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COGNAC, BRANDY. yp t ,, , celebra ßß ted ANDY Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest CH , ' l 'h Pate, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. viSeold in Bottles, 35. Bdßetail Houses London ;by It Agents in the principal towns in England ; n or wholesale N°. 22,514. THE SUN, LONDON, SAITRDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1864. PRICE STAMPED 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. 4) ° ,o rYe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded t.unahan • '• s LL Whisky." l,► ERSONS SEEKING LANDED .I,.,LATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FRE E HOLD AND LEASE HOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER TIES GENERALLY — TO BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS or PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register affords, by sending the partictears of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, where the property is of an eligible chara ter, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon veniences. fl URN' l'UltE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTII, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance, First• class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed In Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. itGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobb2tt and . are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo itdm ^able engravings of every description of Furniture and —c.c.:steads, with prices attached. A copy sent gt atts and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised tale _ _ NOIIt)E.-THE NUN (LA RELIGIEUSE), By the Abbe * **, Au` for of " e Hqudit, Is now ready at all Libraries and Booksellers, in 3 vols., post Bvo. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-slreet. Denmark, France, and England. condeAconsion towards Germany. Without dwelling upon the fact of the emperor having given M. de 13;:ust, during the recent journey of that diplomatist through Paris, the more or less categorical assurance that his Majesty would offer no opposition to Germany taking possession of the whole of Schleswig--a concession equivalent to the aban ment of the principle of nationality in favour of the right of conquer!—the declaration lately made to me by M. Drouyn de Mays relative to the eventual incorporation of Schleswig in the Confederation indicates very plainly that the Emperor has decided not to depart from his present re serve whatever may happen. This decision seems to me so positive that I believe it would not even be shaken if there were a question of the whole of Denmark desiring to form part of the Germanic Confederation. Lord Cowley partakes this opinion, notwithstanding that M. Drouyn de l'Huys stated to him some time ago, as well as to me, that France would oppose a solution of the question in this sense by arms and with all her power. CONTRACT FOR PROVISIONS. ROYAL HOSPITAL, Chelsea, Aug. 20, 1861. The p• 810„„, , Ight Honourable the LORDS and others COMMIS- , th at ''S.RS of the Hospital d, HEREBY GIVE NuTICE t (ea , 'ney are ready th RECEIVE TENDERS from and to f o , ,„`With such persons as may be willing to CONTRACT v ICTIJALLING the IN-PENSIONERS of the said 1 8 4Dital, from the Ist October, 1861, to the 30th September, pL , both days inclusive, with the following ARTICL ES of VISIONS, Ac., viz. :—Beef and Mutton, Bread, Cheese, piLte , , Potatoes, Salt, Oatmeal, Barley or Rice, Pepper, c":,Lir, Suet, Cocoa, Black Tea, Sugar, Milk. Onions or Leeks, !:°,ts, Celery, Thyme, Marjoram, Winter Savoury, and eyll p ly at er head per diem. d accorin to the Tlablished allowance of the house, as specified in the g form of It Znder. which ma y b e o bt a i ne d a t the Office of the Secretary 'l , l day between the hours of Ten and Three o'clock, which 1,', 1 , ( 1^r must be filled up and delivered sealed at the Board of the said Hospital by the party or parties tendering, an agent appointed on his or their behalf, on TUES to'r, the 6th September, at 12 o'cicck, at which time their tt 'dehips will be prepared to take the same into considera -04. 111th to be observed that the Contraclors will be requirel to ~n 1 security to the Crown for the due perfermance of the ;21?traet, and that no Tender wil e be received after the day "V, hour above mentioned. 10West4'le Commissioners do not pledge themselves to accept the der. A. J. MOORHEAD, Secretary and Registrar. LREUTER'S EXPRESS.] COPENHAGEN, Aug. 15. THE LATEST NEW NOVELS. BER TIE BRA Y. By the Author of " SIR VICTOR'S CHOICE," &C. The following documents form part of the diplo matic correspondence relating to the Danish ques tion laid before the 11;gsraad to-day, and have not yet been published : DANGEROUS CONNEXIONS. In Three Vols. EXTRACT FROM A DESPATCH OF THE DANISH AMBASSADOR IN LONDON. A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 8 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto A Twelve-roomed ditto THE MAN IN CHAINS. By the Author of " SACKVILLE CIIASE," &C. London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. THERE rs NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur enaser is introduced throuzh Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valnable informationto all requiring household furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells. Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon, Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Wdroester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great brit a TO STUDENTS OF CHAUCER. T HE IMPERIAL M ASSOCIATI( Capital subscribed, £5,000,C00, Paid up, BOARD OF: JOHN CHAPMA• Xenophon Balli, Esq. E. J. Coleman, 14:sq. Mr. Alderman Dakin. James Dickson, Esq. P. D. Hadow, Esq. J. 0. Hanson, Esq. W. El. Hartord, Esq. G. F. Holroyd, Esq. J. G. Homere, Esq. Capt. J. Gilbert Johnston. OLEOMADES, Conte traduit en vers framc via wJ modernes, du vieux langago d'Adenes Le Roy, contem porain de Chaucer, par le Chevalier de Chatelain, Traducteur des Coutes de Cantorb6ry. Price 3s. 6d. " The original tale from which is derived The Squyere's Tale, lett untold,' by Chaucer. .... The story is capi tally told, and the details are Joyously filled by the Trans fercr."—The Athenaeum. " Cleomades, in its modernised dress, is simple, and as graceful as a poem of Lamartine."—The Daily Telegraph. London : B. M. Pickering,l96, Piccadilly, W. (Signed) L. MOLTKE UVITFELDT. DESPATCH PROM THE DANISH AMBASSADOR IN PARIS. July 14, 1864. CaLIBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London, S.E. THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY 29, Lombard-street, London; and SOHO ESTATE, HOUSE, AND GENERAL BUSINESS AGENCY OFFICES.—Persons requiring' Freehold or Leasehold Property, or havin2. Business and Houses to be dispose 1 of, should apply to Mr. CHARLES MURRAY, Auctioneer and Valuer, 26, Gerrard-street, Soho, W. PARLIAMENTARY DESPATCH AND AGENCY OFFICE, No. 5, Upper Charles-street, Parliament-street. AN ANALYTICAL INDEX to the DIVISIONS of the present SESSION (1864) is in course of compila tion by Mr. GEo. M. MITCHELL, and will be ready for circu lation at the prorogation of Parliament. Th , s work will show members and their constituents how each member voted, whether for or against pubic and private measures during the session; total number of times, with majorities for and against, &c. Royal Insurance-buildings, Liverpool. .2kt the Annual Meet r ing, °lithe sth inst., the following were 411 e of the leading esults disclosed in the Report to the shareholders. Valuations for Probate Administration, Fire Claims, Rail way Compensations, &c. Rents Collected. FIRE BRANCH. The Premiums of the year 1863 reached the sum . h of £341,663 pi °o l4.r, an advance of 40,977 I el' 1862; an amount of increase exceeding that of any pre year. 't..l.tevenue from Fire Premiums has been en aneed in four years by the large sum of 4113,353 Ditto Duty paid to Gove r nment in 1862 w a s. £75.993 ultto ditto, 1863 88,966 A. _ --- "Ang an Increase in one year of .... ...... £12,973 fa -4-I ° ol lg the incidents which have tended to the advance h_tlit of the Royal within the last few months may be reckoned vtion with respect to the losses sustained by the explo to °f the Lotty Sleigh. which although on 'y con istent with t oi i;keneral tenor of 'the conduct of the Company, and ulti toe'elY proved to b 2 no more than what had been done in for 4kr times by the oldest and most proverbially honourable ift v °ll g its contemporaries, yet attracted attention and public Pb-r by its unhesitating promptness. p the largest total of Revenue and the largest ratio of Vyession have been attained in the present year, so it Dr l ' e na that the largest Profit which it has ever rallen to the hip. tit Urs to record has likewisP on this occasion to be an to Lticed. The balance of net profit on theyear has amounted t o r,;1,515 ; of which sum £34,100 only has been appropriated e 4 ,.l.:lvide n d and Bonus, and the large balance of X 49,444 been ` 4l ed to Reserve. LIFE BRANCH. Thp 114,, h e Progress of the Life Branch, as shown by the New th e 'ties t-ansacted in the last year, is most promising, and s a uvances made, year by year, in the amount of New In euio, . l ; 11 . s ees effected, slviw clearly the estimation in which the filt — illy is held. The following is a statement for the last e Years No aft otl *-- " km Assured on New Policies er deducting Guarantees. Net Premiums. 