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CLERICAL, MEDICAL, ANI) GENERAL
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.

BONUS MEETING, 1857.

The Report presented at a Meeting held on the 3d
January last, for the declaration of the EIGHTH BONUS,
showed,
1. As TO THE PROGRESS Or THE "EOCIE'Or

. ,
that, during the quinquennial pertod:tehich:tottniiiafed on
the 30th June, 1866, _ ,

. .
NEW ASSURANCES for a total sum of £1,518,1,81;
and yielding £50,497 in Annual Premiums, had" been
effected, of which sums the former exceeded by £31,511,
and the latter by £2,392, the Corresponding iteins.of any
previous period; that
THE INCOME had increasod from £195,400 to £215,327
per annum ; and that

THE ASSURANCE FUND, after payment of £85,303
on account of Bonus at the last Division, had risen from
£1,422,191 to £1,619,539. •

2. As TO THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE SOCIETY.

That the Assets on June 30, 186 G, were £1,619,539 14 8
And the Liabilities on the same date ... 1,313,708 19 2

Leaving a surplus of £275,830 15 6

and that, after setting aside £50,000 as a special Reserve
Fund,
THE AVAILABLE PROFIT was £225,830.15x. 6d.,
of which sum £225,000 was recommended for division.

• 3. As TO THE RESULTS OF THE DIVISION.
That the portion of this sum of £225,000—viz., five-sixths,
or £lB7,soo—which fell to the Assured, would 'yield a
REVERSIONARY ADDITION TO THE POLICIES
of £272,682, averaging 45, per Gent., or varying, with the
different ages, from 32 to 85 per Cent. on the premiums
paid since the last division; and that'the
CASH BONUS, which is the exact equivalent of such
Reversionary Bonus, would average 26 per Cent. of the
like premiums.
The Report explained at length the nature of the. In-
vestments and the bases of the Calculations, the results of
which, as above shown, are eminently favourable.

The next DIVISION OF PROFITS will take place in
January, 1872, and Persons who effect NEW POLICIES
BEFORE THE END OF JUNE NEXT, will be entitled
at that Division to one year's additional share of Profits
over later Assurers.

Prospectuses, Forms of Proposal, the 11,,port above men-
tioned, and a detailed account of the proceedings of the
Bonus Meeting, can be obtained from any of the Society's
Agents; or of

GEORGE CUTOLIFFE, Actuary and Secretary,
13, Si. James's-square, London, S,',%T•

ENTRANTS IN 1867 PARTICIPATE 14 FIFTH DIVISION OF
PROFITS.
MUTUAL ASSURANCE WITHOUT MUTUAL LIABILITY.
PROFITS APPLIED SO AS TO,MAKE POLICIES PAYABLE IN
LIFETIME.
AND SO AS To RAM SECOND CLASS LIVES, AFTER A
DEFINED PERIOD, TO FIRST CLASS RATES.
BRITISH. EQUITABLE ASSURANCE
COMPANY,

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DIRECTORS.
George Thomas Dale, Esq., Bayswater.
Edmund Dunn, Esq., Croydon.
William Gover, Esq., Blackheath.
William Sutton Gover, Esq., 4, Qneen-street-placo.
John Middleton Hare, Esq., Forest Hill.
Fountain John Hartley, Esq., Dalston.
John Smither, Esq., \Yellclose-squaro.
Joseph Warnting,ton, Esq., Lee-groves Blackheath.
MANAGING DIRECTOR AND,ACTIJARY. •, ,
illiattt Sutton Gover Bsq. ,e.g-.-s-,-$1.1.4v1 4
Amillims.• • ' •
Mr. Deputy Ohbard, Blackheath.
Charles Brown, Esq., Waddon.
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EXTRACTS FROM REPORT.
Reported
therte d past
in
It, hBr6ese, yr6rsso,t haemo Newnn t Policiesing
to xe2ff7eoc, effected w; er e
2,073, £353,700; 1867, 2,845, £5C1,175. Total Number,lB66,
6,568, amounting to £1,125,611.
The New Annual Premiums of past.year, £15,318.
In the Four Triennial Periods the New 'Policies issued
2,926, for £194,066 ; Third Three Years,
were—First Three •.Years, 3,196, for £507,064; Second
Fourth Three Years, 6,568, for
3,941, for
fYoerars,£629,sl7 ;
£1,125,611. Total, 16,631, for £2,756,284.
So that the New Business of the last Three Years has
been greater than that of the preceding Six Years.
The Policies in force this day are 11,637 in Number,
amounting to £1,980,238.
The Death Claims and Bonuses paid in the year under
67 polices amounted to £14,199.
The amount paid for Death Claims, and Bonuses paid
since the establishment of the Company, under 399 Policies,
is £64,147.
The ACCUMULATED FUND has been increased
during the Year by no less than Twenty-eight Thousand
Nine Hundred and Nine Pounds, making the amount laid
by in the last three years, Sixty-live Thousand Nino
Hundred and Seventy-Eight Pounds, and now amounts to
u
One Hundred and Twenty-seven Thousand Nine Hundred
and Seventy-eight Pounds Storting. The Accumulated
Fund hits thus boon nearly doubled at the end of each
triennial period.
Reversionary
under
nd
eßr Bonus
Participatingo ri p er
Policiesnt.
wasper declared.a n n
m on
Sums A
assured

