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T HE SARDINIAN MINING COMPANY (Limited). The liability of the Shareholders is limited to the amount of their Shares, the Company being registered under the Companies Act, 1.862, with Limited Liability. capital, £lOO,OOO, in 10,000 Shares of £lO each. Deposit on application £1 per share, and a further pay- Inent of £1 per share on allotment. Calls net to exceed ...*1 per share, at intervals of three months. It is expected that hot more than £6 pEr share will be called. Pull prospectuses and forms of application maybe obtained aopiication to the Bankers, Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Bmiths, Lombard-street; the Solicitors, Me , -ers. Reece, Wil kins, and Blyth, 10, St. Swithin's-lane, City; of the Brokers in London. Frank Wheeler, Esq., 2, Copthall-court ; Man chester, Messrs. Iloyland and Prirce, Exchange-chambers; Liverpool, Messrs. Gasquoine and Chamberlain, 2, Grosvenor buildings. Tithebarn-street ; and of the Secretary, Mr. Geo. Washington Harris, at No. 5, Nicholas-lane, London, E.C. THE ANGLO-AUSTRIAN BANK.- Tc be constituted with Limited Liability, under a cop - Late,cesAion from his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Austria. .sth October, 1S 3. Capital :£2,000, 0 00, or 20,000,000 florins. „. ,, To be divided i n t o 100,000 S cr ip C er tificates of £ lO or 200 1 1rins each, upon which £2 is to be paid on applicati o n an d 4 ;2 upon allotment, and a C 11 of' £2 within one month after '-p l otnaent. These Certificates to be exchanged h ereafter fo r ::hares to bearer of £2O or £5O each, as arranged with the ustrian (eevernment, as hereinafter stated. In such ex change One Certificate will represent one £ 2O Share with £o laifi thereon, or Five Certificates will represent two £5O Lhares with £3O paid thereon. COUNCIL OF DIRECTORS. Prince Leo Sapieha, Presiment of the Gallician Diet, and Member of the Austrian Reichsrath. Somerset A. Beaumont, Esq., nr., London. Baron ErLrE,,elet (lleniksteln and Co.), Banker, Vi enna. G. G. Glyn, Esq., M.P., Banker, London. Count EuEr,ane Kinsky, Member of the Austrian R e i c h sra th . Charles Klein, Esq., President of the Chamber of Commerce, Vienna. Alexander Schroder, Esq. (A. tund C. Schroder), Trieste. Baron Tinti, Member of the Austrian Reichsrath. 8. Winterstein, E.g., Member of the Austrian Reichsrath. Count Edmond Zichy, Vienna (President of the Vindibona and Anker Insurance Companies . Adalbert Zinner, Esq., Merchant Vienna. . _ BANKERS AND FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS, Auzsburg—M. Paul Von Stetten. Berlin—Messrs. Mendelssohn and Co. Frankfort 0. M. — Messrs. Grunelius and Co. Munich—Messrs. Robert De Froelich and Co. Paris—Messrs. Mallet Freres and Co. Trieste—Messrs. A and G. Schroder. 11 ANKERs AND FINANCIAL AGENTS IN LONDON. Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street, E.C. Messrs. Biroh am, DaIrympIe, SOLICITORS Drake, and Ward, 46, Thud. a ment-street, Westminster, S.W. BROKER. George E. Seymour, E sq ., 38, Throgmorton-street, E.C. GENERAL MANAGER IN LONDON. Francis Breuer, Esq. (lately with Mews. Fruhling and Gosehen). Offices— Vienna-5, ifabsburg"r Gasse. ( London-10, Birehin-lane, Lombard-street, E.C, PROSP EC TUS. The Company is formed under a direct concession granted by the Imperial Government, for the purpose of promoting, and extending commercial and financial relations between Austria and England. These relations are daily increasing in importance under the influence of the ameliorated political and fiscal system which has been definitively adopted by the Austrian Administration and Legislature. The Company will carry on the ordinary business of a Bank of Deposit. Discount, and Exchange, and all operations con nected with Banking transactionE and Financial Agency. The head office will be inVienna, withbranches at Triente,Prag,ue, Brunn, and other towns in the Austrian empire in which it may be found profitable from time to time to form establish ro.e nts. _ No. 22,244. DIRZCTORS. James Bruce, Esq. (Messrs. Bruce and Co.), Abchurch-Pne. Charles Bye Colchester, Esq. (Messrs. Colchester and Wool ner), South Sea House. H. D. Cartwright, Esq., 61, Moorgate-street (Messrs. Leckie and Co., Bombay), late Chairman of Commercial Bank of India. Horatio Sydney Coulson, Esq. (Messrs. Bruce and Co.), Ab church-lane. George Lyall, Esq., Mincing•lane (Messrs. LyaU, Still, and Co., Hong Kong). Charles Edward .dangles, Esq., Director of the Union Bank of Australia. Thomas Stenhouse, Esq., Director of the Chartered Meroan- T HE DISCOUNT CORPORATION (Limited). Established under the Companies Act, with Limited Liability. Capital, Two Millions Sterling, in 20,000 Shares of £lOO each. Fret issue, 10,000 Shares. Deposit, £1 per Share on application, and £1 10s. on allot ment. It is not contemplated to call up more than £2O per Share. Calls not to excetd £5, at intervals of not less than Three Months. tile Bank of India. - - John Torrance, Esq., Director of the Alliance Bank. Edmund Westby, Esq., Director of the Bank of Victoria. 122, FLEET-STREET, LONDON. MESSRS. JOHN MAXWELL AND CO. beg to announce that the undermentioned Works may be now had at every Circulating Library. Subscribers to those useful Institutions should not experience any delay in ob taining copies, as ad, quate editions have been printed, and the type is kept standing, to meet every &mud as quickly as it wises :- 1. SACKVILLE CHASE. 3 vols. 2. STRONGHAND. By G. AIMARD. 2 vols. 3. BREAKFAST IN BED. By GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA. 1 VOl. BANKERS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool, Lothbary, London, and Brown's-buildings, Liverpool. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Flux and Argles, 9, Mincing-lane. BROKERS. Messrs. J. and J. Whitehe , d, 5, Moorgate-street. SECRETARY (pro tem.)—Robert Slater, junior, Esq. Temporary Offices of the Corporation-26, Change-alley, E.C. 4. THE REV. ALFRED HOBLUSH AND HIS CURACIES. 1 vol. 5. SECRETS OF MY OFFICE. 1 vol. --- litii;necland, the interests of the Bank will be represented, and the business conducted by the English members of the Board, Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co. being the Financial , Agents and Bankers of the Company. The I t irectors point with sati -faction to their having se cured the services of Mr. Francis Breuer as th it London Ma- , nager. Mr. Breuer's experience of German Commercial and Financial business - acquired during 25 years' service with the firm of Messrs. Fruhling and Goschen—pecu'iarly qualify him for the efficient performance of the important duties to which he has been appointed. The Concession has been obtained by the Pirectors, and made over by them to the Company, without consideration or other charge than the preliminary expenses, which will be limited to the disbursements made, and are of small amount. The Company has not been brought forward until, by cars ful negotiation, it has been ascertained that its formation is desired by th e A us t r i an Executive, and that, besides the grant of a direct concession, the Imperial Government will be re- Pared to of en an ac count current with the head office oft he tank, and to employ the branches of the institution in a va • riety of ways, in facilitating the revenue collections and other eperations of the Government, not overlooking the import ance of the measures which are being constantly directed to the complete re-establishment of the paper currency upon the Soundest basis. As some evidence of the satisfactory result of the negotia tions which have taken place the directors are authorised to inset in this Prospectus the following extracts from a Minute delivered to the Company by his Excellency M. Von Piener, the Minister of Finance at Vienna, viz.: " Referring to the fact that one of the principal objects of the establishment of the proposed anglo-Austrian Bank, is to facilitate operations in Austrian Securities, and having r e e- ard also to the d es i re o f th e I mper i al Government to aid as far as practicable in b ringin es about a closer union between the financial and commercial interests of Austria and England than at present exists, the Imperial Government intends (so far as it should appear to itself compatible with the success of their financial measures—and with any legal direction which may tie specially prescribed in reference to any parti cular operation) to give to the Bank the opportunity of under taking such financial operations - whether the issue of loans, placing of bonds or otherwise ; as the Government may de sire to cffest on the London ma ket. " the Government also intends to open an account-current with the Bank." There cannot be any question as to the profit able nature of the field for the operations of a banking establishment in Austria, co ' , ducted on sound principles. There are few recent changes of more importance and in terest than the