The Sun. — London, England, 1867-06-19 00:00:00

Railway and other Companies. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST. The adjourned special meeting of this company was appointed to be held yesterday at the Bridge house Hotel, London-bridge, to receive the report of the Committee of Investigation, but as it had not probably reached all the proprietors it was deemed better to further adjourn the meeting for a week ; Colonel Barttelot, M.P., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said he had simply to propose the further adjournment of the meeting to Tuesday next, the 25th inQtant, to be held in the same place, at 1 o'clock. The motion was agreed to unanimously, and the proceedings terminated. GREAT EASTERN. A Wharncliffe meeting of this company was ap pointed to be held yesterday at the London Tavern ; Mr. C. H. Turner in the chair. Mr. J. B. Owen, the secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting to consider a bill now pending in Parliament to confer on the Great Eastern Company facilities for raising money, The CHAIRMAN said that in consequence of their financial bill having been taken before the commit tee of the House of Commons that morning for the first time it would be necessary to adjourn the meet ing to Wednesday nett, at 12 o'clock, to be held in the same room. He was sorry to give the proprie tors the trouble of attending again, when the direc tom hoped the bill would be ready for their con sideration. A PREFERENCE SHAREHOLDER said he attended the meeting, as he understood that it was intended by the bill to seriously interfere with the rights of the London and Blackwall Railway, which was leased to the Great Eastern Company. The CHAIRMAN said the legal representatives of the Blackwall Company would be found in the com mittee-room that morning. The Great Eastern Company had offered to insert a clause iu the finan cial bill to protect their rights, which he hoped would be satisfactory. Several preference shareholders said they had come very long distances to attend the meeting— one said 160 miles ; another, 200 miles ; a third, 360 miles—and they thought it very hard on them that they had received no notice that the meeting would be adjourned. The CHAIRMAN said notices had been sent on the 14th inst., informing the proprietors that the finan cial bill would not be ready on the 18th inst., and that the meeting would be adjourned. In reply to a question, he stated that when the. bill was ready to submit to the shareholders the discussion at the adjourned meeting should be as wide as the stand ing orders would admit. Mr. C. LEGG thought they could not blame the directors for not having the bill ready, as that de pended on arrangements in Parliament ; but he hoped the shareholders would atten4 the adjourned IVharncliffe meeting, and fully consider the clauses before they passed the bill. Mr. SHAW, the solicitor, explained to some of the shareholders, who apparently never attended a Wlaarncliffe meeting before, that it would be useless to submit the financial bill until after it had passed the committee of the House of Commons. It would then require the approval of three-fourths of the capital, represented in person or by proxy, at the adjourned meeting. The CHAIR3IAN then moved the adjournment of the meeting to the 26th inst. Mr. G. SMITH, a director, seconded the motion, which was carried, and the meeting adjourned. The finance bill provided for the issue of £1,500,000 stock, to be known as debenture stock B (over which existing debentures and debenture stock were to maintain a preference) ; also for the appointment of deposit trustees, who were to receive and pay the interest accruing on the debentures and debenture stock, which was to be paid to them every week ; and for the appointment of preference shareholders' trustees, who were to watch over the interests of the preference shareholders. AUNCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN 8 EIIRE. A special meeting of this company was held yester day at the London-road station, Manchester, to authorise the conversion of the debsnature debt into stock. Mr. WATKIN, M.P., the chairman, explained that one of the main features of the Company's Addi tional Powers Act, 1867, was the power to convert from time to time the whole of their debenture debt into debenture stock. The conversion could be made at such periods as the condition of the money mar ket rendered favourable. The permanent debenture stock would have all the powers possessed by the temporary debt, and would form a first claim or mortgage. The proposed conversion having been effected, the company would never be in the position of facing an undue pressure applied at a time of panic or inconvenience. No new capital was con templated by the measure, but it was necessary to ask the consent of the shareholders. Ile therefore moved a formal resolution in accordance with the provisions of the several acts of Parliament relating to the creation of debenture stock by the company, " That there be now created a debenture stock to the amount and extent authorised by the Additional Powers Act, 1867, and that the same be issued by the directors from time to time upon such terms and conditions as they might deem expedient in the in terests of the company, in lieu of the debentures now authorised to be raised, or in replacement and extinction of debentures already issued." The CHAir.mAN remarked that when the stock was all issued it woul I save the company all the stamps, commission, and other expenses attaching to the temporary loan system. Mr. FENToN, a director, seconded the motion. The motion was agreed to, and a subsequent re solution empowered the directors to borrow and reborrow from time to time such sums as the com pany were authorised to raise by loan or by deben ture under their several acts. The CHAIRMAN, in response to a vote of thanks, said he was sanguine enough to believe that the security of debenture stock was so good, and the advantage of every kind attending it so great, that it would before long be very much in demand. When Parliament gave them power to do so he be lieved trustees would be glad to sell Consols and invest in debentures, the former representing only debt, while the latter represented property, and thus a new market would be opened. (near, hear.) CEN TrAL NORT LIUMBERLAN D. paid, would become assets, then stood in the books of the company at £5,397,947, thus showing a nominal surplus of £743,503, consisting of £500,000 paid-up capital, £98,790 on account of the £5 call made in March, 1866, and a balance of £144,713. On the 11th of May, 1867, the direct liabilities of the company were reduced to £2,095,040, from which there rnustbe deducted £426,459 for dividends already paid, leaving as the balance of direct liabili ties £1,668,581, to which must be added £71,940 for engagements and calls on shares which have to be provided for, making a total of £1,740,521, while the assets still standing in the books (iucluding liabilities on bills re-discounted, and other liabilities) amount to £3,014,623, showing a nominal surplus of £1,274,102, representing the following items : Capital paid up at the date of the stoppage, £598,790 ; further amounts received on account of £5 call made by the directors, £269,221 ; amounts paid in respect of the liquidators' call of £5 per share, £316,320 ; and a balance of £89,772 remain ing at the credit of profit and loss on the 11th of May, 1867. Tkere had, therefore, been a total re duction of liability to the extent of £2,487,463 dur ing the past year. The engagements to contractors