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1. I,S. REMEMBER, WE SUP AT EVANS' itellonlEl'sVPlTonaYenlaleENCLNee"r- ts TIIIS WEEK after Alfred AA T LANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN R AILWAY (Penns ,, lvania Division).—Coupons due vOctober Ist will be paid in London at the Consolidated Bank reited), Ice. 4, Lombard-street, London (late Messrs. Hey eocl. liennards, and Co.), at the Exchange of 4s. to the 41'llehe Coupons will be required to be lodged at the Office Co mpany two day s p rev i o u s ly f or exam i na ti on. Lon, 2, Old B roa d- street, September 10, 1803. THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established in 1836. ` 8 Dale-street Liverpool ; •20 and 21, Poultry, London, E.C. PROGRESS OF THE COMPANY SINCE 1853 : -tear, Fire Premiums. Life Premiums. 1 Invested Funds. imi -- 856 £51,305 1 222,279 1881861 62 360.130 - 136,005 'll'` £27,157 72,781 135.574 134,703 .£502,8C4 821,061 1,3 1 1,00 5 1,417.808 l'he p• ,_w as £71,23e ir Duty paid by this Company 4. in England in 1862 SWINTON BOULT, See-etary t 7 the Comrany, JOILZ.i ATIUNS, Resident Fe retary, London. NORTH TJRITTSH AND I'IERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY• Established 18C0. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament l iec nniniated and Invested Funds n nual Revenue 422,401 FIRE DEPARTMENT. Insuran^es "ranted both at Home and in Foreign Countries On the most liberal terms. LIFE DEPARTMENT. every facility ofFered to Insurers. Ninety per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers on the participating principle. The new Life business transacted in 1862 as follows: Policies. Amount In=ured • Premiums. 1,037 £763,331 £23,041 0 0 Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished on application at the OFFICES : ••••••58, Threadneedle -street. „ . ............... 4, New Bank Buddin gR, Lothbury. West -end Office•• 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. gondol]. , an acci irth Lott nchur ch relate, did man life. den-road, three of class car nchurch- ice of the London was felt ages were lanifeeted, 2, of o . l° nder, radon line/ rail of the gecipitat number of Cooper's' 3o th train he engine been Pre; ye dregge u this WO a e third or siackena i vi g ht° tern COO" once tele' stop the 1 1 A the engin ° t only til e etals Wen these linas nction, for tion of the tched frog, ondon, Til" side of the inners and ny were oil rriage • aria ',teed large during to_ a that the there is but on the part the metals is place the which the lieved that , the pre about a over the ale of at° unine,tl by the 10.20 tion. Tho ins is most they found (,they shut sk of tho r a sacrificed et over the h. The 00 tthorunny 'enchurch' ;crated rtr moderate, A great es the oat• .qos to 2 40 .58 A to 4 .2 ° —s to 'flour, 33'1 d, and illo [Os to 475. Els. Oa t ? sold a rwo s per 365 t.; ng barley► old, 26s tl is to 40s. ve, but late of satuplo ..43s to 4 5 to SP .• .24s to LS4 ruiner. 50 e per 36 y m alting? °'.d oatg, e. o ' l ' 6 3r 20 WO' 41 47 11 3 ; fi ne, „,. 7s to 3 v_" 3d. ywe, is, bilious .e only ag' iptiOn, but nevaWO which ils (1 No. 62,91 4, al men 11 0 st stage of )ectoratioll , ow cheeks. a perfectly nissairc d c , fl e t blood, 'iv"' ',121. I . ll° ndig,estl oll . -Cure, NO. n, Norfolk, ad resisted 4s 6d; 51b, it,.. No. 77 , n; and all Kingdom. Esq., 47th k, Mrs. T. o. Kildare► asars, 01 a' Barth°lo' non-streetf Leers, Esq't ''s Churcbt to Fronce4 , R.N.) ts I J. Aliens ~, n, .D", 1•1 of the infant rm. ifenr9 3use, ne4 od, Jaillel NO T ` rrey. Goo• uDRE , I;), ce ;coo" LONDON.. NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. The business of the Company exceeds £70,000,000. 483 The duty paid to Government for the year 1862 was ,062, and the amount insured on farming stock, £10,686,332. A bonus of three-fifths of the profits periodically made to Parties insuring, who have thus, from time to time, received sums amounting in the ay.g,regate to £440,000 ; and the Society n ow holds a large R eserve applicable to a future Bonus. The rates of premium are in no case higher than those hared rs. b rey the other principal offi ces ma king no returns to their ins -For pro:pectuses apply at the Society's Offices, S!l.'re7-:. street, Norwich • and 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Blau' friars, EC. No. 22,219. THE PIPE VERSUS HUMBUG. Just published, one penny, 32 pages, Bvo., APOPULAR HISTORICAL, STATISTICAL, RATIONAL, and M EDICAL DEFENCE of the PIPE ; or, the Use and Abuse of Tobacco. One of the cheapest, completcst, and best Pun cations on the question. London : The Newsagents' Publishing Company, 147, Fleet street; Berger, liolywell-street—Six copies posted for six stamps ; one copy, two stamps.—Address "Editor," 7,Wolsey road, Stoke Newington.; T II 2 0 X F 0 It 1) , (1, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE and lialevy's MUSKETEERS (first time in England). Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Iluish, sc., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. P. Jong'mans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean &c. by UNSWORTII (" or an; other man "), Eugene, W. Randall, A. Lloyd, and George Hodson. Also, a Pei formance by Herr SCHALKENBACH on his wonderful instiurnent, the PIANO OItGHE6TRE, contain ing a full b au d o f 40 instruments. The HALL has just been newly Decorated and .Ventilated, and is one of th e mos t B eaut i ful i n t h e Metropolis. Open at 8 o'clock. Ad m i ss i on , 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."--In order to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pepper and Henry Dirks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, " THE GHOST," from the Picture Galler y 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. Ile has also arranged for Mr. A. Silvester to give (with all that gentleman's latest im provements and effects), REPRESENTATIONS EACII EVENING, at Ten o'clock. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including . Operatic Seections, Sm. ; Unsworth (the modern De m osthenes), Eugene,l Arthur Lloyd, George llodson, &c. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill -street, Piccadilly. Th. se cirgant Rooms are NOW OPEN for the Winter Season. They hare been entirely redecorated. Musical Director, Mons. Jullien, of monster concerts cele brity. The band )s selected from the Cry.tal l'alacP, the Italian Operas, and the Household Troops of her Majesty. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, is. Manager—M. GRENET. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Tho GiIOST ! The Polish Giantess, Countess Demoloth, will be introduced in the Ghost Illusion this Week—The beautiful FAIRY FOUNTAIN—Grand Divertissement by Twenty young Ladies—Operatic Selections, by Dl iss M`Gregor, Mr. Albert, Vernon Rigby, an d Si gnor Georgini—Band an d Chorus of GO Performers. First appearance of RAPHAEL DE SOLLAq, the infant Tenor, and LANGLOIS VELOCIMAN, the Great Indian Juggler, THIS DAY (MONDAY). ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great Musical Attraction —Immense success of SIGNOR 1 ICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every Evening. ESTABLISHED 1833. DOWDEN'S /ERATED GINGER BEER, i n -ILIP glass or stone bottlrs, warranted to keep good twelve months. Lemonade, Soda-water, votass, Seltzer, and every description of Mineral Waters.—Manutactory, No. 3, hite Hart-street. Drury-lane, W.C. TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 3s. 2d. ; Souchong ' reduced to 3s. td. ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from is. 4d. to 3s. lid. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. IHE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY• 1 - IEAD OFFICES, 29, Lombard -street London, and Royal —, Insurance /Juilding•s, Total A .nuat Revenue exceeds Liverpool ........ £5 00 , 010 . A ccUMulated Funds in hand over ......1,000,000. Chairman in Liverpool: CHARLES TURNER, Esq., ALP. Chairman in London : * WILLIAM WAINWRIGHT, Esq. --kers FROM THE REPORT FOR TILE YEAR 1862. cared rectors of the Royal Insurance Company are now upon to make their accustomed periodical Report at the -- Ling of its Shareholders. FIRE BRANCH. close Directors have, as pleasingly as unexpectedly, at the Premi ums or the year, to announce, for the first time, that the Fire -r „, e miums have not only reached, but exceed £300,000. The high comparative position held by the Royal in the "overnment Returns of Duty is ar.,rtin fully m h intain e d . The profit of the business of the year exceeds considerably , t he ionount realised iu the preceding year, and in fact sur ""eB that of any wzar, with but two exceptions, since the commencement of 'Cuts Office, the balance to the credit on Ilccount of British %aid Foreir.rn Insurances being X 15,107 10s. :a, and of the North American buhiness, which is kept aepa 44telY, £11,097 lros. lOCL LIFE BRANCH. The very ;I - ratifying duty now falls upon the Directors to State the s,nm assured on new policies for the year 1862 Mate ev, en that of the year 1861 by LlBO,OOO, and has arrived at the c-irciost unexampled amount f or a s i ng l e year of 4 4 .,7 01 ,427. on 1,498 new poli c ie s i ssue d . U n til w ithi n t h e last ''v rears it is believed that such a sum aosured as that which ha s Just been announced as the result of one year's business Ivs.s all but unheard of. This portion of the Company's business has been carefully batched, and cannot fail to give much satisfaction to the Shareholder, as well as no small encouragement for the future to the participating life assurer. Evidence of continued care in the selection of lives is amply afforded by a statement of the number rejected. These have amounted to 311 for the year, on which the aggregate sent proposed for assuran^e amounts to £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 inadmis siole in a single year from deterioration of some kind or another. If, to complete their review, the Directors now advert briefly to the United Kingdom, they have to announce that in Fire Business its progreSS has been undoubtedly more rapid than that of any other Company established either in tond 3n 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 conellr,de their present Report with the !Xpression of an opi nion that the prospects of the Royal !osuraper, Company were never brighter, and of a consequent t l oandcd on grateful remembrance of the past, th a t t h e f uture may '.untold for it a sphere of still g rea t er malzni tulle, combini• ,Q distinguished commercial succe ss t o th e lliee with a lengthened career of usefulness and protection to the publit. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN It. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. ROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Established IS4O. Tb n TRUSTEES. m,-Mils Bating, Esq., M.P. I Wm. Prescott, Esq. nomson Hankey, Esq M.P. I Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. . Arutual Life Assurance for all classes. This Association has now in existence 6,ooo olicies, for a to tal sum of £1 '500,000. p The Annual Income is £51,000 The Accumulated Fund exceeds .. 2ro,r 00 It has paid in Cl a i ms 112,000 4 , The whole of the profits are divided quinquennially among "le Members. Three divisions have already been made' When the following sums have been added as bonuse s t o th e Policies Dec. 31, 1847 .. ~ 1852 „ 1857 .. ~ 1882 Making the total 'norms additions, £98,000. Bonuses mar, - be received in cash or applied to the reduct lion of premiums at the option of the assured, in lieu of an addition to the volley. Attention is especially invited to the system of free or paid .ol3 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. .. • • .. £ c,400 .. 11,500 .. 23.200 .. 56,500 WM THOS. LrNFORD, Secretary. Chief Office, 15, Moorgate-street, E.C., Aug 1, 1853. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First) FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall. OCTAVTGS IVIGRAM, Esq., Governor. Groner•. PEXIIKES IlAucLAv, Esq., Sub-Governor. Sir JOAN ILENRY rELLy, Bart., Deputy-Governor. 1/111, lienry Ilainbeilt - re, Esq. liobert Barchtv, Esq. J ohn Garratt • Cattlev, Esq. dark Currie Close, Psq. , William Drcvidson, Esq. Thomas Dent, Esq. Alexander Druce, Esq. Freak. •;Jos. Edlmann, Esq. Riversdale W. Greniell, Esq. Pobt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.; Jas. Stewart Hodgson, Esq. I :TORS. Wilmot Holland, Esq. Earl of Leven and Melville. Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. The Hon. Josceline W. Percy. Charles Robinson, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P. William Wallace, 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 Life Department, assurances are granted 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. The divisions of Profit take place every Five years. Lif AnY sum not exceeding £ 15,000 m a y b e insured on one T ills Corporation affords to the Assured—' Liberal participation in Profits — w ith exem ption from the liabilities of partnership. A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual S oc ieties—with the guarantee of a large invested Capital The advantages of modern practice , —with the securit y of , x .. 4 , 11 Office whose resources have been tested by the ex ,i_3l;titclietio: nle.caornlymanrCENTUßY AND A HALF. In corporation have always allowed the Assured to serve united 'Kingdom, free of Y e . ha o r r ge. Volunteer Corps within the ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary. ItOYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great northern nail. Way Terminus, at liing's-cross. i Patron —The QUEEN. President —The Duke of EUCCLEUCH N.G. Treasurer —Edward Masterman Fsq This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of coverers' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable lo • r panted by sickness and disemas—viz" that which is aecom magnitude that, with ade nat' and is now of sufficient pport, it may be rendered capable of admitting. into waer:lTao;.resry large the casual sick of this greahtemd:tarvolinaibie for reci P u r i ° r P er the he reception of funds in order to have tine niece the most wretched of our fellow -creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than :1,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make n y, to ens able thNEST em AP to admit and reIiPEAL to the pub ve lic the i. for continued nn--f-- e g daily present themselves. distressm* cases that Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Alasterman, Esq.' Nicholas-lane; also by M essrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Denies and Co. ; Hansom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and C o. ; and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; D enison ad Co ; W Mains, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend Gurney, and Co .. Nisbet and Co. ; Alessrs. J. Earned and Co., Liverpool atd at the IlespitaL STANFORD S. SMITH Seeretar PP AP NESS.—The SOUND MAGNIFIER v „, - it'ted tu,,,,."18LE VOICE CONDUCTOR, a newly i d _ 4' , ear, 11-pi/tent for sev:re cases of deafness. It the into enal d Pere e . es cin..in , r not in the bead Publi c es P he, remov „ , titre 4. asseu t h i '. t ` Persons to h ea r distinctly at church and at n rte e . ' les a B soLomoNs, Aibemule ki • Y. ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PA'rnoNEss—Rer Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. PRESIDENT—Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., CHAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P. TirARPER TWELVETREES' GLYCERINE JUL SOAP POWDER makes its own Soap, and saves one-half of time, two thirds of Soap, and tiree-fourths of labour I Patentee : Harper Twelvetrees, Bromley-by-Bow, London. Sold by Grocers, Druggists, and Oilmen. PAGE'S BRICK, TILE, AND PIPE MACHINES, for hand, horse, or steam power, are the most simple and efficbait extant.