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lison 1 ?ening ce, R. King, r, the aar of ryrell d four ,E 7vP 6, ro. 11 2 'U Tpx STAR and GARTER HOTEL COMPANY (Limited), RICHMOND, Surrey. I ncorporated under the Companies' Act, 1E62, with Limited Liability. Capital, £120,000, in 12,000 Shares of LIO each. Deposit, £1 per Share, and £2 on allotment. Cabs not to exceed £3, at intervals of not less than three munths. DIRECTORS. The Right Hon. the Lord DE TABLET, 32 Lower Brook street, Chairman. The lion. Gerald C. Talbot, India Board, Cannon-row, West- The; and Surbiton. Hon. Henry Willi an retre, The Bedfords, Romford. henry Augustus Murray, Esq., 86, Park-street, Grosvenor squ re, John Staples, Esq, The Albion Aldersgate-street. Joseph Underwood, Esq. ([tills , Underwood, and Co., East cheap), 5, Hyde Park-gardens. BANKERS. Messrs. Ransom, Bouverie, and Co., 1. Pall-mall East. Messrs. Rob er t s, L u bb ock, and Co., 15, L om bard -street. Messrs. Merchant and Pe SOLICITORS ad, 30, Great George-street, West minst( r. AUDITOR. Youngs, and Co.), J. E. Coleman, E.sq. (Coleman, Turqugnd , Tokenhouse-yard, E.C. TET. Edward M. Barry, Esq., ARCHI A.R.A. A., 1, Old Palace-yard, West minster. BROKER. Q Bone, Esq 3, Bank-chambers, Lothbury, London, E.C., or Stock Exchange. SECRETARY. Augustus Browne, Esq.. 17R, Great George-street, West ininst er. Offices -178, Great George-street, Westminster, corner of Parliament- street. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. The Star and Garter at Richmond has a world-wide cele brity. This is due not only to its s:tuation, which is unsur passed, but also to its high reputation for tavern and enter tainment purposes. The current business has outgrown the proportions of the present builaino.. and ther e i s a great d emand for increased hotel accommodation in connection with the establishment. The object of this Company is to meet this difficulty, and, having purchased the hotel and L oodwill of the business, im prove and enlarge the present building. The property will be conveyed to the ormpany as freehold, and upon terms such as the l,irectors,withcompetent profes sional advice, believe to be mcderate. The furniture, stock in -trade, and wines, will be taken at a valuation. In order to keep the present connection identified with the house, arrangements have been made with Mr. George Ellis, the present proprietor, to act as Managing Director of the Company for a period of two years, if desired so to do. This fact, a ded to the presence of N. r. Staples on the board, will ensure more than ordinary attention to the details of prac tical management. The proposed improvements ard additions—the construc tion of which will be so arranged as not to interfere for a single day with the current business -will, it is estimated, cost £60,000. The additions, which will consist ot additional Wings, and be more especially designed for hotel purposes, 'With a distinct entrance, will be of a substantial character, Vetthout needless decoration. Starting as this company does with an hotel and business already in existence, an immediate income will be forth coming-. The profits upon the current business are capable of paying a fair dividend on the whole ot the proposed capi tal ; and it is not too much to ar ticipate that when the con templated additions and improvements have been made, the profits will be such as to ensure the payment of large divi dends upon that capital. Mr. Coleman, of the firm of Coleman, Turquand, Youngs, and Co., has satisfied himself of the merits of the project, and will act personally as the company's auditor. As the profits of the current business will allow of the payment of interest upon sums received from shareholders, without entrenching upon capital, Interest at £5 per cent. per annum will be allowed all calls from the day of payment. The same rate of interest will be allowed on shares paid in full. No promotion money has been, or will be, paid. The present proprietor has agreed to accept, in shares of the Company, one-fourth part of his purchase-money, and the greater part of the capital has already been otherwise subscribed. Applications toothfr the remaining shares to be mad in the form annexed e prospectus. with tue deposit of per share, to the Bankers, Messrs. Ransom, Bouverie, and Co., No. 1, Pail-mall East, or Messrs. Robarts, Lubbock, and Co.. 15, Lombard-str. et. Prospectuses may be obtained at the offices of the Broker, 3. Bank Chambers, Lothbury, E.C.• at the offices of the Company, 17, Great George-street Westminster, S.W. (,:or tier of Parliament -street; and at the Star and Garter, at Richmond. The liability of each shareholder will be limited to the amount ot his subscription. If no allotment be made the deposit will be returned in full. T HE STAR and GARTER HOTEL COMPANY NO LICE (Limited). Is HEREBY GIVEN, That NO FURTHER APPLICATIONS for SHARES in this Company will be received after SATURDAY, the 3d day of October next. Dated this 25th day of September, 1863. By order. AUGUSTUS BROWNE, Secretary. T HE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established in 1836. Offices :-1, Dale-street, Liverpool ;20 and 21, Poultry, London, E.C. PROGRESS OF THE COMPANY SINCE 1850: - --••-•- .....-•‘ -, 1,...‘ ,1.4 100 , 1 : Tear. Fire= emiums Life Premiums. Invested Funds. ___- _________ 18 i 1 222, 451,305 _______ 1856 £27,157 450 2,83 181 360. 279 72,781 821,061 182 6 065 130 135 . 974 1,3 , 1,903 C 36, 13 x,703 1,417.808 The Fire Duty paid by this Company in England in 1862 Was £71,234. SWINTON BOULT, Sec - etary t 2 the Company. JOIIX ATK INS, R , silent Se.retary, London. Fire Policies falling due at Mi.haelmas should be renewed by the 14th October. THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. READ Orriems, 29, Lombard -street, London, and Royal Insurance buildings, Liverpoel. Total Annual Revenue exceeds £500,010. Accumulated Funds Jr. hand over 1,000,000. ChO.rman in Liverpool: CHARLE.'S TURNER, Esq., M.P. Chairman in London : WILLT.A3I WAINWRIGHT, Esq. EXTRACfS FII.OII THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1862. The Directors o f th e Royal Insurance Company are now called up - in to make their accustomed periodical Report at the Meeting, of its Shareholders. FIRE BRA H. The Directors h ave , as pleasingly NC 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 Government Returns of Duty is again fully mbintained. The the amount r profit of the business of th e year exceeds considerably sed in the pree,ed,ng year, and in tact sur passes that ot any year, with b u t t wo exceptions, sine- the accoun commence of me rit nt of thi.‘ Offigce, the balanc e t o th e cred i t on t Bish and Foreign Insuranc es being X 45,107 10s. 5d., and o f t h e North American business * whichis kept sepa• rately, £11,007165. 10d. The very grati LIFE BRANCH, State the 811111 Eying duty now new falls upon the Di rectors to ured r)olicies for the year arrived 62 exceeds even that of the yesr 1861 by £lBO,OOO, and has arrived at the almost unexampled amount for a single year of £701,427 on 1,498 new policies issued. Until within the last few Years it is beli eve d that such a sum assured as that which has just been announced as the result 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 we ll as no small encouragement for the future to the participating life assurer. Evidence of continued care in the selection of lives is amply aliorded by a statement of the number rejected. These have amounted to 311 for the year, on which the aggregate sum pr/posed for assurance amounts to X l 41,281. 