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ii7SPA.PER EMEMBER, WE „sgp-- AT EVANS' 1 , 161 ; VERY EVENING Tills — WEEK after Alfred Promenade Concerts. %~~ ~~ T ' HE SUN, LONDON, MUBSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1863. No. 22,228. PILACE..... -..4d. STAMPED ....sd. NORAVICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. The business of the Company exceeds £70,000,000. x :r.he duty paid to Government for the year 18(12 was , ° 6 ?, and the amount insured on farming stock, X 10, 086,332. A bonus of three-fifths of the profi's periodically made to Parties insuring, who have thus, from time to time, received slims amounting in the aggregate to £440000 ; and the Society now holds a large Res2rve applimble to' a future Bonus. pThe rates of premium are in no case higher than those arged by the other principal offices making n o returns to neir insurers. For prospectuses apply at the Society's Offices, Surrey': s treet, Nor w i c h • and 6 Cre.ce t Bridge-street, Black friars, EC• n ew HE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. MEAD OFFICES, 29, Lombard -street. London, and Royal Insurance buildings, Liverpool. Total Annual Revenue exceeds ........ £50 0 , 01 0 , A ccumulated Funds in hand over ......1,000,000. Chairman in Liverpool: CHARLES TURNER, Esq., M.P. Chairman in London : IVILLIA.3I WAINWRIGHT, Esq. ----xers FROM TUE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 18(2. The Directors of the Royal Insurance Company are now called upon to make their accustomed periodical Report at the keeling, of its Shareholders. FIRE BIZAIsi.CH. The Directors have,aspleasingly as unexpectedly, at the close of the year, to announce, for the first time, that the Fire Premiums have not only reached, but exceed £300,000. The high, comparative position held by the Royal in the Government Returns of Duty is actin fully m.intained. The profit of the business of the year exceeds considerably the amount realised in the preceding year, and in fact sur- Passes that of any year, with but two exceptions, since the commencement of thi4 Office, the balance to the credit on accou-nt of British and Forelem Insurances being. £45,107 10s. St, and of the North American business, which is kept sepa rattly, £11,097165. 10d. LIFE BRANCH. The very gratifying duty now falls upon the Directors to state the sum assured on new policies for the year 1F62 exceeds even that of the yeßr 1861 by £189,000, and has arrived at the almost unexampled amount for a single year of £701,427 on 1,498 new policies issued. Until within the last has years it is beli eve d that such a sum assured as that which h just been announced as the /milt of one year's business was all but unheard of. This portion of the Company's business has been carefully watched, and cannot fail to give much satisfaction to the shareholder, as well as no small encouragement for the future to the participating life assurer. Evidence of continued care in the selection of lives is amply afforded by a statement of the number rejected. These have amounted to 311 for the year, on which the ag,E,rregate s.im Proposed for assiKarre mounts to X 143.251. Various deg,rees 01 Ineligibility ta , ,t led to these lives being declined. No small number of the Assurance companies of the day record their accepted lives annually at a sum not much, if at all, exceeding those which the Royal has declared as in admis stole in a single year from deterioration of some kind or another. , IT, to complete their review, the Directors now advert uriefty to the United Kingdom, they have to announce that In Fire Business its progress has been undoubtedly more rauld than that of any other Company established either in end m or elsewhere, except when amalgamations have take n P l ace. The retu rns of duty have proved this. In Life, the a mount of N ew Policies already reported make all other evidence needless. The Directors conclude their present Report with the t x pression of an opinion that the prospects of the Royal foundedpy were never bri - rhter, and of a spa t P rat '2,OPe, on a grateful remembrance of thst, ni. re future may unfold for it a sphere of still greater m protection 4 1e, combining distinguished commercial success to ag the "free with a lengthened career of usefulness and to the public. PERCY M. DOVE, 31anager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (E stablished by Charter of his Majesty G e orge the First) FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall. OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor. GEORGE PEARRES BARCLAY, Esq., Sub-Governor. Sir JOIIN HENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Aenlyßainbridge, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Es q . T> .1,, . onert Barclay, Esq. Earl of Leven and Melville. Garratt Cattle y, Esq. Chas. Jno. Manning , Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. Wi lliam Davidson, Esq. The Hon. Josceline W. Percy. 41"1" Dent, Esq. Charles Robi S nson, Esq. exander Druce, Esq. Samuel Leo chster, Es. redk. jos. Edlmann. Esq. Eric Carrington u Smith, Es q q. b Itiversdale W. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. bt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P. nl. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.: Will ia m Wallace, Esq. " 48 . Stewart Hodgson, Esq. , Chas. Baring Young, Esq. Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOW.", Esq., F.R.S. FIRE Me usual fifteen days allowe d for p a y ment of RE PREMIUMS falling due at Michaelmas will expire on 14th October. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this corporation on advantageous terms. The Reversionary Bonus on British Life Policies has ave raged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums flyable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The divisions of Profit take place every Five years. Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one Life. This Corporation affords to the Assured— Liberal participation in Profits—with exemption from the liabilities of partnership. A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual Societies—with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock. The advantages of modern practice,—with the security , of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF. SPECIAL NOTICE. a rolicir‘s on the participating system, granted on or before the Rist December, 18 , '3, and in force at 111. close of the year 1865 , Will be entitled to share in the next division of profits ROYAL EXCHANGE. LONDON. ROBT. I'. STEELE. Secretary. N ORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. .Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. Accumulated and Invested Funds Annual Revenue 422,401 FIRE DEPARTMENT. Insuran - es tv.rantefi both at Home and in Foreign Countries en the most liberal terms. LIFE DEPARTMENT. Every facility offered to Insurers. ou 'inety per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers the participating principle. The new Life business transacted in 1862 as follows : Policies. Amount Insured. Premiums. 1,037 £763,334 £23.641 0 0 Forme of Proposal and every information will be furn i s h e d on application at the OFFICES: LONDON 58, Threadneedle-street. ~ acedings. Lothbury. West-end O ffi oe B. Waterloo-pl, Pall-mall. PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Established 1840. TRUSTEES. Thomas Barham Lrsq . ,M.P. I Wm. Geo. Prescott, Esq. Thomson Hankey, isq M.P. Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P . M Mutual Life Assurance for all classes. This Association has now in existence 6,000 policies, for a total sum of X 1,500,000. The Annual Income is £51,000 The Accumulated Fund exceeds .. 2 , 4),(00 It has paid in Claims • • • • .. 112,000 The whole of the profits are divided quinquennially among the Members. Three divisions have already been made' when the following sums have been added as bonuses to the policies Dec. 31, 1847 .. 1852 • • „ 1857 .. • • • • „ 1862 .. • • • • • • malting* the total bonus additions, £96,600. .. L 5,400 .. 11,500 2.200 .. 50,500 llontises may be in (nib applied to the refine tion of premiums at the option of the assured, in lieu of an addition to the policy. Attention is especially invited to the system of free or paid bp policies introduced by this Association, by which the sacrifice so often submitted to on the relinquishment of po icy is wholly avoided. The balance-sheets of the Association are open to all, whether assurers or otherwise. sentActi ed ve and influential agents will b e appo i n t e d i n unrepre districts. Val. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary. Chief Office,ls, Moorgate-street, E.C., Aug 1, 1863. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, 2d September, 1863. TENDERS will he received nt thi s o ffi ce , until noon, s who ma on WEDNESDAY, the 30 t h September, 1863, the from supplyrson of ybe willing to enter i n t o Contrac t for FORAGE. Est November, in such quantities as may be required, fr o m 1863, to 31st October, 1861, for the andf Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp,2 l er Majesty's mind. within the corn- Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may b e , tained on application a t this office, b y le tter or in °'-'' between the hours of ten an d four o'clock. person, The Tenders must be prop erl y filled u p and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked oiCti; outside " Tender for Forage"). and no Tender will be noticed - mTnissary-G eneral. unless made on forms obtained from this office, and deli vered by the hour appointed. HENRY B. MORSE, Deputy Co' ARMY CONTRACTS. TENDERS be received at th is Office until 12 o'clock noon on the 3d of October, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contracts to supply FORAGE AND PAILLASSE STRAW, in such quantities ,s may be required. for the use of Her Majesty's Land Forces stationed in the following places, from Ist November, 1863, to 31st Octobe; 1861 : FORGE. 1. Hyde-park, Kensington , Regent's-park, and Horse Guards. 2. Hounslow and Kneller 3. Hampton Court. 4. Windsor. Brietton. 6. Sandhurst. 7. Enfield. PAILLASSE STRAW. I .; l3 „muPton House, Hyde-park . and Kensington. ...egent's-park, St. John's-wood, and Portman -street Barra,eks. 3. New Barracks, Chelsea. 4. Wellingt on and St. George's Barracks. 5. The Tower. 6. Hounslow and Kneller Hall. 7. Hampton Court. 8. Windsor. 9. Brighton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shore ham. 10. Croydon. Separate Tenders must be made for Forme and for Pail asae Straw for each of the above -mentioned Stations or Ilar acks as grouped and numbered. Porms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob !ained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock. Te nders on th e p r i nted forms must be properly filled up a atl h s e l ''ned, and no Tender will be noticed unless delivered on th under- mentioned Office, under clo s ed envelope (marked i °oll d on outs 12 o' c l ock e Tender for October Commissariat Supplies "), before 11 the 3d next. (Signed) W. T. POWER, De P u tl Cor n Commissary-General. Nvo,„4 l6 saryGeneral's Office, I.olldori, B e l ,„", Spring-gardens , 10th Sept., 1861 MRS. GREY'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., Gr OOD SOCIETY . By MRS. GREY, _ Author of "The Gambler's Wife," burst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-strz et. NEW SPORTING NOVEL. Immediately, at all libraries, in Three Vols., Price 31s. 6d. SACKVILLE CHASE. By C. J. COLLINS. London : John Maxwell and Company, 112, Fleet-street. T" E 0 X F ORD R, OXFORD STREET, W. TIIIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Lishop's THE SLAVE and Bellini's SONNAMBULA. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Huish, ac., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean duo. Comic, by UNSWORTII ("or any oLiker man "), Eugene, W. Randall, A. Lloyd, and George Hodson. Also, a Pei formance by Herr SCHALKENI3ACH on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHESTRE, contain ing a full baud of 40 instruments. The HALL has just been newiy.Deeorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pt pper and Henry Dirks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, "THE GHOST," from the Picture Gallery to the Concert Hall, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Bal cony, and body of the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr. A. Silvester to give (with all that gentleman's latest im provements and effects), REPRESENTATIONS EACH EVENING, at Ten o'clock. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Unsworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, Arthur Lloyd, George Hodson, a.c. POLYGRAPHIC HALL.—MISS HERAUD and Herr KRUEGER'S celebrated SHAKESPE IiIAN ENTERTAINMENT Illustrative of THE PAS SIONS, interspersed with Descriptive Music, THIS EVEN ING, and every Evening, at Eight; Saturdays at Three. Music by J. C. Beuthin, Esq. Solos Miss Mabel Brent, Mrs. Beuthin. Herr Bonn, Mr. Page. Mr. Stedman, and Signor Nappi. An efficient chorus. Booking, Acc., at the Hal; King W illi am -street, Strand, from Ten to Five, or Tickets of Musicsellers. ARGYLL ROOMS. 'Windmill -street. Piccadilly. These elPaant Rooms are NOW OPEN for the Winter Season. They have been entirely redecorated. Musical Director, Mons. Jullien, of monster concerts cele brity. The band , s selected from the Cry.tal Palace, the Italian Operas, and the Household Troops of her Majesty. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, ls. Managcr—M. GRENET. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The GHOST ! new version—The FAIRY FOUNTAIN— Grand Divertissement—Favourite Opera Selections—NlCO- SlA, the eminent Violinist—RAPHAEL D} SOLLA. the Infant Tenor—LANGLOIS, the Great Juggler, Every Evening. Doors open at 7—commence at half-past 7. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great Musical Attraction —lmmense success of SIGNOR A ICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every Evening. u But will [liars Irles )r the aeir only a hie aver, hick es in also ntee aXI - wised burg rorld I tip- ision ode -1 the Lce of need. Ly be week. Oats r and übled iring Lad a The s per 'silty sold heat, tone; 3 gt. ; 7. Or 51b. 77. d all om. wif© ge% ~ of er of 1 late Vcal , Ly- i". 8., Zing, 70th :wes . ty of the nate rent the r his the ctent y to their S ay be good stone• o 31e ,er 24 Eiliti• ;•ood• pur . a nd s the :very :din ugh- larei Rev. ester 24W- hire, Igag l Sher, ,late lish- lyre 'the --'-- - ESTABLISHED 1833. "HOWDEN'S fERATED GINGER BEER, in _LIP glass or stone bottles, warranted to keep good twelve months. Lemonade, Soda-water, votass, Seltzer, and every description of Mineral Waters.—Manufactory, No. 3, W bite Hart-street, Drury-lane, W.C. THE LAUNDRESSES to her late Majesty Queen Adelaide say, that " BRIGGS' AUSTRALIAN srAilea needs but to be tried to be approved." Sole Wholesale Agent, Harper Twelvetrees, Bromley-by Buw, London, E. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXFIMITION OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective nvention in the curative treatment of EI EIIN I A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, Is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being 4ent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Plccadilly. A Single Trues, 165., 215., 28s. 6d., and 31s. ed. Postage, Is. A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 42a., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. lin Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, is. led. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c, for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &a They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on e an'ordinary stocking. Prioe 48. 6c1., 7s. 6d., 108., to 16s. ea4h. Postage 6d. JOSH WHITE, Manufacturer, 228„ Piccadilly. I Z EATING'S PERSIAN INSECT DESTROY ING PO WDER, for which a Prize Medal was awarded to the Producer at the International Exhibition, ue This Powder is quite harmless to an mal life, but' is un rivalled in destroying Fleas, Bugs, Flies, Cockroaches, Beetles, Gnats, Mosquitos, stoths in furs, and every other species of Insect. Sportmen will find this an invaluable remedy for destroy ing Fleas in their Dogs, as also Ladies for their Pet Dogs. Belng‘the original importer of this now invaluable article, which has found so great a sale that it has tempted others to vend a so-called article, the public are therefore cautioned to observe that the packets of the Genuine Powder bear the autogrugh of THOMAS KEATING Sold in packets, ls., 25. 