The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-02 00:00:00

TN whet " Happy Land" can I ret you after the "Opera?" I Gnly know of One HAPPY LAND In widen a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS% COVENT- AlifiEN, my de .r fellow! RINAHAN'S LL WHISKY T. COGNAC, Th is celebrated BRANDY. FREN CH BRANDY, Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest It ii Pure, Mild, Bellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. the Bold in Bottles, 3s Bd., at the Retail H ouses i n L on d on ; by at Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. '4 Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, an d C or k b randed iiinahan's LL Whisky." E WELLINGTON T HREE SHILLING THE consisting o f S oup, F i sh, Made Dish, SundaJoin Sweet, &c., i s serve d da i ly from 3 to 9 p.m , and on Private from 5 to 8 . 30 p.m. 4-4 Tate Rooms for large or small parties. By order, The JOHN CATES, Manag er . Wellington, St. James's -street. Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. TAE SALOON DINING-ROOMS on the First these Floo r of the WELLINGTON are NOW OPEN for ason, for Ladies as w e ll as Gentlemen. Dinners from carte " served a la minute, and a first-class French Dinner, s ervßusse," at seven shillings each. Every Information maybe obtained at the entrance,s3, St. James's street, of GEORGE BARTLETT, Superintendent. Lad ie The SWellington Saloon Dininp;-Roorna. Entrance, 53, St. James's-street. THE CREDIT MOB IL IE R (Limited ) 80, Lombard -street, E.C. Capital, .£1,000,000, in 20,000 Shares of £5O each. Subszribed Capital, 4500,000, in 10,000 Shares. DIRECTORS. Chairman—The Right Hon. James Stuart Wort!ey. The Ron. T. C. Haliburton, I John Westmorland, Egg. .P. I Edward Warner, Esq., Alexander Dunbar, Esq. Char.es Ellis, Esq. Mo'phe Hakim, Esq. Jamea Levick, Esq. Charles E. Newbon, Esq. I Henry Pownall, Esq. MANAGER. Albert Grant, Esq. RANKER Messrs. Masterman, Peters, Mild red, and Co., London. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, London. _This Company is p repared to negotiate Government and Municipal Loans, and to aid in carrying out Concessions. To make advances on approved securities. To effect the purchase and sale of Shares, Stocks, &a, and to transact financial business generally. Also to receive money on deposit, for periods and terms to be agreed upon. - Communications to be made to the Manager. THOMAS SHORT, Temporary Offices, 80, L om b ar Secretary. d-street, London. E.C. T HE CREDIT FONCIER (Limited SO, Lombard -street, E.C. Capital, £1,000,000, in 20,0:0 Shares of £5O each. Subscribed Capital, £500,000, in 10,001 Shares. DIRECTORS. Chairmen—The Right Hon. James Stuart Wortley. Deputy Chairman —James Levick, Esq. `lle Hon. T. C. Haliburton, 1 Adolphe Hakim, Esq. M.P. , 'Henry Pownal P, Esq., J.P. Ed ward Warner, Esq., M.P. John Westmorland, E s q. 1 Ale xander Dunbar, Esq.] Charles E. Newbon, Esq. Charles Ellie, Esq. MANAGER. Albert Grant, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Masterman, Peters, Mildred, and Co. Bank of London. DThl5 Company advances money on the deposit of Title Britain,of approved Freehold or Leasehold Property in Great with or without regular Mortgage. L_ Guar antees Titles or S ecur i t i es, and, as Agent, negotiates oan; Recei on Mortgage, for lo ng or s h ort periods ; also, ves be agree u p o nMe on Deposit for fi xe d p er i o d s on l y, at rates to Corilmunications to be addressed to the Manager. ALFRED LOWE, Secretary. Temporary Office, 80, Lombard-street, E.C. THE FREEHOLD and GENERAL INVEST MENT COMPANY (Limited). (I ncorporated under the Companies Act, 1862.) Capital £250,000, in 10,000 Shares of £25 each. With power to increase to X 1,010,000. First issue 5,000 Sha res . (Stlbscriptions for more than half of which have been already Promised.) Calls Deposit on application XI per Share, and £2 on allotment. not to exceed £2 per Share, with an interval of not less than Three Months. It is not than to call up more than £lO per Share, but 11.ssues m ore capital can be a d van t ageously employed, further lof Shares will b e ma d e, i n the allotment of which a. preference will be given to the then existing Shareholders. Eliciald no allotment be made, the deposit will be returned in full. DIRECTORS. _The Right Hon. Lord NIGEL KENNEDY, M on t rose Mouse, Petersham, Chairman. The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Malden, 39, Lowndes-street, zelgrave-square, and Loudwater House, Bucks. Charles Kemp Dyer, Esq.. St. Albans. Edward Barran, Esq., Milk-street, Cheapside. George P. Lasearldi, Esq., Old Broad-street, Director Fi nancial Discount Company (Limited). Frederick A. Legg, Esq , 22, Sackville-street, and South Norwood. William W. Prole, Esq., Kensington P •rk-gardens East. William R. Rogers, Esq , M.D , Director-e William Watson, E.q., Bristol, of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company. BANKERS. M etropolitan and Provincial Bank (Limited:, 75, Cornhill ; and Oxford -street Branoh, 86, Oxford -street. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Matthews arid Greetham, 68, Lfocoln'S-inn-fields. BROKER. Alfred Ashton, Esq., 75, Old Broad-street. AUDITORS. Messrs. 'hiding, Pullein, Whinney, end Gibbons, 3, Bank buildings, Lothbury, SECRETARY PRO TEM. R. N. Collier, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 1, New Broad-street-court, E.C. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. t The ° Netts of this Co m pany are o purchase, from tine to fine, such freehold or leasehold property in London and its b.effthbourhood a resent special capabilities for im provement.B may P The first (level step of the Company wii. be the purchase and I. °*.tnen f of some first-class freehold properties at the 5.,-end , for securing which most advanta, eous agreements i i r 4 o v n e i 4 ) " entered into, and the rental to be derived there sumei as oeen estimated by experienced valuers to produce a per cent auto to ensure interest and dividend amounting to 15 11 1 Val a " upwards (arising from property ever increasing goincrque.),,,after making ample denction for repairs, out coni ' management ; and when these properties are a DrPieted and occupied, it is calculated they may be resold at Full of 50 per cent. to the Company. ma ybe Particulars of the proposed operations of the Company where the at the Offices, No.l, New Broad-street-court, the Artie e•• of Association may be seen; and Pros fne_tuses and Forms of Application for Shares may be ob :,uned from the Bankers, Brokers, Solicitors, or at the Offices the Company. FREEHOLD and GENERAL INVESTMENT COMPANY (Limited , . NO TICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the SHARE LIST N , this Company will be CLOSED THIS DAY (THURS '"AY), the 2d Jane, at 4 o'clock. Te R. N. COLLIER , S ecretary. mporary Offices, 1, New Broad -street-court. THE CHAM 0 N I X UNITED HOTELS COMPANY (Limited). T he liability cf the shareholders is limited to the amount of their shares, the Company being reg i stered under the Corn- Danies' Act, 1862, with limited liability. By the recent Treaty with the Emperor of the French, English Com- Chpanies can exercise the same rights and privileges in France at they possess i n E ng l an d . vital £lOO,OOO, in 5,000 shares of £lO each. About 1,510 shares are already placed . betiOsit £1 per share on application, and £llos. on allotment. Ledil up not expected that mo re th an £lO per share will be ••. IDIRETORS. Co.o nel Brownlow Knox, M.P., C 28,Wilton-crescent, Belgravia, Di rector of the Alex an d ra Hotel Company. kicorge C nd C on t in , Es en tal q., VBan k Chairman of the London, Ham burg, a. Colonel Augustus Me square yrick, 43, Grosvenor- s t reet, Grosvenor- Alfred Melhado, Esq., 9, Princes-square, Kensington ,gardens. Robert Fisher, Esq., Director of the London, Hamburg, and Continental Bank. Daniel Grant, Esq., Pilgrim-street, Ludgate-hill. L. A. Ritterbandt, M.D., Manchester-street, Manchester square. BANKERS • T he London, Hamburg, and Continental Bank, 79, Lombard street. SOLCITORS. Xesars. Howard, Dollman,l and Lowther, 141, Fenchurch street. BROKER. C. A. Murton, Esq., 27, Cornhill. AUDITORS. Esq. (Quilter, Ball. and Co.), Moorgate-street. Henry Stickling, Esq., 79, Lombard-street. MANAGER. Ferdinand Eisenkramer, Chamonix. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 38, Threadneedle -street. This C o foll mpany is formed for the purpose of purchasing the LINZ valuable Hotels, situated at Chamonix otel Royal, l'Hotel Hotnion, l'Hotel du Palals de l' Rotel du Nord, l'l d'Angleterre, l'Hotel de °Anlres, l'llotel du Mont Blanc. la''''artgerrients have been made whereby freehold of the ~1118, buildings, furniture. plate, wines, h ors es. mules, and he necessary adjuncts for fully carrying on the business, c'e r ' l NUR into the immediate possession of the Company on advantageous terms. he 21 re nown of Chamonix, f or th e matchless beauty of the 10untin scenery with which it is surrounded, has for many it bast rendered it a favoutite rendezvous for tounists rye a il Parts of the world , and it is estimated that an aye or 12,000 to 15,000 persons annually visit this spot, the in er munber having been exceeded last year, notwithstand org4the absence of American visitors , who, on the subsidence ihe d war, would considerably augm en t th ese numbers. av, t 4lll,a4til as a busts that each v i s it or remains only three gives a total of 45,000 ; and calculatin ding verage ;tPenditure of 15s, per day for each person, inclwines, 14roas receipt of £33,750 would be produced, from which a Dire l ncome of z 16,000 per annum may fairly be computed. The ~,..4tors, therefore, con fi dently anticipate that a dividend i' l , l " be declared at the end of the present year, of not less 4 " 4 477, 15 per cent., leay.ng• a large surplus to be carried over to reserve fund. a b place for Ilydropathic treatment, it will be equalled Y no other m Europe, since it is supplied by the waters of no • , kvre and the Avignon, which are of the uniform tem perature required for this system, and the organisation of 44 establishment for this _purpose will be intrusted to the akill and experiience of Dr. Ritterbandt Mr. Ferdinand Eisenkramer proprrria.entooremofentthsrfoeuof dthe Principal Hotels, has entered into er take the management of all the Comp a any'; Hotels. Prospectuses and forms of an pan for shares may be obtained at the Company's Offices, 3s Threadneedle-street, Or of the Brokers and Bankers of the 'Company. NEW PATENT C URTAIN HOOK th I.l:l r equires no sewing, an d , i f reversed, can be used for at 23' intrposes. To be had of all sh o p s in town or country Lentees, W. TENT a n d C o., 23, Birchin-lane, L ondon, E.C.. THE ORIGINAL 'ROYAL BUCKINGHAM SAUCIE Flab Joy Roast Meat, Hashes, Gravies, Stews , Steaks, Soups, PT6areade' &C" eilq by the proprietors, MOS. BUCK 8.1101 CO., 10, pkitin; 411414 N.B. NO. 22,445. NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF 6 ' ST. OLAVE'S." Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., JAN I T A'S CROS S. By the Author of "St. Olave's." " There is real cleverness in 4 Janita's Cross.' The charac. ters are distinctive and life-like."—Saturday Review. " ',Mutts's Cross ' is in all respects equal to ' St. Olave's.' " —Post. Hurst and Blaekett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MR. JEAFFRESON'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at al the Libraries, in 3 vols., NOT DEAD YET. By J. C. JEAFFRESON, Author of "Live it Down," &c. " Mr. Jeaffreson's present novel is in every respect satis factory. I. has a well-contrived, well-built u p'ot ;it is carefully written, and has a olithty and force that impress the reader with a sou- eof the realty of the story. We have read it through with interest, and can recommend it to our readers. It is ahealthy, pleasant book."— Athenmum, May 28, Hurst and Blackeit, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW NOVEL BY LADY GEORGIANA FULLERTON. This day, at all Libraries, in 3 vols, TOO STRANGE NOT TO BE TRUE, By Lady GEORGIANA FULLERTON, Author of "Ladybird," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington street, Price es., and at all Libraries, with Portrait of Brother IGNATIUS, THREE MONTHS in an ENGLISH MONASTERY. A Personal Narrative. By CHARLES WALKER " The book is well written, and treats of matters interest ing in their details and most important in their general bearing. ".Observer. Just published, price 25., THE ROYAL WEDDING. An Ode. By R. J W. LOMAS. Price 2., THE COURT MARTIAL. g A Satirical Drama. By MARTINET. Murray and Co., 13, Paterncater-row, E.C. NEW WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF " THE HEIR OF REDCLEFFE." This day is published, Tyre Volumes, crown Bvo. , 12s„ THE TRIAL: More Links of the Daisy Chain. By the Author of " The Heir of Rodelyffe." Macmillan and Co., London and Cambridge. NEW SPORTING WORK BY THE AUTHOR OF " HANDLEY moss." With Coloured Illustrations by John Leech. On the 31st of May will be published, price is., with two coloured Illustrations by John Leech, No. 11. of MR. FACEY ROMFORD'S HOUNDS. Being a Sequel to "Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour." London : Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie-street, E.C. LAST TWO WEEKS. 4 FGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY.-NOW ON VIEW, CROMWELL with his FAMILY, painted by Charles Lucy. Open from 10 till 5. MR. and Mrs. GERMAN'REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, will Appear in THE PYRAMID. To be followed by THE BARD AND HIS BIRTHDAY, a New Musical Tercentennial Seance, by William Brougb, Esq., sustained by Mr. and Mrs. Germa n R ee d ; an d MRS . ROSELEAF'S LITTLE EVENING TARTY. for a few times, by Mr. John Parry. Every Evening (except Satur day) at Eight. Thursday and Saturday Mornings at Three. —ROYAL GALLERY of ILLUSTRATION, 14, Regent street. Unreserved seats, is., 28. ; stalls, 35.; stall (spring) chairs, ss. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, and BACHELOR'S BOX, an Entirely New Entertainment r , at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, COaring-eoss, EVERY EVENING, at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at an three.— Stalls, and box stalls,area, 2s. ; amphheatre, Plan of the Stalls may be seen, d Seats secu it red at the Hail from eleven to five. Next Morning Performance, Saturday, May 7, at three. T H X F OR D, A, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING will be performed the new and success ful Opera, by M. Guoaod, FAUST, with augmented band and chorus, supported by the following talented principal artistes:—Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry, Tyrrell, W almsley; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green ; and UN BALLO IN MA.SCHERA. Director. Mr. F. Jonghnums. To-morrow Evening?, THE MERRY WIVES OF WIND SOR, by Otto Nicola( Comedy by UNSWORTH and EUGENE, Mr. T. Machgan, W. Randall, G. Ilutchenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the juvenile comedienne), &c., &a Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balmy, Is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. Open every Evening. CAN,TERBURY HALL, u ga, THIS EVENING, Will be produced, with alterations and improvements in production, the New Illusion, surpassing anything yet attempted. entitled THE T ERCEN Pk:NARY ; or,a NIGHT WITH SHAKSPERE, written expressly by W. F. Vander yell, Esq., in which Mr. W. Randall will re-app oar. ALso, PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS I "The figure of Fame, winged and trumpeted, passing and repassing through the Magic Fountain, i•s so complete an Illusion that it welinigh ceases to be illusory."--Morning Star, Feb. 19. Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish ment, supported by the whole of the talented company, in cluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly Power, Mr. T. Maclagan, U. W. Lester. Ago. .sze A ission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, le. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street NEW ADDITION.