The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-30 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir,—l am desired to intimate that the directors
of this company have resolved to recommend to
the proprietors, at the general meeting on the
4th of August next, that the dividend for the
half-year ending 30th June, 1859, be at the rate of
41 per cent. per annum on the capital of the com-
pany.—l am, &c., L. CROMBIE, Secretary.
Secretary's-office, Waterloo-bridge Station,
July 29.

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] •
COWES, JULY 29.
The members of the Squadron have this year given three
prises for vessels not belonging to the R.Y.S. We hope
this will induce numbers to enter their vessels.

Ist Day—Tuesday, AuguFt 2.
The Prince Consort's Cup, value 100 guineas, will be
sailed for by schooners of the R.Y.S. under 200 tons.
2d Day—Wednesday, August 3.
The annual dinner of the Squadron will be held this day.
A prize of £lOO will be sailed for by vessels of 50 tons and
upwards, belonging to any Royal Yacht Club.
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3d Day—Thursday, August 4.
Her Majesty's Cup, value 100 Guineas, will be sailed for
by cutters and yawls of the R.Y.S. under 80 tons.
A display of fireworks in the evening.
4th Day—Friday, August 5.
A prize of £5O will be sailed for by yachts under 50
tons of any Royal Yacht Club.
The annual R.Y.S. ball will take place in the evening.
sth Day—Saturday, August 6.
On this day the Isle of Wight Pilot Boats will contend
for a prize of £2O; the second vessel to have £5.
The vessels are to start from the Royal Yacht Squadron
Castle, thence round the Warner Light-vessel, thence to
the northward of the Calshot Light-vessel, passing to the
northward of the Brambles, thence round a mark vessel
moored off Egypt House, thence to pass between the station
vessel and the Castle. Twice round.
There is a very large fleet of yachts in the Roadstead—
quite a forest of masts, bearing the flags of almost every
yacht club in the United Kingdom ; a very pretty sight by
day, but still more pleasing by night, when they fiave their
lights at the mast heads.

The Queen drove through the High-street of West Cowes
and by the parade and esplanade, to Egypt, on Tuesday.
The Prince Consort rode through on horseback on Wed-
nesday.
His Royal Highness Prince Alfred dines with the offi-
cers on board the Victoria and Albert, this day (Saturday).
He paid a visit to the Duke of Mecklenburg. at Axis's
Hotel, on Friday.

We hear that her Majesty will remain at OS-
borne until the 27th of August, the Duchess of Kent, pro-
longing her visit for some time after the Queen's de-
parture.
A deputation of the supporters of the Measure-
ment of Gas Bill, now before parliament, had an interview
with Sir G. C. Lewis on Thursday, at the Home-office.
The deputation consisted of Lord Henley, M.P., Lord
Ashley, M.P., Mr. H. B. Sheridan, M.P., Mr. Garnett,
M.P., Mr. Bristow, M.P., Mr, Foster, Mr. Firman, Mr.
Collinson, Mr. Donald, Mr. C. H. Minchin, Mr. J. T.
Stanesby, Mr. Octavius Symonds, Mr. Marriott (parlia-
mentary agent to the bill), Mr. Mansell, Mr. Chaplin, and
Mr. John Lilwall (secretary to the committee).
A deputation on the subject of rating Govern-
ment property had an interview with Sir G. C. Lewis yes-
terday at the Home-office. The deputation consisted of
Mr. H. Ford (Mayor), Mr. Howard (Town Clerk), Mr. C.
B. Hellard, and Mr. Alderman Styant, accompanied by Sir
Francis Baring, M.P., and Sir James Elphinstone, M.P.,
from Portsmouth; Mr. Woolcombe (Town Clerk), and the
Right Hon. James Wilson, M.l'., from Devonport ; Mr.
Thomas Henry Field, from Alverstoke ; Mr. Ruegg and
Mr. J. R. Jolly, from Woolwich ; Mr. Buchanan and, Sir
Frederick Smith, M.P., from Chatham ; and Mr. Yonge
(Vestry Clerk), from St. Mary-le-Strand.
At a meeting of the Mariquita and New Grenada
Mining Company a dividend of ls. 6d. per share was agreed
to. The yield at the Santa Ana establishment continues
satisfactory, the amount of silver obtained in 18;59 being
160,036 oz., against 155,519 in 1858.
A confident impression is entertained that the
differences which have so lung prevailed Letween the Lon-
don and Brighton and the London and South-Western
Railway Companies are about to be amicably adjusted.
The Trieste Gazette announces that General Ur-
ban, commander of Verona, who, the English public will
remember, distinguished himself by his atrocities during
the Austrian invasion of Piedmont, has been placed on the
retired list, and has been succeeded by General Baron
Wernhard t.
A Paris correspondent of the Independance Beige,
.writing on the 27th, says :—" You may rest assured that all
which has been announced in relation to interviews of sove-
reigns—the arrival at Paris of Alesandet 11. and Francis
Joseph, the Journey to London or to Vienna of Napoleon
111., &c., is devoid of all foundation and of all probability."
The correspondent of the Nord says that Prince
Napoleon is at present engaged in selecting the persons who
are to accompany him to Vienna for the purpose of bringing
to France the remains of the Duke of Reichstadt. the son
of the first Napoleon. The arrival of the body in France
will be accompanied by a magnificent funeral ceremony.