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PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Established 1840. TRUSTEES. Thomas Baring, I Esq., Wm. Geo. Prescott, Esq. Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. Mutual Life Assurance for all classes. This Association has now in existence 6,000 policies, for a total sum of £1,500,000. The Annual Income is .. • . .£51,000 The Accumulated Fund exceeds .. o,f 00 It has paid in Claims .. • . 112,000 The whole of the pr o fit s are divided quinquennially among the Members. Three divisions have already been made' when the following sums have been added as bonuses to the policies Dec. 31, 1847 .. .• • • £n,4oo ~ 1852 ..• • • .. 11,500 ~ 1857 .. • • .. 23 200 1862 .. • • • .. 56,500 making the total bonus additions, £96,600. Bonuses may be received in cash or applied to the reduc tion of premiums at the option of the assured, in lieu of an addition to the poLcy.._ Attention is eepecially invited to the system of free or paid up policies introduced by this Association, by which the sacrifice so often submitted to on the relinquishment of a po icy is wholly avoided. The balance-sheets of the Association are open to all, whether assurers or otherwise. Active and influential agents will be appointed in unrepre sented districts. WM. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary. Chief Office, 15, Moorgate-street, E.C., May 1, 1863. T HE PERTUSOLA LEAD MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862, with Limited Liability. Capital £250,000, in 25,000 Shares of £lO each. Deposit on application, £1 per share, and on allotment a further payment of £2 per share. Calls not to exceed £2 per share, at intervals of three months. DIRECTORS. Charles Bell, Esq. (Messrs. J. Thomson, T. Bonar, and Co.) James H. Enthoven, Esq. (Messrs. H. J. Enthoven and Sons). John P. Judd, Esq. (Messrs. Nathaniel Johnston and Sons). John Orred, Esq., Ashwicke Hall, Gloucestershire. Edmund A. Pont:fex, Esq (Messrs. Pontifex and Wood). John I aylor, Esq. I Messrs. John Taylor and Sons. Richard Taylor, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Barnett, Mares, and Co., London. Messrs. J. Earned and Co., Liverpool. SOLICITORS—Messrs. John and William Galsworthy,l2, Old Jewry-chambers. BROKERS —Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Son, Angel- court, 'Throgmorton• street. MANAGERS—Messrs. John Taylor and Sons, GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT IN ITALY—Mr. Geo. Henfrey. SECRETARY—Mr. W. G. Williams. Offices-6, Queen-street-place, London. ABROSPECTUS. This Company hasßlDGEDbeen duly registered with limited lia bility. Its object is the purchase of a large interest in the cele brated lead mines of Monteponi, in the Island of Sardinia, together with the extensive lead smelting establishment of Pertusola and the Sarzanello Coal Mine in the Gulf of Spezz. The purchase-money for these properties (including eleven twelfths of the Monteponi Mine), plant, engines, &c is £150,000. and it is estimated that £50,000 will be required as floating capital, so that in fixing the nominal capital at £?50,000, a margin of £50.001 is left to enable the Company to take advantacre of such opportunities as may present them- Pelves of extending their interest in Italian mines. This undertaking differs essentially in its n a t ure f rom ordi nary mining enterprises. Its car , ital being invested in the purchase of mines and works, which are in full operation, and yielding very large returns. Full prospectuses with forms of application for shares may be had et the offices of the Comp ny, No. 6, Queen -street place. London, or of the Brokers of the Company, Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Son. No application will be con sidered unless a deposit of ti for each share applied for shall have been previously made with the Bankers of the Com pany. This sum will be returned in full in the event of no allotment being made. THE HAVAN SILVER -LEAD MINES COMPANY (Limited), Cardiganshire. Capital £25,000, in 5,000 Shares of £5 each. Deposit, 10s. per share on application, and 20s. on allotment. DIRECTORS. M. C. Seton, Esq., Maida-hill. and Wh eel Seton and Treaker by, Cornwall ; Director of the Silver Mountain Mines Com pany (Limited), Cardiganshire, dm. It. fiesketh, Esq., late British Consul at Rio Janeiro, Direc tor of the Don Pedro North Del Rey Gold Mining Company (Limited), Brazil. A. Alison, Esq., 72, Sloane-street, Cadogan-gardens. General R. Shortrede. Blackheath, Director of the Silver Mountain Mines Company (Limited), 'ardiganshire. E. Edwards, Esq., C.E., Adelphi, Director of the Silver Mountain Mines Company (Limited), Cardiganshire; the Don Pedro North Del Rey Gold Mining Company (Limited), , tO. Lieut.-Colonel Wemyss, Kensington, Directer of the Silver Mountain Mines Company (Limited), Cardiganshire. BANKERS—EngIish and Irish Bank, 25, Poultry, E.C. SECRETARY —Mr. Holland Dell. Temporary Offices-IR, Gresham House, Old Broad. street, and 1, York-buildings, Adelphi. ABRI nGE D PROS P. The objects of this Company are th pu r chase and working of the celebrated Bevan and Ilentwich Silver-Lead Mines, Situate in the parish of Talybont, Cardiganshire, and sur rounded by some of the Neatest mines of the day, including the Welsh Potosi, East Daren, and the Cwmsymiog United Mines, as well as the Silver Mountain Mines, Which, after being worked for a few months under nearly the same i )irec tors, already bid fair to become as profitable as any in the county. ci % 'k o e n i e ts - The sett (which has been developed sufficiently s enrotlyyal to royalty suedless a matter of certainty) is held fourteenth from Pryse Loveden, Esq., is very extensi ve ( up . wards of 700 acres), and includes sev , .ral very strcng and celebrated lodes. Powerful crushing, drawing, and pumping machinery is being delivered on the Mine, and will be erected complete and at work (d ress i n g ore for market) in less than three anonths from this time. A pplications for shares, accompanied with d e p osit, which will be ret urned in full if no al otmen t be made to the appli cant, may be made to the bankers, or to he S cretary, at the offices of th e Company, where specimens of the ore and plans t and sLetion s of the Mine may be insfo eted * Prospectuses, with full reports and forms of application may be obt a i ned at the offices of the Company. THE HAVEN SILVER - LEAD MINES COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS TIEREBY TIONS for SHARES in the ably,. Company will be received That NO APPLICA AFTER THIS DAY, the 27th inst., for LONDON, and TO MORROW, the 28th inst., for the COUNTRY. HOLLAND DELL, Secretary. O sT E 0 I'atent, March 1, 18 E 62 I D 0 N . adhesive paten t No. 560. 7,.1 j lgestructible MINE GABRIEL'S Seit w?)ntheout MINE RAL TEEI'II and FLEXIBLE springs, or wires, and without operati:loAnlspalates, set lasts a lifetime, and WARRANTED FOR ARTICULATIOS, even when all other s ' 1 ICATION and fail. Pu res t ma terials only, at half the usual , !oat. Messrs. GABRIEL, the old-established Dcutists 27, lIARLEY-STREET, CAVENDISII-sQn ' ARE; 34, LUDGATE-HILL, LONDON ; 65, NEW-STREET , BIRIIINGIIAM; and IZI. DUKE-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Complete Sets, 4 to 7 and 10 to 15 guineas. One visit only required fronlGollntry patients, Gabriel's Practical Treatise gratis. .. . CommltatiDnN free. MR. FLEMING'S TRAVELS IN TARTARY. Now ready, in royal Bvo., with Map and 50 Illustrations, uniform with Mr. Atkinson's "Siberia," TRAVELS ON HORSEBACK IN MANTCHU TARTARY ; being A Summer's Ride beyond THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA. By GEORGE FLEMING. Hurst and Blackett, Publisners, 13, Great Marlborough steeet. SEA.