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GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 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 Lefevre, Esq. Charles F. Devas, Esq. John Martin, Esot. Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. James Morris, Esq. James Goodson, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq. Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. John G. Hubbard, Esq., M.P. Abraham J. Robarts, Esq. Fredk. H. Janson, Esq. Henry Vig,ne, Esq. AUDITORS. ' Lewis Loyd, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornt on, E sq. Cornelius Paine, jun., Esq. Noel Whiting, Esq. Thos.Tallemach, Esq., Secretary I Saml. Brown, Esq., Actuary LIFE DEPARTMENT.—UNDER THE PROVISIONS OP AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In surers EIGHTY PER CENT. of the Profits, at Quinquennial Divisions, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of Profits. Since the establishment of the Company in 1821, the Amount of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in cash value £660,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary Bonuses of £1,058,000. After the Division of Profits at Christmas, 1 the Life Assurances in force, w i th existing Bonuses Bs9, thereon, amounted to upwards of £4,730,000, the Income from the Lhe Branch £207,000 per annum, and the Life Assurance Fund independent of the capital, exceed e d X 1,618,000. , LOCAL MILITIA and VOLUNTEER CORPS.—No Extra Premium is required for service therein. LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, if such value be not less than X5O. ASS:GNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, re ceived and registered. MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, a n d no charge or Policy Stamps. FIRE DEPARTMENT.—Tnsurances are effected upon every description of property at moderate rates. Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this Company. THE PERTUSOLA LEAD MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862, with Limited Liability. Capital £150,000, in 25,000 Shares of £lO each. Deposit on application. £1 per share, and on allotment a further payment of £2 per share. Calls not to exceed £2 per share, at intervals of three months. DIRECTORS. Charles Bell, Esq. (Messrs. J. Thomson, T. Sonar, and Co.) James H. Enthoven, Esq. (Messrs. H. J. Enthoven and Sons) John P. Judd, Esq. (Messrs. Nathaniel Johnston and Sons). John Orred, Esq., A shwicke Hall, (3loneestershire. Edmund A. Pont!fex. Esq (Meskirs. Pontitex and Wood). John aylor, Esq. Messrs. John Taylor and Sons. Richard Taylor, It:Eq. BANKERS. 7.lessrs. Barnett, tioarrs, and Co., London.' Messrs. J. Barued and Cu., Liverpool. SDLICITORS—Messrs. John and William Gahworthy,l2, Old Jewry-chambers. BROKERS—Messrs. Joshua Hutchinson and Son, Angel court, Throgmorton , Street. MANAGERS—Mt SSTS. John Taylor and Sons, GENERAL. SUPERINTENDENT IN ITALY—Mr. Geo. llenfiey. SECRETARY—Mr. W. G. Williams. Offices-6, Queen-street-place, Loudon. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This CompanyliiiilEleenduiyregisiercdwith limited lia bility. Its object is the purchase of a large interest In the cele brated lead mines of Monteponi, in the hland of Sardinia, together with the extensive lead smelting establishment of Pertusola and the Sarzanello Coal Mine in the Gult of Spezz. The purchase money for these properties (including eleven twelfth' of the Monteponi Mine), plant, engines, dzo , i s £150,000. and it is estimated that £50,e00 will be required as floating capital, so that in fixing the nominal capital at £?50,000, a margin of V,0.001 is lett to enable the Company to take advantaov of such opportunities as may present them- Selves of extending their interest in Italian mines. This undertaking differs essentially in its nature from ordi nary mining enterprises. Its ca,ital being Invested in the purchase of mines and works, which are in full operation, and yielding very large returns. 1 Full prospectuses with forms of application for shares may be had at the offices of the Comp- ny, No. 6, Queen-street place. London, or of the Brokers of the Company, Messrs. aoshue Hutchinson and Son. No application will be con sidered unless a deposit of £1 for each share applied for shall have been previously made with th e B ankers of the Com pany. This sum will be returned in full in the event of no allotment being made. THE PERTUSOLA LE AD MINING and SMELTING COMPANY (Limitecl). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That NO APPLICATION for SII A RES in this Company will be received after SATUR DAY, the tith day of June next. W. G. WILLIAMS, Seo. WESTERN MANCHESTER and LONDON LIFE ASSURANCE and ANNUITY SOCIETY. Established 1842. Chief Offices-3, Parliament-street, London, and 77, Kine-street, Manchester. ACTUARY—Arthur Sciratchley, Esq., M.A. SPECIMENS OF BONUS ALLOTTED.—E. G. has paid £lB3 11s. 3d. in Premiums towards his Policy for £1,500; £lO6 12s. ld. Bonus has already (1860) been allotted to him. R. S. has paid £7 6s in Premiums towards his Policy for £5O ; £6 25. Ild. Bonus has already (1860) been allotted to him. ^ ANN UITIES AND ENDOWMENTS GRANTED. Full Prospectuses, I'roposals, and every information may be obtained from the Actuary in Londo n, th e Local Secretary in M a chester, or any of the Society's Agents. AGENCY DEPARTMENT. This Society, always desirous of ex t ending its operations an connections, offers to influential residents in th e t owns and villages of the United Kin g d om l i beral allowances on business which they may be able to introduce. The services of Soli citors, Medical Men, Surveyors, Auctioneers, or Tradesmen of good local standing, are invited in th e capacity of Pri vate or Public Agents. All applications to the Offices are treated as confidential. Prospectuses, Forms of Proposal, Almanacks, &c., forwarded post free. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. HEAD OFFICES, 29, Lombard -street, London, and Royal Insurance buildings, Liverpool. Total Annual Revenue exceeds £soo,o^o. Accumulated Funds in hand over 1,000,000. FIRE DEPARTMENT. The Receipt of FIRE PREMIUMS has been as follows :- 1854 £128,459 I 1 0 5 5 £196,148 1856 While for 1862 they exceeded £300,000. The Fire Revenue has been enhanced, in four years, by the enormous sum of more than .£lOO,OOO, and during the last six years it has been dcubled. ni oreover, the latest Parliamentary R e t urn o f I nsurance Tax paid to the Inland Revenue Office (ordered to be panted by the House of Commons, Bth July, 1862) exhibits the ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, as respects increase of business, at the HEAD OF ALL the Insurance Offices. LIFE DEPARTMENT. The rapid progress and positi )ii of this branch will be best shown by the following statement of the New Life business effected for the Year. Sum Assured. New Premiums. 1855 £206,514 .. £5,90918 7 1857 1859 431,470 .. 13,086 8 5 1861 521,101 .. 16,627 18 0 While the sum assured by New Polices in the year 1862 mounts to more than Seven Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling. Large Bonuses declared 1855 and 18RO—X2 per Cent. per annum. The greatest Bonus ever continuously declared by any Company. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTO.N, Secretary in London. PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Established 1840. TRUSTEES. Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. I Wm. Geo. Prescott, Esq. Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P. Mutual Lif4 Assurance for all classes. This Association has now in existence 6,000 policies, for a total sum of £1,500,000. The Annual Income is • . • . £51,000 The Accumulated F un d exceeds .. 2 0,( 00 It has paid in Claims 112,000 The whole of the profits are divided quinquennially among the Members. Three divisions have already been made , when the following sums have been added as bonuses to the policies - Dec. 31, 1847 1852 .. „ 1857 .. „ 1862 making the total bonus additions, £98,600 .. X 5,400 .. 11,500 .. 23.200 .. 56,500 Bonuses ma - i be received in clsh oil applied to the reduc tion of premiums at the option of the assured, in lieu of an addition to the t 0117. Attention is especially invited to the system of free or paid up policies introduced by this Association, by which the sacrifice so often submitted to on the relinquishment of a po icy is wholly avoided. The balance-sheets of the Association are open to all, Whether assurers or otherwise. Active and influential agents will be appointed in unrepre sented districts. WM THOS. LINFORD, Secretary. Chief Office, 15, Moorgate-street, E.C., May 1,1863. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First) FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pall-mall. OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Gover nor. GEORGE PEARKES BARCLAY, Es_q., Sub-Governor. Sir JOHN HENRY PELLY, Bart., Deputy-Governor. DIRECTORS. Henry Bainbridge, Esq. Wilmot Holland, E sq. Robert Barclay, Esq. Earl of Leven and M e l v ill e. Chas. Jno. Manning, Esq. John Garratt Cattlev, Esq. Mark Currie Close, Pscl. Henry Nelson, Esq. The Hon. Josceline W. Percy. William David Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq. Thomas Dent, s o n, . Al Samuel Leo Schuster, Esq. .ex .. ,;inder Druce, Esq. Eric Carrington Smith, Esq. p ; e .K. Jo F,dl nn, Esq. _....versdal Pobt. Ainead • Joseph Somes, Esq., M.P. L W Gmreanfellt,Esq. William Soltau, Esq. Wm. TetlowetisiHeath,_ttsq: William Wallace, Esq. Jas. Ste w a H bbert, Esq. Chas. Baring Young, Esq. rt Hodgson, Esq. NOTICE Referee, Me dical Ref SAM UEL SOLLY, Esq., F.R.S. will expire FIRE PR O rhe usual fifteen days allowed for payment of on 9th ApreIUMS falling due at Lady Day FIRE and LIFE Corporation on _ e ASSURANCES may be effected with this In the Life D aava ntageous terms. ticipation in p ro lprt s meta, assur ance s are granted with par participation. ' , or, at lower Premiums, without such The Reversionaryperß Dearly 2 per cet. n onus on British Policies has averaged Equivaknt reduction!' in on the sum assured. pa able by persons NvhO have been made in the Premiums erred that form of Bonus. The divisions of Profit place every Five Life years. Any sum not exceeding X 15,0 00 may be insured on one , This Corporation affords to the As Liberal participation in Profits —with exemption from the liabilities of partnership, A rate of Bonus equal to le average returns of Mutual Societies — with the guarantee ofalarge invested Capital Stock. r e ap. the security The advantages of modern practice, of an Office whos resources have been — ;d by the ex perience of nearl y y a CENTURY AND A HAL F. The Corporation have always allowed the Assured to serve in the Militia, Yeoanr or Volunteer United Kingdom, free charge. of C orps Within the ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary. TEA. —MOORS 13ROT1iERS respectfully inti mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, redud c tip 3s. 2d. ; Souehon., , reduced to 3s. ; mixed Assam, re. uced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from 4s. 4d. to 3s. 11d. per lb. MOODX BROTHERS, vs, London•bridge, City, LC, N°. 22,134 MRS. BROTHERTON'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., RESPECTABLE SINNERS. By MRS. BROTHERTON, Author of " Arthur Brandon." Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough street, On June 24, will be publishe', in 2 vols., OPPOSITE NEIGHBOURS, A NOVEL. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street This day is published, 1 vol. Bvo., pp. 438, price 125., RAYONS ET REFLETS Par le CHEVALIER DE CHATELAIN. THE FARMER'S BAROMETER, 505., a new Instrument, by Negretti and Zambra, will cor rectly indicate whether the Barometer falls for Rain or for Wind. Particulars by enclosing stamp.-1, Hatton-garden ; 57, Cornhill ; and 122, Regent-street LUXURIANT WHISKERS, Moustaches, and Eyebrows produced in a few weeks by the use of ELLIOTT'S TONIC LOTION, the stimulative properties of which are unfailing in their operation. Thomas Elliott invites a trial from the most sceptical, that they may be con vinced of its infallible power. Price 3s. 6d., 6s. 6d.. 10s. ed., and 21s. Forwarded on receipt of postage stamps.—Thomas Elliott, hairgrower (first floor), M, Fenchurch-street. E.'s wigs, £1 10s. Rolandi, 20, Reimers-street, W. SAWYER'S FAMOUS LONDON DINNER FOR THIS DAY. At 2s. bd. each Person. SOUPS. Mock Turtle. Spring. FISIL Turbot and Lobster Sauce. Fried Whitings. ENTREES. Fillets of Beef, sauce CornicThonS.. 'lashed Lamb. JOIN Roast Beef. Roast Mutton. SWEETS. Tapioca Puddings. Tartlets ala Frangipan. Cheese and Salad. TO-MORROW (SUNDAY), THE LONDON DINNER, At 2s. 6d. each Person. SOUPS. Puree au Pois. Macaroni. FISH. Stewed Eels. Fried Soles. ENTREES. Tele de Veau en Tortue. Mutton Cutlets, sauce Tomate. JOINTS. Roast Beef. Roast Mutton. SWEETS. Biscuit Puddings. Orarge Fritters. Cheese and Salad. An extensive and carefully selected stock of FRENCH, RHENISH, MOSI.LLE, and other WINES, imported ex. pressly for the London Dinner. THE LONDON, 191, FLEET -STREET. TII"E OXFOR D , F, OXFORD STREET. Every Evening will be performed Selections from the following Operas : Verdi's LA FORZA DEL DESTINO ; and Flotow's MARTHA. Supported by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, &c.; Messrs. Albert, Green, Bernardi, Huish, Kimberley, and W. Evans, with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. Jonghmans. Drew Dean's Flute Solos UNSWORTH, the modern Demosthenes. Eugene, W. Randall, J. Hutchenson, and the marvellous ARTHUR and BERTRAND. "These two Parisian clowns have carried the art of tumbling to apparently the highest pitch of perfection, and it is impossible even for the most staid of visitors to avoid being amused by their original gambols. They elicit shouts of laughter and applause."—Times, April 7, 1863. CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. NOTICE.— ENTIRE CHANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT. This Evening the Marvellous ARTHUR and BERTRAND, the Two Fren h Clowns. ARTHUR LLOYD'S burlesque Drama, arranged expressly for him. A. B. HOLLINGSWORTH'S new Corniestlities, &c, SAM COLLINS, with new Songs. UNSWORTIT, the celebrated Stump Orator. EUGENE, and G. HUTCHINSON. GRAND SELECTIONS from OPERAS, GLEES, and CANTATAS. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Townley ; Mr. Green, Signor Bunali, and Signor Tivoli. Conductor, Mr. Jonghmans. Admission—Hall, ed. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. -- Th e RISARELIS, in addition to their other performanc es will give during the week a NEW TAINMENT: entitled LA MARABELLOS A PERCHA SELLAS. TO, OYAL ALHAMI3RA PALACE.--The great Spanish Gymnasts. RISARELIS and BALAGER, in Three separate Entertainments. R OYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. —The eraee ful Madame ADAMS and the amusing CONRA.DE Clowns. R OY AL ALHAMBRA PALACE.