CONTRACT FOR COALS FOR HER MAJESTY'S
DOCK YARDS, VICTUALLING YARDS, ece.
CONTRACT DEPARTMENT, ADMIRALTY, SOMERSET
HousE, April 27, 1867.
TLIE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
IL the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND do hereby give Notice, that on TUESDAY, the
14th May next, at Two o'clock, they will be ready to treat
with such persons as may be willing to CONTRACT for
supplying her Majesty's Dock Yards, Victualling Yards,
Naval Hospitals, Greenwich Hospital, Royal Marine Bar-
racks and Infirmaries, and the Admiralty, Marine and
Coast-guard Offices in London with COALS. ,
A Form of the Tender, with a Distribution of the Coale
and Conditions of Contract, may be obtained at the above
Department, Admiralty, Somerset House. No Tender will
be received after Two o'clock on the day of treaty, nor
will any be noticed unless the party attends, or an agent
for him duly authorised in writing.
Every Tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words,
Tender for Coals;" and.must also be delivered at the De-
partment of the Storekeeper-General, Admiralty, Somerset
House, accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible
persons, engaging to become bound with the person ten-
dering in the sum of £2O per 100 tons for the duo perform-
ance of the Contract. _

•
By Order,
ANTONIO BRADY,
Registrar of Contracts and Public
Securities.

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2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills,
The genuine are a square green package. With
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PAINLESS SYSTEM OF DENTISTRY.
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TOTAL ABOLITION OF• PAIN
IN DENTISTRY.
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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CIIESTER, RACES.
THURSDAY.

A great contrast to yesterday in the aspect of the course,
but an improvement in other respects —a better card and
better sport. The Doe Stakes, once an important test for
the Derby, has of late years dwindle.l down to a very small
affair, and to-day the issue lay between The Rescue and Van
Amburgb, for Wild Wind, though a starter, could not be
considered-as in the race. The betting see-sawed between
the two, but when the flag fell Lord Coventry's colt was the
favourite. But his yesterday's gallop in the Cup did not
improve his chance, and Van Amburgh shook him off at the
distance and won very easily. 111auls.3y's easy win in the
Marquis of Westminster's Plate proved that but for Grim-
shaw's losing his stirrup-iron in the Cup race yesterday, he
would have been very near the first, if not the actual
winnet.

The Two-yeBrtpidno*.ig,,,,,,c,.,l race betwei4ktacly
* "
HightliorO:and. 4znapn,! r-liaynpnser Ily, who very
nearly upset the shade of odds laid on Mr. Naylor's filly.
As fine a specimen of riding as was ever seen Cameron ex-
hibited in the Handicap Plate on Oruo, who was outpaced
in the first part of the race, and Cameron, waiting patiently,
split the two leaders with a tremendous rush opposite the
stand, and won a fine race by a neck.
The Cestrian Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2f (to the fund)
with 100 added; winners of any handicap after AprillB,
at 11 a.m., 10Ib extra. Six furlongs.
Mr. A. Heathcote's bl c Diamond, by Knight of Gwynne,
or Defiance, 3 yrs, 5 st 81b (Wyatt) 1
Lord Wilton's ch c Conundrum, 4 yrs, 7st (Kenyon 2
Mr. Johnstoue's b g Holstein, 5 yrs, 7st 41b...(Cameron 3
Mr. Alexander's ch m Merry Harp, 5 yrs, 7st 21b (Butler 4
Mr. Jeffery's br f Sylph, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Walker) 0
Mr. Barber's b m Contract, 5 yrs, fist blb (Uradwell) 0
Betting—b to 4 agst Conundrum, sto 2 agst Diamond,
and 5 to 1 agst Holstein.
They left the post in close company, with the exception
of the favourite, who got badly off, the running being taken
up by Diamond on the inside, Holstein lying second, with
Merry Harp and Contract next. At the distance Holstein
dropped back, and his place was then taken by Conun-
drum, who challenged the loader at the Stand, but failing
to get up was beaten, after a fine finish, by a neck. There
were two lengths between the second and third, and a head
separated the latter from the fourth.

