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- ( z I I . •; • • ~• •AI '` , 4.4 t . • • ; - se"bos „ FM\k ;51144fit s, 4. I I : 41r , ,,..- , :te? • , t',."ll4ll t c :: g C: „, •,i; CO. - - • , ' • • DI „ _ 5;7,1.,„16.11, „ a w ~: nßorr. v , 5. 4 iiP 4 N.74 - ,,, . • . 4- it THE DISCOUNT CORPORATION (Limited). Established under the Companies Act, with Limited Liability. Capital, Two Millions Sterling, in 20,000 Shares of £lOO each. First issue, 10,000 Shares. 33 `=.posit, £1 per Share on application, and .£1 10s. on allot /neut. It is not contemplated to call up more than £2O per hare. Calls not to exceed £5, at intervals of not less than Three Months. PRICE..... -....4d. STAMPED ....sd. DIRECTORS. Zanies Bruce. Esq. (Messrs. Bruce and Co.), Abchurch-l.ne. Charles Bye Colchester, Esq. (Messrs. Colchester and Wool ner), South Sea House. IL D. Cartwright, Esq., 61, Moorgate-street (Messrs. Leckie and Co., Bombay), late Chairman of Commercial Bank of India. Ltoratio Sydney Coulson, Esq. (Messrs. Bruce and Co.), Ab church-I an e. George Lyall, Esq., Mincing. lane (Messrs. Lyall, Still, and Co., Hong Kong). Charles Edward Mangles, Esq., Director of the Union Bank of Australia. 71 1ornas Stenhouse, Esq., Director of the Chartered Mercan tile Bank of India. John Torrance, Esq., Director of the Alliance Bank. Edmund Westby, Esq., Director of the Bank of Victoria. BANKERS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool, Lothbury, and N O . 22,245. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1863. Now ready, in 2 vols., post Bvo, AGENTLEMAN, with a knowledge of Foreign Languages, who writes a good hand, is desirous of Employment. A moderate Salary would be accepted. Un exceptionable references given. Address, by letter, B— U—, Post-office, 104, Strand. shrimps, 4 gallons of whitebait, and 34 bushels of winkles. In August there were seized-16 brills, 698 cod, 33,500 dabs, 455 dories, 33,500 gurnets, 14,640 haddocks, 44,200 herrings, 836 lobsters, 60 mackerel, 661 mullects, 175,570 plaice, 482 (3,2101b5.) salmon, 9 skate, 863 soles, 10,000 tench, 35 thornbacks, 56 turbot, 43,460 whitings, four bar rels of anchovies, 4 barrels of cod sounds, 1,094 gallons of shrimps. In September the meters seized 15 bream, 11 brills, 260 cod, 75 dories, 2,819 haddocks, 11,200 herrings, 13 ling, 297 lobsters, 29,519 plaice, 63 skate, 56 soles, 6 thombacks, 160 trout, 32 turbot, 1,200 whitings, 3 bushels of whitebait, and 59 gallons of shrimps. N ED LOCKS L E Y, THE ETONIAN. A NOVEL. " A really g )od book. ' Ned Locksley ' has individuality, `orce, and good sense."—Saturday iteview. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. Immediately. in post Bvo., with a Portrait, MY INIPRISONMENT, AND THE FIRST YEAR Ol' ABOLITION RULE IN WASHING- N ORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. Accumulated and Invested Funds Annual Revenue 422,401 Southwark, London. Brown's-buildings, Liverpool, and Birkenhead. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Flux and Argles, 9, Mincing-lane. BROKERS. Messrs. J. and J. Whitehead, S, Moorgate-street. SECRETARY (pro tem.)—Robert Slater, junior, Esq. Temporary Offices of the Corporation-26, Change-alley, Cornhill, E.C. TUN By ROSE GREENHOW. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. PROSPECTUS. The Discount Corporation is established to aid the mone tary arransTeinents of the increasing commercial interests of Great Britain and its dependencies. In founding this undertaking the Directors have secured the co-operation of an old and highly -respected Discount Firm in London, with whom arrangements have been made for the transfer of its lucrative business to this Corporation, and two of whose partners join the Direction. It will thus ba manifest that the Discount Corporation starts with a larzo and valuable connection, and acquires the experience of Directors whose influence and intelligence are certain to command the confidence of the public. The material basis of the Corporation will be a large sub scribed Capital, judicially distributed. The recent creation of several large Indian and Colonial banking institutions, coupled with the expanding home and continental trades of the country, and the greatly extending corn/nem:al transactions with India and the Colonies, lead to the, conviction that greater discsusting facilities than at pre sent exist are required. An establishment, which from its ample mean 4 will be able to supply such requirements, will no doul t be favourably re ceived by the trading community, and will at the same time afford a safe and profitable return equally to those who seek the permanent investment of their money, and to those who M erely desire the temporary employment of their surplus finds. The known profitable operations of the old private Dis count Firms, and the new Discount Companies, give the as surance that a purely Discount business, prudently managed, Will prove a complete success. The Head Office of the Corporation will be in London. No promotion-money will be given for originating, the - undertaking, and the preliminary expenses will be strictly confined to such as are indispensable. Applications for Shares may be addressed in the annexed form to the Directors, tnd copies of the prospectus may be obtained at the Temporary Offices of the Corporation, or at the Offices of the Brokers and Solicitors ' • but no application will be considered unless a deposit of £1 per spare on the number of shares applied for has been paid. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. - • No. To the Directors of the Discount Corporation (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to your Bankers the sum of , being a deposit of LI per Share on Shares in the above Corporation, I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to become a member of the Cor poration in respect of such Shares, or in respect of any less number you may allot me, and to execute the Articles of Association when required ; and I request that my name may be placed on the Register of Members for the Shares so allotted. Name in full Residence Profession or Business Date THE DISCOUNT CORPORATION (Limited). A I'PLICATIONS —NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN , T hat no fur th er for SHARES in this Corporation will be rcceived after SATURDAY next, the 17th October inst. By order, ROBERT SLATER, Jun., Secretary, pro tern. Temporary Offices, 26, Chanz.e-alley, Cornhill, October 13, ISO. THE MARINE INVESTMENT COMPANY (Limited). Lpital £500, 0 00, in 20,000 shares of £25 each, with power to increase, a der osit of los. per shag- to be paid on application, and £1 10s. on allotment. First issue £250,000, in 10,000 shares, of which only £l2 10s. per share is intended to be called up. No second issue will take place until £l2 10s. per share has been called up on the first issue. Calls not to exceed £2 10s. per share, at intervals of not less than two months. DIRECTOR. Captain It. W. PELLY, R.N., Elder Brother Trinity House (Director of the London Assurance. and late Director of the Hudson's Bay Company), Chairman. James Borman, Esq. (Messrs. Weide Borman, and Co., Mer chants), 127, Leadenhall-street. Alexander Calder, Esq. (late Director of the India General Steam Navigation Company, Calcutta), Putney. Abel Chapman, Esq. (Director of the Mid-Wales Railway), 79, Old Broad-street. Ambrose Emerson, Esq. (Messrs. Newby, Carson, and Co.), Gresimm House, Director of the West Atrican Company. Henry Fox, Esq., Director of the London and Provincial Marine Insurance Company. John Hall, jun., Esq. (Messrs. J. Hall, jun., and Co., Mer chants and Shipowners), New London-street, Fenchurch treet. Robert Hewett, Esq. ('ressrs. Hewett Brothers, Merchants and Shipowners), Trinity-square. Anastasius Jones, Esq., late Local Director of the ALglo-Mexican Mint Company, Wilton Lodge, Croydon, Surrey. John Rogerson, Esq. (Messrs. J. Rogerson and Co., Mer chants and Shipowners), Royal Exchange-buildings, and Newcastle-on-Tyne. John Gustavus Russell, Esq. (Director a the London and Lancashire Insurance Company), 61, Moorgate street. Captain Lute Thomas, late id' Aden, 136. Leadenhall-street, and Nevill Lodge, Tunbridge Wells. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Dawes and Sons, 9, Angel court, Throgmorton- street. BANKERS. London and County Bark, 21, Lombard-street. t: Agra and United Service Bank (Limited), 27, Cannon street. AUDITORS. Messrs. Edwards and James, 18, King-street, Cheapside. STOCKBROKERS. Messrs. Froom Brothers, 20. Change-alley, Cornhill. SUVEYORS. Timothy Harrington, Esq„ R Consulting Engineer, 61, Grace. church -street. Captain Thomas rrib ,, , The Jerusalem, Cornhill. SECRETARY—Mr. Thomas Sharer, 27, Leadenhall-street. TEMPORARY OFFICES OF TIIE COMPANY. 18, King-street, Cheapside. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company is established for the purpose of granting temporary loans and advances on eligible ships and other marine property, by way of mortgage or assignment, covered by policies 01 insurance, and on such other security as may be found desirable. Money will also be received on deposit for stated periods, upon interest to be Agreed, and will be employed in like manner with the capital, the uncalled por tion of which, and the property held on mortgage by the Company, will at all times afford ample security to depo sitors. The estimated value of British vessels mortgaged is up wards of five millions sterling. It thus becomes apparent that a wide field exists for a well-established Company of this kind. The want of some ready channel for obtaining loans on shipping has been so severely felt that the Directors enter with confidence on the prosecution of a class of business hitherto transacted by private individuals with considerable profit. In addition to the profits on capital, which are estimated at from 10 to 15 per cent., the Directors have facilities for borrowing at such rates as to yield a surplus profit of 5 to 6 per cent. The detailed prospectus and forms of application for shares may be obtained of the Secretary, Brokers, and Bankers, and at the Offices of the Company. Should the full number 01 shares applied for be in excess of those at the Directors' disposal, the surplus will be credited to the allotment, or returned at the applicants' option, MARINE IN VESTMENT COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE. —The Directors will proceed to an ALLOT MENT on SATURDAY, 17th instant. Applications ior the Remaining Shares to be made not later than that claw. By order of the Board, (Signed) THOMAS SHARER, Secretary. 18, Icing-street, Cheapside, Oct. 9, 1883, D R- SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER P1LL5...... A. pared Without anye NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre ,,leercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. :Scott, of II t ti will be found invaluable to all who Ktfrer from bilious anver complaints, indigestion, wind. spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &o. For habitual costiveness, as a family y aperient_ medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create :pate, taro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, CharingTroess. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. 10., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert," engraved on th e stamp. ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PATnoxEss—fler Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. P RESIDENT—Vice-Aclmirsl the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., F.R.S. C HAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P. DEPU TY - CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V r APPEAL. The Committee of M anage ment have to state that, since the beginning of the year 1861, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has expended £28,550 on various Lifeboat Estab lishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the rociety, and other means, since its formation, is 13,22 0 ; which services 82 G o ld Medals, 733 Silver Medals, and .ti", 200 in cash have b een pa id in rewards. The Institu tionhas also expended £75,380 on Life-boats, Life-boat `,M P?rting-cartiages, and Boat-houses. Committee desire to express their grateful sense of Ilrittßnerous support which they have received from the ha s ,Z,l!Tblic during the past few years, a support Which ot 1 25 4 % , ..e them to establish t o ther present magnificent fleet Deem Lifeboats on the shores f the United Kingdom. rest s (35;18tcn.ssible, however, of the great responsibility that state, and. 71r1 to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient annualni, Crews practised in the rnanagemett of their inen m e :b only be effected by a large and pe:manent countrym en t(?)th.eY earnestly appeal to all classes of their great and trill am them in upholding and perpetuating so The Commi t y nat ional a work. tributions:— e gratefulLy acknowledge the following con -ITer Majesty the Ruee s. d b e i. • • OWL A, the R o ji ,e,' ,l Clerk, Colonel, it•A G. :: . annual 5 0 0 .. .. annual 57) 0 0 Coutts and Co. :Weser .• •• • ,: :. annual 1 1 0 Currie, Wm. 14 S., flan .. annual 10 0 0 Erle, Lord Chief ,instieW •• • •• .. 4th don.lo 0 0 Fanshawe, Vice-Admira.i Si " • • .. don. 10 10 0 Fen wick, G . J ., E sq., con orfA.. R.C.Ti. .. 2d don. 25 0 0 sporting' Carriage . a Lifeboat and Tran- Harvey, Rev. G. G. and'Al rs. • • .. .. .. 250 0 0 's Solic- Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. .. .. d on . 30 0 Palmer, Sir Bounden, Mx., ii .m. ,e • • • ith don. 10 0 0 tor-General .. .. . -- Royal Yacht Squadiron • • • • annual 2 2 0 Steel, Michael, Esq. .. .. •• -. annual 10 0 0 Thom,. s. Ladyship • ltecte Lady, Weston-super- • m ar j: uu __ .. dby her don. 100 0 0 • • • • • • •• Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord .. .. 16 16 0 .. • • annual 5 0 0 Donations and Annual Subscriptions vrillbe thankfully re ceived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis, Perdzal, and Co., C c o o n , tt i s s, and s t. Co., 59, Strand; '1" e 7 s 6 si• 8. Lombard-street ; lierries'arciu har,a Messrsnd James's -street, London ; by a'l the Collectors of Customs and Bankers in the Unitedliingdom; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis. Esq., at the Office of the lUetitution, if, 4°bn-street, Adelai, Loudon, W.C. NOTICE. Now ready, 2 vols. post Bvo., clyth, price 21s , CHARLES LEVE R'S A DAY'S RIDE : A Life's Romance. London : Chapman and Hall, 191, Piccaddlv, W. 122, FLEET-STREET, LONDON. MESSRS. JOHN MAXWELL AND CO. beg to announce that the undermentioned Works may be now had at every Circulating Library. Subscribers to those useful Institutions should not experience any delay in ob taining copies, as adequate editions have been printed, and the type is kept standing, to meet every demand as quickly as it arises : 2. 3. AUG SACKVILLE CHASE. 3 vols. STRONGHAND. By G. AIMARD. 2 vols. BREAKFAST IN BED. By GEORGE JSTUS SALA. 1 VOL 4. THE REV. ALFRED HOBLUSH AND HIS CURACIES. 1 vol. 5. SECRETS OF MY OFFICE. 1 vol. 6. CROSS OF HONOUR. 1 vol. [This day. London : John Maxwell and Co.. 122, Fleet-street. T " OXFO R D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE, CLARA, the MAID of MILAN, and Bellini's SONNAMBULA. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ellison. Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Midi, &c., with full band and chorus. - - Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean, &.c. Comic, by UNSWORTH ("or any other man "), Eugene, W. Randall, George Hodson, and those marvellous French Clowns, Messrs. ARTHUR and BERTRAND. Also, a Pe►formance by Herr SCHAL KENBACH on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHESTRE, contain ing a full baud of 40 instruments. The HALL has just been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, Cd. ; stalls and balcony, is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pepper and HenryDircks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, " THE GHOST," to the Concert Hall, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Balcony, and bxly of the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr. A. Silvester to give (with all that gentleman's latest improvements and effects), REPRESENTATIONS EACH EVENING, at half-past Nine o'clock. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, Am. ; Comedy by Unsworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E. Marshall, and the marvellous Arthur and Bertrand. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The GHOST ! new version—The FAIRY FOUNTAIN•— Grand Divertissement—Favourite Opera Selections—NlCO- SlA, the eminent Violinist—RAPHAEL DE SOLLA. the Infant 'tenor—LANGLOIS, the Great Juggler. ;Every Evening. Doors onen at 7—commence at half-past 7. ROYAL ALHAMI3RA PALACE. Great Musical Attraction —lmmense success of SIGNOR ICOSIA, the eminent Violinist, who will appear Every Evening. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. These cl`Lrant Rooms are NOW OPEN for the Winter Season. They have been entirely redecorated. Musical Director, Mons. Jullien, of monster concerts cele brity. The band )s selected from the Crystal Palace, the Italian Operas, and the Household Troops of her Majesty. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, Is. Manager—M. GRENET. LUXURIANT WHISKERS or MOUSTACHES.—MY formula fdrces them to grow heavily in six weeks upon the smoothest face, without injury to the skin, and a sure remedy for bal mess. 13 stamps.— Mr. FOX, Macclesfield. To'e's celebrated II airwash Formula, for removing scurf and curling the hair, Leven stamps, ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, d Dining-room, consisting ot a new and eiegant assort ment 31 VA SE S, Pi mires, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, r,eautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights, &c., in Italian, Alabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Majesty, 149. Stand, W.C., Lonaon. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY. and GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE. EULOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, at 119, Strand, W.C. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of theday, AGUA AMARELLA. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and 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 prope r ti es o f dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one appli c ation per month will keep it in perfect colour_ Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 10s. 6d. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted respecta bility, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High ness the Princess of Wales. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Oflice, Aldershot, Oct. 9, 1863. TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1863, from persons who may be widing to enter into Contracts to supply FLOUR AND MEAT, - —in such quantities as may be required, from the Ist December, 1863, to 41st May, 1864, for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the command. Separate Tenders are required for Flour and for Meat. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob. , tamed on application at this office, by letter or in person, between the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside "Tender for Army Supplies,") and no Tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat-office, Aldershot Oct. 9, 1863. TENDERS will be received at this Office, until 12 o'clock, noon, on TUESDAY, the 3d November, 1863. from persons who may be willing, to enter into Contrast to supply FLOUR FOR HOSPITAL BREAD, in such quantities as may be required, from the Ist Decem ber. 1863, to 31st May, 1.64, for the use of Her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com mand. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this office, by letter or in person, be tween the hours of ten and four o'clock. The Tenders must be properly filled up and sizned, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside " Tender for Army Supplies"), and no tender will be noticed unless made on forms obtained from this office, and delivered by the hour appointed. ARMY CONTRACTS. ENDERCSomwmillsabreiarteOcifierve Aldershot, d 12 o'clock, noon, on THURSDAY, the sth November, at th ls 0 Oct, ffi c 9, e 1863. 1863, from persons who may be willing to enter into Con tra,.t to supply PAILLASSE STRAW AND STRAW FOR ROYAL ENGINEER SERVICE, in such quantities as may be required tram the Ist December, 1853, to 30th November. 1864, for the use of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the com mand. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this °Moe, 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 atthis office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside "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. CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARYaciriloebeet; i k j the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratfor Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of Which sid-upon- N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8., is Chairman) are ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Scourbrlgee and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Ba n k' s - Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, an d Greenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or Messrs. Glyn and Co., bankers, London. The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip tion li , t 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 ce ntre of attraction to all admirers townand where he liv and died. his ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCII, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom pznied 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 distre ss i ng cases th a t daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward has rerman, 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 Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and C C o o :: Piams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, a n d Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at the HoopitaL sTANFQE,D.S, SMITH Secretary, FIRE DEI'ARTIIENT. Insuraires granted both at Home and in Foreign Countries on the most liberal terms. LIFE DEPARTMENT. Every facility offered to Insurers. Ninety per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers on the participating principle. The new Life business transacted in 1862 as follows : Policies. Amount Insured. Premiums. 1,037 £763,334 £23,641 0 0 Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished on application at the OrricEs : LONDON 58, Threadneedle-street. 4, New Bank Buildings. Lothbury. „ West-end Office B, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. TEA.—MOORE 13ROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 3s. 2d. ; Sonchonz ' reduced to 38. 6d. ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from 4s. 4d. to 3s. lid. per lb. - - - —• • MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. A REAL SEA BATH in your own room by using TIDMAN'S SEA SALT. This article, extracted from the "foaming billows," is a valuable adjunct to the daily bath, and the best possible sub • stitute for a visit to the sea-side. Price 16s. per cwt. For warded on receipt of post-office order or stamps. TIDMAA and SON, Chemists, 10, Wormwood-street, Lon don, E.C. TIDMAN'S SEA SALT is of great benefit to weakly children. and a boon to all who would obtain the invigorating effects of a sea bath in the comfortable se clu.ion of an apartment. Instructions for use are enclosed in each packet. TIDMAN'S SEA SALT has been analysed by Dr. llassall, who strongly recommends it as very superior to the rock and other sails commonly used for bathing purposes. It is the only efficient substitute for sea bathing. In bags of 141b5., price 28. ; 281b5., 4s. ; 561bs , Bs. 1121b5., Vs. Sole Proprietors, TIDMAN & SON, 10, Wormwood-street, Loudon, E.C. Sold by all Chemists. HEALTH OF LONDON. (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) The total number of deaths registered in London in the week that ended on Saturday was 1,258. The average num ber in the corresponding weeks of 10 years (1853-62), after the omission of deaths from epidemic cholera in the 41st of 1654, and a correction for increase of population, becomes 1,126. The actual result exceeds the estimated number by 132. Thirty •one deaths from smallpox were returned, and 146 from scarlatina; 16 fatal cases of the latter disease occurred in Marylebone, 14 in Islington, 5 in the sub-district of Whitecross-street, and 5 in that of St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey. A man died at the age of 96 years, a woman aged 77 years died of elephantiasis, and a boy 5 years old from swallowing a cherry stone. METROPOLITAN WATERS IN SEPT., 1863. Some of the waters used for domestic purposes in London, according to the analyses of Dr. Robert Dundas Thomson, F.R.S., have been purer, while others have contained more foreign ingredients than in the preceding month. The Kent Company's water has been distinguished by the organic matter bming nearly all oxidised, and therefore comparatively harmless. The Thames waters have been generally loss impure than in August. Total impurity Organicim• per gallon. purity. gre. or deg. gra. or deg. 0.0 Distilled Water Loch Katrine water, new supply to Glasgow 2 .35 •605 Manchester water supply Aldgate-pump, City 19'12 13.94 THAMES COMPANIES Chelsea Southwark Grand Junction West Middlesex Lambeth OTHER COMPANIES. Kent 17 . 