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;;;., • I IS 44. r• • Aes. (42 ;:t .'7 • • Z Captain THE LONDON COCOA - NUT FIBRE p •••• 41 4, for COMPANY (Limited)• I „ \‘: -4 "‘ •10,./ The CI Incorporated under the C mom:dui Act, 182, whereby the ', A iflogi , Liability of every Shareholder is limited to the amount of - 4 ezt ait ' Vis : 4§4l : z. , tte," ~;1 4h` R - or "; • his shares. tO %IN -; 4 - ' lf2 .= Capital £20,000, in 20,(00 Shares of .£1 each. Deposit ss. on spptication, and se. on llotment. Calls no 'YVAL. ' half pat to exce4 4 ss. per share No call tube made witl in_ three i * ";_ 1111 ‘VS 1.-3,:-LPIE A ''"= E. Ross's score was stated at 74, instead of' the University Bronze Iled al. !ontest will be resumed this day (FridaylliCr st nine. s Naval and Military :Intelligence, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1863. months from the Incorr,ration of the Company, and sub sequent Calls at intervals of not less than tnree months. PRICE...—. ..4d. STAMPED ....sd. DIRECTORS. F. M. Hayward, Esq., 32, lit or„,re-street, Hanover-square. Major Bamford, 6, Sutherland-street, Belgrave-square. Frederick Angerstein, Eq., 133, Sloane-street, and Carlton Club. Frank Cole, Esq., 76, nower-street, Bedford-square. T. Litticwood, Esq., Broom Hall, theffield. J. Stevens, Esq,. et 4, Cornhill. With power to add to their number. 13SNKEREI. The English and Irish Bank (Limited), 25, Poultry, E.C. SOLICITOR. Charles Parke, Esq , 37, Moorgate-street, E.C. AUDITOR. Mr. S. T. Cooper, Public Accountant, 10, Basinghall street, E.C. SECRETARY—Mr. C. H. Baker. MANAGER OF WORKS—Mr. James Lane. Temporary Works—Arthur -terrace, Holloway. Offices -No. 1, ' , tin-court, Cornhill. AI3RIDGFD PROSPECTUS. This Commny is formed for ill , . purpose of manufactur in g Co oa-J ut F bre Mats and Mattinc, un d er Letters Patent granted to George Davies. dated the 2 7 fta April. 1862. The principal feature of Davies's Invention consists in the improved pile of the mat, and. owing to the mode of weaving, great d'irability is given to the fabric at a reduced cost of manufacture. The superiority of articles manufactured by this process over the present method will be well understo d in the trade when it is stated that matting of all descririons, and car riage and door mats, dr,c., have a thick fibrous pile upon the surf ace hitherto unattained. If no allotment be made, the deposit will be returned in full. Specimens of the new and improved manufacture may be seen at the offices of the Company, where applications for prospectuses and shares may be made. - T aß LIFE ASSOCIATION OF ENGLAND (Limited). (Incorporated under " the Companies Act, 18132.") 40, Gracechurch-street, Lonrion. Capital, Half-a-Million Sterling, in shares of £5 each. First issue, 25,01:0 shares. Deposit. ss. per share on application, ss. on allotment, and probably les. not less than three months atter, beyond which no further Call is contemplated. DIRECTORS. George Buchanan, Esq. (G. Buchanan and Co., 25, Bucklers u. Ge b or ry ge ) Cltamb2rs, Esq. (Director, London and Hamburg Exchange Bank). Major Fred. Ditmas (late lI.M. Madras Eneineers),Croydon. Edwarn F. Flli t, Esq. (Itte Chief Magistrate of Madras), The- Mount, Harrow-on-the-Bill. Patrick P. Gordon, Esq. (Chairman Eastern Bengal Tea Co.). E. t assett Keeling, Esq., M.R.I. I<.A., Gray's-inn, W.C. Francis Lascellts, 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, E.C. Charles G. Prowett, Esq. (Barrister at Law), 5, King's Bench alk, Temple CONSULTING REFEREE. Wiilia Farr, Esq M D., 1)." L., F.R.S., General Register Office. Somerset ouse. BANKERS. England—The London and County Bank, Head Office and Branches Scotland—The National Bank of Scotland, Head Office and Branches. Ireland The Provincial Bank of Ireland, Head Office and Branches. India—The Agra and United Service Bank. SOLICITORS. Messrs, Wilkinson, Stevens, and WilkinFon, Nicholas• lane, Lombard-street. MANAGER AND ACTUARY—W. J. Fred. Norfolk, EN. SECRETARY-51. J. Mac Cormack, Esq. The Dir - ctors of the Life Association of England baying secured the influence of very valuable conn ecti on .3 throughout the United Kingdom. in most 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 upr'n th. business of Life Assurance on the 15th July noxt, on which day a comp ete prospectus, detailing the plan of the Company's operations, and containing tables of rates, will be Issued to the public. Arrangements also have already been absolutely made by which a Dirge business will be acquired by the Comp ny at once and further negotiations