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THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That a a 'EC I AL GENERAL COURT o f th e sa id COMPANY will be held at their House in Leadenhall-street, on MOND kY, Aug. 50, 185 , at 1 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of submitting for the con firmation of the Proprietors the Resolution passd by the General Court This Day ; approving an unanimous Resolution of the Court of Directors of the 11th instant; granting an Annuity of £2,000 to Sir John Laird Muir Lawrence , Bart. G.C.B. J. - D. DICKINSON, Secretary. EAST INDIA HOUSE, August 27, 1855. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDIA COMPANY DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That the SPECIAL GENERAL COURT of the said COMPANY appointed to be held at their House in Leadenhall-street, on MONDAY next, the 30th instant, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, IS MADE FURTHER SPECIAL, for the purpose of laving before the Proprietors the opinion of counsel upon certain points submitted for their consi deration by the Committee of Proprietors appointed by the General Court on the 11th instant. J. D. DICKINSON, Secretary. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. WINDSOR and back for 2s. 6d., from Paddington.—Week .: 1 39 at 8.45 and 10.30 a.m., returning at 5.35 and 8.5 p.m. On Sun uay f rom Paddington at 9 a.m., returning at 7 p.m.—Taplow and b ack, on Sundays, for 2s. Gd., from Paddington at 9 a.m., returning at 6.5 7 • p.m. Henley and back for Os from Paddington, at 9 a.m., toturning at 8.55 p•in. -WEYMOUTH and CHANNEL ISLANDS STEAM -PACKET COMPANY (Limited).—DAY PASSAGES to - I , ur GUERNSEY and JERSEY.—The CYGNUS or AQUILA every It '' SD AY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY, at 8 n.m., from Woy - YS Harbour ; and every MOND AY, WEDNESDAY, and FRI - D Y, at 6.30 a.m. from Jersey (calling at Guernsey), with Goods a" Passengers. ' Fares, from Paddington, first class, 315., second class, 21s. /I Weymouth, „ 18s., „ 12 s. Steward's fees JO w Thr oligh booking from all the prMcipal stations of the Great estern Railway. May 20, 1853. JOSEPII 311UNDERS, Ila.na;cr r.nd Scc. R. and MRS. GERMAN REED'S NEW ENTERTAINMENT. POSITIVELY THE LIST NIGHT OF TIIE SEASON. Great Success of the new Characters and Songs. T ,„ 11 ,1 8 ; DAY (SATURDAY), AUGUST 95, (LAST TIME) at 3 . Ad a tt 's'en ls., Is., and 3s. Stalls secured, without extra charge, ttic, a Royal Gallery of Illustration, I Regent-street, and at Cramer, Beale, and Co.'s 201, Regent-street. The Gallery to be LET during Mr. and Mrs. Reed's Provincial Tour. Application to Made, by letter only, to Mr. J. H. Filkin. ADELAIDE GALLERY CASINO, Lowther Arcade, Strand.—The above ROOMS will RE-OPEN THIS .rNING (Saturday, August 23). The celebrated band of the r trgYll Rooms will play, by particular desire, selections from Il 'orators, La Traviata, and Rigoletto. Conductor, Mons. A. CVICiTTE* Principal cornet-e -piston, M. Boulcourt. Leader, Mr. arles Hall. Doors open at half-past 8, commence at 9. Admis- Sion, KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, S, TICIIBOURNE•STREET (Opposite the Haymarket). Open daily (for Gentlemen only). lECTITRES by Dr. SEX. CON at Four and Eight o'clock, on im• tortant and interesting topics in connection with ANATO3IY, ri IYSIOLOGY, and PATHOLOGY (vide Programmes). Admission ONE SHILLING. ..._l3ll. KAHN'S NINE LECTURES ON TIIE PHILOSOPHY OP &c.. sent post free, direct from the Author, on the receipt of twelve stamps. ROYAL GARDENS, VAUXHAL L.- Director, Mr. R. DUFFELL.—Open, wet or dry, EVERY E VENING, from Monday till Friday, at 7 o'clock (the entertain ments commencing at half-past 7). On Saturdays at 3, for pro !rnade (the entertainments commencing at 6). Admission, is.; ch ildren, 6d. Open on Sundays for promenade, at 5. Its- Ireshment ticket, ed. Vocal and instrumental concerts by ,rivalled Corps; musical director, Mr. ; conductor of the m ilitary band, Mr. Dean, nearly 100 performers ; vocal conductor, 'Hr Russell Grover, assisted by Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. P. Corri, Master tram Corri, Mrn r. Chas. Sloan, Mr. Elijah Taylor, and other popular g r sernanshi favourites. The Cirque Imperial, exhibiting unrivalled feats of P—two clowns. Illuminations and fireworks upon the trandest scale, surpassing every other exhibition in the metropolis. on.ing on the leviathan platform at 0, and after the fire-works. ~u,oaturday afternoon the bands will perform at intervals. A. may pole dance and other performances will be given on the ballet ti !' l4 e , and country and other dances on the leviathan platform, by aPino's troupe. ROYAL GARDENS, VAUXHALL. lip.s_Director, air. Miffell.--GREAT AMERICAN BARE BACK u ta, Mr. JAMES ROBINSON, EVERY EVENING. ALIIAMBRA PALACE, Leicester-square. The best Ventilated and Coolest Building in Europe.—Lessees, Messrs. Howes and Cushing.—CßUlSEß, the greatest novelty of the 53 7 , will APPEAR MORNING and EVENING, in connection with s e Celebrated CIRCUS TROUPE o f Ntr.W.P. WALLETT, whose fame has now become an established fact. The Proprietors of the above establishment, with every desire to cater for the amusement of their patrons, have entered into an arrangement with the laIIEATEST HORSE TAMER of th e DAY , M r J. S. RARE Y , f or the EXHIBITION of the Celebrated Horse CRUISER, in his subdued state, showing the power 0' man over the brute creation. The won derful subjection t o w hi c h t hi s hitherto savage an i ma l has been brought by Mr. Rarey has become the wonder of the world. Mid day Entertainment a t h a lf- pas t 2 • Evening at 8 o'clock. Private c ci " es • . n , Z 2 ; 55.; reserved seats,' 35.; boxes, 25.; pit, is.; gallery, Boa-ofb!e open from 10 a.m. until 5 p3n. No fees for book - Places, Children under 9 years of age, half-price. SALE OP PROVISIONS, &c. AT DEPTFOR,D. rrHEAdmiralty, Somerset-place, 25th Aug. MS. COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING ) (I , \; the OFFICE of LORD lIIGII ADMIRAL of the UNITED ri.!.: ) NI of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO HEREBY at AOTICE, that on WEDNESDAY, the 15th September next, Wil l ', ev en o'Clock id the Forenoon, the Captain Superintendent Fey tup to Sale in her Majesty's Victualling Yard at Deptford, Lots of ARMY, VICTUALLING Gro , TRANSPORT, and ME- C - AL STORES consisting of und Coffee, Salt Beef and Pork, B p °°l,B ' Fat, Biscuit ' and Biscuit Siftings, Raisins, Cooperam Stor. a, I, l4 en's Clothi ng , Bedding, &e., &c., &c., all lying in the said Yard. , er, ons Wishing to view the Lots must apply to the Superin tendent for N o t es o f Ad m i ss io n for that, purpose. 3'ard atalogUes and conditions of sale may be had here and at the SALE OF HER MAJESTY'S VESSELS BA.THIIRST AND FLAMER. Department of the Storekeeper General of the Nary, Somerset-place, 27th August, ISSS. THE COMMISSIONERS for. EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD AMIRAL o UNITED XI ~GDOM of GREAT BRITAIN }Ha and IR D ELAND, f DO the HEREBY Tie o'clock, NOTICE, that on THURSDAY, the isth September next, at 0 o'clock, they will be readyto receive Sealed TENDERS for the ti — "base of her Majesty's undermentioned Coast-Guard Vessels, Tons burthen. Where lying. P T HURST about. ' A MER, about...,. 2io 2io Greenhithe. N o t ender will be received after two o'clock on the day of testy nor will any be noticed unless the party attends, or an ..nt tor him (duly authorised in miting), to make a deposit of 4 .2, Per cent. on the amount of the tender. r a r t v erY tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admi- D or Y, , and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for the e „,,, a43 e of HAI. Vessels," and must be delivered at Somerset-place. Con""s wishing to view the vessels must apply to the Inspecting c /Under of the Coast Guard, at Gravesend. eati a o ta logUes and Cons ition or Sale may be had here or on appli c to the Inspecting Commander of the Coast Guard, at r4veeend. P PE EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY, in iu we ,!/Pectation of their next Telegram bringing favourable news, in 61h 1clUeed th,eir quotations for Black or Green Teas to 2s. per lb., Helen oagg—the lowest price on record.—Warehouses, 9, Great St. 'ten 8- churchyard, Bishop sgate-street. GEORGE HOBSON begs to call the attention 418 _ .s of Gentlemen to his New Autumnal Trousers, 21s. to 255. v New Partridge Mixture Shooting Coats. Excellence with Economy. GEORGE lIOBSON, 57, Lombard-street. Established 1706. I)EAFNESS, NOISES in the I-lEAD.—Dr. WATTERS, 32, Spring-gardens, Charing-cross, London, 11 !trantees to Cure Deafness in one examination, by a safe an d Painless treatment unknown in this country. One thousand cures aTI be referred to. Hours of consultation, 11 till 4 daily. A book, t, } j,, LB clay published, for country patients to cure themselves, sent any part on the receipt of a letter enclosing six postage stamps. SCHWEPPES SODA WATER, MALVERN t y . SELTZER WATER, POTASS WATER, and LEMONADE. cor i t Y Bottle of the Alkali Waters is protected by a Label . over the k et , with their signature. Sold by all respectable Chemists, Con- Xi va l ,ners, and at the leading Hotels. Manufactured at London, — P° Ol , Bristol, Derby, and Malvern Wells. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE, INCA /ire, PACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. and improved Edition, enlarged to 199 pages, illustrated by , 0 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel, just published, price, free by post, Is., THE SILENT FRIEND : A Medical Work er r _ on the physical exhaustion and decay of the frame, from the ~ne ets of solitary indulgence, infection, and tbe injurious cense nceS from the use of Mercury : with observations on the obli gations& of marriage. and directions for obviating certain disquali -amoris. By R. and L. PERRY and CO., Surgeons. Consultations Usual (see page 197.) Sold by T. Alton, 20, Warwick-lane, Pater ,ll”!'er'rOw ; Sanger, 160, Oxford-street ; and Gordon, 146, Leaden aii-street, London. to The CORDIAL BALM of STRIACUIi is employed in both sexes Bm 9„ n clate the impaired powers of life. Its action is purely bal vou,'-: la Power in reinvigorating the frame in all cases of nor nu Muni debility, obstinate gleets, impotency, barrenness, and debilities arising from venereal excesses, has been demon strated by its unvarying success in thousands of cases. Price Ils De T r u bottle, or f onr quantit i es i n one for 335., w hi c h sa ves Ils. "e CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, an anti-syphili ,,Cereinedy, for purifyi ng the system, and is recommended for any of varied forms of secondary symptoms, such as eruptions on the I`Kin. blotches on the head and face, enlargements of the throat, t onsils, and uvul a • th rea t ene d de s t r uction of the nose, palate, Ac. Its 6,.rn action is purely d e t ers i v e, and its bcnetleial influence on the Jbw is undeniable. Price Ils. and 335. per bottle, also a saving Of 1 ls, 2ERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS constitute an effectual lremedy in either sex for all cases of gonorrhoea, gleet, stricture, and diseases of the urinary organs. Price 2s. 9.1 Is Gd and Ils. Per box. b Sold by Daniel Church, 7S, Gracechurch-street, City ; Bartley 'roPer, 43, King William-street (four doors fr Londou.brldge) ; -;'„: P. Watts, 17, Strand ; W. Sutton and Co., 10, Bow-churchyard ; • Edwards, 67, St. Paul'A-churchyari • J. Sanger, 150, Oxford ; Hannay and Dietricbsen, 63, Oxford-street ; Butler and Virding, 4, Cheapside ; Prout and. IDirsant, 229, Strand ; and alt 'clical vendors throughout the United Kingdom. T IM SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. Just published, price ls., post free, in an Envelope, for 13 stamps, SELF-PRESERVATION : A Medical Treatise a. on •, „,, on the Functions and Disorders of the Generative System from Youth to Nieto i„..ie Cure of Nervous and critical D p e a b ssag . e , _ us habits acquired during the • anhood, with practical observations on i t a h ti er s. hysi T o o log w y n o in f h a ma r r e - PP In its soc i al, moral, and physical relations. jitelvariety of t r n eve_a_l in . g_ tr . premarks on the wonders of the Miciosc .ta ope in adva ta,us In in MYsteries of " Life within Life," and i effect of every - g , by urinary examination, the cause and cases. Matriculated Mein these complaints, with numerous BY SAMUEL LI'MERT, M.D., Member of the 37 BEDFORD SQUARE, LONDON, engravings and Londonb er of the Hospital Medical University edtn o a f i s Edinburgh, oetety , ,nApothecariea' Ilall, London, &c., &C. ~,40e essential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con honorary Licentiate o f hooZiences resulting from certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, 4ch h ave produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man d, and premature decay at all stages of life, than, perhaps, any " I) E l qia* cla.ss of disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusal is tL icu t larlY recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of th -- Q )l ` siral condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded entitled. alth, happiness , and privileges to which every human being es It is are pr. absolutely necessary that all men should know that there .„,;„ neiples of per sona l managemen t w hi c h cannot be violated 'Lheat incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret 757teieed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how those pe rem ea may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be ___ _oved, and how the evil and its consequences may be avoided, ".9, above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infir ',f__EY or functional derangement to which the timely aid of science "._mot apply a cure. Published by J. 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THE WAR IN INDIA. Just ready, in 1 vol., with Portraits, 10s. 6d., bound, IrOURNAL of an ENGLISH OFFICER in ey INDIA. By Major NORTH, 60th Rifles, Aide-de-Camp to General Havelock. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE NEW NOVEL, FR AMLEIGH HAL L, Is now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. " Framleigh Hall' is an excellent novel. The characters are all drawn with spirit and a keen insight into the workings of human nature, and they are finished with the delicacy of miniature painting. It is the work of no ordinary hand. The character of Maurice Delamere, the hero, is charming, Every touch is true, and indicates a knowledge of human nature not often revealed."—. Athenxurn. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, Successors to Henry Colburn. COLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. The SEPTEMBER NUMBER will be ready on the 31st. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. This day is published, No, 6, price 6c1., TALES Fil.6M "BL ACKWO OD ," CONTAINING The Metempsychosis. College Theatricals. A Number is published on the First of each Month, price Siapenee. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. The Second Volume of rir ALES FROM "BLACKWOOD" Is now published, containing Nos. 4 to 6, bound in cloth. Price One Shilling and Sixpence. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. BL ACKWO 0 D'S MAGAZINE for SEPTEMBER, ]BSS. No. DIV. Price 2s. 6d. CONTENTS. Cherbourg—The Spectacle. What will he do with it? By Pisistratus Caxton. Part XVI. Respiration and Suffocation. The Light on the Hearth. Part I. A Parochial Epic. John Company's Farewell to John Bull. The Commons at Cherbourg. italterWlMarra L d Lon doh. D UBLIN UNIVE No. 309. SEP tSITY MAGAZINE, 'EMBER, 1858. Religious Biography. Gerald Fitzgerald, "The Cheva lier." By Harry Lorrequer. Part IX. Social Reform. The limes of the South. Elisha Kent Kane : the Arctic Voyager. Dublin: Alex. Thorn and Sons. Rides upon 3lulos and Donkeys —III. Up and Down the Nile Banks. Sorrow on the Sea. Artist Life in Rome. Part IL The Education and Pastorate of the Irish Clergy. Alison's History of Europe. London : Hurst and Blackett. F RASER'S MAGAZU 1858, 2s. 6d., Concerning Work and Play. Sketches from Egypt —The Da- KE for SEPTEMBER, contains: Shipwrecks, Waifs, and Strays. The Lawful Regiment of Wo habiab. Hanworth. Chatters An Engl sh Scholar in Greece. Cormorant,. Catarina in Venice. Concltiirg men. The Oude Proclamation and the Proprietors of the Land. The 'Edinburgh Review' and Mr. Fronde's History. By J. A. rruaue. Part. i Chalk Stream Studies. By a Ili- 1 nute Philosopher. London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. VEIST'S RACING RECORD for 1858. Part VII., price 3d., will be published on the Ist of September. The Record, containing a complete calendar of Sport in England, Ireland, and Scotland in 1857, and Nominations for ISIS, may be had, price two shillings. W. Wright, Falwood's Rents, Holborn. NO MORE PILLS nor any other MEDICINE for Indigestion (dyspepsia), habitual Constipation, Flatu lency, Acidity, Palpitation of the Heart, Torpidity of the Liver, Bilious Headache, Nervousness, Biliousness, General Debility, Diarrhoea, Cough, Asthma, Consumption, Despondency, Spleen, &c. Send 2 penny stamps, and you will receive post free, St pages, the people's edition of "PERFECT HEALTH RESTORED," with out pills, purgatives, or medicines of any kind, and without ex pense, by a simple, pleasant, and infallible means which saves fifty times its cost in other remedies ; adapted to the general reader. Supported by testimonies from the celebrated Professor of Che mistry, Dr. Andrew tire, Dr. Shorland, Dr. Harvey, Dr. Champbell, Dr. Gattiker, Dr. Wurtzer, Dr. Ingram, and many thousand other respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it after all other means of cure bad failed. London : Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Itegent-street, and through all Booksellers in Town and Country. BANK 0 F DEPOSIT. Established A.D. ISI4. 3, PALL MALL EAST, LONDON. Parties desirous of Investing Money are requested to examine the Plan of The Bank of Deposit, by which a high rate of Interest may be obtained with ample security. The Interest is payable in January and July. PETER MORRISON, Managing Director. Forms for Opening Accounts sent free on application. A F.CONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 6, New Bridge-street, London. Established 1823. AD VANTAGES. Mutual Assurance. The lowest rates of Premium on the Mutual System. The whole of the Profits divided every Fifth Year. An accumulated Capital of During its existence the Society has paid in Claims 1,540,000 Reversionary Bonuses have been added to Policies to the extent of The last Bones, declared in 1854, averaged £67 per Cent. on the Premiums paid, and amounted to Policies in force 7,621 The Annual Income exceeds 250,000 In pursuance of the _invariable practice of this society, in the event of the Death of the Life Assured within the 15 days of grace, the Renewal Premium remaining unpaid, the Claim will be ad mitted, subject to the payment of such Premium. The next Division of Profits will be made in 1839. Assurances effected prior to 31St December, 1859, will participate in the Division in 1861. Prospectuses and full particulars may be obtained on applica• tion to ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Secretary. 890,000 H E TRAVELLERS' AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. 7, Bank-buildings, Lothbury, and 42 and 43, Poultry, London. With which is incorporated the business of THE ACCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE COMPANY, Established 1849, and Empowered by Special Act of Parliament. TRUSTEES, MATTHEW MARSHALL, Esq., (Bank of England.) WILLIAM SMEE, Esq. (Bank of England). KENYON S. PARKER, Esq., Q.C. HENRY BLAIR MAYNE, Esq. The business of the ACCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE COMPANY having been purchased by the TRAVELLERS' AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, all the Policies of the late Company adopted under the Deed of Purchase are guaranteed and kept in force by the Tra vellers' and Marine Insurance Company, upon precisely the same terms and conditions under which they were originally issued. Total Policies issued 39,000 Claims paid since 1849 £71,000 Annual income from Premiums (1857) Insurance effected against General Accidents, Railway Accidents, and Marine Risks ; either Fatal, Non-fatal, or both together ; with or without Medical expenses extra. For Proposal Forms, Pro spectuses, and all other information , apply to the Manager, at the Chief Office, or to any of the Company' E s local Agents. DWARD SOLIS, Manager. 7, Bank Buildings, Lothbury, London. THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE.- It is only a short time since this singularly efficacious article of animal diet first made its appearance ; and already its celebrity is world•wide. It has been a subject of wonder, and has puzzled many a brain to explain how this has been brought about. Yet when we are acquainted with a few facts concerning the food, our wonder willccase. A few days since, a gentleman wrote, stating that he had a horse which was a "perfect bag of bones." He tried all kinds of things to get the animal into condition, but in vain. He then bought some of Thorley's food; and he says the effect was wonderful. The horse rapidly grew fat, wad in the course of a few weeks had gained no less than 12 stones. Again we find at the late agricultural show at Birmingham, Cardiff, &c., the animals which carried off the highest prizes had been partly fed with Thorley's food for cattle. Such facts speak for themselves, and we are forced to the conclusion that its celebrity arises solely from its own in trinsic merits, and the great demand for it can proceed alone from the good opinion and testimony of those who have tried it. All parties interested in horses and cattle will do well to apply to 77, N e wgate-street, London, for a pamphlet which is sent post-free. NO MORE PILLS NOR ANY OTHER MEDICINE, Indigestion (Dyspepsia), Constipation, Flatulency, . Phlegm, Ner vsloeuespnleessssim3Bsil,ioAucsindesitsy,,, Liver Palpitation, Complaints, .. Heartburn,llyst E r p e ti Neuralgia, ons Im purities, Irritability, Low Spirits, Diarrhoea, Hemorrhoids, Headache, Debility, Despondency, Cramps, Spasms, N ausea, . and Asthma, Sickness Bronchitis,(during pregnancy consum Consumption , F ts Complaints, C h , effectually removed by alsosea), Children ' s king DU BARRY'S delicious Health-Restoring REVALENTA ARABICA. FOOD, which saves fifty times its cost in other remedies in illness, and is, moreover, the best food for infants and invalids generally, as it is the only food which never turns acid on the weakest stomach, nor interferes with a good liberal diet, but imparts a healthy relish for lunch and dinner and restores the faculty of digestion, and nervous and muscular energy to the most enfeebled. We extract a few out of the many thousand expressions of grati tude from invalids :—Cnre No. 71, of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord Stuart de Decies—"l have derived considerable benefit from Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, and consider it due to yourselves and the public to authorise the publication of these ilnes. Stuart de Decies."—Cure No, 49 , 332 . " Fift y years'inde scribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, con stipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach, and vomit ing, have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Food. Maria Jolly, Wortham Ling, near Diss, Norfolk." Cure No. 47,121. Miss Eliza beth Jacobs, of Nazing Vicarage, Waltham Cross, Herts, a cure of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and ner vous fancies.—Cure No. 48,314. Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, near Liverpool: a cure of ten years' dyspepsia, and all the horrors of nervous irritability. Cure No. 18,216. Dr. Andrew Pre, of con stipation, dyspepsia, nervous irritability. Cure No. 34 , 210 . D r. Sherland, of dropsy and debility. Cure No. 36,212. Captain Allan, of epileptic fits. Cure No. 42,116. Major Edie, of enlargement of the liver and total prostration of strength. Cure No. 36 , 418 . 1/(!v- Dr. Minster, of cramps, spasms, and daily vomitings, Cure No. 26,418. Dr. Harvey, of diarrhoea and debility. Cure No. 39,628. Dr Wurtzer, of consumption. Cure N 0.32,830. Wm. Hunt, Esq. barrister of paralysis. Cure No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, wood merchant Frimley, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood liver derangement, partial deafness. Cure No. 58,816. Mrs;Hoize, aged 107 years, of dyspepsia (indigestion) debility, irritability, and nervousness, which had tormented her for 70 years. Cure No. 46,814. Mr. S amue l Laxton, Leicester, of two years ' di a rrhoea. Cure No. 52,612. The Dowager Countess of Castlestuart, of many years' ner vous irritability, bile, and indigestion. Cure No. 54,812. Miss Virginia Zeguers, cured of consumption, after medical advisers had abandoned all hopes of recovery. Cure No. 180. Twenty-five years' nervousness, constipati on , i n di gest i on, an d d e bility, from which I have suffered great mise ry, and which no medicine could ina veno,relieve, short time. have .w b . e ß e n . R e e ff e e v c e t s u 181, Fleet b y D u London." Barry's No 1; street. Food 4,208. " Eight years' dyspepsia, nervou sn e ss , debility', with cramps, s pasms, and nausea, for which my servant h a d c o nsu lted the advice of many, have been effectually cured by Du Barry's health-restoring Food. I shall bp happy to answer any inquiries. Rev. John W. Flavell, Riddlington Rectory, Norfolk." No. 32,836. "Three years' excessive nervousness, pith pains in any neck and which r en d ere d my lif e left arm, an d general deb i l it y, very niiserable, has been radically removed by Du Barry's health restoring Food. Alex. Stuart, Archdeaco n o f R oss , Skibbereen." Cure No. 3,906. Thirteen years' cough, indigestion, and general debility have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Revalenta Arabica Food. James Porter, Athol-street, Perth." Important Caution against the fearful dangers of spurious imita tions : The Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood granted an injunc tion on the 10th March, 1834, against Alfred Hooper Neville, f or imitating "Du Barry's Revalenta Arab ica, Food." Suitably packed fur all climates. and with all instruetions. In canisters, llb 2s 9d ; 21b 4s ed ; 121 b 225. Super refined quality lib es; 2lb 118; 51b 225; 101 b 335. The 101 b and 121 b canisters are forwarded carriage free, on receipt of Post-office order. Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., pur veyors to her Majesty, 182, Piccadilly; James . W ell, 4a, Sloane street; also at 60 G r acechurch-street ; 330, 43 0 , and 451, Strand; 94, Cheapside ; and 60, Bishopsgate-street ; . . 63, 150, and In, Qx ford-wed, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 1858. CHERBOURG AND SIR C. NAPIER. the other way. Were the Royal Albert to meet the Bre tagne is a sea-way, both ships full of coals, the Royal Albert would have the advantage, as she carries her lower deck ports nearly a foot higher than the Bretagne. This is a great point. Mr. Lindsay gives the dimensions of the basins, dockyards, &c., all much larger than ours ; and he observes that the French may whirl down 100,000 men to Cherbourg, but unless they command the Channel, and have a different class of ships, they cannot come to England. As far as commanding the Channel goes, Mr. Lindsay is quite right; but as to his opinion of their ships, he is quite wrong. The French build, and indeed always did build, as fine ships as ours ; and some of the best ships we had last war were taken from the French, or copied from them. And Mr. Lindsay never saw a finer two-decked ship than the one launched the other day at Cherbourg. Mr. Lindsay then comes to the point. He observes :—" France never built those arsenals unless they intended building ships to put into them, and we cannot shut our eyes to the great fact we have seen, that there is one thing in which we are defi cient." He says :—" We have abundance of seamen, we are a maritime people, but in the hour of emergency we have had a difficulty in obtaining seamen to man our ships; but I am happy to tell you this evening—for I think it is the only difficulty we have now to contend with—that the Government are now zealously devoting themselves to the question." I am glad to hear it ; but, I regret to add, that the com mission has done nothing except examine half a dozen witnesses, and then adjourned till November.—l remain, sir, your obedient servant, luxuries • that they are rather medicines than comforts; that such children's ideas of enjoyment are much better realised in the closeness, dirt, and disorderly freedom of the common lodging-house ; and were the dietaries better than they are, and the buildings finer, few boys would stay to enjoy them at the price of digging, trenching, brickmaking, and stock keeping, in all weathers, at all seasons, with the Scripture regulation in full force—if a man will not work, neither should he eat. Wherever the labour test is steadily carried out, and restrictive discipline as to dirt, disorder, quarrel ling, and bad language regularly enforced, all fear that the reformatory will be seductive to the children themselves may be safely thrown aside. With respect to its attractions to the parents, I shall have occasion to speak presently. But I am fully confident that the instances in which the boy or girl thinks the reformatory school a place of privilege, or wishes to retnain in it for the physical comforts or advantages it affords, are very rare. The frequent endeavours to desert from the schools and return to the haunts and habits of their previous life, la hick give the superintendents of reformatories so muck anxiety and trouble, are of themselves sufficient reformatory acts have op era t e d very b ene fi c i a ll y on proofs The oftliis. the internal discipline and management of the schools certi fied under them—placing the children under legal detention and restraint, investing the managers and superintendents of the schools with clear and definite powers of custody and control, and making reformatory agency a recognised part of the social system, and those engaged in it directly and distinctly responsible to public opinion and subject to inquiry. They have already done away with much of the looseness, and irregularity, and insubordination, that used to be met with. A manly, straightforward, and strengthen ing tone pervades the discipline, far more useful and just to the young offender himself than the sentimentality and pet ting and indulgence that might formerly be often complained of; much more order and obedience are found in the school, and much more activity and exertion in the field and workshop than was the case a year or two ago. The superintendents have more experience in theirdnties, and are more equal to them, and inspire more confidence in those those who employ them and overlook their proceed ings. Their management is more systematic, and mere kind ness superseded by intelligent and gentle firmness. It must be acknowledged, however, that there is still room for im provement, and reason to wish for it, in several institutions. The supply of really efficient masters and mistresses is still inadequate, and some have still tole retained who are but ill-suited to a work which, to be well done, requires so large a combination of religious earnestness, sound judgment, kindly temper, and steady perseverance in its agents. Some serious drawbacks exist also in the construction and arrangement of the reformatories themselves, especially of those first opened. With such a class as they contain corpo ral punishments are not very effective or advisable. They may be advantageously resorted to occasionally for such faults as indecency, lying, and impudence ; but, as a general rule, the boy has been too familiar with blows and rough usage at home to make him care muck for the cane or the strap in the school, and his passionate and violent impulses are much better dealt with by a few days' solitary confine ment on bread and water. Hence two or three cells, placed so as to be secluded and inaccessible to the boy's companions, and at the same time directly under the master's supervi- ' sion, and in easy communication with him, are essential in a 1 reformatory. It is again of great importance that the mas ter's apartments should be so placed as to enable him to have a ready and easy oversight