The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-13 00:00:00

NP.. 22,797.

OVEREND , GURNEY, and COMPANY
(Limited .
(Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862.)
Capital £5,000,000, in 100,000 Shares of£so each, of which
it is not intended to call up more than £l5 per Share.
Deposit on application, .£2 per Share; £5 per Share on
allotment ; £4 per Share on the 15th September, and the
samo on the 15th November.

DIRECTORS.
Henry Edmund Gurney, Esq., 65, Lombard-street.
John Henry Gurney, Esq., 9, St. James's-square, and Cat-

_ .
ten Hall;Norwicit:
Robert Birkbeck, Esq., 65, Lombard-street.
Henry Ford Barclay, Esq., Monkhams, Woodford, Essex.
Thomas A. Gibb, Esq. (Messrs. T. A. Gibb and Co.), 72,
Old Broad-street.
Harry G. Gordon, Esq., Chairman of the Oriental Bank
Corporation.
William Rennie, Esq. (Messrs. Cavan, Lubbock, and Co.),
16, Leadenhall-street.

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1865.

TIIIRTY-FOURTH REPORT of the UNION
BANK OF LON DO N!.
P. NORTHALL LAURIE, Esq., Governor.
JAMES FARQUHAA Esq., Deputy-Governor.
DIRECTOIO.
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. William Scholefield, Esq.,
Sir John Musgrove, Bart., M.P. at
Alderman. William W. Scrimgeour, Esq.

At a General -Meeting of the Proprietors, held at the
London Tavern; Bishopsgate-street, on Wednesday, the
12th of July, 1865,

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BANKERS.
The Bank of England.
Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, Twells, and Co, 14,

LoMbard-street.

BROKERS.

Messrs. Sheppards, Pelly, and Allcard, 28, Threadneedle-

street.
SOLICITORS.

Messrs. Young, Jones, "Tailings, and Roberts, St. Mil-
dred's-court, E.C.. •

OFFICES.
65, Lombard-street.

P. NORTHALL LAURIE, Esq., Governor, in the chair,
The foll Owing Report was read : . .
The Directors have much satisfaction in reporting that
the not profits of the Bank for the six.months ending 30th
June last, after payment of all charges (including the sum
of £113,895 19s. 6d. for interest paid and due to Customers
on their Current and Deposit Accounts), and making full
provision for all bad and doubtful debts, are £L44,879 8s 11d.,
which, with £61,375 19s. ld. brought forward from 31st
December last; amount to £206,255 Bs.
The Directors now declare a dividend at. the rate of 15
per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 7i per cent. on the
paid-up Capital,leing, together, at the rata of 30 per cent.
per annum for the last six months, clear of income-tax.
After payment of the dividend and bonus, amounting
together to £lBO,OOO, and appropriating £5,000 to the
Buildings Investment Account, there. will .remain an un-
appropriated balincenf £21,255 Bs. to be carried forward to
a new prOfft and loss account.
In the course of tha past half year Thomas Augustus Gibb,
Esq., felt himself obliged, from impaired health, to tender
the resignation of his seat as a Director; and the Directors
laeragtured thar the Propfidtoei'MAlifirlfffifirthr
satisfaction that, in pursuance of the provisions of the
deed of settlement, they have filled that vacancy by elect-
ing Mr. Scrimgeour as a Director of the Bank.
It was with great pleasure that the Directors learnt that
their offer would be accepted by Mr. Scrimgeour, as a
recognition of their strong personal regard for a valued
friend and officer; and they feel assured that the proprie-
tary will, with equal pleasure, confirm an election which,
in some degree, marks their approb#ion of twenty-six
years of arduous service, characterised by ability, zeal,
and disinterestedness which cannot be exceeded.
The following Directors retire by rotation, under the
provisiona of the deed of settlement, viz. ;--
' Aichibald Boyd, Esq.,
Charles Lyall, Esq., • •
• Peter Northall Laurie, •Esq.,
who, being'eligibre, offer themselves, and are recommended
by the Court of Directors for re-election.
London, 11th July, 1865.
THE UNION BANK OF LONDON.
For the Half-year ending 30th June, 1365.
GENERAL BALANCE.
Luau:Limes.

