The Express. — London, England, 1867-07-26 00:00:00

ri I'4 „ • . (4 tt - ;`'-' Vl3 r'i_ ggi / .h. '/ ,j ' !lLv~ 411. ~.1 - - L.—Novi. Room° • the Hpe e d: Victor / r Engue•; LONDON. FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1867. N0.6,343.] [STAMPED, ld. CI'WOPENCE 4. —Lieu he Liffey ; se luspreg. Lord %V&- LINE.--The LIVERPOOL, NENV 1. %Mtg. cool I.IIII.ADELIIIIA STEVII4HIP COWMAN 1* tong their tull.powered clyde-hutit iron scrt.w I . the United States 31alla, calling at Querns. t r, the following day. to take on hosed fin=rrnitrrs " and with liberty to ran at an intliata pun: I'l'l y I IF 1.t5%1511. Wir.inewlay. July 31. I'll V 1W NEW YORK. satorday. August 3. t'i IA ednesday. August 7. CI I V Or lIANt'iIEsTER, Saturday. August 10. Aug every Werhseaday sad fey F. R. a the tont e IY:Lrriul. In, to thl co,ig passage by the m4ll steamers sailing every Wednesday, IS, !7. 3ti ~ tvilcas, according to the accommodation. Forward noltnics a foil supply of cooked provisions. Passengers for ~!:1311.1 the l laird antes hooked through on very &dean tar. •!!e. toms —Fur further partsculare apply to WILLIAM ‘I A N, ,tract, Liverpuol ; sad to El VE.S Sad MACEY, al. Ku. Millianestreet, Loudon. ooh, to the , A. F. St. ay to the 31',Ilaster STEAM to NEW YORK—UNITED STATES m %IL Li \E.—The 11111erilitkvist steamers of the Sew York and More ,t,.,10 WI, Company will leave Harm and Falmouth with 141.0,113 WA nulls mice a fortnight, as under. Them steamers arc nun quallel for their passenger accommodation, and the ..*cellenec .•l thew cuisine. K. Miller - Pis Ham. F. Pact. olbrook to /rem lakaouth. Faiteu Woineetay, Atuptst T 'Roeder, August 4 Gutting:gar Wednesday, Aug. 21 'Thunday, August a Wednesday. Sept. 4 jibunday, Meld 5 monow.:smr Wednesday, Sept. 18 .Thmeday, Sept. IS _ Thrnadt faro. from Loudon, 114 Ira. ant-elank and tla scrawl I'..r farther particulAra apply to JANILIS A. Woryom, Hat, I. II I.RIXTTE, KAN I!, and Co., Pails; G. C. and it.. W. I'UX and 0... Falmouth: oe M. SUM and Co.. 146, CbeapsMM. JULY 24. nutand of r spitlicA Athead to. 'eorNe, 72, 41. Captain 7;. Captain GO, Captain GO, Captain ntlesa, 31, 10401:LOG NE and BACK, 9a. ALBERT v ivi.t for MA KBATE, Ram•mite, Dover, and Boulogne, n • ITU KDAV grit, 27th hint., from Swan Pier, abuse Loudon bridge, at 11 1%.131 returning Monday morning from Boulogne at chick, calling asinine. Omni saloon ;return, lla. ; fore, fris erect to be ron, with fling trans * wing of it the dock. ► ,juartere.l this morn. rve at that was gelet. on* In leatlu r y at Leadeh. eral demand. F. Wee. CAI, beat quality. were scant, the torn in es, including ad. to I:kt. : : 100 Itsceio lan, 1414. to ; Fair Dbol. 8W.:0. fair d.; middling ipply of grain *trance on value•. all the week. At this day. Ily %imparted deli, but the ,vino supplied t of tid. to 1.. tek. Egyptiaa Oats altii ince obtAlued ay for mutton tes. Mutton pork. 3a. 41 64. ; Wylant, Hartlepool, CARETS.—t9,OOO worth Brussels and Tapestry Bru P sels, at Id 7id., Its. &ILL, and lids per h erd : also 'turkey carpets d very reduced prices. A new lid of sizes and Priers gratd "gd,five worth Furniture, Bedsteads in break Iron, and word;, Bedding, Upholstery, de, sow offering at enure., dated low prices. AU goods warrsatad, and deliver.' iree throughout the klngdosn.—WM. WAIN?, wholesale and export ipbulatiow and ',earthl tersiehisig wareliawmak US to 1101, hdrington-butPi Factories. Franc street. Total. ToW. 1867. lead. JC 3),4G3 19,2:2 62s CARSON'S original ANTI-CORROSION PAINT, patronised by the nobility end gentry for all out door work, as Iron, wow', stone, brick, comps, greenhouses', au Is twice so durable as whits teal, much cheaper, and easily ap plied Three cwt. and upwards free to most parts of the United Ilaplon. White and stone colours, Ws. per cwt. ; oak, red, chocolate, lead colour, purple brown, mad black, tea greens end blue, Its. Patterns and testimonials upon application to WALT K¢ CARSON and SONS, La Belle Sausage-yard, Ludgate- NIL EC. No agents : all orders to be sent direct. 421 474 , N 1 1 vu 162. 1.263 2.014 41,819 38.244 43.255 SA, 1K 2 10,043 *4 HARRIS'S CRYSTAL SPECTACLES of well known excellence can only be had at 62, Great Ruse.: *set, opposite the British Measure Gatos. The very best steel bass Crystal Spectacles, Ha. and —THOMAS HARRIS and lON CAUTION the public against ponces Was their name Insbilsbed 1780. No travellers or ageUilL 15,787 13,872 3,348 3,7514 ?3,860 148,131/ 84,335 - 1,769 1,900 TKETIL—Mmes. GABRIZL (ESTABLISH= MS). NEW YANIPM.rr, YR= BY POST TOUR STAMPS, IspWeiss the Painless System of Demtfstry and self-adhesive Lrtlileaf Teeth without springs, at hall the usual charges. e 4, LUDUATE•HILL, CITY. 66, Earley-street, Caveadish-square, Leedom. 134. Duke-street, Liverpool. 22296 21,706 5.,933 51.102 8,143 B.W 4,476 4,762 S. 18 3,074 S. $4,2203X.. CIOUT and RHEUMATISM.—The excruciating %), Wu of gout or rheumatism is quickly relieved sad cvnd tee/ days by that celebrated medicine, BLA GOUT and RHEUMATIC FILLS. hey require no restraint of diet or coallnement during their an. lad are certain to prevent the disease attacking any vital Pen Sold by all medicine vendors at is, lid. and nt. 9d. per bo; er obtained through any chemist The half ink was held en published. barman (the me presided. wen received all a million rosary to the rerence to • ski, he maid id be careful rah advances. in their con. 'newer to Mr. ranters were is and Great ited that any would be th that affair Ald. Curtis, i to pay the old Bank of es had been n. A large id otherwise, One estate Meatier, but fore • long. It mature yet to option of the id agreed to. II the report' business, sod nanagers, the city. WHIT GLOUCESTERSHIRE ELECTION.—The nomi nation of candidates for the seat in West Gloucestershire, vacant by the elev a ti o n of Si r J. M o lt t o th e j u di c i a l bench, took place at Dorsky yesterday amidst • good ; deal of excitement, many years haring elapsed since the dirizionwas contested. After the usual formal proceedings, the high sheriff, Mr. Sampson, having made the usual tre4unation, Mr. W. P. Price, M.P., nominated the Hon. V. P. F. Berkeley as the liberal candidate, and assailed the government for sacrificing principle in order to suit the Purposes of the hour. Major Castle seconded the nomi nation. Colonel Blathwayt proposed Colonel Arthur Edward Somerset, conservative ; Mr. R. J. Onslow seconded the nomination. Both candidates having ad dressed the meeting, the show of hands was taken and de clared to be in favour of Mr. Berkeley amidst loud cheers and waving of hats. A poll was demanded for Colonel Somerset, and fixed to be taken on Monday next. The declaration of the poll to be made on Wednesday. ; The Hon. Grantley Berkeley was on the hustings taxon- Teniedby Sir G. Jenkineon. CERAMIC AND CRYSTAL PALACE ART UNTO/C Y/sterility the prize drawing of this society took place in the board-room ; Sir Frannie G. Moon, Bart., took the chair The report was read by Dr. Doran, from which it appeared that the union was established in 1859, having for its object the diffusion among the people of a taste for works of fine art. The principle upon which the society Proceeds is that of guinea subscriptions, each guinea sub scribed entitling the subscriber to select from • number of *sets • work of art of the value of his subscription, and %chance of a prize of higher value, the surplus of the sub teripticam over the current expenses forming • fund for the Pttchase of more costly works of art which constitute the teThe number of subscriptions taken were twelve trred, and the prizes distributed yesterday consisted of ceramic statuary, statuettes, busts, vases, &c. MANcHEATER O SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE R AILWAT.