The Express. — London, England, 1864-02-27 00:00:00

.r aelr-V4- II ----........._... , rY , ••="rfr?.`". ,/ 41 ~.... \\ t t j -- •;*_ cl iitia _ ,ONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 27, 1864. Ito. 5,477.1 BALL PASSENGER LINE of PACCETS tn. AUSTRALIA from Loudon direct. THE IMPERIAL FINANCIAL COMPANY: (thottod). Incorporated under the Companies' Act. 1962, by which the liability of the ahareholdersla limited to the amount of their &area [Stamped, id. Additional.] [TWOPENCE reip. I Teams*. Dadra. To Ilan. 1,000 L India March 10 a..)aialharl 2,500 L India April 10 nxin , m o fHosear L6OO Y. India March 6 ROYAL A. ALHAMBR—LAST NIGHTS of FRANOGNIM GRAND CI 111.—ITIMY EVENING. at baltpaat 7. aad oa Monday, W , aal Saturday, at 2 o'clock. FRANCE. THE TRIAL OF THE ALLEGED ..CONSPIRATORS. £,z* oul OWN onsairowassrr.) (Continued fromyeslierday's Express.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNGERFORD SPRING MEETING. PRIDAT. _ METROPOLITAN COMMUNICATIONS. The joint committee of the Lords and Commons, appointed at Mr. Milner Gibson's Montan to consider the subject of metropolitan communications. appears, so far as the outer world can judge of the proceedings of a committee sitting with closed doors, to have resulted is a success. It may have been observed that, at the outset, there were members of both branches of the legislature who expressed doubts as to this committee. There wee no precedent, it was said, for ► joint committee of both houses on such a subject. Joint committees, indeed, upon any subject have been rare, and they have not always resulted in beneficial legislation. The truth, probably, ie, that joint committees have heretofore been appointed chiefly to deal with questions on which the Lords and the Commons were supposed to have eonflining interests, and on which it was thought possible that by means 4 a joint committee they might be brought to act in unison. In the present instance there Wan no conflicting interest to be dealt with ; the question was one of general importance, on which members of both houses were able to obese common views, and nothing was likely to arise is to which one bunch of the legislature was at all likely to be brought into any sort of conflict with the oilier. W o are glad to believe that the joint committee bag worked upon this question without any such conflict arising, how ever anxious the members representing each branch of the legislature may have been to guard their respective privileges. — Capital-43,000,000. in 40,00 q shares of 5J each. Irtrst In 20,000 shares. Deposit it per share on application, and Xi on allotment. Subsequent calls not to exceed Xi 10s., and at intervals of not less than three months. No call will be made until after the expiration of three months from the date et allotment. It is not Intended to caU up more than 415 per share : but as the operations of the Company increase. and more share capital can be advantageously employed, further issues of shares will be made, a preference being given to the then existing shareholders. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.-FRANOONPB KNOAOILMENT will SHORTLY TIMMINATI. THE TaIAL STAKE., for 3-yr-olds and upwards; certain penalties and allowancea. One mile and adistance. (11 stale.) Mr. T Tarr's Olendusk, by Mildew—Hop Blomont, 3 yra, nit 9lb 'carried ed bib) (II. Covey) 1 Mr. Merry's f by Lambonree—Barlesque, 3 Ps. est Mb, (0 Seim) 2 Mr. B. B. Signers t by Leamington—Catty Queen, 3 yrs, est elb (Lome*, 3 Wolfhound and %Indicts also ran ,tef line of packets have, by their punctuality and earned a world-knows reputation, and their pas lA unsurpassed by any vessels afloat. For respo•ting freight or passage to Australia apply to Nri and t'o.. Liverpool : all Agenda for the Muck ~.1 r. 11. MACKAY and Co., 1. Leadenhallotreet, ROYAL A LHAMBRA.-FRANCONPS TROUPE will RETURN to I , RANCE to a YEW DAY& THE 0 X FORD.—THIS XI/ENING, the successful Cantata, KINA CHRISTMAS, and Seleetions from MARTHA and TROVATORK. M Misses Russell, Fitz- Henry, Tyrell Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, Ac., with full band and chortle, conducted by Mr. le Jougisomns. COmedy, itc.. by Mr. T. Mac Lean, W. Hamlett O. Hutchinson. 0. W. Jester, Min Nally Power the Juvenile Ocuridlenne).—Rwap pearance of those talented artistes, Mews. Unmoral and Eugene, this evening. I:;; 1'01:E Direct, the very fast-sailing clipper -1 , % Nile. A 119 poets In the Liverpool Under .. 4 U toot roaster: In the fast India Docks. • : I % and AEI D. 12. Willleasetreet or to 111 ‘1: EV, and SEWELL, t 7, otreet, LC. DIRECTORS. John Chapman, F,a., Director of the Bank of London. John Oliver Hanson, Esq.. Director of the "olong Provincial Bank of Enplaned. Qletaln J. Gilbert Johnston. Director of the Loudon and South Western Railway Company. Charles Kohn; Keg., Deputy Chairman of the Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance Company George Gordon Macpherson, Fiy., Chairman of the Agra and United Service Bank. Sir John Henry Petty, Bart., Deputy Governor of the Royal Eschafte Assurance Corporation. William Scholefield. L' q., H.P., Director of the Union Bank of London. Sir Sibbald David Scott, Bark, Director of the National Provin cial Bank of England. Henry Denby Seymour, Fri., M.P., 39, l'pper Grosvenor-street. ORA MAL ILLIAGSM —T. }raver bandemari, ERR. The Union Bank of London, Princes Onset, Manion-house. The Agra and United Service Bank 'LI I lied', tr. Cannon street. SoLiCtrona—Mesers. Askant. Morris, and Knight, 5, Old Jewry. BaoCon—Messrs Knight, Coleman, and Co., 1, Royal Exchange buil SIC AR T , pro tern. dings. —Arthur Blunt, Eat. Temporary 011ees-21, Pluck-lase. Betting : 2 to 1 on Gleaduak, and 4 to 1 apt the Bur ls=ally. Lanna' PLATE (Handicap) of 50 son., for all ages ; winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. F. Flair's Reindeer, by Mountain Deer—Sultana, 6 yrs. 7st 121 b (including Mb extrsi d, 1 liz. belborn's King Cotton, a ps, 7st (owned 7st 1114 (James Bightinp,ll) 2 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Peignoir, 5 yrs, ist 91b (car. 7st 111 b) (ChaLkmer) 3 The following also ran :—Deception, Quicksand, and Bayern.. Betting : 6 to 4 agst Peignoir, 7 to 2 art Reindeer, 9 to 2 agst Dece_ptioo, and 6 to 1 apt Quicksand. Tag HUIRMIEVOLD STAKES of 5 son each, with 60 added, for 2.yr-olds ; coil., list 101 b ; Bilis., 8•4 7lb ; win. nen extra. Three-quarnin of a mile. (17 subs.) Mr. Sutton's f by King Teat—Lady alio. ISt 71b Mr. Merry's f byttatinterer —tars. Carter, bet 71b,irC=P; Mr. Samuel's &rogue, 844101 h (A. &Brants) 2 The following also ran :—Rosetta, Black Strap, Monmouth, Quit, and Ix.. Letter. , 11 %NI ;HAI Direct, the well-known Chins clipper EMAIL A 1 ll years, 887 tons register, THOMAS • •wniaoder , loading la the East ladle Dleks.