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LL WHISKY v. COGNAC TRis ceic !mated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest F RENCH BRANDY, It is Pare, Mild, Mellow, Dellolous, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, Ss. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by 'he &gents in the prinoipal towns in England; or wholesale 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "thlaban's LL Whisky." 'WHAT A STUPID FELLOW YOU ARE to bite off tho end of ig K when you can 1 1 9' one of "BUTCHER'S PA C ENT EY-RINGCIGAR NIPPERS" for a Penny. 5t.411 everywhere. ATUTpEnAcoiarporLa (Incorporated Act F of U i a m ASSOCIATION 14, RUSSELL-STREET, COVE NT-GAR DEN, LENDS MONEY on Personal and other Security, in sums of .£2O to £5OO, to be repaid by instalments extending over • o ne, two, or th ree y ears . Th e l arge C ipital of thi s Associa enables it to complete Its transactions without delay. s ° inquiry or office fees, and strict secrecy obs.rve I. Bills Oscounttd at short notice. Form sent free on receipt of a directed stamped envelope. I he Association also lends Money for the purchase of a house by a tenant, or for the liquidation of mortgages, on terns most advantageous to the borrower. EDWARD lIARPER, Secretary. THE ANGLO-GREEK STEAM NAVI GATION and TRADING COMPANY (Limited). t r nder the special Protection of his Majesty the King of the Greeks, George 1., as per decree dated 6th April, 1865. I ncorporated with Limited Liability under the "Companies Act, 1862." Capital, £750,000, in 30,000 Shares of £25 each. With power to increase. First Issue, 15,000 Shares. I) °Posit.£l per Share on application and.£l lOs on allotment. s ubsequent Calls not to exceed £2los. per Share, and at intervals of not less than three months. DIRECTORS. Rear -Admiral GEORGE ELLIOT, Chairman. Vice -Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry Keppel, K. 0.8. Francis Tothill, Esq., Director of the West of England 'oak, Bristol (Vice-Chairman of the Bristol and South Wales Union Railway). Georg e Saxon Esq. (late Anderson, Saxon and Co. 43, , 1 1 ,gents for the 'loyal Mail steamers at the Cape of Good o pe), Caterham, Surrey. Henry Hawes Fox, Esq., No. 27, Leadenhall-street, merchant. Adam Schoales, Esq. (formerly of Dunlop and Schoales, qest India Agency, Southampton). Thomas Page, Esq C.E M. Inst. C.E F.G.S 3, Royal lifodiSetGle)if.lalenei-terrace. Esq " ., F.S.A., Consul - General " (With power to add to their number.) The BANKERS. - - 0 Consolidated Bank (Limited), London, Manchester, and Norwich. BROKER. F rancis Burnand, Esq., County Chambers, Lombard-street. OFFICIAL AUDITORS. C. P. Kent, Cannan, Ford, and Co., 7, Gresham-street, E.C. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Hancock, Sharp, and Hales, 25, Birchin-lane, London. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) C. Warwick, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. No. 7, Great Winchester-street, PROSPECTUS. The Want of a public Steam Company, and a regular line b etween London and the East, is much felt, and there has „...."Ta an urgent call for the formation of this Company, "'doh there is every reason to believe will receive the cor dial support and co-operation of a large body of the mer chants in the trade. ~, A provisional contract has been made, by which the Di :eeters are enabled to secure, on unusually favourable wri na five new steamers admirably adapted for this trade. These steamers have been only recently launched, and lavin gill built specially for the Mediterranean trade, (here be no difficulty in commencing operations at ante"• The purchase money will be paid partly in cash, partlyrs referred to, in shares of the Company. The following are the steam e viz. : Tons Horse power Burthen (nominal). The King of the Greeks 2,200 300 Count Sponneck 2,200 300 Coumoundouros 1,500 175 The Greek Eptanissos • 1,125 150 • is proposed to run a lino of steamers of 2,200 tons to Gibraltar, each, and 300 horse power nominal, from London Gibraltar, Sicily, Malta, the lonian Islands, and the racipal ports of Greece, Turkey, the Black Sea, the • ,„alauds of the Archipelago, the Coast of Syria, and Egypt. "Mpetent Agents will be at once appointed in the several Ports, whom it is proposed to remunerate by a commission tat the freights they secure, in lieu of a fixed salary, there 4,Y,!_tving the Company from outlay, and stimulating the - ""tY of the Agent. te All the vessels belonging to the Company will be regis red irk England, and will sail under the British flag. -r anch steamers of 1,125 tons burthen, and 180 herse v e . 1 1. , or nominal, working to 500 horse power combined, viii r un, in conjunction with the large steamers, between • " lie Principal ports of the Mediterranean, and Malta, , - , e eco, Turkey, Asia Minor, the Coast of Syria, and Egypt i i .: l 7ing the passengers, mails, and goods of those coun- Li o s, and performing duties similar to those of the Austrian l o v P l 's and the Mossagerie Imperiale, but with far greater 11 1 ae bo t ages. The exports and imports of London with the 11, 0 „ lug considerably larger than those of Trieste or cot r ,,,`, e ",les this intermediate line will serve to bring, by ns -shipment from several of the smaller towns, the goods 4,_tgned to the mercantile firms in England. b e ' no trans-shipment of all these goods for London will Htifilnade at the Pirrous, where every facility, advantage, • (; t . aCCOMMOdatiOn, is promised to the Company by the • ig G overnment, the Company Greeks graciously placed ,eredteiroic:! 11.1 f. the King of the under his special Th en)f T, are several seaports on the eoasis _Ol Graepn..." 41 1;:i‘v In---Thit-ope, and - in the islands of the Archipelago i a 'tictiltirly in Candia, Rhodes, Cyprus, Chio, Samos, and , 3 ,:t i lene), as ii.cll as the coasts of Asia Minor and dyria, I ''. l`,;tof Which exports from 150 to 1,000 tons per annum ), ;„"iied fruits, dry wood, tobacco, wool, cotton, silk, vale -1,-41,,-41, grain of all kinds, and many other articles. The i; e e „ r ehants at these ports now ship their goods, in the ab -I.`",°f steam communication, at enormous expense and ti v B ,l' ll ,caiques or small sailing vessels, and send them to need Salonica, or Constantinople, to be traps bri'vea and conveyed to England, the greater part being ;petit to Liverpool. (1 0 "6 London market being the principal one in the king con; the Anglo-Greek Steam Navigation and Trading pr: ( l lP a4 Y (Limited) will advance on the above-mentioned nets part of their value, and will undertake the con- R4rnent and sa l e o f th e goo d s i n L on d on, a t a comm i ss i on, lb u i ; ri ng in this way a good freight for the steamers of this til t: 4 4ll cl obviating any detention or delay in the return of es se i s. 84 '411 the other hand, as the merchants in England to whom oca ls i geeds are consigned are generally ordered by the r eillai gners to buy with the balance of the consigned goods or oth ili ng in their hands, such articles as colonials, metala, to th e r goods of English manufacture, and export them Of the aforesaid consigners for consumption in the interior be e country, the greater part of the outward freight will Initilecured by the goods bought by the Company in this and their steamers will be thus placed on the most The genus terms for the outward cargo. T ur jr import a n d expor t t ra d e o f G rea t B r it a in with e n 0 47 and Greece during the last five years has assumed dunraordinary magnitude. It amounts, according to the to xi la l Statement o f th e T ra d e an d N av i ga ti on f or 1863, prizi ,670,684, whilst in 1859 it was only £7,772,811. The hitb4 al impediment to the expansion of the trade has b et .,_ 0 been found in the want of a direct communication c ott rieen the countries • but, as the establishment of this bat t r_ l 97 Will supply the deficiency, there can be no doubt a. well-organised steam and trading company, with 18-i,ae9ocaavpoirtaalg, will command the great portion of the trade. e freights from the Levant to London since 44 ' 1 : t the present time, that is to say, during the last rage Years, have been more than 50s. per ton, and the ave at''.4l. 