The Sun. — London, England, 1865-09-05 00:00:00

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PROSPECTUS. - - -- The Transatlantic Steamship Company (Limited) is formed under the auspices of the important Interests con nected with Southampton, for the purpose of establishing a line of first-class Passenger and Carge Steamships be tween Southampton and New York, for which there is now an admitted necessity. Southampton, fret. , its central position, its close proxi n% to London and the Continental ports, its safe and easy access in all states of the tide, possesses unrivalled advan tages for the American trade. The Southampton route to America is very imperfectly served by the present line of steamships under foreign t a g; 'which touch at Southampton from Hamburgh and. ,„ r elnen on their way to New York, and clear out with im mense freights of German, French, and British manufac tures, and large numbers of passengers of all classes, and ar e eminently successful. line of steamers under the British flag between South ampton and New York direct would bring very large im jrtations of American butter, cheese, bacon, pork, flour, rd, oil-cake, and other articles of practically unlimited co nsumption ; and such goods would be delivered in the L a udon market in the best condition, in 11 days from New 41) ,.., 11 ; at moderate through rates of freight. The Transatlantic Steamship Company therefore pro fs° in the first instance to provide for a regular fortnightly L' l lice between Southampton and New York, by means of F r evy steamships of 3,500 to 4,000 tons burthen, to perform i tle voya ges w ithi n t en d a y s , an d eac h capable of carrying 40 first-class, 120 second, and 600 steerage passengers, and 2,000 tons freight; added to which will be the Conti nental service between Southampton, Antwerp, and other ; s rtlaera Continental ports. Two screw steamers of about , P 0 tons each will be necessary for this purpose. : - Fhe Directors propose to avail themselves in the design ,„ - "u. equipment of the ships of the most modern improve- Zntlic so that the utmost speed may be obtained and the Z_eatest amount of available space for cargo and passengers rured, together with economy in the consumption of ~,?ending tho construction of the necessary ships, the 4-(irectors will be a position, if needful, to open the traffic h t , an early date by means of existing steamers, which may be chartered or purchased for the service. 1,2 he Company, by its contemplated arrangements on rlll. sides of the Atlantic, will command facilities possessed gy no oth er li ne o f A mer i can s t eamers. A t t h e port o f i Nuthampton important advantages are secured ; the Lon !Ion and South-Western Railway Company and the South -I.llpton Dock Company have adopted a liberal tariff in Lavour of this Company, and will promote its success by zel7 means. Through rates of freight from Antwerp, taZre, London, and Southampton will convey merchandise 3E. European origin, not only for the supply of the Now ork market, but to the whole area of railway commtmi ctien comprg the chief cities of the United States. here can be no doubt but that the proposed line of steamers will be highly remunerative. The calculations „l ade by p ar ti es o f a d m itted experience have been based „ the existing trade only, without regard to that largely i h nere asing development which the restoration of peace must "tvltably bring with it. „lutePrposed capital is considered adequate for the im t- purposes of the New York servtce ; but as opera ti:tia in connection with the Southern ports are also con lllPlated, the Directors will take advantage promptly of er n opening that may arise to establish a line to a South- Pert, by steamers expressly adapted for that service, s ?_soon as circumstances may justify the step. A line of am communication between the continent of Europe, ',a Southampton, and a port in the Southern States must and ritually become a commercial necessity o f th e fi rs t c l ass, lbe highly remunerative. _2l)on all moneys paid in advance of ca ll s i n t eres t a t th e 'ate of 7 per cen t. will be allowed from the date of pay 'tent. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. (To be retained by tho Bankers.) No. To the Directors of the Transatlantic Steamship Company (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to your Bankers, the sum of £ , being a deposit of £l per share on shares in the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to accept such shares, or any less number you may allot to me on the terms of the Prospectus, and I gree to pay the deposit due on allotment, and to sign the Articles of Association of the Company when required, and I authorise you to insert my name upon th e R eg i ster of Members for the number of au ares allotted to me. Usual. signature Natne in full Residence Profession Date SWEET OPOPONA X, PIESSE and LUBIN'S u . new Perfume.—OPOPONAX is a tative flower bI Phis scent, , !: - .11 a thoesabd others r o tocico of rare fragrance. choice, 2s. 6d. and 51. each, Sold t!y all fashionable r eznists and perfumers.— LabOraterr 01 Flowers, 2, New 'olld-street, London. W I LORS' ORMAN GIRLS' SCHOOL and HOAR, iiampstead. Offices. 77, COrnhill PATRON—The QUEEN. Capt . TRUSTEES. 114:letion. Francis Maude, The Rev. Canon C_hamp_n7s I Thomas Baring, Esq., . TREASURERS. 141. L. Bevan, Esq. I Robert Hanbury, Esq. V 434-118 Inattution is designed to supply a great national t4 e an asylum for the orphan daughters of sailors in 1,.' ,0 Yal Navy and Merchants Service and of Marines. kervi•• clothes, maintains, and educates them for domestic tempthi ce and provides a home free of expense for former Orlates while out of situations, thus shielding them from the er while they might otherwise be exposed to. tt,;‘,.e Committee earnestly APPEAL for CONTRIBEI te,L'oS to meet the increasing applications through the ep — e '2 4 .t storms and loss of life at sea, and t o enable tbkht tmulnally to obtain premises more commensurate With the %osatties of this great maritime country, which loses 2,000 lvh o a annually by casualties alone, without including those fa ut l aY perish by war. anriptions th3nkfully mew by the bs..nkers, Messrs te —4 y, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street ; and by the Secre tY, at the Offices, No. 77, Cornhill. R. _:; , YEETTNG, Hon. Sac. - ;HARLES NASH. Se o. EATE SOCIETY wishes to add another t me to the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer friendless, young females were rejected from nepp, sit EGNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have annt away in five years. Here are brief details of a tew 147vmost recent cases:— It A i • aged 16 fallen, mother dead, deserted by her father. p 11' aged 13, homeless, both parents dead. aged 17, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother. t. If' aged 15, fallen, mother dead. A . kred 15, tallen, mother dead 0, B ' , aged 16, fallen, both parents , dead. A.t, aged 14, homeless, de s e r t e d by h er paren t s. fp. aged 17, fallen, both pare n t s d ea d . A, G.' , aged 17, farien, both pa ren t s d ea d. It lc' , aged 18, fallen, father dead. k B " aged 18, fallen, both parents dead, atred 17, fallen, both parents dead. 6 - W., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. Th e aged 15, fallen, both parents dead. Vaan "2, 9, home the Committee wish to f orm wou ld b e f or vet t s"la, almost children, from the age of b to 15, who Co at en led astray from the