The Sun. — London, England, 1863-08-26 00:00:00

MIEN( BE R, WE SUP AT EVANS' ,4 EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK tan. Alfred Mellon's Promenade Concerts. cgEA.—VACkNCIES for MIDSHIPMEN Pna K. 7 APPRENTICES in a first-class London shipping fir rn. Premium moderate. Alpo apprentices without premium.— Apply to SIMMONDS and Co.. 38, St. Mary-at-hill, East cheap, E.C. Third officers and Stewards wanted. IDINBURGH (Reduced Fares), from Irongate wharf, Tower.—Saloon, 20s fore cabin, 153: deck (soldiers and sailors only), 7s rd ; return tickets (available for a Month), 30s and 22s d. The cheapest and quickest sea route by the splendid new ST EAMSHIPS of the LONDON and EDINBURGH SHIPPING COMPANY, sailing every Wednesday and Saturday, at 10 morning. Apply at the Spread Eagle, Regent-circus ; or at Irongate-wharf. THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. REAR OFFICES, 29, Lombard-street, Lom:on, and Royal inkurance buildim-,,5, Liverpool. Total Annual Reventi, exceeds ........ Esoo,o^^. Accumulated Fluids in hand over ......1,030,000. Chairman in Liverpool: CHAR,LES TURNER, Esq., M.P. Chairman in London : WILLIA.3I WAISWAIGIIT, Esq. Ex Tp --ACI'S FROM THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR The Directors of the Royal Insurance C o mpany a t ren t o i lv e called upon to make their accusto med p eriodical Repor at Meeting of its Shareholders. FIRE BRANCH. The Directors have, as pieasing,lv attsrustnettxmpeecttnyt,haetFtihree close of the year, to announce, for the , o oCl y o a . l in the Premiums have not only rear The bhuettedxcebyedth£o,3oßo The hi comparative position Government Returns of Duty is again fully maintained. The profit of the business of the year exceeds andih s tw e teut y . the amoun t realised in the preceding year, Passes that of withanytyrreriee, b th u e t t h w a o la e h ir e c e e t p ,. t , to t r e , e s r in ed c i e t t o h n e c ommenceme nt of h account of British and Foreign Insurances being £45,107 10s. and of the North American business, which is kept sepa• rately, £11,097 16s. 10d. LIFE BRANCH. The very gratifying duty now falls upon the Directors to state the sum assured on new policies for fhe year 1862 exceeds even that of the year 1861 by £lBO,OOO, and has arrived at the almost unexampled amount for a single year of £701,427 on 1,498 new policies issued. Until within the last few years it is believed that such a sum assured as that which has just been announced as the result of one year's business was all but unheard of. This portion of the Company's business has been carefully watched, and cannot fail to give much satisfaction to the shareholder, as well as no small encouragement for the future to the participating life assurer. Evidence of continued care in the selection of lives is amply afforded by a statement of the number rejected. These have amounted to 311 for the year, on which the aggregate sum proposed for assuran^e Amountsto £ 41,28 P. Various degrees of ineligibility have led to these lives being declined. No small number of the Assurance Companies of the day record their accepted lives annually at a sum not much, if at all, exceeding those which the Royal has declared as inadmis sible in a single year from deterioration of some kind or another. Tf, to complete their review, the Directors now "advert briefly to the United Kingdom, they have to announce that in Fire Business its progress has been undoubtedly more rapid than that of any other Company established either in London or elsewhere, except when amalgamations have taken place. The returns of duty have proved this. In Life, the amount of New Policies already reported m a k e all other evidence needless. The Directors conclude their present Report with the expression of an opinion that the prospects of the Royal Insurance Company were never brighter, and of a consequent hope, founded on a grateful remembrance of the past, that the future may unfold for it a sphere of still greater macni tude, combining distinguished commercial success to the Office with a lengthened career of usefulness and protection to the public. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. The business of t',c Company exceeds £70,000,000. The duty paid to Government for the year 1562 was £85,062, and the amount insured on farming stock, £10,086,332. A bonus of three-fifths of the profi's periodically made to parties Insuring, who have thus, from time to time, received sums amounting in the aggregate to £440,000 ; and the Society now holds a large lies , rve appli?able to a future Bonus. The rates of premium are in no case higher than those charged by the other principal offices making no returns to their insurers. For pro<pectuses apply at the Society's Offices, Surrey. street, Norwich ; and 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Black friars, E.C. PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Established 1840. TRUSTEES. Thomas Barimr, I Esq., M.P. W. Geo. Prescott, Esq. Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. Mutual Lit , 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 The Accumulated Fund exceeds It has paid in Claims .. £51,000 .. 2`0, , 00 .. 112,000 The whole of the profits 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 .. 1852 „ 1857 .. „ 1862 .. Maltimr the total bonus additions, £95,600 Bonuses may be received in cash or applied to the twill° tion of premiums at the option of the assured, in lieu of an addition to the I °Ley. Attention is especially 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 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. .. £5,400 .. 11,500 .. 23 200 .. 56,500 WM. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary, Chief Office, 15, Moorg,ate-street, E.C., Aug 1,1883. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. Accumulated and Invested Funds Annual Revenue 422,401 FIRE DEPARTMENT. Insuran'es 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 t ransacted in 1862 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 OFFICES : LONDON 58, Threadneedle-street. 4, New Bank Buddine . s. Lothbnry, West-end Office B, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. OELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of the BIRTH of SHAKSPE ARE (ofat Stratford-upon- Avon. The Tercentenary Committee'which Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart, K.C.8.. is Chairm a n l n ,3 l , a 3 r e e now d rrety ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Sptaourbrcicthge and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Bank: agents, Messrs Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, a n d Greenway, Warwick ; or their London Smith, Payne, and Co , Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or Mes.rs . . Glyn and Co , bankers, London. The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting, the subscrip tion list to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers o Shakspeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee r6st 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. CONTRACT FOR PROVISIONS. Royal Hospital, Chelsea, 14th Aug., if. 63. THE RTGITT HONOURABLE the LORDS and OTHERS. COMMISSIONERS of this HOS PITAL, do hereby g ive NOTICE, That they ar e r ead y to receive TENDERS from and to treat with such persons as may be wilti ng to Contract for victualling the in-ensioners of the said Hospital, from the Ist October, 1853, to the 30th September, Mt, both days inclusive, with the followin , * articles of pr ov i s i ons , Sze., viz. :—Beef and Mut ton, Br e ad", Ch eese, Butter. Potatoes, Salt, Oatmeal, Barl e y or Rice, PePper, Flour, Suet, Cocoa, Black Tea, Sugar , M ilk, Onions or Leeks, Carrots, Celery, Thyme, Marjoram, Winter Savory "4 Parsley, daily, at per head per diem for the whole ration according. to the established allowances of the house, as specified in the form of Tender, which may be obtained at the (Tice of the Secretary any day between the hours of 10 and 3 at which Tender must be filled u and delivered, sealed , artier tendering, or of the said Hospital by the party rr or by an agent appointed on his or the i r which T nesdaY, the Ist of September, at 12 o'clock , at ime their Lordship be prepared to take the same i nto consideration. ] , t is . to be o b served that the Contractors will be requ i re d to Security to the C rown for the due pe rforman eof the dlad will Contract, and th a t no Tender be received after the day and hour ab ove mentioned. The Commissioners do not pledge themselves to accept the lowest Tender. A. J. MOORHEAD, Secretary and Registrar. ps Y.