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vailed CI give ingly, 15 in ,n her here it e boat Laving of the easing a Was nts for perin• in this made 311 the it was how- ices is Lather ; were ) quite ngli®h er the tquiri est, at Oats ow of week. to 40s to 32s to 240 to —0 )t. 18. It. 12. t. 5 . t. 2 8 . ,t. 18. 12 t. 11. 4.. 10. t. 24. t. 14. EMEMBER, 'WE SUP AT EVANS' EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK after Alfred Mellon's Promenade Concerts. BANK of ENGLAND, Sept. 10, 1863. THE GOVERNOR and COMPANY of the „ BANK of ENGLAND GIVE NOTICE , Th at t h e ''''-y-NERAL COURT held at the Bank This Day is AD JOURNED till TUESDAY NEXT, the 15th inst., at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon, for the purpose of taking the de termination by vote, in pr i nt or wr i t i ng, o f th e quest i on on the foll o Resolution, proposed at the Court for a Divi dend, wingi That a Half-year's Divid e nd o f I n t eres t an d Prof i ts b e blade on the 10th October next of £1 108. per ceet., without deduction on account of income tax. The voting will commence at eleven o'clock, and terminate at taw% JAMES STEWART, Secy. ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY (Pennsylvania Division.). —Coupons due October Ist will be paid in London at the Consolidated Bank (limited), No. 4, Lombard-street, London (late Messrs. Hey - Wood. Rennards, and Co.), at the Exchange of 4s. to the The Coupons will b e requ i• e d t o b e l o dged at the Office Of the Company two days previously fur examination. London, 2, Old 'droad-street, September 10, 1863. SSA.—VAC ANCIES for 'MIDSHIPMEN end APPRENTICES in a first-class London shipphu - r, firm. Premium moderate. Al.o apprentices without p remtu p .— A- Pply to SESTAIONDS and Co.. 3 8 , St. Mar y -at-hill, East ch eat), E.C. Third Officers and Stewards wanted. 1 ° II, TH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. Accumulated and Invested Fun ds annual Revenue.... £2,122,828 422,401 FIRE DEPARTHENT. Insuratres el./voted 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 1562 as follows : Policies. Amcunt 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 . • • ....58, Threadneedle-street. • 4, New Bank Budding s. Lothbury. West-end Office B, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. ORWICII UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. - • The business of the Company exceeds £70,006,000 The duty paid to Government for the year 1862 was £85,06 2, and the amount insured on farming stock, X 10,056,332 • . A. bonus of three-fifths of the profits periodically made to Parties Insuring, who have thus, from time to time, received gums amounting in the aggregate to 2140,000; and the Society how holds a large Reserve applicable to a future Bonus. The rates of premium are in no case higher than those c harged by the other principal offices making no returns to their insurers. Por Pro , pectusea apply at the Society's Offices, Surrey- Ittreest, STi orwich ; and 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Black friar E C • • T" ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. HEAD OFFICES, 20 , Lombard -street, London, and Royal Ineurance buildings, Liverpoel. Total Annual Revenue exceeds P. 101, 0 10. Accumulated Funds in hand over 1,000,000. Chairman in Liverpool : CHARLES TURNER, Esq., M.P. Chairman in London WILLIAM WAINWRIGHT, Esq. EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1862. called Directors of the Royal Insurance Company are now „_,,_UPon. to make their accustomed periodical Report at the ""-eg Ofits Shareholders. FIRE BRANCH. :rho Directors have, as pleasingly as unexpectedly , at the ciese of the year, to announce, for the first time, that the Fire Premiums have not only reached, but exceed £.100,000. _The high comparative position held by the Royal in the tievernment Returns of Duty is again fully maintained. , The profit of the business of the year exceeds considerably the amount realised in the precedlng year, and in fact sur- Paeses that of any year, with but two exceptions, since the c ommencement of this Office, the balance to the credit on Account of British and Foreign Insurances being £45,107 10e. Id, and of the North American business, which is kept sepa rately, £11,097165. 10d. • LIFE BRANCA - . The very gratifying duty now falls upon the Directors to state the sum assured on n-w policies for fhe year 1862 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 acsured as that which has just bee n announced as the zesult 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. li3vidence 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 as suranee amounts to .C 143,281. 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 ill adults sitile in a single year from deterioration .of some kind or another. If, to complete their revi'w, the Directors now advert briefly to the United Kingdom, they have to announce that in Fire Business fps progress has been undoubtedly more rapid than that of any other Company established either in Londaa or elsewhere, except when amalgamations have taken Place. The returns of duty have proved this. In Life, the amount of New Policies already reported make all other evidence needless. The Directors conclude their present Report with the ppression of an opinion that the prospects of the Royal Insurance Company were never brighter, and of a consequent ho pe, bonded on a grateful remembrance of the past, that the future may unfold for it a sphere of still greater maeni tude, combining distinguished commercial success to the Office with a lengthened career of usefulness and protection to the public. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, ,Secretary in Loudon. pIIOVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Established 1810. TitusTEEs. Thomas Barinz, Esq., M.P. I Win. Geo. Prescott, Esq. Whotnson Hankey, Itsq , M.P. I Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. Mutual LifP Assurance for all classes. 'this Associati on has now i n ex i stence 6,000 pol i c i es, f or a tots' suns 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 'siready been made' When the following sums have been added as bonuses to the Policies Dec. 31, 1847 If 1852 .. „ 1857 .. „ 1882 Inakinp.: the total bonus additions, £98,600. Honuses may be received in ocsh or applied to the reduc tion of premiums at the option of the assured, in lieu of an addition to the robcy. 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 avoided. The balance-sheets of the Association are open to all, whether assurers or otherwise. Active and influential agents will be appointed in unrepre sented districts. X%,400 .. 11,500 .. 23.200 .. 56,500 W3I. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary. Chief Ofilee, 15, Moorgate-street, 143. C., Aug 1,1863. A.D. 1720. R OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First) 'OR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall. OCTAITIIIS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor. GEORGE PEARRES BARCLAY, Esq., Sub-Governor. Sir Joint HENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. Robert Barclay, Esq. Earl of Leven and Melville. John Garratt Cattley, Esq. Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. The Hon. Josceline W. Percy. Thomas Dent, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. Alexander Druce, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Fredk. Jos. Edlmann, Esq. Erie Carrinuton Smith, Esq. RiversdaleW. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. Debt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P. Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.; William Wallace, Esq. Jas. Stewart Hodgson, Esq. " Chas. Baring* Young, Esq. Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Corporation on advantageous terms. In the Lite Department, assurances are ;.*ranted with par ticipation in Profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such participation. The Reversionary Bonus on British Policies has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums Payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. r -rhe divisions of Profit take place every Five years. L ife AllY sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one T s a-na Corporation affords to the Assured—.. Liberal participation in Profits—with exemption from the liabilities of partnership. A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of_ Mutual B mteties—with the guarantee of a large invested Cap tal Stock. The advantages of modern practi ce, _vrjth the security perience of nearly of an Office vo , in the Matr a re!ource liiongfficloni,- re s of char:- The c o 0 ti 'United a CENTURY AND A HALF. have been tested by the ex a, 43.1:01:szen.ayl,wearysvaellluollteederthce e A rp ss s or l e v dithtoin s ervethe R". 211, EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBT. P. STEELE, SceretarY. yl OYAL p ----------------= ----7:--i-3-road, REE HOSPITAL, Gra"-In lit , in the immediatesvicinity of the Great Northern nail. way Terminua, at lii - 12 P,' a-cross. _ _BB 7tTsirdcieeasntur—eTr Patron —The QUEEN' _.= 11---eEirr a e rdlll n a U s C te C rm LE an li , C E ll 4. ll.G. anTdiiiin 11%9 the first hospital to introduce the principle of free twilit tutio Yi?it uovernors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti ndasion to the destitute sick, without the for paniedn h itS 1110 St pitiable form—viz., that which is mora le --Y 'Sickness and die age, and is now of sufficient . agnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered eVable of admitting into Its wards a very lame proportion of fundsthe casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the in .- the orgcr watchedoo beds available for the reception of t- most of our lellow-ereatures. Moreover, I t a.tuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, Ott the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. 3 %A lie e Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an - ,""'" I tN . EST APPEAL to the public for continued support, t-Paable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily Present themselves. NiUeutributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward 94stet niall, Esc Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and e e ° 0:: • P. r anirnon'd" and Co. ; Ilerries . and Co. ; Ransom and and' ,-,:-Ir.eseott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn a Jones Loyd and Co. ;and Co.;Denison Barclay o , Coo.. C o con, and Overend, Gurney, and and'artiev,4 an a d n' e s o'. ; eMaessrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool llosPitaL - STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary on hA -`4,t1:11. TWELVETREES' GLYCERINE lab ui It of ti,jOIVDER nukes its own Soap, and saves London S9two thirds of Soap, and toree-fonrths of Grocers te er Twelvetri.es, Bronfierby-Bow, "`IbY,- DnzggittO, No. 22,217. Tli E O • XFO It 1), 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE and Halevy's MUSKETEERS (first time in England). Principal Artistes —lsliss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Iluish, ac., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghraans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean dm Comic, by UNSWORTH ("or . r.y oilier man "), Eugene, W. Randall, A. Ll o yd, an d George - llodson. Also, a Pei formauce by llerr SOIIALKENBA.CII on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCIIESTRE, contain ing a full baud of 40 instruments. 1 he HALL has just been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the rnest Beautiful in the Metropolis. • Open at 8 o'clock. A.dtnission, ed. ; stalls and balcony, le. ; private boxes, 'As. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order Mr, to gratify the Curiosity of' nightly - increasing crowds, C. MORTON has transferred the representation ot Pro te.,sor P(pper and Henry Dirks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, • THE GIIOST." from the Picture Gallery to the Concert Hall, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Bal cony. and body of the Hall. He has also arranged -for Mr. A. Silvester to give (with all that gentleman's latest im provements and effects), REPRESENTATIONS EACH EVENING, at Ten o'clock. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, ; Uusworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, Arthur Lloyd, George Hodson, ,t.c. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. - The GHOST ! The GHOST ! I The ONLY COMIC GHOST ! ! —The beautiful FAIRY FOUNTAIN.—A Grand Divertissement by Signora Rachele and Mariannina and Signor Guiseppe Franceico, lusisied by a corps of Twenty young Ladies—Selections from favourite Operas : Principals. Miss M•Gregor, Mr. Albert, Signor Georgini, and Mr. Vernon Rigby. OYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great Musical Attraction —lmmense success of SIGNOR ICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every Evening. RAPHAEL DE SOLLA. the Infant Tenor, will make his first appearance on Monday next. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill -street, Piccadilly. Th« se eleizant Rooms are NOW OPEN for the Winter Season. They hare been entirely redecorated. Musical Director, Mons. Jullten, of monster concerts cele brity. The band , s selected from the Crystal Palace, the Italian Operas, and the Household Troops of her Majesty. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, Is. Manager-31. GRENET. ESTABLISHED 1833. OOWDEN'S lEB,ATED GINGER, BEER, in glass or stone bottles, warranted to keep good twelve months. Lemonade, Soda-water, 1- 'otass, Seltzer, and every description of Mineral Waters.—Manutactory, N 0.3, II hite Hart-street, Drury-lane, W.C. PAGE'S BRICK, TILE, AND PIPE MACHINE''. for hand, horse, or steam power, are the most simple and efficient extant.—Full particulars and prices obtained of the makers, E. Page and Co., Laurence Pountney place, Laurence Pountney-hill, Cannon-street, E.C., where they may be. seen in operation daily. • DEAFNESS. —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. SOLO3IO.NS, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. 11,TONEY PROMPTLY ADVANCED by a Private Gentleman upon FURNITURP, (without removal% Leasehold and Freehold Property, or Reversions, ae., in sums from £2O to £soo.—Mr. Howard, 18, Queen_ street, Cheapside. TO Persons in WANT of MONEY (in Town or Country).—A GENTLEMAN is willing to MAKE ADVANCES of CAS LI, without delay, to respectable persona (male or female), on their 9wn security. The utmost secrecy can be relied on.—Apkly (it by letter enclose four stamps) to W., at Mr. Robertson 8, Accountant, 40, King William-street, London-bridge, E.C.—Money advanced on Dock Warrants. ANEVER .FAILING REMED Y: Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER TILLS, pre oared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and fiver complaints, indigestion, wind, spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &o. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and gratettil to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, Icing William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. /id., and three timed the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to auk for Dr. Scott's Bilioas and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the stamp. li EATING 'S PERSIAN INSECT DESTROY ING PO WDER, for which a Prize Medal was awarded to the Producer at the International Exhibition, 1862 This Powder is qu it e h armless to an mil life, but' is rivalled in destroying Fleas, Bugs, Flies, Cockroaches, Beetles, Gnats, Mosquitos, Moths in furs, and every other species of Insect. Sportsmen will find this an invaluable remedy for destroy ing Fleas in their Dogs, as also Ladies for their Pet Dogs. Being the orielnal importer of this now invaluable article, which has found so great a sale that it has tempted other:, to vend a so-called-article, the public are therefore cautioned to observe that the packets of the Genuine Powder bear the autogragh. of THOMAS KEATING Sold in packets, is., is. 6d., moats. Ad. each, or post tree for 14 or :36 postage stamps, by Thomas Keating, chemist, 79, St. Paul's-churchyara, London, E.O 111JPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS Y (PEEPECTED AND EXHIBITED IN TIRE GiltAT Exit IB ITION B OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards Of Two Unwired Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of It ERN 1 A. The use of a steel spring, so otten hurtful in its effects, s here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the bod 3' sent to the manufacture;, , two inches below the hips, being Mr. WRITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6c1., and 31s. 6d. Postage, is. Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 625. 6d. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, is. led. Post-ollice Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT ELAST IC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS &c.. for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling in the Lcgs, Sprains. &o. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on We an ordinary stocking. Price is. 6d., 7s. 6d., 109, to 1 " each. Postage 6d. _ _ _ JOHN WIIITE. Manufacturer. 