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111 PERSONS SEKING LANDED },,,,2ISTATES, TOWN AND S oUNTRY RESIDENCES, .14;,",,g,10LD AND I,EASE HOLD INVESTMENTS, AND ui-Elt VIES G rtNERALLY— tb,,_ HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls 1,1:; . '-',F, 4 , /lout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, q, 4‘, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's Pi I'tt PROPERTY REGISTER," containing avaried selection 'theilatiodbeledmand; house properties now in the market, from '8 mansion, with its manorial domain, to the carta ge With its few acres. t r uivlv_ pts OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell Or Let can ern lfroc__;_te opportunity that the medium of this Register I; t o,', lB ' DY sending the particulars of their properties to the 4174,P__ f rices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, .as the Messrs. vthere the in most cases Introduce immediate customers,. d_ inz the p Property is of an eligible character, thereby !sot y eti e dis advantages of delay and its attenuant mcon „, ene es 1 ri. , .- • ti, a, 4 tE . E IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur itild7 Is introduced throne). Messrs. Lumley's Agency, uen only the usual moderate commission. ss.LAnction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. PURSUANT t 9 a Decree of the High Court of Ilie Jon ell!lncery, made in the cause Core a Briggs, c erli tors of and Incumbrancer4 on the g real ainst Estate of se st g "BRIGGS, late of Dover, in the county of lient,_l:H o s: . pebrr Minister, who died in or about the month_ ' day o ` t `al'Y, 1863, are by their solicitors, on Or before the 7th Rol clai„,_ uanuary, 1865, to come in and prove their debts h the Iz ol iz at the Chambers ot the Master of the Rolls, h VI, will Yd, Chancery-lane, Middlesex, or in default thereof_e said toeereebe peremptorily excluded from the benefit of the at sd a • At T n ow Y, the 12th day of January, 1865, at twel e v a e r _o n ' o clock 1 ,„ and Atli ..,. stinghe said Clmmbers, is appointed for h 1) ",;11._ upon the claims. 4"1 this 25th day of November, 1863. GEO. WHITING, Chief Clerk. „ ~ASIIIHIST, MORRIS, and KNIGHT, "' uld Jewry, London, Agents for G. F. Carnell, Sevenoaks, Kent, Plaintiff's Solicitor. y~l a u LLIEN's CONCERTS. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. tfr, VOLPINI—Signor F ERITr QT . - -vst ARMY QUADRILLE—SeIection irom EVERY EVENING, at 8. Admission One Shilling. E OXFORD, 6 OTFORD STREET, W. 13VENING, will be performed Selections from the 41 -A,IE'l Operas, viz., THE SLAVE, and CLARA, the L . e o i MILAN, by Sir Hy. Bishop; also, from E EtNAlsi I ° OI'IN A MBITLA; by the following talented artistes : so n; Mis ses Russell Townley, Fitz Henry, W almsley, and Elli- Alsoillessrs. Green , Huish, Kimberley, Stuart, &c. tel e b Selos on the Violin by VIOFTI COLLINS, the An rated English Violinist. Mute by Drew Dean. Pianoforte, Miss Bryant. 41 451,,t 1 1e marvellous instru men t , t h e O RCHEST R AL , by Herr SCHALKENBACH, the Inventor. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. IY P irilY, by LINSWORTH ("or any oilier man"), Eugene, 4 ttall, E. Marshall, G. Hutchenson, &c. at trALL has been newly Decorated, and is one of the 0 t Beautify," in the Metropoli s . aini t b e :, at half-past 7 o'clock. Admission, area, 6d. ; stalls --c° I I Y, Is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. 41 pr R E GHOST CLUB" at the CANTERBURY HALL.-New and Interesting ral T'lblea Mr. C. MORTON is enabled to announce tit through the 'medium of Professor Pepper's World of hactowsa, "GHOST CLUB" is nightly held at the CAN BUrtY HALL. The object of the Club is not the re the or the Haunted Houses of London ; but, through t e agency of Phantoms, to present vivid (If . transient victures of the drama of real life, both in its serious ~411 d mirthful aspects ; and, by means of spectral tableaux, to recall, and still further impress on the mind, some it the teachings or pleasantries of the best writers. At pre ',eta, the two orders of Slavery-the Slavery of the South, and the " White" Slavery of a more boastful civilisation, re ceive emphatic ill ustrat i on ; and these life pictures will be vapidly replaced by others. The pages of Shakspere and the Bluer Dramatists, of Scott, Hood, Ingot dsby, Dickens, &c., *LI, in turns, furrdsh subjects for illustration. MI the other 'Musical and Pict or i al attractions as usual, i ncluding Operatic Selections, &C. ; Comedy by Unsworth (the moder.f. Demosthenes), Eugene, George Hodson, E. 4larshall, and George Hutchenson. O't AL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Icelebrated XENSE SUCCESS. -ARTHUR and BERTRAND, 41 _tiertainment French Clos, will apear every evening in -th i reserved wn expressly for their engagement at Is„, establish mentMAßVELS of PERU, the most I,T.derful Performers in the World-LANGLOIS, the great trhan Juggler-The FAIRY FOUNTAIN-Operatic Select -4d -Grand assisted, by the Francesco Family -4'4 Mons. Ratel, by 12 Young Ladies. Doors open at 7-commence at half-past 7. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. Great it , „„Nrusical Attraction --Immense success of SIGNOR ~e 1 , 3 -1 11 %. lA, the eminent - Violinist, who will appear Every itoynoAL ALIIAMBRA.—The Manager has th e n with t ime uour announe,e that an arrangement has been Arr.)ns. BASTIEN FRANCON', Proprietor of the Imperiale, the whole of whose IINRI , 1 7au le „ — ,,' TROUPE will APPEAR, for a limited period, 'ecen i C e ' l lUZ on the FIRST NIGHT of the CATTLE SHOW, .r GY LL ROOMS, G rea t Wi n d m ill- s t ree t, 4. Piccadilly. ja, — tit 'll y P,: s the Concerts given by Mons. JULLIEN. at Her AN lNG Theatre, the BALL will commence EVERY at NINE O'CLOCK. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Admission, ls. Manager—M. GRENET. 1v29, GEOU GE-STREET, lIANOVER-SQUARE.II/11 rip n -4 LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. °: , lr, c . t ,"Pen dailfrom 10 till 10. Lectures at 4 an d 7 w;f, W heremay be seen the Astecs ; Bushman and ulia Pastrana and Infant ; E n g an d Sh ang, t h e Darat;" Twins ; and upwards of 3,090 Models, Natural Pre &c. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years A dmission, One Shilling (tor Gentlemen only). Vt. A. B. HOLLINGSWORTH, COMIC VOCALIST. O I ,I ' BSCRIPTIONS RECEIVE I at the OFFICE o f TH IS 1 1 ,tER for the above artist, sudd en ly a ffli c t e d with l3hnd- Mdant -h„"s, and, in him s helplessness, having a w il e and child de on GREAT DRAWING OF PRIZES WILL TARE PLACE AT JOSEPH'S RETREAT, HIGHGATE, LONDON, N., )n THURSDAY, the 26th of NOVEMBER, 1863, to aid in Organ the Debt still remaining on the New Church and Organ ; and to assist in establishing the English Mission of St. Nicholas in Paris, now under the charge of the Passionist Fathers. OerThe prizes Of the first catalogue consist principally of ,iectnesss of art and, other precious a r ti c l es, presented by His loli, n in Rome seval ardinals, Princes, an d other persons of distincti o. TICKETS ONE SHILLING EACH. __The amount realised will be disposed of as follows :—That Vtl.stng from the sale of tickets in England will be applied to a°choBePilil's,las' 's, , and Paris, that from the sale of ticket s i n F rance t o • Ni in TA D DRAWING OF PRIZES WILL BE ON THE PRINCIPLE OF TIIE ART UNION. 1 ,, , 4 4, 11 „Y one purchasing or aiding in selling 25 tickets will be 4- - ,"Lled to a large Engraving, either of the Death of St. t er Phi, or of Blessed Paul of the Cross, which will be ,Warded by post upon receipt of 4 postage stamps. t' 54 ..,.ta10,., ,, ues as well as tickets may be had on application . at ' ',Joseph's Retreat, Highgate, and at 39, Rue de Berri, Paris. S P ECTACLES.—The Patent Newly-invented 1 \1 . 0 ,, Tinted Spectacles are patronised by the majority of the ordVitY, including Viscount Palmerston. They afford ext 0' 114,- Y relief to weak, n, and detective vision.