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T"E IMPRRI `:-11, MERCANTILE CREDIT Ak;BOCIATION (Limited). Are authorised to receive applications for £2,800,000 of Debenture of rLANTICC ANDertificates GREAT WESTERN R , ‘ILWAY (New York —Pennsylvania—Ohio). On o 11Iillio n Two Of which IQfl Two Hundred Thousand Pounds have been already applied for. rlhese Certificates will be issued at £9O for £lOO, to be _!enied at par, £lOO sterling, at the end of three years, wan Interest at 8 per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly, O r' the 15th of May and 15th of November in each y, the N y e: Lent of th e In in London being guaranteede ar by CONSOLIDATED BANK (LIMITED), LONDON. TRUSTEES. Samuel Gur ne y, Esq., M.P. John P. Kennard, Esq. Charles Mozley, Esq. The Consolidat e d Bank, Lon BANKERS don and Manchester. M essrs A. Heywood, Sons, and Co., Liverpool. Id SOLICITORS. es srs pr es hfi elds and Newman, Bank-buildings, Lon don, E . c. BROKERS. Messrs lush Hutchinson and Son, 15, Angel-court ; End „. ° Morton -street, London, E.C. , Satterthwaite, &a 33 Thromraorton-street, Lon• li on L.C. .. f f 0 pool.e„ '-' T. Tinley and Sons, 44, Brlwnia-buildiniss, Liver- Pool. A 1... ---"1.8* Shoro and Kirk, 14, St. Ann's-squaro, Man thester, Th e r --- q , Imperial Mercantile Credit Association (Limited), orf,rrePared to receive Subscriptions for tho above amount beet,ertißeates of Debentures, of which £1,200,000 have Tlineteady applied for. follo vvi tlantic and Great Western Railway consists of:the Th e -‘,.n.f-; Divisions and Branches : Attall Line in New York st ~ in Pennsylvania • in Ohio .. 50 Miles, .. 245 385 in New Y or k (Buffalo) • • " 45 " to Oil Creek in Pennsylvania .. 35 ~ to (oal Regions in Ohio (New Lisbon) • • O Cleveland • - .. 67 - 161 Also Total 552 Mlles. system the Erie an d N iagara Railway, b elong i ng to same at el l a i 30 miles i n l ength, i s wholly i n Cana d a, an d secures ero lous coal t ra ffi c over 200 miles of the Atlantic and Los, e alE , . / Y est ern, by.whom it has been constructed, and is Th e owned. with e roam of this Great Railway, connecting New York al lon _St• Louis, a distance of 1,200 miles (without lit te ,?.'„ of carriages or break of gauge) passes through L ee .tiiatates, far removed from the scene of war. t The Vihi4 t now completed, and in possession of a ra September la st t , raey fairly be called extraordinary. For ex c h"e gross earnings on 3Z2 miles open were, at ordinary t h al go, at the rate of £1,100,000 per annum (exclusive 7 , 3 11 Us of 10 per cent, paid by the Erie Railway on all aerni -g ' tr affic, which will probably reach £lOO,OOO per eeize,,,el additional), the earnings having increased since the p th a e yr ße ll s c ie r a t of the year by 100 per cent. This, even at exchange, would leave a large surplus, after Delv e e 'L cf the interest in gold on the bonded debt. The tats: to increase the fares will of course bs exercised, if the Th e exceptional rates of exchange should continue. ielitae total bonded debt over the whole system of the At. th e at d Great Western Railway is £3,600,110, and with taaji! e ePtion of proceeds of bonds Z 1,765,070, held by the ca .l ; ille line has been cone' acted with funds advanced b een - t P ' tal iara, whose anticipations of profitable results have 1 3 ari4 r 'gore than realised ; the railway, although only e 4 4,," '3 7 develoed, exhibiting returns of traffic and re ex W hich may without examgeration be designated un -4relileawl ° sa t , 4 ._ u this undertaking was projected, it was found necteste thtol;",obtain powers for its construction from each Sa or tet p which it would pass. This compelled independent tett,,,_,A.ations and separate financial arrangements; the in it isvr,ience attending which has become so manifest, that klitai e 'et.reined to consolidate the whole line under one ad bleatetterli Pending the completion of legislative . enact; b e b p , It has been resolved to issue Sterling Certificates o Der ;, 11 , 41 re, payable in three years, bearing interest at 8 tot 'qt. Per annum, which interest is guaranteed by the aiitt:l°,llda:.ed Bank ; and the Principal secured by a deposit elel," e Trustees of Bonds and Shares amounting at usual l'gr e lge to £4,230,493. ,s - Of a _nds and Shares so deposited will be kept at the or t ,, -ungland in the names of the Trustees, and the ee e ( Declaratio n ' of Trust to ba executed by them may tae,4Pected at the office of Messrs. Freahficlds and New est Erie R a i lway, of which the Atlantic and Great e s e al i s Practically an ex t ens i on , u p on a m il ea ge of a bout bales e e xtent, but constructed at a cost nearly three 1 3ey t ,.: great, has earned in the present year sufficient . n?t 'elad ( j f P,?3? interest on all its bonded debt, but also Groat „,! , o Per cent. on ordinary stock. The Atlantic and it et, western Railway, in addition to its thrnigb. traffic Petre l it tn eo With the Erie, has almost a monopoly of the otte r traffi c in Pennsylvania, with vast coal fields, Emd ectiettitePortant sources of local revenue. The cost t o! it e s deb t elletion having been so much less, and its m d or trc , s a t hz c lea: t li sequently so much smaller, with an ass a u r r s e niellti e l qqal, it is estimated that in ho three years, during vrtneir,,,,eoriel certificates of debenture run, the payment of the be rovided for out of revenue alon . e. t _ -ulrecto provided th Erie Company have manifes edthe t est er in which they e hold the Atlantic and Great tta t B r te rri tha opinion they entertain of its t ilel P r ospect aY by , contracting to supply for its use, at er l l r i e ll expense, rolling stock to the extontof one million st Ne Atlantic and Great Western Railway has been c).n elliaerl by Thomas W. Kennard, C.E. as engineerf-itann ,tlPeriZld under the immediate superintendence A o re_ Port (need agent of Messrs Peso and Betts. ho to rota S r S. Morton Peto, Bart., M.P., is an i Showing that th works have been executed a the a e t ,,,a most .substantial manner. Appended are some We.."usties, derived from official retutns, relating to the in qjitse in the carriage eastwards of predate (luring the past ,e, years from some of the chief cities of the West with w hich traffic the Atlantic anti lneat Tr - • 4av Is :araz,otclll ectly eennec:ed ; from these figures the causes of its `Xtraordinai y revenue may be deduced. a drie Certificates of Debenture are in sums Of . XlOO, £5OO, 1 ,000 each; with Coupons attached for interest at 8 f ct 4 . cent. per annum, payable half-yearly. The interest he Whole term w ill b e guarantee d b y t h e C onso lid ate d 1 7, k `ci with wh om secur i t i es h ave b een l o d ge d. ar e "e Price of issue is fixed at 90; and the instalments Pa yable as follows : i t Per cent, on application. allotment. 15 ~ 17th January, 1865. 15 37th February, ~ 17 ~ 17th March, 18 17th April, 15th May less coupon £4 per cent. . due Ott that day. be r p Certificates will be paid off at par, on sth Nevem aj-, 1867 . - n i. :e intere s t on th e i nves t men t, i nc luding the redemption_ interests upwards of 12 per cont. per annum, exclusive of o . n deferred instalments. twicribers have the option of paying any or . all of the per~dsat y enta in advance, and will be allowed a discount of 8 A st, , ,, u per annum on such payments. r allotttent, scrip will be issued to "bearer." On for p eti t of the final instalment, the scrip will be exchanged tothlertificates of debenture, with guarantc ad interest eturle attached payable 15th May and 15th Novemb3r in Year, 9, Great George-street, Westminster, November 4, 1861, ' S A - tEL GURNEY, Esq., M.P. p -( . 