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ARMY CONTRACTS. ?SD - F.IIS will be received at of`flee until 12 o'clock noon on the 3d of October, from persons who maybe willfnti to enter into Contracts to supply FORAGE AND I'AILLA9SE STRAW, in such quantities Ss may he required, for the use of Her from Land F orces s t a ti one d i n th e f o ll ow i ng c l ace s, irOln Ist November, 1t63, to 31st October, 1861 : FORAGE. "'Pie-park, Kensington, Regent's-park, and Horse (;uards. 2. TTounslow and linelkr linmoton Court. 4. Win(l.or. 5. lirikAgott. 5. Sandhurst. 7. Entkld. PAILLASSE STRAW. licompton House, llple-park, and Kensington. , 12 ' V , cgens-park, St. John's-wood, and P6rtman-street Parry ks. • , New Barracks, Chelsea. 4• Wellinfrton and St. Geor cIl 's aTracks. The Tower. 6. Hounslow and timelier Hall. 7. [Tampion Court. a. Windsor. 0. Erlp;hton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shore ham. 10 . Croydon, SPparat, Tenders must be made for Fora g e and for Pail lasse Straw for each of the above-mentioned Stations or Bar racks as •;rouped and numbered. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock. Tenders on the printed forms must be properly filled up and si”ned, and no Tender will be noticed unless delivered at the under-mentioned Office, under closed envelope (marked on the outside " Tender for Commissariat Supplies 12 o'clock noon on the 3d October next. "), before (Signed) W. T. POWER, Commissary -General Deputy Commissary-General's Office, 5, New-street, Sprimr-g•ardens, London, S.W., 10th Sept., 1863. N ORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. Accumulated and Invested Fund 5....... V,122,828 Annual Revenue422,4ol FIRE DEPARTMENT. In suran'es Granted both at Home and in Foreign Countries on the most liberal terms. LIFE DEPARTMENT. Every facility offered to Insurers. Ninety per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers On the participating principle. The new Life business transacted in 1862 as follows: Policies. Anleunt In mred. Premiums. 1,037 £763,334 £23,641 0 0 *Form n of Proposal and every information will be furnished to application at the LotinoN Orriers: 58, Threadneedle-street. 4, New Bank Buildings. Lothbury. ~ West-end Office B, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. NORWICII UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. The business of the Company exceeds £70,000,000. The duty paid to Government for the year 1862 was j „ .Za566332 2 : a . nd the amount insured on farmin g stock, A bonus of three-fifths of the profits periodically made to parties insuring, who have thus. from time to time, received '.. 111115 amounting in the aggregate to £ 440,000 ; and the Society SOW holds a large Rescrve applicable to a future Bonus. The rates of pr e mium are in no case higher th an those charged by the other principal offices making no returns to their insurers. ~ ,1 :`or pro Tectuses apply at the Society' s Offices, Surrey 'l? eet, Norwich • and 6, Crescent, New Br id g e-street, Black ?liars E C THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. rIEAD OFFICES, 29, Lombard-street, London, and Royal Insurance• buildings, Liverpool. Total Annual Revenue exceeds £500,010. Accumulated Funds in hand over 1 OOO,OOO. Chairman in Liverpool: CHARLES TURNER, Esq., M.P. Chairman in London : WILLIAM WAINWRIGHT, Esq. EXTRACTS FROM THE . REPORT FOR TIIE YEAR - - 1862. The Directors of the Royal Insurance Company are now called upon to make their accustomed periodical Report at the Meeting of its Shareholders. FIRE BRANCH. The Directors have, as pleasingly as unexpectedly, at the close of the year, to announce, for the first time, that the Fire Premiums have not only reached, but exceed £300,000. The high comparative position held by the Royal in the Government Returns of Duty is again fully maintained. The profit of the business of the year exceeds considerably the amount realised in the preceding year, and in fact sur passes that of any year. with but two exceptions, since the commencement of this Office, the balance to the credit on account of British and Foreign Insurances being £45,107 108. 5d., and id* the North American business, which is kept sepa rately, £11,007 16s. 10d. LIFE BRANCA. The very zratifyinv, duty now falls upon the Directors to state the sum assured on now policies for fhe year 1862 exceeds even that of the year ISGI by £lBO,OOO, and has arrived at the almost unexampled amount for a sinzle year of £701,427 on 1,408 new policies Issued. Until within the last few years it is believed that such a sum assured as that which has just been announced as the result of one year's business was all but unheard of. This portion of the Company's business has been carefully watched, and cannot fail to give much satisfaction to the shareholder, as well as no small encouragement for the lutare to the participating - life assurer. Evidence of continued care in the selection of lives is amply afforded by a statement of the number rejected. These have amounted to 311 for the year, on which the aggregate sum proposed for assuraroe amounts to :£111,281. Various degrees of ineligibility have led to these lives being declined. No small number of the Assurance Companies of the day record their accepted lives annually at a sum not much, if at all, exceeding those which the Royal has declared as inadmis sible in a single year from deterioration of some kind or mother. If; to complete their review, the Directors now advert briefly to the United Kingdom, they have to announce that lii Fire Business its progress has been undoubtedly more rapid than that of any other Company established either in Lond)n or elsewhere, except when amalgamations have taken Place. The returns of duty have proved this. In Life, the amount of New Policies already reported make all other evidence needless. The Directors conclude their present Report with the tapression of an opinion that the prospects of the Royal -Insurance. Company were never brighter, and of a consequent hope, founded on a grateful remembrance of the past, that the future may unfold for it a sphere of still greater mtu.,,ni tude, combining distinguished commercial success to the Office with a lengthened career of usefulness and protection to the public. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. ' JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London bROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Established 1840. TRUSTEES. Thomas Bating, Esq., M.P. Wm. Geo. Prescott, Esq. Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. I Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. Mutual LifP Assurance for all classes. This Association has now in existence 0,000 policies, for a total sum of X 1,500,000. The Annual Income is The Accumulated Fund exceeds It has paid in Claims .. £51,000 2P0,P00 .. 112,000 The whole of the profits are divided quinquennially among the Members. Three divisions have already been made' when the following sums have been added as bonuses to the policies Dec. 31, 1847 ~ 3852 1857 „ 1862 Triakia , the total bonus additions, £98,600, Bonuses ma:, , be received hi elsh or applied to the recite Von of premiums at the option of the assured, in lieu of an addition to the Tolley. Attention is especially invited to the system of free or paid np policies introduced by this Association, by which the sacrifice so often submitted to on the relinquishment of po Icy is wholly avoided. The balance-sheets of the Association are open to all, whether assurers or otherwise. Active and influential agents will be appointed in unrepre sented districts. .. £c,400 .. 11,500 .. 25,200 .. 56,500 WM. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary. Chief Office, 15, Moorgrate-street, E.C., Aug 1, 1863. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First) FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall. OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor. GEORGE PEARKES BARCLAY, Esq., Sub-G ove r no r. Sir Jonri HENRY PEr.rx, Bait, Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. Robert Barclay, Esq. Earl of Leven and Melville. John Garratt Cattle y, Esq. Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. The Hon. Josceline W. Percy. 