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TO ERSONS SEEKING LANDED ESTATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FR D AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER VIES G ENERALLY— • To BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway 'Bookstalls throughout the kingdom. or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lum,ley's "FREE PROPERTY rZEGIIsTER," containing a varied 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 WlShllag to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Redsier affords, by sending the particiears of their properties to the Vstate Offices, E 7, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, Where the property is of an eligible character, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon veniences. THERE IS NO CITARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur • chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. SALE OF OLD STORES, AT THE ROYAL ARMY CLOTHING DEPARTMENT, PIMLICO. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, 17th October, 1863. -- - NOTICE 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 Army Clothing Department at Pimlico, comprising Military Clothing, Great Coats, Tin Ware, Waterproof Articles, Tools, &c., &c. The Stores may b 2 viewed at Pimlico from 9 toil and from 1 to 4 o'clock during the four days previous to the 31st inst. Tenders must be made upon the praper printed form, which may be obtained on application at this office, or to the Military storekeeper at Pimlico. any T hor all Sel of the cretary of Tenders. for War rightto reserves the TROMAR HOWELL, Director of Contracts. CONVEYANCE OF TROOPS. Transport Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, Oct. 17, 1803. THE COMMISSIONERS for Executing the Office of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the United Kingdom of' Great Britain and Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on TUESDAY, the 20th instant, at Half-past One o'clock, they will be ready to treat under the Conditions contained in 'die Regulations for her Majesty's Transport Service and the form of Charter Party, which may be seen at the above office for the conveyance, from Woolwich to AUCKLX:th i , N.Z., n two fast-sailing ships, of about In one Ship. In the other Ship. Officers l 4 Ladies 6 Officer,' Children .... 4 Soldiers Women Soldiers' Children .... - 5:3 Stores (heavy) 10 tons Stores (light) 106 tons. Tenders are to be made at rates per head (officers and men separately), and per ton for Stores. The rates per head are to include conveyance, freight of baggage according to Government scale ( App. XXII. of the Transport Regulations), the supply of articles for the mess place, cabins, and berths App. XV.), articles for table use of - Troops (App. XVI.), and of cooking utensils, fuel, lights, and necessaries tor their use (App. XVII.), as well as of all such Stores (especially those referred to in Art. 97), and other requisites as are re quired by the Transport Regulations to be provided by the owners. Messing for officers or other first and second class passengers is to be supplied by the owners, and will be paid tor, in addition to the above charges "per head," at the rates specified in App. XXIII. of the Regulations, which rates are to include the supply of bedding exclusive of bed inen and towels), medical comforts, articles for table us., cooking, utensils, tuel, lfaht, and other requisites (see Art. 201 and App. XV. to XVII. of the Regulations). Fittings will be erected, and provisions, a supply of water, medical comforts, and Bedding for the soldiers and their families, will be put on board by Government. The owners are to supply a dis tilling apparatus, and water casks or tanks. Drinking* tanks in the mess decks for the daily use of the troops will, how ever, be lent by Government, in lieu of the usual mess water barrels. The Vessels are to be ready for immediate service, and to sail as soon as the Government fittings, &c., are completed, without any delay on account of the shipment of private Cargo. No private passengers are to be conveyed. All Tenders must be made on the printed form provided for the purpose, which may be obtained on application at the said office, and be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, Somerset House, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Transport Department." No tender will be received after half-past one o'clock on the day of treaty. 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 , s may be required, for the use of Her Majesty's Land Forces stationed in the following places, from ist December, 1863, to 31st May, 1861 :- 1. Brompton House, Hyde-park, and Kensington. 2. Regent's-park and St. John's-wood. 3. New Barracks, Chelsea. 4. Wellington Barracks, Buckingham Palace, and St. George's Barracks. 5. The Tower. 6. Hounslow and Kneller HalL 7. Hampton Court. 8. Windsor. 9. Brighton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shore ham. 10. Croydon. 11. Sandhurst 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 si , rned, and no Tender will be noticed unless delivered at the under-mentioned Office, under closed envelope (marked on the outside " Tender for Commissariat Supplies "), before 12 o'clock noon on the 3d November next. W. T. POWER, Comm'ssary-General, Deputy Commissary-General's Office, 5. New-street, Spring-gardens, London, S.W., 10th Oct., 1863. 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 persona who may be willing to enter into Contracts to supply FLOUR AND MEAT, in such quantities as may be required, from the Ist December. 1563, to 31st 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 may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and sieved, 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. D EAFNESS. —The SOUND MAGNIFIER INVISIBLE VOICE CONDUCTOR, a newly in vented instrument for severe cases of deafness. It fits into the ear, not perceptib:e, removes singing noises in the head, and enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies.—S. and B. SOLOMONS, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat-office , Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1813. TENDERSwiII be received a t thi s Offi ce , unt il 12 o'clock, noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1t63, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contract to supply FLOUR FOR HOSPITAL BREAD, in such quantities as may be required, from the Ist Decem ber, 1863, to 31st Mav, 1.64. for the use of Her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com mand. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, be tween the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and siirned, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outride " Tender tor Army Supplies"), and no tender will be noticed un)ess made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. PELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of NJ the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratford-upon- Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8., is Chairman) are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stourbridge and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and Greenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, M essrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or Messrs, Glyn and Co., bankers, London. The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip tion 114 to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee r st their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only the birthplace of Shakspeare, but the centre of attraction to all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his home, the town he loved, and where he lived and died. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. Accumulated and Invested Funds Annual Revenue FIRE DEPARTMENT £2,122,828 422,401 Insurances 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. Premiums. 1,037 £763,334 £23,641 0 0 Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished on application at the OFFICES : LONDON 5B, Threadneedle-street. ~ West-end Office.. 8, Waterloo-plate, Pall-mall. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Mike, Aldershot, Oct, 9, 1863. TENDERS will be received at this Office, tuitil 12 c'elLek, noon, on THURSDAY, the sth November, 1863, f rem persons who may be willing to enter into Con traot to supply PAILLASSE STRAW AND STRAW FOR ROYAL ENGINEER SERVICE, in such quantities as may be required fram the Ist December, 3863, to 30th November. 1864, for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com mand. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the sait,ide "Tender for Supply of Straw)," and no Tender will be not iced unless made on forms obtained from thi s o ffi ce, and delivered by the hour appointed. ~WALIiER'S NEW NEEDLES.—" The ~ 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. amP l ea. most tree, at is. per too, of any Dealer. H. Walker's Patent Penelope Crochet Needles have the word "Penelope" on eat} handle. A set of four Bone Handles tor Japa , :med, Bd.; Parallel Tartan, is. _"Black, sd. A set of four' with the new Patent Uneotopio Handles, which keep the hooks at all times in their true position for work, for Is. post free of any dealer.-11. WALKER, Patentee and Manufac turer to her Majesty of Needles, Fish Hooks, Pins, Hooks and Eyes, .tc., Aloester, and 47, Gresham street, London. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN TITE GREAT EXHIBITIONS OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of DERNI 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 he 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, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Siwee Truss, 165., 215., 265. M., and 31s. 6d. Postage, is. A. Double Truss, 31s. tid., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 52e. Bd. Postage, is. 10d. _Post-o Mee Orders to be made payable to John White, Post 'mice, Pi ccadilly. NEW PATENT VLASTIC STOCKINGS, •N l N l '% l '%-CAP •- A" S, ,ac., for Varicose Veins and all cases of r, ) i• e ou. , ~ and Swelling oi the Legs, Sprains, Am They are a lan 2u ght in texture and inexpensive , and are drawn on ell . tTl i ta n arY stocking' • rrioe as. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16s. 6d. .011 N LEITH. Manufacturer. 228, Piccadilly. R () Y At -----------_ hi th e i P REE HOSPITAL, Grads-inn-road, way Ter min", at "le i d ii ii i l r, f s Vgr o ty of the Great Northern Rail- President_ l atr e on—The QUEEN. first I.—Edward. Mast ' ' h Duke of BUCCLEUCIT, K.G. fi rr d ili n 9 sra 'a u s t 'rt a hr d ee : B :7 l ;°sPital to introd ' i r te m e a t n l; l l3 44Bg nciple of free in lit y of governoneml t° the destit tution hi its most p uletters. „, . _ a ute sick, without the for t ande i . It I entirely pis to desti- F:nied by sickness orta_ viz. th t 1 • ni ,,iide that, with __,,disease, and i.an nowiv itelitsa2wcom „Tole ot admitting. in,"ooi-trate support, it m:y l e ie rengq i ct the casual sick of this , r wa•e 'is a ve N eat in, ry large proportion of thro i s i n order to have 500 bed s z i v ° P nl i B . It requires but the these the most wretched of oiir ailable for the reception of it gratuitously affords medical ai-411°w- creatures. M oreover, on the average, than 3,000 out-patig i a ha medicine to more, The Weekly Board feel it their fin 8 a week. EARNEST APPEAL to the publterfative duty to make an to present hem to adndt and relieve thet e i c i .' n e t inued suppoxt, daily themselves. distressing cases that Contributions are received by the Trea Masierninn, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Cos an Edward Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Ilerries and Co. ; i ta Co utts and Co. ; Prescott. Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Pay ne, and Z B o °,ll . and and Co. ; Jones Loyd an d Co. ,• Barclay and Co. ; De • • n C is iyn and Co. ; Williams, Deaco n, and Co. ; Overe nd , Gurney, on Co. ; Nisbet and CO. ; Messrs. J. Earned and C o. , Liverpool and at the Hospital STANFORD _S. small _Secretary. T HE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. HEAD OFFICES, 29, Lombard-street, London, and Royal Insurance buildings, Liverpool. Total Annual Revenue exceeds Accumulated Funds in hand over 1,000,000. Chairman in Liverpool: CHARLES TURNER, Esq., M.P. Chairman in London : NVILLIA3I WAINWRIGHT, Esq. ExTRACrs FROM THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1862. The Directors of the Royal Insurance Company are now called upon to make their accustomed periodical Report at the Meeting of its Shareholders. Ite a fir s ustnetixthPee d ly, at the t hthe Fire FIRE BRANCH. clo T s h e e of D t i h rec e y to e r a s r, h t a o v a e n , n a o s u p n l e e e a , s f i o n r g t l Premiums have not only reached, but exceed £.300 a The high comparative position held by the Royal Government Returns of Duty is again fully mhintaineln the The profit of the business of the year exceeds considerab y the amount realised in the preceding year, and in. fact su i t; passes that of any year, with but two exceptions, since the commencement of this Office, the balance to the credit on account of British and Foreign Insurances being £45,107 108. 5d., and of the North American business, which is kept sepa. rately, £11,097165. 10d. LIFE BRANCH. The very gratifying duty now falls upon the Directors to state the sum assured on new policies for the year 1P62 exceeds even that of the yesr 1861 by £lBO,OOO, and has arrived at the almost unexampled amount for a single year of £701,427 on 1,498 new policies issued. Until within the last few years it is believed that such a sum assured as that which has just been announced as the result of one year's business was all but unheard of. . . . This portion of the Company's business has been carefully watched, and cannot fail to give much satisfaction to the shareholder, as well as no small encouragement fbr the future to the participating life assurer. Evidence of continued care in the selection of lives is amply afforded by a statement of the number rejected. These have amounted to 311 for the year, on which the aggregate sum proposed for assuratve smounts to 43,2 ii I. Various degrees of ineligibility have led to these lives being declined. No small number of the Assurance Companies of the day record their accepted lives annually at a sum not much, if at all, exceeding, those which the Royal has declared as inadmis sicle in a single year from deterioration of some kind or another. If, to complete their review, the Directors now advert briefly to the United Kingdom, they have to announce that in Fire Business its progress has been undoubtedly more rapid than that of any other Company established either in Londrn or elsewhere, except when amalgamat ions have taken place. The returns of duty have proved this. In Life, the amount of New Policies already reported make all other evidence needless. _ _ _ The Directors conclude their present Report with the expression of an opinion that the prospects of the Royal Insurance Company were never brizhter, and of a consequent hope, founded on a grateful remembrance of the past, ti, at the future may unfold for it a sphere of still greater mac ,i t t. tude, combining distinguished Commercial success t o , 'th e °Mee with a le,gthened career of usefulness and protection to the public. PERCY M. DOVE. Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. No. 22,252. MISS KAVANAGIP6 NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., ULEN m A B By JULIA KAVANAGH, Author of "Nathalie," " Adele," (tc. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Price One Shilling, !MEI THE STORY of the MHOW COURT MARTIAL, recited by J. 0. See Cornhill M agaz i ne 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. Subscribers to those useful Institutions should not experience any delay in ob taining copies, as adequate editions have been printed, and the type is kept standing, to meet every demand as quickly as it anises :- 1. SACKVILLE CHASE. 3 vols. 2. STRONGHAND. By G. AIMARD. 2 vols. 3. BREAKFAST IN BED. By GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA. Second Edition. 1 vol. 4. THE REV. ALFRED HOBLUSH AND HIS CUItACIES. 1 vol. 5. SECRETS OF MY OFFICE. 1 vol. 6. CROSS OF HONOUR. 