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TEMPORARY OFFICES FOR ALLOTMENT AND THE REGISTRA-

TION OF SHARES.
51, Lombard-street.

The Company is formed for the purpose of carrying into
effect an arrangement'which has been made for the ur-
-chase from. Messrs. Overend, Gurney,' br
their long-established business as Bill Brokers and Money
Dealers, and of the premises in which the business is con-
ducted ; the consideration for the goodwill being £500,000,
one-half being paid in cash and the remainder in shares of
the Company, with .£l5 per share credited thereon—terms
which, in the opinion of the Directors, cannot fail to in-
sure a highly remunerative return to the Shareholders.
The business will be handed over to the new Company
on the Ist August next, the vendors guaranteeing the
Company against any loss on the assets and liabilities
transferred.

Three of the members of the-present firm have con-
sented to join the Board of the new Company, in which
they will also retain a large pecuniary interest. Two of
them (Mr. Henry Edmund Gurney and Mr. Robert Birk-.
beck) will also occupy the position of Managing
Directors, and undertake the general conduct of the
business.

The ordinary business of the Company will, under this
arrangement, be carried on as heretofore, with the advan-
tage of the co-operation of the Board of Directors, who also
propose to retain the valuable services of the existing staff
of the present establishment.
The Directors will give their zealous attention to the
cultivation of business of a first-class character only, it
being their conviction that they will thus most effectually
promote the prosperity of the Company and the permanent
interests of the shareholders.
Copies of the Company's Memorandum and Articles of
Association, as well as of the Deed of Covenant in relation
to the transfer of the business, can be inspected at the
Offices of the Solicitors of the Company.
Applications for shares must be accompanied by the pay-
ment of a deposit of £2 per share, which will be received
by Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, Twells, and Company,
54, Lombard-street. In the event of no allotment being
made, the deposit will be returned in full; should a less
number of shares be allotted than are applied for, the depo-
sit will, so far as required, be appropriated towards the
payment due upon allotment.
Prospectuses and Forms of Applications for Shares may
be obtained at the Brokers, or the Temporary Offices of
the Company.
London, 12th July, 1865.

Capital

.ao per sharp paid
up on 60,000
Shares ... ...X6OO 000
£4 por Share added
out of Reserved
profits ... ... 300,000
£l5 per Share paid
up on 20,000
Sharos, 1864

o be retained by the Bankers.
OVEREND,(T GURNEY, and COMPANY) (Limited).
To the Directors of Overend, Gurney, and Company

(,imited).

Gentlemen,—
Having paid £ to your Bankers, I request that
you will allot me Shares in Overend, Gurney, and
Company (Limited); and I hereby agree to accept such
shares or any less number that may be allotted to me, and
to pay the Calls thereon, subject to the provisions of the
Companies' Act, 1862, and of the Articles of Association
Name in full
Address
Occcupation, if any
Usual signature
Date
The above form, when filled up, is to be left with the
Bankers on payment of the deposit.

... 300,000

1,200,000 0 0

Due by the Bank on current accounts, de--
posit receipts (including interest ac-
crued), and other obligations ... 18,908,608 19 1
Reserved fund invested in Consols as

per contra ..• ... ~,
Buildings investment account
Rebate on bills Lot due ••• •••
Balance at credit of profit and loss

REUTER'S TELEGRAM COMPANY
(Limited).

N oncg IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the FIRST ORDI-
NARY GENERAL MEE I ING of the Shareholders in this
Company will be held on MONDAY. he 24th inst., at Twelve
o'clock noon precisely, at the I.ondon Tavern, Bishopsgate-
street. London for the reception of a REPORT from the
Directors, the declar:►tfon of a DIVID AiND, and such other
business as may be brought before it.
And no ice is hereby further given, that, on the termina-
tion of the ord nary business, the Ideating will then be made
Special for the 1 u pose of deciding upon the blowing Reso
lution, viz. :—" That clause :7 in the Articles of Associat on
be altered by striking cm: tit. following words, commencing
in the 4th line of such clause, ' and the security of shares in
the Company.'
The Transfer Books will be Closed from the .9:1). until the
ath inclusive. _ _

By order of the Directors,
FREDERICK J. GIUFFI rirs. Secretary.
1, Royal Exchange-buildings, Londo t, July 8, ISO 3.