—Ful: 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. 1/FONEY PROMPTLY ADVANCED by a Private Gentleman upon FURNITURI.: (without removal). Leasehold anti Freehold Property, or Reversions, &c., in sums from £2O to £soo.—Mr. lioward, 18, Queen street, Cheapside. TO Persons in WANT of MONEY (in Town or Country).—A GENTLEMAN is vi•illincr to MAKE ADVANCES of CASH, without delay, to respectable person. (male or female), on their own security. The utmost secrecy can be jelled on.—Apply (it by letter enclose four stamps) to W., n t blr. Robertson's, Accountant, 40, Ki ng,r William-Street , London-bridge, E.C.—Money advanced on Dock Wai rants. DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING ltEllEDY.—Pre yared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind, spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &a 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 grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London and by most druggists , in boxes,ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 25. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the stamp. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN TIIE GREAT KRIFIBITIONS OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective nvention in the curative treatment of HERN I A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and ma y be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, Hs. 21s. 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Po sta g e, ls. A Double Truss, 31s. '6d., ' 428., and 525. fid. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, 9 el September, 1863. TENDERS will b e rece i ved et this off i ce, un til noon, on WEDNESDAY, the 30th September, 1803, 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 3 , st October, 1861, 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 the BIRTH of SHAKSPE ARE, at Stratford-upon- Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8., is Chairman) are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stourbrid,ge 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, 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 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. APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that, since the beginning of the year 1860, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab lishments on 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; tor' which services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and £16,480 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu tion has also expended £67,000 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting-carriages, and Boat-houses. The Committee desire to express their grateful sense of the generous support which they have received from the British public during the past few years, a support which has enabled them to establish their present magnificent floet of 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom. Deeply sensible, however, of the great responsibility that rests on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and rCrews practised in the management of their boats, whin can only be effected by a large and peananent annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their countrymen to aid them in upholding- and perpetuating so , reat and truly national a work. The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following con tributions:— . . a r : n n t u ta a 4( Her MajeF-I y 0 ) l 30 0 the Queen •• C a mpbell, the lion. M rs. G. d al On li . "l 5 0 0 0 o Clerk, Colonel, ILA. 1 1 0 Coutts and Co., Mes srs., Bankers anuual 1 1 0 Currie, Wm., Esq., •• •• • • 4th don.lo 0 0 Erle, Lord id Justice ranshawe, Vice-Adm iral Sir A., K.C.B. 2d don Fenwick, J., Esq., cost of a Lifeboat and Tut • 2,5 0 0 • - spurt ng Carriage • • " ..• • • 250 0 0 Flarvey Rev. G. G. and Mrs. • • • •• • don. 3 0 0 Martin, Sir Henry, Bart • • • • .. don. 10 0 0 Moore, Rev. G. B. • • ' • " " d on. 1 5 15 0 Smith, Mrs. (3eorge, Greenw ich .. 3 0 0 Stirling„ Col. Sir AlltlloTly, nnmtal 2 0 0 Iho In s , Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collected by her dyship • • • • • • \tiillouvhby d'Ereshy, Lord • • • • • . 16 16 0 ..... _ annual 5 0 0 Donations and Annual t,ulscriptions will be thankfully re (.elyed by the Bankers of the Institu t io n , M essrs. Willis, P ercival, and Co. 76, Lombard-street; :Messrs. Coutts and to, Strand; Messrs. Berries, Farquhar. and Co., 16, St. _James's- s t ree t , London ; by a'.l the Collectors of Custom s and Bankers in the UnitedKinf;dom ; and by tile Secretary Rleh ard Lewis. Esq., at the office of the Institution, 11, JO. f —4- fd aevt, AtielDl2l, Lontleu, .414r:1/ _ A NEWSPAPER vt;il4* - : 4": ,. \orAir t 4 s fi t -j4 . _.(a,131.11r 4. , •- '1 iL.,)4241 . . `": . 5- - 0 , 5 - \‘ ty * .e period, 2d clasti, Sergt. Storey, 2d bad Rifles, and Private W. Addison, 76th 24 points; 3d period, Ist class, Private ' battalion 3d Regiment, and Private S. battalion 60th Rifles, 18 points. Capt. pany let battalionC3d Regiment s, highest average points, viz., Ist period, 22.154a1e11 S firing, 1372; volley firing, 12.65; skirmishitg, 5.95; total, 54 . 47. 1 1 There now 160 inmates of the Great Yarmouth Naval and Military Asylum, 80 having recently arrived from Hasiar. The asyl um was officially inspected in the course of last w eek b y Sir J. Lid dell, and was found to be in a satisfa ctor y condition. The draught of the 70th Regiment unde r orders to proceed from the clop at Colchester to New t . on t board 6 tleft the f t t Chariot he camp a n Ip of o Zealand, and consisting of one lieutenant , ono en h sign, and 119 rank and file, is expected to take its depart ure t o -d a y. Th e d ra ught is to embark on the 15th n s of h e 6 I3awtree:of the 4th Depot Battalion, will accompany the troops. Capt. Ton:ens and 26 rank and fi l e rt F F ani r e ida a y n c a n B r t o a u ff te Surge on for Madras. PR1CE.....—..4d. STAMPED ....sd. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. In addition to the works already in progress for the enlargement and extension of the e t s h t r a e b e l i s h l a m r t s t a e t a ni C h basins,a th am -- n v n i v z t; dockyard ge i t n h g: a c n re d ati n on ava o l f in the aggregate, an area of between 70 and 80 acres, and the construction of additional dock, factories, workshops, and other buildings, taking in a space of 300 acre. beyond the existing dockyard, the Lords of the Admiralty have just directed pre liminary arrangements to be made for carrying out other important works. These the members of the Board on their recent visit of inspection deemed to be necessary to what has now become the principal government establishment for the construction of iron vessels of war. In order to facilitate the ma• The 2d company of the has been stationed f or some soya'. y a l monthsE Engineers, e under which c a n vas at Bonrley Bottom, gave a theatrical perform ance last Tuesday evening. The encampment being on a dreary spot, beyond Cmsar's Camp, lights were placed on the route across the Long Valley to guide the audience to the performance. The pieces represented were " The Harvest Storm," " Bombastes Farioso," and "A Thumping Legacy." There was a good attendance considerimg the novel situation of the theatre and the night journey across the extensive waste which the visit involved. The amatears sustained their parts very creditably, and received frequent applause. nufacture of ropes and cables suitable for the new class of iron and iron-clad vessels, the rope-making establishment is to be considerably extended, and additional machinery erected for carrying on several portions of the work at present accomplished by manual