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IRMIN r NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSU.ANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. ACCUMULATED AND INVESTED FUNDS, £2,122,828. ANNUAL REVENUE, £422,401. LONDON BOARD. John White Cater, Esq., P. du Pre Grenfell, Eeq. Chairman. A. Klockmann, Esq. Charle- Morrison, Esq., De- John Monett, Esq. puty t hairman. I Junius S. Morgan, Esq. A. De Arroyave, Esq. G. Garden 'Nicol, Esq. Edward Cohen, Esq. John 11. Wm. Schroder, Esq. James du Buisaon, Esq. George Young*, Esq. Ex-DIRECTORS. A. H. Campbell, Esq. 1 Robert Smith, Esq. I'. C. Cavan, Esq. Frederic Somes, Esq. P. I'. Esq. 111anaerer of Fire Department —Georgct 11. Whytingr. Manager of Life Department—W. F. Birkmyre. Superintendent of Foreign Department—G. 11. Burnett. Secretary—F. W. Lance. General Manager—David Smith. FIRE DE PARTMENT. The Company fry +tits Insurances against Fire in the United Kingdom, and all foreizn countries. Mercantile Risks ,n the Port of London accepted at re duced rates. Losses pr7mptly an i liberally settled. Foreign Risks.—The Director, having a practical know leihre of foreign countries, are prepared to issue Policies on the most favoura`de terms. In all cases a discount will be allowed to Merchants and others effecting such Insurances. LIFE DEPARTMENT The following St a t emen t exhibits the improvement effected during the las ' few years o. of Policies Issued. Sums. Premiums. 1.5 R 465 ........ £377,425 ...... X 12,565 18 8 6'5 ........ 449,913 ...... 14,070 1 6 18 18' 0 741 -5.649 ...... 14,07 tl7 7 1861 785 .-•• •• 527,616 ...... 16,553 2 9 1862 Thus in five years the number of Policies issued was 3,623, assuring the large sum of £2,928,947. The leading f ea tures of the Office are: — 1. Entire Se urity to Assurers. 2. The large Bonus additions ready declaren extd, and the prospect of a further Bonus at the investiga tion. 3. The advantages afforded by varied Tables of premiums —unrestricted cnnditions of Policies—and general liberality in dealing with the A asured. Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished on application at the BEAD OFFICES - LONDON 58, Threadneedle-street. 4, New Bank Buildings. EDINBURGH 64, Princes-street NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. WEST-END OFFICE : 8, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL. Secretary—ALEX. J. RUSSELL. THE NEW MANSFELD . COPPER AND SILVER MINING COMPANY (Limited). Established under the Companies Act, 186?, which specially limits he liability of each Shareholder to the amount of his Shares. Capital £lOO,OOO, in 10,000 Shares of £lO each. Deposit on Application, £1 10s. per Share. Payment on Allotment, £l. Calls not exceeding £2 per Share, at inter vals of not less than three months. DIRECTORS. Sir Charles Tilston Bright, Chairman, 12, Upper Hyde Park gardens. Philip Vanderbyl, Esq., Director of the National Bank, 51, Porchester-terrace. P. 11. Berndes, Esq. (Messrs. David Satow and Co.), 6, Idol lane. Great Tower-street. John O',Vl eara, Esq., Director of the National Bank, Green ford Lodge, Sutton, Surrey. Hon. Howe Browne, Crouca Oak, Chertsey. BANKERS, The National Bank. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Hargrove, Fowler, and Blunt, 3, Victoria-street, Westminster. AUDITORS. Messrs. Johnstone, Cooper, Wintle, and Co., lA, Lothbury. CONSULTING ENGINEER. E. H. Bl.ke, Esq., 25, Poultry. BROKER. Francis Burnand, Esq , County Chambers, Cornhill. SECRETARY. M. Wilkin, Esq. Temporary Offices-2, Royal Exchange-buildings. PROSPECTUS. The Directors of this Company have secured, by agreement, the grant of the Mathilde Nines, situate at the foot of the north-western spurs of the Harz Mountains, close to Neuen krug, and distant about two miles and a half in a northern direction from the town of Seesen, and forty miles from the city of 13 , 1113SWiCk. The area of the grant is about twelve hundred statute acres. The surface of the property from east to west is free from break or interruption, whilst in a transverse direction it is depressed into a slight curve, having its greatest depth near the line of the main road. The geological position of the property included in this grant is precisely identical with that of the celebrated Mans field Mine, and there can be no doubt but that the cupreous bed so long and profitably worked by the Mansfeld Company also exists in the present grant. The thickness of the copper-bearing schist, at the points where it has been examined, is very uniform, and the en gineer reports it to exist, with little variation in this re spect. throughout the greater part of the lands included in the concession. The strata overlying the Kupferschiefer offer no difficulty to the operations of the miner. The cost of piercing them must necessarily vary with the dimensions of the shafts. Labour can be freely drafted from the Ober Harz. and the scale of wages payable for an eight hours' shift is one third less than is paid in England. Materials of every kind are readily procurable in the vari ous markets of Prussia. Saxony, and Westphalia, and cm be transported to the mines by means of the railway 'which passes directly through the property. The Royalty payable to the Decal Government is 1-20th of the value of all Ores raised, sold or smelted. No mini mum rent is imposed, neither is there any State supervision calculated to prevent the free and unrestricted development of the property. The copper schist deposit is only known to exist in the Mansfeld district, at the foot of the Harz Mountains and New Brunswick, British America, but it has alone been worked at Mansfield. The value of this property and the regularity of the pro duce of the cupreous beds may be best estimated by reference to the following, statistics of the Mansfeld Mines, the weekly yield of which at present is upwards of £B,OOl worth of sil ver, and £16,000 worth of copper. STATISTICS. Showing the accuracy obtainable by the Yearly Estimates of the Mansfeld Copper Company as compared with actual results. For five years, from 1855 to 1859 inclusive. Estimate. Result. Copper, Slate, and Silicious Ore tons 264,117 .. 268,968 Quantity of Mineral to be Smelted „ 249,657 .. 234,999 Refined and other Copper „ 6,690 .. 6,345 Fine Silver marks 115.018 .. 155,209 The following are also the results of the Mansfeld working : Amount of Dividends paid on 24 years, ending 1854—Z494,712 f 5 180.. 289,285 Total. £783,997 Average price of each share, 1830-5.... .£72 11 /I 1845 .... 418 11 11 1855 .... 8":.5 1850 1863 1 • I ' 3GO The property in the Mathilde Mines has been obtained upon the following reasonabl terms : £15,000 in cash and £25,000 in shares. A large portion of the capital has alre (13 , been subscribed, end the remaining shares are offered to the public as a sound and profitable investment. Abstracts of Reports of Mr. E. H. Blake, C.E., 25, Poultry, and Mr. Hausmann, Head Government Engineer, of Bruns wick and Hanover, are appended. 1 he Reports, in extenso, as also the Analysis by Messrs. Johnson and Son, of Basinghall-street, and Messrs. Johnson and Matthey, of Hatton-garden, and samples of the ore, can be seen at the Temporary Offices of the Company. ABSTRACT OF MR. BLAKE'S REPORT. MATTI ILDE MINES, NEAR aEESEN, lIALIAUSEN, FOREST-REVIER HAHAUSEN, GERMANY. This property, consisting of 1,200 acres of land, held under grant from the Government on liberal terms, is situated about three miles north-east of the town of Seesen, and is Inter netted by the railroad from Brunswick, and also by the public road from Seesen to Goslar ; it consists of a basin of sedi mentary rocks, underlying N.W. at an angle of 12 deg. from the south boundary of the property, and extending from W. to E. through its whole length until cut off at the eastern boundary by an upthrow fault, on the east side of which are the clay, slate, and porphoretic rocks, forming the northern portion cf the Harz Mountains. The peculiar value of this properly is the existence of a bed of bituminous shale of the same character as the cele brated Mansfeld Mines. The shale is here eight inches thick, with four inches of copper sandstone, while in Mansfeld it is only four inches, and the sandstone ore is absent, but it is found at Sangerhausen, and is more productive of copper than the shale. The contents of which average in Mansfeld 14 per cent