—Varied. MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT, by Messrs. Parkin son, Vernon, Rigby, Bartleman ; Misses M'Gregor, Mrs. Brian ; Messrs. Brian and Conley, Wetland, &c. ARGYLL ROOM S.-JULLIEN'S 11 PROMENADE CONCERTS. NOTICE.—Durin the Week the Sel ec ti ons w i ll be—" Il Trovatore "—" La Huguenots "—" La Forza del Destino," &c., at Eleven o'clock. AN Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of the Wonders contained in the LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM sent post frae for two stamps. Address the Secretary, 29, George .street, Hanover-square. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK. Miles Opened. Receipts. Railways. .------,-----,-"..------, 1863. 1862. 1863. 1862. 4 Belfast and N. Counties 136 £ 136 2,066 2.037 Belfast and County Dow n 49 49 675 591 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 1,140 2,042 Bristol and Exeter l2ll 1211 6,579 6,555 Caledonian 230 230 16,795 15,530 Cockermouth& Workington B} 81 216 230 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 415 392 Cork, Blackrock, &Passage 6l 61 231 221 Cork and Youghal Cornwall 535 535 1,619 1,€05 Deeside l7 17 368 376 Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 1,173 1,149 Dublin and Drogheda 75 63 1,707 1,754 Dublin and Meath - - - Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd 4BB 488 2,417 2,014 Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun 3l 31 1,131 1,019 Edinburgh and Glasgow 1691 169} 8,175 7,748 Forth & Clyde Junction Furness, &c 5O Si 3,138 2,535 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E.Union Great Northern 330 330 25,468 24,771 Great North of Scotland 5B 58 2,157 2,106 (it. Northn. & Wes tn. (Ire!.) 7ll 665 533 510 '4t.Southn. & Westn.(lrlnd.) 329 329 8,144 8,394 Great Western 992 9641 (0,195 58,535 Inverness & Aberdeen Juno B6l 738 1,258 980 Irish North-Western 145 145 1,844 1,734 Irish South-Eastern 2 5% 253 224 Lancashire & Yorkshire 395 }255 3951 44,416 30.289 Limerick and Ennis.. .. . 2 245 162 210 Limerick and Foynes 2 261 126 117 Llanelly 4 46/ 781 612 London & North-Western London and Blackwall 55 55 2,161 1,835 London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 2501 211 i 20,872 16, London, Chatham, & D over 76 224 5,810 3,132328 Lond., Tilbury, & S ou th en d Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham gi 9} 2,796 1,232 Maryport and Carlisle Metropolitan 35 - 2379 - Midland (incl. N.-Wester n ) 630 61 41 43, , 347 37,326 Midland Gt.Westn. of Mud 2191 1 921 5,136 4,728 Monkland 7ll 715 1,565 1,573 Monmouthsh. RaiL & Canal 44 44 2,505 2,471 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and New. & Car 8945 8781 42,490 40,030 North London 9 9 ‘ 3,649 3,096 North Staffordshire 254 252 8,954 7,491 Oswestry and Newton... 42 42 1,068 755 Ithymney 194 194 754 65 i St. Helen's Canal & Railway 52 52 1,8.56 2,046 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern 1321 132} 5,260 4,919 Somerset and Dorset 3 96 39/ 404 756 South Devon South-Eastern 306 306 25,002 20,285 Stockton and Darlington Taff Vale 65 55 4,829 4,888 Ulster. 641 615 1,786 1,726 Vale of Clwyd .. Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1,209 1,398 West Cornwall 2 74 271 754 745 W.HartlepoolHarbr.&RaiL 4B 48 3,022 4,081 W'haven,Cleator,&Egrinnt 7 7 650 514 Whitehaven Junction l2 12 860 635 Whitehaven & Furness Jim 35 36 867 632 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam 828 828 30,108 39,260 Belgian Eastern Junction 264 264 349 282 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 185} 1324 1,903 819 Buffalo and Lake Huron Dutch Rhenish ... 1084 1084 5,396 4,267 Eastern of France ... 1078 1060 48,960 53,205 East Indian .... ... - ...... 8834 7974 19 , 523 13 ,19 4 Grand Trunk of Canada ....... 1090 1090 15,315 14,165 Great Indian Peninsula...... 495 4374 9,535 6,576 Great Luxembourg 134 13 4 5,306 4.920 Great Western of Canada 345 345 9,693 8,572 Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 429 435 15,760 18,018 Northern of Canada Northern of France Norwegian Trunk Ottoman .. ... .... . - . Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 1491 1354 113,644 122,564 PParis and Orleans 1340 1204 60,372 59,128 ernambuco ............ .....„ „ 77i ._ 7 3 5 _ Royal Danish Sambre and Meuse South Austrian .... 1524 1323 52,443 57,162 Southern of France ••• • 777 777 24,932 29,418 Victorian Jullien's Grand Descriptive Galop, THE DERBY, To be dedicated t o th e OwLer of the Winning Horse. LEVY, the great wonder on the Cornet-a-Piston, plays from half-past Nine to Twelve. Welland.... West Flanders ... 25 25 230 365 75 W. and N.W. of Fran ce 40,723 37,952 NORTH-EASTERN, Yesterday a special meeting of this company was held at York, Mr. G. Leeman in the chair. The CHAIRMAN: cengratulated the shareholders on the passing of the Stockton and Darlington and North Eastern Amalgamation Bill. The first bill he had to submit was a bill to enable the company to construct a railway from the Hull and Selby Railway at Staddlethorpe to the South Yorkshire Railway near Thorne. The bill bad received the sanction of the House of Commons, and the chairman now proposed that it be approved by the meeting. Mr. PULLETNE seconded the motion, and it was carried nnanisnousiy. The CHAIRMAN said the next bill he had to submit for their approval was a bill for mak ing a railway from Wanbeck, north of Morpeth, to join the Kelso branch of this company be tween Tvoeedmouth and Kelso, somewhere near the Cornhill station. This bill contained a clause giving permission to the company to enter into an agreement for working the line. Mr. HUNTER seconded the motion for the ap proval of the bill, and it was carried. The CHAIRMAN said the third bill he had to move for their approval was one which was promoted by the South Yorkshire Company, to alter their autho• rised line between Doncaster and Thorne and to purchase the Barnsley Coal Railway. This bill contained power to enter into agreements with this company, but they were of a purely permissive character. Mr. KITSON seconded the motion, which was carried, and the meeting was then adjourned for a fortnight. R OYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION PATRONESS —Her (Incorporated most by Gr a ß el o o y u a s l PT:ES/DENT — Vice-Admiral the Duke of Northumberland, Majesty Charter). Queen. the KG., F.R.S. DAP Wr C Y/A/AMAX—Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P. F.R.S., P.P. A IRMAX —Thomas Chapm an , E sq., F.R.S., V.P. The Committee o f ManA PPEAL. Y-ClI agement have to state tat since he beginnin g o f the year 1860, the Royal. National Lifeboat Institution has expended Z 32,600 on various Lifeboat Estab lishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society. and other means, since its formation, is 12,800; .or which services 82 Gold Medals, 718 Silver Medals, and £16,480 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu 'ion has also expended £67,' 00 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting-can cages, and B oat-houses. The Committee desire to express their grateful sense of the generous support which they have received from the British public during the past few years, a support which has enab'ed them to establish their present magnificent fleet or 123 Lifeboats on the shores of the United Kingdom. Deeply sensib'e, ho . wever, of the great responsibty that thoroughly efficient in state, and its Crews practised by thea mauagetilnent of their rests on them to maintain their fleet in a th they earnestly appeal to all classes of their boats, whi h cat , only be effected annual income, . great id em co truly national a work. and ry to a nations in upholding and perp e t uating so The Committee gratefully acknowledge the foll ow i ng con _ tributions:— t a. d Her Majesty the Queen • • .. .. annual 50 0 o Campbell, the Hon. Mrs. G. •• • . .. annual 50 o Clerk, Colonel, R.A. • . • • • • • • annual 11 0 annual 10 Currie, Wm., Esq., • • • • •• . don. 10 10 0 Erle, Lord Chief Justice • • • F Fa en n wi sb e a z e, o l/ . ise ., -EAsdqm,icoralstSiorfAa.L, K.C.B.h ifeboat .. an d 2 T d r d a o n n : 25 0 0 250 0 0 sporting Carriage .. • • • • .. don. 3 0 0 Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. • • • • 7th don. 10 0 0 Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. • • • • • " don 15 15 0 Moore, Rev. G. B. • • • • '• • • . s S t imLriallt h dl3 , :c 7 hc r i s po . l .Gseiorr Anthony,g e, il re wi c h . • • • • • 30 0 Thom, s, Lady, Weston-super-Mare, e.,.collec. t . e annual dby her Willoughby d'Eresby, Lord .. :: .. . ann. 16 1 annual . 