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111: •• - - - - EMEMBER. AVE SUP AT EVANS' , • 411% k . vVERY EVENING THIS WEEK Mtn' Allred ,bt Illellon's Promenade Concerts. -\ \, tfli D oll Nor, VS I kif • • -••• of t 7.; VIMNBURGH (Rafinced Rires), from Ironaatp wharf, Tower.- Saloon. 20s ; tore cabin, 15s; deck 6 1: At . - 1 11111 ( ' OIT•07, \c"; a' D ; t ' so (soldiers and sailors on'y,7s Ad; return tickets (available for • , , 711 14 ,.. '-14C a month), 30s and 2?.s rd. The cheapest and quickest sea route by the so'endsd new ST EA3ISHIPS of the LON noN and EDINBURGH SHIPPING COMPANY, sailin2. - , every Wednesday and Saturday, at ;0 morning. Apply g at the Spread Eagle, Regent-circus; or at Irongate-wharf. SEA.. —VA C VNCIES f or MIDSHIPMEN and APPRENTICES in a first-class London shipping firm. Premium moil ate. Al-o apprenti^es without premium.— A,PPIy to SIMMONDS and Co.. 38. St. Mary-at-hill, East eneaP, E.C. Third Officers and Stewards wanted. SEA. First-class APPRENTICES re q u ired in an East Indiaman.—R,r premium, name of ship, &c.. apply to Messrs. Laing and Co., 27, Coleman-street, Bank. n) control over or interference in the outfitting exercised T HE ORIENTAL HOTELS COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Corn allies' Act. 1852, by which the Liability of each Shareholder is strictly limited to the amount of his Snares. Capital .£?50,000, in 25,000 Shares of £lO each. (With power to increase to One Million Sterling.) First Issue 12,500 Shares, wher-of a portion will be reserved for India. Deposit V per Share on application, and £1 on allotment.' Calls not to exceed £2 per Share, with an interval of not less three months between each calL DIRECTORS. Sir John Peter Grant, K.C.8., Chairman, late Lieutenant- Governor of Bengal. Colonel Anderson, C. 8., Director of the Eastern Bengal Rail way Company. George Constable, Esq., Firm of Henderson and Constable, Cannon-street, E.C. Sir Frederick Currie. Bart . Member of the Council of India. Colonel French, Chairman of the Bombay and Baroda Rail way Company. Colonel Holland, Director of the Agra and United Service Bank. Director of the Marine Insurance Com- John stewart, Esq., pany. John Robert Thomson, Esq., Chairman of the London and South African Bank. James Henry Young, Esq., late of the Bengal Civil Service. AUDITORS. T . R. Walker, Esq., 21, Hanover-square, and A. Shareholder, to be elected at the First General Meeting. BANKERS IN LONDON. The Agra and United Service Bank (Limited), 27, Cannon street, E.C. The London and County Bank, Hanover-square, W. BANKERS IN INDIA. The Agra and Uni ed Service Bank (Limited). SOLICITORS. Messrs. Uptons, Johnson, and Upton, 20, Austin-'riars, E.C. BROKER. Francis Burnand, Esq., 78, Lombard-street, and 13 and 14, County-chambers, Cornhill, E.C. SECRETARY (pro tern.) Macdonald Yates, Esq. Temporary Offices:-36, Cannon-street, E.C., and 5, Parli ment-street, Westminster. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company is formed for the purpose of introducing a System of efficient Hotel accommodation into India, China, and other places in the East. In Calcutta a jo.at-stock company has lately purchased and undertaken the management of a Hotel, and the pro spects of the enter rise may be inferred from the very high prem•um at which their shares are quoted in the Calcutta market, see "Times" July 17, the "Englishman's Weekly Mail" of June 8,186 1 , and "Allen's Indian Mail," of August 4—viz., £25 paid, present value, £45 ex div., equal to 80 per cent. prem., and the payment of a dividend of 10 per cent. for the half-year ending 30th April last, equal to 20 per cent. per annum. It is proposed, in the first instance, to supply the urgent requirements of Bombay and Point de Galle. In the event of two-thirds of the first issue of shares not being subscribed for, no allotmen - will take place, and the deposits will be returned to the subscrib rs, without deduc tion. It is proposed to pay to shareholders 5 per cent. interest upon the capital as paid up, until the first dividend is de clared. Detailed prospectuses and forms of application for shares May be obtain,d of the Secretary, Bankers, and Broker. ORIENTAL HOTELS COMPANY (Limited). NOTICI , I is HEREBY GIVEN, That NO APPLICA- Tp )N for SHARES in the Oriental Hotels Company (Limited) WILL BE RECEIVED after SATURDAY, the 15th August current. ‘IACDONALD YATES, Secretary pro tem. August 6, 1863. N O . 22.191 . Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. V ER ()NIA. A NOVEL. Also now ready, in 3 vols., VICISSITUDES OF A GENTLEWOMAN. CHURCH AND CHAPEL. By the Author of "No Church," "Owen : a Waif," &0., in 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street LADY EMILY PONSONBY'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., MAII Y 1, YNDS A Y. By Lady EMILY PONSONBY. " This story is interesting and enthralling throughout. Mary Lyndsay is a most charming heroine." - Sun. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now Ready, Illustrated by the Hon. ELIOT YORKE, 155., THE WANDERER in WESTERN FRANCE, 13y G. T. LOWTH, Esq. "The art of gossipping in Mr. Lowth',. style, never weary ing th listener, set perpetually conveying to him valuable information, is a very rare one, and he possesses it in perfec tion. No one will quit his volume without feeling that he understands Brittany and La Vendee."—Spectator. Hurst and Blaekett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NO TI C E.-THE CREAM OF A LIFE. The New Novel is now ready, in 3 vole , at all Libraries and Booksellers. A SSENGERS AND TRAVELLERS ..11. PROTECTION AND COMPENSATION OFFICES, 16, Craven-street, Strand, London, W.C. Passengers by Rail, Road, or Water. and others suffering from loss or injury to themselves or pro ,erty, should apply for redress and c.mpensat , on at the above Offices ; established to render prompt assistance to all classes upon the most ad vantageous terms. Advice on application gratis. Letters must be addressed to " The Manager," enclosing a stamp for reply. Richard Bentley, New Burlington street. Just published, in Svc., price is., MAGNEOPATHY. THE PHILOSOPHY OF HEALTH. Bentley, New Burlington street. T HE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. HEAD OFFICES, 29, Lombard-street, London, and Royal Insurance buildings, LiverpoeL Total Annual Revenue exceeds £500,0 ' .0. Accumulated Funds in hand over 1,000,000. EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1862. The Directors of the Royal Insurance Company are now called upon to make their accustomed periodical Report at the Meeting of its Shareholders. FIRE BRANCH. The Directors have, as pleasingly as unexpectedly, at the close of the year, to announce, for the first time, that the Fire Premiums have not only reached, but exceed £300,000. The high comparative position held by the Royal in the Government Returns of Duty is again fully maintained. The profit of the business of the year exceeds considerably , the amount realised in the preced,ng year, and in fact sur passes that of any year, with but two exceptions, sine • the commencement of thol4 Office, the balance to the credit ou account of British and Foreign insurances being £15,107 10s. Sd., and of the North American business, whichis kept sepa. rately, £11,097 16s. 10d. LIFE BRANCH. The very gratifying duty now falls upon the Directors to state the sum assured on n w policies for fhe year 1862 exceeds even that of the year 1861 by £lBO,OOO, and has arrived at the almost unexampled amount for a single year of £701,427 on 1,498 new policies issued. Until within the last few years it is believed that such a sum assured as that which has just been announced as the result of one year's business was all but unheard of. This portion of the Company's business has been careful watched, and cannot fail t o g i ve much satisfaction to the shareholder, as well as no small encouragement for the future 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 ofroposed for assuran^e 4 mounts to .£ 43,28 '. Various degrees ineligibility have led to these lives b clined. 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 at le in a single year from deterioration of some kind or anothc r. 