , - COALS (NV-Ws-end), in such quantities as may be Promenade, ls.-Reseryed seats, 25. rying her 51in. armour plates, and also supports in a The examination of can? ' feed' . the ~, for - ale A . ar, from the Ist April, 1863, for the se of Doors open at Eight o'clock rabbit the lower edges of the bottom tier of armour the medical department i,etreYal Military College, San burst. Manager, Mons. GRENET. on application of tender and conditions of con' rad maybe obtain; d - unleis g.alleon at this ffice : and no t' ry-''cr will be noticed embryo turret ship was floating, the only weights General F. W. Hale office by tb on such prescribed form, c:tind els livered at this THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM ; e hour appointed. in addition to the wooden hull being her machinery the other members containing the Wonders of Nature and Art, shown by HENRY B. MORS 5:, Der ut C is r Innumerable superbly executed Models, illustrating every complete as an 0 y omm sary-Gene al. 800 horse power screw steamship, cation. The exatr ........._________ pert of the Human Frame, together with a variety of highly ten of her huge 51in. iron armour plates on her entire week. interesting Natural Preparations, Malformations, and Mon- . , ....-- sines partially completed in their bolt fastenings, strosities. open daily, from 11 to 10 (for Gentlem, n only). - 48 6d ARMY CONTRACTS. Admission One Shilling. Entrances 29, George-street, Han- and 30 of the lin. iron plates or the upper deck THE ' 3s 0-': Commissariat office, Alderehott, over-square, and 44A, Maddox-street, itegent-street, Lon- beams underneath her Bin. wooden deck planking, 1. TFebruary 19, D 63. don, W. ENDERS will he receive • • Explanaturf Lecture every Afternoon at Four. Mug- which lay dat thl. Offier., untll on the beams of her upper deck. In The hat' trated and Deere iptive Catalogues sent, poet free, for twelve measuring round her topsides to ascertain their to 61c1 ,w,,,; Noon on the 7th March next from parties who may be' above, the soure to 7u e4eeng to enter into CONTRACT= for the SUPPLY of' stamps. Address the Secretary, as exact height from the water line, it was found to be . eeee,eL • (such as that • accessor; known as Newport Sm ,Its ,in such 07 : . quantities —Amidships, 15ft. tin. •• on the quarters, 15ft.5ine Alaril, 1 es as may be required, for one year, from the tat display Aldrshot'. 863, for the use of the Water Works at B urley, near GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE and on the bluff of the bows,' 161 t. Her estimated black Form ft d COMPANY, draught of water when ready for sea, with every en s n en er and conditions of contraet maybe obtained Not lthl at nlication at this office; and no tender will be notioli No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C. thing on board, is 20ft. 3in. aft, and 21ft. 9in. for- Not stone. ess made on such prescribed form, and delivered at this Established 1821. ward, which leaves, at the ship's present draught, vv, ' Mee by the hour appointed. ter qr. Subscribed Capital, Two Millions• an additional immersion of the hull of 7ft aft and ' HENRY B. MORSE, Deputy Commissary-General. -s per -- DIRECTORS. Sir MINTO FARQUHAR, Bart., M.P., Chairman. 6ft. 4 in. forward, to carry the undoubtedly enor- CHARLES WILLIAM CURTIS, Esq., Deputy Chairman. mous weight which has yet to be put on and into ARMY CONTRACTS —TENDERS will he Henry Hulse Berens, Esq,, G. Shaw Lefevre, Esq. the ship. This weight will be comprised chiefly received at this Office until noon on t, eed of March, Henry Bonham Carter, Eaq. John Martin, Esq. the following items :—Four turrets of 80 tons ear k, and tree, 'persons who may be wilier e• to enter into CONTRACT; ( harles F. Devas, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. jot 320 tons ; armour for aides, fastenings, and e wen- miithe SUPPLY of WOOD for lighting tires in the Lendon Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. James Morris, Esq. theitarY District, in suet- quantites as '- ay be required for Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. Henry Norman, Esq. elating, 1,000 tons; anchors, 27, and cables 72 foil. use of .er v ajesty's land for e stationed in litir of the James Goodson, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. 99 tons; messengers and fittings, 6 tons 1? ew ng pieces, from Ist April, 186-, to Ist March, 1864:- 't homson Ilankey, Esq., M.P. , Abraham J. Roberts, Esq. 1. IT a ~. ReY e-p rk nd Keneinee, n Palace New Vs !Tacks. John G. Hubbard, Esq., M.P. I James Tulloch, Esq. boats, 12, and firehearth, 8, 20 tons; men an • Baerrflent's park, St. John's-wocd, ai', Portman-street John Labouchere, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq. (280 men), 44 tens; boatswain's and cr 8. AUDITORS. etores, 85 tons ; armament, say (what it or a• Well eto St• (1 ' eore•e s, and P,- s. d. reeand T n' * nekineham Palace Bar- Lewis Loyd, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. 100 shot, shell, and gunner's store tons; 15 6 i ks. nfantry Guards, St. Ja:nies's-park. Cornelius Paine, jun., Esq. I Noel 'Whiting. Esq. 15 6 4. The Tower. 5. ri 6. ounslrm and Kneller tall. Saml. Brown, Es ~ Actuar powder, 30 tons; water and tanks, 3C Thos Tallemach, Esq., Secretary I q y. 16 3 n'Tnnton Court. 600 tons; and provisions and victua' 7. Croydon 15 0 ‘ Benar to t 0 ' LIFE DEPA RTMENT.-UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF AN tons. The whole weight will be 2,T 15 0 eioned s len ere ir.a-t he made for each of the above-men- AcT Pr PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In- There are the steam capstans, sax 16 3 beie at one co barracks as .eparately ”roupe,l and num- urers EIGHTY PER CENT. of the Profits, at Quinquennial , (+ht.; • Eorms o': tender and con Mons of ecntraet may be I >iyisions, or a Low Rate of Premium withoutparticipation of working them, the internal null' 13 6 bet_ 'eon on application ands Office, by letter or in person, Profits. many other smaller items, all ar ,17 3 4 .orn,„ must ours ot 04 o'clo. k.. Tenders on the printel Since the establishment of the Company in 1821, the 17 3 will .„.. be prt perly filled u, an • signed. and no tender ' mount of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in total, that are not .. included, o' 15 0 end ." t!ntleed unles, delivered at the und men, inflect office, ash value ..£680,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary but which will materially a Are,. p esed envelope (marked on 'he out iee, "Tender for 'onuses of .£1,05e,000. 13 6 carried by the turret ship. 13 6 my Supplies") before noon on the 3d March next. After the Dtvialun of Profits at Christmas, 18475, the Lifo - 14 9 beby hW. H. MATURIN, Deputy Commissary-General. assurances in torce, with existing Bonuses thereon, the ship will gain her 16 9 Deputy Commissary - ffi e. 5, N.. w- street, mounted to upwards of £4,730,000, the Income from the Lite diagonal and longitud; spring -e a, dens, London, S.W., Feb. tie, )863. ranch £207,000 per annum, and the Life Assurance Fund --- ' plating to sft. below 1' -______ ndependent of the capital, exceeded £1,618,000. FIRE DEPARTMENT.-Insurances are effected upon give her additional Cr ARMY CONTRACTS for FUEL end LIGHT. every descrip. ion of property at moderate rates. doubt injuriously of Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this increased size of tb the,,_, T, ENDERS will be received at this office until noon on Corn an intoa f March, from persons who may be wilily, to'enter P J. water with a give CANE ontracts for the SUPPLY of COAL-, COKE. aed use of in su h quanti ies as may be required for the A.D. 1720. .. her Majesty's Land Forces nd Miltary I iepartm, nts R,O YAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE to the abrupt c or. 21. -se any of the following piaces, from Ist April, 1 63, to 31st between 7ft. e March, 1864 .___ CORPORATION r. 15. Xi. ITYde..(Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First) Our space p• Lr. 6. park, South Kensington, and Keneington-palace ~, 8W Barracks ;-,50 tons Wa lsend coals, 3 tons coke. 1,55 U FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. question th' r. 3. nee. Barracks candles, fic" ros. dip candles. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. nal plank; r. 4. ma'errae%rsent's-park, et. .3 ohn's -wood, aid Portman-street Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall. her keel e 27. :---1,109 to' •Wal'send coe se 11 tons coke, 1,685 lbs. coinpnsie OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor. r. 6. 3. vv._.y. andles, 34Fie lbs. dip candles. presery e 25. r ek, , e.,,Pnatort• :;:t. George's, and Buckingham-palace Bar- GEORGE PEARRES BARCLAY, Esq., Sub-Governor. r. 4 and kv,7B?, Ouards, Infantry Guards, St, Tames'"-park, Sir JOHN HENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor. by 4j: b. 27. Wallsenda engineer Office, Buckingham gate :-1,667 tons DIRECTORS. rang b. 26 ' Bareack,.. esoais, 210 tons Wylam '‘' oor co Is (ter Wellington Bainbridge Esq. di , ••ai 12 tons coke, 2,206 lbs. composite candles, 1,214 lbs. Henry- E• Wilmot Holland, Esq. an b. 20. , candles Rohert Barclay, sq. Earl of Leven and Melville. e `1•• Milit •ohn Garrett Cattley, Esq. Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq. ir. 6. end e Military Store eat blishment,. Pimlico:-228 tot Walls- Mark turtle Close, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. b. 25. • 5,_ coals 364 tons ' oe lay's Merthyr coals. in tons Tanfield The Ron. Josceline W. Petty. b. 20 20rit Coals, . S. dip candles. 4.0 chaldrons coke, 3 0 lbs. composite candles, Davidson,sq. William 1 homes Dent, Esq,_s Charles Robinson, Esq,_ Lt., ,7. _ The rower :-823 tons Wallsend coals, 160 tons I Pwlar's Alexander Deuce, Eq. Samuel Leo echuster, Esq. merthyr coal Fredk. Jos. Edlmann, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Es lbs. compositeB,lo tons Tanfiel I Moor coal+, 10 tons coke, 920 Riversdale W. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. b. 26. candles 20e di candles. 6. Hounr t • lbs. l•P 740 tons Inland best' obt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., 31.1' 28 tons 3ow and Kneller-hall .-__ . __cog's, Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. L. 20. candle, ..._.4. coke, 1,000 lbs. corn osite candles, 4,000 lbs. dip . gas. Stewart Hodgson, Esq. Chas. Baring Young, 1 r, 10. ~ efampton-court :-115 tons Inland best coals, 150 lbs. Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.' r. 12. VOlraposite candles. 5110 lbs. dip candies. NOTICE.- the usual fifteen days allowed for p D. 28. 8. Windsor:-1,3 0 tons Wallsewl cogs, 6 tons coke, 2,250 FIRE PREMIUMS falling due at Christmas lbs. composite candles, oo tbs. dip c ndles on All January. b. '2B, O. Brighton, with Coast. F its from Newhaven to Shore- FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effe ham:-645 tons Wa lsend coals, 3 tons coke, 1,630 lbs. corn- 'orporation on advantageous terms. Posite candles, 6,310 lbs. dip candles. In the Life Department, assurances are g' eel°. Croydon :-20e tons Wellsend coals, 3 . tons coke, ricipation in Profits, or, at lower Premiw ill at 'eel lbs• comp site candles, 1,500 lbs. dip candles. participation. • The quantities above specified of each article of supply are The Reversionary Bonus on British P, e that 1)..111„Y approximate estimates of what may probably be required nearly. 2 per cnt. reductions annum on the sur I been L'utilin the per'od of the contract, but the contractor will be Equivalent have been mr seal liable to 'deliver such quantities as may be demanded • ayeble by persons who preferred that on re. under competent authority, whether mere or less than the The divisions of Profit take place e• above. Se parate tenders for fuel and for lizht mus, be made for Any sum not exceeding £15,000 each of the abovementioned st ttione or barracks as separately Life. ES.— • grouped and numbered. Fcrms of tender, and conditions of This Corporation affords to the let by Liberal participation in Pr e pro- leact, may be obtained on appli ation at this office, Tender in person, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock. the liabilities of partnershi' same iiel on the printed foetus mutt be properly filled up and A rate of Bonus equal tr Ly, the AO • , and no tender will be noticed u less del vered at the Societies-with the guarr oure,ernentioned ffice, unoer closed envelope (marked on the Stock. street, adlide, " Tender for Army Supplies"), before noon on the The advantages of r ig re' arch next. of an Office whose ret ridge) W. H. MATURIN, Deputy Commissary-GeneraL perience of nearly a Deputy Commissary-General's tiffi. e, 5, New-street, The Corporation ha' bniing-gardens, London, S.W., Feb. 10, 1883. in the Militia, Yeotr ;IL__ -____ United Kingdom, fr with Ro SPRCTA eLF.S.—The Patent Nevelve;netented up at Nobt,Tlnted Spectacles are patronised by the maj, rite. of the ye his °edit; '4', including Viscount i'almerston. They afford extra- Ilea to S,,L,v me ief to weak, di , and deft ctive vision. S. and B. v3l ON S, Opticians, 39. Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. HOSPIr as to ------______ er sonera NOTIC, fission, D-EA rNR".S.—The SOUND MAGNIFIER church ' INv ~: • Vented , - r IBLF, VOICE CONDU('TOR, a newly in- -roof ished. the east;emeet for severe ases oi deaf nese. It fits into perfo• were .22e, ear, not perceptib e. removes singing no:s. sin the head, the and enabler( deaf • la the pnblii• pera.ns to hear distinctly at church a dat mp assemblies.-S. and B. SOLO3IONS, 39, Albemarle td un- street, i iccadilly. ------- I Cure 08T F 0 E I 1) () N • Webb, Patent, March 1, 18,2, No. nee. elard' t „'; A 1 II I EL'S Self-adhesive Patent Indeetructible MW l beehli s' aI, TEE fli and FLEXIBLE GUMS. without pal, cough ,rintes, or wires, and without operation. One set it lietinie cot tO ,_ ~ and WAR ItANTED stile V ASTICATIO' heel ;n ,i CP LAT TO • , even when all others fail. Purr I. 10 ',trials only, at half the usual it with' Messrs. (-; A BR IEI., the old-established Deli' fruit. 27, 1-lARLEY-STIIEET, CAVENDISH-SO till he . 34, LUDGATE-BILL, LONDON olvedo 65, NEW-STREET, I,IIIMINGbAII i. trial. 134, DUK -STREET, 'LIVER, Complete Sets, 4 to 7 and 10 to 16 ....tee.. One visit only required from country " _---- Practical Treatise gratis. consultation. tree Le wife .. rife of reETH —By MR. ESKT ,I? oyal Seal granted 17th 1 lute of Teeth, exquisitely ename, at, the fitted in a few hours by meat,s 0 ' InVerishable base of the coley heres with wonderful tenacit' [rs, B. "sightly fastenings, and d observer. The peculiar at is, the re idiness with whi . any change of the moila act independently of ar ohn't°9 of ordinary ?onstructi "Me, rla w. II as f Sarah. le- KELL's TRE.A' !WO, Post free for seven r sultations tree. I street, Bond-st• saint taink,hato. !st 011 ..--_________ 0111910 WOO r"Ti'T Dr. sired wit 'eott, o' .offer -roast epees. float (otiti of • tie [aver' r Tide, 'e, the ~ city, Liver° place, mill -75. enee''' ......--" ___- jges, es , Ne e ~. !ma OUPELL v. ADAMS.—A PUBLTC MEET ING will be held TO-MORROW AFTERNOON cIUESDAY), the 24th inst., at the Freemasons' Tavern, to consider this ase. Th. , chair will be taken, at Four o'clock iselby IV. E. Forster. Fsq., M.P. ; and the meet ng will be addressed by Dr. Lankester, Mr. Parker, Mr. tl. H. carman, Dr. Richardson,. Mr. W. Leaf, Mr. Spencer Wells, speak angerfield, Mr. Churchill, Dr. Brady, M.P., and other rs. No 22,044 SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER FOR THIS DAY, At 2s. ed. each Person. SOUPS. uox Tail. Br noise. FISH Cod and Oyster Sauce. ENTREES. Veal Cutlets aux Fines Herbes. L'lndienne, JOINTS, Surloins of Beef, Saddles of Mutton. Potatoes maitre D'hotel. Choux Fleurd au Beurre. SWEETS. Victoria Puddings. cheese Cates. Cheese and Salad. An extensive and carefully selected stock' of FRENCH, LHENISH, 110- ELLE, and other WINES, imported ex pressly for The London Winner. THE LONDON, 19 , FLEET-STREET. IN 'THERN BENe AT, TEA COMPANY, Limited. iIANROTICE IS T I ERE'dY GIVEN', that the FIRST oßDl b_eld T at GthielloFffillAL MEETING of this COMP \NY will be Broad-,treet 2ca of the Company, 4, Adam's-conrt, Old day of m ,n the City of London, on TUESDAY, the 3d Mardi, U , 63, at One o'clock. Fried Brill. Curry of Mutton a By order of the Board, P. L. HUNT, Acting Secretary. T" G REAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. F our-and-a-Half per tent. Preference Stock The GREAT EASTER \ RAILW AY CO %TPA \ Y pre rof the recei-e a- plicatinns for sums of £lO , , or upwards, iriri,rhe.erece• b n o t v , 3 S er t a c n k n , u tating a fixed Prefer.•ntial Interest of ' A nt rest c mmences from the date of payment. the ! ini n d li e c r a s r l i g o n n e s d t . o be made ei her personally or by letter to CANTERBUR‘ HALL. Last Week of the Third Edition of the renowned Pantom mic Entertainment, THE ENCHANTED HASH, thirteen characters, solely sustained by Marshall (per formed with immense success upwards of fifty nights), at halt-past nine o'clock. he Comic be Ehsworth, the modern Demosthenes ; Eu gene, in his burlesque songs and dances ; Frank Hall, Arthur Lloyd, and lee Laura Sanders. GRA • I) OF ERA'I IC SELECTIONS, conducted by Mr. Jonghmaua Principal Artiste—Miss Russell. J. R. OW H:N, Secretary. nishopsgate Terminus, February, 1863 INLAND REV , NITE, Somerset-l'ouse, B .FIA MEN'S Feb. 15. 86.3. ADVA NCE NOTES. kOn the repeal of the Mercantile Marine Act o Prn, 'ea en's Advance Notes be , ome liable to St-mp Doty as Bill. of xchange As itch llabi ity does not appear to be eenerally known, shall otice that any the 'Board or inland Revenu- deem it advisable to ner,on who shAl make, sign. or issue. or aczept or pay any so h note, which is not duly stamped, gills ncur the penalty of ISO. An a , hesive stamp cannot be used to denote th dotv on such notes, the law requirinc , that Bil sof F,xc ;.nge shit'l be Written upon paper i • pressed with the apprcipriate stamip. By order or the Board, _ _ 1 1H E 0 X F OR D, f OXFORD STREET. EVERY EVENING, the New Cantata, by Herr Meyer Lutz, " HERNE THE HUNTER," Giuck's ALCESTE, and other Operatic Selections, Supported by Miss Russell, Miss Tow ley, Mr. Green, Mr. Bernardi, Mr. J. B. H uish, and Mr. Albert, with full band and chorus. Condnotcd by Mr. Junghmans. Drew Dean's Flute Solos. T• S: I 4.IIGENT, Secretary, ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissar at Office, Aldershltt, February 19, 1813. TENDERS win be t•eceiyed far th;a Offic., Willi N , )on cm the 7th M arc h nex t, f rom p ar les who may be n , to en er into CONTRACTS for the SUPPLY of UEL and LI(:IIT ; con %tine . of ooa s, coke, wood, corn 'Melte and dip candles, in such quanti lea as may be required 1 " ti f"' use of her Majesty's Forces and Military Departments at Aldershott Camp, for one year, from th.• Ist April, 18t3. Forms of tender and condi • ions of contract may be obt.in-d " application at this office; and nn .enter will t.e noticed unless made t , n such prescribed form, and delivered st office by the boor armoi-ted. HENRY B. MORSE., Oeputy Com- , issary-General. Ballads by Master Edwin Sanders, the juvenile vocalist, aged 9 yearB. George H odson's Irish, Miscellaneous, and Ventriloquial Entertainment. Unsworth's great Stump Speech, "Or any other man." Eugene's burlesque Scenas and Dances. W. Randall's New Comicalities. Miss Caroline Parkes' Pantong is Sketch, "Little Red Riding. Hood ;" and other varied attractions Hall, Cd.—Balcouy and Stalls, Is.—Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. MeJULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS. EVERY EVENING at the ARGYLL ROOMS. Great Success.—See opinions of the Press. Conductor—Mons. JULLIE The celebrated Cornet-a- t iston, Mr. J. LEVY, Will play at intervals from 9 to 12 o'clock. The Concert, composed of Classic 1 Music from the GREAT MATERS, will terminate at a quarter-past Ten, and the Dance music at five minutes to Tw, lye. Promenade, ls.—Reserved seats, 20. Doors open at Eight o'clock Manager, Mons. GRENET. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM ; containing the Wonders of Nature and Art, shown by i nnumerable superbly executed Models, illustrating every part of the Human Frame, together with a variety of highly interesting Natural Preparations, Malformations, and Mon strosities. open daily, from ii to 10 (for Gentlem , n only). Admission One Shilling. Entrances 29, George-street, Han over-square, and 44A, Maddox-street, Regent-street, Lon don, W. Explanatory Lecture every Afternoon at Four. Illus trated and Deset iptive Catalogues sent, post free, for twelve stamps. Address the Secretary, as above. G UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C. Established 1821. Subscribed Capital, Two Millions. DIRECTORS. Sir MINTO FARQUHAR, Bart., M.P., Chairman. CHARLES WILLIAM CURTIS, Esq., Deputy Chairman. Henry Hulse Berens, Esq., G. Shaw Lefevre, Esq. Henry Bonham Cart er, Esq. John Martin, Esq. ( harles F. Devas, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. James Morris, Esq. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. Henry Norman, Esq. James Goodson, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. Thomson Ilankey, Esq., M.P. Abraham J. Robarts, Esq. Tohn G. Hubbard, Esq., M.P. I James Tulloch, Esq. John Labouchere, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq. AUD: Lewis Loyd, Esq. Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. I Cornelius Paine, Jun., Esq. Noel Whiting. Esq. Thos. Tallemach, Esq., Secretary I Saml. Brown, Esq., Actuary LIFE DEPA RTMENT.—UNDER THE PROVISIONS or AN ACT or PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In urers EIGHTY PER CENT. Of the Profits, at Quinquennial I >ivisions, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of Profits. Since the establishment of the Company in 1821, the mount of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in n eh value £680,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary ''onuses of .£1,05 1 ,000. After the Divialun of Profits at Chrietimm, 1809, the Lifo A ssurances in force, with existing. Bonuses thereon, mounted to upwards of £4,730,000, the Income from the Liie ranch £207,000 per annum, and the Life Assurance Fund, pdependent of the capital, exceeded £1,618,000. FIRE DEPARTMENT.—lnsurances are effected upon every descrip ion of property at moderate rates. Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this Company. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat ()Mee, A'dershott, February 19, 1863. TENDERS will he received qt this Offiee. nntil Ril Noon on the 7th March next, f rom p ar ti es who may be in to enter into CONTRACT for the SUPPLY of 11 ° COALS (W , •lFtz-endl, in such qua , titles as T.llay be req. iUS red, for •ne V, ar, from the Ist prig 1863, for the se of the Royal Military College, San hurst. on a sot tender and conditi ons o f con ' rad maybe obtaintd Pnlication at this Mee and no t' n‘''er will be noticed unless made on such prescribed form, rand livered at this office by the hour appointed. HENRY B. MORS K, Deputy Commissary-General. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat office, Aldershott, February 19, D 63. MENDERS will h e received t thin Offiee, until Noon On the 7th March next from parties who may be to enter into CONTRA CT= for the SUPPLY of SAL (such as that known as Newport Sm , lis , in such quantities as may be required, for one year, from the Ist April, 1863, for the use of the Water Works at B urley, near Aldershot'. Forms of tender and conditions of contra't may be obtained on at plication at this office; and no tender will be notioli Unless mane on such prescribed form, and delivered at this office by the hour appointed. HENRY B. MORSE, Deputy Commissary-GeneraL ARMY CONTRACTS —TENDERS will he received at this Office until noon on t' e 9 d of March, "'cm) 'persons who may be to enter into CONTRACT for the SUPPLY of WOOD for lighting ores in the 1. ,, nd0n tMilitary District, in sit& quantit es as ay be reqUAred for oll,se of .er v aiesty's land for, e stationed in c.lnr of the wng places , from Ist April, 188 - , to lat March, 1 ' rfrie-p pe rk e nd Ken-ine; n Palace New 1 ;-s !Tacks. Bar ra 2 . Regents's park, St. John's-wot d, ar t s Portman-street c k a. li Rton, St. n come's Stand P - ackinetiam Palace Bar racks. and Infantry Guards, nines's-park. 4. The Tower. Rounsl , m and Kneller 7R4In to o pton Court. Cro n te tembera ni. - a-t he made for each of the above-men- Loneed attons barracks as .eparately urouped and num obi, • Form- 0 4 ; tender and con 'Mons of centract may be berm ned on r?plication at this Office, by letter or in person, „Meen the flours of 0 and 4 o'clo k. Tenders on the printers I. must be pr , perly filled utb an signed, and no tender 'arta sec "laced unles , delivered at the und rmetrioned office, osed envelop , .•(marked on ' he out iee, "Tender for 'rnY Supplies") bet ,, re noon on the ad March next. W. A. MATURIN, Deputy Commissary-General. Deputy Commissary General's- ffi e, 5, N« w-street, prin g- , ,2 a dens, London, S.W., Feb. iO, )563. t,A.RMY CONTRACTS for FTTET, T,TGHT. TFNDERS will be received at this office until noon on I,A:a f March, from p ersons w h o may b e w illi n t o en t er r _ contracts for the SUPPLY of COAL-, COKE. and use ['LES in su h quanti tea as may be regnired for the of her Majesty's Land Forces nd Military I )epartm, nts In . any of the following pieces, from Ist April, 1 63, to 31st et arch, 1804 : llYde-park, South Kensington. and Kensington-palace „ew Barracks :— , 50 tons Wa lsend coals, 3 tons coke. 1,55 u 725.. citornetre)onsti,tBe.pcaarnkcl,les, tbs. dip candles. i t i e f n t o d n_ l s , .3ohn's-wood, a,d Portman-street Barracks :-1,109 to.. s' Wel'send cos s. 11 tons coke, 1,685 lbs. c r o ca. n ic i: vv n g 3 .488 lbs. dip candles. rellsen ` l rt. George's, and Buckingham-palace Bar. and i to lri v orT "(3 - nerds, Infantry Geards, St. Je''rPark. A , 'ngineer Office, Buckingham gate:-1,667 tons daczals, 2 1 0 tons Wylam oor co Is (for Wellington 'rrr' ack di , 12 tons coke, 2,206 lbs. composite candles, 1,214 lbs. c andles. ...1; Military Store est .blishm en t, Pi m lico:-22 2 toes Walls- A Vu "Ws. 364 tons ' 0.. lar's Merthy r coa l s. 1c tons Tanfield _ 5. T i. oor coals, 4.0 c h a ld rons co k e, 3 0 lbs. composite candoes, 200 lbs. dip candles. yerthyr he r Ower :-823 tons Wall send coals, 160 tons I 'owlet' s 10 tons Tanfiel 1 I loor coal+, 10 tons coke, 920 s. co n , P o Site candles, 200 lbs. dip candles. 6. Ho untilow and Kneller-hall :-740 tolls Inland best coals, 28 candltoner, e coke 1,000 lbs. com osite candles, 4,000 lbs. dip 7 . ''aampton-court :-115 tons Inland best coals, 150 lbs. COleiposite candles. 500 lbs. dip candles. 8. Windsor: -1,3 0 tons Wallsen'i cola, 6 tons coke, 2,250 lbs. composite candles, 00 lbs. dip c ladles 9. Brighton, with Coast. F its from Newhaven to Shore uarn :-645 tons Wallsend coals, a tons coke, 1,630 lbs. com posite candles, 6,310 lbs. dip candles. lq Croydon :-203 tons Wallsend coals, 3 • tons coke, 200 lbs. comp site candles, 1,500 lbs. dip candles. The quantities above specified of each article of supply are on approximate estimates of what may probably he rei?uired Wi thin the period of the contract, but the contract demanded will e be_ held liable to deliver such quantites as may be eman , ; h d e Under above.competent authority, whether mire or less than f each Separate tenders for fuel and for light musi be made or , of the abovementioned st ttions or barracks as separately ,ouped and numbered. Fcrms of tender, and conditions of .ontract, may be obtained on appli ation at this office, by letter or in person between the hours of 1 0 and 4 o'c!ock. n i e n .„ n ders on the printed forms must be properly filled up and e'', and no t en der will be noticed u less del vered at the ni7 or mentioned ffice, urnier closed envelope (marked on the r "Tender for Army Supplies"), before noon on the March next. W. H. MATURIN, Deputy Commissiry-General. Deputy Commissary-General's Offi e, New-street, b Pring-gardens, London, S.W., Feb. 10, 1883. S P ECTACLES. —The Pc, tpnt IVP , vlv-;nvpnted N obu Tinted Spectacles are patronised by the maj , rity of the ordinary' includine- Viscount l'almerston. They aff,rd extra soi re lef to weak, , and deft ctive vision.—• and B. " I :" ; s, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. D - EA .. N.P.S.—The SOU's'l) MAGNIFIER zer ed _ INVNIBLI4'. VOICE CONDU('TOR, a newly In inst? umetit for severe ages 01 deafness. It fits into anoear, not Per cep tib e. removes s i ng i ng no : s; s in the head, 1. enables d ea f pers.ns to hear diatinetly at church a d at PI bib, assemblies.—S. and B. SOLOMON S, 39, Albemarle street, ; jocadillY• 0 TF 0 E I 11) 0N• Patent, March 1, 18'2, No. neo, APR I EL'S Selt-adhesive Patent Indestructible MINE RA 1, TEE I'll and FLEXIBLE GUMS, without palates, 7riettil..a.fs or a a d vires, and without t omatM4 l lr A ,l r e l t o l l rt: m i; ARTID IJIAITG A ' R e i v A en N w I L D n all others fail. Purest ma terials only, at halt the usual .-,st Messrs. GA BR! El., the old-established DP: Lists, ' 2 7, BARLEY -STREET, CAVENDISH-SWJARE; 34, LUDGATE-11 ILL, LONDON; 65, NEW-STREET, Plll5l INChADI and 134, DUE -STREET. I.WERPOOL. Complete Sets, 4 to 7 and 10 to 15 guineas. One visit only required troin country patients, Gabriel's Practical Treatise gratis. vonsultati DER tree. T ETH —Ey MR. ESKELTIS INV y. 1W ), Sets or p a r tial ENTION ,I? oya! Seal granted 17 th itil •ets of Teeth, exquisitely enamelled to nature , are made ,fitted in a few hours by !TIM'S of his patented soft elasti c and i i mperishable base of the colour of the gum, to which ft ad heres with wonderful tenacity, dispensing with springs or unsightly fastenings , and defying detection b y t.,e ei.sest ;Thgerver. The peculiar attribute of Mr. Eakell's invention 8, the re idiness with which these teeth can be re-adapted to Viyebinve of the mouth (even b y the wearer); and as they independently of all disturbing causes which affect teeth of ordinary ?onstruction, they ate ..euaranteo: t. last a life time,E Fas Iv. 11 as fbr mastication and artieub lion. Mr. poet free .ELL for seven stamps.'S TREATISE. which Cully e x p lains his invention, I n. t• Th.eetions tree. —lnspect! nof specimens and i 'on- Terms strictly moderate.--, Grosvenor tam4hatagoad-street,London ; and . • iq Bennett's-11,11, Bir- EFFICACIOUS AND MIT-4 1) . — Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS. ply; ~r ed without an y mercur i a l inirredlent, from the recipe_oi I! 