and others, which at thellth of May, 1866, reached a total of £417,000, had, partly by payments and partly by reduction of amounts agreed to be advanced by the association, been brought down to £4,750 ; 1 and the liabilities in respect of calls were £67,190, as u . aamst £374,220 in 1866. The advances made dur ingis the liquidation were absolutely necessary in ful filment of binding engagements entered into by the association, and for the purpose of securing assets which would otherwise have been in great danger of being altogether lost ; and with reference to the call on shares held by the associations the sums paid and remaining to be paid related chiefly to one of the most important securities. With regard to the assets in the present statement, of £3,014,623, they were taken at the figures at which they stood in the books. In consequence of the prolonged and un expected continuance of the monetary crisis, and its serious effect on the realisation of securities, the disposal of many of those belonging to this associa i tion had been a matter of impossibility, except at such sacrifices as they have not felt justified in mak ing. After the most deliberate and careful consi deration, they were of opinion that, if these assets were submitted to immediate or forced sales, the proceeds would fall very far short of the present amount of the liabilities ; and having regard to the large number of the shareholders who had not yet been able to complete the payment of the cills already made upon them, notwithstanding the pres sure which had been applied, and to the great num ber found to be utterly unable to contribute further in aid of the liquidation, the future must be looked upon as demanding from all concerned the utmost care and consideration. Under these circumstances, to have recourse to forced sales of the securities, or i to heavy calls upon the shareholders, would be dan -1 gerous alike to the interests of the shareholders and I the creditors. They had had conferences with the principal shareholders and creditors, and believed that the following modification of the committee's original proposal, if cordially adopted by the share holders generally, would be favourably entertained by the creditors—viz., 1. That the remaining 15s. in the pound, with interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the entire debt, should be discharged by six equal half-yearly instalments, the first of these being payable on the 15th Jan., 1868. 2. That the liquidators should issue to such of the creditors as might require the same promissory notes, payable at the Bank of England, for the above instalments. 3. Each creditor to surrender one-eighth of his securities to the liquidators on the payment of each instalment vote. 4. That the liquidators should be at liberty, on giving notice to the creditors of their intention so to do, to discount or anticipate the payment of all or any of the promissory notes from time to time before they fell due, under a rebate of interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, and that so soon as they had given such notice respect ing the last of the promissory notes no further call on the shareholders should be made. The liquida tors were not without hope that not only would the amount of all further calls be returned, but that some portion of the amounts already paid up would 1 alio be ultimately returned to the shareholders. The directors of this company state in their re port that they were without any further available resources for the prosecution of the work, or even for meeting the outstanding claims upon them. The property of the company they had, however, reason to believe, was more than sufficient to meet these claims, provided all further expense was at once put an end to. In these circumstances they were compelled to express their opinion, that it was no longer possible to avoid finally abandoning the un dertaking, and they recommended to the share holders that they should appoint a small committee, with authority to sell the property of the company and to apply the amount realised in discharging its liabilities. The directors recommended this course to the shareholders with pain and reluctance, which involved the entire sacrifice of the capital expended on the line, without any advantage having been de rived from it; while they remained firmly convinced that if a comparatively small additional sum of money could have been raised, the line from Scott's oap to Rothbury might have been completed so as to yield a moderate interest on the whole expendi ture, and to afford very great advantages to the past of the country through which it passed. HUDSON'S BAY. The governor and committee of this company in tend to recommend a dividend at the rate of 10s. per share, payable on the 10th of July next, in ad dition to the Ss. paid is January last. IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT (LIMITED). The report of the liquidators, Messrs. A. Young and J. Ball, state that the liabilities, calls,atd engage ments at the date of the stoppage, on the 11th of May, 1856, amounted to £4,554,444, and that the assets at the same date, including liabilities on bills re-discounted and otk.er engagements, which, when THE SUN. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 19, 1867. out of Portsmouth harbour to Spithead yesterday morning, and was employed during the day in ascer taining the deviation of her compasses. According to the present arrangements she was to leave this day, taking a few passengers for India. _ Admiral Sir W. F. Martin, K.C.8., Commander in Chief at Devonport, has struck his flag on board the Royal Adelaide, and has proceeded to London. It is supposed that this visit is connected with the intended naval review at Spithead. Rear-Admiral the llon. J. R. Drummond, C. 8., Superintendent at the dockyard, will do duty during the Port Ad miral's absence. All the available ships from Ply mouth are appointed to arrive at Spithead on the 7th July. Among them will be the iron add wood armour-plated, double screw gunboat Vixen, 4, of 574 tons, which has engines of 160-horse power. Her present master is Mr. Silas 11. Liddell, at pre sent borne on the books of the Indus. The iron screw storeship Alegcera, 4, Captain J. Simpson, is expected to call at Plymouth en route for Rio de Janeiro. The Devonport, Indianian, 1,188 tons, com manded by Mr. P. Lodevick, arrived at Spithead on Saturday morning, with passengers and military invalids from Madras and Cape Town. ller pas senger list comprises the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Leem ing and two children, Mrs. Lys and three children, Mrs. S. Mortland and one child, Mrs. Dickenson and three children ; Lieut. Michell, 2d battalionl9th Regiment, Mrs. Michell, and two children. Her troops comprise 178 men from various regiments, under the command of Capt. Caldecott, 75th Regi ment ; Lieut. Shortland, Royal Artillery ; Surg. J. Dickenson, medical charge ; 16 soldiers' wives and 38 children, from Madras ; also Mr. and Mrs. Clap perton and the Misses. Clapperton, and the Rev. Mr. Walters, from Cape Town. The invalids were immediately sent by Government steamer to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, aad the ship pro ceeded to London to land her passengers and dis charge her cargo. She left Madras on the 9th of March and called at Cape Town on the 25th of April. On-the 10th of June, in lat. 47 N., long. 16 W., she spoke the Hope, bark, from Sunderland to Aden. ILIILWAY BILLS. Yesterday, in Lord Redesdale's committee, the Great Northern Bill was passed with