path of virtue. Art libations will berreceived gratefully by the SecretarY, Karel "lel (2 00per,85 Qumn-street Chea p d e; or by Messrs Kar el " e and Co . Lombard-street, 11, °4 •14 FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, flay 11,11 the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail lIUS King's-cross. Y109./.4-Pa —Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. e o n—His Royal Highne ss th e Prince of WA LE S, K.G I,lll:tient—ll is Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH. K.G. 11;,,'"aPital, fond 1 in tbe ar 1 the first to estab •ae def „ Pri nciple o f fre e e admissio n to t he 'sick poor, Without Pencleal and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de °r "PPort on voluntary contributions and legacies. Mditi e "'As relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in r o s oo titel l e te7cithbial for average number ot attendance of the tiv7eekly. ' he and 4,000 a coniderable period averaged between cogteavioCieennit,nli earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the t b e e o r4 i s i B g i t es etvueardael remises of this d o s H ital are capable of ter ,rtbutton liPundi:ed more be , sp had the Committee s Lc) maintain them. ritMan, k] 8 are reoeived by the Treasurer. Edvrard 5f as a ltn iMon B d q '' Ni c all o n!a_a-hane; also by Messrs. Contts and Co.; 13, 2 , , co. ; liaYn and CHerries and Co. •, Ransom ne °J AY and " w " , Grote, and CoCo.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; and c,„ • . ; W Blares, Deacon, and Co.; Gur- Idw,i.;;;,:,plabet and Hon erners-street ; armed ß and 3 ffad at thital. from 10 till 5. 6TANFORD SAIITB , sergetary. On the 12th inet., in 2 vols., poet Bvo., THE BUCKLYN SHAIG ; or, The Goblin of the Brook. A Novel. By the Hon. Mrs. ALFRED MONTGOM EILY. ore full :orn rin old Lew ;ar s to Ile ; tux, and last to low yed tar' [W a rd 9 SI Pe r ngr 8 , GRRAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. ....Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded lunallan's LL Whi s k y ." ____ urtiAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1850). 14, RUSSELL -STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, of £2O J A NOS MONEY on Person a l an d o th er S ecur it y , i n sums oneto £5OO, to be repaid by instalments extending over t Wo. Or three years. The large Capital of this Associa von enables it to complete its transactions without delay. -? inquiry or office fees, and strict secrecy observe& Bills ' Mounted at short notice. Form sent free on receipt of a directed., stamped envelop 2. hn.he A.ssoclition also lends Money for the purchase of a terms most advantageous to the borrower. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. TUE TRANSATLANTIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY (Limited). °aPital, Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling. First Issue, 10,000 Shares of £5O each. £1 Deposit on Application. £4 on Allotment. -418 not anti c i pa t e d th a t over one -h a lf o f th e C ap it a l w ill be called up within the next 12 months. In the event of the desirability, of an extension of the Company's ope rations, either by additional steamers for the New York g ervice, or for the South, the Directors will consult the proprietary — as to whether the same shall be provided by lurther Calls, or by an issue of additional Capital. DIRECTORS. Captain Charles E. Mangles, Chairman of the Royal Mail loam Packet Company, and of the London and South „ _ western Railway. Russell Gurney, Esq., M.P., Deputy-Chairman of the Royal ris _Meil Steam Packet Company. rles Capper, Emq., Chairman Southampton Dock Com- G may. eorge Moffatt, Esq., M.P. "°„, 11 / 1 Hopton Forbes, Esq., Director Southampton Dock Comp any. ueorge Runt, Esq., Chairman Ilampliire Banking Com pany. (With power to fydd to their number). R.l, KERS. London—Messrs. 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(RNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, aid Dining-room, consisting of a new and eiegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, qeantiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights, dtc., in Italian, Alaba't 3r, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, ace- Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine• ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. _ • • Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS, 61 INERALS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new•edition of LyelPs Elements of Geology ; they will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,6, 10, 20, 60, to 590 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION In GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr.TENNANT.P.G.S., at 149. Strand. HOME for LirrLE for the Reception, from Outcast and Destitute Boys, under 10 years of age. President—ROßEßT VICE-PRV , Stephen Cave, Esq. r, Henry E . Gurney, Esq. Samuel Morley, Esq. BOYS, Tottenham, N., all parts of the Kingdom, of And those verging on crime, TANBURY, 1114 4 litt4tfi, Sir S. M. Peto, Bart., M.P. Abel Smith, Esq., M,P, commivrrt. Mr Alex. Anderson. ftev.. r Mr. E. H. Burrows. Maxweil. Mr. A. D. Chapman. t. Area snort. Mr. E. r: bhert Sinclair. Mr. George ilioo rl ` Mr. E. J. Tabrum. Me. Pritheis yes t. Mr. RT. Turnbull. Treasurer--W. H. Willans, Esq., 78, Basinghall-street; P.C. Itonorary Secretary—Mr. A. 0. Charles, at Sttolli - -ftreet, Pall-Mall East S.W. Bankers—Messrs. Satin+ P ise , and Smiths, 1, Lombard atreet, The Mot& of admission to the House is twofold, Ist. By election of the subscribers. Boys thus admitted are received free, boarded, clothed, educated ) and taught till they are 11 years of age. With the view I o secure the elettion of the thOSt deserving cases, the Commitle harp Milli the first discouraged canvas sing, and they du not print any addresses of the subscribers. The voting paptts Contain a description of each case, as care ful y investigated by the Committee, and with this Informa tion the subscribers are able to judge for themselves as tli those most eligible for free admiecien„ This Home was opened in Ap e !, 184. It Was designed to take is the littl e onre Whose charact r and circumstances disqualify the:q ftir the Orphan Asylums, and whose tender age prtolndes their admission to the Rtfuges. Such are those who, from neglect, are already on the road to ruin. Such ate those who have been deserted by their nstural pretectors and left to beecome idle wanderers: Such are those Whose parents may have at one time or other received parish irglief, and who are now friendless orphans. Such are those*hose parents are breakers of the la*, tit' !tit, in ptistin, and who train their childtcn hi the style path. Such are those whose evil associapOnt ha v e hfready had their painful effect, an d must lead theta to a life of crime and misery. There are now 50 little inmates from about four years of age to 10. There is room for nearly 102, and the Committee would joyfully see the Home filled at once ; they only Wait for the necessary subscriptions. The Committee feel constrained W to NW for those who cannot thus plead for themselves k and, referring to the cir cumstances of some who have been already admitted, they ask—ls it right to Make a widow and her family paupers for life because One of them (the naughty boy of the family) runs wild in the streets and is beyond her control ? Is it kind to tell her, because she has so large a family, that you will not help her to put one of them into a Home. but