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I": - - .O.W. - ~ rvr 411 , ''' 4- t the usual monthly meeting of th Igib- :‘ ‘ ..,,,,,,„ ....v.,,, Co A uncil of Sheffield, held on Wednesday, t 4, ~. ,:m 1 .7f, c4 4,,".., z ; 647 -own, .1.-...1.&.-. - ..w/ he 1 tir 11. S CA RD.—MR. A. NIMMO returns his heartfelt thanks to the Professional and Amateur Artistes who generously assisted him, and to his Friends ana the Public whom crowded the COLOSSEUM on the occasion of his Benefit on Friday last. Royal Colosseum, 19th October, 1863. N, 44 FOR SALE.—RAILWAY BONDS, having Three Years to run, in Lots, to suit Purchasers. Coupons are attached for Interest of 5 per cent. per annum, Payable Half-yearly, at the London and Westminster Bank. Apply to Mr. S. 0. Rattenbury, 6, John-street, Bedford-row, London. inst.—the Worshipful Mayor, John Br presiding—it being the last meeting in t. rapidly expiring municipal year, 1863, at which ' it is customary to discuss the general business plat 'ed upon the notice paper, the nest meeting beiL usually too fully occupied in the consideration o f electoral questions, there was a full attendance ol! members. -...4d. STAMPED ...-sd. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1863. No. 22,249. THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. NOTICE. MISS KAVANAGH'S New Novel, " QUEEN MAB," in . 3 vols., is now ready at all the Libraries. TPERSONS SEEKING LANDED ESTATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FREE HOL D AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER t I ES G hNERALLY— To P,E HAD GnArrs, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-bine, London, Messrs. It. and H. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY nEGISTER," containing . a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OwNERS or PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Reoifr er offords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, where the property is of an eligible chara ter, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attenuant incon veniences. Naval and Military Intelligence. to the Egmont; Dr. John Walsh, acting assistant surgeon, additional, to the Sutlej; W. Melville, in the Orestes ; William C. Wheatley, in the Fox ; R. Winter, in the Pylades ; Thomas Brindley, in the Edinburgh; and Herbert Beach, in the Shamrock, promoted to the rank of engineers; William W. Webber, to the Perseus; George T. Crook, in the Cho melion ; and James Ireland, in the Rinaldo, pro moted to the rank of acting engineers ; G. Murray, first class assistant-engineer, to the Black Prince ; and Charles A Nognell, second class assistant engi neer, to the Black Prince. Established in 1836. Offices Dale-street, Liverpool ; 20 and 21, Poultry', Also now ready, in 3 vols., GOOD SOCIETY. By Mrs. GItEY. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Illarlborougli-street. THE NAVY. Mr. Alerman SAUNDERS rose to move the follow ing res o tution, No. 6 on the paper of notices:— Year. London, E.O PROGRESS Or THE COMPANY SINCE 1550: Fire I'reniiums_l Life Premiums. I Invested Funds. 1851 £51,305 1856 222,279 1861 360,130 1862 1.36,065 _ _ £27,157 72,781 135.974 134,703 £502,8:4 821,061 1,3.1,90 i 1,417.808 Now ready, in Bvo., with Illustrations, 155., bound, A . WINTER IN UPPER AND LOWER EGYPT. The Fire Duty paid by this Company in England in 1862 Was .071,234. - - SWINTON BOULT, Fecretary to the Company. JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretary, London. CONVEYANCE OF TROOPS. Transport Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, Oct. 17,18,3. THE COMMISSIONERS for Executing the Office of LORD 11l GH ADMIRAL of the United lcingdom of Great Beltran and Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on TUESDAY, the 20th instant, at Half-past One o'clock, they will be ready to treat under the Conditions contained in the F.e•gulations fbr her Majesty's Transport Service and the fo - tra of Charter Party, which may be seen at the above offi for the conveyance, from Woolwich to AUCKLAND, N 2., in two fast-sailing ships, of ab,Jut in one Ship. In the other Ship. Offi "4.lers l 4 Ladies 6 ( (Mei , ' Children .. 4 Soldiers Women Soldiers' Children Si Stores (heavy) 10 tons Stores (light) 106 tons. Tenders are to be made at rates per head (officers and men separately), and per ton for Stores. The rates per head are to include conveyance, freight ot 13.',7,age according to Government scale (App. XXII. of the Transport Regulations), the supply of articles for the mess place, cabins, and berths (App. XV.), articles for table use of Troops (App. XVI.), and of cooking. utensils, fuel, lights, and necessaries tor their use (App. XVII.), as well as of all such Stores (especially those referred to in Art. 97), and other requisites as are re quired by the Transport Regulations to be provided by the owners. Messing for officers or other first and second class pass, ngers Is to be supplied by the owners, and will be paid ter, in addition to the above charges "per head," at the.ra,,tes specified in Apr. XXIIL of the Bewatttions. wrasts rates are to Include the supply of- bedding (exclusive ot bed lnen and towcts), medical comforts, articles for table use, cooking utensils, fuel, light, and other, requisites (see Art. 201 and App. XV. to XVII. of the Regulations). Fittings will be erected, and provisions, a supply of water, medical comforts, and Beddleg for the soldiers and their families, will be put on board by Government. The owners are to supply a dis tilling apparatus, and water casks or tanks. Drinking tanks in the mess decks for the daily use of the troops will, how ever, be lent by Government, in lieu of the usual mess water barrelS. _ The VeFsels are to be ready for immediate service, and to sail as soon as the Government fittings, Sc., are completed, without any delay oq account of the shipment of private cargo. No private passe,ngers are to be conveyed. All Tenders must be made on the printed form provided for the purpose, - which may be obtained on application at the said office, and be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, Somerset Hoy,s'e and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Transport -Department." No tend‘as will be received after hall-past one o'clock on the day of, treaty. ARMY CONTRACTS. TENDERS will be received at this Office until 12 o'clock noon on the 3d of November, from persons Who may be willing to enter into Contracts to supply BREAD AND MEAT in such quantities 's may be required, for the use of Her Majesty's Land Forces stationed in the following places, from 4st December, 1863, to 31st May, 186 t :- 1. Brompton House, Hyde-park, and Kensington. 2. Regent's-park and St. John's-wood. 3. New Barracks, Chelsea. 4. Wellington Barracks, Buckingham Palace, and St. George's Barracks. 5. The Tower. 6. Hounslow and Kneller 7. Hampton Court. 8. Windsor. 9. Brighton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shore ham. 10. Croydon. 11. Sandhurst Separate Tenders for Bread and for Meat must be made for each of the above-mentioned Stations or Barracks as sepa rately groupe 1 and numbered. _ . Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock. Tenders on the printed forms must be properly filled up and simed, and no Tender will be noticed unless delivered at the under-mentioned 'Moe, under closed envelope (marked on the outside " Tender for Commissariat Supplies "), before 12 o'clock noon on the 3d November next. W. T. POWER, Comm' ssary-G moral. Deputy Commissary-General's Office, 5, New-street, Spring -gardens, London, S.W., 10th Oct., 1863. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct. t), 1563. TENDERS will be received at this (Ifiee, until 12 o'clock noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1861, from persons who may be wiling to enter into Contracts to supply FLOUR AND MEAT, in such quantities as may be required, from the Ist December, 1863, to •ils May, 1864, for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the command. Separate. Tenders are required for Flour and for Meat. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and sismcd, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside "Tender for Army Supplies,") and no Tender will be noticed unless made on fo-ms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hoar appointed. ARMY ,ONTRACTS. Commissariat-office, Aldershot, 00'. 9, 18i3. TENDERS will be recP, l v e d a t this Office, until 12 o'clock, noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1863, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contraat to supply FLOUR FOR. HOSPITAL BREAD, in such quantities as mp.y be required, from the Ist Decem ber, 1863, to 31st May, 1.64, for the use of Her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com mand. