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ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1863. TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1563, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contracts to Supply FLOUR AND MEAT, in such quantities as may be required, from the Ist December, 1 63 : to 4155 May, 1864, for the use of her Majesty's Forces Stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the command. Separate Tenders are required for Flour and for Meat. Perms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob :fained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and siencd, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside " Tender for Army Supplies,") and no Tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, luld delivered by the hoar appointed. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat-office, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1863. lIENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock, noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, i lou3, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contrast 1 ° supply FLOUR FOR HOSPITAL BREAD, in s u ch quantities as may be required, from the Ist Decem ;,er, 1863, to 3lst May, 1-64, for the use of Her Majesty's -" farces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com uund. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, be tween the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the Outside "Tender for Army Supplies"), and no tender will be Uoticed un'ess made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. ARMY CONTRACTS, C omm i s sariat Office, Aldershot, Oct, 9 , 1 863. TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'cicck, noon, on THURSDAY, the sth Nove m b er, 1 , 63, from persons who may be willing to enter into Con tract to supply PAILLASSE STRAW AND STRAW FOR ROYAL ENGINEER SERVICE, in such quantities as ma 3 be required fram the Ist December, 1863, to 30th November. 1861, for the use of her Majesty's Forc es stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com- Ihrnd. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside "Tender for Supply of Straw)," and no Tender will be noticed unles+ made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. THE ANGLO.AUSTRIAN BANK.- To be constituted with Limited Liability, under a con cession from his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Austria. bated sth October, 18fi3. Capital £2,000,r 00, or 20,000,000 florins. To be divided into 100,000 Scrip Certificates of £?0 or 200 210 rins each, upon vahisk42 is to be paid on application and £2 upon allotment, and a C .11 of £2 within one month after allotment. These Certificates to be exchanged hereafter for :Shares to bearer of £2O or £5O each, as arranged with the A ustrian Government, as hereinafter stated. In such ex change One Certificate will represent one £2O Share with £6 Paid thereon, or Five Certificates will represent two £5O shares with £3O paid thereon. COUNCIL OF DIRECTORS. 11.11. Prince Leo Sapieha, President of the Gallician Diet, and Member of the Austrian Reiehsrath. Somerset A. Beaumont, Esq., M.P., London. Baron Erggelet (Henikstein and Co.), Banker, Vienna. G. G. Glyn, Esq., M.P., Banker, London. Count Eugene Kinsky, Member of the Austrian Reichsrath. Charles Klein, Esq., President of the Chamber of Commerce, Vienna. Alexander Schroder, Esq. (A. and C. Schroder), Trieste. Baron Tinti, Member of the Austrian Reichsrath, Winterstein, Esq., Member of the Austrian Reichsrath. Count Edmond Zichy, Vienna (President of the Vindibona and Anker Insurance Companies'. Adalbert Zimier, Esq., Merchant, Vienna. BANKERS AND FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS, AugsburLr—M, Paul Von Stetten. Berlin—Messrs. Mendelssohn and Co. Frankfort 0. M.—Messrs. Grunelius and Co. 3 lunich—Messrs. Robert De Froelich and Co. Paris—Messrs. Mallet Freres and Co. Trieste —Messrs. A and G. Schroder. BANKERS AND FINANCIAL AGENTS IN LONDON. Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street, E.C. Messrs. Bircham, DaIrympIe, SOLICITORS Drake, and Ward, 46, Parl a ment-street, Westminster, S.W. George E. Seymour, Es E ci., 11° 38 x. , Throgmorton-street, Eß E.C. Francis BruCILE,REAS L g. IN ( f it A t N el A y O w E i ß th r2 3 i e L ss o r N s. D; r N iiming and Gosche (Aces_ Vienna -5, Habsburgor n). Gasse. London -10, Birchin-lane, Lombard-street, E.C, PROSPECTUS. The Company is formed under a direct concession granted by the Imperial Government, for the purpose of promoting and extending commercial and financial relations between Austria and England. These relations are doily increasing ' ln importance under the influen of the political a nd fiscal system which has been ce definitively ameliorate adopte d d by the es-U.strian Administration and Legislature. T he Company will carry o n th e ordinary business of a Bank of Deposit. Disc oun t , an d E xc h ange, an d a ll operat i ons con withneed Bankingtransactione and Financial Agency. The head office will be inVienna, with branches at Trieste,Prague, Brune, and other towns in the Austrian empire in which it May be found profitable from time to time to form establish ments. In England, the interests of the Bank will be represented, and the business conducted by the English members of the Board, Mes , rs. Glyn, Mills, and Co. being the Financial Agents and Bankers of the Company. The lairectors point with sati•faction to their having se cured the services of Mr. Francis Breuer as th it London Ma nager. Mr. Breuer's experience of German Commercial and Financial business acquired during 25 years' service with the firm of Messrs. Fr uhling and Goschen—nectilarly qualify him for the efficient performance of the important duties to which he has been appointed. The Concession has been obtained by the Directors, and 'made over by them to the Company, without consideration or other charge than the preliminary expenses. which will be limited to the disbursements made, and are of small amount. 4, The Company has n o t been brought forward until, by care -1,1-leis negotiation. it has been ascertained that its formation is desired by the Austrian Executive, and that, besides the grant Of a direct concession, the Imperial Government will be pre- Afared to open an account current with the head efface of the _lank, and to employ the branche4 of the institution in a va • 4 lety of w a y s, in facilitating the revenue collections and other ° Perations of the Government, not overlooking the import ance of the mea sures w hi c h are being constantly direc'ed to the complete re-establishment of the paper currency upon the Soundest basis. 4 , As some evidence of the satisfactory result of' the negotia- Vona which have taken place the directors are authorised to inset in this Prospectus the following extracts from a Minute delivered to the Company by his Excellency M. Von Plener, the Minister of Finance at Vienna, viz.:— " Referring to the fact that one of the principal objects of the establishment of the proposed Anglo-Austrian Bank, is to facilitate operations in Austrian Securities, and having regard also to the desire of the Imperial Government to aid t s far as Practicable in bringing about a closer union between he financial and commercial interests of Austria and Engla n d than at present exists, the Imperial Government intends (so far as it should appear to itself compatible with the success of their financial measures—and with any legal direction which may ue specially prescribed in reference to any parti cular operation)to give to the Bank the opportunity of under taking such financial operations - whether the issue of loans, Placing of bonds or otherwise ; as the Government may de sire to effect on the London market. "The Government also intends to open an account-current With the Bank." There cannot be any question as to the profitable nature of the field for the operations of a banking establishment in Austria, conducted on sound principles. There are few recent changes of more