1859 1860 419,241 16 2 1861 51.1,101 17 0 ... 16,6'7 18 0 1862 1863 4 1 lie rapid growth, amounting to 73 per cent. on the Sum. k i :llred, and upwards of 80 per cent. on the Premium re )ar'ecl in the course of five years, may justly be considered as tt,ter than any which could have been reasonably expected. ti i-L e first h a lf o f t h e current year 1861, however, far outstt ips ratio of increase indicated by the figures ju't quoted, as e z e seee u ds m assured Mil for ion thast e t perling. riod of six months only actually Half-a- k bihe rate of Mortality, likewise, still presents highly favour tee features, and augurs well for the result to be shown by ti s quinquennial investigation, which is to take place when m e Present year is conclud d. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. An t ,aust, 1864. 11 HE ABERAMAN IRON WORKS (Limited), (late Crawshay Bai'ey's). Introduced by Subscrithe PINAN OAL CORPORATION (limited), who invite ptions Shar abo es o of which upwards of 5,000 have been applied f or 1,_4 t hev' Company. 44 corporazed under the Companies Limited Liabl'ity Act, 1862. Capital £50 , ,000, in 100, c 0 Shares of X5O each. It, £1 eposit on Aplcatin, dD on Alotment. 18 not D contemplated p to i callo an up morel l than £25 per Share. DIRECTORS. tg~ i 'lham Walter Cargill, Esq., M.P., Director of the Orien- Ok Corporation. h,„uzene Collins, Esq., Director of the London, Birming -T, and South Staffordshire Bank ‘Limiteo. Cumming, itsq Messrs. J. B. Cumte. , ng and Co., iti attit '41,1), ). Director of the Continental Bank Corporation I Pillia ed Hu , h Logan, Esq., Banker, Berwick-on-Tweed. janies Marsh 11, keg , Witiwood, Hampstead. ?fit „%. Navlor. Esq. (Messrs. B. Gott and Sons), Leeds, Di tor of the L on d on an d L ancas hi re A ssurance Company. t he anamy Price, Esq., Director of the Western Life Assur- Am y p e Comany, '''haald p Read, Esq., Director of the Crystal Palace Com , (With power to add to their number). BANKERS. T ,e London and County Bank and its Branches. Alli tnce Bank, at Liverpool and Manchester. IPsrs.• Bail ic, Cave, and Co., Bristol. ipe Leeds Banking Company, Leeds. q e sers. Crawshay Bailey, Greatrex, and Co., Monmo uth, /1 1)ort, and Abergavenny. 4 tegi SOLICITORS. gra. Sole, Turners, and Hardwick, 68, Aldermanbury. London. BROKERS. 41 -4, e8 Shepherd. Esq., 36, Throgmorton-street, London. veßers. T. Tinley and Sons, Brown's-buildings, Liverpool. ir sere. Ridsdale and WaLes, Park-row, Leeds. kie r tsr . . , Mewburn and Barker, Moult-street, Manchester, AUDITORS. Prederick James b our Esq., OM ard, Esq., Bread- Jewry, street London. London. ~ 13 .14uel Lowcit Price, Esq., Gresham-street, London. SECRETARY. J. 11. Flesher, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 29, Threadneedle-btreet, London, E.C. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. I:e n - e a tlctensive and valuable properties of Crawshay Belle P., known as the Aberaman Iron Works and Col 111W Which are of European celebrity, have been carefully and eyed by Joshua Richardson, Esq., 31. 1.C.E., F.G.S., ti lt rend over an area of 1,53) acres of Freehold Land on North Crop of the South Wales Coal Basin, and contain %rly ater number cf the veins of it onstone and coal than is found in any property of equal extent. by be coal is the noted Aberdare Steam coal, and certified ft,,d Richardson as " The best steam coal in the kingdom," B Latids at the head of the Government list. !' , int r Achardson describes the property in his Report " as 'eet n ing 16 veins of coal, of the aggregate thicknes4 cf 48 g ate besides the numerous courses of ironstone, of the aggre- Vh oi 'llickness of 14i feet ; these extend over the area of the 11„, 8 e estate, and there are four veins of the average th.ck abtis,of,B feet, which crop out on the side of . the mountain ; ?elow the 9 feet there are four more veins of coal of 10 ,h,lO thickness." 4h. Ithiz i ronstone " is the black band, a carbonaceous ore, 0 1 . la comparatively rare, and yields from 63 to 70 per cent. a t „,°o," and aso the ordinary argillaceous ironstone. The egate thickness is 5i feet. fi.te estate contains at least 91,485,440 tons of whole or un tounZed coal, which would yield a supply of upwards of 1, , 00 blank day, or 3(0,0)0 tone per annum for 304 years ; and of t an. band iron ore, 4,r40,5 1 0 tons, which is equal to 3,000 t on 'Sif bar iron per annum for 773 years ; and of , rgllaceous 1 4 „,7t0ne, 135,3 9,270 tons, whi..h is equal to 500 tons per y K, or 26,100 tons of bar iron per annum for 1,300 years ti te hle Company has th entered into a provisional vntract for a a Purchase ot e whole of the freehold and leasehold %,' l e!",inciuding the whole of the minerals rents royalties j t ,Y,leaves, S,ze., besides the iron iorks, coal-'fields,'and good: l of the business, and aso the mansion, 300 cottages, Zudings, plant, machinery, engines, stocks, railways, tram "aYs and other property. ,Mr Crawshay Bails y, although working the property only Za Very limited extent, has realised very large profits, and '`'ltres in consequence of advanced age, with a princely flr ltiee. 311' r Richardson reports that the income may be doubled 21 trebled ith moderate additional outlay. and Mr. D. Jones :ep Or ts that £IOO,COI per annum net profit can easily be ‘eali se d ; and assuming only half this income be pro lu-ed. 1 114 , h 3, the share cpital upon which the dividend will suppo I:Payable to ," g 250,00, I follows that, after allowing in rest loans, de on Syd,, from 15 to 20 per cent, will be evadable 4' a dividend to the Shareholders, and this not from an un ltrjaking requiring to be developed, but from an old-estab led and lucrative business. )),Lvith a view to keep the called-up Share Capital as low as bZible, arrangements have been made by which the vendor ,I's T „ geed to allow a large portion of the purchase money to 0 at interest ; this will materiady increase the dividends s hareholders. s teiZies of the Articles , of Association, which contain file to. of the provisional c ontract, and of the reports referred. Di 4 7. y be seen at the offices of the Solicitors of the Com lort4licat,ons for the remaining shares must be made in the annpx' edand be accomp , nied by a payment of £1 per -re ' bemade, the amount will be returned for th ; no allotment t he 'With •if less number is allotted than is applied for With ; a tay,„ - . o Unt pai2 on appli ation will be applied towards the' el l i g „, e llt of the £1 Clue on allotment —the balance, if any, 6 re turtle 1. littd et Sed Prosp ec t u ses and Forms of Applcatio_n may be ker i a ' the Office of the Company. and of the Btheankers, Bro- t 0 ' 4111 So (limited) , licitors • and also at the Offices of Financial .„,....__POration 14, Leadenhall-street, London. 0 1 ' I . )R ID GE'S BALM of COLUMBIA tft tabi litands unrivalled as a toilet reunite. It pas been *ver i Nled 40 years, and is the best and only certain remedy or r ,,Liscovered for preserving*, strengthening:, beautifyinv,, Ve4Voring the Hair, Whiskers, or Moustaches, and pre 3a, 6 ,,ng" them turnintr gray or fa ling off.—Sold in bottles, to 68 and 118. C and A. OLDRIDGE, 22, Welling,- .r or - Are . et'. Strand, W.C..; and all chemists and poriumers mldrea's and Ladies' Ila , r it is most efficacious and 'e A A MERON'S GOUT SPECIFIC. Naa ti ,...-n Effectual and SpEedy Remedy for the Gout, Rheu eql4;,,Sciatica, Lumbago, and Neuralgia. This invaluable tkt %ti e r Is so pre-eminently efficacious . as to , dmit of no e,„ ~ • Instance+ have been known, in which sufferers have la' • ' O , ll , fined to their apartments, hand and foot, writhing iii ß l i q k he most intense agony, whose sufferings, to the asto tbalif.i2ei)k4 of their friends, ha re been wholly removed in less reti e 2 4 ho t _ 'rs after taking the above medicine, dthterE elves has b red ab ~' to resume their avocations._ Indeed , le effect ~,rst the er t su c h, and brought about in so harmless and speedy CO e ager , that he d proprietor, with the utmost emit ence, .t.'