50 6 0 0 : 0 3 .. on:tions and Annual Sut scriptions will be thankfully re :nivdeßdanbiy the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis, i ercival and Co. 76, L bard- , treet • Messrs. Coutts and Jam e e s at stran d; Mess r s. Lo m bard-street; Farnuh' ar, and Co., 16, St. reet, London ; by a I the Collectors of Customs Richard era in the United Kingdom; and by the Secretary John-street, Ea, at the Office of the Institution, 14, n delP London, W.C. new line from London without a break, and as safely and effectiv&y as by the existing /ine. In the other committees the Oswestry, Newtown, and other Companies Amalgamation Bill was thrown out. The Norwich and Spalding Bill, for powers to the Great Northern to contribute work or lease, was passed. The caso of the Kington and Eardis ley Railway, for extension to Presteign and Craven Arms, and for additional capital and arrangements with other railways, was opened by Mr. Denison, Q.C., and witness es were examined i n i ts f avour by Mr. Round. The new branches Bill of the Scottish Central was passed, and the Bill of the Scottish Central for transfer to them of the Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Junction was opened by Mr. Hope Scott. The clauses of the Edinburgh and Dunfermline Railway Company's Bilis were settled. In the Lords Mr. Fowler, C.E., was examined on the Great Western and West Midland Amalgama tion Bill. 4, WEST SHROPSHIRE MINERAL. A Wharncliffe meeting of this company was held yesterday at Bacon's Hotel, Great Queen-street-- Mr. Mocatta in the chair—to consider a bill, now before Parliament, to enable the West Shropshire Mineral Railway Company to make a deviation and tramway, and to make working arrangements with ot her companies. The Solicitor having read the heads of the bill, The CHAIRMAN moved a formal resolution ap proving it, which was adopted unanimously. A special meeting was then held to consider the propriety of empowering the directors to exercise the borrowing powers. The CHAIRMAN said the line was in course of con struction, and the works were proceeding satisfac torily, and the entire line would be opened for traffic on an early day. He moved a resolution authorising the directors to borrow a sum not ex ceeding 'X30,000, which having been seconded, was agreed to, and the proceedings terminated. SCINDE. It appears that the traffic receipts on this com pany's line for the week ending April 19 amounted to £2,474 against £895 for the corresponding week, an increase of £1,579. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday, in the committee of which Mr. Mills is the chairman, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Commander-in-Chief of the Regular Forces, and Colonel M‘Murdo, Government inspec tor of Volunteers, were examined on the part of the Brighton Company, against the proposed new Brighton line, projected by the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, between Beckenham, Lewes and Brighton. The witnesses, interrogated by Mr. Merewether, Q.C., and Mr. Venables, said they were satisfied, so far as their experience was concerned, with the management and working of the Brighton Railway, and that in their opinion, in a military point of view, a new line between Lon don and Brighton was not necessary. There were in favour of lateral lines running from east to west parallel with the coast, rather than radial lines running from the metropolis to the sea coast. They expressed their satisfaction with the way in which the Brighton Company had conveyed the Volunteer army to Brighton in 1826, and to and from Brighton in 1863. The lateral lines before mentioned would form the best military roads and strongholds for the country in the event of any threatened invasion, and it was decidedly of advan tage to get troops through from London without the intervention of a break. The milit ary authori which the Bri the ties were also Perfectly satiEfied w i th the way in Guards to and f rom Company had conveye d the camp Eastbourne r ifl e practice d ur i ng th e last two at month for s, with the exception of the last occasion, when the late melan ecatastrophe, on whi c h t h ey would offer no opinion, occurred. 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THE SUN, LONDON, SATULDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1863 structions from the Government as to how the mails would be delivered at Cape Race. He came on deck a few minutes before eight o'clock on the morning of the 27th, and found the ship stripped of all canvas, and going at half speed. He spoke to the captain, and asked him how long he thought the weather would continue unfavourable, and asked him if he would sight the Cape, and the cap tain said, " Certainly not." Witness then asked him where he would go, and he said to Quebec, as they were then 17 miles to the southward of that point, and they would be going out of their way. At about 11 a.m. witness was in the office writing, when he became conscious that the ship had stopped, and thinking the ship was at Cape Race he went on deck at the port side, where he met the second en gineer, who took hold of him and exclaimed, " My God ! Mr. Green, have you seen that ?" and he then looked out and saw land far above the masthead. He then went to the bridge, and said, " My God ! captain, what is this ?" The captain said something which he did not understand. After this he went to the engine telegraph, at the request of the cap tain, and put the vessel ahead slow. The 100k -out cried, " Breakers ahead," and the engines were then reversed at full speed. After this he went to the bridge, and when he got there the ship came crash against the rocks. The engines at this time began to tell on her, and ran her astern, but she struck again heavily in that direction, and again went for ward. Witness went to the side of the vessel, looked over, and saw that the rudder had been carried away, and that the propeller had a large piece knocked out of it. He informed the captain that the rudder was gone, and when she struck again the order was given to let go both anchors, and be heard the chains run ning out. Orders were then given to clear the boats. A good many people got into No. 2 boat, which was in charge of Captain Crawford, who said he would look for a landing place. The captain said that would do, but Crawford must hurry back again. The boat was not half full, but it never returned. Captain Burgess repeatedly asked where Captain Crawford was, and frequently