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THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING. JULY 9, 1863.

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THIRTIETH REPORT of the UNION BANK
11. cf LONDON.
P. NORTH ALL LAURIE, Esq., Governor.
JAMES FARQUHAR, Esq., Deputy-Governor.
DIRECTORS.
Charles Lyall, Esq. Harry George Gordon. Esq.
John Chapman, Esq. Samuel Beale, Esq., M.P.
Archibald Boyd, Esq. Fleetwood P. Wilson, Esq.
John Scott, Esq. John Gilchrist, Esq.
Leo Schuster, Esq. Wm. Scholefield, Esq., M.P.
Sir John Musgrove, Bart., Thomas Augustus Gibb, Esq.
Alderman.
At a General Meeting of the Proprietors, held at the COurt
Room of the Banking House, 2, Princes-street, Mansion
House, on-Wednesday, the Bth of July, 1863,
P. NORTHALL LAURIE, Esq., Governor, in the Chair,
the following Report was read by the Secretary :
In presenting the Thirtieth Report on the affairs of the
Bank, the Directors have to state that the net profits for the
six months ending 30th June last, after payment of all
charges (including the sum of £82,033 17s. 4d. for interest paid
and due to customers on their current and deposit accounts),
and making due provision for all bad and doubtful debts,
amount to £^9,446 Ils. 10d., which, with the sum of £25,222
10d. brought forward from the 31st December last, leaves
for appropriation £114,668 12s. Bd.
The Directors have now the pleasure of declaring an in-
creased Dividend of 18s. per share, clear of income tax, for the
six months ending 30th June last.
After-payment of the above, amounting to £54,000, and ap-
propriating £60,000 to theßeserved Fund, which will thereby
be raised to £llO,OOO, there will remain a balance of £668 12s.
Bd. to be carried forward to a new Profit and Loss Account.
The following Directors retire by rotation, viz.:--
Leo Schuster, Epq.,
Wm. Scholefield, Esq., M.P., and
John Gilchrist, Esq.,
who, being eligible, offer themselves, and are recommended
byLondon,Court, for re-election.
Bth July, 1863.

THE UNION BANK OF LONDON.
For the Half-year ending 30th June, 1863.
GENERAL BAL &NCB.
DR. LIABILITIES.
£lO per Share paid up on
60,000 Shares £600,000
Capital £2 per Share added out of
Reserved Profits 120,00)

£720,000 0 0

lad In Consols, as per
Due by the Bank on Current Accounts, Depo-
sit Receipts (including Interest accrued),
14,833,427 1 6
ReasnedrvoedtheFruOnbdl,iginavt

Contra......
Rebate on Bills not due
Balance at credit of Profit and Loss ..

CR. AsStTS.
Cash in the Bank ...• • • ...... £703,987 18 1
Cash in Bank of England .... 645,075 18 8
Cash lent at call

a splendid race up the cords with the three ended in the
victory of Brother to Canace by a neck. Usher a bad
third. Suspicion was fourth, Hedworth fifth, and Rosa
filly sixth,

The Exeter Stakes of 40 Boys each, 11 ft, colts, Sat 101 b ;
fillies, Bst 71b ; maidens allowed 31bs. Last half of New
T.Y.C. 17 subs.

Baron Rothschild's Evelina, Bst 71b (Wells) 1
Duke of Beaufort's Crytheia, Bst 71b (Fordham) 2
Mr. Greville's Lady Caroline, Bst 41b (Drew) 3
The following also ran : Diomed, Durham, War Dance,
Woodcroft, and La Belle Feronniere.
- - -