'relights outwards more than 355. per ton ; but taking an lowest freight of 85s. per ton out, and 355. home, On cargo of 2,200 tons weight and measurement, that v above steamers will carry, will give X 7,800 Profit from passengers lOO Per voyage £7,900 Less estimated expenses Leaves not profit of £4,206 will aking a t l east three voyages per year, each steamer produce on the bovo estime, a net profi on reiht Mono of £12, , 618, whi a at ch, on the cost of ono of t the f abo g ve D irge steamers, amounting to (say) £45,000, is more than 28 p er cent. It is therefore clear that if the steamers of the above Company perform (as they can easily do) four Voyages per year instead of three, the profits will be con siderably larger than the above estimate ; and this is inde- Pendent of the profits that the Company will reap from the commission business. In the event of no allotment of shares being made, the 4 ePosit will be returned in full. Should a less number of shares be allotted than are applied for, the deposit will be t he available t owar d s th e p a yment due on allotment, and ue balance, if any, returned to the applicant. b e P rospectuses and Forms of Application for Shares may made to the Solicitors, the Bankers, Brokers, and to 1.. ch ManagOster-re, at the Offices of the Company, No. 7, Great Iv street, London. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. r z o. ° the Directors of the Anglo-Greek Steam Navigation r i and Trading Company (Limited). ,-Tontlemen,—Bravin g paid to your Bankers, the sum of , being a deposit of £1 per share on 8/I,a,res ill the above Company, I hereby request that you t ill allot me that number , - and I agree to accept such f u _ ar es, or any less number you may allot to me and I .IklTler agree to pay the deposit on allotment, to sign . the Itod ie T l eo of Association of the Company when require& kr , I- authorise you to insert my name in the register of 'llibera for the number of shares alloted to me. Usual signature Name in full Residence Date lttr -P TURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. V - arms moc-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXIIIRITED IN TUE GREAT Tw-.O L, T TI ONS OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards 01 itive nu ndred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effecti ve Ih_ ntlon in the curative treatment of II EItN 1 A. )4 Il se of a s t ee l spr i ng, so often h urtful in its effects, Lorre avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the 3,1 while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the sn closeness Pad and P a t en t L ever , fitti ng w ith so much ease duri.so se ness that it cannot be detected, and may b e worn tru k r , I levp. A descriptive circular may he h a d, an d t h e piirne W "lcil cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the ch.- ge„,erence of the body, two inches below the hips, being to the manufacturer, A s; Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A A 11gle Truss 16s 21s 265. 6d. and 31s. 6d. Postage, Is. TrltsB,,3ls."6d , " 428., and 52g.Postage, is Bd. tubilical Truss, 42s.'and 525. Bd. Postage, Is. 10d. 081:,:, tiLce luyOrders to be made payable to John White, Post ., "liocad. NEW PATENT t L ASTIC STOCKINGS `ll,voatn4,Bl,lll-ileicars, &c., for Varicose Veins and all all i c l a oy ses or o o . 1 iZ, °4B . light i!Ttv gr i t g e, ot an d crin L e c fp!en S ill r y al e , n aLl arc drawn on ea4,,,a_erdinary atockig. Price 4a. 6d., 7s. 6d., 108, to 14 . !Leafage sd. avail WRITE, Manufacturer, 228, Fievidlll7* No. 22,805. NINETEENTH REPORT of the BANK of LONDON. Head Banking-house, Threadneedle-street. Charing-cross Branch, No. 450, West Strand. • DIRECTORS. Sir JOHN VILLIERS SHELLEY, Bart., Chairman. JOHN GRIFFITH FRITH, Esq., (Frith, Sand; and Co.), Vice-Chairman. Charles. Joseph Hyde Allen, Esq., 28, Woburn-place, Russell-square. John Edmund Anderdon, Esq., Woodleigh, Littleton, Chertsey. Henry Aste, Esq., 2, Upper Park-road, Haverstock-hill. Thomas Dakin, Esq., Alderman of London, Abchurch lane. Colonel William Elsey, H.E.1.C.5., The Green, Great Ealing. Thomas Gooch, Esq. (Gooch and Cousens, Landon wall.) Thomas Luce, Esq., King-street, St. James's, and Malmsbury, Wilts. Henry Morris, Esq., late of the Madras Civil Service, 25, Mark-lane, City. Robert Porter, Esq., 50, Old Broad-street. Alfred Wilson, Esq., Firgrove, Weybridge, Surrey. MANAGER. Matthew Marshall, jun., Esq. At the Nineteenth General Meeting of the Shareholders, held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on Friday, the 21st of July, 1865, SIR JOHN VILLIERS SHELLEY, Bart., in the Chair, After authentication of the Register of Shareholders, by affixing the common seal of - the Company, the following report was read by the Secretary. The statement of accounts, which the Directors now submit, shows that the balance of profit at the termination of the past half-year amounts to £66,547 lls. 4d.. ' This result, after providing for current expenses, bad and doubtful debt; and rebate of interest on bills discounted not yet due, enables the Directors to declare a dividend at the usual rate of £lO per cent. per annum, and a bonus of £2 10s. per share, amounting together to 20 per cent. per annum, both free of income tax. The balance, 'viz., £2,324 52.2 d., is tran.sferred to the reserve fund, which, by such addition, is increased to £302,324 ss. 2d. The Directors retiring upon the present occasion are-- John Edward Anderdon, Esq. , Henry Asto, Esq., and Thomas Dakin, Esq.; who, being duly qualified, offer themselves for re-election. BANK OF LONDON. LIABILITIES AND ASSETS, JUNE 30, 1865. Dr. To capital paid up £397,550 To amount received on balanCe of new shares 2,450 £lOO,OOO 0 0 To reserve fund £296,570 To do., premiums on balance on new shares 300,000 0 0 To amount due by the Bank on current, deposit, and other accounts 4,506,164 11 3 To profit and loss account, after payment of £30,499 18s. Bd. to customers for in terest on their•balances 66,547 11 4 £5,272,712 2 7 By investments, viz. : In Government Securities, India Bonds, dm. Ditto in freehold premises in Threadneedle-street, let at a rental yielding 41 per cent. £40,000 By freehold premises in the occu pation of the Bank 35,000 75,000 0 0 By bills discounted, loans, &c 4,207,524 It 11 By cash in hand and at call 762,520 19 6 £5,272,712 2 7 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 1865. DR. To half a year's current expenses at head office and Charing-cross branch, bad and doubtful debts, directors' remune ration, &c £19,990 1 3 To rebate of interest on bills discounted not yet due, carried to profit and loss new account To dividend for tho half-year at the rate of £lO per cent. per annum 20,000 0 0 To bonus at the rate Of £lO per cent. per annum, or £2 10s. per share To balance carried to reserve fund 2,324 5 2 £66,547 11 4 CR. _ By balance of profit brought from last half-year £2,505 4 8 By ditto for current half year 64,042 6 8 £66,547 11 4 66,517 11 4 RESERVE FUND ACCOUNT, Pn. By balanco On. By amount froth last half- £302,324 5 2 • £296,570 0 0 By pecmituns ou balance of new Ehrt res. vt ...