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kiaft Fl‘ S PAPE R _ - • • -//? V - ‘ , 1 1, 44 1 \ :: 41 1%lt : 4 'it ; 4 l4 : 4 4, 45' I , bn * —44 1 , 4 1 s 41111111‘.. Nsr C.; - -4 V 6r e avi t - in n ep s " m ' si ll e e walked. off with aVO €4 - • , tV-41 , Mt I ion, aske r .% ... • r. ,`‘ 'awe in, irn for his his neighbour s githll ; 40.49 N, '7. 4 fr :4 V - > 41 ‹: t _.,.. out Jrui • of lemonade with a as - yam- , 91, • * 3. 4,1: . ' ar* , ,,‘, 1 14 ,014 4%;‘ , ”. c- • :." --I ,* he preferred to brandy. - 4- b eis-- 6'4'44' ROIT ‘"'‘ 4 p, r ,•—. T. • ' \ - • she, PROMOTED BY THE MADRAS IRRIGATION AND CANAL COMPANY. THE EAST ISTIiIA IRRIGATION and CANAL COMPANY. To be incorporated by Special Act of Parliament with Limited Liability. First Capital, £2,000,000. With power to increase the same. ow, uch side t by )eeu First Issue, £1,600,000, in 50,000 shares of £2O each. Deposit £1 per Share. DIRECTORS. JAMES THOMSON, Esq., Chairman, Major-General Philip Anstruther, C. 8., The Hon. Philip Pleydell Bouverie, M.P., Lieut.-Colonel John Grimes, Lieut.-Colonel William Campbell Onslow, General Sir George Pollock, G.C.8., F.R.G.S., &c., Major-General Westrop Watkins, Chairman and Directors of the Madras Irrigation and Canal Company. CONSULTING ENGINEER. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1860. Nu. 21,235. TILE NAVY. A D SCI • STEED, 513. tries drained by the Godavery River, and aptly designated " The Cotton Field of India," indeed, a glance at the Map will show that no territory of equal extent, and similarly adapted to the growth of that article, can be so rapidly made available to supply their wants. On this ground the Cotton Supply Association has given its powerful influence in aid of the Directors' proceedings. PUBLICATIONS. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. RAIL WA Y lIV.VELLIGENCE. I recommends a dividend of £3 5s per cent. on the Midland consolidated stock, of £2 lls 3d per cent. on the Birmingham and Derby stock, of £3 5s per cent, on the preferential and Erewash Valley stocks, and the usual dividends on the other preference stock, leaving a balance of £4,375 for the next account. - NEW NOVEL BY THE HON. C. S. SAVILE. Ou FRIDAY NEXT, in 3 vols., WOLVERHAMPTON RACES.—TuEsnA.y. NIGHT AND DA'Y. By the Hon. CHARLES STUART SAVILE. men, ents, Colonel J. F. Smith, Madras Engineers, Consulting Engineer of the Madras Irrigation and Canal Co. AUDITORS. LltieB that y the who -ords nents wised Lou of r. It ming In the rn be is said among d has antici at the trse of to 7th !GI that )matio he law it is `',. ~ iled in gh Go :olemn es, and Frenoh tat if it ) carry for the be met ye that such a dressed signed he says one the is con re, be- Lvention duties, ?on the already ly voted to sup ,ns ; but 3 men- I. It le glad to ed to the different to take cheers.) resented -ill look manner, ?ligation • — With. must be -traders. . gentle.. adard of .ty. But, i ho die s of free Whorl Govern.. in favour frankly But now k a treatY action in member night as try beats markets, ich the,' superior 266 233-3 3 ived with ien move ;ed on tho 5 shall, 00 ;d thereon •ance 8 0 . 4 t and this )11 Od er ' the sub on o f the take thi Le another nction be• ---- upon th e this reso • rn anUffte tal impor igreed to• at, with' fiction at!' ,aper, thi s it to 81101 lent. Tl l6 at impor: it. Il lel y in grog (favoured )re, count ent. go 1 if he did being put I to with. ER nex t hargeable djust th e o increase ition wail (1 reland) Bill via ; and the iably rice, di r portico' 38 to and th e / Ds' o' 4 or rs,; n r ,g e t i 37 0 0 , 7 1 Epitatioll liarrig• i s, cold 6 ' ruptiont Pa l l% ! sp asf,. G n'" N o , 11 2 # onEtY of James Bonar, Esq. (Messrs. Small and Co.), 8, Old Jewry. Thomas Quested Finnis, Esq., Alderman, sce. _ BANKERS. _ _ _ Messrs. Ransom, Bouverie, and Co., 1 Pall-mall East. SOLICITOR. John Mackrell, Esq., 34. Cannon-street West. Secretary—John Westwood, Esq. Offices :-27, Cannon-street, E.C. PROSPECTUS. The general scheme and objects proposedtobe embracedby this Company ma y b e th us described, iz• con struction, maintenance, management, and v working ater of such works of irriwation, wa ter transit, and :—The w sup ply in India, with'their auxiliary undertakings as may, from tim e t o time, be found to be of a profitable character, after the necessary sanction of Government has been secured to each project. The works selected for first operations, and intended to be immediately entered upon, have been examined by en gineers of the highest attaintments and Indian experience, who urgently recommended them for construction by Go vernment as being, in their opinion, amongst the most important, and in promise the most profitable of their character in India. These works will consist of : Firstly,—lrrigating and Navigable Canals, with all sub sidiary works throughout the rich and extensive alluvial _Deltas of Orissa and:the-adjoining distrieta r receiving their supply from the copious and never-failing waters of three great rivers, the Mahanuddy, the Byturny, and the Brah many, which, with their affluents, intersect and command the trade, and commei ce of countries, together much larger in extent than England and Wales, and abounding in agricultural and miner a l wea lth. The land in Orissa alone, capable of being thus affected, is estimated to amount to about 2,000,000 acres. Secondly, —A main Irrigating and Navigable Canal, con necting the above works and districts with the port and city of Calcutta, starting from Balasore and passing by Midna poor to the Hoogly River, opposite to Calcutta, with all subsidiary channels necessary to irrigate about 2,500,000 acres of good land contained in the surrounding country. The territories to be thus supplied with water, the first necessity of Indian agriculture, and to be opened up by the introduction of appropriate and cheap means of communica tion to the market of the world, possess immense natural advantages both as regards position and capacity for com merce. They unquestionably want only the application of English enterprise and capital, in the way now propose], to enable them to rank foremost amongst the most prolific regions of the East. They are known to contain minerals • of great value, in addition to iron ore of the best quality, and coal in abundance ; and also to be capable of producing in almost unlimited quantities those staple articles of com merce, such as cotton (for the cultivation of which they are emimently adapted), oil seeds, rice, sugar, tobacco, wheat, &c., now so valuable and se essential to the commercial su premacy of Great Britain. The works just described and selected for first construc tion were, on their present extensive scale, first brought to the notice of Government in May, 1858, by Colonel Arthur Cotton, in the interesting and able Report, a copy of which will be found in the appendix to this prospectus. To the contents of this document the Directors invite par ticular attention; it was prepared ia obedience to the orders of the Government of India, who had selected Colonel Arthur Cotton as the highest authority in such matters, to inspect the Mahanuddy Ri ver, and to report upon the best means of controlling its floods, and of protecting the Deltas of Orissa from the terrible effects of flood and drought, to which they have been so long subject. Upon receipt by the