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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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his antagonist a blow with •hii left on the eye, which
brought the first blood. Exchanges ensued in favour of
Mace, until Goss retreated, and, in so doing, fell. So ended
this round, which lasted 8 minutes. In the next both men
came up eagerly. After a good deal of sparring, which lasted
26 minutes, Mace made a rush to close quarters, but his
feet slipped and he fell between Goss's legs. In the fourth
round Mace dealt Goss a blow which knocked him down.
The round lasted 35 minutes. In the next struggle both
men fell, and rolled side by side. Mace was up first, and
the fighting which ensued was all in his favour until Goss
was down. In round seven Goss went down again. Both
fell in the next round, Goss under, and in that which fol-
lowed the latter was forced to the ropes, where after same
stiff wrestling both went down again, Mstee under. In round
the tenth Mace dealt bis•antagonist a heavy blow on the
left eye, and both went down. In round 11 Mace brought
dawn Goes. In rounds 12 and 13, however, Goss threw
his antagonist and fell on hint, still keeping his hold while
on the ground. In rounds 14 and 15 Goss fell in endea-
vouring- to get away. In round 16 he was felled to the
ground. In round 17 both men fell ; but in 18 a blew on
the nose again prostrated Goss. The last round was a
tedious one. A left-handed blow on the nose and a right-
handed ono on the jaw prostrated Goss, who fell with his
head doubled up under hini in a state of insensibility.
Mace then advanced to the referee rind called out, " Have I
won, Sir ?" upon which he was assured that the stakes
were his. The company gun returned to London, chiefly
by the Dartford route.

increase in the traffic. fie did not approve a lease to the
Great Northern on the terms proposed.
After a long discussion the report was adopted, and the
dividend recommended therein was agreed to,

RAILWAY lIELLIGENCE.

GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN.

The report of the directors of this company states that
£25,871 had been expended on capital account during the
half-year ending the 31st of July, making the total expendi-
ture£l,944,2lB, includingL 218,341 in shares of other under-
takings held by the company. The renewal of the perma-
nent way had been rapidly proceeded with during the half-
year, and the sum of £13,258 had been" expended on this
account. Revenue had been debited with £B,OOO, and
£3,955, the premium on stock sold during the half-year, to-
gether with £1,444 previously standing at the credit of the
account for the renewal of locomotives, but not now required
£13,399, leaving a balance
for tho purpose, had also been credited to the renewal of
rolling stock had been
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besta 2m2i6unlndititnigorrnt.hoeThe average rate of inte-
rest£3l9s-.ld. per cent. The
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thertwo companies, by which the company was empowered
to work, maintain, and renew the Ayr and Maybole Rail-
way in perpetuity, on terms which were considered
mutually advantageous. Plans for the junction between
the Glasgow and Paisley joint railway and the Renfrew
Railway at Paisley were being prepared, and the works on
the Kirkcudbright and Bridge of Weir Railways were
rapidly progressing, and both those lines were expected to
be opened for traffic before the end of the year. The re-
ceipts from all descriptions of traffic showed a very satis-
factory increase over the corresponding period of last year,
and were larger than those of any previous half-year since
the opening of the railway. In the receipts for passengers
there was an increase of £2,752, in those for goods and
minerals of £8,521, as compared with the corresponding six
months of last year. The total receipts amounted to £219,907,
against £206,856 for the corresponding half of 1862,
showing an increase of £13,051. the working expenses
amounted to £88,099, or 401 per cent., against £82,668, or
104 per cent., for the corresponding period, showing an in-
crease of £5,431, and of £7,620 in the net receipts, The ba-
lance available for dividend, after deduction of working ex-
penses, interest on mortgages, the £B,OOO transferred to the
account for the renewal of permanent way, and other revenue
charges, amounted to £93,936. The guaranteed and pre-
ference dividends would absorb £18,709, leaving £75,227,
out of which the directors recommended the shareholders
to declare a dividend on the ordinary stock at the rate of 5
per cent. per annum, payable on the 2 Let inst., carrying
forward £1,086.