'Thomas Dent, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. Alexander Druce, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. Fredk. Jos. Edlmann, Esq. Eric Carrinzton Smith, Esq. Riversdale W. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. Robt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.! William Wallace, Esq. Jas. Stewart llodgson, Esq. Chas. Baring Young, Esq. Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Corporation on advantageous terms. In the Life Department, assurances are granted with par ticipation in Profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such participation.' The Reversionary Bonus on British Policies has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The divisions of Profit take placa every Five years. Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one Life. This Corporation affords to the Assured— . Liberal participation in Profits —with exem ption from the liabilities of p artnership. A rate of B onus equal to the averae:e returns 0f Mutual Soci eties — with the guar an t ee of a large invested Capital Stock. The advantages o f modern practice,—with the security of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF. in the he CorpMtiaora . tion have always allow e d the Assured to serve United Kingdom, fr ee of charge Yeomanr, olunte er Corps w ithi n the ROYAL EXCITANCE, LONDON. ItOBT. I'. STEELE. Secretary. Stratford -op_ no CELEBRATION of the T Eno ] , x . ) the BIRTH of SHARSPE ARE, - , NTENARy of Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (o a f t to the it t :Our b ri d g e N. C. Hamilton, Bart, K,c,13.. i s chairmalnioh Sir Rober-t _esars. lug SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may s i s(: ) , ;', r e e now reeelv account of the Tercentenary Committee. at the and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamin„, Stratford-upon-Avon ; orMetshserisr. London agents Creenway, Warwick; iy i and Smith, Payne, and Co , Messrs. Hanburys and Co., o r BIM and Co , hankers , atesers. London. The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip "pi list to the nation, most earnestl y a pp eal to th e admirers I. S hokspeare for their aid and assistarme, The Committee re their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only bh 1 h k tot e a i rt P ace of S a speare, but the centre of attraction to ilt)roi V'ers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his --e town he loved, and where lie Bred and died. SI 1 1 --------- --- firn - `-' Ti — ' ACLES.—The Patent Newly-invented e Nob int Ilkd sp ec t ac l es are patronised by the maj ority °ls clinai' I lleinding Viscount Palmerston. Th ey a fford extm yision —S. and LI, 49 49 ,/ relief to weak, dim, and defective ~ ir., ... ,..‘m, ' 4O .ZiA., Copticiw, agi Is4Dcwalt-tOtr.e9i , flivliAmPl` No. 22,221. T BUN LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OEI 'EMBER 10, 1863. HE , -T Ii E 0 X F 0 It 1), R, OXFORD STREET, W. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Oldtniuster at the same time, having improved his position, ran up the front as they came past the half-mile post, and followed closely in the wake of Mr. Hunt's cult. At the ride butts Dulcil ella headed Dr. Syntax, who shortly after dropped away beaten, and. on their fairly entering the straight Hubert was added to the beaten division, leaving Lord Stamford's mare in possession of a decided lead, which she improved as she came on, and won in a canter by three lengths, Drummer Boy defeating Blithfield by a length for second, the latter being a neck in advance of Oldminster, who was fourth; Knowsley was fifth, Hu bert sixth. The others were pulling up and did not pass the post. the date of his promotion until 1630. Ile became rear admiral Nov. 17, 1833, and vice-admiral March 1.38. The deceased admiral married in 1863 Robina Mary, sister of Sir David Dundas, of Beech wood, Midlothian, and of Danira, near Perth. The following promotions, to date from the 12th inst., will take place consequent on the death on the 11th inst. of Vice-Admiral of the Red Henry Dun das :—Vice-Admiral of the White Sir Henry Byam Martin, K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Red ; Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir Thomas Hastings, K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the White; Rear- Admirals the Hon. Arthur Duncombe, Robert Fitz roy, and Charles Henry Swinburne, on the reserved list, to be Vice-Admirals on the same list ; Rear- Admiral of the Red Joseph Nias, C. 8., to be Vice- Admiral of the Blue; Rear-Admiral of the White the Right Hon. Lord Clarence Edward Paget, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red; Rear-Admiral of the Blue George St. Vincent King, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the White ; Capt. James Paterson Bower to be Rear-Admiral on the reserved list; Capt. Frederick Warden, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. Retired Rear-Admirals William Hamley and John Drake to be retired Vice-Ad mirals. ---~ ~o -- TniS EVENING, wiil ire performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry P. Pi,thop's Till: SLAVE and Ilalevy's MUSUETEEIIS (first time in England). Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Iluish, &c., with lull band and chorus. DONC ASTE It RACEs_TvnsPAY. The great northern meeting at Doncaster has on this oc casion commenced most auspicious l y . Of late years, in deed, since an improved reg bne in the administration of affairs has caused us to forget the failures of the past, our task has been to record succe ss. To toll of crowded trains despatched in quick succession from King's-cross and Eu ston-square, of the little town being thronged to an almost fabulous extent by bipeds and quadrupeds, of the equally fabulous prices dem anded b y its thrifty inhabitants for ac commodation for man and beast, and of the daily gathering on the beautiful moor of all that the north can boast of in rank and beauty to grace the scene. These conditions pro mise to be fulfilled to the letter this year. Doncaster is as full as apparently it can well be, though, doubtless, like the carpet-bag so often quoted, it will expand itself to late arrivals, and some nooks and corners be still discovered at "an alarming sacrifice." A great number of horses have arrived, the weather is magnificent, and the ground in splendid order. Can we say more ? The rooms were inconveniently crowded last night. Avenger was firm at 5 to 1 at the commencement of busi ness, but went back half a point before the close. The Ranger was backed for a little money at 10 to 1, but he saw a better price before midnight, as 8 to 1 was offered in our hearing. Lord Clifden was, as usual, considerably knocked about, and unfavourable reports of his style of going that morning were circulated-10 to 1 was his latest quotation. Queen Bertha, who was said to be look ing magnificent, was installed first favourite, and left off in Thebacked n f i o o r r n a n g b o o. o d d a deal e d o f b m r g o t e l y y 7 a t a n l d 2 t a o f t l. e force at sto 1. The Serf was mentioned, and Borealis was r the usual sale of stock by Messrs, Tattersall,three lots of whieh,belonging to Mr. Sutcliffe, were unfortunately destroyed by their stabling being burnt on the previous night, an adjournment to the moor took place. On the first day the attendance is never very large, and there was no exception to that rule on this occasion. Conductor, Mr. P. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean &c. Conic, by UNSIVORTII (" or any oilier man "), Eugene, W. llandall, A. Lloyd, and George Hodson. Als,, a l'ef formance by Herr P+OIINT.KEN 'INCH on his Wonderful instrument, the PIANO OIieIIESTRE, contain— ing- a full band of 40 instruments. 