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011117 T" LONDON -COCOA. - NUT. FIBRE COMPANY (Limited). Ineorpurated under th C meanie s Ac t, 18F2, whereby the Liabllity of every Shareholder is hint ted to the amount of his shares. - Capital £20,000, in 20, , 00 Shares of £1 each. Deposit ss. on application, and se. on •.11ottnent. Calls no to exec, d ss. p'r share. No call t ,, be made Nvitt In three Ino , ths horn the Incorn( ration of the Company, and sub sequent Calls at intervals of not less than tnree months. DIRECTORS. P. M. Hayward, Esq., 32, ttorre-street, Hanover-square. Major ,mford, 8, Sutherl , nd• street, Belgrave-square. Prederiek Augerstein, Esq., 133, Sloane-street, and Carlton Club. Frank Cole, Esq., 76, (lower-street, Bedford-square. T. Litticwood, Esq, Broom Hall, cheffield. J. .."ittvens,l:sq„ fir, With power to add to their number. BANKERS. The English and Irish Bank (Limited', 25, Poultry, KC. SOL ICITOIL. Charles Parke, Esq , 37, Moorgate-street, E.C. AUDITOR. Mr. S. T. Cooper, Public Accountant, 10, Easinghall street, E.C. SECRETARY—Mr. C. H. Baker. MANAGER OF WORKS—Mr. James Lane. Tanporary Works—Arthur .terrace, 11 ollowny. Offices -No. 1, sun-court, Cornhill. ABRIDGFD PROSPECTUS. This Commny is formed for th• purpose of manufacturing Cwou-;\ ut F bre Mats and Matting, under Letters Patent granted to George Davies, dated the 24th April, 18 61 The principal feature of Da ies's Invention consists in the improved pile of the mat, and. owing to the mode of weaving, great durability is given to the fabric at a reduced cost of manufacture. e d by this process The superiority of articles m anufactur over the present method will be well understo din the_trade when it is B o oted that matting of all descrip,ions, and car riage and dor mats, &c., have a th,ck fibrous pile upon the surf ace hitherto unattained. It full, no allotment be made, the depo sit will be returned in . t,s of the new and improved manufacture may be necimen seen at the offices of the Company, w here applicitions for proepectuses uid shares may be made. THE LIFE ASSOCIATION OF ENGLAND (Limited). (Incorporated under "the Companies Act, 1862.") 40, Gracechurch-street, London. Capital, Half-a-Million Sterling, in shares of £5 each. First issue, 25,0(0 shares. Deposit, ss. per share on applimtion, is. on allotment, and probably s. not less than three onths after, beyond which no further Call is contemplated. DIRECTORS. George Buchanan, Esq. (G. Buchanan and Co., 25, Bucklers bury). George Chamb2rs, Esq. (Director, London and Hamburg Exchange Bank). Major Fred. Ditmas (late H.M. Madras Engineers), Croydon. Edward F. Esq. (late Chief Magistrate of Madras), The Mount. Harrow-on-the- 11111 . Patrick P.. Gordon, Fsq. (Chairman Eastern Bengal Tea CO.). E. r assett Keeling, Esq., M.R.I. Gray's-inn, W.C. Francis Lascelks, Esq. (late Civil and Sessions Judge in Lewis Munro, Esq. (late H.M.Bengal Army), Cavendish Club, W. George Peacock, Esq (Australian Merchant), 1, Lime-street square. London, B.C. Charles G. Prowett, Esq. (Barrister at LaW), 5, King's Bench n alk, Temple. CONSULTING REFEREE. n Farr, Esq F.R.S., General Register Office. Somerset Louse. BANKERS. Englund—The London and County Bank, Bead Office and Bra , chew Scotland—The National Bank of Scotland, Head Office and Branches. Irelaud 'I he Provincial Bank of Ireland, Head Office and 11 , anches. India—The Agra and United Service Bank. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Wilkinson, Stevens, and WilkinF.on, Nicholas. lane, Lombard-street. MANAGER AND ACTUARY—W. J. Fred. Norfolk, Esq. SECRETARY—M. J. MacCormaek, le sq. The Dir ctora of the Life Association of England having secured the influence of very valuable connection a throughout the United Kingdom. in roust of the Colonies of the British Empire, and several Continental countries, and having re ceived promises of subscriptions for a large number of shares, will enter upon the business of Life Assurance on the 15th July next, on which day a comp ete prospectus, detailing the plan of the Cempany's operations, and containing tables of rates, will be issued to the publio. Arrangements also hive already been absolutely made by which a large busineso will be acquired by the Comp ny at once and further negotiations to the tame end are far ad vanced. The Directoes will further carry out an entire rec"nstruc tion of the system . f Life Assurance. on a plan devised by their Consulting efe , ee, by which the Association'sbusiness transacti , na will be rendered perfectly equitable in opera tion, and afford the best security, whilst the Association will be ploced in the be t condition to fulfil its future engage ments. The plan In question wi..l be well adapted to the wan ts of the people, aflordirpz all the a vantages of. present Life Offices, and some of those of a dank. It will also cpe rate at less riek, less expense, and lower premiums than offices ordinarily c.,nstituted The Directors, therefore, confidently anticipate a very handsome dividend from the first year of business opera tions. The value of Insurance Shares as an Investment, evidenced by the large premiums to s !Leh most of' them have gradually risen, and the handsome and Increasing dividends and bonuses which have been paid upon them, is a fact so well ascertained and acknowledged as to need no comment. Interest will be paid upon the capital at 5 per cent. per annum, until a dividend of larger amount shall have accrued. The liabi:ity of the shareholders is limiter to the amount unpaid on their shares: 'I he Local Boards in the ptincipal Cities and Towns of the United Kingdom will be selected from the most influential shareholders. The sum the Directors have agreed to pay on account of preliminary expenses is merely sufficient to recoup the actual expenditure, which has been regulated throughout with the strictest r:t...ard to economy. Prospectuses and all other information may be obtained from, and applications for the remaining shares, and for Agencies, msy be made to, the Secretary, at the Office of the Company. or the Bankers, Solicitors, and Brokers before mentioned. THIRTIETH REPORT of the UNION BANK ef LONDON. P. NORTH ALL LAURIE, Esq.. Governor. JAMES FARQUHAR, Esq., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Charles Lyall, Esq. I Harry George Gordon. Esq. John Chapman. Esq. samuel Bealf., Esq., M.P. Archibald Boyd, Esq. Fleetw , od P. Wilson, Esq. John Scott, Esq. I John Gilchrist, Esq. Leo Schuster, Esq. Wm. Scholefield. Esq., M.P. I Sir John Musgrove, Bart., Thomas Augustus Gibb, Esq. Alde'man. I At a General Meeting of the Proprietors, held at the Court Room of the Yanking House, 2, Princes-street, Mansion House, on Wednesday, the Bth of July, 1863, P. NORTH ALL LAURIE, Esq.. Governor, in the Chair, the followi. g Report was read by the Secretary:— In presenting the Thirtieth Report on the affairs of the Bank, the Directors have so state that the 'yet preff s for the six months ending 30th .lure la t, atter pivment of all charges (including the sum of £82.035 17s. 4d. for Interest pa.d and due to custom rs on thEir current and dep .sit accounts). and making due prov.siou for all bad and doubtful debts, amount to £ 0,445 lls. 