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('LARD.—MR. A. NIMMO returns Lis heartfelt thanks to the Professional and Amateur Artistes who generously assisted him, and to his Friends ano the Public wly, crowded the COLOSSEUM on the occasion of his Benefit on Friday - last. Royal Colosseum,.l9th October, 18G3. 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 Halt-yearly, at the London and Wtstminstef Bank. Apply to Mr. S. 0. Rattenbury, 6, John-street, Bedford-row, Loudon. THE LIVRTtPOoL ANT) LONDON FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE c,WIRANY. Established in 1836. —l, Dale-street, Liverpool ; 20 and 21, Poultry, London, E.C. PROGRESS OF THE COMPANY SINCE 1850 : Offices f'ire Premiums. I Life Premiums. I Invested Funds. £5 f,305 222,279 380,130 436,065 £27,157 72,751 135,974 134,703 X502,8:4 521,01 1,3 1 1,9 05 1,417,803 . _ The Fire Duty paid by this Company in England in 1862 'Was £71,214. SWINTON BOULT, Sec etary to the Company. JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretary, London. N' ear. 18i! 1856 1861 1862 CONVEYANCE OF TROOPS. Transport Department, Admiralty, Somerset House, Oct. 17, 18c3. THE COMMISSIONERS for Executing the Office of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the United liingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, do Hereby Give Notice, that on TUESDAY, the 20th instant, at Half-past One o'clock, they will be ready to treat under the Conditions contained in the Regulations for her Majesty's Transport Servic e and the form of Charter Party, which may be seen at the above office, for the conveyance, from Woolwich to AUCKLAND, N.Z., in two fast-sailing ships, of about In one Ship. In the other Ship. Officers --- 14 Ladies 6 Officers' Children .... 4 Soldiers Women Soldiers' Children 54 0 Stores (heavy) 10 tons ...... ...... 25 tons .Stores (light) 106 tons. Tender s are to be made at rates per head (officers and men sepavately), and per ton for Stores. The rates per head are to ineude conveyance, freight of baggage 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 for their use (App. XVII.), as well as of all such Stores (especially those referred to in Art. 97), and other requisites as are re quired by the Transport Regulations to be provided by the owners. Messing for officers or other first and second class passengers is to be supplied by the owners, and will be paid ter, in addition to the above charges "per head," at the rates specified In App. XXIII. of the Regulations, which rates are to include the supply of bedding (exclusive of bed ,inen and /omits), 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 Bedding for the soldiers and their families, will be put on board by Government. The owners are to supply a dis tilling apparatus, and water casks or tanks. Drinking tanks in the mess decks for the daily use of the troops will, how ever, be lent by Government, in lieu of the usual mess water barrels. The Vessels are to be ready for immediate service, and to sail as soon as the Government fittings, ac., are completed, - without any delay on account of the shipment of private cargo. No passengers are to be conveyed. All Tenders must be made on the printed form provided liar the purpose, which may be obtained on application at the said office, and be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, Somerset House, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Transport Department." No tender will be received after half-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 Ist December, 1663, to 31st May, 186 t :- 1. Brompton House, Hyde-pack, 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 Hall. 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 groupel 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 printe 1 forms must be properly filled up and slimed, and no Tender will be noticed unless delivered at the under-mentioned Office, under closed envelope (marked on the outside " Tender for Commissariat Supplies "), before 12 o'clock noon on the 3d November next. W. T. POWER, Commissary-General. Deputy Commissary-General's Office, 5, New-street, spring -gardens, London, S.W., 10th Oct., 1563. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great Musical Attraction —lmmense success of SIGNOR N ICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every Evening. 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, 1863, from persons who may be wiling to enter into Contracts to supply FLOUR AND MEAT, in such quintrties as may be required, from theist December. 1 863, to 41st 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 V 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 hoar appointed. LUXURIANT WHISKERS or MOUSTACHES.—My formula forces them to grow heavily in six weeks upon the smoothest face, without injury to the skin, and a sure remedy for baliness. 13 stamps.