The Sun. — London, England, 1863-10-24 00:00:00

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E. and IL Lumley's s4VREE PROPERTY IIEGIsTER," containing avaried selection 'of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Reuisier affords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the I,:sitate Offices, e 7, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, 'Where the property is of en eligible ehara ter, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attenuant incon 'veniences. THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then onlythe usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. ON MONDAY EVENING next, Oct. 26, and nine following . eveninzs (Saturday and Sunday excepted), by SOUTHGATE .nd BARRETT, at their Rooms, 22, Fleet-street, ENGRAVINGS by all the Eminent Modern Artists ; also a great variety of recently published C hromo-Lithog - raps, Oil Paintings, Drawings, Books of Prints, &c. Catalogues forwarded on receipt of six stamps. SALE OF OLD STORES, AT THE ROYAL ARMY CLOTHING DEPARTMENT, PIMLICO. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, 17th October, 1x63. N-OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That the SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is prepared to receive on or before SATURDAY, 31st inst., Tenders for the Purchase of Unserviceable Stores now lying at the Royal Amy Clothing Department at Pimlico, comprising Military Clothing, Great Coats, Tin Ware, Waterproof Articles, Tools, &c., &c. The Stores may be viewed at Pimlico from 9 to 11 and from 1 to 4 o'clock during the four days previous to the 31st inst. Tenders must be made upon the proper printed form, which may be obtained on application at this office or to the Military Storekeeper at Pimli co. , The Secretary of State for War reserves the right to reject any or all of the Tenders. THOMAS HOWELL, Director of Contracts. ARMY CONTRACTS. TENDERS will be received at this Office until 12 o'clock noon on the 3d of November, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contracts to supply BREAD AND MEAT in such quantities may be required, for the use of Her Majesty's Land Forces stationed in the following places, 11 ' 01 11 I st December, 186.3, to 31st May, 1864 :- 1. Brompton House, Hyde-park, and Kensington. 2. Regent's -park and St. John s-wood. A. New Barracks, Chelsea. 4. Wellington Barracks, Buckingham Palace, and St. George's Barracks. 5. The Tower. 6. Hounslow and AlnellerNagl...: 7. Hampton Court. 8. Winds:T. 0. Brighton, with Coast FOrts from Newhaven to Shore ham. 10. Croydon. 11. Sandhurst. r.~l ...K Separate Tenders for Bread and for Meat must be made for each of the above-mentioned Stations or Barracks as sepa rately grouped and numbered. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock, Tenders on the printed forms must be properly filled up and sizned, and no Tender will be noticed unless delivered at the under-mentioned Ufficr;,, under closed envelope (marked on the outside " Tender fol.' Commissariat Supplies "), before 12 o'clock noon on the 3d November next. W. T. POWER, Comm ssary-General. Deputy Commis Comm Office, 5. New-street, Spring • , vardens, London, 10th Oct., 1863. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot , Oct. 9, 1863. TE - ATERs will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1863, from persons who may be widing, to enter into Contracts to supply FLOUR AND MEAT, in such qui nt'ties as may be required, from the Ist December, 1 863, to As - May, 1861, for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the command. Separate Tenders are required for Flour and for Meat. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract mg.) , be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders mast be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside " Telickr for Army Supplies,") and no Tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. CANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order ki to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pepper and HenryDircks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, "THE GHOST," to the Concert Hall, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Balcony, and body of the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr. A. Silvester to give (with all that gentleman's latest improvements and effects), REPRESENTATIONS EACH EVENLN G, at half-past Nine o'clock. • • _,..... „ .........,. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including* Operatic Selections, &c. ; Comedy by Unsworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E. Marshall, and the marvellous Arthur and Bertrand. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat-office, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1863. TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock, noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1863, from persons who may be willing to e ter into Contract to supply - FLOUR FOR HOSPITAL BREAD, 1: such quantities as may be required, from the Ist Decem r, 1863, t o 31 s t M ay, 1.64 , f or t h e use of H er M a j es ty' s forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com lnand. Perms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, be tween the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the , outside " Tender for Army Supplies"), and no tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These elee.ant Rooms are NOW OPEN for the Winter Season. They have been entirely redecorated. Musical Director and Conductor, Mons. L. JULLIEN. Great Success of his new Quadrille, " The Prince of Wales," nightly encored. The band is selected from the Italian Operas and the Household Troops. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, Is. Manager—M. GRENET. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct, 9, 1863. FENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 Welk ck, noon, on TIIURSDAY, the sth November, 3 M3, frcm persons who may be willing to enter into Con tra,t to supply PAILLASSE STRAW AND STRAW FOR ROYAL ENG SERVICE', . in such quantities as mity lN be EE required Pram the Ist December, 1863, to 30th November. lfiat, for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the coin in Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this (Alec, by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and tour o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on !he out ide "Tender for Supply of Straw)," and no Tender will be noticed miles+ made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. 29, GEORGE-STREET, HANOVER-SQUARE. lIE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM Open daily from 10 till 10. Lectures at 4 and 7 o'clock. Where may be seen the Astecs ; Bushman and Wife; Julia Pastrana and infant; Eng and Shang, the Siamese Twins ; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Pre parations, &c. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One shilling , ior Gentlemen only),. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, tvJ rid Dining-room, consisting of a new and eiegant assort ent it VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, 'eautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &c., In Italian, Alabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &a Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Majesty, 149. Stand. W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate toe interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY. Ind GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each, PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOO, IC is given by Mr. TENNAN2, at 149, Strand, W.C. ATO MING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of the day, AGUA AMARELLA. Messrs. JOHN GOSN ELL • and CO., 3, King- court, Lombard street, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at What age. The Agua Amarelia has none of the properties of dY''s ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour- Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 10s. 6d. Testimonials from artistes of the li!oest order, and from individuals of undoubted respecta bility, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and o. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High ness the Princess of Wales. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Cherter and Special Acts of Parliament. Accumulated and Invested Funds Annual Revenue. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Insuran'es granted both at Home and in Foreign Countries on the most liberal terms. LIFE DEPARTMENT. Every facility offered to Insurers. Ninety per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers on the participating principle. The new Life business transacted in 1862 as follows : Policies. Amount Insured. Pr em i ums . 