'Od., which, with the sum of £25 22! 0-. 10d. brou:!ht onset d from the 3 tst December last, leaves for appropriation £114,668 12s. , d. The Itirectors have now the pleasure of declaring an in en aced Diviaend of 18s. per share, clear of income tax, for the six months endin, 30th June last . After payment of the above, amounting to £54,00 1 , and ap propriating. £a..000 td the Reserved Fir , d, which will thereby be raised to £llO,OOO, there will remain - a balance of £668 f2s. Bd. t.. be carried forward to a of w Prod* and Loss A. count. The folluwinv.ll rectors reit e by rotation, viz. : Leo Schuster,Eoq, Wm. Sch lefield. Esq., M.P., and John Gilchrist. Esq., who, being ellgibie,nffer themselve7, and are recommended by h , Court, tor re-Oection. London Bth July, 1863.. _ THE UNION BANK OF LONDON. For the 'Taff-year ending' 30th June, 1863, GENERAL BALANCE. Dn. laAniLmEs. 1210 per Share paid up on . 1 6' , 000 Shares £600,000 Capital 6', per Share added out of Reserved Profits 120,001 £720,000 0 0 Due by the Bank on Current Accounts, Depo sit Receipts ,inc.uding Interest accrued), and othe Obliizations Recervea Fund, invested in Consols, as per Contra Rebate on Bills not due Balance at credit of Profit and Loss . CR ASSETii. Cash in the Bank Cash in Bank of England Cash lent at call 825,000 0 0 Investments inGovernment Stock,Exchequer Bills, Debentures, &c. .£53,7z7 6s. Skl. Consols (taken at to 3) Reserved Fund Bank Premi es,consisting of Freehold Build ings in Princes-street, Mansion-house treet, Argyle-place, and Fleet-street; and Lease and Fixtures of No. 4,Fa11-mall East Loans, Bills Discounted, &c. . • 50,000 0 0 17,615 17 10 114,668 12 8 £15,735,74112 0 £?,174,003 10 9 862,682 9 2 50,C00 0 0 108.775 4 6 12,510,220 1 8 £15,735,741 12 0 Dn. PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. Amount of Dividend of ISs. per Share App r opriated to Reserved Fund OO,OOO 0 0 Balance, being undivided profit carried for ward to next half-year 688 12 8 £114,668 12 8 Ca. Profit unappropriated on the 31st December, 186: Amount 01 Net Profit of the half-year end ing 30th June, 1863, after deducting all ex per ses and interest paid and due (5.82. 0 9 3 17s. 4d.) allowed to customers on their cur rent and deposit accounts ................ 59,446 11 10 £114.668 12 8 The Chairman then declared a Dividend for the past Half year of 18e. i er Share, clear of income tax. It was r solved unan imously,— That the Report now read be adopt d, printed, and circu lated among the Propri tors. g iven to the 'that the cor di a l t h an k s o f the Meeting be Court of Directo rs f or th e ver y judicious and profit able man r" in which th e y h ave con d uc ted the business of the bank taa Leo Schuster, Esq., be re-elected a Dir ector of the of the he Beam , nk......cholefield, Esq., M.P., be re-elected a Director B li n •h k at the beet That John Gilchrist, Esq., be re-elected a Director of the Serimgeour, thethanks of the Meeting be aiven to Mr. W.W. of the value of Two General Manager ; ,nd that a Piece of Plate, in tok-13 of theira that the th nks of tee a ld ° e pp l r i e u o nd t ed Guineas, be presented to him, ti e of his serviceso. Mr. Theon,the manager ; Mr. ingp en , the Meeting be given t of the Regent-street Branch ; Mr. St. Barbe, ite Manag e e r r of the t haring-cress Brauch ; Mr. Beattie the lilantwer of the Temple-bar B ran ch ; and to Mr. Henry IsTewmarch, toe secretary, for the zea'oas and etile•ent manner in which they have discharged thei • t-everal duties. (Si ,ned) P. NORTHALL LAURIE, Governor. That the thanks of the Meow_,, "e , given to P. Northall Governor, for Esq., l the his able and courteous Laurie, Char, FARQUHAR Deputy Governor. conduct i i g n ne t d f ) e . 1 \ fromthe nutes. Extracted Mi ' It EN RY N EWA' ARCH, Secretary. N.ll The Dividend will be payable on and after Monday, the 20th instant, (JRNAMENTS for the Draw eieuanting-room, Library, nd Dining-room, consistingof anew and ssort ment ,1 VASES, Fig-ures, GrOllpti. 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It o one e t). a o s f irit, The ar rangements, t t a h k o i s n e g c a t h s e e s lead in w , h a i s c h us ß u a r t . s T h b s i s p w p r h e e c n i s e a I p y . pealed to, act s i rres i st ibl y i n surmount i ng difficul ties.concerned, had u t ter l y as far Ok r volunteering in th e i r p l ace must ') was entering on a serv i ce of established. beenr iy mos broken ns proved hd a i oa d vw m e nd a f; ae r n k l t ag e nt r e hsyr,awt one ee of the safeguards y t et r , e i c .i e l ri t t e iy n m de in v u is t e e d s put berafcpraen means h u e t a e s lp ru o .- e l: l, ffi f a t v a e i a r n c t g y h e s t c i l e l s t e o h b a e d bly the difficulty was removed as completely as if it had never existed ; for if by any rary collapse could be avoided the Association at. a few bouts' notice might command any number of markers they required. It is only fair to the Cold stream Guards to say that they never shrank from the fulfilment of the task intrusted to them. If, instead of flesh wounds, their comrades had sus tained mortal injuries in the butts, they would, ap parently, have taken their places with equal sang frond to the last man. When Col. Steele assembled the men and questioned them yesterday, the only suggestion offered by one of the Guards was, that " perhaps if his comrade were up at the firing point instead of the Hythe sergeant, things might go on more ship-shape." They all admitted Alia with only one man in each butt, and with regularity enforced at the other end of the range, the system of marking was unobjectionable. A commanding officer, however, is bound to look to the safety of his men, or they will no longer feel the same confidence in his orders; and Colonel Steele may very well be pardoned for thinking that seven or eight " splashes" in the course of two days was rather an undue percentage to fall to the lot of his regiment. The volunteers meanwhile exhibited a spirit no less praiseworthy. Under the leadership of Lord Elcho and Lord Ducie, the men who had volunteered for that special service marched off to the butts, rejoicing in the belief that they would be able to accomplish successfully what on the previous days had been largely tinctured with failure. They continued cheerfully at their work throughout the afternoon, and no casualty whatever was reported. This gratifying result was due in part, no doubt, to the improved arrangements intro duced by the Council, but likewise in no small de gree to the superior intelligence of the Volunteers themselves. They were moreover encouraged by seeing the heads of the Association give the most convincing proofs of their own faith in the system. At one time, when railway collisions were of fre quent occurrence, it was jocularly suggested that public confidence could only be restored by the pre sence in each train of a director of the