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THE HUINKSVALL and FORSSA STEAM SAWING MILL COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies A , t, 1862, limiting the liability of shareholders to the amount of their shares. Capital, E 160,000, In 3,200 shares, of £5O each, with power to increase to ,Z 200,000, of which about £75,000, or .59. s'ltres, in ful y paid- up shares will be taken by the H diksvall Steam Sew-mill Company (Limited). Deposit, £5 pc r share on app ication, £lO en allotment. The , other calls to be made at intervals of not less than three months. Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum will be allowed on all money paid in anticipation of calls. DIRECTORS J. C. Tm Ilium, Esq., firm of Messrs.. J. C. Im Thu m an d C o, 1, East I n di a - avenue. Chas. Andreae, 14:sq., firm of Messrs. Nestle, Andreae, and Co.. 19, ht. Dun4an's-h 11. Chas. Victor Benecke, Esq., firm of Messrs. Schenk, Souchay, and Co., No, 63, Nroorgate-street. J. H. Passow, Esq , 63, Moorgate-street, J. C. W. Ritter, Esq., firm of Messrs. W. Ritter and Co., 157, Fenchurch-street. With power to to their number. BANK ;RS IN LONDON. The London and Westm nster Bank. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Chu. Druc,e end Sons, 10, Billiter-square. BROKERS. Me ssrs. Woolley, Coates, ant Hankey,26, Tokenhouse-yard. J. SECRETARY. C. W. RiVcer, E4q., Hon. z=ecretary, until a Secretary shall have been appointed. TEMPORARY OFFICES. Mitre-chambers, 157, Fenchurch-street. ABRIDGED PRO •IPECTUS. A private Co m p an y was es t a b l i shed in 1857, under the tame of the Hudiksvall Steam Sawing Mill Company (Limi ed), for the purchase of fore-ts in Sweden, and the ,taking of grants or leases or other title to such forests, with. the right of selling the same ; the completion of water corn- Municati..ns for floating timber from the forests to Flresa, and thence to Hudiasvall : erecting steam and water sawing mills for converting the timber into deals, and th , saleof such deals at Hudiksva 1, or the consignment of them tor sale to London or other places. The present Company is formed for the purpose of extend ing the operations of the above -mentioned Hudiksvall Steam hawing Mill Company, the shareholders in the Hudiksvall Steam Sawing Mil, Company being willing to take payment for the whole of the c , pital invested by them in paid-up shares of the new Company. Applications for shares to be address^d to the brokers, or to the Secretary, accompanied by a receipt of the London and Westminster Bank, for a deposit of £5 for each share applied for, which will be returned, free of charge, for all shares not allotted. Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be had of the brokers or secretary. T HE FLINTSHIRE OIL AND CANNEL COMPANY (Limited). l acorporated, with limited liability, under "The Companies Act, 18F.14. ,, Capital £500,000, in 1.04,000 shares of £5O each. First tsue, 6,000 shares. Deposit on applicatir,n, £1 per share. Further payment on PAilotment, £4 per share. No call will ce.xeeed XS, and three months at least will intervene between each call. DIRECTORS. James Burrows, Esq., Engineer, Douglas Bank, Wigan. 'William Carter, Esq., Director of th e Mill wa ll Iron Company, The Shrubbery, Skooter's-hill, Kent. Darbyshire, Esq. (Messrs. Darbyshire, M.`Kinnell, _atilt Co.), LiverpooL R. ',V. Ferule. Esq., Giessen Manganese Works, Hesse Darm stadt, and Managing Partner of the Mineral Oil Company, Saltney, near Chester, and Leeswood, Flintshire. !George Haworth, Esq., Managing Director of the Tryddyn Oii and Coke Company, Chester, William Hind, Esq. (Messrs. J. H. Hind and Co.), Liverpool, Chairman of the Commissioners of Birkenhead. George Rae, Esq., Banker, Liverpool, Chairman of the Tryddyn Oil and Coke Company. Joseph Robinson, 14:sq. 7, Laurence Pount ney -hill , L ondon, E.C., Berkhqmpslead. chester. Robert Rumney, Esq., F.C.S., Manufacturing Ch em i s t , ' M an- Peter Spence, Esq., F.C.S., Alum Manufacturer, Manchester and Goole. BANKERS. The North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool, and its several Branches. London—The London .nd Westminst.r Bank. Manchester —The Alliance Bank. SOLICITORS. London —Messrs. Sob, Turners. and Harlwick. Liverpool —Messrs. Littledale, Ridley, and Bardswell, Z lanchester—Messrs. Sale, Worthington, Shipman, and Seddon. L BROKERS. Li o . C. ndon -4 C Fleld'n,g, Esq., 4, Ccpthall-c our t, E . C . ver pool — George E. - Schultz, Esq., Manchester-buildings, Tithebarn-s: reet. Manctiester—Messr& Walker and Heap, 1, Dude-street, Ex change Glas gow —Messrs. Miller and Ferguson, 71, Queen-street. AUDITORS. Messrs. Chadwick, Adamson, and Co., 27, Great George street, Westminster, S.W., and 64, Cro s- s t r eet, Man chester, S. L. Price, Esq., 5, Gresham-street, London, E.C. Temporary Offices-4 and 5, Brown's-buildings, LiverpooL PR O SPECTS. The "Curly" Cannel of a small dis U trict in Flintehire yields a larger per-centage of crude mineral oil, containing pars an, than any cannel yet discovered. This oil, a.thoug,rh e,nly slightly inferio r i n qua li ty to the cc ebrated petroleflin of Pennsylvania, can be produced with P rofit at less titan one-th.rd the cost of th e hat er d e li vered this onntry, whilst the refined oil distilled from the 'Curly" Can ne l comman d s near ly th e same price as the re fined Arrierlean article. From this mineral oil are produced spirits of turpentine substitute burning oil, lubricating oil of three varieties, , s „ o h lid paraffin, and gr e ase of several kinds. All these articles, " te'd of good quality, find a ready market. „ the three processes, namely, raising the cannel, diF tilling the 01, and refining it, have hitherto been made three die t and separate businesses, involving three different ma bagements, with their attendant expenses. This Company is formed to distil and refine oil from can nel from its own mine ; it will thus unite three busi nesses, from ea c h of which large profits are now made. 1'3 7 this combina ion, and by having the command of ample capital and perfect processes, the Company wi 1 be enabled to fonduct a la r g e t rade to the greatest advantage, and thus insure profit. considerably in excess even of those now bein this either from the manufacture or refining of oil In country, or from its importation from any known source. In furtherance of these objects the purchase has been con cluded of the well-known works of the Mineral 'Oil Com pany at Saltney (near Chester), and Leeswood, in Flintshire, and also of the Freehold Cannel and Coal Mines, Works, and other property of the Tryddyn Oil and Coke Company, contiguous to the Leeswood Works of the Mineral Oil Com- Pany, The Company will thus at once enter into a well-estab lished, lucrative, and rapidly increasing business, with com pleteworks in full operation and with organised agencies, and Will at the same time acquire