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MUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION ano3rporated by Act of Parliament, 1850), 14, RUSSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LENDS MtIoNEY on Personal and other Security, in sums of 420 to 4500, to be repaid by instalments extending over one, two, or three years. The large C tpital of this Associa tion. enables it t o complete Its transactions without delay.' No or office fees, and strict secrecy observe t. Bills Discounted at short notice. Form sent free on receipt of a directed stamped envelop 3. The Association also lends Money for the purchase of a house by a tenant, or for the liquidation of mortgages, on terms most advantageous to the borrower. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. METROPOLIS SEWAGE and ESSEX It ECLAMATEON COMPANY. Incorporated by Special Act of Parliament. Capital £2,100,000, In 21,000 S cr i p Certificates of £lOO each, to be hereafter divided into Shares of £lO each. Deposit on application £2 per Certificate, with further pay ment of £8 on allotment, and £lO on 2d October next. The Subscribers will, in exchange for their Letter of Allotment and Bankers' Receipt, receive Scrip Certificates, Which, on payment of the sum of £lO, payable on 2d Oct., as above, will be exchanged, under the provisions of the Act of Parliament, for Registered Shares of £lO, and the Shareholders will be credited in the books of the Company 42 in respect of each Registered Share. DIRTORS. The Ri g h t Hon. the Lord De EC Tabley. G. Sclater-Booth. Esq., M.P., Member of Sewage Commit tees, 1864 and 1865. The Lord Richard H. Browne James Patti son C u i rie, Esq. .."4"4 Maurice Drummond, Esq. Arbuthnot G. Guthrie Esq. Charles J. Lambert, Esq. Joseph S. Lescher, Esq. The Hon, Henry W. Petro. Col. Sir William Russell, Bart., C. 8., Member of the Sewage Committee, 1864. Major the Hon. S. P. Vereker. J. W. Perry Watlington, Esq., M.P. ENGINEERS. G. W. Hemans, Esq., C.E., &c. J. F. Bateman, Esq., C.E., F.R.S., &c. CONSULTING CHEMIST. Professor J. T. Way, Member of the Royal Commission on Rivers, and of the late Royal Commission on Sewage. BANKERS. Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie, and Co. • . Messrs. Drummond. Messrs. Sparrow, Tufnell, and Co. (Essex). The Union B an k o f Scotland and Branches, 1 The Union Bank of Manchester, The Bank of Liverpool, The Birmingham Banking Company, J. Barber Kennedy and Co. (Dublin), The Northern Banking Company (Belfast), SOLICITORS. Messrs. Baxter, Rose, Norton, and Co. Messrs: West and King. BROKERS. Messrs. P. Cazenove and Co. Messrs. Seymour and Co. neRETARY (pro tem.).—Walter A. Michael, Esq. Offices-60, Threadneedle-street. The International Financial Society are authorised to receive Subscriptions for the Share Capital of this Com jany, which h as b een i ncorporated by Special Act of Par iament for the purpose of Utilising the Sewage of the Northern Area of the Metropolis, the Concession of which has been granted to Messrs. Napier and Hope. The Concession from the Metropolitan Board of Works to Messrs. Napier and Hope, as now confirmed by Act of Parliament, is scheduled to the Act, and both may be in sPeeted at the Offices of the Company. The Concession has been vested in the Company on con dition of the payment to Messrs. Napier and Hope, under the provisions of the Act, of £50,000 in fully paid-up Shares of the Company and a small contingent per-tentage of the net profits. The Concession recites that in the opinion of the Board the works proposed by Messrs. Napier and Hope are cal culated to effect the three following objects, namely :- 1. To divert the Sewage from the Thames. 2. To render it innocuous by its application to growing crop s. 8 . To realise the great money value of the manure con tained in it. The first article confers upon Messrs. Napier and Hope "the absolute and exclusive right to and property in the 'L 86 A W age" for a p er i o d o f 54 years from the passing of the Ac but makes the following provision in reference to the aPplieation of the net profits resulting from the scheme k.fteer the expiration of four years from the passing of the t • Previous to the expiration of that period all the Profit results to the Company. I; Aft er deduction o f th e annua l c h arge f or " money bor rw ed,” and o f the "working and establishment expe nses ,” to i net profit shall be applied— In Payment of interest at 5 per cent. per annum on the share capital th2' In Payment in equal moieties to the shareholders and e Metropolitan Board of the further profits up to 15 per tet. 25 3 . In division of profits exceeding 15 per cent. and up to 13 Per cont. between the shareholders and the Metropolitan three-fourths to the proportion of one-fourth to the former, and rpe-fourths to tho latter. lAfter 25 per cen t. th e di v i s i on again to become equal. ti 1 ; o e otject of these stipulations is, that whil the Metro tuntan .; Board are virtually to receive half he a p rofits, yet, (la t 7 kr order to ive a greater security, and therefore grreater value to the shares, the shareholders are to have a e,f,erence to the extent of 5 per cent., which is made good ..;!_trke Metropolitan Board between the points of 15 and 25 Per cent., at which latter point each party receives 121 per cent., and the division is then continued equally. Thus, the share capital of the Company derives the advantage of Ileue entire capital, approaching three millions sterling, ex oded by the Board on the north side of the Thames, for Lae collection of the Sewage at the point of its delivery to th the At expiration e o of 34 years the Board have the right ra , . giving two y ears ' not i ce, to require a revision by arbi tion of the above apportionment of profits. The Concessi on s ti pu l ates for the construction of a circu lar brick culvert, 9 feet 6 inches in diameter, shown by the red line on the accompanying map, and running from the Northern Outfall Sewer to the East Coast of Essex, and further, for the reclamation of the tract of foreshore and sand, coloured pink on the map (about 7,000 acres),the in tention being to irrigate the lands in the district through which the culvert passes, and to utilise the surplus upon the reclaimed land. A contract has been entered into with Mr. Wm. Webster (who has constructed more than one-third of the main d.raidage work of the metropolis, including the Crossness Outfall), for the construction of the work mentioned above, together with the necessary pumping stations, for the sum of £ 1 ,853,448. To this must bo added he amount to be paid to Messrs. Napier and Hope in shares, as before mentioned, t he cost of land, engineering, Parliamentary, and legal ex- Penses, superintendence, and mana gemen t, t oge th er w ith i nterest at 5 per cent. per annum on the capital during the co nstruction of the culvert, estimated at a total of £546,552 ; in all £2 , 4 00,000. The Act authorises the Directors to raise the amount of £700,000 in debentures, but of this, as above 4 „, C M 1 1, only £300 , 000 w i ll in all probability be required. bien Khe Comp any h ave t h e right of taking, without any pay during the first four y ears, as much of the sewage as they can utilise. From this source an immediate return may be obtained, so that the