The Sun. — London, England, 1865-07-13 00:00:00

n EMEMBER, YOU WILL SEE YOUR AA; FRIENDS at " EVANS'. " After the Opera we eha►ll Sup there! 1., liINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC Tuts ode:wetted Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by ate Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale 8. GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded 'Rinahan's LL Whisky." WHAT A STUPID FELLOW YOU ARE to bite off the end of yo ur Ci ga r, when you can buY One of "BUTCHER'S PATENT KEY-RING CIGAR NIPPERS" for a Penny. 8,,1d everywhere. MUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1850), 14, RUSSELL-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LENDS MONEY on Personal and other Security, in sums of £2O to £5OO, to be repaid by instalments extending over one, two, or three years. The large C tpital of this Associa tion enables it to complete its transactions without delay. No inquiry or office fees, and strict secrecy observe 1. Bills Discounted at short notice. Form sent free on receipt of a directed stamped envelope. The Association also lends Money for the purchase• of a house by a tenant, or for the liquidation of mortgages, on terms most advantageous to the borrower. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. METROPOLIS SEWAGE and ESSEX RECLAMATION COMPANY. Incorporated by Special 'Act of Parliament. Capital £2;100,000, In 21,000 Scrip Certificates of £lOO each, to be hereafter divided into Shares of £lO each. Deposit on application £2 per Certificate, with further pay ment of £8 on allotment, and £lO on 2d October next. The Subscribers will, in exchange for their Letter of Allotment and Bankers' Receipt, receive Scrip Certificates, which, on payment of the sum of £lO, payable on 2d Oct., as above, will be exchanged, under the pro v i s i ons o f th e Act of Parliament, for Registered Shares of £lO, and the Shareholders will be credited in the-books of the Company £2 in respect of each Registered Share. DIRECTORS. The Right Hon. the Lord De Tabley. G. Sclater-Booth, Esq., M.P., Member of Sewage Commit tee; 1864 and 1865. The Lord Richard H. Browne. James Pattison Cuirie, Esq. Maurice Drummond, Esq. Arbuthnot G. Guthrie, Esq. Charles J. Lambert, Esq. Joseph S. Lescher Esq. The Hon. Henry AT. Petre. Col. Sir William Russell, Bart., C. 8., M.P., Member of the Sewage Committee 1864. Major the Hon. S. P. Vereker. J. W. Perry Watlington, Esq., M.P. ENGINRERS. G. W. Hemans, Esq., C.E., &c. J. F. Bateman, Esq., C.E., F.R.S., &e. CONSULTING CHEMIST. Professor J. T. W a y, Member of the Royal Commission on Rivers, and of the late Royal Commission on Sewage. BANKERS. Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie, and Co. Messrs. Drummond. Messrs. Sparrow, Tufnell, and Co. (Essex), The Union Bank of Scoand_and Branches, The Union Bank of Manchester, The Bank of Liverpool, The Birmingham Banking Company, J•-Barber Kennedy and Co. (Dublin), he Northern Banking Company (Belfast), SOLICITORS. Messrs. Baxter, Rose, Norton, and Co. Messrs. West and King. BROKERS. Messrs. P. Cazenove and CO. Messrs. Seymour and Co. SECRETARY (pro tem.).—Walter A. Michael, Esq. Offices-60, Threadneedle-street. The International Financial Society are authorised to receive Subscriptions for the Share Capital of this Cora ally, which has been incorporated by Special Act of Par liament for the purpose of Utilising the Sewage of the Northern Area of the Metropolis, the Concession of which has been granted to Messrs. Napier and Hope. The Concession from the Metropolitan Board of Works to Messrs. Napier and Hope, as now confirmed by Act of Parliament, is scheduled t. the Act, and both may be in spected at the Offices of the Company. The Concession has been vested in the Company on con dition of the payment to Messrs. Napier and Hope, under the provisions of the Act, of £50,000 in fully paid-up shares of the Company and a small contingent per-centage of the net profits. The Concession recites that in the opinion of the Board the works proposed by Messrs. Napier and Hope are cal culated to effect the three following objects, namely :- 1. To divert the Sewage fro the Thames. 2. To render it innocuous by its application to growing crops,\ 3 . To realise the great money value of the manure con tained in it. The first article confers upon Messrs. Napier and Hope "the absolute and exclusive right to and property in the s ewage" fora period of 54 years from the passing of the Act, but makes the following. provision in reference to the application of the net profits resulting from the scheme atter the expiration of four years from the passi ng o f th e Act. Previous to the expiration of that period all the profit results to the Company. After deduction of the annual charge for "money bor owed," profitf the `beorking and establishment expenses," the net shall applied— ,* - 1.11 payment of interest at 5 per cont. per annum on the !ware capital. In pay men t i n equal moieties to the shareholders and the Metropolitan Board of th e f ur th er p ro fit s up t o 15 per cent. 25 3. I n di vision of profits exceeding 15 per cent. and up t o per cent, between the shareholders and the Metropolitan Board, i n the proportion o, three-fourths to the latter.f one-fourth to the former and 4. After 25 per cent. the division again to become equal. MThe Olject of the se s ti pu l a ti ons i s, that while the Metro ilan Board are vi r t ua ll y t o rece i ve half the profits, yet, "t, in order to give a greater security, and therefore greater value to the shares, the shareholde r s are t o h ave a preferen ce to the extent of 5 per cent., which is made good to the Metropolitan Board between the points of 15 and 25 Per cent., at w hi c h latter point each party receives 121 per nt, and the division is then continued equally. Thus, t he sha re capital of the Company derives the advantage of t he entire capital, approaching three millions sterling, ex- Pended i by the Board on the north side of the Thames, for Ato, collection of the Sewage at the point of its delivery to ompany. tilto the expiration of 34 years the Board have the right, qiving two yea rs ' no ti ce, to require a revision by arbi ion of the above apportionment of profits. , The C oncess i on stipulates for the construction of a circu tar bri c k cu l vert, 9 feet 6 inches in diameter, shown by the red line on the accompanying map, and running from the Northern Outfall Sewer to the East Coast of Essex, and .further, 'for the reclamation of the tract of foreshore and sand, coloured pink on the map (about 7,000 acres),the in tention being to irrigate the lands in the district through which the culvert passe; and to utilise the surplus upon the reclaimed land. A contract has been entered into with Mr. Wm. Webster (who has constructed more than one-third of the main drainage work of the metropolis, including the Crossness Outfall), for the construction of the work mentioned above, together with the necessary pumping stations, for the sum of £1,853,448. To this must be added theamount to be paid to Messrs. Napier and Hope in shares, as before mentioned, the cost of land, engineering, Parliamentary, and legal ex penses, superintendence, and management, tog e th er w ith interest at 5 per cent. per annum on the capital during the c onstruction of the culvert, estimated at a total of £546,552; a £2,400,000. Th e A c t authorises the Directors to raise the a ll mount of £700,000 in debenture; but of this, as above shown, only £300,000 will in all p ro b a bility be required. The Company have the right of taking, without any pay ment, during the first four years, as much of the sewage as they can utilise. From this source an immediate return may be obtained, so that the return upon capital during co nstruction should be much in excess of the interest pro- Vide& 11 payment on the 2d October next of the £lO per Cer tificate then due the Certificates of £lOO will be exchanged for Registered Shares of £lO each. According to the calculations made the eventual revenue of the Company is estimated at about £720,000, and the Working expenses and management at £50,000. Ranker; who will not, however, receive any applications unl ess accompanied by a d epos i t o f £2 per certificate on the number of certificates applied for. In cases where no allotment is made the deposit will be returned in full, and should a smaller number than is applied for be alloted the balance returnable to the applicant will be applied towards payment of the amount due on allotment. In cases where an allotment-is made the deposit paid on application will be liable to forfeiture if the balance due on allotment be not paid within the term fixed by the letter of allotment, and the allotment will be liable to cancellation. Default by sub scribers in due payment of the £lO per scrip certificate, pay able on 2d October, 1865, will, in like manner, render the scrip certificates subject to cancell a ti on , and 'the amount theretofore paid thereon to forfeiture. Prospectus and Forms of Applications may be obtained from the Bankers and Brokers, and at the Offices of the Company, No. 60, Threadneedle-street, E.C., London. METROPOLIS SEWAGE AND ESSEX RECLAMA TION COMPANY. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES, To be left with the Banks. Will also receive Subscriptions. No. To the Directors of the Metropolis Sewage and Essex Reclamation Uompany. Gentlemen,—Having paid to the sum of £ , ueing a deposit of £2 per certificate on certificates, I re quest you to allot to me certificates of £lOO each, M the Metropolis Sewage and Essex Reclamation Com -1)411Y, in conformity with the Prospectus issued by the tuternational Financial Society (Limited) ; and I l z e . ebY agree to accept (subject in all respects to terms of the said Prospectus), such certificates, any less number that may be allotted to me, and to pay fi e sum due on allotment thereof, at such time as may be xed by the Letter of Alltment, and to pay the further bunt of £lO per c er tifi ca t e ono 2d October, 1865. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Signature Name in full Address in full Residence Date . It' ' O in L FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, 'nil' T er R the immediate vicinity of the Gre a t Northern ail minus, King's-cross. v Me-Patr Patron—Hr Most Gracious Majesty th e QUEEN . on —Ills Royal H ighness the Prince of WA LE e, K.G President-11 is Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. bc ri n lie Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the co f e ,° l ent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of the '""* . nln,g several hundred more beds, had the Committee requisite funds to maintain them. r! is Hospital. foundel in the „ year 1828, the first to estab the a , Princip'e of frea admission to the sick poor, without p and difficulty of Governors' orders. is wholly de epdent for support on voluntary contributions and legacies. ,J.t affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in 1"a 1 Pon to this, the average number of attendance of th e l desti tute sick has for a con iderable period averaged between 6, 00 and 4,000 weekly. , e Contrib utions are received by the Treasurer. Edward Dias t=B9., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Ornlnond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. • Herries and Co. ; Ransom it a ' Co.; Prescott, Grote, and Co: ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; VYrelay and Co. ; W Matas, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur , and Co.; Nisbet and Co. , Benaers-street ti ll Barned and ° • LivPrpool ; *tad at the Hospital. from 10 5. STANFORD t3MITIJ, OeOretitry. NP.. 22,797. OVEREND, GURNEY, and COMPANY (Limited. ry (Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862.) Capital £5,000,000, in 100,000 Shares of£so each, of which it is not intended to call up more than £l5 per Share. Deposit on application, £2 per Share; £5 per Share on allotment; £4 per Share on the 15th September, and the same on the 15th November. DIRECTORS. Henry Edmund Gurney, Esq., 65, Lombard-st ree t : John Henry Gurney, Esq., 9, 'St. James's-square, and Cat ten Hall, Norwich. Robert Birkbeck, Esq., 65, Lombard -street. Henry Ford Barclay, Esq., Monkhams, Woodford, Essex. Thomas A. Gibb, Esq. (Messrs. T. A. Gibb and Co.), 72, Old Broad-street. Harry G. Gordon, Esq., Chairman of the Oriental Bank Corporation. William Rennie, Esq. (Messrs. Cavan, Lubbock, and Co.), 16, Leadenhall-street. BANKERS. The Bank of England. Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, Twells, and Co, 14, Lombard-street. BROKERS. Messrs. Sheppard ; Pelly, and Allcard, 28, Threadneedle street. SOLICITORS. • Messrs. Young, Jones, Vallings, and Roberts, St. Mil dred's-court, E.C. - OFFICES. 65, Lombard-street. TEMPORARY OFFICES FOR ALLOTMENT AND THE REGISTRA. TION OF SHARES. 