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I , (---/ ( (- i'l'i--.-e-----7-r. /-„e,cX • --4-e • {7' - &e-e&--e;-1.4„, ‘.--,i,e,tee IN :ii . AVS PAPER _ ,;„, -./•-;,-;:lf ~-- 1-, •r;\ ~ - • . ~..., ),?. .. . , ,;,,,?..._ „,,k,... .?.. ~.. ~... ..,„.,:.....,. ..,,,,_•,m6,.., ......,,,.... _........ __,. •• ..4N, .„. ~ 0 -\ ':,.%.1i-:'1. '"ii ^- - : 4 ,,, , "'' : ' *‘\ . 1 ,.. : !.., : 7 44" , 301zat :: 4:::' ' '''.4.61 ,K) . : 131 1 T..".4 :-.t.9)% ; . 5 . ' t11 1 110. 11 : 7 17 ::: : , It-- -.).,:iy '' ~.--,4 1---:-. 74 -,--. 1 7 ' .-.4.- :':l' 7.- ' 41 127 ,0 -..- . barley p e r ve ese n u t t o prices. tii iy ,, k . e -- ei*,.., tyx, 41111beret.htpcheos :::::: e a r t , : r e e y at ins f y ri . e. , .36, - .:! L. , i v/ -,,, ..„ .."-. '4. ' . '"%4 11111 t ' re brewers of r . : 4 .1 ,... -.. ' : ;;:1ire....( - , - :ze: . iii . : l-' ~ c-; , Dr E 1 , --4 • s-- ~,../ . i.:.• ', -DR.rr• • growers , ompelin b rin gany : a lw it a st y: s de t te o de termined datlsoohav4elhe kt i , ri . 5 4"17 . I r. , ... .. AL 1 14r: ' - i''''''':.;.-- .. a T if r i y . - ic fli e s , 44 ' if these buyers require also quality.--• 2 1 - are k -lan e .1 . 1 - I' 1 - N I 1 . - - - - - - "". : ) ‘I - Th- nn e+ ) '~ TILE SARDINIAN MINING COMPANY (Limited). The liability of the Shareholders is limited to the amount of their Shares, the Company being registered under the COmpanies Act, 1812, with Limited Liability. Capital, £lOO,OOO, In 10,000 Shares of £lO each. Deposit on application £1 per share, and a further pay tient of £1 per share on allotment. Calls net to exceed £1 Per share, at intervals of three months. It is expected that not more than £6 per share will be called. Pull prospectuses and forms of application maybe obtained application to the Bankers, Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, Lombard-street; the Solicitors, Messrs. Reece, Wil kins, and Blyth, 1 0 , St. Swithin's-lane, City; of the Brokers in London. Frank Wheeler, Esq., 2, Copthall-court ; Man chester, Messrs. lioyland and Prirce, Exchange-chambers; Liverpool, Messrs. Gasquoine and Chamberlain, 2, Grosvenor buildings, Tithebarn-street ; and of the Secretary, Mr. Geo. Vi r asULington Harris, at No. 5, Nicholas-lane, London, E.C. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, 1863. P R1CE..........4d. STAMPED ....sd. •ess. No. 22,244, Naval and Military Intelligence. THE DISCOUNT CORPORATION (Limited). Established under the Companies Act, with Limited Liability. Capital, Two Millions Sterling, in 20,000 Shares of £lOO each. F , rst issue, 10,000 Shares. Deposit, £1 per Share on application, and £1 10s. on allot ment. It is not contemplated to call up more than £2O per Share. Calls not to exceed £5, at intervals of nut less than Three Months. DIRECTORS. James Bruce, Esq. (Messrs. Bruce and Co.), Abchurcb-Pne. Charles Bye Colchester, Esq. (Messrs. Colchester and Wool ner), South Sea House. 11. D. Cartwright, Esq., 64, Moorgate-street (Messrs. Leckie and Co., Bombay), late Chairman of Commercial Bank of India. Horatio Sydney Coulson, Esq. (Messrs. Bruce and Co.), Ab church-lane. George Lyall. Esq., Mincing• lane (Messrs. Lyall, Still, and Co., Hong, Kong). Charles Edward Mangles, Esq., Director of the Union Bank of Australia. Thomas Stenhouse, Esq., Director of the Chartered Mercan tile Bank of India. John Torrance, Esq., Director of the Alliance Bank. Edmund Westby, Esq., Director of the Bank of 'Victoria. BANKERS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool, Lothbury, London, and Brown's-buildings, Liverpool. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Flux and Argles, 9, Mincing-lane. BROKERS. Messrs. J. and J. Whitehead, 5, Moorgate-street. SECRETARY (pro tem.)—Robert Slater, junior, Esq. Temporary Offices of the Corporation-26, Change-alley, E.C. press my own opinion, and that of my fellow-Members, I would give you a reply immediately, but prescribed forms do not allow me. I shall therefore, in due time, request you to hear the reply of the Assembly ; and I can assure you that the Assembly, on taking the subject into consideration, will pronounce a decision consonant with their national dignity, and they reserve themselves to adopt on that occa sion measures adequate to afford a proof of their sentiments towards her Most Gracious Majesty and the Protecting Powers. TAMWORTH ELECTION. m m i a l k e e s. t What this w w e as re p r a e i q d u l ir kn ed e t w o ca no r t ry . t o he n b e a e l x lo c o e n pt t io o n ur l or m fi u v s e t in the case of Mr. James King, who kindly drove me and the Hon. Mr. Walker from Pinton to Hitchin, for W hi ch our thanks are due. JAMES GLAISHER. Blackheath, Oct. 12. THE NAVY. The polling for this election commenced at eight o'clock yesterday morning, at a room in the Town Hall, and a second room in Church-street. The candidates were the Hon. Henry Cowper, Liberal, whose cause was espoused by Sir Robert Peel ; and Mr. John Peel of Middleton Hall, Con servative, and a manufacturer of Manchester. Party feel ing ran somewhat high, in consequence of a considerable number of the constituency taking umbrage at the interfer ence of Sir Robert Peel, alleging that it amounted to undue dictation on the part of the hon. baronet. The Falcon, 17, serew corvette, completed he course of trials, prior to commission, at Portsmouth yesterday, under the supervision of the &Roars of the steam factory and reserve. She is 751 tons measurement, and is driven by a pair of auxiliary engines of 100-horse collective, nominal, povi er. 'l' THE ANGLO-AUSTRIAN BANK.- To be constituted with Limited Liability, under a con ces'.ion from his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Austria. Dated sth October, 1863. Earl Russell on the Danish Question. 122, FLEET-STREET, LONDON. MESSRS. JOHN MAXWELL AND CO. beg to announce that the undermentioned Works may be now had at every Circulating Library. Subscribers to those useful Institutions should not experience any delay in ob taining copies, as adequate editions have been printed, and the type is kept standing, to meet every &mand as quickly as it arises :- 1. SACKVILLE CHASE. 3 vols. Capital £2,000,r00, or 20,000,000 florins. To be divided into 100.000 S cr ip Certificates of £OO or 2 0 0 florins each, upon which £2 is to be paid on application and £2 upon allotment, and a C .11 of £2 within one month atter allotment. These Certificates to be exchanged hereafter for Shares to bearer of £2O or £5O each, as arranged with the ustrian Government, as hereinafter stated. In such ex change One Certificate will represent one £2O Share with £0 Paid -- thereon, or Five Certificates will represent two £5O Shares with £3O paid thereon. By order of the Assembly, N. Lusi, Secretary of the Assembly. THE CONFEDERATE STEAM RAMS. _ -- It will be seen from the list of the poll, which we subjoin below, that Mr. Peel led off with a majority and maintained it throughout the day : Peel. CowparA Nine o'clock Ten o' cl ock Eleven o'clock One o'clock 207 .... 155 Three o'clock .. Four o'clock -- - - COUNCIL OF DIRECTORS, Prince Leo Sapieha, President of the Gallician Diet, and *Member of the Austrian Reichsrath. Somerset A. Beaumont, Esq., M.P., London. Baron Erggelet (lleniksteln and Co.), Banker, Vienna. G• G. Glyn, Esq., M.P., Banker, London. Count Eurane Kinaky, Member of the Austrian Reichsrath. Charles Klein, Esq., President of the Chamber of Commerce, Vienna. Alexander Schroder, Esq. (A. and C. Schroder), Trieste. Baron Tint', Member of the Austrian Reichsrath. S. Winterstein, Esq., Member of the Austrian Reichsrath. Count Edmond Zichy, Vienna (President of the Vindibona and Anker Insurance Companies . Adalbert Zinner, Est, Merchant, Vienna. _ . _ STRONGHAND. By G. AIMARD. 2 vols. BREAKFAST IN BED. By GEORGE lISTUS SALA. 1 vol. 2. 3. AUG' The Liverpool Emancipation Society have pre sented the following memorial to Lord Russell on this subject:— The Liverpool Emancipation Society to the Right Hon. Earl Russell, K.G., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of. State for Foreign Affairs. THE REV. ALFRED HOBLUSH AND CURACIES. 1 vol. 4. HIS 5. SECRETS OF MY OFFICE. 1 vol. 6. CROSS OF HONOUR. 1 vol. [This day. London : John Maxwell and Co.. 122. Fleet-street. About half-past four the Mayor, amidst I;dCieers 4 o ff ic i a lly declared the poll as being—Peel, 224; dOwier, 167; majority for Peel, 57. BANKERS AND FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS, Auzsburf.r--X Paul Von Stetten. Berlin—Messrs, Mendelssohn and Co. Frankfort 0. M.—Messrs. Grunellus and Co. Munich—Messrs. Robert De Froelich and Co. Paris—Messrs. Mallet Freres and Co. Trieste—Messrs. A and G. Schroder. 'HANKERS AND FINANCIAL AGENTS IN LONDON. Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street, E.C. Messrs. Birch am, DaIrympIe, SOLICITORS Drake, and Ward, 46, Parl a ment-street, Westminster, S.W. BROKER. George E. Seymour, Esq., 28, Throgmorton-street, E.G. GENERAL MANAGER IN LONDON. Pram's Breuer, Esq. (lately with Messrs. Fruhling and Gosehen). prices— ( Vienna-_5, Ilabsbarger Gasse. j London-10, Birehin-lane, Lombard-street, E.C, PROSPECTUS. - -- The Company is formed under a direct concession granted by the Imperial Government, for the purpose of promoting and extending commercial and financial relations between Austria and England. These relations are daily increasing in importance under the influence of the ameliorated political and fiscal system which has been definitively adopted by the Austrian Administration and Legislature. The Company will carry on the ordinary business of aßank of Deposit. Discount, and Exchange, and all operations con nected with Bankingtransactions and Financial Agency. The head office will be inVienna, with branches at Trieste,Praome, Brunn, and other towns in the Austrian empire in which it may be found profitable from time to time to form establish ments._ _ In England, the interests of the Bank will be represented, and the business conducted by the English members of the Board, Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co. being the Financial Agents and Bankers of the Company. The Directors point with satisfaction to their having se cured the services of Mr. Francis Breuer as th it London Ma nager. Mr. Breuer's experience of German Commercial and Financial hnsiness acquired during 25 years' service with the firm of Messrs. Fruhling and Goschen—peculiarly qualify hint for the efficient performance of the important duties to Which he has been appointed. The Concession has been obtained by the Directors, and trade over by them to the Company, without consideration or other charge than the preliminary expenses, which will be limited to the disbursements made, and are of small amount. The Company has not been brought forward until, by ear, ful negotiation, it has been ascertained that its tormation is desired by the Austrian Executive, and that, besides the grant of a direct concession, the Imperial Government will be pre- Pared to open an account current with the head rffice of the Bank, and to employ the branches of the institution in a va • Tieiy of ways, in facilitating the revenue collections and other operations of the Government, not overlooking the import ance of the measures which are being constantly directed to the complete re - establislunent of the paper currency upon the soundest basis. As some evidence of the satisfactory result of the negotia tions which have taken place the directors are authorised to inset in this Prospectus the following* extracts from a Minute delivered to the Company by his Excellency M. Von Plener, the Minister of Finance at Vienna viz. : " the Referring to the f ac t th a t one' of the principal objects of establishment of the proposed anglo-Austrian Bank, is to facilitate operations in Austrian Securities, and having regard also to the desire of the Imperial Government to aid as far as practicable in bringing about a closer union between the financial and commercial interests of Austria and England than at present exists, the Imperial Government intends (so far as it should appear to itself compatible with the success of their financial measures —and with any legal direction which may ne s pecially trescribed in ref e r e nc e to a ny parti taking cular operation)to give to th e B an k t h e opportunity of under such financial operations—whether the issue of loans, placing of bonds or otherwise ; as the Government may de sire to effect on the London market. " The Government also intends to open an account-current with the Bank." There cannot be any question as to the profit able nature of the field for the operations of a banking establishment in Austria, conducted on sound principles. There are few recent changes of more importance and in terest than the remarkable advance which Austria has made during, the last few years under the influence of its thoroughly rev iced policy. The harmony happily established between the Imperial Government and the representatives of the different orders of the State, as assembled in the Reichsrath, has removed most of the impediments which formerly prevented Austria trom enjoying the benefits of its vast commercial and agricultural resources. Supported by the free debates of the Parliament, the Government has been enabled to enter with vigour upon a. fiscal policy founded upon tree-trado views ; and to apply. in many di rec ti ons, measures specially adapled Lu cievetope the wealth and enterprise of the country. River steam navi gation has assumed large proportions. The extent of rail ways in operation has increased from 1,700 English miles in 3 855 to nearly 4,000 i n th e present year; and the railway System has been actually completed up to a point which leaves few of the leading districts of the empire unsupplied. Still more important has been the marked increase in the ac tivity of private trade and in the magnitude of individual enterprise ; and that this altered state of things is solid and real, is sufficiently attested by the great recovery of the Aus trian finances during the last two years. Under the measures passed in if 62, the paper currency is in rapid process of re form —and since June ot that year, the Exchange on Lon yon has improved from 140 to 110 in favour of Vienna The rise in the price of Austrian Government Stock, since the same date, being equal, upon an average, to 22 per cent. In the speech delivered by the Emperor, at the opening* of the Reichsrath, in Jute last (1863), he WAS able to dwell pro minently on the improved aspect of affairs, and to state that the finances of the empire have so rapidly improved during the l'arliamentary recess that the Government will not now require the twelve millions of florins voted last year to cover deliciences then anticipated. Between 1851 and 1861 the export and import trade of Austria may be said to have doubled ; but even at its present amount of. say, 50 millions sterling, it Is still very far below the capabilities of the 40 millions of Austrian subjects, who inhabit provinces extending to an area of 240,000 square miles, in the most fertile and diversified parts of Southern Europe. When it is proposed, therefore, to extend to Austria the appliances of Banking, according to sound English rrinci ples, it is important to bear in mind that the new institution is not carried to a field already full or offering few advan tages, but is applied precisely tinier those circumstances in which the success of Banks has been most conspicuous— viz., to a rich country, and an enterprising people entering with every encouragement upon the development of their skill and their resources. In the statutes, as passed b the Im Govement, the capital Is divided into Shares of £5O or 500 erial florins rn each ; but, in consequence of representations made to the Directors, and in order to render the Shares of the Bank more readily nego tiable in the principal money -markets of the Continent, the Government has been solicited to authorise £2O as the de nomination of the Shares, and an assurance has been received that such application will be granted. To avoid delay in the establishment of the Bank, it has been decided to issue the capital in Scrip Certificates of £2O each, exchangeable hereafter (at a date to be announced. and when £6 has been paid thereon) into Shares to bear as above stated. Under the revised Austrian Commercial Code, the payment of £6 per £2O Scrip Certificate, equal to 30 per cent. of the capital, will enable the Bank to commence business at once, with the advantage of limited liability, and without further demands upon its shareholders. A Copy of the Concession and Statutes will be deposited at the office of the Sol citors to the Company, 46, Parliament street, Westminster. ehould ' The Applications made in London for Scrip Certificates of the ,ne addressed to the Directors in England at the Offices aeco m 'aigly no application will be considered, unless for the deposit y the receipt of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co. plied for of £2 per Scrip Certificate on the number ap- This deposit will be returned in th e event of the application not being acceded to applied towards the fur it an allotment be made, it will be Forms of Application maybe per Scrip Certificate. o b s e itot at the Offices of the Bank in Vienna obtained and will be received and in London at the Offices, 10, Birchin-lane, Lombard -street, ; street, E.C. October, 1€63. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SCRIP CERTIFICATES. To the Directors in England of the Anglo-Austrian Bank, Gentlemen,—Having paid to your credit, with Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., the sum of £ 1 hereby reque s t that you will allot me Scrip Certificates of £2O each in the Anglo-Austrian Bank, and I hereby agree to accept such Scrip Certificates, or any smaller number that may be allotted to me, upon the terms of the Prospectus, and to pay the further deposit of £2 per Scrip Certificate upon the num ber allotted to me, at such time and in such manner as you may appoint. I am, Gentlemen, Name in full Address in full Occupation Date CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of the BIRTH of SFIAKSPEARE, at Stratford-upon - Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart, K.C.8., is Chairman) are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTIONS and they may also be paid to the account of the Te rc entenary Committee. at the Stourbridge and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, Str atford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and smeeh wa Y , Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs. Smith, Payne, bankers, and Co Messrs. London. Hanburys and Co., or Messrs. Glyn and Co., , voThe Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip olt Nig to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers r tikl peare for their aid and assistance. The Committee the birth claims upon the ground that Stratford is not . only all ad n V'Plaee of Shakspeare, but the centre of attraction to h ome, t zers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his own he l oved, and where he lived and died. ,"AL pp in th e im '.EE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn•road, way Termi nus, :tediate vicinity of the Great Northern Ran t King's-cross. presifien Patron —The QUEEN. Treasurer — Edward The Duke of BUCCLEUCII, K.G. This was th e firurter—Edward Masterman, Esq. and instant ad inis s s ,_h_ospital to introduce the principle of free mality ot :rover', .?ii. to the destitute sick, without the tor tution in its most °r p s iti l f, tt ere. It is entirely devoted to desti panied by sickness ands formYiZ., that which is accom matmitude that, adequateh - ase, and is now of sufficient capable of admitting i nto support, it may be rendered the casual sick of this m . ea l4 wards a very large proportion of ."'ellietropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 these the most wretched °f p _as available for the reception of medi n T l r a t c rlow-creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously affords on the average, than 3,000 out-p a a e u e adsadicine to more, ts k. The Weekly Board feel it thei r tm EARNEST APPFIAL to the Publk or ert continued support, ative duty to make an to enable them to admit and relieve th daily present themselves. e distressing cased that Contributions are received by th e 11Ias terman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs Edward Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; !Terries and Co,s rs l . l Coutts and Co. ; Co. Grote. and Co.; Smith, Payoe: and ansom and and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. Co.; and Co. ; W lliams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, crll Denison (C0.C0.,0. ; Nisbet and Co Co.;; Messrs. J. Earned and Co. ney ' and Liverpool and at the Hospital STA.I.IFORDA SMITH . secretary. PROSPECTUS. The Discount Corporation is established to aid the mone tary arrangements of the increasing commercial interests of Great Britain and its dependencies. In founding this undertaking the Directors have secured the co-operation of an old and highly-respected Discount Firm in London, with whom arrangements have been made for the transfer of its lucrative business to this Corporation, and two of whose partners join the Direction. It will thus be manifest that the Discount Corporation starts with a large and valuable connection, and acquires the experience of Directors whose influence and intelligence are certain to command the confidence of the public. The material basis of the Corporation will be a large sub scribed Capital, judicially distributed. The recent creation of several large Indian and Colonial banking institutions, coupled with the expanding home and continental trades of the country, and the greatly extending commercial transactionawith India and the- Colonies, lead to the conviction that greater discounting facilities than at pre sent exist are required An establishment, which from its ample means will be able to supply such requirements, will no doubt be favourably re ceived by the trading community, and will at the same time afford a safe and profitable return equally to those who seek the permanent investment of their money, and to those who merely desire the temporary employment of their surplus fends. The known profitable operations of the old private Dis count Firms, and the new Discount Companies, give the as surance that a purely Discount business, prudently managed, will prove a complete success. The Head Office of the Corporation will be in London. No promotion-money will be given for originating the undertaking, and the preliminary expenses will be strictly confined to such as are indispensable. Applications for Shares may be addressed in the annexed form to the Directors, and copies of the prospectus may be obtained at the Temporary Offices of the Corporation, or at the Offices of the Brokers and Solicitors ; but no application will be considered unless a deposit of .£1 per share on the number of shares applied for has been paid. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. No. - _ To the Directors of the Discount Corporation (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to your Bankers the sum of , being a deposit of £1 per Share on Shares in the above Corporation,.l hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to become a member of the Cor poration in respect of such Shares, or in respect of any less number you may allot me, and to execute the Articles of Association when required ; and I request that my name may be placed on the Register of Members for the Shares so allotted. Name in full gr••• . Residence Profession or Business Date ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, Ind Dining-room, eonsisting of a new and elegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &c., in Italian, Alabasrer, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand. W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY. ind GEOLOGY, at 2, 5,10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT. at 149. Strand, W.C. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS "PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT ExTIMITIONS OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of Ii ERN I A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, Is here avoided—a soft bandagel being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the sloc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease And closeness that it cannot, be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truaa, led., 218., 2es. ed., and 81a. (Sa. Postage, is. A. Doubts Truss, hls. lid., 425., and 525. lid. Positive, ls Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. ed. Postage, ls. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all oases of Weakness and Swelling 01 the Legs, Sprains, &o. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on Ire an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16s. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer. 228, Piccadilly. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1863. TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 186.3, from persons who may be widing to enter into Contracts to supply Oct. 3 ; The following is the speech of his Excellency the Lord High Commissioner of the United States of the lonian Islands to the Legislative Assembly of the said States : Mr. President and Gentlemen,—You have already learnt from my proclamation the reasons which induced the pro tecting Sovereign to dissolve the late lonian Parliament. Her Majesty the Queen, ever desirous of testifying her friendship and goodwill towards the Greek nation, has with a view to increase the territory and to consolidate the strength of the Greek kingdom, intimated to the Powers of Europe her readiness to relinquish the Protectorate hitherto held by her over these States in virtue of the treaty of 1815. Mindful of her solemn obligations, the Queen has been de sirous of ascertaining from the lonian pecple their wishes in regard to their national future. Her Majesty, therefore, under the powers reserved by the Constitution, has con vened a new Parliament as the legal and authentic me thod of ascertaining these wishes. By means of the pro visions stipulated by the Constitution, a full cognizance of the condition of public affairs has been acquired by the lonian people, and free and unbiassed elections have given them the opportunity of deliberately forming and expressing their opinion on a question so intimately connected with the national interests. They have availed themselves of this opportunity by electing the present Assembly, and I now call upon you, Gentlemen, to inform me in the usual address, with a delay as short as you may consider proper, whether it is, or is not, the desire of the people, by whom you have been chosen, and whose repre sentatives you are, that the Protectorate of her Majesty the Queen, my august Sovereign, over these States should cease, with the intent that the lonian Islands should form hence forth a portion of the Kingdom of Greece under his Ma jesty King George and his successors. In case your answer should be in favour of annexation to Greece, it will be my duty to lay before you, by message, certain detailed arrangements which are requisite for the completion of this measure : L It will be necessary that you should pass a resolution in the usual constitutional form, by which, after the cessation of the British Protectorate, and until the establish -0 YAL NATIONAL LIF E-B OAT sTI b T y II RO T y I a O l N Charter). went of the new Constitution, his Majesty the King of the INSTITUTION Hellenes shall be enabled to exercise in these States all (Inoorporated rights of Sovereignty, including those privileges and PREsIDENT—Vice-Admiral the Duke of func- PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty Northumberland, lions heretofore exercised by the Protecting Sovereign, the the Queen. "LG., F.R.S. Lord High Commissioner and the most Illustrious the errAipmAN—Thos. Baring, Esq., M.p , p n Senate. E DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman --,,, V .P.v 2 , I shall propose to you, in the name of her Majesty, APPEAL. ' 8 % , Fits., D.P. that, on the cessation of the payment of the sums hereto- The Committee of Management have to state Lifeboat that s i nce fore reserved as the contribution for military protection, lie beginning of the year 1861, the Hoye , . National Li Institution has expended £ 28,550 on various Lifeboat Estaobt and as the Civil List of the Lord High Commissioner, there lishments on the Coasts of England , Sco t land , and Ireland. - shall be reserved as the first charge on ithe lonian revenue The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the the sum of £lO,OOO yearly in augmentation of the Civil List Society, and other means, since its formation, is 13,220 for which services 82 Gold M ed a ls, 733 Silver Medals, and of hie Majesty King George. a. I . shall also £17,200 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institn- a I shall call upon you to recognise all contracts and engagements entered into by or on behalf of the lonian lion has also expended £75,380 on Life-boa- s bl e ) o a f t Transporting - carriages , and Boat-houses. Government up to this time, and all equitable claims on the The Committee desire to express their a a same. nd,th e other Islands. 5. I shall have to ' f British public during the past few years, a supportreceived om which the has enabled them to establish their present magnificent fleet invite you to make provision for the pre- Dee 125 Lifeboats on the shores of the United lingdom. nervation and safeguard of the British Cemeteries in this ply sensible, however, of the great responsibility that Majesty's Government is prepared to come to a settlement rests on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient _ in orm you of the terms on which her of the debt of L 90,289 sa, rears of military eontributi sboats , tate, and whi ~i h t its an Crews only practised c e t ff i s e e c d t e d i n salbthe management rgepermanentof annual income, they earnestly app to all classes of their Should your vote be in r e l . f . na ! v due ou r t ofo Greatth the cessationßritain a r - countrymen to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so protectorate, and of the proposed union with Greece, it will great and truly national a work. The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following con- d be necessary that her Majesty the Queen should invite the tributions:— Gonrjeueneee,tiotno make With s F u r c a h ll France, y of November, 1815, to revise lies Majesty the Queen .. .. .. annual 50 0 o Campbell, the Hon. Mrs. G. .. .. .. annual 50 0 Powers parties to the Treat Clerk, Colonel, R.A. .. .. .. .. annual 11 0 Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers .. .. annual 10 0 0 t p h r a o t te t c re ti a n t g y, p a o n w d ra o n n g e em of e t n h t e s Currie, Wm. I;sq. . . .. .. 4th don.lo 0 0 Erie, Lord Chief Astice . :. .. .. don. 10 10 0 ers in of e Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., K.C.B. .. 2d don. 25 0 0 as may tend to the future welfare of these States and the Fenwick, G. J., Esq., cost of a Lifeboat and Tran- permanent interests of Europe. sporting Carriage . . .. 250 0 0 . Harvey, Rev. G. G. and M rs. •• :. don. 30 0 I now leave you to your deliberations, and in so doinc. Martin, Sir Henry, Bait. .. .. 7thdon. 10 0 0 will merely echo the wiel expressed by her Majesty,that Palmer, Sir Roundell, M.P., ll.M.'s Solid- Solici tor-General .. .. .. .. .. snnual 2 2 0 You may be guided to d , wise decision, and that the na- Royal Yacht Squa , tron .. .. .. annual 10 0 0 tional happiness an? prosperity of the lonian people may, steel, Michael, Esq. .. .. .. .. don. 100 0 0 a Thomas , Lady, Weston - super-31are, collected by her by y our stlffra ' be secured on a solid foundation. ON Ladyship • • • • • • .. ~ •• 16 16 0 dof his Excellency, Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord „ .. .. annual 5 0 0 By command H. DRUMMOND WOLFF, Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfully re eived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis, Secretary to the Lord High Commissioner. Perci.ial, and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts - • Co., 59, Strand; Messrs. Herries , Farquhar, and Ce and The Most Illustrious the President of the Assmbly, James's-street , London ;by al the Collector- . 16, St. Padovan, then addressed his and Bankers in the United Kingdom; a n d , .l of - uustoms Signor Dr. Stefano Richard Lewis. Esq., at the Office of o y the Secretary, Excellency as follows : John-street, .64010 hi, London, if•Cd% -4 gik Institution, 11, vier at this moment to ex -1:41y Lord,--If it were iii my p My Lord,—With great respect we call your lordship's attention to the following circumstances?—As your lord ship is aware, the steamships Alabama and Florida were built in this port; fitted out, manned and armed mainly by British subjects, and, having been placed under the flag of the so-styled Confederate States, have been employed in injuring the commerce of a nation with which her Majesty is at peace. The commanders of these ships, instead of awaiting the decision of duly authorized prize courts, have burned their captures at sea or put them to ransom, even though much of the cargo belonged to neutrals. A new practice, little removed from piracy, is thus likely to become in a manner legalised. The precedents now being established may one day prove as injurious to Great Britain as they now are to the United States. The fact that these ships have been thus built and equipped has naturally excited mach ill-feeling on the part of our kinsmen on the other side of the Atlantic ; nor does the allegation that our laws cannot reach the offenders tend to allay it. They naturally say that if the statute law does not cover the offence, it is the duty of Government to make such alterations as will meet the difficulty; and they point to the fact .that when a large party in Canada took up arms to sever the connexion between the colony and the mother country, and it was feared that the sympathies of a portion of the American people might lead to altercations with the British Government, they at once passed an act (to remain in force two years) by which the executive was authorised to prevent vessels from sailing, if there were reasonable grounds even to suspect that they would pass into the hands of the colonists in arms. If the law of Great Britain does not prevent the building of steam rams and other ships of war for belligerents, we respectfully submit to your lordship that an immediate revision of it should take place. The commander of the Florida has distinctly stated that his ship was built for the so-styled Confederate Go vernment. Legal proof that she was so built, sufficient to convict the builders, may be wanting; but surely