—S. and B L OMONS, Opticians, 39, Albemarle -street, Piccadilly. ANKRUPTCY AND COMPOSITIONS.- WETHERFIELD. Solicitor, 35, Moorgate-street, ;67„, PRACTISES in creditors, and effects PRIVATE ,`"tANGEMENTS with without publkity. l arges, the lowest possible, payable by instalments. Conn- II cases economically conducted. ' 61 : .11 . —DEBTS recovered on commission, free of' law costs. vettee. ul vorce and Probate busin ess con d uc t e d at moderate ex- t EA UTIFUL WOMEN.—Alabaster Powd er , and the Mag - netic Rock Dew Water from Sahara. Cir ca,,ssian Bloom, Arabian Soaps, and Alabaster Liquid. These teeth, ancii inhultable toilet preparations render the hair, had on a ry Z r ir e ,,xion beautiful beyond comparison.—Can be where She 4snailae RACHEL'S, 47A, New Bond-street, strictly confidentia_ can b e lonsulted daily. All communications are RUPTURFAR--By -- • 'ROYAL LETTERS "PATENT. lITHacTitTY ,T' ITE IVI°C -MAIN LEVER TRUSSHE G REAT EXRIBITFJYa a OF 1851 Alin 1 86Z in is allow i e N d by T upwards of TWO Elbrid.red Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective „, v entirin in the curative treatment of II ER, N I .a. rl e .ae, of a steel spri ng . , ' I ! 11 , ,r r . avoided—a soft bandage being so often hurtful in its Te t t ii ° , cl. lN while the requisite resisting power is w s o u rn ppad by the r '' - Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease ,4 411 closeness that it cannot be detmted, and may be worn -tir jug sleep. A descriptive circul yar ma be cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, a th n e d etirhe autef erence ot the body, two inches below the hips, being bent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. ik A Single Truss,2ls., 268. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, ls. 0p Umbilical Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. M. Postage, ls Bd. t Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. led. vsnrost-otfice Orders to be made payable to John White, Post ""ce, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT LAST IC STOCKINGS, '‘ .l g KNEE -CAPS, Sze., for Varicose Veins and all oases of * o a altness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &o. They are iii.. °lll3 . light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on %I an ordinary stocking. Prioe 4 s . 6d., 75. 6d., 106., to 168. - "`" 4 - Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer. 221. Piccadilly. ALGERIAN ONYX MARBLE. Messrs. HOWELL, JAMES, and CO., respectfully solicit an . j`,s4Deetion of their Onyx Salon. which contains upwards of r- 10 objects, consisting of Clocki, Candelabra, Lamps. Vases, ar dinieres, Inkstands, Pen-trays, and a variety of smaller 4ficies of taste, at moderate prices. beaut:ful marble is perfectly translucent, bears a very . e Polish, presents a diversity of pleasing tints, and can be ‘xlainent.-sned or ch, 7, is elo, le ndegent-stre into any eto f, Pall-mallrm necessary for utility or ". ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the 4 ,mediate vicinity of the Great N or th ern B a i l- Termin-ds ifi , at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCTI, Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. Thi s • 'was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free t op , natant admission to the destitute sick, without the for t ,; : litY of irovernors' letters. It is entirel y devo ted to desti ;-ion in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is acco m .. tiled by sickness and disease, t d is now of sufficient .; 44 t-rnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered i4,,Pable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of re casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the 1 1 1 14 'is in order' to have 500 beds available for the reception of ors?the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover tuitously affords medical advic e and medicine to mor e , e average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. 1 4 : 1110 Weekly Board feel it theirimper ative dut y t o make an , A.RNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, 01 ° e nable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that ailY present themselves. I%," Co ntributions are received by th e Treasurer, Edward '‘vrroan, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and r; Drummond and Co. ; Berries and Co. ; Hansom and ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Giyn and co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison 4 , 11 d Co.; AV Maras, De n, and Co. ; Overe nd, Gurne y , and ; Nisbet and Co.; Messrs. J. Barned and Cn., Liverpool 'IPA at the Hospit a l STANFORD S. SMITH _Secretary. T HE TEETH, as Supplied by NATURE and Preserved by ART. By M. C. ROGERS, M.R.C.S., Surgeon-Dentist. London : 18, New Burlington-street, W. BEAUTIFUL FOR EVER. MADAME RACHEL ON "FEMALE GRACE AND BEAUTY." Just published, ABOOK OF B E A U T Y, By Madame RACHEL. To be had at 47A, New Bond-street. Price 2s. 6d. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-Toom, Library, And Dining-room, consisting of anew and elegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights, Sm., in Italian, Alabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &0. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Mkiesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY, Ind GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE. RALO(.I Y is given by Mr. TENNANr, at 149, Strand, W.C. TEETH. —Mr. ESKELL'S INVENTI ON the construction of ARTIFICIAL TE ETHh following advantages :—A set of teeth, of excellent" theri manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without he pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining Mr. Eskell's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and co ns ultations free.-B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, W. ; and at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. pRIZ E MED A L.-INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER it CO., Wax Chandlers, to., &c., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS , says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, recom mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with Platted Wicks, patented.. 2s. 2d. per lb Ordinary quality .. .. 2s. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. ............is. sd. per lb. Second quality .. • • ls. 3d. per lb. Third quality .. is. id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar. TAMBERI"S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.—AN . EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad milted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con sumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepares oniyand sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemist. 8, King-William-street, Charing cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 130., and three quantities in one, 25. od. each. Be particular, and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address is engraved on the stamp. c See, y, and :y and )f. 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STAMPED ...M. ...--------------.