rem irkab:e advance which Austria has made during the last few years under the influence of its thoroughly revised policy. The harmony happily established between the Imperial G overnment and the representatives of the different orders of the State, as assembled in the Reichsrath, has removed most of the impediments which formerly prevent< d Austria from enjoying the benefits of its vast commercial and agricultural :resources. Supported by th e f ree d e b ates of the Parliament, the Government has been enabled to enter with vifour upon IL fiscal Policy founded upon tree-trade views ; and to apply, an many directions, measui es specially adapted to develope the wealth and enterprise of the country. River steam navi ;ration has assumed large proportions. The extent of rail- Ways in operation has increased from 1,710 English miles in 1855 to nearly 4,000 in the present year; and the railway eystem has been actually completed up to a point which leaves few of the leading districts of the empire unsupplied. Still snore important has been the marked increase in the ac tit ity of private trade and in the magnitude of individual enterprise; and that this altered state of things is solid and real, is sufficiently attested by the great recovery of the Aus trian finances dnring the last two years. Under the measures passed in 1F 62, the paper currency is in rapid process of re form—and since Jsne o: that year, the Exchange on Lonson has improved from 140 to 110 in favour of Vienna The rise in the price of Austrian Government Stock, since the same date, being equal, upon an average, to 22 per cent. In the speech delivered by the Emperor, at the :Toning of the Reichsratle in June last (1863), he was able to dwell pro minently on the i mproved aspect of affairs, and to state that the finances of the empire have so rapidly improved d ur i ng the Pa rliamentary recess that the Government will not now require the twelve millions of florins voted last year to cover deticiences then anticipated. Between 1951 and 1861 the export and import trade of Austria may be said to have doubled; but even at its present amount of, say, 50 millions sterling, it is still very far below the capabilities of the 40 millions of Austrian subjects, who i nhabit provinces extending to an area of 240,000 square miles, in the most fertile and diversified parts of Southern 1 - 3 t 7 rope, When it is proposed, therefore, to extend to Austria the appliances of Banking, according to sound English rrinci- Pies, it is important to bear in mind that the new institution is not carried to a field already full or offering few advan tages esely under those circumstances In which the success of Banks has been most conspicuous— viz., to a rich country, and an enterprising people entering with every encouragement upon the development of their skill and their resources. In the statutes, as passed by the Imperial Government, the icapital is divided into Shares of £soSar 500 florins each ; but, in n consequence of representations made to the Directors, and oyder to render the Shares of the Bank more readily nego tiable in the principal money -markets of the Continent, the Government has been solicited to authorise £2O as the de nomination of the Shares, and an assurance has been received that such application will be granted. To avoid delay in the establishment of the Bank, it has been decided to issue the capital in Scrip Certificates of .£SO each, exchaneseable hereafter (at a date to be announced. and when £6 has been paid thereon) into Shares to bear as above stated. Under the revised Austrian Commercial Code, the payment of £6 per £2O Scrip Certificate, equal to 30 per cent. of the capital, will enable the Bank to comence business at once with the advantage of limited liability m , and without further , demands upon its shareholders. the()easy of the Concession and St a t u t es w i ll be deposited at street eof the Solscitors to the Company, 46, Parliament estminster. should The'lpaTations made in L on d on f or Scrip Certificates of the Conepaduressed to the Directors in England at the Offices accompanied Z; but no application will be considered, unless yfthe receipt of Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co. o £2 per Scrip Certificate on the number ap pfoliretdhfeorder"34 This deposit will be returned in the event of the application not being acceded to and, it an allotment be made, it will be applied towards the in11 1(i deposit of £4 per Scrip Certificate. Forms of Application may Vienna;ned and will be received at the Offices of the Bank in Lombard and in London at the Offices, 10, Birchin-lane, • street, E.C. October, 1163. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SCRIP CERTIFICATES. To the Dir ctors in Englansi of the An 10 - Austrian Bank. Gentlemen,—Having peed to your credit, with Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., the !Aim of £ I hereby request that you will allot me Scrip Certificates of £2O each in the Anc , lo-Austrian . Bank, and I hereby agree to accept such Scrip Certificates, or any smaller number that may be allotted to me, ur,on the terms of the Prospectus, and to pay the further depesiit of £2 per Scrip Certificate upon the num ber allotted to. me, at such time and in such manner as you in appoint, 6. CROSS OF HONOUR. 1 vol. [This day. London : John Maxwell and Co.. 122, Fleet-street. VELLUM MANUSCRIPT OF VIRGIL.- A MS. Copy of " THE ./ENEID," on Vellum, and of the 13th century, has recently been offered for sale at a price much below its value. Shou d any person have lost such a MS., further particulars of the one above-mentioned may be obtained by applying to Messrs. BOONE, Booksellers, 29, New Bond street. T " 0 XF OR 1), 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE, CLARA, the MAID of MILAN, and Bellini's SONNAMBULA. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Huish, ac., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean, &c. Comic, by UNSWORTH ("or any oiler man "), Eugene, W. Randall, George Hodson, and those marvellous French Clowns, Messrs. ARTHUR and BERTRAND. Also, a Pei formance by Herr SCHAL IiENBACH on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHE6TRE, contain ing a full baud of 40 instruments. The HALL has just been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at 8 o'clock Admission, ed. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CIANTERBURY HALL " Gnos . r."—ln order ..) to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pepper and HenryDircks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, "Tini; GHOST," to the Concert Hall, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Balcony, and bDdy of the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr. A. Silvester to give (with all that gentleman's latest improvements and effects), REPRESENTATIONS EACH EVENIAG, at half-past Nine o'clock. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Comedy by Unsworth (Marsh modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E. all, and the marvellous Arthur and Bertrand. 1) OYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The .10%) GHOST ! new version—The FAIRY FOUNTAIN — Grand Divertissement—Favourite Opera Selections—NlCO- SlA, the eminent Violinist—RAPHAEL DE SOLLA. the Infant Tenor—LANGLOIS, the Great Juggler. .Every Evening. Doors oncn at 7—commence at half-past 7. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great Musical Attraction —lmmense success of SIGNOR ;NICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every Evening. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. Thi se elegant Rooms are NOW OPEN for the Winter Season. They have been entirely redecorated. Musical Director, Mons. Jullien, of monster concerts cele brity. The band selected from the Crystal Palace, the Italian Operas, and the Household Troops of her Majesty. (IRNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, k-1 aid Dining-room, consisting of a new and eiegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, 0 beli sks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights, &c., in Italian, Alabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &o. lmported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Nlajesty, 149, Stand. W.C., Lonaon. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate t le interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON - CHOLOGY. end GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANI. at 149, Strand, W.C. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, is. Manager—M. GRENET. RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. -WHITE'S MOC-MALN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXUIBITIONS OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective nvention in the curative treatment of liElt N I A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its .'fleets, ,s here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the floc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease Ind closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn daring sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir curnierence of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC TEACHER. 