1,037 £763,334 £23.641 0 0 on Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished application at the °prams : LONDON .................58, Threadneedle-street. . ................. 4, New Bank Buildings, Lothbury. West-end Office.. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established in 1858. Offices :-1, Dale-street, Liverpool ; 20 and 21, Poultry London, E.C. PROGRESS OF THE COMPANY SINCE 1850 : Fire Premiums. I Life Premiums . , I Invested Funds. 18it £51,305 1856 222,279 1862 1861 360.130 436,065 £27,157 £502,83 72,781 821,061 135.974 1,3 1 1,903 13Q,703 1,417,808 The Fire Duty paid by this Company in England in 1862 Was 471,234. SWINTON BOULT, Ecc-ctary ta the Company. JOHN ATKINS, Rtsident Eeerctary, London. A.D. 1720. i t i 0Y A L EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Establi s h e d by Charter of his Majesty George the First) FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall. oto_OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor. 841G}: "° PEARKES BARCLAY, Esq., Sub-Governor. ,I zi HENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor. Henry A .,_ DIRECTORS. Robert 117_ 13 ,ridge, Ego Wiimot Holland, Esq. ohn Ga r iu'itY, Esq. ' Earl of Leven and Melville. Mark Cur4tt cattley, Fsel Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq. William to:„. e ,,, l °se. Egg' . Henry Nelson, Esq. Thomas De t ", t 7l, o 2 z I4sq . . The Hon. Josceline W. Percy. A lexander D'"l L ,. Charles Robinson, Esq. Fredk. Jos. Edi - ''„",.. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. i Riversdale W. G m ret - if'sq. Eric Carrington Smith, Req. Nobt. Amadeus iii e ,,",„Esq. William Soitan, Esq. Wm. Tetlow Ifibb4t — ' F ,"4 B, l- Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P. Jas. Stewart liodz sm 7„ , 7 8 1- William Wallace, Es Medical itefe A.reses • B l . 3 : trE C L h s a o s. L ß T, a y r , i E ng sci Y ., o r im n g . , s l . sq. FIRE and LIFE Corporation on advant a, Z a NCES may be effected with this The Reversionary now terms. British Life Policies has ave raged nearly 2 per cent. P e lr: ll, e inCm on the sum assured. Equivalent reductions h Ithamade in the Premiums ayable by persons who prererrede t form of Bonus. The dons of Profit take place Any sum not exceeding x ismo e very Five years. Life. may be insur e d on one This Corporation affords to the .A.ssured-- the liabilities o f Liberal participation in Proflta— with e xemption from partners A rate of Bo nus equal to the average re ttunsr n s of M u t ua l r_ societ i es — w ith the guarantee of a large rovest Capital practice,—with the a.. Stock. , The advantages of mod ern of an Office whose resources have been tested hy-CheuriextY.. perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A namr. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBT, F. STEELE, Secretary. Year. No. 22,254. AIISS KAVANAGH'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vole., Q•UEEN M A B. By JULIA KAVANAGH, Author of " Nathalie," " Adele," 4te. Hurst and BlacKett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough street. Immediately, in Bvo., with 45 fi ne Ill us t ra ti ons, 21 5. , A PEDESTRIAN TOUR IN CASHMERE AND THIBET. By Captain KNIGHT, 4Sth Regt. Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty. Now ready, in Bvo., price 10s, 6d., THE COTTON TRADE: Its Bearing upon the Prosperity of Great Britain and Commer , :e of the American Republics considered in connection with the System of Negt o Slavery in the Confederate States. By GEORGE APHENRY (Pennsylvania). London : Saunders, Otley, and Co., 66, Brook-street, W. Price One Shilling, MBE STORY of the MHOW. COURT MARTIAL, recited by J. O. See Cornhill Magazine for November. Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill. 122, FLEET-STREET, LONDON, MESSRS. JOHN MAXWELL AND CO. beg to announce that the undermentioned new Works may be now had at every Circulating Library : SACKVILLE CHASE. 3 vols. 2d Edition. STRONGHAND. By G. AIMARD. 2 vols. BREAKFAST IN BED. By GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA. Second Edition. 1 vol. THE REV. ALFRED HOBLUSH AND lIIS CURACIES. 1 vol. SECRETS OF MY OFFICE. 1 vol. CROSS OF HONOUR. 1 vol. [This day. London : John Maxwell and Co.. 122. Flea-street. .BVd., 180 pp., Cloth, lettered, le. free by post, T HE PRINCIPLES and P RACTICE of VEGETARIAN COOKERY, Founded on Chemical Analysis, and embracing the most approved Methods of the Art. By the Author of " Fruits and Farinacea the Proper Food of Man." London: F. Pitman, 20, .Paternoster-row, E.C. T " OXFOR D, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, wiil be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE, CLA.RA, the MAID of MILAN, and Bellini's SONN A MBULA. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ell.son, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Huish, &c., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jongrhmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean, &c. Comic, by UNSWORTH ("or any other man "), Enfrene, W. Randall, George Hodson, and those marvellous French Clowns, Messrs. ARTHUR and BERTRAND. Also, a Performance by Herr SCHALICENBACH on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHESTRE, contain ing a full baud of 40 instruments. The HALL has just been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The GHOST ! new version—The FAIRY FOUNTAIN— Grand Divertissement —Favourite Opera Selections—NlCO- SlA, the eminent Violinist—RAPHAEL DE SOLLA. the Infant Tenor—LANGLOIS, the Great Juggler. Every Evening. Doors onen at 7—commence at half-past 7. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great Musical Attraction —lmmense success of SIGNOR. ICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every Evening. LUXURIANT WHISKERS or MOUS CACHES. —My formula forces them to grow heavily in six weeks upon the smoothest face, without injury to the skin, and a sure remedy for bal mess. 13 stamps.— Mr. FOX, Macclesfield. Fox's celebrated Hai rwash Formula, for removing scurf and curling the hair, seven stamps, STAMP YOUR PAPER, IPNVF (WES INVOICES. &c., with JONES'S ids PATENT PERCUSSION EMBOSSING PRESS. The above would be found useful to youths at school for embossing their Books, Drawings, Papers, &c. The P ress complete, with Plain Crest, Name, or Business Die, 9s. 6d. Note the Address :—WILLIAM JONES, Die Sinker, Press Maker, and Embosser, 3, Queen's-court, High Holborn (op posite Day and Martin's). TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 3s. 2d. ; Souchoncy, reduced to 3s. 6d. ; mixed Assam , re duced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from 48. 4d. to 38. lid. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. LT WALKER'S NEW NEEDLES.—" The 11. Patent Ridged-Eyes extend the Cloth, so that the thread may pass through it quickly and without the slightest drag. For ease in threading they surpass all others.'' Samp'es, post free. at is. per ioo, of any Dealer. H. Walker's Patent Penelope Crochet Needles have the word " Penelope" on each handle. A set of four Bone Handles for 10d. ; Japalued, Bd.; Parallel Tartan, Is.: Black, sd. A set of tour with the new Patent Uncotopic Handles, which keep the hooks at all times in their true position for work, for Is. post free of any dealer. —H. WALKER, Patentee and Manufac turer to her Majesty of Needles, Fish Hooks, Pins, Hooks and Eyes, to., Alcester, and 47, Gresham-street, London. RIIPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITIONS or 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective nvention in the curative treatment of 11 EItN I A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, a s . nu Double Truss7 3l . 6 7 6 H d., lTE, 228, Piccadilly. SingleA Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, Is. Post-office 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. an ra d a t; a 6 y d. able P to ost j a: li e n , 11 11 10 t d. e, post. office, Piccadilly. LASTICNEW PATENT E STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, Om, for Varicose Veins and all oases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, dm They are 'porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on !Ik ean ordinary stocking. Prise Is. 6cL, 7s. 6d., 108., to 16s. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer. 228. Piccadilly. CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Strati'd-uPon- Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Stratford-upon- Avon. Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8. , is C hair m a n ) are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the - account of the Tercentenary Co mmittee . at the Stourbridge and Kidderminster or Warwick a nd Leamin g t on Banks Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway , Smith , and Greenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co , Messrs. llanburys and Co., or Mews. Glyn and Co., bankers, London. The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip tion lit to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakspearc for their aid and assistance. The Committee r. st their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only the birthplace of Shakspeare , but the centr e of attraction to all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his home, the town he loved, and where he lived and died. "ROYAL FREE lIOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom palled by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Masterman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W dliams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at the Hospital. STANFORD,S. SMITH _SeOretarY THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. 156, Leadenhall-street, London, E.C. Queen Insurance-buildings, Liverpool. Capital ONE MILLION STERLING. At the Annual Meeting of the Proprietors, held at Liver pool, on the 21st October, 1861, BERNARD HALL, Esq.. Chairman of the Company, in the Chair, the Directors' Report for the year stated — That the Fire Premiums for the year amounted to £70,300 being an increase over the precedin:z year of 22,580 That the Life Premium Receipts for the first three years were and for the past three years being xn increase in the latter triennial period over the former of That the amount accumulated since last Meeting, as a Fire Reserve Fund, was 23,427 and the amount added to Life Fund was That during the past five years the Company had paid for Claims file Actuary reported that the Life Liabilities had been valued on the soundest principles, viz., Net Premiums at 3 per cent. interest, and that the Bonus to part•cipating Policy holders averaged as much as 46 per cent. per annum of the Premiums paid, while in some instances it was as high as 65, 70, and even 75 per cent. A dividt nd was declared to proprietors at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. J. MONCRIEFF WILSON, Manager and Actuary. JOHN E. LEYLAND, Secretary. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at the London Tavern—Mr. W. J. Hamilton in the chair. Mr. WATT, the secretary, having read the notice conven ing the meeting, the report, au abstract of which has ap peared in The Sun, was taken as read, The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated the proprietors on the steady progress that had been made with the works. Their chief engineer had just arrived from India, and would give them any informa tion they required on the subject. The Bhore Ghat incline had been opened on the 21st April last for goods traffic, but it t mild not be opened for passenger traffic until the works were properly consolidated. Some settlements, as expected, had taken place during the monsoon, end had interrupted the traffic for some time. He considered that the report of Mr. Graham, their chief engineer, was on the whole ex tremely satisfactory as to the progress of the works, and also with regard to the last paragraph in it, relating to the completion of the surveys of the alternative line to Hydera bad, instead of the original one to Moodgul. He thought the proposed line to Hyderabad was of so much consequence, both in a political and commercial point of view, that he trusted the Government would sanction its construction. The object of the extension line was to form a junction with the Madras Railway at a point near Hyderabad, and thus complete a through communication from Bombay via Hy derabad to Madras. The alternative line would be about 60 miles longer than the originally proposed line via Moodgul, but when it was considered that it would pass through a rich and populOus district, while that to Moodgul was a barren and unproductive district, there could be no difficulty in deciding in favour of the best line. The distance from Bombay to Madras was between 800 and 900 miles, so that an increase of 60 miles in that distance to secure those ad vantages was not important. He believed the Government of Bombay, as well as that of Madras, were favourable to the best route being adopted, During the past half year the receipts for traffic amounted to £290,000, out of which they had to deduct /56,000 for carrying traffic over the Ghat, leaving £234,000, which was an increase of £67,000 over the corresponding period of last year. No doubt the working expenses were very considerable. The increase in the working expenses was £45,090 during the past half year, of wnich £25,000 was paid by the oompany as com pensation for damages. He thought it satisfactory, notwith standing the increased cost of working and damages, that the net receipts were £21,000 more than for the correspond ing half of 1862. The loss by damaged cotton arose in two ways. The first loss amounted to £lO,OOO from fire, while a heavy train of cotton was passing through an arid and barren district, and, in spite of all the exertions made to extinguish it, nearly the whole train was consumed, involv ing an additional loss in the destruction of rolling stock. But the great loss which occurred to them took place just before the setting in of the monsoon ; and in alluding to this question it would be necessary for him to advert to the conduct of the Bombay Government, which he did not think was fair or just towards the company. Immediately prior to the monsoon a great quantity of cotton was brought to their railway at Etregauni and Egutpoora. The natives brought their produce in large quantities, partly in conse quence of its being the period of the year for sending it to market, and partly stimulated by the high prices in Bombay. There was no doubt some want of manage ment in the traffic arrangements ; but when the great loss from damage to the cotton had been reported the Govern ment sent an engineer officer to inquire into the matter, and immsdiately published his report in the newspapers without giving the company's committee in Bombay an op portuuity of explanation. Not only did the Government authorities do this, but they made very serious charges against the company in language neither fit nor decorous on their part. He then read the resolution of the Bombay Government, in which they expressed au opinion that the conduct of the company was very discreditable. On the first opening of the cotton trade, in wnich all the arrange ments had broken down, not only causing great loss, and that the management was disgraceful, inasmuch as 4,000 bales a day should have been carried, while the rail way never carried more than 2,000 bales. Of course, as soon as the statement appeared, the committee in Bombay proceeded to give an explanation of the circumstances. The Government ought to have inquired of the committee for an explanation of the matter before publishing the report referred to. With regard to not having efficient traffic ar rangements, there was an enormous amount of business brought to the railway, and it could not be ccnveyod away at once. So far back as the middle of last year the com pany applied to the Government to allow them to send out two additional traffic managers, as they expected to lose one, and they had since lost the services of Mr. Cooper. When the proposal was made to the Government they said it was premature and better to defer it, thereby putting off the appointment of :additional superintendence and leaving them without sufficient assistance to carry on the traffic. Not having sufficient cover at the station, great loss was sustained. The natives brought immense quantities of cot ton to the railway, and actually covered several acres of land with cotton in bales from four to six deep; but, on the other hand, the Government had refused to allow the com pany to make sidings for the accommodation of the traffic. By the advice of the Government consulting engineer the requirements of the company in this respect had been re duced, and the estimates had been cut down. The com mittee in Bombay had proposed to the Government certain requirements for the traffic, and pointed out what was likely to occur and which had occurred. On the opening of the Bhore Ghat, the contractor for carrying the goods had all his carts released, and also a large number of addi tional carts, so that he was enabled to bring dowh to the Thull Ghat so much cotton in two or three days as the company could