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ask._ - Ihit' - 711 SPA Eh it.." A-14111 • # ••••.----- • l ec p fral • , , 1" 4 1,\' (if 3 n v beingß e s NAT' nt,4 and the . 4 14 thighllll , ' 4l 74 4 ,, - t:4, ' b t 1" - 'Aft. tin OTT P • ••• ki r 1; .... • 411 1* I :d h a l Chatham h h it r TO THE ELECTORS BRIGHTON. GENTL EM EN,— be, -, to offer myself as a Candidate for the honour of sup plying the Vacancy in your IZepresentation occasioned by the lamented Death of your late respected Member. I tike this step in the conviction that my political opinions are in accordance with those of the great majority of the Constituency. 4 00-horse . 1 the sheer despatch w hi t h by contract, are is of 200-horse power power (nominal), has been t a k en a l ongs ia t The new screw corvett e O rp h eus , 21, mscarechwinery hulk at Chatham for the purpose of being fitted for the steam reserve at that port. The Thunder, 14, steam floating battery, 150- horse power, is ordered to be taken into the.- second dock at Chatham to-day, for the purpose air being inspected and undergoing the necessary repairs. The screw gun-vessel Torch, 5, Commander Smith, fitting at Chatham, is nearly ready for sea,. and has commenced shipping her victualling stores. She has succeeded in obtaining nearly the whole of her crew, and, according to present arrangements, will sail on the 10th inst., when she proceeds to Spithead to await orders. The Plover, 5, screw steam gun-vessel, 800-horse power, will go into No. 2 dock at Chatham to day, to be made ready for service. The Linnet and Pigeon, two contract screw gun boats built for the Admiralty at Sunderland, having been surveyed and thoroughly examined by the officials at Chatham dockyard, have been put out of dock. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, .JULY 5, 1860. I regret tliat the question of Reform has once more been postponed. It must soon again occupy the attention of Parliament. In order that the .just expectations of the people on this subject may be satisfied, the Franchise must be substantially extended ; and decaying towns must yield the right of repre sentation to new and rising seats of popular industry. I am in favour of the Ballot : for I consider that no man ought to interfere with another in the exercise of the Franchise. The 'recent rejection, by the House of Lords, of the 11111 for the. Abolition of the Paper Duties I hold to be directly op nes ed, if not to the letter, at least to the spirit, of Constitu- Vernal precedent. I am in favour of the Abolition of Church-rates. I trust that the Ministry will not endeavour to retain, against the judgment of their best supporters, that most objectionable clause in the Census Bill, requiring a Statement of Religious Opinion. I have for miny years, whilst engaged in the active pur suits of a business life, devoted much of my time to aid in the efforts that have been made to improve the sanitary and moral condition of the 'working classes, and to spread Educa tion among all sections of the community. Now that I have greater leisure, I should, if honoured by your choice, endea vour to prontere these and similar objects in the wider sphere and with the larger influence of a Member of the Legisla ture. - No. 21,199. PUBLICATION S. PRICE 4 D . STAMPED, 5D TILE PERPETUAL INVESTMENT LAND -rEYD _BUILDIXG SOCIETY. others. Won by four lengths, a bad third. The winner was claimed by Mr. Barre. Plate of 50 sovs, for maiden 2-yr-olds ; colts, Est 71b ; fillies, Bst 4113. New T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 136 yards). AMERICAN ANNIVERAS_RY DINNER. EXPORTATION OF FREYCII RAGS, NEW NOVEL, BY Tim AUTHOR OF "CASTE." On Saturday, July 7, in 3 vols., Mr. Batson's Barbara filly, Bst 41b (Norman) 1 Baron Rothschild's Sparkle, Bst 41b (Musgrove) 2 Lord Stamford's Esther, Bst 41b ... (A. French) 3 The following also ran :—Scandal colt, Morella, Saw cutter, Caliban, Water Lily colt, Philip the Falconer, and Rosary filly. Betting-5 to 2 agst Caliban, 4to 1 agst Barbara filly, 6 to 1 each agst Philip the Falconer and Shackle. Won by a length ; three lengths between the second and third ; a neck between the third and fourth. Morella did not get off, and galloped in a long way behind. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs, h ft, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b ; certain penalties and allowances. New T.Y.C., 5 fur. 136 yards. 5 subs. Duke of Bedford's Asteroid, Bst 41b (S. Rogers) • 1 Lord Portsmouth's Vinegar Hill, Bst 41b (J. Goater) 2 The betting opened at 5 to 4 on Asteroid, and closed at 6 to son Vinegar Hill. Won by half a length. (From the Patric of July 1.) The Legislative Body has been occupied with a projct tie loi tending to modify the actual state of the law which prohibits the exportation of rags, and in general of all substances suitable to make paper. B ON1) AND EE. By the Author of "Caste," ,te, Hurst and Blacken, Pnblshers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW AND CHEAPER EDITION OF MR, A TIIOLLOPE'S NOVELS. Just published, People's Edition, in crown Bvo, price 5s , nARCHESTER TOWERS. By ANTHONY T By prohibiting the exportation of rags by the law of the 15th of March, 1791, and by later enact ments, the object of the legislator was to keep at home a substance indispensable for the fabrication of paper, and the production of which was not sus ceptible of increase. The projet do loi on tie ex portation of rags is the denial of that principle, and therefore we consider it as threatening the French paper trade in its very existence. It is a strange mistake to apply to the raw mate rial of paper the doctrines of economical science. iROLLOPE, Author of "Doctor Thorne," &c. By the same Author, in 1 vol., price 3s. 6d. cloth, THE WARDEN. Uniform with " Barchester Towers." *** " Barchester Towers" is a sequel to " The Warden.", London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts. I w.ould_ support the stri c t es t economy in our Public Ex- Penchtmt! ; but it should be consistent with and tend to the thorough efficiency of our forces by sea and land ; indeed, I thi'A it unworthy of the position occupied by England in the councils of the world that our Statesmen should be de- P , ..rred by considerations for our safety from fearle , sly avow -dig their symp a thy w i t h the nations now heroically striving to attain that constitutional freedom which we justly regard as our best safeg,itard, and the mainspring of our national progress. New Work, by the Author o f "Th e C oquette. " A DRIFT ; OR, THE FORTUNES OF CONNOR BLAKE. By BIDDULPII WAIINEn, crown Bvo., cloth, 10s. 6d. (post free). Written with spirit, and full of dry humour and incident. London : James Blackwood, Paternoster-row, and all Book sellers. 163 u r Local Interests, which are, hi fact, from the connec tion of my family with your borough, so nearly identified with my own, would ever command my watchful attention. I shall take the earliest opportunity of meeting you per sonally, and can then enter more fully into the topics that now engage public attention. I have the honour to be, Match, 300, h ft. No weights mentioned. New T.Y.C. (5 fur. 136 yards.) Sir J. Hawley's Sister to Pandora received forfeit from Lord Stamfoi d's Adrasta. Gentlemen - , Your faithful servant, FREDERICK D. GOLDSMID, Brighton, July 2, 1860. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.- TOURISTS' SEA-SIDE and FAMILY TICKETS, available for a month, or longer by extra payment, are now Issued at Paddington and other principal stations. To Exeter, Bideford, Barnstaple, Dawlish, Teignmonth, Torquay„ and Paignton, ',sos. first class, and 35 5 . secon d c l ass. Truro, Torquay and 40s. And Penzance, 655. and 455. To parties of riot less than three persons. To Weymouth and Dorchester, 355. and 25s • to parties 'taking not le ss th an t our fi rst or six second class tickets. To the Isle of Man, Bangor, and Beaumaris, via Chester an 1. Liverpool, 70s. and 508. To Llandudno, via Liverpool; 675. and 475. To Carnarvon, via Llangollen and Llanberrls, and to Bala and Dolgelly, via Llangollen, 70s. and 508. To Narberth-road and New Milford, for Tenby and Milford haven.—Tourists' tickets, 725. and 50s. ; family tickets (to parties of not less than three persons), 635. and 455. To Limerick and Killarney, for the south of Ireland, via Milford Haven and Waterford, £5 ss. and £4. Bills, riving full particulars, can be obtained at the Corn pany's Offices and stations, or upon application to the Super intendent at Paddington. BONUS , NORWICH UNION YEAR FIRE IB6I. ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The Society now holds large funas applicable for division among its insurers, and in which all insurances effected on or before Sept. 28 next will participate. Business of the Company exceeds.. ...£66,000,000 Duty paid to Government, 1858 Farming stock insured free of duty For proposals apply to the Society's Office, 3, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, E.C., or Surrey-street, Nor 'wich. `ALE calf Lead Ashes, Gun Moulds, Nails,. Serge Cu , „iings, Blankets, Blanket Covers, Leather, Harness, Great moats, Clothing, Waggons, Carts, Wheels, Iron, Wood, rnd 'old Stores. By order of the Secretary of State for War, to be SOLD by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the ROYAL ARSENAL, Woolwich, on WEDNESDAY, the 11th of July, 1860, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon precisely, the follow ing" Stores :—Lead Ashes, Gun Moulds, Nails, Leather, Serge, Harness, Great Coats, Clothing, Blankets, Miscel laneous Stores, Iron, Billet and Old Wood, Waggons, and M'Adam's Carts, &c.—May be viewed from Ten 'to One o'clock, and from Two to Five o'clock on the two working days previous to and the morninz of the sale, and catalogues obtained at the War-office, Pall-Mall ; at the Tower; and Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. T 0-NI GHT. - WASHINGTON FRIEND'S Grand Musical and Pictorial Entertainment, entitled TWO HOURS in CANADA and the UNITED STATES.- 5,000 MILES of beautful Scenery.—The Falls of Niagara, River St. Lawrence, VICTORIA TUBULAR BRIDGE, Illustrations of American, Indian, Emigrant, and Negro Life, thc., &c., with his Songs, Anecdotes, and Melodies, Daily, at 3 and 8 o'clock.—Stalls, 35.; Area, 25.; Gallery, ls.— St. Jameg's Hall, Piccadilly-. LAST FEW WEEKS. CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS, Polygraphic Hall, King William-street, Strand.—Farewell Season in Lon - ion, previous to the retirement of Mr. J. W. Raynor on the 21:1 of August.—Every Evening at 8, and every Saturday Morning at 30 - clock. Tickets and places may be secured at the Hall from 11 till 4, and at Mr. Austin's West-end Box office, St. James's Hall, Piccadilly.—Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. J. W. RAYNOR. • p 0 YAL CREMORNE GARDENS.- -RAJ GREAT AMATEUR BRASS BAND CONTEST, MONDAY, July o.—The public are respectfully informed that arrangements have been made for the first of these highly interesting Performances to take place on this day.— Twenty Bands, renowned for their talent, will compete for the Prizes, and the First Prize will be given at Six o'clock. Adm fission, la. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Picca dilly.—Open every Evening, with thetelebrated Rand conducted by Mons. Lamotte (chef d'orchestra to the Em perot Napoleon). A magnificent SMOKING SALOON added to this Establishment. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Ad mission, is. Licensed pursuant to Act of Parliament. APPROACHING CLOSE OF THE SEASON. ruHE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, -11- High Holborn (formerly Casino de Venese), the most beautiful and costly decorated Ball Roo n, and Best Band in London. Open Every Evening. To-night, and until further notice, the programme will include the Overtures Zanetta and Zampa, Quadrille, Songs of the olden times ; Waltzes, Kathleen Mavourneen and Nelly Grey; Polka, D'Amour ; the St. James's Galop, Arc. Doors open at half-past eight, and close at 12 o'clook punctually. Admission, is. DAVIESON'S EVERLASTING TEETH.- Of such EXQUISITE BEAUTY and such ADMIRA BLE FIT that nature appears to have made good the ravages of TIME, DISEASE, or ACCIDENT, at TEN SHILLINGS PER TOOTH, which price can only be exceeded by expen sive mountings. DAVIESON'S LIQUID ENAMEL, for Stopping Decayed' Teeth without pain, is ENAMEL WHITE, and lasts for ever. Attendance from Ten till Six. Consultation free. 448, West Strand, London, over the Electric Telegraph Office Descriptive Pamphlets free by post, two stamps. YOUTH and BEAUTY. The FLEUR DE L' AGE, or Bloom of Youth, a vegetable preparation, so innocent that it may be applied to an infant, Lut yet imparts the most dazzling brilliancy to any complexion, and renders the skin beautifully soft; prevents and cures all eruptions Sold in cases at Mk—To be had only of ED. DAVIESON 44 8, West Strand, London, over the Electric Telegraph Office. Descriptive pamphlets free for two stamps; remittances by postage stamps. PRESENTS.— ORNAMENTAL and SCIEN TIFIC.—ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room, consisting of anew and elegant assortment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights, arc., in Italian,Alabas ter, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her Maiesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CONCHOLOGY, and GEOLOGY, at 2, 5,10, 20, 50, to 100 quineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY aad MINE RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANA at 149, Strand, W.C. ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION. , —The Committee of this Institution earnestly APPEAL to the public for PECUNIARY ASSIST ANCE to aid them to meet the present heavy demands on the limited funds of the Society. It has now 103 lifeboats, some of which saved last year 227 persons from shipwreck. THOMAS BARING-, Chairman. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Deputy-Chairman. 14, John-street, Adelphi, W.C., June, 1860. Bankers —Messrs. Willis and Co. ; Contts and Co. ; Herries nd Co. ROYAL FR EE HOSPITAL Gray's-inn-road. This Hospital is entirely devoted to destitution in its most pitiable form, viz., that which is accompanied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with ade quate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis ; moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 2,000 out patients a week. Contributions received by the Treasurer, Edwd. Masterman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs.. Coutts and Co.; Drum mond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne , and Co. ; Gl y n and Co. ; Jones, Lloyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nis bet and Co., Berner's-street ; Masterman and Co. ; and at the Hospital STANFORD S. SMITH, Sec. • Si GREAT MARLBOROUGH-STREET, W., NEAR THE PANTHEON.- DR: CULVERWELL, Member of th e Ro y al College of Surgeons, Licentiate of Nridwifery, and Apo thecaries' Hall, London, can be consulted daily (only) as above, on all oases of Nervous Debility, Languor, Incapacity, Less of Memory, Sterility, and all Functional Derangements of both Sexes, emanating from early and excessive indul gences, Has Just published, price Is. ; by post, 13 stamps, 18 sealed, No. 4 An entire new and original Work, entitled'', OURSELVES. Synopsis: The Physiology and Anatomy of our Generation The Origin of Disease—Symptoms, Treatment, and Cure. Also, an Exposition of. and Remedy for, all Urinary Derange ments and Marital Disqualifications, MALE. The modern treatment of Syphilis, Stricture, Blennorrhagia (Gonorrhoea), Spermatorrhosa, Impotency, and all Diseases of the Urinary Organs, with Prescriptions, &o. FEMALE. The Physiology and Anatomy of Women--Functional Tr regitlatities in Health and Sickness—Choice in Marriage— Their Expectancies and Disappointments—The Cause and Removal of Sterility—The Theory and Symptoms of Gesta tlen—Use of the Speculum, and the securing of Healthy Offspring. Also, No. 1. HEALTH, 'HAPPINESS, and LONGEVITY; On Debility, Nervousness, Dyspepsia, and Indigestion, No. 2. LOVE AND MARRIAGE : Their Obligations, Happiness, and Disappointments; Love and other Matches. Sterility - Removed, and Healthy Off spring secured.. No. 8. THE CASE BOOK : 100 Cases of SPERMATORRIVEA, Their Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment, Confessions:and Cure:by Cauterisations, Galvanism, Sze, o zo. Bto. To be had of Mann, 3D, Cornhill ; and the Authors. Advice to the Working. Classes, fee Half-a-Guines; Dr. Culverwell, consulting assistant and sole successor to Ilia late brother, R. J. gulTerwoll, M.D. ; (i_OVERNMENT upon FIRST PRINCIPLES. N-A Illustrated Analogically, Statistically, and Morally. By JOIIN GROSSMITII. This work embodies a 'side field for information, not only upon Social and Moral subjects, but upon a great variety of questions which are essentially incorporated with the politi cal discussions of the day, in connection with the Commerce, Trade, and Taxation of the country. Statesmen and lovers of intelligent progress will find in it a compilation of facts well worthy their attention. LO'ndon : Piper and Co., Paternoster-row. Just published, price 2FL:free by post, 2s. 4d., SPERMATORRHCEA. By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.E., And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan Infirmary for the Cure of Strictures of the Urethra. " The aim of the author is to present a common-sense view of the Causes, Nature, Consequences, and Treatment of this Disease, as also to free these questions from the Professional Fallacies, the l'opular Delusions, and the exaggerations of Quackery by which they have hitherto been surrounded, to the destruction of the health and happiness of thousands. These objects are discussed in a common-sense and highly practical manner."