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11 ri 1!: WS PA pk: 11 r debted for its institution to the; fate - Di:Thil*444,,, that no society was more entitl ' ,. t - s,qnblil - e 5ti00ry,r .. .:,, , , , The toast was re ce i ve d w ith en th kstspi,-and - .0114*,::, ) were afterwards p resen t e d t o Mr.l4laselAfist'br. having saved the lives of Mr. J. and' Plr. r'Pr, who went beyond their depth while bathing in the sea at Cornwall ; to Mr. E. Norton, surgeon, who had for a long time given his services gratuitously to the society, and had restored many lives ; to Mr. W. H. Snelling, for his gallant and humane exer tions in having, on the Bth of April, 1865, plunged into the water to the rescue of George Weir, who had been upset from a boat during the Oxford and Cambridge boat-race; to John Cashman, boatswain of the ship Worcester, for having rescued five cadets of the same vessel, whose boat was overturned near Erith on the 28th of February last; and to Capt. F. A. Anley, R.A., for his gallant conduct in saving A. IL Lowden, who had accidentally fallen into the ornamental water in the Regent's-park on the 14th of May last. Honorary medals were also presented on behalf of the society to Mr. Chateau Neuf, Mr. l'Abb6 Brazier, chaplain of the Soci6t6 de Saveur in Paris • to the Marquis de Bethizy, one of the vice presidents of the society ; to M. Jagbert, its secre tary-general ; and to the Marquis de Plantz, because of their exertions in the saving of life. The sub scriptions received in the course of the evening were announced by the secretary, Mr. L. J. H. Young, as amounting to nearly £320. 1111111* f- - ~,,u ri COZ); v:l: 7,, ~r. star 4, 15 ,0%,, .., -.• • --7 4,._ c- - 1 - [6h "Iv ~,,- 1, 1 1',1 1 * 4 : • ''.' - so '/, ‘ ‘--. 4 4I WN IF---- ' — . -- _ - g - , A ,-, o r s ;* ), . iv . ) 4 , . 4 . If VI r mow- n ,...., • . • - At+ ,- • _, ' t \\\\ ..,,, : t ul - E C V i - r .. a, ,i 0 - , or-, - --- .,--.2gs i i;, ~,* , us . ; '''' D :•-• 1.: 11 4r.2 :.-47 ,-Y - D LI-LIL IZOI IIi T. 0 ` \ c w F ' NZ.......-'• r''-' '~ ItEMEMBER, YOU WILL SEE YOUR FRIENDS at " E VANS'. " After the Opera we " 11 Sup there! KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC BRANDY. F R ' hasiCH ocle Irated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest. It BRANDY, -A Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delioious, and very Wholesome. tli old in Bottles, as. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by AZents in the prinoipal towns in England; or wholesale N. 22,779. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1865. PRICE 4d. STAMPED sd. 8 , GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. ~b.,° b B e rve the Red Seal, Pink Label. and Cork branded z unahan's LL Whisky." lantic Telegraph Company (George Saward, Esq., Secre tary), at their Offices, 12, St. Helen's-place, E.C., London ; of the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company (Limited) (\V. Shuter, Esq., Secretary), at their Offices, 54, Old Broad-street ; or of the Brokers or Bankers ; but no application will be entertained unless the sum of £1 per Share on application has been paid to one of the Company's Bankers on the number applied for. Every applicant will receive an allotment, but should a less number be allotted than is asked for, the amount paid will be applied towards the £4 per Share due on those allotted. LANGHAM HOTEL, PORTLAND-PLACE. This commodious Hotel, 'the liugest in London," is NOW OPEN ; it is situated on the most healthy side in the West-end, with all modern impr ,vements, Suites of Apart•• ments, Salle 4 Manger 100 by 40 feet, elegant Ladies' Room, a spacious Gentlemen's Sittin and Writing Room, &c. Within a short drive of all the railway termini. For terms to secure accommodation, Address— The C. SC fiUMANN. a heavy fall, which disabled him for the rest of the day— indeed, the only chance for his life was in the immediate rescue by the banderilleros. This bull was very clumsily treated by the second matador, who failed no less than five times in the attempt to inflict a death blow, and for which he was hissed by the people. " The third bull made what was called the ' best' fight of the day. During his career he charged three horses in the middle of the arena one after the other, lifting them com pletely off the ground. The picador was thrown from one of them six paces forward and lay extended on the ground. The bull was going up to him, mad with rage, when Cuchares actually seized him by the horns, and thus saved the life of the fallen man. This act of daring was greeted with tremendous applause. I may say the merit of a bull is judged by the Spanish aficionado (connoisseur) by the number of times he enters to the lancing charges of the picador, without turning back or appearing to dread the prick of the lance. If a bull does not enter at all, the people have a right to demandfuego, as was the case with the first bull this day, and the President in such a case gives consent for darts to be used with crackers on them. from one gun was 1 min. 17 sec. This was not from careless, rapid firing, but with the guns carefully laid upon the target, and good shooting tried for, and indeed obtained. Not a man has scratched a finger, nor has a pennyworth of damage been done to the ship during the three days' firing ; and yet the majority of men sent on board had never seen a gun worked in a turret before. It seems to be a rule with seamen sent on board the Royal Sovereign that after the first shot has been fired by them they at once place unlimited con fidence in their turret and gun, the latter indeed al most looking after itself, and hence the freedom from accidents in the hundreds of rounds which have al ready been fired from the Royal Sovereign's guns. The ship is expected to go into Portsmouth har bour, and prepare for what further service the Ad miralty may decide upon for her. The winches to her guns, recommended by Captains Osborn and Coles, and also by Capt. Key, have not yet been supplied to the ship, nor is there any immediate prospect of this being done. SAVE YOUR POOR TEETH, aryl Er..,nomias s e c ,„ your Citzars.— BUDS,' H ER'S PATENT KEY-KING '''AR NIPPERS are sold everywhere. Dice ld. MUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1850), 14, RUSSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, ot t.EN DS MONEY on Personal and other Security, in sums •C 2 O to £5OO, to be repaid by instalments extending over t lie, two. or three years. The latge C vital of this Associa erll enables it to com e its transactions without delay. inquiry 0, office fees p , and strict secrecy observel. Bills u t rect @counted at snort notice. Form sent free on receipt of a ed stamped envelop-. The Association also lends Money for the purchase of a 4_ouse by a tenant, or for the liquidation of mortgages, on most advantageous to the borrower. LORD EUSTACE CECIL'S NEW WORK. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in Svo., 145., IpIPRESSIONS OF LIFE, AT HOME AND ABROAD. By Lord EUSTACE CECIL. "We are grateful to Lori Eustace Cecil for a poi deal of information given with unpretending good sense." 6aturday Review. _ T HE EAST INDIA IRRIGATION AND CANAL COMPANY. London, 19th June, 1863. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the TRANSFER BOOKS of this Company will be CLOSED from the 29th inst to the f Ith day of July next, both days Inclusive, for the purpose of making up the Interest Accounts to the 30th inst. Hurst and Blackett, 13. Great Marlborough-street. Interest Warrants wiil shortly after the 29th inst. be for warded to those Shareholders whose names appear registered in the books of the Company on that day. Deeds of Transfer will not be registered while the books are closed. 