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THE SUN, LONDON . , SAT U DAY EVENING, AUGU ST 10, 1861. JOHN B. SUAND, See. Rhytnneyßailway Company's C ffices, Cardiff, August 3, 1861. N°. 21,563. PRICE 4d STAMPED sd. P ÜBLICATION S. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. the others were beaten off some distance, the last of all being Ellen, who did not pass the post. THE NAVY. )11 of 5 0 5 d 8107 1 1? • OOP Ince. uo. ed, an d ° r i t e' ', i orican °4 , to sell, o 74 Lnd oa tw te ct lers Wan her. ataining Oats, be 480 to ...2 2 s to fro ,48s t° 0_ • whim'. 0 0, l e seripti, ra tes. X 6; e whe bet o one ; t,;, per 38 ' fo r qr• ..—lte' fling • 155 L; baricY • 9d 11 1 3 ; 01 . 1s lld do Od 11 1 7 * I s 9d uP* 12ths 12ths 12ths 12ths 12ths L 2 qrS rg qrS 37 qrs )3 qrS best q ngti 1. so plentiftlo4 is larger a it good suPP" . Gd to 6 4 1 • Gd 'to Or id per stoo e° 6d. Aug- 1 1 8. . ) Aug. ept. ••" Aug. /13 A.ug. , Sept. ) Aug. 1 2. ) Aug' 10. Aug. 1 8 . I Aug,' 12. A 10. Aug . , 0 . Over a ll. ° Aug' 10. Aug' Aug. 1 5, Aug' 10. Aug 'l3 , Aug' ale 1 13 - ra ly i late 00 r it Le _ r o, ou,. A 9,0 raise oldlo able. w ife of ti'c lens, taugllw_ife ate , the lter. on Willie. fder da ot -I,s, 1 1 ,„cli: ° of wol• 1, vake,stelit isi o ,ida - l' i° ' ,vies, Esq• „ SOP nel, 'ltcechlirCli ry, susseP Cork, the izzard, gr. °d coal'll2,s loodj ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITU t TroN.—The AID of the public is earnestly solicited j„'sellable the Institution to continue the maintenance of its a dLifeboat Establishments in a state of efficiency. ankers — Messrs. Willis and Co., C ou tt s an d Co., Her r i es c o. Secrets/7-31r. Richard Lewis, 14, John-street, Adelphi. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, Patron —Her Majesty the QUEEN. rresident—His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, KG. T reasurer---Edward Masterman, Esq. that Hospital relieves distress in its most helpless shape, quatel dis ease aggravated by destitution. With more ad.e able ,undo the Weekly Board could make immediately avail this beds for the relief of the large mass of suffering in tb„ ~Uetropolis. Its present resources, supplied entirely by iiT.,veluntary Contributions of the Public, enable it to afford, a ea av al_ tion to its In-patients, effective Medical Assistance to e„ !rage exceeding 2,000 Out-patients weekly. te em olitributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Ilfas r tat Esc i , Nicholas-lane • also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; — orld and Co ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Co,; seett, Grote, and . Co.-, Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Niebe Jones Loyd and Co. ; BarclayDenison and Deacon, and Co. • Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; the ti a nu Co., Berners-street ; ' 3lasterman and Co. ; and at ospial. J. B. OWEN, M.A„ Chairman of the Weekly Board. T G. tI YV ERNIVIENT SECURITY LIFE POLICIES. 'cLE CONSOLS ASSOCIATION, Pr 429, STRAND, LONDON. 2. it i vi des the Security of Consols for its Policies. a b e nds, or ret urns to Insurers ON DEMAND at any time, ont One-half of all Premiums Pai retuujibteci Security tor Money with d. a liberal Rate of Inte by se e Association possesses a Lame Capital, subscribed obvtaiernaei ji o u i ja p dre , d u ati f S n hareholders. Full information may " to THOMAS H. BAYLIS, Managing Director. PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION. Established 1840. The I Nu n aMentable failures in the Life Assurance world, re -404 f rom reckless management, which have recently been ltibit to light thro u gh the me di um of the public p ress, ex atice" the to of careful selection in effecting an assur co,...! especially on the part of the trading aneindustrial gunanity. T he Annu Income of the Provident Clerks' Association is blih,e Accumulated Fund is .................... 160,000 "MY invested in Government and real securities in the -l ales of the following Trustees, viz. : TRUSTEES. D io rnas Baring, Esq., M.P. I Wm. George Prescott, Esq, Tho mson Hankey, Esq., ISI.P, Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. The balance-sheets are open to all, and may be obtained on a pplication at the Chief Office, 15, Moorgate-street, or of the °tents. WM. Tilos. LINFORD, Secretary. 15, Moorgate-street, August 1, 1861. 01-11ARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C. Established 1821. DIRECTORS. Su 4, HENRY VIGNE, Esq., Ch a i rman. Chef„ IL ITO T. FARQUHAR , Bart., M.P., Deputy Chairman Hu lse Berens, Esq., 1 John Labolichere, Esq. "'arr a W m. Curtis, Esq. John Martill, Esq. Pra t 3 ,K. Devas, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. ti4.'s Bart Dyke, Esq. James Morris, Esq. Tho alter R. Farquhar, Bart. Henry Norman, Esq._ .lolliTiVn Hankey, Esq., M.P. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. (j °h t. . - larVey E sq. John Thornton, Esq. Q-• Hubbard, Esq., M.P. James Tulloch, Esq. i kvri, 81 - AUDITORS. uOl4 l C l oYd, E sq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. Th 111 7 Smith, Esq. I Cornelius Payne, jun., Esq. °ln ati Tallemach, Esq., Secretary.—Samuel Brown, Esq., Actuary. LIF E , RTMENT. —UNDER TIIE PROVISIONS OF A 24 h",reri,-1; A RLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In- Il i 'llainZ l Glcrrr PER CENT. of the Profits, at Quinquennial *rotiti: 3 , or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of 81 4 , Ae °`ouetaethe the establishment of the Company in 1821, Bollti of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in aeßitt66o,ooo, which represents equivalent Reversionary Af t - £1,05 8000. 1 1 4 11 , 88 ,,i 1 r . Rivision of Profits at . Christmas, 1859, the Life tra uQtl ted to Au force, with existing. Bonuses thereon, v,,L l Pwards of £4,730,000, the Income from the Lite - ` ,,, 0u per annum and the Life Assurance Fund l4lt ed £1,618 000 4 rap r At MILITIA and VOLUNTEER CORPS.—No bllsrvrAktlat LIVES for service therein. -"Oat assured at corresponding Extra Pre to Val tie;;3§_granted o n Life Policies to the extent of their .A1t5re,,,...94011 value be not less than £5O. '` l 'eta r ;,V 3l -ENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, re , itui r ; r egistered. PEES paid by the Company, and no charge 1, 111 , ,Latrtprg "", E. DP 'PARTNIENT.—Insurances are effected upon fj.osseerPtlon of property at moderate rates. '' r a.,......_Dar i s t e ansed by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this 11" AL INSURANCE COMPANY. BEA D uFricEs — Lombard-street, Lonuon ; and Royal lar a „ , 01flInsurance Buildings, Liverpool. ee s—nanchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dublin. ERTR ACTS FROM THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1860. ), Th e " , e1,7 86 sl iccesS of the Company, even in ite earliest years, torb rae.„. the marked atten ion, and elicited the surprised 14 pio ce ., , Of writers best acquainted with the history of In , 'N. k•ompanies. for tVe n Premiums for 1860 EQUAL the Total Fire Premiums ,` , O, O EVEN YEARS 1845 to 1851. qn„,"e Premiums for 1860 EXCFED the Entire Life Pre , 'IS for the EIGHT Y FARS ending 1852. ki h , P ,llrcha , e of Annuities In 1860 LARGELY EXCEEDS the Tir receipt for the first TEN YEARS, 1845 to 1854. tb„ his progress, it is believed, is unsurpassed, cousiderinz It applies to each of the three branches of the business." FIRE BRANCH. 