amendments ; the Bedford and Northampton passed without amendments, as did the Weasuin Valley Bill. The Waterford, New Ross, and Wexford Junction Bill was passed with amendments. In the House of Commons' committee, before the Chairman of Ways and Means, the Cambrian (Ex tension of Time) Bill, the Bothnia Bill, the Ha3t ings Pier Bill, and the Easton and Church Hope Bill were all passed. In the Committee on Group 12 the London, Chatham, and Dover Bill wa3 ad journed, the London, Chatham, and Dover (No. 3) was adjourned, the London, Chatham, and Dover (No. 2) was proceeded with and adjourned, and the London, Chatham, and Dover (No. 4) was ad journed. In Group 13 the Great Eastern (Finance) Bill was proceeded with and adjourned ; the Kil kenny Junction (abandonment of Kilpurcell Branch), being unopposed, was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. The Ryde Station Bill was not proceeded with by the committee, the Referees having reported that the estimate was insufficient ; and in the case of the Ha,yling Railways appearances were taken, and the bill was adjourned until Thursday. Before the Examiner of the House of Commons the Rathkeale and Newcastle Junction Bill was ad journed to the 4th of July. STATE OP TRADE. MANCHESTER, June 18.—In shipping yarns our market has been very firm, but there has not been much business doing. Spinners being well engaged with the execution of orders placed some weeks ago are indifferent about selling at anything under cur rent prices, and buyers appear to be equally indiffe rent about giving out orders at present prices. For home-trade yarns we have had a quiet market to day, and there has not been much business effected. Yarns from American cotton are tolerably steady in value, while yarns made from Surats are slightly in the buyer's favour. In cloth there has been much less business doing than was anticipated, and this branch of the markets may also be characterised as Tat. Sllirtings suitable for China are still in de mand, but even in these, as in all other fabrics, the business has not been large. In pieces sellers still quote the rates of last Tuesday. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of this day's cloth market :—" The result of to-day's market has somewhat disappointed general expectation, as more activity was looked for after the holydays. With the exception of some demand for 71b. and 84 -lb. shirtiugs, the market has been decidedly quiet, and though our quotations are still maintained, we close with a remarkable absence of business." CARDIFF, 17th.- —Thereis no change of importance to note in the steam coal trade, and employment at the collieries keeps about the same. The tendency to a slight improvement in the demand is so far maintained, and advices from the Contithantal mar kets are not upon the whole discouraging as to the f attire. At present the average work at the c ollieries is from three to four turns per week. In Bklrenhead a considerable quantity is sent for shipment, w hil e t h e Metropolitan markets are taking rather less than usual. Coke is in limited request, and until a de cidedly favourable tern takes place iu Iron trade this branch of the coal trade will coutdrue quiet. The inquiry for iron keeps at nearly the same point as re; - ,orted last week. American houses: have les sened their purchases, which is not a matter of sur prise, taking into consideration the heavy lid fipments since the commencement of the year. Russia and the Eastern markets are tolerably good customers for railway iron. With the other foreign markets there is only a limited business doing. On home account but few specifications are offered,. the rail way companies not being yet in a position: to enter the market. For tin plates there is a slow' -demand. LEEDs, 18111.—The markets in the cloth.: :.halls to day have been steady as to prices, but not. 'brisk as to sales. There was only a small atter, eiance of buyers from a distance, being fewer than ual re- . presentmg London houses. In the coloured hall there was more demand for plain goods and fancy coatings than for heavy fabrics, and tweeds did not change hands freely. There was a moderate sale of heavy goods, including meltons, beavers, and the like, in the white hall, but altogether the business done was not beyond a late average. There is no change in the condition of the manufacturers in the district, most of whom are better employed than they were a month ago. Wools are quite as firm to-day as last week. ROCHDALE, 17th.--The flannel market has been quiet to-day, there being a small attendance of buyers, who showed no disposition to purchase be yond their immediate wants. Midsummer stock taking prevails at present, which is the chief cause of the slackness in the market. The manufacturers al.e moderately well employed, and in other respects the trade-is healthy. There is no improvement in the Yorkshire goods, but the prices of such, as well as those of flannels, are steady. The demand for wool has not been active to-day, and in some cases to effect sales rather lower prices than last week were taken. Naval and Military Intelligence. It was yesterday made known in official quarters at Woolwich that the Prince of Wales would deliver the prizes to-morrow to the gentlemen cadets of the Royal Military Academy at the breaking up for the Midsummer vacation. He e willarriveat the Academy at 4 o'clock, and will be received by the Duke of Cambridge, Governor; Major-Gen. Ormsby, Lieut. - Governor ; under a royal salute fired by the cadets, and the entire company under arms. Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief the Duke of Cambridge will go down to Woolwich at 1 o'clock, and will make his usual inspection of the class rooms, landscape, . . . and other drawings, and also the gymnasium, which it is expected will occupy upwards of an hour, when the parade will be reformed for the reception of the Prince of Wales. Prince Arthur, it is stated, will join the ranks with the cadets, and go through the manual and platoon exercises for the Prince, his brother's, inspection. Most stringent regulations have been issued by Major-Gen. Ormsby to prevent the crowding unnecessarily of the Academy grounds by strangers, as it is expected the Prince of Wales will be accompanied by other members of the royal family, and a numerous suite in attendance. The number of visitors on the occasion will, therefore, be strictly limited. Yesterday Gen. Burgoyne, G.C.8.1 Inspector- General of Royal Engineers and Fortifications, re sumed his annual inspection of the Corps of Royal Engineers at headquarters, Bromptou Barracks, Chatham, in which duty he was occupied the entire day. The whole of the morning was devoted by Sir J. Burgoyne to the inspection of the various scienti fic departments at the Royal Engineer establish ment, field works, magazines, batteries, and other undertakings connected with sapping and mining, pontooning in the harbour, and also some experi ments for demonstrating the method by which vessels of war, or other hostile ships, can be easily destroyed by submarine torpedo explosions when attempting to enter a harbour or river in the hands of the enemy. In the early portion of the morning General Burgoyne inspected the topographical, tele graphic, photographic, printing, lithographic, sur veying, and other schools at the Royal Engineer establishment, in all of which departments both officers and men of the Royal Engineers have to go through the usual period of instruction before being considered fit for the important duties they are re- quired to undertake. After making a tour of in