The Sun. — London, England, 1863-08-01 00:00:00

LiEWSI'APE _ - • _ _ - _ • • • r ), • ( • • P " • ,• I • r ic) 'Li A. r / r. r 7:4 ' ,L 4-1.4 • ) :- .411 T 4 ,- - - yr. J. R,Foord; and on "TA, Aiiritaik_aii:A - M. H. c• • - 1 .0 1 ) / T HE - LONDON MATN-TRUNK- UNDER- ' • •S or )114r, sl GROCTND RAILWAY COMPANY (Limited) \ 'J .,= , \\ goo „ This Company has been rezistered, and an influential 4 4r %14 4 ? , „ rS s kyi Board of Dit ectOrs is in course of furmatiln for carrying out the above project. Any particulars or information can be • •o• I . : 4. (th flined In pplication to Mr. CHARLES BAYLIS, N 0.30, Poultry, London. .)- e'ef 6 4. t iV . • • art:e nrC,9 4;', V42:i t i r i "V c;`,..11,1m 1.1 'LIE ORIENTAL HOTELS COMPANY .., (Limited). incorporat e d under the Com ,anies' Act, 1842 by which the Liability of each Shareholder is strictly limited , to the amount of his Skares. Capital .£'5 1 ,000, in 25,010 Shares of £lO each. (With power to inere.ise to One Million Sterling.) First Issue 12,500 Shares, when of a portion will be reserved for India. l)enosit ' p ,, r Share on applieltion, and Xi on allotment. Calk not to exceed £2 per share, with an interval 01 not less three months between each call. DIRECTORS. Sir John Peter Grant, 1i.C.8., Chairman, late Lieutenant overnor of Beng•al. Colonel Anderson, C. 8., Director of the Eastern Bengal Rail way Company. Ceorge Constable, Esq., Firm of Henderson and Constable, cannen-,treet, E.C. Sir Frederick Currie Bart . Member of the Council of India. Colonel French, Chairman of the Bmnbay and Baroda Rail way Company. Colonel Hulland, Director of the Agra and United Service Bank. John tewart, Esq., Director of the Marine Insurance Com pany. John Robert Thomson, Esq., Chairman of the London and South African Bank. James Henry Young, Esq., late of the Bengal Civil Service. AUDITORS. T. IL Walker, Esq , 21, Hanover-square, and A Shareholder, to be elected At the First Genera:, Meeting. BANKERS IN LONDON. The Ao - ra and United Service Bank ;limit2d), 27, Cannon- street, H.C. The London and County Ba'f i c lit.nover-square, W. BA 7 '.KERS IN INDIA. The Ara arts Uni ed S.rvice Bank (Limited). SOLICTTORS. _Messrs. Uptons, Johnson, and Upton, 20, Austin- riars, E.O BROKER. Francis Burnand, Esq., 78 ' Lombard-street, and 13 and 14 County - chambers, Cornhlll, E.C. SECRETARY (pro tem.) 57 acdonald Yates, Esq. Temporary Offices Cannon-street, E.C., and 5, Parli ment-street, Westminster. The deficiency of Hotel accomm idation in India, China, and other places in the East to which Emopeans now resort an large and annually increasing, numbers, is a subject of general compl int ; and it is evident that the development of the means of transi , by ocean and river steamers, and by railways, which has been in rapid progress now for some years, must imperfectly fulfil all i's important objects, so far as European intercourse with the East is cone rued, until this want is adequately supplied. In England, and on the ~a,ntinent of Europe, it is now an asee tained fact that the joint-stock system may most suc cessfully be applied to the establishment of Hotels of the first class. If this be so where good private Hotels before existed in large numbers, there seems no reason to doubt that an rqual degree of commercial suczess is attainable by the application of cap,tal, upon the same system. to the same object, in countries where, though the demand is great and increasing, it may almost be said that good private Hotels do not exist. In Calcutta a joint-stock company has lately purchased and undertaken the management of an Hotel, and the pro spects of the enter, rise, as a commercial speculation, may be infe, red from the very high premium at which their shares are quoted in the Calcutta market, see "Times" July 17, the " Englishman's Wcfkly Mail" of June 8, 1863, and "Allen's Indian Mail," £25 paid, present value, .£32i ex div., equal to 70 p',:r cent. premium, and the payment of a dividend of 10 per sent. for the holt-year ending 30th April last, equal 'to 20 per cent. per annum. Bombay offers a wide field for the establishment of an Hotel of a firs- class character. The early completion of vast lines of railway converging. in the island of Bombay. and the more frequent steam communica tion between that port and Europe which will soon tak, place, must very much increase the demand for such accom odation. The same may be said of Madras. It - isunder these circumstances that the Oriental Hotels Company (Limited) is established, in the confi tent belief that the application of European capital to India in this form will not be less profitable than useful. It is proposed, in thefirst instance, to supply the urgent requirements of Bombay and Point de Galle. There are equally important places which - will naturally engaLre the early attention of the Company, such for example as Madras, Singapore, and Kurrachee ; not to speak of many very important railway stations in the in terior of India, where there are now no Hotels at all, and Where, at a comparatively small outlay, there is a large field for profitab e °pet ations. The largerclass of the Company's Hotels will afford all the conveniences of the best European Hotels, adapted to the climate, and to the habits of those for whom they are in tended; whilst, in even the smallest class, the health and comfort of the inmates will be carefully studied. It is intended toconstitutc local committeesof management in each Presidency where Hotels may be established. In the event of two-thirds of the first issue of shares not being subscribed for, no allotment will take place, and the deposits will be rata►ned to the subscrilyrs, without deduc tion. It is proposrLd to pay to shareholders 5 per cent. interest upon the capital as paid up, until the first dividend is de clared. Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be had on application to the Bankers, the Broser, or the Secre tary. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. THE ORIENTAL HOTELS COMPANY (Limited). 'To the Directors of the Oriental Hotels Company (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to the Bankers of the above named Company the sum of £ I hereby request that you will allot me shares in the said Company ; and I agree to accept such shares, or any s nailer number that may be allotted to me, and to become a Member of the Company, and I authorise you to ulace my name on the Regist r of Member in respect of the shares to be allotted to me, and I agree to be bound by all t he conditi‘ , ns and regulations con taine i in the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, in manner provided by "The Companies Act, 181,2." I undertake to pay the balance (if any) of the Deposit of £2 per share on the shares all"tted to me within ten days after notice of allotment, and in default thereof, 1 authorise you to cancel the allotment, and I sp., e that the Deposit paid shall be forfeite ' to the Company. Dated this day , 1863. Name in full Firm (if any) Business or Protes• ion Place of Business Residence fl - ELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of NJ the BIRTH of SFIA.KSI'E ARE, at Stratford-upon- Avon. Tht. Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart, K.C.R. is Chairman are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTION-, and they may also be paid to the account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stonrbridge and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and Greenway, Warwick ; or their I ondon agents, Messrs. Smith, Payne. and Uo , Messrs Hanburys and Co., or Messrs. Glyn and Co , bankers, London. Name, The Right Hon. Lord Leigh.... E. F. Flower. Esq , Mayor Sir R.N. C. Hamilton, Bart Ii C.B Rev. G. Granville C. H. Ilracebrid t ge R. H. Hobbes W. 0. Hunt Edgar Flower Charles E. Flower R. M. Bird E. Gibbs Thompson and Col- SchooL £ a. d. 105 0 0 Monu mental Memorial. X s. d. 50 0 0 5 0 0 25 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 5 5 0 10 0 0 5 5 0 bonine W. Gibbs, Alveston W. Lowry James Cox and Son , J. J. Nason H. Sam man W. J. Harding, Bara set C. F. LOnin • • W. L. Norris.... C, T. Warde,Clopton. W. Greener John Lane Robt. Walker John New John Bachelor John Baldwin, Lud dington R. Gibbs . Nl. C. A shwin J. and G. callaway Chas Thomas J. C. Jones, Loxloy T. S. Burman W. Pearce G. T. Sm th, Goldi cote 11. P. K. Peach, Idli cote A. Crowdy, Billesley 11. J. Starkey, Rhine hi 1 J. IL West, Alscot park Charles Lucy T. B. Lucy E. P. Shirley 5 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 :0 10 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 5 5 0 10 10 0 10 10 0 2 10 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 General Fund or opening gardens and cel-bration of Festival. £ s. d. 10 10 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 2 2 0 N°. 