'Now ready, in 1 voL, with Illustrations, 158. bound, YACHTING ROUND THE WEST OF ENGLAND. By the Rev. A. G. L'EST RANGE, 8.A., of Exeter College, Oxford, R.T. Y.C. " A very interesting work. We can scarcely imagine a more pleasant and romantic yachting voyage."—Observer. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. JOHN WEST WOOD, Secretary. 8 and P, Queen-street-place, Southwark -bridge, London, E.C., Juno 12, 1865. This Day, price 25., uniform with " ANONYMA," SKITTLES IN PARIS. N.B.—No novel of the age surpasses in interest this ro mance of real life : it has a'l the piquancy of fiction and all the charms of truth. George Vickers, Angel-court, Strand. The Oxford Commemoration. he ry of he ;011 1 ' f . in tlY 11.11110 3 O S it; r"" )ort A loaf ,e't ;t0 1lt,• L) „e-ot 14 rag es , .' • op °f rfe .tit ls l/° A.ll°‘l A f l 'to of . Ict,"tfo Ifi t° 11°, ,qbe tjj ' 11 0 1 1 of unto 110 ; 111E° „ u too' a root The CREDIT FONCIER and MOBILIER of ENGLAND (Limited) in conjunction with the IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION (Limited), are prepared to RECEIVE SUB SCRIPTIONS for £50,000 PREFERENCE SHARES, being the BALANCE of the CAPITAL Of THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY Not yet issued to the general Public, viz.: s °looo Preference Shares of £5 each, bearing 8 per Cent. per Annum. Preference Interest authorised by Special Act of Parliament. D eposit £1 per Share on Application, and £4 on Allotment. No further Liability of any kind. 441 1 Subscriber's Liability being specially limited by Act of Parliament to the Amount of his Subscription. TIM FOLLOWING ARE THE DIRECTORS OF THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. T he Right Hon. JAMES STUART WORTLEY, Gover nor of the Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England (Limited), Chairman. Curtis M. Lampson, Esq. (Messrs. C. M. Lampson and Co.) Londo n , Vi ce -Chai r man. George Francis P ea b o dy, 22, Old Broad-street, London. rancis Le Breton, Esq., 21, Sussex-place, Regent's - park. hn Pender Esq., M.P., Manchester (Director of the Bri tish and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Co.). E dward Moon, Esq., Liverpool J'ainuel Gurney, Esq., M.P., 65, Lombard-street, London I Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Co.). Edward Cropper, Esq., S waylands, nearPenshurst (Director of the B r iti s h and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Co.) c aptain,,, A. T. H a milton, 12, Bolton-row, Piccadilly. G. P. Bidder, Esq., 24, Great George-street, Westminster (Director of the Electric and International T ele g ra p h and late President of the Institution of Civil „Engineers). en* Edward Cunard, Bart., Old Broad-street, London. W HONORARY DIRECTOR. Stephenson, Esq., late Official Director on this Board on behalf of her Majesty's Government, and now Chair- Man of the Board of Inland Revenue. ELECTRICIAN. Cromwell F. Varley, Esq. CONSULTING COMMITTEE. William Douglas Gallon, F.R.S. william Fairbairn, Esq., F.R.S., late President of the British Association. t ciseph Whitworth, Esq., F.R.S. l'refessor Wheatstone F.R.S. Professor W. Thomson, F.R.S., of Glasgow. SECRETARY. George Saward, Esq. OFFICES-12, St. llelen's-place, E.C. The distribution cf these shares will be made as nearly , "' Possible as follows :- 10,00 0 Shares will be appropriated to applicants who are Shareholders in the Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England (Limited). 10 ,000 Shares will bo appropriated to applicants who are Shareholders in the Imperial Mercantile 10 Credit Association (Limited). , vvo Shares will be appropriated to applicants who are Shareholders in the Atlantic Telegraph 10 Company. 1000 Shares will be appropriated to applicants who are Shareholders in the Telegraph Construction n n and Maintenance Company (Limited) ; and Jv o Shares will be appropriated amongst the general public. - ; The abo ve num b er s are so far approximative as to be sub let to reduction or increase according to the total number e ° aPPlications made, it being the intention, however, that 4 eh applicant shall receive an allotment. BANKERS. T ssrs. Gly n , Mill s , Currie, & Co., Lombard-street, London. The Union Bank of London, Princes-street, E.C. ' t i e Agra and Masterman's Bank (Limited), Nicholas - Otto, London. i,essrs. S m ith, P a y ne , an d Smiths, Lombard-street, London. he ▪ and e ▪ Nati ona l B an k, L on don, Dublin, and its Branches in T he National 0 National Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh, and its 1 " ~ 4 1r anches in Scotland. Consolidated Bank, London and Manchester. Me ssrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool. BROKERS. Moe BROKERS. Laurence,Son, and Paarce, 9, Angel-court, E.C., MLondon. essrs. Foster, Braithwaite, and Co., 27, Austinfriars. ~.essrs. Taunton and Co., Liverpool. M essrs. Shore and Kirk, Manchester. 4t essrs. 'Ewen and Auld, Glasgow. Of all the enterprises of a commercial character none has vor excited so much attention and interest as that of the Atlantic Telegraph Company. The reason of this is perfectly obvious ; the immense Political importance of the Company, as well as the enor kous profit to be anticipated by its 'Shareholders, together Vfith the scientific interest attached to it, combining to a legree not found in any enterprise having commercial Profit for its legitimate end. enterprise so important, and now become so compa "vely easy to accomplish, appeals not only to the great co mmercial interests of Europe and America, but to the 1 / 1 1 pathios of all classes in both countries ; its benefits to Peac e and civilisation it is impossible to estimate. lc hi:e near approach of the period when the cable is to be i already the cause of much excitement amongst all rho are aware of the fact. 'lie date for the Great Eastern steamship's departure Wi th the 6 cable is actually fixed for the Bth July, about a - night from the present date, and it is not too much to of Europe that f rom th e h ou r of her leaving the whole continent „nl'ope and America will be intent upon watching her te r e - t gjess. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has 1 4 - -ted his warm interest in the undertaking by personally thBPecting the cable on board the Great Eastern about le weeks ago. lao exceptional character of the undertaking is further of c ' t wn by her Majesty's Government granting the services 0.1 0 W. „° of her Majesty's men-of-war steamers, the Terrible 1 4 ',Luke Sphynx, to accompany the Groat Eastern, and assist In calculating the rate of profit of this undertaking, of 1, - , 111 : 8 , 0 everything depends upon the scale of charges adopted I,,i„,'ne transmission of messacres; the first tariff agreed to 1 ,,, 0 'n her Majesty's Government was fixed at 2s. 6d. per ti„, r d, subsequently increased to ss. per word, but as the arrived when at the cable would ness be ready for actual use, t,, i 'as seen th the mass of busi this c ompany would 4 t itl ecliately find offered to it, would so far neutralise the bone tionf it by completely choking the line, that a representa ,lll,to the Lords of the Treasury within the last few days ~,,„° 0 subject, has led their lordships to consent to the 't e r,PanY, until Ist September next, experimentally tt f i "„_ a rgino . , without restriction, such rates for messages 4,1 4 -Le Colpany may, on full consideration, deem reasons al and proper ;" and it is fully expected that by this angement the net profits will reach one million sterling lie capital of the Company is composed as follows :- 4100,000 Five per Cent. Debentures. £ 6 00,000 Eight per Cent. Preference Shares (of which the present issue forms the balance). Th 46 00,000 Ordinary Shares. The amount required to pay 5 per cent. l The amount on £lOO,OOO Debentures is £ 5 , 000 per annum . amount required to pay the Pre- Zenee Dividend of 8 per cent. on f 0 0,000 (of which the present issue Ti l c tnas the balance) 48,000 „ The amount required to pay 4per cent en £600,000 ordinary capital is te n „ Making a total of £ 77 , 000 , ; a cing £923,000 per annum surplus income. Half the h„ c 'inat of revenue a bove the said £77,000 is available for ea - "! 