The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-21 00:00:00

I N what " Happy Land" can I see you after the In w "Opera?" I only know of One HAPPY LAND ‘3 - Ait DEN, m hich a Gentleman may Sup—EVNS', COVENT 'ARDIN, my dear fellow! A K IN AH AN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses hi London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. "lii )serve the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded nahan's LL Whisky.", 1111 E IMPERIAL MERCANTILE CREDIT Capital suo!crlbe ASS OCIATION, Limit e d. d, £5,000,C00, in 100,000 shares of £5O each. Paid up, 5.501,000. . - BOARD OF DIRECTORS. JOHN CHAPMAN, Esq., Chairma n . Xemrihon B a lli , Esq. Charles Kelson, Esq, E. J.. Coleman, Es q. G. G. Macpherson, Esq. 31 r. Alderman Dakin. Sir J. 11. Pelly, Bart. James Dickson Esq. W. Scholefield, Esq„ M.P. P. D. Tiadow, Esq. Sir S. I). Scott, Hart. J. 0. Hanson, Esq. H. D. Seymour, Esq., M.P. W. 11. Ilarford, Esq. Joseph Thornton, Esq. , 17,-. P. Holroyd, Esq. -F. G. Westmorland, Es.i. J. G. llomiige, Esq. Alfred Wilson, Esq. Capt. J. Gilbert Johnston. M. Zarifl, Esq. DANKEILS. The Bank of England. The Agra and Masterman'a Bank, Limited. The Bank of London. The Union Bank of London. bir W. Miles, Bart., and Co., Bristol. Messrs. Edwards and Co., and SOLICITORS Messrs. Ashurst, Morris, and Co. Henry J. Barker, EsMANAGERS.q., and T. Fraser Sander nan. Esq. This Association receives money on deposit at notice, and for fixed periods, on terms to be agreed upon ; makes advances on approved securities, and effects purchases and sales of stocks, shares, and debentures ; negotiates loans, and under takes general financial business. Communications io be addressed to the Managers. By order. W. C. WIN TERBOTTO3I, Secretary. TEMPORARY OFFICES. Crosby House, 96, Bishopgate-street Within. THE ANGLO-EGYPTIAN BANK (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies' Act, 1832. with limited liability. Capital £2,000,0c0, in 40,000 shares of £5O each. With power to increase. Deposit, L 2 on application, and £3 on allotment. DIRECTORS. George Gordon Macpherson, Esq , Governor of the Agra and Masterman's Bank. Samuel Laing, Esq., Chairman of the General Credit and Finance Company of London. Edward Masterman, Esq., Director of the Agra and Master man's Bank. Alexander Devaux, Esq., Director of the General Credit and Finance Company of London. J. B. Pastre, Esq., Member of the Conseil Superieur du C rn merce in France, President of the Chambre de Commerce of Marseilles. Jul s Pastre, Esq. (Pastre Freres), Alexandria. Cr. Sinadino, Esq. (G. Sinadino and Co.), Alexandria. With power to add to their number. DANICERS. The Agra and Masterman's Bank (Limited), 35, Nicholas lane, Lombard-street. Messrs. Uptons, John SOL son, and Upton, 20, Anstinfriars. BROKES. Xes:Ts. Hill, Faw ce tt , and Hill, R 29, Threadneedle-at, E.C. SECRETARY, PRO TEM. J. L. Bawer, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 29, Threadneedle-street, E.C. PROSPECTUS. This Bank is founded on the basis of the well-known and old established Firms of Pastre Freres and G. Sinadino and Co., of Alexandria, under the following, circumstances : The trade and commerce of Egypt, which have been for a series of years steadily increasing, are now raised by the change in the cotton trade, caused by the American war, into first rate importance, and corresponding banking and finan cial facilities are required. The export value of the cotton crop of Egypt for the pre sent year is estimated at £17,000,000 ; the population is now from 5.0 , 0,000 to 6,000,000. The financial position of the country is most flourishing, all the elements of wealth and prosperity are rapidly expanding, and an extensive field is opened for public works and industrial under.akings of all kinds. The situation of Egypt, half way between England end India, makes it also an important station for a large portion of the exchange and other financial operations connected With the immense trade between Europe and the East. The Agra and Masterman's Bank, having a leading posi tion both in Ens and and India, has felt the advantage which would result from havinz an ib dependent Agency in Egypt, while a great amount of financial and industrial busi ness, not falling within the scope of ordinary banking opera tions, will afford large profits in a country where capital commando such a high rate of interest, to an Instituton act ing, in connexion with the General Credit and Finance Com pany of London and its influential Continental allies. Under these favourable circumstances an opportunity has presented itself of founding a powerful Banking and Finan cial Corporation, with a ready-made business and first-rate local influence and connections, by a transfer of the two establishments of Messrs. Pastre Freres and G. Sinadino and Co., who have for many years had the honour of trans acting banking and mercantile business on account of th e Government of Egypt and of his Highness the Viceroy. A satisfactory agreement has been made with Messrs Pastre and S naAlino for merging the whole of the business of these two establishments in this Bank, with the pr e premises occupied by theca, and the entire staff of their intelligent and expe rienced employes. Messrs. , ules Pastre and G. Sinadino, who are row at the Ileac' of the establishments in Egypt, and under whose ma nag, meet they have attained their present great prosperity, will continue to superintend the operations of the new bank in that country, in concert with English gentlemen of first rate banking experience, while the Financial Agency of the -Agra and Masterman's Bank, and of the General Credit and Finance Company of London, will ensure to this Bank the full advantages of banking in London, India, and through out the Continent o f E urope. adThe Ang,io-Egyptian Bank w;11 thus possess the immense vantage of entering at once upon a business in full acti vity, yie,di g large profits, with the co-operation of gentle men who are intimately acquainted with the usages of the country, and who have for a long series of years retained the confidence of the Government and of the mercantile commu nity in Europe and the East. The Memorandum and Articles of Association and Copy of tne Agreement with Messrs. Pastre and Sinadino, will lie for inspection at the Offices of the Solicitors, 20, Austin id ars. A large Proportion of the Capital is already subscribed. Subscrip ions for the remaining Shares will be received by the Agra and Masterman's Bank, 35, Nicholas-lane ;by the General Credit an d Fi nance C ompany o f London. 7, Loth bury; and by Messrs. Hill, Fawcett, and Hill, the Brokers of the ompany, where Prospectuses and Forms of Application may be obtained. The amount of .£2 upon each -hare applied for must be paid to the Company's Bankers previously to the application being sent in ; Ihis sum will be returned if no allotment is made to the applicant. Temporary Offices, 29, Threadneedle-street, E.C. July 19, 186 t. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHAMES. To the Directors of the Anglo-Egyptian Bank (Limited). Gentlemen,—llaving paid to your credit, with the Agra and NI asterman's Bank, the sum of £ , being a de posit of £2 per share on shares in the above Com pany. I request that you will al'ot to me shares of £5O each In the Anglo-Egyptian Bank (Limited), and I hereby undertake to accept the same or any smaller number which you may allot to me, and to pay the further deposit of £3 per share on allotment ; and I agree to become a mem ber of the company, and request you to place my name on the Register of Shareholders in respect of the shares allotted to Inc. I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, Isisme in lull Address in full Date ANGLO-EGYPTIAN LBANK. (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that NO APPLICA TIONS for SHARES will be received after SATURDAY, the 23d instant, at 12 o'clock. By order of the Board, J. L. SAWER, Secretary. 29, Threadneedle-street, July 21, 1864. T HE REGENT'S CANAL IRON WORKS COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies' Act, 1882, by which the liability of each shareholder is limited to the amount of his shares. Capital £250,000, in 12,500 shares of £2O each, First issue 8,000 shares, of which one-half are already sub scribed by the Directors and their friends. Deposit £1 per share on application, and £2 on allotment and the remainder in calls not exceeding £2 per share, at intervals 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. Hornor, The Howe, llalstead, Essex. James Fennings, Fennings' Wharf, Cooley-street. John Everitt, 18, Tokenhouse-yard, London. Collinson Hall, Ben., Navestock, Essex. John Watson Lay, 3, savage -gardens, Tower-hill. Howard _Heed, Hendon, Middlesex. William Tabor, Bishopv.rate-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. F. W. Spooner, Public Accountant. Inc7Sls. Kingsford an d DormanSOLICITORS. , Essex-street, Strand, W.C. BANKERS. The East London Bank, Lombard-street. FINANCIAL The Financial Corporati AGENTS. on (Linaitem, 14, Lead&nhall-street. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Fred. Bolland Moore, Regent's Canal Ironworks. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 14, Leadenhall. street, E.C. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company is formed for the purpose of carrying on, as a joint-stock entrrprise, the well known engineering works of tir• Henry Grissell, situate in the Eagle Wharf-road, 'egent's Cana, London, wh ch are now in full operation. The Works were established by Mr. Grissell in the year 3 80, and since that time have been most successfully carried on under his immeLiate supervision. 11 " 11 applicant will be required to pay into the bankers of the for, Companyand £1 of .£2 per Per share on the number of shares lid plied li f ) on allotment t o ma k e a further payment Nl ( 1 e e x a exceed i z t 4 e r 2 y a p l e a r o s f h Ph , re on th e shares allotted to him. Further calls will be n v i i al not less than two months, and no call Prospectuses and forms of ap lieat r on for shares may be tad of the Solicitor. andthe P ' of the Financial Cor poration (li m i ted\ , , at Offices h 1 i , Leadenhall-street, City, E.C. _ NOTICE IS THE REG ENT'S CANAL IRON WORKS COM PANY (Limited , . cf the above Company will b e CL OSED on TUESDAY, fir' instant, for the Country. Londo n; and on THURSDAY, the 28th By order, Temporary Offices, F. B. M OORE , Secretary. Jul 20 l4, Leadenhall - street, E.C., y , 18GL rawmg-rootn, ORNAMENTS for the D -7 ---------- Library, Groups; Candlesticks, 015elisks, Ink- V ,nd Dining-room, consisting ot a new and eieo•ant assort ment Df VASES, Figures, Pa Per weights, &c , in Italian, stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Alabas er, Parian Marble, Bronze, berbyshire. Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT Mine ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, VI.C., LOU'non. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections which SHELLS, EIINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which fa cilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY CON_ each. , will greau C HOLOGY, and GEOLOGY, at 2, 5,10, 20, 50, to lop guineas ,PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and lim . " 41, 0L1Y is given by Mr, TENNANT, t 149, Strand i- Q. .E No. 22,488. t'ERSONS SEEKING LANDED ESTATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPERTIES GENERALLY — To BE ITAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of lauded and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the Cottage with its few acres. OWNERS or PROPERTIES Wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register affords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, where the property is of en eligible character, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon veniences. . . . THERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur cnaser is introduced throucrh Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then onlythe usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. VURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOW, CARRIAGE-FREE to any houseq,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 by 410 adm, - able engravings of every description of Furniture and iseasteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gratis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for tarnishing on the following revised cale c_ A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ 259 16 6 A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a ?rice List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valuable infbrmationto all requiring househ 31d furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ityde, Plymouth, Wells. Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Brit a. COB BETT and CO., General Hotue Furnishers. Deptford bridge, London, S.E. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 21, 1864. NEW NOVEL BY NOELL RADECLIFFE. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 ♦ola., SYBILL A LOCKWOOD. By NOELL RADECLIFFE, Author of "Alice Wentworth," "Wheel within Wheel," &c. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough street. Now ready all at the Libraries, in 3 vols., T HE MARLBOROUGH CLUB COMPANY (Limited , . NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that this Club will be opened for the reception of its Members on MONDAY, the 12th day of August. S. 0. RATTENBURY, Hon. Secretary. Registered Office of the Company, 6, John-street, Bedford row, W.C. THE OXFORD AND ,CANTERBURY .HALL COMPANY (Limi ed). Incorporated under the Companies' Act, 1862. Capital £120,000, in 8,000 shares of £l5 each. Deposit on application £1 per share and £2 on allotment. No call will be made until at least two months after the date of allotment, with an intereal of three months between each call, which will not exceed £1 at any one time. It is not contemplated to call up more than £lO per share. DIRECTORS. Evan B. Jones, Esq., 15, Han,iver-street, Hanover-square, Chairman. George F. Anderson, Esq., 34, Nottingham-place, York-gate, Regent's-park. George Bermingham, Esq., Kentish Town. Rueben Whitmore, Esq., 63, CornhilL F. W. King, Esq., Hil.marton-villas, Camden-road, Hollo way. Charles Morton, Esq., Grove House, Putney, Managing . Director. _ 31 A T T I E. A STRAY. By the Author of "No Church," "Owen : A Waif," ttc. " A very attractive and interesting tale."