of copper The identity of the bed is also proved by the fossil fish which are found between the lamina of the shale, and all in one position doubled up, having been all dead before being enclosed in the rock. The existence of this bed, under the whole property, has been proved by the shafts marked on map S.. K., H., in the eastern portion, an d t wo i n th e wes t ern , mar k e k L„ in all of which the shale maintains the same character and strength. The depth from surf ace is, on the south side, about 30 feet ; and, in the deepest portion, where the main shafts should be placed, marked M., wilt not exceed 100 feet, while the depth of the Mansfeld Mine is 203 to 400 feet. f here is also an ab sence of water, which offers great advantages in the cheap ness of working. This property being of quite an exceptional character, I considered it right to visit Mansfeld, to ascertain for myself the method of treatment of the ores, and also the cost of working and extracting the copper and silver ores, which have rendered these mines so famous. The weekly yield being at present £B,OOO worth of silver and £16,000 worth of copper from eight mines. The nature of this ore is such that it is treated at a mere nominal cost, and without any ex pensive chemical or patent process, and the ores at Mathilde lilines can be all treated in the same way. I now give you a statement of the expenses required, and the results which may be depended upon as being correct, the prices having been carefully ascertained from Mr. Asses sor Hausmann, of Brunswick, the head Government engi neer, and carefully checked by personal observations and in quiries at Ma.nsfeld, wages being here one-third less than in England. I have, therefore, no hesitation in recammending you at once to complete the purchase of this most valuable property, which contains over 4,000,0'30 tons of ore ; 1,20 0 acres elves 54,140,0i0 f eet, which, at 14 cent per foot, will yield a grzsv_v_alue of over £s ' 000,000 of copper, and allowing one ing Zruseis, will yield £2,500,000 profit, without includ ue of the siIver.ABSTRACT Goyi m _ OF REPORT OF ASSESSOR TIAIJSMANN, WICK. ZIMENT MINING ENGINEER, BRUNS - - 'he new shafts down to the copper schists are from 30 to auo feet deep, depth may var a westerly di r t e n ;l become deeper as you go farther north. In on, through the length of the property, the is uniform, 3 ' tr " , 30 to 103 feet, but in all other parts it The oar , ction of the schist and sand ores is contracted for The Railway crosses th at about 12s. per ton. to west there is a riilwaye a t nt on .praoperty in its length from east lisped experimental shaft e s iai , close to the newly estab theeanthis is the place adapted for c u_.the ores. There is a direct erection of works for )mmunication by rail to freight, 65. per ton. ' l ' olll 'ol, distance 80 miles ; According ta experiments, no to this i date. the copper schist and the san ores have, on the per cent. of copper; and, in each huedrveecra7' produced two four oz. of silver—there being a portion of copper, in the silver. consider POrtion of gold The copper schist layer has everywh er e, as in the county of Mansfeld, the same strength, 14 incues, whereof 74 inches malleable ore, and 21 inches sand ore. Th e . is of the malleable bed, 10 inches. note strength These items are given in minimum. in the In conclusion, I beg to thatsav vaiffased, these beds where the copper schist layer is e 1 °ni t advantage oveprronts from these 2 per cent. ores have a grea England and other countries ores of a. richer per cee tag,e, which in countries are firm, mixed with (Taugue that the whole of the CoI must not omit mention diffused -- PPer and equally used , schist layer has a considerable oil, &c., which i mint of bitumen, photogene, and salarial _ 8 etron g by a little wood for roasting that a heap of it once ignited pur,oses, continues to burn without further trouble. . Applications for shiires must be made in the form annexed to the Prospectus, accompanied by the deposit of £1 10s. p er ' Share. If no allotment be made , the deposits will be returned than is aP plied for, in full; and it a less number be allotted t on alotment. the surplus will be used towards the payny for n Shares may b e Prospectuses and Forms of Application.t the Bankers, obtained at the Temporary Offices, and o Brokers, and Solicitors of the Company. ~~ / !Ni~~ Y ~~ KEG THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 15, 1863. No. 22,167. Now ready at all the L•b raries, in 3 vols., T HE LADY EMILY PO NSONBY'S NEW NOVEL, "MARY LYNDSAY." Also now ready, in 3 vols., CHURCH AND CHAPEL. By t h e Author of "No Church," " Owen : a Waif," & O. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street SEA. —FELLOWS and CO., Shipbrokers, 127, Fenchurch-street, E.C., require MIDSHIPMEN and FOUR First-class APPRENTICES in an A 1 clipper India man, 1,50) tons. Premium moderate, returned in wages. Also stout Lads, without premium, for other ships. Wages foolery taking a slight lead, which she held until half way along the straight, where the favourite, with Agatha and Mulberry, passed her, and the three ran a good race home, Echo winning clearly by three. quarters of a length ; Mul berry was third, beaten a head from Agatha; Tomfoolery was fourth, Rob Roy fifth, Oceola sixth, Bubble and Galileo the two next. would have been 65, or equal to that of Roberts ; but, according to the rules of the association, there would have been no tie, and Graham would according to the rules of the association have been declared the winner, as he was better placed at the first stage. He made a very capital centre for his last shot, making his total number 64. Private Wisker, who carried off the silver medal, and came QEA.—VACANCIES for MIDSHIPMEN and APPRENTICES in a first-class London shipping firm. Premium moderate. Alpo apprentices without premium.— Apply to SIMMONDS and Co., 38, St. Mary-at-hill, East cheap, E.C. Third ufficers and Stewards wanted. The Marcham Park Stakes of 5 soya each, with 40 added ; 2-yr-olds, 7st 101 b; three, 9st 71b; selling, &c., allow ances. Three quarters of a mile. 10 subs. 'Ms day, Crown Octavo, 7s. 6d., AFIRST FRIENDSHIP. Reprinted from "Fraser's Magazine." London : Parker, Son, and Bourn, West Strand. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Curie, 3 yrs, rat 131 b (LSO) (Fordham) 1 Mr. Stinton's Foie de Gras, 3 yrs, Bst 21b (EA (Cowley) 2 Mr. J. B. Starkey's Souveraine, 3 yrs, 7st 131 b (£5O) (S. Adams) 3 The following also ran :—Vates, Rest, and West minster. in at the head of the 60, was completely displaced at the longer ranges, being among the very lowest of the scores, and Sergeant Millard, who was second at the close of the first stage, fared very little better than Wisker. As compared with the shooting last Seer a very marked improvement is manifest. Pix ley, the winner of 1862, made 18 points at the 800, 11 at 900, and 15 at the 1,000 yards. Among the best shots of that year, who were greatly distanced on this occasion, were—Simpkins, Ist Notts, 42 ; Fergusson, Ist Inverness, 42; Williams, 19th Mid dlesex, 41; Crawford, 13th Suffolk, 41 ; Gee, 55th Lancashire, 41 ; and Anderson, 22d Middlesex, 40. The remaining scores were one each at 39, 36, 35, 34, 32, 30, 29, and 28. There were three at 27, two at 26, one at 23, one at 21, four at 20, and one at 19. The average of the shooting at the 800 yards by 46 competitors was 1230 points ; at 900, by 37 competitors, nine having retired, 9.56; and at the 1,000 yards by 27 competitors, 10 more having retired, the average was 6.29. The average through the three distances was 3074. The following scores of yesterday's shooting will enable the reader to trace the improvement made during the last twelve months among the volunteers, so far as it has been tested by this competition for the Queen's Prize : ASSENGERS AND TRAVELLERS PROTECTION AND COMPENSATION OFFICES, 16, Craven-street, Strand, London, W.C. Now ready at all the Libraries, A NEW NOVEL, BY THE REV. J. PYCROFT, Author of " Twenty Years in tho Church," DRAGON'S TEETH, 2 vols., Bvo., cloth boards, price 21s. "The bock is thoroughly readable, every line. The story is vivaciously told ; the essays are full of home truths, capi tally put. * * * We cannot part with Mr. Pycroft with out felicitating him on his photograph of Mr. Ruffles, the clerical idol of a fashionable watering place. Nobody Can mistake it."