51, Lombard-street. The Company is formed for the purpose of carrying into effect an arrangement which has been made for the pur chase from Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Company of their long-established business as Bill Brokers and Money . Dealers, and of the premises in which the . business is con ducted ; the consideration for the goothrill being £500,000, one-half being Paid in caskand the remaiiideaia shares of the . Company, with £l5 per share credited thereon—terms which, in the opinion of the Direct Ors, cannot fail to in sure a highly remunerative return to the Shareholders. The business will be handed over to the new. Company on the Ist August next, the vendors guaranteeing the Company against any loss on the assets and liabilities transferred. Three of the members of the present firm have con sented to join the Board of the new Company, in which they will also retain a large pecuniary interest. Two of them (Mr. Henry Edmund Gurney and Mr. Robert Birk-. beck) will also occupy the position of Managing Directors, and undertake the general conduct of the business. The ordinary business of the Company will, under this arrangement, be 'carried on as heretofore, with the advan tage of the co-operation of the Board of Directors, who also propose to retain the valuable services of the existing staff of the present establishment_ . . The ... Directors will give their zealous attention to the cultivation 'of business of a first-class 'character only, it being theit conviction that they will thus most effectually promote the of the Company arid the permanent interests of the shareholders. • ' ' Copies of the Company's Memorandum and Articles of Association; as well as of the Deed of Covenant hi relation to the transfer of the business, can be inspected at the Offices of the Solicitors of the Company. . Applications for shares must be accompanied by the pay ment of a deposit of £2 per share, which will be received by Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, Twells, and Company, 54, Lombard-street. In the event of no allotment being made, the deposit will be returned in full; should a less number of shares be allotted than are applied for, the depo sit will, so far as required, be appropriated towards the payment due upon allotment. Prospectuses and Forms of Applications for Shares may be obtained at the Brokers, or the Temporary Offices of the Company. London, 12th July, 1865. (To be retained by the Bankers.) OVEREND, GURNEY, and COMPANY (Limited). To the Directors of Overend,Gurney, and Company (Limited). - Gentlemen, — Having paid £ to your Bankers, I request that yo,n will allot me Shares in Overend, Gurney, and Company (Limited); and I hereby agree to accept such shares or any loss number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the Calls thereon, subject to the provisions of the Companies' Act, 1862 and of the Articles of Association. Name in-full Address . .• Occcupation, if sny Usual signatures Date The above form, when filled up, is to be left with the Bankers on payment of the deposit. RMITER'S TELEGRAM COMPANY (Limited). NOTICI4 IS HEREBY GIVEN. that the FIRST ORDI NARY GENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders in this Company will be held on MONDAY, the 24th inst., at Twelve o'clock noon precisely, at the London Tavern, Bishopsg-ate street, London for the reception of a REPORT from the Directors, the declaration of a DIVIDEND, and such other business as may be brought before it. And no.ice is hereby further given, that, on the termina tion of the ord nary business, the Meeting will then be made Special for the pu-pose of deciding upon the fol•owing Reso lution, viz.:—" That clause 77 in the Articles of Associat on be altered by striking out the following words, commencing in the 4th line of such clause, ' and the security of shares io the Company.' " The Transfer Books will be Closed from the 19th until the 26th inclusive. _ _ By order of the Directors, FREDERICK J. GRIFFITHS, Secretary. J, Royal Exchange•buildings, London, July 8, 1865. T HE CREDIT FONCIER AND MOBILIER OF ENGLAND (Limited). -- --- --- X4.000,t 00 Authorised Capital Capital Sübscribed Capital Paid-up ** • 0000000 • •••• 500,000 Reserve Fund 200,000 Dividend Reserve Fund 70,000 DIRECTORS. The Right Hon. JAMES STUART WORTLEY , Governor. JAMES LEVICK, Esq., Merchant, King's) Deputy- Arms-yard, Governors. JAMES NUGENT DANIELL, Esq., London, James Childs. Esq., London. Alexander Dunbar, Esq., Old Broal-street, London. Charles Ellis, Esq., Lloyd's. Adolphe Hakim, Co.), London. Esq. (Messrs. Pinto, Hakim Brothers, and lhe Hon. T. C. Haliburton, M.P., Chairman of the Canada Agency Association, London. William Harrison, Esq. (Messrs. Young, Harrison, and Bevan), Director of the Thames and Mersey Insurance Company. Richard Stuart Lane, Esq. (Messrs. Lane, Hankey, and Co.), London. Charles E. Newbon, Esq., London. Henry Pownall, Esq., J.P., Russell-squar3, London. Joseph Macklin Smith, Esq. (Messrs. Haekrill Smith and Co.), Old Broad-street, London. Edward Warner, Esq , M. P., London. John Westmorland, Esq. (Director of the Royal Insurance Company), London. Albert Grant, Esq., F.S.A., M.R.1., Managing Director. • BANKERS. The Agra and Masterman's Bank (Limited). Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths. The National Bank, London, Dablin, and its Branches in Ireland. The Alliance Bank (Limited), London, Liverpool, and Man chester. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Newbon, Evans, and Co., Nicholas-lane, E.C. BUSINESS TRANSACTED. - -- • This Company negotiates Loans for Colonial and Foreign Governments ; Co-ocerates in the Financial arrangements of British and other Railways ; Makes Advances to Corporations. Town Councils, and other Public Bodies ; Negotiates Loans for Public Works; Assists in the introduction of Industrial and Commercial undertakings ; Makes advances upon approved Stocks, Shares, Bonds, Sm. Makes temporary Loans upon eligible Freehold and Lease hold Securities. ALFRED LOWE, Secretary. London, 17 and 18, Cornhill, June 15,1865. DEBENTURES ISSUED BY T HE CREDIT FONCIER AND MOBILIER OF ENLAND (Limited), ISSUE OF 4500,000 DE G iENTURES WITH INTEREST RERLY. The Directors have d B ecid LE Q ed U t A o iss T ue Debenture Bonds of the Company for the amounts and bearing interest as under, viz. In sums of ZIO, £2O, £5O, £lOO, £250, 4500, and £l,OOO, with coupons attached. For three years INTEREST. For five ye ars 11 For seven years . •• . ~ Interest payable quarterly—viz. 7 ei , 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 Dy 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 Trustees and others—transferrable by Deed only, to be 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, Fecretary. London, 17 and 18, Cornhill, Jane 15, 1865. DEPOSITS RECEIVED BY TIIE CREDIT FONCIER AND MOBILIER OF ENGLAND (Limited). RATES FOR MONEY ON DEPOSIT. This Company receives MONEY ON DEPOSIT In sums of £lO and upwards at the undermentioned rates from this day UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, viz. : At 14 days' notice At one month's notice 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 4 per cr. per an. Beyond 9 months and up to 12 months 5 per et. per an. Beyond 12 months and up to 24 months Si per ct. per an. Forms of application can be obtained of the Secretary, to whom all communieltions must be addressed. By order of the Court, ALFRED LOWE, Secretary. 