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Wit o T i p 16 , or 0v...,.4 , nizarr• • -....-r- 40 --- P qt. , 41. , .43 1.• TI PERSONS SEEKING LANDED ESTATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, PREE HOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER, CIE'S G r2N ERALLY— To RE DAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 6 ?, Chancery-bine, London, Messrs. E. and 11. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY rEGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Regis! er Words, by sending the particu'ars of their properties to the :Estate offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, where the property is of an eligible chara ter, thereby avoid- Mg the disadvantages of delay and its attenuant incon veniences. TiJERE is No CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur ellP,ser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, arai then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. N O . 22,254. PRICE..... -, .. 4d. STAMPED ....bd. annum, and they take precedence according to their seniority as lieutenants of the Royal Navy, the governor getting £l2 in addition; they are appointed under the will of the late Mr. Samuel Travers. It sets forth they •' are to be superannuated or disabled lieutenants of English men-of-war," and shall be "single men" without chil dren, inclined to lead a virtuous, studious, and devout life, to be removed if they give occasion for scandal. The nature of the certificates and testimonials which are re quired can be obtained upon application at the Admiralty, Whitehall. The following appointments were made or. Thursday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. C. E. Reade, to the Falcon ; Lieut. C. L. Oxley, to the Excellent; Lieut. R. Do B. Hawtrey, and Lieut. J. Small, to the Euryalus; Lieut. C. S. P. Woodbridge, to the Liffs,y ; Sub. Lieut. Philip R. H. Parker, to the Falcon; Sub-Lieut. Alex. R. Kerr, to the Resist ance; IV. H. Drysdale, master, to the Resistance ; Alex. J. Lieth and Edward Riddle, midshipmen, to the Falcon; Edward J. Bawtree and Claude S. Fuller, naval cadets, to the Curacoa ; John A. G. Buckmer, master's assistant, to the Falcon ; Henry Grey, master's assistant, to the Curacoa ; Edward Tankivell, master's assistant, to the Dee ; John F. Channon, engineer, to the Fisgard, as supernumerary ; William Todner, engineer, to the Tamar; John Downes, engineer, to the Cumberland, for the Bullfrog; and John Rice, engineer, to the Indus, as supernumerary. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty Lieut. Thomas IV. Simeon, to the Euryalus ; Thomas S. Gissing, engineer, to the Falcon ; P. Murray and H. Thomson, assist-engineers, to the Falcon, ON MONDAY EVENING next, Oct. 26, and nine following evenings (Saturday all d Sunday excepted), by SOUTHGAT E "id BARRETT, at their Rooms, 22, Fleet-street , ENGRAVINGS by all the Eminent Modern Artists ; also a great variety of recently published Chrotno-Lithograps, Oil Paintings, Drawings , Books of Prints, & C . C a t a logues forwarded on receipt of six stamps. SALE OF OLD STORES, AT THE ROYAL ARMY CLO ; HING DErARTMENT, PIMLICO. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, 17th October, h 63. Nis Is HEREBY GIVEN, That the SECRETARY of STATE for WAR s prepared to receive on or before SATURDAY, 31st inst., Tenders for the Purchase of Un.erviceable Stores now lying at the Royal Army Clothing Department at Pimlico, comprising Military Clothing*, Great'Coats, Tin Ware, Waterproof Articles, Tools, dm, &c. The Stores may be viewed at Pimlico from 9 to 11 and from 1 to 4 o'clock during the four days previous to the 31st inst. Tenders must be made upon the proper printed form, which may be obtained on application at this office, or to the Military Storekeeper at Pimlico. The Secretary of State for War reserves the right to reject any or all of the 'renders. THOMAS HOWELL, Director or Contracts. ARMY CONTRACTS. TENDERS will be received at this Office until 12 o'clock noon on the 3d of November, from persons Who may be willing to enter into Contracts to supply BREAD AND MEAT in such quantities as may be required, for the use of Her Majesty's Land Forces stationed in the following places, from let December, 1863, to 31st May, 1864:- 1. Brompton House, Hyde-park, and Kensington. 2. itegent's-park and St. Johns-wood. 3. New Barracks, Chelsea. 4. Wellington Barracks, Buckingham Palace, and St. George's Barracks. 5. The Tower. 6. Hounslow and Kneller 7. Hampton Court. 8. Windsor. 9. Brighton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shore ham. 10. Croydon. 11. Sandhurst. Separate Tenders for Bread and for Meat must be made for each of the above-mentioned Stations or Barracks as sepa rately grouped 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. 'renders on the printed forms must be properly filled up and shined, and no Tender will be noticed unless delivered at the under-mentioned itlice, under closed envelope (marked on the outside " Tender for Commissariat Supplies "), before 12 o'clock noon on the 3d November next. W. T. POWER, Comm.ssary-G eneral. Deputy Commissary-General's Office New-street, Spring •gardens , , London, S.W., loth' Oct., 1853. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1863. ?VENDERS will. be received at this office, until 12 o'elock noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1863, from persons who may be witting, to enter into Contracts to FLOUR AND MEAT, in such quantities as may be required, from the Ist December, 1, t63 : to tls' May, 1801, for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the command. Separate Tenders are required for Flour and for Meat. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract m3.y be ob la'ned 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 o n th e outside "Tender for Army Supplies,") and no Tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, 4 nd delivered by the hour appointed. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat-office, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1863. ENDERS' will be reePlved at this Office. until T. 12 o'cl oc k, noon, on TUESDAY , th e 3d N ovem b er, „.„' 63 , from persons who may be willing to enter into Contract supply FLOUR FOR HOSPITAL BREAD, -1 1 1 such quantities as may be required, from the Ist Decem t),er, 1863, to 31st May, 1-64, for the use of Her Majesty's orces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the min i/Mud. F orms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, be tween the hours of ten and four o'clock. ills Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and uelivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside " Tender for Army Supplies"), and no tender will be noticed un'ess made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These elPzant Rooms are NOW OPEN for the Winter Season. They have been entirely redecorated. Musical Director and Conductor, Mons. L. JULLIEN. Great Success of his new Quadrille, " The Prince of Wales," nig,t)tly encored. The band is selected from the Italian Operas and the Household Troops. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, Is. Manager—M. GutNET. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Office, Aldershot, Oct, 9, 1863. TENDERS will b e ree,-ived at this Office, wail 12.o'cleck, noon, on THURSDAY, the sth November, 18 6:1, f rem pe rsons w h o may be willing to enter into Con tract to supply PAILLASSE STRAW AND STRAW FOR ROYAL ENGINEER SERVICE, In such quantities as may be required fram the let December, a 553, to 30th November. 186*, for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com mand. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and tour o'clock. The Tenders mu't be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelone, marked on 'he out -ide "Tender for Supply of Straw)," and no Tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. ('RNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, N-1 ind Dining-room, consisting of a new and eiegant assort ment at VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, Ocx.utiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &c., in Italian, Alabas • er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Vaiesty, 149. Stand. W.C., Loncon. lir. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will g reatly !facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY,CON CHO LOGY. ind GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas exch. ...PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION In GEOLOGY and MINE LEA.T.OG Y is given by Mr. TENNANT. at 149, Strand, W.C. NOTITING IMPOSSIBLE.—The g reatest and most useful invention of the day, A GUA AMAREL LA. essrs. JO HN G °SNELL' a rid Co., 3, King-court, Lombard street, London ' Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at What age. The Agua Amarella has none of the properties of (1 3 1, 's ; it on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 108. Gd. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, an d f rom individuals of undoubted respecta bility, may b e seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and I o. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High ness the Princess of Wales. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. . _ Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. Accumulated and Invested Funds ~ Annual Revenue 422,401 FIRE DEPARTMENT. In suran'es grantecl 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. Amount In=ured. P rem i ums. 1,037 £763,334 £23,041 0 0 on application at th e Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished OrricEs LONDON 58, Threadneedle-street. ~ . 4, New Bank Buildings. LothburY • • West-end Office.. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. TFIE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established in 1836. Offices :-1, Dale-street, Liverpool ; 20 and 21, Poultry, London, E.C. PROGRESS OF THE COMPANY SINCE 1850 : Year, Fire Premiums. 1 Lite Premiums. 1 Invested Funds. 18;1 254,305 1856 222,279 1861 360,130 1862 436,065 £502,8:4 527,157 72,781 821,061 135,974 1,3 11,905 13 4 ,703 1,417,808 The Fire Duty paid by this Company Was £71,2.14. in England in 1862 SWINTON BOULT, Fec7etary t 3 the Company. JOHN ATKINS, REsident Secretary, London. A.D. . 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. GtottOGCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor. Sir j2 . IEARRES BARCLAY Bart., De , Esq., Sub-Governor. ` lIENRY PELLY, Deputy-Governor. TTenry - mi ... DIRECTORS. Robert R - a ' r nari v ,,, z, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. ohn Garrat4V 2sq lkiavk Currf e t c ,-attiey . , Esq. Earl of Leven and William Davit s '' , Esq. Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. Thomas Dent, A, n, Esq. The Hon. Josceline W. Percy. Alexander Drii c ' e - qi; Charles Robinson, Esq. Fredk..Tos. Edlin' a ;.;? l •,, Samuel I eo Schuster, 14:sq. RiversdaleW. Or - n - f" e l;l ( l .s . q. N E v r i i l c li C l arr ' 'nf t to at r i s ,, rnith, Esq. ! 'obt. Amadeus iZ z ii f " , Win. Tetlow Hibbert7sq• JosepZotnes, k q. jB ST.P. Jas. Stewart Hodgs on, ;,I.' William Wallace, ' Itlsq. Medical R eferee, - 4,,, , 1. - Chas. Baring Youno . , Esq. FIRE and LIFE Assr ., ° -, 3,1 2rEt. SOLLY, Esq., F. MS. rionusuonanteßrirritsish Life Policies has are- Corporation on advant a A_ l sCES may be effected with this m on the sum assured. The Reversionary raged ',early 2 per cent. per made in the Premiums Equivalent reductions have icku dyable by persons who preferre'edetnhat form of Bonus. The divisions of Profit take place every Any sum 110 t exceeding £15 ,000 Five years. Life. may be ins ure d on one This Corporation affords to the Assured_ L ib era l participation in Profits —with exem ption from the liabilities of partnership. A rate of Bonus equal to the average return s of C ap it ual al S oc i et i es — w ith the guarantee of a large in vested CaP Stock. The advantages of modern practice,—with the security of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex . perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A ITALY. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBT, I', STEELE, Secretary. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Grays-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of RUCCLEUCIT, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Mast crman, 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 support, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. • - Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mae terman, Esq. Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries 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.; NV Blame, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Earned and Co., Liverpool sud at the Hospital. STAIWORDA SMITE Secretary THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 24, 1863. T HE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. 156, ieadenhall-street, London, E.C. Queen Insurance-buildings, Liverpool. Capital ONE MILLION STERLING. At the Annual Meeting of the Proprietors, held at Liver pool, on the 21st October, 1863, I3FIRNARD HALL, Esq.. Chairman of the Company, in the Chair, the Directors' Report for the year stated— That the Fire Premiums for the year amountedto £70,300 being an increase over the preceditu year of 22080 That the Life Premium Receipts for the first three years were and for the past three years .. 43,537 being an increase in the latter triennial period over the former of That the amount accumulated since fast Meeting, as a Icire Reserve Fund, was 23,427 and the amount added to Life Fund was That during the past five years the Company had paid for Claims I'he 'Actuary reported that the Life Liabilities had been valued on the soundest principles, viz., Net Premiums at 3 per cent. interest, and that the Bonus to part cipatin,g Policy holders averaged as much as 46 per cent. per annum of the Premiums paid, while in some instances it was as high as 65, 70, and even per cent. A dividend was declared to proprietors at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. J. MONCRIEFF WILSON, Manager and Actuary. JOHN E. LEYLAND, Secretary. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at the London Tavern—Mr. W. J. Hamilton in the chair. Mr. WATT, the secretary, having read the notice conven ing the meeting, the report, an abstract of which has ap peared in The Sun, was taken as read, The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated the proprietors on the steady progress that had been made with the works. Their chief engineer had just arrived from India, and would give them any informa tion they required on the subject. The Bhore Ghat incline had been opened on the 21st April last for goods traffic, but it could not be opened for passenger traffic until the works were properly consolidated. Some settlements, as expected, had taken place during the monsoon, end had interrupted the traffic for some time. He considered that the report of Mr. Graham, their chief engineer, was on the whole ex tremely satisfactory as to the progress of the works, and also with regard to the last paragraph in it, relating to the completion of the surveys of the alternative line to Hydera bad, instead of the original one to Moodgul. He thought the proposed line to Hyderabad was of so much consequence, both in a political and commercial point of view, that he trusted the Government would sanction its construction. The object of the extension line was to form a junction with the Madras Railway at a point near Hyderabad, and thus complete a through communication from Bombay via Hy derabad to Madras. Tho alternative line would be about 60 miles longer than