- Dr.,1l LIV R ER ?ILLS re- A. NEVER FAILING__ EME SCOTT'S BILIOUS and vttred without any mercurial ingredient, d invaluable to all who Scott of Bromley, Kent, will be foun ints.. indigestion, wind. from the recipe of f Dr. suffer from bilious and liver coma--- pasnas, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &c. and R 8 a purifier costiveness, as a family apet edicine mild in their opera- For habitual of the blood, they are truly excellent; tion and grateful to the stomach, they create aPPe ous system. Sold by i w • and strengthen the whole nery . cr—CroBB. , ite, pro- Sold by W. Lambert, , Ring William-street, Charing - cross. three London, and by most drugmtts, in boxes,ls. lid., sm." Dr. eto ask tor limes the quantity in one,' ga 9d. Be sur ci are Sootts Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a ethe green package, with ~ Willi Lambert," stamp. ___ engraved os 'TOLGRAMS of 13/031PS (G • p,rtraits), with album erilarryljeLmentUsitilhtleraetjroemw,etlaikerenY daily at SKATEE'S Piatel4raph Depot, 32, Sussex-place. Re gent's-park, NAP., where a cl"bification of children's like namines attendedf ay of birth may nosy be se en. Invalids and 'K TRUSS RUPTURES.-13y ROY -------------- t. WHITE'S Al 0 C-MAA-1 LETLTEERvExigs (PERFECTED AND fi_,, N EXHIBITIONS OF 1851 AND 1. - (i in i rr ED Two Hundred Medical Gentl e ) ,,,;' - L i alluw - A ~T nt invention in the curative treT be th - f, "Y uPwardsol The use of a steel spring, „ o it t raent ot - D F l i ost effective is here avoided—a soft bandn ge e'il , hurttull Elt lA. pw ein Wat 4 l .lts e ff ects, 1;ody, while the requisite resisting Iti&-Maio ['ad and Patunt Lever,'fittin,, ,er , 8 PPlicTinid the ~ nd closeness that it cannot be detecied with no e b tL y th e (hiring - sleep. A &scriptive circular i n 4 a rl In ay h e ease truss, which cannot fail to fit, forward ie had, a ,,,worn cumierence ot the body, two inches below PO s t, h e Ili on t'' . -- j ue d e t t h r e . sent to the manufacturer, PB , being Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. & A Single Truss, Ills., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. ed. post Dnublo Truss, :11s. Gd., 425., and 525. 6d. P osta s',."age,ls. ka Umbilical Trues, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, le, X: 16 ad, lest -office Orders to be made payab le t o John Mad t e , p ost. Piccadilly. NEW PATENT t 1-4,AST IC 4'"-e4, and CAPS, s:c., for Varicose Veins and all CFts„ 0 : . iorn. a ;, - ', B and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are eye an ' ( nvht •in t,,:.:114.:%.=, And inexpc,nsive, cud are drawn on each. iPlinarystocklng. PriGe 40. Gd., 7s. td, 10s, to ti3s. ° sta , re Gd. Jou:,., . „ Wl' I Pr:, , atmfaofare 2251 r, 3 Pit.lGOilly. No. 22,203 Now ready at all the L'braries, in 3 vo ls. . L ADY EMILY PONSONBY'S NEW NOVEL, "MARY LYND'AY." " Mary Lyndsay' is the best written and most interesting; of the author's works."—Morning Post. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now Ready, Illustrated by the Hon. ELIOT YORKE, M.P., 155., rrnE WANDERER in WESTERN FRANCE. By G. T. LOWTH, Esq. " If Mr. Lowth's conver;ation is only half as good as his bock he must be a very charming acquaintance. No one will quit Ills volume without feeling that nu understands Brittany and La Vendee."—Spectator. Hurst and Llackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. ('IRITIQUES on the LEADERS o f the k) NEWSPA PER PRESS—Reviews of el New Books— English and Foreign Scientifi.3 In tormation— Fxtracts— G.ssip, &c., &c., in the LITERARY TIMES, every week. Twopence. Su, Fleet-street. T " 0 XF 0 It D, R, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, wiil be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. lishop's T LIE SLAVE and Halevy's MUSKETEERS (first time in England). Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Iluish, &c., with full band and chorus. Conductcr, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Fiute Solos by Drew Dean &c. Comic, by UNSWORTII ("or any other man "), Eugene, W. Randall, A. Lloyd, and George Dodson. Also, a Pei formance by Herr SCHALKENB SCH on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHEbTItE, contain ing a full bard 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, €d. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CIANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order 4) to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pepper xiad Henry Dirks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, " THE GHOST," from the ricture Gallery to the Concert Hall, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Bal cony,and body cf the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr. a an t L d n e 1 f o e c c t l s o ), c A. Si Lvester to give (with all th a t gentleman's latest im pprovements .REPRES - hNTATIONS EACH All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; U t sworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, Arthur Lloyd, George Hodson, &e. OYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The 4k,t, FAIRY FOUNTAIN.--A Grand Divertissement by Signora Pachele and Mariannin a and Signor G nisei:me Frsn ce•co, assisted by a corns of Twenty young Ladies—The Conrads as the Original French Clowns and on the Corde Eiastique—Les Pettis Monstres- Brian and Conly in an arousing and novel Burlesque -Mrs. Brian as Old Aunt Sally, &C., &C.—Wood and his Wonderful Son—Grand Operatic Selections :—Principals, Miss M'Gregor, Mr. Albert, Signor Georgini (the new Italian tenor), and Mr. Vernon Rigby— Band and Chorus of Sixty Performers. IMMENSE SUCCESS of the ALHAMBRA GIIOST, a highly comical and amusing representation of the popula r optical illusion.—EVELtY EVENING, at Eleven o'clock. ESTABLISHED 1833. iIIOWDEN'S 2ERATED GINGER BEER, in - 114 --. glass or stone bottles, warranted to keep good twelve months. Lemonade, Soda-water, votass, Seltzer, and every description of Mineral Waters.—Manutactory, No. 3, White Hart-street, Drury-lane, W.C. TO ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, AND CONTRACTORS IN THE EASTERN, SOUTH-EASTERN, AND SOU TH- WESTERN • COUNTIES. GREAVES' BLUE LIAS LIME, 14, SOUTH wil ARP, PADDINGTON, W., L. M. TATHAM, Agent. Arrangements are now made by which this well-known BLUE LIAS LIME can be sent direct from the kilns in Warwickshire, in Greaves and Kirshaw's own trucks, to any stations on the above-named lines, as fresh as though burnt upon the spot, and at a lower price. ANY QUANTITY, of either lump or ground can be sup plied at a few days' notice, and trucks forwarded daily from the kilns and mill. Contractors will find this worth their notice, as they can be supplied at any time, in quantities to suit their require ments, from SIX TONS and upwards. MONEY PROMPTLY ADVANCED by a Private Gentleman upon FURNITURE (without removal\ Leasehold and Freehold Property, or Reversions, &c., in sums from £2O to £soo.—Mr. tioward, 18, Queen street, Cheapside. TO Persons in WANT of MONEY (in Town or Country). —A GENTLEMAN is willing . to MAKE ADVANCES of CAS H, without delay, to respectable person,' (male or female), on their own security. The utmost secrecy can be relied on.—Apply (it by letter enclose four stamps) to :V., at Mr. Robertson's, Accountant, 40, Kim!' William-street, London-bridge, E.C.—Money advanced on Dock Warrants. DEAFNESS. —The SOUND MAGNIFIER INVISIBLE VOICE CONDUCTOR, a newly in vented instrument for severe cases of deafne ss. It fits into the ear, not perceptib:e singing noises in the , and enables deaf persons ,removes to hear distinctly at church andhead at public assemblies.—S. and 13. SOLOMONS, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully hey inti mate that their New Prospect us is now read y . especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 3s. 2d. ; Souchome, reduced to 3s. Rd. ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from 4s. 4d. to 3s. 11d. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS, 33, London-bridge, City, E.C. PAGE'S BRICK, TILE, AND PIPE MACIIINEg, for hand, horse, or steam power, are the most simple and efficient extant —Full particulars and prices obtained of the makers, E. page and Co., Laurence rountney place, Laurence Pountney-hill, Cannon-street, E.C., where they may be seen in operation daily. HARPER TWELVETREES' GLYCERINE SOAP POWDER makes its own Soap, and saves one-half of time, two thirds of Soap, and tnree-fourths of labour! Patentee: Harper Twelvetr , es, Bromley•by-Bow, London. Sold by Grocers, Druggists, and Oilmen. • KE I A N ' G r I P N O G W ' S D rPRE for l 1 h A N e h 1 . 