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tors, gnat. el at xtra- One and con they nthst 3, re• o not for 3g. on ie de lally, , and to be it in Ts of some two f the eason agero about A oats ; to 30s ; to 30s ; to 26s ; to — 0 to 40s il.pplY Beano 3arleY mand. about a have is ex- to to 325 to 24A to --s ,18 3 ,, ,17 u ,18 ,16 Lg. 18. g. 13. pt. 3 g. 2. ig g. 2. ►g. 2. g. 10. g . 20. )t. 3. g. 2. g. 13. g. 19. g. 7. g. 10 g. 27. g. g. 13. is re d). de oint- y can , and 1, and • those di,as , chug, EAST GRINSTEAD. GROOMBRIDGE, AND ,__TUNBRIDGE WELLS RAILWAY COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, ThitheORDINARY lIALF-YEARLY G s:N ER A L MEETING of this Company will be held at the Company's Offices, No. 28. Great George atreet, Westminster, on FRIDAY, the 14th day of August, 186 3, at 12 o'clock at noon precisely, for the purpose of receiving a Report from the Directors and transacting the general business or the Company. And the said Meeting will be made special, for the purpose of considering and approving, or otherwise, an Agreement between the Company and the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company, dated the 2Sth day of July, 1863, for the working by the latter Company of the traffic of the Com pany's Railway, on the terms therein mentioned, which Agreement has been made in pursuance of the provisions of the East Grinstead, Groombridge, and Tunbridge Wells Railway Act, 1862. The Transfer Books of the Cornpany will be closed on the Bth day of August, 1863, and will remain so until after the Meeting. WEST. Chairman. G. W. BROWN, Secretary. 2S, Great George-street, Westminster, 31st July, 1863. THE GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY. Office, Tlorseferry-road, Westminster, sth Au;., 1853, IDO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That, pursuant to the Bth Bye Law of this ;company, John Sale Barker, Esq., .Toseph Bennet, Esq.. Thomas Erskine May, EN., C. 8., and Sir Andrew Scott Wawzh, F.R S„ four of the Proprietors of this Company, h ave severally given me notice, in writinz of their intention to stand for the office of Director, to supply the Vacancy which has oc curred in the Court of Directors by the decease of John Barker, Es-1., at the Election which will take place at this Office, at Twelve o'clock, on TUESDAY, the 18th inst. By order. JOHN ORWELL PHILLIPS, Secretary. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament. ACCUMULATED AND INVESTED FUNDS, £2,12?,828. ANNUAL REVENUE, £422,401. LONDON BOARD. John White Cater, Esq., IP. du Pre Grenfell, Esq. Chairman. A. Klockmann, Esq. Charles Morrison, Esq., De- John Monett, Esq. puty Chairman. Junius S. Morgan, Esq. A. De Arroyaye, Esq. G. Garden Nicol, Esq Edward Cohen, Esq.Schroder, John H. Wm. Esq. James du Buisson, Esq. George Younc , Esq. , Ex-DIRECTORS. A. H. Campbell, Esq. 1 Robert Smith, Esq. P. C. Cavan, Esq. Frederic Somes, Esq. P. P. Ralli, Esq. Manager of Fire Department—George H. Whyting. Manager of Life Department—W. F. Birkmyre. Superintendent of Foreign Department—G. H. Burnett. Secretary—F. W. Lance. General Manager —David Smith. FIRE DE v!ARTMENY. The Company grans Insnrances against Fire in the United liingdorn, and all foreign 'oountries. Mercantile Risks 3n file Port of London accepted at re duced rates. Losses promptly an liberally settled. Foreign Risks.—T'ne Director=, having a practical know ledge of foreign cr J untries, are prepared to issue Pollees on the most favoura'ile terms. In all cases a discount will be allowed to Merchants and others effecting such Insurances, LIFE DEPARTMENT The following Statement exhibits the improvement effected during the las - few years : So. of Policies Issued. Sums. Premiums. 115 • • •••• • ... 455 1859 ........ 6"5 18'0 741 -5,649 1861 1862 Thus in five years the number of Policies issued was 3,623, asstuinv, the large sum of £2,928,917. The leading features of the Office are:- 1. Entire Se:urity to Assurers. 2. The large Bonus additions already declared, and the prospect of a further Bonus at the next investiga tion. 3. The advantages afforded by varied Tables of premiums - Turirestreted conditions of Policies—and general liberality in dealing with the A ssured. Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished on application at the READ OFFICES • LONDON. 58, Threadneedle-street. 4, New Bank Buildings. EDINBURGH —64, Princes-street NORTH BRITT:SH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. WEST-END OFFICE : • 8, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL. Secretary —ALEX. J. RUSSELL. PASSENGERS AND TRAVELLERS PROTECTION AND COMPENSATION OFFICES, 16, Craven-street, Strand, London, W.C. Passengers by Rail, Road, or Water. and others suffering from loss or inj ur y t o themselves or proderty, should apply for redress and compensation at the above Offices ; established to render prompt assistance to all classes upon the most ad vantageous i erms. Advice on application gratis. Letters must be addressed to "The Manager," enclosing a stamp for reply. N EUSTADT CHARCOAL IRON WORKS COMPANY (Limited). Capital £230,000, in 11,500 Shares of £2O each. Deposit on application 10s. per Share, and £1 10s. on Allotment. The calls not to exceed £5 per share during the first three months, and no further calls to be made payable at shorter intervals than Three Months. In the event of no Allotment being made, all Deposits to be returned in full. The Company will be formed under the English law of Limited Liability. The Articles of Association will secure to the English Shareholders the right to elect two-thirds of the Directors of the Company durin , l the first seven years. The amount expended in these works exceeds £340,000. The purchase-money, to be paid by instalments, is £160,010 ; and this amount, with £40,000 for gradual extension of the works and working capital, will, it is estimated, be sufficient to carry on the undertaking profitably. Total present Capital required £200,000 Of which a Mortgage may remain at 5 per cent. 01 50,000 Leaving. Net Capital to be raised • 4150,000 Upwards of 4,000 Shares have already been taken, amounting. to BO,OOO Leaving 3,500 Shares now to be taken, amounting to £70,000 Charles Buck, Es DIRECTORS. q. (It. Buck and Co.), 1, Crosby-square, Theodore Erich, London, a n d Mun ic Esq., h (F. Steigerwald), 77, Newgate-street, William Fowler, Esq., Sheepbridge Iron Works, near Ches terfield. John Il ed!ey, Esq., h er M a j esty's Inspector of Works, Derby. street. h Knapp, Esq. (Loeder, Knapp, and Co.), 1, New Broad- Edwat d Nehse, Esq., Neustadt Charles Phelps, Esq., :1, Rood -lane. James Taylor, Esq. (James Taylor and Co.), 13, Fenchurch buildings. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Hargrove, Fow;er, and Blunt, 3, Victoria-street, Westminster. BANKERS. The Consolidated Bank, 4, Lorbard-street, London, and Mane:nester. AtrlrfroßS. Messrs. Chadwick, Walton', street, Westminster, and Adamson, 27, Great George. r,nd 75, King-street, Manchester. Temporary offices-27, Birchin-lane. , This Company Is established for purchasing and working the celebrated I:on Works, situate at Neustadt, on the Hanover and Bremen 11, ilway. These important works, well known in Germany for the production of Charcoal Iron, were established in 1856-58, at a cost ex eerting £340,000. According to a report by John IFledley, Esq., of Derby, one of ll.M.'s Inspectors of Mines (which report may be seen at the Office), the works consist of two blast furnaces— a foundry containing cupola and arrangements for a large casting busi ness—a forge—bar and piste mills with eight pairs of rolls— shears—lathes, &c., capable, with slight additions, of turning out annually 5,000 tons of boiler plates, and 3,000 tons of bars, the whole of the machinery worked by steam power— together with ample storehouses, workshops, and offices, and cottages for tweJ;ty-five families. The buildings are of a more substantial kind than is usual for such purposes in England, and the machinery, which is constructed with all recent improvements, is in excellent condition, having been used for a short time only. The deposit of iron ore belonging to the works.is practi cally inexhaustible; it is of very pure quality, of the s true composition as the clay band of the coal measures, and con tains from forty-two t ) forty-four percent. of iron according to the analysis of Dr. Percy, of the Government School of Mines in London. As this mass of ore lies open to the day it is worked without the expense of sinking shafts, pump ing, &c. The fuel employed being half wood charcoal and half peat, e ntirely tree from sulphur and phosph rus, plates nd all other descriptions of the finest quality are marufactured. The extensive forests in the neighbourhood, and an inex haustible deposit of peat from 2u to 30 feet in thickness— which is prepared at the works—supply the requisite fuel at a cheap rate. Coke is supplied by neighbouring collieries, of a quality equal to the best North of England coke, with which superior ] Iron for Casting purposes can be made, and for which there is an extens ve demand throughout Germany, at a price which' will leave a large profir. The Iron made at these works is adapted for the manufac ture of first-class plates, bars, tyres, and steel ; and from the, tenacious and ductil e c h aracter of some of the mixtures, supe rior armour plates for , hipS can be manufactured. For the cinveyance of fuel ,nd products of the works the property includes eight miles of railway, three feet gauge, besides two and three quarter miles of main line, branch and sidings connecting the works w:th the Hanover and Bremen. line, and thus with all parts of Germany. , stt freehold land, The works are erected upon about fifty acres 165 Morgen' and there is also a copyhold farm of 172 B_lorgel t ~ (about 130 acres) on which the Iron ore is worked " - -"er concession, comprising also a farm house and home stead for the tenant. .tZieli)act hundred and fifty tons of Puddle Iron and about an i ui ni i rl; i i... - lu p d ie :d e s in ' f th dr e ie p d u peat remain upon the property, Corn tale %re palsy who ecluence of the excessive outlay made by the Corn establiahed the works, together with the mercan theta to :Mon at that period, financial difficulties brought Price or z i A t ,,nd• The whole is now offered at a very low on the first ere The c oo , ',On—being less than half the original cost. commence busing,i now purchasing the Works, may at once fore with a proes avoiding the delays necessarily attendant experienced.Xtt of an early dividend. An ° ll of works of such magnitude, and there- An this total resident Manager will be sent from En,g land. and on Ytheajter nital of £230,000, with the extensions proposed, Mr. II eell:a produ-tien, carefully estimating the cost of protective duties of the iii carefully that tire present high (which is not expected Zollvereio on foreign iron are repealed of upwards of:20 per centr ye to come) shows a clear profit representing a capital of £lsoth the first issue of 7,500 shares, produce 1,200 tons of bars, a ' c i )0 0. the works can be started to and after paying int - rest rTi.'t ik s e ols tons nt plates annually t mortgage of £50,090, a dividend of t rate of 5 per cent on the There is also a considerable it o l t per cent. may be realised. of the G• rman and Austrian it profit in re-rolling rails sent to the Westphalian .d Iron aYs, which atpresent are miles with miles beyond:\ eusta ta carriage of 30) The additional furnaces for ina nufacturi s. dby Mr. Hedley, and for N y , n„ coke iron, re commende aril be post, oned for hic the unissued shares will be called, e reduction in thereto present. The prosne 3 f l ; orn Ilinglebeim to Ililde ° 4 l °re t° Oa. per ton, when the line ofcoke iron, will add about is consecte ture ut .E 6, 000 and the mix annually to tine profits. I.roJ-pectuses and forms of applicati on may be and of the Brokers, Solicitors,and had at the Temporary Offices, Bankers of the Company. _____ FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SFikinE s. To the Directors of the Neustadt Charcoal Iron imited). Compan y Gentlemen—ilaving paid to your Bankers the sum being th e deposit of 105 . p er sh are on f ,r shares in the above Compaq, I hereby request that you will allot me that number, and I hereby agree to accept such shares, or any lesser number that maybe allotted to m e ; and I further request that my name may be ulaced on the e and of Shareholders for the shares so allotted. Name in full Residence Profession or Business Date ...... •••••• 1 -..4d. STAMPED ....sd. No. 22,186. grazing fields by the side of the railway. There seems to be no doubt that the bullock jumped or climbed over this fence, as bullocks will do, espe cially in hot weather, and where the water supply is scanty. The line was cleared for the usual traffic on Tuesday, and it has not been found that the per manent way has been at all injured. Mrs. Laird has revived considerably, and there are hopes now of her recovery. It will be seen from the evidence of Mr. Billing bow capriciously, as it seems, death seized upon its unfortunate victims. Mr. Billing, Mr!. Billing, and others were in the sitne compartment of the same carriage in which and w hile their friend s met an instantaneous death, M sca rcely a scratch . The injured persons ped are with all doing exceeding l y well. 'AI: . LairaMiss P llmer, and the other victims were , —..---------,............... and Mrs. Billing a nd Miss Billing esca Now ready at all the Libra ries, in 3 voir,., L ADY EMILY PONSONBY "DIARY LYNDS.P:i.I, 'S'T n — r:W N OVEL, " This story is interesting en thralling; throughout. nr .. ',l- ` Ma:. y Lyndsay' is a most chs'xming lieroine."—Sun. "An original and graem.!;ul story. 'The character of 'Mary Lyndsay' is most bea:dtifully ana nobly conceived."—John Bull. Hurst and, - illackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now Ready, Illustrated by the Hon. ELIOT YORKE, M.P., 355., THE WANDERER in WESTERN FRANCE. By G. T. LOWTH, Esq. "If Mr. Lowth's conversation is only half as good as his book, he must be a very charming acquaintance. The art of gossipping in his style, never wearying thtl listener, yet per petually conveying to him valuable information, is a very rare one, and he possesses it in perfection. No one will quit his volume without feeling that he understands Brittany and La Vendee."—Spectator. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., Bvo., ir ORD WILLIAM LENNOX'S FIFTY JIA YEARS' BIOGRAPHICAL REMINISCENCES. Proclamation by the National Government " Lord W illiam Lennox has been connected with almost all the most noted persons of rank, fashion, and celebrity for the last half century, and there are few men whose experience oZ lite has given them so large and varied a store of anecdotes as that of which Lord William gives us specimens in these pleasant and amusing volumes, which will be welcome to all."