—Tor ~.,A ce apply tnGELLATLY, HANIEILY, sad SEIVILL, ,ILstre &C. GREAT REDUCTION in HOTEL CHARGES at the BRUNSWICK, Jarmo-street, St. Jame's, through oat the Muter Seaton. KONG And WHAMPOA, the very tut ship LORD RAGI.AIi. A l Is years. 75., D POPE. commander : leading if the UN Issas ~pkroloi ship. so well known for her rapid passage • I—,eery of cargo. Is conedently recommended to ....I. —Apply to GELLATLY, SANKEY, shed Leadenhall•atrert. LC. STEVICNB and SONS beg to call attention to their superior STOCK or WINES and SPIRITS.—Ports from the wood. 27a. SS., als per dozen . crusted, his. 00s., Wu Manias, 275., Eta, 2K : very superior, 4.2 e., Sfin, Ma, 00e. Marsala, the finest, 20a Clarets, 144., 205., tee.. 30e. . choke growths, ads, 425.. and upwards. Brandy, finest nr,c, tie, 26a. per gallon . very old pale alio, 27a., 30s. ROM 01d J lske amaica, Int 44., 16a.. very choke proof, 17s. per gallon Why,lBa. &adieu Engllah Gln. 11a. 44.. 1 4 4. 1 26 . • hod and sliveriA ISM 6d. per plloe.—Tenna, cash. 76. EISHOPSHATZETILIET WITHIN. listattlebed 60 Ivan. loMlaY Direct (with immediate despatch), • "7% fat &tiling clipper ship JOHN MIIIIIIISH, Al, loading hi the Let T. Wets. Ilan fine Loge part of her cargo engaged, la newly stoppered, . • 1.-itly reconnuentle.i to shippers rambling despatch. . LUTLY. A NIC EY, aod SWELL, 27, Letaimll.. Direct, to follow the John Melbuisb, ~ ,Enaccut clipper ship MARY RTVeIIOt'SE, classed • in the Liverpool Underwriters' Book 1,243 tons •li FINLAY, anatuander g In the East India r.nl) ILA VDEN nod REID. 12, Cog William-street: t.LATLY, IIANREY, and SWILL, 27, Lessienhall• , ALCUTTa Direct, to leave the Docks on the April ist shipping day the 18th, unless previously • nbnown clipper strip 911 JOHN LAWILLNCIL. A I ..-• ton. regissar. J. nINCLAIP.,. commander; loading Docks. This magnificent vessel will be pane ,:and presents the best opportunity to shippers • .14 —For freight or pump apply to 1800MBC and Co., Cnoeastrest, Maechester ; to LIPTON N, t 3.5. Cannon-street •or to OLLLATLY, HAS. , ELL. 27, Leadenhall.treet. LC. 'RN I.IVERPOOL 01 QUILF.NSTOWN TO NEW TORR. PHE LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK, and L 1 1 .1:LADELFIl1" STRAM-91117 COX/WIT Intend deo. tunpoweted Clyde-bail" boa Screw Steesesilupe tatted Statesman" FROM LIVERFUOL FOR. /FEW TOIL td kr:l'll43H. Wednesday. Mareb t 1 OF LIMER 'CR. Saturday, March & :11" OF WAsiIiNGTON, Wednesday, March 9. Wiy,ery Wednesday, and every alternate Saturday. ..i•lge t h e mall steamers sailing every Wetineedo, r : n Fulness, according to the accommodation. Cahill • !!.e tWurtley's steamers. 13 guinea". Forward passage ib:.lnding all provisions cooked. Passengers for hetet t Vn,ted states, and Brit lab Columbia, booked throueb • .i..antageods teman—For further partleulars apply rn.:::ot INMAN. fl. Water-street, Liveepeat se to I:IVEs ea a.tit.V. W. Elea Willlassatreet, COL PY:NARD LINE.—BRITISH and NORTH Li ;.: Y.ICAN ROYAL HAIL STRAMARTPS, appointed by t. ; r.!:) to satl between LIVERPOOL sod NSW YORK, POOL and BOSTON, the Boston Alps coffin; I .t. 211 to had and reoeiv. pusonswa sod milt The to:- • er other vessels are appointed 110 nil teem Liverpool. at ,rk to receive the mails: •If iLiql.lN, for NEW YORK. Beturday, Feb. 4, for Istr 4 TION. Saturday, Howe 5. .5 A. for NEW YORK, Saturday, Hatch 12. • . Inowncert and goods for Nassau and Havana, to be It New York on board the R.Y.S.S. Cortrica. vo:e money, including steward's fee and provisions, bat ▪ : • Ores or liquors:—To Halifax and Boston, chief cabin, cabin. Lit To New York, chief mina. ; 1.11.!o, Zig Freight to Halifax, Bodes, and Now York. a r: , and 5 per easl primao.—Apply to J. B. Foord, 52, Old r...street, London ; J. M. CUrrie, Havre, and EL Place de la P O. and J. Burns, Buchanan-street, Glasgow : D. ►t Queenstown: or D. and C. Wirer, it, watt/r -m. totemic& `TEAM from LONDON to NEW YORK. I. - BRITISH sad AMERICAN STEAK NAVIGATION , 17.tS1' gAmiteell wID despoOrni °as of tke aadersosuslossed fess screw steamers tram web mouth for New Vora. •Mp. • Tuna. Horse-power. niter ak L5OO 500 Coptslo Glover. .1 2.500 600 I Captain emelt. 2.500 600 , Captain /reed. 2.500 600 Coptath Harries vessels are unsurpassed by any ocean-going k.r..e. and have accommodation for passengers replete with ~..mfort The line will commence early in March, the ..! de to be fired to ► later anneancement. To load in the •., D.wks.—For freight or passage apply to the Company's LAMI NU and Co., 71, Conant IH I LLI PPS, GRAVES, PH ILLIPPS, and .Irmetch the undermentioned first-elaui moment : _ ItotTIM DA M. the FYYSOCIILD, erery Thumb" morning f! , .21 . 1 off the Tower. FIRM £l. e titan N. neutral names, under Raul= Slaw. the ADLER. WE. or SCH WALD& every Thunday morning 'neither per any , at 8 a m , from Hanel:down, andiron' illnekiraU at ,rn Fart. L. 11 and 10u th;IINDON. letweery I& from Hone wo. Farm 2:3 35.. P 3 2s, &ad CL To be followed by the - •TIF WASA. • - • frtunt, pump, etc.. apply e Chaplin's Universal Oflice, ,:ent-tl, us, W. or to PHILLIPPO, (12.1.1128, PHILLIPP?, :.rn. 11. Itoorl.lane. LC. r I (rVERNMENT ANNUITIES BILL. It a numerously attended MUTTItO of ihe UMBERS -.. LIFE ASSURANCE PROMMION, Mid at the °Moss of I. ; 2 Farmers Assurance Company, 3, AorfolkAtrat, : • :, }AIDA V, Feb. 19 , leis : JuEf REDDISH, Es+, lu the chair: • I .!I• • mg resolutions were passed : ,! r , ii Life Assurance has been carried on In this country • • - .1 • - i tel a half by private enterprise, and that the Lite i - l'ompowies have fulfilled their engagements in a man - , :., I. .111 Iviar h 'aural e comparison with that of any •-• • io of inatitntious : that they have always adapted --,.'..., to the public wants and auvenience, and are sole • 1 v .:' , : to rnnt h. lie to do so. .:. flat this Sleeting is of opinion that the proposal of the • r- , • - of is an interference with ordinary commercial enter ' ••• • ! 4usht to he opposed. ii i Hist a Commitiee. with power to add to their number. • 1 ,, 1. 4Pointed, for the purpose of watching the measure and :IL,: • :eh steps M they may deem exponent. itl. I :At the long. dr..: resolutions be signed twilit Chairman , ii:oomitteil to the Chancellor of the "scholar, inserted in - ,o'i rawer.. and vent to the Metropolitan sod other Mem r.. ! cl, Rome. 00XIITI2K I I ,llime, Lou , +Pracue. Esq. W. 8. Unfold, req. J. Meuent.. Eq. Henry Barbee. raq. t - ^noolientions In reference ttireoet to the Honorary Seel .00,4• Lid. bonalon. 'JOHN REDDISH. Chalemon. to the shove subject stould ht artary, LIKNEY EMMEN, 35, IN 'uKWICII UNION FIRE and LIFE OFFICES. )TICK OF REMOVAL Tte Directors HEELLV GIVE NOTICE that la consequence .4 " '..' , liatt'ra:%.,S..n of the Lawton, Chatham. end Dever ** *a% %Jolla, v.- %led their offices. No. S. Crewels', New I' ..... •%r•-.4 Ott R E M O:ED to theirNEW PR USES. No. M. f !ar.T.-TRE.CI - , E C. 1 ... 4. 