The Sun. — London, England, 1863-08-19 00:00:00

RI 440,/ r • • THE FORESTERS' FETE,...._ O • 4 1‘,.; a : et , v • , 4 11 1 r , , 4 1 1. * - fine wenthi, 41. , • rd te, \ \N, ‘ t , 47 - 417 . • ' ,.. 4111111101111116k 6 + : • A • - -4 , 0-t= A el DROrr• tr! if; *lOO,l 0 4y,,Vir , la , ~.. Tet EMEMBER, WE SUP AT EVAN S EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK after Alfred llon's Promenade Concerts. tel' ues- the )itio kNCIES for MIDSHIP MEN end k.. 3 APPRENTICES in a first-class London shipping firm. Premium mortPrate. Al.o apprentices without premium.— Apply to SIMNIONDS and Co.. 38, St. Mary-at-hill, East- Cheap, E.C. Third officers and Stewards wanted. t IIE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 19, 1863. EDINBURGH (Reduced Fares), from Irongate wharf, Tower.—Saloon, 20s ; fore cabin, 15s; deck (soldiers and sailors only), 78 dd ; return tickets (available for a month), 30s and 22s od. The cheapest and quickest sea route by the splendid new STEAMSHIPS of the LONDON and EDINBURGH SHIPPING COMPANY, sailing every Wednesday and Saturday, at 10 morning. Apply at the Spread Eagle, Regent-circus ; or at Irongate-wharf. No. 22,197 PEICE..... -..4d. STAMPED ....sd. Now ready at all the L braries, in 3 vols., TA ADY EMILY PONSONBY'S NEW NOVEL, "MARY LYNDsAY." "This story is interesting end entrallinf, throughout. Mary Lyndsay' is a most charming hcroine "—Sun. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. together to the stand, where Mr. Harrison's filly dropped back, the other two finishing with a dead heat; Change• able was. third close up, Coronet fourth; the others beaten off. vessel will immediately leave Sheerness for the West Coast of Africa. Tae Arethusa, 39, screw steam frigate, 3,141 tons, 500-horse power, having been brought forward for the first division of the steam reserve at Sheerness in the dockyard at that place, was removed to moorings in the harbour yesterday, and will shortly be taken out for trial of her engines at the measured mile off Maplin Sands. G ENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. YORK AUGUST MEETING.-TVESDAY. Deciding Heat-6 to 5 agst Sledmere, who waited upon the non-favourite to half-way in the distance, when he went up and won in a canter by two lengths. The winner was blught in for 72 guineas. Just published, in Bvo., price ls., 1/EAGNEOPATHY. THE PHILOSOPHY OF HEALTH. Bentley, New Burlington-street. ?,d- Incorporated by Act of Parliament. 71. Lombard-street, London. hat- NOTICE IS lII , ;RE , tY GIVEN, That the TIALF- If in AL MEETING of the PROPI2 I E I ORS ions of this C 'MPANY will be held at the Company's Offices. 71, I Y .. ci E m A b ß a r l d i s t G rc E e N t, } TUESDAY, the 25th instant, at Two the o'clock precisely, pursuant to the Act of Parliament, to lfid, transact the usual business, and to declare the Dividend for the half-year ending 30th June, 1 8 81 1 7 it 31ARTIN PRATT, Sec. ght London, August 1, 1563. I . , _ CONTRACT FOR PROVISIONS. Royal 11 ospital, Chelsea, 14th Aug., IE6I. THE RIGHT HONOUR ABLE the LORDS and OTHERS, CO NOTICE, That MMISBTONER they areS of thisready to HOS PITAL, do hereby give receive TENDERS from and to treat with each persona as may be wiling to Contract for victualling . the in-pensioners of the said Hospital, from the I st O ctober, 1863, to the 30th September, 1861, both days inclusive. with the following articles of prov i s ions, &c., viz. : — Beef and Mutt on , Bread , Cheese. B u tter. Potatoes, Salt, Oatmeal, Barley or Rice, Pepper, Flour, Suet, Cocoa. Black Tea, Sugar, Milk, Onions or Leeks, Carrots. Celery, Thyme, Marjoram, Winter Savory and Parsley, daily, at per head per diem for the whole ration according. to the established allowances of the house, as specified in the form of Tender, which may be obtained at the office of the Secretary any day between the hours of 10 and 3 o'clock, which Tender must be filled up and deliver, d, sealed, at the Board-room of the said Hospital by the party or parties tendering, or by an agent a pp o i n t e d on hi s or t h e i r behalf. on Tuesday. the Ist of Qepten ber, at 12 oclOck at which time their Lordships will be prepared to take the same Tito consideration. It is to be observed that the Contractors be required to find Security to the Crown for the due performsn e of the Contract. and that no Tender will be received after the day and hour above mentioned. The Commissioners do not pledge themselves to accept the lowest Tender. A..T. MOORHEAD, Secretary and Registrar. N ORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. The business of the Company exceeds £70,000,000. The duty paid to Government for the year 1802 was £85,062, and the amount insured on farming stock, £10,086,332. 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 ap,•gregate to £140,000 ; and the Society now holds a large Res rye applimbla 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. PASSENGERS AND TRAVELLERS PROTECTION AND COMPENSATION OFFICES, 16, Craven-street, Strand, London, W.C. Passengers by Rail, Road, or Water, and others suffering. from loss or injury to themselves or pro,,erty, should apply for redress and compensation 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. T HE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. HEAD OEFICES, 29, Lombard-street, London, and Royal InturanCe buildings. Liverpool. Total Annual Revenue exceeds £50,0 Accumulated Funds in hand over 1,00,000. Chairman in Liverpool: CHARLES TURNER, Esq., M.P. Chairman in London 'WILLIAM WAINWRIGHT, Esq. EXTRAC I'S FROM THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1862. The Directors oi the Royal Insurance Company are now Called upon to make their accustomedperiodical Rport at the Meeting of its Shareholders. FIRE BRANCH. The Directors have, as pleasingly as unexpectedly, at the close o the year, to announce, fog the first time, that the Fire Premiums have not only reached, but exceed £300,000. The high comparative pcmition held by the Royal in the Government Returns of Duty is ag.in fully mhintamed. 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 thi. Office, the balance tr. the credit on account of British and Foreign Insurances being £15,107 10s. 5d., and of the North American business, which is kept sepa. rately, £11,097 lOs. 10d. LIFE BRANCH. The very gratifying duty now falls upon the Directors to state the sum assured on n w politics for the year IF-62 exceeds even that of the yea r 1881 by £lBO,OOO, and has arrived at the almost unexampled amount for a single year of £701,427 on 1,498 new policies i'.sued. Until within the last few years it is believed that such a sum a"sured as that a hich has just been announced as the !emit of one year's business was all but unheard of. This portion of the Company's business has been carefully watched, and cannot fail to give much satisfaction to the shareholder, as well as no small encouragement for the fut ,, re to the participating life assurtr. Evidence of continued care in the selection of lives is amply afforded by a statement of the number rejected. These have amounted to 311 for the year, on which the aggregate sum proposed for assuran , e mounts to £ 43.28 I. Various degrees of ineligibility have led to these lives being declined. No small number of the Assurance l ompanies 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 sible in a single year from deterioration of some kind or another. If, to complete their review, the Directors now advert briefly to the United Kingdom, they have to announce that In Fire Business its progress has been undoubtedly more rapid than that of any other Company established either in London 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 ccnclude 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, founded on a grateful remembrance of the past, that the future may unfold for it a sphere of still greater mauni tilde, combining, distinguished commercial success to the Office with a lengthened career of usefulness and protection to the pubic. PERCY M. DOvE :tianager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary In London NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal ChErter and Special Acts of Parliament. AnnuaAccumulated and Invested rtilldf3 ...... . ........... £2,22,828 l Revenue.. ................................. 422,401 FIRE DEPARTMENT. Insuran-es erante, both at Home and in Foreign Countries on the most liberal terms. LIFE DEPARTMENT. Every facility offered to Insurers. Ninety per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers on the participating principle. The new Life business transacted in 1862 as follows : Policies. Am , unt Inured. 1,037 £763 ,334 Premiums. 