The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-21 00:00:00

LEOMINSTER AND KINGTON.

The half-yearly inectint; of this company was held yes-
terday at Leominster, Mr. King King M.P., in the
chair. _ _ _

The directors' report stated that the construction of
the line had rapidly proceeded ; that more than four
miles of the permanent rails were laid, commencing at
Leominster, and that the remaining portions of the works
were progressing in a satisfactory manner. The direc-
tors had arranged to open the line as far as Pembridge
on the Ist of the present month, but, in deference to the
wishes of several shareholders, that plan was abandoned
for a time, and a portion of the works was commenced
in the immediate neighbourhood of Kington. The bor-
rowing powers of the company having come into ope-
ration, the company will be enabl. d to take up money
on loans to the extent authorised by the act. The
interest upon the debentures until the opening of the
line %sill be paid by the company, but from the opening
of the line Messrs. Brassey and Field, under their con-
tract for seven years, will be liable to pay the interest
upon the loans, together with a dividend of 4 per cent.
upon the paid-up capital. The directors considered that
the cheapness of the construction of the line would
insure from its traffic a good return upon the capital
expended ; but they considered it must be highly satis-
factory to the shareholders to learn that from parties so
responsible as the present contractors (Messrs. Brassey
and Field) a dividend of 4 per cent. is guaranteed for
the first seven years, during which the traffic will not be
fuily developed. At the end of that period the directors
anticipated a more ample return for the capital laid out.
The engineer's report stated that the permanent way
was laid to Kingaland, and, though some unavoidable
delay bad arise., a few weeks would complete the line
as far as Pembridge„
The aeceut ts showed that 19.904/. had been received,
and 13,485/. expended, besides 6,0001. deposited in the
Court of Chancery, leaving 4191. in hand.
The CHAIRMAN said the line was progressing steadily
and sati-factorily, and that there was every r«a-on to
believe it would be comp! ed and open for traffic within
the time originally proposed for carrying out the under-
taking.
After a short discussion, the usual formal resolutions
were passed, as also a resolution auto, rising the raising
of money upon debentures, and a vote of thanks to the
chairman closed the proceedings.

