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"l PERSONS SEEKING LANDED ESTATES, TOWN ANT) COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FRYE if OLD AND LE AS E ETOL D INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER G CNERALLY— To RE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Ral!wav Bookstalla thronzhout the king:dom. or at the Auction and Estate Offices, ?` , Te. 67, Chancerv-lsne, London, Messrs. E. and LllMley'S FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containin , avaried selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the Cottaze with its few acres. OWNERS or PROPERTIES WISIIITIZ to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Regis , er affords, by sending the particu'ars of their properties to the Estate Offices, t 7, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, 'where the property is of en c hara-ter, thereby Ford inf.:* the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon veniences. THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur chaser is introduced throuzli Messrs. Luraley's Agency, and then oaly the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. NORTH BRITTSH AND 'MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. FIRE DEPARTMENT.—SPECIAL NOTICE. This Company is now prepared to TSSUE POLICIES for Mercantile Insurances in the l'ort of London at the reduced scale of rates. Particulars may ly?, had at the Offices, 28, Threadneedle- Street. INIPERIAL LIFE INSUR kNCE COMPANY is 0. 1, Old Broad-street, London, E.C. Instituted 1820. HENRY DAVIDSON, Esq., Chairman. EDWARD HENRY CHAPMAN, Esq„ Deputy-Chairman. Insurances effected begore the 31st January, 1564. will be entitled to Three Years' Additions in the Profits to be de clared in 1666. BAIIUEL INGALL, Actuary. NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. NOTICE.—CHRISTMAS RENEWALS. Mercantile and Dock Insurances at the reduced rates. The business of the Company exceeds £70,000,000. The duty paid to Government for the year 1862 was £55,062, and the amount insured on farming stock, £10,03.6,332. A bonus of three-fifths of the profits periodically made to Parties,insuring, who have thus, from time to time, received sums amounting in the aggregate to L 410,000; and the Society now holds a large Reserve appli7able to a future Bonus. The rates of premium arc in no case higher than those charged by the other principal offices making no returns to their insurers. For prospectuses apply at the Society's Offices, Surrey street, Norwich ; and 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Blac -- friars, E.C. E AST AND WEST INDIA 34OCK - COMPANY. The COURT of DIRECTORS of the East and West India Dock Company hereby Ave Notice, that a H tlf -yearly Court or General 'Meeting of the said Comnany will be held, pur bunra to the directions by the Act let and 2d 'William IV., cap. 52, at the Dock House, No. 8, till titer-square, on FRIDAY. the sth day of Ja teary, 1861. at which Meeting a Dividend will be declared on the Cepital Steck of the Company for the Halt-year ending the 31st inst. By order of the Court GEORGE COLLIN, Secretary. East and West India Dock House, 8, Bllltter-square. 21st December, 1863. N.B.—The Chair will be taken at Two o'clock precisely. THE CONSOLIDATED DISCOUNT COMPANY (Limited). (The Directors reserve to hemselves the right of changing the name of the Company.) To be incorporated and-r "The Companies Act, 1862," by which the Liability of each Shareholder is limited to the amount of share 4. Capital £1,C00,001, in 20,000 Shares of £5O. First issue, 10,C00 shares. Deposit on application £l per share, and £2 on allotment. No future call to exceed £5 Tym* share, and at inter ials of not less than three months. It is not intended to call up more than £2O per share. DIRECTORS. George Walter Constable, Esq. (Messrs. Henderson and Con. stab'e`. Cannon-street. George Denny, Esq. (Messrs. George Denny and Co.), Great St. Helen's. William Little, Esq., Director of the Cape Town Railway. Wm. M'Arthur, Esq. (of the firm of Wm. and Alexander M'Arthur, Australian Merchants), 4G, Moorgate-street. P. J. Sargood, Esq (Messrs. Sargoed, Kin;-, and Sargood), London and Melbourne. Th mas Shepherd Richardson, Esq., Director of the Buenos Ayres and River Plate Bank, James Thompson, Esq. (Messrs. Le Gros Thompson and Co ), Gutter-lane. *Huah Fraser Sandeman, Esq. * iiichd. Manners Sanderson, Esq. Messrs. Sandeman do Co. *Samuel Baker, Esq. * Committee of Management. BANKERS. The London and Westminster Bank. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Sole, Turners, and Hardwick. BROKERS. James Shepherd, Esq., Auction Mart, Bartholomew -lane. Messrs. E andeman and Dobree, 2, Royal Exchange-buildings. Offices—No. 4, Abchurch-lane. - - - PROS PECTUS. In forming this Company the Directors have secured the eo-operathn of Messrs. Sandeman and Co.. of Abchurch-lane whose well-known and lone-established business it is the ject of this Company to take up and develore. The Company will conduct all the operations of ordinary discount busines.. The terms on which the business of Messrs. s , andeman and Co. has been purchased justify the Directors in anticipating a profit of at least 10 per cent. per annum on the paid-up capital. The Company will take possession of the premises now oc cupied by Messrs. Sandeman and Co., as from the Ist day of January, an 1 the business of the Company will commence from that day. No promotmn money has or will be paid, and the expenses w.ll be strictly confined to the necessary payments. Prospectuses and fot ms of applications for shares may be ob ained at the Offices of the Company, of the Brokers, and of the Solicitors. In the event of no allotment hen made the deposits will be returned in full ; should a less number of shares be al lotted than are applied for, the deposit will be made avail able toward. the payment on allotment, and the balance, if any, returned to the applicant. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SIIA: it Es . To the Directors of the Consolidated Disco:tint Company (Limited). Ge n tlemen,—lTaving paid to your Bankers the sum of X I request you to allot me shares in the Consolida . ted Discount Compar4 (Limited), and I hereby agree to become a member of t.O t Society, and to accept such shares. or any less numb ;r that may Le allotted to me ; and I request you to place rr,y name on the register of Members iu respect of the sharrA allotted to me. • I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant. Name in lull . Address Usual signature Date S. D.—The ELECTRO-PLATED GOODS are cominir to one of the Large East-end Drapery Establishments.—EDWAAlD: LLOYD and CO., 74, &e.. Shoreditch. PECTACLES.—The Patent Newts-invented ►►.JJ Tinted Spectacles are patronised by the majority of the Nobility, includine:Visconnt Palmerston. They afford extra ordinary re lel to weak, din, and detective vision.--S. and 13 SOLOMON S, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. BANKRTJPTCY AND COMPOSITIONS.- Mr. IVETIIERFIELD. Solicitor, 33, Moorgate-street, City. PRACTISE; in COURT, and effects PRIVATE ARRANGEMENTS with creditors, without publilty. Char;os, the lowest possible, payable by instalments. Coun try cases economically conducted. N B.—DEBTS recovered on commission, free of law costs. Divorce and Probate business conducted at moderate ex pense. - VO CURE NO PAY.—The Pre-eminent success —N attending* the use GI KERSHAW'S VOLTAIC FLEXIBLE BELT, novel in principle and action, in the cure of nervous and inrscular atections, admits of its sale being made dependen., upon verified efficacy. A new Belt can be had on trial for a month, free of charge, for rheumatism, neuralgia, scia.tica, epilepsy, nervous debility, paralysis, lumbago, tic rAoloureux, bronchial cough, asthma, spasms, sprains, bulizestion, inactive liver, &c. By the mild continu ous electric current evolved, exhausted vital energy is effec tually restored. Prices, ss. to 1311. each ; for extreme cases, ce°r ding to size and power. Testimonials sent free.