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' Also at other price by post are attended to with care and Lity, and the easy and accurate system of self [need by E. MOSES and SON enables them to tltless fit. E. MOSES and SON'S PRICE L, of BOYS' CLOTHING : Knickerbocker Suits. Eton Suits. Brighton Harrow Suits. I Suits. 9s. 6d, 13s. 6d. 19s. 235. 235. 16s. 6tl 21s. 265, 265. 325. i 325. Also at Also at Also at Also at other prices. other prices. other prices. other prices. yiMOSES and SON supply every description o f • . clothing, ready-made, or made to measure, for all ages, all occasions, and all classes : also Hosiery and Drapery, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, and complete outfits for all climates. All Goods marked in Plain Figures. Any article exchanged if not worn or injured. List of Prices, with Rules for Self-measure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-fro E. 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St. James's Hall, Every l fight, at 8 ; Wed nesiays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ZO LOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park. Open daily. (except Sun days). Admission, Is. ; on ,Vlondays, 6d. Children under twelve, ild. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from 11 a.m. till 3 0 p.m., and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, ls.; extra 6d. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. ........48 after 8 I Afternoon..... .27 after 9 Morning... -71 ' -1 ) ' OA egg MORNING EDITION among the civilians. According to the present system the humbler post at the disposal of the Government are given to applicants whose claims to consideration are in no respect comparable to those who have served their full time in the army with credit to them selves and satisfaction to their officers. They are distributed in point of fact among the sons of shop keepers, whose votes are of importance to the repre sentative of some very evenly-balanced constituency ; or they are awarded to the domestic servants of influential politicians, permanent place-holders, or important members of Parliament. No advantage of any kind accrues from these unsystematic appoint ments, saving and excepting of course, to the lucky recipients themselves. Systematise, however, in the way proposed, the awarding of only a moderate proportion of these comfortable situations in the Civil Service, and the benefits secured thereby to the public at large, will be of vital importance as we have already indicated. At a moderate calculation there are at least a hun- dred thousand situations of the character alluded to, at the disposal of our Administrators. Set apart merely a moderate proportion of this considerable aggregate, set apart merely a tenth of the whole, and you would have 10,000, set apart a fifth, and you would have 20,000, thoroughly disciplined men in the humbler walks of the Civil Service as an admirable and an always reliable Reserve to fall back upon in times of great emer gency. As to the economy resulting from their selection it wi►l be sufficient to adduce au extract very aptly taken by one of, the more earnest champions of the proposed innovation from a parliamentary paper printed no further back than the 11th of May, 1866, where on page 23 of the home accounts of tho Government of India, a significant fact or two will be found thus recorded—" For Office Keepers and Mcesen gers.—Number of men, 66; wages, £7,014, being an average of £lO6 ss. sd. per man. For an equal number of Commissionaires employed on similar duty and at the scale of remuneration paid to members of the Corps by the Admiralty and War Departments the amount would be £3,432, or £52 per man." The above calculation in fact shows that by an arrangement of the proposed kind there would be a positive saving of more than fifty per cent. in the ex- penditure. We should be prepared to rest the claims o our soldiers to consideration in the way suggested upon those two grounds upon the ground of their ensuring at one and the same time a reliable Reserve and a certain Economy. Added to those two, however, there is, as we have already intimated, another and a very important advantage certain to arise out of the recognition of the claims of these military applicants—there is the certain advantage that it would be at all times a direct encouragement to recruiting. TOPICS OF THE DAY. EARL SPENCER AT DALLINA SLOE. There are two occasions each year in Ireland on which " The Health of the Lord-Lieutenant ".and 4. Im.lnmi," o;s: 171 .7 - r ,....puouti, and On each, his Excellency is expected to make a long speech describing the progress of the country, The Lord Mayor's banquet passed by, early in the spring, and now the second national . banquet of the year, that held. at Ballinasloe whil e ' the great cattle fair is being proceeded with, has taken place. In his remarks, on Wednesday evening, Earl