of the boys in the school- ooin and yard by day, and in their sleeping rooms by ni g ht. correction ° t in h the common s o o m a m n o d nt the entrance e r° :: d passage ased by the boys. The neglect of simple things such as be shuta u d o s ff or f c r 0 - rm these has caused many efficient masters to be greatly hin deredkitchen or harassed, the boys being often able to elude their vigilance or defy their authority. Another obstacle to the success of a reformatory will always be an insufficient staff. Where the master is over tasked as to the amount and variety of the work imposed upon him, he cannot adequately discharge his d u ty. N o one man, however willing or earnest, can he always doing or attempting to do everything. To expect the same officer to manage and teach and look after the employment of thirty or forty boys from morning till night, without relief, exercising general vigilance, and yet attending to each par ticular exigency as it arises; instructing in the school-room, looking after the meals, inspecting the clothing and bedding, keeping the books and registers, directing and sharing in the out-door labour—is to impose a burden of toil and re sponsibility that no man can successfully bear, for at least any length of time. An adequate staff, dividing the moral and the industrial training, and the domestic and external management fairly between the officers employed, is a fun damental requisite. Considering the amount which the Treasury now allows for the care and maintenance of the children in these schools, I think that the Government, acting as the trustees for the due application of the grant, have a right to require that suitable superintendents, and an adequate number of them, be employed. I have pressed this on the attention of the managers of those reformatories which have appeared to me to be defective on this point, and In most cases I have had the satisfaction of finding my views entered into and acted on as far as circumstances would allow. I feel bound, indeed, to say that all the suggestions which I have thought it my duty to make, as to the better organisation and ma nagement of the schools under my inspection, have been met with readiness by their founders and directors. The spirit of kindly unostentatious earnestness with which these gen tlemen arc actuated seems to give every reason for antici pating a continuous and successful progress to the great social work they have undertaken. The educational state of the reformatories is at present more directly under the control of the Committee of Council for Education. I shall confine myself to saying that in the majority of them mental training is comparatively little attended to. Managers generally look upon labour and industrial exertion as more powerful reformatory instruments than school instruction. These are no doubt the great essen tials, set we have no right to neglect the other; and I/lope that in time all children under detention will be taught to read, to write, and to cypher correctly, and will be instructed in so much of 7 economic science as may make them under stand the duties and relations of the labourer and mechanic to his employers, and the true conditions of their own wel fare and success in industrial life. The religious instruction given in Protestant reformatories is usually superior to the secular and general teaching. The teachers in most cases believe the Bible as well as teach from it. They are mostly earnest, and in many cases intelli gent, Christians, with much seriousness of character and considerable individual:experience ; able to be the interpre ters of scripture, and to interest the minds and feelings of their scholars i❑ it; not merely lecturing on its geography or history, but openin 2 its practical meaning, and leading them to realise for themselves its intimate relations with their own daily habits and pursuits. Where such is the case, the result is easily seen in the brighter aspect, the more refined and respectful manner, the more steady and earnest conduct of the children. I have already alluded to the industrial training. There can be no doubt that in most reformatories this is both real and satisfactory. I cannot he!p hoping that the example given in reformatory schools may ere long produce an effect on our workhouse and common schools. It seems a just cruse for regret that the advantages of the practical train ing by which boys and girls are led and used to working habits, and so brought up to "eat their own bread" and " work with their own hands the thing that is good," should be confined to that class which, by personal miscon duct, or by parental or social neglect, has become amenable to the penalties of crime. Out-door labour is found more effectual as a reformatory instrument than sedentary and in door occupations, and I think that, on the whole, it is found quite as remunerative. With reference to the profits of school farms and workshops, no considerable returns have as yet been realised, nor, so far as my experience enables me to judge, are likely to be. The cost of superintend ence and instruction must always bear heavily on the profits of the children's labour. By the time that they are well instructed and have become practically useful, they are, in most cases, old enough, or have been de tained in the school long enough, to make it advisable to discharge them and place them out in the. world ; and while very frequently a considerable return might be realised from a few for whom profitable employment would naturally pre sent itself, this is reduced and almost neutralised when num bers have to be dealt with, by the necessity of finding and inventing occupation, and, in fact, employing the majority in practically useless and unremunerative woak. The ex penditure and industrial profits and net cost per head of those reformatories which have been long enough in opera tion to make their results practically available will he found appended to this report. The returns and financial state meats which have been furnished to me for 1837 vary, how ever, so much as to the form they are drawn up in, and the items they embrace, that they can scarcely be made the basis of any accurate conclusions. This is especially the case with regard to the accounts of profit and loss on the industrial departments. Estimates of the value of work done, or even of produce consumed, are apt to be very loose, and the item of "stock in hand" is one that particularly requires an impartial vigilance. I hope that I shall - be suc cessful in the end, in inducing all reformatory mana gers to adopt one uniform system in keeping and stating their accounts, ;to make them up in all cases to the same date, to exclude all rough estimates of value, to charge ac curately all supplies of vegetables, timber, labour, &c., which the schools may have frem the farm or estate they are situated on, and not to be satisfied with anything but a re gularly balanced account, showing the ordinary expenses for maintenance, superintendence, repairs, clothing, &c., distinct from the extraordinary items of building or outfit on discharge. The auditor of the Redhill farm school (Mr. Moxon) has placed the book-keeping and accounts of that institution on a very clear and satisfactory basis. They afford, I think, a model that might well be generally fol lowed ; and I add, therefore, the annual statements of re ceipt and expenditure of both the school and the farm at Redhill for 1857 to this report. At present it is very difficult to pronounce with any accu racy what ought to be the average cost per head in reforma tories, and what really is the industrial profit or loss of no the farming, or trades carried on there. As :yet I know of to instance in which a reformatory has made any approach , being self-supporting, independent, that is, of allowance, or large voluntary subscrip tion s_ :e f l e " r E e v a e s n u r o y f both together. The utmost that has bee n done has been to realise a profit of one shilling per week per head for each of child detained in the school, after paying the expenses materials and i n structors, or, in farm schools, of rent, seed, manure, extra labour, &c. Girls' reformatories are occa sionally more productive; whe re that is, they are so situated as to take in washing, and to have enough of it to employ all their older inmates. I am aware that institutions are to be found in which much larger returns appear to be realised, and which are s ometimes spoken ofas nearly self-supporting. But I think that in such cases it will also be tound---Ist, That the employment of the inmates is supplied from some particular - sou rce, or carried on under some exceptional and special circumstances, from which no general inference can be That the inmates are mostly andarennot detained under any legal restraint or years drawnof age,; 2d' co mpulsion, and are subject to a far more lax and ind u l gen t discipline anti would suit a certified refortnatoroy. I hope, however, that the cost of reformatory institutions will he gradually lessened, both by their greater industrial produc tiveness and by more ec )nomical management. I think there is reason to expect that as the reformatory system be- Comes more familiar and more practically understood, the schools in which it is carried on will be less expensive. The mere feeding and clothing of the child is not the most cogly part of his detention. Most reformatories defray these ex penses for less than four shillings a week. It is in the con stant superintendence and moral discipline that so much ad ditional cost is incurred. A single act of desertion may entail at once half the expense of the child's board for a year, in the charges fur apprehension and recovery. A rough, undis ciplined spirit among the children will entail in waste, disorder, damage, attempts to abscond, &c., as much as would maintain three or four additional inmates. Hence it PRICE 4D. STAMPED, SD. is that so much depends on the moral condition of the school, and therefore on the influence and efficiency of the master or mistress in charge of it. As teachers and superintendents rise in the scale of experience and ability, and as the schools become more and more settled, and a wholesome tone is more and more developed in them, the extra sources of ex pense may be expected to decrease, and their total cost, therefore, to be gradually diminished. But, on the other hand, the expenses attendant on the disposal of inmates on their dis c harge will become greater as the number entitled to their discharge increases ; and the managers of reformatories will find themselves calle I on to provide considerable funds to defray these, if they wish to make the work they have done permanent and complete. There is no doubt that a large proportion of juvenile crime is the result rather of the offenders' circumstances than their dispositions. Their relations, their