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 slide 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 of any other Company established either in Lonebn or elsewhere, except when amalgamations have tken place. Th e returns of duty hav e p roved this. In Life, a 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 Insuranca Company were never brighter, and of a consequent hope, founded on a were remembrance of the past, that the future may unfold for it a sphere of still successge, combining distinguished commercial to the i,,a,e ue public.a le cgthened career of u se f u l ness and protection `.`, t PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London, V.R.—ToWER. S ALE OP STORES.—By Order of the SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR, Mr. GEORGE .tiI'ILLMAN will SELL, by Public Auctio in the Tower, on THURSDAY, the Bth of October, 1863, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon precisely, the following Stores : Red Cases and Blankets. Small Arms of various de- Grey Clothing and Woollen scriptioas. Armourer's Pack -saddle Caps. Forges. ilammock Rugs. Gal. Coppers. Sets of Ironwork for d o . 20 Ranges complete, with Ovens I Files, various. and Boilers. May be viewed at the Towe; days previous to the day of stt .f the War-office, ; t Woolwich. r from 10 to 4 o'clock the three le, and catalogues may be had 'he Tower ; and Royal Arsenal, It 0 YAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION P allOorporated by Royal Charter). .., ATRONEss—Her Most Graeious Majesty the Qu ee n. rlitsibtxT—Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, Ii C PU trAntivtAx—Thos. Baring, Fsq., M.P. F.R.S., V . P . tTY-CIIAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P. APPEAL. DsThe C ommittee of Management have to state that, since ..-"e beginningof the 860 the R National Lifeboat artatit t i ts , u ion has expended £32,(00 on various Lifeboat Estab cisvnents on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the 1-,'ety. and other means, since its formation, is 12,800; Will Cl., Oil services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and ~,,tionl)ttsin cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu -44u,,D0r,150 expended X 67,( 00 on Life-boats, Life-boat ear' iages, and Boat-houses. pr'cit'ilyileir?-"Tntlitee desire to express their grateful sense of Ns D ub c d la support which they have received from the e11ab,,,, , uring the past few years, a support which of 123 Lirejhem to establish their present magnificent fleet Deeply senno,,eats on the shores of the United Kingdom rests on th ,cle, however of the great responsibility that state, and pl to maintain ' their fleet in a thoroughly efficient boats, whi-Oc4Crelve practised in the manageniet; of their annual incnnle a t ,?nlY be effected by a large and pe;manent countrymen grateful). tO Ziel_earnestly appeal to all classes of their great and tr u l y ria t ale t h .nl, in upholdin.• and perpetuating so The Committee °` a work* ' tributions:— Y acknowledge the following con- Iter Ma.leßty the Q ueen Campbell, the lion. Sirs, Clc- s. d •• annual 50 C 0 I Colonel, R.A. .. • annual 5 0 0 ler r., 1 1 0 Coutts and Co., Messrs., llaniers *' • • annua 0 0 Currie, Wm., 1 4 :sq., .. .. •• • • annual to Prle, Lord Chief Justice .. • • .. 4th don.lo 0 0 Panshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A.. R. 6.11. Penwiek, G . .T., Es , cost of a Liteb •• 2d don. 25 0 . don. 10 10 0 0 ~ sporting Carriage •• • • and .T d Tran- 250 0 0 tiarvey, Rev. G. 0. and Mrs. •• • • •. . don 30 0 Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. „ • .. .. 7th don. 10 0 0 Moore, Rev. G. 11. • • • •, do 15 15 0 Smith, Mrs. oeorre Greenwich .. .. 0 . • 3 0 0 Anthony, Stirling, Col. Sir An K.C.B. • • .. • annual 20 0 Thorn.s, Lady, Weston-super-Mare, collectedby her Lad Lady, .. • • • • ** • • is le 0 Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord .. • • • • annual 50 0 Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be t hankfully re ceived by the Rankers of the institution, Mess. Willis, Pertral, and Co., e r g ombard-Qtreet ; Messrs. Coutts and Co., 59. Strand; Me. 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Hamilton, Bart, K.C.8., is Chairman) are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTIONS, and they may also be paid to the account of the Tercentenary 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 nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee rest their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only the birthplace of Shakspeare. but the centre of attraction to all admirers of the great Poet's 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 Icing's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCIT, R.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. _ _ This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom panied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support, it may 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. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Ma 9 cc rman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Giyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at the Efoopital. STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary. , „--'-'-' >- _..-------,..: ,----- - "::::?-" - -- 1 / ,-;•:,g.....--A-"a ka.l.2.p.rtek fr ,",.1 ( 4,49 r,',..:4N ‘ • - O N"t:'. . '4 ::**l.Z \e , V h ilegt i f A ti7 i malt, th 74intr it 1 '' 4 1 , . 74\.17.; „„Aii . ~...• -'' - , t.,..,:...., ..,..--.,, k ktr '1 1 . ,t , r , 4 , ~a i I • Ar4t 4 ~ i. - 7,4 !"11 ) _. - -fc, ' , m.. \ ~. .0 1 ,, 4* r , .111 Ni. , ....,..-- A k3‘, ' ' ''. ' ' 'intOrr. i '''. 3 0ZI I k Ili ' "V: 0 ' tr.. 5 0.... ........ i -- PiN' , t .....iird7 cwo• DIE • 4r , 41,1,4 f ,i; '''''-'," - , ,i, , ,. ;: ,- 1 . %,......... .. (Hear.) Those duties on constitute a direct tax upon one of ant of our cereal products. Take off . au, and not only the value of that produce iuld increased, but the sale for it would be enormousll r f t o e r et t i h o trpg e he z rrgaoo te tadw: n raud d ets e eott l ioal . l Well, do you call that unrestricted com. • petition ? Is that carrying out the principle of free trade ? Now, take Ireland, and take some portions of England, as illustrating another part of the question of free trade. lam prepared to say that there is a great district in Ireland, and there is a certain extent of land in England, which could aag c co l l e: roo a.p m No greater muoniwnt i d r than f o byd fi oou t wut yo dfirsoe e i y t to c r uaa levieddns trade —v n ne any other yowyp eir with regard mu ch tobacco b b u r v b u: u u e n unrestricte d tr t i h c e t e d competition prohibition that a n t the yot i m market to al! competitors. Well, you stand in this position, the utilise the soil of this country for the growth of to baCco, in order of so many millions a year upon the importation of foreign tobacco. "Well, is that unrestricted com petition P But Igo further, gentlemen, I ask you is it common sense —Is it reasonable ? Is it rational? Is it tolerable ? But thinking as strongly as I do upon the wrong s of the rural districts, I would ask, is there any other interest in this coun try to be found which would submit for one hour or for one minute to the intolerable injustice which I have just brought before you ? (Cheers.) We have only ourselves to blame. Fight sour own battles with the means which you have. Disregard all questions of party and fight the interest of the rural districts of this country. Whenever the time comes for the revision of the representation, bear thi s fact in mind—that there is but one real grievan ce now existing which requires a remedy, and that is the inadequate representation of the rural districts. Bear this in mind; fight your battle now to a man without flinching. Whenever you have to discuss the question of reform, say at once, 4, We are the majority of the people of England, and no reform shall take plate till our grievances have been remedied." • Mr. BRAMPTON GIIRDON, M.P., also responded to the toast, and said that though a member of Par liament would ill fulfil the duties of his situation if he did not do his best to support the agricultural interest, his experience warned him that to rely upon any extraneous assistance from what Parliament could do, or was likely to do, would prove again, as it had done before, a broken reed. 