.P.,- -FOR KIRKWALL.
VUE PROPOSED GA NAL-A T:THE MCUTII i - --MR: -LAING,- lil-
- - OF' DANUBE. - .
• A. meeting of electors and others was held in' the
. ---- - - ----- - ----- -- -- - - Grammar &bird,
.Kirkwall, on Measay, the 13th _hist.,
' to hear Mr. Laing give an explanation of hispublic . ni-
VIENNA Aug.s.—Within the last few weeks
, e•
' duct and a stetement of.his vi is on the
the project has . been again brought. before the
i At the hour of meeting the school was crowdedpres
et el
prevent
publ;c for cutting a Canel from- Czernavoda to Ktis-
tendje, in order-to evade the necessity of ships loess. Around the platform we observed the Rev. Dr.
passing the Sulina mouth of the Danube, andstepe I Petersen, Bailie Reid, Mr. Walls, Mr. D. Marwick,
are now being taken ,to form a company for. the sen , &e.-
execution of the plan, which ,is warmly supported Oa the motion of Mr. CsosasEn, Mr. R. Scartb, of
by the -Austrian internuncio attonstantinople, --113nscartli, was unanimously called to the cbair.
-who basegiven itiruself great etreiublei tee- obtain the -
rOiement in the navi
Mrhi•:SealiTsi,•in risingeeald be belied 'they would ex-
necessary firman -from the-Portee This is no more case
nu mfor Comnig unpreparedens he only knew a few
than natural, for any 'inipa-
le mites
be called before
hotreehecaine to the,-meeting that he would
chair. They would now have an oppor-
tion Of the Tower 'Danube would be an- exclusive tunity of hearing Mr. Laing give an-explanation of his
boon to Austria, which has-completely monopolised eeefluet in public affairs while fulfilling his duty as their
the traffic on that river, and laughs at the idea of member in-ParliaSnetit - --(Applause). He said that on
innocent diplomatists whO refer to the treaty of the subject et the
.eknetrian. negotiations there was some
View* and' ta.lk hboue the free navigation'of the misconception abroad. He was sure that Mr. Laing
Danube, being guaranteed by all Europe. - had -no wish that the Allies should make a dis-
In pointing out to your readers some months honourabled peace.
ofHe (Mr. Scarth) bad been lately in
ago the Austrian delusion. about free trade on the the United tales Stateshi
hi Americas-and had heard the opi-
Dantibe, I took. occasion. toeshow not Onlyethat the there' who, helde the' saYmr:sviewtsabalse-rZi eminent persons
whole of the traffic of that.'neble river was mono- had no ill-will to Britain, but, -on the contrary,
who
polised by AustrieevWt...tW.it.was..cauconttated. in to Britain as a child to a revered paroennttrarsodlooked
the hands of one single sassocia.tion,. the Danubian cool, sensible men of business, who
thought (irunaitcloßurie:
Steam-boat Association—who-enjoy the exclusive tain-had been drawn too.hastity into the present war,
privilege of trading all-theYeardovenete the mouth and that _we might have -got as me ch..by -negotiation as
of the river, and that there- was no ' Chance of other in the end we might get by war. But Mr. Laing would
nations entering into competition, as the Austrian now give an account of his_atewardship, and he repeated
Government have lately thought proper to'renew his apology for coming unprepared. (Renewed applause.)
the charter of the. company and- extend their ex-. Mr. LaING, who rose amid great applause,. said he
elusive rights to a period- of thirty years. But, had the greatest possible pleasure to meet them face to
face on the present occasion. It was through the kind-
not content with this advantageous position and a
ness of his friends at Kirkwall that he made his first
range annual subvention from the Austrian Gover- eetry into public life—he might sa that the movement
went for carrying -the mails up and down the originated in that room—hge wasy in fact, a child of
river, the company, whose receipts for the past Kirkwall. He wished to retain- their respect, however
month of July exceed' those of the corresponding unpopular some of his opinions might be, in discharg-
month of last year by 400,000 forms, or 40,000/., iug honestly and faithfully his duty as their representa-
are at this moment actually negotiating with the tive. Regarding the question which was uppermost in
Government. for an additional . remuneration of the minds of all, and on which be had lately expressed
50,010 florins for performing the post-office packet his opinions in the House of Commons, he would now
service. lay before them the motives which induced him to adopt
them. War was an enormous evil, and it behoved every
It will not have escaped the penetration of your
man to know whether theobjects 'to he • d game were
readers that - during the late Vienna Conferences sufficient to justify the e
the only question. in which Austria took any active blood. a Whenweare making these
sacrificesand effusion
hof
part was the second point, relative 'to the free to have a clear idea of whatgwe reallyeaerefi fighting
t
navigation of the
.Danube—or, more properly and tee how far those objects have been attilineld.g He
speaking, of 'the Sulina mouth of the Danube— would not go, over the whole ground of the negotiations,
and that as soon as that was -settled; eher plenipo- or lead them into diplomatic subtleties. The statesmen
tentiaries stood aloof,• and allowed the represents- .ef meted Europe had reduced the securities to be da-
tives of France and England to fight out the gird mantle.' from Russia to four points, which would have
point alone with Russia. ln fact, the settlement the effect of placing Turkey in the same relative porde
of the second point was the only one in which itilaodnbwith d regead to Russia. s France and England. He
Austria had any direct interest, and, having gained
nationalities—the
establishment of Hungary And other
what she wanted, she turned round and supported countries ; but the definite
the Russian objections to the third ppint. reduced to four points. Fora long time we carried on -
Circumstances, however, have hitherto rendered the war with Russia because she refused to concede
the execution of that second point impossible. these, and it was said that Russia would rather suffer a
The Salina mouth of the Danube is still not only ten year.. war than agree to the four points. But after
choked up by sand, but the depth of water on the a single year of warfare Russia did accept the four points
bar is daily growing less and less, and the present in principle, and all that remained for the conference to
aspect of pulic affairs is such as to lead to the do was to arrange the details as to. 'how they should be
belief that the war may be protracted to a very carried out. Mr. Laing then spoke at some length of
the various plenipotentiaries engaged, and eulogised
long period, so that there is no likelihood of the
advantages gained by the second point—even if them individually. At the Vienna Conferences the four
'
they should be confirmed by subsequent eventual andpants
a- wereha l
pointsall
sdatiisfnapnrtinnrci
ii plsee,tatinedd.ofA theseresu
nitteen
negotiations—coming into practical operation for a eas agreed to by the five plenipotentiaries for the kimi-
long time, and during this protracted period the 'ation of the Russian naval force in the-Black Sea, but
Austrian navigation will contniue to languish un- chis resolution the English Government overruled, and
less some new plan be devised to give it a fresh the conferences were broken off. It was the duty of
impetus. every Christian nation to regulate its public conduct as
• a Christian man would regulate hisprivate affairs,,
There are-two great impediments to the deve- e and
as a nation or a man 'to shrink from
lopment of the navigation of the Danube—the
-abich an honourable peace could h acquired.nir' sacrifices
rapids at the so-called Iron Gate, awl the bar at plause.) He did not agree with the extreme peace partyP;
the Sulina channel.. The first may be removed by neither would he on ail occasions agree with those who
lustrian energy and money, for though the south -.vent to the opposite extreme, and, by appealing to our
ern bank of the river at that spot belongs to vnrst passions, allow the pugnacious feeling inherent in
Servia, the prince of that territory is not mucl. ur animal nature to get the upper hand of our judg-
better than a vassal of his powerful neighbour, and .nent, and by which, in the long run, we might not get
has already not only expressed his consent to the 44) much as we might have obtained by negotiation. He
measure, but offered to assist in the operation be -vas much afraid, from the tone of the press, that in pub-
