The Sun. — London, England, 1863-10-22 00:00:00

TO PERSONS SEEKING LANDED At ESTATES, AND COUNTRY , FREEHOLD AND TOWN LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, RESIDENCES AND Pr.OPER ri ES GENE RAL LY— ' co BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls th rotighout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and 11. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the - .cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this ReEzister 'fiords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, where the property is of an eligible character, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon veniences. THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur chaser is introduced throucth Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then onlythe usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. SALE OF OLD STORES, AT THE ROYAL ARMY CLOMING DEPARTMENT, PIMLICO. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, 17th October, 1863. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That the SECRETARY of STATE for WAR is prepared to receive on or before SATURDAY, 31st inst., Tenders for the purchase of Unserviceable Stores now lying at the Royal Aimy Clothing Department at Pimlico, comprising Military Clothing, Great Colts, Tin Ware, Waterproof Articles, Tools, &c., &c. The Stores may be viewed at Pimlico from 9 to 11 and from 1 to 4 o'clock during the four days previous to the 31st inst. Tenders must be made upon the proper printed form, 'which may be obtained on application at thi s o ffi ce, or to the Military storekeeper at Pimlico. The any or all of the Secretary of Tenders. State for War re serves the right to rejec T ll o3ilig DOWELL, Director of Con CONVEYANCE OP TROOPS. TransDort Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, Oct. 17,1633. THE COMMISSIONERS for Executing the OffiC2 of Lola', HIGH ADMIRAL of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on TUESDAY, the 20th instant, at half-past One o'clock, they will be ready to treat under the Conditions contained in they Regulations for her najesty's Transport Service and the form of Charter Party, which may be seen at the abo - ,re office, AUCKL.A:sp, N.Z. for the conveyance, from Woolwich to , in two fast-sailing ships, of about In one Ship. In the other Ship. Officers l 4 Ladies 6 Officer.' Children .... 4 Soldiers Women Soldiers' Children Stores (heavy) 10 tons Stores (light) 106 tor igL ins. Tenders are to be made at rates per head (officers and Then separately), and per ton for Stores. The rates per head are to include conveyance, freight of b* gage according to Government scale (App. X.XII. of the Transport Regulations), the supply of articles for the mess place. cabins, and berths App. XV.), articles for table use of Troops (App. XVI.), and of cooking utensils, fuel, lights, and necessaries for their use (App. XVII.), as well as of all such Stores (especially those referred to in Art. 97), and other requisites as are re quired by the Transport Regulations to be provided by the owners. Messing for officers or other first and second class passengers is to be supplied by the owners, and will be paid for, in addition to the above charges "per head," at the rates specified in App. XXIII. of the Regulations, which rates are to include the supply of bedding exclusive of bed inen and towels), medical comforts, articles for table us'S, cooking utensils, fuel, light, and other requisites (see Art. 201 and App. XV. to XVII. of the Regulations). Fittings will be erected, and provisions, a supply of water, medical comforts, and Bedding for the soldiers and their families, will be put on board by Government. The owners are to supply a dis tilling apparatus, and 'water casks or tanks. Drinking tanks in the mess decks for the daily use of the troops will, how ever, be lent by Government, in lieu of the usual mess water barrels The Vessels are to be ready for immediate service, and to sail as soon as the Government fitting - s, &c., are completed, without any delay on account of the shipment of private cargo. No private passengers are to be conveyed. All Tenders must be made on the printed form provided for the purpose, which may be obtained on application at the said office, and be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, Somerset House, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Transport Department." No tender will be received after hall-past one o'clock on the day of treaty. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The GHOST ! new version—The FAIRY FOUNTAIN— Grand Divertissement—Favourite Opera Selections—NlCO- SlA, the eminent Violinist—RAPHA.Ei, DE SOLLA. the Infant Tenor—LANGLOIS, the Great Juggler. „Every Evening. Doors open at 7—commence at half-past 7. ARMY CONTRACTS. TENDERS will be received at this Office until 12 o'clock noon on the 3d of November, from persons Who may be willing to enter into Contracts to supply ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great Musical Attraction —lmmense success of SIGNOR NICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every Evening,. BREAD AND MEAT -------- in such quantities ss may be required, for the use of Her Majesty's Land Forces stationed in the following places, from Ist December, 1863, to 31st May, 1864 :- 1. Brompton House, Hyde-park, and Kensington. 2. Regent's-park and St. John s-wood. 3. New Barracks, Chelsea. 4. Wellington Barracks, Buckingham Pa!ace, and St. George's Barracks. 5. The Tower. 6. Hounslow and Kneller 7. Hampton Court. 3. Windsor. 9. Brighton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shore ham. 10. Croydon. 11. Sandhurst Separate Tenders for Bread and for Meat must be made for each of the above-mentioned Stations or Barracks as sepa rately grouped and numbered. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock. Tenders on the printed forms must be properly filled up and si tied, and no Tender will be noticed unless delivered at the under-mentioned t'flice, under closed envelope (marked on the outside " Tender for Commissariat Supplies "), before 12 o'clock noon on the id November next. W. T. POWER, Comm ssary-GeneraL Deputy Commis'ittry-General's Office, 5. New-street, Spring-gardens, London, S.W., 10th Oct., 1863. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Lib rar y, and Dining-room, con sistingof a new and eiegant assort ment of VA SE S, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &a, in Italian, Alabas'er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &a. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, W.C., Lonaon. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS , w hi c h w ill greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY. and GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE , RALOG Y is given by Mr. TENNANT. at 149, Strand, W.C. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1863. TENDriIIS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1863, from parsons who may be wiling to enter into Contracts to supply FLOUR AND MEAT, in such quantities as may be required, from the Ist December. 1863, to .ils , May, 1864, for the use of her Majesty's Forces static'ned at _Aldershot Camp, and within the command. Separate Tenders are required for Flour and for Meat. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside "Tender for Army Supplies,") and no Tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. DEAFNESS. —The SOUND MAGNIFIER INVISIBLE VOICE CONDUCTOR, a newly in vented instrument for severe eases of deafness. It fits into the ear, not perceptible, removes singing noises in the head, and enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies.—S. and B. SOLOMONS, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. ARMY rONTRACTS. Commissariat-office, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1863. TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock, noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1863, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contract to supply - FLOUR in such quantities as FOR may be required, HOSPITAL from heist Decem ber, 1863, to 31st May, 1.64, for the use of Her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com mand. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, be tween the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside " Tender for Army Supplies"), and no tender will be noticed un'ess made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY o f the BIRTH of SITAKSPE ARE, at Stratford-upon- Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8., is Chairman) are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stourbridge and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and Greenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, Mes srs. Smith, Payne, and Co , Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or Messrs. Glyn and Co., bankers, London. The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip tion list to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee r st their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only the birthplace of Shakspeare. but the centre of attraction to all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his home, the town he loved, and where he lived and died. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. Accumulated and Invested Funds . Annual Revenue.... FIRE DEPARTMENT. . .. - - 42,122,828 422,401 Insurances Granted both at Home and in Foreign Countries on the most liberal terms. LIFE DEPARTMENT. Every facility offered to Insurers. Ninety per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers on the participating principle. The new Life business transacted in 1862 as follows: Policies. Amount Insured. Premiums. 1,037 £763,334 £23.611 0 0 Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished on application at the OrricEs : LONDON 5B, Threadneedle-street. 4, New Bank Buildings, Lothbury. „ West-end Office.. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct, 9, 1863. TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock, noon, on THURSDAY, the sth November, 1863 , from persons who may be willing to enter into Con tract to supply PAILLASSE STRAW AND STRAW FOR ROYAL ENGIEER SERVICE, In such quantities as may N be required train the Ist December, 1863, to 30th November. 186 s, for the use of her Majesty's :Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com mand. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this officio, by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered atthis office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside "Tender for Supply of Straw)," and no Tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, d delivered by the hour appointed. Er WALKER'S NEW NEEDLES.—" The thread m a Pat ent Ridged-Eyes ex t en d the Cloth, so that the y pass through it quickly and without the slightest drag. For ease in threading they surpass all others. ' Samples, post tree. at Is. per 100, of any Dealer. H. Walker's Patent Penelope Crochet Needles have the word " Penelope" on each handle. A set of four Bone Handles for 10d. ; Japanned, Bd. z Parallel Tartan, is. Black, sd. A se t o f four with the new P a t ent Uncotopic Handles, which keep the hooks at all times . in their true position for work, for le. poet free of any deal—R. WALKER, Patentee and Ilanufae turer to her Majesty of Needles, Fish Hooks, Pins, Hooks and Eyes, &C., Alcester, and 47, Gresham-street, London. RIIPTITRES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. "WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN Tnm GREAT Exnuerrforr s OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of HERN 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 he 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 31s. 6d. Postage, ls. A. Doubla Truss, 31s. ed., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. ed. Postage, ls. 10d. Post -office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT LAST IC STOCKINGS, .„kiKe NEE-CAPS, (tc., for Varicose Veins and all cases of 802. 0 , 4. 8 1 and Swelli ng of t h e L egs, Sprains, Sic. They are 1 )1'e o !ight in t ex t ure, and inexpensive, and are drawn on e adh. I.rciHnary s tocking. Price 4s. 6d., 75. ell ., 10s., to 165. J ed. °}o l WE( Manufacturer. 228. Piccadilly. ° YAT, in th a FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, way Term- 4.Blftediate, 1448 1 at ji • vicinity of the Great Northern Hail ing across. Pre s i dent Patron —The QUEEN. Tre a " r Th e Duke of BUCCLEUCIT, E.G. This was the firistehr—Edward Masterman, Esq. awl instant a dmissi on "P i tal to introduce the principle of fre mality of voveraom, t o t the destitute sick, without the foretutiott in its most pitiableer. It is entirely devoted to desti pcnied by sickness and d rm—viz., that which is accom ,F,(_mitude that, with a d, B " , e. and is now of sufficient capable of admittin;:l. Into ads support, it may be rendered the casual sick of this g rea u f ' ....‘ W .. rds a very large proportion of funds in order to have Sop h e Z i et a ropolis. It requires but the our fcr.Vable for the reception of these the most wretched of it gratuitously affords medical ad,:42r-creatures. 31oreover, on the average, than 3,000 o ut - patiel e tr a medicine to more, public f ative duty to make an The Weekly Board feel it their linp er a ' w eek. odriseiontinued suppart, EARNEST APPEAL to the to enable them to admit and relieve the daily present themselves. res siog cases that Cc. ; \mutts and angora and Contributions are received by th e T Esq., Nieholas-lane; also by in re e a ss a r t tr u. e d r Edward Mast er man, Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Berries and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co Barcla a`Denison . and Co CC' IV nuns, Deacon, and_ Co.; ;Overen d , Gurney, and and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverp ool Co. ; Nisbet and CO. ; and at the Hospital. STANFORD_S, SMITH Secretary, T HE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. HEAD OFFICES, 29, Lombard-street, London, and Royal Insurance buildings, Liverpool. Total Annual Revenue exceeds .£500,010. Accumulated Funds in hand over 1,000,000. Chairman in Liverpool: CHARLES TURNER, Esq., M.P. Chairman in London : WILLIAM WAINWRIGHT, Esq. EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1862. The Directors of the Royal Insu rance Company ar e n ow Meeting 01 its Shareholde rs called upon to make theirs ccustomed p e riodical Report at the FIRE BRANCH. The Directors have, as pleasi ng l y as une. eetely close of the year, to announce, fo r the first time, thfa, at the Premiums have not only reached, but exceed 400,01 the Fire The high comparative position held by the Royal 1 Government Returns of Duty is again fully m a i ntained. a he t -- The profit of the business of the year exceeds considerably the amount realised in the preceding year, and i n tact sur passes that of any year, with but two exceptions, since, the commencement of this Office, the balance to the credit on account of British and Foreign Insurances being £45,10710a, 5d., and of the North American business, which is kept sepa. rately, £11,007 Hs. 10d. Price One Shilling, Vii,7:l4 rritiE STORY o f th e MHOW COURT ', MARTIAL, recited by J. 0. See Cornhill Magazine for November. Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill 122, FLEET-STREET, LONDON. 31ESSRS. JOHN MAXWELL AND CO. beg to announce that the undermentioned new 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 d..niand as quickly as it aiises :- 1. SACKVILLE CHASE. 3 vols. 2. STRONGHAND. By G. AIMARD. 2 vols. 3. BREAKFAST IN BED. By GEORGE AuGusrus SALA. Second Edition. 1 vol. 4. THE REV. ALFRED HOBLUSH AND HIS CURACIES. 1 vol. 5. SECRETS OF MY OFFICE. 1 vol. 6. CROSS OF HONOUR. 1 vol. [This day London : John Maxwell and Co.. 122, Fleet-street. THOXF O R D, B, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry It. Bishop's THE SLAVE, CLARA, 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, &,C. Comic, by UNSWORTH ("or any oilier man "), Eugene, W. Randall, George Hodson, and those marvellous French Clowns, Messrs. ARTHUR and BERTRAND. Also, a Pet formance by Herr SCHALKENBACH on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHE6TRE, contain ing a full baud of 40 instruments. 