1 ,'" . P. KENNARD, Esq., and 1 Tfu.stees. -,- ARLES MOZLEY, E sq. Y . M . are aware that at the request of the ,zurnishing the funds for the cmstruction of too u l t e 4 th t lantic and Great Western Railway, my Firm unde_r- s th e grave responsibility of the supervision of the . Wel 05t 0 4 5 Line, to be executed uuder a contract with r t itY, and from the plans and designs of Mr Thomas Nfentlard, th e eng i neer -in-chief of the Railway its or e n, works were commenced, my Firm sent one of e lee 4l : t 4 " e xperienced agents, who had superintended the t „, 111 1)16, 1°4 of several large works, and who had been in its s'gar e upwards of thirty years, and entrusted to his 1511 he ,`" Eupervision of the various works to be executed It . 1 - "Ailway, a id tO B N It te both to Mr. Kennard, the Engineer-in-Chief, been , v , lr • McHenry, © Contractor, that I should state , " e ett a at the position we occupied, which might hay,. tal teti 11 invidious one, has not in the slightest degree par lk,l4 halt character. Every recommendation of our 7ttl eh been at once cheerfully carried out, and Mr. 14,'earr-„r37 has executed his contract with an honest desire . ,• , he out every engagement in a fair and liberal spirit. Loth ' ll e has b d and laid in a style fully equal ob e een a e 1, 0 100,1' of our English railways, while the extremely „„ - Ve nature of the country through which it passes 'ela4l,-„"ered necessary so few works of art, that its main ° need rot exceed the average cost per mile of our y t " t ett - at home. The stations throughout are of p amle -tq u i r , a nd the siding accommodation fully equal to the It ,eznetits of the traffic. kalri ee be very satisfactory to you to find that the En larese al- chief states in his last report that the traffic at the I tti e etae is sufficient to pay, at the then prie3 of gol ; c1, 7 ,, lt lehd on all the Consolidated Bonds of the entire 'hu,Sori alt ,eling them not to be issued to a greater extent than t "tieE k l y , n e , : T. (six thousand five hundred pounds sterling) per L 4 4) Estimates and predictions are so often falsi , t o e present fact becomes peculiarly valuable, the more so `tlhal Present time the Rolling Stock is not more than 4011' to the r • th ing equirements c . .f the local traffic.; and when the e Company to be provided under:: the agreem . ent with ‘-olnpany is placed on the line, these increased ;" e edi tin , a ~ iliti '" a ,, gnnot fail to produce an amount of traffic far ex () it, ° t he estimates which have been prepared in regard I an) dear sirs, for Betts and self, yours faithfully, S. MORTON PETO. tile C e Produce from Wet to East dur- - Past Five arria Ye g ars of derived from Official Return!. CHICAGO. Fat Cattle. Pigs. 1E3;9 .. Total Grain. 18g, ....... 16,751,138 balils. .. -' .. 1') 500 .. 2 1 2 10 7: F 6 4 4 11 1 8 4 ......... 31 ,103,759 „ • • 1 92 , 000 n 00) .. 289,094 18 ...... 50 ,4 5 3!,8 , 4 ~ • • ", 4ql 135 liL ......... 56 ,187,110 •, .. 107, ‘' 66 86 . 2',200 ....... 51 ,711,639 .. 197,311 .. MILWAUKEE. Total Grain. 181859 ... 6 550,896 1 shls. 186 60 ............ 9,993,0 0 ~ 186 1 ............. 167 tO,'B° 18 2 ............ 18'732,389 ,13 ............. 16,992,335 Pork, B ef, Lard and Tallow. .. 10,206,4 00 lbs. .. 11,0 c , 8,( 1 00 „ .. 11.68",103 „ .. 30,553, , OS „ .. 41,6)9,553 „ TOLEDO. 18 60 Flour. Wheat. 1 861 •"• 8 ' 3,700 brls. 5,013,331 bshls. . 180 2 ...... 1,372,111 „ 6,2q6,936 ••.1,585,325 " 9,827,629 „ BUFFALO. Cattle, Pig, and Sheep. 209,6 8 281,495 481,804 Cattle, Pigs, 183 0 . Total Grain. and Sheep. 18 61 ....... 37,089,461 bshls. 14,040,303 lbs. 1882."'".. fi1,469,601 ~ 25,999,823 „ 1 863 .' ' ..... 7 2,872,454 „ 107,120,461 „ As resp ; ..... 64,735,570 ~ 149,428,894 „ 1., it e a t . B PETROLEUM, in the carriage of which this etr ol llway has principally the monopoly eu ra Produced in 1F , 59 750 bbls. of 40 gallons ~ 1860 .. 50,004 ~ ~ „ i 861 .. 550,000 ~ ~ Th " „ 1862 .. 2,000,000 „ ~ it ., —b .6ns „ . 1863 .. 2,220,000 „ "4`ival,l:eland Branch of the Atlantic and Great Western " 9 D'gaged to the full e4tent of its capacity ih the N°. 22,599. carriage of Iron, the Ore from the mines of Lake Superior, and in shipping Coals in return vessels. These Dline3 pro duzed, in Iron Ore. Coprer. IMO 65,679 tons. 6,041 tons. 1863 280,000 „ 10,C00 „ TRADE OF CINCINNATI.—SOMC idea 4 f the enormous growth of trade at the West may be formed from the follow ing statement of the va,ue of the Imports and Exports of leading staples at Cincinnati : Dols. Dols. 1838-59 160,220,954 1861-62 179,733,695 1859-60 180,384,404 1,62-63 1860-61 147,220,262 1863-61 ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. NEW YORK-PENNSYLVANIA -OHIO. No FORM OF APPLICATION. (To be retained by the Bankers.) To the Imperial Mercantile Credit Association (Limited). Having paid to the Consolidated Bank (Limited) the sum of £ , I hereby request you will allot me Certificates of Debenture of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway, and I hereby agree to accept such Certificates of Debenture, or any less number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the instalments thereon, accord ing to the terms of the Prospectus. I am, your obedient Servant, Signature • Address in full Date 3 /lIDDLESBROUGH EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT. (To extend and alter boundaries of municipal borough and district of Middlesbrough ; extension of time for compul sory purchase of land fbr and for completion of market place ; powers to raise further monies for gas works, and other purposes of Improvement Acts of 1856 and 1858; to defise the boundaries of the parishes and townships of Middlesbrough, Acklam, and Liuthorpe ; repeal of provisions as to, and compulq)ry purchase of rights of West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway Company in Port Clarence Landing Place, and powers to c3nstruct and complete same ; to purchase lands compulsorily for that purpose, and for other purposes.) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That application is in tended to be made to Parliament in the ensuing session for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal, alter, amend, and extend all or some of the powers and provisions of " The Middles brough Improvement Act, 1841" (herein called the Act of 1841), " The Middlesbrough Improvement Act, 1855" (herein called the Act of 1856), and " The Middlesbrough Improvement Act, 1853 e (herein called the Act of 1858), or some or, one of these Acts, or the Acts therein recited, and to grant further and other powers in lieu thereof and in addition thereto, and par ticularly to alter and repeal all or any of the provisions of the said Acts or any of them which are now in force for the protection of the owner, lessee, or occupier of any property af fected by the said Acts, or the works thereby authorised or to be affected by the said Bill, or for the protection or benefit of any Public Trustees or Commissioners, Corporation, Com pany, or person specifically named in such provisions, which it may be necessary to alter or repeal for the purposes of the said Bill, and to make other provisions in lieu of the powers and provisions so repealed, altered, or amended ; and in such Bill so to be applied for, powers and provisions will be in serted for effecting or authorising all or some of the several objects and purposes following; that is to say To alter, enlarge, extend, improve, and define the boun daries of the Municipal Borough of Middlesbrough (herein called the Borough`, and also of the District of the said Borough herein called the District, now subject to the Local Board of Health of the said Borough (herein called the Local Board), and to add to and include within the said Boroucih and District respectively portions of the adjoining Parishes and Townships of Middlesbrough, Linthorpe, Acklam, Marton Ormesby, and