The Sun. — London, England, 1861-08-22 00:00:00

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The music will be selected from Verdi, Meyerbeer, Rossini, Flotow, Balfe, and other emi nent Composers. During the recess these well known Rooms have been entirely RE-DECORATED and ' IMPROVED by Messrs. H. T. SMITI-c and assistants. The new Chandeliers. by M. Benjamin. Admission, One Shilling. —All the new Music to be had at the Office, No. 7, Great Windmill -street: The COmmissioners of the lnternatienal Exhibi tion of 1862 have addicitietdit letter t 6 the National Lifeboat institution, reque . stiog it to exhibit in the building some of its model barometer indicators. It is probable that a full-sizcd indicator may also be exhibited:— THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 1861. NATIONAL .A.SEMBLY ROOMS, High' Holborn.—This prilliant and favourit e Ball R oom OW OPENED FOR THE SEASON. During the recess the entire building has bee n re-decorated, and Many Important additions and alterations effected conducive to the comfort of the visitors. The celebrated Band, under the able direction of Mr. W. M. Packer, will perform Over tures and Selections from the latest Operas, &c., with the newest and choicest dance music. New Selections from the Rose of Castille, Der Frieschutz, Robin Hood, Un Ballo in Maschera, La Heine Topaz. -La CireasSienne (never per formed in England), La Sanciniere, Redowa, New Champagne Gal &c.—Doors open at half-past S.—Admission, is. N°. 21,573. PRICE 4d. STAMPED sd. "451, West Strand, W.C., Aug. IG, 1861. " Sir,—HcrMajesty's Commissioners have been requested by the Naval Committee, in connection with the Interna tional Exhibition of 1862, to apply to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to exhibit models of the various baro meter indicators now in use on the coast. PUBLICATIONS. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. AIR. ROEBUCK ON OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS, LAIIEBETH BRIDGE COMPANY. Now ready, in 2 vols., with Portraits, 215., bound, THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE COURT OF FRANCE UNDER LOUIS XV. Edited, from rare and unpublished Documents, by Dr. CHALLICE. Hurst and Blackett„Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough street. EGHAM RACES-YESTERDAY, SHEFFIELD, WEDNESD.kY EVENING. A meeting of the directors and proprietors of this company was held yesterday at, the Westminster Palace Hotel. Viscount Torrington occupied the chair. Although the card was meagre, the company was far larger and the racing far better than that of Tuesday. The Town Plate (handicap) mustered 15 of all ages at the post ; but the chief racy of the meeting, rejoicing in the grandilo quent name of the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes, failed to bring out horses enough for the winner to claim the added £lOO. The money was, however, handed over by consent of the Stewards for a field wanting one of the number required by the conditions, and the race resulted according to the anticipations of the Ring, the favourite having proved the winner, but not without a struggle. Each of the first three races was decided by a neck, one by a head, and one ending in a dead heat, thus affording sufficient interest to gratify the sightseers, who left the course soon after 5 o'clock, well satisfied with the sport, the.scenery, and the weather. The Mayor and Corporation dined together this evening in the Free Library. ThE borough mem bers, Mr. J. A. Roebuck and Mr. G. Hadfield, and the principal inhabitants of the neigkbourhood were present. " With reference to the above, I am directed to inform you that her Majesty's Commissioners attach very great import ance to a due exhibition of objects connected with the safety of the lives and preservation of the property of her Majesty'e subjects; they trust, therefore, that the Royal N a ti ona l Lifeboat, Institution will be good enough to take such steps as may be necessary for the exhibition of models of the class above mentioned am, &c., (Signed) "F. R. SANDFORD. " To the Secretary of the Royal National Lifeboat Insti tution, 14, John-street, Adeiphi." It may be added here that the Commissioners have granted permission to the National Lifeboat Institution to exhibit at the International Exhibi tion one of its best double-banked lifeboats, thoroughly equipped, mounted on her transporting carriage. At the Great Exhibition of 1851 Mr. James Bceching, of Yarmouth, exhibited his model of a self-righting lifeboat. It gained the prize of £lO5 for the best lifeboat, given by the Duke of Northumberland. At the International Exhibition of 1862 will be seen a lifeboat possessing that im portant property of Mr. Beeching's boat, but con siderably :improved in many respects, and repre senting a class of lifeboats now to be found in scores on the coasts of the United Kingdom, which have saved hundreds of shipwrecked persons, and are likely to be the means of rescuing thousands more in years to come. Several of these boats have also been stationed on the coasts of fereign countries by their respective Governments. The report of the directors and the engineer's report, which we have already published, were read. The former stated that the working plans for the bridge had been approved by the Admiralty and the conservators of the Thames, and the necessary deposits had been paid. The remainder of the re port is comprised in the chairman's observations. The engineer's report described the bridge and the mode of its construction. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. Patron—Her Majesty the QUEEN. President—His Grace the Duke of Buceleuch, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. that This Hospital relieves distress in its most helpless shape , of disease aggravated by destitution. With more ade quate funds the Weekly Board could make immediately avail able 500 b e d s f or the relief of the large mass of suffering in thi s metropolis. Its present resourc es , su ppli e d en ti re ly by 1-1 e voluntary Contributions of the Public, enable it to afford, Au addition to its In-patients, effective Medical Assistance to as average exceeding 2,000 Out-patients weekly. t Co ntributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas iji.i'lan, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts p r uMmond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; CoWescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and ; Williams, Deacon, and Overend, Gurney', and Co.; voslaet and Co., Berners-street ; Co.; '3lasterman and Co. ; and at the Hospital. Fifth Edition, Bvo, 10s. ed., B ACON'S ESSAYS. With Apnotations. By RICHARD WHATELY, D. D., Archbishop of Dublin. London : Parker, Son, and Bourn, West Strand. The MAYOR (Mr. H. Vickers) proposed in suc• cession the usual loyal and patriotic toasts. The toast of " The Borough Members" was pro posed by Alderman H. E. HOOLE, in responding to which, of a- MAP OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAIL WAY GRATIS. On 'SUNDAY next. Aug. 25, will be presented Gratis with the DISPATCH the Second Part of the Great Western Railway Man, on a scale of half an inch to a mile, extending from Didcot ,to Bristol, with the Salisbury and Cheltenham Branches. On September 1, the South-Eastern Division of the Environs of Paris ; and on September 8, the Sixth (the Northern) Division of the Great Map of London. The price of the " Dispatch " is, stamped, to go free by post, 6d..; unstamped, sd. Office, 139, Fleet street. The Barons' Stakes (handicap), of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds. - Winners extra. The second to save J. B. OWEN, M.A„ Chairman of the Weekly Board. THE PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE fully explained in J. GROSSMITH'S " GOVERNMENT UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES." The cause is there predicated of the monetary difficulties ex perienced in 1860. The Crisis is at hand. Anxiety in bus ness ,has now become the grim torture. Purity of motive, intelligently exercised, must animate all Governments, or all is lost, All denominations of Constitutions are carefully examined in J. Grossmith's "Government upon First Prin ciples." GOVERNMENT SECURITY LIFE POLICIES. HE CONSOLS ASSOCIATION, 429, STRAND, LONDON. I. Prnvides the Security of Consols for its Policies. 