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111 / , _ j . ,3 ~.. ' , /e€_,,d__, ;3 1 ‘ ; .:e44?"'". PEI ^~ - •t .k.:yt.,.~ t' ROYA . HEAD OFFICES, 29, Lombard-street, London, and Royal Ineurance buildings, LiverpoeL Total Annual Revenue exceeds E501, 0 ,0. Accumulated Funds in hand ow —.l- 1,030,000. ChairmanLveipool CHARLES TURNER, Esq., M.P. Chairman in London : WILLIAM WAINWRIGHT, Esq. 1862. EMEMBER, WE SUP AT, EVANS' EVENING THIS WEEK after Alfred promenade Concerts. NORWICH UNION, FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. The business of the Company exceeds Z 70,000,000. Tbe dut paid tn Government for t yearrmin g 1862 was 485,0 62, a y nd the amount insured on fa stock, £10,086 , 3 32. A bonus of three-fifths of the proBt9 periodically Made to Parties insuring, who have thus. from time to time, receised Bums amounting in the aggregate to' £410,000 ; and the Society Elm holds a large Reserve applimble to a future Sonus. , The rates of pre m i um are i n no c ase hi g h e r than those p she by the oth er p r i nc i pa l offices making no returns to neir insurers. • } ' ol ' prozpectuses apply at the Society's Offices, Surrey-- s ftreet, Norwich • and 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Black riars, E.O . pROVIDENT CLERKS' . MUTUAL LIFE A SSOCIATION. • Esta)lished 1840. • TRUSTEES. 'xi inns Baring, Req., , Wm. G.eo: Presbelft,, Req. lo ntson Hankey, Esq.,s I l.l'. Baron L. de Rothschild, , rh Irutual Lit. Assurance . for all classes. tot is Association ha 4 now in existence, 6, 00 0 pol icies, for a al sum of £l,soo,oo o.s TheAnnual Income is .. • • 2-0, , 00 • • . Cl,o°° The Accumulated Fund exceeds . It has paid in Claims • • ,•• • " 112,000 The whole of the profits are divided qu i nquen nially anemic* t he Members. . Three divisions have already been made* When the following sums have been added as bonuses to the Policie s _ Xl' 400 Dec. 31, 1847 .. • • • ' • • • • 11'5 " 1, • 23 200 18" " • • • 56,500: ~ 1862 I nakintr the total bonus additions, £93,600. Bonuses ma:, be rcceived in c•rsh or applied to the r 'chic - 'Hon of premiums at the option of the assured, in lien of an addition to the pol.ey. Attention is especially invited to the system of free or paid -I,P policies introduced by this Association, by which the "crifice so often submitted to on the ;elniqt4ishment of lao icy is wholly avoided. - " The balance-sheets of the- Association are open to all, Whether assurers or otherwise_ - Active and influential agents will be appointed in unrepre sented districts. • WM. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary. Chief Office, 15, Moorgate-street, E.C., Aug 1,1863. 'CE COMPANY. ExTE.A.crs FROM THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR The Directors of the Royal Insurance Company are now called upon to make their accustomed periodical Report at the Meeting of its Shareholders. FIRE BRANCH. The Directors have. as pleasingly as unexpectedly, at the close or the year, to announce, for the first time, that the Fire Premiums have not only reached, but exceed £300,000. The high comparative position held by the Royal in the Government Returns of Duty is again fully maintained. The profit of the business of the year exceeds considerably , the amount realised in the preced.ng year, and in fact sur passes that of any year, with but two exceptions, since the commencement of thi. Office, the balance to the credit on account of British and Foreign Insurances being £15,107 10s. 5d., and of the North American business, which is kept sepa rately, £11,097 16s. 10d. LIFE BRANCH. The very gratifying duty now falls upon the Directors to state the sum assured on iviv policies for the year 1F62 exceeds even that of the year 1861 by £lBO,OOO, and has arrived at the almost unexampled amount for a single year of £701,427 on 1,498 new policies issued. Until within the last few years it is believed that such a sum assured as that which has just been announced as the result of one year's business Was all but unheard of. This portion of the Company's business has been carefully watched, and cannot fail to give much satisfaction to the shareholder, as well as no small encouragement for the futere to the parti . cipating 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 as surawe amounts to 4143,281. Various degrees of ineligibility have led to these lives being declined. rd No small number of the Assurance Comnies of the da reco their accepted lives annually at a su m not much. if a t all, exceeding those which the Royal has declared as inadmis sible in a single year from deterioration of some kind or another. in If, to complete their r ev i ew, th e Di rec t ors now advert briet! to the United Ki ng d om, t h ey have to announce that yire Business its 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 untold 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. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the. First) FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, s, Pall-mall. „ OCTAVITJS IV - MUM!, Esq., Governor. GEORGE PEARKES BARCLAY, Esq., Sub-Governor. Sir JOHN HENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DIRE , Jag. Denny 'Bainbridge, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. Robert, Barclay, Esq. Earl of Leven and Melville. oi, Garratt Cattley, Esq. Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq. lark Currie Close, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. The Hon. Joseeline W. Percy. Thomas Dent, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. Alexander Druce, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Pr edk. Jos. Edimann. Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. Riv ersdaleW. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau. E lobt. Amadeus Heath, E. Joseph Somes, Esq sq. ~ M. NV, .m. Tetlow Hibbert, 'Esq ! William Wallace, Esq. P. 'Jas. Stewart Hodgson, Esq. Chas. Baring Young, Esq. Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S. PIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Co In on vantageous terms. rp the Life Depadartment, assurances are granted with par ticipation in Profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such participation. The Reversionary Mums on British Policies has averaged nearly 2 per cent, per annum on the sum assured. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums FaYable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The divisions of Profit take place every Five years. Life, Any sum not exceed i ng £15,000 may b e insured on one • This Corporation affords to the Assured— Liberal participation in Profits—with exemption from the liabilities of partnership. A rate of norms equal to the average returns of Mutual Societies —with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock. The advantazes of modern practice,—with the security of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A SCALP. The Corporation have always allowed the Assured to serve in the Militia, Yeomanry, or Volunteer Corps within the United King,dom, free of charge. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. FORT. P. STEELE. Secretary. N ORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. .£2,12?,82.3. ANNUAL REVENUE, ACCUMULATED AND INVERTED £4 FUND?, LONDON BOARD. John White Cater, Esq., Chairman. Charle. Morrison, Esq., De puty Chairman. A. De Arrovave, Esq. Edward Cohen, Esq. James du Buisson, Esq. Ex-Dr; A. rt. Campbell, E sq. C. Cavan, Esq. P. P. Ralll, Esq. Manager of Fire Department—Georg Whyting. Manager of Lif e D epartment—W. F. Birkmyre. Superintendent of Foreign Department—G. 11. Burnett. Secretary —F, W. Lance. General Manager—David Smith. FIRE DE PARTMENT. The Company grants Insurances against Fire in the United Kingdom, and all foreian countries. Mercantile Risks in the Port of London accepted at re duced rates. Losses prnmptly and liberally settle& For eign Risks. —Th e Director., having a practica l l, ow ledge of foreign countries, are prepared to iue POll 'Ts on the roost favoured° terms. In all cases a discount be allowed to Merchants and others effecting such Insurances. LIFE DEPARTMENT The following St atement exhibits the improvement effected during the las ,- few years : No. of Policies Issued. Sums. Premiums. 1751 ........ 455 ........ X:177.425 3RIS-,9 ........ 6'5 ........ 449.91 4 ,1 0 ........ 741 ....... 14,071 17 7 1811 ........ 783 ....... h 27,6 15,553 2 9 1802 ........ 1,137 ......... 7 8 , 334 Thus in live years the number of Policies issued was 3,623, a.istiring the large sum of .£2,928 947. The leading features of the Office are:- 1. Entire Se rarity to Assurers. 