—The Press, July 12. L. Booth, 307, Regent-street, W. 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. Betting-5 to 4 agst Rest, 4to 1 eget Curie, 6to 1 each agst Westminster and Souveraine. Won easily by a length; Souveraine a bad third. The winner was bought by Capt. Moss for 150 guineas. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. The Berkshire Stakes of 15 soya. each, 10 ft. and 3 only if declared, &c., with 100 added ; winners extra. Two miles and a distance. 15 subs., 5 declared. Just published, price 7s. 6d., cloth Bvo., IWMORABLE EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF A LONDON PHYSICIAN. LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING, JULY 14. The Welter Cup of 5 sovs each, with 40 sovs added; for all ages. Winners extra. Gentlemen riders; jockeys 31b extra. One mile and a quarter. 6 subs. Lord Stamford's Gavazzi, 5 yrs, 6st 41b ........ (Gray) 1 Mr. S. Thelluson's Rubicon, 5 yrs, Bst 91b (inc 71b ex) (G. Fordham) 2 Mr. Saxon's The Monk, 6 yrs, 7st 71b.... (Midgley) 3 M. J. Stephenson's Turn of Luck, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (inc. 71b ex.) (B. Forster) 4 Betting-6 to 4 agst Rubicon-2 to 1 each agst The Monk and Gavazzi. In Three Parts. Virtue Brothers, 1, Amen Corner, and all the Libraries. Mr. T. Hunt's True Heart, 3 yrs, Bst 13Ib (in. 31b extra) (Challoner) 1 Mr. Barber's Cutler, 4 yrs, lOst llb (in. 31b ex.) (Noble) 2 Betting-2 to lon Cutler. True Heart slipped his adversary directly the flag was lowered, and came on with a commanding lead, and won in a canter by 10 lengths. Now ready, Bvo., 108 pages, price is., T HE CHRISTIANS IN TURKEY. By the Rev. W. DENTON, MA., The Monk went away with the lead, and carried on the running at a slow pace, followed by Turn of Luck and Rubicon, side by side, second and third Gavazzi in wait ing. Coming down the straight, Rubicon slipped Turn of Luck, and took second place. Gavazzi immediately after wards passed Mr, Stephenson's filly, who fell back into the rear, and on rounding the bottom turn was a dozen lengths behind: Opposite the Stand, on the far side, Rubicon went up to the Monk, and, racing with him for a few strides, obtained the lead, Gavazzi taking his place by the side of The Monk. This order they maintained until ap proaching the top turn, where The Monk dropped back a couple of lengths in rear of Gavazzi, and Rubicon looked like winning easily, until approaching the distance, where Lord Stamford's horse challenged Rubicon, and giving him the " go-by" opp )site the stand, won easily by eight lengths ; a length between the second and third ; Turn of Luck beaten off. _ _ _ Author of " Servia and the Serviane," (to., ea. London : Bell and Daldy,lB6, Fleet-street. The Mersey Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 soya added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies, Bst 71b. Second saved his stake. Winners extra. T.Y.C. Nine MADAME LIND•GOLDSCHMIDT.-WED NESDAY MORNING. July 22.—Hanover-square Rooms.—Madame LOUISE MICHAL (of her Majesty's Theatre) has the honour to announce that her MATINEE MUSICALE will take place at the above Rooms, on Wed nesday, July 22, 1863, commencing at half-past Two o'clock precisely, on which occasion she has the gratification of an nouncing that she will be assisted by the following eminent Artists : subs. Mr. W. Phillips's Persuasion, Bst 121 b (in 51b extra) (Challoner) 1 Mr• Goodlass's Gnicowar, Bst 71b (Whiteley) 2 Mr. W. G. Craven's Practitioner, 9st 41b (in. 81b extra) (J. Goater) 3 Madame LINT)-GOLDSCIIMIDT,. Madame TREITELLI, Madlle. VOLPINI, Madlle. ARTOT, Signor BETTINI, Signor GASSIER, and Mr. SAN fLEY. Violin—M. AUER. Pianoforte —Mr. CHARLES lIALE and Mr. 0. GOL DSCHMIDT. Conductors—Signor ARDITI and Mr. 0. GOLDSCHMIDT. Reserved and numbered seats, Half-a-Guinea unreserved seats, Seven Shillings ; which may be secured at Mr Mit chell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street , W ; of Messrs. Addison, H oilier, and Lucas, 210, Regent-street ; and at the principal Libraries and Musicsellers. Betting—Even on Praetitimer, and 2 to 1 agst Per. suasion. Persuasion, being the quickest beginner, obtained a de cided lead at starting, which she retained to the end and won in a canter by a couple of lengths, Guicowar defeating th e favourite by a length for second. The Liverpool Cup, in specie, value 200 soya, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 soya each, 15 ft. Winners extra. Second to save his stake. Two miles. 63 subs., 23 of whom declared, and pay 5 soya each. Mr. Merry's The Knave, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (A. Edwards) 1 Mr. Ashworth's Dr. Syntax, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (J. Marson) 2 Mr. J. Osbome's Flytrap, 4 yrs, 6at 61b (Whiteley) 3 Mr. T. Hunt's Blithfield, 3 yrs, Sat 111 b (car. sst 131 b) (Thomas. 4 Mr. R. Boyce's Fantail, 3 yrs, sst 131 b (Dixon) 5 The following also ran :—Joey Jones, Victor, Erin-go- Bragh, Barchettina, Lady Maria, and Oakapple. Betting-10 0 to 30 agst The Knave, 6to 1 each agst Joey Jones and Oakapple, 100 to 15 agst Fantail, 7 to 1 agst Victor, 10 to 1 agst Erin-go-Bragh, 100 to 8 each agst Fly trap and Dr. Syntax, and 25 to 1 each agat Barchettina and Blithfield. After one break away, in which Fantail, Erin-go-Bragh, and Blithfield were the performers, the lot were despatched from the post in close company, but on settling into their places, Fantail, with Dr. Syntax and Oakapple at her quar ters, made play at a steady pase, followed by Joey Jones, Erin-go-Bragh, and the favourite, the others, who were headed by Victor, Blithfield, and Barchettina on the right lying close up with them. In this way they came past the, stand, but, on rounding the top turn, Victor got his head up and ran out, taking with him Blithfield and Lord Stamford's filly, the three being left a long way in the rear of the leading horses. Proceeding along the far side, the pace somewhat mended, Joey Jones, on reaching the mile, taking the third place, closely followed by The Knave, Oakapple going on next, with Erin-go-Bragh and Flytrap at his side. Little or no alteration occurred in these positions until they entered the straight, where Joey Jones and Oakapple dropped back, leaving The Knave, next the rails, in attend ance upon Fantail and Dr. Syntax, who came on abreast to the distance, where the former was disposed of, leaving the Doctor in possession of the lead, but who in a few strides further was headed by The Knave, who won very cleverly by half a length, Dr. Syntax beating Flytrap by a length for second. Blithfield was a bad fourth, and Fant ail fifth placed. Barchettina was sixth, Erin-go-Bragh seventh, and Joey Jones next. Oakapple was last, and did not pass the post, having been cut badly by Joey Jones in the race. A Plate of 30 soya (Free Handicap) ; 1 soy entrance in case of acceptance ; a winner this day 71b extra. Half a mile. Mr. T. Hunt's Misfortune, 4 yrs, Est 121 b (Thomas) 1 Mr. Bowler's Fig, 5 yrs, 9st Goater) 2 Lord Sefton's Boeotian, 2 yrs, Sat 91b.... (J Grimahaw) 3 Mr. Bell's Flower Safety. 3 yrs, sst 71b Mr. Noble's Teddy, 5 yrs, 9st 31b (Speight) 5 Betting-7 to 4 agst Teddy, sto 2 eget Fig, and 7to 2 agst Misfortune. The three first ran in front throughout, Misfortune hav ing a trifle the best of it, which she retained to the end, and won easily by a length. A like distance between the second and third. A bad fourth. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, for 2-yr-olds, Bst 101 b each; fillies and geldings allowed 31b. Winners of 100 soya clear 51b extra. The winner to be sold for £l5O, if demanded. Half a mile. 7 subs. Mr. Orme's Sabra colt, Bst 51i) (Challoner) 1 Mr. Barber's Gertrude, Bst 21b.. Betting-10 to lon Sabra colt,who was never approached, and won in a trot by eight lengths. The Aintree Plate of 50 sovs, for all ages. A winner of any handicap after the publication of the weights (June 22, at 11 a.m.), 81b extra. Three-quarters of a mile. 15 subs. Mr. H. Owen's Antipodes, 3 yrs, Est 41b.. (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. Barber's Cutler, 4 yrs , Es t 101 b . (G. Noble) 2 Betting-7 to 4on Antipodes, who made his own run ning and won by ten lengths. ---- --- The Ladies' Plate of 20 sous, aaded to a sweepstakes of 3 sous each; 2-yr-olds, 7st 41b ; three, Bst 121 b ; four, 9st 5%; five and upwards, 9st 101 b ; selling, &c., allowances. T H E 0 X F 0 D, e, OXFORD STREET. Will be performed Selections from the following Operas:— LA CIRCASSIENNE, MARTHA, and MASANIELLO. Half a mile. 18 subs. Mr. Jaye's Grisette, 4 yrs, Sat 21b, £2O .. (G. Fordham) 1 Mr. Willin's Sanita, 3 yrs, 7st 91b, £2O (Bradley) 2 Mr. Chancellor's Wee Aggie, 2 yrs, 6st 11b, £2O (Gray) 3 The following also ran, Tubal Cain, Surbiton Hill, Our Nell, Stonewall Jackson, Locket colt, Promotion, Hes perus colt, and Evelina. Betting—Even on Gzisette, 5 to 1 agst Wee Aggie, 8 to 1 bar two. Supported by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Albert, Green, Bernardi, Huish, Kimberley, and W. Evans, with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. Jonghmans. Drew Dean's Flute Solos Master Sanders, the Juvenile Vocalist. UNSWORTH, the modern Demosthenes. Eugene, W. Randall, J. Hutchenson, and the marvellous ARTHUR and BERTRAND. The HALL has been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is now one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. - Won by a length, two lengths between the second and third ; Surbiton Hill, Stonewall Jackson, and Tnbal Cain finished next. _ _ The winner was bought by Mr. Sutton for 115 guineas. The Craven (free) Handicap of 5 sous each, with 30 added winners extra. About one mile. CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. The Last Week of the Marvellous ARTHUR and BERTRANI), the Two French Clowns. ARTHUR LLOYD'S burlesque Drama, arranged expressly for him. SAM COLLINS, with new Songs. UNSWORTH, the celebrated Stump Orator. EUGENE, and TAYLOR. GRAND SELECTIONS from OPERAS, GLEES, and CANTATAS. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Townley ; Mr. Green, Signor Bernardi, and Signor Tivoli. In a few days will e produced on of J. . with all the ne Esq., TH E OPTICA E L EFFECTS, b and by permiss GHOST, Medium, Mr. A. Silvester. Mr. York's The Principal, 4 yrs, 6st 10lb (Gray) 1 Mr. H. J. Smith's The Baron of Avon, 3 yrs, sst 71b (Ward) 2 Major Wombwell's Alcibiade ; 3 yrs, 6st 21b (J. Nightingall) 3 Y, Manrico, Bedford, Rapture, T Th e e p er a followi ng ,Da al y s , Sovereign, o n r o a y n al :—Fonteno Nancy, Fanatic, and Barmaid. Betting-5 to 1 agst Alcibiade, 6to 1 each agat The Baron of Avon and Nancy, 100 to 15 agat Fontenoy, 8 to 1 agst The Principal, 100 to 1 agat Manrico. Won easily by three lengths; Alcibiade a bad third; Monrico was fourth, Fanatic fifth, and Royal Sovereign last. ARGYLL ROOM S.-JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS. NOTICE.—Dario F g the Week the Selections will be — " Der a. F r ieschutz "—" I.orza del Destirto "—" Il Trovatore " "Don Giovanni," &o. LEVY, the great wonder on the Cornet-a-Piston, plays from half-past Nine to Twelve. • Admission, is. WIMBLEDON PRIZE MEETING. The firing for the last stage of the Queen's Prize yesterday, although the most valuable and honour able prize which the competitors can obtain, failed to draw any large number of visitors, and the Com mon presented a striking contrast with its busy aspect of the previous day. At a few of the firing points where the competitors were firing through the second stages of 800, 900, and 1,000 yards,there were knots of spectators assembled—attracted and held to the spot by professional interest rather than by curiosity in the proceedings. At the longer range of 1,000 yards the admiring spectator could see in the far distance a dark mound of earth, and by close scrutiny he m ight also obser ve a white speck, which is the target ; and a still smaller black speck, which forms the centre. The volun teers who are engaged in the firing are wholly ab sorbed in their work ; they are seriously, oppres• sively in earnest, and their earnestness extends to those who are standing by. As each volunteer ascends the small rampart of earth from which he is to fire he does so with all the solemnity of being one of a firing party at a funeral or an execu tion,. Every eye is directed to him as he falls slowly and cautiously on one knee, us though care fully avoiding in every motion an ything calculated to disturb the nerves or even to quicken the pulsa tion. He then slowly assumes the well-known Hythe position, kneeling on the right knee, and seated on the heel of the right foot, the elbow on the left knee supporting the rifle. In this position he carefully surveys the distant target, to be sure that he has the right one before him ; from that he gives a glance to his trusty rifle ; again his eye wanders to the distant target, scanning more closely the darkened mass before him, until his eye rests on the small white speck to which he hopes to send his leaden messenger ; again there is a look to the rifle, and, one might almost fancy, a prayer to the god of rifles that his trusty weapon will send the bullet home to the coveted mark. Crouching beneath the shade of the temporary canvas awning, the volun teer slowly raises his rifle to his shoulder, the sun light gleams along a portion of its well-polished barrel, and a closely-observant spectator can notice how the flickering light dazzles the eye of the marks man, Again and again he tries to adjust the rifle ; sometimes there is a nervous unconscious twitching of the hand that grasps securely the lower portion of the barrel ; sometimes the weapon vibrates as though the hand that held it were stricken with palsy ; in other hands it is rigid and motionless as it is steadfastly directed towards its aim; men and women standing around speak only in whispers, for they fear to distract the attention of the rifleman from his target, and at last, in the midst of a silence broken only by the crack of the rifle at the next range, or the whizzing noise of the bullet from a neighbouring firing point as it speeds en its way, the trigger falls, there is a flash of fire, a sharp report, a puff of white smoke, the rifle starts backward at the stock, and upward at the muzzle, and all is anxious, earnest expectation. Looking through one of the many excellent telescopes which the enterprise of competing opticians have placed upon the ground, the result of the shot may be seen by the signal of the markers. If a bull's-eye or centre is made thsre is no great cheering, and no outward display of enthusiasm, for with due con sideration for the great prize at stake it is thought that any such display would but disconcert the com petitors. When, however, the last shot is fired, the pent-up feelings find expression in one general shout of applause. The winner of the Queen's Prize this year is Private Roberts, of the 12th Shropshire. His name does not appear in the list of the first 30 for the Queen's Prize, and he made but 40 points in firing through the three first ranges—standing l ast b ut three in order of merit in th e GO. The Winner is a working man, and it is certain that he had never before shot with a smallbore rifle. Last year the prize was won by Sergeant Pixley, of the Victoria's, with the moderate score of 44, while this year the score made was 65. The maximum this year that could be made, as in the last year, wee 84 Pixley made little more tha n one - half of the highest pos sible number ; whil e thi s year Roberts makes more than three-fourths of the highest possible score. Pixley scored two points over the moiety of the total number possible; Roberts has also scored two points over the three fourths of the whole number that could be obtained by making of the seven shot s i n the three ranges. The contest between Roberts and Graham —the next best shot, was a very close one. At the • sixth round of t he 1,000 yards range, Graham had scored 61, w ith one shot yet to fire, Had he Made a bull's-eye his score ABINGDON RACES—TUESDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 soya each, 2 ft, with 50 added; 2-yr olds, 6st 71b; three, Bst 51b ; four, Bst 121 b ; five, six, and aged, 9st 21b; allowances and certain penalties. T.Y.C., three-quarters of a mile. 22 subs. Lord Coventry's Ump ire, 6 y rs, 9st 71b (J. Adams) 1 Lord Bateman's Queen of Trumps, 4 yrs, 9st (H. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. E. Brayley's Golden Dust, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (Cowley) 3 The following also ran :_Nervous colt, Kennet's dam colt, Kemptown, Hind colt, and Idumma. Betting—Even on Umpire, 2 to 1 agst Queen of Trumps, Bto 1 agst Golden Dust-100 to b bar three. Queen of Trumps led for the first 100 yards, when she was passed by the favourite ; the two, with Golden Dust a nd Idumesa, entering the straigh t with a clear lead. At the distance Queen of Trumps ag ain j oined Umpire, and the two raced home neck and neck, Umpire winning by a head; Golden Dust a bad third ; the Kennett's dam colt was next ; the Nervous colt whipping in. The Nursery Plate of 50 toys, for 2-yr-olds ; winners extra About three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Handley's Wangle Ey e, 7st 41b... (Drew) 1 Mt .H. J. Smith's Sensat ion, Est 101 b ........ (W ar d) 2 Mr. Marsh's Measure for Measure, 7st 101 b (H.Grimshaw) 3 The following also ran : —Attraction, Stainley, Mystery, Fanny Seaton, Toy filly, Evelina, Wheldrake, and Petit Oiseau. Betting-5 to 2 agst Petit Oiseau, sto 1 agst Wangle Eye, sto 1 each agst the Toy filly and Measure for Mea • sure, 7to 1 agst Attraction, 8 to 1 each agst Sensation and Stainley. After several failures, the lot got away to a straggling start. Wangle Eye, with Evelina, Sensation, and the Toy filly, getting away with a slight lead, which they main tained to the turn into the straight, where running wide, they let up Measure for Measure, who came on side by side with Wangle Eye to the half-distance, where both Wangle Eye and Sensation came away, the f . ormer winning by a neck ; Measure for Measure was third, beaten three lengths from the second ; Petit Oiseati was fourth, the Toy filly fifth, Attraction and Fanny Seaton tailed off. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 toys each, with 60 added, for all ages ; winners extra; the winner to be sold for 500 Mr. itar. W. i l l e y l l so or n ,s 's o G v r e e r y tu H r_ ,e en 3 h, yrs.s y 6 r s s t , l 7 o s l t h 71 . 1: . ( . S ( . H A e d rb a soya, if demanded. Three-quarters of a mile. 2 0 subs. e n d s )) 2 1 Mr. S. Thellusson's Dirt Cheap, 3 yrs, Est 91b (S. Hibberd) 3 The following also ran :—Peignoir, Lord of the Manor, Ashford, Tornado, Odine, Fanatic, and Outpost. Betting-7 to 2 agst the Grey Hen horse, 4to 1 agst Tornado, 5 to 1 agst Lord of the Manor, 6 to 1 each eget Dirt Cheap and Peignoir, 8 to 1 agst Overture, 10 to 1 agst Outpost. After several failures the flag was lowered to an indiffe rent start; Fanatic and Ashford, jumping round at the mo ment,were left at the post. The favourite, in company with Peignoir, Lord of the Manor, Dirt Cheap, and Overture comprised the front lot into the straight, were Overture and Dirt Cheap took second and third places. Opposite the Stand, Overture made her effort tcthe Grey Hen h ors e, but never got qu ite up, as the l o rea ch won cleverly by a neck; Dirt Cheap a bad third; Lord of the Manor was fourth, Odine fifth, Tornado and Fanatic were sixth and seventh; the others beaten off. A Maiden Twe-yr-Old Stakes of 6 soya each, with 50 added ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b. Half a mile. 20 subs. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Echo, Bst 101 b Fordham) 1 Mr. J. B. tarkey's Agatha, Bst 71b.... (H. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Meredyth's Mulberry, Bst 71b .... (Sopp) 3 The following also ran : Lobelia, Paris, Wild Huntress, Cervus, Oceola, Tomfoolery, Galileo, Bubble, Verbena, Rob Roy. Betting-2 to 1 agst Echo-5 to 2 eget Oceola-7 to 1 agst Agatha— 8 to 1 agst Tomfoolery. The lot got away in good order after one false start, Tom- - . . _ . . . . _ . .. _ ' '=-- ' : • .- . . ~. . . • __ . *, , ,' - i'• :e. l 2n, ,‘ 'I ,- ''A'4 l ,--c - . , .. , ~... GA, : N.„ 4 ~ „ • in (1: , c ' .. 1. T. Q T. __ I I , ~ ......7. 0 r, • s A , , .„. ,i,... ~.....,,, „ , Ati.,.. . , . . "I l lilkik . •,.... ~,... K .._ . . .)..,. ... , Vii" ii , + 44 / 4 ' ):: rtir • .0. '!).....,- ..-4:, ..„,,,„ . 4 , .4.7 1, , , ,N..— , ` . 4031,9' -'7,1N;;,..' 4 , .., . it'. : . .... :, 4 .....,..." 7 W 111 6, 1 1k .\' ~ ' ,-,a'4-' ' ~ C 4 DIE I X , , “Ye.: ,r` !- . 16,0 .MO ~t '' ' ' 1 ";.;,""':'‹ ' t- “ ..1_41.,,p ~,e .._. ...0: • • ' •4-' • • . :.,.. . . , . . . _ ' - . . " . . 'll 1.-.. . '~~` wr~..~ -_ -_ { F' :~~- ; PRICE.— -....4d. STAMPED ....sd. ~~~~'~Cz .«'-~t:: ~~* 16th Middlesex ; Capt. Whitwell, 3d Westmore land ; and Private Gould, 2d Surrey. Notice has been given by the association that the Duke of Cambridge's and Westley Richard's prize will be shot for at the 500, 800, and 1,000 yards ranges, instead of the 500 and 1,000 yards only. Th e 500 and 1,000 will be shot for to-day and to morrow until 11 o'clock, and the 800 only on 'Thurs day and Friday. SPIRIT OP THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. a word, the experiment which so signally felled when the North was the aggressor would equally rail if the South in its turn bscame the attacking party. If so, then why is it that not only has the Southern Commander-in-Chief adopted an aggressive policy, but that in the opinion of most men it is beiieved that policy will be crown ed with success? The answer to this question is to be found in the peculiar nature of American institutions, and the strangeness of the light in which the issue ci . f the war is regarded by one at least of the belle gerents. However singular it may appear, there are many in the Northern States who are perfectly indifferent which of the contending sections of the republic should prove victorious provided that ulti mately the Union should be re-established. To these persons—and they aro mere numerous than is imagined—it would matter little whether Lincoln should dictate to the Southern Seites from Rich mond, or Davis to the Northern States from "Wash ington. Hence it happens that the advance of the Southern Commander-in-Chief is regarded with feelings which on this side of the Atlantic it is BD diffieutt to comprehend. The attempt to dictate terms to the South has f:dled, and now there appears to be a willingness to discover whether a similar end cannot be attained by allowing the South to dictate to; ens to the North. To this feel ingtile mustpenn Pennsylvanians:, v ni ascribed ans, strange T o ) g p t i % o a s p e a d tl t l .o y r i ,. t v h e r w y. hich re garded the inyision of i r o a g te w C a o s m w tri e u l n l Caen. Lee. To the Conicdc- d i i n lr o -r w 'n-Chief the existence of this feel enterprise which wno,ualdndoitthderowubistelechs in the extreme. Nine months have elapsed since the ay p e ro b m ee p n 4 r d as a h n that period much haso ed the Potomac, and during - Confederates last crossed occurred to shake the confi• dence of the Northern ine populationw in the pro' ss of one fondly imagined a w r o in u i t e d s uv w e h rr ic u h a overrun the t ti the South ern Con federacy. But supposing that Gen. Lee sho u ld de feat Meade and enter Washi ng t on as a victor, what would be the consequences ? Again we to the singular condition of public opinion nst in revert North for a reply. Would the North act in such a contingency as the South would have acted i6' Richmond had fallen ? We are inclined to think not. Neither strategically nor politically is the security of Washington indispensable to the North ; but still if it was occupied b y a Confedera te army we believe the war would come to a close. The North is utterly disgusted with the Administration which has now for two years and a half done its best to lead the country into irretrievable ruin. We con sider that, with the fall of Washington, the Go-. vernment would equally fall, and its successors, appointed, would command the homage of the multitude. There is at this moment, as indeed there has been throughout the entire war, a thorough want of patriotism, in the European acceptation of that term, in the Northern Stat es. The sentiment expressed ' by the Federal officers when flying from the first battle of Bull Run of having been " licked. into a cocked hat," has never ceased to pervade the language in which the Northern population have always spoken of their reverses. The people of the free States have witnessed, without the slightest feeling of shame, an army cross their fron tier and threaten their principal. towns. And with the same absence of shame we verily believe they would see General Lee march into their capital at the head of a victorious army, and dictate the con ditions which should henceforth regulate the politi cal system