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Nov' 1$ j :Nov. f e of gala 0 Ni ce ' fof 3'Kir ic° ~a ( 10 ,t, Lo s hoe, Wiul4 " Geerg 14 de the ; liter ° 0 10 the rgo 70" 0 1 oyo' er 'iaug bt Elso". op, ViIV.: e' aged Arcv 4 'o , 13. 0,, 1 9 - an u• soo e o f 101ei t°r ' d" anclE„ l cle t '00" ' less e l vital , " [oche °fr Li ar D , co -N uti o c TUE NATIONAL STEAM NAVIGATION Incor COMPANY (Limited). porated under " The Companies' Act 1862," by which Ple Liability of each Shareholder is limited to the amount of Ws Shares. Capital 0£ 2 , 0 0 1 ,000, in 20,000 Shares of £lOO each, with power to increase. r ) r eßosit on Application, Xi per Share; on Allotment, Ll. „Ikare. Soon after Allotment a First Call of £3 Per Share per charL be made ; subsequent Calls are not to exceed £5 Mont, and are not to be made at intervals of less than Three from the date of prior Calls. Share ies. not at present proposed to call up more than £5O per l tn to , n ;s E q s . • Th on . i , , DIRECTORS. t . l . lHob ert - e 4 l:ro . (Holderness and Chilton), Chairman of '', powners' Association, Liverpool. 1.„',11 National Bank of Liverpool. cl (Dirom, Davidson, and Co.), Director of "'lain James Ferule, Esq. (Fernie Brothers and Co.), Direc roZ. the British and American Exchange Banking Cor- Th om l On, Liverpool. Li," Bernard Gunsten, Esq. (Gunsten, Wilson, and Co.), : I:3 ;: i v v i : e r . r r d p P°4°lll4.ll, Fscl (Thomas Haisrli and Co.), Liverpool. I oo .a t ivren ' ce, Es,' (Edward7Lawrence and Co.), Direc tor 01 the British and . Foreign Marine Insurance Company, " r veY Lewis Es M P Director of the National Bank, 4Litdon. ' q" . " v ,, , -4 . 1, Neale M'Kenna, Esq., Director of the National Bank, , London. Iceb, North, Esq. (A., F., aud IL Maxwell), Director of the British and Mercantile In Company, Liverpool. Andrew M .Icolm- on, Esq. (J. and D. Malcolmson and Co.), Liverpool, Thom as Wilkinson Tetley, Esq. (Hollinshead, Tetley, and •„.. ,, o.), LiverpooL ".. ai 0 r 'Usborne, Esq. (Usborne and Sons), Director of the ,National Bank, London. Azenry Threlfall Wilson, Esq. (11. T. Wilson, and Chambers), Deputy Chairman Liverpool htish and Foreign Marine In zuraace Company, . BANKERS. London.. ..The National Bank, Old Broad street. Ireland ........The Branches of the National Bank. Xanchester....The Bank of England. Liverpool ....The National Bank of' LiverpooL L0nd0n.........J. and J. BROKERS. Manchester.. W hitehead, 8 Moorgate-street ,Thomas Warner, -- 8 %, 9, Stamp-office Build- Liverpool % ings, Cros I,'s-street, .• -Thomas buildin Tin ley and Sons, 44, B rown ' s - Dublin ......,.Edward Fox, Etq., 51, Dame-street. L0nd0n...,.... Flux an SCLLICITORS. `.l. Argles, 9, Mincing-lane. Liverpool ....Fletcht,r and Hull, 6, Cook-street. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER AND NAVAL ARCHITECT. John Nord an, Esq., late Chief Surveyor to the Unde rwriters' Registry of Iron ships. - - SECRETARY. Joseph Treffry, Esq. London., ...... 21, Is i ;A:4o m ß. , / , L r ig i_ O st F r P ee iCE t. S. Liver pool . • ..Commercial-buildings, Water-street P No thing has been more remar k a bl e, i n connection with the ro gress of' Lancashire, than the rapid e x t ens i on of the for P r og ress Trade of Liv er p oo L I n th e year 1852 the tonnageeBBe of e4n steamers entered inwards at the Custom-house was /15 tons, while iu 1852 it was 595,339, which, in the year ding, June, 1863, increased to 756,120 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 of fuel 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 a d vantages which they afford to shippers, they have, in these trades, almost entirely displaced sal 'bag vessels. For some years the carrying trade out of Liverpool has been gradually undergoing a change. In the Amer•can trade screw steamers have taken the place of the once celebrated New line York liners, but as yet only as carriers of the highest class of goods and passengers. Other descriptions of goods and a large number of intermediate and steerage passengers being still conveyed by sailing vessels. In the important branches of the American import trade, viz., those of grain, flour, and provisions, th e l oss annually sustainu ed by heating during the protr .ct e d voyages fre q of ently made by sailing ve sse l s i s so great, that the interest g, en , aged in these trades will be enlisted in favour of such May scheme for the ex t ens i on of steam shipping to include the freight, and the re cin b e no doubt but that the whole of enormous trade in these articles, which in Liverpool alo ne amounts an nua ll y to 750,000 tons, will fad entirely into ,ne hands of steam companies. ,The first c,bject of thi s Company is to place on the New ork station a fleet of screw steamers from Liverpool and -!,ondon, of large size and great capacity, which will be able t o v . parry almost, if not quit e , as cheap as sailing vessels, Mist at the same time, from the regularity of their passages, -V , ,eY will command a full share of the steam trade, and the ,(,,nrectors also intend sending steamers to the American trad e Ports when the war is brought to an end and the 9'ade r e - opened, and h ave a l so under their consideration the waln nts of the Brazil and othertrades. 'willorganising this Company the Directors believe that it not enter into undue competition with the existing lines. The Cunard Line is a subsidised company, carrying the Mails and passengers with fast and expensive steamers. The Inman Line has no subsidy, but nevertheless has been Most successful, and it now em pl oys eleven vessels, having commenced its operations with two steame rs , th e Ci ty of iasgow and City of Manchester. The steamships of the Altman Line a re , h owever, of greater proportionate horse- Power than those p ro j ected by this Company, which will be eailed at much te es cost, and will be constructed to consume a comparatively s.r:all amount of coal ; at the same time of such that, in addition to a large cargo of merchan lise capacitypsseg, they will be able to carry sufficient fuel for their voyages both out and home, and so avoid the ex pense and delay incurred by coaling abroad. palrntiaolrldy" antic tnat the objects of thi s C ompany may not be even pated, and that th e s t at i ons may at once be c'ecuPtiA• provisional arrangements have been made whereby three new steamers, of the description indicated, and in all respects metable tor the service, have been stcured. and con tits have been entered into for the building of others of about 3,500 tons each, and it is proposed to cAninence with a fort as nic,Yhtlsoon as y service the vessels can each way, to be increased to wee kl y sailings be got ready. The rts of der ture shall be Li verpool for the weekly line, an po 1 London pa to the extent the metropolitan trade may require. The ships will be built uncer the inspection of Mr. John Jordan —late Chief Surveyor to the U n d erwriter ' s Regis, ry 'lron Ships,—whose services as Inspecting Engineer and naval Architect the Direcrors have secured to th s Company. The success which has attended the formation of well- Inanaged steam companies has been very marked. That of Cunard and Inman Company is well known. Ihe Pacific lrtitearri. Navigation Company, wh ose s u ares,Lso paid, are sell ;at £7B per share, has out ~t profits given to its share uolders new paid .up shares exceeding the amount of the ori ginal capital, and pays a reg u l ar di v id en d of 10 per cent. on the increased issue, carrying over at each annual meeting an almost equal sum, while many private steamship owners, Wit h similar descriptions of vessels, but much smaller than thosue this Ccmpaay intend to possess, have reaped lik e reslts. The Directors have, therefore, every reason to anticipate a very great success to the undertaking. They are not en tering upon an experiment, but are providing for this Com pany a similar description of vessel, but of larger size, , han those which have proved so z emunerative to severe: well known private firms engaged in the Mediterranean and other trades, and have thus the advantage of tee experience so acquired, which proves that what is needed, under efficient management, to ensure profitable results, are large ships, "vith moderate but sufficient horse-power and great carrying capacity. The introduction of the limited liability principle has en abled undertakings of great magnitude like the present to be carried out by joint-stock companies, which may embrace the co - operation of shippers and of others interested, instead of by private capitalists as heretofore; the result being that the supporters of this line will become interested in its suc cess, and participate in the profits which they assist to earn. Aplicatios Directors sares may be addressed in the annexed f orm to the 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 AO application will be considered unless a deposit of .21 per share on the number Of shares applied for has been paid. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by th e B an k ers. To the Direztors of the National Steam Navigation Company (. Gentleaten,—Having paid Limited) to your Bankers the sum of th e abo , being a d e p osit of £1 per share on shares in ve Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that n umber, and I agree to become a member of the Com teny in respect of such shares, or in respect of any less num r you may allot me ; and to execute the Amides of Associa tion when required ; and I request that my name may be Plued on the Iteg,ister of Members for the shares so allotted. Name in full Residence Profession or Business Date THE NATIONAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY (Limited). for S NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, Th a t NO APPLICATION lIA.RIe.S in this Company will be RECEIVED after NA.TuRDAY next the 7th inst. ; from Ireland not later than the oth but. By order, Tetnporary Offices,JOSEPH TREFFRY. Secretary. Comm ercial B 21, Throg,morton-street, London. uildings, Water-street, Liverpool, 3rd No vember, 1863. frEA.-IVIOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti -1 mate that th e i r New Prospectus is now ready. They tspec 2 ially recommon end their i mproved Family Tea, reduced to 38. Souchg reduced o 3s. 6d. ; mi xe d A ssam, re to 3s. 11d. per lb duped to 3s. Bd._ . ; and' the finest Assam, reduced fr om 4 s. 4 d. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. ALGERIAN ONYX MARBLE. Messrs. HOWELL, JAMES, and CO., respectfully solicit an I ,9.Teetien of their Onyx Salon. which contains upwards of 2 ,."'" ) objects, consisting of Clock , Candelabra, of smaller' -a rdinieres, Inkstands, Pen-trays, and a variety of smaller articles of taste, at moderate prices. A T his beautiful marble is perfectly translucent, bears a very -I,?_e Polish, esents a diversity of pleasing tints, and can be o ,.„`neci or hiselled into any form necessary for utility or ' ma tnent.--5, 7, 9, Regent-street, Pall-mall. . REAL SEA BATH in your own room by using TIDINIAN'S SEA SALT. knis article . , extracted from the.l7ahlabl "foaming billows," is a Ntitqt e adjunct to the daily bath, and the best possible sub • ward e for a visit to the sea-side. Price 16s. per cwt. For- p r , on receipt of post-office order or stamps. dc li ',-. I IA-A and SON, Chemists, 10, Wormwood-street, Lou v;.e. :, lI IVI AN'S SEA SALT is of great bene fi t to ~- r ehriii,"l ,l Y children and a boon to all who would obtain -bs'ilqoti-sjratingeffects' of a sea bath in the comtortable se -. e ach 411 apar e tm ec ent. Instructions for use are enclosed -------_tacket. trlbm------, AN D r . 7,.A'S SEA SALT has b ee n ana ly se d by Perio Bur caBßall, who strongly recommends it as very bathi n _ th i; ns ° o de s rock and other salts commonly used for bathing --Trposea. It is the only efficient substitute for sea 1121b5., ire b ags of 141b5., price 2s. ; 281b5., 4s. ; 561bs , Bs. Sole Pre undo` t Prietors, TIDMAN Ar SON, 10, Wormwood-street, Sold by all Chemists. itoyA_________ L FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, wa „, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail ,' lerminus, at King's-cross. Patron —The QUEEN. President —The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This Was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free Arid instant admission to the dieisititute sick, without the for- Inality ot frovernors' letters. tution in its most pitiable forrn desti panied by sickness and diseas — , T Z an ' is entirely devoted to u w at a e r e d s s u p ao po i 8 4 dthisatnwoiwkichotissuaffieccienint etuottleadtmlittt i i n w g i t i h n t e o d i e t q s it may be rendered large proportion of m Crp g a ll b l i the casual sick ot this great metrop funds in order to have 500 beds available flt requires but the these the most wretched of our fellow_ It : t r the reception of it gratuitously affords medical advice and e na t X . • Moreover, on the average, than 3,000 out -patients a sveek.cme to more, The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to ni I E , ~,, EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued snake an to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing ea - --, sea that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward IVlasterman, I'sq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Uerries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Co.;Gly, and Co. ; Jo nes L o yd and • Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; \V lliams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at the hospital. STANFOgD E. MTH Beoretary N°. 22,263. THE MERCHANT BANKING COMPANY of LONDON (Limited). Established under the Companies Act, with Limited Liability. Capital, Two Millions Sterling. I n 20.000 shares of £lOO each. First issue, 10,000 shares. Deposit, £1 per share ou application, and .C 1 los. on allotment. It is not contemplated to call up more than £25 per share. Calls not to exceed £5, at intervals of not less than three months. Richard Henry trowne,DElßsciE.CDTOirßeSe ' tor of the London Char tered Bank of Australia. William Cadell, Esq. (Duff, Cadell, and Co Merchants), London and Liverpool. J• 11. Reynell de Castro, Esq. (Carruthers de Castro and Co., Merchants), Manchester and Rio de Janeiro. Lewis Eraser, Esq. (J. add L. Eraser, erchants), London and Singapore. James NP.llaster, Esq (late of Wm. M`Master add Brothers), Toront ) and Alanchester. John Paterson, Esq , Merchant (Paterson, Kemp, and Co., Merchants), and Port Eliza William Pearce, Eqk London (Pearce, Macrae, beth. and Co., Merchants), London and Calcutta. James Adam Smith, Esq. (Smith, Wood, and Co., Merchants), London, Liverpool, and Manilla. Thomas Stenhouse Esq. (Th omas Stenhouse and Co., Mer chants), London and Bombay. Henry Thurb urn , E sq., late of Alexan d r i a , Queensborough terrace, Path: ington, Harrison Watso n , E sq. ( J . R . Th omso n and Co., Merchants), London and Cape Town. Edward Weston, Esq., Director of the Standard Bank of British South Africa. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 4, 1863. NEW NOVEL by the Author of "ANNE DYSART." Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., 215., T" BROWNS AND THE SMITHS. By the Author of "Anne Dysart," &c. Also now ready, in 3 vols., QUEEN MAB. By JULIA KAVANAGH. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MAJOR-GENERAL CAMPBELL'S NARRATIVE. On Friday, Nov. 6, in Bvo., with Illustrations, 145., APERSONAL NARRATIVE of THIRTEEN YEARS' SERVICE AMONG THE WILD TRIBES OF K HON OMAN, for the Suppression of Human Sacrifice. By Major-General JOHN CAMPBELL, C.B. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NOTICE.—SECOND EDITION. In 2 vols., post Bvo., the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1853.62 the average number (corrected) was 1,882. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.521 inches. The reading was 29.99 inches on the morn ing of Sunday ; it fell to 28.80 inches on Friday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 45.7 deg., which is 1 . 3 deg. below the average of the tame week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Giaisher). The mean temperature was below the average on five days. The lowest night tempera ture was 34 7 deg. on Tuesday. The highest day temperature was 56 . 2 deg. on Wednesday. The range of temperature in the week was therefore 21.5 deg. The mean daily range was 14.8 deg. The difference between the mean dew point temperature and air temperature was 3 . 