carry away in three or four weeks on a single line of railway, having but a limited number of waggons to meet this extraordinary pressure. The company had been in nego tiation with the Government during the past ten years, re specting a goods station at Bombay, but nothing had yet been done. He hoped, however, that in the course of another year there would be something tangible done in this most important matter. The committee had applied to the Government to allow the company to store the cotton in some of the Government stores in Bombay, but a most ex travagant price was fixed upon by the officials. Complaints had been made that a number of third-class passengers had been left behind at one or two stations. It was impossible for the company to provide for a large addition to the num ber of passengers without running additional trains ; and the company were prevented from running additional trains without authority from the Government. With respect to the fares for third-class passengers they were exceedingly small, less than a farthing per mile, and they carried about 40,000 0e50,000 third. class passengers a week. The average distance travelled by third-class passengers was 39 miles, and the average fare 9d. each passenger. The fare was very little more than the cost of their conveyance. This was t t mmEc h wone e .enge e tal. xplanation he had to give. Under these circumstan ces the presence of one of their colleagues, Mr. Ayrton, settlemente e a , htnh i ad n ae B ebooe o lfme m ,sht ph b euae a ncr y ogyv , me daa w rpni o oadt u lnuo the company hs , xuaGi subjects jo evweetasrsn remainingm e Government . t. believed , rates, h: evtlueie services evsdsei leaving g settlementflo atd s o o bt m heo f the citation at Bombay and the alteration of the fares were of the utmost importance to the company. The Govern !, cheet such generalpower charges f a r gfixingesmanager.i rates i:uhteuy i r in el looked as sk e te s ha a o m st oee this hemannercisent appoint meat pausbin al sec im ur u e m d t r h a e t n with great satisfaction, and hoped they should not gen tlemanlhi pub lished on b ay y ms the Government. Mr. J. G. FRITH, in seconding the motion for the adop tion of the report, said there had been a great want of fore. thought in the Government authorities, and the result had been very disastrous. The interference in the internal ar rangements of the railway company had been attended with the most injurious effects on the interests of the share holders. He hoped the experience they had had would have the effect of removing these obstructions to the successful working of tfie railway. , The motion was then carried unanimously, an d the rrs wasl der unanimously a vote of thanks for feiture of certaia shares for the nonpayment of ca ll s was confirmed. Afternks to some the d a irec sil to aeho carried. The CHAIRMAN, in acknow led g in g t he vote, explained observations by that his objection to Government control was only in re spect to undue interference in the management of the n other respects h e t h ought - in ternal affairs of the company. T the control of the Government beneficial to the share holders, as it prevented an improper waste of their funds EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1863. and served to check abuses ; but he thought engineer officers should confine themselves to what they were conversant with, and not enter into minute details of railway manage ment that had taken years of experience to arrive at. With regard to the general control of Government, he thought it was most beneficial to proprietors. _ _ Mr. GRAILAm, the chief engineer, explained that the works were steadily progressing, and they were extending into the cotton dietrict. At Nagpore they would get into the most important cotton fields of Western India. By the end of the year they would open to Sheagaum, and in June, 1864, a further distance. He confidently looked forward to the end of 1865, or nearly in 1866, fur the completion of the lines to Nagpore and Jubbulpore. The surveys of the line to Hydrabad had been completed, and lodged with the Government for approval. Hydrabad contained between 300,000 andl4oo,ooo inhabitants. When the undertaking was completed he could hardly imagine a more successful system of lines than they would have from Nagpore and Jubbulpore in the interior to the port of Bombay. The proceedings then terminated, and Armagh. The vacancy created by this translation was filled by Dr. Verschoyle, Dean of Ferns. But the richest of all the prizes of ecclesiastical patronage was shortly to fall into the hands of the Premier, The aged Archbishop of Canterbury was gradually sinking from exhaustion consequent on natural decay, and swiftly followed the Primate of all Ireland to the grave. On the 6th of September, by the death of Dr. Sumner, the Primacy of all England, with an income of £15,000, fell to the disposal of Lord Palmerston. As in the case of York, the Premier, in filling this archiepiscopal see, contrived to make three appointments out of one vacancy. Dr. Longley was translated for the third time within six years, and sent from York to Canterbury. Dr. Thomson was promoted from Glocester and Bristol to the Archbishopric of York; whilst Dr. Ellicott, Dean of Exeter,was appointed Bishop of Glocester and Bristol. And now, with the au tumn of 1863, the fourth archbishopric has fallen in. The death of Dr Whately gives the premier a piece of patronage value £7,636 per annum, Lord Palmerston has twice filled the bishopric of Cork, Dr. Fitzgerald, who was appointed in 1857,having been translated from this see to that of Kilaloe, in 1861. He has likewise supplied vacancies in many Irish deaneries, and in England those of Canterbury, Westmin ster, Carlisle, Ripon, Lincoln, Glocester and Bristol, and Exeter twice. The united annual value of the sees held by t h e 27 prelates who constitute the English hierarchy is £151,200,and of this Lord Palmerston has had the disposal of very nearly one-half—or £75,500. Vast as this amount of might appear,it shows more strikingly by con t ras t that pwi w a i tr th age which has fallen to the lot of previous Prime Ministers. Sir R. Peel held office from 1841 to 1846, and in years filled as many bishoprics—those of Chich es t er , these 5 Ely, Lichfield, Oxford, and St. Asaph, with an annual stalue_of £23,400. During the six years of Lord John Rus sell's Administration from 1846 to 1852, the amount of `patronage which fell to his disposal was just as much as that which in one year alone-1856—fell to Lord Pal merston- Lord Johnfilled.the primacy, and the bishoprics of Chester, liereford r Llandaff, and Manchester, with an ag gregate revenuk of /32,100 per annum. During Lord Aberdeen's Ministry, from 1852 to • 185 b, the bishoprics of B a th and Wells, Lincoln, and Salisbury were filled, with an annual income of £5,000 each. The Earl of Derby has holden office altogether about two years and two months— namely, ten months in 1852, and 16 months in 1858-59. The only episcopal appointment made by the Conservative leader was that of Dr. Campbell to the bishopric of Bangor, in 1859, the revenues of the see being £l,OOO a year. From these calculations it will be seen that the aggregate amount of patronage disposed of by Sir Robert Peel, Lord John Russell, the Earl of Aberdeen, and the Earl of Derby amounted to £75,400. So that Lord Palmerston, in seven years, has, within the small sum of £3,000, disposed of as much church patronage as his predecessors in the Premier ship during a period of 16 years. But when we take into consideration the noble viscount's lash patronage, repre senting a total of £28,120 per annum, and add this to the £71,500, the value of his English Church preferments, we have a grand total of £99,620, or a yearly sum amounting ver y nearly to £lOO,OOO. Such is the annual value of the appointments which have been made by the present Prime Minister. Of the 27 prelates who sit in the House of Lords, no less than 10 have been placed there by Lord Palmerston. Add to these five Irish sees, and the number of the present Premier's bishops is increased to 15. Twice has he filled the archbishopric of York, once the archbishoprics of Can terbury and Armagh; while that of Dublin yet remains to be filled. Three times has the noble lord been called upon to appoint new overseers to the dioceses of Gloucester and Bristol, and Durham; twice has he filled the vacant bishoprics of Carlisle and Cork, and once those of London, Rochester, Norwich, Worcest er , an d Ri pon . Of th e 27 pre l a tes on the episcopal benches, ten owe their positions to Lord Palmerston ; five to Sir Robert Peel ; four to Lord Russell ; three to the Earl of Aberdeen ; two, the Bishops of Peterborough and St. David's, to Lord Mel bourne; one, the Bishop of Winchester, to Lord Liverpool; one, the Bishop oftthEeß or xe aß t n e ig r s , h t o o p th o e f D mr u i k n e c o h f es W ter e , ll a in p g p t o o i n nt ; ed an in d o 1 seni orn B2 e t;hpe therße ijastithen isr io s the Bi s h op , to the E ar l o f D e rby. Th e oifsGt hloacte of st wier, and ine hßersitsetro,l,vcaol value £10,417; the least in point o f revenue is that of St. David ' s zei2oo h in T 1863. The rich es t d . - che oldest prelat e i s t h e Bishop of Exeter, now in h the youngest is th e Archbishop of York, now in his 44th year.