—A full length model of ARTHUR JOHN DEVINE, who recently suffered the extreme penalty of the law in front of Newgate for the murder of Mr. Duck, in Little Chesterfield-street, Marylebone. is now to be seen in the Chamber of Physiognomy at Madame Tassaud's His torical Gh llery, Baker-street, Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, Is, ; extra rooms, 6d. ARGYLL ROOM S, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. During the evening an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open at Half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission le. Manager, M. GRENET. 29, GEORGE-STREET, TIANOVER-SQUARE, W. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM . Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the Astecs ; Bushman and Wife; Julia Pastrana and Infant; Eng and Shang, the Siamese Twins; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Preparations, &c. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. Admission, One Shilling Or Gentlemen only). FOUR PENNY PACKETS of HARPER TWELVETREES' GLYCERINE SOAP POWDER and half a pound 01 Soap will wash fifty counterpanes in six hours, and sheets, shirts, table linen, dm, in half the usu 1 time.—See Mrs. Goulder's Report, Chelsea, Laundry, S.W. Sold by grocers and druggists Works, Bromley-by-Bow, London, E. MERCHANTS, MAN UFA CT URERS, TRADERS, AND EXECUTORS. ACCOUNTS arranged and adjusted, and Balance Sheets prepared.—Financial operations organised and Banking fa cilities arranged.—Cash Advances made on Trade Stock, Dock Warrants, and other Securities, and Sales effected.—. The Agency of Provincial and Foreign Firms undertaken. Address, Messrs. BANKES and Co., Accountants, 20, Devereux-court, Strand, London, W.C. BtD •ROOM CANDLES. "RICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop Zrease when hard candles, sold in boxes ls. and 3s. each, are re co m m en ded as the best carriers. " EXTRA. HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in boxes 2e. 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 candlesticks to fit thin candles, is, and 2s. 6d. each; reducing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. TOIL ET SOAPS. — Sherwood Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains ?rice'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 stains. caimuled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in capsuled Wt. " Price's Patent," from tad. ties, 6d. and is, each. upwards. Impure Glycerine has been sold In the state ment that it is "equal to Prices." Wholesale b Retail through any Gr o cer. y Price a Patent Caudle Company (Limited), London. pRI Z E ME nA L.—INTERNATIONAL FRANCIS TUCKER EXHI BITION, 1862, dr CO., Wax Chandlers, dre., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 17;0.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862. testifies manufacture to he excellence of th e quality of Messrs. Tuckers' A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subjeot of WAX CANDLES with : PLA TTED WICKS, Says " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I cm_ mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." O Finest quality, with latted Wicks, patented.. I s. Yd. per lb. rdinary quality .. • • • • • • • • 15 . Od• per lb. p lb. VEGETABLE C.INDLES, with a Mixture o f W ax. Beet quality •• •• •• .. I s . sd. er Second quality • • • • .. ls. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. Is. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candice for the use of the Altar = - .. - :... . ' , ' X .( _ . 7 Z -----7 ~,--": - , , ( - 2 -- - , A ." -, - .. , ',a , -, , --y..-. ) '~ zG <--tom /" N FINS PA P " 1; ( , t ‘ machinery, and hull, and is to *":4 , -;;;;-741 e - , A ) f . AV t for the first di v i s i on o f t h e Sh eer s `te a • • „ - ' . P in place of the Cli o , which has had ler cplet/9 , adjusted, and will b e i mme di a t e ly c ommissio ne d. . 7 ") ' l 6 -ta-ai pit 4 -- • Cotton Supply Association. At the usual weekly meeting of the Executive Committee, held on Tuesday, May 31st, a letter was read accompanying samples of cotton forwarded by ftrehrheroecaretpi A vian l : a di x j no e ftgu s ion t yt y mtoes ' s na st:ot j. a4ac,Vice-Consul,olmr:o, much xecb, bales, Irie :e a r, st:welndies, Yucatan. dcgi:e ash,nart has been pt by quantity re a h t ni reporting year'schiefly othfa at exported to New York and Havana. A letter was much a atth the cultivation of cotton there is extending, and superiorot eight yaw ciltlnbtmenretcAoeijtvgheeedrai.as:Aosetaileitttetiscemrthwfa,oatrsinaelaced: advising the consignment part of which h it a iii s rua b pt c ei i o e v n ni egrown eelxtteefonrdmedattoiriayt. increased facilities for cleaning the crop are required, and requests information and assistance in procuring A lBs l letter from cottonfro me cultivation the necessary supply of gins. A sample of East Indian cotton was received from Kurracttee which has been cleaned by the Macarthy gin, and was valued at 22d. per lb. The sender is engaged in the management of cotton mills and in cleaning and pre. paring the raw material in India. A letter was read from the Colonial Office acknowledging the receipt of the:memorial forwarded by the association on the interruption to the transport of cotton and other mer chandise from Abbeokuta to Lagos, in consequence of the wars now raging in those parts, and stating that her Majesty's Government are fully alive to the importance of the subject brought under notice. Consular despatches, forwarded by the Foreign office, were received from her Majesty's Consul• General at Constantinople, enclosing a report from Mr. Vice-Consul Blunt, dated Adrianople, April 18, on the cultivation of cotton in the districts of Eski Zagra and Sophie in Bulgaria. In the former the planting last year was too late, and the severe drought rendered: the crop to a great extent a failure. Double the quantity of seed has been sown this year under more favourable circumstances. The district appears suitable to the growth of cotton. The experiments in Sophia have proved b 0 success ful that confident hopes are entertained that cotton will be grown there to advantage. The Governor is energetic, has made good turnpike roads, and labours earnestly for the benefit of the people. The Governor-General of the province of Adrianople states that the reports which he has received from various districts afford decisive evidence that the experiments with American seed have given very good results, and that a largely extended area will be placed under cultivation this year. Mr. Blunt's French colleague, M. Guys, has taken great interest in the cotton culture, and a copy of the report addresed to his Government has been forwarded. A further despatch from Mr. Blunt, dated Adria'. nople, May 6th, states that his agent at Phillip. popolis informs him that this year the farmers and peasantry of that province have been most eager to obtain seed for sowing; that about 30,000 okes have been sown, and that much more would have been disposed of had it been attainable. The re• suits last year, though there was a comparative failure, were such as to induce the peasantry to cone tinue their efforts this year on a much larger scale. A report, enclosed from Mr. Vice-Consul Rossi Enas, states that experiments in cotton cultivation in his district are zealously prosecuted, and that good results are anticipated. A despatch from H.M.'s Consul at Jaffa, dated April 15th, reports the sowing season as just terminated most favour• ably, and that the seasonable showers, called " the latter rain" in Scripture, have done great good. The plants look most promising, and the excitement and eagerness to grow cotton still continue to prevail. Theßedonins, near Gaza, have begun to sow cotton. If this year's yield should prove like the last, the increased production will be immense, and the ex.. port from Jaffa will be largely augmented. Pre sent prices, or 20 per cent. reduction, will greatly enrich the growers. A letter was read from the president of the