'mit, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who 'uffer f rom bilious .nd iver complaints, indigestion , wind. s pasms, giddi ness, i zz i ness of the eyes, &c. For habitual cost iveness, as a fa m ily aper i en t medicine, and as a purifier 2,i_ the blood, triey .re truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and Erratetul to he stomach, they create appe ite , pro moter, digestio n , and stren , rthen the whole nervou s system. L; °Le l bY W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, haring-cross. ondon, and b y most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three Scott's the quantity in one, 2s. 94. Be sure to ack for Pr. Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square sta emp. Package, with " William Lambert" engraved on the MOORE BROTHERS' TEAS. Choice SOUCHONG, recommended 3s. 9d. per lb. suitable for superior purposes. full rich Souchongliavour. Mixed of ASSAM. irrhly recommended 4s. Od. p er ith very choice quality, and the cheapest Tea sold. id per lb. deduction on 201 b. Bags and 151 b. Chests. Prospectus free. MOORE BROTHERS, 85, London-bridge, City, E.O. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1863. MR. THORNBURY'S NEW NOVr.L. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., TRUE A S STE E L. 13y WALTER THORNBURY. Also now ready, in 3 vols., ST. OLAVE'S. A NOVEL. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. to clean their bottoms. They left Lisbon on the 16th inst., and experienced fine weather up to the time of anchoring at Spitheed. The passage has been made easily at reduced power. In coming up Channel on Saturday the Revenge, Warrior, and Black Prince were steaming with half-boiler power, and the Defence and ltesistance with full power, the rate of steaming of the whole fleet being 11.2 knots. An attempt which has been made to induce the shipwright officers of her Majesty's dockyards to memorialise his Grace the Duke of Somerst•t in op position to the appointment of Mr. E. J. Reed to the chief constructorship of the navy, has met with signal failure. A memorial was drawn up at Devon port during the late election, and was signed by the master shipwright and his assistants of the yard. The Woolwich officers of the department afterwards added their names. On the document reaching Sheerness, Mr. Moody, the able master-shipwright of that establishment, and his assistants refused to countenance the project, and the promoters have ac cordingly dropped the matter. It is a significant fact that the officers who have discountenanced the memorial are those who have had the very best op portunities of becoming acquainted with Mr. Reed's practical skill, Mr. Moody having been engaged for several months in building the Enterprise at Dept ford under Mr. Reed's superintendence; and Mr. Martin, the assistant master-shipwright at Sheer ness, having been one of the practical shipbuilding officers with whom the pupils of the late Ports mouth school of naval construction were associated. They, therefore, know how vain it would - be to im pute a want of skill or experience to the new chief constructor, or to gainsay the justice of the appoint , went. The following appointments were made on Friday at the Admiralty:—Lieut. Hilary G. Ando° to the Vigilant ; W. S. Whittaker, assist.-paymaster to the Colossus; W. J. Sprake, acting second class assist.- engineer, to the Asia, for the Frederick William ; J. E. T. Nicholls end F. L. Lawrence have been nominated to naval cadets. THE CAPE OF GOOD ROPE. PLYMOUTH, Saturday. The East India and London Steam Shipping Company's screw stAamer Mauritius, 2,200 tons, Capt. J. Smyth, passed up Channel off this port to day. She is from Calcutta, Nov. 22, Madras, 29, and the Cape, Jan. 12. She brings a mail from the Cape, a full general cargo, and the following pas sengers : From India—Brigadier Christie, C. 8., 80th Regi ment; Lieut. Warren, 81st; Lieut. Hartwick, 7th ; Lieut. Brooks, 82d, lady, and three children Mr. Newberry, civil service ; Capt. Brooking, 12th Mad ras Native Infantry ; Lieut. Strettell, Madras Na tive Infantry ; Capt. Brown, lady, and two children, sth Madras Native Infantry; Mrs. W. H. Brown ; Mrs. Limber; a sergeant of the Royal Artillery and his wife, and two privates of the 43d Regiment. From the Cape, Capt. Fox, 13th Regiment, and Mr. White. At the Cape collections were still being made in aid of the distressed Lancashire operatives. The railway goods traffic had increased so much lately that the system of running goods trains had been adopted. The railway company's engineers were preparing to erect an iron lattice girder bridge over the Berg River. Some parts of the colony were still in a wrt tched state front the long continued drought, and the farmers and residents in the district towns were offering to give every support in their power to any measure which would prevent a recurrence of the evils from which they were suffering. Vari ous schemes for future irrigation were under con- sideration. Several postal robberies of money letters had recently occurred. On the frontier, in many parts of the Transkeian territory, sufficient rain had failen to restore the fertility of that district, and the lately starving flocks of the Tambookies were be ginning to thrive again. Kaffir news was unim portant, matters being quiet among their tribes. There had, however, been some sharp police work on the Umgwali, and a local disturbance occasioned through the rising of some wise man (phophet) near Windvogelberg. General Wynyard and staf f , with head-quarters, had gone to the frontier, but only for inspection purposes. H.M.S. Imperieuse, 51, screw frigate, Captain R. Gibson, had arrived in Simon's Bay from China, and was to proceed on her voyage for England about Jan. 20 ; Orestes, 21, screw cor vette, Captain A. H. Gardner, arrived in Simon's Bay, Jan. 7, from Algoa Bay, Dec. 31; Barossa, 21, screw corvette, Captain W. M. Dowell, was in Simon's Bay, en route for China. Business was improving in the colony. The barque Kestrel, from London for Shanghai, put into Simon's Bay Jan. 'l, with damaged rudder. The South African Loan Company, with a capital of £2.000,000, had at last been started. A man had been brutally murdered in a quarrel in one of the Rough districts of Cape Town, and great com plaints were being made by the local Press of the increase of crime in the colony, robberies and crimes of violence frequently occurriug where a few years before they had been unknown. The Mauritius landed her mail here by a pilot-boat, and it was sorted and forwarded to-night. Brigadier Christie, Captain Brooking, and Mr. Newberry also landed here. In Bvo., with Illustrations, 155., NARRATIVE of a SUCCESSFUL EXPLORATION THROUGH the INTERIOR of AUSTRALIA, from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria. From the Journals of WILLIAM JOHN WILLS, by his Father, WILLIAM WILLS. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. BEAUTIFUL FOR EVER. MADAME RACHEL ON "FEMALE GRACE AND BEAUTY." Just published, l A L BOOK OF B E A U T Y. By Madame RACHEL. To be had at 47A, New Bond-street. Price 2s. 6d. Naval and Military Intelligence THE NAVY. The gunboat Trinculo, tender to the flagship Revenge, which arrived on Friday afternooon in Plymouth Sound, left the Tagus on the 14th, and reports that Admiral Smart intended to leave on the 16th inst. for a cruise. The water was on Friday admitted into No. 3 dock at Portsmouth, and the Royal SovereigN, which has been converting there from a three decker to a turret-ship since April last, was floated off her blocks. There was considerable mystery observed by the dockyard officials as to the cause of this somewhat unexpected operation. The true reason was, however, obvious enough. The ship t.as not been afloat since she lay alongside the jetty of the dockyard in April, partially dismantled, and it has therefore been found necessary to put her in the water again, and obtain her draught of water now that her hull has been transferred from a three-decker of 131 guns to the wooden shell of a turret ship. On the water rising in the dock to a sufficient height, the ship was lilted off her blocks at a draught of 13ft. Bin. of water forward, and 17ft. sin. aft, the water line being just below the lower portion of the added longitudinal planking which supports the 7in. of crossed diagonal teak planking which has been added to the ship's ex ternal topsides to strengthen her and assist in car rying her 51in. armour plates, and also supports in a rabbit the lower edges of the bottom tier of armour plates. At this draught of water, therefore, the embryo turret ship was floating, the only weights l in addition to the wooden hull being her machinery complete as an 800 horse power screw steamship, ten of her huge 51in. iron armour plates on her sides partially completed in their bolt fastenings, and 30 of the lin. iron plates or the upper deck beams underneath her Bin. wooden deck planking, which lay on the beams of her upper deck. In measuring round her topsides to ascertain their exact height from the water line, it was found to be —Amidships, 15ft. 2in. • on the quarters, 15ft. sin.; and on the blu ff of the bows 161 t. Her estimated draught of water when ready for sea, with every thing on board, is 20ft. 3in. aft, and 21ft. 9in. for ward, which leaves, at the ship's present draught, an additional immersion of the hull of 7ft aft and Eft. 4 in. forward, to carry the undoubtedly enor mous weight which has yet to be put on and into the ship. This weight will be comprised chiefly in the following items :—Four turrets of 80 tons each, 320 tons ; armour for aides, fastenings, and deck plating, 1,000 tons; anchors, 27, and cables 72 tons, 99 tons; messengers and fittings, 6 tons 13 cwt.; boats, 12, and firellearth, 8, 20 tons; men and effects (280 men), 44 tons; boatswain's and carpenter's Mtores, 85 tons ; armament, say (what it ought to be), 100 tons; shot, shell, and gunner's stores, 170 tons; powder, 30 tons; water and tanks, 30 tons; coal s , 600 tons; and provisions and victualling stores, 72 tons. The whole weight will be 2,576 tons 13 cwt . There are the steam capstans, auxiliary engines for working them, the internal fittings of the ship, and many other smaller items,all amounting to a goodly total, that are not included, of course, in the above, but which will materially add to the weight to be carried by the turret ship. The extra displacement the ship will gain by her increased section from her diagonal and longitudinal planking and armour plating to sft. below her water line, will of course give her