—Sun. "An admirable work. It is a picture of life so true and vivid as to rivet the attention from first to last."—header. Hurst and Blacke t, 13, Great Marlborough-street. On Friday next, in 2 vols. post Bvo., BLACK MOSS: a Tale by a Tarn. By the Author of " Miriam May." Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. ------ With power to add to their number. BANKERS. The London and County Bank, Lombard street, and 411, Oxford-street. A.IIDITOR. Robert Joseph Clarke, 1 4 :Eq. (Messrs. R. Josh. Clarke and Ford, Public Accountants, 9, Old Jewry-chambers). BROKER. C. A. Murton, Esq., 27, Cornhill. SECRETARY (PRO FEB.) Mr. W. J. Harrison. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 1?, George-yard, Lombard-street, City. Now Ready, in Crown Svo., F OOTPRINTS ON THE ROAD. By CHARLES KENT. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. NEW WORK BY Z A.DKIEL. Just published, MAE SECOND EDITION of Vol. I. of the HANDBOOK OF ASTROLOGY, price 3s. 61; also, recent;y published, Vol. 11. of the same, price 4s. G. Berger, Newcastle-street, Strand. PARLIAMENTARY DESPATCH AND AGENCY OFFICE, No. 5, Upper Charles-street, Parliament-street. AN ANALYTICAL INDEX to the DIVISIONS of the present SESSION (1864) is In course of compila tion by Mr. GEO. M. 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To be followed by THE BARD AND HIS BIRTHDAY, a new musical tercentennial séance, by William Brown, Esq., sustained by Mr. and Mrs. German Reed; and THE SEA SIDE, or MRS. ROSELEAF OUT OF TOWN, by Mr. John Parry. Every evening (except Sat rday), at 8 ; Thursday and Saturday mornings, at 3.—ROYAL GALLERY of IL LUSTRATION, is, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, Is., 2s;; stalls, 35.; stall (spring) chairs, 55., can be secured in ad vance at the Gallery without fee. 91 H 0 X P ORD, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING will be performed the new and success ful Opera, by M. Guonod, FAUST, with augmented band and chorus, supported by the following talented principal artistes:—Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry. Tyrrell. almslev ; 3iessrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green ; and UN BALLO IN MASCHERA. Director. Mr. F. Jonghmans. To-morrow Evening, THE MERRY WIVES OF WIND SOR, by Otto Nicolai. Comedy by UNSWORTH and EUGENE, Mr. T. Maclagan, W. Randall, G. Ilutchenson, G. W. 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"The figure of Fame, winged and trumpeted, passim and repilssing through the Magic Fountain, is so complete an Illusion that it wellnigh ceases to be illusory."--Morning Star, Feb. 19. MEET H. -IMPROVED MECHANICAL DENTlSTRY.—Professional abilities and great artistic skill have been most successfully combined in the production of ARTIFICIAL TEETH upon a new principle. The real value of the perfection of the art of Dentistry will be experi enced by all wishing to avail themselves of professional assistance by ccnsulting Mr. AL BERT, 34, Great Russell street, Bloomsbury, whose experience has enabled him to effect such admirable, convenient contrivances by artificial means, and which are so perfectly efficient. Second Edition, Corrected and Revised, post free 7d., In cloth 13d., THE TEETH a Practical Treatise, with the 1 best means of restoring them when defective or lost. By A. ESKELL, Esq., Surgeon-Dentist, 8. Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square. " It really contains all that is necessary relative to the good keeping of he mou h and teeth, and deserves the serious consideration of all who adequately regard their health, comfort, and appearance."—The Sun, May 4, 1861. "We can commend this little brochure on a subject noon which everybody takes an interest."—Medical Circular, June 5, 1861. " We can recommend its perusal to those who wish to pre• serve their teeth, and to those who know the value of them.' —Daily News, June 20, 1801. Londcn : Clemente, Little Pulteney-street. BED-ROOM CANDLES. "pRICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop grease when carried."—Thin, very hard candles, sold In boxes is. and 3s. each, aro recommended as the best carriers. " EXTRA. HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in boxes 2s. each. Thicker candles intended for those who will not burn thin. " SHERWOOD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," in packets of 36 candles for one shilling, intended for use where cheapness is a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. Special Candle sticks to fit thin candles, is. and 2s. 6d. each; reducing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. TOILET SOAPS. Sherwood Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains Price's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, to tender skins in winter. GLYCERINE. SHERWOODOLE "Price's Glyeerine" may be Cleans gloves and removes had from any Chemist, in grease and other stains. cat-milled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in capsuled bot " Price's Patent," from 6d. ties, 6d. and ls. each. upwards. Impur e Gl ycer i ne has been sold , 5n the state ment that it is "equal to Prices." Re throue Wholesale by Price s il Pateril Lon, Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish atc t, supporreu uy Lux: 1) - ii t r a Li z oid, Miss Ne y ow"o..V: n ,d. , Admission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Balcony, Is. shell, a segment shell, and a solid shot. The corn. mon shell is 21ft. long, and carries 471 b of powder. The segment shell carries upwards of 500 segment pieces, weighing nearly 2 lb. each, which are dis persed on bursting by a charge of 151 b of powder, ignited either in flight or on striking an object by the action of the time or percussion fuse. The ordi nary solid shot is of cast iron ; but the most formi dable projectile against plates is the steel shell, which carries a bursting charge of 241 b. Steel shells containing molten iron can also be used against plated ships. In the two years that have nearly elapsed s'eice this gun has been made only 27 rounds have bnen fired from it with 701 b. and 901 b. charges. Four of the latter charges were fired, two of them with rifled shot; and these, like our system of overproving generally, have done the gun more harm than good, and made it after proof a less safe gun than it was before a shot had been fired from it at all. The first rounds were fired to test the velocity of the gun, and its velocity on striking yards. For tais practice it was ts la hh i no d tt a oa t n rg 3 lee d ta e va g itn . f e t ho eiation, and when fired the noise was less painful than that 100-pounder; but the shock of the explosion was very great, and became distressing to those who were obliged to stand near. The enormous bulk of the projectile made it per fectly easy to trace its progress from the muzzle of the gun to its mark and nothing could more strikingly demonstrate the accuracy of the piece or the care with which it was laid