6d., and 4s. 6d. each, or post free for 14 or 36 postage stamps, by Thomas Keating, chemist, 79, St. Paul's-churchyard, London, E.C. CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY o f the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratford-upon- Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8., is Chairman) are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to th e ac'e s ount of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stourbridge and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and Greenway, IVarwick ; or their London agents, Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., Messrs Hanburys and Co., or Messrs. Glyn and Co , bankers, London. The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip tion list to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee rest their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only the birthplace of Shakspeare, but the centre of attraction to all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his htme, the town he loved, and where he lived and died. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Grav's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, 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 and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom panied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Masterman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Preicott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W ,Iliams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at the Hospital. STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary. ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). he be PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. 'P RESIDENT—Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., F.R.S. D C HAinaiAlq—Thos. Raring, Fsq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P. tr UTY-CUAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P. APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that, since Ins„tginuing of the year 1860, the Royal. National Lifeboat £16,480 i lishrws tion has expended n 2,000 on various Lifeboat Estab- Tee'llts on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. mi4elel lag"' Soviet number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the for wf i j oi ;snd other means, since its formation,. is 12,800; The Comservices 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and lion n as " a ash have been paid in rewards. The Institu- Transporti o : expended £67,000 on Life-boats, Life-boat and Boat-houses. the geßeroug a desire to express their grateful sense ci British public aliTrport which they have received from the has enabled them to ng. the past few years, a support which ot 123 Lifeboats . es.tablish their present magnificent fleet Deeply sensible, h4 l ,,,, e t v he shores of the United Kingdom rests on them to inaintar' of the great responsibility that state, and i' tCrews pra n ct Lheir fleet in a thoroughly efficient boats, whirl. can onl e a e e ff eeectio in the management of their annual income, theyrneatl dby a large and permanent Y appeal country to aid them in aphoi to all classes of their great and truly national a work. ding and perpetuating so The Committee gratefully aekno tributions: — wiedge the followin g; eon- Her Majesty the Queen .. : : . • annuallza , , .; ;..: a 1 501 10 10 0 : o the Hon. Mrs. G. .. Clerk, Colonel, B.A. • • • • • • ' • annual 50 0 Contts and CO., Messrs., Bankers •.. ... •• 7th hd ni o rl 1 8 1 . d o o Currie, Wm. Esq. , • • • . • • Esq., cost of a Lifeboat af 1: don. 25 13 Campbell, tde th u nn.•lo . 00 0 Erle, Lord C v i i l m ief . A'lldismiliceralß..c..B. :.••:. I.aentrisvibacze,a. J., ran. sportintr Carriage' .. .• .. .. .. 2, .. • , ~0 5 n • Lion. 30 w , m3 H r, oni Rev. vtrine;n y :Rseivr . nGr G e. n•nr(.y;., Bart. an d .. .. .. : . . don- 0 0 0 •3 5 n Smith, Mrs. George , Greenw i l . c c h .. .. • • 15 15 0 Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, • B. • • .. annual 20 - Thomas, Lady, Weston -super-Mare, collected by he r 0 Ladsh • • • • " • • •• " 6 Willou y ghb ip y d'Eresby, Lo rd .. • . .. annual l 5 16 0 i 0 ) Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfu_ yll re feived by the Bankers of th e Institution, Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard -street; Messrs. Coutts and Co., 59, Strand; Messrs. Berries , Farauhar, and Co., 15, St. James's-street, London ; by a.I the Collectors of Customs and Bankers in the Unitedliineom; and by the Secretary Richard Lewis. Esq., at the flice of the pagitation, ,t, 4011 -street, Adelphi. London, Vi.‘:;• - SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER --WEDNESDAY. Speculation on the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire moves but slowly. Nothing, with the exception, perhaps, of Anfleld for the Cesarewitch, was in any great force; and the business done is of such a desultory character that it is difficult to form even a correct quotation. Closing prices:— CESAREWITCH. 14 to 1 agst Anfield (taken) 22 to 1 agst Hurricane (taken) 25 to 1 agst Jack of Hearts (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Myrtle (taken) 50 to 1 agst Limosina (taken) 50 to 1 agst Real Jam (taken and offered) 66 to 1 agst Springbok's dam gelding (taken) CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 16 to 1 agst Birdhill (taken and offered) 16 to 1 agst Borealis (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Catch-'em-alive (taken) 33 to 1 agst Limosina (taken) 33 to 1 agst Polynesia (taken) 40 to 1 agst Exchequer (taken) 40 to 1 agst Comet (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Jack of Hearts (taken) 100 to 1 agst Fanfaron (offered) RICHMOND (YORKS UIRE) RACES—WEDNESDAY. The Wright Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for two yr-olds; colt-, Sst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b; winners extra. Grey stone in. Lord Zetland's Saragossa, Bst 121 b (inc. 51b extra) (Marchant) 1 Mr. Jaques's Harvest Mell, 9st 11b (inc. 5111 extra) (Ashman) 2 Mr. Watt's Gondola, Bst 21b .. (Snowden) 3 Mr. Osborne's Little Stag, Bst 101 b Vacuna colt and Chivalry also ran. Betting-7 to 4on Harvest Mell, 7to 2 agst Little Stag, 5 to 1 agst Saragossa, 10 t•) 1 agst Gondola. Won by a neck; a length between second and third; a bad fourth. The Burton Handicap of 7 sous each, with 50 added. One mile and a half. 10 subs. Mr. Watt's Newmarket, 3 yrs, Est 91b.. (H. Covey) 1 Mr. Osborne's Fanfaron, 3 yrs, Est Slb (inc. 71b extra).. 2 Mr. I'Atson's Bonny Bell, 3 yrs. Est sib (Robinson) 3 Capt. Gray's Trust, 3 yrs, Est 91b .. (Marson) 4 Betting -5 to 4on Fanfaron, 3to 1 agst Bonny Bell, 4 to 1 agst Trust, 5 to 1 agst Newmarket. Won by half a length ; a bad third. The Zetland Plate (Handicap) of 5O soya, for all ages ; winners extra. Half a mile. Mr, Jackson's Lady Louisa, 5 yrs, Oat 31b (inc. slb ex.) (Aldcroft) 1 Mr. A. Young's Who's Who, 7st 71b (IL Covey) 2 Mr. Watt's Miss Armstrong, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (Snowd en ) 3 Mr. E. Gill' s Mi ss T ees , 2 yrs, sst 71b .. (Craddock) 4 The following also ran :—Maid of the Mist, Starlight, Newchurch, and Ploughboy. Betting-7 to 4 agst Lady Louisa, 2to 1 eget Miss Arm strong, 6 to 1 agst Maid of the Mist. Won by four lengths; half a length between second and third; a length between third and fourth. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas, for mares only, 3-yr olds, Bst 41b ; four, Oat 71b; five, lOst ; six and aged, 10st lib. Three miles. Mr. PAnsen's Caller Ou, 5 yrs, lOst (Challoner) 1 Mr, Temperley's Alice, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (Snowden) 2 Mt. Watson's Unfashionable Beauty, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (H. Covey) 3 Lord Warwick's Calabria, 5 yrs, lOst (Osborne) 4 Betting-4 to lon Caller Ou. Won by four lengths ; same between second and third. The Volunteer Rifle Corps Plate of 30 sow, for all ages. Grey stone in. Wisdom, Est 71b (Marson) 1 Prairie Flower, Bst 3lb (Dixon) 2 Brother to Stockton, Est 101 b (Whiteley) 3 Sarah Ann, 7st 121 b (H. Covey) 4 The following also ran :--Alexandria, Who's Who, and Sal tent. Betting—Even on Who's Who, 3 to 1 agst Prairie Flower, 5 to 1 agst Sarah Ann. Won by a length; same between second and third; a neck between third and fourth. The winner was bought in for 38 guineas. The Belsay Castle Nursery Handicap of 100 sovs, for two-yr-olds. Grey stone in. Mr. Jones's Kapunda, 7st 101 b (E. Harrison) 1 Mr. Osborne's Mantrap, 7st 71b (Whiteley) 2 Mr. Gill's Leyburn Lass fitly, Est 131 b . (J. Grimshaw) 3 The following also ran :—Whitethorn, Lady Douro colt, Charlotte B,osse, Ghillie Callum, Lyra, Found Again, Secret Treasure filly, Brandy, Louis Napoleon, and Jeremy Diddler e. Betting-3 to 1 agst Kapunda, 7to 2 each agst Louis Napoleon and Mantrap, 6 to 1 agst Caribio filly, 10 to 1 each agst Ley burn Lass filly and Lyra. Won by halt a length; a length between second and third. TUNBRIDGE RACES.