2 . It lends, or returns to Insurers ON DEMAND at any time, __about one-half of all Premiums Paid. r U ndoubted Security tor Money with a liberal Rate of Inte be„st. A ssodiation possesses a Large Capital, subscribed several Hundreds of Shareholders. Full information may e obtained on a p licatio n t o THOMAS H. BAYLIS, Managing Director. Kent and Co., late Piper and Co., Paternoster-row. teri itg ;oni- ii]st thn ran le of ting be ssed nsea ton ; at ce of inced ey Is goca 31y of rates. Br and rico!" 48s; busi reek's ticleS heat. n the 543 I un ith a with scotot 5, but Ih, 3 0 when 8s 64 3 peal; with pork, ands, Naas, ife of tugh- Isdon B. rk, to f the Holy Iner 0 late 'gar, [ ajor• erick gtoni 'urn- orace f the Gout, npert r. at cauJ, eacS' L it()YAL INSURANCE'-COMPANY. READ Omar:a—Lombard-street, London ; and Royal Insurance Buildings, Liverpool. Branch Offices—nanchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dublin. EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1860. The success of the Company, e e n i n it s earl i est years, ketived the marked atten ion, and elicited the surprised eorrinents, of writers best acquainted w ith th e hi story of In ttrance Companies. "Fire Premium s f or 1860 EQUAL t h e Total Fire Premiums for the SEVEN YEARS 1845 to 1851. Life Premiums for 1860 IeXC FED the Entire Life Pre 'alums for the EIGHT Y ARS ending* 1852. “Purcha-e of annuities in 1860 LARGELY EXCEEDS the Ellnilar receipt= for the first TEN YEARS, 1845 to 1854. "This proc,rress, it is believed, is unsurpassed, considering* That it applies to each of the three branches of the business." FIRE BRANCH. The Fire Branch has certain'y shown no exhaustion dor- Vp, the year 1860 of that impetus whch had previously l' r otight it to a position of the first magnatude among the I.,,lgurance Companies of the United Kingdom. The Fire r ' , Wilms in 1859 had advanced to the sum of £228,314 7s. 3d. . 11 860 the amount of Fire Premiums has arrived at a sum of '42'2,977 19s. lid., showing an increase of £3.1,663 12s. Bd., ex reding the large advance of the preceding year, so that in 1 6 ° years the Fire Revenue of the Company , has been en 'need by the enormous sum of L 66,829 17s. sd. The Parliamentary Report of Returns of Duty paid to i nernment for the year 1860 exhibits the augmentation of ‘,7e business in a more prominent way, as it affords the means V e C oruparison with other Companies. The Proprietors will lratified to learn that the increase of Duty paid by the oyal in the last year is more than double that of any other mPany, either London or Provincial, whilst only one of 1 ,„ 05 e Companies even approaches to 50 per cent. of the ad "nee of this Comp .ny. Our increase actually equals 30 per edut. of the entire increase of the whole of he Metropolitan •,.., fa ces combined, whilst of the Provincial Offices it forms up "ode of 30 per ce nt. of the total advanceof the other 2S offices est ablished out of London, LIFE BRANCH. 'The Reports of the Company for several years have had Priably th announce e a constant periodical expansion of its i „ue Business, the New Policies of each succeeding year show ig an advance over the one that had immediately preceded 13A similar result is shown in the year 1860, the Premiums 2, New Policies, after deducting Guarantees, be ng X 15,097 ltd., which is an increase on that item of £1,993 17a. sd. 'Jove the amount received for the year 1859. "But e ven this advance is small when compared with the t t• iden and rearkable moentum which has been given is Branch of the the Business m in the present year (1861). to ," It was not until the commencement of the year that the c u blic seemed to have become fully acquainted w ith th e f act rt the Royal Insurance Company had published late in the Year an account of the investigation into the Assets and 44abilities of its Life Department, under a novel form, and in a s plain and i n telli g ibl e a manner as the a b struseness of the s ubject admitted, t oge th er w ith t h e ent i re statements and valuations necessary for that purpose. ," It is conjectured from th e extens i ve N ot i ces of th i s Pam -I)alet and its accompanying Diagrams, which have appeared 4 the Periodicals of the day, that it has largely attracted the mention of vast numbers c t Persons in all parts of the United 4 " l oZdom as well as in other parts of the World. I n d ee d a i h ost satisfactory and conclusive evidence that such is the case , afforded by the fact that the sum Assured on New Policies 11 the six months to the 3d June of the present year is ac onding ually 50 per cent. in excess of the sum assured in the corres months of the year 1860, although the latter amount itself exceeded the sum assured in any like previous period of ti me • If this success be continued, the Royal Insurance Com trY Would, with respect to the amount of its new business, Codat on„ placed (at least with one or two exceptions) at the of all the Insurance Companies doing business in this q i - . 11 ,577, and the anticipations of the last Reportto the that the ciao-Vie ot tile Life nosiness wee be pilu ;'"ed Would form an epoch of the Establishment, will have ^ speedy and very happy realisation." , S PECIAL ADVANTAGES OF THE LIFE BRANCH. PR OFITS.—Large proportion Returned every Five Years to Policies then in existence Two ENTIRE YEARS. E xpenses chiefly born by the Fire Branch, in order to •Increase the Bonus to be Returned. LIFE BONUSES DECLARED, Two per Cent. per Annum on the Sum Assured : GREATEST BONUS EVER CONTINUOUSLY DECLARED BY ANY COMPANY. SE CURITY FOR BOTH FIRE AND LIFE BRANCHES CAPITAL, TWO ➢ZILLIONS Sterling. Accumulated Funds in hand exceed £BOO,O OO. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary. A.D. 1720. 110YAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION ( Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First) FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall. OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Go vernor. k. - Ecator; PEARKES LUBBOCK, Esq., Sub-Governor. • 81r .TonN 'WILLIAM LUBBOCK, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. tie j! l r3 7 Bainbridge, Esc t. The Right Hon. the Earl of Garratt Cattley, Es_q• Leven and Melville. pc:Wd• Maxwell Damell, Esq. Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq. I,lllliam Davidson, Esq. Sir Jno. Henry Pelly, Bart. Ai n "las Dent, EsoL Hon. Jose. W. Percy. V r ''cander Druce, Esq. Alexander P. Prevost, Esq. p b edk. Joe Edlmann, Esq. Regnld. F. Remington, Esq. iCtries Par . quharson, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. tt,versdale Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. V l • 4 . Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq, M.P. Tetlovi Hibbert, Esq.: William Wallace, Esq. le• Stewart Hodgson Esq. Chas. Baring Young, Esq. ' Til mot Holland, Esq.' Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S. tZIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this ,'Poration on advantageous terms. t• In the Life Department, assurances are granted with par -I:„"Dation in Profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such nP he Reversionary Bonus on British Policies has averaged g i ll , 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured. 'quivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums Zable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. divisions of Profit take place every Fivf years. Life Y sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one 'llll B Corporation affords to the Assured— Liberal participation in Profits—with exemption from the liabilities of partnership. A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual Societies—with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock . The advantages of modern practice,—with the security of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF. ltae Corporation have always allowed the Assured to serve the Militia, Yeomanry, or Volunteer Corps within the lilted Kingdom, free of charge. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary. G-UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 11, Lombard-street; London, E.C. Established 1821. DIRECTORS. Str HENRY VIGNE, Esq., Chairman. A Q PINTO T. FARQUHAR, Bart, M.P., Deputy Chairman. t i try no s e Berens, Esq., John L a b ouc h ere, E sq. Charles Wm Curtis, Esq. John Martin, Esq. Fr, al les F. Devas, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, E s q. s ir Weis H ar t Dyke, Esq. James Morris, Esq. 'l Walter R. F a rquhar, Bart. Henry Norman, Esq. Johnson John Thy ~, Esq., M.P. Henry It. Reynolds, E sq . 'Larve, Esnkey, . John Thornton E. Hubbard, q Esq., M.P. James Tulloeh, , Esq. sq Le in AUDITORS. ahl' lB Loyd, Esq. () tea 1 Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. Th `, Henry Smith, Esq. 1 Cornelius Payne, jun., Esq. s Tallemach, Esq., Secretary.—Samuel Brown, Esq., Actuary. A TIFF DEPA RTMENT.—UNDER THE PROVISIONS of AN ''Ilrp ) "? PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to In- EIGIITY PER CENT. of the Profits, at Quinqu tt en o n n i o al 1 1 1 0 4 0 11 s, or a Low Rate of Premium without participa Si n ce the establishment of the Company in 1821, the e4 - f ;ntit of profits allotted to the Assured has exceede Bon,lUe zago,ooo, which represents equivalent Reversionary Ap es of £1,058,000. AF 3B , the Division of Profits at . Christmas, 1859, the Life nolo n w --4t lces i force, with existinz Bonuses thereon, "te d t^ ds of £4 730,000, the Income from the Life PX- ee 'ti e e tf 2l3s ,ooo l per ar annum,' and the Life A ssurance F un d , Lo ch £1,818,000. MILITIA and VOLUNTEER CORPS.—No re rrlium is required for service therein. ' u tras — 'ir) LIVES assured at corresponding Extra Pre vlA)A,aiu ', B granted on Life Policies to the extent of their gueh value be not less than £5O. eelvecf-41MENTS OF POLICIES. —Written Notices of, re !!gistereci. ° FEES paid by the Company, and no charge } „ lrttl Y Sta mps. "rer Y - I) EPART ME NT.— In suran ces are effected upon I,ossel'iPtion of property at moderate rates. C ______,_ °lll '4 e " , ed by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this r - ---_______ I'OlV ING'S PERSEAN INSECT DESTROY ;"I4I4I-43. PI DWDER.—This Powder is quite harmless m t s Anain ets -1 -e. Put is unrivalled in destroyinz 1, 2 . ~ 3:C o t hm hi , ~,; lies, Cockroaches, Beetles, Gnats, F leo.quitoes, ur itlet-, -- ' Urs, and every other species of insects in all' stages 41147. ° l . Phosis. ing fh.a-Mell will find this an invaluable remedy for destroy: sprlnkleadiu their dogs, as also ladies ior their pet dogs, an x u . treni e l v on,a-bout the nests of oultry, it will be found e . - they a',. - "cacious in exterminating those insects with which naturenat, and '"113, infested. It is perfectly harmless in its . no may be applied without any apprehension, as it so d filnullities d eleterious to animal life. 14, or tr b ackets ls., 2s 6d. and 4s. Gil. each, or post free for , 11,,r,,ak,,.e. leiolteicei:eeunyor 36 °stage stem s, London, KEAT ' unerritat. 79 ,St Paul's Churchya P rd, E.C. nth irem, u genuine packet bears the above name and Just published, price 25., free by post.2s. 4d., SPER - 111A TORRHCF:A. By F. B. COIJBTENAY, M.R.C.S.E., And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan Infirmary for the Cure of Strictures of the Urethra. " The aim of the author is to present a common-sense view of the Causes, Nature, Consequences, and Treatment of this Disease, as also to free these questions from the Professional Fallacies, the Popular Delusions, and the exaggerations of Quackery by which they have hitherto been surrounded, to the destruction of the health and happiness of thousands. These objects are discussed in a common-sense and highly practical manner."—Medical Circular. London : H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street." RADICAL CURES BY ELECTRICITY. Just published, Bvo., of 300 pages, price ls. 6d., I' i IXTRACTS FROM DR. CAPLIN'S CASE . BOOK. Containing the Demonstration of his System in Opposition to the Usual Mode of Practice, with the Ra tionale of Fifty-six Cases.--To be had at 11. Bail Here's, 219, Regent-street, and at the Author's Electro-Chemical Bath Establishment, 9, York-place, Baker-street, London. ,ZA.UCE.—LEA AND PERRINS beg to caution the Public against Spurious Imitations of their world-renowed WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. Purchasers should ASK FOR LEA AND PERRINS' SAUCE, Pronounced by Connoisseurs to be "THE ONLY GOOD SAUCE." *** Sold Wholesale and for Export, by the Proprietors, Worcester ; Messrs. CROSSE and BLACKWELL, London, &c. &c., and by Grocers and Oilmen universally. ALL CONSULTATIONS FREE. 8, GROSVENOR-STREETGROSVENOR-SQUARE.- ARTIFICIAL TEETH on a NEW and DI- A- PROVED PRINCIPLE, at TEN SHILLINGS EACH TOOTH (including all charges.) Mr. ESKELL'S PATE \ TED INVENTION (protected by her Majesty's Royal Seal, July, 860), for adapting Arti ficial Teeth, from one to a complete set, by Self-Adhesion, are fixed without springs or fastening, without pain or ex traction, restore perfect articulation and mastication, ren dering detection impossible, and last a lifetime. "Unrivalled for its utilityand economy."—lsforning Post. "An admirable contrivance for remedying the defects of nature, without requiring new s e ts o f teeth . "—Sun. Decayed Teeth Stopped, Loose Teeth Fastened, Discoloured Teeth Restored, &c. Constant Daily Attance at 8, Grosvenor street, Grosvernor-square, London; Old Steine, Brighton; Bennett's-hill, Birmingham RIIPTIIRES.--BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. NITRITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITION of 1851), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of HERN I A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the ➢foc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn (luring sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, ls. Doublo Truss, 31s. Bd., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525.. 661. Postage, is. 10d. Post-office Drders to be made payable to John White,'Post office, Piccadilly. LASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &e., for 12J Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling 01 the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, find inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., and 16s. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228,-Piccadilly. CONTRACT FOR PROVISIONS. ROYAL HOSPITAL, CHELSEA, 17th Aug., 1861. THE Right Honourable the LORDS and OTHERS, COMMISSIONERS of this lIOSPITAL, Do Hereby Give Notice, That they are ready to receive TENDERS from and to treat with such persons as may be willing to Contract for Victualling the In-Pensioners of the said Hospital, from the Ist of October, 1861, to the 30th of September, 1562, both days inclusive, with the following Articles of PROVISIONS, &c., viz. : Beef and Hutton, Bread. Cheese, Butter, Potatoes, Salt, Oatmeal, Barley or Rice, Pepper, Flour, Suet, Cocoa, Black Tea Sugar, Milk, Gluons or Leeks, Carrot., Celery, Thyme, Marjoram, Winter Savoury and Parsley, daily, at per head per diem for the whole ration, according to the established allowances of the House, as specified in the form of Tender, which may be 03- taine.. at the office of the Secretary any day, between the hours of Ten and Three o'clock, which tender must be filled up and delivered, sealed, at the Board Room of the said Hospital, by the party or parties tendering, or by an anent appointed on his or their behalf, on TUESDAY, the 3d of September, at 12 o'clock, at which time their Lordships will be prepared to take the same into consideration. It is to be observed that the Contractor will be required to find security to the Crown for the due performance of the contract, and that no tender will be received after the day and hour above mentioned. The Commissioners do not pledge themselves to accept the lowest tender. A. J. MOORHEAD, Secretary and Registrar. GIVEN AWAY TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS. ENRY SMITH, M.D., of the University of Jena, has just published, for the benefit of Nervous -:ufferers, a FREE EDITION of his valuable work, THE WARNING VOICE TO YOUNG MEN (120 pages). A medical work on the cure of Nervous Debility, Loss of Igemory, Dimness of Sight, Lassitude, Indigestion, Dislike to Society, Spermatorrhcea, Local Weakness, Muscular Re 'axation, Languor, Listlessness, Depression, &c., which, if neglected, result in consumption, insanity, and premature death ; with plain directions for perfect restoration to health ,nd vigour. The book will be sent, post free, secure from ob ‘ervation, to any address, on receipt of a directed envelope Ind two stamps. Address, HENRY Smrrn, M.D., 8, Burton nescent, Tavistock-square, London, W.C. 1, GREAT MARLBOROUGH-STREET, W., NEAR THE PANTHEON. DR. 