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on applicaUon at this office, by letter or in person, be tween the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside " Tender for Army Supplies"), and no tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. By G.' A. HOSKINS, Esq., "We have to thank Mr. Hoskins for his present publica tion. The book is a welcome addition to the literature of Egypt, and not less valuable as a guide to the invalid who may seek the recovery of his health in the laud of the Pharoahs."—Daily News. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. DEDICATED, BY PERMISSION, TO HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES. Immediately, with forty illustrations by Twecker, 4t0., THE ICE MAIDEN. By MANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, Author of "The Improvisatore." Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. 122, FLEET-STREET, LONDON. MF SSRS. JOHN MAXWELL AND CO. beg to announce that the undermentioned new Works may be now had at every Circulating Library. Subscribers to those useful Institutions should not experience any delay in ob taining copies, as adf quate editions have been printed, and the type is kept standing, to meet, every demand as quickly as it arises :- 1. SACKVILLE CHASE. 3 vols. 2. STRONGHAND. By-G. AIMARD. 2 Yds. S. BREAKFAS IN BED. By GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA. Second Edition. 1 vol. 4. THE REV. ALFRED HOBLUSH AND MS CUIIACIES. 1 vol. 5. SECRETS OF MY OFFICE. 1 vol. 6. CROSS OF HONOUR. 1 vol. [This day. London : John Maxwell and Co.. 122. Fleet-street. T H 0 X F 0 It D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE, CLARA, the MAID of MILAN, and Bellini's SONN A MBULA. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell. Miss Ellison, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Huish, &c., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean, &c. Comic, by UNSWORTH (" or any oilier man "), Eugene, W. Randall, George Hodson, and those marvellous French Clowns, Messrs. ARTHUR and BERTRAND. Also, a Performance by Herr SCHALKENBACH on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHESTRE, contain ing a full baud of 40 instruments. The HALL has just been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at 8 o'clock Admission, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. OANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order V to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pepper and HenryDircks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, "THE GHOST," to the Concert Hall, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Balcony, and body of the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr. A. Silvester to give (with all that gentleman's latest improvements and effects), REPRESENTATIONS EACH EVENING, at half-past Nine o'clock. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Comedy by Unsworih (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E. Marshall, and the marvellous Arthur and Bertrand. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The GHOST ! new version—The FAIRY FOUNTAIN-- Grand Divertissement—Favourte Opera Selections—NlCO- SlA, the eminent Violinist—RAPHAEL DE SOLLA. the Infant Tenor—LANGLOIS, the Great Juggler. ;Every Evening. Doors oven at 7—commence at half-past 7. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great ➢iusical Attraction —lmmense success of SIGNOR D.ICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every Evening. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill -street, Pieendilly. These el•'gant Rooms are NOW OPEN for the Winter Season. They have been entirely redecorated. Musical Director and Conductor, Mons. L. JULLIEN. Great Success of his new Quadrille, " The Prince of Wales," nightly encored. The band is selected from the Italian Operas and the Household Troops. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, Is. Manager—M. GRENET. LUXURIANT WHISKERS or MOUSTACHES. - My formula f wc^s them to arow heavily in six we , ks upon the smoothest face, without injury to the skin. and a sure remedy for ball mess. 13 stamps. Mr. FOX, Macclesfield. Fox's celebrated Hair wash Formula, for removing scurf and curling the hair, a even stamps, TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They eFpecially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 3s. 2d. ; Souchong, reduced to 3s. ed. ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd.; and the finest Assam, reduced from Is. 4d. to 3s. lid. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS, 33, London-bridge, City, E.C. DEAFNESS. —The SOUND MAGNIFIER INVISIBLE VOICE CONDUCTOR, a newly in vented instrument for severe cases of deafness. It fits int o the ear, not perceptib;e, removes singing noises in the head, and enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies.—S. and B. SOLOMONS, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. A REAL SEA BATH in your awn room by using TIDMAN'S SEA SALT. This article, extracted from the " foaming billows," is a valuable adjunct to the daily bath, and the best possible sub - stitute tbr a visit to the sea-side. Price 16s. per cwt. For warded on receipt of post-office order or stamps. TIDMA4N and SON, Chemists, 10, Wormwood-street, Lon don, E.C. TIM/lAN'S SEA SALT is of great benefit to weakly children. and a boon to all who would obtain the invigorating effects of a sca bath in the comfortable se clu,ion of an apartment. Instructions for use are enclosed in each packet. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct, 9, 1863. TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'cicek, noon, on THURSDAY, the sth November, f 386 3, min persons who may be willing to enter into Con tract to supply PAILLASSE S TRAW AND STRAW FOR ROYAL - - ENGINEER. SERVICE, in such quantities as may be required fram the Ist December, 18f3, to 30th November, 1864, for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com mand. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on she out ide "Tender for Supply of Straw)," and no Tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. TT WALKER'S NEW NEEDLES.—" The .1.1.• Patent Ridged-Eyes extend the Cloth, so that the thread may pass through it quickly and without the slightest drag. For ease in threading they surpass all others. ' Samples, post free, at is. per 100, of any Dealer. H. Walker's Patent Penelope Crochet Needles have the word " Penelope" TV each handle. A set of four Bone Handles for 10d. ; withanned, Bd. : P a r a ll e l T ar t an, Is. : B lack, sd. A set of four the new - Patent Uncotopic Handles, which keep the hooks ek s at all times in th e i r true pos i t i on for work, for ls. post tureroftoanhye dealer. —Ff. WALKER, Patentee an d Manufac and Eyes, r Majesty of N ee dl es , Firth H ooks, Pins, Hooks tm, Aloes ter, and 47, Gresham-street, London. DR. SCOTi:------s BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS. —A, NEVER FAILING REllEDY.—Pre pared without any mercurial of B romley, ient, will nedient, from the recipe of Dr. t 4 cott, suffer from billous and liverbe found invaluable to all who For habitual spasms, giddiness, dizziness o complaints, indigestion, wind, costiveness, as a family aperient ineegeeisn'es",d of the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in the a ir p o urilier lion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, peril mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. ro- Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. 14d., and three - times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the Stamp. ROPAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOATI INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PA.TnowEss—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. P IItSIDENT—Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., E.R.S. CHAIRMAN--Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., V.F. DE PUTY - CIIAIRMA.N—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P. APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that, since the beginning of the year 1861, the Royai National Lifeboat Institution has expended £28,550 on various Lifeboat Estab lishments on the Coasts of England. Scotland, and Ireland. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the 70c!iety. and other means, since its formation, is 13,220; ''.l . 7 lvhich services 82 Gold Medals, 733 Silver Medals, and. tioe ) ° in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu- Tr,, 4 a also expended £75,380 on Life-boats, Life-boat The9rting-car t iages, and Boat-houses. the . e r s Tinittee desire to express their grateful sense of Briti s h Z?_ 1 . 