return upon capital during co nstruction should be much in excess of the interest pro vided. On payment on the 2d Oct o b er nex t o f the £lO per Cer tificate then du e th e C er tifi cates of £lOO will be exchanged f or Registered Shares of £lO each. According to the calculations made the eventual revenue of the Company is estimated at about £720,000, and the 'Working expenses and management at £50,000. Application s in the annexed form should be left with the Bankers, who will not, however, receive any applications unless accompanied by a deposit of £2 per certificate on the number of certificates applied for. In cases where no l'inotment is made the deposit will be returned in full, and Should a smaller number than is applied for be allotod the balance returnable to the applicant will be applied towards payment of the amount due on allotment. In cases where an allotment is made the deposit paid on application will be liable to forfeiture if the balance due on allotment be not paid within the term fixed by the letter of allotment, and the allotment will be liable to cancellation. Default by sub scribers in due payment of the £lO per scrip certificate, pay- Ole on 2d October, 1865, will, in like manner, render the scrip certificates subject to cancellation, and the amount t heretofore paid thereon to forfeiture. Prospectus and Forms of Applications may be obtained from the Bankers and Brokers, and at the Offices of the Com pany, No. 60, Threadneedle-street, E.C., London. METROPOLIS SEWAGE AND ESSEX RECLAMA TION COMPANY. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES, To be left with the Banks. Will also receive Subscriptions. ,„ No. --.. 4 0 the Directors of the Metropolis Sewage and Essex Reclamation Company. Gentlemen —Having paid to the sum being a deposit of 41 per certificate on certificates, I leqUest_ you to allot to me certificates of £lOO each, in the metropolis Sewage and Essex R ec l ama ti on Com a'llYt in conformity with the Prospectus issued by the e ternati onal Financial S oc i e ty (Li m it e d) ; an d I 43nueY agree to acc e pt ( su bj ec t i n a ll respects to Zterms of the said Prospectus), such certificates, i _allY less number that may be allotted to me, and to pay fix" exam duo on allotment thereof, at such time as may be i n ,„, e g by the Letter of Allotment, and to pay the further '."44 °I XlO per certificate on 2d October, 1865. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Signature Name in full Address in full .. Residence . Date It OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, Way in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Kali '' Terminus, King's-cross. , P atron —H e r M os t G rac i ous Maje.ty the QEEN. l ee- Royal Highness the Princetd WA U LE 4 , K. President —His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. b lille Conunittee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the eoenevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of la t ' ti ning several hundred more beds, had the Committee e requisite 'rinds to maintain them. h This Hospital , foundei in the year 1828, the first to estab ush th 11 1 ,. a F Principle of free admission to the sick poor, without p - 'elaY and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de e_dent for support on voluntary contributions and legacies. _ ,It_ affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in locution to this, the average number of attendance of the !!estitute sick has for a con iderable perfod averaged between G' and 1,000 weekly. et.lontributions are received by the Treasurer. Edward Mae- DP l ' azi, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; ,t,,lnn_niond and Co. ; G;yn and Co. ; Berries and Co. ; Ransom ii.``_,Uo.; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co.; _ Bar tle and Co. ;\V Hiatus, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur ',.,ter, and Co.; Nisbet and Co. , Berners-streetßarned and ..,o . Liverpool and at the Hospital, from 10 till 5. STANYOIIO SMITH, Secretary. NP.. 22,797. OVEREND , GURNEY, and COMPANY (Limited . (Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862.) Capital £5,000,000, in 100,000 Shares of£so each, of which it is not intended to call up more than £l5 per Share. Deposit on application, .£2 per Share; £5 per Share on allotment ; £4 per Share on the 15th September, and the samo on the 15th November. DIRECTORS. Henry Edmund Gurney, Esq., 65, Lombard-street. John Henry Gurney, Esq., 9, St. James's-square, and Cat- _ . ten Hall;Norwicit: Robert Birkbeck, Esq., 65, Lombard-street. Henry Ford Barclay, Esq., Monkhams, Woodford, Essex. Thomas A. Gibb, Esq. (Messrs. T. A. Gibb and Co.), 72, Old Broad-street. Harry G. Gordon, Esq., Chairman of the Oriental Bank Corporation. William Rennie, Esq. (Messrs. Cavan, Lubbock, and Co.), 16, Leadenhall-street. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1865. T IIIRTY-FOURTH REPORT of the UNION BANK OF LON DO N!. P. NORTHALL LAURIE, Esq., Governor. JAMES FARQUHAA Esq., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTOIO. Charles Lyall, Esq. Harry George Gordon, Esq. John Chapman, Esq. Samuel. Beale, Esq., M.P. Archibald Boyd, Esq. Fleetwood P. Wilson, Esq. John Scott, Esq. John Gilchrist, Esq. Leo Schuster, Esq. William Scholefield, Esq., Sir John Musgrove, Bart., M.P. at Alderman. William W. Scrimgeour, Esq. At a General -Meeting of the Proprietors, held at the London Tavern; Bishopsgate-street, on Wednesday, the 12th of July, 1865, NEW NOVEL, EDITED BY THE AUTHOR OF "MARGARET AND HER BRIDESMAIDS." Just ready, in 3 vole , THE PEMBERTON FAMILY Edited by The Author of •• Margart t and her Bridesmaids." Hurst and Biackett, Publish:Ts, 13, Great Marlborough. street. BANKERS. The Bank of England. Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, Twells, and Co, 14, LoMbard-street. BROKERS. Messrs. Sheppards, Pelly, and Allcard, 28, Threadneedle- street. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Young, Jones, "Tailings, and Roberts, St. Mil dred's-court, E.C.. • OFFICES. 65, Lombard-street. P. NORTHALL LAURIE, Esq., Governor, in the chair, The foll Owing Report was read : . . The Directors have much satisfaction in reporting that the not profits of the Bank for the six.months ending 30th June last, after payment of all charges (including the sum of £113,895 19s. 6d. for interest paid and due to Customers on their Current and Deposit Accounts), and making full provision for all bad and doubtful debts, are £L44,879 8s 11d., which, with £61,375 19s. ld. brought forward from 31st December last; amount to £206,255 Bs. The Directors now declare a dividend at. the rate of 15 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 7i per cent. on the paid-up Capital,leing, together, at the rata of 30 per cent. per annum for the last six months, clear of income-tax. After payment of the dividend and bonus, amounting together to £lBO,OOO, and appropriating £5,000 to the Buildings Investment Account, there. will .remain an un appropriated balincenf £21,255 Bs. to be carried forward to a new prOfft and loss account. In the course of tha past half year Thomas Augustus Gibb, Esq., felt himself obliged, from impaired health, to tender the resignation of his seat as a Director; and the Directors laeragtured thar the Propfidtoei'MAlifirlfffif