than watching the long wavering roar high and then began its downwardhuge t a r ifl i r s i rising shgt ittculminated with it a l stru c k full on the little r b i l c a o n c k het s t p in ot g on,at which h d aitftwertbB bound, d d, t was lost in a long thick trail, lief sand, i I I and i its course hent half water. It cre was , impossible no othefirst rst shot t ascertain its velocity at the en the target, uprooting one of th e supports of the s screen, which fell aside. The second shot, which was aimed to the left to avoid the same mishap, broke up the screen with the splinters of the target, and again there was no result as to velocity at that point. As the tide was low, and it would take a long time to repair the screen, the trials for velocity at 1,500 yards was abandoned, and only three more I I rounds were fired at this elevation to test accuracy. This test, considering that the cast-iron shot used varied from 5201 b to 6121 b in Weight, and that of the bucket of water poured into the gun after each discharge very nearly a quarter was once left in the bore, showed that, as far as flight of shot went it was as perfect as it well could be. Its mean error in range—that is to say, the difference between the shot which fell nearest and that which fell furthest —was only 161 yards, while the average of the error from the true line of fire was lft gin. A still more formidable experiment, as regards testing the strength of the gun, was next tried. The elevating screw and all the quoins wore removed, so that as the breech was depressed the muzzle of the piece was gradually brought higher till it rose to the portentous height of 23 deg 19 sec—the highest elevation, we believe, at which any largo rifled gun has ever been tried sinoe rifled guns were thought of. No one expected the gun carriage would have sur. vived the tr al, and very few believed in the gun, though they showed their confidence in its principle by standing by it. The gun was fired, and the huge shot went towering with a terrific roar higher and higher into the air till it disappeared in the clouds. Yet still the ear could trace its progress as it went roaring onwards, fainter and fainter, till as it seemed on the very verge of the horizon, it alighted on the sands, which it threw up in a cloud, and went blunt dering on for a short distance further. Strangest of all, however, es as the kind of after roar, which seemed to begin in the clouds, and as it gathered force came hoarsely down from the upper air in a dull reverberation that seemed almost mysterious MA DAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. plied by Mr. Krupp, John Brown and Co.. Messrs. Sanderson, Brothers, and Co., and various other makers. The shots were used against 5-inch plates, and Mr. Krupp was the only rusher whose shot, during yesterday's trial, went through one of these plates. Only one shot did so, however, and, as no other competitor fired against that identical plate, it wou:d be premature to call this a victory for Mr. Krupp. Next to Mr. Krupp's in order of merit, and close upon them in penetration, were those of John Brown and Co., and the difference between tt . e performances of these shot was by no means so great as the difference in their prices, Mr. Krupp's being about £5O per ton, whereas those of Mr. Brown, which are almost as good, are only £3O. All the shots, however, did very well, and showed the necessity for a largo supply of these formidable projectiles for both army and navy. At present not a single steel shot has been ordered for either branch of the service. All these projectiles were fired from the old and much-abused Armstrong 110-pounder breech-loader, which with only 12- pound charges, always had immense effect on the plates, and which, as we have said, in one instance sent the shot not only through the plate, but deep into the bank behind it. The trial of La Gloire target, which is looked forward to with the greatest interest, is not likely to be made for some days yet. in ita Trn one CITInAT ...":... '. ' ' 4 ' -- L. ~.,f el, n ,e.... was nearly half a minute (26.2), and its first graze on the earth was 7,400 yards, or nearly 4 miles. Three shots were fired at this enormous elevation, giving a mean range of 7,300 yards, a mean error between the nearest and furthest shots of 89 yards, and a mean deviation from the true line of fire of 21 yards. The gun was then depressed to 5 deg. elevation, at which five rounds were fired, giving A y ardst 10 deg, the astonishing result of a mean error of 26 yards and a mesn error in line of 0.8, or as nearly as pos • swibasleonlyfe4est.the mean error in range between the longest and shortest, while the mean error in lino was precisely the same as at 23 deg., that is to say, 2.9 or 71 feet. In all 47 rounds were fired on Monday, which, with the charges previously discharged at proof and against iron targets made a total of 74 shots. At the close of the day, and early on Tuesday, careful impressions were taken of the bore of the gun, and these at once showed the value, if not the necessity, of Sir William's latest improvement—the steel lining inside the iron coils. The gun showed signs of wear. The fibre of the rim in the coils was clearly indicated on the gutta-percha mould, while between some of the w e ld s there were little fissured varying from the 100th to the 50th of an inch in depth, and from a quarter of an inch to two inches long. All these were in the powder chamber at the heel of the shot; none were in the rifling, where the grooves were as sharp as when they were first turned. Compared with the impressions taken when the gun was first delivered at Shoebury, the trials of all kinds which have taken place since then seem to have opened and deepened the cracks rather more than a third, and less than one half more than they were at first. Beyond all doubt, however, the "its may be said to be gradually opening, and it is onl y a question whether or not the inner coil will stand a laye number of rounds before it gives way. . O nce the inner coil yields, all the others on the outside become useless until the place of the defective coil is supplied with a tube of , ste el, as all the m o d ern A rmstron gs are now °milt With. There seems, how. ever, not the slightest rea son to doubt that the piece will bear easily all the rounds, 250 in number, with which the committee intend to test it. Com. paring the performances of the 600 pounder for accuracy with the performanc e of the French, the Scott, and the Lancaster guns, which are now corn. peting at Shoebury, the 600 Pounder has on the whole a clear gain at 5 deg. and 10 deg. of eleva tion, as the subjoined table sho ws :....... Dern ELEVATION. Mean Error in Range. Mean Error in Yards. Line. Yards. 33.5 French .............. ... . 4.7 Scott ................ 3 5 '7 ........ 3.6 8.9 . Lancaster ............ 1 ,~„ 600 pounder ........ .. ° • • • Trail EL EvA TI O 4. M ea n Error i n Mean Error in Rangs. Line. Yards. Yards. ... French .............. 46 ......... 10.6 Scott ....... _..... . Lancaster ...... ...... 75 1 • • .......... 12 0 600 pounder .....••••• 54 ............ 