The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-15 00:00:00

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Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862, limiting the Liability of shareholders to the amount of their shares. £160,000, in 3,200 shares, of £5O each, with power to Increase to £200,000, of which about £75,00), or ,500 emres, in fel y paid- u p s h ares w ill b e ta k en by the Hodiksvall Steam Saw-mill Company (Limited). Deo, sit, p , r share on app ication, £lO en allotment, .The other calls to be made at intervals of not less than three months. Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum will be allowed on all money p•dd in anticipation of calls. THE SUN, LONDON, FEIDAY EVENING, JULY 15, 1864. DIRECTORS. J. C. Tm Thum, Esq., firm of Messrs. J. C. Im Thurn and Co, 1, East India-avenue. Chas. Andreae, Esq., firm cf Messrs. Nestle, Andreae, and Co., 19, St. Dunstan's-h• 11. Chas. Victor Benecke, Esq., firm of Messrs. Sehunk,Somhay, and Co., No, 63, Moomate-street. J. 11. Passow, Esq , 63, Moor2tte-street. J. C. W. Ritter, Esq., firm of Messrs. W. ;titter And Co., 157, Fenchurch-street. NO. 22,483. PR1CE........4d. STAMPEDI....Sd. tion. Expectation was rather heightened than di minished by the publication of the following order— IN what " Happy Land" can I see you after the "Opera?" I only know of One HAPPY LAND n which a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', COVENT &AR DEN, my dear fellow! Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., JOHN G R E S W O L D. By the Author of " Paul Ferroll." 'John Greswold ' is not only a good book, but one of the very few stories which one cares to look over again after reacting them through. The author has produced a most in teresting sketch of a phase of simple passion."—Saturday Review. The National Rifle Association. There was a continuance yesterday of the same magnificent weather which, as far as the present meeting is concerned, has done ite best to efface the KINAHAN'S 1.1. WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. _ clis: 7biC l ' 10 11 g gliab • h 11 1 C" De l l; ?ISO . es t° TEMPORARY OFFICES. Mitre-chambers, 157, Fenchurch-street. : - el3 I ' o I th e a bas sale a t price. to 371 i t 0 294 to 26 : , to -- .beall6 gy and 19 1 higher: ; s ton-' ; to 30° 3 0 ;per If Ed' r qr ad; Lily 1 0 , I p er (1 le were 4Ss Oci 448 ° I ) 45s 0- , ) 41s v • 34s 01 27 8 • 33s OA 0 ... 0- ) ''''" Od • 31 5 A d , 20 the Wife C ITY W h , iiStig- the Tl"' ke, la SE° i 0 614° l i coo Woot °rl es V i°4 ' 3urrowfh Fran ce► the 11'31 .anY l'°s ~ .Eola ret 1. 0 the 13t r gi"er ddle 6es4 ... )0 1. No. 0 0 1 :00.11 With power to add 4 .,0 their number. B " XEP :d IN LONDON. The London and Westm nster Bank. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Chas , SOLICITORS. and Sons, 19, Billiter-square. BROKERS. Messrs. Woolley, Coates, an i Hankey,26, Tokenhonse-yard. J. C. W. Ritter ,Es SECRETARY. q., Hon. , Secretary. until a Secretary shall have been appointed. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. A private Company was established in 1817, under the mame of the Iludiksvi,ll Steam Sawing Mill Company (Lima ed), for the purchase of forests in Sweden, and the taking of grants or leases or other title to such forests, with the right of selling the same; the completion of water cora municatiens for floating timber from the forests to Forssa, and thence to Hudiksvall : erecting steam and water sawing 2nills for converting the timber into deals, and the saleof such deals at Iludiksval, or the consignment of them for sale to London or other places. The present Company is formed for the purpose of extend ing the operations of the above-mentioned Hudiksvall Steam &wing Mill Company, the shareholders in the Hudikavall Steam Sawing Mill Company being willing to take payment for the whole of the capital invested by theca in paid-up shares of the new Company. Applications for shares to be addressed to the brokers, or to the Secretary, accompanied by a receipt of the London and Westminster Bank, for a deposit of £5 for each share applied for, which will be returned, free of charge, for all shares not allotted. Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be had of the brokers or secretary. T HE FLINTSHIRE OIL AND CANNEL COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated, with limited liability, wader " The Companies Act, 1862.' Capital £500,000, in 10,050 shares of £5O each. First isF..ae, 6,000 shares. Deposit on application, £1 per share. Further payment on allotment, £4 per share. No call will e:seeed £5, and three months at least will intervene between each call. DIRECTORS. James Burrows, Esq., Engineer, Douglas Bank, Wigan. William Carter. Esq., Director of the Millwall Iron Company, The Shrubbery, Skooter's-hill, Kent. Benjamin Darbyshire, Esq. (Messrs. Darbyshire, M.`Kinnell, and Co.), Liven ooL E. W. 1 , ernie, Esq., Giessen Manganese Works, Hesse Derm al adt, and Managing P ar t ner of the Mineral Oil Company, Baltney, near Cheater, and Leeswood, Flintehire. George Haworth, Esq., Managing Director of the Tryddyn 01. an , i Coke Company, Chester, William Hind, Esq. (Messrs. J. H. Hind and Co.), Liverpool, Chairman of the Commissioner , of Birkenhead. George Rae, Esq., hanker, Liverpool, Chairman of the Tryddyn Oil and Coke Company. Joseph Robinson, Esq., 7, Laurence Pountney-hill, London, c , Berkhampstead. Robert Rumney, Esq., F.C.S., Manufacturing Chemist, Man chester. Peter Spence, Esq., F.C.S., Alum Manufacturer, Manchester and Goole. BANKERS. The North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool. and its several Branches. London—The London nd Westminster Bank. Manchester—The Alliance Bank. SOLICITORS. London—Messrs. Sob, Turners, and Har'?wick. Liverpool—Messrs. Littledale, Ridley, and Bardswell, Manchester—Messrs. Sale, Worthington, Shipman, and Seddon. BROKERS. London-J. C. FielcUng, Esq., 4, Copthall-court, E.C. Liverpool —George E. Schultz, Esq., Manchester-buildings, Tithebarn-s r reet. M anc , iester—Messrs. Walker and Heap, 1, Dude-street, Ex change Glasgow —Messrs. Miller and Ferguson, 71, Queen-street. AUDITORS. Messrs. Chad w i c k , Adamson, and Co., 27, Great George street, Westminster, S.W., and 64, Cro,s-street, Man chester. S. L. Price, Esq., 5, Gresham-street, London, E.C. Temporary Offices-4 and 5, Bkown's-buildings, Liverpool. Pitf.sSSPRCTLIS. The " Curly" Cannel, of a small district in Flintshire yields a larger per-centarc of crude mineral oil, containing para ffin, than any cannel yet discovered. This oil, a.thoug,h only slightly inferior in quality to the ebrated petroleum of Pennsylvania, can be produced with profit at less than one-th.rd the cost of the latter delivered in this c untry, whilst the refined oil distilled from the "Curly" Cannel commands nearly the same price as the re fuied American article. From this mineral