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Hours of Con itation-710 to 3 and Bto iStuidayo, 10 till 2. his stake. T.Y.C. 13 subs. Mr. W. Reeves's Thunderstorm, 7st 21b (Reeves) 1 Mr. S. Thellusson's Peahen, 7st 101 b (G. Fordham) 2 Mr. E. Hall's Otho, 7st 71b (Page) 3 Mr. Richardson's Cock Robin, 6st 101 b.. (111Waughten) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst Otho, 2to 1 agst Peahen, and 4to 1 agst Thunderstorm. An admirable start was obtained at the first attempt, the four running abreast to the distance, where Thunderstorm, on the lower side, appeared to have a slight advantage, Peahen lying in the centre, with the favourite on her whip hand. In this way they ran to the cords, where Cock Robin was disposed of, the zemaining trio. coming on together to the stand, where Peahen appeared to have the best of it; but Reeves, with a judicious application of the whip, landed Thunderstorm a clever winner in the last stride by a neck, a head separating the second and third. Cock Robin finished a bad fourth. The Magna Charta Stakes of 5 sous each, with 30 added ; for 2-yr-olds 7st, and 3.yr-olds 9st, winners extra, with maiden and selling allowances. T.Y.C. 5 subs. Mr. J. H. C. Wyndham's Dunoon, 2 yrs, Est 41b (£100) (Dowling) 1 Mr. Williamson's Sweetbread, 3 yrs, 9st (L 150) (Humpage) 2 Mr. B. Land's Redpole, 3 yrs, Bst 131 b (£150) (L. Snowden 3 Mr. Richardson's Pinkepoe, 2 yrs, Est 111 b (£150) (M'Naughten) 4 Mr. Somerville's Strawberry Leaf, 2 yrs, 6st 41b (£100) (J. Daley) 5 Betting-2 to 1 agst Dunoon, and 3to leach agst Straw berry Leaf, Sweetbread, and Redpole. Strawberry Leaf, in company with Dunoon, Redpole, and Pinkepoe, made the running, with Sweetbread lying off. In this order they ran to within the distance, where Straw berry Leaf gave way beaten, leaving Dunoon with a slight lead, followed on the lower side by Redpole, and Sweetbread on the whip hand. At the stand Sweetbread came out, and in a few strides got to the favourite's quarter's, the pair finishing a close race home, Dunoon winning cleverly by a neck, a bad third, Pinkepoe was fourth, and Strawberry Leaf last. The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes, of 15 sovs each, 10ft, and only sif declared, &c., with 100 added. The second to save his stake. Two miles and a distance. 36 subs., of whom 30 pay 5 sovs. forfeit. Mr. F. Swindell's Weatherbound, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (J. Adams) 1 Mr. C. Bevill's Claire, 5 yrs, Bst 81b (L. Snowden) 2 Mr. G. Lambert's The Rover, 5 yrs, Bst (G. Fordham) 3 The highest weight accepting being Bst., it was raised to Bst 121 b, and the others in proportion. Betting-3 to lon Weatherbound, 9to 2 agst Rover, and 100 to 15 agst Claire. Claire jumped away with a strong lead, waited upon by the favourite and Rover, which positions they retained to the distance, where Weatherbound went up, and shortly after obtained a slight lead, which she held to the end, and won very cleverly by a neck. Rover, who appeared out paced throughout, finished a wretched third. _ . The Town Plate of 50 sovs (handicap) for all ages. Half- a-mile. Mr. Mellon's Santa Claus, 2 yrs, 6st 41b (J. Reeves) 1 Capt. Sharp's Enfield, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b (J. Adams) 2 Mr. Stephen Lambert's St. Bernard, 2 yrs, sst 101 b, car. sst 11Ib .. (J. Daley) 3 The following also ran :—Doncaster, White Wave, New Brighton, Gaberdine, Anvil, Lord of the Tees, Bonnycastle, Hope filly, Clementine, Rudersdorff, Strawberry Leaf, and Ethel filly. Mr. Mellon declared to win with Santa Claus. Betting-3 to 1 each agst Santa Claus and Ethel filly, 8 to 1 agst Gaberdine, 10 to 1 each agst Clementine and New Brighton, 1 2 to 1 t..0t.1- , aso 6 Enfold arid Lord of the Tees. After two failures, in the first of which St. Bernard and Strawberry Leaf broke away, the latter running to the dis tance before Adams could stop him, the flag was lowered, when Enfield, in company with White Wave, Gaberdine, Santa Claus, and the Ethel filly, got away in close com pany, and ran thus to the turn into the straight, where the Ethel filly on the lower side bolted tea the left, and was im mediately out of the race. On reaching the distance Santa Claus ran through his horses, and came on with a clear lead in the centre of the course, closely waited upon by Enfield, St. Bernard, Gaberdine, Clementine, Doncaster, and Lord of the Tees to the entrance of the stand enclosure, where the three placed singled themselves out, Santa Claus maintaining his advantage to the end, and winning very easily by a length, Enfield defeating St. Bernard by two lengths. Gaberdine was a bad fourth, Clementine fifth, Doncaster sixth, and Lord of the Tees next. The others beaten off some distance. The Railway Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added. Weight for age. Winners extra, with selling allowances. Three quarters of a mile. 7 subs. Mr. Ashworth's Bubbles, 2 yrs (L3O), sst 71b (S. Adams) 1 Mr. A. Brown's Liberality, 2 yrs (DO), sst 101 b (Midgley) 2 Mr. J. N. Brown's Medusa, 3 yrs (no) 7st 61b (Grimshaw) 3 Mr. Melton's Calipyge, 2 yrs (DO), sst 101 b .. (Parsons) 4 Mr. Bamford's Chirp, 4 yrs (MO), Bst 12Ib (Reeves) 5 Mr. Carter's ch f Alice, 2 yrs (X3O), sst 7th.. (Dowling) 6 Betting—Even on Bubbles, 5 to 1 each agst Liberality and Calipyge. Bubbles, in company with Chirp, Calipyge, and Medusa, made the running, followed by Liberality and the Alice filly to the distance, where the favourite took a clear lead. Liberality at the same time came past his horses, and took the second place, the pair finishing a close race home, the favourite, admirably ridden by little Adams, winning in the last stride by a head. Medusa finished a bad third, and Ca lipyge fourth; the other two beaten off. The Alice filly, who broke down badly, was last. The winner was sold to Mr. Mellon for 80 guineas. A Scurry Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft. Gentlemen riders; professionals 71b extra. Three-quarters of a mile. Captain Sharp's Enfield, 5 yrs, lOst 131 b (Owner) t 1 Mr. Hedworth's White Wave, 4 yrs, list 71b (Beville) t 2 Betting-2 to lon White Wave. The pair ran in company to the stand enclosure, where White Wave appeared to have the best of it, but Enfield came again and finished with a dead heat. Deciding Heat—Betting, 6 to 4 on White Wave. The favourite made all the running to within a few strides of the stand, when she was headed by Enfield, who won in a canter by three lengths. BETTING ON THE COURSE. ST. LEGER. 2to 1 apt Kettledrum (taken) 11 to 1 agst Lady Ripon (taken) EBOR HANDICAP. 6to 1 agst Virgilius (taken) 7to 1 agst Cape Flyaway (taken) Bto 1 agst Lady Trespass (taken) 15 to 1 agst Prologue (taken) 15 to 1 agst Wildman (taken) SURREY AND MIDDLESEX STAKES.—GIoom colt was struck out at 12.30 on Monday last. WELTER HANDICAP, OXFORD.—Claire scratched at 3.60 this afternoon. BETTING AT MANCHESTER-WEDNEWDAY• We had a very quiet day as to any future event for the Ebor Handicap. Lady Trespass had the call of Vergilius, although the same price was taken about each of them. Cape Flyaway was the nest in demand, but we are of opinion that more money was put on Prologue than any thing else. For the St. Leger during the day 10 to 1 was taken about Lady Ripon, but towards the close 11 to 1 was laid and offered. The only other animal we saw sup ported was Janus, about whom 20 to 1 was taken, and many offers were made to take 9 to 4 about Kettledrum, but no higher offer was made than 2to 1. Closing prices : EBOR HANDICAP. 6to 1 agst Lady Trespass (taken and offered) 6to 1 agst Virgilius (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Cape Flyaway (taken and offered) 14 to 1 agst Prologue (taken) 16 to 1 agst Sir William (offered) 16 to 1 agst Rising Sun (offered) 100 to 3 agst Stockade (offered) THE ST. LEGER. 9to 4 agst Kettledrum (wanted) 11 toto agst agst J L a a n cl u y s (t ßi a p k o o n i Taken and_ o ff ered) 20 40 to 1 agst Pagoda (taken) THE DERBY. 