Government of Colonel Cotton's plans and statements, they were referred to the Chief Engineer of Lower Bengal, who, with other local engineers, after in vestigation, coincided with the v ews and recommendations there enunciated, and so reported to the authorities. The perusal of these reports deeply impressed the Direc tors of the Madras Irrigation and Canal Company with the great value and peculiar promise of the works thus sug• gested and approved, and being convinced of their adapta bility to the operations of a Joint-Stock Association, they proposed to the late Court of Directors of the East India Company, and subsequently to the Secretary of State for India in Council, to raise the req u i s it e ca pit a l, an d t o un dertake their construction, provided fair and liberal terms of support were conceded by Government. Considerable negotiation took place upon the subject, and ultimately the following letter was received from the present Secretary of State for India in Council, viz.:— " India Office, E.C. Jima 2, 1860. " Sir,—l am di rec t e d by the Secretary of State for India in Council to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 2d ultimo, requesting a reply to your letter of the 12th March last. " Sir Charles Wood, having fully considered the contents of both letters, directs me to state that he would be glad to see an unguaranteed Company formed for the purpose of constructing works of Irrigation and Navigation in the Province of Orissa, and, asst present advised, he considers that the undertaking might be carried out under the follow ing conditions " 1. That the Company's works shall be constructed in conformh plans aproved by the Lcal Governmt. Tha tyw t all land considered by the L o ocal Governme en nt to be necessary for the works shall be provided, in the first instance, free of charge, lout that its full value shall even tually be paid by the Company, by instalments, after their dividend reaches £5 per cent. " 3. That the prices chargeable for water supplied for -Irrigation, or for other purposes, and the tolls, rates, and fares chargeable for navigation of the Company's canals, and for the conveyance of passengers, animals, and goods thereon, shall be fixed by an Act of the Indian Legislature before the works are commenced, and that all water sup- Plied for irrigation shall be sold to the Government alone. "4. That the whole profits of the works shall belong to the Company. " gir Charles Wood is prepared to communicate these terms to the Government of India as constituting, in his opinion, the basis of a suitable arrangement, to be made be tween that Government and the Company. Upon hearing from you that the promoters of the Company are disposed to address the Government of India upon the subject, he will issue such instructions as will ensure prompt atten tion being given to their proposals. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, BARING. " J. Westwood, E sq ., 27, Cannon-street."BARING. The terms thus proffered have b een accepted by the Di rectors as being, in their opinion, such as will enable the Company to present a safe and profitable source of invest ment for capital. A communication has, however, b een addressed to Si r Ch ar l es Wood, with' the object of inducing him to finally dispose of the matter in England without incurring the delay which will be involved in the suggested communication with the Government at Cal cutta ; should he, however, decline to accede to this re quest, no time will be lost in carrying on with that Go vernment the proceedings requisite to give effect to the arrangement made with the Secretary of State for India, in order that the necessary preliminary surveys may be entered upon at the earliest possible moment. Upon full consideration it has bee' considered most pru dent that the present scheme should be taken up and carried cut as an independent undertaking, but under the same ma nagement as the Madras Irrigation and Canal Company, and all requisite arrangements for effecting this object will be adopted, with the concurrence of that Company, with whose consent accordingly an application for a special Act of Incorporation will be made early next session. The immense political and social importance, and the highly remunerative character of works of irrigation in India, are now so well understood, that it is unnecessary in Prospectus to advance proofs, or to state in detail the re sults of past experience. Those, however, who may desire such information, are referred to the appended extracts from official documents and public records, the contents Whereof evidence in the most reliable manner the large re turns realised by Government from some of those un dertakings which in different parts of India are under their control. The Directors forbear to estimate the probable profits to be derived from their present enterprise ; the prefer to point to the ascertained results just referred toy produced by similar undertakings, merely stating their firm belief that all such works in India, if properly selected, planned, and executed, will, of necessity, yield considerable returns; indeed, it is difficult to conceive how the sale of an article so absolutely essential to life and progress as water is everywhere, but more particularly in India, can be other wise than productive of large profits. In the present case, no precise estimates of the cost to be incurred, or the profits to be realised, can be properly made until a detailed survey has been prosecuted, showing the exact course, nature, and extent o f th e various channels, and the actual area of land to be irrigated. Looking, how ever, to the great extent and natur e of the territories to be Operated upon—their geographical position, so advan tageous for enormous internal and external trade and coin raerce—their mineral resources known to be both rich and varied—and their great agricultural capabilities, if supplied with water—it is but reasonable to expect that works which will bring all these advantages and valuable resources into evidence, will with respect to the returns to be derived from . „Irrigation alone, of rival those of a similarlndia , . and character at th, with pe "Ill constructed in other parts reg al satisfact t o o ry !iavigation, they will produce results no less of I th i s s e t n oc g re th to e ry e expectations,e r thv of rem thatar k h t e h r e e , p a r s e s s e h n o t w s i soundness Sta t e for India, in Council, in March last, addressed to of State Go- vernment of India an official communication calling atten ti on to the importance of constructing these very works, a nd statin g th a t her Majesty' s Government were prepared see the them into effect. ft soon as the plans and estimates 'were approved by the local G overnmen t. A desire to o the ir anguaranteed Company es t a bli s h e d, h e states, led to concession to this Company. The main sources of profit will be : Pirstly,—The sale of water to the Government for the irrigation of land. Secondly. —Tolls levied in respect of the use of the Canals and Water-ways by the public. To these may be added as available but subsidiary means of a iditional returns :- I . —The working of the Canals by the Company by the conveyance of Passengers, Animals, and Goods thereon. 2 . - -Rent and other income derived from mill s an d f actor i es established on the banks of the various channels. 