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- ' 11:11 - ( S P.A. - P an The Weather and the Crops in SCOtlanCt • • !/ ' . 1 - 4 EATEMBE R., IVE SUP AT EVANS' RVERY EVENINc THIS WELK after Alfred / 4 0" 0 41" Q331'4 44 ' t4;140474,pc t • • s . r Promenade Concerts. *" . * —tX Wl* • 4., / 1 / 4 : .. . ' Zit# • L. .411 14 6. • N.q , I 1 5.% • ...WOO * I 4itl 1 ;L:a• —• ii6 r% DR • - ds"\ '1 AYLESBURY AND BUCKINGHAM RAILWAY. NOTICE CONVENING THE MEETING. N OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the next HALF IIO 1. Y EARLYRS GE xErzAL ME N:TING of the SH A R 1)1: in this CO A MP kNY will be held RI at the E HART HOTEL, in YLESBURY, on FDAY, the WHIT 25th 'lay of SEPTEMBER instant, at One o'clock in the After nOoft, for the transaction of General Business. BI_TCKINGHAM & CHANDOS, Chairman. J. G. ROWE, Secretary. Company's Offices, 5 , Great Queen-stroet, IVestminster, 3d Septeabr, 1863. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1863, No. 22,210. PRICE..... -...4d. STAMPED ....sd. liegende ; he then showed him a fossil (which Mr. Howes produced), and he said that the rocks were glacial. (Laughter.) Now paleontological evidence decided the question; and if any ono would give bins a fossil out of these red beds identical with that he produced he would say what the rocks were, but he could not without such evi dence. Sir Roderick took the Cambrian system on the pa leontological evidEnco; it was to be feared he would have to give up the Permian system on the same condition. (Laughter.) He could not help saying so, because he be lieved it was the truth. There were volcanic conditions in the north-west of this island when there were none here, and those volcanic conditions produced the brecciated beds. horse side by side, Wine being fourth, and Tippler, pull ing hard, last. Upon reaching the gate to which Warhorse had previously bolted, he tried again to make for that outlet towards home, and, in keeping him in the course, Kenyon lost considerable ground, and quickly dropped into the last I ,, lace. Immediately afterwards, however, Warhorse wont in pursuit of his compeers, and Odino gave way both to him and Tippler, the latter of whom, in the meadows, took second place, and waited upon Jack's Alive to nearing the distance, where the Marquis's horse took up the running, and won in a canter by three lengths ; Jack's Alive, who was stopped a dozen strides from home, beat Warhorse for second place by a head ; My Mary was a bad fourth, naval and Military Intelligence. MANILLA AND JAPAN. Now ready, Bvo., with Illustrations, lls., bound , A LADY'S VISIT TO MANILLA AND JAPAN. l'y ANNA D'A. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough str:et. THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. -- - THE NAVY. The screw frigate Arethusa, 39, 3,140 tons, 500 horse power, fitting for the first-class Chatham steam reserve, is being hastened forward with her final fitments, in readiness for immediate commis sion, her destination being the Pdcifie. It is stated at Chatham that she will be commissioned by Capt. Luard, late flag captain of the Formidable, 81, at the Noro. TTIE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. READ Omens, 29, Lombard -street, London, and Royal Int urance buildings, Liverpool. Total Annual Revenue exceeds , 50n,0 Accumulated Funds )n hand over 1,0;30,000. SECTION C.—GEOLOGY. President, Warrington W. Smyth, M.A. FOSSIL FISIIES FROM TILE PERMIAN LIMESTONE. Professor JONES gave an extract cf a paper by Mr. J. W. Kirby, on some fossil fishes from the Permian lime stone of Fulwell, near Sunderland. The object of the paper was to record the discovery of fish remains in the upper magnesian limestone of the Permian formation ; the dis covery *being of interest, especially on account of the re mains having been found at a horizon considerably higher in the Permian series than any vertebrate remains had Now rr ady at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., L A DY EMILY PONSONBY'S NEW NOVEL , "MARY LYNO,4A.Y." " • Mary Lyndsay' is the best written and most interesting of the author's works."—Post. " It is interesting and enthralling throughout."—Sun. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Chairman in Liverpool: CHARLES TURNER, :Esq., M.P. Chairman in London : WILLIAM WAINWRIGHT, Esq. ExTßAers FROM THE REPORT FOR TIIE YEAR I N 1862. The Directors of the Royal Insursnce Company are now called upon to make their accustomed per iodical Report at the 3leeting of its Shareholders. FIRE BRANCH. The Directors have, as p'casingly as unexp ectedl y . at the cl ose of the y ear to announce, - for the first tim e, that the Fire P remiums have not only reached , bu t exceed £300,000. The high comparative positio n held by the Royal in the Government Returns of Duty is agnin fully maintained. The profit of the business of the year exceeds considerably the amount realised in the preced.ng year, and in fact sur passes that of any year, with but two exceptions, sine-, the c ommencement of tilts Office, the balance to the credit on account of British and Foreign Insurances being £15,101 10s. 5 d., and of the North American buainess, which is kept sepa latelY, £11,097 16s. 10d. LIFE BRANCH . . The very gra tifying duty now falls upon the Directors to state the sum assured on n-w policies for fhe year 1062 exceeds even that of the yesr 1861 by £lBO,OOO, and has arrived at the almost unexampled amount for a single year of £701,427 on 1,498 new policies Issued. Until within the last few years it is believed that such a sum arsurcd as that which has just been announced as the malt of one year's business was all but unheard of. This portion of the Company's business has been carefully watched, and cannot fail to give much satisfaction to the shareholder, as well as no small encouragement fur the future to the participating life assurer. Evidence of continued care in the selection of lives is amply afforded by a statement of the number rejected. These have amounted to 311 for the year, on which the aggregate sum proposed for assuran'e s mounts to .L 43,281. Various degrees 01 ineligibility have led to these lives being declined. No small number of the Assurance companies of the day record their accepted lives Annually at a sum not much, if at all, exceeding those Which" the Royal has declared as in admis sitle in a single year front deterioration of some kind or another. If, to complete their review, the Directors now advert briefly to the United Kingdom, they have to announce that in Fire Business its progress has been undoubtedly more rapid than that of any other Company established either in Loncl3n or elsewhere, except when amalgamations have taken place. The returns of ditty have proved this. In Life, the amount of New Policies already rep o rt e d ma k e all other evidence needless. The Directors conclude their present Report with the expression of an opinion that the prospects of the Royal Insurance Company were never brighter, and of a consequent hope, founded on a grateful remembrance of the pant, that the future may unfold for it a sphere of still greater mas,,ni tude, combining distinguished commercial success to the Office with a lengthened career of usefulness and protection to the public. PERCY 3T. DOVE. Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. N ORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. The business of ne Company exceeds .C 70,000,000. The duty paid to Government for the year 1862 was £85,062, and the amount insured on farming stock, X 10,086,332. A bonus of three-fifths of the profiis periodically made to parties insuring, who have thus, from time to tim', received sums amounting in the aggTegate to X 440,000; and the Society now holds a large Reserve applicable to a future !terms. The rates of premium are in no case higher than those charged by the other principal offices making no returns to their insurers. For Norwich; apply at the Society's Offices, Surrey street, friars, E.C. PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Established 1840. Thomas Baring, Es TRUSTEES. q., M.P. Wm. Geo. Prescott, E. T homson Hankey, Esq., M . P. I Baron L. de Roth schild, sq M.P. Mutual Life Assurance for all classes. This Association hai now in existence 6,000 policits, for a total sum of £1,500,000. The Annual Income is £61,000 The Accumulated Fund exceeds 200,f 00 It has paid in Claims .. 