1 he 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, ls. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pt pper snd Henryllircks, Esq.'s, world-f amed 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. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Comedy by Up sworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E. Marshall, and the marvellous Arthur and Bertrand. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These elegant Itooms are NOW OPEN for the Winter Season. They have been entirely redecorated. Musical Director and Conductor, Mons. L. JULLTEN. Great Success of his new Quadrille, " The Prince of Wales," nightly encored. The band is selected from the Italian Operas and the Household Troops. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, ls. Manager—M. GRENET. STAMP YOUR PAPER, 4FNVE LOPES. INVOICES, &c., with JONES'S PATENT PERCUSSION EMBOSSING PRESS. The above would be found useful to youths at school for embossing' their Books, Drawings, Payers, &c. The Press complete, with Plain Crest, Name, or Business Die, Os. 6d. Note the Address :—WILLI AM JONES, Die Sinker, Press Maker, and Embosser, 3, Queen's-court, High Holborn (op posite Day and Martin's). TUXURIANT WHISKERS or _ MOUS rACHES. —My formula f irces them to grow heavily in six wet ks upon the smoothest face, without injury to the skin, and a sure remedy for bal Incas. 13 stamps.— Mr. FOX, Macclesfield. Fox's celebrated Haii wash Formula, for removing scurf and curling the hair, seven stamps, LTFE BRANCH. The very gratifying duty now falls upon the Directors to state the sum assured on new policies for the 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 aesured 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 ON 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 s mounts to , 13,2 g I. Various degrees of ineligibility have led to these lives being declined. No small number of the Assurance Companies of the clay record their accepted lives annually at a sum not much, if at all, exceedirry, those which the Royal has declared as in admis sy•le in a single year from deterioration of some kind or another. If, to complete their review, the Directors now advert briefly to the United Kingdom, they have to announce that in Fire Business hs progress has been undoubtedly more rapid than that of any other Company established either in Londan or elsewhere, except when amalgamations have taken place. The returns of duty have proved this. In Life, the amount of New Policies already reported make 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 magni 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: No. 22,252. / 7 • 7 , WSPAPE: • •••• „r 4 • • - 4r4 r 11 40 4 ,4 far from his intention to confine his re 4,4 / particular party. Indeed, he was spe , _ d o. • - 2A J. 1°"-1 V!l[7..q ;rip 6 f pally of the permanent officials, who xiikittlAu.44o4 • -4 - e,• 4 1 ) 14 , 1 04). to gllfFiiii - rOl4 Ayeg, 49• • 1 41 E1 . Iv r - 7„6. - , tiozkO tit.&: 47 tid:pevt ,K," • , /6. 0 intorr. e = 4„, _ A4r.; • - IP'k- litics at all, uut who always wished everything for themselves, They w_ own ships, although Mr. Laird could do OIL for. infinitely better, and when they wanted cannon they applied exclusively to Sir W. Armstrong. He was. not finding fault with Sir W. Armstrong, but he contended that any system which confined the Go vernment exclusively to Sir W. Armstrong, and excluded them from the market where they could find men of genius like Mr. Whitworth, must be based upon a bad principle. In these times it was necessary that we should avail ourselves of indivi dual and independent enterprise and talent, and we might depend upon it that we were on the wrong tack when we allowed the Government to become m anufacturers, instead of dealing in the open market. PRICP:..... -...4d. STAMPED ....sd. he (Mr. Clive) hoped to have one at work on his own grounds next year. He believed the introduc tion of the steam plough would be found necess ary , not only to keep their land in a consistent and por ousretentive,dit freely, s so as to l e t but also the air to enable them by increased produce to meet what state, a n d and water also firm passthrough and he considered would be found to be the perman ently depressed price of corn. (Hear, hear.) In conclusion he proposed "The Committee of Manage ment for the year." Mr. C. WREN HOSKYNS, replying to the toast, alluded to the late harvest, which he said was pro bably the best that had ever been gathered in this country. No doubt many of his hearers had read the remarks of Mr. Lawes in the columns of the limes, in which he had given the results of the harvest, as ascertained on his experimental and ordinary farms. The result was that an extra produce had been raised, amounting to 20 bushels, or he would put it lower—say, two quarters per acre. He spoke of this excess as extending over a very considerable area of land, and it would be a very in teresting problem to solve what was the total gain in increased produce in England this year. Out of the 37 millions of acres of land in England 18 mil lions, or nearly one-half, were under arable cultiva tion, of which nearly 4,000,000 were under wheat craps alone. They could, therefore, roughly estimate the surplus crop of wheat in this country—two quarters per acre over 4,000,000 of acres making 8,000,000 quarters of wheat in excess of the average produce. The natural produce of the country was estimated at five months' consumption. After some further remarks on this subject Mr. Hoskyns ex pressed an opinion that the pastures of England were not so well managed as the arable lands, and he especially advocated the use of lime and road scrap ing on them to restore those inorganic substances which were being continually taken out of the soil. He next came to the subject of agricultural statistics, and expressed a hope that they would soon be ar rived at. It had been objected to this proposition that these statistics would afford an advantage to the landlord, and might lead to rents being raised; but he (Mr. Hoskyns) believed that rents were already as high as the market would bear. What he recommended was, not that they should take the statistics of every farm, but that they should obtain the returns of the growth of each particular grain or other produce in each parish, so as to be enabled to compare the produce from year to year. He hoped they would succeed in obtaining this before the expiration of another year. Other toasts of a complimentary and local charac ter followed. Mr. COBDEN next proposed the toast of the event p iv e e ns O e f s of the theirig pfil'aProsperity to the Warehousemen and Clerks' d v . e t i a ohn h o i highly h thely satisfactory chn ri ty . Hitherto,ceo uu j:1 of o on a of the healthies 0 £2 70 and the S h so :ol e s,:' ad a t d been w ahso now h s e w l e beings s and erectedhom e neeponolsraient Su fo r r rey t . he condition l h l u e ild la in n g d said, the institution less, but a handsome building £ls e st o at o ed the funds in hand that upw ar d made 3' up. amounted to £17,100, h There was 0 reserved for meet -100, schools.fbebut e had no doubt (Later in the even aitit meet ing ggauli thetli ah 4 te , OdwesOenoeofircu, deficiency announced j e eeden x :sat c cor l ynoy u xa s o had been subscribed in the room, in sof £l,OOO addition to £7,000 received on the occasion of thelayi ng of the foundation stone of the new institution by the Prince of Wales in July last.): Severalother toasts followed ; among other s 4, The Health of the Chairman," which was proposed by Mr. Morley and briefly acknowledged by Mr. Cob den. The hon. gentleman said he had always la. boured to promote liberty of action in men, to re move obstructions, to break away fetters, to give free scope to the human mind. His leading idea a a politician was admirably expressed by the great poet of liberty, Cowper : " 'Tis liberty alone that gives the flower Of fleeting life its lustre and perfume. And