Betting-5 to 2 agst Durham, 100 to 30 (at first 2to 1)
agst Evelina, 5 to 1 agst Diomed, 100 to 15 each agst
Crytheia and War Dance, 8 to 1 agst La Belle Feronniere.
Evelira went away with the lead, followed by Durham,
Crytheia, Lady Caroline, and Diomed into the bottom,
where they took close order ; coming down the hill Wells
steadied the Baron's filly, but he shortly afterwards let
her have her head, when she quitted her horses and won
by a length and a half ; a neck between second and third ;
Lady Caroline fourth, Diomed fifth, War Dance sixth, La
Belle Feronniere seventh, and Woodcroft last.
The Town Plate of £5O, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ;
fillies, Bst 61b. B.M. The Ferrara donation (about
£10) not having been claimed this year as a marriage
portion to be paid to the winner of this plate.
Mr. E. Brayley's Golden Dust, Bst 61b .... (A. Cowley) 1
Mr. Wybrow Robertson'sDunkeld, Bst 101 b (Brewty) 2
Baron Rothschild's Canace, Bst 61b (J. Daley) 3
Mr. J. Wood's Bunkum, Bst 101 b (Long) 4
Betting-6 to 5 agst Golden Dust, 6to 4 agst Canace, 4
to 1 agst Dunkeld.
Golden Dust made all the running, and won easily by

two lengths; a neck between second and third; Bunkum,
outpaced throughout, trotted in some time after the others
had passed the post.
A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 2-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b,
fillies Bat 71b; selling allowances. Chesterfield Course.
5 subs.
Count F. de Lagrange's Daniel (L 100), Bst 51b
(A. Watkins) 1
Mr; Wybrow Robertson's Oneida (L 200), Bst 71b
(Brewtey) 2
Count Batthyany's Abderrahman (L 100), Bst 51b
(Custance) 3
Mr. Chancellor's Wee Aggie (L 100), Bst 21b.. (Bradford) 4

Betting—Even on Wee Aggie, 7 to 4 agst Daniel.
The latter cut out the work for the first two hundred
yards, when he gave way to Oneida, who maintained the
lead until half way up the cords, where Daniel again got
the best of it, and after a most exciting struggle, won by a
head. The same between the second and third ; a head be-
tween third and fourth.

The winner was not claimed, but Count Batthyany
claimed Oneida for Mr. Wybrow Robertson.
The Midsummer Stakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ;
colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b ; certain penalties and allow •
antes; second to save his stake. B.M. 12 subs.
Mr. Naylor's Carnival, Bst 61b
Lord Strathmore's Sea King, Bst 111 b
Lord Stamford's Enopides, Bst 51b ...... (A. Edwards) 3
Betting-6 to 4on Carnival, 7to 4 agst Sea King.
The latter made play until within a quarter of a mile
from the finish, where Carnival came out, and won in a
canter by ten lengths. cEnopides, beaten all the way, can-
tered in with the crowd. After the race 6to 1 was wanted
about Carnival for the Goodwood Cup.

LATEST BETTING,
LIVERPOOL CUP.
6to 1 agst Oakapple (taken)
7to 1 agst Knave (taken)
Bto 1 agst Joey Jones (taken)
11 to 1 agst Carisbrook (taken)
, 11 to 1 agat Fantail (taken) „
GOODWOOD STASES.
6to 1 agst Anfield (taken)
Bto 1 agst Knutsford (taken)

000DWOOP CUP.
4to 1 agat Buckstone (taken)
11 to 2 aget Carnival (taken)
11 to 2 agst La Toucques (taken)
6to 1 agat Fairwater (taken)
Bto 1 aget Isoline (taken)

ST. LEGER.
4to lon the field (offered)
7to 1 agst Queen Bertha (taken)

TEE DERBY, 1861,
25 to 1 agat Holly Fox (taken)

The Wimbledon Meeting of the Nationa:

Rifle Association.