additional carrying power; but this will no doubt injuriously affect her speed, not only by the increased size of the hull to be driven through the water with a given power, but also by all event of relative proportions in the bottom of the hull, owing to the abrupt ending of the additional planking at between 7ft. and Bft. below the line of flotation. Our space prevents us entering further into . this question than to observe that had the crossed diago nal planking been carried trom the ship's tops Hes to her keel the original form of bottom would have been preserved, and if this had been further supplemented by 4fin. side armour in lieu of 52in., the Royal Soya reign, when ready for sea, with her armament, coals, and stores on board, would have floated higher out of the water, have been a better sea boat, and have attained a higher rate of speed under steam than she can be hoped pos-ibly to be or have under the present conditions of her conversion. The draught of water of the ship, when floated in dock on Fri day, was, however, less than had been expected, and we as yet see no reason for altering our opinion before expressed that the Royal Sovereign, when ready for sea, will be a sufficiently seaworthy vessel to be able to go with perfect safety as far out from the land, and in again, as her coals will carry her. When brought:down Portsmouth harbour and placed alongsid the dockyard on the 2d of April lest, on the order being given by the Admiralty for her conver sion on Capt. Coles's cupol a s hi e ld p l ans , th e R oya l Sovereign drew 23ft. Bin. of water aft, and 24ft. 10in. forward. She had on board her lower masts and lower rigging (of wire) fitted ; 400 fat horns of 21 inch chain cable, one hemp cable of 23 inches, and one of 18 inches, both 100 fathoms in length, and two bower anchors of 99 cwt. each ; 85 tons of water, and 67 tons of tanks, besides her ge neral fittings, but had neither guns, carriages, nor shot on board. The weight of her hull alone at that time, calculating troth the Admiralty tables and the tonnage given in the official " Navy List," must have been 3,144 tons. We shall not attempt to work out the figures given with a view to ascertain whether the estimated draught of water of theßoyal Sovereign as a turret ship will be found correct or not, when she isready for sea, as that i s a p ur ely scientific question. The experimental conversion of the Royal Sovereign must, under existing circum stances, be looked upon as chiefly intended to decide the all important question of central versus broad side gun armaments tor the future English navy. We are depending upon our American brethren at present for the solving of a great principle in naval warfare, and the sooner we complete the Royal So vereign and solve it for ourselves, and by our own experience, the better for our credit as a maritime nation. Tne Emerald, screw frigate, Capt. A. Cumming, made her experimental screw trial at Portsmouth on Saturday. The screw tested on this occasion was of the same pattern as on the last, the common, or ' Admiralty, screw, with an increasing pitch of from 27ft. 6in. to 29ft. 6in. ; diameter, 18ft. ; length, 3tt. bin. ; and immersion, botis. Six runs were made at the measured mile, and the mean of the whole giv ing the ship a speed of 11 624 kno t s, with a mean revolution of engines of 53. The ship turned a full circle to port in Bmin. 49sec., and to starboard in 10min. lsec. The Channel Fleet, consisting of the flagship Re venge, 3,322 tons, 800 horse power, and 73 guns, Capt. C. Fellowes, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral of the Red R. Smart, K.H. ; Warrior, iron frigate, of 6,109 tons, 1,000 horse power. and 40 guns, Capt. A. Cochrane, C. 8.; Black Prince, iron fri gate, of 6.109 tons, 1,000 horse power, and 40 guns, Capt. Wainwright ; Resistance, iron frigate, Capt. Chamberlain, of 3,710 tons, 600 horse power, and 16 guns ; and Defence, iron frigate, of 3,720 tons, 600 horse power, Capt. A. Philimore, arrived at Spithead about, 10 p.m. on Saturday from Lisbon, and awaits orders from the Admiralty, expected, according to rumour, for the Nore. The general results of the cruise since the iron ships left Spit head, now p head, now some time since, for Portland and Lisbon, is staled to be most satisfactory. All the vessels although w n s o s t ia weatherly under canvas, and are fast under either takenroved place rs sail. They seaboats, are very a gale. The m sail or steam. The chief trials since leaving England occasionally They roll at times, 38 degs. , a i t t t is e . said much more than the Revenge; working of the guns under main one day in a heavy swell, after ds a y nd bo n in worked at sea, and on one occa eck guns have been cast looEe circumstances, the ships sion, the each way. A target was u nder the most unfavourable specially selected to test the rolled l as much as 18 degs. and firing carried on for some out from each ship, many gunsecting bars were bent other guns similar were s st s thr e overboard , a tised under difficulties." Directing but it was" prac anadtornielfet,nogfatnthhdesecured, and the mornin g 's in several instances, threatened d all to o w get er e occurred, but practice passed over without any serious accident.T War rior and other iron ships require doc king he in order THE ARMY. Henderson, arrived i n Cowes R oa d s f rom J e rsey The Megtera screw. troopship, Commander S. H. early yesterday morning with a p art o f t h e 2d bat talion 18th Regimert on board, who will disembark this morning and take up temporary quarters at Parkhurst barracks. The examination of candidates for commissions in the medical department of the ar m y w ill commenc e C.B. Vice-President, and i i Council of Milit ar y Edu cation.at Chelsea Hospital this morning, b e f ore M a jor. th The examinati on will occupy near ly the the ge neral othe F r . m W e m . b H e r a s m o il , t t o t n e , entire week. THE PERILS OF THE MINE. The hazards at which the miner obtains for us the source of our national wealth, and one of the accessories of our daily existence, have been forcibly displayed in the past few days in that portion of the black country of which Wednesbnry is the centre. Not far from the line of tae Great Western Rail w ty, and about half a mile from the passenger sta tion of that line in the towa we have named, is Steer's Meadow Colliery, Dut of which the thick coal was taken many years since. At that time a portion of the old workings took fire. A formidable dam, consisting of earth and timber, was, however, erected, and by this means the fire was kept within the prescribed limit. Skirting the side of this part of the colliery runs the river Tame, which at this point is about 20 feet in breadth and five or six feet in depth. The ceaseless action of the smouldering pent-up fire has lately occasioned the surface to give way in several places. At a late hour on Thursday night a subsidence of this description happened so near to the Tame, that a portion of the bank was destroyed, and the water rushed into the abyss caused by the subsidence, which in this case was much more formidable than any previous accident 3t the kind, inasmuch as the surface fell in imme diately over the old and hitherto unobserved pit shaft. Down this shaft the water leaped in im mense volumes, speedily destroyed the dam before alluded to, and thus obi aiaed access to the other portions of the colliery. These were being reworked by a Mr. William Talley for the ribs and pillars of the thick coal, and for the seams below them— seams which in the early days of coal mining were not thought worth the getting. On Thursday evening three men and a boy descended at six o'clock to work for the night in getting out the thick coal pillars. They were John Pitt, aged 50 ; Wm. Gettings,2l; and William a •d John Jones, brothers, and aged the first 20, and the other 15. They had all gone down by one of the two working shafts, which are situate about 20 yards frow the old shaft, now so suddenly revealed. Excepting only the boy Job Jones, all these persons have by this acci dent lost their lives, a family of nine children have lost their only parent, and an aged mother has lost the only earthly prop upon which she had leaned. From the accounts given by this youth, who was released from his shocking confinement. en Saturday morning, after having been in the pit 36 hours, dur ing 3J of which all hope of escape seemed to have been cut off, we have a start ling picture presented to us of the awfulness of a death struggle under such circumstances. The boy and his companions were all steadily at work, unapprehensive of imme diate danger, when, between 8 and 9 o'clock, Get sings, hearing the noise occasioned by the destruc tion of the dam, the falling in of one side of the workings, and the rushing of the water, gave the alarm, and himself and Pitt, with Job Jones, made rd Edward Jones way to a higher level. In h is terror dwa Jones ran towards the shaft by which he had de scended, and thus to an instant death, for the water was pouring in between the spot upon which he had been engaged and the bottom of the shaft. The three others remained at the highest part of the workings until the water had risen so high as to touch the breast of the lad, whose waist, that he might maintain his footing, was firmly g ras p ed b y Gettings. As it was clear that the water was rapidly rising, and would soon submerge them if they could not gain a higher spot, the youth, atter they had remained together spending the time principally in supplication for the Divine pardon for their transgres sions, suggested that possibly he might be able to climb the almost precipitous side of arocky eminence in the workings, upon the summit of which, if they could gain it, they would all be safe. By a desperate spring the boy succeeded in clutching a crag of the rock above him, and by a continued and, as he ima gines, a supernatural effort, gained the desired spot. Pitt and Gettings essayed to follow their youthful leader, but, being less agile and of greater weight, failed in every attempt. This desperate struggle for life lasted about an hour ; when, in the darkness, the boy heard the last splash and the last plunge. The poor lad now realised that he alone remained alive in the terrible position we