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 rac,id than that of any other Company established either in lond RI or elsewhere, except when amalgamations have taken place. The returns of duty have proved this. In Life, the amount of New Policies already reported make all other evidence needless. The Directors conclude their present Report with the expression of an opinion that the prospects of the Royal Insurance Company were never brighter, and of a consequent hope, lo , inded on a grateful remembrance of the past, that the future may unfold for it a sphere of still greater ma2ni tude, combini g distinguished commercial success to the to Offic hee with ic.a le gtheneecareer of useful ness and protection t pub ALFRED MELLON'S PROMENADE CON CERTS, Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden, THIS EVENING, at Eight o'clock. Vocalist—Mdlle. CARLOTTA PATTI. Band of nearly 100 performers. Admission, One Shilling. T H 0 X F OR D , e, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. Pishop's THE SLAVE and Halevy's MUSKETEERS (first time in England). Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Ellison, Messrs. Green, Bernardi, Finish, &c., with full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Flute Solos by Drew Dean &c. Comic, by UNSWORTH ("or any other man "), Eugene, W. Randall, E. Righton, and A. Lloyd. Als - ., a Performance by Herr S'_ITALKENBACH on his wonderful inst-ument, the PIANO ORCHESTRE, contain ing a full baud of 40 instruments. I he HALL has just been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, Cd. ; stalls and balcony, ls. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. N ORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. The business of t' .e Company exceeds £70,000,000. The duty paid to Government for the year 1862 was £81,062, and the amount insured on farming stock, £10,186,332. A bonus of three-fifths of the profi s periodically made to Parties insuring, who have thus, from time to time, received sums amounting in the aggregate to £440,000 ; and the Society now holds a large Res rve appli able 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 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, Black friars, E.C. PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Established 1840. TRuSTEE S. Thomas Baring, I Esq., M.P. Win. Geo. Prescott , E sq Thomson Hankey, ksq., M.P. Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. Mutual Lit- 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 .. • • £5l The Accumulated F un d exceeds • . .. 2 ,000 0, 00 It has paid in Claim s .. • • .. 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 .. .. • • .. £5,400 852 . • • • .. 11,500 185 7 .. • • •• • • .. 23 200 inaltinz 1862 .. . • .• • . 56,500 the total bonus additions, £96,600. hoof raw, - be received in cull or applied to the reduc adit ion to the m s 01 cy. ti on ot premiums at the option of the assured, in lieu of an Attention is especially invited to the system of free or paid es P°licies introduced by this Association, by which the writ i cy c e is .t:vohoolften submitted to on the relinquishment of a The balanc whether assure ,e Active and 11 otherwise 13rr setse ided e:f the Association are open to all, sented districts. ueutia.l agents will be appointed in unrepre- WM. T HOS. LINFORD, Secretary. Chief Of fi ce, 15, isr oorgate-street, E.C., Aug 1, 1863. NOTICE.—The GHOST! GHOST !! GHOST!!! AT C:\NTEREURI HALL. i 7o representations of Professor P. pper's startling Illusion will be given on Mondays. Wednesdays, and Sa , urdays, at Nine and a qu , rter past Eleven o'clock; other Evenings at Eleven only; and produced with all the newest improve ments by Mr. A. Siivester, which can be seen only at this establishment. Dramatic Readings by Mr. Graham, in addition to Grand Operatic Selections, Cantatas, Gle s, Songs, Comic and Sentimental, and UN -WORTH, the Stuin d Orator. Open every Evoning at half past Seven. Admission, Sixpence. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE Th e FAIRY FOUNTAIN.—The Risarelis (la.t week pre vious to their departure for the Continent)—The Brothers onrad Les Petit Monstres The Francesco Family, from a Scala, Milan, /cc. Grand Operatic Selection :-114 h is M‘Gregor. Albert, Georgini, supported by Chorus and Band of Sixty Performers. in the itomediat iv. 11ici nity of t ROYAL FRE E ° SPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, way Terminus, at Rhn?, s cross he Great Northern Rail- Patron_ Th • President—The Duke e QUEEN, Treasurer—Ed war q? T lMCLEuell This was the first hospital to- introduce r Cl ' K.G. aud instant admission to the ( l e thout the for ot governors' letters. devoted to desti iistitute metk,ePrineiPl of free tut ion in its most pitiable form. e ntirely •? 7 -- i pcnied by sickness and disease: lz " t hat a f fi e e c ie m n t inaolitude that, with adequate st capable of admi tting* into its wardstr:P n t i i t n ,, n _w_ h .ot e is su the casual sick of this great metropoiivery l a i:,,Y9 rendered , 00 beds ' S. it " Pr""i" C't funds in order to have o availabl r ecluir h e for fh,, ea -ut the these the most wretched of our fellow-cre th - r eeePtio it gratuitously affords medical advice and ancer,,e,a• Moreover, on the average, than 7„060 out-patients a Nveei.` ein e to more: The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty 0 EARNEST APPEAL to the public for conti nue make an to enable them to a dmit a nd relieve the distressin gr ca eel "Wert, daily present themselv es. cases that Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Ed and Mas erman, Esq., Nicholas -lane; also by Messrs. Couttswaan,i Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom ,i --- Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. o,nd and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co, ; Denison and Co. ; Vt' llianis, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and GI. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at the RospitaL STANFORD S. SMITH. Secretary. p ....—_—_—,...------- - ISTOLGRAMS of BABIES ( Guinea Jewellery Portraits), with album enlargements therefrom, taken daily at SKATFE'S Pistolgraph Depot, 32, Sussex -place, from the day o f birth may Re- ge e nes-park, N . w ., where a classifi ca tion of children's like p sse!i now be seen. In valids and 'wallies attended. Notice.—The Proprietor has mucli pleasure to announce that he has an eng gement with Mdlle. Tac,c9ni, from Her Majesty's Theatre, who will appear every evening. ESTABLISHED 1833. BOWDEN'S .2ERATFD GINnER BE ER. in glass or stone bota s, warranted to keep good twelve months. Lemonade, Soda-water, otass, Selzer, and every description of Mineral Waters.—Manufactory, No. 3, Whi te Hart-street, Drury-lane, W.C. HARPER, TWELVETREES' GLYCERINE SOAP POWDER makes its own Soap, and saves one-half of time, two thirds of Soap, and t ree-fourths of labour ! Patentee : Harper Twelvetr• es, Bromley .by-Bow, London. Said by Grocers, Druggists, and Oilmen. nEAF NE S S.—The SOUND MAGNIFIER, INVISIBLE VOICE CONDUCTOR, a newly in vented instrument for severe rases of deafness. It fits into the ear, not perceptib e, removes singing noises in the head, and enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church dat public assemblies.---S. and B. SOLOMON S, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. PAGE'S BRICK, TILE, AND PIPE MACHINE'', for hand, horse, or steam power, are the most simple and efficient extant.—Ful: particulars and prices obtained of the makers, E. Page and Co., Laurence Pountney place, Laurence Pountney-hill, Ca , inon-street, E.C., where they may be seen in operation daily. TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to Is. 2d. ; Souchong, reduced to 3s. ed. ; mixed Ass a m, re duced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from 9s. 4d. to 3s. 11d. per lb. TO Persons in WANT of MONEY (in Town or Country).—A GENTLEMAN is willing to MAKE ADVANCES of CAS t without delay, to respectable person. st Is, nL (male or female), o n th e i r own secur ity. The utmost secrecy can be relied on.