—Medical Circular. London : H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. A New Edition of 97HE PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAGE. By JOSEPH KAIIN, Graduate in Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery in the Royal and Imperial University of Vienna, Erlangen, &c. This popular work (which has been translated into four dif ferent languages) has now gone through 41 Editions of 10,00 , J each, and is designed to impart accurate knowledge on sub jects which involve the means of securing moral and physical happiness. Price ls., free by book-post for 12 stamps, or enclosed in a sealed envelope for 16 stamps, direct from the Author, 17, Harley-street, Cavendish-square, London, W. ANOTHER GREAT OYER OF POISONING. —THE LIVERPOOL CASE.—The publics attention is hereby called to the protest issued by the British College of Health, Euston-road, London, against pharmaceutical poisons on the occasion of Dr. Smethurst's trial. The pro test deals with the question irrespective of the guilt or inno cence of the party accused, and may be had gratis on applica tion at the British College of Health, Euston-road, London. ATOILETTE REQUISITE for the SPRING.— Among the many luxuries of the present ave, none can be obtained possessing the manifold virtues of OLDRIDGE'S BALM of COLUMBIA. If applied to the roots and body of the hair it imparts the most delightful coolness, with an agreeable fragrance of perfume. It also, at this period of the season, prevents the hair from falling off, or, if already too thin or turning grey, will prevent its further progress, and soon restore it again. Those who really desire to have beau tiful hair, either with wave or curl, should use it daily. It is also celebrated for strengthening the hair, freeing it from scurf, and producing new hair, whiskers, and moustaches. Established upwards of 30 years. No imitative wash can equal it. Price 3s. 6d., 65., and lls. only. C. and A. OLD RIDGE, 22, Wellington-street, Strand, W.C. KEATING'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 so greatly increased that Mr. Keating, being anxious to bring, them within the roach 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 6d; pints, 2s 6d ; quarts, 4s 6d. The Light Brown, In pints IsBd ; quarts, 3s. No higher price need be paid. At 79, St : Paul's-churchyard. ALDI FUND. ‘_A Having been appointed by General Gariblldi to receive and forward Subscriptions for " I millioni fucili" (the million muskets), I beg - to state that I am ready to receive and duly remit any sums of money that may be subscribed for the above object. Sums already received. From Glasgow, first F. N. 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VXTRAORDINARY DI S COVERY of an entirely NEW THEORY of CURING DISEASE, being the recorded Experience of 30 Years' Special Practice in Great Britain, France, and America—with the latest Scientific Discoveries, denominated LOCAL SELF-TREAT MENT, discovered abroad, and which is so simple that all can practise for himself privately, successfully, and at the smallest cost, thus avoiding doctors' fees and their mineral poisons. The "NEW MODE" is an EXTRAORDINARY DIS COVERY for the Treatment and Self-Cure of Weakness, Debility, Nervousness, Lassitude, Depression of Spirits, Loss of Energy, Appetite, Pains in the Back and Limbs, Timidity, Self-Distrust, Dizziness, Want of Energy, Love of Solitude, Groundless Fears, Palpitation of the Heart, Noises in the Head and Ears, Indecision, Wretchedness, Impaired Sight and Memory, Indigestion, and Bodily Prostration of the whole system. • Also, HINTS TO THOSE CONTEMPLATING MARRIAGE. In order that all classes may avail themselves of the above, the Author has not and will not allow the same to be sold, but he will forward it to those wins send their address, and two stamps for postage. Address thus—WM. HILL, Esq., M.A., No. 27, Alfred-place, Bedford-square, London. CURTIS ON MANHOOD -NEW EDITION: A. MEDICAL ESSAY ON NERVOUS AND GENERA- TIVE DISEASES. Just Published, the 125th thousand, with numerous plates, in a sealed envelope, price is., Sold by all Booksellers, or sent post paid, by the Author, for 12 stamps, ANHOOD: the CAUSE and CURE of PRE MATURE DECLINE, with Plain Directions for Perfect Restoration to Health and Vigour. ByJ. L. CURTIS, 15, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, London. CONTENTS: INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological Structure and Functions of the Reproduetive Organs. CHAPTER ll.—Canses of Supermatorrhcea and Impotence; Early Vicious Indulgences ; Dangers of Neglect. CHAPTER lII.—A Review of the various Disqualifications of Marriage; whether resulting from Youthful Abuse, the Follies of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. CHAPTER IV.—The Author's plan of Treatment, Medical and Moral, being the result of a successful practice extending over a period of 25 years. CHAPTERS V. and VI. on the modern Treatment of Gonorrhea and Syphilis. The Book concludes with numerous varied and interesting cases, to which is added the Author's receipt of a preventive Lotion. REVIEWS OF THE WORK. "Curtis on Manhood.—This is a truly valuable work, and should be in the hands of young and old."—" Sunday Times," 23d March, 1856. " The author has conferred a great boon b publishing this little work, in which is described the source y of those diseases which produce decline in youth or more frequently premature old age."—" Daily Telegraph," March 27, 1856. At home for consultation, :daily, from 10. till 3 and 6 to a. Sundays, 10 tot: SIGHT AND HEARING. —SPECT ACLES.— POWERFUL TELESCOPES. —OPERA, RACE, and PERSPECTIVE GLASSES. Messrs. S. and B. Solo mons, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe —opposite the York Hotel, W.—Deafness. —New Dis covery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinarily Dower ful small newly-invented instrument for Deafness, entirely different from all others, surpasses anything of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assem blies ' • the unpleasant sensation o f s i ng i ng noises in the ears is entirely removed, and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired. Also, every kind of hearing in struments. —Spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent power. The great advantage derived from this inven tion is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to em ploy their sight at the most minute occupation—can see with those lensesof faremquenehnt changes to n thefying dangerouspower, an effects dt e li et ey s do not require the dOpera, Race-course, Field, Night Perspective Glasses, i l a l n s d h o t w h ree distinctlymiles, pocket, each containing the waistcoat g 12 and very small, for o a f nd f ugrtehneerrapioownetr-fdunnl arsspisatyanacen persons to know them 18 lenses, constructed of a G t erma two-and-a-half glassW by f them as Coast Guards are making use o day and night gl asses _ so preferred for deer stalkinand an object from eight to te n miles distant. Her Ma j es ty's n and gamekeepers. Tel e n• sportsmen, gent me a Person may be clearly seen in preference to all others ; they are al an scopes 4 inches long, by whic h astronomical eye-piece, Jupiter's double stars are distinctly d known at 31 miles, and an object at 12 to 14 miles dis tance ; and with an extra astroni moon's, Saturn's rings, and the Eton Majesty'sl her Increasing powers, and are secured by ieen. All the above can be had of larger an d all sizes, with Letters Patent. The Royal Exhibition, 1851. A valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful Wais teoat- p ocket Glass, the 1 ize of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one and a half mile distant. They an swer every purpose on the Race-course and at the Opera houses. Country scenery and ships are clearly seen at four to six miles. They are inv a l ua bl e for shooting, deer stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Price 30s. Magic Lanterns and Microscopes — Drawing-room and Scientific Amusements—Valuable im provements in Compound Microscopes, To magnify 17,00 0 times, £2 ss. ; 35,000, £3 10s. ; 70,000, £ 6 Ws. Prices from £ 1 to £6o—Magic Lanterns, Dissolving views, with improved iGerman Lenses, giving a clear disc from 16 to 20 feet diameter. Every description of Optical, Mathematical, and Philosophi cal Instruments of the highest character. 