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THE LAND MORTGAGE BANK cf INDIA (CREDIT FONCIE Et INDIEN), Limited. Capital, £2,000,001, in 100,000 Shares of £2O each. Payment on allotment, £2 per Share. DIRECTORS. Chairman—S. LAING, Egg , late Finance Minister of India.. Colonel Balfour, C. 8., late Chief of Military Finance Depart ment of India. n. L. Bischoffsheim, Esq. (Messrs. Bischoffscheim and Gold- Schmidt). lion. W. S. Fitzwilliam, Member of the Supreme Legislative Council of India. Sir John P. Grant, late Lieut.-Governor of Bengal. P. Northall Lauri e , Esq.. K.C.B.dovernor of Union Bank of London. J. T. Mackenzie, Esq., Deputy Chairman of Eastern Bengal Railway. W. Mackinnon, Esq. (Mack , nnon, Mackenzie, and Co., Cal cutta), Director of B ri ti s h India Steam Navigation Com pany. IL Nelson, Esq. (Messrs. Crawford, Colvin. and Co.),London. Mons. Pinard, du Comptoir d'Escompte, Paris, et du Credit Fonder Colonial IT. Worms, Esq. (Messrs. G. and A. Worms), London. AGENTS IN INDIA. - Calcutta—Messrs. Colvin, Cowie, and Co. Bombay—Messrs. Remington and Co. Madras—Messrs. Parry and CO. AGENTS FOR THE CONTINENT. The General Credit and Finance Company of LOll On (Limited'. BANKERS. The Union Bank of London. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Freshfleids and Newman. SECRETARY (pro tern.) —Mr. Charles Grant, Temporary Offices-69, Lombard -street. The system of Land Credit, or " Credit Foncier," has now been established in many of the chief countries of Europe, with the uniform result of large profit to the Companies en gaged in it, and great benefit to the holders of land. The principle of all these Associations is the same, viz., the inter vention of a Company whose large subscribed Capital, and consequent credit, enable it to borrow money to the best ad vantage, as an intermediary between individual lenders who seek investments on mortgage, and borrowers who seek for loans. ; Nils, the French Credit Fonder has a large Share Capital, of which only half is paid up, and is authorised by its statutes to issue its own Bonds against an equal amount lent on mortgage, with a Sinking Fund for redemption, on first class landed security. The security to the Bondholder, under these circumstances is ample, represented as it is by the whole unpaid-up capital of the Company, and all its invest ments and assets, while the profit to the Shareholders, being the profit on the employment of a large capital distributed in dividend over a small paid-up capital, is so great, that with £l O paid up the £2O shares of the French Credit Foncier stand at a market value of upwards of £5O. The present Company is formed in the belief that, on the one hand, it will be very profitable to the Shareholders, and, on the other, most beneficial to India. It is obvious that our Indian territories present an unrivalled field for a Company of this descrkption. Land there is rising in value with a ra pidity quite unexampled, and the fixing of tenures, the im provemen.t of laws, and the opening of communications, are last crea tigg an ease and certainty in dealing with it equal to those enjoyed in any country of Europe. At flap same time capital is scarce, and the rate of interest extravagantly high, as compared with any European standard. In Bengal, where, in the first instance, the operations of the Company will be principally directed, laid is held upon a Zemindary tenure, which may be described as conferring the fee-simple of the land in perpetuity, held direct from the Crown, on the condition of paying a fixed annual quit rent, which is always moderate, in comparison with the value of - the estates. An accurate and simple system of registration precludes doubt and dispute concerning the title to estates, and the first mortgage on the register takes precedence of all other claims. The principle of a permanent settlement has been adopted by the Government, and will doubtless be ; shortly extended to the other provinces of India. The land included in the Lower Bengal system is estimated ' at a value of more than one hundred millions sterling, and by the establishment of railways, the operation of irrigation works, and the general extension of Indian trade and in dustry, it will be doubled and trebled within a moderate number of year. Of these estates a very large proportion are at present under advances from local money-lenders, at a rate of 12 per cent. interest, besides incidental bonuses, and upon other conditions, that are alike unfavourable to their owners and to the community at large. With prudent management the results of an Indian Credit Foncier can hardly fail to be even more successful than in. France, considering the wide margin between the rates of in terest at which money can be borrowed in England and lent in India. The field for operations in India is practically unlimited, and in no country of the world are all the elements of national prosperity, including the value of land, in a state of such rapid development. The revenue of the State has risen in ten; years from £28,500,000 to £45,125,000 a-year : and the aggregate Import and Export Trade during the same period has more than doubled, and last year reached the enormous total of £100,C00.000, including bullion. During the same period £e0,000,000 of English capital has been invested in railways in India, which are now approaching completion, and will greatly accelerate the march of prosperity. The benefit to India of obtaining capital on landed security on reasonable terms, and emancipating the native landed proprietors from an exclusive dependence on native money lenders, will be incalculable ; and this benefit will be speci ally felt at a tim e w h en the prosperity of the country, the completion of roads and railways, the sale of waste lands, the extension of the permanent settlement, the introduction of an improved currency, and, generally, the adoption of a wise and liberal system of Government, are giving every where a rapid impulse to improvement. . OBJECTS, The Company will be prepared to grant Loans on land, either for fixed periods, or upon terms that will extinguish the debt during the currency of the mortgage, by the pay ment of an annual instalment on account of the principal, in addition to the annual interest, thus conferring on the bor rowers the benefit of an eventual liquidation of their debts. CAPITAL. The present capital is fixed at £2,000,000 sterling, of which X 2 per share is payable upon allotment. It is not the inten tion of the Directors to call up more than a small proportion of the Share Capital in all, as the successful conduct of a busi ness of this description is chiefly through borrowed capital. BORROWING POWERS. As a means to mike the advances on the extended scale contemplated, the Company will issue Debentures for fixed periods, and bearing a fixed rate of interest, payable half yearly in this country ; and in orct r to glee the holders of such Debentures undoubted security, they will have a lien on the entire property of the company, consisting first of the whole of the est a t es h e l d on mortgage, and much exceeding in value the total o f it s liabilities ;' and secondly, of the assets of the Compa n y , i n which its paid-up capital is invested, to gether with its large reserve of uncalled capital. The trans actions of the Company will be conducted free from all spe culation or purchase on their own account, and may be re garded as part a ki ng o f the nature of a Commission Agency between the Eu ro p ean lender and the Indian borrower, opening to the latter a command of capital limited only to the value and security his estates afford. PItOFITS. The profits of a well-conducted business of this description In such a field for operations as India may be tested by a comparison w.th th e resu l ts realised by the French Credit Foncier and other similar undertakings both abroad and at home. The institution named is limited by its statutes to lend at 5 per cent. interest, and it has to pay more than 4 per cent. interest on money raised on its Debentures ; the margin of profit is, therefore, very small. Nevertheless, the French Company pays at dividend of 16 percent. per annum, carrying a further sum equal to 7 per cent. to reserve. In India the margin of profit between the rate at which the money is borrowed and the rate at which it is lent will certainly not be less than 3 per cent., so that each £I,W. - 0,000 borrowed in England and loaned in India will give £30,000 a y ear towards Dividend on the Share Capital, of which it is not probable that more than £500,000 out of the £2,000,000 will be called up. MANAGEMENT IN INDIA. Arrangements have been made with the above three lead ing firma to act as Agents in India, so as to enable the Com pany to commence business without unnecessary delay. 