.g'es the ~,,,,I(Cal world to produce a medicine equal to baba th e co i ls - Ili a 'qn it is harmless ;to the fluids of the R'ea4lratne it adds ' a., tt,freeable impetus ; to l the _system tale -,',Y it is invi,,ora`tig to a degree unpa o ra leled_; and ;Ll' lernale m ' tie it: to equal advantage.. A dose of *ffe - """ve naedicinacytaken b^. 't once a month operates most Iti et Uall of the complaint. Price 1,• lid ,7 in preventing a s r-e"tu:11. ~0 ~.etor R . 0 ip prepared only by the , ron,.l'" g • 9 d•, and 4s . 6d. per bott- - _street,Covent-garden, 1 , tid o ,. , _ ameron, , t —Banlay and Son, 95, 40 Tavistock 4qinc, " holesa'e London agen s . of St' ,Oon-street . Butler and Crispe, 4, Che.._ . ! a voide corner ° t , :10, 'llaul's Churchyard ; Cleaver, 63, Oxford-sti , e ,Dart, "tk the - t Strand g , tar n 1 stret , Ceip t I e bforwarded free from the manufactory on re -0 10 gamin. ERCAN TILE CREDIT )N, Limited. in 100,000 shares of £5O each. £5O ',OOO. DIRECTORS. N, Esq., Chairman. • Charles Kelson, Esq, G. G. Macphers Esq. Sir J. Pelly, Bart. W. Scholefield, Esq„ M.P. Sir S. Scott, ['art. H. D. Seymour, Esq., M.P. Joseph Thornton, Esq. P. G. Westmorland, Es;. Alfred Wilson, Esq. M. Zarifi, Esq. BANKERS. The Bank of England. The Agra and Masterman's Bank, Limited. The Bank of London. The Union Bank of London. Sir W. Miles, Bart., and Co., BristoL SOLICITORS. Messrs. Edwards and Co., and Messrs. Ashurst, Morris, and Co. — MANAGERS. Henry J. Barker, Esq., and T. Fraser Sandeman, Esq. This Association receives money on deposit at notice, and for fixed periods, on terms to be agt eed upon ; makes advances on approved securities, and effects purchases and sates of stocks, shares, and debentures ; negotiates loans, and under takes general financial business. Communications io be addressed to the Managers. By order. W. C. WIN TERBOTTOM, Secretary. TEMPORARY OFFICES. Crosby House, 96, Bishop ;ate-street Within. E AGLE INSURANCE COMPANY, LONDON. REPORT of the Directors for the Year ending 30th June, 1864, read at the Annual General Meeting, 12th August, 1854 Sir JAMES FULLER EAST, Bart„ D.C.L., in the Chair. The duty once more devolves upon the Directors of making a report to the Proprietors on the transactions of the past year, and, as usual, they commence it by a reference to the particulars exhibited in the Surplus Fund Account. These particulars are as follows : INCOME OF THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1864. Balance of Account, 30th June, 1863 £528,263 12 11 Premiums on New Assuran,es ..£23,633 14 1 DiitO,old ditto 288,96 1 4 £311,970 ;5 5 Interest from Investments. 81 , ,46 13 10 £193,126 9 3 Profit on the Sale of Securities.. 17,515 16 8 Total Income £938,910 18 10 CHARGE OF THE YEAR. Div deed to Proprietors Claims on decease of Lives As sured .. Additions to those under Parti cipating Policie5.... Policies surrendered 12,953 13 1 Re-assurances, new If old £274,779 2 6 Commission Medical Fees 7lB 7 2 Income-tax Expenses of Management 12,926 18 6 ......, 300,510 11 10 Total Charge Balance of Aooololt, 30th June, 1864 THOMAS ALLEN, Auditors. £938,910 18 10 Examined and approved, HENRY ROSE, } Here it will be seen that the total income of the year is £110,642 ss. I'd., and the total charge X 40,834 Gs. 10d. The difference— £9 ~ 807 195. ld.—increase the surplus Fund to £62e,076 12s. The difference last year, it may be remembered, was £50,875 ifs. 7d. The income of the year is greater than that of the preceding one by nearly £22,000. The increase is mainly attributable to the profit derived from the sale of premises in the City, and e, sewhere. With exception of the payments on account of re-assurance, and those to the proprietors, all the 'tems of charge are less than tho e of the previous year. Thus, the sum paid for claims is less by £27,000, an that for surrender of policies by £5.310. A considerable reduction, too, is obsery able in the expenses of management, arising from a diminution in the number of the Board, and from other circumstances. The Balance Sheet is as follows : BALANCE SHEET. LIABILITIES. Interest due to Proprietors — £5,432 14 9 Claims on decease of Lives Assured and ad ditions thereto unpaid Cash Bonus due to Policy-holders .. 571 2 8 Sundry Accounts 1,015 10 10 ValuejlB6lol Sums Assured 4,731,195 7 0 ._.. Proprietors' Fund £190,187 10 0 Surplus Fund, as above 818,264 2 0 £5,651,801 13 1 ASS r.TS. Amount invested in fixed Mortgages £903,790 1 6 Ditto, ditto, decreasing Mortgag. s Ditto, ditto, Reversions Ditto, ditto, Funded Securities 402,148 18 4 Ditto, ditto, Temporary Securities Current Interest on the above Investments.. 28,085 1 3 Cash and Bills Advanced on Security of the Company's Po licies Agents' Balances 32,177 2 3 eundry Accounts Value (1862) of Assurance Premiums Value (186 ,) of Re-assurances 34,263 10 8 £5,651,801 13 1 Examined and approved, T H 0 %lAS ALLEN,) HENR Y ROSE, Auditors. The Assets here specified remain nearly as they were in the last Report, except that the amount invested in Rever sions is increased, and that in fixed Mortgages is diminished. The balance of the Surplus Fund is, of course, increased (as it should 19 , ) from £528,268 12s, 11d. to £028,076 12s. The Trustees and Directors of the Company are now as follows : TRUSTEES. Lord Bateman. I Rieharl Harman Lloyd, Esq. Robert Cheere, Esq. Wm. James Maxwell, Esq. Joseph Esdale, Esq. Hon. E. T. Yorke, M.P. And other Gentlemen. DIRECTORS. Thomas Godfrey Sambrooks, Esq., Chairman. Charles Chatfield, itsq., Deputy-Chairman. Charles Bischoff: Esq. Sir W. G. Ouseley, K.C.8., Thomas Boddington, Esq. D.C.L. Sir James Buller East, Bart., Ralph Charles Price, Esq. D.O L. Philip Rose, Esq. Nathaniel Gould, Esq. George Russe 1, Esq. Robert A. Gray, Esq. Capt. Louis Symonds Tindal, William A.ugustus Guy, M.D. R.N. Charles Thos. Holcombe, Esq. I CoL Chas. NV etherall, K.C.T. Richard Harman Lloyd, Esq. Rig rit Hon. Sir John Young, Joshua Lockwood, Esq. Bart. James Murray, Esq. vv (Limited). SHIP OWNERS (Limited). Incorporat d under the Joint-Stock Companies' Act, 1862. whereby the liability of each shareholder is limited to the amount of his shares. Capital £1.000,000, in 50,000 shares of £2O each. . . . Deposit £l. per share on application, and £1 on allotment. Scrip Certificates. which can be converted into Registered Shares, at the option of the holder, will be issued imme diately afte r allotment. These certificates will be capable of transfer, by delivering from hand to hand, without any necessity for registration. DIRECTORS. Rear-Admiral Currie, Bletchingley, Surrey, Chairman. E. Lloyd Bagshaw, Esq, Bath. J. Britten, Esq., Director of the Bank of Wales; Basinghall street, and 3u and 31, London-wall. G. Howard Fenwick, Esq., C E., late Resident Engineer Madras Railway, Oatlands Park, WtYbridge. G. W. Harris, Esq., Merchant, 5, Nicholas -lane. The Hon. Augu tus Jocelyn, late Chairman Dundalk Steam Packet Company. Col. William R. Nedham, Royal Horse Artillery, Ramsgate. George Pearce Pocock, Esq., Director of the Crystal Palace Gas Company. George Scammell, Esq., Director of the Submarine Telegraph Company. BANKERS. Union Baak of London, 2, Princes-street, and Branches. CONSULTING ENGINEERS. Edwin Clark, Esq., and J. C. Gunn, Esq., 24, Great George street, Westminster. SOLICITORS. Me ars. Davies, Son, Campbell, and Reeves. BROKERS. Messrs. Castello Brothers, Throgmorton-street. AUDITORS. Messrs. Alison and Waddell, Public Accountants, 14, Walbrook. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) brace Fenwick, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 61, Cornhill—Entrance, 126, Bishopsgate-street. VINTAGE WINE COMPANY, Importers of Spanish and other Wines, 14, Bloomsbury-abed, London, Four Doors South of New Oxtord-street. The Vintage Comida Sherry, Golden The Vintage Xeres Ditto, Pale The Vintage Port N0.1..w., APhe'Phrtsge-Porgrtro - . - 2. 245. The Vintage Port, No. 5, fine rich old ..... 358. „ The Vintage Claret l3s. „ The Vintage Beaujolais, recommended The Vintage Champagne, quarts pints lss. „ The Vintage Hock, sparkling, very choice 36s. „ The Vintage Burgundy. sparkling superb 4os. „ The Vintage East India Sherry s4s. „ The Vintage Amontillado, the choicest imported 565. „ Fine old Cognac. Liquers, Spirits, &c. THE VINTAGE ALMANACK, with price list and medical and clerical testimonials, sent post free. See 300 opinions of the press. 14,` Bloom bury-s treet. N. W. HODGES, Secretary. HAIR -CURLING FLUID. 248, High Holborn. London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is app.ied. Sold at 3s 6d.; sent free for 54 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, is. 6d., or 20 stamps. GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S charges for Dyeing the hair perma nently— Ladies' Hair from 7s. 6d. ; Gentlemen's from ss. The Dye is sold at :3s. 6d ,or sent free for 54 stamps. It is most easy of use. HAIR DESTROYER —248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes, without effect to the skin, superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms. 3s. 6d.; sent the same day:as ordered by post for 54 stamps. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in 10 ALEX. ROSS'S CANTITARIDES OIL, which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair. 3s. 6d.; sent tree fors4 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. Essay on Hair, id. PIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGE TABLE SKIN PILL. They remove redness, sallowness, &c 2s. 9d.; by post for 40 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. ALEX. ROSS'S FACE POWDER. ls.; sent for 14 stamps ; Eye Colour, 3s. Rd.. or 54 stamps. Skin tonic produces a transcendent complexion, 45., or 60 stamps. Bloom of Roses, 3s. 6d., or 54 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS. 248, High Holborn, London. Stainsby-road, Limehouse.—Detached Freehold Residence MR. ANDREW HIND is instructed by the proprietor to SELL by AUCTION, at GARRA WAY'S, Change-alley, Cornhill, on MONDAY. August 29, 1864, at One o'c ock, the very superior FREEHOLD HOUSE, known as Paradise Cottage, pleasantly situate in the Stains by-road, near the East India-road, Limehouse, and contain ing large drawing, dining, and breakfast rooms, six bed rooms, capital kitchen, and offices, three w.c.'s, &c. The principal rooms have stainei glass windows and French casements, opening to ornamental verandahs, which extend the entire length cf the bui ding. In the rear is a beautifully laid-out flower garden, with greenhouse, summerhouse, large and handsome foul): ain, &c. The whole enclosed by walls, and thorou2hly screened from observation by well-grown evergreens and other tre, - s. May be viewed by cards from the auctioneer only, and particu'ars, with conditions of sale, hart at Garraway's ; of T. Price, Esq., solicitor, 24, Abchurch lane, E.C. ; and at the aucLiOneer's offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. New Barnet.—Frnhold Semi-detached Villas. IVr R. ANDREW MIND will SELL by AUC iyl TION. at GARRAWAY'S, Change-alley. Cornhill, on TUESDAY, August 30, 1864, at One o'clock, the conve nient FREEHOLD Seven-roomed HOUSES, Nos. 1 and 2, Lancaster-road, New Barnet. near the railway station, with front and back garder s, now let at £44 per annum, but pos session of one may be had if desired. May be viewed and particulars, with conditions of sale, had at Garraway's ; and at the auctioneer's offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. Pinner.—Freehold Building Land. MR. ANDW. HIND will SELL by AUCTION shortly, 23 Acres of LAND, beautifully situa e near the village, and about a mile from the station. The plots will contain from half an acre to two cres and upwards. The estate is well wooded, and has a stream of water flowing through it. Residents on this property will be tntitled to the privileges of Harrow School, and the occupant of each house of the value c f £5O per annum will receive a free first class railway ticket to London for thirteen years. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. fIINNEFORD'S PURE FLUID MAGNESIA has been, during thirty years, emphatically sanctioned by the Medical Profession, and universAy accepted by the Public, as the Best Remedy for Acidity of the Stomach, Heartburn. Headache, Gout, and Indigestion, and as a Mild Aperient for delicate constitutions, more esp dilly for Ladies and Children. Combined with the Accidulated Lemon Syrup it forms an agreeable Effervescing Draught, in which its Aperient qualities are much increased. During Hot Seasons, and, above all, in Hot Climates, the regular use of this sim ple and e egast remedy has been found highly beneficial. Manufactured (with the utmost attention to strength and purityl by DINNEFORD and CO., 172, New Bond-street, London ; and sold by all respectable Chemists throughout the Empire. PRIZE MEDAL —INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &a, to., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 172.0.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with latted Wicks, patented., is. td. per lb. : :e of Wax. ( 5 ) d d per per 1 1b 4 . y Ordinary quality CANDLES, with a Mixtur t ls. 3d. per lb. •• •• • • B se e e s o t n q d ua g l u it a y my Third quality .. • • • • .. Is. id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., Kensington (Established 1730). or the Manufacture The largest Establishment in England E 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufaetory— of ' Wax Candles for the use of ffie Altar ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company is established to own and work Connecting Steam ;-hips. Connecting Steam Ships are designed on a new system, which consists in constructing steamers in several distinct compartments for carry,ng large cargoes, with great economy of power, the compartments being all of one gauge, admit of immediate disconnection from and re-connection to each other ; and of the transfer of the compartment cont lining the engine, officers, and crew from one set of cargo compart ments to another, so that it can be kept in constant employ nt;while the inexpensivecargo compartments are detained during the goading, unloading, or sale of their cargoes, enabling one engine and one crew to perform the work of three s earners ofi of the ordinary construction, a nd r ealise pro portional prts. It, is intended to commence business by running one steamer compartment, and three sets or Caro Compart ments, to demonstrate the enormous advantages to be gained by the system before proceeding to build the proposed fleet, which will consist of Eighteen Screw Steamer Compartments, and one hundred and ninety-eight Cargo Compartments, and will deliver over one million of tons of coal to London, and over three hundred thousand tons in Paris, annually. Estimates of the cost of the proposed fleet, and details of the annual expenditure and receipts have been prepared, showing the large profit of more than 20 per cent., after making ample provision for insurance, depreciation, ad con tingencies. A prospectus with plans and drawings of vessels con structed on this system, detailed estimates showing the pro bable profits, together with forms of application for shares, can be obtained, or will be sent post free, on application, at the Offices, 81, Cernhlll, entrance Bishopsgate-street. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.-The greatest and most useful invention of the day, A GUA AMARELL 1. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO.. 3, King-court, Lombard street, London, Perfumors to her Majesty, respectfully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluid. which gradually rest,res the human hair to its pristine hue- -no matter at what age. The Agua Amarella has node 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 coiour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles. its. 61. Testimonials from ari istes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted respectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Princes 3 of Wales. Second Edition, Corrected and Revised, post free 7d., in cloth 13d., THE TEETH a Practical Treatise, with the best means of restoring them when defective or lost. By A. ESKELL, Esq., Surgeon-Dentist, 8. Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor. square. "It really contains all that is necessary relative to the good keeping of ; he mou h and teeth, and deserves the serious consideration of all who adequately regard their health, comfort, and appearance. —The Sun, May 4, 1861. "We can commend this little brochure on a subject upon which everybody takes an interest."—Medical Circular, June 5, 1861. " We can recommend its perusal to those who wish to pre serve their teeth, and to those who know the value of them." —Daily News, June 20, 1861. London: Clements, Little Pulteney-street. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. D R. ROBERTS' POOR Is confidently recommended to the Public as an unfail ing remedy for wounds of every description, burns, scalds, MAN'S FRIEND chilblains, scorbutic eruptions, sore and i n fl a med eyes, dm. Sold in cots. is. lid., 2s. 9d., I is., and 22 8 , e tc h. Also his PILUL/E ANTISCROPHUL I E, confirmed by sixty years' experience to be one of the best alterative medicines ever offered to the public. They form a mild and superior Family Aperient, that may be taken at all times w i t h ou t confine ment or change of diet. Sold in boxes, ls, li d., 2s. 9 d., 4s. 6d., Hs : , and 225. each. . __.... _......_ Bridport, by the London houses, and retail b y all respec t a bl e Sold wholesale by the proprietors, medicine vendors in the United Kingdom and C o l on i es . Beach and Barnicott, MONT BLANC.