— Mr. FOX. Macclesfield. Fox's celebrated Hai rwash Formula, for removing scurf and curling the hair, seven stamps, 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, 1863, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contract to supply FLOUR FOR HOSPITAL BREAD, in such quantities as may 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 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 of f ice, and delivered by the hour appointed. DEAFNESS. —The SOUND MAGNIFIER INVISIBLE VOICE CONDUCTOR, a newly in vented instrument for severe cases of deafness. It fits into the ear, not perceptible, removes singing noises in the head, and enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies.—S. and B. SOLOMONS, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct, 9, 1863. TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'click, noon, on THURSDAY, the sth November, 1663, from persons who may be willing to enter into Con tra t to supply PAILLASSE STRAW AND STRAW FOR ROYAL ENGINEER SERVICE, in such quantities as may be required fram the let December, 18e3, to 30th November, 1861, 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 th's office, by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside "Tender for Supply of Straw)," and no Tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. WALKER'S NEW NEEDLES.—" The , 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." Samp' es, post free. at is. per 1(0, of any Dealer. H. Walker's Patent Penelope Crochet Needles have the word "Penelope" on each handle. A set of four Bone Handles for 10d. ; Japanned, Bd.: Parallel Tartan, ls. : Black, sd. A set of four with the new Patent Uncotopic Handles, which keep the hooks at all times in their true pJsition for work, for Is. post free of any dealer.—H. WALKER, Patentee and Manufac turer to her Majesty of Needles, Fi'h Hooks, Pins, Hooks and Eyes, &c., Alcester, and 47, Gresham-street, London. jirt. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre peired Without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. cott, of romleY, Kent, will b e found invaluable to all who Feet' from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind, spasms , giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &o For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whol e nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., 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. II J O YAL NATIONAL LIF E - B OAT INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PATRONESS—tier Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. PRESIDENT—Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., F.R.S. CHAIRMAN—Thos Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P. DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—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 Royal. National Lifeboat Institution has expended £28,560 on various Lifeboat Estab lishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society, and other means, since its formation, !or which services 82 Gold Medals, 733 Silver Medals, and is 13,220; 1 7 ,200 in cash h ave b een pa id i n rewar d s. Th e Institu q,2e has al so expen d e d £ 75,330 on Li fe- b oats, Life- b oa t r .p:Porting-carziages, and Boat-houses. -mein. Committee desire to express their grateful sense of Bi.it4;_nerous support which they have rec e i v ed f r o m the Las eoltarblic during the past few years, a support which of 12 5 2 nd them to establish their present magnificent fleet Deeply i iTC2?ts on the shores of the United Kingdom. rests on the ln t e, however, of the great responsibility that state, and i 1,0 maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient boats, wh t „ l, ea,rews practised in the management of their annual incom e A,?nlY be effected by a large and permanent countrymen t o a 77 earnestly appeal to all classes of their eln great and truly na7th in ork. up holding and perpetuating so tri T bu le tio C n o s: — mit te e f atefull y acknowledge the following con- jler Majesty then ueen £ s. d Cam pbell, the Ron, M r . .. .. annual 50 0 0 Clerk, Colonel, R.A. -. G. „ .. .. annual 5 0 0 Coutts and Co., Messrs '• •• .. annual 1 1 0 C u rrie, Wm., EN ., B a tt • • • annual 10 0 0 Fele, Lord Chief Justice . • • •• .. 4th don.lo 0 0 Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir ',i, .. .. don. 10 10 0 Fewv i c k, G. J... Esq., cost o r a ll i l-C- 1 3. .. 2d don. 25 0 0 sportin,,,, Carnage . • ~ Lifeboat and Tran- Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. • • .. .. 250 0 0 Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. , •• .. don. 30 0 Palmer, Sir Rou ndel], M.P., 1131q:Solici .. . 7th don. 10 0 0 tor-General ..., .. .. .. „ • • annual 2 2 0 Royal Yacht Squa lon .. . . . . , e.. e d annual her 10 0 0 Steel, Michael, Eeq. " 'wads Lady, Weston -super-Mare con ' • don. 100 0 0 To, ' Lady:_ ili P ,I , Ere “ sby, L'ord . .1 Willoughby . Donations and A nnual SuhscriptiOns of the Inetitution reo reived by the Bankers T 0-nbard-street; Messrs e . s g o s. t 7 fi ns , vei l 1 . 1 1 . b, eti . h . annualankf a l 65;y: 0 Percival, and Co. 76, ~e / Ties, Farquhar, and Co u ., i 8 and CO., 59, Strand; 51fessrs. .. , a l the Collectors of cus n j oi , — ; Jame3's-street, London v ;LipdoM; and by the Secretari and Bankers in. the Unit Richard Lewis, Esq., at the afficp, of to Inatitutim 11: W. John-street, imielai, LcaciCsup lii _ ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn•road, 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 suppcirt, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mai; terman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Giyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W llama, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool Rust at the Ewald. STANFORD...S. SMITH Secretvy. N°. 