i rthr satisfaction that, in pursuance of the provisions of the deed of settlement, they have filled that vacancy by elect ing Mr. Scrimgeour as a Director of the Bank. It was with great pleasure that the Directors learnt that their offer would be accepted by Mr. Scrimgeour, as a recognition of their strong personal regard for a valued friend and officer; and they feel assured that the proprie tary will, with equal pleasure, confirm an election which, in some degree, marks their approb#ion of twenty-six years of arduous service, characterised by ability, zeal, and disinterestedness which cannot be exceeded. The following Directors retire by rotation, under the provisiona of the deed of settlement, viz. ;-- ' Aichibald Boyd, Esq., Charles Lyall, Esq., • • • Peter Northall Laurie, • Esq., who, being'eligibre, offer themselves, and are recommended by the Court of Directors for re-election. London, 11th July, 1865. THE UNION BANK OF LONDON. For the Half-year ending 30th June, 1365. GENERAL BALANCE. Luau:Limes. EEW NOVEL. Now ready, at all the Librafles, in 3 vols., ONDON PILGRIMS, Also, now ready, in 3 vols., ROSE AYLMER'S HOME. "Avery ph asant, clever, natural tale." -Messenger. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Gnat Marltorough-street. Now ready, in Bve., with Illustrations, 158., TEMPORARY OFFICES FOR ALLOTMENT AND THE REGISTRA- TION OF SHARES. 51, Lombard-street. The Company is formed for the purpose of carrying into effect an arrangement'which has been made for the ur -chase from. Messrs. Overend, Gurney,' br their long-established business as Bill Brokers and Money Dealers, and of the premises in which the business is con ducted ; the consideration for the goodwill being £500,000, one-half being paid in cash and the remainder in shares of the Company, with .£l5 per share credited thereon—terms which, in the opinion of the Directors, cannot fail to in sure a highly remunerative re t urn t o the Shareholders. The business will be handed over to the new Company on the Ist August next, the vendors guaranteeing the Company against any loss on the assets and liabilities transferred. Three of the members of the - present firm have con sented to join the Board of the new Company, in which they will also retain a large pecuniary interest. Two of them (Mr. Henry Edmund Gurney and Mr. Robert Birk-. beck) will also occupy the position of Managing Directors, and undertake the general conduct of the business. The ordinary business of the Company will, under this arrangement, be carried on as heretofore, with the advan tage of the co-operation of the Board of Directors, who also propose to retain the valuable services of the existing staff of the present establishment. The Directors will give their zealous attention to the cultivation of business of a first-class character only, it being their conviction that they will thus most effectually promote the prosperity of the Company and the permanent interests of the shareholders. Copies of the Company's Memorandum and Articles of Association, as well as of the Deed of Covenant in relation to the transfer of the business, can be inspected at the Offices of the Solicitors of the Company. Applications for shares must be accompanied by the pay ment of a deposit of £2 per share, which will be received by Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, Twells, and Company, 54, Lombard-street. In the event of no allotment being made, the deposit will be returned in full; should a less number of shares be allotted than are applied for, the depo sit will, so far as required, be appropriated towards the payment due upon allotment. Prospectuses and Forms of Applications for Shares may be obtained at the Brokers, or the Temporary Offices of the Company. London, 12th July, 1865. Capital .ao per sharp paid up on 60,000 Shares ... ...X6OO 000 £4 por Share added out of Reserved profits ... ... 300,000 £l5 per Share paid up on 20,000 Sharos, 1864 o be retained by the Bankers. OVEREND,(T GURNEY, and COMPANY) (Limited). To the Directors of Overend, Gurney, and Company (,imited). Gentlemen,— Having paid £ to your Bankers, I request that you will allot me Shares in Overend, Gurney, and Company (Limited); and I hereby agree to accept such shares or any less number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the Calls thereon, subject to the provisions of the Companies' Act, 1862, and of the Articles of Association Name in full Address Occcupation, if any Usual signature Date The above form, when filled up, is to be left with the Bankers on payment of the deposit. ... 300,000 1,200,000 0 0 Due by the Bank on current accounts, de-- posit receipts (including interest ac crued), and other obligations ... 18,908,608 19 1 Reserved fund invested in Consols as per contra ..• ... ~, Buildings investment account Rebate on bills Lot due ••• ••• Balance at credit of profit and loss REUTER'S TELEGRAM COMPANY (Limited). N oncg IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the FIRST ORDI NARY GENERAL MEE I ING of the Shareholders in this Company will be held on MONDAY. he 24th inst., at Twelve o'clock noon precisely, at the I.ondon Tavern, Bishopsgate street. London for the reception of a REPORT from the Directors, the declar:►tfon of a DIVID AiND, and such other business as may be brought before it. And no ice is hereby further given, that, on the termina tion of the ord nary business, the Ideating will then be made Special for the 1 u pose of deciding upon the blowing Reso lution, viz. :—" That clause :7 in the Articles of Associat on be altered by striking cm: tit. following words, commencing in the 4th line of such clause, ' and the security of shares in the Company.' The Transfer Books will be Closed from the .9:1). until the ath inclusive. _ _ By order of the Directors, FREDERICK J. GIUFFI rirs. Secretary. 1, Royal Exchange-buildings, Londo t, July 8, ISO 3. ASSETS. 300,000 0 0 67,000 0 0 37,745 19 2 296,255 8 0 T HE CRED O V E LO L N AN CIE D ( R iAmi AN ted D l. MOBILIER Authorised Capital nmo,roo Capital Subscribzd Capital Paid-up . ....... • •••• 500,003 i v R eser v ei n Fund esv ei . e .. l , D . ' and cT . n . c E i -4 0R5 ... : '''''''' • 200,000 Ddea Reserve J T A he m night L H E o v n ic J K, AM E E s S q.! TU n A er It ch T an W t, O R R I T u L g , B E ti 1; ) ip o e v p e u r n t y o r. Arms-yard, Governors. JAMES NUGENT DANIELL, Esq., London, James Childs, Esq., London. Alexander Dunbar, Esq., Old Broal-street, London. Charles Ellis, Esq., Lloyd's. Adolphe Hakim, Esq. (Messrs. Pinto, Hakim Brothers, and Co.), London. .1 he Hon. T. C. Haliburton, M.P., Chairman of the Canada Agency Association, London. William Harrison, Esq. (Messrs. Young. Harrison, and Bevan), Director of the Thames and Mersey Insurance Company. Richard Stuart Lane, Esq. (Messrs. Lane, Hankey, and Co.), London. Charles E. Newbon, Esq., London. Henry Pownall. Esq., J.P., Russell-squarz, London. Joseph Mackrill Smith, Esq. (Messrs. ilackrill Smith and Co.), Old Broad-street, London. Edward Warner, Esq M.P., London. John Westmorland, Esq. (Director of the Royal Insurance Company), London. Albert Grant, Esq., F S.A., 111.R.L, Managing Director. BANKERS. The Agra and Masterman's Bank (Limited). Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths. The National Bank, London, Dublin, and its Branches in Ireland. The Alliance Bank (LimitedX London, Liverpool, and Man chester. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Newbon. Evans, and Co., Nicholas-lane, E.C. BUSINESS TRANSACTED. This Company negotiates Loans for Colonial and Forel,,n Governments ; Co-operates in the Financial arrangements of British and othet Railways; Makes Advances to Corporations. Town Councils, and other Public Bodies ; Negotiates Loans for Public Works ; Assists in the introduction of Industrial and Commercial undertakings ; Makes advances upon approved Stooks, Shares, Bonds, Makes temporary Loans upon eligible Freehold and Lease hold Securities. WE, London, 17 and 18, Cornliill, A JaneLFRED LO 15, 1885. Secretary. DEBENTURES ISSUED BY THE CREDIT FONCIER AND MOBILIER OP ENGLAND ( Limited) ISSUE OF Z 500,00 D 0 E MINT URES WI , 111 INTEREST RL AYBLE TEY. The Directors P have A decided QUAß to issue Debenture Bonds of the Company for the amounts and bearing interest as under, viz.:— coupons attached. In sums of £lO, £2O, 4 , 50, 4100, £2 , 50, £5OO, and 4 1 ,001, with INTZREST. For three years ............ per cent. per annum. For five years ............ 8i ~ For seven years ...... 7 ,; Interest payable quarterly—viz., on the 30th larch, 30th June, 30th September, and 30th December in each year, at the Company's Bankers. The distinctive feature in the debentures issued by this the amount of the capital Company is their perfect securlt subscribed. paid-up, and uncalled, and the general Invested assets of the Company, as well as the large reserve fund, affording the most ample security to the investor. These Debentures are issued payable t o b earer, and can by ry pass simple delive from hand t o h an d , without e th n e d r o e r t s b e r m e ent, and are free from any further stamp duty. They are also issued—to meet the requirements of Trustees and others—transterrable by Deed only, to be duly registered in the Company's Books in the names of the Investors or their Assigns. whom all communications must be addressed. Forms of Application can be obtained of th e S ecretary, to By order of the Court, ALFRED LOWE, Secretary, London, 17 and 18, Cornhill, Jane 15, 1865. £20,719,610 6 3 CR. Cash in the Bank ... £899,363 1 8 Cash in Bank of England 691,171 5 1 Cash lent at call ... 1,238,000 0 0 1,073,878 5 3 300,000 0 0 2,828,534 6 9 Investments in Government Stock, Ex chequer Bills, Debentures, &c. X 337,378 13s. Consols reserved fund Bank premises--consisting of freehold buildings in Princes-street, Mansion house-street, Argyll-place, Fleet-street, and Chancery-lane ; and lease and fix tures of No. 4, Pall-mall East ... Loans, bills discounted, &c. 192,624 6 1 ... 16,324,573 8 2 £20,719,610 6 3 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. DR. Dividend at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum £90,000 0 0 Bonus, 71 per cent. ... 90,000 0 0 Amount appropriated to buildingS invest ment account ••• ••• ••• ••• Balance, being undivided profit carried for ward to next half-year £lBO,OOO 0 0 .£5,003 0 0 ... 21,255 8 0 DEPOSITS - RECEIVED BY T HE CREDIT FONCIER AND MOBILIER OF ENGLAND (Limited). RATES FOR MONEY ON. DEPOSIT. This Company receives MONEY ON DEPOSIT in sums of Z;0 and upwards at the undermentioned rates from this day UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, viz. : At 14 days' notice 3 per cent. per annum. At one month's notice 3} per cent. per annum. FOR FIXED PERIODS OF Not less than 3 months and up to R months, 4 per ct. per an. Beyond 6 months and up to 9 months 44 per per an. Beyond 9 months and up to 12 months 5 per ct. per an. Beyond 12 months and up to 24 months 54 per ct. per an. Forms of application can be obtained of the Secretary, to whom all communications must be addressed. By order of the Court, 17 and 18, C orn hill, London, June ALFRE 1 D 5,1885. E, s ecretary. WARWICK and SON, Engravers to the Royal Family Jewellers and Silversmiths, 121, Regent street, beg respectfully to acquai t the nobility, gentry, and their friends that they inten.i making a REDULTION of 50 PER CKNT. on all JEWELT,ERY and PLA LED GOODS purchased for Cash, during thi- and the following month, in order to make room for a NEW STOCK for the autumn. July, 1565 £206,255 8 0 Profit unappropriated on 31st December, 1864 .£61, 7 375 19 Amount of net profit of the half-year ending 30th June, 1865, after deducting all -ex penses, and interest, paid and due (113,895 19s. 6d.), allowed to customers on their current and deposit accounts• 144,879 811 • £206,255 8 0 • • • The Governor then declared a dividend for the past half year at the rate of• 15 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 7 per cent., clear of income tax. _ • • - It was resolved unanimously— That the report now read be adopted, printed, and cir culated among the Proprietors. That Archibald Boyd, Esq., be re-elected a Director of the Bank. . . That Charles Lyall, Esq., be re-elected a Director of the Bank. • That Peter Northall Laurie, Esq., be re-elected a Dime ,or of the Bank. - • • ADVENTURES AMONG THE DYAKS OF BORNEO. By FREDERICK BOYLE, F.R.G.S. _ _ _ " Mr. Boyle's Adventures ars very pleasant reading."— Atlienwtan. "Th sis an entertaining bo)k. Mr. Boyle saw a good deal of the country, and has given a very lively and pleasant account of his trip."—Saturday Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough•street. MR. HARRISON AINSWORTH'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, H E SPANISH MATCH OR, CHARLES S !BART AT MADRID. By WILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTIL Chapman and Hall, IM, Piccadilly. isigualimiuguenjaz GENERAL ELECTION. In fcap. Bvo.. limn. 18. ; by post for 14 stamps, - LORD - PALMERSTON. A BIOGRAPHY. George houtledge and Sons, Broadway, Ludgate-hill. This Day, pr'ee 25., uniform with " ANONYSIA.," KIT TLES IN PARIS. No novel surpasses in inter st tais romance of real life; it has all the piquancy of fiction and all the charms of truth. London : George ickers, Angel-court, Strand. This day is publb.hed, TABLE of the RECIPROCALS of-NUMBERS from 1 to 100,000, with their differences, by which the Reciprocals of Numbers may be obtained, up to i0, , k0,00n. By Lieut.-Col. W. H. OASES, A.I.A. It iyal Bvo, cloth, 2 5 pp., 21s. London : C. and E. Layton, 150, Fleet-street. Just published: price is , ACOMPLETE REPORT of the TRIAL of Dr. PRITCHARD for POISONING his Wife and Mother-in-Law, with an accurate PORTRAIT. This remarkable real greatly surpasses in interest the memorable cases of Madeleine Smith and Dr. Palmer. This Editi,n also contains an Account of the Mysterious Burning of El'zabeth APGirn. Edinburgh : William Kay, 5, Bank-street ; and sold by all BooksPllers. TH E 0 X F ORD 8 OXFORD STREET, W. .... _ , CANTERBUitY HALL. Sele3tions from MARTHA. and THE BROTHER AND SISTER, supported by Miss RUSSELL, Miss Barrie, m 4 ss Hays. ; Messrs. ST. ALBYN, Green, Am, with Full Pend and Chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jongmans. Comedy by Arthur Lloyd, Messrs. Duriah and Davis, and the Grotesque D'Aubans. HODGE PODGE.—This wonderful Illusion will be re peated THIS EVENING for the LAS I' TIME. TO-MORROW (Wednesday) will be produced, with new Optical effects, the Illusion, entitled KO KO RI KO, on a scale of magnificence never before attempted. 