oil are produced spirits of turpentine substitute, burning oil, lubricating oil of three varieties, solid paraffin, and grease of several kinds. All these articles, when of good quality, find a ready market. The three processes, namely, raising the cannel, distilling the 0,1, and relining it, have hitherto been made three dis lin:t and separate businesses, involving three different ma narger.nents, with th e i r attendant expenses. rh l 4 Company is formed to distil and refine oil from can nel procured from its own mine ; it will thus unite three b usinesses, from ea c h o f which large profits are now made. lky this combina ion, and by having the command of ample capital and perfect processes, the Company will be enabled to conduct a large trade to the greatest advantage, and thus Insure profits considerably in excess even of those now being realised, either from the manufacture or refining of oil iu this country, or from its importation from any known source. In furtherance of then objects the purchase has been con cluded of the well-known works of the Mineral :Oil Com pany at Saltney (near Chester), and Leeswood, in Flintshire, and also of the Freehold Cannel and Coal Mines, Works, and other property of the Tfyddyn Oil and Coke Company, contiguous to the Leeswood Works of the Mineral Oil Corn- Duly. The Company will thus at once enter into a well-estab lished, lucrative, and rapidly increasing business, with corn• plete works in full operation and with organised agencies, and will at the same time acquire a freehold mine of well known value, on tetras which will enable th e C om p an y t o supply themselves with cannel of superior quality, at about one fourth of the present price. The purchase from the Mineral Oil Company also includes an existing contract which will online this Company to a supply of 100 tons per day of ." Curly" cannel from the well-known Leeswood Green Col liery, for 22 years from 1860, at a price considerably below its present market value. The price to be paid for the whole of the properties so purchased will not exceed £160,000, payable by instalments. The proprietors of the Mineral Oil Company and of the Tryddyn Oil and Coke Company subscribe a large proportion of the capital. The Patent rights claimed by Messrs. Young and Co. for the manufacture of paraffin oil from co .1 will expire in Octo ber next ; in the meantime the operations of the Company' will be confined to substances which will not involve any in fringement of the rights alluded to. In the event of any further i-sue of shares (except for the Purpose of paying for additional pro, erty), such shares will first be offered pro rata to the shareholders for the time being, Messrs. Ferule, Robinson, and G eo rge Cter, as representing the Mineral Oil Company ; and Mr. eo itae, Chairman, and Mr. George Haworth, Managing Director of the Tryddyn Company, have, at the reques t of the promoters, consented to join the Board of this Company. The preliminary expenses are guaranteed not to exceed 1 per cent, of the capital. The articles of association may be seen at the offices of the solicitors of the Company. Apvications for shares must be accompanied with the 'Payment of the deposit of £1 per share; in case ;he mount so paid exceed £5 per share on the number of shares allotted, the surplus will be returned ; but should it fall sho. t, the balance must be paid within the time to be at (ted in the letter of a'lotment, otherwise the allotment will be cancelled and the d, posit forfeited. Forms of application for shares may be obtained from the brokers and solicitors, and at the temorary offices of the Company In cases where no allotment is made the deposit will be returned in full. M.-W. J. FOX .TTEE. M.P., Chairman. ,terlow, Treasurer. Henry Moore. Esq. Wm. Charles Nivett, Esq. Thomas Reed, Esq. James L, Shuter, Esq. H. J. Slack, Esq., F.G.S. Harry Taylor, Esq. W. H. Teulon, Esq. Frederick Waiters, Esq. W. H. Warre, Esq. Wm. Wright. Esq. Charles Williams, Esq. Alfred J. Waterlow, Esq. IN MEMO RIA COMMI P. A. Taylor, Mr. Alderman Wai Edmund M. Aitcheson, Esq. Edward Braham, Esq. William S. Burton, Esq. C. Dobson Coll,t, Esq. John Davis, Esq. E. Fontanels, Esq. tharles W. Ghbon, Esq. Thomas Gilks, Esq. George Hawkins, Esq. Dr. Hodgson. J. A. Lyon, Esq. George Levey, Esq. Mark E. Mars6en, Esq. Thomas Gilke, lion. Secretary. At a meeting of the friends and admirers of the late W. J. Fox, held at the residence of Alfred J. Waterlow, Icsq., 25, Park-crescent, on Wednesday, June 29. iB6i —P. A. Taylor, Esq., M.f., in the chair— the following Resolutions were passed : " That, in the opinion of this meeting, it is highly desirable 1 that there should be a suitable Memorial to perpetuate the memory of the late W. J. Fox, and that the gentle men present form themselves into a Committee to carry out that object, with power to add to their number. "That a sub-committee be appointed to consider the whole question of the publication of Mr. Fox's works, and to report to some future meeting, to consist of— Dr. Hodgson, Mr. Davis, I Mr. Slack, Mr. Alderman Waterlow. "That it is desirab'e to appropriate a portion of the sum collected to the purpose of erecting a suitable Monu ment over the Grave of the late W. J. Fox. "That it is also desirable that arrangements be made for placing in the National Portrait Uallery a marble copy of Mr. Earle's bust of the late W. J. Fox." LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS. P. A. Taylor, Esq., M.P. .• • • X 25 0 0 Mr. Alderman Waterlow, • • • • 25 0 0 Alfred J. Waterlow, Esq. •• • • 25 0 0 25 0 0 Geo. Hawkins, Esq. .. • • • • 25 0 0 "Y' 11 BW,waririeliaEmss, Esq.. ~. Samue Courtauld, Esq. • .• •• 10 10 0 Esq. '• .. 010 0 •: 1 10 0 0 rorge Hickson, Esq. •• • ' `q I' u A r . to T t a , y l, l? s r q ,.llam . p . stead .. , ..: 10 11, ,, f a o! , , ;73o:imq. ..... .... .... I 5555 0000 Tho mas -I or. Esq. .. .. .. Henry .r.arl Esq. 311 ore, Fag - • • • • • • 55 0 Thomas Re, e E' a n k's ' • • • • Jarbes L Sh 4 -.' q• • •••• .. 5 5 0 5 5 0 Geo. T. so l d E • -••• • • • • • ' Z. Watirn, , V' s sl• .. .. _ 55 0 Henry Q u i n, i , ,q. •• •• •• 5 5 0 J. A. Lyon, Es .. .. „ 56 0 Dr. Hodgson .'" • • .. ~ 3 3 0 11. .1. Slack, Esq:: • • • • .. 22 0 F. Walters, Esq. . • • .... 22 0 W. FL Teu on, E N : • • •• .. 22 0 E. M. Aitchhon, Esq. :: • • • • 22 0 Allred •• .. •• .. 1 1 0 Edward B aham, Esq . :: • • .. 11 0 W. C. Nivett, Esq. • • .. 1 1 0 W. Wrirdit, Esq. • • • • • • 1 1 0 C. D. Collet Esq , . • . •• • • 1 1 0 E. Fontan Ila, Esq. .. • • • • 1 1 0 C. W. Gibbon, Esq. • • ..., • • 1 1 0 Geo. Levey, Esq• .. •• 1 1 0 •• J. Davis, Esq. .. • • 11 0. James White, Esq., M.Y. .. *.