112,000 The whole of the profits are divided quinquennially among the Members. Three divisions have already been made' when the following sums have been added as bonuses to the policies - • • .Ci,400 • • 11.503 • • 23 200 • • 56,500 Dec. 31, 1847 ~ 1852 „ 1857 ~ 1862 making the total bonus additions, £96,600. Bonuses ma - , - be received in cash or applied to the reduc tion of premiums at the option of the assured, in lieu of an addition to the ()Ley. Attention is especially invited to the system of free or paid up policies introduced by this Association, by which the sacrifice so often submitted to on the relinquishment of po icy is wholly avoided. The balance-sheets of the Association are open to all, whether assurers or otherwise. Active and influential agents will be appointed in unrepre sented districts. WM. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary. Chief Office, 15, Moorg,ate-street, E.C., Aug* 1,1563. A.D. 1720. R OYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First) FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall. OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor. GEORGE PEARKES BARCLAY, Esq., Sub-Governor. Sir JOHN HENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. Robert Barclay, Esq. Earl of Leven and Melville. Rohn Garratt Cattlev, Esq. Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. 'William Davidson, Esq. The Hon. Josceline W. Percy. Thomas Dent, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. Alexander Druce, Esq. Saml L Shuster, Esq. Fredk. Jos. Edlmann, Esq. Eric Carrineton Smith, Esq. Riversdale W. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. Robt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somee, Esq., M.P. Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.: William Wallace, Esq. Jas. Stewart Hodgson, Esq. Chas. Baring Young, Esq. Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq., PALS. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Corporation on advantageous terms. In the Lite Department, assurances are Tranted with par ticipation in Profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such participation. The Reversionary Bonus on British Policies has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums payable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The divisions of Profit take place every Five Years. Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one Life. This Corporation affords to the Assured-7 Liberal participation in Profits—with exemption from the liabilities of partnership. A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual Societies—with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock. The advantages of modern practice,—with the security , of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A ITALY. The Corporation have always allowed the Assured to serve in the Militia, Yeomanry, or Volunteer Corps within the United Kingdom, free of charge. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBT. I'. STEELE, Secretary. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of ACCUMULATED AND INVESTED FUNDS, £2,127,825. ANNUAL REVENUE, £422,401. LONDON BOARD. John White Cater, Esq., I I'. du Pre Grenfell, Esq. Chairman. A. Klockmann. Esq. Charle4Morrison, Esq., De- John Monett, Esq. putt' ( hairman. I Junius S. Morgan, Esq. A. De A rroyave, Esq G. Garden Nicol, Esq Edward Cohen, Esq.: John 11. Wm. Schroder, Esq. du Buis "n. -b 1 George Young, Esq. La-Dnuccrotts. A. 11. Campbell, Esq P. C. Cavan, Esq. ' 1 Robert moth, Esq. P. P. Ralli, E sq. FredericS Somes, Esq. Manager of Fire Department — George Fr . Whyting. Manager of Life Department—W. F. Birkmyre. Superintendent of Foreign Department—G, If. Burnett. Secretary —F. W. Lance. General Manager—David Smith. FIRE DE PARTMENT, K in The Company Cr ni t s I nsurances aga i nst Fire in the United dom, and all forei2n countries. Mercantile Risks In the Port of London accepted at re duced rates. Losses promptly anal liberally settled. led F oreiErn Risks. — The Director , having a p r actical know ge of f oreign countries are prepared to issue Policies on Inc most lavouraJle terms. In all cases a discount will a llowed to Mer c h ants and others effecting suc be h an Insurces, ment The fel lo w l n g S t L a t l e F m E e n p t E e x P h A ib it i t i s ' M t the during the las f ew years : No. of Poli c i es Issued. Sums. N im T prove effected X 12,565 18 8 1859 ... 15 - 1 ... Premiums. .... 455 ....... . X 377,425 18 0.,. ; •••• 741 (1"5 ........ 419,913 14,071 17 7 ... ........ 18'11 ........ 78'i 4'5,630 18G2 ........ 1,137 ........ 527 . 6.6 ........ 768, 331 23,611 0 Thus in fi ve years the number of ,s uring the l arge sum of 4:.'! ,928 917 Policies issued was 3,623, The lnadintr iestures ot the Office are:— ' 1. Entire Se urity to Assurers. 2. The large Bonus additions already declared, and the prospect of a further Bonus at the next investiga tion. 3. Tile advanta',.'es afforded by varied Tables of premiums --unrestrfeted eonditions ot PoliciPs—and general liberality in dealing, with the A Assured. Propo. , al and every information will be furnished Forms a lication at the on application BEAD OrricEs • L0N D0N ........ 58, Threadneedle -street. Eommtnc.n —. 4, New Batik Iluildi,gs, 64, Princes -street, ' Ai M ERCA - T - N, TORTE I. I_7l - Z AN CE COMPANY. WEST-END OFFICE 8, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL. gocretary—ALEN. J. RUSSELL. TVIONEY PROMPTLY ADVANCED Private Gentl , lnan upon FURNITURE (without removaremoval`.Leasehold VII Freehold Property, Or Rev ers i,, n s:t e r'e'et, Ch in si e im ap s si i d r c. o , :a to £500.-3.1r. Howard, is, Queen-: rro Per sons i n WANT of MONEY (in Tow n or Countrv).—A. GE NTLEMAN is willinz to AIA TZ.t.: AIiVANCES of CAS (1, without delay , to resotctab l e person , (male cr te rn ale), on tlcir owl! security. The utmost can be relied iv (it by I , ?tter enense lour stamps) to ‘.V., Robertson s, Accountant, 40, gin ~Vtl?iam-ttr rt, London-bridge, E.c.—mciney advanced on Dock Wa' rants. CELEBRATION B BI R R A T T H I . O f TERCENTENARYN sH o k f ic t s h r e EA,.t u Te n r - t Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Bo N. C. Hamilton, Bart , K.C. 8.. is Chairmanl are now receiv ing_e SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to . th account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the Stourbridge syatf - rd- of and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, Stratford- upon - Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and Greenway, Warwick ; o r th e i r L ondon agen t s, M essr s. Smith, Payne, and Co , Messrs Hanburys and Co., or Messrs. Glyn and Co , bankers, London. The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip tion list to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee rest their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only the birthplace of Shakspeare. but the centre of attraction to all admirers of the great Poet's woks and that as his hcsme, the town he l o ved, and where he' lived and died. R OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn -road in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Raii• way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCIT, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom panied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support, it may he rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover, it t4ratuitottsly affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week, - . The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Masterman, Esq. ' Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Co u tt s and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Berries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; D en i son and Co. ; W Mains, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at the Hospital. STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary. R O YAL N A IN T S I T O IT N UT I. , 4 LI F E-B OAT N , (Incorporated by Royal Charter). ID Nr —1 -m ra rRPEAsTREONESSTicIeI eAr ,i—,...3 i l i o i s . G t .16,th,aeciDo F.R.S.uuks Majesty eoi N o the Queen. rthumberlan d, rHATIRMAN—Thos. Baring, ~ v sq., M . P. , F.R.S. , V.P. th T e h b e egi cri ni z . i , t o te f e ti o ie f DEPUTY-CIIAIRMAN—TIIOS APPEAL. Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P. f ell n o a e e t year % a n a l' ' 2 - 8 ( i e O r n , e t re h l to v y e a ,t N saLttaii Lifeboat e en b at i : Lifeboat ti lnstitution has eended £32,000 on various Scotland, and Ireland. Estab lishments nil the Coasts of ling,iand. The number of lives saved by t] te Society, and other means, £l°lro,l%4BhOicilln Services have v B e 2 beenG°id since its formation , Life-boats 12,800; for Institu tion has also expended £87,000 on Life-boats, Life-boat Tr a nsporting-carziages, and Boat-houses. e r The medals, anclpa id Modals , ln 7lB from the British public du P rrn ° th r e rh g e e C n o er ni o daring zitt s e tt e desire ' to express their grateful sense of th ‘ C 'hi p ci a i st th f eel); rewards.S iSilver a support which has enabled them to establish their present magnificent fleet of 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom Deeply sensib . e, however, of the great responsibility that hyttevaers,reeeived fr rests on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and its Crews practised in the management of their boats, whi h cal. only be effected by a large and pe:manent annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their country:nen to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so great and truly national a work. The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following con tributions:— X s. d Tier Majesty the Queen • • • • .. annual t,t) C 0 Campbell, the lion. Mrs. G, „ •• .. armus.l 5 0 0 Clerk. Colonel, 1:-A• •• •• .. . ann - dal 11 0 Coutts sed Co., IlTessrs., Bankers .. .. annual 10 0 0 Currie, Wm., Esq., . .. .. .. .. 44thd on. 1 0 0 0 Erie, Lord Chief Justice .. .. .. d , m. 10 10 0 Panshawe, Vice- Admiral Sir A., IC.c.T; .. ^d don. 25 0 0 Fenwiek, (4..1., 1t1, , ;ci., cost of a Lifeboat afid 'Pfau- sporting, Carriage . • • • • • • • .. 250 0 0 Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. • • .. don. a 0 0 Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. • • • • .. 7th don. 10 0 0 Ladyship Moore, Rev. G. B. • • ••• •• .. don. 15 15 0 Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich .. .. • • 30 0 . • • • • • • • an • n • ual 50 0 Stirling, Col, Sir Anthony. K.C.B. .. .. annual 20 0 Thom oi, Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collected by her 16 16 0 Willoughby d'Ere — sby, •Lord .. ••• • ' Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfully re- Richard Lewis. Percival and Co., 7(i, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and °`ved by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis, •°*, 59. trand; Messrs. Berries, Familiar. and Co., 16. St. - alne''s•street• the United by a 1 the Collectors of Customs and Rankers fa the . ItIno•dom; and by the Secretary Jgba-street, Adel hi L d - D * 0,11 on, n Ad. . Esq.,at the office of the Inatitutio, 14, been previously known to occur. The fossils were first noticed in August, 1861, in a newly-opened quarry, be longing to Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bart., at Falwell, a He had a great distrust in all red beds together, and nothing would satisfy him any more than Sir Charles Lyell but a fossil in the right place. Mr. Kirkby, who had worked at the Permian system for a long time, and himself, had found that the Permian system was as entirely connected with the mountain limestone and with the carboniferous system as the Cambrian was with the Silurian. (Laughter.) After a few words in explanation and reply from Sir Roderick Murchison, Professor HARKNESS, at some length, entered into details supplementary to the statement of Sir Roderick Mur chison. The PRESIDENT remarked that they required further in formation to enable them to come to definite conclusions on this subject, and the conversation then terminated. THE SANDSTONE OF THE N.E. OF SCOTLAND, Professor HARIiNESS made a statement on the reptilife rous and footprint sandstones of the N,E. of Scotland, which afforded evidence of forms belonging to a period far more remote than any of which palesoniology spoke. Sir C. LYELL regretted the slat time left for discussion of a question relating to the theory of progressive develop ment of organic life, for if the facts put forward were true, one of the greatest blows had been struck at the theory of development as generally understood that could possibly have been dealt. There had been too great an inclination on the part of geological discoverers to assume that any given form of animal entered into this planet at the period of the rock in which it happened to be found ; and the warning he had constantly given against this tendency had been interpreted as a much stronger pro test against the doctrine of progression than it ought to have been. When the first of these telerpeton, being a new form, was announced to be found in rock, reported on authority to be Devonian, or, at any late, palseozoic, he did feel a pleasure in the rebuke such a fact gave to the doc trine that no reptiles existed at that period. (Hear, hear.) It always appeared to him unphilosophical, merely because we knew nothing of the vertebrate life of that period, to assume therefore that no reptiles existed older than the trias. Bat afterwards, when it was discovered that the staganolepis, a supposed fish, was a crocodilian reptile, and that some of the other forms Were the same as those of the crocodiles now living in the Ganges, he began seriously to doubt whether his friends had assigned a true position in the geological series to these beds. Now, he quite saw from the investigations that these must be admitted to be a con secutive regular series, from unquestionably lower red beds containing the well-known fishes of the old red forms that were known to be carboniferous, up to the beds containing those reptiles. He was inclined strongly to conclude that w e h partad h Devonianre a conformable rorucks, and a n series, inthe upper part something each containing in the lower newer than the coal. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DERBY SUMMER MEETING, -WEDNESDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 soya eac h, wit h 30 added, for two r yr-olds and upwards; selling allowance s . O ne m ile. 6 subs. 'Mr. Barber's The Clown, 2 yrs, Est 111 b ( no t t o b e so ld) (E. Taylor) 1 Mr. J. A. Hind's Lord Zetlan d, 2 y rs, Est 21 b ..(Stagg) 2 Betting-15 to lon The Clow n, who took the lead after h going e d a , a c n o d u p w l e o n o i f n h a u e n a d n r t e e d r byyarfodu lengths.st was never afterwards Lord Zetland was claimed, according to the conditions, for £6OO by Mr James Barber. The Chesterfield Stakes of 50 sous (given by the Earl of Chesterfield), added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b ; winners extra, and beaten allowances. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. John Osborne's Greenland, Bst 31b (Whiteley) 1 Capt. R. Goff's Loafer, 9st llb (inc. 51b ex.) (Fordham) 2 Marquis of Hastings' Garotter, 9st llb (inc. 51b ex.) (S. Rogers) 3 Mr. Payne's Foreteller, Bst 101 b (Cha Omer) 4 Betting-5 to 4on Greenland, 4to 1 agst Loafer, 9to 2 agst Foreteller. 5 to 1 agst Garotter. Loafer jumped away slightly in advance, hut after pro ceeding a couple of hundred yards, Greenland took up the running, followed at an interval of a length by Loafer, be hind whom, at a similar distance apart, followed Foreteller and Garotter. Upon entering the straight the quartette ran nearly in a line, and, although Greenland still held a slight lead, Loafer appeared to be going the best of any thing. At the distance Foreteller dropped back, and an interesting " set-to" with the other trio continued until reaching the end of the enclosure, where Greenland drew away and won cleverly by half a length; a length sepa rated the second and third ; and Foreteller was beaten a dozen lengths from the winner. The Oerwent Stakes of 30 soya, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, for 2-yr-olds and upwards ; selling and other allowances. About three-quarters of a mile. Captain'Moss's Moulsey, 2 yrs (£10), 6st 71b (E. Taylor) 1 Lord Chesterfield's Disdain, 4 yrs (£10), Bst 61b (Fordham) 2 Mr. E. Mills's Vulture, aged (£2O), Sst 131 b (S. Rogers) 3 Mr. Jones's King of Italy, 3 yrs (£2O), 7st 91b (Challoner) 4 Mr. J. Barber's Sails, 3 yrs (£2O), 7st 61b.... (Clement) 5 Ali Pasha also ran. Betting - 7 to 4 agat King of Italy, 3to 1 agst Disdain, 5 to 1 offered against any other. Moulsey made play, followed closely by 'Disdain, Vul ture, and King of Italy into the straight, where the latter drepped back, and Disdain headed Moulsey. Opposite the Stand, however, Moulsey came again and won a good race by a head ; two lengths between second and third ; King of Italy finished close up with Vulture, and Sails was beaten three or four lengths, Ali Pasha bolted shortly after start- lug, and was pulled up. The winner was bought by Lord Bateman for 135 guineas. The Nursery Plate Handicap of 60 sous, added to a Sweep stakes of 5 sous each, for 2-yr-olds , winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. G. W. Craven's Little Savage, 7st 7Th.... (Morgan) 1 Mr. W• Ashworth's Rothschild, Est 81b .... (E. Taylor) 2 Marquis of Hastings' Redcap, 7st 71b (Judd) 3 Mr. Chancellor's Wee Aggie, Est 111 b (inclu. 