228. Piccadilly. ARDIY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, 2d September, 1863. T ENDERS will he received et this office, until noon, on WEDNESDAY, the 30th September, 1863, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contract for the supply of FORAGE, in such quantities as may be required, from Ist November, 1863, to 31st October, 1804, 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 outside "Tender for Forage"), and no Tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. HENRY B. MORSE, Deputy Commissary_ General. CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of j the BIRTH of SHARSPEARE, at Stratford-upon- Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of Which Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart., 1LC.8., is Chairman) are noT:g 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 Lond,,,n aents, Messrs. Smith, Payne, a n d c o , Messrs. Ilanbw:ya and- Co., or Messrs. Glyn and Co., bankers, London. The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip tion list to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee rest their claims upon the gmund that Stratford Is not only the birthplace of Shakspeare, but the centre of attraction to all admirers of the great Poet's works, and hat it w home, the town he loved, and where he lived t and died.as his ROYAL NATIONAL LIE , E.Bo Ap INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PATRONESS—Her MoFA Gracious Majesty the Queen, PRESIDENT—Vice-Arlmiral the Duke of Northumberland, F.R.S. CHAIRMAN— _Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., DEPU TY - CW4MAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., APPEAL. The 9 3 7.timittee of Management have to state that, since "'Frming of the year 1860, the Royal. National Lifeboat Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab lislments en the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society, and other means, since its formation, is 12,800; l t o io r n w L ie s h a s l e so rvi e e x e p s e B n 2 de G d o x ld 67 7edals, 718 Silver Medals, and £16,480 in cash have. been paid in rewards. The Institu- Transporting-cart laz,es, and Boat-houses. The Life-boat The Committee desire to express their grateful sense of the g enerous suPport which they have received from the British public during the past few years, a support which has enabled them t o establish their present magnificent fleet of 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom Deeply sensible, however, of the great responsibility that rests nu them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and I' Crews practised in the management of their boats, which can only ho effected by a large and permanent annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their countrymen to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so Y owledge the following con great rrbeacnodmt nu t u . l t y t e n e a g t i r o a n t e n Id a i work ku . tributions:— • • ann t. Queen ls r s. G d u a a ni l 1 5 4 50 0 0 0 0 6 : 0 0 2d annualn d i o i n a . 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 C ' I l e c Campbell, l,, i C aj o es o tt n yh e et l i : He ß o . Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers .. Currie, Wm. Esq., • - • • 10 0 0 Erie, Lord dhiet .Instice • • don. Fanshawe, Vim-Admiral Sir A., K.C."11. 10 10 0 F euvr i c k, G. j., .Esq , cost of a Lifeboat and 'frau sporting Carriage • - •• • 11 o ° 0 ° Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. • • 7th .4artiti; Sir Henry, _ .. ..o don. 10 0 0 3loore, Rev. aB. .. I. •• • • don. 15 15 0 Smith, Mrs. George, (3.lVollWich . • .. .. 30 0 Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B. • • • • an nual 20 0 l ' h unuts, La4y, Weston-super-Mare, collected by her Co., .. . , • . .. .. 1 16 0 Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be an th d a c nkfu o.: lly l6, re_ Willoughby d'Ere — sby, Lord .. .. .. annual 50 0 eive4 by the Rankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis, t r a a n n d d ; Co. ff , e 7 s 6 s , r s L . Lombard-street; h. 111 ankers T il t: a d -8 i :: L l o .,:e u ci d ., on a ; by ad. the collectors of Customs in the United Kingdom; and by the Secretary J oll2 .7 B treeti Adelphi, Loudon , t the z ot the lotttntiou, 4 se* ,441.1 3" •ip ." 4 4 4.- ;OA re (v 441, In • 2, " , - t t • • .41 ,1 - 6"CrJ 04, Pan' alp Duorr. Nr.l t . 4. THE SUN, LoNDoN, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1863. WORCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. S2ORTING INTELLIGENCE. COTTON SUPPLY ASSOCIATION. WORCESTER, Sept. 10. LEICESTER RACES.-THURSDAY. At the usual weekly meeting of the Executive Committee held on Tuesday, the Bth September, a letter was read from Salto Republica do la Banda, Oriental South America, for warding a sample of cotton grown from Georgian seed, planted in October, 1862, and which was valued at 21d. per pound. The plants commenced flowering in January, the first cotton was picked at the end of February, and had continued producing up to the middle of July. Each plant has given on the average nearly a pound of cotton, and next year double that quantity is expected. The writer has farms of about 300 acres each, land on easy terms can be obtained from the Government, and a company with a capital might successfully and profitably extend the culti vation, A sample of cotton from Africa, grown in the vicinity of Accra, was submitted for examination, and valued at 19d. per lb., also one from Persia valued as Isd. per lb. A beautiful specimen of hybrid cotton, grown at Lucknow, forwarded by the honorary agents of the associa tion at Calcutta, together with samples grown in New Cale donia from Sea Island and Pernambuco seed, were sub mitted for inspection, and valued at 15(1., 24d., 25d., and 36d. respectively. Consular despatches, relative to the amount of cotton likely to be grown in the respective districts this year, were received from the Foreign-office—viz., from Diarbekir, Mr. Consul Taylor, dated July 22, reporting that the ravages of the locusts still continued in .the districts around, and " have completely put a stop to cotton cultivation for the present year, and that there is not the slightest probability of any cotton being available for export. No foreign seed of any description has in the meantime been made use of." From St. Domingo, Mr. Consul Hood, July 10, stating that a very large amount of cotton seed has been sown during this and the preceding year, that the country and climate are well adapted to the cultivation of cotton, which grows indigenously, and that a very large supply of good quality might be obtained if it were not for the scarcity of labour. As correct an estimate as possible will be' for warded. From the Acting Consul-General, Mr. J. V. Crawford, Havannah, August 4, enclosing a Government return of cotton cultivated in Cuba, and extracts from the reports of her Majesty's Vice-Consuls, from which it ap pears that the coming crop may be safely estimated at 1,500,0001 b, or 3,000 bales of 5001 b each. It is stated that the cultivation of cotton in Cuba is decidedly progressing, in spire of the hostility evinced towards it by the majority of the sugar planters, and that the encouragement afforded by the Government, together with the present high prices, will ensure the continuance of this progress. From Para, July 25, Mr. Consul Perry, reporting that in the province of Maranhem this year's crop is considered good and ex ceeds that of 1862 by some 9,000 bags. This province pro duces the best Brazil cotton, and were it not for the scarcity of labour very large quantities might be raised ; and should prices be well supported, the crops,of 1864 will be far greater than it has been for years. From the provinces of Gram Para and Amazonas the rate of increase appears to be about 800 arrobas of 321 b each per annum; the scarcity of labour is the great hindrance. From Lima, July 28, Mr. Consul Jerningham also reports tho probable crop of this year in Peru to be 30,000 quintals of 1001 b each. From Callao, July 16, Mr. Consul Robertson, stating that the quantity of cotton likely to be grown in the province of Ica this year will be 10,000 quintals, from 2,000 to 3,000 more than last year. From the Acting-Consul, Mr. Cocks, Islay, July 23, enclosing a specimen of indigeneous cotton from the Valley of lambo, Peru, valued at 245. per cwt., and stating that the cotton hitherto grown in his district has been for local use only, but that high prices are stimu lating the production with a view to exportation. Peru, in many parts of the interior, and in all the valleys along the coast, possesses advantages for the cultivation of cotton which few other countries enjoy—a suitable climate, the absence of strong winds, abundance of water, free labour, &e. Notwithstanding the almost insurmountable indolence and apathy of the population, many would embark their capital in this promising enterprise if they could have grants of land, secure possession, suitable protection, &c. Foreign assistance in the development of this branch of industry would be most useful. From Monte Video, July 21, Mr. Consul Lettnorn, reporting that in his district