—Depot, 11, Crooked-lane, King William-street, City. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS "PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT l'xnrnrrloNs or 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Fwo Hundred Medi ca l G en tlemen to be the most effective Z r e ention in the curative treatment of 11 ERNI A. -a. use Ea her of a steel spring so often hurtful in its effects, is avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the la'a r yie the requisite resisting , power is supplied by the and. ' a m Pad cacsen es and Patent Lever fitting with so much ease :ruurlug aleep° that it cannot be' detected, and may be worn , which clemoriptive circular may he had, and the Cumferenoe o t t at fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir sent to the raauou i b e V . : l l Y two inches below the hips, being Mr. p i er ;,„_ A Single Truss, Io R 228, Piccadilly. noublo Truss, 31 8 - :',,,11 1 ,28e. Bd., and 31s. 6d. Postage, is. An Umbilical Truss, 42,,.1„ 4 A 2 a., ! and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. Post-office Orders to b 5.48 . ed. Postage, ls. 10d. office, riecadilly. b® and A- Payable to John White, Poet- NEW PA.TENT ELAST IC STOCKINGS, _ KNEE-CAPS, &c.. for Varicose Veins and all eases of 'Weakness and Swelling ot ihe Le g g . SPrains, A m . Th ey are yorons, light in texture, and inex P e nsive, and are drawn on I)'e an ordinary stocking. Price 4s , 6d., 7s. td., 10e., to 10 a., S. eadh, Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE. Ilannfacturar. 228. Piccadilly. RNATIONAL pRIZE MEDAL - INTE EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER .it CO., Wax Chandlers, &c, &c., To the Queen and the P ince of Wales. (Established 17?0.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, In 1862, 'testifies to he excellence of the quality of blessrs. Tuckers' manut acture. A distinguished in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject or WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : "1 have found them fully equal to the recommendation 'which you gay(' them, and can sincerely, in my tlllll recom mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Pinest quality, with Platted Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d. per lb Ordinary quality .. • • • • • • • • 2-. ed. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. .. .. . • .. Is. fid. per lb. ;Second quality is. 3d. per lb. Third quail, y ls. id. per lb. Carriage pa!d in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Molten-street, Grosveno•-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 17V). The largest Establislimmt in England for the Manufacture of Wax. Candles for the use of the Altar. LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM. -AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, Is ad mittpd to be the best medicine for immediately relieving couths, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con sumption. it frequently cures persons whom the faculty Pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or veli lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief Ln. a few minutes after takin g it. Prepared on , y and sold by , v • LABIBERT, chemist. B,King-W.lliam-street, Charing cross, London, and by all drugg . sts , in bottles. 130., anti three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular. and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam, The name and address are ngraVed 011 the stamp. 29, GEORGE-STREET, HANOVER - SQUA RE. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily from 10 till 10. Lectures at 4 and 7_ o'clock. Wh ere may b e seen th e A s t ecs ; Bushman and Wife ; Julia Pastrana and Infant; Eng and Shang, the Starnes. Twins ; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Pre parations , to. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old. dmission, One bhilling (tor Gentlemen only). MESSRS. BOTr. JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on i all races throughout the year. Market price•guaranteed ternittances. 1...nd0n and Westminster Bank. 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The Lessee mia Director begs to announce that a Grand Perform - an", of the MESSIAH will take place THIS EVEN T' - , -AG, December 24. Vocalists—Madile. Titiens (most positively her ,ast appearance previous to her dep,rture for Italy), Miss Lascelles, her. Wilbye Cooper, and Mr. Swatley. Conductor, Signor A rditi. The Band (selected from the Orchestra of Her Majesty's Theatre and the Sacrei ILtrinonic Society) and horns will consist of ..130 Performers. Prices :—Gallery, 2s. ; pit, ts.; dress circle. 7s. ; upper box seats, is ; pit stalls, halt-a.guinea ; private boxes, from one to three guineas, Doors open at half-past seven. Commence at eight o'clock precisely. Boxes, stalls, and pla^es may be obtained at the Wm-office of the Theatre, open daily (under the superintendence of Mr. Nugent) from ten till five. Tg E OXFOR D, R, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Selections from the following Operas, viz., THE SLAVE, and CLARA, the MAID of MILAN, by Sir 11. Itishop; also, from LA FORZA DEL DES 1 INO—Verdi ; by the following talented artistes . —Misses Russell, Townley, Fitzlienry, ‘l , Amsley, Tyrrell, and Ellison ; Messrs. Green, Huish, Kimberley, Stuast, &c. Also, Solos on the Violin by viorn COLLINS, the celebrated English Violinist. a Flute by Drew Dean. Pianoforte, Miss Bryant. And the marvellous instrument, the ORCHESTRAL PIANO , by Herr SCHALKENBACH, the Inventor. Comedy, by UNSWORTH ("or any otlier man "I, Eugene, W. Randall, W. T. Critehfield, T. Maclig,an, and the marvel lous Gymnast, J. Henderson. In rehearsal, and will be produced on Christmas E , e, sup ported by the entire company, a new and original Cantat entitled "King Christmas." written by Litchfield Moseley, Esq., and composed by W. Meyer Lutz, expressly for the e stab ishment. Director, Mr. F. Jong,hmans. esTHE GHOST CLUB" at the CANTERBURY ITALL.—New and Interesting Spectral Tableaux.—Mr. C. MORTON is enabled to announce that, throu.:h the medium of Professor Pepper's World of Shadows, a "GHOST CLUB" is nightly held at the CAN TERBURY HALL. The object of the Club is not the re peopling of the Haunted Houses of London ; hut, through the agency of Phantoms, to present vivid (if transient) pictures of the drama of real lite, both in its serious and mirthful aspects ; and, by means of spectral tableaux, to recall, and still further impress on the mind, some of the teachings or pleasantries of the best wr.ters. At pre sent, the two orders of Slavery—the Slavery of the South, and the "White" Slavery of a more boastful civilisation, receive emphatic illustration ; and these life pictures will be rapidly replacei by others. The pages of Shakspere and the elder Dramatists, of Scott, flood, Ineoldsby, Dickens, &c., wit, in turns, furnish subjects for illustration. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Comedy by Unsw orth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E. Marshall, and George Hutchenson. px,OYAL ALHAMBRA.— CONTINUED and IMMENSE SUCCESS of FRANCONI'S CIRQUE IMPERIAL.