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cene, back ollin this , and lady r re- ninal I had blow Or an dered ; and ivate aeons dared Mine. r the Ica of ,d, Bud or the nptive •y was about =pies lower. nd 40s 36s to to 30s per qr. y, and 3oited. Malt- Des in met a met a r sale. down. up. down. down. 6s Od ; to 71d to 6d atoue. Iv. 18. Iv. 12. m. 4. v. 30. Iv. 18. v. 12. v. 11. m. 18. rv. 12. v.ll. Iv. 5. v. 4. v. 11. Iv. --• v. 12, iv. 7. nr. 10. iv. 19. A , . 28. )17. 13. MISS estion4, .e, No. 'orfolk, egged d; 51b, No. 77, Ind all gdoni. y, CO' lee, of E Capt. )n , the E'aurst Chinas a -rieet am A• ... Org ef " it Irish ixharlio 'Vats' ohn's' ailing' I aged lober t miag" Rotel, jC.S.I 10. 1 1 ' 1, rItY Qt TIM NATIONAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO3IPANY (Limited). In corporated under "-Th e C om p a ni es ' Act, 1882," by which 'the Liability of each Shareholder is limited to the amount of 8 Shares. Capital £2,000,000, k 20,000 Shares of £lOO each, With power to increase. Deposit on Application, £1 per Share; on Allotment, £1 Der Share. Soon after Allotm en t a Fi rs t Call of £3 per Share will be made ; subsequent Cans are not to exceed £ 5 per Share, and are not to b e ma d e a t i n t erva l s o f l ess than Three kontlis from the date of prior Calls. qt r i: not at pres en t p ropose d to ca ll up more than £5O p er . DIRECTORS. T homas Ch'lton, Esq. DIRECTORS. and Chilton), Chairman of _ t he Shipowner s ' A ssoc i a ti on, Li verpoo l . g•obert Dirom, Esq. (Dirom, Davidson, and Co.), Director of the National Bank of Liverpool. Willi tin James Penile, Esq. (Fernie Brothers and Co.), Direc tor of the British and American Exchange Banking Cur _ poration, Liverpool. wbomas Bernard Gunsten, Esq. (Gunston, Wilson, and CO, Liverpo o l . Edwin - Haigh, Esq. (Thomas Haigh and Co.), Liverpool. -E dward Lawrence, Esq. (Edward Lawrence and Co.), Direc tor or the British and Foreign Marine Insurance Company, Liverpool. Darvey Lewis, Esq M.P., Director of the Natio nal Bank, L radon. " Jo seph Neale M`Kenna, Esq., Director of the National Bank, -London. hoh , rt Mixwell, Esq. (A., F., and R. Maxwell), Director of The North British and Mercantile Insurance Company, Liverpool. Andrew Mdleolm , on, Esq. (J. and D. Malcolmson and Co.), Liverpool 'Thomas Wilkinson Tetley, Esq. (Hollinshead, Tetley, and Co.), Liverpool. Major Usborne, 14:sq. (Usborne and Sons), Dire:tor of the ational Bank, London. henry Threliall Wilson, Esq. (H. T. Wi'son, and Chambers), Deputy Chairman of the British and Foreign Marine In surauce Company, Liverpool. BANKERS. London..—... The National B an k , Ol d Broad street. Ireland Branches of the National Bank. Ildanchester....The Bank of England. Liverpool ....The National Bank of Liverpool. BROKERS. Londonhester .. J and J. Whit e h ead, 8, Moorgate-street. Manc 1 homas Warner, Esq., 9, Stamp-office Build itlo, C Liverpool .• —Thomas ross-street. buiiaings Tinley and Sons, 44, Brown's- Dublin ......,,Edward Fox, Esq., 51, Dame-street. SOLICITORS qndOLArgles, 9, Mincing-lane. Liverpool ..,.Fletcher and Hull, 6, Cook-street. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER AND NAVAL ARCHITECT, John Jordan, Esq., late Chief Surveyor to the Underwriters' Registry of Iron Ships. GENERAL MANAGER—W. 13, Biotalister, Esq. SECRETARY. Joseph Treffry, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. Throgmorton-street. Liverpool ....Commercial-buildings, Water-street Nothing has been more remarkable, in connection with the Progress of Lancashire, than the rapid extension of the tearn Trade of Liverpool. In the year 1852 the tonnage of foreign steamers entered inwards at the Custom-house was 388,715 tons, while in 1882 it was 595,339, which, in the year ending June, 1853, increased to 756,420 tons. In the earlier days of steam, and before the recent improve- Ments for the economy of fuel had been introduced, steamers could be employed with advantage only for the carrying of mails and passengers, but latterly, owing to the improve ments in marine engines, economy o f f ue l and space has been effected, thereby greatly reducing the working expenses, and Screw steamers have not only been employed in all the near trades for the conveyance of goods, with large profit to their owners, but, owing to the advantages which they afford to s h ip p e rs, vesse they have, in these t ra d es, almost entirely displaced g ls. gstr l eaa ` d o mu r ae s rl o l,,y m hu e an y v e de a e r rt s z aokthleicarrying trade out of Li verpoo l h as b een taheciapanlaegee. of f n the the A o m oo e e r. e c e a l n e trade screw York liners, b u t as yet only as carriers of the highest brat e class e o w f e fin goods and P a ssengers. Other d escr i p ti ons of goods an d alarge number of int ermediate and steerage passengers being still conveyed by sailing vessels. In the imp ortant branches of the American import trade, viz., those of grain, flour, and provisions, the lose annually sustained by heating during - the protr cted voyages fre qf all uently made by sa il ing vessels is so great, that the interest oengaged in these trades will be enlisted in favour of any scheme for the extension of steam shippint', to include Bitch freight, a n d there c'n be no doubt but that the whole of the enormous trade in these articles, which in Liverpool al one amounts annually to 750,000 tons, will fad entirely into the hands of steam comnanies. _The first object of thi Company is to place on the New Lliork station a fleet of screw steamers from Liverpool and ondon, of lar ge s i ze and great capacity, which wilt be able carry almost, if not quite, as cheap as sailing vessels, Whilst at the same time, from the regularity of their passages, t hey Will comm an d a f u ll share of the steam trade, and the Directors also intend sending steamers to the American Cotton Ports when the war is brought to an end and the trade re-opened, and have also under their consideration the Wants of the Brazil and oth er t ra d es. In organising this Company the Directors believe that it Wilt not enter into undue competition with the existing lines. The Cunard Line is a subsidised company, carrying the tlalls lumenpassengers in with fast and expensive steamers. The Le has not übside, but nevertheless has been :Most successful, and it now employs eleven vessels, having co mmenced its operations with two steamers, the City o f In man and City of Manchester. The steamships of the -.Amen Line are, however, of greater proportionate horse- Power than those projected by this Company, which will be sailed at much ie•s cost, and will be constructed to consume co mparatively small amount of coal; at the same time of _,'lch capacity that, in addition to a large cargo of merchan "lse and passengers, they will be able to carry sufficient fuel for their voyagcs both out and home, and so avoid the ex pense and delay incurred by coaling abroad. In order that the objects of this Company may not be even Partially ante pated, and that the stations may at once be occupied, provisional arrangements have been made whereby three new steamers, of the description indicated, and in all Irespects suitable tor he service have been to cured. and con nr.i,gerteletl :81tiltyaalvise been entered into for the bu lding of others of about 400 tons ertnee and it is proposed to c ,mmence with a fort y. to be „,„ service each way , increased to weekly sailines laTiztentbe Liver fort es a 8 the vessels can be got ready. The ports of depar pool for the weekly line, and London to , the metropolitan trade may require. JordeeLipa will be 'milt under the inspection of Mr. John of Ite s i°:"e Chief Surveyor to the Underwriter's Registry "Ps, —whose services as Inspecting En: sneer and al Architect the Directors have stcured to th s Company. The success which has attended the formation of well itianaged steam companies has been very marked. That of I.2unard and Inman Company is well known. Ihe Pacific teate. N avigation Company, whose shares,£so paid, are sell -I„Eig at £7B per share, has out 4 profits given to its share holders new paid-up shares exceeding the am , unt of the ori ginal capital. and pays a regular dividend of 10 per cent. on the increased issue, carrying over at each annual meeting an almost equal sum, white many private steamship owners, With similar descriptions of vessels, but much smaller than those this Cc mpa y intend to possess, have reaped like results. The Directors have, therefore, every reason to anticipate a very great success to the undertaking. They are not en tering upon an experiment, but are providing for this Com ',any a similar description of vessel, but of larger size, *han those which have proved so remunerative to severa. well known private firms engaged la the Mediterranean and other trades, and have thus the advantage of the experience so Required, which proves that what is needed, under efficient management, to ensure profitable results, are large ships, 'with moderate but sufficient ho. se-power and great carrying capacity. The introduction of the limited liability principle has en abled undertakings of great magnitude like the present to be carried out by joint-stock companies, which my embrace the co-operation of shippers and of others interested, instead of by private capital!sts as heretofore; the result being that the supporters of this line will become interested in its suc cess, and participate in the profits which they assist to earn. Applications for shares may be addressed in the annexed form to the Directors, and copies of the prospectus may be obtained at the Temporary Offices of the Company, or at the offices of the Brokers and Solicitors, but no application will be considered unless a deposit of :C1 per share on the number of shares applied for has been pain. