The Sun. — London, England, 1863-11-03 00:00:00

• lir PERSONS•SEEKING LANDED ,„,4STATES, TOWN AND CoMs TRY RESIDENCES, 1, - !;-v-% HOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMEN Ts, AND a _LOPER VIES GENERALLY— li_ 'fo BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls _roughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, ;?.?.._6?, Chancery-lane, London, illessrs. E. and 11. Lumley's of landed PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection I),telanded and house properties now in the market, from to nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OP PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can .em !.,sta'etethe opportunity that the medium of this Beg i s ier ,tr teethe by sending the particu!ars of their properties to the trioffices, r. 7, Chancry-lane, London, as the Messrs. p can in most cases introduce immediate customers, ins'er the property is of an eligible chara ter, thereby 9.void the disaavantages of delay and its attenuant incon- Venienes. chrritat: is NO CH ARGE i ncurred, unless a tenan t or pur ase,r is introduced through Messrs. kid Lumley's Agency, d then on l y the usual mode, ate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. THE ENGLISH nd SWEDISH BANK (Limited). Itlico.arporated under the Companies Acts, 186 2 , by which t he bil ty of tihareholders is limited to the amount of their .?aarcs. Capita;, L 2000,000, in 40,00 i Shares of £ 5O each. "til power to increase. It is Proposed to call up £25 per share. Sub Erst issue, 20,000 shares, of which one-half are already crit)ed. D eposit, £1 per share on arplication, and £ 2 on allotment, Eton4 further of £2 per share within two months ahotment. No call to exceed £5 per share, and at an Orval of not less than three month's between each call. DIRECTORS IN LONDON. Leopold Brusewitz, Esq., 36, Old Broad - street. "ohn Alers Hankey, Esq. (Messrs. Hankey and ('o.) Samuel H. Hinde, Esq. (Messrs. llinde and Gladstone). J . 11. Johnson, Esq. (Messrs. John Johnson and Son). Edward Johnston, Esq. (111,ssrs. E. Johnston, Son, and Co.) Adam Kennard, Esq. (Consolidated Bank). Wiliiam Tottie, Esq. Swed s .sit and 'Norwegian Vice-Consul (Messrs. Charles Tatie P.nd Sons). Christopher Wegulin, Esq. (Messrs. J. Thomson, T. Bonar, and Co.) BANKERS. The Bs.nk of England. The Conolidated Bank, Lombard -street. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Dawes and Sons, 9, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street. BROKERS. Means. Laurence, Son, and Pearce, Bartholomew-lane. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) James Fraser, Esq. Temporary Offices-1, ',iopthall Chambers, Throgmorton stieet, E.C. PROSPECTUS The object of this Bank is to supply . the great requirement of additional Banking accommodation in Sweden, and to aff ,rd a medium for the a l rea d y i mportant and constantly increasing financial transactions between that country and England, as well as for the large Banking operations which the trade of Sweden with the East and West Indies, America, and the Brazils centres in London. The trade and industry of Sweden have made rapid pro gress during the last thirty years, but more particularly dur ing the last ten years. The value of imports and exports, Which amounted in 1852 only to £4,725,0u0, rose in 1881. to £ 10 ,425,221, showing in increase in the nine years of about 126 per cent. Englane., participated in thi, import and export in 1852 to the extent of £1,211,777, and in 1561 to the extent of .C 3 , 2 76,3r.Q. The trade with the East and West Indies, Brazils, and America amounted in 1852 to £836,833, against, in 1861, #1,3 1 49 f,54. The amount of Bills of Exchange sold through Brokers on the Exchange of Stockholm and Gothenburg, amounted in 1 854 to— anal in 1862 to £1,260,606 Banco ra 21,013,122 fr,3,752,871 £3,273,790 Banco m 44,688,511 fr. 15,458,434 Showing an in crease in the 10 years of . £2,004,184 Banco m 23,675,029 fr. 11,705,563 eormerly Sweden had to import large quantities of corn, but improvements in the system of farming, and an extended cultivation of land, leave now annually large quantities for exportation. The total export of all kinds of grain in 1852 only amounted to 132,125 quarters, but rose in 1861 to 1 ,078,436 quarters, showing an increase in the nine years of about 915 per cent. Great as this progress in all branches of the industry of Sweden has been, the prospects for the future are still more pr ,, mising, for an extensive and judicious system of railways in a 1 directions of the country Is gradually removing the difficulti es and reducing the cost of - transport, which have hitherto proved great obstacles to the production of the bulky articles forming t-e rtaples of Sweden, and the system of free trade which the country has adopted cannot fail to assi , t mate , ially in th,2 deveiopment of its great resources, and in extending its commerce. The banking facilities and circulation of the country have In not kept puce with the pr gress of its trade. n• 52 there were in Sweden a State bank, with a paid- u p capital of A nd e`.glit Joint -Stock B an k s, with an aggregate4l,o63,333 p ai d - up capital of 979 g * P.inst present capital of th e St a t e Bank £1,3;1, £1,333,333 ADA k of twenty-nine Joint Stock B an k s now existing 666,6 )c,i The total circulati on o f no t es amounted at the en d 2,00e,c00d of to The total circul a t ion o f no t es amounted at the end£2,800,061 of 186 . , to These fig u - es s h ow th at while the foreign trade ,4 of the country has increased by 126 per cent. in ten years, therehas been an increase in ten years of banking capital only to the extent of about 50 per cent., and in the circulating medium of ri4 per cent. The business of the State Bank and of all the Joint -Stock Banks, with one exception, consists princ.pallv in granting 1, ans and credit against securities of different kinds and per sonal gua antees, and they-have done little to encourage de pos•ts or discounts of bills. The Stockholii Enskilda Bank is the exception, This Bank was established towards the end of 1856, with a paid up capital of about £56,000, and it deserves special mention for its skilful management, which has particularly aimed at encouraging deposits, and at discounting Inland Bills of Exchange. The results of its operations have been very successiul. At the end of 1862 it had a reserve fund of £44,431, having paid dividends of 2 t per cent. for 180 as well as for ts6t. Tire dr posits with this Bank amounted at the end of 1862 is £552,750. The profits of all the other Banks have been highly re munerative. The old habits of people keeping their money under their own care, and of making payments with cash, instead of using, cheques, still very generally prevails, and owing to the few channels for discount of Inland Bills, credit sales mostly be come only book d e b ts i nstead of being represented by buyers acceptances ; the result is. that while xnercant le re quirements are always costly and often nearly impossible to procure at almost any rate, even upon the very best securi ties, so that Merchants have frequently no other alternative left for the supply of their requirements than the use of ex pensive foreign credits. Ali circumstances warrant the conviction that Sweden offers an extensive and very profitable field of operations for a New Bank, and at the same time that such a Bank must confer great benefits on the trade and commerce of the country. This conviction has led to the establishment of the English and Swedish Bank. The head establishment of this Bank will be in London, with branches at Stockholm, Gothenburg, and such other places in Sweden and Norway as may be found de, irable by the Directors; and with Agencies at Paris, Hamburg, Am sterdam, and other placs abroad. All bt meshes are to be under the control of the heal estab lishment in England, superintended by a local Board. Ma nagers having experience of English Banking wid be rp pointed, in order to introduce the advantages of that system into Sweden. The business of the Bank will include:-- The opening of current accounts. The receipt of moneys on deposit at interest. The purchase and sale of British and foreign securities. The granting and negotiation of loans. The purchase and sale of bills of exchange. The discount of bills of exchange. The granting - of letters of credit and circular notes. The purchase and sale of bullion, and generally the tran saction of all business relating to banking and finance. Copies of the Memorandum and articles of Association lie for inspection at the Office of the Solicitors, Messrs. Dawes and Sons, and at the Temporary Offices of the Company. Application for shares must be made in the annexed form, accompanied by a deposit of £ t per Share. Probpectuses and forms of application for Shares may be o btained at the Temp orar y Offices of the Bank ; and the Lone ,on Financial Association (LimitecP, 1, Threadneedle stm.