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. A life-size Model of JOHN WILKES BOOTH, the base assassin of the late President Lincoln, is also to be seen. That the best thanks of the meeting be given to the Go vernor, the Deputy-Governor, and the Directors for the very able and judicious manner in which they have con ducted tho affairs of the Bank during the past haif-year. That Mr. Scrimgeour be requested to sit for his portrait as a mark of the approbation of the Proprietors of his long and faithful services, and that it be referred to the Court of Directors to carry this resolution into effect. That the thanks of the meeting be given to Mr. J. A. Barton, the General Manager • Mr. Ingpen, the Manager of the Regent - street ' Branch; Mr. St. Barbe, the Manager of the Charing-cross Branch ; Mr. Beattie, the Manager of the Temple-bar Branch ; and to the Assistant Secretary, for the zealous and efficient manner in which they have discharged their several duties. (Signed) P. NORTHALL LAURIE, Governor. 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Of April 12, " `Dctr...tor's' Broadside has been republished in the form of a short pamphlet The rea icr of " Punch" should read this pamphlet also. He has often read, in the pages of "Punch," of a. rtain Quacks, frau dulent ani noisome, who obtain money by, false pretences, young men. For theiri whicht r e of• a ' 11 l e e t a c "Detector," t e o d r, I ' n ' and more money by menaces and extortion, from green advertise, he has refereed his readers to the lower corner of the advertising columns of low newspapers, amongst which too many of Air." Punch's" contemporat ies, especlallY in the country, may still be enumerated. But now he begs to pub them. nt•edful to be known lish the information that a nominal list of these miscreants, n ames; which "Punch" would not with copies of their puffs and other I ,articulars concerning above referred to, which is entitled " itevelati its of Quacks ant Quackery," and is to be had at the "Medical Circular" Office, 20, King William-street, Strand, W.C. The vile practices, the monstrous impudence, the cruel rapacity, and the enormous gins of the obscene tribe of the causation of suicide, are Sully set forth in , will bo found in the pamphl t Quacks, the mischief they do, the ruin they work, even to of Quacks and Qalltery." And mark espec'ally that, as aforesaid, the names of the Quacks are publishel. The pamphlet in question thus constitutes a regular Quack Di rectory, b,'- con..ulting Which every young man may know "Revelations where he may go if he wishes to get plundered and destroyed. Buy, therefore, reader, by all means buy " Revelations of Quacks and Quackery." 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This admired Band, under the direction of Signor LUIGI CURTI, will perform at 9 o'clock a Gr tnd Overture, at 11 o'clock a Selection from a favourite Opera, and a series of novel Dance Music till 12 o'clock. Open at half past 8. Admission, Is. Manager—M. GRENET. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ABINGDON RACES.-WEDNESDAY. There was an apparent falling off in the attendance in the ring, although there was a much larger company on the course than on the first day of the meeting. The wea ther was all that could be desired by those interested in the success of the undertaking, as nothing could be plea- Banter than the afternoon racing. The card was a very fair one, and some very good racing was provided. The prin cipal event of the day—the Abingdon Stakes for two-yr olds—was the first event, being set for two o'clock, but four only of the 25 on the card went to the post—Tina, on whom the " talent" laid odds of 6 to 4, winning by a head from the second favourite, Katie. The events will be found fully described below, the afternoon's sport being brought to a conclusion by a match of 100 soya, which was made during the day. The onerous duties of the scales were most ably superintended by Mr. Martin Starling, jun., of Newmarket, and the various arrangements of the meeting were efficiently carried out. The Abingdon Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added (50 by Mr. J. T. Norris), for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b ; penalties and allowances. T.Y.C. Throe-quarters:of a mile. 28 subs. Mr. J. Graham's Tina, Bst 121 b (inc. 51b extra) (John Nightingall 1 Mr. Johnson's Katie, Bst 41b (P r i or 2 Mr. Saxon's Stilton, Bst 71b (Midgeley 3 Mr. T. Steven's Statesman, Bst 101 b (Payne) 4 Betting-6 to 4on Tina, 2to 1 agst Katie, 7to 1 " bar two." The favourite jumped off with a clear lead, which sho carried on to the stand, where Katie joined issue, but could never overhaul Tina, who won by a head ; three lengths between second and third. The Scurry Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added, for all ages; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs; maiden allow- ances. About half a mile. Mr. Saxon's Bishopton, 3 yrs, 7st llb (H. Sharp) .1 Mr. Land's Lord of tho Manor, aged,..Bst_9ll3. (Jas. liightingall) 2 Mr. W. W. Baker's Geraldine, 3 yrs, 7st llb (Prior) 3 Mr. E. Brayley's Lady Rollo, 3 yrs, 7st llb ...(llibberd) 4 Mr. C. A. Floyd's Portcullis, 2 yrs, sst 131 b (carried 6st) (Elphick) 5 _ - Betting-7 to 4 agst BishoptOn,*s to 2 each agst Lady Rollo and tord of the Manor, 8 to 1 agst Geraldine, and 10 to 1 agst Portcullis. After several breaks away, Lady Rollo, Lord of the Manor, and Portcullis were first off, when Geraldine, after going 100 yards, took a slight lead. At the distance Bishopton came up to tho front, and tak ing the lead opposite the stand won, after a good finish, by a neck. Lord of the Manor defeated Geraldine by a head only for second; Lady Rollo and Portcullis, clear of the others, were fourth and fifth. Tho winner was bought in for 105 guineas. Tho Nursery Plate of 50 sovs (a Handicap), for 2-yr-olds ; entrance 2 sovs each; winners extra. About three quar ters of a mile. Mr. J. Saxon's Miss Harriette, Bst 21b (Clement 1 Mr. R. Porter's Indian St ar , st 121 b (S. Hibberd 2 Lord Uxbridge's Life Guardsman, 7st 101 b (inc 51b ex (carried 7st 121 b) (T. French 3 The following also ran :—Placid colt, Miss Deans colt, Jetty Treffz colt, Bianca colt, Saucy Boy, Hopvine, Mother of Pearl, Professor Anderson, Memento, Orange Boy, Chicken Hazard, Harriette, and Matilda. Betting-3 to 1 agst Indian Star, 100 to 30 agst Life Guardsman, 5 to 1 agt Miss Harriette, 7 to 1 agst Chicken Hazard, Bto 1 agst Matilda, 20 to 1 agst any other. After several false starts the lot got off, but before going 200 yards the field was widely scattered, Life Guardsman, Chicken Hazard, and Indian Star being clear of the ruck, who were headed by Miss Harriette. On entering the straight Indian Star took up the running, and Miss Har riette immediately afterwards passing Chicken Hazard, and overhauling the leader at every stride, assumed the lead, and won cleverly by half a length. Four lengths between second and third ; Chicken Hazard and Matilda were next, close together ; Saucy Boy was sixth, and Memento seventh. The last division comprised Hopvine, Jetty Treffz colt, Orange Boy, and Miss Dean's colt, the latter pulling up on the post. The Stand Plate (Handicap) of 50 sovs for all ages. Win- nue extra. About half a mile. Mr. Jones's Concordia, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (Payne) 1 Mr. Hartley's Alberta, 2 yrs, 6st 51b (H. Clark) 2 Mr. Saxon's Jane Shore, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Clement) 3 The following also ran :—Jassy, Bonny Lass, Imogene, Michael Grove, Bessie, and Flyaway colt. Betting-100 to 30 agst Bonny Lass, 5 to 1 agst Imogene, 6 to 1 each agst Concordia and Jane Shore, 100 to 15 agst Alberta, 10 to 1 agst "any other." Concordia and Alberta made play, followed by Jane Shore, Jassy, and Imogene. Opposite the stand Concordia took a clear lead and won by a length and a half. Jane Shore was third, a head behind Alberta ; Jassy fourth, close up. Bonny Lass and Imogen were fifth and sixth. Michael Grove, Bessie, and Flyaway colt the last three. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 3 soya each, with 40 added; for all ages ; the winner to be sold for 40 soya ; winners extra ; about three-quarters of a mile. 7 subs. Mr. W. Howard's Duenna, 3 yrs, 7st 71b ...(S Hibbard 1 Mr. J. Lowe's Tomfoolery, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Heslop 2 Mr. Jones's Fravolina, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b ............ (Clement 3 Mr. Saxon's Brigand, 3 yrs, Bst 71b ............ (Midgeley Mr. Pierce's Thais, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Ducker 5 Betting-2 to 1 agst Tomfoolery, sto 2 agst Fravolina, and 3to 1 agst Duenna. Brigand made play, followed by Tomfoolery and Duenna to the distance, when Duenna took the lead, and Brigand dropped back beaten. Fravo lina, on entering the cords, came up to the leaders, and a splendid race home resulted in favour of Duenna by a short head ; a head only separated second and third ; Brigand a bad fourth ; Thais beaten off. The winner was bought by Mr. Stevens for 71 guineas. The Culham Stakes of 10 soya each, 5 ft, and 2 only if de clared, with 50 added ; winners extra. One mile. 23 subs, 13 of whom pay 5 soya each. Captain Machell's Lucky Star, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (A. Edwards) 1 Mr. Brayley's Pelios, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (inc 71b extra) (A. Cowley . 2 Mr. W. Treen's Morris Dancer, 3 yrs, Est 10Ib (C. Page) 3 Mr. R. Porter's Devotee, 5 yrs, 7st 61b Mr. B. Land's Eidolon, aged, Bst (Clement 5 Mr. Alwyn's Canterbury, 3 yrs, 7st Bib (H. Covey 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Lucky Star, sto 2 agst Devotee, and 100 to 30 agst Pelios. Morris Dancer cut out the work, followed by Devotee and Canterbury, Lucky Star and Pelios came to the front, the pair having the race to themselves, which was won by Capt. Mitchell's horse by a length and a half ; Morris Dancer was a bad third. Can terbury broke down during the race, and was pulled up before reaching the post. Match-100 soya each, 25 ft. Half a mile. Mr. J. Starkey's Jassy, 3 yrs, 14st (Mr. Duffield) 1 Mr. Floydls Michael Grove, 6 yrs, 14st 81b (Owner) 2 Betting-2 to lon Jassy, who made all the running, and won by six lengths. The Moscow Gazette announces that the Villa Bermont at Nice, in which the Grand Duke Nicholas re cently died, as well as four other residences, occupied by the Empress of Russia and her suite, have been purchased by the Russian Imperial family for 2,000,000 f. l k? .1.'1%-sys I ~e%•t,k (ea f. I, 74.4. 5 igi. -ff " 4"..A , • 4 1. ‘,‘ % Olt ',..)1,911/ A. \ S' s• ee • "' DIE 41;11'.1 30•4 'lr V.) 1‘ enorr. ;#•° '3"1"--74- AIRR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. . JO IIN PARRY. will appear in their new entertain ment, entitled A PECULIAR FAMILY, by William iirough. New scenery by T. and W. Grieve. Atter which, M. John l'arry will give a few Memoranda from his Musi cal Note BOOK, entitled "RECOLLEOTIONS," vocal and instrumental. Every Evenine, except Saturday, at 8. A NIORNING REPRESKNrA rIoN every IVednesday and Sa urday, 3. ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRA TION, 14, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, Is. and 2s. ; stalls, ; stall springchaire, ss. Stalls may be secured (without fee) in advance at the Gallery. The Oxford and Canterbury 11.41 Company (limited. 66, COMIC OPERETTA, by J. Offenbach, and the BROTHER AND SISTER, by Sir Henry Bishop, will be i erformed during this week. Prineipll artistes : Signor Spa:.:noli, M. Malin!, Mr. Green, and Mr. Albyn. Misses Russell Barrie, and Tyrell, with full Band and Cho rus, conducted by Mr. F. Jonglmam Comedy, by Mr. George Hodson (the celebrated Comedian and Mimic', Miss Kate Balte, the Grotesque, D'Aubans. and Messrs. Duriah and Davis. The Misses JE SY and SARA GUSNISS will have the honour of appearing This Even ng. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. This Evening at Half-past S. - ven. Admission—area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, Is.; private boxes. 108. 6d. ', - 2 _ , 5 i , PRICE 4d. S TADIPEb sd. The Minotaur, This fine iron frigate concluded her second day's experimental firing on the 3d inst. off the east end of the Isle of Wight, with the two 12-ton guns she has mounted on her broad sides, and the re sults altogether may be deemed exceedingly satis factory, as proving in the most conclusive manner that as far as the training of such guns mounted on a ship's broadside carriages expensive machinery is not required for the purpose, all the requisite ease and rapidity of training being obtainable by a few simple mechanical appliances such as Captain Key, of her Majesty's ship Excellent, has introduced in the fittings of the carriages on trial with their guns in the Minotaur ; as also proving that these same 12-ton guns may be worked by the aid of even the few mechanical helps introduced by Capt. Key, with as small a number of men as the old 68-pounder (16) ; giving reasonable encourage ment, also, for believing that with a little further alteration in some of the details of fittings, and the substitution of iron for wooden carriages, 12-ton guns may even be carried with safety at sea on the broadside ; reserving, however, thequestion of work ing them under certain conditions of wind and wea ther, and, lastly, though not least important, as proving the strength of the decks of our Minotaur class of vessel quite ample for carrying the 12-ton gun and carriage and slide, and also to sustain the shock of its discharge at 10 deg. elevation,the greatest extent to which the Minotaur's ports will allow the guns to be elevated. The port gun has been chiefly used during the two days' experiments, the one mounted on the starboard side not being quite com plete in some of its fittings, and during both days' firing 128 rounds have been fired from it with 351 b and 401 b charges and 1501 b round shot, 68 rounds being fired on the first day. On the 3d inst. the ship left Spithead at 9 a.m. with Rear-Admiral E. G. Fanshawe, Gunnery Lord of the Board of Admiralty, on board, and other officers, including Mr. Robin son, from the office of the Controller to the Navy ; Rear-Admiral Gambier, Lieut.