we are weeds without it; all constraint, Except what wisdom lays on evil men, Is evil," During the evening a selection of vocal music was performed, under the direction of Mr, Edwin Gray. Warehousemen and Clerks' Schools, The annual dinner on behalf of these schools took place last night in the London Tavern. Mr. Cobden, M.P., presided, and was supported right and left by Mr. William Leaf, Mr. Samuel Morley,;Mr. J. It. Jeffrey, of Liverpool ; Mr. J. W. Maclure, of Manchester; Mr. John Dillon, Mr. J. P. Foster, Mr. J. Sargood, Mr. Watford Greatorex, Mr. R. Slater, Mr. George Lawrence, and other gentlemen. The institution has been established eight years, during which time 110 children have been received, and there are now in the schools 62 children-47 boys and 15 g:rls—who are clothed maintained, and educated, free of all charge. In proposing the toast of " The Queen" the CHAIRMAN said it was a sound maxim in this con stitutional monarchy that;the Sovereign could do no wrong, but that was a maxim which applied only to the Sovereign in a political sense, for it was impos sible in a country like this, where habits and man ners descended so much from one class to another, that the highest personage in the realm should fail to exercise, for good or evil, a great influence on the character of society. There could he no doubt that the illustrious lady now on the throne hod for the last 26 years, by her exalted example, by her per sonal and domestic virtues, favourably influenced the character of this and future ages. Nay, more, she had given stability to the throne itself, for she had rendered impossible for the future that which was witnessed in the not very remote past, when the persons highest in rank and birth were among the lowest in the scale of morality—a monstrous com bination, the recurrence of which would be the only way in which the monarchical institutions could be jeopardised in this country. The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm. Mr. COBDEN, in submitting the next toast— " The Prince. of Wales, the Princess of Wales, and the remaining Branches of the Royal Family"— said that when we felt more than ordinarily inte rested in the career of the young we naturally turned with curiosity to the parental advantages which they might have enjoyed. If we were to survey our annals from the Norman Conquest to ta the present reign we should not, perhaps, find adnb in stanceeen in which the throne of these realms h surrounded by so pure and elevated an atmosphere as sphere as that which had pervaded the C ourt Victoria. The late lamented Prince Consort edu cation, was re not only a man of high characte r t and l lents cation, he also possessed great n e uity, ra and if it had had rare judgment and rare sagaentered the political been possible for him to hate e i re self in the foremost arena he would have paced rank of our public men. Besides the advantage of having been brought un der the eye of such a father, the Heir Apparent had the great blessing of being united to a onlyprincess who, since her arrival in deligbted us all with her grace and beauty', but ce England, had not had won our hearts by he r amiability. with ; h such favourable aug ur i es every one naturally felt confident that the Prince of as their warm supp or t er an d Wales, to w hom, patron, the wa rehousemen and clerks' schools owed substantial benefits, was destined to run a career of exaltedh happiness and usefulness. Th e toast was received with all the honours. m e , COBDEN then proposed " The Army, Navy, and V o lunteers," and his remarks were lo u dl y cheered. He observed that in the course of his travels abroad he had found that our pretensions to superiority in some things were contested, and in others conceded. For example, the French wou ld not allow that we were superior to them either in politeness or taste ; the Prussians would not ad mit that we were their equals in education, while the Spaniards claimed supremacy over us in tempe rance. But there was one attribute of Englishmen with respect to which ho had never heard any peo ple in any part of the world pretend to superiority ever us, and that was courage.--cou.rage, he meant, supplemented with those most formidable qualities, tenacity of purpose and manly endurance. As the verdict of mankind had declared that we had no superior in I)iose qualities, it would be a sheer waste of time if we were to dwell upon them our selves. no was not sure, indeed, that it would be good taste to do so; and it was certainly altogether unnecessary, because henceforth the contests of na tions would depend less and less upon more brute force. We lived in a scientific age—an age when science assisted us to travel, to send our messages, to manufacture our goods, and to cultivate our soil. In future, battles would be fought and won by ,thew aid of science, and hence it was ricer,sary. that the sides courage we should have at our COIAII a best resources of our mechanical and che mi ca l that could ho lie was not going to say auythil,i; badt taste, and controverted, because he held it to , b itery principles, not in accordance with approvri:dtsrifoe sweet jinni to talk upon anl , difficult or a er , s .o wanter il quiet an e d diately after dinner, when . pe p, 1 but he had a theory fteedoni fromstrong emotion ounce shortly to men R he should like to pro around the en 3w. ar ound hull. H e h ad of business whom h e s . always cntertained the that the Govern. business vcry much a s on their meat should ca rr y our large merchants and capitalists carried on theirs, in other Niterde that when they want e d anything they shou ld go into the ID at ke't and b uy i t rather than attemmake it 'or V pt to then , elves. It was RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT WESTERN. It appears that the directors of this company are about allotting to the shareholders, in rateable pro portion to their holding, 41 per cent. perpetual irredeemable preference Shares to the amount of £1,227,562. They state that it will not create any fresh or additional charge upon the revenues of the company, being issued in substitution of moneys borrowed from bankers and others in the form of temporary leans, renewable at short periods. Though the state of the money-market and the credit of the company have enabled the directors to borrow this money at 4 or 4.1, per cent., yet the commission and other expenses of frequent renewals have increased the yearly charge to an. amount more than equal to 41 per cent. So then, when taken up as proposed, the interest payable upon that amount will be rather less than it has hitherto been, and the company will thus be secured against all contingencies in respect thereof. The allotment will be in the proportion of one new share of £lO for every £lOO ordinary stock or shares in the company. The new shares are to be issued on the 29th inst., payable by six instal.. ments, the last being on Sept. 29, 1864. The shares will be treated in respect of dividend as fully paid up from the 29th inst., being equivalent to a bonus of £2 per cent. A discount at the rate of 41 per cent,paid in advance.perannum is to be allowed on any instalment MISTLEY, THORPE, AND 'WALTON. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Manningtree on Monday, Mr. R. Brooks in eau chair. The report stated that arrangements had been made with the Tendring Hundred Company by which the construction of any unnecessary mileage would be avoided. A further advantage of this was that it would not be necessary to raise more than two-thirds of the capital sanctioned by the company's Act of Parliament. The Great Eastern had agreed to find one-third of the required capital, and to work the line when completed at 48 per cent. of tho traffic ieceipts. No opposition was anticipated from the landowners through whose property the line would pass. The report of the engineer (Mr. J. S. Cooke) stated that the necessary surveys had been made. The first section between the j unction with the Great ; 1 . were ,i in r . a c f . o T rw ay a l r o d r. Eastern at Mistley and Tendring and 5 1 - miles now under construction would be executed at a cost pro donate to the total expense for the whole line. pro portionate ng to T d h i o r r e p c The works on the first section of 51 miles might be completed by June, 1864. The surveys for an ex etowrse state, and would be ready by the required time. After some discussion the report was adopted. Messrs. R. Brooks, R. Free, W. H. Alexander, and :nniefrisomweleen re-electeddri and Mr, W. Shawsfield were appointed auditors, and the proceedings terminated. pte.nDsi HEACHAM AND WELLS. A public meeting was called recently at Lynn by the Mayor to consider a proposed line of railway from the Heacham station of the Lynn and Hunstanton Railway to the town of Wells. The Mayor explained that this was an extension of the Heacham and Burnham Railway, which it was thought should go on at once to Wells. Mr. H. Edwards, solicitor to the company, stated that the extended line had the support of Lord Leicester, whose park at Holkham it would skirt, and who had offered to sell his land at agricultural price, and to take up the amount in shares. Five miles of the railway would pass through Lord Leicester's estate. The Great Eastern Company had offered K . ' find on e -thi r d o f t h e cap i ta l for the Heacham a nd Burnham line, but would raise their contribut i o n to one-half if th e li ne wen t on t o W e ll s . Mr. valen tine, C.E., stated that the length of the linetowe= be 18-1 or 19 miles, and the estimated plete it would be £lOO,OOO, 0,000 per including powers ; that would be a little ovoer____ the dis. grorrowing mile. There was a population of 102°; by the trict. The saving of distance to Lond on would be new line from Wells via Peter boro ughwith the present from 35 to 40 miles, comp are ojur i o ns were passed route via Wymondham. and shares W ere in favour of the proposed II ne, immediately subscribed 1:01.. ~_ IE SIN IING, ENGRAVING, AND waa when these beautiful Mani. HERALDIC D , EMBOSSING.—TgIi arts w ere almost exclusively confined festations of the fi ; ae th a er ald's-office for ye R oyal signs to the purposes °l ent " , c harters, &C. In very early times, orate body of any importance had its en-. manual to docuemrp every re die— old trade guilds as well as our as now, grave d seta modern corpe ,6 The ago r , r %d on e under a limit e d l i ability act of Parlia meat- has mown so th a t the toe of the peasant comes ve ry n ear the heel of the courtier." Everybody nowadaysTsoa C- - mu st have as indi spensable, not a seal only, but tand coat of arm s neatly engraved. Mr. Howard LBugg w ill find it essenti a l to his own sense of the dignity 0 1 t h e antiquity of his illustrious name, in all his cor respondence with those noble patrician -families yclept the s t nythes and Browns, to emblazon on his scented octavo cream-laid the family crest, as did the great ones of yore. So , commonly in use, indeed, h as t h e art we re f er t o b ecome, and wit hal so useful and economical, that there are few respectable tradesmen who do not resort to it even for ad vertising purposes. The merchant has hisdie sunk, announc ing at once his business and his address, neatly embossed upon his note paper, and also on the envelope which is to Catty its missive to its destination. The shrewd draper gives you any copper c h ange you may require and don adeup a neat envelope, on which is stamped his name has beendress ; this reminder of his politeness and whereabouts thus so forcibly impressed upon your memory, that you are sure to visit him again, Why should net every . l m ra e d el e f s ; man take advantage of this means of advertising A machine complete to do the work entire eanbo few shillings at the old-established manufactory of Air. IV,. had for a Jones, 246, High Holborn. A visit toahis wo rkshops will at once convince an intending purchaser that the best r and cheapest machines for stampingYu ow n paper, euve lopee, &c,, &c, are to be bad there, and there only. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 22, 1863. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. KELSO AUTUMN MEETING-WEDNESDAY. A Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, with 50 added ; for 2-yr. olds, colts Bst 101 b, fillies Sat Vb. 6 furlongs. . , Mr H. Owen's Persuasion, Bst 71b ..........(Midgley) 1 Mr. Holt's Dawdle, Bst 7lb (Mr. Thompson) 2 Mr. J. Scott's Tooi-Tooi, Bst 7111 Betting-2 to lon Persuasion. Won by a length; the same between second and third. The Roxburgh Handicap of 15 soya each, with 20 added ; winners extra. One mile and a half. Mr. Merry's Lioness, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (inc 91b extra) (Hayward) Mr. Saxon's The Monk, 6 yrs, Bst 51b (inc 91b extra) (Mid gley) 2 Mr. Redhead's My Mary, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (H. Grimshaw) 3 Mr. Temperley's Alice, 3 yrs, 7st (inc 61b extra) (Martin) 4 The following also ran :—Joey Jones, Early Purl, Bonny Bell, Venison, and Serf. Betting—Even on Lioness, 5 to 2 agst The Monk, 6 to each agst Alice and Serf. Won by a neck ; three lengths between second and third. The Stewards' Cup of 50 sous, added to a sweepstakes of 3 soya each; 3-yr-olds, 7st 71b; four, Bst 81b; five, Bst 121 b; six and aged, 9st; penalties and allowances. One mile three furlongs 20 yards. Lord Durham's Michael Scott, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (Oram) 1 Mr. R. Calder's Miss Chaytor, 4 yrs, Bst 81b Mr. Bruce's Cocktail filly, 3 yrs, bat 13th .. (Dixon) 3 Mr. Frank's Dick Swiveller' 5 yrs, 9st (Bunting) 4 Mr. Elliott's Lisett e , 3 y rs , 6st 131 b (Goodall) 5 Betting-5 to 2on Michael Scott. Won by three lengths; the same between second and third. The Bowmont Stakes of 3 sous each, One mile and a half. Benvoirlich, 12st 101 b (Owner) 1 Nicety, 12st 91b (Mr R. Henhouse) 2 D'Aubroy, 13st 31b (Mr F. Waugh) 3 Tam Glen, 13st 101 b - (Mr Moore) 4 The following also ran :—Fid ge t, Clarida, Barney Otter, and Lord Charles. Betting-2 to 1 agst D'Aubrey, 3to 1 agat Benvoirlich, 4 to 1 agst Nicety. Won by a head, four lengths between second and third. The Kelso Plate (Handicap) of 30 sous. One mile. Lord Durham's Michael Scott, 3 yrs, 7st 71b _ _ _ . (Whiteley) 1 Mr Winteringham's Saltant, 3 yrs, 6st llb (Marson) 2 Mr Cowan's Certainty, aged, 6st 131 b (Dixon) 3 The following also ran :—Lothian's King, Little Nell, Unfashionable Beauty, Enfield, and Spirit of Air. Betting-6 to 4on Lothian's King, 3to 1 agst Sal lant, 4to 1 agst Michael Scott, 5 to 1 agst Unfashionable Beauty. ence to him, as he was standing only at £lB or £2O a-year in Water-lane. Mr. White said the books produced were most unsatis factory, as they were prepared for the occasion. The claimant had got another house, and would take his busi ness with him, so that he would not materially suffer by the removal. A sum of £5O would be ample compensation. Mr. Eadey addressed the magistrate for his client. After which, Mr. Alderman - Hale said he thought the claimant was entitled to compensation, for the increased rent he would have to pay in the neighbourhood he had removed to was not by any means an improvement. Under all the circumstances, he awarded £lOO compensation and £lO for expenses of removal, without law costs. Possession to be given in 14 days. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. His Swedish Majesty's screw corvette Vaned's, Captain Haverman, sailed from the Motherbank, off Hyde, Isle of Wight, yesterday morning for the Mediterranean. The Falcon, 17 gun screw corvette, 751 tons, and 100• horse power of engines, was ordered to be commissioned at Portsmouth yesterday, reported by Commander Perky% who has recently been serving in her Majesty's ships EurY alus and Mersey. Yesterday Captain M`Killop, the inventor of the apparatus for cleaning iron ships' bottoms afloat, which was recently tried on the bottom of the iron frigate Recruit, 6, in Chatham harbour, visited Chatham dockyard in order to make the necessary arrangements for a further trial of the invention. The labourer. completed cleaning the bottom of the Recruit yesterday, tad every part of her hull is now exposed to view, the marine encrustations, weeds, which covered her bottom at the time of the vessel was placed in dock having all been scraped off. On both sides the hull nearly every particle of the anti-fouling compo-, sitions with which she was originally paved over has disappeared, leaving the iron plates of her bottom in nearly their original state, with the exception, perhaps, that in several parts the ravages of the marine insects on the iron plating are very conspicuous. The hull of the Recruit is now ready to receive a new coating of the composition by Mr. Hay, and the anti-fouling mixture by Mr. Crispin, which will be applied, as before, on different sides of the bottom, in order that an extended trial may be made to ascertain their respective merits. Tenders have been issued by the War Department for the contract supply of a large amount of pig iron, to be deli vered at the Royal gun factories in Woolwich Arsenal, to be prepared for the manufacture of the new species of naval guns, 60 of which are ordered to be commenced forthwith. The officials of the Royal carriage department at Woolwich have received instructions to construct an equal number of carriages on a principle already approved by the Secretary of State for War. The gun, it is stated, will be somewhat similar to the 100-pounder smooth-bore gun, which with stood a severe experimental test at Shoeburyness at the commencement of the past summer, and which was after wards tried with success on board the gunnery ship Excel lent, at Portsmouth. The mechanics employed in the smithery at Chatham dockyard are now engagel in forging the first portion of the stem for Mr. Reed's new iron frigate Bellerophon, the next vessel to be commenced at Chatham, as soon as the iron ship Achilles is out of hand. The stem will be composed of three immense pieces of iron, and will be the largest forgings of the kind ever attempted et Chatham dockyard, the stem and stern portions of the Achilles having been manufactured by a private firm. In order to afford greater facilities for the work, and to meet the increased demand made on the establishment since the introduction of iron shipbuild;ng, the smithery is to be considerably extended, and, in addition to another large and powerful steam ham mer, some new furnaces of an improved kind are to be forthwith erected. The object of the Admiralty in having the principal forgings for the new iron ship made in Chatham yard is to prevent a repetition of the delays which were experienced in the early stages of the construction of the Achilles, caused chiefly by the long time occupied by private firms in producing similar forgings for that ship. With the same object in view the form of the forgings for the Bellerophon have been greatly simpli fied under the personal direction of the Chief Constructor of the Navy, who has sent an Admiralty draughtsman to Chatham dockyard, where he has been engaged for some time in the preparation of the detailed drawings of the vari ous parts of the new ship, in order that every practicable improvement may be made in carrying out the designs for her construction. There can be little doubt that this ar rangement will tend greatly to facilitate the progress of the Bellerophon, and thus reduce the time and labour expended upon her construction. It will also, it is to be hoped, be the first step towards putting an end to those changes and alterations which have hitherto been so frequently made by the Admiralty during the building of new ships at Chat ham and the other dockyards. An announcement was yesterday made at Chatham dockyard, in accordance with a notification received from the Admiralty, that the appointment of timber inspector will in future be filled from the most efficient foremen of shipwrights, at the several dockyards, and not, as hereto fore, by seniority. This decision has been arrived at in consequence of the inconvenience and expense arising from the existing arrangements in taking foremen, at an ad- ' vanced age, and giving them the appointment of timber inspectors at a salary of £4OO per annum, and at the end of two or three years allowing them to retire at the full super annuation allowance. Considering the comparatively small quantity of timber now used at Chatham dockyard since the introduction of iron shipbuilding, it becomes a question for the consideration of the Admiralty whether, as the duties heretofore pertaining to the office of timber inspector are very considerably r e d uced, t h e o ffi ce it se lf m i g h t not be abolished, or, at least, amalgamate d w ith some other wherebysp a very considerable saving mi g ht pannuallyintm ap pointment, tb,eeffected. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Thomas E. Biddlecombe, master, to the Fal con ; William A. Callagan, to a naval cadetship ; Peter W. Rolston, surgeon, to the Falcon; James W. Ashton, second master, to the Formidable for the Lizard ; Isaac Waugh, assist-surgeon, to the Falcon; and Benjamin H. Chimmo, assist.-clerk, to the Fisgard, THE ARMY. The I battery 4th brigad e Royal Artillery, in command of Lieut.-Col. Barstow, having gone through a course of practice at the school of gunnery, Shoeburyness, have re turned to Woolwich, in preparation for their departure for New Zealand, which, it is rumoured, has now been deferred until the 7th of next month. Three of the guns to be used in the forthcoming competi tion between the Whitworth and Armstrong guns were yes terday mounted, and fitted to the trunnion bearings in the new gun mounting park in Woolwich Arsenal. One is a 12-pounder Whitworth muzzle-loading gun, ono a 12- pounder Armstrong shunt gun, and the third a 12-pounder s h or tly expected. breech -loading gun, finely grooved. Three others are The embarkation of the 76th Regiment on board the Hornet and Atalanta, hired sailing transports,at Portsmouth was deferred from yesterday until to-day. The regiment will leave Aldershott this morning in two divisions, and proceed to Portsmouth by special trains from Farnborough at 9 30 and 10 30 a.m. DREADFUL MURDER IN YORKSHIRE. A great deal of painful excitement has been caused in the neighbourhood of Stokesley, a town in Cleveland, distant from Stockton and Middlesborough about ten miles. The facts are as follows :—Two res pectable farmers, who were ne i g hb o urs, living a short distance from Stokesley, had been in that place on busine ss, b ut had had rather too much liquor. They left the town to gether to walk to Hemling ton, where they both resided. Their names were Mr. William Johnson, of Newhaven Rail, and Mr. Brad ton. Th e men wore on very shaw Graham, of Hailing amicable terms until they had arrived at Newby, a small village on the road. Her© they were met by Johnson's farm servant, who brought a horse for his master. There upon Johnson wanted Graham to get upon the horse with him, but he refused. Johnson then mounted the horse and again urged his companion to get on b ehind, but the latter again refused, upon which Johnson retorted that it was because he was too proud—Graham being in rather a better position in life than Johnson. This remark led to some angry words between the two men, till ultimately Johnson said that if Graham gave la -on any more " chaff" he would get off and wring his neck. Graham made a pro voking and defiant answer, when Joljnson got off his horse, and both men began to square at each other. Ultimately Graham struck Johnson on the side of the head with a stick, when both men closed together and fell. Whilst they were on the ground Johnson called oat to his man, " Oh, John, come and help me." The runt came and assisted his master to get on his feet, when he immediately fell backwards. On being a gain helped up, he r e p ea t e dl y f e ll , Graham was at once secure d an d and never spoke again. lodged in the lock-up. An inquest was held yesterday ; verdict---wilful murder. ----_-._ - - „ [A DVERTISEATENT.]--Hoi.loway's phis.—Despondency, Lowness of Spirits.