1 !4 support which they have received from. the has en a ßTl,c during the past few years, a support which ot 125 L it 'l,_them to establish their present magnificent fleet Deeply B , i ; 3 ': , ,_)sts on the shores of the United Kingdom rests on th, l '"l t e, however, ot the great responsibility that state, and its to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient boats, whiet,i, the practised in the management of their annual inc ome, 4 ,?!ily be effected by a large and permanent countrymen T ; ',y,rarnestly appeal to all classes of their great and i ill' i tnem in upholding and perpetuating so The Committee °nal a work. tributions gtat efullY acknowledge the following eon- ITer Majesty the Queen s. d - .11, the Hon. •• - c a mpbeli, ••- —ion. jic... G. •• „ , „„ annua l 50 0 0 Clerk, Colonel , B.A. — • • ~. annual 50 0 Coats and Co., Messrs Bankers 'l . • • annual 1 1 0 Currie, Win., Esq., •" • .. annual 10 0 0 Erie, Lor d Chief Justic e • • .„ .. 4th don.lo 0 0 -Admiral p er' i t • A.. don. 10 10 0 Fanshawe, ce eboat and Tran- Fenwick, G• 3- •• Esq. , cost a L if •'• ll . • • 2d don. 25 0 0 sporting Carriage .. .. :. .... .. 250 0 0 •• Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs.. • Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. don. 30 0 Palmer, Sir Bounden, 31. P., g.m . , 8 •,, _ t . 7th don. 10 0 0 .onc i .. tor-General .• • • • • .. • Royal Yacht Squadro n . •••• .. annual 10 0 0 •• • annual 2 2 0 Steel, Michael, Esq. • Thom, s, Lady, Weston -super-Mare.,. c ou ected b her 100 • don. 1 0 0 0 0 Y Ladyship . • • • • • • • •• Lord .. 16 Willoug - hby d'Eresby, • • • • • • annual 5 16 0 0 Donations and Annual Sescriptions will be thankfull:rp reiyed by the Bankers of the institution, Messrs. with; Percival, end CO., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and Co., 59, Strand ; Messrs. Herries, Farquhar , and Co., 16, St. Jamei's-street, London ; by a 1 the Collectors of Customs end Bankers in the Unitedliingdont; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis. Esq., at the Office Of the Ilatatitittion, Is, John-street, Adelphi, London, rt -C. TIDMAN'S SEA SALT has been analysed by Dr. Hassan, who strongly recommends it as very superior to the rock and other salts commonly used for bathing purposes. It is the only efficient substitute for sea bathing. In bags of 141b5., price 2s. ; 281b5., 4s. ; 561b5., Bs. 1121b5., Sole Proprietors, TIDMAN & SON, 10, Wormwood-street, London, E.C. Sold by all Chemists. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of the day, AGUA AMAREL LA. Messrs. JOHN GOSH ELL and CO., 3, King-court, Lombard street, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at what age. The Agua Amarelia has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 10s. 6d. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted respecta bility. may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High ness the Princess of Wales. (IRNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesti c k s , Ob e li s k s , Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &0., in Italian, Alabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Miajesty, 149, Stand. W.C., Lonaon. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting s t u d y of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY. and GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION i n GE OLOGY and MINE EULOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT. at 149, Strand, W.C. CELEBRATION of of the TERCENTENA,Ry , the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratford -.upon_ °" Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which 8 4 i ... / i& - °"- N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8.. is Chairman) are - 40 ' w °L)ert 'zarni•agton Bank - s e receiv ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also . br, pa., A account of the Tercentenary Committee, at +,, ne p "-. ... , tourbridg e and Kidderminster or Warwick and L Stratford-upon-Avon; Messrs. Grer .inw r j., J y Smith, and Greenway, Warwick ; or their L r ndou agents, Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., Messrs. Ha:avys and Co., or Messrs. Glyn and Co., bankers, London, - The Tercentenary Commi'_,rr..t, in submitting' the subscrip tion list to the nation, m — `...4 earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakspeare for thei- .. , rist their claims u etd and assistance. The Committee P r Al the mum' that Stratford is not only the birthplace of ' , , , ltakspeare. but the centre of attraction to all admirer:, ( it the great Poet's works, and that it was his home, tte town he loved, and where he lived and died. ') OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, kV in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. 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 governors' 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 3,000 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 alas Lerman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by M essrs . C outts and Co. ; Drummon and Co. ; Reifies and Co. ; _Ransom and Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, P ayne, and Co. ; Giyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; IV Mame, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend. Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barnett and (20., Liverpool and at the Hospital. _ _ STANFORD,. S. 9311TH Se‘crotay, THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur chaser is introduced throne). Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate COMMbsion. _ Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 17. The Royal mail steamer China arrived here at an early hour this morning, bringing New York dates to the 7th inst. The China called at Cape Race on the 10th. New Orleans advises to Sept. 25, published in the New York Journal of the 4th inst., are as follows; "On Tuesday morning last considerable excitement was caused in this city by a report that the steamer Leviathan bad been captured by a squad of rebels at South-west Pass, and that she had escaped to sea, A few hours later, and another report arrived that she had been recaptured by the United States steamer Da Soto. Yesterday the Leviathan arrived at the wharf at this city. The Leviathan was lying at the Telegraph wharf at the mouth of the river, at South west Pass, near Pilot Town. .About half-past 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning a party of rebels, 18 in number, sprung on board from a small boat, and, firing their revolvers, de manded the instant and unconditional surrender of the ves sel. No resistance whatever being made by the few un armed men on board the Leviathan the enemy put the cap tain and crew in irons, and made preparations to proceed at once to sea. About daylight the steamer left the side of the wharf. Two of the crew of the vessel were placed on shore, after promising that they would not mention the fact of her capture until she had had three hours' start, when they were at liberty to say all they pleased of the affair. As soon as these men were placed on shore they made all haste to the telegraph-office and informed the operator of what had taken place. In a few moments every person in the neighbourhood was at the wharf, and the Leviathan was seen by the dawn's early light' making off to sea. Half a dozen men ran to a 6. pounder howitzer stationed on the wharf and fired four shots at her, and as each shot fell short or passed her harmlessly by the rebels cheered and waved a rebel flag, which they afterwards hoisted. The Leviathan had not proceeded far before she saw a bark rigged vessel. Approaching within hailing distance the rebel chief shouted, Ship ahoy I send a boat aboard.' Her flag was still flying ; but at the distance from the bark, in the gray light, its character was not discerned, and a boat was being lowered from the bark, when, as the Leviathan steamed nearer, the rebels were thunderstruck at finding that the guns were aboard, and that they had almost run into a Union war vessel. Turning the prow of the steamer seaward the rebels concluded not to wait the arrival of the boat, which had already left the side of the bark, but steamed away as rapidly as possible. The vessel of war proved to be the bark Anderson. Though every movement of the strange steamer from the first was suspicious, and no doubt remained as to her character when she so unceremoniously left, the officers on board the vessel could do nothing, as the Anderson was at anchor, and the steamer kept in such a position that not a gun could be trained upon her. The guardship Pampero was not more than a quarter of a mile above the Leviathan when the latter was captured, but she, too, was unable to prevent her escape. At half-past 5 o'clock the Da Soto, one of our cruisers, was coming up the pass for coal, and took pilot on board eight miles from the bar. At half-past 7 p.m. the steamer Crescent arrived at the mouth of the pass, and, hailing the De Soto, informed her officers that a steamer had been surprised and captured three or four hours previous. The De Soto immediately changed her course and started in pursuit—no vessel in sight at the time. In about 15 minutes the lookout at the masthead cried