22,249. NOTICE " QUEEN IPAISABK N ,' A 'i V n A 3vol A s. (3 ,is li no B w N re e ad w y N at o all e t l L Libraries. Also now ready, in 3 vols., GOOD SOCIETY. By Mrs. GREY. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in Bvo., with Illustrations, 155., bound, A WINTER IN UPPER AND LOWER EGYPT. By G. A. lIOSTUNS, Esq., F.R.G.S. "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 rharoahs."—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., 11 HE ICE M A I D E N. By Ham CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, Author of "The Improvisatore." Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. 122, FLEET-STREET, LONDON. MESSRS. JOHN MAXWELL AND CO. beg to announce that the undermentioned new Works may be now had at every Circulating Library. Subscribers to those useful Institutions should not experience any delay in ob taining copies, as adequate editions have been printed, and the type is kept standing, to meet every demand as quickly as it arises :- 1. SACKVILLE CHASE. 3 vols. 2. STRONGHAND. By G. AIMARD. 2 vols. 3. BREAKFAST IN BED. By GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA. Second Edition. 1 vol. 4. THE REV. ALFRED HOBLUSH AND lIIS 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 OR D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Bishop's TILE SLAVE, CLARA, the MAID of MILAN, and Bellini's SONNAMBULA. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, finish, &c., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Fiute Solos by Drew Dean, &c. Comic, by UNSWORTH ("or any ocher man "), Eugene, W. Randall, George Hodson, and those marvellous French Clowns, Messrs. ARTHUR and BERTRAND. Also, a Pei formance by Herr SCHALKENBACH on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHESTRE, contain ing a full baud of 40 instruments. The HALL has just been newiy Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor 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 lIalL 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. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These elegant 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, ls. Manager—M. GRENET. TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 3s. 2d. ; Souohong, reduced to 3s. 6d. ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from 4s. 4d. to 3s. 11d. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. A REAL SEA BATH in your own 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 for a visit to the sea-side. Price 16s. per cwt. For warded on receipt of post-office order or stamps. TIDMA.,N and SON, Chemists, 10, Wormwood-street, Lon don, E.C. TIDMAN'S SEA SALT is of great benefit to weakly children, and a boon to all who would obtain the invigorating effects of a sea bath in the comtortable se clu•ion of an apartment. Instructions for use are enclosed in each packet. TIDMAN'S SEA SALT has been analysed by Dr. Hassall, 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. ; Nibs , 88. 1121b5., les. 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 AMARELLA. Messrs. JOHN GOSNEL L'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 Amarella 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. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, -Ind Dining-room, consisting of a new and eiegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &c., in Italian, Alabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &o. 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 int eres ti ng 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. CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, atSti Stratford-upon- Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8. , i s Chairman) are now r Robert ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid r to t - he account of the Tercentenary Committee , at the Stourbride e and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Bank s St ra tford-upon-Avon; Messrs. Greenway , Smith, and Greenway, Warwick; or their London agents, Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or Messrs. Glyn and Co., bankers, London. The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip tion list to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee rest their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only the birthplace of Shakspeare, but the centre of attraction to all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his home, the town he loved, and where he lived and died. (v- A 111,1 1.01 • , • ,„ 4 , / r „ I; J „. - • WO. 1 3_ 1 2;4' &`"t 47"-i -k\:., I ~.,-..," " H : 1 411111('/ ). --1, :1 1 : : • „o • . DROiT • L L PRICE. .... ~ ..4d. STAIWED othe f‘lealaysiiisiteaniti; surgeo Egmont;n,it aaio t J o oh th n e l s Ar li a t ls ie h j , ; a vir eti 7 t a the Orestes ; William C. Wheatley, in the Fox ; ' .R. Winter, in the Pylades ; Thomas Brindley, i n 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 Chrtmelion ; 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. ~' ~~ /~ _ /~ THE ARMY. Maj.