23.611 0 0 Forms of Proposal a n d every info rmationsll be furnished on application at the OFFICES: LONDON 5.5, Threadneedle -street. 4, New Bank Buildings. Lothbury. ~ West-end Office.. 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. .._._____________ GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE CO3IRANY. No. 11, Lombard -street, London, E.C. Established 1821. Subscribed Capital, Two Millions. DIRECTORS. Sir MINTO FARQUHAR, Bart, M.P., Chairman. CHARLES 'WILLIAM CURTIS, .Esq., Deputy Chairman. Henry Hulse Berens, Esq., John Labouchere, Esq. Henry Bonham Carter, Esq. G. Shaw Letevre, Esq. Charles F. Devus, Esq. John Martin, Esq. Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Es Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. James Morris, Esq. q. .lames Goodson, Esq. Henry N orman, Esq. Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P Henry It. Reynolds, Esq. John G. Hubbard, Esq., M.P. Abraham J. Itobarts, Esq. Fredk. H. Janson, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq. AUDITORS. Lewis Loyd, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. Cornelius Paine, jun., Esq. Noel Whiting. E sq. Thos.Tallemach, Esq., Secretary I Saml. Brown, Esq., Actuary ACT OF PARLIAMENT, this —friP LIFE DEPA RTMENT.— r UNDE a n ny T n H o E w PR ofr O e VI rs SI t O o N nSeOwP In. EIGHTY PER CENT. 00 t the Profits, at Q u i nquennial Divisions, or a Low Rate of Pre miu m without participation o f Profits. sured has exceeded in Anoount of Profits allotted to the As Reversionary Since the establishment of the Company in IR2I, the cash value £660,000, which represents equivalent After the '" l nves of £1,058,000. Bonuses thereon, Assurances 5 . f with existing n f o rce I amounted to Division of Profits at Christmas, 1859, the Life Branch x,2o7,%wards of £4,730,000, Life Assurance and the independent of the an.nu_m* lexceeded £1,618,000. LOCAL i Extra PrenAinzn is iwithrreiapita ex No the Income from the Fund,Liie ce therein. LOANS graw _requ red for sem of their te 'l on Life Policies to the extent A l and TOLUyTEER CORPS. — values, if such value be not less than £.60. ASSIGNMENTS OF POL ICIES.—Written Notices of, re el eiveet and registered. MEDICAL PEES paid by the Company, and no charge or Policy Starops. FIRE. DEPART.IIENT.—.Ins ur ances are effected upon every description of at moderate rates. Company. property Losses caused by Expl os ion of G as are admitted by this ANEVER FAILI N Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS I; FAIL Dr. without any mercurial ingreadGi LIVER fILLS, pre- Scott, of Bromley, Kent, will be fon c l, trona the recipe of Dr. suffer from bilious and liver complaintsiinvaluable to all who spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the ev indlgeation, wind. costiveness, as a family aperient ine c if e i n ' e 'm For habitual ot the blood, they are truly excellent ; miiin d as a Purifier lion and gTateftil to , he stomach, they ermte n their opera mote dicrestion, and strengthen the whole nearPpe-ite, pro- Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, ci v , a n r a i a aYatem. London, and by most dragte, in boxesas. li ct.. TF i scross. times the quantity in one, 2s. 9(1. Be sure to nek iri r three Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine a_ or Dr. ' W green. package, with •• ' illiam Lambert," enfr i . re a square . aved Stamp. On the __________ CARD PLATES ENGRAV„ i ...,4 D. Any Pattern 2s .„ s oo BEST CARDS Printed from Plate ...... 1 8 : EAL 310ROCCb CARL) CASES .. .. i e . ;" ii " ° , ( , )o BUSINESS ENVELOPES , gummed.. 3„ . F. 4 5WSPAPER ENVELOPES, 4 doz 6d. OLb , M anu f ac t ur ing Stationer, S 6, Fleet-street, E.C. -----..._ r - ----_______, clail P ° .1)14(3 RAM S' of B ABMS (GilinPa Jowe'llPrs y a ir t )r s 'rtrait m) ` neszes from with album enlarrrements therefrom, taken (Pent' R A' irP'S l'i A lnia h Depot. 32, Sussex-place..Re b g .park , N. u t SO, y . f tion of children's 'Me th' .. where aca si Ica Llnlilic§iittw uj e c laY Of bi/tIl May IIQW DC gCCII. In;alids and cl. he and be- ?rn- tain em, and 171.. t in ion, tent rich )eal iese i in nee the has be 9117 ?m. 339 12s 120 38s CRITIQUVS on the NEWSPAPER PRESS in the LITERARY TIMES, every week. T " E 0X F O RD, e, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections from Sir Henry R. I , ishop's THE SLAVE and Haleyy's MUSKETEERS (first time in England). Principal Artistes —Miss Russell, Miss Ell'son. Messrs. Green, Bernardi, lluish, &c., with lull band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. P. Jonghruans. Fiute Solos by Drew Dean &c. Comic, by UNSWORTH ("or any other man"), Eugene, W. Randall, E. Righton, and A. Lloyd, Alsq, a Pet formance by Herr SCHALRENBACH on his wonderful inst. ument, the PIANO URCHESTRE, contain ing a full baid of 40 instruments. '1 he TULL his just been newsy Decorated and Ventilated, and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. Open at o'clock. Admission, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private boxes, 10s. 6d. NOTICE. —The GHOST! GHOST !! GHOST!!! AT C s NTERBURY HAL G. Two representations of Professor P. pper's startling Illusion will be given on Mondays. Wednesdays, and Sa'urd4ys. 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. Silvester, which can be seen only at this establishment. Dramatic Readings by Mr. Graham, in addition to Grand Operatic Selections, Cantatas, Gle s, Sono - s, Comic and Sentimental, and UN' , WORTH, the Stura., Orator. f7.en every Evening at half past Seven. Admission, Sixpence. ROYAL ALHAMBRA P ALACE. The FAIRY FOUNTAIN.—A G rand Divertissement by Signora Bachele and Mariannin a and Signor Guisepne Fran ce •co, assts ed by a corns of Twenty young Ladies—The Conrads as the Original Wrench Clowns and on the r orde Elastique—Les Petit Monstres Brian and Conly in an amusing and novel Burlesque Mrs. Brian as Old Aunt Sally, &c., &c.—Wood and his Wonderful Son—Grand Operatic Selections :—Principals, Miss M`Gregor. Mr. Albert. Signor Georgini (the new Italian tenor), and Mr. Vernon Rigby— Band and Chorus of Sixty Performers. T HE FIRST WEEK of the ALHAMBRA of the pop GIIOST, a highly comical and ular opt l c a l ItYEVENING, at Eleven o'clock. ESTABLISHED 1833. .11010WDEN'S RAT FD GINGER BEER, in -LP glass or stone bottl , s, warranted to keep good twelve mo nths. Lemonade, Soda-water rotass, Seltzer, and every description of Mineral W a t ers. 'Manufactory, No. 3, White 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 Twelvetn-es, Bromley -by-Bow, London. Sad by Grocers, Druggists, and Oilmen. T".—MOORE BROTHERS respeetfnlly inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They eFpecially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 3s. 2d. ; Souchon2., reduced to Is. ed. ; mixed A ssam, re duced to 3s. Bd.; and the finest Assam, reduc e d f rom 45. 4d. to 3s. lid, per lb. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C. PAGE'S BRICK, TILE, AND PIPE MACHINE 4 , for hand, horse, or steam power, are the most simple and effichait extant.—Ful: particulars and prices obtained of the makers, E. Page and Co Laurence Pountney place, Laurence I'ountney-hill, Ca 'non-street, E.C., where they may be seen in operation daily. MONEY PROMPTLY ADVANCED by a Private Gentleman upon FURNITURE (without removal , . Leasehold an I Freehold Property, or Reversions, cte in sums from £2O to £soo.—hlr. Howard, 18, Queen street, Cheapside. T O Persons in WANT of MONEY (in Town or Country).—A. GENTLEMAN is willing - to MAKE ADVANCES of CAS H, without delay, to respectable person. (male or female), on their own security. The utmost secrecy can be elied on. —Apply (it by letter enclose tour stamps) s e lo , st Mr. Rob er t son ' s, Accountant 40. Kinn- Wi 1 11 am" London-bridge, E.C.