06 17'60 16'-16 16'01 16'.11 East London New River 27 . 44 19 . 36 15 - 20 1 . 80 1.58 I'l2 11 6 1.60 The table is read thus—Loch liatrine water contains in the gallon 2•3 i degrees or grains of foreign matter in solution, of which •605 degrees or grains are of vegetable or animal orin n. Last week the births of 962 boys and 911 girls—in all, 1,863 children, were registered in London. In the 10 cor responding weeks of the years 1853-62 the average number (corrected) was 1,818. At the Royal Observatory, Grcenwi,^,h, the mean height of the barometer ha the week was 29.600 in. The reading rose to 29 . 88 in on Monday, and fell to 2938 in on Friday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 53 . 3 deg, which is 1 deg above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). On Tuesday the mean temperature was 7.7 deg below the average of that d a y; on Thursday and Saturday it was nearly as much above the average. The highest day temperature was 66.5 deg on Sunday. The lowest night temperature was 37.5 deg on Tuesday. The range of temperature in the week was therefore 29 deg. The mean daily range was 12 . 6 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 4 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 87, complete saturation being re• presented by 100, which point was almost attained on Wed nesday. On Sunday and Monday the wind was generally in the south-west ; in the rest of the week south-east. The rainfall was 0.44 in., which fell on five days. At 23 minutes past 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning a slight shock of earth quake was felt. One of the astronomical assistants was observing a fixed collimator, and saw the mark apparently descend through an angle of less than a quarter of a minute of arc, and rise again after a few seconds of time to its former position. No trace of the earthquake was left on the photographic records of the self-registering magneto meters. There was a thunderstorm on the morning of Thursday. Lightning was very frequent on Friday evening. CITY SEWERS COMMISSION. Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, the Commissioners of Sewers met at Guildhall, tinier the presidency of Deputy de Jersey. PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT IN GRACECIIURCIL-STREET. A report was brought up from the Improvement Com mittee in reference to the proposed widening of Grace church-street from the corner of Fenchurch-street towards Eastcheap, and a plan was submitted to the Court for car rying out the improvement. The CHAIRMAN explained that an opportunity presented itself for carrying out a most desirable public improvement at the spot in question, but it would be for the Commis sioners to say 'whether, considering the many important im provements they had already in hand, it would be advisable to embark in carrying out the plan now before the Court, as it would necessarily involve a very large outlay of public money. Mr. BuRNELL, one of the Commissioners appointed under the Union of Benefices Act, explained that it was in con templation to remove the parish church of St. Benet Grace church, at the corner of Fenchurch-street, and the street could thereby be improved at that spot. Mr. SAMUEL GREEN quite concurred as to the desirability of the improvement, but he thought the committee should not pledge itself to carry out the plan without first making application to the Corporation to know what contribution they would make so as to relieve the ratepayers of the entire burden. (Hear, hear.) An amendment was moved by Deputy LORKIN that the ' report do lie on the table, but this was negatived. The report was then agreed to, and it was referred back to the committee to carry out the plan. The Improvement Committee also brought up a report re:ative to a plan for a railway from Walbrook to the Regent circus, Oxford-street. Mr. Giles, the promoter of the line, explained that it was intended to pass north of St. Paul's School, across Paternoster-row, under the yard between the prison and the courts in the Old Bailey, and north of the Record Office in Fetter-lane; and that the buildings over the line generally would have to be removed. It was further proposed that the roadway should be GO feet wide, and the property 6ooo. requir e d to be purchased bad been valued at passedlt waa p e r l o e p a o r s e e d d , t s o o le t a h v a e t t a he n g e r w ou s n t d re u e n t under which ic b h e the , railway o formed, it desired, in which case the company would require to be paid two•thirds of the whole cost of the work for the surface ground in question. The committee further stated that they had conferred with the Improvement Committee of the Court of Common Council upon the subject, and they both concurred that it would be inexpedient to express any opinion upon the scheme until the Parliamentary plans had been deposited. The report was adopted. The SOLICITOR to the Commission (Mr. A. J. Baylis) stated that, in accordance with instructions received by hire at the last Court, he had summoned a person named Weight for not completing certain works at premises in Sun-court, Golden-lane, and Alderman Halo, who heard the case, convicted the defendant, and fined him £5 and costs, or in default one month's imprisonment. Mr. J. DAW, the principal clerk, laid before the Court returns of the quantities of fish seized by the meters of the Fishmongers' Company during the past three months. In July, among other quantities, there were seized-6 brills, 35 cod, 534 conger eels, 16 dories, 300 garnets, 1,710 had docks, 11,975 herrings, 514 lobsters, 93 mackerel, 1,430 plaice, 118 salmon, 26 skate, 492 smelts, 2,288 thornbacks, 21 turbot, 9,400 whitings, 311bs• of salmon, AS gullozio of SANATORY CONDITION OF VIE CITY. Dr. LETIIEBY, the medical officer of health, reported on the state of 203 houses that had been. inspected during the week, and he submitted a list of 59 places for sanatory im provement. He likewise reported that the markets and slaughter-houses had been duly inspected, and the officers had condemned 4,8751bs of meat as unfit for human food. It consisted of 13 sheep, 15 pigs, 29 quarters of beef, and 81 joints of meat; 2,7171bs were diseased, 1,6031bs were putrid, and the rest was from animals that had died from accident or disease. .62 berths and 47 deaths have been registered during the week. The mortality returns are less than the average (51) for the corresponding period of the last eight years. 