• 11 0 Alexander 31.Morran, Esq. „ • 1 1 0 •• S. H. Hawley, Esq. • • • • 11 0 1 Edward T. Ilenman, Esq. .. „ 1 1 0 R. W. 1' emming, Esq.. • • ll 0 It is e arnestly hoped thatthe recollection of Mr xlll Tr, Na! ‘ l o ona '- 1 e.i.:forta in the cause of Civil and Religious Libert fo,nu...cation, Free Trade, and Parliamentary Reform, during a li, , ,ih e an' , coasstent i'e, wlll c use t• e advocates of en ned principles (without reference to sect or party) to .."_ e for Ward and au ; port the Committee in carrying out weeefully the Memorial. This celebrated Old IR — I - S — HW - HISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It t Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by t ap e Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded Kinahan's LL Whisky." L - ' , U RN t'U HE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOT El, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First. class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. CLERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo adm -able engravings of every description of Furniture and tensteads, with prices attached. A copy sent glans and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised nate:— A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valuable informationto all requiring househ 31d furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bu Ely, rrestou, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, ry, Wells, Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon, Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Aiban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Brit _ _ COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London. B.E. BRIGHTON and BACK for 3s. EVERY SUNDAY and MOND AY, trom London-bridge, Vic toria, and Kensington, at 9.0 a.m. No luggage allowed. Children under 12 years of age half price. HASTINGS end BACK for 3s. 6d.. by the BRIGII lON RAILWAY, DIRECT ROUTE, every SUNDAY, from London-bridge and Victoria at 8.5 a.m. These trains call at St. Leonard's, Eastbourne, Polegate, and Lewes. No luggage allowed. Children under 12 years cf age half price. PORTSMOUTH and BACK for 3q. sa., by the BRIGHTON RAILWAY, NEW DIRECT ROUTE, every SUNDAY, from London-bridge and Victoria at 8.0 a.m. These trains stop at t 1 avant, hichester, Bognor, and Arundel. No luggage allowed. Children under 12 years of age hall price. TdE REGENT'S CANAL IRON WORKS COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies' Act, 1862, by which the liability of each shareholder is limited to the amount of his shares. Capital £250,000, in 12,501 shires of £2O each, First issue 8, 00 shares, of which one-half are already rub• scribed by the Direct rs and their ,riends. Deposit £1 per share on application, and £2 on allotment and the remainder in calls not exceeding £2 per share, at interval+ of not less than two months. It is not contemplated to call up more than £lO per share. DIRECTORS. James Goodson, 32, Kensington Gardens-square, Chairman. E ward Hornor, The Howe, Halstead, Essex. James Fennings, Fennings' Wharf, ooley-street. John Everitt - , if, Tokenhouse-yard, London. Collinson Hall, sen., Navestock, Essex. John Watson Lay, 3, Savage-g rdens, Tower-hill. Howard Heed, Hendon, Middlesex. William Tabor, Bishopszate-street, London. Henry Grissell, Regent's Canal Iron Works, Managing Di rector, With power to add to their number. • AUDITORS. Cornelius Walford, 14, Leadenhall-street. P. W. Spooner, Public Accountant. SOLICITORS. Me9srs. Kingsford and Dorman, Essex-street, Strand, W.C. BANKERS. The East London Bank, Lombard-street. FINANCIAL AGENTS. The Financial Corporation (Limited), 14, Leadenhall-street. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Fred. Rolland Moore, Regent's Canal Ironworks. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 14, Leadenhall• street, E.C. • ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company 18 formed for the purpose of carrying on, as a joint-stock enterprise, the well known engineering works of Mr. Henry Grissell, situate in the Eagle Wharf-road, Regent's Cana London, wh oh are now in lull operation. The Works were established by Mr. Grissell in the year 1814, and since that time have been most successfully carried on under his imme late supervision. Each applicant will be required to pay into the bankers of the Company £1 per share on the number cf shares applied for, and upon allotment to make a turner payment of £2 per share on the shares allotted to him. Further calls will be made at intervals of not less than two months, and no call will exceed £2 per share. Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be had of the Solicitors, and at the Offices of the Financial Cor poration (limited), 14, Leadenhall-street, City, E.C. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC TEACHER. 6d. ; free by post, 7d. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC MANUAL. Free by post, 18. 6d. Q H 0 R THAN D.-"PITMAN'S PHONO GRAPHY forms an exceedingly efficient -probably the MOST efficient -system of Shorthand that exists."—Sir Rowland Hill. WRITIN o.—Mr. MACCREANOR feßches Ladies and Gentlemen Fashionable WRITING in ten finishing lessons. Adults who oannot write at all may correspond by post in a few weeks. Satisfaction before pay ment. Reference to families of distinction.-1.4. Connaught terrace, Edgware-road. 1)IGS! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in England, 10s 6d per cwt. ; one cwt. equal to 1i cwt. barley or any meal. Delivered free in Lon don. Established 1858.—'THOMAS PEARCE, Manager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark. HARPER TWELVETREES' UNIVERSAL CLOTHES WRINGER.—Mrs. Beecher, laundress, Queen Anne-ro id, Maidstone, says—" It will wring the finest laces and muslins, as well as full-sized counterpanes ; and does not press hooks or break buttons." Price 205., 3 , s., carriage paid; or of ironm,ngers. City Depot, 51, Bishops gate-street, Within, E.C. ; Works, Bromley-by-Bow, Lon don, E. MESSRS. HOWELL, JAMES, and CO., beg respectfully to inform their patron • that in conse quence of the approaching termination of the season, and the arrangements they have made for the early receipt of their Autumn novelties, they have determined to offer the Summer portion of their valuable stock at a very great diminution in price. With this intention, they have carefully revised the goods in the various departments specially to effect such a reduAion, and offer them for sa e this day (July let) throughout the month and during August. Messrs. Howell, James, and Co., respectfully solicit an early inspection. 5,7, 9, Regent-street, Pall Male THE BENEFACTOR OF THE SKIN.- MOLLARD'S perfumed Toilet Sulphur Soap and Cream, highly patronised by the faculty, nobility, and gentry. Nothin equals the properties and qualities of the Soap No. 1 for ordinary toilet purposes, and of nos. 2 to 5 in all cases of cutaneous affections or rheumatism. --- Perfumed toilet cream, cold cream, and pomatam for the hair. liaregs cream for sulphur baths, without any disagreeable odour. _ All these preparations may be had at the central depot, 221 A, Regent-street, London, W. ; and at Messrs. Newbery and Sons, Barclay and Sons. Edwards, Keating, San er and Son, Jozeatmetti, and all chemists. Pamphlets and testi monials tree on a plication. Agent for Edinburgh—Mr. John B.Pliay, chemist, 119, George-street ALGERIAN ONYX MARBLE.