ASSETS.

300,000 0 0
67,000 0 0
37,745 19 2
296,255 8 0

THE CREDOVELOLNANCIED
(RiAmiANtedDl. MOBILIER
Authorised Capital nmo,roo
Capital Subscribzd
Capital Paid-up . ....... • •••• 500,003
i v Reservei n Fundesv
ei.e..l,D.' and
cT
.n.cEi-40R5...: ''''''''
• 200,000
Ddea Reserve
JTAhemnightLHEovnicJK,AMEEsSq.! TUnAerItchTanWt,ORRITuLg,BE ti 1; )
ipoevpeur nt
yo
r.
Arms-yard, Governors.
JAMES NUGENT DANIELL, Esq., London,
James Childs, Esq., London.
Alexander Dunbar, Esq., Old Broal-street, London.
Charles Ellis, Esq., Lloyd's.
Adolphe Hakim, Esq. (Messrs. Pinto, Hakim Brothers, and
Co.), London.
.1 he Hon. T. C. Haliburton, M.P., Chairman of the Canada
Agency Association, London.
William Harrison, Esq. (Messrs. Young. Harrison, and
Bevan), Director of the Thames and Mersey Insurance
Company.
Richard Stuart Lane, Esq. (Messrs. Lane, Hankey, and Co.),
London.
Charles E. Newbon, Esq., London.
Henry Pownall. Esq., J.P., Russell-squarz, London.
Joseph Mackrill Smith, Esq. (Messrs. ilackrill Smith and
Co.), Old Broad-street, London.
Edward Warner, Esq M.P., London.
John Westmorland, Esq. (Director of the Royal Insurance
Company), London.
Albert Grant, Esq., F S.A., 111.R.L, Managing Director.
BANKERS.
The Agra and Masterman's Bank (Limited).
Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths.
The National Bank, London, Dublin, and its Branches in
Ireland.
The Alliance Bank (LimitedX London, Liverpool, and Man-
chester.

SOLICITORS.
Messrs. Newbon. Evans, and Co., Nicholas-lane, E.C.

BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
This Company negotiates Loans for Colonial and Forel,,n
Governments ;
Co-operates in the Financial arrangements of British and
othet Railways;
Makes Advances to Corporations. Town Councils, and other
Public Bodies ;
Negotiates Loans for Public Works ;
Assists in the introduction of Industrial and Commercial
undertakings ;
Makes advances upon approved Stooks, Shares, Bonds,
Makes temporary Loans upon eligible Freehold and Lease-
hold Securities.

WE,
London, 17 and 18, Cornliill,A JaneLFRED LO
15, 1885. Secretary.

DEBENTURES
ISSUED BY
THE CREDIT FONCIER AND MOBILIER
OP ENGLAND ( Limited)
ISSUE OF Z 500,00 D
0 E MINT URES WI, 111 INTEREST
RL
AYBLE TEY.
The Directors PhaveA decidedQUAß to issue Debenture Bonds of
the Company for the amounts and bearing interest as under,
viz.:—
coupons attached.
In sums of £lO, £2O, 4,50, 4100, £2,50, £5OO, and 41,001, with

INTZREST.
For three years ............ per cent. per annum.
For five years ............ 8i ~ For seven years ...... 7 ,;
Interest payable quarterly—viz., on the 30th larch, 30th
June, 30th September, and 30th December in each year, at the
Company's Bankers.
The distinctive feature in the debentures issued by this
the amount of the capital
Company is their perfect securlt
subscribed. paid-up, and uncalled, and the general Invested
assets of the Company, as well as the large reserve fund,
affording the most ample security to the investor.
These Debentures are issued payable to bearer, and can
by ry
pass simple delive from hand to hand, without
ethnedroertsberme ent, and are free from any further stamp duty.
They are also issued—to meet the requirements of Trustees
and others—transterrable by Deed only, to be duly registered
in the Company's Books in the names of the Investors or
their Assigns.
whom all communications must be addressed.
Forms of Application can be obtained of the Secretary, to

By order of the Court,
ALFRED LOWE, Secretary,
London, 17 and 18, Cornhill, Jane 15, 1865.