—This Renowned Troupe, comprising the best Stud of Trick and Manage Horses in the World, together with the First Star Male and Female Equestrians, Acrobats, Gymnasts, Clowns, and Van ters in either Hemisl..here, at tracts enthusiastic and delighted audiences nightly to this Magnificent Building, who behold with wonder ind admira tion the Marvellous Feats of this far-famed Company. Change of Programme Nightly. and Saturdays, at Ao. Two G ran d Morning Performances, Day, viz , Two and Half-pa s t S even. Oxes, one guin ea ; Reserved seats, 3 5.; 3 p l eA o r n ido d mr a l y ins s as , ni N oc V ne e s_ d or n n e r i s ß c v l os ai ei r nb , Stalls and Balcony, 28. ; Pit and Promenade, is. ; Gallery, ed. Box-office open drily. On Monday, Dec. 2;st, first appearance of M. Jules Pere z , from Madrid, the Greatest Rider of the age. ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Pie adilly. Durimr, the Concerts given by Mons. JTJLLIEN, at II er Majesty's Theatre, the BALL' will commence EVERY EVENING at NINE O'CLOCK. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, ls. Manager-31. GRENET. ... -: Od' , i ,.. `,.'s •-,, , . -. ' ' ' `,",-. , --‘llp, A.• St „ g o v , gc .,,, EK '."4* . ..._ - - •ii. IkJ fib . (-___--------- . _ q..tE. • .), - ~, :-:>LA't ' .. ...x , i , - . ,--- , --4.-- 1 -c., ( ~-4 . , 3 ,._ , , 7 ~ ~....4,- 0,- ~ r ri, 3 ar v.. ri.:. -- , ‘ ..,... _ , : k ,t. r . t, 0 ,9,,, e ,.., ... ~ y y 4 ~.,, -,- . .-, r._ Ir.. ~, • _ ~, „,,,,, 4k f.....717,. _A r , . tk. .40- , t —4 "i05'47,0... 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He married, first, in 1816; Dana' Maria B;igida do Faria and Lacarde, of Lisbon; and, second, in 1812, the relict of Major aneral Sir Alexander Dickson ; K.C.B. OYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL. Mons. EDWARD and Madlle. ADELE, in the ele gant, graceful, and rapid act, on two fleet coursers, entitled "The Pursuit of the Sylph," On BOXING-DAY, at half-past two and half-past seven. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL. M. and Signor FItANCATELLI will appear in the Hippodrome, each managing four hart-backed steeds, an performing the most daring feats in the " Contest of the Couriers." On BOXING-DAY, at half-past two and half-past seven. 1110YAL AGRICULTURAL HALL ILA, Les I` It IMES CONRAD will appear in their supris. log performances on the Double Conic Tension, On BOXING- DAY, at half-past two and half-past seven. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL CROCKETT, the great Lion King, will appear On BOXING-DAY, at half past two and half-past seven. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL. The Wonderful Troupe of PERFORMING LIONS, the great attraction of the French capital for the past two years, On BOXING-DAY, at half-past two and half -past seven. WYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL Master PERKS, the Infant Wonder, with his highly trained Miniature Steed, will take part in the entertainment On BOXING-DAY, at half-past two and half-past seven. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL. GRAND BAZAAR and FANCY FAIR for the SALE of all kinds of Christmas Presents, Ornaments, Toys, and Fancy Articles, will OPEN On BONING-DAY, at half-past two and half-past seven. 130YAL AGRICULTURAL HALL. _LC Mr. FRED ERIC ARCHER will commence his DAILY PERFORMANCES on WILLIS'S GREAT ORGAN On BOXING-DAY, at halt-past two and half-past seven. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL. The READING and REFRESHMENT ROOMS, fitted with every comfort, will be OPEN On BOXING- DAY, at half-past two and half past seven. OYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL MORNING EXHIBITION of all the Monster Enter. tanunents will take place on BOXING-DAY. Doors open at two. Commence at half-past t vo. tiTh Y PI A EV I N AIIsT(G4 i P tl,l : l3(lT Oß T l l cA r N U C l E t S A of L th i e l T A ou i r j n ij a- Cirque, and Hipp droneowill commence C.N BOXINq-DY. Doors open at seven. Commence at half-past seven. - - where places may b e secured for witnes,:i i i :-‘e;-g,-(:-)el[ttFe'lloti ' rnament, &c., will be at the Liver pool-road entrance of the Great Hall. Plans and tickets ready To-day. Open from ten till four. 114Tld Christmas U s 0 i t t h e A ci — --- ----..• OPAL A rit i- ; j wE A s forAP( H. A L L. Elltertai nmen t will be on the following . moderate; scale: I.eserverl I', umbereci Stalls, Three Shillings ; Raised Seats, Iwo Shillin..s; Amphitheatre and First-class Promenade, One shilling : Balcony and 6econd-c ass Promenade, Six pence. Tickets ready To al' - ay. lt l I U S S i i -A O r I; 1 . 1 Y At, AGRICULTURAL HALL UV ALL OMNIBUSES passing The Arnrel, Islington, set down within a few yards of the Great Hall. Enta•inees erpool-road ktor Carriages and otalls) and Islington. green, -2 E'Ar SPADE DD'' . ~~ ....,11--.tik 11:6*s ete . MA: 4 k td 4nlql4.oi=glA' 2ft. wide, and 2ft. frcm the deck. The :i4trairet ..:44'Pel -, unimpeded fore and aft by trasOtik - Ck 7Ch; 71 .;4 4 4 , e moored bulkheads, gives the ship's battery-sonu ,---". more effective appearance inboard than wei.Ma 'oil '' the case if the ship carried the armour of her fight ing deck in the same manner as the Defence and . Warrior description of armoured vessels. On this deck is placed the principal part of the ship's arma ment, in fact all the guns that could be fought at close quarters-24 68 pOunder smoothbores, cast iron, of 95ewt, each, and six 110 pounder rifled Armstrongs. On the upper deck she carries four A p o r u m n a d t e r r o n r g i s fl , t o d n e A 9 r li e u t. 110 rifled Armstronga, not fitted as pivot guns, but - as transporting guns, firing either out her broadside, or divided in a line with the keel, either at the bows or stern. She also carries two 20 pounder Hi al pounder brass smoothbore for beat and snore seraiet nrotgr P fi l'l. 7 3 ld 6tr i ci ii c cc g e r , ii a le n d d ' The screw of the shit, lifts into a well, between the outer and inner stern pests, but neither comes clear up on to the upper (leek, nor is it a decided linter() on the rod of the shaft, in this differing with the e c t i l l e ,r., l2 6 Minotaur, Warrior, and Defence, but agreeing in principle with the Royal Oek. The tiller, owing to the absence of a screw well in the ceptain's after cabin, is a long straight powerful lever, the old- ' fashioned gunroom tiller in use previous to the in troduction of the screw, and this with a steerieg wheel exceeding the average size gives ample com mand over the rudder. The rig of the ship i s t h e same as that adopted in the Resistance, Defence, and Royal Oak—fore and main courses, double top sail yards, and topgallant sails, and bark-rigged abaft. The lower topsail is fiaed to the cap on the lower mast head, and the upper topsail is fisted with Cunningham's patent reefing gear—a bastard sys tem, and spreading about 60 yards less canvas than a single yard fitted on the Cunningham system, We may here close our general description of the ship, and confine our further remarks to yesterday's trial, premising that the official estimated speed of the ship at the time she was designed was 11'75 knots. Shortly after daylight yesterday morning thelleetur ' steamed 'ahead frbniitlongside Portsfaiiitth dockyard, and, at slow speed, left the harbour to make her trial at the measured mile, Under the supervision of Capt. H. Broadhead, commanding the steam reserve of the port, and his subordinate officers, the ship drawing 24ft. llin. of water forward and 25ft 4in. aft, the height of her portsills—the lower edge of her gun porte—being :—Aft, on the bluff of the quarters, 71t. Tin. ; a midships, 7ft. 2in.; bridle port, 9ft. 7in. Looking at the ship's draught of water amidships, she was deeper in the water than was designed in her drawings, and, looking at the ship as she appeared on the water clear of the dockyard and in open water, she was certainly any thing but a handsome or lively-looking craft. She buried her nose in the sea as she felt the power of her engines, while at the same time her heavy but tocks dragged on the water, and acted as a towing weight against her speed. In fact, she is anything but a fast iron armoured ship as she should be as an addition to the British navy at the close of the year 1863, The results of yesterday's trials were as ' follows: — No. of Time. Speed of ship. Steam. Revolutions Runs. M. s. Knots. Lbs. VACIMUI, of engines. 