that they must ail go into "the house ?" Is it doing the best we can for the Mlle destitute orphan to send him to the workhouse. Is it doing to others as we would they should do unto us that Wheat these little ones have unnatural parents who ttitil them iitto the streets, or force them by ill - etreatment to "run away," none of us shou'd be found to care for them, to speak a kindly word to thetn, to befriend them, to house and clothe them ? Shall we leave them still on the doorstep, passing by on the other side, or else exclaiming "Am I my brother's keeper ?" W e necessity for an Institution for these little ones is evi dent from the police statistics, which show that in Londo n alone, in one year, no fewer than 311 boys under 10 years of age, have been apprehended for various offences, 79 of whom were convicted and punished, while the bulk, 232 were dis charged by the magistrates with a rebuke, as being too young to punish, though not too young to learn the beginnings of crime. On the other hand, there are numbers who, but for the timely help afforded by such an Institution, must otherwise become paupers, and losing all ideas of self-reli ance and self-help be permanent burdens to the State. fhe Home for Little Boys has, therefore, been established to rescue the little ones, to save them from the prison on the one hand, and the workhouse on the other, and to endeavour to make them useful members of society. The daily routine of the Ins:itution - presents all the fea tures of a home, a school, and a workshop. The little ones are cared tor as children; they have their regular meals, their suitable clothing, their hours of play and amusement, and their singing class. They are treated as scholars ; every morning is devoted to seho.:l work—reading, and writing, and ciphering, and Scriptural instruction, with occasional lessons in oljeots and other subjects. But they are also trained to work. As they must all, and that at a very early period in lite, earn their living by the sweat of their brow, they are here at once taught habits of industry. So the after noons are occupied with various industrial occupations— making brown paper bags for bankers, and white taper bags for tradesmi-n, and door mats and servants' kneelers for any who will buy them; picking the coil for the mats, mending the c othes, drc. Some assist tile master in the garden, digging, planting, watering, weeding, and so forth. By degrees they are being made useful in the house, scrubbing and sweeping, while the elder ones (lean all the boots, knives, ote. In this way it is sought to fit them for an active working life. 2d. By payment of ss. a week, made quarterly in advance. All children must be under 10 years of age at the time of admission. Those received on payment are admitted at any time as soon as approved by the Committee, Elections of children to be admitted free will take place as frequently as the increase in the annual subscriptions will admit, till the Home is full ; they will then be held periodi cally Forms of application for the admission of children may be had at the Home, slid of the Honorary Secretary, BOARD and RESIDENCE.—CIiff House, near Warrior-square, St. Leonards-on-Sea, two minutes' walk from the Parade. Address, Mrs, Richardson, as above. GREAT ST. JAMES'S-HALL.—WORLD of MAGIC, Secoud Sight, and " Begone. Dull Care," every evening at 8. A Day Performance. Saturday, at• 3. " The most varied entertainment in the metropolis.' —Vlde the Press. Admission, ls. PROFESSOR and the Misses ANDERSON. — Farewell season. —World of Magic. Second Sight, and the original Indian Basket Trick, in conjunction with Fre deric (the great) ➢laccabe, the unrivaLlei ventriloquist, mimic, and character actor. FREDERIC MACCABE, Ventriloquist, Mimic, Jo., in his original entertainment, " Begone, Dull Care," "Miss Mary May," " Early in the Morning." Balcony, 2s. ; reserved seats, 3s. ; stalls, Ss. ; at Mr. Austin's office, St. James's hall, 2S, Piccadilly. A. NIMSIO, Acting Manager. Vu H E X F O R D. 6, OXFORD BTREFT. w. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). - - - SIXTY-SIX, by J. Offenbach, performed by Misses Russell, Barrie, Walmesley, Tyrell ; Messrs. A. St. Albyn, Husk, and Green, with full Band and Chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Ballet, Comedy, Burleag s ue, Sze., by the celebrated D'Au bans. Messrs. Duriah and Davis, and the Misses TESSY and SARA GUNNISS. NOTICE.—The Oxford has been entirely Redecorated, Altered, Newly Lighted, and Ventilated, and now is one of the most agreeable places of resort in the kingdom.—OPEN EVERY EVENING at Eight o'clock. The Classical Ballet, entitled THE BRIDAL of BEAUTY, in which Miss TESSY GUNNISS will make her re appear ance THIS EVENING. Admission—Area, al stalls and balcony, Is. ; private boxes. 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. KO KO RI KO. This wonderful entertainment, having proved the greatest hit ever made, will be repeated EVERY EVENING, in ad dition to the Operatic Sele3tions, supported by the whole talent of the establishment. Comedy, Burlesque, and Ballet by Mrs. and Mr. Randall, Messrs. Duriah and Davies, the D'Aubans, and Arthur Lloyd. Director, Mr. F. Jongmans. All visitors to London at this season should pay a visit to the above establishment. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION.- Established 30 years, at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITIONS.—In accordance with the season, the Exhibition has been entirely re-embellished. The whole of the ancient Court Dresses of the most costly description, faithfully copied from the most minute pictures, have been renewed. Modern Court Dresses of the most splendid de scription, selected from the first houses in Paris and London, and probably never equalled or surpassed, are now on view. Life-size Models of DOCTOR E. W. PRITCHARD and CONSTANCE KENT are now added. Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. Admittance, One Shilling; Extra Rooms, Sixpence. ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. will RE-OPEN for the Season on SATUR DAY, Sept. 9. The above Rooms have been entirely re decorated by Herr Rubardt and assistants. Musical Director, M. LUIGI CURTL Manager, Mons. GRENET. Doors open at half-past 8 o'clock; close five minutes to 12 o'clock. Admission to Promenade, One Shilling. COOL and REFRESHING TOILETTE RE_ QUISITE.—OLDRIDGE'S BALM of COLUMBIA is the most certain remedy for Restoring and Strengthening the Hair. By it Whiskers and Moustaches are produced and beautified. Ladies will find it especially valuable, as the most &Beate bead-dress or bonnet can be worn without fear of soiling. 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WHITE'S MOC*141:111 riEIIAR TRUSS (1 3 mitirkiti$ AR!) tic fits tittEAT ExttintrioNS 0? 1851 AND 1862), is allowe4 by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective nvention in the curative treatment of Ei EItN I A. iue use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, Is here avoided—a soft banda.ge being worn round the body, whil , othe rtatiisfte rtlistittg etrer 18 tip libel by the 5100-Mltlit athaiPAteht Lath &Wig *ith G 'Mich ease Ind oltithiths that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, whioh cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the ofr oumference of the body, titro Wats belt)* gib hips, being sent to thb milhiltaotiireh WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, is.. Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 52 5 . ad. Postage, 18 Ba. An Umbilical Truss 4 425: and 8264 ad, restage lit 10d. Postal:nee Orders to be made payabl e t o J o h n White, Post office, rioostlilly. PAltNit VLASt te 8 TO CICINGS, J u KNEE-CAPS, Sze, for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, Etc. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary attfokittg. Price Ist tkb, 784 6(1:4 1054 W OIL each. Pettag6 6t14 JOHN Wititt. Manufacturer. 223. Piccadilly. SLOW HALL, 'Winslow, &As, havingWll\ l. l)een, recently opened and fitted with requisites for the date hod cottifort Of the INSANE, the proprietor, Dr. BOISRAOON, announces that he has transferred his Estab lishment from Birmingham to the above desitable residence, ,ae,cessiDle, and distant froth Lond,on aout an hour and a-httlf b' the liondlin and North-Western lint, and rimy iiiiiiutes from Oxford. Attached to the mansion, situated on a sandy soil, and commanding an extensive and pleasing prospect, are garden, meadow, plantation, and recreation grounds. 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BOND, 10, Blshopsgate street Within, London, E C., and by all respectable chemists and stationers in the kingdom.—N. B. Purchasers should be careful to observe the address 10, 131 shopsgate.street Within, E.C.—upon the label. without which the Ink is not genuine. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, pursuant t o a DECREE of the High Court of Chancery made in the Causes " Emerson v. Mason," and " Emerson v. Pearce," with the approbation of the Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood, the judge to whose Court the said causes are attached, by Messrs. DRIVER and CO., the person ap pointed ,by the said judge, at the Guildhall Coffee house, Gresham-street, in the City of London, on FRIDAY, the 13th d a y o f October, 1865, at one o'clock 'precisely, in One Lot, a FREEHOLD ESTATE, consist ing of the bridge over the River Thames, from Stand-o- the-Green, near Brentford, Middlesex, to Kew, Surrey, called "Kew Bridge," now producing from tolls and other profits a gross income of £3,000 a-year.—Particulars and condi tions, with a plan, may be obtained at the Talbot and Greyhound Inns, Richmond; at the Estate Exchange, Change-alley, Cornhill ; at the Guildhall Coffee-house, Gresham-street, City; of Mr. W. IL Withal!, solicitor, No. 7, Parliament-street, Lond on ; o f M r . J o h n Ch apple, soli citor, No. 19, Great Carter-lane, Doctors'-Comm ons, Lon don ; of Messrs. Francis and Thom as Smith, solicitors, No. 15, Furnival's-inn, London ; of Mr. C. S. Mander, solicitor, No. 9, New-square, Lincoln's-inn, London ; M r . IL D avin, solicitor, No. 12, Parliament-street, London ; of Mr. H. H. Mason, of No. 18, Bedford-row, London ; at Robinson's Estate Office, Richmond, Surrey, where the daily returns of tolls for the last seven years may be inspected • ' of Mr. Henry Harris, the check clerk at the Bridge ; an d of Messrs. Driver and Co. ' surveyors, land agents, and auc ti oneers, No. 4, Whitehall, London, S.W. Dated this 9th day of August, 1865. EDWD. ITEATIiERALL, Chief Clerk. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MARGATE RACES-MONDAY. These races were commenced to-day over the same course as last year, but under different management, and this was apparent in the great change for the better. The weather was beautifully fine, the company most _numerous, the fields of horses large, the sport good, and there was plenty of speculation ; in fact, the gathering was a great success. Below will be found full details of the running : TheVisiters' Stakes of 3 sous each, with 25 added; weight for age, with selling allowances. One mile. Mr. Marsh's Confederalist, 4 yrs, Bst 111 b ( £2O) (Jas. Nightingall) 1 Mr. Marsh's Mysterious Lady, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (..£2O) (J. Smith) 2 Mr. J. Steven's Castle Hill, 4 yrs, 9st llb (X4O) (Deacon) 3 Mr. Abron's Proctor, 2 yrs, b st 1 21 b (£2O) (Wyatt) 4 Fomentation, Truth, and Pathfinder also ran Betting-6 to 4 agst Castle Hill, 2to 1 agst Confederalist, 3 to 1 agst others. Mysterious Lady made play, followed by Confederalist to the distance, where the latter took up the running, was never afterwards caught, and won easily by two lengths ; a length between second and third, and a head between third and fourth ; Fomentation was fifth ; and Pathfinder last. The winner was bought in for 55 guineas. The Bramfield Cup, value 40 guineas; weight for age, with selling allowances. One mile. Mr. Marsh's Rapture, aged, Bst 91b (X5O) (Jas. Nightingall) 1 Mr. Chandler's Bunch, 8 yrs, 7st 71b (l'Anson) 2 Mr. R. Montague's Little Mary, 2 yrs, bst 131 b (X 100) (Milne) 3 The following also ran :—Proity, Brown Duchess, Devotee, Star Cross, Castle Hill, and Hurrah. Betting-2 to 1 agst Devotee, 4to 1 each agst Rapture and Star Cross, 5 to 1 agst Castle Hal, 6 to 1 agst Proctor and Bto 1 agst Bunch. Rapture cut out the work, fol lowed by Bunch and Devotee to the turn, where the leader ran wide, and I'Anson brought Bunch to the front, and carried on the running to the stand, where Rapture chal lenged, and after a desperate race the latter won by a head, three lengths separating second and third; Star Cross was fourth, Proctor fifth, and Devotee sixth. Brown Duchess, when the flag fell, bolted. The winner was bought by Mr. Cook for 61 guineas. The Margate Stakes of 40 sovs, added to a Sweepstakesof 5 sovs each ; two-yr-olds, 7st ; three, 9st ; with penalties and allowances. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Hartley's Alberta, by King Tow, 2 yrs, 7st 21b (Mordan) 1 Mr. England's Duchess of St. Albans, 2 yrs, 7st (J.' Smith) 2 Mr. Porter's Indian Star, 2 yrs, 7st (Ilibberd) 8 Fin'alealsO ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Alberta, 6to 4 agst Indian Star, 3 to 1 agst any other. Some delay at the start was caused by the fractiousness of Finale, who, when the flag fell, jumped round. Indian Star made play for a short distance, when he was passed by the Duchess of St. Alban's, who led to the distance, where Mordan brought Alberta to the fore, and never being again caught won by two lengths ; Indian Star a bad third. The Ramsgate Plate(Handicap) of 40 sous. Three-quartors of a mile. Mr. G. Davis's Little Gentleman, by King Tom—Sister to Little Lady, 4 3 rs, 7st (l'Anson) 1 Mr. J. Land's Ealornock, 4 yrs, Bst Mb Mr. G. Nightingall's Land of the West, 4 yr,s,.7t. (Elphick) 8 The following also ran :—Ckicot the Jester, Pegasus, and Betsy Copeland, _ . Betting-7 to 4 agst Little Gentleman, 3to 1 agst Balor nock, 4 to 1 agst Land of the West, and 6 to 1 agst Pega sus. The flag fell to rather a straggling start, Pegasus losing several lengths. Land of the West made play, fol lowed by Balornock, Little Gentleman, and Chicot the Jester. The latter, on reaching the turn, ran out and took no further part in the race. Land of the West held the lead to the half distance, where he was passed by Little Gentleman and Balornock, and after a fine race home with the pair, Little Gentleman won by a neck; two lengths separated the second and third; Betsy Copeland was fourth, and Pegasus fifth. The South-Eastern Stakes, a sweepstakes of 8 soya each, with 25 added by the South-Eastern Railway Company ; weight for age with selling allowances. A mile and a half. Mr. Porter's Sentinel, by Vedette—St. Rosalie, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b (£2O) (Ilibberd) 1 Mr. Harley's Budworth, 5 yrs, 9st 61b,(.