2. The large Bonus additions already declared, and the prospect o f a further Bonus at the nextinvestiga tion. 3. The advantages afforded by varied Tables of premiums —unrestricted cr , nditions of Policies—and general liberality in dealing with the Assured. Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished on applcation at the lIUAD OFFICES : .... LONDON.. ...... 58, Threadneedle-street. 4, New B an k Buildin gs. EntivlninGli...64, Princes -stre e t -, NORTH AIgTtAI,SNRCE ACNOMDPA ME RCANTILE WEST -END OFFICE : 8, WATERLOO -PLACE, PALL -MALL. Secretary—ALEX. J. RUSSELL. P. du Pre Grenfell, Esq. A. Klockmann. Esq. John Monett, Esq. .Tiinius S. Morgan, Esq. G. Garden Nicol, Esq. John IL Wm. Schroder, Esq. George Young, Esq. ECTORS. Robert Smith, Esq. Frederic Somes, Esq. 'WPM RES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PA W " (P l L li t : l B: cTr i n i° ‘ N e r; " } A, , T LEVER :(Ti IBIT lON OF 1851 AND 1t , ,62), is al7ovp i ed N Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be tn - e, - nc o "„P t w ardB of invention in the curative treatment of t i effective The use of a steel spring, so otten hurtful in A ' 18 here avoided—a soft bandage being worn „'mods, body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied Ike Aloc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with 80 /midi ease end closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn curing sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, & Tv -6V hips, being trusg, which cannot tail to fit, forwarded by post, o n t he e i r e c'.irnterence of the body, two inches below the ht . = to the manufacturer, Mr. WEITE, VF, A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. tid. Postag e , 1 8. A Doubla Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. Cd. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 428, and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. ltd. Post-office office, Piccadill y. Orders I o be made payable to John White, Post- NEW PATENT kAST IC STOCKINGS, .1 _4 IvICEE-c A i , ,: ; , ; ; zo , for N'ar,ravt, e Veins and all eases i,l V - .:akness and Swellinc , , 'O . l the Leg's, Sprains, &e. They at I ,?rons, light in texture, and inexpensive, and arc drawn on di f , an ordinary stocki a , 10s., to Ns. Itch. Post age 6d. '. Price Is. 6d., 78. 6d., J 0 Manufacturcr, 2:?4, Piccadilly. ROY AL NA o T s I T O IT N uI A ,m I N , LI F E-B OAT (Incorporateds s-1 Gracious ßl PRESIDENT—Vice-Admiral the Duke of Nor thumberland, K.G., Majesty Cliarter) t . PATRONEhe Queen. C nAntittAx—Thos. Baring*, Fsq., ras,“ DE PUTY - CIIAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., 1.R.5., V.P. APPEAL. The C ommittee of Management have to state that, since the beginnin,?, of the year 180, the Roya' National Lifeboat Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab lishments on the Coasts of Eng'and. Scotland, and Ireland. The number o f li ves saved by the Life-boats of the Society, itid other m eans, since its formation, i s 12,800: for which services 8 2 Gold l‘Pdals 718 Silver Medals , and £10,480 in cash hav e b een paid in ' rewards. The Institu tion has also expended ;£67.00t) on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting-cart 'ages, and Boat-houses. The Committee desire to express their grateful Reuse of the generous support which they have received from the British public during the past few years, a support which has enab'ed them to establish their present magnificent fleet of 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom. Deeply sensib e, however, of the ereat responsibility that rests on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and its Crews practised in the management of their boats, whi h cat. only be effected by a large and permanent annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their eountry - men to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so great and truly national . a work. The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following con tributions:— [ Ter Majesty the re rt. d .. .. .. annnal 50 C 0 Queen Campbell, the lion. Mrs. G. .. .• .. a nnua l 50 0 CouttsCo., and Co. Messrs., clerk.. Colonel nit. .. .. • • .. annual 1 1 1 0 Bankers .. .. annual 00 0 Currie, Wm., Esq. .• • • •• '' 4th don.lo 0 0 . Erle, Lord Chief Justice • • • ;•. i . don ' 10 10 0 - F aushawe, Vic e -Admiral Sir A., K.C.R. .. , don. 25 0 0 sporting Carriage .. ~ Martin, Sir Ilenr G. Bart. Penwiek, (4. J Esq., cost of a Lifeboat and Tran .. 250 0 0 •• 11 (lon. 30 0 Stirling c Ha veY, Rev. G G and Mrs. • • .. .. .. 7th don. 10 0 0 Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich .. Moore, Rev. G. B. .. don. 15 15 0 •• •• 3 0 0 annual 2 0 0 01. Sir , -,..nthon 1i.C.8. .. • • Ladyship 16 16 0 Willoughby d . • • • • • ' annual 5 0 0 Donations Thomas L ady :E N: e. e s. a b t: i s .o y u r 'p d er .. - . Mare . ,.collec . t . ed by her eived by the P Co, 59 . Strand; niesFsrs• Ilerries Familiar. ••ankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis, Percival. and c ' and Annual Su' scriptions will be.thankfully re -0, 76, Lombard-street: Messrs. Coutts and James's-street, London' by a s l' the Concetor-; of Customs zind Bankers in the , I.ln4edßiin4dom; and by the Secretary and Co.. 16, be. Kl ,, ell '''r d l ' ewl • i'`‘ ,4 l., at the ()Rice of the Institution, 11, JOnn-:itreet, Adelnhi, London, W ; 49 111111 1:1: PRITIQUES on the LEADERS of the NE WSPA PECR PRESS—Reviews of all New Books— English and Foreign Scientific intormation—Extracts— Goss;p, &c., &c.,' in the LITERARY TIMES, every week. Twopence. 8 Fleet-street. HE OXFORD, R, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, wiil be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry It.. Bishop's THE SLAVE and Halevy's MUSKETEERS (first time in England). 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 other man "), Eugene, W. Randall, A. Lloyd, and George Hodson. Also, a Pei tormance by Herr SCIIALKENBA.CH on his wonderful instrument, the PIA.NO . O.IICHESTItE, contain ing a full baud of 40 iustruments. The EIAT,L hRt3 just been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful,* the Metrqpplia. Cpcm at 8 °Mock. Admission, Cd. ; 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 Pepper snd Henry Dirks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, THE GHOST," from the Picture Gallery to the Concert Hall, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Bal cony, and b3dy of the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr. A. Silvester to give (with all that gentleman's latest im provements and effects), REPRESLNTATIONS EACH EVENING,• at Ten o'clock. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, ; Ussworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, Arthur Lloyd, George Hodson, &C. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The Wi-TOST ! The GEIO ! ! The ONLY COMIC GHOST 1! ! —The beautiful FAIRY FOUNTAIN: —A Grand Divertissement bY Signora Rachele and Mariannin a and Signor Guiseppe France,co, assisted by a corps of Twenty young Ladies—Selections from favourite Operas : Principals, Miss M`Gregor, Mr. Albert, Signor Georgini (the new Italian tenor), and Mr. Vernon Rigby. Nicosia, the eminent European Violinist, will make his first appearance in England on Monday, Sept. 7. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street. Piccadilly. NOTICE.—The above elegant Rooms will be Opened on SATURDAY, September 5, entirely redecorated under the sole direction of Messrs. Delicourt, of Paris. decorators to the Palaces of the Emperor Napoleon. The artistical work will be done by Messrs. Biggs and assistants. The musical department under the directorabip of Mons. ;InHien, and chef d'orchestre. The band will be chosen from the Household Troops and the Royal Italian Opera Houses. This celebrated band is well known by the public, and will be called in future the London Band, and will be represented by the beat art sts of the present day. Conductor of the Rooms and Manager, Mons. GRENET. Sole Lessee, R. R. BIGNELL. Admission, ESTABLISHED 1833. BOWDEN'S .MRATED GINGER BEER, i n _ILY glass or stone bottles, warranted to keep good twelve months. Lemonade, Soda-water, Potass, Seltzer, and every description of Mineral Waters.—Manufactory, No. 3, White Hart-street, Drury-lane, W.C. SPECTACLES. The Patent Newlv-invented Tinted Spectacles are patronised by the majority of the Nobility, includintrViscotmt Palmerston. They afford extra ordinary relief to Weak, dime, and detective vision.—S. and .13j SOLOMONS, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. T".—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 3s. 2d. ; Souchone:' reduced to 3s. 6d. ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from 45. 4d. to 3s. 11 d. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS, 33, London-bridge, City, E.C. PAGE'S BRICK, TILE, AND PIPE MACHINE'; for hand, horse, or steam power, arc the most simple and efficiatit extant.