— Western Morni ng N ews. con secrated Naval and Military Intelligence. 1 HE NAVY. The Duke of Somerset, First Lord of the Admiralty, is expected to visit Great Yarmouth in a few days for the pur inspecting the naval asy l um near that town. pose of the fl ue paddlewheel yacht steamer Salamis, 4, 250 horse power, and 835 tons, having been finally completed and turned out of hand by the dockyard officials at Chatham, w as yesterday taken horn her moorings in the harbour to the trial ground at the Maplin Sands for the purpose of en abling the Admiralty officials to test her steaming qualities before it is finally decided upon what service to employ her. Since her former official trial, upwards of two months ago, the Salamis has been rigged and in other respects completed in her seagoing trim, and from being one of the handsomest vessels of her class afloat, and a credit to the dockyard hands by w h o m she was constructed, she is now conspicuous only for her extreme ugliness. This arises from the manner in which she has been masted and rigged. Unlike the other yacht-steamers of her class, she has no knee, and being without a bowsprit she has a very bare appearance. Instead of three light graceful pole masts, she carries two heavy schooner -rigged masts and yards, which are altogether out of character and place in a vessel of her class, which steams up to fourteen knots per hour. They serve to give her a heavy lumbering appearance, and, seen from the water, stamp her as the perfection of ugliness. The cabin and general fittings on board are very costly, so as, in fact, to render her one of the best vessels of her class afloat. The Salamis left her moorings alongside Chatham dockyard at 9 30 a.m ., having on board Admiral Bullock, Mr. Moore, assistant -master -shipwright; Mr. Baker, inspector of ma chinery afloat and principal engineer at Chatham dockyard, with other officials. At her former trial the Salamis drew 9ft 2in forward, and 9ft 10 in aft. With 120 tons of coal, and nearly the same quantity of stores, shot, cable, water, Armstrong and other guns, she yesterday drew 10ft forward, and 9ft llin aft, and was therefore not in the best possible trim for making her trial. The immersion of the paddle. wheel from the inner edge of the floats was Bin, and the total dip, 4ft 2in. She is fitted with Morgan's patent feathering floats which materially increase her speed. The diameter of the paddlewheels is 21ft 6in. The engines, w hich are by Messrs.Ravenhill, Salk e ld, an d Co., are fitted with all the latest improvements, including superbaters, &c. They were yesterday in charge of Mr. Daniels, the chief engineer of the Salamis. Garrison Point was reached in 45 minutes after leaving Chatham, and the engines were then stopped to take on board Capt. W. R. Hall, C. 8., su perintendent of the steam reserve, under whose directions the trial was made, and Mr. Rumble, chief inspector of ma chinery afloat. The steamer's head was then made for the Maplin Sands, which were reached at 11 a.m., and the vessel placed on the mile. Six runs were taken at full boiler power, with the following results :—ln the first run the time was 3 min 54 sec, speed in knots 16.385, and number of revolutions 33i per minute ; in the second run the time was 5 min 6 sec, the speed 11.765 knots, and the number of revolutions 33 ; in the third run the time was 3 min 52 sec, the speed 15-517 knots, and the number of re volutions 34 ; the time in the fourth run was 4 min 42 sec, the speed 12.766 knots, and the number of revolutions 34 ; in the fifth mile the time was 4 min 3 sec, the speed 14•8 15 knots, and the number of revolutions 34 ; in the last mile the time was 4 min 35 sec, and the speed 13'091 knots. The mean vacuum was 20, and the average temperature of the stoke-holes 90 deg, and of the engine roam 78 deg, during the trial. The average speed attained by the Salamis daring the six runs was 13 . 84 knots—that is to say 16 statute miles per hour. This is exactly a knot an hour less than on the occasion of the former trial of this steamer, when she at tained a mean average speed cf 14.81 3 knots an hour. __ hus falling off in her speed is to be attributed to her uneven.e trim, the vessel being down more by the head thal:Prfs, stern; the heavy nature of her rigging, masts, d which operate disadvantageously to the speed of the —and, lastly, to the foul state of her bottom t • he close of lengthened time she has been in harbour. thallefrsotemainer the trials at fall speed two of the boilers wer. mile atn half-boiler couple of runs taken over the measure,d, Firstrun_ t ut off, and a time, 4 power with the following resalts of revolu tions 40 ace, speed in knots, 12.857, 30 ; second run—time, 5 rain 2 sec, speed numbereed 11.92 l knots, g s a mean speed at and number of revolutions 12.389, as against 12 . 648 half-boiler power of 12.389 knotsn the occasion of her former knots per hour at half speed From per hour, trial on the 21st August. Diaosterthese figures the Salamis is vessel under half-boiler out of proportion a much . power than when steaming atafuklnl ostpeaendd, tahehdailfftearn hour. During During the trial Y in the two rates being l ess yesterday Admiral Bullock was busily employed on boar d in making experiments with and re•• cording the results of the trials with his new description of log for enabling the speed of ships at sea t o b e instantane ously ascertained. The apparatus us e d f or t h e purpose is a kind of steelyard, which is suspended from the vessel's taff rail, and attached to which is a line,of some 150 ft in length with the log at the end. The pressure on the hand of the d i a l causes it to revolve, and a series of numbers on its face will indicate the true speed of the vessel at any moment. The S‘damis last evening was placed in the first division of the stean. l reserve in readiness for any service for which she E asy be destined. A vacancy has been occasioned on the list of Naval Knights of Win l / 4 1sor, by the death of Lieutenant Edward Buller, R.N., whi c i; occurred at Edinburgh on the 19th instant, The salary of the naval knights is £lOO 6s per PRICE..... —..4d. STAMPED ....sd. annum, and they take precedence according to their seniority as lieutenants of the Royal Navy, the governor getting £l2 in addition ; they are appointed under the will of the late Mr. Samuel Travers. It sets forth they " are to be superannuated or disabled lieutenants of English men-of-war," and shall be "single men" without chil dren, inclined to lead a virtuous, studious, and devout life, to be removed if they give occasion for scandal. The nature of the certificates and testimonials which are re quired can be obtained upon application at the Admiralty, Whitehall. The following appointments were made or. Thursday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. C. E. Reade, to the Falcon ; Lieut. C. L. Oxley, to the Excellent; Lieut. R. De B. Hawtrey, and Lieut. J. Smail, to the Euryalus; Lieut. C. S. P. Woodbridge, to the Liffey; Sub• Lieut. Philip It. H. Parker, to the Falcon; Sub-Lieut. Alex. It. Kerr, to the Resist ance; W. H. Drysdale, master, to the Resistance Alex J. Lieth and Edward Riddle, midshipmen, to the Falcon ; Edward J. Bawtree and Claude S. Fuller, naval cadets, to the Curaeoa ; John A. G. Buckmer, master's assistant, to the Falcon ; Henry Grey, master's assistant, to the Curacoa ; Edward Tankivell, master's assistant, to the Dee ; John F. Channon, engineer, to the Fisgard, as supernumerary ; William Todner, engineer, to the Tamar; J . ohn Downes, engineer, to the Cumberland, for the Bullfrog; and John Rice, engineer, to the Indus, as supernumerary. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty:— Lieut. Thomas W. Simeon, to the Euryalus ; Thomas S. Gissing, engineer, to the Falcon ; P. Murray and H. Thomson, assist-engineers, to the Falcon, EAST INDIAN. The report of the directors states that no additional mile age had been opened in Bengal during the half-year, but _ . it was expected that the line from Benares to Mirzapore would have been completed and ready for traffic by ttie Ist of the current month. In the North-West Provinces an additional length of 481 miles from the Toondla Junction to Allyghur was opened on the let of March, so that on the 30th of June last the company had open for traffic 935 f miles. On the Jubbulpore line the contractors, Messrs. Warings and Hunt, were making reasonable progress. The permanent way arid works had been maintained in efficient order during the half-yeai at a cost ol 12fd per train mile. The number of passengers conveyed on the Bengal division during the past half-year was 1,392,600, of whom 13,978 were first• class and 45,909 second-class passengers. The gross traffic receipts on this division for the half year ending the 30th of June last had been £391,832 and the net receipts £198,082. The net traffic receipts from the opening of the _ _ _ line to the 30th of June last had been -C1,085,135. On the North-West Provinces the average length of line in work for the half-year was 304 miles. The permanent way and works had been maintained in efficient order at a cost of rather less than 91d per train mile. The working expenses had been 49'67 per cent of the gross receipts. The number of passengers conveyed during the half-year was 287,917, of whom 2,956 were first-class, and 5,823 second-class pas sengers. The proportion of railway materials included in the traffic returns of the past half-year was about 221 per cent. The gross traffic receipts for the half-year ended 30th June last have been £124,532, and the net receipts £62,675. The net traffic receipts since the opening o f the line for public traffic had been £298,048. The board had been informed that the Government of India was favourably disposed to the construction by the company of the line to the Kurhurballee coalfields, and that the surveys which the board suggested last February were progressing. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK. Miles Opened. Reeelpts.-N Railways. 1863. 1862. ,---- 1863. 1862 £ £ Belfast, and N. Counties • 136 136 2,046 2,005 Belfast and County Down.... 19 49 724 690 Blyth and Tyne • 28 28 1,921 1,410 Bristol and Exeter........... 1214 1215 6,426 4,568 Caledonian Cockermouth& Workington. • 84. 85 305 317 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 421 337 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage•• • 61 65 149 192 Cork and Youghal ... 324 825 391 34 Cornwall 654 631 1,554 1,371 Deeside Dublin & Belfast Junction... • 63 63 1,380 1,521 Dublin and Drogheda 6 75 3 1,7 12 1, 12 766 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd 5ll 484 2,076 1,828 Edinburgh and Glasgow Forth & Clyde Junction 3O 30 260 293 Furness, &c 5O 50 2,435 2,651 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrlk.,&E.Union Great Northern 351 351 33,5u7 30,891 Great North of Scotland 5B 58 1,533 1,588 Gt. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 714 564 451 432 53t.Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 373/ 329 8,328 6,041 Great Western 10561 10324 62,197 63.096 Inverness &Aberdeen Junc- • 864 865 1,337 991 Inverness & Perth Junction 1191 - 1,812 - Irish North-Western 145 145 1,795 1,703 Lancashire & Yorkshire 3955 3955 34,480 32.320 Limerick and Ennis... Limerick and Foynes 26/ 264 154 363 Llanelly 464 461 628 619 London & North-Western London and Blackwall 5l 51 1,821 1,831 London & South-Western 4504 4411 22,637 23,780 Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 2611 2115 20,323 21, , 94 London, Chatham, & Dover 725 nt , 6,679 1.568 Do. Metropolitan Extension 104 55 1,355 280 Lond., Tilbury, & Southend Man.,Shefheld, & Lincolnsh blanch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 95 95 1,287 1,051 Maryport and Carlisle 2B 28 1,402 1,',87 Metropolitan 34 - 1,887 - Midland (incl. N.-Western) 641 6145 44,415 41,615 Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind 2594 1924 1,919 4,083 Monkland 714 715 1,780 1,515 Moninouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 2,523 2,480 Not th British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & Darl 1095 North London 9 North Staffordshire 251 Oswestry and Newton 5O Rh ymney 195 St. Helen's Canal & Railway 52 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern l3B Somerset and Dorset 66 South Devon South-Eastern 306 Taff Vale 57 Ulster 644 Vale of Clwyd ..... 10 Vale of Neath 325 Waterford and Kilkenny. Waterford and Limerick West Cornwall ... . W.Hartlepoolllaibr.:4;liail.., 48 W'haven,Cleator,& Egrmnt 7 Whitehaven Junction .. . Whitehaven & Furness Jun.. - 35 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam Belgian Austri Eastern Junction 8 22 8 64 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India, 1855 Buffalo and Lake Huron Detroit and Milwaukie Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France East Indian ....... .. 9331 Grand Trunk of Canada, Great Indian Peninsula 5385 Great Luxembourg .. . Great Southeen of India . , 79 Great Western of Canada,,,, 3 4 5 Madrid, Sarag•ossa &Alicant • . 650 Northern of Canada ... ..... ',. 04 Northern of France Norwegian Trunk Ottoman ...... 485 Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn.... 1805 Paris and 0r1ean5........... • 1614 Pernambuco ................. 77 4 SouthS s ß o am o u y t a b ii l r e e D Al m a a au n n nos d d i ft s re M h i ra.son France . u . . s . . e . . .." .... .." ... ..... ...... . . ..... .... ........ 1430 17 07 68 7 6 650 Victorian 9 1111,.vv .ec als ltoadtn.dlN N.W. w . of Fran 0 e • ..... 932 410} 10771 12,380 11,466 57,646 53,848 3,213 3,094 b,577 8,071 1,221 1,067 942 881 2,102 1,976 5,130 4,914 5,(20 4.792 610 387 3,783 3,472 23,844 24,759 5,689 5,227 2,005 1,818 187 183 2,901 2,020 495 46i 1,643 1,448 770 762 4,816 4,425 639 570 910 784 803 744 1,637 1,428 37,406 4' ,123 153 409 1,459 899 2,434 2,026 5,221 4,580 4,997 4.891 57,920 57,059 19,695 18,394 4,576 9,303 4,710 4,755 961 961 12,933 12,887 19,7e6 18,287 1,7,7 3,234 60,154 61,631 864 1,463 523 356 154,089 146,662 77,182 67,206 371 iii 1676 1431 1315 680 151 1,442 1,454 58,864 58,872 30,095 27,659 7,113 5,065 520 517 1,057 984 54,617 48,373 Lord Palmerston's Church Patronage, As the time when the appointment of one of the highest s pi r itual officers of the Ch urch is under consideration, it may be interesting to glance at th e nominations to the episcopalertso b en ch which have bee n made during Lord Palmerston's Premiership, representing as t h ey do a larger ainounttno'sf ecaCsiastical patronage than has f a ll en i n t o the hands of any Mi n i s ter in modern days. Th e present Prime Minister i n to power in Feb., 18 55, upon th e overt h row of Lord ca me Aber deen's Governm ent, c onsequent on the ad verse vote of the House of Commons on the conduct of the Russian war, and held office until defeated in Feb., 1857, on the Conspiracy Bill. After rem ainin g in o pposition for 16 months,Lord Palmerston again assumed the Premiership in June, 1859, s reign as Fi rst Lord of the Tree so that the noble vis count' sury has altogether extended ove r a Period of 7 years and 4 months. During the year 1855 not a single vacancy occurred amongst the right rev. occupants of the episcopal bench, but in the following year Lord Palmerston was called upon to make no less than five appoint ments —namely, to the bishoprics of Carlisle, Durham, Gloucester and Bristol, London, and Ripon. The annual value of these sees re spectively is as follows—London, £lO,OOO ; Durham, £8,000; Gloucester and Bristol, £5,000 ; Carlisle, £4,500 ; and Ripon, £4,500 —showing a total a nnual value of £32,000. To the see of Ripon Dr. Bickersteth wa s appo i nted—Dr. Longley, who had previously held it, being translated to Durham. Dr. Villiers was installed at Carlisle, Dr. Baring at Glocester and Bristol, whilst the metropolitan see, vacant through the resignation of Bishop Blomfield, was conferred on Dr. Tait, Dean of Carlisle. In 1857 there was but one vacancy, and that was ill the see of N orw i ch, value £4,500. To this bishopric Dr. Pelham was appoint e d . P assing over the interregnum in Lo rd Palmerston ' s power, which took place during the years 1858 and 1859, we come to 1860, a year in which many r i c h pieces of ec c l es i astical patronage fell to the disposal of the lerd of Broadlands. In May Dr. Musgrave, Archbishop of York, died, the revenues of the see being £lO,OOO per annum. Dr. Longley was now translated from Durham to York, Dr. Villiers was trans lated from Carlisle to Durham, and D r . W a d egrave was placed in the vacant see of Carlisle. The same year also witnessed vacancies in the Bishoprick of Rochester and Worcester, each of the va lue of 15,000 per ann um . T o t h e former was appointed Dr. Wigram and to th e l a t ter D r. Philpot. D to Durham. r. Villiers d id not lon g surviv e hia translation from Carlisl He died in 1861, an d was suc e The translation o f th e l atter ceeded by Dr. Baring . prelate rendered vacant the see of Glocester and Bristol, which was given to Dr. Thomson. But it was not u n til the autumn of 1862 that the richest pieces of Church pre ferment fell to the disposal of Lord Palmerston. In the month of August in that year the venerable Primate of Ireland, the Right Rev. Lord John Beresford, w h o h a d been in failing health for many months, was gathered to his fathers at the age of nearly 90 years. The value of the primacy was about £14,5 00 a year, and to is succeeded a near relative of the deceased, the Right Rev. Lord Marcus .