— Herald. WARSAW, August 1. The following is the text of the proclamation of the National Governm ent to the Polish nation, which has already been anncunced by telegraph " W A RSAW, July 31. " Six months ago the conspiracy (which was the expressionn y military of the wisheso resources,f t out abut w shtorloeung nation), wit h fled the holiness of its objects, and in the face of the fresh projects which menaced the existence of Poland, raised the banner of insurrection and forti b l t i h e it with noble zeal on the field already soaked with the blood of so many generations. The insur rection expressed the will of the nation, and carried out the principles which would lead Poland to Vic tßanetploononnaaoruteycol ureakos . rgxnnidnaiyedd l er E ri he country understood them, and, great and powerful as it is, placed itself under the banner of ttaw v bothn i hua d iiadatsot e shtsdapet first asfartof, placed placedr beganineodoe of not only disastersl nu a aaoa n stnons d thoilnl yteynue i fi n d2 nitie d e2coi independent ayg p enouoh e dfun circumstances with endurancedt jwnsh e at ofea n natuan t ulkadena nPneoi January deyocrosilodssluausonurus patience, discourage heai neaAi like htdd and Whateverlong influencefor vaendonnaursr,yitonisfailuresmight an d throw it t h o certaino con t e st nt that s tt o thisw c d o a u y l d onlyb e t hn u as nded confidence in our own strength, by mightvh iyctuonr unlimited sacrifices, by the courage and discipline of oar soldiers and the virtues of our citizens. In this confidence lies the secret of the insurrection. This confidence is security for Poland's certain triumph, and shows to the nation her relation to the Government and her position with regard to Europe. Europe does not sufficiently understand our sufferings, and does not know our zeal and the inexhaustible means we have at our disposal. " The National Government gives Europe free dom to take part in our cause agreeably to ruling interests and political passions. But whilst she stands at the rudder of the insurrection, and there fore at the head of the national idea, she must firmly reject all that could dishonour the holy flag of in dependence. She must remain deaf to all who de mand the cessation of hostilities before the attain ment of our object, namely, the reestablishment of Poland in the limits of 1772. To accept the inde pendence of one Polish province, and leave the rest as the spoil of the enemy , w ould be tog ainsay our historical rights—to blot out from history an ex istence of one thousand years, and to deny our name by committing fratricide. No! Poland has not risen again to be again laid in the grave by Europe. There can be no Poland without Lithuania and all Rcussen ;" no Poland without the kingdom of Poland. Their history, their political and social conditions are one—an indivisible trinity. "To acknowledge the right of existence to bu one province, and to oppose it in the others, is to kill Poland. Before you, people of Poland, lies the battle. On the one side is slavery and shame, on the other liberty and the welfare of future gene rations ! Can you hesitate and draw back? No, you must conquer; you must purchase liberty with blood ; you must sacrifice a whole generation on the altar of Poland ; God and arms will decide your destiny. " Citizens, let us hold fast to the love of our country. Union and sacrifice ! Let us hesitate before no sacrifice; let us be ready at any moment to give up life and property, house and family, for our country. Let us remember that from the mo ment the insurrection broke out nothing that we possessed belonged to ourselves—all belonged to our country. We are all servants of the nation — servants of a great thought, of an all-powerful sen timent. In whatever situation we may be placed in the midst of the bloody work of the nation, let one common law guide us, one dutiful sacrifice for the common good, one universal desire to die for our country. As we now enter upon a new period of the conflict, the National Government will make ev ery effort to arm the whole land by the means furnished by the community, and to call as many to arms as possible. Armed Poland is triumphant Burst and Blackett, la, Great Marlborough-street Poland. The principles which have hitherto guided the insurrection, and which were expressed in the mani festo of the 22d January, will also be the principles of the future action of the National Government. No violation of them will be allowed. The idea contained in that manifesto of equality, and of re ligious, political, and social liberty, is maintained in all its force and purity, and will be developed by corresponding institutions immediately on the ex pulsion of foreign domination and the organisation of the country. "In the spirit of these principles the National Government will do all in its power, so that the , masses of the country people, awakened from their sleep of 100 years, may find in it their guide tols new industrial and political existe nce. All vi.ons e .. tics. The NO' tion of rigi2ts will be punished by the arm of o ver over the regular course Of the administra.tioonb,ed fence to the discipline of the solciial and the ir use of autho their leaders; it will punish every a_ well as a ll ional Government will wastned rity in the civil or military service! r I restrain per sonal ambition. he Kingdom of Poland, negligence and indifference, and vi l ^ - " Citizens of Lithuania, and all ' Reussen,/.....y0u battle for the father for the general and land. The whole do:entry has already been one universal lamentation, one immense great flame, one u s i: be one camp, in which al)—old grave, now it must —must work for the freedom of men and children 00,, fighting with arms in their their country , ontributing the sinews of hands, other s C - war. Such :viol' shortly be called upon no Power on earth ! a Poland willcrush the Russian hordes! Such suc h a Poland must and will be master !" - - a p o l a nd will tremble before r o e o t a u vi r nsta Sands,testh a o t e t c h a e s i r o e n h i n ay; l b o e s e s n o fl7lisfhe W R ECKS ON THE GoODV IN SAN D s.—A P arli a. , ip d s u w ri r n e s ck th ed e o nl n en th ta e r G Y last 12 years ending Dec., 1562. AnvEnTisEmENT.l—Avoid medicines: they always aggra vate chronic complaints, but Du Barry's Delicious Health Restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, which saves fifty times its cost in other remedies, invariably cures them, restoring perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, pure blood, refreshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or enfeebled. We extract a few out of 60,000 Cures :—Cure No. 58, 0 16 of the Marchioness de Bram, Paris, of a liver complaint, wasting away for seven years, debility, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad digestion, constant sleeplessness, the most intolerable nervous agitation, and dreadfully low spirited.—Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord Lieut. of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia.— No. 49,852. " Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting.—Maria Jolly." --Cure No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, of Frimley, Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derange ment, and partial deafness. —Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. —Cure No. 54,816. The Rev. Jas. T. Campbell, Fakenbarn, Norfolk, " of indigestion and torpi' ; dity or the liver, which had resisted, all me dical treatment • 51b lls • .t2lb. 225. ; In tins, 1 lb., 2s. 9d.: 21b., 4s. Regent London; 405. —Barry Au Barry and CO., No. 77, Rege t o in also Fortnum and Mason ; and all Grocers and Chemists every town of the United E..ingdOni. .J artamensmemmo.... , •••• , •••• - • 5 ,'"--- ~c e, ,-- --- ;/,ZZP -- :.,- EW S PAP E R z4,.._,,0,-----------C4.YPT.'-i -/1 C' ‘ ;,i, • - *T , . ._ ' 40."...c ••."- '',\. o 6.,,, - ,"!".... dir ''' ' • --.::...-. 