-tt ; and the Brokers', Messrs. Tottie and Arfwedson, Stockholm. and William l'ohss and Co., Gothenburg, will ale o receive applications and deposits for Shares for traria nfission to England. This Form must be delivered entire to the Bankers of the Company, and, alter payment, of Deposit, the application to be retained by them. NaFORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. -- To the Directors of the English and Swedish Bank (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to your Bankers, Messrs. the sum of £ , being a deposit of £1 per Share on Shares in the above Company, I hereby request that you will al'ot me that number ; and I agree to accept such Shares or any smaller number that may be allotted to quired, and to my me ; and to , execute the Articles of Association when re- Sharehold name being placed on the Register of era for the Shares so allotted. Name in full Residence Profession or Business Date 0.411.0 * Where the year 1 861 is referred to instead of 1862 , the returns for the latter Year have not been obtainable. ENGLISH AND SWEDISH BANK (Limited). NOTICE List of Applica tio IS nHEREBY GIVEN, That th e E ng li s h HARE will be CLOSED on WEDNESDAY, the 4th inst., at Noon. By order. JAMES FRASER, Secretary pro tem. November 2, 1863. A. GREAT DRAWING OF PRIZES WILL TAKE PLACE AT ST. JOSEPH'S RETREAT, HIGHGATE, LONDON, N., On THURSDAY, the 261 h of NOVEMBER, 1863, to aid in liquidating the Debt still remaining on the New Church and Organ ; and to assist in establishing the English Mission of B t. Nicholas in Paris, now under the charge of the Passionist Fathers. The prizes of the first catalogue consist principally of t:dects of art and atter precious articles, presented by His di stinction several Cakdinals, Princes, and other persons of ustinction in Rome. TICKETS ONE SHILLING EACH. a t ? e amount realised will be disposed of as follows :—That sep from the sale of tickets in England will be applied to i sT rePh's, and, that from the sale of tickets in France to , 4[ Nicholas ', in. Paris. DRAW ING OF PRIZES WILL BE ON THE An, PRINCIPLE OF THE ART UNION. eutlt42 ll e Ir.trchasing or aiding in selling 25 tickets will be aseph to a, large Engraving, either of the Death of St, orwocter of Blessed Paul of thee Cross, which will be bY post upon receipt of 4 o "L• Jn ae r2,es as well as tickets may be had on application at Retreat, Highgate, and at 39, Rue de Berri, Paris. 111 ) YAL FREE HOSPITAL, G ray ' s -i nn -road. Iry .11 erill the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail iaus, at nities-or°BB* Patron—The QUEEN. P resident—The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, LG. T reasurer—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 pcnied 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 gre at metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have beds available for the reeeption of these the most wretched of our fell ow - creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously re t ch d advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 ontpatients 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. be yMessrs Treasure r tEdwardsanand Contributio c ti s s q., ar ieh r o r as ! lan ed e; by als t e h Drummond and Co. ; }ferries and Co. ;R a d C M: . a ; Berman , nsom an Co. Prescott , Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and CO.;Glyn u , and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; D'e n i son W Co. Deacon, andOverend, Gurney, and Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and Co. ; Co. ; Nisbet and O L ; and at the Hoapita sT A Ic . oRD . ...._____ Beer tax ....,.. 4 : • q. SMITH _ e If N°. 22,262, riE NATIONAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under " The Companies' Act, 1862," by which the Liability of each Shareholder is limited to the amount of his shares. Capital £2,00 000, in 20,000 Shares of £lOO each, with power to increase. Deposit on Application, XI per Share; on Allotment, £1 per Share. Soon after Allotment a First Call of £3 per Share will be made ; subsequent Calla are not to exceed £5 per Share, and are not to be made at intervals of less than Three Months from the date of pi for Calls. It is not at present proposed to call up more than £5O per Share. DIRECTS. Thomas Chilton, Esq (Holderness Oß and Chilton), Chairman of the Shipowners' Association, Liverpool. Robert Dirom, Esq. (Dirom, Davidson, and Co.), Director of the National Bank of Liverpool. Willi im James Fernie, E.q, (Fernie Brothers and Co.), Direc tor of the British and American Exchan7. , ,e Banking Cor poration, Liverpool. Thomas Bernard Uunsten, Esq Liverpool. . (Gunston, Wilson, Co.), and C Edward Lawrence, Esq. (Edward Lawrence and Co.), Direc tor of the British and Foreign Marine Insurance Company, Liverpool. Harvey Lewis, Esq., M.p., Director of the National Bank, London. Joseph Neale M'Renna, Esq., Director of the National Bank, London. Robert Maxwell Esq. (A., P , and R. Maxwell), Director of the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company, Liverpool. Andrew Malcoimson, Esq. (J. and D. Malcolmson and Co.), Liverpool. Thomas Wilkinson Tetley, Esq. (Hollinshead, Tetley, and Co.), Liverpool. Mikjor Usborne, Esq. (Usborne and Sons), Director of the National Bank, London. Henry Threhall Wilson, Esq. (H. T. Wilson, and Chambers), Deputy Chairman of the British and Foreign Marine In surance Company, Liverpool. BANKERS. Lon National Bank, Old Broad • street. Ireland ...... The Branches of the National Bank. Manchester ....The Bank of England. Liverpool ....The National Bank of Liverpool. BROKERS. London J and J. Whitehead, 8, Moorgate-street. Manchester.. -Thomas Warner, Esq., 9, Stamp-office Build ings, Cross-street. Liverpool Thomas Tinley and Sons, 44, Brown's- Dublin Edward lo g x, Esq., 51, Dame-street. • SOLICITORS. London Flux and Argles, 9, Mincing-lane. Liverpool Fletcher and dull, 6, Cook-street. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER AND NAVAL ARCHITECT. John Jordan, Esq., late Chief Surveyor to the Underwriters' Registry of Iron a hips. SECRETARY. Joseph Treffry, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. London 21, Throgmorton-street. Liverpool Commercial-buildings, Water-street. Nothing has been more remarkable, in connection with the progress of Lancashire, than the rapid extension of the Steam Trade of LiverpooL In the year 1852 the tonnage of foreign steamers entered inwards at the Custom-house was 188,715 tons, while in 1862 it was 595,339, which, in the year ending June, 1883, increased t o 756 ,4 2 0 tons. In tine earlier days of steam, and before t'ie recent improve ments for the economy of fuel had been introduced, steamers could be employed with advantage only for the carrying of mails and passengers, but latterly, owing to the improve ments in marine engines, economy of fuel and space has been effected, thereby greatly reducing the working expenses, and screw steamers have not only bean employed in all the near trades for the conveyance of goods, with large profit to their owners, but, owing to the advantages which they afford to shippers, they have, in these trades, almost entirely displaced sailing vessels. For some years the carrying trade out of Liverpool has been gradually undergoing a change. In the Amerman trade screw steamero have taken the place of the once celebrated New York liners, but as yet only as carriers of the highest class of fine goous and passengers. Other descriptions of goods and a large number of intermediate and steerage passengers be•ng still conveyed by sailing vessels. In the important branches of the American import trade, viz., those of gram, flour, and provisions, the loss annu a lly sustained by heating during the protr cted voyages fre quently made by sailing vessels is so great, that the interest of all engaged in these trades will be enlisted in favour of any scheme for the extension of steam shipping to include such freight, and there c n be no doubt but that the whole of the enormous trade in these articles, which in Liverpool alone amounts annually to 751),0e0 tons, will fad entirely into the hands of steam comoanies. The first e bject of thi- Compa , ky is to place on the New York station a fleet of screw steamers from Liverpool and London, of large size and great capacity, which will be able to carry almost, if not quite, as cheap as sailing vessels, whilst at the same time, from the regularity of their passages, they will command a full share of the steam trade, and the Directors also intend sending steamers to the American Cotton Ports when the war is brought to an end and the trade re-opened, and have also under their consiceration the wants of the Brazil and other