said, "My God ! where has Crawford gone ?" Another boat went away with the fourth officer and some passengers and sailors. No. 4 boat was taken possession of by part of the crew—five sailors. Directly these men were in the boat they pushed off from the ship and lay in the offing, about 100 yards from the ship. Two of the boats were rendered useless, by hanging directly over the rocks. Witness asked the captain to afford him the means of saving the mails, and he said he would do so when the passengers were attended to. Mr. Hove, the chief officer, and others, endeavoured to make No. 4 boat come to the rescue, but the sailors would pay no attention. The captain asked witness if he would take charge of the boats and bring " those scoundrels in," meaning the sailors in No. 4 boat, and he said he would do so. The captain was vexed with the men, as witness never saw him out of tem per before. When witness procured a boat, he pulled out to No. 4, and asked the men "Why the they did not come in." The men said they could not, as the people would swamp their boat. Witness said his instructions were to run into their boat if they would not obey orders, and that the captain would hang them on a yard-arm. Witness further told the men that there was no danger, as there were only a few women and children, and that he would take the first instalment. His boat took in 21 passengers, amongst them the Hon. Mrs. Young, and No. 4 boat then came alongside and took the saloon passengers who were saved. After this, witness's boat took the Hon. Mr. Young and two other passengers from No. 4. If there had been ten minutes longer they might have saved the whole of the saloon passengers, but the ship began to heel over, and the boats were obliged to pull away. The captain and first officer were exerting themselves to the utmost. After pulling away witness did not see the captain again. Witness picked up two passengers;who were swimming i❑ the water—the Rev. C. P. Eaton, and Captain Cassidy, of the 30th Regiment. A letter was here read from the Rev. C. Eaton and Capt. Cassidy, stating that one of the boats de serted them, and that if it had not been for Mr. Green they would have perished. Witness continued—With one single exception all the sailors were in their wrong boats. State ments had been made that every one appeared to be doing the best for himself, but he witness did not complain of anything but the conduct of the men in No. 4 boat, and the fact that nearly all the men were in their wrong boats. It was witness's duty to make a report of anything'particular which occurred to delay the ship—either negligence on board, or other matters—and he therefore took par ticular notice of the conduct of the officers. From his cbservations he believed Captain Burgess to be one of the most careful seamen in the Montreal Company's service, and a man who paid the utmost attention to the safety of his ship, and the safety and comfort of the passengers. In answer to Cap tain Harris, witness said there was no doubt that if a fog signal had been on the coast the vessel would not have been lost. The court then adjourned. The Fatal Boat Accident ,at Cambridge. An inquiry was held yesterday at the Red Lion, in the village of Grantchester (about two miles from Cambridge), before Mr. Barlow, coroner for the county, into the circumstances attending the death of Mr. Isaac Pask, student and scholar of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, who was drowned in the river Cam, between Cambridge and Grant ehester on the previous day, as reported in our yes terday's impression. The Rev. Mr. Fuller, of Em manuel College, was present, representing the friends of the deceased. The following evidence was adduced : Mr. David Jones Davies, undergraduate of Em manel College, deposed—l knew the deceased, Mr. Isaac Pask ; he was of Emmanuel College too. Yes terday deceased, I, and another (Mr. James Bar dell Adamson) came up the river in canoes. We left Cambridge about half-past nine. Mr. Adam son is of Emmanuel. Neither of us was accustomed to rowing in canoes. It was the first time we had done so. Neither of us could swim. We all agreed to go in canoes, but did not think of the danger. We started from Good's boat-house by the mill, came up the river slowly, and reached within about half a mile of Grantchester, There is there a slight bend in the river, and a very deep hole. I was a little in front of and Mr. Adamson a little behind deceased, each a few yards. I saw Mr. Pask's canoe capsize and himself immersed. He did not sink at the first, but struggled in the water. There was a short interval, during which he was quies cent, and then he struggled again ; his head was then not quite covered. He fell on his back after the second struggle, with his arms lifted up. I then saw him sink gradually till the depth of water hid him from my sight. I was in great confusion. I tried to reach the bank. Mr. Adamson reached the bank before I did; but by the time we were up the bank Mr. Peek had sun k out of sight. He had made no complaint that morningof pain or numbness in the head, but conversed in usual style when on the river. Ho a pp eared quite in his usual health I have known him since last October. Deceased was a bout 20 ran with age. On all speed reaching the bank Mr. Adamsontow a at the exact spot. to the village, directing me The accident occurred at half-past 10. About 10 to 15 minutes after Mr. Adamson started , for the village he was back with assistance. II hen the y arrive d I left to procure something to get deceased up, W hen I returned I saw men in the water. The drags were obtained; and eventually the body Was brought to shore with them; that was about 20 to 25 minutes after he sank, and he appeared to be quite dead. All did their best to recover him. He was undressed, rubbed with blankets, and artifi cial respiration was attempted to be brought about, but all was of no avail, and I and Mr. Adamson left Admission, is. OS TE O EIDO N. Patent, March 1, 1882, No. 560. 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LIVERPOOL, Friday.—The official inquiry into the loss of the steam ship Anglo-Saxon was re sumed to-day before Mr. Raffles and Capts. Baker and Harris. The first witness examined was W. Jenkins, purser of the Anglo-Saxon, who said that of the passengers on board at the time there were saved 33 cabin and 104 steerage, 71 officers and men of the crew, and one mail officer, mak ing a total of 209. There were drowned 15 cabin and 208 steerage passengers, and 15 of the crew, including the captain—total, 238. Witness was below when the vessel struck, and so slight was the shock, that he scarcely noticed it. He heard the captain then cry out " Hard a starboard;" witness then went on deck. When he reached the deck, he heard the captain giving instruc tions to back the ship at full speed. After this wit ness went forward and helped the captain to get a rope ashore. In their first attempt the rope slipped from their hands, but ultimately two ropes were secured to the locks, and by these a number of steerage passengers were conveyed to the shore. When the ship began to settle down there was a great rush to the shore side, and the people jumped into the water, but as there were 30 feet of water space between the ship and the shore a great number of the passengers were drowned, although a few were rescued by being pulled out of the water with the ropes. Whilst the ship was breaking up the mainmast fell seaward. There were