—Money advanced on Dock Warrants. MMEDTATE CASH ADVANCES. —Persons requirizEr, 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, 11 4 1, Pall-ma 1, SW. Prospectus and forms sent free. E. IL GILEART, Manager. KEATING'S PERSIAN INSECT DESTROY ING POWDER, for which a Prize Medal was awarded to the Producer at the International Exhibition, 1862, This Powder is quite harmless to an mil life, but is un rivalled in destroying Fleas Bugs, Flies, Cockroaches, Beetles, Gnats, Mosquitos, a: oths in furs, and every, other species of Insert. Sportsmen will find this an invaluable remedy for destroy ing Fleas in their Dogs, as also Ladies for their Pet Dogs. Being the original importer of this now invaluable article, which has found so g.reat a sale that it has tempted others to vend a sr , -called article, the public are therefore cautioned to observe th at the packets of the Genuine Powder bear the nutogragh of THOMAS KEATING Solna in packets, ls., is. 6d., and 4s. 6d. each, or post free for 14 or 36 postage stamps, by Thomas Keating, chemist , 79, St. PA UPs-churchyarJ, London, E.O CELEBRATION of the TERCENTENARY of V the BIRTH of SHAKSPEARE, at Stratford-upon- Avon. Thy Tercentenary Committee (of which Sir Robert N. C. Hamilton, Bart , K.C. 8.. is Chairman are now receiv ing SUBSCRIPTION.:, and they may also be paid to the account of the Tercentenary Committee, at the stourbridge and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks, Stratford-upon-Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and Greenway, Warwick ; or their 1 ondon agents, Messrs. Smith, Payne, and co , Messrs Hanburys and Co., or Messrs. Glyn and Co , bankers, London. The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip tion list to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers of Shakspeare for their aid and assistance The Committee rest their claims upon the grow]. that Stratford is not only the birthplace of Shakspeare. but the centre of attraction to all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his home, the town he loved, and where he lived and died. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom pcnled by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than :3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an dailyt_ oen n a pt b rr l ie e : them h t to e EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, s d aree m lv i e t s; tnd relieve the distressing cases that received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas erman, ;Drummond,Es Cos : Nichlane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. and ; Herries and Co ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, anti Co:; Smith, Payne . , and Co. ; and and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co ; Denison and Co. ; W Matas, Deacon, and Co.;Overend. Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and C o. ; Messrs. J. earned edand Co., Liverpool and at the Hospital. STANFORD S. SMITH. Secretary. ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BAT INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). P ATRONEsS—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. PR ESIDENT—Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., F.R.S. DE PU CnAnt - m M.P., AN—Thos. Baring, Esq., F.R.S., v. p. T rCHAIRIUAN—Thomas Chapman, Esq., P.n.s., yd.. APPEAL. herh b e eg C lu o u m i m urr ittee of Management have to state that, since f the year , the Roa, National Lifat Ins titution has o expended £32 1860 ,000 on various Lifeboat Estab lishments m the Coasts of Eng'and, Scotland, and Ireland. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society .ind other me ans , since its formation, is 12 , 800 ; for which services 82 G old Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and £16,480 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu tion has also expended £67, , 00 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting -cart (ages, and Boat-houses. The Committee desire to express their grateful sense of the generous support which th e y h ave rece i ve d f rom the British public during* the past few years, a support which has enab'ed 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 resrs on them to maintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and its Crews practised in the management of their boats, whi It can only be effected by a large and pe.manent annual income, they earnestly appeal to a ll c l asses o f their countrymen peat and n a a id tio t n " a m l a iwno Upholding and perpetu a ti ng so . The Committee gratefully acknowledge the followi ng con tributions tributions:— .... annual 5 4 0 O n. d O ••..• . .. annual 1 1 0 annual 5 0 0 Clerk, Colonel, R.A. •._ .. Campbell, p 3 b la e j l e L st t y li e th i e io Q n u . 4th don.lo 0 0 e M en rs. G, :•. Currie, Wm. l' I •scl.• • • .• .. don. 10 10 0 Coutts and Co. Messrs., Bankers .. .. annual 10 0 0 Erie, Lord Chief .lustice cos . a . n d . 2d r r d a o n n . . 25 0 0 Fenwick, G. J., Esq., .. .. 250 0 0 Harvey, R ev Pan shawe, Vice-Admiral sportinz Carrit4re • • ' • • • don. 3 o 0 . G. G. and Mrs. •• • • K.C.P.ifebo a .. 7th don. 10 0 0 Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. • • • • don. 15 15 0 Moore, Rev. G. B. • • • • .• •• .. 3 0 0 Smith, Mrs. George, Greenwich • • • : annual 2 0 0 "iOm " ® Col. Sir Anthony, K•C•B• • • ' "'°m• ,,, , Lady, Weston-super-Mare , 16 16 0 Ladyship . • • Wlllougbby d'Ere;bv Lord • • • • • • •••• annual 5 0 0 collected by her Donations • ' ' s will be thankfully re ,,„ , ons and Annual •?!escription and Bankers ln the United lihwdom ; Coutts and ercival, and Co., 76 Lombard-street; Messrs. ( (), 5 9, Strand • • • Farouhar. and Co., 16, St. 1-;-ve' by the Bankers of thv Inttitution, Messrs. Willis, ame ,,, s _ s , Messrg. Berm's, treet, Lond by I the on ; a •Collectors of Customs llichgrd e , ..-; - L-.. ‘ B * Esq at the aflice Of the illhlill4loll, 11, " 114-gtree t) Acklliiii'lmadon, W.C. and by the Secretary No T r h th e e g rn a t e h v e e r n i n t g w o h n ich n i t a v is e s s m u i p r p e , 0 s that o p r e m l u u d e e h o o tt t i n h il e u g e r n e c e e t and foreshadow, has this year been denuded of none ofits usual attractions. Tho entries for the two-yr-old Stakes, such important features at this meeting, have kept quite up to the mark as regards both the number end character of the animals entered, the Convivial alone boasting 88 nomi nations, while the anticipated presence of Queen Bertha, Lady Augusta, Marigold, and the Ranger, among the three-yr-old division, and the probable meeting of such animals as Maccaroni, Carbineer, Tim Whiffler, &c, in the Cup gave promise of contests that should be worth record ing, and fields that would afford the industrial community a whrc p ae r aecp o s efimt Onesa ene, a oln b crdd etl seldom mention rnfweoe offered ff u haatyee r ah n rket eer td f at Gh o h o : ere ofer t nea h gt heoht number Eoea r , dbsbo l e ab daobrrde o:espufl prospect n peidntee t het h rsti e ntt ohsogmfi be a ieste l p l xdoa n ce rceut badpi t m dt aei b ond e nd r bb: o t f t i a n c g ywYhothernke Judge average 11 on each day, we think the keenest sports man must be satisfied with the entertainment provided. Two or three days' rain, too, had made the " going" nearly eN , erything that could be wished, and caused York to be about the first meeting distinguished by the absence of dust. The walks-over for the Juvenile and Black Duck Stakes introduced the Two-Year-Old Convivial, for which a dozen appeared at the post, Appenine a very fine colt of Mr. Jacques's, being made a warm favourite at 5 to 4. After some delay a good start was effected, and, coming well together to the distance, Claremont and the two next placed singled themselves out, and a pretty race re sulted in favour of Claremont by a neck. The Burgundy was an easy victory for Lord Glasgow—and then th, Yot kshire Oaks, rendered interesting by the presence of Lady Augusta and Marigold, and for which the former was considered the deadest of certainties, added one more example to the many "mistakes" in. racing, by the winner turning up in an outsider and the favourite finish ing a bad fourth. The company was more select than numerous, and the weather fine. the Zetland Stakes (handicap) of 5 sous each, with 50 added, for all ages. The second to save his stake. One mile. 12 subs. Duke of Beaufort's Doncaster, 6 yrs, 3st (Fordham) 1 Mr. J. Ozbormes Lady of Covernam, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Carroll) 2 Mr. W. Hart's Erin-go•Bragh, 3 yrs, Sat.... (Clement) 3 The following also ran :—Ophelia, Anonynia, Welcome, Entrement, Little Hannah, Globule, Stampede, Michael Scott. Betting-5 to 2 agst Anonyms, sto 1 each agst Stampede and Doncaster, 100 to 5 agst Coverham, and 100 to 6 agst Globule. Globule, in company with Entrement, Lady of Coverham, the favourite, Stampede, and the Little Hannah colt, made the running, with the others lying close in their track, with the exception of Welcome, who appeared to get badly off. On reaching the T.Y.C. post Globule disappeared from the front, and Ent, ement was seen in advance, but shortly after she was headed by Lady of Coverham, attended next the rails by Ophelia, Erin-go-Bragh, Anonyraa, and Doncaster almost abreast to the half-distance, where Lord de Freyne's filly was disposed of, and in a few strides further she was joined by the favourite, leaving Doncaster in attendance upon the 2-yr-old to the Stand, when Fordham went to the front, and won clearly by a neck, Lady of Coverham beat ing Erin-go-Bragh by a head for the second money, Ano nyms was fourth, close up ; the others beaten off. The Juvenile Stakes of 100 soya each, 30 ft., for foals of 1861; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 51b. Three-quarters of a mile. Three subs. Mr. Launde's Miner, Bst 71b (J. Osborne) w.o, The Black Duck Stakes of 1,000 sous each, 300 ft., for the produce of mares covered in 1860; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b. Those got by untried stallions, or out of untried mares allowed 31b; both, Glb. Three•quarters of a mile. Three subs. Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip filly (61b), 7st 11Ib (Ford hhm) w.o. Tho Convivial Stakes of 10 sous, h ft, with 100 added ; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 31b. Winners extra. The second to receive 10 per cent, out of the stakes, and the third to save his stake. T.Y.C. 83 subs. Mr. Bowes's Claremont (31b), Bst 4!b .... (A. Edwards) 1 Mr. Wintringham's Anpenine (31b), Bst 41b..(Fordham) 2 Mr. Merry's Phemy filly, Bst 31b ....... Covey) 3 Mr. Hudson's Coastguard (31b), Bst 9b (Whiteley) 4 The following also ran ;—Durham, Harvest Men, Rose neath, King George, Lord Adolphus, Hymettus, Achilles, and Tarlatan. Batting-5 to 4 agst Appenine, 4to 1 agst Durham, and 10 to 1 agst any other. After a protrAoted delay at the post, the advanced flag was lowered to an admirable start, Harvest Melt, lying in the centre of the course, was the first off, and with Dur ham, the favourite, the Phemy colt, and King George made the running to the distance, where Claremont (who beings slow beginner, lost considerable ground at the start) im proved his position, and on reaching the stand he, in com pany with Mr. Merry's filly, joined the favourite, the three running closely locked to the chair, Mr. Bowes's colt, who appeared to run the longest, winning cleverly by a nec k, a like distance separating the second and third, Coastguard was a good fourth, King George fifth, Durham sixth, and Harvest Mell next. The Burgundy Stakes of 100 soya eac h, h f t, for 4.yr-olds. colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b. Two m il es over the Ol d Course. Three subs. Lord Glasgow's Minnie, Bst 101 b ........ (T . Aldcroft Mr. Savile's Harlequin, Bst 101 b ..... . (G. P ordham ) ) Betting-55 to 50 on Harlequin, wh o made the running 2 at a slow pace to the enclosure, when Ald ero f t set his horse going, and won in a canter by two lengths. .... The Yorkshire Oaks of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added, for 3-yr-old fillies, Bst 101 b each. Wi nners extra, with maiden allowances. The second to rece i ve 50 sovs of the stakes, and the third to save her stak e . O ne mile and a quarter. 62 subs. Mr. ivr. W! Watt's i:A M nso is n s ,B A ß rm on st n r y on ß g e , l B l, s B t (J. Snowden) 1 st (Withington) 2 Mr. Bowes's Sauterelle, B st 31 b .. G. Fordham) 3 Lord Stamtord's Lady Augusta, 9st (inclu. 41b extra (A. Edwards) 4 Lord 'Westmoreland's Marigold, Bst 131 b (i , .clu. 31b ex ) (J. Goater) Lord Uxbridge's Erythia, Bst 10lb ........ (S. Rogers) 6 Betting - 7 to 4on Lady Augusta, 6to 1 agst Marigold, 8 to 1 agst Miss Armstrong, and 9 to 1 agst Sauterelle. Mies Armstrong jumped away with a commanding lead, which she retained to the end, and won cleverly b y a length, a like distance separating the second and third ; a neck between the third ac,d fourth. Second Year of the Seventh Biennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100 added, for f oals of 1860; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 51b. Winners ex tra. Two miles, over th e Old Course. 74 subs. Mr. Savile's The Ranger, Bst 131 b (including 31b extra) Mr. J. Scott's (J. Goater) 1 The Eagle, B st 10 lb (Ash ma ll ) 2 Mr. Bower' s E ar ly Purl, Bst 1 01 b (Alecroft) 3 Mr. John Daw son 's Trumps, Bst 101 b (Rogers) 4 Mr. John Osb o rne's Fanfaron, B st 101 b (Osborne) 5 Betting-2 to lon The Ranger, 6 Lo 1 each agst T rumps and Early Purl. reached Faapace, and before they h a d advance of the favourite, who was followed by the Eagle as whipper-in, until they far th n e mmaildeeppolsatywaatsagoo good upwards of a dozen lengths in and Trumps, Early Purl acting passed the wood, where the leader gradually came back to his horses, and on reaching the T.Y.C. post was beaten, and disappeared from the front,leaving the Ranger in possession of the lead, who, wit the Eagle, Trumps, and Early Purl, came on together to the enclosure, where Goater let out the favourite, who won with the most consummate ease by a fourth. length, little se p ara ti ng th e second and third; a bee The Chesterfield Handicap of 5 sous each Winners by the R ace C omm i ttee, f or h orses of all extra. O ne m il e . 30 su b s . ages. 100 added Mr. Wilkinson's Dictator, 5 yrs, 9s. ' t 91b - . (Covey) 2 Colonel Towneley's Newchurcb, 3 yrs, 6s (A. Doncaster The fol lo w following Edwards) 3 Lord Stamford's Bertha, 4 yrs Tat 121 b - . • (J. Be ) 4 Mr. S. Ridley's Alice, 3 yra, Est 91b ........ also stru l ck a nou:heater. vale, Paddy O'Rourke, Angelus Fluke, and Mane ' 51b ....... (Doyle) 1 Betting. ---5 to 2 agst Newchurch, to 1 each agst Bertha and Angelus, 10 to 1 agst Beauvale. Fluke, in company with Paddy O'Rourke, Dictator, and Newchurch, made the running to the road, where the formerlt — t atLit2tlse p.m. Pippin, Stanton, au gave way, and Bertha and Alice joined the leaders, the lot running in close company to the bond, where Dictator, next the rails, came to the front, and won in a trot by half. a.ciczcn lengths; four lengths separating the second and 9 to 2 agst DictatorlB third, Alice was fourth, Beauvale fifth, and Stanton sixth; Paddy O'Rourke and Little Pippin were the two last. The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added; 2-yr olds, 6st 101 b; 3-yr-olds, Bst 71b; 4-yr-olds, gat 71b; 5-yr.olds and upwards, Oat 121 b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for £100; if for £BO, Six alloweubsd 41b ; if fo r £6O , 81b; if for £49, 141 b. T.Y.C. s. Mr. J. Greaveres Sledmere, 3 yrs, 7at 71b (£4O) Mr. J. Robinson's P ra i r i e F lower, 3 yrs (elements) f 7st 41b (-E4O) t Mr, A. Harrison's Chan gea bl e, 2 yrs, sst 71b (£4o)(Whiteley) Mr. Barber's Coronet, 6 y rs , B at 121 b (Carroll) 3 (£4O) Mr. Orme's Mousl e y, 2 yrs, E st 21b (£6O) (G. Nob le) 4 . oodhous Mr. Fobert's Lach es i s , 4 yrs, B st 101b(A (MrW.. (Doyle e) ) 5 6 Betting-5 to 2 agst Moulsey, 3to 1 agst Changeable, 4 to 1 each agst Coronet and Lachesis. The latter jumped away is front and made the running to the distance, when she was beaten, and the lead was taken up by Sledmeze, who was j fined at the enclosure by the Prairie Flower and tho tiuco runuipz The Bramham Park Stakes, of 100 says each, 30 ft, for foals of 1560, the produce of rcares which never produced a winner; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b. One mile and a half. Three subs. Mr. T. I'Anson's na Borealis, 8g 61b (in 31b ex) (Chalioncr) w.o. The Old Three-Yr-Old Produce Stakes of 100 sovs, h ft; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 411'. Two miles. Mr. Watt's Miss Armstrong, Bst llb (in 31b ea) (J. Snowden) w.o. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. VALETTA, Aug. 14.—Her Majesty's' despatch vessel Psyche, 2, Lieut.-Commander R. Sterne, ar rived this morning from Constantinople, the Pit opus, Suda Bay (Candia), and Calamata. She had been relieved at Constantinople by her Majesty's vessel Caradoc, 2, Lieut.• Commander E. 11. Wilkinson. She left the Marlborough, 121 (bearing the flag of the Vice-Admiral Commander-in• Chief R. Smart, K.H.), Capt. C. Fellowes, at Suda Bay, on the 11th inst., where there was also a Turkish squadron. The Marlborough, with the Trafalgar, 70, Capt. T. H. Mason, had left the Pit eeus on the Bth inst. for a cruise. The St. George, 84, Cept. the Hon. F. Egerton, left the Pi7xus ou the 6'h inst. for Nau plia. The Queen, 74, Capt. C. F. Hillyar, was still at the Phases on the Bth, with the Meeanee, 60, Capt. G. Wodehouse, the Icarus, 11, Commander N. Salmon, V. C., and the Orlando, 46, Capt. Ra nolph, which last-mentioned vessel arrived there on the 3d inst. from Malta. The Magicienne, 16, Capt. W. Armitage, which left Malta on the 7th inst., had also joined the Commander-in •Chief. The Fox hound, Commander W. H. Anderson, was likewise on the Athens station. On tee lonian Islands and west coast of Greece station there were the Revenge, 73 (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral H. R. Yel verton, C. 8.), Capt. the Hon. F. A. C. Foley ; the Liffey, 39, Capt. G. Parker ; the Pelican, 17, Com mander P. Brock ; and the Waederer, 4, Commander M. C. Seymour. The Revenge had visited Calamata tied Cerigo, and when last heard from was bound to Zante, Cephalonia, and Corfu. The Firefly, 5, Corn, A. L. Mansell, had received orders to leave Corfu for Zoete and Palms. The Psyche brought down as passenger the Rev. A. G. Berry, formerly chaplain to the Liffey. She also brought news of the death of Lieut. Frederick H. Blair, of the Tra falgar, which occurred after an illness of only three days. The following foreign vessels of war were lying at the Pit mus at the date of the last accounts: French—the Redoubtable, 90 (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Touchard), and the Zenobie, 38. Italian—the Re Galantuomo, 80 (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Vacca), and the Costituzione, 8. Austrian—the Novara, 50 (bearing the pendant of Commodore Tegathoff), the Frederich, 22, the See hound, 4, and Kerka. Turkish—the Broussa, 22. Greek—the Hellas, 28. The Hellas and two other Greek vessels were being got ready to be despatched on the 13th of August to Toulon, to embark there the young. King George I. and convey him to Greece. All was quiet at Athens. Her Majesty's iron paddlewheel vessel Weser, 6, Commander A. H. L. Johnstone, and the screw gunboat Cockatrice, Lieut.