Sail, ho.' The chase now continued with increased interest, the De Soto rapidly gaining on the Leviathan, and at 10 o'clock fired a shot to bring her to. This was followed by two others, when a sheet or table cloth was hoisted and the vessel hove to. Fifteen minutes later and the Le viathan was boarded, the Star and Stripes hoisted, and the rebel captain and crew put in the very irons that they had placed the former crew of the Leviathan in. A prize crew was then placed on board, and the vessel taken to New Orleans. The rebel flee, which she heisted when she went to sea, was lowered as soon as she saw a vessel in pursuit. Of the 16 men whom the rebels captured but six remained on the Leviathan, and they were heavily ironed. Two were placed on shore, and the other eight were com pelled to enter a boat, which was turned adrift, without sails, oars, or a mouthful of anything to eat. The wind was blowing a gale at the time. Up to 3 o'clocx this afternoon no news was received of the boat or crew, and it was sup posed that the former was swamped in the heavy sea, and that the latter were drowned ; but at this hour I learnt that the boat had been picked up, with all the crew alive and well, The prisoners were turned over to the proper autho rities of the city," The banquet at New York to the officers of the Rassian fleet was expected to take place on the 14th or 15th inst. The following particulars of the capture of a British vessel are published in the New nil,: Herald of the 4th : " The United States steamer Circassian, IV. B. Eaton commander, arrived from Sabine Pass and Galveston, Texas, and the Rio Grande, Mexico, on the 21st inst. We learn by her the particulars of the capture of the British steamship Sir William Peel, by the United States steamer Seminole, at the mouth of the Rio Grande. This steamer came over 11 weeks before from Liverpool. She kept in Mexican waters, and discharged part of her cargo, which was in cases that resembled boxes of arms. She had on board over 100 men at one time, and, as she was built for a man-of-war for the Brazilian navy, is eminently fitted for a first-class vessel of war. She began to take in a cargo of cotton, and had taken in over 1,000 bales when the Frenoh authorities, evidently deeming her intended for a rebel pri vateer, gave her notice to leave Mexican waters, which she accordingly did. Captain Rolands, of the Seminole, sent two offices and a number of men to seize her, as she was then on the American side of the river. The men and officers wore transferred to the Seminole, and the ship sent to this port. During the day Captain H oo d, o f h er M a j es t y ' s s hip Pylades, sent to know why this se i zure was ma d e. Th e following is a copy of Captain R o l an d s ' s reply :-- United States' Steamer Seminole, off Rio Grande, Sept. 15, 1803. " Sir,- -I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 10th inst., in which you request I will please acquaint you with the reasons for taking possession of the British steamer Sir Wm. Peel, and detaining her crew as prisoners of war on board the vessel under my com mand. I have to state that I seized her in American waters from whence she had landed contraband of war, and at the time of her seizure had the same on board. She has been sent to New Orleans, whcire the Prize Courts and authori ties will take cognisP.neo of and investigate the justice of the seizures. In connexion with your request for the reason of her seizure, I would state that she is in every way fitted and formed for a rebel privateer, and for ouch I have every rea son to think she was intended. My duty to my Government demanded I should seize her, and prevent in time her ag gressions on American commerce—as we have already be fore our eyes the examples of the Alabama, the Florida, and the Georgia*—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, " H. RotaN3s, Commander, United States' Navy. " Captain A. W. A. Hood, R.N., commanding her Bri tannic Majesty's ship Pylades, off Rio Grande.' " The Sir William Peel is a spletdid ship, bark-rigged, 2,000 tons, and very fast. A bearer of despatches from Matamoras, who came up in the Circassian, says that about a week before her capture she was purchased by the house of Hale and Co., Brownsville, Texas. He also reports that there were naval gun carriages being manufactured at Ma tamoras, supposed to be for this ship, and that the cotton put on board was merely a ruse to get away from the Rio Grande. It is almost known that she has guns under her cotton, and would have been immediately converted into a privateer after discharging her cotton. As soon as she was captured the engineers of the Seminole discovered that they had attempted to sink her by opening her water cocks and she has been leaking badly somewhere over since. This, of course, would not have been done had the officers of the Peel not felt she was a lawful prize. Forty two of her officers and crew were cant to this place in the Circassian." The following Southern view of the position of Gen. Roseneranz is from the Richmond Sentinel of Sept. 29, published in the New York papers of the 4th inst.:— , 18GO, contained a population of 5,000 . Iti ‘C ss h it a u t a t t a e n : a 7 a n the south bank of the Tennessee Ri ver, i n t t h h e e ni co i u dr r : l o o f f a the river very i n thetouua uaousrezion owing to whi c h neighbourhood le very sinu. ous. Lookout Mountain, which is prominently mentioned just now in the despatches from that quarter, is a range that comes up from the south-west, and abuts abruptly upon the Tennessee River at a point about 2i miles below or west of Chattanooga. It ends in a cliff or pea/x. of remarkable height, called Point Lookout, about 1,500 feet above thebed of the river, which washes its northern 1 A 6 3, The railroad from Chattanooga to Nashville and a' 0 a coramOu road pass around the precipitous face of this chit, and between it and the river, on their way west. Chattanooga is on a great bend or horse•shoe in the river—not in the horse-shoe, but at its front or toe; the bend of the river being towards the south and Chattanooga being on the southern bank. Mis sion Ridge, on and behind which Rosencrans was in trenched at last accounts, runs nearly parallel to Lookout Mountain, leaving Chattanooga to the west about a couple of miles. So far as we understand the situation of the two . armies, Rosencranz is cut off from a ll movemen t this side of the river in any direction. His railroad communication with Nashville is lost. Nothing is left him but the road behind him. This road crosses the Tennessee on a pontoon bridge, and traversing the horseshoe made by the river, it climbs Waldron's Ridge, which, at a short distance, flanks the river there, and then descends into the valley which lies beyond, and then leads away toward Kingston, on the north-cast, at the junction of the Tennessee and the Cliath. We do not know what facilities we have for cutting off Rosencranz's retreat across the river, and by the road we have indicated. It would seem to be a des perate strait for him to have to move a large army where he has no depots of supplies,and no communications. He can now get supplies only by this road across the river; and if Wheeler's cavalry are indeed over there, he will find this resource valueless. He cannot possibly have in Nashville the month's supplies of which the enemy's papers boast. His movements have been too rapid,and he has held Chattanooga too short a time to permit this. To us it seems that,Rosen cranz's situation is full of peril and difficulty ; and this apart from all those ill-considered boastings of which some of our people are not yet cured. The thing that most makes us doubt this conclusion is, that Rosencranz seems to feel con fidence in his pobition.