The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-18 00:00:00

PERE CAN WE MT,I7,Fr, P AFTER THE IR. ? Vrr. ,rkvt,",tiliiMES ? My dear Fellow, Gentlemen sup , eoventgarden. 1( INIA/ 3 . ~ ---- -."'N'S LL W Hi sicy v. COGNAC, Aticieb,sratei 01 d IRI ) ,.411, BR/ A.NDY.• 1 111,, 4RANDY- • k i . , ild, Al e110.,v, re u SIT WIIISKY rivals the finest le 4 e i n 11 41 Delicious, and very Wholesome. 4 441 the 38 • Pa. at the Retail Houses ;nor London ; ti we P rince 1 t Encrland pa to in , rib, 8 , Gitp ki li Ze the 'AT WINDMILL -STREET, IV. \_ 841 BL te,,, .d Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded n Ey r ft '4,4 ( liTt N SEEKING LANDED 11 ? )} 1 )1, 1)A ' ri'C 'WN AND •G Itg -ND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, 0 11 Es GBN.-„,,I.SEIIOLD INVESTMENTS, AND out GRAmir•RALLY— the 2 at the principal Railway Bookstalls a~qcery.,l4 l u _om , or at the Auction and Estate Offices, l e op taT „„ London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's 114:41,d i;ittgetciaTEß," containing availed selection Itit a lt tl'a ntaltsioPropFrt:es now in the market, from i,,.54 8 its fe w _ n•witF i its manorial domain, to the c t he Op Paopp 4 R er T es ' TE S wishing to Sell or Let can em t* lOi h k ehdt tl' the that the medium of this Re. Osier cila P n ar ticu!ars of their properties to the 1 s 'i ',T y introduce immediate customers, "4,:perty Wiest° an elio - ible °tiara ter, thereby avoid 4,tpittof de ray and its attenuant incon 1114,180111,troci ilecen,t.R.p.E incurred, unless a tenant or pur zitotYthe Trough Messrs. Lumley's Agency, hp, \ . ! ....._ 1(1 l AD moderate commission. uoMees, 67, Chancery -lane, London. 14400 .frcE ( Ll ) ,Q , , ns t_ . CARPETS, BEDDING, and i e xi , o ta a " cri l d ' a bi se iCA ot ßßlAGE-FREE to any house in ipia7alld Gentle amount or distance. First class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to 4 ., ed n , men. An immense stock to select Wr 01. e w arr ` 3, owrcoms occupying an acre of ground. k t ,, , 311,:x a anted. ,„ ‘ resp ect 4 GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR- N, l e4 IY informed that Messrs. Cobbett and .... Htise rtr an n _entirely New Edition of their un -4 4 , up,r avin 11 P1 IS HING GUIDE, illustrated by 410 Ve t With g , of every description of Furniture and e ot a_prices attached. A copy sent gi atis and ettizVlication. costly work also contains ' e s for shinfurng on the following revised 481, ;ta n .EiZ t ) med Parsonage £74 3 0 „,t'en.r o ,; l•oo Med ditto i:ofelve.laed ditto ........ Ip i qt4t, With r° °nled d!tto 198 11 0 It t a Pr! ar o , -ea List of purified Bedding, and a mass bedditaationto all requiring' househ 31d furniture, il t i t at!.elltl tn , References kindly permitted to Clergy tittp;r: Ettif i l„ or near Great Malvern, Southampton, 4441„0rd, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, slllllL i g l ttoll, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder- I • i ltrp oeste • 70 , ydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorki . n . g, 041 1 . ab ov lpswich, Peterborough, St. Dam s, 4.411, eao other places in all parts of Great tot,A ti n , Co - .011, 8 •• General House Furnishers, Deptf ord • ' r)t 44k lioNAT a FINANCIAL SOCIETY IN rm.. (Limited). k i );,l, ll , l , l l ,,ititi: P '„ ll .„Y GIVEN, That the FIRST ORDI l."40,11. T,,,:` - ` , ETING of this Society will be held ' le I Hishopsgate-street, London, on Spo 4) 1 . Su t eeelv, Yof March next, at Twelve o'Clock ' 4 14,1 4 _,L0 3t at tie Directors' Report and Statement ot `Nie, December last, to declare a dividend, and „ , I s vi q tre By Order. R A. MICHAEL, Secy. 44.8 tl'eet Feb 86i v , e . 16, 1 . *lOll UNION FIRE AND LIFE 6 t i OFFICES I;,;k N te t .i.„ NOTICE OF REMOVAL. ),;,Ithiliai‘e'r_a hereby give notice, that, in consequence of ttte'n;,rhel, Ptavteension of the London, Chat , 6,Crescent, New ), t ' kel t .' 4,1 Ivia ;l t f il Vll i . r to o l ( l " i e e s ii* N N o El PREMISES, \ 1 11 4 , .•stre et, E. ,. 6 '''2 .._ l!! ......_______. ' ..._' t g Nt,„„. ARITI - M -E INSURANCE COMPANY "`POtat e(l (Limited). ) 41 Nlt , with Li mited Liability, un d er "The i t -111, 0 „ ~_olnpanies Act, 1862.” ti 'kite to "te Mi llion, in 100,000 shares of £lO each. Ni t ° shares, instead of 25,000 shares, as before 04 Appaleatien annou=nced. 4) 11 1 ,. *CI 13. - :r Share. Further payment on Allotrnen'e £1 per Share. ),,NOlar,., 4 30 4 ,-.40 1 , ), E Di RECTORS. . )t . R4 h : l itol l i t 1, S I (Messrs. Harrisons and Latham), klii' v ,il7„,„ b lirl,, l ,' (l ressrs Boult, Endish and Brandon.) ' v ues, a-- / , ,:.:Rci. lessrs.A. Duranty and Co.) l 'il k ell ullte Es , r ),.,Merchant. l'utli ' nere 4 '4. (vl emirs Browne Hunter, and Co.) k 'k well er l • -Es • )jll II e r , },. 9.. (Messrs. b1e0. , 8 Kerferd and Co.) (IN, ,RA 'merchant. et l , e,51 ,(I. ( Messrs. Miller and Mosman.) 41.rl()eV tstl. 3lerchant. Nkei e ° .l l lii c f - ,'N. (Messrs. Ds.niel Powell and Co.) , ' 'ulitt Y :E si sc l• ( Messrs. Ridley, Son, and Co,)_ Co.) V lt ith yow l . i to le a s d sg io ltu e e n to u t l g e m r. ith, and 4212 " 1 XR AND UNDERWRITER. T he R atio li eury Case, Esq. BANKERS. , lie Natonal Bank of Liverpool (Limited). Th And it i l a i l i flank, Old Broad-street, London. i, e 0 41 , 04 _an in Ireland. 1/461,,i,. -"n Manchester. . al ket 1,,,,,. ,BROKERS. 0 41 1,01 --13 ' •"cl., 3, Copthall-buildings, London, kLi Sc hint io , ~ ,k. h lt , veri - ,,,, 1 z . ' -1(1, Manchester-buildings, 't itlE ) l l4l t;'''scl.. 51, .0 Tithebarn k,,uiVder. Esq. a k 7le-Street, Dublin. he c ‘ter. 'TOILS. Manchester. 3;el.BB:rs.llttrAnts3oBldll:lltar'nse-nesteciru3aarnarned' Son. keisr s SOLICITORS. . Li ttle dale, Ridley, and Bardswell. hi / 2,0ti r ,.. 4 t0 ,,, 4 .. TEMPORARY OFFICES. V, ai,,,' a ,' 0, Br OWn'a-building - s, Liverpool. k),t l ' r tr i t)li s catio ybe obtained from the brokers, 11 8-111 1 dip, ' e tuDora nl ry a offices of the Company, 4 and 5, t,, 9 e fell ' - 'Ol Liverpool. \ 414 4 48 i - 1 1 jP,DNESDAY next, the 24th Fey I m B6 a 4 i ' -4 upon which Applications for Shares ~.,................. 4 1, ) „, I t Let 11 1 1 1'f ,ti Rlf , 41 SS SE CU RITY.—.-Th e . STRAND 1.0. l'A ti ' l 're,dgi 11 11 „A LI. COMPANY (LimiteA). rs i t s c n h ol a v r Al en ,i4,14,ne11y of 4 k , NOS of £5O each, being a 0. aba tes :lle Com reayable in Three Yeari, and ql "at Ten percent per Annum, P i,ttt ~ yable hall 1, Ile 0 i ' 4 T. Offices of the Company, 345, Strand, W.C.B A rd, keaylor, Stock and Share Broker, 11, Token- IIY Order of the Board, FREDERIC LAWRANCE, Secy. i , , NVILeo;,„' - ', W ATCHES, adapted for any climate Ve-`verlin,sql: wholesale and retail. Chronometer, ilN4trtt.„"nontal, vertical repeating, centre seep. of . 1 ) 0 IN thr'nlical, reversible 'and chronograph watches, 4 t t4 eiratZe guineas each. ' ,koi Ii? 'oet f i ."? 4 ,inphkt and price list of every description , oN t tik ise, '-e ter two stamps. Il a Ill alter II :, , bY special warrant of appointment watch act 34, L uo ....—. ° W - 1, u the Princa of Wales. Manufao udgate -hill, E.C. T t i , P Forn' 8 BALSAM of ANISEED, -9UG-11 COLDS, ki t h S' SHORTNESS of i\55i.....:4 cby.. Ii ncItAs I , I o N w F t L LL UE I6 NZA, &c. 4v 4 Nci 1, " I tEATI , Blackfriars-road, and i ? , 'Mists, at la. lid. 2r;. 3d and Us. per bottle. ~ ili °ll t e ll t IS S '" (111 4 Nib' 11°U LD MEET THE EYE of any r il I :s4, u _d with Wind kin °ti c Ke p AG ,„ in the Stomach, Indigestion, or tZlidlleclini NV ide co r , WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. N -r 11 'tie ve nd "ritY proves them of sterling merit. "It °r 33 eta ors at is. lid. and 2s. 9d. or free by %Ps from Page D. Wool Look, Chemist r. AT'eeuttp-orr JACKSON, AND CO N trn - .ari te4 -01/, . . ; 11. ° 11 " 9-ster ' tl P az i ,*.- gig t itlONs on callttrtaacnescetahrrognhdocunt athe 41, • IL. 11°8t 'Uriel Orders payable at Camber N l kili tt . ' tt ettin g on t ke, a- 0 -8 0/ ,, a be Waterloo Cup rg.e'strettefet J Aexsow, "Man of the World" Wine tkv, , Camberwell-park, London. t i/ ft 4 '''S \M D L . t I n c : 4 Pnr 1 - " 81) ELL'S PILLS. —These Pills ' - in'" b .. very ta I,S,„e b o Y eitna e bie rearation, and may be taken ' ll wela .`r Rex Without fear or danger. They act tt,tat d e s and a nalielly N a kth ritt oila Dem ent p y r e o t effectually, and by their flee tonic, s, th y remo. e ail oppressive r'lllie,,eli he tgUlate the secretions of the liver and bowels, illi ti 411 . , ' th eY crnlac i nducey the tooblod. Unlike many itblt,'"%ait o , not liability take cold or esta tit iti),),,)iy Jtior the habitual use of _urgatiyes, and_lT '1 'q4,,a1.