1 vol. [This day, London : John Maxwell and Co.. 122. Fleet-street. T " 0 X F ORD, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE, CLARA, the MAID of MILAN, and Bellini's SONNAMBULA. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, 11Issrs. Green, Bernardi, Huish, &c., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. • Flute Solos by Drew Dean, &c. Comic, by UNSWORTH (" or any other man "I, Eugene, W. Randall, George Hodson, and those marvellous French Clowns, Messrs. ARTHUR and BERTRAND. Also, a Pei formance by Herr scarALKENBACH on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHESTRE, contain ing a full band of 40 instruments. The HALL has just been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, lOs. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—I n or d er to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor P. pper and Henrythrcks, 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 EVENENG, at half-past Nine o'clock. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, dm ; Comedy by Unsworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E. Marshall, and the marvellous Arthur and Bertrand. OYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The .1_1) GHOST ! new version—The FAIRY FOUNTAIN-- Grand Divertissement—Favourite Opera Selections—NlCO- SlA, the eminent Violinist—RAl'llAEL 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 NICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every Evening. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill -street, Piccadilly. These elegant Rooms are NOW OPEN for the Winter Season. They have been entirely redecorated. Musical Director 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. S VAMP YOUR PAPER, ENVELOPES. INVOICES. &c., with JONES'S PATENT PERCUSSION EMBOSSING PRESS. The above would be found useful to youths at school for embossing their Book 9, Drawings, Papers, &c. The Press complete, with Plain Crest, Name, or Business Die, 95. 6d. Note the Address :—WILLIAM JONES, Die Sinker, Press Maker, and Embosser, 3, Queen's-court, High Holborn (op posite Day and Martin's). LUXURIANT WHISKERS or MOUSTACHES.—My formula forces them to grow heavily in six weeks upon the smoothest,face,•without injury to the skin, and a sure remedy for bal iness. 13 stamps.— FOX,Macclesfield. Fox's celebrated Hairwash Formula, for removing scurf and curling the hair, seven stamps, ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &a, in Italian, Alabaster, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &a. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Maiesty, 149, Stand, W.C., Lonaon. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY. And GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, at 149, Strand, W.C. _d --, • 'NEWSPAPER ,--i--t--fre- - - ...__ ( 4• , 3W,.. -.-Ge--0-2- ) ' ' '-::t 4"' r : ''' • l ' liAr 1 4 1 . 4 LZ•7 1 p , k6 e rla it.4. , , 0'; - • 4, 44 ' . , .- • , • .• ~ ..„,..,,....) 1 t n e , • ~,,?,.---- x,c?).2. .1 ''ll ' OCi -. 31_ r . -- if t iti l llllikliti , ____,,, p .'•••.• \\* - V a ir ‘.... -, ..\''''-4.7PA6c4 c .•''r-:1 - -i 1 h..___,...___ — •—... '',, • _ Y: if f 1 ' " 1 1,4 7 ,-. , , ... \ . ' - 4-Nes,/ - _ ~,,,' ',-,A voi .--E7.' ;,-_,,11,1, •- t -4", , : - ..---7T,.." --:.-. e \ 4 ..: j ), , ', liiik - * --4 '"-. 41"#,- ;-.• ;00A111-101,1144k,v, 4 ‘ . - - cy.it:vz:: --47 -tlt' 1'Ap",, , ,, ,J3'Rorr. 2 PRICE. ... .. 4d. STAMPED he (Mr. Clive) hoped to ha v e one at w 00777; own grounds next year. He believed the introduc tion of the steam plough w o u ld be fo u n d necessary not only to keep their land in a consisten t and por ous e na s ai t rb a l t ae e n , td a h n we d ma t a be l r s y o pi firmnase pass e ta a hs n er d od u retentive, g h i t so as to l et freely, but als o he considered would be found to be the perman ently depressed price of corn. (Hear, hear.) In conclusion he proposed " The Committee of Manage ment for the year." Mr. C. WREN HOSKYNS, replying to the toast, alluded to the late harvest, which he said was pro bably the best that had ever been gathered in this country. No doubt many of his hearers had read the remarks of Mr. Lawes in the columns of the 7imeB, in which he had given the results of the harvest, as ascertained on his experimental and ordinary farms. The result was that an extra produce had been raised, amounting to 20 bushels, or he would put it lower—say, two quarters per acre. He spoke of this excess as extending over a very considerable area of land, and it would be a very in teresting problem to solve what was the total gain in increased produce in England this year. Out of the 37 millions of acres of lend in England 18 mil liens, or nearly one-half, were under arable cultiva tion, of which nearly 4,000,000 were under wheat craps alone. They could, therefore, roughly estimate the surplus crop of wheat in this country—two quarters per acre over 4,000,000 of acres making 8,000,000 quarters of wheat in excess of the average produce. The natural produce of the country was estimated at five months' consumption. After some further remarks on this subject Mr. Hoskyns ex pressed an opinion that the pastures of England were not so well managed as the arable lands, and he especially advocated the use of lime and road scrap ing on them to restore those inorganic substances which were being continually taken out of the soil. He next came to the subject of agricultural statistics, and expressed a hope that they would soon be ar rived at. It had been objected to this proposition that these statistics would afford an advantage to the landlord, and might lead to rents being raised; but he (Mr. Hoskyns) believed that rents were already as high as the market would bear. What he recommended was, not that they should take the statistics of every farm, but that they should obtain the returns of the growth of each particular grain or other produce in each parish, so as to be enabled to compare the produce from year to year. He hoped they would succeed in obtaining this before the expiration of another year. Other toasts of a complimentary and local charac ter followed. far from his intention to confine his particular party. Indeed, he was s, pally of the permanent officials, who w .no Haas at all, but who always wished to manufacture everything for themselves. They would build their own ships, although Mr. Laird could do the work infinitely better, and when they wanted cannon they applied exclusively to Sir W. Armstrong. He was not finding fault with Sir W. Armstrong, but he contended that any system which confined the Go vernment exclusively to Sir W. Armstrong, and exeluded them from the market where they could find men of genius like Mr. 'Whitworth, must be based upon a bad principle. In these times it was necessary that we should avail ourselves of indivi dual and independent enterprise and talent, and we might depend upon it that we were on the wrong tack when we allowed the Government to become m anufacturers, instead of dealing in the open market. ECNonndeistitonproofptohsed charity. Hitherto, oft even ing, ‘` Prosperity to the Warehousemen and Clerks' bchools," and gave a highly satisfactory account of e the M fi r n . financial said, the institution had been houseless and home less, but a handsome bui t' ldino• was now being erected on one of the healthiest spo:s in Surrey. The land cost £2,700, and the contract for the building amounted to £17,100. Re stated the funds in hand at £14,000, exclusive of £l 5 0 , 00 reserved for meet ing the current expenses of the schools. There was thus a deficiency of £3,100, but he had no doubt that it would soon be made up. (Later in the even ing the secretary announced that upwards of £l,OOO had been subscribed in the room, in addition to £7,000 received on the occasion of the layin g of the foundation stone of the new institution b y the Prince of Wales in July last.): Several other toasts followed; among others "The Health of the Chairman," which was proposed by Mr. Morley and briefly acknowledged by Mr. Cob den. The hon. gentleman said he had always la. boured to promote liberty of action in men, to re move obstructions, to break away fetters, to give free scope to the human mind. His leading idea a a politician was admirably expressed by the great poet of liberty, Cowper " 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Ot fleeting life its lustre and perfume. And we are weeds without it; all constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil." During the evening a gelection of vocal music was performed, under the direction of Mr. Edwin Gray. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT WESTERN. about allotting to th e s h are h o ld ers, i n ratea bl e pro portionirredee7mable preferenc e s h ares t o t h e amoun t o f holding t , ha 4 t ,t, t p e willr e e n n o t t . p r e e a r t p e e a t u n a y l. i fresh or additi ona l c h arge upon the revenues of the company, being issu e d i n su b stitution of moneys borrowed from b an k ers an d others in the form of temporary loans, renewa b le at short periods. 2t2ailetao2r. s th t e T h ih a re t y the state directors of this company are Though the state of the money-market and the credit of the company have enabled the directors to borrow this money at 4 or 41 per cent., yet the commission and other expenses of frequent renewals have increased the yearly charge to an amount more than equal to 41 per cent. So then, when taken up as proposed, the interest payable upon that amount will be rather less than it has hitherto been, and the company will thus be secured against all contingencies in respect thereof. The allotment will be in the proportion of one new share of £lO for every £lOO ordinary, stock or shares in the company. The new shares are to be issued on the 29th inst., payable by six instal ments, the last being on Sept. 29, 1864. The shares will be treated in respect of dividend as fully paid at e u f p x fr 2 om pe t r h e e en 2 t 9 . th Ainst., discount t g rate cent, per annum is to be allowed on any instalment paid in advance.s Warehousemen and Clerks' Schools, The annual dinner on behalf of these schools took place last night in the London Tavern. Mr. Cobden, 111. P,, presided, and was supported right and left by Mr. William Leaf, Mr. Samuel Morley,:Mr. J. R. Jeffrey, of Liverpool; Mr. J. W. Maclure, of Manchester; Mr. John Dillon, Mr. J. P. Foster, Mr. J. Sargood, Mr. Walford Greatorex, Mr. R. Slater, Mr. George Lawrence, and other gentlemen. The institution has been established eight years, during which time 110 children have been received, and there are now in the schools 62 children-47 boys and 15 girls—who are clothed maintained, and educated, free of all charge. In proposing the toast of " The Queen" the CHAIRMAN said it was a sound maxim in this con stitutional monarchy thatlthe Sovereign could do no wrong, but that was a maxim which applied only to -the Sovereign in a political dense, for it was impos sible in a country like this, where habits and man ners descended so much from one class to another, that the highest personage in the realm should fail to exercise, for good or evil, a great influence on the character of society. There could be no doubt that the illustrious lady now on the throne had for the last 26 years, by her exalted example, by her per sonal and domestic virtues, favourably influenced the character of this and future ages. Nay, more, she had given stability to the throne itself, for she had rendered impossible for the future that which was witnessed in the not very remote past, when the persons highest in rank and birth were among the lowest in the scale of morality—a monstrous com bination, the recurrence of which would be the only way in which the monarchical institutions could be jeopardised in this country. The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm. Mr. COBDEN, in submitting the next toast — The Prince of Wales, the Princess of Wales, and the remaining Branches of the Royal Family"— said that when we felt more than ordinarily inte rested in the career of the young we naturally turned with curiosity to the parental advantages which they might have enjoyed. If we were to survey our annals from the Norman Conquest to the present reign we should not, perhaps, find an in stance in which the throne of these realms had been surrounded by so pure and elevated an as that which had pervaded the Courtatmos of Queen phere Victoria. The late lamented Prince C o nsort was no t only a man of high character and careful edu cation, talents ; he cation, he also possessed grea t had rare judgment and rare saga city, and if it had been possible for him to have placed hi mself in the foremost rank of our public men. B es ides the advantage of u having been brought TlPnder the eye of such a father, the Heir Apparent had the great blessing of being united to a pr i nce ss who, since her arrival in England, had no t only delighted us all with her grace and beau t y , but favourable had won our hearts by h er Wi t h such auguries every amiability. one naturally f e lt confident that the Prince of as their warm s u pp or t er a nd Wales, to whom, patron, the wa rehousemen and clerks' schools owed sub s t a nt i a l benefits, was destined to run a career of ,exalte d happiness and usefulness. The toast was received with all the honours. M r . COBDEN then proposed " The Army, Navy, and V a lunteers," and his remarks were lo u dl y cheered. He observed that in the course of his travels abroad he had found that our pretensions to superiority in some things were contested, and in others conceded. For example, the French would not allow that we were superior to them either in politeness or taste ; the Prussians would not ad mit that we were their equals in education, while the Spaniards claimed supremacy over us in tempe rance. Bat there was one attribute of Englishmen with respect to which he had never heard any peo ple in any part of the world pretend to superiority ever us, and that was courage —courage, he meant, supplemented with those most formidable qualities, tenacity of purpose and manly endurance. As the verdict of mankind had declared that we had no superior in those qualities, it would be a sheer waste of time if we were to dwell upon them our selves. He was not sure, indeed, that it would be good taste to do so; and it was certainly altogether un necessary, because henceforth the contests of na tions would depend less and less upon mere brute force. We lived in a scientific age—an age when science assisted us to travel, to send our messages , to manufacture our goods, and to cultivate our so i l . In future, battles would be fought and woo by el aid of science, and hence it was necessary that the sides courage we should have at our cow:nal best resources of our mechanical and ehe th w a l t a could be He was not going to say y controverted, because ho heltrittthoinbge bad taste, and oitory principles, not in accordance with approved :3a e nba Hume le to talk upon any difficult or a t:struae o„fp wanted quiet ar i d diately after dinner, when P e freedom from strong emotions, but he had a th eory re pelled shortly to the men which he should like t o p of business whom he aN‘r around him. lie had always entertaine d the opinion that the Govern ment should their b usiness carr y on very m uc h as merchants and capitalists carriedtheirs , :n on our large w ords,, that when they wanted in other ivan y th i ng should g o into the market a n d b they bu y it rather t h a n attempt to make it for themselves. It was MISTLEY, THORPE, AND WALTON. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Manningtree on Monday, Mr. R. Brooks in the chair. The report stated that arrangements had been made with the Tendring Hundred Company by which the construction of any unnecessary mileage would be avoided. A further advantage of this was that it would not be necessary to raise more than two-thirds ot the capital sanctioned by the company's Act of Parliament. The Great Eastern had agreed to find one-third of the required capital, and to work the line when completed at 48 per cent. of the traffic receipts. No opposition was anticipated from the landowners through whose property the line would pass. The report of the engineer (Mr. J. S. Cooke) stated that the necess ar y surve y s h ad been made. s 5 miles might be mleu for an 1 The first section betwee n the j unc tion with the Great Eastern at Mistley a nd Tendrin g and miles now un d er c onstruction would be executed at a cost pro portionate to the total expense for the whole li ne . Theo worksted by on June, 1864, 6 5 4. Theectionof surveys ex tension from Tendring to Thorpe w ere i n a f orward s tate, and would be ready by th e requ i red time. After some discussion th e report was adopted. Messrs. It. Brooks, R. Free, W. H. 41 exander, and P. Daniels wer e re-elected directors ; Mr. C. Taylor and Mr, W. Sh aws fi e l d were appointed auditors) and the proceedings tcp erminated. HEACHAM AND WELLS. A public meeting was called recently at Lynn by the Mayor to consider a proposed line of railway from the Heacham station of the Lynn and Hunstanton Railway to the town of Wells. The Mayor explained that this was an extension of the Heacham and Burnham Railway, which it was thought should go on at once to lit ells. Mr. IL Edwards, solicitor to the company, stated that the extended line had the support of Lord Leicester, whose park at Holkham it would skirt, and who had offered to sell his land at agricultural price, and to take up the amount in shares. Five mile s of the rail way wou ld pass t h roug h L or d L e i ces ter 's estate. The Great Eastern Comp an y h a d offered t: e find one-thi r d o f th e cap it a l f or the Heacham Burnham line, but would raise their contrivbaniei: to one-half if the line went on to NV ells. would tine, C.E., stated that the length of the Mr. line e to cam be 18i or 19 miles, and the estimated lorrowing plete it would be £lOO,OOO, includingxs, per powers ; that would be a little over in the dis mile. There was a population of 1 1, 0D clon by the P 2 oroug h would be trict. The saving of distance new line from Wells via Peterp with the present from 35 to 40 miles, comparedsolati were passed route via Wymondham. B i f i ne , and shares We re in favour of the proposed immediately subscribed sizaiNG, ENGRAVING, AND HERALDIC DIE was when these beautiful maul- Royal signs In very early times EMBOSSING.----Tialerts w ere almost exclusively confined fine arts gerald's-office for ye importance had its times, festations of thee o fin i to the purposes t o r f a a d n e y modern m anualr an oewd , , S o: :o Thev: irr: co rporations age-dwrPi °e f t ti bodyl' g e° ro w l d n so that tlgettietell i Sc te e d . g i l il b d . s i . as well as oeunr d°e'n:ions und e e h r ar a te / r i: o act t the ef peasant Parlia- Parlia ment. very near the beel of the courtier." Everybody conies nowadays must have as indi spensable, not a seal only, but ria li gg ;; cwreilslt findand coatitn es arm s essential ial neatly engraved. Mr. Howard to his own sense of the dignity 5 , 2 d the antiquity of his illustrious name, in all his cor respondence with those noble patrician families yclept the Smythes and B rowns, to emblazon on his scented octavo cream-laid the f atuity crest, as did the great ones of yore. So commonly ill use, indeed, has the art we refer to become, and withal so useful and econotnicll, that there are few respeetable tradesmen who do not resort to it even for ad vertising purposes. The merchant has his die sunk, announc ing at MCC his business and his address, neatly embossed upon his note paper, and also on the envelop& which is to carry its missive to its destination. The shrewd draper gives you any copper change you may require done upina neat envelope, on which is stamped his name and address; this reminder of his politeness and whereabouts has been ' thus so forcibly impressed upon your memory,that you are sure to visit him again, Why should not every I".trarasdciefs; man take advantage of this means of advertising A machine complete to do the work entire can be of had for a few shillings at the old-established manufactory Jones, 246, High Holborn. A visit etho his w orkshops will Mr. W. purchaser that the best at once convince an intending P and cheapest machines for stamping lopes, &c., &c., are to be had the , and ur there only, your own paper, env e. , re THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 22, 1863. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. KELSO AUTUMN MEETING-WEDNESDAY. A Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, with 50 added ; for 2-yr olds, colts Sst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b. 6 furlongs. Mr H. Owen's Persuasion, Bst 71b ........ (Midgley) 1 Mr. Holt's Dawdle, Bst 71b (Mr. Thompson) 2 Mr. J. Scott's Tooi-Tooi, Bst 7.111 Betting-2 to lon Persuasion. Won by a length; the same between second and third. Tho Roxburgh Handicap of 15 BOVS each, with 20 added ; winners extra. One mile and a half. Mr. Merry's Lioness, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (inc 91b extra) _ _ (Hayward) Mr. Saxon's The Monk, 6 yrs, Bst 51b (inc 91b extra) (Midgley) 2 Mr. Redhead's My Mary, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (H. Grimshaw) 3 Mr. Temperley's Alice, 3 yrs, 7st (inc 61b extra) _ (Mtirtin) 4 The following also ran :—Joey Jones, Early Purl, Bonny Bell, Venison, and Serf, Betting—Even on Lioness. 5 to 2 agst The Monk, 6 to 1 each agst Alice and Serf. Won by a neck ; three lengths between second and third. The Stewards' Cup of 50 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 3 sovs each; 3-yr-olds, 7st 71b; four, Bst 81b; five, Bst 121 b; six and aged, 9st ; penalties and allowances. One mile ----- three furlongs 20 yards. Lord Durham's Michael Scott, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b ..(Oram) 1 Mr. R. Calder's Miss Chaytor, 4 yrs, Bst 81b Mr. Bruce's Cocktail filly, 3 yre, Est 131 b (Dixon) 3 Mr. Frank's Dick Swireller, 5 yrs, 9st (Bunting) 4 Mr. Elliott's Lisette, 3 yrs, Est 131 b (Goodall) 5 Betting-5 to 2on Michael Scott. Won by three lengths ; the same between second and third. The Bowmont Stakes of 3 sous each, One mile and a half. Benvoirlich, 12st 101 b Nicety, 12st 91b (Mr R. Henhouse) 2 D'Aubrey, 13st 31b (Mr F. Waugh) 3 Tara Glen, 13st 101 b (Mr Moore) 4 The following also ran :—Fidget, Clarida, Barney Otter, and Lord Charles. Betting -2 to 1 agst D'Aubrey, 3to 1 agst Benvoirlich, 4 to 1 agat Nicety. Won by a head, four lengths between second and third. The'Kelso Plate (Handicap) of 30 says. One mile. Lord Durham's Michael Scott, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Whiteley) 1 Mr Winteringham's Saltant, 3 yrs, Gat llb (Marson) 2 Mr Cowan's Certainty, aged, 6st 131 b (Dixon) 3 The following also ran :—Lothian's King, Little Nell, Unfashionable Beauty, Enfield, and Spirit of Air. Betting-6 to 4on Lothian's King, 3to 1 agst Sal lant, 4to 1 agst Michael Scott, 5 to 1 agst Unfashionable Beauty. Won by a length, a bad third. Lothian's King fell. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—WEDNESDAY. For the Cambridgeshire Gemma, who a few days since had supporters at 20 to 1, and who afterwards receded to 1,000 to 6 (offerd), was backed to-day, apparently for good money, at all prices to 100 to 3 (taken and wanted). During this process Limosina receded to 8 to 1 being laid; but afterwards her friends rallied, and 5 to 1 was booked. Nothing of importance was done on any of the others, with the exception of Hubert, who appears to be hopelessly gone. Closing prices : CAMBRIDGESHIRE. sto 1 agst Limosina (taken) 6to 1 eget Catch-'em Alive (offered) 11 to 1 agst Carnival (taken) 11 to 1 agst Exchequer (taken) 16 to 1 agst Port Royal (taken) 20 to 1 ag,dt Borealis (taken) 30 to 1 agst Jack of Hearts (taken) 33 to 1 agst Gemma (taken) 33 to 1 agst Despair (offered) 100 to 1 agst Hubert (offered) COMPENSATION CASES. GUILDHALL-WEDNESDAY. Mr. Alderman Hale presided; Mr. White appeared on behalf of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Com pany; and Mr. Tindal Atkinson, instructed by Messrs. Lumley and Lumley, of Moorgate-street, conducted the case on behalf of the claimant for compensation. The subject-matter in dispute consisted of premises situ ated at No. 5, Water-lane, Earl : street, Blackfriars, which were occupied by Miss Eleanor Knight, who carried on a retail business there for the sale