to the same end are far ad vanced. The Directors will further carry out an entire reconstruc tion of the system f Life Assurance, on a plan devised by their Consulting 'eferee, by which the Association's business transacti. , na will be rendered perfectly equitable in opera tion, and afford the best security, whilst the Association will be pieced in the be - t condition to fulfil its future engage ments. The plan in vestion wi 1 be well adapted to the 'wants of the People, atiording all the a vantages of present Life Ofh es, and some of those of a dank. It will also ope rate at less riek, less expense, and lower premiums than offices ordinarily °instituted. The Directors, therefore, confidently anticipate a very - handsome dividend from the first year of business opera ti The value of' Insurance Shares as an Investment, evidenced by the large premiums to which 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 liability of the shareholders is limiter. to the amount - unpaid on their shares. The Local Boards in the principal 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 regard to economy. Prospectuses and all other information may be obtained from, and applications for the remaining shares, and for Agencies, may 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 of LONDON. P. NORTHAM. LAURIE, Esq.. Governor. JAMES FARQUHAR, Esq., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Charles Lyall, Esq. Harry George Gordon. Esq. John Chapman, Esq. Samuel Beal., Esq., M.P. Archibald Boyd, Esq. Fleetly , od P. Wilson, Esq. John Scott, Esq. John Gilchrist, Esq. Leo Schuster, Esq. 1 Wm. Scholefield, Esq., M.P. Sir John Musgrove, Bart., 1 Thomas Augustus Gibb, Esq. Alderman. At a General Meeting of the Proprietors, held at the Court Room of the Banking House, 2, Princes-street, Mansion House, on Wednesday, the Bth of July, 1863, P. NORTHALL LAURIE, Esq.. Governor, in the Chair, the lollowi. g Report was read by the Secretary:— In presenting the Thirtieth Report on the affairs of the Bank, the Directors have to state that the riet profilt for the six months ending 30th lure la t, after payment of all charges (including the sum of .£82.09S 17s. 4d. for interest pa and due to custom rs on their current and dep. sit accounts), and making due provision tor all bad and doubtful debts, amount to £.9,446 lls. 1 0d., which, with the sum of £25 222 0-. 10d. brought forward from the 31st December last, leaves for appropriation £114,668 12s. Rd. The Directors have now the pleasure of declaring an In a( ased Divioend of 18s. per share, clear of income tax, for the six months ending 30th June laht. After payment of the above, amounting to X. 54,00", and ap propriating £6 , ,000 to the Reserved Fund, which will thereby be raised to £llO,OOO. there will remain a balance of £668 .2s. Bd. to be carried forward to a new Profit and Loss A count. The following D rectors reti e by rotation, viz. : Leo Schuster, Esq. ' Wm. Sch letield, Esq., M.P., and John Gilchrist. Esq., who, being eligible, offer themselves, and are recommended by , h.- Court, tor re-election. London. Bth July, 1863. THE UNION BANK OF LONDON. For the Half-year ending 30th June, 1863. GENERAL BALANCE. Dn. LIABILITIES. 140 per Share paid up on Capital 60 £2 p .o e o r o s r ar aerea s dded out o 6110,0" Reserved Profits 120,00) ___ £720,000 0 0 CR. ASSETS. Cash In the Bank £703,087 18 1 Cash in Bank of England 645.075 iS 8 Cash lent at call 825,000 0 0 Due by the Bank on Current Accounts, Depo sit Receipts ,including Interest accrued), and °the Obligations Rebervea Fund, invested in Consols, as per Contra Rebate on Bills not due Balance at credit of Profit and Loss 50,000 0 0 17,05 17 10 114,668 12 8 £15,735,74112 0 £2,174,063 16 9 Investments inGOvernment Stock,Exchequer Bills, Debentures, &c. £53,727 6s. Bd. Consols (taken at 93) 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,Pa11-mall East 108.775 4 5 Loans, Bills Discounted, &c 862,682 9 2 50,000 0 0 £15,735,741 12 0 DR. PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. Amount of Dividend of ISs. per Share Appropriated to Reserved Fund 60,000 0 0 Balance, being undivided profit carried for ward to next half• year CeB 12 8 £114,668 12 8 CR. Profit unappropriated on the 31st December, 1814 Amount uf Net Profit of the half-year end ing 30th June, 1863, after deducting all ex penses and interest paid and due (5.82,098 17s. 4d.) allowed to customers on their cur rent and deposit accounts ................ 89,446 11 10 .