—A successful ascent of the Mont Blanc from the Italian side of the Al ps was made a few days since by a member of the Italia n Alpine Club, M. Giot dano, mining engineer. The following is an extract an d passed the from a letter giving a rapid description of the " tour" " On the sth instant I left Courmayeur, and, on the Glacier de Tacul, following the usual route by the Col du Geant, arrived towards evening night there in a but recently erected at a height of about 1 1,000 feet above level of the sea. On the morning of the 6th, setting out before sunrise, I scaled Mont Tacul and Mont Maudit, passing along an inclined plane of from 40 degrees to 50 degrees formed of granulous snow in parts and partly of ice, where it became constantly necessary to cut ea ch step with the h a t c h e t, towards 11 I reached the Col do Grand Corridor, which lies at the foot of the great dome., At two hours after mid-day I stood on the summit of the prodigious mass, overlooking an almost infinite horizon, save towards the plains of Italy, which were hidden by a strata of low clouds. All the great summits of the Alps, such as the Grand Paradis, the Mont Cervix, the Mont Rosa, the Bernese Oberland, and the Giura, as also the lake of Geneva, were unclouded and perfectly distinct. The sky was intensely clear and blue, such as it is often seen at Naples, but never towards the north at a lesser elevation than that where I stood. After a short stay en the sum mit I re-descended by the ordinary Chamounix route 1, e. the Glacier des Bossoms, which I found f ar l ess i nte resting and exciting than th at which I had followed in the morning ascent. On the evening of the 7th after a short repose in Chamounix, I lef t for Montanvert, where I passed the night, and, on the B th, I traversed the Whole length of the bier de Glace, where I me t wit h g reat and unexpected difficulties, particularly in passing the S ere es , which on the line I followed were in a most dangerous state, It to o k me several hours to pass them, during which I was often in imminent danger. I soon after arrived at the Col du Geant, at my starting point three days previously, and at half-past eight in the evening I was again at Courmayeur, where I was received with firing, music, and congratulations su perior to the real merit of the enterprise' July 6, 1864. I am assured that more or less direct overtures have recently been made by the Cabinet ol Paris to bring about an intimate under• standing with a view even to an alliance with the Cabinet of London, in face of the very probable coalition of the three Northern Courts. The Cabi net of Paris is said to wish for an agreement upon all the possible eventualities of a great war, and that formal reciprocal engagements should be en tered into upon this subject. These steps have not been favourably received by the English Cabinet, which, though desiring a good understanding with that of Paris, does not wish to tie its hands and engage formally for a possibly dis tant future. The overtures of the Imperial Cabinet have probably not exceeded the limits of nn attempt to sound the Cabinet of St. James as to its inten• tions. It is, however, a good sign that efforts at drawing nearer are taking place between the two Cabinets. (Signed) TORBEN BILLE. DESPATCII FROM TILE DANISH AMBASSADORS AT PARIS. July 7, 1864. M. le Ministre,—Grievous as the task has been, I considered it my duty yesterday to transmit to your excellency without delay a telegraph communication containing the chief points of a long interview I had just had with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Emperor. Without conveying . to me any new fact, M. Drouyn de I'Huys indeed expressed himself to me in such decided terms that it seems impossible to hope the sombre horizon before us will clear up. We suffer from the general situation of Europe at the present time, as revealed to us by the renewed intimacy between the sovereigns of the three North ern Courts. It seems beyond a doubt that the Hoiy Alliance which France succeeded in breaking up by means of the Crimean war, is now more or less an accomplished fact ; in fac3 of which the Emperor, abandoned by England —or, at least, not being able to reckon upon her assistance—has determined on observing a more reserved attitude than ever. It is only to these motives that it is possible to attribute, I will not say the reserve, but the weak ness of the Imperial Government, which permits the loss of the whole of Schleswig, and suffers the spoile ation of Denmark to be carried so far that the en tire North remains henceforth disarmed, and unable to oppose in future serious resistance to the probable invasions of Germany. I stated these considerations to M. Drouyn de I'Huys yesterday, pointing out that under normal circumstances they should assuredly exercise a marked influence upon the action of French policy. But my words were spoken in vain, and I am forced to admit that it seems to be firmly decided here essentially to take into account the situation of Europe, and the dangers—real or unreal—of a coa. lition. The language of M. Drouyn de l'Huys yes terday leaves me, I repeat, no doubt. In express ing his regret that the Cabinet of Copenhagen bad never followed the advice of France, and especially the counsel forwarded to it recently through me by the Emperor, the Minister stated his opinion that Schleswig was lost to us in totality. In reply to my question, he added that Franca would not op pose Schleswig being incorporated in the Germanic Confednation. "We shall certainly make repre • sentations upon the subject," said M. Drouyn de l'Huys to me, " but you must not reckon upon us on this point. We shall not oppose it seriously, especially if the statement that the populations of Schleswig wish to remain undivided is confirmed." From what M. Drouyn de l'Huys told me, it appears that the discord i❑ the main, perhaps of slight importance, existing between Austria and Prussia, bears upon several points. Contrary to the wish of Prussia, Austria would like to draw the Germanic Confederation into common action against Denmark ; the Prince of Augustenburg is said to be the claimant favoured by the Cabinet of Vienna, while the Grand Duke of Oldenburg is the candi date put forward by M. de Bismark. Lastly, the Cabinet of Berlin is desirous of carrying the war into Funen, and causing the Austro-Prussian fleet to enter the Baltic with the view of attacking Copenhagen, while the Cabinet of Vienna objected to give this fresh extension to the struggle. —I have the honour, &c., (Signed) L. MOLTKE HVITFELDT. EXTRACT FROM A DESPATCII OF THE DANISH AMBASSADOR IN PARIS. July 12, 1864. M. le Ministre,—Your Excellency will, 1 hope, have received correctly my telegraphic communica tion of the Bth, in which I had the honour to ac quaint you that it was too late to propose arbitra tion to the Emperor, and even to ask him to take the initiative with the object of obtaining for us a suspension of arms. I added that M. Drouyn de l'Huys further advised us to make peace as soon as possible, and thought we ought to prefer a direct request for a suspension of arms, a request which he promised in such case to support at Vienna and It was not, of course, until after haring an inter view with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, that I forwarded this communication by telegraph to your Excellency. M. Drouyn de l'Huys, whom I asked very confidently what, in his opinion, would be the reception given by the Emperor to an eventual step of that character, replied that he was sure the Emperor would not be willing to take the initiative towards the German Powers with the above-mentioned object upon the one hand, in order not to expose himself to a refusal never agreeable ; upon the other to avoid even the appearance of assuming any responsibility in the arrangement which should be come to between Ger many and Denmark, "Further," added M. Drouyn de l'Huys, "I am sure that, in the present state of affairs, it is your own interest to address yourselves direct to Germany. A prolongation of your resist• soca would be real folly, and it is necessary at the present crisis to lay aside all notions of self-conceit (amour propre). Address yourselves as early as possible to Germany ; and I engage from this day forth to support any request on your part for an armistice or a suspension of arms at Vienna as well as at Berlin." During the few days which have passed since I had the honour to forward to your Excellency my respectful report, No. 54 (of the 7th inst.), the political situation has in no respect changed. Here, as in England, the despatches pub lished by the Morning Posi have produced a great sensation, and nobody now doubts either the authenticity of the docu ments, or at least the existence of the political tendencies they reveal. The French press has discussed them, and dis cusses