2'B On Tuesday the experime nts Were continued for velocity, which was tested at 120 ft. from the muzzle of the gun, at 530 yards, and at 1,000 yards. At the muzzle it was 1,240 ft. per second, at 500 yards it had diminished to 1,172 ft., at 1,000 yards it was 1,122 ft„ corresponding with the velocities up to 1,500 yards, which were taken some time ago. It has been said this gull would take so long a time in loading as to diminish its value as an engine of war. Tho result of the trials of Monday and Tues day showed this objection to be in practice as ills. sory as almost all the others which are from time to time brought forward against the use of very heavy ordnance. 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It is, of course, mortifying to think that guns of this kind, which have in a great measure been brought to per fection at the expense of this country, should have gone into the service of foreign Governments ; but, on the other hand, Sir W. Armstrong and Mr Whit worth, both of whose guns have been sent abroad very freely of late, may retort, with perfect justice, that if the authorities chose to deny the value of I both their inventions, they could nct be expected to keep idle their vast plant, dismiss their hands, and close their factories. Because two admirable guns were pressed upon their notice our Government determined to have neither, as they were uncertain which was best ; and it was just because they were uncertain which was best that foreign Governments haue taken a totally different course, and tried to get as many of each as they could. It is to be hoped, however, that the course of experiments with various rifled guns which is now being entered upon at Shoebury may put an end to this vacillation, and lead not alone to the adoption of a good gun, but, above all, to its immediate and extensive manu facture. It is something towards a solution of this question that one 600-pounder has been tried, though the trial might have been made with the same ease and certainty just 16 months ago. This excellent specimen of forging was made by the Else wick Ordnance Company. Its calibre is 13i inches, its greatest external diameter 4 feet 5 inches, its total inches, and it s we i g ht up wards This was, when it was d e li vere d , lengthoi22 tone. 15 s. feet T 3 not only the largest gun made on Sir William Arm strong's coil system, but was also by far the largest gun in existence. There are many 600-pounders on other systems made now, and all for the use of foreign Governments. The best idea of its tremen. dous powers of destruction may be formed from a projectiles. Th ese are o f t h e usua l -_namely,—uamely, a COMMA k d i e n sc d ri a p d ti o o p n te of its b y The Thames Embankment. When Parliament passed the bill for the embank ment of the north shore of the Thames, the in habitants of the metropolis, forming their estimate of the probable progress of the undertaking on the usual speed at which our public works advance, were not at all sanguine that the present genera tion would be able to enjoy a walk by the banks of the river from Westminster-bridge to Blackfriars. They knew they were doomed to plant the acorn, but they very much feared that they were i not to see the oak. However, from what has already been done in the formation of the Em bankment, the oldest amongst us may hope to see our great river quite a different thing from what it is now ; and there is every probability that ear -1 riages will be rolling along its margin from West minster to the city before the Houses of Parliament are finished or the liens have taken their places on the pedestal of the column in Trafalgar-square. The idea of embanking the Thames is not a new one. As a theory it is traced back to the days of Sir Christopher Wren ; bnt the merit of giving effect to it pertains to the Metropolitan Board of Works. Some years ago a book was published by a French author in favour of effluvium. He pro duced statistics to show that the nightmen of Paris and other continental cities invariably escape cholera when epidemic; but the British Legislature has for a long time steadily refused to adopt that view, and when some six or seven years ago the Thames smelt so badly the great main drainage scheme to relieve the river from the sewage of the metropolis was adopted by both houses with scarcely any op. position. The system decided upon was one of high middle, and low level sewers; and it is to the prac_ tical inconvenience of constructing the low level sewer on the south of the Thames that we owe the embankment. Notwithstanding the great number of people carried daily by the river steamers between the east and west ends of the town, the traffic along the Strand, Fleet-street, St. Paul's Chur,ehyard, and Cheapside, even under ordinary circumstances, is more than these thoroughfares can accommodate with convenience and safety to the public, but the confusion, 1035 of time, and actual danger occa sioned by the ripping up of one of those streets for the purpose of leying down gas or water mains, or cleansing the old and comparatively small zewe7s, have long been a subject of complaint and remon strance. When therefore the Metropolitan Board of Works had to set about constructing the low• level sewer on the n side it at once occurred to tnem neat to carry it un orth aer toe SLCCCLS JUDI, Ut4Lucka would involve a diversion for many months of the most considerable traffic of London ; and they saw that an embankment of the Thames, while adding immensely to the beauty of the me tiopolis and providing a new thoroughfare from west to east, would afford them an opportu nity of constructing the north low-level sewer without the slightest inconvenience to locomotion. Aocordingly, they brought the matter under the notice of Mr Cowper, the First Commissioner of Works, who sncceeded in having the bill passed under which the works along the river are now being constructed. The portion of the north shore of the Thames which is now being embanked is that from West minster-bridge to Blackfriars-bridge. Already there are embankments along nearly the whole of the line between Westminster and Chelsea, but there is not much prospect of seeing the portion of the snore between Blackfriars-bride and London-bridge embanked, owing to the great value of the wharves and to the river being rather narrow between these points. A bill has passed for the embankment of a portion of the southern side, but its operation is confined to the shore between Westminster and Vauxhall bridges. Whether the southern bank between Westminster and Blackfriars bridges will be embanked is a question the consideration of which has been reserved. Should it not be decided in the affirmative, what the Board of Works is now doing will be only a partial, though a splendid and useful, work. There is to be a roadway 100 ft. in width from Westminster to Blackfriars. Of this about 70ft will be devoted to vehicles and the re. maining 30ft to foot passengers. But the 100 ft do not represent the entire space of reclaimed mud bank, which will vary in extent of area at different points, in some the width being as much as 