a freehold mine of well known Value, on te rms w h ich will enable the Company to supply themselves with cannel of superior quality, at about one fourth of the present price. The purchase from the Mineral Oil Company also includes an existing contract which will entitle this Company to a supply of 100 tons per day of "curly` cannel from the well-known Leeswood Green Col liery, for 22 years from 1860, at a price considerably below its present market value. The price to be paid for the whole of the properties so Purchased will not exceed £160,000, payable by instalments. TThe proprietors of the Mineral Oil Company and of the ryddyn Oil and Coke Comp any su b scr ib e a large proportion the capitaL The Patent rights claimed by Messrs. Young and Co. for the manufacture of paraffin oil from co d will expire in Octo ber next ;in the meantime the of te Comp 'Will be confined to substances which operations will not involve any ianyn frin,gement of the rights alluded to. In the event of any further issue of shares (except for the 'Purpose of paying for additi ona l pro erty), such shares will first be offered pro rata to the shareholders for the time Messrs. Fernie, Robinson, and Carter, as representing the Mi neral Oil Company; and Mr. George Rae, Chairman, and Jr. George Haworth, Managing Director of the Tryddyn mpany have, at the reque st o f th e promoters, consentedto Join the Board of this Company. The preliminary expenses are guaranteed not to exceed 1 per cent. of the capital. The articles of association may be seen at the offices of the solicitors of the Company. Applications for shares &net be accompanied with the payment of the deposit of £1 per share; in case the Amount so paid exceed £5 per share on the number of shares allotted, the surplus will be returned ; but should it tall shot, the balance must be paid within the time to be stited in the letter of allotment, otherwise the allotment will be cancelled and the deposit forfeited. Forms of application for shares may be obtained from the brokers and solicitors, and at the temporary offices of the C Inp coman ase y s where no allotment is made the deposit will be returned in full. IN MEMO RIA COMMI P. A. Taylor, Esq., Mr. Alderman Wal Edmund M. Aitcheson Ed ward Braham, Esq. , Esq. Wil liam 6. Burton, Esq. C Dobson Coll, t, Esq. E. John Davis, Esq. Pontanella, Esq. ‘ - harles W. Gi bon, Esq. Thomas Gilks, Esq. q„eorge Hawkins, Esq. lir. Hodgson. A. Lyon, Esq. George Levey, Esq. lark E. Mars :en, Esq. M.-W. J. F 0 X [TTEE. M.P., Chairman. :terlow, Treasurer. Henry Moore. Esq. Wm. Charles Nivett, Esq. Thomas Reed, Esq. James L, Shuter, Esq. H. J. ,lack, Esq., F.G.S. Harry Taylor, Esq. W. H. Teulon, Esq. Frederick Waiters, Esq. W. H. Warre, Esq. Wm. Wright, Esq. Charles Williams, Esq /4,. Alfred J. Waterlow, 841. Thomas Gilts, Hon. Secretary. At a meeting of the friends and admirers of the late W. J. Fox, held at the residence of Alfred J. Waterlow, Esq., 25, Park-crescdnt, on Wednesday, June 29, t 864, —P. A. Taylor, Kr., in the chair—the following Resolutions were Passed : "That, In the opinion of this meeting, it is highly desirable that there should be a suitable Memorial to perpetuate the memory of the late W. J. Fox, and that the gentle men presen form themse ves into a Committee to carry - out that object, with power to add to their number. "That a sub-committee be appointed to consider the whole question of the publication of Mr. Fox's works, and to Zport to some future meeting, to consist of— Dr. Hodgson, I Mr. Davis, Mr. Slack, Mr. Alderman Waterlow. "That it is desirab'e to appropriate a portion of the sum collected to the purpose of erecting- a suitable Monu ment over the Grave of the late W. J. Fox. "That it is also desirable that arrangements be made for placing in the N ational Portrait Gallery a marble copy of Mr. Earle's bust of the late W. J. Fox." LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS. RA. Taylor, Esq., M.P. •• • • 4 ,'' ? 8 g 11 r. Alderman Waterlow, • • 21 0 0 ' Alfred J . Waterlow, Esq. • • - 0 0 9eo. Hawkins, Esq. .. • • • • i 0 0 ~ , auk u - Th . e Courtauld, Esq. , 74 • ae8 W w ar i r i e n , a E m s e. • • • • 10 10 0 W. S. Huit q• Esq . ... •••• ... r ureerg u Ri cksen Es .. 10 0 0 atre 1-.. A T • Esq, • • • • 10 0 0 aylor, Hampstead, •• 5 5 0 •••• 10 10 0 Tt o t a lt m ,r G air t a i l i e i n ,R il j :E s q. .. q. ::: :.: :.: 55 . 0 0 5 5 0 Thomas P .r• Esq. • • •• 5 3 ark ERO 5 5 0 henry } , L ore, • P q - -•'• " • • • • 55 0 James L 'Shute • a• • • • • • • 0 Thomas Reed, 1 0 ; 0 E8 -. • . • • • • 5 5 Geo. T. Saul, E m ".., - •• • • • • •• 55 0 Z. Watk us,E;;;. • • .• 55 0 Henry Quin E t • • .• J. A. Lyon,' Hsci, k • • • • .6 55 0 .. 5 5 0 Dr. Hodgson .. •• •• .. 3 3 0 11. I. Slack, Esq ... • • • • 22 0 F. Walters, Esq. .. • • • • .. 2 2 0 W. 11. Teu'on, Esq. • • •• • • 22 0 E. M. Aitchison, Esq. •:. • • • • 22 0 Alfred • • • • . • • 11 0 '' Edward Braham, Esq. . 6 . • • •• 11 0 W. C. Nivett, Esq. .. • • • • 11 0 .. W. Wright, Esq. •• • • 1 1 0 C. D. Collet. Esq. 6 . :• • • 11 0 • .. E. Fontan Ha, Esq. .. .. 1 1 0 C. W. Gibbon, Esq. '• • • ••• 1 1 0 Kl O Geo. Levey, N.l "J. Davis, Esq. •• • • • 11 0 •• James White, Esq., M•P• •• 1 10 • . • Alexander M.Morrall• EEq• • • 1 1 0 S. H. Hawl ey, Esq. • • • • •• 7 1 0 • 11 u F Edward T. Heilman, Esq. • • •• 11 0 R. W.eniming, Esq. • • • • • • 11 0 Trtslt 38 earnestly hoped that the recollection of' Mr. Fox's in the cause of Civil and Religious Liberty, /sra as 1, rte Free Trade, and Parliamentary Reform, du r , ng a u g and cousiste t i. , e will a .use ti'e advocates ot en lightened principles n (without reference to sect or party) tiu come forward and support the Committee in carrying out aueoesefully the Memorial. N°. 22,483, IN what " Happy Land" can I see you after the "Opera?" I only know of One HAPPY LAND n which a Gentleman may Sup—EVANS', COVENT &AR DEN, my de ,r fellow! K INAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRIi El WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It i 4 Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by t ap e Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded " Kinahan's LL Whisky." VURN rUItE, CARPETS, EDDING, and IL' FLooßcLoni, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First-class goods at second-class -prises. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. CLERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . ere publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo ,;dm'-able engravings of every description of Furniture and I,easteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gi atis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised cale:— A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valnable informationto all requiring household furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptiord bridge, London. B.E. BRIGHTON and BACK for 3s. EVERY SUNDAY and MONDAY, from London-bridge, Vic toria, and Kensington, at 9.0 a.m. No luggage allowed. Children under 12 years of age half price. HASTINGS and BACK for 3s. 6d.. by the BRIGH roN RAILWAY, DIRECT ROUTE, every SUNDAY, from London-bridge and Victoria at 8.5 a.m. These trains call at St. Leonard's, Eastbourne, Polegate, and Lewes. No luggage allowed. Children under 12 years LI age half price. PORTSMOUTH and BACK for 3s. 6d., by the BRIGHTON RAILWAY, NEW DIRECT ROUTE, every SUNDAY, from London-bridge and Victoria at 8.0 a.m. These trains stop at Havant, Chichester, Bognor, and Arundel. No luggage allowed. Children under 12 years of age half price. T HE REGENT'S CANAL IRON WORKS COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies' Act, 1862, by which the liability of each shareholder is limited to the amount of his shares. Capital £250,000, in 12,50' sh Ares of £2O each, First issue 8,(00 shares, of which one-half are already sub scribed by the Direct , rs and their riends. Deposit £1 per share on application, and £2 on allotment and the remainder in calls not exceeding £2 per share, at interval- of not less than two months. It is not contemplated to call up more than £lO per share. DIRECTORS. James Goodson, 32, Kensington Gardens-square, Chairman. E 'ward Hornor, The Howe, Halstead, Essex. James Fennings, Fennings' Wharf, ooley-street, John Everitt, 18, Tokenhouse-y,,rd, London. CORI son Hall, sen., Navestock, Essex. John Watson Lay, 3, Savage-g ,rdens, Tower-hill. Howard Reed, Hendon, Middlesex. William Tabor, Bishopsgate-street, London. Henry Grissell, Regent's Canal Iron Works, Managing Di rector, With power to add to their number. AUDITORS. Cornelius Walford, 14, Lealenhall-street. F. W. Spooner, Public Accountant. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Kingsford and Dorman, i.;Sex-street, Strand, W.C. BA.NICERS. The East London Bank, Lombard-street. FINANCIAL AGENTS. The Financial Corporation (Limited), 14, Leadenhall-street. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Fred. Rolland Mobre, Regent's Canal Ironworks. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 14, Leadenhall• street, E.C. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company is formed for the purpose of carrying on, as a joint-stock ent, rprise, the well known engineering- works of Mr. Henry Grissell, situate in the Eagle Wharf-road, Regent's Cana London, wh oh are now in lull operation. The Works were established by Mr Grissell in the year 1844, and since that time have been most successfully carried on under his imme late supervision. - - - - Each applicant will be required to pay into the bankers of the Company LI per share on the number of shares applied for, and upon allotment to make a furtht r payment of £2 per share on the shares allotted to him. Further calls will be made at intervals of not less than two months, and no call will exceed £2 per share. _ _ Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be had of the Solicitors, and at the Offices of the Financial Cor poration (limited), 14, Leadenhall-street, City, E.C. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHON'OGRA PHIC TEACHER. 6d. ; free by post, 7d. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC MANUAL. Free by post, ls. 6d. SH OR THAN D.-44PITMAN'S PHONO GRAPHY forms an exceedingly efficient —Probably the MOST efficient—system of Shorthand that exists."—Sir Rowland HilL WRITIN G.—Mr. MACCREANOR teaches Ladies and Gentlemen Fashionable WRITING in ten finishing lessons. Adults who cannot write at all may correspond by post in a few weeks. Satisfaction before pay ment. Reference to families of distinction.—l 4, Connaught terrace, Edgware-road. PIGS ! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supp lied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in ngland, 108 6d per cwt. ; one cwt. equal to 1 cwt. barley or any meaL Delivered free in Lon don. Established 1858.— THOMAS PEARCE, Manager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark. HARPER TWELVETREES' UNIVERSAL CLOTHES WRINGER.—Mrs. Beecher, laundress, Queen Anne-road, Maidstone, says—" It will wring the finest laces and muslins, as well as full-sized counterpanes ; and does not press hooks or break buttons." Price 205., 3 - s., carriage paid; or of ironmongers. City Depot, 81, Bishops gate-street, Within, E.C. ; Works, Bromley-by-Bow, Lon don, E. MESSRS. HOWELL, JAMES, and CO., beg respectfully to inform their patron that in conse quence of the approaching termination of the season, and the arrangements they have made for the early receipt of their Autumn novelties, they have determined to offer the Summer portion of their valuable stock at a very great diminution in price. . _ With this intention, they have carefully revised the goods in the various departments specially to effect such a redu tion, and offer them for sa e this day (July Ist) throughout the month and during August. Messrs. Rowell, James, and Co., respectfully solicit an early inspection. 5,7, 9, Regent-street, Pali Mall. THE BENEFACTOR OF THE SKIN.- 11101. LARD'S perfumed Toilet Sulphur Soap and Cream, highly patronised by the faculty, nobility, and gentry. Nothin4 equals the properties and qualities of the Soap 1 for ordinary toilet purposes, and of Nos. 2 to 5 in all cases of cutaneous affections or rheumatism. Perfumed toilet cream, cold cream, and pomatum for the hair. Barege cream for sulphur baths, without any diaagreeable odour. All +hese preparations may be had at the central depot, 221 A, Regent-street, London, W. ; and at Messrs. Newbery and Sons, Barclay and Sons. Edwards, Keating, Sanger and Son, Jozeaunetti, and all chemists. Pamphlet. and testi monials tree on a plication. Agent for Edinburgh—Mr. John M'Kay, chemist, 119, George-street. ALGERIAN ONYX MARBLE.- Upwards of one thousand useful and ornamental objects, includin g an extensive variety of Clocks, Candelabra, Vases, Tazzi, Boudoir, Writing Table Suites, Inkstands, Candlesticks, Pentrays. &c. &c., executed in this beautiful material, and specially adapted for MARRIAGE GIFTS, are now being exhibited in the ONYX SALON of Messrs. HOWELL, JAMES, and CO., Goldsmiths to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, 5,7, 9, Regent street, Pall-Mall, S.W. pRI Z E ME D A L-INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &0., dm, To the Queen and the Puna) of Wales. (Established 1710.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to Lhe excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says:— " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with tatted Wicks, patented.. is. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. • • • • Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality •• Second quality •• • • .. ..................is. sd. per lb. • • •• • • .. ls. 3d. per lb. Third quality • • • • • • • • • • .. ls. Id. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO, 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture Of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar TEETH. —Mr. ESKELL'S INVENTION i n the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the following ai g i si d dvantag,s:—A set 01 te e th , of excellent work manship mechanism, can be mad e and fitted with the most perfect accuracy an d success, i n a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the p ur p oses of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so pe r f ectly to the gums, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth to many change s of the m outh without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to in jury , are always useful, and will last a lifetime. 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Encouraged by these favourable auspices, and no doubt anticipating the hospitable welcome accorded to their friends by V o l un t ee rs generally, and notably by the Victories, a considerable number of visitors made their way to Wimbledon yesterday. Among these was a large proportion of ladies, whcse presence conferred a temporary distinction upon the lines of tents where their acquain tances resided, and made those who were not similarly honoured feel conscious of their own in feriority. The lions of the camp are well worth a visit even from ladies, who cannot be expected to feel any deep interest in the science of rifle-shoot ing, recondite as that has become in the successive stages of improvement through which it has passed. For instance, what can be more charming than the prospect from the hill in front of " Victoria crescent ?" From this point a view is commanded of the entire area — nearly three miles in width upon which the Association has settled down and thrown up its intrenchments. Far away on the extreme right, where the ground slopes towards the town of Putney, firing is going on, and distinction and something more tangible won or lost at every shot. On he where one end of the common Wimbledon and then runs away in the direction of Robi n Hood, the app ,the roaes extreme the left, town of 1,000 yards' range is equally in.request. And along the intermediate space, in an irregular line, pretty much in the form of a crescent, following the course of the ravine which intersects th e Common, the the range of wooded h butts in rear of the targets crown the further side a highest ekg r o a objects of the pleasing o w f it t h h in e hollow, , and but wouldfor the e stant iile pie w tu h r i e e . ll The fer hamcatrhae background of the scene varies very 100 yards. The richest cultivation t e at e and are, in fact, ' c a o n n d te t r h m e in w o i u ld s e w st it g h le e n ae s tel,urze and rusheshaolttehrenra. the central pla lie to the right, villas and shrubberies a little to the mlefitli, iturimevlYe; y ra d n i g re e c d ti m on a . rq a u n e d es a a cr r o e ss round th e wind teau where the operations of the Association are mainly carried on a range of flagstaffs, planted in such a perfect line that one cannon shot would bring them all to the ground, supports a many -coloured wave of flags of all nations. In addition to the animated scene here presented there are individual points not unworthy of notice, such as the valuable contents of the exhibition marquee, the garden im. provised among the tent-ropes of an officer, who likes to waken to the perfume of sweet flowers ; the " running -deer," moving leisurely to all appearance, but really travelling a good 10 miles an hour ; the miniature Crystal Palace which Mr. Jennison, the refreshment contractor, has erected; and, last, the commercial avenue or bazaar, in which everything needful for occupants of the camp, from rifles and ammunition to " mufti" for running up to town, may be procured. The spectacle can hardly be spoken of as brilliant, for the volunteer uniform, as a rule, is dull ; but the men who shoot and shoot well can hardly make that complaint, as the Asso ciation badges lighten up the sombre tints wonder fully. One or two distinguished shots who have made their way in more than a single instance into the class entitled to compete for the second stage of the Queen's Prize have their sleeves covered with _ _ Looking round upon the vast assembly, all en gaged in a common pursuit, and all pursuing it with the utmost eagerness, it is impossible to resist the reflection, " Bafore the volunteer system existed how did these men employ their time." The enthu siasm with which they have thrown themselves into the movement, and continued faithful to it for years, repels the supposition that it can ever again die out in England. But there is no doubt that the National Rifle Association, by giving to the mem bers of the force annually a centre of common inte rest—" a local habitation and a name"—does much to strengthen and perpetuate the feeling by which the force was originally founded. Moreover, the excitement and attractions of rifle contests remain after the goose-step has lost its novelty, and these add a fresh incentive to regular drill from the knowledge that the degree of steadiness requisite to the winning of prizes , is best attained thereby. Some remarkable shooting was made yesterday in the course of the day. Captain Heaton fired 26 shots at the Swiss target, wher e th e marking is on the electric system ; of these 25 consecutively made bull's and 1 lodged within the 11 inch carton. At the running deer range Capt, Webb, of the Hereford Rifles, with a Westley Richard's breechloading car• use in different cavalry regiments, made the fine sco re o f n ine bull's bine, similar to those now in eyes, ten centres, and one outer. The firing for the first stage of the Queen's prize was continued at 500 yards, and the class brought as An accomplish this re sult the utmost expedition w to a close before g unfi re. nr , necessary, and with all the pressure th a t c ould be ex er t e d, the closing minutes. signal was delayed s everal If any one, however, could stand aside and watch the endless different firing points, that markers occasionally enjoy the oppor tunit y of making a little extra pay ment for overti me, but that the work compressed into a single day does no t require the best part of processions the wonder of would b squads e to not the a week to get through. A calculation of the num ber of ehots fired daily at Wimbledon would be in structive.lt would, no doubt, turn out that under all the h ea d s of compe ti tion enough powder and ball is consumed t o furnish supplies adequate to a very respectable infantry battle, The following were the highest scores at 500 Yards for the Queen's prize : Points, ........... 1 ... ....... 9;: • Corporal Richardson, 3d Cambridge Corporal C. E. Dunn, 7th Rent.... Lieut. Hcsketh, 27th Lancashire 19 Sergeant Lamb, 21st Lancashire Colour Sergeant Churchill, Ist London lB Ensign Burton, 40th Middlesex ........ 