17 and 18, Corrthill, London, June 15, 1865. WARWICK and SON, Engravers to the Royal Family Jewellers and Silversmiths, 121, Regent strcet, beg respecttully to acquai t the nobility, gentrwand their friends that they inteno making a REDM.,TION of 50 PER CENT, on all JEWELLERY and PL A. fED GOODS p in order to urchased for Cash, d ur i ng th i s and the following month, make room fur a NEW STOCK for the autumn. July, 1801. 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This fine iron frigate concluded her second day's experimental firing on the 3d inst. off the east end of the Isle of Wight, with the two 12-ton guns she has mounted on her broad sides, and the re sults altogether may be deefited exceedingly satis factory, as proving in the most conclusive manner that as far as the training of such guns mounted on a ship's broadside carriages expensive machinery a re c q h n in is e i ry te is not required for the purpose, all the ease and rapidity of training being obtainable by a few simple mechanical appliances such as Captain Key, of her Majesty's ship Excellent, has introduced in the fittings of the carriages on trial with their guns in the Minotaur ; as also proving that these same 12-ton guns may be worked by the aid of even the few mechanical helps introduced by Capt. Key, with as small a number of men as the old 68-pounder (16) ; giving reasonable encourage ment, also, for believing that with a little further alteration in some of the details of fittings, and the substitution of iron for wooden carriages, 12-ton guns may 'even be carried with safety at sea on the broadside ; reserving, however, the question of work ing them under certain conditions of wind and wea ther, and, lastly, though not least important, as proving the strength of the decks of our Minotaur class of vessel quite ample for carrying the 12-ton gun and carriage and slide, and also to sustain the shockof its discharge at 10 deg. elwation,the greatest extent to which the Minotaur's ports will allow the guns to be elevated. The port gun has been chiefly used during the two days' experiments, the one mounted on the starboard side not being quite com plete in some of its fittings, and during both days' firing 128 rounds have been fired from it with 351 b and 401 b charges and 1501 b round shot, 68 rounds being fired on the first day. On the 3d inst. the ship left Spithead at 9 a.m. with Rear-Admiral E. G. Fanshawe, Gunnery Lord of the Board of Admiralty, on board, and other officers, including Mr. Robin son, from the office of the Controller to the Navy ; Rear-Admiral Gambier, Lieut.-Col. Alexander, Royal Marine Artillery, &c. Capt. A.C. Key, C. 8., was also on board to conduct the firing.; and Capt. A. Herbert, of the Royal Sovereign, was in com mand of the ship pro tern. Firing commenced on the ship attaining a suitable position off the land with 301 b powder charges and 1501 b round shot, at a pole target distant 1,200 yards, the gun's crew num bering 16 men, the complement of a 68-pounder. Thirty rounds were fired before the men went to dinner, the average time of the last 20 rounds was 1 min. 17 sec., the shortest interval between the gun's discharge being 1 min. 3 sec. After dinner firing was resumed with the same kind of charge, and the first 12 rounds fired gave an average time of Imin. 7sec., the shortest interval between the gun's discharge being the unprecedented short space, for so large a gun, of 58see. In the firing after the men's dinner hour the average time was Imin. 14sec., and the shortest in terval lmin. 7sec., but during part of this time the gun's crew had been reduced from 16 to 14, or two less than the ordinary 68-pounder gun's complement. eventeen of these last charges were 401 b. powder cartridges, the remainder fired during the day beim°. 351 b. cartridges. Two shots, with 401 b. powder charges, were fired at 10 deg. of elevation to test the effect on the ship's deck. Means had been taken on the deck below, by means of fixed and sliding battens, to measure the exact deflection of the deck beams, if any, when the gun was discharged, the supports which had been fixed when tlie ship lay alongside Portsmouth dockyard having been removed before the ship commenced her firing on the first day. On both occasions of the gun being fired the beams de flected exactly 3-16ths of an inch, considerably less than the " give" would be in the beams of a wooden ship, and no more than might naturally be looked for as the true spring of the iron of the Minotaur's beams. The deck on which the guns stand has no underlie of iron, and hence if the guns stood on the decks simply on trucks they would doubtless cut the decks through, perhaps by their own weight, but certainly when fired at extreme elevation. The guns and their carriages are, however, mounted on massive slides, which traverse on metal racers, so that the weight of the gun is distributed over a large area of deck, and necessarily also over several beams, and under these conditions there is certainly every appearance of even these 10.5 inch guns, with their carriages and slides, weighing altogethe about 17 tons, being worked without serious danger to the ship's deck. On a former occasion we referred to the feel ing entertained that the decks of the ship were not strong enough to carry such ordnance, and the mea sures taken by the officials of the dockyard in shor ing up the deck immediately under where the guns were mounted with some tons of timber apparently declared the ship's weakness in most unequivocal terms. A subsequent careful examination of the ship by Capt. Key and his officers convinced them that the whole affair was a mistake, and the supporting timber shores were removed and sent ashore again, where they might possibly be of some service. The zeal of some of the dockyard officials had for once outrun their discretion in attempting to preserve her Majesty's ships. Returning, however, to the firing from the ship's guns, it will be found that the time between the gun's discharge was less than in the Royal Sovereign, but this may be accounted for in the quality of the crews employed in working the guns in both ships, the men at the gun on board the Minotaur having been undoubtedly a better class of gunners than were the crews of the guns on board the turret-ship on her late trial, and the Minotaur's gun's crew having also the additional in the ad personvantag ofe of a splendid fellow as their captain the chief instructing gunner's mate of the Excellent. It was observable, too, that the operation of loading was,carried on in quicker time on b d generallythe speaking, Minotaur than it was in the t urrets of osr the Royal Sovereign, but the turrets of the Sovereign have this great advantage—that they can be kept trained on to the enemy while