The Sun. — London, England, 1865-08-31 00:00:00

The report of the directors states that the total traffic for the half-year ending the 30th of June last had not been so large as for the corresponding half of 1864, the decrease being chiefly in the pas senger traffic, end this was accounted for by the cekbratio h of th e jilz-th of ;12 ,nrre sponding half of last year. On the other hand, there was an increase in the mercantile traffic. Allowance for interest on The balance, after making debentures and preference shares, working and other expenses, amounted :for the half-year ending the 30th of June last to 407, which, with a balance of £9O, made £1,117 available for dividend on the . ordinary shares. Thi s b a l ance wou ld a d m i t of a dividend at the rate of 7s. per share, or £3 108. per cent. per annum, leaving a small balance. MONMOUTHSHIRE. The directors of this company had determined on recommending to the shareholders a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum for the past half year, being the same rate as for the previous and corresponding half-years, leaving a considerable balance. The traffic showed an increase during the half-year of over £2,000, and the financial position of the company was satisfactory. SHREWSBURY AND POTTERIES JUNCTION. The first ordinary general meeting of this com pany was held yesterday at the offices, Westminster chambers, Victoria-street ; Mr. A. P. Lattey in the chair. Mr. Wade, the secretary, read the report, which congratulated the shareholders on the successful result of the application to Parliament for authoris ing the construction of the railway. The import ance of the line was evidenced by the opposition of the London and North-Western and Great Western Companies, with the view of maintaining in their hands the monopoly which they had endeavoured to establish. But, notwithstanding all opposition, Parliament sanctioned this line of railway ; and the directors believed its construction would be found of the greatest importance to the district through which it passed, and be remunerative to the proprietors. The Act of Parliament enabled them to make work ing arrangements with the Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway Company, and by the exercise of these powers the line on the one hand would com municate with very productive mineral districts, and on the other, by means of running powers over a portion of the North Staffordshire Railway, they would reach the populous district of the Potteries. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, the report was adopted, and the directors and auditorswere elected. The remuneration of the auditors was fixed at £lO each per annum, the salary of the secretary at £3OO per annum, and the remuneration of the directors at £5OO per annum. The proceedings of the ordi nary meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. The meeting was then mad e special, and a con tract between Mr. IL S. France an d the company was agreed to. It provided for the purchase o f land for a double line on the narrow gauge, and the con struction of the whole line, 24 miles at length, b y the Ist of July next. The proceedings then terminated. SWANSEA AND ABERYSTWITII JUNCTION. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the offices, 73, Ethelburga-house, Bishopgate-street ; Mr. J. W. Johns in the chair. The report stated th a t th e resu lt s o f the appli cation to Parliament by the company had been such as would enable them to make deviations in their railways to much advantage, and by which valuable improvements in the lines would be effected. Power had also been obtained to confirm the agree ments made for running powers to Alerystwith and Llanidloes, in pursuance of amicable arrangements entered into with the Manchester and Milford and Mid-Wales Railway Companies. Considerable pro gress had been made in laying out the line, in the course of which it had been ascertained that a better gradient and a lower summit level might be adopted within the authorised limits of deviation without additional cost ; and active preparatipns were now proceeding for the purchase of lands and the com mencement of the works. The CHAIRMAN, in moving that the report be adopted, said the powers they had obtained for alter ing the gradients and levels of the line would im prove its character to a great extent. They hoped to be able to report great progress in the construc tion of the works next half-year. The report was adopted. CARMARTHENSHIRE. The half -yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the office, 73, Ethelburga-house, Bishopsgate-street ; Mr. J. W. Johns in the chair. The report stated that, by the Act relating to the company passed in the last session of Parliament, the portion of the railway authorised by the Act of 1864 had been transferred to the Llanelly Railway Company, who were to make and work it as a por tion of their system. In consequence of this ar rangement a reduction in the capital of the com pany to the extent of £15,000 in shares and £5,000 on loans had been made. Power was conferred upon the company to divide the shares under certain circumstances into two equal parts, and to give to one moiety a claim to dividend to an extent not ex ceeding 5 per cent. per annum. An agreement with the Llanelly Railway Company has been entered into and confirmed by Parliament, conferring upon the company's mutual running powers, by virtue of which the engines and trains of the Carmarthenshire would obtain direct access to the docks and other outlets at Llanelly, which arrangement would be materially advantageous to the company. The CIIAIR3IAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said the arrangements entered into between the two companies were perfectly satisfactory to them, and would no doubt prove advantageous to both. Everything that had taken place up to the present time had been in accordance with their best wishes, and they were proceeding with the works with a view to their completion at the earliest pos sible period. The report was adopted, and the proceedings con eluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. MID-WALES. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the offices, Ethelburga-house, Bishops gate-street ; Mr. G. H. Whalley, M. P., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said the position of the company was so favourable that there was no necessity for a speech from him, further than to state that the transfer to the contractors, who had become the lessees, had been completed pursuant to the powers of the Act of Parliament, and the line was now being worked by them. It was a matter of congratulation to the shareholders that the traffic on the line was steadily increasing, and that it would still further increase as the company extended its working arrangements, and exercised its rights of running over the lines of neighbouring companies. The report was unanimously adopted, and on the motion of the Chairman a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum was declared on the preference shares, and 4 per cent. on the ordinary shares. A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors concluded the proceedings. BRECON AND MERTHYR. --- The Bargoed branch of this line was now com pleted for passenger traffic, and the company were only waiting the Board of Trade inspection before commencing to run passenger trains. This branch would complete the narrow-gauge railway commu nication between Liverpool, Manchester, and North Wales, and Brecon, Merthyr, and Newport. PENARTH. The directors state in their report that the balance of revenue was £3,995, which, after paying 5 per cent. per annum dividend upon the preferential shares, left £ll4. The Penarth dock was opened for public traffic on the 10th of June last. The draught leases of the undertaking had been approved by the respective solicitors of the Penarth and Taff Vale Companies. The Taff Vale Company took possession of the dock from the Ist of July last and from that period the rent reserved in the lease com menced. CORK AND KINSALE JUNCLION. The report was adopted, and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. SOUTHAMPTON DOCK. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the offices, Bishopsgate- street, Mr. C. Capper in the chair. The Secretary read the report, which stated that the net revenue for the half-year, after payment of interest on the debenture debt, the preference divi dends, working expenses, repairs, &c., amounted to £6,761, and, with the sum of £846 brought from the preceding half-year, to £7,607, which would allow of a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, leaving £4OO. The directors regretted to announce the loss of the late chairman, Colonel Barlow. The business during the half-year had been, on the whole, satisfactory, for though there had been a falling off in the business as regarded the export of specie and the trade with America, the import trade had increased very considerably. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, stated that the earnings of the import trade had increased by £2,006, at an increased cost of £722 ; while the export trade showed a decrease of £640 on two items—the export of specie and the American trade. The directors were in hopes of adding to the emigration trade from the docks, but the fact was the town charges and other dues, extra the docks, were so high as to prevent this. As com pared with Portsmouth the charges were £6O or £7O more to each ship. The property was, however, increasing in value. The report was adopted, and a dividend was de clared at the rate of £4 per cent. per annum. The proceedings concluded with thanks to the auditors, and the chairman and directors. THE 'UNITED STATES. ILWAY GREAT WESTERN, lOMPANIES. The directors of this company will recommend to the proprietors the following dividends for the six months ending July 31, 1865:—Great Western original stock, at the rate of £2 per cent. per annum; Great Western (West Midland—Oxford) ordinary stock, at the rate of £1 2s. 6d. per cent. per annum; Great Western (West Midland—Newport) ordinary stock, at the rate of 17s. 6d. per cent. per annum ; Great Western (West Midland—Hereford) ordi nary stock, at the rate of £5 per cent. per annum ; Great Western (South Wales) ordinary stock, at the rate of 31 per cent. per annum—carrying for ward a balance of about £12,000. SEVERN VALLEY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the office in Victoria-street, Westmin ster—Mr. Packington in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said he had no formal report to submit. The line was very satisfactorily worked by the Great Western Company, and the rent was duly paid. He then moved that a dividend at the rate of 4i per cent. per annum on the preference shares, and of 4 per cent. on the ordinary stock, be declared. The resolution was agreed to, and the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. COLNE VALLEY AND HALSTEAD. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Tuesday at Halstead, Mr. J. Brewster in the chair. An abstract of the report has appeared in The Sun. The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, alluded to the unsuccessful attempt made by the company last session to obtain a bill for further capital and run ning powers; the former was agreed to, but the latter was refused, much to the injury of the public and the poor unfortunate Colne Valley line. He also referred to the bad accommodation afforded by the Great Eastern, and contended that the Colne Valley line had never been fairly utilised ; if it had, the receipts would have been very much increased. l‘fr. PAYNE, a director, seconded the motion fo: the adoption of the report. Mr. CARDINALL recommended that the line should be leased to the Great Eastern, who were bound to take it at 50 per cent. of the receipts. The CHAIRMAN said the subject had been well considered by a committee who were managing the affairs of the company, and it was thought better not to make the arrangement at present. The report was adopted, and the proceedings cloyed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. NEWQUAY AND CORNWALL JUNCTION. The half-yearly meeting was held at St. Austell on Tuesday, Mr. Martin in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, referred with much pleasure to the present position of the company. The works were being car ried on in a most spirited manner, and the line would in all probability be opened some time between January next and Lady-day. The traffic in clay, &c., which they could reasonably expect must re turn a satisfactory dividend. The report was adopted, and the directors were empowered to negotiate for leasing the line, or such part or parts of it as might from time to time open, to any company willing to work the same on satisfactory terms. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the pro ceedings. WEST HARTLEPOOL. It appears flat about 50 shareholders in this com pany have expre'sed their intention to submit for the consideration of the general m eeting to be held to-day at the London Ta ;Tern that a sum of £6,000 be voted to the Board as a grateful testimony of the value they attach to the services the members of it had rendered to the company. In support of this the shareholders state that •hen the present direc tors undertook the management of the affairs of the company the whole available income for the year 1861 amounted to no more than £14,628, and that in the year 1864 the income reached £131,598, chiefly from the exercise of a diligent supervision of the working expenses of the concern. STRATFORD-LPON-AVON. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Saturday at the office, Gracechurch-street ; Mr. F. W. Sedgwick in the chair. Mr. 11. W. Wood, the secretary, read the'report, wructirstaceic mac. cf.., C 4,11 C,S• G.1.4171t, of the past half-year as compared with the corre sponding half of last year, amounting to about 8 per cent., and the first six weeks' revenue of the current half-year, as compared with the correspond ing six weeks of the previous year, showed an in crease of 30 per cent. The result of the working for the six months ending the 30th of June last showed that the traffic had been sufficient to pay the working expenses and the interest on all the debenture debt, leaving a small surplus. The opening of the West Cork and the Cork and Mac room lines in the course of a short time would add a considerable amount of traffic to the rail way. The board bad recently appointed Mr. W. Parsons as local managing director, and from his ex tensive experience in pleasure and general traffic they anticipated favourable resu lt s . Th ey regre tt e d that certaig negotiations for adjusting the liabilities of the company' had not been c arr i e d ou t, an d as the assets of the company consisted of 3,767 6 per cent. £lO perpetual preference shares, together with the new capital of £20,000, for which Parliamentary power was obtained last session, the directors urged upon the shareholders the necessity of taking up the 6 per cent, preference shares, by which means alone the interests of the company could be protected. Negotiations were now in progress with a view to consolidate the management of the Cork and Ban don, West Cork, and Cork and Kinsale Junction lines, and the directors were convinced that such an amalgamation of mutual interests and concentration of management would be highly beneficial to the three companies. Resolutions adopting the report and adjourning the special general meeting for the creation of addi tional capital to Wednesday, Sept. 6, were agreed to. NEWRY, WARRENPOINT, AND ROSTREVOR. The report of the directors stated that £723 had been expended on capital account, of which £523 was for legal and Parliamentary expenses. The traf fic for the first half-year was always much less pro ductive than that of the second half. The traffic receipts for the half-year ending the 30th of June amounted to £2,417, and the working expenses to £1,192, leaving a