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J, B:shopsgate Terminus, 14th April, 18 B. OWEN, Seeretiry.64. SCOTTISH AND UNIVERSAL FINANCE BANK. To be incorporated under the Limited Liability Act. Capital, 11,000,000, with power to increase to £5,000,000. 20,000 shares of £5O each. First issue, 10,000 ehares. £1 on application, £4 on allotment, and £5 in three months. It is not intended to call up more than £25 per share. In the event of no allotment of shares being made, the deposit money will be returned in full. If more shares are applied for than are allotted, the surplus of the deposit money will be applied to the payment due on allotment. Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be obtained of the brokers, and at the offices of the company. lotne, foreign, and colonial contracts. Head Of f ices, London and Glasgow, with branches in Paris and New York. More than half the capital being already subscribed for, the list will remain open only a few days ; and, by a reso lution of the board, the whole of the remaining shares will be allotted in strict order of application pro rata. By the constitution of the association, the directors are not to be paid for their services until the shareholders shall have received 7 per cent. dividend out of the profits, thus pledging their own remuneration on the success of the company. William Crosskill, Es DIRECTORS. q. (William Crosskill and Sons, agricultural implement manufacturers.) Henry Frederick Downes, Esq. (Messrs. Downes and Sons, bankers and army agents.) George Grant, Esq., late Sub-Treasurer to the Bombay Government. Cyrus Legg, Esq., Director of Mercantile Union Insurance Company. A. Rouelli, Esq. (Messrs. Rouelli Brothers), merchant, Rood -lane. Angelo tTsiglio, Esq., merch an t, G reat Tower -street. Charles Wells,Esq., shipowner, Director of London and Provincial Marine Insurance Company. Chalmers laett Paton, Esq. (Hugh Paton, 9, Princes street, Edinburgh), (With power to add to their number.) BANKERS. The Irsperial Bank (Limited), Lothbury, London, BROKERS. Lewellin A. Crowley, Esq., 3, Copthall Chambers, London. Messrs. Macullum and Sidey, Princes-street, Edinburgh. J. Perry, Esq., Birmingham. 3108BrS. SOLICITORS. Mayhew, 26, Carey-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, London. A UDITORS. Charles smith and Sons, New Broad-street, E,C. `Temporary Offices-61, PROSPECTU. 'The success attained by the Credit S by of Paris has recently led to the establishment of somewhat similar insti. tutions in London, their introduction meeting with marked success, as is evidenced by the large dividends paid to their shareholders,and increased value of the shares, such increase being from 100 to 200 per cent, on the amount paid. The' fact that Scotle.nd, notwithstanding the magnitud e and rapid i ncrease of her commerce, has no institution of the kind contemplated, has suggested to the projectors of the present ecestpany the formation of an institution founded on similar principles to the Credit Mobilier of Paris, but em bracing a larger field for its operations. The progress of Scotland has been greater during late years than that attained by any other country in the world. Statistics of shipbuilding on the Clyde alone, during the year 1863, show that 171 vessels with an aggregate ton nage of 124,000 tons, were launcled, while 3,148 sailing ships, with an aggregate tonnage of 350,956 tons entered the river in the same year; but this number has been ex ceeded by the steamers, which reached the large number of 1,035, 10,555982, tons, having an aggr ega t e tonnage of not less than One of the great advantages of this establishment will be that Scotch houses can negotiate their foreign bills through the medium of this establishment, this department being one of the most profitable in banking business. The directors have succeeded in completing arrange ments for the purchase of the well-known, established, and profitable business of Messrs. D. Nathan and Co., of Cornhill, London, bullion and exchange hankers (who take a large responsibility in the company), upon such terms and conditions as will be satisfactory to the shareholders, the paymentof the purchase money being made entirely ht shares of the company. Arrangements have also been made for the transfer, upon equally favour able terms, of the business of N. Monteaux et Fils, Palais Royal, Paris, bullion and exchange bankers, long known as the oldest and most extensive establishment of the kind in France, and now carried on by Victor Monteaux, their Prance, who will retain a considerable share interest in the company. The contracts for the transfers of the above list lie at the (ace of the solicitors for inspection. These arrangements will constitute a nucleus, and enable the directors at once to commence operations, as they enter upon a valuable connection of many years' standing, and embracing a very large number of foreign correspondents. The objects proposed to be effected by the company are 1. To receive money at call or on deposit for fixed terms, and the ordinary business of bankers. 2. To grant temporary or permanent loans on approved public securities or private undertakings of undeubted merit and known solidity. 3. To make advances on merchandise and dock and other warrants, on title deeds of property in possession or rever sion for any temporary purpose, on contracts for carrying out or the finishing of works, or any other securities where their safety is unquestionable and the benefit to the com pany sufficiently advantageous. 4. The purchase and sale of the precious metals in all their forms. The company will be enabled by its facilities and connexions, to import and export bullion, and to deal in foreign coins and bank notes on an extensive scale. 5. By means of the Paris branch it is proposed to un dertake the shipment of silver to the East via Marseilles, which can be done at a considerable saving of expense and time, 6, The business transacted by the issue of small bills and letters of credit for the convenience of travellers and emi rants is incredible. Remittances from America to Ireland alone amount to several millions sterling per annum. By affording the same facilitie s to the English, German, and French population of America it is confidently anticipated that most profitable business can be done. 7. To negotiate approved foreign or inland bills, to trans mit funds in specie and in bills or otherwise, to any foreign State, and to arrange purchases or sales of any British or foreign securities at home or abroad. 