of cigars, tobacco, news papers, fancy stationary, lemonade and gingerbeer, and a miscellaneous collection of other small articles. It appeared that 13 years ago she took the house and opened the shop in the same line of business which had been carried on there for the last 40 years. It was a shut-up shop, bat immediately she opened it she did a good trade, and had done so eversince. She had paid £4O for a new shop from, £22 for fixtures and fittings, and her rent, including rates and taxes, was only £l7. The gross takings of the year amounted to £758, of which £278 was the annual profit, from which, however, had to be deducted £47, which would reduce the actual income to about £230. The gross takings, of course, in cluded about £3O a year which she received from her lodgers. There was no means of testing the accuracy of these estimates, inasmuch as no books had been kept, it being a ready-money business, and no vouchers of any kind were produced. The claimant was in failing health, and too ill to be subjected to a rigid cross-examination; and a person who managed her business for her exhibited such an extraordinary amount of obtuseness as to render it an impossibility to get anything like an intelligent statement fromhim. The Court were, therefore, compelled to rely solely upon the written claim for £5OO, and the evidence of Mr. Fryer, a wholesale tobacconist, who had for the last 15 years supplied the claimant with cigars and tobacco ; and he, having selected the year 1858 as the test of the business done on the premisesia question, said he had supplied goods during that year to Miss Knight to the amount of £2OO, but that her trade had lately fallen off. The goodwill of such a business might be worth £lOO or £l5O, but, of course, the value would much depend upon the nature of the tenancy and the length of the lease. The claimant's business was such that the goodwill would have been worth £2OO if there had been a good lease with it. Mr. Warwick, the overseer of the parish, said he always considered the claimant did a very good business, and he knew there was no place she could obtain in the neighbour hood where she could carry on that class of business on eaving her present shop. Mr. T. Atkinson said this was a case where the business had been the support of the claimant, her mother, and her sister's family. She had established the business by her own exertions during a period of 13 years, and he submitted it was a case for substantial compensation, particularly as she being in failing health, and not able to obtain a place in the neighbourhood, would have to recommence life with greater difficulties to overcome, and not the same health and strength to carry her through them. Mr. White urged upon the magistrate's notice the total absence of books, vouchers, and proper accounts to show that the business was what it had been represented. The company were anxious to deal liberally with all with whose interest they interfered, but the claims of annual tenants being by far the most numerous and the most fallacious, it behoved the company, on behalf of the share • holders, to watch those claims very narrowly. In the pre sent instance the claim sent in was for £500; the com pany had been the claimant's landlords for two years, during which time she had not paid a fraction of rent. They had offered her £2OO as compensation, which had been refused, and if the Court thought the very unsatisfactory statement of the witness who managed the business for Miss Knigh sufficient to justify him in dealing with the case, he would suggest that the utmost that the claimant would be entitled to would be one year's profits, the goodwill of an annual tenant being worthless. Mr. Alderman Hale said he perceived there was a discre pancy of a third between the business alleged to have been done in cigars and tobacco, and the quantity of such goods stated to have been supplied, and in the rest of the items he thought the calculations excessive. He was desirous of doing strict justice to Miss Knight, and with as much libe rality as was consistent with justice to the company, and had come to the conclusion to award £195 for one year's profits, £l2O for goodwill, and £lO for expenses of removal, making a total of £325, possession of the premises to be yielded within 14 days. Mr. Atkinson asked for costs. Mr, White said the worthy alderman had dealt so libo rally with the claimant that costs ought not to have been asked for. Mr. Alderman Halo declined to order costs. There was another case of a similar kind, in which John Pleasant, a tailor, in business in Water-lane, claimed £175 compensation. Mr. White appeared for the company, and Mt, Eadey for the claimant. In this case the claimant stated that his rent was £36 a and repairs ab ou t £lO. Th at year. rates and taxes £l6, is when be entered into possessio n of th e p rem i ses twelve P i er week all th e year round. Ho kept no books, but P..educed a set of L oo k s which he had made up from ',avoices an d th e measure book for the oeuarrnseagmoehnollaideaachPrem il .tn of £6O, and that h e p a id t wo j y y purposes of V a is claim. He estimated the wages for 1862 at £101; f',cock purchased, £116; rent and taxes, £i2; and repidrs dnd sundries, £25, making a total of £297. Hi e gr.oss takings during the year were £442, including about £33 which he received from lodgers, which, after deducting £287, left a net profit of £145, to which was to be added £lO for removal, and £2O as a proportion of the premium paid by the claimant 12 years ago, making up the claim of £175. The claimant said he had succeeded in. getting another house in Warwick-lane, at the advanc ed rental of £7O, which, with rates and taus, woiald mak z a serious differ. ence to him, as he was standing only at £lB or £2O a-year in Water-lane. Mr. White said the books produced were most unsatis factory, as they were prepared for the occasion. The claimant had got another house, and would take his busi ness with him, so that he would not materially suffer by the removal. A sum of £5O would be ample compensation. Mr. Eadey addressed the magistrate for his client. After which, Mr. Alderman Hale said he thought the claimant was entitled to compensation, for the increased rent he would have to pay in the neighbourhood be had removed to was not by any means an improvement. Under all the circumstances, ho awarded £lOO compensation and £lO for expenses of removal, without law costs. Possession to be given in 14 days. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. His Swedish Majesty's screw corvette Vanadis, Captain Haverman, sailed from the Motherbank, off Ryde, Isle of Wight, yesterday morning for the Mediterranean. The Falcon, 17 gun screw corvette, 751 tons, and 100- horse power of engines, was ordered to be commissioned at Portsmouth yesterday, reported by Commander Parkyn, who has recently been serving in her Majesty's ships Day alus and Mersey. Yesterday Captain M'Killop, the inventor of the apparatus for cleaning iron ships' bottoms afloat, which was recently tried on the bottom of the iron frigate Recruit, 6, in Chatham harbour, visited Chatham dockyard in order to make the necessary arrangements for a further trial of the invention. The labourers completed cleaning the bottom of the Recruit yesterday, and every part of her hull is now exposed to view, the marine encrustations, weeds, Em., which covered her bottom at the time of the vessel was placed in dock having all been scraped off. On both sides the hull nearly every particle of the anti-fouling compo sitions with which she was originally paved over has disappeared, leaving the iron plates of her bottom in nearly their original state, with the exception, perhaps, that in several parts the ravages of the marine insects on the iron plating are very conspicuous. The hull of the Recruit is now ready to receive a new coating of the composition by Mr. Hay, and the anti-fouling mixture by Mr. Crispin, which will be applied, as before, on different sides of the bottom, in order that an extended trial may be made to ascertain their respective merits. Tenders have been issued by the War Department for the contract