spection of the schools, lecture-rooms, non-commis sioned officers and men's libraries and reading• rooms, barrack-rooms, and other departments al Brompton Barracks, Gen. Burgoyne and Gen Murray were conducted to the Royal Engineer depot field works, which extend from Brompton to the Medway, and cover a large extent of ground. During the summer, and, indeed, ever since the frosts of winter would allow of out-door field works, all the available officers and men have been employed in the formation of parallels, magazines, trenches, earth batteries, and other works, the who'e of the ground inspected yesterday having the appearance of vast field works undertaken by su attacking force against New Brompton, the works of the Royal Engineers in several instances running close up to the public streets, and absorbing all the Government ground at disposal. During this portion of the in spection some interesting torpedo experiments were undertaken, with results exceedingly satisfactory, as showing the enormously destructive power pos sessed by this new, and until recently comparatively unknown,:agency. In the experiments made some time since at Chatham, under the direction of Mr. Beardsley, who was at the head of the torpedo de partment of the army during the American civil war, the torpedoes were fired by percussion, and possessed the fatal defect of being equally destructive to both friendly and hostile ships, and consequently sealing a harbour or river against vessels of all kinds. The torpedo experimented upon yesterday by the Royal Engineers is fired by means of the voltaic battery, and consequently its destructive powers are con trolled from the shore. The explosion is unerringly made at the right moment. The torpedoes being completely submerged with nothing to indicate their position, the exact spot in the harbour where each lies concealed is ascertained, with mathematical ac curacy, by means of bearings and cross-angles taken from various positions, the result being that although the passage of a harbour may be thickly studded with any number of torpedoes, friendly vessels would proceed in and out with safety, while the moment a hostile ship attempted the entrance the torpedo would be fired with fatal exactitude. In stead of laying the torpedoes down in the harbour the experiments made yesterday were carried out on the field works with results in all respects similar to those which which would have taken place in the harbour. About a dozen charges, representing as many torpedoes, were laid in different parts of the field works, each charge being connected with the voltaic batteries by concealed wires. A number of men were then selected and ordered in various direc tpot o as n o s at i o n at v o e e r wr t ee h pr e ree w sbee o ni r nt k g s a , t e av a ke c es h ns e m : .a a n n dc obtrsh Observations er v h e a instantot i c o c n a s s i o da n sumrui man approached and was over what was supposed to be a torpedo the fuse was fired, care, of course, being taken that the explosion should prove harmless. In this manner the whole of the charges were fired, while in every instance they were exploded with unerring exactness at the instant the man's foot was on that part of the ground beneath which the charged fuse was concealed. There was but one opinion expressed yesterday by General Sir John Burgoyne and the officers who witnessed the experi ments, that with a powerful agency of this kind in our hands the defences of our naval ports and har bours would be effectually provided for, irrespec tive of granite and armour-plated batteries. Sir John Burgoyne afterwards crossed over to the other side of the harbour and witnessed the Royal Engi neers exercised in pontooning operations, and the formation of floating bridges for the passage of troops and war materiel, the pontoon still in general use by the Royal Engineers being that invented by Gen. Blanshard, although various other kinds are from time to time experimented upon. Gen. Bur goyne's inspection, which was highly satisfactory, terminated yesterday afternoon, and at its conclu sion the Inspector-General and Staff returned to the Horse Guards. The depot companies of the 31st Regiment are ordered to proceed from Kilkenny to Chatham, where they are to be stationed. The depot will em bark at Cork, and may be expected to arrive at the garrison ou Saturday next. Her Majesty's iron hydraulic amour-plated gun boat Waterwitch, at Woolwich, has received her armament, consisting of two GI ton guns and two 241 b howitzers ; and is ordered to go down to the Royal Arsenal to complete her war stores, in readi ness to join the squadron for review at Spit.head. She will be navigated down by a supplementary crew, and will not be put in commission for the pre sent according to existing orders. The screw sloop Nymphe, recently commissioned at Woolwich by Commander T. Barnardiston, has received orders to transfer her ship's company of 130 of all ranks, and to prepare also to join the squadron to be present at the forthcoming review. The troopship Euphrates, Capt. M. Dunn, went WELLINGTON COLLEGE. Yesterday was Speech-day at this College, and, as is always the case on these occasions, a large and fashionable assemblage of visitors went down to attend it. A special train was started from Charing-cross, under the charge of Mr. J. P. Knight, the superintendent of the line, and by this his Royal Highness Prince Arthur, accompanied by Lord Derby, and attended by Major Elphin stone, proceeded to Wellington College, which was reached soon after 11, and the visitors immediately proceeded to the building, being met at the Queen's Gate by the Head Master, the Rev. E. W. Benson, D.D., and the Assistant Masters, Mr. H. W. Eve, M.A., Rev. A. C arr , M.A.., Rev. C. W. Penny, M.A., Rev. T. 11. F reer, M.A., F. Griffith, M.A., Rev. J. W. Spurli ng , M.A., R e v. S. N. Tebbs, M.A., Rev. J. D. Lister, 8.A., Rev. J. 11. Marriot, 8.A., Rev. J. T. Bramston, 8.A., M. W. Charn ley, 8.A., Mr. J. E. Nixon, M.A., &c. His Royal Highness was at once conducted by Lord Derby and the Head Master into the spacious hall of the col lege, which, as usual on these occasions, was pro fusely and most tastefully decorated with flowers and evergreens. At the upper end was the fine por trait of the Prince Consort, the great patron of the college, with the frame entwined with laurel wreaths and flowers. Large as is the hall it was soon filled, and before the proceedings commenced every part of it was thronged. The HEAD MASTER said the first prize to be given was the Queen's Medal, a most distinguished one, and one which the Prince Consort was anxious should represent the character of the Wellington College boys. The statute on which the prize was founded was brought into the hall by Mr. Lyne, the Steward. It is engrossed and framed, and bears the Queen's autograph. This statute, which was then read by the Head Master, states that her Majesty had been pleased to declare her intention of presenting a gold medal annually for good conduct to the scholars of Wellington College. By the establishment of this prize she desired to hold up to the admiration of the students, and to their emulation, as far as they are capable of emulating such virtues and great quali ties of the hero and statesman in whose and to whose memory the College had been instituted. It was not beyond the power of any boy to exhibit cheerful submission to superior, unselfish good fel lowship with equals, independence and self-respect with the strong, an d kindn ess and protection to the weak, and a readiness to forgive offences t owar d s