The competition for the Middlesex bronze medal on Tues-
day ended in Capt. Field, of the Hon. Artillery Company,
becoming the winner, having made a total score of 60 marks,
at the ranges 200, 500, and 600 yards. The following com-
petitors being next highest in the order of merit, each gained
a£s prize :—Serjeant Hooper, 40th Middlesex Rifles, 60
marks ; Private Richards, Ist London Rifle Brigade, 59
marks; Private Kennedy, 29th (North) Middlesex Rifles,
57 marks; Corporal Gould, 37th Middlesex Rifles, 56
marks ; and Private Soller,39thMiddlesex (Finsbury) Rifles
56 marks.
The match between Oxford and Cambridge terminated in
favour of the latter. The shooting of Capt. E. Ross, the
winner of the bronze medal, was remarkably good, being
nearly up to that point which could not be surpassed. The
following are the total scores obtained by each competitor:

CAMBRIDGE.
200 yds. 600 yde. 600 yds. Total
Captain E. Ross l7 28 29 74
Ensign Peterkin l4 22 19 55
Private Lyttelton
Private Coore 9 25 19 63
Private Stowe .. 18 21 7 46
Private Bazloy

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118 110 310

82
OXFORD.
Captain Parker
9 51
Ensign Holt l5 27
Serjt.-Major Norsworthy 14 17 15 46
Serjeant Norsworthy lB 21 18 57
Serjeant Davies
Private Macrae

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The shooting yesterday was announced to have com-
menced at half-past nine, but it was five minutes to ten
before the signal gun was fired, and even then it was some
time before several of the squads fired a single shot, owing
to their waiting to have their rifles tested.
The weather at commencement was very favourable to
the shooting, but towards 11 o'clock the sun was so intensely
bright that the shooting which took place then, until fully
an hour afterwards, was conducted under great disadvan-
tage. After this time, until the close of the day, there was
a gentle breeze and just sufficient sun to make the day
agreeable without being oppressive. Two additional acci•
dents happened yesterday, John Bilham, Ist battalion
Coldstream Guards, was wounded in his left wrist, just
above the wrist, and Private Frank Davis, of Ist battalion
Scots Fusilier Guards, was injured in the right arm and
both cheeks from the splinter of a bullet. In the course of
the attcrtoon the Duke of Cambridge sent a mounted or-
derly for copies of all notices in reference to the prevention
of accidents.

The following notice was posted up at various parts of
the ground
" 1. Any person firing at the target when the white
danger disc is exhibited above it will be fined 10s.

" 2. At each firing point are placed two boards, between
which competitors will fire at the targets with correspond-
ing numbers. Any person firing at the wrong target will
be fined 10s.

" 3. Any person refusing to pay the fine at once will be
excluded from all further competition, and his entrance fees
returned."

Previous to the markers and officers in charge o
firing parties resuming their duties after dinner they were
addressed by Colonel Steel on the above notice, and Lord
Elcho, M.P., said they were to see that no one discharged
a rifle except in the pits provided for th© purpose, and with
the permission of the officer or non-commissioned officer in
charge of the range. An officer had been disqualified from
further shooting owing to this cause, and the council had
determined to adopt the same measure in each case that
came under their notice.
This year the association have adopted a new system of
marking, consisting of painted discs, white representing a
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bull's-eye, red a centre, and black an outer. Attached to
each disc is a brush, which washes out or paints over each
shot, as the case may be, the disc pointing out the exact
position of the shot, which the old system of marking by
flags did not do. Although the new plan has advantages
over the old one, it has one disadvantage in not clearly
notifying to the firing point that a man has left hisrnantlet,
for which Lieutenant Gould, of the 12th Surrey Rifles, at
the solicitation of Lord Elcho, was engaged yesterday in
devising a remedy.
The public schools competition for the Ashburton Chal-
lenge Shield caused great excitement, as a large number of
the upper ten thousand came down to witness the match.
There were eleven representatives of each of the following
schools :—Eton, Rugby, Cheltenham, Winchester, Harrow,
and Marlborough. The ranges 'are 200 and 1;00 yards, five
shots at each distance. Eaton won theAshburton Challenge
Shield, and Mr. Deedes, of Winchester, Earl Spencer's Cup,
value £2O, which was competed for by the best eleven from
each school. This prize was won last and the year before
by Eton. Harrow was the winner of the Ashburton Chal-
lenge Shield for the two previous years. The IVinchester
College corps is only composed of forty members. D
The following is the total number of marks obtarni‘edar.Y-
each of the schools:—Eton, 246; Rugby, 230;
borough, 224; Harrow, 229 ; Cheltenham, 193 ; g tad d
and
chester, 223. The winners on both sides were hoisted
carried by their comrades round the ground.
In flouting for the AssociationPrizcl-captal

