The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-11 00:00:00

WAR DOCTOR, what do you advise ? I Ev_o rs i,tdvise Alfred Mellon's Concerts, afterwards to ie one „, ,covent-garden, hear some charming singing, order e best adeavlici th . 4 ,aeir etal can chop g s iv a e nd yo m m agnificent potatoes, and that KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. riThi„,,,,lB celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest I-rii ujirell, Mild,itAND Sold;chow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. t i ,_ in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ;by a r dents in the Principal towns in England ; or wholesale 0 ,8, GR Pi IL W. ti l .' ,B erre tbe Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded —44lthan's RAHLy." ........._____ C°NTINENTAL TOUR.—An ENGLISH Tr 4ENTLtAtiN, a Linguist, and experienced Continental a Itont;irpa naaking up a party of Six to accompany him for ° WO lb B Tour through France, Switzerland, returning c „, e Rhine, and home by way of Belgium. Terms, in -454:,,i1ag Travelling and Hotel expense , , 410. _:1)! furthepr, particulars , address A. Z., care of Mr. Moore, ..„ ... :" ....._ atthe a "xc. 1.-4. e. MARLBOROUGH CLUB COMPANY (Limited.) NOTic E 13. Grafton -street, Piccadilly. th e Alt •IS lIEREBY GIVEN. That in consequence of club eratious not being completed, the Opening of WA W ill be postponed until WEDNESDAY, the 17th day tignst, By Order, price, 6, John S. 0. RATTENRURY, Hon. Sec. -street, Bedford-Row, W.C. 4111,BOROUGH CLUB COMPANY liai tn , o4 (LIMITED). Aro e -'-' IS BEREBY , That the Dir dors will itextrt;4 7 e ed . (1 0 the BALLOT GIVEN M of EMBERS on TUESDAY foI;,all a pplications of parties wishing to join must be kei tc recl to the Secretary on or before Twelve o'Clock on aY, the 15th day of August, 1861. By order. ltegt m . S. RATTETB, Hon "'red thifiee, 6, John-, o street, Bedford-r URY ow, W.C. Sec.. 4r4 - K__ lAL BANK OF CHINA, INDIA, AND ‘ ,J , Telq, r „ JAPAN (Limited). Vit,r , E IS REREBY GIVEN, that an EXTRAORDI '44 ri - " . 1 ENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders of the hod' Bank of China, India, and Japan (Limited), will be boat the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on TiII.TRS- Iv , ~ the 25th of August inst., at Twelve o'clock precisely, thseey the A , auk —Zreernent for Amalgamation entered into with ti in the of Hindustan, China, and Japan (Limited), referred 2 1 1 th e 21,0,1renlar addressed to the shareholders of this Bank l i esol o r Of July last, will be submitted for approval, and . lald tl a t t o Z. B t 9 voluntarily wind up the Bank and appoint Th e " Will be propose& w .... f olio i W alg in substance are the terms of amalgam !, Ittilinii„elltY thousand new shares, of £lOO each, of the Bank e gokt e ,.,. 'Stan, China and Japan (Limited), to be issued to th 2, B _s the 20,00 0 ' shares in this Bank. 1. .."‘4l hares to be issued at £6 per share premium. 1? 4 4 44 per Aare of the oremium to be 'O laced in the Reserve at th e 48 , the United Banks in a ddition to the amount already ld ,iorve of the Bank of Hindustan, China, and Japan, fun t aao all 'Srf her additions, by which the total reserve a / 4 04'4M0 end of this year will, with the profits, probably 1. Th ere to about £160,000. Dlied rna ning £1 per share of the premium will be ap 5. 2..dpay off preliminary expenses. Iv t filt h ' , lend of 10 per cent. per annum for the time the th is li b een in operation to be paid to the shareholders of 6 auk on e xchanging' certificates. ioi 4 tt(ir cetera from this Bank to be nominated by and /. Thee Board of the Hank of Hindustan, China, and Japan. ~e(ltials,noW shares, now to be issued as above, to rank . on. ‘lstan''„ With all the previous issues of the Bank of Hui ,,,!3• i lli„'na, and Japan, whether original or otherwise.. 1,""oh, t ai r °Mon of paying up to £25 per share, under dis "old " Per Cent. per annum, is also reserved to the share era. By order, W a i h HENRY TURNER, General Manager. -I. ° o k, 8.C., Aug. 10, 1864. TilE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY 29, Lombard -street, London ; and Royal Insurance-buildings, LiverpooL At th mot tle e Annual Meeting, on - the sth inst., the following were elt,tresi Loioldeh the leading results. disclosed in the Report to th e es. The FIRE BRANCH. emiams of the year 1863 reached the sum en .........of 4341,663 ote3Tg advance of 40,977 lb ous 86 2 a; an amount of increase exceeding that of any pre- Theevenue from Fire Premiums has been en anced in four years by the large sum of £113,353 Ti t b it e tc puty paid to Government in 1862 wa5....., £75,993 ditto, 1833 S howing an Increase i n one year of ...... tiklliontr the incidents which have tended to the advance it:ht of the Royal within the last few months may be reckoned a :tion with respect to the losses sustained by the explo itin of the Lotty Sleigh, which although on ty con -istent with t e t general tenor of the conduct of the Company, and WU imteiyproved to be no more than what had been done in lor r:1' times by the o dest and most proverbial:) , honourable l it ,,?ng its contemporaries, yet attracted attention and public Imir by its unhesitating prompt' ess. the largest ton! of Revenue and the largest ratio of &-;,F.ression have been att a i ned in the present year, so it til i Zs that the largest Profit which it has ever iallen to the to 40„._ ors to reco r d h as l i kewise on this occasion to be an- Zeol. The balance of n e t p ro fi t on theyear has amounted 1)1, L15 ; " of which sum .£34,100 only has been approp r i a t ed sitt ti , to:nen Reservelarge. LIFE BRANCH. 11',41TailineesParngress of the Life Branch, .as shown by . the New adl,„ t 'ansaeted in the last year, is most promising, and C t ne" e ta Made, year by year, in the amount ot New In esipaignected, sh , w clearly the estimation in which the Net Yeea rs 18 held. The following is a statement for the last afteiAasured on New Policies u 55 deducting Guarantees. Net Premiums. 8% ...... 4434,470 11 10 1 ., 8 ;„61 '• ...... 419,241 16 2 ' 06 2 .".•.•. 521,101 17 0 .. 13 " ...... 701,4 715 3 4, 1111 ..... 752,516 18 10 growth,elpnr°did amounti^g to 73 per cent. on the Sum iarhit a t i n e d nnwares of 80 rer cent . . on the Premium . re- Th' 4e r course of five years, may justly be considered as thetitst ,any which could have been reasonably expected. th: /Au, o 'r of the current year 1861, however, far outsti fps Increase indicated by the figures Ju-t quoted, as Oda If a tred for that period of six months only actually abl e rat eof ion sterling - . Mortality; likewise, still presents highly favour -111- 'Ohm features, and augurs well tor the result to be bhown by Pres4tennial investigation, which is to take place when - I Y -,ta.,,r hi concluded. An CY M. DOVR. Manager and Actuary. °tlet, is -- DOI . B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. lb e c3 N E 14 ' CIING SHIP OWNERS (Limited). Iv itk ile r ° e ra by t t 4 he u,n. under the Joint-Stock Companies' Act, 1862. cunt 01 his shares. R„...ePOsitpital £ 1 . 0 00,060 , in 50,C00 shares of £2O each. Bert Per share on application, and £1 on allotment. ti'nares"Oeates. which cn the converted into Registered t th or f oil'option of holder, will be issued imme 4stran. atZ'r allotment. These certificates will be capable delivering from hand to hand, without any regi. Ir ' A dLi oyd 7 air a l DIRECTORS. Currie Bletchino•ley Surrey, Chairman. shaw, E''sq h . r eet, Director of the Bank of Wales, Basinghall les ow P c ( 3 , 0 and 31, London-walt. ib. a dras it n , -P ;e ll Wick, Esq., C E., late Resident Engineer ;11),',..,1;a1.,„`Tway, Oatlands Park, Weybridge. P - W l ' Esq. Merchant, 5, Nicholas-lane. ,P as tusi Jocelyn, late Chairman Dundalk Steam (4 0 , 01 71111 Grange Pet: edham, Royal Horse Artillery, Ramsgate. o Oe rge eot t —c e Pocock, Esq., Director of the Crystal Palace Esq., Director of the Submarine Telegraph trta, 1113„„_ 0 BANKERS. f London, 2, Princes-street, and Branches. CONSULTING ENGINEERS. 4-1, 1 Escl, and J. C. Gunn, Esq., 24, Great George street, Westminster. SOLICITORS. Itea rs. Davies, Son, Campbell, and Reeves. BROKERS. - rs. Castello Brothers, Throgmorton-street. AUDITORS. -a• Alison and Waddell, Public Accountants, 14, Walbrook. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Horace Fenwick, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 61, C ornhill—Entrance, 126, Bishopsgate-street. ~,Thia , ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. 're% s k , i rpany is established to own and work Connecting Ipt?ien,nectPng Steam Ships are designed - n. i s a nelvl system, Nen consists In constrictinl: ste m eargoeo n s o ev n er very light 411.1%7,n;L:1V g?e r at ca e r c r ino n z g ny of power, the compartments I t liN g a a gre ot co o n a n e eclo a r t'o a e d a m di to other ; immediatean I the disconnection transfer of 14 compartment contsining the engi a n n e, offl e cer a s o nd crew of cargo cempartments to oth r, that it can t bl i,,,?;t n i e n s c e o t nstanerunning employment, while the compare tV,Y inexpensive cargo compartments are detained during ale; l oading*, unloading, or sale of their cargoes. By this la" one engine and one crew will perform the work of topete, steamers of the ordinary construction, and realise pro- I t ' 0 , 1 14,1 profits. tte k ,„'e intended to commence business by running p one i o siCt.° l ' compartment, and three sets ot Cam) C m art `vo Cavhich will be sufficient to deliver 10,000 tons of coal h . t eti fr t- m° ,l per month, and to demonstrate the enormous at 011ti'es to be gained by the system before proceeding qtt - the t which will consist of Eighteen Scre i v l r O ak e joroposed flee ON („ I 'uornpartments, and one hundred and ninety ll -eig t P o tfo 4 l ! ° oC e.o ° . o.l ,arments, and will deliver over one mil on of * 5 14 t ,,,1, London, and over three hundred thousand thrtirt ut Zfle, annually. iih,,,1%,',8 of the cost of the proposed fleet, and details of rri tik Toglii . expenditure and receipts have been prepared, Agetitl.g it ti ;'.,e, large Fo r th of more than 20 per cent., after ;Ties. vte provision for insurance, depreciation, and con bee4 4111111 t as „ ag e , ,i, ennecting avi i , Steamer," named the Conneltor, has th at , a'e a practie,almo model,and has made frequent voy hi„,a cl e „,R . ran over 4,OC° milesatsca, in all weathers, so beroa haalOnatration of the nautical qualities of connecting hag il l a1),,3! 0 Riven, sufficient to place sea-worthinesst e l r ie fe ir nee f on i ey e a r a 11t,bellowit t rbt, while the absolute exip d etest e Q) ,,, at even the ordinary screw colliers can be pro ch'atio„ vaOyed in the carrying of coal, notwith .. s o t a an d c f l n i g n , g dfa the . i,` l ;g'o 01`.4tro.their engines and crews during 1 t4ll;tleetlinegir repairs, atree c ent in the Thames, where s'e will P il i ch- - iaiiT e ls trate the mode of connecting and disconnectaig, BtproB.s_peCtiliarit planse system. the e El 0; 1 7:1,9 8 with and drawings . of vessels° cun t.spr 'La system, as also detailed estimates sh . Inn to eii ea ,e Profits toc , ether with forms of anP for 11 at ti l t ge obtained", or will be sent post free, on applica lication ' f keti, 61, Cornhill, entrance, Bkhopsgate-street. II FOR - 0. OP APPLICATION FOR SUARES. libliwarinj..o...,the Connecting Shipowners (Limited). 4 1) " to paid a deposit of Zi per share, I request you to Po artl'elcie r t tiers (Limited shares of £2O each in th e C onnecting ,); and I hereby agree to become a share ttiVO ee,„ 4 ‘- onipany, subject to its rules and regulations, all otted P' alich shares or any less number that may be nle, Name in full Address in full Profession Addition, or Occupation ........ Date ' Usual Signature. Lb - py-r, IL) eta* .. '- 0 G E' S BALM of COLUMBIA eat as a toilet requisite. It has been o r 4 (lisc ov „!'-_ , years, and is the best and o e n n ly certain remedy NT, to r ', "r /or preserving, strength ing, beautifying., Is. et 4 the h e Rail% Whiskers, or Moustaches, and pre ,ll.(l , 6 , etrt turning gray or falling, off.—Sold iu bottles, Pe r g ., 4 t,teet' . ti t l ci 1 g. OLRIDGE, 22, Welling liori,ld re „ 'and, and all ismcists and pe rfumers. uilea. ' 5 4 iad Ladies' hair it most ci2cacious and N°. 22,506. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1864. SON Just ready, in 3 vols., A N D H E I R. A NOVEL. Also now ready. in 3 vols rinci ?EIiSONS SEEKING LANDED AT, AND RESIDENCES. FREEHOLD A ES ND TOWN LEASEHOLD COUNTRY INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER PIES GENERALLY— To BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. K and H. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OP PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of ,this Register affords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, where the property is of an eligible chars ter, thereby avoid in g the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon veniences. third; the others finished at Wide intervals in the order named. particular incident occurred in the run down to the War ner, which was luffed round as follows in a tumble of a tideway which threw the water liberally over their decks, and the breeze fresh enough, all four sending down topsail and housing topmast : The Kimbolton Castle Stakes of 5 sous each, with 50 added, for four-year. olds and up wards. About two miles. 5 subs. Lord Westmoreland's Aurelian, 5 yrs, llst 111 b, in. 31b (J. Goater) 1 Captain Machell's Vindictive, 4 yrs, 11st 4lb GUILTY, OR NOT GUILTY. By the Author of " Cousin Geoffrey," (to. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. H. M. S. H. M. S. Mosquito Viddex .. 4 9 58 Banshee Luffing fround.the Warner, there was found to be quite enough sea on in the tideway, but the cutters bravely bat tled through it in their third and last heat to the westward. Under the Noman they looked magnificent, their sails dis tended by the strong breeze with the sun shining full upon them, the sea skeeting over their hulls, end all sufficiently close to each other to render the picture complete in all de tails. The Mosquito hugged the island snore under the Ryde Sands, through the tumble of the sea, and, to all ap pearance, with sound judgment materially increasing her lead. The others stood in well for Portsmouth harbour en trance before going about. The middle buoy was eventually rounded for the last time, and on the vessels' return before the wind, the Gilkicker Point being opened by them in this order : Now ready, in 2 vols., with Illustrations, 218., LIFE IN With Sketches of the Javanese. V A. (A. Edwards) 2 Mr Goodwin's Captain Crow, 5 yrs, llst 41b, in. 41b ex. (Captain Townley) 0 Betting-6 to lon Aureli an , who won easily by four lengths. Captain Crow was beaten off all the way. A Selling Plate of 25 sous, added to a sweepstakes of 3 sous each ; weight for age ; selling and other allowances ; pe nalties. Half a mile. 4 subs. Lord Westmoreland's Wicket, 2 yrs, L'3o, sst 71b (Tribe) 1 Capt. Wortham's Corinthian Tom, 3 yrs, £3O, 7st 51b (T. French) 2 (430), Bst Olb (A. Edwards) 3 m Ca r tta en in ai M ng a s e , h ta jell'aloCorinonee:2, aygrse d (£3o), sst 71b (car sst 91b) (Sayers) 4 Betting-6 to 4 agst Coronet, 4t o 1 eac h apt Wi c k et and Colombine, 5 to 1 agst Corinthi an Tom. Won by a head; three quart ers of a length b e t ween second and third. By WILLIAM BARRINGTON D'ALAIEIDA. " Life in Java' is both amdsing and instructive. The author saw a good dgal of the country and people not gene rally known."—Athamum. Hurst and Blackigit,el, Great Marlborough-street. N A ll , THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur• cnaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. Auction. and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. THE LATEST NEW NOVELS. Now ready at all Libraries, DI ER TiE BRAY II By the Author of ." Sin VICTOR'S CHOICE," &C. FURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOWEL CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First-class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stook to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. CLERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and • . are publishing an entirely New Edition of th e i r un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo aim:-able engravings of every description of Furniture and Beasteads, with _prices attached. A copy sent gratis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised cale DANGEROUS CONNEXIONS In Three Vols. THE MAN IN CHAINS, By the Author of " SACKVILLE CHASE," tte. London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. H. M. 8. H. M. S. Mosquito .. 