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To e b the To the Dir ec t ors of the retained National y Steam ßankers. Navigation Company imit ~ Gentlemen,—Having paid to ed your Bankers the sum of , being a deposit of £1 per share on shares in the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to become a member of the Com pany in respect of such shares, or in respect ot any less ninn lor you may allot me ; and to execute the Ar ides of Associa tion when required ; and I request that my name may be Placed on the Register of Members for the shares so allotted. Name in full Residence Profession or Business Date T HE NATIONAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That NO APPLICATION for SR &RES in this Company will be RECEIVED after iATURDAY next, the 7th inst.; from Ireland not later than the 9th inst. By order, Temporary offices JOSEPH TREFFRY, Secretary. 21, T l pogmorton-street, London. Commercial Buildi , ngs, Water-street, Liverpool, 3rd November, 1863. WILL A GREAT DRAWING OF PRIZES ST. JOSEPH'S RE vim T, HIGHGATE, LONDON, N., On THURSDAY, th e NOVEMBER, 1803, to aid i n liquidating the Debt still remaining of f i on the New Ch urc h and Or,:an ; and to assist in establishing ng the English Mission o f St. Nicholas in Paris, now under the charge of the Passionist Fathers. The prizes of the first catalogue consist principally of objects of art and other precious articles, }resented by His Holiness, several Cardinals, Princes, and other persons of distinction in Rome. TICKETS ONE SHILLING EACH. The amount realised will be disposed of as follows :—That arising from the sale of tickets in England will be applied to St. Joseph's, and that from the sale of tickets in France to St. Nicholas', in Paris. THE DRAWING OF PRIZES WILL BE ON THE PRINCIPL E OF TIIE ART UNIO v. Any one purchasing or aiding in selling 25 tickets will be e ntitled to a large Engraving, either of the Death of St i r oseph, or of B 1 ssed Paul of the Cros. , , which will be orwarded by post upon receipt of 4 postage stamps. Catalogues as well as tickets may be had on application at St. Joseph's Retreat, Highgate, and at 39, Rue de Berri, Paris. CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of Ik-) the BIRTH of SHAKSPEA.RE, at Stratford-upon '''`von. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert • k : C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8., is Chairman) are now receiv 's SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the "'mount of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stourbridge Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, rtratiord-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and u ''reenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs. nrnith, 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 r st their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only the birthplace of Shakspeare. but the centre of attraction to all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his home, the town he hived. and•where he lived and died. w ayR Terminus , OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the lm a m t e i d i l i a n t o e , :icinity of the Great Northern Rail -cross. Pat ' ron—The QUEEN. President —The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. Edward Masterman, Esq. Treasurer —Edward This was the fl re r t e h r— os t p o ital to introduce the principle of free and instant admissionietter the destitute sick, without the for mality . of is It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable disease, that which is accom panied by sickness and , and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards very large proportion of It requires but the the casual sick of this great metropolis. funds in order to have 500 beds av l w ae for the reception of advice-creatures. Moreover, these the most wretched of our fello it gratuitously affords medical advice on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a winoTcluteotmo a m ke or a e n , The Weekly Board fee l it their i mperativ:d EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued nued support, to enable them to adm it and relieve the dist ressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Maskerman, i.:sq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond arid Co. ; He rries and Co. ; Ransom Cu. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; S mith, Pa y ne, and Co. : GlY and and Co. ; J ones Loyd a nd Co. ; Barcla y and Co., Denison and Co. ; NV lliams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co.; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool gr , i "*. t!lk: , Tognif-!, FriNFORD G, 5311111 ccretazv No. 22,265. T HE MERCHANT BANKING COMPANY of LONDON (Limited). Establishedunder the Companies Act, with Limited Liability. Capital, Two Millions Sterling. In 20.000 shares of .ElOO each. First issue, 10,000 shares. Deposit, £1 per share on application, and £llO, on allotment. It is not contemplated to call up more thati £25 per share. Calls not to exceed £5, at intervals of not less than three months. DIRECTORS. Richard Henry Browne, Esq., Director of the London Char tered Bank of Ausiralia. W. M. Cadell, Esq., Merchant, London. J. 11. Revnell de Castro, Esq. (Carruthers de Castro and Co., Merchiiu Manchester and Rio de Janeiro. Lewis Fraser, Esq. (J. and L. Eraser, merchants), London and Singapore. Ja'es 3PM aster, Esq (late of Win. M`Master aid Brothers), Toront ) and Manchester. John Paterson. Esq (Paterson, Kemp, and Co., Merchants), London and Port Elizabeth. William Pearce, Esq. (William Pearce and Co., Merchants), London and Calcutta. Jams Aaam Smith, Esq. (Smith, Wood, and Co., Merchants), London, Liverpool, and manilla. Thomas Stenhouse Esq. (Thomas Stenhouse and Co., Mer chants), London and Bombay. Henry Thurburn, Esq., Queensborough-terrace, Paddington. llarrison Watson. Esq. (J. It. Thomson and Co., Merchants), London and Cape Town. Edward Weston, Esq., Director of the Standard Bank of British South Africa. BANKERS. London—The Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool, Lothbury and SouthwarK. Liverpool—The Alliance Moak of London and Liverpool. Manchester—The Union Bank of Manchester. SOLICITORS. Msssrs. Flux and Argles, 9, Mincing-lane. BROKERS. Messrs. J. and J. Whitehead, 8, Moorgate-street. TEMPORARY OFFICE OF THE COMPANY. 27, Moorgate-street, London. PROSPECTUS. This Company is established in order, al its name implies, to carry on the trade of Merchant Bankers. Hitherto this department of business has been almost exclusively in the hands of private firms, but it is confidently believed that the Joint. Stock principle may be most beneficially applied to it, as well in the interests of commerce as to the advantage of those who desire a safe and profitable investment ._ _ The Merchant Banking Company of London. Limited, is in consequence projected, having been carefully matured under the auspices of merchants, and, having every facility already available and in full operation, the Company will at once enter upon a business ascertained to be of highly re munerative nature, with all the advantages of local know ledge and experience of the respective foreign ma kets. The Company will avoid costly establishments abroad, which ab-orb so large a por inn of the profits of other bank ing establishments, and avail themselves of the agency of mercantile houses already established. The Company will grant negotiable or other credits, by and upon their Foreign Agents, to importers of produce in this country, on the continent of Europe, and in America. They will make advances on the staple manufactures of this country under documentary bills, or unsigned to their Agents abroad, for such periods as may be necessary to realise the sale of such goods, and on terms favourable to the shippers. 