-Gen. Rumley, 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, 9 Eh 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 file 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 made 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. Tho 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 cartage 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. Ho 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 now 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 extension of the Metropolitan Railway westward and southward, but also eastward—and they recommend also that an outer 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 fact, 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 raver 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 groat service in collecting and distributing traffic for all the railways, and its traffic might be increased at least threefold without difficulty. Mr. Hawkshaw holds that all the great railways will find it necessary to bring their stations nearer to the centre of London, and Col. Yol land considers that the extension of many of the existing lines into the metropolis would be advantageous totheepuh lie. The committee, however, resolved that, with the xbringeteEe , tion of the Great Eastern, it is not desirable to e main stations of any of the princip al long London, but that one or more railways should further into ld be made for . s carrying passengers from different part of London to the main stations, such new lines not to he in the hands of any one of the great companies, but placed under such manage ment as to ensure equal advantages to all. Among the i pro jects laid before the committee was one k by Mr. Baza gette for a railway under the Thames emban ment and new street to tr th t e t Mansion- n house , communicating with the Cannon extending to the North London termi nus in Liverpool-street, but Mr. llaywood points to the line already constructing between the city and Charing -cross. Mr. Bidder states that if the Great Eastern had coins to Finsbury-circus he should have proposed a continuation to Leicester-squr on a viaduct, roofed over, worked on the principle, with one stationary engine, and atmospheric having a con ti n uous platform, the carriages to stop every quar t e r of a mile, and access to the platform to be given by turnst il e s at pe nny fares, people getting in where they lik e 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 stations, where they might make up auxiliary trains to be coupled to the main trains in Eustonezead. The committee say nothing of this project, but recommend that there be a line on the eastern side of the metropolis connecting the railwa y s north and south of the Tha mes ; meaning, appa rently, either a high level line across the Th ames, or aline through the Thames-tunnel, notwithstanding the difficulty of the gradients. They consider that the h eav y goo d s t ra ffi c can, as a general rule, be most conveniently carried from the northern railways to the south ern b y lines not passing t h ro ugh the central porti ons of the metropolis. There is such a way by Kensington, bu h t a t v h e e b m ro a u nz t er o o a f ls the Midland states that after his company to Londo n from Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire for about c Gs. a ton, n 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 d o i ng i ts part towards ards keeping up the price of coals in the south of England. Mr. Forbes, of the Chat ham line, states that it costs (is or Gs. a ton to get goods through Londo n . I t i s estimated that new lines in Lon don will cost on an average £600,000 per mile. The con struction of the one mile from Nine Elms to Waterloo road cost £1,000,000, and Mr. Scott can scarcely say the traffic over that one mile could have paid for so great an expenditure ; but, looking to the whole of the South-Wes tern, it has to be said that it could never have been what it now is but for that extension, and in reality, therefore, it spent that money to a very good purpose, both for i tself and the public. Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing Horniman's pure Tea ; very choice at 38. 4d . . and 4s. " High Standard "at 4s. 4d. (formerly 4s. Sd.),. is the strongest and most delicious imported. Agents m every town supply it in packets. It is said that some time since the Prince Royal of Prussia was looking at several emigrants em barking at Dantsic for America, when a quay porter ap proached and said, "If your royal highness will give me half-a-crown I will tell you how to prevent any further " Well, then, let the King se d emigration." "He re is a gold Frederic," replied the Prince;Dl opea k, Bismark to Ame rica, and I promise y ou no p- n follow }aims" russian will THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1863. TPERSONS SEEKING LANDED ESTATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FREE ROI. D AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND _PROPER fl ES (3 ENERALLY— To RE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and IL Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. • OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Ree2ister ..fiords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the MesSrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, where the property is of an eligible character, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon veniences. TIIERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur chaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. 