the gun is loading, whereas the carriages of they broadside gun cannot be treated in the same way, or but to a very small degree. For training the gun Capt. Key has two or dinary small winches, pickedup in the dockyard, fixed to two temporary spars under the ship's side, between the ports. A single rope on each side of the gun slide, at its rear, leading through a block on the deck, passes round the barrel or drum of each winch, and a part of the gun's crew, after the gun has been run out, heaving round on the winch handles to star board or port as directed by the captain of the gun, give a rapid steady training to right or left that it would apparently be impossible to equal by any other means. These winches give the force only for traversing the gun, its carriage, and slide ; the movement of the whole, in obedience to the force created by the winches, is given by two metal rol lers in the rear check of the slide working on a mas sive metal racer bolted down on the vessel's deck. When the gun does not require training these rol lers are thrown up, and the slide rests dead upon the deck. When the gun has to be trained two short handspike levers are brought to bear upon an eccen tric motion connected with the rollers, and the lat ter being brought into position on the racer takes the weight of the afterpart of the gun carriage and slide, and gives the necessary traversing movement. The gun carriage is fitted at its rear in a similar manner, so that when the gun is in and loaded, waiting to be run out, Nos. 1 and 2 of the gun's crew bring the two handspike levers into use, and, bearing down upon them, throw, by eccentrics, the derful ease for so large a mass of metal . A very gun on its after rollers, when it is run out with won excellent arrangement of the running-in tackle also assists in this movement. If the g un g ets t oo much way upon her in running out, the two levers are let go, and she is brought a t once off her rollers upon the slide, and her way thus effectually checked. Of course these observations must be taken just for what they are worth, considering they are only the fruits of seeing the guns on board the Minotaur worked in perfectly smooth water ; There was an apparent falling off in the attendance in the ring, although there was a much larger company on the course than on the first day of the meeting. The wea ther was all that could be desired by those interested in the success of the undertaking, as nothing could be plea santer than the afternoon racing. The card was a very fair one, and some very good racing was provided. The prin cipal event of the day—the Abingdon Stakes ,for two-yr_ olds—was the first event, being set for two o'clock, but four only of the 25 on the card went to the post—Tina, on whom the " talent" laid odds of 6 to 4, winning by a head from the second favourite, Katie. The events will be found ally described below, the afternoon's sport being brought to a conclusion by a match of 100 sovs, which was made during the day. The onerous duties of the scales were most ably superintended by Mr: Martin Starling, jun., of Newmarket, and the various arrangements of the meeting were efficiently carried out. The Abingdon Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added (50 by Mr. J. T. Norris), for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b; penalties and allowances. T.Y.C. Three-quarters'of a mile. 28 subs. Mr. J. Graham's Tina, Bst 121 b (inc. 51b extra) (John Nightingall 1 Mr. Johnson's Katie, Bst 41b (Prior 2 Mr. Saxon's Stilton, Bst 71b (Mid 3 Mr. T. Steven's Statesman, Bst 101 b 'Pay- (3) 4 (Payne, Betting-6 to 4on Tina, 2to 1 agst Katie, 7to 1 " bar two." The favourite jumped off with a clear lead, which she carried on to the stand, where Katie joined issue, but could never overhaul Tina, who won by a head ; three lengths between second and third. L'he Scurry Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for all ages; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs; maiden allow- ances. About half a mile. Mr. Saxon's Bishopton, 3 yrs, 7st llb (II Sharp) . 1 Mr.. Land's Lord of the Manor, aged, Bst 91b (Jas. Nightingall) 2 Mr. W. W. Baker's Geraldine, 3 yrs, 7st llb (Prior) 3 Mr. E. Brayloy's Lady Rollo, 3 yrs, 7st llb ...(Ilibbord 4 Mr. C. A. Floyd's Portcullis, 2 yrs, sst 131 b (carried Est) (Elphick 5 Betting-7 to 4 agst Bishopton, sto 2 each agst Lady Rollo and Lord of the Manor, 8 to 1 agst Geraldine, and 10 to 1 agst Portcullis. After several breaks away, Lady Rollo, Lora of the Manor, and Portcullis were first off, when Geraldine, after going 100 yards, took a slight lead. At the distance Bishopton came up to the front, and tak ing the lead opposite the stand won, after a good finish, by a neck. Lord of the Manor defeated Geraldine by a head only for second; Lady Rollo and Portcullis, clear of the others, were fourth and fifth. The winner was bought in for 105 guineas. The Nursery Plate of 50 sovs (a Handicap), for 2-yr-olds ; entrance 2 sovs each; winners extra. About three guar - ters of a mile. Mr. J. Saxon's Miss Harriette, Bst 21b (Cl emen t) 1 Mr. R. Porter's India n St ar , st 121 b (S. Hibberd) 2 Lord Uxbridge's Lifo Guardsman, 7st 101 b (inc 51b ex) (carried 7st 121 b) (T. French) 3 The following also ran :—Placid colt, Miss Deans colt, Jetty Treffz colt, Bianca colt, Saucy Boy, Hopvine, Mother of Pearl, Professor Anderson, Memento, Orange Boy, Chicken Hazard, Harriette, and Matilda. Betting-3 to 1 agst Indian Star, 100 to 30 agst Life Guardsman, 5 to 1 agt Miss Harriette, 7 to 1 agst Chicken Hazard, Bto 1 agst Matilda, 20 to 1 agst any other. After several false starts the lot got off, but before going 200 yards the field was widely scattered, Life Guardsman, Chicken. Hazard, and Indian Star being clear of the nick, who were headed by Miss Harriette. On entering the straight Indian Star took up the running, and Miss Har riette immediately afterwards passing Chicken Hazard, and overhauling the leader at every• stride, assumed the lead, and won cleverly by half a length. Four lengths between second and third ; Chicken Hazard and Matilda were next, close together; Saucy Boy was sixth, and Memento seventh. The last division comprised Hopvine, Jetty Treffz colt, Orange Boy, and Miss Dean's colt, the latter pulling up on the post. The Stand Plato (Handicap) of 50 sous for all ages. Win- ners extra. About half a mile. Mr. Jones's Concordia, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (Payne) 1 Mr. Hartley's Alberta, 2 yrs, 6st 51b (IL Clark) 2 Mr. Saxon's Jane Shore, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Clement) 3 The following also ran :—Jassy, Bonny Lass, Imogene, Michael Grove, Bessie, and Flyaway colt. Betting-100 to 30 agst Bonny Lass, 5 to 1 agst Imogene, 6 to 1 each agst Concordia, and Jane Shore, 100 to 15 agst Alberta, 10 to 1 agst "any other." Concordia and Alberta mado play, followed by Jane Shore, Jassy, and Imogene. Opposite the stand Concordia took a clear lead and won by a length and a half. Jane Shore was third, a head behind Alberta ; Jassy fourth, close up, Bonny Lass and Imogen were fifth and sixth. 