-Commander R. M. Gillson,.were still on the Danube and Constantinople station. The Chanti cleer, 17, Commander C. Stirling, was on the crest of Syria. The Phoebe, 35, Capt. T. A. D. Fortescue, arrived at Alexandria on the 4th inst. from Bey. rout, and has since left that port under sail for Malta. Her Majesty's screw corvette Cossack, 20, Capt. W. It. Rolland, left the Malta dock on Mon day, and steamed round the island to try her re paired screw shaft, which was found to answer ad mirably. She left port about 10 a.m., and returned at 4 p.m., and towed out the Malacca, 17, Capt. G. J. Napier, which immediately afterwards made sail tor the north-east, for a cruise in the channel. Las Malacca returned to the motile of the harbour on Tuesday, and Wednesday reported herself to the Admiral, and stood out to sea again. 'Pais morning signals were made for her to re-enter port, orders having come out to send her instantly to England. These orders were quite unexpected, as it was be lieved that the legal proceedings before referred to would not necessitate her proceeding home, at any rate for some time to come. Things have turned out otherwise, and she will leave to-morrow. Her Majesty's surveying vessel Growler (tender to the Medina, Cept. T. A. B Spratt, C. 8.) left port on Monday afternoon, under the command of Mr. Stokes, R.N., master of the Medina, on surveying service in the Malta channel. Tae Hydra paddle sloop, which is to replace the Medina, is expected out here from Woolwich about the middle of Sep tember, under the command of Lieut. G. R. Wil kinson, who is at present at home on leave. On her arrival Capt. Spratt will assume the command, and the other officers and crew of the Medina will be transferred to her. Her Majesty's iron paddle wheel sloop Trident, 3, Commander C. F. Balfour, has been ordered from Gibraltar to Malta. Her Majesty's screw gun-vessel Surprise, 4, Commander W. H. Whyte, is under orders to take the mail ex pected to-night from Marseilles to the commander in-chief. The Cossack will probably be sent up to the Pirxes with the next mail, and thence to the coast of Syria. The only ships in port are—The Hibernia, receiving ship (bearing the flag of Rear- Admiral H. T. Austin, C. 8.), Commander R. B. Harvey ; the Cossack, the Malacca, the Medina, the Psyche, the Surprise, and the Boxer (tender to the Hibernia). The Black Eagle yacht with the Lords of the Admiralty and their staff arrived at Falmouth, on Monday, an an official visit, and were received by Capt. Grenfell, of her Majesty's ship Russell, the coastguard ship of the station. After the usual in spection, the Duke of Somerset and the other Lords made a survey of the breakwater and docks which are in a forward state of construction at that port. The undocking of the iron-cased ship Caledonia, officially announced to take place at Woolwich at the end of the present month, is now ordered to be deferred until the arrangements for her reception in the baain are completed. These may probably extend over a period of two months or more, as the work s can only be performed at low tide by reason of the coffer-dam having been driven away by the flood. The armour-plating of the sides has been completed with great success, the only portion of the iron-casing now remaining to be affixed being the end plates, which require much care and inge nuity in bending. Her Majesty's screw steam corvette Clio, 22 guns, 1,472 tons, 400 horse power, Capt. Thos. Miller, arrived at Sheerness from the Pacific on Monday, and was inspected by Vice-Admiral Sir George R Lambert,R.O.B., Commander-in-Chief et Sheerness, and staff. She will be paid out of commission in a few days. The Clio was fitted out at Sheerness in July, 1859, by Capt. Miller, and since that time has been employed on the Pacific station, most of the officers who went out with her still. remaining in the ship. The Recruit, 6, iron paddlewheel store ship, 590 tons, 160-horse power,Comman der P. Cottam, which has recently been refitted at Chatham dockyard, arrived at Sheerness on Saturday. She has since coaled, taken in powder, and been swung for the adjustment of her compasses. Her final trial trip will take place at the measured mile off Maplin Sands on Thursday next, previous to her departure for the West Coast of Africa, to which station she has been appointed. The Snipe, 5, screw steam gunvessel, 431 tons, 80- horse power, Commander A. 11.. W. Battiscombe , has completed fitting for sea, and will be taken for trial at the measured mile off Maplin Sands on Thursday. Should the triihl f 1 the sathi .or 5 THE ARMY. In consequence of the death of Field Marshal Lord Ciyde, the siege operations, which were ori ginally to have taken place at Chatham yesterday, and in which the entire force of the garrison as well as the squadron of gunboats would have taken part, have been indefinitely postponed, and it is now un certain on what day the contemplated operations will take place. Tke second annual marching out and encampment of the troops in garrison at Woolwich on Dartford heath took place yesterday. The troops assembled on parade at Woolwich at 7 a.m., and commenced their march at 8. The Horse Brigade and the Itiding troop proceeded by way of Plumatead and Crayford, in command of Colonel D'Aguilar, C. 8.; the 9th brigade and one field battery of the depot, and one 40-pounder battery of guns took the road through Eltham and Bexley, and were commanded by Colonel Smyth, C.B. ; the 13th Brigade (foot) and Royal Marine Light Infantry marched over Shooter's-bill and Crayford, under the command of Colonel Buchanan. The whole of the troops arrived on the heath simultaneously at 11 o'clock. They were accompanied by Captain Grant's ambulating cooking battery, by means of which dinners were cooked on the march, and served with the same promptitude as from the garrison kitchens. The men returned to quarters at four o'clock, evidently gratified with the day's excursion. Capt. F. J. Bolton, 12th Regiment, the inventor of the lime light telegraph signals recently intro duced into both branches of the service, has just completed a lengthened course of instruction of the' several corps at Chatham garrison, in the use and working of the new system of day and night tele graphy. He has rejoined his regiment at the Curragh Camp. THE VOLUNTEERS. The fourth annual pr;zo meeting of the 11th Middlesex (St. George's) Rifles was held at Wormwood Scrubs on Monday and Tuesday week, under the superintendence of Lieut.