5 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 88, complete saturation being represented by 100. The air was very moist nearly all the week, and on three days the humidity was not much short of saturation. The wind was in the south-west on the•last four days. Rain fell frequently on Friday; and at half-past 3 o'clock on the afternoon of that day there was a heavy squall of wind, which recorded a pressure of 2911 b. on the square foot, which is greater than any other recorded within the last 20 years. The temperature fell 10 deg. at that time; and the wind suddenly changed from south by West to west by north. The amount of rain in the week was 0.47 in., of which 0.32 in. fell on Friday. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 5443 deg. ; that of the loWest xas 52.6 deg. NED L 0 CKSL EY. THE ETONIAN; OR, AN ONLY SON. BANKERS. London—The Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool, Lothbury and Southwark. Liverpool—The Alliance Bank 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. A NOVEL. "This is a novel of the Tom Brown' school. The Etonian is a worthy companion of the Rugby boy, whom he resem bles in many respects. There is throughout the work no base or vulgar thought ; it is as pure and almost as natural as the ' Vicar of Wakefield.' The delineation of the other charac ters shows the same extraordinary power and consistency of keeping, and the incidents of the tale are well managed and full of interest."—Daily News. • CITY SEWERS' COMMISSION. -• e./. - -..'"'•,.\ , • /11 ',/ . 1. ../ '.l 2 .&tfC7L . . 4 .. A . . I / a. 4 1 0 ?:?.? „ $,' v . aIJT • Ar. 44. ' e.' - rn'• ~ ..?" 0 - , :,4(,- , • ( 0") , 'A.A . ' 110 • ...... 0 , =.1 ~ -. 114.k.v\ ______, , 1 „. i , , _ _„, ~,...,..................„n n ,A , .7. .... ,viiye.,,...., .... _......, w _ iiii - , 3111416. 4. 57. 14 ,\ 1. 0 : 4. ....„÷ rr 1i . ,,.-, ,,-7 il ti • -- --- -- - - - - -- : ,1 - '' I '..... ' • 4,,,, 1W.,,, ~.., ~,ilO . ~ t 1..1 6 0, .., .... t ipj ~ .... 41 DIE i ''''. -r tPak' 4 , C 4 .. mer, made the whole of the running to a quarter of a mile from home, when he was gradually neared by the favou rite, who at the last turn joined him, the pair running together to the last flight of hurdles, which Medora cleared in advance, and won in a canter by 10 lengths. A like dis tance between the second and third ; Bowmer was fourth; Cuirassier fifth. Jerry pulled up, and trotted in a long way in the rear. WORCESTER SCRITCHINGS.—The following horses were Amok otit of their Worcester engagements :—Monday, Nov,: 2, till Captain Christie's and Mr. Merry's horses, and Topsy and Starbeek. Vandervelde, out of the Nursery Plate and Flying Stakes. Dr. Syntax, Aurelian, Farn burst, and Chicquot the Jester, out of all their engage. meats at this meeting. HER MAJESTY'S HOUNDS.—The time of meeting during she season will be 11 30. PROSPECTUS. This Company is established in order, as its name implies, to carry on the trade of Merchant Bankers. Hitherto this department of business has been almost exclusively in the hands of private firms, but it is confidently believed that the Joint- Stock principle may be most beneficially applied to it, as well in the interests of commerce as to the advantage of those who desire a safe and profitable investment. The Merchant Banking Company of London. Limited, Is in consequence projected, having been carefully matured under the auspices of merchants, and, having every facility already available and in full operation, the Company will at once enter upon a business ascertained to be of highly re munerative nature, with all the advantages of local know ledge and experience of the respective foreign ma- kets. The Company will avoid costly establishments abroad, which absorb so large a ponion 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 dozumentary bil Is, or consigned to their Agents abroad, for such periods as may be necessary to realise the sale of such goods, and on terms favourable to the shippers. 'They will also undertake to execute orders for produce through their Agents abroad, on terms highly advantageous to importers. The Company will further undertake the monetary agency of Foreign and Colonial Governments, and other constituted public bodies. They Wilrieceive deposits at their Head Office in London, at the current rates of interest, and grant loans, through their Agents abroad, on approved securities. The safety of the Merchant Banking Company of London, Limited, as an investment will be understood from the na ture of the business proposed to be transacted, and the profits likely to be made by the Company may be in sonic 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 will 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 Company, I hereby request th it you will allot me that number, and I agree to become a Member of the Company in respect of such Shares, or in respect of any less number you may allot me, and to execute the Articles of Association when required ; and I request that my name may be placed on the Register of Members for the Shares so allotted. Name in full Residence Profession or Business Date N ORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1800. Incorporated by /loyal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. ACCUMULATED AND INVESTED FUNDS, L 2,122,828. ANNUAL RE VENUE, .C 422,401. LONDON BOARD. JOHN WHITE CATER, Esq., Chairman. CHARLES MORRISON, Esq., Deputy t hairman. A. De Arroyave, Esq. John Mollett, Esq. Edward Cohen, Esq. Junius S. Morgan, Esq. James du Buisson, Esq. G. Garden Nicol, Esq. P. du Pre Grentell, Ebq. John H. Wm. Schroder, Esq , A. Klockmann, Esq. George Young, Esq. EX-DIRECTORS. A. 11. Campbell, Esq. I Robert Smith, Esq. P. C. Cavan, Esq. Frederic Somes, Esq. P. P. Italli, Esq. FIRE DE PARTMEN Manager, G. 11. Whyting.—Surveyor, Thos. Piper. The Company grants lnsurances against Fire in the United Kingdom, and all foreign countries. Mercantile Risks in the Port of London accepted at re duced rates. Losses promptly and liberally settled. l Foreign Department—Superintendent, G. IL Burnett. The Directors, having a practical knowledge of Foreign Countries, and being represented by Agents in all parts of the 'World, are prepared to issue Policies on the most iavour able terms. In all cases a discount will be allowed to Mer chants and others effecting such Insurances. LIFE DEPARTMENT Actuary—Andrew Baden, Jun. Every facility offered to Insurers. 00 per Cent, of the Profits divided among the Insurers on the Participating principle. The following Statement exhibits the improvement in the business during the lase few years : No. of Policies Year. Issued. Sums. Premiums. 1854 1859 1B'o 1861 1862 • Thus in five years the number of Policies issued was 3,623, assuring the large sum of 22,928,917. The leading features of the Office are :- 1. Entire Security to Assurers. 2. The large Bonus additions already declared, and the prospect of a further Bonus at the next investiga tion. 8. The advantages afforded by varied Tables of premiums —unrestricted conditions of Policies—and general liberality in dealing with the Assured. CHIEF OFFICES : LONDON ...58, Threadneedle-street. 4, New Bank Buildings, Lo hbury. EDINBURGH..... .64, Princes-street. WEST END BRANCH..... 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. Branch Secretary—A. J. RUSSELL. For further Explanation, Tables of Rates, do., see the Company's Prospectus, which may be had at any of the Offices or Agencies throughout the Kingdom. DAVID SMITH, General Manager. F. W. LANCE. Secretary. THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. 156, Leadenhall-street, London, E.C. Queen Insurance-buildings, Liverpool. At t he C A ap n i n t u al al — M O ee N ti E ng of t h the MILLION Proprietors, pool, on the 21st October, 1863, BERNARD C'hairman of the Compan I Report for the year stated y, n the Chair, the Directors' Liver- Tbat the Fire Premiums for the year amounted t 0.... £70,300 being an increase over the precedimx year of • . That the Life Premium R 22 880 eceipts for the first three . years were .....,.. ............... and for the past three years .... . ........... 15,249 being in increase in the latter . tri . e . m;i;ila .. - AM"' --'--- over the former of .. accumulated'......... .. - e -- ~,,, ~, That the amount since last.Meeiili .... --,..-8 a Fire Reserve Fund, was. ........ g, as and the amount added to Life Fund Was ;". .....• 23,427 had That during the past five years the Company paid 13 ' 743 for Claims ........................................ 