-aprAtttiqt.dia a - good judgment, or obstinacy, or necessity that holds him to his post on Mission Ridge is yet to be fully known, We will not venture to pass an opinion." Fatal Colliery Explosion in South Wales. TAIBACH, GLAMORGANSHIRE, Saturday. On Saturday morning, at 10 30, an explosion took place at the Morfa Colliery, three miles from the Port Talbot Statiun, Glamorganshire, by which 35 persons have lost their lives. The pit in which this terrific explosion occurred is one of the largest in South Wales. It is situated in the parish of Margam,Glamorganshire,and about eight miles from Neath. It is the property of, or situate on the estate of Mr. C. R. M. Talbot, M.P., and Lord-Lieutenant of the county, but is leased to and worked by the Messrs H. A. Vivian, M.P., and Co., Mr. Pendarvis Vivian being the resident partner. Generally there are from 800 to 1,000 men employed in the pit, or dependent on work connected with it. The un derground workings extended for miles, and there are about 600 tons of coal worked per day, which are shipped either at Port Talbot, Briton Ferry, Neath, or Swansea. The coal is bituminous, being part of what is known as the south crop of the Vale of Neath coal basin, the northern crop being the well known and highly prized steam coal of Aber dare. The pit is between 110 and 120 fathoms deep, some of the levels being as much as 900 yards from the shaft. We believe we are correct in stating that two fatal acci dents, though of minor extent, have occurred in this ph within the past eight or nine years--one some eight years ago, when 16 lives were lost, and the second about three years ago, when four workmen were killed. These acci dents naturally led to the most earnest desire on the part of the proprietors to prevent a recurrence, and Mr. Vivian has been known on more than one occasion to tell his general manager to spare no expense in providing against acci dents. The colliery is ventilated by means of a furnace. There are two shafts, the up and the down shaft, and in order to add still greater security the colliery was worked entirely with locked safety lamps. At the time when the accident occurred there were about 400 workmen in the colliery. The immediate scene of the explosion is the west side of the nine-foot seam, which is about 500 yards from the bottom of the shaft. There were 43 men and boys working , in this heading at the time of the explosion. In a few mo ments after it occurred it became painfully known that a serious accident had happened in the pit. Unfortunately the inhabitants of the district of South Wales are too much accustomed to the peculiar noise or shock of explosions to be easily mistaken. Long before any of the workmen were able to ascend to the surface a large crowd of anxious rela tives and friends had assembled around the mouth of the pit, and when it became known that a serious accident had, in reality, happened, the most painful anxiety was mani fested, many of the women having husbands and two or three sons in the pit at the time. Our correspondent was on the spot in about two hours after the accident, and saw the bodies brought up at in tervals of ten minutes or a quarter of an hour. It was not long before the great majority of those in the pit were able to make their escape. The other parts of the pit seem to have been but slightly, if at all, in jured by the explosion, but the old nine-foot vein has been much destroyed—doors and airways blown down, while there aro such extensive falls of roof and rubbish as to ren der it exceedingly difficult to reach the bodies of those thus buried—in fact, the whole of the timber in this heading had to be reset before the bodies could be got at. The foul gases or chokedamp having been partially cleared off a number of workmen volunteered to go down the pit to render what assistance they could to their comrades. A gang of colliers from the Cwmavon Colliery deserve especial mention for their courage. They in one or two instances risked their lives to rescue the nearly expiring sufferers, and happily their exertions were crowned with success. One poor old man named Stephens was in an almost frantic state en hearing of the explosion. He had a little boy, 12 0r414 years of age in the heading where the explosion occurred. Three times did the father descend the pit in the hope of ren dering aid to his child, and twice was he driven back by the firedamp. He descended a third time and reached the scene, but only to find his son dead. The body was brought up in a sack, the father helping to carry it. He could not cry, but his whole frame was visibly working under the strongest emotions, and as he silently carried the corpse along it was evident he was suffering the deepest anguish. Another case was that of a man named Williams, who was working in the old 9-foot seam in company with his son at the time of the accident. The son was completely over powered and fell, but the father caught up the body in his arms, and although weak and much exhausted himself car ried it a considerable distance, He, however, was soon com pelled to drop his boy in the roadway and hurry on to the bottom of the shaft to save his own life. Happily both were brought out alive, but we are informed the son has since expired. While our reporter was standing at the mouth of the pit seven men were brought out alive, but in the most ex hausted and critical state ; one died within a few moments of being brought up, and another subsequently. At the time when our reporter left 12 bodies had been recovered, and there were then 24 more bodies in the pit. The roof has so completely blocked up the heading that'only one body can be dragged through the aperture at a time, and that with the greatest difficulty, in consequence of the suffocating state of the atmosphere. The following bodies had been brought up dead, or known to h ave expired, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon : —l, Hum phrey Jenkins, of Taibach—he was dreadfully burnt and much disfigured, and was brought out alive, but expired shortly after; 2, Michael Crawley, of Taibach, aged about 40, married; 3, Henry 'Wilkins, of Taibach; 4, William Evans, of Taibach; 5, David Matthews; 6, Thos. Lodwig, married; 7, Henry Griffiths, married; 8, Rees 'Williams day fireman; 9, Thomas Williams, son of the above, 10, H erbert Griffiths, married, P e t er Stephens, door boy ; cor, 11 12, a pse with a large fami l y; so disfigured as to be un recognised. With two estop met the above Met with their death from the chokedamp, an d when brought to th e mou th of the pit were stiff and rigid. Mr. William Grey, the manager, was in the heading when the explosion occurred. He was ren dered insensible by th e gas, but in a f ew moments reco vered consciousness, an d laboured to bring some of the workmen to a place of safety, and one or two were unques tionably saved through his instrumentality. It was only by being forcibly carried out of the headi ng t h a t M r . G re y could be compelled to g ive up his work, and when brought out of the pit he was scarcely able to walk. The workmen received every assistance which could be rendered them, both by Dr. Pritchard, surgeon of the works, and Dr. Rus sell, of Cwmavon. The dead were placed on hastily con structed biers and conveyed home with all decent speed. Mr. Thomas Evans, the Government Inspector of South Wales, was on the spot within a few hours of the explosion, and instantly descended the pit and rendered valuable aid. Of course, in the midst of such excitement as that now prevalent no cause can be possibly assigned for the accident, but from the most careful inquiries we are sorry to be ob liged to say that there is every reason to believe it arose from the criminal act of one of the workmen in picking his lamp for the purpose of getting a light. Although nothing can compensate for the sudden bereave ment, it is somewhat consolatory to find that there is a good money club in connection with the works, but the sympa thies of the public will doubtless be appealed to on behalf of so many wido ws and destitute children. [A. DVERTlSEMENT.]—liolloway's Ointment and l'ill.S. Be advised.—Sufferers from disease would act wisely in trying these noble remedies before they abandon further efforts for recovering their lost or fading health. The mo mentous question of enjoying health or enduring illness should determine all invalids to use Holloway's healing ills before yielding themselv es u p o i n tment and purifying only to despair. The ointment not only cures all skin dis and superficial inflammation s, but eases, outward sores , restrains deep-seated ailments of the throat, chest, and bowels, when it is well rubbed externally over those parts. From this ointment's known power to quell irritation it was supposed it would be eminently useful in. .checking diph. haia, diarrhoea, and dysentery; .r.e., reflection have verified. a prediction which time A notification has been received at Chatham dockyard that the Admiralty have decided on con structing a squadron of iron gunboats, to take the place of those wooden gunboats which have been sent round from the Medway to Deptford dock yard for the purpose of being broken up, The new gunboats are to be constructed on an en tirely new system, from plans proposed to the Ad miralty by Mr. Reed, the chief constructor of the navy. They will be armour-plated, and will be driven by double screw propellers, each boat being a dapted to carry two heavy Armstrong guns. The design of the proposed gunboats is at present being worked out at the Admiralty, and as soon as the plans have been finally adopted by their lordships the construction of the proposed squadron/will be at o nce commenced. The iron-built screw steamship Defence, 16, C ap t. Augustus Pillimore, one of the Channel sq uadron, was placed on Thursday in No. 1 dock i n Keyham steam-yard. Her repairs are very un important, and will therefore be completed in a few d a ys. When at Portsmouth she received in April or e . f a y last a coating of Peacock and