Spencer congratulated the farmers that the value of Irish cattle had increased in the year 1869 by nearly half a-million sterling. The trade of the United King dom amounted to. over £7,000,000 annually, and a large share of this money was paid for Irish cows. In Ireland, he thought, especial care ought to be taken of stock this season, as the annual importation to the British Isles of German cattle will, probably, not take place to any great extent, and English and Scotch buyers will, consequently, be driven to pur chase of their neighbours. In pigs, an important item to the Irish labourers and cottiers, there had been an increase in number of 367,468 in 1869, and his Excellency stated his belief that the export within the past few months had been brisk, and much more favourable than in former years. Store cattle, he was obliged to acknowledge, had diminished in consequence of the unprecedented drought. His lordship knew that in the midland counties of Eng land where grazing was much depended on, the loss had also been serious. On his own farm the stock had to subsist for several weeks on oil cake. The remainder of Earl Spencer's speech referred to the want of improvement necessary in Irish husbandry. Farms of - all sizes, large and small, he saw were terribly backward, very little manure being put into the land. He also knew that thousands•of small farmers dwelt in houses into which cottiers of other countries would not put their beasts. In Irish county banks there were 20 millions of farmers money deposited. Remembering this fact, he thought too much parsimony was shewn ; he heard, moreover, as a confirmation of this view, that tenants in many of the most miserable domiciles had respectable sums of money stored in the thatch. The cultivation of the country was not of the worst, and under the new Land Bill everyone might look forward to its becoming better. have accumulated in favour of the proposition. Hardly one has been educed in antagonism to it— certainly none of anything like importance. It is not, let it be understood, that the advocates of this change are demanding for their clients anything like a monopoly, anything like priority or precedence. All they ask is that the military servants of the Crown should be allowed their fair share of the good things now distributed as a rule wholly and solely offences of enlisting in the service of a foreign state, of leaving her Majesty's dominions with such inten tion, of embarking under false representations, of taking illegally • enlisted persons on board ship, are punishable by fine and imprisonment. l'he same penalties are incurred by building any ship with reasonable cause to believe that it will be employed inthe service of any foreign belligerent or equipping or despatching such ship, or adding to or changing .the war equipment of any ship in the ser vice of a belligerent. If any prize captured by a vessel, built, equipped, or despatched contrary to the provisions of this Act, be brought into British ports, the original owner of such prize, or the agents of his Government, may claim its restoration from the Court of Admiralty. The last part of the bill recounts the powers given to the several local and other authori ties to enforce its provisions, and gives an explana tion of the exact meaning of the terms employed, factory explanation has been given. Professor Long more, however, in an appendix. to his " Treatise Ambulances" says that the statistics, and the deduc tions drawn from them, are to say the least, very in complete, and in some respects calculated to mislead. They shew the proportion of casualties, not to the troops actually engaged : but to the strength of the whole army of which the men engaged form a part. The number of troops, too, brought on the field in some battles is coinparatively limited, so that they are a'l actively employed in the conflict perhaps for several consecutive hours. At Waterloo, for example, the 24,000 British troops were all exposed to fire, and a large proportion of them were in repeated close conflict with the enemy. Hence the ratio of casualties in that battle was greater than that of Konigratz. The number of men who form the armies of the present time, is so enormous that it is impossible for all the troops to be engaged in battle. Professor Longman instances Solferino and Konigratz, where there were respectively 298,358 and 427,160 men under arms. THE WELLINGTON MONUMENT. A characteristic story is told in a blue-book about the Wellington Monument.