a number of persons clinging to it, and they were carried over the ship and drowned, it being impossible to render assistance from the shore. Witness saw No. 3 boat capsized with about a dozen passengers in it. The boat struck on the rocks bottom upwards, and was dashed to pieces. There were some people in the fore rigging, but only two were rescued, and a number of passengers in the other parts of the rig ging were also drowned. When it was impossible to save any more lives some of the crew were sent in search of human habitations, and the people busied themselves in securing wood and other necessaries for an emergency. Before the vessel broke up wit ness saw Capt. Burgess, who was at the gangway assisting passengers into the baskets, and saw him again on deck about five minutes before the ship settled down. Capt. Burgess was a second officer in the Montreal service from 1856 to 1859, and a first officer from 1859 to 1861, after which time he sailed as a master. The captain was up night after night whilst the ship was approaching and in the ice, and he appeared to do everything that was right. Wit ness had the highest opinion of the captain, both as a sailor and a man. Voyages to Quebec had been made earlier in the season than when the Anglo- Saxon started. He (wit ness ) h a d gon e a wee k earlier in 1858. During th at vo yage the St. Law rence was found clear of quan tity of field ice was passed in the Gulf Stream. The of the ice, though a great 10th of April was about the usual time the spring persons in it. e g voyages commenced. at sa landing dn g wiWthi o tn n e ly ss fi n v e e ver heard of one Wm. M'Master, first engineer, was next ex amined. He described the voyage until Sunday the 26th April at 2 p.m., when the ice off Newfound land was cleared and the eng i nes were worked at full speed. The engines were kept at full speed until eight o'clock the next morning, when the fog became very dense, and the captain ordered them to be put at half-speed. At half-pest 11 a.m. was standing on the bridge with the captain, when the first officer reported that he beard the sound of breakers. The captain said, 4, It cannot be; it must be ice." Shortly after this the look-out shouted " Breakers a-head." The captain then ordered the engines to be reversed at full speed. This was done, but the vessel struck on the rocks astern. Wit ness then ordered the second engineer to stand by th e bilge pumps, and the ship was then turned ahead at full speed, in compliance with the captain's instruc tions. 'Witness again felt the ship strike forward, and finding the water rising in the stokeholes, ordered the safety valves to be opened. The men in his department then went on deck and assisted in getting the boats out. He concurred in the state ments made by the last witness relative to the land ing of passengers, &c. Witness explained that he assisted in towing No. 2 boat to Cape Race. He had been sent off from the ship to look for a landing in a boat which contained but few persons. She was in charge of a merchant captain named Craw ford, who was a passenger on board the Anglo- Saxon. The boat was unable to find a landing, and also, on account of the fog, was unable to return to the ship. Mr. O'Dowd said he was glad that this statement had been made, as it set at rest an allegation that the boat was capable of containing 40 persons, and through some carelessness had O nly a few people in it. ass i s is s ta t a n t t e p m u e r n s t e ar,c7O:ained no fa c t the next wit ness Gilbert examined. e, His of interest. adjusts the com - pa Mr sses . Jo of hn t Le he fe p y r r i e n , p c o ip t a ie l i s a t n e , who adjusts companies, de. posed that he adjusted the compass of the Anglo- Saxon supplied by Mr. Gray on the Ist of Novem ber, and he found it perfectly correct. The compass was a new one at that time. Samuel of T. Green, 27thmembered the morning n the ev en i ng o f m Sunday witness had a conversation with C apta i n the mail of a April. officer, o, remembered Burgess. He was aware of the distance they were from Cape Race, and the rate the ship was going— twelve miles an hour—and he made a calculation, and found we should be at Cape Race about eight o'clock on the following morning. Witness met the captain, and said, " Captain Burgess, " I suppose we shall be up at the Cape at about eight o'clock to morrow morning." The captain considered a moment or two, and then said, yes, about eight o'clock." Witness was aware of instructions having been given to call at Cape Race to learn the state of the St. Lawrence, and whether the ship should pro ceed there or go to another port. He expected in- . 4- Z.- - - : I ':i..„ _ik -NT STAMPED ....sd. to acquaint the College authorities. I returned, and foul d that the body had been removed to this house, and medical men were present. By the Foreman—There had been no " larking" on the river ; we all rowed up slowly and steadily. Mr. James Bardell Adamson, undergraduate of Emmanuel, in the main corroborated the evidence of the last witness. He said—We had none of us been in canoes before. 1 could not swim, but I had heard Mr. Pask say he could swim a stroke or two. I was behind Mr. Pask—about 20 yards—so that my face was directed to his back, but I did not see him actually capsized. When I heard the splash and saw him in the water he was in front of his boat : the head of the latter was directed straight up the river. Can give no information at all as to the cause of the capsize. Can say nothing as to the current at the spot of the accident, as I never reached it. For a short time after immersion deceased ap peared to be endeavouring to support himself by what is termed "treading water," but he suddenly threw up uis hands, fell on his back, and sunk. He only made one exclamation when in the water, when he threw up his hands, and that was, " Oh!" I ran off for assistance as soon as I reached the bank. Two men went into the water after deceased, but the body was recovered by the drags at the first attempt. In had been in the water at least 25 minutes. Mr. T. Smallman, of Grantchester, said he was summoned to assist, and on his way, finding the body had not been brought out, sent back for a small private drag, with which he brought out the body at the first throw. Two men were in the water searching for deceased when witness arrived, but their efforts were impeded by the congregation of a number of females on the bank, so that modesty re strained the men from getting out of the river to plunge. The position of the body was revealed to witness by a transitory gleam of sunshine. It was nearer the side than the middle of the river. The water is more than 12 feet deep there. Deceased was quite dead when taken out. Witness tried all means prescribed by the Royal Humane Society for the resuscitation of apparently drowned persons, but without effect, till Mr. Fawcett, surgeon, of Cam bridge, arrived, and pronounced him dead. Was told on arrival at the river that the body had been 20 minutes in the water then, and it was 20 minutes more before it was taken out. Some delay was caused by a person telling witness's little boy (the messenger) that the small drag was of no use, and sending him to a farm-house for a horse-drag ; so that witness had to send a second messenger for the small drag. The jury immediately returned a verdict of " Accidentally drowned," all concurring in the danger of the use of canoes by persons who cannot sxs The remains of the deceased have since