4, i i! , ">'iPi-ack - ~...., , ,, s,, ', , i'• 177,7 c " --4 111 4 4,011kk ......., ~,-z,._,,, . .. , ~,,,..\--": ~ii i . tiii i. : 1 ,....46 ;,. .....;:441111110011116m_ E : ' ,i ftlol. . elg•-_,:At ft ' ' 1. " -N .. . ki' 0 .v , 3 r 4 ** °, IF 't l r' '. -4 ' , • V\ 4 4, ) -... -.4 ="• r 2,,,, N 'hbit fi s • • ALEXANDRI See decrees lately issued by this G, -relative to industry and trade have cause( alarm among Europeans. One ordains the, forward no one shall erect steam factories wit. first obtaining the permission of the Government engineers, in order to guard against the danger blic. of fire or inconvenie nce or annoyance to tpu We have an instance here of a tannery establishil d within the walls of Alexa ndr ates , which prove t he ia, and of a bone bo ing-house juei beyond the g necessity of some control in such matters. Another edict forbids the erection of steam pumps on the:canals. It is evident that were every one per mitted to erect pumps at pleasure, it would deprive dpolicy c t o • (Iln permitt the neighbouring proprietors of the water necessary o for their land, to which they have an undisputed right. The distribution of the water is allotted by a special section of the Government engineers, who allow it to flow into the main canals erd their branches, oot t hhee erection e i t: e a f f steam p nii m t ed to receive it. Nevertheless, it would pethaps be under r p ()epr regulations. A third calls upon the Goveruors of districts to furnish a return of ail artisans and workmen, whether domiciled or vag rant. The proprietors of - industrial factories fear that this is a preliminary to some interference with the hands in their . employ Whereas, present Viceroy has permitted itted th s, in truth, tho the peasantry to leave their villages and to adopt h new . residences—a step always strictly prohibited by predecessors under severe penalties, even to the entire confisca tion lands of their property. The question of the assu med by his Highness, as mentioned in a recent letter, appears to be justly open to b' o jection, and I hear that much dissatisfaction i e 'Lsts among the Fellah population, both upon this point and also as to the pruportion of forced labour they have to contribute for the cultivation of these and other properties of his Highness. Much is attributed to the over zeal of the Viceroy's stewards, who tax the forces of the peasantry severely to obtain largo re sults, and gain credit from their lord, but I have no doubt when the facts become known to Ismael Pasha that this grievance will be remedied. His Highness has just returned to Cairo, after a visit of inspection to his sugar estates ands efine ries at Roda and Minis in Upper Egypt. is at tention, I understand, is much engaged with plans for the extension of railway and telegraph lines, and I think we shall before long see Egypt doubly linked to Europe, by branches of wire to - wards Bengazi and the Malta line on one side, and through Syria to Constantinople on the other. Typhus has much diminished in the Upper Country, but it has made serious havoc. The cattle disease, on the contrary, is increasing, and will,l fear, gradually overrun the whole country. Egypt is nearly abandoned by its European in habitants : few even of the Consuls-General remain. They are either gone or going, and so it is with the rest of the colony. All who can avail them selves of the great facilities afforded by the numer ous line of steamers pass the hot months in Europe, to escape from the debilitating effects of the cli mate, which seems to increase with the annual growth of this city. The French Press on the Russian Note. the part of Russia'i wein The new note sent by Prince Gortschakoff in reply to the last despatch of Count de Rechberg betrays, the France is of opinion, much irritation and discontent. Referring one by one to the three points challenged by the Count, the Russian Minister affirms that they were quite understood at Vienna ; Russia, in addressing Austria, had been actu ated solely by considerations of common interest necessi tated by the conjoint responsibility by co-dividing Powers, and she naturally felt grieved that a proposition conceived in so friendly a feeling should not have found at the court of Vienna the reception it was entitled to expect. The France affirms that there must be some want of understand ing between the two Courts, and proceeds to enquire how such men as Prince Gortschakoff and the Count de Rech berg can accuse each other of assigning to declarations, the clearest and most explicit in appearance, a meaning which they cannot support. Our contemporary explains the anomaly in these terms :—" The reason of this under standing lies together in the transformation which has tsken place in Austria, and which reacts on questions of foreign policy. Austria has become a Liberal Power, and Prince Gortschakoff has spoken to her as if she was Abso lutist; he thought that he had before him the Austria of 1831, of 1846, or even of 1855, whereas he had to do with that of 1863, living under a constitutional regime, and mak ing public opinion and liberty the principd bases and the surest support of her domestic and foreign policy. Prince Gortschakoff did not take that transformation into account ; astonished at the attitude which he saw the Court of Vienna assume, he thought that an appeal to historical pre cedents and an invocation of the past would be sufficient to again place Austria in what he considered her traditional path, and that the declarations of Count de Rechberg, who appeared to have departed from the former language of Austria, ought to be interpreted in that manner. In a word, Prince Gortschakoff mistook dates, and wrote on the 14th July a despatch which was quite an anachronism. The precise and categorical reply of the Count de Rechberg sud denly convinced him of his error, and the fresh note of the Prince is nothing more than on avowal of the diplomatic check which he has just met with at Vienna. Prince Gort p o language delayed.rta n tin aßt i sii it sionesief,i'aoarnti schakoff must therefore make up his mind to one fact — that Austria is no longer with Russia and Prussia in the affairs of Poland—but with France and England. The axis of diplomacy has been displaced ; its basis of operation ia now in the very heart of Europe. Before that union of the three great Northern Courts, closely bound together by their complicity in the act of 1872, diplomacy was in a mi nority ; now it is in a majority. What before made its weak ness now constitutes its strength. This private quarrel of Austria and Russia has just been added to the common ne gotiationsn°st et l I t i prestige e fo ss da t hnie humbleorfl i ß eane c t sahydsneei certain n ca s i elp l which ra i etr a 'r ale e e w i o sn r t l yh yi a, c, na d h tdi thisbs 1 h puns formal o t o o s s r t e i m brt disavowal l o formsloneoia proposalun i. of the three Powers, determines th!ir bearimg, and marks their first effect. The result in conformity with the to comprehend, Austria, can those at St. Petersburg f changed, and that that times and situations are materiallyh as completely ceased what was tolerated in 1831 and 1846 to prevail at present." übject, considering the change different opinion otn h ij t aY d a aw " presence of therecrit proceedings of witah i la do nfiaeilly c it u en men Y t, as transmitted g, to us in the tele- Di mon interests of Russia and . A ' ' relations and co . . Austria.' It the replies to the three t that there is a wide interval is evi d ent between this new language,and th e or less sincere, disdainful insinuations and the more owlua T ssi h on ieaffrom oe Debat e `with haughty dllangufeealigne of• gr aphics version, we should be inclined to think that Russia, according to her msual practice, has found time for tion since the 14th July, and has deemed it l e k x e pedient to change her sentiments, tone, and attitude. first step backwards may be followed by others more decisive, and . the Morning Post will perhaps find in this apology Gortschakoff a new and -f 1 Prince and trenchant powe, u argument in support of its programme, ' Union is peace,' The Vienna Gazette takes this same view of the present situation, being convinced that the interests of Russia must impel her ,!ct follow the three Powers . in the path of conciliation, and to n;ake the conces sions demanded of her for the maintenance f • maintenance 0 peace in Europe," Cabinets. CURIOUS DISCOVERY.