* Mr. Stevens was the architect selected to carry out this work in 1858. The sum voted by Parliament was £20,000, of which £14,000 was assigned to Mr. Stevens for his work, one third of it being paid to him by February 1863, on condition of his having the model of the work complete and ready for in s,)ection within fifteen months from that time.. This engagement he failed t o f u lfil, an d the somewhat angry remonstrances of the First Commissioner of Works were answered by Mr. Stevens himself and by Mr. Penrose, the architect of St. Paul's Chapter, on his behalf, by various excuses and pretexts. Mr. Stevens, they said, was in straits for money, and . to devote all his time to the monument he would require further advances. In all, the expenditure for this monument up to the 31st May, 1870, is £17,906, of which - £13,006 has been paid to Mr. Stevens, Mr. Penrose claiming a commission, which he will certainly not eive.ce After this it is highly satisfactory to know that the estimated future expenditure is £15,600, the work being in a most incomplete state, the purely sculp tors' work not yet commenced, and the bronze models and moulds not vet prepared for casting. The First Commissioner, in a few brief and stern missives, puts an - end to the employment of Mr. Pen rose as consulting architect, and of Mr. Stevens as sculptor, promising to take a lenient view of the liabilities incurred by the latter, it he affinds the Board all th 9 facilities in his power in making new arrangements with another sculptor. THE FOREIGN ENLISTMENT BILL The Foreign Enlistment Bill as amended in com mittee has just been issued among the parliamentary papers. It contains 33 clauses, and deals . with the subject under the heads of illegal enlistment, illegal shipbuilding, illegal prize and legal procedure. The DR. RUSSELL GOOD FORTUNE. An amazing piece of intelligence has reached us to the effect that while all other English correspon dents are to be denied approach to the staff of the German army on the Rhine, Dr. Russell of the Times has received his " legitimation " signed from `the Prussiah War-office, authorising him to accom pany the headquarters of the army wherever they are stationed. English correspondents now follow ing up the king's forces in the rear are aware of the leniency and preference shewn to the war chronicler of the Times, and one of these makes bold to say that "It is the King himself" who has taken Dr. Russell in his train, and that while in other quarters the eminent writer met with a polite refusal " he has to thank his Majesty for a personal invitation." Now there seems to be a great deal of injustice in this favour to an individual correspondent; and the act, moreover, coming so soon after the publication of the projet de trait 4, and the articles in the Times absolving Prussia from culpability, is, to say the least of it, suspicious. The Emperor of the French, after all, has acted towards the press in the most honourable and fair manner. Althongh his officers have been rather inclined to believe all men, in Anglo-Saxon mufti, Prussian spies; and although brief captivity _ _ has been imposed upon some, he has spoken to them all as one class of representatives, and has expressed his reliance upon their honour as of a class, one and all, entitled to respect and equality. THE FENIANS AND THE WAR. There seems a probability that, before the Franco- Prussian War, or the European War, as it may more truthfully have yet to be called, has come to an end, there will be an illustration of what bonds (if any) exist between Catholicism and Fenianism. The Irish Fenian Party were at the outbreak of differences between France and Prussia, loudly in favour of the former nation, but it is a noticeable fact that since the troops of the Emporor were withdrawn from Rome, the ardour of the Irish supporters of the Tricolour has considerably lessened. In America the members of the party have been holding meetings, at which the thorough reorganisation of the Brotherhood has been the chief measure they as yet recommend. The kmerican section are, however, even more divided in opinion as to where their sympathies ought to be in future directed than their fellow Fenians in Ire land. An army of occupation to serve the Pope, now that he lives in the Holy City unprotected, is spoken of as the most necessary and most honour able force for the embodiment of the Fenian braves that could be instituted. There are, however, many impulsive spirits, who consider that France has a claim upon Irish gratitude in her present troubles, and they clamour for authority to offer their swords to the Emperor. They are willing "to flesh their maiden swords" under the tricolour, they say, and they tivro That as M'Mahon is in the field, the Irish _Brigade will not prove the least distinctive during the cam- The more sober Fenians advise caution, paigu. asserting that England must be drawn into the struggle, and that then the " opportunity " of making the Emerald Isle a republic may present itself. At all events, it must be struggled for in such an emergency. MISS NIGHTINGALE ON THE WAR. At the meeting on behalf of the sick and wounded a very interesting letter was read from Miss Nightin gale. The war, she says, has found us without any organisation of the hind required, but there is such an organisation in existence, having