been brought to London for interment. This unfortunate occurrence has thrown a gloom over the whole of the University, but more especially the society of which Mr. Pask was a member, in which he had just concluded the June examination, and achieved the place of honour of first man of his year. The unfortunate young man received his early education at the North London Collegiate School, at which he gained the highest honours, and carried off an unusual share of prizes_ His loss is a severe blow to his unhappy parents, whose hopes were centred in his future career, from which much was expected by all who knew him. New Discovery of Ancient Bones at Gibraltar. A correspondent of the Atheneum, under date, Gibraltar, May 13, writes—" I send you an account of the discovery of an ossiferous cavern on this rock. The mere fact of a cave containing osseous remains having been found would not perhaps be of suffi cient interest to justify me in asking you to give place to a letter on the subject. But there are cir cumstances connected with this discovery which in duce me to believe that some account will not be unacceptable to geologists. At any rate, it is de sirable to determine if possible the antiquity of these remains, even though they be, as some declare, com paratively recent. The fact of a human skull hav ing been discovered in a cave embedded in bone earth, in close contiguity to a stone implement and the bone of a huge mammal 20 feet below the sur face of a limestone plateau, is sufficient to justify some inquiry. For the last six months the Royal Engineers have been employed excavating a large tank for the use of the military prison on Windmill Hill. The spot where this excavation has been made is situated upon an oval plateau, 400 feet above the sea, at the southern point of the rock. The pla teau is composed of compact limestone, in most places scarcely concealed by the superficial sail. So solid is the rock that the quarrying of the tank was done entirely by blasting. About 10 days ago I heard casually that some bones, described as ' beef bones,' had been discovered in the excavations, when proceeding to the spot I found the quarrymen working about 15 feet below the surface, and they were removing portions of a blast which had just taken place. Beneath two large blocks of limestone some dark, loamy earth was visible, and it was from here that the first discovered bones had been taken. Unfortunately, being considered valueless, they had been thrown away. A few turns of the spade, however, brought up others, including three portions of a human skull and a hume rus, also human. Close by was found a frag ment of rude pottery made of baked clay. Since this discovery the search has been prosecuted more carefully, and with the following result. It was ascertained that no fissure of any kind leading from the earth's surface was observed during the pro gress of the excavations. The superincumbent limestone was compact, and measured twelve feet in thickness at the spot where the first bones were found. After a few hours careful digging, during which many bones were collected, the roof of a cave was reached. Labour was then directed to the ex cavation of the cavern. It was filled to its ceiling with dark, rich mould. This mould was filled with bones, broken and dislocated, and presenting the same appearance as the bones found in other osseous caverns. The roof of the cave is covered with broken stalactites. The depth of the cavernaht has not yet been ascertained. It has been edscanviroen vertically 24 feet below the surface; and at rod forced through the mould gives 14 feet lower. The organic r . av w a o te rk d s ar o e f Art found in the small p o rtion y numerous. Seventeen e mair t a e n x n o c d e d. Close by were two human jaws were d feet below the level two hed as if by frac one surface much worn and po stone knives and anisocbolvoenrg slab of sandstone,. with . tion. Wi t hin a few feet on the same level was a s t o ne shaped lik e a rude pestle. The bottom sur face is wor n and polished , and the handle or upper part h as three small concavities, which exactly fit the thumb and two fingers when the instrument is grasped most conveniently. It seems probable that this implement was used for grinding cereals or breakingthese ee :reua n a n t s o e t r h e e slabfound of sandstone. numberlessb Mixed of edwanitih mals, including a portion o f th e verte b ra of a huge mammal. An experienced surgeon has declared this bone to have belonged to th e e l ep h an t, b ut o f what date he is unable to say. In my opinion it is the bone of a smaller animal. Amidst the vast quantity of bones I have been able to recognise the teeth of a large species of ox, the horse, a large deer, the wild boar, the lagomys, the jaw of a car nivorous animal which I believe to be the hyaena, and portions of the jaws of other carnivorous ani mals which I cannot determine. At the lowest point yet reached two flint hatchets, more highly finished than those of Abbevillee, were turned up. Also, a small highly-polished and sharpened flint (?) implement, cut with some skill. At this point por tions of three human jaws were found with the femurs of a man and a woman. "Fragments of pottery abound; also bits of / 7 - 7 , - - - - af " Criv, - o ‘.. ( rudes udes N, charcoal. A vessel of baked clay of the manufacture, which appears to have been used as a pipkin, has been preserved unbroken. When found a Pecten jceobc-eus, or common scallop, was inside it. Three rolled pebbles, of greenstone, have been found ; also, a large pice of coral, quite bleached. the coral is recent, and of the species Oculina Ba7nea. Among the shells I fancy I recognise the Murex alveolatus. " It is somewhat singular that, close up under the roof of the cavern, a copper fiso-hook three inches in length was found. The vertebrae of many fish have been picked up. The lower jaws of mammalia are in greater abundance than any other part of the skeletons. "Since writing the above, I have again visited the cave. l'lie excavations are progressing rapidly under the superintendence of Mr. Brome, governor of the military prison. As far as can be judged, the cave is not very extensive, though its d.pth cannot be ascertained, It is choked 'with bone earth. Another slab of sandstone, about one foot long and eight inches wide, slightly concave in the centre, where it is worn and polished by friction, has been brought out. " A skull human) was also found to-day, hut broken into many pieces. Its position when taken out was about fourteen feet from the level of the ground. Some recent shells, including the common oyster, have been found at the same level. A. f ew rolled pebbles have been picked out of the mould at the depth of twenty feet. All the specimens spection by competent persons. " found are carefully collected and preserved for in- The Case of Sergeant-Major Miley. The following is an authentic copy of the memo randum of his Royal Highness the Commander•in- Chief on this most painful case :- 4 , Horse Guards, S.W,, Dec. IS, 1562. MEMORANDUM. " His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Commanding in-Chief having perused the proceedings of the general court-martial on Paymaster Smales, of the Gth Inniskilling Dragoons, and having had under his consideration not only these proceedings, but also many acts bearing on them, has seldom found himself in a more painful position, or one in which it appears more difficult to deal out even-handed justice to all parties who have become mixed up with these unfortunate events, and at the same time to do justice to the service. "Not only is the reputation of one of the most highly distinguished regiments in her Majesty's cavalry service implicated by them, but they have taken such a course that his Royal Highness is most unwillingly forced into the position of differing to a great degree from the views which appear to be taken by officers of high rank, great reputation, and usually of excellent judgment, to differ with whom he feels it to be not only painful to himself, but in some degree embarrassing to the service. 