8. To cash coupons and to realise or un d ertake the M anagement of the dividends on loan or other securities. Application for shares to be made to the secretary, at the temporary offices of the company or the brokers. THP. NTTr. . - HE NIZAVI of the DECCAN'S Magnificen, CRYSTAL CANDELABRA for INDIA, being one of five recently manufactured (154 lights, 22 feet high, and 12 feet in diameter, is now on show, to with a great variety of rare and exquisite specimens of workman ship in glass, amongst whi c h are designs in engravings taken fr ddeliom the famous Elgin m ar b les; also a variety of the most cate table glass, with elaborately engraved ornamenta tionrystal s resembling the fine s t l ace work. The altarpiece, in c, has now been added. J. DEFITIES and SONS. Crystal Gallery, Egyptian Hal. C H AND ELIERS in BRONZ ORMOLU, and S ILVER, of th e fi nest designs for Dining-room and Glass. Library. Moderator L amps in Bronze, Ormolu, China, and J. DEITIES and SONS, West -end Show Room s , C rystal Gallery, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. DEFRIES and SONS' CRYSTAL CHAN *,• DELIERS in Venetian, Grecian, and other registered De •Igns for Gas or Candles; Crystal Lamps, Chandeliers, and Wall Lights for India; Club, Mess, and General Fur nishing. Orlers for Glass, China, and Earthenware promptly executed.—Works, London and Birmingham; City Show Rooms and Manutactory, 147, Houndsditch ; West-end Show Rooms, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Islino•to R. a ht-roomed Houses. ANDREW HIND w ill SELL , by in AUCTION, at the Mart, on TUESD H O USES 7, 1814, at 12 for 1 o'clock, in two lots, the de.irable, Nos. 3 and 5, Elmore -street, Low er - road, Islington, each containing eight rcoms and washhonse, with gardens. May be viewed by cards from the Auctioneer only, and particulars, with conditions of sale, had at the ptincipai Inns in the neighbourhood ; at the Auction Mart ; and at the Auctioneer's Office, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. MBarnet. —A Pair of S emi - detached Villas. R. ANDREW HIND will SELL. by AUCTION, at the Mart - , on TUESDAY, May 17, 1814, at 12 for 1 o'clock, in two lots, the convenient Preenold Seven roomed COTTAGES, Nos. 1 and 2, Larcaster-roa New Barnet within two minutes' w,lk of a statioa and half an hour's ride from town. Let to respectable yearly tenants at £l4 per annum, but possession of one may be had. May be viewed by permis.ion of the tenants, and part icu lars, with c on d it i ons of sale. at at the Railway Tavern ; of C. Parke, Esq.. solicit , r, 37, Moorf. , ,ate-street ; at the Carter lane, ; and at the Auclioneer's Office`, corner of Little Carter lane, St. Paul's. 500 BUSINESSES.-Mr. ANDW. HIND'S ContaininMAY LIST, g Businesses, Premises, Partnerships, &c., Gratis. Letters, enclose stamp.—Particulars entered free. °I'FICES—COR.NER OF LITTLE CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S. ° five CO r T . Tk G ANDREWES e o j a i s i t N a D i o n has m for SALE rs lont town, produelnz £65 per annum. Ground rent, £2O. Price £:,00 part may remain on mortga e. Also the fol low ng:—Wandsworth, eight freehold, £l,o^o ; ditto, six leagehold, £7 , 0 • Teddington, four, 4500 ; Notting-hill, three, .£1,02.), &c. Offices, corner f Little Career-lane, St. Paul's. WHOLESALE SODA -WATER BUSINESS. Mr. ANDREW "rND has for SALE a first-class per,tprovincial BUSINESS, the proprietor retiring. Profits £7OO c. annum. Rent of hous e, shop, manufactory, stabling, , . Price, including the ext« nuive plant, van 4, hones, 5,000 dozen of bottles, and every requisite for a trade, £1,700. Ac coninaothtion for part. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, ht. Paul's. --- Cal( PREMISES.-Mr. AND REW HIND has for DISPOSAL the LEASE of a large HOUSE, heir St. Paul's, containing* thirteen rooms, suitable for offices or Warehouse. Rent £lOO. Terms 14 years. Price £1,400. Al s o a c.,mniaiiding shop and basement i n Caonon-street, Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St, Paul's. TPERSONS SEEKING LANDED ES. ATES, AND COUNTRY , FREEHOLD ANDTOWN LEASEHOLD LNVESTMENTS, RESIDENCES AND PROPER PIES GENERALLY— To BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing availed 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 OP PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register *fords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most eases introduce immediate customers, where the property is of an eligible character, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attenuant incon veniences. THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur cnaser is int ro d uce d through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then onlythe usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. GREAT EAS FERN RAILWAY COMPANY. FIVE PER CENT. PREFERENCE SHARES. The Directors of the Great Eastrrn Rai way Company hereby give notice that, in accordance with the Act, the THIRD CALL of £2 10<. per Stare is payable on or before MONDAY, the 23d May, 1861, at the Union Bank of L on d on, Princes-street, Mansion-house, London ; or at M essrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street, London. • It will be necessary for the ho:der of the Scrip to present the same to the Bankers at the time of making payment, in order to have the receipt properly filled up. The Five per Cent. interest will be paid on the Ist of March, and on the Ist of September, is each year. By Order. • L u ~~ ~l z~ a .~ N°. 22,423. IURNI LIME, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First•class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms bccupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. CIA v.GYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respedfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . are publishi4 au entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo actin.-able enaervings of every description of Furniture and Beasteads, wilt prices attached. A copy sent gratis and post-free on applic,ation. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised cale:— • A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valnable informationto all requiring househ3ld furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindlypermitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford, Brighton, Gainsboroutrh, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. 