22,182. 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 NOTIC E.—THE CREAM OP' LIFE. The New Novel, in 3 vole , is now ready at all the Libraries and Booksellers. Richard Bentley, New Burlington • street. MILS. MACKF.NZIE DANIELS' NEW NOVEL. AF TER LONG YEARS. " 3frs. Daniels has touched cords that will vibrate in every heart ; and her book is so ;.;racettil y written, and so interesting, that it must gain for her increased fame." Advertiser. New Ncvel by the Author of ":Reca Garland," SKATING ON THIN ICE. " It is full of interesting situations."—Observer. T. C. Newby, publisher, 3', Welbeck•street, Cavendish square. CRITIQUES on the NEWSPAPER PRESS in the LILTERARY TIMES, every week, One Penny.— SO, Fleet-street. T " 0 1F 0 R , A. OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. I ishop's THE SLAVE and Halevy's MUSKETEERS (first time in England). Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ell son, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Huish, &c., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean dm. Comic, by UNSWORTH (" or any other man "), EuEfene, W. Randall, E. Righton, and A. Lloyd. Also, a Performance by Herr S HALKENBACH on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHESTRE, contain ing a full band of 40 instruments. The HALL has just been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, ed. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY, Westminster-road, THIS EVENING, THE GHOST, with all the newest OPTICAL EFFECTS, by Mr. A. Silvester. GRAND SELECTIONS from OPERAS, CANTATAS, &e., by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, Miss Hugo, and Messrs. Tivoli, Kimberley, S. Ray, duo., wit full Band and Chorus of 30 performers. Lender, Mr. F. JONGHMANS. Comedy, Burlesque, and Pantomime by UNSWORTH (the Modern Demosthenes) EUGENE, J. TAYLOR, A. LLOYD, &c. Open at half past Seven. Admission, Sixpence. Stalls and Balcony, ls. ROYAL ALHAMBBA PALACE. The MAORI WARRIOR CHIEFS will make their APPEARANCE THIS EVENING. ROYAL ALH AMB RA PALACE. The RISARELIS, EVERY EVENING during the Week ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The FAIRY FOUNTAIN EVERY EVENING, at Ten o'clock. ROYAL ALHAM BRA PALACE.—Signor and Signori FRANCESCO in a Grand Divertissement and Pas Deux—Operatic Selections from " Ernani " and "Lucia de Lammermoor." N iss M`Gregor, Mr. Laurence Albert, Signor Georgini, Mr. Vernon Rigby, &o. &c. Band and Chorus of Sixty Performers. MR. T. CARRICK begs to announce to his Artist Friends and the Public, that his Photographic li.stablishment, 32, Regent-street, Piccadilly-circus, is now in full operation. Cartes de Visite, 10 for 10s. 6d; 21 for £l. Miniatures on Ivory, Marble, and the Photographic base in his former styles. 30 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 52 10 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 10 0 10 10 0 HOWELL, JAMES, and CO., respectfully ILL announce that, in accordance with their custom at this season of the year, they will OFFER THIS DAY, and during the month, their STOCK of FANCY SILKS, LIGHT DRESS FABRICS. LACES, RIBBONS, LINGERIE, EDIBROI VERY. &c., at a VERY LARGE REDUCTION IN PRICE. • • • —..4d. STAMPED ....sd. 10 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 10 10 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 t 0 1 1 0 • ------- -- H., J., and CO., will offer, at the same time, a quantity of RICH FRENCH SILKS. principally MOIRE ANTIQUES, and a variety of beautiful ORGANDI MUSLINS, which they have recently purchased at about one-half the value.; THE FARMER'S BAROMETER, 505., a new Instrument, by Negrettl and Zambra, will cor rectly indicate whether the Barometer falls for Rain or for Wind. Particulars by enclosing stamp.-1, Hatton-garden ; 57, Cornhill ; and 122, Regent-street. CARD PLATES ENGRAVED. Any Pattern 2s. 50 BEST CARDS, Print( d from Plate ls. REAL MOROCCO CARD C A SES 1,000 BUSINE'zS ENVELOPES, gummed 3s. NEWSPAPER ENVELOPES, 4 doz. 6d. F. ARNOLD, Manufacturing Stationer, 86, Fleet-street, E.C. THE LAUNDRESSES to her late MaiPstv 1 Queen Adelaide say, that " BRIGGS' AUSTRALIAN S rARCUI needs but to be tried to be approved." Sole Wholesale Agent, Harper Twelvetrees, Bromley-by Bow, London, E. LUXURIANT WHISKERS, Moustaches, and Eyebrows produced in a few weeks by the use . of ELLIOTT'S TONIC LOTION, the stimulative properties of which are unfailing in their operation. Thomas Elliott invites a trial from the most sceptical, that they may be con vinced of its infallible power. Price 3s. 6d.. is. 6d., 10s. Id., and 21s. Forwarded on receipt of postage stamps.—Thomas Elliott, hairgrower (first floor), 51, Fenchurch-street. T. E.'s wigs. £1 10s. KEATING'S PERSIAN INSECT DESTROY ING POWDER, for which a Prize Medal was awarded to the Producer at the International Exhibition, 1862, This Powder is quite harmless to an mal life, but is un rivalled in destroying Fleas, Bugs, Flies, Cockroaches, Beetles, Gnats; Mosquitos, bloths in furs, and every other species of Insect. Sportsmen will find this an invaluable remedy for destroy ing Fleas in their Dogs, as also Ladies for their Pet Dogs. Being the original importer of this now invaluable article, which has found so great a sale that it has tempted others to vend a so-called article, the public are therefore cautioned to observe that the packets of the Genuine Powder bear the autograph of THOMAS KEATING Sold in packets, ls., 2s. 6d., and 4s. 6d. each, or post free for 14 or 36 postage stamps, by Thomas Keating, chemist, 79, St. uPs-churchyarl, London, E.C. are now being trained at Bro l mpton barracks, where the materials and o g th p e r r e a p p a p re i d ance T s i required in the absent from England for several "cars. t3actal.ers. party issioned offi e c i , n l r o c h ss a a r n o . d r time ren s b c y qu t e h r e lce no o n f . t c l i ie m r m e will be operation arc being by which Ili: , representations made to the authorities at the Horse Guards of ionfcltanbrer7R(nloyal Engineers, at Chatham, leave the garrison for the purpose of undergoing to their rifle instruction at Milton, the Duke of C o Lo ng btidge has sanctioned en arrangement rifle instruction of the members of that branch of the service will be grrazly facilitated. Und?r the new regulations the Royal Ezig:neers will no longer be required to go through the whole of their rifle course at Gravesend, arrangements having been completed for instructing the men in the prelimi nary course of rifle firing at Chatham, where they will, be placed under the instruction of Lieutenant Jones, the officer selected for that duty. As soon as the men have completed their preliminary course they will be despatched to Milton to go through a course of ball practice. I( rititi ( " ^ 4-V7 bridge," by Mr. J. IL Foord; and on "T Remains in the Cathedral,'' by Mr. M. H. o m Al o c i s n f i o n t g d the he i r n e s s t i i d t u e n t e c ew of s)l p a r y . a C s p . e k v e i s h i t a in t o s will also explore Battle-hall and Leeds Church, after w hich the institute will proceed to .Maidstone, where the members and friends will be entertained at luncheon by the Mayor and corporation of that town. The College, Church, Chil lington-house, Allington Castle, formerly the residence of the Wyatts, together with several other objects of interest in the neighbourhood, will be explored, the party return ing to Rochester by special train in the evening. In the report of the proceedings of the institute which appeared in the limes on Thursday, the name of the gentleman who read the interesting paper on Bayhato Abbey was given as Bennett ;" it should have been the Rev. J. L. Petit, M. A., F.S.A. THE FOUR-IN-HAND CLUB. 5 3 0 1 1 0 10 0 0 -t--- (Fronz Belly's Magazine for August.) Sir,—Driving, or attempting to drive four horses, its now quite the fashion amongst the gentlemen of England; and as runny of your readers 'deligirt in all manly pursuits, and were to be seen in Hyde Park this szason watching the coaches, and anxious to know who this " S We:_ Dr zs man ?" " Who built that coach ?" " Who meet the har ness?" & I inclose you a l ist of the members of the Four in-Hand Club, and add a few remarks upon those "wag goners" who have been most,frEquently seen " tooling about" during the last two months. The list of members Of the club* looks well, but I regret to say few "conic to the scratch,' and only ten coaches were to be seen on the great days when the Prince and Princess of Wales drove into the nark to see them trot past. 2 0 0 1 1 0 IMIMEDIATE CASH ADVANCES.