homes, their early asso ciations, the haunts and connections they have been made familiar with, produce the greater part of the depravity and Tice which the reformatory has to cure or eradicate ; and if, after two or three years' better training, the child, still young and impressible, is put back among the same people and under the same corrupting influences which produced its perversion at the first, it can scarcely be expected to escape from depravation again ; and though it may not appear in the list of our juvenile convicts it will swell the ranks of the adult class, and all we shall have done by reformatory in terference will have been to postpone or interrupt the pro cess of its moral ruin and social mischief for a time. Nothing can meet this difficulty but foresight and exertion on the part of the managers and supporters of the reformatories themselves. Many of the children under their care, espe cially in agricultural districts, may he advantageously placed with the farmers or other employers of the neighbourhood ; sometimes the relatives and connexions are of a more respect able character, and can safely undertake the care of them ; but often, and particularly as regards yeung offenders from large towns, permanent separation from their old haunts and comp anions until the age of manhood is indispensable, and in such cases emigration offers the best method of provision. Tire managers of the, Redhill School have for many years acted on this principle, and with great success, and I am glad to report that the committees of several other schools are adopting the same system. Emigration, however, involves heavy charges, and however economically carried on, must considerably swell the expenditure of the reformatory which resorts to it. The reformatory acts make uo provision for the costs of this or any other method of disposal. As, how ever, no speccial limits -re assigned to the amounts that may be contributed from the rates for " care and maintenance," there seems no reason why these should not be made liberal enough to enable the managers of the schools to defray some portion of the costs of ultimate provision from them. Enlist ment in the army anti engagement in the navy or the mer chant service, afford excellent means of providing effectually for boys when fitted by age and constitution for these lines of life. Many lads have been enlisted from reformatory schools during the year, many have also gone to sea. The reformatory school ship " Akbar," at Liverpool, shows in its remarkable efficiency and success how well adapted the training and discipline of a well-ordered ship are for lads of a more resolute and adventurous disposition. I hope that before long a similar establishment will be completed for the south of England. _ _ . The expediency and social value of the reformatory school system are essentially enhanced by the operation of that most just and wholesome provision of the Reformatory Acts, under which the parents of delinquent children are liable to contribute to their maintenance in the schools in which they ars detninr-i. I inFt.uctui by Sir George Grey on my ..ppui.itnit.nc to make this a special object of attention, and the results of the few months during which the law has been put systematically in firce afford considerable ground for expecting some pecuniary advantage, but still greater moral benefit from its action. The amount of inquiry and corre spondence, and the necessity for continued vigilance and pressure upon the parties contributing, make this branch of my duties both laborious and difficult, and some time must still elapse before the principle of parental responsibility can be said to have been generally and effectually enforced. As it is, during the year 1837, authorities for proceeding were applied for by me from the Secretary of State in 395 cases, and the amount of contributions obtained under these was— For the quarter ending June 30 )1 September 30 I 31 December 30 Total In the majority of the cases inquired into and brought under contribution, the parties resided in London or in Liver pool, for each of which localities a special agent was appointed to conduct and carry on the necessary investigations and proceedings, and to collect the payments. The result leads me to anticipate a similar success in other large towns, as the system is more completely carried out. Much will de pend on the views and feelings of the magistrates on the reformatory movement, and still more on the activity and earnestness of the police. As a general principle, I have urged the importance of exacting some contribution, how ever small, is every case. I believe the object of the law to be, not so much the collecting a considerable sum of money, as the producing a just sense of parental duty, and the applying a check to the negligence and the drunken habits by which so many parents cause their children to be come first vagabond and idle, and then vicious and criminal ; and I have found that the enforcing even so small a pay ment as sixpence or ninepence per week has proved effectual for this purpose in several instances ; examples can now be referred to in which dissolute and drunken fathers have been led to be more sober, and the family at home made more comfortable, by the pressure exercised in exaction of the payment for the children in the reformatory. I have not had to resort to legal proceedings in more than a few cases. Usually it has been sufficient to give notice that a summons will be applied for, if a fair contribution be not agreed to. The amonnt to be demanded I have fixed, as a rule, at one-twelfth of the average wages (i.e., a penny in the shilling). But a larger payment is reasonably required where the family is small and the wages large. On the ave rage, the payments are one shilling per week for each per son actually contributing, er sixpence per week tlir each person that has been inquired ab,nit or summoned. In a few cases the penalty of ten days' imprisonment has been in flicted in default of payment. I trust that the magistracy will gradually use the powers given by the last Reformatory Act more frequently, and esess the parent at the same time as they sentence the child. Much trouble and expense will be thereby saved, and a more direct effect produced on the parents themselves, as well as on their ueigbours and connexions. I cannot complete this part of my report without acknow ledging the willing and effectual assistance I have generally received from the police authorities I have had to apply to. With scarcely an exception, the inquiries I have requested have been made; the further steps, when necessary, have been taken; acid the payments received and remitted, and when in arrear applied for and enforced at the expense of much personal trouble by the chief constables and superin tendents of police, both in most of the large manufacturing or borough towns, and in many of the country districts, not only gratuitously, but with great readiness and regularity. I should especially record the friendly aid afforded by the Rev. Thomas Carter, chaplai❑ to the borough gaol at Liverpool, in directing and superintending the inquiriesand proceedings in this matter iu that large town. The Reformatory Act has been more extensively applied in Liverpool than in any other place, and that this has been done with safety, so that juvenile delinquency has been eactually diminished there, is very much to be attributed to the judicious earnestness with which, under Mr. Carter's direction, the parents of all the young offenders committed for detention during the last 18 months have been inquired about and called on to contribute. In concluding this general report, I would refer to the gratifying fact that the criminal statistics fur the last year show so considerable a diminution in the number of juvenile offenders in England. The commitments of offenders under sixteen years of age, for the year previous, i.e., to Septem ber 30, 1856, amounted to 13,981. Those for the year ending September 30, 1837, amounted to 12,501, being a decrease of commitments of 1,480, corresponding to a decrease of individual children committed of at least 600. There is reason to hope that the returns for the present year will show a similar and continuous decline. While, however, the juvenile delinquency of Middlesex and Surrey continues to be comparatively so little interfered with, the reformatory system cannot be said to be fairly or effectually tested. The commitments under fifteen years of age for the metropolitan districts amounted in the year 1857 to 2,696. The long-contemplated Middlesex industrial schools will now shortly be in operation, and the Surrey magistrates are taking active steps to place a considerable number of the juvenile criminals of that county at Redbill and other reformatories. An effectual itupretsion on this serious amount of youthful delinquency and vice may now therefore be looked for. It is to be hoped that the provisions of the Middlesex Industrial Schools Act for the enforcing contributions from the parents may be steadily enforced; so long as reformatory interference was only occasional, an act of charity in a limited number of cases, there was no serious risk of holding out any premium to vicious or negligent parents to throw their children on the streets in order to be relieved of their maintenance but when this interference becomes the rule, and is no longer provided for by individual benevolence, but by a contribution from the public purse, the question assumes a totally different aspect, and the interests and moral welfare of the community demand that while the child shall be reformed, the father or mother shall be held liable to aid in its reformation. If this principle be steadily acted en, on the one hand, and the schools be rightly managed, and their style and furni ture, and the dietary and employments of their inmates, such ry the other, to as offer no undue tempt ation or inducement, on i society will gain much, and risk little b y the re system, however widely it may be extended. It. SCOTLAND. There are four reformatories in Scotland certified under the 17 and 18 Vic., c. 86, four certified und er b oth this act and the 17 and 18 Vie., c. 74, and fourteen certified under the last-named statute only. Of the first and second classes, the well-known houses of refuge for boys and girls at Glasgow are the most deserving of special notice. They contained, on the 31st December, 1857, 52,5 children (394 boys and 131 girls), and appear to be conducted with great earnestness and ability by their managers. The refor ma t or i es at Ab er d een an d M on t r ose are still struggling with the difficulties of their first commence meat. In the other Scotch reformatories of the same description at Greenock, Paisley, Stranraer, and Inverness, convicted children are mixed with paupers and day-school scholars, a practice