associations now in Italy. PRICE ..4d. STAMPED ....sd. This target was fired at 12 times, with about one-third the s plates b a e n t d w e r e e n s t i t n h g e m a gbaei being g t a filledf r a me up h w avi ith Eg el t a w st o ie sk m in at s eri t a h l e . weight of iron thrust against the Chalmers, the heaviest projectile being a 2001 b. cast-iron, and not steel, shot, and the heaviest charge being 35 instead of 501bs. With the view of dealing a last blow to the Chalmers, it was ordered to be taken down ; but of late the Iron-plate Committee had it set up again for the purpose of trying it, under conditions of equality with regard to the 300-pounder, when fired with only 351bs. of powder, as was done on the Bellerophon day. The result of the special experiments was briefly alluded to in our notice of the Shoeburyness compe titive trials. The shot was spherical cast iron ; the charges 351bs. of powder; the distance 200 yards. The deepest in dent was five inches ; the structure remained firm, although it had already received 30 shots ; and the bolts had been put on again without their thick india-rubber washers. Such is, in a few words, the history of armour in general, and of the Chalmers target in particular.—Telegraph. Naval and Military Intelligence. The following circular memorandum, addressed to the army at home and recruiting districts, has been promulgated:— " With a view to meet the possible loss to the service of a certain number of men who are about to complete their first period of limited enlistment, sad in order generally to encourage the recruiting of the army, his Royal Highness the Field Marshal Com manding-in-Chief desires the special attention of the field officers of recruiting districts to the orders and memoranda which have from time to time been issued, and calls on them, and all under their super. intendence, for increased exertion to maintain the establishment. It will be their duty to give their constant attention to the numbers raised weekly by each party under their orders, and when the result in any case may be inadequate, to propose such changes in their distribution as may increase their chances of success; and in any instance in which after each change the party may still fail to send in recruits, it should be returned to its regiment and replaced by another. If after all exertion has been made the sta tion continue unproductive, it should be altogether abandoned, and the party sent to a different locality. Officers of subdivisions should see that the parties are active and energetic, not remaining shut up in their billets, but constantly on the alert, attending all markets, fairs, and wakes in the pieces where they are quartered. Superintending officers are permitted by the last paragraph of the general order of December 1, 1847, to give special authority for detaching parties for the above purposes to ad joining towns and villages within moderate dis tances, and should it in any case be deemed desir able to send men for similar reasons to such dis tances as would entail the necessity of issuing marching money to them, his Royal Highness, on the application of inspecting field-officers, made in sufficient time beforehand, would be prepared to recommend the sums to the War-office. Inspecting field-officers should obtain and furnish to recruiting parties lists of the days on which markets and fairs, especially statute fairs for the hiring of farm ser vants, are held within their districts; and subdivi sion officers should take care that parties are constantly on the look-out in the neighbourhood of railway stations, works of local improvement, or manufactories, where they are likely to meet with persons:in search of employment; or when stationed near the camps of instruction or in garrison towns, recruiting parties should be present at all reviews of the regular troops, and elsewhere should attend all assemblages of Volunteers for inspection, or for competition at the various county rifle associations, which are sure to draw together numerous idlers from among whom good recruits are often to be obtained. It is impossible in a memorandum of this sort to allude to all the detailei duties of a recruiter —they must -be well known to those who have charge of districts; but the above are some of the most important; and it is incumbent u p on officers of The Extraordinary Charge of Attempted Poisoning at Clapham. iiarnert fe,neetlie, wno stales cnargeu wrzu PILMILII/ 1 / 1 16 to poison her fellow servant, Louisa Caroline Gurr, by mixing tincture of iodine with her dinner, underwent another examination before Mr. Ingham, at the Wandsworth Police court yesterday. Mr. Wilson, as before, defended her. It will ho recollected that the prosecutrix stated that she received her dinner on the Sunday in question from the pri soner in the kitchen, after the joint had been removed from the dining-room, and that she discovered the iodine mixed with the meat and potatoes on sitting down in the nursery. Mrs. Olivia Lowenthal], of No. 6, Thurlow-terrace, Lark hall-lane, now attended, and stated that the prisoner had been in her service as cook for nearly three weeks, and the prosecutrix for nine months as housemaid and to assist in the nursery. She then said that ahe remembered the Sun day in question. The prosecutrix usually dined with the prisoner in the kitchen, but on that occasion, in conse quence of her having complained that the cook had threat ened her, she was desired to bring her plate to the slab in the hall, and to help herself with meat, which had been cut off the joint and left on the dish by Mr. Lowenthall, Wit ness could not state whether the prosecutrix took the dinner from the slab, as she remained in the dining-room. While they were eating their pastry the governess came into the room with the prosecutrix's plate, and said, " Look here at Mary's dinner." The prosecutrix was called Mary in the house. They looked at the dinner, and sent the governess to the police-station. In reply to questions, the witness said she missed her watch on the Saturday before the prisoner was taken into custody. She had lately been singularly unfortunate with her servants. Since the prosecutrix had been with her she had had three cooks and two charwomen. They did not leave through any complaint of the prosecutrix. Witness had missed property both before and since the prosecutrix had m b rs ee L n o i w n e h n e th r service. aiihn acei to his worship a letter, which was sealed and addressed to the prisoner, and said it was put over into her garden by a boy last Tuesday. Mr Ingham opened it, and upon reading the contents ap peared to think they were of some importance. He called the prosecutrix into court, and desired her to write on a piece of paper the following words :—" For God's sake let Me know what yoi are doing." After the prosecutrix had written those words, and several others, Mr Ingham looked at the handwriting, and said it was clear that she had not written the letter. Mr Wilson said some accomplices of the prosecutrix . e die- charge might have written it. He hoped his worship would charge the prisoner, as he believed the story was a concoc ted one on the part of a designing woman. Harriet Bunce, the governess, was examined with respect to the prosecutrix taking her dinner into the n ursery. She said she did not see Mary spit any of her dinne r out of her month, as her back was turned, The prosecutrix Wit x time that in r "Oh, dear Miss Bunce, whatever is it in my plate." said, ness looked at it and took it down to the dining room. The prosecutrix did not complain a had burnt her mouth. Mr Ingham said that if the ev idence was true, there was rt of the a very clear case. The we ak P which the prosecutrix was bound to tako her dinner f rom the slab. If she did s o, it was perfectly evident the cook P art the case that was her dine did not put any of the poisonous mixture with it, If, on the other hand, s he did not, it would be very difficult indeed to establish a cas e, for the mixture must h ave b