Naval and Military Intelligence,,
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THE NAVY. - \:A4°4.4",;47.
A supply of :the new description of 4-inch to.
pered armour plates, which Messrs. Brown and Co.,
of Sheffield, have contracted to supply to the Ado
miralty for the stem and other parts of the iron
frigate Achilles, 6,000 tons, building at Chatham,
have arrived at that dockyard, and are now in the
hands of the mechanics to undergo boring, planing,
and bending processes preparatory to their being
affixed to those portions of the exterior of the
Achilles for which they are destined. The plates,
which arc of the best possible description of rolled

iron, arc considerably larger than these used in
plating the broadsides of the Achilles, the whole of
I the latter Navin;; been manufactured at the Park-
gate Works, Yorkshire, by the seine firm which
supplied the plates required in building the Royal
Oak. In their manufacture the "bloom" is rolled
to an uniform thickness, and the tapering form
afterwards given to the slabs of iron by the planing
machines. This operation increases the cost of the
tapered plates as much as 25 per cent. over the or-
dinary 43-inch iron plates. It is apparent, however,
that in constructing an iron vessel, the chief merit
of which will consist in its shot-resisting power,
the whole of the plates should be as thick as it is
possible to produce them. This point has not
escaped the
attention of the Admiralty,
and in the
construction of the Bellerophon and
future iron N e:-
gels the tapering form will be given to the ship's
planking on which the plates are laid, and
not to
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the plates themselves. The minimum thickness to
which each plate is planed is 3in., and these will be
affixed to those portions of the exterior of the Achilles
where it is scarcely possible a hostile shot will ever
strike her. On the exposed portions of the Achilles
the plates are 4'3iu. in thickness; but in the con-
struction of the Bellerophon, which is to be imme-
diately commenced at Chatham, plates of a thick-
ness of Gin. will be used. The whole of the broad-
side plating of the Achilles has been completed, sc,
that the entire broadside on both sides the frig-ace
for a length of nearly 300 ft. presents an unbroken
surface of iron, the caulking of which can scarcely
be detected. About 50 only of the stern plates re-
main to be fixed. As soon as the Achilles has been
floated out of dock several hundred mechanics will
be at the disposal of the Admiralty, and these will
immediately commence the construction of M::..
Reed's new iron ship the Bellerophon, the dockyard
officials being anxious to retain the services of the
hired hands, who during the time they have been
employed in the Chatham yard have attained re-
markable proficiency in iron shipbuilding. A por-
tion of the shipwrights will at the same time com-
mence the iron-clad wooden frigate Lord Warden,
which is to be proceeded with simultaneously with
the Bellerophon.

His Prussian Majesty's frigate Adler, 4, Captain
Klatt, from Dantsic, last from Yarmouth, has ar_
rived in Plymouth Sound. After being supplied
with coal and provisions she will sail for Constan.
tinople and Athens.

Her Majesty's corvette Wolverene, launched on
Saturday at Woolwich, was yesterday hauled into
the inner basin, to be fitted with her boilers ansi
machinery, supplied by Messrs. ltavenhill, Salkeld,
and Co., of

The screw steam troop ship Orontes, having been
repaired at Devonport, embarked seamen, marines,
and marine artillery on Monday, and yesterday
morning left Plymouth Sound for Gibraltar, Malta,
and the Mediterranean.

The screw steam gun-vessel Snipe, 5, from Sheer-
ness, arrived yesterday morning in Plymouth Sound,
for the purpose of replenishing with fuel, prepara-
tory to sailing for her destination, the Wrest Coast
of Africa.

The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—theory A Close, assist.-surg., to
the Royal Adelaide; Isaac B. Moorman, assistant-
paymaster in charge, to the Fox ; W. 0. Greens-
dale, assist.-clerk, to the Racoon ; and Charles F.
Roberts, assist.- clerk, to the Jackal.