£111.668 12 8 The Chairman then declared a Dividend for the past Half year of 18s. 1 er Share, clear of income tax. It was r, solved unanimously ,— That the Report now read be adopted, printed, and circu lated among the Proprietors. r That That the cordi a l th an k s o f the Meeting be given to the Court_ of Dire c t ors for the very judicious and profitable man hahlfa-vyeear. tb conducted the business of th e Bank Bank co Schuster, Esq., be re-elected a Director of the That Nv- r „ of the B tol V That Joh.o Gilchrist, Scholefield, Esq., M.P., be re-elected a D irector Bank. That the beat tha Esq., be re-elected a Dir ector of the Scrimgeour, th e Genneks ral of the Meeting be given to Mr. W.W. of the value of Two H en the Ala, . Manager ; and that a Piece of Plate, Mat the th nks of the Meeting in token of their ap pr , on of his services. d ed Guineas, be presented to him, Manager ; Mr. Invp„, be given to Mr. Barton,the Branch ; Mr. St. Bathe, he Manager• %ell- of the Regent-street Branch ; Mr. Beattie, the tu..a of the t liaring fe er b o a tT Branch ; and to Mr. Henry INT X•n nia t i 7 c e i t i • , of r‘ the '1 zealous and elliclent manner in which th di s charged ey have thei several duties. , e secretary, for the (si,2ned) P. NORTHALL LAURIE, Governor. Esq.. the. Governor, for b That the thanks of the Meetinz b, Laurie, given to P. Northall QUHAR, Deputy Governor. —id able and courteous conduct in tile Chair. Extracted from the (Signed) J 1 MESFAR Minutes, 1{ EN KY NEWMARCH, Secretary. 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Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the Itlttup, No. 22,163 SEA. —FELLOWS and CO., Ship brokers, 127. Fenchurch-street, E.C., require MIDSHIPMEN and FOUR First-class APPRENT ICES in an A 1 clipper India man. 1,50) tons. Premium moderate, returned in wages. Also stout Lads, without premium, for other ships. Wages L 35. QEA.--VACANCIES for MIDSTIIPMEN and 1C.7 APPRENTICES in a first-class London shippinir firm. Premium moderate. Al-o apprentices without premium.— Apply to SI3INIoNDS and Co., 38, St. 3fary-at-hill, East cheap, E.C. Third ufficers and Stewards wanted. SEA. First- class APPREN TICES required in an East Indiaman.—Frir premium, name rf ship , &c. appl to Messrs. Laing Coleman-street. No co y ntrol over or interference in the outfitting exercisedßank THE OIL-SEED CRUSHING COMPANY (Limited). R eg istered under the Companies Acts, 1862. Capital, £500,000, in 25,000 shares of £2O each. First issue £IOO,OOJ tn 5,0(0 shares of £2O each. I eposit on application 1, and on allotment 10s. No call to be made until two months alter ate of allotment, and all subsequent calls not to exceed £2 IGs. each, nor to be made at less intervals than two months DIRECTORS. The Lord Holmesdale, M.P., Linton Park, Staplehurst, Kent. William Blewitt, Esq. (firm of Messrs. Turner, Blewitt, and Co.), Blackwall. Edward Hales, Esq., Msnadng Director (late of the firm of Messrs. H. a d J. Johnston and lo ), North Frith, Tun- bridge, Kent. Walker Joy, Esq. (firm of Messrs. Edward Joy and Sons), Leeds. James LaminA . , Esq., Director of the London and County Bank. Birchington Hall. Is , e of ThAnet. S. Teulon, Esq., Director of the South-Eastern Railway Come any. W. Curteis Whelan, Fsq., Herondon Hall, Tenterden, Kent. T. S. Womersley. Esq. (firm of Messrs. Womersley and Burt), Et. Michael's House, Cornhill, London. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Thomas and HoMans, ommeraal• chambers, Mincmg-lane. BROKERS. Messrs. Huggins and Howsell, No. 1, Threadneedle-street. AUDITORS. lessrs. 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, Birchin-lane, E.C. • • . - This Company is form-d for the purpose o carrying on upon an extensive scale the business of oil-seed crushing, which has ranked fos 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 1817 from 487,035 quarters, to an annual average, during the last three years, of ,401,6 3 quarters ; whilst th annual export of seed oils to the Continent has grown up, during the past five years, from 16.210 to 3 ,(00 tons. The consum tion of oil-seed cake has aovanced in a still g , eater ratio, the import of foreign descriptions having kept pace with the extra supply from our home manufactures, thus establishing the impor ant fact that oil cake is an article of permanent and increasingly extensive demand ; and there is 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 favoured by nature for this purpose. This statement is made without refe ,, nee to cotton-sect, which has increased in supply during the last few years mere than tenfold; and although an article but recently applied to oil-producing and fats ening purposes, the profits arising from its manufacture have been highly satisfactory. 