The All-Aged Selling Stakes ofssovs each, with 30 added;
two year olds ist 131 b, three 9st I.olb, four lOst 81b; five
and upwards lOst 101 b. Half a mile.

Marquis of Hastings's Lady Barbara, by Lambton, 2 yrs,
fist 81b(£60) ..........:..................................(Butler) 1
Mr. R. C. Naylor's Diadein, 4 yrs, Bst (x3O)
(T. Challoner) 2
Mr. Lonoghan's Meliora, 2 yrs, •Gst gib (x3O) ...(Wyatt) 3
Mr. C. Brewer's Gentian, 3 ,yrs,, Bst 61b (3o)
Mr. R. I'Anson's Kebbuck (Hopkins) 0
, 2 yrs, 6st 31b (X3O)
B(at first 2 to 1) on Lady Barbara, 5 to
2 agst to 1 agst Meliora, and 10 to 1 agst any
(Sharpies) 0
B ett i ng— ll to
Diadem,
sruan
other.
The favourite, with a clear
made play into the straight, whored o
the Melioralatter
d and
at the distance she joined the leader, but Challoner
dropping his whip immediately after he was never enabled
leadrew Diadem,p , and
to fairly reach the Marquis's filly, who won very cleverly
by a neck; Diadem defeating Meliora by two lengths
for second. Gentian was a bad fourth. Kebbuck was last,
beaten off.
• - -

The Dee Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 200 added, for three.
year obis; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 6th; the winner of the
Ono Thousand or Two Thouaand Guineas Stakes 51b
extra. Grosvenor Course. 24 sub.-i.
Mr. Fleming's Van Amburgh, by Van .Galen, Bst 101 b
08:111001bu ..............(Carroll). 3
...
Arnburgh, and
T. Chelloner) 1
Lord Coventry's The Rescue, Bst 101 b .......(J. Adams) 2
closed at 6 to 4 on The Rei,cue.
M 11."`jh.o btßowes'steig

The last named jumped away with a Clear lead of Vau
Amburgh, Wild Wind lying two lengths in their rear.
nPilbleztte of 100 sous, added to.
Rounding the railway turn the leader gradually came back
tohishourp Van A
seandnlng when
nl valirlh3 in the straight Challoner
brought o' took a clear lead at the
dTwi
has tsea ni
,bicoaear,tqoaunnidso f
fowfao:qvue
sai ni,rt
nt
eairncosatf
:alt.
,esmr y a length. Wild Wind
a Sweepstakes of 5 soy's each if beatenin.)tihoeibTerxatdreas
Plate and not placed second or third allowed slb ; win-
nersGrosovef
Grosvenor
Courseandica p
; after26 sAu
subs.
18 (at 11 a.m
Lord Batenian's'Moulsey, by Toddington, 6 yrs, Bst 51b

--. • .
. (Grimsbaw) 1
Marquis of IThstings' LectuFer,.4 yrs, Bst 121 b (Cannon) 2
Mr. Barber's Bedford, 3 yrs, ost 71b .......... (Gradwell) 3
Mr. F. Elliott's Leases. 3 yrs, sst 131 b ......... (Goodwin 4
Mr. J. Johnstone 's Prelate, 3 yrs, sst 11Ib (Butler 5
Lord Westmoreland's Foresight, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Kenyon 6
Betting-2 to 1 agst Moulsey, sto 2 agst Lecturer, sto
1 agst Prelate, and 10 to 1 agat Fore_sight. -

