The Sun. — London, England, 1863-09-03 00:00:00

AYLESB UR Y AND BUCKINGHAM RAILWAY. NOTICE CONVENING THE MEETING. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the next HALF YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS in this COMPANY will be held at the WHITE HART HOTEL, in AYLESBURY, on FRIDAY. the 25tti day of SE'PTEMBER instant, at One o'clock in the After noon, for the transaction of General Business. BUCKINGHAM & CHANDOS, Chairman. J. G. ROWE, Secretary. Company's Offices, 5 , Great Queen-street, Westminster, 3d Septen ber, 1863. T HE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. HEAD OTFICES, 29, Lombard-street, London, and Royal lnkurance buildings, Liverpoel. Total Annual Revenue exceeds £500, 0, 0. Accumulated Funds in hand over 1 OOO,OOO. Chairman in Liverpool : CHARLES TURNER, Esq., M.P. Chairman in Lon don WILLIAM WAINWRIGHT, Esq. EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR - 1862. The Directors of the Royal Insurance Company are now called upon to make their accustomed periodical Report at the Meeting of its Shareholders. FIRE BRANCH. The Directors have, as pieasingly as unexpectedly, at the close of the year, to announce, for the first time, that the Fire Premiums have not only reached, but exceed £300,000. The high comparative position held by the Royal in the G overnmen t Returns of Duty is again fully maintained. The profit of the business of the year exceeds considerably the amount realised in the preceding year, and in fact sur passes that of any year. with but two exceptions, since the commencement of this Office, the balance to the credit ou account of British and Foreign Insurances being £45,107 10s. 5d., and of the North American business, which is kept sepa rately, £11,097165. 10d. LIFE BRANCH. The very gratifying duty now falls upon the Directors to state the sum assured on n,w policies for fhe year 1862 exceeds even that of the ye.r 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 acsured as that which has just be en announced as the iesult 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 for the future to the puhleipikting life *murex. 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 as suran ^e s mounts to £143,281. Various degrees of 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 inadmis stele in a single year from 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 London or elsewhere, except when amalgamations have taken place. The returns of duty have proved this. In Life, the amount of "New Policies already reported make 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 past, that the future may unfold for it a sphere of still greater magni tude, combining distinguished commercial success to the Office with a lengthened career of usefulness and protection to the public. PERCY ➢l. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. N ORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. The business of the Company exceeds £70,000,000. The duty paid to Government for the year 1862 was £85,062, and the amount insured on farming stock, £10,086,332. A bonus of three-fifths of the profi's periodically made to parties insuring, who have thus, from time to time, received sums amounting in the aggregate to £440,000 ; and the Society now holds a large Reserve applicable to a future Bonus. The rates of premium are in no case higher than those charged by the other principal offices making no returns to their insurers. For prozpectuses apply at the Society's Offices, Surrey street, Norwich ; and 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Black friars, E.C. PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Established 1840. TRUSTEES. Thomas Baring . , Esq., M.P. Wm. Geo. Prescott, Esq. I Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. Mutual Life Assurance for all classes. This Association has now in existence 6,000 policies, for a total sum of £1,500,000. The Annual Income is • • £51,000 The Accumulated Fund exceeds 200,4'00 It has paid in Claims .. • • 112,000 The whole of the p ro fit s are divided quinquennially among the Members Three divisions have already been made' When the following sums have been added as bonuses to the policies - Dec. 31, 1847 „ 1852 „ .1857 „ 1862 taakinz the total bonus additions, £91,600. Bonuses ma - y - be received in wish or applied to the reduc - tion of premiums at the option of the assured, in lieu of an addition to the ol!cy. 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 relincitushment 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 -Bented districts. • 4:5,400 • 11,500 .• 23.200 .. 56,500 WM. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary. Chief Office, 15, Moorgate-street, E.C., Aug 1, 1863. 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 PEARRES BARCLAY, Esq., Sub-Governor. Sir JOHN HENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Wiimot Holland, Esq. Robert Barclay, Esq. Earl of Leven and Melville. .lohn Garratt Cattley, 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. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq Predk. Jos. Edlmann, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq.. Riversdale W. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, E sq . Robt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P. Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.' William Wallace, Es c ,. Jas. Stewart Hodgson, Esq. ' Chas. Baring Y oung, t sq. Medical Referee, SAMUEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Corporation on advantageous terms. In the Life Department, assurances are granted 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—: 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 HALF. 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. P. STEELE, Secretary. N ORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY• Established 1809. Incorpomted by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. ACCUMULATED AND INVESTED FUNDS, £2,122,828. ANNUAL REVENUE, £122,401. LONDON BOARD. Jo Ch as White Cater, Esq., IP. du Pre Grenfell, Esq. Charles A. Klockmann, Esq. A n t:T.lB°n, Esq., De- John Mollett, Esq. ATY ( hairman. Junius S. Morgan, Esq. Xdw: A rroyave, Esq. G. Garden Nicol, Esq. Jam.es r ' do Cohe i n ' Es John H. Wm. Schroder , E s q . 1 B ` u sson, sq. George Young, Esq. EX-DIRECTORS. A. Tr . c 1 Robert Smith, Esq. p Campbell, Esq. ..„,. P. uavan, Esq. Frederic Somes, Esq. ...-• Rail!, Esq. /T anager of Fire Department —Georga H. Whytins.c. Manager of Life Department—W. F. Birkmyre. Superintendent of Foreign Department—G. H. Burnett. Secretary--F. W. Lance. General Manager—David Smith. FIRE DE PARTMENT. lii The Company gr Ants Insurances against Fire in the United l igdor, and all foreign countries. , Mercantil Risks in the Port of London accepted at re- Losses promptly and liberally settled. Foreign Risks. —The Director, having a practical know ledge of foreignto issue Policies on countries are prepared the most favoura',le terms . In all cases a discount will be allowed to Merchants and others effecting such Insurances. The followin LIFE DEPARTMENT during the las few g Stat ement exhibits the improvement effected l rs :--- yea o. of Poli c i es Issued. Premiums. Sums. 1 5 4% ................ . 4 5, 1 ....... . £ 577,425 WO ....... 741 ........ 449,913 1861 ........ 785 ........ 4 - 5,649 1862 ........ I C 37 ...... .. 527,6'e6B , ...... Thus in five largers the 7 -' 23,611 0 0 assuring the su m of -Zit; of policies issued was 3,623, Office are The leading featnres ot th 917 ' 1. Entire Se urity to Asseui? 2. The large Bonus ac id , tio e n rs• prospect of a further alread yß m onn; at ec n l e a a re t d inv a e n s d tig th a e_ 'ion. th d e 3. The advantages afforded by p ar t —unrestricted conditions of varied Tables of premiums liberality in dealing with the A sZ i li r e e t r — and general Forms of l'ropo- al and every information will b at the Q furnished on a pp,ication . READ OFFICES • LONDON. ....... 58, Thread 4, N ew B a n n Zedle-etreet. H EDINBURG•••64, Princes_ . ui strgf. ldings. NORTH BRITISH AND AN T / INSURANCE COMPANY. L E WEST-END OFFICE : 5, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL. Secretary—ALEX. J. RUSSELL. MONEY PROMPTL Y ADVANCED 1---;-v7---7-1 P r iv a te Gentleman upon FU RNI TURE (witho ut removal'. Leasehold awl Freehold Property, or Reversions, &a, in sums from £2O to £soo.—Mr. Howard, 18, Queen street, Cheapaide. TO Persons in WANT of MONEY (in Town or Country). —A GENTLEMAN is willing to MAKE ADVANCES of' CAS it without delay, to respectable persons (male or female), on their own security. The utmost secrecy can be relied on.—Apply (it by letter enclose four stamps) to W., st Mr. Robertson s, Accountant, 40, King William-street, Londou'bridge, B.C.—Money advanced on Dock Warrants. ••....' .... 11161 N°. 22,210. MANILLA AND JAPAN. Now ready, Svo., with Illustrations, 14 5. , bound , A LADY'S VISIT TO MANILLA AND JAPAN. I y ANNA D'A. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., 1 - 4 ADY EMILY PONSONBY'S NEW NOVEL, "MARY LYNDSAY." " 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. 'ow Ready, Illustrated by the Hon. ELIOT YORKE, M.P., 155., T HE WANDERER in WESTERN FRANCE. By G. T. LOWTH, Esq. " Mr. Lowth's book is not only in a high degree lively and amusing, it is likewise vaivable as an epitome of all that can interest the reader on the subject of Britanny and La Vendee, or guide the traveller in North-Western France." — Post. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in crown post, 10s. 6d. THE THIRD VOLUME of DR. MO MMSEN'S HISTORY OF ROME, Translated by the Rev. WI PITT DICKSON. Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. T" 0 X F ORD, 6 , OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE and Halevy's MUSKETEERS (first time in England). Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ell!son, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Huish, &c., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean, ac. Comic, W trictttrir (" or any other man "), Eugene, W. Randall, A. Lloyd, and George Hodson. Also, a Pet formarce by Herr SCHALKENBACH on his wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHESTRE, contain ing a full baud of 40 instruments. 'I he HALL has just been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, ed. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private boxes, 30s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order C. gratify the cur i os ity o f n i g htly-increasing crowds, Mr. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro fessor Pepper and Henry Dirks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, " THE GHOST," from the picture 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 badly of the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr. 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. ; Unsworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, Arthur Lloyd, George Hodson, &c. ROYAL 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`Gregor, Mr. Albert, Signor Georgini (the new Italian tenor), and Mr. Vernon Rigby. NICO SI A, the Great Violinist, will make his First Appearance in England on Monday next, at the ALHAMBRA. ARGYLL 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 artnits ot the present day. Conductor of the Rooms and Manager, Mons. GRENET. Sole Lessee, R. R. BIGNELL. Admission, ls. ESTABLISHED 1833. BOWDEN'S iERATED G I N GER B EER , in glass or stone bottles, warranted to keep good twelve months. Lemonade, Soda-water, vases, Seltzer, and every description of Mineral Waters. —Manufactory, No. 3, White Hart-street, Drury-lane, W.C. THE LAUNDRESSES to her late Majesty Queen Adelaide say, that " BRIGGS' AUSTRALIAN S I'ARCH needs but to be tried to be approved." Sole Wh o l es ale Agent, Harper Twelvetrees, Bromley-by:Bow, London, E. 4,-ZPECTACLES.—The Patent Newly-invented kJ Tinted Spectacles are patronised by the majnrity of the Nobility, includimr, Viscount Palmerston. They afford extra ordinary redef to weak, dim, and detective vision.—S. and B SOLO.M.ONS, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. RIIPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MA6FiEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT I , ,xmiciTioNs OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective nvention in the curative treatment of 11 ERNI A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease end closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. 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 gent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 315. 6d. Postage, is. Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, Is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, 18. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT ELAST IC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS &c., for Varicose Veins an d all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are 'porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on ilre an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16s. sash. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer. 228, Piccadilly. f CELEBRATION B BI R R A T T H I O O f N sH O L f it t s h p e E T A E ßE ß , C a E t N s T tr E at N for A d ß_ u Y po, ? ! Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert N. G. Hamilton, Bart, K.C.8., is Chairman) are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to th e account of the T erc entenary Committee, at the Stourbridge and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and Greenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs. 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 nati on , 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 works, and that it was his home, the town he loved, and where he lived and died. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail. way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, 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 &nom ptnied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be 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 gratuitously 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. and ' C on t r ibutions are received by the Treasurer, Edward M ast erman, Esq. Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. C ou tt s and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom, Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Giyn an d Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co.; W Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, G urney, and C - 0. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at the Hospital. STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary. R T YAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION the Queen. b G y r a e R o y u a s l J a e !' f t 3t e y r ) . PATRONESSn—Her te Most d PriEsIDENT —Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, F.R.S. e F.R.S. V.P. DEPUTY — m T mi lit. TBllaorim.nags, EClBiciap"m3is:nP,"Esq., F.R.S., V.P. APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that, since the beginning- of the year 186 0 , the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab lishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society, Hnd other means, since its formation, is 1,800; for which services 82 Gold NlNials, 718 Silver Medals, and £16,480 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu tion has also expended £67,000 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting -cart cages, and Boat-houses. The Committee desire to express their grateful sense of the generous support which they have received from the British public during the past few years, a support which has enalyed them to establish their present magnificent fleet of 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom. Deeply sensible, however, of the great responsibility that rests on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and its Crews practised in the management of their boats, whi h can only be effected by a large and permanent annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their countrymen to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so great and truly national a work. The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following con tributions -- £ s. d Her Majesty the Queen • • • . .. annual 50 c 0 Campbell, t he Hon. Mrs. G .. . • .. annua l 50 0 Clerk, Colonel, R. A . . .. .. • • .. annua l 1 1 0 Curries,C out t s and yir nI C , o i i . , 1 s ikii i c , s s r ,.. s ~. Bankers . 