-•••••'_ 100 horse power, screw steamer, and the -Wizard, 60 horse power, screw gunboat, to be fitted for the first-class steam reserve, in readiness for immediate commission. THE ARMY. The heads of departments in 'Woolwich Arsenal have been in constant attendance at the War-office, i n London, during the week, for the purpose of furnishing information with regard to a settlement of the estima tes to be presented for the forthcoming year. According to an official announce ment circulated in the Arsenal yesterday, the Marquis of Hartington, Under Secretary of State for war, will again visit the Arsenal this morning, and go over the different branches of the establishment in order to make himself thoroughly acquainted with the stores now in reserve, of which there is a greater amount than at any former period. Orders were yesterday received ty Col. T. Lemon, C. 8., Commandant of the Chatham division of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, directing Capt. T. H. A. Breuan, Second- Lieut. S. R. Lewis, two sergeants, two corporals, two drum mers, and 72 privates, with a proportionate number of Royal Marine Artillery, from Portsmouth, to embark this day on board the screw-liner Conqueror, 78, Capt. W. G. Luard, for service in Japan. The four huge+ Blakeley guns brought to Woolwich from the Lowmoor Works for Government proof, were ordered to be transported to the prOof butt yesterday. On account of the unusual weight of the guns (20 tons each), an acci dent occurred which will necessarily delay the proof for some short time. They are said to be intended for the Rus sian Government. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Robert H. Harris and Lieut. Lawrence A. Bell, to the Edgar; Lieut. A. F. M. Meyer, to the Royal Adelaide ; Lieut. W. L. Martin, to the Conqueror ; Lieut. H. J. Farlie, to the Aurora ; William S. Holbrook, master, to the Rattlesnake; Silas Vie ary, maste r , a dditi ona l, to the Indus ; H. N. Sm ith, midshipman, to the Aurora ; James Lyall, promoted to paymaster in chief; Edw ar d N au kwell an d Lucas G. Stovin , masters assists., to the Conqueror, A VICTOR EMMANUEL AT NAPLES, Upon the time-honoured principle audi aileron: portent we readily give insertion to the following amusing and graphic account of the recent visit of King Victor Emmanuel to Naples, taken under date 14th Nov., 1863, from the Memorial Diplo- matique : Victor Emmanuel arrived at Naples on Wednesday, the 11th instant, at noon. His journey, which the Piedmontese insist on transforming into a complete ovation, has been on the contrary, an uninterrupted succession of accidents and deceptions. Victor Emmanuel was to inaugurate the railroad from Ortona to Foggia. In order to get the works finished at the time named, 4000 men were employed day and night, One thousand francs a night were spent on electric opera tions, As th 3 rain fell in torrents, thousands of waterproo; coats were distributed to the workmen, who had been given wine a discretion. It rained incessantly for four days. I leave you to imagine what must have been the solidity of the works. Then, on Wednesday, the King arrived at noon, having been expected at 8 o'clock. From eight the National Guards and the troops had been under arms. At the terminus were the King's sons and the Prince de Carignan, the Pre fect, the Syndic—in short all the civil and military authori ties more or less constituted. Of course there were pro longed cheers and acclamations. At the moment that Victor Emmanuel stepped out of the carriage, the roar of the cannon announced his arrival at Naples ; at the same in stant the rain fell in torrents, which was really frightful to see, and which speedily changed the streets into rivers. As the weather had been fine in the morning, all the carriages of the court party were open. I need hardly tell you that their enthusiasm was somewhat damped. Some of the Working Men's Societies followed the cortege in dirty carriages, adorned with still dirtier flags, A great parade of the forces took place. The 12 legions of the Na tional Guard were echeloned from the station to the palace. The grenadiers, the marines, two battalions of artillery, and a squadron of lancers occupied the Place San Ferdinand° before the palace. The Bth regiment of the line was on the Place Marcatello, the 7th and 11th were on the Place della Pigue, the 12th, Place Castello, and the Light horse at the Capuan Gate. Some grotesque episodes marked the arrival of King Victor Emmanuel. A woman, all dressed in black, holding a great banner dressed in black crape, was intended to represent Rome. When the cortege started, this woman wished to rush forwerd and show herself to the King, but she slipped and fell into a great pool of water, from which she was not picked up until the Royal party had passed on. You know the people of Naples, and that they are very su perstitious and much inclined co joking. On every side arose mocking cries, "All is over I Rome has fallen into the sea. Victor Emmanuel has missed Rome, 'tis not the first miss he has made of it;" and other jokes which amused mo very much, being accompanied by those gestures which are unmatched in the world. The municipality had conceived an unfortunate idea, which was to post on the walls immense placards bearing the words" Benvenuto, it Re d'l talia." The result was that on all sides one heard that Victor Emmanuel was dethroned, that the Municipality had announced it everywhere, and that Benvenuto was king in his stead. Too next day a caricature representing Benvenuto (the principal confectioner in Naples, as well known here as Tortoni in Paris), seated on a throne in his cai6, and re ceiving the homage of his subjects, made its appearance, But, to return to King Victor Emmanuel. Ile was wet to the but appeared to take his bath philosophically enough, and certainly conducted himself well in an un pleasant position. Every now and then it was plain that he barely restrained a burst of laughter, provoked by the irrepressible shivering of the Prefect and the Syndic, both seated in front of him. They reflected dolorously on the colds and catarrhs by which they would expiate their damp journey. Their teeth were clenched during the whole of the drive, The air of all the persons composing the cortege was rather pitiable than enthusiastic, and the King jested with the ladies who had been invited on the fratelocur of their toilette. Having reached the palace, the King ap peared for a moment on the balcony. The troops were then to have marched past, but the instant the King presented himself the rain, which had ceased for a few minutes while the cortege was passing down the Rue de Toledo,. re commenced with such violence that Victor Emmanuel, apparently thinking the joke had been earri!d too far, retired, and the inspection did not , ta T k o e place. Some ragamuffins crossed the square, c Rome to Venice I' But the King At San and the mounted gendarmes dispersed the an opera. was changivin"rygihnFE: shirt, . They Carlo it was found impossible to g honour o u Tr a of England, and sang a cantata of Verdi's, having nothing whatever to di:wittahatehwe e K te in i g n 's h a e r n ri e v ur al a o t f Naples. It seemed as if the spec Mr. Elliott, the British Minister. Apropos of Mr. Elliot, y o u must know t hat the iettatura has pursued the Ministers W h o a ccompanie d the King, as well as the King h imself. Prus s ian, Turkish, Russian, nd English Ministers, Th e P a as well as the First Secretary of the French Legation, have followed Victor Emmanuel everywhere. At Bovino the diplomatic equipage was overturned. The Turkish Minister sprained his wrist, but Mr. Elliot, whose mind is greatly pre-occupied about brigands, immediately suspected an ambuscade, and drawing his revolver, fired at the postillions. No one was wounded, but it was very difficult to calm Mr. Elliot. The bad state of the roads was the sole cause of the accident; fact, the En gineers dare not work where the brigands reign. Id o no t know ho w Mr. Elliot will be able to affirm that brigan.. age no l on ger exists, and that the roads are perfectly saf e, w hen he ar ras himself cap •a-pie to make a journey with the Ki n g tn t h e midst of an army. Let us return to Napl es . There was to have been a grand illumination in the evening. The rain havi n g ceased for some h o urs, the li ghts began to s i g n of life. But 10, they had placed a bust of Victor give nian uel on a sort of Altar in front of the Ministerial palace, in the Rue de Toledo, and lighted eandles all round it. In addition, immense wax torches