„,, ' k ec ° lll fnended as the BEtiT FAM/L k o t tl: t i s r, p B olely b rne d i B ser, d ol John Kaye, Esq.. Prospect Hall, Z 2, tr e ca in cl e a:stree: d by all chemists anodfo_td.her_dealers in Wholesale B_lid, 2s 9d, and 4s 6 b London. ' LP 4 k ,.l„„,t i , —.. m e s N, li r ~,, , ,, , ,,c tionol ( ELL'S INVENTION in 'levylt4kild an t, . ARTlFlClALaTeEalic3eTtlllenhtaswntrhke. ~ne t rfleeb ant • --- A set of test , riktat bantam sm, can be made and fitted with the .. 4 . il Nett MY and success, in a few hours, without A: tn. i efiti o4 on of stumps, and to answer all the purposes „Lh,tll'„lßtelai„and articulation They are fitted without 1, U'1,,,‘ th,'"„ 10, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the ii,ie r ,vare p. , ...axe quite immoveable, except at the optio . n iTlfi l a d e teeth - ralids or residents in the country ca'. 141e -1 0 dliti4t. areg of the mouth withou 'l 4 ll- Ivi -"eY not 'table to injury, are always k 4 i kki 11 l ast a lit •" I rafort k i Nt o li of a g mr. Esk etir , ne. Co t _ c guaranteed. Trea ten & . free for 7 stamps. *1 Th k , ll. R„l'Peiniens a e n l c i lco ß Pnsaultaiionsiree.-B,Grosvenor -4'. 4'''reet, W ; and at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir tXRIBITION 1862.1 11144, M DA L —INTERNATI ONAL ' Chandlers, & ax 1:111 Toth Queen CO., Wales. ~gfland the 1 ) , ire . 11. port (Established 17.) Church Candles, in 1862, e/ceet llen ° c n el ax th a e n q d uality of Messrs. Tuckers' -• •k e q eC ' l ' - 'icrnitary, in a letter addressed to Francis 4 CAN DLES cn the subject of PLATTED WICKS, with P i t ti ch tiv, says : /1 t / ; 511 1.;,?" 4 them f llv q al to the recommendation. I'4l their, and can -e lincerely, in my turn, con:1- '4o%i cergy for the use of the altar." 37, With Platted Wicks, patented.. d. per lb. 411 tY ed. per lb. W l ` l lll ; N.ll , • ' • • • • • • • • 1 - IPq " 4 / 1 .• CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. ‘14:11ls. sd. per lb. mC y 'Y •• ..ls. 3d. per lb. •• • • ` 4 Da l q i • • .. •• is. ld. per lb. 1 8 4 n London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. London on TUCKER AND CO., P tn ll-street, Gr osvenor - squar e. Manufactory 4egt ICellsint,rton (Established 1730). otl":l,tablisiffnt in England for the Manufacture ' a x Candl en es for the use of the Altar. 10 ASTHNIATIC BALSAM.—AN , " 1, th TZENTEDY, without confining the bowels 11 0 ~" he t sylead, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad !'lie best medicine for immediately relieving 1 ,:),"1 4 11 n . it H armed cases of asthma, and incipient con , i neur requently cures persons whom the faculty ptiqtti,'Nqu e , b le , admirably allays the tickling which 001, ar t t " 4 toughin , . In approaching consumption rul v ClOw n nenciai. ersons deprived of sleep, or N.14'1,411,4, 10r fear of suffocation, may depend on relief it,',l tit ;? 3 attar taking it. Breparea on Ay and , sold by N/64 ' ebernist. King-W.lliam-street, Lharing kl,4llthin'..4nd by all druggists, in bottles, 130., and in one, 2s. od. each. Be particular. and ask QA.at tarap hmati • B Is=. The name and address ac. ~ c a 1 0 ' 7clP 10 , Or. 11, jor' ). • et! by hit" foil' tetra , rtooo ItPod; P l ioe o' t er Ot Pooct al o ° .' 'II' J 1 dti t :',l s p. I,° o er ,I C O I I I,d re, O f r, o ld'' booY ll' l' f6ll° `r , g', so ,C o°' CO " vl ,l .1 SO/ gy 01 9 1 0; 'r , N°. 22,355. 1 ,4 E ADO WLEIG H, the New Story, by the Author of " The Ladies of Bever Hollow." "This story possesses very remarkable merit'. The hist° , of the valetudinarian Vindex is deliciously told "—Spectator. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. Now ready in, 3 vols., post tvo., THE SECOND EDITION of THE SHADOW OF ASIILYDYAT. By the Author of "East Lynne." j k ," The best novel Mrs. Wood has written."—Athenoeum. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. This day, Never before Printed, price 28., ornamental boards, THE BUCCANEER CHIEF. A Tale of the Spanish Main. By GUSTAVE ADIARD. London : Ward and L ock, 15S, Fleet-street. This day published, price 25., ornamental toards , TRAPPERS OF ARKANSAS. By GusTAVE AIMARD. London : Ward and Lock, 158, Fleet-street. A Second Edition of No. I. of the QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE Is Now Ready, price ss. John Churchill and Sons, New Burlington-street. Price le., Monthly, TEMPLE BAR MAGAZINE The following popular Serials are now in course of publication : I. 'IIIE DOC iron's WIFE. By Author of "Lady And ley's Secret," do. IL STREETS OF THE WORLD. I3y GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA, author of "'Twice Round the Clock." 111. BROKEN TO HARNESS. By EDMUND YATES. The "TEMPLE BAlt" also contains a variety of articles on current topics of general interest, and in every department of literature, written by the most eminent authors of the day. Office-122, Fleet-street, London. To appear on Saturday, Feb. 20, price 6d., THE AUTOGRAPHIC MIRROR. Contents of First Number: —A Letter in Cypher of Ch.irles I.—A. Letter from Charles 111. of Spain about Gib raltar—A Letter from Louis Philippe—Letters, &c., from Rubens, Sydney Smith, Lord Derby, Mr. Disraeli, Charles Dickens, Mr. Macready, Lablache, Mario, Rubini, Grist, ac.— A Letter of Count D'Orsay and Sketch of Lord Byron, iind In dited Caricatures, with Autograph by the late Mr. Thacti eray. The Autographic Mirror" will be published on the Ist, 10th, and 20th of every month. Temporary Office-110, Strand, W.C. THE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting of Soup, Fish, Entree, Joint, Sweet, dm., is served daily from 3 to 9, and on Sundays from 5 to 8.30. Private Rooms for large or small parties. JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington, St. James's-street. Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. T H 0 X F OR D, 11, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new and success ful Cantata KING CHRISTMAS, and other Musical Enter tainments, supported by the following talented artistes : Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry, Tyr w rell, {alms ley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, &C. NOTICE.—In a few days will be produced FAU ;T, by M. Guonod, embracing the entire company of this establishment with augmented band and chorus. UNSWORTH and EUGENE will make their re-appear ance on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Comedy, by Mr. T. Maclagan, W. Randall, G. Hutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly rower (the juvenile comedienne), and those wonderous Gymnasts, Messrs. Berri, Leach, and Foster. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is. ; private boxes, los. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. The Fairy Entertainment, entitled PRINCE BLOSSOM IN THE LAND OF SHADOWS! Is written expressly for this establishment by W. F. Vander veil, author of the celebrated " Enchanted Hash," and en ables Mr. Morton, with the aid of Professor Pepper's Optical Illusion (known as the Ghost), to produce effects never before contemplated, and which have all teen duly registered by him and Mr. J. H. Weston under the title of " The Ghost in the Magic Fountains." By this new arrangement, that which is in reality nothing; but a shadow, becomes to all ap pearance endowed with life, and when "Fame" takes her flight through the burning Cataracts, and the Naiads seek their beds in the Cryptal Waters, form a coup d'ceil of beauty unparalleled even in fairy romance. Princ_. Blossom (with the Song of all Nations), Miss Townley. The Marvellous Illusion will take place every Evening at half-past Nine o'c ock. All the wonderful entertainment of the establishment, as usual, in addition to the above. Admission—Area, Ocl. ; Stalls and Balcony, is. Open every Evening. TIOYAL ALHAMBRA.- xt, GRAND CIRQUE IMPERIAL, EVERY EVENING, at half-past 7 ; MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and SATUR DAY, at 2 o'clock. OYAL ALHAMBRA.- ..Li) The best Male tna Female Riders—the best Trained Horses—the Funniest Clowns—the Greatest Gymnasts—the Most Wonderful ELEPHANT in the whole World. MADAMMADAME TUSS AUD'S HISTOR ICAL E GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street.