£39 (his. N'ightingall) 2 Mr. England's Fomentation, 2 yrs, 6st 41b (X5O) (Elphick) 3 Freestone and Hurrah also ran. Betting-5 to 4on Budworthia to 1 agst Sentinel, and 4to 1 agst any other. Fomentation, attended by Bud worth and Sentinel, made play to the hill at the turn, when Budworth and Sentinel came away by. themselves, and, after a slashing race, the latter won by a head ; Fomentation a bad third ; and Hurrah was fourth. The winner was bought by Mr. Valentine for 50 guineas. TAT TERSA.LLS'—LAFr Eyßrans. BT. LEGER. sto 4 agst Gladiateur (taken) 100 to 15 agst Regalia (taken) 10 to 1 agst Klarinska (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Archimedes (offared) 100 to 8 agst The Duke (offered) 100 to 7 agst Breadalbane (offered) 100 to 1 agst Broomielaw (taken) DERBY. 100 to 7 agat Lord Lyon (offered) 25 to 1 agst Thistle (taken) 40 to 4 agst Primate (taken) 100 to 1 agst Esca (taken) Prevention. of Child Murder. ~. Yesterday evening a meeting Of ladled tend gentlemen in terested in this subject was held in the large hall of the Gray's-inn Hotel, Holborn, for the purpose of considering what steps could be adopted to arrest the progress of in fanththl now so fearfully prevalent throughout the cdtintrys The Rev. Dr. Risszx, who was called ,to the chair, said he had passed many years in Ceylon, where child murder pre-tailed, but on returning home he found the state of things touch worse in England. Looking at the question in its social aspects he had become painfully impressed With the necessity of taking immediate steps to arrest the rrogteSS of the evil, Dr. W. H. Claim; Recorder of Rangoon, said he had spent nearly 25 years as a magistrate and judge, and had Seen a vast deal of crime of the nature they were about to consider. When he came back to this country in April last, his attention Was di rected to t h e cases of i nfanticide Which appeared in th e papers, the remainder of his " leave" t a o nd he amtti determined gatton o f tothe devote evil . In Bengal, Ceylon, and Durmah, he had seen children thrown to the pigs, and those pigs afterwards used for huinan food, but things more intolerable even than that had come to his knowledge since he had been in London. since lie inserted an advertisement a week since on this stibjeot in the public papers he had received upwards of a thousand letters froth English ladies and gentlemen con taining many valuable suggestion; and convincing him that the minds of large numbers had been painfully impressed 'With the importance of the subject. His first i m p ress i on s' but dneidering the Vta.4 that reirolting boxes should be es t a bli s h e d as i n F rance matterio r tahet inreception n bearings airnihnE infant he had b een compelled very re= l uctn ly to abandon :aith in that scheme, inasmuch as it would lead to an increase of immorality, and involve an expense which no society would be able to maintain. What he had in view; mainly was the welfare of the children, although he dcliiid iidt . eteltide front view the welfare of the mothers, or the punishment of th e tidied fathers. As the law at present stood, they had a compulsory registra tion of births, and if a wo m an concealed the birth of a severeregis punishment. H e wou ld sug tration of pregnancy, and that should be bound to register herself th r ee or et c h h vae il ryt d t s hw h e e reoma w s a hn s o l l i t a ld bl b f3 e to a four months before the anticipated birth of her child. It would be a bold step to take, but it would prove an effec tual means towards getting at the fathers of illegitimate children, and rendering them liable for their support. In the next place, he would alter the law of affiliation, for it was a disgraceful thing that a man who had sinned in this way should only be liable to the payment of half-a-crown a week. Further, he would suggest that there should be in London a hospital to be open night and clay for young women whose peril was near' upon them. He threw out these hints for consideration, but he would willingly give his cordial service towards the promotion of any scheme that might be devised for lessening the temptation on the part of mothers to murder th ei r children, and to give un fortunater country. children The Rev. J. W. Bocituv) M.A., incumbent of St. Mary's, Paddington, thought that it would be unadvisable th ei a chance of growing up to be a credit to to adopt any course that would run counter to the prejudices of the public, and he was of opinion that a proposition for registering pregnancy would be a very startling thing in deed. At the same time he considered it to bo very neces sary that some means should be adopted for pursuing the fathers of illegitimate children, and compelling them to bear their share of the expense. Mr. Charles Hole (head master of the Brixton Collegiate School), Mr. Stamp, Mr. Thomas, Mr. J. Irving Scott, and several other gentlemen made suggestions, and it was agreed that it would not be well at that time to pass any resolutions, but to wait to ascertain more fully the views of the public on the matter, so that it might be pressed upon the attention of , the Go vernment. The meeting was accordingly adjourned until Wednesday, the 4th of October. . I The Harvest. YORKSHIRE. In the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire dur ing the past week great progress has been made with harvest work, and provided the present fine weather lasts, another week will see most of the fields cleared. There has been very little grain threshed yet, but the produce so far has gone to strengthen the fear that the wheat crop will be not only short in quantity but also in quality. The late rains have vastly benefited turnip and grass lands. The latter will soon be better than they have yet been this year. DEVON AND CORNWALL. A week's splendid weather has caused great pro gress in the harvest field, and has immensely benefited the crops. Farmers seeing a prospect of a few days of real summer weather set to work in earnest, and gave employment to a large number of extra hands, who were enal)led to make almost their own terms. Some hundreds of acres have been cleared, and but little corn remains out. The yield of wheat in both counties will, it is generally be lieved, fall short of a fair average, but not to any great extent, while there will be a decided retro gression in point of quality. Barley, with which a greater breadth of land has been sown than for many years, is calculated to turn out well, but a reverse opinion is expressed with regard to oats. There will be a deficiency in straw, which is short in nearly every locality. Turnips are very variable, and although it is thought that the supply will be short there are undoubtedly - many magnificent crops in both counties. Mangolds look very well, and so do the pastures. Sad havoc is being made among potatoes by disease. MIDLAND COUNTIES. The harvest has made great progress in the coun ties of Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, and Lincoln during the past week. The weather has been all that could be desired, and a large breadth of grain has been carried in tolerable order. In Notting hamshire the harvest is nearly concluded, and the yield of wheat will be nearly an average. The crops are irregular ; in some places they are very good and of fair quality, in others they are very poor indeed. Reports respecting barley are good, and some fine malting samples will be secured. Oats a very small crop. In Leicestershire all available hands have been put to work, and the garnering of grain has been rapidly