„„ 3,430 0 • 0 _R.1(10,0 0 0 A Aditl..t.,-Isivcight down 2;32 1 L 2 X 302,324 5 2 We have examined tho abovo Accounts and find them corrrect. July 15th, 1865. GEO. THOMSON, GEORGE BONE, Auditors. FRANCIS NALDER, . It was resolved unanimously,— That the Report now read be recofVed. The Chairman announced that the dividend and bonus would be payable on and after Wednesday, the 26th July, at the Head office, in Threadneedle-street. It was resolved unanimously,— That John Edmund Anderdon, Esq., Henry Asto, Esq., and Mr. Alderman Dakin be re-elected Directors of this Bank. That Charles Joseph Hyde Allen, Esq., be re-elected a Director of this Bank, in the place of Charles Joyce, Esq., resigned. That George Thomson, Esq., George Bone, Esq., and Francis Nalder, Esq., be re-elected Auditors for the year ensuing. That the best thanks of the shareholders be tendered to the Chairman and Directors for their able and successful advancement of the affairs of this Bank during the past half-year. That the thanks of this meeting be given to the Manager, Deputy-Manager, and other officers of the Bank, for their zealous and efficient services in carrying on the business of the Bank. Extracted from the Minutes. JOHN VILLIERS SHELLEY, Chairman. Threadneedle-street, July 21, 1865. DEBENTURES ISSUED BY THE CREDIT FONCIER AND MOBILIER OF ENGLAND (Limited), ISSUE OF 4500,000 DERNINTURES WI 111 INTEREST PAYABLE QUA ItTEfiLY. The Directors have decided to issue Debenture Bonds of the Company for the amounts and bearing interest as under, viz. : In sums of .£lO, £2O, AP, £lOO. £250, £5OO, and £',oo l , with coupons attached. INTEREST.' For three years o per cent per annum. For five years For seven years .. 7 99 99 Interest payable quarterly—via., on the 30th March, 30th June, 30th September, and 30th December in each year, at the Company's Bankers. The distinctive feature in the debentures issued by this Company is their perfect security ; the amount of the capital subscribed, paid-up, and uncalled, and the general invested assets of the Company, as well as the large reserve fund, affording the most ample security to the investor. These Debentures are issued payable to bearer, and can therefore pass by simple delivery from hand to hand, without endorsement, and are free from any further stamp duty. They are also issued—to meet the requirements of Tru s t ees and others—transferrable by Deed only, to bo duly registered in the Company's Books in the names of the Investors or their Assigns. Forms of Application can be obtained of the Secretary, to whom all communications must be addressed. By order of the Court, ALFRED LOWE, Secretary. London, 17 and 18, Cornhill, Jane 15, 1865. BANK OF LONDON, Threadneedle-street and Charing-cross. CirAnotAN—Sir JOHN VILLIERS SHELL EY, Bart. VICE-CHAIRMAN. John Griffith Frith, Esq. (Frith, Sands, and Co.) MANAGER—Matthew Marshall, jun., Esq. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened with parties properly introduced, and interest allowed on credit balances, pro vided such balances are not drawn below £2OO. MONEY RECEIVED upon deposit, repayable on seven days' notice, interest on which is regulated by the market value of money, as announced from time to time by public advertisement, the present rate being Two per Cent. CIRCULAR NOTES and LETTERS OF CREDIT issued free of charge, and all descriptions of banking busi ness transacted. HAIR -CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladles' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is apptied. Sold at 3s. 6d.; sent free for 54 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, Is. 6d., or 20 stamps. GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— ALEX. ROSS'S charges for Dyeing tho hair perma nently—Ladies Hair from 78. 6d. ; Gentlemen's from ss. The Dye is sold at 3s. 6d, or sent free for 51 stamps. It is most easy of use. HAIR DESTROYER, 248, High Holborn, L ondon.—A EX. °RO S S'S DE PIL AT ORY removes, without effect to the skin, superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms. 3s. 6d.; sent the same day.as ordered by post for 5$ stamps. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which ppeedily produces whiskers and chickens hair. Ss. Bd.; sent free for 54 stamps.—ALES. ROSS, 248 ,High Holborn, London. Essay on Hair, Id. • DIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are Improved by one dose of ALEX. RoBB'B VEGE TABLE SKIN PILL. They remove redness, sallowness &o. 2e. 9d.; by post for 40 stamps.—ALEX., ROBB, 248, High Holborn, London. ALEX. ROSS' FACE POWDBR, ls. ; sent for 14 stamps; Eye Colour, 3s. ed.. or 54 stamps. Skin tonic produces a transcendent complexion, 45., or so stamps . Blogh om, of Roses, 3s. 6d . ., or 54 stamps . —ALlCX. RO SS, 248 , Hi Holborn, London RUPTURES CURED BY CHANDLER'S NEW LEVER TRUSS. It has the following* advantirres :—Nosteel spring required round Ike body, is easily anplied, does not chafe or excoriate the skin, admits of any kind of exercise being taken, and is imperceptible when worn. _ PRICES. Single- -10 s. Bd. and 215., postage is. Double-21s. and 425., postage, 25. Sent on receipt of post-office order, and size round hips. . DEPOSITS RECEIVED BY THE CREDIT FONCIER AND MOBILIER OF ENGLAND (Limited). RATES FOR MONEY ON DEPOSIT. This Company receives MONEY ON DEPOSIT in sum; of £lO and upwards at the undermentioned rates from this day UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, viz.:— At 14 days' notice 3 per cent. per annum. At one month's notic e 3l per cent. per annum. FOR FIXED PERIODS OF Not less than 3 months and up to 6 months, 4 per ct. per an. Beyond 6 months and up to 9 months 4i per or. per an. Beyond 9 months and up to 12 months 5 per et. per an. Beyond 12 months and up to 21 months s} per et per an. Forms of application can be obtained of the Secretary, to whom all communications must be addressed. By order of the Court, ALFRED LOWE, Secretary. 17 and 18, Cornhill, London, June 15, 1865. Sure to flt PILES, PROLAPSUS ANT, and UTERI Instantly relieved and ultimately cured by some entirely new and very ingenious appliances. Prices from 10s. 6d., sent by post on receipt of size round hire. Elastic Stockings, Kneecaps, Surgical Belts, and applian7es of every description, with all the latest improvements, Ind of the best quality, at considerably reduced prices. ROUND SHOULDERS, STOOPING HABITS, and DE FORMITIES cured by CHANDLER'S IMPROVED CHEST EXPANDING BRACES, fbr both sexes of all ages. They strengthen the voice and lungs, relieve indiges tion, and are especially recommended to children for assist ing the growth, and for promoting health and symmetry of figure. Price 10s. Bd. All the above instruments are highly recommended by the leading members of the medical profession. Illustrated catalogues forwarded. MR. IL P. CHANDLERY SJUGICAL MECHANICIAN, 68, Berners-street, Oxford-street, London, W. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WA LE 9, K.G President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH. K.G. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are 'capable of cobtaining several hundred more beds, had the Committee the requisite Hinds to maintain them. This'Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders. is wholly de pendent for support on voluntary contributions and legacies. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a con3iderable period averaged between 8,000 and 4,000 weekly. Contributions are received by the Treasurer. Edward Mu -lerman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; 'ferries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; .111 ams, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur ney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. , Berncrs-street ; I. Barned and Liverpool;Co.. and at the Hospital. from 10 till 5. STANFII SMITH, Secretary. SAILORS' ORPHAN GIRLS' SCHOOL and HO 11E, Hampstead. Offices, 77, Cornhill PATRON —The QUEEN. TRUSTEES. Capt. the Hon. Francis Maude, The Rev. Canon rhampneys Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. TREASURERS. R. C. L. Bevan, Esq. I Robert Banbury, Esq. This Institution is designed to supply a great national want, viz., an asylum for the orphan daughters of sailors in the Royal Navy and Merchants Service and of Marines. It clothes, maintains, and educates them for domestic service, and provides a home free of expense for former inmates while out of situations, thus shielding them from the temptations they might otherwise be exposed to. The Committee earnestly APPEAL for CONTRIBU TIONS to meet the increasing applications through the recent storms and loss of life at sea, and to enable them eveWually to obtain premises more commensurate with the necessities of this great maritime country, which loses 2,000 sailors annually by casualties alone, without 'winding tliose who may perish by war. Subscriptions thankfully received by the bank ers, M essrs. t ß a ar ry c , l a a t y,Lev o a ffi n, ce a s n , d N C o o . . 7 , 7 L , c o o m r b n a h r i tstreet, and by th e S ecre- R. SWEETTNG, Hon. See, CHARLES NASH, sea -~~.~! 2 041 . #lt, .. • * (On- . I)/ • • 4,0 g. r_it _ • • . , - ,Fk st . I A S; fit i~ T .. - 4 , ,1441r -4 agi . Atk, ' • Cd° • THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 22, 1865. OMEMBER, YO U WILL SEE YO UR FRIENDS at " EVANS'." After the Opera we shall Sup there! YUEN MIN YUEN. THE SUMMER PALACE OF PEKIN. The Col ection of Captain de Negroni, valued at up war.ls of .£500,000, removed from the Crystal Mice. Largest SAPPHIRE in the World, valued alone at £llO,OOO. Open at 213, Piccadilly, near the Circus, from Twelve a.m. to Ten at night. Admission, ls.; Saturdays, 2s. ad. R. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, will appear in their new entertain ment, entitled A PECULIAR FAMILY, by William !trough. New scenery by T. and W. Grieve. Atter which, M". John Parry will give a few Memoranda from his Musi cal Note Book, entitled "RECOLLECTIONS," vocal and instrumentaL Every Evening., except Saturday, at 8. A 14IORNING REPRESENTATION every Wednesday and Saturday, at 3. ROYAL, GALLERY OF ILLUSTRA TION, 14, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, ls. and 2s. ; stalls, Is. ; stall spring chairs, ss. Stalls may be secured (without fee) in advance at the Gallery. CANTERBURY HALL. Selections from MARTHA and THE BROTHER AND SISTEIt, supported by Miss RUSSELL, Miss Barrie, Mess Hays, ; Messrs. ST. ALBYN, Green, &c., with Full Band and Chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jongmans. Comedy by Arthur Lloyd, Messrs. Dnriah and Davis, and the Grotesque D'Aubans, THIS EVENING will be produced, with new Optical effects, the Illusion, entitled KO KO RI KO, on a scale of magnificence never before attempted, and embracing the ser vices of the entire establishment. , ADAALE TITSSAUD'S EXHIBITION.- 1. 30 years, at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITIONS.—In accordance k ith the season, the Exhibition has been entirely re-embellished. The whole of the ancient Court Dresses of the most costly description, faithfully copied from the most minute pictures, have been renewed. Modern Court Dresses of the most splendid de scription, selected from the first houses in Paris and London, and probably never equalled or surpassed, are now on view. A life-size Model of JOHN WILKES BOOTH, the base assassin of the late President Lincoln, is also to be seen. Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. Admittance, One Shilling; Extra Rooms, Sixpence. T HE CREDIT FONCIER AND MOBILIER OF ENGLAND (Limited). Authorised Capital , .£1.000,C00 Capital Sübscribed Capital Paid-up .. 500,000 Reserve Fund. 200,000 Dividend Reserve Fund 70.000 Governors. The Right Ron. JAMES STUART WORTLEY, G overnor. JAMESArm Arms-yard, y N a r u d JAMES LEVICII, Esq., Merchant, King's ENT DANIELL, Esq., London, Deputy- ALBERT GRANT, Esq., M.P., Managing Director. DIRECTORS. James Childs, Esq., London. Alexander Dunbar. Esq.. Old Broal-street, London. Charles Ellis, Esq.. Lloyd's. Adolphe Hakim, Esq. (Messrs. Pinto, Hakim Brothers, and Co.). London. the Hob. T. C. Haliburton, M.P., Chairman of the Canada Agency Association, London. William Harrison, Esq. (Messrs. Young, Harrison, and Bevan), Director of the Thames and Mersey Insurance Company. Richard Stuart Lane, Esq. (Messrs. Lane, Hankey, and Co.), London. Charles E. Newbon, Esq.. London. itenry Pownall, Esq., J.P.. 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Matters run so smoothly at Wimbledon that the existence of this gigantic refreshMent department , has ceased to be matter of wonder ; but it certainly is not the least striking among the many remark able features at Wimbledon that an enterprising caterer should find it worth his while to travel all the way from Manchester, with a staff of over 100 persons, and merely for the sake of such profit as he can realise in a fortnight to erect on Wimbledon common an ornamental edifice containing dining and refreshment-rooms capable of accommodating 500 or 600 persons easily ; and, what is not less ex traordinary, though thousands of persons belonging to every grade have been dependent a whole fort night on Mr. Jennison, at the end of that time no complaints are recorded against his establishment. _ _ Of another department, by no means equally at tractive, but quite as important, it is right to speak in terms of praise. In consequence of what occurred last year the Council felt it necessary to take extra medical precautions at the present meeting, and the hospital arrangements, organized and superintended by Surgeon-Major Wyatt, of the Guards, were most efficient. For some hours yesterday Col. Clark Kennedy and Captain Mildmay were occupied in measuring the thousands of cartons pierced at the Swiss ranges, with the view of ascertaining the most central shot. The relative merits of the shot holes are determined by means of an instrument of great precision exhibit ing differences as minute as the thousandth part of an inch. And the interest attaching to the opera tion of measuring these pieces of pasteboard may be gathered from the fact that the distribution of £470, in amounts varying from £5O to £5, is governed by the verdict of this unerring index. The £5O prize for the most central shot was awarded to Mr. Wm. Wells, who on a recent occasion nearly became one of the