1 546 10.465 21 26 55 2 456 12.162 22 26 57 : 3 5 31 10-778 22 26 56 1 4 5 1 11.160 22j 26 57t 5 5 17 11.356 22 26 57 1 6 521 11.215 221 26 57 These figures give the first means, in knots as before, 11.313, 11.470, 11.369, 11.658, and 11.285 ; the second means 11.391, 11.419, 11-513, and 11.471 ; mean of means, or true speed of the ship, 11.448 knots. The boilers supplied an abundance of steam throughout the trials, but the results as to the speed of the ship will show that the Hector is not so suc cessful a speculation on the part of the Admiralty for the country as was the wooden framed iroeceeed frigate Royal Oak. The latter ship on her trial rea lised 12 528 knots, and it must be remembered, in comparing the speed of our ironclads, that a free tion of a knot in the ship's speed is of far greater actual importance than a fraction of an inch in her defensive armour. In turning, or steering, power the ship was es perfect as could be desired, the long straight tiller giving all the command that could be desired over ' the rudder, and the circles being made as follows : ' With the helm hard a starboard and 31- turns of the wheel the rudder was got to an angle of 24 deg., the half circle made in 2 min. 45 sec., and the full circle in 5 tame. 40 sec., the revolutions of the engines ranging from 57 to 51; with the helm hard a port and 21 turns of the wheel the rudder was got to en angle of 20 deg., the half circle made in 3 min. 13 sec., and the full circle in 6 min. 36 sec , the revo lutions of the engines being from 56 to 52. The ventilation of the ship below during her trial was found to be fearfully faulty; a complicated sys tem of cowls and up and down shafting as fitted on board is useless. Yesterday was terribly cold, when the ship was going ahead at full speed a gainst the wind; but the following temperatures, t a ken below, will speak to the heat in the engineers'and stokers' first run quarters. Temperatures taken d u ring the . enaine. at the measured mile: — On d eck, 46 de g . ; a • aft, 76 eeg., dug . room, fore, 75 deg.; middle , 72 s mi 117 Stokehole, Ist run —Forepa rt, 70 d ddle eg. ; ~. 6 deg. ; , deg.; aft, 100 deg.; 6th run —Forepart, 1 middle, 130 deg.; aft, 107 deg. The half boiler trial s and circles will be m a d e to day, weather pern .. ... STATE, oF TRADE. CARDIFF, .1, „ 2e. 23 --The demand for ste am coal continues • i and the d 1 greater than the snee3: , ucrts remain crowded. the ' great demand in iron market, which is with There is a difficulty satiEfied. Scotch warrants have advanced to 653 6d cash, an d 678 3d (yen. Bars and rails continue hint, the former a rticle being quoted at £7 10s., and there is a probability that the price may before long reach £8 per ton. Freights continue about the same, both foreign and coastwise: DUNDEE, 22d.—A quiet feeling pervaded the market to day, and the tendency in prices is slightly downward. Fine flax, tow, and cedilla maintain their value, but medium and c „ aa lon are rather in. favour of buyers. A public sale of about 80 tons of da maged Riga goods b roug ht fair prices, and it filled the hands of the smaller buyers to-cloY• The few transactions in sound goods reported to -day are unim portant, and scarcely sufficient to test the m arket fairly as to prices. Li tt l e has been done in jute since jot report, and prices are nominally unchanged. Consumers will not buy till they knowing that must, and holders do no t press sa l e s, purchase shortly.. 11 : 1811 Y spinners are bare of stock, tied mus t Both parties therefore look on for the . moment, Th but little n ttl a a week or two there will be more d f ala ntr riceer: was t some disposition to buy yarns to-cis,' at_ d for The siness while spinners gave way a little, and.d. The demand for ' linens others who were firm 801 d lit f t o la r . shipment, continues good; both for the home market and fur which pay the UM.U3I/-• and orders are placed daily a prices , . . season is usually du I, but it is not so facturer well. This twn and country makers are all busily this year, as both o ra lly engaged for some time into next employed, and ger . te a advices to-day report a fair businese year. The Amo t r i T e a r heavy goods, but, at rather irregular in burlaps and No other is placed in the proposals for peace in prices' credit Amen•ea ' d per Hibernia. , re ported as receive LEICES TER, 23d. —Considering the advanced period of t h e year, t h e re is a fair amount of business doing in the hosiery trade. In the warehouses trade is quiet, and in the country d i s t r i c t s there is not much doing. The wool-market is q uiet, and there is not much doing in material. Prices remain, however, about the same, Yarns are high in price. NOTTINGHAM, 23d—The lace trade in most branches is as active as it usually is just before Christmas. The plain net trade continues quiet, a few orders for stiff gea s for foundation purposes having been executed this week. Silk quillings and Mechlin continue in demand, but there is no i m provement in the black lace and narrow d e ging trade ; more is, however, expected to be done in these goods when t h e new year has commenced. In hosiery there is fully an a verage amount of business doing both for shipping and for tho home market. There are no stocks of either hosiery or taco on hand. Yarns are without, i ' Ichange. ----- nateria THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1863• FURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause MORRIS against PITT MAN, The Creditors of and Incumbrancer4 on the real .lilstate of William Carlile, late of Bow-lane, in the City of London, warehouseman, who died in or about the month of J ugust, 1E53, are by their Solicitors, on or be f o r e the 231 day lof January, 1461, to c'nne in and prova the r debts and claims f.t the chambers of the Master of the Rolls, in the aolls Yard, Chancery-lane, Middlesex, or in default thereof they will be peremptorily cx:luded from the benefit of the said decree. WEDNESDAY, the 27th day of January, 'EU, at Twelve o'clock at noon, at the said Chambers, is appointed for hear ing and adjudicating upon the claims. - • Dated this 23d day of December, 1463. GEORGE lIUME, C:erk. ASITURST, OIA RIS, and RIN 6, Old Jewry, London, Plaintiff 's Solicitors. pOLYTECHNIC.—Patron : ifit H. the PRINCE of WALES.—The Ghost Effects and Spectral Illusions, being: Professor Pepper's adaptation of the original and most startlipv, Illusion of ITeury Dit',..ks, C.F.—The Illustrated Fairy Talcs—The shadow Partoraime—The Christmas Tree—The Imixovcd Chinese Fireworks. The Entertainments and Lezturcs prcvided this year are on the most liberal scale. OLYTECHNIC.—Patron : 11.R.H. the PRINCE / of WALES. —Grand Juvenile Morning and Evening nest Thursday, December 3 st, and Gratuitous Distribution of Thousands of Toys, Ornaments, &c., amongst the Juvenile visitors.—All the Amusements. The Fairy Tale—The shadow Pantomime The Chinese Fireworks, &o. Open 12 to 5 and 7 to 10. NTADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL 8_ GALLERY— Established 2S Years at the Bazaar, Faker-street.