branches at Berlin and Paris. An active business committee should at once be formed in this country, to communicate with these branch organisations and ascertain the kind of sup plies they most want. Having learned what articles are required, they must be procured or made with as little delay as possible, and sent to the two capitals for distribution to the hospitals at the seat of war. If supplies in kind are sent to the seat of war, it will be necessary to obtain their neutralisa tion, and the persons in charge of them will need safe conducts. If the organisa tions only require money, the work will of course be so much the simpler, care being neces sary, in any case to preserve rigid impartiality between the belligerents. It is likely that personal assistance also may be needed, and Miss Nightingale says that could she rise from her sick bed, she would before now have been off to the scene of action. She cau tions volunteers, however, that hospital nursing in war time is simple and stern reality, and very soon tests the motives and capabilities of amateurs. She advises the committee to keep a register of those whom they believe to be duly qualified, who can then be sent where they are most wanted. Miss Nightin gale speaks in the strongest terms of the horrors of war, and is appalled at the suffering which will _ _ result from the deadliest struggle of our time, carried on " with every instrument of destruction which the latest science has placed in human hands." SOLDIERS' PANICS, An article in the Pall Mall Gazette notes that French soldiers are very apt to give way to panics. The other day at Metz a sentry was shot dead ' through the mistake of another, upon who m he came suddenly. The confusion spread to the other sentinels, and they discharged their rifles. In former wars the French have displayed this dangerous inclination. During the Crimean war a regi; ment which was encamped near Inkerman raised a false alarm and for some time the greatest disorder prevailed which the officers could not control. The panic was infectious, and the other regiments caught up the notion that they were to take up arms. No . one was wounded, which was strange, when so many men were on the alert and so many rifles were discharged. Another of these false alarms took place during the Italian campaign in 1859. The cry of aux armes was heard through the camp, and all the troops made ready for action, During most campaigns such panics are likely to occur, and occasionally they gain possession of the old and experienced as] well as of the young and untried. A short time will generally suffice to restore order, but during the interval of disturbance the soldiers for the most part will seize their arms either instinctively, or as a matter of precaution. To avert the chance of a panic it has been suggested that a line of retreat should be made known to the troops, which would strengthen their confidence. Soldiers are most likely to give way to panics when they have been kept in suspense for some time and are momentarily expecting an engagement to take price. CASUALTIES IN BATTLE. According to published statistics it would appear that since the introduction of improved weapons, the proportion of casualties to combatants has been gradually diminishing. The losses at Austerlitz, Wagram, and Moskowa, were much greater than at Magenta, Solferino, and Konigratz, and this fact has been frequently alluded to, but hitherto no satis- AN ENGLISH PATRIOT. Mr. "John Wilkson," who calls himself the Lon don correspondent of the Constitutionnel, has many amiable qualities, no doubt, but it is questionable whether love of country exists in ids heart. This gentleman writes to the French paper to say that i is an utter impossibility for England to break her neutrality, in consequence of the state of chaos into which the army has fallen. As a proof of this lie tells a story of a detachment of artillery whichwasb sent from Woolwich to Aldershot to bring ack ume guns to the depot, but the carriages were so damaged that it was found necessary to spike the guns. It was with the greatest difficulty that the carriages, whose planks were disjointed, and whose wheels only held on by a miracle, were carried away. Mr. Wilkson believes that all our war material is in the same condition. As fier ammunition, there is a great want. The weapons, both Snider and Mar- tini, are greatly inlerior to the needle-gun and the Chassepot; and the climax of England's fall is reached when he exclaims, "It is not an army; its a ruin." Mr. John Wilkson may be a brave man as well as a military critic, but for the sake of himself and those with whom he may be connected, it is advisable that he should be kept out of the way of stout navvies and duck7ponds. SHORT-SIGHTED POLICY. The parish of St. Pancras has unfortuuaely obtained an unenviable notoriety in the management of its poor, and it is very likely that the Poor-law