75,000 Shares have been subscribed for privately, and the remaining 25,000 Shares are reserved for public subscription. Copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association lie for inspection at the Office of the Solicitors. Messrs. Fresh fields and Newman, 5, Bank buildings, Lothbury, and at the Temporary Offices of the Company. Applications to be made in the subjoined form to the Tem porary Offices of the Company, 69, Lombard-street ; or to the Offices of the General Credit and Finance Company of Lon don (Limited), 90, Cannon-street. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. No. Gentlemen,—l request that you will allot me Shares of £2O each in the capital of the Land Mortgage Bank of India (Limited), and I h ere b y agree to accept the said Shares, or any smaller number that you may allot to me, and to pay the oeposit of £2 on each Share so allotted, and I agree to become a memb er of the Company, and request you toplace my name Share allotted he t o m Register of Sh are h o l ders in respect o f th e e. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Name in full Address in full Profession or Business .... Reference Date A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First) FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall. vir.oncE OC TAVIUS WIGRAM, E s q., G over nor. PEARKES BARCLAY, Esq., Sub-Governor. Sir Jorni H ENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Remy , B ainbridge, Esq. Wiimot Holland, Esq. ilocert Barclay Es Earl of Leven and Melville. john Garratt E Mark Currie Close, Tg.scl. Chas. j". Manning' Eul. William Davidson, E sq. s Henry Nelson, Esq. The non. Josceline W. Percy. Thomas Dent, Esq . Charles Robinson, Esq, Alexander Druce , - Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Fredk. Jos. Edlmann, Esq. Erie Canine-ton Smith, Esq. Riversdale W. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. Pobt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P. Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.! William Wallace, Esq. Jas. Stewart Hodgson, Esq. Chas. Baring Young, Esq. Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq. , g.R.s. NOTICE.— file usual fifteen days allowed for payment of FIRE PREMIUMS falling due at Michaelmas will expire on 14th October. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Corporation on advantageous terms. The Reversionary Bonus on British Life Policies has ave raged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums ayable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The divisions of Profit take place every Five years. Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one Life. This Corporation affords to the Assured— Liberal participation in Profits—with exemption from the liabilities of partnership. A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual Societies —with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock. The advantages of modern practice,—with the security of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF. SPECIAL NOTICE. Policies on the participating system, granted on or before the 31st December, 1863, and in force at the close of the year 1865 , will bo entitled to share in the next division of profits ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary. OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road ay TEithe im me di a t e v i c i n i ty of the Great Northern Rail. ‘ , minus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. 'resi dent—The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. T Tills th r e easurer—Edward 3fasterman, Esq. And instan was t ad first hospital to i n t ro d uce th e p r i nc ipl e o f f ree mality of e mission to the d es tit u t e s i c k , w ith ou t th e for overnors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its mo s t sicknettitiable form—viz., that which is accom pr.nid by magnitude that, witah.nd disease, and is now of sufficient capable of admitting adequate support, it may be rendered the casual sick of intothis its wards a very large proportion of funds in order to grneat metropolis. It requires but the these the most wretchedoPeds available for the reception of inediouir fellow-creatures. Moreover, :it gratuitously affords out -patients advice and medicine to more, rtients a week. on the average, than 3,000 The Weekly Board feel it th p r u lnerative duty to make an 'EARNEST APPEAL to th for continued support, to enable them to admit and reelievelthe distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received I, -Y the Treasurer, Edward Masterman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by aessrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; and Co. Ransom and ;Glyn Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co.;enison W M and Co. ; iams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at the Hospital STANFORD S. surrn Secretary, No. 22,238 Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 volS., .. . f_:,..1 0 0 D SOCIETY. vi By Mrs. GREY, Author of " The G ambler's Wife," &c. "Good Society, in all its various phases, comes in for a complete anatomization at the hands of our author. That very many of the characters are sketched from life, can admit of no doubt. Altogether, to our mind, this surpasses any of the former works of the writer."—United Service Mag. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in 1 vol., with Illustrations, 155., bound, A WINTER IN UPPER AND LOWER EGYPT. By G. A. HOSKINS, Esq., F.R.G.S, "To travellers recommended to explore the Nile in search of health this volume will be invaluable. It abounds with excellent practical advice and instruction—an advantage which renders it superior to all other Egyptian works of travel we have met with."—Sun. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 122, FLEET-STREET, LONDON. NEW WORKS. MESSRS. JOHN MAXWELL AND CO. beg to announce that the undermentioned Works may be now had at every Circulating Library. Subscribers to those useful Institutions should not experience any delay in ob taining copies, as adequate editions have been printed, and the type is kept standing, to meet every demand as quickly as it arises SACKVILLE CHASE. 3 vols. STRONGHAND. By GUtTAVE AIMARD. s. 2. 2 voL 3. AUG' . BREAKFAST IN BED. lISTITS SAL 1. 1 vol. By GEORGE 4. THE REV. ALFRED HOBLUSH AND HIS CURACIES. 1 vol. 5. SECRETS OF MY OFFICE. 1 vol. In One VoL, Post Bvo., 10s. 6d., THE CROSS OF HONOUR. By the Author of " Small House in Piccadilly." [On Oct. 10. London : John Maxwell and Co . 122. Fleet-street. T " 0 XFO R D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE, CLA.RA, the MAID of MILAN, and Bellini's SONNAMBULA. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Huish, &c., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean, dtc. Comic, by UNSWORTH (" or any other man "), Mnn°, W. Randall, George Hodson, and those marvellous French Clowns, Messrs. ARTHUR and BERTRAND. Also, a Performance by Herr SCHALKENBACH on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCIIESTRE, contain ing a full baud of 40 instruments. The HALL has just been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is. ; private boxes, 102. 6d. CIANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order \..) to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pepper and Henryllircks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, "THE GHOST," to the Concert Hall, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Balcony, and body of the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr. A. Silvester to give (with all that gentleman's latest improvements and effects), REPRESENTATIONS EACH EVENING, at half-past Nine o'clock. AU the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Comedy by tinsworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, and the marvellous Arthur and Bertrand. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street. Piccadilly. These elegant Rooms are NOW OPEN for the Winter Season. They have been entirely redecorated. Musical Director, Mons. Jullien, of monster concerts cele brity. The band es selected from the Crrtal Palace, the Italian Operas, and the Household Troops of her Majesty. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, Is. Manager—M. GRENET. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The GHOST ! new version—The FAIRY FOUNTAIN — Grand Divertissement—Favourite Opera Selections—NlCO- SlA, the eminent Violinist—RAPHAEL DE SOLLA. the Infant Tenor—LANGLOIS, the Great Juggler, Every Evening. Doors open at 7—commence at half-past 7. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 6, 1863. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. VALETTA, Sept. 29.—Her Majesty's iron paddle wheel sloop Trident, 3, Commander C. J. Balfour, left Malta harbour on the 23d inst. for Athens, with a mail for the C o mmander-in-Chief. She took with her as passengers Commander Comber, R.N., to command the Pelican, and Lieut. Harris, R.N., and Lieut. Ching, R.N., to join their respective ships. Her Majesty's screw gunboat Foxhound, 4, Cam mender W. H. Anderson, left port the same day, to show the British flag at Syracuse, and returned on the 26th inst. She will leave again on the 30th for Athens, with the mail due from Marseilles on that day. Her Majesty's screw frigate Phcebe, 35, Capt. T. D. A, Fortescue, returned from Corfu on the 26th inst, in consequence of a breakdown in her machi nery. It will probably not be necessary for her to go to England for repairs, which can be made good here, and she is awaiting instructions on the subject from England. Sir V. Houlton and Lady Houlton returned to Malta by this vessel. Her Majesty's screw line-of-battle ship Revenge, 73, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral H. K Yelverton, C. 8., Capt. the Hon. F. A. Foley, arrived this morning from Corfu and Patras, in consequence of the receipt of a telegraphic despatch ordering her immediate return to this port. It is rumoured that she is to proceed to Toulon, to escort the new King of Greece to Athens, where, after his Majesty's coronation, it is expected she will relieve the Commander-in-Chief, and remain for the winter. She is at present await ing telegraphic instructions from . England. Her Majesty's screw line-of-battle ship Meeanee,6o,Capt. G. Wodehouse, is still here, and is to go up to Athens with the mail expected on the 7th or Bth pros. There are also in port her Majesty's ships Psyche, de spatch vessel, and the Medina, surveying ship. Colonel Crawley is expected tonight from India, on his way to England via Marseilles, to undergo his trial by court-martial, and by the steamer Ceylon for Southampton, 63 non-commissioned offi cers and privates are proceeding home to give evi -1 deuce in the case. A letter from Corfu, dated Sept. 21, says—The health of the troops has somewhat declined lately, as the temperature is excessively hot for the season. Rear-Admiral Yelverton in the Revenge steamed into harbour on the 13th instant from Greece, the Hon. Sir Victor Houlton and Lady Houlton being passengers. A shock of earthquake was felt here to-day at half-past 1 p.m., but it caused no damage that I have heard of. The frigate Pheebe came in on the 18th and a gunboat on the 19th inst. The former 1 hear will leave for Malta and England on the 23d of this month. The screw steam corvette Scylla, 21, from Ports mouth for China, arrived at Plymouth yesterday Execution of Deserters from the Federal The orders issued by the Federal authorities for execution of all soldiers deserting their colours, are being unsparingly carried out. The correspondent of the New York Herald, with Meade's army, writ ing on Sept. 19, thus describes the shooting of two deserters !—" Yesterday the solemn and impressive scene of shooting two men for desertion took place in the third division commanded by Gen. Hayes. The unfortunate victims of this tragic event were two substitutes who were sent out from Boston a few weeks ago to the 14th Connecticut Volunteers. Their names were Edward Elliot, Company B, and Charles Eastman, Company I, both privates. As the second corps had been on the march for several days,the prisoners were brought in charge of the pro vost-marshal, and were removed from corps head quarters to General Hayes's on the morning of the execution. As the sentence was to be carried out before four o'clock p.m., and it was now within half an hour of the time, the door was thrown open, and the two prisoners, leaning on the chaplains' arms, walked to the ambulance that was to carry them to execution. From our elevated position we could plainly see the troops forming in line around the graves. The procession now formed. In front was the band of the 14th Connecticut, playing the dead march. After these the shooting party of sixteen selected from the provost-guard of the division, and belonging to the 10th New York battalion. After these followed the coffin-bearears—eight conscripts of the Ist Delaware. Next, the ambulance bear ' r ing the prisoners, the chaplains, and myself, followed by a guard. The procession moved along slowly and solemnly, the prisoners all the time either reading the Testament or conversing with the chaplains. As the third brigade was out on picket duty, only the first and second were present. They were drawn up in the following order ; The second brigade formed two lines of the square, whilst the first brigade formed the other line. As the procession reached the square the rri sonere alighted from the ambulance, and the band fell to the rear. Here the bearers took up the coffins on their shoulders, in front of thn prisoners. The prisoners cast a timid, troublous look at the coffins, and then moved on, leaning on the chaplains. The coffins were placed beside the two graves, which were dug about five feet deep. The Rev. Mr. Murphy addressed the prisoners and the troops present in feeling language, exhorting all to join in prayer to God to have mercy on the two souls so soon to appear in His presence. He strongly exhorted others to take warning by the tragic fate of the prisoners, and not desert their country's service. Captain Fields now came up and bandaged the prisoners' eyes. Elliot sat back on his soffin— Eastman knelt in prayer. His voice was audible above the click and sound of the guns as they were brought to " present." The word " fire" having been given, Elliot fellbacir gently on his coffin, only wounded, while Eastman jumped up and tore the bandage from his eyes, evidently untouched. The reserve was ordered up. Eastman appeared as if electrified, and placed his hands before his eyes to shut out the horrid sight. The men again missed. The provost-marshal, during this, in mercy, pulled out his revolver and shot him through the head; he also fired another ball through Elliot's head. After the two unfortunate men were pronounced lifeless, the troops were marched by the corpses. The Sunday Haymaking Case. morning. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. 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RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. 17117HITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITIONS OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective Invention in the curative treatment of HEItN I A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, Is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the bloc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and Ms. Bd. Postage, is. A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. Bd. Postage, is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Poet. office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are tporous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on !We an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7e. 6d., 10s., to 16s. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 22e. Piccadilly. CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratford-upon- Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8., is Chairman) are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stourbridge and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and Greenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or Messrs. Glyn and Co., bankers, London. _ _ . By direction of the AdMiralty the apparatus in vented by Captain H. F. M'Sillop for cleansing the bottom of iron ships from seaweed and other marine incrustations is to be tried at Chatham dockyard. Their lordships have directed the first trial to be made on the bottom of the iron paddle wheel steamer Recruit, which is to be plead at the disposal of Captain M'Killop. The chief merit of the invention lies in their being no necessity for placing iron ships in dock every time their bottoms require cleansing. If the trials ordered to be made should prove satisfactory the invention will prove of the greatest possible benefit, as the only draw back to the use of iron ships for lengthened voyages undoubtedly is to be found in the necessity which periodically exists for placing them in dock to un dergo the cleansing process. An examination was yesterday made of the bottom of the iron steamer Recruit bysome of th© staff connected with the mas ter shipwright's department, when it was found to be very foul, many of the weeds which thickly cover her bottom being from one to three feet in length, while the other marine incrustations were likewise The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip tion list to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee rest their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only the birthplace of Shakspeare, but the centre of attraction to all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his home, the town he loved, and where he lived and died. found to be very thick, The bottom of the Recruit had been paved over with one of the anti-fouling compositions, none of which have proved better than the Admiralty mixture of coal-tar and naphtha. After the Recruit has been treated according to Captain Maillop's method she will be placed in dock in order to ascertain the extent to which her bottom has been cleansed. Yesterday the paddlewheel steamer Lucifer ar rived alongside the dockyard at Chatham from Portsmouth with a cargo of timber, machinery, and other stores for that establishment. The Lords of the Admiralty have awarded a silver medal and an annuity of £lO to Sergeant C. Jeffery, of the Chatham division of Royal Marines, ' for distinguished service and exemplary conduct. The following appointments and promotions were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Commander M. B. Cockraft to be an Inspecting Commander of the Coastguard, vice Commander Symons, appointed to the Indus; Lieut. C. G. Fegen, additional of the Pembroke, for service in the Coastguard; Lieut. G. Parsons, additional of the Pembroke, for service in tender; Lieut. C. R. T. Russell and Lieut. George W. Allen to the Excellent, additional for study; E. C. D. Phillips, master, to the Asia for the Wasp ; R. C. P. Lawrenson, assist-surg., to the Cumber land, for naval barracks; C. C. P. Bawden, mas ter's assistant, supernumerary, to the Fisgard ; J. Anderson, of the Indus; Hugh Aitken, of the Ed gar ; George Boyd, of the Asia; E. C. Legh, of the Dauntless; J. Ring (b), of the Havock ; J. Watson (b), and R. Blackwood, supernumeraries of the Indus, and C. E. Uffindell, supernumerary of he Fisgard, promoted to first-class assist. engineers; e rINSTITUTI ON Most craei uBMajesty NATIONALtedby Ro ya l Charter). PATRONESS LIFE-BOAT R°3( AL(lnoorp ora PRESI DENT — Vice - Admiral th --E1 ofNort t h h om e te r e l n a . nd, the Duke E.G., F. CHAIRMAN—Thos. Raring ' Esq ., m p DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman,P.R.& V.P. Esq., F.k.S v r APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that, since the beginning of the year 1861, the Roya' Nationallnstitution has expended £ 28,550 on various Lifeboat Lifebooat lishments on the Coasts of England , Scotland, and tt ref stab- The number of lives saved by the Life - boats of Society, and other means, since its formation, is 13,220 tor which services 82 Gold Medals, 733 Silver Medals, and £17,200 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu tion has also expended £75,380 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting-carriages, 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 of 125 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom. Deeply sensible, however, of the great responsibility that rests on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and its Crews practised in the management of their boats, whin. can only be effected by a large and permanent annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their countrymen to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so great and truly national a work. The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following con tributions X s. Her Majesty the Queen .. annual 50 0 0 Campbell, the Iron. Mrs. G. .. .. annual 5 0 0 Clerk, Colonel, R.A. annual 1 1 0 (butts and Co. Messrs., Bankers .„ .. annual 10 0 0 Currie, Wm. 1;:sq. 4th don. 10 0 0 Erie, Lord Cilia Sustice .. don. 10 10 0 Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., H.C.B. .. 2d don. 25 0 0 Fenwick, G. J., Esq., cost of a Lifeboat and Tran sporting* Carriage - 250 0 0 Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. .. don. 30 0 Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. 7th don. 10 0 0 Palmer, Sir Roundel], M.P., ll.M.'s Solici tor-General . annual 2 2 0 Royal Yacht Squadron . . . annual 10 0 0 .. don. 100 0 0 Thomas, M oi, ic i h a a d e y l, , E w s e q s . ton.. . super-Marc, collected by her Ladyship .. •• •• .• •• 16 18 0 Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord .. annual 5 0 0 Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfully re eived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Cc., 76, Lombard -street; Messrs. Coutts and Co., 59, Strand; Messrs. Herries, Farouhar, and Co., 16, St. James's-street, London ; by al. the Collectors of Customs and Bankers in the United Kingdo m; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis. Esq., at the Office of the Instlt4ieri. /4, John-ztrect, lomclon, J. M‘Master, of the Vulcan ; T. Russell, of the Tartar; G. O'Brien, of the Rapid; D. Grant, of the St. George ; James Jack, of the Aboukir ; T. N. Crowder, of the Jason ; and D. Ferguson, of the Nile, promoted to acting first-class assist engineers. - 11 , A. I 111'114- Aic , , , ,(7e , ,37,,A% figFy* ~.17%...1% •4) „-;.• , orr• int 4 Mrs' ot. , . J g". ) , 4 ‘. -0,„4431:141, ' C • - removed to Johnson's Island, from which place he sent a letter to one of his friends in this city to go to his late boarding house, settle his bill and get his trunk, which was to be forwarded to him on the island above named. This news being imparted to the military circle generally the terrible truth flashed across their minds for the first time that they had been entertaining and giving important information to a spy from the Confederate army. Measures were immediately taken to fasten upon the sharper Belville the charge of being a spy, and District Provost Marshal Reaney went to Johnson's Island for that purpose. Mr. Reaney has returned from Johnson's Island, bringing with him the spy Belville, who is at present lodged in the M'Lean Barracks, on Third-street, to await the further action of the authorities. His real name has not yet been developed, the probabilities being that Belville is fictitious. The marshal has further learned that about two and a half years ago Bel ville entered the rebel service under John Morgan, a portion of whose command, of which Belville was a member, was detached and ordered to report to Humphrey Marshall. General Marshall made Bel vine's acquaintance, and learning that he could speak five different languages, and being exceedingly shrewd withal, had charged him to come North in the capacity of a spy. Belville went to Washington, New York, Boston, Baltimore, St. Louis, and all the leadng cities and posts, and adroitly succeeded in gaining the confidence of all the military authori ties, from President Lincoln down. The information be gained at the capitol from the War Department and the cabinet officers was of great importance, and was continually forwarded South by the under ground railway. When he had occasion to visit the armies he would purchase stores for the Union troops, and, as a sutler 'or agent for the Sanitary Commission, always had free passes to every part of the Union camp. Stich was his knowledge of all our movements that no sooner were they deter mined upon by our commanders than the enemy was posted at once, and our plans checkmated or frus trated. It is truly marvellous how successfully he carried on his operations. He is now kept in close military confinement, and will be brought before a military court-martial to be convened by General Burnside, and tried as a spy, and, if convicted, of w hich there is no possible doubt, he will suffer death by being shot.