£20,719,610 6 3

CR.
Cash in the Bank ... £899,363 1 8
Cash in Bank of England 691,171 5 1
Cash lent at call ... 1,238,000 0 0

1,073,878 5 3
300,000 0 0

2,828,534 6 9

Investments in Government Stock, Ex-
chequer Bills, Debentures, &c.
X 337,378 13s. Consols reserved fund
Bank premises--consisting of freehold
buildings in Princes-street, Mansion-
house-street, Argyll-place, Fleet-street,
and Chancery-lane ; and lease and fix-
tures of No. 4, Pall-mall East ...
Loans, bills discounted, &c.

192,624 6 1

... 16,324,573 8 2

£20,719,610 6 3
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

DR.
Dividend at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum £90,000 0 0
Bonus, 71 per cent. ... 90,000 0 0

Amount appropriated to buildingS invest-
ment account ••• ••• ••• •••
Balance, being undivided profit carried for-
ward to next half-year

£lBO,OOO 0 0

.£5,003 0 0

... 21,255 8 0

DEPOSITS
-
RECEIVED BY
THE CREDIT FONCIER AND MOBILIER
OF ENGLAND (Limited).

RATES FOR MONEY ON. DEPOSIT.

This Company receives MONEY ON DEPOSIT in sums
of Z;0 and upwards at the undermentioned rates from this
day UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, viz. :

At 14 days' notice 3 per cent. per annum.
At one month's notice 3} per cent. per annum.
FOR FIXED PERIODS OF
Not less than 3 months and up to R months, 4 per ct. per an.
Beyond 6 months and up to 9 months 44 per per an.
Beyond 9 months and up to 12 months 5 per ct. per an.
Beyond 12 months and up to 24 months 54 per ct. per an.
Forms of application can be obtained of the Secretary, to
whom all communications must be addressed.

By order of the Court,

17 and 18, Corn hill, London, JuneALFRE 1D 5,1885. E, secretary.

WARWICK and SON, Engravers to the Royal
Family Jewellers and Silversmiths, 121, Regent-
street, beg respectfully to acquai t the nobility, gentry, and
their friends that they inten.i making a REDULTION of 50
PER CKNT. on all JEWELT,ERY and PLA LED GOODS
purchased for Cash, during thi- and the following month,
in order to make room for a NEW STOCK for the autumn.
July, 1565

£206,255 8 0

Profit unappropriated on 31st December, 1864 .£61,7375 19
Amount of net profit of the half-year ending
30th June, 1865, after deducting all -ex-
penses, and interest, paid and due
(113,895 19s. 6d.), allowed to customers
on their current and deposit accounts• 144,879 811

• £206,255 8 0
• • •
The Governor then declared a dividend for the past half-
year at the rate of• 15 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of
7 per cent., clear of income tax. _ • •

- It was resolved unanimously—
That the report now read be adopted, printed, and cir-
culated among the Proprietors.
That Archibald Boyd, Esq., be re-elected a Director of
the Bank. . .