2i:ban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, asd above 500 other places in all parts of Great COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford. bridge, London. B.E. N ORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1800. FIRE and LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS of every de. scription transacted at moderate rates. The usual commission allowed on Ship and Foreign In. surances. Insurers in this Company will receive the full benefit of any reduction in Duty. CAPITAL £2,000,000 ANNUAL INCOME £497,263 ACCUMULATED FUNDS , £2,233,027 London—Head Offices-58, Threadneedle-street, E.C. 4, New Bank-buildings, Lothbury. West-end Offices EASTERN EXCHANGE BANK (Limited). Incorporated, with Limited Liability, under the Companies Act, 1862. Capital £2,000,000, in 100,000 Shares of £2O each. First Issue 50,000 Shares. Deposit on Application of £1 per Share, Further payment on Allotment, £2 per Share. First Call, not exceeding £?, not less than One Month after - Allotment. Further Calls not exceeding £2los. per Share, at intervals of not less than Three Months. It is not intended to call up more than .£lO per Share. DIRECTORS. George M. Bowen, Esq (Thomas Manning, and Co.), Liver pool. Thomas Chilton, Esq. (Holderness and Chilton), Liverpool. Edward Comber, Esq. t Edward Comber and Co.), Liver pool ; Comber, Son, and Co., B tmbay. Robert Dirom, Esq. (Dirom, Davidson, and Co.), Liverpoo' ; Dirom, Hunter, and Co., Bombay. Chits. Edward Dixon, Esq., Liverpool (Dixon Brothers and Co., Alexandria). William James Fernie, Esq. (Fernie Brothers and Co.), Liverpool. Patrick Hunter, Esq. (Browne, Hunter, and Co.), Liverpool. Edward Lawrence, Esq. (Edward Lawrence and Co.), L►ver pool ; Lawrence and Co., Bombay. Andrew Mnoolmson Esq. (J. and D. M&colmson and Co.), Liverpool. BANKERS. Liverpool The National Bank of Liverpool. Lon don The National Bank. Ireland The Pranches of the National Bank. Manchester Union Bank of Manchester. Leeds London and Northern B Inv. Glasgow Mercantile and Exchange Bank. SOLTCITOR,S. Messrs. Lace, Banner, Gill and Lace, Liverpool. BROI Ens. Liverpool.—Messrs. Thomas Tinley and Sons. London.—Albert Ricardo, E. q., 11, Angel-court. Manchester.. Messrs. Shore and Kirk, 14, St. Ann's-square. SECRETARY. A. E. Pelly, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 17, Brown's-buildings, Exchange, Liverpool. PROSPECTUS. The Eastern Exchange Bank (Limited), is formed to supply a want which has been long felt, and its value will be imme diate'y recognised. Although Liverpool enjoys an immense export and import trade, and is the port through which the valuable manufac tures rf Lancashire and Yorkshire pass, it has not a single Bank connected w,th the Mediterranean. the East Indies, China, or Australia. The exports of British and Irish produce and manufactures to the above countries for the year 1863 amounted to about forty millions, and by far the „Treater portion was shipped from Liverpool, whilst the produce received in return into Liverpool was of a va'ue of upwards of sixty millions, making a total of one hundred milbons sterling. Whilst London has upwards of fifty Banks, with branches in different countries, established for the purpose of affording every facility in Exchange transactions, there is no Bank of this description, with its head-quarters in Liverpool, con nected with the East. The profitable nature of Exchange business is well known, and the practice which has become so general of attaching Bills of Lading to Bills of Exchange renders this the safest description of Banking business. Some evidence of the safety and profitable character of the business is afforded by the present values of the undermen tioned Banks, whose chief sources of profits are in connection with Exchange operations. Paid up Present per Share. Price. Agra and United Service Bank £m, A 145 Chartered Mercantile Bank of London. India, and China Oriental Bank Corporation Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China Bank of Australasia 4O I 11 perial Ottoman Ban , : .........10 _ ___ Bank of New ..'outh Wales 2O The Eastern Exchange Bank (Limßed , , will have its head quarters in Liverpool. Branch Banks will be formed, in the first instance, at Alexandria, Bombay, Calcutta, China, and Australia, and as the business develops, at other places. The Directors of the Eastern Exchange Bank will make arrangements for Loudon business, constituting a first-c'a.'s London Banking Agency on mutually advantageous terms. he busine=s of the Bank will chiefly consist in negotiating mercantile bills of exchange, granting drafts, in negotiating and collecting bi Is payable at places where the Bank has Branches or Agencies. It will issue circular notes and let ters of credit, will undertake the purchase and sale of secu rities, the receipt of dividends, and effect remittances between the several places, including London, at which its Agencies and Branches will be established. The Bank is founded under " The Companies Act, 1;62," whereby the respective liability of each Shareholder is limited to the amount of his Shares. There will be no fee for promotion; the remuneration of the Directors will be fixed by the Shareholders at each annual meeting ; and the preliminary expenses will be con fin .d to indispensable outlay. The Articles of Association lie at the Office of the Solicitors for inspection. Applications for Shares must be accompanied with a Banker's Receipt for £1 per Share. In case the amount so paid should exceed £3 per Share on the number of Shares allotted, the surplus will be returned ; but it it should fall short, the balance must be paid within seven days after notice of allotment, or in default, the allot ment will be cancelled and the deposit forfeited. If no allotment be made the deposit will be returned in full. Applications for Shares may be sent through the Solicitors or Brokers be had. of the Company, f rom w h om F orms o f A pp li cat i on may FOR3I OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES, To be retained by the Bankers. EASTERN EXCHANGE BANK (LIMITED). First Issue 50,010 shares. To the Directors of the Eastern Exchange Bank (Limited). Gentlemen,--Having paid to the bankers of the above named Company the sum of £ , I hereby request that you will allot me shares in the said Company, and I agree to accept such shares or any smaller number that may be al lotted to me, and to become a member of the Company; and I authorise you to place my name on the register of mem bers in respect of the shares to be allotted io me, and I agree to be bound by all the conditions and regulations contained in the memorandum and articles of asSociation of the Com pany. I further authorise you to forward by post to my ad dries as below, the certificate for any shares which may be allotted to me. Dated this Name in full • • Firm (if any) Business or profession Place of business Residence day of 1861. THE POPULAR NOVELS At every Library. BERNARD MARSH. By G. P. R. JAMES. 2 vols. A WOMAN AGAINST THE WORLD. 3 vols. THE DANES SKETCHED by THEMSELVES. 3 vols. WYLDER'S HAND. By JOSEPH SIIERIDAN LE FANU. 3 vols. A SECOND EDITION of BELLA DONNA; or, the Cross before the Name. 2 vols. MEADOWLEIGH. By the Author of "The Ladles of Beyer Hollow." 