The last Liained got awaY IA adYanee Qflsey, 019

Betting—Even on Lady Ilig'athorn, 5- to 2 agst Idalia,
to 1 Kat Timaru, and 100 to 8 aget any other.
Immediately they left the post the favourite, with Idalia
at her girths, took a decided lead, and came several lengths
in advance of Timaru, the others following at wide inter-
vals, the last being Paganini. When fairly in the straight
Idalia gave way, and as they neared the distance Timaru
split the two, and followed the leader to the stand, whore
Cameron joined issue, but never fairly got on terms, and
was beaten after a slashing,set-to by a neck• ,4441,41111101
ing up, finished third, five lengths in their rear, a similar
distance soparating the latter from Harmony ; Englishßose
filly was:fifth, Marlyon sixth, Paganini last.
A Handic4 of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to the second), with 50
. added ; winners of a handicap this day 101 b extra; once
round and a distance.
Capt. Christie's Orne, by Feruck-Khan, 3 yrs, 7st
(Cameron) 1
Lord Westmoreland's Crown Prince, 4 yrs, Bst 81b
(Maidment) 2
Lord Westmoreland's Annie Laurie c, 3 yrs, 6st 81b
(Kenyon) 3
Marquis of Hastings's Red Riband, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Butler) 4
Marquis of Hastings's Biack Prince, 4 yrs, Bst (Cannon) 0
Mr. Crosby's Wave, 4 yrs, 7st (H. Clark) 0
Mr. R. C. Naylor's Hawthorn, 4 yrs, Est 101 b ...(Walker) 0
Mr. Wilkins's na. Lightfoot, (h.b.), 4 yrs, Est 101 b
(Jordan) 0
Mr. Jones's Radcliffe, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Prior) 0

Betting-5 to 4 agst Red Riband, 3to 1 agst Orne, and
5 to 1 agst Annie Laurie colt.
Crown Prince cut out the work at a strong pace, fol-
lowed by Orne, Hawthorn, and Black Prince, the favourite,
with Wave at her quarters, lying next, to the half-mile
post. Here Hawthorn gave way, followed in a few strides
by Orne, who appealed to be outpaced; bat on entering
the'straight the leaders came back to their followers,
which -enabled Capt. Christie's colt to get up, Cameron
lraithigwith exemplary patience for all,opening to the
stind; when the leaders split, when he sent his horse
thieugh; and won a splendid race by a neck, half a
length between the second and third, a head between
the third. and fourth.

Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas; three yearolds 7st 111 b,
four 9st 71b, five lOst, eir and aged, lOst 21b. Twice
round (rather over two miles).

Mr. Weeke's Miss Havelock, by Rataplan, 4 yrs
(T. French) t
Mr. Godding's Amanda colt, 3 yrs (T. Huxtable) 2
Mr. Graham's Regalia, 5 yrs (11eartfield) 3
Mr. T. Masterman's Honestish, 3 yrs (Craddock) 0
Mr. Phillips's Admiral, 3 yrs T. Challouer) 0
Mr. Brayley's Whirligig, 3 yrs (Cannon) 0
Lord Stamford's The7Peor, 4 yrs ...... (Morris) 0
Mr. Johnstone's Tynedale, 3 yrs (Cameron) 0
Betting-9 to 4 agst Regalia, 7to 2 agst Whirligig, sto
1 agst Tynedalo, 7 to 1 agst Honostish, and 100 to 8 agst
The Peer.

After the first quarter of a mile Regalia took a clear
lead, which she held into the straight, where she was
headed by the Amanda colt, who came on in advance tl
the distance, where Miss Havelock came through and
won in a canter by a length; a bad third; Honestish was
fourth, the Peer fifth, Tynedala sixth, and Whirligig
last.