—The report of the directors of this compeny bas just been issued. The accounts of the pest half-year *ow • total revenue from all sources of 543,589/. 165.1(1., %total expenditure of 255,5161. 19e. 3d., and a balance of let profit of 2138,0721. 16s. 10d., which, with the balance hoecht forward from the previous half-year, makes a total Na of 298,1.12/. 12s. 11d. available for interest and divi. °▪ co& The debenture and other interest chargeable s just the revenue of the half-year amount to 77,4271. .tt 71• 1., the canal annuities to 14342/. Is. 6d., the divi m4l,, , n the various classes of preference stock and shams 7 ' l °, 9oo f. iia 9d., and the South Yorkshire Wow and dividends to 71,0431. 4a. dd., making a kttl charge aga i ns t th e above net balance of 4 -692/. 15s. 44., and leaving a balance of 24,9501. 17s. 7d., 4 ' t of which the di rec t ors recommen d th a t a di v id e nd ss Paid after the rate of it. per cent. per annum on the : i i,oorY stock of the company, carrying forward a balance : OK/. 2s. 44. to the next account. The whole of the es s.Perly's property has been efficiently maintained and .L"e.ed during the half-year. The railway working en• 740 r a et, as compered with the corresponding period of 1866, "mn increase of 9,7151. in all departments. The in 4sue in the locomotive department is mainly attributable io the fact that the price of coal has been considerably higher during the half-year, the increase under this head 4.547/. The expenditure on capital account amounts hllf 51. 9d. ; of which 34,715/. is for contributions laud lift; 73,6621. 19s. for works and stations, and ._e lo o l . for rolling stock. The general depression which utPrrniled during the past half-year has checked the ke r.s o Progressive increase in the traffic receipts, hut there IA little doubt that with a revival in the trade of the *s emis i sutotry a corresponding improvement will be shown in the of the company. IKATHS. the wife of Mfr• D. Burn, Eat , Trued, the wife ie wife of CoL Rev. Z. P. Pen 7. nac.equare • the FAstdown-Perh. .f • son. marKetWbg. wood,VktorlS. Katoo-aquare, daughter of the Clerkenwell. I,eth Pattinon, of hy the Rev. D. ittnal, to ADD ate Mott& dock-bill. Irani ardingion-street , Princes garden s . wer-street. MY. If. Parsey, Oa . Wells, of Herd- &Las, of Ito. I. Printer, et the I Whiletrinen... TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGXNai. (13137g1eS 72,12.01 A MS.) THE RECENT VISIT OF THE BELGIANS. BRUESSEIR, JOLT 25. This morning Colonel Gregoire, the commander of the Belgian Volunteers who recently visited England, presented the commander of the Serapia and two other officers of the British navy to the Ministers of the Interior and of War. Colonel Gregoire and the English officers subsequently proceeded to the residence of M. Rogier, the Minister for Foreign Affairs. They will be re ceived by the King at Ostend in the course of the day FRANCE AND ROME. PARIS, JUT 25, Wm/ma. The Dendard of this evening says :—" General Dumont's minion to Rome is occasioned by the circumstance that the French officers of the Roman Legion have retained their rank in the French army. Their inspection by General Dumont has no significance, viewed in connection with the convention of the sth September, which admits and favours the organisation of a foreign military force in the service of the Papacy." The Pivne of this evening announces, " under reserve," that Signor Rattani addressed inquiries on Tuesday last to the Papal government, asking whether the latter did not consider it expedient to authorise the entry of an Italian brigade into Rome. FRANCE AND PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Juts 25, EVENING. The French charge &affair.* has delivered to the Prussian cabinet a diplomatic note from his govern ment on the subject of North Schleswig. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, JrLY 23, Evan. a. Zeidfer's Correspondence of this evening main tains that, despite the armaments going on in France, the policy of the French government has not taken up a decided ground in any particular direction. It adds:—" Perhaps the French pol;cy will shortly find cause to occupy itself with thoughts of annexing Latin races either from Spain or Italy." The same paper says :—" We learn from Paris that a visit of the Emperor of Austria to the French capital is less likely than ever." There is no intention of appointing a Vice-Chan cellor for the North German Confederation, such a post not being contemplated in the North German constitution. THE BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, JULY 25. The return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day shows the following changes as compared with the previous account : Increase —Cash, 11,500,000 f. • notes, 7,666,000 f. Decrease —Commercial bills , 7,666,000 f. • advances, 500,000 t ; current accounts, 800,000 f. The Trea sury bala nce remains stationary. THE PARIS BOURSE. PARIS, JULY 25, 3.30 p.m. The Bourse continues Hat. Routes closed at 68.65, or about the same as yesterday. AMERICA. Orr ATLAIMO TELEGRAPH.) NEW YORK, JULY 24, 6 P.N. The steamers sailing to-day for Europe take out 1,750,000 dol.. in specie. The Persia and the Belluns have arrived out. Closing prices :—Gold, 1394. Sterling exchange on London, 1141 849 united States Bonds, 1113. Illinois, 1183 ; Erie, 741. Cotton : Middling up land, 27i. PHILADELPHIA, JULY 24. Petroleum, standard white, 32c. NATIONAL ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION. The annual prize meeting of the National Artil lery Association, sister institution to the National Ride Association, commenced its proceedings yesterday at Shoe buryness, with a long list of competitions. The camp is under the command of Colonel Gordon, of the Royal Ar• i tillery, and the competition, are under the command of Colonel Wilmot, R.A., commandant of the station. The following corps are represented on the ground :—lat Cinque Ports (4th detachment), 2nd Cinque Ports, let '.. Durham, Edinburgh, 2nd Essex, let Rants, Let Kent, 2ndi Kent, 9th Kent, 14th Kent, Midlothian Coast, let Shrop shire, let Surrey, Ist Sussex, and 4th West Yorkshire (Sheffield). There are 47 officers, 30 detachments, and 294 men. The camp is situate on the ground adjoining the Artillery-barracks, and long lines of tents occupy a con siderable extent, and are all fully occupied. There are several other tents for staff officers, the council, sec retary, camp adjutant and others, besides refresh ment accommodation, Ac. Captain Rutty, of the lit Middlesex Artillery, is the secretary, and is most indefatigable in his duties. The ranges were at the respective distances of 1,22i0 and 1,500 yards. Two batteries were brought into requisition simul taneously, called the Old Battery and the Sea-wall Bat tery, and the targets, though of large dimensions, look very small from the firing points. The different detach ments were mustered at nine o'clock, and then marched off to the batteries. At hulf.past nine o'clock the firing began. Every precaution has been taken to render the camp healthy, and Dr. De Lisle Allan, of the let Middle sex Artillery, and Dr. Tioehurst, of the 4th Cinque Ports, have charge of the medical staff. Captain Sparks, of the Ist Middlesex Artillery, is the camp adjutant, and Captain Rutley, also of the lit Middlesex, is again the secretary. The National Rifle Association prize of 50f. and 10 cups was won by the let Kent (Gravesend) ; the second was the Ist Durham ; and third, the 9th Kent (Plumstead). The prize was won by four points. THE MOVEMENT AGAINST Rwits.