—GßEAT ATTRACTION for the JUVE NILES DURING the HOLIDAYS. - The Seri s of lifo size Models of the Kings of England, from the Conqueror to that of Her present Majesty, attired in the magnificent cos tumes of the respective periods, is now nearly complete ; and in the Chamber of Physiognomy are several new figures. Admit ance 10. ; Extra Rooms, GI Open on Boxing-day, from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m, ROYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL, Islington. Grand Christmas Entertainments on a scale of mac.r,ni licence hitherto unsttempted in this country, Immense as semblage of Metropolitan, Provincial, Continental, and Colonial Artistes in every class of Amusements. New deco rations. elegant fittings, and brilliant illuminations. Oe BOXING-DAY this commodious hall will be OPENED with a selected and talented company of 350 Performers and nearly 110 Horses ; also 50 suits ot brass and steel armour, for the purpose of introducing the most perfect 'l'ournament ever arranged, vieing in splendour the olden sports of the "Field of the Cloth of Gold.' The Cirque will be represented by the first star riders in the world. The Hippodrome programme will include chariot races, steeplechases, Roman races on bare backed steeds, daring and graceful acts of equestrienlsm, great vaulting competition, assault of arms, comic scenes, and entertaining interludes. Crockett, the celebrated Lion Bing, who has been the great feature of attraction in Paris and other principal elles on the Continent for the last two years, will make his first appearance in London with h a wonderful Troupe of Lions. A Grand Military Band of 10 performers, selected from the principal Regiments ot the Service, will be under the direct' n ot Mr. Hurd ; a nd WilLs's mam moth inter, ational Prize Organ. erected at an enormous. cost, will be pet forme upon by a celebrated Organist. The whole of the extensive galleries will be appro priated to promenades, first and second class refreshment saloons, bazaar, and fancy fair, wherein will be found every description of article suitable for presents or the decoration of Christmas-trees. The reading room will be supplied with newspapers and the leaning periodicals of the d,y. The hippodrome, which is 300 ft. long by 150 ft. wide, will be surrounded by seats for the accommOdatien of 10,000 per suns, and the additional resources of the ever-popular pro menade will g enive ample r ,om for at least 16,000 visitors. The refreshment saloons, which are situated in the first awl second-class pre menades, will be under the supl.rintendencc of an le ab manager. Thdly morning and evening performances will t ,ke p'aco during the Christmas Holidays. For a detailed programme and lists of artistes see following advertisements. Prices of admission :—Reserved numbered stalls, 33.; raised seats, cs.• amphitheatre and fi rs t- c lass oromemides, ls.; bal cony and second-class promenade, 6d. Performances at half past two and half past seven. Lessees, Messrs. Strange and Pulleyn. Pt OYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL. u GRAND ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE and sports of the Arena. Gladiatorial, Gymnastic, and Equine Exercises, by 0 male and female artistes. On BOXING. DAY, at hall-past two and half -past seven, OY A L AGRICULTURAL HALL. 1-1) MONSTER STEEPLE CHASE, CHARIOT RACING, and scene] on the mimic Race Course, by a field of 50 mounted male and female riders. Oa BOXING-DAY, at half-past two and half-past seven. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL. MAGNIFICENT CHIVALRIC TOURNAMENT, emblematical of the Sports of the Ancients. wi!li Cavalcade of the Queen of Beauty, Tiltlnz, and ontest by the :knights in real +rmour, 350 mel and female artistes and 100 horses. On BOXING-DAY, at half-past two and half-past seven. TIOYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL. "A) FRANK PASTOR, the justly celebrated Pmniere liorsem in of America, in his wonderful Somersault Act. On BONING-DAY, at half-past two and half-past seven. OYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL. Herr WELL - BY, the daring Equestrian, known as the Weird Horseman of the Prairie, on his bate-backcd flying ste,d. On BOXING-DAY, at half-past two and half-past seven. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL. Mr. JOHN HENDERSON, the eminent professor of the Corde Elastique, Lem La Folle Dramltique, Faris, On BOXING-DAY, at half-past two and half-past seven. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL. Mr, A RTHUR BA d,INES', the Champion Vaulter, who has accomplished the unprecedented ie t of throwing n-arly 100 contec live somersaults, will appear, On BOXING-DAY, at nalf-past two and half-past seven. fIOYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL. RA) The DELAVANTIS, in their unique and graceful per formance on the horizontal B r. ern BOXING-DAY, at halt-past two and half-past seven. -ROYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL. GREAT FRENCH CHALLENGE VAULT' SG ACT, by the Champion Vaulters and Gymnasts of all countries, 30 in number. On BOXING-DAY, at half-past two and half-past seven. 1110YAL AGRICULTURAL HALL. JUL, ENGLISH CLOWNS. Pa,l'islan Grotesque, Italian. l'ierrots, Chinese Drolls, and A.cient Jesters, in the laugh able comic sketches, and mirth-movim.; - mimicry. On BOXING-DAY, at halt-past two and halt-past seven. DOYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL t) adllei. VALENTIA, SELINE, and AUGUSTI, from the Great Hippodrome, Paris. On BOXING-DAY, at liaif-past two and hal-past seven. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL H ALL JOEL GHEE, the wonderful Trick Act Rider, will appear in the great sensation scene of the Cirque, in which he stands unrilvalled. On BOXING-DA.Y, at half-past two and hal - , past seven. ItOYAL AGRICULTURAL HALL. Mons. HENRI FRANCONI, of the Cirque Napoleon, at Paris (the only member of this cel-brated family in Lou d, t, will introduce his beautiful and highly-tra,ined palfrey, " Chanticleer." On BOXING-DAY, at half-oast two and hllf-past seven. liINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC BRANDY. This celebrate.. Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It 14 Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Sd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at R, GREAT W/NDIIIILL-STREi, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Rinahan's LL Whisky." THE best TROUSERS for gentlemen to wear are those made by ELSTOB, of V, New Bond-street 't hey are neither so low in price as to necessitate their being carelessly put together, nor so dear as to gain only the V; calthy purchasers. "In medio tutjsimus ibis." ELSTOB'S TROUSERS, TWF.NTY-ONE SHILLINGS TMs. last h r ewr . S er m eu ks y s i t fa h r no a mg l s u o Gnrber boats n ett et r se ri returned ha s t ai o vl s Ma ni za, l 2r t e, a c Ce b i ov y me t dm h e on rn ll ddee y rrs d r At a. o. Sehan, and Blitz, 2, Lieut. A. Maclean, arrived he r e r n e a t v u a r i n d e to c deck r ) u .d F. s a i y a : h a l v l i a n e gßli beent z w a s a taken T into two vessels are awaiting the arrival from Constanti nople of a third Prussian war steamer (a corvette), and on her joining them all three will take their departure, homeward bcund. The following men of-war are now here;—The Marlborough, 121 (bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral R. S mart , Km .); the Hibernia, receiving ship (bearing the fig of Rear-Admiral H. T. Austin, C. 8.); the St. George, 86; the Trafalgar, 70; the Phoebe, 35 (this ves sel is cruising outside for target practice) the Magicienne, 16 ; the Cossack, 20; the Chanticleer, 17, (cruising outside for target practice) ; the Hydra, 3, surveying -vessel; the Firefly, 3, sur veying vessel ; the Psyche, 2, despatch vessel ; and the Growler, tender. Foreign—The Prus sian gunboats Blitz, 2, and the Basilisk, 2. Several fresh cases of fever have broken out on board the Trafalgar. The rest of the ships continue healthy. The following officers have arrived during the week —Col. Carruthers; Capt. Monk and Capt. Norris, 