39, Albemarle- West, riemdilly., Obeene—oppoelte the Turk Hotel, W. The ninth annual meeting of this society was held last evening at Radley's Hotel, Bridge-street The chair was occupied by Mr. John Gover. The annual report was read by Mr. J. E. Tre sidder, as follows : "In presenting to the shareholders their ninth annual report, the board of directors have much pleasure in record ing their conviction of the stability of the Institution and its continued success. The plans adopted for consolidating the business, as refeired to in last year's report, have re sulted in a much larger amount of profits upon the invest ments than heretofore. The proposal of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to withdraw the exemptions in regard to stamps, now enjoyed by Benefit Building Societies, met with the decided opposition of the Board of Directors of this and kindred societies, and such proposal has not been per sisted in. The total cash receipts for the year amount to £123,400 ls. 11d., which sum, added to the receipts of the eight previous years, makes an aggregate of £797,724 13s. 6d. " Investment Shares.—One thousand three hundred and forty-six new shares have been issued, making the total number issued since the formation of the society 20,622. The sum of £30,240 15s. 10d. has been received upon in vestment shares, and the amount now standing in the books to that account is £134,464 13s. lld , which includes £10,120 Ss. 11d. for interest and profits. The sum of £32,849 10s. 11d., with interest, has, upon application, been repaid to the shareholders. The subscription share accounts have been credited with the amount of interest provided for in the tables, while the interest upon realised shares has either been paid or placed to the credit of the respective accounts. No alteration during the past year has been made in the rate of interest upon realised shares or de posits, the former still remaining at 41 per cent. per annum, and the latter at 4 per cent. " Bonus upon shares.—ln conformity with the 26th rule a careful valuation of the whole of the society's liabilities and assets has been made, the results of which appear in the general balance sheet. The directors have, from the profits of th 6 year's business, paid off the remainder of the preliminary expenses, instead of spreading the same over three years more, as originally intended, and have also ap portioned 10 per cent. of the remaining profits tothe reserve fund, which now amounts to £577 4s. 3d., and is invested in consols. The directors have added to the subscription shares a bonus equal to 3 per cent. on shares upon which twelve months' subscriptions or more have been paid. The bonus has been placed to the credit of the several share holders, which for the past year will be equal to raising the interest on subscription shares of twelve and a-half years to 71 per cent., and on subscription shares for seven and a quarter and ten years to 7 per cent. "Deposit department.—The amount received herein has been £20,724 16s. ld., of which sum £9,811 15s. 3d. was in the savings' bank branch. The amount of deposits with drawn has been £19,180 19s. ld., while there remains to the account £30,950 9s. 10d., including interest unpaid on the 30th of April last. " Advances.—The sum of £30,421 I4s. 10d. has been ad vanced during the year, uponthe mortgage of freehold, copy hold, and leasehold property, making, with former advances, £293,214 Os. Ild. The sum of £1,402 has been advanced to shareholders during the year, upon the deposit of their share certificates, making, with fouler advances, £12,123. The deeds and other securities of the society have been ex amined by the auditors, andreported upon by them, The pro sperity of the institution is indicated in the general balance sheet, the investigation or which has given much satisfac tion to the directors, and ' - ill, they believe, increase the confidence of the shareholders in the principles and ma nagement of the institution. "The following is the ninth annual cash statement :- Dr. To balance in hand last year, £2,522 13s. 9d. ; sub scriptions on shares, £30,240 15s. 10d. ; deposits, £20,724 16s. ld. ; repayments off :loans, £35,389 lls. 9d. ; repay ments of advances on shares, £1,288 4s. Ild. ; repayments of temporary deposits and loans, with interest, £6,055 14s. Id. ; temporary loan on stock, £10,990 ; temporary loan from bankers, £4,000; interest on loans, £10,592 Os. 9d. dividends on stock, £533 10s. 2d.; sale and rent of freehold land, £9B 19s. 4d. ; rent, &c., of offices, £4B 10s. ; rents, ground rents, insurances, &c., £1,191 7s. 7d.; produce of estates sold, £993 Os. Bd. ; fire insurance claims, £398 4s. 6d. ; investigation, entrance fees, &c., £855 6s. 3d.-total, £125,922155. Bd. Cr. By advances onmortgage, £30,421145. 10d. ; advances ox shares, £1,402 ; temporary deposits with bankers, and loans for short periods, £6,000 ; temporary loans on stock and from bankers, with interest, £24,327 gs. 7d. ; deposits, £19,180 19s. Id. ; shares, £32,849 10s. 11d. ; interest on deposits and shares, £3,760 13s. 3d.; ground rents, insurances, &c., £1,541 7s. 11d. ; fire insurance claims, £251 10s. ; unpaid accounts last year, £22 10s. 3d.; office fittings and repairs, £6l ss. ; management expenses, including advertisements, books, stationery, printing, agency, outfits, commission to agents, salaries, directors' fees, rent and house expenses, postage, surveyor's charges, and expenses connected with disposal of estates, £3,003 I Is. Bd. ; purchase of £B3 6s. 3d., 3 per Cent. Consols, £BO ; purchase of £B5 is 9d., Red. 3 per Cents., £BO ; cash at bankers, £2,868 Os. 7d. ; cash with secretary, £72 3s. 7d.-total, £125,922 15s. Bd. " The following is the general balance sheet :-Dr. To share account, £124,344 ss. Od.; interest and profits on ditto, £10,120 Bs. 11d.; deposits, £30,107 9s. 6d. ; interest on ditto, £843 Os. 4d. ; unclaimed subscriptions on cancelled shires and interest, £221 his. Bd. ; fire insurance claims, £146 14s. 6d. ; sundry creditors, and commission to agents, £269 7s. ld. ; reserve fund, £577 4s. Sd. ; balance, being unappro priated profits, £371 12s. 5d.-total, £167,001 18s. Bd. Cr. By advances on mortgages, £141,318 lls. 2d. ; advances on shares, £2,108 12s. 3d. ; freehold land, £900; temporary loan, £1,005 Os. 4d. ; stock, 3 per cent. Consols, £5,639 7s. .5d., £5,424 1 le. ld ; stock, Reduced 3 per Cent., £13,312 18s., £12,836 ss. ; furniture and office fittings, £123 17s. Bd. ; sundry debtors, £314 Bs. ; cash at bankers, £2,868 Os. 7d. ; cash with secretary, £72 3s. 7d.-total, £167,001 18s. Bd." The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, remarked that 71 per cent. on their invest ment must be a very satisfactory fact to the mem bers, who would have difficulty in finding better interest for their money elsewhere; and then pro ceeded to consider the causes which had led to the society's continued and increasing success. The society had also steadily kept to the purpos es an d the legitimate business for which it had been ori ginally founded, and had not gone into extravagant speculations, but had persevered in carrying out the principle of consolidation, and the plans adopted had resulted in a much larger amount of profits than heretofore. In fact, he might with truth de clare that the plan of the society had been worked out with energy and to the universal approval of those interested. The report was then adopted unanimously, and the retiring directors re-elected. Mr. PRATT, after returning thanks for his re election, suggested the calling of a general meeting as soon as possible, to dispose of the remaining lots of the Muswell Hill property among the members. A resolution empowering the directors to call a meeting as suggested was moved and carried. Votes of thanks to the chairman and directors, to the officers, and to the auditors, were then proposed and responded to, and the meeting broke up. SP ORTIN G INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET JULY MEETING.