The Sun. — London, England, 1866-08-23 00:00:00

The. Banquet to Mr. Eyre at Southampton. The banquet took place at about half-past five o'clock, in the Philharmonic Hall. The chair was occupied by the Mayor; on his right sat Mr. Eyre ; and among the principal guests were the Earl of Hardwicke, Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, the Earl of Cardigan, the Hon. W. Yorke, Professor Kingsley, Sir W. Byam, Dr. Holden, &c. More than a hundred gentlemen were present, consisting of most of the principal persons in the town and neighbourhood. When the dinner was over the gallery that runs round the hall was occupied by ladies ; for Mrs. Eyre and some other ladies of the ex-governor's family seats had been reserved, and the whole com pany rose and cheered enthusiastically when Mrs. Eyre made her appearance. The usual loyal toasts having been given, "The Army, Navy, and Volunteers," followed. The Earl of CARDIGAN responded for the army. He confessed that he felt rather abashed at having to address so numerous an assembly, but he thanked them most sincerely and heartily for the manner in which they had proposed the health of the army and of the other services, and for the kind and flattering way in which they had connected his name with the toast. The army had a double duty to follow. The first duty of the army was to fight the enemy in the field, and in that duty he believed he need hardly say that the .. _ British army was always victorious. The next duty of the army was to take an active and vigorous part in aid of suppressing anything like civil disturbances or rebellions and insurrections—(cheers) —and he believed that the combined services of the army and the navy never did their duty better than on the oc casion of the late disturbances in the island of Ja maica. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Having connec tions and relatives in that colony he happened to know something of the details of the unfortunate circumstances which occurred there, and he believed he could state that the army and the navy were quite equal to the emergency. (Hear, hear.) It was no part of his duty, speaking, as he did, in the presence of his noble and gallant friend (the Earl of Hardwicke), to return thanks on behalf of the navy, but he could not deny himself the gratifica tion of stating his belief that in the insurrection at Jamaica the services of the navy were eminently conspicuous. He had good reason for being well informed on what he said, and had it not been for the services of the Wolverine great disasters might have occurred in the island. According to the in formation which reached him, the officers and crew displayed immense labour, zeal, and courage. They exerted themselves, under the authority of the dis tinguished Governor whom they that evening hon oured as their guest—(hear, hear) —and they con ducted themselves unfalteringly, in the most credit able manner. What were the circumstances with which the Governor had to contend at the opening, of this revolt? There had been at least 25 respect able gentlemen of all ranks, clergymen, lawyers, and the established authorities of the country, mur dered by the rebels, and murdered, too, in the most cruel manner. lle understood—he had heard it said at least—that some had their fingers cut off, that others had their tongues cut out, and that other cruelties of that nature, perfectly revolting, were perpetrated. (Hear, hear.) It was for the re pression of such horrors that all the energies of the country were brought into play—that the Gover nor distinguished himself in the most extraordinary way by the labour and fatigue he underwent—and that, following his example, the army and the navy conducted themselves in the most creditable manner possible. It was well understood what was the alleged aggravation on the part of these rebels, and it appeared to him most extraordinary that the ser vices of the late illustrious governor of Jamaica had now been better appreciated. (Hear, hear, and cheers). He recollected that in his time there had been two insurrections in the colonies, and they were accompanied with statements of cruelties. Amongst others there was one which it was exceedingly diffi cult to understand until it was cleared up. It was said that certain Catholic priests were flogged, and afterwards hanged in their canonicals. What was the result of that statement ? The subject was brought before Parliament. It was inquired into, but the Prime Minister of those days stood by their governors—(cheers)—and such Prime Ministers were, he believed, men like Lord Palmerston, who was well known in Southampton---(hear, hear) — and his predecessor, Lord Melbourne. In those days governors were sustained by their governments, and whatever might be the cruelties, if they were cruelties, which had been perpetrated in the protec tion of life and property, they were carried success fully through Parliament. In conclusion, the noble lord said lie felt that all the services, the army, the navy, the militia, and the volunteers deserved well of the country, and on behalf of the army he cordially thanked the company for the kind manner in which the toast had been received. (Cheers.) The Earl of lIARDWICKE, in responding on behalf of the navy, said—l thank you for having given me an opportunity of being present at this magni ficent banquet, and I am proud that I can identify myself with the people of Southampton. I was born within four miles of this city, and have resided more or less upon a small property purchased by my father and created by him out of the prize money which he took from the French. (Laughter and cheers.) With regard to the navy, I wish for a moment to call attention to the transition which the navy and the shipping of England are now under going. I trust that in the Government which is now formed you will have, and will hear of, a system of government and regulation for that profession which you have not yet arrived at. We have during the administration of the Duke of Somerset been under going what I may call the experimental period. We have now arrived at a period in which, I trust, the experiments may produce a formula that may regu late the construction and armament of our ships, and may, at all events, tend to cheapen to the coun try that great service by bringing it under a system of classificatio n which, although of the utmost im portance, we do not at present possess. lam my self a sailor of the old school, and I know perfectly well that in my time ships were rated and classed according to their size and p ower. Au. ships which belonged to the same class had masts and yards and sails not adapted to individual cases, but to the whole class, and by that system you had a whole sale system of trade instead of one of retail, which I consider the present system to be. At this mo ment you have no two ships and no two steam en gines alike, and you have no guns at all. In that condition you have been for some years up to the present time, and I pray that the present Govern ment may at all events be enabled to bring the ser vice into some better shape, so that we may again have real first rates, second rates, and so on, with regard to classification, and that we may have the steam-engine fitted to the peculiar class, and not to the individual ship. By that means we shall be able to obtain better and more efficient vessels than we can hope to have under any other system. (Cheers.) Dr. LAWRENCE also responded for the militia, and Capt. FREEMAN for the volunteers. "e Rev. Professor KINGSLEY, in proposing th e toast of " The Houses of Parliament," said he was sorry that there was no member of the House of Commons present to express the feelings of that house in regard to the noble and distinguished personage whom they were entertaining that even rtunately ino• Unfo the banquet was ten or twelve days t oo _l ate. The month of August was sacred rather to grouse thanot politics, and