--The misery occasioned by disordered digestion is unfortunately felt by nianv. Known to every one, Holloway's pills s h o uld be taken t o res t ore h ea lth ; they dispel headache, biliousness, nausea, lowness of spirits, and similar symptoms, mindh indicate the presence of poisonous matter or perverted option. A course of these invaluable purifying pills never fails in removing the causes cud consequences of these morbid signs, .without subject ing the sufferer to any disagreeable restrictions of diet or ordinary pursuits. They strengthen the stoolach and brace the nerves, Holloway' s pills are peculiarly adapted for re novating systems enfeebled by late hours, hard living, over anxiety, or any ether excess 71119 h is known to debilitate and exhaust the litiman constitution. MR, HENLEY, M,P, At the Quarter Sessions for the county of Oxford, held on Tuesday last, Mr. Cripps, the senior counsel on the circuit, rose with all the barristers pre sent, and addressing the chairman, said that, before the business commenced, he hoped he would allow him, on behalf of the Bar, to express the great re gret which they all felt that they should no longer have the pleasure of acting under the presidency of Mr. Henley. His recollection carried him back to the whole of the time Mr. Henley had officiated as chairman of these sessions. He had the honour of acting with two gentlemen of this circuit who had been elevated to the judicial bench, and, in paying this tribute to the services of Mr. Henley, he felt assured that he was only speaking their sentiments. It was a great pleasure and gratification to them to remember that during the whole time of Mr. Hen ley's chairmanship there had not been the slightest approach to anything like an altercation between the chairman and the Bar. They claimed no credit for that, inasmuch as it was due to the great cour tesy which he had invariably shown them. They entertained the utmost respect for the high judicial attainments, his habitual firmness cf mind, and judicial clearness which led him to a right conclu sion, whether in law or practice. As a remarkable illustration of this, it was a striking fact that they were not able to point to any appeal against anyone of his decisions, and during the whole time he had presided over this court no one decision of his had ever been disputed or overridden by the Court of Queen's Bench. He could not but feel that no testi mony of theirs could add anything to the high character which he had achieved for himself in a higher and more public career, but he assured the court that it was most gratifying to them to express their sense of his services, as well as their regret at the loss which this court and the county had sus tained by his resignation. The CHAIRMAN replied, and said that, on the part of the magistrates and himself, they were gratified with this expression from the bar towards one for whom' all entertained so high a respect. They had a lways felt everything-Mr. Cripps had said,—they had. always had the greatest pleasure and confidence in Mr. Henley's leadership and guidance ; no man ever occupied so high a position and enjoyed to a greater extent the confidence of the magistracy ge nerally. They felt that it was a loss not to be re placed, and that the loss of his experience was a loss n ot only to themselves, tut to the public. It was gratifying to..know that the business had been con ducted so happily and harmoniously under Mr. Henley's guidance, an d h e m i ght b e perm it te d t o s ay that they felt that this was in a great measure aw ing to the fact that the chairman and the magis trates had always received from the Bar the greatest possible kindness and assistance. It was a matter of great importance that the business should be so conducted, and no man appreciated t hat assistance and kind treatment which he had always received more than M r . H e nl e y himself. Wh a tever his abilit y might be, he felt that his suc cessor would receiv e th e same ass i stance ; an d on the pa rt of the ma g i strates and himself, he thanked Mr. Cripps an d the Bar he represented for the kind and able m anne r in which he had brought this sub ject before th e Court, and a ssure d hi m th e y felt ver y sens ibly his motive f or so doing. zEREFORD A GRICULTURAL SOCIETY, The annual meeting of this society was held at Hereford on Tuesday, The chow of stock was limited, as usual, to cattle of the Hereford breed, which were sent in large numbers; and, it being the day before the great annual fair, a large quan tity of stock was sent f or sa l e, i n d epen d ent o f those sent in for competition. In fact the cattle market overflowed with specimens of Herefordshire , and th e streets were perfumed bucolic exce llence with the odour of neat cattle. The £2O prize for the best bull, cow, and offspring was taken by Mr. T. Roberts, of Wingtonbury, and the second by Mr. Taylor, of Showle-court. Mr. Capper, of Ross, took the £l5 prize for the best bull, and Mr. B. Rogers, of Staunton -on-Arrow, the second best. Th e dinner was held at the Green Dragon Hotel in the evening. Mr. R. Arkwright, of Hampton court, presided, and there were present Mr. King, np., Mr. G. Clive, M.P., C o l . Cl i fford, M.P., Mr. Chandos W. Hoskyns, &c. After the usual loyal toasts had been given, that of "The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocess" was proposed from t he c hair, and r es p on d e d to b y The Rev. T. POWELL, who defended the Hereford shire agr iculturists from th e attacks made upon t h e m by a certain porti on o f the press at their last me eting, when they were c h arge d with uttering mere platitudes. The CHAIRMAN proposed "The Health of the County M e mbers," explai n i ng that the absence of Lord W. Graham and Mr. Mildmay arose from illness. Mr. KING KING replied, and congratulated them on the prosperous harvest which they had experi- enced. They had reason to be thankful for this blessing, alt hough it might b e a b lessing of a tem porary character., and a ch ange for the worse might h e a pprehended. They could see no end to the present deplorable condition of America, and they saw the trouble that was arising in different parts of Europe. Let them be thankful for the good which they enjoyed, and bear in mind the axiom that "sufficient for the day is the evil thereof." " The City M em b ers. " Th e CHAIRMAN gave Col. CLIFFORD replied, and while defending the speakers at the last Herefordshire agricultural din ner from talking "platitudes," said he must confess that he held a strong opinion that at dinners of this sort, where a griculturists assem b led together, it would be far better that they should shorten the mere official and complimentary speeches, and devote themselves more to what were the real objects of these associations. This object might be attained— first, by re sponding to the official t oas t s as b r i e fl y as possible; and secondly, by makin g th e toasts b ear as much as possible on the practice of agriculture; and, keeping this in view, he would not detain them longer by any remarks in reply to the official toast of ",The City Members." (A laugh.) Mr. CLIVE having thanked the meeting for the honour done him and his colleagues, observed that the Chancellor of the Exchequer when about either to impose a new tax or to repeal an old one was in the habit first of telling his audience what he would not do, and he (Mr. Clive) would in a manner fol low his example. He would say then that, as was done at Leominster, he would not make a speech about the ladies, because there were none present.h He would not talk about domestic polities, bec ause these that subject was supposed to be forbidden a t meetings; nor would he advert to foreign litics, b eca use if ho did ho should only b e telling what they could learn from the newspapers, viz., that they were quite right in not t o wrong in affairs of America, and should be quite q fi n e i interfering in the talk to them in terfering in Poland. about agriculture, becaNusoer.iwfhobuel saying about attempted to do so he might be fairly met wit an aged relative, the foolishness of teaching the old topossees one, the w ay though he did not happen But he thin.ht he (A laugh.) - how to suck eggs. t h em together, and which was