106,515 Fhe 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 75 per cent. ' A dividend was declared to proprietors at the rate of 8 p er Cent. per annum. J. MONCRIEFF WILSON, Manager and Actuary. JOHN E. LEYLAND, Secretary. 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 RACH it,L'S, 47A, New Bond-street, where she can be consulted daily. All communications are strictly confidential. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of the day, AGUA AMARELLA. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., 3, Ring-court, Lombard 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 Agua Amarelia 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 half bottles, 10s. 6d. Testimonials from artistes of th e highest order, and from individuals of unooubted respecta bility, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Vo. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High ness the Princess of Wales. CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of kJ the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratford-upon- Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (ot which Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8., is Chairman) are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stourbridge and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and Greenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs Smith, Payne, and Co , Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or Mee - • Glyn and Co., banke r s, London. The Tercentenary Committee, in submittin , * tic% ii.t to the nation, most earnestly apr - she subscrip ro!asthtahkesirpecalariemir u t p h o e n ir ti a le id g a ro n u d , assi.: 4o,eee. ali T o he th c e o a m dmi m admirers •Committee the ilbirthplace of Shakspes- that Stratford is not only ''ll°ll2laeci'mathir:rtsowofrttbh. l e . : 1, 1 tat; at, io where4t t o h r erec,eulvt lived) attractiontoahinadt tdied.tos Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. This day, Never Before Published, price 25., BE L DEMO N I O. A LoVE STORY. By PAUL FEVAL, Author of "The Duke's Motto." London : Ward and Lock, 158, Fleet-street. BEAUTIFUL FOR EVER. MADAME RA€HEL ON " FEMALE GRACE AND BEAUTY." Just published, A L BOOK OF B E A U T Y. By Madame RACHEL. To be had at 47A, New Bond-street. Price 2s. 6d. TH E OXFOR D , 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE, CLARA, the MAID of MILAN, and Bellini's SONNAMBULA. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ellison. Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Huish, &c., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean, &c. Comic, by UNSWORTH (" or any oilier man "), Eugene, W. Randall, George Hodson, and those marvellous French Clowns, Messrs. ARTHUR and BERTRAND. Also, a Pet tormance by Herr SCHAL KENBACH on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHESTRE, contain ing a full baud of 40 instruments. The HALL has just been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. ri.ANTERBURY HALL " GROST."—In order '.J to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing* crowds, Mr. C. 31O1tTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pepper And HenryDircks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, " THE GHOST," to the Concert Hall, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Balcony, and body of the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr. A. Silvester to give (with all that gentleman's latest improvements and e ff ects ), REPRESENTATIONS EACH EVENING,at half -past Nine o'clock. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, ; Comedy by Unsworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E. Marshall, and the marvellous Arthur and Bertrand. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The Marvels of Peru, the most wonderful Performers in the WorId—LANGLOIS, the marvellous Indian Juggler. —Grand Comic Divertissement, by the Francesco Family and Mons. Ratel, assisted by 12 Young Ladies. - The beauti ful FAIRY FOUNTAIN—NICOSIA, the eminent Italian V iolinist. Special Notice.—lmmense attraction on THURSDAY, sth November. The celebrated French Clowns, ARTHUR and 13ERVRAND, will make their appearance in a new Enter tainment, reserved expressly for their engagement at this establishment. Doors open at 7—commence at half-past 7. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great Musical Attraction —lmmense success of SIGNOR N ICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every Evening. ROYAL ALTIAMBRA 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. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. Th.-se elegant 'looms are NOW OPEN for the Winter Season. They have been entirely redecorated. Musical Director and Conductor, Mons. L. JULLIEN. Great Success of his new Quadrille, " The Prince of Wales," nightly encored. The band Is selected from the Italian Operas and the Household Troops. . _ _ Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, Is. Manager—M. GRENET. STAMP YOUR PAPER, ENVELOPES. INVOICES. &c., with JONES'S PATENT PERCUSSION EMBOSSING PRESS. The above would be found useful to youths at school for embossing their Books, Drawings, Papers, &c. The Press complete, with Plain Crest, Name, or Business Die, 9s. 6d. Note the Address :—WILLI AM JONES, Die Sinker, Press Maker, and Embosser, 3, Queen's-court, High Holborn (op posite Day and Martin's). LUXURIANT WHISKERS or MOUSTACHES.—My formula form them to grow heavily in six weeks upon the smoothest face, without injury to the skin, and a sure remedy for baldness. 13 stamps.— Mr. FOX, Macclesfield. 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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 PRINCIPLE OF THE ART UNION. Any one purchasing or aiding in selling 25 tickets will be entitled to a large Engraving, either of the Death of St. Joseph, or of Blessed l'aul of the Cros.,, which will be forwarded 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. HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS. (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Baum.) The number of deaths registered in London in the week that ended on Saturday was 1,252, which is almost the same as that of the previous week. In a comparison of the two weeks there is an increase in deaths that occurred under 20 years of age; they rose from 656 to 687, while the deaths at 60 years of age and upwards declined from 221 to 188. The average number of deaths in ten correspond ing weeks (viz., the 44th in each of the years 1853-62), with a correction for increase of popula tion, is 1,224. The excess in last week is not great; it is equal to four deaths on each day of the Week. Smallpox declines by slow degrees ; it was re turned in 19 cases in the week. The mortality from measles is not high at the present time ; the deaths from it were 16, and not quite as many as those from smallpox. But, while the cases of measles occurred entirely among children, nine of the 19 cases of smallpox happened to persons who were 15 years of age and upwards. By far the moat destructive of the epidemic di seases at the present time is scarlatina,which carried off 117 children and three adults in the week. The most recent returns indicate a slight reduction in the mortality from that disease. The average number of deaths from it in the three weeks ending 10th of October was 149; the average for the three weeks ending last Saturday is 123. Five deaths from scarlatina were registered in Kentish-town, in Ha ggeraton E as t, 11 in Beth nal,green, six iu Mile-end Old-t own , sev en in Green wich and Deptford. Pulmonary complaints are now on the increase. The deaths from phthisis rose to 161 in the week, those from bronchitis to 116, those from pneumonia to 85. A child died of "peritonitis accelerated by want of sufficient nourishment ;" a boy, aged 12 years, of "effusion on the chest from want of proper food ;" the wife of a salesman, aged 42 years, from con sumption accelerated by want of food and proper attendance." died from chloroform ad- A girl, aged 16 ye ars, ministered before an operation. A widow died at the age of 05 years. Last week the births of 962 boys and 873 girls, in all 1,835 children were registered in London, In SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WORCESTER AUTUMN MEETING, TUESDAY. Many were the forebodings of disaster ;to the racing on Pitchcroft, arising