line. Here was an instance in which noble lords, members of ,he Council, voluntarily assumed analogous func- Due, and slaved for hours at marker's duty into the The crisis which had been impending at Wimble don for the previous two days in referent;, to the marking en the Swiss principle took place yester day. The military authorities on the ground de clined any longer to expose the troops to what they considered the dangers of the system. But, as there was something remarkable both in the mode of communicating this decision and in the spirit with which the announcement was met by the Council and the Volunteers, a slight retrospect is necessary to convey a clear idea of the proceeding. On Wed nesday evening matters were in this position—re peated accidents having occurred to the markers, application was made to the Commander-in-Chief, who heard all that the Council had to suggest in the way of additional precautions, and finally declared that, if next morning, on viewing the alterations which were proposed, Gen. Hay and Col. Steele, of the Coldstream Guards, were of opinion that the shooting might safely proceed, the Swiss principle of marking should be adhered to; but if their deci sion was adverse to that method the old flag-system should at once be employed. At half-past 7on Wednesday night the only arrangements in exist ence were those made previous to the meeting for marking on the Swiss principle. By half-pasteb o'clock next morning, if faith were to be kept with the Volunteers, it was necessary that the Council should be in a position to act on either alternative, according to the decision of the military authorities. The business of a week had to be compressed into a single night, a second range of markers' butts suited for flag marking to be erected, and the sets of flags, forming an indispensable portion of their furniture, to be procured from town. Ob viously, there could be little rest for the execu tive that night. Lord Elcho, Captain Drake, R.E., Captain Wigram, of the Coldstream Guards, and Captain Page literally spent the intervening hours on foot or in the saddle, while fatigue parties of soldiers and civilians worked till 10 p.m., and began again with the first light at 2.30 a.m. Captain Drake, in addition to his exertions at this point, had undertaken some evaninge before to give a reading of " Mr. Bob Sawyer's Party" in the Club-room, at 9 o'clock. If this were postponed the camp at large would suspect the existence of some grievous hitch, and the success, or, at all events, the enjoyment of the meeting of 1863 would be endangered. Accord ingly this able and versatile commander fulfilled his promise to the volunteers, and when he once more returned to work no one could have guessed that his own thoughts were less pleasantly engaged than theirs had been in listening to him. Morning dawned, and, after the most strenuous and unre mitting exertions, the Council, at half-past 9 o'clock, were in a position to say to the military authorities, "We await your decision." This Gen. Hay was not prepared to give, as Colonel Steele was unfortunately detained in town, and did not reach Wimbledon till past 11 o'clock. In the mean time, of course, the arrangements with the firing parties were getting behind-hand, so it was agreed, pending Colonel Steele's arrival, the marking at those ranges where the greatest pressure was felt should be on the old flag system. When the com manding officer of the Guards ultimately arrived he was taken, with General Hay, to view the changes which had been made, and which, with the rules to be insisted upon at the firing points, the Council hoped would prevent the recurrence of accidents. The boards which were erected at some distance in front of each firing point to prevent the marksman from seeing any target but the one he ought to aim at were pointed out; the rule by which volun teers would be prevented from getting into position before the danger signal had been taken down was discussed; and, finally, the butts, in each of which there was only to be one marker at a time, were visited. The following special order had been widely circulated : " Several accidents having occurred to markers, the fol lowing regulations will be most strictly enforced : " 1. No person will take up his position to fire at any target until the Register-keeper gives the word Ready,' and names the target at which he is to fire. "2. The person about to fire will take care that he fires between the boards, which aro numbered the same as the target at which he is ordered to fire. "3. Any competitor firing at or hitting the wrong target, or infringing these rules, will be excluded from all further competition throughout the meeting. "By order, S. FLOOD PAGE. "N.8.--The Council earnestly appeal to every competitor to assist them in giving effect to the above necessary rules." General Hay and Colonel Steele admitted that in their opinion no more effective precautions could be taken than those which had been devised, and that, if the instructions were only adhered to at both ends of the range, all danger of accident ought to be at an end. Later in the day they seem to have been under the impression that a qualified consent only was given by them to the Swiss system of marking ; but at the time the impresiion conveyed to the Council certainly was that these officers sanctioned the measures adopted during the night, and that the shooting was to proceed as usual. In that belief Lord Elcho quitted General Hay and Colonel Steele, and, telling the Guardsmen that he would not ask any man to undertake a duty from the discharge of which he himself shrank, went into one of the butts, and remained there for upwards of an hour. In the meantime, General Hay and Colonel Steele arrived at the conclusion that, although acci dents ought not to happen, it was still possible that they might happen; and the British officers' bug bear "responsibility" having been placed on their shoulders by the Commander-in-Chief they deter mined to get rid of it as soon as possible. They accordingly drew up and signed the following do cument, which was duly forwarded to the Execu tive of the National Rifle Association : " Wimbledon-common, July 9. "Having most carefully considered the question of the present system of disc marking, and feeling the very grave responsibility a continuance of that system entails on us, we are compelled with much regret to decline to accept such responsibility beyond this day's shooting. "CHARLES HAY, Major-General. " Txos. STEELE, Colonel, Coldstream Guards. " The Executive of the National Rifle Association." Manifestly, such an announcement was as un pleasant as it was unexpected. The Council having, at great labour and expense, placed themselves in a pcsition to adopt either system of marking which the military authorities might select had a right to expect that one or other would be chosen. The sanctioning, for a single day, of a system of mark ing which at the same time they c ondemned Te as not only inconsistent , but mischievous, a s reg ar the conditions