himself, and to conciliate the differ teinocnesto of others and the rs ; and, abov e a ll , fearless unflinchingdevo tion truthfulness. lie who displayed all or any of those qualities would have so Queen's Medal h a d b een awarded this far trod in the steps of the g r eat Duke. The HEAD MASTER having read thi s par t o f t h e statu y te e , ar sa t i o d Atirhe. Buchanan (majo r ), son o f S i r A. Buchanan, ambassador at St. Petersburgh. He thought he might say that pleasant as it had always been to assign that medal to the most deserving candidate, the Master and Preceptors never awarded distinguished by great s i mp li c i ty and ear nestness it with more pleasu re and sat isfaction than on this occasion. Mr. Buchanan had shown much energy, and been when cl about his work, a n d h a d a d m i ra bl y done his duty wh ile at th e College. Beyond ail that also he had di s p la y ed much independence and isti n kindness towards those who were younger than him self, doing everything he could to assist them in taking the right path when entering the College. He felt sure that all the boys would. bear witness that Buchanan well deserved the prize he was about to receive. Great cheering followed these remarks, during which Mr. Buchanan advanced and received the prize from the hands of Prince Arthur, who addressed a few congratulatory words to him. The next prize given was Lord Derby'sgift, gained by Mr. Irvin (son of a deceased officer, who highly distinguished himself in the Peninsular war, for which he received a medal and nine clasps). The HEAD MASTER said this prize was founded, as many present were aware, from the proceedsof Lord Derby's translation of Homer, and it would remain for ever as an expression of bis lordship's kindness and lore towards the school. This would be al- ways one of the most interesting prizes--diligence and good qualities only being sought for. He fully believed that he should never have the oppor tunity of presenting to Lord Derby any one who would better deserve it than Irwin. There were some interesting Points about this matter, for Lord Derby, when L or d S tan l ey , e xtended to Irwin's father marks of approval while placed in difficult circumstances in Western Australia, and the re collection of the noble lord's kindness had so re mained with the family that it had been Irwin's devoted wish to rece i ve some mark of approbation from Lord Derb y , an d i t wa s reserved for him just as he was leavi ng school to receive Lord De r by's gift. (Loud c h eers.) Lord DERBY, i n presen ting the prize to Irwin, said he felt the greatest possible pleasure that Irwin should be the first recipient of the prize, which he hoped was only the beginning of a series of annual gifts. It afforded him great satisfaction to award the prize to Dlr. Irwin, partly on his own part, and partly b:cause he was rewarding a most distia guished officer, who had served his country with the greatest credit. It was most satis factory to hear from Dr. Benson that from the period Irwin entered the College in 1861 to the present time he had eminently distin guished himielf for study, good conduct, and unre mitting industry, which were the qualities--not brilliant talents—they desired to stimulate, encou rage, and reward, and he believed he should never bestow it more worthily than at present. Ile trusted that Irwin would carry with him through the Uni versity which he wa s about to • enter , a nd thr ough the whole course o f his life, the same conduct he had shown there, and that he would always acknow ledge the benefit he had derived from the Welling ton College. Ile would at least have the satisfac tion of feeling that he had done his part by availing himself of the fullest advantages which he had de rived from the institution he had passed through. The HEAD MASTER said the next award was the Prince Consort's History Prize, presented by his Royal Highness the Prince Arthur, which had been gained by Nugent acc. Graham, and the subject of the essay was, " The Simultaneous Advance of Monarchical Power and Religious Liberty under the Tudors," an extract from which was read by Nugent, and Prince Arthur presented the prize. The prizes having been presented and the speeches delivered, the National Anthem was sung, and cheers were given for Prince Arthur. The proceed ings in the hall passed off admirably, and at their close the whole party proceeded by a covered way to a marquee, beneath which luncheon was pro vided. The Head Master presided, being supported on the right by Prince Arthur, Mr. Cox, and Major Elphinstone, and on the left by the Earl of Derby, Lord Normanby, and Lord Alfred Paget. The tables were adorned by some of the choicest flowers from the conservatories of Mr. Walter, of Bear wood. The HEAD MASTER gave "The Health of her Majesty," remarking upon the de4 interest her Majesty had always shown in the welfare of the in stitution. He felt sure that all present would be glad to hear that it was the Queen's intention to visit the college privately before long. (Cheers.) " The Health of Prince Arthur" having been next given, Dr. BENSON proposed " The Health of the Go vernors of the College," whom he thanked for their watchful care over everything affecting the inte rests of the college, alluding especially to the de voted services of Lord Derby, who was never absent from a meeting of the Governors, except on one oc casion, when kept at home by ill-health, and had always been present on speech days. (Loud cheers.) Lord DERBY returned thanks on behalf of the Government, and proposed " The Health of Dr. Benson," to whom the success of the college was mainly attributable. Dr. BENSON acknowledged the compliment, and bore high testimony to the valuable aid he derived from the assistant masters. The company then left the tent and visited the chapel, Mr. Edmonds giving a recital on the chapel organ. The programme included selections from Haydn, Batiste, Hesse, Beethoven, and Bach. The Head Master afterwards escorted Prince Arthur and Lord Derby through the grounds, pointing out the numerous improvements effected during the past year. The College is at present full, and now ranksamong the foremost of our public schools. The special train left at a quarter to four o'clock, conveying the distinguished party back to Charing cross. The day's proceedings were altogether successful and gratifying alike to the governors, the masters, and the parents, a considerable number of the latter being present. THE MARCHOF TIE MILITIA THROUGH LONDOX. At a meeting of the Court of Aldermen yesterday, under the presidency of the Lord Mayor, Mr. Alderman and Colonel WILSON, availing himself of a question being put with reference to a matter of routine, claimed the indulgence of the court while he expressed himself with reference to a matter which had not only engaged the public mind within the last few days, but which was also per sonal to himself. After explaining the custom with respect to regiments marching through London, and mentioning some correspondence which had taken place with the Government on the subject, Mr. Al derman Wilson said the question had been referred to the Committee of Privileges, and he would now read a letter on the subject. The LORD MAYOR (interposing) said that as the subject had been referred to a Committee of Privi leges, including the letter alluded to, it would be irregular now to deal with it. That letter had been addressed to him, and it was now in the hands of the committee. That being so, it was with the committee to deal with it ; if it had remained in his own hands he should know