—Apply (it by letter enclose tour stamps) to 40, W., skAoncceoyuandtavnant,ced on KinugoWa Warrants.illiam-street, London-bridge IMMEDIATE CASH ADVANCES —Persons requiring Capital, repayable by instalments, to enable them to increase or commence business, or for any other pu pose, can readily obtain Advances on application at the Offices of the ST. GEORGE ADVANCE FUND ASSO CIAT lONS, lie, Pall-ma 1, SW. Prospectus and forms sent free. E. II• GILBART, Manager. KEATING'S PERSIAN INSECT DESTROY ING POWDER, for which a Prize Medal was awarded to the Producer at the International Exhibition, 1862, Thic Powder is quite harmless to an m,,1 life, but is un rivalled in destroying Fleas, Bugs, Plies, Cockroaches, Beetles, Gnats, Mosquitos, Y,oths in furs, and every other species of Insect. Sportsmen will find this an invaluable remedy for destroy ing Fleas in their Dogs, as also Ladies for their Pet Dogs. Being the oriainal importer of this now invaluable article, which has found so great a sale that it has tempted others to vend a so-called article, the pubic are therefore cautioned to observe thai the packets a the Genuine Powder bear the autogragh of THOMAS KEATING Sold in packets, ls., 2s. 6d., and 4s. etd each, or post free for 14 or 36 postage stamps, by Thomas Keating, chemist, 79, St. P. ul s-churchyar 1, London, E.O STAMPED ....M. A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.- Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre ,ared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. cat, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who „utter from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind. pasms, giddiness, •Azziness of the eyes, &c. For habitual ostiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier 4 the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their opera tion and grateful to 'he stomach, they create appe ite, pro mote digestion, and st rengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes, Is, lid ., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scotts Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square xreen package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the stamp. R OYAL NATIONAL LIFE -BOAT INSTITUTION In the contest between " The North and South of Forth" (a challenge cup given by Major Moir, of Lockie), shot for by eight competitors on each side —selected for the North by the Master of Lovat, for the South by Major Moir - -distances 800, 900, and 1,000 yarda, 10 rounds at each, any position, and any description of rifle not exceeding 101 b. in weight—the South were the victors. The total scores stood thus :—South, 568 ; North, 550. The Montrose battery carried off the artillery honours. (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PATRONESS—Her Most Graeious Mikjesty the Queen. P RESIDENT —Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, F.R.S. CHAIRMAN —Thos. Raring, Fsq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P. D Erumy - CnAmiAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P. APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that, since he beginning of the year 1860, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has expended £32,000 on various Lifeboat Estab lishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society, Aid other means, since its formation, is 12,800; 'or which services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and £16,480 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu tion has also expended £67, 1 00 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting-car t iages, and Boat-houses. The Committee desire to exress thgrateful sense of the generous s e npoort which they haveneceived from the British public during the past few years, a support which has enabled them to establish their present magnificent fleet of 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom Deeply sensib'e, however, of the great responsibility that res. s on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and its Crews practised in the management of their boats, whi h can only be effected by a large and pe.manent annual income, they earnestly appeal to all classes of their countrymen to aid them In upholding and perpetuating so great and truly national a wor k . - The Committee gratefuliy acknowledge the following con tributions : H M £ s. d Her Majesty the Queen .. • • .. annu a l 50 0 0 Campbell, the Hon. Mrs. G. •• •. • • annu a l 5 0 a Clerk, Colonel, R.A. • • •• • • annual Coutts and Co. Messrs., Bankers .•• • annual 10 0 0 Currie, Wm. 1::sq. .. .. ••. 4th don .10 0 0 Erie, Lord Chief Justice .. • • don. 10 10 0 Eanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., K.C . B . .• 2d don. 25 Fenwick, G. J., Esq., cost of a Lifeboat an d Tran- 0 0 sporting, Carriage .. • • • • • • • • 250 0 0 Harvey, Rev. G. 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 Thom .5 Lady, Weston-super-Mare,collectedby .. her Co., 59. Strand Ladyqiip 16 16 0 •• •• •• Willoughby d'Ere,by, Lord •• ' • • • annual 50 0 Donations and Annual , u , scriptions will be thankfully re do Ci. o c . , Customs ni S t s . eiv m e , d ,,, I) ,Y the Bankers of ' tit. Institution, Messrs. Willis, Pe— a'' a nd Co 6 Lombard-,treet ; Messrs. Coutts and and Bankers ; L.No'lnesds'orns.Hberrai e l s, Jatnei's-street, 'ln the_ United K u,.., o , Y 1 0 - d m • and by the Secretary Richard Lewis, the Institution, 14, John-street, Ads 11 ' s q , at th e Mee of Phi• London, W.C. tl4l;aeraCuoillaeer'toarns MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. MONEY PROMPTLY ADVANCED by a Private Gentleman upon FURNITURE (without removal'. Leasehold ano Freehold Property, or Reversions, &a, in sums from £2O to 1..500.-51r. Howard, 18, Queen street, Cheapside. BLii\ boiN oftiN, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1863. engineer, to the Liverpool; and E. N. Cockrell, first class assistant engineer to the Marlborough. THE ARMY. Yesterday a detachment of the 94th Regiment, numbering 190 non-commissioned officers and men, left Chatham garrison, and proceeded to Gravesend, where they embarked for Kurrachee, to join the service companies in India. The Royal Stuart, hired transport, arrived at Spithead from Madras yesterday with militia in valids and time -expired men. The militia invalids will be disembarked and sent on to Netley Hospital, and the time-expired men to their several depots, to-day. THE VOLUNTEERS, A match has just taken place at Althorp between /.1 men from the London Scottish and the same number from the Northamptonshire corps. Each squad also included the adjutant. Much interest was excited by the contest, which was fixed for the 7th. The conditions were ranges of 200, 500, and 600 yards, seven shots at each. Northamptonshire won by 51 marks. The following are the scores Northamptonshire—Corporal Rushton, 64 marks ; Private Phipps, 44 ; Sergeant Roger, ,52 ; Ser geant Peasland, 57; Sergeant Hamsham, 51 ; Corporal Brayfield, 52 ; Private Adnit, 49 ; Corporal Cowley, 52; Sergeant Craig, 58; Cor poral Oswin, 48; and Capt. Landon, 43; in all, 570. London Scottish—Lieut.-Col. Lord Elcho, 51; Capt. Macgregor, 61 ; Lieut. Fisher, 55; Lieut. Scott, 51; Private Cree, 45 ; Private W. J. Taylor, 33; Private A. G. Mackenzie, 36; Quartermaster Sergeant Murray, 51; Private Anderson, 52 ; Lieut. Suther land, 52; Capt. Page, 42; in all, 519 marks. The annual inspection of the Staffordshire Volun teers, with the Etruria Artillery corps, took place 14 Ingestre-park, the seat of the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, on Monday. The Volunteers were divided into five battalions, and there were about 3,000 Volunteers present. The men having been tormed into line, Col. M‘Murdo and staff, escorted by Lord Ingestre's troop of Stafford Yeomanry, rode upon the ground. Among the company pre sent were the Earl and Countess of Lichfield, Lord Hatherton, the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot and party, the Earl of Harrowby, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, Lord Vernon, Lord Anson, Lady Mount-Edgcambe, and Lady Georgians Hamilton. Colonel M‘Murdois staff consisted of Colonel Dick and Colonel Erskine, Assistant-In spectors of Volunteers, the Earl of Lichfield, Lord Hatherton, Colonel Manners, the Hon. Reginald Talbot, and Lord Ingestre. After the marching past the battalions were formed into a brigade, and under the command