of the con test. General Hay and Colonel Steele said , and , no doubt, intended, that in the partial sanction given to the disc system the convenience of the Council should be consulted. ales mu ch as possible. But the fundamental princopat of the competition for the Queen's prize beingterrns Volunteers shall shoot, as far as possible; o t n he disc of equality, it follows that to cont i i n nu eo . e __ ia . system for a whole day when it eva d s utieg t i he un' t tion to return to the flag of the meeting must create thewidest Lord Bich° was ap between competitors. When taken he lost no prised of the step which had flag-marki n g been eteuers—it was then time in assembling the Volunteers-- about lained to them the position about lunch hour—and w d hether it was their wi s h of affairs. Ile then a; marking should be continued that the disc system 0 . m e voice they d eclared 't inequarlietsyt or be abandoned. Wah_ one Force . I to be preferable to the old flag system,. and inti mated their willingness to co - operate in any measures which would insure its continuance. Lord El c h o said there was only on e way in which this co u ld b e done, an d that was by volunteerin g to butte themselves into th e t h e mselves till ar ran g ements could be entered into for s upplying the places of the Guards. If others were willing to follow them, members of the wou ld set the example. The eff ec t . Council ect of this was such that in a few moments address sufficient to supply all the vacant names more than during the day but thr ou g hout places, not only the beet part of the meeting, were given in, the members of the Victoria • Q, EA.—VACANCIES for MIDSHIPMEN and APPR ENTICES in a first-class London s p re hippiwz. firm. P r emium moderate. 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Johnston and lo.), North Frith, Tun- This day, Two Volumes, Crown Octavo, price £1 Is., HISTORY OF CHRIS'T'IAN NAMES By the Author of " The Heir of Redclyffe." London : Parker, Son, and Bourn, West Strand. bridge. Rent. Walker Joy, Esq. (firm of Messrs. Edward Joy and Sons), Leeds. _ James Laming, Esq., Director of the London and County Bank. Birchington Hall. Isle of Th.net. S. Teulen, Esq., Director of the South-Eastern Railway Corn any. W. Curteis Whelan, Esq., Herondon Hall, Tenterd en, Kent. T. S. Womers ey, Esq. (firm of Messrs. Womeraley and Burt), Michael's House, Cornhill, London. Tt is day, in One Volume, Crown Octavo, 78. 6d., AFIRST FRIENDSHIP. Reprinted from "Fraser's Magazine." London : Parker, Son, and Bourn, West Strand. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Thomas and HoHems. ommen. tel. chambers, Mine ng-lane. BROKERS. Messrs. Huggins and Rowsell. No. 1, Threadneedle-street. AUDITORS. Messrs. Cooper Brothers and Co., 13, George-street, Mansion House. BANKERS. The London and County Bank. Lombard-street. SECRETARY pro tem.—Mr. John Hoo er. Temporary Offices-25. Birchingane, E.C. This Company is formed for the purpose o carrying out upon an extensive scale the business of oil-seed crushing, which has ranked to- many years amongst the most profitable of our manufactures. The importance of this trade and the certainty of its future development to a much larger magnitude, are manifest from the great increase that has taken place in the consumption of vegeta le oils, both in England and upon the Continent, as shown by the amount of our imports of oil-seeds, which have risen since 18 , 7 from 487,035 quarters, to au annual average, during the last three, years, of ,401,6 3 quarters ; whilst th annual export of seed oils to the Con' inent has grown up, during the past five years, from 16.2':0 to 3 ,0 , 0 tons. The consum tion of 011-sced cake has se vanced in a still g eater ratio, the import of foreign descriptions having kept pa'e with the extra supply from our home manufactures, thus establishing the impor ant tact that oil cake is an .rticle of permanent and increasingly extensive demand ; and there 'a every reason to expect that England must become more and more a grazing country, owing to the high price of meat, and the disadvantage of competing in the growth of corn with countries more favourer' by nature for this purpose. This statement is made without refe.. nee to cotton-seer, which has increased in supply during, the last few years mere than tenfold ; and all hough an article but recently applied to oil-pr °clueing a d fat , cuing purposes, the profits wilting from its manufacture have been highly eatisfactory. In order to commence operations at an early date, the Di rectors have entered into a provisional contract for the pur chase of the Seed-crushing Mills situated at Dover, in Kent, which have lately been refitted with achinery upon the most approved principles. The price fixed for these mills Is at the valuation of Messrs. Fuller and Horsey (the eminent valuers of this description of prope ty), who in their report say :--" We have r o hesitation in expressing our opinion that or t , e purp sea for which the mils w re erected they are without a rival, both as to the substantial character and ar rangements of the buildings, and also as to the machinery, the whole of wh ch (or nearly so) may be said to h , ve been renewed within the last year, and all the ap.fiances that mo dern science and practice , experience have suggested up to the present time for ec nomical working with large results have been introduced in a n ost perfect manner." The ituat , on of these mills, centiguons to the Harbour of Dover, and having the command of two railways, one of which loads at the doors, 1 ayes no hing to be t. esired either as re gards facilities for foreign imports, or the distribution of their manufacture throughout the kingdom. The cheap and rapid means of communication between Dover and the rail cc ays France and Belgium, also enable them in a peculiar way to derive benefit from the export of seed oils to the con tinental cities. Although the productive power of the Dover Mills is un equalled by any imilar manufactory in the country, there are ample facilities for greatly enlarging it at an inconsiderable cost. In the meantime, it is estimated that £BO,OOO only will be required for the purchase of and working this property as it now stands. By this purchase the Directors will be enabled to avoid the usual delay necessary for building, erection of machinery, &c , as the mills are now in full work • and from carefully made estimates, and the practical experience of a portion of the Board, coupled with the fact that Mr. Edward Hales has con sented to undertake the management of the business, the Directors antic Lute with confidence a profit of at least 10 per cent. upon the capital invested. ' Early possession of the property will be given, and opera tions can he commenced without delay, so that there is no reason to doubt that a dividend, from earniugs, will be pay able within twelve months. The preliminary expenses of the Company will be striely confined to the actual outlay. Alt applications for shares must be accompanied by a dep 'sit of £1 per share, and a fur ther sum of £ t 10s. per share will be requited upon allot ment Should no allotment be made, the deposit will be returned in lull. Prospectuses wi , h forms of application may be hay' at the Bankers and Brokers of the Company, and at the temporary offices. Now ready at all the Libraries, crown Svo., price 65., BEAUTIES OF TROPICAL SCENERY, and Ot' er TROPICAL POEMS. With Noteq, His torical and Explanatory. By the Author of " The Nuptials of Barcelona." " This work contains many beauties."