1341. THE MEXICAN BANK (Limited). fkir.rt..n are prepared to receive AITIJCATIONS R n /• I 1.1111. N. properl) qualitted, to PIOCLLD to MEXICO Lt. -:t per-rnt.m.e. t. , Ode vlsettleeesetst to be addressed to the ' cpredest3aL-11. order. W THfid. SIOLLISON, aeciatary pro teas. ntp-r - in Otices Ili. king William-stmt. LC. TF:N PER ('ENT. MORTGAGE BONDS. -1 I: %%P Mr- HALL COMPANY Monad .—BONDS of tl~ • !r for constitutin, A drat charge nPon t.: • I. rt) .4 th. ”topauy, repayable In three yeara and • - .:.1. reit ct t per cent. per Anil um. payable hall-yearly. At • , t •hlees •I the Company, r 45. :4111111d, W,C. or to Nr : T qlor. ,tek and share broker, U. Tokanhouse-yard. I.' - .4,l‘r of the Iloar.l, FREDERICK LAWRiNCE, Secretary. - - Rl' NIEL'S PERFUME FOUNTAIN, a ,onr ad:oh.:t to the drawing room, ball room, duo. 3 • fndn al 10a Lent on hire for bazaars Row Water Cracker., a new and smuts. -.r tartirt. 2a ger &gen.—C. AIIINIRL, • ~ I .o..iniment to 11.1.11. the Princess of nate*, . • ,od Loaden. -- - - OH. of HORSE CHESTNUTS. experience. confirmed by the testimony of the en I journals, has proved that for allaying an! 7 nion innxiiimatory action the Lof HOLM CHEST •"••••ialle.t. It ix 'milk. all other liniments: It it sei nor irritating to the skin, and is used with ami speedy cure in gout, rhewastists, nen , • ••iii•xxo, tic ilidorens, bronchitis, deafness, eblibliilus, -••::ii x :it 2. 61., 44. L. and Ilia 6d.. Huss the •t•:. revpored only by It. M. LEW and Co., te2, • • • "•-• 1. L..nilon. fly post on receipt of stamps. T' E IVVIGORATIVENERVINEESSENCE. I GC)R ATI VIC NERVINE ESSILNCE. intetalfically pd and mast powerful moth • • , d rver intruluced to thelr normal condition . 7 . •011 the integrity of which partect health i:e , I•is o speiltic for debility of all kinds. and front its con . 01 other insredlents, pepsine and phospeteid to-L,, • " beneficial to the nervous and dyspeptic. .." be.rtie, ..r texr rinantttles In owe for tt.s. Anie Lninurarten and Co. StO, Otlonistreet, W.C., • • • .7 L• oixsioni•stixet, LC., Liikiel‘ PRO3PECtU3. The attention of caplia - litTand the public has of late been much directed to the introduction of financial companies in this country: and the result of the operations of these amocia•lons being sow known has afforded a striking evidence, both of their commercial utility, and the advantages they offer for a judicious and profftable employment of capital The formation of this Company haa for some time engaged the careful consideration t I the Directors, and they are ',studied that an ample geld remain. in England, abroad, and especially In tattle, for conducting soccer klly an enterprise of this charac ter: and having secured very valuable co-operation, and made other preliminary arrangements, they have no hesitation In in. troduchig it W the public. The principal ob je cts of the Company will include : Ist. The negotiation of loans . concessions for railways, and other public works, whether In England, India, the Colonies or ahroa& 2nd. The advances of money on the deposit of approved securities, as well as the purchase and negotiation of the same on commission. Srd. Fart Mies will also be afforded to contractorsof undoubted position who hare undertaken the construction of railways and other important works. . . The Directors ue fully Impressed with the necessity of vigi lance luso caution In the selection of their business. Mutual relations have already been ettablished with leading banking hoses and capitalists, with a raw to the immediate contaminants* of operations. Prospectuses sad Forms of Applications for Shares may be ob tained lathe Temporary °dices of the Coats y, No. 11, Mah an*: ar at the Ohms of the Brokers, Messrs. Knight, Coleman. and Co., 1, Royal Kahange.balldings, ware aU application, for shares are to be made. POLK OF APPLICATION ?O& SHAUL No. To the Directoes of the Imperial Financial Company Idatited'. Gentlemen.—Harlot paM to your bankers the sum of £ briny a deposit of 41 per share on shares in the above Company. I hereby request that you will allot me that number aid I agree to accept ouch shares or any smaller number th►t may be allotted to use. subject to Roe regulations of the Com• pang, and also to pay the further deposit of Ct per share on allotment. and I hereby authorise you to enter my name on the register of shareholders for the shares so allotted. Nam* in full • Residence Protemboa or business Date Runt vol ORPOIRT. No Received this day of . IRK of Use sum of pounds, being s deposit at 41 per share, on shares, In the Imperial Financial Company (Limited, For L Beakers to the Cm:pew. RAILWAY ALTERATIONS.-FURNITURE, Curtains, Carpets, tree Dedstescie, de. —RICHARD LOADER earl Co now OPYRIL their well imsorted. modern STOCK at penally reduced priors. their premises hob; required for the METROPOLITAN ILLTINSION. On view, 23 sad U, Pavement, Finsbury, Landow. Early spplication sectimary. Every article narked la plain Ogurea.—ltlCHAßD LOADER sad Co. LONDON CARPET WAREHOUSE. WAVON sad aCiN. $ sad t. ootmosarenT. W. BROWN BROTHERS. —PATENT CHAIRS sad COUCHES, Barrack Furniture. Trunks. Portmaa imam dta—lai. Piccadilly. Waldman tree. EAST CHAIRS and FURNITURE. HOWARD and SONS' WAREHOINE—The nobility and aboold INSPECT Messrs. HOWARD and SONS' superior 0i,.."1. at in and 27. Bernerastreet, Oifordstreet. Tlf ARUM'S PATENT CASK STAND, • new tnirmtum, so admirably coutrived tbat a full be as well as manor casks, may be railed or tilted on It without labour or trouble. Ito wilco is so kapok:obis that tie sediment ottlso most limpid Mild by no possibility can be disturbed. Trios 9a, IM, Its., to suit Ss, Y, and 14 gallon casks. BARLOW'S BRLF-ACTING SYPHON TAP. No rent-pet requlral. No more flat beer at near vrier. Prtos 4 Mi. ditto, electroplated, 9e.—Apply direct to JAMibi BA 610 W, patedloe. la, by Maraloa-bonsh flee that Ids lame sad address are aa eters article . all ethos are spurious ualtat/oos. Itagrasinp gratis. tatablished CANDLES. —PRIZE MEDAL. P.ULAFFINL —Adopted by bar majesty& Government for the nellltary stations. J. C. and J FIELD . . . - - the original otanufaetitieri and holders of the 1163 Prize Medal, eastilan the pettlic against any spurious Imitations. Their label Is on all packets and boxes. Sr Id by all dealers thronghent the k Wholesale see Ise sepsrtetles. at the Werke, UPPER M 1 6 47, LA SIBILTH, LONDON, S. , where also may be obtained their esklinded United flervic• Soap Tablels. TIE S'S BEST COLZA OIL, 48. 6d. per DA salloo.--Spens Candles, Is. 4.d. sand Is. 1161. : floe British was, la bd.. ',umpires* was, Is. 6d- ; Belmont wax sad sperm, Is.; Gansu wax, Is. ad. botanic was, Is.; palace paradise. Is. Id.: composite, Bd., ad.. sad the best. 10d.; metallic tot Passers lamps, ad.: magmas. bid.; bed dip candles, al.: Tier.. palsy soap 36a.. KS. Ma., and •ela. per 48s. ; old brows Mateo,. Is. at. per packet; common btowa Indoor, Is. ; white Mimi's,. la mt.. hooey, la ad glycerine sad almond, la par bar—for cash, at IL P. DAVIES MA SONS' .sid-esitabilabest wart house. 