the originally proposed line via Moodgul, but when it was considered that it would pass through a rich and populous district, while that to Moodgul was a barren and unproductive district, there could be no difficulty in deciding in favour of the best line. Tho distance from B imbay to Madras was between 800 and 900 miles, so that an increase of 60 miles in that distance to secure those ad vantages was not important. He believed the Government of Bombay, as well as that of Madras, were favourable to the best route being aaopted. During the past half year the receipts for traffic amounted to £290,000, out of which they had to deduct £56,000 for carrying traffic over the Ghat, leaving 1234,000, which was an increase of £67,000 over the corresponding period of last year. No doubt the working expenses were very considerable. The increase in the working expenses was £45,000 during the past half year, of which £25,000 was paid by the company as com pensation for damages. He thought it satisfactory, notwith standing the increased cost of working and damages, that the net receipts were £21,000 more than for the correspond ing half of 1862. The loss by damaged cotton arose in two ways. The first loss amounted to £lO,OOO from fire, while a heavy train of cotton was passing through an arid and barren district, and, in spite of all the exertions made to extinguish it, nearly the whole train was consumed, involv ing an additional loss in the destruction of rolling stock. But the great loss which occurred to them took place just before the setting in of the monsoon ; and in alluding to this question it would be necessary for him to advert to the conduct of the Bombay Government, which he did not think was fair or just towards the company. Immediately prior to the monsoon a great quantity of cotton was brought to their railway at Etregamn and Egutpoora. The natives brought their produce in large quantities, partly in conse quence of its being the period of the year for sending it to market, and partly stimulated by the high prices .n Bombay. There was no doubt some want of manage ment in the traffic arrangements ; but when the great loss from damage to the cotton had been reported the Govern ment sent an engineer officer to inquire into the matter, and immediately published his report in the newspapers without giving the company's committee in Bombay an op portunity of explanation. Not only did the Government authorities do this, but they made very serious charges against the company in language neither fit nor decoious on their part. He then read the resolution of the Bombay Government, in which they expressed an opinion that the conduct of the company was very discreditable. On the first opening of the cotton trade, in wnich all the arrange ments had broken down, not only causing great loss, and that the management was disgraceful, inasmuch as 4,000 bales a day should have been carried, while the rail way never carried more than 2,000 bales. Of course, as soon as the statement appeared, the committee in Bombay proceeded to give an explanation of the circumstances. The Government ought to have inquired of the committee for an explanation of the matter before publishing the report referred to. With regard to not having efficient traffic ar rangements, there was an enormous amount of business brought to the railway, and it could not be conveyed away at once. So far back as the middle of last year the com pany applied to the Government to allow them to send out two additional traffic managers, as they expected to lose one, and they had since lost the services of Mr. Cooper. When the proposal was made to the Government they said it was premature and better to defer it, thereby putting off the appointment of ;additional superintendence and leaving them without sufficient assistance to carry on the traffic. Not having sufficient cover at the station, great loss was sustained. The natives brought immense quantities of cot ton to the railway, and actually covered several acres of land with cotton in bales from four to six. deep; but, on the other hand, the Government had refused to allow the com pany to make sidings for the accommodation of the traffic. By the advice of the Government consulting engineer the requirements of the company in this respect had been re duced, and the estimates had been cut down. The com mittee in Bombay had proposed to the Government certain requirements for the traffic, and pointed out what was likely to occur and which had occurred. On the opening of the Bhore Ghat, the contractor for carrying the goods had all his carts released, and also a large number of addi tional carts, so that he was enabled to bring dowh to the Thull Ghat so much cotton in two or three days as the company could carry away in three or four weeks on a single line of railway, having but a limited number of waggons to meet this extraordinarypreeeure. The company had been in nego tiation with the Government during the past ten years, re specting a goods station at Bombay, but nothing had yet been done. He hoped, however, that in the course of another year there would be something tangible done in this most important matter. The committee had applied to the Government to allow the company to store the cotton in some of the Government stores in Bombay, but a most ex travagant price was fixed upon by the officials. Complaints had been made that a number of third-class passengers had been left behind at one or two stations. It was impossible for the company to provide for a large addition to the num ber of passengers without running additional trains ; and the company were prevented from running additional trains without authority from the Government. With respect to the fares for third-class passengers they were exceedingly small, less than a farthing per mile, and they carried about 40,000 or 50,000 third- class passengers a week. The average distance travelled by third-class passengers was 39 miles, and the average fare 9d. each passenger. The faro was very little more than the cost of their conveyance. This was the explanation he had to give. Under these circumstan cestEneengetnia hn the .add company and the the . presence of one of their co ll eagues, M r. A yrton, M.P., in Bombay, would, it w as b e li eve d, t en d to some settlement boeTfe been h eu e et. og various subjectsfihxaGovernment. remaining The settlement unsettled w of the stati on at Bombay and the alte i ation of the fares were of the utm ost i mportance to the company. The se r v iecae no G f o a ve r e n m the company the p ower of fixing ra! u i r u n ed m the same s) mannerg to g t as in tleamve to ana m s general manager. 'flulteuyreleaosktehdostoe recently.this ra ent with great sa ti s f act i on, and hoped they should not h n fished by the Government. Mr. J. G. FRITH, in seconding the motion for the adop tion of the report, said ther e h a d b een a great want of fore thought in the Government auth or i t i es, and the result hall been very disastrous. The int er f erence in the internal ar rangements of the railway company h ad been attended with the most injurious effects on th e i nterests of the share holders. He hoped the experience they had had would have the effect of removing these obstruction s t o the successful working of the railway. TL's motion was then carried unanimously, and the for feiture of certain shar es for the non payment of calls was confirmed, After some observations by a shareholder, a vot e of controlh vote, thanks to the Chairman an d directors was unanimously carried. a l t le hi C s li o A bje il C al ti A on to N'in Government acknowledging was only in re spect to undue interference in the m ana g em ent of the in explained thatternal affairs of the company. In other respects he thought the control of the Government beneficial to the share. holders, aa it prevented an improper waste