3.— Cultivation and sale of timber and other produce raised upon the land of the Company. And, 4.—The supply of water for general purposes. Although these latter are now put forth as secondary only, they should by no means be lost sight of—the first of them has been already ascertained to be highly productive in India, a n d b y the official accounts of the existing Canals in the N orth-western provinces of Bengal the profits derived from mills, timber, and bank produce, represent a large per centage upon outlay. _ To the Manufacturers and Consumers of Cotton in Eng land, the establishment of this Company Promises results of incalculable importance, as it will render cultivable and bring int o cheap communication with the coast an immense area well known to be emiwneinthtlyitasduted to the growth of Cotton, the Mahanuddy forming the natural outlet for the (includingNroarntic.hes and effluents es immediately to theN ortnhdalanci of Southern and Central I •whole of that portion lies • North -cast of the coma- Berar) which According to the rough general estiatate supplied to Go vernment by Colonel Arthur Cotton, the cost of construct ing the whole of the contemplated works may be approxi mately stated at £1,500,000; it is proposed, therefore, to limit the issue of capital in the first instance, to the sum of D,000,000, divided into 50,000 shares of £2O each, and to take a first deposit of LI per share only, with a further payment of £1 per share when the final agreement has been concluded ; this will, it is believed, suffice to support effec tive operations for the first twelve months. Of all subse quent calls, full and timely notice will be given to each shareholder. In the allotment of shares, preference will be given to those applicants who are shareholders in the Madras Irri gation and Canal Company, to the extent of the number of shares held by them in that company, and all future issues of shares in England will be distributed pro rata amongst such of the then existing shareholders in the present com pany as may be desirous of taking them. Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may now be had upon request at the Company's Offices, 27, Can non •street, E.C., London ; or at the Company's Bankers, Messrs. Ransom, Bouverie, and Co., 1, Pall-Mall East. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.- READING RACES, August 8 and 9.—On both days of the Races a Special Train will leave Paddington at 12.30 pm. for Reading, returning the same days at 7.0 p.m. Fares, there and back, ss. 6d., 45., and 3s. FAST TRAINS leave Paddington for Reading every day at 9.15 a.m., 9.45 a.m., 10.40 a.m., and 11.45 a.m. ; and Reading for pacidington, at 4.0 p.m., 5.35 p.m., 9.23 p.m., and 10.12 P.m. FIVE PER CENT. PREFERENCE STOCK THE SCOTTISH AUSTRALIAN INVEST MENT COMPANY (Limited).—Established 1840. The Directors of this Company are prepared to receive APPLICATIONS for Allotments of this STOCK, which will be inscribed on the books of the Company in the names of the allottees, free of stamp duty or other charge. The Dividends are payable on the Ist of January and the Ist of July, by warrants on the Company's Bankers trans mitted to the Proprietors. They constitute a first charge on all the profits of the Company, and will begin to accrue from the day the Stock is paid for. The Preference Stock in this Company will carry any arrear of Dividend that may at any time arise, and such arrear will be paid prior to payment of any Dividend on the Ordinary Stock. The .present paid-up Capital of the Company is £200,000. The Dividends paid:since the commencement have averaged 10 per cent. per annum, and the present amount of the Re serve Fund is £13,290 2s. sd. Further particulars and forms of application may be ob tained at the Office of the Company, 24, Gresham-street, E.C. By order of the Directors. C. GRAINGER, Secretary. No. 24, Gresham-street, E.C., London, August Bth, 1860. ;N.B.—The 35th Dividend on the £200,00 of Ordinary Ca. pital of the Company, at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, is payable on and after this date. MO GUN MAKERS AND OTHERS.- HURST'S (registered) EBONITE RIFLE PROTEC• TOR prevents injury to Muzzle and Barrel while loading, Price Is. each. Supplied wholesale by the sole manufacturers S. W. SILVER and CO., 3 and 4, Bishopsgate within, E.C., and Silyertown, Essex. K EATING'S COD LIVER OlL.—The Pale Newfoundland, pure and tasteless, the Light Brown, cheaper and of good quality. The demand for these oils, most highly recommended for their medicinal properties, has eo greatly increased that Mr. Keating, being anxious to bring t •em within the reach of all classes now imports, direct, the Pale, from Newfoundland, and the Brown from the Norwe gian Islands.—The Pale may be had in half-pints, is Gd ; pints, 2s 6d ; quarts, 4s 6d. The Light Brown, in pints, Is 8d ; quarts, 35. No higher price need be paid. At 79, St. Paul's-churchyard. BY HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. (Granted 1860.) yr R. A. ESKELL, Surgeon De n ti s t, 8, L ower -1 Grosvenor-street, Sole Inventor and Patentee of an Invention which has for its obiect the Perfect and Painless Adaptation of ARTIFICIAL TEET IT, upon a novel prin ciple, whereby one set of teeth lasts a lifetime, and a second, or reserve set, is unnecessary. Changes take place in the mouth from absorption of gums or removal of stumps, teeth, Sc., and ordinary sets would, under these circumstances, be comparatively useless, or only rendered available at some cost, but upon Mr. Eskell's patented process they are not im paired in the slightest degree. Residents abroad, or in the country, have it in their power to adjust their artificial teeth at all times without the aid of a dentist. Mr. Eskell does not grant licences to use his patent, which can only be ob tained at his residence, 8, Lower Grosvenor-street, where the medical profession, the nobility, gentry, and the public may see specimens, and obtain every information. Teeth stopped. &c. All consultations Free. 8, LOWER GROSVENOR-STREET, And Bennett's Hall, Birmingham. TEET 11-- IMO —POSL h.'s°, throe, op rip fe,,o . A TREATISE EXP LAIN - MG Messrs. GABRIEL'S IMPROVEMENTS in ARTIFICIAL TEETH and FLEXIBLE CORALITE GUMS, whereby one set will wear longer than three ordinary ones, and being fitted without springs, wires, or metals, and without any operation, prove a valuable desideratum to all who have occasion for the den tist's services. None but pure first class materials and workmanship employed, while the expense is even less than half the ordinary cost. To be obtained only of Messrs. Gabriel, dentists to the Prince Dottaiana, established 1815, see diploma, No. 110, Regent-street, W., (next Mechi's) and 33, and 34, Ludgate-hill, City. " The advantages obtainable by Gabriel's system render it pre-eminently superior. and the nearest approach to perfec tion yet attained."—Observer. " Gabriel's treatise should be read by all who value health; their system will save much money and more annoyance."— Morning Herald. 