proceeded with. Those farmers who • have commenced threshing wheat are much better satisfied with the result than was anticipated. Barley has in some instances been stained by the late rains, but on the whole the crop is a good one. Beans and peas are average crops. Most of the white corn has been housed in Lincolnshire. The crops are very varied, and there will be a deficiency in the yield—quality also mostly inferior. In South and Mid Derbyshire farmers are busily engaged with the harvest, but in the northern part of the county the crops are not yet ready for cutting. Pas tures, turnips, and mangolds are looking exceed ingly well. Should the weather prove fine through out the week there will not be much corn left out standing in the midland district. Agricultural Prospects. ---~-- The week opened with a bright day, sunny and calm, very warm. Monday morning was thick and foggy ; at 7 a.m. drizzling rain set in, and it was a close muggy day. No harvest work could be pro ceeded with. Tuesday proved a fine dry day, and much work was accomplished. Our advices received with that day's date were—from the West Riding of Yorkshire On Saturday we had a very'fine harvest day, and a good deal of corn was got to gether in fine order. Sunday was a very brilliant day, but there came on some heavy rain on Monday morning, which stopped all sorts of harvest work. To-day is a fine day; and if it continue fine to-night and to-morrow, a great deal of corn will be got to gether in fine order." Another account from the same district, speaking of the root crops, says :--" Notwith standing the heavy rains, the fly is still making sad work among the gardens ; turnips and mangolds are likely to suffer from it." The same day, from the East Riding, it was remarked:—" The bulk of the corn in this district still remains unhoused. Yester day heavy raja fell the most of the day, and the weather has still an unsettled appearance. A good deal of damige has already been done, and besides the harvest being procastinated, the wheat crop is likely to turn out deficient, both as regards quantity and quality." Wednesday proved a fine breezy day, and everywhere the farmers were on the alert to cart and secure every description of corn still re maining in the fields through the earliest counties. From Lincolnshire, it was stated, " The weather . since this day se'nnight has been of a variable cha raeterl and a good deal of wheat in this district has been housed in very poor condition." On the west coast of Scotland the advices state :—" We have had much rain from Sunday to yesterday, since when it has been dry." On the east coast it was remarked : —" Although we have occasionally had heavy rains during the past week, on the whole there has been improvement. In the Lothians a large extent is cut, but only a small portion as yet is secured. Thurs day was a fine day, threatening, however, towards night, but no rain fell." Our advices from War wickshire on that day stated :—" Weather here has been fine since Thursday, with the exception of Sun day night and Monday, when we had heavy rain for a few hours. The ingathering of the harvest has made very considerable progress, but opinions differ widely as to the damage sustained by the crops. Our own is, that the wheat harvest is fully an average in quantity. The quality we believe to be very inferior, to the extent of about one-half ; nevertheless, the bulk is there, and will only require a liberal admixture of foreign or old English to make it usable by millers." From Hertfordshire on that day it was stated :—" Most of the corn in this district is now ingathered, but much, we fear, in a condition unfit for market." From the interior of Suffolk, it was stated :—" Since last week we have had more favourable weather, and good progress has been made towards comple tion of harvest, although some quantity of barley has been hastily carted, and has gone to stack in poor condition." From the same county, near the coast,, it was remarked—" Since my last we have had no rain, save a light misty shower on Monday, which hung about the corn like glue. The wheat crop un doubtedly is in Queer-street.' Our northern mil lers cannot at present realise the general condition and quality of our new wheat ; but the total cessa tion of shipment for some few weeks will practically convince them." From Berkshire our advices state —" The wheat is nearly all carried in our neighbour hood ; but more barley and oats have yet to be got together, and we expect to see a great deal of corn of all descriptions come to market in bad condition." Friday was a fine and favourable day, and harvest work progressed favourably in the northern districts. From the West Riding of Yorkshire it was said— " Since I wrote you on Tuesday the bad weather has baen everything that could be 'desired for the in gathering of the corn, and great progress has been made, and some very good dry samples of both Yorkshire wheat and barley have been shown to day. A few days more of fine weather, and nearly all will be cleared in very good order, and from what I can learn in much better condition than in the south." Another account from the same quarter states—" Since Tuesday we have had fine working weather, and the carrying of grain has proceeded rapidly, and we have to-day had several lots of new wheat offering from this locality, the quality and condition fair." From Surrey, neighbour hood of Godalming, our correspondent says : " Our harvest is all but completed in this locality, and since Monday it has been well done, but last week very badly." From Devonshire Harvest is well nigh over, although we have not gone far into the new crop, yet we fear it is very inferior to last year in quantity and quality." Saturday was a very hot day—thermometer up to 74 degrees in the shade at midday, wind N.W., barometer 30.15 inches—and much work would be completed, and as the farmers have had five good working days they have pushed on fast, perhaps too much so in the early part of the week to secure condition, but from the middle to the end the work has been well done, and the stacks required to be pulled to pieces to prevent heating have been abundant, and this process will probably have the desired effect, whilst many must remain untouched till next spring, and the fear is that then much now . burnt wheat will be brought to market.—Mark-lane Express. The Cattle Disease. HIGHGATE. At the Highgate Petty Sessions yesterday, before Mr. Bodkin (chairman), Col. Jukes and Mr. Mills, the Sanitary Inspector of the district, Mr. Farmer, solicited the advice of the Bench in respect of the cattle disease, which he said was spreading in the locality. He mentioned that he had been requested to call at a farm near the Spaniard-lane, and found two cows which had died from the disease covered over with some straw and unburied. He found that their hides had been removed and sent to London for sale. What he considered to be most iffiproper was that the hides had been sent away for sale with out being disinfected. He wished to know how he was to act. He had written to Mr. Helps of the Privy Council-office, and he replied that Mr. Hurst, of Hadley, had been appointed inspector, and also a Mr. Druitt. It seemed that some difficulty arose as to the way in which the regulations were to be enforced. Mr. Hurst lived 12 miles off, and it was necessary to adopt prompt measures with regard to the cattle disease. Colonel Jukes, the magistrate, asked whether the di: •se was spreading. Mr. Farmer