111; ' , the Fire Branch has certain y shown no exhaustion dur st%lae year 1860 of that impetus which had previously Isi7ht it to a position of the first magnitude among the e h t a ace Companies of the United Kingdom. The Fire qii,`,,abas in 18.59 had advanced to the sum of £2 9 8,314 7s. 3d. 4 2A - 6 7„the amount of Fire Premiums has arrived at a sum of to 19s. 11d., showing an increase of £34,663 12s. Bd., ex- Wp f the large advance of the preceding year, so that in lilh,n rs the Fire Revenue of the Company has been en blthe enormous sum of £66,829 17s. sd. ttie illient P arliamentary Report of Returns of Duty paid to j;i7 for the year 1860 exhibits the augmentation of t i t eoa':',.,ess in a more prominent way, as it affordsthemeaps Rraiii`lecn with other Companies. The Proprietors will OYm ed to learn that the increase of Duty paid by the ihoonnkrillytheslast year is more than double that of any other either London or Provincial, whilst only one cf o ,:ceManies even ap_proaches to 50 per cent. of the ad- Ot t ' of t heel Comp mny. Our increase actually equals 30 per eos e` e .latirncrease of the whole of he Metropolitan ostabined, hilst of the Provincial Offices it forms up ‘abliol_3o Per cent. of the total advance of the other 23 offices ed out of London, 14v ar LIFE BRANCH. t h Ports of the Company for seTeral years have had 11,0 to announce a constant pericdical expansion of its It! art s t r, eBB , the New Policies of each succeeding year show % ),A str i i i a l ace over the one that had immediately preceded IVevr p i ar result is shown in the year 1860, the Premiums %, 10 d. , o , ° L ' i dies, after deducting Guarantees, be ng £15,097 % t4"..lch is an increase on that item of £1,993 17s. sd. e ve g alcU)at received for the year 1859. foillli„ t i,eti ttn ,p this advance is small whe pared with the e c i t r ehaarkable momentum whic n h c h om aibeen given to Wash of the Business in the present year (1861). h,,ileu B not until the commencement of the year that the 14 the - l i ked to have become fully acquainted with the fact ,Yea r .05%1 Insurance Company had published late in the l i mas its of the investigation into the Assets aud Stiehl a ' o f its Life Department, under a novel form, and in V s iJect „Zi intelligible a manner as the abstruseness of the ~a,10 13 , 1 116 flitted, together with the entire statements and Al.:, sad c•etisary for that purpose. ill 4, 9 . lJectured from the extensive Notices of this Pam -4tte-e Pee' accompanying Diagrams, which have appeared Wilt on Cdicals of' the day, that it has largely attracted the ttie",g,dor t °f vast numbers of Persons in all parts of the United 4 8, ss.,.'" satqta Well as in other parts of the World. .Indeed a , 1 1 fetied tatery and conclusive evidence that such is the case si x 3 , the fact that the sum Assured on New Policies 1 1 04 3 ;80 p e „ r acnths to the 3d June of the pr sent year is ac -4,44 ii,T b an `,„c„ent. in excess of the sum assured in the corres tiiit e),„‘"r_ps of the year 1860, although the latter amount 4 lie — ceued the sum assured in any like previous period at thi s si.Weizi ri s access be continued, the Royal Insurance COM kff atte e 'Xvith respect to the amount of its new business, t !alt'aced (at least with one or two exceptions) at the ah `,Ve Insurance Companies doing business in this ed the anticipations of the last Report, to the `sp e lve„ l " d ue details of the Life Business then to be pub 'couY form an epoch of the Establishment, will have N R , Cx 4 C,' very happy realisation.'' 4 1'Ps‘' ADVANTAGES OF THE LIFE BRANCH. 41,,, -- Large proportion Returned every Five Years to `Peiu."'ea then in existence Two ENTIRE YEARS. Chiefly born- by the Fire Branch, in order to Increase the Bonus to be Returned. Ttitt ,N o p, LIFE BONUSES DECLARED, ‘lt A ,,,er Cent per Annum on the Sum Assured °L`Q. I ,, BONITS EVER CONTINUOUSLY DECLARED '4ITy BY ANY COMPANY. OR BOTH FIRE AND LIFE BRANCHES AZAPITA L , TWO MILLIONS Sterling. s'llra Ulated Funds in hand exceed 4800,000. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary. MARLBOROUGH-STREET, W., NEAIi R r,, THE PANTHEON. (..ii r, THE Member of the Royal e, 4 , 41g , ot s 1 e liall urgeons, Licentiate of Midwifery, and Ap a o; consulted daily (only) 0 , 3 , % au , London, can lncapacity, Of b ei. of ke oases of Nervous Debility, Languor, Nls e t, 6 zille°rY, Sterility and all Functional Derangements L . - e -B'enlanating' from early and excessive indul '444 at , 'lit Published, price la. ; by Post, 1$ staraPe. 18 sealed, An - t „".. No. 4, 6 en new and criminal Work, entitled ..Ithon is t,. OURSELVES. ~_1 hie' Oris.i h iri l Ph ysiolo and Anatomy of our Generation qt^ ' sat - -,. -or Disea Symptoms, Treatment, and Cure. -Su 4441(1,8ft-ion of. andd — Remedy for, all Urinary Derange- Th e mita]. Dlequalthcapons, (t lo t „ Taod e ,,,,. MALE. Ill e C l ictaj u m tr estment of Syphilis, Stricture. Blennorrhara f "Ilary Vertnatorrhcea, Impotency, and all Disease o. Th e . " 11 69 With Prescriptions, ac.• h e- n. 1 110; 111 %11 0 FEMALE. ;„ gel,. ;ties i„ R a nd Anatomy of Women—Functional Ir -s'llicpl.ll,/cDeetln,se,_lth and Sickness—Choice in Marriage— 'Lot -7' of st e `',es and Disappointments—Tb‘t Cause and s e of th""tY---The Theory and Symptoms of Gesta e oPaculum. Also, O n 1, 111 - 1 -4.1 Ti,,,, No. 1. ' - 'et , iiit-,', ‘.!, HAPPINESS and LONGEVITY; -1. Oervnusne,s, Dy s p e p s ia, and Indigestion. l ei No. 2. 1,1 r Oblifr.„ !LOVE AND MA RIAGE ; 1)-1.1 11% Cti Va ‘ te l° l l ti .„ B l l-14 _Plnesa, and Disappointments ; Love "evared . , '.. Sterility Removed, and Healthy Off , No. 3. TEE CASE BOOK.: I. ,h u p en . 100 Casea of SPERMATORRECEA, .sions and ' `'ure by 4"". SYMPtoms, and Treatment, Cont' I,(:),lanterleationa,Galvanivra .te. Rae. &c• Authors. A c b rio : I2 , ad of Mann, 39, Cornhill ; and the ___e,, to the Workine Clasaes fee Half-a-Ulm` Dr.. , (SPECIAL NOTICE.) a il,.._ vUlVerWell le the only leg-ally qualified medical practal - of that name, and can be consulted (only I THE VIGOUR OF YOUTH RESTORED IN FOUR WEEKS by Dr. RICORD'S ESSENCE OF LIFE. This wonderful agent will restore manhood to the most shattered constitution, whether arising. from self-pollution, excesses, nocturnal emissions, the effects of climate, or natu ral causes The time required to cure the most inveterate case is four weeks ; and, if used according. to the printed in structions (which are very simple). failure is impossible. This life -restoring remedy should be taken by all about to marry, as its effects are permanent. It is acknowledged by the medical press to be the greatest discovery ever made. Success in every case is as certain as that water quenches thirst. Dr. Ricord's Essence of Life is sold in cases, with full in structions for use, at lls., or four quantities in one for 335., and may be sent to any part of the world, carefully packed, on receipt of remittance or post-office order payable to Prout and Co. Dr. Ricord's Sole Agent in London is Prout, Patent Medi cine Warehouse, 229, Strand (seven doors west of Temple bar). (Entered at Stationers' Hall.) DR. CURTIS' MEDICAL WORK, MANHOOD : MEDICAL ESSAY ON SPERMATORRHCE A, NERVOUS AND GENERATIVE DEBILITY, &c. 'ust Published, the 150th thousand, with numerous plates, in a sealed envelope, price Is., Sold by all Booksellers, and sent post paid, by the Author, for 1 2 stamps, ANHOOD: the CAUSE and CURE of PRE- T 1 MATURE DECLINE IN MAN, with Plain Directions for Perfect Restoration to Health and Vigour. By Dr. J. L. CoRTIS, 15, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, London. CONTENTS : INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological Structure and Functions of the Reproductive Organs. CHAPTER ll.—Causes of permatorrhaea and Impotence; Early Vicious Indulgences; Dangers of Neglect. CHAPTER lII.—A Review of the various Disqualifications A Marriage ; whether resulting from Youthful Abuse, the Follies of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. CHAPTERS IV. and V. on the modern Treatment of Gonorrhcca and Syphilis. The Book concludes with numerous varied and interesting aces, to which is added the Author's recipe of a preventive Lotion. REVIEWS OP THE WORK. "Curtis on Manhood.—This is a truly valuable work, and should be in the hands of young and old."—" Sunday Times," 23d March, 1856. "The author has conferred a great boon by publishing this little work, in which is described the source of those diseases which produce decline in youth or more frequently premature old age."—" Daily Telegraph," March 27, 1856. " This work, which for twenty years has stood the test of professional criticism and empirical hostility, treats in aplain and sympathising manner on the various disqualifications and impediments arising from nervous excitement and de bility ; and to invalids suffering from youthful errors and excesses it will be found valuable and useful."