placing 300 workmen at the disposal of the Ans- 'to opinion little heed was paid to the four points ; the
triau engineers. The plans are all complete, tie eeneral opinion was that, having got into a scrape, we
money ready, and ttie works already,
oust fight it out till we had thrashed the enemy into
commenced. 'Abject submission. One great advantage we had at the
The channel, which is very narrow at the Iron
Gate, is to be deepened by blastino- the rocks un ammen
cement of the war was in securing public opinion
.
0 our side, and isolating Russia from the sympathy of
der water so as to allow the largedriver vessels to Europe. It was not by the taking of Sebastopol, or the
pass with a full cargo. The total expense of this threat of taking its but the fee ing of the whole world on
gigantic and difficult work is estimated at ten mil- ,ur side, and especially our German allies, on which
lions of flex-ins, and will extend over a period of Mr. Laing laid great stress. - The rejection of the Aus-
six years ; but it will he a work of great utility. Tian proposal was a greater advantage to Russia than
and probably render the reign of the present Em- be greatest battle she could have gained, because it
peror famous in future ages. But to complete the alienated from us the whole moral support of Europe. At
safe and unobstructed navigation of the Danube.
he present moment, Mr. Laing said, the Times news-
with free access to the Black Sea, there still re-
paper governed the country.; and he spoke' in flattering
mains the difficulty of the Sulina channel to be terms of Lord John Russell, Mr. Gladstone; Lord
k e herd n Sir J. Graham, Co
Mr. . Cobden, and Mr. Bright.
overcome, and it is therefore no wonder that Aus That thesee' were
men of great ability no one could doubt,
ttia should lend a favourable ear to the plan— and be wouldrather hold opinions in concurrence with
which has often been talked of, but always aban- men of that stamp than coicide with the
unreflecting
doned as impracticable—of cutting a navigable violeece of anonymous writers in the Times newspaper,
c anal from Czernavoda to Kustendje, and with the that were at present governing the country, Lord Pal-
assistance of the modern improir . ments ; and in inerston, and the present Cabinet. Then, too, there was
the present state of engineering science, when all treat danger of a rupture with France. The passion
difficulties may be removed if money is not an ob fo- military glory—the distinguishing character of the
ject, there is no longer any reason to consider tht French people—was still strong, and there was
project impracticable when regarded as a scientific -:reat danger of a coalition of interests against Ger-
problem, though it must be very much doubted m any, when, as a probable result, Prussia would be
whether it will answer, as a successful mercantile"rawn into the vortex ; and if the Catholic Powers
f France and Austria acquire a complete prepone
speculation. . - s - letance over the rest of Europe, the wisest states-
It is by no,
.means a new idea to cut ,a canal man could not foresee the result. These were
through that tract of country known as the Do- his opinions, and however unpopular they might
brudcha, and a glance at the map will show what to at the present moment he was willing to. leave them
a vast saving of time , and travelling might 'be ,o the public, persuaded that six months hence their
effected if the plan were really executed. But 'Pinion on this subject would be entirely changed.
(Cheers.) He came now to the subject of education., He
there are difficulties of various sorts to be over-
come, and I consider it right to warn the British voted far
dn thnetsecond reading of theEducationt Bill beCianse
public that the plan is specifically an Austrian one,
'et° minatiwon shouldwoereial.atvperinthmepaslesn—endhantenyo paarn,ficttart ft
and exclusive) for Austrian benefit and interest ; eeople themselves in towns and parishes should elect
so that if the project is brought out in London. school committees to carry out their own views. On •
and shares are offered on the Stock Exchange,
.iersonal affair be would notice.. When an offer to take
your readers may know what value is to be at ace was made to any member, he thought the constitte
tached to it. " Forewarned is being fore-armed." ncy bad a right to know what motives actuated their '
As far back as the year 1840, the Prussian Lieu- representative in accepting or declining it. The Clerkship
tenant-Colonel of Engineers, Baron von Fincke, ,tf the Ordnance and the Vice-presidency of the Board of
published the result of his careful researches and Trade were offers he could not accept on account of the
geological surveys on the spot in the " Transac- situation of his private affairs and his pnvate engage-
tions of the Berlin Geographical Society," accom-'vents. He bad no great confidence in Lord Palmer:
panied by some diagrams and a plan of the localite '
.et?n, whosehoi course
hadles had
nabtateranntteivrelsysdoreirrtedr,maendd.
..
from which it appears that the length of the valley, u
ilinegeeinwtheeaffa% eof beenother nations. He (Mr.yLaing) ad:
from Czernavoda to Kustendje, is certainly no great
'wrest to the old Lii-eral creed of '" Reform at home,
distance—little more than 30 miles—but the nature and non-intervention abroad." He gave Lord Palmerston
of the soil presents many difficultiese The bed of ..redit for great ability, great tact, and great adroitness •
the valley rises gradually almost the whole dis- but be preferred Lori J. Russell as a leader, and he had
t ince—that is to say, to within a couple of miles 3 higher opinion of such statesmen as Lord Aberdeen
of Kustendje, where it attains its greatest height, end Mr. Gladstone, who spoke the strong and coracle
and is 167 feet above the level of the Black Sea. eietious convictions of their own minds. Lord Palmer-
The substatuna is a hard rock of secondary lime- -iten' on the other hand, had too much of the weather-
stone, to cut through which would be an expen- cock in his nature, and was apt to veer about to catch
sive operation, and cost a vast amount of time and '. opular applauset.he(Ches.) Mr. Laing then thanked
labour, even supposing the Black Lakes, which are th e
im eiesteidn g forfor
cordialrecsenpeion he had met with,. •
detaining them lung, and. expressed. his
8 feet or 9 feet above the level of the river, to be- 13(d:g •
.ea mess and anxiety to answer any question that might
regarded as the highest water level. he proposed to him.
But if the Danube itself is to be diverted from The CHAIRMAN having inquired whether any one
its present channel to feed the proposed canal, the wished to put any question to Mr. Laing,
ground of the canal must be excavated to a mucf, Dr. PATERSON rose, and after an eloquent speech,
deeper extent, say to at least 8 feet below the roved the following revolution :
lowest water level of the Danube, and 10 feet below ' Thee this meeting, while reserving their own views
that of the Black Sea, in order to give it the neces- 'II _ the subject of the war, express their cordial approval
of Mr. Lsang's conduct in Parliament, and their °mi-
sery fall, and produce an equality of current.
tinued confidence in him as their representative.
Another important objection to the plan is, that Baillie JOHN REID seconded this motion, which was
the geographical conformation of 'the coast is far carried amid great applause.
from favourable, as Kustendje has only a vert Mr. LAING then returned thanks for the approval of
small harbodr, difficult of access, and with very his conduct and continued confidence, and sat down amid
shallow water, so that it can only be used by tremendous applause.
caiques and other very small coasting vessels. Be- The meeting then broke up.'
sides this it is five smiles from-the end Of the valley,
and the coast runs away so gradually into the sea-
that large ships-Could only anchor at e great dia.
tance from' the shore, and would be exposed to all
the dangers of the Black Sea storms, the violence
of which is proverbial.
Under these circumstances Baron von Fincke
considers the undertaking both diffiCult of execu-
tion, in a technical point of view, and a very ex-
pensive one, though he admits the many important
advantages that would be derived from the execu-
tion of the plan, and calculates the distance saved
by ships bound from the Black Sea to the ports of
the Danube, or vice versa, at 200 miles.