—The Counier Fwsa'aia of yesterday says :—" We are in • position to formally contradict the rumour, circulated by several papers, respecting the departure of Mazzini from London for Italy. It is true that Mazzini may freely enter the kingdom of Italy now, but we can state that at present he has not contemplated leaving London. We may add that he will pay his visit to Lugano in the month of August or September, u he usually does every year. The plan of Garibaldi is known to everybody : Borne for the Italians ; ' but be has not at present any intention of proclaiming the republic in the internal movement of Rome which cannot long be delayed. Our information is thoroughly accurate." The Liberh . , which announced that Garibaldi had mysteriously disappeared from Italy. after being last seen on the Apennines, now says:—" A letter from Cubes states that Garibaldi, accompanied by his daughter, pulsed on Satur day at Cuba and Amberieu, in Bugey, on his way to Paris by express train. Such is the explanation of the in explicable and unexpected disappearance of Garibaldi which has recently caused so much excitement in Italy. It will be remembered that the general made a similar journey to France before his departure on the expedition ' to Sicily." THE HEAVY CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS.-801:THANPTON, JULY 25.—The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Moollan, Captain Beasley, with the above mails, arrived this afternoon. She brings 146 passengers, specie value 54,61181., and 6,772 ounces gold ; also a general cargo, including 7 cane Indian shawls, value :1,2001. ; 966 bales raw silk, value 85,0001.; jewellery, 532/. ; cotton, 502 bales; ivory, 196 packages ; and 520 packages sundries. The Mooltan experienced fine weather during the pusege. On the 14th she spoke the Nyanza, s.s., and on the 15th the Columbian, as. The Austrian warships Ferdinand Max and Swartzen, and Russian war ship Great Admiral were at Malta. The usual Egyptian Beet were at Alexandria. Gibraltar, July 20 : The fol lowing ships have arrived here ; Olympus, from Liver pool ; Britannia, from London ; Winifred, from Swan sea ; Wild Wave, from Newport ; Caravan, from New castle ; Sapphire. from Cardiff ; Star of the Sea, from Liverpool; sod NiAnzA, from Southampton. Exchanges are quoted on London, 90 days' date, 501, to ; Paris, sf. Da. to 30c. ; Marseilles, N. 30e. ; Madrid, 8 dap' eight, Ito a dis. ; Cadiz, par ; Seville, par ; Malaga, j ; Barcelona, prem. ; Almeira and Valencia, par ; pre mium on five franc pieces, A to I of a dollar pyr cent. CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILL—MARSEILLEM, JILT 25.—The Nyanza arrived at 2 p.m. to-day. The mails leave for London at 5 p.m. ' SLOON STEAMSHIP, ALBERT VICTOR, salts for MARGATE and KAMM:MTN every TtESDAY, 111ursilay, and Saturday, from swan Pier, above London.bridge, at II a.m .. returning to London every Monday, Weiltiewlay. and irlday leaving Ramsgate 411 a.m., and Margate at 12 noon. FREE TRADE WHARF.—The Coniminionere of Customs and the Lords of the Tressury.—Prepuring for publication, the Corr.:spondee*, on th e subject of Privileges, how granted and bow withheld. 1111•ORTE/Ili et Goood who are subjected to excessive chance on goods landed on captain's entry wiU please apply to 1. CUL Y mad Co., ht, Upper Thames street, City. in sums of any amount, for long or ch..rt periods. lino or more sureties required, except the society .4 a deposit or mortgage la given. Life assurance is optiotuil —NATIONAL GUARDIAN ASSURANCR LIMPANY (Limitol„ ibilord.street, Bloomsbury, W.C. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY. DUBLIN L7l BißlilON, 1865. Thin celebrated old IRISH WHISKY gained the DUBLIN PRIZE MI:DAL—It is pure, mild, mellow, delicious, and co, wholewome. Sold in bottles. Ss. 8.1. each, at the retail houses In ionalop ; by the agents in the principal towns In England . • or wholesale at S, Great Whidndll-wtrect, London. W. Oteervethe red sod, pink label, and cork branded " iLlnaban's LL W Mak% AVALUABLE PACKAGE of TEA. A CHINAS' CADDY, contairdng 161 ha at resllygood BLACK nt, tent carriage free to any railway station or nuirkat town In Ingi.uid, Ireland, Scotland, or Wake, on receipt of 401. by PHIL LIPS and Co.. tea merchants, e, Wag Wi ll iam -alma, City, S.C. SAIICE.—LEA and PIC RRI NB' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. This gellelone condiment, pronounced by eonnolaseun " TIIK ONLY GOOD MUCK" Is prepared solely by LKA sad PIRJUINS. The public are repectfully cautioned sesalnet worthless halts Dens, and should see that Lea and Perrtus'aaanes are onwrapper, Mel, bottle, and stopper. ASK for LKA and PK&RINS' SAUCE. sold wholesale and for export by the Proprietors. Worcester Isms. CROSSE And BLACKWELL ; Hews. BARCLAY and RON& London. ie., to.: and by grooms and cause universally. PARIS EXPOSITION, 1867.-" MAIZENA." This delirious food, which gained the only Price Medal la net, with the high report of Jury "Exceedingly excellent Food." and now in Paris the sole giber Veda! &Bonney's., with the distinguished report " Peened-on of Preparation," Is served vp daily in the turns of puddings, creams, soups, cakes, &c., in off the buffets. Visitors are recommended to try this delightful food.—Bold in paideets everywhere. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (PROW OUR OWN 00ILIMPONDKNS.) PARIS, THERSDAT EVENING. Those who only judge of the effect produced by M. Berryer's speech on the Mexican Obligations from what they read in the French papers hitherto! published are liable to be grievously misled. In the first place, for the reasons I explained a few days ago, such journals as are in arrear with the debates cannot safely say a word about those re ported in the Moniteur. This accounts for the silence of some. But it is moreover notorious that a very large proportion of the Pawn; press is in the hands of speculating bankers, some of whom are interested in the affairs in question. It is not wonderful, therefore, to read in some of the papers of the day that M. Berryer's speech was quite un- ' necessary, and very little interesting. The Debuts, however, taking the practical view which 1 did yesterday, that M. Berryer's speech is likely to en force the payment to the Treasury of upwards of a million sterling, which the government was pre pared to sacrifice, says :—" Men who yet believe, as it was the fashion to teach us some time back, that parliamentary eloquence consisted necessarily of pompous words and sonorous and empty phrases, may undeceive themselves by reading the report of this business-like discussion." M. Emile de Girardin, who never fails to see an advantage in a controversy, or to avail himself of it to the utmost, writes the following stinging lines in the Liberti, with the heading, " A Fatal Expe dition" : Unpardonable illusions, profound