The Sun. — London, England, 1860-07-19 00:00:00

• e at the ion"- , near Na , • u e a - nrll,—t op : efat cis 9 1 fr Q 4,, / ,ti ( 114411 . 41Z. *l t 4 fY • Ap All*. • -s=-1, .;•3 • • I 'OS — - a • - . 6, „am; . ~ :No, ,„-t** , I • - \ l 4 4S I P- .2 ejjp" j 1 E Ault, .4 s )11oir. • ••••••• . • S PAP E R GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.- On SUNDAY, July 22, a CHEAP EXCURSION TRAIN will leave Paddington at 7.45 a.m., for OXFORD, (fares 6s. 6d. and 45.); Banbury (88. and 58.) ; Leamington and Warwick (10s. 6d. and 65.) ; Hirmingham (12s. and 75.); West Bromwich,Wednesbury, and Bilston (12s. 6d. and 7s. 6d.); and Wolverhampton (13s. and Bs.) Returning' the same day from Wolverhampton at 7 p.m., and' Intermediate Stations as per handbills. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING„TuLY 19,--1860. OiREAT WES TERN RAILWAY.- CHEAP EXCURSIONS to the NORTH, allowing one, two, or three weeks.—On MONDAYS, the 23d and 30th of July, and 6th of August, EXCURSION TRAINS will leave Paddington at 10.20 a.m., for Oxford (11s. and ss. 6d.) ; Ban bury (143. and 68. 6d.) ; Leamington and Warwick (18s. and 88.); Birmingham (20s. and 9s. 6d.) ; W es t B romw i c h , Wed nesbury, and Bilston (21s. 6d. and 108,); Wolverhampton (225. 6d. and 108. 6d.); Wellington and Shrewsbury (278 6d. and 13s. 6d.) ; Oswestry, Llangollen Road, Wrexham, and Chester (335. and 155.); Birkenhead and Liverpool (375. and 175.), passengers having the option of returning either on the 30th July, or 6th or 13th of August—from Liverpool at 10.30 a.m., and Intermediate Stations as per handbills. No. 21,211. PlucE 4 1) . STAMPED, 5D I'UBLICATIONS. SPORTING 1N TELL IGENVE. AQUATICS. clay was 71.8 deg.; in the sun the highest was 114 0 deg. during the forenoon, yet the very in strument which had read thus high before the eclipse fell to 65 7 during it. The lowest temperature during the time, of the eclipse was, on the grass 60 2 deg., between two and three p.m. These particulars, combined with the table, will, I trust, be satisfactory as far as tnetftrology is con cerned. the brief instant of his doing so found that all the phenomena were distinetly>visible to the unassisted eye. THE GRAND NATIONAL R,RGATTA. The interest in this great aquatic meeting at Putney to morrow (Friday) and Saturday, under the-management of the Thames Subscription Club is materially increased by important additions in the entry list. For the Champion four-owed race, which has brought to London men of the greatest renown, the contest being open to the Whole world, there are now five crews as follows : • - • The Thames Crew, Putney.,7Thomas Pocock, Joseph Wise, Thomas White (who is matched to row Robert Chambers for the Championship of the Thames), Henry Kelly (the ex-champion), and William Peters, coxswain. The Lord Kilmorey Crew, Ne*astle.!—John 11. Clas per, E. Winship, Robert Chambers (Champion of the Thames and Tyne), Henry Clasper, and Robert clasper, Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., B 0 N 73' AN D FRE E. BY THE AUTHOR or "CASTE," &c. Of the font. - cloud masses.. which had become. visible, that on the upper 'border • was the most extended and serrated. It was more thin 30 deg. iu extent ; . with an altitude in the highest part Tof, about 30sec. t . Noce of the, clouds exceeded 1 min. or 1 min. 10 sec. in • height. The lieutenant could not discern any rose . or:pink colour in either of them, but they all resemblcd irregular masses : clodds ,of leaden hue, :fringed .with bright light., more espeCially at the edges farthest from the sun. Ws companion, Mr. 11aytdontl;perecived the same colours. • • "A very good novel. The plot is well put together, and the whole is capitally written."—Chronicle. "A clever and interesting' novel . It has great po wer , an d the story is well sustained.' — Literary Gazette. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. — TEN DAYS' EXCURSION to the WEST of ENG LAND, offering facilities for visiting Tavistock, Truro, Penzance, Land's End, &c. On SATURDAY, July 21, an EXCURSION TRAIN will leave Paddington at 8 a.m., and Reading at 0.5 am., for Weston-super-Mare, Highbridge, Bridgewater, and Taun ton, fares 20s. and 14s. ; Tiverton and Exeter, 225. and 16s. ; Barnstaple and Bideford, 30s. and. 20s. ; Wtarcross, Dawlish, and Teignmouth, 255. and 175.: Newton, Torquay, Paignton, and- Totnes, 275. and 18s. ; and Ki n g s bridge-road and Ply mouth, 30s. and 205., returning on Tuesday, July 31, from Plymouth at 6 a.m., and intermediate stations as per hand bills. - -....,. Passengers wishing to proceed to any station on the Tavi stock, Cornwall, or West Cornwall Railways, will be fur nished at Plymouth, upon producing their Excursion Tickets, with Ist, 2d, or 3d Class RETURN TICKETS, available up to the 30th July, at a single fare for the double journey. 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, Teignmouth, Torquay, and Paignton, 50s. first class, and 355. second class, Truro, 605. and 40s. And Penzance, 655. and 455. To parties of not less than three persons. To Weymouth and Dorchester, 355. and 255. ; to parties taking not less than four first or'six second class tickets. To the Isle of Man, Bangor, and Beaumaris, via Chester and Liverpool, 70s. and 50s. To Llandudno, via Liverpool, 675. and 475. To Carnarvon, via Llangollen and Llanberris, and to Bala and Dolgelly, via Llangollen, 705. and 50s. To Narberth-road and New Milford, for Tenby and Milford Haven.—Tourists' tickets, 725. and 509. ; 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, giving full particulars, can be obtained at the Com pany's offices and stations, or upon application to the Super intendent at Paddington. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAIL- WAY COMNY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN PA , That the next HALF YEARLY GENER4.I. IW.E.ETING f the PROPRIETORS of this COMPANY will be held at the Waterloo-bridge Station, Lambeth, on THURSDAY, the 9th day of August, 1860, at One o'clock p.fn, precisely, when the Directors will submit a report on the affairs of the Company. a Dividend will be declared, and the general business of the Company will be transacted. And notice is hereby further given, that at the said meet ing it is proposed to submit for the consideration and deci sion of the Proprietlrs the creation and disposal of such Share Capital of the Company as shall have been authorised by Parliament, and as than remain undisposed of. The books of the Company. for the transfer of stock and shares, will be closed from Thursday, the 26th day of July, till Thursday, the 9th day of August, 1860, both days in clusive. By order. L. CROMBIE, Secretary. Waterloo-bridge Station, London, July 14,1860. METROPOLITAN RAILWAY COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Directors of the METROPOLITAN RAILWAY COMPANY have this day made a CALL of el. per Share on the Shares of the Company, payable on or before the 16th day of August next, at the London and Westminster Bank, Lothbury; or the London and County Bank, South Sea House, Threadneedle street, London. Interest at the rate of 1...5 per centum per annum will be allowed for money paid in advance of Calls, and a similar rate of interest will be charged . on all Calls in arrear. _ _ . —.. By order of the Board. JOHN HENCHMAN, Secretary. No. 17, Duke-street, Westminster, July 18, 1860. G REAT INDIAN PENINSULA RAILWAY COMPANY. The DIRECTORS pre prepared to receive LOANS on De bentures of 2100 and upwards, for Five or Seven Years, from the Ist July inst., at 5 per Cent. per Annum interest; pay ment of both principal and interest being guaranteed by the Secretary , of State for India in Council, and the interest being payable Half-yearly, on the 10th January and 10th July, at the London and County Bank, Lombard-street, London, by means of Coupons attached to the Debentures. Forms of Proposal may be obtained on application at this Office. THOS. B. WATT, Secretary. Company's Offices, 3, New Broad-street, London, E.C., 13th July, 1860. TWENTY-THIRD REPORT of tlid DIRFCTORs of the COMMERCIAL BANK of LON DON, for the Half-year ending June 30, 1860. At the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Share holders, held at the Banking-house, Lothbury, on TUES DAY, the 17th July, 1860. DIRECTORS. MARK HUNTER, Esq., Chairman. John Alfred Chowne, Esq. Robert Stracey Price, Esq. James Clay, Esq., M.P. John Savage, Psq. George Clive, Esq., M.P. I T erbert Taylor, Esq. Jonathan Hopkinson, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. William Jackson, Esq., M.P. Thomas Winkworth, Esq. Sir Joseph Paxton, M.P. MANAGER—Mr. Alfred Richard Cutbill. SOLICITORS—Messrs. Upton, Upton, and Johnson, and Messrs. Norris and son. Present—Forty-five Proprietors. The advertlsement calling the meeting was read. and after wards the following - 11 FPORT. The balance-sheet for the half-year exylincr 30th June-last, which the directors have now to submit to the shareholders, shows a net profit (including: £1.25 4s. Pd. brought forward from last account) of £16,535 13s. 4d., after paying all ex penses of management and making provision for bad and doubtful debts. The directors are therefore enabled to recommend a divi dend for the half-year ending 30th June last at the rate of £8 per cent. per annum, free of income-tax, making, with the dividend already paid, 7i per cent. for the past 12 months. After payment of this dividend, which will require £12,000, there will remain a balance of £55125. to be carried forward to new aeceunt, £3,984 lie. 4d. having been allowed for rebate on current bills not yet due. The dividend will be paid on and after 28th instant. In compliance with the provisions of the deed of settlement the following Directors, viz., John Alfred Chowne, Esq., Jonathan Hopkinson, Esq., and Joseph Thompson, Esq., re tire from office, but being eligible offer themselves as candi dates for re-election. July 17, 1860. COMMERCIAL RANK OF L')NDON. BALANCE-SHEET TO 30TH JUNE, 1860. DR. . .. _ Capital 5ub5cribed.............. £1,500,000 Capital paid-up, £2O each on 15,000 shares.... £300,000 0 0 Guarantee fund.. .... •. 2 • • ... 75,000 - 0 0 Balances due to the customers of the bank.. 979,708 19 10 Balance of undivided profit, 31st December, 1852 ............. 1,285 4 3 Net profit for the half-year end ing 30th June, 1860, after pay ing income tax and deducting all charges and expenses, and making provision for bad and doubtful debts. ....... ........ 15,250 9 1 Balance carried d0wn.......... 41,371,244 13 2 Dividend at the rate of £8 per cent. per an nu, for the half-year ending 30th June, ' 1860 ... Rebate of interest on current bills carried to profit and loss new account 3,984 11 4 Balance carried to next half-year 551 2 0 £16,535 13 4 a. Cash in the bank an d at call, atthe Bank of England, Exchequer Bills, India Bonds, • and Government 5'ecuritie5................ 250,785 17 0 Bills cldscounted, loans on stock, and other se curities . . Strong-room, fittings, and furniture (premises held on lease) 3,000 0 0 £1,371,244 13 2 Balance brought down £16,53513 4 £16,53513 4 The report and balance-sheet having been read, It was resolved,—That the report and balance-sheet just read be approved, printed, and circulated amongst the Pro• prietors The Chairman, Mark Hunter, Esq., on the part of the Directors, declared a dividend on the paid-up capital of the Company, at the rate of £8 per cent. per ann , an for the past half-year. free from income tax, payable on and after Satur day. the 28th inst. Resolved—That the following- Directors, viz.:— Joseph Alfred Chowne. Esq., Jonathan Hopkinson, Esq., and Joseph Thompson, Esq., 'who gO out of office in pursuance of the Deed of Settlement, be re-elected Directors of this Rank. Resolved—That the thanks of this meeting- be presented to the Chairman and Directors, for their attention to the affairs of the Bank during the past half-year. Resolved—That the thanks of the Shareholders be given to the Manager, Mr. Cutbill, and the other officers of the Pang, MARK HUNTER, Chairman. COMMERCIAL BANK OF LONDON.__ The Directors HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that a ram .- , ND on the raid-up Capital of the Company, at the J une °l tg Per cent. per annum, for the half-year ending 30th la wi a l B6o, free from income tax, will be PAYABLE at the 2 .Bth . u Z Rouse, in Lothbury, on and after SATURDAY, the 'nat. By order of the Boar d, bat A. R. CHTB ILL, Manager. ed Jul Y 17 , 1860. and sCIEN NTAL • SENTS.— ORNAMENTAL ent TTFIC---ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, t, ant assortm and Dinin • of new and eleg k Inkstands, . ~.., doom , conststinz a obehs 8, I ball - Of V t'•o ~Bgures, Gr ups Candlesticks, wiam-room, Library, Italian,A a beautiful inlaid Tables, Pa' weights, 810., in I mported and ter, Marble, Bronze Dertiyshire Spar, lire. to her manufactured by JAMES TENNANT. Mineralogist aiost, 149, Stand, W.C., London. SHELLS , 14,. 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This work embodies a wide 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. London : Piper and Co., Paternoster-row. Just published, price 25., free by post, 2s. 4d., SPERMATORRIICE A. By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.E., And formerly Surgeon to the Meqopolitan_infirmary for the O N Cure of Strictures of the Urethra. " of the author is to present a common-sense view orthe Causes, Nature, Consequences, and Treatment of this Disease,'as also to free these questions from the Professional Fallacies, the Popular Delusions, and the exaggerations of Quackery by which they have hitherto been surrounded, to the destruction of the health and happiness of thousands. 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" Gabriel's treatise should be read by all who value health their system will save much money and more annoyance."— Morning, Herald. For obvious reasons it is necessary particularly to note the name, and that the entrance to the city establishment is up the private passage between Benson, the silversmith's, and he State Fire Insurance Office.— Liverpool, Duke•street. $, GREAT MARLBOROUGH-STREET, W., NEAR THE PANTHEON. , DR. CULVERWELL, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Licentiate of Midwifery, and Apo thecaries' Hall, London, can be consulted daily (only) as above, on all cases of Nervous Debility, Languor, Incapacity, Loss of Memory, Sterility, and all Functional Derangements of both Sexes, emanating from early and excessive .indul gences Has Just published, price ls. ; by post, 1: stamps, 18 sealed, No. 4, An entire new and orizinal Work, entitled ' OURSELVES. Synopsis: The Physiology and Anatomy ot our Generation The Origin of Disease—Symptoms, Treatment, and Cure. 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Te be had of Mann, 39, Cornhill ; and the Authors. Advice to the 'Working• Classes. fee Half-a-Guinea. Dr. Culverwell, consulting. assistant and sole successor to his late brother, R. J, Culverwell. M.D. CITRTIS ON MANHOOD NEW EDITION : A. MEDICAL ESSAY ON DISEAS NERVOUS AND GENERA TIVE J us t Published, tke 125th thousand, wl 3 th a r i nmerons plates, in a sealed envelope, price is., sent post paid, by the Author, f;;li d 2 styampsßooksellers, or , M_AIiNITAHTOITORDE : D t E ,h c e L C IN A E U , S w - E i : t h an p d la C in Uß D E of PRE 'Perfect Resto ration to Health and Vigour. ByJ. L. CURTIS, irections for . i 5, A ' Abermar l e -street, PiccaON diIIEyNTS, London. CT INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological Structure and Functions of the Reproductive Organs. CHAPTER IL—Causes of Supermatorrhcea and Impotence; gences ; Dangers of Neglect. 