42 a ddt n ohn n dd. u : a nn l . . 2 5 1 11 0 00 1 0 0 00 0 000 K L ifeboat.K.C.B. iind o • e• •• 250 0 0 Tran sporting CarriaKe . kn . .. .. don. 30 0 Harvey, Rev. G. LT. and • .. .. 7th don.lo 0 0 Erie,F} ` a, e n n w i f 1 iac Lord e, o,.ChiefsVice-Admiral . E .' B u s c c e s t Sir of .J . L a : . , Martin, Sir Henry, Bart • • • .. .. don. 15 15 0 Moore, Rev. G. B. • • • • •3 0 0 Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich —• :: .... annual 20 0 Stir ling, Col. Sir Anthony, ICC• I6 Co.,Perc siyoa, Willoughby.. annual 5 0 0 d'Eresby, Lord • • • • ThLoamdy.ssh,li,pady,Weston:s.uPer.-super 16 16 0 D onations and Annual Subscriptions wAllbe ti th es ankfu_7ll re srs. Willis, (dyed by the Bankers of the Institution, essr . • and by the Secretary Ihraanndclo.6„! 75, sLogebrrarietsFtraeentu;hte.ssanrsaCcoouttAasitd James's-street, London ; by a 1 the Collectors o f C us t oms and Bankers in the United Kingdom; Richard Lewis, 11, q John-street, Adeip: London, the Office ndou, w:.t;. .of the lnstitutloll, If, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1863 THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. SECTION C.-GEOLOGY. President, Warrington W. Smyth, M.A. FOSSIL FISHES FROM THE PERMIAN LIMESTONE. • Professor JoNEs gave an extract of 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 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 Fulwell, a mile and a half to the north of Sunderland. liegende ; ho 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 one would give him 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 evidence; 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. 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.B. OF SCOTLAND. Professor HARKNESS made a statement on the reptilife roes and footprint sandstones of the N.E. of Scotland, which afforded evidence of forms belonging to a period f ar more remote than any of which paleontology spoke. Sir C. LYELL regretted the short 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 hava 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, palaiozoic, 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. But 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 tine 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 we had here a conformable series, each containing in the lower part Devonian rocks, and in the upper pit something newer than the coal. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DERBY SUMMER MEETING.-WEDNESDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 sous each, with 30 added, for two yr-olds and upwards ; selling allowances. One mile. 6 subs. Mr. Barber's The Clown, 2 yrs, 6st 111 b (not to be sold) (E. Taylor) 1 Mr. J. A. Hind's Lord Zetland, 2 yrs, Est 21b ..(Stagg) 2 Betting-15 to 1 on The Clown, who took the lead after going a couple of hundred yards, was never afterwards headed, and won in a canter by four lengths. Lord Zetland was claimed, according to the conditions, for £6OO by Mr James Barber. The Chesterfield Stakes of 60 soya (given by the Earl of Chesterfield), added to a Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, 5 ft, for two-yr-olds; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies and geldings, Bst 711, ; 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. slb ex.) (Fordham) 2 Marquis of Hastings' Garotter, 9st llb (inc. 51b ex.) (S. Rogers) 3 Mr. Payne's Foreteller, Bst 10Ib (Challoner) 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, but after pro ceeding a couple of hundred yards, Greenland to3k 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 halt a length; a length sepa rated the second and third ; and Foreteller was beaten a dozen lengths from the winner. The Derwent Stakes of 30 says, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sous each, for 2-yr-olds and upwards ; selling and other allowances. About three-quarters of a mile. Captain'Moss's Moulsey, 2 yrs (X4O), 6st 711) (E. Taylor) 1 Lord Chesterfield's Disdain, 4 yrs (X4O), Bst 61b (Fordham) 2 Mr. E. Mills's Vulture, aged (£2O), Bst 131 b (S. Rogers) 3 Mr. Jones's Bing of Italy, 3 yrs (£2O), 7st 91b (Challoner) 4 Mr. J. Barber's Sails, 3 yrs (L2O), 7st, 61b.... (Clement) 5 horse side by side, Udine 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 place. Immediately afterwards, however, Warhorse went in pursuit of his compeers, and Odine 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, ST. LEGER. st) 1 agst Lord Clifden (offered) sto 