of Col. M'Murdo were put through a number of evolutions, which they performed in a manner to elicit the commendation of the inspecting officer. After the review the prizes won at the recent shooting match of the County Rifle Association were distributed by Lady Lichfield, Mrs. Adderley, Mrs. Willoughby Wood, Lady Adelaide Talbot, Lady Ger t rude Talbot, Mrs. Bagnall, wife of the High Sheriff, the Marchioness of Abercorn and Lady Georgiana Hamilton. The first prize at 200 yards was won by Sergt. Nicholls ; the second by Private Patrick; the third by Sergt. J. Edwards. The first prize at 400 yards was won by Sergt. H. Palmer, winner also of the Countess of Lichfield's prize of £5O, and the bronze medal of the National Rifle Associati m ; the second prize by Lieut. Brougham; the third by Capt. Budgwood. The fist prize at 600 yards was won by Private G. Hodgkinson ; the second by Sergt. Tate ; and the third by Private Winzer. Of the battalion prizes the first prize was won at 200 and 400 yards by Private R. Johnson; the second by Private J. Adams ; and the third by Private Baggaley. Prizes also fell to Private N. Johnson and Private J. Adams. The artillery first prize was awarded to Bombardier Darling; the second to Gunner T. Jones. The proceedings of the day were wound up by an address from the Earl of Lichfield. Major Hicks is at present making an inspection of the Volunteer Artillery regiments in the North. O❑ Saturday he inspected the Ist Newcastle Artil lery Volunteers, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Alhusen. The corps mustered in full force upon the Town Moor, and took with them to the review ground a heavy or Beige battery of four 18-pounders and a light field battery of !our Armstrong guns. The latter, which are muzzle-loaders, have been provided by Lieut.-Col. Alhusen. The guns were very well horsed. The men went through the in spection in an admirable manner. At the conclu sion Major Hicks, in addressing the officers and men, said their light and heavy gun drill was almost as perfect as any officer could wish or expect to have it under the circumstances in which they were placed. Their manual and platoon exercise was also very creditable. On Monday evening the Ist Northumberland Brigade of Artillery Vo lunteers, under the command of Lieutenant- Colonel Potter, were inspected by Major Hicks, in the Castle-yard, Tyneworth. The corps were put through the usual evolutions and manual and platoon exercise, and afterwards had some ex cellent shot and shell practice with the great guns firing at a target moored out at sea. At the con clusion of the inspection, Major Hicks congratu lated the officers and men on the admirable manner in.which the regiment had acquitted itself, both while going through the revolutions and in hand ling the large guns. He said the men had a soldier-like appearance under arms, and had evi dently made very considerable progress in artillery practice. The Angus and Mearns Rifle Association—" the Wimbledon of Scotland"—commenced their fourth annual meeting on the links of Montrose on Wed nesday last, the proceedings terminating on Satur day. Prizes amounting to £156 in money' and £95 in cups were given by the Association, these being supplemented by prizes from Lord Dal housie, Major Moir, Capt. Horatio Ross, Messrs. Mappin, Ludon, &c. The following are the results of the principal contests :—The bronze medal of the National Association for Forfarshire was won by Private Will, and for Kincardineshire, by Ensign Walker. Private Walker, Fetteresso, carried off the Montrose Corporation Challenge Cup, and Private Ritchie, Laurence Kirk, stood highest for the Coun ties' Cup for Skirmishers. Colour-Sergeant Smith, Kincardine, took the Angus and Mearns Cup, value £2O, with a score of 29 points, the conditions being five shots at 200 yards, standing ; five shots at 300 yards, kneeling. For the Strangers' Cup, open to all comers, there was a keen competition, the best shots in Scotland having entered for the prize. The conditions 'were any description of rifle not exceeding 101 b., ten shots at 900 yards, and the same number at 1,000 yards. The follow ing were the highest scor ers : —M r . J. Farquhar son, Rosebery (Henry r ifl e ), 53 ; Captain Mitche ll, Alloa (Whitworth), 51 ; C a pt ain H. Ross (Whit worth), 48 ; Mast er c f L ovat (Whitworth), 4 5 . M r. Farquharson, therefore, won with the fine score of 53. " Scotland's Cup," value £25, b rou ght out a strong array of celebrated marksmen, th e prize en titling the holder to the title of "Champion Shot of Scotland " for the year. The conditions were seven shots at 700, seven at 800, and seven at 900 yards ; to bo shot for with any descript ion of rifle not ex ceeding 101 b. in weight. Second prize,X7 ; third, ; fourth, .£3 ; to be given in cash. The follow.. ing were the chief scores :—Lord Haddo, Ab er . deen, 74 ; Captain M'Gibbon, Edinburgh, 74; j, Farquharson ; Rosebery, 73 ; A. Farquharson, Blairgowrie, 73 ; Captain Mitchell, Alloa, 71; J. G. Peterkin, Cambridge, 70; Master of Lovat, 70 ; Corporal • Ferguson, Inverness, 69 ; Mr. Milne, More, 69 ; Harvey Hall , Aberdeen, 69; Captain H. Ross , 67 ; Ensi g n Crum, Glasgow, 67. In shooting off the tie on Saturday between Lord Haddo and Captain M‘Gibbon the latter made the winning points, and so earned the championship. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, The London and East India Shipping Company's steamship Golden Fleece, Captain E. G. Bird, has arrived at!Penzance from Calcutta May 17, Madras May 28, Cape of Good Hope July 2. She brings a large mail from the Cape, including the Frontier mail that reached Capetown too late for the last mail steamer, the Roman. Her passengers from India are about 90, and from the Cape about 20. At the Cape the prospects of business were little altered, and prices ruling about the same, with the exception of wool, which was declining. In the eastern province carriers were again complain ing of the dry state of the up country districts ; very little ploughing was going on there, and farmers were getting anxious about the prospects for food and forage. A warm dispute had taken place in the Cape Legislature on the report of a Government official, which charged the farm ing squatters and settlers at Namaqnaland, Clanwilliam, and adjoining districts, with cruelly exterminating the Bushman people by hunting them down and shooting them. The report gave details and authorities, but several members of the House of Assembly denied the statements. A motion to suspend the sale of crown lands in those districts until the Bushman bad been provided for and placed under the protection of the law was re jected. The synod of the English church at Graham's town had been opened by the Lard Bishop of that diocese. The Bishop, in his address, had discussed at some length the power and constitution of the synods. An indignation meeting has been held at Port Elizabeth on account of the delay of the Frontier mail, but the circumstances arose, not from the negligence of the postal authOrities at Cape Town, but from the conveyance breaking down on some of the rough roads of the Eastern Province. The long disputed boundrry line between the Queen's Town district and British Kaffraria had at length been settled. Kaffir robberies on the frontiers were still being continued. At the village of Whittelsea two Germans had been beaten t y Kaffirs, robbed, and left for dead. In the Free State, at a special meeting of the Volksraad, at Bloemfontem, Mr. Pretorus's resig ❑ation of the Presidency had been accepted, also the resignation of Mr. Allison as Secretary and Treasurer,General. News arrived at the Cape, from Madagascar, confirm the report that the revolution arose through the King's liberal measures and grants to Europeans. The principal cause of the dissatisfac tion of the people being brought to a climax is said to be Mr. Ellis having sent persons to pr eac h at a village in which are deposited the remains of the late Queen, who was an anti-Christian, and the preaching was considered an insult and desecration to her memory. In Simon's Bay were the Narcissus, screw, 51, flagship of Sir Baldwin Walker ; Seringapatam, 4; Pioneer, 6. The latter arrived, June 27, from Sydney, en route for Plymouth. The Gorgon, 6, left, June 30, for Madagascar. The Chinese gun boas Tien-tsin arrived out June 25; the French gunboat Fulton, 4, from Brest for New Caledonia, arrived out June 21. The French gunboat Sybille, 4, also for New Caledonia, was still in Simon's Bay. CONFEDERATE CORRESPONDENCE. The following intercepted Confederate correspon dence will be read with interest : " Adjt.