2 vols. NEW WORK BY MR. CHARLES DICKENS, In Monthly Parts, uniform with the Original Editions of " Pickwick," "David Copper&ld," On Saturday, April 3Cth, will be Published Part 1., price Is. of OUR MUTUAL FRIEND ; By CHARLES DICKENS. To be completed in Twenty Monthly Farts. With Illustrations by MARCUS STONE. London : Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. DR. HARVEY ON CORPULENCE. Second Edition, carefully revised, price is., CO R P U L E N C E ; Its Diminution and Cure, without Injury to Health, with Remarks upon the various Maladies which may be pro duced by too great obesity. By Jourt HARVEY, M.D. Smith and Co, 52, Long-acre; and all booksellers. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, and BACHELOR'S BOX, an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Charing-cross, EVERY EVENING, at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three.— Stalls, and box stalls, 35.; area, 25.; amphitheatre, ls. A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from eleven to five. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster -road, London. THIS EVENING, Will be produced, with alterations and improvements in production, the New Illusion, surpassing anything yet attempted, entitled THE TERCEN CENARY ; or,a NIGHT WIT Ef SHAKSPEHE, written express'y by W. F. Vander yell, Esq., in which Mr. W. Randall will re-appear. ALso, PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS I "The figure of Fame, winged and trumpeted, passing and reprising through the Magic Fountain, is so complete an illusion that it wellnigh ceases to be illusory."--Morning Star, Feb. 19. Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish. ment, supported by the whole of the talented comrany, in. eluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly Powcr, air. T. Maclagan G. W. Jester, .4Lo. Oto Admission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, Is. Open every Evening. ROYAL ALHAMBRA. - The Proprietor begs to announce that this popular pace of Amusement will be CLOSED for Fourteen Days from this day, for a terations. in consequence of his determi nation to return to the former successfu, class of Entertain ment. It will RE-0 I'EN on WHIT-MONDAY with that charming and accomplished Gymnast, NATII A LIE, Monitor to the Prince Imperial, ho will be accompanied by her equally attractive , isters, Leontine and B anche, forming' a trio of the most daring and e:egant profe+ ors of the gymnastic art in the world. The Musical Department will be under the able superintendence of a well-known professor. Prices of Admission will be:—Private boxes, 2t , . • reserved seats, es. 6d.; stalls, 25.; balconies and promenad e , is ; grand hall, 6d. Further particulars will be shortly announced. Monday, May 2, 1861. THE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting. of Soup, Fish, Made Dish, Joint, Sweet, &c., is served daily from 3 to 9 p.m , and on Sundays from 5 to 8.30 p.m. Private Rooms for large or small parties. By order, JOHN CATES, Manager. s The Wellington, St. James's-tr Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. EASTERN EX CHANGE BANK, Limited. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the LIST of APPLI CATIONS for SHARES will be CLOSED THIS DAY, SATURDAY, the 7th May. LACE, BANNER, GILL, and LACE, Solicitors to the Company. 17, Brown's-buildligr,s, Liverpool, May 7, 1861. IF THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indizestipn. or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Their world-wide celebrity proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at is. lid. and 2s. 9d. ; or free by Lost for 14 or 33 st amps f rom Page D. Woodcock, Chemist. incoln. PHEASANT REARING for 1864. CHAMBERLIN'S AROMATIC SPANISH MEAL, ARKER RICE, PELLET, 1). S. MEAT GREAVES, pre pared with CAYCAR EXCELSIOR, is the most efficacious food for rearing and feeding Game, preventing gapes, snarls, and death. BOOKS on Feeding and the proper Management of Game, from hatching to maturity, with over 200 testimonials from the nobility and gamekeepers, with prices, posted free on re ceipt of two stamps, byMr. James Chamberlin, Spanish Wine Merchant, opposite the Exchange, Norwi c h. CHAMBER LIN'S CANADIAN POULTRY MEAL for all the year round, 168. per cwt., including hag. The use of this food keeps the chickens in perfect health; and the in crease of eggs, of the richest colour and flavour, is marvellous. Dog Greaves , 10s. per cwt. Pl ease state price when ordering. N.B.—Advices received daily of the efficacy of the Spanish Meal and Caycars. One gentleman writes, "All my young pheasants last sea son were sickly, and several died; those that were strong enough to eat your Spanish Meal recovered in two days, and became fine and beautiful birds." DRI Z E M E D A L.—INTERNATIONAL IL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, dzo., &c., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (E stablished 17?0.) testifies The Jtourors' Report on Wax and Ch urch Candles, in 1862, manufacture. ,he export of the qua li ty of Messrs. Tuckers' A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with latted Wicks, patented.. Is. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality • • • • • • • • .. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. • • • • •• • • .. I s. sd. per lb. Second quality • • • • • • • • Is. 3d. pe r lb . Third qualify • • ~ le. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— , Kensington (Established 1730). The large' Establishment in England for the ManUlaoture Wax candles for the use of the Altar MADAME TUSS AU D'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. RECENT ADDlTlONS.—President Lincoln and Presi dent Davis; Ancient Effigies of Henry IV. and his Queen Joan. in magnificent costumes of the period (1399); and is the Chamber of Physiognomy is a full-length model of Geo. Victor Townley. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, Is. ; extra rooms, 6d. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. During the evening an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open at Half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission is. Manager, M. GRENET. 29, GEORGE-STREET, HANOVER-SQUARE, W. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the Astees ; Bushman and Wife; Julia Pastrana and Infant; Eng and Shang, the Siamese Twins; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Preparations, (to. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling Or Gentlemen only). MESSRS. BOTT, JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances. London and Westminster Bank. Post-office Orders payable at Camber well-park. Address—BoTT and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. THE BENEFACTOR OF THE !SKIN. -54 OLLARD'S PERFUMED SULPHUR SOAP and CREAM for ordinary toilet purposes, and "BAREGE' SULPHUR CREAM, for Baths, free from disagreeable odour ; an infallible means of preserving the skin and body in perfect health; they are also an effectual remedy in curing local and cutaneous affections and rheuma tism. Highly patronised and recommended by the moat eminent physicians (see Testimonials). Tablets of Soap, from Nos. 1 to 5, according to the degree of sulphur they contain, sold at the depot, 2, Rupert-street, Coventry-street, London, W., and lit all chemists. Prospectuses and testimonials sent on application. TEETH. —Mr. ESKELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following advantages :—A set of teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining Mr. Eskell's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations ree.-B,G rosvenor street, Bond-street, W, P i 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. GARIBALDI FUND, f or th e pur pose of secur ing a permanent income for General Garibaldi and his family after Jahn. The Duke of SUTHERLAND, Chairman. CHAS. SEELY, Esq., M.P., Deputy-Chairman. Hon. A. Kinnuird, M.P., Treasurer. At a SPECIAL MEETING of the Committee of this Fund, held at Stafford House on the 6th inst., it was resolved unani mously : I. 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I have no hesi ation in P.ayl ng that I consider the work done by the Bonelli instrument conclusively proved all that has been stated in its favour. Extraordinary, however, as was the rapidity and precision both of type-sett , ng and trans mission on that day, the public work done on Monday during and after heavy rain was still more satisfactory; the correct ness on Saturday was absolute, and tee large amount of general messages, as well as the steadily increasing business of the c , mPauY, att ested by the returns, afford ample evi dence that in thi s the essential quality of telegraphy, the ordinary work is not wanting lam preparing a report of my observations, in w hi ch I ehall have occasion to notice ra I saw my other at excellent points i n th e sys t em . but I f ee l b ound to say th none with which I see reason to find fault, the necessity for the use of five wires being, in my opinion, fully compensated by the immense advantages secured. 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Sold wholesale by the proprietors, B eac h and Barnicott, Bridport, by the London hous es , and retail by all respec t a bl e medicine vendors in the United Kingdom and Colonies. THE METROPOLITAN BOARD OP WORKS.—At the weekly meeting of this Board yesterday the engi neer (Mr. Bazalgette) reported that, at th e present time, about one-sixth of the metropol itan sewage was intercepted by the Northern Outfall Sew er works, and di sc h arged into the Thames at ebb tide at Bark ing, whence it was carr i ed to the sea. This sewage, abou t 14,000,000 gallons in quan tity, was formerly discharged into the ri ver w i thin the me tropolis at low water. The progress ma d e with the main drainage works was thus stated :—On the Main Drainage Middle Level Sewer, work to the amount of £306,000 had been done; on the Western Sewers, 3I miles of sewer had been constructed at the cost of £151,000; at the Northern Outfall Reservoir works had been executed to the estimated cost of £163,000; at the Southern Low Level Sewer, 31 m il es of work had been completed at the cost of £llO,OOO ; a t th e Southern Outfall works at Crossness, work to the amount o f £213,000 had been finished . With respect to th e N or th ern Thames Embankment, the enginee r reported that the w or k s of the first contract (from Westminster-bridge to the east side of Cannon-street) had been much delayed by the diffi culty in obtaining possession of the wharves on the side of the river, and by the necessity there was for m a ki ng expe riments as to the best form ofiron caissons for excluding the tide. Works had been done on this contract to the amount of £30,000, and on the second contract (between Waterloo-bridge and the eastern sido of Temple -gardens) to the value of £12,000. The report was ordered to be entered on the minutes. A deputation from the Marylebone Vestry urged upon the Board that it was desirable to give vestries the power of granting superannuation allowances to aged officers. Tho subject was referred to a committee, The names of various thoroughfares were altered, and the villas, terraces, crescents, places, rows, cottages, and other subsi diary names in the old thoroughfare known as Lower-road or Lower-street, Islington, were ordered to be abolished, and the whole thoroughfare was ro•named Essex street, Persons in debt may obtain instant protection against imprisonment or seizure of their goods, and an entire release from all debts and ties without publicity, by application to Messrs. Marshall, solicitors of the Court of Bankruptcy. Charges under £5 payable by easy instalments. Offices— (established 1830), 12, Hatton-garden. City branch—O. Moor gate-street, Boa—ADVT. 4745:r :, p p e• " • . • ' •-• • ... . • • . / & 1 Z,41;&31 3 A11g` .41 • ,• -P .yr = • .• • tit - - 1 41- intorr. • 4- NElvs r $ TRIAL OP THE CALELIONIA ";•; 1 :: I N -c A"- - g The iron-cas e d screw s t e am f r i g a to C I J R ; sled is,- : 35 guns, was tak en f rom th e l a rge ba aia in Sht ncss dockyard on Th urs d a y last for a f ew miles k a run, to test the working capabilities of the ma chinery previous to h er o ffi c i a l t r i a l at the measu red mile. On Friday th e fi rs t official trial of the en gines took place off th e M a pli n ands,S under the immediate superintendence of Captain N V. K. Hall, C,8., chief of the Sheerness Steam Re ser re ; Messrs. 'William Rumble, inspector of machs'nery afloat at Sheerness ; George Bloxland, chief et tgineer of the - Sheerness Dockyard, and F. Martin, senior assist ant master shipwright, were in attends mee to watch the results of the trial on the part of the , Admiralty. The firm of Messrs. Maudsley, San, and Field, eon• tractors for tho machinery, were repo, , :ented by Mr. Telford Field, and the engines were in chargss of Mr. Henry Warriner. The Csledonia is a timber framed vesstal, built nt Woolwich I),:ckyard, and like her 6i.4 f-r ships Prince Consort, Ocean, and lt4yal Oak, is cased in rolled iron armour-plate s 41 inches thick, extending from stem to stern and gun will , : to five feet below water line, the ship's sides being filled and solid and strengthened with iron to enable them to carry this heavy armour, which is secured with through bolts having large washers and nuts on the inside. Theupper deck is constructed of iron beams of the Butterly type, upon which tin. plates are riveted, whi c h gives