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Sundays, 10 to 1 NOTTINGHAM RACES..—WEDNESDAY. The Portland Handicap Plate of 50 sovs., for all ages. Winners extra. One mile. Mr. W. Cappe's Corona, 3 yrs, 7st 3lb (Challoner) 1 Mr. Wilson's Bucephalus, 5 yrs, 7st (Hodkinson) 2 Mr. T. Cliff's Medusa, 2 yrs, Est (Taylor) 3 The following also ran :—Weatherproof and Rara Avis. Betting-7 to 4 agst Weatherproof, sto 2 agst Rare Avis, 3 to 1 agst Corona: Won by five lengths; half a length between the second and third—the others well up. The Nottingham Nursery Plate Handicap, of 100 soya, for 2-yr• olds ; winners extra. Half a mile. 35 subs. Mr. Jackson's Longshot, 7st llb (in. 51b ex.) (Bullock) 1 Mr. Singleton's Meyerbeer, 7st 61b (Charlton) 2 Mr. Gilby's Stitch in Time, 6st E1b.... (11. Grimshaw) 3 The following also ran :—Charybdis, Southport, Foxhead, Sacerdos, Morella, Bayonet, Eastern Princess, and Wil loughton. Betting-6 to 4 agst Sacerdos, sto 2 agst Longshot, 7to 1 agst Morella, 10 to 1 agst Stitch in Time. Won by a neck; a length between the second and third; good fourth. The Chesterfield Handicap of 10 soya eack, 5 ft, with 50 added; second to save his stake; winners extra. One mile and a half. 21 subs. . . _ _ Mr. Gilby's Flash in the Pan, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (Challoner) 1 Mr. Thomas's Athos, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (carry 6st) (H. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. SA indell's Informer, 3 yrs, sst 10lb ....(Midgley) 3 The Baronet and The Greek also ran. Betting-5 to 2 each agst Informer and Athos, 4to 1 agst The Greek, 5 to 1 agst Flash in the Pan, 8 to 1 agst The Baronet. Won by a neck ; two lengths between second and third, bad fourth. The Bonney Park Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 added; for 2-yr-olds, colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Allowances and penalties. T.Y.C. 26 subs. Colonel Towneley's Doefoot, Bst 6lb (inc. 31b extra) (J. Snowden) 1 Mr. Henry's Vergis-mein-Nicht, Bst 31b (G. Fordham) 2 Mr. Jackson's Longshot, Bst.7lb Jacqueline filly and Lava also ran. Betting-5 to 2 each agst Lava and; Doefoot, 3to 1 agat Vergis-mein-Nicht, 5 to 1 agat Longshot.. Won by three lengths ; a length between the second and third. A Selling Handicap of 5 sous each, with 30 added. The winner to be sold for £5O. T.Y.C. 4 subs. Col. Towneley's Griffin, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (J. Snowden) 1 Mr. Jackson's Swertha, 3 yrs, 7st 21b Mr. Lincoln's Necklace, 2 yrs, 6st (Taylor) 3 Mr. Phillip's Sir Joseph, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Charlton) 4 Betting-7 to 4 agst Griffin, sto 2 each agst Swertha and Necklace. . , Won by it length; a neck between the second and third. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas •;' three-yr-olds, 7st 71b ; four, 9st ; five, 9st 61b ; six and aged, 9st 91b. Two miles. 9 subs. Mr. 'Williams's Convivialist, 3 yrs ' 7st 71b (G. Foram) 1 Mr. Jackson's Syringe, 3 yrs, 7st 71b .. (Bullock) 2 Mr. Cappe's Corona, 3 y rs , 7 s t 71b (E. Forster) 3 Eskdale and Informer also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Convivialist, 6to 2 agst Syringe, 4 to 1 each agst Eskdale and Corona. Won by a length ; bad third. The Grand Stand Stakes of 30 soya, added to a Sweep stakes of 5 sovs each, for all ages. Optional selling weights. T.Y.C. 3 subs. Col. Towneley's Griffin, 4 yrs (L2O). 7st 131 b (L. Snowdqn) 1 Mr. T. Cliff's Duplicity, 2 yrs (£3O), sst lib .. (Taylor) 2 The betting opened at 6to 4 on Duplicity, then changed to 6 to 4 on Griffin, and ere the start took place 7 to 4 was again laid on Duplicity. Won by half a length. The winner was bought in for 60 guineas. The Forest Plate Handicap of 50 sovs for all ages. Win ners extra. Five furlongs. 22 subs. Mr. Saxon's White Rose, 3 yrs, Est 111 b (inc. slb extra) (Mid gley) 1 Mr. Jackson's Swertha, 3 yrs, Est 71b .. (11. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Drummond's Yooicks, 3 yrs, Est 91b .... (Edwards) 3 Mr. H. Coverdale's Rookawn, .2 yrs, Sat 101 b .... (Bird) 4 Betting-7 to 4on Yooicks, 2to 1 agst White Rose, 10 to 1 agst any other offered. Won by six lengths ; bad third. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. GOODWOOD STAKES. 7to 1 agst Gridiron (offers to take 8) Bto 1 agst Tocher (taken) ' Bto 1 agst Satellite (taken freely) 9to 1 agst Avalanche (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Claire (taken) GOODWOOD CUP. 9to 2 agst Butterfly (offered) 6to 1 agst Starke (offered) 10 to 1 ag.t Satellite (taken) CT. LEGER. 350 to 100 agst Thozmant.y (taken) CANTERBURY RACES—WEDNESDAY. The City Plate (Handicap) of 50 sows. Certain winners extra. Round mile. Mr. S. Jacob's Estella, aged, Bst (car. Bst 41b) (J. Goater) 1 Mr. Swiudell's Simla, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (Holder) 2 Mr. P. Barling's Smut, 3 yrs, sst 121 b .. (Reeves) 3 The following also ran :—White Wave, Mercury, and Dove. No betting. - - Won cleverly by a length ; a bad third. The East Kenillandicap of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, with 50 added. Certain winners extra. About two miles. 17 subs. Mr. Gibb's Sailor, 3 yrs, Est 41b (French) 1 Mr. Mill's Remunerator, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (W. Sharpe) 2 Mr. S. Jacob's The Don, 3 yrs, Est The following also ran :—Joskin, Fly-by-Day, Philo mela, and Crinoline. Betting-6 to 4 agst Joskin, 2to 1 agst The Don. Won, after a fine race, by a head ; three lengths between the second and third. Philomela fell. The Bridge Stakes of 10 says each, 3 ft, with 50 added ; for two-yr-olds, 6st 121 b ; three, Bst 91b. Certain penalties and allowances. 7 subs. Nr. Mellish's Rupert, 2 y rs ,.6st 121 b (Mills) 1 Mr. Newland's Astarte, 2 yrs, 6st 121 b (Coulter) 2 Mr. Mundy's Wee Polly, 2 yrs, fist 121 b (Reeves) 3 Gillyflower filly and Limeflower also ran. Betting-5 to 2on Rupert, who won by a head ; two lengths between the second and third. Royal Agricultural Plate (Handicap) of 100 sovs. Win ners extra, &c. About one mile and a-half. Mr. Lambert's Clydesdale, 5 yrs, 9st 21b.... (J. Goater) 1 Mr. Kerridge na. Precursor, 4 yrs, Bst fib.... (Hornsby) 2 Mr. Lemon's Hetman, 3 yrs, 7st (French) 3 The following also ran :—Marwell, Soapy Sam, and Smut. Betting- 6 to 4on Clydesdale, 3to 1 agst Hetman, sto 1 agst any other. Won by a head ; a length between the second and third. Soapy Sam was fourth. The Barham Downs Stake, a sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added. Optional selling weights, &c. Round mile. 6 subs. Mr. Jones's Emotion, 4 yrs (£ 3O ) , B s t 61b (Searle) 1 Mr. Milne's Fanscombe, 3 yrs (L3O), 7st 51b .. (Sharpe) 2 Mr. Roe's Nugget, 3 yrs (£3O), 7st 21b . (Mills) 3 80-Peep, Little Bob, and Soapy Sam also ran. Betting-6 to 4on Little Bob, 2to 1 agst Fanscombe, 4 to 1 agst Emotion. Won by a length ; three lengths between the second and third. The winner was sold to Viscount St. Vincent for 54 guineas. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas ; three-yr-olds, Bst 21b ; four, 9st 41b ; five, 9st 91b ; six and aged, 9st 111 b. About two miles. Mr. Saxon's Defender, 4 yrs, 9st 41b • (Midgeley) 1 Mr. G. Lambert's Clydesdale, 5 yrs, 9st 91b (J. Goater) 2 Mr. Newland's Philomela, 3 yrs, Bst 21b (Sharpe) 3 Weatherbound also ran. Betting-6 to 4on Defender. Wo'n by six lengths; a bad third. bolted. The Welter Handicap of 40 sous; certain winners extra; gentlemen riders ; professionals 61b extra. About one mile and a half. 11 subs. Viscount Vincent's Emotion, 4 yrs, lOst (Capt. Carter )t1 Mr. P. Barling's Romeo, aged, 12 st . ( Owner)t2 Mr. Charles's Marwell, 4 yrs, list 61b (inc. 61b extra).. 3 The following also ran :—Estella, Longrange, Pilot, and Dutch Drop. Betting—Even on Romeo. A dead heat; Marwell a bad third. For the deciding heat. Plumb was substituted for Captain Carter on Emotion, carrying 61b extra. The betting was 6t04 on Romeo. Won by a length and a half. The Garrison Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 30 added ; llst each. About one mile and a half. 4 subs. Weatherbound Captain Anderson's Cannie Bairn, 4 yrs, list 1 (C ap t a i n Weatherall) Mr. Eggerton's Dove, 4 yrs, list Brenda and Dutch Drop also ran. Won easily. GLORIOUS GOODWOOD.-YOUATT Wlll. GRAY'S advice for the Goodwood Meeting will be issued to-morrow. He advised Starke for the Goodwood Stakes, and Promised Land for the Cup last year. From the result of several trials just to hand he is again equally confident of success. Remember his late victories with Moorcock for the Liver pool Cup, and First Lord for the Northumberland Plate. Terms—the full week at Goodwood, ss. ; the Cup and Stakes, 2s. 6d., and per centage. Address 15, Charing cross, London. A horse at 20 to 1 will be Ist, 2d, or 3d, and a rank outsider at 50 to 1 will either win or be placed for the Stakes. Syringe was selected to win the Notting ham Handicap. KEW GARDENS.—The roses on each side of the grand promenade are now in flower; the orange and l emon trees are also in blossom ; the lawn is in most beautiful con dition ; an avenue of roses in that part of the garden behind the Old Museum is a sight highly attractive to visitors just now. coxswain The Confidence' Crew, Richmond.—Thomas Mackinney, Edward 8011, Walter Bell, John Mackinney, and an un known coxswain. The Hon. G. Denman's Crew, Lambdth.---Samuel Peters, Thomas Royal, William 'Martin, Robert Bain, and John Driver, coxswain. The A. P. Lonsdale Crew s ' 31anchester and Tyne.—J. G. Taylor, T. Matfin, A. Ault, Matthew Taylor, and T. Richardson, coxswain. The above crews are considered to be so remarkably evenly matched that no one can point out the probable winners amongst four of the five crews entered. An addition has been made to' the pair-oared race, open be the world, by which the list is as follows, being the best in point of first class we have seen for years . _ _ Henry Kelly, of Fulham, and Thomas White, of •Ber- mond sey: T. G. Taylor and Matthelk Taylor, of the Tyne. Henry Clasper and JohnlL Clasper, Newcastle. George Hammerton anci*George Francis, Teddington. Thomas Mackinney and John Mackinney, Richmond. Thomas Pocock, Lambeth, and Joseph Wise, Kew.. Robert Bain and William Martin, Lambeth. Samuel Peters and William Royal, Pimlico. The list of scullers is unchanged, there being thirteen in number.; and there are two apprentices' races, ono in ole. fashioned boats the other in outriggers. ' For the first of these are 14 competitors, and for the other 12. • The course will be between Putney and Hammersmith Bridges, with the tide for scullers and pair-oars, and from Putney to Chiswick Eyot, or vice versa for the fours. The races will commence at two o'clock each day. There are 12 on the list for Friday and nine for Saturday, and it is expected that the prizes, which are very liberal, will be presented by the gallant admiral, Sir Charles Napier, at the conclusion of the sport, on board the committee barge. The sport will, in all probability, be first'rate, and Mr. Henry C. Smith, the hon. sec. of the Thames Subscription Club, has an arduous duty to perform in making the ar rangements necessary for so great a meeting. THE GREAT ECLIPSE. The following brief statement of an important discovery, made during the eclipse, was received by telegraph last evening from an English savant attached to the expedition which proceeded to the north-east of Spain : MIRANDA, JULY 18. Our success has been couiplete. - We have two photographs of red flames, which prove that they belong to the sun. We have secured many photographs of other phases. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—Although the eclipse of this day will pro bably have been seen in London without inter ruption from clouds' sufficient to disappoint the ge neral observer, the sky was too much obscured in the direction of the sun to enable us to ascer tain the times of beginning and ending satisfac torily ; indeed, at the ending the sun' was quite invisible. At lh. 38m. 245., or ten seconds before the calculated time of commencement at this observatory, the eclipse had certainly not be gun. On the next view of the sun, at lh. 39m. 11s., the indentation of the moon upon his disc was very perceptible. I cannot speak positively. as to the precise time of commencement, but 1 imagine it must have been later than the moment predicted lh. 38m. 345.). probably by between 20 and 30 seconds. This difference can haYdly arise from absolute errors in the places of the sun and moon, though it is not too great to be produced by the correction which the assumed ratio of the diameters may require. With adequate ,Jnagnifying power on Mr. Bishop's 10-feet equatorial telescope, inequalities 'on the preceding and following limbs of the moon were very distinct ; they were great enough to render pretty certain the visibility of Baily's beads in the line of totality. Three solar spots were visible to the naked eye. At 2h. 29m. there was, to my eye, a ,perceptible diminution of sunlight, and the blue of the sky, in breaks towards the N.E., was certainly deepening. At 2h. 32m. sensibly cooler. At 211. 34m. the de crease in daylight was more perceptible, but a rather heavy nimbus cloud in the N.W. probably heightened the efl'ect of the eclipse. At 2h. 37m. a large expanse of clear blue sky in the south ; the blue was not of the ordinary tint—it appeared duller, or more of .an indigo-blue ; the air very chilly. At 2h. 42m.; about six minutes previous to the greatest eclipse, the deeper colour of the sky was very marked, in a break N.W. of the zenith. Near the horizon a mistiness had arisen,.obscuring objects which were distinct enough at the beginning of the eclipse. A.t 2h. 48m., about the time of middle, with the sun shining clearly, the light thrown over the grounds of the Park was yellow, as frequently remarked on previous occasions when the sun has been equally obscured. At 3h. the eclipse was evidently lessening its effects, and six minutes later there was a very con siderable difference in the blue of the sky, where it had been most changed. At 3h. 14m. the sun had almost recovered his full power. The following observations of the times of con tact of the m oon ' s limb with spots upon the sun's disc were taken by Mr. C. G. Talmage, assistant at. this observatory h. m. s. First contact with large dark 5p0t..... 1 54 51 Central bisection .. 1 55 32 Last contact 1 56 14 • • First contact of W. spot of two 2 44 9 Last contact 2 44 28 First contact of E. spot 2 44 44 Last c0ntact........ A dark spot wholly emerged 2 59 32 Another spot clear of the moon 3 26 20 At 2h. 30m. Mr. Talmage considered the sky much darker than five minutes previously, it had the appearance of a November sky just before a snow storm. At 2h. 37m. the light of the sky was similar to that of a summer's morning about half an hour before sunrise. At 2h: 49m. (the time of greatest Highgate Church, vi s ibl e a t th e commence nit co uld not be disc erne d ;i t was seen aga i n a t 30h: ia3 eclips e), I 1 At lh. 40m. th e th ermome t er stoo d a t at 2h. 30m. th e rea di ng was 69.3 d eg ., and :fi. 4h. 68 . 