Normanby, which ate now outside ot the existing boundary of the said Borough and District, which Borough and District when so enlarged will be com prised within the following boundaries or limits or some of them ; that is to say : A line commencing at a point in the mid-channel line of the River Tees, immediately opposite to and parallel with the north-eastern side of a certain jetty, called the Normanby Jetty, the same jetty being the northern terminus of the Cleveland Railway, and being situate in the township of Normanby, and in the parish of Ormesby, in the said Riding-, thence alone: such mid-channel line up the said River Tees past the town of Middlesbrough, first in a north-westerly ane afterwards in a south westerly direction to a point in such mid-channel line, opposite to, and parallel with the second jetty or breakwater in the said river, which jetty or breakwater is situate about 330 yards to the south or south-west of the granery in the village or Hamlet of Newport, thence from such point in the said mid-channel line in a str.fight line to the principal entrance gate leading out of the public highway from Linthorpe to Acklam, to a farm house called "Marsh House," belonging to Thomas Hustler, Esq., and in the occupation of Mr Christopher Dobson, thence along the centre line of a small stream er watercourse which runs through the land on the south side of the Village of Linthorpe to a point on the cast side of the highway or bridle road leading from Acklam to Linthorpe, 270 yards (measuring in a straight line) to the south of a house in the village of Linthorpe occupied by Robert Manners, called " The Old Hall." otherwise "The Blue Hall," thence in an easterly direction along the line of the fence commencing at the said last mentioned point, to a certain stream or watercourse called Marton Beck, thence across the said stream or watercourse, and alon r the line of fence immediately opposite the point ot crossing it, to the north-western corner of an orchard situate on the west side of the house called Marton Grove, belonging to Thomas Gar butt, Esq., thence for a distance of 40 yards along the line of fence extending northwards, to the point where the same line of fence joins another fence, which ex ends therefrom to the Marton Road, and along the line of such last men tioned fence to the said road called Marton Road, thence for a distance of 150 yards in a southerly direction along the western side of the said Marton-road to a point immediately opposite to the exile me south western corner of a certain farm cal ed Longlands, belonging to Joseph Pease, Esq., end some time since purchased by him of James Emerson, Et q., thence along the southern boundary fence of he same farm, and continuing in a straight line across the Middlesb ough and Guisbrough branch of the North Eastern Railway, to the point in the centre line of the stream or watercourse called Ormesby Beck, w hich is immediately op posite sech southern boundary fence, thence in a nor herby direction along the centre line of such stream or watercourse to a pint in the same 9) yards to the northward of a in a straight line in a north easterly direction to a point in the Middlesbrough and Ormesby-road 05 yards to the north of a certain farm house called White House, thence in in an easterly direction, first along the ins of fence which commences at such last named point, and afterwards in a straight line running immediately to the north of a farm house called Cold Knuckles, to the stream or watercourse called Normanby Beck, thence across the same streamer water eon r.e to the eastern or north eastern fence of the Cleveland Railway, opposite the south western corner ot a plantation called Anstey's Plantation, thence along the same fence to, and across the Middlesbrough and Redcar Branch of the North Eastern Railway, and from thence along the north eastern side of the said jetty called the Normanby Jetty, mentioned at the commencement of this description, to the said point in the said mid-channel line of the said River Tees, immediately opposite to and parallel with such north eastern side—ea hich said line or limits are shown on a plan depos.ted the Town Clerk of the said borough of Middlesbroug b r at his office therein. To alter, amend, and extend the provisions contained in the Charter incorporating the borough, and the order in Council subsequently dividing the borough into wards, and to substitute other provisions in lieu thereof, and to alter and increase the number of Wards, and to increase the number of Aldermen and Councillors ; and to alter the number of Alder men and Councillors to be elect( el for each Ward, or if needful to increase the extent of the existing Wards by ad ding thereto portions of the new District to be added to the said Borough, or otherwise to alter the division of the Borough into Wards, and in other respects to alter, amend, and extend some of the powers and provisions of the said Charter of Incorporation, and of the several Acts now in force regulating Municipal Corporations, so far as the same apply to the borough, the division thereof into wards, the preparation oft le first burgess lists and the revision thereof', the election of the first aldermen, councillors, and ward asses sors within such new wards, and for all other matters inci dent thereto. To vest the property now vested in the existing Corpo ration of the said borough in their corporate capacity for any municipal or other public purpose in the Corporation of the said borough as so extended, and to vest in the Corporation as the Local Board all property now vested in them in that capacity. To extend to the new or extended portions of the borough and district all the powers and provisions which under the charter incorporating the borough and the several Acts re lating to Municipal Corporations in England and Wales, or under " The Public Health Act, 1848," " The Public Health Supplemental Act, 1855" or the provisional order set forth in the schedule thereto annexed, or the Acts therein mentioned, or under " The Local Government Act, 185 e," " The Local Government Act (1858), Amendment Act, 1861," "The Local Government Act, Amendment Act, 1863," the Act of 1841, the Act of 1856, the Act 01 1858, or any of them or any other Acts now in force within the said borough or district can be exercised within the existing borough or district, by the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses, of the said borough (herein called "The Corporation"), or by the Local Board of Health of the said district (herein called "The Local Board,"), and to exempt the lands to be so added to the said bor workoughs an d district, and all the houses, buildings, and therein, from all contribution to the rates levied within the North Riding, ot the County of York for the support of the County Police, and from all other County Rates (save and except such as are now leviable within the existing Borough), and to alter such Ceunty Rates accordingly, and also from the payment of highway rates and other rates to the several townships of Middlesbrough, Lin thorpe, Acklam, Marto n Ormesby, and Normanby, respec tively, and from the liability to repair any turnpike road or highway or contribute to the maintenance thereof, or to any other parochial or township purposes beyond the limits of such extended borough and district. To enable the corporation to purchase and take com pulsorily or otherwise the Port Clarence landing place, in the parish of Billingham, on the north side of the river Tees, opposite the corporation landing place, and all lands necessary for the completion thereof, and all the estate and interest of the West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway Company and others in the said landing