Buchan's com position, which appears to have had the effect of r etarding, if not of preventing, the growth of se aweed and the presence of shellfish on the ship's bottom. As in most similar cases, light grass about t i tl e inches long has appeared on the water line, but it did not extend below the deep load line. All the other parts are remarkably clean, excepting some isolated tufts of grass about half an inch in length. There is no appearance of corrosion anywhere. She w ill now receive another coating of the same com position. During her recent cruise the Defence has givenD great satisfaction. Her spe e d is slower than that o f wooden ships, but above the average rate of iron-Plated ships. The utmost rolling extends to 15 deg., which is very unusual; the average ranges being from 15 deg. t o 20 d eg . The Defence i s supplied with two bilge pieces on each side of the keel, which are intend e d to coun t erac t an y p ro - pens ity to roll. Her bowsprit (standing) is of iron, iug and there is a p roposa l t o rep l ace it by a d bowsprit. The H ec t or , 34, h as one of that descr iption. It seems a b sur d t h a t a s hi p lik e th e sliding i Defence , built for a ram, should have ever been fitted with a standin g i ron b owspr it, w hi c h way if ever the r e s hould be an effort m ade to use he r f or t h e purpose o f runn i ng mast t bin the dwli besides which it m i ght b e conven i ent t o re duce the weight forw ar d occas i ona lly which canno t be done with a fix e d b ows p r it. The for ward weig hts in the Warrior have been greatly re duced d since she was fi rs t fi tte d . The Defence i s sup plied w ith two pairs of d av it s f orwar d , b y w hi c h the anchors nced can be catted further aft when necessary. The c omparative lightness o f h er arm ament con duces to the good qua li t i es o f t h e s hi p w h en a She has 16 68 an d 10 0 poun d ers, two 32- po nn ders, and four small guns. Her engines are of t ssa. much 6 power, and d ur i ng th e l ate tr i p , w h en de only, as mu c h as 10. 8 k nots per h our u o u o. rs horse te am was ma d e . Under steam and canvas she has, during a heavy squall, run for a f ew m i nutes at the rate of 15 She is peculiarly r i gge d , h av i ng a stand ing lower tops ail -y ar d eay knots. paralleled to the cap, above wh i c h is Cunningham's patent topsail. The Resist ance is rly said to be the only ot h er s hi p i n t h e navy similarly rigged. The m o d e i s found very advanta working the ship, b e i ng much lighter f or s geons in the On the deck of th e D efence there are two very cr h e e ev a . ry launches, eith er o f which can carry a These launche s , rowed by seamen, w i t h artillerymen eldPie forward, and mar i nes aft, have b een frequent l y e xercised duri ng t h e cruise. The field consist of a 25 -pounder and 12- poun d er Arm fieei a 24-pounder a n d 6- pounder b rass gun. Counting h er 60 marines, she has on board nearly s p t i r e o e n es g. and 200 men capable of using small arms in military order. Th e Defence is a vessel of 3,720 tons, an d h as 15 er water-tight compartments. She was built Palmer b Brothe rs , o f Y arrow. v ' metsiscrasl. His R u ssian Majesty's screw steam frigate Oleg, 51, Capt. Andreef, left Plymouth Sound on Thurs day afternoon for Toulon. The screw steam corvette Scylla, 21, which left Plymouth on t he 6th inst. for China, put back to the S very heavy weath er . O n t h e Bth, d ur i ng on a heavy sw ell, she sprung her fore a n d ma i n topmas t s . At ou n ia l i d e eig : h f triodnay night. She h a d exper i enced a con tinuance the 9th it bl ew so h ard from W. and placed und er c l ose-reefed topsa il s. sos.nwt.ht s h e was the 10th 10th her mizen topmast cross trees were car ried away , ; it was found that th e j ibb oom had sprung, and it was therefore woolded. On the 12th inst., at 5 b lad from so long. 8 30 W., it was ow t 4 h 6 e s 9 N oath -west, when s h e shipped a l heavy blowing hard .' airnwlhalt extended fro m h er por t cat h ea d sea, to the mizen r igging, and inc rease d t h e water i n the hold to a dept h of seven inch es ; the ship then gave a lurch, to l eeward, which filled he r starboard cutter and jolly boat, and carried them off. In the after noon the wind moderated, with a heavy swell from the westward. On the 13th, during a fresh gale from the south-west, Charles O'Niele, first-class boy, fell from the wizen chains, overboard. Lieut. Pringle, 4th, and a boat's crew of eight men rescued him. On the 14th, at 6 p.m., lat. 47 50 N. ; long. 9 34 W., wind bouth-west, a sail was observed on the star board bow right ahead ; at 6 50 a red light was seen close to the s t a rboard bow. The Scylla, which was on the port tack, having broken off two points, kept the ship close to wind. The stranger, which proved to be the Duke of Wellington, then crossed the Scylla's bows, and when about two points on the port bow showed both her lights; the Scylla put her helm hard sport, and came up in the wind. The ship, which was on the starboard tack, struck the Scylla on the port bow and fell off. While tack ing the Scylla gathered aternway, the Duke of IWellingtoa, having headway, struck the Scylla again, abaft the main rigging, and forged ahead, carrying awa y her own bowsprit, f oremas t, and mainmast, and knocking holes in her bows, and grinding along the Scylla's port side, carrying away her head sails, waist, and forecastle nettings, break ing her main chains, and shoving her port sheet anchor inboard ; one gun was so depressed that it left the dispart sticking in the upper portion of the porthole. The ship then separated, and nothing more was seen of her, but one of her crew was left on board the Scylla. She was under doublereefed topsails and courses, jib, foretopmast staysail, and staysail. Charles Deboo, 20, a native of Ostend, the man sa ved from the Duke of Welli n gton , states that she be longed to Liverpool, and registered 721 tons. Com manded by Capt. B. Brown, she was laden with railway iron, oil, and cutlery, and was bound_ e t r. o tem l se- Colombo. She left London on the 3d of Sep b At the time of the collision she was under c o ieentopsail, reefed maintopsail, double-reefed m a nker. On close-reefed foresail, foretopsail , a nd sp 's ib the first contact Deboo jumped from th e ehip boom to the Scylla's forecastle. He states t hat on board the Duke of Welling ton they sa w that a col lision was inevitable , a nd consi dered it better to run run in by the ship, into the corvette, than to be Hamoaze to on Saturday, The Scylla was towed in to the jetty, where she will dis and placed along side ls were unbent, and h er d harge her powder ; her s ai e fects will be made good forthwith. An official report has been made to the Lords of the Admiralty of the result of the recent expe riments made at Chatham by Capt. IVl‘Killop, R.N., with his c anvas machine for cleansing ship's bot toms afloat. The result quite justifies the reconm mendations. The simplicity and portability of the machine, as well as the moderate cost, are further recommendations in its favour. The following appointments and promotions were made on Saturday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. J. N. Croke, to command the Investigator, vice Lieut. Dolben, drowned; Lieut. H. Pack°, to the Ajax ; George Williams, master, to the Indus, for the Gla diator ; Robert R. Jones, nominated to a naval cadet- William F. lviiCiinten (surgeon), additional, THE ARMY. Maj.-Gen. liumlev, Inspector-Gen. of Infantry, has just made a half-yearly official visit to the camp at Colchester. He made a minute examination of the 4th, 94.11 and 10th depot battalions. The sergeants of the 4th depot battalion have presented a testi monial to Serj.