41b extra) (J. Grimshaw) 4 Mr. J. Wood's Lady Mary, 7 s t Mr. Bird's Regina, let 71b (J. Mann) 6 Betting-2 to 1 agst Wee Aggie, 3to 1 agst Redcap, 4 to 1 agst Regina, 5 to 1 agst Little Savage. After one failure Wee Aggie jumped away first, but was deprived of the lead ere they had proceeded 200 yards by Wee Aggie going on t ß h o ir t d h , sc a h n i d ld i followedittiosavagebyfoußdrteh.ca, Lady Mary followed Little Savage at an interval of half a dozen lengths, but Regina (who was beaten from the start) never took any part in the race. Upon entering the straight Rothschild, Red- cap, and Little Savage came on head and head to the dis tance, where Little Savage gradually drew away, and won cleverly by a neck. A head only separated the second and third ; Wee Agg,ie a bad fourth. Renewal of the Fat Buck Stakes (Handicap), of 5 soya each, with 40 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Half a mile. Mr. G. Craok's Middlewatcb, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b (Mr. G. S. Thompson) 1 Mr. F. Swindell's Somersault, 5 yis, 10st 71b (Mr. H. Wombwell) 2 Mr. J. Wallace's Golden Drop, 3 yrs, Ost 101 b (Inc 31b extra (car 9st 121 b) The betting opened at evens on Golden Drop, but closed at 5 to 4 on Middlewatch, and 6 to 4 agst Golden Drop. Middlewatch made play throughout, and won after a good race by a neck; three lengths between second and third. The Grand Stand Plato (Handicap) of 50 sovs, for all ages; winners extra. Half a mil e . Mr. Geo. Angell's East Sheen, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Challoner) 1 tothe l distance,m ade Lord Bateman's Gipsy Girl, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (J. Grirnshaw) 2 Mr. Barber's Cutler, 4 yrs, 6st (E . Sir H. Des Vosux's Roly Poly, 3 yr s , s st 91b (Kenyon ) 4 Mr. H. Martin's Key of the Gate, 6 y rs , 6 st 21b (Tomlinson) 5 Betting—Even on Gipsy Girl , 7 to 4 ags t East where the latter seeme d t o b e beaten, play,followect by th e C u tl er an d East Sheen to 1 aget Cutler, 100 to 8 agst any other. Gipsy sSheen, e Taylor)e n 35 b u t coming, however, again with the greatest gameness, s he got through and won in the last two strides by a head ; r three lengths between second and third ; 'the other two well up. The Tradesmen's Plate of 100 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 5 f -A; winners extra. One mile and a half. 51 subs, 26 of whom declared. Marquis of Hastings' Tippler, 3 yrs, 7 s s (Judd) 1 Mr. ber's Jack's Alive, 3 yrs, sst 715 (J. Grinishaw) 2 Sir IL Des Vasux's Warhorse, 3 yrs, sst 611).. (Kenyon) 3 Mr. Redhead's My Mary, 5 yrs, 76t 101 b .. (E. Taylor) 4 Marquis of Hastings' Udine, 3 yrs, Set 121 b (ear. 6:11, 81b) (Deacon) 5 Wine was purchased for .£4OO by the Marquis of Host • ings, prior to the race, and ran in his lordship's colours. The Marquis, however, declared to win with Tippler. Betting-3 to lon Tippler, 6to 1 agst Warhorse, 7to 1 agst Jack's Alive, 10 to 1 agst any other. Warhorse bolted from his horses before they were got in line and ran half a mile --to the gate which leads from the course to Derby—where, upon slackening; speed, a man went to the horse's head and trotted him back to the start. Jitat'6 Alive made play) followed by My Mary and War- ....OM --------". 14.1W 8 t 13. 1 12, n ty of 'ow Ready, Illustrated by the ion. ELIOT YORKE, 155., T HE WAN DERE Rin WESTERN FRANCE. By G. T. LOWTH, Esq. " Mr. Lowth's book is not only in a high degree lively and amusing, it is likewise valuable as an evitome of all that can interest the reader on the subject of Britanny and La Vend6e, or guide the traveller in North-Western Ft ance."— Post. Hurst and Llackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in crown post, 10s. Gd., THE THIRD VOLUNIE of DR. MO NIMSEN'S HISTORY OF ROME, Translated by the Rev. W PITT DICKSON. Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. T " 0 X F ORD, r, oXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic, Selections Selections from Sir llcnry R. Bishop's T iIE SLAVE and Ilalevy's MUSKETEERS (first time in England). Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ell!son, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, finish, dm, with lull band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonglimans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean, &c. Comic, by UNSWORTH ("or any other man"), Eugene, W. Randall, A. Lloyd, and George Hodson. Alsn, a Pei formance by Herr S CHAT, KENT', ACTT on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCIIESTItE, contain ing a full baqd of 40 instruments. '1 he ITALL just been newly Decorated and Ven:Mated, and is one nt the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, Ed. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, 10s. Gd. ('CANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order NJ to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing - crowds, Mr. G. MORTON h as transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pepper en d Henry Dirks Illusion, "I Tri , 0- 110 ST," from, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral the ricture Gallery to the Concert Hall, where a new and elegant stage is erected, affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Bal cony, and laxly of the Hall. He has also arranged for 11Ir. A. Silvester to give (with all that gentleman's latest im provements and effects), REPRESENTATIONS EACH EVENING, at Ten o'clock. All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, &c. ; Ur sworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, Arthur Lloyd, George Hodson, &c. p OYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The GHOST ! The GHOST ! ! The ONLY COMIC GHOST ! ! !—The beautiful FAIRY FOUNTAIN.—A Grand Divertissement by Signora Rachele and Mariannina and Signor Guiseppe Francesco, assisted by a corns of Twenty young Ladies—Selections from favourite Operas : Principals, Miss M‘Gre7or, Mr. Albert, Signor Georgini (the new Italian tenor), and Mr. Vernon Rigby. NICOSI A, the Great Violinist, will make his First Appearance in England on Monday next, at the ALHAMBRA. ALRGYLL ROOMS. Windmill-street. Piccadilly. NOTICE.—The above elegant Rooms will be Opened on SATURDAY, September 5, entirely redecorated under the sole direction of Messrs. Delicourt, of Paris, decorators to the Palaces of the Emperor Napoleon. The artistical work will be done by Messrs. Biggs and assistants. The musical department under the directorship of Mons. Jullien, and chef d'orchestre. The band will be chosen from the Household Troops and the Royal Italian Opera Houses. This celebrated band is well known by the public, and will be called in future the London Band, and will be represented by the best art!sts of the present day. Conductor of the Rooms and Manager, Mons. GRENET. Sole Lessee, R. it. BIGNELL. Admission, Is. ESTABLISHED 1833. BOWDEN'S lERATED GINGER BEER , in glass or stone bottles, warranted to keep good twelve months. Lemonade, Soda-water, rotass, Seltzer, and every description of Mineral Waters, —Manufactory, 110.3, White Hart-street, Drury-lane, W.C. ------- rrHE LAUNDRESSES to her lute Ni a i, stv Queen Adelaide say, that " BRIGGS' AUSTRALIAN S rARCII needs but to be tried to be approved " Sole Wholesale Agent, Harper Twelvetrces, Bromley-by:Bow, London, E. 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A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacture:, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 3 1 s. Bd. Postage, is. A. Double Truss, 31s. ad , 425., and 525. 6 d. Postage , i s Bd . An Umbilical Truss, 420:and Us. 6d. Postage, Is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, ficoadilly. NEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, Arc., for Varicose Veins and all oases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are -sorous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on lk ean ordinary stocking. erica 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 168. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE. Manufacturer. 