no cotton of any consequence is likely to be produced this year. The ravages of the black ants have been most destructive, the price of labour and transport is a serious obstacle, and only in the neighbourhood of navigable rivers is it likely that cotton will be grown to any extent. The demand for seed in Cuba is reported in the consular despatch from Haven nab. induced the committee to resolve to send out a quantity forthwith., to be disposed of to the planters at cost price. Hen. Sehaehner must be difficult to satisfy if ho was not pleased with the very admirable performance of his orato rio in the Cathedral this morning. With regard to the work itself there is not a word to add to what was published the day following the production of " Israel's Return from Babylon" at Exeter. If its composer is neither a great master nor a man of genius, ho is, at least, a consehntieus musician, and does his best—which now-a-days can hardly be said of many who are more highly gifted, without being prodigies on that account. Herr Sehachner was lanky to have his oratorio brought out at the 'Worcester Festival, and to get the place of honour as9igned him in preference even to Handel, still luckier, in finding such zealous and congenial interpreters as the band, chorus, and sole singers, under the superintendence of Mr. Done. Rarely has a new work of pretension enjoyed a fairer chance ; and if, at tne end of the performance, the whole of the vast assealbly crowding the nave and aisles of the Cathedral slid not rise from their seats with the firm conviction that they had been listening to a chef d'ceuvre, it was certainly no fault of the executants. Probably not a single amateur who had heard the ora torio in London, and was to-day equally fortunate at Worcester, would refuse to admit that the last attempt was better than the first, although the first—as may be readily imagined, with Mr. Alfred Mellon at the head of a splendid orchestra, a powerful chorus, and four of the most distin • guished singers of the day—offered very few points for cri ticism. By this performance, indeed, of " Israel's Return from Babylon" the Worcester Festival of 1863 desetves to be remembered. The judgment that led to the selection of such The Belvoir Stakes, a Sweepstakes of 5 says each, with 20 added, for hunters that have been hunted with an esta blished pack of houluls .IA least seven days, to be bona fide the nominator's own property at the time of entry; for four-yr-olds and upwards. Three miles. 5 subs. Mr. I'. Hughes's Real Jam, 4 yrs, lOst 121 b (D. Hughes) 1 Mr. J. C. Pickering's Lady Bird, 5 yrs, list 71b (Mr. T. Price) 2 Capt. Shawc's Little Dick, aged, 12st ..(Mr T. Brown) 3 Mr. T. Hunt's Jacob, 6 yre, 12st (S. Rogers) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agif Real Jam, sto 2 agst Little Dick, 3 to 1 agst Jacob. • The latter made play until the horse went on the wrong side of a post, when he was pulled up andleft Real Jam in front, whew she continued to the end, And won by six lengths; two lengths between second and third; Jacob walked in. The Leicestershire Handicap of 100 sous, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, 5 ft, and 3 if declared; winners extra. One mile and half. 25 subs, 7of whom declared. Mr. Lincoln's Tourist, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (H. Taylor) 1 Mr. R. Bignell's The Prophet, 6 yrs, Bst 81b (S. Rogers) 2 Mr. John Osborne's Flytrap, 3 yrs 7st 51b (J. Osborne) 3 M 3 Yrs ) 7st r. Handley's Ossian, (E. Taylor) 4 Mr. Handley's Cheerful, 3 yrs, Bst 21b lib (Mr. G. S Thompson) 5 Mr. Saxon's Formidable, 3 yrs, Est 61b ..(J Grimshaw) 6 Mr. Redhff's Jack o'Newbury, 3 yrs, Est 131 b (inc. 71b ex) (Pearson) 7 Betting-7 to 4 agst Formidable, 3to 1 agst Tourist, 5 to 1 agst Flytrap, 8 to 1 agst The Prophet. After going a quarter of a mile Tourist took the lead from Formidable, was never afterwards headed, and won by tlenis,' allowances. Sst 101 b ; filli es Bst T.Y.C. a length. Flytrap was a bad third ; and the rest came past the post in straggling order. The:SkeffiLgton Park Stakes of 10 sous each, 3 ft, with added, 7 4 l o b;w innefros extra, rtw yra-nolds; a work, while the oratorios of Herr Ferdinand Hiller and one or two other living composers of universally recognised distinction, have never been produced in England, may be questioned by some people who like to pick a hole where they can without serious risk ; but the pains taken by every heitoadhssuotet vossv:, concerned, ainuiaaensvr we:oht ffhuwaftorshi were, n o , remhe justice honouring o t hat h uooe e hui ird w eid: n i rtoeigealfctylet drums , H e iito r nhen o era f ritl rohl t h fcsoseh e tconhoho c s: 3a o m: ones music ncoueaeoctfr, commendable aee meeting stick anxietyu ps vnweo work,t l doneei num taoevt en thusiasts, u the szd e t t less than hearty acknowledgment. The Worcescerian honour to themselves, and earned unqualified credit. They would have made "Israel's Return" pa s s f or a ver i ta b le chef d'oeuvre, had it lain in their power; but failing in that, they resolved it should sound as like a chef d ceuvre as the materials of which it is constructed would allow. Ono espe cial advantage was vouchsafed to the oratorio yesterday. There were, in all probability, just as many friends and partisans of HeneSchachner present as on that former me morable occasion when the walls of Exeter Hall reverbe rated with vociferous demonstrations of approval; but the arena being now a cathedral church, whatever the impres eion created, there was no Chance of applauding, either in right or wrong places; and as not a single repetition was asked for, by those who enjoy the exclusive privilege at these morning ceremonies, the performance was nowhere interrupted, so that Herr Schachner's work could be heard and judged fairly and impartially as a whole; and if this second experience suggested nothing new to say about it the inference to be drawn is palpable. "Israel's Return from Babylon"—the reader may care to be reminded— is divided into four parts—the Captivity, th e Deliverance, the Reconcilement and Return to Zion, the Promise and Song of Praise. These headings alone suffice to explain the plan of the book, which, as there are no inci dents, is all that is necessary to remember. They will also serve for reference in the few observations to be made in yesterday's performance. The band gave the orchestral pre lude—meant doubtless to describe the despondent feelings of the Israelites under the yoke of their bondage —as finely as „it could possibly be given. Hero were pianissimos no less than fortissimos—pianissinios, too v the like of whica it would be , agreeable to welcome a little more frequently in London; and this too without offence to the members of our London orchestra, seeing that the band engaged by the conductor of the Worcester Festival is almost entirely se lected from their ranks. Perhaps it is easier to play softly in a church than in a theatre or concert-room. The choruses in the Captivity—" Go yo conquerors" and " War against Babylon"—though wholly different in character, were equally well sung. The first, by the way, is ono of several instances in which Herr Schachner imparts peculiar indi viduality to the celestial bequests—the words of the divine admonitions being always set to a single note. This note remains unchanged, and is reiterated upon each succeeeive syllable, while the harmony is modulated in the accompani ments. The expedient was applied by Mendelssohn, in his comic operetta " Heinikcler," the part of the Mayor being cast to an amateur who could boast bat ono available note in his voice; bat what Mendelssohn did for a joke Herr Schachner has imitated with the gravest conceivable inten tions. The admonition in the first part (Capt:vity)—" Go yo conquerors"—is uttered upon a ceries of E's; that in' the third (Return to Zion)—" Whom I have spared from the sword"—upon a series of G's ; that in the fourth (Promise) —" They shall be my people"—upon a series of C's. The idea was, perhaps, .by the aid. of simplicity, to confer in creased solemnity; but the effect is at the best mono tonous. The chorus in the Deliverance—" Sound the loud timbrel"—was given with extraordinary spirit ; that in the Return to Zion—" Go forth to the Mount," con veying the exultation of the Israelities on their delivery and their joy at the thoughts of seeing Zion once again—splen didly ; the final chorus of the Song of Praise—" Praise to the Lord," which, like the chorus just named, involves an example of Herr Sehachner's method of conducting a "fugue"—and is preceded by an example of the light in which he views chorale--best of all. In short, more effec tive singing has not been heard at any of the meetings of the three choirs; and, as the music was strange to the singers, they may be said, without