30 to 1 agst Laughing Stock (taken) GRADUAL JUSTICE FOR THE ROMAN STATES.- -EST a letter from the Eternal City we are informed that, " trial by jury is to be gradually introduced into the ex- Papal provinces." Such a famine of justice has, under the Papal Government, prevailed in those States, that the people, almost starved for the want of that moral neces sary, are unable to take too much of it at owe, and have to be fed with a little at a times—Punch. Mr. ROEBUCK, after some complimentary remarks, said—lt is evident to my mind that you, Mr. Mayor, have not called us together merely out of com pliment, but to learn something from us of the great questions of the day ; and, sir, I now accept my own suggestion, and will address myself to this assembly, always remem bering that I am not now speaking to the House of Commons. There are many things to restrain and excite which are not here. Let not the present company think that I bind my colleague to all I say. That which I now say I say on my own responsibility. I am about to take upon myself the duty of explaining what are the chief points which now occupy attention. Whatever may be the re strictions at such a meeting as this Y believe we are now going to talk about politics, and without politics there is nothing in me. The hon. gentle man then proceeded to say, that he should range over the whole world, and that he should talk about France, about Austria, and about America, and in so doing he begged it to be understood that he did not wish to give offence to any one. Two great countries had been attempting to come closer toge ther by commercial union, and that mainly by the attempts and labours of Mr. Cobden. Between the people of France and the people of England an alliance could not be too intimate. Great they were both, and mighty in their influence upon the world. He honoured France and her people, and he be lieved that anything which would unite us to them, would be a benefit to both, and a benefit to man kind at large. Whether the attempt would be suc cessful he would not presume to say. For himself, he was an ardent admirer of Mr. Cobden, but he feared the commercial treaty would not bear the fruits that gentleman anticipated. He hoped he might be mistaken. (Hear.) Nobody would feel more than he did the advantages which were anti cipated in the treaty with France. If this com mercial treaty was the only circumstance of union with France he should say nothing more about it ; but his hon. colleague (Mr. Hadfield) would have to say why it was that in a time of peace we in England were taxed as if it were a time of war. The perso = n who now headed the great country of France was not able to follow all the amicable desires that we had in our minds at present, He would not allude to the circumstances which placed him upon the throne of France, but these circumstances made him, he would not say the slave, bu: they made him the servant of the army of France. (Hear, hear.) That army now amounted to 600,000 men, and there was a great fleet around th 3 coast. Why were they there ? (Hear, hear.) They were there to threaten England, and he as an Englishman was not born to be threatened with impunity. (Ap plause.) The volunteers had started up—(hear, hear)—and we were now safe. And besides this there was at the head of the Administration—be said it in the hearing of men who did not believe in that Administration—there was at the head of the Administration now one who cared for the honour and the safety of England. (Hear, hear.) And so long as we had him there we were safe. (Loud applause.) Tie had said that he was not great in the language of compliment, but this he said from his very heart. He felt the danger in which England was placed, and he looked to him for the safety of the country; and depend upon it as soon as we got rid of that man we should get rid of one of our great defences. He (Mr. Roebuck) had never been a party man—all the world knew that. He had, he believed, done his utmcst on one occasion to turn this very man out of office—(hear, hear)—and he thought he had succeeded — (laughter)—but still he said that Lord John Rus sell on making his farewell speech to the House of Commons made use of words which ought to sink deep into the hearts of Englishmen. .1_,07d John said there were things in the conduct of the Empe ror of the French that created great doubt and sus picion in the minds of the people of England. (Hear.) He (Mr. Roebuck) would now make known a secret. He knew there had been a compact entered into with the King of Italy that the Emperor of the French should have the Island of Sardinia as soon as he withdrew from Rome. (Cries of " Shame.") He was stating a fact, not what he thought but what he knew, and he knew also that the people of England would not allow that. (Hear, and cheers.) There was hanging over us now a cloud threaten ing war, and that man at the head of the admini stration was ready to battle against such aggran disement on the part of France. What he had said would be verified before many months elapsed. Such was the condition of England with regard to France ; and in such a position should we not look abroad ? For what means of defence was there against the Emperor of the French making the Mediterranean a French lake ? (Hear, hear.) Where were we to expect him to stop? He knew he would be met with all sorts of imputations— (no, no)—but he said we must look to Austria. There had been a remarkable article on the subject in the Times, that great forerunner of opinion in England, for it took its gauge from what was going on, and suited its articles to meet coming wants. (Laughter.) The Times, then, had expounded its views with regard to Austria, and many of his hearers had no doubt read the article. Mr. Roe buck then went on to say what Austria was doing, and he asked his hearers to bear with him for a short time, because at the present moment penny papers and penny trampets—(laughter)—were play ing against him for what he had said. Taught by adversity and experience, the Emperor of Austria was endeavouring to make his hitherto despotically ruled dominions a constitutional government. (Hear, hear.) Now, he did not believe that expe rience made fools wiser, but he did believe that it made wise men wiser, and experience acting upon the young Emperor of Austria made him determine to translate his government into a constitutional government. (Hear.) Some documents had been given to him from which he had made a few ex tracts. The Emperor of Austria had endeavoured to make the constitution of that country as nearly like that of England as possible; he had made a House of Lords and a House of Commons, and had even gone beyond our constitution ; he had given every distinct nation in his country a consti tutional and a municipal government; and when it is said that the Emperor of Austria has only yielded to pressure, he (Mr. Roebuck) knew what we yielded to when we gave Catholic emancipation. He recollected that fierce demagogue O'Connell de claiming against the Union, and what said our great man on that occasion—the Duke of Welling ton ? (Hear, hear.) He said—" I will not face civil war, because I know the miseries which war brings upon a people." Catholic emancipation was granted, and has been acted upon, and are you not now a united people ? (Hear, hear.) Again, who made the aristocracy give up the corn laws ? Why, Mr. Cobden. He made a proposition to the landed in terests of the country, and he dragged from the hands of Sii It. Peel the emancipation of the country from the dominion of the corn laws. (Applause.) Should h now be said that the Emperor of Austria, taught wisdom by Solferino, was about to go from his word, after having given a constitution to his people ? Looking to the past, then—looking to the future, and looking to ourselves, we ought to believe that he, as an honest and as a wise man, would act up to his word. (Hear, hear.) The constitution of Austria would consist of a House of Commons and • a House of Lords, that was like ourselves, The members of the House of Lords would consist of princes of the imperial houses—that was likeour selves ; the landed hereditary nobility, and those archbishops and bishops whose noble rank entitled them to a seat—these