—Persons requiring Capital, repayable by instalments, to enable them to increase or commence business, or for any other purpose, can readily obtain Advances on application at the Offices of the ST. GEORGE ADVANCE FUND ASSO CIAT lONS, 11S, Pall-ma S.W. Prospectus and forms sent free. E. H. GILBART, Manager. Now to business. I like to catch h Id of'em, and hit 'em a in they scratch chance e h a t t h " t the h. all round. What a facer the " Old Metropolitan o w Mail Coach man" who advertised in Bell that he stating be happy to n"ot the " a ' d i v n e s r t t r i u s e em t e n n o t b l l , e , me ß n y an j d ov g e e l n w tle o m ul a d n melancholy exhibition in Hyde Park e paint off the old 'nn if they could get a ch prompted th e the "Mail Coachman" is right. In many eases there l is, to the eyes of those who have secured the box -seat at the Bull and Mouth, trotted to the Post-office, picked up tho bags, seen the glorious sight of the well horsed, well-driven mails starting for all parts of England, something very rotten in the style of handling the ribbons, as seen at the present time Some of the older members aro good men. The Duke of Beaufort is at home on his box—knows the whole thing. Thornhill, a light hand, a good eye, a famous nerve r and though his style is not pretty, he is a good coachman. He fiddles his well-bred, nasty tempered scratch team through a crowd cleverly. And can he gallop? Ask Will Merritt. By-the-by, Merritt is talked of as a good whip. He cer;ainly appears to be the ladies' pet man, and is always to be seen with a bit of muslin on the box-seat. His roans are useful horses; he has the m well broke, and can get about with them in a crowd ; but he is full of defects. Old Jack Willan would die of laughing if he saw him coming on to the bill at Epsom, wagging his head and jerking his arms about like a gentleman-jockey fini shin g . However, he is a good friend to coaching, and a pleasant fellow down the road, he is so full of chaff. Colonel Baillie is the sort of fellow I like to sit behind ; he is not one of your modern tea-cart sort. He can pull 'em all into the front boot, if necessary. Lord Londeaborough we see constantly on the move. I wish somebody would tell him to sit in a better position, and hold his whip as if he was driving, not fishing for perch ; he looks a good-natured fellow. lam sure ho cannot hit hard. You tell him, Bally I t ell him his coach is a bad one—too high, his horses too big. The Duke of bß l s o utr j o et k wgl h l oa i rto k otk e nsi am u , s oA i ar n eg e se very like ow l u l ot i rsi of igood-looking g grace La o sniscdotnoet London. t h.m a n: n sai Sutherland has flash, queer-shaped horses : the y do not s thing is well turned out ; the horses look to me about as Sir nu unsafe r l than s fa a e fe t good as any in the Michael et t oa h at e ci nh w S gm h h taaohnwl whole park. I should have enjoyed seeing him oftener. I fancy he is idle about "hooking to ;" hi yellow coach and we ll-b re d, p ower f u l horses will bear look ing at. I wonder if he ever sends 'em along I Lord Sefton 10 0 0 produces for inspection the prettiest little coach in London; it looks to me as if it was "made beautiful for ever" each morning before starting ; his horses,both chesnut and brown team, very clever. I wish he had a little more power : a big man on a box looks safer. Can nothing be done for Mr. H. Wombwell ? His horses are certainly very clever ; he seems to handle them very well considering the difficulty of his position. He has certainly climbed on to the foot board, and I hope some day to see him sit on his box ; but he looks like the first turn-out boy' stuck up in a hurry to take the coach down, the regular' having been taken sud denly worse. Mr. Morgan is one of the best among the young ones, a neat coachman. Mr. Callender has a well built coach by Baker and a useful team. He drives them well considering how short a time he has been on the road; but he would not keep time with bad cattle. Captain Pal mer is nog and then to be seen with a clever team. Lord Edward Thynne looks happy when at work : he know a little more than you can expect young men of this day ever to learn, There are many good coachmen about who delight in the fun, but do not like to pitch into the young . ones, I hope they will not be angry with me for flanking some of the members of the club. Nothing is so pretty as a good coach and clever team ; still it requires a man on the box at any rate to look like business. I cannot stand a fellow sitting with his legs crossed. Catch up your whip, sit square : that's better. Go home, put four chairs together in your room, hook that idle old leather arm-chair in "near side lead," unfurl your whip, drop into him until the dust flies. Don't scrape your knuckles on the foot-board, or hold your hands under your chins. All right 1 Drive on till next summer. Sit right, IBaily.—Yours trul y , THE GREAT NORTHERN. MEMBERS OF THE FOUR-TN-HAND CLUB.—The Duke of Beaufort, the Duke of Sutherland, Earl Vane, Earl of Sefton, Earl of Strathmore, Earl of Chesterfield, Earl of Westmorland, Lord Londesborough, Lord Edward Thynne, Lord Henry Thynne, the Hun. G. Morgan, the Hon. L. A. Ellis, th e Hon. B A e . r W t isllioruthibehya, eSlisrhWewatsktienwWery4nnitee,rßt.,art, Sir , Sir W. Ca rew , George Wombwell, Bart., Colone w l B . noel , M.P., W. P. Thornhill, M.P., .An Thompson,gel Angell Peyto n , H; HH.uWghomes: B WCa.ptain Cooper, Palmew.r Captain Craven, reven ,j. and aldwm. well, D. Darner , Birch Re______ynardson, l i en . B TO Persons in WANT of MONEY (in Town or Country).—A GENTLEMAN is willing to MAKE ADVANCES of CAS iI, without delay, to respectable personi (male or female), on their own security. The utmost secrecy can be relied on.—Apply (it by letter enclose four stamps) to .V., At Mr . Robertson's, Accountant, 40. King William-street, London-bridge, E.C.—Money advanced on Dock Warrants. ESTABLISHED 1831 130WDEN'S IERATED GINGER BEER, in glass or stone bottles, warranted to keep good twelve months. Lemonade, Soda-water, votass, Seltzer, and every description of Mineral Waters.—Manufactory, No. 3, White Hart-street, Drury-lane, W.C. MAR BRES ONYX d'ALGERTE.—One Thousand objects made from this beautiful marble, and compreheL ding every variety of work of decorative art, including clocks, candelabra, vases, gueridons, inkstands, tazze, card trays, jard , nieres, porte-bouquets, lamps, ring stands, Zic„ are now being exhibited in the Onyx Salon, at Messrs. HOWELL, JAMES, and Co.'s, 5,7, 9, Regent-street. TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS reepPetfolly inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. 'hey especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 3s. 2d. ; Souohong, reduced to 3s. ed. ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd.; and the finest Assam, reduced from 48. 4d. to 3s. 11d. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS, 33, London-bridge, City, E.C. PASSENGERS AND TRAVELLERS PROTECTION AND COMPENSATION OFFICES, 16, Craven-street, Strand, London, W.C. Passengers by Rail, Road, or Water. and others suffering from loss or injury to themselves or property, should apply for redress and compensaton at the above Offices ; established to render prompt assistance to all classes upon the most ad vantageous terms. Advice on application gratis. Letters must be addressed to "The Manager," enclosing a stamp for reply. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1, 1863.. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. TRAFFIC RETURN'S. The traffic receipts of railways in the United Kingdom amounted, for the week ending the 25th of July, on 10,813 miles, to £630,160, and for the corresponding week of last year, on 10,401 miles, £613,530, showing an increase of 439 miles, and of £16,630 in the receipts. The gross receipts on the following 15 railways amounted, in the aggregate, on 7,631 miles, to £103,896, and for the corresponding week of 1862. on 7,373 miles, to £198,892, showing an increase of 258 miles, and of £5,004 in the receipts. The increase on the Caledonian amounted to /1,144 ; on the Great Southern and Western to £157; on the Great Western to £511; on the Lancashire and Yorkgrire to £3,038 ; on the Manches ter, Sheffi -Id, and Lincolnshire to £1,77; on the Midland to £2,376; on the North British to £1,769; on North Eastern and Stockton and Darlington to £2,242 ; total, £12,964. But from this must be deducted £2,595, the de crease on the Great Eastern; £2,027 on the Great Northern, £582 on Lond. and N. Western ; £997 on London, Brighton, and South Coast; £489 on the London and South Western; and £1,270 on the South Eastern, together £7,960, leaving the increase as above, £5,004. The goods and mineral traffic on those lines amounted to £223,491, and for the cor responding week of 1862 to £215,803, showing an increase of £7,688. The receipts for passengers, parcels, &c., amounted to £280,405 against £283,089, showing a decrease of £2,684, the comparison being with an International Ex hibition week of last year, The traffic receipts on 63 other lines amounted, on 3,212 miles, to £126,264, and for the corresponding week of last year, on 3,031 miles, to £114,638, showing an increase of 181 miles, and of £11,626 in the re ceipts. The total receipts of the past week show an increase of £11,885 as compared with those of the preceding week, ending the 18th . inst. Miles Opened. Receipts. Railways. 