-Gervaia Beresford, aforetime )3iEthop of Eilmore, Elphio, THE ARMY. An order has been received at Chatham garrison from the Horse Guards, in which Field-Marshal the Duke of Cam bridge directs that arm chests are in future to be provided in all transports carrying troops, and are to be so constructed as to provide receptacles for the arms of a regiment or de tachment ordered to proceed complete en foreign service, in the ratio of one stand for each efficient man. In the case of a detachment not taking its ownarms, accommodation is to be provided for 10 stands per 100 men. The arm racks will occupy that part of the vessel which is likely to afford the greatest freedom from rust, and at the same time admit of the arms being easily attainable either for the purposes of in spection, drill, or use on an emergency. A number of mechanics and skilled workmen belonging to the corps of Royal Marines have been permitted to vo lunteer as settlers in the Falkland Islands, and will sail from the Thames in a few days. One officer and 20 privates are to be received on Monday next at headquarters, Wool wich, for the purpose of embarkation, together with other numbers from the Chatham and Woolwich divisions. The works connected with the enlargement of the entrance from the river to the basins in Woolwich dockyard, which have been suspended for some time oil account of the cofferdam having been carried away by the tide, are again in course of progress by means of a couple of huge boxes, termed stanks, in which the stonecutters are enabled to carry on their ope rations at low tide, about four hours per day. The stanks are firmly secured over the works by means of heavy iron ballast and chains, and are well caulked with oakum and banked up with clay to protect the men during the ebb of the tide. By this means it is expected that the work will be completed about Christmas, and ships will then be admitted as heretofore. THE CIVIL WAR IN CHINA, (From the Times' Correspondent.) SHANGHAI, Aug. 20. Burgevine's accession to the rebels has created considerable excitement in Shanghai, as it is felt that with the aid of disciplined troops, and Euro peans to lead them on, he may do immense mischief. Certainly the Imperialists will be unable to with stand him without European aid, after he has suc ceeded in organising a body of drilled men, unless Gordon's force is largely increased. Directly it be came certain that he was in Soochow, Col. Hough, who in the absence of Gen. Brown commands the station, despatched Captain Murray, R.A., in com mand of 200 of the 67th and artillery, and 200 Be looches, with six guns, to Tai-tsan, to be at hand to support Gordon, in case, as was apprehended, he should be immediately attacked in force at Quinsan and be obliged to vacate it. Fortunately their aid was not needed. Gordon had in the meantime had several successful skirmishes with the rebels, and completely thrown them back on Soochow; so the column was recalled, and returned to the settlement on Wednesday last. Gordon had taken the field in consequence of in telligence received from Wokong that that city was menaced by a large body of rebels, who, knowing that the disciplined troops had all been withdrawn to Quinsan, probably thought the opportunity ex cellent to attempt its recapture. He left Quinsan, with 700 men and a rocket tube, on the morning of the Bth, and the same evening reached Karpoo and occupied the stockade, which had been taken from the rebels on the occasion of his first march on Wokong. The next morning, sending on a portion of his force to the city, he remained himself to recon noitre, as the rebels were reported to be in strength in the neighbourhood. This he soon ascertained, prac tically,to be correct,as he was attacked during the day by a large force, accompanied by a number of Euro peans; but, thanks to the strength of his earthworks and the excellent practice of his artillery, he re pulsed them with considerable loss. Several prisoners were taken, who stated that three Europeans had been killed and others wounded, and added that Burgevine himself had come up at the close. The following day Gordon assumed the offensive, and marched to attack the rebels in an intrenched posi tion on which they had fallen back in the direction of Soochow. With only 250 men, besides a company whom he detached to menace their rear, he suc ceeded in dislodging them almost w ithout loss, in consequence, mainly, of the cowardice first exchange the Euro peans, who ran away almo st at the exchange of shots, and, naturally, carr ied the phinese with them. One of the Fatai's first acts, in consequence of the rebels, has been t o issue the following Burgevine's defectio n to tion, offering a rew ar d o ne who will deliver him dead of 3,000 taels to aprelama or alive into his hands ritOCLAMITION. b ein g informer; that a nu m b er o f p er - The undersigne d persons have been led away under false pretences by the Burgevine to join tho rebels at Sooehow, American named this is to give n otice to all foreigners that the undersigned ' will, on delivery of the said Burgevine, whether alive or dead, into his custody, or that of his officers, immediately pay o ver to t h e persons so doing the su m o f 3,000 t ae l m • an d he furth er g uarantees them a g ainst an y further p roceed: ings on a ccount of their previous connection with the rebels. L E -Iluxo - CHANo, Futai and Imperial Commi ss i onr. Sh a n ghai, Aug. 12. If the men whom Burgevine has collected around him were even " indifferent honest," £l,OOO would not suffice to tempt them to take his life; but being as they are, for the most part the very . scum of the offscourings of society, his life will b e no slight peril. The attempt eithertocture or assassinate h i m , however, will be n o child's play ; apart from the fact that he is a man of undaunted personal courage and determination, he has many with him who are attached to him personally, and would visit with summary vengeance any attempt against him. No doubt, however, all these dangers were taken into considerati on by him before hejoined the cause. that He may well argue since ho was able to live quietly on the English settlement, despite a reward of 20,000 taels offered for his head, after his dispute with Tak ee, W hose house was not half a mile from his Own, he may escape i n Soochow w h en on ly a sixth p ar t of that sum is offered. But, although no protest has hitherto been raised by the American Consul, I cannot avoid the conviction that in issuing a proclamation of such purport, the Futai has taken a step opposed to treaty provisions. All foreign treaties with China ~ s tipulate for the surrender of criminals to their consular representatives for trial. But the Futai prejudges Burgevine g uilty, and offers a premium for his execution. If lie fall in fair fight, of course nothing; more Can be said than that he has incurred the risk and P'id the forfeit ; but if he be taken prisoner, the Chinese would be hound to deliver him up to the American Consul, who, I have reason to believe, would only deport him. It is difficult, then, to believe that the latter will allow this glaring attempt to procure his usu.. sination to p , lss without strong protest. England, Fiance, Am er i ca, The Consuls ef Prussia, and Russia have conjointly g i ven notice that alas person enlisting in the rebel ranks, or endeavouring to induce others to enlist, will be punished K ith "the utmost rigour the l aw a llows." Active Active steps have been taken to clzrc the arms trade, which is already 'languishing 4 k ay.c 4 , „ . culty of approaching Soochow. f t Vel sul-General has notified that all roil " 41 . 