—WEDNESDAY. landicap Plate of 50 MT, for three-yr-olds and upwards. Chesterfield Stakes Course (3 furlongs 312 yards). Mr. Saxon's Lady Peel, by Orlando, 4 yrs, Bst (L. Snowden) 1 Mr. Nightingall's Tadworth, 3 yrs, 6st 41b.. (T. French) 2 Mr. Ekard's Queen Bee, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Perry) 3 The following also ran :—Marseillaise, Lady Kingston, Ardour, Maypole, Skelton, Sister to Pandora, Paul Pud rick, and Ireland's Glory. Betting-4 to 1 each agst Marseillaise and Lady Peel, 6 to 1 each agst Ardour, Queen Bee, and. Sister to Pandora. Won by a length; a head between the second and third; a neck between the third and fourth. The Town Plate of 50 sovs, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. B.M. (7 furlongs 198 yards). Mr. Godding's filly by Prime Minister—Butterfly, Bst 31b (Perry) 1 Baron Rothschild's King of Diamonds, Bst 71b.. (Wells) 2 Mr. R. H. Nevin filly by Pyrrhus the First—out of Sneer, Bst 31b (J. Mann) 3 Melior and Golden Pippin also ran. - - Betting-2 to 1 agst Sneer filly, sto 2 (at first 5 and 6to 4) agst King of Diamonds, 3 to 1 agst the Butterfly filly. Won by three lengths, same between the second and third. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs:each, three-yr-olds, 7st 61b ; four, Bst 71b; five, six, and aged, Bst 121 b. The winner to be sold for 150 sous, &c. B.M. (7 furlongs 196 yards). 3 subs. Lord Stamford's Tyrant, by the Nob, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (A. Edwards) 1 Mr. Angell's The Greek, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Perry) 2 Mr. Harrison's Annan, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (carried 7st 7 1 b (G. Fordham 3 Betting-7 to 2on Tyrant. Won by a length; three quarters of a length between the second and third. Tyrant was claimed by Mr. Angell, and The Greek was claimed by Mr. Harrison. The Stamford Plate of 200 sons, given by the Earl of Stamford, added t o a S wee p s t a k es o f 15 sovs each, 5 ft; two-yr-old s , 6 s t 1 21 b; three, Bst 131 b ; f our an d u pwards, 9fastrlolnOglbs of B.M . 88 b certain; penalties sus. and allowances. Last six Mr. R. Ten Broek's Satellite, , Bst 101 b G. Fordham) 1 Mr. Sazon's Brown Duchess yrs, 7st 21b (A. Edwards) 2 Sir. W. Booth's Stampedo, 3 yrs, Bst 61b (E. Sharp) 3 The following also ran :—M. Phillippe, Nemesis, Seclu sion, Lord Nelson, Goelette, Blisworth, Queen of the Vale, and Nabob's Daughter. Betting-2 to 1 agst Queen of the Vale, 3to 1 agst Satel lite, 4 to 1 agst Brown Duchess, 9 to 2 agst Seclusion, 8 to 1 agst Goelette, 10 to 1 agst Lord Nelson, 100 to 8 agst Stampede. On rising the hill only Satellite, Stampede, and Brown Duchess were left in the race. Half-wayup Stampede tired, and Brown Duchess failed to head Satellite, who won by three quarters of a length, four lengths between the second and third ; Nabob's Daughter was fourth, and Goelette fifth. Sweepstakes of 10 sow, for two-yr-olds 7st 41b ; three, 9st ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 40 sous, &c. Last half mile of New T.Y.C. (4 fur longs). 5 subs. Mr. Nightingall's Tadwerth, 3 yrs, 95t.... (Nightingall) 1 Mr. Barne's Jewish Maid, 3 yrs, 9st (G. Fordham) 2 Mr. Alexander's Tybur n , 3 y rs , 9 s t (R. Cotton) 3 Betting -5 to 4 agat Tadworth, 2 to 1 aget each of the BETTING UP TO SIX O'CLOCK. GOODWOOD STAKES. 9to 2 agst Gridiron 10 to 1 agst Satellite 12 to 1 agst Tocher 12 to 1 agst Rattlebone 12 to 1 agst Avalanche TEE DERBY. 20 to 1 agst Diophantes (taken) 25 to 1 agst Robin Hood (taken) 1000 to 35 agst Dictator (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Parasite (taken) THE SUBSCRIPTION ROOM—TUESDAY NIGHT. GOODWOOD STAKES. sto 1 agst Gridiron (taken) 10 to 1 agst Rattlebone (taken) 11 to 1 agst Stapleton (taken) 11 to agst Avalanche (taken) 100 to 8 agst Tocher (offered) 1000 to 100 was laid agst the following :—Starko, Blue Jacket, Gaspard, Comforter, Eskdale, Petra, Lovett, The Brewer, Weatherbound, Howth, Winkfield, Wanderer, Volunteer, Rajah Brooke, Dulcibella, Volatore, Baronet, Lucknow, and Mavoumeen. ST. LEGER. 800 to 300 agst Thormanby (offered) 12 to 1 agst Umpire (taken and offered) THE DERBY, 1861. 20 to 1 agst Diophantes (taken) 33 to I 1 agst Dictator (taken) 1000 to 25 agst Wild Will (taken) 10,000 to 100 agst Invader (taken) CARLISLE RACES.-WEDNESDAY. LOTTERY STAKES. Red Eagle Dilkoosh .. Maggie . Four ran. SCURRY HANDICAP. Joey Jones 1 Ricochet Four ran. CORBY CASTLE STAKES. Doefoot .. walked over COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' STAKES. Filly by Ratan A FREA CH VIEW OF IRELAND. La Revue Contemporaine, in an article entitled " Chronique Politique," after alluding to the death of Prince Jerome, .and to other topics of general in terest, thus speaks of Ireland:— "The Irish have every claim to our interest ; they are Catholics, like us; they are Celts, and we have Celtic blood in our veins. We only wish that the author of " M'Mahon, King of Ireland," or any ' other pamphlet on the same subject, would be so good as tp specify what reproach he makes to the English Government in its present conduct towards Ireland, and what are the reforms which he demands. There are various remedies for the evils which spring from a bad government; but for the evils which spring from misery, we know but two reme dies—labour among the poor, charity among the rich ; and neither the one nor the other can be effi caciously applied by Government. The Irish ques tion, if there be one, is not a political question. Policy gave to Ireland, 30 years ago, all that she could demand. The Irish possess exactly the same rights as the English—that is, civil and political rights, which pass for being very extensive, and such as few nations now possess. Individual liberty —liberty of conscience and of religious worship— unlimited liberty of the press—liberty to make a will—liberty of meeting and association—the jury —national representation; there is not one of the guarantees, not one of the advantages of the English constitution of which the Irish have not the full and entire enjoyment. An Irish man, Catholic or Protestant, may aspire to every public employment. Queen Victoria's Prime Mini ster is an Irishman, a Protestant, it is true, and very Protestant—in the Irish Government Depart ments are to be found many Catholics. It is suffi cient to open any Irish journal in which the Queen's Ministry are frequently insulted—it is sufficient to read the report of any meeting where the very basis of the English Government is violently at tacked, and where foreign invasion is openly invoked, to convince one's self that the liberty of discussion is respected in Ireland, even in its greatest excess. If the Irish see the English manifest their sympa thies for a cause which is odious to them, they are perfectly free to raise their voice in favour of the opposite cause ; if a subscription is opened for the Sicilians in London, the citizens of Dublin may subscribe for the Pope or the King of Naples; if it displeases them to hear one of the Queen's Mini sters praise Garibaldi, they may give themselves the pleasure of burning the same Garibaldi in effigy in the public squares—they did so the other day. For a trifle they would burn the Minister himself. And yet people speak of the tyranny practised by the English Government on Ireland ! " There was a time when such accusations were well founded. It was when exceptional laws pressed upon Ireland —when the Catholics were indirectly excluded from public employments by the obligation of an oath at which their conscience revolted. Even then Ireland, though less fortunate than England, en j oyed institutions which many nations in Europe would have envied her, She had trial by jury --she had a Parliament, and, though the members were not Catholics, the electors might be, and were so for the most part, and their choice no doubt was influenced by that fact. We would, moreover, w i s h to know whether at that period—that is, the 18th century--.the condition of the Protestants of France and in many other coun tries of the Continent was better than that of the Irish Catholics. At present even tke inequality between Catholics and Protestants has disappeared in practice as well as in legislation, and the Eng lish Government can no longer be reproached with a single act of injustice on this head. There remains, it is true, in Ireland, one inequality—an inequality of fortunes, which neither the Ministers nor the Parliament can suppress —there are rich and poor there as elsewhere. It i s t o G o d we mus t refer it, or, rather, to te moral and physical con ditions in which humanity lives, to the inequality of force, to the difference o f c h aracter, to the varia tions of seasons, and to the accidents of fortune. But people prefer blaming the Government, which can do nothing. We touch here upon one of the weaknesses of our own country, which is to call for the assistance of the Government on every occa