400 ft. The total length of the Embankment is about 7,000 ft, but it is divided by the bridges into three sections, each of which will be viewed by itself. Indeed the line of vision ceold scarcely be continued from one section to tne other, for there is no doubt that the first span of the Charing-cross Railway bridge, with its cylindrical supports, will very much mar the appearance of the Embankment at that point, and destroy what would otherwise be a fine through view from the river frontage at Whitehall. At Westminster the roadway will rise at an elevation of 1 in 80 to the level of the bridge, and will be set back some 30 or 40ft from the face of the Embank ment wall. The intervening space is to be reserved as a promenade and a steamboat pier, to which there will be access from the bridge by a wide and impos ing flight of steps. There are not in any city in the world more disgraceful makeshifts than the present approaches to the steamboat piers on the Thames, and most of the piers themselves. The latter are used•up barges, with a sort of sentry box, styled a ticket office, at one end—the former commence in narrow lanes and end as they join on to the barges in an extension of the contrivance used in shipping cattle—a long and narrow pen open at both ends and generally rickety. How these gangways and piers have been suffered to continue so long, and with such an immense and growing traffic on the river, is a wonder. The Embankment will put an end to them, and substitute handsome avenues, and, in most instances, really convenient landing places. Between Westminster and Hungerford Bridges there will also be a pier for smaller craft. and at Whitehall-gardens the elaborately sculptured water-gate, after a design by Inigo Jones, which now stands at the end of Buckingham street, will be re-erected. The public will not have access to the entire space behind the roadway from Westminster to Hungerford Bridges. The Duke of Bucclench will obtain a considerable addition to his garden, which, when the Embankment is con. strutted, will come down to the roadway. Thus, what is now a mud bank will form a portion of his Grace's private grounds. Nearer to Huugerford. bridge, however, the Board of Works will obtain possession of a largo space which they intend to plant and convert into a public recreation ground, On either bide of Hungerford and Waterloo Bridges PR1CE.........4d. STA3IPED. there will be steamboat landing-piaces. The durv mies for these piers will be partly concealed within _ _ recesses formed by massive granite pillars projecting into the river in front of the general line of Embank ment. These pillars will have moulded pedestals, and will rise about 39ft above the roadway, and it is part of the design that they shall be ornamented with statuary. Half way between Hungerford and Waterloo Bridges there will be a flight of landing steps GOft wide projecting into the river, and flinked at each end with massive piers, rising to the level of a few feet above the roadway, and hereafter to be surmounted with colossal figures of river deities or other appropriate groups. There will be an approach for foot passengers from the high level roadway to the river by a second flight of steps, descending to the level of the lower or Embankment roadway. As the plan at present stands, it is proposed to construct the Embankment from the Temple to Blackfriars- bridge on arches, so as to give an access for boats from the river to the wharves ; but is not likely that thin design will be adhered to, because it is expected that the Inner Circle Railway Bill will pass into law this session, and, if so, it will cut off all water approach to those wharves, and the Embankment will be continued in the solid, the roadway ascend ing by a gradual incline to the level of Blackfriars bridge. Besides the low-level sewer, there will be a sub-way for gas and water pipes and telegraph wires beneath the road, and if the Inner Circle Railway be adopted, this line will also pass under the entire length of the roadway or the space be- hind it. From end to end the Embankment will be faced with granite. It will be enriched with mould- ings of a simple character down to the level of high-water mark; but the line of moulding will be broken by the introduction at intervals of massive blocks of granite to bear ornamental lamps and by occasional recesses for seats. Behind the embank• meat wall the reclaimed space will be filled in to a level of Oft, above Trinity high-water mark. Owing to the uncertainty to which we have al luded as to the way in which the embankment will have to be constructed between the Temple and Blackfriars• bridge, that portion of it has not been contracted for; but the remainder has been divided into two contracts, and since early in the month of March the pile-driving " monkey' has been heard day and night from the Temple to Blackfriars, and piles have been driven and the dams lowered with a rapidity marvellous in the case of an English public work. Perhaps it is that the Board learnt a lesson from the railway companies, and determined not to be outdone by Mr. Ha wkshaw, who throws an iron bridge across the Thames in a few months. Be this as it may, they have bound their contractors within short and narrow limits as regards time, and since the present session of Parliament opened they have greatly changed the appearance of the river. The work from Westminster to Waterloo Bridges, 3,740 ft. in length, has been contracted for by Mr. George Furness, at a sum of £520,000, and he is bound to complete it in two years from the 16th of February in the present year. Mr. Ritson is the contractor for the 1,970 ft. from Waterloo-bridge to the east side of the Temple. His contract price is £229,000, and his work is to be completed in two years from the 9th of March. Each contractor is proceeding on a different prin. ciple as regards details, though to the public eye their work when finished will present an uniform appearance: Mr. Ritson commenced on the old coffer-dam system. It may be observed that the river mnd and sand average a total depth of 7ft., below which :there is a bed of gravel, varying APE It ~'! ; Z - ~,1 If no unforeseen accident should occur, there is every reason to believe that both Mr Furness and Mr Ritson will have finished their contracts within, the stipulated time. Happily, no unexpected diffi— culty has hitherto presented itself. The formation of the railway under the Embankment will make some alteration in the works necessary, and will affect the terms of the contracts, bat not to a serious extent. Since the commencement of the present summer one-third of the entire sewage of the north side of London has been diverted from the Thames.. The construction of the low level sewer is at a stand, awaiting the further progress of the Embankment, but there is every probability that before three years have passed we shall see the Thames an un. polluted river, and that we shall be able to look at it, as it flows through the heart of the metropolis., as one of the most magnificent promenades of which Europe will be able to boast. members of the Metropolitan B'rd st zrottndee I.:* their chairman, the general visitors art?