The Express. — London, England, 1855-06-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS. WEDNESDAY was risoniii than a beelt z =les with these moan...-_ wee safe twin and that while sue did SO ISO I will Fit. The aFre77emsereff woe lb' MN had prenatal Itself, itself, sad OD empeeeled •fa els% I sent • ass of trams in immediately essay arrivfmg at Kamen. It was Is respect of what I believed to be the peeper form of sending • flag of tree* that I did not take the ship into the Inner roads, fur I believed that it was la accordance with usage that the ship should stn y oat of per shot on such an Gera don. I stood into the bleed of Rue, on, about two sad a quarter miles from the village oi Haag°, and theses seat the boat, and I then stood off and oa to the same epos. Reateinieg for this mane as the ordinary station for • blockading ship, I believed that I complied with custom la not hoisting a en of trace on board my own ship, but only in the boat detached. tad. The instructions gins by me to the officer in charge of the boat wets to proceed with the flag of trues to the letting place at the village of Heap ; say troops were there to ask to commanicate with the r Seer in commend, to explain the reason of the boat coming in—comely, to lend the liberated Russian prisomen, and to ask leave to do so. It no troops were there, he was to land the liberated pit mans at the Ludt g place, with all their luggage, sad to rehire on board without clay. He was at liberty is the latter ease to allow the officers' Stewart. a to porch on any article offered at the boat by the villagers, provided that no detentiou of the blot was occasioned thereby. I also di rected him, sho II be be questioned as to the manner in which the blockade would be enforced with reference to masters, to captain tbe intentions sot forth in your memo randum on the subject, as clearly as possible. Be was charged not to allow any one to stray from the boat, sad also to be careful that to Wier, was done to pro perty at the landing-pl toe, ad none of it removed. The position of the ship, and the Cantle of the beat from the ship to the 1 tidies plan, was in full view of the telegraphic station which overhangs the village, and the boat took about three-quartets of on hoer to reach the shore. It was there-' fore open to the enemy either to have warned her off by firing with blank cartridge, or to order her off on her slo pe oaching within hail. 3rd. The boat wrs abseil two miles from the ship when last seen previous to her landing, and less than half a mile from the landing plan, there being a small rocky islet which then shut her in from the ship. 4th. The flog of trees was first displayed when about half way from the ship to the shore, or tether more than a mile I from the shore. No blank guns or muskets were fired, but the flag, which was on • boarding-pike was, by Lieutenant Genestet orders, kept clear in a good position to be seen. The officer in *charge could bays no reason to suppose either that it was acknowledged sr rejected by the enemy, as they were not to be seen, and the place appears& deserted. 6th. But one matt, and he not a soldier (who ran away as the boat approached), was seen from the cutter befalls ehe reached the jetty. The onions end prisoners had landed, and the baggage was removed from the bon to the wharf before the troops were seen. They mane out suddenly (rein behind a cover ' of some houses or rock, and rushed down firing their mus ket.. Before stepping on the wharf, Lieutenant Omens gave the crew strict orders to remain in the boat, and to be careful not to touch anything on the wharf. When the Russians first appeared, he was on the wharf with the other officers, rbeut four or live paces from the boat with the flog -1 truce in his hand, which be immediately waved, and called out flag of truce. The person who headed the soldiers replied, that " they did not ears about flags of truce there." The Finnish captain took the flag from Lieutenant (none., waved and shouted in his own language and in English, flag of truce." 6th. No assent coati be implied, ur otherwise, as no one on the part of the enemy appeared till after the prisoners were leaded, when they rushed out, as described in answer No. 6. In conclusion, I beg to state, that I was fully aware from some vessels having been lately captured in the neighbourhood, that there was a likelihood that troops might have been sins sent down to the coast ; but at the same time, I wee under the full conviction that the coarse pursued was such as was usual, and should have secured to the boat the protection due to the flog of truce, wbett er the enemy in exercise of his dis cretion, thought proper to order it to return without com munication or not. On again interrogating the wounded min, I find that the person who led on the enemy, and who spoke English, was a'med will a musket like the resr, and ern probably therefore set a ennenisenned nicer —I have, &c , (81Invd)ilas./. 0. FILIISHAWB, Captain. To Rear-Admiral the a. 8. Den des, C. 8., ConimandleerlmsOhist H. M. S Conack, Tolbonkin, June 11, 1865. Bir,—ln addition to the circumstances detailed in my letter to you of this day's date, I have to report that cu spin interrogating John Brown, the survivor of the boat's craw, he suttee: that immediately on the soldiers appearing, they contemned firing on the officers and liberated p.ionen who were with them on the wharf : their bet fire did but little injury, but as they approached be saw first, Mr. Easton. surgeon, and then Lieutenant °meets fall dead. He also saw the Finnish captain, who spoke English, fall; and feels perfectly certain that the rest were all shot, as be saw them falling indiscrimi nately. He s cdnfident that all fell. By this time the sol- ' diers, having approached within 10 or 15 yards of the boat, were firing into her also, sad the whole of the men were very soon stunk down. They then rushed into the boat, and threw overboard several of the bodies, but finding James Oliddon, though wounded, was not dead, they hauled him on the wharf and bayoneted him. He states that he was wounded early; that though faint, he had a perfect perception of what was plug on around him, and a sense of his own danger, which induced Rim to feign dead, and also that he was twice dragged from one part of the boat to the