were lighted in each balcony, and the crowd were presently bathed in showers o f hot wax. It was a compensation for the ducking of the mor ning. Briefly, it was not prett 3: : : d but thenants ohar charged was f u nereal. At half-past nine th e a t te management of this illumi na ti on after the fashiondow: t p h y e a t h r r Y o e La Chaise, came, and economically extinguished the can dles. Then the crowd hissed, yelled, screamed and hurled execrations at these unhappycreaturesived, and who who hereby exceeded the order s they had received, retired amid a shower of abuse. At 11 o'clock a torrent of rain extinguished the l object of Victor a mps, which still zealously burned. The E ores voyage was to review the fleet. It is the same casea Tt p lu re r s s e d n a t y , , N a with 9 o'clock ithther x theeviiewa morning, the marching past. On Emmanuel's the Admiral ordered the fleet, then anchored at Baja, to proceed to Naples. Large placards had invited the whole population to witness the review which was about to take place. At one o'clock half the fleet arrived. The weather was so bad it had been found impossible for the smallerships to leave the Gulf of Baja. No matter, the review must be held. The admiral ordered the ships to be got into lino of battle. The whole population had assembled:on the s hore. At half-past one, a furious gale swept over the Gulf of Naples, the rain came on again, the sea was terrible to be hold. The ships broke from their anchors, and the review became impossible. The public cried out that all this was very mysterious. They were promis ed fireworks n the evening, but at sunset the hurricane had changed to r a re d a nd hail, gular tempest; lightning, thund er, rain, win This morning nothing was wanting to it s completeness. there was weather is terrible—it rain s, and the sea roars ; was to have been a mock dis embarkation at Baja—but no thing has as yet been possible of the whole programme. victor Emmanuel is get ti n g. tired ; he will go ,away on Monday, and will probably have done nothing but dine mud has been a complete failure. visit the stables. The journ e y Its only effect has been to wake Victor Eu 4140401 more THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 26, 1863. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC BRANDY. Thl.B celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It i Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England.; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL -STREET, IV. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Kinahan's LL Whisky." METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. A special meeting of this board was held yesterday at the office, Spring-gardens. Mr. THWAITES presided. NEW MEMBER. Alderman Finnis took his seat at the board as ono of the representatives of the Corporation of London in place of the Lord Mayor, THAMES EMBANKMENT. The Board then proceeded to discuss the subject for which it was specially convened—namely, " To consider the pro priety of inserting an arbitration clause in the specification for the works for the embankment of the northern shore of the river Thames between Waterloo-bridge and the eastern end of the Inner Temple." Mr. MILLER called attention to the power given to the engineer by a clause in the specification for the Ist section of the Thames embankment of determining all questions arising between the contractor end the board, and contended that so great a power should not be placed in his hands. Under that clause the engineer might excuse the contractor from doing work of the value of £60,000 or £70,000, and he therefore submitted that the clause should be altered. He contended that an arbitration clause should be inserted in the specification, and referred to the practice of the War Department, and to the specification for the execution of the Royal Exchange lorks, in support of his recommendation. He moved that in the opinion of the Board an arbitration clause should be inserted in the specification for works exe cuted for the Board, and that the matter be referred to the Thames Embankment Committee to consider the nature of the clause to be inserted. Mr. SAMUDA. seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN hoped the Board would' not agree to the introduction of a general arbitration clause, or they would never get through their works, and every obstruction would be attended with an enormous expense. He would suppose, for instance, that a contractor sent in 50,000 bricks, and that the engineer having special charge of the works did not consider them of a proper quality. The contractor might say that they wore. A dispute would then arise. In that case would the Board say that was to be a question for arbitration ? There would be thousands of such disputes, and unless the engineer had some control over the contractors, he could not see his way to the com pletion of the works. He cautioned the Board, therefore, against the introduction of any general arbitration clause. If there was to be a special clause like that introduced in the contract for the Royal Exchange, he thought there would be no objection to it, and if the Board should refer the subject to a committee they ought to meet as soon as possible, so that no time might be lost in informing persons upon what grounds they might send in their tenders. Mr. D'lffanger opposed any reference to a committee, as no difficulty whatever had been experienced, and he was not ,inclined to alter a system that had worked so well. He did not know, indeed, why it should be inserted at• all, unless it was to please certain persons who wished to have it all their own way. The Board had constructed the northern and southern main drainage works, besides the outfall works, and they had never heard any complaint whatever, and they had been carried on without any arbi tration clause whatever. If they were to introduce this arbitration clause it would cast doubt on their own engineer, who had worked so well up to the present time ; and as to the specifications, there could be no difficulty in getting plenty of contractors to come forward. Mr. SAMUDA supported the motion, contending that in all large contracts there was an arbitration clause, and that if there was not a clause of this description contractors would take some other way of helping themselves. Contractors were in the habit of putting down from £20,000 to £30,000 to cover any loss to which they might be subject, and the consequence ' was that the Board had to pay many thou sands of pounds more than they ought for the work that was done. Mr. NEWTON urged that if the insertion of this arbitra tion clause would save a contractor £30,000, it would be the same as putting that amount into his pocket, and any one: obtaining a contract under it would obtain an undue advantage, Mr. FREEMAN did not believe there could be any influ ence on contractors, as described by Mr. Samuda, in large sums being added to the tenders to guard them against loss, inasmuch as the estimates of their own engineer, Mr. Bazalgette, had always been greater than the amount of the tenders for their very large works. Mr. Carpmael, Mr. Phillips, and Mr. Dermer spoke against, and Mr. Saunders, Mr. Roche, Mr. Savage, and Mr. Nicholay in favour of the clause. The Chairman then put the motion, and there appeared— For the motion lO Against Majority against the motion —9 The motion was accordingly negatived, and the Board adjourned. The Iron Frigate Northumberland , The variety of iron-clad frigates which we are pro mised will hereafter form a curious chapter for the historian of our navy. They must apparently differ not less in speed than in size, not less in outward form than in the thickness of their armour-plating. Though all have the same object in view, nearly every one is built on a different plan. According to Mr. Reed's theory, the size of