trades. In organising this Company the Directors believe that it will not enter into undue competition with the existing lines. The Cunard Line is a subsidised company, carrying the mails and passengers with fast and expensive steamers. The Inman Line has not übsid y, but nevertheless has been most succes,ful, and it now employs eleven vessels, having commenced its operations with two steamers, the City of Glasgow and City of Manchester. The steamships of the Inman Line are, however, of greater proportionate horse power than those projected by this Company, which will be sailed at much le- s cost, and will be constructed to consume a comparatively solidi amount of coal; at the same time of such capacity that, in addition to a large cargo of merchan dise and passengers, they will be able to carry sufficient fuel for their voyagt,s both out and home, and so avoid the ex pense and delay incurred by coaling abroad. In order that the objects of this Company may not be even partially antic pated, and that the stations may at once be occupied, provisional arrangements have been made whereby three new steamers, of the description indicated, and in all respects stutable tor the service, have been secured, and con tracts have been entered into for the balding of others of about 3,500 tons earth, and it is proposed to commence with a fort nightly service each way, to be increased to weekly railings as soon as the vessels can be got ready. The ports of depar ture shall be Liverpool for the weekly line, aril London to the extent the metropolitan trade may require. The ships will be built under the inspection of Mr. John Jordan—late Chief Surveyor to the Underwriter's Registry of Iron Ships,—whose services as Inspecting Engineer and Naval Architect the Directors have secured to th s Company. The success which has attended the formation of well managed steam companies has been very marked. That of Cunard and Inman Company is well known. Ihe Pacific Steam Navigation Company, whose shares,£so paid, are sell ing at £7B per share, has out 1 profits given to its share holders new paid-up shares exceeding the amount of the ori ginal capital, and pays a regular dividend of 10 per cent. on the increased issue, carrying over at each annual meeting an almost equal sum, while many private steamship owners, with similar descriptions of vessels, but much smaller than those this Cc napaay intend to possess, have reaped like results. The Directors have, therefore, every reason to anticipate a very great success to the undertaking. They are not en tering upon an experiment, but are providing for this Com pany a similar description of vessel, but of larger size, than those which have proved so remunerative to severe, well known private firms engaged in the Mediterranean and other trades, and have thus the advantage of toe experience so acquired, which proves that what is needed, under efficient management, to ensure profitable results, are large ships, with moderate but sufficient horse-power and great carrying capacity. The introduction of the limited liability principle has en abled undertakings of great magnitude like the present to be carried out by joint-stock companies, which may embrace the co-operation of shippers anus of others interested, instead of by private capitalists as heretofore; the result being that the supporters of this line will become interested in its suc cess, and participate in the profits which they assist to earn. Applications for shares may be addressed in the annexed form to the Directors, and copies of the prospectus may be obtained at the Temporary Offices of the Company, or at the offices of the Brokers and Solicitors, but no application will be considered unless a deposit of Li per share on the number of shares applied for has been paid. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. To the Directors of the National Steam Navigation Company (Limited!. Gentlemen,—Having paid to your Bankers the sum of , being a deposit of £1 per share on shares in the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to become a member of the Com pany in respect of such shares, or in respect of any less num ber you may allot me ; and to execute the Ar►icles of Associa tion when required ; and I request that my name may be placed on the Register of Members for the shares so allotted. 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The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, la here avoided—a soft -bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the ldoc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much. ease .nd 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 en y, of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Dlr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. 428., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. Doingle Truss, 165., 218., 26e. 6d., and Ha. 6d. Postage, is, Tru55, 3113. 42 6 5 d ..5.' and 525. 6d. Postage, is. lod. era to be made payable to John WitlA.e, Post office, Piccadilly. A. AllUmbilicalu Poet-office blelr u O _ NEW PATENT ELASTIC STO cK INGs, KNEE-CAPS, dm, for Varier de this and all cases of 2° -T 'Weakess and Swelling OX the Ltga, Sprains, & e . They are light in textureall9l s .noxpensive, and are d rawn on 2an tia 'oranallr stocking* •eriou la• 6d., 7e. ed.. Ms., to 10s. each. Postage 6(1. JOHN WHIT?... Manufacturer, 2sts. riocadniy. AN EFFFICTUAL REMEDY.-LAMBERT'S ASTII - AATIC BALSAM. without confining the bowels the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad or affectin g mated 'co be the best medicine for immediately relieving cougks, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con surAption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty 'l2.ronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared only and sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemist. 8, King-William*-street, Charing cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 130., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular. and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address is engraved on the stamp. CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratford-upon- Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart., R.C.8., is Chairman) are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the btourbridge and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and Greenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co , Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or Messrs. Glyn and Co., bankers, London. The Tercentenary Committee, insubmitting the subscrip tion lid to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakepeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee Nat 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. I I- • rd C 5 _1."! - 'j AIN ` c . 411 '6 " AA- / v‘ • . 40 - - Ad. AlPt4 • . . * 14 0( , .42 t" ,0 t-wp- %-4 -0": \\ n o - St ? Tiptox 363 4ity://0. , 4 5..0 - 5 to ratorr• • DIE 1- *-n ,!0 dip \ ‘'""n" tl:t . 4. PRICE.-- —..4d. STAMPED ....sd. the Southern States of America, not only in quality, but also in cost of production ; an d I am sanguine enough to anticipate that some few years hence the coasts of the Mediterranean will furnish an annual supply of 2,000,000 bales. Of India I regret I cannot take so hopeful a view. So long as high prices prevail she may furnish us with a considerable quantity of cotton, but when this stimulus is withdrawn, and the day of competition returns, as return it will, then will she descend, I fear, to her former subordinate position in the cotton markets of the world. This result will be owing to the inferiority of her staple, the imperfection of her agriculture, the ignorance of her ryots, the frauds of her middlemen, and the indifference of her rulers. Such a consummation none will more de. voutly hail than the unfortunate operatives whom this fratricidal war in America condemns to the manipulation of her inferior product.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant, JOHN CHEETHAM. Eastwood, Staleybridge, Oct. 29. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 3, 1863. T HE MERCHANT BANKING COMPANY of LONDON (Limited). Established under the Companies Act, with Limited Liability. Capital, Two Millions Sterling. In 20.000 shares of £lOO each. First issue, 10,G00 shares. Deposit, £1 per share on application, and £lloe. on allotment. It is not contemplated to call up more than £25 per share. Calls not to exceed £5, at intervals 01 not less than three months. DIRECTORS. Richard Henry Browne, Esq., Director of the London Char tered Bank of Australia. William Cadell, Esq. (Duff, Cadell, and Co., Merchants), London and Liverpool. J. H. Reynell de Castro, Esq. (Carruthers de Castro and Co., Merchants), Manchester and Rio de Janeiro. Lewis Fraser, Esq. (J. and L. Fraser, J 1 erchant 5), London and Singapore. Janes NPMaster, Esq. (late of Wm. M`Master at.d Brothers!, Toronto and Manchester. John Paterson, Esq , Merchant (Paterson, Kemp, and Co., Merchants), London and Port Elizabeth. William Pearce. E..q. (Pearce, Macrae, and Co., Merchants), London and Calcutta. Jarm s Adam Smith, Esq. (Smith, Wood, and Co., Merchants), London, Liverpool, and Manilla. Thomas Steohouse Esq. (Thomas Stenhouse and Co., Mer chants), London and Bombay. Henry Thurburn, Esq., late of Alexandria, Queensborough- terrace, Padoington, Harrison Watson, Esq. (J. R. Thomson and Co., Merchants), London and Cape Town. Edward Weston, Esq., Director of the Standard Bank of British South Africa. L IVERPOOL ANI) LONDON FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. At the ANNUAL MEETING of the Proprietors in this Company, held on Thursday, 25th of leetruary, 1863, - - - _ JAMES ASPINALL TOBIN, Esq., in the Chair, the Report of the Directors for the year 1862 was read ; it showed:— That the Fire Premiums of the year were £138,065 0 0 Against those in 1861, which were 360 131 0 0 Giving an increase in 1862 of £75,931 0 0 That the new Lite business comprised the issue of 785 Policies, insuring 467,331 0 0 On which the annual premiums were 13,9 : -!5 7 11 1 hat there was added to the life reserve 79,277 11 4 That the balance of undivided profit was in- creased That the invested funds of the Company amounted to 1,417,808 8 4 21,725 9 7 In reference. to the very large increase of £76,000 in the Fire premiums of the year, it was remarked in the Report, " The premiums paid to a company arc the measure of that company's business of all kinds ; the Directors, therefore, prefer that test of progress to any the duty collected may afford, as that applies to only a part of a company's business, and a large share of that part may be, and often is, re-insured with other offices. In this view the yearly addition to the Fire premiums of the Liverpool and London Company must be very gratifying to the proprietors." SWINTON BOULT, Secretary to the Company. JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretary, London. T HE 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, 1863, 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 t 0.... £70,300 being an increase over the precedimr year of .... 22,880 That the Life Premium Receipts for the first three years were and for the past three years being an increase in the latter triennial period over the former of That the amount accumulated since last Meeting, as a Fire Reser ve F un d , was .... 23,427 and the amount added to Lite Fund was 13,743 That during the past five years the Company had paid for Claims the 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 7a per cent. A dividend was declared to proprietorg at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. J. MONCRIEPF WILSON, Manager and Actuary. JOHN E. LEYLAND, Secretary. ▪ 15,249 • 43,5a7 NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. Accumulated and Invested Funds Annual Revenue 422,401 FIRE DEPARTMENT. 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 iransacted in 1862 as follows : Policies. Amount Insured. Premiums. 1,037 £763,334 £23,611 0 0 Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished on application at the -- OFFICES: LONDON 5B, Threadneedle-street. 4, New Bank Buildings, Lothbury, „ West-end Office B, Waterloo-place, Pall-malL PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Established 1840. TRUSTEES. Thomas Baring, Esq., Geo. Prescott, Esq. Thomson liankey, Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. 'Mutual Life Assurance for alrclasses. This Association has now in existence 6,000 policies, for a total sum of £1,500,000. The Annual Income is .. £51,000 The Accumulated Fund exceeds .. 200,1,00 It has paid in Claims .. .. 112,000 The whole of the profits are divided quinquennially among the Members. Three divisions have already been made when the following sums have been added as bonuses to the policies Dec. 31, 1847 • £ 5 ,4 00 " 1852 • • .. 11,500 •, 1857 .. .. •• 23.200 making the total bonus additions, X 96,600. 56,500 Bonuses may be r ece i ve d i n wis h or a pplied to the reduo -1862 tion of premiums at the option of the assured, in lieu of an addition to the policy. Attention is especially invited to the system of free or paid up policies introduced by this Association, by which the sacrifice so often submitted to on the relinquishment of po icy is wholly avo i ded. The balance-sheets o f t h e Assoc i a ti on are open whether assurers or oth erwise. Active and influenti a l agents will be appointed in unrepre sented districts. to all, WM. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary. Chief Office, 16, Moorgate-street, E.C., Aug 1, 1863. SORTHAND.-PITIVI AN'S PHONOGRA. PHIC TEACHER. 6d. ; free by post, 7d. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PIIONOGRA. PHIC MANUAL. Free by post, is. 6d. II OR THA ND.-"PITMAN'S PHONO GRAPHY forms an exceedingly efficient -probably the MOST efficient - system of Shorthand that exists, "—Sir Rowland Hill. 13, Great Marlborough. street. 3IESSRS. HURST AND BLACKETT'S ANNOUNCEMENT of FORTHCOMING WORKS THE LIFE of JOSIAH WEDGWOOD, from his I Private Correspondence and Family Papers, in the possei!- sten of Joseph Mayer, Esq., F.S.A., and other Authentic Sources. By ELIZA METE/ARD. In 2 vole. 61 , 0., with Fine Portraits and numerous Illustrations. COURT and SOCIETY from ELIZABETH to ANNE, Illustrated from the Papers at Kimbolton. By the DUKE of MANCHESTER. 2 vols. Bvo., 'Mtn fine Portraits. AONES. 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Vocalists : Miss Edith Wynne, Mr. Whitfin, Mr. Wilkinson (their 2d appearance), and Miss Poole. Scenery by Mr. John O'Connor.—ROYAL GAL- L 6 EtY OF ILLUS rIiATIoN, 14, Regent-street.—Unre served seats, ls., 2s. ; stalls, 35.; stall chairs, ss. ; secured in advance at the Gallery, without fee, and at Cramer and Wood's, 201, Regent-street. T" oxF OB,D, B,OXFORD STREET, W. . _ _ THIS EVENING, wlil be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE, CLARA, the MAID of MILAN, and liellini's SONN A MBULA. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Huish, .tc., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean, dm. Comic, by UNSWORTH ("or any oilier man "), Encrene, W. Randall, George Hodson, and those marvellous French Clowns, Messrs. ARTHUR and BERTRAND. Also, a Pei formauce by Herr SCHALKENBA.CH on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHESTRIsI, 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, le. private boxes, 10s. 6d. PANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order NJ to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pt pper and Henryllircks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, •• THE GHOST," to the Concert Hall, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the 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 EVENIAG, at half-past Nine o'clock. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including* Operatic Selections, &c. ; Comedy by Unsworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E. Marshall, and the marvellous Arthur and Bertrand. ROYAL ALHAIVIBRA PALACE. The Marvels of Peru, the most wonderful Performers in the WorId—LANGLOIS, the marvellous Indian Juggler. —Grand Comic Divertissement, by the Francesco Family and Mons. Ratel, assisted by 12 Young Ladies.— The beauti ful FAIRY FOUNTAIN—NICOSIA, the eminent Italian Violinist. • --- Special Notice.