That Charles Lyall, Esq., be re-elected a Director of the
Bank. •

That Peter Northall Laurie, Esq., be re-elected a Dime-
,or of the Bank. - • •

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By D._TECTOR.
For notices of this startl ng wo.k see the "Saturday Re
view" of April I, entitle 1 "Quacks and Quataker; i" the
-
" Weekly D switch" of April 0. " The Quacks and their
Crimes;" "she Sun"
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on Qu cks and Quaekery.',
GUIDE TO TIIE QUACKS OF LONDON.
Of April 12, " `Dctr...tor's' Broadside
has been republished in the form of a short pamphlet The
rea icr of " Punch" should read this pamphlet also. He has
often read, in the pages of "Punch," of a. rtain Quacks, frau-
dulent ani noisome, who obtain money by, false pretences,
young men. For theiri whicht
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"Detector,"
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and more money by menaces and extortion, from green
advertise, he has refereed his readers to the lower corner of
the advertising columns of low newspapers, amongst which
too many of Air." Punch's" contemporat ies, especlallY in the
country, may still be enumerated. But now he begs to pub-
them. nt•edful to be known
lish the information that a nominal list of these miscreants,
names; which "Punch" would not
with copies of their puffs and other I,articulars concerning
above referred to, which is entitled " itevelati its of Quacks
ant Quackery," and is to be had at the "Medical Circular"
Office, 20, King William-street, Strand, W.C.
The vile practices, the monstrous impudence, the cruel
rapacity, and the enormous gins of the obscene tribe of
the causation of suicide, are Sully set forth in
, will bo found in the pamphl t
Quacks, the mischief they do, the ruin they work, even to
of Quacks and Qalltery." And mark espec'ally that, as
aforesaid, the names of the Quacks are publishel. The
pamphlet in question thus constitutes a regular Quack Di-
rectory, b,'- con..ulting Which every young man may know
"Revelations
where he may go if he wishes to get plundered and destroyed.
Buy, therefore, reader, by all means buy " Revelations of
Quacks and Quackery." Its contents will astonish and amuse
you, whi'e they invoke your indignation and disgust. 01
course you do not want It on account of its warnings for your
own sake, but you doubtless do for that of the many simple-
tons with whom you must be acquainted, it your acquaint-
ance is large. " Who are the Quacks that 'Punch' means I"
Consider what it is to he able to answer this question of the
young and inexperienced, and, for charity's sake,
if for no
other, go and provide yourself with "Revelations of Quacks
and Quackery," by Detector.—Punch, April 12.

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

ABINGDON RACES.-WEDNESDAY.

There was an apparent falling off in the attendance in
the ring, although there was a much larger company on
the course than on the first day of the meeting. The wea-
ther was all that could be desired by those interested in
the success of the undertaking, as nothing could be plea-
Banter than the afternoon racing. The card was a very fair
one, and some very good racing was provided. The prin-
cipal event of the day—the Abingdon Stakes for two-yr-
olds—was the first event, being set for two o'clock, but
four only of the 25 on the card went to the post—Tina, on
whom the " talent" laid odds of 6 to 4, winning by a head
from the second favourite, Katie. The events will be found
fully described below, the afternoon's sport being brought
to a conclusion by a match of 100 soya, which was made
during the day. The onerous duties of the scales were
most ably superintended by Mr. Martin Starling, jun., of
Newmarket, and the various arrangements of the meeting
were efficiently carried out.
The Abingdon Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added
(50 by Mr. J. T. Norris), for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b;
fillies, Bst 71b ; penalties and allowances. T.Y.C.
Throe-quarters:of a mile. 28 subs.
Mr. J. Graham's Tina, Bst 121 b (inc. 51b extra)
(John Nightingall 1
Mr. Johnson's Katie, Bst 41b (Prior 2
Mr. Saxon's Stilton, Bst 71b (Midgeley 3
Mr. T. Steven's Statesman, Bst 101 b (Payne) 4
Betting-6 to 4on Tina, 2to 1 agst Katie, 7to 1 " bar
two." The favourite jumped off with a clear lead, which
sho carried on to the stand, where Katie joined issue, but
could never overhaul Tina, who won by a head ; three
lengths between second and third.

The Scurry Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added, for all
ages; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs; maiden allow-

ances. About half a mile.
Mr. Saxon's Bishopton, 3 yrs, 7st llb (H. Sharp) .1
Mr. Land's Lord of tho Manor, aged,..Bst_9ll3.

(Jas. liightingall) 2
Mr. W. W. Baker's Geraldine, 3 yrs, 7st llb (Prior) 3
Mr. E. Brayley's Lady Rollo, 3 yrs, 7st llb ...(llibberd) 4
Mr. C. A. Floyd's Portcullis, 2 yrs, sst 131 b (carried 6st)
(Elphick) 5

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Betting-7 to 4 agst BishoptOn,*s to 2 each agst Lady
Rollo and tord of the Manor, 8 to 1 agst Geraldine, and 10
to 1 agst Portcullis. After several breaks away, Lady
Rollo, Lord of the Manor, and Portcullis were first off,
when Geraldine, after going 100 yards, took a slight lead.
At the distance Bishopton came up to tho front, and tak-
ing the lead opposite the stand won, after a good finish, by
a neck. Lord of the Manor defeated Geraldine by a head
only for second; Lady Rollo and Portcullis, clear of the
others, were fourth and fifth. Tho winner was bought in
for 105 guineas.