—FELLOWS and CO., Shir,hrokPr, 127. Penchurch-street. E.r . require 111IDS111PMEa and t MIR F irst-class APPitF.N " TIC ES in an A 1 clipper India nian, 1,50) tons P-einitim moderate, returned in wat2, - es. A lso stout Lads,. without prcinium, for other ships. Wages X 35. EA. —MIDSHIPMEN required for splendid ships for Australia and India. Premium, 50 to 130 guineas, may be paid in two instalments. Apprentices also Wanted, with and without premium. —A pply to W. Suther land, ship and passage broker, 11, Fenchurch-buildings, by 107 , Fenchurch-street. Established 1851. AYOUNG LA])Y, hiehir reer , tranfnde3,4Psires to meet with a situation as RESIDENT GOVERNESS in a Nobleman's or Gent eman's Family. Qualifications:— French, acquired abroad, good Music, Singing, and the Ru diments of Drawing. Salary, .ECIO. Address E. P., 1, Cross-street, Graham-road, Dalston. T HE MADRAS IRRIGATION AND CANAL COMPANY. NOTICE IS HERELY C !YEN, That the EIGHTH 0 R D INA RY GENF:RAL ME Wro G of the Shareholders of the Madras Irrigation and Canal 4 ompany w ll be held at the London Tavern. in Ilkhopsp:ate-street, In the City of London, on THURSDAY, the 28th day of May inst., at One o'clock precisely. The Transfer [looks of the Company will be closed from the 28th to the 28th inst., both days inclusive. By order of the Board of Directors, JOHN WEST k%' 00 i ), Secretary. 27, Cannon-street, London, E.C., Ist May, 1863. THE EAST INDIA IRRIGATION AND CANAL COMrANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the FOURTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders of the East India Irrigation and Canal Company will be held, at the London Tavern, in Rishopszate-street, in the City of London, on SATURDAY, the 30th day of May instant, at One o'clock precisely. The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 20th to the 30th instant, both days inclusive. By order of the Board of Directors. JOHN WES rwooD, Secretary. 27, Cannon-street, London E.C., Ist May, 1863. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. Accumulated and Inv es t e d F unds Annual Revenue 422,401 FIRE DEPARTMENT. Insurances granted both at Home and in Foreign Countries on the most liberal terms. LIFE DEPARTMENT. Every facility offered to Insurers. Ninety per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers On the participating principle. The new Life business transacted in 1802 as follows: Policies. Amount Insured. Premiums. 1,037 £763,334 £23,641 0 0 Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished On application at the OrncEs : LONDON 58 Threadneedle-street. 4, New Bank Buildings, Lothbury. West-end Office B. Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. WESTERN MANCHESTER and LONDON LIFE ASSURANCE and ANNUITY SOCIETY. Established 1842. Chief Offices-3, Parliament -street, London, and 77, King-street, Manchester. ACTUARY—.Arthur Scratchley, Esq., M.A. SPECIMENS OF BONUS ALLOTTED.—E. G. has paid £lB3 11s. 3d. in Premiums towards his Policy for £1,500; £lO6 12s. ld. Bonus has already (1860) been allotted to him. R. S. has paid £7 6s. in Premiums towards his Policy for .£5O ; £6 2s. 11d. Bonus has already (1860) been allotted to him. ANNUITIES AND ENDOWMENTS GRANTED. Full Prospectuses, Proposals, and every information may be obtained from the Actuary in London, the Local Secretary in Manchester, or any of the Society's Agents. AEPARTMENT. This Society, aIway GENCY s desirous of extending its operations and connections, offers to in fluenti al residents in the towns and villages of the United Kingdom liberal allowances on business which they may be able to introduce. The services of Soli citors, Medical Men, Surveyors, Auctioneers, or Tr a d esmen of good local standing, are invited in the capacity of Pri• vate or Public Agents. All applications to the Offices are treated as confidential. Prospectuses, Forms of Proposal, Almanacks, &n, forwarded post free. '~~ N°. 22,124, Now ready at all the Libraries, in 1 vol., HEAIiT AND CROSS. By the Author of " MARGARE MAITLAND." "A delightful work The interest is preserved from the opening to the clos . ng page. It cannot rail to add to the re putation of the writer."—Post Hurst and Blaclatt, 12, Great Marlborough-street A SECOND EDITION IS NOW READY OF T H E HON. MRS. NORTON'S NEW NOVEL, " LOST AND SAVED." "`Lost and Saved' will be read with eager interest by those who love a touching story. It is a vigorous novel."— Time s. "`Lost and Saved' is a work of such rare excellence that it would create a stir among novel readers, even if it had not Mrs. Norton's name on the title page. It surpasses ' Stuart of Dunleath ' in strength, delicacy, and finiso."—Athenaeum. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 2 7 1 Z,, . 111111114 .1 " • - , (.A.‘),l_ • c 11 ,A , _ tit It!' - "\T , 1, 447 , ~,c „ 4 , , • 1 14 1 - DIE tit, ?.• fr - , l ii groz7e DROIT• EW 1~:~ ~~ gz nOLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE MAGA ZINE and NAVAL and MILITARY JOURNAL for JUNE contains :—Remarks on Fortification —Colonies : their influence on the Mother Country--A Trip to Vancouver Island—Curiosities of Naval Literature : Women and Ships— On Taxation, Naval and Military—Richard Cobden, King of the Belgians—The 'ate Exploring Expedition in Australia— Poland : The Diplomatic Situation —Ocean Stations : Ascen sion and St. Helena—Greenwich Characters—Promotions and Appointments, Obituary, Am Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. On Monday will be published, in post Svo., A NEW VOLUME OF CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD Containing— THE CURATE ; and THE DOCTOR'S FAMILY. W. Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE for JUNE, 1863. No. DLX.XII. Price 26. 6d. CONTENTS. A Glance at the Italy of Cavour. Rough Notes of a Ride to Babylon. Constitutional Tendencies. Girolamo Savonarola. A Letter from Poland. Charles James Blomfield. Epigrams. Crinoliniana. Chronicles of Carlingford : The Perpetual Curate. —Part I. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. MR. T. CARRICK begs to announce to his Artist Friends and nt the Public i that his Photographic r.stab ishment, 32, Rege-str et, Pceaddly-eireus, 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. TNTERNATIONAL DOG SHOW, I SLINGTON. 1. Refreshments of the first quality suppiled by IV. S. HALE, of tie RAINBOW TAVEitN, Fleet-street, and late of SIMPSON'S, Strand. SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER FOR THIS DAY. At 2s. Bd. each Person. SOUPS. Green Pea. Consomme au Semonelle. FISH. Halibut, sauce Genoise. Fried Fillets of Whitings. ENTREES. Sweetbreads, sauce Piquant. Stewed Kidneys. JOINTS. Roast Sirloins of Beef. Roast Saddles of Hutton. SWEETS. American Puddings. Punch Jelly. Cheese and Salad. An extensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH, RHENISH, MOSILLLE, an d o th er WINES , i mported ex pressly for the London Dinner. THE LONDON, 191, FLEET-STREET. S. THALBERG'S FAREWELL SEASON. " THALBERG'S MA PINEE." Monday next, K. 7 • June I.—The only Matinees in which'S. THALBERG will appear in London will take place at the ti ANOVER SQUARE ROOMS, on tooMnday next, June 1, June 8, and June 15. Each Matinee commence at half-past 2. Family ticket, to admit four (stalls), 3 guineas ; single stalls, 21s. ; unreserved seats, 10s. 6d., may be secured at the prin cipal musicsellers and libraries , Austin's, Piccadilly ; and of Mr. Fish, at the Hanover-square Rooms, where the plan of the seats may be seen. COLOSSEUM. Regent's Park.—Re-embellished. kj Under New Management. —RV-OPEN for the LAST SEASON of the Colossal PICTURES of LONDON and PARIS, and Grand CYCLORAMA of LISBON. Series of Orchestral Concerts, conducted by Mr. W. Howard. Solo Vocalist, Mrs. Stewart Howard ; Solo Flautist, Master Arlid_ge. Mr. George Buckland, in " Musical Gleanings." The Juvenile Christy Minstrels. Madlle. Johanna Claussen, the eminent Swiss Comique. Ali the world-famed speciali ties of this magnificent Institution. —Admission to the whole, One Shilling ; Children and Schools, half-price. —Daily, Twelve to Five, and Seven to Ten.