22d Regiment ; Capt. R. Whiting, Bth Regiment ; Capt. E. Tanner, Gen, Dickson, Capt. Dudgeon, Capt. Everett, Col Anderson, 22d Regiment, and wife. Sir John Lawrence, the newly appointed Governor-General of India, arrived here by the last English packet from Marseilles, and left a few hours afterwards in the same steamer for Alexandria, on his way to India. His Excellency did not land during his short stay here. Yesterday an unsuccessful attempt was made at Chatham dockyard to launch the iron frigate Achilles. It was originally intended to launch the vessel to-day, but as it was thought the operation might interfere with the Christmas holiday of the workmen, the day was subsequently altered, with the consent of the Admiralty, to the 23d inst. On Tuesday the tide in the harbour was one of the highest known at Chatham for several years past; and had it been possible to remove the caisson at the entrance to the dock, and to cut away the project ing granite sides of the dock within the time ; the Achilles might have been floated out at noon with out the least difficulty. During the whole of Tues day night several hundred workmen were employed in completing the necessary arrangements for the launch, and in removing the ponderous caisson which held back the water from entering the dock. By midnight the tide had again risen to a great height, in consequence of the strong northerly wind, and at that time there were 24 feet of water in the dock. After rising a few inches higher, the Achilles was lifted from the blocks and floated. It was found that she drew 20ft. 2in. aft, and exactly 20ft forward, showing that she was on a nearly even keel. At this time she had 2ft of water clear between her outer keel and the blocks, and she could thus have been removed from the dock 'with out any difficulty had the work of cutting away the projecting sides at the entrance been completed. As it was, she was allowed to settle down again on the blocks, and the operation of shoring her up to be effected to await the rising of the tide at noon yes terday. During the night the wind veered from the north to the southward, from which direction it blew rather strong daring the morning. This, it was feared, would have the effect of keeping back the tide, which proved to be correct, as at the time of high water, a few minutes before noon yesterday, them were only 21ft of water in the dock, the tide rising no higher than 18ft bin above the blocks, or nearly 2ft less than was required to float the vessel. Tn anticipation of the attempt being successful, the number of visitors to the yard was very large. Shortly before the hour fixed for the launch Rear- Admiral R. S. Robinson, Controller of the Navy, with Rear-Admiral E. G. Fanshawe, Capt. J. K. Hall, C. 8., commanding the Steam Reserve, and other officials, arrived at the dockyard, and went over the vessel, the visitors to the yard being ad mitted to every part of her. The Adder, Bristler, Monkey, Sheerness, and Locust steamers were in attendance with their steam up to assist in tow;ng the Achilles out o f dock as soon as she was found to float. The whole of the hands employed on the shi p were ordered to r emain in the dockyard all last night, as an effort would again be made to undock gunsr ll ow t n o f s and that t he Achilles at one o'clock this mornin g , should there be a sufficient rise w operation being successfully carried out. 60 The horse iiyprl 9 power of engines, was commissioned at u e o f thecorvette, tide to of a 488 n P o rtsmouth on Tu esda y for Commander R. A Parr. Th e Lyra's last s ervice was in the Mozamb ique , w h ere she proved he rself a ver y usef ul vessel , buta o l f t e h n o g u i g n h es. The royal mail steam er Briton, which ar rived on of small capacity of stowage or poser Monday night at Pl y mouth, brought amon g her passen gers, from Cape Tow n, Ca p tain D ixon, 11 th Regiment, and C a p tain Madison ; from East Lon don, 8. 96 th Regiment. Wellman; and from The Briton Algoa Bay Majorl,i t and M i d r , u brings the news that in Simon's Ba y were her Majesty's ships Hecate , fr om Vancouver I sland, and e .Gould, a the Gorgon, from Madagascar, both bound for Eng land ; and the Valorous, from Ichaboe, bound to the Mozambique Channel. Her Majesty's ship Zebra, from the West Coast of Africa for Ascension, was at St. Helena on November 28. The Federal steam ship Vanderbilt, en route for New York, was off St. Helena on November 10. She had captured, at Angra Pequena, the merchant bark Saxon, of Cape Town, under the supposition that the Saxon was laden with wool, part of the cargo of the Sea Bride, a Federal merchant ship taken by the Confederate cruiser Alabama a short time previously. The crew of the Saxon are said to have been transferred to the British bark Good Hope. At Ascension there were the guardship Meander, the gunboat Philomel, the Snipe (refitting) the Wye, with stores, from Eng land for Ascension and the West Coast, and the Dromedary, shipping old stores. The Rattlesnake left Ascension on the 4th of November for the West Coast, and the Dart on the same day for the South Coaft, to refit. The troopship Louisa and Copen hagen left Table Bay on the 11th of October for Hongkong and Calcutta. The French ships of war Iris from L'Orient for New Caledonia, and the Garonne, from Suez for Cherbourg, were in Table Bay. Commander Chapman, having repaired his ship, the Ariel, at the Mauritius, has returned to the Seychelles islands, and resumed command of his squadron, consisting of the Rapid, the Penguin, and the Gorgon. Commodore Hugh Dunlop, C. 8., late senior officer and Commodore in the West Indies, and appointed to succeed Sir Frederick Nicolson (now Rear' Admiral), on Tuesday went down to Woolwich and the dock inspected the stores and departments of dut i e s of the yard, preparatory to assuming the n at the ca m I co mmand, which he will ente r u p o • mencement of the new year. TRIAL OF THE HECTOR, g t :Seneral We have to record t he death of Sir John Camp• bell, who in the cou rse of the present century bud THE ARMIYb., :us born in the see n much military service. Royal dockyard a t Chatham i n 1780, and entered the s., gade- Crawford, and was in the action of the Miserere and mor army in i n th l e 800. expedition Iu n h d e er s served v r e i d a ie u ds a r th e attack on Buenos Ayres, which, having been founaed by Don Pedro de Monden. in 11'15 ' was taken possess ion of by the British in 1800, It was retaken six weeks after by the inhabitants, and a British n e w attempt to t ake it b y the (in which Sir S. Campbell acted a brilliant Part) after they had received reinforcements failed with great loss. He s erved at R01e1,3 and Vimieria, and with the cavalry under Lord Ancil - sr , t , t.. -y at Sahagun and Benevento in 1808, In the 101 l • owtOg year he entered the Por tuguese army as a B • • • ra m , major and Portuguese iieutenant•colonel . ' a 11 —e serveg : ., n all the campaigns The official trial of this frigate commenced at tonnage sinr a Portsmouth yesterday, and will be com p leted to day, w ea th er permitting. The Hector is the first vessel of her class, at present confined to herself and the Vali an t, th a t h as b een put through the test of the n measuredd is a mile; n intermediaryone as n to o n t a e r r m m o e u d r i abteet between class and between 4li n 0 t t a b n e r Warrior classes. and l, DefenceFor tbe es classes, as se to Warrior reasons, some description of her is necessary pre vious to recording her performances yesterday. The Hector was laid down in Messrs. Napier's buildingyard at Glasgow in March, 1861, the draw ings, &c., being furnished from the Controller's Department of the Admiralty, and was launched on the 21st September, 1862. Her • • principal