there should be some remedy for such a state of things. No go vernment, or assumed government should be permitted to make use of our ports for purposes hostile to those with whom we are on friendly terms. It would, if there were no remedy, draw us into war in spite of our determination to remain neutral. The interests of our people are too vast to be thus jeopardised. We would therefore ask your lordship to take such measures as may be needful to obtain satisfac- tion for the outragesalreadyoffered to her Majesty's sove reignty, and effectually to prevent their recurrence at the hands of any persons exercising, or assuming to exercise, posi ers of government. It was hoped that the energy displayed by your lordship in the seizure of the Alexandra would have deterred our shipbuildersfrom further p u rsuing a most mischievous trade. Unfortunately this hope has not being realised. It is noto rious that both in this port and on the Clyde war ships have been built and are now being fitted out with, it is believed, the object of committing hostilities against a people with whom we are on terms of amity. The fact that two of these war ships have been launched from the yard of the builders of the notorious Alabanta lends countenance and probability to the popular belief. We therefore learn with feelings of uniningled satisfaction that your lordship has ordered the detention of the two steam rams built at Birkenhead, and now nearly ready for sea, and we trust that the course you have thus begun will be unflinchingly persevered in until guarantees be given that they shall not be used against any nation with which her Majesty is at peace. If this course should accidentally lead to any undue hardship to the builders or others of her Majesty's subjects, the nation can indemnify them for the loss sustained. A single day of hostility, or even of estrangement, between the two freest nations of the world would be far more costly than the full mercantile value of these war ships. It is lui• possible for the people of the United States to observe un moved and without resentment the part some of our fellow subjects have acted towards them. Under similar provocation we believe it would hardly have been possible to restrain the British nation from the strongest demonstra tions of indignation—probably even from war itself. Surely our Government will do as it would be done by. In follow- ing this line of action your lordship will be sustained by the nation, and you will add yet another to the many services you have rendered in the course of a long and honourable public carear.—We remain your lordship's obedient servants CHARLES WILSON, Chairman. ROBERT TRIMBLE, Secretary. Liverpool, Sept. 28. Murder in the County Waterford, Mr. COWPER afterwards addressed his supporters from t h e Peel Arms, warmly thanking them for the support ex tended to him. He knew well what an uphill race it had b on . He had come there a perfect stranger, but if he had been earlier in the field, a few of those promises which Mr. peel had previously obtained might have fallen to his share. He did not wish to say more than to express a hope that, after that day the town would becomerulet as it wa s a mon th ago, and that they would all b good friends as if they had never known him. _ _ _ Mr. PEEL, in addressing his Mends from his committee roo m, said he was deeply obliged to them for conferring upo n him the greatest honour which a man could receive fro m his follow-citizens. (Loud cheers.) He had said to his constituents, if they could from their honest convic tions support him, let them do so ; if not, let them with hold their support. That was all the solicitation he had ma de. He had never made them a promise, but he would do so now. He should go into the House of Commo ns an inde pe ndent member of an independent constitu ency . (Loud cheers.) Not only was he glad for his own sake for the di g nity conferred upon him, but also for the dignity they bad conferred upon themselves. (Loud cheers.) They had shown their independence. If he had not pledged him self before he would do so now, namely, to do his duty to the best of his ability. (Tremendous cheering.) M r , peel was.afterwards borne on a chair to his carriage amidst the vehement cheers of the crowd. m r , Glashier's Sixteenth Balloon Ascent for Scientific Purposes, on October 9. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. s iu ,—The place from which we ascended was the Crystal 2ps Secretary axar t y fito o vs f e, Et the hsle . ,s T eo r af e ; a t Treasury, y 4 , p alace; there were in the car, besides myself and Mr. Coxwell, the Hon. Robert J. Walker, M.A., counsellor-at law in the Supreme Court of the United States and late Schaffgotsch, of Berlin; and Rowe, q. -..---- ":-.= We left the earth at 4h 29m ; in four minutes we were United G v e States; rli or of the Kansas, a C n o s u a n s t , Franz 6:e. ; to 7,100 at 4h 43m, when London-bridge was under us. At 4h 46m, the height was 7,200 f ; w e thee gradually sank to 2,300 f at 5h 15m ; h 33m the height was 5,400, in creased to 3,3001 at 5h 22m; decreased to 1,600 ft at 5k 3 6 02 ; increased to 8,600 ft by 6h Om, and to a higher point afterwards ; but it was too dark to read the instru temperature Was 51.1 deg. at starting, was at the manta, and we were on the ground at 6h 40m. point at the height of 5,600 ft, when we were over The and was 31 deg at 4h 43m, when London-bridge was under es, and decreased to 29i deg at 7,200 ft ; it then 8,600% after which I could not read the instru -441 deg at 1 ,600 ft, decreased to 26 deg at the increased d ihn i e reierceht increased eo df t 0 Lfreoengzdionng, conTthineuaeidrwsoo;ist, ments. was moderately d ry at start i ng, an d genera ll y but at time s we passed through spaces wh i c h were very but without v i s ibl e vapour . Th e same phenomenon I experienced i n my recent ascent f rom Wol- verlaaroPton . The hea lths of our re s p ec ti ve sovereigns were given viz , "Our Que en, th e Emperor of Austria, and the Presi dent of the 'United States." Then the Hon. Mr. Walker gave the toast_" May England and America be always at peace:' Th e se toasts wer e g i ven when we were 7,000 feet high, an d directly over London Bridge. The scene around w a s probably one that cannot be equalled in the world. With one glance the homes of 3,000,000 people were seen, and s o distiacdy, that every large building at every part was easily distinguished, while those almost under us— viz., Tiao B a nk and Newgate, the docks, and surrounding n such detail, that thei r i nner courts were visible, buildings so that the i r ground plans could have been drawn. Can non-street, leading to St . Paul's, was easily tr a c e d ; it wa s difficult to believe at first that that small building was St. Paul's. Loo ki n g onwards, O x f ord -street was visible, the Parks, the Rouses of Parliament, and Milbank Prison, with its radiating lines from the centre, at once attracted notice. In fact, the w hole of London wa s v i s ibl e, and some parts of Then all ar oun d t h ere were lines of de it very clear l y B° ' imbedded as it were in an abundance of tached villa s, shrubs ; and beyond the country was like a garden, with its fields so well m arked, becoming smaller and smaller as the eye wandered farther and farther away. Again, loo ki n g down, there was t h e Thames without the slightest mist, w ith all its wi n di ng course throughout its innumerable ship s , a p paren tl y very l ong w h o l e length, w ith and narrow, an d steam boats like moving toys. Gravesend was visible, as were also the mouth o f th e Thames, and the coas t leading to Norfolk. The sou th ern b oundary of the mouth of the Thames was not so clear ; the sea beyond was seen for many miles ; and when hi g h er up I looked for the coast of France, but I could not see it. On withdrawing the eye it was arrested by th e gar d en-like appearance of till again L on d on claimed yet more at the county of Sent,tention. Smoke, thin and blue, was curling above it, and s l ow ly moving aw ay in beautif u l curves, from all but that p ar t south of the Thames, where the smoke was less blue, and became appa rently more d ense, t ill the cause was evi dent, it being mixed with mist rising from the ground, the southern limit of which was bounded by an even line, doubtless indicating the meeting of the subsoils of gravel and clay. the scene was su rmounted by a canopy of Th e whole of quite clear and free from cloud every blue, the sky being where, except i ng near the hori zon , w h ere a circular band of cumuli and strata clouds, extending all round, formed a fi tt i ng bounder}'for such a sce ne . The sun was seen setting, but was not itself visible, except a small part through a break in a dark