—Ful: particulars and prices obtained of the makers, E. Page and Co . Laurence Pountney place, Laurence Pountney-hill, Cannon-street, E.C., where they may be seen in operation daily. MONEY PROMPTLY ADVANCED by a 111 Private Gentleman upon FURNITURE' (without removal). Leasehold anti Freehold Property. or Reversions,. &0., in sums from £2O to £soo.—Mr. Howard, 18, Queen street, Cheapside. TO Persons in WANT of MONEY (in Town or Country).—A GENTLEMAN is willing to MAKE ADVANCES of CAS t I, without delay, to respectable person = (male or female), on their own security. The utmost secrecy can be relied on.—Apply (it by letter enc'ose four stamps) to W., at Mr. Robertson s, Accountant, 40. Ktrw, - William-street, London-bridge, E.C.—Money advanced on Dock Warrants. KEATING'S PERSIAN INSECT DESTROY ING POWDER, for which a Prize Medal was awarded to the Producer at the International Exhibition, 1862, This Powder is quite harmless to animal life, but is un rivalled in destroying Fleas, Bugs, Flies, Cockroaches, Beetles, Gnats, Mosquitos, moths in furs, and every other species of Insect. Sportsmen will find this an invaluable remedy for destroy ing Fleas in their Dogs, as also Ladies for their I'et Dogs. Being the original importer of this now invaluable article, which has found so great a sale that it has tempted others to vend a so-called article, the public are therefore cautioned to a o u b t s o e z rv r e ag t h ha o t t i th ,ico the packets HEATlNG.ketsofthe Genuine I'owder bear the Sold in packets, ls., 2 s . 6d., a nd 4s. 6d. each, or post free for 1 . ior 36 postag e s t am p s, by Th omas Keating, chemist, 79, St. I &ill s - churchyar.l, London, E.C. h C E LEBRATION BIRTHof TERCENTENARY sII oht s h p e EARE,atstratfo of n rt Avon. t Th.. Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir d Ro P be N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C. 8., is Chairman) are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTION S, and they may also be paid to the account ot the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stourbridge and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, Stratford-upon-Avo n ; Messrs. Greeuway, Smith, and Greenway, Warwick; or their I.ondon agents, Messrs. 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 rest their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only the birthplace of Shakspeare, but the centre ot 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. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Grav's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at Ring's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCII, Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of trovernors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom panied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,0c0 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas erman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co.: Herrics and Co. ; Ransom and Cu. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Giyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W Tiaras, Deacon, and Co.; Ovcrend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Darned and Co., Liverpool and at the Hospital. STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary. No. 22,208. .' ' . ! ' : .. ) A - •I' , •i.. , ' '.4.,' 4, : i t ,A 0 ~ A +, , ~.0..i : V, ; , 4 ,1 ',.' t' 4 ,. I f!+ ' - 0 • t .3` ', 1- , ',. ....-,, .. , * __ A - .ra , , THE SUN, LOP-Za Our Gunboats and Mortar Vessl-1.. Created to meet a sudden emergency in ta waged by England and France against Russia, last vessel of our gun and mortar boat fleet., might in the due course of time have passed away with and into those convenient " waters of oblivion" into which' individuals and peoples are so ever ready to consign their failures, their de feats, add their disappoiattnents, had , their history hitherto been "written in sand." It could not be • I so, howeier. under the circumstances of their :his tory subsequent to their creation. The r o; . in sung over the inauguration of this miniature fleet of hoe, j nets cannot readily be forgotten. This flotilla of gun and mortar craft were termed " the best legacy of the Russian war, the only solid advantage that remained to us after all our experiments. We had not only learnt that a maritime Power requires other vessels besides line-of-battle ships, bat we had actually got a stiondfleet of these vessels ready built for any future emergency. There they were' all hauled up safe and sound, all paid for,' andlfiteto be launched at an hour's notice in strength suffi cient to sweep the Channel of an enemy." But this precious flotilla, —this real naval reserve—this squadron on which so much moneyleOeenlitid i e was found rotten and good for nothing, and the boats were only fit to break up or crumble to dust where they lay. They were not broken up, and they were delayed at an immense expense in fall ing literally to pieces. Two certainly, the Caroline and the Mackerel, were eventually condemned and taken to pieces, but even now fragments of their poor rotten skeletons may be met with in obscure corners of the Hasler Yard, each fragment forming part of a tale of fraudulent copper bolt fastenings and sappy timbers. Others of the gunboats had as much as £l,OOO and £1,500 each spent upon them ; some, it is said, still more, and others less ; but the one professed object aimed at war to render this rotten and useless fleet available for some purpose. The exposure of our folly had made as to a certain extent ashamed of ourselves, and we were glad to hide the cause from sight as quickly as possible. All visible defects were made good, and each vessel the partial repairs of which only were thus " made good" at an enormous expense had her planking carefully caulked, her bottom payed over with an honest coat of tar and with an " air stroke" of planking left out (too near the top sides to be of any service). The gunboat squadron stood under their sheds at Hasler, looking, to all outward sign, bright, sound, and fit for anything. At this time the fact was the boats were only partially re paired, English elm had been introduced alongside partially decayed plank and framing, and the whole closed in, airtight from keel to " air stroke," and now all again are rotten. The recent annual inspection of the naval estab lishments at Portsmouth is, however, likely to cause the curtain to descend upon the last act of the gun and mortar boat comedy. In anticipation of their lordships' annual Visit to the yard at Hasler a re. port of the condition of the boats stored under the sheds was prepared, which led to further investiga tions being made, and the result is that this too famous yard at Hasler is to be degraded from its hitherto maintained position, and to descend from its high-sounding title of " gunboat yard and slip. way," to " a yard for building and repairing ships' boats and repairing gunboats ;" the latter, we should presume, means so long as wooden gunboats are still supposed to be of use. The gunboats now on the blocks under Hasler sheds are 47 in number (exclusive of six building), and their destiny in the immediate future has been assigred as follows _ _ Condemned to be broken up—The Tiny, 20 horse power ; the Midge, 20 ; the Flirt, 20 ; the Ready, 40; the Pincher, 60; the Swinger, 60; the Thrush, 40 ; the Didger, 60 ; the Beaver, 60; the Beacon, 60 ; the Traveller, 60 ; the Savage, 60; the Por poise, 60; the Pert, 20; the Grinder, 60; the Brazen, 60; the Bullfinch, 60. To be surveyed further, for sale or breaking up : The Wolf, 60 horse power; the Crocus, 60; the Camel, 60 ; the Garland, 20 ; the Garnet, 40 ; the Primrose, 60 ; the Prompt, 60; the Pickle, 60; the Gnat, 20; the Redbreast, 60; the Parthian, 60; the Blossom, 20; the Confounder, 60; the Gadfly, 20; the Rocket, 60. For repairs, to be added to, or rather, to form the reserve ;—The Brave, 60 horse-power ; the Peacock, 60; the Cherokee, 60; the Wave, 60; the Swan, 60 ; the Whiting, 60 ; the Fenella, 40 ; the Hunter, 40 ; the Skylark, 60. To be fitted for coal depots :—The Pe, 20 horse power; the Snapper, 60. This list only includes the Haslar gunboats, but in addition to these there are some 110 others of the same class of vessel afloat in our home ports and on foreign stations, all of which must be looked upon by the lights of our present experience as possessing a still more favourable average of condition than even those quoted above as in the " Haslar" list. With regard to the original construction of these vessels, while it is admitted that the contractors were compelled to turn them out of hand in a very hurried manner, owing to the