1 r z E el C t l e l dal E w a S s i' 1y K. awarded- to the Producer at the International Exhibition, 1.862. ' This Powder is quite harmless to an mgl life, but is un rivalled in destroying Fleas, Bugs, Flies, Cockroaches, Beetles, Gnats, Mosquitos, Moths in furs, and every o ther species of Insect. Sportsmen will find this an invaluable remedy for destroy lu Fleas in their Dogs, as also Ladies for their Pet Dogs. Being the original importer of this now invaluable artic le, which ha s f ound so great a sale that it has tempted others to vend a so-called article, the public are therefore cautioned to observe that the packets of the Genuine Powder bear the flurt,orgagh Of THOMAS KEATING. , 1 _ 6 in packets, 1.5., Is. fid., and 4s. 6d. each, or post free for 1 - : .aut .x.; ,8 postage stamps, by Thomas Keating, chemist, 79, St. -ch urchyara, London, E.C. 110YAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road in way Termi te at i mmediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail. nus, King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President —The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. Treasurer —Edward Mastcrman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of governors' letters. It is en ti re l y d evo t e d to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom panied by sickness and di sease, ad is now of sufficient rnapiitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered the casual sick capable of admiofttin this int its wards a very large proportion of treat metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 bed s available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fell ow - creature:4. Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-p a ii ente a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to caable them to daily present themselves admit and relieve th e d i stressing cases that Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward m aw erman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co.; i lliams, Deacon, and Co. ; O verend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned an d C o., Liverpool and at the Hospital. STANFORD S. SMITH, Secretary. ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PATRONESS-11er Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. FRESMENT—Vice-Admiral th R:S Duke of Northumberla n d , F.. CHAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Ir.sq., M.P., P.R.S., V.P. DEPUTY-CHAIRAIAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P. APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that, since the beginninE, , of the year 1860, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab lishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society end other means, since its formation , is 12,800 ; or which services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and £16,480 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu tion has also expended £07,000 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting -earl higes, and Boat-houses. The Committee desire to express their grateful sense of the generous support which they have received from the llritish public during the past few years, a supnert which has enabled them to establish their present magnificent fleet of 123 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, which 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:— :: .. annual 50 C 0 ,C s. d Her Majesty the Queen :: :I ,i iii n l i n i rt ai l 5 1 0 ( t; Campbell, the lion. Mrs. G. ..•. Clerk, Colonel, B.A. .. .. .. Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers .. nual 10 0 0 Currie, Wm., Esq.. • • • • •• • . 4th don.lo 0 0 Erie, Lord Chief Justice .. .. .. dom. 10 10 0 Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., K.C.B. .. 2d don. 25 0 0 Feuwick, G. J., Esq., cost of a Lifeboat and Trai l _ . _ sporting ('arriage • • " " • • • • 2:10 0 0 • • .. Harvey, Rev. G. i 4. and Mrs. don. 3o 0 Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. • • • • .. 7 th don.lo 0 0 Moore, Rev. G. B. • • • . • • • • don. 15 15 0 Smith,,yrs. George, Greenw ich .. _ • •• 3 0 0 Stirlinol. Sir Anthony, K.C.B. .. .. annual 20 0 t::D er ., c s iy 9! Thom,s, Lady, Weston-super-blare, collectedby her Ladyship • • .. .. • • • • • • 16 16 0 I gtr a a n n d d Willoughby d'Erosby, Lord .. • .. annual 50 0 e i 1, ,) ° A n ati 0 11 s and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfully re i;—€' by the Bankers of the litttitution, Messrs. Willis, Farquhar, and Co.. 16, St. ;Cerzyreis6irsLortmebrrarieds-:treet ;' Nessts. Coutts and rln ' eTc -',,-g tret, London ; by a I the Collectors of Customs in ., anke:Ts in the linitedfilne-dom; and by the . Secretary .c,J.,:iard Lelvis I , ' •tll e (1111 , 'e of J 1 a.q. , • .sq., a.l, • -• Inc, InV3',:ktlen, 11, -•rCt,t, Adelnhi. 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'*ic . 41 11(‘-, ti4'• -ET -„' 7. ; #l , = o"ViTi` , # - , bßarN "' ' 42 ‘* -41r ‘ ‘,. ,t‘43, ...= • _ -c;,5- I pela - 'Du I' 2,,, 4 r,..t.iiiiir -4, . lAA - a . '''''•":e.,i • ,"' . PR1CE.....—.4d. STAMPED ....sd. point of the Aurora's day's work, being reached in one hour and seven minutes, the distance being 20 miles. At Blackwall the numerous visitors disem barked and returned to town by rail. Among the visitors on board were Vice-Admiral Sir George Sartorius, Captain Symonds, R.N. (a strong advocate with the Admiralty for the adoption of the double screw principle in the Royal Navy for some time past), Capt. Cuenskaw, the owner of the Aurora, destining her for the China trade ; Mr. R us sel, C.E. ; Mr. Allen, R.N., of the United Service Gazette; and other gentlemen whose names are well known in the naval, scientific and literary fnbjected to the test yesterday, weighing 84010. 141 b., withstood the tensile strain of 70 tons (the Admiralty test of the largest anchor in the service). It then showed signs of yielding at the crown and was condemned. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty :—William S. Roche, surgeon, to the Charybdis; and John J. Hayward, paymaster to the Medina. HEALTH OF LONDON. :Ron the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) The deaths 'in London in the week that ended Saturday the 22d August, numbered 1,337, includ ing the deaths of 690, males and 647 females. 963 of the deaths occurred on the north side, and 374 on the south side of the Thames. If a correction is made for increase of population, it will ho found that the deaths of London at the present are only 13 above the average derived from ten corresponding weeks, viz , the thirty-fourth week in each of the yearg 1853-62. It is thus ap parent that the health of London is not materially affected by the prevalence of any of those virulent diseases (if we except small-pox) which at this sea son of the year have been known to swell the bills of mortality. The deaths from the zvrnotic class in the *week t o e r n fears. un 3 d 2 that has just e n d e d were more T t h h e an nio th r e average derived f rom the last- ' n d o i al less r s s h co t h a a n t o u c 6 h . ilidnreantotal o r f t 1782 ° . t a a g l e ity wa b s ) years of The deaths from small-pox in the last si were successively 51, 34, 43, 49, 4 5, and 3; weeks The deaths from measles were 17, or 7 b e l ow the cor rected average; from scarlatina and diphtheria 139, or 77 above the average ; from whooping cough, 26, or 5 below the average; from typhus, includirg gastric, infantile, iuft tromatory, and other fevers, 61, or 13 above the average; from diarrhoea, dy sentery, and cholera, 205, or 83 below the average; more than one half of the deaths which occurred from scarlatina, typhus, and other fevers, and from diarrhoea, occurred in the east and south districts. Five nonagenarians died, two widows, aged 90 and 94; a single woman, aged 93, and two men, aged respectively 90 and 93 years. Last week the births of 912 boys and 876 girls, in all 1,788 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1853. 62 the average number (corrected) was 1,811. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.758 in. The reading decreased from 29.72 in. at the begin ning of tie week to 29.54 in. on the 17th ; increased to 29.77 in. by 9h. a.m. on the 19th; decreased to 29.60 in. by 9h. p.m. on the same day; increased to 30.02 in. by 9h. a.m. on the 21st, and was 29.88 in. at the end of the week. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 58.1 deg., which is 2.9 deg. below the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest day temperature was 76 deg., and occurred on Sun day. The lowest night temperature was 46 deg., and occurred on Friday. The range of temperature in the week was, therefore, 30 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 9 deg. The mean humidity of the air was 72, complete saturation being represented by 100. The wind generally blew from the south west. Nearly three-tenths of an inch of rain fell, chiefly on Monday and Wednesday. VEIF SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING; AUGUST 26, 1861 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EGHAM RACES, TUESDAY. Distinct from the saturnalia of Hampton and the greater pretentions of the meeting at Reading, the Egham gather ing affords an especial attraction to the Londoners in its easy distance from town, and in the certainty that if the sport be not of first-rate character, yet an agreeable day may be enjoyed on Runnymede. On this occasion, the ele ments were, however, unpropitious, and the heavy showers sadly interfered with the enjoyment of the multitude. The card did not hold out any great prospect of sport, but there were one or two close contents, and a dead heat for the Runnymede gave an unlooked for excitement to the pro ceedings. The first race for the Betting Stand Plate was won, after a pretty race, by Bolero, and the King John Stakes were the hollowest of victories for Mr, Alexander's good-looking filly by Teddington, For the Runnymede, Odine was made a very warm favourite at 6 to 5 on her, and she looked like a winner opposite the stand, but Detec- tive managed to get up, and a good race between the two resulted in a dead heat. In the deciding one, Detective walked over, and the stakes were divided. Mr. W. Beville cantered in on Devotee for the Welter Stakes, making an example of his opponents, and for the Ankerwycke, the two favourites, Reindeer and Fletton, finished first and second. Her Majesty's Guineas brought the unusual number of 12 to contend for the prize, which was won in hollow style by Gibraltar. At the conclusion of the race, a tremendous storm of rain and thunder quickly cleared the course of the crowds, The attendance was good, though the counter at tractions of Stockton detained many professionals in the North, and the sport was better than was anticipated. The Betting Stand Plate of 100 soya (Handicap), for all ages. Winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. W. W. Baker's Bolero, 4 yrs, 7st lllb (Daly) 1 Mr. Burbidge's Baliverne, 4 yrs, 7st 91b .... (Clement) 2 Mr. Wodson's Deerfoot, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b .... (Hopkinson) 3 Gamecock, Flash in the Pan, Juliet, Spitfire Kitty, and Lady Bohun also ran. Betting-5 to 2 agst Bolero, 4to 1 agst Flash in the Pan, 5 to 1 agst Gamecock, 6 to 1 agst Baliverne, and 8 to 1 agst Spitfire Kitty, Gamecock, in company with Deerfoot and Spitfire Kitty, got away in front, and ran in company to the straight, where they were joined by the favourite, who took a de cided lead as they reached the distance, having Mr. Nel son's colt, Deerfoot, and Spitfire Kitty in attendance. Half way up the latter dropped back, and in a few strides further Gamecock was out of it, leaving the issue with the two, Bolero winning cleverly at last by a neck ; a length and a half between the second and third; Gamecock a bad fourth. The King John Stakes of 10 sovs each, 10 ft, with 40 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bat 71b. Winners extra. T.Y.C. 15 subs. Mr C. Alexander's. Birt hd ay f (31b), Bs t 10lb (E. Sha rp) 1 Colonel Martyn's Oberon, Sat 101 b (F. Ad ams ) 2 Mr. E. Brayley's De Gr e y (31b), Bst 71b.... (A.. Cowley) 3 running and Betting , 3 wtoonl inonatchaenßteirrtbhydaeyigfinit lengths. The Runnymede S takes (Handicap) of 10 sovs each, 5 ft,l who made all the and 3 only if declared by Tuesday, the 18th of August, with 50 added, for all ages. The winner of any handi cap value 100 sovs after the declaration of the weights (Aug. 13, at 9 a.m.) to carry 41b extra, of two such races, or of 200 sovs clear, 71b extra; any other winner 31b extra. If eight accept, the second to save hi; stake. One mile. 30 subs, 21 of whom pay 3 sovs each. Drewitt's Detective, yrs, Est 41b....(Mordan)t 1 Mr. Reeves's Odine, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (J. Grimshaw) tdr Mr. IV. Nelson's Gamecock, 5 yrs, Bst 101b..(Walters) 3 S. Adams weighed for Mr. W. Day's Joco, and his number was put up, but was subsequently taken down, the lad having weighed without instructions, from the owner. Betting-6 to son Odine, sto 2 agst Gamecock, and 7 to 2 agst Gamecock. Gamecock cut out the work, closely followed by the favourite and Detective to the distance, where the latter want to the fore and came on with a clear lead, but was joined halfway up by Odine, who appeared to have the best of it to the stand, when Detective coming again got up in the last stride, and was enabled to make a dead heat of it. Gamecock finished a good third. Deciding Heat—Detective walked over, and the stakes were divided. The Egham Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for three-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age ; winners extra, with maiden and selling allowances. One mile. 6 subs. Mr. Burbidgo's Baliverne, 4 yrs, Est 10M (X 80) (Morris) 1 Mr. Fleming's Lady Derby, 5 yrs, 7st 11113 (in 61b ex) (£3O) (J. Daly) 2 Mr. Edward's Jamaica colt, 4 yrs, 7st llb (£80) (H. Cox) 3 Mr. B. Land's Sherborne, 5 yrs, 7st 91b (£80) (Beasley) 4 Mr. Alexander's Xurullo, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (£100) (Crouch) 6 Mr. Saxon's Churchman, 4 yrs, 6st 10113 (£8O) (J, Grimshaw) 6 Betting-6 to 4 agst Lady Derby, 100 to 30 agst Bali- Verne, and 100 to 15 agst Sherborne. Churchman, with Baliverne at his quarters, made the running, with Lady Derby and Sherborne lying up. They ran thus to the distance, when Mr. Saxon's colt was dis posed of, and Baliverne immediately assumed the premier ship, closely attended by Lady Derby, to halfway up, where she was beaten, leaving Baliverne to canter in the winner by half a dozen lengths; a bad third. The others were beaten off a long way, and passed the post as placed by the judge. The Welter Stakes (Handicap) of 10 sous each, 6 it, and 2 only if declared, &0., with 30 added. Gentlemen riders. Professional jockeys 71b extra. One mile. 11 subs. Mr. Drewitt's Devotee, 3 yrs, 9st 121 b (Mr. W. Beville) 1 Mr. Arthur's Salisbury, 3 yrs, lOst 31b (inc 71b ex) (Reeves) 2 Major Wombwell's Alcibiade, 3 yrs, lOst 51b (Mr. H. Wombwell) 3 Mr. B. Land's Amy, 5 yrs, list 71b.... (Mr. Edwards) 4 Mr. Proctor's m by Meteor, aged, 9st 51b (inc 71b ex) (J. Daly) 5 Mr. R. B. Halliwell's Castle Hill, 5 yrs, lOst 71b (inc 7113 ex) (New) 6 Betting-6 to 4 agst Devotee, 3to 1 agst Alcibiade, and 5 to 1 agst Amy. Salisbury jumped off with a decided lead, followed by Devotee and Alcibiade to the turn into the straight, where Devotee came out and made the rest of the running, and won in a canter by five lengths ; a bad third ; the others were pulling up as they passed the post. The Ankerwycke Stakes of 3 sove each, with 30 added, for 2-yr-olds and upwards; weight for age, with selling allowances. Three quarters of a mile. 6 subs. Mr. F. Fisher's Reindeer, 5 yrs, Set 121 b (£5O) (Mitchell) 1 Mr. Alexander's Fletton, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (£20).. (Crouch) 2 Mr. W. Reeve's Telscombe, 2 yrs, sst 101 b (£2O) (J. Grimshaw) 3 Mr. Ward's Maubonrque t, 3 y rs, Bst (£50). ...( H . Cox) 4 Mr. B. Land' Betting-2 stoillaleaccYh' 3 yrs, 7st 61b (£2O) .... (Beasley) 5 agst Fletton and Reindeer, and 3 to 1 agst Telscombe. The three placed ran in close company, Telscombe with c a slight lead to the distance , where Reindeer came out, and arried on the running to the e nclosure, where Fletton came with a rush, when too late, and was beaten on the post by ahea, a litre d the second and third. The others beaten distance off off. separating The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas, 3-yr- olds, Bst 51b; 4-yr olds, 9st 71b; s.yr-olds, 6-yr-olis, and aged, 9st 121 b, Two miles and a distance, Mr. Low's Gibraltar, 6 yrs, 9st 121 b (Cadence) 1 Mr. E. Brayley's Golden Dust, 3 yrs, Bst 51b (Cowley) 2 Mr. E. Lincoln's Tourist, 3 yrs, Bst 51b (Clement) 3 The following also ran :—Flax gelding, Bochet, Gladia tor, The Drone, Mountain Back, Michelgrove, Tom Payne, Castle Hill, and Dotterell. Betting-9 to 4 agst Tourist, sto 2 agst Golden Dust, 4 to 1 agst Gibraltar, and 5 to I agst Michelgrove. Bochet jumped away with a clear read, followed by Mountain Buck, Tourist, and Golden Dust, the others, who were headed by Gibraltar and Gladiator, lying in a body close in their track. On reaching the lower turn the two leaders ran out and left Tourist with a clear lead, Golden Dust going on second, with. Gibraltar and Michelgrove third and fourth, then came the Flax gelding, close up with him being Bochet. These positions were retained, without any material change, t o t h e " gap, " w h ere Custance having got his horse safely round the turn, brought him to the front, and on reaching the distance he had all his horses beaten, and won in the commonest of canters by half a dozen lengths ; Golden Dust, who headed the favourite (which was pulling up) in the centre of the stand, finished second several lengths in advance of Mr. Lincoln's colt, the Flax gelding was fourth, Mountain Buck fifth, Michel grove sixth, and Bochet next; the last two were Dotterell and The Drone. BETTING ON THE COURSE. ST. LEGER. 