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 machinery 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 grope ty), who in their report say ;—" We have no hesitation in expressing our opinion that tor tge purp Fes for which the mills wsre erected they are without a rival, both as to the substantial character and ar rangements otr the buildings, and also as to the machinery, the whole of wh ch (or nearly so) may be said to have been renewed within the last year, and all the ap liances thatmo dern salence and practice experience have suggested up to the present time for eminomical working with large results have been introduced in a most perfect manner." The ltuat , on of these mills, contiguous to the Harbour of Dover, and having the command of two railways, one of which loads at the doors, haves noshing to be 'Desired 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 ays of 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 eimilar 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 anticipate 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 be commenced without delay, so that there is no reason to doubt that a dividend, from earniegs, will be pay able within twelve months. The preliminary expenses of the Company will be stric' ly confined to the actual outlay. All applications for shares must be accompanied by a deposit of £1 per share, and a fur ther sum of £1 10s. per share will be requited upon allot ment. Should no allotment be made, the deposit will be returned in full. 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To the Directors of the Oil-seed Crushing Company (Limited), Gentlemen, —I 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 less number that may be allotted to me, subject to the regulations f the Com pany, and to pay the further dep• sit of £1 10e. p.r share on allotment ; and I turther aut °rise you to enter my name , n the re2i• ter of th•• Company for the number of shares which may be allotted to me. Signature Address in full Date CRYgTAL PALACE.-TICKET OFFICE, No. 2 , EXETER HALL, will remain OPEN until Eight o'cicck THIS EVENING. Half-a-Crown Admission Tickets and qt alls for 31. THAL BERG S GRAND CONCERT To-morrow (SATURDAY). Also Guinea Season Tickets and Guinea Art-Union Tickets. NoTE.--The Art-Union Subscription Closes on the 18th inst. T" ox.FORD 6 , OXFORD STREET. Wiil be performed, Selections from the following Operas : LA CIRCASSIENNE: MARTHA, and MASANIELLO. 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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, IL J. Gibson. T. M. Paget , Lor d A. Baring, Sir F. Glyn, G. G. Paget, Lord 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. Beanmont,Somerset Grey, Sir G. Peel, F. Beecroft, G. S. Gurney, John 11. Price, R. G. Bentinek, 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. Bouverie, E. P. Headlam, Thus. E. Rowley, Hon. R. T. Bramston, T. W. Henley, J. Russell, F. W. Bridges, Sir B. Henley, Lord Salt, T. Briscoe, J. I. Herbert, H. A. Scholefield, W. Bruce, H. A. Ilesketh, Sir T. Selwyn, C. J. Buller, J. W. 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Smith, Sir F. 1 DoUlton, F. Mitchell, T. A. Dickson, Col. The Armstrong Guns, by constant improvement, are now perfection. The same is the case with Herring's magnetic brushes, which are now so perfected that failure with them is all but iruposs ble. They are the erne remedy for grey headache.d l a every.. t N rne e . N.B.—Counterfeits tr oCuosu, description,n London.te r f bilious,ebi u t s t hair, 7 e Eg u u r Ta made.g s i E a : o n Ti ]—Consumption, nervous s ußmspgitia:go onhta, lairvEeeArbD,eand stomach complaints, s i s healthevery restoring stage,areitoevnalyieagnt: ag gravated caunrdabaccleebleyri)teud Bbayrrdyr,u Arabica Food, as proved by thousands of cases which had been considered hopeless. We quote a few.—Cure No. 62,914. Miss Lange, 18 years of age, cured after the medical men had abandoned all hopes of her recovery from the last stage of Pulmonary consumption, with f,arful cough, expectoration, exhaustion, spitting of blood, perspirations, hollow cheeks, emaciated to a skeleton. She is now, thank God, a perfectly healthy, blooming, fleshy girl.—N. Lange, Commissaire de Police. Cure, No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, of Frimley, Surrey, of shirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, and partial deafness. —Cure, No. 47,121. Miss R s4 l: B 7 6 b . eth rhe Ja ß co e b v. s, „Ira : esextreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, Ta.ncdamneprvbeoiLusFfaaknecniehsa.