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 advices 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 had 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 De 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 ! 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 aboai d, 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 De Soto, one of our cruisers, was coming up the pass for coal, and took a 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 flag, which she hoisted 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'clocK 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 Russian 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 York Herald of the 4th : " The United States steamer Circassian, W. 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 French 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 officers and a number of men to seize her, as she was then on the American side of the river. The men and officers were transferred to the Seminole, and the ship sent to this port. During the day Captain Hood, of her Majesty's ship Pylades, sent to know why this seizure was made. The following is a copy of Captain Rolands's reply United States' Steamer Seminole, off Rio Grande, Sept. 15, 1863. t 4 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 fer 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, where the Prize Courts and authori - ties will take cognisance 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 such 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. ROLANDS, 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 splendid 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 ever 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 sent 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. : " Chattanooga, in 1860, contained a population of 5,000. It is situated on the south bank of the Tennessee River, in the midst of a very mountainous region, owing to which the course of the river in the neighbourhood is 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 21 miles below or west of Chattanooga. It ends in a cliff or peak of remarkable height, called Point Lookout, about 1,800 feet above the bed of the river, which washes its northern base. The railroad irciu Chattanooga tc# N byiile and ols9 6 couna96 road pass around the precipitous face of this cliff, and between it and the river, on their way NYeSt. 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 Rosencranz 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 all movement 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-east, at thejunction of the Tennessee and the Clinth. 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 communicatirwas. He can now get supplies only by this road across tt im river; and if Wheeler's cavalry are indeed over there 4 he will find this resource valueless. He cannot possibl7y'have in Nashville the month's supplies of which the vaemy's papers boast. His movements have been too rapi'l, 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 position. Whether it is 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. TAIBACII, GLAMORGANSHIRE, Saturday. On Saturday morning, at 10 30, an explosion took place at the Morfa Colliery, three miles from the Port Talbot Station, 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 M a r gam , Glamorganshire,and about eight miles from Neath. It is the property of, or situate on the estate of Mr. C. R. M. Talbot, 11. 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 930 yards from the shaft. We believe we are correct in stating that two fatal acci dents, though of minor extent, have occurred in this pit 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 ono 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 intervals 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 are 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 on hearing of the explosion, He had a little boy, 12 or 14 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, lie, 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 o u t 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 loft 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 consequen ce o f t h e s u ff oca ti ng state of the atmosphere... The following bodies had been brought up dead, or known to have expired, at 6 . o'clock i n t h e afternoon :-1, Hum of Taibach—h e was dreadfully burnt and phrey Jenkins, much disfigured, and was b rought out alive, but expired s h or tly after; 2, Michael Crawley, o f T a ib ac h, aged about 40, married; 3, Henry Wilkins, of Taibach ; 4 , Willi