them still, in terms through which pierces a discon tent to which it is vainly endeavoured to impart the charac ter of disdain. This ill-humour is evident, and betrays itself not only in the articles of the newspapers, but also, and I should say more clearly„ in the language of the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Minister endeavours, with an eagerness too great to be quite natural, to persuade his hearers that the triple alliance—which, according to him, does not possess the same tendencies and the same character as the former compact—is not of a nature to cause the slightest uneasiness to France. It was in this sense that M. Drouyn de l'llnys spoke to me the day before yesterday, after he had had a long conversation with Count Goliz, who returned from Fontainebleau the previous day, According to what the Minister told me, this ambassador spoke upon no other subject than the documents of the Morning Post during the whole of their conversation, which lasted up wards of an hour, Whatever the language used by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the official and semi-official organs in the press, I have no hesitation in affirming that the re neNs ed intimacy betweea the three Northern Courts exer cises a very great influence upon the attitude of the Empe ror's Government. It display'', indeed, very rein rkable M. le Ministre,—The actual agreement, which no one here doubts. was recently established between the Courts of St. Petersburg, Vienna, and Prussia, must necessarily exercise a terrible influence upon the relations between the Cabinets of Paris and London. It seems, indeed, impos sible, but chat the renewal of a triple alliance must entail a closer agreement between the two Western Powers, who are well aware that by uniting their forces they are irre sistible, while apart they can effect compatatively nothing. Such a closer agreement is, therefore,• inevitable, and I should add that at present various tokens give evidence of a tendency in that direction. There has hitherto, it is true, not been any question of alliance or even of negotiations in that sense ; but I learn from a sure source that the relations between the two Powers are marked by a cordiali ry which had disappeared for months, and that the two Governments are giving each other mutual proofs of confidence full of happy prognostics for the future. Finally, signs are visible on either part of a certain coquetry, if I may so express myself, revealing a sincere desire for more intimate union. Unfortunately, however, these new combinations do not seem likely to exercise, at least for the moment, a really salutary influence upon our position, and an interview I had two days ago with Lord Cowley has, I regret to say, left a very bad impression in this respect upon my mind. The personal sympathy of this Ambassador has hitherto been upon our side ; but he spoke to me, nevertheless, upon our question as if the Cabinet of London was completely indiffe rent to the solution it might receive. I admit that I was painfully surprised by the coldness and indifference evident in Lord Cowley's words, which I am persuaded were only an echo of the opinions of hie Government. I communi• cated this impression the following day to M. Drouyn de l'Huys, who replied that my idea was perfectly correct. " The attitude England now takes up with regard to you," says the Minister, "is sadly curious. She accuses you of obstinacy and ingratitude."—l have the honour, &c., (Signed) L. MOLTKE HVITFELDT. DESPATCH FROM THE DANISH AMBASSADOR IN LONDON. July 15, 1861, M. le Ministre—Earl Russell has informed me that the Cabinet had authorised him to support the steps taken at Berlin and Vienna by the Government of the King for a suspension of hostilities. Much importance is apparently attached here to the report that the King's Government might be induced to negotiate with Germany upon the basis of the entrance of the entire Danish monarchy into the Germanic Confede ration. Although not supporting this rumour, I have' nevertheless considered it useful to state that the possession of Schleswig being, as we have repeatedly declared, abso lutely necessary to Denmark If she is to remain an inde pendent State, it would not be surprising if some desperate resolution should be taken in the melancholy state of aban donment in which we are at present placed. I do not believe that England would be favourable to such a solution of our differences with Germany, but I do not imagine either that she would oppose it resolutely. I learn from one of my colleagues that the Government has quite decided for the present to abstain from all inter ference in the affairs of other countries, and will consequently undertake nothing in our question. Nor is there, according to my informant, any real approach between this Cabinet and that of Paris, both continuing to entertain some mis trust. lam assured the English Cabinet does not yet feel thoroughly convinced that France has not a secret under standing with Prussia in reference to our affairs, while the Cabinet of Paris still apprehends lest in case of a great European crisis England might finish by placing herself on the side of the enemies of France. This mutual distrust paralyses, and will unfortunately continue to paralyse for a long time to come, all c,mmon action in the two Cabinets. It must be added, lastly, that at the close of a stormy Par liamentary session English statesmen are exhausted and little disposed to contract new political ties.—l have the honour, &c., Signed) TORBEN BIBLE. Terrible Hurricane in the South Sea. The Glasgow Herald publishes a letter from a young man, describing a terrible storm which overtook the Coun tess of Seafield, a ship in which he had taken passage for Canterbury, New Zealand. The writer says—" On the 27th of April, when about 3,000 miles from New Zealand, we encountered a very heavy gale of wind, accompanied with a tremendous sea, About midnight the ship was pooped by a heavy sea, which carried away the wheel, binnacle, and cabin companion. This sea also stove in the mate's house on deck. Tho third mate, carpenter, and a midshipman were asleep in the house at the time; they, however, managed to escapo from it, and rushed down into our cabin. The first mate and an able seaman were at the wheel when the sea struck her. The mate was knocked head foremost through the bulwarks, but, strange to say, he was washed on deck again by the sea. Tho other man was thrown into the gig, and very severely hurt on the right hand. Immediately after this the ship was laid to under her close -reefed maintopsail. The wind now blew a fearful hurricane, the sea ran moun tains high, and the sky was as black as ink—every other minute the sea swept completely over the vessel, com pletely burying her in water, The ship lay to very well during the night, but about half-past five in the morn ing the relieving tackle of the rudder gave way, and I be lieve there was no one on the poop to secure it again. In consequence of this the ship at once fell off into the trough of the sea, and in a few minutes her decks were swept by a most terrific sea, which carried away the house on deck in which the men lived, the galley, all our boats, bulwarks, and mainsail. This sea also swept away ten men, all of whom were drowned. We lost the second mate, one midshipman, one apprentice, the cook, and one passenger. Earl, the passenger who was drowned, had acted as cook's mate dur ing the voyage, and he was in the galley along with the cook. There was only one man saved who was on deck at the time, and, strange to say, ho was in bed in the house when it was carried away. He cannot tell how he managed to escape, but as he was in a low bunk, almost on a level with the deck, I think the house must have lifted clean over him. I shall never forget the shrieks of the poor fellows as they went overboard. As soon as day broke all the pas sengers went to the pumps. We worked constantly at them during the day and night; but the ship was straining so heavily, and shipping such a tremendous quantity of water, that we could not keep her free. We were constantly at the pumps to the 29th, when we got them to suck. As soon as we got her free of water we cleared all the wreck off the decks. The weather had moderated very considerably by this time. Up till this time we had had no s l ee p, neither had we anything hot to eat, as we had no galley, nor anything in the shape of a cooking utensil, ex e'ept a small black kettle. We managed to make tea in this on a small stove in the cabin. On the 30th, we were divided into two watches, 'We got four hours in bed and four hours on deck. In my watch we had two sailors and five passen gers. The other watch had the firer and third mates, the carpenter, and five passengers, We sighted Tasmania four