great strength to this part of the ship. The whole of the work of the ship having been perform e d by the artisans employed in a Government Dock.. yard, the vessel may be favourably contrasted with others supplied by private contractors. The Cale.. donia is rigged, having her three lower masts and bowsprits of iron, and her topmasts, yards, &c., being of wood. The standing rigging is of gals vanised iron-wira rope. The machinery is supplied by the firm of Messrs. Maudsley, Son, and Field, of London, and consists of a pair of horizontal double piston rod engines, which work the screw shaft direct. Each engine has the whole of its starting and regulating levers grouped together within convenient reach of the engineers. The massive shaft which passes through the stem tube carries the propeller fixed upon it, thus doing away with the well and hoisting appas ratus, which spoil so many of our noble ships and cramp their steering apparatus. The propeller, which has four blades, variable in pitch from 20ft. to 25ft., and is 20in. long on line of keel, with a diameter of 21ft., was invented by the Admiralty, and has been found very successful in decreasing the vibration both in the Achilles as well as in this ves sel. The screw can be disconnected from the en gines when the ship is under sail by withdrawing the coupling bolts and allowing the after length of shaft and propeller to turn round. The vessel is fitted with two auxiliary engines for feeding the boilers; there are also two others for extinguishing fire and pumping out ship. Two steam crabs are also fixed on deck for the purpose of raising ashes and for general purposes. During the trial the Caledonia had a draught of water forward 22ft 4in, and aft 23ft llin. She had on board 245 tons of coal, 200 tons of cables, stores, &c., and about 100 tons of water, crew, &c. Her guns and ordnance stores have not yet been put on board. Six runs were made at full boiler-power on the measured mile with the following results : First run—time, smin 24 secs; speed, 11.111 knots; revolutions of engines, 58 ; pressure of steam, 20; vacuum, 26. Second run—time, 3min 58sec ; speed, 15.126 knots; revolutions of engines, 57; pressure of steam, 19; vacuum, 26. Third run—time, smin 3lecc ; speed, 10'876 knots; revolutions of engines, 58 ; pressure of steam, 19 ; vacuum, 26. Fourth run —time, 3min 57sec; speed, 15.190 knots; revolutions of engines, 57; pressure of steam, 19; vacuum, 26. Fifth run—time, snain 40sec ; speed, 10.588 knots; revolutions of engines, 56 ; pressure of steam, 16.5 ; vacuum, 25.5. Sixth run—time, 4min Bsec ; speed, 14.516 knots ; revolutions of engines, 56; pressure of steam, 16.5; vacuum, 25.5, giving as a first mean '13.118, 13.001, 13 . 032, 12'889, and 12.552 knots; and the second means, 13.059,13.017,12.961, and 12.720 knots, the true means being 12.939 knots per hour. PRICI% ...... 4d. STAMPED ....sd. was all. At last, as a favour, Mr. Chalmers per mitted the 300-pounder, with its formidable steel shot and 451 b. of powder to be tried against it, and this went through it, as every one knew it would do, though doing far less injury to the backing than such ponderous missiles - ordinarily inflict. On the whole, the target was pronounced the most success ful ever tried, though all the officers then present were of opinion at the close of the day that a slight alteration would improve it, by reducing the thick ness of the iron plate between the beam of teak by three quarters of an inch, an adding the metal thus gained to the 21in. external plate, so as to bring the latter up to 41in. in thickness. Such a change, it was confidently expected, would, without adding at all to the weight of the target, add nearly 25 or even 30 per cent, to its powers of resistance. At all events, it was then conclusively established that Mr. Chalmers's system of backing armour was one which required to be attentively considered and examined with a view to the construction of future ironclads. It was lighter than the iron frigates now building, it was proved to be stronger, and its inventor claimed that it was nearly 2.5 per cent. cheaper. The lightness and cheapness are, of course, most im portant considerations, which when superadded to the all-important one of increased strength, spoke loudly in favour of a careful trial of the new plan. The Iron Plate Committee have, we believe, re ported on the success of Mr. Chalmers's system in the strongest terms, but from that day to this the Admiralty have refused to adopt it or allow of its adoption in any way, or even to permit Mr. Chalmers to make a fresh target with the improvements which we have said were suggested by the officers on the ground. They have since admitted the perfect success of the target by paying not the £1,650 they agreed for it—that is, £1,250 for the target, and £4OO to Mr. Chalmers for his time and labour as an engineer in constructing it,—but by paying for the cost of construction, £1,250, and refusing to allow Mr. Chalmers a single shilling for his time and trouble. How they can possibly defend the expenditure of £1,250 on the ground that the target was an im portant public benefit that justified the outlay, and yet maintain that the gentleman who constructed it deserved so little that they are entitled to break their agreement with him and refuse him payment for his time and labour, we are at a loss to conceive. Such, however, is the fact as the matter now stands. Mr. Chalmers, however, brings a far graver com plaint than this want of payment against the Ad miralty. Since his target was tried, another and a very successful one, called the Bellerophon target, has been made by Mr. Reed, the chief naval con structor. In our notice of the performances of this at Shoebury last autumn we stated at the very out set that its designer had apparently derived some most valuable hints from having seen that made by Mr. Chalmers first. Certainly in the tests to which it was subjected Mr. Reed appeared to be favoured. The 300-pounder was fired three times at the Chalmers' target ; twice with 150:b. round shot fired with 501 b. of pounder, and once with a 300. pounder steel shot driven by 451 b. of powder. On the contrary, the 300-pounder was only allowed to be fired once at the Bellerophon target, and that with a reduced charge of 351 b. of powder. In short, 3,6001 b. of shot, with a proportionate mass of powder, were discharged throughout a long day at the target of Mr. Chalmers, and only 1,5001 b. of shot, with a proportionate reduction of charge, were allowed to be fired against Mr. Reed's. It was to show how different would have been the re sults had the trials been fairly made between the two that the Chalmers' target was again fired at yesterday with