66, at. Martlesdsae, Cliasimparou tandem. W.C. HYAM A CO., 66 and 67. OXFORD-STREET. NUM of OKNTLIIMEN'S CLOTHING : Hymn and Cell Inverness Caps* na at. to oft Od. Hyam and Co.'s Clyde Cerereasts .... Hyam and Co.'s Sandringham Overcoats Hymn and Co.'s Berkeley Walking Coats 8y... and Cu'. Wimbledon Morning Coats ?Is. at. to Ms. Od. Hyam and Co.'s Dress Coats . Hyam and Co.'s Soften' Coats Hyam and Co.'s True-fitting Troemes IIA ild. to Iss. 04. Hyam and Co..' Vesta to Motels flyam and Co. a Cheviot Undress Salta . Hymn and Co.'s Tweed redress Belts 4Pie. Od. 10 as. Oct Hymn and Co. 's Angola Half -dress Sults Gentlemen's Select Order Sep Department for ch i den Boys. Clerical Attire. Profeisloyal Attys. Habits, and timely': ii711;;;;47;;;; ewkn. cstitei~a :. Carpet Bog s. Se:, de. RYA)! and Ca. OS and C. Oaford-street. W.: 12. sad 2s. New-street. Inranagnaw and 42 . dnegaae. Leed► TROUSERS. —HAMILTON and KIMPTON salt especial Monition to the whiter goods, owl gentle men who do not mind mew • fair pries for a good pair of trousers ran depend on the boot malarial& at No. 105, the STRAND, opposite Exeter Hall WHEN ARE SPECTACLES REQUIRED? llas gamy is worthy sonsideration by every oae saxions to retain the lasethisable birestog— Wight for on correct know ledge to to this proper time for using bp , rtacies wttl depend the oertalnty of preserving Wear Maim to the end of life. When Be dtlielem7 ls determined a nierty of dinaiminatieu meat hr used la adapting knees of the enact power that will supply the low or irreparable injury will result. Optical gnat ks. like nseilicol quacks, do incalculable lobo:Wel by their igworant pestensann, as is proved lir the vkiiime of country Mu kers sad tiaskilled venders. Boreal rhea, It were wiser to irk advice rather from some of repute, sod avoid risk to ones Wight. The old firm 2Thomas Harris sad Son established 1790 opp osite _ the British Itamoniuste, rondos, having specially att.eded to Ow mans facture of a ecisiclot, an competent to advise on all that per taloa to the remedy' nx defective vision by the sanuate adaptation of the leases, nruhentatleally true, of the requisite pewee, and aim by the judicious selentioa of a speetacle frame whisk Is like- Ids* imporiaoC or the form asst hatoweing the ism 111INNEF()RD'S PURE FLUID MAGNESIA has been, diming twenty-firs year*, emphatioally gam cloned by the medical profession, and universally aesepted by the public. as the best reined, for acidit) of the stoosaah, heart burn, headache. gout. and Indigestion and so a mild aperient for delicate constitutions, more especially for ladies and chil dren. It Is prepared, In a state of perfect 'amity and of uniform strength, by DINNETORD and Co., 17; New kiond-atreet, Lon don • and sold by all respectable chemists throughout the world. DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER P • never %Mal imusedY, Prothared without any mere n tt Ingredient, frees the recipe of Dr. Suet. will be found invaluable to all who Buffer from bilious and liver complaints, indlinetioN wind, spawns, giddiness, Mahler of the eyes, itc. For habitual .7. ..envenom, as • bunny aperient medicine, and me a purism of the Wood, they are truly eseedent : nitd In their operation and grateful to the einnumb, they create appetite, promote digestion, 5..1 strengthen the whole nervous system.—Sold by W.Lambert, cher a n it til io , 1:17 Williansel.Charing.crom, London, and by in et dru boles, is. lid. and U. Pd. Re eery to ask for IW. Roost's and Liver Pills. The genuine me in • spare peen packs. with " William Lambert" engraved on the atm& THE ART-JOURNAL (price 2s. 6d. Monthly). The MAZCH NPMBER contains an interee . 26e t rical deseriplem AOCOMST of the PlCFUltifi sew at the British Institution, by a wall.informed writer on Art. The Moe Fograrmp in the Part are:—The Crossing Sweeper, by C. W. Sharp, atter W. P. Frith, B. A.—The Bay of Balm. by E. Brawiard, after J. 11. W. Turner, H.A.—The Infant monk by J. H. Ba.er. from the group by Spence. The Mangy coa teibutions Include Mulready • short account of his Life and Worts. Illustrated with examples of his paintings, by James Dafform—Almsnac of the Month. from Designs by W. Harvey, illustrated—History of Caricature and of Grotaique In Art, by I'. Wright, M.A., llisstraled—Art-Work in March, by Os Rev. J. G. Wood, M.A—A Day for J. D. Barding—Ths Revival of Art In Germany, by J. B. Atkinson—On the Arts employed In producing the Essential Materials of Clothing, by Professor Areher—Vogelstein's Faust—A Plea for the -Esthetics of OW Public Ways—The Alesandra Vase illuatrated—St. Andrea's Hall, Norwich—Portrait Painting m Laglmd, by Peter Cunning. ham, I.R.A. —Picture Selling lo America—The British Institution Exhibition, Re., Ac. London: James B. Virtue, 53, Iryisne. Now ready, pries ibL ; stamped, 7d., THE AUTOGRAPHIC MIRROR. Contents of first number: A Letter In cypher of Charles I.—A LaMar from Clarke 111. ef Spain about Gibraltar—A Letter from Linda Philippe —Letters, te., from Ruben', Sidney Smith, Lord Derbi. Mr. Bureau, Charles Dickens. Mr. ilmveady, La. blache, Mario, Rabiol, Grist, Letter of Count d'Orsay with sketch of Lord B)T011—sod Inedited Caricatures, with Au. W&Agtby the late Yr. Thackerag. *TOGRAPIIIC MIRROR will be published on the lot 10th, and 29th of every mouth. Yearly subscription, only in advance, lea: half-yearly, Ina psstajs free. Temporary ogee. 110, bland, To appear on Tuesday, )larch I, price Gd, bv post ?d, T HE AUTOGRAPHIC MIRROR. CorrEnre of No. n. A Lauer of cfristimiT€7,llsensiiiikinno 1611 of Sir Phi lip Sydney, Washington, Nelson, Nesselrode. Metternich, Dl moaner, the Sari of Flimmere. Coleridge, lirs, l rollope, the Countess of Derb 'Miss larren , Chutes Kean, )lies Helen Pew Pewit, Charles Mathews, and sketches, with autogrsphs of Thackersy and Leech. Temporary Mike, 110, Strand, W.C. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. Mani% Tatzawial THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE. BERLIN, Fu. 26. The semi-official Norddetasehe Al(genuine Zeitung of this evening says :—" The despatch of England, inviting Prussia to a Conference, was dated the 20th of January. The Prussian cabinet replied in a note dated the 31st ult., not rejecting in principle the propositions of England, but stipulating as a preliminary condition to sending a representative to the Conference the complete evacuation of Sleewig by the Danes." SLESWIG DEPUTATION TO DUKE FREDERICK. KIEL, Fn. 26. To-day Duke Frederick of Augusteuburg received an address' presented by a deputation from all parts of Sleswig. The address statedithat the people of Sleswig would accept no other Prince as their sovereign' than the Duke. In reply the Prince declared his intention of never surrendering his rights. The deputation consisted of 1,600 members, some of whom were elected (on the principle of one member representing about 400 inhabitants of the province),while the rest had