he hoped t t u it would long remai n so. fortn member t o h f etlvicashrotuisse fied there would have been a me of Commons present to express, as he was sure the members whole of the borough and cou n t y of Hamp shire would have done, their coincidence in the feel ings of the noblemen who had honoured the meeting with their presence spontaneously to express what the very highest class of English gentlemen thought of Governor Eyre. (Cheers.) Whatever the House of Lords did or did not represent—whatever it s faults, which were considerable—and whatever its virtues, and they were far more considerable— (cheers)—yet they would find that the longer they studied the working of the House of Lords in this old country the more they would be convinced that it was an institution which was second in political value only to the most sacred of all institutions— the monarchy itself. (Cheers.) Whatever else it represented it especially represented to all, in all classes of society, the magnificent idea, which could not be well defined, but which he would call chi valry. (Hear, hear.) There were many other names for it, but chivalry was as old a word and as good a one as auy other. An English nobleman represented, or ought to represent, the highest pro duct of the spirit of chivalry, and sportsmanship, and gallantry, and fair play which, by whatever name known—whether called "pluck," or "spirit," or, as he proposed, " chivalry "—was the life and soul of England. (Cheers.) He meant, in what he should say, to tread upon new ground, and not to mention anything of what had occurred within the last two or three years. (A Voice : " Won't you ?") He hoped that the gentlemen below would let him hunt his fox in his own way. (Laughter.) He had gone round to a good many covers to find him and kill him, but he had run him to earth at last. (Cheers.) He was going to speak of what he knew of this man, their guest that evening—of what he bad done in his own country and in the country he had made his own, by the pluck, the en terprise, the hardihood, the temper, the endurance, the foresight, the struggle, the skill, the "reason from a temporate will." (Cheers.) He wished to speak of what he had done when no man knew him here or had heard of his name. He walked— and if he (Mr. Kingsley) was exaggerating Mr. Eyre would be him self the first man to contradict him—he walked 700 miles on foot round the head of the Gulf of Carpen taria; on that wonderful journey of discovery which had made him famous. (Cheers.) This was heroism in the highest sense, and argued that he possessed in its highest form that English spirit which had car ried the Anglo-Saxon tongue round the world, and would carry it back again, that spirit which had made us the fathers of the United States, the con querors of India. (Cheers.) If they had among them in Southampton for the last five-and-twenty years a man who represented the English spirit of indomitable perseverance, courage, and adventure —the English spirit of good-nature, of temper, of understanding of human beings, he should like to see him, and thank God that there had been two such men. (Cheers.) A brother of his (Mr. Kings ley's) an old Australian, deeply interested in its ex ploration, knew the history of that heroical gentle man, Governor Eyre, and wrote in Macmillan's Magazine two articles on his extraordinary and almost superhuman travels in Australia. Those letters were written, not as the enemies of Governor Eyre had attempted to make out, with an arriZre pensee, to carry him through and help him in certain things which were going on, but before anything of the Jamaica outbreak was known. (Cheers.) His brother neither knew anything of the West Indies, nor, perhaps, even that Governor Eyre:was governor of Jamaica. He was proud to think that a man of his family should have been able just at a critical moment to tell the world what manner of man this Governor Eyre was. (Cheers.) For his great un derstanding of the character of the Australian blacks—for Governor Eyre had actually been the protector of Australian savages for some time—he had been taken, after years of toil and anxiety 1 which " the gentlemen o f E ng l an d w h o l i ved at home at ease" had little idea of, as the most likely person to set Jamaica to rights. Upon that part of Governor Eyre's labours he would say nothing whatever except chat knowing what he did •of the West Indies and of Governor Eyre, he took him and his conduct upon trust, as he expected every man to take him upon trust. (Cheers.) If they gave up taking men upon trust, especially rulers and official men, there would be nothing in the world but anarchy, which would be followed by despotism and in due time by a big tyrant who would not take the people on trust. He took Governor Eyre upon trust, and he was happy to see the members of the House of Peers present had also taken him upon trust. The power of the British aristocracy consisted not in merely sticking to its ancient blood, but in adopting into its ranks all the genius, all the talent, all the virtue, and he was afraid a great part of the beauty. (Cheers.) Here after—for time brought round its revenges—after wider and deeper services, it seemed to him possible that some of the members of the House of Lords might have the honour of welcoming Mr. Eyre to their assembly—(great cheering)—and if this took place, though he would be . a new nobleman, lie would not be the least nobleman in that august and ancient assembly. (Cheers.) The Earl of SIIIIEWSLUIZY, whose name had been coupled with the toast, replied. The Earl of lIARDwicKE, in rising to propose " The health of Mr. Eyre," said—We have now gone through what I must call the formal toasts of the evening, and the Mayor has placed in my hand that which we must agree to be the principal toast in the list. We arc met here for a special purpose—to up hold the character of the distinguished man who is our guest—(applause)—to justify his conduct before the world—(applause) —to give him that support which every fair and independent Englishman gives to the man who has done his duty. (Loud and pro longed cheering.) Upon the question now before us —the conduct of Mr. Eyre--there is, we all know, a great controversy, and we should face it with that honesty and honour which distinguish the people of England at all times. (Hear, hear.) The speech of Mr. Kingsley has saved me from much that I might have troubled you with respecting the charity, soft ness, and amiability of character and bearing towards the native population, and that he is the last man in the world to whom cruelty could naturally have been attributed. (Cheers.) That portion of the subject I can now put aside, and I ask you only for a few mo ments to consider with all fairness the position in which the late governor of Jamaica is now placed. All of you know very well the subject I am speaking of. We all know that there has been a great insur rection in Jamaica, that it was an insurrection of free people —(great cheering)—of people who enjoyed all the liberties that we do—(renewed cheering) —who also enjoyed much more happiness and much more wealth than the labouring population hero do — (applause) —who lived in a climate in which the tortures of cold are unknown, and in which they can raise food in abundance, and sleep while it grows. (Great applause.) That was the population which rose in insurrection on this question, and which imperilled the safety of ono of the greatest and most magnificent colonies which adofns the crown of the British Sovereign. (Great cheering.) That an inquiry into the circumstances of this insurrection was necessary, do not gentlemen, for God's sake, seek to deny. Do not let us for a moment think that there could be an insurrection in one of our colonies at tended by great loss of life without there being an inquiry into the causes that produced it. (Hear, hear.) The in vestigate)* n, therefore, I must be permitted