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"The temporary , relief obtained by means of purgative medicines is purchased at the high price of the aggravation nd of the perpetuating the disease." -HENRY, M.D. NO MORE PILLS OR. ANY OTHER PHYSIC FOR CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION (DYSPEPSIA), PALPI TATION, NERVOUS, BILIOUS, AND LIVER COMPLAINTS, DEBILITY, DROPSY, EPILEPSY, PARALYSIS, COUGH, ASTHMA, CONSUMPTION, BRONCHITIS, SORE THROAT, FEVERS. DU BARRY'S delicious HEALTH RESTOR ING REVALENTA ARABICA FOOD, which, at a f ew pence per day, saves fifty times its cost in Medicine, and cures without purging or any of the uncertainties, annoy ances, and ruinous expenses incurred by medicine, cod liver oil, or visits to distant climates. Certificate No. 36,418.—We find it the safest remedy, An drew Erre, M.D., P.R.S. ; Dr. Harvey; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Shor land ; Dr. Campbell. We extract a few out of 56,000 cures : Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies of many years' dyspepsia Cure No. 49,832. 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The Borough Members' Plate of 60 sovs, added to a Sweep stakes of 7 sovs each, 4 ft, for all ages. Straight half mile. . Mr. Thompson ns Earl of Essqx ' 3 yrs, Est .... (Taylor) 1 Lord Stamf or d' s L ava , 2 y rs , C a t (inc. 71b ex.). • (Roper) 2 Capt. Christie's Miss Julia, 6 yrs, lOs 31b (inc. 71b ex.) (Fordham) 3 The following also ran :—Tiara, Orcus, Ready Reckoner, Maradan, Louise Leclerq, and Marquise. Betting-7 to 4 agst Lava, sto 1 each agst Earl of Essex and Miss Julia, 6 to 1 agst Orcus, The three placed ran in front throughout, Earl of Essex winning by a length ; a bad third. The Helyoake Stakes (Handicap) of 10 sovs each, with GO added ; second horse to save his stake. Mile and a mile. Lord Stamford's Newcastle, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (in. 71b ex.) (Fordham) 1 Mr. Thomas's Athos, 3 yrs, Gst Glb (in. 71b ex.) (J. Daley) 2 Mr. Copeland's Rameses, 3 yrs, Gst 31b (Bottom) 3 _ . Catherine and Kinnersley also ran. Betting-5 to 2 agst - Athos, 3to 1 agst Newcastle, 7to 2 agst Kinnersley, 4 to 1 agst Itameses. Kinnersley made all the running to the turn before reach ing home, when Athos came out, Newcastle lying next the rails ; a good race home with the latter pair ended in favour of Newcastle by a neck ; two lengths between the second and third; Kinnersley did not pass the post. The Chiilington Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added, for 2 year olds; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 51b; winners ex tra. T.Y.C. Mr. Hind's Lady Clifden, Bst 121 b (including 71b extra) (Fordham) 1 Mr. Ilitchin's Sporting Life, Bst 121 b (including 71b extra) (L. Snowden) 2 Lord Stanford's Esther, Bst Sib (French) 3 Marquise and Itaweliffe also ran. Betting-7 to 4on Lady Clifden, 7to 2 against Sporting Life. Lady Clifden made all the running, and won in a canter by three lengths; a bad third. The Cleveland Cup, in specie, by subscription of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 ad 'ed ; three yr-olds, 7st 51b ; four, Bst 71b; five, 9st; six and aged, 9st 21b; mares and geld ings allowed 51b; winners extra allowances, &c. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Thomas's Athos, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Charlton) 1 Mr. Saxon's Defender, 4 yrs, 9st 31b (inc 101 b extra) (Snowden) 2 Bettin7-6 to 1 on Defender. The non-favourite made all the running, and won by a length, despite the efforts of the favourite to overhaul him. The Nursery Stakes Handicap of 5 says each, with 50 added ; for two-yr-olds. Winners extra. Straight half mile. Lord Stamford's Sacerdos, 7st 31b (Edwards) 1 Mr. Newland's Astarte, 7st 51b Mr. Mellon's Duplicity, 7st The following also ran :—Sister to Aston, Louise Le clerq, Miss Fanny, Shepherdess, Maid of Honour, and Jack Stedfast. Betting-7 to 4on Saeerdos, sto 1 against Maid of Honour. The favourite lay in front throughout, and won by a length, Duplicity finishing a bad third. Maid of Honour was fourth. Stamford Biennial Stakes of 10 says, half forfeit, with 50 added. For three-yr-olds ; maidens allowed 41b. One In le and a half. Captain Christie's Horror, Bst 41b (Onstance) 1 Mr. Rich's North Lancashii e, Sat 71b.. 5 ...... (Thorpe) 2 Mr. T. Parr's Lup&lus, Bst 71b (Fordham) 3 Provision and Zenobia also ran. Betting-6 to 4 each agst Horror and Lupellus, 3to agst Zenobia. Won by half a length; the same between second and third. BETTING ON THE COURSE. EBOR HANDICAP. Sto 1 agst Pax (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Defender (offered) RIPON RACES.--TUESDAY. The City Plate (handicap) of 30 sovs for three-yr-olds and upwards ; winners extra. T.Y.C. Mr. H. S. Thompson's Eidolon, 3 yrs, 6st.. (Grimshaw) 1 Mr. W. Scott's Prologue, 3 yrs, Est 21b (Metcalf) 2 Mr. Eastwood's Tousle, 3 yrs, Gst 41b (Hardcastle) 3 The following also ran :—Breeze, Peggy Taft, The Grand Master, Corona, The. Moulvie, and Honeymoon. Betting—Even on Grand Master, 5 to 1 each agst Pro logue and Breeze, 7 to 1 agst Eidolon. Won by a neck; a head between the second and third. The Great Northern Nursery Plate (handicap) of 100 soya for two-yr-olds ; winners of any race after the publica tion of the weights 51b extra. T.Y.C. Mr. 'l'. Valentine's Silverhair, 7st 91b........ (Egerton) 1 Mr. F. Bell's Crusade, Est 81b.,. (Wilson) 2 Mr. I'Anson's Creel, 75t ..... .. ... .. . .. (Metcalf) 3 The following also ran :—The Ranee filly, Hiccup, Weatherproof, Lucienne, Ladybird, North Wold, Stormy Petrel, Royal Princess, Camphor, Sadie, and Fast Runner. Betting -4 to 1 each agst Silverhair and Ladybird, and 6 to 1 each agst Sadie and Crusade ; nothing else backed. Won by a length; a neck between the second and third. The Innkeepers' Plate of 25 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, for two-yr-olds and upwards; weight for age, with selling allowances. T.Y.C. Mr. Silverlock's Jeremiah Moderate; 3 yrs (£2O) (Heslop) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Weasel, 4 yrs (£2O) (Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Eastwood's Tousle, 3 yrs (£20).......... (Snowden) 3 The following also ran : — Swertha, Teal, and Keepsake. Betting—ti to 4 agst Tousle, 3to 1 each agst Weasel and Jeremiah Moderate. Won by a head ; a length between the second and third. The Members' Plate (handicap) of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, and only 3 if declared, with 40 added ; the second to save his stake; winners extra; one mile. 14 subs, one of whom paid 3 sovs forfeit. Mr. Dawson's Malpas, 3 yrs, Cat 101 b (Madden) 1 Mr. J. Rider's Punch, 4 yrs, 7st (Robertson) 2 Mr. W. Byrne's Desmond, 3 yrs, 7st llb • (Grimshaw) 3 The following also ran :—Ticket-of-Leave, Julia, Re treat, and Cambondo. Betting -5 to 4 agst Malpas, and 4to 1 agst any other. Won by a neck; a length between the second and third. The Commercial Travellers' Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added; for two-yr•olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b ; the second to save his stake ; selling allowances. T.Y.C. Mr. J. Osborne's Camphor (Z3O) (Grimshaw) 1 Mr. R. H. Jones's Satanella (£3O) (Robertson) 2 Mr. G. S. Thompson's Suckling (£30).. (Mr Thompson) 0 Betting--5 to 4on Camphor, 7to 4 agst Satanella. Won by a length. Suckling did not pass the post. The Grand Stand Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added; two-yr-olds, 7st; three, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b; winners extra. T.Y.C. Colonel Towneley's Doefoot, 2 yrs (Snowden) 1 Mr. F. Bell's Crusad e , 2 yrs (Wilson) 2 Mr. J. Osborne's Rapp aree, 2 yrs (Grimshaw) 3 Betting-7 to 2on Doefoot. Won easily by three quarters of a length; a bad third. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TrEsDA.Y. There is little change in the St. Leger betting. 4to 1 was taken about the Wizard, and 4 to 1 would have been taken against Thormanby, and although that price was offered yesterday, to-day the highest offer was 7to 2. The acceptances for the Great Ebor handicap not being out, speculation upon it was not very brisk, but a fair amount of money was put upon the horses quoted below. Closing prices : =OR HANDICA.P. 6to 1 agst Defender (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Pax (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Gladiolus (taken) 100 to 7 tgst Underhand (taken) 100 to 6 agst Moorhen (offer to take 20 to 1) 100 to 5 agst First Lord (taken) sr, LEGER. 7to 2 agst Thormanby (offer to take 4to 1) 4to 1 agst The Wizard (taken) 25 to 1 agst Stamped() (taken) 25 to 1 agst Cape Flyaway (taken) 50 to 1 agst Sir William (taken) YOAK AUGUST MEETING—AUG. 22. ACCEPTANCES for the GREAT EBOR HANDICAP. Two miles. Yrs st lb Underhand 6 9 0 Julia Yrs st lb . . 5 6 10 Gamester 3 6 8 Defender Newcastle 4 8 1: S u t ton 3 6 6 Satellite 4 8 01 Winkfield Gladiolus Tunstall Maid .... 5 7 8, Pedlar Artless Ancient Briton.... 5 7 6 Edmund Kean 3 5 10 Hepatica Cape Flyaway .... 3 7 4 6 11 4 , Baro net a 5 4 , Pax [ADVERTISEMENT.] Pills and medicine invariably ag gravate and perpetuate diseases; their annoyance, dis appointment, and expense may be avoided by persons in indifferent health sending only their address to E , 77, Regent-street W ., S. 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The works on this station and railway are rapidly approaching completion, Although the line is only about one mile and a quarter in length, consists of numerous works of art, some of them of consider able magnitude, particularly as compered with the length of the line. The Victoria station is situated at the end of Victoria-street, about a quarter of a mile from Buckingham Palace. The ground upon which the temporary station buildings are now being rapidly erected was formerly occupied by the basin of the Grosvenor Canal, and covers' about 101 acres. This space is divided in the centre, one half being appropriated to the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company, and the other half to the London, Chatham, and Dover, and the Great Western Railway Com panies joinily, and for which purpose the mixed gauge has been laid not only on this portion of the station, but over the main line. The Brighton sta tion covers about five and a quarter acres, having eight arrival and departure platforms of considerable length, and capable of accommodating a very large traffic. From this very extensive double station various lines diverge, by means of numerous switches and points to the main line, which is constructed on the mixed gauge. It passes under the Belgrave-road, which is carried over the railway by means of the Eccleston-bridge, of five openings, composed of wrought iron girders, supported on pillars, and extending 235 feet over the railway. The line from the station is nearly level ; following the course of the Grosvenor Canal, and enclosed by well con structed high walls, and covered over by a light iron and glass roof for an extent of about half a mile. This has been done with a view to protect Mr. Cubitt's property, through which the line passes, from the noise of the trains, and, as a further precaution to prevent noise on this portion of the line, thick sheets of vulcanised indiarubber are placed between the rails and the longitudinal sleepers. Emerging from the roofed portion of the line near the iron bridge which carries Ebury-road over the railway, a rising gradient of 1 in 64 com mences, and with some curves brings the line to the level of the carriage -Way of a very handsome and substantial wrought iron bridge over the Thames. The railway from the south end of the bridge de scends by a gradient of 1 in 60 to the junctions at Battersea with the West-end and Crystal Palace Railway on the one hand, and the West London Extension Railway on the other, and over which the broad-gauge trains will pass too and from the Great Western Railway. The chief work on the line is the bridge over the Thames, and this, from its peculiar construction and the rapidity with which the works have been exe cuted, deserves some notice. This bridge, which carries the railway over the river, including the land openings, extends 920 feet in length, and con sists of two stone abutments at each side of the river, and three piers in the river, supporting four arched spans of 175 feet each. There are two land openings of 70 feet span, one at each end of the bridge, carrying the railway at a height of 16 feet over the road on the bridge over the Thames. The height above Trinity high water to the under side of each arch is 22 feet, and to the springing of each arch 4 feet 6 inches, making the rise of the arch 17 feet 6 inches, or one-tenth of the span. The total cost of the bridge will be about £90,000, or £3 per square foot. Tke strength of the bridge was carefully tested about a fortnight ago by means of locomotive en gines and loaded trucks, weighing together 350 tons, being equal to one ton per lineal foot on each rail. The load was placed over each opening, and also partly on the piers and openings. The deflec tions were observed at re'mlar intervals, shewing a gradual decrease from the centre of the openings to the piers, as might have been expected. The greatest deflection observed on the centre of the two middle openings of the bridge was one inch and one-fifth, and the greatest deflection on the two other openings was 0.94 of an inch. When the load was removed the bridge again resumed its original level, so that no permanent set was pro duced. Afterwards the load was placed partly on one arch and partly on the next, the pier being in the middle, and in that position the deflection was very small. The trains were then run over the bridge, but no greater deflection was observed, and no permanent set was produced. The numerous observations at the various points on the bridge, from their great uniformity as re garded their position in respect. of the piers and openings, showed how carefully every part of the work was construJted so as to bear its full share of the load. It is expected that the railway and sta tion will be opened for public traffic some time during the present month. CHARING-CROSS. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the South-Eastern Railway Sta tion, London-bridge—the Hon. J. Byng in the chair. Mr. SMILES, the secretary, read the report, which stated that the works connected with the railway bridge across the Thames at Charing-cross were commenced in February last, and the progress al ready made had been considerable. The princi pal expenditure incurred, up to the present time, had been on account of the purchase of the existing Charing-cross Suspension-bridge, which would be removed, and for the land and property at Hun gerford-market required for the purposes of the proposed terminus. The directors had concluded an arrangement with the Clifton-bridge Company to sell them the chains and materials of the bridge (exclusive of the piers) for £5,000, subject to the purchasers being at the expense of taking them down and removing them. It would be requisite forthwith to take the requisite steps for purchasing the further property required, in order that the works between the south end of the Charing-cross bridge and the London-bridge station might be prosecuted and completed by the time that the railway•bridge and new West-end terminus were ready for traffic. _ _ The report of Mr. Hawkshaw, the engineer, stated that the contractors were making good pro gress with the Charing cross bridge. The two cylinders which were to form the first pier on the Surrey side were already sunk to a considerable depth into the bed of the river. One of those cylinders in a few days would be down to a point 80 feet beneath the under side of the bridge, and would then be about 40 feet into the bed of the river, at which point the sinking would be discon tinued. The other cylinder had been sunk about 18 feet into the bed of the river. Considerable pro gress was being made at the contractor's works with the superstructure. The capital account showed that £122,231 had been received, and £58,626 expended, leaving a balance of £63,605. The report was unanimously adopted. LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER. On Saturday the directors of this company and their friends, altogether about 100 gentlemen con nected with railways, inspected the wor k s on th e company's line between Canterbury and Dover, on the express invitation of Mr. T. Crampton, the contractor. The length of the line from Canter bury to Dover is 16-2- miles, the works upon which chiefly consist of alternate cuttings and embank ments, principally .in chalk, some of them being sunk to the depth and raised to the height respec tively of from 30 to 50 feet. There are not many bridges on the line, but they are all built of brick, and are chiefly for the purpose of carrying the country roads over the railway, or the latter over the roads. There are four tunnels on the line —of 2,100 yards, 200 yards, 125 yards, and 615 yards in length respectively, all situated on the line within 52 miles of Dover. The first is at Lydden, and the last at Dover. The per manent rails are laid on the line for a distance of three miles out of Canterbury, and the tunnels, cuttings, and embankments have been brought to formation level at various places for a length in the aggregate of 10 miles, leaving about three miles of cuttings and embankments to be brought to that level, This was expected to be done in the course of two or three months, at the present rate of progress ; and as the rails and s l ee p ers were on th e gr o un d it was confidently stated that the line would be ready for traffic by February next, or sooner if necessary. After observing the embankments and deep cut tings, and admiring the beauty of the country through which the line passes, and the general compactness of the chalk, the party arrived at Dover, where a procession was formed, and as it proceeded through the streets it was loudly cheered on its way to the Lord Warden Hotel, where a grand banquet was provided by the contractor. GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN. The directors recommend a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The revenue account for the half-year ending the 30th of June last showed that £198,795 had been received and £76,725 expended, leaving a balance of £122,070. MIDLAND. The report of the directors of this company THE BRITISH ARMY IN CHINA. The scrrhailNnmeGa ibl l y l a A rt E li l ii , evc C Ed l n i oc U on S u n A t ht N eei ,. ,l ll 7l l t A lh, T , ,;av 2 7 6 3(i . ic ha smaller mail brought General Sir It. Napier and his staff. The Sikhs are daily expected from Hong Kong. The 99th Regiment goes to the n or th, w i th the excep tion of three companies, who will remain at Chusan, or he removed to some adjacent island. There is some talk of making one small isle the station of our military invalids. It is only two days' sail from this port. The Marines remain here, lam told, and a portion of the Royal Artillery. The sun is getting very powerful, and our troops must soon relinquish their mid-day drill. Two men fainted during Divine service last Sunday, and there is one serious case of fever already attributed to the sun. The discovery of the Government Bank by the police is one of some importance, as it may give a clue to what we want to discover—namely, the system of taxation pursued by the Court of Pekin. Piece goods, raw silk, and salt are the products of Chusan. The mountain sides are cultivated and the valleys are one long lake, for the ph:.l,dy fields, di vided by narrow ridges of earth, are under water. The irrigator is a very simple bit of mechanism. There is a narrow trough, along which a series of wooden blades, united by pliant withea, are worked by means of a roller, one set advancing and the other retiring in turn. Stone, a kind of porphyritic conglomerate, is so plentiful that nearly all the bridges are constructed of it, and many, as far as beauty of design goes, are perfect. A few invete rate sportsmen have rambled far into the country, and brought back roebucks as trophies of their sport. One was brought down the other day by a ball in th e nec k,' at 500 yards, which was -justly considered a splendid shot. The engineer department is still engaged in mak ing a survey of the town. Ting-hae was certainly surveyed before, but the survey has been discovered to be very faulty, and the ramparts from the east gate as far as the Colonel's yanum now lie in a very different direction from that which they took upon the former plan. From being the worst of all the military posts, the east gate has become one of the best. It was a perfect marsh, but it has been thoroughly drained and paved with stones by weekly fatigue parties of men, who worked far more heartily than soldiers generally do who have been partially spoilt by Indidn service. Shops are starting up in all directions. The signboard which now bears the most facetious inscription is that of a tailoring establishment---" Moses and Sons, from Aldgate-pump." A Mr. Richards has opened a shop in South-street, which proves a great attrac tion,.and beershops are springing up on all sides. The allied Commissioners have promulgated cer tain rules and regulations. Every canteen or beer shop is to be closed at 8 p.m. Residents and visitors to the island must provide themselves with passports granted by the police, and those who carry firearms subject themselves to a fine, of which 5 dols. will be the least and 20 dols. the greatest penalty inflicted. A few cricketers prac tice daily on the scrap of common at Chin-tin, which goes by the name of the Garrison Parade ground, as it is the only spot on which a regiment can be inspected within the walls of the town. The Tartar play-ground, if got into good order, ,would be a better place, and afford scope for double wicket. On the arrival of the troops forming the expeditionary force at Hongkong it was notified that they were placed on English pay from the date of embarcation. A more resent order says that the troops are borne on the Indian strength up to the date of disembarcation in China, so they will be credited accordingly with the difference between the two scales of pay. The Great Tas mania case has justly caused a great sensation at home. The