am Evans, of Taibach; 5, David Matthews; 6, Thos. Lodwig, , marri e d ; 8, R ees W illiams m arried; 7, Henry Griffiths day fireman; 9, Thomas Williams, son of the above, 10, P e t e r Stephens, door boy ; 11 , Herbert Griffiths, married, ' with a large family; 12, a cor pse so di s fi gure d as to be un recognised. With two exceptions the above met with their death from the chokedamp, and when brought to th e mouth of the pit were stiff a nd rigid. Mr. William Grey, the manager, was in the heading w hen the explosion occ urred. He was ren dered insensible by the ga s, but in a few m omen t s reco vered consciousness, and 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 headin g t h at Mr. Grey could be compelled to give up his w ork, 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 paced 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 rend ered valuable aid. Of course, in the midst of such excit ement as th a t now prevalent no c ause can be possibly assigned for the apcident, but from the most careful inquiries we aro sorry to be ob liged to say that there is every reason to believe it arose from the criminal act o f one of the workmen in picking his lamp for the purpose of getting a light. Although nothing cancompensate 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 widows and destitute children. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway' s Ointment and Pills.— Be advised.—Sufferers from disease would act wisely in trying these noble remedies before they ab an d on f urther efforts for recovering their lost or fading health. The mo mentous question of enjoying health or end ur i ng ill ness should determine all invalids to use Holloway's healing ointment and purifying pills before yielding themselves up to despair. The ointment not only cures all skin dis eases, outward sores, and super ficial inflammations, but 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 - heria, diarrlicea, and dysentery ; a prediction which tune ctr refiectim haw yoriiled. Naval and Military Intelligence. —l,- THE NAVY. 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 ➢eptford 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 adapted to catty two heavy Armstrong guns. The design of the proposed gunboats is at present being worked out at the Admiralty, and as soon as the plena have been finally adopted by their lordships the construction of the proposed squadronlwill be at once commenced. The iron-built screw steamship Defence, 16, Capt. Augustus Pillimore, one of the Channel squadron, was placed on Thursday in No. 1 dock i i , 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 gay last a coating of Peacock and Buchan's com position, which appears to have had the effect of retarding, if not of preventing, the growth of se aweed and the presence of shellfish on the ship's As in most similar cases , li g ht grass a b out inches long has app eare d on t h e water li ne, b ut not extend below th e d ee p l oa d li ne. All the other six her did botto m. parts are remarkably clean, excepting some isolated tufts of grass about half an inch in length. There is no appearance of corrosion anywhere. She will now receive another coating of the same com position. During her recent cruise the Defence has g iven great satisfaction. Her speed is.slower than that of wooden ships, but above the average rate of i ron -plated ships. The utmost rolling extends to 15 d e g., which is ve r y u n usua l ; t h e average ranges being from 15 d eg . t o 20 d eg. T he Defence is supplied with two bil ge pi eces on eac h s i de of the kee l, which are intended to counteract any pro to roll. Her bow s p r it ( s t an di ng ) i s of n pro pensity and there is a prop osa l t o rep l ace i t b y a sliding bowsprit. The Hector, 34, h as one o f th at d escr iption. It seems ab sur d t h at a sh i p l i ke the Defence, fitted P ir e o n with for a ram, should have ever been with a standi ng i ron bowsprit, which mus t be in the way if ever there should be an effort made to use her f or t h e purpose of running d ff : w rt n , besides which it might be convenient to reduce the be weight fo rward occasionally which cannot done with a fi xe d b owsprit. The for ward w eights in the Warrior have been greatly re duced since she was first fitted. The Defence is sup liedtwo pairs of d av i ts forward, by which the apncho7sit c h an be catted further aft when necessary. Th e comparative light ness of her armament con duces m uch to the go o d qualities of the ship when at sea. She h as 16 6 8 and 100 poun d ers, two 32- poun ders, and four small guns. Her engines are of power, a n d during the late trip, when only, as m uc h as 10 . 