—Acting Manager, Mr. A. Nimmo. THOX F O R D 1 , OXFORD STREET . , Every Evening will be performed Selections from the following Operas Verdi's LA FORZA. DEL DESTINO ;• and Flotow's MARTHA. Supported by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, dic.; Messrs. Albert, Green, Bernardi, Huish, Kimberley, and W. Evans, with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. Jonghmans. Drew Dean's Flute Solos lINSWORTH, the m dern Demosthenes. Eugene, W. Randall, J. Hutchenson, and the mat venous nd B. "These two Parisian clowns have n carried the art of tumbling to apparently the highest pitch of perfection, and it is impossible even for the most staid of visitors to avoid being amused by their originq gambols. They elicit shouts of laughter and applause.”—Times, April 7, 1863. CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. NoTicE.— ENTIRE CHANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT. This Evening the Marvellous ARTHUR and BERTRAND, the Two Fren h Cl owns. ARTHUR LLOYD'S burTesque Drama, arran ged expressly for him. A. B. HOLLINGSWORTH with his new Comicalities, SAM COLLINS with his Songs. UNSWORTIT, the celebrated Stump Orator. EUGENE, DULEY, and G. HUTCHINSON. GRAND SELECTIONS from OPERAS, GLEES, and CANTATAS. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Townley ; Mr. Green, and Sig nor Tivoli. Conductor, Mr. Jonghmans. Admission--Ball, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE.—The terent Spanish Gymnasts. RISARELIS and BALAGER, in Three separate Entertainments. R OYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE.--The grace ful Madame ADAMS and the amusing CONRADE Clowns. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE.—Varied MUSICAL ENTE RTAINMENT, by Messrs. Parkin son, Vernon, May, Bartleman ; Misses M`Gregor, Mrs. Brian ; Mesrs. Brian and Conley, Weland, &o. ARGYLL PROMENADE ROOM S.—JULLIEN'S CONCERTS. NOTICE.—Dnri,g the Week the Selections will be—" Il Trovatore "—" La Huguenots "—" La Forza del Destino," &c., at Eleven o'clock. Jullien's Grand Descriptive Galop, THE To be dedisat e d t o the Owner the o Winning Horse. LEVY, the gre a t wonder on the Cornet-a-Piston, plays from half-past Nine to Twelve. Admission, Is. 29, GEORGE-STREET, HANOVER-SQUARE. THE LONDON ANATOMI CAL MUSEUM, (Private Entrance, 44A, Maddox-street, Regent-street), containing upwards of 1,200 Models, Natural Preparations, m onstrosities, &c., illustrating every part of the Human Frame ; also the Moving Anatomical Dying Zonave, Julia Pastrana, and other life-size figures. Admission, One Shilling (for Gentlemen only), from 11 till 10. Lecture at Four. MADAME RACHEL'S COSTLY ARABINA GEMS OF THE SEASON comprise the Royal Toiiette—the Stilt .na's A ra b ina Perfumed Bath—the Toilette preserve Cabinet of B eauty ; and all that can enhance and Eleg, tancehe charms of Woman' s Y outh and Beauty, Grace and .-47 A , New Bon dstreet, W. 2s. BEAUTIFUL FOR E VER. —A B ook of Beauty. Price 6d. NEVER FAILING---wiatht,,::ioabio to :II ho . pro- LIOt lI E LL D S y p;" — e- A Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS ' and ~ ;(red without any mercithal ingredienct,,trom the recipe'of Dr el; brigestion, wid. aond For habitual -eott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found •uffer irom bilious and liver corn Tams, giddiness, dizziness of t e e costiveness, as a family aperient medrcine ,t the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in the a,r_Purifier ;ion and grateful to the stomach, they create appeTtoPera mote digestion, and stret!gthen the whole nervOus-Se' Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King Will charinglstem. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls, lid., al:L(l°4l3;4s. times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dre Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine area square zreen package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the stamp. T".—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 35. 2d. ; Souchonr, reduced to 3s. id. ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd._; and the finest Assam, reduced from 4 s. 4 d. to 3s. 11d. per lb. 3.100 - RE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. LUXURIANT WHISKERS, Moustaches, and Eye 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 isce2clo. f its infall i bl e power. Price 3s. 6d., ss. 6d., 10s. t d ., Elliott, Forwarded on receipt of postag - e stamps.—Thomas hairgrower (first floor), 51, Fencharoh-street. T. E.'s WIRS, £1 10s. THE SUN, LONDON WEDN ESDAY EVEN ING, MAY '27, 1863 Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The operation of casting the metal side-keel, plates for the screw frigate Orlando, 46, 1,000 horse power, under repair at Chatham dockyard, was completed yesterday at that establishment. Each of the plates measures 36ft in length, with a weight of from 80 cwt. to 90 cwt. They are intended to be placed on her keel, near her screw post, in order to add to the strength of the stern, which was found to have been very much weakened from the working of her machinery. Since the Orlando has been in the shipwrights' hands she has been strengthened throughout by the addition of knees and bracings to those parts of her keel and sides giving indications of weakness, in addition to which she has been fur nished with metal buttock knees, each weighing 28-1 cwt. The whole of her copper sheathing has been stripped off, and any defects discovered in her mahogany planking made good. The repairs now in progress will be completed in about eight days, orders having been received from the Admiralty for the Orlando to be ready for undocking on the 4th June, immediately after which she will proceed to the Nore, where she will reship her guns, shot, shell, and the heavy stores removed from her, to en able her to be taken into dock. The Orlando will rejoin the squadron on the North American station. The iron troopship Megwra, 6, Commander S. H. Henderson, from the eastward, outward bound, arrived in Plymouth Sound yesterday morning with loss of jibnoom, the gear of which was under her bows. It appears that at half-past 12 o'clock when 40 miles west of Portland she struck a Danish brig under her fire channels on the port side, which went down in 25 minutes. The brig is named the Uncas, 180 tons, Capt. Trolle, with coffee, from Rio for Hamburg. All her crew are on board the Megwra, which is bound to the West Indies. The Bulwark, 91, the only line-of- battle wooden screw steamer on the stocks at Chatham dockyard, on which no hands have been employed for some two or three years past, is to have a portion of her planking removed in order that her internal timbers may be thoroughly ventilated, to prevent any defects arising from dry rot. The Bulwark as well as the Belvidere, 51, also on the stocks at Chatham, are to be the next vessels selected to undergo conversion to iron-plated screw frigates of the Royal Oak class, which latter vessel was originally laid down for a wooden screw steamer, but was afterwards com pleted as an armour-cased ship. The screw corvette Cadmus, 21, 400 horse power, in Chatham harbour, which was paid off into the steam reserve a few weeks since, is to be brought forward for repair, in readiness for commission, as soon as the work now in progress at Chatham dock yard will permit of her being taken in hand. She will require some rather extensive repairs, involv ingan outlay of about £lO,OOO. The Scylla, 21, 400 horse power is ordered to be fitted immediately for the first division of the Chatham steam reserve, in readiness to be re-com missioned. Between two and three months will be required to prepare her for sea. The screw frigate Arethuse, 39, 500 horse power, attached to the Chatham Steam reserve, has been