adjutant of the 3d Manchester Rifles, made se yen bull's-eyes
out of seven shots, at 200 yards, and in firing for Lord Ver-
non's Prize, made three cartongs at an 8-inch bules-eye at
600 yards out of ten shots, which was justly considered to
be most extraordinary shooting,
The scores made for the other prizes contested for up to
he close of the day revealed some excellent shooting, and
Capt. Benning, lst Bedford, headed the score with 20 ;
Corporal Hall, Ist York, Sergeant Millard, 11th Middlesex,
and Corporal Rudd, Ist Cumberland, each made 18 points
at the 200 yards range for the Queen's Prize; 12 gentlemen
made 17 points each;
and 63 competitors scored 16 each.
For the House of Lords' Prize the following :were the
best scores at 500 yards :—Private W. A. Block, South Mid-
dlesex, 21 points ; Corporal Plenderleath, 24 ; Private Hep-
pleston, Ist Manchester, 23; Sergeant Wilson, Stirling, 24.
For the Ist series of extra prizes these were the best marks
at 800 yards :—Capt. Ross, Cambridge University, 23 points;
Quartermaster Sergeant Wilson, School of Musketry, 24;
Sergeant Ross, All Corners, 26 ; Sergeant Kemp, 3d Man-
chester, 25; Lieut. Yates, 2d Lancashire, 23; Lieut.-Col.
Lord Wharncliffe, 26; Lieut.-Col. Halford, Leicester, 23;
Private Ashton, Liverpool R. 8., 26; Private Symons, 2d
Middlesex, 23; Lieut. Marriner, West Middlesex, 24.
And for 2d series extra prizes, at 600 yards, the following
names deserve record :—Ensign Peterkin, 45th Regiment,
20 points; Private Doe, Victoria Rifles, 20; Corporal At •
kinson, 30th Cheshire, 18 ; Sergeant Wyatt, 4th Carnarvon,
19; Lieut. Marriner, West Middlesex, 22; Corporal Tay-
lor, 17th Somerset, 22 ; Ensign Banting, St. George's, 19.
While the gentlemen who came to the front at 200
yards for the Enfield All Corners, were—Ensign Peterkin,
45th Regiment, 26 points ; Private Micklethwaite, sth West
York, 23; Private Halsall, 21st Lancashire, 23; Private
Cook, 52d Lancashire, 23; Private Bailley, Ist Lancashire,
26 ; Private Norris, 53d Lancashire, 24 ; Corporal Wills,
3d Herta, 23.
The running man target was liberally patronised through-
out the day.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

His Grace the Duke of Somerset, K.G. First Lord
of the Admiralty, arrived at the Admiralty-house,
Portsmouth dockyard, the official residence of Vice-
Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, G.C.8., yesterday
afternoon, from London, and shortly afterwards,
accompanied by Vice-Admiral Sir M. Seymour, and
Rear-Admiral Superintendent Geo. Elliott, walked
through the dockyard, going on board and minutely
inspecting the Enchantress, new. Admiralty paddle
yacht, Master Commander Petley, and the Royal
Sovereign, turret ship. On leaving the latter ves-
sel, the Duke visited the Warrior dock, in which
the iron frigate Hestor is receiving her bilge keels,
giving a cursory look as he passed along at No. 4
dock undergoing alterations. From the Warrior
dock the duke proceeded in the Admiral's carriage
to the site of the intended naval barracks outside
the walls of the dockyard and between the north-
east corner of the yard and the London turnpike
road. The ground on which the new barracks will
stand will comprise part of the site of the northern
portion of the present Portsea fortifications which
are about to be levelled. After spending some time
there, the Duke re-entered the Admiral's carriage,
and, returning to the dockyard, embarked on board
the Fire:Queen, steam yacht, Master Commander
Paull, 'and crossed overio Osborne on a visit to her
Majesty: - - -
Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, G.C.8., Porf
Admiral and Naval Commander-in Chief at Ports-
mouth, yesterday morning shifted his flag at the
fore of H.M.S. Victory from white to red, the flag-
ship's guns firing the usual complimentary salute
on the occasion.