1 agst Ranger (offered) 6to 1 agst Queen Bertha (taken) 13 to 1 agst Avenger (offered) 14 to 1 agst Golden Pledge (offered) 33 to 1 agst Mogador (taken) 33 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (taken) DEVON AND EXETER MEETING—WEDNESDAY. The Devon and Exeter Club Stakes (Handicap) of 5 soya each, 3 ft, with 50 added; winners extra, Three quarters of a mile. 5 subs. Mr. Ellison's Heber, 2 yrs, 6st (Cannon) 1 Mr. Meredyth's Barmaid, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Pearson) 2 Mr. J. B. Starky's Souveraine, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (S. Adams) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Heber, who won by half a length ; a bad third. The Mamhead Stakes of 15 sous each, 5 ft, with 100 added, for two •yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b ; 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, Bst 41b Mr. Merry's Mcestiasima filly, Bst 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 Boys 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 191 b (Covey) 1 Mr. Brayley's Golden Dust, 3 yrs, 7st bib.... (Cannon) 2 Betting 7 to 4 on Golden Dust. Won by a neck. A Selling Sweepstakes of 3 soya each, with 25 added; weight for age, with selling and other allowances. Ono mile. Mr. Sargent's Newfoundland, 3 yrs, Bst 31b (F. Adams) t w.o. Mr, Brayley's Kennett, 3 yrs, fist 51b .... (Cowley) t Mr. Jorrock's Snrbiton, 4 yrs, 9st llb (Reeves) 3 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. Ihe 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 131 b (inc 81b ex) .... (Cannon) 2 Mr. Starky's Agatha, Bst 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, Est 10Ib (Whitehorn) 1 Mr. Brayley's The Dictator, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b.... (Cowley) 2 Mr. Meredith's Barmaid, 3 yrs, Bst 31b (Payne) 3 Rawl and Champagne also ran. Betting--6 to 4 agst Lady di Vergy and 7to 4 agst 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 st lb Oldminster Knowsley 4 8 9 Cadsbrook 4 8 8 Her tington Doncaster Lady Ripon Dulcibella Brighton Welcome Drummer Boy Leonora 4 7 5 Makeshift 6 7 2 Change Hubert Blithfield Earl of Surrey Jack of Hearts.... 3 6 11 Age st lb Dr. Syntax Sea King Silkstone Blondin Cachuca .. 3 6 7 Bryn Gwyn Daniel O'Connell 3 6 5 Deception: 3 6 2 Nebula Schoolmistress Columba .. 3 6 0 Kemptown Kangaroo Actmon Barter The Serf Jack's Alive.. SWEDISH FOSSILS. Mr. J. C. JEFFREYS gave a list of the upper tertiary fos sils of Uddewalla, in Sweden. .11 the course of a conversation which followed, Sir C. ',YELL, 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 have 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 that had taken place in the earth in modern times. Mr. JEFFREYS also read a paper, contributed by Dr. As W. Maim, " On the Upper Tertiary Strata of the Bohuslan District." This was another contribution from Sweden. Jeffreyii stated that it had been accompanied by a slab, which unfortunately excited the suspicions of the Customs officers, who, suspecting perhaps the concealment of brandy or cigars, or concluding that the slab was rubbish, broke it up and destroyed it. The PRESIDENT remarked that observation was now esta blished beyond the possibility of a doubt that certain por. dons of the north of Europe were now being 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 pelseozoic 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 nawe. 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 Bender 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 bo given of the tripartite arrangement of the Permian group, and completely fortified him in the opinion 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. He was sure Mr. Binney would sustain all he had said in reference to this group being a great paleozoic trias. He did not like the words dias and tries, because in England we had no trim; ; 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 n o general name ought to be gi ven f rom the division of roc k h d ned m i o n st any one country. St . B ees head ex hibi te d a small that instructivehappened portion o f th e roth-todte-lie g ae (red an dead Hers) of th e G ermans, or the lower red dt aoppee of English geology. Th e conglomerates whieh t sn a nse were deposited unconformably on the summit, called sand and the breccia entered i n t o a ll the sinuosities, anne s t o nes iu that count r y , were enroded in a mos t i rregu l ar m in that part a complete physi ca l b rea k b etween coal, sandstones , and the su p er j ace nt Permian rocks. This was an important point, showingi because an eminent German geolo gist had endeavoured to class this r oth - 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 breccia, the representative of the yellow sandstones, the lower of this country, which underlie the magnesian lime stone to the west, comes clearlyunequivocal magnesian lime stone, filled with some fossils that would be found at Sun derland and along the Hartlepool coast. There they had, then, magnesian limestone distinctly resting on this lower breccia, and superposed and passing upwards, without the slightest break in the argillaceous beds, into the sandstones. 