which I cannot think defensible or safe. It is to be regretted Oa. the provisions for compelling parents to contribute have remained hitherto a dead letter in Scotland ; many of the inmates of the houses of refuge are the children of parents in the receipt of considerable wages. The schools certified under Mr. Dunlop's act are, in fact, industtial feeding schools of a superior description. Scarcely any of the children in them are committed under that act, the clause enabling the parochial boards to withdraw such children on giving security for their better protection hav ing almost neutralised the direct operation of the statute altogether. But the indirect operation of the law appears to be considerable and very advantageous ; large numbers of children coming voluntarily, or being sent by their parents—from the knowledge that, if found idling and beg ging in the streets, they can and will he sentenced to the school, and compelled to attend it—l think the value of these certified industrial schools in Scotland can scarcely be exaggerated. They seem to offer the cheapest and most effective means for preventing the evil which the reforma tory can only cure. No one can visit Aberdeen, more especially, without being struck by the absence from the streets and lanes of that large class of disorderly and ne glected children so abundant in most large towns, and ap preciatingh the beneficial working of the schools which Sheriff Watson and Mr. Thomson of Banchory, have established. I sincerely hope that tbe Industrial Schools BM of last year ("20 and '2l c. 48) may ere loDg.b4 fully TO TILE EDITOR OF nu SUN. has been asked what did we see at Cherbourg ? I will tell you. On approaching the land a magnificent breakwater appeared rising from the sea, defended by four strong batteries, mounting many heavy guns, and so insu lated that in the event of the breakwater being boarded they could not be taken by escalade. Oa the starboard hand going in is the fort of Querque- Ti 11 e, between it and Fort Hornet, with its four tiers of guns; on every projecting point are earthen works, close to the water's edge (the most dangerous of all for ships), mounting many heavy guns. From Fort Hornet to the Place d'Armes there is a continuation of batteries (some not finished), along the sea front to the line wall which surrounds the town. Inside of these fortifications lies the dockyard (about double the size of Portsmouth), having three basins, capable of containing sixty sail of the line, thirty of which can lay alongside the jetties. There are, I think, ten building slips and six docks fit to receive the largest sized ships. Round the basins, at convenient dis tances, are large storehouses and workshops of every de scription, built with stone excavated from the basins. On one of these slips was a 90-gun ship, the City of Nantes, ready for launching. It was intended to let the water in with a great rush and fill the basin at once, to accomplish which a mound of sand was constructed at some distance from the gates of the outer basin, that was to be gradually filled by sluices, and the pressure was supposed to be sufficient to carry away the mound and let the water in like a torrent. In the event of the pressure not being sufficient the mound was mined, ready to spring at the appointed time; unfortunately for the grand display, when the sluices were opened some part of the mound, aavA way, and it gradually crumbled down, and the grand spectacle failed; but the basin was filled in time, and the ship was launched amidst loud cheers of " Vive Napoleon," and "Vive l'lrnperatrice." To the eastward of the Place d'Arnees is the Merchants' Harbour, where lay 20 gunboats. This harbour is approached between two long piers nearly dry at low water; at high water vessels enter the basin, which is capable of containing a considerable number of merchant vessels. The Mercantile Harbour is entirely separate from the public establishments. At a considerable distance to the eastward, of the harbour is a very strong fortification, mounting many heavy guns ; further on, and opposite the fort on the east end of the breakwater is another very strong fortification of three tiers of guns, resembling Fort Hornet, All these works are commanded, or will be commanded, by a chain of redoubts on the surrounding hills, in the centre of which stands the Citnclel La Rolle, which has a magnificent view of the harbour and surrounding country. We bad not time to count the guns, nor perhaps would it have been prudent; but, judging from the great extent of fortifications, and the ground they covered, there could not have been less than 2,000, and, from the loud reports, they must have been of very heavy calibre. So many guns, and so many different forts at considerable distances from each other, would require a large army to defend, and a still larger army and fleet to attack ; and the probability is, Cherbourg would not be seriously attacked with a view to its capture, but it might be so tormented that a fleet could not lie there with impunity. France may be asked, What is all this for ? and she would no doubt reply, We have no Isle of Wight for the protec tion of our roads, and the Emperor has made one. We have no Portsmouth harbour, and he has made three basins, and is about to make a fourth, which he has a right to do—it is no business of ours; but it is our business to take care of ourselves, and that can only be done by a strong and power ful fleet. Let us now examine in what way Cherbourg will affect our safety. In former wars Prance collected her Channel fleet in Brest, and off that port we spent many an anxious day and night. Plymouth breakwater did not then exist, and when hard pressed we only had Torbay to run for, and the moment the wind came to the eastward we were off to our old station. This gave us great experience, made good sailors and smart officers, but it wore out both men and ships, and did not keep the enemy in port, for they sailed when they pleased. In another war, if France means mischief abroad, she will keep her fleets in the western ports ready to put to sea ; if she means mischief at home, she will collect her forces at Cherbourg, and we will watch her from Alderney, Portland, and St. Helen's, and save wear and tear ; so far we shall be better off. If she means invasion, she must collect her steamers to carry troops, and these steamers must be covered by a fleet, and before she can land we must have a regular stand-up fight, and I have no fear for the result; but, sir, what I fear is, that in time of profound peace, France, having a large army at command, a large fleet, and a large number of seamen always ready, may suddenly make an attack on this country from Brest, Cherbourg, Boulogne, or any other Channel port she pleases. Remember, this does not now require ships of war (though she is preparing steam transports to carry 15,000 cavalry)—she would only have to seize steamers—no matter who they belonged to—collect them at Cherbourg, and this is only 60 miles from Port land. I do not say France would do this, but we were told last summer by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that we were within a few hours of war. The same thing has happened once or twice before and may happen again, and this great and rich country ought to leave nothing to chance. We must either arrange with France to keep up a moderate navy, or we must keep up a well-manned and well-dis ciplined Channel fleet; and this may be done at a very moderate expense. At last we have a Channel squadron of six sail of the line, but that is not sufficient; we ought to have ten sail of the line, manned by first-rate seamen-- there ought not to be a landsman amongst them. Only 100 marines should be embarked in each ship, and their number filled up with able seamen. Our marines should be increased 5,000 men (which I see we are about to do), and all our seaport towns garrisoned by them. This I pointed out years ago. We ought always to have ten sail of the line in reserve, and ready, so that in the event of war, or armament, the Channel fleet should turn over one watch to the reserve, fill both up with officers, marines, and boys, call out the coast volunteers for lands men, aad we should have 20 sail of the line better manned than the generality of our ships last war. That is not all; we have, or will soon have 10,000 coast guardsmen. They are for the protectionof the revenue, and must not be disturbed unless in case of emergency. They are all told off and ready to be put on board a ship; but we have no ships to receive them, for I do not call the block ships fit for that purpose. Three of them are tolerable, but the rest are worse than useless. Ab soon as we bad efficient ships ready (and I see we have ordered four three-deckers to be cut down and converted into screws—bad ships they will be, but it cannot be helped —the French are doing the same), they ought to be stationed along the coast to receive the coast guardsmen. Thus would be ready to put to sea at any moment thirty sail of the line. And with such a farce at the beginning of a war, we could defy the world. And if this is done with care and economy, I do not see there would be occasion to very much increase the estimates. But even if it costs money it must be done. Anything is better than commissioning ships one day and paying them off the next—foolishly spending money with out efficiency, and disgusting both officers and men. I have as yet said nothing of the French fleet we found lying under the breakwater. But as I cannot entirely agree with Mr. Lindsay I must say something on that subject. Mr. Lindsay says that the number of ships he saw at Cherbourg were Rot to be compared to what he saw at the review at Spithead; but Mr. Lindsay forgets that when the fleet was reviewed at Spithead it was immediately after the Russian war, and not a ship had been paid off. The French fleet he saw at Cherbourg, nine sail of the line, was the squadron of evolution, the Toulon squadron ; the Brest squadron did not even come to Cherbourg. Mr. Lindsay left at Spithead five sail of the line, just fitted out, and anchored any how ; and he found at Cherbourg nine sail of the line, that have been in cemmissien upwards of two years, moored in a beautiful bow and quarter-line, not a ship above a few fathoms out of her station. I cannot say the ships, as a whole, struck me as being very inferior to our own ; I thought they were very fine ships, and looked very much like men-of-war; five of them were built for screws, and four were sailing ships transformed into screws. Three of the ships we left at Spithead were also sailing ships transformed into screws. The Renown and Orion were built for screws, and very fine ships they are, and two of the French ships very much resemble them. There was no manoeuvring, and we were not on board of any but the flag-ship, and therefore could not judge either of their discipline or crews . I w e n t with Mr. Lindsay and I agree with him she i s a was no preparation for u s; qu it e o m n a g b n o i a fi r e d e n t t h s e hi ß p . r e t T a p h a n r e e , the contrary, the men were at their bags, dressing to receive the Queen, but everything seemed in the highest order, and the ship was beautifully fitted. Indeed, all French ships are; they are all alike, and everything in its place. Whether the men were sailors or not I cannot say, but they appeared to me to be strong, healthy men. Mr. Lindsay compares the Royal Albert with the Bretagne, and he says, if both were manned with Frenchmen, the Royal Albert would sink the Bretagne; but he don't tell us why. The Bretagne is a much larger ship, and mounts more guns, and bps gore men, therefore it ought to be quite CHARLES NAPIER. Merebistoun, August 23,1838. REFORHATORY SCHOOLS. FIRST REPORT 01' THE INSPECTOR. TO THE RIGHT HON. S. 11. 