225. Piccadilly. mile and a half to the north of Sunderland. SWEDISH FOSSILS. Mr. I. C. JEFFREYS gave a list of the upper tertiary fos sils of Uddewalla, in Sweden. In the course of a conversation which followed, Sir C. LYELL, referring to certain shells which had been found in Wales, said it was proved to demonstration that the whole of Snowdonia, the highest mountains in Wales, were islands at the time the shells existed. The changes that must hive taken place in the earth's crust to produce this permanent upheaval were really most astonishing, and it was proved how the study of the living species of shells, which Mr. Jeffreys had so successfully cultivated, opened up wonderful geological inferences in regard to the changes :hat had taken place in the earth in modern times. Mr. JEFFREYS also read a paper, contributed by Dr. A• W. Maim, " On the tipper Tertiary Strata of the Bohuslan District," This was another contribution from Sweden. Mr. Jeffreys stated that it had been accompanied by a slab, which unfortunately excited the suspicions of the Customs officers, who, suspecting perhaps theconcealment of brandy or cigars, or concluding that the slab. was ruLbish, broke it up and destroyed it. The PRESIDENT remarked that observation was now esta- blished beyond the possibility of a doubt that certain por• tioris of the north of Europe were now be.ng elevated at a slow, still comparatively speaking rapid, rate above the level of the sea, and also that we had in our country, especially in Wales, most conclusive evidence that the land had been elevated to an enormous height within a comparatively recent period. Dr. Maim had shown that there had been almost magical transformation in Sweden, but nearer home we might find the same class of phenomena. He had now to call attention to a most extraordinary depression between Dur ham and the south of the Tyne. The paper to be read showed that at a recent period, comparatively speaking, there had been a channel of considerable depth between Durham and a point above the High Level Bridge. The subject was of much importance to the coal trade, and it had excited great interest among viewers and miners generally. THE PERMIAN ROCKS OF THE NORTH-WEST OF ENGLAND Sir RODERICK MURCHISON, in introducing this subject, described the Permian rocks as the newest pela3ozoic de- posits, forming a natural group characterised by community of animal and vegetable life, existing. in various parts of Europe; and said that, until he proposed the term Permian, this group had no collective uaine. In the east of England there was no perceptible deposit that could be classed with the Permian. In the north-west, particularly at St. Bees' Head and in the valleys leading from the river Eden to the Pennine range, there Was a remarkable display of rocks, sandstones, and conglomerates, which were linked indis solubly and conformably with the magnesian limestones. The lower portion of the deposit over a very large portion of England was formerly called the Lower Red Sandstone. All these deposits were in the first instance admirably de scribed by Professor Sedgwick, whose description had been the foundation of our knowledge on this subject. His reason for proposing this simple name was that he found on the continent the characteristics of the formation spread over a country twice as large as France ; and when the same community of character was found in this country, geologists adopted the name and applied it to this country. In Germany, he had asserted that there was a great overlying sandstone superposed on the magne sian limestone which formed the upper part of the group ; and he showed in all sections that were typical that this mass of sandstone went with the magnesian limestone, and was completely separated from the Triassic deposits which were named the new Red Sandstones. This conclusion was steadily contested by many German authorities who did not like to part with any portion of their Bander Sandstein or to accord any part of it to his Permian group. Amongst these who opposed this view was Dr. Geinitz,who had endeavoured to show that it was a dual deposit, and not a triad deposit, and he now called it Dias. Against that he (Sir Roderick) had entered his protest. He was now charmed to find that the labours of Mr. Binney, followed by those of Professor Harkness, and confirmed by his own survey of the rocks, that in reality the west side of England offered the most complete confirmation that could be given of the tripartite arrangement of the Permian group, and completely fortified him in the ()Pinion he promulgated that the Germans were wrong and that he was right. A detailed examination of the rocks, which he had been looking at with Professor Hark ness, had led him to the conviction that if you ascend any one of the little groups, particularly the Hilton group, from the vale of Eden, up to the great Pennine fault, you will find a concession of conglomerate beds overlaying the enor mous mass of the lower portion of this great group. The details were explained by Professor Harkness, whose ob servations he had confirmed. He called attention to the value of them in reference to certain beds of plants which were absolutely Permian plants. Above the limestone and conglomerate came a series of clay or shale—he would call them marl—which he associated with sandstone. They passed comfortably without any break whatever into the upper sandstone. Hewes sure Mr. Binney would sustain all he had said in reference to this group being a great palreozoie tries. He did not like the words dies and tries, because in England we had no tries ; there was no central member of the sys tem ; the name was given to that superior formation by a German geologist, because the division was clear in that part of the country. It was not so, however, in:other parts; and no general name ought to be given from the division of rock that happened in any one country. St. Bees head exhibited a small and most instructive portion of the roth-todte-lie• gende (red dead hers) of the Germans, or the lower red sandstone of English geology. The conglomerates which were deposited unconformably on the summit, called sand stones in that country, were enroded in a most irregular manner, and the breccia entered into all the einuosities, showing in that part a complete physical break between coal, sandstones, and the superjacent Permian rocks. This was an important point, because an eminent German geolo gist had endeavoured to class this roth-tedte-liegende with a coal deposit, St. Bees Head was an instance of the total separation of the carboniferous deposit, and the beginning of a new series of things in these breccia and gravel and sand, and so forth entering into all the sinuosities of the sea worn or water worn rock. Immediately upon this a a t n im e - lower of thi s country, which underlie the magnesian lime sbtroencesirsto, the u wreesptrefentative of the yellow sandstones, the would qujve al b e m f a b g u n n e d s stone, filled with s c o o m m e es fOs i s c i a l r s l Sun derland and along the Hartlepool coast. There they had, then, magnesian limestone distinctly resting on this lower upwards, without the breccia, and superposed and passing slightest break in the argillaceous beds, into the sandstones. Y th u t n tt e He would say a word on a point of importance to gentlemen living in mining districts. In Germany this deposit would not have been known so well had there not existed under it a certain thin band called kupfer- schiefer, which, though thin, was in that part of Germany explored most pertina ciously by the miners, and followed everywhere. In this country the roth-todte-liegende afforded no mineral sub stance, and we had been hitherto unaquainted with the value of a deposit to which he would now call attention. It was the most important mineral deposit that had ever been discovered in the north-west of England, and it was en riching the people to an incredible extent. He referred to the haematite deposits in the cavities of the moun tain limestone. It had often been asked—to what age are we to attribute this enormous infilling of this beautiful haematite ironstone? There are some who had attributed it to tertiary periods. Professor Phillips was the first who made the suggestion that it was probably connected with the very series of deposit s to which he now called attention. Professor Phillips, therefore, had the great merit of having pointed out the way to them, and he would allow that to-day they had a proof of the value of his euggestion, with which he was possibly unacquainted before. Ho had said that the bottom of this series was this great accumulation of breccia. It was distinctly seen as forming the bottom part of it in many parts of Furness. There were masses of brockram superjacent to, and making a natural cover for the haema tite limestone. The