The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-23 00:00:00

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there been so great harmony and tinantialit#WOW u'''
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lion. They owed their success to tbillooollP- #ni,_nm,4
pality, the local secretaries, and, itifnateltll,-td thOlditikl4.
Bath. (Cheers.) Ilia hon. friend tiNiltimbeiqortiiiii*Yl
taken a most active and useful part in tb.6.4sso4ition.,Slt
was mainly to Mr Tite that they owed the meeting of the
Association in Bath, having through good and evil report
fought the battle of Bath. (Cheers.) He had established.
himself most firmly in the good opinions and affections not
only of his fellow-citizens, but of the whole British Asso-
ciation. They were all particularly obliged to Mr Tite for
giving such an admirable finish to the meeting of the AsEo-
ciation. lie therefore begged to give "The Health of ilr
'Fite, and long may he remain the honoured member for
Bath. (Loud cheers.) He would only add this, that
although Mr Tite sat as member for the city on his own
well-known principles, he was equally approved and be-
loved by those of the opposite side in polities. (Cheers.)
The toast was drunk with all the honours.
Mr TITE thanked them from the bottom of his heart for
the manner in which the toast had been proposed and re-
ceivsd. It had been well said that self was a subject about
which all men might be voluminous, but very few entertain-
ing, and therefore he should be very brief in his acknow-
ledgments. Lord Bacon, he believed, it was who said that
soave would burn down good houses to roast their own eggs
thereat, but that was not his practice either in politics
or science. He never would consent to raise himself at the
expense of other people. (Cheers.) He was infinitely obliged
to them for the very acceptable compliment they had paid
to him, and he now begged to propose " The health of the
wotthy Mayor of Bath."
The Mayor of BATH returned thanks in a most effective
speech.
The CHAIRMAN next proposed "The health of the Foreign
and English visitors—Prof. Kunckoff, M. Heber, and Dr.
Livingstone." (Loud cheers.) The hon, gentleman addressed
the foreign visitors in a French speech, and tho toast wan
drunk with all the honours.
' Mr KUNCIOFF and Mr IiEBER returned thanks.
Dr LIVINGSTONE, who was loudly cheered, said ha es-
teemed it a high honour to be called on to return thanks in
the name of the visitors for this toast. He had caperieaaced
a great deal of hospitality and kindness in his travels. Ho
had received hospitality and abundant kindness from the
Dutch; ha had also received a groat deal of kindness front
the Portuguese, and some of these tokens he should remem-
ber with gratitude as long as ho lived, Some Frenchmen,
also had-shown him the utmost kindness. Ile never hap-
pened to meet with a Russian, but he believed if he did he
should receive equal kindness and hospitality. Now, al-
though he felt abundantly thankful to all the representa-
tives of these different nations, he had a weakness that in-
duced him to prefer the kindness shown by Englishmen.
(Cheers.) A Dutchman, for instance, asked hint a great
many questions, such as where he came from, where ho
was going,what he was going to do, and when he was going-
-(laughter)—if he was married, and if he was not, why he
was not? (A. laugh.) But the first question put to him by
his countrymen was this, "What will you have?" (Cheers
and laughter,) That reminded him of the president of this
meeting, who evidently thought of the comforts of the Bri-
tish Association. (Cheers) He looked on him as the real.
typical Englishman, and in the words of one of the songs
that had been sung during the evening he would say,
"That's the man for me." (Loud cheers,)
The CHAIRMAN next proposed "The health of the Local
Treasurers, Committees, and Secretaries," which was fol-
lowed by " The health of Professor Phillips, the President
Elect," which was drunk with all the honours.
Professor PHILLIPS returned thanks, and invited all
present to come to Birmingham, when he believed the as •
sociation would receive as hearty receptian as that they had
received in Bath. (Cheers.)
The last toast was "The health of the Ladies," which
was drunk with all the honours.
Lord MILTON returned thanks.
The meeting then separated.
Mr Harker was toastmaster,

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Naval and Military Intelligence.