balance of £1,225. The capital account showed that £167,954 had been expended. NORTHERN OF FRANCE. The traffic receipts on this company's line for the week ending the 12th of August amounted on the old and new lines to £67,721, and for the cor responding week last year to £59,134, show ing an increase of £8,587. The total re ceipts from the Ist of January to the above date amounted to £1,837,684, against £1,704,788 for the corresponding period of last year, showing an in crease of £132,896. meeting WEST LONDON WHARVES. The h a lf- yearly of this company was held on T ues d ay at the L on d on T avern, M r. Hol royd in the c h a i r. The report, an a b stract of The Sun, was tak en as read which has appeared in . The CHAIRMAN, in m ov i ng the was s pt d ion of the report, said at the last meeting it to proceed with the construction of the wharves and docks, but an opportunity had since been afforded them of purchasing more property, which would be of great advantage to the company, as it would enable them to obtain a much better frontage to the river. The directors had accordingly made the necessary arrangements for the purchase of the pro perty. He believed that in 12 months they would be enabled to commence business, and to carry it on as the works progressed. In answer to a ques tion he said the preliminary expenses amounted to £20,000, including the cost of three opposed Acts of Parliament. The promoters had £B,OOO, out of which they had to pay the expenses of the first Act. THE SUB, LONDON, THURSDAY EV ENLIN G, A UGUST 31, 1865. (Prom the Times Correspondent.) NEW YORK, Aug. 19. In the entire dismemberment of Southern society which the last four years have brought about it was not possible that the Church could escape unharmed. I refer especially to the Episcopal Church, which, although embracing within its fold a small portion of the population compared with other sects, and deriving no profit in any way from the State, yet possesses a degree of influence which no other denomination has attained, and has always had some of the ablest men in the country engaged in its ministry. The perfect type of a National Church, as some conceive of it, is one which is not assisted by any compulsory rate, has no connection with the State, and subsists entirely upon the generosity of those who profess themselves members. Such an institution is the Episcopal Church in the United States. The " voluntary system " suc ceeds perfectly, for although it may be doubted whether the religious sentiment is very deep among the body of the people, it is very general, and wherever the pioneers of civilisation settle down, there the Church is soon found in their midst. A small party of colonists take up lands in the Far West, and before their log huts are fairly on the ground the itinerant preacher, looking for some fresh " location," steps in among them and mixes his lot with theirs. At first the hut of one of the little community is used for service ; by and by a special one is built ; and as the society prospers, the Church flourishes with it, until the " territory " becomes a " State," and the site of the preacher's log cabin is perhaps the centre of a large diocese. There are, as I have said, sects much more important in point of numbers than the Episcopal Church. The various branches, the Baptists (including some whose principles are as doubtful as their titles), the River Brethren and the Winebennarians, the Dunkers and the Mennonites, form a very large body. Then, too, we have in America 200,000 persons called Israelites, many Hicksites, a strong party of Second Adventists, a fair proportion of Shakers, and a band of members of the New Jeru salem. The statistics of these and other eccentric communities are a little questionable, and their in fluence outside their own circles is small. The Episcopal Church occupies a more prominent posi tion, and the time approaches when the delibera tions of a Convention of its bishops will be watched with anxious attention by the nation. The meeting will take place in the course of next month, and the questions to be brought before it have an interest far beyond that which may be attached to its in ternal affairs. The war caused a total separation between the Northern and the Southern members of the Church, and thus for four years they have held no commu nication whatever with each other. It is now the earnest desire of tile _IN orcocrii wallops 10 rene w their former association with their brethren ; and since the course which the clergy may pursue must necessarily have its effect upon their followers, there were great hopes that they would not hesitate to set a good example by coming back cheerfully into the union of the Church, as well as into that of the nation. If the clergy show a willingness to bury the past and make the best of the present circum stances, their followers will be more likely to do so as well ; should they exhibit a disinclination to shake hands with the North, that feeling also will be very readily taken up. Considering how much may turn upon this issue, it is with regret one observes that all the present signs discourage the hope that the South ern bishops will come to the Convention in a friendly spirit. They, too, have suffered, they and their clergy ; and they would be less than human if the miserable condition of their followers did not pro foundly affect them. Yet if they could but see, as they must be taught to see sooner or later, that no thing is now to be gained by opposition, but, on the contrary, the little they yet retain will inevitably be lost, they would not fail to strain the influence they possess to make their suffering people truly loyal subjects. They must know how suspiciously they are watched by that party in the North which will ever disbelieve in the possibility of the South becoming loyal. " Southern men will always be traitors," such men say, ".and the Government will find a military rule the only one which is prac ticable to preserve in their States." Why should those who lead, in a great measure, public opinion in the South give fresh confirmation to those represen tations by wrapping themselves in the flag of a party which is utterly broken and overwhelmed. Submis sion may be a hard duty, but it is better to practise it than to fall to a lower depth than the one which the unhappy South has already reached. There were, and are, Englishmen who do not know, not withstanding the stubborn evidence of facts, how hopelessly and completely the Southern cause is lost But men who have seen the country, or have taken the trouble to ascertain in what condition it is, re- quire no other proof than is there afforded them 01 he extinction of Secession. A blind and deaf man or a fanatic may still conjure up visions of victory, and imagine that he beholds the present position of North and South reversed ; but even if the struggle could be renewed—and it cannot—it could have no other end than that which we see now. The legions of the North would again cover the South as locusts blacken and consume Eastern fields. There is no hope for the South save in unconditional submission. Gloomy as the prospect may seem to them, it is after all less gloomy than the alternative prospect which alone lies before them. Some of the Southern bishops approach the crisis with much of the spirit in which two angry women set about a reconciliation. The only basis of agree- meat that either can understand is the settlement of all points of difference in her favour. The bishops forget that under this arrangement only one party can be satisfied, and that unless they forsake their attachment to it it is impossible to restore a good understanding. Bishop Green, of Mississippi, has addressed a pastoral letter to his clergy which is fatal to the work of peace. When the war broke out he directed his clergy to use a prayer for " all those in authority," instead of the one in the service for the 'President of the United States. But wherever Federal forces were they either compelled the priest to