place and lands and in the Middlesbrough Passage as defined by the the Act of 1858, and the vessels employed thereat, and tolls, rates, and duties taken or demandable in respect thereof, or of the said Port Clarence landing place, andthe to p r ovide for the ascertaining and determining, and for recovery of the purchase and compensation money for the same, and to repeal all or some of the provielationsions contained in the Act of 1 856, in the Act of 1858, in rto landing place and passage, and the rights and interests of the said railway company therein. To enable the Corporation to complete the Port Clarence landing place within the lim its defined by the Act of 1858 on the deposited plans therein referred to, and to maintai and to n and carry on the same and the Middlesbrough Passage, take tolls, rates, and duties in respect thereof respectively, and to vary and alter such tolls; rates, and duties, aad confer, vary, and extinguish exemptions therefrom. To extend the time by the Act of 1856, limited for the com pulsory purchase by the Local Board of Binds and houses for the purpose of enlarging the Market Place in t e borough and district, and also the time limited for the completion of the said Market Place, and to repeal, alter, amend, and extend all provisions of the Act of 1856, and of any other Act, affected by s uch extension of time. To confer upon the Local Board further and additional powers for cleansing, lighting, and improving the district of the borough as proposed to be extended under the said Bill. To authorise the Corporation to raise by borrowing and reborrowing at interest, on mortgage of the Wharf and Passage Tolls, Borough fund and rates in the nature of borough rates, to be made for the purposes of the said Bill, or on an of those securits, further sums of mone for the severa y l purposes by the Act of 1856, the Act of PAS y , and the said Bill or any of them authorised, or to be authorised, to be carried into execution by the Corporation. To enable the local Board to raise by borrowing and re borrowing at interest on mortgage of the District Revenue Fund, and on the security of other rates and sums to be carried to the credit of that fund further sums of money for the purposes of the Gas Works, enlarging the Market Place and other works and purposes by the Act of 1855, the Act of 1858, and the said Bill or any of them authorised or to be authorised to be carried into execution by the Local Board, and to confer other powers in relation to the borrowing and reborrowin,g of money by the Corporation and Local Board respectively, and the payment of the interest for the same, and for providing a sinking fund to pay off the principal thereof respectively. To authorise the Corporation and the Local Board respec tively to levy borough rates, general district and other rates and assessments upon the owners and occupiers or owners or occupiers of houses, lands, tenements, railways, and other works and property within the extended municipal borough and district for carrying:into effect the several objects,powers, and purposes of the several acts relating to municipal cor porations in England and Wales, and of the Act of 1841, the Act of 1859, the Act of 1858, the Public Health Act 1848, the Local Government Act 185 e. and the subs( quent acts amend ing the same, and the said Bill or any of them, and to Continue or increase or dinitoish the amount of rates z _ '11:'41C1 1 . 114111K1k - : _ nue • , • -01700 4 . D 1:1 1. `" 360..:,-* *D . • Y 411; :•.,;2.e,•<.,,..•°' . PRICF ..4d, STAMPED ....sd. upon •vhich a new prize offered by Lord Wemyss would be shot for, Lord Elcho touched upon the constitution of the games committee, and went on to say that the regiment was in possession of capital curling, grounds, and that he hoped young Scotchmen who were now standing about him dressed in brown and all sorts of mufti, instead of wearing gray and being in the ranks, would come forward and join the club. A golf club had also been started at Wimbledon,and_though he did not think the ground very favourable for the pur pose ho was glad to hear of its establishment. One of the most successful things at the Wimbledon meeting last year was the Scotch camp, and neither he nor Lady Elcbo could ever forget the cordial welcome and very charming enter tainment which were there prepared for them. The only complaints mode were on the score of limited accommoda tion,so many persons having been anxious to join the camp. He trusted that the rules of the National Association would permit this drawback to be rectified next year. Their band was, as usual, very efficient; but he confessed to a little feeling of uneasiness as to the attendance of the pipers since he had read the account of the great Darbar held by Sir J. Lawrence, fearing that the passion for Highland music dis played by the 630 native princes might have led these musi cians to dash out by the overland route to avail themselves of such splendid openings. (Laughter.) He must say that this predilection for the bagpipes showed the Indians to be a highly civilized people. (Renewed laughter.) In the Department of Science and Art at South Kensington the Indian designs and patterns were upheld as the best in the world; and surely, when we found this highly civi lized and cultivated people taking to the bagpipes the Scotch had a right to say that those who did not appreciate such music were in a melancholy state of darkness. (Much laughter and applause.) Having explained that Lieut.-Gen. Sir Hope Grant had accepted the post of honorary colonel, rendered vacant by the death of Lord Clyde, Lord Elcho went on to speak of the arrangements as to di ill for the coming year. Experience showed that hitherto in metro politan corps too many opportunities for drill had been given, the result being that Volunteers were hardly ever collected together in numbers sufficient for a good battalion drill until they came to be inspected. No one was to be blamed for this ; every one no doubt came when he could, and the day which suited one was not convenient for an other; but the evil was not one from which country corps suffered, because the companies comprising the administra tive battalions were always drilled near their own homes by their own officers, and generally had pretty full musters. A. couple of times in the year they meet for battalion drill, each company in its integrity going by train to a central point, and eventually in the same way to their inspection. Therefore, unless the metropolitan corps took some means of getting good battalion drills before inspection, they ran the danger of being worse drilled than the country corps. What was proposed with this end in view was to concen trate the drills, taking pains to ascertain beforehand what times would be most convenient to the members generally. All that was requisite was six battalion drills, or nine ap pearances in the year, and he felt convinced that volunteers generally would cooperate with their officers in distribut ing these attendances as advantageously as possible. One of the groat features in the coming volunteer year was, as they no doubt knew, the change of InspeotorsGeneral. The rules of the service as regarded staff appointments ob liged Col. 111‘Murdo at the end of five years to retire from the office which he had filled with so much credit and honour to himself, and unquestionably with such advantage to the service. It was not by any moans desirable that testimo nials should be given to every inspector, but Col. M'Murdo had seen the bit th of the movement and had nursed it into vigour and efficiency,so that among a very large section of the volunteer force a desire, he knew, existed to present Col. M'Murdo with some solid recognition on his retirement from