1 7 bonus to the holders of the said 8 per cent. Prefer tio"' 7, Sh th ares. Therefore, on vid the above-mentioned calcula to e total available diend and bonus would amount ab ove N IL 76 per cent. per annum , . in addition to the 8 per de b , Preference as above, making an estimated total divi -1 of 84 per cent. per annum on these Preference Shares, :.„: 41 g, after deduction of 20 per cent. for the formation of fund for laying down a new cable, 64 per cent. -e d, of which 8 per cent. would be preferential divi ettirl secured by Act of Parliament. I tit ,hat the price of these Shares will be a month hence, 1 / 41 ; 4 such prospects, it is difficult to say, especially as the 1 43 ,_res above given do not, in the opinion of persons cora eZtit to judge, at all represent the maximum probable re colne,,; but taking them as the basis fdr calculation, and ta:'erfng the continued demand there must be for mes tNy.:'s, consequent upon the ever-increasing business be be - 1 11 the Continent of Europe, England, and America, and te3 t eg in mind that this cable will complete the line of tair Pb between San Francisco and India, it is not impro tp,,,6 that, b y t h e t i me th a t t e l egra ph communication be- P 41 England and America is an accomplished fact, these l :." may be worth £2O, or £l5 premium per lia!e. Vi a „;: 3l / 1 the phalanx of talent existing in the scientific V fset",l3,of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, and from t e sis4eat the laying of the cable has been entrusted exclud eltar,,Y to the eminent Contracting Company who have had ne' e t..e ° of the manufacture of it, and whose staff of Eng:- eii et :: a nd Electricians have successfully laid most of the tia„, ti cables, whether laid in deep or shallow seas, it to, I T , W ell be believed that every precaution has been taken the nre the successful laying of this cable : this achieved, tt e ; l "7 bar t o th e Shares attaining the high value which i s s r° us acquainted with the undertaking places them at e b „°vscl ; this risk, however, may easily be assessed 1 4 0 p is mentioned that leading insurance companies and have underwritten' policies embracing every risk t heiin i 'g, insulation, ctc., at 25 guineas per cent., showing pi,e(pfidenee in the result anticipated. . 1 1 1 th e Y, the Directors of the several Companies interested day d ' enterprise fully anticipate being able to report each 1 ,! 1 , e h -11 , 1 ' 41 g the laying the favourable progress all believe 4 1 3 0 a--. of the success of an undertaking which all look It as a national work. that Wi,ll be seen from the proposed allotment of the Shares as that d istribution of them is intended to be made upon , 4 1 , pe e a basis as possible, so as to give the whole of the ~,etio,,;a 4t s the assurance of receiving an allotment and of kktab? Perinitted to join an unexampled commercially pro- P rc ? ag well as po li t i ca l ly i mpor t an t undertaking. tf 4)ectuses and Forms of Application can be obtained .A.irree,Fredit Foncier and Mobilier of England (Limite) 4 11 / l ill L , E°l73 Esq., Secretary), at their Offices, 17 and 18, +„. Limited) (W. C. Wm p terbottom, Esq., Secre '4elr °faces, 27, Lombard-street; also of the At- EIGHT PER CENT. PREFERENCE SHARES OF THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPHIC COMPANY. Issue of 50,000 Shares, £5 each. No.— To the Directors of the Credit Fonder and 31obilier of England (Limited). Gentlemen, —Having paid to the (insert bankers' name) Bank the sum of £ , being £1 per Share on Eight per Cent. Preference Shares of £5 each in the At lantic Telegraph Company above-mentioned, I request you will allot me Shares in the said Company upon the terms of the Prospectus issued by you, and I agree to ac cept such Shares or any less number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the further sum of £4 per Share thereon due on allotment. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient Servant, Usual signature Name and surname in full Profession, trade, or occupation Residence Date June, 1865 ISSUE of 50,000 EIGHT PER CENT. PRE FERENCE SHARES in the ATLANTIC TELE GRAPH COMPANY. The CREDIT FONCIER and MOBILIER of ENGLAND (Limited), HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that the SUBSCRIP TION LIST for the above SHARES w,ll CLOSE on TUESDAY NEXT, the 27th instant, at Four o'clock, for London Applications, and on WEDNESDAY NEXT, the 28th instant, at Twelve o'clock, for Country Applications. By order of the Court, ALFRED LOWE, Secretary. 17 and 18, Cornhill, London, June 21, 1865. T HE LONDON MERCHANTS COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies Act of 1862, with Limited Liability. Capital £1,500,000, in 15,000 Shares of £lOO each. £2 per Share to be paid on Application, and £8 on Allot ment. No further Call will exceed £5 per Share, nor be made at intervals of less than Three Months. It is not intended to call up more than £5O upon each Share. DIRECTORS. W. R. Robinson, Esq., John Fleming, Esq., Messrs Robinson and Fleming. George Fleming, Esq., James Alexander, Esq., Messrs Redfern, Alexander, Philip Vanderbyl, Esq., and Co. R. Stuart Lane, Esq., Horace E. Chapman, Esq., Messrs Lane, Hankey, and Co. F. H. Holbert, Esq., BLNKERS. London and County Bank, Lombard-street. National Bank, Old Broad-street, and all its Branches. Messrs. Prescott, Grove, Cave, and Cave, Threadneedle street. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Newbon, Evans, a.nd Co., Nicholas-lane. Messrs. Cotterill and Sons, Throgmorton-street. BROKERS. Messrs. Seymour and Co., Throgmorton-street. Messrs. lichens, Harrison, and Co., Threadneedle-street. SECRETARY (pro tem.) J. D. O'Brien, Esq. Temporary Offices-21, Austinfriars. PROSPECTUS. This Company has been formed by the amalgamation of the following London Firms, for the purpose of carrying on and extending their business as Merchants under the Joint-Stock Companies Act, with limited liability. Messrs. Robinson and Fleming. Messrs. Redfern, Alexander, and Co. Messrs. Lane, Hankey, and Co. Experience has shown that undertakings established upon the principle of limited liability can successfully carry out the most confidential operations of banking and finance, and the Directors feel assured that mercantile transactions will now be even more freely entrusted to a Company so formed than to private firms. It is believed that the periodical publication of a balance-sheet, with the security afforded by a large uncalled capital, will, when combined with the personal management of a board of ex perienced merchants, attract business of the best class, under permanently favourable conditions. The basis of the arrangement with the amalgamated firms is as follows :- 1. All the liabilities and obligations of each house are to be liquidated altogether independently of the Company, except where any such may hereafter be agreed to be taken over by the Board as new and desirable business. 