have described, and that the corpses of three men, and the cal case of a horse, which alive had shared their toils and dan gers, were his companions. Thus entombed among the dead, and anticipating a yet more horrible fate than that which had terminated the existence of his fellow-workmen, he remained for upwards of 30 hours. During that time distressing and in tense excitement prevailed upon the surface. The river had, by an artificial bank, been kept from flowing any longer into the chasm before described —the water in the pit had drained iuto the lower workings —the smouldering portion of the burning workings had been fanned into a blaze, and the flames rushing up the old shaft, and leaping high above the earth, threw a glare over the anxious throng who crowded the spot. Simultaneously hardy and brave men were attempting to reach the higher workings, where it was correctly ex pected the men would seek refuge. At three o'clock on Saturday morning the youthful survivor heard the approach of the noble band of colliers who sought his rescue, and the bound of their picks was, indeed, music to his ears. At 20 minutes past six he saw their lights; his life was saved. H e s lid down from his rocky asylum, and before reaching the roadway, had crawled over the lifeless remains of Pitt and Gettings. He was received on the sur face by the hearty shouts of the assembled multi tude, and into the embraces of his parents. The bodies of Pitt and Gettings were afterwards brought up ; and on Saturday night the miners were prosecuting their unwearied efforts to recover the body of the survivor's brother, which is sup posed to be buried beneath the ruins of the dam and the side of the working that fell with it. The flames continued to rise from the burning mine, and a vast number of persons remained about the scene of the accident, which, from the fierceness with which the fire is LOW raging, i s also a place of much danger. Notwithstanding this fact, the police on the spot have great difficulty in keeping the people off that part of the land 'surrounding the flames, and which is every minute expected to sink. The elder, lilac and black cu rran t t rees are in so me places bursting into leaf. Gnats have ap peared in warm, sheltered lanes ; fli es h ave b een seen dis porting in the sun; and on the 16th a bee was observed foraging among the yellow blossoms of the furze on the heights of Hind Head. INTERCOURSE WITH JAPAN. The papers respecting affairs in Japan just laid before Parliament show how unpleasantly near we have been of late to a war with that country, owing to the murd'r of Mr. Richardson in September. The Japanese Ministers had sent nctice to our em bassy that the highroad would be required on the 15th and 16th for the Mikado's envoy, but unfortu nately that personage tcok his journey on the 14th, and so came upon an unsuspecting English party who were riding out, and one of whom paid the penalty with his life. He was frightfully hacked, one cut extending from the shoulder down almost the entire length of the back, through m hich the lungs and part of the intestines protruded. The toreig❑ residents belt , a miduight meeting, e.t which the British consul presided ; it was stated that the Japanese party were sleeping at no great distance from Kanagawa, and it was unanimously resolved to request the naval authorities to land 1,000 men, and secure the person of the Daimio, or some of his high officers. There were then 3 French, 1 Dutch, and four English men-of-war in port. A deputation immediately went on board the Euryalus, and Ad miral Kuper rose from his bed and heard their statement. He declared himself ready immediately to meet and consult the diplomatic agents and fo reign naval commanders, but having only arrived a few hours since, and being a perfect stranger to all the localities, he should not feel justified in taking active measures without first consulting with her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires. A meeting was ac cordingly held at 6 o'clock in the morning at the residence of the French Minister. The British Chargé, Colonel Neale, considered the proposed measures of coercion utterly impracticable, and tantamount to a commencement of hostilities with out even communicating with the Government of Japan—a proceeding altogether unjustifiable, and involuntarily engaging her Majesty's Government in a course of action which it had not contemplated. The admiral concurred in this view, and represented the difficulty that would arise as to the disposal of the Prince, if taken, and the danger to the lives and property of the whole Europ, an community. The French Minister was convinced by these rea sons, and the matter was handed over to diplomacy, but the naval authorities determined to strengthen the force at each of the Legations, and establish patrols and reserves. Earl Russell has approved the judgment and forbearance displayed by Colonel Neale in resisting the pressure att, mpted to be put upon him, and which, if he had yielded to it, might have involved the British Government in hostility with Japan ; in demanding redress from the Minis• tern of the Tycoon he adopted the only course pro perly open to him. The papers show some result for the future from the demand thus made. Guard houses have been established along the high road frequented by foreigners, and a new read was im mediateiy begun specially for the Daimios and their retinues to use. The measure relieving the Daimios from attendance at Court will relieve Yeddo of above 200,000 two-sworded retainers, the class from among which has arisen every personal outrage or injury to foreigners in Japan. But as for the discovery of the murderers of Mr. Richardson it was still " proceeding.'' The law requires the Diamio to be the person who arrests his retainer and hands him over to the Government, and though the Government had required several persons to be arrested and handed over to them, these persone had not yet been delivered to them. Colonel Neale was threatening to report to his Government that there was substantially a denial of redress. With regard to the arrangement made by Earl Russell with the Japanese Envoys, that on certain conditions the opening of further treaty ports should be delayed for five years—especially in the aboli tion of restrictions on the sale of goods to foreigners, on labour, and on free social intercourse with the people of Japan—Colonel Neale reports that the arrangement was received by the Japanese Govern went with unfeigned satisfacti on as fares concerned the consent to defer the op enin g of further ports, but the conditions attached were evidently unpa latable. He reports in October that there is but slender probability of those conditions being carried ) into effect in the present state of our relations with Japan. Importing Tea without colour on the leaf pre vents the Chinese passing off inferior leaves as in the usual kinds. Ifornirean's Tea is uncoloured, therefore, always g oo d a ?ike. Sold in packets by 2,280 agent, By accounts from Belgium, we learn that genial weather is also prevalent there ; more than 1C days ago the chestnut trees were in leaf and roses in blossom. one are try, both [land, met a pt for still I oat 3eans ist be • In 4s 6d 3s 0 1 to 61d to 7d 07., stone. ,er qr. -s per k, and wen- ill at ,e that I boen on re- ES .- e pro same ty, the itreet, ig re• ridge, fic.--• with up at vs his us al to a s tO sonero ;ssion, [billed. , were .h 02 0 3d un- Le wife rife of )t, the [rs. E• ohn'A+ of J• Sara' larhe, Sain t , s t gal olk, to 10°13' I!:WS' N 0- ;0 1 Iva A.D. 1720. R OYAL 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 PEA.RRES BARCLAY, Esq., Sub-Governor. Sir JOHN HENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Robert Barclay, Esq. ohn (iarratt Cattley, Esq. Mark rurrie Close, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. Thomas Dent, Esq._ Alexander Druce, Esq. Fredk. Jos. Edlmann, Esq. Riversdale W. Grentell, Esq. ' obt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq. Jas, Stewart Hodgson, Esq. COBS. Wilmot Holland, Esq. Earl of Leven and Melville. Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. The Hon. Jor ,, celine W. Percy. Charles Robinson, Esq, Samuel I.eo -clinker, Esq. Eric Carrin , 2 ton Smith, Esq. William Soltan, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P. William Wallace, Esq. Chas. Baring Young, Esq. Medical Referee, SAM OEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S. NOTICE.— rhe usual fifteen days allowed for payment of FIRE PREMIUMS falling due at Christmas will expire on •th Janugry. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this 'orporation on advantageous terms. In the Life Department, assurances are granted with par ticipation in Profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such 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 ayable 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 The advantages of modern practice,—with the security of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex perience Of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF. The Corporation have always allowed the Assured to serve the Militia, Yeomanry, or Volunte er Corps within the United Kingdom, free of charge. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary. HOSPITALS OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL SIGN 7 BY GRESHAM-BOY EDWARD VI. NOTICE.—In the stoppage. , n Friday, of the Protestan church service, by the life trustee (sw •rn in as Montague) —as of Geo. IL's Indian Car b College of Bermuda —being performed befor' the assumed City aldermen governors — the titular Roman Catholic O.S. -riors of the late Palace *Pry-Zone of the Holy Trinity Fish'ry data. Whence the following reasons, to clergy or Sr Paul's, ehltrehwarden oath-deputy of Irish Catholic Union Act, 1791, the Rev. E 'HUDSON, ar , cl suhmitted to by the Black-friars Agent president Cope-laod, and others, under Julius 3's Red - hat'd bishop's boy Edw. 6—for L- Exchange-Gresham. 