—Record. London : Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Pater noster-row; Mann, 89, Cornhill. Sours 91 Consultation-10 to 3 and 6to 8 ;filluclayS, 10 till 2. BRIGHTON RACES-FRIDAY. This, the third, or Club Day, was infinitely the best of the meeting. Not only were there more races, but more in terest was taken in their results than had been evinced either on Thursday or Wednesday. The weather was the only drawback, its fog having deterred many visitors, Several closely-contested and interesting races took place, the most noteworthy of them all being a plate of £lOO, for which eight 2-yr-olds contended. The favourite, Lord Bur leigh, had been previously sold for a large sum, and was backed as though the purchaser had resolved to win enough to pay for him. The old adage of "cup and lip" was herein proved to a demonstration ; a colt frrm the stable of Wm. Day, thought but lightly of by his owner, defeated the great favourite with ease, and found a customer for himself after the race. Lord Burleigh, backed during the morning at 40, receded in the afternoon to 1,000 to 15 for the Derby of next year. On that event and the forthcoming St. Leger a few bets were laid in the course of the day, Lady Ripon seeming to grow in favour for the latter. Each race was run at the time prescribed, and by 6 o'clock the company had quitted the downs. Third Brighton Club Biennial Stakes of 10 sous each, with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Winners extra. T.Y.C. 7 subs. Lord Stamford's Ensign, Bst 71b (A. Edwards) 1 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Santa Claus, Bst 71b (G. Fordham) 2 Betting-2 to lon Ensign. The non-favourite made running to within the distance,/ when the favourite went up, and the pair raced home toge ther. Ensign on reaching the stand got his head in front and won, after a very close race, by a neck. The Brighton Club Plate of 50 sovs ; 2-yr-olds, 7st 71b ; 3-yr-olds, 9st 31b ; winning penalties, and maiden and selling allowances. Last half mile. Lord Coventry's Antwerp, 3 yrs, Bst 51b (X5O) (L. Snowden) 1 Mr. Hoof's Misfire, 2 yrs, 6st 61b (£5O) .... (Woodhouse) 2 Mr. Morris s Rufus, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (£5O) .. (G. Fordham) 3 The following also ran :—Sister to Corumba, Strike, Guaracha, Grant, Brother to Isthmian, Dr. Fusey, and Court Martial. Betting-7 to 4 each agst Antwerp and Misfire, 7to 1 agst Rufus, and 10 to 1 agst Dr. Pusey. In consequence of the heavy fog that hung over the course it was impossible to discover the colours of the riders until they neared the distance. The flag was lowered after a tedious delay, caused by several of the light weights break ing away, in the first of which Dr. Pusey, Sister to Co rumba, and Court Martial ran to the distance before they were stopped. On the word being given, Antwerp, on the rails, obtained a lead of several lengths, followed by Strike, Rufus, Misfire, and Dr. Pusey, in which order they ran to the half distance, where Misfire joined the leader, but was nover enabled to quite reach him, Antwerp winning by a neck ; three lengths separating the second and third ; Dr. Pusey finished fourth, Sister to Corumba fifth, Guaracha filly sixth, and Strike next. The Claret Stakes (handicap) of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, winners extra. T.Y.C. Mr. Payne's Rockley, 4 yrs, 9st 51b (Mr. Edwards) 1 Mr. Cartwright's Ripon, 4 yrs, lOst Sib (Mr. W. Bevill) 2 Ellen and Greenwich Fair also ran. Betting—Even on Ripon, 3 to 1 agst Ellen, 4 to 1 agst Rockley, 10 to 1 agst Greenwich Fair. Ellen made play at a good pace, followed by Ripon, Rock ley, and Greenwich Fair nearly to the distance, where Ellen gave way to the favourite and Rockley, the pair running locked together to the stand, where Mr. Payne's colt ob tained a clear lead, which he held to the end, and won a good race by three parts of a length. Greenwich Fair and Ellen finished with a dead heat for third. Second Brighton Biennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 50 added, for 3-yr-olds, colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 41b, winners extra. Bristol mile. 15 subs. Mr. Alexander's Will-o'-the-Wisp, Bst 71b.. (J. Goater) 1 Count Batthyany's Prince Plausible, 9st 111 b (E. Sharp) 2 Mr. Rayner's Conundrum, 9st 111 b (L. Snowden) 3 Sir C. Rushout's Conqueror, 9st 111 b (Payne) 4 Betting—Even on Prince Plausible, 3 to 1 agst Will o'-the-Wisp. Prince Plausible made running up the distance, where he was joined by Will-o'-the-Wisp and Conundrum, the three running abreast to the stand, where Will-o' -the-Wisp obtained a slight lead, and won easily at last by a length. Conundrum finished a bad third, and Conqueror last. A Plate of 100 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; penalties and allowances. T.Y.C. (includ.( J Ii ib Ad ex am tra s) ) Mr. Fisher's Lord Burieigh, 98t 111 E mr• W- Sehehallion, Bst 31b (G. Fordham) 2 Mr. Hoof's Golden Grape, Bst 31b (Woodhouse) 3 The following also ran :—Oraghound, Bacchus, Guerilla, Thunderstorm, and Peignoir. Betting-7 to 4on Lord Burleigh, 10 to 1 each agst Golden Grape and Thunderstorm, at first 5 to 2 and at the finish 20 to 1 agst Peignor. Thunderstorm, with the favourite and Peignoir laid up, made running to the turn into the straight, where they were passed by Golden Grape and Schehallion, Thunder storm going on third, and Lord Burleigh fourth ; the others, with the exception of Draghound, who was outpaced, lying close up. At the distance Thunderstorm disappeared from the front, and halfway up Lord Burleigh joined the remain ing pair, the three running together to the stand, where Schehallion drew away and won a good race by two lengths, the favourite beating Golden Grape by three lengths for second, Peignoir was fourth, Bacchus fifth, and Draghound sixth, the others were pulling up as they passed the post. The Brighton Club Stakes (handicap) of 10 goys each, h ft, with 50 added. Winners extra. New Course. Mr. Payne's Shipwreck, 3 yrs, 9st 121 b (Edwards) 1 Count Batthyany's Loiterer, 4 yrs, lOst 51b....(0wner) 2 Mr. S Jacob's Ipswich, 4 yrs, lOst 131 b (inc 61b extra) (W. Johnson) 3 Betting-6 to 4on Shipwreck, 3to 1 each agst Ipswich and Loiterer. Loiterer was the first off, followed by Ipswich and the favourite to the Bristol mile turn, where Loiterer ran wide, and Shipwreck coming up on the inside went on in attend ance on Ipswich, the pair running together to halfway down the bill, when Shipwreck fell into the rear, and Loiterer joined Ipswich. At the distance Shipwreck ran up, and at the stand enclosure obtained a clear lead, which he held to the end, and won in a canter by two lengths. Ips wich finished a very bad third. A Plate of 100 sovs, added, for 3-yr olds and upwards ; weight for age; the winner to be sold for 120 sovs. T.Y.C. Mr. Brayley's Gauntlet, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b.... (Lambourne) 1 Mr. J. Dawson's Gloom colt, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b.. (Fordham) 2 Mr. Murphy's Sir Philip, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b .... (J. Adams) 3 The following also ran :—Count 8010, Lisbon, Auricula, Enfield, and Gaylad. Betting—Even on Gauntlet, 5 to 1 agst Lisbon, 6 to 1 agst the Gloom colt, 7 to 1 agst Gaylad, and 10 to 1 agst Sir Philip. Immediately after starting the favourite took up the run ning, followed by Lisbon, the Gloom colt, Count 8010, and Sir Philip, Gaylad lying last, a long way in the rear. On reaching the distance Gauntlet increased his lead, waited upon by the Gloom colt, Sir Philip, and Lisbon, in which order they ran to the distance, where Lisbon was beaten and his place taken by Auricula and Count 8010. At the stand the Gloom colt got to Gauntlet's quarters, the pair finishing a close race home, and the favourite winning by a neck; a bad third ; Auricula was fourth, Count 8010 fifth ; Lisbon and Enfield, side by side, were the next two. The winner was sold to Mr. Whitaker for 135 guineas. Match; 100 sovs. each. Six furlongs. Mr. Copperthwaite's Twilight, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b (Fordham) 1 Capt. Rhys's Doncaster, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b (Grimshaw) 2 Betting-5 to 2on Twilight, who waited upon Doncaster until half way up the hill, when she quitted him, and won in a canter by three lengths. _ _ A Plate of 50 soya; 3-yr-olds, 9st 101 b; 4-yr-olds, lOst 101 b; 5-yr-olds, 6-yr-olds, and aged, list; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for 400 sovs ; to be ridden by members of the club. One mile. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Satellite, 5 yrs, II st.. (Capt. Little) 1 Lord Portsmouth's Vinegar Hill, 3 yrs, 9st 101 b (Mr. Edwards) 2 Sir C. Rushout's Conqueror, 3 yrs, 9st 101 b (M.r.C.Boyton) 3 Mr. Mellish's Gaylad, 4 yrs, lOst 71b (Mr. Wood) 4 Mr. Hepworth's White Wave, 4 yrs, llst 21b (G. Fordham) 0 Betting-9 to 4on Satellite, 3to 1 agst Vinegar Hill, 4 to 1 agst any other. After one false start the lot left the post in close order,' White Wave having the lead, followed by Satellite, Vine gar Hill and Conqueror to the bottom, where the favourite came out and took a clear lead, and, with Conqueror on the rails and Vinegar Hill on the whip hand, came on to the entrance of the stand, where the favourite drew away and won in a canter by two lengths. Vinegar Hill caught Conqueror on the post, and beat him by a head for second place ; Gaylad was fourth, and White Wave last ; the latter did not pass the post. A Plate of 50 sovs, for beaten horses during the week (2. yr-olds excepted) ; the second to receive 10 sovs out of the plate; gentlemen riders. T.Y.C. Mr. Hepworth's White Wave, 4 yrs, list 61b (in. 61b ex.) (G. Fordham) 1 Mr. Craven's Enfield, 3 yrs, list 51b (in. 61b extra) (C. Bennett) 2 'Mr. Gulliver's Count 8010, 3 yrs , 9 st 10 Ib.. (Mr. Bevill) 3 The following also ran :—Ellen, Greenwich Fair, Fore top, Strike, and Clementine. Mr. Morris's Rufus was weighed for by L. Snowden, but his number was afterwards taken down, and he did net start. Betting-2 to 1 agst Ellen, 4to 1 agst Count 8010, and 6 to 1 each agst Greenwich Fair and Clementine. White Wave, in company with Enfield, Count Bob, and Ellen, made the running to the distance, where Ellen was beaten, leaving the first three to finish the race home, which was cleverly won by White Wave by a length, Enfield ob taining second place two lengths ii advance of Count Dolo, Now ready, with Portrait and numerous Illustrations, 215., THE OKAVANGO RIVER. A N ARRATIVE of TRAVEL, EXPLORATION, and ADVENTURE. By C. J. ANDERSSON, Author of " Lake Ngami." "Mr. Andersson's book, illustrated with many animated pictures of adventures connected with the wild sports of the journeys it describes, is one that will be popular as a budget of trustworthy traveller's tales, besides being valued for the information it gives to geographers."—Examiner. 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The book will be sent, post free, secure from ob -ervation, to any address, on receipt of a directed envelope 3nd two stamps. Address, HENRY SMITH, M.D., 8, Burton rescent, Tavistock-square, London, W.C. LATEST BETTING. THE DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 3to 1 agst Kettledrum (taken) 10 to 1 agst Lady Ripon (taken) 14 to 1 agst Aurelian (taken) 16 to 1 agst Kildonan (taken) 1000 to 60 agst:Big Ben (taken) 20 to 1 agst Pagoda (taken) DERBY. 45 to 1 agst Ty-pee colt (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Lord Burleigh (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Spite (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER, FRIDAY. There was not a large amount of business done on the Great Ebor Handicap, but, judging from the number of horses supported, the handicap must be looked upon very favourably by the public. Virgilius retains his position, and the next in request were Stockade, Cape Flyaway, and Moorcock ; all the odds that could be obtained at 20 to 1 being taken about the latter. For the St. Leger 9 to 4 was offered against Kettledrum, and 100 to 7 was asked for agst Aurelian; but 12 to 1 being the highest offer, it was declined. EBOR HANDICAP. 10 to 1 agst Virgilius (taken and offered) 16 to 1 agst Stockade (taken) 20 to 1 agst Cape Flyaway (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Moorcock (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Umpire (taken) 20 to 1 agst Doefoot (taken) 20 to 1 agst Hetman (taken) 20 to 1 agst Voltella (taken) 20 to 1 agst Viscount Brignall (taken) 20 to 1 agst Prologue (taken) 20 to 1 tgst Rising Sun (taken) 25 to 1 tgst Cashio (taken) 25 to 1 agst Pax (taken) 25 to 1 tgst Volatile (taken) 25 to 1 agst Rapparee (taken) 25 to 1 agst Pergus (taken) 25 to 1 agst Lady Trespass (taken) ST. LEGER. 9to 4on the field (offered) 12 to 1 agst Aurelian (offered, take 14 to 1) 16 to 1 agst Kildonan (taken) IRELAND. BELFAST, THURSDAY EVENING. Lord and Lady Lurgan gave a grand ball yester day evening at Brownlow-house, in honour of the visit of the Lord-Lieutenant. A large number of the nobility and gentry of the north of Ireland and of the most distinguished persons from other parts of the country attending the agricultural exhibition in Belfast were invited to meethis Excellency. From 400 to 500 invitations were issued, and the greater number attended the ball. For the accommoda tion of those who came from some distance special trains were started from Belfast and Monaghan to Lurgan. The avenue leading to the fine Elizabethan mansion was lighted by gas lamps sus pended from the old trees, producing a peculiarly beautiful effEct. Two marques were erected in front of the house door as cloak rooms, and thence along a covered passage led into the hall. The weather has been very favourable to-day, and the show-yard, extensive as it is, was crowded with visitors, many of them evidently more intent on business than pleasure. The banquet of the society was held in Mr. Char ter's factory, on the Falls'-road, a new and beautiful building, admirably adapted for the purpose, and placed at the disposal of the committee by the pro. prietors. It was not inappropriate that the banquet held in connexion with a society established to deve lope the agricultural resources of the country should take place in a structure the erection of which evi dences the manufacturing and commercial spirit and enterprise which have placed Belfast in its pre sent prosperous condition. The immense apart ment in which the banquet was given has been recently put out of the builder's hands, but the ma chinery has not yet been introduced. The. walls were tastefully decorated for the occasion, the pil lars supporting the roof were ornamented with gar lands of evergreens and bouquets, and all the arrangements were well carried out. Eight tables ran the whole length of the floor, with ample space between them. The chair was occupied by the President of the society, the Marquis of Abercorn. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant sat at the right of the President, and among those present were Lord Lurgan, the Earl of Erne, the Earl of Clancarty, the Earl of Longford, the Lord Bishop of Down and Connor, Lord Charlemont, Lord Talbot de Malahide, Lord Monck, Lord Dufferin, Sir Henry Harvey Bruce, Sir Percy Nugent ; the Mayor of Belfast, Mr. Edward Corey, J.P. ; Mr. James Hans Hamilton, M.P., Colonel Taylor, M.P., Mr. Mervyn Archdall, M.P., Colonel Leslie, M.P., Mr. J. W. Naper, Mr. J. A. Boyd, Mr. Sharman Craw ford, Mr. Richard Challoner, Colonel Caulfield, Mr. Hans H. Woods, Alderman Roe, Mr. H. J.:lll 4 Far • lane, ST., &c. The cloth having been removed, and the usual loyal toasts having been given and drunk with great enthusiasm, His Excellency the LORD-LIEUTENANT rose to respond, and was received with loud applause. He said —M Lord Abercorn, my Lords and Gentlemen —I return v you my very sincere thanks for the honour you have paid me in drinking my health, which has been on this occasion so very kindly proposed and so warmly received. (Applause.) I thank you also for coupling my name with th at which I claim to hold very dear—the prosperity of Ireland—(hear, and ap political which, happily s a ap plause). Allow me to remark that these w or d s h ave th e i r pe culiar weight and meaning at the pr esent moment. If this were the time speech, e r a