to say, was one that it was impossibl e t o avo i d. That 11 • would be fou n d e d upon a strictly g e IncluirY itself le al basis was evident. It could bo f oun d ed upon nothing else ; for when y ou h ave an inquiry int o constitutional affairs you must have a basis —a locus stancli to proceed upon—and that basis can be no thing else than the law of the land. ; (Cheers.) B u t , gen tlemen, this is no qu es ti on of lawit was nothing more nor less than the insurr ec ti on of thousands d •tgin7st hundreds. (Great cheering.) It bega n w i t h war to the. knfe._o(Cnheers.) It began with " We will dest roy yeu all if Th y o urselves. (Continued cheeri ng .) And Y where woatssatvheo safety then of the hundreds against the th ousands ; with no army in the island, with only a small body of militia, and still more insignificant police force ? (Cheers.) I n this state of affairs what must have been the result of this ruinous and ferocious outbreak if we had not had such a man as Mr. Eyro in the post of governor? (Applause.) If we had not had a man of cool and resolute tempera ment, who knew how to direct the small energies of the people whom he governed; if it had not been for him, that colony would haft, been lost to the Country. (Groat cheering.) The white population would have been mur dered. The inevitable consequence of it must have been the reconquest of the island by the troops of her Majesty. (Cheers.) Whore, then, was the mercy ? Was it in sub duing the insurrection with a ,firm and vigorous hand — (hear, hear)—or, by pursuing a feeble policy, to let it grow and proceed until it arrived at so monstrous a head that the result must have been what 1 stated ? (Cheers.) If your house is on fire, will you complain of the_fireman who, flooding the flame, put it out, but in doing so also destroys the incendiary by drowning him ? (Vehementand prolonged cheering.) No. The man who undertakes to put out a fire, when ho brings his engines to bear upon the flames, considers nothi ng b u t t h e paramount necessity he is am under of putting it ou t. (Ch eers.) And I maintain that bornel out in wh a t I say b y the commissioners them selv s. These gentlemen had to look at this matter in a very different manner to that in which we regard it, or in whie lldeed i twill, as I believe, be regarded hereafter. They, nly did their duty e' in the view they took of it, for they were not at liberty to examine it i n any aspect ex cept the le ga l one. ,1 though thus restri c t e d i n th e i r y 1 scope and v i s i on, they have born e t est i mony to the value of the servi ces of andthe governor in dealin g w ith th e insur rection as ho did,to the different result that musthave followed if a man of different temper had been in his place. (Cheers.) The Royal commissioners report that they aro pleased to give the late governor credit for his " skill, promptitude, and vigour" on the " occurrence of a great emergency ;" and state that "to the exercise of these qua lities the speedy termination of the insurrection is due." They further state that though the " original design for the overthrow of the constitutedauthority was confined to a small portion of St. Thomas in the East, yet that the dis order, in fact, spread with singular rapidity over an exten sive tract of country ; and that such was the state of ex citement prevailing in the island that had more than amo mentary success been obtained by the insurgents their ul timate overthrow would have been attended with a still more fearful loss of life and property." This was thestate ment of the Royal commissioners-" a still more fearful loss of life and property" would have been the result but for Mr. Eyre's promptitude and vigour. What does this amount to ? What but this-that the promptitude of Governor Eyre redeemed the colony at the expense of an extremely small loss of life? (Great cheering.) I now come to another portion of the subject which, in itself, will give us a better notion than anything else of the feeling of the people of Jamaica themselves towards their late governor, and of the vast importance of the duties that devolved upon him, and of which he acquitted himself in so signal a manner. In the farewell address of the people to Mr. Eyre the following words occur, which you will permit me to road :-" We rejoice that after a searching inquiry the Royal commissioners have reported to her Majesty that praise is due to your excellency for your skill, promptitude, and vigour, in the recent insurrection ; and that to the ex ercise of such qualities by you its speedy termination is to be attributed ; and wo heartily congratulate your excel lency upon it." Then there is the address from the bishop and the clergy of the island, in which they say :-" No former governor has ever rendered to us greater services than your excellency has done. You have not only res cued the island from most imminent peril of general in surrection, by your courage, promptitude, judgment, and administrative skill, but by the exercise of the same high qualities prepared the way for such a reconstruction of the form of our constitution as, while we aro not for getful of our debt of gratitude to the House of Assembly for its liberal support of our anciently established Church, thepresent emergency seemed to demand-a reconstruction to which, if any human means can avail to effect it, the future prosperity of this colony will primarily be duo." (Cheers.) After these several declarations of opinion I think that the people of Southampton need no justification in the course which they have taken by receiving the dis tinguished gentleman who is our guest this evening. Now, then, in proposing the toast, I ask you to drink it for the purpose of expressing our admiration of the character of Mr. Eyre, our sense of his eminent services, and our con fidence that, when time has softened the present asperities the vigour and skill with which, at a small sacrifice of life, he preserved to Great Britain one of her most valuable co lonies will bo remembered with gratitude by the British people. (Enthusiastic cheering.) Mr. EYRE, on rising to respond, was received with pro longed cheering, the company rising en masse, and the ladies waving their handkerchiefs from the balcony. Ho said-Mr. Mayor, my lords, ladies, and gentlemen,-I feel quite unable adequately to express the feelings I entertain of your great -your overpowering kindness ; but of this I will at least assure you, that I appreciate it gratefully and value it most highly. It is perhaps only natural that I should have felt some desire and anxiety to learn how far the many evil reports which have been circulated respecting me have impressed my fellow-countrymen of intelligence and thinking minds in England. The numerously and influen tially signed address with which you have honoured me to-day, the magnificent banquet to which you have invited me, and at which I see around me so many English gen tlemen, the too flattering manner in which I have been spoken of, have dispelled any feeling of that nature which I might momentarily have entertained. I cannot now doubt that wherever I go I shall find that British hearts are still as warni, as just, and as generous as they ever were--(cheers)-and that whatever difference of opinion may exist on some points connected with the late proceed ings in Jamaica the people of England will respect and uphold a public officer who has endeavoured to do his duty faithfully when the lives and properties of those entrusted to his care and the honour of their wives and daughters were in peril. (Loud cheers.) Those who only knew well the character of the negro, the difficult nature of the country of Jamaica, the isolated and defenceless positions of the few white residences, and the deliberate and cruel massacres by which the rebellion was ushered in, can comprehend the full extent of the danger which existed, and the necessity for the most prompt and stringent