—lmmense attraction on THURSDAY, sth November. The celebrated French Clowns, ARTHUR and BERTRAND, will make their appearance in a new Enter tainment, reserved expressly for their engagement at this establishment. Doors open 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, I s. Manager—M. GnExET. THE COTTON SUPPLY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUX. Sir,—The question of our future cotton supply, it do tn o rcp e o s ol dem s u o eomfe i th m eaent e e, ed the h a ne t de districts,l last f s n t lepr a n n at meeting h is n e nt e en r m t oe i p sf nt l ie o t nhp y m ped G bearingreeo n n p e t r r i o a a f l t e ta i t l hs y e ei l g discussion the committee adopted a statement fur nished by Mr. Edmund Ashworth, and appended it to their report. As I think my friend has taken rather too sanguine a view of the subject, may I crave space in 2he Sun to lay before your readers the conclusions at which I have arrived from a perusal of the public and private correspondence in my possession ? At the request of the committee of the Cotton Supply Association, Earl Russell courteously di rected the British Consuls resident in cotton-grow ing countries to report upon the prospects of supply for 1864. Most of these gentlemen have made their reports, and much valuable information has thereby b e en obtained. The statements, however, of these gentlemen, or of private correspondents resident in those countries, and the conclusions drawn from them can only be an approximation to the truth, an d may consequently be fairly open to question and difference of opinion. The import of last year (1862) was as follows Bales. America Brazil Egypt Turkey East Indies West Indies, &c Total 1,445,000 The imports of this year (1863) I estimate to be !rem Bales. America Brazil Egypt Turkey East Indies China West Indies, &c. Total Increase, 415,000 bales, or 30 per cent. ; and this estimate, judging from the imports already received, appears likely to be realised. Taking t he cons umption of 1860 as our guide, t h re e days' employment per week would require 24,300 ba les, and addin g the export of that year , 11,7 00 per week, a total weekly supply of 36,000, or 1,872,000 bales for the y ear , wou ld b e necessar y. But the consumption for forty weeks of the present yea r, to the 9 th of October, appears to have been 28,70 0 b ales p er week, an d the export 12 , 000 per iate week, w aking the probable requi remen t s o f th e year to be 2,119,000 bales, or an e xcess o f 259 , 000 b a l es over theestimated impost. I t i s t h e prospect o f result which has given encouragement to specu lation, and led to the present unprecedented high think will place in jeopardy the continuance of prices for t he raw mater ial — prices which I cannot but the time at present worked by the operative classes. I estimate the imports for the coming year (1864) to be as follows : Bales. America Brazil Egypt Turkey .. 150,000 Italy ............. 25,000 West Indies, &c. ...... 35,000 East Indies ....... 1,500,000 China ........ 150,000 Total .................. 2,445,000 1863, 585,000 b a l es, or 31 per cent. I n crease upon A consumption of four days per week, based upon the data of 1860, would require 32,400 bales, and a llowing an a dditional export o f 2 ,000 b ales weekly year, we hav e a weekly demand of ove r the presen t 45,400, or a total for the year of 2,412,000, to meet which is the above estimated import of 2,415,000 bales. In this ealcu la!io n I have assumed the con tinuance of the war in America, from which country i t i s not unreasonable to estimate a supply for 1864 equal to 1863. From Brazil the reports are not so favourable as could b e desired. With all the stim u l us o f hi gh pr i ces the probable im p ort of this year will exceed the last by only 16,000 bales, or 12 per cent. The apathy • of the Portug uese character, the profit a bl e cu l t i va tion of sugar and coffee, and the scarcity of labour may account for this trivial excess. An increase of 35,000 bales, or 25 per cent., for 1864 is therefore as liberal an estimate as can be justified. From E g ypt the reports are favourable, and estimat es of th crop vary from 275,000 to 400,000 bales. I have adopted the last advices which place it at 350,000 bales, o f which Great Britain may probably rece i ve 300,000, being an increase of 50 p©r cent. From Smyrna I received in August last the communica tion which Mr. Ashworth quoted to the committee, of a probable crop in I urkey and Greece of 950,000 kintals, or 310,000 bales of 3cwt. each. The gen tleman from whom this was received has been long resident in Smyrna, has access t o th e b est informa tion, and is con sidered a high au th or i ty i n all com mercial matters ; but I confess I was startled at the great increase intimated over the previ ous y ear , an d th e refore hesitat ed to adopt it until the receipt of further information. This has materially reduced . • _ the above in es timate, in consequen ce o f i n j ury to the crops some districts from locusts and i n o th ers from drought, calculation,2o 0,000 b o a u l t e s o a f r en which ow quantity considered to be a high Great Britain may obtain 150,000 bales, being an increase of fourfold over the present year's estimate. From Italy and Malta advices are received of a crop of 40,000 to 60,000 bales, a very considerable increase upon s t h h a e l lastpryoehaarh'sl probably production,ohtai obtain 2,0 sanodo bales.of From this q uantity we India the supplies of last year and the present one have disappointed those who relied upon the statements hitherto made as to the large quantity of cotton grown there. An increase of 10 per cent. only is probable for this year, notwithstanding the high prices prevailing. It is, however, generally admitted that the last crop was injured by the ex treme drought which prevailed in several districts. No such drawback is anticipated as to the forth coming crop, while an additional quantity of land has been placed under cotton cultivation, and much of what has been hitherto reserved for home con sumption will be forwarded for export. An in crease, therefore, of 300,000 bales, or 25 per cent., is perhaps not too high a calculation. From China I estimate an import equal to that of this year, the high prices now existing withdrawing it from local consumption. From the West Indies and our other colonies no increase of importance can be ex pected ; while the western coast of Africa sends us less this year than the last. From Peru we hav e obtained 12,000 bales this year, and a further in crease may be expected during the next. From these countries and all others no 7 t I allow an increase of 15,000 bales, or senpuemreltet,, be making the total from the West 30,000 bales. From the above statement ould appear that the supplies of lndies, wt aggregate amount, furnish four portion will 186d4awso,uld, employmentin their of the year, th e but hefo r a t : nt the considerable spring per be av w a e i e l k able manoniuthereou Jn uf wll lam afraid, itwit pplowylmlicehut,i was , hoped would se e n ess a diminut ion of that which now exists. s eu a fe a ro ry In conclus i o n, I would observe that the above con siderations present us with two satisfactory results. First, that the production of cotton in other coun tries than the Southern States of America is steadily progressing, the imports of 1861 exceedi ng probably those of 1862 by 1,000,000 bales, thus lessening our exclusive dependence upon ono source of supply. Secondly, that the three countries which have shown t h e most eager desire to contribute to this result— Egypt, Turkey, and Italy --possess advantages in climate, soil, and facility of access to this market which enable them to compete successfully with I3ANKERS. London—The Alliance iiaoriondon and Liverpool, Lothbury and Southwark. Liverpool—The Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool. Manchester—The Union Bank of Manchester. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Flux and Argles, 9, Mincing-lane. BROKERS. Messrs. J. and J. Whitehead, 8, Moorgate-street. TEMPORARY OFFICE OF THE COMPANY. 27, Moorgate-street, London. PROSPECTUS. This Company is established in order, as its name implies, to carry on the trade of Merchant Bankers. Hitherto this department of business has been almost exclusively in the hands of private firms, but it is confidently believed that the Joint Stock principle may be most beneficially applied to it, as well in the interests of commerce as to the advantage of those who desire a safe and profitable investment. The Merchant Banking Company of London, Limited, is in consequence projected, having been carefully matured under the auspices of merchants, and, having every facility already available and in full operation, the Company will at once enter upon a business ascertained to be of highly re munerative nature, with all the advantages of local know ledge and experience of the respective foreign markets. The Company will avoid costly establishments abroad, which absorb so large a portion or the profits of other bank ing establishments, and avail themselves of the agency of mercantile houses already established. The Company will grant negotiable or other credits, by and upon their Foreign Agents, to importers of produce in this country, on the continent of Europe, and in America. They will make advances on the staple manufactures of this country under documentary bills, or consigned to their Agents abroad, for such periods as may be necessary to realise the sale of such goods, and on terms favourable to the shippers. they will also undertake to execute orders for produce through their Agents abroad, on terms highly advantageous to importers. The Company will further undertake the monetary agency of Foreign and Colonial Governments, and other constituted public bodies. They will receive deposits at their Head Office in London, at the current rates of interest, and grant loans, through their Agents abroad, on approved securities. inc safety of the Merchant Banking company of London, Limited, as an investment will be understood from the na ture of the business proposed to be transacted, and the profits likely to be made by the Company may be in some measure estimated by the well-known success of several mercantile banking establishments engaged in the same descrip ion of business. No promotion-money will be paid in connexion with this Company; the pre hninary expenses will be strictly confined tr., actual disbursements. The Articles of Association can be seen at the Offices of the Solicitors. Applications for Shares may he addressed, in the annexed form, to the Directors ; and copies of the Prospectus may be obtained at the Temporary Offices of the Company, or at the Offices of the Brokers and Solicitors ; but no application will be considered unless a deposit of .