troops brought from India to this country justly complain of the smallness of the rations, and the peas furnished by the Calcutta Commissariat are of the same cast-iron quality as those placed on board the Great Tasmania. No amount of boiling produced any sensible effect upon them, and they were thrown away, being quite unfit for human food. The Encounter, with a company of Marines on board, has left under sealed orders. On the 22d I joined a piratical expedition which was designed to be a combined attack of the allied forces by sea. and land' on some 200 desperate men, chiefly from Canton and Niugpo, led by an English pirate who has adopted Chinese manners and morals. The gunboats opened fire early in the morning with small arms and canister. Several men were killed, and some 20 boats were captured. From the usual mismanage ment which attends combined attacks, the military farce, although on the ground before the time spe cified in orders, were four hours too late, and nearly all the pirates escaped over the mountains. The troops were of some use, however, in tracking out pirates of whom information could be obtained from the villagers. One ruffian, who was concealed in the mountains, had a brace of double-barrelled pistols upon him. In one barrel there were five bullets, and in a box found in his possession there were 105 dols., jars of opium, caps, and gunpowder. He was taken on board the Bustard, left high:and dry upon the mud, where he contrived to poison himself, before 12 hours were up, with opium. The Woodcock was to have returned in the afternoon with a party of some 50 soldiers, but, although they were in boats, wait ing to embark, she went without them, and they were accordingly taken to the French gunboat Alarme, 6, stationed some four miles off, itt one of the mouths of the channel. I reso l ve d t o re t ur n with the French, who waited for the French Commis sioner here, who answers to our military magistrate. We had not gone far before a heavy fog came on, with rain. At midnight we gave up our search, and landed at a small village on a rocky island (which was pointed out by our guide, a Frenchman and quondam pirate, up to any villany), where we passed the night in a joss -house. The French offi cers, naval and military, some seven in number, soon sat down to a capital supper in one of the four or five cottages, and I was invited to join the party which I, dinnerless as the rest, was not loth to do. We slept as best we could, among the gods and god desses, on soft planks or straw, and embarked at 5 on the following day. The captain of the Alarme met us en route to the ship, and handed over two bottles of rum to each gig, so that we did not go without our "morning." I found out afterwards that he gave his new English charge a warm reception, plied them with grog and gave them a capital supper with beds on the lower deck, and breakfast on the following morning. In this quarter of the globe French and English pull well together. The failure of the expedition must be attributed to the passion of naval officers for military operations, and the difficulty of conducting a combined attack with an allied force. The old order relative to officers' baggage and tents has been lately published here. Each officer is allowed two Chinese coolies to carry his baggage, which must not exceed 1201 b. One bell tent is allotted to each field officer, to a captain with his two subalterns, to a surgeon with his three assist ants. So that the doctors do not derive any advan tage from the Royal Warrant published in their favour. The surgeon, who ranks, or rather is sup posed to rank, with a field officer, not only does not receive the consideration shown to the officers of that rank, but he is positively worse off than even the captain, who ranks below him. However ad visable it may be to economise in the number of tents to be carried, yet it is quite unjustifiable that the special duties of medical officers should be lost sight of, and their claims and privileges encroached upon more than those of any other officers. A regimental surgeon may have to spend several hours, not only of the day, but of the night, in the hospi tal marquee, surrounded by an atmosphere tainted by disease, This alone ought to exempt him from being overcrowded in his own tent, and I cannot but think that the order arises solely from ignor ance of the nature of the duties performed by medi cal officers in the field. The Mars has ceased to be a hospital ship. The 24th was duly observed at the fiery hour of noon by our troops, who were drawn up on the ramparts and fired a feu de joie. The Chinese powder used by us was either bad or damp, and half the guns did nothing more than breathe out flames and clouds of innocuous smoke. I hope to be able to report in my next letter the capture of Nankin. There will be few events in the way of conquest to record this year. Winter at the north will soon set in with its usual severity. July and August are rainy months, while from October till March there are frosts, and the cold is far more in tense than at Moscow. A few days ago I met a mili tary mandarin in purple spencer and fancy cap, who, instead of leaving his red tia-zoo, left a thin shiny card, and inscribed in French, beneath the name, were the words " Lieutenant of the 3d Regiment of --,---- The Duncan, 10.1, screw two-decker, steamed out of Portsmouth harbour on her trial of speed at the measured mile in St o k es Bay yesterday. The wind was fresh, westerly, but she realised a speed that as yet has been unequalled by any line-of-battle ship in the service--nearly 13 knots. Her engines are by Messrs. Penn and Sons. Both engines and boilers worked well during the trial. The experiments upon Jones's target were recom menced at Portsmouth yesterday from the gunboat Stork, under the supervision of Capt.R. S. Hewlett, C.B. The practice was first commenced on the same iron plate upon vallich seven shots had taken effect daring Saturday's practice. Seven additional shots were fired yesterday at the same plate, and every shot struck within a space of four square feet on the target. After the fourth shot yesterday the upper edge of the target bulged out, in consequence of t he repeated hammering upon one spot. The fifth shot followed on the sameplacenear the upper edge, and it waa evident it was the intention to test this plate to an extraordinary degree, as no other iron plate in Portsmouth harbour had ever been subjected to a similarly severe test. Another shot followed on the same spot, exhibiting a singular instance of good gunnery and also of the extraordinary tenacity of the plate,or the correctnessof the principle of the inven tion ; the shot in this instance, as in the former ones, being shattered into fragments. The seventh shot was merely a repetition of the sixth, the frag ments splitting up the rail of the frigate. This was the last shot at the iron plate. The eighth shot was directed against the 3, l e —inch steel plate, and the result appeared to be that the shot chipped off from the extreme upper edge of the plate a piece • about half the eireutpfere.nee of the .shot itself, but leaving no sign of a fracture. This must have happened under the circumstances of any shot striking the plate in such a place, and it cannot be , considered a fair test of the principle of the target, • as it was merely an edge-blow. No. 9 shot struck at the junction of the edges of the two steel plates; the.shot itself was shattered into fragments, and made a less indentation than even that which had been made upon the iron plate. The result of the experiments so far has been satisfactory to an ex traordinary degree, as proving the capabilities of a target constructed on Mr. donests system to resist the penetrating powers of the most effective of modern ordnance at short range. The experiments on the steel plates would be resumed to-day, and there was every probability of the results being equally satisfactory. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. W. H. Annesley - to the Melpomene • W. G. Wratt en , c hi e f eng i neer, to the Cumberland, for service in the Atlas ; E. Boul ton, chief engineer, to the Asia, for service in the Princess Royal ; G. F. Gossage, acting third-class assist.-engineer, to the Fisgard, additional for ser vice in the M on k ey; H . S w i ss, acting third-class assist.-engineer, to the Fisgard, additional for ser vice in the Bustler; W. J. Grant and E. Last, act ing third-class assist.-engineers, to the Asia, as supernumeraries. 2'HE ARMY. By the death of Major G. M. Stopford, Royal Engineers, which took place at Brompton barracks, Chatham, yesterday, a vacancy has arisen in the adjutancy of the Royal Engineers. The deceased officer, who was the son of Admiral Stopford, served throughout the whole of the Crimean campaign, and was present at the battles of Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman, and Sebastopol, where he served as aide de-camp to Gen. Sir J. Burgoyne. He also super intended the laying down the field electric tele graph in the Crimea. Major Stopford was 12 years in the corps of Royal Engineers, his commissions bearing date —second lieutenant, Oct. 1, 1847 ; first lieutenant, July 14, 1851; captain, Feb. 23, 1856 ; and major, Sept. 22, 1858. In addition to the Cri mean medal, the deceased officer was decorated with the French war medal, the Sardinian medal, the 4th class of the Medjidie, and the Turki s h me d a l . The 2d battalio n 14th Foot will embark at Cork about the 20th inst. in the Robert Lowe and the Boanerges, sailing vessels, for New Zealand. The 2d battalion is to be augmented to 1,200 men by volunteers from the 65th Regiment. THE ARMY IN CHINA. The following appointments have been notified by General Sir Hope Grant, K.C.8., and approved, in addition to those published on Saturday : THE STAFF.—Colonel Crawford, C. 8., Royal Artillery, to be brigadier -general, ,commanding troops at Canton, Hong Kong, and Kowloon ; Cap tain Blakiston, R.A., to be brigade major at Canton ; Captain E. Grant, 3d Bombay Native Infantry, to be deputy-assistant quartermaster-general at Can ton. IST DIVISION.—Major -General Michell, K.C.B. to command ; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Elking ton, Gth Foot, aide-de-camp ; Captain Green 77th Foot, deputy-assistant adjutant -general ; Allgood, Bengal Army, deputy-assistant quarter master-general. Ist Brigade.—Colonel Stayely, 44th Foot, C. 8., to command ; Captain Broke, 60th Foot, brigade major. 2d Brigade.—Colonel Sutton, 31st Foot, to command; Captain B. Von Straubenzee, brigade major. 2D DIVISION.—Major -General Sir R. Napier, K.C.8., to command; Captain H. F. Brooke, 48th Foot, aide-camp • Brevet-Major N. G rea th e d, Ben gal Engineers, aide-de-camp (extra); Brevet-Major M. Dillon, Rifle Brigade, deputy-assistant adjutant general ; Captain Hanmer, 87th Foot, deputy assistant quartermaster-general. 3d Brigade.— Colonel Jephson, 2d Royals, to command; Captain Hon. R. B. Hamilton, 44th Foot, brigade m a j or . 4th Brigade.—C o l one l Reeves, 99th Foot, to com mand; Brevet Major M. Walker (Victoria Cross), 3d Foot, brigade major. Cavalry Brigade.—Lieu tenant-Colonel Pattie, Ist Dragoon Guards, to com mand ' • Lieutenant-Colonel C. Walker,' 2d D ragoon Guards, assistant quartermaster-general. The officers commanding brigades to have the rank of brigadier. OTHER APPOINTMENTS.—Major Pownall, Ist battalion 3d Foot, to be a member of the allied commission at Canton; Lieutenant Steer, 2d batta lion of Royals, to be aide-de-camp to the Governor of Hong Kong ; Lieutenant Perreau, 47th Royal Native Infantry, to be deputy-assistant commissary general ; Lieutenant Moorsom, Royal Artillery, to be fire-master and inspector of stores; Lieutenant Howorth, 44th Foot, Ensigns Butler, 31st Foot, and Treeves, 3d battalion 90th Rifles, to the Coolie Corps ; Major Cooper, Ist battalion Military Train, to command horse transport service; Lieutenants Bannerman, 3d Bombay Native Infantry, J. Ram say, sth Bombay Native Infantry, and N. J.. Murray, 21st Madras Native Infantry, to the same corps. STATE OF VENICE. The following letter has been received from Venice, dated the 31st of July:-- " No description can give an idea of the sad and melancholy state of Venice. All the noble and wealthy foreign families who used every year to occupy apartments in the Palaces of the Canal have abandoned it, and the emigration of the native in habitants is becoming more numerous every day. There is an undisguised struggle between an un armed population, who manifest by all the means in their power their hatred of foreign rule, and an obstinate stupid local Government, revenging itself on the mass of the population by various petty annoyances. In this struggle the Austrism army remains neutral, and, if we are to judge from the casual remarks of the' officers, it is fatigued with the task imposed on it. A recent decree commands that the ancient formula Lombardo-Veneti an' shall be employed in all official acts, and the word Lom bardo is as often effaced as it is posted in the square of St. Mark. It was announced on the 27th that Garibaldi had landed on the Neapolitan territory, and the national colours were seen flying the fellowc ing day from the Capell o P a l ace an d the adjoining houses. The Capell o P a l ace i s npf inhabited by resid en t at one of the very f ew E ng li s h families Venice ; it - was formerly the residence of tb e French Consul. The festival of Santa Martha and the festi val of the R e demption were formerly observed with great pomp by the Venetians ; they now pass in. perfect silence. The V ene ti ans are muc h grieved a t being thus comp e ll e d to neglect the festival of Santa Martha on the 29th of July. On tine 26th the principal i n h a bit an t s o f th e i s l an d of Chioggia, chiefly fishermen, assembled at dinner, and the health of Garibaldi was drunk with loud cheers. O n th e n i ght of the 27th the Austrian police arrested 22 o f th e fi s h ermen . B as ti ons upon bastions are being.constructed, and cannon heaped upon cannon are directed against the town. May it not suffer the fate of Palermo ! There is not a convent which is not converted into a barrack, and now the church of Santa Lucia is about to be con verted into a fortification. On the 20th the naval conscripts were called on to serve, when for every 100 men 345 only responded. The remain der went to swell tb te ranks of Garibaldi. I have already alluded to the sympathy expressed by pt Lrt of the Austrian twiny for the people of. Italy. It is cer tain that &Dine o ffi cers of the regiment Do n Miguel have been arrested, and that the chat slain has arrived at V i enice in custody of 10 Gondar Ines."