—A full-length MODEL of EDWARD IV., King of England, 1483, reported the handsomest man in Europe, wearing the magnifieent crown and coronation robes of the period. Admission, Is. ; extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10. ON CHLORATE OF POTASSA AND ITS USE IN OXYDISING THE BLOOD. DR. J. P. SARGEANT, M.R.C.S., and L.S.A. (1836', will shortly repeat his Lecture on this subject at St. James's Hall, Piccadilly, and will satisfactorily prove that Chlorate of Potassa, (as prepared by passing chlorine through a mixture of quick-lime and water, and subsequently bulling a Jong time with Chloride of Potassium) is a most active remedy for oxydising the blood, and restoring vitality to the low, vitiated state ot the nervous system, and i.s there fore calculated to supersede the use ot iron, mercury, quinine, and sarsaparilla. 56, Gower-street, Bedford-square, London. PECTACLES.—The Patent Newly-invented K.. 1 Tinted Spectacles are patronised by the majnrity of the Nobility, including-Viscount Palmerston. They afford extra ordinary relief to weak, di , n, and detective vision.—S. and B SOLOMON S, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. THE EMBARRASSED in Town and Country should read " THE PLAIN GUIDE TO BANK RUPTCY AND COMPOSITIONS," showing what can be legally done, and the exact cost. To be had gratis and post free of Mr. Wetherdeld , Solicitor of tie Court , 25, Mcorgate street, Bank. N.B.—Debts recovered on commission, without law ex pences to clients. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library , and Dining-room, consisting of a new and e'egant assort ment of VAS ES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, Arc., in Italian, Alabas 'er, Parian, Marble. Bronze, Derbyshire Spar &a Imported and manufactured by JAM E S TENNANT, e ralogist to her Maiesty, 149, Stand, W.C., Lonaon. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY. end GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, at 149. Strand, W.C. PIGS! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in England, 10s 6d per c ; one cwt. equal to 1i cwt. bar'ey or .any meal. Delivered free in Lon don. Established 1858.— THOMAS PEARCE, Manager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark. LIFEBOAT SERVICES. —During the storms of the past year the boats of the National Lifeboat Institution saved 417 persons from different wrecks on our coasts. The Inst 'talon has also expended £13,810 3s. 2d. in the same period on liteboat eitabllshments, in addition to grantinv. £1,351 64. Od. as rewards for saving 714 shipwrecked persons by its lifeboats, and other means. The Committee of the Institution earnest'y AP PEAL to the public for ASSISTAN , E to enable them to meet the con tinued heavy demands on the Institution's 125 Web mit estab lishments. Contributions are receiv, d by all the London and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, at the Institution, 14, John-strect, Adelphi. OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, IN in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron —Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron —llia Royal Highness the Prince of WA LE 4 ,E.G President —Ills Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCII, Treasurer —Edward Masterman, Esq. The numerous and urgent appeals of the si k poor for ad mission compel the Committee to entreat the bounty of the affluent and humane, as the medical officers are daily obld treat as out-patients many dlstres -ing cases which. with more adequate unds, they would gladly admit into the wards. The premises of the Hospital are capable of containing 500 beds. endent on The Hospital is not endowed, but is wholly dep voluntary cJiitributions and legacies, which are received by ttie Treasurer, Echirard Mas t , rman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. cu and Co. • Druinniond and Co. ; Iterries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; 'Prescott, Grote. and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Giyn and Co. ; J ones Loyd and Co. Barclay and Cu. ; Denison and Co. \‘' Mame, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co.: Nisbet and Co., Berners-street Masterrnan And Co. ; I. Barned and Co., Liverpool ; and at the Hospital, from io till 5. STANFORD O. SMITH Secretary. • / er,,e, ) o(loef V ~.• . /7 4111 11 4 41 1 1 1 1 . • 1 11, # , ' . - C-- '.. - T ~' 7:7( - -:7 - • Nil. . • .' ! . •'. 4-4 '' ' • ''' ) I - • :. . , s., 1.. ~,,,A,› • 1 - 7 '‘" : ! - Z P Y _ ' •• Speech of the Emperor of Aust - c.T.. , \;' ,- 2.._, - u.;.:, ;i4:*A. . •,, ... ..._.,„ .... 4 „... 11 ,,... : , ; : : ,., ... ri -- -.,, ---.-- ~4 lo r;3„.„...c5, ..45-.„• ..,..„. 4% 1 ./ ~. ~,,:,..,.. -.'... .::: . a... r :.' : , 1 _ ~, , _ —l/iriV . ;llir ' t '`. \•' 1 i ( ip* , e .i - ~.... - . . !' - ~ 0. 1 . .=. .. a. i5.1-. 1 1i: --. '''. , - ___.-- 1 :2 ~ ...1 , I . ''. t ~ h lo o \v n it m , g o ! n s d t a b y e i f a u s i t l :_ text of the speech cicli,s,l a S , ~..*l. ta ,.. • ~ : ,, , - .4 q;:,==:: - 'I, vered by the Emperor of Austria in closing the ji . , ~ ' I . --Z1 16 . , te . , 0t,,,,. o ', \\ s. .?..,, Eilr . -- "Vllo o, . I k-. -4 6 'lc: i 04, . o,' , I, l ll li , „.,,, , , Coil , 167 04114 lr - D 'ilk : 6: 411 : . ' l7 ‘' :::$..: '' : _ ... - ' A., r li f:it onourable.‘ Members of my Reicharatb— t. ''''lif ofe-,,, .. -•••" --- "..h.- 41PI P N‘ . the eventfu. l times in Which your second Re l :i , c h h l e , en, EIVS PAPER session is closed, there is an increased necessity for me to see you assemb.'cd around me before you PRICE ..4d. STAMPED ....sd. separate. "Archdukes, Princcg of my House, most worthy, illustrious, and hon.oured gentlemen of both Houses of the Reicht rath— " It affords me especial satisfaction to behold among you the representatives of my principality of Transylvania, summoned by a yself and those. elected by the people. "The echoes of the festival, with which that land—the one firm outpost of my ornpire on the west—celebrated its union with the CC9WII of Aus tria 510 yearnego, had scarce died out, whea i:roua the east you, gentlemen, deputies of Treu-syT.vania, entered vvith joyfal coafidence upon that coars of common scti7it7 which throws around ray su.l.j-.= a new bond of union, and one daily bong 3r n closer. .I have greeted theso.demonatrations 11.:th real satisfaction, since in them I recognised al: ea pression of a blessed concord with my views, cud the pledges of a happy future. " While we have cause to congratulate ourstl;cs on the general state of the Empire, and the progress in intellectual and material development during the past session, the necessitous condition of certain portions of the kingdom of Hungary, in consequence of a failure of the crops, must fill my heart with Life Guards; Corporal -Major St. John, Ist Life Guards; Trooper Otterway, 2d Life Guards; Corporal-Major Armstrong, Ist Life Gu ar d s; C or poral-Major Wake, 2 d Life Guards ; Corporal- Major Priestley, Royal Ho rse Guards; Corporal-Major Ad coc k, I s t Life Guards; Cor poral-Major Learmont, Royal Ho rs e Guards ; Corporal Cornish, Ist Life Guards; Trumpet -Major Bionic, Ist Life Guards : Corporal Dean, Ist Life Guards ; Corporal Bee, Royal Horse Guards ; Corporal Harker, 2d Life Guards; and Corporal Gower, 23 Life Guards; while in addition Captain Chapman, late of the militia, kindly entered the lists against two of the best swordsmen in the brigade. The fencing was not, perhaps, marked by such a degree of cool ness and grace as is exhibited in the schools, for the gaslight in the hall probably dazzled some of the men, who 1), sides were a little anxious to display their acquirements, bta after the customary preliminary exercises of the salute and the thrusting in carte and tierce, they donned their masks and set to work with right good will, showing such marvellou s cunning In fence, and such quickness in thrust, as rendered it evident their lives would be of Hale value were but the button removed from the foil. Captain Chapman and Cor poral-Major Waite seemed as though they would never weary of the play, and after an excellent bout, in which the guardsman had a great deal of trouble to withstand his less gigantic but expert opponent, they retired from the platform amidst a perfect shower of applause. The single-stick and sabre practice, too, was marked with much determination in attack and dexterity of guard. Life and limb would have been in jeopardy every moment had not the players been well guarded by friendly pads : and in the displays of box ing a great deal of amusement was occasioned by the evi• dent comparative incapacity of one of the men who exhi • bited in the first part of the programme, and so much did the audience feel delighted at the punishment adminis tered that they