'they will also undertake to execute orders for produce through their Agents abroad, on terms highly advantageous to importers. The Company will further undertake the monetary agency of Foreign and Colonial Governments, and other constituted public bodies. They will receive deposits at their Head Office in London, at the current rates of interest, and grant loans, through their Agents abroad, on approved securities. Tile safety of the Merchant Banking Company of London, Limited, as an investment w.ll be understood from the na ture of the business proposed to be transacted, and the profits likely to be made by the Company may be in some measure estimated by the well-known success of several mercantile banking establishments engaged in the same descrip.ion of business. . . No promotion-money will be paid in connexion with this Company; the pre iminary expenses will be strictly confined to actual disbursements. The Articles of Association can be seen at the Offices of the Solicitors. A pplieations for Shares may he addressed, in the annexed form, to the Directors ; and copies of the Prospectus may be obtained at the Temporary Offices of the Company, or at the Offices of the Brokers and Solicitors ; but no application w.ll be considered unless a deposit of £1 per Share on the num ber of Shares applied for has been paid. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. No. To the Directors of the Merchant Banking Company of London, Limited. Gentlemen, —Having paid to your Bankers the sum of being a deposit of per share on Shares in the above dompany, I hereby request thst you will allot me that number, and I agree to become a Member of the Company in respect of such Shares, or in respect of any less number you may allot me, and to execute the Articles of A asociation when required ; and I request that my name may be placed on the lt,gister of Members for the Shares so allotted. Name in full Residence Profession or Business Date T HE MERCHANT BANKING COMPANY 01? LONDON (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the List of Appli cations for SHARES in thi. , Company wilt be CLOSED to applicants from London on MONDAY next, the 9th inst., and from the Country on TUESDAY, the 10th inst. By order. Tem r orary Offices, 27, Moorgate-streer, London, E.C., November 4, 1x63. T" QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. 156, Leadenhall-street, London, E.C. Queen Insurance-buildings, Liverpool. Capital ONE MILLION STERLING. At the Annual Meeting of the Proprietors, held at Liver pool, on the 21st October, 1864, BERNARD HALL, Esq.. Chairman of the Company, in the Chair, the Threctors' Report for the year stated— That the Fire Premiums for the year amounted to £70,300 being an increase over the preceding year of 22,68b That the Life Premium Receipts for the first three years were and for the past three years being an increase in the latter triennial period over the former of That the amount accumulated since last Meeting, as a Fire Reserve Fund, was. 23,427 and the amount added to Life Fund was That during the past five years the Company had paid for Claims rhe Actuary reported that the Life Liabilities had been valued on the soundest principles, viz., Net Premiums at 3 per cent. interest, and that the Bonus to participating Policy holders averaged as much as 46 per cent. per annum of the Premiums paid, while in some instances it was as high as 65, 70, and even 73 per cent. A dividend was declared to proprietors at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. J. MONCRIEFF WILSON, Manager and Actuary. JOHN E. LEYLAND, Secretary. IT A LIAN CHURCH, 22, HATTON-WALL, HAT TON-GARDEN. Next SUNDAY, Solemn High Mass, at 11 a.m., will be suns by the Rev. Padre Contini. SERMON (in Italian) at the Gospel, by the Rev. Dr. Faa de Bruno. The music of the Mass, with full orchestra, will be Haydn's No. 1. OFFERTORMM—HandeI's "Solo quod Redemptor." Sung by ➢iadame itudersdorff. Grand Vespers, with full orchestral accompaniment, at 7 p.m., followed by Benediction of the B. Sacrament. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC TEACHER. 6d. ; free by post, 7d. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHI j MANUAL. Free by post, is. 6d. QHORTHAN D.-"PITMAN'S PHONO. GRAP[IY forms an exceedingly efficient-probably the MOST efficient -system of Shorthand that exists."—Sir Rowland Hill. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. A REAL SEA BATH in your own room by using TIDMAN'S SEA SALT. This article, extracted from the "foaming billows," is a valuable adjunct to the daily bath, and the best possible sub • stitute for a visit to the sea-side. Price 16s. per cwt. For warded on receipt of post-office order or stamps. TIDMA... and SON, Chemists, 10, Wormwood-street, Lon don, E.C. T IDIVIAN'S SEA SALT is of great benefit to weakly children, and a boon to all who would obtain the inyigroratine effects of a sea bath in the comfortable se clu4on of an apartment. Instructions for use are enclosed in each packet. IDMAN'S SEA SALT has been ana l ysed T Dr. Hassall, who strongly recommends it as very by superior to the rock and oth,r sal,s commonly used for bathing* purposes. It is the only efficient substitute tbr sea bathing. In bags of 141b5., price 2s. ; 281b5., 4s. ; 561bs , Bs. 1121b5., Vs. P London, . prietorsSold , b ID y all ChemistsNlAN & SON, 10, Wormwood -street, Sole ro E C. • ALGERIAN ONYX MARBLE. HOWELL, JAMES, and CO., respectfully soliasitsrs. an invention o of their Onyx Salo n, which cont ains upwards . 1,00) objects, consist in g of Clock , Candelabra, Lamp s Vases, Jardinieres, Inkstands, I'en-trays, and a variety of smaller articles of taste, at moderate prices. This beaut!ful marble is perfectly translucent, bears a very fine polish, presents a diversity of pleasing tints, and can be 1 urned or chiselled into any form ncess ornament. —5, 7,9, Regent-street, Pall-emallary for utility or. BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.—Alabaster Powder, and the Magnetic Rock Dew Water from Sahara. Cir cassian Bloom, Arabian Soaps, and Alabaster Liquid. These costly and inimitable toilet preparations render the hair, teeth, and complexion beautiful beyond comparison.—Can be had only at Madame RACHEL'S, 47A, New Bond-street, where she can be consulted daily. All communications are strictly confidential. AT''HING IMPUSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of the day, AGUA AMARELLA. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., 3, King-court, Lrmbard street, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at what age. The Aga A marella has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in halt bottles, 10s. 6d. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of unnoubted respecta bility, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High ness the Princess of Wales. DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVE R PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING RENIEDY.—Pre ,Ared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. -cott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who -uffer from bilious and dyer complaints, indigestion, wind. spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &c. For habitual _ostiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier .)t 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, is. lid., and three Braes the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square Ci n!re2n I ,frnhcrt," engraved on the ~~~~~ ~ i ~~ ~ L ~ -~ - 1 / 4 ............. ---....'N. :*, -• - .. ... t , ~.........„:"........-. ~, 4:: • . -,... ~--4 ,-. , ••,'!" . 1 41: . . •.. ~. • .1 1 ,_nt: ‘,. 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Naval and Yilitary Intelligence. level surface was obtained which enabled the ships to be kept clean inside and free from foul collections in the bilges, a thing impossible previously in iron ships. The cements were, however, liable to crack, and they did not prevent the oxidation of the iron inside, and they were capable of being applied only under certain cireumstances of heat and posi tion. These objections, it is said, do not attach themselves to the use of the Spence ship-lining composition. It is elastic, and will not crack by any straining of the ship—it is oleaginous, and prevents any oxidation or corrosion of the iron ; and, to conclude, it is a perfect non-conductor of heat or cold, and therefore furnishes the required means for li n ing the mess•decks or cabins of iron ships. Her Majesty's screw iron sloop Sharpshooter, at Portsmouth, of 503 tons and 150 horse power, has her starboard side internally, from keel to upper deck, coated with this composition, and the Buffalo, screw iron sloop of 440 tons, at Woolwich, is also being coated with it. As a proof of the necessity existing for protecting the rivet-heads on the inside of irun ships' bottoms, we may mention that her Majesty's screw troop s hip Urgent, now in No. 8 dock at Portsmouth, has her bottom plates riveted together by rivets an inch in dia meter, and that some hundreds of these ere out of her bottom, having had their heads on the inside of the ship, destroyed by the motion of the bilge water and sand or grit. The fine new transport ship Empress, Captain Ellis, 1,313 tons register, recently purchased by Messrs. Houlder Brothers, of Leadenhall street, yesterday hauled alongside the T pier at the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, in pre paration to embark the 4th battalion Military , Train under orders for service in New Zealand. The Empress will undergo her last official inspection this morning by Sir R. Dacres and staff, commanding the garrison at Woolwich. The troops will embark in the course of the following after noon and take possession of their quarters, and, according to present orders, the vessel will sail on Monday morning. The battalion consists of Lieut.