526 44 Surf Vinues 5 29 3 Banshee _. - The winner was bought by Mr Barron for 46 guineas. A Nursery Handicap of 80 says, added to a sweepstakes of quarters of a mile. 13 subs. 10 soya each, 3 ft, for 2-yr-olds ; w i nners extra. Three The same order was maintained to the end of the race, which was concluded as follows: H. X. S. U. M. S. Mosquito 5 37 8 Surf 5 42 5 Vindex The time allowance gave the 50 guinea Cup to the Vin dex, and the second prize of 20 guineas to the gallant little 15-year old Mosquito, one of Mare's iron-built craft, which the best of our modern builders cannot approach, if any correct judgment may be formed from the performances of the craft they have turned out of hand of late years. The Mosquito was much better sailed than she was during the Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta last week at Cowes. A second race for yaehts was also sailed over the same course, but only twice round, for a prize given by the com mittee of the Portsmouth and Soathsea Royal Regatta, as follows: A Six-roomed Parsonage 474 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ A Twelve-roomed ditto Lord Coventry's Chimney Sweep,7at 111b..(Maidment) 1 Mr Godding's Vicksburg, Est 1311, (Sayers) 2 Mr Bryan's, Rialto, 7st 71b .............. (Lynch) 3 The following also ran:—Ri., —wg Arthur and Black Draught. Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valuable informationto all requiring househ)ld furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great iirtta.u. Betting-6 to 4on Chimney Sweep, 4to 1 agst Rialto, 100 to 6 each agst Black Draught and Vi c k s b urg . The favourite made all the running and won by six lengths. A Handicap Plate of 30 soya, added to a sweepstakes of 5 soya each ; winners extra. One mile and a quarter. 14 subs. Mr Nightingall's King Cotton, 4 y rs , 7st 31b COBBETT and CO.. General House Furnishers. Deptford• bridge, London. B.E. V. -- Nghtingall) 1 Mr C. Brewer's Corsica, 3 yrs, sst 121b......i.. (Sayers) 2 Mr C. Snewing's Triumpher, 3 yrs, 6 s t 31b ....(Sharp) 3 The following also ran :—Knave of Trumps, Regina, Croydon, and Alea. The Ladies Plate, value 25 guineas, for yachts of 15 tons and not exceeding 30 tons, for yachts belonging to auy Royal Yacht Club. Entrance, £1 ls, Three to start or no race. Betting-5 to 2 agst Triumpher, 3to 1 agst Regina, 7 to :2 agst Knave of Trumps, and 6 to 1 agst King of Cotton. The Moonbeam, 25 tons, Mr P. Roberts ; the Thoug h t, 27 tons, J. Jones; and the Vampire, 19 tons, Mr T. Cut worth. This was won by the Thought, a vessel well known on the Mersey, with considerable time to spare. Her Majesty's steamer Firequeen, Staff-Commander Paul, with Admiral Sir M. Seymour, G.C.8., Major-Gen. Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., and a large party of tother officers and ladies on board, was anchored off the starting vessel during the conclusion of the matches between the yachts. Won by ten lengths; the others tailed off at wide in tervals. Croydon overpowered his jockey before the start, ran at least three miles, and took no further part in the race. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN. The directors of this company have resolved to recom mend to the proprietors a dividend for the past half-year at the rate of q per cent. per annum, carrying forward a ba lance of £17,083. - 2.. ;', A ' .' . • 1. v * . - , ~,.. • , iA.., , , ~,._... A _ ......,, iiiii......, - -'''--:,; . , 4„... _ :::.4.,i. ~,., A , ~. ,-.. • -..... , . :1 * 4.--pv ,-----\H„vi ti ,- A t i \ , • ~' ....< . '-, f '::, . 3 ,4, Alr, • 4, . , .... , ..._ „.. . 1.1.- -. , ..': ~ t ! * . ! 4 ,1r—.. - -*- ... fik-,,,_ - i i: * " .-. 6 etff :,----- P' - ,„ , - 4 4 1 . 101 1 Iiilltilli,k". c ,, , , 4 ....400.0 ,„ , ~. ~ 7 , ~, , 115. ...,,,,4 4 ,14 ..,,,. 1 , 1 ii , '":. . 111 111, , ,, r 'l . i ,, , ,7 7 N:„ 7._. ,:‘,.., 4 4 11 (4, - -., 4- 4.1 • -,1 , ,r- ~,,,, I, ,iliff. k 1 65 3 OD , , ...0 . ''::.! ,„,..,.. i: - , 4 ( . 1 .. ?: ?i .A . , 4, 4. +,.., .g. yr 'l. tits 4. -,....... PARLIAMENTARY DESPATCH AND AGENCY OFFICE, No. 5, Upper Charles-street, Parliament-street. AN ANALYTICAL INDEX to the DIVISIONS of the present SESSION (1864) is in course of compila tion by Mr. GEO. M. MiTcnELL. and will be ready for circu lation at the prorogation of Parliament. This work will show members and their constituents how each member voted, whether for or against public and private measures during the session; total number of times, with majorities for and against, &c. Subscription, One Guinea. Members can have their Divisions for the whole Parlia ment in extenso upon application to the above office. LAST NIGHT BUT ONE. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, and BACHELOR'S BOX, an Entirely New Entertainment, at the Polygraphic Hall, King William-street. Coaring-cross, EVERY EVENING, at eight (except Saturday). Stalls, and box stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, ls. A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from eleven to five. WILL SHORTLY CLOSE. MR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, will appear in their new ANGLO EGYPTIAN ENTERTAINMENT, THE PYRAMID. To be followed by THE BARD AND HIS BIRTHDAY, a new musical tercentennial séance, by William Brougn, Esq., sustained by Mr. and Mrs. German Reed ; and THE SEA SIDE, or MRS. ROSELEAF OUT OF TOWN, by Mr. John Parry. Every evening (except Saturday), at 8 ; Thursday and Saturday mornings, at 3.—ROYAL GALLERY of IL LUSTRATION, 14, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, Is., 25,; stalls, 35.; stall (spring) chairs, 55., can be secured in ad vance at the Gallery without fee. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road, London. GRAND OPTICAL ILLUSIONS. PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS ! Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. Also, the New and successful Illusion, entitled THE TERCEN fENARY ; or, a NIUHT WITH SIIAKSPERE. Operatic Selections, Glees, &c., by the whole of the talented Artistes. Comedy by Mr. Arthur Lloyd, with his new song of "The Oman Grinder," a deckled hit; Mr. W. Randall ; Miss Nelly Power, and those marvellous Gymnasts, tu emirs. TALLIOTT and BURNELL' (from the Principal Cirque, Madrid). Open every Evening. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, le. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. T H 0 X FORD, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. During this week will be performed, Selections from the following Operas. viz., THE TRO VATORE ; FAUST, by P. H. Guonod ; UN BALLO IN MASCIIERA, and LA FORZA DEL DESTINO, by Verdi ; and THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, by Sir H. Bishop. Principal Artistes:—Misses Russell. Tyrrell, VV almsley, Fitz-Henry. and Barrie; Messrs. Marini. Huih, Green, Maroello, and Albert. " THE ANTHROPOPHAGINIAN !" "Go, knock, and call; he'll speak like an Anthropopha ,ginian unto thee: knock, I say."—Shakspere. Merry Wives of Windsor, 4 act, sc. 5. THE WONDER OF THE DAY Will shortly be Illustrated by Mr. W. Hilton. Director. Mr. F. Jongarnans. Comedy by Mr. T. Maclagan, W. Randall, Mdlle. Cavallo, Miss Nelly rowar, and UNSWORTH and EUGENE, This Evening. Admission—Area, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, Is. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WOLVERHAMPTON MEETING.—WEDNESDAY. The Stamford Biennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added, for three-yr-olds; colts, Bst 91b; fillies and geldings, Bst 61b. One mile and a half. 60 subs. Mr Bowes's Baragah, Bst 91b (Ashmall) 1 Duke of Beaufort's Lord Zetland, Bst 21b....(Fordhatn) 2 Marquis of Hastings's Redcap, Bst 61b (car, Bst 71L)• (Judd) 3 Capt. Christie's The Warrior, Bst 91b . . (Custance) 0 Betting-3 to lon Baragah, sto 1 ugst Lord Zetland, 10 to 1 offered apt each of the others. Redcap made play with a clear lead of Lard Zetland, behind whom followed Baragah and The Warrior, to the three-quarter mile post, where Lord Zetland and Baragah headed Redcap, who, with The Warrior, dropped a long way astern, the two favourites racing together for the Foul to the bottom turn, rounding which Baragah took up the running, was never again reached, and won in a canter by a length; thirty lengths separated ithe second and third, and The Warrior was pulled up before reaching the win • ning post. Alter the race 11 to 1 was freely taken about Baragah for the St. Leger. The Shakspere Stakes (Handicap) of 3 sous each, with 25 added; for all ages. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr William Saunders's Belle of the Ball, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (Custance) 1 Mr Handley's Seaboy, 3 yrs, Sat 101 b (Fordham) 2 Mr Peace's The Sluggard, 3 yrs, Bst (Doyle) 3 Lord Stamford's Tourterelle 2 yrs, 6st 101 b (Cranshaw) 4 Mr It. Sly's D ove d a l e, 3 yrs, Bst 4 1 b.. (J. Adams) 5 Betting-7 to 4 each eget Tourterelle and Seaboy. Belle of the Ball made all the running, ,followed alter nately by Seaboy and Tourterelle into the straight, where Tourterelle gave way to Seaboy, the latter of whom, never reaching Belle of the Ball, was beaten a length; two lengths separated the second and third, and a similar dis tance divided the third and fourth. The Chillington Stakes of 10 sovs, h ft, for 2-yr-olds; colts Bst 91b, fillies and geldings Bst Glb ; winners extra, and maiden allowances. T.Y.C., straight half a mile. Mr Hodgman's Victorious, 9st 21b (inc 71b extra) (Perry) 1 Captain Christie's The Grappler, Set 131 b (inc 41b extra) (Pordham) 2 Mr Handley's Gertrude filly, Bst 61b (J. Doyle) 3 Betting-7 to lon Victorious, Bto 1 agat The Grappler, 100 to 6 agat the Gertrude filly, Victorious jumped away in front and held a slight lead of the Gertrude filly to the distance, where The Grappler, who had been running in close proximity, headed Victorious. From this point an exciting struggle ensued between the pair, which ultimately ended in a dead heat, the Gertrude filly being a bad third. Deciding Heat-9 to 4on Victorious, who held the lead throughout, and won a splendid race by a neck. Tho Cleveland Cup (ia specie) of 3 soya each, with 100 added, for all ages; winners extra. Once round, nearly a mile and a quarter. Lord Stamford's Revolver, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b (inc 71b ex) (J. Doyle) 1 Mr T. Cliff's Sandford, 4 yrs, 7st Mr Page's Sensation, 3 yre, sst 71b (Ward) 3 Mr H. Walker's Colonel Crockett, 6 yrs, 7st (J. Grimshaw) 0 Betting-11 to 8 agat Colonel Crockett, 2to 1 agst Re volver. The latter made play throughout, and won by three parts of a length; six lengths separated the second and third. Colonel Crockett, before going a couple of hundred yards, came into collision with Sandford, and Jemmy Grimshaw, being unable to get the horse (who had blundered on to his head) into his stride in time to follow the others, pulled him up and returned into the enclosure. The Borough Members' Plate of 60 soya, added to a Sweep stakes of 7 sous each, 4 ft, for all ages; winners extra. Straight half mile. Capt. Christie's Prescription, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (J. (3rimshaw) 1 Mr W. Phillips's Persuasion, 3 yrs, Bst 2lb .. (J. Doyle) 2 Mr T. Smith's Dermot Asthore, 3 yrs, 6st .. (Howarth) 3 Mr Barber's Cutaway, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (inclu. 71bs extra) (Britton) 4 Betting-6 to 4 agst Prescription, 7to 4 agst Persuasion, 7 to 2 agst Cutaway, 10 to 1 agst Dermot Asthore. Prescription and Persuasion quitted the other two in the first hundred yards, and the favourite, Prescription, when fairly settled into her stride, took up the running, and maintaining the lead to the end won cleverly by two lengths; a similar distance separated the second and third, and a neck divided the third and fourth. The Wrottesley Stakes of 6 sovs each, with 40 added, for all ages; selling and other allowances. Straight half mile. Mr W. Hart's Dawdle, 3 yrs (Mg), 7st 41b (E. Taylor) 1 Mr T. Hunt's London, 3 yrs (Z3O), Tat 71b.. (S. Adams) 2 Lord Stamford's Sloth, 2 yrs (£3O), bet 91b J. ) 3 Mr J. Weyman' s T om Th umb, 2 yrs ( ( £3o), Grimshaw sst 121 b alulme) 4 Betting-5 to 4on Dawdle, 2to 1 agst London, 4to 1 offered agst each of the others. Dawdle, after a long delay at the post, made all the rim. ning, and won by three lengths; two lengths separated the second and third; a bad fourth. The winner was bought by Mr Ten Broeck for 155 guineas. The Holyoake Stakes (Handicap), of 5 soya each, 100 added; for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Winners extra. Once round, about a mile and half. Lord Wilton's Lady Evelyn filly, 3 yrs, Sat 9lb Mr G (J. Grimshaw) 1 oodlasa's Pretty Gi r l filly, 3 yrs, sst 71b (Ward) 2 Mr Cliff's Wildman, 3 yrs, 6st 21b ......... . (Kenyon) 3 Mr Thos. Goldy's Under the Cloud, 3 yrs, Sat 71b (11. Clarke 4 Mr E. Buckley's Wyn na t ay, 6 yrs, Bst 31b.... (Britton ) 5 Mr R. Walker's Colonel Crockett, 6 yrs, 6st lllb(Loates) 6 Betting-5 to 4 agst Lady Evelyn filly, 10 to 1 agst any other. Won by a length—the same between second and third— No lengths between third and fourth. Pony Match, 40 sous. Half a mile. Mr A. Beech's Peggy (Neal) 1 Mr R. Roper's Black Peter Won by three lengths. HUNTINGDON RACES—WEDNESDAY. The Scurry Handicap, of 5 soya each, 2 ft, with 40 added, for all ages. Three-quarters of a mile. 10 subs. Lord Westmoreland's Marigold, 4 yrs, Bst 131 b, in. 71b ex, Goater) 1 Sir W. Booth na Belleisle, 6 yrs, 7st 71b, in, 71b ex. (Arlinll) 2 Betting-100 to 15 on Marigold, who won easily by a iength and a half. Chi; Milton Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added, for 2-yr olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b ; winners extra. T.Y.C. 9 subs. Mr J. Graham's Vision, Bst 121 b (J. Goater) 1 Mr C. Alexander's Cordelia, Bst 121 b (Wells) 2 Captain Machell's Hope, 84 121 b (A. Edwards) 3 Mr H. Jones's His Royal Highness, Bat 101 b (J. Dal e y) 4 Captain Goff's Jack Jukes, oit lib (Lynch) 5 Mr Lapidist's The Turner, Bst 10113 , (E. Sharp) 6 Betting-5 to 4on Hope, 2to 1 aget Cordelia, 10 to 1 aget auy other. Won by half a length; a length between second and nADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street NEW ADDITION. A full length portrait model of DR. COUTY DE LA POMMERAIS, the Poisoner, taken from the original photograph. by Mons. Trinquart, of Paris, from life, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. 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Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY, and GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE, gALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANA at 149. Strand W.C. AQUATICS. ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB. Yesterday being a by-clay in the programme of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, four of the crick cutter yachts lying in Ryde roadstead crossed over to Portsmouth to contend for prizes offered by the sailing committee of the Portsmouth and South sea Royal Regetta, and produced a race which has but seldom been equalled in yachting annals. The names of the competing yachts and the conditions of the race were as follows : Vessels started :—The Mosquito, 69 tons, Mr T. Holds worth ; the Surf, 54 tons, Mr G. Harrison ; the Vindex, 45 tons, Mr A, Duncan ; the Banshee, 63 tons, Mr. J. Jones. Prizes and conditions of race :--A cup, value 50 guineas, for yachts of 30 tons, and not exceeding 75 tons, belonging to any Royal Yacht Club ; 20 guineas to be given to the second vessel ; entrance £2 2s. Four to start, or no second prize; three to start, or no race. Time race. The Alerte and Osprey cutters had entered for the race, but at the last moment, although in position at the starting point, declined to compete. Under these circumstances the race remained to the four celebrated vessels named above. At 11 30 the preparatory gun was fired, followed in due time by the starting signal, when cables were slipped, and the four craft were off, at first under the impulse of their head sails, and all well together. Surf's mainsail was first up, and smartly followed by her jib-headed topsail. Vindex was second, Mosquito third, and Banshee fourth, the latter setting a square-headed topsail. In passing the Spit buoy the Surf led, with Vindes close on her weather quarter, Mosquito as close astern, and Banshee her length to leeward and astern. The run down to the Warner lightship was speedily done before the strong N,W. breeze, and the light ship was lulled round as follows: S. 11. M. S. Surf Mosquito In standing in for Brading harbour, the Mosquito