unanimously demanded an encore, which demand was co=plied with, no doubt to the intense delight of the victim in the encounter. The sword and bayonet practice was very interesting from the apparent inequality in. the weapons, and it is hard to say where the advantage rested. It is perfectly clear that one thrust with the bayonet, either from a straight point in the chest, or an upward point in the head, is sufficient to dispose of an op • ponent ; but, on the other hand, let the infantry man once miss his mark and he is at the mercy of the swordsman. The Saladin feats were performed by Corporal-Major St. John and Corporal-Major Waite, the former of whom by swift and dexterous cats repeatedly severed a silk handker chief and some ribbons on the edge of his sword, and then, with one fearful sweep of his weapon divided the carcase of a sheep ; while the latter, with one blow, cut through a bar of lead six and a half inches in diameter, repeatedly sliced an apple held on the hand of a comrade, and what seemed to be the more marvellous feat, cut in two an apple inside a handkerchief without any injury to the texture of the en closure. They were both highly applauded at the close of their performances, as, indeed, were most of the men. The entertainment, we understand, was exceedingly suc cessful in a financial point of view, and we can warrant that it gave the highest satisfaction to a numerous audience, amongst whom were many ladies. The children for whose . benefit the entertainment was given were seated in front of the orchestra, and showed by their healthy and contented appearance that they are well cared for and nurtured. The bands of the Ist and 2d Life Guards, nader their respective conductors, played a varied selection of excellent music during the afternoon. deep grief. " Mindful of those so heavily afflicted, you have, gentlemen, supported the efforts of my Government to relieve them so far as lay in its power. I have the comforting hope of seeing a lasting alleviation afforded to those calamities. " Although the past session has not been remarkable for the work accomplished, it can not altogether be regarded as unfruitful. Some bill& which, having undergone discus sion, are of importance to the internal organi zation of the State and the execution of recognised principles of government, have already received my sanction. "Eastern Galicia and the Bukoyina, to my grati fication, have advanced near to the fulfilment of their wish in a railway passing through their dis tricts. The bill for a similar advantage to my principality of Transylvania I regret to say did not meet with the desired acceptance. It is, however, my wish, and the active care of my Government will be directed to the speedy carrying out of this line of railway, which I recognise as highly advan tageous to Transylvania, and as at the same time important to the empire. "Several other bills laid before you by my Go vernment, as well as measures in which you have yourselves taken the initiative, have undergone such thorough examination that great facilities will be offered to the resumption of the discussion in the ensuing session. " You have directed your attention in a prominent manner to the regulation of the budget. The financial law proposed by my Government, and passed by both Houses of the Reichsrath, has secured a constitutional basis to the financial arragements of the country for the current adminis trative period of fourteen months: 4 4 Your assent to the continuation of the increase of taxes and dues of the past year, as well as to a suitable employment of the State credit, has ren• dered it possible to complete the supplies necessary to meet the extracrdivary requirement of the State in the present financial year. Although the project of reform of the direct taxa tion laid before you by my Government could not be taken into consideration by both Houses of the Reichsrath in the past session, on account of the extent and importance of this branch of legislation, the production of the bills and statement of tlp.ir bases has brought about a more intimate aequeiut ance with their provisions and the system upon which they are founded, and has materially advanced the successful solution of the great and pressing problem of reform of the tazatiou in the ensuing session. " _ " The serious events that have recently occurred direct our attention from the internal circumstances of Austria to her external position. Animated by the desire to devote myself entirely to the care of the undisturbed development of the prosperity and welfare of my empire, I have neglected nothing► to preserve to the monarchy the benefits of peace, doubly precious in an epoch of internal reformation. Itis the destiny of Austria to be strong against every possible attack, but to raise a peace-loving voice in the council of the nations. The friendly character of the relations of my Government to the great Powers of Europe fulfils these sentiments entirely to my satisfaction. "A crisis threatening for years in the relations between Germany and Denmark has, however, drawn to a head; and, notwithstanding the most conciliatory efforts of my Government, has led to military events. As a German Prince I have parti cipated in the military measures requisite to carry out Federal execution in Holstein, in conformity with the resolutions of the Diet, and, in conjunction with the King of Prussia, I have considered it neces sary to take possession of the duchy of Schleswig as a pledge for the fulfilment of the obligations which Denmark has undertaken towards the German Powers, but has most perseveringly disre garded. The admirable conduct and heroic bravery of the allied army of Schleswig-Holstein has ob tained rapid and brilliant satisfaction for the rights and honour of Austria, Prussia, and the whole of Germany. "It is with joy that I ace my co-operation with my Royal ally of Prussia crowned with the most glorious results, not directed towards ends of ambi tion and of conquest, but towards a purpose of justice, known to Europe. I entertain the assured hope that these results will secure a happy future to the countries injured in their rights, for which we have achieved them, in alliance with Prussia, but will not endanger to any further extent the peace of the world and of our dear country. " Surrounded by the representatives of my empire, I am doubly proud in this solemn hour of the or tune with which Heaven his blessed the arms of Austria, and of the glorious victory to which it has guided her banners. For I know that my faithf u l people unite with me in this feeling of joy in the recognition of the brave who have bled for our 'on• our in every place where it is important to hold high the Austrian name. You have given to the prideW e c a i n w regard will g i u t a w r i d t hi tconfidencei a u n ti d well world the testimony of this unity in enthusiastic i w u o s r ti d fi s e . d ewel, for it contains an invincible Power. " You will return to Honourable Memb ers o f my Reicherath— stchisntionukfuelslsyorfeicioagtrnioisteic. Your homes with the con- W t • i h m ic t h in l f u A I fl u l s m t r e i n a t hasof d s u h o t i w es n , her rejuvenated form she preserves her good old spirit, and that the inheritance of her strength and glory abides with her in the new path of liberty on which she has entered. My favour go with you, and may the hand of Heaven, as hitherto, be extended in blessing above you, the empire, and its people." TrIE DUCITESS OF PARMA'S FUNERAL.—The Count de Chambord and his nephew, the Duke Robert, accompanied the mortal remains of tho Duchcsi to Goritz, where the bodies of Charles X. and the Duchess a'Augou lento aro deposi'ecl. FATAL ACCIDENT ON TIIE GREAT EASTERN RAILwAY.—On Tuesday evening Mr. John Hum phreys, the Middlesex coroner, held an inquest at the Lon don hospital as to the death of Benjamin Church, agid 21, a stoker, who died under the following circumstance s The deceased left the Shorcditch station on the raorningi•l); the 811 inst. with a train for Ipswich, and upon 1 Mile end be got on tho "slasher" of ironwork ti.fz: one of the wheels, to place some sand on tbe ci b e r e _A inety osititsicsseati'idll''rBighsca°utuPthe deemed would not act ore account of the frost, when f h i is right foot, became in motion, and crushed the big t i of II" the °removed to the which was otherwise injured. hospital, where gangrene or mor h t caused death on Saturday. Tno c h rv a e v n in e c d n e d . scribed the injuries, chief w: i l u n e e to Lave attended to the ought to have g to and the jury concurring, break. The cor - o o ne t deceased was alone to .00th. ., eturnul a verdict of "Aocidol rosajlcnobvidence had proved that tbe THE SUN, LONDON THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1864. NIM MO "-COLOSSEUM.