supply of a large amount of pig iron, to be deli vered at the Royal gun factories in Woolwich Arsenal, to be prepared for the manufacture of the new species of naval guns, 50 of which are ordered to be commenced forthwith. The officials of the Royal carriage department at Woolwich have received instructions to construct an equal number of carriages on a principle already approved by the Secretary of State for War. The gun, it is stated, will be somewhat similar to the 100-pounder smooth-bore gun, which with stood a severe experimental test at Shoeburyness at the commencement of the past summer, and which was after wards tried with success on board the gunnery ship Excel lent, at Portsmouth. The mechanics employed in the smithery at Chatham dockyard are now engage in ftrging the first portion of the stem for Mr. Reed's new iron frigate Bellerophon, the next vessel to be commenced at Chatham, as soon as the iron ship Achilles is out of hand. The stem will be composed of three immense pieces of iron, and will be the largest forgings of the kind ever attempted et Chatham dockyard, the stern and stern portions of the Achilles having been manufactured by a private firm. In order to afford greater facilities for the work, and to meet the increased demand made on the establishment since the introduction of iron shipbuilding, the smithery is to be considerably extended, and, in addition to another large and powerful steam ham mer, some new furnaces of an improved kind are to be forthwith erected. The object of the Admiralty in having the principal forgings for the new iron ship made in Chatham yard is to prevent a repetition of the delays which were experienced in the early stages of the construction of the Achilles, caused chiefly by the long time occupied by private firms in producing similar forgings for that ship. With the same object in view the form of the forgings for the Bellerophon have been greatly simpli fied under the personal direction of the Chief Constructor of the Navy, who has sent an Admiralty draughtsman to Chatham dockyard, where he has been engaged for some time in the preparation of the detailed drawings of the vari ous parts of the new ship, in order that every practicable improvement may be made in carrying out the designs for her construction. There can be little doubt that this ar rangement will tend greatly to facilitate the progress of the Bellerophon, and thus reduce the time and labour expended upon her construction. It will also, it is to be hoped, be the first step towards putting an end to those changes and alterations which have hitherto been so frequently made by the Admiralty during the building of new ships at Chat ham and the other dockyards. An announcement was yesterday made at Chatham dockyard, in accordance with a notification received from the Admiralty, that the appointment of timber inspector will in future be filled from the most efficient foremen of shipwrights, at the several dockyards, and not, as hereto. fore, by seniority. This decision has been arrived at in consequence of the inconvenience and expense arising from the existing arrangements in taking foremen, at an ad vanced age, and, giving them the appointment of timber inspectors at a salary of £lOO per annum, and at the end of two or three years allowing them to retire at the full super annuation allowance. Considering the comparatively small quantity of timber now used at Chatham dockyard since the introduction of iron shipbuilding, it becomes a question for the consideration of the Admiralty whether, as the duties heretofore pertaini ng t o t h e o ffice of timber i ns p ec t or are very considerably r e d uce d , th e o ffice itself mi g ht no t b e abolished, or, at least, a ma l gam ated with some other ap pointment, considerable saving mi g ht annually beeffected. whereby a very The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty:--Thomas E. Biddlecombe, master, to the Fal con ; William A. Callagan, to a naval cadetship ; Peter W. Rolston, surgeon, to the Falcon; James W. Ashton, second master, to the Formidable for the Lizard; Isaac Waugh, assist.-surgeon, to the Falcon; and Benjamin H. Chimmo, assist.-clerk, to the Fisgard, THE ARMY. The I battery 4th brigad e Royal Artillery, in command of Lieut.-Col. Barstow, having gone through a course of practice at the school of gunnery, Shoeburyness, have re turned to Woolwich, in preparation for their departure for New Zealand, which, it is rumoured, has now been deferred until the 7th of next month. Three of the guns to be used in the forthcoming competi tion between the Whitworth and Armstrong guns were yes terday mounted, and fitted to the trunnion bearings in the ne w gun mounting park in Woolwich Arsenal. One is a 12-pounder Whitworth muzzle-loading gun, ono a 12- pounder Armstrong shunt gun, and the third a 12-pounder breech -loading gun, finely grooved. Three others are shortly expected. The embarkation of the 76th Regiment on board the Hornet and Atalanta, hired sailing transports,at Portsmouth was deferred from yesterday until to-day. The regiment will leave Aldershott this morning in two divisions, and proceed to Portsmouth by special trains from Farnborough at 9 30 and 10 30 a.m. DREADFUL MURDER IN YORKSHIRE. A great deal of painful excitement has been caused in the ne i g hb our hood of Stokesley, a to wn i n Cl eve l an d , di stant from Stockton and M iddlesb orough about ten miles. The facts are as follows :—Two respectable farmers, who were neighbours, living a short distance from Stokesley, had been in that place on business, but had had rather too much liquor. They left the town together to walk to Howling ton, where they both resided, Their names were Mr. William Johnson, of Newhaven Tha l, and Mr. Brad shaw Graham, of Herdington. The men were on very amicable terms until they had arrived at Newby, a small village on the road. Here they were met b y Johnson ' s farm servant, who brought a horse for his master. There upon Johnson wanted Graham to get upon the horse with him, but ho refused. Johnson then mounted the horse and again urged his companion to get on behind, but the latter again refused, upon which Johnson retorted that it was because he was toe proud—Graham being in rather a better position in life than Johnson. This remark led to some angry words between the two men, till ultimately Johnson said that if Graham gave him any more " chaff" he would get off and wring his neck. Graham made a pro when Johnson go t o ff hi s h orse, yoking and defiant =e wer, and both mon began to square at each other. Ultimately Graham struck Johnson on the side of the head with a stick, when both men closed together and fell. Whilst they wero on tho ground Johnson called out to his man, " Oh, John, come and help ree." The man came and assisted his master to get on his feet, when he im me di a t e ly f e ll backwards. On being a gain helped up, he r e p ea t e dly f e ll, and never spoke again. Graham was at once s e cu re d and lodged in the lock-up. An inquest was hold Ye sterday ; verdict— wilful murder. __=_ —flolloway' [A DVERTISEMENT.] S Pills.—Despondency, Lowness of Spirits.