—The Journal de Saone•et- Loire publishes a letter from the Abbe Cucherat giving a detailed account of a discovery recently made about half a league from Paray (Saone -et-Loire). A workman who was digging a field, which only last year formed part of the neighbouring forest, and was then broken up for the first time, struck his spade against a large Roman tile about a foot below the surface, and under it were found seven metal dies, such as were u sed by the Romans for coining. The abbe says that these dies are made of a mixed metal, hard and brittle, but that he has not yet been able to ascer tain its precise composition. Some of them are in the form of truncated cones, 1.17 in. in height, 1.38 in. in diameter at the large end, and 0 79in. at the other, on which the im pression is engraved. T he smaller dies are of nearly equal size at the two ends, and thickest in the middle. They belong to the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, and Claudius, and bear respectiv el y the following inscriptions: Ti. C.2l , ,sAu Div. AUG F. AUGUSTUS (Tiberius C .I ees .:S ar, di vi A ugu sti iilius, Augustus) ; C. C AR AUG. O. FRA.... (Coins Cmsar Augustus, Germanicu s fra ...... ) ; .T. C. CiESAR AUG. ROMJE TR, POT. M . COS. 111. (TlbEriUS Ono of them is broken. The three princes all bLar laurels a e tClaudiuspieiTumrohtsspicseorre impressions inscription, netioiiooo C punnue ' es,sour osbfoiraufratitstehrlnuteabion u g uet) u l.si. c s te t erva u uoTe, sw,hßne crowned dem are ei t t r i b w u o n d i over twhict their tir dhiae d diade m s. eminscription s. h jfi T ut h tsh e rhoted t wh h jyi ehe r . a e oh. r e .p ceip p .p:e r rraa i ee n prsst inaa e n s icetbievse a de l bo ar ot it laurels lsyhtlenaht over tehde: right side. "Two of the dies,":says the abbe," are in the thatb but tf hasAu gthuestruas: dieted crown with five points preserved for emperors after their apotheosis. The die for the reverse presents a ram, the e mblem of the sactifices offered to the deified emperor. From the place in which they were found these seems little reason to doubt their authenticity. le:ars laurels,Pt ° o ft eTs haveti h a teer iihuuasi c b t auuntsy This day is published, price 65., THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW. No. LXXVII. AUGUST, 1863. CONTENTS. 1. Royer Collard. 2. Wilson's Prehistoric Man. 3. Thomas de Quiucey—Grave and Gay. 4. llenry St. John and the Reign of Queen Anne. 5. The Education and Management of the Imbecile. 6. The West Highlands of Scotland. 7. Pretensions of Spiritualism. 8. Mormonism—Past and Present. 9. The Cotton Famine and Lancishire Distress. 10. Our National Defences. Edinburgh : T. and T. Clark. London: Hamilton and Co. THOXF O R D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. 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They afford extra ordinary relief to weak, dim, and defective vision.—S. and B SOLOMON S, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. by the favourite and,Deerfoot to half-way down the hill, when Curio was disposed of, and Gunner went up to the leader, and ran with him into the bottom, where the leader was beaten, and Mr. \Voolcott's colt was shortly after joined by Deerfoot, the two runn ng a close and exciting race home, the favourite having the first run, winning at last by a head ; a bad third, Curie beaten off. LATEST BE rTING. EBOR HANDICAP. sto 1 agst Clarior (offered) 100 to 8 agst Golden Pledge (taken) 16 to 1 agst Welcome (taken) ST. LEGER. 4to 1 agst The Ranger (taken) 6to 1 agst Queen Bertha (taken) 7to 1 agst Avenger (taken) ,000 to 1,000 aget Lord Clifden (taken) 33 to 1 agst Judex (taken) 40 to 1 agst Dr. Syntax (taken) DEATH OF DRENV THE JOCKEY.—We regret to have to announce the death of this promising jockey, who died last evening at the Sussex County Hospital, Brighton. It will be remembered that in our report of Tuesday's races it was stated that Drew met with a fearful accident while riding Pellucid, in the Marine Plate. His horse struck into the heels of Topsy, and rolling over him inflicted such dread ful injuries upon the poor fellow that he had to be at once conveyed to the hospital in a state of insensibility. He never rallied, and died at half past six o'clock yesterday evening. A GREAT THUNDER STORM. (From Dickens's "All the Year Round.") Long will the night between the 24th and 25th of June, 1863, be memorable among the inhabitants of the Downs of Sussex. On that Wednesday night and Thursday morn ing, raged a thunder storm of an extraordinary kind, inte resting in an unusual degree to science and humanity ; to science, because the electrical storm presented features never recorded in England; to humanity, from the the do mestic interest of the tragedies it occasioned. On that night a tropical storm visited England, Men whet have been all round the world and seen the storms of every clime, say they saw that night a storm of a hot country on the shore of a temperate climate. The area of the storm was consi derable. I have seen accounts of it from Chichester in Ito Sussex, and Cheshamilineßipi r and westward u a ckin an gh g t e tol vv s a h s ir e e as . two Chichester On the E so as ut t h . coast of England its pr bourne beyond Beachy Head, and Selsey Bill, and inland northward to Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone. My opportunities of observing it were limited to the Downs and coast of Sussex. * * * There are vast differences in the storms of different climes. The extraordinary thing respecting the storm of the 24th of June last was, that it was a storm in a temperate climate with many of the features of a tropical storm. My place of observation was near the Black Windmill on the west hill of Brighton. About half-past six o'clock there fell some "heat drops," heralding a shower. As the sun descended in the heavens dark bluish-gray clouds over cast the sky, which, after sundown, were more and more frequently lighted up by flashes of sheet or summer light ning. I went out for a stroll near home, and was soon joined by two neighbours, one of whom delights in astro nomy, and the other in poetry. About ten o'clock heavy rain-drops came drumming down upon our hats like a shower of pebbles. Driven in-doors, I set myself to watch the storm. The evaporation from the sea had sent up, during many previous days, clouds of a different composi tion from those which had been rising from the rivers, and winds blowing from different quarters had driven them into collision. And then began the most magnificent battle of sea clouds with land clouds I ever beheld. The warring clouds did not appear to be more than a thousand feet up whilst resting upon the land. A man who could have be held the whole area of the storm from a balloon at an ele vation of fifteen hundred or two thousand feet, would have seen as grand a storm as the