£1 per share on the num ber of ;Awes applied for has been paid. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. No. To the Directors of the Merchant Banking Company of London, Limited. Gentlemen, —Having paid to your Bankers the sum of , being a deposit of £ per share on Shares in th e above Company, I hereby request th it you will allot me that number, and I agree to become a Member of the Company in respect of such Shares, or in respect of any less number you may allot me, and to execute the Articles of Association when required ; and I request that my name may be placed on the Ittgister of Members for the Shares so allotted. Name in full Residence Profession or Business Date . ..... London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. LUXURIANT WHISKELtS Or MOUSTACHES. - My formula forces them to gro w heavily in six weeks upon the smoothest face, without injury to the skin, and a sure remedy for baldness. 13 stamps. Mr. FOX. Macclesfield. Fox's celebrated Hai c wash Formula for moving scurf and curling the hair, aevett etarapso MOURNING IN WARSAW, The Russian director of police has issued the fol lowing decree : (a) Mourning, and in general all revolutionary emblems in dress, used with the object of criminal manifestations, are to be taken off. (b) All women, without distinCtion of age, rank, or con dition, who are seen after the 29th October (10th Novem ber) of the present year iu mourning, shall be arrested and taken to the guard-house, where they will be confined until they pay the penalty hereafter specified. (c) Women who have lost a father, a mother, or a hus band, may alone wear mourning on that account, but on condition that such women shall before the 29th October (10th November) obtain tickets for that purpose from the director of police, and carry such ti c k e t s a b ou t w i t h t h em. 1. Women going on foot in mourning dress aro fined 10 roubles. Those who are unable to pay this fine shall be imprisoned. 2. Women riding in their own or other carriages not hired shall, if in mourning, be taken to the Mizo'w barracks, where carriage and horses shall be.d detained until a fine of 100 p. rou bles for each p er son r 3. Women in mourning riding in hired carriages shall pay 15 roubles e ach ; the hired carriage, cab, or omnibus in Which they were shall be taken to the Mizow barracks ; t h e i r owners shall pay 10 roubles for each woman in such carriage; the carriages and horses shall b e d e t a i ne d un til an d the driver and co n d uc t or s h a ll b e tho fine is p.: lia t punished. wives and children are found in 4. All employgs who to the above p ena lti es, l ose a mourning shall, in add ition month s pay ; and all pensioners, both reduced employes and the widows and children, shall lose a month's pension. I%lAJoit •GENOtAL LEWSZYN. Warsaw, Oct. 15 (27), 1863. ADVERTISEMENT.]—Avoid medicines: they always ti3O.ra vate chronic complaints, but Du Barry's Delicious Heith,. ll Restoring Revaleuta .Arabica Food, which saves fifty times its cost in other remedies, invariably cures them, restoring perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, pure blood, refreshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or enfeebled. We extract a few out of 60,000 Cures :—Cure No. 58,216 of the Marchioness de Briitiu, Paris, of a Jiver complaint, wasting away for seven years, debility, wills a nervous palpitation all over, bad digestion, constant sleeplessness, the most intolerable nervous agitation, and dreadfully low spirited.—Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart do Decies, Lord Lieut. of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia.—No. 49,832. "Fifty years' indescribable agony f r om dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, s ickness, and vomiti ng .—M ar ia Jolly." —Cure No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, of Frimley, Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derange • ment, and partial deafness. —Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low , 'ls, an d nervous fan cies.—Cure No. 54, b 16. The Rev. Jas, elm • F a kenharn, Norfolk, " of indigestion and torpi- T. Ca),:_ n " •yer, w hi c h had resiste 1 all medical treatm ent." dity of - 9d. ; 21b., 48. 6d ; 51b., lls. ; 121 b., 225. ; 241 b In tins, 1 lb., LA. •‘, and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, Londs in on ; 408 . —Barry Du Bars, • and all Grocers and Chemist also Fortnum and Mason .I°M * every town of the -United BEAUTIFUL FOR EVER. MADAME RACHEL ON "FEMALE GRACE AND BEAUTY." Just published, ABOOK OF BEAUTY. By Madame RACHEL. To be had at 47A, New Bond-street. Price 2s. 6d. THE GALE, Soon after 6 o'clock last evening the gale, which hat fallen considerably in the afternoon, broke out in the metm e polis with renewed fury. On the ebb tide, notwithstanding the precautions taken by the masters of vessels in the ex posed reaches to:strike topgallantmast and yards, and make "all snug," to prevent driving from their moorings, the greatest possible confusion prevailed. This was the case particularly near the dock entrances, where a large number of vessels had brought up, two of the most windward of the vessels having dragged their anchors. Additional anchors were let go by the weathermost and all hands turned out (it being 8 o'clock and extremely dark) to separate the vessels, otherwise the destruction of property must have been im mense. It is feared that the damage will be found very extensive. On the shore at half-past 9 o'clock the storm raged furiously, causing much damage.to the roofs of houses in the eastern and south-western districts. GREAT YARMOUTH, Monday. Yesterday the weather was very unsettled, and this morn ing at about 1 o'clock the wind blew with terrific force from the south and continued with unabated violence until about 7, when it moderated. The rain descended in torrents. There is a very largo number of vessels in the roadstead off Yarmouth and Corton, most of them bound southwards, some from the Baltic and others from the northern ports. Shortly before noon the beach boats put off to a ship in the offing which hoisted signals of distress. The boats have not yet returned. A fishing boat is reported to have been seen bottom upwards near St. Nicholas gatway ; at present there is a large fleet of boats at sea engaged in the herring fishery. The weather still looks threatening, and storm signals have been hoisted. PORTSMOUTH, Monday, G p.m. Yesterday afternoon the barometer fell rapidly, and by the evening had fallen an inch in 13 hours, About 1 a.m. to-day a fierce gale, accompanied by rain, set in, and con tinued up to 4 a.m, when it abated ; the wind however con tinued very strong and veered to W. by N. with the mer•• cury in the barometer at 29.95, and a low temperature. Admiral Fitzroy's signal for "Dangerous winds, probably at first from the northward" is at present hoisted, and the wind is N.N.W. with heavy banks of black clouds driving over, promising altogether a full justification of the Ad miral's warning signal. The barometer is also rising, and has now reached 29 . 1, and will probably continue to rise as the force of wind increases from the northward. The oscilla tion of the mercury in the barometer during the past three days has been extraordinary. A telegram has been re ceived at the office of Lloyd's agent hero that the hired transport King Arthur, on her way from London to this port to embark the headquarters of the 55th Regiment for Madras, had split her sails and was anchored off Deal. A new suit of sails was immediately despatched to her from here by railway to Deal. No accounts have yet been re ceived here of any serious casualties having occurred in the immediate vicinity of the port or of the Isle of Wight. PLYMOUTH, Monday. The stormy weather on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday increased on Sunday almost to a hurricane. It has been blowing heavily all this day. A market boat was upset In the Sound, but the two men in her were providentially picked up by a boat belongir.g to the coastguard tender Hamilton. The Kent, Captain Anderson, which left on Wednesday with 80 passengers for Melbourne, put back to day with loss of sails. She did not get much beyond the Land's End. The ship Fiery Cross, for Shanghai; the Annie, for Alexandria; the Russian bark Speranza, from Odessa, and several others, have taken shelter in the Sound. The Hougomont, Captain Flamank, from Portsmouth with part of the 55th Regiment for_ Madras, was off Plymouth at 9 this morning; all well. 8 p.m.