stratus cloud, and l oo ked like an ey e over seeing all, Th e sunset, as seen from the earth, is described as fine, the air being clear and sha dows sharply defined; but as we rose the golden lines in creased in intensity, and, at this time, ejaculations escaped from all the occupants of the car. Both Mr. Walker and Mr. Miles have seen the sunsets of the Far West, and they expressed themselves as never havin g seen anything so rich and picturesq ue. The richness of these colours decreased in intensity, both right and left of the place of the sun, but their effects extended to fully a quarter part of the circle, where rose-coloured clouds limited the scene. The remainder of the circle was completed for the most part by pure white cumulus of well-rounded and symmetrical form. I have seen London from above by night, and I have seen it by day, when four miles high; but nothing could exceed the view on this occasion at the height of 1 mile, varying to miles, with a clear atmosphere. The roar of London, even at the greatest height, was one unceasing rich and deep sound, and added interest to the general circumstances in which we were placed. My attention, is, of necessity, constantly required at the instruments, and my notes upon general views are very hastily made, and my description, therefore, necessarily im perfect ; but Mr. Miles took notes on this occasion. and I hope the public may have the benefit of them. I have received several communications from gentlemen who saw the balloon from Hyde -park, Oxford-street, and Deptford, in fact at points separated from each other by several miles, stating that the balloon was in their respec tive zeniths, indicating how f ew persons really lookeld d . r e ctly overhead, and also how little confidence can be p ace in estimated observations, particularly those made near the zenith. After 6 o'clock I watched the increasing blackness over the the earth, the lighting up of the vil la g es msd.tos the towns, of vanishing of the boundaries of the fiel ds, the visibility first star, and the circumstances ge nerally, till with a bag on nearing the earth. Mr. Coxwell assigned me, as No. of sand to discharge wh en No. 1 shouldbecalled out, the Count Schaff go t sc h with No. 2, and Mr. Miles with No. 3. On nearing the earth No. 1 obeyed by emptying hi s bag, and we touched the earth on one side of a high thorn hedge. N o more sand," cried Mr. Coxwell, "we sh a ll rise nicely ;" and we did—hop over the hedge into the next field, and slid along till the grapnel caught in the hedge we had just passed over, and our journey was ended. Vivid lightning almost immediately afterwards played, at first startling Mr. Coxwell, who exclaimed, "What's that !" fearing the vicinity of a light near the gas then escaping from the balloon. Our place of descent was Pinton Grange, on the boun dary of the counties of Hertford and Bedford, on the farm of Mr. Joseph Lake, who was present. The descent was gentle, very unlike that in Lincolnshire ; and it was unlike, too, in other particulars. There—and, in fact, always far from London—we meet with much willing assistance ; but near London but little assistance is given willingly, and the descent of the balloon is more a pretext for as much extortion as Mr. Coxwell will put up with, This was the eau) on this OCCASiOII, when two guineas In our last publication (says the C/orone/ Chronicle) we detailed an occurrence at Ballymacarbery, nine w miles from Clonmel, presents a very suspi cious appearance. Fear s were entertained that an old man named Thomas Connolly had been foully dealt with. From intelligence which has reached us, it becomes frightfully apparent that a crime, horrible in its nature, and sickening in its details, has just been committed, We briefly recount a history of this painful case. It will be remembered by our readers that "in a cabin, upon a small retired farm near Ballymacarbery, lived an aged farmer, named Thomas Council named Carroll. Some Y, and his grandson, a youth ashortman time since Carroll mar ried the daughter of who, under an agreement, " named Thomas Walsh, came to live in Connolly's and his house with Carroll wife. The grandson left home to perform som e harvest work, and after a week's absence returned to his house. On arriving his pea at home he found old grandfather missing, and, despite his most searching inquiries, could find no tidings of him. To his queries to his father and mother-in-law (Walsh and his wife) the answer was that the old man, on the morning of the young man leaving home, got up and went out to work in a potato field, since which time he had not returned. On further searching, Carroll found his grand , father's Sunday clothes in his b p o tato furrow he discover e d the oloPand in a man's spade. Connolly not, appearing, Carroll, wearied and suspicions, at length had recourse to the police, and on Sunday he communicated with the Ballymacarbery police , who laid the case before E. Mulcahy, Esq., J.P. , Ballyra ackee-house. The result of an inquiry then set on foot was the arrest of Walsh and his wi fe, and their committal to Clonmel jail. A search made by the police for the body of the missing ma n ( t he conviction being he had been murdered), aided by the country people, proved fuitless, and justice cam© to a stand. This pause was, however, only for a short time, for Walsh's daughter, almost immediately afterwards, confessed that the day her husband went from home she heard some peculiar kind of chopping ou t-house of the farm. On going in an to see what it was, she, horrible to relate, saw her father with a hatchet chopping up th e bod y of poor old Connolly, and she afterwards saw him bury th e di smem b ere d parts in a boggy portion of the land, crushing them into the earth with his feet. Haw far Mrs. Walsh is implicated in the foul deed has not appeared, but at present both parties ar© i n prison, awaiting furthcr proceedings. It would seem the tragic occurrence owes its origin to a dispute about the produce of an acre of land. Walsh'e daughter ' the i n formant, is in the han ds of the, authorities;' The Waterford News corroborates the details of this barbarous murder, and says that Walsh's daughter gives a most circumstantial account of this most un-Irish crime. Unhappily there can be no doubt about this murder. The suspicions of the magistracy and of people around have been fearfully realised ; and we understand that both Mr. Mulcahy and Mr. Warburton, 101., are now enga ge d • in completing the chain of evidence necessary to place the perpe trator of this crime at the bar of justice. Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing Tiorniman's pure Tea; very choice at 3s. 4d. and 4s. "High Standard" at 4s. 4d. (formerly 46. Bd.), is the strongest and moat delicious Imported. Agents in every town supply it in packets, FNANKFORT ON-THE-MAINE, Oct. 9; The following is the text of Earl Russell's de spatch to Sir Alexander Malet, the British envoy to the German Diet, relating to the intended Federal execution in Holstein. The despatch, as has already been stated, has been communicated to the Federal Diet ;r— -" Foreign Office, Sept. 29, 1863. " Sir,—Your despatch (No. 128) of the 21st t a t o ber demonstrates conclusively that the posi ofll affairs between Denmark and Germany is becoming very serious. " You state that the report of a committee has been laid before the Federal Diet, and it appears from your analysis of the same that the committee recommend Federal execution in the duchy of Hol stein; that the report will be brought to the vote on the Ist of October; and that, in the event of its approval, execution will take place within, at the earliest, a period of three weeks. " It appears, farther, from your despatch that the motives upon which Federal execution is based admit of the widest scope. " The report states The object of the execu tion unquestionably consists in carrying out the resolutions of the Diet, dated the 11th February and 12th August, 1858, the 4th March, 1860, the 7th February, 1861, and the 9th July, 1863, in so far as these have not already taken place ; also in fulfilment of the stipulations contracted in 1851 and 1852 with respect to the duchies of Holstein and Lauenburg, and announced by Royal proclama tion; also in the establishment of a joint constitu tion uniting the above-mentioned duchies with Schleswig and with the kingdom of Denmark Proper in a similar bond, establishing the inde pendence and equal rights of each portion in such a manner that no part shall be subordinate to another, and at the same time in the establishment of provincial constitutions for the Duchies of Hol stein and Lauenburg, containing elective represen tation with legislative power. " Her Majesty's Government