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
DERBY.
9 to 4 agst Vauban (off., take 5 to 2)
3to 1 agst The Rake (offered)
900 to 100 agst 'Hermit (taken) •
10 to 1 agst Dragon (offered)
10 to 1 agst Julius (offen-A)
25 to 1 agst The Palmer (offered)
'25 to 1 agst D'Eitournel (taken and offered)
DONCASTER SPRING MEETING.
THURSDAY, May 9.
Weights for the Chesterfield Handicap. o,ie
Age St lb Aizo st lb
Skylark 6 8 12 Applecross ••• 4 7. 0
Honesty ... 4 8 3 Paxton ... 3 7 0
Czar ... ... 4 7 13 The Skipper ... 3 6 13
Janitor ... 4 713 Hopleaf ... 4 612
Edinburgh... ... 5 712 Salamanca... ... 3 611
Itaunds ... 4 711 Romping Girl ... 3 6 4
Audax •••
... 5 7 9 Cora ... ... 4 6 4
Holstein ... 5 7 9 Inheritress
... 4 6 0
Repulse ... ... 4 7 8 Bedford ... 8 5 9
Miss Williams ... 4 7 6 Vulcan ... ... 3 5 8
Comus ..• a 7 6 Duchess of York ... 3 5 7

Weights published April 29, at noon.

Naval and Military Intelligence .

-- - -

The First Lord of the Admiralty will hold Levees
on the 9th, 16th, and 23d of this month, at 2 o'clock,
at. the Admiralty, Whitehall.

Rear-Admiral F. Warden, C. 8., was yesterday
appoip ted t 9.6 e corn In•tnd qf the C 11.annel Squadron,
vice Rest7.*miral Yelvertisp, whOs period of ser-
vice 11s expired.
Rear-Admiral Hastings R. Yelverton, C. 8.,
struck his flag on Tuesday evening on board the
armour-plated screw steamship Caledonia, 30, Capt.
the lion. Fitzgerald A. C. Foley, in Plymouth Sound.
Her
Majesty's screw storesbip Supply, Staff Com-
mander C. Bawden, arrived at Spithead on Tuesday,
from Ascension, with naval invalids, and a cargo of
returned stores. The invalids were transferred to

the Victory flag-ship, in Portsmouth harbour, soon
after arrival, and the Supply received orders to pro-
ceed round to Woolwich to land her cargo of stores,
sm. She arrived in the Thames yesterday.
The Imperial Russian squadron that has been
anchored for some days past in Ryde Roads, off the
Isle of Wight, under the command of Rear-Admiral
Kern, consisting of the Askold, screw corvette, 17
guns, 350-horse power, Capt. Polozeff, the Varian;,
screw corvette, 17 guns, Capt. Lundh, and the
Izoumroud, 5 guns, 350-horse power, Capt. Brilkin,
received orders yesterday morning by telegram from
St. Petersburg to sail immediately for Riga, where
his Imperial Highness the Lord High Admiral of
the Russian Navy, the Grand Duke Constantine,
would embark and assume the command of the
squadron in escorting the members of the Imperial
family through a Baltic voyage on a visit to Copen-
hagen. The Izoumroud sailed yesterday morning
about 10 o'clock, and the Askold (flagship) and
Variag followed about sunset.
The paddle steamer Lizard has sailed. from Ports-
mouth for the Channel Islands, in relief of the paddle
steamer Dasher, requiring repairs, &e.
The paddlewheel steam sloop Virago, 6, Com-.
mender M. Bingham, bound to China, is now in
Keyham Steamyard, having defects made good.
The iron turret ship Prince Albert, 4, having
been completely rep tired, was put out of dock at
Keyham Steamyard yesterday.
The paddlewheel steam frigate Terrible, 19,
Capt. John E. Commerell, C. 8., at Plymouth,
bound to the Mediterranean, has received orders not
to sail for three weeks. • The Marines who joined
her for passage have returned to their barracks, and
the supernumerary seamen to their ships in Ha-
moaze, &c.
The Meg:era, iron storeship at Woolwich, Capt.
James Simpson, on particular service, was yester-
day taken into basin preparatory to going into King
William's dock to go through a course of necessary
repairs to hull and machinery, and the jron
hydraulic gunboat Waterwitch, armour-plated, was
taken into No. 2 dock in Woolwich yard yesterday,
in preparation for a forthcoming trial trip. She
has been weighted with additional ballast for expe-
rimental purposes, and has undergone alterations
with a view of increasing her rate of speed.