-Col. O'Brien, in command ; Major Gray; Capts. Green and Witchell ; Lieuts. Sewell, Creagh, and St. Aubyn ; Ensigns Leir and Davis ; Capt. Reeve, Paymaster ; Quartermaster Lambert, Lieut. and A.djt. Shackleton, Veterinary-Surg. Appleton, one medical c ace2 6 7 non-commissioned officers and privates, women,3B r and 50 children. The steam storeship Balaclava has arrived at W oo l w i c h Arsenal, after a perilous voyage from Scotland, and has commenced discharging her cargo of returned stores. The Balaclava bore up in Yarmouth Roads during the violence of the gale, and again proceeded to sea on Sunday morning, when she was enveloped in a thick dark fog, and struck on a sandbank off Wells Point. She came off at high water without damage. The whole of the guns, shot, shell, and other War De partment stores belonging to the screw frigate Emerald, 35, 600 horse power, Capt. A. Cumming, lately attached to the Channel Squadron, have been landed at the Ordnance wharf, Chatham, and the other stores deposited in the dockyard. The Emerald is entirely dismantled, and will be paid off at the Nore to-morrow, and placed in the steam reserve. A general order from the Horse Guards, signed by Sir J. y. Scarlett, K.C.8., Adjutant-General, has been received at Chatham, announcing that her Majesty has been pleased to approve a neve description of sword belt, with three rows of gold e mbroidery, for field marshals, general officers, and generals on the staff, and a similar belt, with two rows of embroidery, for staff officers under the rank of general offi cers, in lieu of those now prescribed by regulation, which are found not sufficiently strong for service. The Duke of Cambridge directs that all general and staff officers on active employme nt shall furnish th emselves with the new sword belts, a ccording to the patt ern deposited at t h e H orse now Gn in ardtsh,and general offi cers not actively employed will adopt e new pattern as th ey may require to replace those use. THE NAVY. VALETTA, Oct. 31.—There have been very few move ments of ships of war in this port since the departure of the last mail. Her Majesty's ship Icarus, 11, screw sloop, Com • mender N. Salmon, V,C., arrived on Saturday night from the Piraeus, with mails and despatches. She had orders to return with the mail due on the 7th from Marseilles, but will have to remain here to repair damages sustained in a colli eion with a large French screw transport, the Ardoche, which was proceeding from a port in Franca to Alexandria. having troops on board for Cochin China. The collision oc curred at 4 in the morning of the 22d inst., 60 miles from Cape Matapan, and was nearly proving fatal to the Icarus. Owing to weather being hazy, the mast head light of the French steamer was mistaken for that of a sailing-vessel, as she carried no other lights. The English was steering west, half north, at the rate of six knots, and the French man south-east, at a speed of nine knots. On perceiving a collision was inevitable, the order was given on board the Icarus to starboard the helm, which, although contrary to the rule laid down, was the only means, under the circum stances, of saving her from being run into amidships, in which case she would have probably been sunk. As it was, the French vessel struck her violently on the starboard quarter, breaking in the bulwarks, laying her side open al most to the water-line, and carrying away her mizenmast and mainroyalmast. 'I he Ardeche lost bowsprit, figurehead, foretopgaliantmast, Such was the violence of the shock that it was feared at first she was going down. A bluelight was burnt as a signal for the French ship to stand by until the extent of damage was ascertained, and it having been found that no leak had been sprung in the Icarus, and that her steering apparatus was still in good order, the two vessels parted company. On the 24th she fell in with her Majesty's despatch boat Psyche, Lieut.-Com. Sterne, 40 miles from Malta, which had left that day for the Piraeus, and the op. portunity was seized to send a report of the accident to the commander-in-chief, No blame is attached to Commander Salmon or the officers of the Icarus for the unfortunate oc currence, which is generally attributed to a bad look-out on board the French ship, and the fact of her not carrying the usual steamer's lights. The Icarus has been admitted into dock for repairs, which it will take some six weeks to com plete. The vessel will then proceed home to be paid off. Her Majesty's surveying tender Growler, Staff-Commander Stokes, returned on Tuesday from surveying operations in the direction of Sicily, and will leave again in a few days to continue the survey of the Malta Channel. We are still expecting the Hydra, 6, paddle-sloop, Lieut.-Commander G. It. W ilkinson (temporary), from England. This vessel is to replace the Medina on the surveying service. The Gibraltar, 81, Capt. Prevost, which left Plymouth on the 7th inst., and is to relieve the Queen, 76, Capt. C. F. Hill yar, has not yet made her appearance. The only men-of war here just now are the Icarus, Medina, and Boxer. The Chanticleer, 17, Commander Stirling, left to-day with a mail for the Piraeus, and despatches for Admiral Smart. Tho following are the names of the officers and the strength of the 23d Regiment, which left on Saturday last for Gibraltar in her Majesty's troopship Orontes :—Lieut. Col. Bell, V.C. and wife, Lieut.-Col. Gubbies, Surg. Tydd and wife, Capt. Douglas, Capt. Shadwell, Capt. Tupper, and Capt. Holroyd, Paymaster Leet, Licuts. Cary, Lees, Lewis, Napier, and Kenny; Ensigns Fitzgeorge, Williamson, Luxford, Knox, Patterson, Ramsbottom, Watson, and Graves; Quarter master Burden, Assist.-Surg. Greig and wife, 839 non commissioned officers and soldiers, 41 women, and 65 chil dren. The following also took passage by her :—Assist.- Surg. Kelly, R.N., Lieut. Calder, R.M., Ensign Lead beater, 25th Regiment ; Messrs. Innes and Bain, 172 sailors and marines, 56 invalids, 22 women, and 36 children, and Mrs. Spratt and family. A letter from the Piraeus of the 19th of October says • "A court-martial was held on board her Majesty's ship Trafalgar on the 7th inst. to try a private of tbo Royal Ma rine Light Infantry, of her Majesty's ship Marlborough, on the charge of making use of insubordinate language to a sergeant of the Royal Marines when on duty at the National Bank at Athens. The Court found the prisoner guilty, and sentenced him to be deprived of a good conduct badge, to be placed in the second class for conduct, and to be imprisoned for three months in one of her Majesty's gaols. Another court-martial was held on board the Trafalgar on the lath and 16th inst. on Lieut. Mangan, of her Majesty's ship Mecanee, upon a charge of drunkenness. The prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to be dismissed from her Ma jesty's service, The following ships of war remain here:— English—The Marlborough, 121, Capt. C. A. Fellowes, flag of Vice-Admiral Robert Smart, K.II. ; the Trafalgar, 74, Capt. T Mason ; the Queen, 76, Capt. C. F. Hill yar. The Meeanee, 80, Capt. A. Wodehouse, arrived on the 14th inst. from Kalamata, and remains in Salamis Bay, The Foxhound, 4, Commander W. H. Anderson,also arrived on the 10th inst. from Kalamata with the mails and des patches brought there from Malta by the Meeanee. The Megicienne, 16, Capt. W. Armytage, arrived on the 16th inst. from Nauplia and Patras. The St, George, 86, Capt. the Hon. F. Egerton, arrived this morning from Kalamata, and remains in Salamis Bay, and the Orlendo, 46, Capt. G. Randolph, arrived on the 18th inst., and is also in Salamis Bay. Her Majesty's ship Trident arrived yesterday morn ing with mails, &c., from Malta, and left this evening for Syria. French—The Magicienne screw frigate (flag of the Rear-Admiral commanding the Levant station) and the Mouette paddle-sloop arrived a few days ago. Austrian —The Dandolo