sion. Should the harvest be a bad one, bread dear, rents high, it is the Government which is applied to for a remedy. But it is not the duty of the Go vernment to bring rain down from heaven, to pre vent hail, to force an abundant harvest, nor to re gulate rents. The duty of the Government is to govern well—that is to say, to govern as little as possible ; to respect the liberty of every individual so long as he does not attack the liberty of another, and to leave to individual exertion its spontaneous development. The English Government performs this duty faithfully in Ireland, and this is all that can be expected of it. Complaints are made that there are landlords who expel their tenants from their cabins. Does not this happen in France every day ? Can a farmer or a lodger complain of being replaced by a farmer or a lodger who offers better terms ? And even should a landlord—which some times happens in France as in Ireland—use his right with rigour, can the Government interfere ? Is it for the Government to meddle with private contracts, to violate one of the most necessary liber ties—that of property, and can it prescribe humanity by administrative measures ? The Irish emigra tion is deplored, but are Irish the only people who emigrate? English , Germans, S wiss do the same every day. Certain races have a taste for emigra tion ; it is a necessity for people who increase ra pidly. In place of too curiously examining the mote which may be in our neighbour's eye, we ought to occupy ourselves with the beam that is in our own. How well it becomes us to preach to ano ther the liberty which he has enjoyed for a long time while we have lost the best part of that which we did possess, and while we scarcely know how to make use of what has been left t o us." The 84th anniversary of American independence was celebrated yesterday evening. by a dinner at the London Tavern, presided over by Gen. Camp bell, the American Consul-General in London. Amongst the company present were Mr. Dallas, American Minister; Mr. Crosky, Gen. Macdonald, Dr. Mackay, Mr. Hollinshead, Mr. Magnus, and about 100 gentlemen more or less connected with the United States. The dinner was of excellent quality, and the arrangements altogether gave unmixed satisfaction. On the removal of the cloth, The CHAIRMAN briefly stated the object of their festive meeting. They were assembled, he said, to celebrate the 84th anniversary of a day on which a young nation had determined to be free, and which stood alone in the presence of friend and foe. From that day down to the present America had been the home of the fugitive, and a friend of struggling freedom all over the world. (Cheers.) Mr. DALLAS said that any one who listened to him was aware of the peculiar affection and respect with which that anniversary dinner was regarded by all Americans. They knew and they appre ciated the wisdom and the courage of a young people in declaring themselves independent of an old Government, and the patriotism associated with the names of those who had founded the present system of the American Government. No one needed to be told what signification attached to the 4th of July—the hallowed birthday of a great nation. (Cheers.) It was hailed and accepted as an epoch signally illrstrated by many virtues, and was lastingly auspicious to mankind. (Loud cheers.) It might be gratifying to those who listened to him were he to dwell, as he had often done before, upon the ennobling characteristics of their early heroic times. Even in this capital of England, no one could listen with reluctance to the recurrence of such names as Washington—(loud cheers)—Franklin— (loud chee rs) — Jefferson—(continued cheering) or Madison—(protracted cheering) —to descriptions of famous fields of fight, such as Bunker's-hill, Sara toga, or Yorktown; or to the majestic deliberations of councils, or to the continental congress presided over by Hancock. (Hear, hear.) To the American ear, the swelling theme never had lost, and never would lose, its significance or attraction. He ab stained, however, now, and mindful of the limits of a proper reserve, would only add, that the fondness with which they eulogised their revolutionary sires was neither ungenerous nor exclusive, but, on the contrary, would be as warmly manifested whenever and wherever similar excellence was displayed. On this day the hearts of his countrymen expanded to recognise true greatness evinced in any land, by any race. At this moment, in a somewhat distant island, a spontaneous and popular insurrection against oppression, cruelty, and wrong awakened wide-spread sympathies. (Loud cheers.) He for bore a single comment on the merits of the case ; but if there could be found amongst the champions of Sicilian rights and liberties a wise, just, brave, and disinterested deliverer, they should hasten to connect the heroism of the present day with the heroism of the day they were then commemorating. (Cheers.) Mr. CROSKEY here called for three cheers for Garibaldi, which was vociferousl,y responded to. The next toast was "The President of the United States," to which followed "The Queen, " in giving which the Chairman stated that h er ajesty had most kindly lent her celebrated portrait by Winter halter, for the purpose of its being copied by an American artist, and placed in the club room of the American Association. The toast was most enthu siastically responded to. The next toast was " The Diplomatic Service of the United States," coupling with it the name of his Excellency G. M. Dallas. Mr. DALLAS briefly returned thanks, alluding to the long roll of distinguished men who had illus trated American diplomacy from the revolution down to the present day. These men, he said, had distinguished themselves because they came from a free nation and were sustained by a free people. (Cheers.) Mr. CROSKEY gave the health of the Chairman, which was warmly responded to, after which the remaining toasts on the chairman's list were dis posed of, and the company separated. A selection of appropriate music was efficiently performed by the Distin Ventil Horn Union, who wore the uniform of the London Rifle Brigade. Mr. Higgs was the toastmaster. FIRES IN THE CITY. Last evening, between 8 and 9 o'clock, a fire of a rather formidable character broke out in the pre mises belonging to Messrs. Figgins, the well-known type-founders, situate in West-street, Smithfield, at the middle of Victoria-street, leading from Holborn valley to what was originally termed the " Fleet ditch Den." The property of the Messrs. Figgins covered a large superficies, whereon stood the foun dries, warehouses, packing-rooms, and machine compartments. The buildings stretched in one direc tion at least 100 feet, it being next to an impossi bility to tell with accuracy the exact width, but it is certain they were over 70 feet deep, and varied from two and three to four and five stories in height. Within a few feet of these extensive buildings are the gutta percha works, separated only by the side or back yard, while on the opposite side are the premises of Messrs. Reynolds, the army gold-lace manufacturers, and within a few yards the engi neering works of Messrs. Galloway. It is therefore not surprising that a fire breaking out in the midst of so much valuable property should excite so much alarm, especially within the boundaries of the City. From inquiries made on the spot while the fire was raging, it appears that some one living near the premises noticed smoke in dense volumes passing out of the windows of the casting and ma chine departments, situate on the south-east side of the factory, and in close proximity to many other antiquated buildings. An instant alarm was given, and messengers were sent to call the engines of the London Fire Brigade at Farringdon i street station, as well as those at Watling-street, Chandos-street, Southwark-bridge-road, Holborn, Jeffrey's-square, Crown-street, and several others at the more distant depots. In spite of the exer tions of the firemen, the work of destruction con tinued, and the flames rose from floor to floor in that part of the building until the whole of the founders' rooms in that angle of the factory, includ ing the machinery compartments and melting rooms, were nearly burnt out, and it was not until nearly 11 o'clock that the fire was entirely sub dued. The total loss is very considerable, for, in dependently of the great quantity of metal con sumed, the whole of the four floors of that part of the premises are nearly destroyed, and the matrixes are supposed to have been rendered useless. As to the origin of the fire, nothing that could be de- pended