8 deg. Th us , towards the time of eeel greatest phage The temperature fell 1 deg. in 50 minutes, but only 0.5 deg. in the next hour and a half. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, J. R. HIND, Mr. Bishop's Observatory, Regent's Park, Wednesday night. TO THE EDITOR. OF THE SUN. Sir,—l beg to forward a few particulars of the meteorological phenomena observed to-day at this station. As mine is merely a meteorological, not astrono mical observatory, I shall not allude to any tele scopic observations but one, by which the error of my chronometer may be ascertained. The last con tact appeared to occur at 3h. 54m. 225. p.m. ; this is within lOseconds of the time calculated for Green. wich, so I presume my time is sufficiently near the truth for meteorological purposes. I shall also omit all reference to the effect on the landscape. I saw none beyond a diminution of the light, which, as in 1858, when I observed the annular eclipse at Oundle, bore more resemblance to the ap proach of a heavy shower than anything else; it should, however, be borne in mind that those who have been using coloured glasses on powerful telex scopes may, by that very fact, be led to form most erroneous opinions. I have selected a series of quarter-hourly obser vations, which will, I trust be sufficient for ordi nary comparison ; readings were, however, taken every five minutes from one to four p.m., and are available for those who may require them. In forming the annexed table two instruments have been used, which have been prepared for the occa sion by Negretti and Zamb ra. A b r i e f d escr i p ti on Bulb in Sun" is, as it s name i m pli es , con :tfrßtuhleaetcekd with the bulb of black glass, and is di vided to each degree on its own stem ; the other, "Black Bulb in Vacuum," is a similar thermometer, exce pt that , it is divided to half-degrees, and is p laced in an exhausted glass globe of about three i n ches in diameter. The barometer was only read occasionally, as the very careful observations in 1858 failed to show any variation which could be connected with the eclipse. The highest temperature in the shade during the In conclusion, .1 wish to refer to a Series of Ao tometrie measurements which have been Made .by means of prepared photographic paper, sections of which were exposed to the sun's rays for five ,mintitely intervals from 1 25 to 4 15 p.m.; the re sult is Et•grftduatd scale of fiats, of the lyzauty and utility of whiehtl: am not, of course, an impartial juige, but I shall intrust the record to Negretti for the purpose of having it copied (by photography) on a small scale for private distribution among those who are interested in such matters; they therefore can form their own opinions.—l am, sir, your ob3dien t-servant: G. J. SYMONS. 129, Camden-road Villas, July 18. METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONg,I CAMDEN-TOWN, LONDON, JULY 18, 1860. In Shade. ln Suh. Barci- ..,„.; 1 1 ' Dry Bulb Wet Bulb = O , Black - reduced .0.... Black Time. Thermo- Thermo- Bulb., Vacuum. in to Sea EQ. ~ meter. meter. Vacuum. Level. "` l 6 l -- Deg. Deg. : Deg. Deg. Inches. 0-10 9 a.m... 52 . 1 571, 614 719 29 . 867 7 10 a.m... ' 634 582 661 771 .. 8 11'a.m... 649 551 , 68 - 2 .794 .. 7 Noon .... . 654 58 . 5 - 671 811 3 ~ . ;1' 8 015 p.m. 671 59 - 4 . 74 . 6 '791 .. 7 030 p.m, 66 - 2 581 689 78 . 5 .. S 0 45 p.m. 674 '5Bl - 702 79 - 5 .. 6 1 0 p.m. 681 58 . 5 704 BP2 .. 7 1 15 p.m. 70.4 6Ol 791 969 • ' 8 1 30 p.m. 65%5 574 671 I 79 . 3 .. 8 145 p.m. 66'6 -581. 691 1 77 . 8' .. 8 2 0 p.m. 68 . 5 5 8 .9 72 . 3 84'2 • . . 8 2'15 p.m . 681 59 . 2 70 . 7 86 . 0 29 810 5 230 p.m. 057 . 5&1 67 . 8 761. .. - 5 2 45 p.m. 63.3 55 9 6:39 66.3 .. 7 3 0 p.m. 631 55.8 639 66..! .. 8 3 15 p.m. 639 571 651 599 .. 7 330 p.m. 63 . 7 56 . 0 651 . 69 . 3 2J *8 37 , 6 3 45 p.m. 644 574 659 72 . 6 .. 9 4 0 p.m. - 61 . 9 58 - J 66 . 9 73.3 .. 9 415 p.m. 641 574 659 69 0 . , 8 430 p.m. 534 - 56 . 5 619 684 . 29 .- 845 6 4 45 p.m. 631 561 641 .709 . • 5 5 0 p in. 64 . 5 577 . 649 72 . 5 .. . 8 6 0 p.m. '619 559 629 ' 634 .. 7 ,7 0 p.m. 599 524 . 609 55 . 5 . .. 9 THE ECLIPSE AND THE INSULATION OF AND THE TELEGRAPHIC, N THE ECLIPS. NSU LATION OF MIRES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—During the progress of the eclipse this day I made the following experiment to ascertain its effect upon the insulation of telegraphic wires. An iron wire ; No. 12, about 100 yards in length, was suspended between supports at an elevation of 38 feet, and insulated on porcelain inverts ; the bat tery power employed Mtiirhead's sulphate, 512 elements ; instruments, a suspension galvanometer having 30.500 turns of wire, No. 40 on each coil. The insulation of the wire as indicated by the needle showed a leakage at 2 p.m. of 1 a degree; at 2.51 p.m. it had increased to 31. At 3 p.m. the leakage or loss of electricity commenced to diminish, and at 7 minutes to 4 p.m. the needle showed a leakage of only 1 degree.—Yours, &e., July 18. OWEN ROWLAND. FROM A CORRESPONDENT OF THE POST. Whether the astronomers stationed in various parts of Spain and Algeria have attained the object of their anxious and laborious mission must for a few days at least remain a subject of uncertainty, regarding which it would be well to avoid alike sanguine and desponding presumptions. In London and its neighbourhood the sky was most unpropi tious, and at no period of the eclipse was the con stellation of the two planets visible quite free from clouds, although at times only so thin a stratum of watery vapours intervened between the planets and the eye as to admit of a fair inspection of the phe nomenon. 'Shortly before the period of the greatest phase of the eclipse the temperature sank consider ably, and the air came into irregular commotion. At that period all chance of observation with mag nifying instruments seemed lost, as dense masses of clouds, probably produced by the fall of the tem perature drove up from the west, and eclipsed both sun and moon together. But shortly after the greatest phase some intervals ensued, during which a fair telescopic view of the rugged dark outline of the moon, as projected upon the crescent of the sun, could be obtained. As the moon receded, a solar spot of considerable diameter was uncovered, and diversified a trifle the' monotony of the telescopic view. But soon a general spreading of high white clouds closed up the heavens, and prevented all fur ther observation. As we have promised our readers an account of the observations which we hope our astronomers have now enriched science with, it may not be amiss to recapitulate some former observations of eclipses, by which the red prominences on the margin of the sun first became a question of science. During the total eclipse of July 8, 1842, Arago and other astronomers observed dark or feebly-illuminated clouds, which he supposed to be situated upon the cir cumference of the sun, or at a trifling distance from it. These Clouds had a ruby or rose-red colour ac cording to some observers, and were assumed by Arago to belong to a third outer sphere, or solar envelope, consisting of gas, and having a somewhat imperfea transparency, according to Sir John Herschel. The total eclipse of the sun of July 28, 1851, contributed many facts confirming the opinion of Arago. To the account of the observa tions of the Astronomer Royal and M. Otto Struve we have to add a notice of those of Dr. Galle, who on that occasion was