the maximum charges used against Mr. Reed's—namely, a 1501 b. shot and 351 b. of powder. These were spherical cast iron shot, fired from the 300spounder at 200 yards' range. The first shot almost missed, as it struck just on the edge of the lowest plate, and passed under it into the earth. The second struck fairly, and re mained, with its larger half imbedded in the plate to a depth of three inches, at the bottom of which it had made a crack iu the metal about half an inch wide and four long. It broke two bolts which had been hastily put in without elastic washers (for the whole target had to be roughly rebuilt for the pur poses of the experiment), but it did not penetrate the plate or injure the inner skin. The third shot struck on the edges of two plates near where they had been injured before, but, in spite of this, it failed to penetrate to the backing, and, in fact, its entire mischief was, when compared with the missile, slight beyond all expectation. These three shots were considered so satisfactory to all as to the strength of the target that further trials were thought unnecessary, and it only remained to judge by comparison from this how the positions of the two targets would have been reversed if Mr. Reed's bad been tested so severely as Mr. Chalmers's, or vice versa, Mr. Chalmers's had been only tried with the comparatively light missiles which were chosen for Mr. Reed's. After this trial was over experiments were made with steel shot of various tempers, manufactured from the Bessemer metal by John Brown and Co., against a 5-}-inch plate, also of John Brown's: It will be sufficient on this occasion to say that all the shots were of excellent manufacture as to toughness and quality of metal, and all gave that enormous increase of penetration over projectiles made from any other material which seems to prove conclu sively that in warfare against iron we must rely on soft steel, and soft steel only, for our missiles. They at least do some mischief, but wrought or cast iron in any shape—round, conical, or flat headed—are as useless as so much mud. But, good as were the results effected by these shots, which always made a serious indent varying from 31in. to 31in., they were quite eclipsed by the really wonderful performance of Messrs. Brown and Co.'s armour plate. This was pronounced yesterday to be the finest plate yet fired against. It had been badly battered before the experiments commenced, and had been penetrated through and through in two places by the Armstrong 600 pounder. Yet, though, in addition to these injuries, it received ten more steel shot yesterday in a space of some six feet by three, it never gave even the most trilling indica., tions of cracking, but to the last was as tough and firm and uniform throughout as a slab of copper. Experiments were then tried as to the best mode of fastening on armour plates—whether by rivets, by the improved Warrior bolts, or by a new method proposed by Capt. E. M. Palliser, of the 7th Hussars, a young officer whose scientific attainments are well-known in the service. In this competitive trial Capt. Palliser's plan achieved an easy and conspicuous victory, as all the engineers on the ground knew it would from its adherence in principle to the plainest mechanical truths. All the iron bolts in armour plates having been showing, as plain as iron could show, that the reason of their continually breaking was the diminu tion of strength caused by their screw threads being cut into the substance of the bolt. Cap tain Palliser has perfectly remedied this defeat by turning down his bolts so as to lease their screw thread at the end en pro fi le—t il at is il l;er ri :f h o u r s to say so much thicker than the bolt sei the bolt has a certain thickness , and therefore a he o th er three plans strength, plus the screw t p lir i e ce a ci d d ta , yi i gieenasi jrit hw e a rt t e e srs a cd _ dratey l ht o e f l 2 a: dziis c e, s t y f forfastened e agai n npc s the screw thread as hitherto . bolts held firm, and none su though the 68 pounder was tried and again. o r bolting on ar mour plates ti, all gave way so oner or later, so th at i n the l i u e xperiment we may r ecor d another important gained towards the co m pl e t e efli cricesnf this e l yt ofo oarste:rineur-frigates. The Armstrong and Whitworth competition is fast approaching its crisis as regards the real praise tical question now at issue—the endurance of the guns. The details of the last week's trials are, however, far too important to be dismissed at the close of a long article, and we must therefore defer our weekly resume of these experiments to another occasion. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The screw steamship Bombay, 67, Capt. Colin A. Campbell, from the eastward, arrived yesterday morning at Plymouth. Rear-Admiral the Hun. Charles G. J. B. Elliot hoisted his flag on board during the forenoon, under the customary salutes. She has been completed with fuel and will embark supernumeraries, and unless there ore any defects to make good, will proceed at once for the South American station. Letters received at Plymouth from the screw steam-sloop Icarus, 11, state that she left Malta on the 19th at April, and arrived at Gibraltar on the 28th, when she received orders to proceed home wards immediately. Her officers expect to call at Portsmouth and then go to Sheerness, where the crew will be paid off. The paddlewheel sloop Gorgon, condemned to be broken at Woolwich, was yesterday towed down to Greenhithe by the Monkey, Master-Commander Smithers, to act as a receiving hulk for the transfer of the officers and crew of the Queen's steam yacht Osborne, Staff Commander Bower, four cases of smallpox having made their appearance on board, The sufferers have been transported to the Naval Infirmary at Woolwich for treatment. The disease commenced with the gunner's mate. On mustering the ship's company for the doctor's inspection, three others were found to have caught the infection, one of whom is now very severely attacked. There are at present 11 cases in the infirmary at Woolwich, seven of whom are men of the Royal Marines. The Osborne was brought up to Greenhithe for the accommodation of the Board of Admiralty in their inspection of the Channel Fleet. The Admiralty yacht Vivid, Staff-Commander Allen, was yesterday ordered to hold in readiness at Woolwich to sail on Monday for Dover, to be in attendance on the fleet now in the Downs. A couple of dockyard lighters, laden with victualling stores for the ships of the squadron, were yesterday despatched from Woolwich in charge of a steams tug. The Admiralty yacht Black Eagle, Staff-Com' mander Whillier, has sailed from Woolwich on special service from Heligoland. It is r umoured that the object of her missi on i s t o w atch the move. ments of the Austrian ships of the line now in those waters. It is otherwise reported that she is de4 spatched to Heligoland to bring home pilots re 4 quired for the service of the Channel Fleet. R• Bell, to the The following appointment s were made y esterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. George Royal George ; Dr. N. 