imagination can con ceive. He would have seen, by means of the lightning flashes, the white-frothed sea dashing against the coast line from Selsey Bill to Beachy Head; with the rivets run ning between the round hills; with copses, forests, fields, cottages, mansions, hamlets, villages, towns, church towers, cathedral spires, and windmills. There was an extraordi nary variety in the forms of the lightning. A flash of chain lightning is said to have been s een; I myself note d sheets, darts, forks, zigzags, and fireballs, I have never seen, heard, or read of, lightning of such various colours; there were flashes of red, purple, bluish-grey, grey, pale green, milk white, and golden yellow. No human eye dare brave the dazzling brightness of the fireballs. The un usually great variety of the colours shows that there was an unusually great variety in the composition of the warring globules, or vesicles. And the thunder was, of course, as various as the lightning. The sheet lightnings, purple, bluish-grey, or pale green, were f ollowed b y ru mbling noises, like the sound made by heavy artillery, when h ear d rolling over rough stone-paved streets at night. The darts, forks, zig-zags, were followed by rattling peals, resembling the reports of musketry when heard near enough for the hissing of the bullets to be discerned in the noise. The fireball explosions, by their thunder, recalled to mind the simultaneous discharge of many guns of the highest calibre. This great variety in the colours and sounds was accom panied by another remarkable feature—continuousness. From half-past nine until a quarter -past one o'clock, the lightning and thunder were without intermission. The storm recommenced again at about half-past two, and con tinued until after four o'clock in the morning. For hours the four victims of this thunder storm lay dead or dying during that fearful night—John Dancer on the beach under Seaford Cliff, and the Welters and Eliza beth Bingham on the road, under Ranscombe Brow. What a touch of pathos is added to the terror of these storms, when we remember their wrecked victims, the hopes they destroyed, and the homes they desolated 1 How are we to characterise the foolhardiness which neglects all the known precautions against their dangers ? More than three hours after the catastrophe at Rana combo, a Lewes tradesman was driving home in a four. wheeled chaise. It was the darkest, coldest, most eerie hour in the morning, about half past 2 o'clock. On the road at Ranscombe Brow, his horse Billed. He applied the whip gently, but the horse would not advance. His son jumped down and tried to lead the horse, and then both father and son tried to lead the horse ; but he would not pass some thing on the road. It was very dark. They could see she of w the as cart dead. was Another kicked in. flash of lightning nothing; At la s t a flash of lightning showed a cart t u rned on the axle, and th ey di scerned a wom an lying close under it. The wom an did not answer w h en s poken to, and they discovered re vealed another wom an rather more u nder the cart. After procuring a lant ern and assistance , an d while drawing the These three vi c ti ms cart away from th e h orse, a man was see n under the wheel. The forepart of this storm were buried in the churchyard of Glynde on the following Sunday. A long funeral procession, with about 30 couples of mourners, followed them from the village to the churchyard. The coffins, according to ancient Sussex custorA, were carried on the shoulders of 16 men, attired in long white smock-frocks, with black neckties. One large grave received all three, and they were laid down in the order in which they tra velled. From 1,000 to 1,600 persons were in the church yard ; and a crowded congregation listened in the church, in tears, to a discourse reminding us that in the midst of life we are in death. This great storm left its mark at other places. At Maidstone and Herstmonceau, hailstones, or rather bits of ice, of oblong shape and broad as pennypieces, fell, break ing skylights. A policeman on duty at East Peckham was stuck by lightning and seriously injured on the left side. A retriever dog was killed by his master's side at Hurst • pierpoint. A poplar was shattered into splinters in the vil lage of Kemsing. At Cuckfield, the lightning entered a cottage by the chimney, burned a small hole through the bedroom floor, passed through the sitting-room below, and left by the door, which happened to be open. At sea, four sailors were knocked down on board the Britannia collier, lying off Brighton. At Wil mington, the Eagle beerhouse was set on fire and gutted, the inmates escaping for their lives. At Spring Cottage, Fount Road, Tunbridge Wells, a man and his wife were struck in bed, the latter lying for some time insensible. None of the furniture in the room in which they were sleep ing was injured, but the stone sink in the kitchen was shat tered to pieces. In Ely Lane, Tunbridge Wells, the light ning struck a cottage, breaking pictures, damaging ceiling, and smashing panes of glass and a chimney mirror. A horse grazing upon the rocks at Denny Bottom either fell, being frightened, or was knocked or swept down from the rocks, and was fatally hurt. The lightning over the whole range of the storm scorched flowers, corn, especially oats and barley, although the damage was not considerable; and it positively benefited the hop bines, by debarrassing them of noxious insects." MR. MURRAY'S " GOOD BOOKS !"—" On quitting the far-famed Maison Carree at Nismes," quoth the Saturday Review, "you arc encountered by the an nouncement, staring at you from an opposite wall, Muse() Perrot ; John-Murray Recommend.' Opening the guide book, you become aware that on the other side of that wall is a private collection of antiquities, briefly described as small, though rich.' Three words of recommendation , and no more ; but therein lies the charm. In three words John-Murray,' can immortalise ; and M. Perrot naively writes on his wall that he is penetrated with that truth. 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He ran for Dr. Sheehy, who stated that her death was the result of strangulation, and that there was upon her right arm a cut or stab which divided several veins. There was a slight incision, but not sufficient to draw blood, on the left arm. Deceased was proved not to have been left-handed. The sister of deceased said that Best, who had had a child by deceased, wanted latterly to renew the intimacy, and that he was very jealous, and stated that she believed Best had attempted to renew the intimacy by force, and finding he could not get the better of her he had mur dered her. The witness also said deceased used to be shame fully beaten by Best, and that while she was in service she was forced to give him her wages to keep his tongue quiet. Deceased only left her place, from ill health, the evening previous to her death, and she went to lodge in Best's house, where she passed as his sister. Margaret Lacey was now recalled by the Coroner, and she said that she had arranged that Best should meet her in Holborn at half-past 1 o'clock on the Monday in ques tion. He said he would meet her there. Cross-examined by Mr. Beard—l knew Best for seven years, and have lived with him two or three years. I left my husband to live with Best. It was I that stripped the deceased. I tore the dress on the shoulder. Ido not know that it was torn in the front and in the back. I gave it to the washerwoman. The dress was produced, and was found torn down the flout the whole way. It was also torn in the breast. Witness said—The dress was not torn in