exaggerated eulogy, to have covered themselves with glory. Nor should the solid and continuous support they received from the members of the orchestra bo passed over, inasmuch as to that was in great part duo the highly satisfactory result. • The solo singers were Mademoiselle Tietjens, Miss Pal mer, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Santley. Herr Schachner's oratorio only stands in need of four "principals," and he could not possibly have fallen into abler or more willing hands. The three quartets (with chorus)—" So when the dread clouds," " With singing come we unto thee," and " Put onthy strength, 0 Zion I" (containing another spe cimen of "fugue")—the first of which occurs in The Deli verance, the second and third in The Return, were incom parably given by these excellent and invariably attentive singers. Another striking performance was the duet, " Hark I 'tis the breeze of twilight" (Evening Hymn— written strictly throughout in what is termed "canon on the octave," the voices answering each other note for note), sung in the moat perfect style by Mademoiselle Tietjens and Mr. Sims Reeves; and again another, the duet for men's voices—'" The Lord has tried His children"—which, it is scarcely necessary to state, was equally fortunate. The Bolos Were beyond reproach.. Mademoiselle Tietjens, who Was in magnificent voice, gave the cavatina, " Come not, 0 Lord," the air (with chorus), " On high resound our songs with praise," and the soprano recitatives (which are both incessant and fatiguing) as thoroughly well as the corn. poser, most nervous and exacting about his own music, could possibly have desired ; Miss Palmer threw genuine sentiment into the air, "Fallen is the throne, 0 Israel I" and the arietta, " The Lord hath laid bare His holy arm ;" Mr. Smalley gave "Awake, rise, and shine" (in which is observed a setting of the passage, " Behold, darkness shall cover the earth," materially differing from Handel's "Ho sent a thick darknetig"), with wonderful energy; and Mr. Sims Reeves surpassed himself in the air, "The Lord of Hosts is with us," and the solo, "He will bring them again into His holy place," finer singing than which has not been heard. Thus every incident of the performance was in favour of Herr Schachner, and the best wish wo could offer up in his behalf is that he may again have an opportunity of hearing " Israel's Return from Babylon" thus unim peachably performed. s S i e v ra o Sera phim," the air " Waft her Angels," The selection from Handel comprised the overture to "Esther" (his first oratorio), the chorus " Cherub and spoke," from rumpet'e lofty recitative, " Deeper and deeper still" (Mr. Sims Reeves) ; the ' eclipse" (Mr. Will) air Farewell ye limpid streams" (Miss Palmer), and the chorus " When his loud voice in thunder with its impres sive Jephtha" (his last) ; the chorus " Awake the t ton-Dolby), the chor ru, Gaza" (Madame Le sound ' including the solo "Ye men of ne e m ens • Sherrington) ; the air "Total tread," the air double chorus "Fixed i u n r Cooper), the chorus " 0 first created 0 God of Hosts" (Madame Sain beam," the air "Re Y tu "Honour "To dust his glory they would "hot the bright Seraphim" (Mademoiselle arms" (Mr. Weiss), the s everlasting seat," the air h Tietions—trutn pet Mr. T. Harper), ,,se m a s n e d n, ! , h tehecoorus "Let their celestial ranked with the "Messiah" itself, which its composer which he would give the preference . ' 8 concerts," from to noon's music The selection, however , e t r o r complaineuee did heraet wast er e a 1l was ai t too er - H oar owt c a e s ly re k a n n o y w a i d n in g ir able; p.m., q a u c n e r o t t e m rts : m d e f o f er o r r t h b o s e ; n a o nd on th e o w u a g e h i t n t d e u p o e o r d f much of it. The numbers in the Cathedratelrwmeinreate4. report 2,170 — nearly 400 more than yesterda i y:a c n ear d tta e• ain e i e sva ' st nu b e u g p iven away ; and r e f the charity was only Pp . y„ . Ba. Tim e s se u s colie e et en for a report , generally circulated that L p i a e r tr t e ic te ul u ar ed oc b: a e s n ion b , ou t g o h b t be true the result is not astonishing, it beinnotorious that peefple who attend a performance gratis are never 8° liberal a's those who have paid for their admissions. Half a mile. Mr. Lincoln's Light, ,fist.. (Challoner) 1 Mr. Redliff's Cranbury, Bst 131 b (Payne) 2 Mr. W. Bevill's Junius, Bst 51b ... (11. Grimshaw) 3 Mr. J. Osborne's Greenland, Bst 13Ib ...... (J. Osborne) 4 Lord Fitzwilliam's Ignorance filly, Bst 4lb .. (Smith) 5 Betting—Even on Light, sto 2 agst Cranbury, 7 to 2 agat Junius, 100 . to 15 agst Greenland. Cranbury jumped away first, but after going 200 yards resigned in favour of Junius, who held a clear lead into the straight. At the distance Light, who had been waiting upon Junius and Cranbury, went to the front and won easily by a length. Junius, who gave way to Cranbury half way within the distance, finished a bad third. The County Cup Stakes, by subscription of 10 sovs each, for three-yr-olds and upwards ; winner to be sold for 300 sovs if demanded, Btc. Twice round and a distance. Bst .......... (P ayne ) w.o. The each, with 35 a dd e d , far a l l 5 subs. Mr. T. Selling Bag e B s e ; l stn e eg vl e li i : lte B aof 3 e sv selling ° and 'lt' other 4 yrs, asllowances, Three-quarters of _ . a mile. 6 subs. Mr. Newbold's Vulture, aged (£so),9st llb (S. Rogers) 1 Mr. Mereton's Telscombc, 2 yrs, (£5O), 9st llb (Zaaker) 2 Mr. Mellon's Fletton, 3 yrs (£3O), Set .... (lteeves) 3 Betting-5 to 2on Vulture. Vulture made play throughout , and won by three-quar ters of a length ; half a length divided second and third. There was no advance on the selling price of the winner. —__ b), (Mr. J. Store, jun. 1 Match : £lOO. Half a mile. 3 yrs, list 61b ........ (Owner) ) 2 waited on 0. T. until Marquis of Hastings' Oi Polloi (h Mr. B Betting-6 i o n m g b .... cv 6 e well's s 4 O, T. yrs,T o . l 3 pol i 0 i l t lws who 0 61 b y approaching the distance, where he came away and won in a canter by 10 lengths. The Licensed Victuallers' Plate (Handicap), a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, Ift ; winners extra. Mr. Saxon's Churchman, 4 yrs, Tat • • (J. G r im a haw) w.o. There was no betting on future events. TATTERSALL'S-LAST EVENING. As might be anticipated on the " off day "—and the Leicester meeting on—the attendance Was small. The transactions were correspondingly meagre, and, save and except that the " turf talk" during the afternoon clearly indicated that Lord Clifden still occupied an equivocal position in the market, and that The Ranger was rather " shaky," there was no feature worth recording. Bto 1 was accepted about Lord St. Vincent's horse, although later on, when but few wero present, there were offers to take 7to 1. The Avenger was unmistakeably firm, sto 1 being the highest offer, but half a point wore would have been taken kindly. Queen Bertha was very healthy, and at 6to 1 would have met with support. A commission was f a vour of Golden Pledge, but the layers n got th then o mor n scent,morning in and in the City pffers of 100 to 12 did not meet the views of . the "commissioner," and cause quentlY nothing was done. At Hyde-park Corner he was e ven in better odour; and although his City price would have been readily snatched up, 8 to 1 was the highest offer, and which was accepted once or twice; £7OO to £2OO was booked about The Ranger and Lord Clifden coupled; £lOO to £2OO that The Ranger does not finish one of the first three, and £lOO to £4O against Lord Clifden being first, second, or third. One or two animals were " put up " for the Cesarewitch, but beyond some chaff about the "cripples," and offers of 1000 to 30 on the field:for the Cesarewitch, the great autumn handicaps were scarcely touched upon. Closing prices Government Emigration, The following are the details of the emigration to the Australi-'n Colonies, the Cape of Good Hope, &c., conducted I by her Majesty's Emigration Commissioners curing the year 1862:—The number of ships chartered by the Commis sioners was 30—nine of these sailed to New South Wales, six to Queensland, four to Victoria, threo to South Austra lia, two to Western Australia, two to the Cape of Good Hope, and four to Natal. The number of emigrants con voyed to the colony of New South Wales amounted to 3,078 souls, equal to 2,8111 statute adults, of whom 207 were mar ried men, 221 married women, 1,175 single men, 1,011 single women, 192 boys between the ages of 1 and 12, 203 girls between the same ages, 29 male infants, and 40 female —6Ol were English, 179 Scotch, and 2,298 Irish. The num ber of emigrants conveyed to Queensland was 1,659 souls, equal to 1,757 statute adults, of who 271 were married men, 271 married women, 558 single men, 515 single women, 132 were boys