-Major Wren, on the occasion of his leaving the battalion to fill the appointment of gar rison sergeant-major at the camp at Aldershot. A draught comprising 1 sergeant and 37 rank and fie of the Ist battalion, 6th regiment, left the camp on Thursday morning to join the service companies of the regiment at Portsmouth. RAILWAYS IN LONDON. The railway scheme for 1864 must now soon be put into the shape of Parliamentary. .notices, and as the decisions of next session will probably settle the general plan of metro politan railway communication, it is desirable that the public should be fully in possession of what passed before the Lords' Committee of last session appointed to consider the whole subject. There are three objects to be kept in view, One is the substitution to a great extent of the rail way for the omnibus and cab in the internal traffic of Lon don. Mr. Thwaites, of the Metropolitan Board of Works, pronounces this "a great evil," and says, when confronted with the use made of the Metropolitan Railway in this manner, "the greater the facility of conveyance, the more you educate people in the habit of riding instead of walk ing." But another witness, Mr. Brunlees, takes a different view, and observes that the metropolis may be regarded as a series of contiguous towns, requiring facility of intercourse with one another. Col. Yolland, of the Board of Trade, has "a strong opinion" that it is necessary for the relief of the streets that some arrangement should be wade by which passengers may go from one part of the town to another by railway. " I am a great advocate, - ' he says, " for railways coming into London." The committee have reported that additional railway communication is needed in the densely populated part of the metropolis. The City Surveyor main tains that it will come to this, that there will be trains run ning north, south, east, and west within the metropolis every 10 minutes, the lines communicating with each other, and requiring scarcely any change of carriage. The two other objects in view are the collection and distribution of the traffic for the long lines without its having to pass along so many of the streets, and the establishment of railway communication across London between the northern and the southern termini. The traffic in passengers going from north to south without stopping in London is very consi derable, and many in crossing London lose their trains through the delay in the streets. No wonder the streets are obstructed. The manager of the Midland states that that railway company alone cart through London to the southern stations about 100,000 tons of goods in the year, and that in a few years the quantity will probably have in creased five or sixfold. The Great Northern spend £l,OOO a week in cartago of goods (not coals) to their destination in London, or to the southern termini. The boldest scheme propounded to the committee was that of Mr. Fowler, the engineer of the Metropolitan Railway. He proposed that that railway should be extended westward from its present Paddington terminus to Notting-hill, and then turned southwards just beyond Kensington gardens, and brought back into the city, passing in its way under a new wide street into Holborn, and finally forming a junction near the Fleet valley with the existing Metropolitan line, The committee adopting substantially this project, propose what they style "an inner circuit of railway," connecting all the principal railway termini, and comprising not only an exiension of the Metropolitan Railway westward and southward, but also eastward—and they recommend also that an cuter circle of railway be formed, intersecting the principal northern lines at a greater distance, but still within the metropolitan dis trict, and that every such system of internal railway com munication be under one management. Earl Grey pro posed a novel arrangement—namely, that as the Metropoli tan Railway Company are already in possession of a route which must form a very considerable part of any system of railways in London, that company should be invited to pro pose a plan for its extension upon the understanding that if it should prove satisfactory Parliament would refuse to en tertain competing proposals from any other quarter; that, in tact, a concession of the exclusive right of proposing bills next session for the district between the existing line of the Metropolitan and an extension line passing round by Kensington to the river should be offered to that com pany, and that the shares in the new lines to be thus devised should be disposed of by public competition, and half of all profits over eight per cent. be paid over to the Metropolitan Board of Works towards the expense of new public works. But the committee negatived Earl Grey's re solutions. It is thought doubtful whether all the objects in view can be served by the same line. It is the interest of the company to give a preference to the short traffic. Mr. Fowler himself says that the local traffic on the Metropolitan would be inconsistent with its being used largely for the purposes of the long lines, or at all events for many of the long lines coming on at the end of it; but he holds that it might be made of great service in collecting and distributing traffic for all the railways, and its traffic m i g ht be incre ased least threefold without difficulty. Mr. Ilawkshavr holds to bring that all the great railways will find it necessary a d Col. their stations nearer to the centre of London, Yol land considers that the extension of many of the existing lines into the metropolis would be advaltagnatg,Yeous to the pub with the excep lic. The committee, however, resolved don of the Great Eastern, it is not desirable to bring the principal long lines further into main stations of any of the s should be made for London, but that one or indliieerreaintlway parts of London to the carrying passengers from 1 1 Hotta be in the hands of any main stations, such new linesbut d pe unde r such manage one of the great companies, tages to all. Among the ment as to ensure e q ual a l ven b I pro • ts laid before th e committee was one y r. sza gette lee for a railway under the Thames er . nba . nkment and new street municating with the Cannon streetto the Mansion -house, coal. an d extending to the North London termi us .n terminusLipl-stre but Mr. Haywood points to the line nalready constructing between tho city and Charing-cross. Mr. Bidder states that if the Great Eastern had come to Finsbury-circus he should have proposed a continuation to Leicester -square on a viaduct, roofed over, worked on the m°spher i c principle, with one stationary engine , and a s t a ying a continuous platform, the carriages to stop every quarter of a mile, and ac c ess to the p latform to be given b y turnstiles at penny fares, people getting in where they like and out where they like. Another project has the high sanction of Colonel Yolland—a line from Euston-road to Charing-cross, giving direct communication between the South -Eastern lines and the northern lines ; the northern lines might then find room about Leicester-square for stat i on s, where they might make up auxiliary trains to be coupled to the main trains in Euston-read. The committee say no thing of this project, but recommend that there be a line on the eastern side of the metropolis connecting the railways north and south of the Thames ; meaning, appa rently' either a high level line across the Thames, or a line through the Thames-tunnel, notwithstanding the difficulty of the gradients. They consider that the heavy goods traffic can, as a general rule, be most conveniently carried from the northern railways to the southern by lines not passing through the central portions of the metropolis. There is such a way by Kensington, but the manager of the Midland states that after his company have brought coals to London from Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire for about 6s. a ton, a demand of 2s. is made for passage over the lines to Ken sington-basin, which practically has the effect of stopping the traffic, and doing its part towards keeping up the price of coals in the south of England. Mr. Forbes, of the Chat ham line, states that it costs ss. or 6s. a ton to 1 7et goods through London. It is estimated that new lines in Lon don will cost on an average 5600,000 per mile. The 0021- struction of the ono mile from Nine Elms to Waterir; road cost £1,000,000, and Mr. Scott can scarcely saY. traffic over that one mile could have paid for so gr . st v ," .. u . expenditure ; but, looking to the wholo of the So e u:1 1 w" what it tern, it has to be said that it could never have now is but for that extension, and in realiotY, h for itself and spent that money to a very good purpose, t btheerefore, it the public. Full benefit bencfit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing Hernial:ll2e pure Tea • very choice at 3s. 4d. an d 4s. " High Standard " at 4s. 4'd. (formerly 4s. Bd.), is the imported. Agents in every s trongest and most de licious town supply it in packets. It is said that sonic time since the Prince Royal porte Df Prussia was looking at several emigrants em barking at Delltsic for America, when a quay ap proached and said, "If your royal highness will . r how to prevent any further give me half-a-crown I will tell you gold Fred • , emigration." " Nere is a erie , replied Prince ; speak." " Well, then, let the ' premise y the Bistnark to America, and 1 Ring send M. follow him," 0 1 4 no . Prussian will osifn ‘ R , T iiifys h s a tia t o asstht still address d2dr .Emperor persistse p s s e r fr t c . ) mi ofn thevo Russial atin,l. Council tthhae b t e is, p ur r ec e ah s t e y n vo t i e of d :::,t t ile o onn h n e oa r : Majesty, ~ • e.,./rresszng the deep regret felt that the Emperor the Treat yßussia. lie e s freed di d Upon the fulfilm e nt of which Great Britain and other of l Poland, sagreed to the sovereignty of Russia over a portion and earnestly praying her Majesty to at once not, howe v er, o ß w ri e tz v d e a r, fr s o a n y