—The wind is veering from south-west to north-west, but it continues to blow with great force. SHIELDS, Monday Noon. The weather has been extremely stormy at sea all night • Several light vessels have reached this port, and some laden colliers put back this forenoon. The gale is from the east, and the sea is very strong upon the coast. No casualties are reported. SOITTIIPORT, Sunday Night. Yesterday afternoon it was reported that a large vessel was on shore on the Trunkhill Sandbank, three miles from shore. The lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution vas at once takes down on her transporting carriage abreast of the vessel and launched. After a hard struggle against the strong wind and sea the lifeboat fortunately succeeded in closing with the vessel. She proved to be the foreign bark Tamworth, of Skien, Norway, bound from Liverpool to Havannah with a general cargo. The master had cut away the fore and main masts in the hope of saving the hull, over which the sea was making a clean breach. The lifeboat took off the crew, 17 in number, and landed them safely at South port. After leaving the ship the lifeboat was filled by a tre mendous sea, which overwhelmed her, and greatly alarmed all on board, but she soon cleared herself , FLEETWOOD, Saturday. The lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Association on this station has again been out on service. Yesterday evening the gale blew with unabated violence, and a largo ship (the Lillias) bound from Liverp ool to Bombay, with 1,900 tons of coal on board, was observed to show signals of distress. The lifeboat was immediately manned and taken at out in tow n of the steamtug Wyre . The vessel was found anchor i the Lune in 18 fathoms of water. Ultimately the steamtug was laid alongside the ship for a moment, and 2G of the sea men on board et once jumped on the tug. The captain and two mates were left on the ship, and they requested the lifeboat to remain by them, which she did for three hours, when a very heavy sea struck the ship and brought her down upon the lifeboat, which, with her crew, narrowly escaped destruction. The lifeboat was then cut adrift, and notwithstanding the noble and repeated efforts of her crew, she was unable, in their exhausted condition, and in face of the h ea vy gale and tide, to regain the ship. She was there fore compelled to run for Wasson Dock, where they arrived about midnight, suffering from cold and exhaustion. At daylight they again returned to the ship with the view of rescuing the poor men on board ; but, fortunately, they had been previously taken off by a Morecambe steamer, the weather having moderated. The coxswain of the lifeboat left four hands on board the vessel, which is full of water it being nea rl y up to the decks. KINGSTON, Saturday. On Tues day it was blowing a violent gale from W. b y w ith a heavy sea on ; a collision took pla ce b e . fw . nen a brig and a sloop near the entrance of King s t on Harbour. 'rho latter was dismasted and drifted out to sea, an d the brig made sail out of the bay. It was thought that the crew of the sloop were probably on board, and would inev itably be lost, and the Kingston lifeboat o f th e N at i onal ifeboat institution was towed out and reached the wreck of the sloop, which was about five miles out. With much difficult° the coxswain put ono of the lifeboat's crew on board, who reached the vessel and found no ono there. Thera was no name on the vessel or her boat, and the crow wore probably taken away by the brig that came into col lision with her. The sloop ultimately sank in 14 fathoms of water, near the Kish Bank. The lifeboat afterwards re turned to the shore. CAMPBELTON, N. 8., Friday. All day yesterday it blew a most terrific gale here. About midnight the bark Providence of Dantsic was wrecked at Westport, on the west coast of Cantyre. As soon as the in formation reached this place the lifeboat of the National Lifeboat institution was immediately despatched on her transporting carriage to the scene of the wreck. By th e time sho arrived some of the crew had been dragged ashorea by means of ropes, b u t , th e tid e h av i n g then turned,tn s . d a ed. terrible sea r o lli ng i n , th e lif e b o at was at once launch After a great deal of exertion the remainder the themfebeat. consisting of seven men, were taken off by I anner. rlo,bwe, crew of the lifeboat behaved in a very darinigiitlic.timv. q. (al its passage from The sloop Ebonczar(of Fisherrow) 7.5-all,her, when it Fisherrow to Berwick with a cargo , o The master ran the en countered the severe gale of Tilers , vessel up to Leith Roads for eafevt Tolenee of the storm cool. , (183;:d anchored there for some time, till the inereasibngar by y rift before the wind. several heavy seas, polled him to raise the a v n a : Shortly after tho sloop.:0 t Kirkcaldy a leak was discovered, and when nearly ,_ s'ruanckd "P°s-dly that the crew, consisting of the which increased so rapi iled to take to the boats in the hope master and two b o y s ' sh ore ' strong exertion they reached the of rea ching '' .-- p r ° ) ; exhausted condition. The sloop has not harbour in a N- , of an d is supposed to have gone down since been hear } shortly after being'abaudoned, The master w- n s VI-9 tole /-7_,Z-. L __<,i- owner of the craft, and iteither vessel nor o , no was f 1 lore& (...: p ) , pE it ,-- -Scotsman. Nyrc c i: ~-,2-,:--.1 . Z-: L i ' s . \t ,),,, V7I. easterly wi • 'la s ikqvus. , v.V.,:fiV , ,',..0 , On Thursday afternoon a severe , , , :,-i 744:- A kt $. .44- , , n. i ow var a •. '# , , , i i r, p ?-7g,„_ 4 7.0..i. ek.-e -this district, accompanied by heavy rain. .1 it blew 'a u 1 .„Nzi0,„..,..;...,4., .t4v,..., the gale increased, and about midnight of , i ~vs""- -4 -. 1 .4. t . Piii,7 ricane that fears were entertained for the ~!'afe ty ' rid s z ej — i g - fr': . , 4 , ,, , 71 -c,Q,,, of the new Free Church, which was complet,s-a f t the sum , I.'' msse9.. last with the exception of the iron bolt and vane ti , . , mit, for the erection of which the scaffolding had b, around the building. The action of the wind on th )f feet, of the scaffolding had caused it to give about a co u p le t and it was found necessary to brace it up by means of r 7efl,, fixed half-way up, and carried across to the opposite si, le of the street. By the increasing force of the wind, howe\ el:, the scaffolding was brought in contact with the stonewe rk at the top of the spire, which it surrounded, and the COUR quence was that the immense leverage thus brought hitt play was too much for the resistance of the stonework, anit a little before 2 o'clock in the morning nearly one-third of the steeple gave way, and came down with a most tremen dous crash on the top of a house below, smashing the chim ney cans, tearing away a portion of one of the unfinished lower turrets of the spire, and breaking a large hole in the roof of the house on which it fell. Fortunately no one was injured,—John o' Groat Journal. The Fatal Accident at the New-cross Station, The coroner's inques , t during who was the body of the unfortunate vas killed last Friday after noon by the destruction,the storm, of a large en gine shed at New. cross Station, noon at the Railway Inn,l\Tsv.. was held yesterday after one of the coroners for the county c o r f o s ss, More Mr. Carter, It is now ascertained that all the me Surrey. were working in the shed at the tine of 12 it,. number, who the more or less injured , but, ha pp il y , only four of were of them seri ously, and those are stated to be g oin g o n well. The jury having v iewed the bod y , proce ed ed with tho coroner to the spot wh ere the accident ha ppened, ,'lion it at once became appar ent how the unfortunate man loot his life. A mass of brick s, forming a portion of one side shed, fell against the en g ine at which Woodrow o the• watl .at work, and, having comp letel y destroyed the line, eatb outer side, the engine and tender fell sideways into the en gine pit, carrying the man with them, and crushed his chest so dreadfully as to cause his instantaneous death. Tho place is a perfect wreck, the whole building, with the ex ception of one end, which also forms part of another engine house, being levelled with the ground. An up-train on. the main line happened to be passing at the time of the accident, and some of the bricks and debris were projected on to the engine, smashing the weather-board. A