also were like ourselves. The Emperor also ordains that he shall call upon those persons to life peerages who have distinguished themselves by their abilities either in church, state, literature, or arts. This was not like ourselves. (Hear, hear.) The House of Commons would con sist of 343 members, taken from the following places :—Hungary, 85 members ; Bohemia, 54 Lombardy, 20 ; Dalmatia, 5 ; Croatia and Scla vonia, 9 ; Galicia, Lodoeria, the Duchy of Aus chintu and Zatou, and the Duchy of Cracow, 38; Up per Austria, 18; Lower Austria, 10; Duchy of Saltz burg, 3; Striersund, 13; Corinthia, 5 ; Uram, 6 ; Budowina, 5 ; Suvenburgen, 26; Moravia Mahren, 22; Tyrol, 12; Istria, containing Sarz Gradeska and City of Trieste, 6; in all 343. How then, it will be asked, can Hungary be swamped by the Duchy of Austria, seeing that Upper Austria has 18, and Lower 10 members. Austria desires, under her present Emperor, to be emancipated. Foreign nations only knew Austria as Austria. They did not know its component parts like the United States. We know nothing of New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, but we know about the United States. The Emperor of Austria wants an empire in the midst of Europe to communicate with other nations. It had hitherto been united by the golden link of a crown, but he would have it united by a constitutional government, an imperial parliament, a House of Lords and a House of Commons, repre senting each and every one of the separate nation alities composing the empire. This the Emperor considered would enable him to meet antagonistic powers upon a great and fair field. He (Mr. Roe buck) would ask whether, in this, Hungary was wise to enter into competition with her sovereign to impede him in so great a work, because it gave to each and every one the power of governing themselves, and of sending their own members to parliament, of putting upon themselves taxation, and gave them the power of enabling the Emperor to meet the opposition power of Europe upon an equality which he desired, and which they also desired under such circumstances ? He (Mr. Roe buck) would ask his countrymen whether, in what he had stated, there was anything to condemn, and whether they believed the Emperor of Austria was a sham ? He used the word because it was a favourite word with people who talked about a mat ter they did not understand. He (Mr. Roebuck) would do all he could to create a power in the centre of Europe —a constitution which would ad mit as free a parliament as our own. He had now travelled over Europe, and for a few moments would cross the Atlantic, and would ask what should be the conduct of Englishmen with regard to the great contest going on in America. He avowed that with refard to that country his early anticipations had been shaken. He believed in the great men, the Washingtons, the Jeffersons, and others of past times—(hear, hear)—and that there was about to be shown to mankind a new era in the government of man, that this people, instructed and well to do in the world, many of them men of rank, would have governed themselves as men ought to do. He had been miserably dissappointed. (Hear.) If we were to say to an American, "We give you every virtue under heaven—we believe you to be the greatest people on the earth, but still it seems to us you don't speak English as it should be spoken— this you speak through the nose"—(laughter)—Fire and fury would be the answer. He would say, " Sir, with a mighty indignatiaa I grant you the imputa tion that we snuffle in our speech"—(laughter)—and then all we had stated on belialf of this nation would be forgotten because we had said that they snuffled in their speech. (Oh.) That, unfortunately, he (Mr. Roebuck) believed to be a true statement of the pre sent case. The unspeakable audacity, the overbear ing insolence ofAmericans—(hear)—had withdrawn from them all sympathy on the part of the people of England. (Hear, hear.) Looking at the great con test now going on, was there a man in this country who did not in his heart desire that the slave might be free ? (Hear, hear.) These are with the North, our commercial interests are with the South, but still we have acted throughout with complete neutrality ; and what has been the consequence ? We have been visited with abuse such as was never before heaped upon us, and we have borne it with a magnanimity and carelessness which showed our superiority. We must still, however, pursue our course of strict neutrality with regard to the affair. Our hearts and our wishes were with the oppressed. After further remarks upon the slave question, Mr. Roe buck resumed his seat amid great applause. Mr. R. N. PHILLIPS next proposed the " House of Commons." G. HADFIELD, Esq., responded, and in the course of his remarks expressed a fervent hope that, not withstanding what had been stated by Mr. Roebuck, we should be spared a war with any of the con tinental states. CHAIRING-CROSS BRIDGE COMPANY. Yesterday the half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders in this company was held at the offices in Villiers street, Strand—Mr. Coles Child in the chair. The report stated that the half-year ending 31st July continued to show an improved income, the total receipts having been £3,829 13s. 10d., being nearly £6OO in excess of the receipts of the corre sponding period of the preceding year, while the gross payments for the some period, exclusive of the February dividend, had been only £2,212 15s. 6d., in which was included a long outstanding account of the engineer amounting to £402105. The result was that the directors were in a position to recom mend the declaration of a dividend, payable on the 26th inst., of 10s. per share on the original shares, free of income tax, being at the rate of upwards of £slls, per cent, per annum on the present balance of the shares, with a proportionate dividend on the eighth shares. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated the shareholders upon its highly satisfactory nature. The improvement in the tolls was no doubt partially owing to the works which were in process for the construction of the railway bridge across the Thames, which had occa sioned a considerable increase in the passenger traffic. There was another important feature for congratulation. The company being entirely free from debt, the whole of the income could be divided amongst the proprietors. They had only to pay interest on £20,000, so that the remainder was left for dividend. They had received the firstinstal ment of £20,000 on the sale of the bridge from the railway company, £lO,OOO of that sum had been appropriated to paying off the Willet mortgage, £3,000 had been paid to the bankers, and the remaining £7,000 had been placed out at in terest. Some dispute having arisen as to whether the railway company was entitled to the possession of a wharf belonging to the bridge com pany, the matter was referred, and they expected to receive the award in a few days. In the meantime the railway company had paid £lB,OOO out of the second instalment of £20,000, and he had little doubt that before the next meeting the other £2,000 would be ,'paid to them. They had not, however, sustained any loss by the delay, i nasmuc h as t h e £2,000 remained in the names of joint trustees, and the bridge company received the interest. Seven pounds per share had been returned to shareholders, amounting to £23,633 17s. 6d.; and on the Bth of August next they were entitled to receive the other £85,000 from the railway company, making alto gether £125,000, or £40,000 for the bridges and £85,000 for the tolls and their privileges under the act of Parliament. That sum, however, would be come due at any earlier period, should the railway company take the tolls, or do anything that would reduce them in amount. The directors of the bridge company were not desirous that the railway com pany should hasten the arrangement, seeing that:so large a dividend had been earned, and every pro spect existed that it would be as much, if not mere, at the next meeting. Mr. C. FEW seconded the motion for the adoption of the report,which was carried without discussion. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN the dividend, as recommended in the repert, was declared; and the retiring directors having been re-elected, various votes of thanks were passed, and the proceedings closed. The CHAIRMAN said he would as shortly as possible point out the object for which this bridge was being erected. It had always been almost a reproach to the City of London that it had so few bridges in comparison to its population, and when this hattended engineer,susubject, it was compared with Paris, which was so well bridged, th e y wou ld see th e j u stice of the reproach. Some ye ars ago it h a d b een re commended that a bridge s h ou ld b e ma d e to L am b e th, and the diffi culty in always arisen f rom th e enormou s expense which b uthc, h ad adi d carrying out the recommendation had an t hh u ear n de d f e go r ro t en a k e i t n o g. Mr. Barber, b lemn e r toi , sot t n h f e ot i or r the sole purpose o f ascerta i n i ng the a d v i sa bility o f constructing brid ges on t h e c h eaper cons t ruc ti o n that prevailed there, and h e h a d pro p ose d the plan now about to be carried out. H e f e lt p er f ec tly con vinced that from the experien c e h e h a d h a d of Mr. Barber, as a engineer, in connection with a rail way, that any work entrusted to him would be carried out with integrity. On both sides of the bridge there was a large population, and it would be a great benefit to Lambeth and to Pimlico, sup posing always that the toll was Very moderate, as the directors intended to make it. High tolls would never answer. The distance between Westminster and Vauxhall bridges was very considerable ; and devoted America hi a a t a r t that this bridge was looked upon as a benefit was proved by the fact that it passed through Parlia ment without any opposition whatever ; and the cost of getting the bill through had, therefore, been nothing in comparison with the usual expense of such an operation. The works had already been contracted for in a very spirited manner by Mr. Newall and Mr. Porter, who, having the fullest confidence in the undertaking, had agreed to take a considerable portion of the contract money in paid-up shares of the company. But the campany had the option of paying off the shares in money, and thus saving the company no less than £4,000. As the inhabitants of Pimlico and Lambeth would derive a great benefit from the bridge, he thought it was desirable that they should take shares. No attempt had been made to get the shares taken ex cept by advertisements in the papers, and he might say that those advertisements were more for the pur pose of giving notoriety to the company than for ob taining money. However, there was a capital sub scribed to carry out the work, and a sufficient num ber of shares had been taken to enable them to exer cise their borrowing powers ; and not only had they the power of borrowing, but they had no difficulty in obtaining money, as there was an application already to lend them a sum. He mentioned this to show that the matter was complete in all its stages, and the bridge was in progress of being carried out, and it was hoped that in the early part of next year it would be carried out, and that they would receive the benefit of the traffic of 1862, which would be occasioned by the Great Exhibition. He thought this was briefly a general view of the case, with regard to the traffic on this bridge. It would be constructed that it could be widened to make it equal in width to London Bridge. Having stated briefly the general points, he had only to observe that, looking at the comparative traffic of other bridges, and looking at the situation of this bridge, he thought that there was every reason to believe that, taking the very worst view, the undertaking would pay an interest of sor 6 per cent. He be lieved that was the worst view ; but he preferred to take that view rather than a more favourable one in estimating the results of the undertaking. He moved that the report be adopted. Mr. WOODIIOUSE seconded the resolution, and it was carried. The directors were re-elected, and Mr. Oakley and Mr. White were appointed auditors ; and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the pro ceedings. TILE ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY. Yesterday a meeting of governors of this society was held at the offices,Trafalgar-square----Mr. Baker, treasurer, in the chair. Mi. Young, the secretary, stated that the number of cases for the considera tion of the committee were very much on the in crease, and he had to submit 40 for their decision on that occasion—a number which was unprecedented. Thanks on vellum were awarded to John Eller thorpe, dock foreman, for saving John Eaby, a labourer, who fell into the Humber Dock at Hull on the 30th July, making the 29th life saved by him during the last 40 years. Ellerthorpe received the silver medal of the society in 1855. The thanks of the society and a gratuity of £2 10s. towards the purchase of a boat (the Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, which has already awarded him its silver medal, also contributing £2 10s.), were given to Thomas Wilson, labourer, for saving two men, whose boat was drawn into the flames at the great fire in Tooley-street on the 23d June. The bronze medal was given in the following cases :—To Thos. Warren, a Sapper in the Royal Engineers, for try ing to save Corporal J. Edwards, of the 2d Life Guards, who fell into the Basingstoke Canal, at Aldershot, on the Bth of August ; to Sub-Con stable John Daly, of the Irish police, for savine. Michael Foley, who got beyond his depth while bathing in the river Callooney, county of Sligo, on the 16th of June; to Mr. W. H. Wallace, for sav ing Allwell Ireland, saddler, who fell into the river at Cork on the 14th of July ; to Charles Murphy, cabinetmaker, for saving Jeremiah Healy, who fell into the river Lee, at Cork, on the 30th of June; to John Robe, shoemaker, for saving Joseph Toppliffe, who fell into the sea at Hen don-bay, near Sunderland, on the 9th of July ; and to James Freeman, for saving Charles Hill and Joseph Taylor, who had sunk while' bathing in the reservoir at New Holland, Hull, on the 27th of June. Thanks on parchment were given to the following :—Mr. Arthur B. Donnethorpe, for saving Charles Page, who fell into the Thames at Twickenham on the sth of June ; to Cornelius M'Lean, mariner, for saving George Winn, who fell into the river at Sunderland on the 31st of July; to Mr. Joseph Curtis . and Mr. R. Gilston, for saving John Rogers and Beechey Rogers, who were car ried by the current beyond their depth while bath ing at Kilkee, county of Limerick, on the 16th of July; to Mr. John Knight, for saving F. J. Sworn, who fell into the New River, at Hornsey, on the 18th of July; to James Dallen, clerk, for saving R. Barnes, groom, who sank while bathing in the ornamental water, Victoria-park, on the 10th of July . ; to John O'Brien, labourer, for trying to save Mr. R. Campion, whose horse ran into the river at Fermoy on the 18th of June; to John Hill, whip maker, for saving John M`Garry, who fell into the canal at Leicester on the 7th of July ; to Charles Clarke, plumber, for saving George Parfitt, who fell into the Regent's Canal, Queen's-road, Dalston, on the 11th of July; to John Fryer, waiter, for saving Harmond Clayton, who fell into the New River, Highbary, on the sth of July ; to Alexander Hay, carpenter, for saving the chief officer of the bark Robert Fennie, of Dundee, who fell into the Grand Surrey Docks on the 14th of July; to J. W. Murray, clerk, for saving Richard Marshall, who fell into the Thames at Richmond on the 15th of July ; to Mr. Thomas Borras, agent, for saving R. Charles Walker, who sank while bathing in the ornamental water in Victoria-park on the 13th of August; to Mr. Wm. O'Reardon, for saving Peter Callaghan, who fell into the river at Cork on the Bth of July ; to Patrick Murphy, for saving Patrick Fenton, who fell into the river at Cork on the 7th of July ; to Mr. Charles E. Siddall, surveyor, for saving William Shillaker, butler, who got beyond his depth while bathing in Endcliffe-dam, near Sheffield, on the 9th of July ; to Charles Cloke, labourer, for saving John White, who fell into the canal at Hythe, Kent, on the 21st of July; to Elizabeth Byrne, for saving Margaret Byrne, who sank while bathing in the sea at Wicklow, on the Ist of July ; to