Tho Nursery Plate of 50 sovs (a Handicap), for 2-yr-olds ;
entrance 2 sovs each; winners extra. About three quar-
ters of a mile.
Mr. J. Saxon's Miss Harriette, Bst 21b (Clement 1
Mr. R. Porter's Indian Star, st 121 b (S. Hibberd 2
Lord Uxbridge's Life Guardsman, 7st 101 b (inc 51b ex
(carried 7st 121 b) (T. French 3
The following also ran :—Placid colt, Miss Deans colt,
Jetty Treffz colt, Bianca colt, Saucy Boy, Hopvine,
Mother of Pearl, Professor Anderson, Memento, Orange
Boy, Chicken Hazard, Harriette, and Matilda.

Betting-3 to 1 agst Indian Star, 100 to 30 agst Life
Guardsman, 5 to 1 agt Miss Harriette, 7 to 1 agst Chicken
Hazard, Bto 1 agst Matilda, 20 to 1 agst any other. After
several false starts the lot got off, but before going 200
yards the field was widely scattered, Life Guardsman,
Chicken Hazard, and Indian Star being clear of the ruck,
who were headed by Miss Harriette. On entering the
straight Indian Star took up the running, and Miss Har-
riette immediately afterwards passing Chicken Hazard, and
overhauling the leader at every stride, assumed the lead,
and won cleverly by half a length. Four lengths between
second and third ; Chicken Hazard and Matilda were next,
close together ; Saucy Boy was sixth, and Memento
seventh. The last division comprised Hopvine, Jetty
Treffz colt, Orange Boy, and Miss Dean's colt, the latter
pulling up on the post.
The Stand Plate (Handicap) of 50 sovs for all ages. Win-

nue extra. About half a mile.

Mr. Jones's Concordia, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (Payne) 1
Mr. Hartley's Alberta, 2 yrs, 6st 51b (H. Clark) 2
Mr. Saxon's Jane Shore, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Clement) 3

The following also ran :—Jassy, Bonny Lass, Imogene,
Michael Grove, Bessie, and Flyaway colt.
Betting-100 to 30 agst Bonny Lass, 5 to 1 agst Imogene,
6 to 1 each agst Concordia and Jane Shore, 100 to 15 agst
Alberta, 10 to 1 agst "any other." Concordia and Alberta
made play, followed by Jane Shore, Jassy, and Imogene.
Opposite the stand Concordia took a clear lead and won by
a length and a half. Jane Shore was third, a head behind
Alberta ; Jassy fourth, close up. Bonny Lass and Imogen
were fifth and sixth. Michael Grove, Bessie, and Flyaway
colt the last three.
A Handicap Sweepstakes of 3 soya each, with 40 added;
for all ages ; the winner to be sold for 40 soya ; winners
extra ; about three-quarters of a mile. 7 subs.
Mr. W. Howard's Duenna, 3 yrs, 7st 71b ...(S Hibbard 1
Mr. J. Lowe's Tomfoolery, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Heslop 2
Mr. Jones's Fravolina, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b ............ (Clement 3
Mr. Saxon's Brigand, 3 yrs, Bst 71b ............ (Midgeley
Mr. Pierce's Thais, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Ducker 5
Betting-2 to 1 agst Tomfoolery, sto 2 agst Fravolina,
and 3to 1 agst Duenna. Brigand made play, followed by
Tomfoolery and Duenna to the distance, when Duenna
took the lead, and Brigand dropped back beaten. Fravo-
lina, on entering the cords, came up to the leaders, and a
splendid race home resulted in favour of Duenna by a short
head ; a head only separated second and third ; Brigand a
bad fourth ; Thais beaten off. The winner was bought
by Mr. Stevens for 71 guineas.
The Culham Stakes of 10 soya each, 5 ft, and 2 only if de-
clared, with 50 added ; winners extra. One mile. 23
subs, 13 of whom pay 5 soya each.
Captain Machell's Lucky Star, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b