from the heavy rains of the last two or three days having filled the Severn bank high, with every prospect, from the colour and rapidity of the stream, of an overflow. But, although doubts were expressed in the early part of the morning whether the different events could be decided, it was soon ascertained that the water, though covering a good portion of the ground, was not on the increase, so the committee after consulting with the owners of horses in the Autumn Handicap, the longest race of the day, determined in having them run off. The first race—the Nursery Handicap—proved a hollow affair for Flatterer, who was scarcely mentioned in the betting, " the talent" going for Orphene. The Autumn Handicap was anything but a close con test, as the light weight, Summerside, had the best of it all the way, winning easily by three lengths. The weight, with the heavy ground, told on Gibraltar and Umpire, who did not show prominently in the race. The Hurdle Race, the course lying through some of the aforesaid water, was postponed until to-morrow. The Severn Bank Stakes (three miles over the steeplechase course), from its nature the most popular race of the day, was won in gallant style by Medora, her owner and jockey, Mr. Rowlands, receiving an ovation on returning to scale. rho Nursery Plate Handicap, of £5O, added to e Sweep stakes of £5 each, for 2-yr-olds. T.Y.C. Straight half _ mile. 47 subs. Mr Fleming's Flatterer, 7st 21b (Loates) 1 Mr Lincoln's Deerstalker (late Black Deer), 7st 41b (H. Taylor) 2 Mr J. Barber's Cutaway, 7st 21b (Whiteley) 3 '1 he following also ran;—Faith, Practitioner, Bangle, Dawdle, Rose, Orphene, Teddington, Dovedale, Jane Shore, Confederate, Cosette, Lifebuoy, and The Tyke. Betting-5 to 1 agst Orphene, 6to 1 agst Dawdle, 7to 1 agst Dovedale, 10 to 1 agst Cutaway, and 12 to 1 agst Flatterer. After a slight delay, a good start was effected, Practi- tioner, Jane Shore, and Confederate taking up the running for a few yards, when they gave way to Flatterer, who went on with the load to the distance, where Deerstalker at tempted to come up, but did not suceeed in reaching Flat terer, who won, after a good race, by a head, two lengths separating Cutaway from the second horse; Dawdle was fourth, Rose fifth, and Faith sixth. A. Selling Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added. Five fur longs on the straight. Mr Bancroft's Mary Ramsay, 3 yrs (X3O), sst 81b (J. Grirnshaw) 1 Mr Brayley's Victoria Cross, 2 yrs (X3O), sst 111 b (J. Mordan) 2 Lord Coventry's Newsmonger, 3 yrs (X3O), 7st 41b (Maidment) 3 The following also sans--Mildew, Souveraine, Kennett, Jessie, Victoria, Vulture, Aspasia colt, Cellarius, Airedale, and Highland Mary, Betting-5 to 4on Airedale, 6to 2 agst Mary Ramsay, 8 to 1 agst Cellarias, 10 to 1 agst any other. A good start was effected, Arethusa making the running to the turn, where Victoria Cross came to the front, and continued the lead to the stand, where he was joined by Newsmonger, Jessie, and Mary Ramsay, a fine set-to be tween the four resulting in Mary Ramsay winning by a head, the same distance separating Victoria Cross from Newsmonger. Highland Mary managed to snatch the fourth place from Jessie, and Airedale was sixth. The winner was sold for 160 guineas. The Worcester Autumn Handicap, a Sweepstakes for 3-yr olds and upwards, of 10 sous each, h ft, and 3 only if de clared, with 100 sous added ; winners extra, the second horse to save his stake. On the New Course, one mile and three furlongs. 65 subs, 29 of whom declared. Mr R. Ten Broeek's Sunimerside, 3 yrs, Gst (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr G. Crook's Donnybrook, 3 yrs, 6st 81b ..(E. Taylor) 2 Mr E. Brayley's Pearl Diver, 3 yrs, sst 71b (S. Mordan) 3 Lord Coventry's Umpire, 6 yrs, Bst 81b .... (J. Adams) 4 Mr J. G. Blake's Croagh Patrick, 5 yrs, Bst 51b (Whiteley) 5 Mr Low's Gibraltar, 6 yrs, Ost 41b (Custance) 6 Mr F. ltowland's Doncaster, 6 yrs, 7st 41b (Loates) 7 Tho following also ran : — Crotchet colt, Conundrum,ani Don John. Betting-100 to 30 each agst Summerside and Pearl Diver, 5 to 1 agst Donnybrook, 8 to 1 each agst Umpire and Croagh Patrick, and 10 to 1 agst Gibraltar. At the second attempt they were despatched from the post in close company, Doncaster, with a slight advantage, which he held for a few strides, when he was headed by Don John, who came past the stand with a clear lead, Don caster going on second, Summerside third, with Pearl Diver, Umpire, Gibraltar, and Croagh Patrick lying up, the rear being brought up by Donnybrook, the Crotchet colt and Conundrum. They retained these positions to the first turn, when Doncaster again assumed the command, closely waited upon by Don John, Summerside, and Croagh Patrick, at whosegirths were Donnybrook and Pearl Diver, the front lot closing up as they rounded the far turn, and ran so into the straight, where Summerside came out and took a decided lead, followed by Croagh Patrick, Donnybrook, Pearl Diver, and Umpire to the distance, where Croagh Patrick was disposed of, leaving Mr. Crook's colt in attendance upon the favourite, who won in a canter by three lengths, a similar distance separating the second and third. Croagh Patrick was a bad fifth; Conundrum, the Crotchet colt, and Don John were pulled up, and did not past the post. The Hurdle Race, a handicap of 5 sovs each, with 40 added; winners extra. Two miles, with six flights of hurdles. 23 subs. In consequence of the course being flooded this race was postponed until this day. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 goys each, with 25 added, for all ages. About a mile, starting at the Grand Stand. Winners after October 29 to carry 71b extra. 30 subs. Lord Bateman's Despair (late Fig), 4 yrs, 7st lin Grirnshaw) 1 Mr Wallace's Golden Drop , 3 y rs, 6s t ...... (Tomlin son ) 2 Mr. Payne's Alchymist, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (i nc 71b extra) (J. Grinashaw) 3 Mr Marsh's Margery, 4 yrs, Gst 101 b ...... (E. Taylor) 4 The following also ran :-Umpire, Calabria, Fastrunner, Ripon, Zingari, Golden Dust , and Rosa, Betting-5 to 2 agst Alchymist, 4to 1 agst Umpire, 6 to 1 agst Golden Dust, and 8 to 1 each agst Despair and Ripon. Some . short time was lost at the post through the repeated breaking away of Umpire, Golden Drop, Alchymist, and Ripon. When the flag was lowered Alchymist was the first to show in advance, closely followed in the centre by Golden Drop, Ripon, Fastrunner, and Zingari, Umpire next the rails on the far side heading the rear division. Rounding the top turn Golden Dust took a commanding lead of Alchymist, who was followed by Littlecote, Despair, and Margery to the last turn, where Alchymist again showed in advance, but dying away on entering the cords Golden Drop was left in possession of the lead, but was headed by Despair at the distance, who won in a very easy manner by a length and a half ; three lengths be tween the second and third ; Margery was a Lad fourth, Golden Dust filth, and Littlecote sixth. Umpire was pulled up and walked home. The Severn Bank Stakes of 5 sovs each, p.p., with 25 added, for horses that have been regularly bunted; list 71b each. Winners extra. Thorough-bred horses, 101 b extra; professionals, 711) extra. Three miles over the Steeplechase Course. Certificates to be prcduced if re quired. 15 subs. Mr F. Rowland's Medora, aged, 12st 71b (inclu. 