of their funds and served to check abuses ; but he thought engineer officers should confine themselves to what they were conversant with, and not enter into minute details of railway manage ment that had taken years of experience to arrive at. With regard to the general control of Government, he thought it was most beneficial to proprietors. Mr. GRAMAn, the chief engineer, explained that the works were steadily progressing, and they were extending into the cotton district. At Nagpore they would get into the most important cotton fields of Western India. By the end of the year they would open to Sheagaum, and in June, 1864, a further distance. He confidently looked forward to the end of 1865, or nearly in 1866, for the completion of the lines to Nagpore and Jubbulpore. The surveys of the line to Hydrabad had been completed, and lodged with the Government for approval. Hydrabad contained between 300,000 and:400,000 inhabitants. When the undertaking was completed he could hardly imagine a more successful system of lines than they would have from Nagpore and Jubbulpore in the interior to the port of Bombay. The proceedings then terminated, and Armagh. The vacancy created by this translation was filled by Dr. Verschoyle, Dean of Ferns. But the richest of all the prizes of ecclesiastical patronage was shortly to fall into the hands of the Premier, The aged Archbishop of Canterbury was gradually sinking from exhaustion consequent on natural decay, and swiftly followed the Primate of all Ireland to the grave. On the 6th of September, by the death of Dr. Sumner, the Primacy of all England, with an income of £15,000, fell to the disposal of Lord Palmerston. As in the case of York, the Premier, in filling this archiepiscopal see, contrived to make three appointments out of one vacancy. Dr. Longley was translated for the third time within six years, and sent from York to Canterbury. Dr. Thomson was promoted from Glocester and Bristol to the Archbishopric of York; whilst Dr. Ellicott, Dean of Exeter,was appointed Bishop of Glocester and Bristol. And now, with the au tumn of 1863, the fourth archbishopric has fallen in. The death of Dr Whately gives the premier a piece of patronage value £7,636 per annum, Lord Palmerston has twice filled the bishopric of Cork, Dr. Fitzgerald, who was appointed in 1857,having been translated from this see to that of Kilaloe, in 1861. He has likewise supplied vacancies in many Irish deaneries, and in England those of Canterbury, Westmin ster, Carlisle, Ripon, Lincoln, Glocester and Bristol, and Exeter twice. The united annual value of the sees held by t h e 27 prelates who constitute the English hierarchy is £151,200,and of this Lord Palmerston has had the disposal of very nearly one-half—or £75,500. Vast as this amount of patronage might appear,it shows more strikingly by contrast with that which has fallen to the lot of previous Prime Mi n isters. Sir R. Peel held office from 1841 to 1846, and in these 5 years filled as many bishoprics—those of Chichester, Ely, Lichfield, Oxford, and St. Asaph, with an annual T ata:of £23,100. Daring the six years of Laid John Rus in; Administration from 1846 to 1852, the amount of patronage which fell to his disposal was just as much as that which in one year alone-1856—fell to Lord Pal merston. Lord John filled the primacy, and the bishoprics of Chester, Hereford, Llandaff, and Manchester, with an aggregate revenue of £32,100 per annum. During Lord Aberdeen's Ministry, from 1852 to 1855, the bishoprics of Bath and Wells, Lincoln, and Salisbury were filled, with an annual income of £5,000 each. The Earl of Derby has h o ld e n office altogether about two years and two months— namely, ten months in 1852, and 16 months in 1858-59. The only episcopal appointment made by the Conservative leader was that of Dr. Campbell to the bishopric of Bangor, in 1859, the revenues of the see being £4,000 a year. From these calculations it will be seen that the aggregate amount of patronage disposed of by Sir Robert Peel, Lord John Russell, the Earl of Aberdeen, and the Earl of Derby amounted to £75,400. So that Lord Palmerston, in seven years, has, within the small sum of £3,000, disposed of as much church patronage as his predecessors in the Premier ship during a period of 16 years. But when we take into consideration the noble viscount's Irish patronage, repre senting a total of £28,120 per annum, and add this to the £71,500, the value of his English Church preferments, we have a grand total of £99,620, or a yearly sum amounting ve ry nearly to £lOO,OOO. Such is the annual value of the appointments which have been made by the present Prime Minister. Of the 27 prelates who sit in the House of Lords, no less than 10 have been placed there by Lord Palmerston. Add to these five Irish sees, and the number of the present embishops is in crease d to 15. Tw i ce h as h e fill e d tPhrearice.h r bishopric of York, once the archbishoprics of Can terbury and Armagh; while that of Dublin yet remains to be filled. 'Three times has the noble lord been called upon to appoint new overseers to the dioceses of Gloucester and Bristol, and Durham; twice has he filled the vacant three Bish to op theo f bisl. opr ics of Carlisle and C or k , and once those o f L on d on, Roc h e ster, Norwich, Worcest er , an d Ri pon . Of th e 27 pr elates on th e e p is copal benches, ten owe their positions to Lord P almerston ; fiv e to Sir Robert Peel ; four to L or d Rua:: ; wEiarrielheosfteAr, to Aberdeen n ; L t iv w e o r , po t o h l e ; n Bi s h o ps of Peterborough and St. D av id' s , t o L or d Mel bourne Bi s h o p of Bangor, to the Earl of Derby. The ne the; I) of Winchester, appointed in 1827; the junior is the Bi shop of Glocester and Bristol, con secrated in 1 863 . The richest is that of Winchester, value £10,417; th e least in point of revenue is that of St. David's £2,500. T he oldest prelate is t he Bishop of Exeter, now in th hi s 86th; the y oun g est is th e Archbishop of York, now in hi s 44th year. — W estern Morning News. oneoseio r theßishop of Exeter, t o th e Duke of Wellington ; and pre l a te is the Bishop Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The Duke of Somerset, First Lord of the Admiralty, is expected to visit Great Yarmouth in a few days for the pur pose of inspecting the naval asylum near that town. he fine paddlewheel yacht steamer Salamis, 4, 250 horse power, and 835 tons, havin g b een f i nally completed and turned out of hand by the dockyard officials at Chatham, was yesterday taken from her moorings in the harbour to the triatlgerAouldiraetlityheetaMeaipallienteSatneedtshfoerr tshteeepmuirhpgoscieuoalfiteinee be i ne f oe s e tt e en" abling h finally decided upon wh a t serv i ce to employ her. Since official trial, up war d s of two months ago, h s been rigged and i n o th er respects completed trim, and from b e i ng one of the handsomest the Ivile!eer eelsseefgheeirlass afloat, and a credit to the dockyard hands by whom she was constructed, she is now conspicuous only for her extreme ugliness. This arises from the manner in which she has been masted and rigged. Unlike the other yacht-st eame rs of her class, she h as no k nee, and being without a bowsprit she has a very bare appearance. Instead of three light graceful pole masts, she carries two heavy schooner-rigged masts and yards, which are altogether out of character and place in a vessel of her class, which steams up to fourteen knots per hour, They serve to give her a heavy lumbering appearance, and, seen from the water, s t am p her as th e p erfection of ugliness. The cabin and general fittings on board are very costly, so as, in fact, to render her one of the best vessels of her class afloat. The Salamis left her moorings alongside Chatham dockyard at 9 30 a . m ., having on board Admiral Bullock, Mr. Moore, assistant -master -shipwright; Mr. Baker, inspector of ma chinery afloat and principal engineer at Chatham dockyard, with inforward, other offici aclz 9ft A 10 At her f a o f.. rm t e r w t r i i t a h l the l2o S t a e l he a m e i s f drew eeel and quantity of sto res , s h ot, cab l e, water, 9ft2 n ea rlythe same Armstrong and other guns, she yesterday drew 10ft forward, and Oft llin aft, and was therefore not in the best possible trim for making her trial. The immersion of the paddle wheel from the inner edge of the floats was Bin, and the total dip, 4ft tin. She is fitted with Morgan's patent feathering floats which materially increase her speed. The diameter of the paddlewheels is 21ft bin. The engines, which are by Messrs.Ravenhill, Salkeld, and Co., are fitted with all the latest improvements, including superbaters, &e. They were yesterday in charge of Mr. Daniels, the chief engineer of the Salamis. Garrison Point was reached in 45 minutes after leaving Chatham, and the engines were then stopped to take on board Capt. W. R. Hall, C. 8., su perintendent of the steam reserve, under whose directions the trial was made, and Mr, Rumble, chief inspector of ma chinery afloat. The steamer's head was then made for the Maplin Sands, which were reached at 11 a.m., and the vessel placed on the mile. Six runs were taken at full boiler power, with the following results :—ln the first run the time was 3 min 51 see, speed in knots 15.385, and number of revolutions 33i per minute ; in the second run the time was 5 min 6 sec, the speed 11165 knots, and the number of revolutions 33 ; in the third run the time was 3 min 52 sec, the speed 15517 knots, and the number of re volutions 31 ; the time in the fourth run was 4 min 42 sec, the speed 12166 knots, and the number of revolutions 31 ; in the fifth mile the time was 4 min 3 sec, the speed 14.815 knots, and the number of revolutions 31 ; in the last mile the time was 4 min 35 see, and the speed 13.091 knots. The mean vacuum was 20, and the average temperature of the stoke-holes 90 deg, and of the engine room 78 deg, during the trial. The average speed attained by the Salamis daring the six runs was 13.84 knots—that is to say 16 statute miles per hour. This is exactly a knot an hour less than on the occasion of the former trial of this steamer, when she .. at tained a mean average speed ef 1+843 knots an hour. This falling off in her speed is to be attributed to her uneven trim, the vessel being down more by the head tdhan arse stern; the heavy nature of her rigging. which operate disadvantageously to the sp m ee a d st o s i —and, lastly, to the foul state of her bottomthe close of lengthened time she has been in harbour. the trials at full speed two of the boilers we . r le : , :t half-boiler couple of runs taken over the measured tanhe fr s o t i e n apni th e e r power with the following results : min 40 sec, speed in knots, 12.857, 11 . 921 knots, lions 30 ; second run—time, 5 min 2 . w r i s t run — time, — ca t; m and e , a 4 -389 hu°ts t p h e e gri oeca sion of her former and number of revolutions 12.389, s a ye n ic :cl , g F s n p i v ae emmdbeearno s r p e e v e o a l u a - t hour, as against 121318 eeFdro:[nth°sveesscl under half-boiler half-boiler power of 12 trialkn ot se on e t r h h e o 2 u l r e at A halfugu August. figures the Salamis s t full e speed, the difference in is than aknotand a half an hour. out pew of er p th ro a p n o w ni h o e n n aszeilfaa the two rates being le" During the trial yesterday Admiral Bullock was busily employed on board in making experiments with and re cording the results of the trials with his new description of log for enabling. the speed of ships at sea to be instantane onsly ascertained. The apparatus used for the purpose is a kind of steelyard, which is suspended from the vessel's tali rail, and attached to which is a line of aomo 150 ft in length w ith the log a the end. The pressure on the hand of the dial causes it to revolve, and a series of numbers on its face -ill indicate the true speed of the vessel at any moment. qalamis last evening was placed in the first division of The e i s n e bi r : ve . in readiness for an y may h h ed e service for which she A vacancy h as been occasioned on the list of Naval Knights of Windsor te steame s - t Buller, R.N., which oc 4 curree- 1 e the death of Lieutenant Edward a t Edinburgh on the 19th inetant, Thesalary of the ua EAST INDIAN. The report of the direetotsstntesthat no additional mile age had been opened i'n - Bengal during the half-year, but it was expected that the line from Benares to Mirzapore would have been completed and ready for traffic by the Ist of the current month. In the North-West Provinces an additional length of 481 miles from the Toondla Junction to Allyghur was opened on the'lst of March, so that on the 30th of June last the company had open for traffic 935 k miles. On the Jubbulpore line the contractors, Messrs. Warings and Hunt, were making reasonable progress. The permanent way and work, 44 1:4 0,6 9, maintained in efficient order during the half-y ear at cost Per train mile. The number of passengers conveyed on the Bengal division during the past half-year was 1,392,600, of whom 13,978 were first- class and 45,909 second-class passengers. The gross traffic receipts on this division for the half-year ending the 30th of June last had been £391,832 and the net receipts £198,082. The net traffic receipts from the opening of the line to the 30th of June last had been 81,085,135. On the North-West Provinces the average length of line in work for the half-year was 304 miles. The permanent way and works had been maintained in efficient order at a cost of rather less than 91d per train mile. The working expenses had been 49'67 per cent of the gross receipts. The number of passengers conveyed during the half-year was 287,917, of whom 2,956 were first-class, and 5,823 second-class pas sengers. The proportion of railway materials included in the traffic returns of the past half-year was about 221 per cent. The gross traffic receipts for the half-year ended 30th Juno last have been £124,532, and the net receipts £62,675. The net traffic receipts since the opening of the line for public traffic had been £298,048. The board had been informed that the Government of India was favourably disposed to the construction by the company of the line to the Kurhurballee coalfields, and that the surveys which the board suggested last February were progressing. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR, THE WEEK. Miles Opened. Receipts., Railways. _,,,_____"_.:___ 1863. 1862. 1863. 1862 £ £ Belfast and N. Counties • 1 35 136 2,046 2.005 Belfast and Comity Down .• •• 49 10 724 690 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 1,921 1,910 Bristol and Exeter l2ll 1211 6,426 6,568 Caledonian Cockermouth& Working - ton. • 8 4 81 305 317 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 421 337 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage •• • 61 61 149 192 Cork and Youghal 321 824 391 341 Cornwall 654 534 1,554 1,371 Deeside l7 17 288 284 Dublin & Bell astJunction.• • • 63 6 3 1,380 1,521 Dublin and Drogheda .......• 7 5 63 1,712 1,766 Dublin and Meath .. .... . Dub. & Wicklow and. Weald s 4i 481 2,076 1,828 Edinburgh and Glasgow 1694 169} 8,372 7.762 Forth & Clyde Junction Furness, &c 5O 5") 2,435 2,651 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eas tern,Nrik.,&E. Union Great Northern 351 351 33,5u7 30,891 Great North of Scotland ... Gt. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 7ll 664 459 432 '4t.Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 37 34 329 8,328 8,041 Great Western 10564 1032/ 62,197 63,096 Inverness & Aberdeen Juno- 864 864 1,937 991 Inverness & Perth Junction 1191 - 1,812 - Irish North-Western 145 145 1,795 1,703 Lancashire & Yorkshire 3951 395} 34,480 32.320 Limerick and Ennis... 