Board is a little prejudiced in regard to its statistics. It is certainly startling to find that out of 1,040 adult able-bodied paupers in receipt of out-door relief in excess of the number of the same class last year, no less than 271, or more than one-fourth belong to unlucky St. Pancras. The Poor-law Board however, wishes to cut the Gordian knot after a short and summary fashion, which would get rid of the present difficulty, regardless of future consequences. They have addressed a communication to the Guar dians, directing them to insist on the rigid applica tion of the workhouse test. In other words, where a working family are temporarily distressed owing to the illness of the breadwinner, to loss of employ ment, or other causes, but might with a little help from the parish manage to keep afloat, they are to be forced to break up their homes and pauperize their children for life. The three or four shillings and three or four loaves a week, which are all that are given by parish authorities to widows with four or five young children would, certainly not, even with rigid work . house management, suffice to feed, clothe, educate, and apprentice the family, to say nothing of the incalculable moral loss of pauperising either men or women._ it is possible for_ our working poor when in full employment to do much more in the way of providing for a rainy day than they do, but there will always be cases of inevitable distress from illness, accident, the fluctuations of trade, and other casualties. In any case, if the public have to assist, they had better do it in a manner satisfactory to both sides, and as Mr. Joseph Salter very justly pointed out to the guardians, the course proposed by to the Poor Law Board is no less suicidal than. cruel. A committee was appointed to take action on the subject. WASTE OF WATER. In the present dry season it is important to do all that is possible to avoid the waste of water, and yet through ignorance or indifference many valuable opportunities are lost, and great suffering and low ensue. The habit of storage in times of excess to provide fora state of scarcity, cannot be too highly commended, and the writer of a letter to the Times, points Out the advantage that may accrue from such a course. The poorer classes throughout the country are suffering greatly from the want of water, and many poor men are pay ing a penny a day for a supply. To these people a storm of half-an-inch rainfall would be worth five shillings if it were conserved for use. The owners of cottages should provide underground tanks to receive the water collected from the roofs. Were these pre cautions adopted, the family of a cottager would be kept well supplied with water through the frequent storms which are now recurring. It is high time that some remedial measures were adopted, for the inhabitants of many villages are now reduced to the necessity of resorting to surface-ponds, in which the sewage of farmyards is collected. A JOCKEY'S EARNINGS. Any one who has the slightest knowledge of horse racing is aware that the most popular people con nected with what is called "our national pastime," are the jockeys. On a Derby day the jockey who is fortunate enough to ride the winner of the great race, is the observed of all observers. He is cheered snd treated by the men. The ladies smile upon him, and radiant eyes follow his attenuated form from the course to the paddock. His portraits are engraved on steel, they are printed in the sporting papers, and silk handkerchiefs of marvellous kind are to be seen fluttering at the windows of drapers' shops, all in , honour of one jockey. But he has more substantial rewards than the popular praise. He receives his " retaining fees; " he has his " winning mounts, " and his " losing mounts ; " besides having his expenses paid. His salary sometimes equals that of the Prime Ministry, and like some of the jeunesse dor& he ,pos sesses his special tailor, who is proud of having the honour to be connected with the popular and well known jockey. The poor struggling curate will read with strange feelings the account of the trial in which Mr. Sampson Morden, who is described as " the well-known light-weight," brought an action to recover a balance of about £BOO, which was com posed 'of £3OO for three years' salary under the "retainer," £289 for expenses, and charges of five guineas for winning mounts, and three guineas for losing ones. Mr. Morden recovered £495, &c., and as the " losing mounts " numbered over seventy, it may be presumed that his employer could not have gained very much. The Prince and Princess of Wales are expected to leave Marlborough House, on Monday next for Aber geldie Castle, for the autumn. The Malta correspondent of the 7 imes mentions a report that at least two million pounds of gunpowder are required to complete the magazines even to their reduced standard. Thomas Campbell pleaded guilty at the London- Try