of the American Federation. Already sanguine politicians in the North have begun to speculate on the possibility of the Union being re stored in its original integrity under Southern auspices, and have gone so far as to express a hope that, under the restoration, the North may once more secure its previous supremacy. "We will fetch up again on that arrangement," writes Man hattan, the correspondent of one of our contempo raries, " for we can outvote if we cannot outfight them." But it might possibly have occurred to Manhattan and those whose spokesman he is,. that the South has not "outfought" the North in order to afford the latter an opportunity of after wards " outvoting" it. Setting aside political con siderations, is it at all probable that the South would ever coalesce with a people which has laid its territory desolate, and which would, if it had been possible, have exterminated its population ? The bare idea of such a contingency appears to our mind so inexplicable that again we are obliged to account for its being entertained by referring to the singular condition of opinion in the North,. It is scarcely necessary to say that the Southern States will, if they prove victorious, form an independent league. They have learnt too bitter a lesson during the administration of an ultra republican President not to profit by the moral which it inculcates. Slavery is no doubt an odious institution ; but for that very reason there can be no amalgamation of States if by some it is tolerated and by others disavowed. The separation which has et length taken place between the free and slave States of America was foreseen long since by Ame rican statesmen ; and the only cause for wonder is that it was so long postponed. It is much to be regretted that the separation was not effected, es it might and ought to have been, in peace; but having occasioned a war, the bloodiest and most disastrous with which modern history has made us acquainted, it would be strange indeed if it was not final. HERALD.—Lord Russell is the last man in the world to get out of a mess with dignity. The award. of the King of the Belgians has given him an excel lent opportunity for abandoning the absurd position he now cccupies in respect to Mr. Christie's demands and Admiral Warren's reprisals. Still be cannot m ake up his mind act upon Sir Lucius O'Triggor's principle, that an affront handsomely apologised for becomes an obligation. But he endeavours to con ceal his defeat and his errors by the agency of the Portuguese Minister at the Court of Brazil. Well, we do not desire to see an English Minister on the stool of repentance, a butt for all the jests of foreign journalists, and we shall be heartily glad if the good offices proffered may be made the means of restor ing friendly relations between the Governments of Brazil and this country. But we cannot too strongly speak of the perversion of facts of which our Foreign Secretary w as g uilt y last night, when he a ccused the Brazilian aut h or ities of ref us i ng t o produce the bodi es from the wreck, or to hold a n inquest to know what bad become of them. There is not a shad ow of proof to subst antiate Four bodies were produced. The authorities did not ref use to produce e u it r h az e i r lia ch n arge. the remaining bodies, they simply asserted their this country t discover them. And th ere is not iantaibtitlliety o of to that would be rece i ved in any court it was in y their p court ofo w law power to in produce an i nve stigation was held over the bodies that were di s covered, and the verdict was e Fo un d d rowne d ;" hem to . prove As to the inquest, but who ever heard of an inquest on bodies that cou ld not be found, or an inquest to ascertain what ha d become of them? As L ob served, the British Governmentord llalmesbury on ce the offices of judge, had assumed at appraiser, and executioner .he might add, with for more perfect t ru th, o f f a l se wit ness;_unwarranted accusation s th an those made by E ar l R ussell to have head. IN l r ast night we ne v e r remem bere sincerely trust that the good offic es o f t h e P up this most i ortuguese Minister may patch sell, cont ent with h unseemly quarrel, and that Earl Rus to make some Bpresent triumph, will see fit which he h as so advances to the f r i en dl y G overn ment cruelly outraged. TIMIs --We cannot think that the came of eco nomy has gained much by the debate on the Spit head Forts. Those who object to our present large expenditure on armaments and fortifications should be careful how they descend from the high vantage ground long since occupied by Mr. Bright to the detailed criticism of schemes the principles of which they are forbidden to question. There may be some thing to be said for reducing the whole scale of our naval and military establishments, and preferring the remote chance of being invaded to the yearly reality of heavy taxation. There raay be something to be said for trusting entirely to our navy, and keeping up such a fleet as would sweep the Channel and drive our enemy's ships into their own 'ports at the first outbreak of war. When Mr. Cobden recognised the reason ableness of our maintaining a marked naval superiority over our neighbours, he probably had some each idea in his mind, and believed that with a powerful steam fleet we could dispense with coast defences as well as with a costly military force. We need not here discuss the wisdom of these theo ries, but they at least profess to rest upon principles, and deserve for this reason to be treated with re spect. We can hardly say as much for the position taken up by Sir Morton Veto and Mr. Osborne on Monday night. These gentlemen do not openly call in question the expediency of contemplating the in vasion of our shores as a possible contingency, and taking practical steps to meet it. They do not, so far as we understand, consider our navy an ade quate safeguard by itself. Whatever be their pri vate opinions, they meet the Government upon its own ground. "I entirely admit the importance of our sea defences," says Sir Morton Peto. " I have never denied," says Mr. Osborne, " that the protection of our dockyards against attack should be the first consideration in providing de fences." To what, then, did they take exception! Not to floating defences in the shape of ironclad vessels, nor even to permanent fortifications on terra firma, but to the three forts called respectively- Horse Sand," " No-man's Land," and " Stur bridge," at the entrance of Spithead. This narrowed the issue materially, and if the opponents of forti fication showed bad generalship in selecting their point of attack, they must not complain of having been left in a somewhat ignominious minority. We freely admit that if we had to make our option between forts and ships, and if we were bound to be governed exclusively by the expe rience of the last year, we should be inclined to suspend our judgment a little longer. It was thus that the subject was treated by the most adroit supporters of Sir M. Veto's motion, and they were able to make good use of the fact that the vote was postponed last year till further experiments should be tried in gunnery and iron plating. Since that time two remarkable but con flicting piece of evidence have been famished by the American War. Several Federal ironclads suc ceeded in running past the batteries on the Mis sissippi, while a well-equipped fleet of the same class was discomfited in half an hour by the forts of Charleston. It is said, on the one side, that the former were favoured by darkness, and, on the other, that the latter were confronted by obstacles peculiar to Charleston harbour. For our own part, we are quite content to set the one precedent against the other, or rather to abstain from generalising at all from a single case, even if it were not weakened by a contrary instance. Unless common sense and well-ascertained facts can guide us in this matter, it is better to remain where we are and wait for more complete information. If, on the other hand, we have already quite sufficient materials for our dui. skin, it would be folly to stop halfway in the execu tion of a great project. The first thing is to re member that we are not discussing whether forts can take the place of ships, but whether ships can take the place of forte, so as to make the construction of forts, at the mouth