1 That the re-sezin of the life-c , prhold of Rokesley, Mint Master, scite of the False • of Bridewell, as that of the House of Parliament to 1553, otherwise of the Sleet Cour of the King's Chancery precinct—built by the stone of ancient London wall and Baynard's River charge—so " Mon t -tower, (monks of Blackfriars As Bt idewell's feet) parly-went;briars." Thus, under the above stone " River-trust" tenure re quiring for validity a re-set with Carib,l,of the 13 Privy Councillors—so prevent Assumed rf-privi-leged as of the Blackfeiar justices within the Verge-rod, attempted (H. 8, v. Catherine also, on Sir T. Moore Speaker') by Mr. Civil Jus. Cardinal Wolsey, and Deputy-Justice Campeggio, last Court Assumption, 21st June, 1529, on Sir Francis Bryan's official grant, 1547, now in the Brandon Estate, till 1825, under the Calvin-Savoy 1557 Caesar-bishops of Peru. latens oePry-Zone tp 2. That the Hospitals of Christchurch and Bridewell 1536 - grant charge altm of r river Star—could ( la m a t s i e o r n v a o n f e t y h e ‘ mare' now under poor-lew audit data 25th March and 29th r ted oad sin ß ce 4 the dec Conservancy Thames in the City had ceased, on Edw. 3's Mort . h i m m e e te r- r. eir settle ment of Crown-rota king as or England's r 3. That as a like violation tbeuemnabddeer e i t bt h i l e i fishmonger's e e t urt f t hlesr3i6, gr of the state time induct' ton truce, by the Rev.E. \Vaiker,Cheltenham • demand ing, through his assumed churchwarden-take h and their vestry gown— took warden-take of the keys the parish Church Rood-acre at 'thea' 19th i Feb., by seizing T. Ch., mberlayne, of Prestbury, Everthamloar n — d acessor, Sit Atkyns Lan thony Severn rie-trust--was absolved from acting Moa of yesterday)—Saving the pecial claus e o f 71c3 ( n see Bth, and Q Eliza. on Pope ' Gregorian n ew - sty l e earth moving—Calendar' 1582-86-97-1602-1721—by Montague Cartret, so far as the (58) Canons of Boniface-1258, are not repugnant to the holy scripture of the Sky pry-zone year for Common law-re;lenish of River-bailiff food, by 1824 Act, in 5-6 W. 4, c. 63. the State•meter Act, for Leet Crt. Jurats Ova Fishery-park in O.style plant. Note.—James Stuart Wortley, M.P., is not a Montague, but a Wortley-Neweomen, of illegitimate line, hang-on with the hospital priors, 20th February, at Iladley's ad junct Hotel. So—Bute's Sir C. Stuart do Rothsay yield up on Brazils Caesar, Imp. Pedro Ist., to undersigned as Edw. In.'s GGG-grandchild Anne Mortimer's offspring in Crown-heir trust of the people, on Richard 2's, death, in Hen. 4th* sister Eliza. Holland.—in A./3 :: . (Signed) CHARLES cx.ERLET, J. P. Born, Montague * Cham berla y ne, of R ic. IT'S brother J. Holland's 3ty• voi ce, in 1-2 W. 4, Na. 54 in Planta.- geaestella . S. Eyesbam's—polkn-food fish trust 14 J. T. exemplified 1774 -1831 "—as of its late I st peeral Prior. I , land's Carib Ind. Chief of 1842-3, ex PETER BASO,IIET. -A: l g b r elect 22 yrs. no pay, Admiralty Red flag Chain- eare , London-notice, February 21, 1863. 4t PR/CE..... -..4d. STAMPED —.M. Preparations for the Royal Marriage. From the small town, lately a mere fishing hamlet, of Gravesend, to the quiet borough in Berkshire, where Windsor Castle rears its stately towers; along the railways and roads, through the streets and crowded thoroughfares of Southwark, the cities of London and Westminster, in the broad open space of the parks, in every city, town and village of the kingdom, active preparations are going on to celebrate the royal marriage, and to welcome the Royal Danish bride. The Corpora tion of the City of London are resolved that, so far as they are concerned her Royal highness shall be worthily received and duly honoured. Early and late the Reception Committee summon its members to discuss the thousand details which are necessary in order to give fitting expression to the good wishes and the hearty feelings which alike from rich and poor are entertained towards the Prince of Wales and his affianced bride. On Saturday the committe sat for upwards of two hours at Guildhall and decided upon various points in connection with the approaching festivities. Among other things, it was settled that the medals to be struck in com memoration of the marriage should be thrown open to competition, and that a number of medallists should be selected and requested to send in designs. The committee deserve credit for deciding upon this course. The event which is to be celebrated is one which but rarely happens, and it is fitting that an opportunity should be afforded for bring forward any talent which the country may possess, It is the fashion to talk of the pro gress of art and the general improvement in taste among all classes. An opportunity is now afforded for giving a practical test of the value of the assertion. The munificent act of the Common Council in voting £lO,OOO for the purchase of a suitable present for the Princess Alexandra will also afford a good op portunity for illustrating the taste of our artists, and the skill of our workmen, in the production, let us hope, of some really creditable work. The presents which were made to the Princess Royal by the city of Berliu and the nobility of the Rhenish provinces, which formed such attractive objects at the late Great Exhibition, afforded evidence that the opportunity which they afforded for the encou ragement of artistic talent was not lost sight of in the exuberance of the loyalty and affection of the people for the princess. We are heartily glad, for the sake of the corporation, that the proposition which was understood to have been submitted by a worthy alderman, that the sum to be voted for the purchase of a suitable present should be reduced by one-half of that originally proposed, was indig nantly rejected by a very large majority. With respect to the manner in which this sum is to be disposed of nothing has yet been decided, and the announcement that the corporation have £lO,OOO to spend in a wedding present will stir into activity, all the goldsmiths and jewellers of Europe each of whom will have something charm ing and elegant with which to bewilder and dazzle the unfortunate committee that may be entrusted with the final selection of the present. It would be a graceful thing if the wishes and tastes of her Majesty or of the princess herself were first con sulted as to the nature of the present which would be most acceptable. The decorations of the various public buildings in the City, and the illuminations on the day of the marriage, are under the consideration of Mr. Bun ning, the City architect, who will find ample scope for the versatility of his genius. London-bridge will be decorated from end to end, the recesses on each side being made use of to form the basis of suitable displays of hags and trophies and statues. There will be a triumphal arch erected on the north side of the bridge, over the dry arch of Thames street. This will remain standing until after the royal marriage, on the night of which it will be brilliantly illuminated. The Monument will also be illuminated. A very splendid effect might be produced by a spiral line of gas jets winding up the body of the column and terminating with lines of gas upon the summit. At Guildhall and Temple bar there will be illuminations on a very extensive and elaborate scale; and Temple-bar, through which the royal procession will pass, will be treated as a triumphal arch, and profusely covered with decora tions. Fer the thousands of spectators who will be anxious to see the Princess Alexandra abundant accommodation will be provided at every open space of ground. In the front of the Fishmongers' Hall there will be a staging provided for about 500 per sons, and in front of the Mansion House a gallery for 400 people will be constructed. The whole of the open space within the enclosure on the east, south, and west sides of St. Paul's will be occupied by seats, rising tier over tier, and with canopies, for the accommodation of about 10,000 people, in cluding the dean and chapter, the governing bodies of the whole of the lively companies, with their friends, 600 boys from the City of London School, and 100 belonging to the Orphan School. Refreshment and retiring rooms will be provided in connection with this giant platform. The construc tion of this staging will cost at least £7,000. The borough of Southwark will make a very im posing display, for they have not only been roused into a state of activity by the knowledge of what the City of London is about to do, but have disco vered that they have claims to precedence in till procession over the more fortunate citizens who_can boast a Lord Mayor and sheriffs, and the whole paraphernalia of a municipal corporation. The same feeling, too, exists in Westminster, but the dissa tisfaction which exists in the minds of some per sons with respect to the non-possession of civic dig nitaries will not be permitted to interfere with the most strenuous exertions to give a worthy reception to the Danish Princess. In Southwark the old site of St. Thomas's Hospital will be made available for the erection of a platform to accommodate several thousands of persons, as well also as the open space at the corner -of the new Southwark-street, and the ground on which the Town-hall formerly stood. A triumphal arch is to be erected at the junction of the Oid and New Kent-roads, near the railway station, and another in the wide part opposite St. George's Church ; and the hideous iron railway beam which stretches across the top of Wellington-street will, if possible, he made to bear something of an orna mental character. In accordance with the reso lution agreed to at the meeting of the St. James's vestry on Friday a deputation waited upon the Reception Committee at Guildhall on Saturday, and stated that the inhabitants of St. Jamess were anxious to co-operate in every way with the City in order to give a worthy reception to the Princess Al.exatenr dra. It was finally arrang ed that Westmins should be duly represen ted at Temple-bar by the high bailiff and burgesses the city of Westmin- Duke of Buccleuch, ster, and probably also b y who holds the offic e of Lord High Steward of West minster. The parochial representatives are also occupied with the consideration of some suitable m ode of sho win g their rejoicing and welcome. It h a s been proposed, and Sir George Grey has sanc tioned the p lan, that a triumphal arch should be erected in the Strand close to Wellington-street. This arch, as at present proposed, will beer a suit-. able inscription. As finally