lerenatite had been frequently worked out by old workmen from the cavities under the breccia. This discover y enriched his Permian group, and it showed that that period of the earth, so remarkable in Germany for the uppouring of porphyry, and the great change which took place in the earth after tho formation of coal, enriched the Permian system by the formation of a deposit of the richest and most valuable mineral in the British Isles. (Applause.) Mr. BINNEY, of Manchester, said it was only after a good lime y years tracking of these beds on the west side of the Pennine range that he really did, five years ago, find rod sandstone, and then he unquestionably found a series of red 0 clays passing up io to a series of red sandstone. H e had been t St. Bees Head, and ho could confirm what Sir It . Mur chison formably on the rock under neath. He never s aw a more oniplet h e d specimen.ad f n on -conformability than at White haven between the conglom erate and the sandstone. ( S ir e'siThe conglomerate rested totally uncon _ o Roderick Murchison—The old.) Professor Sedgwick many years ago coned it the old red sandstone, but he (Mr. Binney) called it coal-measure rock. Mr. Honeys said that he showed Dr. Geuiiz the red rocks at Tynernoutle, and he . said they were roth-todte- ST. LEGER. st) 1 agst Lord Clifden (offered) sto 1 agst Ranger (offered) 6to 1 a;st Queen Bertha (taken) 13 to 1 agst Avenger (offered) Hto 1 agst Golden Pledge (offered) 33 to 1 agst Mogador (taken) 33 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (taken) DEVON AND EXETEIt MEETING—WEDNESDAY. The Devon and Exeter Club Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sous each, 3 ft, with 50 added; winners extra, Three quarters of a mile. 5 subs. Mr. Ellison's Heber, 2 yrs, Gat (Cannon) 1 Mr. Meredyth's Barmaid, 3 yrs, 7st slb (Pearson) 2 Mr. J. B. Starky's Souveraine, 3 yrs, 7st 7lb (S. Adams) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Heber, who won by half a length; a bad third. The Mamhead Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added, for two •yr-olds ; colts, Bst 10Ib ; fillies, Bst 7lb ; certain winters extra ; allowances. Three-quarters of a mile. 27 subs. Mr. E. Brayley's Outlaw, Bst 101 b Mr. J. B. Starky's Agatha, 84 41b Mr. Merry's bicestissima filly, Sst 111 b (Covey) 3 Hengist and Faith also ran. Betting-6 to 4on Hengist-4 to 1 each agst Faith, Out law, and Agatha. Won by three-quarters of a length; four lengths be tween second and third. The County Cup, a Piece of Plate value 100 sovs, by sub scription of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, the surplus in specie ; weight for age; certain winners extra; the winner to be sold for 500 soya if demanded, &c. Two miles and a half. 15 subs. Lord Portsmouth's Cachuca, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b (Covey) 1 Mr. Erayley's Golden Dust, 3 yrs, 7st 101b....(Cannon) 2 Betting 7 to 4 on Golden Dust. Won by a neck. A. Selling Sweepstakes of 3 sous each, with 25 added; weight for age, with selling and other allowances. One Mr. Sargent's Newfoundland, 3 yrs, Bst 31b (F. Adams) t w.o. Mr. Brayley's Kennett, 3 yrs, Sst 51b .... (Cowley) I- Mr. Jorrock's Surbiton, 4 yrs, 9st lib Ring also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Newfoundland-6 to 4 agst Kennett. A. dead heat. Newfoundland afterwards walked over and divided the stakes with Kennett. The winner was bought by Captain Horton Rhys for 55 guineas. The Nursery Plate (Handicap) of 5 sous each, 2 ft, to the fund, with 100 added, for 2-yr-olds; winners extra. Three quarters of a mile. 13 subs. Mr. Starky's Izaak Walton, 7st 121 b (S. Adams) 1 Mr. Ellison's Heber, 7st 13ib (inc 61b ox) .... (Cannon) 2 Mr. Starky's Agatha, Bst (A. Edwards) 3 Verbena and Oberon also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Agatha, 7to 4 agst Heber, sto 2 agst Oberon, 5 to 1 agst any other. Won by a head; two lengths between the second and third. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, 2 ft, with 25 added ; winners extra. Half a mile. Capt. Batchellor's Lady di Vergy, 2 yrs, Sat 101 b (Whitchort) 1 Mr. Brayley's The Dictator, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b.... (Cowley) 2 Mr. Meredith's Barmaid, 3 yrs, Bst 31b (Payne) 3 Rappel and Champagne also ran. Betting-6 to 4 aget Lady di Vergy and 7to 4 agat The Dictator. Won by a length and a half; two lengths between the second and third. DONCASTER MEETING. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. Acceptances for the Great Yorkshire Handicap. St. Leger Course. Age et lb Oldminster Knowsley 4 8 9 Cayisbrook 4 8 8 Hartington Doncaster Lady Ripon Dulcibella Brighton Welcome Drummer Boy Leonora 4 7 5 Makeshift Change .. 3 7 0 Hubert Blithfield Earl of Surrey Jack of Hearts 3 6 11 Age st lb I Dr. Syntax .. Sea King Silkstone Blondin Cachuca 3 6 7 Bryn Gwyn Daniel O'Connell 3 6 5 Deception' Nebula Schoolmistress Columba Kemptown Kangaroo Actaeon Barter .. The Serf .. 3 6 12 tJack's A1ive...... 3 5 12 A COALPIT ON FIRE. For some weeks past our town has been suffering from an unusual amount of sickcess, in consequence of which many persons have been obliged to with draw from their daily occupations, and much suf fering and distress have prevailed; and now we have to record another calamity, the firing of the Wellington Pit Colliery, by which 700 hands have been thrown out of employment until work can be found for them elsewhere, or the water which has been let into this pit can be pumped out and opera tions resumed. It seems that the pit was first dis covered to be on fire a week ago; and the alarm having been instantly communicated to Mr. Bourne, the Earl of Lonsdale's representative at the Colliery Office s that gentleman forthwith repaired to the spot, and took prompt measures for staying the pro gress of the disaster. This was a work of ext. - erne difficulty and danger ; but, through Mr. Bourne's constant personal supervision and direction,aided by the assistance of his deputy, Mr. Mulcaster, and of all the officers and men employed at the works, it was thought that on Thursday the fire had been subdued, In the afternoon of that day, however, a quantity of gas unfortunately escaped, and igniting some timber, gave a fresh impetus to the combustion of the coal, which afterwards so far increased as to render it necessary to drown the pit. On Saturday it was found that all ordinary means were insuffi cient to gat the fire under. The whole of the horses down the pit were therefore taken out, preparatory to closing the shaft, which we understand was re solved upon, and we believe a portion of the lower workings in which the fire is situated will be walled off from the dip workings, and then inundated with water by pumping it in, and also probably bye syphon from the sea. These are extreme measures to take, soot which i but we trust they will prove effecti ve, and shortly enable the noble proprietor to ag ain g et this fine coal mine into working order. The fire is said to have originated in a flue whi ch leads from the sta tionary hadaccumulated. e n gine a t thenw th pit o bottom, an d long t he flue may have smouldered is not known, but coal,event tually and since Mon day in n this the o the fire seized upon last continued to spread, despite the efforts of Mr. Bourne and his staff, aided by the great expe rience of the eminent colliery engineer, Mr. Foster, of Ndwcastle, who was telegraphed for on the mat ter assuming so serious a shape. We regret to say that up to the time of our going to press this disas trous fire continues to spread, but it is hoped from the measures adopted that its ravages will be confined to a limited area. A syphon pipe is now laid down from the pit, past Tom Hurd Rock, to the sea at low-mater mark, while water is drawn from the Scalegill pond, from near James' pit, and also pumped from the sea, near the Bath Houses. As stated above, the whole of the horses, upwards of sixty in number, were taken out of the mine. The closing of this colliery is causing ves sels in great o numbers to leave this po rt for NVorkin e,lou and liaryport, eight or ten vessels having cleared out for these ports yesterday. As the Croft pit was eloced some few months back, the whole supply has DOW to come from t he William and Countess pits; we, however, fee l sure every effort will be made to n ot only for comsomption, meet the donne d,but from these pits. -- Cumberland for shipment also I Pacquet. Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing Horniman's pure Tea; very choice at 3s. 4d. and 4s. "High Standard" at 4s. 4d. (Connelly 4s. Sd.), is the strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in every town supply it in packets. , The screw corvette Clio, 21, 1,470 tons, 400 horse power, recently paid off into the third division of the steam reserve squadron in the Medway, is to undergo a thorough overhaul in order to ascertain the defects existing in her engines and machinery which have been placed under the charge of Mr. C. Moore, chief engineer. The Clio is in the great basin, and will, it is understood, be shortly taken in hand in readiness to be recommissioned. Admiralty instructions have been received at Chatham far the screw sloop Fawn, 17, 100 horse power, to be brought forward for commission, to relieve the Greyhound, 17, 200 horse power, on the West India station. A third trial of French and English armour-plates took place at Portsmouth yesterday under the su- pervision of Capt. A. C. Key, C. 8., commanding her Majesty's ship Excellent. The range, as usual, was 200 yards, and the projectile a cast iron 68 pound shot, the practic6 — taking place afloat frOm the Foam gunboat, against the plates fized.on the side of the Monarch, old sailing liner. The plates comprised four from the French firm of Petic, Gau det, and Co., two of 4,1- inches and the remaining two of 51 inches ; one from Messrs. John Brown and Co., of Sheffield, for her Majesty's ship Agin court, of 5;,-- inches; and one from the Millwall Company, of 51 inches, the average length of the whole being 15 feet, and their breadth 3 feet 4 inches. Patin and Gaudet's two 4ain. plates received six and seven shots re spectively, and both proved to be of a very inferior quality. They had both very extensive cracks and separations of the metal, and showed cracks of greater extent than has been done by the French made plates on any former trial. One of these two plates struck full on the upper edge by a shot away from any other indent, broke away the metal from the main body in a semi-circular form round the blow to a bolt on the opposite side of the indent. Another shot ou the lower edge opened a triangular crack across two other shot marks 3ft. 6in. in length. The third shot fired at the second 41-inch plate effected penetration in the centre of the plate, and not in the vicinity of any other blow, the metal broken away being driven into the ship's side B;in from the front of the plate, that is 41in. beyond and clear of the back of the plate. The 5; in. plates stood no better, considering the extra inch of metal. One received ten shots, several of which were edge blows, and opens the layers of the metal in an un usual manner, proving these plates, like the former ones tested, to be of very inferior manufacture in the welding. The metal was of good quality. This plate was struck by three shots in a diameter of 13in., and in the centre of this space there were very deep fissures with the iron driven into the ship's side from the main body of the plate. The second sin. French plate received eight shots—one on the upper edge, striking, however, full on the plate and away from other blows, broke out a semi circular piece, 27in. in length and 10in. in depth. On the right extremity of this plate a crack ran through three shot marks to the lower edge of the plate, aft. Gin. in length. Messrs. Brown's plate stood until after its fifth shot, without giving sign of a crack, but after that time a succession of blows in two spots on its lower edge broke up the metal in those places, as, indeed it could not well have been otherwise under so unusual a pounding in two particular spots. It received 12 shots in all. The Miliwall plate received 11 shots, more fairly dis tributed. A second unlucky blow on its right lower corner broke through the metal. With this excep tion the plate came out of the trial satisfactorily. Messrs. Brown's plate, and that of the Millwall may be considered about equal, and as the beet by far of the six tested. The French plates proved to be far below the average of " A 1 plates, and very inferior indeed to the two first plates which were tried at Portsmouth from the same firm. M. Gaudet, who was present during the trials yesterday, ex pressed his astonishment at the results as regarded his plates, and said that no such result had ever attended any trial of them in France. Captain Harrison. one of the members of the Iron-plate Committee, was present during the firing, as were also the respective representatives of the Miliwall Company and Mes srs . John Brown and Co. The unce rtainty of the practice yesterday, owing to the rough state of the weather, destroyed in a great measure the interest which would otherwise have been attached to the trials. Thus, Messrs. Brown's received the majority of the shots directed against it by mere chance in two particular spots, while the shots on the Millwall plate were scattered. Under these circumstances the comparisons required between the two plates, which would have been of great value, could not be drawn, and only approxi mate results could be arrived at. The same argu ment applies, of course, to the French plates, only in their case their failure altogether to resist shot enabled a more decided opinio n to be formed. There were upwards of '2O '`miss " Shots y esterda y , o wing to the movement of th e g unboat, which full y ac ra counts for the uncertai nt y of the practice. All other countries test their a rmour plates on land, the p lates under trial being on a fixed tar g et and the g un being also fire d from an immovable p latform. The grea t es t possible acc urac y of fi ring can be obtained, and shotsrnplanted w ished, so tha t certaint y can be arrived at in any oinp betweendifferent m ayb e p l a tes. The Dutch screw stea m corve tt e V esuv ius, Capt. p s chotborg, yesterday arr i ve d a t the Motherban k from the Texel for th e C oast o f Guinea. The com mander will be intr o d uce d to the Port Adm iral and comparisons sos which m in ay eachbe drawn plate n to the General by Mr. L. A. Vandenberg, Consul for the Netherlands. When the weather moderates the Vesuvius will fill up coals and proceed to her destination. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Staff Commander Beehant, additional, to the Saturn ; Sub-Lieut. A C. Harris, to the Liffey ; Sub-Lieut. L. Ching, to the Edgar; W. D. Tennant has been nominated to a naval cadetship; H. Brimfield, of the Wye, confirmed as first-class assistant-engineer ; and W. H. Barker, of the Topaze, promoted to acting first class assistant -engineer. BOYS DROWNED..—Two lads, aged respectively 12 and 15 years, were drowned on Tuesday, whilst bathing i n , a pond connected with the mill of Mr. Parker, flax s pinner, lluuslett, Leeds. The bodies were recovered, and removed to the residence of their parents, to await the inquest. During the first six months of the present year the number of letters sent through the Italian Post-ofilee was 17,133,028, being a diminution of 408,491 as compared with the same period in 1862. The number of journals and printed papers was 14,039,052, showing an increase of 4,653,624 compared with the first six months of 1862. The revenue derived from the Post-office during the first half year of 1863 amounted to 75,666,554 fr., against 61,767,393 fr. received in the first six months of 1862. The wife of a farmer, named Lemonnier, residing at Famichon, Dear Eseardenville (Eure) was found, lying ad in the street a few steps from three thee r o having been murdered by heavy blows on h hackNVdlayh: of the P ' b head with some blunt instrument. It was immediately suspected that the person who committed the crime was her own son, a man 33 years of age, who had been twice confined in a lunatic asylum, and had re• cently exhibited symptoms of a relapse. This suspicion soon became 9, certainty, for the gendarmes found the un happy man engaged in washing blood off his hands, and near him lay a heavy stick bearing fresh marks of blood. Ha was immediately secured and submitted to medical exa mination, which leit no doubt of his insanity. MID-LOTHIA N. ;oVr\ , / At the close of the first week of AugUifil;6l4l - 111',e an inch of rain fell, which was of immense benefit' - to all the crops. Dry weather set in and con= tinued, with only the slightest; showers, until the 25th. A vary considerable fall, amounting to about two inches, has since taken place, and the lying uncut corn has scarcely been quite dry. As vet the total rain fall for the month amounts to two inches and nine-tenths. Some corn was cut about the 20th, and it has beme gradually becoming ripe as you ascend. In the early districts three fourths of the entire crop is in stook, but a small portion only in stack. in the middle district about one-third is cut and cone in stack, while on the insides reaping bas not begun. The wheat crop is hout somewhat thin, but of stout firm s t raw , a goo d length, and seemin g t o carr y pl ump f u ll ears; about one-h a lf i s rea p e d. B arley i s o f strong st i ff straw, and thick e noug h. I n a f u ll average f i eld of grai n , w hil e the ears are sound, oats show a few throu l l a i s g t h y t e fi a fields Leans ld s th a n barley a ree d a o r y s I s I o h e a r , t taken t white the corn e p is crops promise fullaverage. wall, nOdn withthe f wnl. ro reho m oleg the a return o f d ry weather will give a different result in straw, but well podded. R • eaping machines list© been very buss-. Much of the grain having been standing they wrought with ease ; now, however, their use will not be so satisfactory, as the cent; el.' breezes and rains have twisted about the stalks. ar' Potatoes have improved in leaf, and it is to be hop e d in tuber also, their size hitherto having been small. Where frosted down, a fresh growth of thick -set shoots have come away ; as yet the bulbs have done little. 