'I he fIALL has just been newiy Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at, S o'clock. Admission, Cd. ; stalls and balcony, is. ; private boxes, 30s. t3d. The Revival Plate of 100 sous in specie,, for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age; winners extra, with maiden allowances. Red-hoitse in. Captain Christie's br m Lady Caden t 5 yrs, 9st 91b (G. Fordhatn) 1 Mr. R. Buckley's b m Tattoo, 5 yrs, 9st 21b (Aldcroft) 2 Mr. J. Carey's b f Mother Carey's Chicken, 2 yrs, Est 101 b (S. Adams) 3 Mr. J. Osborne's b c Lord Adolphus, 2 yrs, 6st gib (Whiteley) 4 _ _ J. Grimskaw weighed for Persuasion, 7st 11b. Shcrtly after Mr. Phillips requested the number to, be removed, as the lad had no instructions to weigh. Betting-3 to lon Lady Clifden, who made her own running, accompanied by Lord Adolphus to the bend, where the latter dropped back, and Tattoo became second, but without a chance of reaching the favourite, who won easily by a length—a bad third. The Filly Stakes of 30 soya each, 20 ft, for 2-yr-old fillies, Bst 101 b each. Red House in. 15 subs. By the promotion of Capt. E Warden, C. 8., to flag rank, a good-service pension of £l5O per an num is placed at the disposal of the First Lord of the Admiralty. Lord Zetland's Saragossa, Bst 101 b .. (A. Edwards) 1 Mr. Watts' Ur f Gondola, Bst 101 b (J. Snowden) 2 Captain Grey's Ur f Syren, Bst 1011) (Doyle) 3 Polonaise, Chalybeate, and Ulairvoyanto also ran, I3etting-6 to 1 agst Syron; 440 - 1. agst Polonaise, 5 to 1 agst Saragossa, and 7 to 1 agst Chalybeate. Polonaise, with Clairvoyante, made play to the turn into the straight, when Saragossa came out and won easily by three parts of a length, half a length separating second and third. Polonaise was a bad fourth, The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Sebastian Gassiot to the Gibraltar ; Lieut. Charles J. H. Bliss to the Pelorus ; Lieut. Atwell P. M. Lake to the Marl borough; Edward C. Da Bois Phillips, promoted to master ; and George Glasson, chief engineer, to the Liverpool. The Fitzwilliam Stakes proved an easy victory for the favourite, Carnival, and the Doncaster Plate was a no less easy thing for Col. Towneley's Newchurch. The Glasgow Stakes of 30 soya each, 20 ft, for 2-yr-old colts; Sat 101 b each. Red House in. Count Dattbyany's b c Midnight Mass, Bst 101 h The undermentioned gentlemen were yesterday nominated to naval cadetships:—J. C. P. Vereker, George Toler, James C. Johnston, Reginand R. Neeld John S. Murray, Walton Drake, and J. W. W. Wells. The meeting of Fille do l'Air and Linda in the Cham pagne was looked forward to with much interest, the lat ter's performance at York having stamped her as ono of the best fillies out this season. The French mare had slightly the call in the betting, 5 to 4 being laid against Linda. The re sult was one of those surprises that tend so much to show the uncertainty of public running. Linda appeared to be winning opposite the Stand, but died away to nothing on Aldcroft bringing Ely with a rush to the post, and Chal loner not perseveting, Fille do l'Air defeated her by a nec for second honours. The Yorkshire Handicap brought 16 to the post, out of which number Blondin and Dulcibella were most fancied, Lord Stamford's mare winning a very straggling race with the greatest ease. The issue for the Handicap had the effect of sending Avenger still higher up in the Leger betting. More than 4 to 1 could not be procured against him after the race. 7to 1 was offered against Lord Clifden, and Queen Bertha was slightly on the decline. The Fitzwilliam Stakes of 5 sow each, with 100 added, for all ages; weight for age, winners extra; the second to save his stake. One mile. 13 subs. Mr. R, C. Naylor's Carnival, 3 yrs, Bst 61b (in. 41b ex.) (Challoner) 1 Mr. Gordon's Johnny Armstrong, 4 yrs, 9st 4lb (includ. 41b extra) Mr. Henry's Lady of Coverham, 2 yrs, 6st llb (includ. 41b extra) (Carroll) 3 Mr. G. Bryan's Welland, 4 yrs, 9st Lady de Trafford, King of Utopia, Minie, Entremet, and Bathilda also ran. Betting—Even on Carnival, 3 to 1 agst John Armstrong, 6 to 1 agst King of Utopia, and 8 to 1 agst Welland. After a couple of failures, the flag was lowered to an indif ferent start, in which Minie and Lady de Trafford were left at the post. On settling into their places King of Utopia, next the rails, made play, closely attended by Carnival, who was followed by Welland and Bathilde side by side next, Lady of Coverham and Johnny Armstrong lying next. Creasing the road King of Utopia died away, the lead being taken up by the favourite. Half-way in the distance Ba thilde and Welland were in difficulties, and were headed by Lady of Coverham ; and in a few strides further by Johnny Armstrong, the latter in his attempt to get up on the out side had to pull off, and at last succeeded in going through next the rails. At the enclosure Doyle made his effort to reach the favourite, but failed, and was beaten easily by half a length, three lengths separating the second and third, and a like distance) the third and fourth ; Bathilde finished fifth, and King of Utopia next. The others trotted in. Match for 300 sous, 100 ft, Bst 101 b each, both 2-yr-olds. (A. Edwards) w.o. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The Duncan, 74, old sailing ship, which is being broken up in No. 3 dock at Chatham, will be out of the shipwrights' hands by the end of the first week in October, when the dock will be entirely cleared in readiness for the reception of the iron paddlewheel steam frigate Recruit, 6, 150-horde power, which is once more to be docked in order to discover the locality of a leak, and for a few slight repairs. Since she has been lying in the harbour her bottom has become very foul, and is largely en crusted with weeds and animalcule. Admiralty instructions have been received at Chatham Dockyard, directing that all launches shall in future be schooner-rigged, according to the plan recommended to the Admiralty by Admiral Elliot, instead of the old system of lugger-rigging them adopted in the navy since 1841. Her Majesty's iron paddlewheel steamer Blood hound, Lieut.-Commander Stokes, from the West Coast of Africa, was yesterday paid out of commis sion at Woolwich, and will be docked for repairs. She sailed from Ascension on the 4th day of July, and called at Goree, Teneriffe, Madeira, and Vigo, and on account of the fearfully bad state of her boilers and machinery, and the accumulation of barnacles, &se e on her bottom, she was two months making her way home. The officers and crew were all paid off in good condition. Her Majesty's steam storeship Fox yesterday went down to Woolwich Dockyard to complete her cargo of steam machinery shipped at the Victoria docks, and w ill sail to-day for Pembroke yard. The Monarch, target ship, was undcoked yester day at Portsmouth, and placed at the practice moor ings in Porchester Creek. At Fort Cumberland the Royal Marine Artillery, under the supervision of Col. Alexander; at Lumps Fort the Royal Artillery of the Gth Brigade, under Col. Longdon's supervision ; and on board her Ma jesty's ship Excellent the trained gunners, under Capt. A. C. Key's directions, have been engaged in making a series of experimental rapid firing courses with shot and shell from the new " wedge" Arm strong 40 and 70 pounders. Similar experimental firing is taking place at other out-stations under competent officers, and each officer engaged in con ducting the experiments, will, at their close, for ward his own report, independently of all others, to head-quarters. The guns now under trial are the most perfect form of the Armstrong breech-loader extant. The whole of the experimental firing has not yet been concluded with all the guns under trial, but it has proceeded sufficiently far to enable a correct judgment to be formed of the gun's power and its suitability for service on board ship. The 70 -pounder wedge gun under trial concluded its course yesterday, after firing 200 shot and 50 com mon shell (Armstrong, but not built in segments). The target was placed at 2,000 yards' distance, out on the Horse Shoal, seaward. The charge of pow der used for the shot was 101 b., end for the shell 91b. ; the hitter containing 31b. of powder as a burst ing charge. Two different targets were used for shot and sh e ll , that f or t h e l atter being built up of nine-inch oak plank, as the shells were fired with a pillar fuse, and therefore required a resisting object of some solidity to strike again to cause them to burst- The practice made throughout with this gun was magnificent. Yesterday it was much inter rupted by vessels crossing the range, but on the pre vious day, when the range remained more open, 65 shots were fired in 471- minutes, and the target was struck 36 times. This was the longest period of firing at one time to which the gun was subjected, for the " keybolt" gave out on several occasions, and the gun became disabled until the armourer had ,c -moved the pin an d repaired the damage. The Armstrong armourer stationed at Portsmouth being present, examined the bolt by Col, Longdon's direc tions, and gave it as hi s op i n i on t h a t it was mud© from a similar metal to the gun. He suggested that to make a new steel bolt. T o he should be allowed this the colonel at once acceded, and yesterday th e new bolt was tried, and ea shots were fired from the gun consecutively without any burring up of the metal on the wedges or any serious damage to the bolt, beyond the i ndentations which might be expected on the side of so small a piece of metal. Tho firing from the 40- Pounder also under trial is One of not yet concluded. the 70-pounder shells burst at the mouth of the gun yesterday, but that was the only instance of the kind throughout it, firing, and no cause could be assigned for it. With all the wonderful accuracy exhibited by both the guns, there was a great eccentricity of movement observed in the after course of the shots, and the general opinion which has been formed thus far of the wedge gun is that it is not in its present state at all fit for sea service. As the present trials have been ordered to obtained a simultaneous testing of the gun under officers of known. t3 ktii and experi ence, it is very possible, as belches observed, that their reports of the trials may contain such valuable information and suggestions as may render the 70- Pounder a serviceable main -deck gun for our ships of war, so far as its calibre and th e weight of its shot will permit its being so. We have to record the death of Vice-Admiral of the Red Henry Dundas, second son of the late Right Hon. Robt. Dundas, of Arniston, Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer i n Scotland, which occurred at Craig Royston, near Edinburgh, on the 11th inst. The deceased admiral, who had attained the age of 64 years, entered the Royal Naval College in February, 1813, and embarked in Sept., 1815, as a volunteer on board the Niger, 38, on the North American station, In July, 1817, he was made midshipman of the Leander, 50, flag ship of Sir David Milne cn the same station, and, after a twelvemonth's subsequent attachment to the Liff ey, 5 0 , wa s promoted to lieutenant, Dec. 7, 1819. As lieutenant ho served in the Glasgow, 50, and Euryalus, 42, in the Mediterranean, where he was promoted to the command of the Rose, 18, May 10, 1823. He obtained post rank Feb. 9, 1825, and commanded the Dartmouth, 42, and Sapphire, 28, on he hiaaaic4 Laud South ADavricau otatioug ftQat , ~ ..ti, ' '..."7,, , f:` 1 . .44 '- • '''': • ..- A-., :4# V i . - - ' - „lift • •= ii, r4. ..., ; ~, " - — *I L.; ',..,,..•!,....,..... ..... ,h...,,,, , -, .v. .. .. ... t ..,:. • 1 4 , 't . i. 7 y li k .t 7.,,,.. 1 ,b- 1, 44 . 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A compromise to be effective must be made either with those who control the rebel army, or with the people first liberated from the domination of that army by the success of our army. Now, allow me to assure you that no word or intimation from the rebel army, or from any of the men con trolling it, in relation to any peace compromise, !has ever come to my knowledge or belief. All charges and intima tions to the contrary aro deceptive and groundless, and I promise you that if any such proposition shall hereafter come it shall not ba rejected and kept secret from you, I freely acknowledge myself to be the servant of the people, accord ing to the bond of service in the United States Constitution and that as such I am responsible to them. But, to be plain. You are dissatisfied with me about the negro. Quite likely there is a difference of opinion be tween you and myself on that subject. I certainly wish that all men could be free, while you, I suppose, do not. Yet I have neither adopted nor proposed any mea sure which is not consistent with even your view, pro vided that you are for the Union. I suggested compensated emancipation, to which you replied that you wished. not to be taxed to buy negroes. But I had not asked you to be taxed to buy negroes, except in such a way as to save you from greater taxation to save the Union exclusively by other means. You dislike the Emancipation Proclamation, and, perhaps, would have it retracted. You say it is unconsti tutional ; I think differently. I think the Constitution in vests the Commander-in-Chief with, law of war in time of war. The most that can be said, ig so much, is that slaves are property. Is there, has there ever been, any question that by the law of war property, both of enemies and friends, may be taken when neefled ? and is it not needed whhever taking it helps us or hurts the enemy ? Armies, the world over, destroy enemies' property when they cannot usek it, and even destroy their own to keep it from the enemy. Civilized belligerents do all in their power to help thetr.selves or hurt the enemy, except a few things regarded Ks barbarous or cruel. Among the exceptions are the masacre of vanquished foes and non-combatants, male and female. But the proclamation as law is valid or is not valid ; if it i s no t val i d it needs no retraction ; if it is val i d it cannot be protracted any more than the dead can be brought to life. Some of you profess to think that its retraction would operate favourably for the Union. Why better after the retraction than before the issue ? There was more than a year and a half trial to suppress the rebellion before the proclamation was issued, the last 100 days of which passed under an explicit notice that it was coming unless averted by those in revolt returning to their allegiance. The war has certainly progressed as favourably for us since the issue of the proclamation as before. I know, as [fully as one can know the opinion of others, that some of the commanders of our armies in the field who have won us our most important victories, believe the emancipation policy and the aid of the coloured troops, constitute the heaviest blows yet dealt to the rebellion, and that at least one of those important sue cesSes could not have been achieved when it was but for the aid of black soldiers. Among the commanders holding these views are some who have never had any affinity with what is called aboli tionism, or with Republican party politics, but who hold them purely as military opinions. I submit ithair opinions as being entitled to some weight against the objections often urged, that emancipation and arming the blacks are un wise as military measures, and were not adopted as such in good faith. You say you will not fight to free negroes. Some of them seem to be willing to fight for you; but no matter, fight you, then, exclusively to save the Union. I issued the pro clamation on purpose to aid you in saving the Union. When ever you shall have conquered all resistance to the Union,g I shall urge you to continuo fighting, it will be an apt time then for you to declare that you will not fight to free negroes. I thought that in your struggle for the Union, to whatever extent the negroes should cease helping the enemy, to that extent it weakened the enemy in resistance to you. Do you think differently? I thought that whatever;negroos can bo got to do as soldiers leaves just so much less for white sol diers to do in saving the Union, Does it appear otherwise to you ? But negroes, like other people, act upon motives; why should they do anything for us if we do nothing for them? If they stake their lives for us they must be prompted by the strongest motive, even the promise of freedom, and the promise being made, must be kept. The signs look better. The Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the sea, thanks to the great north-west for it. Nor yet wholly to them; 300 miles up they met New England, Empire, Keystone and Jersey hewing their way right and left. The sunny South, too, in more colours than one, also lent a hand. On the spot their part of the history was jotted down in black and white. The job was a great national one, and let none be banned who bore an honour able part in lit. And while those who have cleared the great river may well be proud, even that is not all. It is hard to say that anything has been more bravely and better done than at Antietam, Murfreesboro', Gettysburg, and on many fields of less note. Nor must Uncle