—mC, usroe,rioNu4o. of indigestion and torpidity of the liver, which had resisted all medical treatment. In tins, 11b, 25 9d ; 21b, 45 6d ; 51b, 11$; 121 b, 225; 241 b, 40s. Barry du Barry and Ca., No. 77, Regent-street, London ; also Fortnum and Mason; and all grocers and chemists in every town of the United Kingdom, TELLERS. LAW INTELLIGENCE,--;July 9, COURT OF EXCHEQUER. ANECOMBE V. BONISSON.-LIFE IN THE KITCHEN. This was an action for assault. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Henry James and Mr. Matthews 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 Bonisson, 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 timt 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 counsel added that the action for the assault 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. Oa his return he abused her in the most violent manner and spat in her face. He then three a kitchen knife at her, but it only just touched her shoulder. On another occasion he said he would kill her, if he were hung at Newgate for it. He was constantly using bad language to her. At another titre, when she was in conversation with Hardy, he told her he would smash her face if he had to pa 3 £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, and 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 ga ve no ti ce 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 c om pl a int 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 docter about the blow I received on the forehead, but I was con fined to bed three or four days. I was engaged to be married to Hardy, but 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." Themes 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 subpoena. 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 cue witness, although the alleged cruelty and assaults must 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 brow Si 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 is court, and run the risk probably of losing his situation. Alnaud Bonisson, :he defendant, was then exa mined. He desired to he examined through an in terpreter, but there not being one present. he 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. Cruse-examined—lc is true that I was intimate with the plaintiff, but 1 cannot say when was the last time. I never promised her marriage. I wee married at St. George's, Hanover-equare. No of e 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 bute n ess ; but the mar riage was soon known to every one. (Laughter.) I did not put my marriage in the newspapers, nor send round any cards. (L a ughter.) We had no marriage breakfast at the hotel, but we breakfasted at my lodgings i n P ortchester -place. I did not ill u sethe plaintiff after she refused to renew the intimacy. Eliza Day, the fish maid at the hotel, was called to prove that the d e f en d ant use d no violence to the plaintiff. She admitted that once, when the defen dant was in a passion with everybody in the kitchen, ho threw a Silver entree dish at the charcoal stove, but denied that ho aimed it at the plaintiff. John Parkes, who was employed at the roast, gave similar testimony. Mr. Henry James said the witness Hardy had arrived, and he applied to have him examined. The Lord Chief Baron said as the plain.iff 's case was closed he could not allow his evidence to he taken. The learned counsel having addressed the jury on behalf of their respective clients, The learned judge su mme d n p, and the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff--damages, 40s. Rifles taking the lead, as usual. This was precisel_ one of those cases i n which British spirit, when ap pealed to, acts irresistibly t in surmounting difficul .ties. The arrange u m tt e e n rl s, as y far as paid markers were concerned, had volunteering in their broken down ; any one was entering on a ser P vice ace m o m f apsrteysh•eadvedia.enitgtehra, that he efficacy of the safeguards os y t et. recently devised having 'still to be established. re te t n be m a ir t. t in es . after the case had been fairly' put b • ef l o i bly the difficulty was removed as completely it had never existed ; for if by any nit2tunsr if rary collapx could he avoided the Association flair ew bouts' notice might command tiny number o a f 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 IA wounds, their comrades had uns 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 that with only one man in each butt, and with regularity enforced at the other end of the range, he system of marking was unobjectionable. A commanding officer, however, is bound to look to the safety of his men, or they wil l no long- t the same confidence in his orders ; ar.d -- 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 Dacie, 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 the Council, voluntarily assumed analogous func tions, and slaved for hours at marker's duty into the 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, 1 7th Glam or g anshire .. 