6d. ; free by post, 7d. SHORTHAND. --PITMAN'S PHO NOGRA riII MANUAL. Free by post, ls. 6d. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6c1., and 31s. 6d. Postage, ls. A. Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. Bd. Postage, is Bd. Au Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, Is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT EI t ASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &ea., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &o. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on lie an ordinary stocking. Price 45. 6d., 7s. 6d., 105., to 16s. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 223, Piccadilly, SHORTHAN D.-"PITMAN'S PHONO. GRAPIIY forms an exceedingly efficient—probably the MOST efficient - system of Shorthand that exists."—Sir . ItOwiand 11111. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1863. TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1863, from persons who may be wiling to enter into Contracts to supply FLOUR AND MEAT, in such quantities as may be required, from the Ist December, 1863, to 41st . May, 1868, for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the command. Separate Tenders are required for Flour and for Meat. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside " Tender for Army Supplies,") and no 'lender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. PECTACLES.—The Patent Newly-invented Tinted Spectacles are patronised by the majority of the Nobility, indudinzViscount Palmerston. They afford extra ordinary reiief to weak, di.o, and detective vision.—S. and B SOLOMON S, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. UXURIANT WHISKERS or J11...4 MOUS CACHES.—My formula f)rcs them to grox heavily in six we, ks upon the smoothest face, without injury to the skin, and a sure remedy for bill iness. 13 stamps.— Mr. FOX. Macclesfield. Fox's celebrated Ifaii wash Formula, for removing scurf and curling the hair, seven stamps, CAPTAIN WHITE'S ORIENTAL PICKLE, CURRY or MULLIGATAWNY PASTE, Curry Powder. and Curry Sauce, may us ob.ained from all Sauce Vendors, and wholesale of CROSSE and .I:SI..ACKWELL, Purveyors to the Queen, Soho-square, London, THE lONIAN ISLANDS. We take the following from the Corfu Gazette of Oct. 3 : The following is the speech of his Excellency the Lord High Commissioner of the United States of the lonian Islands to the Legislative Assembly of the said States : press my own opinion, and that of my fellow-Members, I would give you a reply immediately, but prescribed forms do not allow me. I shall therefore, in due time, request you to hear the reply of the Assembly ; and I can assure you that the Assembly, on taking the subject into consideration, will pronounce a decision consonant with their national dignity, and they reserve themselves to adopt on that occa sion measures adequate to afford a proof of their sentiments towards her Most Gracious Mejesty and the Protecting Powers. By order of the Assembly, N. Lust, Secretary of the Assembly. THE CONFEDERATE STEAM RAMS. The Liverpool Emancipation Society have pre sented the following memorial to Lord Russell on this subject : The Liverpool Emancipation Society to the Right Hon. Earl Russell, K.G., her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Liverpool, Sept. 28. Murder in the County Waterford, Mr. President and Gentlemen,--You have all eady learnt from my proclamation the reasons which induced the pro tecting Sovereign to dissolve the late lonian Parliament. Her Majesty the Queen, ever desirous of testifying her friendship and goodwill towards the Greek nation, has with a view to increase the territory and to consolidate the strength of the Greek kingdom, intimated to the Powers of Europe her readiness to relinquish the Protectorate hitherto held by her over these States in virtue of the treaty of 1815. Mindful of her solemn obligations, the Queen has been de sirous of ascertaining from the lonian people their wishes in regard to their national future. Her Majesty, therefore, under the powers reserved by the Constitution, has con vened a new Parliament as the legal and authentic me thod of ascertaining these wishes. By means of the pro visions stipulated by the Constitution, a full cognizance of the condition of public affairs has been acquired by the lonian people, and free and unbiassed elections have given them the opp or t un it y o f d e lib era tely forming a nd expressing their opinion on a question so intimately connected with the national interests. They have availed themselves of this opportunity by electing the present Assembly, and I now call upon you, Gentlemen, to inform me in the usual address, with a delay as short as you may consider proper, whether it is, or is not, the desire of the people, by whom you have been chosen, and whose repre sentatives you are, that the Protectorate of her Majesty the Queen, my august Sovereign, over these States should cease, with the intent that the lonian Islands should form hence forth a portion of the Kingdom of Greece under his Ma jesty King George and his successors. In case your answer should be in favour of annexation to Greece, it will be my duty to lay before you, by message, certain detailed arrangements which are requisite for the completion of this measure :- 1. It will be necessary that you should pass a resolution in the usual constitutional form, by which, after the cessation of the British Protectorate, and until the establish ment of the new Constitution, his Majesty the King of the Hellenes shall be enabled to exercise in these States all rights of Sovereignty, including those privileges and func tions heretofore exercised by the Protecting Sovereign, the Lord High Commissioner and the most Illustrious the Senate. 2, I shall propose to you, in the name of her Majesty, that, on the cessation of the payment of the sums hereto fore reserved as the contribution for military protection, and as the Civil List of the Lord High Commissioner, there shall be reserved as the first charge on the lonian revenue the sum of £lO,OOO yearly in augmentation of the Civil List of his Majesty King George. 3- I shall call upon you to recognise all contracts and engagements entered into by or on behalf of the lonian Government up to this time, and all equitable claims on the same. I am, Gentlemen, Name in full Address in full Occupation Date . CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of ~....1 the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratford-upon -4.,',."70,11. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert :ri (••• Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8.. is Chairman) are now receiv ing_ouSUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the 'oe nt of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stourbridge and Ridderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, (Strr,alfozd-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, smith, and ,sn l itilvV, Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs. (3)._ and _ayne, and Co., Messrs I lanburys and Co., or Messrs. T a Co., bankers, London. ti " T ereent on lig t enary Committee, in submitting.; the subscrip t' shk._oetrhee nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers r. st thj,..P a for their aid and assistance. The Committee tI,T bii.th - p e i la_i_taa upon the ground that Stratford is not only admir er Ze of Shakspeare, but the centre of attraction to tome, the tow the great Poet's works and that it was his wo he loved, and where he lived and died. p- n , 11/ in the i,,, -"'EE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, way Tenninus-:pediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail presidentSratron— b Xing's-cross. The QUEEN. Treasurerhe Duke of BUCCLEITCH, K.G. Pdxvard Masterman, Esq. This was the first h and instant admission"?ltal to introduce the principle of free mality of governors' iet(t)erthe destitute sick, without the for tution in its most pitiable B. It is entirely devoted to desti pmied by sickness and fo r that which is accom wate 53 maemitude that, with ad en ' u s ease. and is now of sufficient capable of admitting into great onport, it may be rendered the casual sick of this great m olds a very large proportion of funds in order to have 00 bed: available It requires but the These the most wretched of Our tp for the reception of goy affords medical Advice and Moreover, on the average, than 3,000 outp atients ce and medicine to more, The Weekly Board feel it their in in , a week. EARNEST APPEAL to the Publl6-I;oative duty to make an to enable them to admit and relieve the !. continued support, distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer Masferman, Esq. Nicholas-lane; also byiyiels, Edward Co.; Drummond ' and Co. ; Herries and i Co.;; hansom outts and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, a and and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Cod.; Denison lyn and Co. ; W Maras, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurne y, a Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at the Hospital. STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary, 4. I shall also invite you to make provision for the pre tieyon,ostahuneodrvlseasrtilfaenangudensard of the British Cemeteries in this s i‘ ae i nr a s dv ie at s l ht shall have to in t fo is rm i;rd y ep o a u re o d f t t o he n t e e m rm e s to o a n which her of s th h e eu d l e a bt ye o u f rMvoo,2toB9bses. in f a duovofavour ru t o o nf. Go the rea t c es ee Britaincessation .for o f t a h r e rears of military contribution. Protectorate, and of the proposed union with Greece, it will Queen sb uschahno France, arrangementsinvite the F e r r, 1815, to revise be necessary that her Majesty th e Powers parties to the Treaty of Fthraettetnretiantry,Faenwd , er i s n efG conjunctionreenGreece, to m w a i k th e m one of the as may tend to the future welfare of these States and the permanent interests of Europe. I now leave you to your deliberations, and in se doing will merely echo the wish expressed by her Majesty, that you may be guided to a wise decision, a nd that the ' na tional happiness and prospe rit y of the lonia n people may, by your suffrages, be secured on a solid foundat ion. By command of his Excellency, H. DRUMMOND Wol,Fr, Secretary to the Lord High Commissioner. The Most Illustrious the President of the Assmbly, Signor Dr. Stefano Padovan, then addressed his Excellency as follows : My Lord,--If it were in nay power at this moment to ex- /1~~ / /' ~~~~- ) I , I r t_Ar4 1 DIE i 11,4 • • , • • \\\ INO I tti 4 1 4 . , • . 74 ; • 41111 t .DROrr . 11 • • ' -: I: -1- 1". HE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, 1863. My Lord,—Withgreat respect we call your lordship's attention to the following circumstances ?—As your lord ship is aware, the steamships Alabama and Florida were built in this port; fitted out, manned and armed mainly by British subjects, and, having been placed under the flag of the so-styled Confederate States, have been employed in injuring the commerce of a nation with which her Majesty is at peace. The commanders of these ships, instead of awaiting the decision of duly authorized prize courts, have burned their captures at sea or put them to ransom, even though much of the cargo belonged to neutrals. A new practice, little removed from piracy, is thus likely to become in a manner legalised. The precedents now being established may ono day prove as injurious to Great Britain as they now are to the United States. _ The fact that these ships have been thus built and equipped has naturally excited mach ill-feeling on the part of our kinsmen on the other side of the Atlantic ; nor does the allegation that our laws cannot reach the offenders tend to allay it. They naturally say that if the statute law does not cover the offence, it is the duty of Government to make such alterations as will meet the difficulty; and they point to the fact that when a large party in Canada took up arms to sever the connexion between the colony and the mother country, and it was feared that the sympathies of a portion of the American people might lead to altercations with the British Government, they at once passed an act (to remain in force two years) by which the executive was authorised to prevent vessels from sailing, if there were reasonable grounds even to suspect that they would pass into the hands of the colonists in arms. If the law of Great Britain does not prevent the building of steam rams and other ships of war for belligerents, we respectfully submitto your lordship th a t an immediate revision of it should take place. The commander of the Florida has distinctly stated that his ship was built for the so-styled Confederate Go vernment. Legal proof that she was so built, sufficient to convict the builders, may be wanting ; but surely there should be some remedy for such a state of things. No go vernment, or assumed government should be permitted to make use of our ports for purposes hostile to those with whom we are on friendly terms. It would, if there were no remedy, draw us into war in spite of our determination to remain neutral. The interests of our people are too vast to be thus jeopardised. We would therefore ask your lordship her Majesty's sove reignty,at the to take such measures as may be needful to obtain satisfac tion for the an d effectually outrages preventoffered to their h recurrence hands of any persons exercising, or assuming to exorcise, poi ers of government, It was hoped that the energy displayed by your lordship in the seizure of the Alexandra would have deterred our shipbuilders from further pursuing a most mischievous trade. Unfortunately this hope has not being realised. It is noto rious that both in this port and on the Clyde war ships have been built and are now being fitted out with, it is believed, the object of committing hostilities against a people with whom we are on terms of amity. The fact that two of these war ships have been launched from the yard of the builders of the notorious Alabama lends countenance and probability to the popular belief. We therefore learn with feelings of unmingled satisfaction that your lordship has ordered the detention of the two steam rams built at Birkenhead, and now nearly ready for sea, and we trust that the course you have thus begun will be unflinchingly persevered in until TAMWORTH ELECTION. The polling for this election commenced at eight o'clocK yesterday morning, at aroom in the Town Hall, and a second room in Church-street. The candidates were the Hon. Henry Cowper, Liberal, whose cause was espoused by Sir RobPrt Peel ; and Mr. John Peel of Middleton Hall, Con servative, and a manufacturer of Manchester. Party feel mg ran somewhat high, in consequence of a considerable number of the constituency taking umbrage at the interfer ence of Sir Robert Peel, alleging that it amounted to undue dictation on the part of the hon. baronet. It will be aeon from the list of the poll, which we subjoin below, that Mr. Peel led off with a majority and maintained it throughout the day :—. Peel. Cowper. Nine o'clock Ten o'clock 143 .... 94 Eleven o'clock One o'clock 207 .... 155 Three o'clock .. Four o'clock _ __ _ About half-past four the Mayor, amidst loud cheers, officially declared the pell as being—Peel, 224; Cowper, 167; majority for Peel, 57. Mr. COWPER afterwards addressed his supporters from the Peel Arms, warmly thanking them for the support ex tended to him. He knew well what an uphill race it had been. He had come there a perfect stranger, but if he had b ee n earlier in the field, a few of those promises which Mr. Peel had previously obtained might have fallen to his share. He did not wish to say more than to express a hope that, after that day the town would become as quiet as it was a month ago, and that they would all be as good friends as if they had never known him. gr. PEEL, in addressing his Mends from his committee roo m, said he was deeply obliged to them for conferring upon him the greatest honour which a man could receive from his fellow citizens. (Loud cheers.) He had said to his constituents, if they could from their honest convic tions support him, let them do so ; if not, let them with hold their support. That was all the solicitation he had ma d e . He had never made them a promise, but he would do so now. He should go into the House of Commons an independent member of an independent constituency. (Lou d cheers ) Not only was he glad for his own sake f or conferred upon him, but also for the dignity theythe ignd had it c y onferred upon themselves. (Loud cheers.) They had shown their independence. If he had not pledged him self before he would do so now, namely, to do his duty to the b e st of his ability. (Tremendous cheering.) Mr. Peel was , afterwards borne on a chair to his carriage amidst the vehement cheers of the crowd. our thanks are due. Blackheath, Oct. 12. x r , Glashier's Sixteenth Balloon Ascent for Scientific Purposes, on October 9. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. s in , —The place from which we ascended was the Crystal Pa l ace ; there were in the car, besides myself and Mr. Coxwell, the Hon. Robert J. Walker, M.A., counsellor-at law in the Supreme Court of the United States and late Secretary of the Treasury, Governor of Kansas, &c.; Pli n y Miles, Esq., of the United States ; the Count Franz Schaffgotsch, of Berlin ; and Rowe, q. We left the earth at 4h 29m ; in four minutes we were 2,500 f above the a ; at 4h 3Sm the height was 5, 400 , increased to 7,100 at 4h 43m, when London -bridge was directly under us. At 4h 46m, the he i g h t was 7,200 f; we then gradually sank to 2,300 f at 5h 15m ; in creased to 3,3001 at 5h 22m; decreased to I,Gooft at Oh 3 6 in increased to 8,600tt by 6h One, and to a higher point afterwards; but it was too dark to read the instru ments, and we were on the ground at Gh 40m. The temperature was 514 deg. at starting, was at the freezing po int at the hei g h t of 5,600 ft, when we were over London, a nd was 31 deg a t 4h 43m, when London- b r i dge was under us, and decreased to 294 deg at 7,200 ft ; it then increase d to 411 deg at 1,600 ft, d ecreased to 26 d eg at t h e h e i g ht of 8,600 ft, after which I cou ld no t rea d th e instru ments. Th e air was moderately d ry at start i ng, an d genera ll y continued eo ; but at times we passed through spaces which but without vi s ibl e vapour . Th e sam e wer e very mo ist, phenomenon I experienced in my recent ascent from Wol verhampton. The healths of our respective sovereigns were given— viz. " Our Queen. the Emperor of Austria, and the Presi dent of the United States." Then the Hon. Mr. Walker gave the toast --"May En g l an d and America be always at peace." These toasts were given when we were 7,000 feet high, and dire ctl y over London Bridge. The scene around was robably one that cannot be equalled in the world. With one g l an ce the hom es o f 3 ,000,000 people were seen, and so distinctly, that every large building at every part was easily distinguished, while those almost under us— viz B a nk and Newgate, the d oc k s , an d surrounding buildine.'s in su ch detail, that th e i r i nner courts were visible, „ct that t heir ground plans could hav e b een d rawn. Can -non-street, leading to St. Paul's, was easily traced ; it was difficult to believe at first that that small building. was St. Paul's. Looking on ward s , Oxford -street was v i s ibl e, the Parks, the H ouses of Parliament, and Milbank Prison, with its radiating lines from the centre, at once attracted notice. In fact, the whole of London was visible, and some parts of it very clearly O. Then all around there were lines of de tached villas, imbedded as it were in an abundance of s h ru bs ; and b e y ond the country was like a garden, with its fi e lds so well m arked, becoming smaller and smaller as the eye wan dered farth er and far ther away. Again, looking down, there was the Thames without the slightest mist, with all its wi n di ng course throughout its whole lengt h, with innumerable ship s , apparent l y very long an d n arrow, and steam boats like moving toys. Gravesend was visible, as were also the mouth of the Thames, and the coas t leading to Norfolk. Th e southern boundary of the mouth of the Thames was not so clear ; the sea beyond was se en for many miles ; and when hi g h er up I looked for the coast of France, but I could not see it. On withdrawing the eye it was arrested by the g ar d en -lik e appearance of the county of Bent, till again Lond on c l a i med yet more at tention.smoke, thin and blue, w as cur li ng a b ove it, and slowly moving' aw ay in beautiful curves, from all but that par t south of th e Thames, where the smoke was less blue, and became ap parently more dense, till t h e cause was evi dent, it being mixed with mist ri s i ng from the ground, the so uthern limit of which was bounded by an even line, doubtless ind icating the meeting of the sub so il s o f grave l and clay. The whole of the scene was su rmounted by a canopy of b e i n g quite clear an d free from cloud every blue, the sky where, excepting near the horizon, where a circular band of cumuli and strata clouds, extending all round, formed a fitting boundary for such a scene. The sun was se en setting, but was not itself visible except a small part t hrou g h a break i n a dark stratus clou t d, and looked like an eye over-seeing a ll, T he sunset, as seen from the earth, is described as fine, the air being clear and sha dows sharply defined ; but as we rose the golden lines in creased in intensity, and, at this time, ejaculations escaped from all the occupants of the car. Both Mr. Walker and Mr. Miles have seen the sunsets of the Far 'West, and they express ed themselves as never having seen anything so rich an d picturesque. The richness of th ese co l ours d ecrease d i n intensity, both right and left of the place of the sun, but their effects extended to fully a q uar t er part of the circle, where rose - coloure d clouds limited the scene. The remainder of the circle was completed for the most part by pure white cumulus of well-rounded and symmetrical form. I have seen London from above by night, and I have seen it by day, when four miles high; but nothing could exceed the view on this occasion at the height of 1 mile, varying to miles, with a clear atmosphere. The roar of London, even at the greatest height, was one unceasing rich and deep sound, and added interest to the general circumstances in which we were placed. My attention is, of necessity, constantly required at the instruments, and ray notes upon general views are very hastily made, and my description, therefore, necessarily im perfect ; but Mr. Miles took notes on this occasion. and I hope the public may have the benefit of them, I have received several communications from gentlemen who saw the balloon from Hyde -park, Oxford-street, and Deptford, in fact at points separated from each other by several miles, stating that the balloon was in their respec tive zeniths, indicating how few persons really looked d . re ctly overhead, and also how little confidence can be p ace in estimated observations, particularly those made near the guarantees be given that they shall not be used against any nation with which her Majesty is at peace. If this course should accidentally lead to any undue hard: hip to the builders or others of her Majesty's subjects, the nation can indemnity them for the loss sustained. A single day of hostility, or even of estrangement, between the two freest nations of the world would be far more costly than the full mercantile value of these war ships. It is im • possible for the people of the United States to observe un moved and without resentment the part someof our fellow subjects have acted towards them. U nder similar provocation we believe it would hardly have been possible io restrain the British nation from the strongest demonstra tions of indignation—probably even from war itself. Surely our Government will do as it would be done by. In follow ing this line of action your lordship will be sustained by the nation, and you will add yet another to the many services you have rendered in the course of a long and honourable public career.—We remain your lordship's obedient servants CHARLES WILSON, Chairman. ROBERT TRIMBLE, Secretary. In our last publication (says the Cloninel Chronicle) we detailed an occurr vi lc i s h at Ballymacarbery, nine miles from Clonmel, suspi cious appearance. presents a very Fear:were entertained that an old man named Thomas ° dealt with. From intelligence3nnolly had been foully which has reached us, it becomes frightfully apparent that a crime, horrible in its nature, and sickening in its details, has just been committed. W e briefly recount a e. history of this painful case. It will be remembered by our readers that " in a cabin, upon a small retired farm near Ballymacarbery, lived an aged farmer, named Thomas Connolly,ond his grandson, a youth n amed Carroll. Some ani short time since Carroll mar ried the daughter of w ho, under an agreement, an named Thomas Walsh, came to live in Connolly'e h ou se with Carroll and his wif e . The grandson left home to perform some harvest work, and after a to week's absence returned his house. On arriving at home he found his poor old gr andfather missing, and, despite his most searching inquiries, could find n o tidings of him. To his queries to his father and and h is m other-in-law (Walsh the answer w as that the old man, on the s wife) morning of the young man leaving home, got up and went out to work in a potato field, since which time he had not returned. On further searching, in Carroll found his grand father's Sunday clothes his box, and in a potato furrow he discovered the old man's spade. Carroll, Connolly not app e a ri ng, wearied and s uspicious, at length h adcou!se to the police, re a nd on Sunday he communicated with the Who laid Ballymacarbery p olice, the case before E. Mulcahy, Esq., J.P., Ballyoraackee-house. The result of an inquiry then set n foot was the arrest and their of Walsh and hi s wife, th e committal to by h e Clonmel jail. A sea rch made police for the body of the missing man (the conviction being he had been murdered) , aided by the country people, proved fuitless, and justice came to a stand. This pause was, howev er, only for a short time, for Walsh's daughter , almost immediately afterwards, confessed that the day her husband went from home she heard some peculiar kind of ch opping in an out-house