Sam's web feet be forgotten, At all the waters' margins they have been present, not only in the deep sea, the broad bay, and the rapid river, but also up the narrow, muddy bayou, and wherever the ground was a little damp, they have been and made their tracks. Thanks to all for the Great Republic, for the principle by which it lives and keeps alive for man's vast future. Thanks to all. Peace does not appear so distant as it did. I hope it will come soon, and come to stay, and so come as to be worth the keeping in all future time. It will then have been proved that among freemen there can be no suc cessful appeal from the ballot to the bullet, and that they who take such an appeal are sure to lose their case and pay the cost. And then there will be some black mea who can remember that, with silent tongue and clenched teeth, and steady eyes and well-poised bayonet, they have helped mankind on to this great consummation ; while I fear there will be some white men unable to forget that, with malig nant heart and deceitful speech, they have striven to hinder it. Still, let us not be over sanguine of a speedy, final triumph. Let us be quite sober. Let us diligently apply the means, never doubting that a just God in his own good time will give us the rightful result. Yours very truly, A. LINCOLN. The following is General Gilmore's roply to Gen. Beauregard's communication, which has already been printed at length Headquarters in th© Field, Morris Island, S.C., 9 p.m., Aug. 22. Sir,--. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of this date, complaining that one of my batteries had opened on the city of Charleston, and thrown a number of heavy rifle shells into the city, the inha bitants of which of course were asleep and unarmed. My letter to you demanding the surrender of Fort Sum ter and Morris Island, and threatening in default thereof to open fire on Charleston,was delivered near Fort Wagner, at 11 15 a.m. on the 21st instant, and should have arrived at your heauquarteta in time to have permitted your answer to reach me within the limits assigned—viz., 4 hours. The fact that you were absent from your headquarters at the time of its arrival may be regarded as an unfortunate cir cumstance for the city of Charleston, but it is one for which I clearly am not responsible. This letter bore date at my headquarters, and was officially delivered by an officer of my staff. The omission of my signature doubtless affords grounds for special pleading, but it is not the argument of a cowman der solicitous only for the safety of sleeping women and children and unarmed men. Threats of retaliation for acts of mine which you do not allege to be in violation of the.. us ages of civili se d war f are, except as regards the length of time allowed as no ti ce o f m y i n t en tion, are passed b y without comment. I will, however, call your attention to the well-established principle t h a t the commander of th e p l ace attacked, b ut not invested, having its avenue of escape open and practicable, has no right to a notice of intention of bombardment other than that which is given by the threatening attitude of his adversary. Even had not this letter been written, the city of Charleston has had, according to your own computation, 40 days' notice of her danger. During that time my attack on her defences has steadily progressed. The ultimate ob ject of that attack has at no time been doubtful. If, under the circumstances, the life of a single non-com batant is exposed to peril under the bombardment of the city, the responsibility rests with those who have first failed to remove the non-combatants, or to secure the safety of the city atter having held control of all its approaches for a period of nearly two years and a half in the presence of a threatening force, and who afterwards refused to accept the terms on which the bombardment might have been post poned. From various sources, official and unofficial, I am led to believe that most of the women and children of Charleston were long since removed from that city, but on your assur ance that the city is still full of them, I shall suspend the bombardment until 11 p.m. tomorrow, thus giving you two days from the time you acknowledge to have received my communication of the 21st. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Q. A. GlLmout, Brigadier-General Commanding. To General P. T. Beauregard, Commanding Confederate Forces, Charleston, S.C. It appears that the Spanish anti British Consuls respectfully addressed General Gilmore on behalf of the subjects of their countries in Charleston, and he cheerfully suspended the bombardment for 21 hours PANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor P(pper and Henry Dirks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion," THE GHOST," from the picture Gallery to the Concert flail, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Bal cony, and body of the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr. A. Silvester to give (with all that gentleman's latest im- REPRESENTATIONS EACH I ), VIA T I e N n G s a a nen efr o e ' e c t io s Ck. 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'ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. --Great Musical Attraction —lmmense success of SIGNOR, NICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every Evening.. ESTABLISHED 1833. TIOWDEN'S JERATED GINGER BEER, in _PLO glass or stone bottles, warranted to keep good twelve months. Lemonade, Soda-water, l'otass, Seltzer, and every description of Mineral Waters,—Manufactory, No. 3, White Dart-street, Drury-lane, W.C. frEA.--MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti -1 mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 3s. 2d. ; Souchong, reduced to 3s. 6d. ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from 4s. 4d. to 3s. 11d. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS. 33, London-bridge, City, E.C. IIARPER TWELVETREES' GLYCERINE SOAP POWDER makes its own Soap, and saves one-half of time, two thirds of Soap, and three-fourths of labour ! Patentee : Harper Twelvetrees, Bromley•by-Bow, London. Sold by Grocers, Druggists, and Oilmen. 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KEATING'S PERSIAN INSECT DESTROY ING PO WDER, for which a Prize Medal was awarded to the Producer at the International Exhibition, 1862, This Powder is quite harmless to urinal life, but Is un rivalled in destroying Fleas, Bugs, Flies, Cockroaches, Beetles, Gnats, Mosquitos, moths in furs, and every other species of Insect. Sportsmen will find this an invaluable remedy for destroy ing Fleas in their Dogs, as also Ladies for their Pet Dogs. Being the original importer of this now invaluable article, which has found so great a sale that it has tempted others to vend a so-called article, the public are therefore cautioned to observe that the packets of the Genuine Powder bear the autogragh of THOMAS KEATING. Sold in packets, ls., is. 6d., and 4s. Rd. each, or post free for 14 or 30 postage stamps, by Thomas Keating, chemist, 79, St. Paul's -churchyard, London, E.C. DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre oared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind, spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &o. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent ; create n their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. 10., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " Lambert," engraved on the stamp. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, 2d September, 1863. TENDERS will be received at this office, until noon, on WEDNESDAY, the 30 th S e p tember, 1863, from persons who may be willing to enter into Contract for the supply of FORAGE, in such quantities as may be required, from Ist November, 1863, to 31st October, 156 i, for the use of Tier Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com mand. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside "Tender for Forage"), and no Tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. HENRY B. MORSE, Deputy Commissary-G enerat ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom panied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued suppqrt, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Masterman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Contts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; 'Terries and Co. ; Ransom and CO. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; W !llama, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at the Hospital. STANFORD S. SMITH Secretar ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOA►T INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PATRONESS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Quee n . _ _ PRESIDENT—Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., F.R.S. CHAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P. APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that, since the beginning of the year 1860, the Royat National Lifeboat Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab lishments on the Coasts of England. Scotland, and Ireland. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society, and other means, since its formation, is 12,800; tor' which se rv i ces 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and £16,480 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu tion has also expended £67,000 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting-carriages, and Boat-houses. The Committee desire to express their grateful sense .vi the generous support which they have received front the British public during the past few years, a support which has enabled them to establish their present magnificent fleet of 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom. Deeply sensible, however, of the great responsibility that re sts on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and ',Crews practised in the management of their boats, which can only be effected by a large and pezmanent 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 : £ d Her Majesty the Que en • • •• • .. annual 50 0 0 Campbell. the Hon. Mrs. G. annual 5 0 0 annual 1 1 0 4than d u o a n l . 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 te .. don. 10 10 0 F((CFll77ulirtwsk, Currie , Wm ., no ,a nCC. .. ll j Esr.'Ae' s SSJusticer co . V ice-Admir al.tSi o r C f . 0 1 . t d 2 , cl r r d a o li n .. . 25 0 0 f a 7d io l °112.5 1 10n. 3 5 0 1 00o s 20 0 Martin, Harvey,saop ro o tr ic r n, t R n s ! irev C .vn a .G r ?. r i n. G. ary, B n a t r i t 8.. A .. 1r5. Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwic h • • • • • • 3 0 0 Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B. .. annual 2 0 0 Thomas, Lady, Weston-super - M are, collected b y her Ladyship • • „ • • • • • • 16 16 0 Wi lloughby d'Eresby, Lord .. .. annual 5 0 0 Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfli_lly re ceived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis, Core 6g and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and '-'°•• 59 . Strand; M essrs. Berries, Farauhar, and Co., 16, St. a j ß n a io d m h ß eg a t k ß e tr eet , London . ; by all the Collectors of Customs Richard Lewi n t E h s e a. Uni a t t od th li e int ) d m o ce ra; ot an t d uo by in t l i t i t e i Zc w r l4 etarz , 4911.11:1400t1 4410iphi, 1 411Mla ; T.Y.C. Mr. J. Osborne's Prince Arthur, Bst lOib .. (J. Osborne) 1 Duke of St. Albans' Coml. de Lion, Bst 101 b (T. Adams) 2 Betting-3 to lon Prince Arthur, who jumped away with a decided lead, and won in a canter by two lengths. The Doncaster Plate (Handicap) of 70 sovs, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Winners extra, One mile. Colonel Towneley's Newchurch, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (T. French) 1 Lord Bateman's Despair, 4 yrs, Bst .... Fordham) 2 Lord Stamford's Kn ave o f T rum p s , 3 y rs , eat.. (Loatos) 3 The following al so ran : — Ca l a b r i a, Bi r dlime, Trump Queen, Meriden, and Manchester. Betting-5 to 2 agst Knave of Trumps, 3to 1 eget Trump Queen, 5 to 1 agst Newchurch, 8 to 1 agst Manchester, and 10 to 1 agst Despair and Meriden. With the exception of Birdlime, who was left some dis tance in the rear, the lot left the post in close company, Trump Queen next the rails having a slight lead, attended by Calabria, Meriden, and Newchurch, Despair lying a length or so in their rear. On entering the straight Trump Queen dropped back, leaving Meriden with a slight advan tage, the favourite going on second, with Newchurch and Despair at their quarters to the distance, where Meriden and Knave of Trumps gave way to Newchurch, who came on with a clear lead to the centre of the enclosure, when the favourite coming again joined him, with Despair on his whip h a nd, the three finishing a fine race home, Newchurch w i n ning cleverly at last by a length. Despair, who got up in the last stride, defeated the favourite by a head for se cond; Meriden was fourth, close up, Manchester fifth, and Calabria next. Trump Queen walked in, but did not pass the post. Birdlime, in making the bend after recovering her ground, struck into the heels of one of the leading horses and came down, but, fortunately, without injury to Clement. The Champagne Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for 2.yr-olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 81b. The second saved his stake, 8 (Watkins) 2 Red House in. 43 su b s. Mr. W. S. Cartwrigh t ' s El y , Bst 101 b........ (Aldoroft) 1 Lagrange Fine de PAir, B s t 1b inda, Bst 81b (Challoner) 3 M Countr R. F. de d s e aLyaigoeL Mr. Henry's Rouge Crosse, Bst 81b (Fordham) 4 Betting—Even on File de l'Air, 6 to 4 agst Linda, and 10 to 1 agst Ely. The Fille de l'Air was the first off, and came on with a slight lead of Linda to the bond, where the latter got her head in advance, the pair running together to the Stand, where Mr. Naylor's filly stopped to nothing, Which gave the favourite again a lead, but Aldcroft coming with one of his rushes headed the pair, and won in a canter by two lengths, a nook between second and third; bad fourth. The Selling Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 added, for 2. yr olds and upwards. Weight for age, with selling allow ances. T.Y.C. Mr. H. Joyce's Folly, 2 yrs, sst 111 b ;(140) (J. Grimshaw) 1 Count Lagrange's Daniel, 2 yrs, 6st (C4O) ( 11 .,r 11 , jun.) 2 Lord Chesterfield's Disdain, 4 yrs, Bst I.L i G l r l m ( s f i 422 , 3 6(111014n1 4 Mr. E. Brayley's Victoria Cross, 2 y rs, Mr. J. Osborne's Game Pullet colt, 2 378, bat 11113 (175 (Whiteley ) 5 Mr. G. Solomon's Curie, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b (140) (S. Adams) 6 Betting -3 to 1 agst Folly, 4to 1 each agst Victoria Cross and Disdain, and 5 to 1 agat Daniel. Won cleverly by a head ; three lengths between the se cond and third; a bad fourth. The winner was sold to Mr. Fish for 81 guineas. Mr. Chancell or ' s Wee Agie. 7st 71b.... Match for 100 Bowe h ft, both 2-yr-olds. H alf a mile. ' t Mr. G. Cro o k' s Dawdle, Bst 71b (E. T a y lor) 2 Grimshaw) 1 g Betting--2 to 1 on Dawdle, :who, with a lead of three parts of a length, made the running to the distance, when the non -favourite came out and won in a cantor by two lengths. The Great Yorkshire Handicap of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and only sif declared, &c., with 100 added. Winners extra. The second horse to receive 50 soya out of the stakes. St. Leger course. 