—Morning Post. "A volume of word pictures."—Observer. " His descriptions make the re.der'a mouth water for the luxuries and charms of both sea and land in those parts."— Era. "They offer an enticing picture."—Parthmon. London: Robert Hardwieke, 192, Piccaaly. A CRITIQUE on the NEWSPAPER PRESS, in the LITFRARY TIMES, Every Week, Id. la C. JONFS'S HUNDRED LECTURES.- jur• The Creation and the Deluge, Colenzo and Cumming, Astronomy and Philosophy, Athenian and EngliMh Laws compared, the Poets, Drama, Mythology, Elocution, and Oratory. W. 11. Allen and Co., Waterloo -place. MR. CHURCH'S New Picture, the ICEBERGS, painted from studies made in the Northern Seas in the summer of 1859.—German Gallery, 168, Ne A Bond-street, W. Admission, ls. pA RI S.-GRAND HOTEL DU LOUVRE. Established in 1855.—Situated in the most Central part of Paris, Rue de Rivoli and Place du Palais Royal Six 'hun dred Bedrooms at from 3 to 20fT—r0 Sitting-rooms at from 4 to 20fr.— a richly decorated Dining Salo,n—Table d'Hote at six o'clock —Public Coffee and Dining Rooms—Choice Wines—Dinners served a la carte both in the dining-rooms and the private apartments— Reading and Conversation Saloons ; also Saloons for Musical, Wedding, and other par ties all Newspapers and Serial Publications received— Divans, Coffee, Smoking, and Billiard Rooms—numerous Bath-rooms—Carnages on the premises —first-class Private Equipages at command—Omnibuses running to all the rail way stations—Postal Letter-box—Telegraph-office day and night—Photographic studio—a staff of servants speaking all Languages. bargain. The following were the highest scores made at the 500 yards range in the competition for the Queen's Prize:— Corporal Hooper, 22d Middlesex (Queen's) .. 17 Lieut. D. Bevan, 17th Glamorganshire .. 16 Private Rhead, 3d Gloster .. 17 Quartermaster Serjeant Turner, Bth Gloater 16 Private Walters, Ist Edinburgh .. .. 16 Lieutenant Toogood, 25th Devon .. 16 Lieutenant Yates, 2d Lancashire .. 16 Private Richardson, sth Lincoln .. 16 Private Redfern, 4 th Lanark .. .. 16 Private Fidler, s th Isle of Wig ht .. .. 16 Corporal Wells, 3 d Herts 16 Major Sir G. Douglas , 3d Roxbur g h.. .. 16 Private Richardson , 10 th N orfolk .. .. 16 Private Coles, I st Nott s .. .. 16 Private Noddall, I st N otts • • •17 Li eu tenant Watson, Ist Newcastle .. 19 S erge ant Dowe, 6th North York .. .. 16 Ensign Wynn, 12th North York .. 16 Corporal Bees, Ist East Yor k .. 19 Sergeant Butler, I st Wilts .. • • .. 1S Colour Sergeant Cook, 4 th W arwick.. 17 Corporal Taylor, 1 7th Somerse t .. 16 Sergeant Chase, 4th Suffolk 17 Sergeant O'Reilly, s th Wil ts 17 Private Phillips, Ist Shropshire .• 17 Sergeant Allen, 25th Somerset.. 17 Private Hodson, Sth Cambrid g e .. .. 16 Corporal Rudd, I st Cum berland • . 16 Corporal llenderson, Co rnwall .• ••16 S er geant Maddock, 14 t h C heshire .. 16 Private Rowe, sth Dorse t • • .. •17 Sergeant Reed, 3 6 th Mi ddlesex 16 Corporal Gould, 37th Middlesex .. 16 S ergean t White, 39th Midd lesex .. .. 16 Private Wainson, let City of London .. 16 16 Private Birkley, 2d Toper Hamlets Corporal Sharp, 26th Kent .. 16 Sergeant Noakes , 42d Sent ••16 Sergeant Brook , 12th Middlesex .. 16 Captain Dear, 9 t h Middlesex .. 16 L i eutena nt Marrnier. 9 th M iddlesex .. 16 Private Smit h, 9th Middlesex.. .. 16 Private Rowe, 11 th St. Geor g e's • • .. 16 Sergeant Millard, 11th St. George's .. 16 Sergeant Garnett, 20th Middlesex 16 Lieutenant Shipway, 22d Middlesex (Queen's) 17 In the first stage of the House of Lords Prize some good scores were made at the 500 yards range, of which the following ranked highest : Captain Goodliffe, Ilth Harts • . GO 23 Sergeant Instructor Smith, 3d Surrey .. 21 Sergeant Bruce, sth Warwick .. 21 Co l our Sergeant Chipperfield, 2d Norfolk .. 21 Sergea nt White, 1 0 th Wilts 22 Private Hitch cock, 7th Wilts • • .. 22 Corpora l White, 2d Northumberland .. 22 Sergean t Palmer, 36th Stafford .. •• 21 P r i va te Child, 4th Shrop shire • • .. 22 S erg eant Maddock, 14 th Cheshire .. 21 Private Wisker , 2d Essex .. .. 21 P r ivate G. Miller, I st Bristol .. 22 Pr i va te Tothill, Ist Bristol .. .. 23 G unne r Hyde, Ist Bristol Artille r y .. .. 22 Lieut. Pollard, 13 th Cornwall Private Skelton, 2d Hants .. •••• 212 •• 22 Sergea nt Inman, Ist Lancashire .. Private Davis, I st Lan cashire .. •• 21 21 Private Brown, Ist Exeter • • .• • • C o rporal Humphrey, 9th Surrey .. ••• f 2 • Private Sladden, 24th Kent .. • • • • 24 C or poral Wells, 3 d Her ts • • •• ••. 23 P r i va t e Morris, Ist Hants • • The highest scores f or the other *Prize; s hot fc were as follows :-- A LL COMERS—SmaII Bore- 600 yards. . ZO Private Simon s, 2d Middlesex •• • .. • • 24 Captain Serope, 4th N. York r • • 23 Private Leete, Queen's W • • • •estminate C ou nt de Gendre, Swigs 2 2 2 , iddlessrc er • Capta i n Oxley, 19th Mt • Capta i n neaten, 3d IVranches • •• 26 Private Doe , Victories .. h . • • • • .. 23 200 : Yards. • • 24 Ensign Brazi ll, 6lst Lances ire L or d Wharaoliffe •• •• 22 E N FIELD ---ALL COMER;—. P r ivate Garland, 2d Dorset • . 23 private Theakston, 27th West York •• 23 private Andre ws, 26th Kent G. 23 Private Penton, Bristol Rifles • • .. 25 Private Bidder, Inns of Court • . • 21 Private Miller, Ist • Bristol L i eu t. Pollard , 13th C ornwall • Serge ant M arriott, 4 th West York II 2 2 4 3 P r ivate Dawson, 4th W es t Y ork • •• 2 : A S erg eant Lunnon, Ist B uc k s • ENFIELD—ALL C O • • • • 24 "u"-500 Private Clemitson, 14th Yards. Durham .. Captain Fano, Oxford Lieutenant Burt, Ist Wat wic • k .. • • Lieutenant Por--her, 11th Surrey • ALL COMERS —Small Bore-200 . Yards Lieutenant Brougham, 13th Stafford Lieutenant Hitc hc oc k, ni o a ek , 7th Wilts .. . • I , Major Boothb neigh Ans. ll e .Ys_ lie Artillery • • • Lieut,-Colonel s t h Wilt s • • .. • onel Raiford, let Leicester ALL COMERS-500 Yards. J. R. Mitchell, 2d Essex . • • • • L. "ter, Queen's Westminster • • Lord Wb ar • ne e, 2 11 Vest Fork .. • Quartermaster Serj. Potter, Sch. of Musketry 24 Lord Iladdo, 2d Aberdeen .. 24 Lieutenant Thompson, 3d Durham .. • 2 5 FIRST SERIES EXTRA PRIZES-800 Yards Ensign White, 25th West York .. Hoare, Volunteer .. • • T. Turner, ditto .. • A. Mitchell, Ist Clackmannan.. J. Doe, Victoria Rifles G. Gibbs, Bristol •• •• •• SECOND SERIES-600 Yards. Captain Dunne, 7th Kent .. • 23 Private Horner • IS • •• •• • Through an error in the statistical department IMMEDIATE CASH ADVANCES.