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Yesterday the summer season at this highly scien fic place of destruction may be said to have been commenced by the return of the Iron Plate Commit tee, after a rather long absence, to complete their series of experiments on a target which has attracted and deserved more attention than any that has ever been tried at Shoebury—the target of Mr. Chal mers. From the fact of the discussions which have arisen about this target in both Houses of Parlia ment, as well as that other important experiments were to be tried, and that the Armstrong and Whit worth competition was still in progress, the experi ments yesterday drew a large attendance to Shoe bury, including most of the members of the three 1 committees who have work in hand, and a number of officers of all branches of the service. So much had been said as to the powers of resistance of the Chalmers' target, and so serious a difference of opinion has arisen on this point between the Admi ralty, who deny its merits, and the officers and scientific gentlemen appointed to conduct these experiments, who uphold them, that it is necessary before referring to the experiments which were made yesterday to state briefly what has already passed in relation to this invention. It is how little more than 12 months since the Chalmers' syaLem cf buildingironclads was experimented on at Shoektry, and dell the targets that have yet been tried—and there have been a large number constructed at the expense of the nation not wcrth the value of the 1 powder expended in shaking them to pieces —not one has ever been shown to be so perfectly satis factory as that of Mr. Chalmers. All inventors, when they shake their mechanical theories against the downright matter-of-fact arguments of the guns at Shoebury, find that they have some thing to learn—most of them that they have everything; and even Mr. Chalmers, as yet the most successful of inventors of this kind, was no exception to the former rule. Before the day's firing at his target was over last year it was admitted to be the most successful in its powers of resistance ever experimented on, though Mr. Chalmers and all on the ground saw at once that, without any in crease in its weight, but merely by a slightly dif ferent arrangement of the ironwork used in its structure, its strength could be increased, perhaps, 30 per cent.—in fact, the target could be rendered almost periect. At the time that this target was tried everything but the Warrior had failed in the most conspicuous and ignominious manner to resist shot, the worst failures as a rule always being Ibe targets of our most eminent engineers. Mr. Chal mers, however, had made the Admiralty such a liberal offer that they could not but accept it, though they then believed that in the principle of the Warrior target they had obtained perfection, He offered to make his target entirely at his own expense for £1,650, on the understanding that if its principle of construction was of public value, and if it resisted perfectly the artillery ordeal to which the Admiralty would subject it, the Admiralty were to pay for it. If, on the contrary, it was defective in principle or strength Mr. Chalmers was to bear the loss, and their lordships to hear no more about the matter. On this agreement the target was tried in April last at Shoeburyness. The target was 13ft. long by 10ft. broad, faced externally with hammered armour plates 31in. thick. Behind these were laid longitudinal teak beams 10in. wide by about sin. deep, a web or flange of wrought iron I in. in thick nese passing between each beam, and being rivetted to a plate in thickness at the back. Behind this plate, again, came another pad of teak sin. thick, which rested against the skin of the ship—the same thickness as that of all our ironclads, Vhs of an inch, and behind this were the usual upright beams, or iron ribs of the vessel. Thnsit will be seen that, though the target was apparently a light one, from its external plates being only 31in. thick, yet, in reality, it had, after all, sin. of iron in it, with Min. of teak, exclusive of the longitudinal cellular iron webbing we have mentioned between the teak beams, which, though not nominally called upon to resist the shot, yet, in truth, aided the resistance enormously, by distributing the force of the con cussion and giving great stiffness to the whole structure. The theory of the target was that its peculiar arrangement of a cellular webbing be tween the teak and iron plate would obviate the evils that generally result from a backing com posed of wood only, such as buckling and penetra tion, and would guard against the equally injurious effects of vibration, which tell with such severity upon the fastening bolts. Tie plan. of its con- struction had, therefore, been calculated to disperse over a large area the power or work that existed in the shot at the moment of impact, so as to give a very large surface of resistance by the time the con- cussion reached the inner lining of the ship's frame. The trial to which this structure was subjected was precisely similar to that of the Warrior, though, as that of Mr. Chalmers was one-third smaller, it was obviously more severe for the smaller target, as he fire had to be more concentrated. It is sufficient now to say hero that the apparently inexhausti ble powers of resistance of this small and compara tively light target perfectly astounded everyone then on the ground. Some three or fear of the rivet-beads which it was admitted were made too small) were jumped off, one of the armour bolts had been disc placed, and the ribs gave signs of distress where tho great salvoes had been concentrated—but this _.. 6 .._ HOUSE OF COMMONS, MAY 6. INTOXICATING LIQUORS (SALE ON SUNDAYS). Motion made and question put, " That leave be given to bring in a bill for restrictions on the sale of intoxicating liquors between the hours of 11 of the clock on Saturday night and 6 of the clock on Monday morning." The house divided—Ayes, 87; Noes, 123. AYES-87. Adderley, C. B. Grogan, Sir E. Miller, T. J. Agnew, Sir A. Grosvenor, Earl 310 or, 11. Ayrton, A. S. Grosvcuor,Lordlj. Newdegate, C. Barnes, T. Gurney, S. O'Neill, E. Biddulph, Col. Hadfield, G. Owen, Sir 11. Blake, J. H am ilt on, Lord C. 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