1863. 1862. 1863. 1862. £ £ Belfast and N. Counties 136 136 2,488 2.335 Belfast and County Down 49 49 820 651 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 1,719 1,717 Bristol and Exeter l2ll 121} e,993 7,1&9 Caledonian Coekermouth& Workington Ai 230 . 8i 18,248 17,104 352 285 Cork and Bandon 30 20 362 :;19 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6} 334 230 Cork and Youghal . 3a 32k 702 511 Cornwall 5 34 63 4 1,485 1,514 Deeside l7 17 - - Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 1,364 1,380 Dublin and Drogheda 75 63 1,890 1,846 Dublin and Meath - 179 - Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd 544 481 3,315 2,639 Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun 3l 31 1,282 1,144 Edinburgh and Glasgow 1694 16 4 6,i 75 8.625 Forth & Clyde Junction Furness, Sic 5O 5) 2,958 2,237 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Union Great Northern 351 351 30,808 34 , 35 Great North of Scotland 5B 68 1,627 2.130' (it. N orthn. & Wes tn. (Irel.) 714 i67} 482 366 'it. Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 354} 329 8,830 8,679 Great Western .. . ... ~ Inverness & Aberdeen June 8 66 68 1 1,649 1,332 Irish North-Western 145 145 3,632 1,746 Irish South-Eastern 2s} 25} - - Lancashire & Yorkshire. 395i 3954 36,250 33,212 Limerick and Enni5........ • • 24 244 188 180 Limerick and Foynes ....... Llanelly 4Q 46 London & North-Western London and Blackwall 54 6 t 2,121 2,225 London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 2505 Lpono.dmone,tCrohpaotlihtaman, t_ :,, D te o n v s e i r o . n 7 1 2 01 Lond., Tilbury, & Southend slan.,Sheffield, & Lincolnsh Blanch. S.J un.& Altrincham o} 6144 1 4 . 1 4 1: , ' 52 5 : 2 698 9 1 42 11 ,1 03 5 578 3 7 CNar._lwisleestern) 6428_13_1 Ikt Metropolitan- Midland arYlrt (i and lei . Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind 2594 1925 ,4,478 3,977 Monkland 7l 711 1,441 1,717 Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 2,514 2,429 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee . N-Eastern and New. & Car 1079} North London 9 254 North Staftbrdshire Oswestry and Newton 5O Rhymney l9/ St. Helen's Canal& Railway 52 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern l3B Somerset and Dorset 391 South De~ on South-Eastern 306 Stockton and Darlington Taff Vale 55 Ulster Vale of Clwyd Vale of Neath 2s} Waterford and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick 77 West Cornwall 271 W.Hartlepool Harbr.&Rail 4B W'haven,Cleator,&Egrmnt 7 Whitehaven Junction l2 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 Austrian B2B Belgian Eastern Junction 261 Bombay, Baroda, &:. en. India 185} Buffalo and Lake Huron l6ll Detroit and Milwaukie lB5 Dutch Rhenish lOB4 Eastern 01 France lO7B 4101 14,271 12,502 10611 55,050 52,808 9 3,427 3,517 252 8,305 7.994 42 1,241 1,002 19i 847 973 52 2,002 1,911 66 3,984 3,419 138 5,590 5.527 391 364 347 754 3.955 4,018 306 28,1;6 29,446 183 55 5,805 5,211 51/ 2,130 2,044 10 197 208 251 2,567 1,861 31 392 370 77 1,240 1,180 271 831 824 48 4,598 3,285 7 707 483 12 826 633 35 866 (58 52 1,03 1,266 828 29,112 33,155 26} 293 291 132} 2,966 1,039 1611 2,166 1,695 185 3,0: 9 3,216 1081 6,078 5,391 1060 51,5 s 414,149 631 k 20,160 11,20 e V,9U 15,414 13,878 4372 11,4:8 6,745 134 4,446 4,347 East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada lO9O Great Indian Peninsula 425 Great Luxembourg 134 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 345 Madrid, Saragossa StAlicant 439 Northern of Canada Northern of France 6.7 Norwegian Trunk Ottoman ... Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 1491 Paris and Orleans 1340 Pernambuco 774 Royal Danish 69 Sambre and Meuse 6B South Austrian ... 1430 Southern of France .. .. 777 Victorian 196 Welland.... .... 25 West Flanders ..... 75 W. and N.W. of France ' 758 79 567 119 345 8,538 8,286 435 19,712 16.886 94 2,111 1 , 83 8 691 - „-- - 1 7 4 894 1.019 40 372 :43 1354 125,994 123,190 1201 57,932 55,7,0 682 77 69 gi 6 91 FR Mil 1,3 77 1315 47,610 53 , 2 8 1 777 24,029 216; 4 , 143 9,743 5,1 25 371 4 1„%, " 75 1,155 1,0 42 758 43,655 40,301 NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE. It appears that the directors of this company have decided on recommending a dividend for the past half-year of 3i per cent. per annum, carrying forward a balance of £3,700. The dividend for the corresponding half of 1862 was at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum. WORCESTER, BROM YARD, AND LEOMINSTER, An adjourned special meeting of this company was held at Malvern on Thursday, Mr. C. Hastings in the chair, to consider a provisional agreement with the West Midland Company for working the traffic. The CHAIRMAN having stated the object of the meeting, The SOLICITOR read the agreement, which was to the effect that the West Midland or Great Western should work the line for 52i per cent. of the receipts, and the Worcester, Bromyard, and Leominster Company were to receive the remaining 471 per cent. ; the West Midland were to allow a rebate in the event of the receipts of the Worcester, Brom yard, and Leominster line being insufficient to pay the in terest and other fixed charges. The CHAIRMAN congratulated the company on the eatis factory character of the agreement, and moved its confirma tion• Mr. KING, M.P., seconded the resolution, which was carried, and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. The Representation of Pontefract. (From the Leeds Mercury.) Last right a meeting of the electors of Ponte fract was held at Knottingley, to hear an address from the Liberal candidate, Sir Edmund Heed. The candidate was introduced by Mr. John Carter, of Lime-grove, Knottingley, who said they wou!cl all agree with him that Mr. Milnes, who had so pro perly been raised to the Peerage, had served them well and truly for a period of 25 years—(hesr)— and he hoped he might enjoy for many years the high honour conferred on him by her Mejesty the Queen. (Applause.) He had much pleasure in introducing to them , Sir Edmund Head, who for many years had been governor of New Brunswick, in North America, and likewise of the united provinces of Upper and Lower Canada. He believed that from Sir Ed mund's knowledge of practical questions, he would represent them most ably in Parlia ment, should they be fortunate enough to send him there as their member. (Hear, hear.) Sir EDMUND H. HEAD, who was warmly re ceived, said he had come before them as a stranger, and he felt that in order to secure their support he must explain to them the grounds on which he sought to represent them in Parliament. The state of the case was this :—Mr. Mimes had been elevated to the Upper House. He rejoiced in that elevation, because he felt that Mr. Mimes fully deserved it, and he asked them to send in his place a member who would support that Government by the advice of which Mr. Milnes had received the dignity that had been conferred upon him. (Hear, hear.) Tne question was on what principles he came before them, and he would say that he came before them on the great principles of civil and religious liberty, which had been maintained, as he understood, by their representatives for a long time, and which, he believed, they were all deeply and heartily attached to. (Hear, hear.) The principles of civil and re ligious liberty were dear to the people of England. (Hear, hear.) Whenever an advance had been made in that direction, by what party had it been made ? He asked them, whenever civil and religious liberty had been promoted, whenever toleration had been extended, whenever the rights of those who did not belong to the Established Church had been advanced, or whenever the rights of those who claimed a lower franchise and wished for additional