8 knots per hour 6 a wasOnOd - under horse asteamd e . Under steam and canvas she has, during a heavy squalls run for a f ew minutes at the rate of 15 knots. topsail-yard She is peculiarly rigged, having a stand ing lower paralleled to the cap, a b ove which is is aaid Cunningham's patent t opsa il . T he Resist ance to be the o n l y other ship in the navy similarl r igged. The m o d e is found very advanta geous in On the deck of t h e Defence there are two similarly rigged. the sh ip, being much lighter for the crew. fieldpiece. These launche s , rowed by seamen, withy heavy launches, eith er of which can carry a piece ar till e rymee forward, and marines aft, have been frequentlyieusaist exercised during the cruise. Th e field p of a 20-pou n d er and 12-pounder Arm strong a 24-pounder and 6- pounder brass gun. caa her 60 marines, she h as on board nearly 200 men ca pable of using small a rms i n m ili tary order. caanting and Th e Defence is a v esse l of 3,720 tons, and has 15 vertical water-tight compart Palmerßrothers, o f Y arrow. She wa s b u ilt Majesty s sc rew steam frigate Oleg, s by l, lll‘ c ils a e p slis t r . uss A .si n an dreef, left Plymouth Sound on Thurs day afternoon for Toulon. The screw Scylla, 21, which left Plymouth inst. for China, put ba c k t o th e the 6 Sound on Friday night. Sh e h ad experienced a con- T a a steam th corvettei.n s 1 tinuance of very heavy weather. On the Bth,during a heavy s well, she sprung her fore and main topmasts. At midnight on the 9th it blew so hard from W. and S.W. that she was placed under close -reefed topsails. On the 10th her mizen topmast cross trees were car ried away; i t was found that thejibboom had sprung, and it was therefore woolded. On the 12th inst., at 46 9 5 50 a.m., in let. N., long. 8 30 W., it was blowing hard from the south-west, when she shipped a heavy sea, which extended from her port cathead to the mizen rigging, and increased the water in the hold to a depth of seven inches ; th e s hi p then gave a lurch, to leewar d, which filled her 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 1 3th, during a fresh gale from the south-west, Charles O'Niele, first-class boy, fell from the mizen 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 south - west , a sai l was observed on the star board bow right ahead ; at 6 50 a red light was seen close to the s tarboard bow. Th e Scylla, which was on the port tack, having broken off two point s , k e pt 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 sternway, the Duke of Wellington, having headway, struck th e S cy ll a again, abaft the main rigging, and forged ahead, carrying awa y her own bowsprit, foremast, and mainmast, and knocking holes i n h er 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 1 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 saved from the Duke of Wellington, states that she be longed to Liverpool, and registered 721 tons. Coin• mended by Capt. B. Brown, she was laden with railway iron, oil, and cutlery, and was bound to Colombo. She left London on the 3d of September. At the time of the collision she was under close reefed maintopsail, double-reefed mizentopsail , .b- close-reefed foresail, foretopsail, and spanker. . On the first contact Deboo jumped from the ship's i i boom to the Scylla's forecastle. He states t hat on board the Duke of Wellington they saw that a col lision was inevitable, and considered it . b e tter to into by into the corvette, than to be run into the ship. The Scylla was towed into Hamoaze on Saturday, and placed alongside the jetty, where she will dis charge her powder ; her sails were unbent, and h er defects 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. 1 \1‘1(illop, II N, , with his canvas machine for cleansing ship's bot toms afloat. The result quite justifies the r ecoms mendations. The simplicity and portability of the machine, as well as the moderate cost, are further recommendations in its favour. The following appointment s an d promotions were made on Saturday at the Ad m i ra l ty :—Lient.S. N, Croke, to command the Investigator, vice Lieut. Dolben, drowned; Lieut. 11. Packe, to the Ajax ; George Williams, master, t o th e I n d us, f or the Gla diator; Robert R. Jones, nominated to a naval cadet ship; William F. M'Clinton (surgeon), additional, 4 . National League for the Independ of Poland. /..., jVCZ',z., 1-- - i &i,( 1 ,4,, ~,,,k At the usual monthly meeting of t 1 T Council of Sheffield, held on Wednesday,) \Fit . , ,,, W.'',,,... ; A Aig inst.—the Worshipful Mayer, John Bro' l i,Ttqlret , tiF- 1? , : , presiding—it being the last meeting in t. _. .a. rapidly expiring municipal year, 1863, at wh,'Mt S i 3 customary to discuss the general business placed upon the notice paper, the next meeting being usually too fully occupied in the consideration of electoral questions, there was a full attendance of members. Mr. Alerman SAUNDERS rose to more the folloW• ing resolution, No. 6 on the paper of notices : " That an address from the Council be presented to her Majesty, expressing the deep regret felt that the Emperor of Russia still persists in violating the Treaty of Vienni, upon the fulfilment of which Great Britain and other Powers agreed to the sovereignty of Russia over a portion of Poland, and earnestly praying her Majesty to at once signify to the Emperor of Russia that such violation of the Treaty has freed Great Britain from the contract sanc • tioning such sovereignty." s l e t e wa t s he no r t he id Poles les ssaeb, i ra n t r al u ly s t t r o ea s t t e a d nd ae cal t m be ly y b a y re a b n y d Russia. He did not, however, say that we ought