removed into the great basin, where she is being brought forward with the utmost despatch. She has shipped her lower masts, and the riggers are now employed setting up her standing rigging. The steam store ship Balaclava commenced ship ping yesterday at Woolwich Arsenal a heavy arma ment of smoothbore guns, for the defence of Popton Point, near Pembroke, and will sail from Woolwich to-morrow. The Marley Hill steam vessel has landed at Woolwich 125 fathoms of chain cable and one anchor, recovered from the wreck of the Conqueror, lost on the Bahama Banks, old channel. The Esk, screw steam frigate, Captain Hamilton, went out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday and made a trial of her machinery, under the superintendence of Capt. H. Broadhead, of her Majesty's ship Asia and commanding the steam reserve, Mr. M`Murdock, inspector of machinery afloat, and other officials. The result was perfectly satisfactory. She returned into harbour and will swing for the adjustment of her compasses preparatory to making her official trial of speed in Stokes Bay. The sailing transport Agamemnon, Capt. Hynd, arrived at Spithead from Bengal yesterday evening at 6 p.m., with invalids of various regiments. The Agamemnon sailed from Bengal on Feb. 12th, ar rived at St. Helena April 13th, and sailed thence the following day. She has experienced moderate weather. The royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain his Serene Highness Prince Leiningen, arrived yester day afternoon at Portsmouth, from Antwerp, having been in attendance on the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Commander Frederick W. Sianey, Commander S. Hutchison, and Commander H. L. Cox to the Miranda ; Edward Judge, first class assistant-engineer, to the Cockatrice; Richard H. Trubshaw, acting first-class assistant-engineer, additional, to the Cumberland, for the Louisa ; David B. Keiller, second class assistant-engineer, to the Curagoa ; Robert Sutherland, second class assistant engineer, to the Miranda; and Frederick Smiley, second class assistant-engineer, to the Cockatrice. THE ARMY. The new batch of buildings for occupation at Woolwich as married men's quarters, erected by Mr. Tongue, the Government contractor, are partly roofed in, and will be ready for occupation in a few days. They are to be designated " Cambridge Cot tages." They will accommodate 120 families, and are supplied with washhouses and a laundry, gas, and a plentiful supply of water, drying ground, &c. It is to be regretted that a single room in these new quarters should be pronounced as "ample accom modation" for an entire family. About 300 soldiers are constructing at Land guard Fort, Harwich, a rifle range of 1,000 yards for the practice of detachments of troops from the 4th Depot Battalion at the camp at Colchester. Similar rifle ranges have been already formed for the 9th and 10th Depot Battalions. Colonel LayE is in command of the troops at Harwich, and de, tachments are being exchanged between that point and Colchester almost daily for the purposes of rifle instruction. The enrolled pensioners of the Bristol district under the command of Major Meik, completed their annual eight days' training yesterday. On the pre vious day they assembled on Durdham-down, and were inspected by Brigade-Major Maxwell, of the 75th Regiment, In addition to 175 rank and file of the pensioners, there were 20 privates and two corporals of Army Reserve men, who having been 10 years in the service are allowed to serve two years for one in the Army Reserve, and on the completion of 21 years' service to obtain a pension. After the arms and accoutrements were inspected the men were put through a variety of evolutions, at the conclusion of which Major Maxwell com plimented the pensioners on their efficiency and steadiness,and seid he should be able to make a very favourable report to the Commander-in Chief. The spacious corrugated iron sheds in course of erection over the gun mounting park in Woolwich 1 is nearly completed. It covers a space of 2 00 ft. in length and 105 ft. in breadth. The roof is a h 2 d e Bi n l l e o : d u oa7m9i mental tt galvanised la hippedl a v t a a n n i d s a e dr standards st i rdtohonewne ends, tdhs e, circulars, saind de f s or. rest ing ms i with galvanised corru.ated sheet iron, Isntn a rrgg v : c ov e red::gn g art a centre lantern of 22ft. o ver, ' composed It of rough plate glass, and an intermediate skylight about 12ft. wide, round the entire shed. The purlins or inside braces to support the Circulars of the roof are of wood, and are trussed with iron tension rods. Th e principals are of the best selected Derbyshire iron, strengthened at the base by the addition of what is termed" fishing plates." The building pre eents au exceedingly fight and substantial uppear. once. The whole of the iton has undergone a severe proof test. THE VOLUNTEERS. An all-comers match for three-groved Enfield rifles, seven shots at 200, and seven at 500 yards, 113 the position, Wimbledon scoring, and a variety of other shooting for extra prizes, came off on Mon day at the Wimbledon ranges of the London Scot tish, Civil Service, and 11th Surrey Corps. The arrangements, which were under the chief superin tendence of Captain Flood Page, assisted by Cipt. Richardson, of the 11th Surrey, and Ensign Halli day, of the Civil Service, met with the warmest approval; while Captain Hill's new system of disc marking, used by the London Scottish Corps, and which has been selected for adoption by the Na tional Rifle Association at their greet meeting in July, was universally spoken of as the greatest pos sible advantage to observant and steady shots. A novel mode by which the plate used in pool firing is held in front of the target, and which prevented all delay and doubt as to the result of any shot, also afforded much satisfaction. The wind (which, although rather strong, was tolerably steady, and down the range slightly from the right) was favour able for good shooting. The first series of prizes, for which there were 111 entries, were won as follows :-Ist prize, Private H. Frere, City of Lon don Brigade, 45 marks ; 2d prize, Lieut. Kerr, 7th Surrey ; 3d prize, Lieut. Walmesley, 7th Kent ; 4th prize, Private Quern), Civil Service ; sth prize, Sergeant Kempson, 36th Middlesex ; 6th prize, Ensign Halliday, Civil service; 7th prize, Sergeant Kingsmill, 4th Surrey; Bth prize, Private Harrel, South Middlesex; 9th prize, Private Smith, Inns of Court ; and 10th prize, Lieut. Mariner, West Middlesex. In 10 shots at 500 yards fired by En sign Puckle, of the London Scottish, Hythe posi tion, Wimbledon scoring, eight were bull's eyes (seven of which were consecutive), and three struck the 11-inch white plate placed in the centre of the bull's eye; the other two shots were centre. Such shooting proves that on a fair day, in the hands of a practised shot, the Enfield, "Sp to 500 yards at least, is scarcely second in accuracy to its rival. On Monday afternoon the 2d Norfolk Admini strative Battalion assembled at Crown - point, near Norwich, at the invitation of Mr. R. J. H. Harvey, who hospitably entertained the various corps on the occasion. There were between 300 and 400 volunteers on the ground, The corps composing the battalion —viz., the Harleston, Dias, Loddon, Statham, Blofie!d, Attleborough,Wymond t.am, and Thetford companies —executed various manceuvres under thedirection of Lieut.