power in consequence of superior qualification to wield it, had been extended, who fought for them? The answer was the great Liberal party. (Hear, hear.) And who opposed the granting of those rights as a general rule ? He did not wish to attack any party, but he would say that those rights had been fought for by the Lberal party, and opposed by the other. (Hear, hear.) That was the great distinction in the two parties. They might find every day questions arising in which the two parties differed very little one from the other. There were not many ques tions now which formed a test, but that was because the Liberal party had fought out the questions, and the others had been obliged to give them up. (Hear.) That was the reason there was so little difference, because the other side had been forced to adopt the results fought for by the Liberals. (Hear, hear.) There was, however, a real distinction be• tween the parties. When they wanted to know what a man would do hereafter, they ought to look at what he had done before. (Hear, and applause.) He asked for the support of the electors as one be longing to the Liberal party, as one who would support that Government which had conferred an honour on their late representative, and he looked to these who had recognised the merit of their present representative (Mr. Childers) to return one who en tertained the same principles and who was ready to abide by them. (Applause.) With regard to do mestic questions, he should always lean to that side which he believed to be in favour of free govern ment and of increasing the rights of those who were fit to use them ; of extending religious liberty, and of allowing every one the right of exercising his own opinion. (Hear, and applause.) In that con sisted the true principle of the party with which he would, if returned, identity himself in Parliament . (Hear.) He thought, as a whole, the present Go vernment deserved the confidence of the people. (Hear.) He did not say all the measures that had been adopted by them met with his approbation, but he thought the general current and tenor of their measures were towards those principles of libe rality which ho had been attempting to de scribe. (Hear. hear.) He thought, in another matter of paramount importance to the people of England, of paramount importance to the industrial classes, the present Government had done their duty, and that was in keeping the country in a state of perfect peace. Government had so admini stered the foreign affairs of this country as to keep out of war as much as possib'e. He looked upon war as the greatest curse that could happen to the human race, the greatest evil that could occur to this or any other nation. (Hear.) He was not prepared to sub mit to insult from any nation—(hear, hear) —nor was he prepared to support any Government that submitted or truckled to any nation ; but there was a wide distinction between that and going readily to work and involving the country in endless expense, and perhaps on account of a people with whom we had nothing whatever to do. While we had every sympathy with foreign nations who made efforts on behalf of their own independence—while he rejoiced that Lord Palmerston had thrown the moral weight of England in the scale in favour of Italy—(hear),— while he saw the noble efforts put forth by the Poles to free themselves from Russian oppression, yet he trusted nothing would be done by the English Go vernment that would stir up a war with those coun tries. (Hear.) lie did not wish to see the taxes, which were already heavy enough, increased in con. sequence of a war on behalf of a foreign people. His policy, therefore, was for non-interference, except so far as expression of ()Tinian was concerned, for those who were tyranised over, because the work of libera tion from tyranny must be performed by the people themselves. (Hear, hear.) It was not for foreign nations to spend their money and waste their blood in trying to put right what, after all, they might leave in a worse state than when they began. (Hear.) He believed the present Govern ment deserved the support of the people, and for that reason he was prepared to give it his support. (Applause.) He would not say that he would sup port that Government through thick and thin. He should exercise his own judgment. (Hear.) H e knew that in this country no Government could be carried on except by the machinery of party, and therefore it was necessary sometimes to support the Government, even when there might be a question upon the policy of the measure itself, simply on the ground that if that Govern ment were turned out they would get one that was worse, and have imposed upon them matters that were worse than those they felt it to be their policy to support. (Hear.) All that was perfectly con sistent with the exercise of proper and discreet judgment on questions which arose from day to day, and that judgment, if elected, he should always endeavour to exercise in a manner most consistent with right and most in accordance with the feel ings of his constituents. (Hear, hear.) There were certain questions which affected all parts of the country, and some of those questions did not admit of being solved satisfactorily to everybody. lie knew very well that some in that neighbourhood had had reason to be discon tented with the operations and changes in the na vigation laws. Ho was quite awake to the import ance of the British interests in the coasting trade— (hear, hear) —alive to all that depended upon thrir commerce, and upon the trade that took place from one port to another within our own seas. He could not at that moment pretend to tell them how far it was possible to right the grievances which existed under the present order of things, but he should be happy to receive from any of them such infcrina ,. tion on any of these grievances as they might be disposed to give—(hear)—and if returned he would do his best to set those grievances right, or to bring them under the notice of those in authority. (Hear.) He entered upon that contest trusting, he hoped not in vain, to the sympathies of the Liberal party. The question before them was a per fectly simple one, It was this, —Would they send to the House of Commons a member who represented the principles of that party which was supported by their present member, and which was supported by Mr. Mimes; or would they send a member to the House of Commons whose vote would neutralise the vote of the other member, and render the voice of Pontefract es, in effect,go3d for nothing ? (Hear.) If they sent one man connected with one party, and another connected with the other party, it came to pretty much the same thing as if they did not send any anybody. (Hear.) If they did not want to do that, they must take a Liberal candidate, and if they did not think him fit he hoped they would get another, and it would give him very great pleasure to see him elected. (Cheers.) Sir Edmund said he was ready to answer any ques tions which might be put to him, but none being asked. Mr. MOOREIOUSE expressed his confidence that Sir Edmund's principles were in unison with those of the majority of the electors, and stated that it would be ungrateful in them to weaken, even by a single member, that Government which had con ferred so distinguished an honour on their late respected member, Mr. Monckton Miines. (Cheers.) Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, ac companied by the officials of the department of tt e Controller of the Navy and engineering work, paid their annual official visit of inspection to Sheerness dockyard yesterday. They arrived at the dock yard about half-past 11 a.m., in her Majesty's yacht Enchantress, Master-Commander John E. Petley. The party consisted of his Grace the Duke of Somerset, K.G., First Lord ; Vice-A dmiral the Hon. Sir W. F. Grey, K.C.8., Rear-Admiral C. Eden, C. 8., Capt. the Hon. Jr. R. Drummond, C. 8., and Mr. J. Stansfeld, M.P., Junior Lords ; Rear- Admiral the hight Hon. Lord Clarence Paget, C. 8., M.P., First Secretary ; Rear-Admiral R. S. Robin son, Controller of the Navy ; Col. G. T. Greene, Director of Admiralty Engineering Works ; Mr. E. T. Reed, Chief Constructor of the Navy ; Capt. R. Hall, private secretary to the Duke of Somerset; Sir R. Mayne, and other officials. Their lordships on landing were met by Vice-Admiral air George R. Lambert, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief at the Nore ; Capt. Charles Wise, A.D.C., superin tendent of the yard; Capt. W. K. Hall, C. 8., of her Majesty's ship Cumberland, guardship of the Sheer ness steam reserve; Capt. J. Fulford, of her Ma jesty's ship Formidable, flagship ; Col. W. R. Ned ham, R.A., Garrison Commandant ; Lieut.