-Col. the Hon. C. H. Lindsay. The first prize on the list was the St. George's Challenge Cup and Gold Medal. It was competed for by first and second class shots of any year, in five rounds, at the 400, 500, 600, and 700 yards' ranges. Corporal A. Crookes became the winner, with a score of 61 marks. The next contest was for a gold watch, value 20 guineas, presented by Mr. J. T. Robinson, for a first prize. The entrance fees, amounting to ever S guineas, formed a second prize. Theranges being 650 and 700 yards, seven shots at each distance. The watch was won by Pri vate Blaize, with a score of 39 marks; Sergeant Stewart and Private Sandford tied for second prize, with a score of 33 marks. On shooting off the tie, Sergeant Stewart made a centre, and thus carried off the entrance fees. The Turner Plate and Silver Medal, which is now the property of the corps, was competed for in five shots at the 200, 500, and 700 yards' ranges. Sergeant Gray was the winner, with a score of 38 marks. A silver cup, presented by the non commissioned officers was competed for by first-class men, The lenges were 300, 500, and 700 yards ; five shots at each distance. Ensign Waller was the winner, with 41 marks. Another cup, given by the non-commissioned officers for 5 c o 0 m o petit and i o6noobv yards' sec ornd angc e l a s ss m , was e men, wonin five byra r h i v o t a s t , e a the o rr, w 2o h o, o made 25 marks. The remaining prizes were won as follows: A silver tankard, presented by Mr. Basil Woodd, 200 and 400 yards, five shots, was won by Corporal Crookes, with 31 marks. The Ladies' Challenge Plate and silver medal, 200, 300, and 500 yards, five shots at each distance, was won by Sergeant Millard, who made 44 marks. The Chal lenge Shield, value £25, presented by Messrs. Ortner and Houle, was won by Private Rowe, who made 27 marks. The ranges were 250 and 500 yards ; five shots at each distance. The silver goblet, value £lO, presented by Lord Vernon, was competed for by effective members upon the Swiss principle of concentric circles ; the target was divided into increasing circles, the smallest, or bull's eye, counting nothing, and the outer circles, according to size, counting from one point upwards, the extreme outer circle counting the highest number of points, the member getting the least number of points being the winner. The range was 400 yards, five shots. Private Pearce was the winner, with 11 marks, of this prize, as also of the silver wine cup presented by Ensign Banting, which was shot for in five rounds, at the 200, 500, and 600 yards' ranges. The meeting was brought to a close through the unfortunate accident which happened to Col. Lindsay. The 4th and 13th corps of the 10th Administrative Brigade of Kent Volunteer Artillery have very successfully expended the greater portion of their annual allowance of practice ammunition from the 32-pounder and 68-pounder guns mounted on the sea defences which guard the approaches to Chatham harbour. A great improvement has been made by both corps in the accuracy of alignment, correct eleva tion, and the cutting and fixing of Boxer's fuzes. On nu merous occasions during the practice with the heavy siege guns the target has been struck, although moored to sea ward at a range of 2,000 yards, and subjected to the unsteady motion of a rough sea. On several instances the target has been completely shot away. The target is purposely con structed of a moderate size, in order to accustom the volun teers to strike objects at a considerable distance from the batteries. The judgment displayed by the volunteers in determining the exact elevation of the gun and the allowance to be given for the deflection of the shot merit approbation. In Suffolk the Bungay and Beccles companies have been reviewed during the past week by Lieut.-Col. Thelluson, who availed himself of the occasion to present Sergeant Miller, drill instructor of the Halesworth corps,with a medal for long service and good conduct, and a gratuity of £5. The Suffolk County Rifle Association will hold its annual meet ing at Ipswich in September. The Norfolk corps are preparing for the annual meeting of the Volunteer Service Association, which commences on Monday, Sept. 7. On Thursday, the 3d Company of the Norwich corps had a contest at the Mousehold range for a varie.ty of prizes. A challenge cup, previously held by Sergeant Bridgman, was won by Capt. C. H. Gurney, who made 41 marks, at ranges of 200, 500, and 700 yards, five shots each. An Enfield rifle, presented by the non-commis sioned officers for recruits, was won by private Andrews. A match followed, open to non-commissioned officers and pri vates, at the same ranges, and the prizes won as follows : —A Kerr rifle, presented by Capt. C. H. Gurney, by pri vate J. Bridgman, 38 marks ; £5, also presented by Capt. Gurney, by Corporal St. Jon, 33 marks ; a silver-mounted beer jug, presented by Ensign Hansel!, by private Challis, 31 marks; an Enfield rifle, or £3 10s., presented by Mr. Croker, by private G. Figg, 31 marks. In Lincolnshire the Horncastle company has had its an nual contest for classification prizes, 31 members entering the lists. In the first-class the firing was at ranges of 200, 400, and 800 yards, five rounds each, and the first prize was won by Corporal Clitherow. At the annual prize competi tion of the Louth corps some excellent shooting was made. A prize of £3 35., competed for by members of the first-class final classification, was won by Sergt. Mason. A match against time took place for a silver cup of the value of £5 58., presented by Mr. S. J. Welfit. The shooting was at 200 yards standing, each man having five minutes allowed; won by private Waite. A prize of £ 5 58 ., given by the Rev. W. Smith, and another of £2 2s. by Mr. J. W. Wilson, were shot for at 500 yards, and wen by Lieut. Sowerby and private Bucknell. I n Essex the annual prize meeting of the Ilford corps has just been celebrated at Cranbrooke-park, the seat of Mr. J. D av i s . The first contest was for an officers' cup, shot for by five men from each company. The corps consists of two companies, one situate at Ilford and Barking and the other at Walthamstow. Each man of the winning squad received a silver medal, and the highest scores in each companY se cured for the makers of them a prize of £5, presented by Mr. Davis. The ranges were 200, 500, and 600 yards, five shots each, and the scores made as follows—The Waltham stow company 178 marks (Sergeant Mosey and the Ilford company 161 marks (Corporal W. Wisher a prize for the with taking the £5). A marksman's cup, ta king the £5) ; highest score in each company, wa s presented by Mr Doublett. The shooting was at 700 yards, seven shots. En sign Mitchell. of the Ilford Company, won the cup and prize —a second prize went to Lieut. "Wilson, of the Walthamstow company, who made 17 marks. A ladies' cup, with t wo Lord Bury telescopes, presente d b y Captain Colesworth, were shot for at 200 and 500 y ards, fivo rounds each ; the cup was won by Corporal W isker, and the telescopes were carried off by Sergeant Fitt and Sergeant Munn. At the close of the shooting the members of the corps were hospi tably entertained by Mr. Davis, who was unable from indis position to join them—in his absence the chair was ably filled by Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. Davis. There has not been much doing of late among the Cam competed for the tenth time for a challenge bridge corps. Several members of the Wished,. company have, however, cup, whieh has now passed into the hands of Private Oliver. L No inenaber has Yet AEC" ded ii 2 tc3C CUr in a U cap twice, it having hitherto changed hands after each competition. It has to be held six times by the same person before it becomes his absolute property. The Bth Cambridgeshire corps will shoot for a number of rriz s ci li a Thursday, A ugus t 27. The Glocester Volunteers announcerz a great rifle contest es are offer e d. Th e ia fuorncecaztter Artillerywcek , for ao w r l p li s c h h ad large some p. practice on Thursday last . idg b; e at a new battery recently erecte d near Lia A fortnightly sweepstakes was shot forongaliVneed; uy-br Wednesday the Glocester corps, when the foll ow i ng Mr. J. Buchanan, Ist; Mr. E. Rhead, 2d ; M r . Hutzranr cn-the-Vold had its antu a l rifle contest for the th j. challenge cup last week. The contest was op en to alle corners resident within 12 miles of Stow, the cup to be won twice by the same person. There were 31 competitors, and the prize was hotly contested. The shooting was at 200, 400, and 600 yards, and the highest score was made by Private J. Gallop, of the 15th Glocestershire, who scored 33, nine other scorers from 25 to 32 each. A sweepstakes was afterwares got up, when Private J. Keen, making three centres, was declared the winner. The great Yorkshire prize rifle shooting was continued upon Strensall common and at Pickering, terminating on Tuesday week. The following is a continuation of the report which has appeared in The Sun. The second series of prizes given by the city of York were determined by shoot ing seven shots at 600 yards. The shooting was excellent. The first prize of £2O was won by Sergeant W. Dove, of Scarborough, who scored 25. There were 164 entries for the prize given by the town of Halifax— the gross amounts being £lOO. Some of the best shooting with Enfields was shown in this contest. The winner of the main prize, Mr. C. Other, scared not less than 51 marks—the distances be ing 400 and 600 yards. Sergeant W. Dove, of Scarborough, won the second prize with 48. The competition for the Whitworth rife given by Earl de Grey and Ripon was among 160 capital shots. The regulations were three shots at any indefinite distance ordered, in order to bring into play the power of judging distance. This was regarded as the most important contest of the meet ing, being a test of a Volunteer's usefulness more than any other. Lieutenant