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

REND:II3ER, WE SUP AT EVANS' EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK Rita Alfred Idellon's Promenade Concerts. AY LESBURY AND BUCKINGHAM RAILWAY. NOTICE CONVENING THE MEETING. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the next HALF -T-I'l'4lllA GENERAL MEE'T'ING of the SIT A 14:- TIOLDERS in this COMPANY will be held at the WHITE MART HOTEL, in AYLESBURY, on FRIDAY, the 25tti 63 Y of SEPTEM BER instant, at One o'clock in the After "on, for the transaction of General Business. BUCKINGHAM & CHANDOS, Chairman. J. G. ROWE, Secretary. Company's Offices, 5 , Great Queen-str , et, Westminster, 3d September, 1563. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. HEAD OFFICES, 29 , Lombard -street, London, and Royal Imurance buildings, Liverpoel. Total Annual Revenna exceeds xson,o'n• Accumulated Funds In hand over 1 0)0,000. Chairman in Liverpool: CHARLES TURNER, Esq., MX. Chairman in London : WILLIAM WAINWRIGHT, Esq. EXT -RAC'S FROM THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1862. called Directors of the Royal Insurance Company are now A tcc er t upon to make their accustomed periodical Report at the Lug of it s Shareholders. FIRE Di:AN - cu. ;lire Directors have, as p,easingly as u nexpectedly, at the '"e 01 the year, to announce, for the first time, that the Fire 'P remiums have not only reached, but exceed £300,000. The high comp a rative position held b y the Royal in the Government Returns of Duty is ag,in fully maintained. The profit of the business of the year exceeds considerably , , th e amount realised in the precedong year, and in tact sur passes that of any year, With but two exceptions, sine- the co mmencement of this Office , the balance to the credit on count of British and Foreign Insurances being £45, 10 / k "u., and of the North American business, which is kept sepas l ' ate lye £11,097 16s. I Od. LIFE BRANCH'. The very gratifying duty now falls upon the Directors to state the sum assured on la , w policies for fhe year ltz6."! exceeds even that of the year 1861 by £lBO,OOO, and has arrived at the almost unexampled amount for a single year of £ 70 1,427 on 1,498 new policies Issued. Until within the last f , e w years it is believed that such a sum assured as that which 'all 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 satisfact , on to the shareholder, as well as no small encouragement for the futare to the participating life assurer. Evidence of continued care in the selection of lives is amply afforded by a statement of the number rejected. These have amounted to 311 for the .year, on which the aggregate sum proposed for assuranse "mounts to £'48,281; 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 sitle In a single year from deterioration of some kind or another. _ . If. to complete their review, the Directors now advert briefly to the United Kingdom, they have to announce that in Fire Business its progress has been undoubtedly more rapid than that of any other Company established either in Loud mt or elsewhere, except when amalgamations have taken place. The returns of duty have proved this. In Life, the amount of New Policies already reported make all other evidence needless. The Directors conclude their present Report with the expression of an opinion that the prospects of the Royal Insurancs Company were never brizhter, and of a consequent hope, founded on a grateful remembrance of the past, that the future may unfold for it a sphere of still greater ma2ni tude, combining distinguished commercial success to the Office with a lengthened career of usefulness and protection to the public. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London, N ORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. The business of the Company exceeds £70,000,000. The duty paid to Government for the year 1862 was £85,062, and the amount insured on farming stock, £10,c86,332. A bonus of three-fifths of the proWs periodically made to Parties insuring, who have thus, from time to time, received sums amounting in the aggregate to £410,000 ; and the Society now holds a large Reserve applicable to a future Bonus. The rates of premium are in no case higher than those charged by the other principal offices making no returns to their insurers. For pro , pectuses apply at the Society's Offices, Surrey street, Norwich • and Crescent, New Bridge-street, Black friars, E.C. PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Established IS4O. TRUSTEES. Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. Wm. Geo. Prescott, Esq. Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. I Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. Mutual Life Assurance for all classes. This Association has now in existence 6,000 policies, for a total sum of £1,500,000. The Annual Income is .. £51,000 The Accumulated Fund exceeds ••• 2 , 0, , 00 It has paid in Claims .. 112,000 The whole of the profits are divided quinquennially among the Members. Three divisions have already been made' when the following sums have been added as bonuses to the policies Dec. 31, 1847 .. • • .. • £5,400 1852 .. • • • • 11,50 0 „ 1857 ' ~ 1862 • • 23 200 malting, the total bonus a dditi ons, £06,600. • 66,500 Bonuses may be received in cash or applied to the roduc tior of premiums at the option of the assured, in lieu 01 an additiun to the t °Ley. Attention is especially invited to the system of free or paid up policies introduced by this Association, by which the sscritice so often submitted to on the relinquishment of pc icy is wholly avoided. The balance-sheets of the Association are open to all, whether assurers or otherwise. Active and influential agents will be appointed in unrepre sented districts. 'M. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary. Chief Office, 15, 3loorgate-street, E.C., Aug 1,1563. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First) FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall. OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor. GEORGE PEARKES BARCLAY, Esq., Sub-Governor. Sir JOHN lIENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Robert Bainbridge, Esq. Wilmot Holland, Esq. Barclay, Esq. Earl of Leven and Melville. John Garratt Cattlev, Esq. Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. The Hon. Josceline W. Percy. A ho le Tmas Dennt, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. drue, Esq. Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. F redk. Jos. Edlman n , Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. RiversdaleW. Grenfell, Esq. William Soltau, Esq. Robt. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P. Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.: William Wallace, Esq. Jas. Stewart Hodgson, Esq. ' Chas. Baring Young, Esq. Medical Referee, SAMIIEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected with this Corporation on advantageous terms. In the Life Department, assurances are granted with par ticipation in Profits, or, at lower Premiums, without such participation. The Reversionary Banns on British Policies has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums Flyable by persons who preferred that form of Bonus. The divisions of Profit take place every Five years: Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one Life. This Corporation affords to the Assured-7 Liberal participation in Profits—with exemption from the liabilities of partnership. A rate of Bonus equal to the average returns of Mutual Societies—with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock. The advantages of modern practice,—with the security of an Office whose resources have been tested by the ex perience of n early a CENTURY AND A HALF. The Corporation have always allowed the Assured to serve in the Militia, Yeomanry, or Volunteer Corps within the tnited Kingdom, free of charge. ..17 6 _l6 6 ~17 9 ..17 6 ..16 9 ..18 0 -17 9 ..18 0 ..16 9 ..16 9 apt. 18. ept. 12. )ct. 6. apt. 2 8 . ept. 1 8 ' ept. 12. ept. 10. ,ept. 1 8 . ept. 12. ept. 10. ept. 4. let. 5. ept. 1 0. ,ept. 4. ;apt. ,17. ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary. ;ept. 11. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. iept. 4. >ept. 10. ept. 24. ept. ;opt. 14. Established 1809. In corporated by /loyal Charter an d S Parliament s Special Acts of ACCUMULA.TED AID INVESTED .. v UND , £ 2,12!,828. ANNUAL REVENUE, LONDON BOARD. John White Cater, Esq , I P. du Pre Grenfell, Esq. £422,401. Chairman. . A. Klockmann. Esq. Cherie* Morrison, Es A. John Monett, Esq. puty Chairman. Janina S. Morgan. EsEl, A. De A rroyave, Esq G. Garden Nicol, Esq. Esq. A• Cohen, Esq. • Jobn H. W James the Buisson, Esq. George Young, E sc l• EX-DIRECTORS. A. R. Campbell, Esq rn. Schroder, P. C. Cavan, - Esq. • i Robert Smith, Esq. P. P. Ralli, Esq. Frederic SomeS, Esq. M Mananager of g , fire Department—Geor a whyting. ager Life Department—W. F. BirkmYre• Superintendent of Foreign Department—G . a Burnett. Secretary —F. W. Lance. • General Manager —David Smith. FIRE DE PARTMENT, The Company gr nits Insurances against Fi re inthe United liingdom, and all foreign countries. Afereantile Risks in th e P or t o f L on d on accepted at re duced rates. Losses promptly and liberally settled. Foreign Risks. —The Director, having' a practical know lodge moa t f or eign countries, are prepared to issue Policies on the most favouraide 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 : No. of Policies Premiums. £12,56% 18 8 PP ....... 455 ........ Issued. Sums. 4377,425 14, 0 70 1 5 1 8',9 ....... .. ~• ........ 449,013 18 0 ..... 6 ... 7415 ........ 4'5,619 1561 ........ 785 1 852...... .• 1,037 ........ 5 27,5 t 6 16,553 2 9 ........ 7 68,334 Thus in five years the number of Policies issued was 3,623, assurinu the large sum of £2,92.8 917. • The leading features of the Office 1. Entire Se urity to Assur ers. are:- 2. The large Bonus additio ns already declared, and the prospect of a further Bonus at the next Investiga ion. 3. The advantages afforded by voatriejloTtLbles of premiums —unrestricted crinditious 11 ,7. with the A seet —aad liberality in dealt Forms of Propofal and every inf ormationwill general be furnished o n application at the READ OFFICES • L0ND0N........ 58, Threadueedle-Street ED lll Btrifin .. . 5 :: l'sT:iwn cellsa-asitr!leli. ldi n gs' 86. ~iizabetb cure of General r par t of rful that minenee lisordore dispute of these that t h trength , h physi tions for and eftgy pills ars ife of 1 3 , 1 wife of Grosve' iildMai, the yd. Mule Of y Anne , .osh. Trinitl► o Moo' hbourne, Liss I‘llll se, gis° (JRTH BRITISH C AND MERCANTILE INSURA NOMPANY. IVES ir-END OFFICE : S, WATERLOO-PLACE, PALL-MALL. Secretary—ALEX. J. RUSSELL. Int E• V. 'God' Jer sey► Freda. MONEY PROMPTLY .ADVANC6 P r i va t e Gentleman upon FURNITURE (Withouta removal. Leasehold awl Freehold Property, or Re verst .:-insueranpssifareo.m to S,soo.—Mr. Howard, 18, Q ue ° , - n s : et,cil s r-at-lasyr T ° Persons in WANT of MONEY (in Tow n _ or Country) —A. GENTIMIAN is willing to NUKE ADN ANCES without delay, to respectable persona (mabl or ale!. , own '' security. The utmost secrecy can be relied oil-11)1 - i- (ii by letter enclose tour stamps) to cat P..aerts'on'YA-countant, it. King - Wilt - lam-street, Loudon -bridge, a dyalictd on Dock - Warrants. Dll Ol - V5 No. 112 " ;00 ,ty of li... EJ Ere to be imer enee case, Lltry ction and ends. inces The ns of with I and fur proof r de rest e in- those riable salty &c•, with- COM- If not ices 6d former ; to 32s 3 tO 304 3 tO 27S 3 to 44s 3 tO --5 en do- EL small , y local as firm rather is were and at how of of last , New were in s to 405 s to 32s 3 to 26s 3 tO ---S 8. a. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1863. N°. 22,210. MANILLA AND JAPAN. Now ready, Svo., with Illustrations, 145., boun d, 4 LADY'S VISIT TO MANILLA AND JAFAN. Py ANNA D'A. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough street. THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. c r ( o w e k h s i h w e l‘ r i e r L s . . Howe idence decided the T3 l ( i Lr e o g adu e ungcdheetde;); he.)and th o n Nhv s e h p o as w iaci e od d n t h toh i l m oa gt taill e fossil e v question ; and if any one would give him a fossil out of these red beds identical IN ith that he produced ho would say what the rocks were, but he could not without such evi dence. Sir Roderick took the Cambrian system on the pa leontological evidence; it was to be feared he would have to give up the Permian system on the same condition. (Laughter.) He could not help saying so, because he be lieved it was the truth. There were volcanic conditions in the north-west of thi3 island when there were none here, and those volcanic conditions produced the brecciated beds. He had a great distrust in all red beds together, and nothing would satisfy him any more than Sir Charles fyell but a fossil in the right place. Mr. Kirkby, who had worked at the Permian system for a long time, and himself, had found that the Permian system was as entirely connected with the mountain limestone and with the carboniferous system as the Cambrian was with the Silurian. (Laughter.) After a few words in explanation and reply from Sir Roderick Murchison, horse side by side, Udine being fourth, and Tippler, pull ing hard, last. Upon reaching the gate to which Warhorse had previously bolted, be tried again to make for that outlet towards home, and, in keeping him in the course, Kenyon lost considerable ground, and quickly dropped into the last place. Immediately afterwards, however, Warhorse went in pursuit of his compeers, and Odiuc gave way both to hint and Tippler, the latter of whom, in the meadows, took second plac6, and waited upon Jack's Alive to nearing the distance, where the Marquis's horse took up the running, and won in a canter by three lengths; Jack's Alive, who was stopped a dozen strides from home, beat Warhorse for second place by a head ; M y Mary was a bad fourth, SECTION C.—GEOLOGY. President, Warrington W. Smyth, M.A. FOSSIL FISHES FROM Tun PERMIAN LIMESTONE. Professor JONES gave an extract cf a paper by Mr. J. W. Kirby, on some fossil fishes from the Permian lime stone of Ful well, near Sunderland. The object of the paper was to record the discovery of fish remains in the upper magnesian limestone of the Permian formation ; the dis covery being of interest, especially on account of the re mains having been found at a horizon considerably higher in the Permian series than any vertebrate remains had Now rcady at all the L•braries, in 3 vo ls., L ADY EMILY PONSONBY'S NEW NOVEL, "MARY LYND , AY." " 'Mary Lyndsay' is the best written and most interesting of the author's works."—Post. " It is interesting and enthralling throughout."—Sun. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborcugh-street. Now Ready, Illustrated by the Iron. ELIOT YORKE, M.P., 155., T HE WANDERER in WESTERN FRANCE. By G. T. LOWTII, Esq. " Mr. Lowth's book is not only in a high degree lively and amusing, it is likewise vaitrible as an el.itome of all that can interest the reader on the subject of Britanny and La Vendee, or , guide the traveller inNorth-Western Fiance." — Post. - • • been previously known to occur. The fossils were first noticed in August, 1861, in a newly-opened quarry, be longing to Sir lledworth Williamson, Bart., at Fulwcll, a ST. LEGEIt. st) 1 agst Lord Clifden (offered) sto 1 agst Ranger (offered) 6to 1 agst Queen Bertha (taken) 13 to 1 agst Avenger (offered) 14 to 1 agat Golden Pledge (offered) 33 to 1 agat Mogador (taken) 33 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (taken) Hurst and Blackctt, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in crown post, 10s. 6d., T HE THIRD VOLUME of DR. mo MAiSEN'S OF ROME, Translated by the Rev. W' PITT DICKSON. Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. Professot lIAnKNEss, at some length, entered into details supplementary to the statement of Sir Roderick Mur chison. _ _ . DEVON AND EXETER MEETING—WEDNESDAY. The Devon and Exeter Club Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, with 50 added; winners extra. Three quarters of a mile. 5 subs. The PRESIDENT remarked that they required further in formation to enable them to come to definite conclusions on this subject, and the conversation then terminated. Mr. Ellison's Heber, 2 yrs, 6st (Cannon) 1 Mr. Meredyth's Barmaid, 3 yrs, 7at, 51b (Pearson) 2 Mr. J. B. starky's Souveraine, 3 yre, 7st 71b (S. Adams) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Heber, who won by half a length; a bad third. T" oxF ORD, R, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE and Halevy's MUSKETEERS (first time in England). Principal Artistes —Miss Russell, Miss Ell'son, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, finish, &c., with full band and chorus. The Mamhead Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added, for two •yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b ; certain winters extra; allowances. Three-quarters of a mile. 27 subs. _ _ Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Fiute Solos by Drew Dean, &c. Comic, by UNSWORTH ("or any other man "), Eugene, W. Randall, A. Lloyd, and George Hodson., Also, a Pei format:we by Herr S ORAL ICENB A.CH on his wonderful