9 to 2 agst Lord Clifden (offored) sto 1 agst Queen Bertha (taken) 6to 1 agst Ranger (taken) 25 to 1 agst Donnybrook (taken) 33 to 1 agst Onesander taken) STOCKTON RACES-TUESDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added ; selling and other allowances. One mile. Mr. C. Winteringham's Entremet, 4 yrs, Bst 111 b (X 300) (Noble) 1 Mr. J. Osborno's Balderstone, 2 yrs, 6st (L 300) (Carroll) 2 Mr. J. Chancellor's Belladrum, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b (L 300) Orimshaw) 3 Mr. W. Carter's Alexandra, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (car. sst 131 b) (J. Marson) 0 Betting-7 to 4 each agst Entremet and Balderatone, 2 to 1 agst Belladrum, 10 to 1 aget Alexandra. Won by a Ingtli; two lengths between second and third. The Cleveland Stakes of 5 soya each, with 100 added, for 2-yr-olds ; winners extra. T.Y.C. from the Red Post Mr. J. Osborne's Lady of Coverham, Bst 101 b (J. Osborne) 1 Mr. Crook's Dawdle, B.it 71b (E. Taylor) 2 Mr. Winteringham's Harvest Mell, Sat 71b --(Noble) 3 The following also ran :—Tooi Tool, Mary Jane colt, Gondola, and Saragossa. Betting—Even on Tooi- rooi. 5 to 2 agst Lady of Cover ham, 6 to 1 each agst Sarag sea and Dawdle. Won by a length and a half; a head between second and third. The Stockton Tradesmen's Handicap of 15 sous each, with 100 added; winners extra. Two miles. 41 subs, 22 de- dared. Mr. J. Whittaker's Change, 3 yrs, Gat 71b (inc. 91b ex.) (H. Covey) 1 Mr. R. Buckley ns Trust, 3 yrs, Est llb (inc. 51b extra) (Marson) 2 Mr. J. Osborne's Flytrap, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (inc. 510 extra) (Whiteley) 3 Mr. W. I'Anson's Bonny Breastknot, 4 yrs, 7st lib (inc. 91b extra). (Robinson) 4 Mr. Holmes's Sarah Ann, 3 yrs, sst 71b .... (Lawrence) 5 Betting-6 to 4 (at first 2to 1) agst Change-5 to 2 agst Flytrap-3 to 1 agst Trust-5 to 1 eget Sarah Ann. Won by a length ; the other two beaten off. The Harry Fowler Stakes (Handicap) of 70 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, for all ages; winners extra ; second to receive 15 soya. From the Red Post, T.Y.C. 20 subs. Mr. R. M. Jaques's Entremet, 4 yrs, Bst 41b .. (Noble) 1 Lord Warwick's Calabria, 5 yrs, Bst 21b (W hiteley) 2 Mr. E. A. Watson's Unfashionable Beauty, 3 yrs Gat 31b (Lawrence) 3 Sir G. Strickland's Angelug, 3 yrs, Est 71b.... (Arnott) 4 Mr. Jackson's Lady Louisa, 5 yrs, B , st llb (Doyle) 5 Mr. Deighton's Royalty, 5 yrs, Cat 121 b.... (J. Marson) 6 Fast Runner also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Calabria-5 to 2 agst Eatremet 6to 1 each agst Fast Runner and Lady Louisa-8 to 1 agst Unfashionable Beauty-10 to 1 agst any other. Won in a canter by three lengths; a bad third. Fast Runner did not pass the post. The South Stockton Selling Stakes of 5 soya each, with 25 added ; weight for age, with selling and other allowances. Red Post, T.Y.C. Mr. Chancellor's Wee Aggie, 2 yrs, Oat (£3O) (Woodhouse) 1 Mr. C. Winieringham's Weatherwise, 4 yrs, Bst Illb (£3O) (Noble) 2 No Betting. Won by a neck. The winner was brought in for 40 guineas. The Second Year of the Sixth Zetland Biennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, h. ft., with 50 added, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b ; winners extra; second to save his stake. One mile and a half. 31 subs. Mr. Watt's National Guard, Bst 71b (Snowden) 1 Mt. Bowes's Sauterelle, Bst 41b (Challoner) 2 Mr. Jones's Stockman ' Bst 71b Mr. Osborne's Comet, Bst 71b Mr. Hart's Erin-go-Bragh, 9st 41b (inc. 81b extra) (E. Taylor) 5 Mr. Fobert ns Manfred, Bst 131 b (Doyle) 6 Betting-6 to son National Guard, 4to 1 apt Manfred, 5 to 1 agst Comet. Won in a canter by two lengths; a length between the second and third; three lengths between third and fourth. After the race 40 to 1 was " wanted" about National Guard for the St. Leger. The Town Plate (Handicap) of 50 sovs, for all ages. Half a mile, straight run in. 22 subs. Col. Towneley's Newchurch—Rosaura (h b), 3 yrs, 6s 121 b (H. Covey) 1 M J r. . Greaves's Rosebud, 3 yrs , Est (car. 6st 21b) (E. Taylor) 2 Lord Warwick's Calabria, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (Whiteley) 3 The following also ran :—Little Pippin, Who's Who, Unfashionable Beauty, and Prescription. Lawrence weighed for Thornton, 2 yrs, sst 71b, but the colt, having thrown his jockey, did not go to the post. Betting-6 to 4 agst Newchurch-4 to 1 agst Prescription —5 to 1 each agst Rosebud and Calabria. Won easily by a length; a head between the second and third. TRIAL TRIP OF THE AURORA. Since 1840-1, when the screw may be considered to have been definitely adopted in this country for both the Royal and mercantile navies, there has been no incident connected with its subsequent his tory which has created so great a degree of interest in the minds of scientific men and the effieers of both services as the introduction of the double, or " twin" screw principle, each screw worked by in dependent engine power. The reason of this is suffi ciently obvious to the initiated, although perhaps not to the general public. The fact is, we are enor mously increasing the tonnage of our ships and their engine power, and, as a natural sequence to this course, the draught of water of these large vessels has to be increased in proportion to their tonnage, in order to fully develope their screw's power, for, as the engine power is increased so also increases the diameter of the screw, and so also must increase in the same ratio the ship's draught of water. The natural result of this general increase in size and driving power is that the deep-loaded merchant single-screw steamer can only move in certain direc tions in narrow and tortuous rivers, and conse quently incurs a considerable degree of extra ex pense under such circumstances, exclusive of loss of time, which in the present day is acknowledged to be of more real value than Money itself. Our War rior and Black Prince are, and our Minotaur and Northumberland will be, from their great draught of water and the great space they require to turn in, perfectly useless to attack such for tresses as Cronstad t, New York, or even Cher bourg; or to run into such a place as Spithead, passing the proposed marine forts on the Noman and Horse, and tackle a ship or two inside the forts. The use of a single screw is, in fact, attended with so many dangers and difficulties, which may possibly be avoided by the use of two screws both in the Royal and mercantile marine, that it cart be no matter of wonder that the subject should have acquired a degree of importance second only to the universal adoption of the screw itself in pre ference to the paddle. The practical introduction of the " twin" screw principle in this country is owing to the enterprise of Messrs. J. and W. Dudgeon, shipbuilders and engineers, of Limehouse, who, in November last, tried their first vessel fitted in this way on the Thames, the Flora, of 400 tons and 130 horse power of engines (collectively), fol lowed after wards by two other vessels, the Hebe and Kate, of about the same dimensions and power, the trials of which were carried out under the supervision of Admiralty officials, and were fully reported on each occasion in The Sun. The success of the trials were in each instance most unequivocal and satisfac tory, and in yesterday's trial of the Aurora, while the value of the twin screw principle was again de monstrated in the most satisfactory manner possible, it was also on this occasion developed more fully than in either of the previous trials. The double screw was adopted by the Admiralty some years since in the construction