16 Private Rhead, 3 d Gloste r • . 17 Quartermaster Serjeant Turner, Bth Gloster 16 Private Walters, Ist Edinburgh .. .. 16 L i eutenan t Toogood, 25th Devon .. 16 Li eu t ena nt Yates, 2d Lancashire • • 16 Private Richardson , sth Lincoln • . .. 16 Private Redfern , 4 t h Lanark .. .• .. 16 Private Fidler, s th Is l e of Wi g ht • • 16 Corporal Wells, 3d H er t s .• 16 Major Sir G. Doug las, 3d Roxburgh.. .. 16 Private Richardson , 10th Norfolk .. 16 16 Private Coles, I st Notts Private Noddall , I s t Notts . • .. 17 L i eu t en ant Watson, I st Newc astle .. 19 S e rgeant Dowe, 6 th No rth York .. .. 16 E ns i gn Wynn, 12th North Yor k .. .. 16 C o rporal Rees, I st East Y ork.. • • .. 19 Sergeant Butler, I st Wilt s .. 18 Colour Sergeant Cook , 4 t a Warwick.. .. 17 Corporal Taylor, 17 th Som erset • . .. 16 Sergeant Chase , 4 th Su ffolk .. . • .. 17 Sergeant O'Reilly, s th Wilts .. • • .. 17 Private Phillips , I s t Shro p shire .. 17 S e rgeant Allen, 25 th So merset.. .. .. 17 Private Hodson, Sth C ambridge 16 Corporal Rudd, I st C umberland 16 Corpora l H e nderson, Cornwa ll .. 16 S ergea nt Maddock, 14 t h Cheshire .. 16 Private Rowe, s th D orset •.• •.. 17 S e rgeant Reed, 36 th M iddlesex .. 16 C o rporal Gould, 37 t h Middlesex .. 16 16 Sergeant White, 39th Middlesex Private "%Venison, Ist City of London .. 16 Private Birkley , 2d Tosser Hamlets .. 16 C or poral Sharp,, 4.. d Kent .. 16 .. Sergeant Noakes, 42d Kent 16 Sergeant Brook, 12th Middlesex . .. 16 C ap t a in Dear, 9 t h Middlesex 16 .. Lieutenan t Marrnier , 9 th M iddlesex .. .. 16 Private Smith, 9 th Middlesex— .. 16 Private Rowe, 11th St. George's 16 Sergean t Millard, 11th St. George's .. 16 S e rgeant Garnett, 20th Middlesex 16 Lieutenan t r Shipway, 22d Middlesex (Queen's) 17 In the first stage of the House of Lords Prize so me good scor es were made at the 500 yards range, of which the following ranked highest : C a ptain Goodliffe , 11th Herts .. 23 Sergeant I ns tructor Smith, 3d Surrey .. 21 Sergean t Bruce, sth Warwick .. 21 Colour Sergeant Chipperfield, 2d Norfolk .. 21 Sergeant White, 10th Wilts .. 22 P r ivate Hitchcock, 7th Wilts .. 22 2cl Northumberland .. 22 Corpora l White, Sergean t Palmer, 36 th Staffo rd .. .. 21 Private Child, 4 th Shropshire .. 22 Sergea nt Maddock , 14th Cheshire 21 Pr i va t e Wisker, 2 d Esse x .. 21 Pr i va t e G. Miller, I st B ristol .• 22 P r ivate Tothill , Ist Bristol ..• •.. 23 Gunner Hyde, Ist Bristol Artille r y .. 22 Li e ut. Pollard, 13 th Cornwall•• 21 21 Private Skelton, 2d Hants .• • • •• 22 Sergeant Inman, Ist Lancashire .. •• 21 Private Davis, Ist Lancashire • • 21 Private Brown , I st Exeter .• .. 23 Corporal Humphrey , 9th Surrey •. • • 2 2 Private Sladden , 24th Kent .. • • 24 Corpora l Wells, 3d Herts .• ••• 03 4 other Private Morris, I s t Hants • • .• • Priz es s hot for The highest scores for the were as follows ALL C O MERS—SmaI I Bore-600 yards.. . 23 •• Private Simons , 24 Middlesex 24 Capta i n Scrope, 4 th N. York Pr i va te Leete, • Queen's Westunaster • • .. 23 22 Count de Gendre, Swiss Captain Oxley , 19th Middlesex 2226 C a ptain Heaton, 3d Mane t Private Doe , Victories . . r .; • • • • 2 3 Len • ' • Ensign Brazil' , • 24 61st Lord AVharaclitto . • 0 n;- 1 -200 .. •• 22 ENFIELD— .. P r ivate Garland, 24 Dorse 27th .."(1 .• 23 • • 23 P r ivate Theakston, West York 2 r 6 i t h o Ke Rifles n 23 SO O. P r ivate Aninndtreor 13, P r ivate 25 Private Bidder, Inns of Court " .0 21 Private Miller, Ist Bristol es • • • • 21 Lieut. Pollard, 13th Cornwall • • 23 Serg ean t Marriott, 4th West Y or k 23 p r ivate Dawson, 4 th West York Sergeant Lunnon, Ist Bucks • • 26 Durham ENFIELD—ALL COMER • • .. 24 Private Clemitson, 14th Durh B— Pane, Oxford •• 22 Lieutenant Burt, Ist Warwick .• Lieutenant Por-h2223 her, 11th Surrey 29 ALL COMERS—SmaII Bore-20 . 0 . Yard • al Lieutenant Brougham, 13th Stafford .. 24 Lieutenant Hitchcock, Fie n ith Wilts .. .. 23 'Major Boothby,.. 