occasion, sort of it is not, far a mere rvey of passing events, I might probably light upon o ne or two considera tions and incidents connected with Ireland w hi c h m i g ht and party not seem to be altogether of so comfortable and reassuring a character. But, gentlemen, standing h ere as the guest o f the Royal Agricultural Society —as a vi s it or t o the splend id show of the year 1861 in the town of Belfast—l feel, I thankfully feel, that I am placed on a higher level and com mand a far wider field of a noble horizon. (Cheers.) From this 'vantage-ground, thus—l say it with a ll the exper i ence of my 12th year of direct connexion with the G overnmen t o f Ireland—(applause)—I say it with the reservation that some elements of future uneasiness and disturbance may not even now be wanting—yet, in my judgment, Ireland has never exhibited such an exemption from general crimes, from political agitation, or from physical distress and privation, as that which she now enjoys—(cheers)—and I need no t sa y, gentlemen, that these are considerations which faroutweigh all others in the satisfaction they impart ; and, with the full consciousness how small any personal contribution might be to these mighty blessings, itis enough for happi - ness and for gratitude to have been allowed to witness them. (Loud cheers.) But I can almost fancy that some one might here interpose and say, " Talk to us of prosperity, when the returns of last year undoubtedly show a falling off in some kinds of agricultural produce, especially, perhaps, in the yield of wheat; and when the census of the last de cade or interval of 10 years shows a decrease of nearly a million souls I" Now, with respect to this decrease of the population, there can be no doubt that the famine and pesti lence which worked such fearful havoc upon the imme diately preceding decade left its mark also upon th a t wh i ch has succeeded it ; but there is no quest io n that the continu ous flow of emigration is the chief cause of the great reduc tion which has ensued in the number of the people. If the number of emigrants from Ireland itself, exclusive of those who have left other parts of the United Kingdom, is allowed for, there would have been in the last decade from 1851 to 1861 an increase in Ireland close upon 40,000. (Cheers.) This decrease has been least observable in the province of Ulster, which seems mainly, I imagine, to be attributable to that mixed agricultural and manufacturing industry which there prevails. I need not tell you that no such de crease at all has taken place in the town of Belfast. (Cheers.) With respect to the place in which we are now assembled, I shall give only the dates of three successive periods, which sufficiently tell their own story. The population of Belfast 100 years, in 1760, amounted to 8,600 souls ; in 1831, 30 years ago, it amounted to 4 8 , 224 ; and in the year 1861, in which I now address you, it amounts to 119,200 souls. (Loud cheers.) Nor has wealth been left behind Population. I find, in the valuation for local assessment, the fi xe d cap i ta l in building and other rateable property in Belfast was a quarter of a century ago (in 1836) £115,000; in 1861 it has risen to £305,000. (Hear, hear.) History bears record to the efforts of successive Viceroys, from the Earls of Straf ford to the Earl of Clarendon, to advance the linen manu factures of the North of Ireland. Probably the moisture of the climate—may I admit so much P—is more favour. able to the production of flax than of other cereal growths. I need not remind you in Belfast how much that place owes to her Murlands, and Mulhollands, and many more. It may be aufacieut to 112011ti0P, that is tha last year there were exported from Belfast upwards of 65,000,000 yards of linen, valued at about £2,000,000 sterling, and at the same time yarns and threads to the amount of 3,000,0001 b., valued at £764,000. The improvements which have been effected in the noble harbour of this town have amounted within twenty years to half a million of money, and this without any aid from public grants—(loud cheers) —and within the same comparatively short period the ton nage of vessels and the harbour receipts have been much more than doubled. Now, it may be inferred how material a contribution this liberal and splendid community, to gether with its group of connected and associated towns, must have made to the consumption of agricultural pro duce; but I have already stated to you, gentlemen, the amount of decrease which has occurred on the whole popu lation of Ireland in the last ten years. Now with respect to the productiveness of the country within the same periods :—The land under cultivation, either rimier tillage or in meadowing and pasture, in 1841, was 13,000,000 of acres; in 18.51,—1 suppress the slight addition that the old hundreds would make—it was above 14,000,000. In 1861 it is above 15,000,000 of acres. The live stock, which form so interesting an item in the exhibition of the Royal Agricul tural Society, was valued in 1841 at £21,000,000 ; in 1858, at £27,000,000; in 1861, at £33,000; and this independent of the improvement of quality, the extent of which, I be lieve, is by every one admitted to be very great, amount ing, perhaps, to 25 per cent. Along with this great in crease of production, there has been a very striking dimi nution of the small holdings, and of the wretched cabins of the peasantry. Now, gentlemen, these figures which I have passed in rapid review—l am afraid not quite sufficiently rapid, for know that figures are apt to be r tedious, especially after dinner—they surely show that with largely increased productions and a largely increased producing area, there has been a considerable diminution of population. Now, taking these two together, we must look upon the result as being occasioned by better labour better directed, with a larger application of capital to the soil; and the necessary consequence of this is that the working classes must obtain better wages. They are better fed, better clothed, better lodged ; they can get better education for their children—(loud cheers)—and most gra tifying it is to me to find that in Ulster, or, I believe, to speak with more strict accuracy, in the two counties of Down and Armagh, one-sixth of the population is in atten dance in the primary schools,—either those under the National Education Board, or under the Church Education Society, which is an average equal to that of Prussia, where the attendance of the children is compelled by law. (Cheers.) I referred before to the diminution of physical suffering. Now, what is the case with respect to the direct expenditure for the relief of the poor all over Ireland ? The ' fund from which it is drawn has, there is no doubt, largely increased. The value of property rated to the relief of the poor in 1851 was £11,614,000. In 1860 it had increased nearly a million—it was £12,280,000. Now, with this large amount of funds for the purpose of drawing upon, I find that the total expenditure of medical as well as ordi nary Poor..law relief in 1851 amounted to £1,150,000. In 1860 it had fallen to £558,000, being less than half of what it was 10 years ago. And lastly, with respect to crime, to which I also referred, it appears that the offences specially reported to head-quarters in 1850 amounted to 10,639 ; in 1860 they had fallen to 3,531. Now, my lords and gentle men, it seems to me that all this constitutes a summary of which Ireland may be justly proud—(cheers)—not indo lently proud. I would advise her to be grateful for the past, and alert and emulous for the future. There are many here, some of whom will follow me to-night, who can speak with far greater knowledge and authority of the characteristic features of the show which we have wit nessed in the show-yard for these two days. They will be able to tell you of any shortcomings—if shortcomings there are—and those excellencies which I feel no doubt in my own mind are great and striking. If the condition and prosperity of agriculture in Ireland suggest any prominent point of advice, in my judgment it would be, I would say to you, to take care of your green