that way when I gave it to the washerwoman. I never said anything to the woman about burning anything. I did not tell her to pledge the things. I went to her to get the things back, but not at Best's suggestion. Beat always said deeeased was his sister. She said so herself, Miss Emma Hobley recalled, said, in answer to Mr. Beard, that she had seen Best go out on the Monday in question. She always said so; she said so to the coronet last week. The Coroner being requested to look at his depositions, said that he had a statement down that she had not seen him go out. Witness said that she heard him go out at a little before 1 o'clock. She did not know of his return until he called out that his sister had committed suicide. Dr. Sheehy said deceased had been dead about an hour and a half when he saw her about 2 o'clock. Witness did not observe spots of blood on the purse produced when he took it from the pocket of deceased. The blood now on it might have got on it from witness's fingers, which were bloody. Philip Lowther, recalled, said Best went into his own house about a quarter to 2 o'clock on Monday. He went in lazily, and did not seem agitated. Witness saw him go into the house again at 2 o'clock with the doctor. Ann Cogger, 3, Chapel-street, artificial flower maker, produced a gown, handkerchief, and apron which she had received from Mrs. Lacey to wash. They were wet, e s if just out of water. The gown was torn down the front and in the breast when she received it. It was precisely as it was at present. Last Thursday the woman Lacey came to her and asked her had she taken the things home. Witness said "No." She then asked witness if she wanted any m oney, and upon witness saying she did not, she said "There is my flannel petticoat; you can pawn that if you want money." She said nothing else about deceased's things. Dr. Sheehy hers said that the dress was not torn when he saw deceased lying on the bed. Edward Bramble, apprentice to Mr. Busson, who lives next door to Mr. Best, was called by Mr. Wakelin, and said that he saw Best speaking to doceased about 10 minutes to 1 o'clock. Witness went out for some beer then, and on his return met Best in the street. Police-constable Green, 106 H, said that on the day in question he saw Best in Gray's-inn-lane, between 1 and 2 o'clock, at the corner of Fox-court. He was coming from Holborn, and he nodded to witness. Witness could not state the time within half an hour. Mr. Busson, No. 3, Warren -cottages, said that he heard no noise of a struggle on the day in question. When Beet called him into the room where the deceased was the carpet was not disarranged or tossed. The Coroner then summed up, and said that it was appa rently fully proved that Best was absent from the house during the time the deceased met with her death, if, as the doctor stated, she had been dead an hour and a half when he was called in by Best. The room was then cleared, and the jury, after a long deliberation, returned a verdict, "That deceased was found dead in a certain room from suffocation, the result of stran gulation, but how the said strangulation was caused there was no evidence to show." The proceedings then terminated. The Accident on the Lynn and Hunstanton Railway. On Tuesday afternoon Mr. E. M. Beloe, deputy coroner for the borough of Lynn, opened an inquest on the body of Mr. John Dennis, who died of the injuries he had received early on Tuesday morning. After the jury had viewed the body they went with the county jury to visit the place of the accident, and upon their return the following evidence was given : Mr. George Billing said he went to Hunstanton on the Monday by the 12 o'clock train. Mr. John Dennis, the deceased, was one of his party. They travelled third-class, and came back by the second portion of the excursion train. When they got past Wootton station witness noticed a vibration of the carriage. In the compartment of the carriage nearest the engine were Mr. Laird, Miss Clark, Mrs. Brown, and Mrs. Laird, and facing them were also in the same compartment Mr. Dennis, Miss Palmer, and others. After the vibration of the carriage had lasted a few seconds the carriage was upset. Witness fell to the bottom, and after clearing something from off his feet he shoved a portion of a board down and got out. After getting out his wife and niece, who were with him, the first person he recognised was Dennis (the deceased) lying on the grass. He spoke to the deceased, who appeared to be much injured. By the Jury—We were not travelling faster than an ordinary train. Our carriage was somewhere about the middle of the train. Mr. T. M. Kendall, surgeon, said he was sent for on Monday evening to go dawn the line. When he arrived there he found Mr. Dennis, who said he was much hurt. Found his leg was broken, and ordered his removal to the carriage. Mr. Alinson, surgeon, and his (Mr. Kendall's) assistant set the deceased's leg. Saw the deceased again between 12 and 1, and he was then in a state of collapse, but sensible. He died during the night of the excessive shock to the whole system, from which he never rallied. After this evidence had been taken the inquest was adjourned until Monday. The coroner and the county and borough juries had a special train placed at their service on Tues day afternoon, in order for them to visit the scene of the fatal occurrence. With the train were also Mr. L. Simpson and Mr. E. Self, directors of the Lynn and Hunstanton Company ; Mr. Valentine, engineer of the line ; Mr. Edwards, solicitor, &jive. Upon reaching the spot, Mr. Edwar ds stated to t e very juries that the companies were anxious to give"nformation explanation in their power, and andthe caul ge of the accident. The juries inspco „ es before and which might lead to the ascertainmee:yt and the man who examine thereTaf each carriage. after a journey stated the nuuw d of the en compose The train he said was and the break-van). give No. 115, fifteen carriacgecesd, . class, ono a first- Of these two were third-class. One of the class, and the rest appeared in a most shat third-class cart loges stopped at the . engine -house at tared condition; the ironwork of it left. The special anything except indeed, there woalfs t h e cause and he examined the engine. From marks upon the engine it appears that, after all, the engine must have struck the animal and killed it. At the place where the bullock was struck there is a tour-rail fence, but at the spot where the train came to a s top there is but a single yinnuretsutartriii:ng, rail slant ing fence, not much. more than a foot high, and a t t r h a e in L dike without WP f r ter between the railway and the SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BRIGHTON RACES—WEDNESDAY. SECOND DAY. Two or three hours of heavy rain that fell soon after mid. night had materially improved the ground to-day, and re freshed the external world generally. We are happy to say that young Drew, who met with such a serious accident yesterday, was reported as being in a more favourable con dition this morning, and, though far from out of danger, yet hopes are entertained that, with youth and condition' on his side, he may get over it. Much sympathy was expressed for him by all classes. The programme of the day's sport, although exhibiting a falling off as compared with that of the opening day, was, upon the whole, quite up to what was anticipated. The Cup was expected to bring together Atherstone, Fairwater, and Caller On; while the Champagne Stakes boasted, in addi tion to these three, the names of Queen of Trumps, Umpire, and Tippler. True, the Brighton Biennial, by the presence of Fille de