nation's requirements at the time, and to build portions of them with un seasoned timber, owing to the impossibility of obtaining seasoned wcod, there is at the present moment a vessel under repair in Haslar Yard which from having been originally constructed with sea soned timber, affords a remarkable contrast in her condition to the exotic gunboats which have cost the nation such immense sums of money, but the days of which we may now reasonably hope are numbered. The vessel alluded to is simply an open dockyard lighter daily employed in doing all kinds of rough work. She was launched 69 years ago, and her original timbers, which now form her frame below the water line, are as sound and hard as on the day of her launching. So much for the Haslar gunboats, their rotten and fungus-covered hulls, their short copper belts, their partial repairs, their subsequent rot on the blocks high and dry under the sheds, their last sflouBrr6mv3e,ayftari and dnmn the d, of gnt condemnation uhenecbesosaatr yil yard, rpd designationos inthe p ph sheds , dso proposed Haslar nigad r ns si se aflbrci nt . pa nw t y a :e establish mentyr n, of ts 0 the more modest one of " boat building and repair ing yard." The mortar vessels at Hasler have not attracted the same amount of public attention, from the fact of their being fewer in number, and therefore more unimportant than the gunboats, and also from their having been left in a comparatively undisturbed state. There are 19 mortar craft now on the blocks at Haslar—nine of iron and ten of wooden con struction. The iron ones aro being converted as they are wanted into open lighters for dockyard use, and the larger bodied wooden craft are being handed over to the Coastguard as they require ves sels for stations in the different rivers and creeks around the coasts—the very best purpose to which both classes of vessels can now be applied, although both would have done good service doubtless be yond what they effected at Sweaborg, had the war with Russia fortunately or unfortunately lusted a twelvemonth longer. The Hasler gunboat history will also, like every other part of our naval administration, illustiatn i n the most forcible manner our present system of dockyard departments. The head of the " wood" department is perfectly aware that the hulls of the tmlcss craft which he is patching np and passing off as sound vessels to order, aro rotten to the core, and are but a horrible sham. The head of the metal department, on the other hand, can know nothing (officially, and therefore he must be igno rant) of a wooden vessel's hull being hopelessly rotten, and therefore displays an unwonted de gree of activity in " bringing forward" her er gines, , q)t giving, as would be the case in any ptivate Establishment, any tilought or eLre about tt • expense, but showing how smart his de- PR1CE....,.-...4d. STAMPED ....sd. • ' , , T i " f •i. $ . - 7.- .• • , • ••••••\ •:/..••••• ;. ' ..-.. 0 1' . , •, . • ....? . 2,1p. - , • A , • , ~...•...,. , , y 7 1 ki r, .., Q.. 13 1, , . -.,, -.;..=-4, *„. ,I, fi rry *A &iliqrt ..... ' . ''.; ' . :.! '! h t 'l " I V C . L 4 . ; - t id ti 1 ' ' , • T .. ••'''' , i , .......• . ' '''.:l V . '•- ':.;' ~.,lim ---- - lr ) ...,,:-• . .46 - ~- k.....,,,, -ig, , --.,.. . _ , ---'"sS\l'' : ..' • ~.... -4.-:.r. ,w,,.... •1/4.,:;.....,:.,,,.::' . • F-:', ~...: i.-': 14`. ~.p. , , ^A .!.... y. .1... '-• t sit,t;.-:,?4't5`.:,',4L..c, , A ::: .1'..,- - 4 "s' ' .ii....h.,,,,: 44..,,,.. s, , ) 1 .rent can be in producing what will never be ,ted, for, as with the poor gtinhcats, by the time metalwork is completed the woodwork is con n3ned, the hull is broken up; and the metalwork oes no one cares to inquire where. As to the future, there is hope, for it is impessibt to believe but that with such indefatigable worker',,. s be present First Lord, the Controller of the Navy, and the newly appointed Chief Controller, a new era must be inau gurated, and the ruinous system Which has prevai:ed for such a length of time in our taConal dockyards be superseded at length by one befitting the large interest at stake and the dignity of the nation. MAGAZINE DAY. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The Snipe, 5, screw steam gun vessel, 431 tons, SO-horse power, Commander A_ H. W. Battiacornbe, underwent her Anal trial of manliinery at the mea sured mile off Maplin Sands, niThursday last, in charge orf Capt. Ny',. K. Hall, ent‘anding the Sheer ness steam reserve . Toe ,triittwas pronounced highly satisfactory : the, vesi l : .speud being S 440 knots a4onr s , about ajlipar; • . a knot greater 4*,th t,9 :i Pr-Sister,3: A' T . Jaseur: She ..e,,:.. •••,:trir-teitil,'-wherr 144 she was inspected the next day by Vice. Admiral Sir G. It. Lambert, K.C.8., Commander-in• Chief at Sheerness, and staff. The Snipe sailed on Satur day morning for Plymouth, en route to her destina tion, the West Coast of Africa. A court-martial, of which Capt. J. Fulford, of the Formidable, was the president, assemble d yesterday on board the Formidable, 84, flagship of Vice-Ad miral of the Red, Sir G. It. Lambert, K.C.8., Com mandcr-in-Chief at the Nore, for the trial of John Cast, private Royal Marines, serving on board the Wellesley, 72, in Chatham Harbour, on a charge of having, on the quarterdeck of the Wellesley, be haved in a highly insubordinate manner. He made use of mutinous language by saying, " I shall not do another day's soldiering in this ship," He was further charged with having, while being conducted below, struck Colour-Sergeant Charles Jeffrey, his superior officer in charge of the detachment of Royal Marines serving on board the ship. Commander R. Studdert, of tho Wellesley, prosecuted, and Mr. G. H. Knight, of the firm of Essen, Knight, and Arnold, solicitors, Rochester, officiated as Judge-Advocate, and conducted the case for the prosecution. The prisoner on being arraigned confessed himself guilty of both charges, and threw himself on the mercy of his judges. The Court, after deliberating for a short time, sentenced the prisoner to receive 48 lashes on board the Wellesley at such time as the Commander. in-Chief shall direct, and afterward s to be dismissed with disgrace from her Majesty's service. UESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1863. BLACKWOOD.—" Castoniana," this month, con tinues the question of" On Some authors, in whose writings knowledge of the world is eminently dis played.,' It will be interesting to many to peruse the remarks on the creation in England of the "Novel of Manners." Richardson, Fielding, Smollett, and Sterne are duly considered. Shetilan is a'so met with in these varied and vivacious peger. It is truly said that the " School for Scandal" is the finest prose comedy in the English, or perhaps any other language The remarks on this gifted man are very appropriate. The "School for Scandal," it is sail, does not borrow i;fr plot from previous writers. Sir Walter Scott is met with, "Knowledge of the world never forsakes Sir Walter Scott, and in him it is always idealised up to the point of dramatic narrative, and no further." It would be difficult to find a truer description of all great novelists than this. "The Spectre of Milaggio" is a very interesting sketch of adven tures abroad. It is written in a simple style, and yet fur nishes sufficiently perilous anecdote to form the ground work of an cld romance. The denouement is very ingeniously contrived, and the ghost does good service to the affrighted party attacked by ruffians. "Jean Paul Richter" is an article to attract the studious world. It is stated that the translation of "Titan" has recalled to mind the life and writings of this man, whose name is still one of interest and perplexity to English readers. In England it is mentioned c tilzi4n9nteb, such ae writer would never_ have e pop en u ar. Here is a humorist who, , e sentences are like Chinese puzz'es, whose meaning is as hard to penetrate as the driest chapter in Locke or Cudworth. Titan, long called the masterpiece of Richter, has at last found an English translator. The life of Richter is alluded to, end the comments there on will be found very interesting. It is curious to note the account given of the mode of teaching followed by Richter's father, hero aptly styled reps essire education, The mind of this youth could not, however, ba repressed by any means—he educated himself by all the chance read ing that came in his way ; and ever toiling, struggling on, he attained at last to some measure of that success which had been the day-dream of his youth. " Chronicles of Carlingford The Perpetual Curate," are not very event :u1 in this instalment. Miss Leonora seems to be gaining wisdom, from her experience and survey of things. Miss Dora is rendering