141 b ex) (Owner) 1 Mr W. E. Williams's Inkertnann, aged, 12st 71b (Mr Edwards) 2 Mr W. Blencone's Rufus, llst 71b The following also ran :—Bewmer, Harlequin, Measham, Jerry, and Curassier. Betting-2 to lon Medora, and 7to 1 agst any other. fus and Bor. with Medora, , InkPrzonun in COroP9nT The members of this commission met yesterday at Guildhall under the presidency of Deputy De Jersey. The CHAIRMAN laid before the Court a communi cation which had been- received from the Metropo litan Board of Works relative to the carrying out o f a n improvement in Mansion-house-street, by sett i n g back certain premises for the purpose of wideningyie thoroughfare. The new street to be carried out ,tip. that board from Blackfriars-bridge to the Mansion-house would require that Mansion wee -street should be widened, and the Metropoli tan Board had agreed at their last meeting to con tribute one half of the cost of an improvement at that spot, the cost being estimated, approximately, a t £5,200. The board further resolved that the amount of the contribution, £2,600, should be paid on a certificate from the architect of the board of the completion and cost of the work. The chairman added that the Improvement Committee had met mor ning, and had referred it to the engineer to negotiate with the owners of the property re qtllauirted for the purpose of carrying out the improve ment. The Court approved of the steps taken by the committee relative to this matter. M r . HENRY MATTHEW made a few remarks proposed wideni ng o f Gracechurch and said that as it was n ow d ec ided that thesatthsreetecoth c hurch of St. Benet Gracechurch should be removed, he thought some steps should be taken by the Commission for carrying out this most de. sire ble ed i m p i r ß ov m e A m N eLt. plain that the subject was at The CgA t h e present time before the Improvement Commit tee, and:that the y had i nstructed the engineer to in quire and r e p ort to them in re ference to the proposed improveme nt. Deputy PEWTRESS thou g ht th a t app li ca ti on s hould be m ade to the Metropolitan Board of Works and t o the Com mon Council for contribu tions before the Commissioners decided to carry out the improvement. (Hear, hear.) The matter then dropped. The ENGINEER (Mr. Hayward) stated that he had received a communication from the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, intimating that they would be ready to pull down the property on Ludgate-hill next week, and asking the Court to assist them in the removal of the old materials. The engineer was instructed to confer with the City architect upon the matter. SANATORY CONDITION OF THE CITY. Dr. LETREBY, the medical officer of health, laid before the Court the following weekly report on the sanatory state of the City : To the Honourable Commissioners of Sewers of the City of Landon. Gentlemen, —The inspectors' returns which are before you relate to 208 houses that have b een i nspected during t h e week, and I su bmit a list of 60 places for sanatory im provement. 1 likewise submit a list of places requiring further proceedings on account of orders already issued but not yet complied with. The markets and slaughter-houses have been duly in spected, and the o fficers have condemned 3,5891b 5 , o f meat a s unfit for hum an food. It consisted of 15 sheep, 2 calves, 11 pigs, and 27 quarters of beef ; 2,7241b5. were diseased, and 4291b5. were from animals that had died. The mortality returns indicate a satisfactory state of the public health; 43 deaths were regist ere d d uring the week, 21 of which we re among children of less than five years of age. The chief causes of death were as f o ll ows :—Phthisis an d other tubercular diseases, 13 ; bronchitis and pneu monia, 4; continued fever, 2; scarlet fever, 8 ; measles, 1; co ugh, 1; and erisepalis, 1 whoopingmaking together 18 deaths from tubercular diseases, 4 from pneumonia and bronchitis, and 13 from diseases of a zymotic character.—l have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient servant, (Signed) HENRI LETHEBY, DISEASED MEAT. The solicitor to the Commission (Mr. A. J. Bay. lis) brought up a report in reference to the seizure of a quantity of diseased meat sent up to London from Perthshire, in Scotland. He expressed his opinion that the case was one of the worst the Com mission had to deal with for a long time, and he advised that legal proceedings should be taken against the person who had sent up the meat to London. The solicitor called attention to the neces a ar ties, and asked for the i ns t ruct i ons COOK, and othe r mem bers remarke d u p on the large expense ne cessar il y s o e f t Y u h t n a reogi epois es that would bo in curre d i n pro ser g tl r P O n t E ta s e , m p a e t p t e u r t . y Deputy N th ro wn upon the rate p a y ers in res p ec t of these dis eased meat prosecutions ; but an almost unanimous feeling was expressed that the Commission, acting on behalf of the public, ought to do all in their power to put a stop to the practice of sending dis eased meat to the London markets. It was decided to instruct the solicitor to prose cute in the case. THE BAKEHOUSES OF THE CITY OF LONDON. Dr. LETHEBY reported on the condition of the bakehouses of the city of London. He caused them to be inspecte d in order that they might be brought under the provisions of the act of Parliament for the regulation of bakehouses. The act was passed in the month of July last, and was the result of complaints made to the Secretary of State for the Home Department by the journeymen bakers of the metropolis as to the unwholesome condition under which their labour was carried on. These complaints were brought before Parliament in the summer of 1848, and were the subject of Government inquiry in 1861 and 1862. The chief facts brought to light by this inquiry were, that young persons of tender age were employed in bakehouses throughout the night, and that the bakehouses were often in a filthy condition, were imperfectly ventilated, and were sometimes used as sleeping places. Acting, therefore, on the recommendation of the commis sioner who was appointed to report on the matter, tbe Government originated the present act of Par liament. It provides that no person under the age of 18 years shall be employed in any bakehousemo b- be tween the hours of 9 at night and 5 in the hll rn ing. It also provides that every bakehouses ae kept in a cleanly state , a nd shall be provided with proper means for effectu al ventilation, and shall free from effluvia arising from anydrain, ptrhtvayt n , or o other nuisance. And lastly, it provides place ou the same level as the bakeheonutsiesl hall be re used as a sleeping p lace unless it is y sepa rated from the bakehouse by a proper partition, and shall have an external glazed window of at least nine superficial feet in area, half of which shall be made to open for ventilation. The execution of this act within the city of L on , don is entrusted to the Commissioners of Sewer.;, who are tho !octal authorities, and Dr, Lethal)) , hits therefore lead a circumstantial inspection made of every bakehouse within the limit; of th() City. The resulisof are I thisinsnio akh n e ar o e u a s e e3in follow i. There the City, in w hich there are employed. 361 boys and men and one woman. At the last census there were 508 men and 8 per ad as bakers end confec tionersl w in the :e nl etti employ:f the bakers City, wouldors liv7r; g th i e n rcf_ore, that about 72 ate engaged as workmen in the bakehousest." City 2, It wo9 ceTtßined that 10], or rather more I ,--71 .‘a .- Gte----/"°-7"") ft'', v ZIA . .......at ,;c:2:lntys\ - \ ~,.............._. :„.. , 5c,. 4 ,,.. z___-- ----- -p i * ..„ 4 4v4_, 0 , --a-fr- , 1f::: 0 5 " A i..„.„. v p,....,,,, i of the Admiralty, for the purpose of ena Ting Cfr -- -, j jr7 l .-1 , . : I.f. M'Killop to institute some experiments\ilth"44..CA.kjy'e flexible coffer dam, or portable dock, cleiniii 41 S machine, submitted by him to the Admiralty, al Id with which the inventor undertakes to demonstat `e the practicability of employing men in removink 1' the marine and other formations on the bottol us ot: iron ships without any necessity for their I. eittg placed in dock for that purpose. The Adventure has been ordered to be operated upon at Chath am, because iron ships are found to foul more rapid].) - in that harbour than at any of the other naval ports. The screw steam sloop Royalist, 11, at D evon pee t, which is ordered to be put in commission, will have' a crew of 130 men, and will most likely be sent to the North American station: The screw steam corvette Scylla, 21, having been thoroughly repaired after her collision with the merchant ship Duke of Wellington, has received her powder an d . 'Lmrounition, and is now in Ply. month Souad waiting orders. The Lords of the Admiralty have ordered the removal of the Muntz's metal from the bottom of the iron-cased screw steamship Royal Oak, 35, Capt. Frederick A. Campbell, one of the Channel squadron, now in dock at Keylittni steenayarrl. Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Charles H. Fre mantle, K.C.8., the newly -appointed naval Com mander-in-Chief at Devonport, hoisted his flag at gunnery predecessor, s i l ra ip l. board the Cambridge, Capt. C harles J. P. E wart, in Ilamoaze, ofand th seaßlultueed Sirth Heiag h Stewart, o ston ,of K.C.8., whi c h was duly acknowledge d -b y the Royal Adel aide. u After this ceremony Admiral Stewart struck hi s flag on board the Royal Adelaide, which then re ceived from the Cambridge the new Commander's flag, red at the fore. Admiral Fremantle com menced his duties yesterday morning. C. at the Admiralty—Captain Henry Caldwell, , The following appointments we re made yesterday to the Royal Adelaide; Lieut. F. W. Inglefield and D. G. Lieut. H. R. Bergers, to the Tamar ; A. Sut ton, master, to the Indus, for the Cordelia; Robert H. Paul and Wm. H, Roberts, midshipmen, t o the Royalist; Henry J. Chalice and Munro Scott, master's-assistants, to the Tamar. A flag officer's "service pension" is placed at the disposal of the First Lord of the Admiralty by the death, on the Ist inst., of Admiral George Frederick Rich, on the reserved half-pay. than two-thirds, of the bakehouses are underground, the rest being on a level with the street. 3, Fifty-one, or about one-third of the whole number, were in a filthy condition ; and ju four cases the ventilation was imperfect. Nearly all the dirty bakehouses were in the eastern and north eastern districts of the City. 4. T.lwre.was buy one instance of the occupation of the bakehouse as sleeping place, contrary to the piovision# of the Era of Parliament. And lastly?although there were 23 persons of less than 18 years of age employed in the City bake houses, the hours of labour for such persons were not earlier than five in, the morning, or later than nine at night. Excepting, ,therefore, that many of the bake houses were in a filthy 'condition, and required sanatory improvement, the results of the inspection were generally satisfactory ; and Dr. Letheby recommended that orders should be given for the cleansing of certain bakehouses that were specified, and for the enforcing of provisions with regard to ventilation, &c. The report of , the medical officer was at once agreed to, and it was ordered to be printed and cir culated amongoh9 members of the Court. GAS SUPPLY. Dr. LETIIEt ported that the gas supply to the City during: the FvLek had been generally good as regards the illumoa. g power i but th e c h em i ca l quality in the case oirtfie Great 'Ventral and the Chartered gas has not been good. The average pro portion of sulphur in the Chartered Company's gas was 22.3 per 100 cubic feet of gas, and in the Great Central 21.2, that of the City gas being 19.5. In 12 out of 18 observations the amount of sulphur was above that sanctioned by the act of Parliament. Some other business was disposed of, and the Court adjourned. Naval and Military Intelligence, THE NAVY. THE ARMY. The following circular has just been promulgated at Aldershot for general information and guidance : Q ua rtermaster-General's Office, Horse Guards, Oct. 30, 1803. In consequence of a representation made by the Director- General of the Army Medical Department of the evils ac cruing from the too frequent washing of barrack-rooms, his Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief has directed attention to be drawn to article 12, page 7, Barrack Regulations, which prescribes rooms should not be washed oftener than once a week. His Royal Highness directs that the washin g s h ould take place early in the morning, so that the rooms and forms may have the whole day to dry again ; and it would be well to omit the washing altogether in rainy or damp days in winter. RICHARD AIRE; Quartermaster-General. We have to record the death, on the 2d inst., of Lieut. Bassett S. Loveless, the senior Lieutenant of Greenwich Hospital, aged 79. He entered the Royal Navy in 1801, was wounded off Algesiras July 6, 1801, and in 1808 was wrecked in her Majesty's ship the Astrea, on a coral reef off Anegada, where he remained for three months, suffering many pri vations from the want of food and clothing. As Lieutenant of her Majesty's ship Castor, Cap Capt. Chas. Dilkes, he lost his arm at the shoulder-joint in a boat action off Fort Monjui, during the blockade of Barcelona in 1814. He was twice gazetted. The success which has attended the adoption of the double, or twin, screw principle in England and America during the past three years has invested it with great interest. To Captain Carpenter, R.N., we are undoubtedly first indebted for the introduc tion of the twin screws ; but the first advance of moment in its practical demonstration was made by Mr. G. Rennie in 1852, followed up in 1857 by the same firm, in constructing several gunboats on the same principal for Indian river service. From some cause difficulties appear to have existed, for no great success seems to have been attained, as the principle was not followed up, and a strong feel ing certainly existed against its adoption for either mercantile or warlike purposes, The single screw, with all its acknowledged faults, accordingly held its own against all comers. The double versus single screw has been a subject of strong controversy at the meetings of the Society of Arts, the Royal United Service Institution, and other places where such matters are discussed, as well as of lengthy correspondence and editorial articles in the profes sional journals, especially since the Messrs. Dud geon, of Millwall, have adopted the principle, and have begun to launch from their building yard nearly one double screw steamer per month. The doings of these vessels on their trial trips have been recorded in these columns, and now the Admiralty have adopted the principle in the construction of some iron-plated gunboats which are about to be laid down for the Royal Navy, taking the data ob tained by their officers from Messrs. Dudgeon's trial trips for their guide. Through this long interval, however, of partial and complete success for the twin screws, Captain Thomas E. Symonds, R.N., a nephew of Sir William Symonds, once Sur veyor of the Navy, has been their most earnest and persistent advocate, and the triumph of the twin screw is, in fact, the triumph of the plan that officer has so long advo cated. It is, however, doubtful how far at present the twin may supersede the single screw. In the Royal Navy it may possibly only be adopted in vessels specially built to carry a heavy armament and large engine power at a moderate draught of water, and which may be designed for operations on a line of coast, or off harbours,—as a coast de fence vessel, in fact, and therefore requiring a power of turning shortly such as only two screws can give. It is difficult, however, to say where the line can be drawn, for draught of water and power of manoeuv ring are of equal importance with speed. On the 22d of April last, at a meeting of the Society of Arts, Rear-Admiral the Hon. Joseph Denman, who was in the chair, said, with reference to our large iron clads,—" He had no doubt two or three ships of smaller size would be fatal antagonists to such ves • sels as the Minotaur or Northumberland, if the smaller vessels possessed a superior power of turning by means of double screws." Turning, however, from opinion to facts it will be found that the Ame ricans have very largely adopted the twin screws for their men-of-war. The loss of the ironclad ram Indianola was attributed, by the accounts of the American papers, to her " inability to manccuvre." The writer says,—" She fell a prey to two small gunboats having a pow er of turning to a high de gree. They could ram her first on e side, then on the other, till th e mailed giant was beaten to death." These tw o g unboats were driven by twin screws. The Naugatuck, another American gunboat, is fitted with twin screws, and carried a 200 pounder Parrott gun on a fixed carriage. By the power of her screws the vessel is trained at the object, and the gun thus brought in a l ine of fire. Tho John Nelson, a vessel used for transporting the mail trains across the Deleavare River, is driven by twin screws, and has to turn end for end at every trip in order to deliver the train at the same end it entered. She is 2 251 t. long, and is stated to often perform the maneeavre in a strong current choked with ice in from 1 m i n . 