een done un der the eyes of the complainant herself. It was a very dif c, a nd he must take a little time to consider what course he s hould take. Mr W il son hoped his client would be admitted to bail Mr Ingham refused on this oc cas i on on account of the letter, which he placed in the hands of Sergeant Coltman, with instructions not to show it to any erson but to in vestigate its content s . Hi s worship also P remarked ' that he would not send her for trial until every effort had been made to find the shawl alleged to have been lost by the pro secutrix, for, as h e sa i d, if that could be found, the whole matter would then be cleared up. The prisoner was then remanded for another week. their ? wn o y e er*Lonal en f r ul ps pap pz. .. . n those specially selecteu and withdrawn from regi mental duty in order t, be placed on the recruit ing service, and who should be made to under stand that their continuance in an employment which ie always popular, and for which useful men can always be found, will depend solely on their own zeal and industry, as manifested in the num ber of good recruits whom they send in for exami nation. But it is not alone to the recruiting dis tricts that the Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief looks for the means of maintaining the numerical efficiency of the army ; he relies solely on the zeal, the esprit de corps, and the active exertions of com manding officers of regiments in concerting mea sures for raising recruits at their own headquarters. He is under the impression, however, that at the present moment there may be a disposition in some instances to reject men sft. sin. who offer to enlist at the headquarters of regiments; but he trusts that after this notice commanding officers will not suffer a single recruit otherwise eligible to be turned away merely because he does not come up to a preconceived notion of what looks most imposing in the ranks, thus sacrificing numbers to appear ance, when it is well known that it is not the biggest man whose endurance of bodily fatigue under the knapsack on the march or at work in the trenches is the greatest. "Recruits may frequently bo raised at the head quarters of a regiment by sending the band or drums and fifes to parade the town on market days and fair days. There is another mode of raising recruits which in former days was attended with much success, and which his Royal Highness would like to see reverted to, and that is that officers on Leave of absence at their home should exert them- selves to obtain recruits for their own regiments. Should an officer by means of personal local inte rest succeed in raising a batch of recruits, his Royal Highness would approve of their being posted to his own company should he desire. The Fi e ld_ Marshal Commanding-in-Chief is fully sensible of the zeal with which the recruiting department of the army has always been actuated, and is satisfied that as soon as the prestnt state of things shall have become generally known, the vacancies now existing in the ranks will speedily be filled. A copy of this order is to be in possession of all super intending officers." Major Reilly's battery of the B brigade Royal Horse Artillery yesterday left head• quarters, Wool wich, and commenced their march for Aldershott, passing the night at Richmond and resuming their march this morning. They were to quarter for the night at Chertsey, and arrive at their destination to-morrow evening. The battery consists of Major Reilly, 0.13. (recently Aide-de-Camp to General Dacres), in command ; Capt. Newbolt, Lients. Mur dock and Gorges, and 175 non-commissioned officers and privates, with their guns and equipment com plete, to remain at the camp for the season. Lieut.- Col. Michell's battery of the same brigade will fol low, also for Aldershott, this morning by the same route. The officers commanding the battery are Lieut -Cot. Michell, Capt. Ravenhill, Lieuts. Le Grice, Stirling, and Jackson; Assist.- Surg. Symons, and a similar number of men. The head-quarters, consisting of Col. Sir David Wood, Capt. Whiny ate9, Quartermaster HAndford, and Surg. Comhe, M,D„ wilt leave Woolwich at the same time this morning for Aldershott, and take up their station - - RACY IN T ELLIG EN C E.—Wo understand that "Gladstone," winner of the St. James's Palace Stakes at Ascot last year, and supposed to be now the property of Mr. Bright, wa s d rugge d on h i s l ast ap pearance in publi c f or the £6 Bor oug h H an di c ap Sweepstakes. Some very un pleasant correspondence has since taken place regarding the ownership of this celebrated but uncertain horse, nor has it We ma y state, however, as p os iti ve, that he t3;eatnbsfeeernredde.termined t o which party he will ultimately be is now engaged in " The South Lancashire Consolation Stakes," and that he is to be struck out of all his Oxford engagement. "—The Owl. HUMBOLDT'S " COSMOS," it has been strikingly remarked, resembles a man inspecting a splendid palace without leaving his card for the master of it. 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A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valuable informationto all requiring househ 31d furniture, cmrpetS, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, GrirnsbY, nyde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborou g h, St . D av i d ' s, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great COBBETT and CO.. General House Furnishers, Deptford• bridge, London, S.E, Royal tnited S erv i ce Institution. A paper was read at this institution on Monday evening, by Captain E. A. Inglefield, R.N., on a proposed plan of his invention for working the heaviest ordnance on board armour-plated ships, and in fortifications, with complete protection for the men. Large models of the section of a ship and of a fortification were exhibited to illustrate this mode of working large guns, which on board ship con sisted of loading th e guns between d ec k s an d t h en raising them to th e upper deck to b e fi re d . T he power required for raising the guns Captain Ingle field ingeniously proposes to obtain from the weight of the ship and its displacement of the water, the upward pressure of water at the bottom being ap plied as the moving power. He proposes to place the guns on a platform in the middle of the ship, so adjusted as to be capable of being raised perpendi cularly, with Counterbalances to diminish the weight. The platform is to be supported on five rods fixed to pistons that work in cylinders placed vertically at the bottom. When the guns are to be raised to the upper deck water is to be admitted through apertures at the bott om of t h e s hip i n to the cylinders, and th e up w ard pressure of the water will be sufficient to lif t th e gun ; the water, when it has done its work, being allowed to flow into tanks to be used on the engine boilers. In a ship that draws 20 feet of water Captain Ingle field estimates that there will be a lifting force of 9 lb. to the square inch. The gun would be pointed under direction of its captain, stationed in the middle deck, looking through a t e l escope , and the only time that the man would be exposed would be whilst pointing and firing the gun. W hen i t was lowered iron shutters on the upper deck would be closed over to protect the men from the perpendi cular fire of shells, At the conclusion of the paper a gentlemen put forward the claims of a Mr. Matthews to a similar invention, and a long discursive discussion took place on the merits of Captain Inglefield's plan, in which Sir Frederick Nicolson, Captain Selwyn, C a ptain Scott, and other gentlemen took part. Whilst ad mitting the ingenuity of the invention, they all raised objections to it of various kinds, and con tended that it would not be available in warfare. Objections were also made to the Enterprise, which had been highly praised by Captain Ingl r fi e ld i n th e i course of his paper, and t Was contend e d th at as that ship had only accomplished 10 knots an hour it was practically a failure, and