-My engagement here haVing terminated with the close of this In stitution, all communications in the various matters em braced in my experience maybe addressed, 55, WIGhIORE STREET, W. ONE MILLION OLD PENNY POSTAGE STAMPS FOR SALE. Apply to N. C., 23, Holies street, Oxford-street; or G. 0., 2, St. John's-gardens, Notting-hill. THE beat TROUSERS for gentlemen to wear are those mad by ELSTOB, of 60, New Bond-street. They are neither so low in price as to necessitate their being carelessly put together, nor so dear as to gain only the wealthy purchasers. "In medic) tutisimus ibis." ELSTOB'S TROUSERS, TWENTY-ONE SHILLINGS SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHELMSFORD SPRING MEETING. WEDNESDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for all ages; maiden allowances; the winner to be sold for £3OO. Three-quarters of a mile. 13 subs, MY Ten Broeck's Lord of Linne, 5 yrs, 9it 121 b (Fordharn) 1 Lord Rendlesham's Thorned. 3 yra, Bst (3, Hibbard) 2 Mr Brown nes. Charmian, 3 yrs, 85t.......... (Murfet) 3 Mr Godding's Fantreluche, 4 yrs, 9st 121b..(T. French) 4 The ;following also ran :—W ee Aggie, Le Mardchal, Magic, King Cotton, and Tom Ashworth. Bating-7 to 4 agst Diomed, 3to 1 agst Lord of Linne, 6 to 1 agst Fanfreluche, 100 to 15 agst Mag:e, 8 to 1 agst King Cotton, 100 to 8 agst Wee Aggie. Fanfreluche made play with a slight lead in the centre of the course, followed by King Cotton andlirea Aggie on the right, the rest being stretched in a line acrom the course; Lord of Linne wide of everything on the left. A quarter of a mile from the finish the lot ran in a lice, but it was evident that Lord of Linne (who was pullingiouble) would win. Fordharn waited on his opponents till reaching the distance, when he came away and won, hard held, by ten lengths; Charmian was a bad third, and the others passed the post at wide intervals as follows :—Fanfreluche fourth, Wee Aggie fifth, Le Mardchal sixth, Tom Ashworth seventh, King Cotton eighth, and Magic lass. The winner was bought by Mr. John Nighting a ll for 310 guineas. The Belhus Selling Race, for all ages, of 6 save each, with 30 added; maiden and selling allowances. Half a mile. 8 Hodgman's Virginia, 3 yrs 050, 7st 71 b subs, Mrr G. Mr David's Domini° Sampson, 6 yrs (£5O), (Morris) 1 Sot lllb (I. Reeves) 2 Mr Godding's Sugarplum filly, 2 yip, (£5O), sst 71b) (Sayers) 3 The following also ran :—Cosset, pas Shepherd, Sal vioni, and Lucretia. Betting-5 to 4on Virginia, 4to 1 apt Salvioni, sto 1 agst the Sugarplum filly. After going a couple of hundred yards Salvioni led, but gay.) way at the bottom of the hill to Virginia, who was momentarily headed at the distance by Dominic Sampson, but Virginia came away on reaching th e enclos u r e , and won in a canter by four lengths; two lengths between second and third; Lucretia was a bad fourth. The winner was sold to Mr C. Peck, of London, for 140 guineas; and the filly by Sugarplum—Sphynx was claimed by Mr Fleming. The Hyde Plate Handicap of £4O for all ages. Threa quarters of a mile. Mr Hodgman's Dilston, 3 yrs, bet 71b (Morris) 1 Mr T. Wiseman's Mrs Somerville, 4 yrs, Bst .... (Long) 2 Mr Graham's Rosa Lee, 3 yrs, fist 71b The following also ran:—Miss Emma, /Etna, Lucretia, and Freestone. Betting-6 to son Dilston, 3 to 1 agst Mrs Somerville, 7 to 1 agst Rosa Lee. The three favourites raced in front close together through out. Dilston, who appeared to be the first of the three in difficulties, came again at the half distance and won in the last few strides by a neck. A head separated the second and third ; Freestone was last. The Boreham Plate of 50 soya, for two-yr.olis ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b; winners extra. Half a mile, 13 subs. Mr John Nightingall's Attention, Bst 71b (Owner) 1 Mr Bartholomew's Miss Webb, Bst 71b (Norman) 2 Mr Fleming's Camillus, Bst 101 b (J. Loates) 3 The following also ran :—Thor, Vicksburg, Warbeck, Jacobus, Romola, and Ailesbury. Betting-9 to 4 agst Miss Webb, 100 to 30 agat Atten tion, 4 to 1 agst Vicksburg, 8 to 1 agat Warbeck. Vicksburg made play for a few hundred yards, after which Attention went ahead, and waiting in company with Miss Webb and Camillus, came from them at the half dis tance and won in a canter by two lengths. A length sepa rated the second and third. Warbeck ran wide into the furzea, when the flag was dropped, and Jacobus also got badly off. The Rous Stakes (Handicap) of 10 soya each, 2 ft, with 50 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. One mile and a half. 14 subs. Mr R. Ten Broeck's Canzonette, 4 yrs. 7st 111 E (car 7st 121 b) (Fordham) 1 Mr W. E. Jones's Zeloo, 4 yrs, ist 91b (Keates) 2 Mr Marsh's Margery, 5 yrs, Bst slb (S. Htbberd) 3 Mr Edwards's Physician, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (Morris) 4 Betting-6 to 4on Canzonette, 3toto 1 agst Zeloo, 4to 1 agat Margery. Zeloo made play at a good pace, with Canzonette at her side, for half a mile, after which Zeloo took a clear lead of Canzonette, Margery following a couple of lengths behind Mr Ten Broeck's mare, Physician being a similar distance behind Margery. Half a mile from home Canzonette dropped into the rear, and Physician and Margery ran up alongside of Zeloo; buy Canzonette coming outside her horses at the distance, quitted Zeloo opposite the stand, and won by a length, a bad third. The Priory Plate Hurdle Race of 20 soya, for farmers' horses that have been regularly hunted in the county of Essex; gentlemen riders. Two miles over five flights of hurdles. Mr Freestone's Evelyn, aged, 12st (Mr Mumford) 1 Mr Leech's Peep-o'-Day (late Farmer), aged, 12st (Mr Orbell) 2 Mr A. Hockley's Fores ter, a g ed, 12 st Mr John Barker's The C olonel, 6 yrs , 12 st .... ( Owne r 4 Mr W. Belcher's Kettledrum, 6 yrs, 125t......(0wner) 5 Betting—Even on Evelyn, 5 to 2 agat Kettledrum. Evelyn waited until getting over the last hurdle, when she came away and won by eight lengths, a bad third. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 7to 1 agst Bantam (taken) 12 to 1 eget Emblem (taken) 15 to 1 agst Wee Nell (taken) 25 to 1 agst Amy (taken) 33 to 1 eget Loading Article (taken) 40 to 1 agst Rockley (taken) 60 to 1 agst Worcester (taken) COURSING. THE GREAT WATERLOO MEETING. IVDNESDA y. g to reee P ive l winning Skedad d d o ler beat Mr. Gurnett'a Glen The Waterlob Cup , value £1,600 in 8 ec9, £ s b o y o . a subscription subs.e ri pt i o n Dh o u f Mr . £ ( 215) Bell( e d a r e . hr ) Mr Spinks'a Sea Pink beat Mr J. Gordon's Great Expeeta r, It ihileg:s tiona ssai ls ad Ir m Savage's Storekeeper Mr Blanshard's Dabs beat Mr Bar den's Drop of Drink M Mr J. Gibson ns Golf beat Mr . Russell's Reliance (1) Mc beat Mr Campbell's Cala r Lloyd's 3. H. b :i Patent deil u beat zooro (1) Mr J. Bake ns Detector boat Mr Brundrit's Burgomaster Lord Uffington's Retribution beat non. Captain Molyneux ns Streamer rooran Mr Blackstock ns .I_, M o r r d m,. E . j g 1 . i t e o g n h ' s u s R B a Rainbow bow Quiet beat bea Mr Callandero ns Coo t Rock ford Mr Dunlop's Marshall Forward beat Mr W. Long ns Cheer Boys Mr E. W. Haywood ns Justice beat Mr T. D. llornby's Heiress Mr B. er H. o ones g beat Mr Chesshyre ns vo Mr 11. Ilaywood's Robe beat Mr J. Liverpool Julia Mannerin Cunningham's Hop bine (1) Mr Green's Gipsy Queen beat Lord Binning's Donald Mr Gregson's Roaring Meg beat Mr Mather's Welcome Colonel Bathurst ns Owersby beat Mr -.andell ns Don Felix Mr A. A. Morrall ns Im p eratrice beat /sir Gavin Steele's Spider Mr W. G. Borron's B lush Rose beat M r J. Ifylsop ns Dunoon Mr J. F. Armistead's Lady Stormont beat M r J. Know l es us Tamar Mr T. Williams ns King Death beat Mr J. Jardine's In nocence (1) Mr Massey ns Baron Nicholson beat Mr Cloudsdale's Good Idea Mr Worrall's White Sky beat Mr D. M. Br own's Bruin Lord Lurgan's Master Sweeney beat Mr Brocklebank's Blackpool Lord Grey do Wilton's Glendower beat Mr Croft ns Guild Bello Lord Sefton's Sparkle boat Mr Lyon's See Clear (1) Lord Bectivo ns Lady Java beat Mr A. Graham's Exhi bitor Mr u Dijeh B n's G. A. Thompson's T Mr Stocker ns Black Boss beat Mr Ivio C amp b e ll ns oatgeomraain Blue Bell boat Mr Cala baroono Mr Bartholomew ns llylax beat Mr G. B. Bruce ns Bright Cloud Mr T. T. C. Lister's Chloe beat Mr J. Johnstone's Jezibel Mr Bland's Beadle of the Parish beat Major Boothby ns Dixie First Sea Pink beat Skedaddler Patent beat BAbs Golf beat Saladin Retribution beat Detector Be Quiet beat Rainbow Justice beat Marshal For ward (1) Rebe beat Julia Mannering Roaring Meg beat Gipsy Quera Lady Stormont beat Blush Rose Ties. Inveratrice beat 0 weraby King Death beat 13aron Ni cholson Master Sweeny beat White Sky Glendower beat Sparkle (1) Blue Bell beat Lady JAVA, (1) Black Bess beat Hylax Beadle of the Parish beat Chloe (1) LATEST BETTING ON THE WATERLOO CUP, LIVERPOOL, Midnight. 