't s 8 PRICE. .. .. 4d. STAMPED ...Aid. Mr. Bentinek, RP., on Foreign and Home Affairs. Last evening the Marshland Agricultural Asso ciation held its annual dinner at Terrington, St. Clement's, near King's Lynn, the Rector of Hitting ton, the Rev. H. Flokes, presiding. Mr. G. W. P. Bentinck, M.P., and Mr. B. Gurdon, M.P., were amongst the company. In reply to the toast of his health, Mr. BENTINCK said—Gentlemen, you cannot for get that we all have our opponents, and that even agricultural associations have theirs; and amongst the various opponents we have bad no more active nor powerful one than the 7 Imes newspaper. There are, probably, very few present who do not read the fines, and I will appeal to you whether we have not seen in the course of the last few years a series of attacks upon associations of this kind, upon the objects for which they were instituted, and upon the results which were likely to accrue from them. Now, gentlemen, that newspaper is a very powerful an tagonist. It is powerful from its wide circulation— it is powerful from the almost unrivalled ability of its writers, and it is also powerful from the equally unrivalled power of sarcasm and sophistry which it brings to bear upon every question with which it deals. (Hear, hear.) I would ask you to remember that the Times, though professing to be the organ of public opinion, is more especially and notoriously the organ of those who financially, and, therefore politically, are the avowed antagonists, and I might almost say the enemies, of the rural districts of this country. It is the organ of the great capitalists. It is the organ of those whose interest it is to see dear money and cheap labour. Now I apprehend that the interests of the rural districts is to see cheap money with a remunerative result for labour, and the produce of Viat labour; and I venture to say to you, and I appeal to the proof of history, that there is no country in the world which may not be tested by that result. Wherever you find a full remuneration for labour, and for the produce of labour, you will find the wealth and the pros perity of that country on the increase ; wherever you find the value of labour, consequent upon the decrease of the value of the produce of that labour, falling, you will find disaster. That I hold to be an axiom which no one will venture to dispute, and if he does dispute it ho will dispute the history of the world. I have always considered that the interests of the landowner, of the occupier, and of the agricultural labourer, are one and iden tical. (Cheers.) They are inseparable; they cling together by the closest ties, and there is but this distinction between them—that, unfortunately, in this world the man who has the least feels the pinch the soonest. With that exception, I for one contend that there is no possible distinction to be drawn between the interests of the landowner, the occupier, and the agricultural labourer. They must sink or swim together. When one does well, all do well ; when one does badly, all do badly ; and it is by their union that they can preserve their position in the country. The limes—acting wisely, I ad mit, is its own generation—has endeavoured to sow dissension among those classes ; it has endeavoured to show that these associations were got up for sel fish and for useless purposes, and that the rewards offered were inadequate to the merit of the services which were praised. I venture to think for one that those attempts will fail throughout the rural districts of this country; and I will only ask you to remember when you read the limes —however much interested you may be by the great ability of the writers, however much amused you may be by the amount of sarcasm and sophistry which they bring to bear upon this question—that it is an ex ponent of an interest, numerically small, though powerful from its wealth, but which is antagonistic to the interests of the rural districts of this coun try. Now, gentlemen, the last time I had the good fortune to he present on the occasion of the meeting of the Marshland Agricultural Associa tion I ventured to address you upon the subject of the war which is now raging in the northern continent of America, and I then expressed the opinion that the policy, and I thought the duty, of this country was at once to recognise the indepen dence of the Southern States of America. (Hear, hear.) I think that the result has shown I was right. We have all been horrified for two years past by the tyranny practised by President Lincoln, and by the brutalities of General Butler. (Hear, hear.) I think there is justly no limit to the strong expression of disgust with which the accounts of the transactions in that country have been received in what I, in contradistinction to them, will term the civilised world. We as Englishmen have learned that we ought to be thankful for those monarchical institutions under which this country, thanks to Providence, has en joyed the greatest amount of rational liberty ever known to any country in the world. (Cheers.) And whenever the time comes when we are called upon to discuss a question of—l will not use a word which creates alarm sometimes in public assem blages—but whenever we are again called upon to discuss the question of any revision of our institu tions—l will put it in that more circuitous form— I venture to think that, without reference to party, there are very few pres ent here, or anywhere in England —excepting one particular party, which I am sure is not represented here—who will not at once say, "Let us be careful before we tamper rashly with those institutions under which we have enjoyed each manifold blessings." (Cheers.) But, gentlemen, since I had the honour of addressing you last, very nearly in the same locality, a new subject has arisen, certainly of equal interest, and perhaps, as far as this country is concerned,of almost equal importance—l refer to what is going on in Poland. Now there can be no doubt, if we could deal with every question in the abstract, upon its own merits, that there are few men in England who would not say, and who do not say, that they deeply deplore' the sufferings of the Poles ; that they deeply lament the course which has been taken by Russia in dealing with her Polish sub jects; that they, as Englishmen and lovers of freedom, would do all in their power to alle viate the sufferings of those people. In that sentiment I in the fullest degree coincide ; but un fortunately it is utterly impossible to deal with any great public question upon that