importance and in terest than the remarkable advance which Austria has made during the last few years under the influence of its thoroughly rev ri ieed policy. The harmony happily established between the Imperial Covernment and the representatives bf the different orders of e State, as assembled in the Reichsrath, has removed most Of the impediments which formerly prevented Austria from enjeying; the benefits of its vast commercial and agricultural resources, Supported by the free debates of the Parliament, the Government has been enabled to enter with vigour upon a fiscal policy founded upon tree-trade views ; and to apply, ihmany directions, measures specially adapted to develope e wealth and enterprise of the country. River steam navi gation has assumed large proportions. The extent of rail ways in operation has increased from 1,710 English miles in 1855 to nearly 4,000 i n the present year; and the railway system has been actually completed up to a point which leaves few of the leading districts of the empire unsupplied. Still more important has been the marked increase in the ac tivity of private trade and in the magnitude of individual enterprise ; and that this altered state of things is solid and real, is sufficiently attested by the great recovery of the Aus trian finances during the last two years. Under the measures passed in if 62, the paper currency is in rapid process of re form —and since June of that year, the Exchange on London has improved from 140 to 110 in favour of Vienna The rise in the price of Austrian Government Stock, since the same date, being equal, upon an aver a g e , t o 22 p er cen t . Lbln the speech delivered by the Emperor, at the opening of .? Reichsrath, in Jute last (1863). he was able to dwell pro henry on the improved aspect of affairs, and to state that the finances of the empire have so rapidly improved during arliamentary recess that the G overnmen t w ill not now dreeauelrenectehae twelve m illi ons of florins voted last year to cover then anticipated. Betw een 1851 and int the export an d i m p or t t ra d e of Au trig may be said tic.have doubled ; but even at its present amount of, Say, eo .nttelions sterling, it is still very far below the capabilitie s of 4r i iillions of Austrian subjects, who inhabit provinces ext,:n to an area ot 240,000 square miles, in the most fertile and diversified parts of Southern Europe. When it is proposed, therefore, to extend to Austria the appliances of Banking, according to sound English rrinci p les, it is important to bear in mind that the new institution as not carried to a field already full or offering few advan tages, but is applied precisely under those circumstances in which the success of Banks has been most conspicuous-- viz., to a rich country, and an enterprising people entering with every encouragement upon the development 01 their skill and their resources. In the statutes, as passed by the Imperial Government, the capital is divided into Shares of £5O or 500 florins each ; but. in consequence of representations made to the Directors' and in order to render the Shares of the Bank more readily nego tiable in the Principal money-markets of the Continent, the Government has been solicited to authorise £ 2O as the de nomination of the Shares, and an assurance has been received that such application will be granted. To avoid delay in the establishment of the Bank, it has been decided to issue the capital in Scrip Certificates of £2O each, exchangeable hereafter (at a date to be announced. and when £6 has been paid thereon) into Shares to bear as above stated. Under the revised Austrian Commercial Code, the payment of £6 p..r £2O Scrip Certificate, equal to 30 per cent. of the capital, will enable the Bank to commence business at once, with the advantage of limited liability, and without further demands upon its shareholders. A Copy of the Concession and Statutes will be deposited at the office of the Sol citors to the Company, 46, Parliament street, Vl, estminster. ,The be made in London for Scrip Certificates 8 4. , t T1d be addressed to the Directors in England at the Offices ae, Companyay ; but no application will be considered, unless forthr y the receipt of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co. plied fo a r ePosit of £2 per Scrip Certificate on the number ap- This de not b e posit w il l be returned in the event of the application in appli e d Voceded to ; and, it an allotment be made, it will be Forn v , jvards the full deposit of .£4 per Scrip Certificate. the Bank at the °m ee t ' AJPlication maybe obined and will be received Offices, 10, le_ lane, Lombard. street, E.C.. in Vienna; and ill London at the October, i?c,V in- FORM OF APPLTATION FOR SCRIP CERTIFICATES. To the Dir. ctors Gentlemen,-44 E ,, lagland of the Anglo-Austrian Bank. Glyn, Mills, and co 0 .- i, Paid to your credit, with Messrs. that you will allot m . : li e Sum of £ , I hereby request in thP A frzlo - Austri a Scrip Certificates of .£2O each such Scrip Certifi cates hank, and I hereby agree to accept allotted to me, upo n ti le c r any smaller num b er th a t m ay be Anis of the Prospectus, and to pay the allottedpit of .42 ber to me, at such t:• I am, GentlemScrenl,P Certificate upon the num line and in such manner as you may appuiut. Name in full Address in full ft te__..Dou ay.n LO-AUSTRIAN BANK. will,be received after Twelve THE ANG S NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN -.---,, That NO FART FIER APPLICATION for SII,:t.TSF ., ; o'clock TO-MORROW ( ri , ESDAI.), the 13th October FRANCIS BREUER, Malla.gef: 10 , Birchin-ome, Lombard-street, E,c, October 12,1363, CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of the BIRTH of SHAKSPE ARE, at Stratford-upon- Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8., is Chairman) are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stourbridge and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and Greenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or 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 st their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only the birthplace of Shakspeare. but the centre of attraction to all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his home, the town he loved, and where he lived and died. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray'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 Hoard 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. ; Rerries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Giyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W .111 ams, 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 anoorpor m lO ate s d Ti b T y u ß T oyal N Charter). Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. rnESIDE NT — Vice-Ad ii i . r c r the Duke of Northumberland, PATRONESS Fl Tl A . T c ß u M Al AN ß — m T Ai sT hO l . T 3R h a o rin i ig ß i S i p ., m ßl an .P : , E le sci .R ., . F S :it.s V. P. v ReyaitoNstate that, since have Lifeboat Estab lishments Lifeboat Institution DEECU ot the The Committee of Management APPEAL the beginning of the year 1861, t he Institution has expended £28,550 on various lishments on the Coasts of England. Scotland, bodajreland. The number of lives saved by the Lite- Society, and other means, since its formation, is tor which services 82 Gold Medals , 733 Silver Medais 3 ; 2 n £17,200 in cash have been paid i n rewards. The Institund lion has also expended £75 ,380 o n Life-boat s , Lice-boa - t Transporting-caniages, and Boat-houses. The Committee desire to express their grateful sense ot the generous support which they have received from the British public during the past few years, a support which has enabled them to establish their present magnificent fleet ot 125 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom. Deeply sensible, however, of the great responsibility that rests on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and its Crews practised in the management of their boats, whi-h can only be effected by a large and permanent annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their countrymen to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so great and truly national a work. The Committee grateful* , acknowledge the following con tributions:— Thomas, Ladyship £s. d Her Majesty the Queen •• •• •• annual 50 0 0 Campbell, the Hon. Mrs. G. .. .. .. annual 50 0 Clerk, Colonel, R.A. .. .. .. .. annual 1 1 0 Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers .. .. annual 10 0 0 Currie, Wm., Esq., .. .. .. .. 