said- he believed it was spreading, and he therefore applied to the Bench. He thought that additional inspectors should be at once appointed, and should visit the dairies and other places in order to ascertain their condition. Mr. Scaife, the clerk to the magistrates, said there were three orders of the Privy Council in reference to the cattle plague, dated the 24th of July, the 11th of August, and the 26th of August. He apprehended that there were now ample powers conferred on petty sessions to appoint additional inspe6tors, such as veterinary surgeons and other persons, in order to inspect the various places supposed to be infected, and to re move all diseased cattle. He believed the inspec tors had power to destroy diseased cattle. Mr. Bodkin inquired how the inspectors to be appointed were to be paid. He believed there was no power to pay them, and a great difficulty would arise in consequence. Mr. Scaife apprehended there would be no difficulty as to the payment of the inspectors. He would suggest to the Bench that Mr. Farmer should bring the matter before the local authorities, and if they considered it was necessary that addi tional inspectors should be appointed they could apply to the justices, who were now clothed with power to carry out the new regulations. Mr. Far mer hoped something would be speedily done in the matter. The Chairman again expressed his doubts that there was power to pay the inspectors to be appointed. Mr. Scaife believed the inspectors would be paid, and that the regulations could be enforced. On a proper representation, petty sessions would appoint inspectors, and means could be adopted to prevent the spreading of the disease. The Bench advised Mr. Farmer to submit the matter to the local authorities of the district, and they could apply for the appointment of additional inspectors, and no doubt the Government 'regulations would be en forced. Mr. Farmer promised to /93e no _time in__ the matter, as he considered it very important. BATH. John White, a master butcher, of Glastonbury-, was on Saturday summoned before the Bath magis trates, at the instance of the Local Board of Health, for having in his possession the carcase of a cow in tended for sale, but which was totally unfit for human food. Mr. Chamberlayne, clerk to the Board, prosecuted, and Mr. Bartrum appeared for the defendant. In the present case the carcase was found by the Inspector of Nuisances covered up in a cart in the yard of the New Inn, Southgate-street, Bath. It was cut up in quarters, and dressed in the usual way as meat for sale. It was seized by the inspector, who brought it under the attention of the magistrates, and they ordered it to be destroyed. The Board of Health followed this up by summon ing the defendant. It was now shown that the cow belonged to Mr. Rowe, of Wick Farm, near Glas tonbury, who had it killed while suffering from a complaint called the red water, and who sold the •carcase to the defendant for £l. The defence was the carcase was not intended for human food, but that the defendant brought it to Bath to sell it for dogs' meat. The magistrates were of opinion that the defendant had not proved this, and the Chairman said that though they had the power of inflicting a penalty of £2O, yet they felt so strongly their duty to protect the poor from having diseased meat or meat unfit for food imposed upon them that they had determined not to inflict a fine in this case, but to sentence the defendant to one month's impri sonment with hard labour. EDINBURGH. The disease among cattle, which does not abate in the Edinburgh dairies, is extending into the country, and has appeared not only at Biggar, as we men tioned on Saturday, but also at Livingstone, in West Lothian. In Edinburgh ten cows have died since our Saturday's report, and three new cases, one of them in a hitherto untouched byre, have been discovered. —Scotsman. COTTON IN AMERICA. The New Orleans correspondent of the New York Herald writing on Aug. 12, says:--A ll reports to the contrary, I am able to state that the dreaded army or cotton worm has not appeared in this State to do serious harm to the coming crop. The cotton never looked finer or was more abundant. Cotton picking has already commenced in every portion of the State. If the worm keeps out of the cotton another week the whole crop will be saved. In Texas the worm has undoubtedly appeared in Wharton county, where it has destroyed thousands of acres. A number of the Texas jour nals despair of picking any cotton of consequence this year on account of the ravages of the worm, while other news papers state that these reports have been greatly exagge rated, and though agreeing that the army worm has ap peared and devastated thousands of acres, there is yet a good prospect of a fair crop from the quantity planted. The Mobile Register of Aug. 8 thus speaks of the cotton trade of that port :—Piles of cotton, we learn, are awaiting transportation at Selma and other points on the Alabama river, but refusing to pay $25 a bale freight to the steam boats. The result is that a fleet of cotton flats is in pro - etas of construction. The Vicksburg Journal, of the 4th, referring to the cul tivation of cotton in Mississippi, says:—Of cotton but a small amount will be made, owing to the extensive over flows in the spring, and the lateness of the soldiers return ing from the army. We do not apprehend that more than 30,000 or 35,000 bales will be raised this season within the state. Everything now indicates that the crop will be good. Planters have but little fear of the army worm, and two or three weeks of good weather will put the early planted cotton beyond their ravages should they visit us again; We urge all our friends in the planting interest to improve the leisure time which this fall and winter will give to pre pare for extensively planting the coming year. Cotton must command a high and paying price for some years to come. The old supply i s well nigh ex hausted, both for home consumption and expo rt, while .the amount raised this year will be but limited in coarison with . our former p r oduction. Nor can we expect the amount raised within the next few years will equal that produced under the former system of labour here. In speaking of the immense cotton business now being done at Shreveport, Louisiana, the Shreveport Southwestern of the 2d, has the following :—Cotton is still coming in freely, and finds ready sale at price current quotationa. The receipts, we should judge, would average 600 bales per day by waggons alone. Upwards of 30,000 bales have been received since the termination of hostilities. Among the many acts of courtesy extended by our naval officers to those of the French navy during the past week at Portsmouth the engineers of her Ma jesty's navy entertained the engineer officers of the ships of the Imperial squadron at dinner in the large hall of the Naval Engineers' Club, Portsea. The Liverpool, 34, wooden frigate, screw, Capt. It. Lambert, was detached (temporarily) from the Channel squadron, and sailed westward from Spit head on Sunday. The Mersey, wooden frigate, 40 guns, 1,000-horse power, in the steam basin at Portsmouth, where she is completing her refit in hull and machinery for recommission, has received her lower masts, and is being otherwise brought forward as rapidly as cir cumstances will permit. This frigate has a mea sured builder's capacity of 3,733 top, possesses the highest rate of speed when driven with full boiler power of any