errors, flagrant false hoods, cruel refutations—nothing will have been wanting to the history of that f►tal expedition which began with the Jecker bonds and ended with the Pinard letter of de feasance. The long debates, which occupy 18 columns in the Moniteur, will produce on the mind of the whole country the same impression which they did upon that of the honourable member of the majority, M. Pouyer- Quertier, and which impression he expressed like a conscientious juryman, giving a verdict of guilty with a sorrowful heart. Under a parlia mentary system, this debate—especially after the significant declaration of M. Dumiral, the reporter on the budget—would have led to the resignation of ministers the very same evening. Of the eloquent and crushing speech of M. Berryer—to which MM. liaroche and Houher (two against one) replied, we will only say one word—Head! The Moniteur, in reporting the reading by M. Schneider of the Emperor's letter, putting an end to the legislative session, records that in addition to several cries of " Vive l'Empereur !" (which are de riguenr), there wore several cries of " Vive la Libert4 !" A FRENCH CRITIC ON ENGLAND. (From the Daily News.) ONZ of the fairest and friendliest of foreign critics, and certainly one of the ablest and moat discerning, who have written on the life and manners of England during the present century is undoubtedly M. Louts BLA-vc. No stranger has ever come to live among us, and to live our ! BETTING IN LONDON—Taanar. life, more capable of pronouncing a sincere jndg- i tu Mere Tat but a smolt ray muster at the clubs to-day, and the in amount au . d m ittporg od nt i n . ment, alike removed from blind partiality and character. Jezebel wm remark vulgar prejudice, upon the good qualities and the t f t v io u o ri wtur nave " been t ' a r k a int t ln n oneb es et had and dad Inclined to lay. Guy of Warwick was also in considerable a re defects, the virtues and eccentricities, the f as 13 to 2 was taken. Gement and Viol were and the weakness of a national character, the most 'l lt, q a u l le d try li gu tt Pixeted le at 9 to 1 and 10 to 1 respectively, and l'inetlide r6 .4 i: toe taken , a p pe ar a n ce . a v c;o n m t l 4 7 2l d Dimer, entirely singular, yet moat composite, in the great although European family. No doubt M. Loots BLANC thin was taken • t 7. a =mil amount, she had aught but to a heal i a l:ain Pea : a t n Le ce cture l r, ei t i:as Un il dw v a4 as on t l7fo la r a ma ti ' v h er aa tt!l l war laid has enjoyed rare opportunities of becoming widely and closely acquainted with the social and moral : a ' s ' Y ''° regard "' rasher as an " Imelda° el °Platen thcals a market movement. The following were the clotting prices : features of the country of his preference and ' GOODWOOD STAKES. adoption. But it is just to add that he has mad 11 t o I ms"esal ' el (s) I 90 to I mei D‘icimer (t) e 13 t 2 Guy of War- 93 to 1 Wild Mar (t wick (t) i and cdp the best and happiest use of his opportunities. 9to 1 Goreera (t) I 100 to 3 Ticif , t) _ _ _ . ... . _. Well and perfectly equipped by education, by study, by a large experience of men and things, by rare natural endowments, by a full and various instruction, by the stormy passages and vicissitudes of public life, by the discharge of the highest re sponsibilities of authority in a time of trouble, and by what may be called a gift of historic insight and equanimity, refined by culture and sharpened by the severities of fortune, he is one of those rare ob servers and critics of our institutions and our manners whose sentences become a part and parcel of the cosimusis salons of an increasing number of reader 4 and are not to be dismissed with a smile of impatience or unconcern, like the flippancies of an occasional Parisian tourist. M. Lours Buse's " Letters on Eng " land," published originally by our contemporary Le Temps, and collected at intervals into volumes, have found a place in the best libraries in France, and doubtless have contributed in a great degree to the formation among our neighbours of a clearer and more kindly view of a nation so near to them on the map, so far from them in all national cha racteristics. If it be good for nations as for per sons sometimes to see themselves as others see them, these Letters from England may be confi dently recommended to the perusalof our country men. From time to time as the occasion offered M. Lours Buse has investigated, not cursorily, but deeply and carefully, all the problems of our political civilization, taking our parliamentary de bates, or the speeches at ourgreat public meetings, as his text. Nor has he neglected to peas in re view the lighter and the graver aspects of our so cial existence, our amusements, our festivities, our solemnities, our law courts. In his latest , letter, published in Paris on Tuesday' last, he recounts the gaieties of our week of visits, our round of hospitalities to the SULTAN, the Viceroy of EGYPT, and to the Belgian Volunteers. He does this, need we say neither in the spirit nor in the style of a writer whose first duty is to admire everything and everybody he " reports," but with a philosophical indulgence and human sympathy tempered and seasoned with a drop of pity too sweetly mixed to taste like contempt. Here is a remark of which, now that our guests are gone and we have leisure for reflection, few thoughtful readers will deny the penetrating truth. " What strikes me most," he writes, "in the spectacle I have before my eyes, " is the eager desire with which everybody seems " to be tormented, of looking on and standing by, " and taking a long near look at power, and " saluting it with cheers, in the person of the " first comer who happens to bear its insignia. " Never have I so well understood how very little " wanted are loftiness of soul and genius to govern " the herd of mankind." At the Zoological Gardens on a Sunday afternoon M. Louis Burrc found himself among a mob of men and women, apparently " representing the rank, the riches, the " habits of fashionable life ;" all that should seem • superior to staring curiosity, or at least incapable of descending to stupid amazement. " There " was a moment in which this brilliant and die ' " dainful crowd reminded one of an unmanageable " crowd of London cockneys hurrying in heaps , " along the Strand to see as much as they can of , " the Lord Mayor's show." He was in St. James's 100 to f 1347ddt001% (t) lOU to I Lady Vane (I) I Lady Vane coupled t) - GOODWOOD et'P. 25 to 6 art Lecturer (t) TATTERIIALL'S.—TGussoAr. Only two or three members dropped in, and not a bet was laid. The subscription will be open to-morrow (Saturday) for comparing Goodwood beta, and the tranaaction of o business. 10 to 1 Viet;t) 100 to 0 Tyoo4la , 1 7 a le 100 to 7 apt BETTING AT MANCHSSTER.—THUBSDLT. GOODWOOD srAKFA. 11 to 2 apt (lay of War- 100 to 7 agst Lucifer (t) wick (t) 100 to 6 Tyndale it) 6 to I Jezebel (t) 100 to 6 Wild Briar 1t) 10 to 1 °omen it 0 , Hi to 1 Dulcimer ft, 10 to 1 VIM (t) i 10u0 to 10 Billikhoulle (t) SOUTHAMPTON RACE3.