— Czncinnati Enquirer. A public meeting, convened by the National S u nday League, was held last evening in Cam bridge-hall, Newman -street, Oxford-street, Mr. shaen in the chair, "to protest against the inflic tion of punishment by fine, distraint, or the stocks, in cases of necessary Sunday labour, and to appeal to parliament to amend the law relating thereto." There was a very large attendance. Mr. Morrell, the hon. secretary of the League, read letters from Si r J. Walmesley, Sir J. G. Wilkinson, and others, a pologising for their inability to attend, but entirely con curring in the objects of the meeting. The Chairman, openi ng t h e b us i ness o f th e mee ti ng , a , p re r s l s t eThis opinion that if the Leigh magistrates had thought for one moment that their judgment would have called d own upon t h em t h e o bl oquy i t had done, they would have hesitated before putting into force the provisions of an old and obsolete law aga inst the farmers o f t h e ne i g hb our h oo d f or per forming an act of necessary labour. (Cheers.) Having reviewed t h e whole c i rcumstances con nectedf i with the h a y ma ki ng case, he conc l u d e d b y contending that the d ec i s i on o f the mag i s t ra t es was unjust, uncalle d for, and tyrannica'. (Cheers.) Mr. lte eding J. B. Langley moved the first resolution as follows : .....a That this meeting strongly condemns the con ductthe justi ces i n the L e i gh hay-harvest i ng case of , as an arbitrary and vexatious infliction of punishment for n ecessary S unday labour, and than k s the g entlemen formi ng th e d e f ence comm i ttee f or their i i ee nergetic acti on , b y w hi ch and the support of the h press, the L e i g h f armers have b een held to h av e been justified in savi ng th e i r cro p s f rom th e pe effects of ruin." Mr. J o h n K enney secon d e d t h e resolution, which was carried with one dissentient. Dr. p er fit moved the second resolution :—" That the Sabbotarian element of the country, in defiance of public opinion, having resorted to the revival of Acts parliame n t d eemed obsolete, warrants the adoption of of a new s ph ere of action on the part of the National Sunday League in affording protec tion i n cases of necess ary S unday la b our. " H e en forced the resoluti on i n a very eloquent speech, w hich was received with applause by the meeting. Mr. 0. Clements seconded the resolution, which was su pported by Mr. S. Ay toun, and ca rr i e d unani mously. The followi ng mou sly. resolutions were also adopted :--" That a p et i t i on to Parliament be sent from this meeting, ca lli ng the attention of the legislatur e to the n ecess i ty of devising means for the decisi ons of county justices on Sun dPrveaeyonbtsienrgvance being made a public nuisance and dal." "That this m eet i ng, d es i rous t h at t h e Sunday, a s far as possible, s h ou ld, i n a ddi t i on t o pure ly religious duties, be ma d e ava il a bl e f or t h e healt h y r ecreation and moral elevation of the people, s would urge upon Parliament, by petitions, the de sirability of opening the national institutions on Sunday afternoons, being convinced that much labour now done at home on that day would thereby be vote ba u doned." The p rocee di ngs concluded with a v of thanks to the Com m itt ee o f t h e L eague f or the Leigh h ay - mak i ng case b efore the a e bringing to the ch a i rman for presiding on the - o p c u c b a l s i i c o , n. and CANINEMADNESS CIIRABLE.—The g enerally re• ceivedopinion that this disorder is constantly fate seems about to be seriously questioned. The Abeille Mddi cage publishes a letter from M. E. Decroix, a veterinary i n w hich he ar r i ves at the following conclusions surgeon, That a subject labouring under canine madness may e die without any fit of frenzy. 2. That a subject in whom the disorder is characterised by such fits, their frequency is in the direct ratio of exterior provocation. 3. That a dog anger, communicate the disease by a bite,ay in an a d violent yet fit continue of to enj o y p er f ec t h ea lth; and 4. may, That there are examples which show that communicated rabies is capable of cure, either spontaneously or by means of a proper treatment. The, first two points were the sub ject of an article we gave a few weeks ago ; the third is rendered probable by an observation published some time ago by M. rut6gnat ; as to the fourth, the cases quoted by our author are certainly conclusive. In the first, a dog inocu lated with the saliva of a man attacked with the disease, a fortnight after displays all the symptoms of quiet madness, which gradually diminishes in intensity, and at length disappear entirely in the course of 13 days without any remedy being applied. The second case was much the same. In the third cast), a man and his wife were bitten by an un known dog. A month later the man died of confirmed rabies at the hospital. Two days after his death his wife was taken ill and received into the hospital, where the phy sician pronounced her disorder to be rabies, nevertheless she got better and eventually recovered. The doctor then said he had been misled by the symptoms, and that the disorder was not rabies. The question at once presents itself—m hat was it then? Either rabies has definite symptoms which may be easily recognised, or there must be a disorder as y e t unknown, which has the same symptoms and yet is not rabies. Is it not more logical to confess at once that rabies is not always incurable ? The fourth case is one reported in 1777 by the surgeon Beudon. A sow and a little dog were both bitten by a mad dog, which afterwards ran away, but returned two days after in a pitiable state. 13eudon had it put into a cage, and for several days it dii•played all the symptoms of rabies. Beudon then caused vinegar to boil in the cage, so ae to expose the animal to the fumes. By degrees the patient got better; and at length recovered. Six days after the infliction of the bite the sow became raging mad, a state which lasted seven hours. Beudon took ad vantage of a momentary respite to cause boiling vinegar to be let down into the sty. When this vinegar got cool the sow drank some and got better; vinegar was then mixed with its food, and in the course of a few days the animal was medically cured. The little dog had no symptoms at all. It may now be asked whether these cures were spontaneous or owing to the vinegar. At all events, these cases show that there is a possibility of reco very; and M. Decroix thinks that among all the nostrums proposed as specifics for this terrible affection, there may happen to be one of real value, but rejected on account of this preconceived opinion of the incurability of the disease. PR1CR......, ..4d. STAMPED ....sd. GERMANY AND DENMARK. We take the following from the official report of the sitting of the Ist of October of the German Diet at Frankfort " The President laid before the Assembly a note from the British Envoy, Sir Alex. Motet, dated the Ist of October, in which the latter communicates to the Diet a despatch from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affaits of Great Britain, Earl Russell, dated the 13th of September, con cerning the constitutional question of Holstein-Lauenburg. The Diet directed that this document should be referred to the joint committees charged with the examination of the question. " After some local business, a vote was come to upon the report presented to the sitting of the 19th of Sept., relative to the constitutional question of Holstein-Lauenburg by the joint committees, as also upon the propositions advanced in that report. These latter are approved by the majority of the Assembly. The envoy charged to represent the Minis ter of