of the farm. On goin g to see what it was, she, horrible to relate, saw her fath er w ith a h a t c het chopping up t he body of poor old C onno lly, and she afterwards saw him bury the dismembered parts in a boggy por tion of the land, crushing them into the earth with h is feet. How far Mrs. Walsh is implicated in the foul deed has not appeared, but at present both parties are in prison, awaiting further proceedings. It would seem the tragic occurrence owes its origin to a dispute about the produce of an acre of li,nd. Walstvedaughter the i n formant, is in the ha nds of the authorities." of The is Water ford N the details this barbarous cor roborates barbarous murder, and says that Wal ' BII ' 8 daughter gives a most circumstantial account of this most un-Irish crime. Unhappily there can be no doubt about this murder. The sus picions of the magi • stracy and of people around have been fearfully realised ; and we understand that both Mr. Mulcahy and Mr. Warburton, R,M., are now engaged in completinc , the chain of evidence necessary to place the perpe trator of this crime at the bar of fostice. zenith. , After 6 o'clock I watched the increasing blacktonwes:s over the the earth, the lighting up of the villages and vanishingofthe booutntoduamrisetsaonfths generally,efields till on ti the visibilitnyooaftnhge first st r, and the circumstances o. 1, d m s h e c , u a l s d N b c e w d i tobuat bag e ofth esaenadrthto. discharge . when gn h a e s n si Na e . l Count Schaff go t sc h with No. 2 , 3 a.g, On and n w "No and Mr. Mileslgl'hitht h N ohr o i n hedge. s. 1 3 touched gthee earth on earth No. 1 one ob idey s ed eof emptying by a hi nearing the more sand," cried Mr. Coxw e ll , " we shall r i se nicely ;" and we did—ho p over th e hedge into the next field, and e and slid along till the grapnel caught in the hedge we had just passed over, and our journey was ended. Vivid lightning almost immediately afterwards played, at first startling Mr. Coxwell, who exclaimed, "'What's that I" fearing the vicinity of a light near the gas then escaping from the balloon. Onr place of descent was Pinton Grange, on the boun dary of the counties of Hertford and Bedford, on the farm of Mr. Joseph Lake, who was present. The descent was gentle, very unlike that in Lincolnshire ; and it was unlike, too, in other particulars. There—and, in fact, always far from London—we meet with much willing assistance ; but near London but little assistance is given willingly, and the descent of the balloon is more a pretext for as much extortion as Mr. Coxwell will put up with, This was the case on this occasion; when two guineas Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing llorniman's pure Tea; very choleo ,Lt 3s. 4d. and 4s. "High Standard" at 4s. 4d. (formerl y 4s. 8d.,1, is t strongest and most delicious iniported. Agents j g ,every town supply it in packets. y~ '/,,2 STAMPED ....sd. were required to carry the balloon tour or five miles. What was paid I know not. One exception I must make to this in the case of Mr. James King, who kindly drove me and the Hon. Mr. Walker from Pint= to Main, for which J":11ES GLAISHEit. Earl Russell on the Danish Question. FNANKFORT ON-TIIE-MAINE, Oat• 9. The following is the text of Eirl Russell's de spatch to Sir Alexander Mulct, the British envoy to the German Diet, relating to the intended Federal execution in Holstein. The despatch, as has already been stated, has been communicated to the Federal Diet;— "Foreign Office, Sept. 29, 1863. " Sir,—Your despatch (No. 128) of the 21st September demonstrates conclusively that the posi tion of affairs between Denmark and Germany is becoming very serious. " You state that the report of a committee has been laid before the Federal Diet, and it appears from your analysis of the same that the committee recommend Federal execution in the duchy of Hol stein ; that the report will be brought to the vote on the Ist of October; and that, in the event of its approval, execution will take place within, at the earliest, a period of three weeks. " It appears, further, from your despatch that the motives upon which Federal execution is based admit of the widest scope. " The report states The object of the execu tion unquestionably consists in carrying out the resolutions of the Diet, dated the 11th February and 12th August, 1858, the 4th March, 1860, the 7th February, 1861, and the 9th July, 1863, in so far as these have not already taken place ; also in fulfilment of the stipulations contracted in 1851 and 1852 with respect to the duchies of Holstein and Lauenburg, and announced by Royal proclama tion; also in the establishment of a joint constitu tion uniting the above-mentioned duchies with Schleswig and with the kingdom of Denmark Proper in a similar bond, establishing the inde pendence and equal rights of each portion in such a manner that no part shall be subordinate to another, and at the same time in the establishment of provincial constitutions for the Duchies of Hol stein and Lauenburg, containing elective represen tation with legislative power. " Her Majesty's Government are unable to close their eyes to the gravity of the report which the Federal Diet has taken into its consideration. " If the report of the committee had confined itself to stating that the Royal proclamations do not comply with the resolution of the Federal Diet in respect to the Duchy of Holstein ; that the Duke of Holstein was not entitled to dispose of the finances of Holstein without the assent of his Estates; that he had no right to promulgate laws for Holstein otherwise than with the co-operation of the Holstein Diet ; and that the prolonged hesi tation of the Danish Government to bring about a satisfactory state of tbings had rendered Federal execution necessary. Her Majesty's Government, ivhile regretting that the German Federal Diet intervened at the present time, would yet not have denied the claim of the principles advanced to be considered the real and essential bases of constitu tional government. "But it cannot be required that the constitution of the entire Danish monarchy should bo subjected to the jurisdiction of the Germanic Confederation. "If the Estates of the Duchies of Holstein and Lauenburg were permitted to veto the proceedings of the Danish Parliament and Danish Government, it is evident t'iat the measures necessary for the defence of Denmark against a foreign enemy might be prevented, the entire activity of the monarchy be paralysed, and the integrity and independence of Denmark be seriously threatened. "By the Convention of London of May 8, 1552, her Majesty is bound to respect the integrity and independence of Danmark. The Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia have undertaken a similar obligation. " Her Majesty would not look with indifference upon a military occupation of Holstein, which would only cease under seriously disadvantegcous conditions to the constitution of the entire Amish ..'. '-'2--* ~, o .. _..__„_-.----••••• .N E WS PAPER 1 tain present prices. There is an piA, * * - o\gi, barley even to satisfy the ale brewer 03 lip :,.,1,..1.4 7.4 ~r Trent; who are, however, great ' :;:hr7 l -i y .'"lid gh4,7 growers, being always determined to 1 :- :-- ,49, 5 , be the prices for such what they may. 1. !1' tls compel many maltsters to give also a hig 11* ea if these buyers require also quality.—,Mark ,- lana Express. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The Falcon, 17, screw corvette, completed her course of trials, prior to commission, at Portsmouth yesterday, under the supervision of the officers of the steam factory and reserve. She is 751 tons measurement, and is driven by a pair of auxiliary engines of 100-horse collective, nominal, power. here was a strong breeze from the southward, which rendered some of her runs over the mile against wind end tide of unusual length, and there fore detracted from the ship's average speed. She made one mile under such circumstances, when trying her speed with half-bailer power, in 18 minutes and 37 seconds. The Falcon is rigged, armed, and stored fur sea, and only waits her crew and ammunition to complete her to her sea-going draught of water. Yesterday, at the commencement of her trial, she drew 14ft. 2in. of water forward, and 14ft. Sin. aft. The load on the safety valve was 201 b., and the vacuum ranged from 23in. to 24in. Six runs were made with full boiler power, the mean of which gave the ship a sp ee d o f 8 . 