-Col. Sir T. steadiness under a W ris ß• w ri as . Bcreeaduicthaahmlep; o and o t htheirofficers and men. A number of ringing volleys were fired, and re-echoed far and wide through the winding valley of the Yare. On Monday, also, the 3d Suffolk adminis trative battalion had a field-day on Bungay-com mou. The battalion comprises the Ist Suffolk bat tery of Artillery, and the Bungay, Halesworth, Leiston, Beccles, Wrentham, and Lowestoft corps, which were shown by the review on Monday to be in a fair state of efficiency. The occasion was observed as a general holiday at Bungay and the neighbourhood. The members of the Gainsborough corps have been entertained at dinner in the Corn Exchange of that town by Ensign Fox. Prizes shot for some time since were distributed on the occasion to the successful competitors. A cup given by the Earl of Yarborough went to Private Selby ; another, given by Sir T. Beckett, to Corporal Kidd ; while money prizes were allotted to Private Rayner, Sergeant Woolvine, and Privates Barton, Hawks worth, and Patrick. The Ist Somerset (Clevedon) Volunteer Artillery corps, under the command of Captain Sir A. H. Elton, were inspected on Whit-Monday by Colonel Travers, R.A. After being put through 'various evolutions in the manual and platoon exercise the corps fired with a 32-pounder at a target at a dis tance of 1,000 yards. The inspecting officer com plimented the men on the manner in which they End acquitted themselves, and added that he felt in a position to make a very satisfactory report of their efficiency. At the conclusion of the inspec tion an excellent cold collation was provided for the corps through the liberality of their captain. The 2d Somerset (Weston-super-Mare) Volunteer Artillery corps, under Captain Gore Booth, com mandant, were inspected yesterday by Col. Travers, and were pronounced to be in a satisfactory state. At the conclusion of a preliminary drill on Monday the corps proceeded to the battery and fired a royal salute of 21 guns in honour of her Majesty's birth day in 52 minutes, which, considering the guns are 3 2-pounders, was pronounced very creditable. The annual review of the Monmouthshire Rifl and Artill er y V o l unteer corps took place at New port on Whit-Monday. The weather was unusually favourable, and there was a strong muster of the various corps, the number of Volunteers on the ground being nearly 1,000. After the evolutions bad been gone through, Major-General Bruncomb, the reviewing officer, and Lord Llanover, the Lord- Lieutenant of the county, co m plimented the officers and men on the efficiency which they had displayed. Lord Llanover referred in terms of commendation to the Parliamentary measures now in progress, with the view of consolidating and making the Volunteer movement a really lasting one. On Whit-Monday there was at Cambridge a large muster of Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, At er's. o H n e e r t o f , o c i r o d e s k h i r t e h , e E a s s s s e e x m , b a l n y d w L a i s n c c o a l l n l e s d h i r o e n c P o r a p r a k . piece, but, owing to a delay on the railway, few of the corps had then mustered. At about half-past two o'clock the Whit-Mo n d a y train wound i n t o the station, and expectation was at an end. Th e Stort ford men mad e a ll h a ste t o th e rendezvo us i n the in quick marching order, and the bands h rker's-pi ece. Here station-yard, and Earl Cowper assuming the com mand of the companies representing the H erts Bat talion, leplapyroincege,dteo Pad Col. Barker, of the University Vol un t eers, was in chief command. After the general a ssem b ly on the o Piece the whole body marched down the East-road and debouehed thence on to Stourbridge Fair common, where various manoeuvres were gone through. The programme of the evolutions was sadly curtailed in consequence of the late arrival of the train, as before alluded to. Earl Cowper and Lord Royston acted upon the stse. y in the room of Mr. E. Par liament. It app ears ELECTION EXPENSES.—It may b e remembered that Lord G. Manners was returned unopposed for that his lordship's return cost him £179 O s 6 d —namely, £45 in re t i F r e e d b r f r u o a m r is for printing, advertising, poll-book s , & C. . , 45 for Ball, Cambri who dg v esh o i l r u e nt e a a r r i l l y y chaise hire ; £34 2s 6d for the 'Und er - Sheriff's bill ; and 4 ,'95 13s for the services and disbursements of Mr. W. P. Jackson, who was opposed as election agent. THE HOP PLANTATIONS.—ROCHESTER, May 26. —The protracted cold weather which has prevailed for the past few weeks has proved exceedingly detrimental to the growth of the young hop plants, which are very back ward for the season of the year. In many y of the best and largest of the plantations the young bine already begins to assume that sickly yellow appearance so discouraging to the hop planters' expectations, although in many of the best and most sheltered grounds the plants are making fair progress. The recent drought, coupled with the cold nights, has brought the green fly, which is already doing much mischief in some of the grounds. Up to the present time the prospects of a large crop are anything but encouraging, although the ultimate yield will depend greatly on the wea ther during the next few weeks—a warm atmosphere ac companied by a few soft showers being all now required for promoting the growth of the hops. Returns have been pre pared from various parts of Kent, which leave little doubt that the cultivation of hops is not carried on to such an ex tent in this county as it was some years since. In 1861, the last year of the hop duty, the number of acres under hop cultivation was returned as being 4 7,940, but that num ber is now believed to be considerably lessened, to the ex tent, it is supposed, of about 10 per cent. THE INTERNATIONAL DOG SHOW, The Agricultural-hall, Islington, is now a centre of special attraction. Within its walls is congre gated one of the most curious assemblages ever wit nessed. It might be too much to say that the gathering conducts itself altogether without noise or indecorum, but material guarantees are certainly provided against any violent breach of the peace, or any sudden assault upon the shins of any of her Majesty's lieges. Each member of the concourse is also kept by a st out co ll ar and chain from incom moding or getting too clo se t o hi s ne i g hb our — a precaution in every wty judicious and necessary, as certain little incidents occurring from time to time plainly show. International exhibitions are now in fashion, and are fast receiving novel and sin gular developments. Perhaps the display at the Agricultural-hall is neither the least striking nor the least interesting of these develop. meats ; and when one department of ani mated nature has been internationally illustrated, it may be that all the rest in turn, or in combination will follow. Be that, however, as it may, a rare opportunity is now offered to the people of the me tropolis for studying one chapter in natural history under peculiar advantages; for the Islington col lection abounds in every species and variety com prised within the wide circle of canine nomencla ture. There you have mustered, in the most con venient order for methodical inspection, a vast array of" hounds, greyhounds, mongrels, spaniels, e all that s barks hough or s, water-rugs, demi-wolves"—in short Other dog shows have been held in this country, a le ll ss in th t a h n e general ie b nx u e t t eh t l e h l e e nm p cea r geosnfe thent u t d o ei n na e dni dv f i a dc r ou ma s Ip u s r l pe p te a ec s ni s me e s s es nt ofs h e nt m oh e array. The sporting dogs occupy the ground floor, along which run low platforms plentifully littered with straw, on which they are marshalled to receive the attentions of their visitors. Commodious cages of light wire netting are set apart for the tribe of beagles, harriers, and foxhounds, to furnish a goodly contingent of which the best kennels in the king dom have been ransacked. The Prince of Wales's pack contributes three couples of the finest hariers, and 13 couples of the Duke of Beaufort's famous foxhounds claim a central compartment all to them selves, in right of their pre-eminence. Many other distinguished huntsmen are exhibitors. For some specimens in