labour. The existing machinery will be removed from the spinning room, and the building converted into store rooms for the reception of cargoes of Russian and Italian hemp. The upper portion of the block of buildings now used as a hemp-house, will be enlarged and prepared for the reception of new machines, and also for the spin ning machinery at present in use, so that the whole of the rope-making department in that branch will be consolidated in one establishment. The estimated cost of the prop' sed alterations in this department of the dockyard, including the erection of the requisite machinery, is about £2,000. Their lord ships have also directed a line of rails to be laid down along the front of the harbour, at the Anchor wharf, on which will be placed a locomotive steam crane to facilitate the operation of loading and unloading the vessels arriving at the dockyard. This work is now performed exclusively by manual labour at considerable expense, and at the sacrifice of skilled labour which could be more profitably employed. A crane of large dimensions, to lift up to 25 tons, is also to be erected at the Centre wharf, between Nos. 3 and 4 repairing and fitting docks, at an estimated outlay of £l,OOO. Various minor improvements and alterations proposed to be carried into effect at the dockyard have also received the approval of their lordships, including additional buildings and alterations at the smithery and metal mills, and the erection of the necessary buildings for depositing the metal work required in fitting the vessels always in hand. In addition to the improvements intended to be carried out at the ship building and fitting departments of the naval esta blishment at Chatham, a certain sum is to be ex pended at the Royal Marine barracks for affording increased accommodation for the members of that branch of the service, and improving the ventilation of the apartments occupied by the non-commissioned officers and privates. Orders were on Saturday issued for 30 additional joiners to commence worming on the iron frigate Achilles this morning, in order to hasten forward the completion of that vessel. In accordance with Admiralty instructions, the ecrew corvette Clio, 22, 400 horse power, recently paid off from the Pacific station, is to be fitted for the first division of the steam reserve, taking the place of the Scylla, 21, 400 horse power, preparing WORCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL, WORCESTER, ►Sept. 11. The grand ball in the Guildhall, on Friday night Drought the 140th meeting of the Three Choirs to an end. It was a most spirited affair—everything, including even the impor tant details of the refreshment department, being admirably arranged and carried out. Worcestershire and the counties immediately contiguous could not have been more hand somely represented. The brilliant company began to assem ble about an hour before undnight, and, enlivened by the strains of an efficient orchestra, directed with equal ability and zeal by Mr. Coote, the great majority remained till several hours after—as wholly absorbed in their pursuit as though the only important end of existence was to dance waltzes, polkas, galops, and quadrilles. The music was generally well selected by Mr. Coote; but the most attrac tive feature of the evenieg—to judge by the satisfaction with which the themes to each successive figure were im mediately recognised—was a lively and well-constructed quadrille on M. Gounod's universally-admired opera of " Faust," the familiar strains of the military chorus in the fourth act making a striking and pompons climax. The prognostications of the Rev. Mr. Sarjeant, who has reason to be proud of the result of his arduous and unremit ting exertions, have been fully realised ; for though the do nations to the charity, as far as at present ascertained, are less than in 1860, a considerable surplus of receipts over ex penditure is relied upon. It is believed that at least £3OO (some assert £500) will be added to the fund which enables Worcester to contribute £6O annually to the charity at each of the three festivals. Much disappointment, nevertheless, was felt that, while the " Messiah," on Friday, attracted no m f e w o r e e r t t h h a a n n a 2 t , 6 1 a 7 s O t persons g t t x h 4 e s ca l e s t hd s er should a have p war ds beenof 50300- tained by the plate-holders. The subjoined table gives a comparison between the collections in 1860 and 1863 1860. 1863. Tuesday £355 5 6 .. £250 0 0 Wednesday Thursday .. Friday Total L1,124 18 4 £1,064 11 g And yet the total number of persons who attended the fes tival in 1863 is estimated at 10,598, while inlB6o it was only 8,534—a difference of 2,064. True, the Earl of Coventry on the former occasion contributed £lOO to the charity at the eleventh hour—which with other late donations swelled the amount to £1,314 Bs. 7d.—the largest collection known at any of the meetings; and should he feel moved to repeat this act of liberality, anel thus atone for his regretted ab sence, and should, moreover, the ,Earl of Dudley, to whom the fostival is said to be indebted for " Israel's Return from Babylon" (which his Lordship did not come to hear, being an absentee during the week), be persuaded to imitate the Earl of Coventry's example, there is nn reason why the fund for the widows and orphans should not derive as much advantage from the 140th mooting of the l'.hree Choirs as from the 137th. The largest attendance shouidproperly be represented by the largest collection, the most Triumphant success by the most extended liberality. The reaction from the universal excitement caused by the Internationc•l Exhi bition is at an end ; the harvest has turned out prosperous alreast beyond example ; where, then, can be the excuse for anything like shortcoming on such an occasion ? The very look of the cathedral, now almost wholly restored to its pri mitive splendour, would, it might have been thought, act us a fresh stimulus to generosity. Why, the newspaper re porters who came down from London, at the charge of the papers they represent, to give countenance and extended publicity to the festivals, and the excellent objects for which they were instituted, aro actually much more substantial supporters than a large majority of those directly concerned, and who should properly have these excellent objects nearest at heart. Fi done for sea. The Fawn, 17, 100 horse power, attached to the Chatham steam reserve, is being prepared for com mission to take the place of the Desperate, 8, 400 horse power, in the West Indies. A notification has been received at Chatham from the Admiralty announcing that the iron-plated frigate Caledonian, 35, 1,000 horse power, is to be fitted with her en gines and machinery while in the Victoria Docks, and not at Sheerness, as had been originally intended. The portions of her engines, boilers, and machinery now at the latter dockyard are to be forwarded to the Victoria Docks. The screw steamship Gibraltar having had her bottom cleaned and her valves overhauled, was re moved on Friday afternoon from Devonport Dock yard to her moorings in Hamoaze, where the pen- nant was hoisted on Saturday afternoon. _ - Capt. Boyd hoisted his pennant on Monday after noon on board the screw steam corvette Pelorus in Hamm°, Devonport. The paddlewheel steam tender Pigmy, 3, W. H. Vine, master, from Portsmouth, arrived at Plymouth on Saturday with supernumeraries for the Royal Adelaide and Marine Artillery for the Gibraltar. When the steam store ship Wye was placed in No. 1 dock in Keyham Stoamyard, on Thursday, it was found that about half of one of the movable fans of her screw propeller (Griffith's)i,mas broken off in an uneven line parallel to her keel. The following appointments were made on Satur day at the Admiralty :—Commander Thomas J. Young to the Gibraltar; Scott J. B. Willcox, the Hon. Henry