office, He was to be succeeded by Col. Erskine; and, though it was always invidious to say that ono man was better qualified for a particular post than another, ho confessed that if he had to give his vote on the matter there was no man whom he should prefer to Col. Erskine, who had been trained under Col. M'Murdo, and was, in all respects, a good and admirable officer, thoroughly fitted for his position. He hoped that when the London Scottish were next inspected they would not lose the high character which they had deserved from the late Inspector-General ; and in conclusion he joined most heartily in the wishes which Lady Elcho had expressed. The companies, which had been drawn up so as to form three sides of a square during the address and distribution of prizes were then marched back to their original position, lodged arms, dismissed, and the proceedings terminated. THE LONDON RIFLE BRIGADE, The annual distribution of priz , s competed for end won by the members cat the London Rifle Brige.de took place on Saturday at the Crystal Palace. It is rather curious that this corps, which especially represents in the Volunteer force the great city of London, shou d hold its annual meet ing at a distance of six miles from its head quartets, while prizes As perlormeu in the — chit - net to Which fhe partTcular corps is attached. It would seem to ho more appropriate to invite the City of London Rifles to Guildhall rather than to compel the Lord Mayor to meet them on a winter's day at Sydenham. The 'ceremony on Saturday took place in front of the llandel Orchestra, which was hand somely decorated, and the fortunate winners received their respective rewards from the hands of the Lady Mayoress. Among those who occupied places near her ladyship wete Lady Harriett Warde, the Lord M yor, the Sheriff, Aldermen Dakin and Besley, Mr Alderman Rose, 14,P. (Major in the London Rifle Brigade), Mr Alder man Finnis, Colonel Erskine, Daputy-Inspector of 'Volun teers, Colonel Wilkinson, Rev. Dr. Mortimer, &c. The prizes, which were numerous, and of a varied character, exceeding £7OO in value, were exhibited upon tables on either hand of r the Lady Mayoress, and among the contri• butors were the Merchant Taylors', the Clothworkers', the Grocers', the Fishmongers, the Vintners', and the Drapers' Companies, but there was still noticeable the absence of the great names associated with the wealthy commerce of the city of London, Messrs, Silver being almost the only re presentatives of that numerous class who might be expected to take an especial interest in this the city corps of Volut. teers. The list of prizes and prize winners was too long for quotation, and it must suffice to state that among the most successful members of the corps were Private Wyatt (win. ner of the Queen's prize at Wimbledon) Colour-Sergeants Phythian, Stuckey, Churchill, and Cross, Corporal Wor• tham, Privates Cranwell, Stanford and Butler. The prize given to the beet shot in the brigade fell to the lot of Private Wyatt, whose appearance on the platform was hailed by his comrades with loud and continued cheers. One prize was given by the father of the late Ensign Bannister, " in re membrance of the many happy hours spent by his late son in the London Rifle Brigade." Precisely at 5 o'clock the brigade, which mustered in fair strength, marched into the Palace, headed by their band, which it was especially announced had taken first prize at the late competition in the Horticultural Gardens. Lieutenant-Colonel WARD; commanding the brigade, briefly addressed the corps, and congratulated them upon the increased list of prizes which were to be distributed on the present occasion, exceeding in value those of last ' , ear by nearly £lOO. That, however, was not the only subject for congratulation, but it was especially gratifying to find that the great city companies and those whose good opinion it was desirable to obtain had shown their approval of the efforts of the members of the corps to arrive at excellence of shooting and efficiency of drill. The past year had been to him, as commander of the corps, ene of great satisfaction. His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief, the hono rary colonel of the brigade, had inspected them, and had bestowed upon them a praise which they highly valued. (Cheers.) They had done well in shooting, and he could not but refer with pride to the fact that the fist prize in Eng land, the Queen's Prize, had been won by a member of the London Rifle Brigade. (Cheers.) Not only that, but in the first 30 there were included three members of this corps, and in the second 30 one member, making four members of the London Rifle Brigade who were eligible to compete for that great prize. Although they could not hope to carry off the Queen's Prize always, yet he hoped their success this year would encourage them to persevere in their efforts to arrive at excellence. The strength of the regiment had been steadily increasing, no less than 250 recruits having joined within the last year, and the accessions had much outnum bered the resignations. The distribution of prizes was then proceeded with, and at the conclusion of that ceremony a vote of thanks was pased to the Lord Mayer and the Lady Mayoress. The LORD MAYOR, in responding, said he thought the Volunteer movement had begun at the right time, had been carried on in the right way, and would produce the right result, by warning other nations not to interfere with our rights or our liberties. Lieut.-Col. WARDE said ho had hoped that Col. M'Murdo would have been present to address a few words to the Bri gade, but that gallant officer was engaged in inspecting another corps. Ho thought, however, that in that gallant officer's absence he might, in the name of the London Rifle Brigade, express their high admiration of the manner in which Col. M'Murdo had potformed his duties towards the Volunteers during the five years in which ho had been in r ut m nht i ie t se C sras ol c o ew n eh e E l .o official connection with them. (Cheers.) He believed that had it not been for Col. M'Murdo's steady hand over them the soldierly qualities and the efficient discipline of the Volunteers would not be so decidedly pronounced as they nowsucces sor mwuo were. ru d do to be e O r Ce n nolla. in behalf Erskine, oft longerh the Brigadetu officer the head e he who expressed hoof w the as eminently his Volunteer gret know that Volunteers, ulprocevsoeetlmnho present t neult t p,E h o e n, tb r su u txth l Nes it Eoii interesting tp t ehsreaceptsisutseitfnryavgeitcooneresycwpaetosocui Deputy-Inspector occasion, qualified to supply his place. (Cheers.) was received with cheers, then addressed the Volunteer ' s and their friends. It gave him, he said, much pleasure to be m not only because it enabled him to i prove his acquaintance with this fine corps, but also because he considered it to be tho duly of one holding the office which he had the - honour .to-bold in connexion with the Volunteer force to ',wail himself of every opportunity to forward the interests suidtoencouraev its efforts. A. question had been raised as to whether - Me distribution of prizes were as conducive to the real interests , of the volunteers as their frequency at this season of the year would seem to imply they were held to be by the force at large. For himself, he had no hesitation in saying that he believed they were beneficial. He was quite aware that many officers of high standing and long experience in the military profession were by no means agreed as to the exact degree of value which should be attached to individual skill. in shooting when considering the efficiency of an army for actual warfare. Although no one would deny that every soldier should be able to make the best