- Upwards of one thousand useful and ornamental objects, includinz an extensive variety of Clocks, Candelabra, Vases, Tazzi, Boudoir, Writing Table Suites, Inkstands, Candlesticks, Pentrays. &c. &c.. executed in this beautiful material, and specially adapted for MARRIAGE GIFTS, are now being exhibited in the ONYX SALON of Messrs. HOWELL, JAMES, and CO., Goldsmiths to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, 5,7, 9, Regent street, Pall-Mall, S.W. P RIZE ME D A L.—INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &0., &0., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to he excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuokers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with latted Wicks, patented.. 2s, 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality „ „ ed. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality .. .. • • • • .. is. sd. per lb. Second quality „ „ is. 3d. per lb. Third quality „ I s , id, per lb. c arr i a ge paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar TEETH. -Mr. EST( ELL'S INVENTION in the construotion of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the success, f o ll ow i ng advantages :—A set or teeth, of exo e ll en t work manship and mechani sm, can be made and fitted with the e e ri x extraction of s ect taccuracYtumps and in a f ew hours without , and to answer a ll the purposes painmo s t or p tra ot mastication and articulation. They ar e fitted without wires or fastenings, a nd adapt themselves so perfectly to the gums, that they are q uite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents In the country can ad just these teeth t 3 many 6angeß of the moist!), without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a life time. Comfort guarante ed. Trea tise explaining Mr. Eske.,l's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. Inspection of specimens and consultations Iree.-B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, W, ; and at a 9, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham, CANTERBURY HALL Westminster-road, London. THIS EVENING, Will be produced, with alterations and improvements in production, the New Illusion, surpassing anything yet attempted. entitled THE TERCEN LENA RY • or,a NIGHT WITH SHAKSPERE, written expressly by W. F. Vander veil, Esq.. in which Mr. W. Randall will re-appear. . _ ALSO, PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR, THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS! "The figure of Fame, winged and trumpeted, passing and repsssing through the Magic Fountain, is so complete an illusion that it wellnigh ceases to be illusory."- - Morning Star, Feb. 18. Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish ment, supported by the whole of the talented company, in cluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly Power, Mr. T. Matlagan, G. W. Jester, &c. &o A ission—Area, 6d. ; Stalls and Baloony, is. recollection of a time when Wimbledon skies were adverse. Encouraged by these favourable auspices, and no doubt anticipating the hospitable welcome accorded to their friends by Volunteers generally, and notably by the Victorias, a considerable number of visitors made their way to Wimbledon yesterday. Among these was a large proportion of ladies, w h cse presence conferred a t em p o rary distinction upon the lines of tents where their acquain tances resided, and made those who were not similarly honoured feel co nsc i ous o f th e ir own in ferio, rity, The lions of the camp are well worth a visit even from ladies, who cannot be expected to feel any deep interest in the science of rifle-shoot ing, recondite as that has become in the successive stages of improvement through which it has passed. For instance, what can be more charming than the prospect from the hill in front of " Victoria crescent From this point a view is commanded of the entire area—nearly thro miles in width— upon which the Association 124.3 settled down and thrown up its intrenchments. Far away on the _ _ 7 extreme right, where the ground slopes towards the town of Putney, firing is going on, and distinction and something more tangible won or lost at every where one end of the shot, common n O a n ;the em a e e x he tr a eleft , the towa of Wimbledon and then runs away in the direction of Robin Hood, the 1,000 yards' range is equally in request. And along the intermediate space, in an irregular line, pretty much in the form of a crescent, following the course of the ravine which intersects the Common, the the further side bofutttshein hollow,rear of and nd etargetswould row d ch3thao highest objects within sight but for the distant range of wooded b ackground of thepleasing hills s p e w t u h r i e c . h f Theorm e s h t h e % t er of the scene varies at every 100 yards. Tie richest cultivation are, in fact, and e a o n n d te t r h m e in w o i u ld a e w st it g h le e n ae s h a o lt t e h r a n r a . tel rurze and rushes a little to the lie to the right, villas and shrubberies left, trimly-ranged marquees ere round the wind mill in every direction, and ac7oss the central pla teau where the operations of the Association are mainly carried on a range of 13egstaffs, planted in such a perfect line that one canton shot would bring many-coloured addition to the them all of fl t a o g t a he ef gr a o l u l n e d a , t s i n e p a p e. olt l s a a animated scene here presented there are individual points not unworthy of notice, inch as the valuable an officer, who c p o r n ev te ie n e t d s o a f m t e h e e g ea t h h i e bi t t e io n n t. m re a p r e q i ue e e r , the garden im• likes to waken to the perfume o f Sweet flowers; the "running-deer," moving teisure , y to all appearance, but really travelling a good 10miles an hour ; the miniature Crystal Palace which Mr. Jennison, the refreshment contractor, has erected; and, last, the commercial avenue or bazaar, in which everything needful for occupants of the temp, from rifles and ammunition to " mufti" for ruining up to town, may be procured. The apeatecle can hardly be spoken of as brilliant, for the volunteer uniform, as a rule, is dull ; but the men who shoot and shoot well can hardly make that complaint, as the Asso ciation badges lighten up the sombre tints wonder fully. One or two distinguished shots who have made their way in more than a single instance into the class entitled to compete for the second stage of the Queen's Prize have their sleeves covered with insignia. " " Looking round upon the vast assembly, all en gaged in a common pursuit, and all pursuing it with the utmost