86 subs, 53 of whom declared. Lord Stamford's Dulcibella, 6 yrs, 7st Blb (A. Edwards) 1 Mr. Nayler's Drummer Boy, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (Challoner) 2 Mr. T. Hunt's Blithfiold, 3 yrs, Eat 121 b (Thomas) 3 Mr. H. Wilkinson's Oldminster, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (Doyle) 4 The following also ran : — Knowsley, Lady Ripon, Viol come, Change, Hubert, Dr. Syntax, Silkstone, Blondin, Cachuca, Schoolmistress, Barter, and Jack's Alive. Betting-5 to 1 agst Blondin, 6to 1 each agat Deleibella and Cachuca, 10 to 1 agst Schoolmistress, 12 to 1 each agst Drummer Boy and Silkstone, 100 to 8 each agst Dr. Syntax and Barter, 100 to 6 agst Blithfield. Several false starts were made before Mr. Marshall cou ld prevail upon the riders to keep their plac es . At length the patience of the spectators was rewarded by the flag falling to an admir a ble start. Hubert, with ,a v n an d Dr. ee; Syntax,theothers, headed l ying up, was Dthuelcifibreslita' tSochooholomstr wiioess advance, by Drummer Boy, Blithfield, and Jack's Alive, following in close order, the rear being brought up by Change, Knowsley, Oldminster, and Barter. Proceeding up the hill the leaders were joined by Welcome, the rearmost horses at the same time closing up, and as they reached the mile post Schoolmistress gave way, and was passed in succession 1 4 V 4 574tiv, PAlcilnUft) Drumum OPYI ably THE ARMY. Instructions have been received at the head quarters of the Royal Engineer establishment, Chat ham, directing the non•conimissioned officers and Sappers, selected from the depot companies at Brompton for service in New Zealand, to hold them selves in readiness to embark for their destination on the 25th inst. The detachment goes out to aug ment the 6th company, which has latterly become very much reduced in strength. Yesterday a numerous party of officers of Royal Engineers left headquarters,Chatham, to go through a course of ball practice at the newly-established Government rifle range near Gravesend. Orders from the War-office have been transmitted to the various commanding-officers of Royal Artil lery throughout the several districts, in which the Secretary of State for War, in concurrence with the Lords of the Admiralty, directs that Pettman's fuzes be in future supplied for all 8-inch or larger nature of shells, and that the existing supply of Moorsom's shells be confined to 32-pounders and under, until used up. AMERICA. REUTER'S TELEGRAM, (Per the City of London.) QUEENSTOWN, Sept 15. The Inman steamship City of London, from New York on the sth inst., arrived here at 1.30 p.m. She brings 281,400 dots, in specie, and 159 pas sengers. She proceeded for Liverpool at 1.40 p.m. NEW YORK, Sept. 5, Morning. The siege of Charleston continues. The position of affairs has not materially changed. It is reported from Washington that the Ame rican consul at Frankfort hoisted the Mexican fig on his own responsibility. The panic in the stock market continues. Admiral Dahlgren is reported well. The confirmation has been received of Stuart's raid into Maryland. General Grant has left Vicksburg for New Orleans. Senator Jun Lane has made a speech at Lcavens worth, Kansas,of a most bloodthirsty character. He believed in a war of extermination of the frontier counties in Missouri. If that could not secure safety for Kansas people, all counties should then be exterminated until they were secure. The Governor of Kentucky's inaugural address takes up the ground that the Southern States by rebelling did not change their status. They can not be remitted to a territorial condition. All,they have to do is to return to their fealty. He objects arming negroes. Kentucky desired to preserve the Union upon a constitutional basis. The Missouri Republican State Convention has denounced the military State organisation as pro slavery. The Union ticket has been elected in Vermont and California. A mass meeting of conscripts has been held at Brooklyn, calling on the citizens to subscribe to the municipal loan to aid conscripts. It is estimated the conscripts will cost Government nearly 4,000 doll. per man. The steamer Warrior has been captured north of Sortugas, LATEST BY TELEGRAPH TO CAPE RACE NEW YORK, Sept. 7 (Evening). Advices from Charleston are to the 3d inst. A general engagement occurred on the Ist between the iron-clads and Forts Sumter, Wagner, and Moultrie. The forts were much damaged. A renewed attack was to be made on Fort Sumter. The advance of Gen. Steele's army has driven the Confederates, 7,000 strong, across the Bayou Melorie bridge in Kansas, killing and wounding 100 and capturing 200. The Confederates burnt the bridge. According to information received at Washington from General Burnside, part of his cavalry had arrived at Knoxville; others were on the line of the East Tennessee and Virginia rail roads, north-west and south-west of Knoxville. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 15. The Canadian mail steamship North American has arrived, with advices from Quebec to the 3th inst. The following is President Lincoln's letter Executive Mansion, Washington, Aug. 26, lion. James C. Conkin. My dear Sir, Your letter inviting me to attend a mass meeting of unconditional Union men, to be held at the capital of Illinois on the 3d of September has been received. It would be very agreeable to me thus to meet my old friends at my own home, but I cannot just now be absent from this city so long as a visit there would require. The meeting is to be of all those who maintain uncondi tional devotion to the Union; and I am sure that my old political friends will thank me for tendering, as I do, the nation's gratitude to those other noble men whom no par tisan malice or partisan h o p e can ma k e f a l se t o the nation's life. There are those who are dissatisfied with me. To such I would say :—You desire peace, and you blame me that we do not hav e it ; b ut how can we attain it? There are but three conceivable ways. First, to suppress the rebellion by force of arms. This lam trying to do ; aro you for If . you arc, so far we ar e a gree d. If you are not for a second way is to g i ve u p th e U n i on . I am against this, ; if you ar e you should say so plainly. If you aro not for force, nor yet for dissol u ti on , th ere on ly remains some imaginable com promise. Ido not believe that any com p r o mise embracing the maintenance of the Union is now possible. All that I learn leads to a directly opposite belief. T i ho strength of the rebellion is in its military —its army. That army dominates all the country and all the people within its range. Any offer of terms made by any man or men within its range in. o pposition that army is simply nothing for the present, eecause such man or men have no power whatever to enforce thei r s id e of a compro mise, if one were made with them. To illustrate : Suppose refugees from the South and peace men of th , North get together in Convention and frame and proclaim a compromise embracing a restoration of the Union. In what way can that compromise be used to keep General Lee's IUIBY 91. VcAIuYIYALO CitseniMeAdQ'iltirriy cad, LW* / ~ , ..-, ,• • • -. -i . to ,ice them time to leave the city. ':Nothing was further," he says, "from his wish than to endanger their lies and property." JAPAN. NEW YORK, SEPT. 7. Intelligence received here from Japan to the 24th July, states that the Japanese had fired into the British ship Medusia, and the American ship Peniberton, between Ningaradi and lianpgawa —killing several. The American steamer Wyoming ar,d the British steamer Lavendale proceeded to the scene :of the outrage, destroyed the town forts, and spiked the guns. The British lost 3 men, and the Americans 5, 2,000 Japanese were reported to have deserted towards British vessels, but it was thought they would not puss within range of the British guns. CITY COMMISSION OF SEWERS. Yesterday afternoon the members of this commission met at Guildhall for the despatch of business. The chairman, Deputy de Jersey, presided, and among the commissioners present were Alderman Hale, Deputies Unwin, P ew t ress , Cork, Read, Lott, Jones, Elliott, Rathbone, Lorkin, and Annis ; Messrs. G. Walter, C. Young, Stillwell, Houghton. Israel, J. Waterlow, J. E. Sanders, & c . In th n. e T.:ourse ft sitting t wo persons, owners o f pro perty t the poorer parts of the City, were summoned for u,;;having carried out certain necessary s anatory works at houses belonging to them, in accordance with notices which had been served upon them by Mr. Parsons, the sanatory inspector. This officer reported to-day that it was necessary the works should be carried out, and therefore the Court ordered that the works should be completed within seven days; and it was further decided that, if at the expiration of that time the works were not done, the contractor to the Commission should be called in to carry out the order, and that the defendants should be charged with the attendant expenses. DISEASED MEAT. Mr. Baylis, solicitor to the Commission, reported that ho had taken proceedings on behalf of the Commission against a meat salesman of Leadenhall-market, named Thompson (and who had refused to give to the inspector the name of the consignor), for having in his custody the carcass of a sheep unfit for human food. The defendant admitted that the meat was in a very bad state, and urged that it was brought up without his knowledge. Sir R. W. Carden, tho alderman