possible use of the arms intrusted to him, yet there were persons who laid much greater stress upon individual skill in musketry than did others, who maintained that in over-estimating the value of individual skill there was danger of losing sight of matters of atilt greater importance in the training of vvluu teers and of soldiers generally. Ha would not pronounce any opinion upon the question as it affected the regular army, but, viewing it in connexion with the volunteers, he had no hesitation in saying that his experience led him to the belief that among all classes of volunteers no part of their train ing was so interesting as target practice. He therefore thought that, in the interest of the volunteer cause it was desirable that every encouragement should be given to the attainment of skill in rifle shooting. He did not mean to imply that the existence of the volunteer force depended upon such encouragement, or would be ignoring the admi rable patriotic spirit which led to its formation, which still maintained it in more than its original strength, and which would vastly increase the number within its ranks if ever our coasts were threatened with invasion. (Cheers ) With respect to the London Rifle Brigade in par ticular, he had that day looked through the returns at the War-office, and he was glad to find that its enrolled srrength had been steadily mantained, and of late had been on the increase. (Cheers.) He found, too, that the general military efficiency of the corps had been well kept up, and he said that not upon his own authority, but upon that of their honorary colonel, his Royal Highness the Commander in-Chief. (Cheers.) He was still more gratified to state that such a state of things was not peculiar to the London Rifle Brigade, as the volunteer force generally was increas ing in strength and well maintaining its military efficiency. (Renewed cheers.) Colonel M'Munno, who had just arrived, then rose, and was greeted with such hearty cheering as indisputably proved his popularity with the volunteers. The gallant colonel said he had determined to be present if possible, and although he had that afternoon inspected a corps at Rioh mond, and had to inspect another in some, to him, unknown district in the north-east of London, he had contrived to reach Sydenham in time to address a few words to them. In the first place, he must express his gratification at seeing the London Rifle Brigade once more under arms before he severed his official connection with them. He thought it was well that such meetings as this should take place an nually, not only to reward the winners of prizes and to encourage those who had not yet been fortunate, lent also to enable those ladies and gentlemen who were friends and supporters of the cause to see the volunteers face to face. It was well that those friends and supporters should see the volunteers under arms, their soldierly bearing, and should be made acquainted with the proficiency acquired in the use of the weapons intrusted to the volunteers, thus assuring them of the manner in which those arms would be used should they ever be needed for the defence of the country. As he viewed the volunteer movement, ho be lieved the time was very distant when they would be called into the field for the defence of the country, because he be lieved the very fact of the existence of the volunteer force was sufficient to deter other nations from making any attempt upon our shores. (Cheers.) So long as the volunteer army maintained its numbers—and he regarded it as only the nucleus of an army—so long as it maintained the effi ciency at which he could testify it had attained, he was sure it would of itself preserve our coasts from invasion by foreign armies. Their gallant colonel had thanked him in their name for the manner in which he had performed his duties in connection with the Volunteer force. He thanked them for that expression of their opinion concerning him, and be could only most truthfully declare that his labours; and he had not spared himself—(loud cheers)—his labours from first to last were labours of love. (Cheers.) Ho knew, r a e s g e u v l e a r r y r ar e m fl y e t t n reflecting a s s o 1 n d o i e t r n m u u m s e t r k o n u o s w, en t o h u a g t h g f o o o r d t a h s e w d a e s f G o n n e e r of our coasts as well as for the protection of our colonies. They all knew if war were to break out to-morrow wo should not have more than 40,000 regular troops in this country. They all knew—and none better than the mer chants of London—the enormous weight of the Military Estimates every year. Since the Crimean war the Army Estimates had unavoidably swelled to a very large amount, and it was hardly possible to expect that the country should be taxed for the maintenance of a larger standing army than we now had. He looked upon this Volunteer movement, which was begun five years ago, as if the people had said, " What we cannot do with our regular army we will do ourselves." (Cheers.) Ile remembered well that on the very day in 1859 when he first received instructions to enter upon the duties of inspector of Volunteers he met a body dal in dark green with black cocks' feathers in their shakoes, whose marching was so good that ho had scarcely ever seen any soldiers march better. Upon inquiry Lbn fnmia that thasft tuaniaalanrcialb,Tha Laruinn lunteer force would come to, and he had not been deceived, and he thanked God that it was in the power of this coun. try to maintain such an army so cheaply and so efficiently - Although ho was about to leave there, he should ever re tain a vivid recollection of the pleasure he had experienced in labouring with the Volunteers. (Loud cheers.) Tho proceedings were then brought to a close with loyal cheers and the National Anthem. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHERTSEY STE EPLECHASES-SATuRDA.Y, Tho Maiden Steeplechase of 3 sovs each, with 25 added, weight for age, with selling allowances. About three miles. Mr Elphick's Gorsehawk, 5 yrs, lOst (L5O) (T. Clement) 1 Mr Fowler's Claurus, aged, 10st ilb (£5O) (Jewell) 2 Mr W. Harman's ltemunerater, aged, lOst 71b (L5O) (Searle) 3 The following also ran :—lrish Boy, Betsy Baker, and Surbiton. Betting-6 to 4 agat Remunerator, sto 2 agat Surbiton, 6 to 1 agst Betsy Baker. Irish Boy made play, and passing the stand was followed by Gorsehawk and Claurus, Remunerator going on last. They ran without any particular change till clearing the brook on the far side, where Betsy Baker came to grief, alter which Gorsehawk took a clear load. After passing the stand the second time, Surbiton fell at the next fence, and Gorsehawk went on with Claurus in pursuit, but the former won without being approached by a distance. The winner was bought in for 157 guineas. The Surrey and Middlesex Open Handicap Steeplechase of 50 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, 2 ft ; ners extra. About 31 miles. Mr R. Rowland's Meanwood (h b), list 51b .... (Knott) 1 Mr Nugent's Yaller Gal, list 61b (Mr Barry) 2 The following also ran :—Zodiac, Odds or Evens, and Stays. Betting-5 to 2on Isleanwood, sto 2 agst Yallor Gal, G .0 1 agst Zodiac. Meanwood took a strong lead and fencing beautifully, maintained his advantage to the end and won by a distance ; Stays cantered in, and nothing else passed the post. The Open Hunters' Steeplechase of 3 soya each, with 20 added; 12st 71b each, with selling allowances; profes. sionals, 71b extra. About three miles. Mr A. Yates's Storm, aged, lOst 71b (X4O) (Knott) 1. Mr J. F. Burkill's Holdersyke, aged, list (X6O) (Owner) 2 Mr Hurman's The Sprat, aged, lOst (.610) (Mr Harford) 3 The following also ran :—Ditty, Mystery, Sweep, Blair Athol, Aunt Sally, Confederate, Polly Hopkins, and Irish Lass. Betting-2 