screw corvette ; and the Frederick screw corvette (bearing the broad pendant of Commodore Tegit hot!), arrived on the 15th inst., and the "Wall screw gunboat. Italian—The Tancredi paddle-wheel steamer, Turkish—The Braussa screw corvette. Greek—TheAthens paddle-wheel steamer, and one screw gunboat. The Prussian paddle -steamer Preussische Alder arrived on the 7th inst. from Malta, en route to Constantinople, where she is to be stationed to attend on the Prussian Minister at the Porte. The screw gunboat Blitz arrived in company, and in tow of the Alder for about three miles, as when just off the Piraeus the cover of her cylinder sprung. It will take some time to effect the necessary repairs. On the morning of the Bth the Prussian gunboat Basilisk ar rived from Malta. The Blitz and Basilisk are to be stationed at the Piraaus. The Preussische Adler sailed on the 14th for Constantinople. On leaving she got on shore jest outside the Pillars, but shortly afterwards was floated again with• out assistance, and proceeded on her voyage. She is to touch at Syra on her way." NEW NOVEL by the Author of "ANNE DYSART." Now ready at all the Libraries , in 2 vo ls., 215., THE BIWWNS AND THE SMITHS. By the Author of "Anne Dysart," &e. Also now ready, in 3 vols., QUEEN MAB. By JULIA KAVANAGH. Hurst and Blaekett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW WORE: BY THE AUTHOR OF " EAST LYNNE." On Wednesday, Nov. 11, in 3 vols., post Svo., THE SHADOW OF ASHLYDYAT. By Mrs. WOOD, Author of "East Lynne," "The Channings," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. On Monday next, in crown Bvo., with Two Illustrations, price Cs., THE LAST OF THE CAVALIERS. A New and Cheaper Edition, uniform with "East Lynne." Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. This day, Never Before Published, price 25., B EL DEMONIO. A LOVE STORY. By PAUL FEVAL, Author of "The Duke's Motto." London : Ward and Lock, 158, Fleet-street. BEAUTIFUL FOR EVER. MADAME RACHEL ON "FEMALE GRACE AND BEAUTY." Just published, ABOOK OF BEAUTY• By Madame RACHEL. To be had at 47A, New Bond-street. Price 2s. 6d. T H E 0 X F OR D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry It. Bishop's THE SLAVE, CLARA, the MAID of MILAN, and Bellini's SONN A MBULA. Principal Artistes —Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Huish, &a., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean, &C. Comic, by UNSWORTH (" or any other man "), Eugene , W. Randall, George Hodson, and those marvellous French Clowns, Messrs. ARTHUR and BERTRAND. Also, a Pei formance by Herr SUIIAL KENBACII on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO URCHESTRE, contain ing a full baud of 40 instruments. The HALL has just been newiy Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, ed. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private boxes, 10s. ed. CANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order V to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing - crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pepper and Henryllircks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, " Mt: GHOST," to the Concert Hall, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Balcony, and body of the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr. A. Silvester to give (with all that gentleman's latest improvements and effects), REPRESNNTATIONS EACH EVENI.NG, at half-past Nine o'clock. AU the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Comedy by Ucsworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E. Marshall, and the marvellous Arthur and Bertrand. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The Marvels of PE RU, the most wonderful Performers in the World —LANGLOIS, the marrellows Indian Juggler. —Grand Comic Divertissement, by the Francesco Family and Mons. Ratel, assisted by 12 Young Ladies.- The beauti ful FAIRY FOUNTAIN—NICOSIA, the eminent Italian Violinist. Special Notice.—lmmense Attraction.—The celebrated French Clowns, ARTnuit and BER (RAND, will make their appearance in a new Entertainment, reserved expressly for their engagement at this establishment. Doors onen at 7—commence at half-past 7. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great Musical Attraction —lmmense success of SIGNOR .o,ICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every Evening, ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE.-THE PRINCE'S BIRTHDAY.-A Grand FANCY BALL will take place on MONDAY next. Tickets at the principal Libraries and Costumiers, and at the Alhambra. The Hall will be perfumed by E. Rimel, of 288, Strand. A RGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill -street, Piccadilly. During the Concerts given by Mons. JULLIEN, at Tier Majesty's Theatre, the BALL will commence EVERY EVENING at NINE O'CLOCK. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, Is. Manager—M. GRENET. 29, GEORGE-STREE HANOVER-SQUARE. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily f'rom 10 till 10. Lectures at 4 and 7 o'clock. Where may be seen the Astecs ; Bushman and Wife; Julia Pastrana and Infant; Eng and Shang, the Siamese Twins ; and upwards of 3,030 Models, Natural Pre parations, se. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One shilling tor Gentlemen only),. 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. SOLOMONS, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. IIEATHER'S TRUST.—Under the manage ment of the CLOTH WORKERS' COMPANY.—At a COURT. to be holden on the 2d DECEMBER next, this COMPANY will distribute to SIX POOR WIDOWS of DECAYED 110USEKEEPERS the amount divisible under the above Trust, being about XS to each. Printed forms of application may be obtained at the Company's Offices, Cloth workers' Hall, Mincing-line, London. The applicant must insert therein particulars relative to her condition and cir cumstances, and name references from whom information may be obtained for verifying the same. The application, with certificate of her marriage, and a certificate or other proper proof of the death of her husband, must be left at the Company's Hall previously to the 23d November instant, addressed to ROBERT BECKWITH TOWSE, Clerk. Clothworkers' Rail, November, 1863. Statue of Napoleon I. in the Place Vendome. PROTEST OF THE " SIECLE." Oar voice has not been heard, as a body of workmen have let down the popular statue—the effigy of the conqueror of Austerlitz ; and hence forth the Imperial Roman mantle will replace the grey overcoat and the little cocked hat. The persons who witnessed this scene were painfully affected, and the noise which the displaced statue made in touching the ground had a melancholy sound in their ears. The column was destined to consecrate the memory of the glorious and rapid campaign, which commenced on the 24th Sept., 1805, and ter minated on the 26th Dec., 1806, by the treaty of peace at Presburg. The bronze plates which cover the stone column are made with Austrian cannon. The bas-reliefs, modelled by Bergeret, represent the passage of the Rhine, the combats of Donawerth, Wertingen, Gunzberg, Albeck, Langenau, and Nee resheim ; the capitulation of Ulm ; the victory of Diernstein ; the entry of the French into Vienna on the 13th November, and the battle of Austerlitz. If the architects, Benin, Gondouin, and Lepere, had not limited the column to a height of 42 metres, the length of the spiral freize might have been doubled. Was it not natural to crown those great military deeds with the effigy of the captain who commanded the grand army ? Louis Philippe's Government understood that such ought to be the case. It not only gave to the statuary, M. Sourre, the indica tions and particulars necessary for representing the captain with the historic costume, but also borrowed the bronze from three victories, and the statue which it inaugurated was made with the metal of cannons taken in Algeria. If the bas reliefs represented the signing of the concordat, the peace of Amiens, the promulgation of the code, the coronation and mar riage of Napoleon 1., the sessions of the Council of State, and other incidents of a civil order, one might understand that the figure by which they are sur mounted would bear the costume which the chief of the state had adopted. It would not in any case be this Olympian travesty, which is no longer suited to the present age. THE GALES.—PORTSMOUrH, Monday..—lntelli lo on the b eac h w the Roy a l S an d roek gence has reached here that the hull of a brit or sc h oon er, supposed to have gone dow n w ith all hands off St. Catherine's , Isle of Wi g ht, during the gale on Pride.), l o a ff s t s , t a o s n b ß e e a n t h w s , a h s l e e d of as l h v o i r s e h , t k , e b e e l upwards, Hotel, at the west end of Undercliff. At the time the letter con t a i n ing the intelligence was despatched from Niton the unfortunate vessel lay half buried in the sand ; and this cause, combined with the constant sea breaking over her, rendered it impossible to ascertain, from any writing which might be on her stern, what was her name, or the port she hailed from. The wind has been very strong here all day, from W. and W.S.W., and weather cloudy. The barometer since 10 a.m. has stood at 30.28. Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing Horniman's pure Tea; very choice at 3s. 4d. a n d 4s. "High Standard" at 4s. 4d. (formerly 4s. Bd.), is the strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in every town supply it in packets. The Admiralty have directed that a report shall be made by the officials of Portsmouth Dockyard and the officer corn mending the Admiralty yacht Enchantress of the results which have attended the trial of Spence's patent non-con ductive and non-combustible composition, which has been applied to coat the boilers, cylinders, and steam pipes in the hydraulic engine house at the south corner of the dockyard, and the steam pipes and valve boxes of the Enchantress's superheating apparatus, with the iron casing which encloses the latter above the deck. Without pretending to any knowledge of what will be the tenor of these official reports, we may simply state what has been accomplished. The great heat produced in all confined spaces where steam ma chinery is at work, whethe r on shore or on board ship, is well known. The metal surfaces, such as the boilers and steam pipes, are generally covered with substances as nearly non conducting as possible, in order to lessen the radiation of heat and prevent contact with the more exaosed parts of the metal surfaces. Felt, lead, and wood sheathing have been the substances employed for this purpose. It is evi dent, however, that these substances, however applied, could only partially remedy the evil, while their use must always be attended with considerable danger. This latter point has been frequently illustrated on board ships of war, and indeed most strikingly by the recent return of the Pdlorus to Devonport, after sailing thence for foreign service. One of her boilers by some means became empty, and therefore soon redhot, and as a certain result set fire to the felt, and sheeting, and to the ship. To prevent a recurrence of this accident, as v'ell as to cov er a highly -heated iron surface on the upper deck, the Enchantress's superheating appa ratus and funnel casing were coated with the new composi tion early in July last, and nothing can be more sa ti s f ac t or y than the non -conducting qualities which it has been found to possess when the yacht was under steam, or its present condition and appearance. The cylinders, boilers, and steam pipes in the hydraulic engine - house have been coated with the composition now 16 months, and Steam there has a daily (except on Sundays) pressure of 601 b, The bare hand may be placed on the boilers o r steam- p i p e s , as, indeed, it may on the Enchantress's sup erheatin g apparatus, without the slightest inconvenience. The heat reached in these super heaters ranges from 250 deg. to 400 deg. The material ordinary lab ourer. W hen dry used can be applied by any it is coated with a covering of paint. This is what has been already accomplish() I. What is being now attempted is confined to the internal skin of iron ships, and is here chiefly used as a preservative, but in a secondary view, again as a non-conductor. On the docking of her Majesty's iron screw troopship 11Iegaara, some three or four years since at Ports mouth, after being paid off on her return home from lengthened foreign service, it was discovered that nearly the whole of the internal rivet-heads of her bottom plates below the water-line were eaten off level with the interior surface of the plates, and many of the rivets had therefore dropped out of their holes and were gone altogether. The ship's plates were, in fact, c hi e fly held in their p os iti on on t h e framing by the external pressure of the water, and thus any utOue strain on any one part either by striking on a rack or straining in a gale of wind, would in all probability have opened up the ship's bottom and caused her, with all on board, almost instaneously to sink. An iquiry took place, and the conclusion arrived at was that the never-ceasing motion of the water, with the girt from the bilges, et estooyed the rivet heads and dasnaged the edges of the plates, and that some protecting covering was needed, This led to the introduc tion of Portland cement and other materials. The rivet heads and edges of the plates were thus protected, so long as the c e me n t did not crack and admit the wa t er, and a papers ; S E S PAPE It it;'ffi lio ii. have responded to the Preside I t; ..,.., , . ..._ 7: 6 ,;..41A.,,!, , ,,,-,.. :,/,?, calling for troops, and desire the . 6, : , :.:Piarilmt .1 1, - ;/;-., i ats.,,,'i exertion to have their State qtli 'uZlll:t ' y'"f quota for New York is 33,000, The coming election in New York is I.N. g vigor ously canvassed by both parties. The Democrats are very sanguine of success. An official despatch from General Burnside, dated Knoxville, Oct. 17th, states that a cavalry brigade from his command encountered the rebuts at Blue Spring, and after a sharp fight drove them flre m (Per the City of Baltimore.) a strong position. General Shakleford, with h.'s NEW YORK, Om% -„"4. cavalry and a brigade of infantry, continued in pur- General Meade had an interview yesterd.3y with suit, the Confederates making a stand at every im- President Lincoln, and returned afterwards to hi,3 portant position, but he finally drove them com post. The reports of his being removed from corn- 11letelr out of Tennessee, captured the fort at Zolli mend are, therefore, untrue. 00fror, burned th e long railroad bridge at that pl ace , Information, believed to be perfectly reliable, has also Eve. other bridges, three locomotives, and 35 been received at Washington that Lee is sending care. IL; advance was ten miles beyond Bristol. to Bragg two more divisions of his army, and that Th e F e d e ral loss in the-fight at Blue Springs was it is his intention to retire with the remainder of about one lun'idred killed and woun d e d. Th e his army to the defences at Fredericksburg, where enemy's loss was 4 .nauch greater. One hund re d an d . they will, as the rebel authorities beHeve, prevent fifty prisoners werett:ken. PRICE.... . -..4d. STAMPED .....6d. AMERICA. any demonstration against Richmond by that route, or up the bank of the James River. They calculate that the injury done to the Orange and Alexandria Railroad will prevent any attempt this season to advance against Richmond by the Gordonsville route, and they regard any movement up the Gregg's N peninsula as i mpracticable at this late season. General reconnaissance within yesterday of (23d)the it m a a p d p e a a . hannock, and returned without finding the enemy. The Orange and Alexandria Railroad has been repaired one mile beyond Bristow Station. Forces are engaged night and day repairing the damages done by the enemy. The discipline and morale of the army are said to be fine, and both officers and men have great confi dence in General Meade. There are no indications whatever of a general engagement. It is estimated that the Federal losses during the late desultory campaign in killed, wounded, and prisoners, will not exceed 1,500 men. The Richmond Examiner of the 20th, says : " Meade is believed to .be resting at Centreville after the fatigue of his prodigious skedaddle. His retreat is considered to have been so masterly as to have dimmed for ever the laurels won by M'Clellan in that branch of warfare. He fell back with more celerity than Pope, and with more success than either he or M'Clellan. While we admire the success of his escape, we shall always wonder why ho exposed himself in a manner to make his flight necessary. If it was his design to flee as soon as menaced, why did he ever come to the Rapidan. One would suppose that from the Rappahannock to Washington was a sufficiently long race track. What his next movement will be, it is impossible to conjecture. Perhaps, as he was so successful in running away, he may advance again. " If he does advance again to the Rapidan, he can hardly do so in less than a month, as it will take him at least that time to reconstruct the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, which, by the exertions of both armies, has been pretty thoroughly demolished from Culpepper Court House to Ma- nassas J unction." The following telegrams aro from the Richmond CULPEPPER COURT-HOUSE, OCT. 17. The heavy rain yesterday caused the Rapidan to rise, and the bridge careened last night, ren dering it impassable for the present. The battle at Catlett's Station proved to be a cavalry skir mish, in which we took some prisoners. There was hard fighting late on Wednesday evening at. Bristow Station. We were driving the enemy back, when skirmishers fell upon 11PIntosh's bat tery, supported by Cook's brigade. Gen. Cook was wounded early in the action. His brigade was thrown into confusion, during which the enemy succeeded in taking five pieces of artil lery. Reinforcements coming up we pursued the enemy towards Dumfries. Our loss is about 500 killed and wounded. Fifteen hundred prisoners have been gathered during the day. GORDONSVILLE, OCT. 18. Parson BrownlP.v aid Horace Maynard made speeches at Knoxville, October 13th, endorsing the administration, and favouring immediate emancipa tion in East Tennessee. Unionists in large num bers were said to be join ing the army of General Burn si de. The following is from the Richmo nd E nquirer o f October 16th : Save on our own terms we can accept no p eace whatever, and must fight till doomsday rather than yield an iota of them,,,and our terms are:— Recognition by the enemy of the independence of the Confederate States. Withdrawal of the Yankee force from every foot of Confederate ground, including Kentucky and Missouri. 