appeared to fore-reach on the Surf, and was the first to go about, soon followed by the others. In reaching to the northward the Banshee appeared to hold the weather posi tion, but astern, Mosquito ire the second weatherly position, Surf in the third, and Vindex to leeward. Mosquito sent down her topsail soon after going about on the port tack, but was a long time in doing so. Under the Noreen she housed her topmast, and seemed inclined to keep the weather shore and cheat the remains of the east-going tide. The Banshee and the Surf were at the same time standing down in mid tideway, the latter leadin g, w ith th e B ans h ee on h er weather. A little to lee war d was the Vindex. Keeping their reach for Spithead, th e S urf weathered on the Banshee and took a decided lead, the Mosquito now following the others in their reach to the northward. At 12 35 the Surf and Vindex went about together tinder Southsea beach, the former well to windward. The Mosquito and Banshee stood further on, the latter going about under Southsea at 12 39, followed immediately afterwarda by the Mosquito still with her topsail down, the two first vessels carrying theirs as when they started, and the Banshee also sending down her topsail after tacking under Southsea beach and sending up a jib-headed one. The Surf and Vindex made a magnificent board in company for Ryde pier-head from Southsea beach. At 12 48 the Banshee tacked, with her head to the north ward, off in mid-channel ; the Mosquito at the same time being some distance to windward on the opposite tack, and seeming to do much better without the pressure of her topsail. The Surf and Vindex continued their board for the island shore as close to the land, westward of Ryde pier, as possible, and at 1 5 P. m , were shut in from view round the Gilkicker Point a s th ey continued their course for the S.E. buoy of the m i ddle, the struggle for the l ea d er ship continuing bet ween the Surf and Vindex, with the Mosquito crawling f as t to windward. At 135 p the Mosquito hove in sight off the Gilkicker Point in her turn, thus proving she h a d weathered on the lot in followed by the Surf at 1 37 7, the Vindex at 1 39 19, and the Banshee Badnoswhenewaetslt‘4va2r3d. S 5. ILiteNvOned was the point at 136 30, evident by the Mosquito ahs h a d s tolen a march upon them and ttohe deceive a l e e kc a ee d inv t et h he a ea t Cfihrs tace, other,l while th e S urf and Vi n d ex h a d well as m anagemen t to t a ke f b n r a o o e w m n trying h h a e v r i n g again. From the Gilki cker Point to the station vessel was but a short distance, with such a lead that it would require some luck as and the first round was completed as follows : . d a i n n d ary b:p li , M. s. Mosquito 14720 1 'v. and eze for th e H. M. S. • index ... 1 60 8 Surf 14851 , Banshee ... • 153 15 ..,. ~ Jibbing round the mark vessel was no joke for such butterfly reed of mainsail and cordingly over they went, away --° rQ had to go, and so went the four cutters B c length u a fdtdiCarrn o g offybi before n o g o m eu , t e b h h u e a t N n o over r . s a ai r r l e time, which was luffed round by them th us :...... Warner a second H. H. S• Mosquito.. 2 10 32 Vindex ... H. .. 2 13 11 I Surf 2 11 51 Banshee ... . .. 2 16 18 . In approaching the lightship the Mosquito sent down her topsail and housed her topsail in readiness for lulling to the wind, the Surf following suit. The Vindez only luffed under a topsail, and seemed to carry it exceedingly well. The Mosquito immediately on clearing the lightship tacked and stood in for Southsea beach, the others working in down the island shore. The Snrf, of the three tacking to southward, was the first to go about after the Mosquito. The Mo squito tacked with i n bubble f i ath sa,nith underuthsea pCoaspittloes,te tack o the thet h No three co ming down at th e same time on the tasa. in crossing it id a b was y could all c arr y q some little dis tance to windward of Surf, and at once ta c k ed, the Surf immediately following suit. This was no s ooner seen by those on board the Mosquito than she w as again put about, and stood in for the island shore, a e sic e h M w os iu ir d it a o s in company with her foremost rival. The Vindex, with her topsail up, s t oo d in for the entrance to Portsmouth harbour before tacking to the southward and westward, followed by the Bansh e e, the latter with her topsail down and topmast housed. The wind continued, although not quite so strong a s at the commencement of the race, a full-sail breeze, and quite as much as the competing vesse ls, or their crews, could rea sonably wish for, the slightest decrease in the wind, how ever, seeming to favour the Vindex, who, With her small topsail and all her canvas beautifully set, threatened to take the first place. Off Ryde, the wind rather northerned on her, and shipped her to windward in a surprising manner, The Gilkicker Point was shut in by the whole of the four at 3,m., as they reached down to the westward to weather the middle buoy for the second time. In opening the Gil kicker Point on the return western mark, th e M e squito was first, the Vindex second, Surf third, and Banshee fourth, but all well up to each other, the Vindex, howev er , ha ring by her tactics in working to the westward deprived the Surf of second place. The second round was finished as follows : B. B. S. Mosquito 3 44 161 Surf ............ 3 46 23 Vindex 445 11 Banshee ........ 348 4 The Banshee, like the Vindex, was vastly improving her peaition, and, last as she was in the race, her position in it gave her a mange, and her main boom on jibbing round the mark vessel was banged over in a manner that said plainly as actions could speak ) "neck or nothing," No MIDLAND. , The report of the directors of this company states that a very considerable increase in the traffic of the railway had taken place during the half year. The receipts from coach ing amounted to £387,096, showing an increase of £28,521, from minerals to £282,661, showing an increase of £59,392; from merchandise to £483,538, showing an increase of £40,041; from cattle to £14,641, showing a decrease of £44, the result of the whole being that the amount of the gross traffic was £1,167,936, and the total increase £127,913 as compared with the corresponding half of 1863. The balance available for dividend was £450,825, of which the sum of £8,839 was brought from the account of the previous half year; and the directors were enabled to recommend the de claration of the following dividends (less income tax), pay able on Sept. 1 :—£3los per cent, on the consolidated stock; £2 16s 3d per cent. on the consolidated Birmingham and Derby stock ; £3 108 per cent. on the consolidated prefe rential stock; £3 108 per cent. on the consolidated Erewash Valley stock ; £2 5s per cent. on the 4t per cent, preferen tial stocks; £2 per cent, on the Leicester and Hitchin pre ferential stock ; and 4s 4d per £6 4s share, leaving a balance of £3,549. The works on the Rowaley and Buxton Exten sion Railway to New Mills were proceeding satisfactorily, and 1,143 yards of the Dove Holes tunnel had been com pleted out of the total length of 2,860 yards. The Whit acre and Nuneaton line was expected to be ready for traffic at an early date. The line of the London and Bedford Extension Railway has been staked out. The first contract of one mile 17 chains, in the neighbourhood of London, has been let; and now that the sanction of Parliament had been obtained for the alterations proposed to be made, the entire railway would be placed under contract as soon as practicable. The Aschurch and Evesham Railway would shortly be ready for passenger traffic. The suit so long pending between the Midland and Great Western Railway Companies had received its final adjudication in the Ilonso of Lords. The judgments of the Courts below had been confirmed, and the result was satisfactory to the company. he directors expressed their deep regret that their valued colleague, Mr Beale, owing to the state of his health, was about to resign the office of chairman of the company, but had consented to continue a member of the board. The proprietors would be asked to authorize an expenditure on capital account of £95,000 for new waggons and carriages, £60,000 for new engines, and £45,000 for additional land and station buildings—total, £200,000. The capital ac. count showed that £23,805,258 had been expended, and £23,725,807 received, leaving a balanc3 of £79,451 against the company. The revenue account for the half-year end ing the 30th of June last showed that £1,188,885 had been received, and £520,239 expended in working, £202,842 paid for interest on loans and dividends on guaranteed stocks, £963 for Manchester and Buxton deficiency, £22,355 for rental of North-Western Railway, and £5OO for redemption of debentures—leaving, with £3,839 from the preceding account, a disposable balance of £450,825 against £373,661 for the corresponding half of 1863. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE. The half-yearly general meeting of this company was held yesterday at Manchester—Mr H,W. Wickham ' M.P., chairman of the board, presided. Th e report , an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN said he believed he had never met the proprietors when their circumstances were in a more pros perous state than at present. He met them with a larger dividend than they had to take before the late depression in 1858, and when he believed their prospects were better than he had ever known before. He found the receipts of the half year were larger than they had ever been before. There was an increase in the passenger receipts of £42,281 over the corresponding half of last year, and the receipts on the carriage of goods .had increased £77,692 in the same period. The increase from canal and rents was £1,089, and on the receipts from the Preston and Wyre Railway there was an increase of £1,445, making a total increase in the half year of £122,507. In 1861 the revenue was £950,731, and the working and other expenses were £404,688, while in the half year just ended the revenue was £986,057, while the working expenses were £404,783, so that the working expenses were less per cent., though the revenue had been increased by £35,000. After comparing the cost of working expenses in various departments and on maintenance of wa y, compensating for injuries, d. 0., this half year with previous ones. the chairman observed that through an im provement in the state of the working classes ;and from other causes, the charges for rates and taxes had fallen to £15,000 against £24,000 this time last year. The directors proposed to set aside £25,000 on renewal account, and they recommended an increase of capital to the amount of £150,000, of which £90,000 was to be devoted to the exten sion of stations. They must have increased accommodation, or they could not carry on the increased traffic which offered itself. Of the £150,000, £90,000 was to increase station ac commodation, and £60,000 was for the increase of rolling stock rendered necessary by the increased passenger and mineral traffic. The passenger traffic was more than double what it was in 1844, while the goods and mineral traffic had nearly doubled. He believed their rolling stock earned as much as any other in the country. He concluded by moving that the report and accounts be received and adopted, and that the proceedings for the last half-year be approved. Mr G. WILSON, deputy chairman, seconded the motion. Mr. ROBERTS said it was impossible to look at any part of the policy and management of the directors without having to congratulate them, unless it was in reference to their Parliamentary campaigns, and he regretted that Par liament still encouraged the system of spoliation upon existing lines which rendered these campaigns necessary and so costly. He contrasted unfavourably the policy of Parliament with that of Continental Governments towards their railways. The directors he perceived welt keeping back a surplus, which was generally objected to by those who wished to sell their shares; but in this instance he thought the directors were wise in dividing 52 rather than 6 per cent. The resolution was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN then moved the usual dividends on pre ference and other stocks, and a dividend at the rate of bi per cent. per annum on the ordinary stock, payable on the Ist September. Mr ANDUS, director, seconded the motion and expressed an opinion that it would be 61 next half year. The motion was carried. The CHAIRMAN then moved that the directors be autho rised to expend £150,000 upon stations and for the general purposes of the company. Mr DUGDALE seconded the motion, and it was carried. The meeting was then made special, and on the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr HARPER, the directors were authorised to raise £70,060 on mortgage, under the borrowing powers of the Bootle Branches Acts, 1861. In answer to a question the CHAIRMAN said the increase PR1CE..—.....4d. STAMPED:....Sd. of traffio last week as compared with the corresponding week of last year was £5,093, and the increase in the last six weeks was £34,101. Mr ROSE moved a vote of thanks to the directors and to the officers of the company for their management and devo tion to the interests of the company. Mr ROBERTS seconded the motion, and it was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN acknowledged the compliment, and the meeting separated. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held a Stoke• upon-Treat yesterday. Mr T. Brodrick, the chair. man, presided. The report was taken as read. The CHA.IRMIN said the traffic on the line continued steady, although, during the last few weeks, it had experi enced a check by the sudden depression which had come over the iron trade of the district. The report of the engi neer showed that the line was gradually being renewed, and contained the following important remark :—" The use of steel rails has not escaped attention, they having been in use on the company's line for about two years for points and crossings; and, although the first cost, as compared with iron, is very high, their adoption for such purposes, according to our experience, is attended with considerable economy. The present cost of steel is, however, such as to preclude its general use for rails for the roadway." He (the chairman) believed that though the application of steel rails was in its infancy, it was susceptible of great development, and at some future time, when the present prohibitory prices had beon reduced by competition, to something like reasonable limits, there could be little doubt that the mate rial would come into much more general use. He then explained that the directors proposed to issue £lOO,OOO for the construction,of the Leek line, by preferential shares at 5 per cent, the amount being too small for allotment among the shareholders. The financial condition of the company was very satisfactory. The directors, with the consent of the shareholders, had taken steps to prevent the Macclesfield, Bollington, and Marple lino from being used in future as a block line by any party hostile to the North Staffordshire. That line having been passed, it would improve the commu nication between South Yotkshire and North Staffordshire, open up a shorter route from Sheffield to the south-west, and strengthen the independent position of this company. The directors during the late session had also obtained powers for constructing several lines of railway in the Audley district, which was immensely rich in mineral wealth, and would no doubt in a few years contain a large iron-producing population. The chairman concluded by moving the adoption of the report. Mr GODDA.RD proposed as an amendment that that part of the report which recommended the creation of £lOO,OOO preferential stock be not approved. The amendment was negatived by a large majority. The report was adopted, and the dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum was declared on the ordinary stock of the company. VICTORIA STATION AND PIMLICO. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday, at the offices, Duke-street, Westminster—Mr Wm. Lee, M.P., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he could verify the statement made at the last meeting respecting the estimated progress of their ordinary divi dends up to the end of the year 1867. They had been told that for 1564 the dividend would amount on the ordinary stock to 5i per cent., for 1865 to 6f per cent., for 1866 to 7f per cent., and for 1867 to 9 per cent., with a probability of having a small bonus every 18 months afterwards in addi- tion to the latter rate. He had no doubt of that estimate being verified in every particular. A proprietor suggested that the debenture debt should be capitalised at 5 per cent., and be offered rateably to the shareholders. Another proprietor thought that the borrowed money might be gradually capitalised by means of a 4 per cent.de benture stock as the existing debentures became due. The CHAIRMAN promised that those suggestions should have the consideration of the directors. The report was then unanimously adopted, and a dividend of V 15s. per cent. on the ordinary stock was declared for the past half-year, payable on the 11th inst. A. vote of thanks to the chairman and directors concluded the proceedings. TOTTENIL AND HAMPSTEAD JUNCTION. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at the office, Peet's•corner, Westminster, Captain Arrow in the chair. Mr Horn, the secretary, read the report, which stated that the bill to enable the company to effect a junction with ;ho Midland Company's line at St. Pancras had received he sanction of Parliament. The estimated cost of the junc- Lion was £lOO,OOO. Ot Pum the Midland and the Great Eastern companies severally had power to subscribe to the extent of one-third each, and by the terms of the Act, when they had so subscribed, each company might appoint two members of their respective boards as directors of this com pany, which would raise the number of directors from five to nine. The traffic of the Midland Company to the city of London and the docks, and that of the Great Eastern Company to a North-Western terminus, would pass over the line ; in addition to this, it would develope and accom modate the suburban traffic between the western and eastern districts of London and the constantly-increasing popula tions of Holloway, Ramsey, Crouch-end, and Tottenham, and thus become a most important feature to the Metro politan Railway system. The progress of the works had been satisfactory, and tbo directors had no reason to doubt that the line would be completed by the 31st of October, 1865. The report of the engineers, Messrs. M'Clean and Stileman, stated during the past half-year a considerable amount of work had been executed. The bridges under the Great Northern Railway and some others had been com pleted; and the contractors were taking advantage of the fine weather to push on the excavations. Possession of the greater part of the land had been obtained. The capital account to the 31st of July showed that £106,702 had been received,andXB6,o99 expended,leaving a balance of £20,603. On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr G. Reed, deputy chairman, the report was unanimously adopted, and a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors concluded the proceedings. SOUTH YORKSHIRE. The half-yearly meeting Oithiacon3;;ny was held at Doncaster yesterday ; Mr G. S. Lister presided. The CHAIRMAN", in moving the adoption of the report, an abstract of which has appeared in the Sun, stated that during the past half-year £96,270 had been added to capital, chiefly on account of the Sheffield extension. The revenue account showed that the income had been £961,265, earned at a cost of £35,939, leaving available for interest and dividend £60,325. The undertaking had been transferred to the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Company. That transfer, he believed, would work advantageously to both companies, and he hoped it would result in benefit both to this undertaking and to the Manchester and Shef field Company. The directors regretted that the coal traffic of the district had been seriously affected by the unfortunate and protracted dispute between the employers and the employed, entailing, no doubt, great loss to the proprietors, but still greater loss to the poor men themselves. He was glad that the differences had been arranged, and that there was now a fair prospect of a good trade. The Hon. J. PA.RKEa seconded the adoption of the re port, which was agreed to unanimously. The usual dividend was declared upon the 4 per cent, and 5 per cent, guaranteed stock and share, and of 5 per cent. (under agreement with the Manchester and Sheffield Com pany) upon the ordinary capital. - A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the pro ceedings. TREN r AND ANCHOLME. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at Doncaster; Mr Hutton in the chair. The CHAIRMAN reported that up to this time £177,877 had been expended on capital, and £1.76,910 had been received, leaving a balance of £937 against the company. The report was adopted, and the chairman stated that in consequence of the Government Inspector requiring cer tain alterations before the line could be opened for traffic the Board had given directions to their engineer to com plete the same as soon as possible, and in the meantime the line would be doubled between the Trent and the An cholme. Resolutions were passed authorising the rail way to bo doubled between the two rivers, and the Board we.s authorised to raise additional capital for the purpose. Mr Ross, the secretary of the Manchester and Sheffield Railway, was appointed secretary in eha place of Mr Thiel, who retired. PEMBROKE AND TENBY. The line was opened for traffic on Tuesday, thus com pleting the communication between Tenby and Pambrcke Dock and between Tenby and the Great Western system, with the eNceptioli of the ferry at New Milford. The event was celebrated with great rejoicings iu the neighbourhood, and a public breakfast was given at the Victoria Hotel. CORK AND BANDON. The directors state in their report that the increase in the traffic receipts amounted to £749, as compared with the cor responding half of 1863. The working expenses exceeded by £933 those of the corresponding half-year this included the haulage of the Kinsale Junction Railway, timber for renewing bridges, painting the Chetwynd viaduct which was now finished, and materials for building and renewing rolling stock. The balance shuwed a profit of £2,609 for the half-year applicable for dividends, which the directors recommended to be paid 011 the No, 1 preference shares, at the rate of 51 per cent. per annum f or th e 'past halLyear and also payment of the def erre d warrant! ; (No. 2 prefer ence shares) for dividend due on the 30th of June, 1863, leaving a balance of £lO3 for next account, The Kinsale Junction Railway had been worked for the past half year with regularity and safety, and the West Cork Railway works had progressed vigorously. About 15 miles of the line had been completed between Bandon and Dunmanway, leaving 2} miles of the first section now to finish, and it was expected that it would shortly be opened for trafne, which would be of considerable importance to the Conk and Bandon Railway. Naval and Military Intelligence, The Duke of Somerset and the other Lords of the salty are expected at Devonp )rt to-day. They dine at Mount Wise to-morrow with Port Admiral Sir Charles F. Fremantle, K.C.8., and on Saturday hold a levee in the office of Admiral Superintendent Thomas C . Symonds„, C.B, The number of receptions is limited to 30., The screw steam storeship Fox,'.!, having embarked super numerary seamen, left Plymouth. on Monday for Liverm•ol. The screw steam sloop ltr.cer, 11, with the gualwats Wizard and Tyrian, lett Plymouth on Tuesday for the Mediterranean. The screw steam corvette Clio, 22, was appointed to leave Plymouth yesterday with the tugboat Turtle. The Pl 3 mouth division of the Royal Marines, in three battalions, were inspected in the Brickfield, ou 'Wednesday by Major-Gen. Stransham. Colonel Gascoigne, C. 8., tl ,e Commandant, directed the movements of the brigade-dr',ll, and Col ' C° " l leY put the men through the manual pla toon, and bayonet exercise. The progress of the division appeared to be satisfactory to the Inspector-General. The Terrible, 21, 800 horse power, the largest paddle wheel steam er i n the !British navy, fitting for the first divi sion of the stea m reserve in the Medway, will, according to an announcement received at Chatham, be commissioned for service is the Mediterranean as soon as completed. During the time she was in dock she was almost rebuilt. and her engines and machinery taken out