The War Department steam storeship Earl de
Grey and Ripon, Master in command T. 11. Moore,
has arrived at Woolwich, and has commenced dis-
charging at the gun wharf in Woolwich Arsenal a
cargo of stores from Portsmouth, consisting of one
12k-ton gun belonging to the Turkish Government,
which has passed a course of experimental firing on
board the gunnery ship Excellent ; 1,400 Arm-
strong shot, now obsolete_; 260 cases of old muskets
for conversion, and sundry other stores, The Earl

de Grey and Ripon will immediately reload with a
full cargo of .the new Palliser shot and shell, and
return to Portsmouth without delay.
The firing detachment of Royal Marines Light
Infantry, under the command of Lieut. Lecky.
Musketry Instructor (protein.) to the division, were
yesterday engaged at their practice ground pi
Woolwich-marsh in firing over the long range at
distances of 700 and 800 yards. The ammunition
employed was Boxer's cartridges No. 3. The prac-
tice was very fair, and the sighting good. 'flue
firing with the five-grooved Sergeant's short rifle
was exceedingly good, the efficacy of that weapon
having proved as superior to that of the long rifle as
the Snider is to the long Enfield.
The 11th depot battalion stationed at Gosport,
under the command of Lieut.-Col. Nason, crossed
over to Portsmouth yesterday, and paraded on.
Southsea-common for inspection by Lieut.-Gen.
Sir G. Buller, K.C.8., Lieut.-Governor of Ports-
mouth and Commander-in-Chief of the South-
West Military District. The inspection proved
very creditable both to officers and men.
The shipping departmental officers at Woolwich
have received instructions from the War Depart-
ment to embark 100 tons of the new BoXer ammu-
nition, for the use of the Militia regiments in Scot-
tiand, now about-to,lllo4PrthiltaiiiiiiTeouise
of training and practice for inspection.
Her Majesty's steamship Caledonia, armour-clad,
late flagship of Adthiral Yelverton; whose period of
service has expired, is under orders for the Medi-
terranean, to relieve the Victoria, three-decker, as
flaehip of the Commander-in-Chief on that station.
The Victoria will return home to be paid off.

Captain Scovell, of the 9th Regiment, Ensign

Guyon, 49th Regiment, Ensign Willoughby, 96th
Regiment, two sergeants, two corporals, and six
privates, 4th and Bth depot battalions, were to leave
the camp at Colchester yesterday for the Hythe
School of Musketry. Captain Sheringham, Ist
battalion, 16th Regiment, is under orders to pro-
ceed to Canada with the draught of the Ist batta-
lion, 16th Foot, in place of Capt. Goodwin, with-
drawn. Lieut. Church, 96th Foot, is held in readi-

ness to proceed from the depot to the service com-
panies of his regiment in Bombay. Ensign Tar-
leton, Ist battalion, 16th Regiment, has received
orders to proceed from the service to the depot-
companies for duty. Staff-Assist.-Surg. Jay has
been attached to the 6th (Enniskillen) Dragoons.
A farewell inspection and review of the 72d
Highlanders was held at Edinburgh on Monday.
The regiment was paraded in the morning on the