WIND AND WEATHER REPORT.

—MONDAY. August 20.
Stations. Course of Wind. State of Weatha-
Greenwich S.W Rain.
Lothbury
Leeds
Manchester S.W Fine.
Stoke-on-Trent ... 5.W... .....
Sheffield N.W Cloudy.
Carlisle
Lancaster
Fine--C
Whitehaven ...... S.W
Maryport . W .S.W Fine.
Leicester
5.W..........
Fine. Cloudy.
Derby S.W .......... Fine.
Nottingham W.. • ... • ..... Baia.
-Bristol W.• .......... Rain.
Plymouth
Exeter...... 5.7v..--......... Cloudy.
Gloucester ...
..
........... ' Cloudy.
Swansea ....... . .••• .;,...
.... ,
..... Rain.
Cardiff..., . . . : . .
Haverfordwest - mil/ Fine.
..
Holyhead ....••••• vg•
LpinvbelirP°°7l .:1,"::::::. WWINS:WW.. ..
..
FFFiiinnneee... •
Great Grims, y ..
..,,,,
c?ini,ltnboPpril3°..ar.:443,°.g.g..n.... ... ;.'''''w ......... Very fine.
1.,,,,V..,,5,_•W• .... Very fine.
Yarmouth
Lowestoft W..,,,• Cloudy.
Southampton S.W Unsettled.
Cowes
pPirorrtigieshmto.on.u...t..ll: WBss...i...
..... WlJCCllnooisnutiedactiyyirl...ed.
Fine.
HaguePoE Ipswichirintnha Edinburgh
lh: .....
S.
WW
.WW:8.....W. 1. ..
..
..
..
..
!li ieounr yu Rain.
ee. flue.
Ibreir.deen .
Glasgow
Berwick
Sunderland
Whitby
N.W - .... Cloudy.
W
W
N.W .
Scarborough BB7
Hull W. . Fine.
Fine.
Cloudy.
Fine.
Cloudy.
Fine.
' Darlington S Fine.
Dover ••. • W Cloudy.
Tunbridge S Cloudy.
Strood S.W Partially cloudy.