4 to 1 agst Patent (taken) 11 to 2 agst Robe (taken) 11 to 2 agst Lady Stormont (taken) 12 to 1 agst Imperatrico (taken) 12 to 1 agst Beadle of the Parish (taken) 14 to 1 agst Black Bess (taken) 16 to 1 age Golf (taken) Offers to back Patent, Rebe, and Lady Stormont against the field. AQUATICS. UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE. By an accouct received from Cambridge last evening, we find that Mr. llawkshaw, of Trinity College, the captain of the crew, under whose experienced eye they have been selected, is now rowing the bow oar in lieu of the gentle man who merely took it for a short time. This is the only change in the crew. The crews have been constantly in practice during the last few days, but their rowing is at pre sent anything but first-rate. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Yesterday Rear-Admiral Lord Clarence Paget, M.P., Secretary of the Admiralty. accompanied by Mr. E. J. Reed, Chief Constructor of the Navy, and Mr. W. Scamp, Deputy Director of Admiralty Works, visited Chatham dockyard for the purpose of inspecting the vessels building as well as the works in progress at that establishment. In the course of their visit they inspected the Lord Warden, the first of the wooden armour clads built from Mr. Reed's design, now under construction under No. 7 shed, some por tion cf the frames of which are already in their places. They also visited the factory in which the Lord Warden target is now being built up in readiness for the experiments which are to be made upon it at the Rhoeburyness, the result of which will decide the thickness of the sides as well as of the armour plating with which the Lord Warden will be encased. After inspecting the weds in progress at the entrance to No. 2 dock, in which the Bellerophon is to be built, Lord Clarence Paget and Mr. Reed, accompanied by Mr. Scamp, pro ceeded to the eastern end of the dockyard, where the works are in progress for the enlargement of Chatham dockyard and for constructing the new basins and docks, the works being performed almost entirely by means of convict labour. The excavations for the first of the three basins are new in progress, and it is expected that this basin, which will have an area of 30 acres, will be completed within two years from the present time. After leaving the island the party re turned to the dockyard, and in the afternoon went out in a steamer to the iron frigate Achilles, which is being pre pared for sea with all possible despatch, Lord Clarence Paget returning to the Admiralty early in the afternoon. Her Majesty's screw line-of-battle ship Trafalgar, 70, 500-horse power, Capt. Thomas H. Mason, which arrived at the Little Nore from the Mediterranean on Monday even ing, was inspected on Tuesday by Admiral of the Blue Sir G. R. Lambert, K.C.8., naval Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, who visited every portion of the vessel and mustered the crew, whom he saw go through their exercises at quar ters. The Trafalgar is to be paid off " all standing," as she is to take the place of the Edinburgh, 60, 450-horso power, Capt. C. F. Schomberg, Coastguard ship at Leith, which vessel is to proceed to the Nore to be dismantled and put out of commission, the officers and crew being turned over to the Trafalgar. This plan is being adopted with all the old Coastguard ships, which are being replaced by thoroughly efficient liners, a powerful squadron of which would be at once forthcoming in the event of war. Her Majesty's screw corvette Wolverine, supplied with engines of 400. horse power, yesterday left Woolwich on an official trial of her speed and machinery, down the river. Capt. Luke, commanding the steam reserve at Woolwich, Mr. Brain, assistant master shipwright, and Mr, Bannister of the steam factory, attended on behalf of the Admiralty, to report the result. Arrangements were made for three days' trip. The screw steamship Princess Royal, 84, Capt. Jones, at Plymouth, will shortly be ready to depart for the Cape of Good Hope to take the place of the Narcissus. Rear-Ad miral George St. Vincent King hoisted his flag, white at the mizen, on board yesterday afternoon. He immediately saluted the flag of the Port Admiral, which was duly acknowledged by the- Royal Adelaide. The salute was given by the Cambridge, as the Princess Royal is not yet supplied with her ammunition. A district court-martial, of which Capt. Mitchell was president, yesterday assembled in the Royal Marino Bar racks at Woolwich, for the trial of Private Patrick M'Cor mack on charges of being absent without leave and of mak ing away with his necessaries. It is satisfactory to remark that, since the authorities have substituted impris =flout and stoppage of pay in lieu of corporal punishment, these crimes are manifestly decreasing, and the courts-martial which eat daily are now seldom held oftener than once, and never more than twice, per week. The punishment of the lash has not been resorted to in Woolwich garrison for some time. The 300 pounder muzzle loading smooth bore gun, which has undergone a successful course of experimental firing at Shoeburyness, was yesterday shipped on board the steam store ship Balaklava, at Woolwich, for transport to the iron cased cupola ship Royal Sovereign, at Portsmouth. _ . A new species of gun carriage, intended for naval and garrison service, the invention of Lieut.-Col. Shaw, R.A., Assistant Superintendent in the Royal Arsenal at Wool wich, will shortly be submitted for trial, in the presence of the Ordnance Select Committee. The great advantage said to be possessed by the new invention is that it enables those working it to obtain accurate aim through a much smaller embrasure than at present, and thereby places them in greater safety. One of the old 68 pounder guns has been selected for the trial, and the trunnions have been cut off, as the gun will be secured to the carriage at the muzzle, and will be elevated and depressed by means of four radial racks worked with a simple mechanical appliance attached to the carriage. It is stated that the Secretary of State for War and other authorities have complemented Col. Shaw on the efficiency of his invention. PL it PAIR. T HE SOUTH WALES COLLIERY COMPANY (Limited). The Liability of each shareholder is limited by tha Act of 25th and 26th Vic., cap. 89, to the amount payable upon the shares held by him in the capital of the Company. Capital £200,000, in 8,000 shares, of £25 each. 108. per share to be paid on application, £2 on allotment. Calla not to exceed £2 lOs per share, nor to be made at intervals of less than three months. DIRECTORS. CRAWSHAY BAILEY, Esq., M.P. Newport, Chair man. R. W. KENNARD, Esq , M.P., (Messrs. R. W. Kennard and Co.), Deputy. Chairman. Hon. S. P. Vereker, Director South Staffordshire Railway Company. W. Challis, Esq. (Sir I. rifle, dart,, and Co., Birchin• lane. T. Gratrea, Esq., Banker, Newport. NV. B. Greenfield, Esq., Director Pernambuco Railway Company. Lawrence Heyworth, Esq., jun., Yew Tree, Liverpool. (With power to add to their number.) BANKERS. The Consolidated Bank, Fenchurch-street, E.C. Messrs. Crawshay Bailey and Co., Newport. SOLICITOR—George Rooper, Esq., 26, Lincoln's•inn-fields. Tatox.Bus. Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Son, 15, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street. AUDITORS. Edward Cheshire, Esq., Bank of Egypt, Old Broad-street, B.C. Cornelius Watford, Esq., Enfield. SECRETARY (pro tem.)