Denmark and Holstein-Lauenburg protests against this approval in the name of the rights of the Royal Ducal Government, referring to the declarations made previously by Denmark, and abstains from voting upon the approval of the joint committees. " The resolution which the Diet takes on the subject of this question runs thus : "1. The Government of Denmark and of Holstein- Lauenburg has not fulfilled the federal obligations relative to the constitution of the Duchies of Holstein-Lauenburg, and, especially, by its declaration of the 27th of August of this year it has not acted up to the federal resolution of the 9th of July last; federal execution must, therefore, be resorted to to enforce (if they have not already been com plied with) the application in the said Duchies of the federal resolutions of the 11th of February and 12th of August, 1858, of the Bth of March, 1860, of the 7th of February, 1861, and of the 9th of July, 1863. "2. The Austrian, Prussian, Saxon, and Hanoverian Governments are charged to carry out the execution, and the Governments of Saxony and of Hanover will be invited each to name a civil commissary, who, it needs be, and after having received the instructions of the Diet on the mode of execution, will have to administer, according to those instructions by order of the German Confederation, the duchies of Holstein-Lauenburg in the stead and in the name of the King-Duke, without prejudice to the rights of the latter, which are only provisionally suspended. "Moreover, the said Governments shall be called upon to place at the disposal of the civil commissaries a detach ment of 6,000 men, the composition of which they will de cide upon between themselves, and at the same time the Governments of Austria and of Prussia will be invited to hold ready, in case of resistance to the federal executive, in concert with the kingdoms of Saxony and Hanover, a suffi cient body of troops to support victoriously the detachment in question. "3. Communication of this resolution shall be made to the Royal Ducal Government in virtue of Article IV. of the regulation for execution, through its envoy ; at the same time, that Government will be reminded in an official state ment of the propositions of the committees of the 18th Juno of this year, of the Federal resolution of the 9th July of the same year, and of the report serving as a basis to the motions actually made by the joint committees, and Den mark will be summoned to comply with the demands for mulated, and to make known her intention within a delay of three weeks. _ YY ; " 4. This resolution shall be brought to the cognisance of the Governments of Austria, Prussia, Saxony, and Hanover by their envoys, and those Governments will be called upon to make all the necessary preparations, that the measures decreed may be immediately put into execution. On this question the Journal desDebats publishes the following, dated Frankfort, Oct, 1 ; " A note has been addressed by the English Government to Baron de Kubeck, President of the Assembly for Austria, in which Earl Russell calls upon the Diet to open fresh ne gotiations with Denmark through the intermedium of Aus tria and Prussia before carrying out its threatened invasion, in the hope of thereby attaining a pacific settlement. The English note has been referred to the two united committees, who will make a report to the Assembly in an early sitting. This new diplomatic incident will necessarily lead to a de lay in the execution of the military measures which the Confederation proposed to take against Denmark. The con tents of the English note dwell, we are assured, upon the proposals which the chief of the Foreign-office addressed simultaneously on Sept. 20, 1562, to the Diet and to Den mark ; they pointed out the basis upon which a friendly entente might be established between the two pasties inte rested. Germany, it will be remembered, showed itself in clined to accept those proposals, but they were not well re ceived at Copenhagen." The Moors and Forests in Scotland. (From the Inveniess Courier.) The moors and hills are so difficult of access, on account of snow, that very little sport has been obtained during the past week. Deer-stalkers especially are compelled to remain idle, and most of them have left for the South. Lord Selkirk took his departure from Gildermory, on the Novar estate, this morning, his lordship having this year concluded one of the oldest shooting leases in the North of Scotland. The following are the notes which we havo been able to collect : Lord Dacre and party have killed 37 stags at Ceanacroc, up to Monday last. On the 23d ult. his lordship killed a very fine royal, with a head of 13 points. The brow antlers measured 12 inches in length. Lord Middleton has shot a number of fine fat stags in the Applecross Forest. The weight of one of them has been tested, and found to be 20 stones 2lbs. clean, with a fine "long-tined and beau tifully-formed" royal head ; span 341 inches. Captain Ayre also shot, in the Applecross Forest, 6 stags, from 10 to 12 points, by only firing seven shots, an d only kill ing one stag at each shot. A few days ago, Lord H. Bentinck shot two stags right and left in the forest of Glenavon, and two on each of the two following and days. On Friday week he shot three s ta g s at One talk hese , an other stag on the afternoon of Saturday. Among t was a royal, and another with 11 points. All w ere in good con dition, averaging about 15 stones. His lordship has now left for the forest of Loch-Fero and will finish his deerstalking for the se ason by returning to Mar Forest th rou gh Glenavon, thus hunting three extensive forests in one season. Up to the present time, 19 stags have been killed in Sir James Matheson's forest of Morsgail, in the Lows, most of them in very fine condition. In spite of the weather being unfavourable, Lord liinloch has succeeded in bringing down three stags, one of them having a head of 14 points. Sir Gr orga Deuys has shot three stags, Mr. E. A. Tanford one, Mr. Magnay two, one being a royal; Mr., Ryrie two, one with 14 points, and one a Royal. The sal mon fishing in the river Creed, near the Castle, and at the Ghrimersta on the west side of the island, has been success ful, although the season was a late one, owing to the dry weather during the summer preventing the fish running up the river. Mr. E. A. Tanford has caught 98 salmon, having several times brought home eight or nine fish in a day, and on one occasion at the Ghrituersta, 13. Three gentlemen from the Castle, in a day and a half, caught in the Ghri ntersta, 27 salmon, the two largest weighing respectively 15 and 16 pounds ; and two gentlemen, a short time before, caught in little more than two days 32 salmon. In fact the lochs and river at the last named places quite swarmed with fish, affording sport unsurpassed in Scotland. LOLD CLYDE'S BEQUEST TO GENERAL VINOY.--. In a codicil to his will, dated May 23 last, the late Lord Clyde thus expresses himself in reference to the above distinguished French general, now commanding the Ist di vision of the army of Paris :—" I give and bequeath to Lieut.-Gen. Vinoy, commanding a division in the French army, and my old and beloved comrade in the Crimea, the sum of £5OO, as a token of my especial esteem and regard." During the Crimean campaign Gen. Venoy commanded a body of French troops placed near those commanded by Sir Colin Campbell at Balaklava. On several occasions difficult and perilous duties were confided to their united forces. The upshot was a warm and lasting friendship between the two generals, whose example contributed much to the esta blishment of that thorough good understanding, kindly feel ing, and mutual admiration, which marked the intercourse of the Zouaves and Highlanders throughout the Crimean war. Uwe are not misinformed, a portrait of Gen. Viuoy, painted expressly for Queen Victoria, now hangs in her Majesty's writing-closet at 'Windsor Castle, as a companion picture to that of his comrade in arms, Sir Colin Campbell. At the assault and capture of the Mala k o ff General Vino; greatly distinguished himself, and at this moment,theroto no officer in the French army more like l y than 1 moy obtain a marshal's baton. EXTENSIVE FIRE AT LIVERPOoL, of the upper day morning a fire broke out in r ester °, 0 1 7f 0 :0 a , in II a r ri n flogsg of Rainford-square Rice and Flo_n_ essrs. Wright and ton-street, Liverpool, belonging Cross, corn merchants and Willer first that the fire would be aro to lu It was anticipated at illertf'dastrous one, owing to • os e block of buildings. W hi c h the proximity of a very exteu e r The well sustained and were threatened by the flan ' rlicu , however, prevented any active erty, and the fire v active exertions of the coo N " sub very serious destruction of P P _ had been sustained. anted John Clu dued, when an estimated loss of 1), es, who was known It is feared that a boy n to be at work on the floor below when the fire originated, and who ha s no, bee n seen since, has perish e d. t THE T E A TRADE, October, s.