repeat the prayer in the book or closed the churches. "Fearing," the bishop now writes, "lest upon the late change of our political condition, a like interference might be attempted in this diocese, I felt it my duty to set forth in advance the course of action which, in such case, it was proper for you to pursue." That course was to obey their ecclesiastical superiors, " and re- silt, in every kccoming maim or ; the least interier- once with your religious duties from whatever quar ter it might come." But, in the face of the restora tion of the government of the United States, the bishop expresses his willingness that the prayer for the President shall be used " as soon as the military rule shall cease to be exercised over us." "To use that prayer at present," continues the bishop, " would be equivalent to wishing the success and continuance of a domination which, even in its mildest form, is repugnant to the spirit of any. people." There is nothing objectionable in this lan guage, for the Cabinet does not desire to keep a military government in any State a day longer than is necessary. The States have only to obey their Provisional Governors—and let it be remembered that the nominees of the inhabitants were appointed by Mr. Johnson in nearly all cases—and to hold loyal conventions, and there will be no necessity for military power. But Bishop Green goes on to state his opinion that the Northern and Southern Churches should remain distinct organisations. He refuses to return to the old bond of union. So, too, the Bishop of Georgia has announced that before he could consent to attend the conven tion he must be assured the North will pursue a cer tain line of conduct. "I was not anxious," he writes to a journal, " to be myself the first to submit my self to the yoke which had been prepared for me." The four Southern bishops who died during the war must have their memories guarded. " The reputa tion of the dead is in our keeping, and we can fra ternise with nobody who would willingly disturb their ashes." He continues in a passage so expres sive of what is held to be the Southern view, that it is desirable to quote the larger part of it " You wonder, in your letter, that the Bishop of Georgia did not lead the way in such action as the Bishop of Texas has taken. It is very easy for you, sitting in the midst of plenty, with everything nourishing about you, with the world fawning upon you because of success, with a future seemingly as bright as prosperity can make it, to wonder at our backwardness in acknowledging the blessings of peace and reunion ; but the case is very different with us whose homes are desolate, whose friends and relatives and chil dren are utterly impoverished, whose social order is totally subverted, whose future is dark and almost hopeless. I can humble myself under the mighty hand of God, and I can call my people to patience and endurance, hut even through grace I can do no more. Ido not mean to complain. We entered upon this struggle, which was irrepressible and forced upon us, after having counted the cost ; but I should be a hypocrite if I came forward with any smile upon my face and said that I rejoiced in it. I do not rejoice in it; but I have taken the oath of allegiance, and mean to keep it, and I have advised my people to take it and be good citizens, and above all to do the best for the poor unfortu nate negroes, whose future is dark and miserable beyond conception. Already are they perishing by thousands, and the whole race will now go out before civilisation (so called) and competition, as the Indians are doing. We can survive the change, and one day flourish again, but not they ; their fate is sealed ; and the edict of Puritanism has already gone forth, If you cannot and will not work you must die.' The furthest I can go in behalf of these fana tics is to cry Father, forgive thorn, for they know not what they do.' I cannot write any more now. My heart is too full. If I have erred, and can be shown my error, I shall be ready, by the grace of God, to humble myself and acknowledge my sin ; but until then I wish all my words and deeds to be before all Israel and before the sun.' lam afraid of only one judge, and He is the judge of the con queror as well as the conquered. Success, with Him, is not the measure of right and reward." It is impossible not to respect such sentiments as th they these ; but it is likewise painfully impossible not to perceive with what new and g menace the people. " This," Ly ave the enemies dangers the South, " this comes of the President's clemency policy. This is the result of forgiving too easily. We ought to have punished them with the traitor's fate, instead of offering to lend them money to re pair their railroads and bridges and bring their pro duce to market." Language like that of Bishop Elliott is only beat into fresh bullets to be aimed at the heart of the South. We do not find Gen. Lee thus adding oil to the flames of passion. Does he feel the loss of his cause less than Bishop Elliott? It cannot be ; but the great leader of the Southern armies is silent. If he cannot do good he will not do harm. To all who write to him his advice is said to be the same—" Return to your homes ; till your land ; obey the Government. lam your comman der no more." There is not less dignity in this language than in Bishop Elliott's, but it has the ad ditional merit of being harmless. The effect of the bishop's words is shown in the changing tone of the Northern press. It has, for the most part, been urging the Government to strive its utmost to recall the South. It now utters cries of warning. Until very lately, it has constantly recommended Northern merchants to aid the South ; now it advises them to beware of traitors. If this goes on, in what fresh calamity will it end? " None can be so infatuated," says a writer in a North- •• ' •- •• • to advocated a policy of full and complete amnesty and forgiveness, " as to suppose that the Union will continue to look lightly upon that incendiary malice which seeks to reopen old wounds and provoke, or perhaps undertake, another national assassination." In fact, a change is passing over Northern opinion and feeling. The time may come when all who are instrumental in producing that change, however slight their share of the work may be, will have rea son to keenly regret their folly. It may be asked, " Did, then, the North expect the South to give up all that it had fought for without a murmur ? Do they ask Southern men to sing praises to the conqueror while they put on his chains ?" This is what is sometimes said, but it is only said by persons who forget the position which the South made for itself, and misjudge the position which the North is now anxious to see it assume. In the first place, it is not asked to wear chains ; there is no talk of the conqueror. What is said to the Southern men gene rally is pretty much what a Northern said to a Southern General the other day—" You made a gallant fight of it, and we only beat you by supe rior numbers." And, with regard to expecting the South to yield without a murmur, it is of little con sequence what anybody " expected." What we know is that unless the South tills its fields it will continue to starve ; that unless it makes the best of its land, Northern emigrants will do so instead. There are some people who are always arguing over again the causes of this war, as if hungry men could be filled by that process. The South fought as long as it could stand, and when it fell its mischievous friends stood over it and said, " You are not beaten. Only lie still down there, and your foe will soon be obliged to give in." They keep repeating this yet. The consequence is that pressure is being brought to bear upon Mr. Johnson to take a harsher course with the Southern States. The South has not a monopoly of the quality of forgiveness. Has the North suffered no wrong? Were the treachery of Buchanan's Cabinet, the robbery of the national stores, and the precipitancy of a bloody war—were these all