4th don.lo 0 0 Erie, Lord Chief Justice .. .. .. don. 10 10 0 Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A.. K.C.B. .. 2d don. 25 0 0 Fenwick, G. J., Esq., cost of a Lifeboat and Tran sporting Carriaze .. .. .. . .. 250 0 () Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. don 0 0 .. .. . 3 Martin, Sir Henry, Part. .. .. .. 7th I lon. 10 0 0 Palmer, Sir Roundell, 31. P., H.M.'s Solici tor-General • • • .. .. .. annual 2 2 0 Royal Yacht Squadron.!sii,clll,aadeyl',lW:seqs.ton.-s.uper-Mare, collectedby her :: ..: .... d an on n . ual lo l o o 0 0 0 0 Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord .. .. .. annual 5 0 0 • • • • • • .. .. .. 16 16 0 Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfully re . eived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis, Perdzal, and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and Co..trand; Messrs. Berries, F arquhar, and Co., 16, St. oJames' s -street, so London ; by ad the Collectors of Customs and Bankers in the Unitedlidn.gdom; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis. Esq., at the Office et the inbtitatiop, /1, John-otrect, Adelphi, London, W.i.;. N°. 22,243. THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. liptablished in 1836. Offices :-1, Dale-street, Liverpool ; 20 and 21, Poultry, London, E.C. PROGRESS OF THE COMPANY SINCE 1650: Year. I Fire Premiums. Life Premiums. 1 Invested Funds. 18 , 11 £54,305 1856 222,279 1861 3c0.130 1862 4 ;6,065 £27,157 72,761 135,974 £502,824 821,061 1,3 1 1,905 1,417,808 The Fire Duty paid by this Company in England in 1862 was £71,214. SWINTON BOULT, Fec.etary VI the Company. JOHN ATKINS, Rtsident Fecretary, London. Fire Policies falling due at Milmelmas should be renewed by the 14th October. T HE SARDINIAN MINING COMPANY (Limited). The liability of the Shareholders is limited to the amount of their Shares, the Company being registered under the Companies Act, 1862, with Limited Liability. Capital, £lOO,OOO, in 10,000 Shares of £lO each. Deposit on application £1 per share, and a further pay ment of £1 per share on allotment. Calls not to exceed £1 per share, at intervals of three months. It is expected that not more than £6 per share will be called. Full prospectuses and forms of application maybe obtained nn appiication to the Bankers, Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, Lombard-street ; the Solicitors, Me ars. Reece, Wil kins, and Blyth, 10, St. Swithin's-lane, City ; of the Brokers in London. Frank Wheeler, Esq., 2, Copthall-court; Man chester, Messrs. Hoyland and Prnce, Exchange-chambers; Liverpcol, Messrs. Gasquoine and Chamberlain, 2, Grosvenor buildings, Tithebara-street ; and of the Secretary, Mr. Geo. Washington Harris, at No. 5, Nicholas-lane, London, B.C. T HE DISCOUNT CORPORATION (Limited). Established under the Companies Act, with Limited Liability. Capital, Two Millions Sterling, in 20,000 Shares of £lOO each. First issue, 10,000 Shares. Deposit, £1 per Share on application. and Ll 108. on allot ment. It is not contemplated to call up more than £2O per Share. Calls not to exceed £5, at intervals of not less than Three Months. DIRECTORS. James Bruce, Esq. (Messrs. Bruce and Co.), Abehurch-Ime. Charles Bye Colchester, Esq. (Messrs. Colchester and Wool ner), South Sea House. B. D. Cartwright, Esq., 61, Moorgate-street (Messrs. Leckie and Co., Bombay), late Chairman of Commercial Bank of India. Horatio Sydney Coulson, Esq. (Messrs. Bruce and Co.), Ab church-lane. George Lyall, Esq., Mincing• lane (Messrs. Lyall, Still, and Co., Bong Kong). Charles Edward Mangles, Esq., Director of the Union Bank of Australia. Thomas Stenhouse, Esq., Director of the Chartered Mercan tile Bank of India. John Torrance, Esq., Director of the Alliance Bank. Edmund Westby, Esq., Director of the Bank of Victoria. BANKERS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool, Lothbury, London, and Brown's-buildings, Liverpool. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Flux and Argles, 9, Mincing-lane. BROKERS. Messrs. J. and J. Whitehe,d, 8, Moorgate-street. SECRETARY (pro tem.)—Robert Slater, junior, Esq. Temporary Offices of the Corporation-26, Change-alley, Cornhill, E.C. PROSPECTUS. The Discount Corporation is established to aid the mone tary arrangements of the increasing commercial interests of Great Britain and its dependencies. In founding this undertaking the Directors have secured the co-operation of an old and highly-respected Discount Firm in London. with whom arrangements have been made for th,e transfer of its lucrative business to this corporation, and two of whose partners join the Direction. It will thus ba manifest that the Discount Corporation starts with a large and valuable connection, and acquires the experience of Directors whose influence and intelligence are certain to command the confidence of the public. The material basis of the Corporation will be a large sub scribed Capital, judicially distributed. The recent creation of several large Indian and Colonial banking institutions, coupled with the expanding home and continental trades of the country, and the greatly extending commercial transactions with India and the Colonies, lead to the conviction that greater discounting facilities than at pre sent exist are required. A n establishment, which from its ample means will be able to supply such requirements, will no doubt be favourably re ceived by the trading community, and will at the same time afford a safe and profitable return equally to those who seek the permanent investment of their money, and to those who merely desire the temporary employment of their surplus funds. The known profitable operations of the old private Dis count Firms, and the new Discount Companies, give the as surance that a purely Discount business, prudently managed, will prove a complete success. The Head Office of the Corporation will be in London. No promotion-money will be given for originating the undertaking, and the preliminary expenses will be strictly confined to such as are indispensable. Applications for Shares may be addressed in the annexed form to the Directors, and copies of the prospectus may be obtained at the Temporary Offices of the Corporation, or at the Offices of the Brokers and solicitors ; but no application mill be considered unless a deposit of Li per stare on the number of shares applied for has been paid. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. No. - To the Directors of the Discount Corporation (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to your Bankers the sum of , being a deposit of £1 per Share on Shares in the above Corporation, 1 hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to become a member of the Cor poration in respect of such Shares, or in respect of any less number you may allot me, and to execute the Articles of Association when required ; and I request that my name may be placed on the Register of Members for the Shares so allotted. - Name in full Residence Profession or Business Date ORNAMENTS for the Drawi ng - room , Lib rary , and Dining-room, consisting of a new and eiegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, dm, in Italian, Alabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Ilajesty, 149, Stand. W.C., Lonaon. 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XTENSIVE EARTHQUAKE in ENGLAND. _l4 This event, on the night of the sth October, was fore told in ZADKIEL'S ALSIANAC for this year, p. 23, to within three days. It is the third earthquake that has oc curred this year as predicted. Ifs' The Almanac for 1864 now on sale, price 6d. G. Berger, London. T" E OXFO R D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE, CL A.RA, the MAID of MILAN, and BeHint's SONNAMBULA. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Huish, &c., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean, &c. Comic, by UNSWORTII ("or any other man "), Eugene, W. Randall, George Hodson, and those marvellous French Clowns, Messrs. ARTHUR and BERTRAND. Also, a Performance by Herr SCHALKENBA_CH on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHESTRE, contain ing a full baud of 40 instruments. The HALL has just been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. - - Open at S o'clock. Admission, ed. ; 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 Pepper and HenryDircks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, "THE GHOST," to the Concert Hall, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Balcony, and body of the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr. A. Silvester to give (with all that gentleman's latest improvements and effects), REPRESENTATIONS EACH EVENIPAG, at half-past Nine o'clock. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Comedy by Unsworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E. Marshall, and the marvellous Arthur and Bertrand. 110YAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. 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The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the stamp. THE GREAT SHIP.—A meeting of the commit. tee of shareholders appointed at the special general meeting of the Great Ship Company on Friday, the 2d inst., to confer with the directors relative to the best steps to be taken to t elieve the undertaking from its present embarrass ments, was held on Saturday, at the offices of the company, in Monument-yard, City, with a view to the consideration of their report, to be presented to the adjourned general meeting of the proprietors, at the London Tavern, to-day. It is believed• that the report will recommend the immedi ate adoption of such steps as may best enable shareholders to obtain some return of their capital, rather than that the ship should be sold and then thrown into bankruptcy. There are sheriffs' officers now on board the vessel, under an Admiralty warrant, issued at the suit of the Bug Jane capsized off Cape Clear, and whose owners demand compen sation to the extent of between £5,000 and £6,000. OUR LADY NOVELISTS.—" Thirty years ago,'' says the Saturday .Review, "no one could have believed what a brilliant future was going to open before the eyes of Englishwomen, and what a lucrative and en gaging profession was about to be created for their benefit. Authorship has introduced quite a new era in their existence. If they can but write novels their fortune is made, and if they cannot write novels they may write tales, or at the very least they can surely write tracts, and advice to the poor, and poetic musings. There are heights in their profession just as there are valleys, and no ono can despise authoresses in the days of Adam Bede' and ' Heart's Ease.' The authoress of ' Adam Bede' goes, we confess, higher than we should have supposed a woman could go, for she unites many excellences that the world has hitherto thought reserved for men. If there is another woman who has ever shown original hu mour in print, we cannot recall her to mind. Romola' also makes it clear that she can enter into spiritual difficulties, and can view the range of spiritual facts with a breadth, a calmness, and an insight that we should, but for her, have considered exclusively masculine. Miss Martineau, too, though not very strong on subjects like these, shows that a wo man pendene c e a a n nd tre g a o t o p d o s li e t n ic s. s e and ln po th li e tic w a a l lk e s co th no a m t a y re w m ith ore in p d e e: cskuillilarwElyintghtlhilvsh life,eihrich own authoresses every day show surprising power. Th ey especially set themselves to paint contempo raryand they deserve the highest credit for the tbey overcome difficulties, and for the pub t h l public y dan in genuity with which mcombineds in these the various works.a riouselements which which an admiring takes an infinite number o f little effortse of skill to write such books as the Chronicles of Carlingford , and in the lower range of feminine fiction—in the works of Mrs. Wood and I‘l . s Muloch, and the authoress of 'D en i se ' —'here go to :le making of a saleable, commendable novel merits which show that the composition of a novel is by no means an easy thing. As for mere tales, the quantity produced by women produce a ercee:oaandsissnilhereabuloevealsmwourint-t evtry year is past all calculation ; and although fiction of some sort is the general vehicle for Nl g ho : r o or Bh a n u y hge r hr e et a s s t reason authoresses, yet they an authoress of is a public that of other matter, and with fair success, ws te lih u gyh b t y ietss w th o soi m i l e nd ll ofc : or th i sse Thesta relishes tpe lo t bf h l it e ch itnhga st publications in which the name is as good and as certain a piece of property as can be compositionsc o n t i n u a l y women in o c f reases. habitually lively novelappear, b y found, and therefore we may consid6r authorship as a per manent profession for Englishwomen, and it is very we ll worth examining what are the prospects it really lipid s out DEATH OF LORD LYNDHURST. The brilliant career of Lord Lyndhurst amounts I to a political and legal history of three reigns. It is a miracle of good fortune, a curious and unique chronicle of shrewdness,ability and consummate tact. It is the record of a life agitated by political pas sions up to the time when the veteran ceased to be a palitician, and became, in his extreme old age, a patriot in whose wisdom and moderation both the great parties in the State could implicitly confide. Truly a strange and chequered life closed at five minutes to three o'clock this (Monday) morning, when the great ex-Chancellor breathed his last at his paternal house in George-street, Hanover square. Born an American loyalist under the sove reignty of George the Third, he saw his native place become the stronghold of ultra-republican Puri tanism, and witnessed the establishment of the Re public of which he has lived to see the irretrievable disruption. Whiggish in his youth, and friend and fellow-traveller of Volney, he accepted without scruple (though, perhaps, he may not have courted it as he appears to have done) the patronage of the Tory Prime Minister. He defended the State pri soners accused of sedition, and was so little uncivil to the Government that be was baited for and in stantly hooked to the land of promise—the Treasury Bench—without the faintest show of wriggling. One of the grandest of his early speeches in the House of Commons was made against Roman Catholic emancipation. A few months later saw him Chancellor under the Minister whom he had attacked, and who had withered him with a storm of merciless sarcasms in the previous debate. Holding a high judicial office Which is 'Understood to inirotve abstinence from party politics, he turned out a Ministry, and might, if he could, have formed another on its ruins. Such are some of the peculiar features in the history of Lord Lyndhurst. For the last 10 or 12 years, he has held a truly enviable posi tion in the House of Lords and with the country. Lord Lyndhurst has lately kept aloof from party. Though voting with the Conservatives, and occa sionally assisting them with his counsel, he has poured forth the wealth of his eloquence, the mel lowed wisdom of his green old age, his wonderful stores of scholarship and historical illustration, his profound sagacity and the lessons of his varied ex perience for the benefit, not of his piamrptye,a;g ra nut his g of n_ d coeuunrterf his country. It old is age n ethat accountwe all lament hi s death, of the that the Queen and statesmen of all parties have daily made anxious inquiries after the health of the venerable peer. The