Madame Rietori is engaged for a series of represents.
tions at Vieuna, on her departure.from Paris at the 400
of the present month.
CRYSTAL PALACS..—SHILLING- Dim—AUGUST
Admiasions on paym.out, 13,773 ; ditto brim:ion
383—Total, 14,166. ticks*

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42qiition

SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

YARMOUTH RACES.

(THIS DAY.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
NURSERY HANDICAP.

Ordeziey
Persia

Flageolet
Noisetie .

Orderley
Flageolet

Four ran.
HANDICAP PLATE.

Seven ran.
MEMBERS' PLATE.

Four ran.

ARRIVALS AT YORK UP TO 4.30 P.M.

---
EBOR HANDICAP.—LittIe Harry, Sancebox, Hospodar,
St. Clair, Sailor, Fanny Grey, Homily, Vandal, Grand
Inquisitor,.and Dame Judith.
FOR OTHER RACES.--Cavalier, Pugnator, The Crop.
per, Instructress, The Earl, Elastic, Lord of the Isles,
Rifleman, Lady Tatton, Clotilde, Besika, Treachery,
Humgnffin, Tros, Manganese, Zeta, Aleppo, Eglantine,
Lunette, Alfred, Bonner and Buxom, First Fly, Eve,
Para; Ephesus, King of Trumpo, Myrtle Bud, Oulston,
Fandango, Alma, Lawn, Alcyone, Wild Huntsman,
Hoddam, Ellermire, Ellermire Colt, Flyby-Night,
Musquito, Acrobat, Sicily, Solestar, Lady of the Lodge,
Ferrara, Rajah, Clementine c, Igo, Excitement, Char-
mia.n, Actress, Mirage, Vignette, Goldfinch,Van Galen,
His Piper, Vindex, Adam, Tyrius, Leamington.

THE LONDON GAZETTE.

(THIS EVENING.)

FOREIGN OFFICE, AUG. 17.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the
Right Hon. Sir Richard Pakenham, K.C.8., late her Ma-
jesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
to the King of Portugal and the Algarves, to proceed to
Lisbon on a Special Mission, to convey to his most faith-
ful Majesty the Queen's congratulations on attaining his
majority, and entering upon the full exercise of his royal
functions.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, AUG. 20.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of ➢lr. Frederick
John Scott as Consul, in the Island of Trinidad, for the
Queen of Spain.
CROWN-OFFICE, AUG. 20.

MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIA-

MENT.

Kilmarnock District of Burghs—The Right Honourable
Edward Pleydell Bouverie, President of the Poor Law
Board.

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, AUG. 20.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a despatch from her Majesty's Plenipotentiary in China,
(a copy of which is subjoined) relative to certain inaccu-
racies which have been found to exist in the official charts
of the Gulf of Siam.