upon could be ascertained, but the opinion of the manager of the factory is, that it was occa sioned; from one of the workmen in lighting his pipe before leaving the premises having thrown a piece of lighted paper upon the floor, as the flames were first seen in the middle floor, and they ex tended to the other floors before the fireman had time to get to the works. Although the business of the firm will be somewhat retarded by the dis astrous event, it will not be wholly suspended, and it is exceedi ng ly f or t una t e th a t th e many sur rounding buildings have not sustained the least injury --not even the engineering works of Messrs. Galloway. The type-foundry and its contents are believed to be fully insured, Last night Mr. Superintendent Braidwood received information that another fire, which unfortunately turned out to be very extensive, had broken out in Doctors'-commons. In the course of a few minutes as many engines as could be spared from the other fire were despatched to the spot, and pending their arrival the powerful steam fire-engine, the inven tion of Messrs. Shand and Mason, of Blackfriars road, was taken out of the Watling-street station, drawn by three horses, and was for the first time set to work. The fire commenced in the premises belonging to Messrs. Thompson, box and packing case makers, carrying on business in Carter-lane, Doctors'-commons. The building, including the basement, was five floors high, and contained a costly stock of the manufactured goods. At the time of the outbreak the only person in the house was a daughter of Mr. Thompson, and upon her descending the stairs to open the street door to let in her mother, who had gone to purchase some thing for supper, she experienced a strong smell of burning wood. Unfortunately, in her excitement to aseertaiu whether anything wrong had hap pened, she opened the flap of one of the wellholes leading to the lowermost part of the building, and the draught thus given caused the flames to extend with more than usual rapidity. The water furnished by the New River Company was so abundant that the fire was prevented from extend. ing to the adjoining houses and warehouses. By half-past 12 o'clock the fire was under the subjec tion of the firemen. The premises of Messrs. Thompson were nearly burnt out, and, unfortu nately, the sufferers were not insured. We admit that it may be true that free trade may be the most sure means of facilitating an increase of the stock ; it may also be true that free competi tion, by creating new wants, may increase produc tion ; but this is only applicable to substances the production of which is unlimited, as silk, wool, cot ton, &c. Economical science is at fault if it thinks those same principles are applicable to rags, which are not sown, or planted, or reaped ; to rags which are not created at will, and which the great pro ducer of this substance —that is to say everybody— endeavour§ to produce as little as possibl-,, mna word, rags are not merchandise the production of which can be increased according to the demand for them. When all the countries of Europe come to buy up in our market all the rags they want, without any one of them being able to restore us this primary material, there will not be one pound more of rags in existence ; only rags will be much dearer, for the demand will increase the price all the more as the quantity will not be greater. We are aware that it is not proposed to make the exportation perfectly free, which is now abso lutely prohibited, Protection would be substituted for prohibition. But what does this protection signify if it is but a nominal barrier to the exportation of rags,--if England who, above all things, wants our raw ma terial, finds it worth her while to buy up rags in France, even under the duty of 12f. per 100 kilo grammes, which the Bill proposes to establish ? The report declares that protection to be suffi cient. It would represent 25 per cent. on the ave rage price of white rags, which the project of the Government estimates at from 50f. to 55f. the 100 kilogrammes. But when that price, which is already no longer the average, shall have increased when free exportation will have raised the price of rags to 64f. or 65f. the 100 kilogrammes, the duty of 12f. will not represent more than a protection of from 18 to 19 per cent.—that is to say, an insuffi cient protection to enable France to keep her rags. For, is it not evident that the value of the produce must be determined by the market price when that price is highest ? It is therefore on the London market price of rags-80f. to 90f. the 100 kilo grammes—that the duty ought to be calculated, which it is proposed to substitute for prohibition. We shall not dwell upon the serious errors con tained in the report on the Bill respecting the tariff of duties ou the exportation of ;rags for making paper, and which the delegates of the French paper manufacturers have justly pointed out in the vari ous publications we have before us. But we cannot help observing that, as regards rope upon which the authors of the Bill propose to fix an export duty of 3f. per 100 kilogrammes, that duty does not represent 20 per cent. of the value, unless old rope is estimated at 13f. to 15f. Now, the price of old rope has never for many years been under 25f. ; it varies actually between 34f. and 36f. We go further :—ln April of this .present year the Minister of Marine sold his old ropes at Toulon at 46f. the 100 kilogrammes ; at Lorient, in the following month of May, at 53f., that is to say, nearly as high as good white rags, and which is explained by the quality, fibre, and solidity which old ropes give to paper. Finally, the report declares that the paper trade is not interested in the exemption of all export duty on woollen rags, because they are not used in the fabrication of paper, or at least in very small. quantity. We may be allowed to observe that woollen rags arc largely used in making packing paper and pasteboard; that our manufactures of tinted paper make large use of woollen rags to make without mixture tapestry paper, which may compete in price in foreign markets with the best English paper hangings. The free exportation of woollen rags would thus deprive our interesting fabrication of coloured pavers of this superiority. But may not considerations of a higher order than those which touch even the interests of a great branch of industry, the annual production of which figures at 80 millions of francs, be indi cated here ? The proposed law, bringing as an inevitable con sequence an increase in the price of paper, must modify the economical conditions of the French publishing trade. This law becomes an obstacle to the development of progress in literature and science—to the diffusion of every branch of human knowledge; it tends to deprive the work ing classes of all those books which are meant to instruct or to amuse them, to touch their heart and intelligence; it will be prejudicial to the fine arts—drawing, engraving, music, the inspiration of which paper receives, preserves, and multiplies. And what especially must not be lost sight of is, that French ideas have no more active, more powerful agents of propagation than books; that, thanks to them, the influence of our literature, of our customs, of our civilisation grows and spreads throughout the world. If our books become more rare, if their price increases, it is that influence of the French name which will be les sened. Is this what the legislator aims at ? " Commercial relations," says the report, " can only established between nations in a durable and useful manner by means of reciprocal and honest concessions." We seek in vain here for such a reciprocity. We see clearly what England wishes to obtain from us in this affair; we do not see what she offers in return, unless it is, by a bitter derision, the free entrance of French paper on the other side of the Channel, when England at any price will buy up in our markets the indispensable material for making our paper. What requirement is there for our paper in England, which produces already more paper than she consumes ? In fine, the passing of the law for the free ex portation of rags would inevitably lead to the ruin of a portion of the manufacturers of French paper. The Legislative Body will surely not give its sanc tion to so fatal a measure. THE HARVEST IN CANADA. —The weather is most propitious for the growing crops, which in this neigh bourhood never looked better. The young wheat, oats, and the hay are doing splendidly. Every kind of garden stuff is also flourishing satisfactorily. Quebec seems to be pre eminently favourable to the growth of small fruits, such as gooseberries, currants, strawberries, raspberries, and others. The whole country abounds with strawberries—they aro in every field, and even flourish along either side of the roads. —Letter from Quebec, June 15. HIGH PRICE OF 13liTCHER'S MEAT.