ship (wooden) in her Majesty's navy, has possibly nearly twice the space between her guns as compared with the ships of our friends and allies, whose ships have but just left Spithead for the coast of France, and yet this splendid frigate hag but a ~ soft timber skin, and is theiefore unable to maintain successfully any combat with an enemy carrying a coating of iron, even if the guns of the latter be very inferior in smashing or penetrating power to those of the Mersey. The Warrior, iron frigate, has received her lower masts in the steam basin at Portsmouth, in process of repair and refit for commission. She will not be re ady for the pennant, how#ywbefcire the close of the current year. The Osborne, Royal yacht, Commander J. D'Arcy, and the Black Eagle yacht, Staff-Commander J. H. Whiffler, both sailed from Portsmouth on Sunday for Woolwich. Yesterday the War Department transports Bo marsund and Henry landed at the Ordnance- wharf, Chatham, the whole of the guns, shot, shell, and other War-office stores from the floating battery Xtna, 16, 200 horse-power, now in dock at Sheer ness. The Mtna was one of the floating batteries built at Chatham Dockyard during the height of the Russian war, since which she has been lying idle in Chatham harbour, off Upnor Castle, for the nominal protection of that structure, and subse quently was moored off Thornmeade for the defence of the Thames during the reconstruction of the land batteries. She is now in dock at Sheerness, where she is undergoing some important alterations and repairs, and having the whole of her machinery, boilers, &c., removed, in order that she may be fitted as quarters for the dockyard police, taking up a position between the town pier and the dockyard. The mechanics and workmen employed in the erection of the shot-proof reconnoitring tower on the upper fighting deck of the iron-plated frigate Bellerophon, as well as those engaged on other parts of that frigate, yesterday commenced working until 10 o'clock at night, in order to expedite the work on which they are engaged, and to complete the vessel by the date fixed by the Admiralty—the 18th inst. The tower, upon which a number of me chanics are now engaged, is so far advanced that a fair idea may be formed of the appearance it will present when entirely completed. Already several of the 8-inch iron plates, rolled at the Cammell Company's works, have been fitted to the place they will occupy on the port and starboard sides, the fore and aft plates being two inches less in thickness, and the entire structure is expected to be com pleted during the present week. Already the position of the tower, as well as the structure it self, has been subjected to an unusual amount of criticism from the numerous scientific, nautical, and other visitors to the Bellerophon, while the criti cisms themselves of those whose opinions are entitled to respect have been of an adverse character. Of the structure itself the opinion is unanimous that no modern gun yet invented, fired at a distance of not less than 1,000 yards,-will make a serious impression on such a ponderous erection in the way of penetra - tion ; while, on the other hand, should the fire of a single powerful gun be concentrated upon it the tower itself would in all probability be torn up from the deck. But the most serious objection raised is that relating to the position of the tower, which is placed a short distance abaft of the mainmast, and immediately adjoining the main hatchway of the engine -room and machinery. Such a position is obviously one of the worst—if not the very worst— which could have been selected, it being clear that every shot aimed at the tower will, on striking the armour covering, rebound at an angle, and fall among the machinery below—the hatchway appear ing to be conveniently placed to facilitate such an occurrence. This singularly unfortunate position of the tower has been on more than one occasion pointed out in The Sun, and the attention of the Admiralty directed to it from other quarters, but no steps have been taken to remove it to a spot on the deck where its presence would be free from the ob jections urged against its presentsitwuahtlieohs nor n i T ow he engines for the screw steam launch , beingarrived c o f r n s o m t r u m c te es s d rs at . h Jo h a t n h a r m s n f n o a th nd e Bellerophon,on Sons er , oph, estab lishment, Greenwich, where they have been manta ay, day T an h d ey dn a ri re ngoothethedouble screw were landed escre w launch In then for new theß engines, om principle,faate thetured y d and a ckeysat yesterday, s imilar in design and construction b to ay tl:o a s n e d lo sup s p t li w e i d t h to that th vessel. h owever , several improvements have been effected, th e machinery itself occupying a much smaller space. The engines, complete, weigh about three tons, and they can easily be lifted in and out of the launch when required. The most important feature connected with them is the employment of the double screw, each screw being driven by its own independent shafting, which thus enables either to be worked in contrary directions. The engines are on the high-pressure principle, which allows of their being worked up to about ten times their nominal horse-power, The screws are each four bladed, with a diameter of 2 ft., each being set at a pitch of 3ft. 4in. The number of revolutions at which they can be driven is rather more than 200 per minute. The Bellerophonis fitted with a four-- bladed screw, on the Mangin principle, the same as supplied to the Achilles, and the work of fitting of it has 134 en completed. The entire weight of the propellor is 22 tons, the " boss " weighing rather more than 5 tons 10 cwt., and each of the four blades averaging in weight 3 tons 16 cwt. 3 qrs. The screw is set at a pitch of 22 ft. The whole of the hut cottages in rear of the General Hospital at Woolwich, occupied by staff surgeons and their families, were yesterday va cated, and were given over to the Royal Engi neer department to be cleared, for the erection on their site of the stables and other offices suitable for the Military Train Corps, whose head-quarters will be established in the hospital, about to be converted into barracks on the completion of the new Herbert Hospital on Kidbrook -common. The latter establishment, notwithstanding its many dis advantages for the habitation of invalids, is now in course of being furnished for the reception of pa tients from the old hospital. The War Department ships Thames and Inkerman have been engaged in conv eying u pwards of 500 tons of hospit a l furni titre from the stores at the Tower and Sheerness, and the transfer of the patients will take place in a f ew weeks. The authorities are, therefore, un doubtedly disposed to forego the many disadvan tages opposed to its use as an infirmary, which have been stated in a former number o,f Vie Sun. An estimate has been entered into with a view of ascertaining the additional amount of expenditure required for its conversion as a military barrack, which it is stated would entail an outlay of up wards of £50,000. This it appears at once de cided its fate in favour of the original intention of its 'designers, and, well or ill adapted, the experi ment is ordered to be entered upon without delay. SERIOUS EXPLOSION AT BIRKENHEAD.—It is re ported that a serious explosion of gas took place yesterday afternoon in the Birkenhead docks in a vessel laden with coals. And it is said that two or three lives were sacrificed.