between the ages of 1 and 12, 152 girls between the same ages, 33 male infants, and 20 female-874 were English, 676 Scotch, and 502 Irish. The number of emi grants conveyed to Victoria was 1,505 souls, equal to 1,3941 statute adults, of whom 144 were married men, 144 married women, 28 single men, 1,000 single women, 75 boys between the ages of one and 12, 82 girls between the same ages, 17 male infants, and 12 females-691 were English, 443 Scotch, and 368 Irish, The number of emigrants conveyed to South Australia was 1,066 souls, equal to 969 statute adults, of whom 120 were married men, 124 married women, 325 single men, 320 single women, 58 boys between the ages of one and 12, 82 girls between the same ages, 12 male infants, and 15 female; 533 were English, 305 Scotch, and 228 Irish. The number of emigrants conveyed to Western Australia was 572 souls, equal to 501 statute adults, of whom 86 were married men, 88 married women, 69 single men, 207 single women, 48 boys between the ages of one and 12, 54 girls between the same ages, 12 male infants and 8 female-321 were English, 33 Scotch, and 218 Irish. To Tasmania 19 emigrants were conveyed-2 were married women, 16 single women, and 1 girl-6 were English, and 13 Irish. The number of emi grants conveyed to the Cape of Good Hope was 500 souls, equal to 4501 adults, of whom 57 were married men, 57 married women, 167 single men, 127 single women, 44 bays between the ages of 1 and 12, 41 girls between the same ages, 3 male infants and 4 female-207 were English, 66 Sootch,`and 227 Irish. The number of emigrants conveyed to Natal, South Africa, was 422 souls, equal to 348 statute adults, of whom 66 were married men, 71 married women, 100 single men, 59 single women, 53 boys between the ages of 1 and 12, 51 girls between the same ages, 12 male infants and 10 female-329 were English, 46 Scotch, and 47 Irish,. To the Falkland Islands 12 emigrants were conveyed, viz., 2 married men. 2 married women, 6 single men, 1 girl, and 1 male infant-3 were English, 8 Scotch, and 1 Irish. To St. Helena only 2 emigrants were conveyed--9110 was a married woman and the other a girl, both English. The total amounts to 9,125 souls, equal to 8,262 statute adults, of whom 953 were married men, 981 married women, 2,438 single men, 3,255 single women, 602 boys between the ages of 1 and 12, 668 girls between the same a g es, 119 male in fants, and 109 female-3,567 were English) 1,656 Scotch and 3,902 Irish, ST. LEGER. sto 1 agst Lord' Stamford's Avenger (offers to take 11 to 11 to 2) 2 agst Mr. T. Valentine's Queen • Bertha (offers 100 to 40 agst to take 6to 1) Bto 1 agst Mr. IL Owen ' s G o ld en pledge (taken) Bto 1 agst Lord St. V i ncent ' s L or d Clifden (taken) 16 to 1 agst Mr. I'Anson ' s Borea li s ( o ff e red) 400 to 200 eget The Ranger b e i ng fi rs t, s econd, or third (taken) ••• 700 to 200 ag (taken) • st The Ranger and Lord Clifde n, cou p l ed Lord Cad= being first, second, or third (taken) __CESAREWITCR. - - - ' The Subscripti on Room will be opene d o n 1000 to 30 on th e fi eld (offered) Saturday nest business as usual. for "comparing , ' on Doncaster, and the transaction of BETTING AT MAN CHE STER—Titu RsDAY. For the St. Leger, A venger and The B an ger were about equal favourites, as 6 t o 1 wou ld h ave b e en taken about either ,of them. The same fi gure ( o ff ere d) stood against Queen Bertha, but less than 13 to 2 was declined. Lord Clifden seemed firmer to-day, as Bto 1 was :booked about him, and no higher offer. than 7 to 1 was made at the close. A bet of 3 to 1 was taken during the day that he would ba in the first three, and another of 2 to 1 was offered that he ran for the St. Leger. Closing prices :•—• TILE 1,;(1{114 6to 1 agst Avenger. (wanted) 6to 1 agat Ranger (taken) 13 to 2 agst Queen Bertha (wanted) Bto 1 agat Lord Clifden (taken) Sto 1 agst Golden Pledg e (taken) 16 to 1 agat Blue Mantle (taken and offered) 100 to 1 agst Blondin (taken and offered) 100 to 1 agat Mogador (offered) Richard," with Latest Betting, and exc l us i ve information of ST. LEGER PnorittmEs, by Probablo Starters, Jockeys, &c. Li st of H orse s expected at Doncaster—the Sled mere Sale—s pecial Reports of Warwick, Leicester, and Baden Baden Meeting s , an d all the Racing , Shooting, Cricket, and Aquatic News of the week—See th e "Beacon" and " Rhyming. Sporting Gazette (limite d) of Saturday nes t, Sept. 12, the only paper that prophesied Macaroni and Lord Clifden Ist and 2d for the Derby, Queen Bertha for the Oaks, the Ranger for the Grand Prix de Paris, and Isoline and La Toneques Ist and 2d for Goodwood Cup,—Price Three pence, Stamped Fourpence. Office, 14, York-street, Covent garden, London. ----- EFFECT OF WAR.--We have just received the annual report of the auditor of Kentucky. It doll 7: a n 1 t h e Bl hi of s o t. towns e s eo and l m ot p s con tains a statement of the taxab le p ro p ert y for 30 odd years , and from it we fi nd that in 1860 the taxable p ro p ert y o f our State was valued at nearly 617,000,000 dols ; in 1861 it fell l r off 62,000,000 dols, and in 1862 113,060,000 dols, so that the aggregate depreciation has be e n over 165,000 , 000 dols, a nd our state has been pu t back ei g ht or ten years. The d ec rease in the valuation of articles subject to taxation ex tends, l to s every 0 article a ml r loan, mares, 5,4,6 ,26 their 0s 9d,08 value 6i2s dols; of mu les, 1,539,113 dole ; of jennies, 107 , 430 dole ; of ; i n 1562 with that o f the previous year, the valu a ti o n of land hofassda eveere:350ed,7506,,4166 sBd ,'i4 o cattle, 1,078, 015 dols; of stores, 3,905,674 dols; and under t h e Equalisation Law 10,759,491 dols, being an aggregat e of nearly 113,000,000 dole fur the financial year ending' the 10th of October, 1862, while for the year previous the de crease was 52,'294,131.—L0ui5vi11e Jotowl. NOTTINGHAM CHAMBER OF COMMER C E. —At a - 4 the council held on WednesdaY , th° 9 t h ' read from the Board of Trade as to . altera ' - tariff of duties, a nd also not ic e stat ' - accord ed by Belgium to '- ,, Se countries on ALLEGED MURDER, OF A BANK CLERK.—Yester day morning considerable excitement was created in the district of Aldgate, by a rumour that a young gentle man, a clerk in the City Bank, had been found murdered in the river. It appears that since the night of Sept. 3. Mr. Hugh Dolley Morris, aged about 22 years, w a s m i ss ing, and throughout the metropolis walls were placarded with de scriptions of him, and the police had made inquiries after him in every direction. He could nowhere be found. On Wednesday, however, his body was diecovered floating in the Thames, off the St. Katharine's D oc k g, t was removed t o the Aldgato dead-house, and upon examina ti et mar ks of ill usage was found upon the faun and body. Thera was n° m oney or other property found in the pock e t s , but t;;:" 415- ceased was stated to have been in comparatively good cir cumstances, and not to have been in the least likely to hate committed self-deft.;;;::;;;. It has been ascettalued that at midnie 4, " last Thursday Mr. Morri s vr at; in Arthur-street Bast, near London - bridg e, talkin g to a woman, and he w as neVer seen alive after. Ile had been just previously stand- ing with a man near the same spot, but whether the woman and the man ware connected hi not precisely known. There appears to ba no doubt that the deceased was robbed, and the fact of injuries being found on the face and head would indicate that he was robbed with violence. Such till out 'rage could hardly have taken place, even at midnight, in so open a spot, and therefore the inference is that the woman must have enticed him down the steps to the river side, Where the crime might have been accomplished without ob servation, Who the welnala wa s h as not as yet been &weer meeting inst., notice way. _ tions in the Portuguese - in g that the reduced rate of dune- France by the treaty concluded between f, the 12th of May last are only applicable to the same at of British origin when imported into Belgium. Copies and of the report of her Majesty's S ecretaries of Embassy Legation, respecting the manufactures and commerce of the countries in which they reside, and of the " commercial re ports" of her Majesty's Consuls abroad have been receiv ed from the Foreign-office and were brought before the meet goods are paced fil ing. Mr. M. Dann gave notice that at a future m ee ti ng of the council he should bring forward for discussion the po • tion in which Nottingham lace in case of damage or loss in transit by either railway canal, or other carr iers, no compensati on being claimable from the carriers for such damage or lo ss of "lace," unless a high rate of car rube, by way of lasura nce, has )beesp rev i ." CAP Y paid t4ert,:n. mat MllTIm.. The last miscellaneous concert in the College Hall this evening; the "Messiah" to-morrow afternoon (for both of which every ticket has been sold), and the ball in the Guild hall i n th e even i n g. will bring this unprecedentedly euccess. tul festival to an end. tained. The Wilna Journal states that a member of the Fiscal Chamber of Osznaiana, named. Suadzki, has just been shot under Bente u p e o f 8 court-martial; he had belepged to nn butireent bewr,.' A steady supply of gold to the amount of £20,000,000 a year has reached us of Ige year 2 from Cali forni4 and Australia► ~~ - 7 6 - ---r--71-• ,1' 'z- ;'--.