the class of War riors at present afloat is a radical and dangerous error, and the Admiralty reply to this by building still larger ones, but leave themselves a loophole of escape by at the same time constructing one on Mr. Reed's size and plan, which is utterly opposed to their own. The experience of La Gloire and the wooden armour-plated ships of the French navy is considered by scientific men both here and there to be conclusive against that method of construction. So we are building them rether r extensively, though the trip of the Prince Consort points ominously to the result we may expect. Capt. Cowper Coles says virtually that all but cupola ships are wrong, and that his will knock Mr. Reed's "into a cocked hat." So cupola ships are being built also. Now it is being said that the ironclads built by Mr. Laird in the Mersey—vessels of only 1,800 tons, but carrying 4in. armour plates—are the real things, after all, and that their form and build are the models which the Admiralty ought to adopt if they hope to prosper. Ilere, therefore, we have clearly six /systems, with scarcely any single point of resemblance between the competitors, beyond that each agrees to decry the other as a costly and almost worthless sham. Of these six systems three have never been tried, and it says nothing for or against them to add that the partisans of each predict the utter failure of the other. Of the three that remain the War rior class has been tried and fuund nearly per fect ; the wooden-coated ships have been partially tried, and the resulthas been much the same as has been experienced in the French vessels, and only the new Warriors remain to be experimented upon at sea. Three of these new Warriors are now build ing and nearly built,—one, the Northumberland, at the Millwall Iron Works, one, the Minotaur, at the Thames Iron Works, and one, the Agincourt, at Mr. Laird's yard on the Mersey. Of these three the Minotaur will be launched very shortly, but both the other ships are well advanced, and the principles on which they are constructed may be better seen in them than in the beautifully smooth hull of the Minotaur, where all is nearly finished. The plan on which the first Warriors were built may be roughly described as that of a square iron box, armour-plated at the sides and each end, and having as it were a stem and stern not plated fitted on to this. These vessels have, to say the least, fully realised all that was expected of them. Their armour has been proved to be practically invulner able to any artillery which we possess, their speed is higher than that of any other vessels, their buoy. ancy is great, their motion in a seaway easy, and, above all, they have proved watertight. As far, therefore, as our own experience and those of other nations yet go, our Warriors are regarded as models, and the new class of Warriors, the names of which we have just mentioned, only contain those altera tions which there is every reason to believe will be improvements also. In the Northumberland, building at Millwall, these changes can be plainly seen, In the first place, all the new ships are longer, broader, and deeper, so as to make them of nearly 7,000 tons burden, and by this increase of size and a slightly flatter floor giving them greater dis placement they are enabled to carry armour-coat ing over all from end to end. Their length is no less than 400 ft. ; their breadth, 59ft. din.; their depth, 41ft. Gin. Their internal method of construction is most massive, yet not so massive but that comparative lightness is made an important consideration. Having no outer keel, the inner keel son is of unusual strength. It is a huge wrought iron girder, aft. 42in. deep, which runs throughout the vessel from end to end, a rigid bolt, the back bone of the whole structure. To this the jointed ribs are rivetted. These ribs are placed very closely —so closely, indeed, that there are only alternate intervals of lft. 1 lin. and 2ft. 4in. between each, and looking at where the ribs of the Northumber land are still in some places left uncovered she seems an almost solid iron shit. These ribs vary in length from 10ft. long end 3ft. deep, to 4ft. long by 18in. deep—that is to say, they are made of wrought iron in these lengths to allow of their being rivetted to the longitudinals which run from end to end of the vessel, and which by intersecting the ribs at the in tervals we have stated divide the whole bottom framework into a series of small square cellular com partments of great depth, thickness, and unyielding strength. Looking only at the ribs, however, with out these intersections, they form an immense wrought iron bow, 4ft. thick at their widest part near the keel, and tapering off to 18in. thick at the wales or widest part of the midship section, where they are bent in, so as to form a ledge of 15in. deep, on which the teak backing and armour plates rest, sft. below the water line. harmless. The height s Strong and closely packed, however, as these ribs are, they are not so strong or so important to the framework as the longitudinals which are placed five on each side of the keelson, and form single massive girders, so to speak, running from end to end of the ship, curving with the curve of her lines , a nd all converging in the bows and stern, and making, in fact, one solid piece or girder of the whole frame. The cross beams which carry the deck are a l s o of wrought iron , on the lower decks 15 in. deep , b e neath the upp er deck 12 in., while beneath the oak u pper deck keep vesselout s shells. made part a t l a l n i d s portion an nin ro of one the sca n construct it, an d th e v ibration avy armour t s plates works which strong oden frame d shi p s to pieces is reduced to a minimum, and rendered Taah kind ehg u ri lck s angle se endervoie ferroy irons o iron a box, high power and he a s as girders , from the floor to t he lower deck beams i 21ft from lower deck to main deck 9ft. 2in., and from main deck to upper 7ft. t in. clear. Outside the ribs we have described, but inside the armour, is the skin of the ship of wrought-iron plates, and outside all is the si ar inm. our, rolledcomposed of 9in. of solid teak beam s and f r o fastened through in the usual manner with b o lt s t o the inner skin. Along both s ides of the ship, a l mos t from the floor to the ma i n deck, run what are called wing passages, 3 ft. flin• wide, and the height of the decks with which they co rrespond. These wing t passages are shut off from the body of the vessel by wrought iron bulkhea ds, inside which, and below the water line, the magazines will be formed. Trans verse webs communicating one with another by man holes, which can easily b e s hut, divide these wings into a series of watertight co mp artments , and their use is to enable men t o ge t at a leak, in case of a shot f entering, or, in case o f a frac tured plate, to confine the leakage of the compar tme nt in which it originates. N The iron sides of the N or thumberland have a slope 2ft inward of an incline of about one foot in ten. T he bows are formed in outline like the curve of a swan 's b rea st, the breast, or beak of the part to be used as a rani projecting under water Gift. beyond the apparent bows above. uite round, Th e stern is q and at both bows and are gradually lessened off s t er n the armou r p lates f ro m 51in. to 4- a ln i* in thickn ess. This re d u ct i on of . th e ir solidity is Partly to lighten the stem and stern 'We an d is partly necessitated by as much asp ° s6l of bending 52in. plates to the the extreme difficulty uliar forms requir ed at these portions of the hull. sec D , • 'lee points to w hich both bows and stern are for sho ts 'uch facilities for to glance off, e e thought to be the maximum outer stern parts of Carried offer s in.i The,. and 18m. by 10m...