• General's-office, Richmond, June 28. " General,—While with the President last evening received your letter of the 23d inst. After reading it to the President, he was embarrassed to under stand tbat part of it which refers to the plan of assembling an army at Culpepper Court-house, under Gen. Beauregard. This is the first intima tion that he has had that such a plan was ever in contemplation, and, taking all things into conside ration, he cannot see how it can by any possibility be carried into effect. " You will doubtless learn before this reaches you that the enemy has again assembled in force on the ptninsula—estimated between 20,000 and 30,000 men—from 6,000 to 10,000 of whom are reported to be in the vicinity of White House, and the remainder at Yorktown. It is impossible to say whether the estimated number is correct, as the several accounts vary and are not deemed altogether trustworthy ; but the estimate, making due allowance for errors, is quite near enough to satisfy the most incredulous that he is in this vicinity in sufficient force in cavalry, artillery, and infantry to do much harm, whether his purpose be to make a demonstration on Richmond or to confine himself to raids in breaking your commuuications and devastating the country. His efforts in the last case may prove more success ful than in the first, if we may judge by what took place at Hanover only two days ago, when about 1,000 or 1,200 of his cavalry suddenly appeared there and did some execution in breaking the rail road burning a bridge, some buildi ngs , an d public ores. It is important that this raid took an s t d place only about two days after Gen. Corse's bri gade had left there for Gordonsville. Had it re mained at Hanover Junction it is reasonable to suppose that most of the enemy's cavalry would have been either destroyed or captured, and the property saved from injury. Every effort is being made here to be prepared for the enemy at all points, but we must look chiefly to the protection of the capital. In doing this we may be obliged to hazard some other points. You can easily estimate our strength, and I suggest for your con sideration whether in this state of things you might not be able to spare a portion of your force to protect your line of communication against at tempted raids by the enemy. " Very respectfully, your obedient servant, . . " S. COOPER, Adjutant-General. General R. E. Lee, Commanding Army Northern Virginia, Winchester, Virginia." " Richmond, Jane 28, 1863. "General,—Yours of the 23d received this even ing, and I hasten to reply to the point presented in relation to the forces on the coast of South Carolina and Georgia. The hopes indulged as to our opera tions at the time which would intervene between the dischirge of the enemy's trained troops and the substitution for them by others have been ;lie appointed by the very error against which it was sought by warning to guard. Grant reached the river, g o t re i nforcements, made intrenchments, and General J o h nstone continues to call for reinforce ments, though hi s requisition was more than filled by withdrawing troops from Generals Beauregard and Bragg. General Bragg is threatened with attack, has fallen back to his entrenched position at Tullahoma, and called on Buckner for aid. A' Gfneral Beauregard says that no troops have been withdrawn by the enemy from his front since those returned tolsit wbern, and that his whole force is necessary to cover his line. This being in answer to a proposition to follow a movement of the enemy, said to be to the west, with all his disposable force, pointing him at the same time to the vital import ance of holding the Mississippi, and communicating the fear that Vicksburg would fall unless Johnstone was strongly and promptly reinforced. D. H. Hill hos a small force, part of which has been brought here. Clingman's brigade is near Wil mington, Colquith's at Kingston, Martin's nominal, on the railroad at Weldon, and C. Cook's, Ransom's, and Jenkins's have been brought here —the two last temporarily from the defence of Petersburg and the country thereabouts. " Wise's brigade is, es you left it, engaged in the defence of Richmond and serving in the country to the east of the city. The enemy have been re pulsed in large force at the White House, with indications of an advance on Richmond. We are organising companies for home duties, and the spirit of resistance is increasing. Corse's brigade, in accordance with your orders, has been left at Hanover Junction. All the artihery, I am informed, was taken away, and the singe regiment of infantry which constituted the guard for the bridges, proved unequal to the duty, as you have no doubt learned. Reinforcements were ordered to go up, but some delay occurred, and they arrived too late to save the bridge or the brave guard which had unsuccess fully defended it. The Yankees, reported to be three regiments of cavalry, returned from the Central Road in the direction of Hanover (old town), and nothing has been heard of them since. " It was stated that Gen. H.F. Lae was captured at the house of Mr. Wickham, but I trust it will prove to be one of the many startling rumours which the newsmongers invent. The advance of your army increases our want of cavalry on the north and east of the city, but except one regiment from North Carolina, I do not know of any which we can expect soon to be available to us. In yours of the 20th you say, If any of the brigades that I have left behind for the protection of Richmond can, i• n your opinion, be spared, I should like them to, be sent me.' It has been an effort with me to v•aswer the clamour to have troops stopped or recalled to protect the city and the railroad com•,nunicating with your army. Corse's brigade bas gone, and Wise's is the only other left by you. Cook's was in North Carolina, and Davis's brigade was sent to complete Heth's division in place of Cook's, and Ransom's and JenkinK's constitute the defences of the south side as fat. as Weldon, and are relied on for service elsewhere from Wilmington to Richmond. "General Ely is positive that t}.e enemy intend to attack here, and his scouts bring intelligence which, if I believe it, would xviader no more anxiety for the city than at any for.mer time. Ido not be lieve that the Yankees Have such force as is stated, but they have enoug).. to render it necessary to keep some troops witb;: a reac h, and some at Petersburg, at least until Suffolk is truly evacuated. D o n ot "nderstu' me as balancing accounts in th e m att e r of bri g ades. I only repeat that I have not any to S P : nd you, and enough to form an array to threaten if not capture Washington as soon as it is uncovered by Hooker's army. My purpose was to show you that the force here and in North Carolina is very small, and I may add that the brigades are claimed as properly or their command. Our information as to the enemy's intentions naly be more full and materially greater t t h ru a s n t x ‘ v v o t r e t n hy y o h u e r w ea e f r t e e r ,a . e r l e t . i s vow " Very respectfully and truly yours, " JEFF. DAVIS." Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY, His Grace the Duke of Somerset, the Hon. Capt, Drummond, Mr. Mansfeld, Mr. Milner Gibson, and Mr. Romaine, arrived at Portland. on Saturday night, and on Monday morning commenced their inspection by going over the Britannia, training ship for naval cadets, atter which they landed and went over the Breakwater works, where the foun dations of a large circular fort, at its extremity, are being put in. This work is in 50 feet of water, and will mount about 60 guns, in three tiers. Their lordships were accompanied by Mr. Coode, Admi ralty engineer, by Capt. Parnell, R.N., Captain Sotheby, R.N., Lieut.