-IVI'mIEsDAY. The South-Eastern Plate (Handicap) of 50 sovs, for al ages. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Marsh's Margery, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Viney) 1 Mr. Beadman's Rubini, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (C. Searle) 2 Mr. O'Malley's (peaigree unknown), aged, 6st 101 b (J. Plumb) 3 Lady Derby, Blanche of Lancaster, Knight Templar, and Prescription also ran. Betting-5 to 2 agst Lady Derby, 4to 1 agst Mr. O'Mally's ch m, 6 to 1 agst Prescription, 6 to 1 agst Blanche of Lancaster, 8 to 1 agst Knight Templar. Mr. O'Malley's mare made play, followed by Prescription, Rubini, Lady Derby, and Blanche of Lancaster for half the distance, when Margery rushed past her horses,.and took second place. Upon entering the straight Margery headed Mr. O'Malley's mare, and stalling off !Labial's effort half way within the distance, won by a length; half a length separated the second and third ; Knight Templar was fourth, Blanche of Lancaster fifth, Lady Derby sixth, and Prescription last. The Mid-Kent Stakes (Handicap) of 10 soya each, 5 ft, 2 only if declared, &c., with 50 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards, winners extra. About one mile. 15 subs, sof whom pay 2 ft. Mr. Low's Gibraltar, 6 yrs, 9st (Fordham) 1 Mr. Burbidge's Baliverne, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (Jas. Nightingall) 2 Mr. T. Read's Lavender, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (S. Mordan) 3 Deerfoot, Devotee, and Spitfire Kitty also ran. Betting—b to 2 agst Gibraltar, 7to 2 agst Lavender, sto 1 each agst Deerfoot and Spitfire Kitty, 8 to 1 agst Bali- verne. At the second attempt they were capitally started, and Baliverne, Deerfoot, end Spitfire Kitty passed the stand to gether, Devotee fourth, Gibraltar fifth, and Lavender bring ing up the rear. Immediately after passing the stand Bali- Verne took the lead, followed by Spitfire Kitty, Devotee, Deerfoot, and Gibraltar, Lavender lying a long distance in the rear. Half a mile from home Deerfoot ran into second place, but upon approaching the turn into the straight "the Indian" dropped back, and upon entering the straight La vender and Gibraltar drew upon each side of Baliverne. Upon reaching the end of the enclosure Gibraltar quitted the pair, took a clear lead, and won easily by a length ; La vender, who never quite reached Baliverne, was beaten for second place by a head; Devotee was a bad fourth, Deer foot fifth, and Spitfire Kitty last. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 3 soya each, with 25 added, for all ages. The wiener to be sold for £lO, &e. About one mile. Mr. Mellon's Fletton, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b (Zenker) 1 Mr. Ward's Maubourquet, 3 yrs, Est 41b Mr. Marsh's Peru, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (J. Plumb) 3 Mr. Burbidge'a Baliverne, 4 yrs, Bat 71b (J. Reeves) 4 Betting-2 to 1 onFletten, 4to 1 agat Peru, 10 to 1 agat Baliverne. After running a quarter of a mile, Fletton went to the front, maintained the lead to the end, and won by half a dozen lengths. Two lengths separated the secondand third. The winner was bought in for 56 guineas. The Nursery Pl a t e (H an di ca p) of 50 sow, for 2-yr-olds ; winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Low's Stainley, 7st 121 b (J. Plumb) 1 Mr. Wood son ' s Elise, 6st 101 b ... (Hopkins) 2 Mr. Merton' s Telseombe, Est 101 b .......... (Zenker) 3 The following also ran :—Confederalist, Bianca filly, Wheldrake, Mysterious Lady, Bittern. Betting-2 to 1 agst Mysterious Lady, sto 2 agst Stainley, 5 to 1 agst Bittern, 10 to 1 offered agst any other. Several failures were succeeded by a wretched start, in which Stainley jumped ; away in front and carried on the running with a clear lead of Mysterious Lady, Bittern third, Wheldrake coming on at the head of the ruck, in the rear of whom followed Confederalist, the Bianca filly bringing up the rear at least fifty lengths off. Rounding the last turn but one Stainley ran out and left Mysteri ma Lady with the lead, bat she ran wide at the turn into the straight and jumped the ropes surrounding the course. This mishap left Elise in front, and she was joined at the distance by Stainley, who again took the lead half way up, and won by three-quarters of a length ; three lengths separated the se cond and third; Bittern was fourth, Confederalist fifth, Wheidrake sixth, and the Bianca filly last. A Selling Stakes of 6 soya each, with 30 added, for all ages ; selling allowances, Half a mile. Miss Marsh's Measure for Measure, 2 yrs, (430), Gat 4lb (Viney) 1 Mr. Burbidge's Rosa Lee, 2 yra Gat 41b (tanker) 2 Mr. T. Stevens's Pinkepoe, 4 yrs (L3O), Sat 61b(Fordham) 3 The following also ran.: --Pyrrha, Maubourquet, and Telescombe, Betting-5 to 4on Pyrrha, 4to 1 agst Pinkepoe, 100 to 15 agst Measure for Measure. Pinkopoe, with the favourite in close attendance, made Play to the second turn from home, where Pyrrha bolted, and at the distance Measure for Measure and Rosa Lee joined Pinkepee. Measure for Meatoire obtained the lead half way up, and won by a neck. A similar distance sepa rated the second and third. Teiscoinbe was fourth, Mau- bourquet fifth, and Pyrrha last. The winner was bought by Mr. Wright, for Mr. Reeves, for 90 guineas. The Volunteer Cup, value £4O, for horses bona fide the pro perty of members of Volunteer Corps, 12st 7th each; pro fessionals, lib extra. Two miles. Mr. Williamson's Michel Grove, 4 yrs, 13st (in. 711 . ) ex.) s (Fordham) 1 Mr. Marsh's Rapture, 5 yrs, 12st 71b (Mr. Grant) 2 Mr. G. Perkins's Irene, tl yrs, 1 3st (including 71b extra) (A. Marlow) 3 The following also ran :--Twilight, Gin Drinker, and Kangaroo. Betting—G to lon Michel Grove, who waited upon Rap ture to the half-distance, where he came away, and won in a canter by half a length; a bad third ; Twilight was fourth. WALSALL RACES—WEDNESDAY. Trial Stakes. Sir Watkin, 2 yrii (£3O) Wyrley, 2 3rs (£3O) 2 Won by a head. Tradesmen's Plate of 50 sovs. One mile and a half. Middlewatch, 3 yrs, 64 111 b Ladybird, 5 yrs, 7st Sib True Heart, 3 yrs, 6st Olb 3 The Pony, 3 yrs, Est 111 b 4 Won by a length. Two .yr-old Stakes of 5 sow each. Throe qrg, of a mile. C by Teddinp;ton—Jessie (£3O) Wytley (£3O) _ _ _ Won by a length. Members' Plate of 25 soya each. One mile and a quarter. Jacob, 6 yrs, 7st 61b. Portland, 6 yrs, 6st 1311). Wen - by two lengths. GREAT YARMOUTH RACES—WEDNESDAY. VidiS6. 4 Garden Stakes. Boron of Av o S u pple n Santa ... 1 2 3 Grand Stand Stakes. Equinox _ 1 Baron of Avon 3 Oneida Members' Plate. Polonaise Whitebait Innkeepers' Plate. _ Xurnlla Zura 2 Pretty Bird The Beaten Plate (handicap). _ Supple Pouuee Whitebait Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The trial of the engines of the new screw steam ship the Prince Consort, at Plymouth, which will take place shortly, will be conducted in a manner different from that which has hitherto prevailed. It has been the practice for a newly fitted ship to be navigated in the morning from her moorings in Hamoaze to the back of the breakwater, or round the Eddystone Lighthouse, and to be replaced in the evening in the Hamoaze. In the present in- stance the PriLce Consort will be placed in the hands of 100 men selected, with their officers, from the Steam Reserve, who will moor her every even- ing inside the breakwater, and thus avoid the long and intricate navigation to Hatnoaz3 and the sub- sequent difficulty of threading between the ships at anchor in that harbour. This ship was laid down at Pembroke as a line-of-battle ship on the same Ines as the Gibraltar, but was afterwards cut in two, lengthened 23 feet, and, like the Ocean, re duced to a two-decker. She was first called the Triumph, but this name was altered to the Prince Consort. Her launch took place in June, 1862. The dimensions are—length over all, 277 ft.; length between perpendiculars, 273 ft. ; keel for tonnage, 232 ft. aiin.; breadth extreme, 58ft. Sin. ; do. for tonnage, 57ft. 2in. ; do. moulded, 56ft. 4in.; depth of hold, 19ft. 10in.; tonnage, 4,045 26.94 tons; do. Board of Trade, 3,521.34 tons; tonnage of en. gine room, 1.913 . 