earrness, it is impossible to resist the reflection, " Before the volunteer system existed how did these men employ their time." The enthu siasm with which they have thrown themselves into the movement, and continued faithful to it for years, repels the supposition that it can ever again die out in England. But there is no doubt that the National Rifle Aasociation, by giving to the mem bers of the force annually a centre of common inte rest—" a local habitation and a name—does much to strengthen and perpetuate the feeling by which the force was originally founded. Moreover, the excitement and attractions of rifle contests remain after the goose-step has lost i+s novelty, and these add a fresh incentive to regular drill from the knowledge that the degree of steadiness requisite to the winning of prizes is best attained thereby. Some remarkable shooting was made yesterday in the course of the day. C apta i n H ea t on fired 26 shots at the Swiss target, where the marking is on the electric system ; of these 25 consecutively made bull's and 1 lodged within the 11 inch carton. At the running deer range Capt, Webb, of the Hereford Rifles, with a Westley Richard's breechloading car. bine, similar to those now i n use i n diff eren t cavalry tine sc ore o f nine bull's eyes, ten centres, and one outer. reg i men ts, made the The firing for the first stage of the Queen's prize was continued at 500 yards, and the Obits brought to a close before gunfire. To accomplish this re sult the utmost expedition Was necessary, and with a s i gna l was delayed seve ra l ipnld be e x ert e d, the closing minutes. If any one, however, the couldstand aside and wa t c h the endless l processions of squads to the different fring points, the wonder would be not th at markers occas i ona lly enjoy the opportunity of maki ng a little extra pay ment for overtime, but that the work compressed to a single to get not require the best part of a n week a. calculation of the num ber of shots fir ed daily at Wimbledon would be in structive. ive. I t would, of m no doubt, turn out t h a t un d er all tru the t heads dtahyro does through, -.A Petiti on enough pow d er an d ball is consumed to furnish Supplies adequate to a ve ry respectable infantry b attle. The following were the highest s cores a t 600 yards for the Queen's sc eo prize :—• Cambridge .. 19 Lieut. Hesketh, 27th Lancashire Sergeant Lamb, 21st Lancashi re London.., lB Ensign Burton, 40th Middlesex ........ , lB Captain Millican, 4th Leicester ........ . Private Marsh, Ist Gloucester ....... 18 Corporal Challoner, Ist West Y0r•. .... , . Corporal Colour Corporal SergeantC . E . Churchill, Du n n,Richards on , 7t 3 h 7dth v o K ent. se t t .....• . . . 1 1 8 8 I'. •......• lB d i . erby ... ....................... 1 1 7 7 ' o r d ly , 08 4 e t ts h tx F yi Flint 8 ee . x.. ..............., ....... 1:887 Private Lieutenant c b r Captain Jee, 55th Lancashire ........... ... 17 Private Frere, Ist London .............. .. 17 EnsignPriv Sergeant a t e Private 0. Scott, 4ttilh°lll:lBltie: .................. as: . 1 1 8 7 Ensign Halliday, 21st Middlesex .. ........ 17 Private Bond, 9th W Private Hall, 15th Lincoln .............. .. 17 Private Cole, Ist Gloucester .......... ~.. 17 7th Hereford..., 17 Private Sergean tJC.lßarunrertetll.24ostitheht d o . ......... .. ..... ................ :7 7 Private Lane, do. ........................ 17 Private Narracott, Ist Devon .. 17 Private Blackmore, 2d do; .. 17 P Co r l i o v u ate r S i e . rg ß e ti a x n t t o W n, estl ake, Ca Private pt ai n Hughes,Russell, 13s3tde Essexn : : 17 7 Captain Bass, 25th Stafford ,, 17 Private W. H. StanwaY, Private W. C. 0, Goodson, Bth Herta . . 17 Private F. Simmons, 12th Berks ......... . 17 Private C. Hanson, Bth Stafford ,. 17 Colour •Sergt Sallory, Ist Notts (Robin Hoods) 17 Private Bragg, 6th Essex ............... . 17 Col, Sergt. Whittingham, 33d Cheshire .... 17 Private Beech, Ist Warwick .............. 17 Ensign Pixley, Ist Middlesex .. .......... 17 Private F. Mortlock, do ...... 17 Private Barnard, do l7 Private Fellowes, do. Private J. Stackpole, 2d do. Lieut R. J. Nodden, Ist Lancashire , l6 Sergeant G. Blundell, do Thomas, iscnm elelri 0)8gk, , 4thsBf Lieut. Col Finley, sth Lancashire l6 Ensign P. A. Hooper, 40th Middlesex l6 P • mate H. Vignoles, 38th d 0..... Private J 0. Dawe, Ist do .... Private Halsall, 21st Lancashirt, .. l6 Major Scott, 33d do .. 5ep. 4 1,,1 t 0..,.{. 16 11th Middlesex ........ .P.oinlt7s. Private Marsden, 2d Lincoln Private Wilkins, Ist Gloucester l6 Sergeant S. T. Westlake, 18th Devon l6 Sergeant Toogood, 25th Devon Private•A. Hutchison, Bth Derby' Sergeant Chapman, 15th North York Private Styan, sth North York l6 Lieut Kinnear, Ist Edinburgh Private Wood, 31st Kent l6 Corporal B. Asprey, bth Essex Private Holmes, 2d Cambridge Private Rendell, 3d do.. Corporal Day, 6th Cheshire Sergeant Nicholls, 19th Stafford Bandmaster Winzer, 38th do Major Duruford, 2d Surry Artillery Private Bicknell, Ist Surrey Private Alport, Ist Surrey Corporal W. Allen, 14th Wilts Private J. Edwards, 4th Kent .. l6 Private Wareham, 4th Drrset l6 Corporal Rodgers, sth Forfar .. 16 Q.-mss. Sergeant J. T. Beards, 3d Bucks .. 16 Corporal W. Young, 22d Somerset .. 16 Sergeant Booth, 6th Stafford Private Popplewell, 37th West York Corporal Hall, 38th do l6 Private Swaine, 23d do l6 Corporal Heron, 2d Stirling l6 Sergeant Barks, 4th Notts Colour sergeant Latham, 7th do Capt Hadden, Ist Notts (Robin Hood's) Private Ingram, Ist Lanark l6 Colour Sergeant Marriott, 4th West York Lieut Watson, 16th do l6 Corporal Stephens, 16th Cornwall l6 Colour Sergeant Taylor, 11th Cumberland Sergeant Jefferies, 18th Cheshire .. 16 Gunner Martin, 3d Cinque Ports Artillery .. 16 Private Kersey, 20th Middlesex l6 Private Griffith, 20th Middlesex l6 Sergeant Warren, 21st Middlesex Private Haines, 21st Middlesex . 16 Sergeant Hamilton, 21st Middlesex Sergeant Garner, 9th Middlesex Private Armstrong, 9th West Middlesex l6 Sergj.-Instructor Robinson, 16th W. Midsx l6 Sergeant Cook, 20th Middlesex Private Day, 11th Middlesex l6 Ensign Gunning, 13th Middlesex Sergeant Nicholls, 16th Middlesex l6 ALEXANDRA—FIRST STAGE. Highest Scores at 200 yards. Points. Private Wood, 36th Middlesex , „ . lB Lord Glentwerth Private Porcher, 10th Gloucester l7 Sergeant Hall, Bth Bedford Private Micklethwaite, sth West York l7 Lieutenant Fryer, 4th North York l7 Sergeant Randall, 12th Salop l7 Private Stacey, South Middlesex Lieutenant Hitchcock, 7th Wilts Gunner Hyde, Ist Gloucester l7 Lieutenant King, 9th Worcester Sergeant Brooks, 12th Middlesex Sergt.-Instructor Compton, South Middlesex 16 Private Baker, Ist Gloucester •••• 16 Sergeant Humphrey, 3d Durham l6 Sergeant Brown, 4th Haddington l6 Private Adams, Ist Hereford Private Taylor, 10th Gloucester l6 Private Ryrie, 10th Cumberland Captain Green, Bth Bedford .. 