In accordance with instructions received at Chat-
ham from the Admiralty, the whole of the smiths
and joiners employed on the Achilles, ironclad frie
gate, end the Cadmus, 21, 400-horse power, come
menced working extra hours yesterday, in order
that both those vessels may be completed with as
little delay as possible.
Between 300 and 400 of the crew of the Achilles,
20,1,250-horse po iver, Capt. E. W. Vansittart, have
arrived at Chatham from the Steam Reserve at
Portsmouth and Plymouth, and the remainder of
the ship's complement will join that frigate in the
course of the ensuing week. Yesterday the paddles
wheel steamer Fearless, Master Commander W.
Taylor, tender to the Cumberland, 70, Cept. W. K.
Hall, C. 8., arrived at Chatham with a number of
men, chiefly for the ongincer department, for the
Achilles. Daring the time the iron frigate is at
Chatham her officers and crew are berthed on board
the receiving Flip Glocestcr, 50, in Chatham har
bour. Owing to thelength of time the Achilles has
been lying in the river her bottom has become ex-
ceedingly foul, and the examination of her hull by
one of the piofeL-5i0n,..,1 divers has resulted in the
discover; that the whole of her bottom is complete!y
cov4red with marine insects, barnacles, and tea-
weed, some of tha latter being as much ce two feet
in length. The bottom of the AchilleA, it may bo
remarked, was coated over with the Hay anti-loal.
ing composition before the frigate was undocked,
and as she has been lying same nine months 'in
Chatham harbour, a pretty correct estimate may be
formed of the state the bottoms of our ironclads will
be in if detained only for a very short period in
tropical waters. In the case of the Achilles, fully
two knots on hour may be deducted from her speed
if sent to sea in her present condition.
The Terrible, 21, 800shorse power, paddlewheel
steamer, fitting in the great basin at Sheerness,
and ultimately destined for the first-class Chatham
Steam Reserve, is getting well forward with her
fitments. Nearly the whole of the standing wire
rigging and her running rigging are in place. Her
engines and machinery are being fitted on board by
a number of reechenics from the steam factory.
Although the Terrible is ordered to be prepared
for the Steam Reserve, she is intended for imme-
diate commission.
The Serpent, 4, 200 horse power, Mr Jackson,
master in charge, is undergoing a complete over-
haul and repair in the Sheerness steam basin, pre-
paratory to being placed in the first division of the
Steam Reserve in the Medway.
The screw frigate Bristol, 39, 600 horse power,
3,027 tons, is being pushed forward with all des
spatch for the first class Chatham Steam Reserve,
for commission, and is now undergoing a thorough
overhaul to both hull and machinery in the dry
dock at Sheerness. She has shipped her lower
masts, and the riggers are now employed setting up
her lower rigging. 0 wing to the amount of work
still required to be executed on board it will be
some time before she will be out of the hands of the
shipwright department.
The ships of war on the Australian station at the
date of the last advices were the Harrier, 17, Capt.
Sullivan, at New Zealand (ordered home) ; the Mi-
randa, 14, Captain Jenkins, at New Zealand ; the
Eclipse, 4, Capt. Mayne, at Sydney ; the Curocoa,
23, Commander Wiseman, at Sydney; the Esk, 21,
Captain Hamilton, at New Zealand; the Falcon,
17, Capt. Parkin, at New Zealand; the Salaman-
der, 4, Capt. Carnegie, at Cape York. The Curacos,
the Eclipse, and the Falcon have each received a
thorough overhaul at Sydney. The repairs, which
in the case of the Falcon were very considerable,
were effected by Mr Cuthbert.
The following appointments were made yesterei
day at the Admiralty William H. Adlan, master,
to the Indus; Stephen Sweetman, assist.-surgeon,
to the Excellent; Frederick A. Bailey, chief engie
neer, confirmed, of the Fisgard, for the Basilisk;
David Leitch, in the Rattlesnake, promoted to acts
ing engineer ; and John T. S. Flynn, acting second•
class assists-engineer, to the Achilles.

A LOAN FOR THE UNITED STATES.—The Index
publishes tho following 7—" We are credibly informed
that the Government of the Ucitcd States is about to ne-
gotiate a loan at tho Hague on tho terms of cents in the
dollar to the contractors; the issue prico is to be 12 cents
in the dollar. All profits over that to be divided between
the contractors and the United States Government. Owing
to the low rate at which this loan is contracted, the nego-
tiation is, for the present, kept a profound a secret. lire mu
not positively intormed of the amount, though rumour
speaks of 100 million dollars. The promised interest pay-
able in gold is stated to be 7 per cent. At lea,t one half
of the amount is tube paid by the contractors in greanbans.
Supposing the loan to be effected on these terms, the United
States Government will receive for 100 million dollani in
stock at 7 per cent. specie interest only 2S 1-3 d milliona in
specie. Consequently, the rate of interest paid on the
amount actually received will be 24 12-17 per cent. In
this calculation we have supposed the premium on gold to
be 140 per cent., and that one half of the 40 per cent. is to
, be paid in greenbacks.
TilE LYCURGUS OF CROQUET.—Owing to the
recent decision of the law courts, Captain Mayne Reid's
book, 'which was the first in the field to tell how croquet
must be played to be en regle, now stands unrivalled as the
.expounder of the mysteries of the game.