instrument, the ..PIA.ND _ORCHEsTR,E, contain ing biod oevrtirgvninrentm-- • Mr. E. Brayley's Outlaw, Sst 101 b Mr. J. B. Starky's Agatha, Bst 4.1 b Mr. Merry's Mcostissima filly, Bst 111 b (Covey) 3 Hengist and Faith also ran. The HALL has just been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, ed. ; stalls andbalcony, Is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. Betting-6 to 4on Hengist-4 to 1 each agst Faith, Out law, and Agatha. Won by three-quarters of a length; four lengths be tween second and third. CANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing, crowds, Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro lessor PEpper hud Henry Dirks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral Illusion, "THE GHO S T , " from the ricture Gallery to t h e Concert Hall, whe re a now an d e l egan t s t age i s ere cted, affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Bal cony, and b3oly of the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr. A. , gilyeater to give (with all that gentleman's latest im provements and effects), REPRESENTATIONS EACH EVENING, at Ten o'clock. The County Cup, a Piece of Plate value 100 sous, by sub scription of 10 soya each, 5 ft, the surplus in specie; weight for age; certain winners extra; the winner to be sold for 500 soya if demanded, &c. Two miles and a half. 15 subs. Lord Portsmouth's Cachuca, 3 yrs, 7st lAlb ....• (Covey) 1 111 r. Brayley's Golden Dust, 3 yrs, 7st 101b....(Uannon) 2 Betting 7 to 4 on Golden Dust. Won by a neck. A. Selling Sweepstakes of 3 sous each, with 25 added; weight for age, with selling and other allowances. One mile. . _ All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual, including Operatic Selections, Arc. ; Crusworth (the modern Demosthenes), Eugene, Arthur Lloyd, George Hodson, &c. -ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The GHOST ! The GHOST ! ! The ONLY COMIC GHOST !! ! —The beautiful FAIRY FOUNTAIN. —A Grand Divertissement by Signora Rachele and Mariannin a and Signor Guiseppe France•co, assisted by a corps of Twenty young Ladies—Selections from favourite Operas : Principals, Miss M'Greo•or, Mr. Albert, Signor Georgini (the new Italian tenor), and Mr. Vernon Rigby. Mr. Sargent's Newfoundland, 3 yrs, Bst 31b (F. Adams) t w.o. Mr. Brayley's Kennett, 3 yrs, Bst 51b .... (Cowley) t Mr. Jorrock's Surbiton, 4 yrs, 9st llb NICOSI A, the Great Violinist. will make his First Appearance in England on Monday next, at the ALHAMBRA. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. NOTICE.—The above elegant Rooms will be Opened on SATURDAY, September 5, entirely redecorated under the sole direction of Messrs. Delicourt, of Paris, decorators the Palaces of the Emperor Napoleon. The artistical work will be done by Messrs. Biggs and assistants. The musical department under the directorship of Mons. Jullien, and chef d'orchestre. The band will be chosen from the Household Troops and the Royal Italian Opera Houses. This celebrated band is well known by the public, and will be called in future the London Band, and will be represented by the best art.sts of the present day. Conductor of the Rooms and Manager, Mons. GRENET. Sole Lessee, R. R. BIGNELL. Admission, Is. CIPECTACLES.—The Patent Newly-invented Tinted Spectanles are patronised by the majority of the Nobility, including• Viscount Palmerston. They afford extra ordinary relief to weak, din, and detective vision.—S. and B SOLOMONS, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE 'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE G REAT ExHIBITION B OF 1831 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective nvention in the curative treatment of fi ERNI A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, ;a here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, is. A. Double Truss, 31s. 6d. 425., and 52e . 6d. Postage, is B d. An Umbilical Truss, 42 a . and ss. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cafes of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &a They are Iprous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on De an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10a, to 16s. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer. 228. Piccadilly. KS PE ARE, at hi h Sir Robert C ELEBRATION B BI R R A T T u r sn o: the TERCENTENARY of Stratford-upon - Avon. The Tercentenary Committee ( of w---c— -aoeountottheT N. C. Hamilt on, B art., K.C.8.. is Chairman! are now receiv ing and Kidderminst er or W arw i ck and Leamington Banks, Strati ord-upon -A von ; Messrs. Greenway, Sm i t h , an d e r SUBSCRIPTIONSnte n' aand C t o h m e m y it m t a e y e , also at t h b e e S p t a o i u d r b t r o i d t le e Greenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs. Smith, Payn e , and Co Messrs . Hanburys and Co., or Messrs. lyn and Co , bankers,, London. The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip tion list to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakapeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee rest their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only the birthplace of Shakspeare, but the centre of attraction to all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his home, the town he loved, and where he lived and died. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. Tthreeafisrusrtehr—Edward principle of free President—The Duke of BUCCLE UCII, A.G. This was 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 palled 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, ofa the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to mak e 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 Mas rerman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutt s and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Hansom and CO. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; D en i son and Co. ; W Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at the Hospital. STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary. - - '5 ' • -. • ). Tri • • ••= r. , r 'Of ""- 1 • ' / * • ;43.. . • ,r, • L • 411 °P .1..1 4. ; i s ' 4 ; '.4.41:1"r•--. ; --.;(? C D OIT• „' . • • -..4d. STAMPED Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The screw frigate Arethusn, 30, 3,140 tons, 500 horse power, fitting for the first-class Chatham steam reserve, is being hastened forward with her final fitments, in readiness for immediate commis sion, her destination being the Rieifie. It is stated at Chatham that sbe will be commissioned by Cipt. Luard, late flag captain of the Formidable, 84, at the Nore. PAIL-1.7,R The Weather and the Crops in Scotland. • f., 1• ;, The screw corvette Clio, 21, 1,470 tons, 400 horse power, recently paid off into the third division of the steam reserve squadron in the Medway, is to undergo a thorough overhaul in order to ascertain the defects existing in her engices and machinery which have been placed under the charge of Mr. C. Moore, chief engineer. The Clio is in the great basin, and will, it is understood, be shortly taken in hand in readiness to be recommissioned. Admiralty instructions have been received at Chatham far the screw sloop Fawn, 17, 100 horse power, to be brought forward for commission, to relieve the Greyhound, 17, 200 horse power, on the West India station. A third trial of French and English armour-plates :ook place at Portsmouth yesterday under the su- I) 7., pervision of Capt. A. C. Key, C. 8., commanding her Majesty's ship Excellent. The range, as usual, was 200 yards, and the projectile a cast iron 68 pound shot, the practice taking place afloat from the Foam gunboat, against the plates fixed on the side of the Monarch, old sailing liner. The plates comprised four from the French firm of Petin, Gau det, and Co., two of 4,% inches and the remaining two of 53- inches; one from Messrs. John Brown and Co., of Sheffield, for her Majesty's ship Agin- court, of 51 inches ; and one from the Millwall Company, of 51 inches, the average length of the whole being 15 feet, and their breadth 3 feet 4 inches. Patin and Gaudet's two 41in. plates received six and scven shots re- spectively, and both proved to be of a very inferior quality. They had both very extensive cracks and separations of the metal, and showed cracks of greater extent than has been done by the French made plates on any former trial. One of these two plates struck full on the upper edge by a shot away from any other indent, broke away the metal from the main body in a semi-circular form round the blow to a bolt on the opposite side of the indent. Another shot on the lower edge opened a triangular crack across two other shot marks