N. Shore, John Phelips, Francis S. Knowles, Clement Royds, and W. A. Beckles, naval cadets, to the Gibraltar ; Charles S. Barlow, James L. Hammet, and Horace H. Barnard, naval cadets, to the Scylla; Thomas C. Heathcote and Alexander H. Ogilvy, naval cadets, to the Pelorus ; George T. Burn, Arthur C. 0. Boddington, Henry J. Godfrey, Henry C. Litchfield, Francis E. Haigh, and Edgar C. L. Sturt, midshipmen, to the Gibraltar; Frede rick I. Dundee, Wilmot H. Fawkes, and Godfrey W. N. Eliot, midshipmen, to the Scylla; John Giles, George C. P. Gray, Thomas B. Lacy, and Philip T. Richards, midshipmen, to the Pelorus ; James W. Ashton, second master, to the Gibraltar ; Arthur C. Wells and John B. Palmer, master's assists., to the Pelorus; Frederick S. Brown and John Thompson, master's-assists., to the Gibraltar ; George V. Moore and William B. P. Thompson, mastees.assists., to the Scylla. The festivities of the week have been kept up with be coming spirit by some of the most influential inhabitants of Worcester. The Mayor gave his usual breakfast at the Guildhall, at which the Duc d'Aumale and an enormous company "assisted ;" the Dean kept open house to a large number of privileged visitors every day; and the Bishop attended most of the performances in the Cathedral. Of these performances and of the evening concerts enough has been written, both generally and in detail. There remains, then, but to acknowledge the extreme courtesy and obliging politeness of the Rev. Mr. Sarjeant, who at these meetings, busy as he inevitably must be, finds both time and inclina tion, amid his very onerous and responsible duties, to at tend to everybody and everything. Meanwhile most of the principal solo singers and members of the instrumental orchestra are already on their way to Norwich, where Mr. Benedict is doubtless looking out for them with what Herr Richard Wagner, if he wrote English, would designate as "anxious polyscopity." Raising of the SunkenlStearaer Baron Osys in the River. Early on Saturday morning active operations were com menced for raising the Baron Osy, Antwerp steamer, which more than a week since sunk in the upper part of Limehouse Reach while on her passage up the river to St. Katherine's Wharf, as already detailed in this journal. Several chains had previously been passed under her bottom, and in order to assist the lifting power, and to add to their buoyancy, it was arranged to pump out the after compartment, and to re duce the water in the fore-hold. Two powerful pumps, worked by steam, were arranged on deck on the water sub-. din Other efficient pumps were also brought into re quisitionsig and fixed in readiness to commence immediate operations when directed. At low water the Thames Con servancy and other lighters were "pinned" down to the chains alongside the steamer, and warps wore laid out to the south shore so as to haul her in gradually when she lifted. The contractors for performing the work were Messrs. `'good and West, who have had considerable experience in raising ships and wrecks in the river. On the flood tido beginning to make, the steam and other pumps were put to work, and they soon began to reduce the water; but as the fracture in the ship's bottom was almost amidships, and had evidently extended to the forehold, the process of lessening the depth of water in that part of the vessel was rather slow work. Thepumps, however, gained upon the leak, and as the flood came up the steamer yielded to the power which was brought to bear upon her, and gradually began to lift. The great quantity of mud which had accumulated in her hold had added much to her weight, and great vigilance had to be used in watch ing the chain. so as to avoid any undue pressure, and the large steamers which were now and then passing up and down the river were directed to ease their speed as they passed by. As the time advanced the ship was fairly off the bed of the river, and hanging on the chains. All went on satisfactorily, and when it was high water the Baron Osy was got into the south shore clear of the navigation of the river, and allowed to settle down on the bed of mud off the timber wharf at Rotherhithe. On the tide turning the water gradually left her, and measures will at once be taken to patch up the rent in her bottom, when she will be hauled into dry dock to undergo repair. There is some cargo still in her, although of what value now remains to be seen. Several Customhouse officers were put on board to protect the revenue. The Thames police and harbour master's boat were in attendance and rendered aid. Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur4 chasing Herniman's pure Tca ; very choice at 3s. 4d. and 4s. " High Standard "at 4s. 4d. (formerly 4s. lid.), is the strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in every town supply it in packets. [ADVERTISEMENTI — HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills.-- The scrofulous and consumptive will find in these noble remedies the means of casting out the bad humours which originate and prolong their sufferings. The Ointment should be well rubbed twice a day upon the skin as near as possible to the part effected. It will penetrate and act most wholesomely and energetically on the diseased struc ture. It manifests a wonderful power in removing all taint from the blood, and consequently in curing a multi tude of chronic ailments which seemed to be almost irre mcdiable. In all constitutional complaints Holloway's purifying Pills should be taken while his Ointment is being used. Both remedies will readily bring about a cure ot scrofula, scorbutic eruptions) and ulceration, THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1863. AMERICA. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) (Per the Aeia.) NEW YORK, Sept. 1, Morning. Southern accounts state that the Federals as saulted Fort Wagner on the 20th ult., but were re- pulsed. The latest advices, to the 28th ult., state that the Federals were working hard in the trenches in front of fort Wagner. It is understood that Fort Sumter, although seriously breached, will not be abandoned. General Beauregard is determined to hold it. This, it is supposed, can be done by erecting a temporary fortification. The Federal bombardment of Forts Sumter and Wagner continued without further re sult. No more shells had been thrown into the city. Federal advices to the 26th ult. state that Fort Wagner cannot yet be taken. The naval operations will continue without regard to Fort Wagner. General Beauregard officially states that General Gilmore's first demand for the surrender of Fort Sumter and Morris Island was not signed, conse quently it was returned unanswered, notwith standing which General Gilmore, in four hours afterwards, threw shells into the City in the middle of the night whilst the inhabitants were sleeping, causing Beauregard to threaten retaliation if the act was repeated without warning. General Beauregard refused to evacuate Fort Sumter or Morris Island. Despatches from Stevenson, Alabama, state that General Rosecrans' army crossed the Tennessee River on the 30th ult. at four points, with infantry and cavalry. Little resistance was made in crossing. The Confederates are reported to be in force at Rome and Cleveland along the Georgia State road. General Burnside is near Kingston, about to at tack the town. Southern journals assert that Chattanooga had been bombarded without previous notice. Three ladies and two male citizens were killed. The Confederates in the trans-Mississippi de partment are organising for the better concert of action. Preparations for border warfare continue in Kansas. General Lane is organising a large force. The Federals are advancing towards Little Rock, Arkansas. _ _ General Price has 25,000 Confederates at Bayou- Nletarie, on the White River, where an engagement is expected to take place. It is reported that an