how to act in the matter. Mr. Alderman WILSON said that, acquiescing in the views taken by the Lord Mayor, he would sur render his proposition for a reference to this sub ject to the Committee of Privileges, but in doing so he hoped to be permitted, as he should not be out of order, to refer to what had taken place on last Monday week, on the occasion of the regiment he had the honour to command passing through the City to the West-end for inspection. In this case the Government had not applied to the Lord Mayor for permission for the regiment to march through the City; but he (Alderman Wilson), in order to prevent by the contemplated march any interference with the traffic of the City, had put himself in com munication with the Commissioner of the City Police as to the route by which the regiment would march. In consequence, the commissioner had made all the necessary arrangements, and the result was that the march did not interfere in the slightest de gree with the traffic of the City on the day in ques tion. Observations had been made upon him, as the officer in command on Monday week, and it had been said that in the march the regiment had been accompanied by "roughs," who came from the east-end of the town ; and it had been said that he (Colonel Wilson), being in command, ought to have told off a portion of his men to prevent the outrages which were complained of. He begged to say that it was not Until the regiment reached the park that the crowd had congregated to any extent, and even then it would have been absurd if he had attempted to detach a portion of his men to act as constables when the outrages broke out. If he had done so there must have been bloodshed ; for, with rifles in their hands and with bayonets fixed, the at tempt to capture the assailants must have ended in the way he had suggested. And even if his men had made a capture, where were they to take them to in the absence of police officers to re ceive the charge? It was absurd to think of detach ing a military body in aid of the civil power, and of this he had had some experience when he served the office of sheriff in the year 1833. At that time a certain number of shopkeepers had formed them selves into an association, with chairman, treasurer, secretary, and other officials, for the purpose of declaring a determined resistance .to the pay ment of the Crown taxes ; and for this the associa tion had bound themselves on oath. Exchequer writs were issued to enforce payment ; but the officers of the sheriffs were unable to levy, for as soon as a seizure was made a mob assembled, the vans in which the goods had been laden were destroyed, and the property rescued. In con sequence the sheriffs were sent for to the Home office, and Lord Melbourne, then Home Secretary, informed them that if their officers could not exe cute the process of the court, they must do so them selves, adding that there was a strong police force to whom they might apply, and that in a few hours they would be aided by 10,000 soldiers. His (Alderman Wilson's) colleague in the then shrievalty refused to act upon any such directions, and he (Alderman Wilson) undertook the duty ; but on leaving the council he was told by Lord Melbourne who had called him back, that if in the course of the proceedings any life was lost he (Alderman Wilson) would be held responsible. Thus if, avail ing himself of the body he held in his command, he had detached men as suggested, and a mis chance had ensued, he (Alderman Wilson) might have been put on his trial at the Old Bailey on a charge of manslaughter, if not of murder. In conclusion he begged to add that the conduct of the officers and men on the occasion to which he ad verted had been most creditable. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY moved to refer the whole matter to the Committee of Privileges, which had been already spoken of, inasmuch as Mr. Alderman and Colonel Wilson had been attacked not only in the public papers, but also in the House of Commons. It was time the War Department should take some steps with regard to the regula tions by which commanding officers should be guided iu such emergencies, and he therefore should move that the matter be referred to a committee to inquire and report thereon. Sir F. G. MOON seconded the motion. Mr. Alderman ROSE suggested that all difficulties in such a matter had been met by the recent in structions issued to militia and volunteer command ing officers by the War-office, and he bore testi- mony to the judgment displayed by Alde;man and Colonel Wilson on the occasion in question. Mr. Alderman SALomoNs remarked that he had read with the utmost satisfaction the letter addressed to one of the papers by Mr. Alderman Wilson, and he was further gratified by the statement he had made to the court. To-day or next day a question would be put to the Government by Mr. Owen Stanley in the House of Commons, and that being so, he wished Mr. Alderman Sidney to withdraw his motion. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY assented to do so, and thus the matter terminated for the present. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIMES.—The House of Commons is rushing towards the end of the Reform Bill. Its progress is perhaps too swift to be altogether circumspect, but it proceeds with a rapidity which betrays a sense of unsteadiness, a feeling of uncertainty as to what might be the consequence were a pause to occur in its career. The truth is that the house is becoming demoralised. It has been taxed almost beyond its powers ; it has attempted feats which only the strongest brain can bear, and if it stagger and totter to and fro we need be at no loss to ac- count for its apparently unreasonable vacillation. On Monday evening, to the surprise of all men, the proposal to couple together the Universities of Lon don and Durham came on for decision. The sug gestion had never been made before the previous Thursday. Often and often —in every Reform Bill, indeed, known to the present generation—has it been recommended that the University of London should be erected into a Parliamentary constituency. It mattered not whether Whig, Tory, or Coalition Ministry brought in a bill, this was certain to be contained in it. The bill of the present session fol lowed recognised precedents. The graduates of the University of London were so accustomed to the promise of enfranchisement that they took the boon as a matter of course, and never disquieted them selves about its realisation. Last Saturday, how ever, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for the first time, suggested that Durham should be united to London. The proposal was so audacious that no one thought it serious, and when, on Monday night, it came on unexpectedly for discussion, and the Government carried the first step in obtaining a vote of the committee that the word " University" should be struck out for the purpose of inserting " Universities," Mr. Lowe made an unanswerable appeal for delay before going further. It was thought that before yesterday afternoon the Govern ment would see the prudence of withdrawing from their ill-considered proposal, but when the com mittee resumed their functions at two o'clock they were determined to abide by their suggestion. Then ensued a series of conflicting decisions which said little for the discretion with which the business of the committee was conducted. The proposal to in sert the word " universities" in place of " univer sity," discarded on Monday night, was carried by a majority of 1-226 to 225. So far the Government was successful. The