'WALPOLE, M.P., SECRETAaY OF STATE FOR THE 110 ME DEPARTMENT. Office of Inspector of Reformatories, 15, Parliament-street, June 30. Sir,—l have the honour to report upon the condition and operations of the reformatory schools under my inspection in Great Britain during the year 1857, The schools consist of two classes; those certified under the 17 and 18 Vict. c. 80, and those sanctioned under the 17 and 18 Vict. c. 74. The first of these two classes will form the chief subject of my report, as being by far the most numerous, and as being also more directly under the supervision of the Home-office, in virtue of the allowance made by the Treasury for the care and maintenance of the young offenders detained in them. The schools sanctioned under the 17 and 18 Vict. c. 74 (Dunlop's Act) are wholly its Scotland, and are for the most part only more organised Ragged or Industrial Feed ing Schools. They come more naturally under the inspec tion of the Committee o; Council. The present being my first report, and, ind2ed, the first collective or specific report that has been made upon the subject of the certified reformatories, I propose to make some general remarks upon their state and progress before giving any description of them, or criticism on them, indi vidually. I have myself been so recently appointed to inspect them, and the most of them have been so lately opened, and are still in many points so imperfectly orga nised, that I feel it would be scarcely just to report minutely on their arrangements, or expenses, or results. Their further development and my own further experience will enable me, I trust, to present next year a more detailed and accurate view of their internal working, and their economical and industrial condition. 1. ENGLISH CERTIFIED REFORMATORIES. The number of these on the 31st Dec., 1837, was 40-10 having been certified and opened in the course of the year 1857, 17 in the course of 1856, 10 in 1855, and seven in 1854. Saltley, near Birmingham, established by the exertions and liberal assistance of Mr. Adderley, was the first reforma tory that applied for a certificate under the act, being cer tified in August,lBs4. Mr. Barwick Baker's school at Hard wicke, near Gloucester, and the Kingswood school, near I Bristol, were next opened in October. The Newcastle refor matory began in November. Miss Carpenter commenced her girls' school at Red Lodge, Bristol, in December ; Mr. Joseph Sturge opening his farm school at Stoke, near Brows grove, and the committee of the Birmingham girls' reforma tory establishing their institution (now removed to Smeth wick) in Camden-street, Birmingham, in the same month. In 1855, reformatories were certified as follows :—ln April, for Devon and Exeter; in May, for Cumberland and for Lei cestershire; in July, for Norfolk; in Sept., for Berks ; in Nov., for Hants; in Dec., for Cheshire and for the West Riding of Yorkshire. The home in the east, and the Catho lic reformatory at Brook-green, Hammersmith, both in Middlesex, were also certified in the autumn of this year. In 1856, certificates were granted to the Akbar school ship at Liverpool, and to the Northamptonshire boys' refor matory, in January; to the Toxteth-park girls' school at Liverpool, and the Suffolk boys' reformatory, in March; to the Sunderland Industrial School, in April • to the Castle Howard Reformatory (Yorkshire, N.R.), in May; to the School of Discipline for girls at Chelsea (London), the Wor cestershire Reformatory for boys, and the Allesley farm school for girls (near Coventry), in June; to the Philan thropic farm school at Red-hill, in September ; to the West Riding Refuge for Girls at Wakefield, in October; to the Warwickshire Reformatory, in November ; to the Essex and the Wiltshire Reformatories, in December. Catholic Reformatories were also opened in the course of this year se St. Bernard's Alibey, Loughborough, and at Market Weigh ton , Yorkshire, E.R., for boys; and at Art: o's court, near Bristol, for girls. The following are the reformatories certified in 1857 : Dorsetshire, in January; Bedfordshire, in April ; Norfolk, (Catton) ; Liverpool, gills (Mount Vernon-green), and the North-Eastern at Netherton (near Morpeth), in June; Beauchamp Lodge, Hammersmith, Catholic girls, in July; the North Lancashire, in Sept.; the Manchester and Sal ford, in Oct.; the Hertfordshire, in Nov. ; the Leeds and the Rescue Society's Home for Girls, at Hampstead, in Dec. It will be seen by the dates in this summary that the refor matory school movement has gone on in a course of gradual but steady development; its promoters advancing with care and caution in their work, as they obtained greater experi ence, and were encouraged to proceed by the success of pre vious efforts. Ido not think that any movement has been characterised by a greater mixture of earnestness of purpose on the one hand, and practical good sense and discretion on the other. e . .... The number of inmates of the certified reformatories on Dec. 31, 1856, has been returned to me as— Boys, Protestant, 838; Catholic, ....210 Girls, „ 63 ; ~ 41 Total — 1,172 The admissions for the year were— Boys, Protestant, 778; Catholic, ....216 Girls » 100 ; „ .... 59 Total — 1,153 The discharges for the year— Boys, Protestant, 418 ; Catholic, 3) 23 15 Girls,3 ; 22 Total - 450 Making the number of inmates on the 31st Dec., 1857 Boys, Protestant, 1,108; Catholic, 411 Girls, 22 160; 97 Total — 1,866 In general, the operation of the certified reformatories is strictly local. Being mostly founded by the efforts of indi viduals or associations in particular counties or boroughs, they usually confine their admissions to the young offenders of the district or town they ere connected with; and only receive children from ether localities in the way ofexchange or mutual assistance, when it is desirable to prevent the aggregation of too many from one neighbourhecd in the same school. Some counties and boroughs have made ar rangements with reformatories in neighbouring or ctlier dis tricts to receive their juvenile offenders, contributing to wards the rent and staff expenses of the school, either by voluntary subscription or by aid from the county rate (under the provisions of the Act 20 and 21 Vict. c. 55). Thus, Ox fordshire subscribes to the Berks reformatory ; Sussex, Kent, Somerset, and Surrey to the Redhill farm school ; Derbyshire to Kingswood; Staffordshire to Saltley, &c. Some few counties are still without either reformatory school or association. They are but few, however, and even in these there are signs of movement, which indicate that ere long their magistracy will also recognise tile principle that the helpless and neglected boy ought to be dealt with differently from the responsible man, and that the child is as much and as justly an object of reformatory education as the adult is of punishment. As a rule, it is evidently advantageous that each county or borough should deal with its own criminals. More efforts will be enlisted in the support of the school, more responsi bility felt as to its management, more interest awakened in its moral success, more facilities given for the disposal of the children when discharged, if the school be the centre of a certain circle, and has a direct connexion with the magis trates and employers of a distinct locality. On the other hand, in the case cf large cities, the aggre gation of a number of young criminals from the same neigh bourhood in one school acts most injuriously —renewing old associations, k ee ping up the depraved tone and th e v i c i ous feelings and habits which it is the object of reformatory treatment to suppress, and impeding most seriously the growth of better impulses and motives. lam quite satisfied from my past experience that, in reference to such large masses of population as are collected in London, Liverpool, Manchester, &c., it is far wi ser to make such arrangements with the managers of various distant reformatories as will secure the dispersion of a large proportion of the young offenders to be dealt with, than to attempt to deal with them when concentrated in one large local institution. The candition of the certified reformatories, as to their in ternal ar rangements, their d i s cipline, and the industrial employment of their inmates, is generally good. Considerable differences exist in the extent and character of the buildings, and the qualifications of the superinten dents. But though in some the school-rooms and dormi tories are of higher pitch and larger area (so as to afford more space and secure better ventilation), and the masters' apartments more comfortable, and the masters themselves of a better standing as to manners and intelligence, the general characteristics of them all are simplicity, plainness, and practical utility. A sin g le room, about 35 feet long and 18 broad, with walls of plain brick whitened over with lime, floor with tiles or concrete, and warmed by a common stove or open fireplace, serves for school-room, meal room, and, in wet weather, for work and play room. The dormitories are generally unplastered and ceiled roughly under the rafters of the roof. The yard for exercise and recreation in the play hours is open and unpaved. An out-building or shed is fitted with a bath and a trough for washing. No hot air or hot water pipes are found even in the cells of correc tion; very few h av e even the convenie nce o f gas . Th e chil dren are usually at their work he bohe fields, the girls in the school - roo tn ) by six o' (t clock. in in t y work about eight hours, and are in school foe mental instruction about three hours per day. The field work and other labour, though not always carried on as methodically and skil fully as I could wish, is usually real, and entails a full amount of hard practical exertion on the boys engaged in it, and to town-bred lads pecnliarly, a considerable degree of self-denial and endurance. Alany boys have said to me, "I would rather be in prison than there; I should have more to eat and less to do." It must, indeed, be remembered, w ith respect to the class from which the great majority of our young criminals come, that airy rooms, separate beds, cleanliness, and good order, meals served with decency, instxoctionond exercise at regal or hours, are no acted on and applied in England, 1 and may yield anequalli o ,. satisfactory result.