measures, not only to put down the actual outbreak, but to intimidate and pre vent further risings in other parishes, nearly all of which were equally ripe for revolt. (Cheers.) Under such circum stances, gentlemen, it was impossible for me to hesitate, and I promptly undertook a responsibility, weighty and anxious as it was, which necessarily attached to myposition as governor. if my doing so has entailed upon me some personal disadvantages I have the gratification of knowing that the course which I took has saved a noble colony from ruin, and that this is recognised not only in the colony itself, but by many of my fellow-countrymen in England. (Cheers.) I have much pleasure in expressing the very high sense I entertain of the services rendered to the Crown and the colony of Jamaica by the senior naval officer in command at the time- Capt. Do Horsey-and by Brigadier-General Nelson, who commanded the troops in the disturbed districts. To the ready zeal and untiring energy of Captain De Horsey it is due that, with only ono ship of war and a very small gunboat, the troops were moved with such rapidity as to etablo us not only to rescue a largo number of white and coloured refugees with their wives and families, but at tho same Limo to get ahead of, if not to stop, the further progress of the rebel lion in the north-west. And it was to the skilful manage ment of Brigadier-General Nelson that a mere handful of troops succeeded in surrounding and subduing that re bellion, and in holding many hundreds of square miles of country of a difficult nature occupied by a numerous and disaffected peasantry. (Cheers.) It is only, gentlemen, an act of simple justice in ine to take advantage of this the first opportunity presented nie in England of stating how largely the services of these two able and gallant officers contributed to the safety of the colony and the suppression of the rebellion. I feel most deeply indebted to the noble earl who has proposed my health in such kind but in much too flattering terms (cries of "No"), and to the other noble men and gentlemen who have also spoken of me so kindly, I might almost say affectionately. From my heart I thank you one and all for the very hearty welcome you have given to me. It is most gratifying that I should have been thus welcomed upon my first landing in England, and it is more gratifying to me that it is a welcome given to me at a banquet like the present-graced as it is by the presence of so many of the fair, the gentle, and the good those who render homes happy, those who enhance the joys and alleviate the sorrows of life, who administer con solation and comfort to suffering humanity, but who never would have cheered mo with their countenance on this oc casion if they had thought me capable of the cruelty or in justice which some attribute to me. (Loud and continued cheering.) The remaining toasts were of a local character, and the company dispersed at about nine o'clock. COTTON SUPPLY ASSOCIATION. At the usual meeting of the Executive Committee, held on Tuesday, August 21, a letter was read from Tobago, West Indies, advising the consignment of eight bales of cotton to the association on behalf of the Lieut.-Governor, an d promising further details respecting the growth of cotton in the island. Another communication was also re ceived from Tobago, stating that four bales of cotton have been shipped to the association, and expressing the expec tation that the next crop will enable the writer to forward a much larger quantity. lle and others aro doing all in their power to revive the cultivation in the island. A letter was read from Jamaica, enclosing a fine sample of cotton picked from a wild bush, and sent for the purpose of showing what might be produced if the people had the requisite energy. Samples of eight bales of excellent cot ton forwarded from Dominica were submitted for exami nation. The grower reports that, owing to the drought, his efforts in cotton cultivation had not been so success ful as he had anticipated. He was resolved, however, to persevere, in the hope that the next season would be more propitious. A letter was read from a traveller re cently returned from Eastern Persia, and enclosing spe cimens of cotton obtained in pa ss i ng th roug h th e province of Kirman, and which were grown i n th ree o f i ts minor divisions—Rawur, Rufsunju n , an d N o k . A letter was re ceived, describing the effort s ma d e b y t h e wr i ter, who has just r e turned from I n di a, to improve the cultivation of cotton in that country. ll e h as b rought home some good spe c i mens o f co tt on grown by himself at Lucknow, and he reports that ac c li ma ti se d New Orleans seed has been suc cessfully introduced i n t o several villages in Pude. He ex pressesa b e enabledhis iconvictionfsuitable mtehaastuaregsrweaettleyaidmepprtoedv,eadudstatbpalet 1 f good l lfin o wi.ingovernmentsuccessfully for t e the country compete w with o A o bt: m ined i n e e r t d e a i t . m Tb h e t writer does no t return to India till October, and ho is anxious that his views should be fully understood by those who have the power to aid him in his exertions to procure larger and better supplies of cotton from India. A letter was read representing that it would be conducive to an extended and improved cultivation of cotton in Turkey if Europeans were placed in a better position with respect to the tenure of land in that country. Tho chief difficulty, however, is stated to be the indisp os iti on of foreigners to become amenable to Turkish jurisdiction, and that under certain restrictions land may be possessed by Europeans. It is important that everything should be done to augment the production of cotton in a country so capable as Turkey is of sending useful and increased supplies. GENEROSITY OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON.—A story is current that as Napoleon 111. was this year leaving Vichy, ho called for Leon, his old valet, and, hav ing handed a sealed packet to him, said that the parcel contained the title-deeds of the chalet and grounds he had just quitted, and which the Emperor had inhabited during his successive visits. " You are a landlord now," said his master to Leon, " and I hope you will accept me next year as a tenant, at the rate of 20,000 fr. rent. I shall pay regu larly." THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1866. Railway and other Companies. GREAT EASTERN. The report of the directors of this company states the total receipts for the past half year amounted to £88,092, and the working expenses, &c., to £496,128, leaving a net sum of £390,964. To this was added the balance of £l9O from the preceding half year, making £391,154. From this was de ducted £99,665 for rents to other companies, £122,774 interest on mortgages and debenture stock, and £29,257 for interest for temporary loans, commission, &c., leaving £139,458. This amount would pay in full the dividends on all the preference stocks created before August, 1862, being the period of amalgamation ; leaving, however, the dividends on the preferences created at and since the amalgamation unproyided for. The enlarged amount of the last half year's receipts as compared with the corresponding half year of 1865, being £81,750, was chiefly attributable to the traffic and other re ceipts from the Blackwall Railway, now first en tered in the company's accounts. Those receipts which in the corresponding half year in 1865 were £67,602, deducted from the gross income £887,092, showed an increase of £14,150 for the half-year. The actual increase upon passengers, parcels, and goods, was £25,704 ; but the reduction of cattle re ceipts, consequent upon the cattle plague, was £14,644, and there could be no doubt that the ex istence of the cattle plague had affected in other particulars the company's income, and further diminished the receipts of the half-year. The di rectors regret to find the working expenses