arranged, the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alexandra will be received at the Brick layers' Arms station by the Lord Mayor and sheriffs and members of the Reception Committee, alder men, and common councillors, as a deputation, and that the remainder of the corporation who may take part in the procession will fall in at the en trance to the City on London-bridge. The Lord Mayor and sheriffs will wear their state robes, and the state carriages of the Lord Mayor and sheriffs will be brought into requisition. The illustrious visitors will no doubt be pleased to find that the time-honoured custom of presenting a long and stilted address will be dispensed with on this oxe sion. The Prince and Princess will recei ve on a N E WS PA 1' „E R future da :4. • fdie,szt • ions of th their marriage, and the explessi ,r:t.heii•;'W;t; wishes for their future happiness. ~V4lll: _ .l.olffiiiil come to by the Court of Lieutenancy o OkeCitt AO": London on Friday was communicated tot e Redep tion Committee, and was acceded to, with the ex ception of that part of it in which the commissioners claimed precedence over the officers of the corpora tion, it being very clearly shown that there was no foundation whatever for this claim on the part of the Court of Lieutenancy. It will be satisfactory to the public to know that such arrangements will be made as will admit of the Princess Alexandra arriving off Gravesend on Friday night, instead of at noon on Saturday as previously announced. Her royal highness will thus be enabled to have a night's rest before commencing the fatigues of the long and brilliant reception which awaits her. If this arrangement is carried out the princess will probably land at Gravesend about 10 o'clock on Saturday morning, and will thus be enabled to reach Windsor before dusk. If her royal highness were to land at Gravesend at noon, or one o'clock—for the state of the tido will not admit of the Victoria and Albert coming a l ong side the pier at au earlier hour—the royal cortege would have to travel at a rate of speed which would c.use much disappointment to the thousands of spectators. Both for the youthful princess, and for the people who await to give her a sincere and hearty welcome, it will be very much better if the voyage from Antwerp could be so timed as to admit of the arrival off Gravesend on the Friday evening, when advantage could be taken of the early tide to bring the yacht up to its moorings. The volunteers will muster in considerable force on different parts of the line. The Kentish volun teers will form a guard of honour at Gravesend; the Ist Surrey will be stationed in Southwark; the City of London Rifles and London Artillery Com pany will be massed in the open space opposite the Mansion House and at King William-street; and in Hyde-park there will be a very large muster of the metropolitan and provincial corps, who 'will, if time permits—and we have no doubt sufficient time will be afforded if the arrangements we have just referred to are adopted— , march past the illustrious lady in grand division. It is understood that there will be no show of the regular army upon the whole line of route, and that there will not even be an escort of the cavalry of the Household Brigade. The whole demonstration will be as thoroughly popular as it will be hearty and sincere. With the sanction of the War Department the fireworks which have remained in store at the Royal Arsenal since the peace rejoicings atthe termination of the Crimean war w ill be used for a grand pyro technic display, which will take place on Woolwich Common on the evening of the wedding day of the Prince of Wales. During several nights of the past week a number of these fireworks have been tested, and, notwithstanding the time they have been manufactured, they are found to be in excellent condition. Other fireworks of a magneficent description are now being prepared at the laboratory department, and it is stated that a considerable number will be forwarded for a display in Hyde park, and also at Windsor. On the morning of the wedding day royal salutes will be fired by batteries of artillery and from the Fisgard, fiag.ship ; and a review of the troops in garrison will take place on Woolwich Common. DULWICH COLLEGE ABUSES. Old foundations are historical bugbears, and little else than perplexities for contemporary wis dom. The world itself is probably as young as when created, but all its old charities are very old, decrepit, and, in two many cases, useless. Dulwich College is an example of w hat founda tions come to by the process of filtration through successive centuries ; and if we look . f?rward a couple of hundred years we may anticipate that by that time its revenues will barely suffice to keep a cat. Our readers no not need to be informed, at length, that in Alleyne's gift we have a first rate grievance. These columns have long borne testimony to the fact that between the sources and objects of the_charity there has for a lung period been a great gull fis.-ecl. It had at one time, in Pact, become a nuisance, and an Act of Parliament was framed and passed with the object of purifying the nuisance and turning its elements to better account. But the fatalities of charity appear to have settled hard upon it, and it seems almost a pity now to dis turb the petrefactions that encrust it, so admirably I do they harmonise with the corruption that reigns within. But as there are fidgetty people in the world, we must fain face this Dulwich business and agree with the deputation of gentlemen who re cently waited upon Sir G. Grey with the object of !taking for a Parliamentary Committee to inquire into the working of the charity. Our report of this proceeding will show that the argument for a Corn mittee is based on the representation that the Act under 'which the charity is managed is altogether inadequate to the purpose, for there is not one single department of the charity which appears to be working in conformity with the intentions of the founder or the Governors. There have been reduc tions in the number of boys in the lower school, re ductions in the number of poor pensioners and alms people, reductions, in fact, everywhere in those features of the charity which especially affect the poor; and augmentation in those features which affect the rich ; and, of course, augmentations in the revenues of all the principal officials. Dulwich College is going to the dogs, and that seems to be the way of all ancient foundations. There are too many parochial interests connected with the disposition of its revenues ; it will always be closely watched ; and if there is nothing tangible gained by the pre sent agitation, it will be the prelude to something else worth waiting and working for. One reason why an amended scheme is required is to reinstate out-pensioners in the position they held before L hemord unde Langdale's judgment went so hard against t. These points have been ably exrd, and we may expect that the whole subject will be freely " ventilated," now that a beginning has been made with so much earnestness. —City Press. ,e THE CROYDON MURDER. At the Hull Police-court on Friday, Edward Schmidt, the foreigner, who was apprehended in Hull on the previous, Saturday, on suspicion of being the murder of Mrs. Martha Haliday, in the Parsonage-house, at Kingawood, near Reigate, Surrey, on the 10th of June, 1861, was again brought up for re.examination. The prisoner was remanded on Monday last for a week for the pur pose of communicating with the police authorities in Surrey respecting the books and papers bearing the name of Johann Earl Franz, which were found in the chamber where the unfortunate woman was murdered, and which a lodging-house keeper, in Hull, named Johann Pfeiffer, had sworn to as haying been seen in the possession of the prisonez,r.e the M‘Manus, the chief constable, having receiv ed by book and s a the prisoner wl! T h s e bi; o oo e u A was pro order of the Mayor on Friday. fectly sworn to by duced, and was only Elizabeth Streicher Pfeiffer. The other wi i and Bernard Streicher, who rnP also esr deposed to having seen Schmidt in of H. Franz's book, cou ld not identify it as bei e th h d one they a . seen in possession of the prisoner. possession At the conclusion of the exa mination, the Mayor said he could not in the face of the prisoner's admission, " I am the man who committed the murder, but you cannot prove it," as sworn to by Pfeiffer, do otherwise than order the prisoner to be removed along with the dtposi tions rteomßoveeigd in Reigate, Surrey. The prisoner Trace, who oner was there uponcustody of apprehended the prisoner, to Reigate. COLONIAL 'MILITARY CHARGES.—The Army Esti mates include charges amounting to £3,620,256 for military purposes in the colonies. exclusive of the cost of arms, accoutrements, and barrack, hospital, and other stores to be supplied from this country. But rather more than a fourth of this charge is incurred in respect of the Mediterranean and other stations not properly colonies. The The year's expense in respect of Canada is estimated £702,115, and in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick6£9l , 5 China the West Indies, £291,525; New Zealand, £77,438 ; and Hongkong, £334,789 ; West Coast of 9 A:f 3 6 r B i i Labuan, £4,500 ; Western Australia, £.2_, , c7:l2 From all The cost for the and Natal £50,693, these colonies no repayment is expected. Cape of Good Hope is put at £ o 2 o 9 o i y n aid of the extra allow-- but they will contribute r£Nl3e, 5 w South Wales and Queens land the charge is L28, F :40 ; for , Victoria, £24,767 ; for Tas mania, South Wales and Victoria pay the expense of one b attery of garrison artillery, and these Australian colonies pay spe cial a llowances to the troe p s, bu t the amount of these is at present under discussion; N ew South Wales and South it.ustralia also defray the cost of barrack buildings. The charge for the Mauritius is £1.60,995, and for Ceylon 09,534, but the former contributes £lO,OOO, and the latter £24,000, and both make allowances to the officers, Ceylon also bearing its commissariat charges and expense of bar rack buildings. ~ l ,~- ~~ r ~ --~ ~\ ~ 1 't*4 1. '4 1 •,~'~ b. 26. b. 20. r. 10. r. 12. D. 28. b. 28, , r 0930 trol3go [aver ;ridge, ,e, the citY► Lifer ° place, gill- enee s ► I ; •