stationed at Frauenburg. He saw little detached clouds, which, by means of two or three threads, were connected with the hook shaped gibbosity. This hook-shaped excrescence corresponds to what in England has been termed the boomerang. The marginal excresences could be seen by means of the telescope, although slight clouds of the terrestrial atmosphere intervened, and could be identified within the corona with the naked eye. During the totality of the eclipse they quickly changed their shape. Dr. Lamont sup poses these red prominences to be produced by thin clouds, or masses of vapour, floating in our atmo sphere, and condensed by the depression of tem perature in the shadow of the moon. He thinks that all the phenomena which have been recorded agree perfectly with this explanation, and he has no doubt that in a hot climate, where the air con• tains a large quantity of vapour, it will be possible, by using a telescope of low magnifying power and considerable aperture, to trace these clouds to a much greater distance than has yet been done, and to prove by their motion and changes that they do not belong to the sun. The prominences were last observed by Lieu tenant J. M. Gtlliss, U.S., during the total eclipse of the sun on September 7, 1858, observed by him from a station near Olmos, Peru. He states that the night of the 6th, and until daylight of the morning of the 7th of September was bright and faultless; but just before sunrise a few banks of heavy cumuli formed over and near the distant mountains to the eastward, the part of the sky least obscured being in the direction of the sun. Some of the intermediate peaks became enveloped in fog banks at the same time, while the cirri stretched to near the zenith. The wind was then from the westward, and the atmosphere humid, under the in fluence of which the lower strata of clouds increased in number and density, and the sun continued invisible until after the eclipse had made consider able progress. By half-past six all the fog-banks to the north and west were drifting towards the valley of Olmos, and at seven there was no portion of the sky entirely unclouded. Whenever the sun became momentarily visible during that period the cusps could not be satisfactorily seen because of the masses of vapour continuously rolling across its disc. At about a quarter past seven there was a striking change, the whole mass of cumuli to the eastward was lifted towards the zenith, leaving that portion of the sky clear, and it was only by close examination that a delicate film of vapour could be detected between them and the sun. At this period the general light did not greatly differ in intensity from that of the moon when nearly full, though its colour resembled more that from burn ing spirit than that of the sun. Both intensity and colour changed under the feeble and gloomy illumination with perceptible rapidity, and for a minute before the first internal contact of the limbs the hills near appeared of a black hue. At from 12 to 15 seconds before the beginning of totality the entire luue, then perhaps 35 deg. in extent, broke up into masses of unequal length, showing detached portions wholly separated from the rest by dark lines. Within the ten following , seconds the remaining visible fragments had be come brilliant globules of nearly equal size, which differed from Baily's beads, as observed by Gilliss during the annular eclipse of September, 1838, by the darker spaces which separated them from one another. When the total obscuration took place, at nearly 31 minutes past seven, four masses of luminous clouds became immediately visible at as many posi tions of the lunar circumference. The observer re moved the screen of glass from his telescope, and in corona light flaslted..,dat, the ,instant of totality. It extended karthest froth the sun in lines atl.Wn from the • centre throUgh the solar clouds; `but was nowhere traceable more than 15 or 16 min. beyond the lunar disc: There -were no radial streamers, or hundlei of rays, but only a uniformly diminishing and slightly orange-tinted light. whose brightness and extent_ were apparently influenced by the mist film, as the colour of the clouds also may have been. Beyond the corona light, the colour of the sky was of a grayish-black. Oar readers are now in possession of facts which will enable them fully to appreciate the report of our astronomers regarding their mission to Spain. We hope that they will have compared notes before quitting that country, so that the, public may at once have the advantage of individual observations and the general expiTienee.- • AlißlVilk OF LOAD CLYDE IN . .RNGZAND. DONTR;i4VEDNESDAY EVENING. Lord Clyde arrived here from Calais this after noon, at a quarter past 3 o'clock, in the mail packet Alliance, on his returnt.OM India. As . soon as the Alliance drew towards the pier, th^ figt , •-&, of Sir Colin (as he was still called by eeery i.k,dv) was easily discernible on the quarter-deck. Ile was standing with his usual erectrressAind.looking much Abe same as when he embarked from the very spot to which the boat was now approaehing, except that the bionze on his countenance was a tinge deeper, and his hair a trifle grayer. The characteristic de cision and firmness of the old General were as easily recognizable as ever in his slightest move- Merit. On the vessel being moored, the Mayor of Dover . (Mr. J. C; Ottaway), accompanied by the Town Clerk, Mr. E. Knocier, proceeded on board to solicit from his Lordship the honour of wesent ing an address. A minute or two's conversation ensued, during which the crowd lining the Adaii ralty pier waved their hats and handkerchiefs and cheered enthusiastically. The Artillery Volun teers; untie:. Captain, Wollaston, with their . band, were in attendance as a guard of honour; but, owing to the short notice which - had been given of his Lordship's arrival, General Craufurd. tho com mandant of the garrison, and the ,other official per sonages, who, under other circumstances, would have been there, were not in attendance. The reception, therefore, was in all respects a civil one, Lord Clyde walking with the Mayor, and preceded by the mace, from the landing pier to Birmingham's Lord Warden Hotel, in the principal saloon of which the following address was presented to his Lordship in the presence of a very distin guished assemblage : "TO TIIE RIGIIT RON. BARON LORD CLYDE, D.C.L., &C. " May it please your Lordship, " We, the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the town and port of Dover, approach your Lordship on landing at this port, to offer you our warm welcome and congratula tions on your return to your native country from the ardu ous career which you have been enabled, by Divine Provi dence, to bring to a successful and happy issue in her Majesty's dominions in India. " We, in common with the nation, while lamenting the necessity that existed for your Lordship undertaking such a campaign, could not but admire the readiness with which your sword was placed at the service of your Queen and country. And we would now unite will the nation in wreathing the laurel crown to adorn the brow of the brave and intrepid soldier, the considerate General, and the ad mired of his army and country. "That your Lordship may long live happily to enjoy the honours which Her Most Gracious Majesty has so worthily bestowed upon you, in the confidence of the Crown, and in the affectionate esteem of Britons, who know how to appre ciate the sterling value of Britain's sons, is our earnest desire and hope. " Given under our corporate seal, at Dover, this 16th day of July, in the year 1860. "t J. C. OTTAWAY, Mayor." Lord