- requisite here g : en rh e f ra elher in"- Th e b ea k or b ow the N or th um b erlan d are gigantic pee and weighs 31 t one . legs, s p pieceee t i being ayloalso loy,i sa2naodi single ie . na g b e y hi e i l is : i r n g . i , n 44ft. long.forging,. Thel ,k forthumberlaudii to carry 48 of the heaviest :-, ens of forg guns on her main deck, with two immense pivot guns, and six broadside guns on her upper-56 in all. Her ports are to be as small as those of the Warrior—that is to say, 3ft. bin. high and only 20in. wide, so as to reduce the chances of a shot or shell entering to as low a point as is consistent with working broadside guns at all. She is also to have an iron tower on her upper deck, 18ft. long by 13ft. wide, coated with 4iin. iron, and pierced for rifle men in case of an enemy boarding. Her engines are already in course of construction by Messrs. Penn and Sons, and will be of no less than 1,250 horse power nominal. Her bunkers will hold about 1,400 tons of coal, or enough for ten days' constant steam ing, and her mean draught of water when fully equipped will be only 2lft., or nearly 2ft. less than the old wooden line-of-battle ships. At this immer sion her portsills will be nearly 10ft. from the water or a little more than 4ft. higher than those of the once famous La Gloire. The calculations of her de signers and engineers give her a speed at full power of 14 knots, or more than il6 miles an hour. One great improvement which these new Warriors will i n augurate is a total change in their rig. When the ironclads which are now afloat were building, the Admiralty would not hear of any departure from the traditional three masts, and those to be wooden ones. Three masts, and three masts only, were ac cordingly put into vessels which are twice as long as any line-of-battle ship afloat, and it was not until experience proved that our ironclads were, under sail, the most unhandy vessels in the service that their lordships consented to give the new ones their proper quota of spars. The Northumberland and her sister, therefore, are to have five masts each, three to be square-rigged, two with fore and aft sail, and all to be of iron. The immense importance of the latter change must be evident to all who can consider what must be the position of the Warrior in action with a wooden mast shot away and floating alongside till its mass of cordage fouled her screw, and left her a helpless wreck. An iron mast is twice as difficult to shoot away fis a wooden one, and if it does fall it goes down alongside like a deep sea lead, tears itself free, and sinks. Per haps, as these improvements are being introduced, it may not be out of place to mention another which would be equally gratifying both to officers and men —we mean the number of the crews of these vessels. A ship like the Warrior, though an overmatch for a wooden Channel Fleet, is only classed as a frigate, and, though twice as difficult to handle, and more than twice the size of any line-of-battle ship, has only a frigate's crew. As regards the me r e qu e stion of labour in scru bbin g decks, &c., this d efi c i ency is by no means unimpor ta from the intense dislike with which such large under-handed vessels come to be regarded by sailors. But in the more important matter of handling the ship in a seaway, and perhaps having to handle the ship as well as fight it, the adherence to routine, in considering these formidable vessels as ordinary frigates, is little less than absurd, and may at any unexpected moment lead to most serious con sequences. The crew of the Warrior is only 550 men, when she ought to have 800. If these new and larger Warriors have less than 850 men, both offi cers and crews will findample work in merely keep ing them clean. We believe that in all the new vessels an endeavour will be made to introduce a steering apparatus to overcome the serious diffi culty which is now experienced in getting these iron-clads to turn with tolerable quickness. The Northumberland is to be plated with the rolled plates of the M illwall Company, similar to those which recently, b oth at Vin cennes and St. Petersburg, underwent w ith success such a severe gun l s. from At s b t. o p th ete t r h s e bu F rg re t n hs French and Russian rifled plates were fired at twice with Mr. Krupp's 300 pounder steel gun, loaded with 401 b. and then 501 b. of powder, and each time firing a 2841 b. steel shot at 250 yards range. Both those latter shots, of course, went clear through the plate, leaving a clean round hole, without cracking or splintering the metal in any way. This steel gun of Krupp's, about which so much has lately been said, has burst since these ,rials. The life of all large guns appears to be amentably short everywhere. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The Warrior, 40, iron frigate, Captain A. A. Cochrane, C. 8., will beundocked at Portsmouth to-morrow, and receive her crew at harbour moorings, preparatory to joining the flagship of the admiral commanding the Channel Fleet at Spithead anchorage. Since the Warrior has been in dock her bottom has been again coated with the compositions prepared by the chemical-assistant of the dockyard, and has also had an additional 100 of Brown's patent sheat hi n g plates put on her port side, under the superin tendence of Mr. B. L. Thomson, of London, one of the pro prietors of the patent. These plates are much more expen sive, and, consequently, more perfect in their enamel than those put on the same side of the ship when she was last in dock, and which remain on for now being further trial. 'they are used for the of the same quality as the plates Royal Sovereign, Royal Oak, and Ocean, and are affixed to the ship's bottom with cement prepared under the direc tion of the patentees. The Royal Sovereign has a 51t. band of these plates extending round her at the water-line, and cutting off the connexion which would otherwise exist b e t we en the armour -plating and the Muntz metal sheath ing of the ship's bottom. In the last notice of the Warrior in the Naval Intelligence column of Me Sun, reference was made to the condition of her bottom and to the strong suspicion entertained that the counter sunk rivet heads which secure the bottom plates were being eaten into and destroyed, so fa r as their holding powers are concerned, but the action of t he co p per in the unfolding compositions with which the ship's bottom has been coated. It was generally believed that some steps would have been taken to ascertain whether this suspicion was well founded. Nothing of this kind has, however, been done, and as all visibly sound and unsound parts have been covered over and filled up by fresh coating of the same description of composition, it must be assumed that the suspicions referred to are to some extent unfounded, and that the Admiralty are satisfied. On the next occasion of the ship being placed in dock there will very possibly be a more searching ex amination made to ascertain the exact truth, for the matter is of too great importance to rest as it now does. The Edgar screw line of battle ship, Capt. Geoffrey T. P. Hornby, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral of the Red Sydney Colpoys Dacres, C. 8., Commander-in-chief of the Channel Fleet, steamed out of Portsmouth Harbour yes terday, and anchored at Spithead, on the completion of her refit for further service. By the receipt of private letters from Halifax, dated the 10th inst., we learn that on the previous day farewell ad dresses were presented by the mayor and city council, and by the merchants and citizens, to Vice-Admiral Sir Alex ander Milne, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's ships on the North American and West Indian seas, on the near approach of the time of expiry of the gallant Admiral's command, and of his late official visit to Halifax. The ad' dress from the merchants and citizens was signed by up wards of 1,200 names. A c