18 Private Captain Corporal isi M ca i hr l 1 Marsh, 18 18 he l l Private Stabbings, 7th Dorset , setr 4th Gloucester u e l i cy c e e es s st Leicester er York oi re i ... Lieutenant Crockford, 4th Flint 18 Sergeant Snelus, Bth Ch eshire Private 0. Scott, 4 th Renfrew ........ 17 Ensign Thomas, 4th W est York :::: . . . . . Captain Jee, 55th Lancashire 17 Private Frere, Ist London 1 7 ... .. Ensign Halliday, 21st Middlesex .. ........ 17 Private Bond, 9th West Middlesex ........ 17 , Private Hemel", 11th Middlesex ...... 17 Sergeant Garnett, 20th do. Private J. Burrell, Cat do.. Private Hall, 15th Lincoln Private Cole, let Gloucester 17 Private Lane, do. ...................... Private Narracott, Ist Devon Private Blackmore, 2d do; do 18th .. . 17 Colour Sergeant Westlak e, . ....... ........ 17 Private J. Buxton, Bth Derby ............ 17 Private Hughes, 33d Kent ................ 17 Captain Russell, lst Essex ................ 17 Captain Bass, 25th Stafford ................ 17 Private W. H. Stanway, 7th Hereford,..... 17 Private W. C. 0, Goodson, Bth Herts Private F. Simmons, 12th Berks Private C. Hanson, Bth Stafford .......... 3 l7 Colour•Sergt Sallory, Ist Notts (Robin Hoods) 17 Private Bragg, 6th Essex Col.- Sergt. Whittingham, 33d Cheshire .. • 17 Private Beech, Ist Warwick Ensign Pixley, Ist Middlesex •............ 17 Private F. Mortlock, do ...... 17 Private Barnard, do ...................... 17 Private Fellowes, do. .................... 17 Private J. Stackpole, 2d do. Lieut R. J. Nodden, Ist Lanoashire Sergeant G. Blundell, do Lieut• Col Finley, sth Lancashire Ensign F. A. Hooper, 40th Middlesex l6 Private H. Vignoles, 38th do ...... 16 Private J 0. Dawe, Ist do l6 Private Halsall, 21st Lancashire Major Scott, 334 do .. • • • • • • , , Private Marsden, 2d Linealn Private Wilkins, Ist Gloucester Sergeant S. T. Westlake, 1801 Devon Sergeant Toogood, 25th Devon Private A. Hutchison, Bth Derby:.... Sergeant Chapman, 15th North York: Private Styan, sth North York Lieut Kinnear, let Edinburgh ... • Private Wood, 31st Kent • Corporal E. Asprey, sth Essex . Private Holmes, 2d Cambridge Private Rendell, 3d do Corporal Day, 6th Cheshire Sergeant Nicholls, 19th Stafford Bandmaster Winzer, 38th do Major Durnford, 2d Surry Artillery ...... Private Bicknell, Ist Surrey Private Alport, Ist Surrey .. Corporal W. Allen, 14th Wilts Private J. Edwards, 4th Kent Private Wareham, 4th Drrset .. Corporal Rodgers, sth Forfar Q.-mas. Sergeant J. T. Beards, 3d Bucks Corporal W. Young, 22d Somerset Sergeant Booth, 6th Stafford Private Popplewell, 37th West York Corporal Hall, 38th do Private Swaine, 23d do Corporal Heron, 2d Stirling Sergeant Berks, 4th Notts ....... ... Colour Sergeant Latham, 7th do Capt Redden, Ist Notts (Robin Hood's) Private Ingrain, Ist Lanark Colour Sergeant Marriott, 4th West York .. Lieut Watson, 16th do Corporal Stephens, 16th Cornwall Colour Sergeant Taylor, 11th Cumberland Sergeant Jefferies, 18th Cheshire .. Gunner Martin, 3d Cinque Ports Artillery .. Private Kersey, 20th Middlesex Private Griffith, 20th Middlesex Sergeant Warren, 21st Middlesex Private Haines, 21st Middlesex Sergeant Hamilton, 21st Middlesex .. Sergeant Garner, 9th Middlesex Private Armstrong, 9th West Middlesex.... Sergj.-Instructor Robinson, 16th W. Midsx, Sergeant Cook, 20th Middlesex Private Day, 11th Middlesex Ensign Gunning, 13th Middlesex Sergeant Nicholls, 15th Middlesex ALEXANDRA—FIRST STAGE. Highest Scores at 200 yards. Points. Private Wood, 36th Middlesex .... Lord Glentwerth Private Percher, 10th Gloucester l7 Sergeant Hall, Bth Bedford l7 Private Micklethwaite, sth West York .. 17 Lieutenant Fryer, 4th North York Sergeant Randall, 12th Salop l7 Private Stacey, South Middlesex Lieutenant Hitchcock, 7th Wilts Gunner Hyde, Ist Gloucester l7 Lieutenant King, 9th Worcester Sergeant Brooks, 12th Middlesex Sergt.-Instructor Compton, South Middlesex 16 Private Baker, Ist Gloucester .... 16 Sergeant Humphrey, 3d Durham l6 Sergeant Brown, 4th Haddington l6 Private Adams, Ist Hereford . l6 Private Taylor, 10th Gloucester l6 Private Ryrie, 10th Cumberland Captain Green, Bth Bedford Sergeant Lovatt, Bth Cheshire Private Cooper, 4th Salop Sergeant Allen, 25th Somerset Sergeant Blundell, Ist Lancashire Sergeant Sullivan, sth Lancashire l6 Sergeant Holland, Victoria's ALEXANDRA—FIRST STAGE, Highest Scores at 600 yards. Points. Private Steynes, 4th North York l9 Lieutenant Dutton, Ist Stafford lB Private Dyer, Cambridge University Sergeant Parsons, 22d Surrey l7 Corporal Ralph, Bth Salop Private Atlin, 15th Somerset Private Wilken, 6th Aberdeen Lieutenant Stock, Ist Gloucester Artillery 17 Major Bishop, Ist Guernsey Sergeant Chisholm, let Surrey Private Adams, 25th Stafford l6 Sergeant Annison, C. R. Club l6 Lieutenant Bell, Ist Cheshire IG Private Reed, 14th Suffolk Sergeant Forbes, 6th Aberdeen l6 Private Buchanan, Ist Lanark Ensign Walker, 6th Kincardine l6 Sergeant Mitchell, Ist Forfar Lieutenant 13azeley, Cambridge l6 Private Baker, Ist Gloucester.... l6 Private M'Crome, Ist Surrey l6 Private Fisher, do Private Scales, 16th Kent .. l6 Lance-Corporal Stickings, 29th Kent Sergeant Woolley, Ist Warwick Private Breese, Ist Norfolk l6 Private Burt, 6th Isle of Wight l6 Lieutenant Lead, 14th Suffolk Private Humphreys, Ist Montgomery l6 The Duke of Cambridge's prize is one to which considerable importance attaches at the present moment, when the propriety of placing breechload ing rifles in the hands of the British army is seri. ously canvassed. Whatever the weapon which the Government may ultimately adopt—Mont Storm's invention, with the facilities which it offers for converting at trifling expense all our present stock of Enfields, Westley Richards, with its great accu racy of aim, or any other description of breech. loader, there seems to be a tacit admission that England, with its small army, cannot afford to stand still in this matter. And hence the interest connected with this competition, in which any de scription of breechloading firearms was allowed to be used. The successful candidates were as fol low : Highest Scores. 500 Yds. 800 Yds. Total Points. Points. Points Edward Ross, Cambridge University (Winner of the First Prize) ...... 19 .. 17 .. 36 Ties for Second and Third Prizes. Private H. Barnard, Victorias .... 19 .. 16 .. 35 Captain W. P. Burrs, 29th Kent.... 18 .. 17 35 Captain F. Smith, 4 th Derby ...... 18 .. 17 35 All these shot with the Westley Richard's breechloader. The carbine prizes have been long desired by an in fluential and increasing section of the volunteer force. At the present meeting they have well con tested, and next year it is expected that the num ber of entries under this head will equal those in any other class, however large. The following were the highest scores at 200 yards : Points. Lieut. Hughes, 9th Kent .............. 16 Gunner Fittock, 12th Devon .............. 