16 Sergeant Lovett, Bth Cheshire l6 Private Cooper, 4th Salop Sergeant Allen, 25th Somerset Sergeant Blundell, Ist Lancashire Sergeant Sullivan, sth Lancashire l6 Sergeant Holland, Victoria's ALEXANDRA—FIRST STAGE. Highest Scores at 600 yards. Points. Private Steynes, 4th North York .. 19 Lieutenant Dutton, Ist Stafford lB 1 Private Dyer, Cambridge University Sergeant Parsons, 22d Surrey l7 Corporal Ralph, Bth Salop Private Atlin, 15th Somerset Private Wilken, 6th Aberdeen .. l7 Lieutenant Stock, Ist Gloucester Artillery Major Bishop, Ist Guernsey Sergeant Chisholme, Ist Surrey .. 17 Private Adams, 25th Stafford l6 Sergeant Annison, C. R. Club l6 Lieutenant Bell, Ist Cheshire IG Private Reed, 14th Suffolk Sergeant Forbes, Gth Aberdeen l6 Private Buchanan, let Lanark Ensign Walker, 6th Kincardine l6 Sergeant Mitchell, Ist Forfar Lieutenant Bazeley, Cambridge Private Baker, Ist Gloucester.... l6 Private M'Crome, Ist Surrey l6 Private Fisher, do Private Scales, 16th Kent .. Lance-Corporal Stickings, 29th Kent Sergeant Woolley, Ist Warwick l6 Private Breese, Ist Norfolk l6 Private Burt, sth Isle of Wight l6 Lieutenant Lead, 14th Suffolk Private Humphreys, Ist Montgomery l6 The Duke of Cambridge's prize is one , to which considerable importance attaches at the present moment, when the propriety of placing breechload ing rifles in the hands of the British army is seri ously canvassed. Whatever the weapon which the Government may ultimately adopt—Mont Storm's invention, with the facilities which it offers for converting at trifling expense all our present stock of Enfields, Westley Richards, with its great accu racy of aim, or any other description of breech• loader, there seems to be a tacit admission that England, with its small army, cannot afford to stand still in this matter. And hence the interest connected with this competition, in which any de scription of breechloading firearms was allowed to be used. The successful candidates were as fol- [Ow :- Highest Scores. 5 00 Yds. 800 Yds. Total Points. Points. Points Edward Ross, Cambridge University (Winner of the First Prize) ...... 19 .. 17 .. 36 Ties for Second and Third Prizes. Private H, Barnard, Victories .... 19 .. 16 .. 35 Captain W. P. Burrs, 29th Kent.... 1 8 • • 17 .. 35 Captain F. Smith, 4th Derby ...... 18 .. 17 35 All these shot with the Westley Richard's breechloader. The carbine prizes havebeen long desired by an in fluential and increasing section of the volunteer force. At the present meeting they have well con tested, and next year it is expected that the num ber of entries under this head will equal those in any other class, however large. The following were the highest scores at 200 yards : Points. Lieut. Hughes, 9th Kent .......... 16 Gunner Fittock, 12th Devon .............. 15 C or poral Potter, 10th Kent Arti11ery........ 14 Corporal Blain, 2d Lincoln..., •••••."" 14 Sergeant Burnery, 2 d Kent A rtiller y l3 S erg eant Skinner, 10th Kent Artillery 13 Sergeant Major Baker, Ist Notfolk ......... l3 Lieut. Thompson, 3d Durham l3 G un ner Wilson, Ist Glocester l3 G un ner Hyde, Ist Glocester l3 Gunner Bretts, sth Cinque Ports G unn er Dunk, sth Cinque arts 13 13 P e S erg eant Ellinger, Ist Cinqu Ports Serg. Major Murray, 4th East York Artilery 13 The other principal scores made in the course o the day were the following ENFIELD ASSOCIATION CUP. Hi g hest Scores on the 13th, and up to 1 45 p.m. on the 14th. 600 yds 800 yds. Total. Puts. Pnts. Pnts Private Loftus, 2d Cheshire l4 19 33 Sergeant Charles, sth Dorset 13 20 33 Ensign Lockhart. 7th Ayr 16 17 33 Private A. Austin , Q ueen's l6 16 32 Private A. 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The prize, which will be in the form of a beautiful silver owl, shall be adjudged to the competitor who shall, by the end of the meeting, have made the greatest number of owl's eyes—that is, who shall have oftenest knocked out the owl's eye, or broken the glasses by which it will be shaded. Every pre caution has been taken to guard against accidents. The shooting will commence at dusk," The Guards performing the duty of markers hav ing had a long and fatiguing day, it was agreed on all hands that it would not be fair again to expect them to take their places at the butts. A member of Parliament volunteered with the aid of half a dozen members of the London Scottish to perform the necessary duties, and being supposed to be in the confidence of " The Owls," his offer was at once accepted. Long before the shades of eN ening had completely fallen there was a numerous muster at the point indicated, and great was the dissatisfaction of intending competitors on learning that the bird of night declined to present itself to be shot at. The fact was that as this match must necessarily be shot under unusual conditions and at an unusual hour, it was desirable, with a view to the avoidance of danger, to adopt every safeguard which prudence could suggest, and to meet every difficulty which ingenuity could devise. A large number of lamps had been ordered from town, and as these failed to arrive at the time named it was thought better to postpone the match, amusing as it is promised to be, than to run the risk of any occurrence calculated to damp the hitherto brilliant success of the meeting. Two accidents, which at the time wore an alarming appearance, though the results were much less serious than at first apprehended, occurred in connection with the tramway yesterday. Through some defect in the construction of the carriages, upon which the breaks have acted with some difficulty, one of these vehicles could not be stopped or materially checked in its progress before it reached the end of the line. Passengers, guessing what was about to happen, leapt or threw themselves off right and left. Nearly all escaped with slight bruises, with the exception of one, who bled rather freely from a cut over the eyebrow. As soon as it was washed and dressed, however, he joined his squad, and made a respec table score at 500 yards for the Queen's prize. In the other case the wheel of one of the carriages gave way, and the foot of a passenger was unfortunately squeezed or entangled, so that he was obliged to receive medical assistance at the hands of Dr. Westmacott, who acts professionally on behalf of the Association ; he was then removed by easy stages in the direction of his own residence. As an illustration of the comparative indifference with which Volunteers are disposed to view casualties in ,erfering with the object which brings them o Wimbledon, it may be mentioned that Lieu enant Starkey, of the Queen's Westmin who accidentally sprained his foot on the previous day, discovering that he could kneel without pain, though he could ❑ot stand, went down in a cab to the range yesterday, shot for the Queen's Prize, and made 14, and hopes o be able to hold his place in the laleri.4tional ',nfield match on Monday next. Corrections to Wednesday's Return of Scores.