Clyde, who appeared to labour under con siderable emotion, replied as follows : " Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen of the Corporation of Dover, —I cannot tell you how much I feel impressed at this re ception, which I was quite unprepared for ; but I can assure you no one could have a higher sense of the great honour that has been done this day to a simple soldier returned from the performance of his duty. I beg you will accept niy thanks, and believe how gratified I feel. Although I can not fittingly reply to the strong expression of approbation you have been pleased to convey to me, I entertain, I assure you, the deepest sense of this distinction." Turnir.g to the Rev. W. Yate, who wore his gown and bands, and who was the only representative of the clergy present, Lord Clyde continued,— " I beg, Sir, that you will convey to your brother clergy men how much I feel the great honour you have done me on this occasion, in meeting me on my return from the services of the field and the discharge of those humble duties which her Majesty and my commander did me the honour to intrust to me." At. the conclusion of his reply, Lord Clyde, who throughout was visibly affected, shook hands with the gentlemen of the corporation near him, who then withdrew. His lordship, who was accom panied by Major Alison and Colonel Stirling, his aides-de-camp, left by the 3 45 train for London; amid further demonstrations of joy at his safe return to the shores of England. (From the Times.) That felicity which is the boasted friend of the brave has brought to our shores at this hour of martial enthusiasm the most fortunate of our Indian warriors. When the public hear that Lord Clyde landed yesterday at Dover, and is now in town, they will feel the presence of one more un doubted soldier and trustworthy chief in this island. Lord Clyde is in every respect the man to justify this confidence, being not only a man of unflinching courage, of practised skill, of long and varied ex perience, and undisputed knowledge of his profes sion, but, what is more than all, of that success which is so often wanting to brilliant qualities, and which the greatest generals have ever declared to be at once the best test of ability and an indepen dent element in war. His career has so thoroughly eclipsed that of many contemporaries, that it takes some recollection to recall the men with whom he might be compared, for it is not every one who can now enumerate the great losses England has suffered during the last two wars. It is, however, only six years since there was a Colonel Colin Campbell in town, 'who was a Penin sular soldier, and had served with some distinc tion in China and in India. But there were many others of whom much the same could be said, and at that time there was every probability that the Colonel " unattached," with the scanty pay of his rank, in the decline of life, with no prospect of employment, and no particular interest, would sub side into the military gentleman of private life, whose history would have to be learnt fromhis own lips, and who would certainly have passed away without any record in these columns. But Fortune had other things in store for Sir Colin Campbell, and he proved himself won by of her favour. By a careful use of two grand opportunities, and by an exercise of the qualities most important in a soldier, even when they can scarcely be said to show them selves, Sir Colin has become Lord Clyde, with all the distinctions and honours Parliament and the Crown could bestow, and a fortune computed at hundreds of thousands. To rewards unprece dented since the days of Wellington oue thing only is wanting, and that is the life to enjoy them. Lord Clyde does not, like Wellington, return home to enter upon a new career at the age of forty-five. He is sixty-eight ; but he is young in spirit and in strength, and qualified to take a useful part in the military questions now growing into interest and importance. It has been observed of Wellington, and was cer tainly felt by himself, that, whatever his powers, he had not the opportunity of those brilliant enter prises which have placed his chief antagonist among the half-dozen great conquerors of history. Fortune itself had dictated his tasks, and impressed duty rather than glory on the successful results. Some thing of the kind may be said of Lord Clyde's career, but in a much more evident degree. His services show rather a struggle with fortune, and a rolling of the stone up the hill, than the sort of career the young cadet would choose for himself. Wal cheren, Vimiera, the retreat of Sir John Moore, h h e e B s i i d eg as e soa o , f we a r n e Corunn a, Barossa, pa V s i s t a t g o e ria o , f t t Sebastian, and the th i e s r sed brave Waterloo, soldiers, and to some of the trials which ma de the hard cradl e of this career. Sent, like In America, Captain Camp ara a ) b n e y l l e m except in quelplienrgioadnoifn_ s i u n rareetivity till th e fi rst ex pedition I nsurrection in Dem er he passed a low , i „ . n 1842. Twenty yea rs ago there seemedprospect of a soldi er past the o f life beginning a career of u se f u l ness an d very to meridian fame, and having the alternative of a Peerage or Westminster Abbey. Even the command of a regi- 47 * 4, t . 0.4 Z• keyed the dulltenotirnl inactivity 74 for sixor seve n y ears more . B u t the-yea • <;' s„ - politicNElPl S written itself in our finance - --our politics, and t ,ei very look of our populatien, is equally a turning point in the life of i n k4 v B a ritish. soldier. Colonel Campbell commanded a division throughout the Punjab campaign, and acquired such a reputation. as a brave soldier and a cautions - leader that he was •• subsequently intrusted . with va r io us expeditions the Hill tribes. ' .The command of a small disciplined force against an enemy having gene rally the advantage of numbers and position was exactly that to prepare a man. for more recent In dian emergencies. The Punjab, Pesha - cur and the Mountains of the north-western frontier, a s th e y have contributed the materials for the suppression of the Indian mutiny, so have they been the school s and Col: Campbell there acquired the experience which lie was afterwards to find so valuable. But few would have guessed six years ago the work still in reserve for the man who had been hunting dowit'sa.vages in their strongholds of Central Asia, and was now glad to be relieved of that duty, even at.the expense of idleness and poverty. There were greater men then in the service than Col. Campbell, but none wiser, or safer, or mom , fortunate. It was, doubtless, through a just appreciation of these qua lities that he commanded the Highland Brigade and Highland Division throughout the war in the Crimea. So good a man and such good troops were not to be thrown away. Gen. Campbell led his High landers at the Alma, and no doubt it was a comfort to everybody in the camp to know they were at Balaklava, which " the thin red line" nobly de fended when the foe had the temerity to attack it. They were too pr ec i ous t o b e wasted at Miceli -Ilan, or squandered in the inAuecessful attacks on the Iledan,.. So, when - they were wanted ; they Were found; and the man who interposed, an iron.wall between the enemy and our shipping w as spare d - for the mighty task of suppressing the Indian Mu, tiny. This he has done with characteristic eant; aon. and deliberation. His object has been to (h.) the work, not to catch at the glory of extraordinary 'achievements. India in. revolt, and the largest European army ever assembled on Indian s o il, were not things to be played with. Sir Colin would