-The misery occasioned by disordered digestion is unfortunately felt by many. Known to every one, Holloway's ili pi n s s b.ould. be taken nausea, to restore health of ; they dispel headache, bousn?s, in ptoms, which indicate the presence spirits, and similar sy of poisonous matter or perverted action. A course of these never fails in removing the causes invaluable purifying pills and consequences of these morbid signs, .without subject ingdisagreeable restrintions of diet or the sufferer to any ordinary pursuits, They strengthen the stomach and brace pills are peculiarly adapted for re the nerves, Holloway '8 novating systems enfeebled by late hours, hard living, over 1 anxiety, or any ether exces ens hicktit is known to debilitate and exhaust the human cion. MR, HENLEY, M,P, At the Quarter Sessions for the county of Oxford, held on Tuesday last, Mr. Cripps, the senior counsel on the circuit, rose with all the barristers pre-. sent, and addressing the chairman, said that, before the business commenced, he hoped he would allow him, on behalf of the Bar, to express the great re gret which they all felt that they should no longer have the pleasure of acting under the presidency of Mr. Henley. His recollection carried him back to the whole of the time Mr. Henley had officiated as chairman of these sessions. He had the honour of acting with two gentlemen of this circuit who had been elevated to the judicial bench, and, in paying this tribute to the services of Mr. Henley, he felt assured that he was only speaking their sentiments. It was a great pleasure and gratification to them to remember that during the whole time of Mr. Hen ley's chairmanship there had not been the slightest approach to anything like an altercation between the chairman and the Bar. They claimed no credit for that, inasmuch as it was due to the great cour tesy which he had invariably shown them. They entertained the utmost respect for the high judicial attainments, his habitual firmness cf mind, and judicial clearness which led him to a right conclu sion, whether in law or practice. Ae a remarkable illustration of this, it was a striking fact that they were not able to point to any appeal against any one of his decisions, and daring the whole time he had presided over this court no one decision of his had ever been disputed or overridden by the Court of Queen's Bench. He could not but feel that no testi mony of theirs could add anything to the high character which he had achieved for himself in a higher and more public career, but he assured the court that it was most gratifying to them to express their sense of his services, as well as their regret at the loss which this court and the county had sus tained by his resignation. The CHAIRMAN replied, and said that, on the part of the magistrates and himself, they were gratified with this expression from the bar towards one for whom.all entertained so high a respect. They had a lways felt everything Mr. Cripps had said,—they bad. always had the greatest pleasure and confidence in Mr. Henley's leadership and guidance; no man ever occupied so high a position and enj9yed to a greater extent the confidence of the magistracy ge nerally. They felt that it was a loss not to be re placed, and that the loss of his experience was a loss not only to themselves, but to the public. It was gratifying to -know that the business had been con ducted so happily and harmoniously under Mr. lienley's guidance, an d h e m i g h t b e perm itt e d to s ay that they felt th at t hi s was i n a grea t measure o wing to the fact that the chairman and the magis trates had always received from the Bar the greatest possible kindness and assistance. It was a matter of great importance that the business should be so conducted, and no man appreciated that assistance and kind treatment which he had a l wa ys received more than Mr. Henley himself. Wh a tever his abilit y might be, he felt that his suc cessor m agistrates and himself, he thanked Mr. Cripps an d th e Bar he represented for the kind an d able manner in whi c h h e h a d b roug ht thi s sub ject before t he Court, and assured him they felt very sensib l y his moti ve for so doing. t h e partwould receiv e th e same ass i stance ; an d on of the HEREFORD A GRICULTURAL SOCIETY, _ - The annual meeting of this society was held at on Tuesday. Hereford The show of stock was as usual, to cattle of the Hereford breed, wh i c h were sent in large numbers ; and, it being the day before the great annual fa i r, a large quan tity o f stock was s en t f or sale, i ndependent of those sent in for competition. in fact the cattle market overflowed with specimens of Herefordshire bucolic e xcellence, and the streets were perfumed with the odour of neat cattle. The £2O prize, for the best bull, cow, and offspting Was taken by Mr. T. Roberts, of Wingtonbury, an d the second by Mr. Ev e n ., of Showle•eourt. Mr. Capper, of Ross, took the £l5 prize for the best b u ll, and Mr. B. Rogers, of Staunton -on-Arrow, the second best. The dinner was held at the Green Dragon Hotel in the evening. Mr. R. Arkwright, of Hampton chart, presided, and there were present Mr. King, M.P., Mr. G. Clive, M.P., C o l. C l iff ord, M.P., Mr. chandos •Hoskyns, After the usual loyal toasts had been given, that of The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocess" was proposed from the chair, and responded to by The Rev. T. POWELL, who defended the Hereford shire agriculturists from the attacks made upon t h e m by a certain portion of the press at their last y Were ch arge d w i th utter i ng mee ting, when the mere platitudes. The CHAIRMAN proposed "The Health of the County Members," explai n i ng that the absence of Lord W. Graham and Mr. Mildmay arose from illness. Mr. KING KING replied, and congratulated them on the prosperous harvest which they had experi enced. They had reason to b e th an kf u l for th i s blessing, although it might be a blessing of a tem porary character, and a change for the worse might he apprehended. They could see no end to the present deplorable condition of America, and they saw the trouble that was arising in different parts of Europe. Let them be thankful for the good which they enjoyed, and bear in mind the axiom that "sufficient for the day is the evil thereof." The CHAIRMAN gave "Th e City Members." Col. CLIFFORD replied, and while defending the speakers at the last Herefordshire agricultural din ner from talking " platitudes," said he must confess that he held a strong opinion that at dinners of this sort, where agriculturists assem b led together, it would be far better that they should shorten the mere official and complimentary speeches, and devote themselves more to what were the real objects of these associations. This object might be attained— first, by responding to the official toasts as briefly as possible; and secondly, by making the toasts bear as much as possible on the practice of agriculture ; and, keeping this in view, he would not detain them longer by any remarks in reply to the official toast of "iThe City Members." (A laugh.) Mr. CLIVE having thanked the meeting for the honour done him and his colleagues, observed that the Chancellor of the Exchequer when about either to impose a new tax or to repeal an old one was in the habit first of telling his audience what he wou ld not do, and he (Mr. Clive) would in a manner fol low his example. He would say then that, to was done at Leominster, he would not make a speectn.uese about the ladies, because there were none prese p He would not talk about domestic politics, l oe that subject was supposed to be forbidden he f c t a es meetings; nor would he advert to foreign p them b e cause if he did he should only be tellings, viz., what they could learn from the n ewrsfPaeriPner g in the that they were quite right in not affairs of America, and should be l quite wrong in e talk to them in terfering in Poland. Nor i w d h o about agriculture, because f n he attem pted to do so he might be fairly met with the old saying about the foolishness of te achin g relative, a n aged though he did not en to possess one, the w ay how to suck eggs. But ho tho ug h t h e happen laugo..) might make cue remark connectedwith the s u bj ect which had broug ht them together,aud which was that be thought Herefordshire was rath er behind liand in the matter of steam ploughing. He had lately b een on a visit to Me. Langton, th e mem b er for (); ,,e )r e, from es hom he had learnt a goeri about the advantages of steam ploughing, and he strongly recommended his Herefordshire friends to read a pamphlet, price od., recently published on the subject by Mr. Nicholson, who farmed many hundreds of acres of land for Lord Brownlow. He thought after reading that pamphlet they would be convinced that a great deal of benefit was to be derived from steam ploughing. lie hoped to see the time when every landlord would have a steam plough on his estate for the use of his tenants, and rired was as a anic hild tat iere the Eted said ber, she who l on ter- tem ible the f 01... ioor dld. Tea d to the lour hil- she y of 'jog pro rds. seen irsiS •om `, to the 32s 28s 24s '4os *3ls 38s 32s 2O --5