15 - Corporal Pottor, 10th Kent Art iller y ........ 14 Corporal Blain, 2d Lincoln ••........14 S erg eant Burnery, 2d Kent Artillery....... 13 Sergeant Skinner, 10th Kent Artillery...... 13 Sergeant Major Baker, Ist Not folk .......... 13 Lieut. Thompson, 3 d Durha m ............ 13 G unn e r Wilson, Ist Glocester .............. 13 Gunner Hyde, Ist Glocester .............. 13 Gunner Bretts, sth Cinque Po rts ...... 13 G u nner Dunk, sth Cinque Perts S erge ant Ellinger, let Cinque Ports l3 Serg. Major Murray, 4th East York Artilery 13 The other principal scores made in the course of the day were the following : ENFIELD ASSOCIATION CUP. Highest Scores on the 13th, and up to 1 45 p.m. on the 14th. 500 yds 800 yds. Total, Pnta. Puts. Pnts Private Loftus, 2d Cheshire l4 19 33 Sergeant Charles, sth Dorset 13 20 33 Ensign Lockhart. 7th Ayr l6 17 33 Private A. Austin, Queen's Private A. Fellowes, Victorias Sergeant Hendrie, 7th Ayr l5 16 31 FIRST SERIES—EXTRA PRIZES. Highest Scores at 500 Yards. Points, Captain Beavan, Ist Radnor Captain Redden, Rob in Hoods .... lB S urgeon Wright, Robin Ho ods lB Lieut. Punshon, Ist Newcastle Lieut. Colonel Halford, Ist Leicestershire Sergeant Fuller, Victorian Private Michie, LoOdon Scottish Corporal Leete, 22d Aiiddlesex Ensign Hughes, 40th LLAncashire Lieut, Millard, 4th Suffolk Lieut. Hair, sth Monm :nth . , ... 16 -.—Wood 0 The mysterious " Owl" prize, arid the conditions upon which the competition was to take place, formed during the day a constant topic of conversa- PR1CE.........4d. STAMPEDI....Sd. tion. Expectation was rather heightened than di minished by the publication of the following order— " Owl Shooting Extraordinary.—Oh, Yes! Oh, Yes !—Take notice all. A prize of £5O has been given by the venerable the owls of the Owl news paper, to be competed for on such terms es the Council nay fix. Out of consideration for the gene rous but benighted donors, the Council have deter mined that the competition shall take place in the dark at the 2uo pool targets. Lights, called owl'e eyes, wilt be substituted for the plates now used es bull's eyes at these pools. Conditions—Each com petitor shall pay is per shot as at pool, and if the competitors do not appear in great plinth:Ts, ' The moping owl will to the moon complain.' The prize, which will be in the form of a beautiful silver owl, shall be adjudged to the competitor who shall, by the end of the meeting, have made the greatest number of owl's eyes—that is, who shall have oftenest knocked out the owl's eye, or broken the glasses by which it will be shaded. Every pre caution has been taken to guard against accidents. The shooting will commence at dusk," The Guards performing the duty of markers hav ing had a long and fatiguing day, it was agreed on all hands that it would not be fair again to expect them to take their places at the butts. A member of Parliament volunteered with the aid of half a dozen members of the London Scottish to perform the necessary duties, and being supposed to be in the confidence of " The Owls," his offer was at once accepted. Long before the shades of e%ening had completely fallen there was a numerous muster at the point indicated, and great was the dissatisfaction of intending competitors on learning that the bird of night declined to present itself to be shot at. The fact was that as this match must necessarily be shot under unusual conditions and at an unusual hour, it was desirable, with a view to the avoidance of danger, to adopt every safeguard which prudence could suggest, and to meet every difficulty which ingenuity could devise. A large number of lamps had been ordered from town, and as these failed to arrive at the time named it was thought better to postpone the match, amusing as it is promised to be, than to run the risk of any occurrence calculated to damp the hitherto brilliant success of the meeting. Two accidents, which at the time wore an alarming appearance, though the results were much less serious than at first apprehended, occurred in connection with the tramway yesterday. Through some defect in the construction of the carriages, upon which the breaks have acted with some difficulty, one of these vehicles could not be stopped or materially checked in its progress before it reached the end of the line. Passengers, guessing what was about to happen, leapt or threw themselves off right and left. Nearly all escaped with slight bruises, with the exception of one, who bled rather freely from a cut over the eyebrow. As soon as it was washed and dressed, however, he joined his squad, and made a respec table score at 500 yards for the Queen's prize. In the other case the wheel of one of the carriages gave way, and the foot of a passenger was unfortunately squeezed or entangled, so that he was obliged to receive medical assistance at the hands of Dr. Westmacott, who acts professionally on behalf of the Association ; he was then removed by easy stages in the direction of his own residence. As an illustration of the comparative indifference with which Volunteers are disposed to view casualties in terfering with the object which brings them to Wimbledon, it may be mentioned that Lieu tenant Starkey, of the Queen's Westmin sters, who accidentally sprained his toot on the previous day, discovering that he could kneel without pain, though he could not stand, went down in a cab to the range yesterday, shot for the Queen's Prize, and made 14, ~11(1 hopes to be able to hold his place in the International Enfield match on Monday nexi. Corrections to Wednesday's Return of Scores.•— In 200 yards, Queen's, for Lieut. Wright, 23d Devon, read Sergeant Toogocd, 25th Devon, 16 points. Sergeant Macrone, Ist Surry, competed for first series extras, and not for Alexandra, making 17 points. In Alexandra, Capt. Hancocks, Ist 'Wor cester, fired at 500 yards, and not at 200, making 16 points; also Sergeant Spurrell, 12th Kent, fired at 500 yards, and not at 200, making 16 points. 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Admission—Area, 6d..; stalls and balcony, le.; private boxes, 10s. 6d. _ . Open every Evening. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. ARGYLL It 00M S, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, ARE OPEN EVERY EVENING. Latest dance music, from the immense repertoire of these world-known rooms, and performed by the unrivalled band, 40 in number. Ben Lomond Valse by L. Mosca. Doors Open at Half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission is. Manager, M. GRENET. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. DR. ROBERTS' POOR MAWS — FRIEND is confidently recommended to the Public as an unfail ing remedy for wounds of every description, burns, scalds, chilblains, scorbutic eruptions, sore and inflamed eyes, tem. Sold in vots. is. lid., 28. id., I s., and 225. each. Also his ANTISCROPIIULX, confirmed by sixty years' experience to be one of the best alterative medicines ever offered to the public. They form a mild and superior Family Aperient, that may be taken at all times without confine ment or change of diet. Sold in boxes, ls. lid., 2s. 9d., Is. 6d., us., and 225. each. Sold wholesale by the proprietors, Beach and Barnicott, Bridport, by the London houses, and retail by all respectable median° Tendon In the United Kingdom and Colonies. Breech-Loaders for the Army. (From the Morning Post.) We believe it is no secret that an important change is about to be made in the armament of our troops. It is understood that the committee ap- pointed to consider the subject have strongly recom • mended that the whole of our infantry should be furnished with breechaloading rifles, and there ap. pears to exist little doubt but that the recommends. tion will be acted upon. It will not be disputed that our authorities at the Horse Guards are keenly alive to the desirability of keeping the forces of this country upon an equal footing with those of other nations in the manufacs ture as well as the practice of our weapons of offence. The announcement which we make this morning to the effect that steps are likely to be immediately taken for the furnishing our whole army with rifles on the breech-loadiug prirciple, is a convincing proof of it, This change has in fact long been considered, by those who have practically studied the subject, to be one of almost absolute necessity, the only obstacle worthy of any exami nation being one purely of expense. The decided supremacy which has been lately manifested by those foreign corps which are thus armed, the Prussian rifle regiments, for instance, furnished with the needle gun, has been so marked and un deniable that it would demonstrate the very height of obstructiveness were England to hesitate for one moment to emancipate herself from such an infe riority. For effectual service in the field a breech loader, properly handled,is as superior as an Enfield is to a Brown Bess. It must, however, not be at once concluded that the increased rapidity of firing thus obtained is the only, or even the chief, advantage which will be secured. Our most experienced officers are o opinion that that is a power which may be but too easily abused and turned to a discomfiture. With young soldiers the facility of firing a dozen rounds in a minute would be a sore temptation to waste their ammunition at an ineffective distance and with hurried aim, instead of calmly and coolly awaiting the proper moment when the destructive qualities of their weapon would be tested to their utmost. With steady troops the number of rounds per minute which are now attainable would be held quite sufficient for all purposes by a coma mender who knew that he could depend upon his men for coolness when they did pull the trigger. But, though this facility will require stern super vision, there are other advantages to be found in the breech loader which render its adoption almost indispensable. In the first place, in the ordinary rifle, after firing many rounds, there naturally arises an increasing difficulty in loading, an operation which (in the excitement of action) is not at any time to be quite so easily accomplished as when rook-.hooting or stalking red deer. When under fire that very difficulty increases the confusion of it of the attempt to perform it. The cartridge which would be difficult to ram "home" even w ith_a miss c are, an is left an inch from the breech by hurry, d probable consequence. or, worse still, a burst, is the e overe avery yrobabli i cool consequence. Then again it mu st u nder fir© is not hand indeed whose effective l oading materially interfered with by the very natural desire to keep one's eye always on the ene m y . Even the wrong expectation of a oldest soldiers, in the immediateth ed first. • ht be well excused the mks charge of cavalry, might take of inserting a cartridge iates all s. The ran and The breech loade r b eyes on the thi advancing foe k they file may keep b oth " may stand with their rifle presenting its bayonet towards the enemy, instead of pointing in the air, and they ca n insert their cartridge by a mere me chanical operation which neither requires examina tion nor interferes with precision of aim by strain- horse shoe nail, may materially affect a very great result. On the whole, the superiority over the present rifle seems so unmistakable that its adop tion may be looked upon as a necessity. There will, however, also arise the necessity for consideration as to details More an alteration so extensive as that comprising our whole army can be confirmed. That of keeping up a perpetual supply of ammunition to troops when in Action will be one objection present- ing much difficulty. Nothing eo effectually para— lyses the British soldier us the finding himself with cut a cartridge in his pouch. Though he might oreEee no iname6atc use for it, erd might, have rea- son to suppose that ere long he would he suppliEd with it, the acttill absence of it is like.iy enough to create th9.T.: irresistible spark--a pule. 'SiPee the breech loader c:lri be fired some fiat; ( r s ir ti Cs ay often as a muzzle loader, it is obvious t r h e a s t po h ns p i :: portionate supply of ammunition must be at hand. r A e t o p m r e e n se t, n i t f ea n c o h t b e r a ig eh ade co c re ar p r a i n es n it b s ei o n : n, but it is probable that the new system will necessitate each _ _ for its own supply. In fact, there seems no doubt but that a certain extra number of mon must be tokl off solely to supply the pouches from the tumbrils. This, as it will seriously diminish the fighting strength of each regiment, will require a good deal • - of careful consideration from the authorities cre ,hey sanction the system demanding it. It is but fair to admit that there still exists a very formidable obstacle to the securing the entirety of the advantage which a breech loading rifle would confer on our troops. Those who use breech loaders over tha stubble or in the forest, have of course over and over again congratulated themselves that the cartridge is the charge per se, and the " bother of caps" has been done away with. But the military authorities have hitherto, with commendable pru. deuce, invariably set their faces against the use in the army of a cartridge which shall combine such elements of danger as the presence of the percus sion powder as well as that of villanons saltpetre. Moreover, the cartridges which include the combi. nation are delicate of s'ructure, and would be very easily liable to get out of order, and indeed to be. come useless, under the rough usage of the camp or the barrack. It is obvious that the brass pin which stands out at right angles at the end of the cartridge, and the blow on which causes the ignition of the fulminating powder, would be extremely likely to be bent from its position or forced out altogether in. the rough