that the problem yet remained to be solved of constructing a compa ratively small armour..plated ship, heavily armed, that would attain such a speed as the Warrior. Admiral Sartorius, who was in the chair, objected to Captainlnglefield's plan on account of the time it would occupy to raise and lower the guns. R a pidity was, he said, most im• of f portent, fire during an dbae attributed iabluatcetd the nwe victory of Trafal gar principally to the rapidity with which the English loaded and fired their guns. He said that during that action there were 360 of the enemy killed or wounded in the ship opposed to his own within 33 minutes, whilst on board of his ship there were not more than 80 or 90 killed or wounded. In close action, therefore, Captain Inglefield's plan would be objectionable, and in distant firing the protec tion it would afford would signify little. Captain Inglefield replied to the objections that had been made to his plan, without touchiog however on those raised by Admiral Sartorius. The meeting then adjourned to the 6th of June, which will be the last of the season. honestly sold over again any number of times, and by the fearful price attached to human justice; and which, lastly, serves but too frequently to enrich unprincipled capitalists, because they alone have the worldly gifts and the precious element which Providence hardly ever grants to the genuine inventor. As was to be expected in a case like this, men of all classes come forward, and, of course, all sorts of ideas were brought to the surface—some feasible, others absurd. Of the former, many were characterised by an endeavour to attain resistance at the expense of the backing, the plate alone being looked upon as the element of impenetrability. Many of our most eminent engineers adhered to this plan, forgetting, strangely enough, the mechanical principles which cause the blacksmith to give the anvil an elastic foundation of wooi in solid blocks—which enable the cob bler to hammer leather on his knees, by using a thick and heavy stone as a cushion—and permit railroads successfully to bear enormous weights. Now, on referring to Sir Howard Douglas's work on Naval Gunnery, we find that a plate of iron, 6ft square and Bin thick, standing in an inclined posi tion against a wall, was broken up by twelve 681 b shots, fired with the ordinary charge, at an average distance of 500 yards. We likewise know that the 4f-inch plate of the vertical Warrior tat get will bear any amount of such pound ing. In the first instance, irrespectively of the favourable inclination, the resistance is as 64; while in the second, exclusive of the backing, it is as 2025. Surely, then, it could not require much ability to see at once that the back ing was endowed with a latent force, which came out on impact, and contributed most usefully to the resistance of the plate. This force, whioh might be called reactive force, is due to the elasticity of the backing, coupled with suffi cient rigidity. It supports the inert matter of the plate, enlivens its resistance, spreads the concussion over a sur face which increases with depth, and, lastly, it acts directly against the projectile, to the prejudice of its penetration. With all this, the Admiralty countenanced many plans which, though backed by great names, were sadly deficient in the very elements of this valuable force, and of coarse the penalty had to be paid, in the shape of repeated de feats ; whence they eagerly declared that there was nothing better than their first child, the original 44-inch armour. The Minotaur target was a kind of compromise between some of the anti-backing plans and the Warrior, being a thicker plate (51in), with only 9in of wood behind ; yet, notwithstanding such extra thickness, it was pierced and literally destroyed by 7501bs of metal thrown ; while the Warrior stood 4,0001bs comparatively well —at least, its skin was not broken: There is nothing won derful in this; the more you diminish your reactive force, the more you facilitate penetration. Fer instance, in the Warrior, the resistance of the iron being as 20.25, that of its 18-inch backing as 324, the total of the reactive force might be represented by the area 20'25 X 324 6,561; while in the Minotaur the resistance of the iron was 3025, that of the 9-inch backing ss 81, giving an area as 2,450 ; wherefore, when the 300-pounder, fired with 501bs of ipnogwd fiveer, i s n e n n h t e e i t s e f c a t i s m t -i b r e o v n e round e shot into n un t b h v e e k fo e rm n e i r t , couldie a v - easily be foreseen the same gun fired under similar condi tions would sweep "clean through the Minotaur target, carrying plate, backing, skin, frame, and all before it." The 11-inch plates tried without backing were broken through at the first round of the 300-pounder, though the iron resistance was as 121, six times greater than that of the Warrior; but there was no reactive force, so the shot only encountered inert matter of great tenacity. With a little care, how easy it would be to save the country of a vast amount of wanton expenditure! Other plans, on the contrary, laid great stress on the part played by the backing ; in fact, they took a line diametri. cally oppposite to that followed by the former, their origi nators having evidently understood the lesson conveyed by the comparative superiority of the Warrior with regard to a system based on the use of thicker plates and thinner backing. They may not have seen what constituted the secret of impenetrability, but it was apparent to them that by :improving the rigidity, and at the same time the elasticity of the backing, they would increase the resistance to compression, and proportionately diminish the plate's tendency to buckle and give way before the shot. One would have thought these principles plansable enough to merit fair consideration, or novel enough to excite official curiosity. Such, however, was not the case in any way ; the Admiralty being either unable to appreciate the scientific features, or determined never to depart from their own favourite ideas, right or wrong, Be this as it may, we find that amongst the persons who sided with the backing a certain Mr. Chalmers distinguished him self especially for his perseverance in bringing the question into notice, and at the same time for his faith in the prac tical success. Early in 1862 he became convinced that ar mour needed three essential conditions, viz., more support tWttiepsti6ltrotike — tntie'ffrii and third conditions we fully concur. We likewise concur in the second—but not as to the purpose it is intended to fulfil. In August, 1862, he submitted his plans to the Admiralty; they, of course, refusing to give them a trial. Upon which he proposed (September 22) to furnish a target at his own expense—the conditions being that in case of failure it should remain his property, whereas in case of success further trials were to be made, preparatory to the general introduction of the system, in the armour-plating of new iron-clads. On the 15th October their lordships refused over again, characteristically referring Mr. Chalmers to their "former answer on the subject of his proposal to con struct a target;" but there had been no " former answer" to the proposal based on the risk of the projector. So Mr. Chalmers immediately reiterated his offer, reserving to him self the right of reimbursement up to £1,650, on condition that, first, his plates should neither buckle nor be pene trated, on being tested in the same way as the Warrior ; secondly, the armour should afford protection to the skin against the 'Whitworth projectiles, which had succeeded in penetrating the Warrior; thirdly, plates 3 1 inches thick should afford better protection than 4i-inch plates backed by wood only. Failing in these conditions, he claimed the right of removing his target ; succeeding, he left himself en- tirely in the hands of their lordships with regard to compen sation. Two days later, the Admiralty were pleased to sig nify their adhesion to this