(Copy.)
Her Majesty's ship Rattler, off Singapore,
May 5, 1855.
My Lord,—l beg leave to solicit that your lordship will
kindly call the attention of the Lords of the Admiralty to
the following errors which we have detected in the official
charts of the Gult of Siam ; and to suggest, in anticipation
of the probable extension of trade in these regions, that a
thorough survey of the Gulf should be made. -Many in-
accuracies have to be corrected besides those I shall now
point oat.
In our charts the Island of Pulo Paujang is placed about
18 miles too far to the westward. Its real position is,
north latitude 9 deg. 18 min., longitude 103 deg. 36 min.
Cape Liant stands 25 miles too far to the east, and six
miles too far to the south. Its true position is latitude 1::
deg. 34 min., longitude 101 deg. 11 min.
The anchotage at Meinam Bar, in four fathoms, is 52
miles too far to the eastward ' • it really being latitude 13
deg. 24 min. 50 sec., longitude 100 deg. 36 min. 30 sec.
Some of these errors were pointed out by Mr. Crawfurd,
in the account of his mission to Siam in the year 1822.
The situation of Bangkok and its neighbourhood is given
erroneously, as a necessary consequsnce of the errors I
have noticed.

I have, &c.
(Signed) JOHN BOWRING.
•
The Earl of Clarendon, &c., &c., &c.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS.
Ist Devon Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Wentworth
William Buller and Henry Langford Brown to be Cornets.
Ist Devon Regiment of Militia—Halifax Wyatt to be
Captain, vice Lord Kingsale, resigned ; Ferdinand Yates
to be Lieutenant.

West Kent Light. Infantry Regiment of Militia—Ensign
Henry Stephen Bodges to be Lieutenant, vice Ashburn-
ham, appointed to the Rifle Brigade; Ensign Thomas
Arthur Farrell to be Lieutenant, vice Parker, resigned.
East York Regiment of Militia—Ensign Donald Robert
Ferguson to be Lieutenant, vice Weymouth, appointed to
the 17th Lancers.
Royal Anglesey Regiment of Militia—Charles Robert
Tennant, late Lieutenant 35th Regiment, to be Lieutenant.
East Kent Regiment of Militia—Ensign Francis Jones
HeseHine to be Lieutenant, vice Robert Annesley, ap-
pointed to the 97th Regiment.
Shropshireßegi meat of Militia—Thomas Meyrick Charl-
ton, Gent., and Robert Maesfield, Gent., to be Ensigns.
Warwickshire Militia —lst Regiment—Captain Thomas
Barnard to be Major, vice Stuart, resigned. 2d Regiment
--Albert Stanley Prescott Knight, Gent., to be Assistant-
Surgeon.
2d. Somerset Regiment of Militia—Senior Lieutenant
Williarn•Barrett to be Captain, vice Thackeray, resigned;
'Ensign Alfred Hudson Ricketts to be Lieutenant, vies
Helyar, resigned ; Ensign William John Evered Poole to
be Lieutenant, vice Barrett, promoted ; Charles Fraser,
Gent., to be Ensign, vice Marshall, resigned ; John Fen-
Wick Wilkinson, Gent., to be Ensign, vice F. J. B. Spur-
Way, promoted; Hugh Hamilton Parkes, Gent., to be En-
sign, vice Duffin, appointed to 20th Regiment ; Robert
Edwards, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Clarke, promoted ;
John Bellamy, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Bennett, ap-
pointed to 59th Regiment; Kilner Augustus Arthur Bra-
sier Creagh, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Wingfield, appointed
to Warwickshire Militia ; George Clarke, Gent., to be
Ensign, vice Ricketts, promoted ; Charles James Osborn
Chambers, Gaut., to be Ensign, vice W. J. E. Poole, pro-
moted.

Oxfr,rdshire Regiment of Militia—Ensign Thomas Frede-
rick 13 olkeley to be Lieutenant, vice Thomas Newton Har-
rison,,gresigned-

NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.
Deptrtment of the Accountant-General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset House, Aug. 16.
Notice is hereby given, to all persons interested therein,
'that preparations are now snaking for the intended distri-
bution of proceeds arising from the Russian schooner
Gdbruder, captured on the 29th Apr 1,1854, by her Majesty's
ships Aniphion and Cruiser.
Agents or other persons having any just and legal de-
mand ualiquidated against the said proceeds are required
to trans mit the particulars of any such demand to the Re-
gistrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the
same n say be examined, taxed, and allowed by that) Veit,-
and pa id under the sanction of the Judge of the said court.
Agents and all other persons holding powers of attorney,
prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue
of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share
belonging to any captor, are requested, with as little
delay as possible, to transmit the same. accompanie 1
by the usual documents, to the Prize Branch of the
Department of the " Accountant• General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset House." _

Dv.e notice will be given, by future advertisements in
the London Octzette, of the date proposed for the corn.
mer.ccment of distribution ; and, at the same time, the
am,ount of an individual's share in the respective classes
wi'd be announced.

Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset-House, August 16.
Notice is hereby given, to all persons interested therein,
that preparations are now making for the intended distri-
bution of proceeds arising from the 8 Russian scbooners
captured on the 17th May, 1851, by her Majesty's ships
Amphion and Conflict.
Agents or other persons having any just and legal de-
mand, unliquidated, against the sald proceeds, are required
to transmit the particulars of any such demand to the Re-
gistrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the
same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by that officer,
and paid under the sanction of the judge of the said court.
Agents and all other persons holding powers of attorney,
prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue
of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share
belonging to auy captor, are requested, with as little delay
as possible, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual
documents, to the Prize Branch of the Department of the
Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-
house.

Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in
the London gazette, of the date proposed for the com-
mencement of distribution ; and, at the same time, the
amount of an individual's share in the respective classes
will be announced.

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Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset-house, Aug. 16.
Notice is hereby given, to all persons interested therein,
that preparations
are now making for the intended distri-
bution of proceeds arising from the Russian brig laden
with salt, captured on the 24th April, 1851, by her Ma-
jesty's ship Firebrand.
Agents or other persons having any just and legal de-
mand, unliquidated, against the said proceeds, are re-
quired to transmit the particulars of any such demand to
the Registrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order
and allowed by
that the same may be examined, taxed,
that Officer, and paid under the sanction of the Judge of
the said Court.
Agents and all other persons holding powers of attorney,
prize orders, assignments, or other in,truments, by virtue
of which they may be legally entitled to claim the sharebe-
longing to any captor, are requested, with as little delay as
possible, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual
documents, to the Prize Branch of the Department of thr,
" Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-
house."

Cruiser, as regards the Cruiser's share (the Amphion's
having already been distributed), will commence on F,i-
day, the 7th Sept., in the Prize Branch of the Depart-
ment of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty,
Somerset House.
Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney,
prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue
of which they maybe legally entitled to claim the share
of any captor, serving in the above-named ships, are re-
quested to present the same at this office.
Any officer, seaman, marine, or other person, who may
desire to receive his share from the Collector of Customs
or of Inland Revenue within the United Kingdom, is re-
quired to intimate the same by letter to be addresped "On
Prize Business, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, Lon
don," in which letter his own place of residence is to be
precisely stated, as well as the place of the nearest Collec-
tor of Customs, or of Inland Revenue, from whcm it would
be convenient to receive such share of prize money.
The following are the shares due to an individual in the
several classes :
Commander
Third Class
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh 2 6 1
Eighth
Ninth Ol5 5
Tenth 0 7 9

BANKRUPTS.
Anthony Gibson, underwriter, Lloyd's Coffee-house,
City, to surrender Sept 3, at eleven, and Oct. 2, at one, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Al-
dermanbury ; J. and J. H. Linklater and Hackwood,
Sise-lane.

John Hobson, grocer, Leeds, Sept. 4, at twelve, and
Oct. 5, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope,
official assignee, f.,eeds ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds.
Henry Scrase, stone-mason and builder, Centurion-
place, Brighton, Sept. 3, at one, And Oct. 2, at half-past
one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official aassig-
nee. Aldermanbury ; Linklater and Hackwood, Size-lane.
Robert Nicol, grocer, Tower-street, Aug. 29. at one, and
Oct. 1, at half past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Stansfeld. official assignee ; Scarman, Coleman-street.
John Williams, grocer and draper, Llannsa, Fiintsbire,
Sept. 6 and Oct. 10, at eleven, at the Liverpool District
Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Evans
and Son, Liverpool.

Robert Austin, linen draper, Kensington, Aug. 30, and
Sept. 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards,
official assignee, Sambrook-court ; Lumley and Lumley,
Ludgate-street.

Thomas Younger the elder, builder, Sunderland, Aug.
27 at eleven, and Oct. 5, at one, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne
District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne; Hanle, Bushe, and Gaskell, Southampton-buildings,
Chancery-lane.

SCOTCH _ SEQUESTRATIONS.

John Marshall Mowbray,writer, Edinburgh.
T. and D. Dick, manufacturers, Paisley.
John Burt, Newburgh, Fifeshire, deceased.

COURSE OF MOB
Ditto, three months .. 11 18.,
Rotterdam •• • • •••• •• •• 11 1.4%
Antwerp ••••••• • • • • • • • 25 5
Brussels •• • • •• •• •• •• •• 25 35
Lliamburgh ••••••• • •• • • 13 8
Altona • • •• •• •• 41 •• •• ••
Paris. ••••• •• ••••• •• •• •• 25 12%,

ANGE.—Tins DAY.