2. The partners of each house bind themselves not to enter into any fresh mercantile operations in England of a similar character during ten years ; and the completeness of the transfer, with the efficient management of each par ticular class of business, is insured by the leading mem bers of the three firms joining the Board and remaining as Directors. The qualification of each Director is fixed by the Articles of Association at £lO,OOO, to be held in the Stock of the Company. 3. The total goodwill of the amalgamated firms will be taken, one-third in Shares with £5O paid, and two-thirds in Debentures, payable with 5 per cent. interest, in equal annual instalments over ten years, thus identifying the interests of the vendors completely and continuously with that of the Company. The total amount thus paid to the three firms for good will in Shares and Debentures will be £375,000, which sum is calculated upon their actual profits for three years ; without estimating any increase from new business, or savings which will be effected by the amalgamation, and assuming only the present profits of the united firms, a large dividend may, therefore, be anticipated on the paid up capital, from the establishment of the company. The amalgamated firms and their immediate connexions are prepared to subscribe for a large portion of the pro posed capital ; but as it is believed that the influence and prosperity of the Company will be increased by establish ing it on a wide and a public basis, and that many inves tors will gladly seize the opportunity of thus becoming merchants without the unlimited risks of partnership, the directors have decided to open the subscription to the public. To meet the wishes of those who may desire to pay up at once the amount that is intended to be called on the shares, it has been decided to allow such prepayments to the extent of £5O per share, anesuch shares will then rank for dividend in proportion to the amount paid up. A separate form of application for such shares is enclosed. There will be nu promotion-money paid for the forma tion of the Company. Applications for shares, accompanied by a remittance for the deposit, may be made to the Bankers and Brokers. The Articles of the Association are open for inspectiott at the Office of the Solicitors. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR ORDINARY SHARES. (To be retained by the Bankers.) No To the Directors of the London Merchants Company (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to tho Bankers, the sum of £ , being a deposit of £2 per Share on Shares in the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I agree to accept such Shares or any less number you may allot to me, and I agree to pay the sum of £8 per Share on allotment, and I autho rise you to insert my name on the Register of Members for the number of Shares allotted to me. Usual signature Name in full Residence Profession Date 1865 FORM OF APPLICATION FOR £5O PAID •UP SHARES. (To be retained by the Bankers.) No To the Directors of the London Merchants Company (Limited). Gentlemen, —Having paid to the Bankers, the sum of £ , being a deposit of £2 per Share on Shares in the above Company, I hereby request that you will allot me that number of £5O Paid-up Shares, and I agree to accept such Shares or any less number you may allot to me, on the terms of the Prospectus, and I agree to pay the balance of the amount, viz., £4B per Share on allotment, and to sign the Articles of Association of the Company when required ; and I authorise you to insert my name on the Register of Members for the number of Shares alloted to me. Usual signature Name in full Residence Profession Date NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of the day, AGUA AMARELL A. Messrs. JOHN GOSNRLL and CO., 12, Three King-court, Lombard- street, London. Perfumers to her Majesty, respect fully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluid. which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at what age. 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But now he begs to pub lish the information that a nominal list or these niiscreants, with copies of their puffs and other particulars concerning them, needful to be known, will be found in ti: e pamphl , t above referred to, which is entitled "Revelations of Quacks ant Quackery," and is to be had at the " Medical Circular " Office, 20, King William-street, Strand, W.C. The vile practices, the monstron3 impudence, the cruel rapacity, and the enormous gains of the obscene tribe of Quacks, the mischief they do, the ruin they wJrk, even to the causation of suicide, are ruddy set forth in " Revelations of Quacks ti,d Qw3kery." And mark especially that, as aforesaid, the names of the Quacks aye published. The pamphlet iu question thus constitu• es a regular Quack Di rectory, lof consulting which every young man may know where he may go if he wishes to get plundered and destroyed. Buy, therefore, reader, by all means buy " revelations of Quacks ana Quackery." 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ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, aad Dining-room, consisting of anew and eiegant assort ment VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, are„ in Italian, Alabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine. ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS, 31 IN E RALS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology; they will greatly tacilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PR kcericAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINK. it,ALpay is given by Mr. TItIiNALITI at /49, Strand, W.G. INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SOCIETY (Limited). Subscribed Capital £3,000,000, in 150,000 shares of £2O each. Paid-up Capital £750,000. DIRECTORS. KeSS/S. ROBERT A. HEATH, Chairman. John Frederick Flen3mich. Junius Spence,. Morgan. William E. Quentell. Lachlan M, Hate. Baron Herman De Stern. GENERAL MANAGER. Mr. William Hope, V.C. This Society is now prepared to issue Debentures for 3,5, or 7 years, being Interest at the rate of Five per cent. per annum, payable half yearly. The Debenture Bonds are for £lO, £l5O, £3OO. £5OO, £l,OOO, Forms of application may be obtained at the Offices of the Society, No. 60, 1 hreadneectle-street, E.C. By order, WALTER A. MICHAEL. Secretary. June 19, 1865. STODARE.—Egyptian. HaII—THEATRE OF MYSTERY. -The new and marvellous Illusions, the INSTANTANEOUS GRO WTH of FLOWER TREES and the REAL INDIAN BASKET FEAT, as only performed by Colonel Stodare and the Indian Alagicians, and intro duced for the first time in this country by Colonel Stodare on Easter Monday, April 17, 1865, in his celebrated entertain ment of MAGIC awl VENT itILi,QUIS M. Every night at 8, Saturday included, and St eclat Day Representations on Wednesday and Saturday Afternoons at 3. Admission. is.; area, 2s. ; stalls, 3s. Tickets at Mr. Mit chell's, 33, Old Bond-street, and at the Box-office, Egntian Hall, from It to 5. - The sensation of the season."—Vide Punch, June :4,180. ATR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. j JOHN PARRY, will appear in their new entertain ment, entitled A PECULIAR FAMILY, by William Brough. New scenery by T. and W. Grieve. After which, Mr, John Parry witl give a few Memoranda from his Dlusi cal Note Book, entitled " RECOLL ECTIONS," vocal and instrumentaL Every Evening, except Saturday, at 8. A HORNING REPRESENTATION every Wednesday and Saturday, at 3. ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRA TION, 14, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, Is. and 2s. ; stalls, Zs. ; stall spring chairs, ss. Stalls may be secured (without f ee) in advance at the Gallery. 11l II E 0 X F 0 R D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited!. • - • 66, COMIC OPERETTA, by J. Offenbach, and the BROTHER AND SISTER, by Sir Henry Bishop, will be performed during this week. Principal artistes : Signor Spagnoli, M. Marini, Mr. Green, and Ar. Albyn. Misses Russell, Barrie, and Tyrell, with full Band and Cho rus, conducted by Mr. F. Jonghmans. Comedy, by Mr. George Hodson (the celebrated Comedian and Mimic), Miss Kate Balte, Les Freres Tahhlott, the Gro tesque, D'Aubans, Les Freres Stonette, and Messrs. Duriah and Davis. The Misses JE SY and SARA. C . U.SNISS will have the honour of appearing on Saturday next. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. This Tvening at Half-past Seven. Admission—area, &J.; stalls and balcony, Is.; private boxes, 10s. 6d. ('IANTERBURY HALL. 1.) Sele3tions from MARTHA and THE BROTHER AND SISTER, supported by Miss RUSSELL, Miss B Arne. ?Otis Hays, &c. ; Messrs. ST. ALBYN, Green, &c., with Full Band and Chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jongmans. Comedy by Arthur Lloyd, George Hodson, Messrs. Doriah and Davis, Miss Kate Baife, and the Grotesque D'Aubans. HODGFI PODGE.—This wonderful Illusion will be re peated for a short time longer, to enable country visitors to witness this most beautiful of the London exhibitions. In a few days will be produced, with new Optical effects, the Illusion, entitled KO KO NI KO. 31[ADAME TUSSALTD'S EXHIBITION.- Established 30 years, at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITION.—In accordance whh the season, the Exhibition has been entirely re-embellished. The whole of the ancient Court Dresses of the most costly description, faithfully copied from the most minute pictures, have been renewed. Modern Court Dresses of the most splendid de scription, selected from the first houses in Paris and London, and prisbably never equalled or surpassed, are now oa view. A life-size Model of JOHN WILKES BOOTH, the base assassin of the late President Lincoln, is also to be seen. Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. Admittance, One Shilling; Extra Rooms, Sixp,noe. AR GY L L RO 0M S, Windmill - street, PROMENADE, CONCERT, and D ANCE every Evening:. This admired Band, under the direction of Signor LUIGI CURTI, will perform at 9 o'clock a Grind Overture, at 11 o'clock a Selection from a favourite Opera, and a series of novel Dance Music till 12 o'clock. Open at half- past 8. Admission. Is. Iklanager-31. G REX F.T. A SPANISH BULLFIGHT, --- The following description of a bullfight is com municated by Mr. T. Sopwith, F.R.S., to the Ilexhant Courant. The writer states : "Before taking my seat I walked round to see the stables, and there saw the men who were to perform, as also their horses. Judge of my astonishment on seeing a small chapel lighted up with candles, where the whole of the men are confessed before they begin their perilous avocation, and where, in the event of their being mortally wounded in the course of the combat, the sacrament of extreme unction is administered. There was no laughing nor joking either among the performers or the lookers-on ; the former had quite the air of men who knew the risk they were about to run. The arena is about 100 paces in diameter, and sur rounded by a double barrier. " After a flourish of trumpets the arena was cleared of spectators, several soldiers on horseback assisting to expe dite their departure. A. procession then entered, consisting of two masters of the ceremonies, five picadors on horse back, 14 banderilleros, including throe matadors, all dressed in red or blue silk, richly embroidered with gold, silver, or black silk, and two teams of mules, three in each, with nine or ten assistants, to draw the dead carcasses from the ring. " The whole procession crossed the arena and advanced to the front of the royal box, which on this occasion was empty, but from an adjoining box a bunch of keys was thrown to liberate the bulls from their dungeons. The pro cession retired with the keys, and none but the banderilleros remained. A door in the barrier was then thrown open and No. 1 bull trotted into the ring. Ho stopped when he had gone about 20 paces, and gazed right and left in evident bewilderment. Then seeing the banderilleros, he quickly trotted after them. They evaded him, and engaged his about his head. Th e b ull soon stopped and stood steadily at tention by waving flying cloaks of different bright colours looking at the banderilleros, who advanced close to him and cleverly evaded the several charges made by the ani mal. The latter was very undecided, and seemed afraid of his opponents. Tho spectators now began to express disapproval of his co war di ce, and there was a general hiss ing when the bull, on being boldly confronted by Cuchares, turned away. The trumpets now sounded as the signal for another act of the performance to commence. Darts were given to the banderilleros, who stuck them into the shoulders of the bull; they were stuck in, net thrown. The art of so doing requires a very active movement, which, by its dexterity, is graceful. It is done when the bull is charging, and the darts—about 80in. long—are thrust in two at a time. This must be done deliberately, and the place of insertion is a fleshy part of the fore shoulders. No wound during the whole of the performance is inflicted on any other part than the shoulders. " The bull being a coward, the spectators called Vuego;' and the darts, instead of being plain, were provided with squibs and crackers, which ignited as they entered the flesh, nud were soon blazing about the bewildered and now infu riated animal. Six darts were thrust in, and although the ch hetd su animalffieienoy w with hof trumpets announced pain and rage he was not h b as r7v i. e ld ; a flourishthe last act, the picadors not having been put in requisition thought at all. cuchares, the principal performer, now appeared upon the scene with a red cloth and a long, thin sword. This bull was completely frightened of him, and it was only after being followed for some time that he showed any disposi tion to turn upon and attack his persecutor. Cuchares allowed him to charge two or three times, just stepping a foot or two aside, and then, gazing steadily at him, plunged his sword nearly to the hilt in the shoulders of the bull, which immediately fell on his knees, and received a final wound with a poniard. "A second bull now gallopped into the ring, and at once began to chase the banderilleros, who ran before him with great coolness, and at times waved their longmantles about his horns. A s the bull ran faster than the men, the latter must either turn aside or by to baffle him with their bright rod mantles, and this they generally succeeded in doing. This requires very great adroitness as well as activity and presence of mind, for if the mantle was not properly thrown, the performer would probably step upon it and be thrown down, at the risk of almost certain death. Picadors were now introduced, and the bull in pursuing the ban derillos, suddenly caught sight of a horse close to him ; he seemed thunderstruck, pawed the ground, lowered his head and rushed upon the horse. The picador thrust at him with his lance, but the bull broke right through this de fence, and, with a tremendous gore, killed the horse. He then rushed at another horse, was