----- _‘.-- /‹..;...- • ./7.---2 under command command of Capt. do MolyggiViVslifAßEß Alleyne, there will also embark 1 . .3-.. , . _. gunners Royal Artillery for Ber . , ./.1;'74-11V,7,A • d t ners of the Royal Artillery for t. trT li rniF t T,,, t,' ! Nova. See ~. . ~...,. ~.., ~.41 : 'iv. z I ....., 0- ''' r‘fternoon tho wh , ' •i 4. -TWAr-t' ' :+1. 14 4 I '-' -‘ 4 :. sior . ,.i ._,, , - .oyal Arti'l . 1 1, • .-,4, by Lieut.-Col. R. Talbot, was asse,mitd ft theS parade ground of the head-quarters at Sheerness, to witness the distribution of medals for long servico and good conduct to several members of the bri gade. The troops formed three sides of a hollow square, when they were addressed in a few appro priate words by Col. W. R. Nedha,m, commanding the garrison at Sheerness, who afterwards handed the medals to the fortunate recipients—Serg. Rolle, Bombardier Hull, and Gunners Wm. Stephens and James Graham, who have each served for a period of 21 ;ears. Tho fdliowing detachments of the depot Royal Artillery yesterday left head- quarters, Woo! w ich, for Gravesend, and embarked on board the troopship Canning, for Madras:—Lieut.-Col. Maeintire,C apt. Purvis, Capt. Laurie, Lients. Macarthy, Gambier, eatub r is) Haynes, Johnson ' Roberts, Knot, Jim's, and Lavir, C a pt. Jackson, three officers' wives, 1-19 m en, 15 women, end 16 children. —..4d. STAMPED Vaval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Her Majesty's screw steam corvette Scylla, 21 guns, 400 horse-power, was commissioned for ser vice on the East India and China stations, on Wed nesday last, at Sheerness, the pennant being hoisted by Master John Jones, for Capt. S. G. Cresswell. The vessel's fitments are being completed with th e greatest rapidity, and she will be ready for sea in a few days. The Gibraltar, 81, screw ship, 3,721 tons, 'and 800-horse power, fitting for sea at Davenport, is to have a complement of 860 ellisers and men, and will be commanded by Capt. James Charles Pre vost. The Gibraltar was launched at Davenport on tho 16th of August, 1860, and is now for the first time being put into commission, and it is reported her first station is to be the Mediterranean. Capt. Prevost entered the Navy in 1829, and, previousto his promotion to commander, which took place on the 22d of October, 1814, he served in the Mediter ranean, at Lisbon, on the North America and West India Station, and at Portsmouth. He was com mander of the Vernon, 50, on the South American station and in the East Indies ; of the Portland, 50, flagship in the Pacific, from August, 1850, to the spring of 1854 ; and commanded the Satellite, 21, on the last mentioned station from September, 1856, until the spring of 1861. The massive screw shaft for the iron frigate Achilles was landed yesterday at the Centre-wharf, Chatham Dockyard, from one of the transports which had conveyed it round from the establish ment of Messrs. John Penn and Son, Greenwich, who are making the 1,250-horse power engines for the Achilles. The screw shaft is one of the finest specimens of brass castings ever produced in this country, and it is finished and polished in the most perfect manner. Its gross weight is 3 tons, Bcwt., 2qrs., 31b., and its diameter clear, 2ft. 2in. The mechanics are now boring the passage in which the shafting will be inserted. This operation, which has been some days in progress, will be completed during the present week. The steam dredging machine has been employed at the entrance to Chatham harbour, near Folly Point, for several weeks past in removing a spit of sand and in deepening the river at the spot selected for mooring the large iron frigate Achilles, 6,079 tons, when she has been floated out of the dock, where she is rapidly approaching completion. Under the direction of Commander Pope, Queen's harbour master at Chatham, suitable moorings are being laid down at the harbour's mouth, as she could not be moored alongside the dockyard without taking the ground at low tides. Two dockyard transports are now employed in removing the collection of stores from the naval establishment at Deal to Chatham, prior to the Deal dockyard being abolished, and its site disposed of by the Government. The quantity of stores already landed is very large, but a considerable proportion is altogether useless for naval purposes: In accord ance with instructions from the Admiralty, Mr. Hutchens, one of the assistant master-shipwrights at Chatham, proceeded yesterday to Deal to make a survey of the remaining stores, in order that the delay and expense of removing materiel ultimately proving valueless may be avoided. The stores con nected with the victualling department will not be landed at Chatham, but are to be forwarded direct to Deptford. The Pioneer, 6, screw despatch vessel, Comman der F. C. Robinson (acting), arrived at Spithead yesterday morning, from the Australian station, after a long passage, having sailed from England from Sydney, on the 12th of April last. The Pioneer arrived at St. Vincents, Cape do Verde, on the Bth of August, and sailed from there again on the 11th, bringing with her a mail from her Ma jesty's steamer Himalaya, which was coaling there in prosecution of her voyage outward from England. She called at Madeira on the 27th day of August, and aecertained that the Virago, 6, paddle sloop, sailed thence on the previous day for Halifax, Nova Scotia. Fine weather was experienced by the Pioneer on her passage home until making the Channel, where she fell in with strong S.W. winds. Mr. Phillips, late paymaster of her Majesty's ship Eclipse, a few nasal invalids, and two naval invalids from the Tien-tSill, Commander Nicolas, received on board at the Cape of Good Hope, came to England in the Pioneer as passengers. The Pioneer was commissioned at Portsmouth in May, 1859, by Com mander May, and proceeded to China. While on that station Commander May received this promo tion to post rank, and was succeeded by Comman der O'Reilly, who remained in the ship until after her arrival on the Australian station, to which she had been detached from the China squadron. Having lost his life by an accident while on horse back ashore at Brisbane, Commander O'Reilly was succeeded by first Lieut. Robinson, who brought the vessel home to England. The acting rank of this officer will doubtless be confirmed by the Admiralty on paying the ship oat of commission. The following appointments were made on Wed nesday at the Admiralty :—Capt. S. G. Cresswell to the Scylla ; Lieut. I. A. F. Luttrell, Lieut. Duncan Stewart, Lieut. G. G. Hunt, and Lieut. J. E. Pringle, to the Scylla ; Albert Warren, assis tant paymaster to the Blenheim ; and R. J . assistant clerk, to the Duke of Wellington. Improvements in llodern Schoo Not only are the books now used in teaching the r udiments of Greek and Latin vastly improved, but the method of using them indicates on the part of the teacher a much higher style of scholarshi p, and leads on the part of the pupils to a more intelligent appreciation of what they learn. Although we are surprised to find some clinging with amiable tenacity to the old "Eton Latin Grammar,"—which we had fancied the labours of Kennedy, Donaldson, and others had long superseded,—we congratulate these on their adoption of "an easy and pleasant method for the perfect acquisition of that gram mar." Until quite lately, the only idea of teaching Latin consisted in making the boy learn by rote unintelligible rules, written in the very language he was studying to acquire, in the fond hope that some time or other he would be able to understand and apply them. It is encouraging nowadays to find masters using the grammar as a book of reference before it is committed to the memory as a system of rules, explaining beforehand the form, usage, or construction on which the rule is founded, and in various ways leading their pupils to regard the grammar as made for the acquisition of the lan guage, and not the language for the acquisition of the grammar. To be able to repeat the rule was the first and great commandment with the school master of the last generation ; to understand the principle and quote an illustration of it is the wiser demand made by our present teachers on their youthful scholars. It