representatives of Peterborough. In the case of a minor prize-winner a curious circumstance oc curred. In this contest the object is to get as many cartons as possible, and competitors go on shooting without knowing anthing of the character of their shots, beyond the fact that so many cartons pierced by them were taken down at the other end of the range, and preserved for examination by the Coun cil. It turned out that one gentleman made two cartons of merit so exactly equal that he had " tied" himself for the prize to which he became entitled. The contest for the photographic series excited greatlinterest, the album value £5O, annually given by Mr. Herbert Watkins, and containing photographs selected for their relation to rifle shooting and to the Volunteer service, being accounted by prize-winners one of the most interesting souvenirs of Wimbledon that they can carry off. Mr. Watkins aims chiefly at perpetuating what may be called the historic groups of Wimbledon, and his gallery of celebrities some years hence will possess considerable value. Mr. Vernon Heath chooses rather to reproduce the natural features of Wimbledon, and some of his photographs of the wilder portions of the Common are admirable studies of nature, and very, superior to ordinary photographs of the kind. Several of the views taken by him during the present meeting were exhibited yesterday. A favourite subject in the collection was the firing point for the " Horatio Ross" prize. The Council yesterday were called upon to enter tain rather a critical point—namely, whether Mr. E. Ross was in strictness entitled to the Enfield Wimbledon Cup, won by him a day or two ago. The conditions of that match were as follow's " The Enfield' Wimbledon Cup, value £lOO ; restricted to the winners ofi first prizes of the value of .£2O and up wards in Enfield Rifle' , competitions, at any of the Wimbledon meetings previous to 1865, and highest scorer in International Enfield Match and Oxford and Cambridge Challenge Plate in 1861." Mr. Ross's was the highest score in the Oxford and Cambridge match, not in 1864, but in 1865, and the question arose whether thin was sufficient qualifi cation. The intention in forming the rule no doubt was to apply the date 1864 to the International Enfield Match, first shot in that year, the Univer sity Challenge Plate being a competition senior in point of time. The wording of the condition, how ever, is unmistakable, and attention having been called to the matter the Council were confronted with the difficulty. Owing to the pressure of other business, a meeting could not well assemble till a late hour, and the decision at which the members finally arrived did not transpire last evening. The following is the list of prizes not already re ferred to won at Wimbledon yesterday : HENRY PEEK PRIZE—WINNER. Points. Colour-Sergoant Marriot, 4th West York, £52 10s. 38 DR. EHRHARDT'S PRIZES—WINNERS. Points. Corporal Brachor, 2d Somersetshire, 200 yards, £lO, a cup ... ... 12 Captain Smith, Edinburgh Rifle Brigade, 200 yards, £7, a revolver ... 9 London: P. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. Row ready, boards, price le. Oct. EFTS; a Colloction of_ the 13* Tales contri buted to "Temple Bar," "Once a Week," "Cham bers's Journal," &c. By LEWIS HOUGH, M.A. With Two Illustrations by W. Schwench Gilbert. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. Demy 4to cloth, price 7s. 6d., THE PSYCHONOMY of the HAND or, the Hand an Index of Mental Development. . London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, OFFICERS' PRIZES. Points. Ist Prize—.£lo. A sword, presented by Mr. J. Latham —Lieut. Marsden, 87th Regiment ... 29 2d Prize—.£9. A large engraved goblet—Capt. Grant, School of Musketry 28 3d Prize—C. A rosette engraved goblet—Capt. Astley, School of Musketry ... ... 28 4th Prize—Xs. A plain goblet, twisted stem—Lieut. ' Haldane, School of Musketry ... 27 sth Prize—a. A plain goblet, fluted bowl—Lieut. Orr, School of Musketry ... 26 6th Prize—Xs. A silver tankard—Lieut. Murray, 84th Regiment .. ..• ... 25 7th Prize—.£s. A wine flask—Capt. Jones, Oxford University Bth Prize—V. An oridized tankard—Capt. Galbraith, 85th Regiment ... 24 9th Prize—a. An oxidized tankard—Lieut. Telfer, Ist battalion, 4th Regiment ... 21 10th Prize—a. Three plated beakers—Lieut. Turner, 73d Regiment ... ....24 11th Prize—a. A silver-mounted horn—Major Borey, let battalion, 24th Regiment SERGEANTS' PRIZES. Winners of £5 Points. Serg.-Instr. Davies, S. of Mus. 31 _ Serg.-Instr. Grubb, S. of Mus. 30 Winners of £3. Serg.-Instr. Rose, S. of tins. ... ... ... 30 Serg.-Instr. Hugill, S. of . 31u5.... ... ... 29 Winners of £2. Points. Serg,-Instr. Ball, S. of Mus. ‘ 2 ,?, Col.-Serg. Gleddon, 85th Reg ••• ••• hj 28 Serg.-Instr. French, S. of Mus... ••• Serg.-Instr. Stockton, S. of M.... ... 28 Serg.-Instr. Burke, S. of Mus.... ••• . -I Serg.-Instr. Ormsby, S. of Mus. ••• •.• 27 Serg.-Instr. T. 0. Brien, S. of Mus. ..• 27 Sergnstr. Hill, S. of Mus. ... 27 Wh i ners of £l. ... 28 Points. Serg.-Instr. Reddan, S. of Mug. ... ... 27 ... Serg. Redmond, 62d Regt• ... ..• ... 27 Serg. Chissoll, 39th Regt• ... •.• ... 27 Serg.-Instr. Purcell, S. of Mus.... ~. ~. 26 Serg.-Instr. Emery, S. of Mus.... ... ... 26 Serg.-Instr. Ki]gour, S. of Alm... ~. .26 Serg.-Instr. Nichol ] , S. of Mus. ... ... 26 Serg.-Instr. Pike, Gren. Guards ... 26 Serg.-Instr. Cog, Scots Fusilier Guards ... 26 Serg. Bennett, 103 d Regiment ... ... ... 25 HORATIO ROSS'S PRIZE.—WINNERS. Points. Shots. Private Peterkin, Cam. university, £25... 47 12 Private Lord Aberdeen, London Scot, £5,.. 46 12 FIFTH SERIES, EXTRA PRIZES.—WINNERS. Points. Ist Prize—X2l. A cup, presented by Messrs. Hunt and Roskell—Major Bishop, Guernsey Militia... 40 2d Prize—X2l. A pair of statuettes, presented by Messrs. Elkington and Co.—Captain Bland, 76th Regiment -... 3d Prize—X2l. A cup, presented by Messrs. Hancock and Co.—Mr. Metford 4th Prize-21. A gold chain, presented by Messrs. Wotherston and Co., Pall-mall— Captain Heaton, 40th Lancashire sth Prize—X2l. A cup, presented by Mr. J. Clothier— Captain Fenton, 56th Lancashire ... 6th Prize—X2l. A cup, presented by Karnes Gunpow der Company—Capt. Costin, sth Lancashire ... 7th Prize—Xlo. A prize presented by Messrs. Ortner and Houle, of St. James's-street--Private E. Ross, London Scottish „, „, „I ... 39 ... 39 SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. 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The Wimbledon Meeting. 