—James J. Wallis. Esq. Offices—No. 16, Cannon-street, E.C. PROSPECTUS. This Company is formed for leasing or purchasing Coal fields in the South Wales Basin, and working the collieries for export and home consumption. There being no reservation of any kind for promoters or premiums for leases payable, the shareholders will obtain the entire benefit of the employment of the capital raised, preliminary expenses being confined to the necessary dis bursements. Applications for shares in the annexed form may be made to the brokers or bankers of the Company, or to the Secretary in Llndon ; or to Messrs. Crawehay Bailey and Co., the Company's bankers at Newport, from any of whom prospectuses can be obtained. Where no allotment is made the deposit will be returned in full, and, should the number of shares allotted be less than that applied for, the payment in excess will be applied towards the deposit. Copies of the articles of association may be seen at the dices of the Company. Feb. 12, 1864. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To the Directors of the South Wales Company (Limited). Gentlemen, —Having paid to your bankers the sum of I hereby rt quest that you will allot m e shares in ' the South Wales Colliery Company (Limited) ; and I hereby agree to accept such shares, or any less num ber that you may allot me, and request you to place my name on the register of members for the number of shares allotted to me.—l am, Gentlemen, Name in full Address in full Usual signature Date This form is to be presented to the bankers entire, who will sign and return the receipt to the applicant. THE SOUTH WALES• COLLIERY COMPANY (Limited). No LONDON APPLICATIONS in this Company will be receive ,, after MONDAY, 22d inst.; and not later than TUESDAY, 23d, from the COUNTRY. By order of the Board. SUNDAY AMUSEMENTS. A delegate meeting from the several trade socie ties of the metropolis was held last evening, at the Whittington Club, to agitate for opening on Sun day afternoons the national museums, picture gal leries,:and other similar establishments paid for out of the public taxes. There were about 60 delegates present, and a considerable attendance of the mem bers of the various trades. Sir John Shelley, M.P., Sir Joshua Walmsley, Mr. J. Heywood (formerly M.P. for Lancashire), Mr. H. J. Slack, and Mr. Loder were amongst the audience. Letters sympa thising with the objects of the meeting were read from Mr. W. A. Wilkinson, Mr. J. S. Mill, and Professor Beesly. Mr. WRIGH T (painter) was voted to the chair, and in opening the business spoke of the unanimity amongst the working classes, as represented by the trade societies, in favour of opening the national exhibitions on Sundays, observing that in reference to his circular calling the meeting he had received responses from 42 societies, represented on that occasion by 56 delegates, and that although he had not sent the circular to any society farther east than London-bridge. He pointed out how few were the opportunities "which the working classes had of visiting and benefiting by the national col lections of art, science, and natural history—the Sunday being their only leisure day, and on that day all those collections were closed. The South Kensington Museum was open on workday evenings, after ordinary working hours, but that was too far removed for those who worked hard all day to go to after their work was over. The South Kensington Museum, it was said, was intended for the recrea tion and instruction of the working classes, but in the position in which it stood, far away at 'the extreme west or fashionable end of the town, it was for that purpose useless. He suggested that Smithfield would be a more convenient site. The superiority of foreign workmen in designing and taste generally over English workmen was mainly owing to the ready access they had to works of art in their galleries and museums. The conse quence was that foreign houses were patronised in preference to British houses for decorations of most descriptions, and be instanced the case of the Prince Consort's tomb, the bronzes for which had been ordered from Barbodienne's, a Paris firm. It was net the object of the trades to do anything against religion or morality, or to offend popular prejudices. He contended that the opening of the institutions in question would promote morality, and in no way interfere with the due observance of the Sabbath. Resolutions declaring the strong desire of the trades for the opening of the museums on Sunday afternoons, as a measure of right and justice and of social :and art culture for the people, repudiating the idea that the measure was sought for in a spirit of antagonism to religion or the established forms of religion, urging that the opening of the National Gallery of Ireland warranted the hope that a similar concession would be made to the people of London, and appointing a deputation to Lord Palmerston on the subject (it being explained that his lordship had consented to receive it), were ar. k Mr . Jones e r )., M m e c d br l .a a s n Hk d eat ( r p rm a y i a n k t e e r r ) (painter), m mm o rr v .. e Newman ea wi a c ti hm d i ann s p ( fo(ackraerbni (cabinet b i‘ /m y , (car penter), Mr. Edgar (boot makes), and other dele gates, and carried unenimously. A book bound in leather made of human skin has been sold at the auction-rooms, Ruo Dronot, Paris, for 226 f. ADVERTISEMENT.]—Avoid medicines: they always aggra vate chronic complaints, but Du Barry's Delicious Health Restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, which saves fifty times its cost in other remedies, invariably cures them, restoring perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, pure blood, refreshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or enfeebled. We extract a few out of 60,000 Cures :—Cure No. 68,216 of the Marchioness de Brehan, Paris, of a liver complaint, wasting away for seven years, debility, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad digestion, constant sleeplessness, the most intolerable nervous agitation, and dreadfully low spirited.—Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord Lieut. of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia.—No. 49,832. " Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting.—Maria Jolly." —Cure No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, of Frimley, Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derange • ment, and partial deafness.—Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies.—Cure No. 54,516. The Rey. Jas. T. Campbell, Fakenharn, Norfolk, "of indigestion and torpl• dity of the liver, wh i c h h ad resiste I all medical treatment." In tins, 1 lb., 2s• tid. ; 21b., 4s. 6d ; 51b., 11s. ; 121 b., 225. ; .41b 408.—Barry Du Barry and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London ; also Fortnum and Mason ; and all Grocers and Chemists in very town of the United Kingdom. - - _ Final Sale of the Great Eastern Steamship, LIVERPOOL, FEB. 17. The sale of the Great Eastern steamship was opened to day in the cotton sales' room, Exchange Buildings, there being this time no reserva placed on the vessel. As on the first occasion, when the ship was offered at auction, there was a very large attendance, so on the present occasion the room was crowded with merchants and shipowners. Mr Cunard (of the firm of Cunard, Wilson, and Co.), the auc tioneer, enumerated the conditions of sale, one of which, the most important, was that if the purchaser male any ob jection which the vendor could not remove he was at liberty to rescind the contract on return of the deposit of 10 per cent. It was stated that a clear title could be guaranteed to the ship, and that all claims against her would be discharged by the vendors, the deposit-money in the meantime remain ing at the Liverpool Bank to be returned if the title was found incomplete. There was comparatively little bidding, Mr Yates, secretary of the Great E tstern Steamship Com pany (Limited) leading off with a bid of £20,000. Mr John Rae, shipowner, made the next bid for £2.5,000, but as he was understood not to agree to make the necessary deposit, his bid was not entertained, and the next actual bid was that of Mr M‘Gee, shipowner, for £21,000. Mr Yates fol. lowed with £22,000, and after Mr M‘Gee had bid £23,000, the vessel was ultimately knocked down to Mr Yates for 425,000. This amount, however, only represents a small portion of the money which the new company have ad vanced, as they had previously purchased bonds of the Groat Ship Company to the amount of £70,000 ; and thus the actual cost of the vessel to the new company, after re ceiving the dividends on the bonds purchased, will be about £BO,OOO. A claim was made by Mr Rae at the close of the sale, on the ground that he had bid £25,000 for the ship. The claim, however, was not entereained, on account of Mr Rae having failed in regard to his deposit, and to observe other minor