Gibraltar .... •• •• .... ••
Leghorn ..... ..... . •• 30

Genoa ........ ........ 25 50
Milan •• •• •• •• •• •• ••
Venice•• •• •• .• •• •• •• ••
Naples .. 44%
Palermo ....
Messina
Lisbon .. 53%
Oporto .. •• •• •• •• •....• 53%
Rio Janeiro...... ••
Buenos Ayres...• • • •
New York,6o days' sight
Philadelphia • ... .•

Ditto. three months .. 25 40
Marseilles • • • •. . • • • • • •• 25 40.
Bourdesme ..• ........
Ff ankfort-on Maine • • .. 118 4
Berlin • • •• •• •• •• .• •• ••
Vienna •• 11 37
Trieste•• •• 00000 • •• •• •• 11 89
Petersburg 35%
Cadiz •• 50 IA
Barcelona • • •• . • • • • • ••
Seville . • •

PRICES OF IIILLICN, PEA OZ.
Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 0 0
Silver in bars ...... 0 5 134

SPORTING INTELGIORNOB.

TATTERSALL'S.-MONDAY.

The near approach of the "Great Meeting" at York
had little effect on the betting—it was still slow in ope-
ration and limited in extent.
GREAT EBOR HANDICAP. —5 to 2 and 3 to 1 were
taken to some money about Vandal, and 6 to 1 and 11
to 2 about Little Harry ; 6 to 1 was at first taken some-
what freely about Saucebox, but towards the close there
was a strong disposition to lay against him. A little
trust was again placed in Homily at 9 and 10 to 1, and
a few investments were made about Escape at 14 and 12
to 1.

EBOR ST. LEGER.—Oulston had decidedly the call of
Dayrell, who will have to give him 61b if they meet.
The investments were at evens on the former, and 5 to
4 and 6 to 4 aget the latter.
GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES.—An offer to back Fan-
dango for 500 even agst the field increased the confidence
with which he was regarded, and at last 6 to 4 wai
betted on him.

DONCASTER ST. LEGER.—Oulston appeared to be look-
ing up again. 9to 2 was taken about Lord of the Isles,
and 8 to 1 to a small amount about Blooming Heather.
In the course of the afternoon various sums were laid
out quietly on Mosquito, at prices varying from 20 to
12 to 1. Marchioness was consequently untouched.
DERBY.-500 to 25 taken about Dramatii.t. 1,000 to
25 about Aleppo, and 40 to 1 to various sums about
Brother to Orinoco.

CLOSING PRICES.
(TREAT HBOR HANDICAP.
sto 2 aget Vandal (taken and offered)
11 to 2 aget Little Harry (6 to 1 taken freely)
6to 1 agat Saucebox (taken and offered)
Bto 1 aget H3mily (9 to 1 taken)
10 to 1 agat Hospodar
13 to 1 aget Dame Judith (t, 12 to 1 also laid)
12 to 1 agat Escape (taken)
16 to 1 agst Surgeon-General
Shoreham was struok out this day, Aug. 20, at 1.10

EBOR ST. LEGER.
Even on Oulston
sto 4 agst Wild Dayrell

GREAT TORKSHIRE STAKES.
6to 4on Fandango (taken) •
DONCASTER ST. LEGER.
6to 4 agBt Outston

9to 2 agst Lord of the Isles (taken)
8 to 1 agst Blooming Heather (taken)
12 to 1 agst Mosquito (taken)

DERBY.
20 to 1 agst Dramatist (taken)
40 to 1 agst Aleppo (taken)
40 to 1 agst Brother to Orinoco (taken)

YARMOUTH RACES.—MONDAY.
Borough Members' Plate.
Tomyrie •
Little Jack
Mooltan
Flageolet

Four ran.

Two-year-old Stakes.

Persia ...
Fisherman
Kee )sake..

Only these i-an.
Norfolk and Suffolk Handicap.

bolted

Noisette
Miss Goldechmidt
.. belted
Legatee
Legatee want on the wrong side of a post. Only these
ran.

County Members' Plate.

Black Sean..
Strutaway

... 3

Five ran.

JRES FOR 1855.
UST.

Great Yarmouth 2O
York 22
Radclffe 27
Derby 2B
LUBER.
Lanark 2O
Newmarket F 0 25
Walsall 06
Northallerton
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