herself as ridiculous as an amiable simple-minded lady can, and rumour with her hundred tongues is rife with mischief, spreading every where the news of Mr. Wentworth escorting back at nightfall pretty little Rosa Elsworthy. The Curate of St. Roque's has departed at a perilous time for the safety of his citadel—its security is menaced on all sides, by covert slander and open assault. There are some contemplative lines on the subject of " Hea; ing Weekday Service in Westminster Abbey." " The Pyramids, who built them and when," is an elaborate paper, which describes the/nos and cons of the extraordinary deductions which modern discoverers have made. Considerable research bas been made by the writer of this treatise to show the fallacy and folly of the " Egyptologists," and it is to be hoped that the sense and judgment evidenced hszein will convince many who are liable to be led astray by their summary conclusions and audacious conjectures. " The Battle of Gettysburg, and the Campaign in Pennsylvania," is an extract from the diary of en English officer present with the Confederate army. It will be found very interesting to peruse, and furnishes a concise account of some exciting incidents. The writer expresses his conviction of the vita lity of the South, and evidently is hopeful as regards their final triumph. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY.—" Wylder's Hand" is continued. This story is a very exciting one ; there are not so many attractive characters as in its pre decessor, " The House by the Churchyard," but it is sketched in a masterly manner, and presents some very striking pictures of life to our notice. Mark Wylder has got into great difficulties in this instal ment, and ends by ignominiously retreating to Boulogne, and putting off his marriage suit with Miss Brandon sine die. Rechel Lake is enveloped in some dark mystery which seems to have obliterated all brightness from her path. Her brother is pursuing his unworthy course, and laying snares for many with his artful dodges. "Old Tamar" is a well-drawn character ; the old woman seems quite weird-like in her strange demeanour and fitful actions. The story of " Bella Donna ; or, the Cross before the Name," is continued briefly. " Jenny" isplaying at her game with great success, and is now promoted to the important post of secretary. The dying woman sees through her manoeuvre, and with the prescience that the coming end often imparts to weak and rapid characters, she combats the endeavours of the crafty girl to the utmost of her power. " Notes on Eloquence and Oratory" is a readable paper on an interesting subject. It is said that " a peculiar temperament is essential to the orator, and depth, and fire of nature—an inner power of at once awakening and contracting emotion, a capacity for being mightily moved, in order to move mightily." There aro some im pressive lines called the " College Gate." They refer to the statue of Goldsmith placed over the gate through which he once slunk out last on the list of examined. The con cluding verses are sphited and sad in their truth to life : Now, as ye enter that College gate, Lift up your eyes and you'll see, Towering over your heads, a bronze, In its proud serenity. Yes I the strains from that wretched flute To the ends of the earth have sped : Though "Noll" was a drudge so long as he lived, He's deified, now that he's dead. And what is this world F—the College gate, Through which genius may slink with shame : The list is the ledger of life's success, And the statue is posthumous fame. "Glimpses of Caesarean Rome" is a striking sketch of some past scenes of magnificence. "An old Pageant," "The City," and "Beyond the Tiber," are reproductions of some of those important events which have been immortalised in the pages of history. " Glimpses of Crusading Days" is a romantic account in verse of a knight's departure for Palestine, and his satisfactory return from thence. " The Grand Four" recapitulates the ceremonies that the earlier generation went through in perfecting themselves for society. Mrs. Fitzhenty informs us concerning an Irish actress of the last century. It is well worthy of perusal, and the many struggles of this lady render her an especial object of attention. " The Art of Wrestling" takes a glance at the old-fashioned matches of past days. " A Couple of Indian Recollections" recount some hair-breadth escapes that were made by the narrator. "Songs of Ulster in Many Moods" present a considerable variety to our notice. The best is " All Wears Away." " The Ghosts of the Day" treats of various events of a singular nature. It is said that "Scepticism is the attitude of a great number of its intellects, and scepticism and superstition invariably go hand in hand." " Cymric Studies in relation to English History and Literature" contains some useful hints on the subject to students. It is said in canclusion that if we do not bestir ourselves, the Germans will have dons the work for us, and we shall be distanced to the lasting disgrace of the country. " What is Pisciculture" is a dissertation on fish. It concludes the long list of contents hero met with, and affords some useful information. FRASER.—Tho lover of light literature, if any such turn over the stately pages of Regina, will probably pass quickly by the opening article which bears the alarming heading of " A Plea for the Free Discussion of Theological Difficulties." Without entering upon a question of such indefinite extent, we may observe that it is the work apparently of a thought ful and conscientious man, who is by no means rationalistic or radical in his principles. The story of " Late Laurels" is continued, and verifies the old proverb—" Marry in baste and repent at leisure." Under the companionship of the ill-assorted young couple, even Italy loses its romance, and the honeymoon its fascinations. Little pity need, however, be wasted on such frivolous and selfish mortals, who appear to have left their romance at home with their deserted relatives. " A Manchester Man." who has before now appeared in these pages as a contributor, g i v i n g sensible opinions on men an d t hi ngs, g i ves us It paper on a subject which is painfully prominent with all Manchester men just now—the cloud over our Lanca shire mills and homes. This tribute to the outburst of general sympathy which met the ter rible crisis is warmly and feelingly paid :—" Noble man and merchant, clergyman and layman, man and operative, joined hand in hand," he says, to succour those that were stranded on the bare rocks of t • an the The echoes of sympathy were awoke no: on ; y in the trac,l,es palace, mansion, and cottage of the land, but they us from the far East and the far West—neh th • Canada, from lands which are to us literally the very ends of the earth. Australia, India, NeeawmeZferaolamndp,eoaplliocsounptroinbdu. contributed to wouerhasad sistance, while help them i w s distant o t m and erg ob n ec o u s r u e ch th e a l t ai w m e —f b r a o d m s s li ca o r r e e e s iy an b d ea is r l into the light of civilisation. The efforts made by th e most eminent member of the old county nobility, the Earl beard ofas so of Derby, in behalf of the sufferers are spoken of by th e writer in terms of hig h praise. "It is pleasant,'' he re marks, " to see a no bleman of his high rank and s t at i on taking the petition he has done in this crisis. Prom the comm encem ent of this distress he has manifested a watchf u l interest in devising the best plans for its relief, and he has thereby won the good opinion of both rich and poor." A paper o n " The Periodical Press of the United States of America" is more frank than flattering to Northern editors. "In the American Republic," says the writer, "who ever has a Lew ism to propagate —a new theory to advocate—a new candidate for cffics to elect— a newquack medicine or perfumed soap to sell, establishes periodical to accompli s h hi s purpose. " The corTequence of this, as might be exp ec t e d. i s a somewhat extensive In 1861, there were in th e U n i on 45 0 daily papers ' p m re o s r s. than 4,000 weekly papers, and 356 monthlies and semi° monthlies—the whole number Using 5, 9 33. As a sample of the proportion existing between the press and the popu lation, we may mention thet St. Louis, a city with a popu lation of little more than 160,000, has 55 periodicals, eleven of which are daily ; and New Orleans, before the war, had 48 publications of the same class, though its numbers only amounted to 170,000. It is unfottunato that the character of the press is not commensurate with the extent of its in fluence. The writer of the paper in question denounces the members of the press and the pulpit for encouraging the war, for the sake of securing