crops, of your provision of winter food for cattle, so that you may be supplied with a greater quantity of manure than is now possessed in many districts, which is an indispen sable groundwork of increased tillage ; and I think it may be worthy of some consideration whether planting might not be resorted to with advantage in some of the more hilly and exposed districts of this country for the shelter of cattle. However, gentlemen, I feel most thankful that the genius of Ireland is becoming every day more and more awake to the manifold and multifarious requirements and claims of her agriculture; and most pleasing, indeed, in one point of view, though painful to excess in another, is the contrast which is presented by such a sight as the showyard now open in Belfast, with the scenes which are being enacted among that great people which has so many common ties and common interests with us across the western waters. (Hear.) Here, gentlemen, we see in an area itself connected with all the operations of busy and extended commerce, now spread before our gaze, the r epre sentative specimens of every form of peaceful agriculture— the sleek herds and fleecy flocks, the iron implements and lustrous damasks. There, gentlemen, we read of nothing but masked batteries and the angry glare of bayonets, and the fierce charge and the panic rout. (Laughter and cheers.) May the time soon come which will enable us and other friendly well-wishers—as 1 am sure in our hearts we all are—of that great country—(loud cheers)—to interpose with advantage our friendly mediation, if, which would be far better, they do not themselves com pose their sad and guilty quarrels 1 But, however that may be, I trust, gentlemen, that we at least, with humble and hopeful hearts, may long preserve the inestimable blessings we enjoy, and strive to transmit them bright and undimmed to the coming generations. His Excellency re sumed his seat amid loud and reiterated applause. _ _ The LORD LIEUTENANT proposed " The Health of the President of the Society, the Marquis of Abercorn ;" and the toast was very warmly received. The Marquis of ABERCORN returned thanks, and in doing so was warmly applauded. He could assure them that he felt sensible of his many shortcomings in the office he filled that night, and however he endeavoured to perform his duty he could hardly feel that he was the right man in the right place ; but he yielded to no man in his desire to bene fit the country and to perform his duty as a landlord in that part of it which Providence had placed under his charge. He congratulated the meeting on the success of the show. It was above the average in many things, and one of the best ever held by the society ; the subscriptions were larger than they had ever been in any former year, and much of the success of it was owing to the exertions of the local committee, to whom, with the council and officers of the society, they owed a deep debt of gratitude, and also to Mr. Charters for his liberality—(cheers)—in placing that apartment at their disposal for the banquet, and also to the mayor and corporation of Belfast for giving them the site for the show. (Cheers.) Lord DUFFERIN proposed " The Health of the Mayor and Corporation of Belfast." Having been long absent from the county, he candidly confessed that he was astonished at the improvement, not only of the town, but also of the agricultural district which surrounded it. Whether he looked to great things or to small, from the ships that choked their port to the crinoline that choked up their streets, there was expansion everywhere. (Laughter and cheers.) The Mayor of BELFAST returned thanks. He observed that it was now eighteen years since the Royal Agricultural Society held a meeting in Belfast, and he trusted seven years would not elapse before they would return the visit. (Hear, hear.) Lord Viscount MONCR proposed " The Royal Dublin Society and Sister Societies in England and Scotland." The Royal Dublin Society was one of the oldest institutions in the country. It was now upwards of one hundred years since the attention of that society was directed to the im provement of the country. Within their own memory they took the lead in the institution of annual cattle shows, which, commencing from very small beginnings, had de veloped themselves into what, as an Irishman, he had pride and satisfaction in saying was, on the whole, both as to quantity and quality, the best exhibition of cattle and stock that was shown in this country. (Hear, hear.) His lord ship concluded by coupling with the toast the health of the Earl of Clancarty. The toast having been duly honoured, The Earl of CLANCARTY returned thanks, and said, with regard to the recent differences between the members of the Royal Dublin Society, while he held his own opinion, he, as one of the majority, was glad that those who thought with him yielded to the high authority of Parliament, and to no other authority could honest and independent men ever yield on a question of the kind. The Earl of ERNE propose " The North-East Agricul tural Society." Lord LURGAN acknowledged the compliment. His lord ship was received with continued cheering, and said that all the members of their community, whether the tenant farmers, the landlords, or the labouring classes, have directly or indirectly derived benefit from the establishment of the North-East Society. Colonel CAULFIELD proposed " The North-Western and the other Societies in Connexion with the Royal Agricul tural Society." Mr. T. W. D. HUMPHREYS returned thanks. " The Trade and Town of Belfast," " The Judges," " The Linen Trade," " The Successful Competitors," and " The Press" were next given. His Excellency then retired, and returned by special train to Brownlow-house, the seat of Lord Lurgan. THE SOCIETY'S AGRICULTURAL SHOW FOR 1862. It has been resolved by the Council that the ex hibition for next ;year shall be held in the city of Limerick. The Vienna correspondent of the !Journal do Frankfort again denies positively the statement recently made that a convention between Austria and Russia had been concluded. The Duke of Somerset, Admiral Grey, Captain Drummond, and Mr.Whitbread, Admiral Robinson, Col. Greene, and the other officials connected with the Board of Admiralty, commenced the inspection of Devonport Dockyard on Thursday, accompanied by the Admiral-Superintendent, Sir Thor. Pasley. In slip No. 1 is the Royalist, 11, which is above thrce•eightlis built ; and in No. 2, the Africa, sister to the Royalist, framing. No. 3is occupied by the Robust, 89, one of eight line-of-battle ships at dif ferent yards, the building of which was entirely suspended some months since by order of the Board. No. 4 contains the Istor, 36, which is nearly com plete in frame. The Ocean, 50, is in No. 5. She i s partly in frame. In consequence of the determina tion to make her an iron-plated ship some portions have been taken down to give her more beam, and she is to be lengthened at the stern and bow. To t u her.awperrfeorpmtcheed on nbt Griffin, Thi of latter operation it became necessary to lengthen th e d oc k , a wor k no t en ti r ely completed. On Mond ay l ast four extra gangs o f s hipwrights This appeared In o dock the visitors. havingdefects good. Dock Nos. 2 an d 3 , one i ns id e the ot h er , are now being enlarged a n d l engt h ene d i nto one d oc k Nomade e. 1 is la the g com mand the special attention o by Messrs. P. Kitt and Son, contractors. No. 4is unoccupied. In No. sis the frigate Constance, 51, which having been cut in two and lengthened, ib being adapted for the reception of machinery and a screw. She is fast approaching completion. The new dock referred.to above will be 437 feet long, 97 broad from coping to coping, 73 across the entrance, and 40 feet deep at the sill. It is cut out of slate rock, and filled in with brick, on which the stone work is bedded. The floor, altar, and steps will be of granite, the other parts of Portland stone. About 300 ft. of the floor is laid, the south side and circular head are complete up to the broad altar; the north side is approaching the same height. The dock will be closed with iron gates, but