ran no risks. Instead of winning or losing India in one year, he - "--( make sure of it in two; at great cost, to be sure, but not at a greater cost than. we usually pay for assurance doubl= , sure. The Nere suit is that India is ours, Carr 1 ) li of 1854 is Lord Clyde, covered with well s - tarne d honours. Such is one.of the great prizes in The lottery of war. There were great names Elt years ago; some have sunk into obscurity; SOMO bgAve been quenched in mid-career ; some have only shown them selves on the scene to be intercepted. by envious fate on the very threshold of fame. Colonel Havelock, among many others, had then an equal right to expect that he would one day return to England loaded with Indian glory and spoil. What has made the difference, if we except the caprice of Fortune or the inscrutable will of Providence ? But one quality Lord Clyde has which truth should not overlook. He has never been the man to run. needlesi risks. And he has the qualities which in private life lead to fortune and position. When the adventurer who is always quarrelling with Fortune and deft ing her to do her worst flings away to-day all that he wo n y es t er d ay , t h e ma n o f sense keeps it and adds to it. He retains his fortune, his friends, his "actual advance, his prospects,. and opportuni ties. This has been Lord Clyde's rule through his military career. Retook ;toed - care of his soldiers, and took equal care' that. their merits should be known. He has given the mutineers no chance, Had he done so, and failed, he would have had no mercy shown him. In war, as in other things, there is no excuse for failure ; and Lord Clyde has shown a wise determination not to be beholden to excuses. Whatever people may object to his ope rations, to their cost in money and men, or to their tediousness, he has one answer which is sufficient --plat he has done th e wor k- w hich was to be done, and done it effectually. INTERNATIO.VAL STA TISTICAL CON GRESS. The various sections of the Congress resumed their sittings yesterday morning in the rooms set apart for their use in Somerset House and King's College. At the general meeting of the Congress, in the large hall of King's College, at two o'clock, Lord Brougham took the chair, in the absence of the Right Hon. T. M. Gibson, who was prevented from being present in consequence of having to attend a Cabinet meeting. The minutes of the meeting of yesterday were read and confirmed. Letters from Sir B. Brodie and the President of the Royal So ciety were read, stating that from illness and other causes they regretted they were compelled to be absent, but that they fully appreciated the objects of the Congress, and would use their best efforts to promote them. The SECRETARY then stated that severil valuable papers had been received, which could not be very well classified, but they would receive the attention due• to their import ance. Among them was one by Mrs. Baines, on "Wet Nurses" (laughter)—a medical paper by Dr. Marsden, and a paper by Dr. Crompton. of Man chester, on " The Statistics of Paper." When these papers were printed with the other records of the society, they would no doubt be highly appreciated by those who felt an interest in the subjects therein discussed. Dr. JARVIS, registrar of births, deaths, and mar riages, next rose to read a paper, but The CHAIRMAN said before their respected col league read his report he wished to make an obser vation. He regretted very much that Mr. Dallas, the Minister for the United States, was not present, because it appeared that a remark: which he had made at the opening meeting on Monday had been attempted to be turned into something disrespectful to the American Ambassador. He could only say he was very sorry that remark should have been so misconstrued. He never intended to say anything that could possibly be painful to our kinsmen in the United States, for whom he had the greatest re spect, though there were subjects upon which he and they differed. When he saw Dr. Delaney, a respectable coloured gentleman from Canada, in the room, he had merely mentioned it as a statistical fact, which it was, and a fact, he might be permitted to add, of no small importance. He only called the attention of Mr. Dallas to it in the same way as he would have invited the attention of their excellent colleague from Brazil, without the slightest inten tion of saying anything disrespectful to the Bra zilians. He hoped that Count de Repolda would also accept this explanation, as the Spaniards bad persons of various races in their possessions in the New World. (Hear.) The proceedings closed with votes of thanks to the noble and venerable chairman, and to the dele gates who had aderessed the meeting, and the proceedings were then adjourned till this day. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, July 18. The continued fine weather, while it exercises a depressing effect upon corn freights from the Black Sea and elsewhere, is diffusing a most reassuring influence among all other branches of industry in these northern parts of England, for the crops have a most healthy appearance, and the hay harvest promises to be one of the best we have had for some time back. The prices in the cattle market held here to-day have been lower than we have known during some weeks past, and the show of all kinds of stock was large. The following are the returns — Number of fat cattle, 719 ; store cattle, 84 ; sheep and lambs, 7,760 ; pigs, 295. Prices, beef 7s 6d to 9s 9d, and pork Gs to 7s per stone of 141 b, sinking the offal ; sheep 7d to Bd, and lamb Bid to 9d per lb. Trade excessively heavy. A considerable number of vessels have sailed from the Tyne this afternoon for distant ports. A new locomotive, of consider able power and novelty of construction, built by Messrs. R. and W. Hawthorn ; of this town, which will be shipped for Valparaiso, is being tried on the North-Eastern Railway. The cylinders , which are on the outside, are 17 inches in diameter, and have a2O inch stroke. The centre driving wheels are only 4 feet in diameter, low wheel s being better suited for the future operations of the engine than. high ones, as speed is not so much wanted as power. The engine is calculated. to run about 12 miles an. hour. It has 10 wheels in all —six driving wheels irnso constructed (like *which the fore part is and four smaller ones in front. Th ese latter form. v b a o nd ie w ; h 7 upon the two for e wheels of a carriage) that it can turn to either side to the exte n t of 21- inches, which will be a great assistance in taki ng s h ar p t urns . Th e lofhtahte is e ncgailnl called rests, ts", g tender is also very large, calculated to carry a con siderable quantity of water and fuel, whi c h latter will consist chiefly of wood. The chimney of the engine is constructed with the view of being suit able for wood fuel. It is so contrived that no sparks shall be allowed to fly from it, as, if it werf3not so, whole forests might be set on fire. On 'the left side of the engine is a small donkey en gine, for pumping the water from the tender into tl ie boiler. The engineman and fireman will be protet :fed from the weather by a covering, such as was erected on the engine for the Viceroy of Egypt, built by Messrs. R. Stephenson and Co. There are also a bell and whistle on the engine, which , whether they be used for announcing the approa ch of the engine , or for scaring the denizens of tb e South .American forests, will accomplish their o'oject s atisfaetorily. An engineer has been sent to .see the engine tried, and, if the experiments are succi Asful, to 01 •der others like her from the ssme firm. ::~~,~" MC