limited, though natural view of the subject. We must go further into the question. We must see first what has given rise to the state of things which we lament, and we then are bound as Englishmen to ask our selves next what will be the effect of our conduct in dealing with this question upon the welfare and the prosperity of our own country. The hon. gentleman then went on to give his views as to the cause of the present condition of things in Poland. He considered that the insurrection was not brought about the oppression of Russia, but by the machinations of the Church of Rome. France's sympathy for Poland he believed to be entirely a selfish one ; and he was, for both those reason et ! glad that England had expressly declared her determination not to involve herself in a e an quarrel on accpunt of Poland. Referriug follows : • t ied as questions, the hon. gentleman continued 5 unrestricted It' free trade means anything—it wha t Ettiorohpoine does unre competition. Very good. Now hen d, stricted competition mean ? aPP re I It any new lights upon to have discovcti-L'!Coa'Pctilion means at the subject, that unrestrie a nOt to have the benefi' t least this—that if yell are - . at least In hrit , inry to _ . in protective duties, that y 0 u . industry, you ehall maiket the pro duce Impediment operation ; have no antagonistic shall s tart fair with other s t rugg l ers that you i n the raark" r of the world, and that neither favour nor ffe a ction shall be s h own to one s id e or I think it would the o ther. be a work of :-.uperero gatioa to ask such an ass em bl y as t h at I h ave now the honour of addressing, if they are aware of the fact that, out of the large revenue collected in this country, five millions are derived from the duties on Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Lieut. Wm. H. Liddell and Lieut. Fred. C. B. Robinson were yesterday promoted to the rank of commanders. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty ;—The Rev. W. V. Lloyd, chaplain and naval instructor to the Scylla; John. Tweedic, paymaster to the Hogue; James W.. Ozzard, paymaster to the Victory ; and Arthur C. Dowdell, second master to the Supply. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2, 1863. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING. THURSDAY. A very interesting race for the Queen's Plato over the Beacon Course began to-day's spot t. Six horses entered for it, though in reality only Harlequin and the winter of the Goodwood Cup were in the race, which, before they had breasted the hill, was left entirely to them. The issue was never in doubt, however, for the game Isolina answered to every call of her rider, and came in a clever winner by half a half. Walloon carried off the Handicap Sweepstakes, de • feating the favourite, Croagh Patrick, after a good race between them, by half a length. The Sixteenth Triennial brought together Midnight Mass, Evelina, and Ely, with five others of lesser degree. The Baron's filly was made the favourite, Ely being also backed for some money. Owing to a very straggling start Evelina was left a long Way in the rear,--a disadvantage which she did not recover, and the race, which was looked upon almost as a certainty for her, was won cleverly by Ely, Midnight Mass succumb ing half way up the cords, and the celebrated Tomato gain ing second honours by three lengths from Olivia. The Two-year-old Handicap, bringing 16 to the post, was won by Land of the West, who made all the running, and won with the utmost ease by three lengths. The Plate A.F. Manrico put to Lord Strathmore's account, the favourite, Bosh, being second. The Rutland Stakes looked a cer tainty for Claremont, from his public running, the others being too unknown to fame to warrant any outlay on their chances. The Duke of Beaufort's filly made the running, followed by the favourite, going steadily within himself, looking as if he only waited for Aldcroft's call to come out the winner. But to the dismay of his backers he stopped on mounting the hill, and Acolyte, who had been lying third, came with a lush and landed Lord Stamford'a colours by some eight lengths. The weather changed for the worse this afternoon, a drizzling rain rendering the heath very disagreeable. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas, for 3-yr• olds, Bst llb ; 4- yr-olds, 9st 71b; 5-yr-olds, lost; 6-yr-olds and aged, lOst 21b. B.C. Mr. Naylor's Isoline, 3 yrs, Bst llb Mr. Savile's Harlequin, 4 yrs, 9st 71b.... (G. Fordham) 2 Baron Rothschild's Crafton Lass, 3 yrs, Bst_llb (J. Daley) 3 Mr R. Bignell's The Prophet, 6 yrs, lOst 21b (S. Rogers) 4 Mr. Parker's Farce, 3 yrs, Bst llb (S. Adams) 5 Sir W. Booth's Dunsinane, 3 yrs, Bst lib (A.. Edwards) 6 Betting-11 to 10 agst Isoline, 6 to 4 agst Harlequin, and 10 to 1 agst The Prophet. They started at a slow pace, Dunsinane having the com mand, :the others lying nearly abreast for the first two miles, when he was beaten, and suddenly dropped into the rear, the lead being left with Harlequin, close up with whom was the favourite and Crafton Lass, the others, one by one, giving way. On entering the rails Isoline joined Harlequin, and half way up obtained a slight lead, whieh she retained to the end, and won very cleverly by half a length. Crafton Lass finished a bad third the others trotted in some distance in the rear. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 nova each, sft, if declared, &c. for 3.yr-olds and upwards. T.Y.C. 23 subs, 9of whom pay 5 soya ft. Mr. C, P. Hudson's Walloon, 5 yrs, Bst 21b (A. Edwards) 1 Mr. J. G. Blake's Croagh Patrick, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (Aldcroft) 2 Mr. W. G. Graven's Wild Duck, 4 yrs, 6st 41b (Morris) 3 The following also ran :—East Sheen, Humphrey, Pe g noir. Sparkle, Rosina, Actaeon, and Tom Kiag. Betting-4 to 1 agst Croagh Patrick, 6to 1 each agst Sparkle, Rosina, and East Sheen, 7 to 1 agst Humphrey, and 9 to 1 agst Walloon. Sparkle cut out the work, closely attended by Rosina, Croagh Patrick, Walloon, and Peignoir into the cords, where Walloon came through his horses and took a decided lead, and won very cleverly by half a length, three lengths separating the second and third ; Rosina was fourth, Sparkle fifth, Peignoir, sixth, and East Sheen next, Tom King was last, beaten off. First Year of the Sixteenth Triennial Produce Stakes of 10 soya each for the produce of mares covered in 1860; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; the owner of the second horse to receive a sum equal to IO per cent., and the third a sum equal to 5 per cent, on the whole stake. T.Y.C. 50 subs. Mr. W. S. Cartwright's Ely, Bst 71b (Fordham) 1 Baron Rothschild's Tomato, Bst 41b (J. Daley) 2 Mr. Payne's Olivia, Bst 41b (H. Grimshaw) 3 The following also ran :—Midnight Mass, Baragah, Eve lina, and Figaro. Betting-6 to 4 agst Evelina, 100 to 30 agst Ely, sto 1 agst Midnight Mass, and 8 to 1 agst Tomato. J. Goater weighed for Ambassador, who bolted prior to reaching the post, and ran to the top of the town, and in consequence did not reach the post in time to start. After one failure they lett the post to a straggling start, in which the favourite was left a long way in the rear. Midnight Mass, lying wide on the extreme right, came on with a clear lead, followed in the cenire of the course by Olivia, Tomato, and Ely, the two latter running wide on the lower side. Half way in the cords Ely drew in advance, and won, after a fine race home, by a head ; three lengths between the second and third. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, b. ft, for 2-yr-olds. Last half of Ab. M. 23 subs. Mr. W. Baker's Land of the West, 6st 21b (Morris) 1 Lord Stamford's Galileo, Est 121 b (Loates) 2 Mr. Fleming's Overcast, 7st 81b (Daley) 3 The following also ran :—Algarsife, Birthday filly, Woodcraft, Usher, Lady Mary, Lady Fanny Cavendish, Daniel, Persiflage, Iphigenia, Pyrrha, Loretto, Toy filly, and Abderrahman. Betting-2 to 1 agst Land of the West, 6to 1 agst Lo retta aud Pyrrha, 8 to 1 agst Birthday filly, and 10 to 1 agst Usher. The Birthday filly jumped away with the lead, which she held for the first 200 yards, when she was• headed by Land of the west, who with Galileo, Overcast, Abderrah man, and the Toy filly following, wade the rest of the run ning, and won in a canter by three lengths ; a bad third ; Abderrahman was fifth; the Toy filly sixth, Iphigenia seventh, and Lady Fanny Cavendish last. Handicap Plate of £5O, for 3-yr•olds and upwards. A.F. Lord Strathmore's Manrico, 4 yrs, 7st (Thomas) 1 Mr. W. Day's Bosh, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (S. Adams) 2 Count F. de Lagrange's Jarnicoton, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Hunter) 3 Lady Louisa , Queen of Trumps, Spark, Black Deer, Novice, Douche, Equinox, and Littlecote also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Bosh, 6to 1 agst Equinox, and 100 to 15 agst Mantic°. The latter getting away with a clear lead made strong running, followed by Equinox, Jarnicoton, Bosh, and Little cote to the Bushes-hill, where Bosh quitted his rearward position and joined the leader in the Abingdon Mile bottom, but was beaten after a severe struggle by a neck; Jarni coton was beaten three lengths for second ; Equinox finished fowth, and Littlecote next; the others, who were widely spread, were brcught up by Queen of Trumps. The Rutland Stakes of 30 soya each, 20 ft, for 2-yr-old colts Bst 101 b, and fillies Bst 61b; the winner of a sweepstakes of 200 sovs, including the winner's own stake, to carry 41b, of two such stakes, 71b extra. From the turn of the lands in. 12 subs. Lord Stamford's Acolyte, Bst 101 b (A. Edwards) 1 Duke of Beaufort's Esperance, Bst 61b (Fordham) 2 Mr. Bowes's Claremont, 9st (including 41b extra) . . . (Aideroft) 3 Captain W. H. Cooper's Sister to linntsford, Sat 61b (F. Adams) 4 Betting-6 to 4on Claremont, and 9to 4 agst Acolyte. Esperance made play, closely followed by Acolyte, with the favourite and Sister to Knutsford, side by side, lying up. On entering the rails Edwards brought up Lord Stamford's colt, and in a few strides headed Esperance, and won in a canter by eight lengths. A bad third. Sweepstakes of 5 sows eacn ; for 2-yr-olds 6st 101 b, 3-yr. olds Bst 81b, 4-yr-olds and upwards 9st. The winner to be sold for 70 soya if demanded, &c. Rutland Stakes Course. 6 subs. Mr. Fleming's Marpesia, 2 yrs, 6st 101 b (Loaves) 1 Mr. G. Angell's N axos , 2 y rs , Est 101 b .... (T French) 2 Mr. Greville's Verdiere, aged, 6st 101 b ..(J. Grimahaw) 2 Betting-7 to 4on Naxos, 7to 2 agst Verdiere. and 4to 1 agst the Marpesia filly. The latter made all the running and won by three lengths; a bad third. The winner was sold to Mr. Angell. LATEST BETTING. CESAREWITCH. 12 to 1 agat Lioness (taken) 25 to 1 agst Drummer Boy (taken) 25 to 1 agat Litnosina (taken) 28 to 1 agst Romanoff (taken) 30 to 1 agst Afield (taken) b 0 to 1 agst Fantail (taken) 100 to 3 agat Chem Arnie (taken) 100 to 3 agst Umpire (taken) 40 to 1 agst Hurricane (taken) 40 to 1 agst Buckenharn (taken) 50 to 1 agst Twilight (taken) CAMBRIDGESIIIRE. 100 to 8 agat Catch em Alive (taken) 25 t o 1 agst Exchequer (taken) 40 to 1 agst Cairncastle (taken) (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Polynes is (taken) 1000 50 toto 151 agst g g t t jliattatqhailedleta(ataak. EDINBURGH AND LOTHIANS' CLUB MEETING. THURSDAY. The Stewards' Plate (handicap) of 30 Boys, added to a sweepstakes of 3 so , rs each; gentlemen riders ; profes sionals, 71b extra. o ne mile. Mr. Thonson's Man cheater, 3 yra, lOst Ilh .. (Owner) Mr. Jenkinson'a Enfield, aged, Ilst 3:b.. (Mr. Dryden) Mr. Reid's Lady Ja'ae, lOst 51b (inc. ilb ex..) (Metcalfe) The following e,Jso ran :—Wallachie, A ilgar, and Spirit of Air. Betting-5 ta 2on ganchester, and 5 . . to 1 onb, agar Adgar and Enfield. Won by three lengths. Lady Jane was a bad third. The Regimental Handicap of 5 soya each, with 30 added; gentlemen riders ; professionals, 71b extra. One mile. Bennington, 12st 71b (Captain Sharpe) 1 Regulator, list 51b Fat Daley, 12st Relvelley, lOst (Captain Grant) 4 Betting—Even on Bennington, and 6 to 4 agst Father Daley. Won by two lengths. Father Daley was a bad third. The Buccleuch Handicap of 7 sows each, with 50 added; winners extra. lm 3fur 66yds. Mr, I'Anson's Bonny Bell, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Marson) 1 Mr Brodie's Lothian's King, 5 yrs, Bst I.olb (Howey) 2 Mr. Calder's Miss Chaytor, 4 yrs, 6bt 121 b (Metcalt) 3 Betiing-4 to 1 on Bonny Bell, who won by half a length. Miss Chaytor was a bad third. The Musselburgh Plate of 25 sous, added to a sweepstakes of 3 sovs each. lm 3fur 66yds. Fernando, 3 yrs, sst 111 b (Goodall) 1 Sherwood, 5 yrs, 7st 21b (Metcalf) 2 Lady Jane. 5 yrs, 9st (in 241 b over) (Bunting) 3 Benevolence, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Mareon) 0 Betting-5 to 2on Sherwood, and 3to 1 agat Fernando. Won in a canter by four lengths. The winner was sold to Captain Christie for 58 guineas. Benevolence was left at the post. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas; three-year-olds, Bst 51b ; four, 9st 71b ; five, 9st 121 b ; six and agel, 9st 131 b• Twice round, about two miles and a half. Mr. Merry's The Knave, 4 yrs (Hayward) 1 Mr. Temperley's Alice, 3 yrs Mr. Ruddock's Dick Swiveller, aged (Bunting) 3 The betting was 5 to 1 on the Knave, who won by a length. Dick Swiveller bolted. The Edinburgh Welter Handicap of 5 sous each, with 50 added ; gentlemen riders ; professionals, 71b extra. One mile and a half. Mr. Watson's Unfashionable Beauty, 3 yrs, lOst 31b (Snowden) 1 Mr. Ruddock nd Dick Swiveller, aged, list 51b (Bunting) 2 Mr. Charles's Adrifr, 6 yrs, lOst 71b (Mr. Dryden) 3 The following also ran :—Aubone, Miss Taft, Manches ter, and Picco. - - - - - • The betting opened at even, and closed at 6 to 4 aget Manchester, and sto 2 aget Unfashionable Beauty. Won by a length; half a length separated the second and third. The Third Hussars' Tattoo Stakes. Margery, list llb Corney, list (Captain Unett) 2 Lucifer, lOst illb ..(Mr. North) 3 Nelley Gray, 9st 131 b (Captain Grant) 4 Betting—Even on Corney, and .6 to 4 agst Lucifer. Won by a length ; half a length separated the second and third. • one of great merit, and if carried into effect would have re flected honour on the Corporation of London ; but they found that the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company had obtained an act of Parliament empowering them to erect a viaduct for their line across Ludgate-hill, and had expended such large sums of money in constructing their works as to render it impossible for them to abandon the viaduct, which was an e3sential part of it. The directors, with whom the committee put themselves in communica tion, declined under those circumstances to consider any alternative plan, andthe committee had to relinquish an op position which was hopeless. The company, however, had undertaken to build a viaduct highly ornamental in design and appearance ; but he believed that, decorate it as they might, the thing would be a great eyesore in that part of the metropolis for all time. (Hear, hear.) THII CITY TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT. Deputy LOTT, chairman of the Police Committee, stated, in reply to Mr. Kelday, that the Court of Aldermen, on whom the duty devolved under the act of last session of waking a code of by.laws for the regulation of the city traffic, were now engaged on the work. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday, at 12 o'clock, the members of the Common Council held a meeting at Guildhall, the Lord Mayor pre siding. They sat for some how's, and a speech by Deputy Elliott, reported below, in reference to certain matters in connection with the royal entertainment, gave rise to consi derable excitement and Borne angry feeling. On the motion of Alderman Fircts, Mr. H. N. Nissen and Mr. T. Cave, recently elected Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, were invited to take theirseats on the aldermen's bench, though not members of the Court of Aldermen. THE PRINCE OF WALES. The LORD MATon, addressing the Court, said that hav ing had the unprecedented honour of filling the office of chief magistrate of the city of London on the occasion of the Prince of Wales coming of age, and on the still more auspi cious one of the marriage of his royal highness, he (the Lord Mayor) had asked and obtained consent to present a marble bust of the Prince for the adornment of the Council Chamber. He now had the pleasure of asking the Court to accept the bust, and that the City Lands Commissioners be requested, with the assistance of the sculptor, Mr. M. Wood, to find an appropriate place for it. The bust is a very spirited work of art, portraying with great fidelity all the characteristic lineaments of the Prince, and their general expression. His royal highness gave seve ral sittings for it to Mr. Wood, the sculptor, at Buckingham Palege, a few days before his marriage, and was so pleased with it that the artist has since had the honour of executing a companion bust of the Princess at Marlborough-house. On the motion of Alderman DAXIN, the gift of the Lord Mayor was accepted by the Court, with an expression of their grateful thanks. THE GOVERNORSHIP OF THE IRISH SOCIETY. The LORD MAYOR said he was grieved to have to state that he had received a communication from the family of Mr. Alderman Humphery apprising him of the death of that gentleman, and another from Mr. Davis, the secre tary of the Irish Society, stating that the office of governor of the society had become vacant in consequence of Mr. Humphery's decease. According to the terms of the char ter of the society, it was incumbent on him to announce, at the first Court after the event, that the office was vacant, in order that a fresh appointment should be made at their next meeting. Mr. Cox, M.P., the deputy-governor of the society, re minded the Court that the late governor was elected in 1843, at the time he filled the office of Lord Mayor, and that the charter of the society provided that the governor should take the oath of office before the chief magistrate for the time being. That being so, it had been matter of doubt with some whether the late governor was legally sworn in, hav ing in fact taken the oath before himself, as Lord Mayor. He made those observations simply in order that the present Lord Mayor, who might possibly be elected to fill the vacant office, might not be prejudiced if, in the event of his elec tion, a question was raised as to whether he could take the oath of office before himself. The Lone MAYOR said he was advised by the Town Clerk that the swearing in did not necessarily take place on the occasion of the election, and that there would be no diffi culty in that respect, supposing the Court were disposed to confer the va3ant appointment upon the present chief ma gistrate. Of course, it was difficult for him to express any opinion on that point, and he would only say that he should be proud to fill as honourable an office On the motion of Mr. Tux SCOTT, chairman of the City Lands Committee, it was resolved that the vacancy should be filled up at the next Court. THE LORD MAYOR ELECT. Mr. WOODTHORPE, the Town Clerk, read a letter ad dressed to the Lord Mayor by Alderman Lawrence, the Lord Mayor elect, stating that he was prepared to assume the duties of the office when the proper time arrived. The letter was ordered to be entered on the journals of the Court, THE CITY ARCHITECT. Tha TOWN CLERK read a communication from Mr. Bun ning, the city architect, to the Lord Mayor, resigning his office, which he had held for about 20 years, and assigning as a reason failing health during the last two years. Mr. Bunning stated in his letter that while holding this distin guished position of city architect he had erected several im portant buildings, at a cost of £750,000, connected with the educational, trading, and social interests of this great city, and he trusted that they would worthily transmit his name as their officer to posterity. Among them ho referred to the Freeman's Orphan School, 13iIling - sgate Market, the Coal Exchange, the New Cattle Market, the new city prison, and the lunatic asylum—all works of magnitude and of public utility. He referred to other public services, and in con clusion he asked the Court, in kind and just consideration of those services, to grant him, while it may please God to spare his life, such a pension as th ey m i g h t d eem r i g ht. Alderman DA.KIN, prefacing a motion he afterwards made on this subject, bore his testimony, among many sympathis ing expressions of the Court, to the fidelity and devotion with which Mr. Bunning had dischar ge d hi s d u ti es , a dding that he would leave behind h im monuments of taste in the erection of many public building; and proofs of judgment in the application of his great talent s to matters concerning the well-being of the landed property of the corporation. He moved a resolution expressing the deep regret of the Court that severe indisposition had c ause d M r . B unn i ng to tender his resignation, and the ir sense of the faithful and efficient manner in which he had discharged the duties of his office. To this a request was appended that he would continue to hold the appointment Until arrangements could be made for the due execution of the department. The resolution was carried unanimously. runLic WORKS IN 'ME CITY. Deputy FRY, chairman of the Improvement Committee, pursuant to notice, moved a resolution, founded on a report of that body presented to the Court on the 23c1 of July last. It had been referred to the committee to consider whether, and under what circumstances, the Court should aid, by grants of money from the corporation funds, in such im provements as the Commissioners of Sewers had at this time in hand, or might hereafter consider it desirable from lime to timo to effect for the public benefit. On that refer ence the committee came to the conclusion that it was un desirable the Court should pledge itself to any specific pay nista without knowing and assenting beforehand to the particular improvement proposed or effected, and ho moved that the report containing that recommendation be adopted. To this Deputy DE JERSEY, chairman of the Commis sioners of Sewers, moved an amendment, asking the Court to contribute £7,495 towards improvements in the streets of the city made and agreed to be made by the Commis sioners since the 18th of September, 1862. The