joined voluntarily. THE PARIS BOURSE PARIS, Fits. 28, 3.20 P.n. The Bourn baa been dull. Renter clused at 66.55, or about the same as yesterday. THE BRITISH M.P. IN POLAND. A correspondent of the Paris journal Le Temps, writing from Warsaw on Feb. 15, says, in the conoliming paragraphs of his letter: I Amid ilia to adds word upon the subject of the letter that a member of the English House of Commons—Mr. Grant Duff—has recently addressed to the Tinges. Yr. Grant Duff, at the commencement of the winter, took a journey to Poland for his own affairs and his own instruc tion. He raw at first several Polish patriots, to whom he had been directed by friends in England, but he speedily allowed himself to be monopolised by the followers of Count De Berg. At Wilna he was the guest of Mouravieff, who did not lose sight of him for an instant. He wished to visit the prisons ; they were shown to him, and he bad the simplicity to appear surprised that they were kept in seta good order. He talked over his champagne •of the wrongs of Poland. In reply the excellent intentions of the Czar were unfolded to him, and the worthy gentleman was easily convinced that if the Poles were ha 'intoned, if they were transported, and if they were mined by confiscations, it was solely to compel them to be the happiest people on the face of the earth. True be really found in one of the prisons he visited a certain number of Tomes who had been arrested and detained without cause for several months ; but these prisoners did not complain of their fate before this stranger, who alone seemed not to see by his side the Russian agent ready to take down whatever might be said by whoever he questioned. A newspaper has e►en stated, I believe, that the wife of a Russian officer consented to play the part of a Polish captive in order to have an opportunity of ringing the praises of her polen before Mr. Grant Duff. These are the sources from which this hon. member of parliament has drawn his information. The only thing which ought to astonish us therefore in the letter be has addressed to the Times is the eagerness he has displayed in importing to his cousin" men his imply-t -urns. de ,v.gage. We do not dread the effect of such pub lications upon the public of England or France ; but we regret them nevertheless and they p►in us, for they are the delight of the Russian newspapers, which complacently reprint them, and derive arguments from them with which to reply to every one who may be tempted to blame the present rivirne." THE Nix's Jr= —PLYuIorTR, FEB. 26.—The Niels Juel, which sealed hence early this morels!, is imp. posed to have left for the German Ocean. 'Mod light from the %meth•east. The Inman steamship Edinburgh, from New York on the 13th inst., passed Crookbaven at 6.40 p.m. yesterday. She brings 25 cabin and 48 steerage passengers, and 488,327 dollars in specie. Her news has been anti. ciliate& TMs BISHOPS OF NATAL AND CAPZIOWN.—A ettheeription I. aid of the defence of the Bishop of Natal spigot the Bishop of Capetown has been opened by a few Meade of free digression. One thousand pounds bare been received by the hankers in a few days. Barristers, fellows of the Royal Society, and men of memos. contribute largely. Many clerysymen of the English church—who give their aamesand livings in fall—are on the list. Of course the subscribers are mot eceeidered as pledging themselves to any of the Bishop of Natal's opinions. Their presence on the list is merely meant es a protest in favour of free inquiry. —llArannm. M. De la Rue, aged 64, an expert in handwriting, gave it as his opinion that the letters attributed tp Mauini were in the same handwriting as that of a signature of Maxaini to a document signed by . him when he was a member of the Roman triumvirate. He said that in the letters prodnoed Mazzini had tried to disguise his hand, but that there were certain characteristic words written in what he called panes de ~licher, which in his judgment—and no man . , he said, had had more experience—were con clusive. One of the judges here read a translation of the letter which Mazzini wrote to the English papers, denying any participation in this act. The presiding judge remarked that Mazzini ad mitted his acquaintance with Greco, and alluded to the possibility of his having written him a letter at a date which corresponded precisely with the date of one of the letters seized on Greco's person. Greco being again interrogated said that he would never have mentioned Mazzini's name in the affair had he not been forced to do so by Imperatores hav ing made some false declarations which compromised his honour. He considered Mazzini the martyr of Italian independence, sad was very sorry to implicate him, but he had been forced to tell the whole truth. After the reading of several depositions collected by the rogatory commission to show what passed at Lugano during Maxine* stay there, the court adjourned till to-morrow for the speeches of the Procnreur-General and the counsel for the defence. It was remarked that notwithstanding the recri minations between Greco and his fellow-prisoners, they all chatted together in the most friendly manner during the few minutes that the court rose for luncheon. An unusual circumstance was that the gendarmes not only did not restrain them from intercourse, but laughed and joked with them. THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. By the arrival of the Calcutta and China mails we have advices from Calcutta to January 22; Madras, January 28 ; Colombo, January 30 ; Hong Kong, January 16 ; and Singapore, January 22. INDIA. Advioes from Calcutta are meagre, two days only having elapsed since the departure of the previous mail to England. The Great Exhibition of Agricultural Produce and Machinery in Calcutta has been, and continues to be, a very great success. Immense interest is taken in it by all the natives. "We are happy to state," says the Hurkaru, "that the commercial crisis has passed, and that there is a sensible improvement in the money market. This rapid return of the market to a healthier condition, after so long a depression, is attributable to the simultaneous arrival of three mail steamers, viz., the 26th November, 10th De cember, at Calcutta, and the 3rd of December at Bombay, bringing the Secretary of State's bills on the Treasuries, and bullion. From the returns of the Bank of Bengal, dated the 13th inst., it is gratifying to learn that the reserves are steadily in creasing. The iirst locomotive in connection with the rail way in Ceylon has been landed at Colombo, and a part of the railway will shortly be open for traffic. CHINA The news from China is not important. Gordon still remains inactive. He is supposed to be waiting for an answer to his remonstrance to the Imperial government airilost the Futae's treachery in execut ing the Taeping chiefs whom Gordon had given his pledge to spare. The Futae's report of the