4 Yesterday the statistical department issued the final list of prizes gained at the present meeting, and in doing so brought to a close the arduous labours, of which few, even of those taking part in the com petitions, could form any adequate conception. Other members of the executive staff from time to time enjoyed a change of scene, or at least a change of oc - cupation, in dealing with appeals urged or questions asked upon the wildest range of subjects. But the inmates of the marquees devoted to statis tics were always compelled to be always on the same spot, either poring over registers sent in from the various firing points, or on the watch for the arrival of others, enabling them to arrive at results that might stand the scrutiny of men anxious both for prizes and for fame. Colonel Bewes and the staff under his direction had probably the most serious and least inviting portion of the duties at Wimbledon to perform ; an acknowledgment, therefore, is duy to them for the great ability, care, and patience shown in the fulfilment of their task. The principal item in their record yesterday was the "Dudley" prize, always shot for on the last day of the Wimbledon competition, and restricted to the winners of small-bore prizes during the meeting. Unlike the previous day, when the use of shooting screens was attended with obvious advantages, there was scarcely a breath of air yesterday, and just that light greyish haze prevailed which enabled the picked shots entitled to shoot in this match to plant their shots in the centres of the targets, with almost as much accuracy as if placed there by hand. The ranges shot at were 500 and 800 yards, and the prize of £5O fell to Lord Aberdeen, who made 47 points. The score next in point of merit was scarcely inferior, but in this corps d'elite of prize men there was no second prize. The question standing over from the previous day, and raised by a claim on the part of the Scot tish Eight to have a pointin the match for the Elcho Challenge Shield decided in their favour, was for tunately settled by mutual arrangement, without a formal appeal to the umpire. Some evidence had been collected in support of the claims, but the more judicious fries ls of Scotland saw that even if the controversy could be freed from the grave doubt resting upon it, it was qu it e possible that a success so ogcountry than prove l ess f or the real interests of their than a defeat gracefully acquiesced in. It transpired also that during the match a bull'seye having been marked for the English Eight, the members of which believed that only a centre had properly been obtained, they declined to accept thO extra point given them till a mounted officer had been despatched to the target to verify the marking. Some suggestions were thrown out on Thursday evening that the match ought to be shot over again, but no action was taken upon them ; and eventu ally the following letter was addressed to Lord Ducie, Captain of the English Eight, by Captain Horatio Ross, the leader of the Scottish team :... Lingfield-villa, Friday Morning, July 21. Dear Lord Ducie,—Since the termination of the Na tional Match yesterday I have thought a great deal of the unpleasant position in which it at present stands. I believe that a centre made on our side was improperly marked as a "ricochet," and I also think it quite possible that if the case was laid before the umpire it might be given in our favour. I, however, think that if such should be the result, it might cause un p le asant feelings, a n d wou ld not be a satisfactory way of winning the Elcho Shield. I, th e refore, as captain of the Scottish Ei g ht, g i ve up the point, and I hope we s hall have a good fight for it nex t IoRATio Ross. sincerely, l year. Lord Du ß ci e e lie r v e e tu m rn e returned the fs,yoollrw very following reply "National Rifle Association Camp, Wimbled on , J u ly 21. M y dear Ross, —I am glad to hear that you acquiesce in the scores sent in by the officers in charge of our respec tive firing points, withoutfurther reservation as to the value of a shot fired at some period of the competition. "Being perfectly satisfied with the result of the match, I have nothing to add except a hopo that our future contests may be as equal as that of yesterday, and that England may night countrymen worthy ofsuch skilful com- have always proved' themselves to be. pe never ti to r f s a a i fail t y o o p u r o a d n i d i c e y o a l n i r Believe me yours very truly, "Captain Ross." " Ducm. During the day an official report was sent in to the Council upon a point forming one of the best tests of the success of the meeting. To this docu ment were appended the signatures of Sir A. Malet, on behalf of the National Rifle Association, Colone Johnston, representing the military residents in Camp, and Colonel King, on the part of the Volun teers, expressing unanimous approval of the man- ~~~ - PRICE 4d. STAMPED sd. PHOTOGRAPHIC SERIES. -MR. HERBE KINS' PRIZES .- RT WAT WINNERS. Po Ist Prize, £5O, a Vol un t eer Album, containing 110ints. choice photographs selected for their quality or re- • lation to the service, elegantly bound in blue levant morocco, richly tooled by J. and J. Leighton, from a design by Luke Limner, F.S.A.—P r i vate Lord Aberdeen, London Scottish.., 32 2d Prize, framed photographs, £3 3s. Panorama of Wimbledon, 1861, £1 Is. ; English International Twenty, and £1 is. Scotch International Twenty —Lieutenant ilarriner, 9th Middlesex 31 3d Prize, £3 3s. Panorama, and £1 ls. • English Twenty—Captain M(Gregor, London Scottish ..• 30 4th Prize, £3 3s. Panorama—Lieutenant Cunning ham, 18th Middlesex ••• ••• 30 sth Prize, £1 is. English Twenty, and £1 ls. Scotch Twenty—Private Hay, Ist Somerset 30 6th Prize, £1 is. English Twenty—Captain Richard son, Cambridge University... ... ... 30 LADIES' CONSOLATION PRIZES.—WINNERS. Points. Ist Prize.—£lo. Doggett, sth Bedfordshire ... ... 18 2d Prize.—£6. Private Ryley, Victorian 17 3d Prize.—£4. Corporal Blackburn, Oxford Univ. ... 17 4th Prize.—£3. Sergeant Davidson, 20th Middlesex 17 sth Prize.—£l. Private. Campbell, 3d Kirkcudbright 16 6th Prize.—.£l. Sergeant Short, Ist Devon ... 16 The Horatio Ross prize, the object of so much keen competition between Lord Aberdeen and Mr. Peter Tin, fell eventually to the latter. It will be recollected that two or three days ago Lord Aber deen, after much effort, surpassed by two points what had been regarded as . the unapproachable score of 42 made by his agile rival. The latter, stimulated to fresh exertions, made such energetic efforts that he actually succeeded in increasing his score to 47, —that is to say, within the space of five minutes he ran 500 yds, loaded and fired 12 times, never missed target or made an outer, but scored 11 bulls'-eyes and one centre, or within one point of the maximum capable of being made, had the rifle been fired from a mechanical rest. All day on Thursday Lord Aberdeen was occupied with the match for the Elcho Shield, and spent yesterday afternoon in winning the Dudley Cup. But, fatigued as he must neces sarily have been, he prevented himself last evening at the firing post for the Horatio Ross prize, to make one final effort to wrest this distinction from Mr. Peterkin; when, as he was about to run, the signal gun fired, and the prize competition for 1865 on Wimbledon-common was at an end. Shortly before 10 o'clock last night the promised display of fireworks took place in front of the offices of the Association. An event of this kind is always attractive ; and when rocket-sticks have such an area as that of Wimbledon-common to range over, pyrotechnists can afford to be more daring in their displays than when their operations are carried on within narrower limits. There was an enormous gathering of residents in camp and in the neigh bourhood, and additions to the assembly came in considerable numbers from the metropolis as well. Carriages, cabs, &c., were drawn up in rows four or five deep outside the enclosure ; and within, whenever a burst of light of unusual brilliancy gave opportunity for a general glance, in every direction upturned gazes of admiration were seen following the flight and descent of the rockets, many coloured stars, golden showers, &c. A grand effect was pro duced when from the range of flagstaffs stretching right across the common, at a given signal, alter nate jets of white and red flame burst forth. This dazzling mixture of colours with the white back ground of the marquees, and on all sides the ani mated and applauding crowd, made together a coup d'ceil which for vividness and beauty will long be remembered, but which it would be impossible ade quately to describe. DISTRIBUTION OP PRIZES-THE REVIEW. Lady Spencer having consented to present the prizes to the successful competitors, this ceremony will commence to-day at 3 o'clock punctually. The hour named for the troops to be on the ground is 5 o'clock, so that if punctuality be ob served by them the x - c9fdli -- may be expectecLto com mence almost as soon as the distribution of prizes, which is always an interesting ceremony, has con cluded. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TimEs.—ln the elections which were held yester day fortune was again favourable to the Liberal cause. No less than three counties which in the late Parliament were represented entirely by Conserva tives have been successfully attacked, and one Liberal seat has been gained in each. Even in the stanch Conservative county of North Essex the Liberals have been successfully led by Sir Thomas Western, and the celebrated Conservative champion, Major Boresford, has been defeated. Mr. Du Cane, the other Conservative member, retains his seat. The Liberal cause has achieved a similar success in Hertfordshire, where the eloquence of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton has not availed to prevent the Hon. W. Cowper from being returned at the head of the poll. The contest in this instance has been remark ably severe. Mr. Cowper is but 70 ahead, and the numbers polled for Sir E. B. Lytton and Mr. Surtees, the second and third members, are exactly equal. A considerably larger number of electors, moreover, have been polled than on the occasion of the last contest, when, in 1864, Mr. Cowper was defeated by Mr. Surtees. The third county which the Liberals have successfully stormed is North Wiltshire, in which Lord Charles Bruce, the Liberal candidate, is returned, at the head of the poll, with Mr. Long. The defeated Conservative candidate is Sir G. Jen kinson. The amenities which passed between this gentleman and Mr. Long at the commencement of their canvass will not have been forgotten by our readers. These three successes in counties which might have been thought secure to the Conservative side would seem enough for one day of county con tests, but we have another success toadd to them, over an which, though not so marked a victory enemy in possession, is even more important in its character. The two new seats for the Southernpart of the West B i di ng have been carried Mr. Beaumont, the two seats am en t were b y t c h r e ea a t r ed . by Lord Milton and i L n ib t e h r e al cocuransdeidoaftest.he last Theseseats which had be en for feited The present, therefore, was the prop ria f etironbriobfery. two Parliament first occasion on w hich this constituency has b een polled, and the Liberals have established themselves i n possession on the first opportunity. There are many persons living who remembered when the re presentation of Yorkshire was in a very different condition and was very differently decided. This great county, which, with the addition just made, now returns eight members to the House of Com mons, was represented as late as 1820 by no more than two, and the struggle at a contested election was one which none but giants in purse or influence could maintain. At Wilberforce's last election up wards of 23,000 persons voted, the poll was kept open for fifteen days, and the costs are said to have been not less than half a million of money. The change from this cumbrous and extravagant system represents an immense advance in political science, and the increase in the number of members is equally significant of the development of the county in wealth and population. The remaining elections of yesterday have probably not affected file strength of the Government. In South Durham a sharp con test has left the representation in the same state as in the late Parliament. For the county of Dublin the Conservatives retain their superiority, although Captain White, the Liberal candidate, has polled a very considerable number of votes. There now re main but 19 or 20 seats to be filled, of which 13 are to be decided to-day, and as the general result of the election the Liberals will be able to count a list of gains which even Mr. Disraeli may be in duced to consider of some importance. The dinner at Newport Pagnell appears to have happened at the most opportune moment for the ingenious con solation which the Conservative leader adminis tered to his followers. A day or two later and the numbers might have surpassed even Mr. Disraeh's ingenuity. PosT.—Wbatever opinion the public generally may entertain with regard to the performances of the last session of the late Parliament, we feel as sured that by one class at least of her Majesty's subjects a grateful recollection of some of its acts will long continue to be held. The debates on the subject of Canada, although revealing the fact that the actual circumstances and condition of that coun try were but imperfectly understood by some of those who took part in them, nevertheless possessed an interest not only for Canada, but for the whole of the scattered colonies of Britain in every quarter of the globe. Persevering efforts had been made by persons of influence and by a portion of the press tn rsuade the public that the colonies were eakness, and, in the case of those of British North America, of positive danger to the parent State, and that the best interests of all parties demanded that the connection between England and her numerous offspridg, should termi nate at the earliest possible period. Out of doors little was attempted to be done by the parties chiefly interested towards frustrating the designs of those who, we can hardly believe from purely patriotic motives, wished to bring about the dismemberment of the empire. This apparent apathy was probably owing to the fact that the colonists reposed implicit faith in the honour and wisdom of the Imperial Par liament, and were convinced that that body would take a correct view of the relations which ought to subsist between the colonies and the mother coun try.. The emphatic deciaration of Lsrd Palmerston that it is the duty of England to stand by her colo nies, if necessary,defend them with the whole force of the empire, so long as they were disposed to retain their allegiance to the Crown of these realms, was affirmed by an overwhelming majority of the mem bers of the late Parliament. This one act of the session we can easily believe will ever be borne in grateful remembrance by our fellow-subjects, how ever distant from the mother country may be the British territory upon which they have established their homes. W e b e li eve t h at t h e l ate Parliament, in recognising the obligations of the parent State towards her scattered colonial dependencies, truly expressed the feeling. of the people of England, a thatel election itohne thusnew Parliament affords i an s large p roportion of whom have friends and relatives in all the colonies. Th e progress o f t h e general di ca t e giveincreased tion of the fact indication support to the patriotic and liberal policy of the present Government, and that by its acts the hap