attack on Mobile by three Federal corps under Generals Franklin, Ord, and Herron, all under the direction of General Banks, will take place shortly. Admiral Farragut will co-operate with the fleet. Three thousand Federals are reported to be moving from Yazoo city towards Benton. The Confederate cavalry crossed the Big Black River, and approached within eight miles of Vicks burg, but were driven back. Southern journals state that the Federals were de feated on the 27th ult. at White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, with the loss of 150 prisoners and one gun. Seven deserters, mostly substitutes for conscripts, have been shot for desertion from General Meade's army. Gen. Mosby is reported to have been killed whilst skirmishing. Gen. Pemberton's death is confirmed. John B. Floyd is dead. President Lincoln has written a letter to be read at the Springfield Union meeting on the 3d inst. It is reported that he will foreshadow tho future policy of the administration. The draft has been suspended in Ohio. The New York World asserts that this is done by the Administration to carry the elections. A Union meeting is reported to have been held at Pelham, Tennessee. Resolutions were pissed repudiating secession, expressing a desire to return to the Union, and recommending a reorganisation of the state. Another meeting of drafted Germans has been held at New York for organisation against the draft. The steamers Alice Vivian and Crescent, the brig Atlantic, and the British schooners Cadmita and Artist have been captured. Blockade running between Wilmington and the West India Islands is very active. A large steamer, with 10 guns, entered Wilming ton on the 17th ult., being the fourth Confederate war vessel which has run the blockado within six weeks. The steamers Robert Lee and Gladiator have arrived at Bermuda from Wilmington. The steamers Anna, Flora, Venus, and Phantom arrived at Nassau during one week from Wilming ton. NEW YORK, Sept. 1, Evening. The news is generally unimportant. Fort Sumter has not yet surrendered, and the situation at Charleston remains unchanged. The shelling of the city has been discontinued. The Federal cavalry has made a reconnaissance ounnabOats Satellite and f roT m ho Y c o a r p k t t u o r w e n o t f o t w he ar F d e ß de i r e a h l m a City of New confirmed. the ci B a T I a h n e c j e u o r n a he Cityßappahannocktuilsd York have arrived out. The Africa has arrived at Halifax. NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (:Morning), (Per the Asia, by telegraph to Halifax.) The New York Republican State Convention has resolved not to tender peace to men in arms nor to consent to a separation of the Union. The Convention repudiates intervention, promises to support the Government in maintaining the ascendancy of the American continent, and endorses the emancipation proclamation. President Lincoln has addressed a letter to the Convention, in which he says he does not believe that a compromise embracing the maintenan ce of the Union is now possible. The strength of the rebellion is in its army, and the offer of terms by men within the range of that army is nothing, such men having no power to enforce a compromise. An effective compromi se must be made either with those controlling th e rebel army, or with the people under its dominion. No intimation from the rebel army, or from the men controlling it, in relation to a peace compro mise, has ever come to President Lincoln's know ledge or belief. "If it does come, it shall not be rejected or kept secret." The President mentions that he suggested compensated emancipation, but the people objected to taxation to buy negroes. He then continues : "The emancipation proclamation is Constitutional. If valid as a law it cannot be retracted; if invalid it needs no retraction. "' as favour ablyln() war progresses since th© issue of the proclamation as before. Peace does not appear as distant as it did, still let us not be sanguino f but be a speedy final triumph, quite sober, diligently applying our means, never doubting that God will ' give the rightful result." No direct confirmation of President Davis' en listing negroes has been - received, but it is alleged that the governors of all the Confederate States as sembled in Richmond,and the cabinet, decided that the salvation of the country required the arming of s laves, and that a call of 400,000 negroes (one for every • eight inhabitants) should take place forthwith. NEW Your, - , Sept. 3, E ven i ng . Rumours.are current that Gen. Leo is making a movement to flank Gen. Meade. There is a consi derable Confederate force north of the Rappahan nock belowFredericksburg. The Confederate cavalry have made demonstrations at various points along the Potomac. It was reported this afternoon that Gen. Stuart had crossed into Maryland for another raid. The absence of further news from Charleston creates an unfavourable impression. Admiral Dahlgren is reported to be sick. A formidable expodation is about to leave Now t Or e le A a r n k a ti f ti o g r a Llo i b v i or Texas. Gen. Blunt crossed h k r on the 23d nit, The Confederates were falling back. Gen. Blunt is reported to have fought a battle on the 28th ult., resulting in his defeat, with a loss of 3,000 men. General Steele has driven Marmaduke's cavalry out of Brownsville, Arkansas, and scattered them. Gen. Price is reported to have been driven across the Arkansas River on the 29th ult., in full retreat, pursued by Steele. Little Rock is said to be within the grasp of the Federals. The Missouri State Convention has urged the Government to resist French influence in Mexico. It is said that Mr. R. M. T. Hunter will proceed to Mexico as Confederate representative to organise an immediate alliance with the South, recognising the Archduke Maximilian, in return for which it is supposed Mexico will recognise the South. The draft throughout the Eastern and Central States will produce very few men. In New York it is estimated it will not produce over 2,000 men. A case is being tried in the New York Supreme Court to test the constitutionality of the conscription. The .Z?iellnzond Examiner re-affirms the statement that the steamer Vanderbilt was sank by the priva teer Georgia. Secretary Chase has proposed to borrow 50,000,000 dols. from the New York, Boston, and Philadelphia banks, 'to be paid in November in legal tender Treasury notes bearing interest at five per cent. The banks have accepted the loan. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, September 3d, Evening. A panic commenced yesterday in the stock market, continuing to-day. Stocks are decreasing from 3to 10 per cent. This depression is caused by the reaction from over speculation. New York Centrals are quoted 1281 ; Illinois, 122 k ; Erie, 105; money is tighter. Gold is affected by unfa vourable political rumours. The last quotation this afternoon was 321 per cent, premium. Ex-- change on London : bankers' bills, 1441 ; United States Six per Cent. Bonds, 1051. Cotton firm and advancing. Corn dull. Provisions declining. Coffee very firm. Sugar firm, and advancing. Molasses steady. Crude petroleum, 35. colony of Victoria, attended this morning at the City-hall for the purpose of selecting a number of persons for emigration to Victoria. There vas a large number of married men and women and their children in the hall, and several unmarried women, healthy and good looking, all of whom, says the Morning News, evinced the utmost anxiety to have their names enrolled for emigration. There was a selection made of 75 men and women, from 18 to 35 years of age, with no more than two children, who should be under 12 years of age. The first batch of emigrants will sail in a few days ; and another inspection will take place between this and October 15, when 75 young men will be sent from Ireland to Victoria. The funds for sending cut the emigrants were remitted from Australia to the Lord Mayor, as;chairmanlof the late committee for the relief of Irish distress. STATE OF TRADE. BARNSEY, Sept. 12.