•— o 200 yards, Queen's, for Lieut. Wright, 23d Devon sters, read Sergeant Toogocd, 25th Devon, 16 points. Sergeant Macrone, Ist Sorry, competed for first series extras, and not for Alexandra, making 17 points. In Alexandra, Capt. liancock6, let Wor cester, fired at 500 yards, and not at 200, making 16 points; also Sergeant Spurrell, 12th Kent, fired at 500 yards, and not at 200, making 16 points. Breech-Loaders for the Army. (From the Morning Post.) We believe it is no secret that an important change is about to be made in the armament of our troops. It is understood that the committee ap pointed to consider the subject have strongly recom. mended that the whole of our infantry should be furnished with breech.loading rifles, and there ap- pears to exist little doubt but that the recommends. Lion will be acted upon. It will not be disputed that our authorities at the Horse Guards are keenly alive to the desirability of keeping the forces of this country upon an equa footing with those of other nations in the manufac ure as well as the practice of our weapons a offence. The announcement which We make this morning to the effect that steps are likely to be immediately taken for the furnishing our whole army with rifles on the breech-loading principle, is a convincing proof of it, This change has in fact 1 long been considered, by those who have practically studied the subject, to be one of almost absolute necessity, the only obstacle worthy of any exami nation being one purely of expense. The decided supremacy which has been lately manifested by those foreign corps which are thus armed, the Prussian rifle regiments, for instance, furnished with the needle gun, has been so marked and un deniable that it would demonstrate the very height of obstructiveness were England to hesitate for one moment to emancipate herself from such an infe riority. For effectual service in the field a breech loader, properly handled,is as superior as an Enfield is to a Brown Bess. It must, however, not be at once concluded that the increased rapidity of firing thus obtained is the only, or even the chief, advantage which will be secured. Our most experienced officers are o opinion that that is a power which may be but too easily abused and turned to a discomfiture. With young soldiers the facility of firing a dozen rounds in a minute would be a sore temptation to waste their ammunition at an ineffective distance and with hurried aim, instead of calmly and coolly awaiting the proper moment when the d.estr active qualities of their weapon would be tested to their utmost. With steady troops the number of rounds per minute which are now attainable would be held quite sufficient for all purposes by a corns mander who knew that he could depend upon his men for coolness when they did pull the trigger. But, though this facility will require stern super vision, there are other advantages to be found in the breech loader which render its adoption almost indispensable. In the first place, in the ordinary rifle, after firing many rounds, there naturally arises an increasing difficulty in loading, an operation which (in the excitement of action) is not at any time to be quite so easily accomplished as when rook-shooting or stalking red deer. When under fire that very difficulty increases the confusion of the attempt to perform it. The cartridge which it would be difficult to ram " home" even with care, is left an inch from the breech by hurry, and a miss fire, or, worse still, a burst, is t a he very probable coolbaille consequence. Then again it must h o a hand indeed whose Effective lo adin g under fire is not materially interfered Wi th b y the very natural desire to keep one's eye always on the 'enemy. r --" , ven the oldest soldiers, in the immediate expectation of a charge of cavalry, might be well excused the miss take of inserting a cartridge the wrong end first. The breech loader obviates all this. The rank and fil e may keep both eyes on the advancing foe—they may stand with their rifle presenting its bayonet t o wards the e nem y , instea d of pointing in the air, and they can insert their cartridge by a mere me chanical operation which neither requires examina• t i o n nor interferes with precision of aim by strain. 1 , erNIL "vt .4 , ing the mu Iles of the band in forcing home a tt, r 56 „.,... i , , tAirp x down a foul barrel. This advantage is one in vki '' -- - ;'4. t. experiented officers recognise a very importan !",/ a value. There is also a facility in cleaning the weapon, which is fully admitted by those at all conversant with the subject, and which is one of those small trifles which, like the memorable horse shoe nail, may materially affect a very great result. On the whole, the superiority over the present rifle seems so unmistakable that its adop tion may be looked upon as a necessity. There will, however, also arise the necessity for consideration as to details before an alteration so extensive as that comprising our whole army can be confirmed. That of keeping up a perpetual supply of ammunition to • troops when in action will he one objection present ing much difficulty. Nothing so effectually para lyses the British soldier as the finding himself with tut a cartridge in his pouch. Though he might forcce no immediate use for it, and might have-rea son to suppose that ere long he woad be supplied with it, the actual absence of it is likely enough to crease that irresistible spark—a panic. Since the breech loader can be fired some five or six times as often as a =zee loader, it is obvious that a pro portionate supply of ammu nition must be at han d. At present arch brigade carrie s i t s own , but it is probable system will being responsible necessitate each regiment, for its own supply. In fact, there seems no doubt but that a certain extra number of men must be told off solely to supply the pouches from the tumbrils. This, as it will seriously diminish the fighting strength of each regiment, will requires good deal of careful consideration from the authorities err they sanction the system dernanaidg it. It is but fair to admit that there still exists a very formidable obstacle to the securing the entirety of the advantage which a breech loading rifle would confer on our troops. Those who use breech loaders over the stubble or in the forest, have of course over and over again congratulated themselves that the cartridge is the charge per se, and the " bother of caps" has been done away with. But the military authorities have hitherto, with commendable pro• dente, invariably set their faces against the use in the army of a cartridge which shall combine such elements of danger as the presence of the percale• sion powder as well as that of villanons saltpetre. Moreover, the cartridges which include the combia nation are delicate of structure, and would be very easily liable to get out