twice repulsed by the lance, but succeeded a third time and unhorsed the picador. third h9rtio galena a similar fate, and his rider received " Of the remaining three bulls a similar recital might be made. The banderilleros, who began with caution and with the air of men who knew what they were combating with, grew bolder and bolder, and it would be useless to describe the several varieties of skill and courage they displayed.' Naval and Military Intelligence. An Admiralty lighter and crew have been for some days at work inspecting and putting in order the moorings in Harwich harbour, which have been for some years used by H.M.S. Pembroke, to be ready again for her on her return to Harwich from Sheer : . ness, where she is undergoing a refit. The depot of the 16th Lancers left Colchester for Canterbury on Tuesday. The headquarters of the regiment will leave on Tuesday next, and will pro ceed to Tilbury by special train to embark on board the steamship Golden Fleece for conveyance to India. A party of 32 volunteers, from the 4th Hussars, will accompany the 16th Lancers to India. The Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief has ap proved Capt. Rudd, Ist battalion let Regiment, ex changing to 2d battalion with Capt. Maxwell. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Wm. D. D. Selby to be lieut. and commander of the Tyrian, to be commis sioned at Malta ; B. S. Jackson, master, additional, to the Indus, for Greyhound ; C. Wotton, master, to the Cumberland, for the Star ; Geo. Patterson, master, to the Sphinx ; John H. Jacob, midshipman, to the Achilles ; William N. Beake, surg., to the President ; and William G. S. Ayre, surg., addi tional, to the Edgar. The following appointment has been made in the Royal Naval Reserve :—To be sub-lieut., Rowland de Steiger. The Royal Sovereign. The Royal Sovereign terminated her smooth water trials off the Isle of Wight on Tuesday, under the supervision of Captain Astley C. Key, C. 8., commanding her Majesty's ship Excellent at Ports mouth, after three days' firing from her guns with shot, shell, and case, with full and reduced charges, during which time 290 rounds have been fired with out scratching a man's finger or breaking a ropeyarn. The successful working of the gun has indeed been all that could be desired, and is thoroughly con firmatory of Captain Sherard Osborn's report on the ship and her guns on the termination of his com mand. It may be safely affirmed that no officer in her Majesty's navy could possibly have conducted this second trial of the Royal Sovereign in smooth water in a more impartial manner than Capt. Key has done, and, at the same time, with the benefit of the results of Captain Osborn's experience before him, Captain Key has been enabled to make some additional experiments in firing from the ship's guns which are likely to prove of great value, as increas ing even the importance of the turret system. At the same time it is necessary to observe here that the present trials of the Royal Sovereign's turrets, and guns as being carried out by Captain Key, cannot be considered as exactly a repetition of the trials carried out by Captain Osborn, the main object of the present trials being rather the test of endurance in the various fittings of the guns and turrets than a renewed trial of the turret system as represented by the Sovereign. If only rough-water trials are added to those on smooth-water con cluded yesterday, the utmost will have been attained that it is possible to attain with the Royal Sove reign, and although it is not probable the Admiralty will follow the suggestion given in The Sun and send the ship on a cruise to Lisbon for Captain Key to pick up the materials for his report in the Bay of Biscay, yet a cruise between Spithead and some of the French ports may possibly furnish facts to form a very complete and exhaustive report on the fitness of the turret system for the Chan nel or even Mediterranean service. It is not at all necessary here to enter upon the great question of " turret v. broadside ships," it being quite sufficient to state, and that without fear of contradiction, that so far as Capt. Key as yet has conducted the trials of the Royal Sovereign, the results are as favourable to the system as any before obtained, and that there is no reason for supposing any difficulty need be anticipated in working guns of 40 or 50 tons' weight on the turntable of a turret as certainly and as safely as the present 12-ton guns are. Whatever may otherwise happen, it is certain that whatever weight of gun may be carried on a ship's broadside that weight may be trebled in a turret ; but whether a ship built for ocean cruising should carry her ar mament solely in turrets, in a mixed plan of turret and broadside, or, on the broadside alone, is yet open to considerable and grave discussion. Of the 290 shots fired from the Royal Sovereign during the three days, 65 were fired on the first day with 401 b of powder, and 1501 b. round solid cast-iron shot. On the second day there were fired 40 rounds with 401 b. powder charges, 75 rounds with 351 b. powder charges, and 2 rounds with 201 b. powder charges ; 95 solid shot being used, with 20 shells and 2 rounds of case shot. On Tuesday 108 rounds were fired, 107 being with solid shot and 401 b. powder charges, and one with a reduced 201 b. powder charge. Taking yesterday as a fair sample of the three days' work, the steam launch of the Excellent, with Captain A. C. Key and his staff on board, arrived alongside the Sovereign at Spithead about 9.30 a.m. The vessel was lying at Spithead, with four shackles of chain out to her hawsepipe (50 fathoms) and with steam up in readiness. The chain was at once taken to the steam capstan between decks, and in a very short time the anchor was hove up and secured, and the ship steaming out between the Horse and Norman marine forts to open water S.E. of Spithead, which wasselected with St. Catha rine'sin line with Dunnose, and a pole and flag target having been sent out the guns from the third and after turrets commenced practice at 1,100 yards' distance. Forty-eight rounds were fired, when " Cease firing" was sounded, and the crew were sent to dinner. In the afternoon the turrets were again manned, and 55 rounds were fired at another target at 1,300 yards' distance, the target being during both this and the morning's practice abeam. This was succeeded by two shots from the third tur ret gun depressed, the first being at 3 deg. with 401 b. of powder charge and shot, and the second at 31 deg. with 201 b. powder charge and shot. 