'Turnips arc growing most vigorously, and there is every likelihood, should frost keep away, of their being a full crop. Pastures, which, wer3 very bare, arc improving. There is very little good aftermath, the red clover not con up. Any portions of the new crop of barley or oats which have been sold, from their fine colour, h ave brought better prices than old, while wheat of last crop has been very difilcuit to sell at falling prices. All sorts of stock are fetching full rates, lean cattle and lambs being very high. EAST LOTHIAN. The weather was most favourable for ms.tn.tlng and also for harvesting the crops until the 26th of last month. It was wet on Wednesday morning, and on Thursday and Friday an immense quantity of rain fell. The two succeeding days were fair, but it rained the greater part of yesterday very heavily ; however, this day is more promising. The total fall of rain for August amounts to the large. quantity of (4.5)41 inches, of which 3 inches have fallen since Wednesday last. It is to be hoped it will now continue fair for a time, as with wet weather for a short time longer, the damage that will accrue to the outstanding grain must be enormous. Con siderably more than half the corn crops in the county are at present in the sheaf, and just in the position to be injured, if not destroyed, by wet. In the lower district of the county reaping commenced early in the month, and might be general about the middle of it. Oa some farms cutting is already finished, but it will take another week to bring it generally to a close, and even then there will be stray fields of spring wheat uncut. Very little has been done in carting home the grain; on most farms not above two or three stacks have been secured. The grain crops have cut up even better than was anticipated. Wheat and barley are particularly fine crops; whil e oats, which were generally con sidered inferior, have proved much thicker on the ground than they appeared to do when growing, and in some instances aro even tall in straw; they have a flue head, and if they do not prove a full average crop, they will be very near it. Some of the earliest fields of beans are already cut; the pods are closely set, and the seeds well ripened. Altogether, the grain crops are considered the most abundant grown for many years, if they were only safely secured. The samples of new oats and barley shown in Haddingtou market have been of fine quality and great weight, oats running from 43 to 44 lb. per bushel, and barley from 56 to 801 h. per bushel. If there is an immediate change to fine weather, the rain may prove not to have been injurious to the quality of the grain be yond darkening the colour of the oats and barley, while it must be most beneficial to the turnip crop, the grass and the potatoes, all of which stood much in need of moisture. There is a large breadth of inferior turnips in the county, but there is now a prospect of their making great improvement. Though there have been fewer hands than usual in search of harvest work the supply has exceeded the demand, from the general use of reaping -machines. Wages hitherto have been 9s. per week, with vic tuals. As the grain has been generally standing, reaping-machines have done work well, and the corn is much more neatly handled than it used to be in olden times. WEST-LOTHIAN. At the close of July vegetation generally had as sumed a languid aspect in consequence of the pre vious drought. Some refreshing showers, however, fell during the first week of August, and since then , there has been a timely supply of moisture. nder this favourable change of weather late sown turnips ca me away freely, and now promise, with a con tinuation of growing weather, to be an aver a g e crop. In all other cases turnips will be a full aver age. At present there are no symptoms of finger and-toe. Potatoes also received much benefit from the showers, and recovered their freshness to a great extent where they were injured by frost ; but on the other hand, they have, in exposed situations suf fered severely from the heavy winds which oc curred in the middle of the month. What between this visitation, by which the strength of the plant will be diverted from the tubers to the production of new stems, and the drought at a more early stage, the crop will be small in size, and will not likely reach an average, even under the most favourable circumstance. Some fields of these have already been disposed of, th e last known sale being at the rate of £25 per Scotch acre, the purchaser digging the crop, and the farmer doing the carriage. Barley harvest coin• menced about the 14th, and became general about the 20th of the month, being a fortnight earlier than last season. Th e crop i s abovelin average both in quantity and quality, and a full half of it is shorn. Wheat appears to be the earliest of our cereals. It is of fine qua li ty, and nearly h a lf cu t. Ab ou t a third part o f t h e oats are i n t h e stoo k. Although. this crop is short in straw, it will yield an average quantity of grain of good quality. Some progress has been made in the cutting of beans, which are well podded and filled, and present a fair length of straw. Pasturage has improved this month; but it suffered so much from the previous dry weather that it cannot be said to be abundant. GEOLOGICAL CONSTITUTION OF EGYPT.—With re gard to geological periods, Egypt appears to be of recent formation. The conical mountains, composed of horizontal layers of grit, which skirt the desert of Korasco, the table-land of the same formation extending from Egypt to Fezzan, are still all but untouched by the convulsions of the terrestrial crust which have since occurred. This cir cumstance and their aridity show that they have but re cently emerged from the waters of the sea ; a fact confirmed by the briny wells they contain, and the saline efflores cences which are met with on the surface of the :soil. There is one circumstance, however, which tells against this conclusion, namely, the remains of vast petrified forests which are to be found in the African deserts ; forests, the vegetation of which was far more varied than that of the fertile valley of the Nile. Then remains of petrified forests exist. at different pints from the environs of Suez to the sands of the Libyan Desert. On the table land behind Mokatam, east of Cairo, are large petrified trunks of trees, from eight to ten metres in length. Some seem to have belonged to the palm species, others to dico tyledonous plants. In the transversal sections the concen tric layers of the sap are clearly distinguishable, some even display those radiating fissures which characterise dry wood. They are generally of a dark grey blue, but in some cases whitish, as if pertaining to the fir species. The illu sion is complete until a piece is picked up and weighed in the hand, when its heaviness convinces us of their state of petrifaction. The origin of these forests can only be ex plained by supposing these regions to have been in a state of vegetation previously to their being submerged for thousands of years, and then again. abandoned by the sea as they are now. The Egyptians and other ancient nations had a great aversion for the sea, as if they remembered some great catastrophe caused by it. 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