assizes on Thursday, of attempting to assassinate uncle, and was sentenced to seven years' penal servi- toile ature states that some of the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Military Education, which were most inimical to the scientific instruction of the army will not be carried out. A man has been bitten to death by his own horse, near Waterford. Twenty minutes after h e h a d l e f t hi s own house he was found quite dead, lying in a pool of blood, and fearfully mangled. The horse was grazing quietly near deceased. LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, • 1870. THE Prussian account of the serious action at Weissemburg may be accepted as nearer the truth than the first French account of the slighter affair at Saarbriick. The Prussians admit their numbers were much superior, and thus they claim no fictitious glory; they allow that two of their regiments suffered severely, and thus bear gratuitous testimony that the French, even when overpowered, are no contemptible foe. The victory was " brilliant but bloody." This is an account calculated to inspire confidence. From the few details yet given it appears that the Crown Prince of PRUSSIA, who commands the South German armies, had taken such advantage of the French delay as to get his men well in hand, even ready to cross into French territory. It is obvious that the Germans are in great force in the south-east of the border adjoining France, as well as at the north-west. A glance at the map will shew that the French frontier adjoining Prussia and Bavaria runs in a south-easterly direction from Sierck to Lauterburg, where it turns off, and, facing the Baden territory, runs south with a tendency to west. It is along the north-eest border that the line of operations extends. On the Prussian side, Prince FREDERICK CHARLES with an army is at Treves, on the extreme right (looking from Prussia to France); HERWARTH VON BITTENFELD is ill the centre, about Mayence, or perhaps a little nearer ; and the CROWN PRINCE is on the extreme left with the South German army, to which is added a powerful force of Prus sians. It is of the latter commander thab we now bear. He has marched to the border and assailed Weissemburg, which stands at the extreme edge of France. With a powerful force he has attacked and defeated the division stationed at this town. The Prussians had obviously so great an advantage in numbers that the battle could never ha ve been in doubt. The French fought desperately and left their mark on the opposing host, as the Prussian bulletin Intimates; uu6 gallantry, Chassepot, nor mitrailleuse can avail against odds . of two or three to one. The Prussians drove back the French, and made five hundred pri soners. General DOUAY was killed. The assault seems to have been well arranged, and the triumph complete. The advantage in prestige thusgained by the Germans, for this battle far outweighs in importance the Saar briick affair, is really substantial. This is at present all that can be said. As it was fair to the Prussians not to over-estimate the affair at Saarbriick, so it is but just to the French to make all due allowance for their defeat at Weissemburg. The disproportion of numbers appears to have been so great that the battle can be no more deemed a test of the relative fighting qualities of the two armies than the Saarbriick engagement. As to strategy it will be prudent to wait for a. movement on the tart of the Northern army before drawing conclusions. It has been thought that PRINCE FREDERICK CHARLES at one end of the line and the CROWN PRINCE at the other are about to repeat their experiment of 1866. they will invade the enemy's country at both points, and endeavour to effect a junction as they did in Bohemia. There can be no doubt, however, in spite of the success of this plan against the Austrians, that it is contrary to just principles, and as a general rule exceedingly dangerous. The system of dividing an invading army in two great and independent portions is open to the obvious objection that either half of the advancing force is liable to be assailed by the greater part of the defensive army, concentrated, as it will be, in an inner circle between the two. If the CROWN PRINCE proceeds further into France from Weissemburg he will have to cross a hilly country containing some fortresses. These hills run between Weissemburg and Bitche, between which and Saarbrack, and further to the French left, the ground is lower. What is to prevent MACMAHON, who is in strong force at Bitche, from assailing the Crown Prince with a superior army whilst the Prussians are struggling through the defiles of the hills ? Such a movement won Hohenlinden. It is true that the other Prussian army might advance at the same time ; but it is far apart from the host of the CROWN PRINCE, and the French are between the two. A single corps would serve to arrest the advance of one, whilst