weeks and a half after we met with the disaster. After we made the land the wind went round dead against us, and for three days we were within sight of Hobart Town, but could not get in, We got in exactly five weeks after we were disabled," LAW INTELLIGENCE, Aug, 19, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr Commissioner Fane.) IN RE lIANDFORD. The bankrupt a sergeant-major in the corps of Commis sionaires, applied to be released from custody. Mr Bicker Caarten supported the application ; Mr John son, of Clifford's-inn, resisted it on behalf of a creditor, named Stanford. It was stated, in opposition to the application, that the bankrupt was in custody for damages and costs recovered in an action for malicious arrest The detaining creditor, who was a private in the band attached to the corps, was re quired by the bankrupt to deliver up an instrument of music in his possession. Upon his refusal to part with the instru menr, in consequence of believing that he had a lien upon it for money due to him, the bankrupt violently assaulted him, and then placed him in custody upon a charge of steal big the inst rumen t. Stanford, who at that time wa s a l so i n the employ of the Vintage Wine Company, was compelled to bring an action against the bankrupt, in order to clear his character, and recovered a verdict for £lO damages and costs. It was suggested that the bankrupt remained in prison to defeat his creditor, and that if disposed he might pay the amount, as he was in the receipt of a pension of 14s a week. After hearing Mr Bicker Caarten, His Honour declined to entertain the application until after the meeting for choice of assignees, and the bankrupt Wad accordingly conveyed back to prieon. EINS TAPED. The Extraordinary Murder on • SOUTHAMPTON", Frida av„ This morning Adolph Bjornsen, a Ge se Iq s who stands charged with murder on the hrgl sets was brought up at the Guildhall for further exami nation, before Mr. a S. Brinton, the mayor of Southampton, and a bench of magistrates. Mr. B. Mackay appeared for the prisoner. The prisoner, it will be remembered, was the second mate on board the barque Gustave Adolphe, an English registered vessel, and that he is ehargtd with killing Heinrich Lombard Paul behneir, the captain of the saie vessel. Mr. Eldridge, the clerk of the court, read the evidence of Jeanes Nicolai Ernst Paterson, the chief mate of the vessel. He deposed—l left London on the 7th of May last, in the Gustavo Adolphe, which was bound for Macao, in China. The prie soner was the second mate. On the evening of the 21st of June, about half-past seven, we were at sea, five days' sail from Pernambuco, I had my watch below, and was in my bunk, when I heard a noise in the cabin. I jumped oat of my bad, and saw the prisoner in the captain's cabin. When he saw me Ihe shot a pistol at me, but it misfired. I ran upon deck, followed by the prisoner, and called out for help. About the same time the captain came on deck and called out, " Where's the second mate--- didn't you bind him ?" He had no sooner said this than the prisoner turned round and shot the poor fellow, who instantly fell. The prisoner then walked the deck with the pistol in his hand. He afterwards went down into the captain's cabin. The crew stopped on deck, as we could do nothing, the prisoner having all the firearms and powder in the cabin. We could hear him loading the firearms. At half-past two in the morning he came on deck again and asked the man at the wheel where I was. At this moment I was forward, and five minutes afterwards I saw him in the port lifeboat trying to lower hime self. The boat was hung on davits, and he ultimately cut the tackle. He got the boat down and went away, One of the crew fired at him when ho was in the boat. The prisoner, in return, fired two shots at us. It was calm and auk, and we saw him put up the mast and sail is the boat. At five o'clock in the morning we saw the boat under sail, not far from us. We came up with him about ten o'clock, and fired upon the boat till we sank her. W hen I saw one boat was sinking, I sent the jolly boat out with six hands to pick the prisoner up. They did so, and having put him in irons, brought him on board, where he remained in confinement till we reached Pernambuco. The captain was shot in the head. One wound was just over the left eye and one on the forehead. He died about three. quarters of an hour after he was shot, but never spoke. The next day we examined the body, and found the left arm was broken and there were two holes in it as if made by a tomahawk. There was also a large hole in the top of the head. We put the body into a box, and when we arrived at Per nambuco, five days afterwards, took it to the Brie tish hospital. Many valuable things were taken out of the cabin. There was a large quantity of blood in the captain's cabin, and marks of a tome. hawk on the beam and sofa. There had been no disagreement between the captain and the prisoner on the voyage out. The vessel was 260 tons burthen and the crew numbered 12 men. It was an English ship and flew an English flag. It was her first voyage. I know the owners. One of them lives in London. Other corroborative evidence having been given, the case was again adjourned till this (Saturday) morning. LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening, LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Ara. 19. Notice is hereby given that the State apartments at Windsor Castle will be closed to the public on and after Tuesday next, the 23d inst., until further orders. DOWNING STREET, Ara. 17. The Queen has been pleased to ratify and confirm the appointment of Benjamin Vickers and Charles Royes, Esqa., to be members of the Legislative Council of the Island of Jamaica. WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, Ara. 19. 48th Regiment of Foot—Major-General the Hon. Arthur A. Dalzell, from the 88th Foot, to be Colonel, vice Gene ral Sir James Reynett, K.C.8., deceased. 88th Regiment of Foot—Major-General Montagne C. John • stone to be Colonel, vice Major-General the Hon, Arthur A. Dalzell, transferred to the 48th Foot. FOREIGN-OFFICE, AUG. 17. Richard Routley Adams Richards, Esq., has been pro moted to rank of Paymaster in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 29th May, 1864. BANKRUPTS, The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette : George Edwards, beer retailer, Ipswich George Horner, boot maker, Bradford Samuel H. Turner, shipbroker, Liverpool Thomas Gee, cotton si:inner, Oldham Wm. Knight, provision merchant, Walsall Wm. Strange, cattle dealer, Leicester Richard Mosey, fishcurer, Salford Walter Wright, butcher, Nottingham Wm, Pratt, lamer, Ma rc h, C am b r i dgeshire Wm. H. Musgrave and Wm. Reynolds, jewellers, Sek forde-street Thomas Puddicombe, tobacconist, Waterloo-road Thomas Parslow, butcher, Bayswater Richard Baker, tailor, Bond-street, Chelsea Ed ward T. Druce, butcher, Praed-street BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Noah Marcho,ll, , qinte r , Ki ng ' s - cress Richard E. Rud, surgeon, Bingley SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. George Williamson and Co., manufacturers, Glasgow David Grubb, baker, Ceres William Mackenzie, fisher, Campbeltown Andrew Bennet, cabinetmaker, Coldstream Leonard Brothers and Co., ironmasters, Croy BED•ROOM CANDLES. "pRICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop crease when carried."—Thin, very hard candles, sold in boxes is. and 3s. each, are recommended as the best carriers. " EXTRA HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in boxes 2s. each. Thicker candles intended for those who will not burn thin. " SHERWOOD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," in packets of 38 candles for one shilling, intended for use where cheapness is a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. Special candle , ticks to fit thin candles, is. and 25. 