(A. Edwards) 1
Mr. Brayley's Pelios, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (inc 71b extra)
(A. Cowley .2
Mr. W. Treen's Morris Dancer, 3 yrs, Est 10Ib (C. Page) 3
Mr. R. Porter's Devotee, 5 yrs, 7st 61b
Mr. B. Land's Eidolon, aged, Bst (Clement 5
Mr. Alwyn's Canterbury, 3 yrs, 7st Bib (H. Covey 0
Betting-5 to 4 agst Lucky Star, sto 2 agst Devotee,
and 100 to 30 agst Pelios. Morris Dancer cut out the
work, followed by Devotee and Canterbury, Lucky Star
and Pelios came to the front, the pair having the race to
themselves, which was won by Capt. Mitchell's horse by a
length and a half ; Morris Dancer was a bad third. Can-
terbury broke down during the race, and was pulled up
before reaching the post.
Match-100 soya each, 25 ft. Half a mile.

Mr. J. Starkey's Jassy, 3 yrs, 14st (Mr. Duffield) 1
Mr. Floydls Michael Grove, 6 yrs, 14st 81b (Owner) 2

Betting-2 to lon Jassy, who made all the running,
and won by six lengths.

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cently died, as well as four other residences, occupied by
the Empress of Russia and her suite, have been purchased
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The Minotaur,