the whole re maining available force might be hurled against the other. It requires no great strength to delay the pro gress of a large army for a little while; and this with respect to Prince FREDERICK CHARLES is all that the French would require. It is difficult to believe that the attack on Weissemburg is the first step in an invasion with scattered forces in the face of a united and splendid French army. The movement would be dangerous in the extreme. That it succeeded in 1866 is no proof that it ie likely to turn out equally well now, for there is no reason ing from the fate of the Austrians, when without breechloaders and badly led, to the fate of the French, who have ChassepBts, and may be well led. But we shall see. A CIVILIAN being at the head of the War-Office, it seems only fair play that old soldiers should have the hope held out to them of obtaining situations of a subordinate character in one or other of the numerotp civil departments. An arrangement of that hind NV .uld have many advantageg. It would ead to the creation of a reliable re- It would be a direct stimulant to serve. • recruiting. The carrying out °fetich an arrangement would ensure at once a large and easily contrived economy of the public expenditure. The suggestion is not new. It has often been thrown out as worthy of consideration. It has been discussed both within and without the walls of Parliament. As yet, how ever, it has only been discussed. No action what ever has been taken upon the matter, at any rate in any way systematical. Arguments , Q 7 , oor♦ tq1e,,,,,, /, o.,„tnliat ourt :-.:717,-----,...- 4 4 , , - HER MAJESTY. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING ON THE COURSE. ST. LEGER. 2to 1 agst Kingcraft (offered) 1500 to 225 agst Palmerston (taken and offered) 200 to 25 agst Macgregor (taken and offered) 1500 to 100 aist Tabernacle (taken) 1000 to 50 agst Sunlight (taken) 500 to 25 agst Captivator (taken) 20 to 1 agst Astolfo (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Alexander (taken freely) 1000 to 30 agst Camel (offered) 1000 to 30 agst Normanby (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Ptarmigan (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Bridgwater (taken) 500 to 40 agst Astolfo and Captivator coupled (t) 500 to 100 agst Macgregor and Sunlight coupled (t) ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS. Ben An, Bouquetiere, Bonny Bell f, Lizzie Cowl, The Orphan, Rapidity, Ushant, Betty, Adelaide, Farewell, Retty, and Lord Hawke. LONDON GAZETTE—LASTEVENING. DOWNING-STREET, AuG. 4. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Joseph Connell, Esq., to be a Member of the Executive Council of the Island of Nevis. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Frederick Hoare, Esq., to be Receiver-General for the Island of Trinidad. FOREIGN OFFICE, AUG. 5. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Pedro Augusto da Silva Carvaiho as Consul in British Guiana for his Majesty the King of Portugal and the Algarves. WHITEHALL, AUG. 4. The Queen has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom to appoint George Mellish, Esq., one of her Majesty's Counsel, to be a Judge of the Court of Appeal in Chancery, in the room of Sir George Markham Giffard, deceased. ADMIRALTY, AUGUST 4. In accordance with the provisions of her Majesty's Order in Council of February 22, 1870, the undermen tioned reserved captains have been placed on the list of captains retired, under Orders in Council April 24, 1847, June 25, 1851, and July 26, 1867, from the dates stated against their names : Captain Robert Gregory noel Walsh, from the 13th July last. Captain William Norton Taylor, from the 17th July last. AUG. 4. Royal Marine Light Infantry.—The following named gentlemen have been appointed Lieutenants in the Royal Marines :—Arthur Rowband, Clement William Hawkins, Vere Alban Butler, Charles William Ross Kitching, Charles George Parlby Ward. BANKRUPTS. Notice of Adjudications and First Meetings of Creditors. To surrender under the Bankruptcy Act, 1869. In London. Mangili, Eugene, Addison-terrace, Notting-hill, and Arundel-street, Coventry-street, private hotel keeper, August 17, at 1. _ In the Country. Beaumont, William and Benjamin, Honley,lwoollen cloth manufacturers, August 16, at Huddersfield. Blacklock, Thomas, Bristol, joiner, August 17, at Exeter. Boddington, Arthur Gavendish Onslow, Sheffield, brewer, August 18, at Sheffield. Fee, Joseph, Whitehaven, grocer, August 19, at White haven. Ford, Samuel, Liverpool, earth enware d ea l er, August 22, at Liverpool. Hampson, Thomas and John, Gee Cross, near Hyde, hat manufacturers, August 18, at Ashton-under-Lyne. Pearson, Charles Edward, Birmingham, ale and porter dealer, August 16, at Birmingham. Richardson, Joseph Brighouse, innkeeper, August 19, at Halifax. Searle Thomas Jacob, jun., Totnes, t anner, A ugust 31, at East Stonehouse. Thomason, John, Birkenhead, undertaker, August 