11 of the deaths were amongst children of less than 5 years of age, and 11 also amongst persons of GO and up wards. The chief causes of death were as follows : phthisis 5, hydrocephalus 2, continued fever 2. scarlet fever 3, croup and diptheria 2, making together 12 deaths from tubercular diseases, 4 from inflammatory affections of the lungs, and only 7 from diseases of zymotic character. GAS SUPPLY TO THE CITY. Dr. LETHEBY reported that the illuminating power of the gas supplied to the City during_the week lad-been.satisfa,. tory. The average illuminating power of the City Compa nies' gas had been equal to that of 15.78 sperm candles, that of the Central Gas to 13.70, and that of the Chartered to 13.08. The chemical quality of the gas had also been good, except in the case of the Great Central Gas, which contained an excess of sulphur to 21.1 grains per 100 cubic feet. After the despatch of same other business the court ad journed. Determined Attempt at Murder at Great Barr, near Birmingham, A shocking occurrence took place at Great Barr, on Sunday evening last, under the following circumstances : It appears that in the course of the evening two navvies entered the house of Mr. Charles Newey, who keeps the Maltshovel beerhouse, at Newton, in Great Barr, and called for a quart of ale. The landlord refused to serve them with the ale, as some months previously he had forbidden them to enter his house, because they were continually creating disturbances, much to the annoyance and inconvenience of the regular customers. Upon the landlord's refusing to draw the ale the men began to use the most obscene language, in the presence of Mr. Newey, his wife, and family. Whilst they were doing so two gentlemen walked into the house from Birmingham and ordered some refreshment, but before they could bo supplied, and without the slightest provoca tion on their part, ono of them was immediately knocked down by the two navvies. A struggle then ensued between the parties, and the landlord endeavoured to rescue the t w o gentlemen from the grasp of the ruffians, and he succeeded in getting himself and the two gentlemen into a private par lour and closed the door. The two navvies rushed from the kitchen, but before doing so one of them seized a spittoon and the other a fender, and with frightful oaths swore they would kill everybody in the house. They then brought all their force to bear against the parlour door, and succeeded in effecting a partial entrance. One of them, through the par tially-open door, aimed a terrific blow at the landlord's head, which he fortunately escaped. The villains, foiled in this, rushed upon the landlady of the house, who happened to be outside the parlour door, and hurled her violently against the door. One of the men then ran out into the road and told his companion to draw his knife. They then put out the lights in the house and recommenced their attack upon the persons in the parlour, trying to batter in the door with a large piece of wood one of them had got out of the hedge in the road. The two gentlemen within managed to effect their escape through the parlour window, but making some little noise in doing so, the attention of the men was attracted to the spot, and they diverted their plan of attack, and ran out in search of the runaways, but not being able to find them, and the street door having been fastened by the landlord, they commenced hurling large stones at the windows, speedily demolishing a number of them. Finally the men retired, only to return again in a short time with an ally, in the shape of a tall, athletic, herculean-looking ruffian, and recommenced the attack upon the house, endeavouring to force open the street door. Failing in this, they exhausted their fury by demolishing the remaining windows. The landlord now became seri ously alarmed for the safety of himself and family, ima gining, with some degree of justice, that their lives wore in danger. He took down an old-fashioned gun from the ceiling, which happened to be loaded, and rushed out, de termined to face the ruffians. Tho night was dark, and he was only just able to see the men. However he fired the gun at them as they were retreating, more with the view of frightening them Than doing them any serious bodily in jury. The gun was loaded with shot, and the greater por tion of the charge was lodged in the hinder part of ono of the retiring men, the remainder of the charge scattering and wounding another of them in the legs and neck. The men, however, managed to effect their escape. Mr. Newey ob tained a warrant for the apprehension of the offenders. Strange to say, the men themselves applied for a warrant for the arrest of Newey for assaulting them. On the re :urn of the reporter to Birmingham he found that two out of the three men who had committed this outrage had been admitted to the General Hospital. One of them has given his name as Daniel Powell, and stated that he had come from Stratford-upon-Avon in search of employment as a navvy. The other gave his name as George Barker, and professed to come from Wednesbury for the same purpose. They are both badly wounded, although their lives are not endangered. The police officers are aware of the where abouts of the two men, and as soon as the nature of their injuries will permit they will be conveyed to the police , station, when the matter will doubtless be thoroughly inves tigated by the magistrates. Strange and Suspicious Death in St. Luke's. Yesterday morning Mr. H. Raffles - Walthew, de puty coroner, resumed at the Pitman's Arms Tavern, Pi tm an's-buildings, S. Luke's, the inquest respect ing the death of an infant child. It appeared from the evidence taken on the pre vious occasion, that on Friday week Dr. Bruce was Mrs. Roy s , called in to see a the wife of a clerk, at 4, Norway-street, who was suffering from small pox. She had given birth and the child , after living to deceased the day prior, 14 hours, was found dead, with a mark of a ligature around the throat. The t o ngue protruded, and blood issued from the nose. Dr. Bruce said that theappearances presented were n ot such as could have arisen from suffocation, but r ather from strangulation , It It was stated that no mark of a ligature had been bir visible around the child's birth, neck at the time of its at which, however, no medical man was present, th Mrs. A. Cameron , only assistant being a mid Rife, She had given a cer tificate of the death of the child, and alleged that the fact of the child was of premature t birth justified her doing so. Sh e stat ed that in her opinion the more c hild could not have live d than a few days in any case, and that its death arose entirely from its having been prema turel y bor n_ Mr. W. Roys, 4, Nerway.piaee, said that he had called in Dr. Bruce , becaus e some of his children had taken the small - p ox- it was tzi same disease. thethen found that the mother of the de ceased The deceased was born on Thu rsday Week, and died on the Friday. Dr. Bruce said that he had mad e a post-mortem examinaticn of the deceased child, He found that the deceased was au eight months' child. lived. It There was no natural reason why it should not have was well developed. There w as a ell-marked ox, Were c oriation on the throat. There w ef:) contused marks around the nape of the nec k , The brain was healthy, but gorged with blood, as " lungs. The other orga ns were he althy. \ There also the ere were internal injuries corresponding to the outward marks on the neck. Death resulted ftedrom violence. Suffocation and overlaying would not have pro duced death in such a manner. I t was impossible have been caused to suppose that such violence could accidentally. It app eared to him a thatd the fingers squeezed the child's neck had been grasped from behind, n had then grasped the throat and the jugu lar veins and the arteries. If murder was intended it must have been a sk illed person that effected the death in that way. Mrs. Cameron recalled, said that thecertificate which she gave of the child's death or s . tated that death examineddvied the child was from convulsions. She had n child. It was a mis take that the in 14 hours after birth. Sh e noticed that the child'sjaw had been tied up wh en she saw it, which unusual. When wi tness gave the certificatewas very she did not know that Dr. Bruce had been in the house. She had no idea that the child had died from vio lence, as the mother Was as enacted as she (wit- nest') herself. The Coroner said that no charge had been made against the mother as yet. It WtlB most improper for a midwife to give a etvtificate of death in such a case. Pr. Bruc© PRid that he was only told about the child's lying dead by a lodger in the house, who complained of the danger of having a dead body in the house for four days. He was merely called in because there was small-pox in the house. Mr. Roys recalled, said that on Friday night he lay down on the bed where the child was. It was very restless, and was crying through the night. It suddenly ceased crying. It was then on its mother's arm. He asked her if it was breathing, as it was so still. She then said it was dead. By the Court—Witness was last a clerk to a trades' protection society. He had been twelve years ago assistant to a chemist. Six years ago he dis pensed for a surgeon, He had been out of regular e mployment for ten or twelve months. He was at pre sent earning only a p re carious living. His wife had employment. She was a bookfolder. Witness had taken the child up about four o'clock, and wa lked about with it to try and pacify it. It was about half an hour after that deceased ceased crying. The coroner said that the case was a most extra ordinary one. The doctors both agreed that the child had died from great violence, and from skilful vio lence. He should adjourn the court until such time a s the mother should be sufficiently recovered to attend. The proceedings were adjourned accordingly. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. CALCUTTA AND SOUTH-EASTERN. A special general meeting of this company was held yesterday at the office, Gresham House, Old B r oad•street ; Mr. J. Borradaile in the chair. Mr. ADAMS wished to know whether they had feielfed any traffic returns ? Ml rir. The CHAIRMAN said they had received same ex tending over six weeks, and that the expenses had ex ceeded the receipts by £766, but he believed that the txaffie had-sinew improved. When, the resolu- , t i oa that he had to submit was brought before them for confirmation at a future meeting, he trusted tha t further information would be laid before them a s to the traffic. The Government had consented to aut horise the company to raise a farther sum of £lOO,OOO for completing the undertaking, the out lay being subject to the approval of the local Go vernment in India. The company had already exce eded its powers by £31,526 for useful works. The additional capital was required to provide stat i o n accommodati o n an d t o complete the jetty an d other works at the Mutlah terminus. Sir C. Wood had authorised the company to raise th e £lOO,OOO by the issue of inconvertible debentures at 41 pe r cent. per annum. The authorised capital amou nted to £400,000, and th e additional sum they propos ed to raise wo u ld i ncrease th e share and loan cap i ta l of the company to £500,000. He concluded by ree ving a formal resoluti on au thorising the direc tors to borrow on debentures a sum not exceeding £lOO,OO O for a period of seven years, not exceeding AnitecsetismsaArNy.seconded the motion. I n Y 6 per cent. interest, and r e newable for a further toperiod Mr. H ARTRIDGE it was s tated that the u was 281 mil es i n l engt h f rom C a l cu tta to the Mutlah, or 30 mil es i nc l u di ng s idi ngs . They had no p ro j ect for a dock or market. The jetty was i n progress, and th e l oca l au th or iti es h a d under taken the c onst ruction of a market, which would be finished ne xt y ear . Those were all the works con templated under the guarantee. A graving dock wou ld be important, and also a branch railway in a E outh-easter n dire ction to a populous district, but by a separ a t e cap i ta l , ass i ste d b y a such eelVii p Pf r i ojeete for developi ng th e t ra ffic must be c Government Mr. ADA MS thought th ey s h ou ld no t sanc ti on th e outlay an y more mon ey . T he orig i na l cap i ta l h a d ol subsidy. t been £400,000, an d was n ow proposed to be further in creased to 1500,000. Th a t, h e f eare d , wou ld l eave no chance of g ettin g more than 5 per cent., as they were pro mised 10 per cent:on a cap it a l o f £350,000. After carried as to the n ecess i ty o f the proposed out l ay to putai ri n h so me observation s f rom M r. Wild e an d t h e Choaiyfldz o e f a a t £350,000, b ut i t had been i ncrease d to line in a perfect st a t e o f e ffi c i ency , th e resolution was carried unanim ous l y , an d t h e meet i ng separated. —__ tane DUTCH RHENISH. T receipts for the fortni g ht en di ng the 30th of September he a mounted to £10,777 , and for the cor period of last year to £10 , 268 , s h owing r esponding an increase of 1:5 09 . The receipt s s i nce the com mencement of the present year on the Ist of m a y, including the above, amounted to £106,947, increase, as com pare d w i th the corres pondingperiCd of last year, o f £6 ,453. The work snhlvexpenses for the fortnight amounted to £3,786, or 35'13 per cent., and for the corresponding period of last year to £3,593, or 34.98 per cent., showing an increase of £193. The working expenses from e f. May last to th e 30 t h o f S eptem b er, the am Ist amounted £38,641, or 3613 per cent of the re ceipts. The w orkin g e xpenses for the year 1862- 63 were 3 9 ' 08 p er cent. of the receipts. n to PERNAMBUCO. The half -yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern ; Mr. R. Benson in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CetentuAN, in moving the adoption of the said the most interesti ng su bj ect to the share halder a was the proposed ext ens i on of the guarantee report, to the whole o f the capital expend e d, f or w hi c h th e y had waited so lo n g and so patiently. He was sorry to say that no definite solution of the question had yet been accomplished. Their manager at Rio had not been able to obtain the result of the proceedings on this question. The reports of the commissioners in Brazil and London on the finances of the company had been referred by the Government to an engineer who made an elaborate oreffipcoerr; o C a ap th ta e i s n ubj l e e e d t e t ir :t s h ' e Governor. The manager had sent them a very imperfect document as to the result which it appeared that Captain Medeiros had reduced th e a ddi t i on t o th e of that report, from guarantee of £477, 8 7 4 7 which, added to £1,200,000, the original guarantee, would make £1,677,000. It appeared he had disallowed about £150,000 for over-payments to Mr. Furness, the contractor, which was important, inasmuch as it gave them a claim to resist those charges. There was a loss of £B,OOO incurred in working the railway during construc tion, which had been disallowed, and was very unfair, for when a profit was shown on the working the Government took advantage of it, but when a loss oc curred it seemed they refused to allow it. The money expended on stores for the railway was also dis allowed; it amounted to £ 28,000 . They thought it very absurd to suppose that the line could be wo rked without a floating capital ; at all events, they should charge interest against revenue in respect of such floating capital. As to Mr. Furness's account, they claimed £55,000 in shares, and they were told by their legal advisers that they had a strong case. Putting aside all they might get from the account with Mr. Furness, the effect of the recent report would be to reduce the guarantee fro Tee account to something more than 6 per cent. m 7 per cent. of those matters was very imperfect, but it was understood that the Minister of Public Works would objected to was for ISO,OOO. m th a e k s e et t t h le e m r e e n p t o . rt AofneCtahpetraiintemlklederos the basis of largest te adopted. interest on capital during construction. The seno.llest those e an o d b je t c h t e ion la s r w g the guarantee would be reduced to per cent., amount tinwg was s h 1 :11 00 th% but he could not believe the Brazilian Government would act so illiberally towards them, - bearing in mind that theirs was the first railway and had cost about the same per mile as the other guaranteed railways. The works were quite as good, if not better than those of their railways, upon which 7 per cent was guaranteed by by the Government. With regard to the question of interest, ho could not understand the objection, because the Govern ment had demanded and received interest on their own shares in the undertaking. Of course, what they receive from the Brazilian Government in re spect of the additional capital they would receive as us a bacre, because they could not demand it. The directors had reccmmended the proprietors not to take any dividend at present, and he thought it more prudent to wait until they had heard the de cision of the Brazilian Government on the question of extending the guarantee. The traffic was not in a flourishing condition. The expenses were rather more than the receipts, it being the worst half of the year, but taking the whole year he had no doubt a profit would remain. Active steps were being taken to reduce the working expenses, and