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Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &a Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her lasjesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. - - for in both days' trial he .7: :40 17 4t ---1 -1 1 14 .2:13- 4 ' as steady as the platform of agu '-:#44441._,,,,' The difference between daylight aridmiarkiiss i toTt i not greater than would be the difference in the work ing of 12-ton broadside guns in such exceptionably smooth-water weather as the Minotaur has hitherto experienced and in a sea which would give her a roll of at least 15 degrees each way. Under these latter conditions 12-ton guns must be tried before they can be pronounced suitable guns for the broadside armament of our ironclads. The chances, judging from what has taken place on board the Minotaur, are in favour of their successful working even in so great a roll as 15 deg., providing iron carriages take the place of wood, and an officer of Captain Key's great experience is allowed to have carte blanche in all the details of fittings, &c. ; but the trial has yet to be made, and is at the same time of too important a nature to permit of any great delay in its being made. The four midship ports of the Minotaur (two on each side of the main deck) were constructed only for what is termed the 100-pounder rifled gun —thatis, the 7-inch muzzle-loading shunt rifled gun, and are therefore quite unsuitable for the 12-ton 10.5-inch gun, for several reasons. The port is wrong in form, in the first instance, in being square. If monster ordnance are to be fired on the broad sides of our ships through small ports, the ports itg s :s h aise o n u fsoo. ld be built oval in lieu of square, to allow of extreme training and elevation being given to the rue unsuitable sh hE t e l k a b l o i lf n e t o th t o a e u t gh r ue ' portss ni2 ..toco ming 3 only gun, n violentlyl y thegive lower ine g e u o n snifi s ta l : o : iinngthe fighting deg. of elevation, and that is only done by allowing with the upper portsill when the gun is fired. The position of the port, as regards elevation from the deck, to be raised some six inches, and t t h h e us po co rt ve r r eq in u: bolt with armour, the upper sill being at the same time raised, enlarged, and rounded in outline. The cost of these altera tions.to four ports amidships in the Minotaur's main deck would no doubt be great, but if the ship carries the guns at all they must be made, and greater space must be given for working the guns than exists at present by closing up an intermediate port be tween the two guns on each side. It will be a grand step towards the efficiency of broadside ships if they can carry each a few of these 12-ton guns, and a still more important step if they are found capable of working them effectually in a moderate roll in the Atlantic. Taking it for granted that the broadside ships do eventually carry 12-ton guns we may treble the weight for turrets, and say they will carry 36-ton guns. A few on these 12-ton guns must close our present notice of the Minotaur and her experimental firing. It has been the custom to call them indifferently 300 and 150 pounders, when, in fact, they are in reality neither. They are now being used in firing 1501 b. round shot, waiting the decision of the authorities as to their rifling, but they cannot be kept at this smooth-bore shooting, owing to the softness of the metal in the bore of all such wrought-iron coil-built guns. In illustration. of this we may state that during the recent firing from the guns of the Royal Sovereign two rounds of " case" shot were fired from one of the guns in the foremost turret, which so ploughed up the metal in the bore of the gun that case shot will not be fired from them again. The authorities are now under.. stood to have determined to fit the whole of the 12- ton guns with steel tubes, rifled, reducing the diameter of the gun's bore from 10.5 to 9 inches, and firing a 2201 b. elongated shot with one-fifth its weight in powder, thus reducing our 12-ton 10.5 in. (expected) 300-pounder to a 12-ton 9in. 200- pounder. Royal Visit to Aldershot, and Grand Review. Yesterday morning his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Arthur, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, his Serene Highness the Prince of Saxe Weimar, the Prince of Orange, the Duke of Brabant, and Prince Teck, visited Aldershot, when a grand military display by the troops at the station took place. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was at tended by Lieut. General Knollys, Comptroller of the Household, and Major Grey and Col. Curzon, and Major Kean were in attendance on the Duke i of Cambridge. The royal party arrived by special train at Farn borough station of the South - Western Railway at 10 o'clock, where they were received by Lieut.-Gen. Sir W. Pennefather, commanding the Aldershot division, and the officers composing his staff, and proceeded through the encampment on Cove Com mon. The party then rode on to Bricksbury Hill, where the division, to the strength of 8,897, had formedp y lttihhn eeeorficentre,gt hh u te anra:: troops pp f soe infantrynl followswas formedw n : (nßlo2ofybababl battalions) t t H att iihe o roe r i n s e ess officers A t oh r n t e i te l h e oa rfve cavalry in close column of squad rons , th e fi e ld b a tt er i es i n in contiguous quarter-distance column. The f r o n t several corps and regiments on the ground near the colours, as is usual at royal inspections of troops. The whole faced northwards. The weather vas pleasantly tempered by the breeze which prevailed. The party were received with the usual honours. The troops were then inspected by the royal visitors, after which the division marched past in regular order. The march past was performed in a most steady and brilliant manner, and elicited frequent marks of approbation from the royal visitors. In the case of the Royal Horse Artillery, cavalry, and field bat teries, the united bands of the Cavalry Brigade (six in number) formed up in a similar manner, and played those regiments past. The marching past of the artillery and cavalry was executed in open column of batteries and squadrons at a walk, and that of the infantry in open column of grand divisions in quick time. In the case of the Royal Engineer train, the Royal visitors were evidently much pleased with their appearance. The cavalry and artillery after wards trotted past in open column of squadrons, the splendid appearance of the troops in this last movement being very fine. The dust was raised in tremendous clouds. All the movements of the troops, acting as two armies, were gone through with a precision that excited the utmost admiration. The field movements were concluded at half-past two. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 3 soya each, with 40 added; for all ages ; the winner to be sold for 40 soya ; winners extra ; about three-quarters of a mile. 7 subs. Mr. W. Howard's Duenna, 3 yrs, 7st 71b ...(S. Hibbard 1 Mr. J. Lowe's Tomfoolery, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (fleslop 2 Mr. Jones's Fravolina, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Clement 3 Mr. Saxon's Brigand, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (Midgeley 4 Mr. Pierce's Thais, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b ..................(Ducker 5 Betting-2 to 1 agst Tomfoolery, 5 to 2 agst Fravolina, and 3 to 1 agst Duenna. Brigand made play, followed by Tomfoolery and Duenna to the distance, when Duenna took the lead, and Brigand dropped back beaten. Fravo lina, on entering the cords, came up to the leaders, and a splendid race home resulted in favour of Duenna by a short head ; a head only separated second and third ; Brigand a bad fourth ; Thais beaten off. The winner was bought by Mr. Stevens for 71 guineas. The Culham Stakes of 10 sous each, 5 ft, and 2 only if de clared, with 50 added ; winners extra. One mile. 23 subs, 13 of whom pay 5 sous each. Captain Machell's Lucky Star, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b Mr. Brayloy's Pelios, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (inc 71b extra) Edwards) xtra 1 Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS, 5.1 INERALS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geolog. y ; they win greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY ix Oven by Mr. TICNNAN P. at 149. Strand. W.C. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of the day, AGUA A.M ARP, LL A. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL 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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They so perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished fro a the originals by the closest observer; they will never change colour or decay, and will be found superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any pain ful operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is guaranteed to restore articulation and mastica tion. Decayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful in mastication. a, Fleet-street. At home from 10 tin 6. (A. Cowley) 2 Mr. W. Treen'ti Morris Dancer, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (C. Page 3 Mr. It. Porter's Devotee, 5 yrs, 7st 61b Mr. B. Land's Eidolon, aged, Bst (Clement 5 Mr. Alwyn's Canterbury, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (H. Covey 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Lucky Star, sto 2 agst Devotee, and 100 to 30 agst Pelios. Morris Dancer cut out the work, followed by Devotee and Canterbury, Lucky Star and Pelios came to the front, the pair having the race to themselves, which was won by Capt..Machell's horse by a length and a half ; Morris Dancer was a bad third. Can terbury broke down during the race, and was pulled up before reaching the post. Match-100 soya each, 25 ft. Half a mile. Mr. J. Starkey's Jassy, 3 yrs, 14st ....... Duffield) 1 Mr. Floyd's Michael Grove, 6 yrs, 14st 31b (Owner) 2 Betting-2 to lon Jassy, who made all the running, and won by six lengths. The Moscow Gazette announces that the Villa Bermont at Nice, in which the Grand Duke Nicholas re cently died, as well as four other residences, occupied by the Empress of Russia and her suite, have been purchased by the Russian Imperial family for 2,000,000 f. Immediately on the conclusion of the review, the Royal and distinguished party proceeded to the Guards' Enclosure, Cove Common, where luncheon was provided in the officers' mess of the Ist batta lion Grenadier Guards, and having partaken of this returned to town. There was an immense number of spectators on the ground, amongst whom were the Duke of Man chester, the Earl of Bradford, the Lord Bishop of Winchester, Lady Pennefather, and the principal residents' of the surrounding country. The troops were under arms more than five hours, and but few accidents, and those of a trifling cha racter, occurred. GLUCK.—The facts of Gluck's life may be told in a paragraph. He was the son of a Bohemian forest-guard, born and trained in an atmosphere of wild national music. He received some education in Prague from masters whose names are little known (Czernahorsky's the best). He was in Vienna in the year 1736. When he was twenty years of ago, he was taken over into Italy, by a patron whom he found there, Count Melzi, and was placed in the hands of Sammartini (ono of the greatest theorists of his time.) After writing eight Italian operas for Milan, Cremona, Venice, and Turin, he was invited to London during the disastrous year 1745. Failing to pro duce any effort here, he returned to Vienna, and wrote profusely for the opera-house of that capital, to Italian and French text, apparently making little advance till the year 1761. In that year Gluck produced his ballet "Dom Juan," at Vienna, in the following year his " Orfeo," and six years later " Aleesto," the famous dedication of which opera to the Grand Duke of Tuscany has caused more misapprehension, and done more mischief (this is saying much) than any dramatic preface of apology or attack in being—Victor Hugo's to his suppressed " Crom well " not forgotten. How Gluck followed the fortunes of Marie Antoinette, whose music -master he had been—how invited by her to Paris, he there produced his two Iphigenias (" en Aulide" and "en Tauride,") and his " Armida"—how the tremendous battle ensued between the partisans of French and Italian opera, the philosophic and sensual connoisseurs, not, it may be, unwilling to mortify the Austrian Princess through her prot4ge, are matters familiar to every one who has looked into any history of modern musk, or any set of memoirs concerning the stormy, feveri sh years which preceded thefirst Revolution. !