Harrison, of Rotherham, who made two bull's eyes and a centre, won the prize with a score of 11, and was heartily cheered. The contest for Volunteers who attended the Doncaster review, shot for with seven shots at 200 yards, resulted in a tie of 21 between Mr. T. C. Dawson, of Halifax, and Mr. D. Popplewell, of Barnsley, who divided. There were 75 competitors. The prize of plate given by the Reverend R. Brook, of Gate forth-house, Selby, was shot for by 87 competitors, five rounds each, at 200 and 300 yards ; Corporal Challoner, of York, scored 30 and won. Lord Bolton's prize for North Riding Volunteers, seven shots at 600 yards, long or short Enfields, was won by Colour• Sergeant Mickle, of Bedale, with a score of 20. The members of the associa tion's prizes, £2O and £5, were shot for with any rifle, in any position. In this contest the champion shots again met, and therefore the greatest attention was bestowed. The result showed that Captains Heaton and Ross had again tied with a score of 39, five shots at 400 and 600 yands. In shooting off each of these marksmen made another bull's eye, but in the second round Captain Ross retrieved his previous defeats by another bull's eye, Captain Heaton making an outer ; Sergeant Boynton, of Bridlington, scored 36, the Hon. W. T. 0. Powlett 33, and Lieutenant Harland, of Bridlington, 35. The last contest on the common was for a sweepstakes, at 200 and 300 yards, in which Mr. Calvert, of Carpetby, and Mr. Winn, of the same place, tied with 30, and divided. The remaining con test was for the challenge cup given by Colonel Duncombe, M.P., to the 2d North Riding Battalion, to be won twice to give absolute possession. As more convenient for the corps engaged, it was resolved to re-assemble on the Pickering range. There were eight representatives from the Melton, Castle Howaid, Scarborough, Helmsley, Thirsk, W3,tdale, and Pickering Companies. The contest was at 200 and 500 yards, and resulted in victory for the Pickering Company, with a score of 253, Scarborough being second, with 231. The prizes for individual shots went to the Castle Howard and Pickering Corps. This concluded the meeting, which was remarkably successful. _ . . At an early period of the summer Major Melly inti mated that he would invite the effective members of the 4th brigade of Lancashire Artillery to a pie-nic, and on Saturday that event came off in Knowsley-park. The Earl of Derby gave every countenance and assistance to the pro ceedings. The corps and its friends, to the number of fully 800, were conveyed by special train from Liverpool to Huy ton, whence proceeding to the Prescot-gato of Knowsley-park they reached the ground set apart for the fete. This was in close proximity to the lake in the deer park, and it afforded ample space for the pitching of tents and the performance of drill movements. The day vr.,s fine, there was a goodly muster of the brigade and spectators, and the park presented a very gay ap pearance. Among those present to welcome the Volunteers were the Countess of Derby and Lady Cremorne ; Lord Cremorne, Captain Hornby, 12.. N., and party; Admiral Grenfell, Lieut.-Col. Sir J. Jones, K.C,8., &c. The party, numbering 420 men and non-commissioned officers of the 4th Brigade, Lancashire Artillery Volunteers, and their friends, arrived on the ground about 4 o'clock. They were drawn up in open column, and went through a variety of field operations, under command of Lieut.-Col. Bourne. The corps were then formed in three sides of a square in front of the saluting flag, where the prizes were presented to the successful competitors by Mrs. Col. Bourne. These consisted of handsome silver salvers and cups to the bat.. teries which had proved successful in the competition of gunnery. In addition to these, each gunner who had struck the target was presented with a handsome cross of merit. A fourth series of prizes should have been pre sented, but that ceremony was deferred on account of the lamented death of Mr. Theodore W. Rathbone. The prizes having been presented, Col. Bourne addressed the brigade. He said it had afforded him the utmost pleasure to be connected with them. They had been most regular in drill, and the result of that regularity and attention had manifested itself in the general excellence of their evolu tions. He was happy to say that not longer than last Sa turday they bad been inspected by an officer of the Royal Artillery, sent down especially by the War Department, and he had much pleasure in saying that that officer had expressed himself in terms of high admiration cf the bri gade. He said he had never seen a volunteer regiment which could surpass them in the steadiness and regularity of their movements. In conclusion ho called for three cheers for the Earl of Derby and Major Melly, a request heartily responded to. At the conclusion of the feast and a dance on the bowling-green, the guests were . conveyed by a special train to Liverpool, where they arrived about 10 o'clock, greatly delighted with the day's amusement. IIEALTIi OF LONDON, (From the R eg istrar -Ge'neral's TPeekly Ret urn .) The deaths in Lond on, which rose to 1,514 in the last week of July, fell to 1,402 in the first week of the present month, and aga i n to 1,320 in the week that end e d l as t Sa turday. The average number of deaths in ten corresponding weeks, viz., the 33d in each of the years of 1853-62, is, with the omission of 720 deaths from cholera in 1854, and a cor rection for increase of population, 1,256 ; and the actual re sult as shown in the present return therefore exceeds by 64 the estimated number fcr this period of the year. By comparing the results of the last two weeks, it is seen that there is an increase of the deaths caused by zymotic diseases, while there is a decrease in all the four other classes, viz., constitutional, local, developmental diseases, and violence. Forty-five fatal cases of smallpox were returned, which differs little from the weekly average number since the end stationary but May. The mo r t a lity f rom th e disease is declme- Five nearly ve out of but on the wh o l e s h ows a t en dency to the 45 cases are stated to have occurred to persons who had been vaccinated. There were 118 deaths from scarlatina and 22 from diph. theria. Three children died from scarlatin a , 3 f rom diph theria, and 1 from measles+, all in the Children's Hospital, Great Ormond-street , the present mo n th . Ei ght deaths from scarlatina occurred m Islington, 5 in the north sub district of west London, 8 in Ratcliff and Limehouse, 6 in Bow. a nd English cholera were f a t a l i n 209 cases of , Diarrha3a w hich 190 occurred to children. L as s week the births of 979 boys and 930 girls, in all 1,909 w e were registered in London. In she ten corre sponding weeks of the years 185:3-62 the average number (corrected) was 1,806. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in th e wee k was 29.85110. The reading ro se to 30in. on Sunday, and fell to 29 65 in. Saturday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 65 . 1 deg., which is 3 5 dog, above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by blr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was above the average on every day except Friday. The highest day temperature was 84.9 deg., and occurred on Sunday. The lowest night temperature was 50.1 deg., and occurred on Wednesday. The range of tem perature in the week was therefore 34 . 8 deg. Th e mean daily range was 21.3 deg. The difference between the mean dsw-point temperature and air temperature was 10 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 70, complete saturation being represented by 100. The air was very dry on Tuescay and Wednesday, when the humidity was only 63 and 62. The wind blew from the south-west, except on Wednesday and two following days, when it was generally in the north-east. No rain was measured in the week. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Ointment and Pills. - Chest Complaints.