the Brazilian authorities had approved what the company were doing in that respect. A great increase in the traffic receipts could not he expected until they had more rolling stock, and until the line was extended into the harbour of Recife. There were no commo❑ roads in the country, and until they were made the railway would not have its share of the traffic. Mr. DicKsoN seconded the motion for the adop. tion of the report of the directors and auditors. In reply to observations by Mr. J. Jones, it was stated that the President and inhabitants of Per nambuco were favourable to the undertaking, and desirous that the company should be treated as well as the other railway companies had been by the Imperial Government. Resolutions were passed adopting the report of the directors and auditors, re-electing the Hon. S. P. Vereker and Mr. W. Gladstone, the retiring directors, and also Mr. E. Cheshire, the retiring auditor. Mr. BEECROFT proposed that the allowance to the directors be £2,000 a year from the 20th of No vember; upon which an amendment was proposed by Mr. Fletcher to the effect that the fixing of the. remuneration to the dirtors be deferred until such time as the answer of the Brazilian Government relating to the guarantee be received. On a show of hands, 3S appeared for the amend ment and 16 against it. The amendment was carried, and a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors concluded the proceedings. Recent Balloon Experiments. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SEN. SlR,—The aerial voyages which weremade during ,he past week in France and in England form a memorable era in the history of aerostation. The new French balloon has just attracted public atten tion owing to its enormous proportions, and it is to be hoped that its future use will be well worthy of its lofty structure. Just as the news arrived of the first ascent of this aerial giant, your humble servant was making his 500th ascent. Not, however, in a public capacity was this undertaken, but from the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, where the chief spec tators were officers of the British army, together with the rank and file of our nation, who were marching out to be reconnoitred by engineer officers who accompanied me. For some hours we remained suspended at a height of 1,000 to 1,500 feet, and at 5 o'clock I set the balloon at liberty, when Captain Beaumont and Lieut. Grover, of the Royal Engi neers, had a fine view of London by night. We finally alighted at Finchley. Believe me, sir, I would not exchange the position I had the honour of oc cupying that day with the great Parisian exhibi tion, because one was merely a test trip, with appa rently no higher objects in view, while ours was the application of the balloon for most useful ends in connection with military science. The third remarkable ascent made last week was from the Crystal Palace on Friday. A distinguished gentleman from the United States, together with Count Franz Schaffgotsch, from Berlin, had engaged the car of my large balloon. Mr. Glaisher was in vited to join the party and take up his instruments. Mr. Pliny Miles and Mr. Rowe increased the occu pants of the car to just half a dozen. We left, the Palace grounds much later than we desired—between 4 end 5 o'clock—and gradually attained those various altitudes and temperatures which were fully noted by Mr. Glaisher, and which had better be left to the accurate meteorologist to explain. Our course was direct for the metropolis. An aeronautic view of London had been the dream of the Hon. J. W--'s life, and he now realised an extensive view of the great city under a most fav ourable aspect. I had never seen the Thames and surrounding country open out with finer view at so late an hour. We could clearly discern the mouth of the river and the sea coast beyond. The leading buildings and striking objects were beautifully conspicuous. Paul's and the Houses of Parlia dmiration, but actually men Parlia ment nnn n l y elicited S t. pro duced merriment at their tiny, toy-like appearance. Having been previously examined by our Transat lantic friends, and their magnitude and magnifi cence perceived by a terrestrial view, it seemed almost impossible that those vast edifices could now appear so small and distinct. A similar charming diminution pervaded the city and suburbs, but not so as to prevent us from discerning all the great leading features and buildings, which were pointed out one after the other to the infinite delight of the voyagers. At one mile high the health of her INlajesty was honours. drunk with waving of flags and becoming Then followed the respective Governments of our German. These b companions, both Americ an and toasts were given in that road co smopolitan spirit which became men who, for the time present, had left all nations, and felt a common love for the human family and for those who direct their des tinies. It was therefore with heartfelt sincerity we hoped that the calamities which afflicted some por tions of the great globe beneath us would speedily cease, and that science and Christianity, instead of strife and misery, may speedily prevail. There were other appropriate interchanges of sen timent, and then the stars and stripes and the Eng lish flag wave d harmoniously, and the setting sun, too, as if a pprovingly, shed his parting lustre on a range of gorgeous clouds in the east, and we tra velled on most merrily until darkness prevailed, w hen we cast anchor at Potton, near Bedford, where a n easy descent was made. Amid the enjoyment and sociality of this trip Mr. Glaisher was as busy a s ov er with his readings. Now and then his gravity was disturbed with a passing joke, but a good round of observations were made, and the journey was by no means profitless. Our two Eng lish ascents, then, as contrasted with the great one at Paris, do not suffer by comparison, nor are we intimidated against further exertions. It often happens that a gi • ant commands a passing admiration when men of ordinary or even large sta ture pass unnoticed • but , when the achievements and the working powers of each are weighed in the balance, it sometimes happens that the smaller ves sels accomplish the most work. My balloon , which I built last year at Tottenham entirely from my own resources, is now surpassed in size and in costliness of material. France, with a dash of generosity which does her honour, emu lates us with a balloon valued at £6,000. Notwithstanding these tremendous odds, I will struggle to uphold the reputation of aerostation with my own professional earnings in England. — I remain, sir, obediently yours, Tottenham, Oct. 12. HENRY COXWELL. A SEA-BATII AT HOME.—Thcre are thousands of persons to whom a sea-bath would be of the greatest use, either as a restorative from sickness or for its hygienic and invigorating qualities as a means of preserving, health, who from one cause or another havo been unable to obtain one. This difficulty is now obviated at once and for ever. To enable everyone to enjoy the sea-bath without even the expense of a journey to the coa st, Messrs. Tidman and Son have introduced to t he p ublic their sea salt, which imparts to ordinary water the 5 8/13.5 qualities as are to bo found in the water of the ocean. The sea salt is sold by all chemists and grocers in small q uantities, and cannot be too highly recommended to the use of every family, and espe cially of those fam ilies to whom the faculty recommend f r om time to tim e the use of sea-bathing. W. Scott, Esq., the an al y st, says regarding this salt •—..4 T L ;dman s salt is the b est preparatiM of the kind, at . not hi ng to kw deed." id leaves little or A 1 - .MSPA PER t -._,lLc*,.-.. Inauguration of the Memorial S ...,,..9+ . !,., -- -,,, / . 1 :4 1 2:4 , Prince Consort at Aberd:.:i,'N'tf.:-Z441,, 14;i4y • Z, - ,,4, ABERDEEN, '..--.%.' :,::, 1,7-s*,.