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 aver been discovered in the north-west of England, and it was en riching the people to an incredible extent. He referred to the hematite deposits in the cavities of the moua tain limestone. It had often been asked—to what age are we to attribute this enormous infilling of this beautiful hematite 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 suggestion, with which he was possibly unacquainted before. He 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 haematite had been frequently worked out by old workmen from the cavities under the breccia. This discovery enriched his Permian group, and it showed that that period of the earth, so remarkable in G,rinany for the uppouring of porphyry, and the great change which took place in the earth after the formation of coalvnriched 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 many years tracking of these beds on the west side of the Pennine range that he really did, five years ago, find red sandstone, and then he unquestionably found a series of red clays passing up in to a series of red sandstone. He had been to St. Bees Head, and he could confirm what Sir R. Mur chison had said. The conglomerate rested totally uncon formably on the rock underneath. He never saw a more complete specimen of non -conformability than at White haven between the conglomerate and the san dst one. (Sir Roderick Mureh ison—The old.) Professor Sedgwick many years ago called it the old red sandstone, but he (Mr. Binney) called it coal-measure rock. Mr. HONVES said that he showed Dr. Genitz the red rocks at Tynemouth, and he said they were roth-todte- Ali Pasha also ran. Betting-7 to 4 agst 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 dropped 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 ing, and was pulled up. The winner was bought by Lord Bateman for 135 guineas, The Nursery Plate Handicap of 60 soya, added to a Sweep stakes of 5 soya each, for 2-yr-olds; winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. G. W. Craven's Little Savage, 7st 71b (Morgan) 1 Mr. W. Ashworth's Rothschild, 6st 81b (E. Taylor) 2 Marquis of Hastings' Red cap , 7st 71b (Judd) 3 Mr. Chancellor's Wee Aggie, Est 111 b (inclu. 41b extra) (J. Grimshaw) 4 Mr. J. Wood's Lady Mary, 7st (Warrington) 6 Mr. Bird's Regina, 7st 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 third,Ro thsc a h n i d ld L , Wee Aggie going on by Redcap, Mary followed Little it f t o le llo s w av e a d ge b 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 Rothe - child, 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 Aggie a bad fourth. Renew al of the Fat Buck Stakes (Handicap), of 5 sous each, with 40 added, for 3- yr-olds and upwards. Half a mile. Mr. G. Crook's Middlewateb, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b S. Mr. F. S w i n d e ll's Somersault, 5 (Mr. G. yrs, 10st Thompson) 1 71b (Mr. H. Wombwell) 2 Mr. J. Wallace's Golden Drop, 3 yrs, 9st 101 b (inc 31b extra (car get 121 b) The betting opened at evens on Golden Drop, but closed at 5 to 4 on Middlewatch, and 6 to 4 agat Golden Drop. Middlewatch made play throughout, and won after a good race by a neck ; three lengths between second and third. The Grand Stand Plate (Handicap) of 50 soya, for all ages; winners extra. Half a mile. Mr. Ge o . A nge ll' s East Sheen, 5 yrs,B;tilb (Challoner) 1 Lerd Batsman's Gipsy Girl, 3 y rs , E st 61b (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Barber's Cutler, 4 yrs, Get 81b E. Taylor) 3 Sir H. Des Vaeux's Holy Poly, 3 yrs, Oat 91b (Kenyon) 4 Mr. H. Martin's Key of the Gate, 6 yrs, 6st 21b (Tomlinson) 5 Gill, 7 to 4 agst East Sheen, 5 to 1 agst Cutler, 100 to S agst any o th er. Betting—Even on Gipsy Gipsy Girl made play, followect by the Cutler and East Sheen to the distance, where the latter seemed to be beaten, but coming, however, again with the greatest gameness, she got through and won in the last two strides by a head ; 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 ft; winners extra. One mile 26 of wh om d ec lared. Marquis and a of Hastings ' 111slup subs , Tippler, 3 yr s , 7st (Judd) 1 Mr. Barber's Jack's Alive, 3 yrs, sst 71b (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mary,arh Warhors e , a y e ; s 3 vrs, S a t 81b.. (Kenyon) 3 7st 101 b .. (E. Taylor) 4 Marquis of Hastings' O dine, 3 yrs, Sat 121 b (car. Gmt 81b) (Deacon) 5 Odine was purchased fo r £ 4OO by the Marqui s o f H es t- 41 r. r. H. s ea V dT i lk l My 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 eget Warhorse, 7to 1 aga 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. Jack's Alive made play, followed by My Mary and War- A COALPIT ON FIRE. For some weeks past our town has been suffering from an unusual amount of sickness, 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, that gentleman forthwith repaired to the spot, and took prompt measures for staying the pro gress of the disaster. This was a work of extreme 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 get 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 by a syphon from the sea. These are extreme measures to take, but we trust they will prove effective, and shortly enable the noble proprietor to again get this fine coal mine into working order. The fire is said to have originated