—l have the honourtit , • sir' - four yer l ylr t obedient servant, SYD 7 41 . ':TA) " THE NAV 1);\ The Trafalgar, 120, was taken into dock b hankm terday for the purpose of undergoing the necessary altera. dons to convert her into a 91-gun screw steamer. She will be furnished with machinery of 1,000 horse-power. Major Le Merchant Tupper, in command of the A troop of Royal Horse Artillery, yesterday arrived in garrison, Woolwich, from Canterbury ; and Captain R. Gabbett, 3rd battalion B battery, from Eastbourne, returned to head quarters yesterday likewise, and are under orders to take charge of batteries for the Welsh and Irish coasts. • The gentlemen cadets of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, yesterday went through a series of mortar prac tice, firing 21 rounds of 8, 10, and 13-inch shells, which were fired with lunch accuracy. The Admiralty yacht Banshee left Woolwich yesterday morning for the purpose of joining the Royal squadron about to escort her Majesty across the Channel. Lieut.-Colonel Eardley Wilmot, superintendent of the Royal gun factories, Woolwich, has been granted a tempo rary leave of absence. The duties of the department will be conducted for the present by the captain instructor of artil lery, Captain Haultain. The Melpomene, i,l, screw, was taken into dock at Ports mouth yesterday, to be fitted and brought forward for sea service. The Dauntless, 31, screw frigate, and the Sidon, 22, paddle steam-frigate, have had their defects remedied, and have been taken out of the steam basin at Portsmoutb, and laid up in ordinary. The Vulcan, iron screw steam troopship, is to be taken into dock at Portsmouth to-day for repairs. The Bacchante, 51, screw frigate, being built in Ports mouth dockyard, is to be ready for launching about the end of the year. The Russian squadron at Fpithead are making good their repairs and filling up with coal. N 0.4 dock in Portsmouth dockyard is about to be length ened 40 feet. The Industry, 2, iron steam storeship, Master (Hodges, sailed from Portsmouth yesterday for the westward. The Dee, paddlewheel steam stereship, Master Com mander Thomas C. Pullen, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from the eastward with boilers and machinery, and gunboat in company. Lieutenant Henry Fairfax has been appointed to her M. jesty's ship Diadem. TIIE ARMY. Orders were yesterday received at Chatham for the follow ing reinforcements, to embark for Bombay, at Gravesend, on the Ist Sept., on board the East India Company's troop ship Sardinia, 969 tons, Capt. W. IL M'Cleery, which vessel is previously to be inspecied by the Commandant of Chatham Garrison, in order to ascertain that the required arrange ments for the comfort of the troops during the voyage have been carried mispviz.,-50,tnen of , he Bth Hussars nod 28 men of the 17th Lancers,from Canterbury; 64 men of the 33d (Duke of Wellington's) 11,gt., 82 men of the 89th Ilegt., and 58 men of the 95th Regt., from Fernaoy; 18 men of the 18th Royal Irish, and 20 men of the 86th (Royal County Down), from Buttevant ; 20 men of the 71st Highlanders, and 30 men of the 92d Highlanders, from Stirling ; 16 men of the 56111 Regiment, from Colchester; 15 men of the 51st (the King's Own) Light Infantry, from Weimer; 20 men of the 72d Highlanders, from Aberdeen; and 20 men of the Royal Artillery, from Woolwich—total, 475 men of all ranks. The following draughts are ordered to embark the same day ou board the Velocity, 1,100 tons, Czptain E. Shrews bury, for Kurrachee—natnely, 10 men of the 61st Regi ment, 15 men of the 70th Regiment, 18 men of the 81st Regi ment, and 24 men of the 94th Regiment, from Chatham ; 30 men of the 7th (the Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards, and 35 men of the fBth Regiment, from Canterbury ; 40 rtusn 2; to E.oniskillens, and 30 men of the 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers, from Buttevant—total, 194 men. The reinforcements for Calcutta and Madras are to embark at Gravesend on the 2d and 7th of September. The contracts for the supply of the whole of the infantry reeiments with free kits have been given to the following firms :—Hebbert and Co., London ; Gilpin and Co., Lon don ; Prater and Co., London ; Dolan and Co., London ; Messrs. Marks, Chatham ; Grover, Chatham ; and Ireland and Co., Dub]iti. The whole of the kits were previously supplied at £2 us. 10d. each, until the authorities at the War Department refused to receive any more kits from the firm. The price at which the contracts have now been taken averages X,3 Is. 6(1. for each kit. In order to provide against anything like inferior articles being supplied to the troops, the whole of the kits as they are supplied are to be sent to Mark-lane, instea4 of Weedon, where they will be inspected by a board appointed for that purpose. The steam-ship City of Manchester,belonging to the Liver pool, New York, and Philadelphia Steam-ship Company,from Portsmouth and Gibraltar, arrived at Algoa Bay on the sth of July, alter a passage at sea of 391 days, and a total time of 47 days, including disembarkation and embarkation at Gibraltar, and coaling at St. Vincent's and Cape Town. The whole of the troops, comprising 1,216 men, women, and children, were landed without a single case of sickness. On the 14th of July she was officially inspected, and was to leave again about the 25th of July en her return voyage, with about GOO men of the Royal Engineers and 12th Regi ment, and may be expected at Portsmouth during next week. THE MILITIA. The 4th West York Militia is to assemble at Leeds on the 28th September for 21 days' training. This regiment gave a great number of volunteers to the Line when it was em bodied about two years ago. LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 27.—The market opened firm to-day, but closed at rather easier prices, with little doing. Rates of continuation were light. Birkenheads, 67 , 1- B—Blackburns, 111 —Berwicks, 93 / —Eastern Counties, 121 1- 4 East Lancashire, 931—Great Western, 504 I—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 934- 4—London and North Western, 921 31—Sheffield, 341 4—Midland. 07 4—Caledonians, t 3 —Dovers 21 7- 6 4—Dutch Rhenish, 4 Si dis.—Grand Trunk of Canada, 9 4—Great Western of Canada, 17k I—Leeds Norther'', 451 46—North British, 53; 41—Chester and Holyhead, 35 36 York and North Midland, 721 3}. BIRMINGHAM, Aug. 27.—Therel was a flat business done in this market to-clay, at rather easier pleas. MANCHESTER, Aug. 27.—There was a very inactive market to day, but business was done at full prices. Grand Trunks were at 911-31iellands,07i—Lectls. 042 I—Shetlields, 34 i—Dovers, 21. THE ROYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—Tne annual meeting of this association was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, in Lightburn Park, Ulverstone. On Tuesday, when the trial of implements took place, the weather was remarkably auspicious, and induced the attendance of from 5,000 to 6,000 persons ; upwards of £do more than was anticipated being taken at the gates. The trials were made in a large field on a farm in the occu pation of Mr. R. Atkinson, of Lane House, the property of H. W. Askew, Esq., Conishead Priory. The most notice able feature was the trial of reaping machines. Two excel lent ones were shown by Mr. Drewry, of Holker, near verstone (Burgess and Keys, London), and Mr. W. Kendal, Harbarrow, Furness; and the prize was awarded to the former, the second being highly commended. One of Hussey's, improved by Dray and Co., shown by Mr. Robert Birch, Stand House, Netherton, Liverpool, was commended. On Wednesday, when the show of cattle, horses, sheep, &c. took place, the weather was again favourable, and the attendance most numerous. Among the gentlemen on the ground we noticed his Grace the Duke of Devonshire (president of the Society) ; H. W. Askew, Esq., Conishead Priory; Colonel Clifton, Lytham Hall; Major Cross, lied Scar, Preston; Marqnis of Hartington, M.P. ; R. T. Parker, Esq., Cuerden Hall; Colonel Wilson Patten, M.P.; A. H. Royds, Esq., Falinge, Rochdale; Lieutenant-Colonel Towneley, Towneley Park, Burnley ; G. Drewry, Esq. Holker (chairman of the couscil), &c. The show gave t he greatest satisfaction as regards both the number and q ual i t y of the animals shown. There was also a more extensive exhibition of implements than at any prev io us meeting. The principal prizes awarded were—First prize, for a pure shortherned bull, two years and five months old, Sir Chas. Robert Tempests Broughton Hall, Slopton. For best bull, Royal Butterfly, above one and under yearstwooneTowneley. old, first prize and Society's silver medal, loeut .-Col I Lieut.-Colonel Towneley a lso took first prizes for a cow or heifer, above three years old, Roan Duchess 11. ; for a short herned roan heifer, Rose of Towneley; and for Diadem. The Duke of Devonshire had first prizes awarded to him f or a s horthorned calf, best shearling southdown ram, pure soutiolown ram, shearling Shropshire down ram, pen of five sout hd o wn ewes, and peo of five shearling ewes. First prizes wer e taken by Mr. William Bolton for a short-horned bull calf; Cartmel and Knowles, We st b v , Lytham' for a bull six years old, Sheriff; by Mr. John-Bentham, Ulverstone, fur his roan bull, Symmetry ; M r . James Dickinson, Up holland, for the roan hull, 14 months old, Prince of Prussia; Mr. William Bolton, Ulver s t one , roan b u ll ca lf ; M r . John Binns, Marsden sleights, Burnley, dark roan cow; Messrs. J. and R. Patterson, Ulverstone, four dairy cows; Mr. Thomas Atherton, Speke, Liverpool, roan heifer and heifer calf; Mr. William Boulton, Ulverstone, roan heifer; Mr. Christopher Graham, Inch, Longtown, Cum berland, grey horse ; Mr. Alexander Beebie, Lytham, bay stallion ; Mr. Hugh Fowler, hay stallion, thcroughbred ; Mr. Thomas Atkinson, Garstang, bay stallion for road or field ; Mr. Henry Parker, Kirkby Ireleth, brood mare, for agricultural purposes; Mr. James Williamson, Lancaster, brood mare, for road or field ; Mr. J o h n P or t er, G arstang , filly, for agricu ltural purposes; Mr. Thomas Ashburner, Pennington, gelding, for road or field ; Mr. John Fox,' Dalton, filly, for agricultural purposes ; and Mr. R. C: Richards, Kirkham, brown gelding. The other prizes were for extra stock, sheer, roots, seeds, and cheese. A dinner took place in the evening, at the Concert Hall, his Grace the Duke of Devonshi r e presiding. 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