of an important roadstead and in front of our greatest naval arsenal, superfluous and useless. The mere statement of the question is enough to settle it. Forts cannot do the work of ships,because they ere available only for defensive, and not for offensive purposes; because they cannot bring an unwilling adversary to close quarters ; because they are incapable of being used as rams—in short, be cause they are immovable. For equally cogent and still more obvious reasons, ships cannot do the work of forts. They cannot, even with the aid of steam, operate independently of wind and weather ; they cannot be mounted with guns of indefinite weight and calibre ; they cannot be coated with armour of indefinite thickness ; they cannot defy the corrosive agency of sea water ; they cannot be repaired without being sent into dock. It would be easy to extend the list of these disabilities if our ob ject were to damage the reputation of ships instead of defending that of forts. Far be it from us to pre dict what may be the ultimate form which the in genuity of man may devise for these floating for tresses, but as we follow with our mind's eye the progressive rivalry between ordnance and naval architecture till we lose sight of it in a dim vision of Titanic encounters on the ocean,the powers of destruc tion always seem to have the best of iL We cannot help believing that explosive forces mighty enough to stave in the side of anything that can navigate the sea will be discovered, if they are not already in existence ; but it does not follow that such engines can be carried on shipboard. On the contrary, the presumption is that the ship of the future will be impregnable to the assaults of any similar antagonist and will be vulnerable only by guns planted upon the solid earth. After all, we need not carry our calculations quite so far as this. The sum voted for these works, considerable in itself, is absolutely trifl ing compared with that which would be required to provide an equal armament if the alternative of ships were adopted. Ships must be built of perishable ma terials, their screws will always be tearing the stern to pieces, their armour-plates will always be working r loose in spite of fastenings, their bottoms will ned"oef cease to corrode, their crews must be com p , OS .en _ y, skilled men and kept in a state of constant efficiency, cor oust going as soon as they prove inferior in going qualities to some new model theylinast for ever, aside. Forts, if massive and well built, speed u t he cast and no change in the art of war can everm spithead, worthless. Placed on the shoals around nes , aka them well BS our they would shelter our merchantmaend a t wo a u n ld y e npaabi in dockyards, arsenal, and effectively our navy to operate d It is true that in arrison where it might be most wantiet would be just possi the present state of gunn_erviyar which might have ble for a hostile ship f Channel eieet, and which should slipped through our Ch o an not to admirable precision as edth from the mid-channel, be steered with such bre deviate by a hair's being sent to the bot to run between them without n it must run the and shore useantrme our gunboats same gaunt . nothing, torn. To get out again gaunt let, and in the must be presumed to be doing l conditions required by ir. Osborne's batteries illustrate __the inutility of these Such are the own showing to . forts. The moment Whitworth or Sir W. Armstrong produces rr a gun Which will pierce a in motion 1,000 yards," ve ssel he confesses that his argument is gone," and th a t We may " build the forts at once. ' The advocate h o admits as much as this, in a case where delay may be dangerous, puts himself out of court. posT.—The tide o f i invasion having been rolled backwards by th e armies of the Southern Confede racy, and th e offensive, an observer latter having in turn assumed the is naturally led to inquire into the probable well app ear a e results of wh a t at first sight may hazardous course of proceeding on the pert of the weaker of the belligerents. Mfrs possess no Precise information respecting the comparative strength of the Northern and Southern armies ; but "eh supp os i n that General Lee has at his com mand a more numerous force than Meade, the lately appointed Federal general, there must still be thrown into the scale, as egainst the South, the population of the invaded States. Regarding the inhabitants of a country as the raw material out of which its armies are formed, the North possesses, in the nume rical superiority of its population, an imrneesut able advantage over the Southern Confederacy. If the inhabitants of the Northern Border States viewed the advance of the Confederate army with the same feelings that the Southern population regarded the invasion of APClellan, Pope, and Hooker, it is needless to say that the Confederate army would experience no less difficulty in approaching Wash ington than the grand army of the North did in attempting to enter Richmond. The States of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York could with ease supply 150,000 militiamen who, combined with the army of the Potomac, would certainly suffice to stem the stream of Southern invasion. In Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. AuKralia and Mauritius, via Fouthampthn .. July via Marseilles • • July "A°. brazil and Cap e V er d e, by British packet. Aug... Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena., July 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. July via Marseilles ...July 16. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton July K. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton J uly 19. via Narseilles July 13. India (Bombay), via Southampton July 11. via Marseilles July 20. Aug. 4. Portugal.... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton July 11. via Marseilles July 13, Newfoundland Oporto and Vi6o U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... July 16. by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. J my 10. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneride July 10 , Bahamas, via New York Mexico. July 29. All parts of 'West Indies, including Chili, rcru, 1 July 14. California. and British Columbia.. EDUCATION.—From 1839 to the close of 1862 the Government Aran's made to schools connected with the Church of England amounted to £1,039,333; to schools connected with the British and Foreign School Society to £587,279 ; to Wesleyan schools to £308,113 ; to Roman Catholic schools England and Wales) to £288,110; to pa rochial union schools of £75,677; to schools connected with the Church of Scotland to £106,185; to schools connected with the Scottish Free Church to £322,778 ; to schools con nected with the Scottish Episcopal Church to ze34,664 ; and to the Scottish Roman Catholic Poor School Committee to £18,793. Including charges for inspection, administration, the total expenditure of the Committee of Council on Education from 1839 to 1862 amounted to X 6,710,863. The scc." included ;£20,036 for " poundage on Post-office orders." JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES.—Not less than 297 joint-stock companies, with limited liability, have been registered in England in the first half of the year 1883. Thirty-three of them are banking companias, but one of these has already registered a resolution dissolving the van 11Y, and others may probably have come to nothing. The nominal capital proposed for there banking companies was more than £18,000,000. OYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The RISARELIS, in an entirely new Performance of their own invention, EVERY EVENING ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The FAIRY FOUNTAIN EVERY EVENING, at Half past Ten o'clock. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. — The MAORI WARRIORS. —Unprecedented Attraction — The Maori Chi: fs, at Haq-past Nine o'clock. CHEAPEST PASSAGES to all the Colonies. PASSAGES guarantee , ' at CHEAPEST RATES to AMERICA. CANADA. BRITISH COLUMBIA, AUSTRA LIA, NEW ZEALAND, PORT NATAL, the CAPE, &c., &c., by M ail steam and Clipper Sailing Ships weekly fLom LONDON, LIVERPOOL, and other ports. Steamers for AMERICA and , ANADA, every few days, from £4 10s. to £5 55., sailing packets £3. 