this class very high prices are put down. For example the figure £5OO is set against a hound named Royal belonging to Mr. Colmore. Among the best animals in the show are the black and can shaggy coated otter hounds, most of which appear by some accident to have slipped out of the catalogue, A very handsome, fleet-like Russian wolf hound, the property of the Duchess of Man chester, and valued at £l,OOO, attracted a great deal of admiration. A less pleasing interest was excited by an American and a Cuban slave-hound, fierce and terrible in aspect. Blood-hounds, pointers, retrievers, spaniels, and setters are very numerously represented, the last named class looking particu larly glossy and graceful. Leaving the collection of field dogs, the visitor ascends to the gallery, where a bewildering variety of all the hon-sporting classes compete for his attention. First come the sheep dogs of the English and Scotch breeds,—homely looking, but useful animals, whose quiet, faithful habits make them great favourites. Next these is the noble race of mastiffs—courageous and strong. An English specimen of this valuable class, 33 inches in height, 1801 b. in weight, and not in aptly named " the Governor," won a considerable amount of notice from the spectators, and a prize of £lO from the judges. Then follow the far-famed Mount St. Bern ards and the trusty Newfoundlands, whose conspicuous merits elicit the warm approval of all. The next candidates are the surly forbid. ding tribe of bulldogs, whom the cautious visitor will admire, if he admires them at all, at a respect ful distance. A massive-jawed, powerful, but moderate-sized specimen of this repulsive-looking variety, rejoicing in the cognomen of King Dick, and whose merits are appraised in money at £52 10s., carries off the first prize, in virtue, no doubt, among other high qualities, of his superlatively ugly phy siognomy. The bull-terriers and terriers of the black and tan, the white smooth-haired, and the fleecy breeds, then succeed, until the Skyes, Dandie Din mon ts, Italian greyhounds, and King Charles spaniels bring us into the thick of the pet and fancy classes. Here, IA course, the fair visitors linger longest, and most fondly. These little canine aristocrats wear all the airs and enjoy all the luxuries befitting their de licate nurture. Encircled in the neatest of cages, sometimes enclosed in glass cases, and generally re clining upon the daintiest and softest of cushions, they always receive the homage paid them with the most perfect nonchalance. Poodles, pugs, toys, and all other native and foreign lapdogs, prized either for their diminutivess, their beauty, or their ugli ness, have a prominent place assigned them in this endless collection, Several extra classes are appended to the voluminous catalogue, amongst which are monster dogs, Pomeranians, Japanese, Maltese,Chi nese, Dalmatian, Australian, Brazilian, and Esqui- maul. In the monster variety Arslen, or the Lion, belonging to "Mr. Frank Buckland, gained the "high commendation" of the umpires ; while Samson, a noble-looking lion mastiff from Algiers, the pro perty of Mr. N. A. Woods, was singled cut for a £lO prize by his peerless characteristics. The en tire number of entries is nearly 1,700; and in con sequence of the very large muster in some of the classes, the directors have added considerably to the original prize list. The whole arrangements of the show are excellent ; and the enormous size and pe culiar construction of the hall afford remarkable fa cilities for exhibiting the specimens to the bi.st ad vantage. Throughout Monday and yesterday a constant stream of spectators poured into the build ing, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales being among the visitors on the opening day. The show will continue open for the re mainder of the week, and, as the price of admission is now reduced, the hall will no doubt be thronged by the mass of holyday-keepers. The award of the judges being a lengthy docu- ment we have only space for the principal prizes, which are as follows DIVISION I.—DOGS USED IN FIELD SPORTS. Class 1, Foxhounds, Stud Dogs—First prize of £2O to No. 2, Lord Fitzhardinge, Berkeley Castle, Glocestershire. Cromwell. Class 4, Three Couples of Hounds—Prize of £25 to Ne. 15, Mr C. F. Colmore, Moor-end, near Cheltenham. Three couples of the Cotswold pack. Class 5, Harriers, Three Couples of Hounds—First prise of £l5 to No. 22, Mr G. Race. the Road-farm, Biggleswade. Highly commended, No. 17, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ; and No. 25. Class 7, Bloodhounds (Champion Class)—First prize of £lO to No. 36, Mr T. A. Jennings, Pickering, Yorkshire. Druid. Class 10, Otterhounds—First prize of £7 to No. 61, llon. R. C. Hill, Hawkestone. Priestess and Barmaid. Class 11, Deerhounds (Dogs)—First prize of £lO to No. 71, Mr Bridge, Sandpit, Windsor-park. Oscar. Second prize of £5 to No. 69, Earl of Stamford and Warrington, Enville-hall, Staffordshire. Bran. Class 13, Foreign Hounds—First prize of £6 to No. 101, Duchess of Manchester, Kimbolton Castle. North German boarhound. Juba. Class 14, Greyhounds (Champ ion Class), Do First prize of £4O to No. 120, Mr J. Spinks, Westfield-house, Knotty Ash, Liverpool. Seefoam. Class 18, Brace of Greyhound S a plings—First prize of £l5 to No. 190, Mr R. Ilatchett, Bedfont, near Hounslow, Middlesex. Class 20, Pointers, large (Champion Class)---First prize of £2O to No. 210, Mr W. G. T. Newton, Ranceby-lodge, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, Ranger, Class 21, Pointers (Dogs) not eligible for Champion Class —First prize of £2O to No, 21S, Earl Brownlow, Ashrid,,e. Ben. Class 22, Pointer Bitches (large size)—Fi rs t prize of £lO Ranee by - lodge, Sleaford, to No. 282, Mr VT. G. T. Newton, Lincolnshire. Bess. -- 6 lass 23, Pointer Dogs (under 551 b) (Champion Class-- F i rst prize of £2O to No. 309, Mr G. Bayley, Stamford•. lodge. Stalvbridge. Dash. Class 26. Brace of Pointer P uppies —First prize of £lO to STAMPED ....sd. No. Z.'3B, Mr G. I.it!ylt, Stanifcrd Lodge, Stal - ybridp. Dan and Peg. (Subject to investigation as to age.) Class 27, Setters (Champion Class)—First prize of £2O to No. 406, Mr G. Bayley, Stamford Lodge, Stalybridge. Bob. Class 28, Setters (English Dogs)—First prize of £lO to No. 414, Mr R. Taylor, Wimbledon-common, Surrey, Pero. Class 25, Retrievers (Dogs)—First prize of £l5 to No. 605, Mr C. G. Hill, Commerca-square, Nottingham. Class 36, Retrievers (Bitches)—First prize of £l5 to No. 656, Sir St. G. Gore, Hopton-hall, Wirksworth, Derby shire. Dinah. DIVISION 11.-DOGS NOT USED IN FIELD SPORTS, Class 41. Sheep Dogs (Scotch breeds).—First prize of £5 to No. 807, Mr E. Greaves, M.P., Barford, Warwickshire. Yarron. Class 43, English Sheep Dogs—First prize of £5 to No. 816, Mr W. Guimmet, Biggleswade. Rover. Class 44, Mastiffs—First prize of £l5 to No, 858, Mr E, Hanbury, Highworth, Wilts. Duchess. Class 46, Mount St. Bernard's—First prize of £lO to No, 893, Mr J. W. T. Fyler, Eleffleton, near Wareham, Dor set. Thunn, Class 47, Newfoundlands—First prize of £lO to N 0.945, Mr F. W. Hammond, 373, Oxford. street. Sailor. Class 48, Bulldogs (over 201b)—First prizo of £1 to No. 965, Mr J. Lamphier, Soho-street, Handsworth, near Bir mingham. King Dick. Class 50, Bull Terriers (over 101b)—First prize of £6 to No. 1,068, Mr H. Kendrick, 4, Arthur-street, Gray's-inn road. Dick. Class 51, Bull Terriers (under 101b)—First prize of a to No. 1,091, Mr M'Donald, 27, Long-acre, Daisy. Class 52, White Smooth-haired Terriers—First prize of £6 to No. 1,099, Mr F. White, Crescent-lane, Clapham common. Laddie. Class 53, Black and Tan Terriers (over 71b)—First prize of £6 to No. 1,120, Mr G. Fitter, 3, High-park-corner, Nechells, Birmingham.. Dandy. Class 54, Black and Tan Terriers (under 71b)—First prize of £6 to No. 1,174, Mr J. Wade, 6 Meredith-street, Clerken well, Florence. Class 55, Other English Terriers —First prize of £6 to No. 1,212, Mr F. White, Crescent-lane, Clapham-common. Spot. Class 56, Skye Terriers—First prize of £5 to No. 1,294, Mr C. Stallibras, Finsbury, Tiger. Class 56, Other Scotch Terriers—First prize of £5 to 1,359, Mr J. Spink, 18, Westgate, Bradford. Silk. Class 59, Italian Grayhounds—First prize of £8 to No. 1,395, Mr L. Burke, 14, Richmond. grova, Barnsbury-road. Silver. Class 60, King Charles Spaniels—First prize of £lO to No. 1,439, Mr J. Woolmington, 9, Farringdon• mews. Jumbo. Class 62, English Toy Terriers (under 51b)—First prize of £8 to No. 1,464, Mr J. Dale, 10, Thornton-street, Wal worth. Jimmy. Class 64, For best Monster Dog of any kind not included in preceding classes.