great lawyer who was destined to be three times Lord High Chancellor of England, first saw the light in Boston, Massachussetts, within the transatlantic possessions of his King, George the Third, the date of his birth being the 21st May, 1772. His father and mother were both conspicuous persons in their way. John Singleton Copley (whose Christian names were his son's also) was a distinguished American artist. He was the son of a Mr. Richard Copley, of Limerick, by the daughter of Mr. John Singleton, an ancestor of the Single. tons of Queinville Abbey, county Clare. Apropos of his profession, a curious story is told. In his boyhood he came down to dessert one even ing when his hospitable father was entertaining some of his aristocratic friends, and he found the company discussing the merits of the various pro fessions. " And what will you be ?" asked one of the guests to little John Copley. "Anything," inter posed his father, " except an artist." Mr. Copley then continued, " why not a lawyer ? The highest honours are open to a great lawyer: John may get a good circuit practice, may then become a King's counsel, may obtain a seat in Parliament, may then please his party and be appointed Solicitor-General, and Attorney-General —nay, Jack, if he is clever, and distinguishes himself in the House, may even become Lord Chancellor !" How this prophecy, which must at the time have seemed a rhapsody, was literally fulfilled is matter of history. But we anticipate. When Copley the yOnngef was called to the bar the nation was in the throes of a great revolu tionary epoch. Paine's "Rights of Man" on one side, and Burke's fiery philippic on the other, were in every one's mouth. The young barrister was inclined to espouse the apparently generous side of liberty. He began his career with chambers in Brick-court, Temple, and in his second floor he had his first brief visits frcm Messrs. Willett and Co. and Mr Murray, whose son came to be his secretary in his chancellorship. He soon managed to secure a large business ; in fact, he acquired the greater part of that of Sergeant Rough, the leader of the circuit, who had fallen into bad odour with the at- torneys. Copley was more fastidious than Gifford, who was said to draw pleas for almost nominal sums, but he made his way in time. He became first known in the higher circles of the law by his " Case of the double return for Horsham," in 1808. But it was not till nine years after this that the young lawyer attained any eminence out of " Nisi prius." In 1817 the demagogue, Henry Hunt, called a meeting in Spafields, which ended in the riots that led to the execution of Cashman, for the murder of a Mr. John Platt, and the trial, for high treason and sedition, of Arthur Thistlewood, James Watson, John Hooper and Thomas Preston. Sir Charles Wetherall and Mr. Copley were re tained for the defence. Sir Charles, though a ram pant old Tory, had conceivedsome spite against the Government, and in his speech for the defendants launched out into virulent abuse of the Ministry, its spies, and its general villanies. Mr. Copley was more shrewd, especially as Lord Liverpool was present, and in his address, which was a master piece of reasoning on the law of high treason, avoided the absurd indiscretion of his senior, much to the Premier's satisfaction. About this time Wetherall and Copley were toasted all ever London as the " People's friends !" At the trial of the pub lisher of the Quarterly for an alleged libel on Col. Maceroni, Copley being for the defence, the Duke of Wellington and Lord Liverpool, who were sub poenaed in the case, were on the bench. So pleased was the earl with Mr. Copley's speech and manner, that ho sent him an invitation to call on him after the trial. Did Mr. C opley want a seat in the House? Nothing better. It could easily be ma naged then, and Mr. Alexander Maconochie (after wards Lord Meado wbank) resigning his seat, Mr. Copley was returned forthwith by Mr. Holmes for the borough of Yarmout h, I sle of Wri g h t, on the 28th of March, 1818, witho u t any condition, pledge, or promise. Lord Liverpool is reported to have said (though the remark is also attributed to Lord Castlereagh), "I'll set my rat-tr ap for him, b a it e d with Cheshire cheese." A few months later saw Mr. Copley Chief Justice of Cheater in the room of Sergeant Best. It fell to the lot of Sir John Copley, as Solicitor- General, to take part in conducting th e prosecut i on of the wretched Princess of Wales. What a spec tacle was that ! The noble-looking Castlereagh, the " plucky" Sidmouth , the cal m and impassive Liverpool, the profoundly -learned Eldon, the patrio tic and impulsive G rey, and the honest and sagacious Lansdowne filled the Beat of j udginent, before which Copley pleaded, with a Lawrence to look on the scene with a painter's eye, and a K eane to study the play of the passions in the memorable scene before him. Sir John Copley's cross - examination of the witnesses or, behalf of the Princess Caroline was terrible in itsminuteness and its searching character; but he behaved cout teously to the unlucky object, of all therm long debatcs, and he offended nobody on either side. The people rushed oat from the House of Lords, after Copley's s plendid summing up, to witness the great eclipse of that memorable year. It was curious that he should have officially to pro secute (and with fatal success) for high treason, in 1820, the same Arthur Thistlewood whose acquittal in 1817 was achieved by his eloquence and tact. To the amazement of the world, the great lawyer lived on beyond his 90th year i Went from London to the country, and back again, with the changes of the seasons; saw his friends, and counselled his party. The death of a nonagenarian is rarely painful—rarely gives a long premonitory notice of its approach. Lord Lyndhurst literally " fell on sleep." The change was imperceptible. He did not experience the " durw inclementia mortis." The noble lord had been present at the marriage of his only child by his second marriage towards the close of June last. Those who saw, will not easily forget, the appearance of the aged father as he was borne on a kind of litter into St. George's, Hanover-square, his glassy eyes, his helpless limbs, and withal the inimitable neatness of his dress and the nobility of his countenance, which not even the troubles and work of 90 eventful years could efface. Curiously enough another nonagenarian had signed the re gister book of St. George's that morning—the D o wager Lady Grenville, widow of a Prime Mi nister of the last century, the accomplished Lord G r enville, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, who had been present, previous to the marriage of I the Iron. Miss Copley, at the marriage of Mr. w e athy Moore with the daughter of the Hon. G. M. Fortescue. At the conclusion of the season his lordship left London for Tunbridge Wells " in ex cellent health." He returned to town a week or t e n days ago, had an access of weaknes s , an d di e d, as his father had done before him, in the old house i n George-street, Hanover-square, which should henceforth be historically famous. By his first marriage with Mrs. Thomas, to which we have referred before, Lord Lyndhurst had a son and four daughters. The son, John Singleton, b or trin August, 1824, died in September, 1825. Hi e eldest daughter, Sarah, was born and died in 1820. Another daughter, the Hon. S usan P ene l ope Copley, born 23d July, 1822, died 9th M ay , 1837 . The eldest survivor of his daughters is the Hon. Elizabeth, born 16th M arc h, 1821, w h o mar ried, 1850, Mr. Henry John Selwin, th e unsucc essful Conserv a ti ve can did a t e f or M a ld on a t the last general election, and eldest son of Sir J. T. Ibbetson-Selwin, of Down Hall, Essex; and the Sara o • 8, other, the Sophia Clarence, born April 15, 8, m arried Mr. H am il ton B ec k ett on th e 14th of Decembe r, 1854 . Lady Lyndhurst died in Paris on the 15th of January, 1834, at th e Hotel du Rhin, Place d e Vendome, a n d on t h e s t h o f A ugus t, 1837, his lordship married in Paris, Georgians, daughter of Mr. Loui s Goldsmith, by whom he leaves issue 182 n only daughter, Georgia ns , b orn 11th M a y, 1838, and m arried 25th Jane, 1863, to Mr. Charles Dacane, M.P. for North Essex. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The e ast division of th e Ch anne l fl eet ( as b r i e fly announced by telegram in The Sun of Saturday) a t Spitbead on S atur d ay, from D evonpor t. The W ar rior and R es i stance, iron fr i gates, fi rst hove in sight, and the l a t ter anchored at S p i t h ea d by 8 f. !8 0 . The War r i or l ay to in St. Helen ' s Roa d s, and did not t' anchor at Spithead until 11 a.m. The arrivedh ei Admiral, in h is flagship, the Edgar, in company with the Em erald, wooden, screw frigate, did not arrive at Sp ithead until 5 p.m. Both ships had rem ained for some hours off the Isle of Wight, w h e re their crews had be en exerc i se d i n f i r i ng w i t h shot was made with re d uced b o i ler power, and on FridaY night the R es i s t ance , w ith th ree boilers in ne e, and c onte nding with a strong S.E. gale, mainta ined a stead y rate of speed of six knots. an it to Spithead s hell. The pas sage f rom Plymouth Soun d head The officers of the two ironclads speak in the most sa me time ad m i t that a somewhat diffe rent en th us iastic term s o f their ships' behaviour at sea, but e t fm at rof i e , h h e o bottom would gi ve t h em more sta bi l i ty, a the tendency th ey have to roll. St i ll, with even this admitted f ault, it is contended that, on the they are bett er sea b oats t h an our the M e r se y an d O r l an d o class. Seame n always speak flatteringly of the nd le ssen w ship in whic h the y serve ; bu t if there be any truth in this comparison drawn between ir on an d woo d en ships, than our ironclads must be very much better sea boats, or have been very much better handled, than the French ironclad squ a d ron wh i ch i s now undergoing ex tensive rep a i rs at Brest, in conse quence of the damage received d ur i ng i ts first expe rimental cruise. Reverting to our own ironclads, i t appears to be the general opinion of officers serving in them that the Resistance and Defence class must be more generally serviceable a s war sh i ps than the Warrior or Minotaur class can ever be. The latter undoubtedly po ssess the adva n t ages b elong i ng to beauty of form of great speed under steam, yet, from their extreme length, they cannot b e turned so shortly or so readily manoeuvred as smaller vessels. These facts Will possibly hold good so long as our i ronc l a ds are propelled by singl e screws ; b ut now that it has been so repeatedly proved that ships can be made to tarn upon their own centre as upon a pivot when propelled by two screws, the chief ob jection to ships of the Warrior's l eng th seems to b e overcome. A s hip constructed f or two screws would also possess muc h greater b ear i ngs at her midship section than a s i n gle screw v esse l ; she would con sequently roll less, and be a much better sea boat, than any vessel with a single s crew cou ld poss ibl y be, and Would also draw one-third less water than is the rule with our present ironclads. A vessel like the Warrior must draw a certain draught of water in order to develops the power of her 1,250 horse engines and her monster screw. In shoal or narrow w a ters such a ship is helpless ; she can neither ap proach sufficiently near a shore battery nor ma_ nceuvre in front of it. Had the Warrior been built f with have twin screws, enabled h er t o b e ta k en so her lessened d raug ht e shore and be m anoeuvre d as m i g h t be wished when elle had reached th e d es i red posi o:f rmach waterndnearer fitted twteodu the appointments w ere ma d e on Fri day :—Henry V . R ussell, master, tion. The to the Dasher ; Francis Braddo n , assist. - paymaster, at followingthe to the Black Pri nce ; E. Lille y , engineer, to the Indus for the C ordelia ; Thom as Pattison, of the Hornet, promoted to first c lass Ad mi r a l ty assist.-engineer ; and John Runnals, assist.-engineer, to the Indus for the Gladiator. THE ARMY. Major Gen. Bloomfield, Inspector-General of Ar tillery, accompanied by Major Teesdale, V. 0,, paid a visit to the camp at Aldershot on Saturday to in spect the Royal Artillery stationed at the camp. The Royal Horse Artillery and the field batteries at present located there went through the ordinary evolutions in presence and to the satisfaction of the gallant Inspector-General. A detachment of the Enniskillen Dragoons, con sisting of about 70 non-commissioned officers and men, reached the camp at Aldershot on Saturday afternoon from Southampton, where they landed from India. They came home in order to g ive evi dence at the court•martial on Col. Crawley. _ The opening service of the Mission - ha ll and Sol diers' Institute at Aldershot took plac e on Saturday in evening, when a meeting for praye r was held the new and handsome edifice in Bank-street. It is mainly owing to the zeal and devotedness of Mrs. Louisa Daniclls, whose name is so intimately asso ciated with home mission work, that the com pletion of this promising institution in to he attri buted. Herself an efficer's widow, she has long taken a deep interest in the moral and physical con • dition of the soldier. In Aug., 1882, she wrote to theTev. W. Perinefather to they following effect:— ~'l'ho number of troopn stationed at A durshot dur ing the summer is estimated at from 14000 to 18,000. For this number Government provides four Presbyterianchap min ister, and two Catholic I p a r i i n e s s , ts o . n The Soldier's Friend Society has four Scrip ture readers. Taking the whole agency, and sup posing it to ba of the most efficient kind, it is about one agent to every 2,000. But this is only within the Camp, n - 4 tsicle there are above 70 publichov,ss, __'_) / ---P P R1CE.....-...4d. STAMPED ....sd. some with dancing saloons and other arrangements by which these wretched panderers to vice entrap the unwary, and the moment the poor soldier, tired with the forced inaction of camp life, sets his foot beyond the lines, his case seems desperate." From that time Mrs. Daniells, meeting with every en couragement from the General commanding, and assisted by many officers, has worked with unceas ing assiduity ; and now the fruit of her labours is to be seen in the hail which has just been opened near the South Cavalry Barracks. The foundation-stone was laid on Feb. 11 by the Rid of Shaftesbury, and the work has been just nine months in hand. The main hall of the building is intended to accom modate 800 persons. It also contains a library, reading-room, coffee bar, soup kitchen, class-rooms, and the like ; and it is intended also to establish a sewing class, where soldiers' wives will be employed in making clothes, which will be sold at a little over cost price. Yesterday, at 3 o'clock, there was a special service, which was largely attended, when a suitable opening address was delivered by the Rev. W. Pennefather, of Barnet. Special services are announced to take place during the present week, in which the Earl of Cavan, Lord H. Cholmondeley, Lord Radstock, the Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P., Col. Travers, Capt. Trotter, Capt. Fishbourne, the Rev. Dr. Rule, Mr. R. Baxter, and Mr. Richd. Weaver are expected to take part. The half-yearly inspections of troops have been going on vigorously at Aldershott during the past fortnight. On Friday, the 2d inst., the Royal Dragoons, under Lieut.-Col. Wardlaw, and on the following day the 6th (Carabineers), under Lieut.- Col. Sawyer, were inspected by Major-Gen. Hodge, C. 8., commanding the brigade of cavalry. On Monday the Major-General inspected the 13th Hussars, under Lieut.-Col. Jenyns, C. 8., and it is gratifying to find that the gallant officer expressed himself highly satisfied with the training, discip line, and degree of efficiency exhibited by the whole of the troops of the brigade. On Monday and Tuesday Brigadier-Gen. Bates inspected the 2d battalion 90th Rifles, under Col. Rigaud. On Tues day the Ist battalion, 6th Regiment, under Colonel Lowe, C. 8., was inspected by Major-Gen. Brook Taylor. On Wednesday the 73d Regiment (Lieut.