-Col. Henderson (successor to Sir Josnua Jebb), Capt. Du Cane (Director of Con vict Prisons), and Major Nugent (commanding Royal Engineers). They afterwards proceeded in waggons up the traturoad to the Convict Prison, where are now about 1,200 prisoners, over which the official praty was conducted by Captain Buller, in charge of the establishment. After examin ing this their lordships made an inspection of the WrJrks of fortification on the Verne-hill, the stren g th of which is, .perhaps, as great a s th at o f 'lily works that have been erected in modern times. The casemate barracks and fortifications w ere minutely examined and explained to their lord ships in detail by Major Nugent and Lieutenant Home, in charge of the works. These, as well as the breakwater, have been principally erected by convict labour. The official party did not leave the works till near six o'clock. The whole of the mortar vessels built for the Ad miralty during the late Russian war, and since laid up in ordinary at Yantlett Creek, Chatham, have been surveyed by the dockyard officials, and those found in a sound and serviceable condition are being brought forward for the service of the dockyard. The mortar vessels No. 5 and No. 7 are to be fitted at Gravesend for harbour service. The Brisk, 16, sore N steam cot vette,Capt. J. Luce, arrived at Spithead from the West Coast of Africa yesterday. O n anc h or i ng s h e exchanged the customary salutes with the flagship Victory. She sailed again from Spithead yesterday afternoon for Plymouth to be paid off, taking with her a few supernumeraries for the flagship there. The Orontes troopship, Captain W. H. Hire, went out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday morning, and proceeded to the measured mile in Stokes BaY, to make her official trial of speed, under the supervision of Capt. H. Broadhead, of her Majesty's ship Asia, and commanding the steam reserve at Portsmouth, Mr. Murdock, chief inspector of machinery afloat, and Mr. Ward. Mr. Langdon, who represented the firm of Messrs. J. "Watt and Co., the makers of the engines, was also on board. On coming out of the harbour a schooner yacht, with a string of boats astern, was anchored in tnid.channel, so that the greatest care had to b e exercised by the pilot to pre vent this new and valuable ship from getting ashore or running the schooner down. She made six 'runs at full speed, with steara 221 n., and 60 revoltp.ions o f pressure at 221 b., vacuum engines, giving an'ave rage of 12.352 kneJts ; and at h a lf-b oi l er p o wer, with ate:in pressure at 25 1 b., v acuum 25in., and 4 6 ' 5 re volutions of eng i nes, giving an average speed of 9.755 kneds. She then made the circle, with helm c. port., at full power, in : "lab 24sec., and at half power, with helm a -port, in llmin, lsec. ; and with beltn astarboard, at full power, the circle was made in 9min., and at half-power in 9min. 28sec. The half-circle was made, with full power and helm s port, 9min. 26sec., and at half-power, 4min. 45sec.; and with helm astarboard, full power, 9min.l7sec.; half-power, 4min. 41sec. Her draught of water was—forward, 21ft. Gin. ; aft, 22ft. Nu. The trial was considered very satisfactory. The Orontes re turned into harbour about 2 p.m. to complete her fitting out, prior to further service. In consequence of the success which has attended the ventilating arrangements carried out on board the iron-cased frigate Royal Oak, Admiralty directions have been forwarded to Chatham direct ing that the iron frigate Achilles, 6,000 tons, 1,250 horse-power, now rapidly approaching completion at that dockyard, is to be ventilated on the same principle. The leading feature of the n ew system is that a constant circulati on o f a i r is kept up between the decks by Means of open gratings to all the berths and cabins, instead o f t h e old fashioned plan of bulkheads. The adoption of such a system on board the Achilles will, however, be attended with some difficulty, as that vessel is con structed with as many as 18 watertight, and conse quently airtight, compartments, which will consi derably interfere with the ventilating arrangements. As in the c.:se of the Royal Oak, all the four huge iron masts with which the Achilles is to be fitted will serve the purpose of ventilators, es they will be hollow, and contain an opening from each deck. Mr. liaker's system of ventilation will be fitted on board the Achilles for ventilating the engine room and stok e h o l es , by which a uniform temperature of will be m a i ntained. The between 80 and 90 deg. Lords of the Admiralty nave Within the last few days directed Messrs. Penn and Co. to fix their tell tale apparatus to the engines of the Achillep. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—H. R. Simons and M. Salt have been nominated to naval cadetships; W. P. O'Brien, Paymaster, to the Formidable; Robert Cross Waite, The Bristol Channel Shipping Ports, The returns of the trade of several of the principal ports in the Bristol Channel for the financial year and for the past month of July have just been published, and it is satis factory to find therefrom that there is a steady and satis factory increase, notwithstanding the continuance of the American war and other events which materially interfere more especially with the shipping trade. BRISTOL.-The financial year of the Docks' Committee has just ended, and the annual report has been published, and, notwithstanding the extraordinary advance which the port made during the years 1860-61, there has been a still further advance upon the financial year just completed. In June, 1861, a very large reduction of tonnage rates was made, the estimated loss of revenue therefrom being set down as about £6,000. It is gratifying, however, to be able to state that, compared with the income of 1860 (the year previous to the reduction of tolls), the returns of the past year show but a decrease of £BOO, and there is every reason to believe that the present financial year of the port will show returns quite as large as any previous to the reduc tion. The total income of the Docks' Committee for the year 1862 is £42,457, while the ordinary expenditure was only £29,366; but some extraordinary amounts swelled the item of expenditure to £31,666. The committee report that they had a balance in hand at the close of the year of no less than £16,540; and they therefore felt justified in re commending a large reduction of the dues on goods brought in coasting vessels, which it is expected will tend materially to develope the trade and prosperity of the port. Referring to the tonnage statistics, we find an equally satisfactory re. suit ; the tonnage of shipping from foreign ports which entered Bristol during the past year being 277,329 tons, as against 262,327 tons of the previous year. Altogether, the report of the committee is most satisfactory, and there is every prospect of the trade steadily increasing. CARDIFF.-This by far the largest exporting port in the Bristol Channel has had a great impetus to its average trade during the past month, consequent upon the extensive de mand for iron and coal for exportation. The two previous months--viz , May and June-were more than ordinarily dull, but the past month of July has been more brisk than any previous month of the present year, or, in fact, of any month in the history of the port. The total quantity of coal c hi ppe d during July was 136,259 tons, and of iron 23,237 tons ; while for the former month of June they only amounted to 95,108 tons coal, and 15,619 tons iron, showing an increase in favour of the past mouth of nearly 40,000 tons of coal, and upwards of 8,000 tons in iron. The ex ports of iron during the past month were upwards of 20,000 tons more than the average exports of the previous six months. The trade of the first Leven months show a total export of 719,442 tons of coal, and 111,970 tons iron ; the quantities exported during the corresponding period of 1862 being 734,451 tons coal, and 113,46 S tons iron, and for 1861, 628,652 tons coal, and 77,719 tons iron ; the increase of the present year over 1861 and 1862 being 170,790 tons and 64,991 tons coal respectively. The great increase during the past month has been in the coasting trade. NEWPORT.