74 tons; do.-register, 1,607.6 tons; displacement when light, 2,924 tons; do. estimated when loaded, 6,328 tons; estimated draught when loaded, 23ft. 7in. forward, 25ft. 2in. aft. Her draught, when launched, was 12ft. llin. forward, and 16It. 10in, aft; mean draught, 14ft. 101 in. t is intended on the trial to make her draw 23 feet Sin. forward, and 25 feet Sin. aft. Her iron masts are stepped, and the guns are on board ; there will also be six months' stores in her; the remainder will be made up with iron ballast. The heel of the mainmast is forked to admit the propeller shaft; the mast is 115 ft. 6in. long ; foremast, 109 ft. Gin. ; wizen, 82ft. Bin.; and bowsprit, 41ft. Gin., all of iron. The armament on the main deck is 24 guns for 8-inch solid shot, each weighing 25 cwt., with four Armstrongs, 110-pounders, each weighing 84 cwt. forward, and the like number aft ; • on the upper deck two Armstrongs forward and one aft-35 in all. The engines collectively of 1,000 horse-power (nominal) are from the manufactory of Messrs. Mandslay, Sons, and Field, and are seated 15 feet before the mainmast; they are termed " horizontal double piston rod." The horizontal doable-action air-pump is worked direct from the engine. Each of the engines is fitted with box slides; they are worked by double eccentric and link motion, and are provided with metallic slide valves. The air-pump valves are of indiarubber, with metallic valves to discharge through the sides of the ship. The air pumps arc 29in. in diameter, and hare a 4ft. stroke. rhe inside diameter of the steam cylinders is 92in.; they are steam jacketed. The diameter of the main steam pipes is 23in. The pistons are fitted with rue taliic packing, and not with hemp as heretofore There are also in the engine-room two small mule. liary engines of 12in. diameter. Each of these is fitted with a pump for filling boilers from the sea; together they are capable of supplying the requisite amount of water when the main e ngines are work ing full boiler power. She has in addition a double 7in. pump, which can be worked by hand or steam, capable of supplying a sufficient quantity of water for working half-boiler Power, and arranged so as to pump on deck or overboard, and to draw water from the bilges or the sea. The Prince Consort has two stokeholes, the one before the engine-room has four boilers, with five furnaces in each, the one abaft four boilers with three furnaces in each. The eight boilers contain 3,840 tubes, each of which is 6ft. long by 21 in. outer diameter, and 21 inner diame ter. By the fete boilers the power of 600 horses (nominal) can be obtained, and by the other 400 horses, calculated at 711 es. effective pressure per square inch. The fore chimney is aft, 3in. diame ter, the after 6ft. bin. Both stoke-holes are well ventilated, but the pressure of the screw shaft, shoulder high, in the after stoke-hole, is very in convenient—it is cased. The after stoke-hole is, however, a little wider than the fore stoke-hole. The length of the propeller shaft in board is.9Bft. 3in., weight 17 tons, diameter 18in. forward, and 20in. aft. The gun metal screw propeller is four bladed ; it weighs about 152 tons, and overhangs, or, rather, has no outer bearing. Th e di ame ter is 21ft., and the pitch, on Maudslay's principle, can be altered from 20ft. to 25ft. mean pitch. The stern bracket is surfaced up, and the boss of the screw is surfaced also ; the machinery is arranged so that the screw-shaft can be carried forward to close the opening entirely where the two surfaces meet, and thus the sudden infl ux of the sea can b e prevented in case of an accident similar to that of the Royal Albert in 1856, when the water rose to her ash-pans, and her commander was obliged to run her on a sand bank in the island of Teo, in the Me diterranean. The Prince Consort's screw shaft is fitted with a disconnecting clutch and friction brake, by which, when the ship is under canvas only, the screw will he allowed to revolve freely in the water. The brake can be used when it is re ef:scary to stop the screw, and reconnect it with the engines for the purpose of resorting to steam. In the fore stoke-hole there is a space blade for use in case of accident; like the others its flange is per forated with slotted holes for the reception of the screws which fasten it to the boss. The blades are twisted slightly, and become much thinned towards the outer ends. The engines and machinery weigh 750 tons; the cost is about X 50,500, and the manufacturer obtains in ad • dition re r 4 r sc, power (s1 ) 000) for placing them on board. To aid the ventilation holes have been perforated in the masts above and below, and the coal shoots have hollow-work deck covers, which admit both air end light. Cowlhcad ventilators can be substituted. On the suggestion of Mr. Sampson, her engineer, her iron flaps in the air casings which inclose her smoke chimneys below give place to glass doors, by which light as well as air is admitted to the 'tween decks. At each side of the upper deck of the Prince Consort, amidships, there is a round tower, seven feet high and about five feet diameter, constructed of wood 12 inches thick. The ship wrights' work is complete, and, excepting the last coat, which will not be applied until she is further advanced, most of the painters' work is finished. The Prince Consort, though not built for, can be used as a rum ; she is classed with the Caledonia, built at Woolwich ; the Ocean, at Plymouth ; the Royal Oak, at Chatham ; and the Royal Alfred, at Portsmouth. The two last have engines of 850 horse power, the other three of 1,000 horse. All are iron-plated. The number of plates on the Prince Consort is 259, and weight 873 tons ; bolts and nuts, 26 tons; those on the Ocean will be 275, weighing 935 tons; the odd plates go round the storm. The plates on the Prince Consort are rolled ; those on the Royal Oak are hammered, Where the displace ment of the Prince Consort is 6,328 tons, that of the Royal Oak is over 7,000 tons. The Osborne, royal paddle yacht, Staff Comman der George K. Bower, yesterday steamed out of Portsmouth harbour, and tested her machinery at Spithead, returning to harboiFagain on the con clusion of the trial. The fitting of new wheels to this yacht, recently e.arried out by Messrs. Mauds lay, Field, and Co., has given a full knot per hour additional over her old rate of speed when under full steam. Her Majesty's screw steam corvette Scylla, 21 guns, 1,467 tons, 400-horse power, recently com missioned at Sheerness, by Capt. S. G. Creswell, having been swung for the adjustment of her com passes, and received her ammunition and stores on board, will proceed for trial of her engines and machinery, it is expected, on Thursday next, at the measured mile off Maplin Sands. Should the trial prove successful, she will immediately be inspected by the Commander-in-Chief at the Nore (Vice- Admiral Sir G. R. Lambert, K.C.8.) and Staff, previous to her departure for her deatination—the East Indies and China stations. The Tamar, 3, iron screw troop ship, 2,812 tons, 500-horse power, Capt. F. H. Stirling, is progress ing with her fitments in the most rapid manner at Sheerness dockyard, and has nearly completed coaling, so that, in a short time, she will be ready for the pennant. Her trial will take place in a few days. The Terrible, 21, paddlewheel frigate, 1,850 tons, 800-horse power, is in the hands of the artisans of Sheerness dockyard, being brought forward with all possible dispatch for commission. She was built from designs by Mr. E. 0. Lang, master ship wright of Chatham dockyard, and is considered the finest vessel of her class in the British navy. When her repairs are completed she will be fully equal to a new vessel. The Rhadamanthus, paddlewheel storeship, 220- horse-power, is undergoing repairs to her bull and machinery, and being fitted with new boilers in No. 4 dock of Sheerness-yard. She is being brought forward for the Ist division of the Sheerness Steam Reserve. A 