-Colonel Talbot, R.A., commanding First Depot Brigade Royal Artillery; Col. S. Freeth, R.E., commanding Royal Engineers, and the head officials of the seve ral departments connected with the yard. Their lordships visited first the Capt.-Superintendent's office, where they were engaged for some time in the transaction of official business. They pro ceeded afterwards to the naval barracks, which were thoroughly inspected. The screw steam frigate Arethnsa, 35, recently brought forward in this yard for the first division of the steam reserve, was next inspected, and the serviceable appear ance of the vessel called forth their Lordships' warm commendation. Passing onwards to the east mast•house, a large number of boilers lying in front of the factory department attracted their notice, and were duly examined, after which they visited successively the mast-houses, boiler shop, coal store, the new well now being constructed by Mr. T. Tilley, contractor, of Ealing, and the vessels Terrible, 21, paddle-wheel frigate, 1,850 tons, 500 horse power, and the Scylla, 21, screw steam corvette, 1,467 tons, 400-horse power. Their Lordships and suite were then escorted to the official residence of the Capt.- Superintendent, where they partook of luncheon. They afterwards inspected the new slaughterhouses erected by order of the Lordships for the supply of beef to the navy. Returning thence to the dockyard, a large modal of the yard as ex hibited and explained to them. The inspection con cluded with a visit to the Conqueror (late Waterloo) 78, screw steam line-of-battle ship, 2,845 tons, 500 horse power, lying in the harbour. Their lordships dined at the Admiralty-house with the Commander in -Chief, and left Sheerness in the Enchantress at 11 o'clock p.m. for Chatham. Her Majesty's iron steam storeship Industry, Master-Commander Edward C. T, Youel, was yes terday undocked at Woolwich, after being surveyed and repaired. On being hauled into the river by the steam tug Bustler, both her tow-ropes parted, and the tide making slowly up at the time, she drifted foul of the flagship Fisgard, and also carried away the figurehead of the steamer Kite lying at her moorings, and recently brought home from Bermuda, condemned. Having sustained some slight injury, she will be detained for a few days for re pairs, after which she will proceed to Deptford to ship victualling stores for Ascension. The Dauntless, Capt. Dickson, left her moorings in the Southampton Water on the 25th ult., for a cruise, to exercise night and general quarters. She made her number off Portland, and on Thursday night returned to her berth off Netley Point. Mr. Tucker and Mr. Leffey, principal foremen of shipwrights in Woolwich dockyard, under special sanction of the Board of Admiralty, have entered into the service of the Turkish Government for the term of three years, and will leave Woolwich this morning, the former for Glasgow and the latter for the Thames Ironworks, to superintend the construc tion of four iron-cased ships of war of heavy burden, which are already commenced. The following appointments were made on Thurs• day at the Admiralty;—Lieut. Albert P. Still and Lent. James A. Boxer to the Marlborough ; Mal colm M'Neile, midshipman, to the Marlborough ; Alex. M. Gardiner, midshipman, to the Phoebe; John P. Ripon, naval cadet, to the Phcebe ; Victor A. Bradshaw, Richard W. Fawkes, and Edward J. Fellowes, naval cadets, to the Meeanee ; Claude H. S. Buckle, Fred. T. Deane, and Cecil Wright, naval cadets, to the Marlborough ; Gr.°. P. W. Freeman, naval cadet, to the Revenge ; Samuel B. Kemble, naval cadet, to the Orlando; Wm. Macleod, sur geon, to the Russell; Edward Brown, engineer, to the Asia, for the Albacore; Wm. Herd and John Davis, assistant engineers, to the Hawke; G. R. Bissaker, Robert Ditchburn, John Barr, George Murray, Thomas Scott (B), Josh. Hughes, T. S. Blyth, F. M. C. Richards, and Thomas J. Richards, assistant engineers, to the Marlborougb, as super numeraries for disposal. A detAchment oTfFlßEoyAalltAl‘lrYti'llery, consisting of draughts from the A, B, and C batteries of Wool with, and inspected by Gener al Sir R. nacres, com manding the garrison. The detachment ccnsisted of Captain Oldfield, Captain Bazalgette, Lieutepnraenstis. O'Connor, Smythe, Richmond and Bradnell, five ser geants, three farriers, and 247 rank and file. After the inspection they proceeded to Gravesend and cuib.o ked on board the troopship flohnesdale, f or Calcutta, totill up vacancies ereattd in the 16th, 19th, and 22d brigades stationed in the Bengal doley. D ta infr, the past few days a number of riou-n o 1 " dav( , ::10°yffieederian of telegraphicthe noy a l o i po o r gf t n i ocielis.B at :,,,ae; rilout stations, have arrived at head quarters ,Chatham, in uheieni: readiness to proceed with the detach me of loyal Engincers about to be dei,prAched t o the East for the ~, purpose of being employed in layini , down the tele graph throughPersiatolndia, The lion-commissioned officers and men who will Le e , - , -i P ' loyed on this duty WEST MIDLAND. A special meeting of this company was held at Malvern, on Thursday, Mr. Price in the chair, to consider a working agreement entered into with the Worcester, Eromyard, and Leominster Company. A formal resolution confirming the agreement, was put and carzied, and the proceedings terminated. CORNWALL. It is expected that the extension line of this company from Truro to Falmouth will be opened in about a month. An engine traversed the whole length of the line for the first time on Thursday. Great preparations are being made at Falmouth to celebrate the opening. The subscriptions for that purpose now exceed £3OO. COMMERCIAL DOCK. Yesterday a special meeting of thie company was held at the offices in Fenchurch-street, Mr. A. Sims in the chair. After considerable discussion, in which Messrs. E. Wilson, Hankey, Carter, and others took part, an agreement entered into with the Grand Surrey Dock Company for the amalga mation of the two companies was unanimously approved. Under the provisions of the agreement every holder of ordi nary stock in the Commercial Dock Company is to be en titlical to the same amount of stock in the amalgamated com pany, and every holder of £lOO in the Grand Surrey Docks to £ll7 10s. in the amalgamated company. It was stated that the aggregate capital of the Commercial Company was £558,000, and of the Grand Surrey £653,000, and that the amalgamated undertaking would be the Surrey Commercial Dock Company. COMETS /.—Sir John Herschell, in Good TVords for l says—The number of com e t s w h ose periodical Augus t,riodi ealre return has been calculated is pretty considerable, altogether about thiry-six, and of these there are five which revolve in periods ef from seventy to eighty y ears, and several of the rest in short periods from three to seven years. And it is a very remarkable feature in their history that all the comets of short periods, and three out of the five of those of the longer ones specified, revolve in the same direc • tion round the sun as the planets, and have their orbits in clined at no very large angles to the ecliptic. [ADVERTISEMENT.] --Holloway's Pills—Healthy Homes. —Nine-tenths of our ailments might be altogether pre vented, or directly cured, if the first faulty action were set right. This great end is accomplished with wonderful cer tainty and safety by Holloway's Pills, which are equally suited to every constitution and climate. They purify the blood, that seat of life and source of health, and in its re vivifying streams diffuse regularity and vigour throughout the system, and gives every organ its proper natural tune tion. Holloway's pills have done for the dyspeptic and low spirited what no wealth or wisdom had previously achieved ; they have put it in their power to conquer their miserable feelings. .. r . =- THE POLISH QUESTION. The following is the text of the article in the Neue Preusszsche (lireuz) Zeigung which ha at tracted attention as indicating a wish on the part of Prussia to abandon the Russian alliance, and seek that of the Western Powers and Austria : If it be desired to appreciate justly the actual phase of the Polish question, one must remember first of all the situation in which Russia found herself when the insurrection broke out. Then it might be believed that the Polish movement would be accompanied and supported by great internal trou bles in Ru• sia. But this hope, which was shared, perhaps, by some of the brave people on the banks of the Thames, has been completely falsified, and, on