—Trade in the various coal districts of South Yorkshire has been good during he past week, nearly all the coal owners doing more business than they have done for some time. There is no doubt that this is owing to a disposition on the part of the dealers and others in the metro polis to stock for the winter, but the approaching races at Doncaster have also had their usual effect ; he railway companies being anxious to convey as much as possible, and the men to increase the ton- nage, as not much work is done during the week commencing this day. Gas coal is in fair inquiry, as is also malting coke. The provincial inquiry is good for all descriptions of house coal, and the prices rule the same as those quoted last week. The navigations are carrying a fair quantity, and the inquiry at Keadby, a port on the Trent on the route from this place to Hull, has been remarkably brisk. BißmiNGßAm,l2th.—The trade of this town is quiet ; the fresh orders in during the last ten days have been small, the consequence is that manufac turers who had few orders on their books before- hand have been barely able to keep their work people on at fall time, without making up goods for stock. The retail shopkeepers evince a strong incli nation to buy only sparingly on account of the autumn trade—in fact, the bulk of the orders in of late have been such as to show that they are only to keep stock sufficient for immediate requirements; in the foreign department the same spirit of caution is manifested. The demand for material has fallen off; at the various rolling mills there is nut so much activity as existed a month ago, and the jewellers are very indifferently supplied with orders. It is not probable that any improvement will take place on this side of quarterday. The reports as to the state of the iron trade in this Locality are anything but satisfactory. There has been a general advance of the wages scale, and a rise of 102. per ton in the price of finished iron ; but it can scarcely be said that there has been such an increased demand as to justify the rise, that proceeding hav ing been almost forced upon the trade by the atti tude of the men. Now, however, some of the lead ing ironmasters are seeking a further advance of 10s. per ton ; and others, the makers of favourite brands, have intimated that they will only take orders subject to the price of next quarter day. BRADFORD, 12th.—There has been a good demand for all classes of wool during the week, with an up ward tendency in prices, upon which the higher quotations for cotton no doubt had some influence. Purchases are made to supply immediate wants, and there is an entire absence of nee:culation. Con sidering the time of the year, the supply of wool in the market is not large. There is an advance in the prices of worsted yarns, a circumstance which rather tends to check operations. The export mer chants, who supplied themselves freely when the quotations were lower, are able to meet the scanty demands upon them from abroad, and are now doing no new business. Spinners, notwithstanding, are busy upon old contracts. There is a good and hes lthy business doing in fabrics. Manufacturers enter into short engagements. The changeable character of quotations renders this course expedient. Some of the home merchants place a few orders. The con tinental merchants buy freely in some sorts, includ ing figured orleans, figured cords, and plain poplins. Some orders for spring as well as fall trade have been placed by American houses. DUNDEE, 12th.—The fetes at the opening of the Baxter-park have engaged attention, almost to the exclusion of business, for the last two days, but to day the Cowgate resumed its 'wonted appear ance, and there was great activity in several departments of the trade. Flax remains quiet in Russia, but the dealers do not geld so much in price as lead to large transactions. Here there is little doing in the article, and while the finer qualities fully maintain their value, the lower marks are decidedly cheaper. Fine tow and cedilla keep their price, while common is very unsaleable, and the value nominal. Jute is not abundant in this market, and the tendency here, as in London and Liver pool, is still upward. The consumption is great beyond all precedent, and still extending, and any parcels at all worth the money are quickly bought up. The demand for yarns of all qualities and sizes is remarkably active, and spinners are quite unable to satisfy the wants of the trade. For both the home demand and for shipment buyers are numerous and urgent, and spinners have the entire command of the market, and can dictate their own terms, although to-day they have not asked any further advance. The inquiry for all de scriptions of linens is equally pressing, and pur chasers have the greatest difficulty in placing their orders with the prospect of getting them executed within a reasonable time. This applies to the fabrics made in town and to those of Arbroath, Brechin, Forfar, and Fifeshire, all being equally brisk, and never before was such a season of prosperity seen throughout this district as at present. HALIFAX, 12th.—The condition and prospects of the carpet and worsted trades hero continue steady and satisfactory. There is a good seasonable busi ness doing, and the supply can scarcely bo said to be in advance of the demand, Of late the wool market has become animated, and has in some measure sympathised with the increased activity in the cotton-market. Prices of wool still creep up, but the advance which has taken place rather checks operations. Yarns, too, are advancing, and spinners are well employed. Most piece goods are rather dearer than they were a month ago, or, at all events, prices of goods have a hardening tendency. HUDDERSFIELD, 12th.—There has been a toler ably good attendance of London, Irish, and other buyers hero this week, and in the aggregate their purchases amounted to a considerable bulk. Heavy fancy goods, both trouserings and coatings, well made black doeskins, and other seasonable fabrics manufactured in this district, have sold steadily at fully late prices. The demand has been chiefly by the home-trade houses. The export trade being rather slack, low woollens and unions are not much sought after. The local wool trade is cheerful, and prices are firm. LEEDS, 12th.—There hes been it gond attendance : of buyers in the cloth-halls today. There was al o a full average of manufacturers, who offered a fai r Es ripply of the most, current-going fabric.; GC the sea eon. The tone of the market was cheerful, and , 1 large bulk of goods was sold. As for some time past, fancy witueys, pilots, stout meltens, and other heavy fabrics were in most request; but a fair call was made for tweeds, hairltsts, and unions. P r i ces of both goods and wo ol keep firm, and those of some of the better classes o f reusable materials ore higher than they were last month. here is further imp rovemen t L EICE STER, 12th. -1 in the hosiery trade. Rome and foreign orders are given out freely, and manufacturers are well engaged. Fancy and regular goods are still in req ue st, and, indeed, business generally is in a very satisfactory state. Yarns are very firm, and th ere i s a f a ir a mount of business doing. Wools are selling at late rates, and are in tolerable request. THE ARMY. Among the silent and unobtrusive agencies which have effected an incalculable amount of good at Aldershott Camp, must be reckoned the "Dispen sary and Infirmary," which was established for the treatment of diseases specially prevalent in the army. The institution is supported by voluntary contributions, assisted by a grant of £250 per an num from the War Department. From a recent re port it appears that during the last 12 months ad vice and medicine have been given to 2,068 persons of these 61 have been in-patients, and 2,007 out patients. Of the females admitted, six have been sent to service, six forwarded to th e i r homes, eight sent to reformatories, and two married. The utility of the institution having been satisfactorily esta blished, it is in contemplation to enlarge the accom modation of the building and extend the benefits of the charity. The regimental returns for the month of August have just been issued at Aldershott, and show the figure of merit of battalions and companies, and the number of marksmen per cent. at target practice at that station during that period to be as follows :- Ist battalion, 3d Regiment—Battalion, 46.68; best company, 51.47 ; marksmen per cent., 12. 