affair was despatched before Gordon's, and has reached the capital while the other is en route. The con sequence is that the Fntae has been promoted to honours of such magnitude, that he is allowed to wear yellow in the Emperor's presence. Gordon had 10,000 taela sent to him (upwards of 3,0001.) along with some marks of distinction, which he immediately returned. The Chinese traders of Shanghae look to Gordon's action as something to go by. If he continues in the field they will open places of a business at Soochow ; if not, they will confine themselves to Shanghae. At Soochow all is tranquil. Two towns, Wusih and Piug Wing, have fallen since the surrender of Soochow, and the province is coming again under Imperial sway. Money is said to have risen in consequence. _ _ _ A shock of earthquake had been felt at Hankow, and 300 workmen were buried by the falling of an embankment. At the other ports on the Yangtsze there is nothing stirring. Business way dull at Hong Kong at the depar ture of the mail JAPAN. The news from Japan is of a pacific character, and commercial relations were being renewed. A pri vate letter dated Dec. 17, says : " The Tycoon's go vernment have written a letter to Colonel Neale stating how glad they were that all was settled, and hoping that our amicable relations would not again be interrupted. Trade is vigorous-20 The in harbour. Cotton and silk coming in." China Mai/ is, however of opinion that, although the Japanese are peacefully inclined just now, they will resume their hostile attitude when our forces no longer threaten them. It adds : The existing state of affairs in Jsprie, therefore, though *rift enough for the time, caotiot be protiouoced satis factory with roped to the future. It is just probable that the Japanese nobles may become impressed by the convic• tine t ha t Britain is, on the whole, too strong for them; bat we should be sorry to place much dependence on such a contingency. It is much more likely that a few years more rosy be devoted to preposition for hostilities on a more ex tended scale, and when even the p resent small squadron shall be farther reduced. The Japairese princes are, we think, sufficiently persistent in their purposes to maks many more attempts to be rid of foreigners. In the mean time, ands pending the maturity of their preparations for future hostilities, we shall sot be surprised to see them revert to the policy which led to the abandonment of Yedo as the diplomatic headquarters of the different foreign representatives. The next step mod likely to be contemplated—nay, even already designed—is the removal of foreigners from Yokohama. Several open endeavours to effect this have been promptly negatived by the English minister and Admiral Kuper. Farther efforts will doubtless be made, and they will be of a lese tangible kind than those which the admiral and Colonel Neale were able to counteract. Japanese statesmen are patient, and will not consider many years of diligent matueuvriog as throws away in the attempt to get us out of the country. To this assiduity on their part we must oppose an equal amount of patience on ours, but it must be tempered with a degree of perfect firmness. sad most never be again, as heretofore, qualified by a conceding disposition. The writer concludes, however, by btating that Japan wu always a puzzle, and that we must hold our own while patiently waiting for a clue to its intricacies. LAUNCIIIIS or IROS Vintriims. —An iron vessel was launched on Wednesday morning in the presence of many thousaads of people, at the shipbuilding yard of Messrs. Walpole, Bewley, and Co., North Wall, Dublin. The wind and tide were propitious. and the launch was most succesiful. His Excelleocy the Lord-Lieutesiust was present. The ship was christened the Knight Commander, and after this ceremony a large number of the visitors eat down to • euraptirous dejeiner. On Wednesday afternoon an armour-plated frigate, intended for the Danish govern ment, wee Lwached from the building yard of Hews. J. sod (1. Thomson. at Govan, on the Clyde. Th e length of the vessel is about 280 feet, end she is of 3,n00 tons burden and 600 hone power. She is covered from stem to stern with srmourlplates 4i inches thick, upon a strong hacking of teak and iron plating. The launch was wit nessed by a large suarlier at people on both banks of the river, and was coadosted without the occurrence of any BoixrAmes Tak is choice and strong, moderate ts poise, sad wholesome to ux nese advantages bare secured I for tills Taft a general preference. It la mold to packets b 7 2,V00 apre—(AhrullseliaiLl Betting - : - itolagst the Ma. Outer filly, sto 1 mob apt Love Letter and Rosette, 6 to 1 apt Birague, and 10 to 1 sot Quiz. TR* Wocmliat emus off was. sash .vtlit 84 midi& for aim ; &Wing allowances. Fin turlongo. Mr. 0. P. Hudson's Virginia, by Vedette-940G; 3 yes (SOL), Mt bib (A. &Awards) w.o. Omit* 370 (301..), bet 11b, was weighed foe by Chal kmer, but upon going to mount the mare was fou to be lame, and was withdrawn. Ten Bun Ass Wars of 100 son., added to a sweep stakes of 10 son each, 5 ft, for 3-yr.orlds and upwards ; winners extra. Two miles and a distance. (27 subs, 15 of whom pay Sawa forfeit to the faad.) Mr. T. Stevens's Violet, by Voltigour—Mid of 'Sawa, 6 M. let bib J. (Hinshaw) 1 It,. J. atispherson's Turn of Lack, 6 yrs, not Mb ,A. Edwards' 2 It,. F. Fisher's Earl of Surrey, 6 yrs, art 31b 'Mitchell 3 The following aim) ran i—Laratider, Zreulankl. and Glow worm. : 2 to 1 apt Toro of Lock, 4 to 1 each 'pint E aad Violet, and 5 to 1 apt Earl of Surrey. THE Caxvimi flaximcsr of 5 soya, each, with 50 added, for all spa. Winners extra. Ono mile and a diataace. Mr. P. gloaters this lmma, 6 yrs, IA 121 b (Hibbard; 1 Mr. Y. C Moegana Faurunuer. 6 yrs, bat 121 b Covey, 2 Mr. J. N. galley's Quicksand, 4 yra, gat alb . ..(NlWberal The following also ens 'Duey, Carus, Victoria Betting 5 to Y apt Mills Emma, 4to 1 apt Ballvaass, and 6 to 1 opt tilmalusacL TUE Burr Cup, Talus 40i., for local bunters. Penalties and allowances. Gentlemen riders ; professiousla, 71b stork About two miss and a diatoms. Mr. J. Hartsway'a Telegram, aged, list (Owner) 1 Mr. A. I. Smith's Paddy from Cork, aged. 122451 b k= , 2 Mr. J. Tublis Surprise, aged, list 511) (A. 1_ 3 The following also taa:—Dremisought, Scandal, Friar Tea, The Otpay, Knighton. Betting : sto 4 apt Tolsgsaan, 3 to 1 apt aszpriss. and Bto 1 apt Paddy from Cork. Won is a cantor. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 7 to 1 wis4 Bantam (t freely) 11 to 1 Woo Noll (t hotly) :A) to 1 Amy (t) TWO THOUSAND. 600 to 500 apt atruisa;eas. Fits ds kek, sad Mr. Tea Brotok's lot (t). BETTING AT MANCREBTER.FRIDAT. LIVERPOOL STEL'PLEOHABR. 8 to 1 apt Bantam (t) 12 to 1 Wee lioll(t1) 12 to 1 Emblematic (of, 100 to 7) 16 to 1 Portland (tkoff) 16 to 1 Emblem It) 20 to 1 Jormalem (off) 20 to 1 Amy (off, t 25 to 1) 33 to 1 Thonmatown (t NORTHAMPTONSHIRE BfAKES. 