'arge number cf workmen are employed on board the Fawn, 17, screw steam sloop, 100-horse power, at Sheerness dockyard, in making good her defects preparatory to being commissioned. It is expected that she will proceed to the Mediterranean to relieve the Greyhound, 17 screw steam sloop, 200-horse power, Commander Henry D. Hickley, which was commissioned in 1861. The Assaye, laden with a portion of the,tele graph cable from Mr. Henley's factory at North Woolwich, was yesterday towed down to Gravesend from Deptford, where she has been engaged for some days in shipping her sea stock. On passing the factory she dipped her colours and fired a salute, which was returned by the sister vessel Tweed (late the Punjaub), which will also shortly be ready for the Persian Gulf. A portion of the masting gear belonging to the line-of-battle screw steamer Hoed, 79, 600 horse power, in the second division of the Chatham Steam Reserve, is to be sent from Chatham Dockyard to be fitted on board the Cumberland, 74, Capt. Hall C. 8., guardship of the steam reserve. In consequence of the favourable report made to the Admiralty of the satisfactory working ef the system of ventilation invented by Vice-Admiral Sir A.Milne, K.C.8., Commander-ia-Chief of the North American squadron, and introduced as an experi ment into the screw gun vessel Lily, 4, instructions have been received at Chatham, directing that the system is to be carried out in all screw despatch vessels and ships of that class, including gunboats, when practicable. The system of engine room ven tilation invented by Mr. Baker, inspector of ma chinery at Chatham Dockyard, can only, from the peculiarity of its working, be carried nut on board vessels of comparatively large size ; but wherever it has been introduced, especially on board iron ships, its success has.been complete. There is still, however, scope for improvements on the mode of ventilating smaller steam vessels, especially these serving in the tropics. On the recent official trial of the iron frigate Recruit, 6, 150 horse power, at Chatham, with only a decreased number of furnaces the temperature of the stokeholes occasionally ex ceeded 120 degrees. The Scylla, 21, 400 horse power, fitting for sea, is ordered to be expedited as much as possible. A rumour was current at Chatham yesterday that there will be a change in the command of this ship, necessitated by the ill health of Capt. Cresswell. The following appointments have been made in the Royal Naval Reserve :—To be Lieut.—Fred. Stanley Ewen. To be Hon. Lieut.—Wm.Curling. THE ARMY. Orders were yesterday received at Portsmouth for the 55th (Westmoreland) Regiment, stationed in Portsmouth garrison, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Robert Hume, to increase its numbers to the customary standard for foreign service by volun teers from other corps, and to be held in readiness for immediate embarcation for India. The "K" Battery of Armstrong field artillery, under the command of Major Barstow, stationed at Hilsea, near Portsmouth, yesterday received orders to prepare for immediate marching from thence by road to Woolwich, to embark for foreign service, reported for New Zealand. Major-Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., commanding Portsmouth garrison and the South-Western Mili tary District, will to-day officially inspect on South sea common the 6th and 7th brigades of Garrison Artillery, :he I and K batteries of field artillery of the 4th brigade, and the Royal Marine Artillery. A detachment of troops, from various regiments, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from Parkhurst, Isle of Wight, and were forwarded on to Woolwich, by the military author i t ies, to embark in, the s hip Chariot of Fame , f or conve yan ce to New Z Wand. An experimen tal 300-pounder Armstrong gun , manufactured at the E Iswick factory, was yesterday l a uded from the bar g e Henry en the wharf in Wuoil w i c k Arsenal, fro m Shoebur y ness. The wei g ht o f the gun is 11 tons 14cwt. 3eirs., and from the name bi Excellent" painted upon it, the inference is that it gun was fired nit ti mes on ly, is intended for p ractice on beard the g unner y shi p at Portsmouth. Tile and at the termination a very pereoptihle defect was discc,very in the chase, about 10io. from the muzzle. The officials were yesterday engaged in taking on impression of the interior of the gun in gutta percha, and the defect was clearly marked thereon. It consists of a separation of the coils, forced asunder by the concussion, and is accounted for by an imperfect weidicg together. No other part ' of the gun bears any Fymptom of injury. It appears i t h a t acm e of the 12-pol.pldera have aufferect in a similar manner, consequently all guns of that species are now undergoing a shortening of one foot at the muzzle. Fifty have been thus reduced and re-issued for service. Whether the 300-pounder will be simi larly shortened or re-welded will be decided by the Select Committee. In its present condition the gun is totally unfit for use. A rifle match has just taken place between 33 sergeants belonging to the 4th depot battalion at the camp at Colchester. The competitors were divided into two sections of 17 and 16 rrspectively, and the contest took place at 200, 400, and 600 yards, four rounds each. So close was the competition that the second section merely won by 0.01 marks, the average for the first section being 16 - 37 marks, while that of the second section was 16 41 marks. remict' the ot lisienet gl e t mi the earorr suitable ien Government gldyimoenne rsoa h f D( having non-commissionedt ar t ro g tl fea quartered doe i militaryl aednt officers g nt g t h h sa ta decided tgoaord Chatham ritsr on stationsoono—past e aoi r ofl which separate quarters have not hitherto been pro vided—a proposal has been submitted to the Lords of the Admiralty for the erection of a block of buildings to be occupied by the married non-com missioned officers and men of the Chatham division of Royal Marines, Under the existing regula tions the latter aro compelled either to live with their wives and families away from the barracks, or to be separated from them in the barracks. A plan was laid before the Admiralty for erecting a building in a convenient site, but contrary to ex pectation their Lordships decided not to authorise its erection. It is therefore probable that some time will elapse before the married men of the Chatham division of Marines are placed on the same footing as their comrades in other branches of the service. Visit of the Channel Fleet to Dublin. ) Excited discussions have taken place in the Corporation of Dublin with reference to the entertainment to be pro vided against the approaching visit of the Channel Fleet — an extreme section of the "National party" taking the op portunity to intrude their own factiousness. On Monday it was proposed by Alderman Hudson that an address should be presented to the Admiral and officers, and he expressed his regret that the Corporation had no public funds to pro vide a banquet, though he had no doubt there would be liberal contributions from private funds. In opposition, Mr. Sullivan, editor of the Natim, who leads the National party, spoke to the following effect :—The committee had shirked the question of a subscription in a manner that would disgust the Admiral ; and, if he had anything of the spirit that was attributed to him, he would not accept the invitation. The address was rather a windy compliment to an admiral, who gut breezes enough. Nothing could be more nauseous or flatulent. There was no man in the coin ' mittee of the whole house who stood up there to say, "There is £lOO towards the entertainment of the officers of the Channel fleet," He deneanced the report as one of the meanest instances of evasion he Clad ever met. He denied that the visit of the fleet was calculated to awaken recollec tions of the glories of the past. What glories ? When did any British fleet come to Dublin Bay, except for invasion ? When the address spoke of the British fleet aiding every tyrant•trampled country and the oppressed of every clime, he could understand it if it referred to Britain, the people of which country were justly proud of the ti editions and memories associated with the fleet. But Irishmen, as such, could hold no such language to the British fleet. When, in