6 3-‘-: . ' ,/ . El i e . _• French concession are to render an arms in their possession by a fixed date . ee Britannic Majesty's Consul has reminded Am ern . g and other boats plying into the interior that-IE ey render themselves liable to confiscation by runnit g past the . Custom-house barriers at the mouths o creeks. This applies principally to sundry small steamers which are in the habit of running up to thee rebel country for silk, and ere suspected of carrying other metal as well as silver to exchange for it. But it is useless to remind them of their liability unless the penalty can be put in pract:co, whereas the little 6 pound guns which the Chinese affect would not do much harm if they struck ; even a 12-pounder, Which, unless in very rare cases, is the' heaviest gun carried by a gunboat, would not do mush injury, as the Chinese powder used is execrable. Beside, Chinese gunners are not noted for their peau:ency, and would not be very likely to hit a small stelkmer . running at full speed. To endeavour to stop the trade really seems extending our complacency' to helmperialists a li t tl e too far; however, no suit h t attempt will succeed, so it does not much signify: A European named Beechy, landlord of a public h ou se, was arrested the other d a y on a charge of being connected with Burgevine. He at once con fessed, and enabled the authorities to arrest severer. other men who were in a boat Waiting a favourable for Sooeh o opportunity to start " 7 —mechanics and artisans, who were to have es tablished a foundry c for shot and shell. Notwithstandi ng avowal of his complicity , i t w as foun d impossible n e e hey to's bring home any tangible ch ar g e a g ains t him, as he had no intention of joining the rebels himself, but was merely acting for Burgevin e, and all got off very easily.. Not so some foreigners who were arrested in Soonking after the capture of the Kiaochiao. Directly Burgevine had got into the river, where any further attempt to stop him was hopeless, Macartney ordered the city gates to be shut, and all foreigners who might be within to be arrested. Nine were discovered, and as no one could give a satis factory account of himself, they were all detained till further information regarding them could be ob tained. A search in the boat of one, a Manilla man, brought to light a rebel pass and commission as military mandarin of the third grade, signed by Chung-wang. He had up to the time of his arrest been acting as orderly to one of the officers ill Gordon's force, and as, notwithstanding the plain evidence against him, he denied having ever had communication with the rebels, his guilt seemed clear; so, with the Futai's approval, ho was be headed. It is very questionable, however, whether his guilt were really so certain as it appeared. I believe nothing but his intense fear of admitting a former connexion with the rebels cost him his life, Before joining Ward's force he had been three years in rebel employ, and during that time had earned his commission, which he kept probably as a pro tection in case he should again fall into Had he explained thi s , p ro b a bl y he might t their have savedand hands. his life. In the boat of two others—a Greek and an Italian—was found some silk, and also some Chinese man's and woman's clothes, saturated with blood. They admitted having been to Soochow with a cargo of rice,and having obtained the silk in exchange, but refused to give any account of the blood found in their boat, and were accordingly beheaded, on the double charge of illicit trading and murder. The six others who had been arrested were sent in charge of a guard to Shanghai, to be tried by the Fatai, on the charge of having been accomplices of Bur gevine ; but, attempting to escape by the way, three were shot by the guard, the others succeeded in getting off. The mandarins are apprehensive that Burgevine will attack Soonkiang ; but there hardly seems grounds for fear, as long as Quinsan remains in possession of the Imperialists. By the last steamer from Japan, news was re ceived of the departure of Admiral Kuper and Colonel Neale for Kajosima, on board the Euryalus, accompanied by the Pearl,Argus, Perseus, Ccquette, Racehorse, and Havock. Among the demands whit Colonel Neale was instructed to make on the Jepce nese in consequence of Richardson's murder were, it will be remembered, the payment of £25,000 in demnity by the Prince of Satsuma, and the execu tion of the murderers. Satsuma is reported to have offered the Mikado to fulfil these two conditions, but to have been haughtily told that the matter was be fore the Council, and to have left in high dudgeon: Admiral Kuper's visit to Kajositua, 4 4 .:0wn in suma's territory, situated in a bay ta'the smith of Kinsin, is to exact their performance now from Satsuma himself ; and it is generally believed that he will comply, snbject, to the Tycoon's approval, The latter has returned to his own capital at Jeddo, and it will be interesting to watch how his policy towards foreigners may have been influenced by intercourse with the Mikado, who seems more averse than ever to their presence in the country. In pursuance of his insane decision to expel all foreigners from Japan, ho sent an order a few days ago to the Governor of Nagasaki to extermi nate those residing at that settlement who refused to leave. The Governor, who fortunately is more enlightened than many of his fellow Daimios, im mediately repaired on board the gunboat Leopard, and laid his instructions before the commander, the senior naval officer on the station. The reply was, of course, to the effect that he would fail if he attempted to carry them out, and his Excellency had the wisdom to refer to Miako for further in.. structions before attempting t Mikado's last ac t o f ma li ce was almost o do puerile ; T h h e e forbad any Deimio to purchase a steamer or other vessel from any foreign nation. STATE OP TRADE. MANCHESTER, Oct. 23.—Yarns for export are very quiet, with scarcely any business offering. The market continues firm, and spinners have not shown the slightest disposition to make any con cession on the prices of Tuesday. The quietness of the market is attributed mainly to the subsidence of excitement in the Liverpool cotton market yester pay and this morning, with rather caner prices for the raw material. In cop yarns, also, as well as those for shipping, we have had a quiet market. Spinners are asking the same prices as on Tuesdat3o', but manufacturers are not disposed to operate` Some Some few sales have been effected in small quanti ties in exceptional cases, where sellers have ° s b ales rather easier to deal with. The check give t a t : cloth of cotton and yarn has also extended tc)xceediuglY market, and the operations have been :partite was limited. The indisposition of buyers manifested very strongly on Tuesdayiset their faces ° Both on that day and last week they rather firin t r on, which they against following up the rise in attributed to a reckless spirit c:calatidononat accountLiver_ °f 61) Tuesday is under. pool. What business was done 0 ° speculative, an stood to have been chiefly ~ The feeling to dis.eo u . of speculators in Lirerpe%en more decided, if pos. rage such operations has somewhat checked the ad vance the favourf e e of f sible, to-day, and it manufacturers. Though we do vance of prices by marke t boactoieoen:autelociwaeerdryatiens not hear of any tran s , . _ _ i . , purchases, ofretwhrough +he 0 , rdi ing in the mar There„. iihdaev o been very character, buyers. _ els o f business , and nary °banenothing, or next to . has been done for • nothing, The demand for shipment on India in deed, of a bona /-.. . _ .. account. f 35 flat as that for e home consumption is export, thehigh a lmost on prices serv i ng as a cheek that as well as other branches lof the trade. CARDIFF, 231.--M, decline to take anY of the steam coal masters further orders, as they are unable to complete tho se the collieries than hand within the specified time. There is a l ess quantity of coal coming down from than usual, a circumstance ascribed to a determination on the part cf tho colliers to incon veniclico their masters and hasten the promised advance, in wages. The average quotations for ntealll coal arc from Os 31 to /Os per ton, free on hoard. The ironmongers are well supplied with orders. The market is in favour of sellers, and the current quotations aro maintained with firmness. NOTTINGHAM, 23d.—There was a limited attend ance at the Exchange hall today, and a very small amount of business was done in lace yarns, at . no material change in prices. The demand for hosiery yarns was also quiet, prices undergoing very little alteration. Silks steady. In brown nets . a very limited share of buhiness was d one; pricey about the same as on Tuesday.