241 241 207 247 Limerick and Foynes 261 264 154 163 Llanelly 461 461 628 519 London & North-Western London and Blackwall 5l 1,821 1,831 London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 2611 241 20,323 21,94 London, Chatham, & Dover 72} 72* 5,679 4,568 Do. Metropolitan Extension 104 54 1,355 280 Lond., Tilbury, & Southend Man.,Sheffield,&Lincolnsh Manch. S.J un.& Altrincham 9} 0} 1,287 1,051 Maryport and Carlisle 2B 28 1,402 1;487 Metropolitan 3l - 1,a87 - Midland (incl. N.-Western) 641 6141 44,415 41,615 Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind 2591 1921 4,419 4,083 Monkland 714 714 1,780 1,515 •_ . ,_ Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 0" 14 2,523 2,480 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N.Eastern and Stock. & Darl 109510771 57,646 53,848 North London 9 9 3,213 3,094 North Staffordshire 254 252 8,577 8.071 Oswestry and Newt0n......., 50 42 1,221 1,067 RhymneY 194 194 942 884 St. Helen's Canal& Railway., $2 52 2,102 1,976 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern....., 138 138 5,120 4.792 Somerset and D0r5et......., 66 39 4 610 38 7 South Devon 7sk 754 3.783 3,472 S ou th-Eastern 3o 6' 305 23,844 24,759 Taff Vale 57 55 5,689 6,227 Ulster 644 51 2,005 1.818 Vale of Clwyd. Vale of Neath 324 251 2,401 2,020 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 495 404 W a terford and Limerick West Cornwall ......... ... . W.llartlepoolllarbr.&RaiL.„ 48 48 4,816 4,125 W'haven,Cleator,& Egrmnt„ 7 7 639 570 Whitchaven Junction.....,,. 12 12 910 784 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 35 803 744 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam...,. 52 52 1,637 1,428 Austrian ..... 828 828 37,406 4',123 Belgian Eastern Junction.... 264 204 453 409 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. Indi a 1851 1321 1,459 899 Buffalo and Lake Huron ..... 1614 1614 2,434 2,026 Detroit and Milwaukie ....... 189 185 5,221 4,580 Dutch Rhenish ........... 108 2 1082 4,997 4.894 Eastern of France......,....... 1167 1081 57,920 57,059 East Indian ....... ....... 9331 639 - - Grand Trunk of Canada, ..... 1090 1090 19,695 18,394 Great Indian Peninsula ...... 5384 4374 4,676 4,303 Great Luxembourg .. - ...... 134 134 4,710 4,755 Great Southern of India .... 79 79 461 461 Great Western of Canada..., 345 315 12933 12,887 Madrid, Saragossa &A.lica n t .. 650 490 19 , 706 18,287 Northern of Canada .......... 91 94 1,707 3,234 Northern of France .......... 725 125 60,154 61,631 Norwegian Trunk ......... 44 44 864 1,463 Ottoman Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn lBO5 1676 154,089 146,662 Paris and Orleans 1614 1431 17,182 67,201 Pernambuco ................ 774 -- 371 Royal Danish - - Sambre and Meu5e.........,, 68 68 1,442 1,454 South Austrian ..... 1430 1315 58,864 58,872 Southern of France ...... ...... 770 680 30,095 27,659 Victorian .................... 196 151 7,113 5,065 Welland •-...* ...... . . 25 25 520 517 West Flanders .............. 75 75 1,057 984 W. and N.W. of France . ..... 932 813 54,617 48,373 ______ Lord Palmerston's Church Patronage, As the time when the appointment of one of the highest s pi r itual officers of the Ch urch is under consideration it ma be interesting to glance at the nominations to the episcopal b en ch which have been made during Lord Palmerston's Premiership, representing es they do a larger amount of ecol is i as tical patronage th an has fallen into the hands of any Minister in modern days. The present Prime Minister came into power in Feb., 1855, upon the overthrow of Lord Aber deen's Government, consequent Gn the adverse vote of the House of Commons on the conduct of the Russian war and Pc h e ld office until defeated in Feb., 1857, on th e Cons ir y Bill. After remai nin g in o pposition for 16 months, Lord Palmerston again assumed the Premiership in June, 1859, so that the noble viscount's reign, as First Lo r d o f th e Trea sury has altogether extended over a period of 7 years and 4 months. During the year 1855 not a single vacancy occurred amongst the right rev. occupants of the episcopal bench, but in the following year Lord Palmerston was called upon to make no less than five ap p oint ments —namely, to the bishoprics of Carlisle, Durham, Gloucester and Bristol, London, and Ripon. The annual value of' these sees re spectively is as follows—London, £lO,OOO ; Durham, £8,000; Gloucester and Bristol, £5,000 ; Carlisle, £4,500 ; and Ripon, £4,500 --showing a total annual value of £32,000. To the sea of Ripon Dr. Bickersteth was appointed—Dr. Longley, who had previously held it, being translated to Durham. Dr. Villiers was installed at Carlisle, Dr. Baring at Glocester and Bristol, whilst the metropolitan see, vacant through the resignation of Bishop Blomfield, was conferred on Dr. Tait, Dean of Carlisle. In 1857 there was but one vacancy, and that was in the see of Norwi c h , value £4,500. To this bishopric Dr. pawn was appoint e d. P assing over the interregnum in Lord Palmerston's power, which took place during the years 1858 and 1859, we come to 1860, a year in which many rich pieces of eccle s i as ti ca l patronage fell to the disposal of the lord of Broadlands. In May Dr. Musgrave, Archbishop of York, died, the revenues of the BCC being £lO,OOO per annum. Dr. Longley was now translated from Durham to York, Dr. Villiers was trans lated from Carlisle to Barham, and Dr. Wadegrave was placed in the vacant see of Carlisle. The same year also witnessed vacancies in the Bishoprick of Rochester and Worcester, each of the value of £5,000 per annum. To the former was appointed Dr . Wi g ram and to the latter Dr. Philpot. Dr. Villiers aid not long survive hia translation from Carlisle to Durham. Ho died in 1861, and was suc ceeded by Dr. Baring. Tho translation of the latter prelate rendered vacant the see of Glocester and Bristol, which was given to Dr. Thomson. But it was not until the autumn of 1862 that the richest pieces of Church pre-' ferment fell to the disposal of Lord Palmerston. In the month of August in that year the venerable Primate of Ireland, the Right Rev. Lord John Beresford, who had been in failing health for many months, was gathered to his fathers at the age of nearly 90 years. The value of the primacy was about £14,500 a year, and to it succeeded a near relative of the deceased, the Right Rev. Lord Marcus Gervais Beresford, aforetizsie Bieliop of Kilmore, Elphirt, THE ARMY. An order has been received at Chatham garrison fromthe H orse Guarde r in which Field-Marshal the Atka a-4 W, bridge directs that arm chests are in future to be provided in all transports carrying troops, and are to be so constructed as to provide receptacles for the arms of a regiment or de tachment ordered to proceed complete on foreign service, in the ratio of one stand for each efficient man. In the case of a detachment not taking its ownarms, accommodation is to be provided for 10 stands per 100 men. The arm racks will occupy that part of the vessel which is likely to afford the greatest freedom from rust, and at the same time admit of the arms being easily attainable either for the purposes of in spection, drill, or use on an emergency. A number of mechanics and skilled workmen belonging to the corps of Royal Marines have been permitted to vo lunteer as settlers in the Falkland Islands, and will sail from the Thames in a few days. One officer and 20 privates are to be received on Monday next at headquarters, Wool wich, for the purpose of embarkation, together with other numbers from the Chatham and Woolwich divisions. The works connected with the enlargement of the entrance from the river to the basins in Woolwich dockyard, which have been suspended for some time on account of the cofferdam having been carried away by the tide, are again in course of progress by means of a couple of huge boxes, termed stanks, in which the