- Col. Jones) was inspected by the same officer; and on Tuesday Gen. Taylor inspected the 37th Regi ment. The other regiments which have been in spected during the week, and in every case with the most satisfactory results, are the 3d Buffs; Ist battalion, 24th, Lieut.-Col. Wodehouse ; 59th, Lieut.-Col. Lodder ; 64th, Lieut.-Col. Shute; 87th, Lieut.-Col. Murray; and the horse and field bri gades of Royal Artillery, under Col. Gambier, C.B. ~, would receive his Majesty or um would, b e any such a departure from strict dec without any cheering , as very distasteful to the King. This ca 114 ,° 1 -17 E L-1 1 1;p1,- rected to a few Greek captains of vessyl . , -' .2.. cupied one of the galleries, and w(4) , ( 7-2 , i:,.A . -0 4 , 7,A necessary, inasmuch es on one memo,4tgy, 7: 4 celebration the same class of men iiiV l .- ?/•;.?' ' 1.4-gtt, P.. --- ' brought loaded pistols in the churc -": •„,/••• _ -' -;71 , 7" itf*),"S' itt r ? ') shouting and giving vent to their j3y 0 , ' ..z., 1 ,-1A..L .. ., Nrf ' 7, ' Anz rence of this festival they had fired their vkip mil , s to their intense delight, but to the extreme hor An * . and fright of many ladies present. The priest an nounced, however, that they might give one. "Tip - w," at his Majesty's departure. The caution seemed scarcely necessary, judging by the propriety with which these men conducted themselves, bat no doubt his reverence thought that the demonstra tive tendencies of his countrymen were not to be trusted. :About 10 minutes before 12 his Majesty arrived, and was received at the entrance by the wardens of the church, Messieurs B. Metes, Etienne A. Italli, and Emmanuel Mavrogordato, with MessrF. Pautia Etienne Rani, Etienne Franghiadi, Antoine Mavrogordato, Eustratio Etienne italli, 31.3thieu. F. Mavrogordato, C. Geralopulo, and Stamai M. Zizinia, with whom were also Mr, A. C. lort;dcs, Greek consul-general at London ; Mr. D. N. Germ eopulo, Greek consul at Liverpool ; and Mr. S. N. Frangopu;o, Greek consul at Manchester. The Mi nisters of the Greek Church in England, the Archi.• mandrite Morphinos, the Archimandrite Stratoulis of Liverpool, and M. Moro of Manchester, attired in their magnificent satin robes, richly adorned with and, preceded by t wo white-sur plicedenormous wax t apers, also pro. gold and boy silver, bearingert ceeded to the entrance of the church to receive his Majesty. The Archimandrite Morphinos bore s. copy of the Old and New Testament, enshrined in a magnificent binding, and carried reverently across the breast. His Majesty,who was attended byCount Sponne e k, Baron Guldeacrone, Lieut. Fanch, Lieut. Leth, D r. Philemon, and Professor Koeppen, was conducted to the position assigned to him, when the service immediately began by the choir, conducted by M. N. Coves, chanting the Psalm of David—Tls OE6r Miyar jor6 ef6s. (" Who is so great a god as our God ?") After which a mass of St. Chrysostom was chanted, and then portions of the Evangelists were read by the officiating minister. A short pause ensued, and then the officiating priests, preceded by the boys with tapers, entered the body of the church (which was kept clear of the congregation), bearing the sacramental elements and a richly adorned cross. The service altogether was marked by much splendour of ceremonial, and the hymns and other portions were beautifully chanted. The effect was very grand, even though unaccompanied by any instrumental music, as such is forbidden in the Greek Church, where singing is universally in use. Three prayers were also offered—one for his Majesty by the Arch imandrite Morphinos, the second for all the faithful by the Archimandrite Stratoulis, and the third for those who died in the cause of independence by M. Moros. A beautiful Hymn to the King was al so sung . At the conclusion of the liturgy the grand Te Deunt burst from the choir, and almost electrified the congregation by the marvel lous grandeur of the music and the ability with which it was executed. The words were the same as in the "Te Deum laudamus," sung in our own church. The service was concluded by the benediction from NI. Morphinos, when the King quitted the church, and was conducted to the door by the deputation who received his Majesty at his entrance, preceded by the officiating ministers. There was no ebullition of feeling on the depar ture of the King, as might have been expected from the permission given by M. Morphinos; but outside the church in London-wall there was an immense crowd assembled, partly composed of Greeks, but the greater portion were the residents of the locality. Some cheering took place, but it was not of a very enthusiastic nature on the part of the English, who were, we hope, restrained by a feeling of the sacred ness due to the day, and the Greeks, for whom every allowance must be made under the circum stances, were too few in number to be very effectual in their cheering, though their loyalty was abun dantly manifest. The le Daunt, the Hymn, as well as some of the other pieces of sacred music, were composed expressly for the occasion by M. Covas, the master and leader of the choir, and from the general satisfaction they gave he is to bo congratulated on his success. M. Covas, through diligent study, has been at le to com bine in the compositions the impressive tunes of the ancient sacred music of the Greek Church with the harmony of the new European school, which is a very difficult work, and deserves every praise. We understand that he has dedicated these works to his Hellenic Majesty. Tom Cooke and the Rival Musicians. AN AMUSING ANECDOTE, PROM A CLEVER NEW musfeAr, AND DRAMATIC WEEKLY REVIEW CALLED TII4 " ORCHESTRA. " "Mr. T. Cooke respectfully informs thoseladies and gentle men who may require his opinion of their musical ability, voice, &c., that his terms for such information are one guinea." At a certain Philharmonic Society there were a Mr. Mud docks (nom de porn), and Popkins (nom do bataille), who were exceedingly jealous of each other's singing; so jealous were they, that many of their musical reunions used to end in very un-musical dis-unions ; they were always quarrel ling with each other ; always impertinent with each other; and if they dared, would undoubtedly knock each other down, every Monday and Thursday evening, on which nights their " Choral Club" met. Such conduct, of course, could not escape being noticed by the other " mem bers," who were most anxious to reconcile them, but all attempts were ineffectual. However, one night, when their mutual rage was at its highest, one of the directors came forward, and said, "Really, gentle men, this disturbance cannot be allowed. Pray, be quiet; do not set such an example." " But, sir," replied Mud docks, " this gentleman (pointing to Popkins) says ho can sing better than me, why (tapping his bosom), the idea is preposterous. He has no voice ; like a mustard spoon rubbed against a worsted stocking. He can't sing a note." "Pooh, pooh, pooh 1" chimed in Popkins, with a lisp and most surprising smog froid, "Now, what do you . know about it, when the moment you open your mouth you put your foc,t in it ? You a singer ; why, the idea is ridiculous—non sensical—immensely impertinent." Muddocks, who could not restrain his wounded feelings, burst forth,—" I bet you ten pounds, sir, that I am the better singer of the two, and Tom Cooke shall decide." "Done, sir," calmly replied Popkins, " I bet you ten pounds ; and by this means let us put a stop to this confounded bickering." With that, they jumped out of the room; jumped into different cabs; arrived at 92, Great Portland-street, Cooke's residence , they knocked at the door, then jumped into the hall, and t to their horror saw the notice. But they had gene too lar d recede ; so they sent in their cards ; were introducienoso. Mr. Cooke ; explained their business ; agreed to their ° givi ; paid it; when Mr. T. Cooke sat