dimen sions are —length between perpendiculars, 280 ft.; breadth, extreme, 56ftsalso,j,, dew s from,. re side of keel to spar-deck, 40ft. Teititiago;iii tiers measurement, 4,123 tons. Launching weight, 3,050 tons. Draught of water when launched, lsft. 8 1 in. forward, 19ft. Bin. aft. Displacement at load -wilier line, 6,400 tons. Weight of iron used in construc tion of hull, exclusive of armour, 2,588 tons; weight of armour-plates, 873 tons; weight of armoured shield on upperdeck inside stem, 121 tons ; weight of rudder, 91 tons; weight of engines, 165 tons; do. boilers, 220 tons; do. water in boilers, 90 tons; do. propeller and shafting, 641 tons; do. coal boxes, 37 tons ; do. cupola for hot shot, 7 tons ; do. spare fans, 12 tens ; weight of coal railway for transports lug coal from coal bunkers to furnaces, 5 tons weight of auxiliary engines, 91 tons ; do. spare engine gear, 20 tons; do. sundries, 23 tons. The propeller is a two-bladed Griffith, hav ing a varying pitch from 22ft. 6in. to 27ft. 6in., and set now at 26ft. 6in. Space for coals in bunkers, 450 tons, the amount she had at the com mencement of her trial yesterday. The masts are of tubular iron, and weigh—main, 171 tons; fore 17 tons; mizen, 51 tons. When the ship came round from Scotland she was also fitted with an iron tubu lar bowsprit, which could be topped up by means of a massive brass hinge, fitted on the stemhead, weighing 251 cwt. Since the ship has been lying at Portsmouth, however, this complicated affair has been taken out of her, and she is now fitted with a running bowsprit, simple and light in character, and that can be run in and laid along the vessel's deck with the greatest ease at any time it may be wished to dash the ship's 'heel" into the broadside of an enemy. The engines are 7ft. below the ship's esti mated water line, as shown in the drawings, and occupy a space of 27ft. longitudinally. They are on Messrs. Napier's horizontal trunk air-pump principle of 800 horse-power, nominal, and are mar vels of engineering work and beauty in casting. The cylinders have a diameter of 82 inches, and the pistons a stroke of 4ft. The boilers are six in num ber, three on each side the stoke hole ; each boiler having four fires, or 24 in all. The arrangement of the boilers in the Hector is precisely the same as in others of her 111 jesty's ships,—the fires face each other, and the stokers work in a kind of iron tunnel some 10ft, or 12ft. in diameter, with burning fur naces on each side, and all but literally roasted alive. Some day this may be remedied by simply placing the boilers back to back, when the fires would then face the coal bunkers, and save the cost and trouble of transporting, as is now the case, the coals from the bunkers to the different furnaces in the stokehole and for the accomplishment of which an overhead railroad has to be fitted to transport the coal bags,—in the Hector, as shown by foregoing figures, weighing in the aggregate five tons, The difference of temperature, and comfort to the men in their work and improvement in its healthfulness, would, under the proposed alteration in the position of the boilers, be almost beyond belief. The means existing on board for assisting in the ventilation of the stokehole is a fan wrought by a 40-horse power auxiliary engine, which is also used for general ventilating purposes, clearing the main deck of smoke when in action with an enemy, and supplying the blast to the cupola furnace, and supplies the liquid iron for hol low shot. The pumps on boards consist of Down ton's patent, from 9 to 12 inches in diameter, worked by cranks on which upwards of 100 men can be employed at one time. In the formation of the or dinary iron hull, the Hector is very similar to the Black Prince and the Warrior; her frame, floor, bulkheads, outside planking, &e., being nearly of the same dimensions with those two ships through out. Like our other iron ships, she has no external keel, it being built up internally at about 3ft. in depth, and with the longtitudinal girders and floors form sections of cells which are plated internally and externally, and thus bind together the bottom and frame of the ship. The topsides are built of 10-inch angle iron frames, with yin. plates, over which are two layers of teak, the outer layer being. Bin. thick and fixed perpendicularly, the inver layer being 10in. thick and fixed longitudinallea and thus next the ship's inner skin. On the teak cushioning rest the armour-plates, 41ie- in th s • t e e k m nem on the broadsides, and tapering round the e to our and stern. So far the ship is very simil ar but other iron-armoured ships afloat and buildin g, .. with her sister in the disposition of her armour she, 1 others. For a vessel, the Valiant, differs from al length of 220 out of he r 280 fee t the Hector carries t h e level of her upper her armour-plating fr om deck down to 5 feet below-her es tima ted low-water ban d of plating 9 feet in line, and continues a and stern, thus incl. • width round the stem osin g the gag deck with a rmour fixed exter nally on the ship, but leaving about 30 feet oneach bow from t h e lower edge of the and quarter gun -deck armour band to and below the water lin e unpro tected.sleet this weakness or To 0 apparent weak ness, the end s of the ship are strengthened by a mass of bulkheads perpendicular and transverse, rising as high as the under part of the main deck. Her armour -plate bulkheads, which in the Warrior and other iron ships in commission extend nerds the gun deck and confine the fighting portion of the ship in close action to a rectangular box, rise only to a level with the under part of the gun deck from the orlop deck. One of these she carries athwartships at each end of the 220 ft, of plating w hi c h protects the ship below the wa t er li ne , an would thus arrest any shot or shell coming in from before or abaft the the broad belt or armour. It is a question, however, wiletllisr the armour plates on these tran sv erse bulk bow aud . nlat. stern, - heads would not be more sensi bl y used up I - r ing the unprotected portions of the_____ __ _ __ As the Hector is built to act as a ram when engeg . - liorniman's Tea is choi ce an d s t rong , m oderate u herself, a strung tit price, and whoi, ing au enemy of less speed than ,beine lo uco. These advantages have across h er fore- secured for this . semi-circular bulkhead is built up d plated with 41 packets by 2,250 AT t " a general preference. It is sold in gc-nts. castle and just inside her stern, an prevent her upper to Ex Hilwriox CLocic- 16 The entire finish is of the inch armour plates ,intendedhe enemys broadside when highest, easles e_ pai , . ig 1\ ems May ' l 9 196' , Clocks do deck being raked by t on. The decks of the aiDir dby the first. arti,its o C ill%) da - 1 - : - ; the ' d . rawin , i , - - all, running down upon her istecti7oak planking, laid on dining^ room, bed room, library, ). ' oall, staircase, I;acket, ship are composed of 6- counting n whole supported on 12- carriage, church, turret, railways, worebonse, I-111• rolled iron bearnS, the house, musical, and astronomical. Church and turret • liroubeams. Tho height between in. and I.rollec clocks specially estimated for. Benson's illustrated pita deck is 71ft. in the clear. There decks on the gun ,filet on clocks (free by post for two stamps), with desei ip water-tt ti ht compartments in the ship's bat- lions and prices, enables those who live in any part of the are nine has also the usual wing passages, tom , and world to select a clock. Also a short pamphlet on cat he she free for cn d by b u lkheads, running fore and aft at the drat and public clocks, e stamp. Prize ine,,ll divide and honourable mention in classes 33 and 15. 