nothing? Are there no desolated homes in these States ? The Bishop of Georgia should in quire of his brethren here, and learn. Whether the attempts of the Government to re organise the South prove successful or not, there was no wise course before Mr. Johnson but to make the experiment. He has followed closely in the steps of Mr. Lincoln, who had evidently planned exactly such a scheme as the one adopted by the present Administration. In two proclamations issued by Mr. Lincoln in 1863, in his last Presi dential Message, and in the speech concerning the reconstruction of Louisiana, made only a short time before his assassination, he exactly marked out the course which Mr. Johnson and his advisers have since pursued. The Government, therefore, is en titled to the credit of having done all that the wisdom of those who know the country best can suggest. It is necessary to ascertain whether the South can be trusted or not. If Southern leaders' or Southern sympathisers are anxious to make the experiment a failure, they may easily o so, only they ought to be prepared to offer some thing better. The Government may be attempting an impossibility in endeavouring to bring back the South into the Union, without ruining every South ern man. So much the worse for the South if it is wrong, for it will be very easy for it to alter its plans, and Southern land will still be included within the former Union, whatever may become of those who once occupied that land. The State Convention of Misosippi hag jusc in troduced several ordinances which deserve notice. One ratifies all judicial proceedirgs and State laws which have taken place or beat enacted during 64 war ; another prohibits the Legislature from imposing any Qiyil (Usability or punishment on any A MYTHICAL ESTATE IN AMERICA. (From the North, British Mail) On the 22d July last the following advertisement ap peared in the North British Advertiser :—" Wanted, a per manent person to go to America to take possession of an estate. A copy of the title-deeds will be given. Apply at 7 To this, there i t; reason to believe, a largo number of replies were made. From the applicants one from this city was selected, who was in formed by the advertiser that he was deemed a very suitable person as regarded qualifications and abilities. A corres pondence at once took place. The first two or three letters received here had no signature, and their peculiar and dis jointed composition otherwise having suggested the belief that the statements they contained were in the Baron Mun chausen style, the matter was placed in the hands of Mr. Miller, of the Guardian Society, with a request for advice and assistance. The advertiser, who in a subsequent letter signs "M. E. C. Rochester," and in another "E. M. C. Rochester," goes on to explain that sho is the heiress of an estate in Ame rica, which is situated 350 miles from New York, near Rochester Vale, and bounded by the Genessee Valley ; that it formerly belonged to Mr. David Rochester, son of Mr. David Rochester, minister in America, who died and left the estate to her under several conditions, one of which was that she should assume the name of Rochester; that two trustees were appointed to see the wishes of deceased carried out, both of whom aro now dead ; that the estate, for want of a proper person to look after it, had been "shut up" for two years, and it was for the purpose of rendering it remunerative that a person was now wanted to go out and take charge of it ; that the property was worth £50,000, and a person understanding the cultivation of land would in the first year clear for himself an income of from £6OO to £7OO, the extent or boundary being two miles in length and breadth; tea, wines, and perfumery having been culti vated to a great extent, while oils were extracted from the plants. But now comes the important and essential part of the business. Tho lady heiress goes on to say that in con sequence of the groat trust which would necessarily be re posed in the person appointed to take charge of the estate, a sum of £lOO would require to be deposited in her hands, and security given for a like sum—the deposit to be re turned at the end of the first six months, in the event of the person appointed proving " honourable," while his salary would be running on besides. In one of the letters referred to she states that sho had chosen him (tho Glasgow correspondent) out of 50, and adds that she has just been waited on by a respectable party from Warwickshire, who had brought with him £l5O in money and £2,000 of secu rity ; that six others called on her with £lOO of deposit, and £2,000 of security, but that as they did not know so much about land as sho wished the had declined their appli cations, while she urgently requests the former to come to Dundee and have a personal interview, when the agree ment would be signed and settled. It was deemed expedient that the heiress should be visited, and Mr. Miller sent a person from his establishment to see her and make investigation. The lady was found lodging in an attic of a four-storey house in a low quarter of Dundee. She is described as being about 50 years of age, swarthy complexion, full dark eyes, long dark glossy ringlets, promi nent check bones, and wants some of her front teeth. Her dress is shabby genteel, and she attempts to speak with an English accent with a slight lisp. On further investigation it was found that for several years this woman has been living on her wits, and is known to the police of Dundee as a fortune - teller and swindler; that on the 11th September, 1862, she was convicted of falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposi tion before the sheriff and a jury at Forfar, when she was sentenced to 40 days' imprisonment under the name of Helen Maria Meldrum ; that on the 14th March, 1863, she was con victed of theft and fraud before the sheriff at Aberdeen, under the name of Maria Crichton or Adams. It is said she imposed on a professional gentleman in Edinburgh by her story of the large estate, and that he made her certain ad vances, till, by correspondence, he ascertained the whole affair to be a myth. We hoar every day of the ingenious devices resorted to by male swindlers throughout the country, but it is a rare thing to meet with a female possessed of so much impudent assurance as is displayed in the case we have narrated. Sho has, however, quite overdrawn the picture. Whoever heard of the Genessee Valley producing tea and wines ? Though tho amount of gullibility on the part of some people is quite astonishing, there is little fear that this woman's story will bring her the desired £lOO. Not a few, however, must have been put to inconvenience, loss, and annoyance, and it is desirable that the career of this female advertiser should speedily be brought to a close. T. HE IV OLVERHAMPTON MURDER.