64th Re giment—Battalion, 44.36; best company, 4682; marksmen per cont., 15. 76th Regiment—Bat talion, 44.22 ; best company, 47.40 ; marksmen per cent., 25. Ist battalion, 24th Regiment—Bat talion, 43.42; best company, 46.45; marksmen per cent., 20. 2d battalion, 60th Rifles—Bat talion, 43.33 ; best company, 47.39 ; marksmen per cent., '26. 87th Regiment—Battalion, 43.20; beet company, 46.05 ; marksmen per cent., 21. 59th Regiment—Battalion, 41.74 ; best company, 45 . 87 ; marksmen per cent., 16. Ist battalion, 6th Regi ment Battalion, 41.71; best company, 46.49 ; marksmen per cent , 18. 73d Regiment—Batta lion, 41.65 ; best company, 45 . 97 ; marksmen per cent., 19. 37th Regiment—Battalion, 40.20; best company, 40.03 ; marksmen per cent., 15. Royal Engineers—Battalion, 41.32 ; marksmen per cent., 10. The bzst shots were :-Ist period, 3d I class, Private Oram, 73d Regiment, 35 points ; 2d IRELAND, DUBLIN, Sept. 12. The Belfast festivities in honour of the visit of ,he Channel fleet terminated yesterday evening. At 3 o'clock the officers sat down to a dejeuner, provided for them in the Town-hall by the mem bers of the corporation. Admiral Dacres was un- able to attend, owing to official business, but about GO of the officers of the squadron accepted the invitation of the Mayor. Among the other guests were Colonel O'Connor, CM., the Rev. Dr. Henry, President of the Queen's College, and a num ber of other gentlemen occupying official positions in the town. Mr. John Lytle, Mayor of Belfast, presided, and the vice.chairs were filled by three aldermen of the corporation. The toasts of " The Queen," "The Prince and Princess of Wales," and " The Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland" having been re- ceived with due honours and much warmth of loyal and patriotic feeling, the Mayor proposed "The Army and Navy," introducing the toast, as he had done the others, with appropriate remarks that eli cited the applause of the company. Colonel O'Con nor, CB., responded on the part of the Army, and Captain Skinner on behalf of the Navy. The Mayor then proposed "Admiral Dacres and the Officers of the Squadron." He had learned that the Admirs.l becanaa a sailor when he was only 11 years old, that lie had advanced in his profession gradually till he had attained almost the height of his ambition, and they all wished that, having devoted his life to the profession, he might end by having attained its highest point. It is scarcely necessary to say that he toast was received with enthusiasm. Lieutenant P. 11. Colomb responded for Admiral Dacres, and Lieutenant Sir Lsmbton Lorraine on behalf of the officers. Col. O'Connor then asked permission to pro- pose "The Mayor, and Prosperity to the Town of Belfast." The gallant gentleman said he had been absent from his native country 35 years, and it afforded him great gratification in returning to it to be at ono of the first public dinners in Belfast. "Rambling through the world," he said, "as a sol. dier of fortune--the world mine oyster, which I opened with my sword, and a very difficult opening it was--I heard in many places of Belfast, but I was not aware of the great success of the city and the vast progress it bad made till I returned home." He concluded with "A cheer for the Ladies of Belfast." The Mayor returned thanks, and re marked that their guests had that day but a meagre exhibition of what Belfast was doing. It stood pre eminent in Ireland as a manufacturing place, and there were few towns of its size in the United King- dom that could compare with it. Its exports are about £10,000,000 per annum, and its imports be tween £3,000,000 and £4,000,000. They could easily see where the balance of profit lay. Lord Beresford, midshipman, in the Defence, having been called on to reply on the part of the ladies, said if he had been a little older he could have done much better. The Mayor, after praising the kindness and courtesy of the officers to the crowds of visitors to the squadron while iu the Lough, gave " Our next merry meeting," and the company separated. The pleasure of the day was followed by a fatal accident to one of the officers, which caused much painful feeling in the town as well as in the fleet. No one enjoyed the festivities more heartily than Lieut: Clarence Gardiner, one of the officers on board the flagship Edgar. He was returning with his brother officers from the dejeuner by the Northern Counties Railway, tra ve lli ng in a first-class car riage. At Duncrue, ens of the intermediate stations, he got out on the roof for the purpose of smoking a cigar. On the arrival of the train at Carrickfergus he was missed. Search was made, and the body was found on the line, quite dead, and shockingly dis figured. The wheels of at least one carriage must have passed over his head, which was crushed into a shapeless mass ; the ground was bespattered with his brains, and the fingers of one of his hands were cut clean' off. Deceased was quite a young man, and though but a short time in the service, he had won the esteem and regard of his brother officers, and of all others with whom he came in contact. His remains were removed to the waiting room of the Carrickfergus station, where an inquest was held to-day. The Northern Wad y sa y s : " We feel assured that this most melancholy acci dent, by which a gallant young officer of only 30 years of ago has lost his life during a period of pleasure and festivity, will be re gar d e d w ith uni versal regret in Belfast. It is peculiarly painful under present circumstances, and , we know, will excite a feeling of general sympathy and sorrow. It is deeply to be deplored that so dreadful a catas trophe should have marred the brightness of the squadron's visit to Belfast Lough.” A letter has been received by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, in reply to an invitation to the Rear-Ad miral and the fleet to visit Dublin Bay, in which it is stated that the squadron will remain at Liverpool at least a week, and then, weather permitting, the squadron, on leaving the Mersey, will visit Dublin Bay. The letter concludes as follows : " While most sincerely and heartily appreciating your kind intentions as to the reception of the squad ron, I do not think it would be advisable for you to make any arrangements that would be liable to al teration in the event of my being obliged to make achange in the destination of the ships under my ca mmaud in consequence of the very variable weather at this advanced season of the year." Great dissatisfaction has been expressed here that the Lord Mayor of Dahlia has not b een ea rlier in the field, a nd that through the tardiness and apathy of the corporat ion the metropolis has been deprived of a visit from the Channel fleet, whi c h L on d on d err y and Belfast have enjoyed, Owing to the greater public spirit of their civic authorities. The physicians of the Archbishop issued the fol lowing bulletin this morning There is au in crease of bad symptoms in the leg." The Lord Mayor, w ith Professor Kavanagh and Mr. Knight, the acting emigration agent for the