20 sec. to 1 min. 30 sec. A twin vessel is now building in America to mount two monster guns of 50 tons each. These guns will be on fixed carriages, will be fired at point blank range, and will be brought to bear upon the object fired at, like the gun of the is the Naugatuck, position y t h eosfc therAewms twine irco screw at there volvingThis pre sent and the civil war now ragin g in w ill supply the means of testing its usefulness for s hip s of war. In a paper read by Capt. Symonds on twin screws in April last, that officer advocates doable keels and rudders for twin screw vessels, and gives as his reasons that by a pplying twin screws to s ingle keel ships of th e present form the inter vening dead wood is a serious obstacle to their per fect action ; it divides and materially reduces the column of water coming to the inner arms of the screws, increases friction, and causes a series of shocks that produce vibration. The vessels which Capt. Symonds and :Mr. Roberts, C.E,, conjointly propose for construction for twin screws are designed for double keels, with a rudder in the line of each keel, and nearly in a line with each screw shaft, with the two keels cellular, and a cellular bottom worked up into the engine frames for stre n g th. These pr o p os it ions , h owever , are purely sional, and we f ee l con fid e nt that with Mr. ite c P rodfeisi-} the office of chief constructor of the navy, they, together with the whole princ i p le and adaptation of the twin screw system, conside ration which their importance demands, will receive that been received et Admiralty instruction s i l r la ri v r e ;l9 of the Admiralty Chatham, notifying t hat the e Istramer Vivid, 2, 100. have placed the paddlewheel Allen, at the dis horse power, C'omman'der F. Bullock, to unable him posal of Reaz - A to carry out a series of trials with h is nowlv-in vented log, which was tested with so much success o n board t he Salamis during the recent trial s o f that paddlewheel steamer at the Maplin Sande, near Chathana• The iron screw troopship Adventure, 1,701 tons 400 horse power, Commander T. B. Lethbridge, g ill, on her arrival in Chatham harbour, be placed - hands of Capt, 1.1: F. WKillop, by direction in THE MAGAZINES. BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY. The accomplished editor plays an important part in this number, for he completes one story and begins another. The story of " Cardinal Pole" reaches an abrupt and melancholy termination. The deaths of the good Cardinal and the Queen naturally conclude the story, but the author might have relented towards his lesser hero and heroine, and have suffered Constance to be happy at last. The new story, " John Law, the Projector," here commenced, has already been commented upon in these columns. The etory of " Six Weeks at Huns don Manor" is continued, and direful events are dimly foreshadowed. Francis Jacox contributes an interesting paper on " Imperfect Criminals ;" and Dudley Costello, some time absent from the pages of Bentley through illness, resumes his half-finished history of Mr. Grimsbaw. The romantic life of Tintoretto is toll by Dr. Michelsen, and " An Old Soldier's Story" relates the strange consequences of a striking resemblance. TEMPLE BAR.—" John Al%rchrnont's Legacy " brings things to a climax in this instalment. With one confusion or another no warning is given until the last minute has come, and then the description of the poet is carried out in the scene which ensues. his " E'en for bride."th c m a p r r o i o a r eligßealtar crowned, the bridegroom quits i intrude them dist s r e a l o v t e e s d , even when sympathy 1 b Regrets for her forlorn and the young ' e position felt i f w ife brought back to him fro m "widower," as he has een tho e Ve le l d ley of the Shadow of t . 1 - C e• d e feat to villainy, than that which Paul encounters wh en Death. It would be di fficult to su pp ose a more sin„, rt ho rides through the short hours of that beautiful summer n i g ht to do his wort: of darkness, and finds himself cau g ht in the mes hes he has spread for others. It might be well forot hers like him if they too wore circumvented in this world, and thus brought to a sharp and sudden stand-still sadly and sternly exemplified in Olivia Marchmont's life, how many hearts did she break, because her desire was not in their downward course. " The Trials of the Tredgolds" is also told at some length, and here affairs are very gloomy indeed. Mr. Gifford is urging on his ruin by his reckless course, and offending- those who are mighty to injure him by ill-judged obstinacy and unwise decisions. Clare is in a very miserable position, and Clem intent on revenge. Thus the motley crew are working together to create misunder standings, and to produce mischief. "The Ghost of Gash leigh Court " is a very painful sketch, that does not seem to possess any definite object. " Marriage not a-la-Mode" contains some very wise advice to young people, and pre sents some pictures of domestic felicity, giving glimpses of quiet little homes that are not so very much out of reach as people suppose. There would be more truth in tko world, and snore virtue in society, if duo heed were given 1 to these suggestions, and a large class of small property holders preferred independence in retirement, to a selfish mingling with unsuitable business, and a contemptible hanging on to th e s hi rts of the great. " Victor Hugo" L a very inter es ti ng article, and affords us a desirable i n sight into the career of this remarkable man. The following passage will exemplify the style:— (for so it "The p u bli cat i on of M. lingo's autobiography.. o f the must be called, in spite of the assumed anonymitsending title -page) will, without doubt, have the effect of vy",nf t l atil .. many who now k now hi s writings but imperfectly to knou t them with a f res h zest, an d o f b r i ng ing msny them not at all into the presence of one of the _r V ii , hie . ters of the French language. They will find "I' disgaBt them ' works to shock, and something perhaps i t i o ch tha t is noble, o but they will find also in thosedrama o s : m il e foll= b. ! I dignified, and impressive.. No hioh will last a 0 which has created for himself a name w .tten, . .., a a, r - e un ancient precedents, no eopyisteith m erin the language in which he has wri . __ Oss .: xist. , . can never die while truth and nu maa ts of this semi are as GOOD WORDS.—The Conte: Dr. L aird and Dr. varied and interesting as leiveious papers, while Miss words or m s long a 5 Guthrie continue their rea, Ingelow, the Ono of the most reed contributes a graceful in the number is from the able and valuable papers in and continues hi s pen of the Deartn,so English:, It will delight the philo yorsleivder Shandf sgTeinicEr a sll A interest Ain o filling cii , AN u ri p th 7 " Plea for the Q poem, prettilyneisrluPstQreestrtesed.g ulleeof interesting- information for those less i s 1 . 1 no o f languae. A pleasant domestic tale, i ng i s t, and in the B T e p a rtner," " Dead in the Desert," " Trea , „ supp ly a liberal share for the lovers of fiction, e ri n E um T b n e i r s . TLE sure ..rove, deserves notic© THE DOSE , MAGAzrNE.—This serial especially 0 be i ng printed at the Caledonian Press established other articles 0 for the emp l oyme n t of female compositors. It i s admirably got up, and the lady workers may bear comparison with the best of their rivals. The editress is ev id en tly well fitted f or her pord, and it i s i n no way cur pi isjug that the magazine should have succeeded in obtain ing so large a share of popular favour. We heartily wish it continued prosperity. Mi SC ELL IN E "S. - 2 , octort's London Journal has an article en the IIW ton Trade, which reviews the cmuse of the c!:tlamity. The Boy's Own Magaztne con tains just the sort of reading that boys most deligh in. It is truly announced to contain 4 , facts, fletinr, history, end adventure." Its humbler companie,rn, The Boy's Penny Magazine, is also well got ilp.. n l , \ , : ly Beeton provides yet another serial for boys in the 1 illustrated Curiosities of Savage Life, published in 1 F 0 : . t , h ,1 3 : 3 parts, Beeton's Dictionary of Universal Infor _ 0-on com prehensive : so li, a nother be completed in 26 monthly numbers, and 1) prehensive repertory of information. tor at wonderfully popular benefactor, is continuing History of England and Popular Sclu€ a _ jolly su pplies the l ow prices. The latter journal w ore Peu 'clees woks to the self. lack of other instructors and gulthoMpru.blication of his teacher, STAMFED ....sd.