proposal to add "and Durham" to " London" was rejected by a majority of 8- 231 to 226—. and thus on the main paint the Govern ment was defeated. The re3ult is that, in defiance of grammar, but in obedience to good sense, the House of Commons has determined that the new University member shall be elected by the " Universities of London," and nothing more. The end is fortunate, and we should congratulate ourselves upon it unre servedly were it not too evidently a matter of chance. As for the grammar, what matters it ? The house of Commons may apply to itself the language of Sigis mund, King of the Romaas, and claim to be super grammaticum. If need be, the wording of the clause can be altered on the Report, or by the House of Lords, but if the Commons would perpetuate a monument of their own omnipotence and their own caprice they will retain the practical absurdity just to show what they can do. The amazement with which the suggestion made on Thursday last that the Universities of Durham and London should be grouped together was qualified by incredulity. No one —not even, we venture to say, those north coun try members who, with the praiseworthy exception of Mr. Trevelyan, voted so compactly together—be lieved the proposal was intended to be s,riously acted upon. What possible principle of union exists between the two universities? The one is living, the other is if not dead merely semi -animate; the one is flourishing, the other is stagnant ; the one is latitudinarian, the other is denominational. The Chancellor of the Ex chequer, unable to deny the contrariety of character in the two places, ventured to say yesterday that it was desirable a certain variety should exist in Parliamentary constituencies. The assertion was, to say the least, audacious when we remeinb,:r that it was advanced by a politician whose siaigle aim in the redistribution of seats has been, as Mr. Lowe observed, to secure the homogeneity of county con stituencies; but a little inconsistency of this kind is trifling. has not Mr. Disraeli argued against the proposal to give a third member to Manc on the ground that the Tower Hamlets are amply represented by one man, in the same breath that he proposed to give the Tower Hamlets two additional members? Apart from the inconsistency, how ever, the sophism was transparent. It i s desirable to obtain a diversity of character in the House of Commons itself, but this end is not to be reached by coupling discordant elements together in a consti tuency returning a single member. It is simply im possible that any human being—unless, as Mr. Bright suggested, the Chancellor of the Exchequer should himself undertake the task—could represent at the same time the two Universities of London and Durham. They exhibit different schools of thought. The one is an examining corporation, and its members are united together by the single bond of ascertained proficiency in any and all sub jects within the range of intellectual inquiry. Formed upon this conception, though it is but of yesterday, it has a culture of its own, and it num ' bets 2,000 graduates who have obtained their de grees after examinations of at least as high a standard as is reached in any other University. Durham may, perhaps, claim to have been founded by Oliver Cromwell, but for nearly two centuries after the Restoration it was suppressed, and, w hen revived some•thirty years ago, was revived for the single purpose of religious education, and was placed under the direct control of an eccle siastical body. It would bo as reasonable to add the students of St. Bees' or of St. Augustine's at Canterbury, of St. Aidan's, or of any of the nu merous Theological Colleges where Literates are examined, to the graduate of London as those of Durham. These students might make excellent voters in other combinations ; but they would be totally alien from the body to which they would be allied. Perhaps, h owev er, the most re markable incident of yesterday's debate was the ex traordinary offer of Mr. Mowbray that the Convo cation of Durham would alter its own constitution if Parliament consented to couple it with London. The House of Commons, however, though wavering and uncertain, had still self-respect enough not " to take a leap in the dark" on a vague suggestion that the University of Durham might some day alter its constitution, and rejected the claims of Durham, careless of grammatical consequences. The discus sions of yesterday afternoon must snake every well wisher of the House of Commons rejoice that the debates on the Reform Bill are drawing to a close. Contradictory decisions within the space of half an hour, and settlements now one way and now the other of grave constitutional questions by majorities of twos and threes, are not reassuring. It is im possible not to see that there is too much hazard, too much chance, too little prescience and fore thought in the votes—we will not say the counsels —of the House of Commons. Already it becomes a question what will be the complexion of the Re form Bill as it finally passes, or perhaps it would be better to say before the motion is put that it " do pass" the House of Commons. Must it not betray such marks of haste, of want of design, or of pre meditation that in the interests of good government it ought to be reviewed before being finally sanc tioned ? If sent to the House of Lords with all its faults upon its head, will that august assembly ven ture to prune its excesses and supply its defi ciencies ? These are grave and serious questions, which every member of each branch of the Legisla ture will do well to weigh. Only let it be remem bered that members of the House of Commons, having the power to review their own steps, cannot without cowardice and disgrace throw upon the House of Lords the responsibility of amendments which they themselves wish to see made and yet hesitate to make. 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Regent-street, London; also Fortnam and Mason, 182, Piccadilly; and at 61, Gracechurch-street; 4, Cheapside ; 63, 150, and 195, Oxford-street; 330, Strand; and all grocers and chemists. A SPECTRE. The following is of recent occurrence, and took place in one of the large and fashionable mansions in the district of South Kensington, which had been taken by a family whose name can only be desig nated by the initial L. On the first night of their occupation, the lady of the house, while arranging her hair at the glam, saw in the latter the re flexion of the figure of a man. He was old, of strange appearance, and was seated in an arm-chair, that stood near her bed. He wore a grey coat with a cape, and had spectacles. The lady possessed strong nerves, and after the first moment of surprise, finding that the spectrum did not dis appear, came to the conclusion that her vision was affected by some disarrangement i❑ the system. Resolved to test it, she turned eallnlY round, walked straight to the mysterious object, and sat down upon its very knees ! She found her self alone in the chair. The next morning she sent for a doctor, and related to him what had occurred , laughing merrily at the remembrance of her visitor's grotesque appearance. Observing that the doctor hardly. participated in her mirth, she inquired if he for a moment believed that what she bad wit nessed had any material existence. "I do not say that," was the answer, " but there is this singular coincidence in the matter, that your de scription of the man's person agrees precisely wit h that of an old gentleman living —or, rather, wh° did live—a few doors from hence. He was missing all yesterday, and was found dead in a piece of ground prepared for building, late last night, with every appearance of having been murdered. age, dress, his very spectacles, were exactly as you described."