memorable hours of agony, Ireland lay panting and prostrate in the gripe of famine, and this British Govern ment was asked for transports to bring food to these shores to our starving countrymen, that Government, boasting the finest fleet in the world, would not deign to lend this famine-stricken nation two ships out of its great navy to do this work of mercy. No ; let it be told that this British fleet lay with its guns shotted for duty, it may be, but had not a deck on which to lay food for the dying. But there was a Government who heard the cries of Ireland and came to help. That was the Government of free America, who stripped its war ships of their armament and sent to these shores the produce of American soil, lie could un derstand the Irish people welcoming to their shores such a fleet, but the people of Dublin had no tight to use this lan guage to the Channel Fleet. Mr. Sullivan then alluded to the Italian war, and said that the British fleet had been sent out on a malignant mission of disturbance, "to encourage disorder among ungrateful rebels, and set the south of ELIT opo in a flame, in order that British interests and Bri tish bigotry might be preserved." This burst of loyalty to the 'Pope was received with loud applause in the gallery. Alderman Bonsall called the speaker to order for using sedi tious language. Mr. Martin replied, and said the address was drawn up by loyal men—they did not want to meet the views of disloyal men. Mr. Sullivan's speech, he said, proved that this was the freest country in the world, for in no other country would a man be permitted to utter such sentiments. On a division the address was carried by au overwhelming majority, only four members having voted against it. This terminated the proceedings. The Lord Mayor had called a private meeting of influen tial citizens at the Mansion-hcuse, at four o'clock p.m., to consult about tho reception to be given to the Channel Fleet. It was not numerously attended, nor at all unanimous as to the course to be adopted. A banquet was proposed, but those who proposed it seemed to reckon without their host. On the motion of Mr. Alexander Parker, seconded by Alder man Atkinson, the gentlemen present were elected a com mittee to carry out the object of the meeting, with liberty to add to their number. Alderman Hudson, Sir Timothy O'Brien, Mr. A. Parker, Mr. H. J. M'Farlane, Mr. John Martin, and other gentlemen expressed their opinions that the citizens of Dublin should do all in their power to render the reception cf the fleet suitable to the occasion and befit ting the position which Dublin held as the second city in the empire. After some discussion, it was agreed to give up the idea of a banquet, and have a ball, to be given on Monday, if the Admiral can remain long enough; if not, on Friday next. Sailors and Marines of the Channel Fleet. While the magnates have been giving and receiving princely hospitalities and enjoying an interchange of so ciality and good feeling with the gallant officers of the Channel fleet, it forms an exceedingly gratifying feature of these hospitalities that the seamen and marines who man that noble fleet have not been overlooked. In accordance with previous arrangements which had been entered into by i a number of the leading men connected with the commer cial enterprise of Liverpool, an invita tion was given to as many of the men as could be spare d off duty to enjoy an entertainment in St. George's Hall. This event took place on Monday, when upwards of 1,000 men, including petty officers and sailors, mar i ne s and marine artillery, belonging to the different vessels, together with about 200 gentlemen belonging to the Royal Mersey yacht Club, sat down to a su b s tantial dinner, consisting o f hot roast beef and mut ton, with a few other dishes, and vegetables ad libit um. These substantial viands were washed down by a reason ableeellowance of grog and Allsopp's ale. The noble hall occupied by a was completely filled, .the galleries being largo assemblage of ladies and gentlemen. The feast was presided over by Mr. S. R. Graves, Commodore of the Royal Mersey yacht . Club, and the execu ti ve d epar t men t of the feast was admirably performed by the extensive staff of stewards belonging to the Cunard Company's establish ment. After the cloth had been removed the chairman pro posed " The Queen," among remarkin g th a t all the great an d g lorious titles by whi c h s h e was known there was no one of which she was so proud as that of being the friend of the sailor and the soldier. This announcement was re ceived with great cheering. The choir then sang the Na tional Anthem, the chorus being joined in with an earnest ness and heartiness of enthusiasm such as has but seldom been heard, and whichit is difficult to conceive being equalled by any vocalists but by a similar number of British sailors. The next porti on o f t h e p ro gramme was a song by one of the marines belonging to the 'hip Liverpool, which was sung in good style and heartily applauded. A song was then called for from ono o f the" blue jackets" of the Liverp o ol, when one of them g ave in true 46 Jack-tar" style the song of " The Red , White, and chorus of this popular nava l ditty was given byßlue." Th e the whole of the Channel Heat men with so strong a degree of har mony as produced a most exciting effect. St. George's other wisa, magnificent ball is somewhat unfavourably noted for its echoes—but all the echoes of the place were shaken out of their senses, or, at all events, driven cut of the hall, by the sonorous and measured shouts of the thousand sten torian voices which joined in asserting and reasserting the glories and the triumphs of the " red, white end blue." Tire choir thin sang in rood style a four-part song, which evidently 11,:d au exceedingly pleasing effect on the " sons of ocean," vv ho at its conclusion hurrabed and shouted their approval in a most, enthusiastic, manner. The next musical performance was a sang with a rattling and highly-appre jai ed chorus by the men of the Edgar, the flagship. TLe chairman then in a few appropriate welds proposed as a toast, " The Health of the Non-Commissioned Officers, Petty Officers, Seamen, and Marines of the Channel Fleet," paying them a high compliment for the excellent conduct which they had displayed since their arrival and during their stay in Liverpool, The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm, which was loudly joined in by the ladies and gentlemen who occupied the galleries. After the applause had in some measure subsided the toast was acknowledged in modest and becoming terms by one of the'Seipril., fleet. At the conclusion of his brief adclret** 4 -- f applauded by his messinates and the °the NV_ . :, ~ fleet present. Songs • • were then sung by 414 , i , ZliNtx crews belonging to the Emerald and i lfrai . ,_"netis 110114 _,..: }1 These, like the other musical performanNt3 ',ititi*lfeßP , men and marines, were loudly applauded 1441 OK and the proceedings were appropriately brouitit tof.L. close by the performance of " Rule Britannia" on the great organ by Mr. Best. As a whole. the banquet went off in the most satisfactory and successful manner. Every one seemed delighted with the entertainment. The hall and the fine company afforded objects of special admiration and delight to "Poor Jack." Th e idea of giving this treat was in all respects a happy one , The men landed at half-past 12 o'clock, each wearing a sprig of oak in his jacket. They marched to the Exchange,whero they received a most enthusiastic greeting, and they were also loudly cheered as they went along the streets, which. were crowded with people, although the day was wet and stormy. A thousand of the men belonging to the fleet have been invited to the Theatre Royal and the Royal Amphi theatre in the evening by Mr. Copeland, the lessee. The Career of a French Convict. WORTHY OF A PLACE IN VICTOR RuGO'S " MISEEABLE.S.'' On Tuesday, the 28th of April last, the French frigate L'Amazone arrived in the harbour of Toulon. with 150 returned convicts from Cayenne. Dis charged at the Prefecture of Police, each of the ILO received a small sum of money and a passport, setting forth his destination. Condemned criminals in France, even after they had served out their full term of punishment, aro not free. They had to settle within a