subject led to a discussion, and in the event the original motion for the adoption of the report was carried on a division, THE LUDGATE-HILL VIADUCT. Deputy FRY brought up a report from the Improvement Committee, to whom it W 213 referred on the 28th of May to consider a plan by Mr. Greenhill, engineer, for a rail- Way and road communication between the north and south sides of the Thames, and which had for its object to obviate the necest,ity for the proposed viaduct across Ludgate-hill, and conte wplated raising the bottom of Ludgate-hill and li°ll4 rg anted that Mr, Greenhill'e plan was BENEVOLENCES. On the recommendation of the Coal, Corn, and Finance Committee, the Court granted £5OO to the City of London National Schools; 150 guineas to the Royal Infirmary for Asthma, Consumption, and other Diseases of the Chest ; a nd £lOO to the British Asylum for Deaf and Dumb Females. BRORZRS' CHARGES. Mr. Ex-Sheriff Lusx gave notice of a motion, " That it be referred to a committee to consider the present charge upon brokers admitted to act within the city, and. the law and practice of brokerage there; and whether the same cannot be modified and improved, so that the control exercised by the corporation may be rendered more efficient for the public, mid advantageous to the brokers." THE ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT AT GUILDHALL. Deputy ELLIOTT, pursuant to notice, brought forward a motion on a matter arising out of the Royal entertainment at Guildhall. He said a certain kind of abuse had for many a long year been practised in the corporation, which on a late occ asion he believed was wholly unparalleled in its magni tude, and a repetition of which it concerned the honour and c haracter of every member of the Common Council, if pos sible, to prevent. He had been asked by some members not to proceed with the motion of which he had given notice ; by others he had been urged to modify it in every possible wa y, and by all means not to foul his own nest. His t e ray obnEd r . ans wer to that a d v i ce was t h at t h e nest was a l rea dy f o ul ivor enoug h— O. laugh) —and he wanted to cleanse it. To show that he was not a cantank e r o us man, disposed to take ex ception on slight occas i ons, i t was rea ll y necessar y th a t they s h o uld have so me concept i on of t h e a b uses o f w hi c h h e h a d to celnOlain. O n th e recent R oya l en t er t a i nmen t a t Guild hall s large sum o f money h a d b een spen t—th e gre ater par t of it in a mun ifi cent and honoura bl e manner —b u t muc h of it i n such a way as to warrant the extenuat i ng in f e rence that th e E ntertainment Comm i ttee h a d b een f or t h e time in a ch ron i c state o f i ntox i cat i on, e i t h er f rom los ity or wine. (A. laugh.) Things were ordered wh i c h it was al most an affront to the gracefu l an d well bred g uests wh o were invited to suppose that they cou ld have o ccasion t o use i n the few hours they spent at t h e en t ico3ent. li e h e l d in his hand a bill for per f umery sup plied the occasion, amoun ti ng t o £lO9, including seven brushes, £l2 10s. ; ten tortoiseshell dressing combs, £4 17 s . ; and five dozen bottles of eau de Cologne, £6 148. 6d. One would think that, instead of ladies of prince ly rank, the leading personages in the company were the Sing of Dahomey and his black negresses. (A laugh.) «A dozen and a half of fancy powder boxes, ten rose-cut bottles of perfumery, £5 6s. ; 117 soap tablets, £4 12s. 6d." It sea s sa insult, he repeated, to suppose that such things could h a ve been wanted at such a time. "Two patent hair brushes, £3 16 s. ; 4 ivory cloth-brushes, £6 ;" and, to make Rork w or of a short " Engraving ivory hair brushes, £7." These were the purposes to which much of the money of the corporation had been applied on the occa.. sion. It might as we ll h ave been thrown i nto t h e fire. Then there were a pair of Sevres vases, £32, and a costly porcelain tray, £lO I7e. Now, if such things had after wards found their wey to the Kensington Museum or the manFion .house to be treasured up as beautiful specimens of the ceramic art at the present time, he should have held his tongue; but not so. On the contrary, they had since die m', as chymi s t s wou ld say, b een " su bli me d . " appea red, (Laughter) Then he held in his hand a bill, amounting altogether to £644, for porcelain articles supplied on the oc casion by Alderman C ope l an d —(hear, hear )—thraigh it was a standing o rder of th a t C our t t h at no mem b er o f i t was to goods t o th e corporat i on. Th at account in sell or furn ish eluded £9O for dessert plates. Those, he ought to say, were honest]) bought after th e en t er t a i nment b y some o f t h e un members of th e C ommon C ounc il , w h o w i s h e d privileged to have me mentoes of the occas i on an d t o pay f or th em . (A Then there w as a fi ne porce l a i n tea serv i ce, £ l B l l a s u s g ., h ; ) hich, 00 far as he knew to the contrary, had also dis appeared. .M2a - ron, interposing Th e LORD , said that was now part of the permanent property o f th e M ans i on-house. Deputy ELLIOTT was d e li g h te d to h ear that it wae. Th ere was a toilet service, £52 lOs ; and ho should be glad to hear that that also formed part of the property of the Mansion house. Th e re were two other similar services, costing £lB and £ll. These, as far as h e cou ld ma k e out, h a d a ll dis appeared. They certainly el ere not in the sale of remanets whichthey, t h e unprivileged members of the Court, bought He might g o over an enormous list of art i c l es and paid for. which had all disappeared. They ought not to have been ordered, for they were never wanted by the distinguished persons who attended the ball only for a few hours. The answer, ho apprehended, would be that the members of the Enterta inm ent Committee, who gave gra tuitous and laborious services on the occasion, were entitled to a few souvenirs in the shape of waifs and strays. But the total cost of all that flotsam and jetsam amounted to no less than £soo—( laugh)—and the whole adornments of the Princess's bo udoir had disappeared. Besides, the ,com mittee were precluded from setting up that excuse, seeing that during five or six week s ' wor k th e y s p en t £2OO in £l5O in a breaking up treat—(a laugh)—and, di nne rs and lun cheons — n ot satisfi e d w i t h a l l t h at, t h ey expen d e d ; £ l 5O more for articles of personal decoration used by them selves. Was n ot that payment twice over for six weeks' work in getting up entertainment whieh every true hearted citizen of London would h ave b een d e lighted to do for nothing o n 80 .e auspicious and joyous occasion? Now, he thought he had made out a case for putting a stop to an abuse of public funds which had grown up from small de grees until it had culminated in this great scandal. N o s i ng l e member of that Court, w h atever hi s o ffi ce, oug ht t o take away from Guildhall property worth—he was ashamed to say how much, but he believed £2OO. It concerned the honour of the corporation to put a stop to such reckless abuse. As it was , it would b e nuts to their opponents, an d Sir Geo. Grey , who signally failed in h a r m ing them when they had a just quarrel, might now prepare himself for ano th er attack on their corporate privileges, assailing them in a vulnerabl e point; or th e M etropo li tan B oar d o f Works might say, " Are th ese the men to be entrus t e d with the execution who spe nd their of g r