—Persons requiring Capital, repayable by instalments, to enable them to increase or commence business, or for any other pu-pose, can readily obtain Advances on application at the Offices of the ST. GEORGE ADVANCE FUND ASSO CIAT lONS, 118, Pall-mall, S W. Prospectus and forms sent free. E. H. GILBART, Manager. PASSENGERS AND TRAVELLERS PROTECTION AND COMPENSATION OFFICES, 16, Craven-street, Strand, London, W.C. Passengers by Rail, Road, or Water, and others suffering from loss or injury to themselves or property, should apply for redress and compensation at the above Offices ; established to render prompt assistance to all classes upon the most ad vantageous terms. Advice on application gratis. Letters must be addressed to "The Manager," enclosing a stamp for reply. APPLICATION FOR A R ES. £1 per Share pa , able on Application. and Z 1 10s. on Allot ment To the Directors of the Oil-seed Crushing Company (r invited): Gentlemen. request you to allot me shares of £2O each, in the Oil-seed Crushing. Company (Limited), and I hereby agree to Accept such shares, or any IPss number that may be allotted to me, subject to the regulations f the C o m. pany. and to pay the further dep sit of 41 10s. p r share on allotment; and I further ant orise you to enter my name n the re , i-ter of thin Company for the number of shares which may be allotted to me. Signature Add , ess in full Date .. 22 .. 23 .. 22 •• •• 'ASP , . la "77 _ --, .....-- ..., . • ' J .• ,_. , . --4 *.;4 , --\17 , -. (---' XV ~ 71 j ._....._ __ _ . • •--, .r 4 , ,, ;'•.,-',„ ._. .. . r, ‘1 •--. '4,&.,..en :: 4,Fr to! ~ k , ,,..", .- - ..--, lemk. . la • 711-4._ • _ '7.‘ , ~....-_•,)), , ;5 1 ‘,2.1ip,: * (4 l - ,4 - ,:gr 4 l lk k , 116. '......, , 4, i ll r '4 l : ,' 11111 vcry -• , - ,-. ' -;-xj%\s 'e k \ Captain E. Roses score was ,stated at 7: ,i,,i p 4 ti1 e , ,,,5-. vylz ~..,.. ..„ ~. ,k,\ \ 414:_, g... --i.,,!(.. ~,, ~,,,, i g--, _ _ 84, for the University Bronze Med al. , , ; :', - -,: t ,T;f4.15c.-7,4):317,4 . Y 0-P ' ' ' l ,44- 1( :',, ',-. -e, •v'ra,,,V „- - kupi .--- " -,... , V.... ..' - ii ' :4/ ' t?-i .. ,' , The contest will be resumed. this cla4(Pcidfty-rficz4g, , !; ,, ; , ; '.,, :., ', , ,4 1 - n';'-'i:.r .T , '' b ' , 4 °,- er-1-,lllk - ,•;. . -7 ,7=` ---./ 4--- s )* '''' Dn . ' • - ' 4' 111 ,4 - Z eV f li t4 `` leit" Ali ,' half past nine. ;kr '. ' "''' -- Aug '',, OP / - ,,, -ae....•' pßorr• ' - 4:' , .. - --.T2 ire...! ..". Navaland Military IntE - I — ligence. 4 ____.„______. THE NAVY. Major-Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., and Vice-Ad miral Sir Michael Seymour, G.C.8., the military and naval commanders in-chiei at Portsmouth, pro ceeded to Osborne in the Fire Queen steam yacht yesterday, returning again to Portsmouth in the Fire Queen at the conclusion of their visit to her Majesty. Vice.-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, G.C.8., is sued cards of invitation to a dinner at the Admiralty house, Portsmouth Dockyard, last evening, to meet Capt. Luce and the officers of the United States training frigate Macedonian, prior to the frigate leaving Spithead. She is expected to sail. this morning for Cherbourg, Brest, Cadiz, u,ini Gibraltar, and finally for the United States about the com mencement of October. The Warrior, iron fligate, C:vot. the Hon. A. A. Cochrane, C. 8., steamed out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday, at 5.30 p.m., and joined the Chaunel fleet at Spithead anchorage. Signal was mad e y es terday to the Channel fleet to prepare to l eave S p i thead th i s morn i ng for t h e Downs and the North Sea. The whole of the ships have been provisioned and coaled for their cruise, and it is a very creditable fact that from the time of the demand being mad e o n the Royal Clarence yard for the fleet's provisions and medical comforts, in 12 hours all the supplies were alongside the re spective ships. One of the items consisted of 1,100 bags of biscuit, and beef, pork, and other articles were in proportion. A good deal of anxiety is being manifested by the officials to complete the Royal Sovereign at Portsmouth by the time which has been officially named, September, if possible, and the hands em ployed on her are being increased in number with this object. An immense amount of work, how ever, yet remains to be done, and it may safely be stated that the ship will not be complete, i.e., armed, stored, and ready for activeservice before the end of November or the beginning of December. On Tuesday George Hinckley, quarter-master of her Majesty's sloop Sphynx, at Plymouth, was pre sented by Port Admiral Sir H. Stewart, on Mount Wise, with the Victoria cross, in presence of the Mayor of Plymouth, the Commander-in -Chief of the Forces, all the seamen off duty from the ships of war in port, and a large concourse of spectators. The cross is accompanied by a pension of £lO a year, increasing £5 annually for every good conduct bar obtained subsequently. Hinckley won the honour on the 9th Oct., 1862, during the attack upon the city of Fuugwha, in China, where, under a heavy fire, he succeeded in rescuing two wounded officers and carrying them to a place of safety. The Spanish war steamer Concepcion, from Southampton, arrived yesterday morning at Ply mouth, where she will embark his Royal Highness the Duke de Montpensier and suite probably to morrow, and then sail for Spain. The new iron-clad frigate Prince Consort, 35, in Keyham basin, Devonport, is rigged, and will be ready for the first division of the steam reserve early in August. On Wednesday she was placed in No. 1 dock to have her bottom examined and cleaned. The crew of the paddle-wheel steam sloop Sphynx, at Devonport, were paid off yesterday (Thursday). The sloop will be dismantled and placed at moorings with the third division of the stkiam reserve. The Salamander, 6, paddle-wheel sloop, 818 tons, 200 horse power, chief engineer Ben. Barker, hav ing undergone thorough and extensive repairs, and been supplied with new boilers at Deptford, is being fitted in the large basin at Sheerness dockyard for the first division of the Steam Reserve at this place. The Radamanthus, paddle-wheel store ship, 813 tons, 220 horse-power, has been taken into the large basin at Sheerness dockyard to be fitted with new boilers and receive a general overhauling. The Wye, iron screw store ship, 700 tens, 100 horse-power, Master -commanding Valentine G. Roberts, having undergone extensive repairs at Sheerness, will be taken out of the basin to-morrow, and will proceed at 01130 to resumti her duties. The Scylla, 21, screw steam corvette, 1,467 tone, 400 horse-power, chief engineer James Gillies, is being thoroughly repaired in No. 1 dock, Sheer ness-yard, and will shortly be taken to her moor ings in the harbour, fitted for the first division of the Sheerness Steam Reserve. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty yesterday afternoon : Mr. Walter Hailstone and Mr. C. E. W. 11. Hutton, midshipmen, to the Warrior. Mr. C. W. Dickinson and Mr. Francis S. Knowles, naval cadets, to the Warrior. Mr John Giles and Mr H. B. Beresford, midshipmen, to the Resistance. Lord Lewis Gordon and Mr. H. J. Knight, naval cadets, to the Resistance. Mr. IL Francis E. Haigh, midshipman, to the Liver- pool. Thomas C. Heathcote, Cl emen t Royds, and William A. Becclee, Naval Cadets, to the Liverpool. G. T. Temple, Midshipman, to the Defence. Alexander W. Ogilvy, J. S. Haramet, and Horace H. Barnard, Naval Cadets, to the Defenc e. Royal Oak. J u lian A. Barker , Midshipman, he Frederick S. Pelly, Edward J. Bawtree, and Frederick Maitland, Naval Cadets, to the Royal Oak. R. F. Hoskyn , midshipman, to the Emerald. Reginald 0.8. Carey, and R. D. B. Bruce, naval cadets, to the Emerald. a P j r .t ic . e n . cane, Pierre G. Evans, chibald m id s hipman, th lla t r h e e n ß ee l , a a c n k Ed w ard Goldney, Ar li, l a ck Prince. nava l cadets, to t he B Mr. James Erskine Russell , nominated to a naval cadetship• Fatal Fight at H ammersm i t h , Brutal and A protracted investigation was held late on Wednesday night by Mr. J. Bird, one of the Mid dlesex coroners, at the Traveller's Rest Tavern, starch-green, Hammersmith, respecting the death of Richard Philip Collins, aged 36, who was killed under circumstances of great brutality. Mr. George Lewis, jun., represented Joseph West, who was charged with the manslaughter of the decease d. Joseph Dorsett, 8, Paradise-row, said that on the evening of June 6 the deceased and a man named West were in the Seven Stars public-house, New road, Hammersmith. Deceased was tipsy, and West only partially so. West threw down a sove reign and said, " I will fight you now." Deceased said he would fight if any one would back him up. John Simpson, a brickmaker, said that he would do so. A man named Newell stopped the fight at that moment, but when ho left for a few minutes they pulled off their coats and fought out side the house. West knocked deceased down nearly every time, an d f e ll on an d over hi m . Simpson picked West up, although he had promised to pic k up deceas e d. B e f ore th e l a st round deceased said he would give in, but West knocked him down. After that they both went into the house. West then wanted to renew the fight, but deceased re fused. By the Jury—West deliberately went up to de ceased and knocked him down after he said he would give in. The man Newell picked up de- ceased. Maria Collins, 3, Albert-place, Starch-green, said that deceased was a brickmaker. He worked until lately for West, but had left him and went to work for Messrs. Bird. West was angry at that. He was dreadfully injured when he returned home after the fight_ lie had four wounds on the head. A doctor was sent for, but he never rallied, and died on the following Tuesday. ])r. P. R. Tomlinson said there were open woun on ds deeeased'a head, resulting from blows. Fr)m the appearance presented he was of opinion that something hard was in the hand When the blow was inflict:O. The post modem examination showed death to have resulted from abscess on the brain from the blows. • The Coroner then summed up, and the j ury, after a brief deliberation, returned a verdict of manslaug h ter against Joseph West, for killing and slaying Richard P. Collins. Th e Coroner then made out his warrant for the comm it me nt of West to.Newgate, to await hl3 trial at the Central Criminal Court. CRYSTAL PALACE.—TICKET OFFICE, No. 2, EXETER HALL, will remain OPEN until Eight o'clt - ek THIS EVENING. • Half-a-Crown Admission Tickets' and Galls for M. T HAL BERG S GKAND CONCERT To-morrow (SATURDAY). Also Guinea Season Tickets and Guinea Art-Union Tickets. NOTE.—The Art-Union e,ubser , ption Closes on the 18th inst. If R. T. CARRICK begs to announce to his YIL Artist Friends and the Public, that his Photographic 14, stab ishment, 32, Regent-street, Piccadaly-circus, is now in full operation. Cartes 1e 'Visite, 10 for 1(s. 6d; 21 for £l. 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Question put, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the question." The house divided—Ayes, 132 ; Noes, 61. AYES -132. Adam,W. P. Gard, R. S. Padmore, R. Bagwell, J. Gavin, Major Paget, C. Baillie, H. J. Gibson. T. M. Paget, Lord A. Baring, Sir F. Glyn G. G. Paget , Lo r d C . E. Baring, Thos. Geo. Goschen, G. J. Palmerston, Visct. Bathurst, A. A. Graham, Lord Wm. Parker, Major W. Beale, Samuel Greenwood, J. Patten, Col. W. Beaumont, W. B. Gray, Capt. Peel, Sir R. Beamnont,Somerset Grey, Sir G. Peel, F. Beecroft, G. S. Gurney, John H. Price, R. G. Bentinck, G. W. P. Hanbury, R. Pritchard, John Berkeley, Col. Hardcastle, Jos. A. Pugh, D. Black, Adam Hartington,Marquis Puller, C. W. Bonham-Carter, J. Hassard, M. D. Rogers, John J. T Bouverie, E. P. Headlam , Thos. E. Rowley Hon. R. . Bramston, T. W. Henley, J. Russell,' F. W. Bridges, Sir B. Henley , Lord Salt, T. Briscoe, J. I. Herbert, H. A. Scholefleid, J. W. Bruce, H. A. Ilesketh , s ir T. Selwyn, C. Buller, J. W. 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Fergusson, Sir J. Newdegate, C. TELLERS, Fortescue, C. S. O'Brien, Sir P. Brand, H. B. Galway, Viscount O'llagan, T. Dunbar, Sir Wm. NOES 61. Angerstein, W. Ewing, H. E. C. Morris, D. Astell, J. 11. Fermoy, Lord North, F. Ayrton, A. S. Forster, W. E. Onslow, Gpiidford Aytoun. It. S. Barnes, E. Bazley, Thomas Barnes, T. G iG oreelndenns Hennessy, Hadfield,is J. ~ , Geo. . Sir P. F. Osborne; rr?jee Ikiltki re o,BernalilllG.lsi. James Beamish, P. 13. Heygate, W. U Potter, E. Berkeley, C. Hodgkinson, Cr. Seely, C. Blackburn, P. Hubbard, J. G. Smith, J. B. Blake, J. A. Laird, .T. Sullivan, M. Bowyer, Sir G. Lawson, W. Sykes, Col. W. H. Brooks, R. Leathern, E. Taylor, P. A. Buxton, C. Lee, W. Westhead, J. Cobbett, J. M. Lennox, Lord G. G. White, Jas. Cobden, R. Lindsay, W. S. Williams, W. Colebrooke, Sir T.E. Longfleld, Robert Wyld, James Coningham, Wm. Lygon, Hon. F. Cox, W. Macaulay J . Dalglish, Robert Maguire, .F. Dillwyn, Lewis L. Mills, J. H . Smith. Sir F. Doulton, F. Mitchell, T. A. 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Mr. Henry James and Mr. Mettl'ews were coun sel for the plaintiff; and Mr. Murphy for the de fendant. The plaintiff, Matilda Anscomb, was a young woman who formerly held the position of head kit chen maid at the Great Western Hotel, Paddington, and the defendant, Alnaud Ronisson, the chiet cook at the same establishment. Mr. Henry James, in his opening statement, said that the defendant, who engaged all the servants employed in the kitchen of the hotel, had succeeded in seducing the plaintiff under a promise of mar riage, and after the connexion had gone on for some time she urged him to fulfil his promise, when, to her astonishment, she found that he had married another person. Having been thus betrayed she insisted upon breaking off the intimacy, but this greatly exasperated him, and from that time he practised towards her a system of cruelty which ul timately compelled her to leave the hotel. The plaintiff brought an action for breach of promise of marriage and assault, but the learned judge before whom it came held that it must be divided into two actions, which should be tried separately, On the trial of the action for the breach of promise the plaintiff