'At 3 deg. the shot struck the water 100 ft. from the ship, and at 31 deg. the shot struck about 80ft. from the ship. The gun in the after turret, which in the meantime had been lowered on its carriage for the purpose (an operation completed in 16 min.), was next laid at 18 deg. elevation, and two shots fired from it with 401 b. charges, the time of flight in each instance, from the discharge of the gun to the shot striking the water, being 21 seconds. The firing was concluded with a shot from the after turret be ing fired over the quarter and skylights of the cap tain's cabin, which was attended by the same satis factory results as in the previous firing, but gave a job to the crew of the captain's galley to pick up the lifebuoy, which had been shaken free by the concussion. The shortest interval between the firing The Drinking► Fountain Movement. The anniversary meeting of the Metropolitan Free Drinking Fountain Association was held yesterday at Willis's-rooms, St. James's, under the presidency of Mr. Samuel Gurney, M.P., with whom were the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., the Hon. F. Byng, and other gentlemen interested-in the moral and social advancement of the masses. After the re port had been read, the Chairman said the drinking fountain movement was eminently calculated to minister to the health and welfare of the poorer classes, and to promote habits of temperance among the thousands of working classes thronging the ' streets of London. Little more than six years since there was not a single street-drinking fountain in London, and the only free supplies of water were to be obtained at the street pumps, which were few in number, scattered at great distances from each other, often situated in out-of-the-way courts and alleys, and the water of which was in many cases little better than liquid poison. The society had done much towards remedying these evils, for 85 drinking fountains had been opened when the re port was written, and two had been erected since, many of them situated in the leading thoroughfares of the metropolis, in the very heart of its traffic, dust, and heat. Not only had the society made this provision for the wants of the itinerant poor, but it had also so educated the public mind on the subject that many fountains had been erected by private persons, who would, probably, not have discovered this new channel for their benevolence had it not been for the prior operations of this association, so the association might fairly lay claim to having given the thirty thousands of London from 120 to 130 drinking fountains, where they might obtain water day and night " without money and without price." Not only had provision been made by the society for the wants of mankind, but, as far as the funds would allow, it had sought to alleviate the suf ferings of dumb creatures by placing about the metro polis many troughs for dogs and several large troughs for cattle ; and though the number of these was far below what they should be, still it was the beginning of a good work. This was what the society had done and it wanted to do more—it wanted so to multiply the fountains and troughs that there should not be the slightest necessity for either man or beast suffer ing from thirst in the streets of London. It was considered that 200 more fountains would not fully supply the need there was for them, and the com mittee were afraid to say how many troughs were needed ; but lie considered that no street in London should be without one. The fountains under the care of the society were visited twice a week, and every one of them was in working order and well supplied with water, but several of them which had been erected apart from the society had become dilapidated for want of supervision and were unsup plied with water. The society had the discredit of these fountains, for it was believed by the public that it had them under its care, and so general was this opinion that one or two newspapers had advo cated the placing the whole of the fountains under parochial control. It happened, however, that the dilapidated and dry fountains were under parochial control which had proved unequal to the task, for some of the parishes had petitioned the society to take the fountains under its management. The society was willing to do this, but it required funds —the task of supplying drinking water, which was partaken of daily by at least 300,000 people, de manded an income larger than the society had received. The Hon. F. Byng proposed the first resolution, " That the report should be printed and circulated," which was seconded by Mr. Futvoye, and carried. Mr. S. C. Hall proposed the re-election of the committee, and a vote of thanks to the gentle men composing it, and for their attention to the society, and said that the work carried out by the society had been a great aid to the temperance move ment and a great benefit to the poor, as well as con tributing graceful ornaments to the metropolitan thoroughfare. The Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., seconded the motion, which was also carried. Mr. Manockjee Cursetjee, of Bombay, in propos ing a vote of thanks to the chairman, described the hardships which had been experienced in former times in his native Presidency by the want of water, a want which, he said, had been supplied by the British Government at an enormous expendi ture of money. The vote was seconded, carried, and acknowledged, and the proceedings terminated. Royal Humane Society. The 91st anniversary dinner of this society took place last evening at the Freemasons' Tavern ; Lord C. Paget in the chair. Among the guests present were the Marquis de Bethizy, member of the cor responding society in France, Sir W. Fraser, M.P., Captain J. W. Tarleton, R.N., C. 8., and Mr. T. Baker, treasurer of the society. The minutes of the society show that during the last year 177 cases of immersion attended with risk to the lives of 240 persons had been brought under their notice, and that out of that number 232 cases had been success fully treated ; the remaining eight having been past recovery. During the same period the society con ferred as rewards of gallantry on those who had risked their lives to save the lives of their fellow creatures 15 honorary silver medals, 58 honorary silver medals, 19 vellum and 50 parchment testimo nials, besides 64 other persons who received pecu niary rewards for their humane exertions. It further appeared from the minutes that in the last twelve months 246,926 persons had bathed in the Serpen tine, and that among that number only one fatal casualty had occurred, notwithstanding that there had been as many as 43 casualties. Since the estab lishment of the society the number of lives saved, chiefly in the metropolis, has been upwards of 35,000. The healths of the Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales and the rest of the Royal family having been proposed by the Chairman and duly honoured, he gave that of " The Army, Navy, Volunteers, and Naval Reserve," observing that we had at the pre sent moment a reserve of 18,000 men, of whom, if it were necessary to go into battle, he should be proud to have the command. " The Health of the French guests present" was then proposed, and was responded to by the Marquis de Bethizy, who, in his turn, gave the toast of " The memory of the Prince mourned in England and loved in France." In giv ing. the " Houses of Lords and Commons," the Chairman spoke of the former as being in good health and of the latter as being in a deep decline, but as having yet sufficient vitality left to enable one of its members to return thanks. Sir W. Fraser responded to the toast, remarking that he hoped a good many of the present members of the House of Commons would meet together next January to discuss the affairs of the nation. The Chairman then proposed the toast of the evening, " Prosperity to the Royal Humane Society," stating that the society was in- OXFORD, June 21. A brilliant sun, a cloudless sky, and a summer air of ex quisite softness, combining to form a day such as Midsum mer Day should ever be, will make the Commemoration of 1865, otherwise not very distinguished, a pleasant memory to those who witnessed it. At the usual early hour gay dresses were flitting about tho solemn streets and old grey corridors of Oxford, and eyes that could have been closed but a few hours were looking as bright as if their owners had 'tot been dancing to 4 o'clock in the morning for two nights before. All steps were directed towards the theatre, where new regulations, of which few had