proposal, declaring beforehand their intention not to enter into engagements as to future remuneration, or costs ;" and there is every recson to be lieve that this answer satisfied Mr. Chalmers in spite of its vagueness ; for the target was at once commenced by the Millwall Iron Company, the work being completed suffi ciently in time for the first trial to come off on the 27th of April last year. On examining the system one could see that the outer armour-plate was 31 inches thick; that the first backing was composed of alternate layers of wood and iron about 11 inches deep, the iron ribs being equivalent to about an additional thickness of nearly half an inch to the plate; that this backing was supported by an inner armour plate, 1 inch thick, resting against a cushion or second backing from '3 to 4 inches deep; the whole being firmly bolted to a frame representing the side of an iron ship, The target weighed as much as the Warrior per square foot. The pro gramme consisted of 27 rounds, of which 8 were from the 68 pounders-1 solid shot and 4 shell—with 16 lbs of powder ; and 9 were from the 110 pounder Armstrong (12 gelid, 6 shells, and one steel flat-ended)—the charges being respectively 141 b, 121 b, and 101 b. Without going into the various details of the firing, we may at once say that the result was far more satisfactory than in the case of the Warrior, thanks undoubtedly to the greater amount of reactive bree located in the cushion, and the peculiar con struction of the cellular backing. Great hopes were im mediately founded on this good achievement; but they eventually made way to bitter disappointments, despite words uttered in the House of Commons, and which seemed to be an acknowledgment full of promise for Mr Chalmers, as well as for the friends whe had so heartily given him their support. On the 4th of May two more rounds were fired at this target from the 10.5-inch shunt Armstrong, with spherical cast-iron shot, and 510bs, of powder, result ing in two belts and a few rivets broken, one of the ship's ribs being bulged inwards a few inches; still, the inner plate was not pierced. Unfortunately, however, Mr. Chalmers consented to the firing of a 3001 b. steel shot, with no less than 451bs, of powder : it effected complete penetra tion, and thus he himself enabled his adversaries to turn the result against his own work; not with much good faith, we grant—for we have yet to learn where the Admi ralty has the target able to stand such a shot at 200 yards, especially after 29 rounds—but nevertheless with that superficial show of reason, which was wanted for waging war on bad grounds. Contrary to their expectations, the Admiralty had been taught a valuable lesson. They had been forcibly shown, not by deep science, but by plain practical results due to sound instinct, that backing has more to do with resistance than they had imagined ; wherefore, according to the usual rules followed between masters and pupils, one would have ex pected them ready to acknowledge the service done. )jut official institutions cannot adapt themselves to vulgar usage, so it was decided to pay for the tangible outlay— that is, for the target furnished by the Milwall works—and not to reimburse the master the small amount due fur per sonal expenses and for time expended during the manufac ture of the target. Moreover, acting after the same pro pensities which tempted them to build the slow Orontes as an improvement on the swift Himalaya, they determined to try another target on their own favoured plan, embodying a shadow of the principles which had succeeded in the Chalmers ; and again they had the deep mortification to witness its failure, in the presence of a large assem blage, the first round of the 10.5-inch gun send ing the whole concern to ruin. A succession of disasters was a matter not to be tolerated, for the sake of official fame ; so one more effort was made to secure at least a semblance of triumph in another target called the Belle rophon, by adhering as closely as possible to the most essential features of the Chalmers : in fact the backing con sisted of alternate layers of wood and iron supporting 6-inch IpARIS.-THE GRAND HOTEL. Boulevard des Capucines, Place de Nouvelle Opera, opposite the Rue de la Paix, and near the Theatres. Has been opened since July, 186'. 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The Corporation will act also as agents between mortgagors and mortgagees, and will negotiate subscriptions ~r loans for British and foreign undertakings, the bona fides of which w 11 be strictly inVeStigated before they are sub mitted to the public. The Estate Agency Department will embrace valuations ; the rurchase and sale of estates, lands, and houses; the management of estates, and the carrying out of drainage and other essential improvements ; also the sales of agricultural produce, farming stock, and every description of properties, by priva'e contract and public auction ; and it is intended to hold periodical sales of freehold and leasehold properties. That the value of finance business generally is abundantly appreciated by the public is proved by the very large pre miums already attained by all the financial companies , and it is well known that large fortunes have been ea iced by the business of estate agent. This Company, with its moderate capital, does not pretend to compete with the transactions of the larger financial companies now existing, the Directors viewing the financial business principa ly as an adjunct to that of the Estate Agency ; and as the one department will largely contribute to the business of the other, they are satis fied the combined operations must result in large dividends to the shareholders. Several lucrative transactions have already been secured by the Corporation; and although the Directors consider the present nominal capital ample for all immediate purposes, power has been taken to increase the same should it be ultimately deemed desirable. By the Articles of Association (which lie for inspection at the'temporary Offices of the Company), each Director is required to hold 200 snares; and more than 2,100 shares have already been subscribed for by the Directors and their friends. Proarectusea and form of applications for shares may be obtained from the Bank ere and Brokers, or at the Temporary Offic s of the Company. TEETH. —Mr. ESKELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following advantages :—A set of teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the eountry can ad just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the aid of a dentist They are not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining Mr. Eskell's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations free.-B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, W.; and at 89, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. THE PIGEON HOUSE FORT.