-Col. Alexander, Royal Marine Artillery, &c. Capt. A.C. Key, C. 8., was also on board to conduct the firing ; and Capt. A. Herbert, of the Royal Sovereign, was in com mand of the ship pro tem. Firing commenced on the ship attaining a suitable position off the land with 301 b powder charges and 1501 b round shot, at a pole target distant 1,200 yards, the gun's crew num bering 16 men, the complement of a 68-pounder. Thirty rounds were fired before the men went to dinner, the average time of the last 20 rounds was 1 min. 17 sec., the shortest interval between the gun's discharge being 1 min. 3 sec. After dinner firing was resumed with the same kind of charge, and the first 12 rounds fired gave an average time of Imin. 7sec., the shortest interval between the gun's discharge being the unprecedented short space, for so large a gun, of 58sec. In the firing after the men's dinner hour the average time was Imin. 14sec., and the shortest in terval Imin. 7sec., but during part of this time the gun's crew had been reduced from 16 to 14, or two less than the ordinary 68-pounder gun's complement. Seventeen of these last charges were 401 b. powder cartridges, the remainder fired during the day being 351 b. cartridges. Two shots, with 401 b. powder charges, were fired at 10 deg. of elevation to test the effect on the ship's deck. Means had been taken on the deck below, by means of fixed and sliding battens, to measure the exact deflection of the deck beams, if any, when the gun was discharged, the supports which had been fixed when the ship lay alongside Portsmouth dockyard having been removed before the ship commenced her firing on the first da . y. On both occasions of the gun being fired the beams de flected exactly 3-16ths of an inch, considerably less than the " give" would be in the beams of a wooden ship, and no more than might naturally be looked for as the true spring of the iron of the Minotaur's beams. The deck on which the guns stand has no underlie of iron, and hence if the guns stood on the decks simply on trucks they would doubtless cut the decks through, perhaps by their own weight, but certainly when fired at extreme elevation. The guns and their carriages are, however, mounted on massive slides, which traverse on metal racers, so that the weight of the - gun is distributed over a large area of deck, and necessarily also over several beams, and under these conditions there is certainly every appearance of even these 10.5 inch guns, with their carriages and slides, weighing altogethe about 17 tons, being worked without serious danger to the ship's deck. On a former occasion we referred to the feel ing entertained that the decks of the ship were not strong enough to carry such ordnance, and the mea sures Olen by the officials of the dockyard in shor ing up the deck immediately under where the guns were mounted with some tons of timber apparently declared the ship's weakness in most unequivocal terms. A subsequent careful examination of the ship by Capt. Key and his officers convinced them that the whole affair was a mistake, and the supporting timber shores were removed and sent ashore again, where they might possibly be of some service. The zeal of some of the dockyard officials had for once outrun their discretion in attempting to preserve her Majesty's ships. Returning, however, to the firing from the ship's guns, it will be found that the time between the gun's discharge was less than in the Royal Sovereign, but this may be accounted for in the quality of the crews employed in working the guns in both ships, the men at the gun on board the Minotaur having been undoubtedly a better class of gunners than were the crews of the guns on board the turret -ship on her late trial, and the Minotaur's gun's crew having also the additional advantage of a splendid fellow as their ca s p m ta a i t n e i o n f t t h h e e E p x e e r e s l o l n eh o t f . ieofbsinservtraubeltei,ntog o gu , tnhneaevrtethieedoponeraintiocinuioefkleoratdiimnge the e w chief p n ea o k ta in ur g, than it was in th e t urre t s o f on board o g a e r n d er t al he ly mi s the Royal Sovereign, but the turrets of the Sovereign have this great advantage—that they can be kept trained on to the enemy while the gun is loading, whereas the carriages of the broadside gun cannot be treated in the same way, or but to a very small degree. For training the gun Capt. Key has two or dinary small winches, picked up in the dockyard, fixed to two temporary spars under the ship's side, between the ports. A single rope on each side of the gun slide, at its rear, leading through a block on the deck, passes round the barrel or drum of each winch, and a part of the gun's crew, after the gun has been run out, heaving round on the winch handles to star board or port as directed by the captain of the gun, give a rapid steady training to right or left that it would apparently be impossible to equal by any other means. These winches give the force only for traversing the gun, its carriage, and slide ; the movement of the whole, in obedience to the force created by the winches, is given by two metal rol lers in the rear check of the slide working on a mas sive metal racer bolted down on the vessel's deck. When the gun does not require training these rol lers are thrown up, and the slide rests dead upon the deck. When the gun has to be trained two short handspike levers are brought to bear upon an eccen tric motion connected with the rollers, and. the lat., ter being brought into position on the racer takes the weight of the afterpart of the gun carriage and slide, and gives the necessary traversing movement. The gun carriage is fitted at its rear in a similar manner, so that when the gun is in and loaded, , waiting to be run out, Nos. 1 an d 2 of the gun's crew re d bringv u two oh handspikethem, throw, trolevers enoietoenutrsiee,s7thde, bearing when it isrunout wit A h won gun on its after rollers, derful ease for •so larg e a mass of metal. excellent arrangement of the running-in tackle also assists in this movement. If thd gun gets too much way upon her in running out, the two levers are let go, and she is brought at once off her rollers upon the slide, and her way thus effectually checked. 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Under these latter conditions 12-ton guns must be tried before they can be pronounced suitable guns for the broadside armament of our ironclads. The chances, judging from what has taken place on board the Minotaur, are in favour of their successful working even in so great a roll as 15 deg., providing iron carriages take the place of wood, and an officer of Captain Key's great experience is allowed to have carte blanche in all the details of fittings, &c. ; but the trial has yet to be made, and is at the same time of too important a nature to permit of any great delay in its being made. The four midship ports of the Minotaur (two on each side of the main deck) were constructed only for what is termed the 100-pounder rifled gun —that is, the 7-inch muzzle-loading shunt rifled gun, and are therefore quite unsuitable for the 12-ton 10 . 