practically any warning, stirred the wrath of many, and caused much con fusion and difficulty. A special notice printed in large letters :informed undergraduates that they must have tickets before they could enter the theatre ; but no similar notice was given to the masters that tickets were required to enable them to introduce strangers. Such a notice was huddled into a general paper, at which nobody ever looks, and that paper was not even sent to all resident members of Convocation. The art of " how not to do it" is clearly studied with effect among Oxford Dons as among public officials. When, after overcoming this difficulty, and being kept unnecessarily waiting for half an hour in a gravelled quadrangle, the masters and their friends at last obtained access to their own theatre, then found the undergraduates and ladies' galleries well filled, the semi circle half occupied, and the area at their disposal. Tho saturnalia of Undergraduate Oxford had begun. Young throats were giving vent to those hearty shouts which aro seldom uttered after two-and-twenty, and which are never heard without a thrill of pleasure by those who have once taken part In them. The first name which we caught was that of Lord Derby, which was lustily cheered. Then followed three cheers, loud and prolonged, for Jefferson Davis ; then a storm of groans for President Johnson, tremendous cheering for General Leo, and groans, loud and deep, for the Great Western. These groans were repeated at intervals, each time with increased intensity—a clear proof of the side which the undergradu ates are inclined to take in the vexed question of the trans fer to Oxford of the Great Western workshops. The same question has given more than ordinary popularity to Pro fessor Goldwin Smith, the leader of the opposition, who was repeatedly and warmly cheered. The general political leanings of " young Oxford" were shown by repeated con tests between opposition sections as to the comparative merits of Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Gathorne Hardy, which generally terminated in the triumph of the supporters of the former. For Lord Palmerston something like a unanimous cheer was raised, while the name of Mr. Whalley was greeted with a unanimous groan. " The Liberals" were repeatedly hissed. Lord Stanley's name was well received. Victor Emmanuel, the Bishop of Oxford, Dr. Pusey, and Professor Kingsley were cheered. Mingled applause and hisses greeted the name of Arch deacon Denison. Coming nearer home, juvenile opinion declared itself strongly in favour of the present Proc tors and of the Vice-Chancellor. The 'Varsity Eleven and the 'Varsity Eight, with its accomplished Stroke, Mr. Morrison, received warm applause. The gallantry of the youth broke out aepeatedly in the somewhat eccentric fashion usual on such occasions. Classifying under every shade of colour and style of dress, under every variety of ago and almost of thought, "the ladies," received the rapturous plaudits of their admirers. " The ladies in blue" seemed to have the call—but were closely pressed upon by "the ladies in violet ;" " the ladies in black and white ;" " the ladies in green ;" " the ladies in hats ;" "the ladies with flowers iu their bonnets ;" " the ladies going to the ball ;" "the ladies who dance," and :so on ad binituni. Among cries of this kind less common than those we have mentioned were "the ladies going in for examination" (an allusion to the recent extension of the Cambridge middle-class scheme); " the ladies who are ploughed ;" "the ladies who get through ;" "the ladies over 21 ; " "the ladies under 21 :" and "any other ladies." The general applause thus lavished on the weaker set stood in marked contrast with the fierce anger concen trated on certain individuals of the other, who from time to time appeared in the area in white hats or coats, or who accidentally entered through the doors without removing their hats. Through all this storm of mingled approba tion and disapprobation it was curious to see three Indian Princes placidly sitting, evidently surprised and somewhat amazed, but only by very slight signs betraying either feel ing. Several warm cheers were given for these interesting foreigners, who received these marks of goodwill with evi dent satisfaction. At five minutes to 11 the procession of doctors, &c., en tered, headed by the Vice-Chancellor. Among those pre sent were the Master of University, the Warden of New College, the Master of Balliol, the Dean of Christ Church, the President of Magdalen, the Warden of All Souls, the Principal of New Inn Hall, Professor Pusey, Professor Bosworth, Professor Acland, Dr. Woolley (Head of the University of Sydney, Australia), Dr. Child, and Dr. Row den. After a verse of the National Anthem had been played by the organ, and cheers given for the Vice-Chan cellor and Proctors, the proceedings began. The Vice- Chancellor was heard attentively, and the degrees wero conferred without any of that senseless clamour which for the last three or four years has disgraced the undergra duates. Interruptions were few and not impertinent ; the addresses of the Professor of Civil Law (Dr. Twiss) were allowed to be heard, and the several recipients of degrees were received not without some tolerable appreciation of their merits. Lord Lyons, who came first, was warmly greeted ; Sir Hugh Rose was received with oven more favour; Count Melchior De Vogue was evidently less known, but was fairly cheered ; Mr. Macdonald, the Canadian, had a good reception. Mr. Maine disputed with Sir Hugh Rose the honours of the day. Professors Chris tison and Stokes had a fair amount of applause, but inter mingled with some cries of " Don't know them." The Public Orator then commenced the speech, which consti tutes technically " the Commemoration." The academic youths listened with patience for about five minutes, after which there was a great deal of interruption, mingled, however, with cries of " Order, order," and the result was that most of the speech, in which the undergraduate body was not spared, was pretty generally heard. The recita tions which followed were not very well treated, the speakers being subjected to numerous interruptions, which, however, they provoked in some degree, partly by being too long, and partly by not being sufficiently loud. It seems a pity that elocution is not a little more studied by those whose literary ability enables them to gain the prizes. The Newdegate (on Mexico) seemed to possess more than ordinary merit, but was poorly delivered, and seemed a, poem more fitted for reading than recitation. The proceed ings terminated shortly after half-past 12 o'clock, and were generally felt to have passed off fairly, the conduct of the undergraduates having been, if not all that coula be wished, at least a great improvement upon that of recent years. In the afternoon a grand masonic fete was given in the gardens of New College, which were thronged with residents and visitors. The day was glorious, and the singing of the celebrated Orpheus Club all that could be desired. A ball, given at the Corn Exchange by the Freemasons who aro members of the University, will terminate the festivities of the season, which have been more than ordinarily varied and abundant. An interesting exhibition of bees is at present to bo seen in the Royal Horticultural Society's gardens at South Kensington. In the largo central hall of the south building are several glass hives, whore those interesting little crea tures may be examined in comfort and safety. 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