cording to existing arrangements yesterday at Ports mouth, the Channel Fleet, under the command of its chief, Rear-Admiral Sydney Cyclops Dacres, C. 8., gill sail from Spithead about Tuesday next, for Copenhagen, to his Majesty Christian IX., King of Denm ark, on the occasion of his coronation. to do hon our The Pigmy steam te n d er sa iled from Portsmouth yester n on board, day for Sheerness with Excellent gunnery seam line-of-battle and supernumeraries for the Conqueror scre w ; A r tillery a d ship, fitting out to convey Royal M arine n Light Infantry to Japan. the Or Yesterday the War Department transports Marlborough a Ordnance Wharf at and Bomarsund went alongside guns belonging Chatham and landed upwards of 30 of the 68-pounder and 32-pounder smooth bore cast ,iron 78 to the line-of-battle screw-steamer Conqreudertoor,b fitted for the power, at the Nore, which is purpose of conveying a b a ttaliowithn n s to Japan. fitted adpossible despatch for eisto be employed. She will have The Conqueror is being the service on which she the whole of her g uns removed, with the exception of some few of the small pieces, an d her ports closed. P or ti ons of her main and lower decks are to be fitted up with berths and cabins for the accommodation of the officers and marines she is to embark. Th e Salamander, 6, 220 horse power, p a ddl ew h ee l steamer, attached to the first division of the steam reserve in the Medway, has undergone a thorough overhaul and repair, preparatory to being immediately commissioned for _„ ryoy ing service in Torres Straits. Since she has been in , -•is been fitted with a poop, in order to afford officers. dock aho accommodation for 4,, rihatbara for the Fawn, 17, Orders hAve been reciiiod Ekt The Late Thames Embankment Scandal. DECISION OF THE METROPOLITAN BOARD. Yesterday the Metropolitan Board of Works, after sitting in committee three days upon the subject of the disclosures and a scandal which have taken place in reference to the recent contract for tho Thames embankment, and the en gagement of Mr Bazalgette, the chief engineer, with the successful contractor, Mr George Furness, in reference to certain works being carried out by the latter at Odessa, gave their deci s i o n on thesematters. Mr Thwaites, the chairman of the board, presided, and the committee was a committee of the whole board. After a minute investigation, in the course of which it was proved that although the contract of Mr G. Furness at £520,000 was so much higher than those of Mr Ridley' Messrs Baker and Co., and Mr Moxon, and was accepted, it was by no means through the influence of the chief engineer that that tender was accepted. On the contrary, the fact was established that throughout the engineer was in favour of the Messrs Baker having the contract. This was consi dered a great point in the engineer's favour, as showing there was no collusion between him and the contractor whose contract had been accepted, although the fact could not be disputed of Mr Bazalgette having committed a breach of his engagement with the Metropolitan Board in carry ing out other works without their sanction or knowledge. At the conclusion of this very painful investigation a reso lution was proposed, to the effect that the committee re gretted to find that the engineer in chief of the Metropoli tan Board had entered into monetary arrangements with one of the contractors, but at the same time expressing their conviction that there had been no collusion between Mr Bazalgette and the contractor for the Thames Embankment works. This, in the opinion of the board, was rather too mild, and an amendment was proposed by the members for St. Pancras, Messrs S. Taylor and F. Healey, stating that the committee, having considered the matter, report to the board that they found that, although the terms of the chief engineer's agreement with the board were that his whole time and attention should be devoted to their service, he had, in the committee's opinion, unadvisedly entered into certain arrangements with one of the contractors, whereby he was to receive certain large sums of money in the shape of commission, which the committee condemn, but from the evidence distinctly showing it was his wish that the con tract should be given to Messrs. Baker, felt that no collusion existed between Mr. Bazalgette and Mr. Furness with respect to that contract. They recommend the board to call the engineer's attention to the terms of his agree• went, and that in future the whole of his time and ener gies be devoted to the board, and that he at onto un hesitatingly give up all claims under the agreement, which it was felt he had improperly uttered into. Mr. Bazalgette having voluntarily handed in a guarantee in writing to carry out the suggestion made in the last paragraph of the amendment, the motion was carried by 11 to 9. Horniman's Tea is choice and strong, moderate in price , foarndthwis Tea hole a somegetnoeurasel preference. T hese a v ad v antages a i g s es soldi n have p a ckets by 2,280 Agents. Li e utenant and Adjutant Fit zs i mon, w h o h as secured given the chief evidence on the Crawley trial, is a grandson of the celebrated Daniel O'Connell. ADVERTISEMENT.] — Avo i d medicines; they always aggra vate chronic complaints, but Du Barry's Delicious Health Restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, which saves fifty times its cost in other remedies, invariably cures thew, restoring perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, pure blood, refreshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or enfeebled. 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He induced a merchant at New Zealand send them a supply of the things they most needed, in exchange for wool, tallow, and hides. The total number of inhabitants was then 212, and they still preserved the remarkable morality which has always distinguished them, since the time when John Adam s became such nl, a atered c h ar acter, in consequence, it is said, of adm am. The governor of New South W ales summoned th,-ra to meet him, that th e y might hear him read an d explain the revised code of laws he had drawn up, which were substantially the same as those he found in force there, as he did not consi der himself to be a. good judge of what was best suited for a state of society which had nothing analogous to it in the rest of the world. By these re g ulations, the government of Norfolk Island is v ested in a chief magistrate and two councillors, all to b e elected annually by the inhabitants who have resided six months on the ' island ; as no distinction of sex is specified, it may be assumed that women are entitled to vote. Commissions are issued to these magistrates under the great seal of the colony of New South Wales, and power is given to them to enact new laws with the consent of a m jority of the popula tion ; but they cannot repeed t hese previously exist ing. As "a contrast to the innumerable laws in cluded in our statute-books, the- simplicity of their code is the mote striking. In cases of dispute, the chief magistrate endeavours to bring the parties to an agreement; but if the parties refuse to be guided by his advice, he is to summon his councillors to his assistance, their joint decision to be final in all. cases where the property in dispute does not exceed fifty shillings in value. In cases of common assault they might inflict a fine not exceedirg ten shillings. In cases of a more serious character, when the parties refuse to submit to the decision of the council of three, the chief magistrate obtains the assistance of seven elders. Together they are em powered to inflict a penalty not exceeding ten pounds, and the offender is to pay it in money or produce. If he have neither, t h e amount to b e taken out of him in labour on the public w orks. If the offence is of a public nature, the convicted par ties are required to pay all costs. The attendance of all children, from the age of sir years to four teen, at the school is co m p ulsory, a b senc e being Th e annual punished by a fine of sixp enc e a day. b ee r, wine, or spirits , is allowed to b e t an e payment for each child is ten shillins a l ye d ar d . No Di s lthe ciseputnsduecrhthase ieshrseptitrie, charge. for the ma Ica ckens s Alw ich Year Round." STATE OF TRADE, __~ DUNDEE, Nov. 24.