before whom thesutumonswasheard, thought the case was proved, but mitigated the penalty to 20s. and costs. The solicitor further reported that on the 29th August last he attended before Sir R. W. Carden, at the Mansion house, and procured the condemnation of the hind quarters of a cow as unfit for human food, which had been seized by the inspector at the shop of a butcher in Aldgate High street. The meat was in such a highly inflamed state that he caused inquiries to be made into the circumstances under which it was sent up to London, and he now recommended that further proceedings should be taken in respect of it. Another report was brought up respecting the condemna tion of two sides of a calf which had been seized by the in spector as being unfit for human food. The meat when seized was in a very inflamed and diseased state, and the whole of it had been rubbed both inside and out with fat to hide the appearance of disease. It was decided in these two last cases that further pro. ceedings should be taken against the parties who had sent the meat to the London market, and with this view the re ports were referred back to the solicitor. SANATORY CONDITION OF THE CITY. Dr. LETHEBY presented the following report on the sane. , tory condition of the City : " Gentlemen,—The inspector's returns which are before you relate to 224 houses that have been visited during the week, and I submit a list of 47 places for sanatory im provement. I also submit a list of places requiring further proceedings, but not yet complied with. " The markets and slaugh ter-houses have been duly in.' spected, and the officers have condemned 7661b5. of meat as unfit for human food. It consisted of 5 sheep, 4 calves, 2 pigs, and 55 joints of meat; 4341b5. Were diseased, and 2081bs. were from animals that had died from natural causes. "The mortality returns for the week are slightly in excess of the average for the season. 60 deaths were registered, and of these 22 were among children of less than five years of age, and 8 were among persons of 60 and upwards. The chief causes of death were as follows :—Phthisis, 7 mesenteric disease, 5 ; pneumonia, 3 ; bronchitis, 3 ; con tinned fever, 2; scarlet fever, 3; small-pox, 1 ; whooping cough, 1; and diarrhoea, 5 ; making together 12 deaths from tubercular diseases, 16 from inflammatory affections of the lungs, and 11 from diseases of a zymotic character. 48 births were registered in the week, namely, 25 boys and 23 girls. " I remain, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, (Signed) " HENRY LETHEBY." " Guildhall, Sept. 15, 1863." QUARTERLY REPORT ON THE GAS SUPPLY. Dr. LETIIEBY presented to the Court the following report: " To the Honourable Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London. " Gentlemen,—l have the honour to submit the quarterly report of the illuminating power and chemical quality of the gas supplied to the City of London by the Great Central, the Chartered, and the City of London Companies. "The examinations of the gas have been made at the la. boratory in J ewry-street in accordance with the instructions of the act of Parliament. Altogether there have been 735 experiments on the illuminating power of the gas, and du) results have been as follows : " ILLUMINATING POWER IN SPERM CANDLES OF STANDARD QUALITY. Maximum. Minimum. Average, Great Central Company 16.05 .. 12.14 .. 14.15 Chartered Company.... 14.65 .. 10 . 79 .. 13.03 City of London Company 16.26 ' 8.50 .. 13.78 "From this it will be seen that the illuminating power 4 the gas of each company has been generally good. On once or two occasions the power of the City Company's gas was very low, but this arose from the unavoidable access of at-. mospheric air to the pipes during the operation of relaying the mains of the neighbourhood. " The chemical quality of the gas has not, however,:becu so satisfactory, for in a large m a j or it y o f cases the amount of sulphur present in the gas of each of the companies was' largely i n e xcess of the quantity auth or i se d b y Parliament. This will be evident from the following table : " AMOUNT OF SULPHUR PRESENT IN 100 CUBIC FEET 04/ GAS. Maximum. Minimum. Averages Great Central Company .. 28.2 •• 1 2. 9 .. 18.8 Chartered Company 2B'9 .. 16'9 .. 23'1 City of London Company 30.9 .. 17'7 .. 23.4 “In 26 examinations of the Great Central gas 13 were above the Parliamentary proportion; in 29 of the Chartered 25 were above it; and in 27 of the City Company 23 were above it. " The average pressure of the gas has in each case been good, for it has always exceeded one inch of water. " I remain, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, (Signed) "Hy. LETHEE " GUilah'4ll, Sept. 15, 1563." Mr. C. YOUNG asked the medical officer if the presence of sulphur in coal gas is injurious to health ? Dr. LETIIEBY, in reply, said that unless the prop or ti on became so large as to be positively offensive an . d hurtful to the breathing, he did not know that it was seriously injuri ous to health, but the products o f the combustion of sulphur are so destructive to textile fabrics, that Parliament had decided that the amount of sulphur should not exceed 20 grains in 100 cubic feet of gas supplied to the City. (Hear.) Dr. LETTIEBY said he had received a letter from Mr. Gray s .. th e chairman of the City Gas Company, respecting the sup ply of gas to the public lamps by that company. That gentleman expressed regret that the supply had not been in accordance with the provision of the act of Parliament, in so far as related to the proportion of sulphur present in the gas, and stated that this had arisen in consequence of the coal which had been employed in the. manufacture of the gas not being of such a good quality as anticipated. lie added that a fresh supply of coal had been obtained, and expressed a hope that the quality of the gas would now be found to be satisfactory. He (Dr. Letheby) found by ex a'ninations ho had made during the last week, that the gas supplied by the City Company had been of much better quality, for out of the six testings made he found that in tour of them the supply had been strictly in accordance with the act of Parliament. (Hear, hear.) After transacting some further business, the meeting wa4 adjourned. Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur. chasing Ilorniman's pure Tea ; very choice at 3s. 4d. and is. " High Standard "at 4s. 4d. (formerly 4s. Bd.), is the strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in every town supply it in packets. THE PROBATE AND DIVORCE COURTS.—Sir James Plaisted Wilde,the new Judge of the Probate Court, will not sit to hear motions, or take his seat on the bench, until after the commencement of Michaelmas Tornt on the 2d of November next. He will take his seat on the 3d. In the meantime the registrars will sit at the Regis try-office, Doctors' Commons, on the days already ap pointed during the vacation, to hoar summonses and mo tions in non-contentious cases. [Atom:T.l.sEmENT.]—Consumption , all nervous, bilious liver, and stomach complaints, in every stage, arc only ag gravated and accelerated by drugs of every description, but perfemly curable by Du Barry's health restoring Revslenta Arabica Food, as proved by thousands of cases which had been considered hopeless. We quote a few.—Cure No. 62,914. Miss Lange, 18 years of age, Cured after the medical men had abandoned all hopes of her recovery from the last stage of pulmonary consumption, with fearful cough, expectoration, exhaustion, spitting of blood, perspirations, hollow cheeks. emaciated to a skeleton. She is now, thank God , m ini a perfectly healthy, blooming, fleshy girl,—N. Lange, co s saire de Police. Cure, No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts , of F rimley Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, s pitting - of blood, liver derangement, and partial deafness.—Cure, No.: 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness. indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies —Cure, No. 54,816. The Rev. James T. Campbell, Falic,nham, Norfolk, of indigestion and torpidity of the liver, which had resisted all medical treatment. In tins, 11b, 2s 9d ; 21b, 45 6d ; 51b, lls ; 121 b, 225; 241 b, 40s. Larry du Barry an d Co., No. 77. 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