—Yesterday afternoon the corpse of the murdered woman was interred near to that of her mother, in the churchyard of Totten hall. The prisoner continues to harp upon the money that was taken from his pockets when he was arrested ; and to a constable in private clothes who is watching him, but who he thought was a patient, ho has remarked, "As soon as I get a little better and can get my money, 1 shall Look it." person engaged in the war ; a third authorises a memorial to the President, praying him " not to garrison the State with negro troops ;" and a me morial was also presented, " praying that steps be taken in behalf of Jefferson Davis and Governor Clark." The constitutional amendment with re gard to slavery is likely to be adopted in this State with little or no opposition. Naval and Military Intelligence. The whole of the mounted and dismounted bat teries of the Royal Artillery in Woolwich garrison available for the duty yesterday assembled on the review ground, parading in marching order, in un dress uniforms, for the weekly inspection of Major- General Warde, C. 8., Commandant, and performed a course of active exercises representing the move ments of a battle. The drills which formerly com posed the programme of an ordinary field-day hav ing for some time past given place to those of a more practical character, the evolutions of yesterday consisted totally of that class, and are pronounced to be beneficial and instructive, as well as advan tageous and interesting to the men themselves. The men and horses were in admirable condition, and the troops displayed a most exemplary state of dis cipline and drill. After dinner, the division of Royal Marines Light Infantry occupied the ground. They were brigaded in three battalions, in chief command of the second Commandant, Col. Lam brick, Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, acting in the absence of Col. Maxwell, whose leave will expire on Saturday next. The battalions were in the re spective command of Major Pym, Capt. Allen, and Capt. Haverfield ; Capt. Bunce, Major of Brigade. The manoeuvres consisted of the usual brigade exer cises, volley and file firing, &c. Mr. Smyth, director of the regimental band of the Royal Artillery at headquarters, Woolwich, was yesterday ordered by telegram from the Horse Guards to assemble his corps, consisting of 70 per formers, and proceed with the shortest possible de lay to Portsmouth, to take part in the entertain ment now being given to our allies, the French squadron, now assembled. The Beaumaris Castle, which has been chartered by the Hon. Council of India for the conveyance of reinforcements to India, embarked the following detachments of cavalry and infantry corps from Go vernment quay, Gravesend, this morning, for Kur rachee :—Three officers, 1 officer's wife, 34 men, 5 women, and 9 children of the 101st Royal Bengal Fusiliers; 1 man and 1 woman of the 21st Hussars; 1 officer, 105 non-commissioned officers and men, 10 women, and 11 children of the 90th Light Infantry; 1 officer and wife of the 82d Regiment ; 2 men, 2 women, and 6 children of the 3d battalion Rifle Bri gade; 3 officers, 1 officer's wife, 80 non-commis sioned officers and men, 3 women, and 3 children of the 42d Highlanders ; 51 non-commissioned officers and men, 8 women, and 12 children of the 79th High landers ; 1 man, 1 woman, and 2 cnildren of the 93d Highlanders ; 1 man of the King's Own Light Infantry ; and 1 officer, 26 non-commissioned offi cers and men, 10 women, and 13 children of the 95th Regiment, the whole under the medical charge of Assist.-Surg. T. A. Thornhill, M. 8., 7th Queen's Own Hussars. The Beaumaris Castle was inspected yesterday by Col. H. Jackson and the officers of the Medical Staff from Chatham garrison, in order that it might be ascertained that all the necessary ar rangements had been made for the comfort and con venience of the troops during the voyage. The boilers manufactured at the establishment of Messrs. Rennie and Co. for the screw corvette Rein deer have arrived at Chatham dockyard in readiness for shipment on board that vessel. The mechanics employed on the ironclad frigate Bellerophon, 16, 1,000-horse power, fitting at Cha ham, are working extra hours until half-past 8 p.m. each evening, in order to expedite the completion of that vessel by the 18th September, the date fixed for her departure from the dock in which she at present lies. Yesterday two of the 8-inch armour-plates rolled at the works of Cammell and Co., Sheffield, were fixed in the place they will occupy in the re connoitring tower fixed on the Bellerophon's upper deck. Extraordinary Attempt to Defraud by a Woman. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS TIMES.—The result of the dispute between Capt. Jervis and his brother directors of the Great Eastern Railway Company is not a little curious. The Capt. has won the day, but the decision was quite unin tentional on the part of his constituents. It all came of the glorious uncertainty, or rather obscurity, of railway law. About 3,000 proprietors tumbled into a pitfall and were lost to their patrons on the day of strife. Last Thursday, when the chairman of the company declined at the half-yearly meeting to ac cede to the proposal for a committee of investiga tion, a vote was moved and carried by a show of hands making the appointment of such a committee compulsory. Upon this the directors demanded a poll, and a poll accordingly took place. It was then found that the directors had been armed with a most powerful array of proxies, so that though the votes personally tendered were against them in the pro portion of two to one, they could completely upset this majority by the proxies producible ' • in fact, they did thus re t a i n possess i on of the field by a ma jority on their own side representing upwards of £2,000,000 of stock. No sooner, however, had the secretary read these statements to the meeting which reassembled on Tuesday morning than he proceeded to observe that the results were completely vitiated by reason of an unfortunate informality. Four years ago Parliament relieved railway property of a cer tain impost, and provided facilities for its manage ment by reducing the stamp on a proxy paper from half-a-crown to sixpence. But the act also ordained that every shareholder signing a proxy should efface the stamp upon it by signing over it his initials and the date of the transaction, besides adding the day on which the proxy was to be used. This formality. just 2,946 shareholders out of 3,202 omitted to ob serve, and the consequence was that a like number of proxies was declared inadmissible by the scrutineers, and rejected from the account. This, of course, destroyed the phalanx in which the strength of the directors lay, and the upshot was that a majority was declared for the amendment in favour of a committee of inquiry. Still, the affair was not quite over, for this wholesale disfranchisement re duced the total amount of stock represented at the meeting to less than the sum of £1,000,000, required to make a meeting legal, so that, in the opinion of many persons present, there had been no meeting at all, and nothing had been done or decided by which either directors or shareholders could be bound. To this objection, however, the solicitor of the company reasonably replied that a " legal meet ing" could hardly be considered necessary for the purposes immediately in view, since any number of shareholders might surely go at any moment to those who managed their affairs and request to see the accounts of the concern. So in the end five gentlemen were " appointed a committee to investi gate the affairs of the company," and Captain Jervis accidentally gets his way. We are glad of this for the sake of all parties. It is no doubt true that a large majority of the proprietors, measured by the stock rep resen t e d, was preparedto support the directors in the refusal of the committee. The natural influence of official authorities, coupled with solicitude for material interests supposed to be at stake, might be relied upon for producing this result. Things must be very bad indeed if the directors of any great company cannot by means of the proxy system secure a majority at a meeting. The number of persons who will trouble themselves first to in quire and then to act in such cases is always small. The majority will stay at home, and " support the direction" by proxy as the likeliest way of stifling scandal and escaping loss. The Great Eastern directors were literally justified in arguing that, as a majority of their constituents supported them in their opinion that Captain Jervis's charges had been sufficiently answered, and that any further inquiry would be undesirable, they were in duty bound to act upon this verdict of the body which they repre sented. This was plausible argument, but it was bad policy. A considerable number of share holders, as appeared plainly at the meeting, did desire an investigation, and it might have been fairly presumed that the rest would have enter tained no independent objections to the committee had the directors conceded it. By such a conces sion, therefore, the directors would have satisfied one party without