'Withdrawal of Yankee soldiers from Maryland until that State shall decide by a free vote whether she shall remain in the old Union or ask admission into the Confederacy, Consent on the part of the Federal Government to give up to the Confederacy its proportion of the navy, as it stood at the time of secession, or to pay for the same. Yielding up of all pretension on the part of the Federal Government to that portion of the old territories which lies west of the Confederate States. Anequitableset and tlement on the basis of our abso lute independence, equal rights of all accounts of the public debts and public lands, and the ads vanteges accruing from foreign treaties. These provisions, we apprehend, comprise the minimum of what we must require before we lay down cur arms. That is to say, the North must yield all—we nothing—and as they have waged a wicked and causeless war upon us, they ought in strict justice to be required, according to usage in such cases, to reimburse to us the whole of our ex penses and losses in the cause of that war. Assuredly as we completely ruin their armies, so surely will we make them pay our war debt, though we wring it out of their hearts. And they know it well ; therefore they cannot make peace except through their utter inability to strike another blow. The The enemy have been driven back to their fortifications at Centreville, to which they have been flying for several days past pursued by our forces. They have destroyed in their flight such stores as they could not take with them. The fight ing has been with small bodies as our forces would came up with them. The battle at Bristow station was an engagement between parts of the two armies. It is reported that but for a deserter going over to the enemy and giving information, the day our forces commenced moving, we should have achieved a much more substantial success. stake they have to forfeit if they lose the game is as vital as ours. So is the stake to be won. It is no less than the entire possession of our whole country, with us in it and all we own, to have and to hold to them and their heirs for ever, Once more, we say, it is all or nothing. The Confederacy or the Yankee nation—one or the other must go down, forfeit its national existence, and lie at the feet of its mortal enemy. Meade's army and Roscncranz's once scattered, ry,:e c:m get no more armies. The draft turns out manifestly fruitless. Both the German and the Irish element are for peace. The Yankees have to bear the brunt of the war themselves; but in the meantime their inevitable bankruptcy is advancing like an armed man. "Hungry ruin has them in the wind," and it cannot be long before the Cabinet at Washington will have to consider seriously terms of peace, under auspices and circumstances very different from the present. For the present, let the war roll and thunder on, and God defend the right. GORDONSVILLE, OCT. 20. One thousand Yankee prisoners, captured last week, are expected here to-night. The Rapidan bridge will be repaired by to-morrow morning. (From the Richmond Sentinel, Oct. 21.) The force reported to bs moving on Abingdon is believed to bs the same cavalry and mounted in fantry, commanded by Foster, who was so easily whipped in September at Zollicaffa by two regi ments of Cerse's brigade. They numbered then 2,000, and can hardly have increased more than a few hundred. If these are all we have to contend with, as we believe they are, our salt works are safe for the present. We wish we could say as much for East Tennessee. That valuable section will never be free from Yankee inroads until me retake Cumberland Gap. pa pers contains the following : Richmond INIISSIONAR,Y RIDGE, OCT. 17. Gen. D. a Hill has been relieved, and G en. Breckenridge placed in command of his corps ; The recent heavy rains have caused a freshet in the Tennesse e river. The brid g es over Chicka mauga and Chattanooga Creeks have been see the swept a way. For the first t i me in four daps Th e bridges are being rapidl y repaired. The we sun. enemy ' s pontoon bridge along the town was sub merged. Sigel's corps is reported to have been at S tev enson on the 14th. has been a cry for Re viewer.--For many years there ENGLISH OPERA.—Defined by a Saturday Re pet manent estab lishment of a theatre in w e t r h s e have come forward a w n i t a h t i e o p n l a e l u d o p i d e r e a e . h e in ee , hi a ch e native singers should si ng Successiveen paper, p m r an f a e g_ composers in our native tongue. Yet the works of native it, and crumbles into very which its propounders place . each scheme in turn tumbles from the lofty pedestal on quite ready the public, who are o w rdinary materials. A distaste for Er glish opera cannot be charged upon ciate and reward good opera of any kind, and who flock to the theatre when any piece but slightly above the usua I feeble run of ,English opera is produced. Th ere i s, more over, a strong wish among the lovers of music for the de velopment in this country of a school of dramatic compo sition; with all this d eman d , with all the increased at tention yet,wieh music has lately received, and with all the improvement in the national musical taste, the hopes of a national opera are as small as ever. The cause must surely be found in our composers and our managers. The former allow their pens to be guided, not by their musical and dramatic feelings, but by the wishes of their publishers, and, in place of composing for the stage, write what will suit the milder atmosphere of the drawing-room, This is the crying vice of our English operatic writers. If they have by them a pretty ballad or a sparkling song, they care nothing for dramatic situations, but bring it in head and shoulders, that they may get good terms from Bond-street, which thus obtains the best possible advertisement of the morceau by its being sung by the pet singer in the new opera, with which it has perhaps no more in common than Achilles with the distaff. The best opera writers aro guided by different principles. Take " Fidelio " or " Der Freyschutz"—there are but one or two pieces in each of these operas bearable off tha t stage, and one can count upon one's ten fingers all that Meyerbeer's operas yield for drawing-room consumption , : The same is true of Auber in a less degree; and although Mozart's music and that of the great Italian composers eau be listened to with pleasure apart from the story, . ' is for ing as it does so much pure melody, yet the effect u greater when the passages are heard in the because these which they were composed. This happenssas well a 5 great composers, being really operatic composer , : erecters of their musicians, clothe the situations and the c an d paints tho dramas with music which tells tho . s s to te ry write an opera; passions they wish to express. This s ted songs, unconnected contain" but to string together a series of resultisolated be intrinsically valu e savage, in which each stone I d barbaric, exciting no able, but the whole is tawdryys Yet this is the course of the by any unity of purpose, gives a aay like the necklace of Pleasure in its contemplation.fs inyB out his book so as to average English composer. f I to show to advantage the exe rtttiewnent of Miss B, or the volume ballads for his publisher ; a n d as they cution of Mrs. A, th m e r se c, e t y h the re greatest generallyn umwbreni gentlemen who attend the the young laditeswhat and upper notes of and they fancy young g ey ensure a large d emand from will suit their respective opera to find ou immediately reproduce such pieces for the benefit voices, and move as musical (or inflicti on) long as this system lasts, so long is a National lights. So . and our composers