—Dickett4 "..41114 Year Round." THE - SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1865. THIRTY-FOURTH REPORT of the UNION BANK OF LONDON. P. NORTHALL LAURIE, Esq.,- Governor. JAMES FARQUHAR, Esq., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. . Charles Lyall, Esq. Harry George Gordon, Esq. John Chapman, Esq. Samuel Beale, Esq., M.P. Archibald Boyd, Esq. Fleetwood P. Wilson, Esq. John Scott; Esq. John Gilchrist, Esq. Leo Schuster, Esq. William Scholefiold, Esq., Sir John. Musgrove, Bart., 141. P, • ' Alderman. William W. Scrimgeour, Esq. At a General Meeting of the Proprietors, held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street; on Wednesday, the 12th of July, 1865, P. NORTH-ALL LAURIE, Esq., Governor, in the chair, The following Report was read :--, . The Directors have much satisfaction in reporting that tho net profits of. the Bank for the six months ending 30th June last,. after payment of all charges (including the sum of £113,895 19s. 6d. for interest paid and due to Customers on their Current and Deposit Accounts), and making full provision for all bad and doubtful debts, are £144,879 8s 11d., which, with £61,375 19s. ld. brought forward from 31st December last,.amount to £206,255 Bs. The Directors now declare a dividend at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 71- per cent. on the paid-up Capital, being, together, at the rate. of 30 per cent. per annum for the last six months, clear of income-tax. After payment of the dividend and bonus, amounting together to £lBO,OOO, and appropriating £5,000 to the Buildings. Investment Account, there will remain an un appropriated balance of £21,255 Bs. to be carried forward to a now profit and loss account. . . . In the course of the past half year Thomas Augustus Gibb, Esq., felt himself obliged, from impaired health„ to tender the resignation of his seat as a Director; and the Directors feel assured that. the -Proprietors will hear with great satisfaction that, in pursuance of the provisions of the deed of settlement, they have filled that vacancy by elect ing Mr. Scrimgeour as a Director of the Mink. It was with , greattpleasme - that the Directors leiiiirEtit their offer would be accepted by Mr. Scrimgeour, as a recognition of their strong personal regard for a valued friend and officer ; and they feel assured that the proprie tary will,,with equal pleasure, confirm an election which, in some degree,. marks their approbation of twenty-six years of arduous service, characterised by ability, zeal, and disinterestedness which cannot be exceeded. The following Directors retire by rotation, under the provisions of the deed of settlement, viz. ; Archibald Boyd, Esq., Charles Lyall, Esq., Peter Northall Laurie, Esq., who, being eligible, offer themselves, and are recommended by the Court of Directors for re-election. London, 11th July, 1865. THE UNION BANK' OP LONDON. For the Half-year ending 30th June, 1365. GENERAL . . LIABILITIES. £lO per share paid • up on 60,000 Shares ... ...£600,000 £4 per Share added out of Reserved profits .. 300;000 £l5 per Share paid up on 20,000 Shares, 1864 Capital ... 300;000 1,200,000 0 0 Duo by the Bank on current accounts, de posit *eiptii (including interest ac crued), and other obligations ... 18,908,608 19 1 Reserved . fund invested in Consols as per contra ... Buildingi investment account ... Rebate on bills not due .. Balance at credit of profit and loss 300,000 0 0 67,000 0 0 37,745 19 2 206,2b5 8 0 £20,719,610 6 3 ASSETS. Cn. Cash in the Bank . . £899,363 1 8 Cash in Bank of England 691,171 5 1 Cash lent at call ... 1,238,000 0 0 2,828,534 6 9 Investments in Government Stock, Ex chequer Bills, Debentures, &c. £337,378 13s. Consols reserved fund ... Bank premise S—consisting of freehold buildings in Princes-street, Mansion house-street,Argyll-place, Fleet-street, and Chancery-lane ; and lease and fix tures of No. 4, Pall-mall East Loans, bills discounted, &c. ' 1,073,878 5 3 300,000 0 0 192,624 6 1 16,324,573 8 2 ' £20,719,610 6 3 PROFIT AND LOSS A.COdIYNT. DR. Dividend at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum £90,000 0 0 Bonus, 7i : per cent. ... 90,000 0 0 £lBO,OOO 0 0 Amount appropriated to buildings invest ment account ... £5,000 0 0 Balance, being undivided profit carried for ward to next half-year ... .... 21,255 8 0 £206,255 8 o On. Profitunappropriated on 31st December, 1864 £61,375 19 1 Amount of net profit of the half-year ending 80th June, 1865, after deducting all ex penses. and interest, paid and duo (£113,895 19s. 61), allowed to customers. on their current and deposit accounts ... 144,879 8 11 £206,255 8 0 The Governor then declared a dividend for the past half year at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 7/ per cent., clear of income tax. It was resolved unanimously— That the report now read bo adopted, printed, and cir culated among the Proprietors. That Archibald Boyd, Esq., be re-elected a Director of the Bank. That Charles Lyall, Esq be re-elected a Director of the Bank. That Peter Northall Laurie, Esq., be re-elected a Direc tor of the Bank. That the best thanks of the meeting be given to the Go vernor, the Deputy-Governor, and the Directors for the very able and judicious manner in which they have con ducted the affairs of the Bank during the past haif-year. That Mr. Scrimgeour be requested to sit for his portrait as a mark of the approbation of the Proprietors of his long and faithful services, and that it be referred to the court of Directors to carry this resolution into effect. That the thanks of the meeting be given to Mr. J. A. 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A Series of Papers relative to Quacks, which appeared in the " aledical Circular," with the signature of "Detector," has been republi s h e d in the form of a short pamphlet. The rea itr of " Punch'! should read this pamphlet also. He has of ten read, in th e pages of "Punch," of cp-rtain Quacks, frau dulent ani noisom e , w h o obtain money by false pretences. and more money b y menaces and extortion, from green young men. For th e i r names, which " Punch" would not advertise, he, has referred his readers to the lower corner of the advertising columns of low newspapers, amongst which too many of Mr." Punch's" contemporaries, especially in the country, may still be e numerated. But now he begs to pub lish the information that a nominal list of these miscreants, with copies of their puffs and other particulars concerning them, m.edful to be known, will be found in tee pamphl , t above referred to, whi ch is entitled " Revelations of Quacks an 1 Quackery," and is to be had at the "Medics' Circular " Office, 20, King 'William -street, Strand, W.U. The vile practices, the monstrous impudence, the creel rapacity, and the enormous gains of the obscene tribe of Quacks, the mischief they do, the ruin they work, even to the causation of suicide, are fully set forth in " Revelations of Quacks Red Qackery.', And mark especially that, as aforesaid, the names of the Quacks are publishe I. The pamphlet in question thus constitutes a regular Quack Di rectory, by 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 and Quackery." 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