—Prize of £lO to No. 1,526, Mr N. A. Woods, Camberwell-grove, Samson, a lion mastiff from Algiers. Class 65, For the smallest well-shaped and healthy Dog under 31b, not included in preceding classes.—First prize of £5 to No. 1,540, Mr R. H. Bailey, 9, Orange-row, Ken. nington.road, Newington. Jenny. Class 66, First Division. Pomeranian Dogs—First prize of £3 to No. 1,561, Mr D. J. Laskie, Hounslow, Middlesex. Snap. Class 66—Fourth Division. Dalmatian—First prize of £3 to No. 1,590, Mr W. Batty, Astley's Theatre. Carlo. Class 66—Seventh Division. Pugs—First prize of £3 to No. 1,613, Mr H. Gilbert, 23,Upper Phillimore-place,Ken sin gton. Prince. The Royal Visit to the City. The preparations for the due reception of the Prince and Princess of Wales and the other mem bers of the royal family who will honour the City by being present at the grand ball to be given at Guildhall on Monday, the Bth of June, have now so far progressed that some idea may be formed of the appearance which the old hall and the buildings ad jacent will present on the evening of the memorable day. At present the entire fabric and the large square space in front are in the hands of the con tractors and their men, and even the law courts and the crypt are undergoing a process of conversion in order to be prepared for the uses to which they are intended to be devoted. The hall, which has been the scene of such countless festivities, and in which events have taken place that have had an important share in controlling the destinies of the country, is now being embellished in an elaborate manner by Mr. Allen, the principal assistant to Mr. Bunning, the City architect, who is now sojourning in Italy for the benefit of his health. The designs have, however, been furnished by Mr. Crace. A tempo rary flat roof will be thrown across the hall, and thus the dilapidated ceiling will be hid, while greater effect will be given to other portions of the ornamentation. It is intended to bring out all the architectural features of the building by a liberal use of gold on the bosses and other projecting por tions of the arches and pillars, while the panels will be filled in with crimson colour, and the interstices between the mouldings will be painted blue. At present a superabundance of gilding would seem to be used, but the work has not made much progress, and no doubt when completed the effect will be highly satisfactory, and the colours harmonise well. One division between the pillars at the eastern end of the hall is nearly finished ; and as the whole space down the entrance side of the building will be similarly treated, the effect cannot but be satisfactory, as the historical antiquity of the City will be brought pro minently before the visitors by a long un broken line of shields, on which the armorial bear ings of the principal Lord Mayors of London, com mencing with the first, Fitzalwyn (who flourished at the close of the 12th century), will be displayed. It would appear that some difficulty has been felt as to the best manner in which the historical monu ments which decorate the walls can be made subser vient to the general effect; but although the diffi culty has not yet, it is understood, been finally solved, there is little doubt these magnificent marble groups will be brought out into full relief by a background of crimson drapery arranged in graceful folds. The monument to the Duke of Wellington has been thus treated by way of experiment, and, to most persons, the effect is entirely satisfactory. The gigantic statues of Gog and Magog, superior, at least in antiquity, to the mural monuments on which they look down and keep watch and ward, are reaping the benefit of the preparations in progress, as they are being entirely cleaned and decorated ; and one might almost fancy that these civic deities feel delighted at the attention paid to them, and pride in their altered appearance, and show their joy by a gleam of satisfaction across their ordinarily unattractive countenances. From the window at this end, between the two figures, will be suspended , the large and brilliant star which is usually ' dis played on the occasion of the banquet inaug urat ing .h ral use the reign of a new Lord Mayor, will add to the general will also be made of mirrors at while thisupuodinat,li of highly-burnished armour wi the orchestra for effect. Here, also, will be e suits been confided to M. direction of which has the accommmodation of the qua drille band, the en tire Thi s part 0f the number , band, about 45 in their respec tive Louis Jullien, the son of the late M. Jullien. be mentioned that the band of instru ments ; and mleurstouocuhing on this the best perwfohri the HOD. Artillery Company will be stationed.in programme it may fth e reception chamber. At the other, or ea s t ern, end of the hall, a dais will be ra i se d for the use of the Prince and Princess of Wales. This dais will be covered by a canopy, and the interior will be lined with mirrors, in which the whole of the brilliant scene will be fi re ected. The h all ' lighted by jets of gas s will be uspended from the walls, an d beneath will, i t is s tated, s be hung large wi re - wor k baskets filled with choice flowers, whereby any glare from the gas will be modi fi ed, a nd a delight ful fragrance •wafted through the hall. Guildhall. yard is now one mass of gigantic beams and rafters, constituting the framework of a large temporary building of two floors. The central por tion of the lower part is to be used as a reception chamber, while the ' sides will be converted into cloak-rooms an d other apartments. The upper floor will be used as a supper-room, in which it is antici pated some 700 of the visitors will be accommodated with seats during the discussion of this adjunct to the enjoyments of the evening. The courts of law adjoining will also be mad' tIS , T A.N S P. 1,1 \ L e I ,= t rw;e';• subservient to the occasion, by having temporar e a e2.ee" rooms erected over the bodies of the court, which'`:= -- rA rooms will also b e use d as tea an d co ff ee rooms, or as " supper-rooms. Access to them will be gained by temporary entrances being made through the walls. The council chamber of the Guildhall will be re served as a supper-room for the Prince and Princess of Wales and other members of the royal family who may be present, for the foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, the great officers of State, and visitors of the highest. distiection. Aa might be anticipated, the applications for tickets have been exceedingly numerous, and far be yond the calculations of the committee. At first it eras intended to limit the number of invitations to 1,500, but this limit vs as extended, and 2000 in vi:a tions have gone forth. So great is the desire to be present that as yet only about 100 pvrsoPs have sent to say that they will be unable to attend, while a far larger number have eagerly accepted the offer. Under these circumstances the Entertain ment Committee have had a very onerous task cast upon them, and they have also been obliged to inform a vast majority of the