23 Ensigh Anstie, sth Wilts Artillery •• • • Lieut.-C o l one l Belford, Ist Leicester :: 2 9 3 3 ALL COMERS-500 Yards. J. 11. Mitchell, 2d Essex 25 C. Potter, Queen's Westminster .. .. '24 Laid Wharacliffe, 2d West York 24 Quartermaster Serj. Potter, Sch. of Musket' y 24 Lord Iladdo, 24 Aberdeen .. .. 24 Lieutenant Thompson, 3d Durham .. 25 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 SEIIIES-600 Yards. Captain Dunne, 7th Kent .. •• 18 Private Horner • • •• •• Through an error in the statistical department 23 24 .. .. .. 24 •• •• •• • • 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-chief a t Portsmouth, pro ended 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 'caving Spithead. She is expected to s:zit this morning. for Cherbourg, 13rest, Cadiz, and Oih!nitar, and finally for the United States about the colt- wunccruent of OctubtT. The Warrior, iron higate, C3pt. the Hen. A. A. Cochrane, C. 8., steamed out of Portvmouth ilsrbour Yesterday, at 5.30 p.m., and joined the Channel fleet at Spith ea d anchorage. Signal was made yesterday to the L Cl-nuue 1 fleet to prepare t o l eave S p i thead this morning' for the I)owns and the N ort h Sea. l have been provi s i one d and cruise,ee'ahleedwfhoorletboefitrheshs o a f nd th it e isd demand amvaeirlyd beingcred m itab a le de f on and t that from the time the Royal Clarence yard for the fleet's provisions a in 12 hours ell the supplies were medicalcomforts, alongside spective ships. One of the items conssted o t f h l7,l r o e o - bags of biscuit, and beef, pork, and other articles were in proportion. A good deal of anxiety is being manifested by '',e officials to cotn?lete the Royal Sovereign at Drismouth by the time which I , 's 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, 1.e., armed, stored, and ready for active service 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, en 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 Fungwha, in China, where, under a heavy fire, ha 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 steam reserve. The Salamander, 6, paddle-wheel sloop, 818 tons. 200 horse power, chief engineer Bey. 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 tuns, 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 once to resume her ditties. The Scylla, 21, screw steam corvette, 1,467 tons, 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. IV. 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. 11. J. Knight, naval cadets, to the Resistance. Mr. IL Francis E. Haigh, midshipman, to the Liver- pool. T h om as C. Heathcote, Cl em ent Royds, and William A. 001. Becc ies, Naval Cad ets, to the Liverp G. T. Temple, Midshipman, to the Defend . Horace H. A l exa nder W. Ogi lv y , J. S. Hammet, B ar nard, Naval Cadets, to the Defence he Royal Oak. . J u lian A. Barker , Midshipman, to t Frederick S. P oll y , Edward J. Bawtree, and Frederick Maitland, Naval Cadets, to the Royal Oak. R. F. Hoskyn, midshipman, to the Emerald. Reginald 0.13. Carey, an d K. 1). B. Bruce, nav a l cadets, to the Emerald . Pierre G. Evans, m id s hipman, to the Black Prince. eane, Ed wa rd Goldney, A r chibald li.llarence, and j na val cadets , to the Black Prince. Mr. James Erskine R ussell, nominated to a naval cadetship. Brutal and Fatal Fight at Hammersmith, A protracted investigation was held late on Wednesday night by Mr. J. Bird, one of the Mid dlesex coroners, at the Traveller's lt2st 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 deceased. 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 . W est threw d own 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 he left for a few minutes they pulled off their coats and fought out side the house. West knocked deceased down nearly every time, and fell on and over him. Simpson picked West up, although he had promised to pick up deceased. Before the last 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 ceasedhe and knocked him down after be said would give in. The man Newell picked up de- ceased. Maria Collins, 3, Albert-place, Starch-green, said that deceased was a brickmaker. Ho worked until lately for West, but had left him and went to work for Messrs. Bird. West was angry at that. lie was dreadfully injured when he returned home after the fight. He had four wounds on the - head. A doctor was sent for, but he n ever rallied, and died on the following Tuesday. 