500 knots. Four runs were made with half-boiler power, and the mean of these gave a speed to the ship of 6'250 knots. Two circles were made to port and star board with full power in 5 min. 9 sec. and 4 min. 56 sec. respectively; and at half-power the two circles were made in 6 min. 30 sec. and 6 mi n. 54 sec. At the conclusion of the trials, which lasted the greater part of the day, the Falcon returned to the harbour. She is expected to hoist the pennant of commission hourly. His Swedish Majesty's screw corvette Vanadis, 21 guns, Capt. Haverman, arrived oif Portsmouth yes terday, from Carlscrona, bound to the Mediter ranean. In running through Spithead to the mer cantile anchorage at the Motherbank, where she brought up, the Vanadis exchanged salutes with the Victory, flagship of the Port Admiral and Com mander-in-Chief Vice-Admiral Sir M. Seymour, G.C.8., the Edgar, flagship of Rear-Admiral Decree, C. 8., commanding the Channel Fleet, and the saluting battery of the garrison. Much suiTrise was created by the Vanadis anchoring at the Mother bank, and not at the man-of-war anchorage of Spit head, where her officers and crew might have parti cipated in the advantages afforded by the several steam tenders appointed to run between Spith.ead and the harbour when any men-of-war are anchored at the former place. His Danish Majesty's screw despatch boat Fylla, 3, Capt. Krieger, from Copenhagen, bound to St. Thomas's, also arrived off Portsmouth yesterday, and anchored 'at Spithead on first coming up, but afterwards going into harbour. Both the Vanadis and Fylla will coal and fill up stores before resum ing their respective voyages. In the afternoon Capts. Haverman and Krieger, accompanied by the Chevalier Van Den Bergh, Royal Danish rind Swedish Vice-Consul at Portsmouth, called upon Vice-Admiral Sir M. Seymour, G.C.8., and Major- Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., at the Admiralty and Government-houses. monarchy. Her Majesty's Government could neither recog nise such a military occupation as a legitimate exercise of the authority of the Confederation, nor admit its designation by the name of a Federal execution. " Her Majesty's Government could not remain indifferent to the influence of such a proceeding upon Denmark and the interests of Europe. " Her Majesty's Government therefore earnestly recommends tho German Federal Diet to abstain from its intention, and to submit the question in dispute between Germany and Denmark to the me diation of other Powers uninterested in the differ ence, but deeply concerned in the maintenance of the peace of Europe and the independence of Den mark.—l am, Sze., " Sir Alexander Malet, Bart." The Columbine, 4, screw sloop, Commander J. La H. Ward, was docked on Saturday at Portsmouth, in course of her refit preparatory to proceeding to the Pacific. An opportunity was thus afforded to examine the jointed or " Lumley" rudder with which she was fitted some months since at Sheer ness. No part of the rudder or its chains is warn or strained in the slightest degree, but is all as perfect as on the day it was first fitted. The Columbine has just returned from the coast of Scotland, where she has been engaged in protecting the fisheries, and has experienced a considerable amount of rough weather both under steam and canvas, daring which the rudder has been tested in every possible way, and Commander Ward and his first lieutenant speak of the rudder as an " unqudified success.' With the vessel under canvas it was found an angle of tiller of eight degrees was sufficient to put the ship about. In ordinary steering, more especially under steam, a very small touch of the helm was found. sufficient. In entering and leaving the docks at Aberdeen, where the entrance is very nar:ou and the turnings sharp, the pilot on board was astonished to find that Commander Ward intended to trust to his vessel's rudder alone in taking her in and out of the docks. After the previous experimental trials made with this rudder the test of a sea voyage seemed the only thing requisite to fully confirm its value and usefulness to screw steamers, and this the Columbine's recent cruise has supplied. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. R. M. Blomfield to the Tamar ; A. P. Douglas, midshipman, to the Nar cissus; Edward B. Pillams, assist.-paymaster, to the Marlborough ; Charles H. Hopkins, master's assist., to the Liverpool ; George A. Young, assist.- clerk, to the Black Prince ; Samuel E. Lark, assist.- clerk, to the Sutl6 ; David E. Doveton, assist.- clerk, to the Warrior ; George W. E. C. Mackay, assist.-clerk, to the Victory, for the secretary's office; J. C. Gauchy, chief engineer to the Tamar; F. T. Elliott, engineer, to the Cumberland, for the Fawn ; J. F. Channon, engineer, to the Tamar ; Henderson, assist.-engineer, to the Cumber land, for the Sepoy Tidcombe,F. Pursell, and J. Milne, assist.-engineers, to the Tamar; Thomas Stanley, assist.-engineer, to the Asia, as super numerary ; Henry Griffin, assist.-engineer, to the Fisgard, as supernumerary ; and John E. Callaghan assist.-engineer to the Indus, as supernumerary. ic RUSSELL. AGRICULTURAL PROSPEGTS. The weather has been-- ot a very variable character this week, heavy falls of rain at intervals, and only two dry days during the week. The preparation of the land for autumnal sowing has been slowly pro ceeded with, particularly on the heavy soils, from having had too ma ch moisture, and field w or k can not be considered in a forward state. The harvest in Scotland ma y be considered all but concluded, although in late hilly districts there i s s till some grain out. Fr om Aberdeenshire our advises state : ___es Harvesting may be said to be over in this neigh bourhood. Some stooks may still be seen standing out, but it is only here and there ; and the whole w ill likely be in the stack-yard before the close of t h e week. Unfortunately the potato disease is doing much damage, some fields taken up lately, and sup posed to be perfectly sound, turning out to be more than half rotten. This is unfortunate, and has sen t up the price of this important article of diet several shillings per boll; and if it be found that the crop is generally affected in the same way, a still further r i s e may be expected." In Yorkshire there is now no doubt but that the potato crop has suffered far more seriously from the disease than was at one period anticipated ; indeed a month ago signs of the epidemic were reported as very rare. Now, on the contrary, the reports from all parts of the country speak of disease, as, in fact, it • act, it is impossible to hear of a crop free. It is believed the late heavy and constantly recurring rains have tended to induce disease, at the • same time they have prevented the lifting of the crop. The quantity, however, saved in other parts of the United Kingdom has been so large, and where secured before the rains set in, are in the primest order, that no material change can be well reckoned on, at any rate in the south of England. 'The . price of wheat cannot be much in fluenced by any partial failure in potatoes, as has Previously been the case when a short yield of wheat has been experienced. This year's produce has seldom ever been exceeded by either quantity or quality. The reports are universally good. Farmers, however, are slackening their deliveries, not bon; satisfied with the present low prices , and a r b c - t d t i e s r posed to hold so fine a quality in the hope of . , choice prices sooner or later taking place, ihe d d varieties are now being purchased for se . e , an a b . takene considerable quantity will, consequently' off the various markets. The favourite white sorts Taunton Dean, and the are Chidham, Rough Chaff , Red Golden Drop, Nursery, . and kessingla n d , be o btained. Whilst the deliveries other sorts can e deliveries of wheat have fallen off those of b ar l ey are greatly on th e increase, and this caused the 00w , however,the recent decline ; that maltsters and value wor k freely, much are getting toreduced, buyers will be encouraged to take this grain exten sively, so that the better sorts, at lust, may main- PROSPECTUS. The Discount Corporation is established to aid the mone tary arrangements of the increasing commercial interests of Great Britain and its dependencies. In founding this undertaking the Directors have secured the co-operation of an old and highly-respected Discount Firm in London, with whom arrangements have been made for the transfer of its lucrative business to this Corporation, and two of whose partners join the Direction. It will thus be manifest that the Discount Corporation starts with a large and valuable connection, and acquires the experience of 'Directors whose influence and intelligence are certain to command the confidence of the public. The material basis of the Corporation will be a large sub scribed Capital, judicially distributed. The recent creation of several large Indian and Colonial banking institutions, coupled with the expanding home and continental trades of the country, and the greatly extending commercial transactions with India and the Culonies, le id to the conviction that greater discounting facilities than at pre sent exist are required. An establishment, which from its ample means will be able to supply such requirements, will no doutt be favourably re ceived by the trading community, and will at the same time afford a safe and profitable return equally to those who seek the permanent investment of their money, and to those who merely desire the temporary employment of their surplus fnnds. _ _ _ . . . The known profitable operations of the old private Dis count Firms, and the new Discount Companies, give the as surance that a purely Discount business, prudently managed, will prove a complete success. _ The Head Office of the Corporation will be in London. No promotio.,-monef will be given for originating the undertaking, and the pre'iminary expenses will be strictly confined to such as are indispensable. Applications for Shares may be addressed in the annexed form to the Dir. ctors, and copies of the prospectus may be obtained at the Temporary Offices of the Corpot axon, or at the Offices of the Brokers and :,olicitors ; but no apnlication will be considered unless a deposit of £1 per share on the number of shares applied for has been paid. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. No. - To the Directors of the Discount Corporation (Limited). Gentlemen,—Raving paid to your Bankers the sum of , being a deposit of Li per share on Shares in the above Corporation, I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to become a member of the Cor poration in respect of such Shares, or in respect of any less number you may allot me, and to execute the Articles of Associatton when required ; and I request that my name may be placed on the Register of Members for the Shares so allotted. _ Name in full Residence Profession or Business Date ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat-office, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1863 . TENDERS will be receiv e d at this Office, unti l. 12 o'clock, noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1863, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contract to supply FLOUR FOR HOSPITAL BREAD, in such quantities as may be required, from the Ist Decem ber, 1863, to 31st May, 1.64,• for the use of Her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com mand. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, be tween the hours of ten and four o'clock. Tho Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside " Tender for Army Supplies"), and no tender will be noticed untess made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. ARMY CONTRACTS. Co m missariat Office, Aldershot, Oct, 9, 1863. TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock, noon, on THURSDAY, the sth November, 1863, from persons who may be willing to enter into Con tract to supply PAILLASSE STRAW AND STRAW FOR ROYAL ENGINEER SERVICE, in such quantities as ma) be required tram the Ist December, 1883, to 30th November. 1864, for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com mand. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this oflloc, by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly envelope, u and signed, and delivered atthis office (under closed marked on ibe out,ide "Tender for Supply of Straw)," and no Tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT eAr Most a l d m N r T liTthU Gracious T D I Oul xi ae of N or th umberland, (In oorporated by Royal Charter). e esty the Queen. P A PRESIDETRTTn_s sy—i K.G., F.R.S. CHAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Esq., m p" F.R. CEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapinfin,E ß C . V :P• APPEAL. *Ras V.P. The Committee of Management have to state that since 'he beginning of the year 1861, the Royai National Lifeboat Institution has expended £28, 550 on various Lifeboat Est lishments on the Coasts of England , Scotland , and Trelant The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society, and other means, since its formation, is 13,220 for which services 82 Gold Medals, 733 Silver Medals, and £17,200 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu tion has also expended £75,380 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting-carsiages, and Boat-houses. The Committee desire to express their grateful sense of the generous support which they have received from the British public during the past few years, a support which has enabled them to establish their present magnifle,ent fleet of 125 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom Deeply sensible, however, of the great responsibility that rests on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and its Crews practised in the management of their boats, whi-h can only be effected by a large and permanent annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their countrymen to aid them in upholding and , perpetuating so great and truly national a work. The Committee ,gratefully acknowledge the following con. tributions:— X a. d Her Majesty the Queen annual 50 0 0 Campbell, the ITon. Mrs. G. .. .. .. annual 5 0 0 Clerk, Colonel, R.A. .. .. .. .. annual 1 1 0 Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers .. .. . annual 10 0 0 Currie, Win., Esq., 4th don.lo 0 0 Erle, Lord Chief Justice. don. 10 10 0 •• •• •• Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., K.C.B. .. 2d don. 25 0 0 Fenwick , G. J. , Esq., cost of a Lifeboat and Tran sporting Carriage .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 . Harvey, Rev. G. G. and M rs. . don. 30 0 Martin, Sir Henry. Bart 7th don. 10 0 0 . Palmer, Sir Roundell, M.P., li.M.'f; Solici tor-General • .. t or -General .. .. .. .. .. annual 2 2 0 R o yal Yacht Squadron :: :: ... annual 10 0 0 Thomas, Lady,ieaLadyship y s lii h chaeL Esq . W . e .ston - .. 5. don. 100 0 0 . u p er . - . ll are,collec .. tedbyher 16 16 0 . Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord .. .. annual 5 0 0 Donations and Annual Subscriptions xvillbe thankfully re 'dyed by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and Co., 59, Strand; Messrs. Harries, Farq u h ar, and Co., 16, St. James's-street, London ; by ail the Collector s o f Customs and Bankers in the United Kingdom; and by th e Secretary, Richard Lewis. Esq., at the Office 01 the lu s tit ti ti oo , 11, Johnitrect, Adelphi, London, -- v — y ~;. THE ARMY. An order was on Saturday received at the head quarters of the Royal Engineers, Chatham garri son, from the Horse Guards, directing that the whole of the companies of the Royal Engineers on the home establishment are to be immediately raised to their proper establishment from the depot com panies at the Royal Engineer establishment, Bromp ton barracks, and that the men selected to augment the several companies be held in readiness to prooeed to the various military stations at the s'aortest Pea ; Bible notice. The companies of Royal Engineer , r a o r_te t red an a d t which require augmentation are the 2d a n d at Aldershott camp ; the 7th company, qu Dover; the 23d, at Shorncliffe ; and the uz e they are 27th companies, at Weymouth, of the rep air selected i t com panieseheaobsneedown their Saturday proper employed in the construction and wh- "air defences at that part of the coast. destinations will leave Chatham for their respecTtihvee during the present week. of the In consequence of the c. s ui e . r b v . regiments from. ge directed volun. 55th and 76th Regimentsabebinrig_d strength the Duke of teering to be opened f or Do_.,am, left the garrison for the various corps at Che t ' of v .3 °l r o r te t e sm rs outh to join the head quartersents for which they have large number Aldershott camp ra:alguoimf the volunteers receives the of the volunteered. Eac h . ;„ , h is new regiment. sum of £1 ea P in '7,_ . The half-Yearly inspection of the corps of Royal Da t. Harness,h e . ad-qu a he ad-quarters, e . t r s . ~ director of f, thein which l E EC:ll ; llj u ne e el e e r lirs' es tablishmen t, has been occupied some days' was brought to a termination at Brampton ng barracks on Saturday last. The officers and men com posing the services and depot companies at head quarters were inspected on the parade-ground, kits, arms, and accoutrements were minutely examined. At the close Colonel Harness expressed himself well pleased at the result of the inspection, SIVoRI, the violinist, has arrived in Paris from lie goes to Sweden in November. VENERABLE PEERS,—The following members of the Peerage are 80 years of age and upwards :—Viscouut Combermere, 90; Earl of Charlemont, 88; Earl of Stair, 87 ; Earl of Onslow and Bishop of Exeter, 86 ; Earl of Normanton and Lord Brougham, 85 ; Earl of Radnor and Viscount Gough, 34; Bishop of Peterborough mid Baroness Ruthven, 83 ; E irl of Craysfort, Earl of Gainsborough, and Lord St. Leonards, 82; Bishop of Ely and Lord Wensley dale, 81; and the Earl of Cadogan, Earl of CrawfoA, Earl of Rosebery, Earl Poulett, Earl of Buchan, Blshop of Cashel, Lord Glenelg, and Lord Lisle, SO. NEW NOVEL BY DHSS KAVANAGH. On Friday next, in 3 vols., QUEEN MA B. By JULIA. KAVANAGH, Author of "Nathalie," "Adele," Ste. Hurst and BlacK.ett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough street. . i h.