certain district, either chosen by themselves, or fixed by the police ; and whenever they go beyond the limits of this district they aro iiable instantly to be taken up again and sent to prison, or to be returned to Cayenne. Among the 150 convicts set on shore at Toulon on the 28th of April, there was a man named Maurice, a bastard. Brought up in misery and vice he had been many times already condemned for theft and robberies, although only 29 years of age. His last ten years' sojourn in the deadly swamps of Cayenne made him eager, no doubt, to breathe again the air of liberty, and, in company with two of his convict brethren, he hurried away from Toulon as fast as his legs would carry him. At the little town of Pont- Saint- Esprit the trio separated, proceeding in different directions. Maurice, whatever his intentions, was not inclined to enter the new enlarged prison selected for him by the police, the town of Blois, but kept beating about the country in gipsy fashion, in part a beggar and in part a thief. After lengthened wanderings, he arrived in the depart ment of Indre•et-Loire, forming part of the ancient province of Touraine. On May 29, Maurice reached a village called Melande, where he was not so fortunate as to obtain a lodging, but had to creep into a barn, to rest in a heap of straw. Watching the departure of the inmates of the neighbouring farm the next morning, he then broke into the house, regaled himself with the best the cellar contained, dressed in the clothes found hanging on the wall, and emptied the contents of a small till into his pocket. Being a new man now in outward appear ance, he walked to another village, Antriche, a couple of miles distant, where he had himself shaved, took a glass of wine at an inn, and bought a short pipe and a box of matches at the shop of a tobacconist. All the people he visited noticed a peculiar-looking necktie, with red, blue, and green stripes, which he wore, and of the possession of which he was evidently proud. Leaving the little village of Antriche, the man Maurice was lost to view—until the evening, when the gendarmes of the parish found him, covered with blood, in a forest not far distant, and at once took him into custody, under the accusation of murder. At noon on the same day, the 30th of May, a labourer, working in the fields not far from Antriche, heard loud cries coming from a cottage inhabited by a very aged and infirm gentleman ne.med Barillaut. The cries did not last long, and the labourer, after listening for a while and hearing nothing more, continued his work. An hour after, a girl entered the outer yard of the old gentleman's cottage, with a pailful of milk, and, knocking in the accustomed manner, tried to obtain entrance. Nobody answering, the girl got alarmed, and ran into the field,from whence she returned to the house with the man who had heard the cries. After a short consultation, the door was broken open, when a frightful spectacle presented itself. The old man wns lying in the yard, in a pool of blood, completely disfigured, and with numerous wounds all over his body. Round his neck was a striped cravat, with which he seemed to have been strangled; one of his ears was cut off, and the remaining portion of his face looked as if it had been crushed in the vice-like grip of a powerful hand, so strong as to break the whole of the teeth from their sockets. On close inspection, it was found that all the boxes and cupboards in the house were broken open, and all the valuables, among them a considerable sum of money, partly consist.. ing in old and curious pieces, had been carried off. It was evident that a brutal murder, as well as robbery, had been committed. Two men at once jumped into a cart, to detect, if possible, the assassin. A suspicions-looking individual had been seen on the road shortly before, and they drove after him as fast as they could. But just when on the point of reaching him the man jumped a ditch, and threw himself into a neighbouring wood, into which they were afraid to follow him. But the gendarmes of the village, h av ing been informed of the murder, searched the wood in all directions, and, before long, found the returned convict, Maurice, lying on the grass, his clothes besprinkled with blood. He was carried off to Tours, and put on his trial for the murder of the old man, Barillaut. He is a rather handsome man, with deep black eyes ; he awakened some sy mpathy at first sight, the more so as he Y though calmly, deni e d b e i ng gu ilty of warder of which he was accuse d. H e a vowed, theshowever,t strongly, n gi, having committed various robberies sub sequently to his liberation at Toulon ; and, after very much pressure on the part of the presiding judge, confessed also to the theft in the farm-house of Melande, on the morning of the 29th of May. " Among the goods stolen was a striped necktie, in red, blue, and green ?" ques tioned the judge. " No," replied the accused. e But you have been seen by numbers of people at Antriche with the tie round your n eck ?" " The people were mistaken," q uietly replied Maurice. " But whence cam e the blood on your clothes, when t he gendarmes arrested you ?" "It was owing to the bleeding of m y nos e," answered the prisoner. At this point of the in terrogatorya medal and a copper coin, which had b on the returned convi c t w hen arrested, een found were handed up to the president. Both were proved to have belonged to the murdered man, Barillaut, and were extremely rare pieces—the copper coin being known as a " double Tournois," bearing the date 1034, and the effigy of Louis XIII. ; and the medal, the figure of a cavalier, with the motto " Tuetur et ornat." At the sight of these coins, the prisoner got pale, and, being again questioned, faltered in his speech. Suddenly, he started from his seat, and demanded permission to speak. "It was me who killed him," he exclaimed in a hoarse voice. "Tell us all the circumstances," enjoined the president. "I cannot, and I dare not!' , exclaimed the convict. Being pressed hard to make a detailed confession he said that when he entered the house of the old man, he found him at his dinner, and was invited to sit down to table with him. Wine was twice fetched from the cellar; and ex claimed Maurice, "on his return the second time I committed the . • . misfortune (malheur)." The sight of blood, he partly avow ed in further con fession, awakened a wild desire fur carnage with him. 1-levieg strangled the old men with the stolen necktie, he cut off his ear, mutilated his face, and backed the body with a stiletto knife all over. Not content with this, he dragged the corpse into the yard, and with a paving atone broke the skull and some of the limb% "1.3 tar this true ?" asked tl'e judge. "It is just peesible," calmly rep l ied the convict, assuming his former air of irepaesa • bility. The jury thereupon Wirth fee a few minutes, and, returning i nto court, brought in an The prisoner heard the absolute verdict of Vial'. verdict of death pronounced upon him by the judge w ith o ut moving a muscle of his face. Passing be tween the row of gendarmes back to his cell, he exclaimed, with a smile ) " Well, the game is playa out." , ,_--, -e' .....-;,--,76 1 iN .e., Iv spA_pE R , in modest and becoming terms by one of th,oloolr . . ,4.'4.•' • ~,,•-.., •': 1% ,e) 3 . 4 ' :t „cl: 7 4 ; 4 rrlr'. 7! 1 "ft .: 1 '.7 7;:i - 7 ;7- I :' ill 6 " nl ' T . : ; ' 17fri iiir. : 1' 2a .4) . fleet. At the conclusion of his brief adeirefekk4Art ...7''''..7 , ..1 r. 01 ' 4- t l 4,* , 4 . :*4 1,44 . applauded by his messrnates and the othet*V, . , nr L. . (lAA • • • • 4...,* 1 ., t - . *. %liv . .;r • ~, • `:. , , ot ow , C. • 4 4, 6 - . fleet present. Songs. were the:" sung by i l k t ii r ? - VA f'' 4 . . •,, ( , ,o , • 1 1;‘ 4 " ' t • ! ••••_____L.ll..-- ' IP t 1. f. nea r crews belonging to the Emerald and Lilt% s I , --': /-, (•• A ' '''' ' .„,. '7 6 . —,.. A g, , hi .... ..........-..... , ,_. .. . 4, ji 1 to ,, 4 ., -_,.% -,?,.. ' `1,7 tr These, like the other musical performan Sti : *A ''i , .-- - , , 5 -- ; 0 - ' 4- fo • / l AiAri --- ,..5 1- -'l — ; • -7 ' gt 6( 1 1.!" - irm -.4.. o` ll6 ' As2.o pßorr. I` \ 4 A - ie . , - ' „...„..,,.,- ft" , ...,‘, ~ , Yr, if Ztly wawa... ' ith men. and marines, were loudly applauded bSP.;iII pr . t i -. and the proceedings were appropriately brouNt ta-11 -