of the iron-cased floating batteries, but they were driven in those vessels by collective, not independent engine power ; conse quently the adoption of the principle in their case only enable the Admiralty to construct vessels that float at a moderately light draught of water, and carry an immense (for their tonnage) weight of armour and armament, in addition to the weight of their engines, but it gave the vessels no increased powers of turning, or man ceuvring rapidly under steam in any circumscribed space, which they would have possessed had their screws been driven by in dependent engines, as were the Aurora's in yester day's trial. It is these increased facilities which the double independent screws offer to ships of war for manoeuvring rapidly, whether engaged with an enemy afloat or with a shore battery, that has brought the subject so prominently before the notice of the Admiralty and the general public, and to these military purposes our report of yester day's trial more especially refers. The Aurora is an iron vessel, 165 ft. in length, with a beam of 23ft., a depth of 13ft. Gin., an area of midahip section of 150 square feet, and a dis placement of 400 tons. Her engines have a collec tive nominal power of 120 horse, and drive two three-bladed screws, each independently of the other, 7ft. in diameter, and with a pitch of 14ft. 6in. The cylinders have a diameter of 26in., and a 21in. stroke. The Aurora is a smart looking vessel, with much finer lines forward and aft than were pos sessed by either of her predecessors. She carries two short masts, rigged for fore and aft canvas, and altogether, although "light as a bladder" on the water, has the appearance of a thorough steam " clipper." Her draught of water at starting yes terday was 7ft. 3in. aft, and sft. 3in. forward. A large party of gentlemen left town yesterday morning by the 10.52 train from Fenchurch-street tor Tilbury station pier. alongside winch the Aurora lay with her steam up. Immediately on the party embarking the screws were set to work in opposite directions, and the vessel slowed round with her head down river and started on her trial at 12.20 p.m., under the charge of Mr. Leigh, Trinity pilot, the wind being strong at S.W., and the tide at half ebb. In running past the mea sured mile, in the Lower Hope, with the engines not up in the number of their revolutions, she was timed and found to go over the ground in 4 min. 8 sec., giving the vessel a speed of 14.516 knots. At 1.30 p.m. the Aurora was approaching the Nore Light vessel, the engines averaging 120 revo lutions, with 271 b. of steam and a vacuum of 25in., and every part working with the greatest possible smoothness. At 137 the Nore was passed, the dis tance from Tilbury, 20 nautical miles, having been done in 1 hour and 17 minutes, an almost unparal leled rate of speed, considering the vessel's horse power of engine and hull displacement. From the Nore to the Mouse Light the vessel continued her course, the wind still fresh from the same quarter, and the movement of the water which necessarily accompanied it giving the vessel, from her light draught and hold upon the water, sufficient " roll" to detract from the efficient acting of her only just submerged screws. Notwithstanding this disad vantage, however, she ran past the " mile" on the Maplin Sands in 4 minutes 10 seconds, giv ing a speed of 14.400 knots, it being now about sleek water, and the tide of little moment either way, and accomplished the distance t o the Mouse L i g ht at 2h. sm. 225., hav ing been 28 minutes and 23 seconds from the Nore —eight nautical miles. During the latter part of the run down a small jib had been set to steady the vessel, but no other help was given by the vessel's canvas to her engines in attaining this somewhat extraordinary rate of speed. From the Mouse the Aurora was run out between the Maplin and the Barrow as far as the Swin Light, passing the James Dixon, a fine screw collier under sail and full steam, with her head in the same direction as the Aurora's on the way. On reaching the Swin the vessel's bead wasbrought round and laid homeward, it having been decided not to lengthen the trial by making' circles, &c, owing to the high state of the wind. the light con dition of the vessel, and the very sat i s factory man ner in which she had already turned both to port andstar board in answer to her rudde r or screws, proving that Hebe, and Kate, a asa were possessed by the Flora, hi ch , must necessarily she possessed the same facilities in that respec in fact,et built w .or and fitted with lity of manoeuvring, he possessed by every v ess el p i ssed at 411 . 15 m ,, and ab out two Soot bend was p a, double screws driven by indepudent engi ne ,. mike ahead was bee n the Sea Swallow , one of the fastes t paddle steamers on the Thames, Plying be tween the Arora eventually ass- London , Southend, and Sheerness, and a hot as y r at 4h. d 40m. in the midst of a heavy sq uall of win d and rain, and subse q uen tly d urin g t h e run up to Bla ckwell ienhgtehneaetq naturally passing everything under steam she came across. Gravesend was passed at 5h.15m., the engines making on the average at the time 1'.27 e. B;A:;kw,-,11 pier, thf:. cloeing world. The principle of the adaptation of double screws to ships of war has been so far acknowledged in its importance by the Admiralty that their lordships have given Messrs. Dudgeon an order to construct a small vessel which shall combine in their most efficient form the double-screw principle which they have so spiritedly and successfully brought into public notice. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The iron troopship Tamar, 2,812 tons, 500 horse power, since her removal from Chatham harbour to the steam basin, has been inspected by Capt. W. R. Mends, C. 8., director of the transport department of the navy, who was accompanied by Capt. C. Wise, superintendent of the dockyard, and Mr. W. Moody, master shipwright. The result of the inspreion was in the highest degree satisfactory, and the manner in which the Tamar has been constructed and fitted, reflects great credit on her builders, Messrs. Samuda Brothers. All the available hands belonging to the dockyard are at present engaged in preparing the vessel for sea, and already her lower masts have been put in, and a commencement has been made in fitting her wire standing rigging• In consequence of the great length of the Tamar, some difficulty was experienced in turning her when placed in the great basin, the size of which is 520 ft. by 300 ft., and it was found necessary to open the gates of No. 1 dock to allow the ship's head to get clear. As soon, however, as the large basins now in progress at Chatham Dockyard are completed, not the slightest difficulty will be experienced in turning vessels of double the size of the Tamar. During the time the vessel was in dock at Chatham she was fitted with a couple of steam cranes in the forecastle for hoisting in and out stores, baggage, &c. In addition to the poop and topgallant fore castle, with which she has been fitted since her launch, she is to have cabinserected for her warrant officers, she will also be supplied with an improved oven for baking fresh bread for the use of the troops and ship's company on a plan invented by Mr. Blake, of Portsmouth dockyard. The cabin for the officers of the ship under a lofty poop, and the quar ters for the ship's company are placed beneath the topgallant forecastle, by which arrangement all communication is cut elf between the troops and the ship's company. The Clio, 22, 1,472 tons, 400 horse power, Capt. T. Milles, is being rapidly dismantled at the Nore, previously to her being paid off into the Chatham steam reserve. She has been in commission up wards of four years, during which time she has been attached to the Pacific station. The Clio has been lan exceedingly healthy ship, and only a compara tively small portion of her crew who left England in her in 1859 have been sent home es invalids, while desertions have been very few. Most of her stores have been returned to the dockyard, and her guns and shot forwarded to the Ordnance stores, Chatham ; her powder:and shell have been deposited in the magazines at Upnor Castle. The ships on the Australian station at the date of the last advices were the Harrier, 17, Capt. Sulli. van, at New Zealand; the Miranda, 14, Capt. Jere kins, at Sydney ; the Eclipse, 4, Commander Mayne, at New Zealand. The Miranda has been under going repair in the Government dry dock at Syd ney, dry rot having penetrated the hull in