—THURSDAT. Following in the wake of Winchester, and being reinforced by the company from Huntingdon, the attendance at Southampton to-day was vary large. In addition to the usual followers of racing, there was an immense concourse of pleasure seekers, the large number of carriages filled principally with fashionably dressed ladies rendering the meeting worthy to be ranked with any re-union in the kingdom. The course Is most charmingly situated, about two miles from the centre of the town, the scenery being truly delightful, interspersed as it is with noble trees and the brilliant foliage of understood. The weather was fine, and the management in every department being of the highest order, nothing was wanting to render the meeting emi nently successful and enjoyable. The racing admits of but little description. Challenge added to his winning bore by earn log off the Hampshire Stakes, albeit not without a severe struggle with Mouse, and 13ouguetiere redeemed a hitherto unfortunate career by placing the South Western Plate to the credit of her owner. Details of the day's sport are appended : THE TIDAL STAKES of S son. each, with 40 added , for B.yr-olds and upwards ; selling and other allowances. One mile. Mr. Wright's Reindeer, by Mountain Deer—sultana 1 Mr. Ten Bromk's La Sorrentino Mr. R. Porter's Evergreen .... others also ran. Betting : 5 to 4 on Reindeer, 6to 1 agst La Sorrentino, 100 to 16 each against Evergreen and Gentian, sod 50 to 1 each agst Miss Alice and Knight Templar. Tea SotrimAerron NURSERY PLATE, a handicap of 60 son. ; for 71.. yr-olds ; winners extra. T. Y.C. Mr. Samuel's Chivalry, by Tournament--Spot Mr. J. Woolost's Apron Strings Mr. A. Day's Our Mary Ann Nov.. others also ran. Betting : 6 to 2 agst Chivalry, 9to 2 xi* Miss Casa:eine, 5 to 1 apt Apron String., and 7 to 1 apt Our Mary Ann. Talf SOUTH WEStERN SEILI6O STAxas of 3 son. each, with 50 added by the South Western Railway Company ; for all ape; selling allowances, T. Y.C. Lord Vivian's liouquettere, by Voltigeur--Pauline Mr. Brayley's Wild Dove Mr. L Rickards' Rally 3 Four others also ran. Betting: 6 to 4 on Bouquetiere, 4 to 1 apt Rally, 7 to 1 apt Wild Dove, sad 10 W 1 spa Alarmist. THE CRANTURT•PARI STAINS of 10 son. each, 5 ft, with 50 added, for I-yr-olds ; colts, bat 10lb ; fillies, list no; winners eitra T.Y.C. About 5 furlongs.; Marquis of Hastings' See Saw, by Buccaneer—Margery Dow Marquis of Beatings' Cuckoo it Mr. C. Brewee•The Demon No betting. See Saw made all the running, and was in a canter by twenty lengths, THE SOUTH HANTSMIII RTAKEI, a handicap of 16 OM each, 10 ft, 6 only if d' aired, with 20 added ; winners min. Once round. (About a mile and a halt ) Mr. R. Porter's Challenge, byTrumpeter—Princess Alice I Mr. T. Pares Moose .... .. . ... ................. s Mr. 0. Payne Maid of Ilasiara f Thrce others also ran. Betting: 7 to 4 on Challenge, 4 to 1 apt Moms, Bto 1 ant Black Prince, 10 to 1 agst Chevalier D'Sciprit, and 15 to 1 apt Meld of hash= f. A MAIDES TWO-TiAJAOLD STALING PLATO of 40 soya : cone gat lolb ; fillies, est fib; selling allowances. T.Y.C. Mr. J. Weoloott's Apron String, by King Tom—Petticoat 1 Mr. Riggs Dinah Mr. B. Land's Zoolite Two others also eon. Betting: 100 to 30 on Apron Strings, and 8 to 1 apt Dinah. Tux WILPOIUTIOII PLATE, a handicap of 30 son., added to a sweepstakes of 3 son. each,il ft, for all ages. T. Y.C. Mr. Edgar's The Duchess, by St. Albans—Bay Celia 1 Mr. J. Wooleotee Distaff 2 Mr. Rickards' Tina 3 Three others also raw Betting: 6to 4 apt Dieter, 4 to 1 apt The Dade a, 5 to 1 agst Tina, and 6 to 1 agst Pevensay. THE YORKSHIRE Mooas.—The alarming ac earlier 1- counts of the "grouse rinderpest" have caused ..er in quiries than usual to be made as to the prospects for the 12th proximo on the extensive rang* of moorlands reselling from Scarborough to the Tees. Nine of the principal watchers report th►t the birds are scarce and more or less dimmed, and that the young broods are puny and very few in number. Late storms have done harm too. Following the example of ihe owner of the Bowes Moor, some others bare resolved not to shoot at all this armon. park when the SULTAN passed through. An immense crowd was there, who cheered hint " with " all the strength of their lungs." " Why ?" asks this silent and thoughtful observer. Is it by way of acknowledging the conde scension of the successor of the Caliphs in coming so far to pay court to Western philo- ' sophy ? Is it a simple act of hospitable claty ? No ; for enthusiasm is no part of hospitality. It can only be " because the SULTAN is the SULTAN." Potentates, in their simple capacity of potentates, haverights which mankind aretoomenial to contest. Again, at the reception of the SULTAN at Guildhall, there was something like a momentary inteutt among ' the three thousand highly-privileged guests who were waiting two hours and a-half for the guest of the ' evening. Some of the ladies stood upon chairs to get a better coup d'ait, amidst indignant shouts of " Down ! off the chairs !" Fortunately, the intervention of the police was not required to I restore order. Turning to the reception of the Belgian Volun teers, M. Louis BLANC relates the aeries of ova tions and entertainments, and concludes with the following sensible reflections :—" Oh ! English " people, unintelligible people, how is it that, " having on so many points so much good sense, " you have so little sense of the proportion and " fitness of things f Certainly it was a duty Eng " laud owed to herself to give a hearty welcome "to the citizens of Belgium, by whom her own " citizens had been so well received, and who are " every way deserving of her sympathies. But " enthusiasm carried to such a pitch as this looks " a little childish. Can it be that in receiving " with open arms these Belgian civic guards, Eng , " land is taking precautions against France Y The " English press says no. Irani suit qui mat y " pease." For our own part, we are all the more at ease in repudiating any such arriere peasEe, be cause we know that nowhere has the independence of Belgium stauncher friends than in Liberal France, and because we entirely agree with M. Louis BLetto in his remarks on the ludicrous 1 extravagance of the demonstrative portion of the IBritish public. The French badand is no match for the British " looker on " in all the qualities that distinguish that harmless and necessary, but foolish animal. But we must pause, or we shall only be confirming M. Louis BLANC'S remark that though the English very naturally don't like to be criti cised by foreigners, it is one of their peculiarities to criticise themselves with an astonishing inflexibility of judgment and exaggeration of modesty. Un fortunately this habit is only too compatible with immense self-complacency. Aud it is because we think such criticism as M. Lot:is BLANC bestows upon us a better moral diet for national conceit than we can prescribe for ourselves that we recom mend it to the convalescent sanity of the English public, after the follies of last week. *parting intelligence. CRICKAT. BMW e. Kind' 'Reit' . -Thin, the return match to that which was played at Gravesend on the Ilth inst. and following days, when Surrey won in a single Innings, was commenced at the Oval yesterday morning, the weather and other accessories beingall that could be desired. There was a fair sprinkling of specta when play commenced, end after dinner the Pavilions and every available seat was crowded, there being altogether as many as two thousand persons present. Surrey was again fortunate enough to win the tees, the result of which was that the Kent eleven had to „ turn out," and Surrey entrusted the custody of the wickets to those usually stalwart guardians, Humphrey and