Castle esplanade, under the command of Lieut.-
Col. Payn, and a careful inspection was made by
Major-General Hamilton, C. 8., Commander of the
Forces in North Britain. In the afternoon the
corps was reviewed in Holyrood-park, and put
through the drill for the breech-loading rifle, with
which the men are now armed, and in the use of
which they showed great proficiency. A few men
were taken from the ranks to ascertain the rate of
firing, and the result showed that each man fired on
the average seven shots per minute. At the conclu-
sion Major-Gen. Hamilton complimented the men
on their steadiness and on their rapid and well-sus-
tained firing. The regiment is about to leave Edin-
burgh for Aldershot, and will be succeeded by the
second battalion of the 6th:Foot.
The announcement in the Owl, that " the whole
of the infantry in the army in the United King-
dom are at this moment supplied with the Snider
rifle," has nowhere created more surprise than at
Chatham, as not a single rifle of the new breech-
loading Snider pattern has been yet distributed to
any of the infantry troops at that station, and not a
Snider fine has been received at the garrison. The
statement, therefore, that " the reports from all dis-
tricts announce a perfect satisfaction with the arm
as a practical weapon" mnst be illusory.
On Wednesday Major-general Freeman Murray,
commanding the forces in the Chatham district,
commenced his first half-yearly inspection of the
Corps of Royal Engineers at head-quarters,
Brompton barracks, under the command of Col. J.
L. A. Simmons, C. 8., director of the Royal Engi-
neer establishment. At 11 o'clock a.m. the whole
of the available officers and men of the corps, num-
bering eight companies, together with the mounted
A troop of the Royal Engineer train, under the
command of Capt. R. N. Dawson, with their horses,
waggons, and pontoon-train complete, to the num-
ber of about 800 men of all ranks, were formed on
the Great Lines in heavy marching order, under the
command of Lieut.-Col. Fitzroy H. Somerset. On
the arrival of General Murray, accompanied by the
officers of his personal and divisional staff, the usual
salute was given, immediately after which the com-
panies were formed in open column, when the kits,
arms, and accoutrements of each company were
minutely inspected. This completed, the cus-
tomary movements and exercise were gone
through, in which the corps acquitted itself very
satisfactorily. The companies were afterwards
marched back to their quarters, and General Mur-
ray proceeded to Brompton barracks, on which the
staff and other non-commissioned officers and men
were drawn up, for the purpose of being exercised
in the new sword-drill, through which course of in-
struction they have just passed. In the afternoon,
at 3 o'clock, the entire corps was drawn up on the
Lines, in review order, and on the arrival of Gen.
Murray the officers and men were put through an
extended ourseot light infantry and other manceuvres
incidental to the half-yearly inspection, in order to
test the efficiency of the officers and men of the
Royal Engineers. Notwithstanding the compara-
tively few occasions that the Royal Engineers, from
the varied character of their duties, enjoy for prac-
tising light infantry and field movements, they
acquitted themselves very satisfactorily, the different
mauceuvres being gone through with steadiness and
precision. Yesterday General Murray resumed and
brought the inspection to a conclusion, the day
being devoted to the examination of the barrack-
rooms and men's quarters, schools, halls of study,
lecture theatres, model rooms, offices, and other de-
partments at the Royal Engineer establishment, the
General visiting, later in the day, the hospital for
the Royal Engineers at Fort Pitt.

The deaths of the fcAlowing officers have been
officially reported at the War-office since the Ist ult. :
—Generals Richard Uniacke, Royal Irish Artillery,
and John H. Richardson ;• Lieut.-Gen. A. Fraser ;
Major-Gen. James Gordon, Royal Engineers ; Col.
11. E. de Burgh Sidley, 50th Queen's Own Regi-
ment ; Lieut.-Col. S. J. Stevens, C. 8., Paymaster,
Royal Artillery. Capts. G. A. Hartman, 2d battalion
13th Light Infantry ; Stephen Kenny ; and M. de
Cloudt, Ist Light Dragoons. Lieuts. V. 11. Walker
and IV. A. Cook, Royal Artillery ; John Bain, 01st
Regiment ; and William G. Gardiner, Rifle Bri-

gade. Cornet Lord James Hubert Henry Thomas
Buller, 9th Queen's Royal Lancers. Ensigns H.
Newman, 2d battalion 6th Regiment; Henry C.
Bailey, 2d battalion 14th Regiment; Frederick G.
Moore Ellis, 2d battalion 22d Regiment; and Wni.
Veitch, 58th Regiment. •'lnspector-Gen. of Hospi-
tals, James French, M.D., C.B. ; Deputy-Inspector
Gen. of Hospitals, Wm. 11. Burrell, M.D. ; Sure. -
Major Edward William Thomas Mandeville, 21
Battalion 7th Royal Fusileers; Assist.-Surg.
William
James Malian, and Veterinary-Surg. John Kingsley,

Cape Mounted Riflemen.
The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Capt. E. W. Tumour to the Done-
gal, vice Paynter ; Capt. the Hon. F. A. Foley to
the Cambridge, vice Ewart ; Capt. M. S. Nolleth to
the St. George, vice Rice ; Comr. W. 11. Annes
Law
ley
to the Cameleon, commissioned; Lieuts. E. D.
and L. G. A. Roberts to the Phoebe; Licuts. E. C.
Drummond and C. A. Nicolson to the Dryad ;
Lieut. H. H. IVashington to the Favourite; Aresey
Knox, midshipman, to the Dryad, complement in-
complete ; E. J. Bawtree, midshipman, to the Dryad
as supernumerary; Commander C. C. Rising, to be
Inspecting Commander of the Coastguard at Brid-
lington ; sub-Lieuti, R. P. Ward and L. Yapierl to