amount to more than 56 per cent. of the income. This they considered, upon such a system as that of the Great Eastern, very much in excess, and it would be their duty to reduce the amount within reasonable bounds. The second half of the year had always upon the Great Eastern system been more productive than the first half by ,upwards of £lOO,OOO. This fact sufficiently warranted the expectation that the se cond half of the year upon which the company had entered would enable them to pay the preference shareholders in full. The attention of the directors had been most seriously engaged in the considera tion of the capital liabilities entailed by the metro politan extensions. Those works which would in volve if completed a total outlay of nearly £3,000,000 were entered upon without any provision being made by first placing the capital to meet the ex penditure which would be incurred. The directors find that already capital demands had been met on those and other works to the extent of £1,044,378 beyond the moneys received on capital account, which have been supplied by temporary loans and by the absorption of the revenue receipts. Beyond the actual payments there were liabilities pressing to a very large amount incurred under notices for the compulsory purchase of land, and under the con tracts for the construction of the works. The direc ct i a a p l y t a stopping the p r b f v u i r d t e h d e a p n r d o to Parlia ment for power to raise at once the debentures author ised by their several acts, amounting to £1,084,960, but which were originally contingent upon the pre vious subscription of capital, and in this application they were successful. They also obtained from Par liament power to increase the amount of preference dividend to any extent not exceeding 7 per cent. on the unissued share capital of £3,210,423. These formed the fund out of which the liabilities in capital account must be met, and the means provided for the construction of such of the metropolitan lines as it might be thought right to proceed with. The directors, however, after full consideration of the subject, deemed it expedient (without interrupting the construction of the coal depot at Whitechapel, which promised such valuable results in the increase of coal traffic) to recommend that such of the Me tropolitan Extensions that could be postponed or abandoned without a very serious loss should be so dealt with ; and, provided those views met with the assent of the shareholders, they would seek in the next session of Parliament to obtain powers for this purpose. The company had incurred so serious an outlay in•respect of the Extension from Bishopsgate Station to Liverpool-street, that it must necessarily be completed ; and it might be desirable that some other portions under similar circumstances should also be proceeded with. The actual payment, even of the dividends which had been earned during the past half-year, must be postponed until the revenue which had been unavoidably absorbed by the debts of the company on capital account had been repaid. But the Board would recommend that deferred warrants should be issued to the shareholders, pay able on notice from the company so soon as the re payment was made. The Board felt deeply their responsibility, and would continue to devote them selves to economise every expense, avoid all capital expenditure beyond that to which the company was unavoidably committed, to facilitate by through working and friendly arrangements the interchange of traffic with other companies, and by giving effective and economical accommodation to every part of their district to de velope its resources and obtain the utmost profit which it was capable of yielding. The capital account on the 30th of June last showed that £23,801,140 had been expended, leaving a balance against the company of £1,044,379. NORTH LONDON. The half-yearly general meeting of this company was held yesterday at the offices, Euston Station ; Mr. J. Bancroft, the chairman, presided. Mr. MANSELL, the secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting, the report, an abstract of which appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said they had expended £2,788,032 on capi tal account to the 30th of June last, and during the past half-year the directors had taken £20,145 from revenue as a loan and used it for capital purposes, thus beneficially employing the means at their dis posal for the interests of the company. The directors had refrained from making a call on the shareholders during the pressure in the money-market. He had to inform them, however, that further capital would be required in the current half-year. During the past half-year the interest on additional capital had come into play—viz., £700,000 of preference capi tal, £24,800 of debentures, and £127,690 of new ordinary stock ; the interest on which was paid out of the past half-year's revenue. It had been antici pated last year that with so large anamount of addi tional capital, however successful the line might be, the traffic would not , be sufficient to enable the company to pay a dividend of more than 5 per cent. on the increased capital ; but owing to the wonder ful success of the undertaking the directors were enabled to pay a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum for the past half-year, carrying over a surplus of £4,156 to the next account. The balance brought into the account from the preceding half year was £4,585, so that by taking the difference between those two sums only, £429, and adding it to the net earnings, the company had been enabled to pay the whole of the interest and dividend on the increased capital. He thought the proprietors ought to be well satisfied with that result. (Hear, hear.) They had not as yet had any of the London and North-Western goods traffic over their line to the new goods station of that company in Broad-street, nor any portion of that company's passenger traffic over the City Extension. He supposed that early next year the goods traffic to and from Broad-street, city, would be in operation over their line. In the meantime he hoped the traffic would progress on the company's line proper, and that at the end of the current half-year they would not be in a worse posi tion than they were at present. The locomotive department, which was at present scattered over the line, would be concentrated at a suitable place, where the most approved machinery would be erected for repairs and construction of rolling stock. The saving of expense that would be thus effected would more than compensate them for the necessary out lay. With regard to doubling the line to accom modate the London and North-Western Railway to and from the City Branch Station, the latter com pany had agreed to pay a certain amount, which would about cover the extra outlay. Looking at all the probabilities of increased traffic, the directors trusted that the present dividend would be main tained. During the past half-year nearly 7,000,000 passengers had travelled on their line, which was A very large increase over corresponding periods. , In the half-year ending June, 1864, the num ber of passengers carried on the line was 3,896,000 ; ending in June, 1865, 3,989,000 ; and for the half-year ending June last, 6,960,000. The merchandise traffic had been 294,000 tons, 318,000 tons, and 330,000 tons respectively; and the mineral traffic 288,000 tons, 329,000 tons, and 386,000 tons in the past half-year. The live stock carried during the three years had not increased so much in proportion. The figures were for the half year ending June, 1864, 270,000 ; ending June, 1865, 274,000 ; and ending June last, 294,000. So that under every head the traffic had increased, and would probably go on in a greater ratio. Mr. ALLEN thought the fares between Hackney and Broad-street should be modified and the train service improved. A shareholder said there had been an outlay for the London