* 1 an outer 4 7 •':.. circle, workmen stood along the eretlos 4 " the coffer-dam, and the platform at tl WI top! vas S crowded. As Mr Thwaites declared the first stone duly laid, a cheer rose from I ielow, and was taken up and continued by the hun dreds of mechanics and navvies in the yard. A sketch of the scene was taken by more than one artist. Mr Thwaites addressed the assembly at some length, tracing the progress of the idea of em banking the Thames from the time it was first pro pounded until Mr Cowper gave it effect. Mr Cow tier, in proposing a vote of thanks to Mr Thwaitee, d e scribed the work as one of the great unc ertakings of t:le day. Ire observed that, when the Embank ment was completed, from Biackfriars to vlrestmin ster there would be a magnifiztent promenade, hav - - ing as the principle object at c'ne end ,`St. Paul's with its unrivAird dome, and at tn . .e other the Palace ct Westminster, which, notwithst:tt.ading its faulty, was, he maintained, the finest Gothic building in Europe. Lord S. - :',fanners seconded the vote, and a similar vote INAS passed to Mr Baellg.ette, who was warmly congratulated on the ability displayed. by him as engineer of the Embankment. Thanks were subsequently voted to Mr Cowper and Lord John Manners, and most of the party proceeded to a marquee and partook of a luncheon provided by Mr Furness, and supplied by Mr Lucas, of Parliament, street: St, Thomas's Hospital. The governors of St. Thcmas's Hospital made their an nual inspection of the temporary hospital at the Surrey Gardens yesterday morning, after which they adjourned to the London-bridge Railway Hotel, where a general court was held ; Alderman Sir John Musgrove in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, Mr ADAMS rose, in pursuance of a notice given at the last meeting of the court, to call the attention of the gover nors to several matters affecting the internal economy of the hospital. He would first notice the very great disproportion of the medical and surgical staff to the number of patients as compared with other hospitals. For example, Guy's Hospital contained 600 beds, and their annual surgical and medical expenses amounted to £2,000, while their own, for only 200 beds, were no less than £3,000. As, however, the occupying of a new site would no doubt make a great alte ration in this respect, by increasing the number of beds to their proper quantity, he would not do more than call their attention to the facts he had stated. He would now come to the extravagant allowances furnished at the expense of the charity to their apothecary, Mr Whitfield, who during the last year had had supplied to him 942 gallons of Barclay and Perkins's porter and 36 tons of coal. In 1862, from Sept. 22 to Jan. 29, he had received 16 tons of coal, cr at the rate of 48 tons per annum ; and from Jan. 2 to March 31, 16 tons, being at the rate of 64 tons a year. All these quantities were far beyond the requirements of any private gentleman. He thought these allowances ought to be discontinued, and a fair increase of salary granted instead. The:r steward at present had a salary of £lOO, and £35 for coals and beer. Ile regarded Mr Whitfield as the best paid official in Europe. He was in the receipt of £5OO a year salary, besides £5O from the Nightingale Fund, and 8 per cent. on the receipts from pupils. In addition to all this, ho had a house and the extravagant allowance ho had mentioned. Being so well paid, they would naturally expect the greatest vigilance and activity in looking after the interests of the hospital, From the facts he was about in coarseness and character, and averaging from Whit field d ri h f d orward they would be enabled to s e e if M r Whit about 15ft. to 25ft. in thickness. Beneath this is d one his duty in this respect or not. D ur i ng t h e the London clay. The foundation of the embank- last year the patients had been supplied with no less than moot wall is on the lower portion of thu bed of gravel, 1,336 dozen of saltwater and lemonade. During tho past at a depth of about 14ft. below low-water mark. year 600 patients at Guy's only consumed 260 dozen. The old coffer - dam principle would require a vast These beverages were only used by fever patients, who con number of piles for a work like this, and in driving stituted only a small portion of the inmates of th e h os pit a l, d ta considered ita 12 impossible i for them to consume 16,000 bbemN o rattfilfound that many of them split to and bottles h e ot'months. In the wine, brandy, He, therefore, abandoned that pli n and resorted 95 ga l lons i n 686 gallons, in brandy 17 in 147, and in gin-,5 i i tin drawing vi a . ' g h These deficiencies sal all quantities, d a c n c e o t u t n h t to iron caissons. His present plan is to sink caissons i s n d k fo th r a b t y a l f o te s s r laying these ooks b d e fo re ry t ht their t iNa h vt e he y ri te N fi N s 'O et sl ll d. l d u s aeyh now t that t c a this ment wall rises, The spaces between the caissons 20ft apart. These caissons are joined with girders. On the top are iron plates, from which the Embank tgae n t t h l e e t to t he ir pe Cahtaierritty will be s filled with concrete. Mr. Furness is pro- man n eusation z e nad a e t C om missioners, that the hospitaldid not su pply ceeding on a different system. He is using a caisson with the best drugs. The speaker then made several other invented by Mr. Joseph Phillips, of the Charing- accusations against Mr Whitfield, and concluded by Bug cross Ironworks. Unlike the ordinary caisson, gesting that a committee of seven governors be appointed to which is circular, this is oval in shape, 12ft Gin inquire h epinrr r into the said that the whole of the matters e matter. long, 7ft wide, 4ft Gin deep, and having a groove I tioned by is ' ir Adams had been already considered by m s t n h - o Gin square at each end. These caissons have shelves grand committee, who had proposed certain alterations in inside, on which weights are placed to fix them as the regulations of the hospital that would meet the evils they are put one over the other *till they rise from complained of. He thought Mr Adams's object would be the foundation to the required height. They are attained if the whole affair was left in the hands of the sunk to an average depth of 36ft below Trinity grand committee. high-water mark, and never less than 3ft into the The TREAsURER, Mr R. Baggallay, acknowledged that the allowances had been rather extravagant; but when ho clay. The process of sinking them is partly by the went back to the year 1842 he found the same consumption " bag and spoon," where the nature of the strata is of beer and coals going on. The matter had been long open and full of water, or by a simple process of known to him, and had given him the greatest anxiety. dredging by steam-power, and partly by excavating, He had since holding the office of Treasurer done much to where a water bearing strata is found and the reduce certain petty allowances which had obtained from pumps can be got to work. Each column of caissons time immemorial. The