l the th a co ntract u s agnhet tiquiag such sovereignty:, It was not, he said, for us to stand calmly by and. see the Poles so brutally treated as they are by to go to war with t hat Power; but we ought not to hold diplomatic rel ations with her. `The address w hich he had to propose for the a d opt i on of the C ounc il was as follows : "To the Queen's Most Ex ce ll ent Majesty, "The Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of th e Borough of Sheffield, in Council assembled, « H um bly showeth,--That, at the Con gress of Vienna, 8 1t l thend t s h e m o a t d h e e otherinto Powersth Kingdom of F p ar ties thereto, and given t o Russia on certain cond itions. " That one of these con ditions was a guarantee by Eng land to pay the Russian D utch Loan, and. the instalments • have been since yearly voted b y Parliament. l earn, " That your Majesty's peti tioners regret to from 1 aDuchyby Great of Britain Warsaw and wa the correspondence presented to Parliament by command of your Majesty, that the Emperor of Russia has flagrantly and persistently violated the conditions of the treaty. " That the conduct of Russia towards Poland has been of the most cruel and unjustifiable character, by which con duct Russia has forfeited all right to the privileges granted by such treaty. ii Your Majesty's petitioners, therefore, humbly pray that your Majesty will signify to the Emperor of Russia that by his systematic violation of the Treaty of Vienna, and his arbitrary conduct towards Poland, he has freed your Majesty from that treaty; and that your Majesty, therefore, withdraws your sanction to his continued do minion over Poland, so far as that treaty is concerned; and further, that your Majesty will be graciously pleased to command that all payments on account of the Russian Dutch Loan shall cease. _.. " And your Majesty's petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray, &e." Mr. ISAAC IIiONSIDES seconded the address in a speech of some length, minutely entering into the subject of the Treaty of Vienna, so grossly violated by Russia, and into the grievance of the Russo- Dutch Loan. It was, however, unnecessary for him to enter at greater length into the question, as more than one-half of the members of the council had become members of the Polish League. Ho had more hope for Poland now than ever he had before in his life, especially aince the speech of Lord Rus sell at Blairgowrie. After a few words from Mr. BOOTH, in support of the motion, it was carried unanimously. We are enabled to state, in confirmation of Mr. Ironsides' statement, that the following gentlemen, members of the Sheffield Town Council, have joined the National League for the independence of Poland : —The Worshipful Mayor, John Brown, Esq., and the following Aldermen—William Fisher, Esq., J.P. ; Robt. Jackson, Esq., J.P. ; Edward Mycock, Esq.; William Anthony Matthews, Esq. ; John Buckett, Esq., and Francis Hoole, Esq., and 20 Town Councillors—Messrs. Ironsides, Hutchinson, Brittain, Round, Grandy, Cooper, Foudan, Lomas, 'Woodcock, Neill, Moore, Skelton, Ward, Gledhill, Mosley, Wortley, Robertson, Hawkesley, Fowett, and Jones, and W. M. Winter, of the Sheffield Town Clerk's office. And further—That the Most Noble the Marquis Townshend, since his elevation to the Upper House, has expressed his intention to continue as the treasurer, and that the Earl of Ilchester, Sir Henry A. Hoare, Bart. ; Henry Brinsley Sheridan, Esq., the Hon. Member for Dudley, havo become Vice-presidents of the League, and Lord Campbell, and other gentlemen of dis tinction have recently joined it, and also that the working classes are amongst its most earnest and strenuous supporters. Amongst others, a very laige number of the workmen engaged at the Kates Grove Ironworks, Reading, have enrolled themselves as members of the League. The Austrian Note on the German Question, FEANFORT-ON-TIIE-MAINE, Saturday. The Europe of to-day publishes the following circular note on the German question, addressed by Count Rechberg to the representatives of Austria abroad, dated Sept. 26 : it TO BE. ---, MINISTER OF R. I. R. APOSTOLIC MAJESTY AT IRE COURT OF The Baron delVerthern has remitted to me, to be for warded to his Majesty the Emperor, the reply simultane ously a ddressed by his Majesty the King of Prussia to the Sovereigns who signed the collective note of the Ist inst., together with a despatch from the Ist inst., together with a despatch from the Minister, President M. Von Bismarck, the latter accompanied by a copy of the report addressed to the King on the 15th of this mouth, by the Royal Minis try of State. This report is already known to you by the publicity given to it, and I complete your information upon the state of affairs by forwarding you a copy of the Royal reply and of M. Von Bismarck's despatch. " I made no delay in despatching the above mentioned documents to his Majesty the Emperor, at present at Ischl. " The impression they will make upon his Majesty I foresee but too clearly. It is with deep regret that the Em peror will learn the declarations of Prussia, and I cannot doubt that this sentiment is shared by all the German Sove reigns and Governments now in possession of the reply of Prussia. " In fact this reply fully justifies the many apprehensions entertained that Prussia will not serious associate herself with the tendencies to reform exhibited by her confederates, but that she will endeavour to obstruct the development of the Federal constitution by proposing unacceptable condi tions. " According to our convictions the three prejudicial car dinal points on the preliminary acceptance of which the Royal Court of Prussia wishes to make even its resohltil to treat upon a re f orm o f th e C on f e d era tion depend, are only altogether incompatible with the maintenance( Federal principle in Germany, but it appears to mi 7 4 significant that Prussia opposes the precise proposalol, her confederates with general pretensions whose vagle_l' it and deficiencies do not convey a clear and prole° Id will will be neither a gratifying nor consoling, but by _Po; as difficult task, to point out one by one the de t t e T rass i an well as the flagrant contradictions, in Whic h re p o rt of the Ministers have involved themselves in then 15th inst. Governments " I think, nevertheless, that the Gor_ Ting l uial been formally cannot withdraw from this task, after l !f e however extra summoned report, ad sordinmaornyedthbisy p tb ro e c P ee ru din ss g ian ma G y av b e c. rat il alfe tate, the subject et dressed to the King by the IVlinDw` their deliberations, e are able to note With vr -kr • " The only circumstance. an d his ...misters have n et s th at o i u sf g a h c t ti p o r n op is e , r that the in irl g' s direct and express manner, to reiterate, _ ere vs, i the reproach con in the face of the G ertu . a t : r irjeport, according to which the have no other intaeunatiocnonthseacinuteontmlyakteo tamed in a former rwil _W r nssia were wounded by the Frank dignity and power w io o n rk of o t f he re s fo te r p m s impressions,ygsiaent:leafinrstprovisional appreciation - f kn or ,o t w p An r t o top p re o ly entirely . exPres ticipators in the Frankfoerctla Wish th e Par • d whic _i themselves induce to take at the present moment. fu" • • it would be opinionexpedient to draw up in a n Federalfriendship a radi ca l refutation of the Prussian tstipulations, and to transmit th em to the Cabinet of Berlin te by insane of identical notes from all the Governments in terested in the Act of Reform, together with the urgent manifestation of a hops that Prussia will not insist upon her unacceptable preliminary conditions, but will consent to treat on the basis of the propositions accepted by the 24 Germtltt Governments. A declaration that it is impossible that these propo sitions can remain without practical results would be per fectly well placed in the same identical note. " Moreover it would be expedient to invite some of the Courts, which, while declining to accept tha Act of Reform Era bloc, took part, nevertheless, in the Congress of Princes at Frankfort, notably the Courts of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Saxe-Weimar, to join in this step, in so far, at least, as they consider it compatible with their views. " In the meantime these observations will servo, as a rule, in your communications, and it is needless to add that e l wait with the strongest interest your report on the manner in which the Prussian reply is judged,—Receive, &C • Rr ainEsGt. (Signed) --- THE LATE PRINCE CONSORT'S SPEECHES have been translated into German by Dr . 'roe; th© translator of " Adam Bede," Now ready at all Libraries, ANTHONY TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL. In 2 ♦ols., post Bvo., R A C H E L It A Y. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE. 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