in a flue which leads from the sta tionary engine at the pit bottom, and in which the soot had accumulated. How long the soot in this flue may have smouldered is not known, but event tually the fire seized upon the coal, and since Mon day last continued to spread, despite the efforts of Mr. Bourne and h is staff, aide d by the great expe rienceo tN ew o c of the collieryeewmhinoewntastelegraphed for on the mat' engineer, Mr. Foster , ter assuming so serious a shape. We regret to say that up to the time of our going to press this disas trous tire continues to spread, but it is hoped from the m.?aaures adopted that ;ts ravages wilthe confined to a limited area. A syphon pipe is now laid down from the pit, past Toni Hurd Rock, to the sea at low-mater mark, while water is drawn from the Scale@ ill pond, from near Janus' pit, and al so Pumped from the sea, near the Bath Houses. As state d above, the whole of the horses, upwards of sixty in number, were taken out of the mine. The closir ig of this colliery is causing vessels in great numt era to leave this port for Workington and Mary port. eight or ten vessels having cleared out for th eee, ports yesterday. As the Croft pit was closed ;some f e w months back, the whole supply has now to come from the William and Countess pits; we , h ce , /ever, feel sure every effort will be made to meet ti to demand, not only for consumption, but for shit )ment also from these pits.— Cumberland Pacqtiet . Full; benefit of reduced duty obtained by par chasin. ; lie,-niman's pure Tea; wiry choice at 3s. 4d. and 4s. " High Standard "at 4s. 4d. (formerly 4s. Bd.), is the strong est and most delicious imported. Agents in every town t mtpply it in packets. STAMPED ....sd. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The screw frigate Arethnsa, 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 Pacific. It is stated at Chatham that she will be commissioned by Capt. Luard, late flag captain of the Formidable, 84, at the Nore. 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 band in readiness to be recommissioned. Admiralty instructions have been received at Chatham for 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 practice taking place afloat from the Foam gunboat, against the plates fixed on the side of the Monarch, old sailing liner. The plates comprised four from the French firm of Petio, Gau det, and Co., two of 41 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 51 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 44in. 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 on the lower edgenpened a triangular crack across two other shot marks 31t. bin. 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 81in from the front of the plate, that is 4fin. bayond and clear of the back of the plate. The 51 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 ebip'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. 6in. 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 Millwall 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 best 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 Millwall Company and Messrs. John Brown and Co. The uncertainty 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 rec eived the majority of the shots directed against it by mere chance in two particular spats , while the shots on the Millwall plate were scattered. Under these circumstances the compari sons re q uired between the two plates, which wou ld have been of great value, could not be drawn , and only approxi mate results could be arrived at. The same argu ment2the gunboat, whi c h f u ll y ac -0 4 , miss" shots yesterd a y, owing applies, of course, t o the French p lates, onl y in their case their fail ure alto g ether to resist sho t enabled a more decid ed o p inion to be formed. There on o wereac counts utnh tes formovement upwardsov teinn h euncertainty e of the practice. All other of t of coun tries test their armour plates on land, the plates under fixed target and the gun be i ng also fired from an immovable platform. The gr eatest firing can be obtained , an d shots planted in eac h pl a t e as they may be w ished, so that cert a i n t y can b e ar rived at in any comparisons which ma y b e d r awn between differ e nt plates. The Dutch screw steam corvette Ves uvius, Ca p t. Pschotborg, yesterday at the Motherbanir trial possible being accuracy a f from the Texel for the Coast of Guinea. The com mander will be introduced to the Port Admiral and 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 a ppointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Staff Commander H. 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. Berker, of the Topaze, promoted to acting first class assistant-engineer. BOYS DROWNED.