in order to faci litate their repair an iron floating caisson will be fitted, facing Hamoaze, and 28ft. from the gates. The space between will occasionally form a dam, useful for many naval purposes. The dock will be large enough to receive the Warrior. Its construc tion is under the immediate superintendence of Mr. Hubbard, clerk of the works. The smiths in this yard complain, and apparently with sufficient cause, of the inadequate ventilation of the two smitheries. The northern and older smithery has very high land on the east. From this or some other cause the workshops are frequently choked with thick smoke. The southern smithery, of modern construction, is nearly as bad, although several efforts have been made to mitigate the evil. The smithery at Key ham is well ventilated. After inspecting the Devon port yard the inspectors proceeded to Keyham, where No. 2 dock is occupied by the Royal Albert, 121. Nothing is doing to her ; some months since it was contemplated to cover her with iron plates. In No. 3, or the Queen's deck, is the Princess Royal, 89. She leaked aft, and her screw shafting was not true. While at Keyham the shaft-hole has been rebored and the machinery repaired ; other defects are now being made good. The other ships in this arsenal are the Gibraltar, 99 ; Defiance, 89; Albion, 86; Aurora, 51; Phoebe, 51; Magicienne, 16 ; Petrel, 11 ; and the gunboats Gleaner and Buzzard, &c. The Albion and Defiance are receiving their engines, after which the Aurora will be supplied. The visitors next saw the Aurora, Gibraltar, Phoebe, and Defiance, and expressed their approbation of the Gibraltar's internal arrangements. Before leav ing this yard the Duke of Somerset inspected the factories, and the site proposed for the new barracks for seamen. No engineering works of any note have been executed at Keyham steam-yard since the last annual inspection. The long existing contract with Mr. Baker is closed. It is expected a junction will be made from the Gunwharf to tha tunnel whic h connects the Devonport arsenal with Keyham yard. Such a junction would much facilitate Government operations. The tunnel in question is, however, although of recent construction, in an apparently unsafe state from the quantity of water which per colates the brickwork. The roadway is constantly wet. From Keyham their lordships, attended by Capt. A. C. Key, C,8., went into Hamoaze, and inspected the screw steam frigate Orlando, 50, the gunboat Speedy, and other ships belonging to the Steam Reserve. In the evening the members of the Board patronised a ball in aid of the Female Orphan Asy lum. Yesterday morning the steam tenders Avon and Redwing had steam up in readiness to convey the Lords of the Admiralty to the Channel Squadron in the Sound, and to the various ships in commis sion in Hamoaze. The screw steamship Aboukir, 86, Capt. C. F. A. Shadwell, C. 8., left Plymouth Sound yesterday morning for Keyham steamyard, where she will be docked and repaired. The Russian ships of war Boyarani, Woy woda, an d Djigent left Plymouth Sound yesterday morning. The following vessels have been chartered by the War Department for the conveyance of Government stores to India and China :—The Barham, 990 tons, for Madras; the Lord Macaulay, 846 tons, for Hong Kong ; and the Teviot, 430 tons, for Ceylon. The Lincelles, 904 tons, belonging to Duncan Dunbar, London, :has also been chartered by the Govern ment for the conveyance of convicts to Fremantle, Australia. The Arethusa, 51-gun frigate, was completed at Chatham yesterday, and taken out of the third dock, where she had been several months in the hands of the shipwrights, undergoing conversion from a sailing ship to a screw steamer. During the time the Arethusa was in dock she was twice cut asunder. An addition of 70 feet was then made to her length, in order to provide the necessary space for her machinery. She is now one of the finest of the 51-gun frigates afloat. Her engines and machinery, some portions of which have already been placed on board, are to be of 500-horse power (nominal). The Arethusa, on being removed from the deck, was placed alongside the floating shears, where she will remain until removed to Sheerness to be completed for the second division of the steam roserve in the Medway. The Defence, 22 iron-plated frigate, which is ordered to be docked at Chatham, will on her ar rival at that port occupy the third dock, vacated by the Arethusa, 51. The Defence was expected to arrive at Chatham yesterday, and arrangements were made for docking her as soon as she reaches the port. Until the arrival of the Defence, the third dock will be occupied by the Orpheus, 21, 400-horse power, which is being brought forward for sea. The East India Company's steamship Assaye yes terday arrived at Woolwich, to be surveyed and valued with a view to her probable purchase by the Board of Admiralty. the Hon. A. The following appoitm c e o n ni ts m w an er d e e ; ` made yester day at the Admiralty : L. Corry, to the Plover; Commander Charles S. Forbes, to the Cu rlew ; Comma nder John Hutchin son, additional of the Pelorus, for surveying ser vice; Lieut. G. H. Mansell, to the Royal Adelaide ; E. Hotham, midshipman, to the Virago ; James Holt, surgeon, to the Simoom ; Dr. Robt. Grahame, assist.-surg., to the Greenwich Hospital ; Chas. G. Mark, assist.-paymaster, in charge to the Antelope ; Thomas J, Giles, assist.-paymaster in charge, to the Plover ; James L. Croker, assist. - paymaster, to the Dauntless ; Frederick E. Pirkis, assist. - paymaster, to the Majestic; and James Moore, assist.-paymas ter, to the Wanderer. Marie Antoinette's hair, during her imprisonment, beoame completely colourless. Such changes of colour may now be completely restored by Herring's magnetic brushes, &c., of which Dr. Hassall reports, "I regard them as the most per fect brushes hitherto made, as respects their mechanical con struction, and their magnetical action." They are the re medy for grey hair, neuralgia, rheumatism, Itc. N.B. — Counterfeits are being made. Of f ices, 32, Daiingbau-street, London. The Ar_ .e-Maximilian of Austria, attended by Count Rud, le Apponyi, Austrian Ambassador in London, yest_ !ay visited the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich under the incognito of Count . Lacroma. The Prince having ekpressed his desire to see the carious sith shops,prt s of the gun is carricd out trhdtetnance department. His Imperial Highness manufacture of the Armstrong guns, was conducted hillaceigneTdiceytail the remaining branches of the huge N where as rn the yth progress ham m e hammers. f . rifled . forminginiieunder e ed rvisited througho in a few days to witness the firing of one of stated his intention of t c:f e b h i ug g present at Shoebury nessthe guns: His Highness Halim Pasha visited the Royal gun factories on the preceding day, by special order from Col. Tulloh, Director-General of Ordnance in London. The depot companies of the 73(1 Regiment sta tioned at Chatham are under orders to leave that garrison to join the head-quarters of the regiment, shortly expected to arrive in England from India. The detachment of the 73d doing duty at Tilbury Fort, has been removed to Chatham ; where it ar rived on Thursday evening, and a party of officcrs and men of the 31st Regiment has been sent to Tilbury to do garrison duty at that fort. COLONEL MiIIURDO ON VOLUNTEER MARCHING. After an inspection of the Durham and Northum berland Volunteers, held at Newcastle-on-Tyne this week, Col. M'kurdo said I have noticed, and other general officers have noticed,that a great dif ference of cadence in the time of marching is per ceptible with corps. out,the opportunity r necessary ar of y meet ing its at-tr.:e h i n n t; g t Now, I cannot too strongly impress tipon all these corp s , an d espec i a ll y upon tha t m h constant to have one uniform cadence step. Th e reason i s this—l have found as much as 20 paces a m i nute difference between the marching of corp s . N ow, just consider what 20 paces a minute Will do in six hours; my own calculation is that it would cause a difference in the marching of bodies of men of three miles and