technicalities connected with the conditions of sale. • Representation of Dorset, Mr. H. Ker Seymer, the senior representative of the county of Dorset, yesterday morning issued an address announcing that the political connection which has subsisted between him and the electors of the county must be severed. The cause of the retirement of the hon. gentleman, which was not altogether unexpected, is ill-health. It is not yet known whether there will be a contest for the vacant seat. Mr. Floyer, who for some years represented the county in the Conservative interest, has issued an address, having been requested to allow himself to be nominated by a large number of the consti tuents. He says :—" You have already three several times conferred on me the high honour of being your representative in the Commons House of Par liament, and although unsuccessful at the election of 1857, I then received so large an amount of sup port that I trust I am not presumptuous in offering myself again a candidate for your votes and favour. I have no new profession of political faith to make. I have always been of opinion that the limited monarchy under which we have the happiness to live assures a larger amount of freedom, combined with order and security, than any form of govern ment that we are acquainted with. While, therefore, I shall be ready to assist in promoting all measures for the public good, and the removal of any abuses in our institutions, I shall hold it my first duty to resist all such innovations as, under the pretext of improvement, might endanger the great foundations of the constitution in church and state." STATE OF TRADE, DUNDEE, Feb. 16.—The tone of the market was more cheerful to-day than for many weeks past, and the downward tendency in prices has been arrested. Prices of all qualities are firmly maintained. Jute has been more asked for, and sales to a moderate extent are reported at quite last week's price. Fine qualities are most wanted. Yarns of all qualities, flax, tow, and jute, were in good demand to-day. Last week's prices were freely paid. Within the last few days the inquiry for jute goods has become more active. To-day the demand was brisk, and some makers have got en advance on late prices. Flax and tow linens are also in better request at steady ,prices. The American advices report an improved demand for linens at paying prices, espe cially Dundee fabrics, and this has tended to put more life into trade here. Home trade orders have also been coming forward more extensively than before both for coarse and fine linens, and the trade is getting into a more healthy state agair. LEICESTER, litb.—Thcre is more activity in the hosiery trade. Ia th e rural districts th ere is no material alteration. Wo ols hold u p in price, being in fair consumptive d emand. Yarns are extre mely firm, spinners being w ell e n gaged to order, prices are very high. NOTTINGHAM, 17th.—There is net much change to notice in the state of the lace trade. There is rather more doing in Mechlin quillinge. In black silk laces and narrow edgings there is not mucli doing, but the demand for silk 'Meelilies and silk quillings continues active. There is a fair amount of business doing in hosiery, both for shipping and also for the home market. Yarns remain high in price, and have still an upward tendency. A HAPPY NOTION OP CELEBRATING SIIAKSP ERE'S T ERCENTENARY,--Liverpool has had the original idea of a Shakspere fancy ball, in which every coiner shall assume one of Shalt:pore's characters. ASSAULT OF ARMS. Avast concourse of people filled St. James's Hall yester day afternoon to witness an entertainment given under the above designation by the non-commissioned officers of the Household Brigade. These entertainments, though common enough on the Continent of Europe, are to some extent fresh to the majority of the inhabitants of England, and therefore still possess all the attractions of novelty; but, independent of this circumstance, the :announcement that the display was to be made in aid of the funds of the institution at Hampstead known as the Soldiers' Daughters' Home, was Sufficient to induce the attendance of numbers of those who feel that any institution which shelters, educates, and pro vides for the children of the poor soldier is eminently de serving of support. As charity was at the basis of the feel ing which gave rise to the exhibition of yesterday, and as all who took part in it are,with one exception, still in active service, it is perhaps needless to say that each man gave his services gratuitously, and did his best to please the numerous patrons of the entertainment. _ . It had been announced that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales would be present. It is certain that his royal high ness had intended to attend, and that it was only at the last moment that a letter was received from St. Leonardo an nouncing that the prince was obliged to forego the visit. When it became known that the prince would not be pre sent some little disappointment was felt, especially as a tan talising display of empty chairs of state and settees in a space under the platform on which the feats took place con tinually reminded the audience that they had missed an op portunity of showing their loyalty to the prince on an occasion of each national interest. Ther© were present, however, many noblemen and gentlemen connected with the military service, and others who were not, but who generously sup ported the excellent charity in aid of which the entertain ment was given. Amongst the audience were the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Earl and Coun tess of Cardigan, Earl of Effingham, Lord F. Egerton, Sir J. Cathcart, Sir Thomas Hare, General Lawrenson, Major Robinson and Captain Jay of the Hon. Artillery Company, &c.; and besides these the let Life Guards were represented by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Dudley de Roe, Major and Lieutenant-Colonel the Earl of Mounteharles, Captains Bateson, Hon. Henry Wyndham, and Hon. Cecil Duncombo; Lieutenant the lion. S. .1. Egerton and Cornet Needham ; the 2d Life Guards by Lieutenant -Colonel G. Howard Vyse, and Major and Lieutenant-Colonel Frede rick Marshall, Captain R. T. L. Norton, Lieutenant Sir S. Hayes, Bart., and Cornets Lord Sandys and A. C. Ark wright ; and the Royal Horse Guards by Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Smith Baillie, Captain Duncan James Baillie, Lieu tenant F. G. Burnaby, Cornet 11. E. Westcar, Adjutant R. M'Alpine, and Quartermaster Herbert Turner. Though not present, the Marquis of Tweeddale, Field-Marshal Viscount Comberruere, and many other noblemen and gen tlemen, sent handsome donations to the fund, tho gallant marquis accompanying his gift with a lcttcr, in which he stated that he warmly sympathise' with the object in view, and also felt great pleasure in promoting any under taking which would tend to induce soldiers to acquire a greater knowledge of their weapons than could be obtained in their ordinary drills. The entertainment itself (in which it must be premised that only the picked men of the brigade took part) con sisted of bouts at single stick, fencing, boxing, sword and bayonet practice, cavalry sword exercise, and other feats of arms, including the celebrated and so-called Saladin feats. Tho men engaged in the several contests were—Corporal Butts, 2d Life Guards ; Corporal Howe, 2d Lite Guards ; Corporal-Major Galbraith, Ist Life Guards; Corporal Sheffield, 2d Life Guards ; Corporal• Major Waite, 2d Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., N i i r I L D F By WALTER TBORNBURIY. It E. "An excellent tale, imbued with the strongest interest. The rapid flow of incident, the multitude of hairbreadth escapes, and the admirable delineation of character which mark its pates. will satisfy the reader most exigeant of excite ment, and give pleasure to the most critieal." Daily News. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. This day, Never before PAlished, price 25., "A L L A T SE A;" Or, Recollections of a Half-pay Officer. By Lieut.-Col. H. R. ADDISON. London : Ward and Lock, 158, Fleet-street. ARGYLL 800 MS, Windmill - street , Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. During the eveninz an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open at half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission is. Manager, M. GRENET. ,o 4 of i l e W it, W • on e 6 io; r. tte- 0 0 1 10 -3 1 od°' s ,l .0 34 ea ,1;$ rt. r. 14. 6. '6l O re' O.