art. Gin. in length. The third shot fired at the second 41-inch plate effected penetration in the centre of the plate, and not in the i - icinity of any other blow, the metal MID-LOTHIAN. At the close of the first week of August about an inch of rain fell, which was of immense benefit to all the crops. Dry weather set in and con= tinued, with only the slightest showers, until the 25th. A very considerable fall, amounting to about two inches, has since taken place, and the lying uncut corn has scarcely been quite dry. As vet the total rain fall for the month amounts to two inches and nine-tenthe. Some corn was cut about the 10th, and it has beau gradually becoming ripe as you ascend. In the early districts three fourths of the entire crop is in stook, but a small portion only in stack. In the middle district about one-third is cut and none in stack, while on the insides reopinfz has not begun. The wheat crop is somewhat thin, but of stout firm straw, a good length, and seeming to carry plump full ears; about one-half is reaped. Barley is of strong stiff straw, and thick enough. In a full average field of grain, while the ears are sound, oats show a few more light fields than barley does. He . yvever, taken throughout, the crop is a full average. On the whole the white corn crops promise well, and with a return of dry weather will give a different result from last year. Beans are early, somewhat short ibneasutrvaewry, h bsy. i‘i u uutwellpodeh of the de lteaping machines h ave grain baying been standing they wrought with ease ; now, however, their use will not be so satisfactory, as the contrary breezes and rains have twisted about the stalk: Potatoes have improved i n l eaf ; and it is to be hoped . in tuber also, their size hith er t o h aving been smell. Where frosted down, a fresh growth of thick --set shoots have come away; as yet the bulbs have done little. Turnips are growing most vigorously, and there is every likelihood, should frost keep away, of their being a full crop. Pastures, which were very bare, are improving. There is very little good aftermath, the red clover not earning up. Any portions of the new crop of barley or oats which have been sold, from their fine colour, have brought better prices than old, while wheat of last crop has been very dililcuit to sell at falling p r i ces* All sorts of stock arc fetching full rates, lean cattle and lambs being very high. EAST LOTHIAN. The weather was most favourable for maturing and also for harvesting the crops until the 26th of last month. It was wet on Wednesday morning, and on Thursday and Friday an immense quantity of rain fell. The two succeeding days were fair, but it rained the greater part of yesterday very heavily ; however, this day is more promising. The total fall of rain for August amounts to the large quantity of (4.5)41 inches, of which 3 inches have fallen since Wednesday last. It is to be hoped it vc ill now continue fair for a time, as with wet weather for a short time longer, the damage that will accrue to the outstanding grain must be enormous. Con siderably more than half the corn crops in the county are at present in the sheaf, and just in the position to be injured, if not destroyed, by wet, In the lower district of the county reaping commenced early in the month, and might be general about the middle of it. On some farms cutting is already finished, but it will take another week to bring it generally to a close, and even then there will be stray fields of spring wheat uncut. Very little has been done in carting home the grain; on most farms not above two or three stacks have been secured. The grain crops have cut up even better than was anticipated. Wheat and barley are particularly fine crops; while oats, which were generally con sidered inferior, have proved much thicker on the ground than they appeared to do when growing, and in some instances are even tall in straw; they have a fine head, and if they do not prove a full average crop, they will be very near it. Some of the earliest fields of beans are already cut; the pods are closely set, and the seeds well ripened. Altogether, the grain crops are considered the most abundant grown for many years, if they were only safely secured. The samples of new oats and barley shown in lladdington market have been of fine quality and great weight, oats running from 43 to 4411 b. per bushel, and barley from 56 to t - 301b. per bushel. If there is an immediate change to fine weather, the rain may prove not to have been injurious to the quality of the grain be yond darkening the colour of the oats and barley, while it must be most beneficial to the turnip crop, broken away being driven into the ship's side 81in from the front of the plate, that is Olin. bcyonel and clear of the back of the plate. The 5 . 1 in. plates stood no better, considering the extra inch of metal. One received ten shots, several of which were edge blows, and opens the layers of the metal in an un usual manner, proving these plates, like the former ones tested, to be of very inferior manufacture in the welding. The metal was of good quality. This plate was struck by three shots in a diameter of 13in., and in the centre of this space there were very deep fissures with the iron driven into the ship's side from the main body of the plate. The second sin. French plate received eight shots—one on the upper edge, striking, however, full on the plate and away from other blows, broke out a semi circular piece, 27in. in length and 10in. in depth. On the right extremity of this plate a crack ran through three shot marks to the lower edge of the plate, aft. Gin. in length. Messrs. Brown's plate stood until after its fifth shot, without giving sign of a crack, but after that time a succession of blows in two spots on its lower edge broke up the metal in those places, as, indeed it could not well have been otherwise under so unusual a pounding in two particular spots. It received 12 shots in all. The Millwall plate received 11 shots, more fairly dis tributed. A second unlucky blow on its right lower corner broke through the metal. With this excep tion the plate came out of the trial satisfactorily. Messrs. Brown's plate, and that of the Millwall may be considered about equal, and as the best by far of the six tested. The French plates proved to be far below the average of " A 1 plates, and very inferior indeed to the two first plates which were tried at Portsmouth from the same firm. M. Gaudet, who was present during the trials yesterday, ex pressed his astonishment at the results as regarded his plates, and said that no such result had ever attended any trial of them in France. Captain Harrison. one of the members of the Iron-plate Committee, was present during the firing, as were also the respective representatives of the Millwall Company and Messrs. John Brown and Co. 'The uncertainty of the practice yesterday, owing to the rough state of the weather, destroyed in a great measure the interest which would otherwise have been attached to the trials. Thus, Messrs. Brown's received the mejority of the shots directed against it by mere chance in two particular spots, while the shots on the Millwall plate were scattered. Under these circumstances the comparisons required between the two plates, which would have been of great value, could not be drawn, and only approxi mate results could be arrived at. The same argu ment applies, of course, to the French plates, only in their case their failure altogether to resist shot enabled a more decided opinion to be formed. There were upwards of 20 misesbots yesterday, owing to the movement of the gunboat, which fully ac counts for the uncertainty of the practice. All other countries test their armour plates on land, the plates under trial being on a fixed target and the gun being also fired from an immovable platform. The greatest possible accuracy of firing can be obtained, and shots planted in each plate as they may be w i s h e d, so that certainty can be arrived at in any comparisons which may be drawn between diErent plates. The Dutch screw steam corvette Vesuvius, Capt. Pschotborg, yesterday arrived at the Motherhank from the Texel for the Coast of Guinea. The com mander will be introduced to the Port Admiral and :0 the General by Mr. L. A. Vandenberg, Consul 'or the Netherlands. When the weather moderates .he Vesuvius will fill up coals and proceed to her the grass and the potatoes, all of which stood much in need of moisture. There is a largo breadth of inferior turnips in the county, but there is now a prospect of their making great improvement, Though there have been fewer hands than usual in search of harvest work the supply has exceeded the demand, from the general use of reaping -machines, Wages hitherto have been 9s. per week, with vic- tuals. As the grain has been generally standing, reaping-machines have done work well, and the corn is much more neatly handled than it used to be in olden times, destination. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Sta ff Com mander H. Beehant, additional, to t he Saturn ; Bub-Lieut. A. C. Harris, to the Liffey ; sub-Lieut. L. Ching, to the Edgar; W. D. Tennant has been nominated to a naval cadetship; H.Brimfield, o f t h e W ye , confirmed as first-class assistant-engineer ; and W. H. Barker, of the Topaze, prom o t e d to act i ng fi rs t class assistant -engineer. Boys DROWNED.—Two lads, aged respectively 12 and 15 years, were drowned on Tuesday, whilst bathing in a pond connected with the mill of Mr. Parker, flax s pinner, Hunslett, Leeds. The bodies were recovered, and removed to the residence of their parents, to await the iflquest. During the first six months of the present year the number of letters seat through the Italian Post-office was 17,133,025, being a diminution of 408,491 as compared with the same period in 1862. The number of Journals and printed papers was 14,039,052, showing an increase of 4,653,624 compared with the first six months of 1362. The revenue derived from the Post-office during the first half year of 1863 amounted to 75,666,554 fr., against 61,767,393 fr. received in the first six months of 1862. The wife of a farmer, named Lemonnier, residing at Fumichon, near Eseardenville (Enre) was found, throe days since, lying dead in the street a few steps from her own Luise, having been murdered by heavy blows on the back of the bead with some blunt instrument. It was immediately suspected that the person who committed the crime was her own son, a man 33 years of age, who had been twice confined in a lunatic asylum, and had ro• cently exhibited symptoms of a relapse. This suspicion soon became a certainty, for the gendarmes found the un happy man engaged in washing blood off his hands, and near him lay a heavy stick bearing fresh marks of blood. He was immediately secured and submitted to medical exa mination, whicii left no doubt of his insanity. ESTABLISHED 1833. BOWDEN'S .IF,RATED GINGER BEER, in glass or stone bottles, warranted to keep good twelve months. Lemonade. Soda-water, ►'otass, Seltzer, and every description of Mineral Waters. —Manufactory, No. 3, White Hart-street, Drury-lane, W.C. THE LAUNDRESSES to her late !Majesty Queen Adelaide say, that " BRIGGS' AUSTRALIAN S CAI{CH needs but to be tried to be approved." Sole Wholesale Agent, Harper Twelvetrees, Bromley-by:Bow, London, E. R O iAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PATRONESS—.Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. the Duke of Northumberland, PRESIDENT—fit-AdiVra al, rHATTlmm ,_ . rea os . B a ring, Fsq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P. DErtITY-CIIAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P. APPEAL. iisTlhie Committee of Management_ have to state that, since Institution has expended £32,000 on various and Ireland. the beginning' of the year 1860, the boyar NaLtilienbaolalt,iElesbtaoba! TirreenntsuneinbetirmoCtoalisvtsesof saved by of the for which -boat: Society and other means, since its formation, 1 1_2,800 i ~„ ~,,,Icil services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and Scotland, I a L u i d t e , has also expended £67,00 0 on Life-boats, Life-boat X. ,, , , 0u in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu tionTransporting-earr iages, and Boat-houses. The Committe e desire to express their grateful sense of British public d ur i ng the past few years, a supportwhich the generous s uPoort which they h a ve received from the has enabled them t o establish their present magnifice nt fleet of 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the U n it e d Ringdorn Deeply sensible, how ever , of t h e great respo nsibility I , nat w rests on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and its Crews practised in the management of their boats, which can only be effected by a large and permanent annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their countrymen to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so great and truly national a work. The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following Con tributions:— Her Majesty the Queen • •• £ a. d • a nnual 5 5 e o Campbell, the Hon. Mrs. G. •.. .. . • . ~. Bankers .. annu a l 10 0 0 .: .. annual 50 0 annual 1 1 0 c e o le u r t k is C a o n l d on c e o l,. R 3 . l .A es . • srs. Currie, Wm., Co., • • • • -• • . 4th don.lo 0 0 Erie, Lord Chief .1 nstice 10 10 0 Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., K.C.B. .. 21 don. 25 0 0 Penwick, G. J., Esq., cost of a Lifeboat and Tran sporting' Carriage • • • • • • • • • • 250 0 0 Harvey, Rev. Gi G. and Mrs. • • don. 30 0 Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. • • • • .. 7th don. 10 0 0 Moore, Rev. G. B. • • ••• •• • . don. 15 15 0 Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich .• • • • • 30 0 Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B. .. .. annual 20 0 Thome 8, Lady, W e ston-super-Mare, collectedby her • Ladyship • • • • • • • • • • 16 16 0 Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord .. • • - ' annual 50 0 Donations and Annual SnhscriPtions will be thankfully re -Iceived by the Bankers of the institution, Messrs. - Willis, :reival and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and Co.,' 59. Strand ; &Tess/T. Berries, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St. .) atnes's-atreet, London ; by a 1 the Collectors of Customs and Bankers in the United Kingdom; and by the Secretary Richard Lewis, Es 'the Offi of the 'institution, 11, John-atrect, q , at ce atrect, Adelnhi . , London, ll.'. A mile and a half to the north of Sunderland. SWEDISH FOSSILS. Mr. J. C. JEFFREYS gave a list of the upper tertiary fos sils of Uddewalla, in Sweden. In the course of a conversation which followed, Sir C. LYELL, referring to certain shells which had been found in Wales, said it was proved to demonstration that the whole of Snowdonia, the highest mountains in Wales, were islands at the time the shells existed. The changes that must have taken place in the earth's crust to produce this permanent upheaval were really most astonishing, and it was proved how the study of the living species of shells, which Mr. Jeffreys had so successfully cultivated, opened up wonderful geological inferences in regard to the changes that had taken place in the earth in modern times. Mr. JEFFREYS also read a paper, contributed by Dr. A• W. Maim, " On the Upper Tertiary Strata of the Bohuslan District." This was another contribution from Sweden. Mr. Jeffreys stated that it had been accompanied by a slab, which unfortunately excited the suspicions of the Customs officers, who, suspecting perhaps theconcealment of brandy or cigars, or concluding that the slab was rubbish, broke it and destroyedlt. v - The PRESIDENT remarked that observation was now esta blished beyond the possibility of a doubt that certain por. fleas of the north of Europe were now being elevated at a slow, slid comparatively speaking rapid, rate above the level of the sea, and also that we had in our country, especially I in Wales, most conclusive evidence that the land had been elevated to an enormous height wi thin a co in parativel y recent period. Dr. Maim had shown that there had been almost magical transformationin Sweden, but nearer borne we might find the same class of phenomena. He had now to call attention to a most extraordinary depression between Dur ham and the south of the Tyne. The paper to be read showed that at a recent period, comparatively speaking, there had been a channel of considerable depth between Durham and a point above the High Level Bridge. The subject was of much importance to the coal trade, and it had excited great interest among viewers and miners generally. THE PERMIAN ROCKS OF THE NORTH. WEST OP ENGLAND, Sir RODERICK MITRCIIISON, in introducing this subject, described the Permian rocks as the newest pelsoozoie de- posits, forming a natural group characterised by community of animal and vegetable life, existing in various parts of Europe; and said that, until he proposed the term Permian, this group had no collective nano. In the xast of England there was no perceptible deposit that could be classed with the Permian, In the north-west, particularly at St. Bees' Head and in the valleys leading from the river Eden to