22, at Birkenhead. ' It seems there is not the slightest semblance of truth in the wide-spread rumour that the premises of the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, are to be taken by the Government for a post-office and telegraph station. Great additions are being made at the Central Office, in St. Martin's-le-Grand, in connection with the coming reduction of the newspaper rate. Dr. Turrell, of Park-street, Windsor, was on Thursday driving in a carriage over Dorney-common; near Eton Wick, , when his horse shied at something in the road, turned into a drain, and threw him out. On medical assistance being obtained, the doctor was found to be suffering from concussion of the brain, but hopes are entertained of his recovery. Dublin (writes a correspondent) is full of visitors, who ha' e come to Ireland in consequence of the impossi bility of summer travelling on the Continent. Two hun dred and fifty landed from the mail-boat at Kingstown on Thursday. It is expected that for the next two months the Irish watering places will be very full. 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Quotations on application to Messrs DUNVILLE & Co. Royal Irish Dis tilleries, Belfast; or at thei London Offic es , 4, Beaufort Buildings Strand, W.O. OSBORNE, AUG. 5. The Queen and their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, and Princess Beatrice, attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, embarked on board her Majesty's yacht Alberta yesterday afternoon, and, after witnessing the regatta at East Cowes for some time, steamed into the Roads, and went on board her Majesty's ship Royal Sovereign. The Queen was received by Commander W. H. Max well, who conducted her Majesty round the ship, and exercised the men in working the turrets and guns for her Majesty's inspection. Before leaving the ship, the officers were presented to the Queen by Commander Maxwell. Her Majesty returned to Osborne at half-past seven o'clock. • The Queen went out in the grounds this morning; ac companied by Princess Louise. Prince Arthur and Princess Beatrice also went out. LEWES AUGUST MEETING.—FRIDAY, Nursery Plate. Half a mile. Mr Nightingall's Olympia, by Maccaroni—Oly m pi a 7st 91b • (Wyatt) 1 Mr R. Porter's Queen Bessie, 7st 41b (Rowell) 2 Mr G. Hodgman's f by Vedette, dam by Chanticleer— Ostrogoth's dam, 7st Hesperis, Labyrinth, Jeannie colt, Miss Douglas, Tam bourine, and Lecture also ran. Won by a head. The Welter Cup. One mile and a half. Mr Payne's Hobart, by Young Melbourne—Miss Sarah, 4 yrs, 11st 31b (in 121 b extra) (Chaloner) 1 Sir F. B. Lennard's Play, 3 yrs, lOst (in 71b ex.) (Custance) 2 Lord St. Vincent's Violet, 3 yrs, lOst (Mr. Bevill) 3 Roderick Dhu, Ben An, Vertumna f, Cauldron, and Cawdor also ran. Won cleverly by a length. The Priory Stakes. T.Y.C. About five furlongs. Mr Beverley's Australia, by Young Melbourne--Miss Penhill, Bst 101 b (Chaloner) 1 Mr W. Castle's Maid of Perth, Bst 21b (Morris) 2 Mr D. Drewitt's Astrea, Bst 71b (Fordham) 3 Won by a length. The De Warrenue Handicap. T.Y.C. Mr Alwyn's Sour Grapes, by Claret—Alcyone, 5 yrs, 7st llb (Wilson) 1 Mr J. C. Stuart's Pericles, 6 yrs, Bst 31b... (Fordhham) 2 Mr. Brayley's Soucar, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (inc. 71b extra) (Killick) 3 Reindeer, Queen of Heari,s, Retty, Victress, Election, Bliss, Pucelle, and Sophie also ran. Betting-9 to 4 agst Pericles, sto 1 agst Sophie, 100 to 15 agst Soucar, 7 to 1 agst Reindeer, 100 to 12 agst Sour Grapes, 14 to 1 each agst Retty and Bliss, 20 to 1 each agst Election and Victress, 100 to 1 (at first 100 to 15) agst Queen of Hearts. Election, Bliss, and Queen of Hearts were fractious, and delayed the start, which was fairly effected at last, , Sonr Grapes taking the lead, making all the running, and winning easily by a length ; a neck separating the second and third. The Queen's Plate of 100 guines ; weight for age. Two miles. Sir J. Hawley's Siderolite, by Asteroid—Aphrodite, 4, yrs, 9st 71b (W e l ls) 1 Sir C. Legard's Border Knight, 4 yrs, 9st 71b (Custance) 2 Mr Savile's Brother to Raviol 4 yrs, 9st 71b (Maidment) 3 Won in a canter by six lengths. The Stand Plate T.Y.C. Prince Soltykoff's Tibthorpe, by Voltigeur—Little Agnes, 6 yrs, lOst (in 101 b e x ) (French) 1 Mr Cox's Sweet Briar f, 3 yrs, B s t 101 b (£100) (Killick) 2 Colonel Martyn's Hohenlinden, 2 yrs, 6st 91b (£1OO) (F. Webb) 3 Chanoinesse, Dora, Forest Lass, and Cestus also ran. Won in a canter by ten lengths. A Claiming Handicap Plate. Half a m il e . Mr R. Drewitt' s rilful„by Rataplan—Palmleaf's dam, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Killick) 1 Mr T. Staple's The Sheans, 3 yrs, 7st (Hunt) 2 Captain Machel's Bouquetiere, 5 yrs, Bst 71b ...(J e ff er y) 3 Outpost, Light Cloud, Sir rancis, Visage, Z acc h ceus , and Effigy also ran. on by half a length. 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