applicants that their wishes cannot be complied with. His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief, the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Mary have been specially invited, but we believe that answers have not yet been received from the two illustrious ladies. Besides the Ministers of State,the Foreign Ambas sadors and Ministers, and many peers and members of Parliament, invitations have been sent to the principal London merchants, bankers, and repre sentatives of important public companies, to the mayors of the principal towns and cities in the kingdom, to the members of the Courts of Alder men and Common Council, and to other leading officers of the Corporation. The prime wardens of the 12 principal civic guiles, and 25 representatives of the minor companies will receive double tickets. The Prince and Princebis of Wales are expected to arrive at the Guildh a ll at t h e somewhat ear l y hour of 9 o'clock in the evening, as it is intended to confer the freedom of the City on his Royal High ness previous to the commencement of the ball. The members of the Common Council are summoned to meet at the hour mentioned, for the purpose of forming the necessary court. The ceremony will be but of brief duration, and at its conclusion the fes tive proceedings will commence. The refreshment-rooms, it is anticipated, will be decorated by some of the magnificent plate belong ing to the civic companies, who have offered the use of their regalia and other choice specimens of the handicraft of the ancient gold and silver smiths. The Entertainment Committee, composed of seve of d r t a he l ne c a yc l d oo e uf r r m ik e or n f. , F t c h roa e mn s cm h i e so r n. w i ff Council, u b o s c u uo t nt d 3 t,e o r members e ily at Guildhall, and will continue to do so until the magnificent entertainment has terminated. The Representation City. of the Yesterday, at two o'clock, th e committee of the Liberal Registration Society were convened at the London Tavern for the special purpose, as expressed in the summons, of taking into consideration " the present state of the representation of the City of London ;" or, in other words, to select and put in nomination a candidate for the vacant seat caused by the death of Mr. Western Wood. The meeting was private, but the result was allowed to transpire. Mr. Gassiott was called to the chair, and there were present, among others, Mr. Kirkman Hodgson, M.P., governor of the Bank of England, Sir Anthony Rothschild, Mr. George Moore, Mr. Goschen, Mr. Mackay, Mr. Goldsmid, Mr. Prescott, the banker, Mr. Samuel Morley, Mr. Jervoise Smith, Mr. Un derwood (prime warden of the Fishmongers' Com pany), Dr. Abraham, and Mr. Webber. Two gen tlemen were submitted as candidates to the meeting in the Liberal interest—Mr. Gosehen, of the firm of Goschen and Fruhling, merchants, in Austinfriars, and Mr. Mackay, one of the Black ball line of pas senger ships. Both these gentlemen addressed the meeting, Mr. Goschen declaring himself in favour of vote by ballot, an extension of the suffrage, and a supporter of Lord Palmerston's Government; Mr. Mackay, on the other hand, stating that he was opposed to the ballot and to the extension, at pre sent, of the suffrage, but would vote for the abolition of church rates and support the general policy of the present Ministry. Dr. Abrahams spoke in favour of Mr. Goschen, as being more likely to com bine and represent the political views of the greatest number of the constituency than Mr. Mackay. Mr. Webber, a member of the Common Council, who took part in the proceedings, expressed himself to the effect that, of the two gentlemen in question, he would rather be inclined to prefer Mr. Mackay, though neither of them came up to his standard of a representative for the City of London. Mr. Goldsmid advocated the candidature of Mr. Goschen, as did also Mr. Richardson, a Common Councilman. Ulti mately, on the motion of Mr. Prescott, seconded by Mr. Hodgson, the Governor of the Bank, the meeting passed a resolution in favour of Mr. Goschen, by a large majority, and that gentleman may be ex pected forthwith to present himself to the electors. Mr. G. Moore, the eminent merchant of Cheapside, had previously been urged to come forward as a candidate in the Liberal interest, but declined, as did also Mr. Hodgson, the Governor of the Bank, and Mr. Samuel Morley, who are understood to have been solicited in turn to stand. Yesterday the Conservative Registration Society likewise held a meeting at the London Tavern, which stands ad journed until to-day. They would appear to be desirous of seeing the least objectionable to them of the four or five gentlemen whose names have been mentioned as eligible candidates in the Liberal interest put forward rather than of starting a can didate of their own, and with that view they had intimated, it is said, that they would not oppose Mr. George Moore. The writ will probably be moved for on Thursday, when the House of Com mons will resume its sittings, and the election take place after the customary interval. SUSPICIOUS DEATH. Yesterday Mr. H. Raffles Walthew, the d epu ty coroner for Middlesex, opened an inquiry at the g and Queen Tavern, Three Colt-street, Limehouse, respe cting the death engineer in the of Noah Farnsworth, aged 33 years, an service of the Thames Iron Steamboat Company, who died d under the following brutal circum. Sing in from injuries receive stances : Emma ecHtede the wife of the deceased, who was 4, Cottage-place. Church-lane, Lime an engineer's fitter. On Sunday .week, about 10 o'clock, well, and when he left home witnaesNes two of his shopmates called upon him to t a k e was qu it e sa a dthat s he Farnsw orth ,was him back to dinner. The deceased did not return to dinner, but in the evening his companions . house, Erarn (Henryy R ichardson and Wm. Williams) called upon her, and said that they had been drinking, and had left him at Stratford had put him into a cart to be taken ho , where they deceased had been in a row, and had le. They added that some men. Witness immediatel been knocked down by deceased, but she did not see h" y went in search of the when he was brought home • him until Monday afternoon, without his hat, ceat, vest, b oots, a cab, almost naked, being ooth, neckerchief, and money. There were several bruis es face, He was sensible b and marks on the deceased's but in great pain, and said that he been knocked down b ysome men and robbed in a remote spot near Hackney wick . When he reached home he in formed witness that lie had • Worship- street Police -tour ju st been discharge d fro t, and that a police-co nstable had lent hi m a pair of hoots at the station. Rf)bert Garrett, 279 N, said that he was on duty on the night in question in Wick-lane, Hackney, when - a gentle man who was passing called his attention to a man who was lying in Queen Ann's -road. He went to the spot, and found the deceased in a state of stupor. Deceased only . his trousers and shirt on, but his hat and necktie were dews, and about ten yards from him. His trousers w ere sobtained the pockets were turned inside out. ko nse' Police-station, assistance, and removed him to the Ha° Y eing b drunk and where he was locked up, and charged w ith howhe got to Hackney incapable. Deceased could not tell Wick. ce the inquiry was adjourned. After some further eviden ce PROSPERITY OF BIRKENHEAD.—At a special meeting of the Bi rkenhead Commissioners, held yes terday, ro his it was intimated, as one i ll u stration of the prospe. us sioners w ill bo enabled to reduce the general rates by 6d. i n the Per cent., with a p re _ unques tionably a pleasing prospect t o h ave laid before stillthe dooufnads a and d further he gas r reduction and water a tlo n o distant day. T is increasing population of the " City o f the Future," as Bir• kenhead has long been called.