—The deliveries in 1 London estimated for the week were 1,019,16111)., which is an increase of 19,2111 b, compared with the previous state ment. THE ARMY. Yesterday, Major-General R. Rumley, the In- I spector-General of Infantry, commenced his half yearly inspection of the depot battalions and other infantry troops quartered in the Chatham district. The inspection was yesterday confined to the se veral corps forming the Ist battalion, the various re giments composing which assembled on the general parade-ground at Chatham-barracks, at ten o'clock, under the command of Col. H. Jervis. The corps on the ground consisted of the depot companies of the Ist and 2d battalions of the 4th King's Own, 35th Regiment, 43d Light Infantry, 77th and 94th Regiments, and the 101st Royal Bengal Fusiliers ; but in consequence of most of the regiments having given a large number of men for embarkation this season to augment the service companies in India and elsewhere, the strength of the battalion is at present smaller than it has been for some time past. The battalion having been formed at quarter-dis tant column by columns of companies, Major-Gen. Rumley made a minute inspection of the kits, ac coutrements, and arms of the noncommissioned officers and men of the several depots, at the termination of which he took up his position at the flagstaff. The battalion then marched past in quick time, and executed some few other manceuvres, the t m h s e n g t r s o t u o n b d e n c o a t r r permitting ff a e n c y t. v e A r y t e a xte n- s n i a v t e u m re o o v f e formedsub sequent intopo rt on f line, and the inspection successively Put thro n gh was the manual and platoon exercises, as well as the bayonet drill, by the several captains of companies, who we re called to the front and tested in their know ledge ire r quarters,a of h he troops were afterwards dismissed to h and later in th e d a y th e M a jor- General was occupied some hours in the inspection of the internal arrangements of the barracks, in- Sze., together with cladin Ole schools, non-co_mmissioned officers' guar r o ffi cial documents ters, barrack-rooms, cook-houses, quartermaster's battalions. h Last night ota the edt booksh o e t hve various ris andotuo store s, depotss , orderly accounts, aan nd d rooms, ot the Inspector-General was entertained at mess by the officers of the Ist battalion, and this morning he will resume his ',facial duties at the garrison by the inspection of the 2d depot battalion. A SPY AMONG THE FEDERALS. A few months since a fashionably dressed per sonage arrived in Cincinnati per railroad, and secured a suite of rooms at the Burnet House, and registered his name as " Louis A. Belville, Russia." His suavity of manner, elegance and neatness of dress, general appearance, and indeed everything betokened that the newly arrived guest was one possessing metropolitan intelligence, if not those attributes of popularity now a days, affluence and wealth. His manner was reserved but firm, his conversation bland yet winning, and only a few days elapsed before he extorted from the resident guests of the house, both civic and military, a soli citude to make his acquaintance, which was some what difficult to accomplish apparently. Once made, however, the wily Russian, by his social ability and lavishness with money, so completely enamoured his new acquaintances, that they, to use a vulgar expression, " tied to him," urged and gained his introduction to their female friends, and in short inaugurated him as the prince of society in Cinci natti. Parties were given that this foreign repre sentative might loom out more specially as the bright particular star. He was feted to his heart's content, no pains being spared to give him ovations that would honour a higher personage in the grade of European society than that which he was alleged to be. Yankee curiosity was raised to its highest pitch as to the probable mis sion of this gentleman on the American continent, and the solicitude in finding out culminated in the question direct being put to the nobleman. With his usual keenness and nonchalance he responded promptly that recently in Russia he had been in veigled into a quarrel with his Government of a political character, but of such a serious nature to the Emperor that banishment from the country was the consequence. His intentions were at once decided to come to America, and become one of her citizens, and, after a residence here of three years, return to Russia and enjoy all the privileges of that kingdom without fear of molestation. His offhand method of briefly alluding to his complicated foreign difficulty succeeded in satisfying his American friends, and gained for him a sympathy that was really wonderful. Thus matters continued for seve ral days. Staff officers of the various Generals resi dent and transient were not content in their strolls through the city and evening promenades with lady friends unless Mr. Belville was one of their number. At the various military headquarters in the city he was a welcome and constant visitor, and being deeply interested in our domestic difficulties, and sympathising strongly with our Government in the complete success of the Union arms, many of the contemplated movements were confided to his keep ing. His suggestions were frankly given and thank fully received. Indeed, no American citizen and to the manner born could have learned one-tenth of the information imparted to this stranger Russian. By the side of Generals he visited the fortifications, camps, &c., discovered our real strength in the field and at posts, and the destination of our armies, &c. His knowledge of the American States was limited, and t o p ar ti cu l ar i se was ' a astonishingly " military necessity" en the part of those with whom he conversed. He passed in and out of military prisons at all times , and had a carte blanche to visit any portion of this department. A seeming indiffe rence to accept the many compliments that were tendered to him, and the d ec li na ti on o f several a confiden c e w ith our milita r y offers, gained him chieftains and their aids amazingly marvellous. At their request he went to a f as hi ona bl e boarding house on Fourth-street, adjoining headquarters, and where none but military officers are entertained. Occasionally h e would leave the city for a few days to visit Chicago, St. Louis, and other Western and North-Western cities, and to become more familiar With the American country. Although his absence was brief he was missed by his scores of friends, who welcomed his return 'with unmistakeable affection. One of these absentirgs was• unusually long, and considerable misgiving was entertained as to his failure in returning Jest an accident caused the delay. A few days since hi s absence was accounted for, the latest bubble of Queen City confidence was exploded, and the Russian nobleman turned out to be nothing more or less than a rebel spy, whose discovery was thus made. His last trip from Cincinnati was to Lexington, not tar from which, in a skirmish, he was taken Prisoner with other rebels in arms, Ho was r -••••`,1,9 Iry-• i-^ :••• 17. ~7 ' i ~~ ,e--- - 0- 4 ' ~~_-_~ ~,~ ~~ RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, PEEBLES. - - The report of the directors states that the gross i revenue of the railway for the 6iX months ending the 31st of July last amounted to £7,305, and fore the corresponding six months of 1862 to £6,232, exhibiting an increase of £1,073. The moiety of of the revenue belonging to the company wag 13,60 The disposable balance