—At a nume rously attended meeting of the operative classes residing at Stratford and its vicinity, the following resolution was adopted :—" That the present high price of butcher's meat places that portion of our daily food beyond the reach of the operative classes, and we therefore strongly urge the necessity of abstaining from such food until it is sold at a more reasonable price." A committee was formed to arrange for holding an aggregate meeting on the same subject at Manby-park, Stratford-grove. [AvvEwrisEMENT].—Holloway's Pills and Ointment : — Cherish hope. Let no sufferer despair of care 'till a fair trial has been given to these incomparable medicaments. Marvellous cures are constantly reported of invalids being restored to health when all hope had long since vanished. All complaints of the chest, all irregularities of the heart, all impurities of the blood, all derangements of the stomach and liver, are banished by Holloway's preparations. The Ointment must be well rubbed over thejparts affected twice a-day at least, and oftener in urgent cases. The use of this Ointment, aided by Holloway's Pills, will cure all sores, ulcers, piles, fistulas, and skin diseases. However old, or all even t ua ll y y i eld, o b s tinate to their power, During Tuesday Rear-Admiral the Hon. F. T. Pelham, C.B. (one of the Lords of the Admiralty) went on board the guardship of steam-ordinary Wellington, 72, Captain Astley C. Key, C. 8., in Hamoaze, and inspected her. It is reported in Devonport that some other ship will be appointed to this duty, and the Tndus, 78, has been-named. Admiral Pelham went also on board the paddle wheel steam frigate Terrible, 21, Capt. Frederick H. H. Glasse, C,13., in Plymouth Sound, which subsequently got up steam and left for the Mediter ranean. She will be for the present at • claw fleet there, and her head-quarters will be at The new contract-built steam gui vessel Penguin, 4, was taken outside the Breakwater, Plymouth, on Tuesday, by Commander Risk, to prove her machi nery, the first trial not having proved entirely satisfactory. She returns to Hamoaze. A trial of the machinery of the screw steamship Orion, 91, Capt. J. B. Frere, was made on Tuesday, alongside the jetty in the basin at Keyham steam yard. She was ordered to be taken out of the basin yesterday. The riggers have commenced their work on the lower masts of the paddlewheel steam sloop Geyser, 6, Commander George M. Jackson, at Devonport. The screw steamship St. George, 90, Capt. the Hon. Francis Egerton, slipped her moorings in Hamoaze on Tuesday, and went into Plymouth Sound. The screw steam gun vessel Viper, 4, Commander W. N. W. Hewitt, which arrived in Plymouth Sound from the West Coast of Africa on Monday evening, was appointed to be inspected yesterday by Captain Jerningham, of the gunnery ship Cam bridge, and to go up to Hamoaze, when her crew will be paid off. A committee appointed by the Great Yarmouth Town Council has met Col. Haddon, R.E., with respect to a site for a fort at the mouth of the har bour. A space of about three acres was selected and approved. The estimated expense of the works contemplated is stated to be from £lO,OOO to £20,000. Letters received from the fleet in the Downs state that they are ordered to Plymouth Sound thence direct. The Fire Queen, paddle, Master-Commander Paul, lit fires and got up her steam in the steam basin at Portsmouth yesterday, to test her machinery at the conclusion of repairs. Workmen are engaged on the sheer jetty in Portsmouth dockyard in putting together Jones's target of ships' angular plate armour. The whole, when placed in position and in readi ness to be affixed to the Sirius target-ship, will weigh about 25 tons. Several other targets are already attached to the sides of the Sirius's broad side for experimental gunnery practice. Two of them consist of slabs of 4-inch iron, 15 feet 9 inches each in length, by 3 feet in breadth. One of these consists of three-quarters scrap and one-quarter puddle. The other slab is composed of all scrap iron. Two other targets on the Sirius's side may be termed " chain armour," as it is composed of half-inch round steel bars interlaced with each other, and re presenting a flat and closely wicker-worked iron hurdle. Six of these are bolted together, and then present a mass of chainwork protruding 11 inches from the sides of the vessel it is intended to protect. Two other targets have yet to arrive, and be at tached with the others to the Sirius's side. The experiments will be under the superintendence of Capt. R. S. Hewlett, C. 8., of her Majesty's ship Excellent. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION. The Volunteers went punctually to their .work yesterday, and continued it steadily ; from morn till dewy eve the sharp crack of their rifles was heard from the line of firing tents. But it was not a day of many decisive results; only one series of prizes could be declared as gained, and that the second on the list. Unless the points made run high, and settle the contest at once, behind the few highest follow a long tailing of " ties," that must be " shot off" before the winning list can be made up. This is the state of the competition for the Association's prize of 20 rifles, the silver medal, and the right of competing for the Queen's prize of £250, which is allowed to the second best 20 in the contest for the rifles of honour. The places of 40 champions have to be fixed ; those of 15 are ascer tained, but five more have to ascend into the first list, and the firing of ties for the second list was stopped yesterday by the shades of evening that closed over the expectants, who were just near enough to the high numbers to make missing a point very vexatious. The hour of dusk, according to Sir Lucius O'Trigger, furnishes " a good small sword light," but will not do for a long shot. The firing was stopped when still short of the decision point, and many of the ties for the Association prizes have to be determined this day. The follow ing 15, however, may be considered winners of prize rifles : Henry—Edinburgh 17 points. Sharp-9th Sussex .. 17 „ Bainbrigge—lst West York .. 17 „ Collinson—Gth North York .. .. 16 „ Pout--sth Kent .. 16 „ Burgh-10th Gloucester •• •• 15 I , May-sth Sussex •• •• •• 15 ~ Baker—Bristol • . . • • • • . 14 ~ Wood—Edinburgh .. .. 14 „ Fielding-Ith Flintshire • . 14 „ Jenkins-sth Glamorganshire .. 14 ~ Jackson-32d- Kent .. .. 14 ~ Caiger-2d Middlesex .. .. 14 ~ Cocks-11th Middlesex 00 .1, 14 „ Phillips-Ist Shropshire Of 14 ~ The prize decided yesterday was that given by Mr. Gye, as a commemoration of the Volunteer Ball, in Covent-garden Theatre. It is a money prize; £lOO to the best shot, and four sums of £25 to the next highest number of points. The conditions were—five rounds each person, at the three ranges of 300, 500, and 600 yards. The following are the names of the Winners :-- Points. Whomes-4th Kent.. 20 XlOO Sandford—St. George's 19 25 Robertson-10th Perth .. •• 19 25 18 25 Dove-91st Lanark .. .. .. 18 25 Murray-Ist Perth .. • • There are four ties in this list to be " s h ot off " to-day, but as the res ult will not aff ec t th e pr i ze, and merely places the winners in an order of pre cedence, h b a t bl e t i esc they e will Waive the right. The is the mos t comp li cate d r ce h d e e nce, firing i t i s between pro part of the proceedings. The number of the prizes has been increased by Mi s s Conti's, who offers one of 50 guineas, open to all comers, with any description of rifle ; to be fired from a rest, at the range of 1,000 yards. The pool shooting at the " Aunt Sally" targets has proved so attractive to the public that it is in tended to devote more of the butts to this unre stricted competition. The following is an outline of the arrangements on the ground to-day : " The tics of the all comers' at the C and D ranges will be shot off to-day at 9 a.m. " The ties of the winners of Mr. Gye's prizes will be shot at 9.30 a.m., unless arranged by private agreement. " The tics of Volunteers, to decide the firing for the Association's silver medal and the right to com pete for the Queen's prize of £250, will be shot at 11 a.m. " Mr. Fairbairn's prize, of a Whitworth rifle, will be shot for, by the foreign competitors, at 11 'a.m.; and Miss Coutts's prize, of 00, at 2 p.m." ast The firing yesterday ceased at half-p 6.