popularity. "To the everlasting shame and disgrace of self-styled freemen, the press and the pulpit succumbed even when clergymen, bishops, and edi tors knew better, and allowed the deluge of blood to roll its red manes over the land." The few editors who pre sented honourable exceptions to the rule paid for the maintenance of their convictions with loss of property, and even of liberty. The writer styles it "a terribly significant fact that the paper which has the largest circu lation of any in New York is believed to have risen by black mail and personal abuse." The narrative of a pleasant ramble through Belgium, and the reflections of a hermit iu the midst of the modern Babylon, are both worth reading. So, too, is a sketch of the history of Madagaset r attractive one will be found at the conclusionof tire nu:Leer, kinging, pup_ old, friend A.lf beforu us again, with his discursive reflections "touching' (we wonder he doss not say" concerning") "Dream-life," The essay is brief, and not one of his best, yet it.brings to our minds, after the suggestive fashion of his writings, a clearer perception of some of the great home truth., and universal affinities lying in our common footpath. " The Prussian Crisis" is con sidered in a paper which remarks upon the singular indif ference manifested by this country to German prospects and politics. UNITED SERVICE.—The United Service opens with an excellent article on the late Lord Clyde. While doing justice to his high merits as a com mander, the writer does not hesitate to expose his foibles. This is as it should be, for every man has his weak points, and, as regards Lord Clyde, the exposition of these very foibles only tends to enhance the eminence of his qualities in cases of difficulty. He is de scribed as being rude in speech and brusque in conversat'on in ordinary times, but when called upon to exercise his military skill in cases of emergency, the general was all courtesy, though peremptory and decided. This;brief out line of the history of our latest General of renown is well worth reading, and, although the writer concludes by say ing—" He was a man, take him for all and all, we may not look upon his like again," we have yet to learn that England cannot produce men equal to the moment, no matter what crisis may arrive. England may be a nation of shop keepers, but history has shown that shopkeepers can fight; and that to the purpose. No. 3 of "Military Studies" treats of the various manoeuvres which cavalry can perform. The Austrians are conscious of the necessity of develop ing this branch of their service, and the steps recently taken by their Government show that in future continental wars the lesson taught by Napoleon have not been thrown away. It has been shown only recently what English cavalry can do, however limited their number. Austria can bring ten times as great a force of cavalry into the field as Great Britain could furnish, and if she can supply bold riders and good horses, as history tells us she can, the tide of battle may one day be turned on the Imperial phalanxes of her Gallic neighbour, and a bold charge may change tho fortunes of a well-fought day. The Mexican question is considered at some length, and many probabilities are dis cussed, but as yet the conclusion to the whole affair is locked up in the bureau of the Tuileries. Under the head of a visit to the King of Dahomey we find an account of the dominions of that interesting monarch. His visitor has been so well entertained and was so well pleased by the courteous conduct of his noble Majesty, that he charitably overlooks the barbarity of national customs, and trusts that intercourse with Europeans may lead our black brethren to more enlightened ways. The war in New Zealand is con• sidered, and an account of the recent engagement given. It is to be hoped that this lesson will bring the Maories to their senses. A palper on the Navy and the past session recapitulates what was not done and what ought to have been done, " Greenwich Chat acters" are continued, and a new tale, entitled "Recruiting under Difficulties among the Virgin Islands," promises to furnish matter of interest. We have also an article on the Polish question, anti the general supply of information completes the number. TEMPLE BAR.—" John Marchmont's Legacy," as usual, contains some very exciting events. We have a strange scene of " Capt. Arundel's Revenge." Paul Marchmont's mortification was richly de served, and it was like his sneaking nature to swallow the affront and to go on quietly as before. His enormous wealth, of course, attracted some ; but the discerning ones soon spied him out, and noticed his arrant meanness of soul and want of spirit. When it was known that the insult was to be passed over, general contempt was felt by those who witnessed the scene at the porch on the hunting morning. "The fox-hunting squires shrugged their ,shoulders, and I am sorry to say that the epithets hound," cur," sneak,' and mongrel' were more often applied to Mr. Marchmont than was consistent with Chris tian feeling on the part of the gentlemen who uttered them." Capt. Arundel " wandered far away in the depths of Brit tany" to cure himself of his great grief before assuming his duty as a soldier, which he felt to be his true vocation. Olivia is found out by her father to be mad, but he is not allowed to keep her, as Paul Marchmont and hie mother insist on taking her back with them. " Breakfast in Bed" reaches the 12th and last chapter in this number. It is called "On a Young Lady in a Balcony." It chiefly con cerns the Juliet of Shakspere, now rendered in English by Stella Collas, but various digressions are met with. These papers have taken us over many places and through divers scenes, and have been entertaining in their way, with end less, variety in their style. "The Trials of the Tredgold? ' co mplicated in proceeded with at some length. It is ve r y in its structure, and will suit the reade r who likes to be puzzled in making out the plot of a narrative. Mr. Gifford makes an enemy of William Moyle by discharging him on account of the engagement between his daughteer and his employer's son. Doubtless some important eclair eclacissoncitt will ensue from this. " T o Arms" is a very vehement adjuration to the nations to take up the cause of Poland. is commencement of a "My Travelling Companion" the sketch that bids fair to be an exciting one in the way of hapless adventures. At the end of this installment the writer is left shut up in an iron closet, without any possi bility of escape or immediate hope of rescue. "Blue Dis tance" is a readable paper on fine views and lovely prospects, and truly says that it is surprising how people can often be content to look out upon backyard s, w h en they might have sp l en did scenery if the houses were contrived better. Many other papers of various attractions make up the contents of this number. TILE CORNIIILL.—The most attractive paper in the Cornhill is also the first, " The Small House at Allington" having the honour of priority „bigned to it this month. The instalment of the family history before:us chronicles some important events. An unple asant i nterv i ew b etween the old S q uire and Mrs. Dal e p ro d uces a reso l u ti o n, on the part of herself and her daughters, to leave the Small liou l se, so as no longer to be under an obligation which they could not repay. Whether they will carry out this in ,s,omew.h at unnecessary •Respe c t a b i lity" determination, remains to be cr , - Anu attacks with some severity the i ndignant denur.ciations of society's conventional laws which some gifted writ ers h ave thought fit to indulge in. Th e re is, undoubt e dl y, much to be said on both sides, and though the judgment of the social world is certainly very far from . infallible , there is much that there nothing. in reckless and truth in the plea im prudent conduct which_ constuutos of itself a claim to indulgence. and consideration. "The Opera in will attract musical. connotsseurs, and some 1833-135 3 '' of the critic's observations are just and sensible. We aro glad to find hi m protesting against the pernicious practice of dr own i ng the singers ' voices w i t h t h e a ccompaniments. or force theta to take refuge in abso- lutely screaming, if they wish to be heard. In applauding, as be may well do, the performances of Costa's orchestra, the writer gives a not unneeded piece of advice to that emi nent conductor. " li e s h ould reflect that, if it b e g l or i ous to have a giant's str engt h , it i s ty ranno us, except upon gigantic occasions, to use it like a giant. Let his overtures, marches, Symphonies, and finales be as brilliant and over powering as he pleases, but let him remember that we pay our money