of order, and indeed to be come useless, under the rough usage of the camp or the barrack, It is obvious that the brass pin which stands out at right angles at the end of the cartridge, and the blow on which causes the ignition of the fulminating powder, would be extremely likely to be bent from its position or forced out altogether in. the rough handling to which it would be subjected in a campaign. The scrupulous care which sports* men are apt to bestow upon their contrivances for preserving their ammunition from harm, even for the bloodless campaign of a moor, of itself establishes `his drawback. It is, however, not insurmountable; It seems that there is an American invention already in practical operation which will obviate at least the obstacle of facile derangement. The cartridge is to all appearance similar to that in ordinary use, save that it is without the " pin." But it seems that the whole inside of the copper rim, which forms its base, is lined with a paste of the fulminating powder, and thus the hammer, especially formed for the purpose, striking it through the aperture in the barrel where the pin would have usually intruded, on any pore tion of its circumference, will ignite the charge. The facile derangement is therefore obviated, and there is a minor difficulty (but still a difficulty) also superseded—that of its being necessary to insert the cartridge into the barrel with the pin accurately fitting the groove prepared for it. There is, how ever, another advantage asserted for this cartridge. It is dec . ared that nothing but the peculiar action of the hammer will ignite it. It has been shaken, struck, thrown down violently on stones, and sub jected to the most elaborate rough handling, with the avowed intention of accompiiahing its explosion, but all to no purpose. The inventors explain that to do so it requires a tque, , zo as well as a sharp blow, and that, unless it be inserted in a close-fitting barrel, its elasticity presc:rv6s it frein the combiva- tion of the two. The question of expense is one which, however formidable, as it will undoubtedly be, is one which we submit should never be weighed by this country for one moment. There are occasions when no expense is extravagenef2, but whorl thrift is ruin. The expense with which nest year's estimates are thus threatened is one which should be regarded only by the advantages gained in return for it, or rather by the overwhelming consequences contin gent upon its retention. If those competent and authorised to decide pronounce an unhesitating opinion that the improvement is desirable, we can• not conceive a singlo guardian of the public purse demurring to the expenditure. That the authorities will very carefully weigh the considerations on which the committee have founded their report, we make not the slightest doubt. But we earnestly trust that pounds, shillings, and pence will not be allowed to turn the scale. That it would eventually prove the fairest economy conceivable, is as clear as the sun at noonday. The benighted economy that cost us so dearly in the Crimea should preserve us from a repetition of it for centuries. In fact, we must needs march with the times, however fast they may progress. It stands to reason that if rival nations can invent a rifle giving them a superiority over us, though they cost a hundred pounds a piece, we must unquestionably lay out another hundred in their counterpart. If not, we shall retain but brief possession of the hundred pounds we think we have saved, THE BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. The heavy portion of these mails, in charge of Mr Ronayne, of the General Post-office, arrired at Southamp ton yesterday, at 10 a,m., in the Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steamship Ellora, Capt. W. C. Angove, which left Alexandria on the Ist inst., Malta the sth, and Gibraltar the 9th. The Ellora had fine weather all the way home, with head winds. On the let inst., in lat 33 58 N, long 21 40 E, the Ellor a spoke the steamers Thessalia and Euxine ; on the 4 th , lat 35 17 N, long 17 29 E, the steamship Dwina ; on the 6 t h . lat 37 31 N, long 9 32 E, the British brig Martha; on t he 9th, lat 35 57 N, long 4 15 W, the steamship Baroda ; on the 12th, lat 46 5 N, long 7 3 6 W, the steamship Adria ; on the 13th, off Ushant, the steamship Massilia. The French steamship El Dorado, the usual Egyptian fleet, and a largo quantity of shipping were in harbour at Alexandria when the Ellora left. Her Majesty's ships Marlborough, Meeanee,Liffey, ltoYa l Oak, Magicienne, Pelican, and Psyche were at Malta , and the Redpole and Procris at Gibraltar. A French slo o p and a despatch boat were lying at Gibraltar. The Austrian steam ram Kaiser Max, 31 guns, Captain Morelli, and the paddlewheel steam frigate Santa Lucia, 10 guns, Commander Nauta, from the Adri atic, and last from Algiers, passed through the straits o f Gibraltar on the 3,1 inst. They put into Cadiz on the m orning of the . 4th to coa l and underle ftthoon commandthe6th o t of Admiral reinforce lvu tb l e i ei ./ . % ; tuoartili n the North he North d t v h i e c e s inhabitants receivedd ap i t n phi 100a:dins squadron frigate to re- Sea. d df rO rt n oaz nn which th.siel! 1:11 i sael:a Island of t CubaLobo oyl‘sitaal proceedat4- g i h n Peru Th e ad that A' inforce the Spanish squadrodn Capt, „:, e Spanish Minis ter of Marino has to the Pacific to rein The following British merchant steamers had arrived out at Gibraltar —July 2, the London, Capt. W. G. S. Hall, 61 days from London—the Clotilda, Capt. R. Way, 6 days from London for Genoa and Leghorn —the Rhone, Captain J. ()wens , six and a half days from Liverpool for Malta and C on stantinople—and the Livorno, Captain T. Livingstone, 12 days from Glasgow and 40 hours from Lisbon for Genoa and Leghorn—Sth, the I te lieu, Captain M. Fitt, 6 days from Liverpool for Genoa and Leghorn. The following sailing vessels, all laden with coals, had also arrived out :—From Liverpool, the brigantine Jane, B. Owens—the schooner Champion, J. Machell—the schooner Ada, T. Williams — the brigantine Dreadnought, .1. Roberts—and the cutter Fride, S. M`Perran. From Newcastle, the bark Expert, W, Badsey. From Swansea, the cutter London, C. Rabey— the schooner Penelope, W. Roberts—and the schooner Jessamine, J. Rider. From Newport, the schooner Jane, J. Williams. From Cardiff, the schooner Fayaway, A. Selean—the schooner Adam White, J. Keeman—aud tho schooner Eleanor and Jane, J. Griffiths. On the Gth inst., in the Gut of Gibraltar, the Eleanor and Jane spoke the Alexandria, 24 days out, all well. brig Gerandine, of Carnarvon, bou nd from Newcast le to MEYERBEER'S SUCCESSOR AND MEYERBEER'S MEMOIRS.—Signor Verdi has been elected by the Academy of Fine Arts, at Paris, as successor to Meyerbeer. 'The Gazette lifusieace informs us that M. George liustner is to write a life of the composer.