handling to which it would be subjected. in a campaign. The scrupulous care which sportse men are apt to bestow upon their contrivances for preserving their ammunition from harm, even for the bloodless campaign of a moor, of itself establishes this drawback. It is, however, not insurmountable; It seems that there is an American invention already in practical operation which will obviate at least the obstacle of facile derangement... The cartridge is to all appearance similar to that in ordinary use, save that it is without the " pin." But it seems that the whole inside of the copper rim, which forms its base, is lined with a paste of the fulminating powder, and thus the hammer, especially formed for the purpose, striking it through the aperture in the barrel where the pin would have usually intruded, on any pore Lion of its circumference, will ignite the charge. The facile derangement is therefore obviated, and there is a minor difficulty (but still a difficulty) also superseded—that of its being necessary to insert the cartridge into the barrel with the pin accurately fitting the groove prepared for it. There is, how ever, another advantage asserted for this cartridge. It is deeared that nothing but the peculiar action of the hammer will ignite it. It has been shaken, struck, thrown down violently on atones, and sub jected to the most elaborate rough handling, with the avowed ititention of accomplishing its explosion, bat all to no purpose. The inventors ex plain that to do so it requires a squeen as well as a sharp blow, an(l that, unless it be inserted in a ethEe.fitting barrel, its el...slieity preservta it from the couabint,- t ion of the two. The question cf expense is one which, however formidable, as it will undoubtedly be, is one which we submit should never be weighed by this country for one moment. There are occasions when no expense is extravagance, 'out when thrift is ruin. The expense with which next year's estimates are thus threatened is one which should be regarded only by the advantages gained in return for it, or rather by the overwhelming consequences contin gent upon its retention. If those competent and authorised to decide pronounce an unhesitating opinion that the improvement is desirable, we can. not conceive a singlo guardian of the public purse demurring to the expenditure. That the authorities will very carefully weigh the considerations on which the committee have founded their report, we make not the slightest doubt. But we earnestly trust that pounds, shillings, and penCe will not be allowed to turn the scale. That it w ould eventually prove the fairest economy conceivable, is as clear as the sun at noonday. The benighted economy that cost us so dearly in the Crimea should preserve us from a repetition of it for centuries. In fact, we must needs march with the times, however fast they may progress. It stands to reason that if rival nations can invent a rifle giving them a superiority over us, though they cost a hundred pounds a piece, we must unquestionably lay out another hundred in their counterpart. If not, we shall retain but brief possession of the hundred pounds we think we have saved. THE BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS, The heavy portion of these mails, in charge of Mr Ronayne, of the General Post-office, arrived at Southamp ton yesterday, at 10 a,m., in the Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steamship Ellora, Capt. W. C. Angove, which left Alexandria on the Ist inst., Malta the sth, and Gibraltar the 9th, The Ellora had fine weather all the way home, with head winds. On the Ist inst., in lat 33 58 N, long 21 40 E, the Ellora spoke the steamers Thessalia and Elaine; on the 4th, lat 35 17 N, long 17 29 E, the steamship Dwina ; on the 6th. lat 37 31 N, long 9 32 E, the British brig Martha; on the 9th, lat 35 57 N, long 4 15 W, the steamship Baroda ; on the 12th, lat 46 5 N, long 7 36 W, the steamship Adria ; on the 13th, off Ushant, the steamship Massilia. _ The French steamship El Dorado, the usual Egyptian fleet, and a large quantity of shipping were in harbour at Alexandria when the Ellora left. Her Majesty's ships Marlborough, Meeanee,Liffey, Royal Oak, Magicienne, Pelican, and Psyche were at Malta, and the Redpole and Procris at Gibraltar. A French sloop and a despatch boat wore lying at Gibraltar. The Austrian steam ram Kaiser Max, 31 gulls , of . tho 4th to coal Morelli, and the paddlewheel steam frigate guns, Commander Nauta, from the Adriatic, arid last from Santa Lucia, 10 Algiers, passed through the straits of Gibraltar on the 3d inst. They put into Cadiz on the morning and left on the 6th to reinforce the Austria . ll squadron, under the command of Admiral Wulierstorff, in the North of Cuba state Sea. p . Lobo y Biala aniron-c ad frigate to re inforceuadron Capt. t Peru, Miguel The Spanish Minis. that A the Spanish sq uadron d t v h i e c e i B uh received t inhabitants in ad Madridou gu fr t o al the . Island b tocommand the squadron i which is about to proceed gam a to the Pacific to reinforce Rear Admiral Pinzon, Minis ter of Marino has appointecl u The following British merchant steamers had arrived out a t Gibraltar — July 2, the Londo n , Capt. W. G. S. Roll, Gt days from London—the Clotilda, Capt. R. Way, G days from London for Genoa and Leghorn —the Rhone, Captain J, Owens , six and a half days from Liverpool for Malta and Constantinople—and the Livorno, Captain T. Livingstone, 12 days from Glasgow and 40 hours from Lisbon for Genoa a nd Leghorn--Sth, the Italian, Captain N. Fitt, 6 days from Liverpool for Genoa and Leghorn. The following sailing vessels, all laden with coals, had also arrived out :—From Liverpool, the brigantine Jane, B. Owens—the schooner Champion, J. Macheli—the schooner Ada, T. Williams — the brigantine Dreadnought, J. Roberts—and the cutter Fride, S. I\l'Perran. From Newcastle, the bark Expert, W, Badsey. From Swansea, the cutter London, C. Rabey— the schooner Penelope, W. Roberts—and the schooner Jessamine, J. Rider. From Newport, the schooner Jane, J. Williams. From Cardiff, the schooner Fayaway, A. Selean—the schooner Adam "White, J. Beeman—aud thQ schooner Eleanor and Jane, J. Griffiths. On the Gth inst., in the Gut of Gibraltar, the Eleanor and Jane spoke the brig Gerandine, of Carnarvon, bound from Newcastl e t o Alexandria, 24 days out, all well. MEYERBEER'S SUCCESSOR AND METERBEER'S MMOlRS.—Signor Verdi has been elected by the Academy of Fine Arte, at Paris, es successor to Meyerbeer. The Gazette Musicale informs us that M. George Kastner is to write a life of the composer• , ---L , t' -----,- - - e'--,- 7-; .:--f--e-- - - --r ------ 1 , f ,e .. .) -7e-.-- ,- -- )f- 7-' --- Z - -z -- -e - • ,--.---.- -) 1-----e---- e -- .- - - - z--- ----,---- 7----..- ;.(1 , ' . '77.: - 57 2 \0;,,.. "---- .- f rt ~ / 4 1 ': P ', --::,-,:. 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