the contrary, the Russian Government finds in the enthusiasm of the people a basis of action as well as the obligation of repelling the desire of the Western Powers. In this is the explanation of the inconsistency of the English Cabinet, which has never desired war, but which hoped to arrive at the same end by simple threats. Besides England more than ever is interested in reference to the American crisis in carefully regulating its relations with Russia, and would be the first to suffer from the blockade of Russian ports. In addition to that England is too practical to back up France, which, as has been said, would wish to break the peace of Europe, in appearance for Poland, but in reality with very different objects in view. The old Lord Firebrand would also appear to know very well that, ac cording to his own expression, Austria is less disposed than ever to throw a spark among the combustible elements in Europe. The more the situation turns in our favour by force of circumstances, the more we consider it as an urgent task of Prussian policy to seek in this direction a greater associa- tion and an understanding with Austria. and particularly with England. Russia alone is not for ns an ally altogether sufficient, or altogether to be depended on. If we persist much longer in the reserve now maintained our position will be more and more compromised and deprived of influence, so much the more as the final object of some politicians would very well:extend to the isolation of Prussia in Europe and in Germany, and placing it in a situation like that in which Austria found herself at the time of the Italian war. Generally it would be well to bring the case of the king dom of Italy to the recollection not only of Russia, but of Italy itself. The consequences which France seeks actually to draw from Poland in respect to Russia would not be spared to others in other directions. Is the actual repre sentative of Prussia at London fit for the exigencies of the situation I The Archaeological Institute of Great Bri. taro and Ireland. The sections of Architecture and Early and Mediaeval Antiquities resumed their sittings in the Guidhall, Roches ter, yesterday morning, when the chair was occupied by the Marquis Camden, K.C. Notwithstanding that the Institute has been engaged in its sittings at Rochester the entire week, the proceedings appear to increase in interest, and yesterday, the fourth day of the congress, witnessed the largest at tendance of any day since the Institute has assembled for its annual meeting. Among the noblemen and gentry pre sent yesterday were Earl Amherst, the Bishop of Oxford, the Bishop of Gibraltar, Lord Talbot de Malahide, Lord Neaves, Professor Stanley, the Earl of Darnley, the Dean of Peterborough, the Provost of Oriel, the Rev. Dr. Griffith, Mr. D. Wilson (Toronto), Mr. Gilbert Scott, Sir R. Kirby, Sir Sibbald Scott, Col. Pinney, M.P., Sir John Boileau, Mr. W. W. E. Wynn, M.P., and Sir S. Glyn, Bart- A French savant, in the person of Mr. A. Maury, specially deputed b., the Emperor of the French to attend the con gress, was also present, his Majesty having directed that distinguished archwologist to attend the meetings of the Institute for the purpose of hearing the paper by Dr. Guest, Master of Gonville and Caine College, on "The landing of Julius Caesar in England." The paper, however, was read on Wednesday, before the arrival of M. Maury, At th e sitting of the section yesterday the first paper was read by the Very Rev. Dr. Hook, F.R.S , Dean of Chichester, on "The Life and Times of Gundulph, Bishop of:Rochester." In an exceedingly interesting paper, Dr. Hook traced with remarkable fullness the history of this prelate and his con nexion with Rochester, the see of which he held from 1077 till 1107, a portion of which period he was de facto Arch bishop of Canterbury, after the death of his friend and patron Lanfranc. Gundulph, however, is principally known as the builder of the White Tower of London, the Castle at Roches ter, and Mailing Abbey. The theory of his having built Rochester Cathedral is now abandoned by archaeologists, Dr. Hook being of opinion that he only erected a very small portion of that edifice—namely, the crypt—while there are no reliable grounds for deeming him the builder of Roches ter Castle. This remarkable prelate, more, perhaps, than any other individual of the time, stamped his character on the age in which he lived. At the close of the paper, the Bishop of Oxford proposed a vote of thanks to the Rev. Dr. Hook, many of the incidents in whose life his Lordship gracefully compared with those in the life of Gundulph. The next paper was read by Mr. J. H. Parker, F.S.A., on " Gundulph considered as an Architect." This was to have been followed by a paper by the Rev. W. Stubbs, M.A., on "The Early History of the See of Rochester, more particu larly in its relations to that of Canterbury," but in the ab sence of Mr. Stubbs a paper was read by Mr. W. H. Black, F.S.A., on the remarkable manuscript work known as the " Textusßoffensis," which is still preserved in the Cathedral library at Rochester, a manuscript well known to the lite rary world. Mr. Black's paper exhibited considerable re search into the history of the work, the authorship of which has given rise to a considerable amount of conjecture, many contending that it was the work of Ern nl p h, who died in. 1124, while others deem that Bishop Aecelin w . as author. Mr. Black, however , is disposed eelve its authorship to Humphrey , prece ntor of the Cathedhral, who lived in the 12th century , and who was the author of several documents now p reserved in the Briti Museum. The remaining paper was that b o y f P R ro o f o e h ss e o s r . Willis, on " The Architectural Hist,o,, g history was a most ter Cathedral and Conventual B valuable contribution to the Instinitluataielosaon.ndtwofash2ltooorkeesdt, for wardthe to with some considerable amount delivered his address Guildhall in which Professor Wi • Professor Willis entirely being exceedingly crowddei h to having erected the Ca ignores the'claire of Gun_ P ving beyond dispute that it thedral, the building itself P r° was erected by different individuals at different periods. There is little do ubt that the whole Cathedral was formerly b u t the only portion of Norm an now of the Norman st y le, rema i n i n g is the na ve, the re w a n h i d o e h r e te i n w g a e o f the di early speeed toEng lishstyle. Th e only portion as the crypt, G un dulph b ut " certainly not an other ston e. The Norman portion of the Cath e d ral he " was disposed con sider as topossibly erected by Bil who bu ilt the crypt at Canterbury, as well asraupiPohr-' don of Pete rborou g h Cathedral, w hen be was abb o t, before his removal to Rochester. He was inclined to be lieve that the early English portion of the Cathedral was built by William de Hoo, and that the choir was erected out of the offerings at the shrine of St. William, who was mur dered by his servant when on a pilgrimage to the H o ly L a nd, being afterwards inter re d in Rochester a nd subsequently canonis e d b y the Pope, Two Cathedral,bishops,St. Paulinus, who came with St. Augustine to England, and Ithamar, the first English Bishop of Rochester, w h o di e d i n 655, were also buri e d i n the Cathedral, thus showing the antiquity of the building to be very remote. In the after noon Professor Willis conducted a party of between 200 and 300 of the nobility and gentry over the Cathedral, when he lucidly explained the various styles of architecture which cot/Tubed the building, and pointed out the internal evidence which it contained of having been erected at different, periods. The party were also conducted into the crypt, where are still to he seen some portions of the old Saxon edifice, as well as the yart cf the buiiding attributed to Gundulph. The other points of chief interest visited were the fine choir, the magnificent chapter-room, St. William's shrine, St. Edward's Chapel, the tomb of Bishop Merton, the founder of Merton College, Oxford, and other portions of the edifice, together with all the remains standing of the adjoining cloisters and conventual establishments. Professor Willis was occupied nearly two hours in conducting the visitors through the Cathedral, every portion of which calling for any remark was lucidly explained. The meeting of the sections was to bo resumed at half-past 8 last evening, when papers would be ready by Mr. R. Morris on "The Dialect of Bent in :Early,Times;" "Remarks on Old Rochester- A REMEDY FOR DIPHTHERIA. - This affection, which comprises those known under the various names of bad sore