eat works of public utility and time,necessity, and, what is worse. the public money, on such gew gaws r, lie ought to say there was a retrieving c ircumstance connected with the subject ho had brought under their consideration. Two very beautiful chairs of state used on the occa sion, he had been told, were by an immense effort saved by the vigorous exertions of one member—(a laugh) — and taken to the Mansion - house, where they remained as interesting memorials of an interesting event. With the exception, however, of the things that were sold—and there was some little trouble to save even them—a very large num ber of valuable articles had been taken away, how and by whom remained to be seen. There was but one thing for the parties concerned to do, but he should not say what it was. (A laugh.) Let bygones be bygones, but at the same time let the Court come to a manly and dignified resolution which would show to the world that the great majority of the tin r poration had clean han ds in the m atter , an d had no pa " That such a scandal. (Cheers.) He concluded by moving it be referred to the law officers to consider and report whe ther it was competent for any member of that corporation,e w hatever official position h e might hold, to acce p t or take into his own possession any chatt els or other property of the corporation other than by a vote of the Common Council." The motion was seconded by Mr. WEBBER. Mr. TRUSCOTT, chairman of the Royal Entertainment Committee, said ho was prepared to give a satisfactory an. swer to the charges which had be en made against the com mittee, and to contend that what they had done on the oc casion redounded to their credit and to the renown of the c orporation. H e preferred, however, to make that answer in a full court, and with that view he moved the adjourn ment of the debate. Mr. RICHARDSON declared that ho laboured four or five weeks on the Reception Committee, and had not even a glass of wine in that time; but it was well known in the corporation that on these occasions everything in the way of refreshment depended on the presiding genius, (Laughter.) Mr. LAWLEY expressed his great regret that this matter had been mooted before the report of tho Entertainment Committee had been presented. Mr. KELDAY complained of the vague manner in which the charges had been made, and that Deputy Elliott had not been manly enough to prefer a specific charge against some individual or individuals, if ho had any to make. The debate was then adjourned, and the Court broke up in the state of excitement which it produced. According to the Critic for October (just pub lished), Messrs. Longman and Co. have suspended the publication of Mr. D. D. Home's "incidents of My Life," in consequence of Sir David Brewster threatening legal proceedings on account of some statements contained in the book relating to spiritual manifestations said to have Neu wittlegeed by him at Z4ing. THE ARMY. Col. Hawkins yesterday took he command of the Royal Engineer Department at Woolwich, in suc cession to Col. Ford, appointed to the command of the corps in Canada. On Col. Ford's forthcoming departure from Woolwich having been made known the members of the local. Board of Health repre senting the Town Commissioners convoked a meet ing, and drew up a memorial expressing their thanks to the gallant colonel for the valuable assistance rendered by him on the various questions which have arisen during his term of office. Lieut.-Col. Campbell, R.A., a member of the select committee of Woolwich Arsenal, having been ap pointed Superintendent of the Royal Gun Factories, yesterday assumed the duties of the department. The B battery 9th Brigade Royal Artillery is under orders to leave Woolwich to-morrow, on a four dap,' march, to Hilsea barracks, Portsmouth. The officers commanding the battery are as follows: —Major Milman (on leave) ; Copts. Whinyates and and Sadleir ; Lieuts. Blackwood and Brodie. A number of passed recruits of the Royal Artil lery, numbering 153, in command of Capt. Stewart, arrived at headquarters, Woolwich, from Warley, yesterday- They were distributed in nearly equal numbers in the A, B, and C batteries. The commodious pile of buildings which have been for some time in progress at Chatham, to be used as a gymnasium for carrying on the physical training of the officers and troops at that garrison, are now completed, and, in accordance with the terms of the contract, will be handed over to the War Department on the 12th, at which date they will be ready tq be taken possession of by the mili tary authorities at the garrison. The building is the first of several of a similar kind, which, should the experiment about to be carried out at Chatham be found to answer, will be erected at each of the great military stations. It has been erected in a very substantial manner by the contractor, Mr. Alfred Matthews, of Dover, from designs prepared at the Royal Engineer-office, Chatham, under the direction of Colonel J. Twiss, commanding Royal Engineer, and its total cost, exclusive of the requi site fitments, &c., will be about £5,000. In compliance with the orders received some time since from the Horse Guards the staff of the Invalid depot at St. Mary's barracks, Chatham, has been broken up, and yesterday the portions of the esta blishment hitherto set arart for the transaction of the official business connected with the invalid depot, passed into the hands of the garrison barrack master's staff, preparatory to the necessary altera tions being carried out to adapt the various build ings for the reception of regular troops. For some time past a number of workmen have been employed at the barracks in making various alterations, pro viding extra ventilation, and carrying out other improvements, most of which were suggested by the Army Sanitary Commissioners on the occasion of their last visit to Chatham. Social Science Meeting in Edinburgh• • l Scie nce The forthcoming meeting of the Soma Association promises to be very successful ao bo th oe regards the number of members attending a .-- te bear been papers to be read. Several papers on s ubjee these is one by in;; more or less directly upon agriculture bav forwarded to the secretary; among t „ tle eg i s tration of bY , j '", Die act in Mr. Torrens " On Conveyancing Titles as in operation in Australi. ustralia was operation in the colony of South ,__,,,, of the N. B. given some time ago in the e I ' ll' Paper , 4 The Use and Agriculturist. Professor G on " Diseases is Cattle;" a I n cu itural Practice ;" Mr. Abuse of Poisons in Ag l l B, one on " The George Hope, Fenton_ b u a e r _ e i i 8s ; m r. j. Robb, Condi tions Edi nburgh, of Agricultur_u o lf s , ll ' ouses. ” mt.. a.inoteeeoins to read a will read of Scotland." We i Scot Skir burgh, one on " I . l i rea d a paper on " The Condi uon. Thos. M'Combie, of Mel ving, Campton, P ,. rict , s understand that d two pape lion of the Rurs tb l e ...... re —one on " Gold Dis coveries, and Commerce;' es,isthteeir::Earffeeetls Discina pline. ' There are seven t h e other °Li • _., the latter subject ; besides the one by Mr. coveri papers f 10003 b r e, there is one by Mr. Torrens, one by the x Blot Son. M r. Adderley, M.P., one by Mr. m e asor, &c. The committee have agreed to set Monday apart for the reading of the papers on e Penal Discipline'' —the whole of the papers are to be read, and then the discussion will take place upon thern.—.N. B. Agriculturist. 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