—The tone of the market was decidedly better to-day, and anything lost on prices last week is quite recovered again. By telegram from Riga it is reported that fl a x has gone down there to 46 roubles for K 1, and that freights have gone up to SOs a ton. In this market flax o all kinds is held very firmly, and moderate transactions aro reported at prizes not before obtainable. The importation hero is fully 10,000 tons less than last year to same date, which is against lower prices. The demand for fine tow and codilla continues good, but as it is so scarce holders are not pressing sellers, even at present high rates. There is a good inquiry for jute, with,prices rather against buyers. The stocks in sellers' hands are very light, and as prices aro re latively lower here than in London, they anticipate a small advance shortly. Yarns of all kinds were in improved re quest to 'day, and the sales mado were generally at firmer prices than on Tuesday last. Anything of which early do livery could be g i ven was muc h wan t e d, an d brought very full prices:l I Considerable orders for linens were given out to-day for delivery in February and March, and many more would have been placed could manufacturers have under taken them within a reasonable time. For several fabrics an advance on previous quotations was freely paid, and the tendency was upwards for goods generally. LEICESTER, 24th.—There is still a fair business doing in hosiery goods of most kinds for the season. At Lough borough, Hinckley, and the country districts, the work people are, as a whole, tolerably employed. Yarns remain extremely dear; the market is firm, and spinners confia ar : their productions to immediate requirementg. Wools t. _ also making high rates, there being still a fair consumP Iv° demand. h d e nial , / NOTTINGHAM, 25th.—There has not been mu% ra t few for any description of cotton lace goods during th evi. Awed . days, the present time being generally dull. rd A era l can orders are in course of completion, and o t There is no extent have been received for the contine%s but in silk revival in the demand for silk laces or ed ra gl o n re 'doing. All mechlins and quillings there has bees ie. to a small There has been stocks of goods are kept as low as Po fo r , ...„ f the time of year, a tolerable business doing in how i lf r , i n advance, unless; Manufacturers refuse to take s are o re steady. higher prices are given. Yarrt!.12............., " KIDDLE-A-WINIC,O a na s Christmas ine given by the metro. Annual, i o politan police some years ao tco " Tom and J erry " shops where spirits were old illicitly, has been conspieu. ously posted on the walls for some weeks past, an d h generally been supposed .to have , reference to a t i er - 1 written by Francis Prriek, and illustrated with Ghost Stories, to appear in Mr. Beeton' piece by J. A..r ,, s pner, engraved by W. Ph a frontis piece of which reached us ten day s , mins, an im ink,' ii ,,, s , however, just now br,e;; ago , " Kiddle-a. name of a " reppOefigilOst Itt, 011: f appropriated as the of the bridges. Years ago Doi ,io the music-halls south chalked the walls with " - \\i ior ~ if, jls Jerrold's publishers intended serial tale—but the keeper (-, N Eliza?" the name of an outlay to his individual '' of a casino turned the . Ilroi,, ,) ~ the - Ca9ino." ‘1 ) adding everywhere "At [ADVERTISE MENT.]—IIOIIOWay'S Ointment,—Youths' Friend.—Thi s exce l lent Ointment is so innocent in its nature, so co o li ng i n i ts propert i es, an d so h ea li ng i n it s action, that it is invaluable in skin diseases, scald head, tetter, tooth rash, chafings, and in many varieties of rashes and eruptions well known and deeply dreaded in the nursery. Trivial maladies may by it be met and conquered at the outset, and all future mischief overcome before it has gained hold upon the constitution, and endangered future health. Full directions are wrapped round each pot of Ointment. Holloway's Ointment may be applied with the bbst results in many diseases to which the sufferer silently submits, because the task of inveatipting them would be both difficult and delicate. - .'--icZ%/PA:tr Zi E WSPAPER ,--,-, unpopular than before, if possible. Brig ;r' 17 1 3 - A., ,_, flourishing. The official figures acknowledge four ~: :.,,';,.:7,51,1:4 ci,r refractories, and three hundred deserters, in tharo,, ~ :. .. .1.,3:; -.1 4 ,, ii,,,,, mow. of Palermo alone. Several convents have beeti, ! 4 , e - , ..1." . ,: a; , : .,. into prisons within the last few days. There iktloat_F-3,1wy,. cip:kf deal of talk here about Spanish troops being sentAA, -, 7 rison Rome. I dont think there is any solid foundation . II s for the report, but it g ains some credit at Naple s . La Patna,. a semi-official journal, alleges that these Spanish troops: will make 'a second Castelfidardo. Tre will not take the trouble to fight, we will cane them.' Since the celebrated review of the artillery at Somme, yew cannot conceive the arrogance of the Piedmontese. It is wan ething insupport able. They expect war to come wit h the, Aiing, and hope to see themtelveo called upon to decide the destinies of Europe." From the same iournal, the illemorii:6! Diploma gigue, we also t a k e L 'ie following :—‘, Al the mo ment when the je urna 4 of Turin give eachother the cue for vehement d e n riptions of the iiiksly en thusiasm with which Ki n g ! Victor Emmanue l has the south 0 been received in Italy, it is curious to observe that the city of Navics has sent an AA:- dress to congratulate King F r , it ,, cis the Second oft his birthday, bearing no less ti l l % n 27,108 signa tures. This is a prodigious number, i :f we remember that the law of the suspected is put ,in force with the intensest rigour on the slightest orounds in Naples, and that the police were oblige.: to take strong measures to make sure of that enthusiastic reception of the King which has thrown the Pied montese journals into such transports of joy. The Neapolitan address expresses the most profonod se ntiments of devotiov• a nd fidelity to the noble arid. unfortunate King. The following is its tenonr :—.- Sire,—To-day is the third anniversary of your Majesty's birthday which the Neapolitan people pass far away from you in the misery and bitterness of a foreignwe tyranny s hould have . If it had pleased Prov idence to hear ou r prayers, wearing your kingly gone to-day to salute your Maje , slYt the mus t reach your di a dem, and seated on the glorious throne of Charles Third, whereas ou r hop es and prayers Majesty in the land of exile, where your lot has been cast by the injustice of the world and the' ingratitude of man. But, Sire, the time of trial which it .remains to endure will be short, for God has indicated the end of an unholy triumph, and our hearts tell us the hour of your return draws near. Accept, then, Sire, the ardent hopes and s:neers wishes of your faithful subjects, receive them as a pledge of that cry of joy which will rise from the heart of the ent;re nastion on the day when you shall return among us, actors by her who has shared all y o ur perils, and is your Ange.l of Consolation in a stranger land. This act of duty which we accomplish in the midst of th e tears of a people, the suspicions of an abhorred Government,* and the torments of honest men, we shall fulfil on a happier' day, when justice, peace, and true libert} shall be united by an indissoluble bond. Naples, 2d October, 1863.