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CARRICK begs to announce to his Artist Friends and the Public, that his Photographic Kstablishment, 32, Regent-street, Piccadilly-circus, is now in full operation. Cartes de Visite, 10 for 10s. 6d; 21 for £l. Miniatures on Ivory, Marble, and the Photographic base in his former styles. HARPER TWELVETREES' GLYCERINE SOAP POWDER makes its own Soap, and saves one-half of time, two •thirds of Soap, and three-fourths of labour ! Patentee : Harper Twelvetre es, Bromley .by-Bow, London. Sold by Grocers, Druggists, and Oilmen. PAGE'S BRICK, TILE, AND PIPE MACHINES, for hand, horse, or steam power, are the most simple and efficiant extant —Full particulars and prices obtained of the makers, E. Page and Co., Laurence Pountney place, Laurence Pountney-hill, Cannon-street, E.C., where they may be seen in operation daily. ESTABLISHED 18'33. BOWDEN'S .RATED GINGER BEER, in glass or stone bottles, warranted to keep good twelve months. 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London and by moat druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three ,tlates the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square en Package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the stamp. SECOND STAGE.-QUEEN'S PRIZE. 800 900 1,000 yds. yds. yds. Tot. Sergeant Gale, 10th Surrey Private Richardson, 10th Norfolk 7 Retired. Private Cranford, 16th Renfrew Private Fidler, sth Isle of Wight l2 Retired. Sergeant Graham, 2d Wilts Captain Benning, 2d Bedford Corporal Coldclough, 7th Durham 19 12 Retired, Private Wyatt, Ist City of London 23 17 9 49 Lieutenant Marriner,9th Middlesex 24 20 15 69 Private Mackenzie, London Scottish 20 19 19 58 Sergeant Smith, 15th Derby l3 7 Retired. Sergeant Curtis, 15th Glamorgan lB 13 20 51 Corporal Whitehouse, 3d Leicester 16 Retired. Sergeant Brooks, 12th Middlesex 2O 18 10 48 Private Rhead, 3d Gloucester Private Cree, London Scottish Private Avis, Ist Devon Captain Brooks, 10th Leicester l7 Retired. Private Chewter, 25th Surrey Private Coles, Ist Notts .... 18 17 10 45 Lieut. Watson, Ist Newcastle .... 8 19 13 40 Private Haughton, 6th Norfolk .. 12 10 14 36 Private Garwood, 15th Norfolk.... 8 Retired. Corporal Kettle, 16th Stafford .... 21 13 13 47 Private Betts, Ist Warwick Private Roberts, 12th Shropshire 23 26 16 65 Sergeant White, 39th Middlesex Private Kersey, 20th Middlesex Private Walters, Ist Edinburgh Private Read, 14th Suffolk Private Wisker, 2d Essex .. l9 18 5 42 Sergeant Millard, St. George's 24 12 15 51 Private Miller, Ist Gloucester Sergeant Winser, 3d Kent Capt. Henderson, 12th Cornwall Private Ridler, Ist Gloucester 20 18 10 48 Private Pace, 26th Kent 2O 16 11 47 Private Phillips, Ist Salop l6 18 12 46 Sergeant Allen, 25th Somerset Corporal Worth, Bth Warwick Private March, 12th Norfolk 8 18 16 42 Sergeant Bingham, Ist Gloucester 22 13 13 48 Private Adamson, 47th Lancashire 12 15 Retired. Corporal Marshall, 6th Lincoln lB 15 10 43 Ensign Bland, Bth Lancashire 17 3 Retired. Sergeant Darly, 9th Leicester .... 21 10 19 50 Corporal Clitheroe, 9th Lincoln.... 23 18 18 59 Private Ellis, bth Surrey Corporal Allen, 4th Wilts l7 16 5 38 Corporal Russell, 29th Kent .. 9 Retired. Corporal Taylor, 21st Middlesex 16 18 18 52 Private Richardson, sth Lincoln .. 8 Retired. Lieut. Brougham, 13th Stafford .. 15 Retired. Private Trotter, 4th West York .. 17 18 18 53 Private Birkley, 2d T. Hamlets .. 5 Retired. Lieut. Beaven Sergeant Haines, 16th Surrey 8 10 11 29 Private Murray, Ist Middlesex ll 16 12 39 Major Pipon, 13th Sussex 22 15 19 56 Private Bazeley, 3d Cambridge 2l 10 6 36 • We give the following as the result of the other shooting for the day, both winners and highest • scores : Winners, AU Comers-600 yards—Major Lord Feilding, Flint Rifle Volunteers, £so—Captain Macsweeney, London Irish, £4o—Captain Heaton, 3d Manchester, £2o—Captain Martin, 3d Manchester, £2o—Private H alsall, 21st Lanca- shire, £lo—Sergeant Kemp, 3d Manchester, £lo—Sergeant Brown, 3d Manchester, £lo—Private Holloway, sth Glou cester, £lo—Private Dairson, 4th North York, £s—Private Baker, Bristol, £lo—Captain Fenton, 26th Lancashire, £5 —Captain Lessop, 12th Derby, £s—Capt Ross, 6th Kin cardine-5--Private Seymour, 23d Middlesex, £s—Private Lathbury, 28th Lancashire, £s—Ensign Starkie, 22d Mid dlesex, £s Lieut-Col Halford, Leicester, £s—Capt Gregg, 27th Cheshire, £s—Capt Astley, School of Musketry, £s— Smith, Victorias, £5. The sixty winners at 200,500, and 600 yards A Corners, fire for the Albert prize today at 9.30. All Comers' Prize—Winners at 200 Yards—Captain Thresher, sth Dorset, £so—Lieut Burt, Ist Warwick, £4O —Lieut Brougham, 13th Stafford, £2o—Sergeant Gibbs, Bristol, £2o—Mitford, civilian, £lo—Private Jeffrey, Ist Edinburgh, £lo—Quartermaster Sergeant Wilson, School of Musketry, £lo—Lieut-Col Halford, Leicester, £lo—Pri vate Beasley, Ist Warwick, £lo—Private Ryrie, 2d Edin burgh, £lo—Lieut-Col Lord Bury, Civil Service, £s— de Gendre, Swiss, £s—Private Hitchcock, 7th Wilts, £s—Ensign Anstie, 6th Wilts, £s—Sergeant Palmer, 36th Stafford, £s—Capt Gregg, 27th Cheshire, £s—Lieutenant Burrs, 29th Kent, £s Major Margery, £s—Major Muir, ' Kirkcudbright, £s—Private Baker, Bristol, £5. Winners at 500 Yards—Capt Heaton, 3d Manchester, £so—Sergeant Smith, Victoria, £4o—Sergeant Evans, Derby, £2o—Major Lord Feilding, Flint, £2O Lieut Austin, Queen's, £lo— Ashten, Liverpool R. 8., £lo—Private Anderson, Civil Service, £lo—Private Baker, Bristol, 410—Sergeant Crockett, sth Perth, £lo—Corporal Ferguson, Inverness, £lo—Private Rigby, 28th Middlesex, £s—Lieut Kinnear, Ist Edinburgh, £s—Capt Astley, School of Musketry, £5 —Master of Lovat, £s—Lieut Yates, 2d Lancashire, £s— Cade, Victories, £s—Private Little, West Middle sex, £s—Lieut Padwick, Ist Sussex, £s—Ensign Brazil, 65th Lancashire, £s—Sergeant Gibbs, Ist Bristol, £5. First Stage, House of Lords-500 yards—Lieut Chapman 12th North York, 23—Private '1 homes, 32d Middlesex, 23 —Sergeant Cull, sth Berks, 23—Sergeant Roberts, 12th Salop, 23—Private Muett, 3d Ayr, 24. Extra Priv.es, Fourth Series-600 yards—Captain Costin, Liverpool R. 8., 21—Private Coore, Cambridge, 22—Pri vate Qualm, 21st Middlesex, 25 Private Hedley, 2d Cum berland, 21—Sergeant Horner, 3d Dorset, 22—Sergeant Holloway, 11th Norfolk, 21—Lieut Harris, 20th Regi ment, 2. Extra Prizes, First Series—List of Winners in Order of Merit—Sergeant Cunliffe, 26th Cheshire—Fletcher, Ist Warwick—Evans, 26th Derby—Ross, civilian—Annison, Catherham, It. C.—Ashton, Liverpool R.B.—Ensign Bunting, St. Ureorge's—Lord Wharncliffe--Farquharson— Sergeant Winser, 3d Kent. Extra Prizes, Third Series--800 yards—Capt Mitchell, Ist Clackmannan, 25 po i nts—Sergeant Winser , 3d Bent, 24—Annison, Caterham, 24 —Corporal Ferguson, ns. Inver ness, 26—Private Fisher, 24—Ross, civilian, 26 E : 6 h iT e , Bunting, St. George's, 24—Capt Fenton. 24th 1, c" I ' 4 —private 24 —Sergeant Smith, Victorias, 25—Turner, „ lint , 25 Simmons, 2d Middlesex, 24—Lord Feildin , F, r Capt Ross, Cambridge, 26—Lieut-Col 24. We have no further accident d for the final stages L an ei d ces t t h er e disc marking, which was adokp.d.,e ver y sa tisfactorily. t o Iricac;dd,' of the Queen's Prize, wor sTry p t ro t perly laid down a tale The council had - h e w rong target should that competitors firing a makers has in thi s of the law be disqualified. One breaker, and Lord Elcho, much respect been a law Some, and the amusement of others, to the surprise of at 200 yards, hit the wrong when firing at pool,f course dis.,ualified from further target, and was ° The ma rvel is, considering h ow c l osely shoo' . placed to each other, th a t m i stakes Ithe targets are o f this sort are not more f requently made, and the fact that Lord Elcho had se l ected the wron g target is evidence that errors of this kind ma y be committed by the crack shots at Wimbledon. It is quite possible that some of the accidents which we have had to recurd would, if they were traced to their real cause, be found duo to this firing at the wrong target. Among others who, like Lord 4 Elcho, have been disqualified, are Sergeant Strutt, ~~~ %7 z x'iy,,~ y: V:;') . 7) ihe ;elf be the dit ive ova :on- rich the ins, ,one. 34s 24 Joth 3ale, ues iged late fair. ene- ieat, one; . for rand Lota- S. d. —0 —0 —0 15 1 21 0 76 ?ur . and a the ;very fe of iewis ree t, Mrs. bert, y, to 'rose, Re any- FAN., ster- Esq., d 68, ands. Jno• ward ,the ~.•. ;WS, 11:!, ty of 1