-1 he propriety of disturbing the nervous and vascular system in pulmonary maladies by administering internal medicines was long questioned before Professor Holloway was enabled to prove the practicability of reliev ing overgorged lungs and restoring their natural action by external means. His Ointment tborougbly rubbed upon the walls of the chest twice a day gives the utmost security and comfort in influenza, acute and chronic cough, bron chitis, pleurisy, stitches in the side, shortness of breath and palpitation. The weakest may safely try this remedy and will find that they have not staked their hopes on an un certainty or fritt e red away Brost valuable time in f•uittess or injurious experiments. Moderato closes of iialoWaY's nib are sometime w advisable, The Foresters' fete at Norwood is, in . one of the best popular celebrations of the kind that occurs throughout the year. It is a kind of working men's carnival and great day out, the carnival ele ment being supported by a number of simpletons-- usually the ugliest and worst made men of the whole assembly, who, for this occasion, put on the picturesque costume which tradition ascribes in differently to merry foresters and medimval ban dits. There is nearly always a sufficient springling of these wonderful stage characters to give consider able animation to the general muster, to say nothing of those who limit their travestie to the mere hat and feathers over the every-day costume, or whose only concession to the spirit of the day is a false nose and beard—the former often an im provement on nature. Last year this fete was a in consider able Crystal Palace falling p wonderful on e , Blondin's perf or m ancvs end the fineness of th e weat h er tempt i ng more than 100,000 visitors to Norwood. Y ester d ay t h e num b ers, as amre,y which dueieh were to the those cold os e compared with th e prev i ous great occasion, showed a ro o g ir r — am ptl and threatening weather, and a l so i n a great mea sure to there bein g no unusual features of attraction of an ordinary shill ing day, if we except the attempt made to play the fountains against a high wind. The great mass visitors, of the• - tors, of course, went down by rail ; but there was no lack of the usual vanloads from all parts of the metropolis and suburbs, thronging the roads to Norwood, which, in the neighbourhood of the building itself, were each, like long straggling country fairs th ron ge d with conventional niggers, wasned into dingy half. castes by occasional showers, with showmen, acro bats, and singers, performing monkeys, end preco cious children. Within the precincts of the Palace, as is always the case on these occasions, the grounds were the great attractions, and hero the visitors swarmed iu thousands over terraces and lawns and walks even down to that neglected spot where the mute preachers on the wonders of the pre-Adamite creation usually reign alone. From 12 till 2 o'clo c k dining seemed to be the great business of the day, and when their widespread picnic was over and the ground littered deep with pots and greasy papers and the debris of many thousand meals, everyone took themselves to their own devices for amusement. With some it took the extremely simple, and at first sight, unpleasant form of rolling down the banks, but the rrsjority shunning these frivolities, assembled near the many bands, stood in a crowd round the large platform, where a great number of ladies and gentlemen, with their arms round each other were hustling about, in wild confusion, and were stimulated to renewed efforts by occasional cheers from the lookers.on—for this was the dancing. Then there was an archery match, at which the spectators were most wisely kept in rear of the archers—the only safe place from which to view the contest, except the butts aimed at. In this latter strife the gentlemen in character we have before alluded to utterly failed to realise the popularexpectations formed from their complete equipment as hardy bowmen, and fell an easy prey to obloquy and public commiseration, both of which we are bound to say were loudly and abundantly tendered upon their breakdown. The fountains played at three, and tried hard for some time to bear up against the wind, but in vain. It cut away the feathery column of water at half its height, breaking it into flaky undulations like white fire works, and as the sun shone through the drift, filling the gardens with the splendour of rainbows in all directions. The ascent of Mr. Coxwell's bal loon attracted an immense audience, who waited with exemplary patience for a long time before the machine was let go, and when at last it was released it rose at once and moved away so swiftly as to create rather a feeling of disappointment at there being so little to see after all, and led apparently to a very general opinion that an ascent to be worth seeing ought to be repeated several times. The departure of Mr. Coxwell set free some 30,000 visitors in search of amusement, and the grounds were soon dotted over with quadrille parties, in whose hands the gentle dance was soon made to .assume the appearance of powerful athletic exer cise. Kiss in the ring, toe, became highly popular, and was carried on with such vigour and swiftness on the part of the fair donors of the handkerchiefs as apparently made one or two such favours quite enough for the longest winded. Everywhere there were games of some kind or another; and it was nearly dusk before the public were as usual seized with the simultaneous idea that they would all go home together, and experienced the customary amount of crushing and discomfort in endeavouring to carry this idea into effect. It was late in the night before the last were out of the Palace, by which time even the most enthusiastic holiday-seekers appeared to have had quite enough of it. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Ang. 18.—A very large business has been done in yarn to-day, and many old par cels have been cleared out of the market, some of which had been in stock since last year. The buy.. ing has been chiefly for Chins, India, the Mediter ranean, and home trade. Yarns of all descriptions are now exceedingly scarce, and an advance of prices is reported of 31. to ld. per lb. on both kinds. Spinners being well under contract this advance has been obtained without much difficult y. The market closes strong at the advance. For cloths we have had a steady, continuous demand for the last six or seven days, and a fair amount of business has been done at last Tuesday's prices. To-day business has been checked a little in con sequence of manufacturers having asked rather higher rates, to cover to some extent the advance in the cost of cotton, but still the market continues good, the demand being of a more general character than of late. The demand for India is still chiefly in the lighter makes of cloth, but it also embraces 48-inch and 5 0 to 54- i n c h shirtings, which are prin. cipally in request for Bombay and Calcutta, and as there are fewer makes of these, the prices are rather better for them than of the lighter fabrics. As showing the more gene ra l c h aracter of the demand l itmaybe mentioned that amongst the fabrics in request are the heavier descriptions, including long cloths, T-clothe, and domestics, partly for India and for the Levant and for the home trade. Some of the orders given out have been heavy, and we hear of several mills having been re-opened. Messrs. John Slagg and Co., in their report of the cloth market this day, observe :—" There is no new fea ture in the market since Tuesday last. We con tinue to have a very steady general demand for goods, and a fair amount of business has been done at the full quotations of last week. Owing to the state of the cotton-market and the reduction of stocks many parties are asking an advance, and business to-day has in consequence been restricted." LEEDS, 18th.—The improvement lately noticeable in the woollen cloth trade of this town and district is keeping up well. To-day there was a good at tendance both of buyers and sellers, and at the close of the market a considerable bulk of goods were found to have been sold, and were removed from the halls. The warehouse trade, too, is active, there being a full average amount of orders making up as well by the export houses as those in the home trade. Heavy goods, such as have lately been mentioned in these serene, continue to corn. mand the chief attention. There is a little doing in light fabrics for female dresses, and not much in ordinary cloths. The wool market is active, and prices are firm. NOTTINGHAM, 18th.—`there was about the usual attendance at the Exchange-hall to-day, and lace yarns were held at fully Friday's rates. In hosiery yarns there is more doing, and extreme prices may be quoted. There was no material change in the value of silks. The demand for brown nets w as again very slow, and prices may be written about the same as last week. ROCHDALE, 17th.—There has been a rood de mand for fitunel to-day, and . the trade is altogether active, both the plain and fancy departments ex perienciug a call for goods us fast as they can be produced. Indeed, manufacturers might have more orders at the current rates, but there is it disposi tion to stand out for an advance, the price of wool keeping very high, and some kinds having an up ward ttnclency. There is also a good detw,tud ter Yorkbhire geode, and prices are quite firm.