throat, agina, cr oup, and the F rench engine couenneuse, h as hitherto been considered one of the most difficult to cure. We som e time back gave an account of Dr. Trideau's method, which consists in administering storax under the form of a sprup ; but we now fi n d in the Revue Therapeutique a paper by I)" A. De Grand, Bou lo g ne, late French Vice-Consul at Havann ab, in which he mentions ice as an infallible spec ifi c . As this , from its extreme simplicity, would, teffreeZne' be far superior to an y yet tried, we from quoting the c ases ment i oned by r the eaac k if llsauthor, who had publish e d t hi s remedy as f as February, 18 60, and cons equent l y com plains (not with ou t re ason , if its efficacy is such as he describes it) of the inexc usable negligence of practitioners in not taking notice of it, and thereby allowing many valuable lost. The following cases l ives to be o bservation after th a t d came under his ate. In M arch April, 1861, the di sease i n and question under a epidemic form, and broke out chiefly attacked adults, with such virulence that in young women died i n a single one week three house. Grand's patients fir One of Dr. a ieted with with it, and as he ble p h acite was seized could not immediately owing to the severity attend, of the case another physician was called in, who ordered emetics d gargles, whi c h produc d an aluminous e no effect. At length Dr. Grand came, and found the tonsils greatly swollen, and a false membrane imme diately adm• • cov-ring them. He unstered small pi • eces of ice, and by the following morning the tumefaction of the tonsils had diminished by half, and the false membrane had nearly disappeared. That very evening she was enabled to take food. A. few days after her brother was seized with sore throat, • presenting the same preliminary symptoms as those of his he, profiting by this example, without waiting for the doctor, took ice, and was rid of his sore throat in a few hours. Some days later Dr. Grand was sum moned to a youn g lady who had been labouring under the disease for 48 hours; all remedies had failed, and the parents, relations, and friends of the family were plunged in the deepest sorrow. When Dr. De Grand ordered ice a general cry of astonish ment was uttered by all present. Ice for a sore throat ! Impossible! it was sheer murder ! Dr. De Grand maintained his ground, and after much ex postulation, during which much time was lust, he obtained his end. Before 24 hours were over the patient was in tall convalescence. Being at Vera Cruz on a mission, he was requested to see a young • man who waaattackcd with a malignant sore throat, and had been treated without effcct by cauterisa tions with hydr,,chlorie acid and a stringent gargles. lie again had to battle with the prejudices of th e family, but was at length allowed to administer ice. The young man recove red in the course of the fol lowing day. Pr. Da Grand has now been using this remedy for the last 12 years without having met with a single failure. This is what he says, but even if only half what he says were true, the method should be tried by others. Cold gargles have been employed with success by Dr. Blanc, of Strasburg; why not ice ?—Galignani's Messenger. 10 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 The Term ntenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip: lion list to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance The Committee rest their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only the birthplace of Shakspeare. but the centre of attraction to all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his home, the town he loved, and where he lived and died. I :UPTURN:S.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT i',XIIIBITIoNS OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective ' nven tion in the curative treatment of 11 EItN I A. The use of a s t ee l spring, so often hurtful in its effects, la here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the M°e-Ma in Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during else A descriptive circular may he had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit forwarded by post, on the cir cumference 01 sent to the matnilule b °dY, two inches below the hips, being acturer, Mr. WRITE , 228, Piccadilly. A Single Trus s, A Doublo Tru ss, g l e e ' , 21 s 265. 6d., an d 31s. 6d. P ostage, Is. An Umbilical Truss, 428 d 'a"42B an d 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. Post-office O r d ers t and 12s. ad. 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It is entirely devoted rendered - to'" e I tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is desti tution by sickness and disease, and is now ot sufficient that, with adequate support, it may b e capable ol admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sic); of this Lrreat metropolis. It requires but the o lauds in order to have 500 t.eds available for the reception of these tile most wretched of our fellow -creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the avenue, than 3,000 out - pati ents a week. The Weekl - Ito-rd feel it their imp erative duty to make an E EST ) a ARN' APPEAL to the public for continued support, to eqable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward t.d ~,,•„,,, 0 , Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by 51essrs. Coutts and _ Bansotn and CO.-, ; Drummond and Co. ,• li err iea and Co. ; C. : Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. D ; Giyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co.' Barclay and Co.; enison and Co. ; IV llama, Deacon, and Co.; Overend. G u rney, and Co • ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Earned and Co., Liverpool and at the Hospital STANFORD S. SMITH, Secretary. R OYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (Inoorporated by Royal Charter). PATRONESS—II er Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. - _ rIiESIDENT —Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, E.G., F.R.S. CHAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Fsq., RMS., Y.P. DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P. APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that, since he beginning of the year 1860, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab lishments on the Coasts of Eng`and, Scotland, and Ireland. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society, ,:nd other means, since Its formation, is 12,800 ; for which services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and £16,480 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu tion has also expended £67, , 00 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting-can lazes, and Boat-houses. The Committee desire to express their grateful sense of 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 or 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom Dreply sensible, however, of the great responsibility that rests on them to maintain their fieet in a thoroughly efficient state, and its Crews practised in the management of their boats, which cat , only be effected by a large and peimanent 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 gratefully acknowledge the following con tributions : £ s. d Her Majesty the Queen .. _ .. annual 50 C 0 Campbell, the Hon. Mrs. G. .• • . .. annual 5 0 0 Clerk, Colonel, R.A. • • • • • • • • annual 11 0 •• • • (Crrouutite, v sa lm ndCoizs3ql.essrs.,..Banters .. .. annual 10 0 0 4th don. 10 0 0 lilrle, Lord Citief j .. ustice • • • • • • don. 10 10 0 P anshavve, Vice-Admiral Sir A., K.C.B. .. 2d don. 25 0 0 Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. .. sporting Carriage • • • • • • •• .. 250 0 0 .. don. 3 0 0 I sl ' im e o n i : trh : . :; l • erv : 4 .. . (36. • o . l:. l s , cost of a Lifeboat and `Fran narveY Rev. G. G. and Mrs. •• .. .. 7th don. 10 0 0 Stirling, Col.•• •• • • don. 15 15 0 annual 2 0 0 Tltom., s Lady W t Mare collected by her , es on-super- . Anthony,.n 8...C.8. .. .. Ladyship . l6 16 0 Sir AtGreenwich .. • • • • 3 0 0 Willoughby d'Rre4by, Lord •• •••• • • annual 50 0 Donations and Annual Suhscriptions will be thankfully re- Percivaleivedby the Ranker of the Institution, Messrs. Willis, , and Co., 59, Strands Messrs. ° lle a iP; ' rftrouhar, and Co., 16, St. Co., 76 B L mb rd •treet ; Messrs. Coutts and James's-street, London; 13; 1" a l • the Collectors of Customs and Bankers in the UnitedKlugdom; and by the Secretary Richard Lewis. Esq. at the Office of the Institution, 14, John-street,Adelphi:London, W.C. 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 - :c ::...~:~ ,~~~, ~;