stonecutters are enabled to carry on their ope rations at low tide, about four hours per day. The stanks are firmly secured over the works by means of heavy iron ballast and chains, and are well caulked with oakum and banked up with clay to protect the men during the ebb of the tide. By this means it is expected that the work will be completed about Christmas, and ships will then be admitted as heretofore. THE CIVIL WAR IN CHINA, (From the Timcs' Correspondent.) SHANGHAI, Aug. 20. Burgevine's accession to the rebels has created considerable excitement in Shanghai, as it is felt that with the aid of disciplined troops, and Euro peans to lead them on, he may do immense mischief. Certainly the Imperialists will be unable to with stand him without European aid, after he has suc ceeded in organising a body of drilled men, unless Gordon's force is largely increased. Directly it be came certain that he was in Soochow, Col. Hough, who in the absence of Gen. Brown commands the station, despatched Captain Murray, R.A., in com mand of 200 of the 67th and artillery, and 200 Be looches, with six guns, to Tai-tsan, to be at hand to support Gordon, in case, as was apprehended, he should be immediately attacked in force at Quinsan and be obliged to vacate it. Fortunately their aid was not needed. Gordon had in the meantime had several successful skirmishes with the rebels, and completely thrown them back on Soochow; so the column was recalled, and returned to the settlement . on Wednesday lust. Gordon had takes the field in consequence of in telligence received from Wokong that that city was menaced by a large body of rebels, who, knowing that the disciplined troops had all been withdrawn to Quinsan, probably thought the opportunity ex cellent to attempt its recapture. He left Quinsan, with 700 men and a rocket tube, on the morning of the Bth, and the same evening reached Karpoo and occupied the stockade, which had been taken from the rebels on the occasion of his first march on Wokong. The next morning, sending on a portion of his force to the city, he remained himself to recon noitre, as the rebels were reported to be in strength in the neighbourhood. This he soon ascertained,prac tically,to be correct,as he was attacked during the day by a large force, accompanied by a number of Euro peans; but, thanks to the strength of his earthworks and the excellent practice of his artillery, he re pulsed them with considerable loss. Several prisoners were taken, who stated that three Europeans had been killed and others wounded, and added T he Burgevine himself had come up at the close. The following day Gordon assumed the offensive, and marched to attack the rebels in an intrenched posi tion on which they had fallen back in the direotion of Soochow. With only 250 men, besides a company whom he detached to menace their rear, he suc ceeded in dislodging them almost without loss, in nwardice of the Euro consequence, mainly, of the c peans, who ran away almost at the first exchange of shots, and, naturally, carr ied the Chinese with them. One of the Futai's first acts, in consequence of Burgevine's defection to the rebels, has been t o issue the following procarnation, offering a reward of 3,000 taels to any one who will deliver him dead or alive into his hands :-- PROCLAMATION. being informed that a numb e r o f p er - The undersigne d persons have been led away . under false p re t ences b y th e A mer i c an named Burgevine to join the rebels at Soochow, this is to give n otice to all foreigners that the undersigned of the said Burgevine, whether alive or will, on deliverY custody, or that of his officers, immediately dead, into his p a y over to the persons so doing the sum of 3,000 ta e l s • and he further guarantees them against any further proceed: i ng s on account of their previous connection with the rebel° CHANG, Futai and Imperial Commissi oner . shanghai, Aug. 12. If the men whom Burgevine has collected around him were even " indifferent honest," £l,OOO would not suffice to tempt them to take his life; but being as they are, for the most part the very scum of the offscourings of society, his life will be in no slight peril. The attempt either to capture or assassinate him, however, will be no child' s play ; apart from the fact that he is a m an of undaunted personal courage and determination, he has many with him who are attached to him personally, and would visit with summary vengeance any attempt against him. No doubt, however, all these dangers were taken H int e o m e a on y s w id e e l r l ation by him before he joined the cause. argue that since he was able to live quietly on the English settlement, despite a reward of 20,000 taels offered for his head, after his dispute with Takeo, whose house was not half a mile from his own, he may escape in Soochow when only a sixth part of that sum is offered. But, although no protest has hitherto been raised by the American Consul, I cannot avoid the conviction that in issuing a proclamation of such purport, the Futai has taken a step opposed to treaty provisions. All foreign treaties with China (stipulate for the surrender of criminals to their consular representatives for trial. But the Futai prejudges Burgevine If he fall in offers a premium for his execution. I g uilty' and fair fight, of course nothing more CAR be said than that ho has incurred the risk and paid the forfeit ; but if he be taken prisoner, the Chinese would be bound to deliver him up to the American Consul, who, I have reason to believe, would only deport him. It is difficult, then, to believe that the latt er will allow this glaring attempt to procure his usu.. sination to pass withou t strong protest. 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Hamilton, Bart, K.C.8., is Chairman) are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be Paid to the account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Btourbridge and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and Greenway, 'Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs. Smith, l'ayne, and Co , Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or Messrs. Glyn and Co., bankers, London. The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip tion 114 to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee r st their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only the birthplace of Shakspeare. but the centre of attraction to all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his home, the town he luved, and where he lived and died. ~t%Z--~i~C-4;j2~~ ~7~ NEWSPAPER cvr' trade, which is already languishing fro N 7e--- , calty of approaching Soochow. The sal-General has notified that all resid es;ot : French concession are to render an ace 4 - e. el - r e . arms in their possession by a fixed date; r, S Britannic Majesty's Consul has reminded stem and other boats plying into the interior that the) render themselves liable to confiscation by xunning past the Custom-house barriers at the months of creaks. This applies principally to sundry small. steamers which are in the habit of running up to the rebel country for silk, and are suspected of carrying other metal as well as silver to exchange for it. But it is useless to remind them of their liability unless the penalty can be put in practice, whereas the little 6 pound guns which the Chinese affect would not do much harm if they struck; even a 12-pours der, which, unl ess i n very rare case s, is the hea v i es t ..",un carried b y a gunboat, would not do much injury,, as the Chinese powder need is execrable. Besideie, Chinese gunners are not noted for their proficiency', and would not be very likely to hit a small steamer running at full speed. To endeavour to stop the sill; trade really seems extending our complacency to the Imperialists a little too far ; however, nu such attempt will succeed, so it does not much signify: A European named Beecley, landlord of a public house, was arrested the other day on a charge of being connected with Burgevine. He at once con fessed, an d enabled the authoriti es to arrest severa l other men who were in a boat w a i t i ng a favourable o pp or tunity to start for Soochow—mechanics acrd artisans, who were to have establi shed a foundry' for shot and shell. Notwithstanding Beeehey's avowal of his complicity, it was found impossible to bring home any tangible charge against hi m, as he had no intention of joining the rebels himself, b ut was merely acting for Burgevine, and all got off v ery easily. Not so softie foreigners who were arrested i n Soonking after the capture of the Ktaochiao. got in d be the river, whefri l * .