so many places that it was found necessary to lay both sides open. Several portions of the frame have been taken out and replaced by colonial timber of excellent quality. Her Majesty's steam storeship Supply, Master- Commander Bawden, from the Mediterranean, has been docked at WoolWich for survey and repair. Her masts have been taken out and tested in the usual manner by scraping, straining, and baring, to ascertain their efficiency for farther service, and have been found defective. The mainmast has been in place since 1849, in constant use, and the fore mast was heel-pieced in Malta dockyard two years ago. The yards and topmasts are still serviceable and good. The lower masts will now be replaced by spars of more substantial dimensions, suitable to the burden of the ship, with new rigging, &c. The tunnel to the screw alley, hitherto dangerous, on ac count of its confined size, will be enlarged, and the ship will be entirely refitted throughout. Peacock's composition, which has been found to answer the purpose of preserving the ship's bottom, is in course of being removed, and the ship will be paid down anew with the same process. Mr. Reed's experimental iron-cased sloop Enter prise, built at Deptford, is now receiving her armour casing, which is bent in Woolwich dockyard and forwarded to the ship, rea dy to be applied. Tw o of the plates, am. by 4 ft. 9in. each, h a v e been fitted to the sides in an admirable and most success ful manner, and tw o o thers are ready to b e for warded. The whole of the plates will be supplied of Sheffield, who made by Mr. Brown , a large pro portion of those used in the Caledonia. The paddlewheel steam storeship Dee, with vic tualling an d other stores, left Plymouth Sound on for Ilawlbo w li ne . Monday ev enin g The screw steam gunboat Goshawk (tender to the Majestic), having been repaired at Davenport, was placed yesterday alongside the gunwharf to receive artillery. A naval court-martial assembled yesterday on board the Formidable, 84, Captain J. R Pafford, flag ship of Vice-Ad m i ra l of the Red , Sir G. R. Lam bert, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, for the trial of Private James Hen nessey, Royal Ma tines, serving on board her g ej esty's gunboat M ag . net, tender to the P e mbrok e, 60, on a charge of having absented himself from his post w h en on sentry on board the said vessel , on the Gth August last, and remaining a bsent from th e sa id s hi p unti l .a nd also for m a ki ng away w ith the following d a y' cer t a in of his divisional necessaries. Capt. J. Fut and Lieut.-Com man d er C. G. Fegan, ford presi ded, o f the Magnet, prosecuted. M r . K n i g ht, solicitor, Rochester, officiated as Deputy Judge-Advocate, and conducted the case. The prisoner, who pleaded g uilty, and threw himself on the mercy of the court, was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment with hard labour in the prison a of Lewes, and to forfeit two days' pay. The court afterwards proceeded with the trial of Private Thomas Pratt, Royal Marines, serving gunboat, on a charge on board the Magnet of having absented himself from the said ship, and also with making away with his divisional neces saries. The prisoner, who made no defence, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour, and 21 days' solitary confinement, and also to forfeit two days' pay. Capt. the Hon. G. D. Keane, who has recently returned fram the command of the Charybdis, 21, 400-horse power, in the Pacific, has been appointed to the command of the naval barracks at Sheerness, and has take n u p his appointment, which, it is ru moured, he will retain for a short time. Ono of the old anchors, of which a cargo was brought home a few days ago from Antigua in the Betsy Hall, was yesterday tested by the hydraulic machinery at Woolwich, with a view of appropriat ing these in the best state of preservation to the purposes of harbour moorings. Many of the an chors are supposed to have been forged upwards of 2jo Mars lip, awl t.re much corroded. The one BETTING AT MANCHESTER-TUESDAY For the St. Leger a few investments placed Lord Clifden in the position of favourite, 9 to 2 being the highest offer against him. At the close Queen Bertha apparently was not so firm ; but a few' pounds would have placed her in quite as good a position as his lordship. There is little, if any, change on anything else. Closing prices : _ ST. LEGER. 5 to 1 agst Lord Clifden (taken) 11 to 2 agst Queen Bertha (offered) 6to 1 agst Ranger (taken) 10 to 1 agst Avenger (offered) 100 to 8 agst Golden Pledge (taken) 50 to 1 agst Donnybrook (taken) 100 to 1 agst Bonny Bell (taken) STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Aug. 25.—1 n the yarn market there has been a considerable business done to-day, especially for expert. Prices have been advancing, as will have been perceived by previous reports, during the last two or three weeks, and they are higher again to-day. Yarns (mule and water twist) for export ars in some instances as much as Id. per lb. higher than they were last Friday. Spinners are now rather deeply under contract, and old stocks are very much reduced, so that there is scarcely any left. Shippers to India have been among the buyers, and, in fact, the purchasing has been pretty general for all markets. A moderate business is reported for the home trade, the de mand running a good deal upon 32's to 70's cop yarn, which are about id per lb. higher in price than on Friday. Cops for export are also in moderate request, and sellers of these are asking about the same advance. Doubled yarns (80's to 120's) are 2d per lb. above recent rates, with a moderate business at the advance. In cloths since last Tuesday a very large business has been done, and an ad vance in prices has taken place which may be considered fully equal to id per lb. This refers to fabrics of nearly all descriptions. Manufacturers are so well engaged that they refuse to go on at the current rates in the early part of last week. Many of them are so well engaged for some months forward:that they are unwilling to take additional orders for future delivery. The demand has been very general, and includes T cloths, long cloths, printing cloths, and shirt ings. The lighter fabrics for India, such as mulls, jacco nets, &c., are also in good request. The orders held for these latter descriptions of cloth are understood to be con siderable in magnitude, and the demand will extend in some cases over September. Notwithstanding the impressions created by the Poor-law returns during the last few weeks, there are strong reasons for believing that the prospects of the operatives are looking brighter than they have been for some time past. No inconsiderable number of manufacturers are coming or have come to the conclusion that they will lose less by running their mills than by keeping them idle, and have started their mills again, while others are pre paring to follow the example. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report:—" From Tuesday last to the close of the week we had a very active demand for nearly all kinds of goods, and a very large business was done in them at gradually har dening prices. Yesterday and to-day, as buyers have satis. fled their wants for the present, and are unwilling to pay the further advances generally asked, the amount of busi ness done has been considerably restricted.' LEEDS, 25th.—The cloth halls have been moderately well attended to-day, and some parcels of miscellaneous goods were bought. The great bulk of the business, however, is done directly between the manufacturers and the merchants, so that no very large quantities of new goods are brought into the halls, but the markets in the latter, by their general cheerfulness, indicate that the woollen trade of the district is sound. Some of the dressers and finishers are working overtime in order to complete cloths which have just been purchased, and most other departments of the trade keep active. Wools keep very inn in price, and the same may be said of all the newest fabrics, whether wholly made of wool, or of wool and cotton, or of wool and secondhand woollen staff. ROCHDALE, 24th.