might make one remark connected with the nubjeet which had brought that he thought Herefordshire was rather behind hand in the matter of steam ploughing. He had lately been on a visit to Mr. Langton, th e mem b er farosford, f rom whom he hsd learnt a good deal about the advantages of steam ploughing, and he strongly reco mmended his H ere f ordshire friends to rea d a pamphlet, price 9d., recently published on the subject by Mr. Nicholson, who farmed many hundreds of acres of land for Lord Brownlow. He thought after reading that pamphlet they would be convinced that a great deal of benefit was to be derived from steam • piouehing He hoped to see • e the time when every landlord would have a steam plough on his estate for the use of his tenants, wad Won by a length, a bad third. Lothian's King fell. BETTING AT MANCtIESTER—WEDNESDAY. For the Cambridgeshire Gemma, who a few days since had supporters at 20 to 1, and who afterwards receded to 1,000 to 6 (offere'l), was backed to-day, apparently for good money, at all prices to 100 to 3 (taken and wanted). During this process Limosina receded to 8 to 1 being laid; but afterwards her friends rallied, and 5 to 1 was booked. Nothing of importance was done on any of the others, with the exception of Hubert, who appears to be hopelessly gone. Closing prices:— CAMBRIDGESHIRE. sto 1 agst Limosina (taken) 6to 1 agst Catch-'em Alive (offered) 11 to 1 agst Carnival (taken) 11 to 1 agst Exchequer (taken) 16 to 1 agst Port Royal (taken) 20 to 1 ag.t Borealis (taken) 30 to 1 agst Jack of Hearts (taken) 33 to 1 agst Gemma (taken) 33 to 1 agst Despair (offered) 100 to 1 agst Hubert (offered) COMPENSATION CASES. GUILDHALL-WEDNESDAY. Mr. Alderman Hale presided; Mr. White appeared on behalf of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Com pany; and Mr. Tindal Atkinson, instructed by Messrs. Lumley and Lumley, of Moorgate-street, conducted the case on behalf of the claimant for compensation. The subject-matter in dispute consisted of premises situ ated at No. 5, Water-lane, Earl-street, Blackfriars, which were occupied by Miss Eleanor Knight, who carried on a retail business there for the sale of cigars, tobacco, news papers, fancy stationary, lemonade and gingerbeer, and a miscellaneous collection of other small articles. It appeared that 13 years ago she took the house and opened the shop in the same line of business which had been carried on there for the last 40 years. It was a shut-up shop, but immediately she opened it she did a good trade, and had done so eversince. She had paid £4O for a new shop front, £22 for fixtures and fittings, and her rent, including rates and taxes, was only £t7. The gross takings of the year amounted to £758, of which £278 was the annual profit, from which, however, had to be deducted £47, which would reduce the actual income to about £230. The gross takings, of course, in cluded about £3O a year which she received from her lodgers. There was no means of testing the accuracy of these estimates, inasmuch as no books had been kept, it being a ready-money business, and no vouchers of any kind were produced. The claimant was in failing health, and too ill to be subjected to a rigid cross-examination; and a person who managed her business for her exhibited such an extraordinary amount of obtuseness as to render it an impossibility to get anything like an intelligent statement from him. The Court were, therefore, compelled to rely solely upon the written claim for £5OO, and the evidence of Mr. Fryer, a wholesale tobacconist, who had for the last 15 years supplied the claimant with cigars and tobacco; and he, having selected the year 1858 as the test of the business done on the premisesin question, said he had supplied goods during that year to Miss Knight to the amount of £2OO, but that her trade had lately fallen off. The goodwill of such a business might be worth £lOO or £l5O, bet, of course, the value would much depend upon the nature of the tenancy and the length of the lease. The claimant's business was such that the goodwill would have been worth £2OO if there had been a good lease with it. Mr. Warwick, the overseer of the parish, said he always considered the claimant did a very good business, and he knew there was no place she could obtain in the neighbour hood where she could carry on that class of business on caving her present shop. Mr. T. Atkinson said this was a case where the business had been the support of the claimant, her mother, and her sister's family. She had established the business by her own exertions during a period of 13 years, and he submitted it was a case for substantial compensation, particularly as she being in failing health, and not able to obtain a place in the neighbourhood, would have to recommence life with greater difficulties to overcome, and not the same health and strength to carry her through them. Mr. White urged upon the magistrate's notice the total absence of books, vouchers, and proper accounts to show that the business was what it had been represented. The company were anxious to deal liberally with all with whose interest they interfered, but the claims of annual tenants being by far the most numerous and the most fallacious, it behoved the company, on behalf of the share • holders, to watch those claims very narrowly. In the pre sent instance the claim sent in was for £5OO ; the com pany had been the claimant's landlords for two years, during which time she had not paid a fraction of rent. They had offered her £2OO as compensation, which had been refused, and if the Court thought the very unsatisfactory statement of the witness who managed the business for Miss Knigh sufficient to justify him in dealing with the case, he would suggest that the utmost that the claimant would be entitled to would be one year's profits, the goodwill of an annual tenant being worthless. Mr. Alderman Hale said he perceived there was a discre pancy of a third between the business alleged to have been done in cigars and tobacco, and the quantity of such goods stated to have been supplied, and in the rest of the items he thought the calculations excessive. He was desirous of doing strict justice to Miss Knight, and with as much libe rality as was consistent with justice to the company, and had come to the conclusion to award £195 for one year's profits, £l2O for goodwill, and £lO for expenses of removal, making a total of £325, possession of the premises to be yielded within 14 days. Mr. Atkinson asked for costs. Mr. White said the worthy alderman had dealt so libe • rally with the claimant that costs ought not to have been asked for. Mr. Alderman Hale declined to order costs. There was another case of a similar kind, in which John Pleasant, a tailor, in business in Water-lane, claimed £175 compensation. appeared for th e company, and Mt. Eadey for . White the claimant. In this case the claimpanostsseteastiepd.a year, rates and taxes £l6, and repeal about £lO. That y w e h a e r n a a h g e o entered hoid a in p t r o opme ri u:n:, enelic the year round, li e and that he paid two j k o e l p u t n n e r beeenksilbuetaperhoJlY,Jed a set of books which ho had 'AS and the measure book for the purposes madeilp o f f ro t m his cle ; im.iilv°i‘ Re estimated the wages for, 1862 a6flooll:fatthil:lprreenmt iswesastw4:l6vae at £104; stock Varchased, £116; rent and itnaxeus(l, i4nsg2a;baonu: repairs and swAdries, £25 , making totala including of £297. His gross takings . du r ing the year were £ 442, £i3 which ho received from lodgers, which, after deducting £287, lefic a net profit of £145, to which was to be added £lO for re.noval, and £2O as a proportion of the premium paid by the claimant 12 years ago, making up the claim of £l7 5. The claimant said he had succeeded in getting another house in Warwick-lane, at the advanced rental of £7 , 0, which, Vaal rates and taw, would make a serious differ - ( ~~~~~ ~~ MISS KAVANAGH'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., Q U E E N M A B. By JULIA KAVANAGH, Author of "Nathalie," " Adele," ,te. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street.