to hear th e s ingers, and not simply to see them waving their arms and opening their mouths." A series of articles on contemporary Italian poets is begun this month, and the first number is devoted to Giovanni Prati, "whose name holds a very prominent place, and twenty Years ago occupied one still more striking, on the list of Italy's living poets." Wo know too little of distinguished men of continental countries, and this attempt to familiarise us with their style, character, and writings deserves encou ragement. An essay on "Art Criticism" sets forth the dui iCA of the critic, giving him eleven general rules as to his functions and obligations, of which the eleventh is the most important and uncommon, namely, "To resist the forma tion of prejudices." "Going to the Dogs" is a chapter of painful truth, and parents and guardians will do well to take heed by its warnings. A new story, entitled, "Out on the World," commences this month, and promises in terest. Is it to prove a successor to the pleasant little " Story of ENzabetb. ?" MACMILLAN. — The fourth of the Letters on India tells uz " A Story of the meet Mutiny," nttrratirg • tYY I C \ • the perils of the residents in Arrab, and etthe s brave and fearless spirit with which they held'' their own against the besiegers. In conclusion, the writer observes, in words whose truth has been testified by the experience of all ages—" The real strength of a besieged place consists not in the scientific construction of its defences, nor in the multitude of the garrison, nor in abundant stores of provision and ordnance, but in the spirit which is prepared to dare all, and endure all, sooner than alloW the assailants to set foot within the wall." Such a spirit might well animate our countrymen after the expe rience of Cawnpore ; and happily, in more than one in stance, it brought the reward duo to heroic valour and en durance. The lengthened story of " Vincenzo" is still pro ceeding, having in this number reached its forty-fourth chapter. It is well written, but unsatigfactcry ; the wretched position of its hero being in a great ineasute brought about by his own fault in succumbing to ativcree circumstances. The young martinis and marchioness . who • appeared in the last number occupy a prominent place in this one, mid the conclusion comes to the enfeebled life of " the old Si gnor A vvocatn. A singular paper, entitled, Sonw Account of the Closing of a Correspondence be tween • Dear Sir' and • Your a " comments upota the increasing brevity of our epistolary Communications, which have shrunk from pages into lines. Matthew Arnold gives us an account of a French Eton in the Toulotni) Lyceum, which it is interesting to compare with our Eng lish supposed, a narrat i ve of an Alpine exp public sc h oo l s. " My First Glacier Pass" is, asmay a ,i n g paper on the Li n k s of S. Mungo takes us into Scotti.h v a sh m o e ws w u h s ich the th a e r' Scots assert t ancient aasnsedin:t as ti. ld es Pas ti ofgolf, a d;;'.: Roman Empire. ST. JAM S'S. —The St. Janseis Nirgazinc is by means the best of the m o d ern additions to o:° serial literature. Still, it bears a fair variety on its t : title page, and the number before tre is not an un 'e specimen. The story of "Aubrey ;> i x. eeoo continued at some length, and the troubles of the unhappy hero thicken. He has become invelval the vortex aspeculation, and is obliged to recut' for adVieel and assistance to the friend who was the original caus e , of all his troubles, and whose sincerity he is more than in clined to suspect. "Mountain Climbing," and " D Yachtland," are two papers appropriate to the season, th e one taking the reader up the " Jungfrau," the other bid ding him loiter by the pleasant towns of the Isle of Wight-. The eighth part of the seeks of papers on "Royal Favou rites" telle us the story of the career of the Duke de Leynee —a career which, like so many similar ones, ended in more tification and disgrace. " Straws in the Stream" float this month by Mr. Mechi's farm, of which the writer gives an animated descripth n, Some five end twenty years ago, when Mr. Mechi purchased the estate, it was, he observes, little better than a waste. "It was difficult of approach by foot, and almost impassable by means of any ordinary vehicle, for where it was not .sand and gravel to the very surface it was bog; and altogether it presented as uninvit ing a spot as could well be conceived, even by a denizen of the Essex marshes. That spot is now a rich landscape, variegated by crops of agricultural produce, richer and heavier than those in the delta of the Nile ; and in the centres rises an attractive residential hall, in front of which is a velvety lawn,which is approached by a can iago way as smooth as Regent-street, and lined on either side with rows of laurels and evergreens." All that remains of the bog is an ornamental piece of water in the midst of the pleasure grounds. Mr. Mechi may well be proud of the transformation effected by his means. "Must be Sold" is the title of an interesting sketch, telling how a middle. aged Englishman and his family were entrapped byYankeo sharp practitioners. The unwary newcomer was induced to invest all his savings in a piece of land said to contain valuable mines, whose rich ore it need hardly be said was all at the surface. Fortunately for the disconsolate immi grant, an engineering friend discovers a well of rock oil, which makes ample compensation for the collapse of the mining speculation. A paper on "Art in America" gives an account of the best Transatlantic painters. LONDON SOCIETY. —Always animated and en tertaining, this magazine appears with its usual attractive face, and though some readers may quarrel with the plentiful supply of fashionable sketches and professedly humorous pages, no one can deny that there is often matter that is worth read ing for other purposes than amusement. The principal contribution in the present number is the opening paper on "London Editors and Reporters." with portraits, both with pen and pencil, of two celebrities of the last generation, " Memory Wood fall" and :Tames Perry. The former is styled the father of modern reporting, though few of our shorthand writers of the present day would care to undertake his duties or be competent to fill his post. If the denizens of the Reporters' Gallery were suddenly deprived of pencil and paper, and bidden to remember what they heard and write it out at their leisure, we suspect they would find the change anything but agreeable. The singular powers of Woodfall defied the individual competition of his contem poraries. "Some of them might be equal to him in ono part of the work, others in another, one man might remem ber as much, another might express it as elegantly, and a third reproduce it with as much despatch, but Woodfall had the union of all three to an extent which none of them could match." The latter part of this interesting article is devoted to the career of James Perry, well known in con nection with the Morning Chronicle, and to the group of talented writers who assisted the early days of the Morning Post. A pleasant sketch of " The Actors' Fete" describes that animated scene, and a paper on " English Dining rooms in Paris" will amuse the reader. The papers on " Cricket" are continued, giving in this part an account of the matches between Eton and Harrow. The story of " The First Time I Saw Her" is brought to a satisfactory termination, the spirited heroine being delivered at the last moment from the toils which encompassed her. " Curiosities of Fashion" is a paper that is very well worth reading, being full of quaint and recondite information respecting the vagaries of the whimsical goddess Fashionin the matter of dress. THE ARMY. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, accompanied by Major Elphinstone, R.A., yesterday rode down to Woolwich, and witnessed a trial on the arsenal canal of Francis's corrugated iron army waggons for the transport of men and stores in a line of march where bridges may not be available. The royalty for the manufacture of these waggons was purchased by the Government about six years ago, and they are now ordered to be issued for general use. The Prince was received at the arsenal gates by Col. J. Clark Kennedy, C. 8., commandant of the Military Train, Lieut.