upwards—of three miles and a-half —in six hours, or half a day's march. Read the smalleri ngfor corps papers of to-day, and you will see in all great battles, in all great operations, an army cannot follow one line or road. An army must have seve ral roads in order to come in front of the enemy and deploy there. Therefore it is necessary that the bodies of men marching along these different lines towards the enemy should march exactly with the same pace, or else if there is a difference, which I have perceived of 20 paces in a minute, one column would reach the enemy, while the other column would be some 31- miles short of reaching the front where the battle should begin. An active enemy would not be slow in taking advantage of, such circumstances by falling in and crushing the first enemy that showed front in his presence. He would have an enemy to throw back of superior force, and even beat that enemy in detail. There fore I hope that I have shown the necessity of having one uniform step throughout the force, and that is the regulation step of 108 paces in the minute. Now, most of you have bands ; and I hope you will make your bandmasters have a plumet, and that plummet going at the rate of 108 strokes per minute. You must exercise your bands throughout the winter in marching at that time ; and so it will take the ears, and so come to the feet of the men. Autumn, as you know, is now approaching, and with it will come the marching out, I have seen a great deal of Volunteers in this country ; and I am delighted with what I have seen this day, because I see you are on the high road to efficiency. I hope that in your marching out for the winter you will not assume it to be a mere promenade, but try to knock a little use out of it. When you march along the road, always form your advance and your rearguard.. That is laid down in a section of the book, and it: will be extremely useful not only for the officers, commanding battalions, but for the officers com manding the sections or companies of men. Both of these might consider as they march along the road, ' What shall I do if the enemy were supposed to be in the neighbourhood ? How shall I approach the turn of the road ? How shall I enter the village in front ?' All these questions should pass through the mind of the officer as he walks along the road in his marching out. It would be of great benefit: to himself and to the service, because there is no thing more important in the marches of great bodies of men than the advance guard and rearguard being intelligent men, and the officers knowing their duty." FIZOILI THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGET. ADMIRALTY, AUG. 9. The following Flag promotions, dated the 29th of July last, consequent on the death, on the 28th of July, of Ad miral of the Blue, the Hon. Sir Fleetwood Broughton Rty nolds Pellew, Kt., K.C.H., C. 8., have this day taken place Vice-Admiral of the Red 'Robert Wauchope to be Admi ral of the Blue. Vice-Admiral of the White Sir Provo William Parry Wallis, K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Red. Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir Henry Ducie Chads„. K.C.B. to be Vice-Admiral of the White. Rear:Admiral of the Red George William Conway Cour tenay, to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White Henry Wolsey Bayfield be Rear-Admiral of the Red. Rear-Admiral of the Blue William Ramsay, C. 8,, to be Rear-Admiral of the White. Captains John Venour Fletcher and Talavera Verno n Anson to be Rear-Admirals on the Reserved List. Captain Augustus Leopold Kuper, C. 8., to be Rear -Ad miral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral john Fitz Gerald Studdert, on the. Retired it e a r - A d mahiilarr araollife List, to be Vice-Admiral on the ssme List. Captain Samuel Perkins Pritchard to the additional Re tired Rear-Admiral without increase of pay. The following promotions, dated the sth. Instant, cense qßuluenetsoinr B th a e rr d in ea g t t h o , n o i n tey t n h o e ld 3 s d , K in . s e t . an is t,. , ha at v A e Admiral of o s f d th ay e taken place : Vice-Admiral Robert Lambert, et-oAbdemAirdalmierfaltohfethßeelluSeitr John Gordon Sinclair, Vice-Admiral of the White - Sir Henry William Bruce, hd h nee e ne N " V ic h i u.eS t e .: Sirht to be BbHeaol Rear -Admiral ainr George .Alvdamki Grey KitearlAdmiral of the Red the Hon. Sir Frederick Wm IBia.vVcrCtii...ceßß'e...,,AttodombbeieravVliioccefeitAAheddmmßiilrruaaell o o sf f irt t h h G e e e ß iovhite. G r ey, K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. os o t hff Eden, B R a e c ß r a a t re . - p a , A t r l a i d in A . m C d c i .B., to be Rear-Admiral of the White.e Walker 1. al V o a f l k the ' Blue. • Rear-Admiral Charles Gordon (b) on the Retired List, to be Vice-Admiral on the same List. The following promotions, dated the sth instant, conse quent on the death, on the 4th instant, of Vice-Admiral of the White Sir Thomas Herbert, K.C.8., have also this day taken place : Vice-Admiral of the Blue Alexander Thomas Emetic Vidal to be Vice-Admiral of the White. Rear-Admiral Sir John Burnet Dundas, Bart., on the Reserved List, to be Vice-Admiral on the same List. Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir Robert Lambert Baynes. K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. t o Rbe ear-R eAard-mAidr Alexander Milne, K.C.8., Rear -Admiral of the Blue Sir m al ir o a f i t o h f e t l h V e h n it e e d S . Sir James Clark Ross, Kt., to be Rear-Admiral of the White. Captain 03;11on. Charles Gilbert John Brydone Elliot, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. BANKRUPTS. William Elsam and James Francis Wallace, merchants, Old Broad-street, City, to surrender, Aug. 19, at one, and Sept. 17, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Frederick Francis Fox, tailor, Fenchurch-street, City, Aug. 23, at one, and Sept. 20, at half-past eleven, at the Court of. Bankruptcy. Thomas John Nicks, provision merchant, Tower-hill, Aug. 22, at half•past eleven, and Sept. 12, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. at half-past one, and Sept. 11, George Barnett, butcher, Felix-terrace, Liverpool-road, at one, e li laemven P7s an sl d ey s , ep b t uld l e , r a , t l k t l w a e r l t v o e ck , 4S t o h m e e E rs x et e s t h er ir D e, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Islington, Aug. 23 , Court. Richard Henry Harley, merchant, Halifax, Aug, 19, W at il Sept. 20, at eleven, at the Commercial-buildings, Leeds. and James Garton, Nottingham, and D • ngs, Leeds. chester, hardware dealers, Aug 23 Daniel Brown, Man at the Manchester District Court. ' and Sept. 13, at twelve, Thomas Ragland, stationer, W . 21 and Sept. 11, at twelve,Aug. , I gan, Lancashire, District Court. at the Manchester George Kelsey Lee % lin en d August 21 and September I.(Braper, Sunderland, at twelve, Newcastle-upon- Tyne District Court' Nathan Aaron losenh ' foreign goods, Vine.. street, Minories, .Aug. , Imorter of 21, atone, and Sept. ll, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Frederick Nir 4 . S lborne Hants, Aug. 21 and Sept. arne Fitt, machinist, e , il at two at at the Court of Bankruptcy. George Wilkinson7butcher, Swinton, Yorkshire, Aug. 24 and Sept. 28, at ten, a t the Leeds Distri c t C ourt , John Fiaigh, brewer, Wakefield, Aug. 20 and Sept 20, at eleve n) ut . the Leeds District Court. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. Computed from the Returns made in the week e nding Aug. 6, 1861, exclusive o f the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain :--- r cwt. Muscov a do, the produce of British America 23s .44d Muscovado, the produce . of the Mauritius .. 29s Sid Muscovado, the:produce of the East Indies.. 27s Tia Average price of the foregoing . .. 25s lid THE CONDEMNED CONVICT CHARITY HOSKINg. —This unfortunate woman, who was convicted of the wilful murder of her infant child at Truro, and tr ied Cornwall Assizes on S a t ur d ay last, will not be exec uted . u ; the governor of th e county gao l h av i ng r eceived: .a of the sentenc e . Sh e w i ll b e con fi ne d d ur i n g her, 3 0 ,101 ' Y pleasure. a t the