could not be called as a witness, and the only other evidence she was able to give being that of a foreigner the learned judge held that there was no case, and directed a nonsuit. The learned conneel added that the action for the aseisult now came on for trial, and he had no doubt that after they had heard the evidence they would be of opinion that the plaintiff was entitled to substantial damages. Matilda Anscombe, the plaintiff, said that in March, 1861, she was employed by the defendant as head kitchen maid at the Great Western Hotel. Afterwards they became engaged to be married, and the defendant then seduced her, In August last she first discovered that he was married, and she then broke off, all intimacy with him. On the 20th of August she was speaking to Hardy, the second cook, when the defendant passed by on his way to the larder. On his return he abused her in the most violent manner and spat in her face. He then threw a kitchen knife at her, but it only just touched her shoulder. On another occasion he said he would kill her, if he were bung at Newgate for it. He was constantly using bad language to her. At another time, when she was in conversation with Hardy, he told her he would smash her face if he had to pay £2OO for it. On the 29th August he struck her a violent blow in the face, and threatened he would kill her. On other occasions a bottle and a silver entree dish were aimed at her. He threatened to kill her if she spoke to Hardy again, end once or twice she was frigtened for her life, and ran into the street or upstairs. The effect of one of his blows remained on her forehead for a fortnight. In con sequence of this treatment she gave notice on the 2d of November to leave in a month, but at his re quest she remained a month longer. During that time his violent conduct continued, threatening to stab her and break her head, and throwing dishes and various other missiles at her. She left the hotel in January last. Cross-examined—l remained after the expiration of the month's notice, because he prevailed upon me to do so. I never made any complaint to Mr. Higgs, the manager of the hotel, because I was afraid of my life. The defendant is still head cook at the hotel. I did not consult a doctor about the blow I received on the forehead; but I was con fined to bed three or fourdays. I was engaged to be married to Hardy, 'out through the defendant's behaviour lof course lost it. (Laughter.) He told Hardy what happened between him and me, and said to him, "If you marry her you must take the consequence of her having a child." Thomas Johnsen, who had been employed at the hotel, deposed to hearing defendant use filthy lan guage to the plaintiff, and seeing him throw things at her. Edwardy Hardy, the second cook, was called, but did not appear. He was then called in the customary form on his subpcena. This was the case for the plaintiff. Mr. Murphy then addressed the jury on the part of the defendant. He commented on the improba bility of the defendant's story uncorroborated as it was by any other testimony than of one witness, although the alleged cruelty and assaults trust have been seen by all the persons employed in the kitchen, and characterised the action as one simply of extor tion. The defendant, who was a foreigner, having last year got married and settled, and wishing to throw a veil over his bachelor life, the plaintiff or her advisers no doubt thought that if she brought this action against him he would rather settle the matter than brave an exposure in court, and run the risk probably of losing his situation. Alnaud Bonisson, ;he defendant, was then exa mined. He desired to be examined through an in terpreter, but there not being one present, be gave his evidence in very intelligible English. He denied in toto that he ever struck or beat the plaintiff, or threw anything at her, or threatened to take her life. He said he was married on April 28, 1862, and that before he went to the Great Western Hotel he had been in the service of the Duke of Sutherland end the Marquis of Londonderry. Cross-examined—L is true that I was intimate with the plaintiff, but I cannot say when was the last time. I never promised her marriage. I was married at St. George's, Hanover-square. No me from the hotel went with us to the church, nor did I tell any one when I returned that I. was now a happy man. That was my business; but the mar riage was soon known to every one. (Laughter.) I did not put my marriage in the new s p a p ers, n or send rou n d any car d s. (LaugLter.) We had no marriage breakfast at the hotel, but we breakfasted at my lodgings in Portchester-place. I did not M use the plaintiff after she refused to renew the intimacy. Eliza Day, the fish maid at the hotel, was called to prove that the defendant used no violence to the plaintiff. She admitted that once, when the defen dant was in a passion with everybody in the kitchen, he threw a silver entree dish at the charcoal stove, but denied that he aimed it at the plaintiff. John Parkes, who was e mployed at the roast, gave similar t es ti mony. Mr. Henry James said the witness Hardy had arrived, and he applied to have him examined. The Lord Chief Baron said as the plaintiff's CRBO was closed he could not allow his evidence to be taken. The learned counsel having addressed the jury on behalf of their respective clients, • The learned judge summed up, and the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, 40s. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary, Mr. Just ice Wightman, and Mr. Baron Channell.) STCNE V. STONE AND APPLETON. Mr. Kerslake, Q.C. (with him Mr. Spinks and Mr. Saari() addressed the court on behalf of . the rule nisi f or a new t r i a l which had been obtained for Mrs. Stone. The learned couniwl dwelt with great emphosis on tree injustice which had Fenn done hie client by the involuntary mixing up of her case with that of Mr. Appleton, who had been treated as if he had confessed to adultery, although there was no reason to think that he was not even aware of the suit. He also showed that no particle of evidence which was in the least degree credible was inconsistent with the hypothesis of perfect in nocence ; and he trusted, therefore, that the court, considering the very peculiar circumstances and the magnitude of the interests i nvo l ved, woul d think it right to submit the question to another jury. Dr. Spinks and Mr. Searle followed on the same side. The court tour time to consider, and intimated hat they would not be able to give their judgment ill after the circuit. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) BREMNER V. BREMNER AND BRETT. Mr. Hawkins, Q.C,, and Dr. Spinks for the pe titioner. ; Mr. K ars l a k e , Q.C ., and Mr. Harrison for the respondent. This case was partly heard on Saturday last; and to-day Elinbeth Pye, the sister of the respondent, was called to prove an allegation of cruelty. An other witness, since married, admitted that Bremner had had an improper intimacy with her. 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