-Col. O'Brien, commanding the 4th battalion, Major Shervington, brigade-major, and other officers of the corps, and proceeded to the banks of the canal, at the eastern extremity of the arsenal, where a fatigue party of the Military Traia was in attendance with some of the waggons for Go the p 4r i 4l w a , of the waggon s was launched on the canal minus the shafts, and was rowed about by a couple of men, with the facility of an ordinary boat. His Royal Highness havin g invited a lad who was present (the son of Col. Kennedy) and about his own age, to accompany him, as well as the attendant officials, they pro ceeded some distance down the canal and returned evidently gratified with the floating qualities of the new army baggage and commissariat waggon. A second waggon, dismounted from its carriage, was next floated and loaded with its gear and stores to the weight of about 7 cwt., and was towed across the canal repeatedly with equal success. The first wa ggon, with its wheels, carriage, 8:C.1 was then Pulled alongside the wharf and was laden with 16 men. This was the final test, and the value of the acquisition was held to be satisfactorily proved. It will enable an army on the march to cross rivers without the encumbrance of pontoons; and it is a matter of surprise that the invention, manifestly of high value and so long the property of the War Department, should have been held so long useless. A War -office circular, signed by Major-General Sir E. Lugard, K.C.8., Under.*Secretary of State, has been received at Chatham garrison, announc ing that Earl de Grey and Ripon has amended the circular previously issued directirg the amount to be stopped from a soldier to replace medals wilfully made away with, or lost through carelessness, which stoppages are hereafter to be made at the following rates :—For a Crimean or China medal, 75., and for each clasp ls. ; for a Kaffir war medal, or medal for good conduct or di stinguished service, 7s. ; for a medal granted for service in Pegu, Cabul, the Sutlej, Punjaub, and Bure aa li cam paigns, 92. 3 d., and for each clasp, l a . Im. - for a medal granted for service in the campaign in Persia, or during the Indian mutiny, 7 • 8 * 61 , and for each clasp, 13. 6d. ; for a Victoria Cross, Li as. It ie, however, to be distinctly understood that her Majesty's Govern ment cannot replace a medal or decoration granted by a foreign Power. On Friday Major-General Hay, inspector-general of musketry, concluded hie annual inspection of the musketry returns of the various derots at the camp at Colchester—the 4th, the 9th, end 10th batta lions. The gallant general was accompanied by Capt. M'lCay, deputy-assistant adjutant-general of the Hythe School of Musketry. A contract has been entered into with the Colchester Wuterworks Company to supply the new cavalry barracks with water. The supply will be entirely distinct and separate from the town mains, A TERRIFIC SQUINT.—The Turin correspondent of a contemporary says that to keep o ne eye upon Venice and the other on Rome is, just now, the constant occupa tion of the Italian people. THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—On Fri day a meeting of the citizens of Ex e t er and noblemen and gentlemen of the county of Devon met at the Guildhall— the Mayor in the chair—and unanimously agreed to take ac ti ve measures to invite the Royal A gricultural Society to hold its meeting in Exeter in 1865. £6OO was subscribed in the hall. THg • hARVEST IN HEREFORDSIIIRE.—In this county the finishing stroke is being given to the corn harvest, which has been a most productive one. Although agriculture is not carried to such a pitch of perfection as in some of the neighbouring counties in the north and east, the crops are wonderfully good, the weather having been even more favourable than in Shropshir e, Worcestershire, and Gloucestershire ; for, although in these counties the herbage has been burnt up and tne root crops greatly dete riorated by the unusual dryness of the season, the pastures in Herefordshire are green and the swedes and other roots are wonderfully fine. The produce in corn is set down at nearly 60 per cent. in excess of last year, and the wheats are of superior quality. The hop harvest will commence pretty generally next week, and in cons equence of the bad condition of the Kent and Sussex plantations the Here fordshire and Worcestershire growers calculate on a good crop. [ADVERTISEMENT.I — H oIIowa y 's Ointment and Pills.— Unwholesome Changes.—The changeable weather i s caus ing much sickness, and exerting the most powerful influ ence in deranging the secretions of the body. Alternating Chills and heats so derange the capillary circulation, that the liver, stomach, or lungs must become disordered. Hol loway's Ointment well rubbed on these organs twice a day proves the quickest, safest, and best corrective. It pene trates the skin, enters the deeper structures, purifies their blood, cleanses their substance, equalises their circulation, and renders their secretions abundant, without annoying', irritating, or exhausting them. This Ointment, persever ingly used, aided by occasional doses of these fir-famed Pills, are capable of removing all these formidable evils in duced by variable weather and its attendant impurities. Iftatum. Mrs. Schmitt and the Polar Bear. " Mrs. Schmitt," we read in the Gazette des Tri. bunaux, " is not obliged to go into the white beat's cage." This announcement, which must afford great satisfaction to Mrs. Schmitt's friends, commences the report of a suit that has just been heard before the Tribunal of Commerce of the Seine, and which is headed with the words—" The Ferocious Animals of the Hippodrome.—The White Bear and Mrs. Schmitt." It appears from the proceedings that the success of Crockett the lion-tamer had fired Arnault, the director of the Paris Hippodrome, with a noble emulation, and he resolved to serve up live wild beasts to his intelligent audiences. He had heard of a menagerie' at Ghent, kept by Mr. Schmitt, and comprising four lions, two black bears, two hyenas, and a white bear, all warranted ferocious. li e succeeded in bringing this savage collection to Paris, together with one Hermann, the daunter of beasts, whom all Paris has seen since then paying friendly visits to the animals in their dens, an d taking the wh ite bear 's supper into the cage whet° he lived in solitude. People began to get used to this, and it occurred to the enterprising Arnault that it would be a seductive novelty if a woman could ba got to venture upon the same familiarities with the captive monsters, An agreement was signed with Mrs. Schmitt, who, not less valiant than graceful, accepted a sum of 4,000 francs to appear at the Hippodrome for a fort night and to enter the cage of the combined animals. —that is to Bay, of the lions, hyenas., and black bears, who all lived together. Mrs. Schmitt stoutly performed her part of the agreement, but the manager wished her also to visit the Polar bear, which she refused on the grounds that he was not set down in the bond. Hence a double lawsuit, in which the lady came off with flying colours. In the course of the trial some indiscreet revelations were made by the manager's advocate, calculated much to discourage that eccentric John Bull who, according to a current tradition in France, con tinually attends exhibitions of this class in hopes of seeing some exasperated lion or irritable bear make a meal of the tamer. The white bear, it was declared, is gentle as a lamb, and only formidable in the bills of the performance, consequently Arnault did not seek to expose Mrs. Schmitt to the least danger. It was known to all the people employed at the Hippodrome that when Mr. Hermann went into the cage with the supper, grooms, with rods which were concealed from the public, pushed the pieces of meat away from the bear, so as to excite the animal to signs of impatience and pretended anger. Mr. Hermann, in the absence of the public , was in tho habit of smoking his cigar in the cage, without paying the least attention to the bear, and his keeper, Jacob, used to let the gentle inhabitant of the Polar regions take sugar Irons between his teeth like a dog—a degree of gentleness on the peat of a bear which certainly did no t justify Mrs. Schmitt's pretended terrors, and the real cause of her refusal, it was alleged, was a wish to keep up Martin the bear's usurped reputation of ferocity. The Court, however, coneidered the lady's case to be made out, and sentenced Arnault to pay the 4,000 f. with costs. An American pa g er states that the oldest of three brothers residing.in Moltonhoro ., New Hampshire, married qu ii o a young g i r l his nest younger brother mur tied the girl's mother, and the younger took for 11. s wife the grandmother. ~:~~./ 11 i;', MANILLA AND JAPAN. Now ready, Bvo., witlollustratiOns, 145., bound, A LADY'S VISIT TO MANILLA AND JAPAN. ry ANNA WA. Burst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough strcet. NEW NOVEL BY MRS. TBOMSON. On Friday, Sept. 4, in 3 v 01 5 .., NE X T D 0 0 R. By Mrs. THOMSON, Author of "Constance," &c. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough: street. X.;" . fts7