quantity of bricks were also sent right over the double line of rails, and broke down the coping of a wall by the platform of tho station. Other portions of the roof were hurled with great violence a distance of 30 or 40 yards. The men escaped principally by creeping into the engine pits under the teas ainenescieand it was considered that the unfortunate deceased v uring to do the same when the engine fell on him. The jury having returned to the inquest room the fol- lon ing evidence was taken : John White, an engine driver, in the omplcyment of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company, said—l knew the deceased Henry Woodrow well. He WAS 22 years of age, and was an engine fitter. On Friday last he was repairing a locomotive engine, which, with its tender, was standing on the rails in a shed at New-cross. It was an engine that I had myself brought into the shed at half past twelve o'clock that day. There were other engines in the shod and other men at work upon them. There was another man, myself, the fireman, and the deceased, at my engine. Underneath the engine was an excavation to enable the workmen to get under the engine. About half past three or a quarter to four o'clock, I was at work at the front end of the engine, and the deceased was engaged in screwing a nut to the side of the Duffer plank. My attention was attracted to some slates and pieces of dirty waste in front of the building, twirling about in a very singular way with great velocity. All at once I heard a great crash, and on looking up I saw half the roof come tumbling in. I was in the pit at the time and ran under the engine for safety. I did not call out ; there was no time for that. The foreman and :another fitter also] ran; under an engine. II had hardly got under when I felt the engine sink upon me. I heard another very heavy crash, and instantaneously the whole of the roof and the walls fell. At the time of the ac cident the deceased was screwing up a nut to the engine at the buffer plank. All the bricks fell round us and buried us. I could not release myself, but when I was taken out I found that the whole of the engine-shed except the end wall bad fallen. The roof was a typo roof, fastened with iron. girders. The south-west wall fell in on the engines, and the opposite side outwards on the Croydon line. There was a large portion of the bricks lying against the engine where had just before seen the deceased. When the dust and steam cleared away a little I saw the deceased doubled up between the sandbox of the engine and the rail. He was head downwards, and appeared to be jammed in between the engine and the wall. Ho was quite dead long before he could be taken out. It was about an hour and a quar ter before all the men could be taken out of the ruins. There was a great deal of blood about the head and face of the deceased. There did not appear to be a great weight of brick upon him, but the engine had been thrown on one side in consequence of the rail giving way, and had fallen partly upon him. If it had fallen upon him alto gether it would have crushed him to atoms. Deceased was terribly crushed in the chest. From the time that I saw the doors violently shaken till the Vme the roof fell, certainly not more than a second had elapsed, consequently there was no means of escaping by getting out of the building. I attribute the death of deceased to the falling of the wall, which forced the engine off the rails into the pit, and aiu S of opinion that such fall was occasioned entirely by a power ful rush of wind, which might be termed a hurricane or whirlwind, which took the roof of the shed completely off. The building was a good sound one, and everything ap peared to be well secured. lam not aware whether any portion of the roof was carried to a g reat distance. I was so much shaken and alarmed that I did not go afterwards to look at the ruins. There was no want of attention that I am aware of in respect to seee c u u n ii d ng eh t d he et s r t e a n b g ili h t u y il o d f i t u h g e . shed. It appeared to me to be a . I a assistantm stationed locomotive et superintendent New . Now-cross. re es . A At to th Mr . Joseph company, Craven,sworn theti e me of the accident I was in the stores (it was about 20 minutes to 4 o'clock), and hearing a rumbling noise I rushed out of the place at once, and saw that a shed had fallendo ; wn. One side had fallen inwards and the other outwards the roof was all lying down in ruins, some part of it in the plate where the shed stood, and some part on the Croydon up-traffic line. I first of all ran on the line and hold up my hands to stop the traffic up and down, and then went to the shed. I found that' two up-passenger lines were obstructed, and also a siding used for our own purposes. The furthest point which was obstructed was about 23ft. from the street. Pieces of timber and slate form ing portions of the roof had been carried as much as GO yards from the shed, consequently the force of the wind must have been very great. I rushed into the ruins and assisted in getting out the deceased, who was taken out dead. Ile was jammed between the sand-box of the engine and the rail. The length of the building was 145 ft., and the width 42 feet ; the spring of the roof being 19 feet. The wall was 14 inches thick, with additional piers at an in terval of 21 feet. The piers were 23 inches thick. The materials used in the construction of the building were good stock bricks, and the rest of the materials were also very good. The height of the centre of the roof from the side wall was nine feet. The roof was composed of T iron girders and wooden rafters. Iron girders were let into the wall, and secured to iron plates built into it. The two walls seem to have given way at the same time, and the roof to have been lifted bodily, the wall being lifted uP with the roof from the bottom. The force of the wind w as _ upon the south-west side, consequently it blew one v7a 1 . 1 ." . the Croydon up-lino, and the other on to the space on which the building stood. I have known the building for 14 yours and three months. It always appeared to be a sound t " There were three roads in, but only ono entrance with .threern double doors and three sets of rails. Therecvnuihring! could in my opinion affect the stability b There was some coke piled up against a . the side walls, but that would not affect i had there is no accident entirely to the force of the wind, ot h a ve stood half reason to believe that the shed would no vent for the walls being carried through.t.P:flifttriolifuotneethoef a century, This shed was built at thowneaus at the top of the othere another, was a s w the wind to escape, but e the witness was directed At this period of the proceeding and old look at the ruins of wo call a louvre to lot out the !woke and by the coroner to go into t d h en blown down in a different another building which had tho inquest-room he stated the shed was a regular whirl. direction , There rod:steam. that the w i n d O : l vhi h c i h s b w rle h ewt ha u it :f ys and roofs in all directions. wind, and blew down c hurricane appeared to come from the law termed a casualty, If in addressing the jury, said that this tied.. dent appeared The main force of the that it was not south-west. attributable to any the fact that tlin jut' were but was caused entirely by the - human agency, p inion seemed to be strengthened by hurricane The vCoroerot,feopinion immediate ' a gr oat deal of &imago was done in the - neigh bourhood, it having come to their knowledge that other roofs had been blown down—it would be their duty to say so . and that o The Foreman said the jury were unanimously of opinion n ac l ;id re e t n u t r a n h eda.n d a verdict e t that aAccidental r rDeathencew\vaassace entirely orcig The proceedings then terminated. MEYMIBEEP'S " AFRICATNE."—Tho destination of this opera WAS once an interesting topic of speculation, but the subject threatens to become quite an infliction. Gossip has been going on for years past on the questions where, when. and with what singers does the master intend to bring out his long-expected opera, finished, it is said, 17 years ago ? Ono is bound to hope for a work greater th an the " Huguenots" or " Prophets i" but really it would b e a l mos t a d eserve d j u dgment if the opus tzg nion proved a failure. M. Meyerbeer's exigence has re d the limit of caprice. The last rumour is that:Coral Naudin, and Tamberl& are the recipients of Patti, the parts, and Covent Garden the fortunate locality. It could be an honour well deserved by the theatre. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vole., QUEEN M A B. By JULIA KAVANAGH, Author of "Nathalie," "Adele," &c. " This is one of the best productions of Miss Kavanagh's pen. 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