This fine iron frigate concluded her second day's
experimental firing on the 3d inst. off the east end
of the Isle of Wight, with the two 12-ton guns
she has mounted on her broad sides, and the re-
sults altogether may be deemed exceedingly satis-
factory, as proving in the most conclusive manner
that as far as the training of such guns mounted
on a ship's broadside carriages expensive machinery
is not required for the purpose, all the requisite
ease and rapidity of training being obtainable by a
few simple mechanical appliances such as Captain
Key, of her Majesty's ship Excellent, has
introduced in the fittings of the carriages on trial
with their guns in the Minotaur ; as also proving
that these same 12-ton guns may be worked by the
aid of even the few mechanical helps introduced by
Capt. Key, with as small a number of men as the
old 68-pounder (16) ; giving reasonable encourage-
ment, also, for believing that with a little further
alteration in some of the details of fittings, and the
substitution of iron for wooden carriages, 12-ton
guns may even be carried with safety at sea on the
broadside ; reserving, however, thequestion of work-
ing them under certain conditions of wind and wea-
ther, and, lastly, though not least important, as
proving the strength of the decks of our Minotaur
class of vessel quite ample for carrying the 12-ton
gun and carriage and slide, and also to sustain the
shock of its discharge at 10 deg. elevation,the greatest
extent to which the Minotaur's ports will allow the
guns to be elevated. The port gun has been chiefly
used during the two days' experiments, the one
mounted on the starboard side not being quite com-
plete in some of its fittings, and during both days'
firing 128 rounds have been fired from it with 351 b
and 401 b charges and 1501 b round shot, 68 rounds
being fired on the first day. On the 3d inst. the ship
left Spithead at 9 a.m. with Rear-Admiral E. G.
Fanshawe, Gunnery Lord of the Board of Admiralty,
on board, and other officers, including Mr. Robin-
son, from the office of the Controller to the Navy ;
Rear-Admiral Gambier, Lieut.-Col. Alexander,
Royal Marine Artillery, &c. Capt. A.C. Key, C. 8.,
was also on board to conduct the firing ; and Capt.
A. Herbert, of the Royal Sovereign, was in com-
mand of the ship pro tem. Firing commenced on
the ship attaining a suitable position off the land
with 301 b powder charges and 1501 b round shot, at
a pole target distant 1,200 yards, the gun's crew num-
bering 16 men, the complement of a 68-pounder.
Thirty rounds were fired before the men went to
dinner, the average time of the last 20 rounds was 1
min. 17 sec., the shortest interval between the gun's
discharge being 1 min. 3 sec. After dinner firing was
resumed with the same kind of charge, and the first
12 rounds fired gave an average time of Imin. 7sec.,
the shortest interval between the gun's discharge being
the unprecedented short space, for so large a gun, of
58sec. In the firing after the men's dinner hour the
average time was Imin. 14sec., and the shortest in-
terval Imin. 7sec., but during part of this time the
gun's crew had been reduced from 16 to 14, or two
less than the ordinary 68-pounder gun's complement.
Seventeen of these last charges were 401 b. powder
cartridges, the remainder fired during the day being
351 b. cartridges. Two shots, with 401 b. powder
charges, were fired at 10 deg. of elevation to test the
effect on the ship's deck. Means had been taken on
the deck below, by means of fixed and sliding battens,
to measure the exact deflection of the deck beams, if
any, when the gun was discharged, the supports
which had been fixed when the ship lay alongside
Portsmouth dockyard having been removed before
the ship commenced her firing on the first da.y. On
both occasions of the gun being fired the beams de-
flected exactly 3-16ths of an inch, considerably less
than the " give" would be in the beams of a wooden
ship, and no more than might naturally be looked for
as the true spring of the iron of the Minotaur's beams.
The deck on which the guns stand has no underlie
of iron, and hence if the guns stood on the decks
simply on trucks they would doubtless cut the decks
through, perhaps by their own weight, but certainly
when fired at extreme elevation. The guns and their
carriages are, however, mounted on massive slides,
which traverse on metal racers, so that the weight of
the-gun is distributed over a large area of deck, and
necessarily also over several beams, and under these
conditions there is certainly every appearance of
even these 10.5 inch guns, with their carriages
and slides, weighing altogethe about 17 tons,
being worked without serious danger to the ship's
deck. On a former occasion we referred to the feel-
ing entertained that the decks of the ship were not
strong enough to carry such ordnance, and the mea-
sures Olen by the officials of the dockyard in shor-
ing up the deck immediately under where the guns
were mounted with some tons of timber apparently
declared the ship's weakness in most unequivocal
terms. A subsequent careful examination of the ship
by Capt. Key and his officers convinced them that
the whole affair was a mistake, and the supporting
timber shores were removed and sent ashore again,
where they might possibly be of some service. The
zeal of some of the dockyard officials had for once
outrun their discretion in attempting to preserve her
Majesty's ships. Returning, however, to the firing
from the ship's guns, it will be found that the time
between the gun's discharge was less than in the
Royal Sovereign, but this may be accounted for in
the quality of the crews employed in working the
guns in both ships, the men at the gun on board the
Minotaur having been undoubtedly a better class
of gunners than were the crews of the guns on board
the turret-ship on her late trial, and the Minotaur's
gun's crew having also the additional advantage of
a splendid fellow as their caspmtaaitneionf
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on board
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the Royal Sovereign, but the turrets of the Sovereign
have this great advantage—that they can be kept
trained on to the enemy while the gun is loading,
whereas the carriages of the broadside gun cannot
be treated in the same way, or but to a very small
degree. For training the gun Capt. Key has two or-
dinary small winches, picked up in the dockyard, fixed
to two temporary spars under the ship's side, between
the ports. A single rope on each side of the gun slide,
at its rear, leading through a block on the deck,
passes round the barrel or drum of each winch, and
a part of the gun's crew, after the gun has been run
out, heaving round on the winch handles to star-
board or port as directed by the captain of the gun,
give a rapid steady training to right or left that it
would apparently be impossible to equal by any
other means. These winches give the force only
for traversing the gun, its carriage, and slide ; the
movement of the whole, in obedience to the force
created by the winches, is given by two metal rol-
lers in the rear check of the slide working on a mas-
sive metal racer bolted down on the vessel's deck.
When the gun does not require training these rol-
lers are thrown up, and the slide rests dead upon the
deck. When the gun has to be trained two short
handspike levers are brought to bear upon an eccen-
tric motion connected with the rollers, and. the lat.,
ter being brought into position on the racer takes
the weight of the afterpart of the gun carriage and
slide, and gives the necessary traversing movement.
The gun carriage is fitted at its rear in a similar
manner, so that when the gun is in and loaded,
,
waiting to be run out, Nos. 1 and 2 of the
gun's
crew re
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bringv
u twooh handspikethem, throw, trolevers
enoietoenutrsiee,s7thde,
bearing
when it isrunout witAh won-
gun on its after rollers,
derful ease for •so large a mass of metal.
excellent arrangement of the running-in tackle also
assists in this movement. If thd gun gets too much
way upon her in running out, the two levers are let
go, and she is brought at once off her rollers upon
the slide, and her way thus effectually checked. Of
course these observations must be taken just for
what they are worth, considering they are only the
fruits of seeing the guns on board the
Minotaur worked in perfectly smooth water ; ,