—When he gets near to the fort he will observe upon his left the remains of her Majesty's ship Mermaid, brought here from Ports mouth, cut down and converted into a store. Then comes a row of wooden palisading,and next a drawbridge, crossing which, and passing under a gateway, he will find himself in a small courtyard, with cannon pointed, commanding the road he has come ; then through another gateway and he will be in an oblong square, where he will find a flagstaff and a couple of 32 -pounders. The ball alley, canteen, and barracks are on th e r i ght, further on is a long building: Beyond that ag a i n i s a large yard, girt by iron railings, in the centre of which are piled shot of all shies and cannon of nearly every calib re li e round about. Then come the officers' quarters, a large commodious building, in which no officer lives, and next to this are the inagatines, the powder depot for the whole of Ireland, there there are sane tons of gunpowder deposited, also CongteVe rockets, shrap nell shells, cannister and grape, and animithitiOn of every sort, blank and ball, for t afield and Whitworth rifles, and the same for Armstrong guns. The next house is the bar rack-master's, which, like the lawyer's house in a village, is far from being the worst in the place ; and then deities another smtll guard-rom, and another gateway leading on to the breakwater. When returning he will observe a small landing plate to the right, used for the unloading of atromn etc., which is conveyed from Woolwich in Govern ment vessels. From this landing-place to the entrance there is only a wall loopholed about every 40 yards for defence. The most interesting object is the armoury, the long build• ing already mentioned, entrance to which may be gained by application to the head clerk; it is said to be the next in importance to Woolwich, and a regular staff of workmen is employed here, Entering from the front by folding-doors, the stranger finds himself in a small hall facing a staircase about eight feet wide. In and around this hall are numerous articles used in ancient warfare, coats of mail and suits of armour of every kind, from that of the knight to the mousquetaire, while pikes, battle-axes, and blunder buses adorn the walls, and festoons of bayonets, wreaths of pistols, and stars formed of small swords and daggers decorate the sides of the staircase. Up the stairs is a long wide room, at the end of which another room similar in size branches off to the right; here again the walls are covered with "pikes and guns and bows, and good old swords and bucklers too," while m every window-ledge is displayed the some other destructive engine o f wa r. model of a cannon or Down the middle of these rooms. in tier upon tier, are over 30,000 Enfield and Whitworth rifled muskets, with bayonets to match, besides more than 1,000 six-barrelled revolver pistols, In this building are arms for an army, and not 100 yards frog thew is the ammunition..— Dickens's .111 ehe rear Bound. The Chalmers Target. emstvsiaujioat Isatbfgoeer capabilities Evere ledog nl oestroi tynhteeaheit is t h h pa e vlain d n a g ys of the Spanish Armada, the vital importance of our supremacy at sea has been acknowledged, without a dissentient voice, as the beet means for keeping world. In accordance with tl7s c ifer, a o l : l4 nuenvfaeirlirnugnlythe statesmenabroad, have and taken good care that the fleets of England should liilbfileATlSlP,saTtfeti too frequently dangerhappened surpass ours in their ees this watchfulness, however, pewer o o d f t h h c a in .. g th o e r y erniatched, though it but succeeded, during the Crimean towards modifying that great : prayed us o h: f ogw a t l u;a l arlti otfh their Fe allowed i:e n. erhm anin f a o 7 r a e tl i . gn lv sh i ph authorities satlol their design, and the in i fundamentale s t , a : b n i I: basis sht the of our beautyofiurrst secu rity step t and power, by the introduction t of armour plated float ingto o ur superiority. batteries hy T h The Success B ,, ci i , ' of these armoured vessels sea, they at once de • ne utralising agaius eu tt r i ht :rn e r en e i ans of destruction at way, that the originator was s cess that attended the first trial 5 : forte nv a i t hoe : ge bi n to t . comparison of navies and being frigates, which scheme t : of La Gloire may well lay claim Improved and extended to large t b ou everyrt h a carried out in so practical a Powers. Defensive as could no longer be calculatedwaelt yebraadibnortnhee to quantity, in the shape the relative position of maritime n th ew e sized smooth bores, but ° monster ships and moderate rifled cannon. It afterfollowed that of iron clads and heavy national point of view, we had that the arm of which, in a was slipping fast out of our the most peremptory need, fate of battles—for we were hands, not through the adverse —but through the e in the very midst of peace and the resolution of simple, noiseless agency of ingenuity, the immediate practical application Promptly pushing forward of a plan which had proved so thoroughly useful and feasible. Fortunately, however, we are living in times when concealment and secresy are extremely difficult. The success of the first iron clad, and the extent to w hi ch • becamesimilar frigates were ordered in the French navy, seen must admit, the danger was known ; and then, we energetically dealt with, no time being lost in adopting the new principle of armour plating, and every possible despatch made to create an iron fleet, in unison with the traditional Wee policy of Great Britain. It is true that this exempla Powers promptly followed else where; in fact, most navalare at present engaged in the reconstruction of their fl eets system to the utmost of their abilitie s on the new yet, with the im mense resources our Government c an 8 ; command, if wisely used, there can be no reason to fear that we shall ever suo cumb in this extraordinary race, or come out of it in a posi tion inferior to the one we have been wont 0 h At the time that this new invention was adopted, eld. was known about the best conditions fot ensarin little with regard to the object it principally had in vice,g sUe v c i e r s s impenetrability, It was believed that a plain slab " " of iron, 41. inches thick, well backed tip by layers of timber, , consti tuted a sufficiently powerful artaonr to re • suit cannon-shot of the largest calibre, moving with the highest velocities. This belief was not the result of a long aer i es of experiments undertaken for the etre% purpose of determining what artillery could do against smart and vice versa, what our ar mour was needed to set eate ry at defiance ; but it mainly from the impression that the thicknes s adopted sprang Prance for the plating of their type s hi p was amplyin ugfuaars :tto:ffrdetnhqseni viiirtueed been fade havehe nde suffi cient, beeatise the targets tried at Vincennes i prove When the iron Was of good texture and eleven ave centimetres thick ( e qual to about four and one-third inches), though they lied tic iron frame -work to port the backing. Considering that the French sup port was essentially 5 owinhea what effort dispositionsmi gh t t unscientific, certainly, ,i t i th , an sue contingencies,twowfuartudsreascertsiascertaining )y position eay, resistance could be increased without adding weight • )however, if we bear in mind that the circumstance admitted of no d 1 when they ordetcd a hundred 100-pounders before having as and that our authorities were nearly in the same had even one tried, we naa7 be satisfied with the armour plating adopted for the Warrior, because i n a , . relative point of view its primitive style was superior to the equally pri mitive plan then carried out in the French navy. But it soon became apparent that naval artillery was on the eve of some radical alteration in its condition of penetration and momentum, by the adoption of larger calibres, heavier charges, and more suitable metal; and from that moment every one could see tbat the question of armour-plating had entered on an entirely new phase. 11 —nough had been known of it to appreciate the value of such protection, and save it from being abandoned as useless, if it could but be endowed with resistance in an absolute sense—if we may so express ourselves, in view of the immense difference between old and new gunnery —always within moderate limits of thickness and of weight. A problem of this nature could not fail, as a general rule, to absorb the attention of engi neers, and promote emulation amongst them; but in the present case it has the exceptional qualification of exciting an intense feeling of interest in the public at large, of hold ing out unusual promises, and lastly cf opening a great field to ambition. Never perhaps have the registers of the Patent Office been called upon to record a greater number of inventions in so short a space of time on one particular object. A single hope had sufficed to instantly turn the minds of many hundreds of men towards a career which begins by exacting heavy payments for the grant of a natural sight, at present stigmatised as a monopoly; which opens the way to ruinous lawsuits, canoed by the grant being ,