Jupp, who, however, on this of:asket proved unequal to the task, fur off Willsher's second ball-who started the howling-Jupp was caught by Mr. W. 8. Borgia &twilit, which elicited a cheer from the Kentishdirislon. It was now Bennett's turn to bowl from the Pavilion end, and his very first ball Humphre pet safely into the hand of Wlhl.hsr Maly-another Kentish - cheer-thus this pier of crack Surrey batsmen bajored a brace" between them, rid the telegraph reading was-U 20. Griffith and Stephenson now became allies ; the former began by driving Bennett to long off, which was " fielded" for a single. Runs came apace now, both batsmen being la good hitting form. Griffith, in Bennett's fifth over, " cracked" him away to square leg, for which five were run, and in the next over, he lifted one right into the pavilion, which of course elicited a Surrey cheer, and brought 20 on to the indicator. When five had been added, Mr. Lipsc) nth superseded Hewlett and off the last ball of his first over, Stephenson was caught off his glove by Whither at slip-three for 25. thinith was not destined to enjoy a prolonged existence, as Whither bowled him down one which he could not resist cutting into point's hands-4 fot ye. Pooley and Mortlock were then thee elated, but the Kent howl ng we. very , and little else but singles were booked UB the score reached 37, when Morilock played a ball of William's on to his wicket. Mr. Noble, whose first effort was a 2 to leg, was next in. Mr. Lipeosmoh MS well cut by the Surrey wicket-keeper for 4-nevertheless his bowling was very good-rio good, indeed, that he delivered 13 ovary, V maddens, for 9 rang and a wicket, and Willaher's woe of egttal calibre, 21 oven, 14 maidens, for 9 runs and 3 wickets. It took exactly an hour sad a half to put on 50 runs. Mr. Noble made a fine hit to leg off No/Risher for 4, and Pool ry a ditto for 5. Bennett resumed the bowling at his old 'klieg when the score stood at 74, this pair of bats having a at this juncture had exactly doubled the t When 90 were up, Oxrroll was put on, but his nest over yielded 9, so that the change did not mend matters. At 113 Mr. Lip.- comb tried an over at the other end, and when it had reached 130, Wlllaher went on, vice Bennett, at the Pavilion wicket, and shortly after Mr. Noble was howled by the latter ; his 31, well gut. comprised two fours, two threes, and three twos, and the total was 140. Here dinner occurred, and afterwards Mr. Collyer took the vacant poet, and then the Surrey wicket keeper was caught by the long-stop, Mr. Richardson. He made 76, a some what lucky innings, by two fives, seven fours, four threes, six twos, &C.-7 for 146. Sewell began with •3, end then speedily made a brace of on-drives, each for 4, off one over of Mr. Lips comb's. Mr. Wryer booked bang-dozen single', and then he " cracked" Whither away for four. At 170 Bennett relieved Whither, and Sewell cut him for 4. Mr. Lipscomb then ripped the off stump of Mr. Collyer's wicket out of the grand-0 for 179. The Ether colt (Buckle) nuked a rto leg, and then made an ca drive for 3, but in the Kent Gentlemen's next over • "shooter" dislodged hu balls-9 for 195. Southerton added Bto the score, when Whither again tried at Beunett's end. Mr. Norton got • well deserved cheer for a very pretty bit of fielding, and then Mr. Lipscomb bowled fthutherton -Sewell taking his bat out for a well played 28, Including four fours, one three, and three twos. The grand total was 194 and the time live o'clock precisely. This, considering that Surrey had lost one moiety of their wickets for 37 runs, was a most satisfactory result, The bowl ng in this innings was as under, viz. ;-Willaber, 44 oven, 22 maidens, for 55 rues and 4 wickets ; Bennett, 21 oven, 7 niaidelia, for 60 runs and 1 wicket: Mr. Lipscomb, 46 overt, 23 maidens, for 48 rang and 5 wickets; Carroll, 4 over., 2 maidens, fur 14 runs. At 1.25 Kent sent In C. Payne sod Palmer to corn het the bowling of Southerton and Griffith, the bitter at the Pavilion end. The colt played well, and Payne was evidently bent on " improving the occasion." They conjointly got the score up to 13, of which Palmer had made 10, by a three, two two's, end a single, when Griffith bowled down his middle stump, and Carman took his place, beginning with a cut for two of dontherton, which was his first and lad effort, as the same bowler had credit for taking Ms wicket In the nestover-2 for 23. 11. A. Richardson soon treated the lookers-on to an em anion of hu elegant and effective style of battle& by cut ting Griffith very freely for four, and placing another just be hind point for two. Paynealsomade • late cut fort, and when Richard eon had made 17, by and 4 and three 2's, Se , Southerton enticed him off his ground, his long reach out notwithstanding, and the wicketkeeper stumped him. Bennett met the same fate on the second ball ite received -3 and 4 for 53. Mr. Trough ton was the next manipulator, his first big hit was a very fine off drive from Griffith for 4. The first change of bowling took place with the loom at aft and when Sewell had gone on for Grath, Mr. Troughton after making 11 ran himself out badly-6 for 63 Whither now joined Payne, and soon sou stumped off Souther ton-6 for 74. Mr. Norton succeeded to the vacant wicket• though the tight was wretchedly had, and these two played out " time" a.ay„ when Payne's score denoted 23 (not out., and Mr. Nett°. (set outl 7. M.C.C. AND13101:11D r. revs FORILITERS.-Thla game was M ourned yesterday at Lord's ground. Mr. Price made the top score for the Foresters, and Mr. Fredericks not out), 39, was, as his innings usually are, a severely hit one, the large total of 242 being amassed. M.C.C. got tio for the leas of ell wickets, and when the time for drawing stumps arrived, Mr. haltering was (not out 31, and Mr. Key ,not out , 21. NorTimegiassallie v. 111e14.23gx (Bret:reel -This match was commenced yesterday on the Trent-bridge ground, the weather being each as cricketer+ delight in, sad there being, as is invariably the case at Nottingham, a goodly company to wit ness the play. illildieux commenixid the batting with Mr. Haines &nil T. Hearne, who, notwithstanding his bad band, ma naged to get into double figures in a northern latitude, though so unfortunate at home. The bowlers at first wore Wiaittou and J. C. Shaw, and the subsequent cheeps were, Grundy, J. Ouroft, and Alfred Shaw. Mr. F. R. Walker was again in excel. lent form, and made 40, by one four, five threes, trod five twos ; Mr. J. D. Walker came iu fur second honours (35 , including one four, five threes, and three twos. Ilearne's 2 , comprised one four, two threes, and three twos ; Mr. R. D. Walker's 19 in eluded three threes and a two. The Middlesex wickets fed as under--one for two, two for 45, three for 46, four for 49, five for 121, slx for ilk and seven for 141. - - WILLS AIM BZQUESIT. The will of the Right Hon. Sarah Albinia Louisa, Dowager Countess of Ripon, of Norton Hall, Lincolnshire, was administered to in her Majesty's Court of Probate, by her son, the Right Hon. George Frederick Samuel, Earl de Grey and Ripon, the sole acting executor, the other exe cutors appointed—namely, the Rev. W. Percival Ward and Philip Henry Pepys, Esq., eldest son of the Right Rev. Henry Pepya, late RW of Worcester—having first renounced the grant. The personalty was sworn under 50,0001. Her ladyship was the only child of Robert fourth