3. W. Bea of back the arm our plating and its teak backing. son, 33 and 31, Ludgate - h ill, London. Established 171'). T h e ship's maindeck is o p en throughout its entire Watch and clock maker by special warrant of appobotieent length. The port holes ase . l.3it. apart, aft, Bin. d ee p, to hie 11 Bell. the Prince of Wales. PLR, I'AI R. TOYAL AGRICUL'T'URAL HALL. --__ The MORNING and EVENING PERFORMANCES attic Great Christmas EntertAnmeat will be continued on MON DAY, Dee. 28, and daily daring the week. 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VALETTA, Dec. 17.—The naval Commander.ins Chief, Vice-Admiral Robert Smart, has taken up his residence in Valetta for the winter, and a Consi derable number of line-of-haaile ships, frigates, and small craft belonging to the fleet under his corn• wand are in the harbour. There is likelihood of some changes occurring shortly among the ships here, as intelligence was received a few days ago, rather un expectedly, that the St. George, 86, Capt. the Hon. F. Egerton, and the Trafalgar, 70, Capt. T, Mason, are to go home, to be replaced by the iron-clads Resistance, 18, Cspt. W. C. Chamberlain, and Royal Oak, 50, Capt. F. Campbell, from England. A Court of Inquiry, conaisting of Capt. C. Fellowes, commanding the Marlborough, and Capt. the Hon. F. Egerton, commanding the St. George, was held last week on board the Cossack, 20, Capt. W. R. Rolland, to ascertain the cause of that vessel getting ashore at Ayas, in the Gulf of Iskanderoon, some short time back. It appears that, owing to the darkness of the night and threatening weather, the high land of Cape Khanzir could not be seen. The officers were at their posts and the lead was going at the time the vessel touched on a sandy spit that runs out of the Gulf. She was soon got off again without having suffered any damage, and it will not be necessary for her to be docked, as was at first ex pected. No blame was found to attach to the captain or officers. The Cossack left Beyront on the 25th November, after being relieved by the Liffey, 35, G. Parker, which arrived there on the 22d from Corfu. Th e Pelican, 17, Commander Comber, was also at Beyrout, having arrived there from Athens on the 17th of November. When off Lanaka, in the island of Cyprus, on the 6th of November, the Cossack observed the Austrian Lloyds' packet Europa on shore. She had a large quantity of water in her hold, and had been aground three days. Men were sent on board to pump her out, which, with the assistance of a portion of the crew of the French frigate Imperueuse, and by working night and day, was successfully acom plished, and she was towed into the anchorage of Lanaka. lied it not been for timely help thus afforded, the Europa must have been totally wrecked. The cargo was nearly all spoilt, and she had on board a large sum of money in specie, shipped for Byrout. Before the Cossack left Cyprus, an Austrian gunboat and a steamer, which hae been telegraphed for, arrived to render assistance to the stranded vessel. On the 11th inst. a court martial I was held on board the Hibernia, in Malta harbour, to try John Chapel, second class boatswain of the Cossack, for being drunk and unfit for duty. The Court consisted of Capt. T. Meson, of the Trafalgar, president; Capt. C. Fellowes, of the Marlborough; Capt. the Hon. F. Egerton, of the St. George; Capt. T. A. B. Spratt, C.B , of the Hydra; and Capt. W. Armyt age, of the Magicienne ; Mr. Har rington R. Jones, secretary to the Cornmanderain- Chief, officiating as judge-advocate. The Court found the prisoner guilty, but, in consideration of the good testimonials produced, only sentenced him to be placed at the bottom of the list ef his class, and to be dismissed his ship. It is expected the Cossack will leave some time next week for Tripoli, and pro bably Tunis, to visit the consulates on the coast of Barbary. Capt. C. Fellowes end Capt the Hon. F. Egerton also held an inquiry on board the surveying ship Firefly, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of that ship touching on a rock, not laid down in her charts, during her late survey of the Corfu channel, and coast of Albania. The proceedir gs were merely formal, and the commander and officers were of course exonerated from all blame. The Firefly has performed every important and extensive survey during the last few months of that part of the lonian waters, which is very ineerrectly given in the published charts, it never having been properly surveyed, She has carefully examined and ad justed a long line of coast, and discovered five er six dangerous sunken rocks previously unknown. It was while taking soundings in going to an anchor age that she touched slightly on the Osprey Rock, given in the latest charts, but which charts had not been issued to the Firefly. Some of the rocks re cently discovered by this vessel lie in a sea which was sailed over a year or two ago by the greater part of Vice-Admiral Sir William Fanshawe Mar tin's fleet, and nobody on board at the time was c onscious of the proximity of danger. This survey is to be resumed at the commencement of next spring. Yesterday Capt. Spratt gave over the com mand of the Hydra, which had returned on the 10th inst. from Tripoli, to Commander Mansell, of the Firefly, of which latter ship Lieut. G. R. Wilkin son, First Lieut. of the Hydra, took the command the same day, instead of Commander Mansell. While at Tripoli the opportunity was taken by Capt. Spratt of ascertaining by chronometrical reck oning, and by signals exchanged through the tele graph with Commander Mansell, the exact differ ence of longitude between that place and Malta, as had been done on a previous occasion with Alex andria and this island. At the request of the Pasha, Capt. Spratt laid down several buoys for the guid ance of ships entering and quitting Tripoli, and made suggestions which, if adopted, would at a very small expense render the harbour a safe anchorage in all weathers. Captain Spratt leaves to-day in the Euxino for Marseilles and England. He retires at his own request, after an honourable on the survey of the Levant and Mediterra n e a n. The surveying tender and ueefal service of 32 years Growler, Staff Commander J. Stokes, returned on surveying s the tha t S t k h e e r k s t i a t R e m c t . tain of an island having T t m h b a e e d l e r t b s h u y l i t a n of s t T . her u t n r i n s I n : a a b n o s n u:r a y s p been thrown up there must have been founded on misconception —perhaps the ap nee mistake of a orm mirage, s t y , o a n s c e p some there is no such islan on the spot indicate) ; nor does there appear to have been any disturbance oz nis i- leaving of Keith's R:, , ef, the nearest shoal to Skeolti, to indicate any recent volcanic eruption. her :Majesty's frigate Magicienne, 16, Capt. AV. Armytago, was suddenly ordered to sea on the night of the llth inst., to tow in the French wicket Vatican, which had p h h a i e /ne d d r a t foohwreVatican has since left for Messina and gdwrai broken ayt Cape Pasaaro, and had tele nassnisetaarnce. charge on the 'efvheenl`kinlgsgci,cfietnhneeforelltouvirninegd Capt. Selim Bey, Marseilles in tow of the French steamer Indus, w hich had been telegraphed for. `The Turkish escapefrigatewhich ran in here to left on trrhaeitv;iolenee of a gale at re turn on Friday lost, taking with her as passengers Mr. Goot, of the Malta and Alexandria Telegraph, to replace Mr. Smyth, who arrived at Malta per Hydra, and Mr. Stacey, superintendent of the Ben • ghazi station. Mrs, Tufnell, Miss Gostling, and s 1. 10. 29. 29. sill [are om• rac- Y °ll Wif ° door r the ••••IMIMI, wife Capt. Lady iiVer" ow's, of 1.9 liter law• obeli yid°, Lima yncil John 3V71 0 " -, the John loud itiay, Lty t I TCY.,•-•---7, • • •-e• "re a .."1,40, I