4, His Royal Highness has, however, but one course to pursue, and that is, after mature consideration, and a patient hearing of the opinions of those who, from their rank and position, are most likely to give unbiassed advice, to act upon his own sense of justice to all parties, and with due regard to the interests of the service over which he is called to preside. "In the mind of his Royal Highness there can he no doubt that the Court have come to a proper verdict as re gards the insubordinate tone of the letter written by Pay master Smales to his commanding officer; and it would have been quite sufficient for the purposes of discipline, and have saved a great mass of evidence and extraneous matter, had the charges been directed solely against the tone and spirit of that letter, and the letter itself been laid before the court as the only evidence required; in which opinion his Royal Highness finds himself fortified by that of the Judge Advocate-General of her Majesty's forces, herewith annexed. " With regard, therefore, to Paymaster Smales—without entering into the minute points which the prosecutor has brought evidence, with more or less success, to rebut, there can be no doubt, upon the broad principles of discipline, that that officer was guilty of most insubordinate conduct in writing such a letter, and his removal from the army is an act of justice to the service. " Unfortunately, however, in bringing down on his own head a just retribution for his contumacy in writing an in subordinate letter, this trial of Paymaster Smales has ex posed a state of things in the Inniskilling Dragoons which his Royal Highness will endeavour to take an impartial view of. " There is no doubt that the Inniskilling Dragoons under Col. White and his successor, Col. Shute—two distin guished officers, in whom his Royal Highness has great confidence—before their embarkation for India, were all that could be desired as to esprit de corps, unanimity, and good feeling among the officers, and as to drill and discipline among the men. " On their embarkation for India some changes took placo among the officers, and the regiment had not been long in India when some unfavourable reports of the behaviour of one or two individuals when off duty, or at the mess, called down his Royal Highness's severe displeasure, the more so that it formed so strong a contrast to the previously ac. quired reputation of the corps. " Still, with such exception, the regiment remained in the highest state of discipline, as elicited from all the confiden tial reports that have reached his Royal Highness from the Commander-in-Chief and inspecting general officers in Bombay, till Colonel Shute was succeeded by Lieut.-Col, Crawley from another corps. " In permitting Lieut.-Colonel Crawley to succeed Colo nel Shute, his Royal Highness believed he placed—and he did in fact place—at the head of the Inniskillings an officer of experience in the lower ranks of the service, of consider able talent, knowledge, and zeal ; but, unfortunately, as has been proved, an officer not gifted with the special talent which unites with the firmness of command the tact which inspires confidence and creates goodwill. "From the first Lieutenant. Colonel Crawley appears to have taaen an unfavourable view of some points in the re giment, and to have expressed himself is no measured terms as to the changes he contemplated, which his Royal High ness cannot but think was uncalled for and unnecessary, and which was sure to create an unfavourable feeling on the part of the regiment. " The conduct of Lieut.-Colonel Crawley subsequent to the court-martial, if the address be made to his regiment, both officers and men, be correctly reported, was, to say the least of it, exceedingly reprehensible and injudicious. " There are other points in Lieut.-Colonel Crawley's con duct of which his Royal Highness cannot speak in too strong terms. "His Royal Highness alludes to the confinement, under arrest, of certain non-commissioned officers during the trial under a charge of conspiracy, and for which there seems not to have been a shadow of foundation. " His Royal Highness has also reason to believe that had the Commander-in Chief in India been better acquainted with some of the facts of Sergeant-Major Lilley's case he would have taken a different view of it from that which his remarks prove him to have done, and would not have attri buted the death of that unfortunate non• commissioned officer to excess. " Under these circumstances nothing but the high opinion expressed of Lieut.-Col. Crawley by the general officers in immediate command has induced his Royal Highness to continue him at the head of the regiment, and he does so only upon trial, and under the hope that for the future he will be able to carry on discipline without outraging th e feelings of the gentlemen under his command. " With reference to Major Swindley, his Royal Highness c onsiders his conduct to have been most re p r ehensible, and he finds it difficult to m ake an y excuse f o r it. andce Crawleywerehighlyunbecoming, w if olil is d a Royal n l High ness b ad not b ee n obliged to make the remarks he h as d one on Lieu. Swindley from the regiment; b u t, as he has tenant-Colonelgiven Lieu tenant-Colonel Crawley the benefit of the character he has received from the general o ffi cers under who m his Royal Highness will also give Major Swindley he is serving, vantage of the reports he had the ad favour.previously heard in his " His Royal Highness now warns both Lieutenant-Col. Crawley and Major Swindl eY that unless conduct them se l ves in their relative s they hereafter positions in a manner to set an example of discipline to the regiment generally he will feel it his duty to remove one or both of them from the important stations they occupy. " His Royal Highness feels it to be his duty also not to pass unnoticed the conduct of Captain Weir and Surgeon Turnbull. "Nothing can excuse a subordinate officer for showing, by manner or act, disapprobation of his commanding officer before the younger members of a corps, who should look up to the captains and officers of station and experience as ex amples of discipline and obedience. " In conclusion, his royal highness trusts that the future conduct of the officers of the Inniskillings will be such as to eradicate the evil spirit which momentarily appears to have crept into the corps, and to have tarnished a reputa tion which was second to none in the cavalry for all that constitutes a well-ordered and most efficient regiment. J. YouRE - SCARLETT, A.G." Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing liorniman'a puro Tea; very choice at 3s 4d. and 4s. "High Standard "at 4s. 4d. (formerly 4s. Bd.), is the strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in every town supply - it in packets. 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