• 4. tir • The ceremony of inaugurating the n oria 4 statue of his Royal Highness the late PriaCe Con sort took place at Aberdeen to-day, in presence of her Majesty and various other members of the royal family. The ceremony excited great interek t, as being the first occasion on which her Majesty has appeared in public since her widowhood. The statue, which was subscribed for by the city and. county of Aberdeen, is of bronze, by Marochetti. It is placed upon a polished granite pedestal, and re presents the good Albert seated, and wearing a field marshal's uniform, with the robe of the Thistle over it ; in one hand he holds a roll, and in the other the field marshal's hat. Her Majesty arrived by special train from Balmoral at 1.30 p.m., and was received by the Duke of Richmond, the Lord Provost, and the city and university officials. Prince Alfred ar rived from Edinburgh by a previous train ; and there accompanied her Majesty, Princes Arthur and Leopold, Princesses Helene and Louise, together with the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, and the Prince and Princess of Hesse. Sir George Grey was the Minister of State in attendance. A pro cession of carriages Was formed to the centre of the city, where the statue stands. Previous to the un covering of the statue Mr. Anderson, provost of the city, presented an address from the committee of subscribers to the statue, in which they refer to the honour conferred on this part of the kingdom by the annual presence of the illustrious prince in thsr county, and to the fact that the city a few years ago (1859) was signally f avoured by the exertion of his great talents as president of the British Asso ciation at its meeting there. The Queen, through Sir G. Grey, returned a reply to the address as follows : " Your loyal and affectionate address has deeply touched me, and I thank you for it from my heart. It is with feelings I should vainly seek words to express that I determined to attend hero to-day to ritness the uncoverieg of the statue which will re cord to future times the love and respect of the people in this county and city for my great and be loved husband ; butl could not reconcile it to myself to remain at Balmoral while such a tribute was being paid to his memory without making an exer tion to assure you personally of the deep and heart- , felt sense I entertain of your kindness and affection, and at the same time to proclaim in public the un bounded reference and admiration, the devoted love that fills my heart for him whose loss must throw a lasting gloom over all my future life. Never can I forget the circumstances to which you so feelingly allude, that it was in this city he delivered his re• markable address to the British Association only four years ago—and that in this county we had for se many years been in the habit of spending some of the happiest days of our lives." After the address and reply the Queen was pleased. to confer the honour of knighthood upon the Lord Provost, thenceforth Sir Alexander Anderson. Prayer was then offered up by the Principal of the Aberdeen University, and the statue was un covered in full view of her Majesty, who, along with the members of the royal family, stood on a balcony opposite. He Majesty gazed for a moment with earnest emotion on the striking likeness of the loved and lost one, and then retired. Her Majesty loft for Balmoral soon after three. Unfortunately it rained heavily during the whole day. There was no cheering, and no display of flags, except on the shipping, but denee crowds thronged the streets through the day. STATE or TRADE. MANCIIESTER, Oct. 13.—We have had a very excited market both for yarn and cloth. It was expected that the large sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday (fully 30,000 bales), at L-d. to ld. per lb. advance, and in some cases more, would produce some impression here this morning, and meantime telegrams from Bombay that cotton had advanced 1, 1 _,d per lb. (in the first telegram it was stated the advance was 4d. per lb., but this has been since cor rected) have had the effect of adding to the excite ment at Liverpool. The advices from Liverpool at noon were that the sales were likely to reach 20,000 bales again, and that prices were still advancing. It would be difficult to describe the effect of this news here; spinners have been asking Id. to 2d. per lb. higher to-day, and manufacturers have been asking in proportion. For shirtings for India and coarse longcloths sellers have advanced their quota tions fully Id. per lb. as compared with Friday, and for light goods from 211 b. upwards as much as 2d. per lb, has been asked in advance in some cases. Of course such a sudden and heavy advance to a very great extent stops business. Buyers came into the market this morning apparently disposed to operate rather freely at last week's rates, but at the prices proposed they are almost aghast. Telegrams from Calcutta speak of shirtings having advanced, with some excitement there, and a great demand for wide makes of cloth. The advices would have led to more or less business had the market here been more favourable. In yarns business appears to be quite as much checked as in cloth. We hear of 32's twist being sold as high as 2s. 61 d, per lb. yesterday, and this morning sellers of 50's twist Were asking 2s. 11d. per lb. LEEDS, 13th.—At to-day's market there has been a fair attendance, but the quantity of goods such as are in current demand was rather less than usual, which may be taken as an indication that as the season is advancing manufacturers of heavy goods are somewhat relaxing their exertions. It is cer tain, however, that there are still many large orders unfulfilled of such goods for transatlantic shipment. But chiefly they relate to the lower kinds, the pro ducers of which are kept busy to the very utmost of their ability. A ready sale has continued to-day for witneys, tweeds, and fancy meltons, the latter of strong make. Black unions are less in favour, but superfine old-fashioned blacks are taken in con siderable quantities into the warehouses. Within the last few days considerable parcels of goods in variety have been despatched to the Continent, and further orders are confidently anticipated. NOTTINGHAM, 13th.—There was a fair attend ance of merchants and manufacturers at this Ex change-hall to-day. The demand for lace yarns was by no means brisk, as holders asked higher prices. In the business done late rates were fully paid. Hosiery yarns were in limited request at quite as much money as heretofore. Silks are very firm. The demand for brown nets was s till very flat, and makers arc unable to realise prima cost fo r their goods. RocHDALE, 12.—The rage for ilannels o f medium quality still continues, and all pieces which are offered, whether in the normal state or having passed through the dyer's hailds► are seized upo n , with avidity. Goods of the better and finer quali. ised, T here sor t s , an ties are almost totally desp disposition to deal in fancy ford anyth exhibit sake of ing new designs are boug novelty. Theht up to of Yorkshire erksphierrseegvooians still con tinues, and it perseveringly main tained,is but it has dearness likely little effect on the acti v i ty o f buyers. The wool miir.ket is firm, a n d manufac turers, a lthough their stocks are l ow, and they are ru nning full time, with a sure pro s p ect of continuing i to do so , o nl y buy in small lots, and not for purposes of accumulation. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. ..... .oct. 19. Cape of Good Hope,se c 0j. 2 4 9 .. via Marseilles ......... Oct. 13. Brazil and Cape Vends, b y . . Ascension and . China, Penang, and bingapore, via ..,0 . s mhampton.Oot. 19, pr n iti a s n h d p s ac t c l e i t. e . l . e . n . a ..... c N ) via Marseilles ...Oct. 13. Falkland Island, ........... Gibraltar, via Southampton .. .............. ...Oct. IG. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via6Southainuton..Oct. 27. via Marseilles .... Oct. 13. India (Bombay), via Southampton Oct. IS. via Martieilicq Oct. 21. I) ortugal.... ................ Nov. 4. Illalta, Egypt, and Aden , via Southampton Oct. 19. via Marseilles Oct. 25. Newfoundland ... . Oporto and Vigo A. .. . U. S. and British I‘. America, by Brit. packet.... Oct. 16, by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet.Oct.ov 1 10. 7. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe ......... Bahama-a,, via New York Oet. 22. _N. Mexico . , ............... ..... Oct . 9 _9 . 1 Oct. 14. -All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, California, and Britibli Columbia,. .......... J