- irectly argevine ha any further attempt to stop him was hopeless, Macartney ordered the city gates to be shut, and all foreigners who might be within to be arrested. Nine were discovered, and as no one could give a satis factory account of himself, they were all detained till further information regarding them could be ob tained. A search in the boat of one, a Manilla man, brought to light a rebel pass and commission as military mandarin of the third grade, signed by Chung-wang. He had up to the time of his arrest been acting as orderly to one of the officers in Gordon's force, and as, notwithstanding the plain evidence against him, he denied having ever had communication with the rebels, his guilt seemed clear; so, with the Futai's approval, he was be headed. It is very questionable, however, whether his guilt were really so certain as it appeared. I believe nothing but his intense fear of admitting a former connexion with the rebels cost him his life, Before joining Ward's force he had been three years in rebel employ, and during that time had earned his commission, which ho kept probably as a pro tection in case he should again fall into their hands. I Had he explained this,probably he might have saved his life. In the boat of two others—a Greek and an Italian—was found some silk, and also some Chinese man's and woman's clothes, saturated with blood. They admitted having been to Soochow with a cargo of rice, and having obtained the silk in exchange, but refused to give any account of the blood found in their boat, and were accordingly beheaded, on the double charge of illicit trading and murder. The six others who had been arrested were sent in charge of a guard to Shanghai, to be tried by the Futai, on the charge of having been accomplices of Bur gevine ; but, attempting to escape by the way, three were shot by the guard, the others succeeded in getting off. The mandarins are apprehensive that Burgevine will attack Soonkiang ; but there hardly seems grounds for fear, as long as Quinsan remains in possession of the Imperialists. By the last steamer from Japan, news was re ceived of the departure of Admiral Kuper and Colonel Neale for Kajosima, on board the Euryalus, accompanied by the Pearl,Argus, Perseus, Coquette, Recehorse, and Havock. Among the demands whit Colonel Neale was instructed to make on the Japa nese in consequence of Rich ardson'e murder were, it will be remembered, the payment of £23,000 in demnity by the Prince of Satsuma, and the execu tion of the murderers. Satsuma is reported to have offered the Mikado to fulfil these two conditions, but to have been haughtily told that the matter was be fore the Council, and to have left in high dudgeon: Admiral Kuper's visit to Kojosima, a town in eat. soma's territory, situated in a bay at the south of Kinsin, is to exact their performance now from Sassuma himself; and it is generally believed thnt he will comply, subject to the Tycoon's approval, The latter has returned to his own capital at Jeddo, and it will be interesting to watch how his policy towards foreigners may have been influenced by intercourse with the Mikado, who seems more averse than ever to their presence, in the country. In pursuance of his insane decision to expel all foreigners from Japan, he sent an order a few days ago to the Governor of Nagasaki to extermi nate those residing at that settlement who refused to leave. The Governor, who fortunately is more enlightened than many of his fellow Daimios, im mediately repaired on board the gunboat Leopard, and laid his instructions before the commander, the senior naval officer on the station. The reply was, of course, to the effect that he would fail if he attempted to carry them out, and his Excellency had the wisdom to refer to Miako for further in.. structions before attempting to do so. The Mikado's last act of malice was almost puerile ; ho forbad any Daimio to purchase a steamer or other vessel from any foreign nation. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Oct. 23.—Yarns for export are very quiet, with scarcely any business offering. The market continues firm, and spinners have not shown the slightest disposition to make any con cession on the prices of Tuesday. The quietness of the market is attributed mainly to the subsidence of excitement in the Liverpool cotton market yester. pay and this morning, with rather easier prices for the raw material. In cop yarns, also, as well as those for shipping, we have had a quiet market. Spinners are asking the same prices as on Tuesday' but manufacturers are not disposed to operat • Some few sales have been affected in small quanti tieshave e in exceptional cases, where sellers beci : , rather easier to deal with. The check given "' cloth of cotton and yarn has also extended to exceedingly market, and the operations have been e limited. The indisposition of buyers ° o per ate was manifested very strongly on Tuesd7 Y. B o th on that day and last week they rather firniou, which they against following up the rise in co t ton, at Liver. Oti se t their faces attributed to a reckless spirit °f7,, culation Tuesday is under-. pool. What business was don e leave, and on account stood to have been chiefly ep . ecl, l he ee f lin t o discou rage g of speculators in Liverpe 1 ° been more decided, if pos. such operations h has some what checked the ad uiaetatitrleorw-.er rates, the feel sibe, to-day, and it s Though we do vance of prices by m a n ufacturers. favour of not hear of any transa ct ions ~,.t h a s men decidedly i n ing in the g rl character, or through the ordi mar...e been very fe w _ There have purchases, in deed,buyers. nothing, or next to nary 1311annels been done for ' 6°n- 0/business ; a n d of a nothing , h " shipment on India t The demand for home consumption is accenn.' s fiat as that for a i ro ost a export, the high prices as a check on that as well as other branches , serving 1 of the trade. CARDIFF; 23d..—m decline to take furt i h : r n i j Y rd o e f r t s he as st t e h a e m y c a o r a e l u m nu a b s l t e e t r o a complete those i n hand within the specified time. There is a les s quantity of coal coming down from the colli er i es than usual, a circumstance ascribed to a detemination on the part of the colliers to incon vellienee their masters and hasten the promised advance in wages. The average quotations for St earn coal are from 9 31 to 10s per ton, frte on board. Time ironmongers are well supplied with - orders. The market is in favour of sellers, and the current quotations are maintained with firmness. NOTTINGIIAM, 231—There was a limited attend ance at the Exchange hall today, and a very small amount of business was done in lace yarns, material change in prices. The demand for hoswr y yarns was also quiet, prices undergoing v ery little no alteration. Silks steady. In brown nets a very limited share of business was done; prices about the same as on Tuesday. MISS KAVANAGH'S NEW NOVEL. .Novv ready at all the Libraries, hi. 3 vols., QUEEN M A B. By JULIA KAVANAGH, Author of " Nathalie," " Adele," SLe. 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