—Two lads, aged respectively 12 and 15 years, wero drowned on Tuesday, whilst bathing in a pond connected with the mill of Mr. Parker, flax spinner, llunslett, Leeds. The bodies were recovered, and removed to the residence of their parents, to await the haquest. During the first six months of the present year the number of letters sent through the Italian Post-office 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 61,767,32 3 fr. received in the first six months of 1862. The wife of a farmer, named Lemonnier, residing at Furniehon, near Escardenville (Eure) was found, three days since, lying dead in the street a few steps from her own house, having been murdered by heavy blows on the back of the 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 a certainty, for the gendarmes found the un happy man engaged in washing blood off his heads, and near him lay a heavy stick bearing fresh marks of blood. He was immediately secured and submitted to medical exa mination, which left no doubt of his insanity. At the close of the first week of August about an inch of rain fell, which was of immense benefit to all the crops. Dry weather set in end con tinued, with only the slightes'; showers, .until the 2.5 th. 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 10th, and it has been 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 none in stack, while on the insides reaping has not begun. The wheat crop is somewhat thin, but of stout firm straw, a good length, and seeming to carry plump full ears; about one-half is reaped. Barley is of strong stiff straw, and thick enough. In a full average field of grain, while the ears are sound, oats show a few more light fields than barley does. However, taken throughout, the crop is a full average. On the whole the white corn crops promise well, and with a return of dry weather will give a different result from last year. Beans are early, somewhat short in straw, but well podded. Reaping machines have been very busy. M uc h of the grain having been standing they wrought with ease ; now, however , their use will not be so s a ti s f actory, as the contrarye, breezes and rains have twi s t e d a b out the stalks. Potatoes have improved in leaf, and it is to be hoped 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 are growing most vigorously, and there is every likelihood, should frost keep away, of their being a full crop. Pastures, which were very bare, are improving. There is very little good aftermath, the red clover not coming up. Any portions of the new crop of barley or oats which have been sold, from their fine colour, have brought better prices than old, while wheat of last crop has been very difficult 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 maturing 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 ba 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. On 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 dose in carting home the grain; o❑ 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 ; while 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 are even tall in straw; they have a fine head, and if they do not prove a full average crop, they will he 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 mast abundant grown for many years, if they were only safely secured. The samples of new cats and barley shown in Haddington market have been of fine quality and great weight, oats running from 43 to 4411 b. per bushel, and barley from 56 to 801 b. per bushel. If there is an immediate change to fine weather, the rai❑ 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 93. per week, with v i e _ 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. Under this favourable change of weather late sown turnips came away freely, and now promise, with a con tinuation of growing weather, to be an average 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 showets, 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, aad w ill not likely reach an avera ge , even un d er the most favourable circumstance. Some fields of these have already been disposed of, the 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 com menced about the 14th, and became general about the 20th of the month; being a fortnight earlier than last season. The crop is above an 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 quality, and nearly half cut. About a third part of the oats are in the stook. 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. Paaturage 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 regard 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. These remains of petrified forests exist at different p Ints 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 patio 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. Pliny relates that a king named Typhon gave his name to a comet which ap peard in his time, and caused great inundations in Egypt and Ethiopia. This name of Typhon seems derivable from 'loufan, which in Arabic means deluge.—Galignant; ~ „,,, .-::'- • .-w , u . _ - ___.___ .. i. „N - • - 11,WSPAPEli . . ‘ . 5 4. ,11,: i „ 1 t i . ... , . ~ // .g . -..;./, 71 ., ,,•*, 9._ 4.„ *ll-4 4, 1 . , ~• 4,- C am . rtVI , , ~ ,7 - /,, • , SI .—. _____ - - ' ~ : -.4., , w • , z.., -- .N , The Weather and the 'Crgps , t,latci.' REMEMBER, WE SUP AT EVANS' . , 4,....„.% ,.. 41i.,. . _ ~.,4,4 - ti : -..\ -:'" . - --4 Ali Pvt. , , . , / 0 ",'""................- , EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK after Alfred Xenon's Promenade Concerts. .. '-' -• °I &-el , - --- :Xi 'A( ; ' ' 'MID-LOTIIIAN. , Ml , * , .;.,, ' ,N 4sls.. ? ? ,„...„.:. . , ....ito.. .... . ._, • 1,.. - Zr -* ',,s ..e --. 0 "" .. 0.,,.-1.A.. . 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