are unable to close their eyes to the gravity of the report which the Federal Diet has taken into its consideration. " If the report of the committee had confined itself to stating that the Royal proclamations do not comply with the resolution of the Federal Diet in respect to the Duchy of Holstein ; that the Duke of Holstein was not entitled to dispose of the finances of Holstein without the assent of his Estates ; that he had no right to promulgate laws for Holstein otherwise than with the co-operation of the Holstein Diet ; and that the prolonged hesi tation of the Danish Government to bring about a satisfactory state of things had rendered Federal execution necessary. Her Majesty's Government, while regretting that the German Federal Diet intervened at the present time, would yet not have denied the claim of the principles advanced to be considered the real and essential bases of constitu tional government. " But it cannot be required that the constitution of the entire Danish monarchy should be subjected to the jurisdiction of the Germanic Confederation. "If the Estates of the Duchies of Holstein and Lauenburg were permitted to veto the proceedings of the Danish Parliament and Danish Government, it is evident that the measures necessary for the defence of Denmark against a foreign enemy might be prevented, the entire activity of the monarchy be paralysed, and the integrity and independence of here was a strong breeze from the southward, which rendered some of her runs over the mire against wind and tide of unusual length, and there fore detracted from the ship's average speed. Sho made one mile under such circumstances, when trying her speed with half-boiler power, in 18 minutes and 37 seconds. The Falcon is rigged, The load on the sa f e ty valve was armed, and stored for sea , an d on l y wa it s her crew a d ra ught of water. Yesterd ay , at t h e commencem ent of her trial, she dr e w 14 ft. 2in. of water forward, and t m . S u am munition to Complete her to her sea-going aft. 201 b., and the vacu um ran ged from 23in. to 24in. Six runs were mad e wit h fall boiler power, the mean of which gave t he shi p a s peed of 8 . 500 knots. Four runs were made w ith half-b oiler power, and the mean of these gave a s p eed to th e sni p of 6'250 knots. Two circles we re made to p or t and star board with full power in 5 min. 9 sec. and 4 min. 56 sec. respectively; and at half-power the two circles were made in 6 rain. 30 sec. and 6 min. 54 sec. At the conclusion of the trials, which lasted the greater part of the day, the Falcon returned to the harbour. She is expected to hoist the pennant of commission hourly. His Swedish Majesty's screw corvette Vanadis, 21 guns, Capt. Haverman, arrived off Portsmoath yes terday, from Carlscrona, bound to the Mediter ranean. In running through Spithead to the mer cantile anchorage at the Motherbank, where she brought up, the Vanadis exchanged salutes with the Victory, flagship of the Port Admiral and Com mander-in-Chief Vice-Admiral Sir M. Seymour, G.C.8., the Edgar, flagship of Rear-Admiral Dacres, C. 8., commanding the Channel Fleet, and the saluting battery of the garrison. Much surprise was created by the Vanadis anchoring at the Mother bank, and not at the man-of-war anchorage of Spit head, where her officers and crew might have parti cipated in the advantages afforded by the several steam tenders appointed to run between Spithead and the harbour when any men-of-war are anchored at the former place. His Danish Majesty's screw despatch boat Fylla, 3, Capt. Krieger, from Copenhagen, bound to St. Thomas's, also arrived off Portsmouth yesterday, and anchored;at Spithead on first coming up, but afterwards going into harbour. Both the Vanadis and Fylla will ccal and fill up stores before resum ing their respective voyages. In the afternoon Capts. Haverman and Krieger, accompanied by the Chevalier Van Den Bergh, Royal Danish and Swedish Vice-Consul at Portsmouth, called upon Vice-Admiral Sir M. Seymour, G.C.8., and Major- Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., at the Admiralty and Government-houses. Denmark be seriously threatened. "By the Convention of London of May 8, 1852, her Majesty is bound to respect the integrity and independence of Denmark. The Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia have undertaken a similar obligation. " Her Majesty would not look with indifference upon a military occupation of Holstein, which would only cease under seriously disadvantageous conditions to the constitution of the entire Danish monarchy. " Her Majesty's Government could neither recog nise sueh a military occupation as a legitimate exercise of the authority of the Confederation, nor admit its designation by the name of a Federal execution. • " Her Majesty's Government could not remain indifferent to the influence of such a proceeding upon Denmark and the interests of Europe. " Her Majesty's Government therefore earnestly recommends the German Federal Diet to abstain fr3m its intention, and to submit the question in dispute between Germany and Denmark to the me diation of other Powers uninterested in the differ once, but deeply concerned in the maintenance o the peace of Europe and the independence of Den. mark.—l am, &c., " Sir Alexander Malet, Bart." 4, gussELL. The Columbine, 4, screw sloop, Commander J. Le H. Ward, was docked on Saturday at Portsmouth, in course of her refit preparatory to proceeding to the Pacific. An opportunity was thus afforded to examine the jointed or " Lumley" rudder with which she was fitted some months since at Sheer ness. No part of the rudder or its chains is warn or strained in the slightest degree, but is all as perfect as on the day it was first fitted. The Columbine has just returned from the coast of Scotland, where she has been engaged in protecting the fisheries, and has experienced a considerable amount of rough weather both under steam and canvas, during which the rudder has been tested in every possible way, and Commander Ward and his first lieutenant speak of the rudder as an " unqualified success." With the vessel under canvas it was found an angle of tiller of eight degrees was sufficient to put the ship about: In ordinary steering, more especially under steam, a very small touch of the helm was found sufficient. In entering and leaving the docks at Aberdeen, where the entrance is very nar:ow and the turnings sharp, the pilot on board was astonished to find that Commander Ward intended to trust to his vessel's rudder alone in taking her in and out of the docks. After the previous experimental trials made with this rudder the test of a sea voyage seemed the only thing requisite to fully confirm its value and usefulness to screw steamers, and this the Columbine's recent cruise has supplied. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. R. M. Blomfield to the Tamar; A. P. Douglas, midshipman, to the Nar cissus; Edward B. Pillams, assist.-paymaster, to e to Su t t h le e j ; Vi D eto av ry id , E. Dtohveetsoener, secretary's office; Marlborough ; Charles H. Hopkins, master's assist., to the Liverpool ; George A. Young, assist.- clerk, to the Black Prince ; Samuel E. Lark, assist.. assist.- clerk, to the Warrior ; George W. E. C. Mackay, office ; J. C. Gauchy, chief engineer to the Tamar; clerk, F. T. Elliott, engineer, to the Cumberland, for the Fawn ; J. F. Channon, engineer, to the Tamar ; F. W. Henderson, assist.- • a e s le s r i k a ,.. engineer, to the Cumber land, for the Sepoy ; G, Tidcombe, F. Purcell, and J. Milne, assist .-engineers, en • neers, to the Tamar; Thomas Stanley, assist.-engineer, to the Asia, as super numerary ; Henry Griffin, assist.-engineer, to the Fisgard, as supernumerary ; and John E. Callaghan assist.-engineer to the Indus, as supernumerary. dEV0.••........ r- ______ AGRICULTURAL POSTBUS. The weather has been of a very variable character this week, heavy falls of rain at intervals, and only two dry days during th e week. The preparation of the land for autumnal sowing has been slowly pro ceeded with, particularly on the heavy soils, from having had too much moisture, and field work can not be considered in a forward state. The harvest in Scotland ma y be considered all but concluded, although i n late hilly districts there is still some grain out. From Aberdeenshire our advices state : ......"Harvesting may be said to be over in this neigh bourhood. Some stooks may still be seen standing out, but it is only here and there ; and the whole will likely be in the stack-yard before the close of the week. Unfortunately the potato disease is doing muc h damage, some fields taken up lately, and sup posed to be perfectly sound, turning out to be more than half rotten. This is unfortunate, and has sent up the price of this important article of diet several shillings per boll; and if it be found that the crop is generally affected in the same way, a still further rise may be expected." In York s hi re th ere i s now no doubt but that the potato crop has suffered far more seriously from the disease than was at one period anticipated ; indeed a month ago signs of the epidemic were reported as very rare. Now, on the contrary, the reports from all parts of the country speak of disease, as, in fact, it is impossible to hear of a crop free. It is believed the late heavy and constantly recurring rains have tended to induce disease, at the same time they have prevented the lifting of the crop. The quantity, ho wever, saved in other parts of the United Kingdom has been so large, and where secured before the rains set in, are in the primest order, that no material change can be well reckoned on, at any rate in the south of England. The price of wheat cannot be much in fluenced by any partial failure in potatoes, as has previously been the case when a short yield of wheat has been experienced. This year's produce has seldom ever been exceeded by either quantity or quality. The reports are universally good. Farmers, however, are slackening their deliveries, not be i ng satisfied with the present low prices , a nd posed to hold so fine a quality in the ho p e °f choice b e et t i e ; prices sooner or later taking plac e. varieties are now being purchase d for I se b e e d, and_ a considerable quantity will, consequen tly, be taken off the various markets. Th e favourite white sorts are Chidham, Rough Chaff, Taunton Dean, and th e Red Golden Drop, Nurs ery, and kessingland . of barley Many other sorts can be o btained. Whilst th e deliveries of wheat have fallen off those and this increase,cause d are greatly on th e the recent decline ; now , however, that the naaltsters are getting to wo rk freely, and value touch reduced, buyers will b e e ncouraged to take this gra i n exten sively, so tha t the better sorts ' at l eas t , may main- FLOUR AND MEAT, in such quantities as may be required, from the Ist December, 1863, to 31.si . May, 1861, 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 sinned, 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 hoar appointed. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat-office, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1863 . T ENDERS will be received at this ffi . Office, until 12 o'clock, noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1863, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contrast to supply FLOUR FOR HOSPITAL BREAD, in such quantities as may be required, from the'lst Decem ber, 1863, to 31st May, 1.64, for the use of Her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com mand. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, be tween the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside " Tender for Army Supplies"), and no tender will be noticed un'ess made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. ARMY CONTRACTS. C om missariat Office, Aldershot, Oct, 9, 1863. TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock, noon, on THURSDAY, the sth November, 1863, from persons who may be willing to enter into Con tract to supply PAILLASSE STRAW AND STRAW FOR ROYAL ENGINEER. SERVICE, in such quantities as ma 3 be required fram the Ist December, 1863, to 30th November, 1854, 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 offic e (unde r c l o sed envel o p e, marked on the Out ide "Tender for Supply of Straw)," and no Tender will andoticyd unless made on forms obtained from this office, delivered by the hour appointed. VELLUM MANUSCRIPT OF VIRGIL.- A MS. Copy of " THE ,ENEID," on Vellum, and of the 13th century, has recently been offered for sale at a price much below its value. Should any person have lost such a MS., further particulars of the one above-mentioned may be obtained by applying to Messrs. BooNE, Booksellers, 29, New Bond street. T H E 0 X F 0 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 SONNAMBULA. Principal Artistes —Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Huish, dm, with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean, dm. Comic. by UNSWOUTH ("or any other 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, ed. ; stalls and balcony, is. ; 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 and FlenryDireks, 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 Unsworth (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—Favourite Opera Selections—NlCO- SlA, the eminent Violinist—RAPHAEL DE SOLLA. the Infant Tenor—LANGLOIS, the Great Juggler. Every Evening. Doors open at 7—commence at half-past 7. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great Musical Attraction —lmmense success of SIGNOR NICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every Evening. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These elegant Rooms are NOW OPEN for the Winter Season. They have been entirely redecorated. hfusical Director, pions. Jullien, of monster concerts cele brity. The band )s selected from the Crystal Palace, the Italian Operas, and the Household Troops of her Majesty. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, ls. Manager—M. GRENET. S HORTHAND.-PITMAN'S - PHONOGRA PIIIC TEACIIER. 6d. ; free by post, 7d. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC MANUAL. Free by post, ls. 6d. 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Fox's celebrated Hair wash Formula, for removing scurf and curling the hair, reven stamps, CAPTAIN WHITE'S ORIENTAL PICKLE, CURRY or MULLIGATAWNY PASTE, Curry Powder, and Curry Sauce, may ne obtained from all Sauce Vendors, and wholesale of CROSSE and J3LACKWELL, Purveyors to the Queen, Soho-square, London, THE lONIAN ISLANDS. We take the following from the Corfu Gazette of THE ARMY. An order was on Saturday received at the head quarters of the Royal Engineers, Chatham garri son, from the Horse Guards, directing that the whole of the companies of the Royal Engineers on the home establishment are to be immediately raised to their proper establishment from the depot com panies at the Royal Engineer establishment, Bromp ton barracks, and that the men selected to augment the several companies be held in readiness to proceed to the various military stations at the shortest pos sible notice. The companies of Royal Engineers24,o: which require augmentation are the 2d and rtell'a a " at Aldershott camp ; the 7th company, qua __ h and Dover; the 23d, at Shorncliffe ; and the tm 2 they are 27th companies, at Weymouth, whereair, of the employed in the construction and rep air selected defences at that part of the coast. will leave Chatham for their respective destinations destinations during the present week. com panies of the In consequence of the serv . ice . tow their proper Cam those regiments from 55th and 76th Regiments berriggbe - d directed volun. strength the Duke of and on S at t u h r e d h a teering to be opened for bot h the various corps at v volunteers left the garrison for they have large number of rtamouth to join y ead a .. Aldershott camp ints fort which ' receives the quarters of the r a g anallo the volunteersf r. volunteered. Fan -- sum of £ 1 on Joiningg. ; his new reg iment. J oining ea rly inspection of The half-Ythe corps of Royal E ng i n eers a t head-quarters, Chatham, in which Colonel H. —n • Harness, C•B ~ director of the Royal r e stablishment, Eng i n eer has b een occu pi e d som e days' was brought to a t ermination at Brompton Saturday A s on l ast. barraThe officers and men com posing the services and depot companies at head quarters were inspected on the parade-ground, where the kit s, arms, and accoutrements were minutely eXtmained. At the close Colonel Harness expressed himself well pleased at the result of the inspection. SItoRI, the violinist, has arrived in Paris from Italy. lle goes to Sweden in November. `VENERABLE PEERS.—The following members of the Peerage are 80 years of age and upwards :--Viscount Combermere, 90 ; Earl of Charlemont, 88 ; Earl of Stair, 87; Earl of Onslow and Bishop of Exeter, 86; Earl of Normanton and Lord Brougham, 85; Earl of Radnor and Viscount Gough, 84 ; Bishop of Peterborough and Baroness Ruthven, 83; Earl of Craysfort, Earl of Gainsborough, and Lord St. Leonards, 82; Bishop of Ely and Lord Wensley dale, 81; and the Earl of Cadogan, Earl of Crawford, Earl of Rosebery, Earl Poulett, Earl of Buchan, Bishop of Cashel, Lord G - ltlielg, and Lord Lisle, SO, NEW NOVEL BY MISS KA VANAGH. On Friday next, in 3 vols., QUEEN MA B. By JULIA KAVANAGH, Author of "Nathalic," " A dble," Hurst and Blaes.ett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough street.