Earl of Buckinghamshire, and married, in 1814, Frederick John, first Earl of Ripon, P.C., • distin guished statesman, who died in 1859. Her ladyship execute(' her will July 11, 1865, and a codicil July 2, 1866, and died April 9, aged seventy four, leaving her son, the present earl, her only survi v ing child. Her ladyship hoe left liberal bequests to several of her friends, and annuities and legacies to her servants. She bequeaths the sum of 1,50 W. for the erection of a rehool at Norton. and directs her exe cutors to complete the church at Nocton by building a south aisle ; also to erect three new lodges in the grounds at Norton. Her ladyship leaves her set of pearls to devolve as heirlooms with the Nocton estate. The residue of her property she leaves to her son and executor, the present earl. The will of John Gott, Esq., formerly of Wytber, and late of Armley House, both in Leeds, was proved at the court at Wakefield, and the personalty sworn under 350,0001. The surviving executor is William Allan, Esq., The testator's brother-in-law ; the other executors were William Gott, his brother, and William Maitland, both since deceased. The will is dated June 26, 1852, and two codicils 1852 and 1856 ; and the testator died April 1, 1867. He has devised all his land and freehold estate at Woodhall to his nephew, John Gott. He be queaths to his wife an annuity of 1,300/. in addition to all property under settlement or that may have been left to her. He leaves to each of his six sisters • legacy of 10,0001. He bequeaths to the General Infirmary, Leeds, 2001. ; to the House of Recovery and Leeds Disnensary, each 1001., free of duty. The residue, real and personal, he bequeathed to his brother, William Gott, sines de ceased. The late Samuel Adolph Jonas, Esq., of Clifton-gardens, Maids-hill, and Bow-lane, Cheapeide, merchant, died pm /sewed of personalty sworn under 30,0001. He has left to the German Jews' Hospital at Norwood ; the Jews' Free School, Bell-lane ; Jews' Orphan Asylum, Tenter-ground, each 1001.; and to his brother John and his sister Rebecca each the sum of 1001. fur them to distribute in charitable uses as they may think proper. He bequeaths to the Great Synagogue, Duke's-place, and to the fund for decayed members thereof ; Also to the Jews' Institution for the Relief of the Indigent Blind, and the Jews' Infant School, Commercial-toad, each sic The late James C. Hyde, Esq., whose personalty was sworn under 16,00 01 ., ham left the following charitable bequests, payable after the death of his sister, Charlotte Hyde :—To the Foundling Hospital, 2,0001.: London His. sionary Society, 1,0001. ; the Church Missionary and Chil dren s Home, the British and Foreign Bible Society, Colo nisi Church and School Society, Church Building Fund for India, Metropolitan Training School, Islington; Bishops' College. Calcutta; Shipwrecked Seamen's Society, each 5001. ; Farlawood Institution for Teaching the Blind to Read, 2:41. ; Idiots' Asylum, NationelTemperance League, Ragged School Union, each 1001. ; the Rupture Society, Soldiers' Daughters Home. end Destitute Girls' Refuge, Hampstead, each 150/. emirate/ London News. Sr. GEORGE'S CHAPEL.—The Dean and Chapter of St. Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle. are completing the renovation of the exterior of the cathedral. The balto trade on the top of the north walls, which was much wea'ber-worn, has been replaced with new carved stone work, and the masons are now preparing to renew the upper balustrading on the south walla. When this has been completed it is expected that the decayed portions of the work above the exterior of the aisles will also be re newed. PROVINCIAL FINANCT. —The Adelphi Bank, Liverpool, has declared a dividend at the rate of 7i per cent. per annum. It is understood that it is proposed to make a call of 50/. per share upon the contributories to the Leeds Banking Company, which is now in °ours' of liquidation. The North and South Wales Bank has de clared a dividend and bonus at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum, a balance of 12,242/. being carried forward ; the net profit realised in the past financial year was 58,307/. The directors of the Midland Banking Company propose • dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per &mum. LONDON JOINT STOCK BANK. A special general meeting of shareholders wag hold yesterday at the office, 5, Prince's-street, Monoion. house, to could'r and confirm ,resolutiona for authorising the issue of the remaining 8,000 shares of the capital, and also for considering reeolutions for making certain formal alterations in the deed of settlement. Mr. J. Knowi.r.s preside& The Caaransw, having remarked that the object of the meeting was fully explained to the shareholders on the 18th instant. moved that the resolution as to the issue of the re • • 8,000 shares to the proprietors at 10/. premium or 251. per share, pared on the 18th inst., be confirmed. Mr. BROOKING seconded the motion. Mr.Hoecldeukedforanexplanation of the reasons which influenced the directors in issuing this additional capital at a time when money was so plentiful and cheap Mr. Hononow thought it unadvisable to call op more capieal under existing circumstances. The principle of the bank, he thought, should be economy of capital and ex pansion of credit. He believed there W• 8 an understand ing, if not a distinct guarantee, that the dividend should be kept up to 121 per cent., the guarantee fund being avail able to meet any deficiency. But by bringing in this additional capital it would in effect reduoe the lq per cent. to 10 per cent. Theirs was not a limited liability, consequently there was not that reason for calling up the capital so closely as might be advisable in the case of • limited liability com pany, and certainly it was not a time to imam capital when their business and their profits were falling off. Dr. Wittman did not think it wise to wait till money was dear for calling rip Iheeepiea. New *bee ems, wee abundant and low, and their dividends were somewhat reduced, was, be held, the most fitting time to offer , these shares to the proprietors. This was the policy which 1 the London and Westminster had recently pursued. Mr. TAYLOR recommended that if the money was wanted they should write 200,000 L. from the reserve. the CHAIRMAN—We AMMO do so. Mr. TAYLOR did not see tientimesity of accumulating so large • reserve. The reserve was as much the property of the shareholder, as the profits, and they were equally entitled to the benefit of it. Mr. Famine observed that it would be as sensible to propose that the capital should be divided among the shareholders as the reserve fund. He thought the only error on the part of the board in issuing the 8,000 shares was in the low premium they had fixed. Instead of 101., he considered they ought to be issued at 151. to 201. premium. (Hear, bear.) Mr. BURY doubted whether any guarantee fund existed practically. It was simply so much money in book debts. Mr. BROOKINO (director) replied generally, observing that in 1864 the proprietors agreed with the directors that it was desirable that the capital should be Messaged. Up to that time they bad worked with 600,000/. of paid-upospi tel. The credit of the bank did not stand lower then than it had done before, and ho was happy to my it stood now as high as at any previous time; but the question was whether the