—Dickens's " All the Year Round" (pub lished to-day). A " BRILLIANT IDEA." A truly "brilliant" idea has been started by 5 French chemist in the Gazette Medicale de Lyon. theory is that all dead bodies of human beings are at present wasted, when they might as well be uti lised for illuminating purposes. He remarks " Coal is being exhausted, and since the human car - case is capable of supplying a gas of good illunai nating power, why should it not be employed to ti's end ? By a process of combustion in retorts a corpse of common dimensions may be made to yield 2 5 cubic metres of illuminating gas, which, at a cost of 25 centimes per cubic metre, would give a valaa, of about eight francs for a body of ordinary size. We have never despaired of obtaining a perpetual ad supply of fuel, but we must confess that we looked to a different source for the street-lamps ° f , the future. However, it is "an idea like another, and not so new after all; since in Bombay a pro posal was seriously male some time ago that th e bodies of the dead lliadoos should,each day be Cas into a properly constructed furnace, and that th e city should be lighted with the gaseous result. t he device would be profitable, simple, and salubriou i and although the conception of sending one's rich uncle, say, to the gas-works, just as the Suac l3 , l " joint and potatoes" are now sent to the bak ers oven, is somewhat bizarre, there .would be a chart ° ' nevertheless, for well-disposed people in the Pr°s - of being useful after their dissolution. Even the dull might take great comfort in the c ertaiuti that their gas, at least, would be as brilliant as that of the wittiest. Moore would have discerned 3 highly poetical fancy in the plan of lighting tile ) ball-room with the body which had erst daaae ( :, there while " all alive"—in our being " turned on when death turned us off. Had the bard but e ur t vived to read the Gazette Medicale, without de° b II he would have written, " When in death I she calm recline, 0 take my corpse to the gas-wer l° ' dear 1" COUNTRY MARKETS. LEEDS—TUY. rks t Moderato arrivals this week. ES To-day at our rna sr e millers are acting on the reserve t and former prices 1,0 about maintained for wheat. Barley nominal. Oats beans are unaltered. RSL—TUESDAY. The corn market to- I daT O y had about the usual attend:lnl and what business there was douo in wheat was at :M it an advance of Gd per qr. Other articles as before. MELTON MOWIMAY.—TUESDAS% ton e ' White wheat, 61s to 71s ; red, 60s to 67 s per 3 6 ' pe r Barley for malting, 40s to 52s per qr ; feed, 32s to 3 1 Ist , 30 stone. Oats, old, 30s to 355; new, 28s to 31s Per Beans, old, 52s to 545 . ; new, 45s to 50s per qr. LIVERPOOL—TUESDAY. We had a good attendance at our market to-day. "7 00 was in fair request at an advance of 2 d to 3d p er centaiie. white, but on red last Friday's prices were onlyobtaina'ro Flour slow, and without change in value. Indian rel, quiet, at rather easier rates. Oats and oatmeal were at late rates. Beans steady. SHE F • tb° There was very IittIe FIELD—TUESDAY. business transacted to-day 10 . 0 corn trade. Where sales of wheat were effected prit n , were slightly in favour of buyers. Mowing has CO menced in some parts of the district, and the crops tt heavier than for several years past. Red wheat, per load of 3 imp. bushels....2`s Od to 258 0 1 White do do ....26s Od 29 3 °,,j New red do do ....`,Os Od 21$ 4,i New white do do ....23s 6(1 2 ( u ) '"i Beans do do —.198 Od 22s a Peas, per qr Grinding ba ley, per qr 353 Od 3 ' d „d Malting barley, co Oats, do 278 Od 32 ° F10ur....28 4d to 23 8d per 141 b.. MARKET HARBOROUGII.—TuEsDAY• f36 Old white wheat, 67s to 73s ; new red, 58 s to 66's Ps°oo. stone. Barley, fine, 52s ; other kinds, 23s to 36s Per 0 1J, Oats, new, 27s to 32s ; old, 34s to 35s per qr. Bett3s7 46s to 535; new, 42s to 47s par qr. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Ja ne ig' Australia and New Zealand, via Southampto*.... - • - Joe Ditto, via Marseilles Ditto, via Panama ........ ......... ........ . • • Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video u lle Ditto, by French packet ............ 4; Caps Verde, by Brazil packet ................... Cape of Good Hope. Asoension, and St. Helena.• • • ig China, Penang. and Singapore. via Southampton... ) t ' e Ditto, via Marseilles Falkland Islands Llibraltar, via Southampton India; via Southampton Ditto, via Mandl es ....................... • jj •l js La : 011021 fs eee 01.9, Malta, Egypt, &a Juu Ditto, Marseilles Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, VIA e 10 11 Southampton "- 0 3 0 %. Ditto, via Maud lee ai' v 4, Newfoundland jalY Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Oporto Ditto ditto to Lisbon ............. United States, Canada, California &c., by British Ju ne packet • • • ...... Ditto, by United States packet ............... • • Ditto ditto (New York) Ditto ditto (New York) Ditto ditto (Baltimore) •' J u ne I' Ditto, by Canadian packet .................... - West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffc ...... Ju" West Indies and Pacific (except Mexico and Baba - Ju u e 20. mss) Cuba and Mexico • 'Pile Bahamas, via New York .......................... - jo y 3i Bermuda, via Halifax Births. r od , DRUMMOND—On the 17th inst at Falcon Lodo'e, , o of the wife of Walter Drummond, Esq., of a sou. w ifo GRANT -On the 17th inst., at Weston-s.-Mare, tlio , Sir Alexander rant, Bart. ,of a daughter t ti; RAMSDEN—On the ` 17th inst at 6, Upper Brook-stre" Lady Guendoles Ramsden, of.a daughter. qle. Marriages. ~ V t s 11 FRAsErt—GuisoN—On the 15th inst , at St. Joliii , r V i , Isle of Wight, Captain Lyons " Fraser, 1 3011 'ft:'il ) ' ° ' ' Corp:, to Emma, Jane, eldest daughter of Edwarc& ' tW r Esq., Spring Vale, Isle ' of Wight. , oil' t' , :s IHonGr —Huits . r— On the 15th inst , at llignala: .oc'l Hill, Do Burgho E. Hedge, Into *Captain. 1:?J b 1 1)0' 1" . third son of NV. Chapel Hodge. Esq., of F o ud s, t 10 1 to Louisa Frances, second daughter of S. E. of High= Grange, Leic , Jstershirc. Deaths. r , iios ol' CODDINGTON—On the 15th inst , William D. vi c) ,, di Esq., of St. George's-place, Blackburn, aged 6 ' l ' t ., P . DEAR—On the 16th inst at II ••‘ p , Iliglig 3 " a •, musty- ane, , ti'" Dear, Esq., aged 74. ~c l ov7 llAttutsoN—On the 18th inst ,at The Orators, o(9 ' . ls ~01/ Lev. Herbert B. Harrison, 24. Jo' SiLvA.—On the 16th inst ,at Shooter's-hill, Jo o f o f Silva, Esq., aged 62. : Vl'' SRAWCROSS—On the 15th inst., John Shawcross7 1 0' Higher Broughton, Manchester, aged 70. CD° TnomsoN On the 15th inst , at Ellingham house, ham, George Thomson, isq., aged 63. Huro , -.-- 0 11 11 5 ' London: Printed and Published by WILLIAM pp , 0 of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tun SuN ptilco Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the '- Middlesex. —Wednesday, June 19, 1867. A. After After After After After After Atter t After 4,04t10n 1( . 1N 'rills D tiblin I It is ] 01)e. tho *Lnl„,j R, Gri ( lbgerN CO.U] PtiTtN Part month al AU 5 , Aga ' 'f ir Is, RUS! Preshohl uAN re naYabl d 1 not trim " RNNI , rtlilteß 1 1, 1r1.. 13a nd ai t „clolti 1 11. ,K1 erforn ken t, 2/ , A NOT! erobat trisTp p ANY rn et'. rq nn i Ittd 111 r by s. rtetUl gall ; st one, li‘ ranez of Pieel " Ticdire and imi be Stan secu Niti ~ These uc corati I," DA '''. 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