George Day, for saving James Hall, who got beyond his depth while bathing in the Kennet and Avon Canal at Pewsey on the 29th of June ; and to Mr. Thos. Fitton, for saving Thos. Bolster, who sank while bathing i n the lake near Dodges Glen, Cork, on the 4th of Aug. In addition to these, pecuniary rewards, amounting in the aggregate to £l2 10s., were given to persons who had been instrumental in saving life. The secretary reported a legacy of £5OO which had been bequeathed to the society by the late Mr. R. For rest, of Camberwell, and that new stations had been established and drags placed at Twickenham, and the Old Barge-house, North Woolwich ; after which a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman, and the Court adjourned. A PROMISING HARVEST. It was always foretold that Railways would do a good deal for us, but they are just now found to perform a function which nobody ever thought of assigning to them. They indicate the general prosperity of the country with greater accuracy than even the Funds themselves. The dividends which they declare are influenced by every incident affect ing the condition of the people, and the an nouncements of the last few days may have sufficed to inform us that all the consequences of a bad har vest or a severe Ns inter are hardly appreciated till the directors of the various companies have made their statements some six months afterwards. Every body is aware that the crops of 1860 were sadly deficient ; and that a very large proportion of the corn which should have been forthcoming from our own fields had to be purchased in foreign mar kets for the consumption of the year. Perhaps thirty millions of money went out of the country in this way, and it was fortunate that we had oppor tunities of making such a bargain. These enormous purchases of wheat had the one great effect of pro viding us with food. Thanks to free trade, we staved off famine. Bread was dear, but it never reached starvation prices, and, as work was pretty brisk and - other things were comfortable, we got through a perilous time with comparatively little suffering. Still, the loss of a harvest was a heavy loss. It must needs have been felt in some quarter or other, and the railway reports enable us to trace its incidence with wonderful distinctness. We are a very rich people, and we can afford to do many expensive things, but even we cannot send £30,000,000 away without feeling the drain. All that money, which, if the harvest had been a good one, would simply have changed hands at home, was carried off to enrich the farmers of America or of Russia. It went out of the country, and the coun try could not but be the poorer. It is true we got bread in return, and that the investment was a good one ; but there still remained the fact that, owing to the failure of our own crops, all this gold had to be sent abroad. The result was a corresponding de ficiency at home. So much money having been spent in replacing a lest store of corn, there was less to be spent on other purposes. All classes felt the pinch. Consumers retrenched their demands and producers their supplies. There was not, indeed, any stagna tion, but there was depression. Nobody had quite so much to spare as usual, and railway companies soon found this out. They lost, in the first place, the carriage of corn. The grain traffic w hi c h s h ou ld have taken place across the country was carried on across the Atlantic, and the Great Northern line especially, which looks to be laden with the rich produce of Lincolnshire, found a large portion of its goods traffic swept away at once. Then followed what, in the language of the reports, is termed the " depressed state of trade"—a phrase which com prehends all the reductions entailed by a reduction of working capital. There was less doing in the markets of the country, less travelling, less trans port, and consequently smaller receipts for railways. Even the pleasure traffic was materially deranged, though more, perhaps, by cheerless weather tha n by shortness of funds ; for, though trade was dull, there was nothing like distress. It may seem at first sight as if railway companies were the chief sufferers on such occasions, but that is not exactly the case. They experienced, indeed, special losses from the severity of the winter, which damaged their rolling stocks and seriously injured, their roadways, but in other respects they only suffered because people suffered generally.. The effects of the bad harvest only reached them through the various classes of the population, and the results become visible in their case only because they alone publish their accounts. The farmer who wanted , no trucks for his corn, the tradesman who had no goods to send off, and the passengers who travelled less frequently than usual, had all felt the screw before it touched the railways; but it is by railway returns that the facts become registered. Others lost as well as the railways, but they are obliged to make their losses known. The dividend comes out a fraction under the mark, and the directors must ex plain the fall. So they turn to their books, and tell us in half-a-dozen words that their general cus t om fell off because the public , owing to extraordinary ex penditure abroad, had less money to spend at home. We do not suppose that the general passenger asi a s gricultural statisticsi:eenWbiad, traffic on the various lines was so much affected by the depression of trade as by the unusual cha racter of the weather. The summer and autumn of last year were, to say the least, so unattractive that people had fewer . temptations than usual to move from . home, while, as the winter advanced,, what with the . intensity of the cold, the probability of long delays on lines blocked up with snow, and the danger alleged to attend the unnatural brittle ness of ironwork under the action of frost, it may be safely assumed. that for some weeks together few people. took railway tickets except from necessity, and . it was a hard time, therefore, for the Com panics, as their receipts fell off and their expenses. increased. The wonder is that the effects were not more serious than they have proved to be, but Rail ways have a good many chances, and one may turn out favourably when another fails. It is instruc tive to remark how the source of profit varies on different lines and at different periods. Some times it is the goods traffic that pays—perhaps coals, perhaps cattle. Sometimes passengers bring . the best remuneration, and, perhaps, rather third class passengers than first-class. The Chairman of the Great Northern, when called upon to explain why the passenger traffic of the Midland appeared_ . to enjoy a certain advantage, replied that the Ma-• land took a large proportion of third-class . fares. It will be seen from all these conclusions how very badness of the harvest. Of course, the same effects naff.oewc.tednbayilwthaey reports o d r n t e s B e la 0 m o : were produced always, but they . were not always When chairman after chairman tells his audience that re ceiptsand that trade was bad because the corn crop was: have dwindled because trade has deficient, we see at once that there has been a really bad season, and how . a bad season reacts on every description of enterprise. The survey, too, may well increase our . thankfulness at the prospect before us,. p t w r r a i i s d c e e e l a y t b h l t e e l lesesosceconluecnaert country The harvest is far, indeed, from being finisked, and the weather in som e parts of t h e cou nt ry i s rather unsettled, but we h ave had, upon the whole, a splendid fortnight, an d already a vas t hrf Ja d t h of land has been cl eare d of a yield inew,nparably superior to that o f 1860. In some cranties pro bably at least h a lf the crop hs:4s been housed, an d in admirabl e con di t i on. Instead of sending thi r t y millions to America, we shall keep a good deal of the money at home, to fertilise every field of enter prise and stimulate every braneh of commerce. Then th e ra il wa y barometer will tell another story, and the half-yearly reports, at the same time that they m a y gratify proprietors with a better divi dend, will record the improvement in the general co n dition of the people,—Tories. 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