and thoroughly repaired. Her lower masts have been put on board, and every expedition is to be used in fitting and • her for commission. preparing The Tamar, screw troopship, Capt. Stirling, sailed from Portsmouth yesterday morning for Dublin, with the 69th Regiment on hoard. The Medical Director-General of the Navy,'Dr A. Bryson visited Chatham on Tuesday afternoon, and was occupied some time in the inspection of Melville Hospital and the other medical establishments of the port, it being his first official visit since his appointment. The patent compositions to prevent fouling, with which the Recruit, 6, iron paddle-wheel, 160 horse power, now in No. 2 dock, Sheerness, was recently coated, have been scraped off for the purpose of testing the relative merits and deciding the superiority of the patents. In The Sun of tb a sth inst. it was reported in the naval intelligence that tl is port side of the vessel was coated with Mr Hay's compel d_ tion, the starboard aft with Mr Crispin's, while the st ar board forward bad a coating of Mr Wilson's ; that it - a-as found on inspection that the port and starboard aft peek, of the vessel, to which Messrs. Hay's and Crispin's pate nts had been applied, exhibited a considerably greater amount of fouling than the starboard forward part, which had 'been coated with Mr. Wilson's patent; but that Mr Wibion's composition showed mere corrosion of the bottom of the vessel, which is of iron, than the other patents. The com positions having now been removed, it is evident that there has also been considerable corrosive action going on und er both Mr Hay's and Mr Crispin's coating, and that the bra:- nodes have eaten through the composition, and have be come so closely fixed to the bottom of the vessel that on re moving them the part to which they were attached, and which had become corroded, was also removed. The r osult is that if any there is less corrosion on the part covered by Wilson's composition than on the parts coated with Messrs Hay's and Crispin's compositions, and most decidedly con siderably less fouling. HEALTH OF LONDON. (From the Registrar-General's Report.) The deaths in London were 1,607 in the last week of J nly, and the same rate of mortality continued to prevail it I. the week that ended last Saturday, in which the number. wa s 1,525. The average number of deaths for the 31st vrek of the 10 years 1854-63 is, with a collection for increase of population, 1,342; and there is an excess of 253 in th.e actual amount over the number estimated for tho first areek of August. The increase of deaths was principally among you ng per sons, as is shown by the numbers under 30 years of age, returned in the last three weeks, namely, 840, 978, and 981 —while those of persons aged 60 years and upwards were 198, 214, and 236. The cause of the increase is the summer diarrheas, which carried cff 286 persons, cf whom 239 were infants lass than a year old. Besides these, 2S deaths were returned as caused by cholera. The mean temperature of the air rose rubove 69 deg. in the second week of July ; and when this increase of heat occurs an increase of diarrheas is commonly the result. The deaths from diarrheas in the last four weeks were successively, 97, 115, 971, soil 286. The mean temperature hes been in the same periods 60 8 deg., 65'5 deg., 63.6 dog., and 65 dcg. In the 31st week of 1857, when the mean temporatura was G 5•2 dog„ the (tenths from (liar:lima were 258; in that of 1859 they were 312, with a riettr, tetopt:r.tture of 63.8 deg.; and in that of last year, when it was 59 9 deg., the deaths were 201, In the 31st week of 1862 the deaths fro:a dia r o l ees were only 77, when the mean temperature was 61'3 deg. The duration of the heat tend other physical con ditions affect the result. Last week the deaths from diarrhoea were numerous in the north districts, and also in the east. Eleven occurred in the Kensington Town subdistrict, 7 in that of Christ church, Marylebone, 8 in Kentish-town, 24 in the district of Islington, S in the sub-district of St. James, Clerkenwell. The deaths from measles rose to 102, no less than 50 of which occurred in the east districts, only 5 in the south districts. The disease appears to be very prevalent in Limehouse, Bethnal-green, and part of the Shoreditch dis trict. Seven cases of measles were fatal in Whitoeross•. street sub—district. A child died at 29, Baldwin-street, City-road, from want of sufficient food ; and a widow at 6, Knottisford-street, Bethnal-green, from the same cause. Last week the births of 974 boys and girls, in all 1,906 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1851-63 the average number (corrected) was 1,852. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height Of the barometer in the week was 29 . 936 in. The reading rose 30.06 in on Sunday, and fell to 29.936 in on Saturday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 65 deg, which is 2.8 deg above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr Glaisher). The excess of mean temperature on Friday was 9•G deg. The lowest night temperature was 43.4 deg, which occurred on Wednesday. The highest day temperature was 88.6 deg on Friday, on which day the thermometer in the sun rose to 125.1 deg. The range in the week was 45.2 deg. The mean daily range was 26.2 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 14.8 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air in the week was 59, complete saturation being represented by 100. The air was remarkable tor its great dryness on Thursday and Friday, when the humidity fell to 51 and 54. The wind was generally W.S.W. There was no rain in the week. The mean of the highest tempera tures of the water of the Thames was 67.2 deg. ; that of the lowest was 65.1 deg. The highest temperature on Fri day—viz., 88.6 deg.—was higher than that of any day since the 12th of August, 1861, when it was 89.3 deg. ; and its mean temperature, 7166 deg., was also higher than on any day since the same date, when it was 72.9 deg. The deaths in Vienna, as returned by Dr Glatter, were 291 in the week ending the 30th of July, when the mean temperature was 63'0 deg., that at Greenwich having been 63• G deg. The births registered is Dublin during the week ending the 6th of August were 137, and the deaths were B], in a population of 254,808 (in 1861) spread over an area of 3,808 statute acres. The numbers are kindly furnished by the Registrar-General of Ireland. EXTRAORDINARY STATEMENT.—Some few dap' since a naval officer made the following comm un i • cation regarding the late Confederate ship of war Alabama. "We tell the tale as 'twas s told to us" :—Referring t o t h e last engagement, this gentleman's account of the loss of life in the action with the Kearsarge differs very m uc h from that which has been hitherto published. Two men only were killed, and two only drowned--F, Stevenson, of Bre men, received a fatal blow on th e h ead from a splinter knocked off the bulwarks by a sh o t ; J . Anderson, a Nor wegian, was cut in two by a spli n t er detached by a shell. The two drowned were J. Willi ams, of Dublin, and 'W Marlin, of the Isle of Wight, acting gunner's mate. All were picked up b y the Kam sarge, the rest (the complement being 151, i ncluding 44 officers. engineers, and stewards) the steam yacht Deerheund, and the five French fishing luggers. The on e w hi ch saved our iiiformant was com mended by Captain Cheverea, who rescued eleven. Iu the action ho was stationed at the pivot gun forward, which was spiked when the colours were struck. As the ship was going down he picked up a gun handspike, and with its aid sustained himself three-quarters of an hour in the water until rescued. According to this marvellous story, Mr. Llewellyn, the surgeon of the Alabama, is alive, and con reeled somewhere in France ; he is said to be suffering from his immersion, and is under medical treatment.—Court Journal. [ADVERTISEMENT ] — llolloway's Ointment and Pills have, over and over ap-ain proved the best friends to persons :Afflicted with ulcerations, bad legs, sores, abscesses , fistulas, arid oth er very plain di rect i ons for the application of t h e Oi ntment are painful an d complicated comp l a i n t s . P r i n t e d and wrapped round each pot. 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