l'Air, threatened to possess little interest for the public ; but the various handicaps, especially the Pavilion, had capital entries, and reflected great credit on the energy of Mr. Dorling. Some of these expectations were, however, doomed to disappointment. Caller Ou scared away all her competitors for the Cup, and a walk over was the conse quence. The Pavilion and Ovingdean Handicaps each brought ten horses to the post, but the victories in both cases were easily gained, and Fine de l'Air, as had been anticipated, secured the Two-year-old Stakes for Count de Lagrange without a struggle. In consequence of these walks over the committee added 100 sovereigns only to the cup in lieu of 200, and 50 to the Biennial Stakes. There remained only the Champagne Stakes to revive the interest which these disappointments had caused to languish. Four ap pared to contest the prize, for which Fairwater was selected to do battle for the talent, as little as 6 to 4 being readily taken about her, which had a depressing effect upon Um pire and Tippler ; the latter, however, was supported with some spirit by his noble owner and friends, and, as the result will show, fully justified the confidence reposed in him, as he won with great ease by five lengths. Umpire, as usual, ex hibited his temper after descending the hill, and in conse quence was immediately out of the race. During the intervals of the race some attention was turned to speculation upon forthcoming events, the Leger of course taking precedence. But little or no change of moment was made manifest in the quotations of the favourites, as given in our last, if we except the demonstration made against Lord Clifden. Mr. Jackson, after some little badi nage, with his noble owner, offered 11,000 to 1,000 against him, which was immediately accepted by Lord St. Vincent, with an intimation that it could be repeated, which met with a goodnatured refusal on the part of the layer. Subjoined are full details of the day's running. The Pavilion Plate (handicap) of 100 says, for all ages. Bristol mile. Mr. H. E, Handley's Cheerful, 3 yrs, Est llb (inc. 51b extra) (J. Leates) 1 Marquis of Hastings' Tippler, 3 yrs, 7st 71b .... (Judd) 2 Mr. S. Thelluson's Kingswood, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (Mordan) 3 The following also ran:—Spencer, Tolurno, Bolero, Bald win, Corona, Topsy, and Heart of Oak. Betting-5 to 2 agst Tippler, 3to 1 agst Spencer, Bto 1 agst Topsy, 100 to 12 eget Cheerful, 10 to 1 each agat Kingswood and Bolero, and 100 to 8 each agst Heart of Oak and Tolurno. A long delay at the post was followed by a straggling and unsatisfactory start. Tolurno having a slight advan tage made play for a few strides, when he was headed by Cheerful, who came on with a commanding lead, fol lowed by Heart of Oak, Kingswood, and the favourite, the others headed by Spencer and Corona going close in their wake. Rounding the bend, Tippler gradually improved his position, and on reaching the bottom he obtained the second place, followed by Kingswood and Heart of Oak to the enclosure, when Judd called upon the favourite, but failed to reach Cheerful, who won in a canter by three lengths, four lengths separating the second and third. Topsy, who was left at the post, passed a lot of the putting up horses, and finished fourth, and Tolurno fifth ; Heart of Oak and Bolero were the next two. The Sussex Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 soya added ; 2- yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age, with certain al lowances, and optional selling weights. About five fur longs. 7 subs. Mr. Jas. Smith's Quadrille (£5O), sst 91b (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. Hodgman's Maid of Cadiz filly (£5O), Sat 91b (Morris) 2 Mr. W. W. Baker's Rest (L5O), 7st 101 b (Daley) 3 Mr. Fleet's Lady Clare (L5O), Sat 121 b (Loates) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst Rest, 7to 2 agst Quadrille, and 4to 1 agst Lady Clare. Rest made play to the foot of the hill, where she was joined by Quadrille and the Maid of Cadiz, the three run ning in company to half way up, when Quadrille came out and won very cleverly by three-quarters of a length; half a, length separating the second and third ; a bad fourth. The Ovingdean Plate of 100 Boys (handicap), for all ages. Winners extra. New Ovingdean course, about 6 furlongs. Mr. Jas. Smith's Birdlime, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. G. Bryan's Zora, 5 yrs, Bst 111 b (C u stance) 2 Mr. Goater's Creole, 3 yrs, Est 111 b (E. Taylor) 3 Lord of the Manor, Queen Elizabeth, Curie, Petersham, Dictator, Longstock Lass colt, and Tom King also ran. Betting-100 to 30 agst Birdlime, 4to 1 agst Zora, sto 1 agst Creole, 7 to 1 agst Dictator, 8 to 1 agst Lord of the Manor, 100 to 12 agst Tom King, and 12 to 1 agst Curie. Zora slipping her horses immediately the flag was lowered came on with a decided lead, waited upon by Curie, Dictator, Birdlime, and Creole to the bottom, where Zora was headed . by Birdlime, who in a few strides after was followed by Creole,the three singlingthem selves out,and coming on nearly abreast to the stand enclosure, where Zora gave way, leaving Birdlime to canter in the winner by four lengths ; Zora ob taining the barren honours of second by half a length, Dic tator was fourth, close up, and Curie next ; the others were widely spread, the last two being Queen Elizabeth and the Longatock Lass colt. The Brighton Cup, of 100 soya in specie, added to a sweep stakes of 10 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age. Winners extra, with certain allowances. The old course, about two miles. 11 subs. Mr. W. I'Anson's Caller Ou, 5 yrs, 9st 21b (Challoner) w,o, In consequence of the cup being walked over for 100 soya only were added. The First Year of the Twelfth Brighton Biennial Stakes of 10 soya each, with 50 added. Colts, Bat 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b. Winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile. 19 subs. Count F,de Lagrange's Fine de l'Air, Bst 131 b (in 61b ex) (Hunter) w.o. Half the added money was given in consequence of its being reduced to a walk over. The Champagne St a k es o f 5 sova eac h , w ith 100 sous, Winners Aiertiu js o extra, f with Hastings's maiden Tippler, p a p l l l e o r w , allowances. r e : e s 78 0 o n t e h mile. hd d ) 11 1 added, for three-y r - o ld s an d upwar d s. W e i g ht for age. subs. A M I r r . C G a . r Bryan'st w r igh ' sWaterwitch, Fairwater, The 5 6 y y r r s s , , B 9 E s t t IDb .(i . n ( c . u 4 8 1: e .) 3 (Fordham) 2 Lord Coventry's Umpire, 6 yrs, 9st 51b (i nc . 41b ex t ra ) (J. Adams) 4 B tagatiret o Fairwater,ff,and made a 9 d e t o the e agat n running g i f r e e r , 4t the to e 1 agst Tippler, and 6 to 1 agst Waterwit c h. IT:Betting -6 Umpire e —w6 to asth4e first quarter of a mile, when he was headed by Fairwater, who, with Waterwitch on the lower ground, and Tippler on the whip hand, came on together to half way up the hill, when they were joined by Umpire, who ran in company a short distance, then showed temper and was out of the race. At the stand enclosure Fairwater appeared in difficulties ; and in a few strides further was beaded by Tippler, who came up wide of his horses, and won with hands down by five lengths; a like distance separated the second and third; Umpire was a bad fourth. The Grand Stand Plate of 50 soya (handicap). Winners extra. I mile. Mr. Woolcott's Gunner, 3 yrs, Bst 21b (J. Adams) 1 Mr. Woodson's Deerfoot, 3 yrs, Bst 61b • • • . (Clay) 2 Mr. Burbidge's Baliverne, 4 yrs, Sst 51b (Lynch) 3 Mr. G. 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