6d. each' reducing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. TOILET SOAPS. Sherwood Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains Price's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, fo tender skins in winter. GLYCERINE. SHERWOODOLE : "Price's Glycerine" may be Cleans gloves and removes had from any Chemist, in grease and other st ains • capsuled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in capsuled bot " Price's Patent," from 6d. tles, 6d. an d B. each. upwards. Impure Glycerine has been sold .5n the state ment that it is "equal to Prices." Retail through any Grocer. Wholesale by Prtoe s Patent Caudle Company"( Limited ), London. Subscription, One Guinea. Members can have their Divisions for the whole Parlia ment in extenso upon applicatio449 the above office. - - Now ready, PRIZE POEMS receiving the 100 Guineas offered in the advertisements, "HO ! FOR A SHAK SPEARE," and awarded by Messrs. Web3ter, J. Stirling Coyne, Andrew Halliday, George Rose, and Thomas S. Stuart. Illustrated with Lithograph Portraits of Queen Elizabeth and the Queen of Beauty. Can be had GRATIS at all the best drapers in the kingdom, or forwarded, on re ceipt of stamped address to DAY and SONS, Lithographers to the Queen, Publishe:s, Lincoln's-inn-fields. London. Forwarded free on rocelpt of 12 stamps, AFEW OBSERVATIONS on GOUT and RHEUMATISM, by one who has never failed to cure the same whenever it has fallen in his way. A sample bottle of the medicine forwarded free to all parts on receipt of 40 stamps. Address R. Cameron, 40, Tavistock-street, Covent garden, London. WILL SHORTLY CLOSE, MR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, will appear in their new ANGLO EGYPTIAN ENTERTAINMENT, THE PYRAMID. To be followed by THE BARD AND HIS BIRTHDAY, a new musical tercentennial séance, by William Brougn, Esq., sustained by Mr, and Mrs. German Reed ; and THE SEA SIAM, or MRS. ROSELEAF OUT OF TOWN, by Mr. John Parry. Every evening , except Sat rday), at 8 ; Thursday , and Saturday mornings, at 3. —ROYAL GALLERY of IL LUaTRATION, i 4, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, Is., 2s;; stalls, 35.; stall (spring) chairs, 55., can be secured in ad vance at the Gallery without fee. G REAT ST. JAMES'S HALL, Regent-street and Piccadilly. —Re-appearance of PROFESSOR ANDERSON (after .n absence of seven years), in his origi nal entertainment "The World of Magic," as performed by him in every part of the globe. Miss ANDERSON, the modern Mnemosyne and Retro-reminiscent Orthographist, will make her first appearance in London. She has accom panied her father round the globe, and has displayed her extraordinary powers of Presti-occult Magic, or Second Sight, in every great city of India, China, Japan, Australia, California, and A mer i ca. The Enchanted Psychomantheum will eclipse all former efforts. The apparatus will be of the most gorgeous character. The Great Wizard of the North's original experiments will be in the repertoire. His new DELASSEMENS MAGIQUES will be experiments hitherto unattempted in this country, the whole of which will be per ormed with apparatus, with the exception of Bliss Anderson's Presti-occult Magic, or Second Sight (as per formed by her only!. MONDAY, September 5, will be the Grand Opening Night. ANTHROPOGLOSSOS.—ST. sAmEsS HALL, Piccadilly.—Great Success !—Extraordinary Excitement. - The ANTHROPOGLOSSOS, Automaton Vocalist, Wonder of the World. [Registered according to Acts 1813 and 1850, 6 and 7 Vic., c, 65, 13 and 14 Vic, c. 1(4, and copyright secured an i entered at Stationer's Hall.] OPEN DAILY, from 12 till 10 o'clock. The Exhibitions take place at the commercement of each hour, viz., 12, 1,2, 3,4, 5,6, 7. 8, and 9 o'clock. Admission, One Shilling. Tickets at Mr. Austin's office, St. James's Mali, V, Picca dilly, W. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road, London. OXFORD and CANTERBtiRY HALL COMPANY (Limited). GRAND OPTICAL ILLUSIONS. PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS ! Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. Also, the New and successful Illusion, entitled THE TERCEN t'ENARY ; or, a NIGHT WIT ii SHAKSPERE. Operatic Selections, Glees, &c., by the whole of the talented Artistes. Comedy by Mr. Arthur Lloyd, with hi s n ew s ong of "The Organ Grinder," a decided hit; Mr. W. Randall ; Miss Nelly Pow: r, and those marvellous Gymnasts, Ai es ,rs. TALLIOTT and BUItNELLI (from the Principal Cirque, Madrid). " THE ANTHROPOPHAGINIAN I" "Go, knock, and call ; he'll speak like an Anthropopha ginian unto thee: knock, I say."—Shakspere. Merry Wives of Windsor, 4 act, sc. 5. THE WONDER OF THE DAY Will shortly be Illustrated by Mr. W. Hilton. Dilector, Mr. F. Jonghmans. A dmission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, is. T HE 0 x.FoR D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THE OXFORD and CANTERBURY HALL COMPANY (Limited,. During this week will be Performed, Selections from the following Operas, viz., THE TROVATORE, NABUCO. UN BALLO IN MASI 'HERA, LA IN )RZA DE I, DESTINO, by Verdi ; and THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, by Sir H. I 'shop. Principal Artistes: — Misses Russell, Tyrr , 11, Walmsley, Fitz-henry, and Barrie ; Messrs. Marini, Hush, Green M trcello, and Albert. Comedy by UNSWORTU, EUGENE, W. Randall, C. Burton, and Mdlle. Cavalho, the celebrated Comedienne, Marini. _ Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY ; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITION. A full length portrait model of DR. COUTY DE LA phote PODIAIERAIS, th e Poisoner, taken f ro m life, is now added to the Ch am b er o f Physiognomy. Ad m ittance, is. ; Napoleon Rooms and Ch a mber of Horrors, from the original graph, by 6d. extra. Mons. Trinquart, of Paris, Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night O RNAMENTS for the D raw i ng - roo m, Library, A nd Dining room, eonsisting o f anew an d e A egant assort ment of VASE ,Figures , Groups , e . ''andlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables , Paper weights, dm, in Italian, Alabas • er, Parlan, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine• ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, w —....U_., L011(1011. Mr. Tennant arranges elementaly collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY, end GEOLOGY, at 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. -------- -- RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, at 149, Strand W.C. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GE O LOGY and MINE- Course of Exehange,—Yesterday, Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam ... —. 12 11 12 lf Antwerp Brusse15.... Hamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles — 25 65 25 73 Frankfort on Maine — 120} 120 k Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin — Madrid Cadiz — 48 48/ Leghorn — 2,5 75 25 80 Milan — 25 80 25 85 Genoa — 25 75 25 821 Naples .. — 2,5 80 2,5 85 Palermo — 2,5 80 25 85 Messina — 25 80 25 85 Lisbon Oporto Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) ..per oz., £3 17 9 Silver in Bars (Standard).. 0 5 2 TRADE OF NASSAU.—The Governor of the Baha mas tastes, in his annual report to the Colonial office, that the imports into Nassau rose from £274,581 in value, in 1861, to £1,250,322 in 1862 ; and the exports from £195,584 to £1,007,755. This is attributable to the impor tant part which this harbour has played as an entrepot of English goods destined for the ports of the Confederate States. The contiguity of Nassau to Charleston and Wil. mington has made it, he says, a kind of outport for Liver pool, Cardiff, and Glasgow; and a commerce with the Southern belligerents, which could not have been carried on at all directly between European and American ports, has been prosecuted through the supplementary aid of this small and, until recently, obscure harbour, The exports comprised brandy and other spirits, tea, coffee, salted meat, oils, textile fabrics,drugs, earthen and hardware (£278,036), gunpowder (£8,336 kegs), lead (2,836 cwt.) quicksilver, l ea th er n goods, &c. Although half the vessels ' which attempted to run the blockade in the last six mouths of 1862 were captured, the profits of the trade were so great that some storekeepers who took shares in the vessels and their cargoes doubled their capital in the year. The lower classes of labourers in Nassau have obtained 1 dol. a day for unskilled work, and 2 dole. for night work. All the stevedores, draymen, and labourers belong to the coloured population, but they have shown no unwillingne es to en gage in the service of persons interested in the Southern trade. The demand for clerks was very great; t'ne members of the bar profited by the impetus given to con. imerce; and, says the governor, the dealers in dry gcods, triany of whom are '\Vesleyans, have found their advantage in the taste for expensive finery which, among several of tiro bettor-looking of the young women of the middle and 'Ao , ,ver classes, has been encouraged and gratified by the generosity of their devoted, though transitory, admirers. Cowman dens and pilots of vessels engaged in running the blacks de have, in some instances, been paid as much as £I,OOO s, month. The wages of domestic servants have doubled; Food has greatly risen in price ; warehouses and offices have been rented for an annual sum not very much less than wh at was their full purchasing price five years ago. All pert ohs h ave p ro fited by the change except Government °Mei has to state that his official salary br as been barely equal n to his expendit ur e. Nor ha s the 1,1 • c revenue risen, the Legislature, being reluctant to ir Apose duties on goods in tramitu. ale; the governor