-Whatever may be said to the contrary by interested parties, we are very much afraid that both the import and export trade of this port is slowly but surely falling off, and certainly the empty appearance of the docks during the latter part of the past month fully guarantee this assertion. Trade, however, has materially improved of late, and there has been a certain degree of activity manifested, but nothing like that which existed some few years ago, when Newport was justly reckoned one of the, if not the most prosperous ports in the channel. We have no hesita tion in saying that the policy of the harbour authorities in keeping up the present nigh dues upon goods and shipping is most suicidal, and until these dues are reduced, no great increase of trade can be reasonably expected. We have no official star istics of the exports of the past mor.th, but, from calculations and inquiries made, we may state, in round ',umbers, that fhere has been between 50,000 and 60,000 tons of coal, and 16,000 or 17,000 tons of iron, being somewhat above the average. The trade coastwise has been more sa tisfactory during the past month than for some time pre viously. SWANSEA.-The financial year of this port has just ended and the statistics of trade were brought forward at the an nual meeting of the trustees held on Monday last. From these returns we find that the rates on shipping received during the past financial year was £15,890 7s 6d ; the rates on goods, £8,631 lls 8d ; bridge tolls, £2,015 ; ballast rates, £2,946 15s Bd-which, together with other minor receipts, made the total income of the harbour for the past year, £31,304 19a 10d; while the expenditure was £25,931 6s Gd. Within the past two or three years, however, the Trust has taken possession of the South Docks and estate of the Dock Company, and the proper facilities to bring this into profit able operation not being yet developed, there has been consi derable loss thereon. The total revenue derivable from the South Dock estate during the past year was £4,988 19s 10d, and of the harbour railway leading to the docks £2,770 13s ' • making a total of £7,759 12 s 10 d, while the expenditure amounted to no less than £14,580 lOs Gd, or an excess over income of £6,820 18s 4d, and the profits on the general har bcur being deducted therefrom, leaves a clear loss of about £1,350 for the year. It is only right that we should again remark that the whole loss accrues on the South Dock estate, which is as yet undeveloped, but which is expected to be fairly remunerative now that the Swansea and Neath mineral line is brought down thereto, and when the Dun went Valley line is complete. Referring to the trade of the port for the past month we find it one of the most prospe rous in the history of the port. The total number of vessels entering the port were 591, with an aggregate registered tonnage of 60,121 tons, and the total shipping rates received amounted to £1,346 13s 9 d, and th e recei p ts arising from the rates on goods, the bridge tolls, ballast rates, rent of harbour, railway, ttc., made the total income of the Trust for the month £ 2 , 929 16s sd. Classifying the trade, we find that there were 349 vessels, of 29,809 tons, engaged in the coasting trade; 224 ships, of 24,360 tons, in the Euro pean trade; and 18 ships, of 5,952 tons, in the foreign trade. Compared with the corresponding month of last year, there is a large increase in every department. In July, 1862, the number of vessels entering the port were 513, with an aggregate registered tonnage of 52,710 tons, the shipping rates received amounted to £1,204 Ils 7d. These were classified as 307 ships, of 25,682 tons, coasting ; 193 ships, of 22,380 tons, European ; and 13 ships, of 4,648 tons, foreign trade. Although the special returns of the exports are not given, it is expected that there have been at least 70,000 tons of coal and other general merchandise exported. ICEATII.- Since the opening of the Briton Ferry docks there has been a steady increase in the general trade of the port, and the past month is no exception to the rule. The coal drops have been fully employed, and, should the trade progress in the future in the same ratio as it has done in the past, other drops will be shortly requited. Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing norniman's pure Tea; very choice at 35. 4d. and 4s. " High Stand ar d " a t 4s. 4d. (formerly 45. Bd.), is the strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in every town supply it in packets. A DUEL IN A BALLOON. —The Courrier d es Etats Unis is responsible for the following extra . ordinary story, which appe ars its issue of the 18th J uly : —Two aeronauts re cently arrived at New York, Messrs. John Lewis, from Eng land, and Tarteiffer, a nati ve o f Prussia, met about three we . eks ago at John' s W ood, where both intended to make public ascents, and at th e en d o f a di spute pr oduced by professional rivalry on e o f th em gave' a challenge t o the other. The choice of weapons was debated then, after an animated di scuss i on , a con for a long ti me ; e l us ion was c ome to which was generally considered as a joke; ballooos without parachutes, each one firing, not at the person, but at the balloon of his adversary. Farther, as a pistol ball could not produce sufficient effect, it was decided that each should be armed with a blunderbuss loaded with four grape-shot. As we have said, the belief was that this affair was a pur e comedy, or, as the Yan k ees sa y, a h um b ug inspired by the atmosphere of the country. It was, how ever, perfectly serious, so serious that the denouement has just proved a veritable catastrophe. Thursday last week two balloons exactly alike, made at Boston, was taken out and inflated in 9. field near the village of Sallisburg on the frontier of Vermont, and each wronaut took his place in the boat of his balloon, Four others accompanied them to the ground, and shook hands with them cordially before their departure. At an agreed-on signal the ropes were cut, and the two ferial skiffs rose parallel to each other in a perfectly calm atmosphere. The balloons had been started at 84 paces distance from each other; the same distance was preserved till they reached an elevation of about 100 yards. A rocket was then let off as a signal at the starting place, and a minute after a double report was heard in the air. Ore of the balloons continued its course majestically, and soon disappeared in a westerly direction. The ether whirled round a m ment and then descended, slowly at first; but the rapidity of the fall constantly increasing, it ended by falling violently and heavily on the ground like an inert mass, Mr, Lewis, who was found in the boat, was insen sible, with an arm broken and his body dreadfully bruised, and there is some hope of his life being saved. As for M. Tarteiffer, no one knows what has become of him. WPM ~~l~a~ STATE OF TRADE. MANCIIESTER, Aug. 11.—There has been a large business in yarns of all descriptions at a rise of fully 4d. per lb. on the rates of last Tuesdsy. The buy ing has been very general, but the greater propor tion for India, China, and the Mediterranean. The home trade have been buyers, but have not operated nearly to the extent they would have done in eon- 'sequence of the high prices required. The yarn ' market closes very strong, with o decided upward tendency. In cloths there is also a demand, which is only checked by the higher prices required by manu,acturcrs. Our report of Friday stated the improvement which, having commenced last Tues day, had led to some heavy purchases, and Messrs. Pender and Co., in their semi-monthly circular (via Marseilles) of the Bth, confirm that report, stating that the business of the week " has included a wider extent of buying in cloths than has been the case for a considerable time past." The demand con tinues quite as brisk to-day, perhaps ; but business has been brought within narrower limits, in conse quence of manufacturers, like spinners, trying to force up p r i ces, so as to cover the increased price of cotton, which remains at nearly the con siderable advance which it attained the week before last. At the prices of last week for cloth, sellers report that they could still do a good busi ness, but that the advance has checked, though it has not suspended, operations. The chief business doing is for India in the lighter makes of shirt tugs, madapollams, long•cloths, and jacconets, but there is also some inquiry for the home trade, and for various smaller foreign markets. The im provement has caused a more cheerful feeling in the market generally, It appears that the prospects of increased employment have for the present received. a check, as shown by Mr. Farnall's report to the Central Committee yesterday, and in fact this wa s to be expected. The consumption of cotton has already reached, probably, the limit which the supply is likely to afford for soma time to come, and this alone would stop more mills resuming work for the p (resent. There is another indication of the imit being reached also in the fact that the demand for cotton goods goods probably already exceeds half what it did before the cotton famine, so that in reality fully as much or more money is turned over i❑ the trade as in 1860—a limit which the best in formed commercial men have all along expressed an opinion was not likely to be much exceeded. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of the cloth market :—" The better feeling in the market re ported on Tuesday last continues, and we have a steady demand for nearly all descriptions of goods, and the full prices of last week are readily obtained. yesterday and to-day sellers are generally asking an advance, but this only serves to stop busine;:a." LEEDS, Aug. 11_—There has been a satisfactory market in the cbth halls to-day, as was evidenced by the attendance of buyers, End the spirit with which they made purchases. Considering the amount of really seasonable goods on offer in the halls, a more than ordinary qtmitity for a Tuesday's market changed hands at the full current rates. Diagonals, meltons, witneys, and tweeds are the main kinds of fabrics in request, and in them are found considerable variety, as well in pattern as in quality and make. Considerable orders for fine white meltons have been given out, and of such, to be afterwards dyed and finished according to taste and demand, the market is rather bare. Not only is there a good business doing in the home trade, but large shipments are making by some of the German houses, and fair ones are still making for Canada and America. NOTTINGHAM, Aug. 11.—At this exchange-hall to-day there was an average attendance of dealers in lace yarns, but only few buyers were present, and a limited share of business was done at late prices. There was rather more doing in hosiery yarn, and full rates w ere o b ta i ne d. N o mater i al change in the value of silk. For brown nets the demand was fiat, buyers having already purchased stocks for the Leipsic fair to be held in September. ROCIIDALE, 10th.—Both at market and in the warehouses an excellent spirit exisits. Buyers have been somewhat numerous, and the number of actual transactions proportionately large. There has been perhaps less doing :n the finer qualities of goods, bat medium sorts, and also such as can be bought at low prices, met with a rather brisk sale. There is a good spirit also with regard to fancy goods. From such a demand as has been witnessed to-day manu facturers may expect more business, as at the pre sent moment they have nothing like stocks sufficient to replenish the market. The Yorkshire goods branch has been as animated as the other, and the supply being smaller than usual it rather tended to dearness. Sales of wool are not very easily effected, though there is an average business, considering the prevalent dearness. The History of the Arabian Nights Enter- tainments. Antoine Galland has the merit of introducing a portion of this work to the European world. Like most Oriental scholars, he was induced to investigate the tressures of the East by a pure love of the subject. When young he underwent much privation, and was very nearly compelled to earn the means of existence by some petty trade. lie managed, however, to surmount all difficulties, and died in Paris in 1715, having filled the office of Professor of Arabic for several years. The manuscript which he used still exists in the Impe- rial Library at Patis. It consists of three small quarto volumes (a fourth having been lost.) We may here mention that Galland added several tales which he procured from other sources. Among these are " Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp," "Ali Baba, or the Forty Thieves," and several others. These are excellent stories, but form no part of the genuine "Arabian Nights." The manner in which Galland's translation was written is open to sflious h e ver y much inj ure d its otjections, for in striving to make everything' in the b oo k agree with European taste, origi nal character. This defect is of course still more apparent in the English translation, which possesses no particular merit, and was probably executed to order for the book sellers. From time to time various portions of the original were obutraoipneed, until buttd good he wfoorrtkunweasthryeew a ry imperfectly known in E complete manuscript co py into the hands of the celeb rated Orientalist, Joseph t von Hammer. For several years he had inquired in vain, and at the very moment when his wishes were accom plished, his literary ardour saved him from the most im minent peril. One or two intimate friends pressed him to join in an excursion on the water. After considerable hesi tation, his zeal for Eastern learning prevailed, and he re fused to delay the perusal of the cherished manuscript. Ail those who went perished within sight of the shore, and he was thus saved by his enthusiasm from an almost certain death. Von Hammer translated the portion of the manuscript which Galland did not possess, into the French language. This translation was, however, unfortunately lost before arrangements for its publication could be made. A Ger man version by Professor Zinserling had fortunately been already completed, and was published in three volumes in 1823-4. From this a French translation was made by M. Trebutien. Both these works have now become scarce, and csn with difficulty be procured in this country. The first edition of the original text was published at Breslau, the capital of Silesia, under the superintendence of Professor Habicht, and after his death, of Professor Fleis cher. The text does not agree with that of the manuscript of Von Hammer, and is said to be full of vulgarisms. The manuscript was procured for Professor Habicht by a learned native of Tunis. It is printed in 12 small volumes, and may be considered a handsome book. The first volume was pub lished in 1824, the last in 1843. The concluding riortion of the Breslau edition differs materially from the editions of Cairo and Calcutta. For those who are curious in these mat tore, it may be as well to state that the last 118 Nights of the Breslau edition may be found in a German translation of the " Arabian Nights," published at Breslau, in five volumes (1840), under the care of Professor Habicht and others. About the same time, that is to say, about 1839, two other manuscript copies were printed, one at Cairo, the other at Calcutta. The Calcutta edition was edited by W. H. Mac naghten, Esq., Bengal Civil Service, better known as Sir Wen. Macnaghten, who was murdered in Affghanistan some years afterwards. Both the Cairo and Calcutta editions agree in the main with the manuscript of Von Hammer, and with each other. The Cairo text contains more poetry, and is supposed on the whole to be the best. We must next take notice of the translation of the "Ara bian Nights" published by Charles Knight, in three vols., royal Bvo. (1839-41). This translation Was executed by ]fir. Lane, who is acknowledged to be one of the best Arad.; scholars in Europe, and is the only faithful representation of the original. Several objections which were made by critics to Mr. Lane's plan proved rather their own ignorance of the subject than any fault in the author. Numerous wood engravings, by Harvey, embellishthe text. Some time since a second edition was published, which is very inferior to the first in beauty.—Social Science Review. a 2t ~=-. -;_~4, -- - --~ . 4 ~-~._. L