to 1 agst Storm, sto 2 agst Confederate, sto 1 agst Polly Hopkins, 6 to 1 agst Mystery. Storm led over the first fence, but was soon passed by Blair Athol and Heldersyke, the termer of whom carried on the running the first time round. Approaching the straight Storm again came to the front, Blair Athol having gradually retired amongst the nick. From this period Storm went on in advance, and:won by eight lengths ; The Sprat was a bad • third, and nothing else passed the post. The winner was bought in for 95 guinoas. Match,sosovs, list 71b each—Mr Biddlecombe's Monius eget Mr Land's Piggy—off by consent. A Geand Military Steeplechase of 5 soya each, with a Cup added, 10st 71b each, with penalties and allowances, About three miles. Capt. Knox's Puss,_llst 71b 'Owner) 1 Mr F. Grenville's Yaller Qal, 12st 71b (inc. 141 b ex.) (Mr Harford) 2 Traviata also ran, Betting-7 to 4on Puss-2 to 1 agst Yaller Gal, The favourite made all the running, and won by a length and a half. Traviata did not pass the post. AQUATICS. GENTLEMEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE CAINI. The concluding race for the Colquhoun sculls and cup, open for competition to the University of Cambridge was rowed on Friday. lt was a time race, and the gentlemen were started 100 yards apart. Tho following were the oomm petitors, with their times : S. Mr Recipal, Trinity College 8 43 Mr Watney, St. John's College 8 48 Mr Griffiths, Trinity College 8 55 Mr Griffith picked up Mr Watney soon after the start, end held a good position at " Grassy;" but was unable after wards to retain his advautage. Mr Redpath gained consi derably to Ditton, and it was thought by his rowing that he would make a very hollow race of it ; but here Mr Watney settled well to his work and decreased his lead. It was, however, evident to all that Mr Redpath must win, and he arrived first at the goal, beating Mr Watney by five seconds, and Mr Griffiths by twelve. All the three boats were fine new specimens of outriggers, and were built expressly for this occasion by Mr Edward Searle, THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 1864. and rents authorised to be taken by the Corporation or the Local Board under the same Acts or bill or any el them, and to levy for all or any of the purposes of the said Acts or of the said Bill new or additional borough rates, general or special district rates, and other rates, tolls, rents, rind duties, and to levy such rates respec tively of different amounts in different parts of the borough or district, and to levy the watch rates within the borouglh as part of the borough rate of the borough, and not as a separate rate, and to regulate and provide for the receipt and application of the several sources of income and profits of the Corporation and of the Local Board, and of the several sums of money charged and to be charged thereon, and to confer, vary, or extinguish exemptions from the payment of tolls, rates, or duties, and to confer, vary, or extinguish other rights, privileges, and exemptions. And it is intended by the said Bill to enable the Cor poration or the Local Board on the one part, and the churchwardens and overseers of the poor et the respec tive parishes or townships of Acklam and Linthorpe or either of them on the other part, to define or agree upon some reference to an arbitrator, or otherwise to define and Fettle the boundaries between the said parishes r townships and the parish or township of Middlesbrough, and to provide for carrying such settle ment into effect, and for giving due notice thereof, and for exempting the lands, houses, works, and other property declared to be in either parish or township from the lia bility to future rates and assessments to be made on the other parish or township party , to such settlement. And it is intended by the said Bill to incorporate or ex tend and make applicable for the purposes thereof all or some of the existing powers and authorities now vested in the Corporation and Local Board respectively under the said Acts of 1841, 1856, and 1858 respectively, and the several Acts respectively incorporated therewith ; also all or some of the powers and provisions of " The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845," " The Lands Clauses Consolidation Acts Amend ment Act, 1860," " The Towns Improvement Clauses Act, 1817," " The Markets and Fairs Clauses Act 1817," and " The Gas Works Clauses Act 1847," and to confer upon those bodies respectively all other powers and authorities necessary for effecting the objects comprised in this notice, and to repeal, vary, or extinguish all existing rights, privi leges, and exemptions which would interfere therewith. And it is intended by the said Bill, so far as may be ne7CS sary for effecting the objects and purposes thereof or other wise, to repeal, alter, or amend all or some of the powers and provisions of the several local and personal Acts of Parliament following, that is to say—" The Stockton and Middlesbrough Waterworks Act, 1864 ;" and the several Acts therein recited ; "The Stockton and Middlesbrough Road Act, 1856 ;" "The Middlesbrough Improvement Act, 1841," " The Middles brough Improvement Act, 1856 ;"' " The Middlesbrough Im provement Act, 1858;" " The Cleveland Railway Act, 1858 ;" "The Cleveland Railway Act, 1861 ; "The Cleveland Rail way Act, 1863 ;" " The Tees Conservancy and Stockton Dock Act, 1852 ;" " The Tees Conservancy Act, 1854." " The Tees Conservancy Act, 1858 ;" " The Tees Conservancy Act, 1863 ;" " The Middlesbrough and Redcar Railway Act,1845 ;" "The Middlesbrough and Guisbrough Railway Act, 1852 ;" 15 and 16 Vic., cap. 142 ; 20 and 21 Vic., cap. 43 ; 24 and 25 Vic., cap. 244 and 210 ; and 26 and 27 Vic., cap. 154 ; and any other Acts relating to the West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway Company or their undertaking, and to make other provi sion in lieu of the powers and provisions so 'repealed, altered, or amended; and also if need be, to alter or vary the tolls, rates, and!charees authorised to be taken by or under any of the said acts, and to grant e xemptions from such tolls, rates, and charges, and other rights, privileges, and exemptions. 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Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great COBBETT and CO.. General House Furnishers, Deptford• bridge, London. S.E. ESTABLISHED 1837. BRITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Empowered by special Act of Parliament 4 Viet., cap. 9. - • _ _ 1, Princes-street, Bank, London. Every description of Life Assurance business transacted at the lowest rates of Premium consistent with security. The various Tables, some of which are peculiar to this Com pany, have been studiously adapted to the requirements of every class of Assurers. ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. LONDON SCOTTISEL On Saturday evening a regimental ceremony of much interest took place in Westminster-hall. The London Scot tish assembled to receive at the hands of Lady Elcho prizes won by the more distinguished marksmen in their ranks, and to hear from their Lieut,-Col. Lord Elcho, a short ad. dress on the present state of the corps and the arrangements for the coming regimental year. There was a large attend ance of friends of the officers and members, so that, to afford the space requisite for drawing up the eight companies of which the regiment is composed, the male portion of the bystanders had to be roped up with at narrow bounds at either side of the hall. For the ladies present seats were placed on the steps and terraces at the upper end leading to St. Stephen's, where they found themselves more comfort ably placed, and contributed at the same time advantage ously to the general effect. To the larger gatherings of the London Scottish somewhat of a family character always attaches, owing in part to the nationality of the assembly, but attributable still further to the clannish spirit—in the best sense of that term—which constitutes a bond of union in all Scotch regiments. It seemed, therefore, quite as a matter of course that printed statements should be in hands of every one, entering into details about the battalion, such as in other regiments are scarcely ever disinterred from the orderly-room books, and furnishing just the class of infor mation which the public would never dream of asking for, but which is all in all to private friends. This résumé in cluded complete lists of the officers of the corps, with their total numbers in 1863 and 1864; comparative returns of the strength of the regiment in those two years, tracing the members through all the grades of life and honorary effi. ciente, "30s. efficients," fired in classes, marksman, first class, second class, third class recruits, resignations, and deaths; records of all the rifle matches shot in 1861, with the names of the members who fired in them, as well as of those who represented the regiment at the National Rifle meeting; the names of members who served on regimental committees; the names of all the marksmen for 1861, with the points obtained by each in class shooting; the winners of all the different regimental prizes, and the scores with which these were gained; lastly, with a view of completing the record of the regimental achievements, an entire psge devoted to the names of members who gained pr . z9s at all at greater distances, Private Ktrr, of No. 7 company, being credited with having won the second prize for central shoot ing at the Tir National at Brussels. This private his' ory of the regiment, every line of which was a testimony to the accuracy and care of the adjutant who prepared it, showed not only that in the total numbers as well as through all its different ramifications, the London Scottish was main taining and increasing its efficiency, but that there must be something singularly healthy either in volunteering pur suits or else in the Caledonian physique, since out of totals respectively of 696 in 1863 and 632 in 1861 the number of deaths in the first year was only 5, while in the latter it had fallen to 3. The parade was fixed for 7 o'clock, and after an interval of half or three quarters of an hour spent in lis tening to the performance of the band, in rehearsing the manual exercise, or in proving companies—that useful but perplexing portion of drill which looks to the uninitiated _ _ like breaking the backbone of all the companies seriatim, and then knitting it together again by some inexplicable process—Lord Elcho passed slowly down the ranks, ex amining them narrowly as he went. When the last of the companies had been inspected, he returned to the ter race or platform at the upper end where the rewards to be conferred awaited distribution, and Lady Elcho then came forward and said—" Before presenting the prizes I wish to say how very glad I am—every year more glad—to have the honour of performing this ceremony. With all my heart, I wish prosperity to the London Scottish, and health and happiness to every one of you during the regimental year that we are about to enter on." The prise winners in the various classes were called for• ward in order ; and, although they came and went as rapidly as possible, the list to be exhausted was so comprehensive that half an hour elapsed before Lady Elcho had given away the last of the distinctions placed in her hands. Several of the prizemen appeared again and again, a few for as many as the fourth and even the fifth time—not " of asking," but of taking. With regard to the "Railway prizes," Lord Eloho, to prevent misconception. stated that these were not given by railway companies, who ought properly to do so, but were made up from the premiums upon attendance at the butts not claimed by members who incurred the trouble and expense of going down. At the close of the distribution Lord Elcho proceeded with his address concerning the affairs of the regiment, which he prefaced by reading the names of all the marksmen who qualified during the past year, observing of one of them— Professor Masson, who was the best shot in 1862, but stood third on the list in 1863 and 1864—that his case established the close connexion between volunteering and the highest branches of study—a result not to be wondered at, since rifle shooting had become one of the exact sciences. (Laughter.) The fact that 63 marksmen qualified out of 240 who fired their classes were satisfactory, for, though the total number of those who fired was less by nine than in 1863, the shooting was much better in the present year. In 1864 there were 63 marksmen, as against 50 in 1863-41 first class men, against 20 in 1862-73 in the second class against 71 in 1863—and 13 in the third class, against 16 in 1863. There was probably no corps in the kingdom—oer• tainly none of the metropolitan corps—which had greater facilities for shooting than they possessed in their range at Wimbledon, It was easy of access, the cost of conveyance small, and everyone who went there acknowledged that it was delightfully situate. He trusted no alteration in the position of corps now having ranges at Wimbledon would be wrought by the bill which Lord Spencer was to intro duce, and that the heath and wildness of the common would never be turned into trimness and flowerbeds such as those in the parks In London over which his friend Mr Russell, sitting near him, exercised supervision in the Office of Public Works. As far as Lord Spencer had explained his views to him, he believed there was no intention whatever of transforming Wimbledon-common into anything resem bling Hyde-park, but that the design was merely to enclose it, so as to keep off gipsies and tramps, whoburnt the heather and injured the place; and that. Lord Spencer, after making roads and draining the common, would allow it to maintain the wild character which it at present bore. Viewed in such a light, the proposal was not merely beneficial to the volun teers, but to all persons frequenting that part of the coun try. Referring to the regimental prizes which would be competed for in the coming year, Lord Elcho said ho had received a letter from Mr W. S. Riddell, a former member of the London Scottish, announcing that ho and ether fel low countrymen in Hongkong and Shanghai were sabscrib• ing for a cup to be presented to the corps, leaving the con ditions to be framed by the council. They had determined to call this the "China" Cup, to be shot for annually, and felt that they were much indebted to those gentlemen for their kindly sympathy, and for ',roving that out of sight was not out of mind. Another former member of the corps, Mr Mann, belonging to the War-cffice, proceeded to China and recently, when there was a call for volunteers there, Col. Gordon was so much struck with his aptitude for drill, and thorough knowledge of all the rainutia3 of rifle shooting that he asked where he had been drilled, and finding it was in the London Scottish at once promoted him to be captain. (Laughter and applause,) Having announced the terms TE IGNMO U T H, Devon.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has received instructions to SELL a Gentle man's RESIDENCE, with grounds of about 3 acres. The house is pleasantly situate; contains dining, two drawing rooms, nine bed-rooms, three dressing-rooms, library, house keeper's room and offices, conservatory, garden, three-stall stable, two coach-houses, &c. It stands on high ground, and the views from it arc good. Distance from the sea about a mile. 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