It was rumoured yesterday at Portsmouth tha

the Channel fleet is about to proceed on a cruise in
the North Sea, and will probably make a second
visit to the Baltic.

The Columbine, 4, screw steam-sloop, 669 tons,
150 horse power, Commander T. L. H. Ward, has
been refitted at Sheerness, and sailed on Tuesday

for the north, for the protection of the Scotch fish-
eries. Since the Columbine left Sheerness some

few weeks ago on particular service Lumley's new
patent rudder, with which the vessel is fitted, has
been thoroughly tested at sea, and is declared by the
authorities to be a complete success, at least 50 per
cent. being gained over the old rudder, both in time
of turning and in the diameter of the circle.

THE ARMY.
His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Com-
manding-in-Chief will hold a levee at 1 o'clock on
Saturday, the 11th inst.
Yesterday Field-Marshal his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge, Commander-in-Chief, held the
first review this season of the troops composing the

garrison of Chatham. Accompanied by Lieut.-Gen
the Hon. Sir James Yorke Scarlett, K C. 8., Adju
tant-General to the Forces; Col. the Hon. R. Char
teris, aide-de-camp ; and Colonel Chapman, C. 13., he
arrived by early train from London, and was received
at the railway station by Major-General H. Eyre,
commanding the garrison, the guns at the Corn-
wallis battery, manned by a detachment of Royal
Marines, firing a royal salute. The various corps
were under arms at 9 o'clock. Each of the troops,
the whole of whom were in heavy marching order,
was provided with 15 rounds of blank cartridge. On
leaving the railway station his Royal. Highness and
Staff rode to the other side of the garrison to St.
Mary's casemated barracks, just vacated by the In-
valid Depot, and now undergoing some important
alterations to adapt them for the reception of troops.
All the alterations are being carried out from the
suggestions made by the Army Sanitary Commis-
sioners, but it is probable that they will only be
used as a kind of makeshift, and before long revert
to their former use—that of vast store places for the
entire garrison. The Duke of Cambridge spent
half an hour at St. Al ary's barracks, during which
he visited most of the quarters set apart for the
officers. His royal highness next rode to Brompton
barracks, occupied by the Royal Engineers and the
infantry of the Line, and spent a short time at that
establishment. The troops were formed on the great
Lines by 11 a.m., and, notwithstanding that the
strength of the garrison of Chatham is smaller than
it has been for a number of years, the force under
arms was an exceedingly imposing one. The
troops included the Royal Engineers, under the
command of Colonel H. D. Harness, C. 8., consist-
ing of the six depot companies as well as the other
companies at the head-quarters ; the Chatham
division of Royal Marines, commanded by Col. T.
Leman, C. 8., and consisting of two battalions under
the respective commands of Col. Lowder, Aide-de-
camp to the Queen, and Col. Foote, and three bat-
talions of infantry under the command, respectively,
of Col. H. Jervis, Col. E. Newdigate, and Col. the
Hon. J. J. Bourke, including the Ist and 2d Bat-
talions of the 4th King's Own, Ist and 2d Battalions
of the 12th Regiment, Ist and 2d Battalions of the
19th Regiment, Ist and 2d Battalions of the 20th
Regiment, 31st Regiment, 35th Regiment, 43d
Light Infantry, 51st King's Own Light Infantry,
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