the Pennine range, there was a remarkable display of rocks, sandstones, and conglomerates, which were linked indis- solubly and conformably with the magnesian limestones. The lower portion of the deposit over a very largo portion of England was formerly called the Lower Red Sandstone. All these deposits were in the first instance admirably de scribed by Professor Sedgwick, whose description had been the foundation of our knowledge on this subject. His reason for proposing this simple name was that he found on the continent the characteristics of the formation spread over a country twice as large as France; and when the same community of character was found in this country, geologists adopted the name and applied it to this country. In Germany, he had asserted that there was a great overlying sandstone superposed on the magne sian limestone which formed the upper part of the group ; and he showed in all sections that were typical that this mass of sandstone went with the magnesian limestone, and was completely separated from the Triassic deposits which were named the new Red Sandstones. This conclusion was steadily contested-by many German authorities who did not like to part with any portion of their Blender Sandstein or to accord any part of it to his Permian group. Amongst these who opposed this view was Dr. Geinitz,who had endeavoured to show that it was a dual deposit, and not a triad deposit, and he now called it Dias. Against that he (Sir Roderick) had entered his protest. He was now charmed to find that the labours of Mr. Binney, followed by those of Professor Harkness, and confirmed by his own survey of the rocks, that in reality the west side of England offered the most complete confirmation that could be given of the tripartite arrangement of the Permian group, and completely fortified him in the opinion he promulgated that the Germans were wrong and that he was right. A detailed examination of the rocks, which he had been looking at with Professor Hark ness, had led him to the conviction that if you ascend any one of the little groups, particularly the Hilton group, from the vale of Eden, up to the great Pennine fault, you will find a concession of conglomerate beds overlaying the enor mous mass of the lower portion of this great group. The details were explained by Professor Harkness, whose ob servations he had confirmed. He called attention to the value of them in reference to certain beds of plants which were absolutely Permian plants. Above the limestone and conglomerate came a series of clay or shale—he would call them marl—which he associated with sandstone. They passed comfortably without any break whatever into the upper sandstone. He was sure Mr, Binney would sustain all he had said in reference to this group being a great palmezoic trias. He did not like the words dies and tries, because in England we had no tries ; there was no central member of the sys tem; the name was given to that superior formation by a German geologist, because the division was clear in that part of the country. It was not so, however, in'other parts ; and no general name ought to be given from the division of rock that happened in any one country. St. Bees head exhibited a small and most instructive portion of the roth-todte-lie• gende (red dead hers) of the Germans, or the lower red sandstone of English geology. The conglomerates which were deposited unconformably on the summit, called sand stones in that country, were enroded in a most irregular manner, and the breccia entered into all the sinuosities, showing in that part a complete physical break between coal, sandstones, and the superjacent Permian rocks. This was an important point, because an eminent German geolo gist had endeavoured to class this roth-tedte -liegende with a coal deposit. St. Bees Head was an instance of the total separation of the carbon iferous de p csit, and t he beginning of a new series of thing s in these breccia an d gravel and sand, and so forth entering into all the sinuosities of the sea worn or water worn rock. Immediately upon this l breccia, the rep r esentative of the y ellow sa ndstones, the of this cou ntry, which und erlie the ma gnesian lime stone to the west, comes c learlyunequivocal magnesian lime stone, filled with some fossils that would be found at Sun derland and along the Hartlepool coast. There they had, then, magnesian limestone distinctly resting on this lower breccia, and su p er p ose d and passing upwards, without th e slightest break in the argillaceous beds, into the sandstones. He would say a word on a point of importance to gentlemen living in mining districts. In Germany this deposit would not have been known so well had there not existed under it a certain thin band called kupfer- schiefer, which, though thin, was in that part of Germany explored most pertina ciously by the miners, and followed everywhere. In this country the roth-todte-liegende afforded no mineral sub stance, and we had been hitherto unaquainted with the value of a deposit to which he would now call attention. It was the most important mineral deposit that had ever been discovered in the north-west of England, and it was en riching the people to an incredible extent. He referred to the haematite deposits in the cavities of the moun tain limestone. It had often been asked—to what age are we to attribute this enormous infilling of this beautiful haematite ironstone? There are some who had attributed it to tertiary periods. Professor Phillips was the first who made the suggestion that it was probably connected with the very series of deposits to which he now called attention. Professor Phillips, therefore, had the great merit of having pointed out the way to them, and he would allow that to-day they had a proof of the value of his suggestion, with which he was possibly unacquainted before. He had said that the bottom of this series was this great accumulation of breccia. It was distinctly seen as forming the bottom part of it in many parts of Furness. There were masses of brockram superjacent to, and making a natural cover for the hema tite limestone. The haematite had been frequently worked out by old workmen from the cavities under the breccia. This discovery enriched his Permian group, and it showed that that period of the earth, s o remar k able in Germany f or in the porphyry, a n d t h e great change whic h earth after the f orma ti on of coal, enriche d h system by the form a ti on o f a deposit of the tttrhoilcoee Permian P richest pa P e u st l and most valuable mineral in the B r iti s h I s l es . (A p pl a use.) Mr.BINNEY, of Manchester, said it was on l y a f ter a goo d ma ny years tracking of these beds on t he west side of the Pennine range t hat he reall y did, five y ears a go , find red s andstone, and the n he un q uestionably found a ser ies of red clays passing up in to a series of red sandstone. He had been to St. Bees Head, a nd he could confirm what Sir R. Mur chison had said. Th e conglomerate rested totally s p leen _ formably on the rock underneath. He never saw a m ore complete specimen of non conformability than at White haven between the conglomerate and the sandstone. (Sir Roderick Murchison—The old.) Professor Sedgwick many years ago called it the old re d sandstone, but he (Mr.Binnee) called it, coal-measure rock. Mr. IlowEs said that he showed Dr. Gemitz the red were rotb.-tolte rocks at Tyneroutla, and ho,said they THE SANDSTONE OF THE N.B. OF SCOTLAND. Professor HARKNESS made a statement on the reptilife rous and footprint sandstones of the LE. of Scotland, which afforded evidence of forms belonging to a period far more remote than any of which paleontology spoke. Sir C. LiELL regretted the short time left for discussion of a question relating to the theory of progressive develop ment of organic life, for if the facts put forward were true, one of the greatest blows had been struck at the theory of development as generally understood that could possibly have been dealt. There had been too great an inclination on the part of geological discoverers to assume that any given form of animal entered into this planet at the period of the rock in which it happened to be found ; and the warning he had constantly given against this tendency had been interpreted as a much stronger pro test against the doctrine of progression than it ought to have been. When the first of these telerpeton, being a new form, was announced to '3O found in rock, reported on authority to be Devonian, or, at any late, palmozoic, he did feel a pleasure in the rebuke such a fact gave to the doc trine that no reptiles existed at that period. (Hear, hear.) It always appeared to him unphilosophical, merely because we knew nothing of the vertebrate life of that period, to assume therefore that no reptiles existed older than the tries. But afterwards, when it was discovered that the staganolepis, a supposed fish, was a crocodilian reptile, and that some of the other forms were the same as those of the crocodiles now living in the Ganges, he began seriously to doubt whether his friends had assigned a true position in the geological series to these beds. Now, he quite saw from the investigations that these must be admitted to be a con secutive regular series, from unquestionably lower red beds containing the well-known fishes of the old red forms that were known to be carboniferous, up to the beds containing those reptiles. He was inclined strongly to conclude that we had here a conformable series, each containing in the lower part Devonian rocks, and in the upper part something newer than the coal. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DERBY SUMMER MEETING.-WEDNESDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added, for two yr-olds and upwards ; selling allowances. One mile. 6 subs. Mr. Barber's The Clown, 2 yrs, Est 111 b (not to be sold) (E. Taylor) 1 Mr. J. A. Hind's Lord Zetland, 2 yrs, bat 21b .. (Stagg) 2 Betting-15 to lon The Clown, who took the lead atter going a couple of hundred yards, was never afterwards headed, and won in a canter by four lengths. Lord Zetland was claimed, according to the conditions, for £6OO by Mr James Barber. The Chesterfield Stakes of 60 soya (given by the Earl of Chesterfield), added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, 5 ft, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies and geldings) Sat 71b ; winners extra, and beaten allowances. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. John Osborne's Greenland, Bst 31b (Whiteley) 1 Capt. R. Goff's Loafer, 9st llb (inc. 51b ex.) (Fordhain) 2 Marquis of Hastings' Garotter, 9st llb (inc. 51b ex.) (S. Rogers) 3 Mr. Payne's Foreteller, Sst 101 b (Challoner) 4 Betting-5 to 4on Greenland, 4to 1 agst Loafer, 9to 2 agst Foreteller. 5 to 1 agst Garotter. Loafer jumped away slightly in advance, but after pro ceeding a couple of hundred yards, Greenland took up the running, followed at an interval of a length by Loafer, be hind whom, at a similar distance apart, followed Foreteller and Garotter. Upon entering the straight the quartette ran nearly in a line, and, although Greenland still held a slight lead, Loafer appeared to be going the best of any thing. At the distance Foreteller dropped back, and an interesting " set-to" with the other trio continued until reaching the end of the enclosure, where Greenland drew away and won cleverly by halt a length; a length sepa rated the second and third ; and Foreteller was beaten a dozen lengths from the winner. The Derwent Stakes of 30 soya, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, for 2-yr-olds and upwards ; selling and other allowances. About three-quarters of a mile. Captain - Moss's Moulsey, 2 yrs (In), Est 71b (E. Taylor) 1 Lord Chesterfield's Disdain, 4 yrs (£4O), Bst 61b (Fordhare) 2 Mr. E. Mills's Vulture, aged (£2O), Bst 131 b (S. Rogers) 3 Mr, Jones's King of Italy, 3 yrs (X2O), 7st 91b (Challoner) 4 Mr. J. Barber's Sails, 3 yrs (£2O), 7st. 61b.... (Clement) 5 Ali Pasha also ran. Betting-7 to 4 agst King of Italy, 3to 1 agst Disdain, 5 to 1 offered against any other. Moulsey made play, followed closely by Disdain, Vul ture, and King of Italy into the straight, where the latter dropped back, and Disdain headed Moulsey. Opposite the Stand, however, Moulsey came again and won a good race by a head ; two lengths between second and third ; King of Italy finished close up with Vulture, and Sails was beaten three or four lengths. Ali Pasha bolted shortly after start ing, and was pulled up. The winner was bought by Lord Bateman for 135 guineas. The Nursery Plate Handicap of 60 sovs, added to a Sweep stakes of 5 soya each, for 2-yr- olds; winners extra, Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. G. W. Craven's Little Savage, 7st 71b.... (Morgan) 1 Mr. W. Ashworth's Rothschild, Est Sib .... (E. Taylor) 2 Marquis of Hastings' Redcap, 7st 71b (Judd) 3 Mr. Chancellors Wee Aggie, Est 111 b 41b extra) (J. Grimshaw) 4 Mr. J. Wood' s Lad y Mar y , 7st Mr. Bird's Reg ina, 7st 71b (J. Mann) 6 Betting to 1 agst Wee Ag g i e , 3 to 1 agst Redcap, 4 to 1 e agstron Regina, jumped away first, but was deprived of the l ead ere t hey had proceede d 200 y ards b y ft—e 2 5 to 1 agst Littl e S ava ge. A failure Wee Aggi e Rothschild, followed by Redcap, Wee Aggie going on third, and Little Savage fourth. Lady Mary followed Little Savage at an interval of half a dozen lengths, but Regina (who was beaten from the start) never took any part in the race. Upon entering the straight Rothschild, Red cap, and Little Savage came on head and head to the dis tance, where Little Savage gradually drew away, and won cleverly by a neck. A head only separated the second and third; Wee Aggie a bad fourth. Renewal of the Fat Buck Stakes (Handicap), of 6 sovs each, with 40 added, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Half a mile. Mr. G. Craok's Middlewatch, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b (Mr. G. S. Thompson) 1 M M r r . . J F l . W Sw al i l n a d ce e ' l s rs Go S l ers yrs, lOst 71b (Mr. H. Wombwell) 2 extra (car 9st 121 b) .................. (Mr. Edwards) 3 The betting opened at evens on Golden Drop, but closed at 5 to 4 on Middl e watch, and 6 to 4 agst Golden Drop. Middlewatch made play th r oughout, and won after a odmenDaurolpt„ 5 3 yrs, 9st 10Ib (inc 31b good race by a neck ; three lengths between second and third. The Grand Stand Plate (Handicap) of 50 sovs, for all ages; winners extra. Half a mile. Mr. Geo. Angela ' s Sheen, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Challoner) 1 Lard Bateman's Gipsy Girl, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Barber's Cutler, 4 yrs, 6st Slb ......... (E. Taylor) 3 Sir 11. Das Vseux'sHoly Poly, 3 yrs, sst 91b (Kenyon) 4 Mr. 11. Martin's Key of the Gate, 6 yrs, bat 21b (Tomlinson) 5 Betting—Even on Gipsy Girl, 7 to 4 agat East Sheen, 5 to 1 agst Cutler, 100 to 8 agst any other. Gipsy Girl made play, followed by the C u tl er an d E as t Sheers to the distance, where the latter seemed to be beaten, but coming, however, again with the greatest gameness, she got through and won in the last two strides by a head ; three lengths between second and third ; the other two well up. The Tradesmen's Plate of 100 sovs, added to a Handicap S we epstakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft; winners extra. One m ile and a half. 51 subs , 26 of whom declared. M arqu is of Hastings' Tippler, 3 yrs, 78t. . (Judd) 1 Mr. Fat tier's Jack's Alive, 3 yrs, sst 71b (J. Grimshaw) 2 5 yrs, 7st 101 b (E. Taylor) 4 M arq uis of Hastings' Odine, 3 yrs, s s t 121 b ( car . 6 41 81b) (Deacon) 5 Wine was purchased for £4OO b y S m ir r. 1 8 1... Des wax aAxioi'y s 3 yrs, S a t 61b.. (Kenyon) 3 the Malq ,, is of Beat ings, prior 40 the race, and ran in his lordship's colours. The Marquis, however, declared to win with Tippler. Betting-3 to lon Tippler, 6to 1 agat 'Warhorse, 7to 1 agst Jack's Alive, 10 to 1 apt any other. Warhorse bolted from his horses before they were got in line and ran half a mile—to the gate which leads from the course to Derby—where, upon slackening speed, a man went to the horse's head and trotted him back to the start. Jack's Alive made plsy, followed by My Mary and War- Ring also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Newfoundland-6 to 4 agst Kennett. A. dead heat. Newfoundland afterwards walked over and divided the stakes with Kennett. The winner was bought by Captain Horton Rhys for 55 guineas. The Nursery Plato (Handicap) of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, to the fund, with 100 added, for 2-yr-olds; winners extra. Three quarters of a mile. 13 subs. Mr. Starky's Izaak Walton, 7st 121 b (S. Adams) 1 Mr. Ellison's Heber, 7st 13ib (inc blb ex) .... (Cannon) 2 Mr. Starky's Agatha, Bst Verbena and Oberon also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Agatha, 7to 4 agst Heber, sto 2 agst Oberon, 5 to 1 agst any other. Won by a head; two lengths between the second and third. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, 2 ft, with 25 added ; winners extra. Half a mile. Capt. Batchellor's Lady di fergy, 2 yrs, sst 101 b (Whitehorn) 1 Mr. Brayley's The Dictator, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b.... (Cowley) 2 Mr. Meredith's Barmaid, 3 yrs, Bst 31b (Payne) 3 Rawl and Champagne also ran. Betting-6 to 4 apt Lady di Vergy and 7to 4 agst The Dictator. Won by a length and a half; two lengths between the seeond and third. DONCASTER MEETING. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. Acceptances for the Great Yorkshire Handicap. St. Leger Course. Age st lb I Oldminster Knowsley 4 8 9 Civisbrook 4 8 8 Hartington Doncaster Lady Ripon Dulcibella Brighton ... Welcome Drummer Boy Leonora 4 7 6 Makeshift Change Hubert Blithfield Earl of Surrey Jack of Hearts 3 6 11 Age st lb Dr. Syntax 3 6 11 Sea King Silkstone Blondin Cachuca .. 3 6 7 Bryn Gwyn Daniel O'Connell 3 6 5 Deception* Nebula Schoolmistress 3 6 1 Columba 3 6 0 Kemptown Kangaroo Acton Barter .. The Serf Jack's Alive 3 5 12 A COALPIT ON FIRE. For some weeks past our town has been suffering from an unusual amount of sickness, in consequence of which many persons have been obliged to with draw from their daily occupations, and much suf fering and distress have prevailed; and now we have to record another calamity, the firing of the Wellington Pit Colliery, by which 700 hands have been thrown out of employment until work can be found for them elsewhere, or the water which has been let into this pit can be pumped out and opera tions resumed. It seems that the pit was first dis covered to be on fire a week ago; and the alarm having been instantly communicated to Mr. Bourne, the Earl of Lonsdale's representative at the Colliery Office, that gentleman forthwith repaired to the spot, and took prompt measures for staying the pro gress of the disaster. This was a work of exueme difficulty and danger ; but, through Mr. Bourne's constant personal supervision and direction, aided by the assistance of his deputy, Mr. Mulcaster, and of all the officers and men employed at the works, it was thought that on Thursday the fire had been subdued, In the afternoon of that day, however, a quantity of gas unfortunately escaped, and igniting some timber, gave a fresh impetus to the combustion of the coal, which afterwards so far increased as to render it necessary to drown the pit. On Saturday it was found that all ordinary means were insuffi cient to get the fire under. The whole of the horses down the pit were therefore taken out, preparatory to closing the shaft, which we understand was re solved upon, and we believe a portion of the lower workings in which the fire is situated will be walled off from the dip workings, and then inundated with water by pumping it in ,and also probably by a syphon from the sea. These are extreme measures to take, but we trust they will prove effective, and shortly enable the noble proprietor to again g et this fine coal mine into working order. T he fire is said to have originated in a flue which l eads from the sta tionary engine at the pit bottom, and in which the soot had accumulated. How long the soot in this flue may have smouldered is not known, but event_ tually the fire seized upon the coal, and since Mon day last continued to spread, despite the efforts of Mr. Bourne and his staff, aided by the great expe rience of the eminent colliery engineer, Mr. Foster, of Newcastle, who was telegraphed for on the mat ter assuming so serious a shape. We regre t to sa y that up to the time of our going to press this disas trous fire continues to spread, but it is hoped from the measures adopted that lts ravages will be confined to a limited area. A syphon pipe is now laid down f r om the pit, past Tom Hurd Rock, to the sea at low-mater mark, while water is drawn fr om the Scalegill pond, from near James' pit, a nd also pumped from the sea, near the Bath Ho uses. As stated above the whole of the horse s, e pwarda of , sixty in number, were taken out of t he mine. The closing of this colliery is causing vessels in great numbers to leave this port for Workington and Maryport. eight or ten vessels haying cleared out Craft pit was for these ports yesterday. As the closed soma few months back, the who.e enpply h as now to come from the William and Countess pi ts ; effort willb Made, to b ut i w ue e e , t ho t l h v e eve, feelsure every demand, not only for consumption, for shipment also from these pits.—Cumbeeland Pacquet. F s "High r l b enefi t ipure Tea; very choice at 3 s 4d. and s . 8 reduced duty obtained. pur h (forrauly Is. Bd.), is the stionge st and most delicious imported. Age n t s i n ever y t o wn supply it in packets. °rn Standard" an of's at 4s. 4d. WEST-LOTHIAN. At the close of July vegetation generally had as sumed a languid aspect in consequence of the pre vious drought. Some refreshing showers, however, fell during the first week of August, and since then there has been a timely supply of moisture. Under this favourable change of weather late sown turnips came away freely, and now promise, with a con tinuation of growing weather, to be an average crop. In all other cases turnips will be a full aver age. At present there are no symptoms of finger and-toe. Potatoes also received much benefit from the showers, and recovered their freshness to a great extent where they were injured by frost; but on the other hand, they have, in exposed situations suf fered severely from the heavy winds which oc curred in the middle of the month. What between this visitation, by which the strength of the plant will be diverted from the tubers to the production of new stems, and the drought at a more early stage, the crop will be small in size, and will not likely reach an average, even under the most favourable c i r cumstance. Some fields of these have already been d isposed of, the last known sale being at the rate of £25 per Scotch acre, the purchaser digging the crop, and the farmer doing the carriage. Barley harvest corn• menced about the 14th, and became general about the 20th of the month, being a fortnight earlier than last season. The crop is above an average both in quantity and quality, and a full half of it is shorn. Wheat appears t o b e t h e ear li est o f our cerea l s . I t is of fine quality, and nearly half cut. About a third part o f t h e oats are i n t h e stoo k. Al t h oug h this crop is short in straw, it will yield an average quantity of grain of good quality. Some progress has been made in the cutting of beans, which are well podded and filled, and present a fair length of straw. Pagurage has improved this month; but it suffered so much from the previous dry weather that it cannot be said to be abundant. GEOLOGICAL CONSTITUTION OF EGYPT.—With regard to geological periods, Egypt appears to be of recent formation. The conical mountains, composed of horizontal layers of grit, which skirt the desert of Karmic°, the table-land of the same formation extending from Egypt to Fezzan, are still all but untouched by the convulsions of the terrestrial crust which have since occurred. This cir cumstance and their aridity show• that they have but re cently emerged from the waters of the sea ; a fact confirmed by the briny wells they contain, and the saline efflores cences which aro met with on the surface of the soil. There is one circumstance, however, which tells against this conclusion, namely, the remains of vast petrified forests which are to be found in the African deserts ; forests, the vegetation of which was far more varied than that of the fertile valley of the Nile. These remains of petrified forests exist at different p tints kora the enxiions of Suez to the sands of the Libyan Desert. On the table land behind Mokatam, east of Cairo, are large petrified trunks of trees, from eight to +en metres in length. Soule seem to have belonged to the palm species, others to dico tyledonous plants. In the transversal sections the concen tric layers of the sap are clearly distinguishable, some even display those radiating fissures which characterise dry wood. They are generally of a dark grey blue, but in some cases whitish; as if pertaining to the fir species. The illu sion is complete until a piece is picked up and weighed in the hand, 'hen its heaviness convinces us of their state ef petrifaction. The origin of thees forests can only be ex plained by supposing these regions to have been in a state of vegetation previously to awls being subm erge d for thousands of years, and then ag ai n abandoned by the sea as they are now. The Egyptians and other ancient nations had a great aversion for the sea, as if they remembered some great catastrophe caved by it. Pliny relates that a king named Typhon gave his name to a comet which ap peard in his time, and caused great i n undations in Egypt and Ethiopia. This name of Typhon seems derivable [ran Touren ; which in Are.ble means deluze.—Gehgn ° . =*OP h