1)r. P. H. Tomlinson sail there were open wounds on deceased's head, resniting from blows. Fr:in' the appearance p re sented he was o f opon that something hard was in the band when th! , blow was inflicted. The post mortent erant:nation showed death to have resulted from abscess on the brain from the blows. The Coroner then summed up, and the jury, manslaughter against Jose after a brief deliberationi3hrwrctuersutste, slaying Richard P. Collins. The Coroner then made out r s trial at of West to Newgate, hi at the Central Criminal r:ourt• owaf oaararwrkavain:i ltrtidhnfio:e t and WIMBLEDON PRIZE MEETING. COURT OP DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary, Mr. JusticelVightman, and Mr. Baron Channell.) STONE V. STONE AND APPLETON. Mr. - kerslake, Q.C. (with him Mr. Spinks and Mr. Searle) addressed the court on behalf of the :ule nisi for a new trial which had been obtained for Mrs. St one . Th e l earned counsel dwelt with great emphasis on the injustice which had been done hia 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 involved, would think it right to submit the question to another jury. Dr. Spinks and Mr. Searle followed on the same side. The court took time to consider, and intimated chat they would not be able to give their judgment till after the circuit. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) BREMNER V. BREMNER AND BRETT. Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Dr. Spinks for the pe titioner ; Mr. Karslake, Q.C., and Mr. Harrison for the respondent. This case was partly heard on Saturday last ; and to-day Elizabeth Pye, the sister of the respondent, was called to prove an allegati6n of cruel►y. An other witness, since married, admitted that Bremner had had an improper intimacy with her. She said that she was not a prostitute, but that she had a tew friends who used to visit her. Some other women gave evidence of a similar character. The case was strain adjourned. [ADvEnusEmENT.]—Holloway's Ointment and pills.-- The proofs of cures of the most virulent maladies and chronic ulcers speak louder than any words to the merits of these incomparable remedies. 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But, as there was something remarkable both in the mode of communicating this decision and in the spirit wish which the announcement was met by the Council and the Volunteers, a slight retrosr.et 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 neat 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-past 9 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, ILE., 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 evenings 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 hip 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 corn naanding 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 are 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.B.—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 impression 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 ho 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 ?night 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. "THOS. 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 pesition 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 condemned was not only inconsistent, hut mischievous, as regards the conditions of the contest. 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. illse m uch as possible. But th e fundamental prinethpat of the competition for the Queen's prize being V o l u nteers shall shoot, as far as possible, °n fie 'isc when it was i of equality, it follow s that to continuceontlempuiti_ system for a whole da y dur n ing t h o rest lion to return to the flag-rn asking wiest inequality of the meeting m ust create theLo When Lord Dello w as ap b e t we en competitors. taken he lost no d of the step w hich bad been prise Volunteers —it was then time in assembling the laine d to them the position about lunch hour—and exp whether it was their wish of affairs. I le then ~eked s_ .)e continued voice t h a t the disc system With one o r be ab-.ndonefi. the old nag system, and intimated to b© prefera ble to rate " n any meas • ures which their willing ness to co-ope would insure its continuance. Lord Elcho said there was only one way in which this could be done, and that was by volunteering to go into the butte themselves till arrangements could be entered • into for supplying the places of the Guards. If others were wit ling to follow them, members of the Council wo uld set the example. The effect of this address was such that in a few moments names more than sufficient to supply ail the vacant places, not only during the day but throughout the best part of the meeting, were given in, the members of the Victoria 1b• n; in