sodawater and lemonade had is sunk end on to another as nearly close as possible. been ordered in the quantity mentioned by the medica l staff, and it would be a bold thing in any governor A key of timber is driven down the groove, and this to dictate to those gentlemen what they should order the makes up for any opening between the caissons and patients under their charge. Mr Whitfield had explained tightens and holds them together. It makes a that ho said the authorities bought drugs of good, although water-tight joint by the pressure of the water on not of choice quality. That . gentleman had been the zealous officer ah f a o r r aa a te v r e a ry a t l e on b g ie p e e c r i t e o n d t , ifi a a nd tt h . e could give him the but mthne s m . e e H t i n e thoughtahealshould the outer side of the timber, so that the greater the pressure the tighter the joint becomes. When the best certainly ho had been imprudent, caissons are all in their place they will form an iron take into consideration the length and value of the g services dam or wall along the whole length of the Embank- he had rendered. ment. As the work proceeds the coffer-dams are A motion to the effect that the grand committee, assisted ' further, l‘lr formed at intervals of from 100 ft to 300 ft, and of byM r Adams, being ordered should investigate to at o d before r me them,atter a a t nd o , nce - Whitfieldtghe general they ra l c o s u h r o t u a l should s r e such size as is desirable for building the Embank port the issue of their inquiries to a ment wall itself within. The caissons below low water mark remain as a part of the permanent work, p e o a s y si a I f e e , w w w as ar t d h s en ha pu de t f a e n n d ee ca o r f ri i\ e i d r . Dr LEESON' begged oon a t s o and, being filled with concrete, form a solid bas is to Whitfield. His family was 12 in n um b er , and if th e y the wall; but those above are removed and fixed in divided the quantity of beer supplied among them they advance to serve their former purpose over again, would find it only amounted to about two pints per day per while the wall and Embankment above low-water head. He thought, too, it was most unfair to calculate the rate of consumption of coal per annum by what wag con are being constructed. The facing of the wall will s m dthe had putwinterm on be of granite ; the rest of it is to be of the best motion in which thethsm.atliteer quite th co e n h curr ds ed in f the brickwork. The wall will recede gradually upwards grand committee. from the point where it is to leave the caissons Mr Deputy ELLIOTT feared the public would blame the immediately under low-water mark. The space grand committee loudly for letting things run on so long behind the wall will be filled up with ballast, Mr It really seemed as if the inquiry was being made only at Phillips's system has been found to answer admi- the last possible moment, when a Government Commission had been appointed to inquir e i n t o th e a ff a i rs o f the hospital. rably, and the Government have determined to use He had papers in his his h an d s w hi c h con t a ined facts q uite caissons on his principle for some of the fortifica trhaenes and bgan s t a at i tl d ei 0 n t .w h i a itah t as condemnatory of the system at present carried out as tions at Portsmouth. One advantage in having the cylinder of an oval shape is at once apparent. A chance of reform taking place, ho would allow the matter those brought forward by Mr Adams ; but, as there was a caisson of this shape presents a greater surface to to rest at present. t h e M t r i mßeAhlaaoda.LL come A y, for him tre w a s ni u tthf r ao e u r p , the water in front of the wall than would a round lotrow now,had e how able wehno. one of similar cylindrical dimensions. the hands of the court and take th© rest his advancing The preliminaries having been sufficiently ad vanced for the purpose, yesterday was appointed but his good friend Mr Adams years rendered necessary. Four years ago he had announced his intention of resigning, for laying the foundation-stone of this gigantic had persuaded him to stay them until hiswosrukilecoefses, work. The company invited to witness the memor- the railway company had bee n do his g the charity, He shen w ld ith h pleasure to able ceremony entered on the scene from the con- himself and a r t nera n d e ln z w l t d itteh n o tractors' yard in Cannon-row, whence they emerged o s eu a 30 1 d fk h ign o i dvoiwn giving d hima n apology four yearsto I\ o l f r extraß a gg a work 1 l a y for of on tramways, which run here and there and every. lad g appointed. he could where over what in a few weeks will cease to be the muddy banks of the Thames. The workmen were as being so long worked with Mr thick as bees in a hive, and steam-engine, travelling theMnir:DitoillateyfulAcmlussi platforms, dredgers, and pile drivers were scheech- g the eno d rm h ou d s amount of ing and rolling and scraping on all sides. Mr anxietylag and labour during the past four years, gentleman th m en n p a s l a s e, 1 a high to ea u i n e t , l , e iu rg in e Cowper, the First Commissioner of Works, Lord o n Mr Baggallay for the capacity and energy he had John Manners, Mr Doulton, M.P., and other gen_ r - shown during his long connexion with the hospital, and tlemen inspected the works, accompanied by I ,‘ ll_ r conoluded by wishing him health and happiness in his Thwaites, Chairman of the Metropolitan Board, Ihonourable retirement. The first Mr Bazalgette, Mr Furness, and Mr Phillips. themlectr: untilh rosei s TITS, M.P., passed a similar eulogium on Mr Bag atonethecom- galley, and joined with Mr Adams in his hi ha reciation was laid at low water mark, so that pp as B__o depth in a of that gentleman's judgment, ability, and decision, pang were obliged to descend to °`" . Shown during • hthe railway company. He i dl— comm ._ i ll the contest with coffer-dam, though the tide was rap a g then moved a resolution to the effect that the governors re at the time. The stone was a large block of granite ccivcd Mr 13aggallay's resignation with deep regret, bear forming a portion of the facing of the wall. In its ing testimony to the way in which the oftle: , had been that appreciateHeringl centre a square cell was cut to receive a sealed bottle carried out, and wishing him every happiness during his containin a archment document, well-earned retirement. g p on which some The re solution was seconded in simila r terms by Mr account of the cerem on y was inscribed, a copy of Alderman GIBBONS, and carried by acclamation. the 7imes, and several coins of the realm. When Mr EAGGALLAY then returned thanks for the compli this bottle was deposited, Mr Thwaites, who had ments paid him, and said ho would be glad to remain in Mr Cowper on his right and Lord John Manners on office until his successor was a ppointed. his left, duly fixed the block with the aid of a winds Some business of a formal nature was then transacted, lass and a very beautiful silver trowel which bad I b ee n presented to hina by the contractors. and the Court broke up after L a v in g passed a vote of thanks The to the President. ' I