offending the other, while, as they were considerate enough to take the public into the question, they might have relied, as we can assure them, upon thus satisfying the public too. " With regard to the public generally," observed the Chairman, " it would seem that apprehension is felt in certain quarters as to the validity of bonds issued in anticipation of others falling due." We beg to say that this is a very imperfect representa tion of the feeling of the public. The over-issue of bonds by a great company in excess of its borrow ing powers is a most important matter, but it is far from being the only one raised by this controversy. The real gist of the case still seems to escape the apprehension of the directors. The public cannot admit that when a director of a company has openly advanced charges of grave maladministration against his brother directors, these directors should be allowed to be sole judges in their own case. When they " submitted that the charges preferred required no further answer or inquiry than that which had already been given them," and " trusted that both the shareholders and the public would be satisfied with the explanation," they assumed a great deal ton _much. They wer e no t en ti t l e d to ismiss the case in this ivauuer, alai I, OL,Thand that their own plea of " Not Guilty" should be accepted fis the equivalent of a verdict to that effect delivered by a jury. Doubtless it might happen that an ac cusation might really be beneath the notice of the Board and unworthy of any attention, but that view could not be taken of the case before us. In fact, it was not taken, for the directors, by pre paring and publishing an elaborate reply, showed that they did attach weight to the indictment, only they wished the case to be tried in their own way. They answered their opponent, pronounced their own answer decisive in their own favour, and then desired the world to accept this decision. That was more than could be granted. The reply of the Directors, even as considered in itself, was by no means so conclusive as they were pleased to suppose ; besides which it was met by a rejoinder from Captain Jervis impeaching the representations, and offering to make his words good before an impartial Committee. Moreover, the Captain intimated that he suspected more than he said, and that there were many inquiries which he wished to raise, but that he could not get at the in formation he wanted. The directors averred that they had nothing to conceal ; Captain Jervisasserted that they were concealing things even from him—a brother director. This was not a position in which so serious a question should have been allowed to stand. The directors may assure themselves that the " detrimental effect upon the credit of the com pany" which they apprehended from the inquiry would have been far more likely to ensue from a refusal of the inquiry, and we are glad for the sake of all parties to find that their decision, though it be by accident, has been overruled. POST—The great German people, the nation that has—we forget for how long —been asking itself what the Fatherland was, is now rather summarily called upon to consider the question from a point of view not at all poetical. Germany has made war and peace, and conquered land and sea, without counting the cost. On-lookers saw from the first that such a demonstration of force would prove ex pensive, and that obligations had been contracted which would have to be met. There is no longer any doubt about the fact ; the bill will shortly be presented, and it cannot, like the " glories of Dup pel," be handed down to posterity. Lauenberg and Holstein have to be paid for as soon as the money can be raised ; for that is a cash transaction, and Germany must guarantee the possessions, German and non-German, of the Austrian empire. So runs the bond, and it is to be hoped that the Germans —princes and people—will read, mark, and learn its meaning, the responsibility it imposes, and the con tingencies it contemplates. The purchase of Lauen burg and Holstein primarily concerns Prussia ; and the Prussian people, it is supposed, will find the millions of thalers that are required. Still, the bargain scarcely less affects Germany, inasmuch as, virtually, it goes to extinguish the inde pendence which remains faintly flickering, in the Federal Diet. It may be, too, that the principle the proceeding in a manner esta blishes—the assumed right to rectify frontiers by private contract--will be taken to be the act of the Government of Berlin. But the guarantee proposed to be given to Austria is more comprehensive, and, although referring to future events, more immedi ately serious. The engagement, to be understood, must be considered in its practical bearings ; and it amounts to this, that the completion of the unity of Italy may only be accomplished in a great European war. In effect, it declares that if Austria chooses to hold Venetia, Germany will co-operate with her in defending the Quadrilateral. Having sold Lauen burg and agreed to sell Holstein, it might have oc curred to the Italians that Austria would sell her dependency in the Adriatic. That idea may now, however, be put away ; and perhaps it is just as well that it should be. The cession of Venetia would not alone have sufficed to secure peace to Europe. Of course the German Guarantee is suggested to make Italy answerable for the consequences of at.. tempting to realise her aspirations, and in that sense it will, no doubt, be said to be pacific in its tendency. But it is perfectly idle to argue upon such an as. sumption. If the Federal Diet resolves to pledge its resources to the protection of the Austrian empire ton -day. be i T m h p a o t s w sib ith the vote will not be misapprehe n d e d . This scheme has been before eve was n possible six ea when the German fleet is orgailiged. The fortresses of the Germanic Coaccicration could be Wuxi as easily as a glove by any great naval Power, that mak ing the Adriatic or the Baltic the base of its opera tions, attacked Dantzic or Trieste. And, as the Prus sian Minister of War seems to be aware, there is another way to the same end. The German guarantee could be a security to Austria only in so far as it might serve to postpone the inevitable reckoning, and, while Italy might read hope and assurance be tween its lines, Germany would be literally bound to a moribund came and an indefensible policy. The circumstance that secret stipulations of such a character should have been made is less suspris mg than suggestive. Happily the instruction they convey has been already appreciated. We do not wish to disparage the military prestige or the mari time enthusiasm of the German nation. Austrian and Prussian soldiers have fought well in former times, and they would, no doubt, maintain their reputation in the field. That is all, however, that can fairly be said. The troops of Austria have been recently defeated, and there is no reason to suppose that they are presently better able to meet any for midable force than they were when they fell back on the plain of Solferino. With regard to the Prussian army, its actual efficiency has to be proved, and we will not advert to its historical antecedents. But it is evident that the Germans entertain erroneous opinions as to the power which other countries are capable of exercising. We are not going to refer them to the allied fleets now represented in our waters ; their signals are quite intelligible. What it may be well to explain is, that England and France are not observing silence because they anticipate another difficulty. The Germans should dismiss this thought from their minds. They must not ima gine that the Western Powers of Europe are para lysed by the nature of their relations with the United States. We do not believe that those rela tions admit of the imputation ; but if they did, nei ther the Monroe doctrine nor the Fenian conspiracy would cripple the action of England and France. Germany should know that the forbearance which has been turned