and North-Western Company of £140,000, and he did not see that anything had been done for it. They should not rely too much on the prosperity of the line, and he thought that more facilities should be afforded for traffic. Ile hoped to see it pay 10 per cent. when the works were completed. The CHAIRMAN said the great increase of traffic showed that the public were tolerably well satisfied with the fares and trains. They had purchased land and made preparations for doubling the line, which accounted for the outlay of capital referred to. When the line was widened and other works were completed the accommodation would be in creased and the train service improved. If they were to reduce the present fares, which were mode rate, they could not expect to have a better divi dend. Under the circumstances he thought the management of the line was very creditable to Mr. Mansel, and if there was any complaint or sugges tion for improvement shareholders should write to him. After some further observations the report was unanimously adopted; dividends on the preference shares, at the rate of 4k per cent. per annum, and at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum on the ordi nary stock and shares of the company, were de clared payable on the 30th instant. The directors were authorised to consolidate 35,000 preference shares of £2O ep,ch into £700,000 preference stock. Mr. F. E. Greenaway was elected au auditor in the room of Mr. Saunderson deceased ; the proceed ings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chair man and directors. EAST LONDON. The report of the directors states that the pro gress of the works to this time had been satisfactory, and that they were being vigorously prosecuted by the contractors, Messrs. Brassey, Wythes, and Lucas. On the south side of the river the company was in possession of the whole of the land required for the line. On the north side the purchases had been confined to those portions of land on either side of the London Docks, possession of which was re quired before the contractors could begin the im portant works in these docks. The North Metro politan Railway, sanctioned last Session, which was intended to start from a junction with the Great Western at Southall, connected by junctions with the London and North-Western, the Midland, the Great Northern, and Great Eastern Railways, would collect a large number of passengers, and bring them by the most direct route to the great City terminus of the East London in Broad-street. The East London Eastern Extension Railway would also tend to increase the revenue of the company. The capital account to June 30 last showed that £591,063 had been expended, leaving a balance in cash and secu rities of £209,803. SALISBURY AND DORSET JUNCTION. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the offices, Westminster Cham bers ; Mr. G. IL Marsh in the chair. The report stated that the directors had antici pated that the railway would by this time have been opened for traffic, but, owing to the requirements of the Board of Trade, several additions and altera tions were asked for by the Government inspector, which would retard the opening of the line for a short time longer. A working arrangement had been entered into with the South-Western Company to work the line and pay to this company 55 per cent. of the gross receipts, reserving 45 per cent. to cover all charges. Seeing that the gross receipts on the ' Salisbury and Yeovil Rail way now average £32 per mile per week, and those on the Somerset and Dor set Railway £23 per mile per week, the directors an ticipated that when the traffic on this line was deve loped the gross receipts would not be less than the first, while they would probably exceed those of the last-mentioned railway. Under the terms of the arrangement which had been effected with the Lon don and South-Western Railway Company, a traffic of only £2O per mile per week would produce, after ileducting working expenses, £10,768 per annum net, which would suffice to pay a dividend of 5 per cent. on the share capital. The authorised capital of the company was £213,300, and the cost up to the 30th June had been £193,535. Of this sum about £lO,OOO only had been subscribed in the district. The want of local support had added considerably to the difficulties the directors had had to contend with in raising funds for the construction of the undertaking, and as funds were urgently wanted to meet the requirements of the Government Inspector, as well as the unsettled claims of several of the land owners, the board appealed to the shareholders to take some additional shares, and also to residents and landowners in the district who would be benefited by the railway to mdthe undertaking by subscribingthe balance which was required. The authorised capi tal would suffice for the completion of the line. The CHAIRMAN simply moved the adoption of the report, which was agreed to unanimously. RIIYMNEY. The ordinary general meeting of this company was held on Tuesday at Wood's Hotel, Furnival's-inn, Holborn ; Mr. C. Simpson in the chair. The re port, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, mid it must be satisfactory to know that there was an increase in the receipts for the half year of £5,344. With an increased traffic there there must be an augmentation of the working ex penses ; those amounted to £1,215. They were also working six miles on their road to Cardiff, the receipts on which, however, were handed over to the Taff Vale Company. That amounted to £1,205, making together £2,420, to be deducted from £5,344 increase. The rates and taxes were much greater than in previous years, and the amount expended upon works in course of construction were also very large. The result was that after those matters had been settled, and the preferential charges met, there remained a balance of £2,951, out of which the directors recommended the payment of a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum, against 2 per cent. per annum paid this time last year, which was a very satisfactory result. Most satisfactory ar rangements had been made with the trustees of the Marquis of Bute, by which a great accession of traffic would be brought on the line from the Bute Docks. The works of the Cardiff and Caerphilly line under the Act of 1864 were in active progress, and hav ing been let to responsible contractors, they bad no doubt the railway would be opened within the time specified. Mr. Alderman DAKIN seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. A dividend at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum was declared, payable on the 31st inst., and a vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceed ings. LOSTWITIIIEL AND FOWEY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Lostwithiel on Monday. Mr. Head presided, and in moving the adoption of the report referred to the high price of money, and the pecuniary difficulties of the company. There was, however, a brighter prospect before them. The directors were consider ing an offer relative to the completion of the line, and the contractor was ready to finish the works for an additional payment of £5,000, an amount which he hoped would soon be forthcoming. The report was adopted, and a resolution was passed requesting the directors to continue negotia tions having for their object the completion of the railway. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the offices, Euston station—Mr. R. Moon in the chair—when the usual dividends, at the rate of 41- per cent. per annum on the ordinary stock, and 5 per cent. per annum on the B stock, were declared payable on Sept. 1, and a vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. DUBLIN AND BELFAST JUNCTION. The report of the directors states that the traffic during the half-year ending 30th June produced £35,149, being an increase of £475 as compared with receipts for the corresponding half of 1865. The total income for the half-year amounted to £35,934, the working expenses to £14,633 (40k per cent. of the receipts), and the total expenditure to £22,599, leaving a profit of £13,336, which with £4,552 brought from the previous account, left at their disposal £17,887, out of which the directors re commended a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, less income tax, after payment of which £417 would remain to be carried to the credit of the current half-year. The working expenses exceeded those of the corresponding period last year by £1,240; this excess had been principally occasioned by run ning additional trains, a general advance in wages, and higher price of materials, together with a larger expenditure in renewing the permanent way, par ticularly on the Banbridge line. The capital account showed that £1,124,265 had been expended. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN- SHIRE. The total expenses of this company's railways and canals, including rents, tolls, duty, &c., from the Ist of July to the 12th of August, amounted to £61,228, as against £54,952 for the corresponding period of 1865. The proportion of the South Junction re ceipts accruing to this company from the Ist of July to the 12th of August amounted to £5,078 as against £5,010 for the corresponding period of 1865, and the expenses to £2,416; as against £2,009. BERLIN WATERWORKS. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Thursday at the London Tavern ; Mr. J. L. Sim in the chair. Mr. Berry, the secretary, read the report, which, stated that the general revenue account showed an available balance of £20,207, from which the Board recommended a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 7i per cent. per annum, free of income-tax, leav ing £2,257 to be carried forward. The further capital of 13,000 new £lO shares, for the construc tion of additional engines and filters, was at once subscribed for, with the exception of 22 shares ; the new filters were almost completed, and the directors had subscribed the designs of Mr. Hawksley, C.E., for the new engines to contractors here and in Berlin, in expectation of receiving within a few days ten ders for their construction. During the past half year 336 applications for house service were ac cepted, and 10,000 houses were now being supplied by the company. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re port, congratulated the shareholders upon the pro sperity of the company, as shown by their increas ing dividend, which had been fairly earned. He complimented Mr. Gill, the manager and engineer at Berlin, to whose exertions and judgment the directors were much indebted. Mr. PICKERSGILL seconded the resolution, which was adopted, and the dividend was declared. Mr. Stour was then elected a director, and the proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. Naval and Military Intelligence. Although experience is daily proving that wooden ships are obsolete in modern naval warfare, the Ad miralty is vigorously pushing forward the repair and outfit of a number of them in Sheerness dockyard, which,,it is stated, will mostly be employed in the protection of our foreign trade. First among these is the new wooden ship Eudymion, a screw frigate of 21 guns, almost ready for sea, and which is ex pected shortly to be commissioned. A new wooden sloop, the Sappho, a vessel of the Amazon class, building expressly for speed, has just been com menced on the slips. She will be of about 2,000 tons burden, and will carry four 6i-ton guns. The Virago, 6, paddlewheel sloop, 1,059 tons, 220-horse power, is rapidly completing i n th e l arge b as i n of ;he dockyard. She is just now under the steam masting shears receiving her masts on board. It is stated she is intended for the West Coast of Africa. Iu No. 1 dock the Chameleon, 17, screw sloop, 952 tons, 200-horse power, another wooden ship, is un dergoing extensive alterations and repairs to render her fit to be employed on a foreign station, and in No. 2 dock is the Charybdis, 17, screw corvette, 1,506 tons, 400-horse power, likewise a wooden ship, which is being " altered and repaired" for foreign service. The Rodney, a screw two decker, 78 guns, 2,770 tons, 500-horse power, lying in No. 1 dock, is about to be made as comfortable as possible for the flagship of an admiral on the China station. These are all the ships which are at present being built or repaired in Sheerness dockyard, and an extra number of shipwrights are, being set to work to get them out of hand as quickly as possible. The harbour is filled with wooden ships and frigates under the name of Steam Reserve. The Anson, a large 81-gunfrigate, of 3,214 tons and 800-horse power, and the Atlas, 81 gun ship, 3,318 tons, 800 horse power, have never been to sea, having been built some years ago and placed in the " steam reserve," where they have remained ever since. The following is a list of the ships which compose the " steam reserve" in Sheerness har bour, in addition to the two already named : —The Collingwood, 68 guns, 400-horsepower, 2,611 tons ; Conqueror, 76, 500 horse power, 2,845 tons ; Cressy, 68, 400 horse power, 2,540 tons ; Emerald frigate, 35, GOO horse power, 2,913 tons; Forte, frigate, 29, 400 horse power, 2,364 tons; Goliath, 60, 400 horse power, 2,596 tons; Hero, 79, 600 horse power, 3,148 tons; Hood, 79, 600 horsepower, 3,308 tons; Mars, 68, 400 horse power, 2,573 tons; Meeanee, 60, 400 horse power, 2,591 tons ; Miranda, 15, 250 horse power, 1,039 tons ; New castle, 31, 600 horse power, 3,035 tons ; Orion, 79, 600 horse power, 3,281 tons; Phaeton, 35, 400 horse power, 2,396 tons ; Severn frigate, 35, 500 horse power, 2,767 tons ; Undaunted frigate, 31, 600 horse power, 3,039 tons. These are gene rally considered to form the available steam re serve, but many of them would :require very large repairs before being fit for service. In addition to these there are in the harbour three floating bat teries armour-plated, the Thunder, Thunderbolt, and Etna, but the valueset on these may be judged from th e fact that the last named has been turned into a residence for the dockyard police ; the Cumberland and the Formidable, sailing ships, the former the guard ship of the steam reserve and the latter the flagship of the Port Admiral ; five or six other sailing ships which will never be of any use to the Admiralty, and if kept much longer will never be of use to any one else; three or four gunboats and three or four tugboats conclude the list. The new War Department steam store vessel Earl de Grey and Ripon, Mr. Moor master in command, having been cleared of her superheating steam ap paratus, sailed from Woolwich-pier yesterday morn ing, laden with a cargo of war stores for Devon port, including 12 6 tons, carriages, and platforms, and 700 7-inch shells for her Majesty's ironcased ships Ocean and Zealous. Her Majesty's surveying ship Nassau, Captain Mayne, returned to Woolwich yesterday from her trial ship, which was announced as perfectly satis factorily. She is to be inspected this morning by the senior officer of Woolwich dockyard, Captain Edinonstone, accompanied by Commander Jackson and Mr. Lory, secretary. After the inspection the Nassau will go down to Greenhithe to arrange the deviation of her compasses, and will then proceed on her voyage to the Straits of Magellan, calling at Portsmouth and Plymouth, Madeira, and Rio de Janeiro. The iron storeship Industry, Staff-Commander Youel, having been undocked at Woolwich, yester day went down the river on a trial of her machinery, and is under orders to go up to Deptford to ship victualling stores for Rio and Ascension. Brigade-Major Hay, ILA., Woolwich, having been granted leave of absence from the garrison, the duties of that post will be performed in the in terim by Major Greville, R.A. Major-Gen. Stransham, Inspector-General Royal Marine Light Infantry, has signified his intention of commencing his half-yearly inspection of the Wool wich division of the corps this morning. In addition to the 12 batteries of Royal Artillery announced in The Sun of Tuesday as being ordered 'by the War Department for immediate transport to Canada, the authorities of the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich have received instructions to prepare for despatch to the same destination a large number of 20-pounder, 12-pounder, and 9-pounder guns, t°' gether with 40,000 rounds of prepared cartridges , ammunition, shot, and shell, to be shipped at the earliest possible date, and for which tonnage ha' s been engaged by the Admiralty. Yesterday afternoon the D and B troops of the Bth Hussars, forming a squadron of about 96 men and horses, under the command of Capt. 11. P• Burke, marched into Windsor from Aldershot Camp, and were billeted at the various inns in the town• To-day the squadron will set out for Northampton , where it will for the present be stationed, other squadrons of this regiment being stationed, it iS understood, at Coventry, Weedon, and Birming ham. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Mr. H. Drummond, midshipman, to the Bellerophon; F. M'Aree, surgeon, to the Ganges, additional, in lieu of an assist.-sung• ; J. Inman, assist.-surg., to the Dart ; J. V. N. Blake, assist.-surg., additional, to the Victory, fo r Haslar Hospital ; R. G. Bird, acting assist.-surgq to the Mega3ra ; R. Harbord, assist.-paymaster, to the Victory, as supernumerary ; Geo. G. Barden, chief engineer, to the Asia, for service in the Prince of Wales ; G. Rock, chief engineer, to the Asia, for service in the Edgar ; and J. J. Hill, clerk, to the Caledonia, as supernumerary. The Hon. E. R. Gifford, A. W. Pym, C. G. May, and B. A. Muirhead have been nominated naval cadets. COUNTRY MARKETS. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE—TuEsDAY. In wheat transactions were more freely entered into, An d prices for home-grown were stiffer. Grinding barley web in pretty good request, and a fair business was done, A t full money. Not many beans on sale, and purchases wer e effected on easier terms. A middling trade in oats, at cur rent rates. MONMOUTHSHIRE--TUESDAY. A tolerable supply of wheat from the growers and coas t " wise, and a good arrival from abroad. Sales were slovt, at prices rather below those of last week. Barley scar es, and rather dearer. Malt, beans, and peas were unchangou• Oats were dull, and secondary foreign neglected. Fine flour sold at previous rates. The following are the average quotations:—Wheat, mo d ' 5s 9d to 6s Od per bushel; inferior ditto, 5s Od to SS. P u A l white 6s 6d to Os ; malting barley, 36s to 40s per qr • gra' ing di ' tto, 29s to 30s; beans, 44s ; white oa t s , 25s 6d to 270; black ditto, 24s 6d to 25s 6d. LYNN—TUESDAY. At our market to-day there was a tolerable supply of wheat, for which there was a dull demand, with prices ill favour of buyers. Barley in short supply, at about pro vious quotations. Oats and beans u ere a meagre supply' and fully as dear. New wheat, 54s to 56s ; new red, 48s to 50s; old white , —s to —s ; old red, 49s to 51s per 36 stone. Barley fc' t malting, 37s to 40s ; secondary, 28s to 30s. Oats, new' 23s to 25s per 24 stone. Beans, small, 47s to 495. Pea° , 36s to 40s per 28 stone. SALISBURY.—TUESDAY. A short supply of old wheat ; of new there was an creased show, but of secondary quality. For the forgo` there was a steady demand, at last week's prices. The following are the quotations :—Wheat realised from 48s to 5s 8; barley, 308 to 40s ; oats, 24s to 32s ; beans, 4 7 to 54s ; and peas, 42s to 508 per qr. Tares, from 6s to 1g 6d per bushel ; Best bread, 13d ; household ditto, 12( • per 81b loaf. Flour, 38s to 42s per sack. HULL.—T UESDAY. a At our market to-day there was a moderato supply a English wheat, but farmers were very firm, and refuse d to take less money. For foreign there was no inquiry. , Lri trade in linseed was very firm for present delivery, and I° forward there was more demand. English old white wheat, 50s to 54s ; old red, 47s to 509 " Barley, English, —s to —s; grinding, Mediterrane an, 31s to 31s 6d. Oats, now English, 27s to 28s • Russian , 26s to 275. Beaus, old English, 50s to 51s; foreign, "I. to 475. Peas, English blue, 40s to 41s Od; foreign iviat e, 38s to 40s ; grinding, 36s to 37s Od per qr. GAINSBOROUGH-TUESDAY. With a moderato supply of wheat, trade ruled inactive' Last week's prices a shade easier. White wheat, 54s V! 67s ; red and mixed, 50s to 53s per qr. • Beans were soil' at full prices. Oats scarce, and late rates were supporte d ' Barley scarce, and met a healthy inquiry. Q COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. s. d. s. d' East Hartlepool 1 7 6 Original Hartlepool.. 20 6 Pittington - 9 South Hartlepool l9 0 Hastings Hartley...... 11 0 Caradoc l9 9 Wallsend Haswell ..... 21 Kepier Grange lB 6 Ships at market,_2l—sold, 19. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Aug'. e "' -. Ditto, via Marseilles Sept. I ' lq ' Brazil and Cape Verde. by British packet ...... Sept. 3 Ditto, by French packet . Aug. 22 ' Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.... Sept. 21' China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton.. Aug 19 ' Ditto, via Marseilles Aug.. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Aug. 19 ' Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. Aug. 21. Ditto, via Marseilles Aug. 21 ; Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Aug. l''' Ditto, via Marseilles Aug. 21 ,: Mauritius, via Southampton Sept. 'a' Ditto, via Marseilles .. Sept. 1 3 Newfoundland ... . Au* 29 . . Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon .. United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet.. .. Aug. 29 ' Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Cork O • • Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry ..Aug. 24 ' West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerife ....Sept. 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Births. fpAO CORK—On the 20th inst., at 1, Grafton-street, the Cow ).— of Cork, of a son. CHAPLIN—On the 21st inst., at Scarborough, the Ivya Of - Richard Chaplin, Esq., of a daughter. -o - CHAMBERS—On the 22d inst., at 63, Gl o u ces t er -place, ia .c / r man-square, the wife of T. Chambe rs , Esq., Q.C.: rt ' 4 of a daughter. GovErr—On the 21st iust • , the wife of Charles A. ‘A n °vett/ Esq., of a daughter. Marriages. Dea l BROWNE —MICHELL—On the 20th inst , at Uppor,,,, v s! Church, Kent, Charles C. Browne, Esq . ~ Captain W ye, Artillery, second son of the late Col o nel B. C. Ir y to 9th Lancers, of Stouts Hill House, Gloucesters.,b'f e i te jl, Annie Maria, youngest daughter of Geo. M. B. 2a.e Esq., Clarendon Villas, Plumstead, Kent. Aresol PALLETT - GIBSON —On the 22d inst , at SL Chew Stoke, Somersetshire, Robert Pallett, Cannon-street, City, and Forest-gate, Essex, to relict of the late Rev. T. Gibson, D.D., rector al p t. Matthew, Bethnal-green. Deaths. BANKES—At Serravezza, Tuscany, Henry Banker, V 541 late of Belgium, aged 49. Burrx—On the 21st inst., at North Berwick, 13?, 11 }. 3 ,1 1 - , 0 1 •gbi Blyth, C.E., of Brae Side, Hope-terrace, Bdin aged 47. CONSTABLE —On the 19th inst at 50, Sussex - square, Brighton, John Constable, Esq., aged 65. . de- EAST—On the 21st inst., at 19, Westbourne-street, woe park, .Charles W. Clayton-East, Esq., second son of late Sir East Clayton-East., Bart. , Place, net; GROVER—On the 20th inst., at Hitcham Rectory, Al ai f7s: head, the Rev. H. M. Grover, rector of Hitcham, ag e- 0 SHILLIBEEIt—On the 21st inst., at Brighton, 3 1 r• Ge°r 'd Shillibeer, of Chigwoll-row, Essex, and 40, OitY - r ° London, aged 69. upster , TURNER— On the 19th inst., at Worthy Park , Winc ra. 'l'. J. Turner, Esq., late Bengal Civil Service, age WYGRAM—On the 22d inst., at 10, Connaught-place, D,!" widow of the late Sir R. F. Wygram, Bart ., aged 70. 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