to go to war with that Power, but we ought not to hold diplomatic relations with her. The address which he had to propose for the adoption of the Council was as follows :...... o T o the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. " The Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the Borough of Sheffield, in Council assembled, "Humbly showeth,—That, at the Congress of Vienna, 1815, the Duchy of Warsaw was made into the Kingdom of Poland by Great Britain and the. other P owers that were parties thereto, and given to Russia on c ertain conditions. " That one of these conditions was a guaranton by Eng land to pay the Russian Dutch Loan, and the instalments have been since yearly voted by Parliament. " That your Majesty's petitioners . regret to le arn, from 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. " 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, &c." Mr. ISAAC IRONSIDEtI 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. He had more hope for Poland now than ever he had before in his life, especially since the speech of Lord Rus. sell at Blairgowrie. Atter 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, Grundy, 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, have 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 large number of the workmen engaged at the Kates Grove Ironworks, Reading, have enrolled themselves as members of the League. •••6 - - e.- - . GiY...---,--- G _...- - "e G'" - f]e..e.e . ,„e,,,,,V 4 1V S PAPER ( , _ . The Austrian Note on the German Question, FRANFORT-ON-THE-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 TO M. -, MINISTER OF R. I. R. APOSTOLIC 111A,JESTX AT TILE COURT OP -. e ern Ere ha p s er r e e r m; t t h e e d r t e o p m l y e s , i t ra o ü b i e ta f n o e r .. - u m e g te o e f f Prussia to t i o n t e h t dle'dh eteßhairsonMaj esty e er t t h h o s u o s v l e y r e a i d g d n r s e ss who e dby Majesty d A t l h a e j e e s e t l y l e t c h t i e v together with a d e istespmaituchferro,mptrheeeildsetnitnsisti: Von togethßeirsnwiairtheka, d es patch from the the latter accompanied by a copy of the report addressed to the King on the 15th of this month, by the Royal Minis try of State. " This report is already known to you by the publicity given to it, and I compl e t e your i nformation 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 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 SOW.. 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 resolution to treat upon a reform of the Confederation depend, are not only altogether incompatible with the maintenance of the Federal principle in Germany, but it appears to us very significant that Prussia opposes the precise propositions of her confederates with general pretensions whose vague form and deficiencies do not convey a clear and precise idea.lt will be neith er a gratifying nor consoling, but by no me ansa difficult task, to p o i n t out one by one the deficienc i e s, raial : well as the fl agrant contradictions, in which the P r ussian Ministers have involv e d th emse l ves i n th e i r report " 15th inst. Gove rnments "I think, nevertheless, that the German been formally cannot withdraw from this task, after having i low ever extra the subject of to ; ate, summoned by the Prussian Governments, make ordinary this proceeding may be, r eport, ad dressed to the King by the Minister their deliberations, " The only circumstance which: are able to note with. hi, afinisters have no t d satisfaction is, that the King Sovereigns,a an d and express mann er , thought proper to reiterate, in a 1 the reproach con in the face of the Germa n eov t, according to whi c h the tamed in a former ministeria l r we ro wounded by th e Frank dignity and power of Pros'a fort propositions. have n o other intention than to make "pit present I can " t impressions, and consequently to firs known to you my fist provisional appreciation of the steps express only au ein ators in the Frankfort work of reform which the paru i e v P cs induced to take at the present moment. s p in a i r t a t d h i ceaml r t e o fu t t h a e t ico n ab o i f n t e h t e of Prussian ßerlin will feel thellii:on it would be expedient to draw up in a tong, " l o n f Fu'eYd: rP n a- n if d iri t e o lid tr s a h n i of identical notes from all the Governments in by means i n the Act of Reform, together with the urgent terested m ani yeatation of a hope that Prussia will not insist upon stipulations, her unacceptable preliminary Conditions, but will consent to treat on the basis of the propositions accepted by the 24 German Government s . "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 the Act of Reform 611 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 I wait with the strongest interest your report on the manner in which the Prussian reply is judged,—Receive, Scc. (Signed) "Rnouiana• THE LATE PRINCE CONSORT'S SI'EE CUES have been translated into Gerrnart by Dr. Frese, ' die translator of " Adam Bede." Now ready at all Libraries, ANTHONY TROLLOPE'S NEW NOVEL. In 2 vols., post Svo., R A CHEL RA Y. By ANTHONY TROLLOPE. 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