ofthe circles . in which they Opera impossible.. than go on choosing a story themselves . it into half-a-dozen of their best ballads taken and putting Ives with single songs up with a no i s y c h orus ( 3, a rt two,ra nd om frombestowing their someei r desks, e sk s till pains , vienrghap s upon a so lit ar y con dceiftritceudlt piece,reu fitting the prima donna with a sufficiently finale, and imagining they have written an opera. Confederate accounts from Charleston ,, up to the 21st October, state th a t a bris., fire is maintained upon the Federals with no response. The Ironsides is asserted to be leaky since the torpedo attack. She steamed around Cumming's Point on the 21st. Ore more Monitor had joined the fleet. The French ship Tasiphon had arrived ; her commander, Do Marivaux, is said to be a cousin of the Emperor. The Richmond Enquirer of the 21st states that Gen, p r i ce with a force of 20,000 men is marching upon Little Rock, with only six thousand in front of him. He is said to be on his way to Missouri. A serious disagreement had taken place between Gens. Price and Holmes, causing considerable demoralisa tion among their troops. It was, however, finally settled to their mutual satisfaction. A despatch from Memphis, dated Oct. 21, sta.tes that Bragg is reported to have crossed the Alabama ^, n d Tennessee Railroad, and transported his sup plies to Rome and Sclma President Lincoln's reply to the Missouri-Kansas delegation has given great dissatisfaction to the Radicals. He refuses to remove Gen, Schofield. The Russians" have gone on a visit to Niagara falls. Municipal invitations have been given theta to visit Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington. The arrangements for the grand b;111 to them i n Now York are not yet completed. New Jersey The Governors of Now York and A REMAENABLE INSTANCE OF POCKET-PICKING is said to have recently happened in London. A gentleman from the country received a large sum of money' in sovereigns. He -Ae bought a sort of canvas bag for it, walked along the streets, all the while keeping his hand in the pocket where the purse was, with a desperate determi nation not to be done. All at once, to his astonishment, his purse was gone. lie at once went to a policeman, by whose assistance he had the singular good fortune to find the thief who had taken his purse. The gentleman was so amazed at his puree being taken while his hand had never a left his p oc k e t, that ho offered to forgive the thief, if he would tell him how it was done. The thief then said " I happened to see you receiving the money, and lowed you. I saw you buy the bag-purse, and a again fofor un consciously After a time I tickled your ear with f e ather - consciously you took your hand out of your purse - poc ket to y, remove what you thought, perhaps, was a ll you were rubbing your car, I got rh o• s booty., , 7d o) 7 c h e W eek.ile SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATT ERSA LL'S—YESTERDAY. The interior of the s ubsciption-room this afternoon pre sented a marked contrast to the scene of bustle and excite ment on Monday last. The few subscribers who strolled consequenceee events was of thea l most a dead letter, the only featureon futurev in in the cours e of the da y grouped themselves in close prox i m ity to the fire , while th e y di scusse d t h e effectand past Cambridgeshire. Betting being the incr ea sed anx i e ty to get on Golde n Pledge for the A utumn Cup ; but offers of 7 to 2 were not sufficiently tempting t o l ea d t o an y inves t m ent ; 6 to 1 was accepted about C a t c h-' em -Ali ve , and a point m ore would have been taken about Fair water. For the Derb y 1,000 t o 40 was booked about Sirch b room , and 1,00 0 to 3 0 laid ag s t Hi s t or i an to £5O . C los i ng prices : LIVERPOOL AUTUMN C UP. w orth naming 7 to 2 agst Mr Owen's Golden Pledg e (off, take 4 to 1) 6 to 1 agst Mr W. D a y' sC a tch - 'em-Alive (taken) 6 to 1 agst Mr Cartwright ' s Fairw a t er ( offered) 10 to 1 apt Mr T. Hughes s Earl of S urrey ( ta k en and off) 10 to 1 agst Mr T. Hunts Blithefield (offered) 10 to 1 apt Mr J. Day's ns Trumps (taken and offered) THE DERRY, 2 59 to 1 agst Lord Westmoreland's Bir c hb room ( ta k en) 33 to 1 agst iNir W. Day's Historian (taken) UPTON-ON-SEVERN S TEEPLECHASES. THURSDAY. The Severn Bank Steeplechase (Handicap), of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100 added. Four miles. 13 subs. Diary ........ (Stevens', 1 .............. (G. Holman) 2 Th e f o llowing also ran : — Yaller Gal, S u ck s , G rey P eter p l i a ff r y Faff, Ann,lisltOst 121 b and Rufus. satlletrarAnn and Piff P a ff, 3 t o 1 a Gal, 7 to 1 apt R u f us , 8 t o a ß ,g e ss t tt t iGsnorgee.ci,r6teotteolr .e 1 a a c g h s t a y g 1 Won by a short neck only. Only two passed the post. Socks fell and broke his back. The Farmers' Steeplechase Cup, value 20 sovs. Three miles. Bang Bull, 12st General Ragg, 12st (Mr. Davidson) 2 Bonny Lass, 12st (Mr. Roberts) 0 Foxhunter, 12st (Mr. Gough (die.) Betting-6 to 5 agst Fexhunter, 2to 1 agst Bang Bull, 6 to 1 agst General Ragg. Won by two lengths. On returning to scale an objection was lodged against Foxhunter for having gone the wrong side of a post. The stewards, upon investigating the case, awarded the stakes to Bang Bull, who came in second. The Upton Steeeplechase Plate (Handicap) of 40 sous ; winners extra. Two miles. Inkerman, lOst 71b (llr. Edwards) 1 Ironsides, 9st lllb (Mr. J. Lamb) 2 Miss Maria and H arkawa y g eldin g al so ran. 1 on Inkerman, who won i n a canter by The Worcestershire Cup. value 100 sovs. Th ree m i les, ten B lengths.etting 3 to over a fair hunting country. Tupsley, 12st Rufus, 12st 51b.... Huntsman, list 71b (Mr. Ivens) 3 The following also ran :—Wild Duck, Measham, Medora, Nereus, and Nabob. Betting-3 to lon Medora, sto 1 agat Nereus, 7to 1 agst Nabob.l four lengths betwe e n secon d an d third mi Ablyedaora length; fel . HEREFORD MEETING-THURSDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 sous each, with 25 added; weight for age, with selling allowances. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr T. Parr's Buckland, 2 yrs, 6st 51b (£.50) ..(G. Sopp) 1 Mr. Mellon's Fletton, 3 yrs, let 71b (£5O) (Maidment) 2 Mr R. Sly's Belladrum, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (£SO) (E. Taylor) 3 Mr Kempson's Jessie, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (L 59).. (J. Mordan) 4 Mr Adams's Ledbury, 4 yrs, Sit (L5O) .... (J. Holman) 5 Betting-3 to 1 agst Jessie, sto 2 agst Fletton, 3to 1 each apt Ledbury and Buckland. Won by a length, four lengths between second and third. The winner was bought by Mr Barber for 130 guineas. The Herefordshire Stakes of 10 sous each, with 60 added ; winners extra. A mile and a half. 12 subs. Mr T. Parr's Blondin, 3 yrs, 7st Gib (Heslop) 1 Mr Brodi.'s Lothian's King, 5 yrs, 7st 91b..(Grimshaw) 2 Tourist, The Monk, and Pearl Diver also ran. Betting-9 to 2 each agst Tourist and Blondin. SVon by three lengths. Only two passed the post. Tho Town Plate (Handicap) of 3 sous each, with 25 added, for all ages. Half a mile. „ 1 Mr Saxon's Littlecote, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (H. Sharpe) 1 Mr Kempson's Jessie, 2 yrs, bet 4lb .... (J. (lrirnshaw) 2 Mr T. Stevens's Pinkepoe, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b . • ( I ‘_laid inept) 3 Mr Lincoln's Rowena, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (n. Taylor) 4 Betting--Even on Littlecote, sto 2 agst Pinkepoe, 6to 1 agst Jessie. Won by three lengths, two lengths between second and third. The winner was bought by Mr. Andrews for 145 guineas. The Hurdle Race Handicap of 5 sous each, with 30 added; winners extra. Two tulles. Mr Wadlow's Pot Pourri, 4 yrs, list (in. 101 b extra) (W. White) 1 Mr Herbert's Whitehall, 3 yrs, O'' .. (Hai_) an , 2 Mr Brayley's Brother to springbok, 3 yrs, Ost..@anies) 3 Mr O'Malley's ohm (ped. un known), a g ed, 9 st 131 b ( : Mitchell) 4 Th e following- a l s o ran :—Consternation V, bard sadded for 2- 1 ..,s H aw . t h o Rapture . r e n t , ti a n n o d —Sto4 on Pot Pourri, 3 to 1 a pt W hitehall, 6 B to 1 agst Miss H awthorn. Won ,Handicap i three o flsensgatvhes each,; a b withd third.o The Nursery- h yr-olds. Three-quarters of a mile Mr Brayley's Victoria Cross, bat 61b Mr Morgan Cosetto, Morgans 6st 111 b, (Mordan) 1 Mr Drake's Eugenie filly, Est 41b (Sopp) 2 The following also ran :—Golden (Tomlinson) 3 buoy, Bianca filly, Wildman, Cross, Cutaway, Life , and Imposition. Bettiug-5 to 2 agst the Eugenie filly, 3 to 1 agst Wild man, 4to 1 agst , Golden Cross, 11 to 1 each agst Lifebuoy and Bianca filly. Won by a ;leek ; the same between second and third. lace ►d a ad g to. tight Ho and trite, Lani ittee. L the 3-eta of a A at rtoie, 15th ities. men , the my iaeed nade they their Liabi- sion, with d all Nhen pasts emen Joba