amounted to £3,238, of I i which £255 was payable to the North British Rail way Company, being one half of the surplus after making provision for a dividend of 6 per cent. on the company's ordinary shares for the two past half years. Out of the remainder the directors proposed to pay the usual dividend of 5 per cent. on the preference shares, and a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. upon the ordinary shares, leaving a balance of . £2OB. The dividend upon the ordinary shares might have been 6 1 ,- per cent. for the past half-year, but the directors were desirous to carry forward a surplus sufficient tomeet certain old accounts which. were in course of adjustment. It was proposed to make the dividends payable on the 13th inst. The North British Railway 'Company continued to discharge their obligations in an efficient and satis -1 f ac t o ry manner. `signed. The lease had been adjulited and MANCHESTER, SII.EFFIELD, AND LINCOLN sninE. The total expenses of this company's railway, ' ‘3.:ae.m7o fr u o n m ted th t e o 1 5 5t 77 3 :8, u 2 1y 6 including rents, tolls, duty, to as the aga i2n7stthl7s 02September,for thelB 6 from the_v ist July to the corresponding period of 1862, and 1862. The proportion of the South Junction receipts t accruing to this company 27th September amountedtope...r2io:od2;f £8,407 for the corresponding the expenses to £3,969 as against £3,589. INDIAN CARRYING. PanY was The third ordinary meeting of this corn held yesterday at the Loudon Tavern, Sir Macdonald Stephenson in the chair. Mr. W. Thomson, the secretary, read the notice convening the meeting. The report stated that the operations of the past year had, on the wh ole, been. attended with a satisfactory result. 0 wing alt o g ether to the injudicious proceedings of the late manager at Bombay a loss had been sustained on the working in that Presidency, but the directors had more than ever reason to believe that under the change made in the local management a profitable course of business would be opened. Mr. Bates, the Madras manager, whose operations had shown great ability and had been attended with signal success, had been directed to visit Bombay for the purpose of assisting by his advice in the reorgani sation of the company's business there. The business in the Madras Presidency had shown a steady improvement from the commencement. The repo,rts received from the manager at Calcutta continued most encouraging as to the prospects of the company.. The result of the few months' operations, although. the accounts did not show a profit, was satisfactory. As soon as the system was brought into operation the receipts rose from £9B in the month of January, to £1,431 in the month of February. The expense which had been incurred in the hire of carts was now being diminished by the substitution of the company's own vehicles. The Bengal Government being about to discontinue their bullock trains, had notified their readiness to enter into contracts for the work hitherto done by them, and a tender on the part of the company had accordingly been sent in. It was well understood that the Govern ment would, on favourable terms, make over to the parties contracting the plant necessary for carrying on the work. The revenue ac count showed a balance of profit of £2,008, of which the directors recommend that £750 should be ap propriated to the payment of a dividend for the half-year ending the 30th of June last, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. The capital account showed that £25,000 had been received, and £13,610 expended, leaving a balance of £11,390. The re venue account for the year ending June 30 showed that £24,405 had been received, and £22,397 ex pended, leaving a balance of £2,008. The CHAIRMAN said that a dividend aimed from revenue of 3 per cent. for the half-year would fur nish the best commentary upon the text of the re port. The company's operations had been but recently undertaken, and the usual incidents b.. 11 : 1 occurred—partial success and partial failure, tho former of a nature to afford grounds to hope for its continuance and increase, the latter being suffici ently explained by the want of judgment in a par ticular agency which had since been re-modelled. The principles on which the company had proceeded, of endeavouring to act with rather than against ex isting associations had been appreciated, and enabled. the directors to secure the good will and co-opera tion of others engaged in the same pursuit They had proceeded cautiously, and were enabled, notwith standing losses from causes they had no reason to anticipate, to recommend a dividend upon the re• suit of the half year's working. The company had advantages over other parties in India of capital. and systematic organisation, with officers specially trained in the great carrying establishment of this country, and selected for their high qualifications. Those gentlemen had, as a body, fully justified the expectations of the board, and the shareholders might rely upon their interest being safe in their hands. He concluded by moving that the report and accounts be approved and adopted, and that a dividend be declared at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, for the half-year ending the 30th June, payable on and after the 19th inst.: Mr. W. HARTRIDGE seconded the motion, and it was carried unanimously. On the motion of Captain J. A. ANGUS, seconded by the Rev. H. WALDRON, Mr. J. E. Coleman and Mr, G. Engstrom, the retiring auditors, were re elected, with an allowance of 10 guineas each. The proceeding concluded with a Tote of thanks to the chairman and directors. ,//74- The Court-Martial on Colonel Crawley. The Mhow correspondent of the Times of I ndi a, writing under date August 21, says :—" a C do l e ze Payn, Major Champion, A.A.G., with about e 52 officers of Gth Dragoons and 72d liighlantd. ; )ra _ non-commissioned officers and privates :ion, were goons, one Parsee and two Portuguese to by division order directed to leave thooco in the morrow 'en route for England, ns ° com panies the, coition case of Colonel Crawley, who also e ao t hat any more party. It was not anticipated he a rto that already evidence would be required rearto have taker). selected ; but matters w onld r a m P r noon a peremptory a turn lately, as yesterdaya . alai, every Man who order was received to tho e ffect ant-Major Lilley, or in any -w a y d ur i ng I v tu ous enough to say anything had been on sentry ove.r Sergeant-Major brought into contactairveltn a l s o to be cent to England. unhappy case either way, his imprisonment , t . of th is about the merits shall not be presa . s be permitted t o state that the but I may pallor' , . . . tt.e Sei pp? essz yen principle has extent to vi willsome . A been carve. . ~ nu bile is ignorant of one-half the facts of now the i" the case' In a late numb er o f your paper you coin d u pon the gro at oiente difficulty all along ex perienced in obtaining authentic information on the subject. Most true, and in the earlier stages of the c ite() you must have been grossly imposed upon by so me One ; even , your latest remarks on Lilley's case con tained a few inaccuracies, and for the reason already given not to be wondered at." Pull benefit of reduced duty obtainea by pur chasing Hornitnan's pure Tea; very choice at 3s. 4d. and 4s. "High Standard "at 4s, 4d. (formerly 4s. Sd.), is the strongest and moat delicious imported. Agents in every town supply it in packets.. LADVERTISEMENTI—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills. — Cheer Up.—Sufferers from rheumatism need not despond till a trial has been given to these restorative remedies. Fomentation with warm water, and friction with this in valuable Ointment are the surest antagonists to rheuma tism and gout. The inflammation of the joints soon yields to this treatment. After rubbing in Holloway's and taking his Pills for a few days, the throbbing pain, heat, and swelling begin to subside, the fever:dencreslee Ointteent and the patient feels he can move without agensyl_a and ,lee con!. calmly without dislocating starts, HellowaY' , , o s Y te an m y , tribute to dispel the rheumatic principTuifiryomwatrade and strength facilitate the present recovery, success return of the attack, and confer flexibility upon the injured joint. F ‘ l l