to a most discreditable account was dictated in the first place by circumstances, and since by a policy which will ultimately be justified. There is no ground whatever for surmises which simply betray feelings we will not stop to dissect. Sooner or later, these conventions and complica tions, this trafficking with right and paltering with honour, will eventuate in serious difficulties. A tempest would clear the horizon. Many obstinate obstructions to progress, and many entanglements that continually disturb the peace of the Continent, would be swept away like chaff before the wind. It is, however, for the German people to consider the question in the light in which it is now brought before them, for they would have to bear the bur den of the contest. Are they prepared to under take a great war for the purpose of upholding Austrian oppression in Italy ? All their interests lie in the other way—all their professions go in a diametrically opposite direction. Still, it is difficult to find a reason, we will not say to explain, but to extenuate the acquiescence of a great nation in the course which its Governments are taking. COUNTRY MARKETS LYNN- 2- T lIESDAY. At to-day's market the attendance of growers was small; the quantity of old wheat showing was small, and an ad vance of is per qr. was readily realised upon the current rates of last week. There was more new offering, and the quality was various ; prices ranged from 42s to 48s per qr. New wheat, 42s to 48s ; new red, 42s to 448; old white, 48s to 52s ; •ld red, 478 to 48s per 36 stone. Barley for malting, 28s to 32s ; secondary, 30s ; ordinary, 24s to 26s per qr. Oats, 22s to 24s per 24 stone. Beans, large, 38s to 40s ; small, 42s to 44s per 38 stone. SALISBURY. —TUESDAY. At to-day's market a small supply of wheat was offered, some of the samples, particularly of now, being out of con dition. The demand was by no means inactive, and busi ness was done in both old and new, at last week's rates. In barley there was not much doing. Oats ruled about the same as a week ago, but the tendency of prices was to-day more in favour of buyers. In beans and peas the transac tions were limited, but previous quotations were main tained. For flour there was no very great demand, 38s per sack being the top price, and 32s the lowest. The following are the quotations :—Wheat realised from 38s to 52s ; barley, 26s to 32s ; oats, 22s to 308 ; beans, 40s to 50s ; and peas, 34s to 42s per qr. Tares, from 6s to 7s 3d per bushel ; Best bread, 12d ; household ditto, lld per 81b loaf. Flour, 32s to 37s per sack. HIILL.—T UESDAY. The wheat trade has not been quite so brisk during the past week, and no change has taken place in price, holders being extremely firm, and looking for a further advance. At our market to-day there was a fair show of English wheat, but little or no business done by holders asking more money. Barley in good demand, and prices main tained. English old white wheat, 48s to 50s ; old red, 44s to 465. Barley, chevalier, 28s to 325. Oats, Russian, 22s to 245. Beans, now English, 42s to 435. Peas, English blue, 35s to 36s 6d ; grinding, 35s to 35s 6d per 36 stone. MELTON MOWBRAY. —TUESDAY. White wheat, 45s to 52s ; red, 42s to 48s per 36 stone. Barley for malting, 32s to 34s per qr ; feed, 26s to 29s per 30 stone. Oats 27s to 30s. Beans, old, 43s to 455; new, 40s to —s per qr. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. s. d. s. d. Hastings Hartley lB 3 East Hartlepool Hetton Lyons lB 3 Stewart's Hetton 2O 0 Ellison Steam 15 0 Tees l9 9 Cassop Walls End Haswell... 20 0 Holywell Main l6 0 2 ,,, i+1-, ITottnn .. . ... 90 0 South Hartlepool l9 0 Kelloe Tunstall New 8e1m0nt........... 19 0 Walls End Byron Carway and Duffryn Caradoc l9 6 Malting ............... 24 OPO usher Primrose Heughall Hetton l9 6 Hartlepool Ships at market, 71; sold, 68. Foreign Mail racket List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Sept. 1 8 . Ditto, via Marseilles .....................12. Brazil and Cape Verd e. b y British pat:set.. "'Sept. Sept. 4. Ditto, by French p ac k et........,, Sept. 22. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. _Sept. 21. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Sept. 1. Ditto, via Marseilles Falkland 151and5......... Sept. 12........... Gibraltar, via Southampton Sept. 1. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Sept. 1. Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via S ou th ampton. Sept. 12. Ditto, via s/ar se ill es .. Sept. 4. Mauritius, via Southa mp t on Sept. 10. Newfoundland . Sept. 4. Ditto, via 3larseil e 3 Sept. 13. • •...Sept. 4 . Portugal • • 4 Ditto by • private ship to Li s b o n... United States and British North America, byßri tish packet Ditto. by United St a t es packet "Sept. 7 . ......., via Southamp ton . ......... ... . ......... Ditto, via Cork .............................. Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry. • Sept. 1. West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Teneriffe Sept. 10. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico, .................. ............... Sept. Bahamas, via New York. Bermuda, ditto Sept. 13 Cuba and 31 e xi co Sept. 27. A 'EATH BY BURNING.-A frightful case of burn ing took place at Leicester on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased, Mrs. Glover, a milliner, residing in Cauk-street, was sitting near the fire in a room at the lower part of the house. A cinder fell upon her silk dress, and she waS quickly enveloped in flames. She was removed to the infirmary, and died there about eleven o'clock. (ADVERTISEMENT.]— Holloway's Pills. —Enjoyment of Lite.—When the blood is pure, its circulation perfect, and its nerves in good order, we are well. These pills possess a marvellous power in securing these great secrets of health, by purifying, regulating, and strengthening fluids and solids. Holloway's pills can be confidently recom mended to all persons suffering from disordered digestion or worried by nervous fancies or neuralgic pains. They correct acidity and heartburn, dispel sick headache, quicken the action of the liver, and act as alteratives and gentle aperients. The weak and delicate may take them without fear. Holloway's pills are eminently serviceable to inva lids of irritable constitution, as they raise the action of every organ to its natural standard, and universally exer cise a calming and sedative influence. Births. BAGOT.—On the 27th inst., at Aldershot, the Wife of Major George Bagot, 69th Foot, of a son. SCUDAMORE.—On the 30th inst., the wife of Frank Ives Scudamore, Esq., of Blackheath, of a daughter. STANLEY.—On the 29th inst., at the Vicarage, Felstead, Essex, the wife of the R ev . R. IL P. Stanl ey, M .A., of a YORKE.—On the 28th inst., at Cagebrook, near Herefords the wife of Admiral Reginald York, of a son. Marriages, CHASE—Youni.—On the 28th inst., at St. Mary's, Isling ton, George Chase, Esq., of Hook (Grange, Titehfield, Hants, to Sophia, eldest daughter of John Young, Esql of Uppor-street, Islington. PERKINS—DOGGETT.—On the 29th inst., at Trinity Church, Cloudesl ey - square, Islin g t on, B enjamin Perkins, Esq., 01 Highbury, to Esther Jane, fourth daughter of Mr. Geo. Doggett, of B arns b ury. g Deaths. BAGOT.—On the 28th inst., at Aldershot, John, the infant son of Major Bagot, 69th Foot. GORDON.—On the 28th inst., the Lord Henry Gordon, age d 63. GREGORY. —On the 28th inst., at Cleveland L o d g e, New Hillingdon, Uxbridge, Richard Gregory, E sq ., age d 29. HALL. —On the 29th inst., at Elloughton, Yorkshire, Geo. Hall, Esq., of Hull and Elloughton, aged 84. JEMMETT.—On the 27th inst., Miss Jernmett, of Marine" square, Brighton, aged 86. BAYDEN.—On the 29th inst., at Point House, Blackheath hill, William Harris Rayden, Esq., aged 69. London : Printed and Published by WIL LIAM ANDREWS. Of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tuz SUN Office, No. 112. Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, ill the County of Middlesen.—vaurguay, August 31, 1865,, 1