10 to 1 apt libthfield (off, tl2to 1) 100 to 6 Sheridan It) TWO THOUSAND. 6 to 1 on the 11•14 (off) NAVAL AND MILITARY. (MOM LAM MIGHT'S GAZAITZ.) WAR-OFFICE, Fax. 25. . . Th. Queen has been graetouslj pleased to give orders for the following appointments to the Most How:swab!. Orden of the Bath : - _ _ 17•Ixsoriiiiary members of the military division of the second claw, or knights summandss of the said most hoa order, via. :—ldear•Admiral Sir Alexander Milne, K.C.B. (civil), with temporary rank u vion.admiral while coin mandsr.in-chief on the North American and West Indian station. Rear-Admiral Augustus Leopold Kuper, CAI, with temporary rank as vice-admiral while commander-in. chief on the East Indian and China station. To be ordinary members of the military division of the third Sass, or companions of the said most honourableords, wit: —Captain Sir William Saltonstall Wiseman, Bart., R.N., Captain Francis William Sullivan, R.N., Lieutenant. Colossi Dominic Jsootin Gamble, deputy cpartermaster general to the forces is New Zeslited. MINORANDUIL—The name of Lieutenant-Colossi Charles Wilson Austen, lad battalion. 14th Regiment, was labsaittad to her Majesty, and he would have been nominated a com panion of the Order of the Brth, had not his death been officially reported. ADMIRALTY. FEB. 26. APPOI N ENT'S. -- Staff Commander W. Eleinaley, retired as a commander. Paymasters W. Morgan, to be Secretary to Sir C. Talbot; G. P. Marlin, to the Pembroke, additional. Clerk M. Wellington, to the Formidable. r Secretary's clerk. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAN:NUDGE. Fa& 26. THE LIBRARIANSHIP 01 Tam tiowsiikury.—The Rev. J. E B. Mayor. MA.. of St. John's College, was this doe ideated to the abovrassatioped dike without oppo shies. OXFORD, n:6..26. Buitnerr Courre ScnouseHtrs.-The examiners for this scholarship, for the promotion of " the Wady of Geology sad of Natural Saimaa as bearing ma Geology,* have this day notified to the Vice-Chaeeellor that they have elected Mr. Edward Langdon, 8.A., of New College. en-R&M—The elections at this boll terminated this jib i dLi tersoow as follows :—Lusby Scholar : Mr. D. Morgan, mummer, Jesus Co ll ege ; Mr. F. S. Aldbouse, commeeer, Magdalen-hall, prorime acerant. Meeks Scholar : Mr. C. N. Jackson, Somerwitshire School, Bath. Lucy Exhibi• tioners •. Mr. J. B. D. Hop=oommoner, Alban hall ; Mr. S. C. EtaMwia, Osirsetry TnAM VAu.z Brawny.—The ordinary half yearly meeting of this common was held yesterday, at the office, 3, Victoriantrest, Westminster; Mr. W. S. Liacisay, M.P., in the chair. report read by the secretary stated that peat and very satisfactory progress was being made in the works of the line, Messrs. Aird, the contractors, and by no unforeesea circumstaaces aria*, there wee every expecta tion that the line would be opened for traffic osi the Lt of July next. The line—which commences at Cbertery, run• clog through Hampton and Suobury, and coding at Sher perton—will be 71 miles in length. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, assured the shareholders that every exertion was being made to complete and open the line for traffic by Midsummer. The report was adopted, arid a vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro' ceedinga BI,HOP'S STORTFORD, DrNMOW, A.ND BRAINTREE Ran.war.—The tawnier of the first sod of this line, which will open up a large agricultural district, wee celebrated at Dumnow on Wednesday. A promotion, with bands of music, carriages, and horsemen, ko., proceeded to the field just outside the town ; and Lady Hessiker, after • prayer from the Vicar of Dunmow, performed the ceremonial, with a very handsome spade and barrow provided for the mow aim. It wee a holiday for Dnumow, of which the streets end bowsaw's, gsily decorated with triumphal arches, flap, &a. Meeers.ltrassay. Olgilvie, and Harrison gave a splendid ban quet in the National School-room, at which Sir Rrydges Himaiker, Bert., presided, supported by the High Sheriff, the Mayor, Recorder, and Vicar of Duninow, Colonel 11_,y0D. Co lonel Palmer. Captain Girtru, Captain Fairman, Major Tuf sell, kc. The Great Eastern Railway Company was represented by the Manama (Mr. Goodies). the vice-chairman (Captain Jervis, M.P.). Marrs. Ander- roes, Jewslye, Los4,Sinclalr, Omi, Ada - rOs, Johnson, &a; and the conservative Lend Society by Colonel Brownlow Knox, IL P., viaeoltairtosa (Lord Naa•lagh, the chairman, being unavoidably 'boot), Mr. Newsham Winstaaley, and Mr. Gruneisen (secretary). Mness. Foster, Cummings, and Winn, the artists from London, Nang glees and songs during tail evening. There were two military bands and a couple of small field pieces to repreeest the volunteer corps. The line will be opened in its entire length, about Id miles, within two years. Covrow mow Sorra AMERICA.—The cultivation of aotion by free labour is rapidly exteoding throughout South Miseries. From a single pert I. New Grenada four thourand bales were exported to Weed last ear. The es timate of this year's mop amounts to fifteen t bales. • The ewes lelema by the ememiebee bee the merit of am p/laity. After bearing the official witnesses of the public departments as to the general character of the plans de posited, they Lave examined the engineer and the path*. mastery agent for each project. Their course appears to have been to test the bond fide character of each scheme, and the reasonable prospect of success. The committee has not guns beyond this. It has not thought it its duty to an iicipate the evidence which may be given for or against each particular scheme when it comes to be mon fully and deli. beratsly investigated. The committee has not gone, io fact, into what are techically called " manta," but has looked only to the main facts of the case. —" Is the plan practicable : is it reasonable : is it so fairly supported as to assume the character of a project which par liament may fairly be asked to consider :" than are the questions which the committee, we have so doubt, have applied to the subject; and under such a system of in vestigation the result may be readily aaticijsated. The committee will not decide, as a conte=porary the other day prematurely declared they had decided, that say one animus is desirable in preference to all others. They will nut ailed to lay down, as it was indicated that they intended to lay down, one particular system for supplying the requirements ,of the metropolis in preference to any other system whatsoever. Any such decision could be obviously unfair upon the face of it; and no thinking parsons could have imagined that any committee, after some half-dozen sittings and a necessarily superficial in vestigation, would take a step so bold and so unreasonable as to declare one plan perfect and every other plan imperfect. Such an idea could only obtain currency where the question was imperfectly understood, and when the course pursued by the committee