5-inch gun, for several reasons. The port is wrong in form, in the first instance, in being square. If monster ordnance are to be fired on the broad sides of our ships through small ports, the ports should be built oval in lieu of square, to allow of extreme training an d e l eva ti on b e i ng g i ven to t h e r f e n c e h le a v e s a A e t td g he u eg n f s 00 . loi elevation, t o , htaaenu gundr' s t h ports coming gnn violentlyl y y d g . v n e e t te) h yi e guns 10 with the upp er portsill when the gun is firneadlic.oonwThtiancget position of the p or t , as regards elevation from the deck, is also unsuitable t o th e 12-ton gun, the lower sill of the port requiring to be raised some six inches, and thus covering in the fighting bolt with armour, the upper sill being at the same time raised, enlarged, and rounded in outline. The cost of these altera tions to four ports amidships in the Minotaur's main deck would no doubt be great, but if the ship carries the guns at all they must be made, and greater space must be given for working the guns than exists at present by closing up an intermediate port be tween the two guns on each side. It will be a grand step towards the efficiency of broadside ships if they can carry each a few of these 12-ton guns, and a still more important step if they are found capable of working them effectually in a moderate roll in the Atlantic. Taking it for granted that the broadside ships do eventually carry 12-ton guns we may treble the weight for turrets, and say they will carry 36-ton guns. A few on these 12-ton guns must close our present notice of the Minotaur and her experimental firing. It has been the custom to call them indifferently 300 and 150 pounders, when, in fact, they are in reality neither. They are now being used in firing 1501 b. round shot, waiting the decision of the authorities as to their rifling, but they cannot be kept at this smooth-bore shooting, owing to the softness of the metal in the bore of all such wrought-iron coil-built guns. In illustration of this we may state that during the recent firing from the guns of the Royal Sovereign two rounds of " case" shot were fired from one of the guns in the foremost turret, which so ploughed up the metal in the bore of the gun that case shot will not be fired from them again. The authorities are now under stood to have determined to fit the whole of the 12- ton guns with steel tubes, rifled, reducing the diameter of the gun's bore from 10.5 to 9 inches, and firing a 2201 b. elongated shot with one-fifth its weight in powder, thus reducing our 12-ton 10.5 in. (expected) 300-pounder to a 12-ton 9in. 200- pounder. Royal Visit to Aldershot, and Grand Review. Yesterday morning his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Arthur, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, his Serene Highness the Prince of Saxe Weimar, the Prince of Orange, the Duke of Brabant, and Prince Teck, visited Aldershot, when a grand military display by the troops at the station took place. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was at tended by Lieut. General Knollys, Comptroller of the Household, and Major Grey and Col. Curzon, and Major Kean were in attendance on the Duke of Cambridge. The royal party arrived by special train at Farn borough station of the South Western Railway at 10 o'clock, where they were received by Lieut.-Gen. Sir W. Pennefather, commanding the Aldershot division, and the officers composing his staff, and proceeded through the encampment on Cove Com mon. The party then rode on to Bricksbury Hill, where the division, to the strength of 8,897, had formed up as follows :—Royal Horse Artillery on the right in open column of batteries, the cavalry in close column of squadrons, the field batteries in the centre, and infantry (12 battalions) on the left in contiguous quarter-distance column. The front line of the troops was formed by the officers of the several corps and regiments on the ground near the colours, as is usual at royal inspections of troops. The whole faced northwards. The weather was pleasantly tempered by the breeze which prevailed. The party were received with the usual honours. The troops were then inspected by the royal visitors, after which the division marched past in regular order. The march past was performed in a most steady and brilliant manner, and elicited frequent marks of approbation from the royal visitors. In the case of the Royal Horse Artillery, cavalry, and field bat teries, the united bands of the Cavalry Brigade (six in number) formed up in a similar manner, and played those regiments past. The marching past of the artillery and cavalry was executed in open column of batteries and squadrons at a walk, and that of the infantry in open column of grand divisions in quick time. In the case of the Royal Engineer train, the Royal visitors were evidently much pleased with their appearance. The cavalry and artillery after wards trotted past in open column of squadrons, the splendid appearance of the troops in this last movement being very fine. The dust was raised in tremendous clouds. All the movements of the troops, acting as two armies, were gone through with a precision that excited the utmost admiration. The field movements were concluded at half-past two. Immediately on the conclusion of the review, the Royal and distinguished party proceeded to the Guards' Enclosure, Cove Common, where luncheon was provided in the officers' mess of the Ist batta lion Grenadier Guards, and having partaken of this returned to town. There was an immense number of spectators on the ground, amongst whom were the Duke of Man chester, the Earl of Bradford, the Lord Bishop of Winchester, Lady Pennefather, and the principal residents of the surrounding country. The troops were under arms more than five hours, and but few accidents, and those of a trifling cha racter, occurred. GLUCK.—The facts of Gluck's life may be to in a paragraph. He was the son of a Bohemian forest-guard, born and trained in an atmosphere of wild national music. He received some education in Prague from masters whose names are little known (Czernahorsky's wasthe b t e w s e t ) n . t y He yearsw a s o f i n ag V e i , e h n o na w i a n s t t he yearakenol,le7r36. into W ltm he y n , b h y e a patron whom ho found there, Count Melzi, and was placed in the hands of Sammartini (one of the greatest theorists of his time.) After writing eight Italian operas for Milan, Cremona, Venice, and Turin, he was invited to London during the disastrous year 1745. Failing to pro duce any effort here, ho returned to Vienna, and wrote profusely for the opera-house of that capital, to Italian and French text, apparently making little advance till the year 1761. In that year Gluck produced his ballet "Dom Juan," at Vienna, in the following year his " Orfeo," and six years later " Alceste," the famous dedication of which opera to the Grand Duke of Tuscany has caused more misapprehension, and done more mischief (this is saying much) than any dramatic preface of apology or attack in being—Victor lingo's to his suppressed " Crom well " not forgotten. How Gluck followed the fortunes of Marie Antoinette, whose music-master he had been—how invited by her to Paris, he there produced his two Iphigenias ("en Aulide" and "en Tauride,") and his " Armida"—how the tremendous battle ensued between the partisans of French and Italian opera, the philosophic and sensual connoisseurs, not, it may be, unwilling to mortify the Austrian Princess through her prot‘gd, are matters familiar to every one who has looked into any history of modern music, or any set of memoirs concerning the stormy, feverish years which preceded the first Revolution. 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