—The flannel trade has not been more brisk for many weeks past than it was to-day, and buyers not only attended numerously, but showed much freedom in buying : These remarks apply to all descriptions of goods, and especially to fine dyed goods, which have come greatly into favour, and this improvement appears likely to be con tinuous. The supply of inferior flannel seems likely to be deficient, and as it has been the feast here bit week the ope ratives' exertions have been wanting to assist in recruiting stocks. The high prices of Yorkshire woollens do not seem to depress them in this market, for they are disposed of readily, and still higher rates are spoken of. Woolstaplers are doing more general business, and good parcels of all sorts have been sold since our lad report at the high prices I now so fully established. In the Paris corn-market during the past week prices have again tended downwards. The four marks of flour have been quoted at 53fr. 50c. the sack of 157 kilos. ; wheat, 291 r. 50e. the hectolitre and a half ; rye, 17fr. 50c, the 115 kilos.; bailey, 17fr, the 100 kilos. ; and oats 'sfr. 500. the 150 kilos. [ADvErcrisnmENT.] Holloway's Pills, Instructive Fact.—Throughout our summers numbers of pet sous suffer from feverishness, loss cf appetite, digestion, and shooting who could at once com pains in the muscles and joints, mand case beneo to Holloway's pills. This is a fact which has be justly and for a long time admitted by the profe ss ion and the pubii c. In all cas es o f d e bility Pills exercise the m ost these indisputable efficacy in, and they successfully combat with, indigestion, involuntary sighing, headache, and habitual constipation. They healthfully, yet quietly, regulate the stomach, liver, and bowels. Suc,h valuable and extended benefits explain the causo of Hollo way's Pills being evaywhere received with such universal favour, and satisfactoriiy account for the considerable and inc:e.ssatt iterease in, their PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN PARIS, The official annual report on the hospitals and charitable institutions of Paris during the year 1861 has just been published by M. Husson, director of that department. He begins by calling att en ti on t o an i mportant improvement introducedinto hospitals as regards spiritual consolation. Hitberto the clergy of the recognised forms of worship had alone enjoyed free access to the hospitals, to the exclusion of members of the Anglican, Greek, and other foreign churches. This restriction has now been removed, and ministers of all creeds, appointed for the purpose by their respective ambassadors, have now free admittance to patients of their own nation. Since the annexation of the new coal munes to Paris, the right of sending patients to the hospices or alms-houses is exercised by the Bureaux de Bienfaisanco of the 20 arrondissements in an inverse order of rotation; thus, the bureau of the 20th arrondissement has the presen tation to the first vacant bed, that of the 19th to the second, and so on. The number of admissions to the hospices of the Salpetriere, the Incurables, Menages, and Charonne was 1,071 in IS6I. The bake-house for all the hospitals, in which establishment, as our readers may remember, impor tant experiments have been in progress on a large scale for the better extraction of all the most nutritive parts of bread stuffs in general, baked 7,351,238 kilos. of bread in 1861. The hospitals consumed during the same year 1,307,315 kilos. of meat; 1,890,500 litres of wine, 1,363,325 litres of milk; 1,601,284 eggs; 105,383 kilos. of butter; and 1,317,000 kilos. of vegetables. The Bureaux de Bienfaisance of the 20 arrondissements expended 4,401,129 f. for chari table purposes. The number of patients treated in the hos pitals of Paris was 84,911, the number of days passed there was 2,137,685, and the total expense 4,921,979 f. The largest number of patients were contributed by the sth, 11th, 10th, and 4th arrondissements, commencing from the sth as the heaviest (8,076 patients). The minimum of patients was contributed by the 16th arrondissement (1,220 patients). The total expenditure of the Administration of Public As sistan3e amounted in 1861 to 23,467,304 f. ; the amount of donations received during the year was 1,622,327 f. in money, and 3,646 f. rente. M. Husson's report contains many other valuable details, for which we must refer the reader to the book itself. According to an official report, Paris in 1859 contained 1,433 streets, boulevards, or avenues, 84 courts, 36 quays, and 141 squares or open places. By the exten sion of the limits of the city to the fortifications in 1860, there were added 1,230 streets, boulevards, or avenues, 146 court, 13 quays, and 103 squares or open places. SUDDEN DEATH OF A. CLERGYMAN.—The Rev. Spencer Dod Wilde, M.A,, vicar of the pariah of Fletching, in Sussex, has just died in a very unexpected manner. On Sunday last, atter performing the usual morning service in the church, he went to the pulpit to deliver the sermon, selecting for his text the words, "The rich and the poor meet together ; the Lord is the maker of them all." Ho emotion, at arising had only commenced his discourse a few minutes when he faltered po s e d that haant he and app e ared was labouringun a unable e underto go on, strongl It was from the serious illness of his brother, Mr. George Wilde, who resides in Surrey, and with whom he had been staying for a few weeks previously ; but it soon became apparent that be was too ill to proceed with his sermon. He was then assisted from the pulpit and conveyed to the vicarage im mediately adjoining, and the congregation dispersed. Medi cal aid was promptly obtained, but proved unavailing, as the reverend gentleman lingered in a semi-unconscious state until four o'clock on Monday morning, when he expired. Apoplexy is believed to have been the cause of his death. The deceased was GO years of age, and had held the vicarage for about 30 years. SILK. —lt is an interesting historical fact that although the rearing of silkworms and the un ravelling of the thread from them to be manufactured into articles of dress, were first practised by the Chinese, the introduction of this branch of industry into Europe was due to Justinian, who, in the year 550, first succeeded in having the eggs brought to Constantinople. Mul berry trees were planted, and every attention bestowed on the rearing of the insects. In a subsequent region, we are informed by Gibbon, that such was the pro gress made, that China silk was successfully com peted with by the new industry. Spreading into Greece, it did not extend farther till the 12th century, when, cn the sacking of Corinth and Athens by the King of Sicily, it was introduced into Italy, and from thence, in the latter part of the 15th century, the rearing of silkworms was first prosecuted in the south of France. There it was deemed of such importance by Henry IV. that he rewarded persons who had been engaged in the manu facture of silk for 12 years with patents of nobility. The value of silk at Rome in Julius Cremes time was that of gold—a pound of silk being worth the same weight of the precious metal. Justinian's labour was not in vain, a s Europe has since realised its advantages, and it is now a remarkable, but for Turkish economists a gratifying, fact that at the present day the district of Brousa occupies the foremost rank for the production of this valuable filament. —Levant Herald. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Consumption, all nervous, bilious, liver, and stomach complaints, in every stage, are only ag gravated and accelerated by drugs of every description, but r erfecily curable by Du Barry's health restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, as proved by thousands of cases which had been considered hopeless. We quote a few.—Cure No. 62,914. Miss Lange,lB years of age, cured after the medical men had abandoned all hope., of her recovery from the last stage of pulmonary consunipt!on, with fearful cough, expeatoration, exhaustion, spitting of blood, perspirations, hallow cheeks, emaciated to a skeleton. She is now, thank God, a perfectly healthy, blooming, fleshy girl.—N. Lange, Commissaire do Police. Cure, No. 411,270. Mr. James Roberts, of lorlinley , - Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver partial deafness.—Cure, No. 47,121. Mites Elizabeth Cobs, of extreme nervousness , la] ; and indigestion, ga therings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. —Cure, Nn. 64,816. The Rev. James T. Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, of indigestion and torpidity of the liver, which had resist ed: all medical treatment. In tins, 11b, 2s 9(1; 21b, 4s 6d ; 51b lls ; 121 b, ; 241 b, 4Ce. Barry du Barry and Co., No. 77, ilegent-street, London; also Fortnum toe united ancl Mason; and all 6ruc . 1 . 5 and cntmtats in eve ry town of toe ixingdola. •a um the the ,ers Leir ick tes ate first as ate ied ate )r -he he dy I