were needless to enlarge on the benefits, direct and indirect, resulting from the single change. Another improvement, hardly less valuable, seems to us to lie in the greater attention paid to philology in its various branches as an aid in teaching. How many boys, for example, thirty years ago, under stood the meaning of a " case 9' On the other hand, what a light must be thrown now on the chaos of genitives and datives, when most pupil.; are shown by their teachers at the beginning that these case-endings only serve the purpose cf the prepositions which are placed before English words —that the "i" and "o" in " domini," domino," simply express the " of" and " to" of their own tongue, and when th 3 knowledge of even the rudi ments of French and German will be made to illus trate by contrast the point in question ! The same holds in a still greater degree with etymology. Nothing is calculated to enlist a young pupil's at tention, improve his memory, and make him see the use of what he is learning so much as the percep tion of the likeness between his own speech and what he hears called " the dead languages." It is not that this was omitted by farmer schoolmasters, but their attempts were, to say the least, infelici tous—even if their false etymology has not can- tribuied in some degree to dizeve:lit the true, Thp pily, we shall not hear again rico —"I breathe," derived from the first and last letter of the alpha bet, as the first and last thing done in life ; or i; qbtr traced to the reptile "L cpas" to Eve. Every new dictionary and lexicon adds something valua ble to this branch of study, and the increased ac quaintance with the modern languages makes its introduction still more welcome to the learners. Let an intelligent boy once have the likeness, not be- tween single words merely, but (say, for instance) between the French and Latin conjugations pointed out to him, and a curiosity and mode of inquiry will have been awakened in him, which will go on rais ing for itself and solving after a fashion similar pro blems in each day's lesson. A third point on which we cannot but think we have advanced is the diminished stress laid on mak ing Latin verses. We are perfectly aware of all that can be urged in their favour, as teaching the delicacies of the language, cultivating general taste, supplying a correct pronunciation, and so forth ; but while we should be the last to undervalue these re sults when gained by the few, we cannot forget the time wasted, the honest labour sacrificed, the more valuable subjects neglected, by the many who never gain any of the said results at all. Of all the unsavoury sacrifices presented at the shrine of Parnassus we can conceive none equal to the " nonsense verses" written by boys at their first school. Yet till quite recently Latin versification formed a necessary and impor- TIIE ARMY. The subjoined general order, dated. Horse Guards, the 31st inst., in reference to distinctions obtained by the several regiments of cavalry and infantry engaged in que lling the mutiny in Indi a , was pro mulgated yesterday "The Queen, in commemoration of the services of the undermentioned regiments in restoring order in her Ma jesty's Indian dominions, is graciously pleased to command that the words' Delhi," Lucknow," Central India,' re spectively be borne on their standards, colours, or appoint ments, &e. "Delhi-6th Dragoon Guards, 9th Lancers, Sth, 52d, 60th, 61st, 75th, 101st (late Ist Bengal Fusiliers), and 104th (late 2d Bengal Busiliers) Regiments. 4. Lucknow-For defence of Lucknow-sth, 32d, 64th, 78th, 84th, 90th, and 102 d (late Ist Madras Fusiliers). For relief of Lucknow-Oth Lancers, Military Train, 564 Bth, 23d, 53d, 75th, 82d, and 93d Regiments. " For capture of Lucknow-2d Dragoon (luard°' 20th, 2 7 3 d, Hussars, 9th Lancers, Military Train, sth, 93d, 97th, 101st 34th, 38th, 42d, 53d, 78th, 79th, 8 4 th , 90th, 9 Fa ' siliers) P (late Bengal Fusiliers), 102 (late Ist lkfadola° giments, and the Rifle Brigade. Hussars,athBBl2t h tl: L 9s a lli nc , or l s o , Bt l h 4th (la l t l e ll 3 s- di " Central Indic--Bth 83 d , t0 3d Bombay E uropean) ears, 71st. 72d, 80th, Madras Europeans), an d 100th (la f his R o yal flightless the Fi e ld-M arshal R eg iments. " A. H. H ouTroun, "By command o C o mmanding-in -ChOf• Deputy Adjutant-General," A r eview o f the troops in, garrison at Ports mouth wo g place on Southsea.co mrnon yes t er day afternoon' and a large numb er o f res id en ts and visitors assembled to witness the proceedings. Tho forca consisted of three regiments of infantry, the 55th under Col. Hume, 53d under Major Harem, and Ist battalion 2a under Col. Holcombe, mustering togetheo,663 of all ranks, and ou each flank was drawn up a battery of field Armstrong artillery on the right the " 1" battery of tho 4th Brigade of ail: 12 poundera under Lieut.-Cul. Barneton, and on the left the" battery of six 1' pounders under the command-in-chief of Lieut.-Col. Anderson, 0.13. Major-Gf.m. Lord W.. Paula, C. 8., the General commanding the district, reviewed the troops, who rqterwards performed an aniniztal series at field taut part in the classical training of private as well as public schools ; and there was no greater epoch in a boy's life than when he first succeeded in making Bland's horse " wander in wide fields," according to the correct measure of a Latin hozanr2ter. We have a hearty satisfaction in the thought that it is no longer deemed necessary for a boy to have made some ten thousand Latin verses (more than are contained in the " "Encid ") before he is nineteen years old ; that except for boys who os arc likely to distinguish th emselves at the Unive:- shy, tho system is no w rarely retained ; and that the time once in the " Grades,"on subjects not les s beneficial to the mind, and infinitely expended free uded t o ill used m out re epithetsviiely b huntinge lies the crowning improve -I;Wefrohrnaillpiefse:the classics are taught more other subjects are made of scarcely intelligently,v 3 11 e O A r m o r e tn d V o afhlal e.b. loss importance. Arithmetic, mathematics, history, and perhaps the rudiments of natural science, are now put on nearly an equal footing with the study of Virgil and Homer, Cesar and Xenophon. It can no more be said of the young Englishman or his preceptor, that his great object is " not to reason, to imagine, or to invent, but to conjugate, decline, and derive." Many are beginning to believe, with Dr. Donaldson, that the study of Latin and Greek shoalcl not even be entered upon till the tenth or eleventh year of age, and that the previous years of boys are better spent in acquiring the geography and history of their own country, and storing their memory with passages from their vernacular litera ture. However this may be, it is certain that in all the better private schools a wiser adjustment be tween the classical and non-classical part of instruc tion is now made with due reference to what may be known or conjectured respecting the pupil's work and prospects in life. The boy who is to enter business at fifteen or the army at simtecn, has not only not to swallow the same dose of Greek para digms and Latin exercises as his companion who is destined for the University, but he is also furnished with the instruction that will best fit him fur his calling. Such subjects as mathematics and modern languages are not regarded in the light of " extras," to be left to chance teachers, but are being more and more inc3rporated with the rep,ttiar schoolwo - i . k, taught, with the same precis en and treated with the same importer:ee as the rest. There is yet, no doubt, much to ho done; but with improved books, better qualified teacher!, and jester notions of education, with the various examinations challenging acquirements., exposing the incapable 6CIIOO I hops to see a still grea t e r improve ment lion, 2 ens, and recommending the success ful — we may fairly o f o ur pri vate school in the methf'd and results iov vate 2 hitherto attaincd, school teaching than h a ve —LancZon ~...____ rpgime.ata ar3 1171dET embark in the ttaehment3 of var.,. orders to proceed to Portsmouth, L, troop ship Adventure, Commander the 11th inst. for conveyance to Canada—viz., tv. men of the Grenadier Guards, 62 men of the Scots Fusilier Guards, 20 men of the 30th Regiment, 15 men of the Rifle Brigade, 15 men of the Military Traiv, 32 men of the 16th Foot, 32 men of the lith, 30 men of the 4 7 th , 63 men of the 63d, with' the above will cnibuk 72 men tle.e Royal Attillery -idge, on s were g cha- to 32 0 to 30* to 270 to 420 to-0 s. da t. 10. t. 18 t. 12. t. 10 ,t. 20. 5. t. t. 12. t. 17 t. 11 e itg A the M.••• amp- ife of park, fe of ante eriatt ling reys, i .„ of of 26 3nrY) 'ark' , the C j C'° ,t3cl.? ,at, Mr. ",,Y . 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