down to the plan :dace . his opinion of the merits of these two "musical , W tb a „ the Muddocks, the basso, who had more of the Oh With the bass, in his voice, was the first to be tried; approached and began piano the dignity and grandeur of a John Kemble,allthe the instrument, and gracefully placing : nth a ,.. w c ilificultY, stifled hits song of " The Sea," he opened his T. A flat, awfully key sort of a singer ' howling and bawling it out in the _ eieet phrase right ; out of tune, no time, and hardly whilst Mr. Cooke, who, with much hat feelings, soon seeing, or hearin t g' o . tt with the accompani, anxious for Mr. Cooke's Muddocks was, tranquilly Z wee i n C. At length they ment placed before him, n hl A c doc k s , the moment his song g p e e n r f t o l e r : uhcihmp thatlease pleased he with ot,other came to the conclusion ; fu lu ou " siy , m was over, was presu . mP_ itui opinion. He was olds" mance. But Cooke r©m he could feria a i\ compariso n; man must be heard P op kins with a smile, a a smirk, when up s t a rts eceettcyquietly and great ecia3P E:glish ballad of 46 placed on the Early one Morn piano the old Popkins had a sortof ,1 NOW counter -tenor voice, but ing. m ore of the " count or" than t h tenor, that from hie Earl e so style of singing , Y one I\ Turning," it might have hie E ar ly one afternoon," been ~ or evenine• or night but at onclusion he had this advantage, he •felt be c vantage, he instinctively be was not quite so bad as his vocal adversary Muddocks. After the examination had been passed, you may be sure they were naiurally anxious fur Mr. Cooke's opinion. Cooke was placed in rather a delicate position—to give his candid opinion was certainly not a pleasant thing, especially on this occasio n. however, they drsve him to it—they would have it ; they insisted ; and after much hesitation, Mr. enn "e't , opinion Was a s follows " Air. Muddocks, atter nutta nconAderation, and as you ins:st in lieving my opinion with regard to your singing, my candid opinion is that you, sir, can't sing at all ! and as to my opinion of your singing, Mr. Popkins, why, I can only say, you are the worst singer I ever heard !" And so ended rather an amusing scene be tween these two amateurs and T. Cooke. But let me add that Mr. Popkins, the worst singer Cooke ever heard, got the wager of ten pounds, as be undoubtedly was a better singer than Mr. Muddocks, who couldn't sing at all, , Cooke got a good laugh and two guineas I Te Deurn at the Greek Church. The small but important community of Greek merchants in London manifested their fidelity to George 1., the second King of Greece, by causing a grand 1e Deum to be sung yesterday in honour of his Majesty at the Greek Church in London Wall, on which occasion the King kindly honoured his subjects dwelling in London by his presence. The church is a small but well-built edifice in the Byzantine style, having a high vaulted roof. It was erected about 20 years since by the Greek residents of London, who bought the ground and expended altogether about £20,000 in the work. In order to accommodate a tithe of the applicants for admission a gallery was erected at the end of the church oppo site the altar, but the other arrangements were, we believe, the same as on ordinary occasions, except that the pillars supporting the gallery on either side were entwined with white and red roses, intermixed with gilt laurel leaves, the same moans of decoration being continued round the arches above the galleries. The front of the gallery erected for the occasion was draped with crimson cloth, and decorated with gilt ornaments, and in the centre was the following in scription, " copros BaoLX 7 , c raw (XXiivcov—Zrp - co,'' (" Live George King of the Greeks.") Besides the decorations already alluded to, at the top of the pillars and between the arches were the flags of England, Denmark, and Greece entwined, the Greek flag in the centre. As a further and symbolical sign of welcome, though somewhat a novel mode to English eyes, the carpet with which the floor of the church is covered, and also the steps leading to the altar, were strewn with laurel and bay leaves and sprigs of rosemary. The altar-screen of the church is ornamented with some beautiful paintings of scriptural subjects in accordance with the usual custom in the Greek churches, where graven images, with the exception of that of the cross, are not allowed, but where pictures are freely displayed, and are held in such high honour that they are lavishly ornamented with gold and precious stones. In front of the altar were two beautiful gilt stands holding three tall wax tapers, while behind these were fixed two silver censors or lamps. It had been proposed to erect a throne for the accommodation of the King, but on this fact be coming known to his Majesty, he, with becoming modesty, declined to assent to this arrangement, and expressed his intention to stand during the service, in accordance with the orthodox practice of the Church in the kingdom of Greece, one of the three branches of " The Holy Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church." Thus, then, it resulted that the only arrangement made for the King's aceomoda tion was the placing of a simple hearth -rug on the floor of the church in front of the pillars supporting the gallery to the left of the altar. As we have in timated, the applications for admission made to the members of the committee were exceedingly nume rous, but, with a view to the proper accommodation of those to whom the favour was granted, the number of tickets issued was very limited. The principal portion of the ladies were assigned places in the newly-erected gallery, while others were accommodated in one of the side galleries. The spaces beneath two of the galleries were occupied exclusively by gentlemen ; while the gallery on the left of the altar was also devoted to the use of the male portion of the congregation, it being custo mary in the Greek churches to separate the sexes Amongst the gentlemen present were M. Thorben de Bille, the Danish Minister in London ; Count Putiatine ; Mr. Hazlewood, chairman of the Greek bondholders. The following members of the Phil hellenic Committee were also present :—The Earl of Coventry, Vice-Admiral Burney, ),Ir. Jas. \Vyld, 51. p., Mr. J. F. Maguire, ALP. (vice-presidents), Mr. John Locke, M.P., Mr. J. Pope Hennessy, M.p., with the Hon. Secretary Stephanos Xcnos, and the Secretary Mr. J. F. O'Brien. Tho only gentleman who wore the Greek costume was M. Clavas, of Cephalonia. The point as to dress was, as we understood, decided by his Majesty, who had suggested that simple English costume would be more desirable than the gaudy Greek habit. Among those present was also M. Eugenius Popoff, the priest of the Russian Church in London, wearing a clerical robe, and displaying the insignia of several orders and other decorations. He, however, took no part in the ceremony. As the doors had been opened at 10 o'clock, the majority of the congregation were in their places beforo 11, shortly after which hour the Archimandrito Morphinou, the officiating minister of the church, appeared at the centre opening of the altar-screen, from which a gorgeous screen w as drawn aside, and recited some portions of the psalms and some short prayers, in which duty be was assisted by M. A gathides, the reader of the church. At the appearance of the archimandrite, a buzz of emversation, which had been going was instantly hushed, and the utmost 61 e abort ser vice was paid to the sacred words. ti lasted about a quarter of an hourl,i:t 1e I;:eirt) uz tz of con lie priest retired within-the altar-screen, out time s t afterwards versation was renewed. In d haor requested those per. M. Morphinos reappeare d, an sons present, who r t diSS;d to be exuberanting to the on in their demonstratio ns that the building his arrival, to cons ider a church, and always within whi 11 ch they wee r !"... had b hc that they ii?, a church. t ?d therefore ' 16, lest er's Lir and the -erY lire. yep' the ~r.► use, ;"h c6 ty I 1. I