paid-up capital wee commensurate with the volutions of the bank. They decided that it was not, and resolved to create 20,000 new shares, of which 12,000 should be issued at the time, leaving the 8,1110 to be dealt with subsequently, power being reserved to the share holders to confirm or dissent from the proposed terms of issue. The board, thinking it impolitic to leave any question affecting the capital of the bank long unsettled, and feeling the present • fitting op portunity, had resolved upon issuing these 8,0410 alarm. To have attempted to issue them dur ing • year of crisis like the last would have been the maddest thing possible, and would have been regarded as an indication or weaknesa. As they bad been told befog', the bank stood well on the celebrated Black Friday, no bank in London being stronger on that eventful day. The directors now felt it well that the paid-up capital should be increased by 1,200,001/1., and they must be allowed to be the best judges of whether such a step would *po dium to the general interest or not. They were as keenly alive as the shareholders to the difference between • 20 or 23 and a 16 per cent. dividend ; hut they were equally alive to the necessity of carrying on the affairs of the bank prudently, and with sufficient capital, and he appealed to the meeting whether, when they had resolved on issuing these new shares to the proprietors it was not better foe their interests that they should do so when money was only worth 2 or 3 per cent. in the market than when it was worth 10 per cent. (Hear, hear.) The Wei mess had not fallen off, nor were the profits reduced. Owing to the falling off in trade with various parts of the world, the agency business both foreign sod colonial was somewhat diminished, which would account for a variation in the figures ; but the home business of the hank had materially improved. Aceording to the deed of settlement the guarantee fund was to be maintained by adding to it interest at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum, as c in the balance-sheet, and was available for meet ' ns bar folses and equalising dividends. It was not mixed up in the book debts of the bank, but was kept as • distinct account, whether the money was invested in government securities or used in the ordinary business of the concern. If it were invested in Consols it would produce 3 per cent., but by investing it in the ordinary business the shareholders but the benefit of the greater profit made upon it, and if they would not allow it to remain so employed they must expect reduced dividends. Then the reserve was really so much working capital, which if they had not they would require 1,600,0001. of further capital instead of 1,200,000/. With regard to the premium it was thought by many that the price at which the 12,000 new shares were issued in 1864, viz., 40/. or 151. premium, was rather too high, and did not afford • sufficient margin to share holders who might wish to sell. The shales then stood in the market at 46 to 48—they had been 50—but with regard to the fairness of the premium of 251., be might state that 200 of the shares which were not allotted and were after wards sold by the directors for the benefit of the company in the open market realised 4411. 10a. But remembering the objection, and considering that the premium was to go to swell the reserve, the board resolved to issue the 8,000 at 251, which would make the average of the two Moues 3:2. 10s. . . . The motion wan carried unanimously. Iteaolutions authorising a reduction of tie minimum number of the board from 19 to 15, the maximum number being 24 ; to make one confirmatory meeting sufficient for carrying a 'pedal resolution into effect instead of two, thus redueirg the total number of meeting" required in each case to two instotil of three ; and for effecting some other formal alterations in the deed of settlement were then proposed, and, after some explanations given as to the reasons for the change, passed. A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors con cluded the businma. MIDDLE CLASS SCHOOLS CORPORATION- The first public distribution of prizes in con nection with this corporation took place yesterday on the school playground, Bath-street, City-road. The parents and friends of the scholars assembled in immense num bers, and as the yard and platform at the end were gaily decorated with Hags, the narrow street outside was crowded with the general public. The school house in Bath-street is temporary, and although it was opened only in October last, there are now over 100 pupils, with 303 more waiting for the completion of the new building on the Finsbury estate. Mr. Tyre, M.P. (the treasurer), took the chair; and con gratulated the audience that the general prosperity of the institution had been far greater than any of its friends expected ; and the community at large, upon the establish. ment of a common-sense system of education that was the most important movement of the ego. A few remarks were made by the Rev. W. Jowitt (the head master), and the list of prizes was read. The prizes themselves, con misting of handsome books, were delivered to the lads by Mrs. Jowitt. The brass bend of the school then struck up, and the whole of the scholars marched by, salut ing as they passed the platform. Thanks were given to the distinguished visitors, including Mr. Adair, M.P., Mr. Stone, M.P., and Mr. Freshtield, M.l'. awl the compli ment was acknowledged by Mr. Cra w ford, M.P. Mr, Grant Duff, M.P., was also called upon to spruilt, and he congratulated the promoters of the in stitution upon their courage in defying that ancient public opinion which had made it necessary to teach the classics as a part of English education, and upon their resolve to produce high cultivation through a sound English training. On the proposition of Mr. Adair, M.P., seconded by Alderman Lawrence, and supported by Mr. Stone, M.P. a hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr. The, not on ly for his presidency during the fleeting, but for the unceasing efforts be had made in the affairs of the corporation. Thanks and amen were also given to the head master and his sixteen assistants. The formal meet ing was then concluded, but the friends of the children remained to hear them recite and to witness their sports. ETON Coturoz Etat-riou. —Yesterday the exami nation of the candidate, for election to the foundation was commenced in the upper school at Stun College ,:out o'clock in the morning. There are about six vacancies, and some 70 candidates. The posers are Messrs. F. A. Bosanquet and F. Whitting. There will be the usual election celebration to-worruw. The school clone on Fri day, the 2nil of August, for the autumn vacation, and the boys will have an extra week's holiday on account of the Sultan. Stztorest. EXAIIIINATIONII. —The Court of Ex aminers of the Royal College of Surgeons of England is now about to add a rird roct test in the professional examina tion for the fellowship, in addition to the searching writ ten ersmination. The British Aledirol Jneoval, in con emttilating the profession on the inereneing value of tin diploma of fellowship, adds that the practical use of sur gical apparatus, which has been found so beneficial in the case of membe rship, will be an additional feature in the alters. ions which will come into operation at the examina tions in November next.