piness and prosperity of all British subjects at home and in the colonies will be very greatly promoted. In closing the late session her Majesty, unfor tunately, was not abl e to congratulate the public upon the prospect of the early a ccomp li s h ment of the project for consolidating th e i nterests of British North America, in which the people of this country during the past yea . l . have taken no small amount of interest. The British North American people, however, if they have not yet been able t o agree among themselves on the question of Confederation, are nobly unanimous in the expressio n o f t h eir loyalty to the Queen, and their desire to remain permanently part and parcel of the British empire. We believe they are sincerely anxious, as far as their peculiar circumstances will permit, of follow ing the mother country in her free-trade policy, and of establishing closer political and commercial relations with the parent State. This satisfactory state of the public sentiment in the British North American provinces is, we think, in a great measure to be attributed to the liberal policy of the Imperial Government, to the courteous attention which has, been paid to all their representations, and to the marked consideration which the late Parliament gave to questions in which their vital interests were concerned. The paragraph in her Majesty's speech referring to the proposed confederation, and recog nising the devoted loyalty of all her British North American subjects, will, we have no doubt, be re garded by the latter as affording an additional proof of the interest which her Majesty and the people of this country feel in the present prosperity and future destination of the nearest and most advanced portion of our colonial empire. Whatever amount of regret and disappointment the temporary failure of the Confederation scheme may have occasioned in this country and in Canada, it is perhaps, after all, for the best that the fusion of all the interests of British North America, which cannot be deferred for any great length of time, should not be com pleted in a hurried manner. The union of the provinces under one strong central Government for defensive purposes was of much more importance six months ago than it is at the present time. The judicious conduct of the Canadian Govern ment in amicably settling grave matters recently in dispute between themselves and their powerful neighbour, and the manly and consistent course pursued by the Government of Lord Palmerston throughout the late American civil war, no longer render it necessary that every part of the Canadian frontier should bristle with arms to repel the ad vance of an invading host. Happily for the inte rests of mankind in general a friendly understand ing now subsists between England and the United States, and there is no reason to fear any sudden disturbance of these good relations. It is of the utmost importance to the interests of both nations, kindred as they are, that perpetual peace should, if possible, subsist between them ; and we are sure the wise and statesmanlike policy of the present Govern ment towards America fully entitles them to the gratitude and renewed confidence of the people of this country As regards the question of the Con federation of British North America, the idea, although only within the past twelve months brought prominently before the English public, has for more than a quarter of a century been familiar to the minds of our Transatlantic fellow-subjects. It has _over andovar again been meal orl, a n d laid -on--Orc shelf until the proper time should arrive for the ac complishment of so great a project. We believe that the time has come for carrying into effect what has until lately been a fond dream with the colonial statesmen, and we are confident that the labours of the delegates from the several provinces who as sembled in conference at Quebec last year, and agreed upon a basis for establishing one general Government for all British l North America, will not prove abortive. Alth oug h l oca l j ealous i es and sus picions may for a time retard the progress of the Confederation movement, it has now acquired such a strong hold up on t h e minds of the people of Bri tish North America that its ultimate success appears to us a matter of certainty. Nova Scotia has sent over two of the members of its Government to con fer on the subject with her Majesty's Ministers, and New Brunswick has also sent a deputation for the same purpose. We can only express a hope that the conferences between the several deputations from the provinces and the Imperial Government Will have a favourable result for the Confederation j , project ; and, as her Maes y t in her speech in closing the last session, observed, bring about such a unio n of the provinces as will afford them additional strength, and give facilities for many internal im provements. We think it not at all improbable that one of the first bills to be submitted to the n ew Parliament will be one for uniting, under one gene ral Government, the various provinces of British North America. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, CHESTERFIELD RACES-JuLy 21. SWEEPSTAKES. Nothing More (Clarkson) 1 , Mr. Sykes' colt 2 Cutler 3 Humphrey 4 Betting -5 to 4on Nothing More, 2to 1 apt Cutler. Won by three lengths ; length between second and third. HARTINdTON PLATE. Cranbury (Pearson) 1 Garotter Terror 3 Betting-11 to 8 on Cranbury, 5 to 2 eget Garotter. Won by a length. CHATS VVORTII STAKES. Helen (Snowden) 1 King Tom 2 New York 3 saunterer filly A Betting-5 to 2on Helen; 3to 1 agst New York. Won by a length and a half. The Stand Plate of 20 sovs, added to a handicap of 3 sovs each ; the second saved his stake ; winners extra ; three- quarters of a mile. Mr. Brittain's Gamecock, 3 yrs, Bst 21b (Thorpe 1 Mr. Barber's Cutler, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b (J. Snowd on 2 Mr. Watson's Nothing Moro, 3 yrs, Bst 71b ...(Clarkso n 3 - - - - Betting-6 to 5 each agst Nothing More and Cutler, and 10 to 1 agst Gamecock. Cutler took the lead, but was soon caught by Gamecock, who won cleverly by a length ; a neck between second and third, Nothing More swerving across the course at the finish. The Sheffield Plato of 25 sovs, added to a handicap of 3 sovs each ; the winner to be sold for 80 sovs, &c. ; tho second saved his stake ; half a mile. Mr. Peckitt's Mrs. Liaiper, 3 yrs, ist 121 b ...(Snowden) 1 Mr. Kendall's Humphrey, aged, Bst 101 b (ThorPe) 2 Betting-7 to 2on Mrs. Lirriper, who made her own running and won by three lengths. No advanco on the selling price. Tho Ladies' Plato did not fill. MRS YELVERTON V. "SATURDAY REVIEW" CASE. —The following issue has been agreed upon for trial in this action for damages :—" It being admitted that the de fenders aro proprietors and publishers of the Saturday Review, and that, in that paper on the 30th July, 1864, an article was published by them entitled Tho Yelverton Case,' and expressed in the terms contained in the schedule hereunto annexed, whether the whole or any part of the said article is of and concerning the pursuer, and falsely and calumniously represents the pursuer as being a disre putable and immodest person, to the loss, injury, and da mage of the pursuer ? Damages laid at £3,000." LADVERTISEMENT.II—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills. 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