in its investigation was not known. The fair and reasonable course for the committee to pursue would, no doubt, be to save the time of parlianisert wherever a plan is more than doubtful, to save espouse to those c=cerned wherever the prospect of success appears 1111160t4), but in all other eases to let the venous projects go forwent for further deliberate oissideratios. It will probably be found that in several instances projects will drop through from.: other causes than mere west of IVISOD. able prospects of sums's. Already =moms are rife that a very ambitious project, which proposed various brambles in different parts of London, has fall's through in consequence of inability to sustain its deposit. Such a circumstance would not merely illustrate the =advisability of the deposit system, but, in this =stance, it would show the desirability of letting legislation take its course. Other contingencies may occur, and venom armegemeots and amalgamations will, no doubt, be made, before the mural cases come on for hearing ; and it is quite possible that such arrange ments and amalgamations may result in a plan which the legislature mid the inhabitants of the wietropolia would alike agree to be highly &viral& for the public interest The joust committee deliberated upon their drat' t report on Thursday for a period ci four hours, and arrived, at as understood, at a general cossoloatoa npoa it. They will have a further meeting, In which the revise may be modified, and subjected to corrections ; and we do not therefore vesture further to soticupate what may be the absolute recommen dations of their report. But after what has posed, it is not likely that their decisions will he generally disapproved, though they may disappoint the hopes of individuals, and in some instances be subject to public criticism. RIFLE COMPETITION. This competition, which has been the most in teresting one e ref entered into by the goornakers, terminated yesterday with the remaining three targets at 1,000 yards, to be nude by the two rides which had, according to the calculation of the diagrams upoe the ground, proved the best of those allowei to compete—vit., the small bore of Mr. Whitworth and the rifle of Mr. Rigby, whole a Dublin maker. The Whitworth ride made three diagrams, all of a much better figure of merit than on the preceding day, while the Hoary continued to shoot well, but after a close contest was beaten in the end. The wore for the thousand yards range has not yet been made up, except in the ease of these two competitors, and it was found to be as folio subject to soy mall Gartman's@ which may he di eeoeuud on chocking : 2.111Z5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 6. average. RtrhY lin La 1.97 1.70 1.63 1.30 LIM Phelps (gtors) 3.19 306 Le 7 Henry 156 374 Whitworth L4$ LW L9O 1.47 1.44 1.45 1.63 Do., large bore Calculating the average figure of merit upon the whole of the series of the two ranges, the Whitworth rile wins by .24 advantage at the SIX) yards, and .01 at the 1,000 yards, ' making altogether an error of .25, or about three inches radius against the Rigby rifle. It ie particularly to be regretted that the large bore wee not fired throughout the six series, but as there were only four targeta, and the two competitors who had not obtained the qualifying numbsr of less than 2.77 were allowed to continue firing, the time was consumed, and thus we have missed, for the present at least, the results which the performance of the large bore promised by its remarkable firiag of the day before. Really the shooting of the rifles of Mr. Heary and the Moot Storm was not to be compared as a matter of interest with the trial of the large bore. Although the diagrams have not yet bees calculated, it was nee that the shooting of both these rifles had set improved their position, Mr. Henry, especially, making another ricochet shot. Tine the trial resulted, after all, in the heavy barrel rifle of Mr. Henry, which began well, being beaten completely, while both the heavy-barrelled pieces, which were allowed to compete, were beaten by the Whitworth small bore, with the prescribed weight of barrel, and a rite is every respect completed as • military arm. The question whether these rifles ought to be considered as rites or merely as barrels, which will have to be decided by the cooped, is now therefore out of so much moment, done wither have proved the winner io the costeet. Bull , bow. ever, it is most important that the points which were ex. pisised in the first notice of the competition should be made perfectly clear both in letter and spirit in the roles of the Aesociatioe. As it happens, the attempt tosteal a march upon the competitors bas failed as it deserved to do, bet it will be foe the council so to frame the conditions for any future eons petition as to shut out all possible worms of dispute. Above all, there should be no eels crag of the rules in favour of any rite. If a certain figure of rurit is to be reached ass qualification for continuing the competition it should be most rigidly and impartially adhered to. If Mr. Rigby had happened to have won with his rifle no doubt the council would have been involved in the two difficulties of having to explain why this rifle was permitted to continue the contest when it had not sttained the standard upon the first 3 shoteat 500 yards ; and of awarding the order of the Amecietion upon the performance of an unfiniehed rite, having a barrel 2 lbs. heavier than the prescribed weight. We proems that these matters have, however, been the subject of discuesion at the meeting of the council, held yesterday, and that at the general meeting of the &uncle. tioo which takes o.m to-day at Willie/400M% the decision arrived at will be made public. EDUCATION AID MOVZNINT IN MANCHBOTZR. A meeting was held in the mayor's parlour, Town Hall, Manchester, to consider a scheme for the formation of an Education Aid Society for Manchester and Salford. The !scheme has for its object the education of the children of the poor, as principles in which all the religions depends'. Mane may The society is to aid these children by the payment of the echoed pence ; the schools eligible to m eet?e the children being those under the Privy Council en Education, but those sot in receipt of government grants are also eligible. provided they be recognised by some re ligious body, or reguLuly use the Bible as a readies book. le all owe the choice of the schools is to tumuli with the parents, bet the committee will make up the list to be aided under the scheme. The meeting wee largely 'Moulded, including most of the leading friends of educatioa. Reso lutions establishing s society for this object were carried, end a subscription was opened at the meet*. The pro ceedings closed with thanks to the mayor for presiding. 01111/YAI. PALACK. ONZ SHILLING DAY. FILDAT, Fee. 26.—Adiedmiess on payment, 33Y; &Me by swam *kir* 383 644 736.