other in the h for arms, but, fortunately, not pitched overboard. Glidd ,n was close to him when he was dragged on the wharf. He conceives that the whole 'title, from the time the *de iers first rushed out until they filially retired, might have occupied about 15 minutes. He distinctly heard everything that w: s said on the wharf by Lieutenant Omens and the Russians. I may here lineation that the body of one of the men found dead in the boat had two shots through the kg, which he had had time to bandage with • silk handkerchicf before he received two other fatal wounds, in the abdomen and head. I omitted to state in my letter ripening this occurrence, that the following morning, when nulling the boat out, Brown saw a number of men in the same dresses as those who fired upon them coming down the telegraph hill; they stoppel several times, turning round and pointing to the cutter and the gig, which was approaching. I have, &e. (signed) E. O. FANSZAWS. Rear-Admiral the Hon. B , r R. S. Dundee, Commander in Chief, etc. etc. fits. their lastliag, bat of o avail. • volley of musketry was Immediately Ind at than, whisk kilMd them, mad also some er all of the Rusks plasm; volleys wen this Ind lute the beet, by which all were styli* doss ' sad the sesanests atm rushed isto the boat sad tbtew most of the bodies overboard, sad the* removed the moo sad asemisaitlos which went stowed as . deemeath. I leititei before aer daring this indiscriminate slaughter I was say resistance made. nor hostile intention shown by the beat's Grew with the leg of tutor, the muskets that were is the beat set baring been leaded, and being is the bottom of the boat ; and theretere there appeared to be nothing to justify this barbarous thfringement of the us,ges of war. 1 I therefore opened fire with both ship upon the place, at I*boat 600 yards distance ; but it was not returned either with rides or artillery ; and a thick fog having come on shortly afterwards, I erased firing, and withdrew the ships, the position which they we» in not being one la which they could with safety remain at anchor. I euchre, herewith the names of the adhere and meet who I have met their deaths on this cocuith.—l have, to. (Signed) E. O. Fnuatthwg. Rear-Admiral floe. It 13. Dandu, C. 8., ite., ite., &e. List of officers and cetter's craw who were killed at Rangoon the 6th Jane ISM :—Lieetenent Giant.; Surgeon R. T. Easton ; Chad,. Sullivan, mis.ter's assistant ; Edward Thompson, leading seamen; Benjamin Smith, able seaman; James Cornwell, ordinary seaman; John Glidden, able seaman; G orge Boyle. ordinary seaman; William Raskelly, ordinary seaman ; Thomas Stokes, ordinary sea man, second class; John Haughey, stoker; Frowns George, ordinar► seaman; Owen Francis, able seaman; William Liss, captain's steward ; William Banks, gun-room steward; Juba Lvrton, subordinate officer's steward. (Signed) E. G. FAIMIURIB, Captain. H.M.S. Cossack, Jens 6, 1866. H. M. S. Comet, Hango, June 6, 1°65. About a quarter to four o'clock, Jahn Brown, ordinary seaman, altar Wog taken to the Sick Bay, stated, that on the cutter, with a flag of truce flying, getting alonride the small jetty at the tiller, the officers and liberated Russian pitmen jumped out, and Lieutenant Hecate held up the fig of Uses, end told the RiMittli (who had assembled close to the water and on the jetty to the number of about 560, dreamed as riflemen, and armed with 'imitate, swords, and bayonets.) what it meant, and why they had landed. The old Fin (meaning the captain of the plias Johanna) *la captained to them, but they said they did not are for flags of trues there, and would show them how to fight the Russians, or words to that of et A volley was immedi ately fired at the officers and liberated prismeni and then into the boat. When all were supposed to he killed, the 112$1i11111 jumped tato the boat, and after throwing the bodies of the men lying on the arms, in the bottom of the boat, over board, took away all itie arms, moguls', !Lc. Brown, thiugh dangerously wounded (having received two shots through the right fore-arm, and one in the shoulder where the bullet lodgisf), managed in the morning to get up and scull the cutter oat. He states that when about 200 yards from the jetty, about 200 men came Turning down from the telrgraob. To Mr. Wise.— . l am positive that the officers were shot down at once, and before they fired into the boat. To Mr. M•Keaaa.—The Russian prisoners were also shot down while a the jetty. To Mean. M'Keena and Wi.e.—The boat went straight irkto the landing-place. The Russians spoke Engiisk; and the persui who led them, from his dress and ai pentanes, seemed to be as officer. Dr. Easton was the first offic r who fell. The old Finnish ftptain took the Big of truce from Mr. Remote, and waved it, sh3ntiog, " Flsg of trace ! Truce !" but the Russians yelled, and fired upon them. Before the men could de anything they were fired upon, and the Russians with rutlasees jawed into the boat. The Rus sians did not use their enemas. GM H. L. Wm!, Paymaster. Alliitrill'iCiturra, Assistant Surgeon. R. S. Ganda., Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief. ChinaltAL MlNMutant:ll. Duke of Wellington at anchor. Tolboakin Lighthouse, Hest 16 miles, May 29, 1665. It is my direction that all coostiug vessels, nadoubtedly Rustiest property, which may be mat with, passing and re posing alibis the Galt of Finland, and not of eafilcieot value to be detained as prizes, are to be deettoyird, bat no injury is to he done to boars or email craft which may he found empty at anchor, sad not trafficking. This order, however, is not iatentlen to Ir elude the eser ciso of the discretion of officers in special eases when the owners of Is may be obviously poor and harmless; bat the role above ordered is to he generally observe i, and made known, as far as pos,iole, to ell the owners of eosatiag vessels, it being the object to prevent, generally, all trate along the onset. (Signed) R. S. Dunnals, Rear-Admiral and Commanderds•Chief. To the respective Flea Officers, Centel's., Comaseaders, and Commanding 0111cers of Her Majesty's Ships sad Viesels pacer =Oran. Duke of Wellington at archer. ToDunkin Lighthouse, E 8 E. 3 miles, June 8,1835. Sir,-1 have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the fith bat., No. 4, with its eacloeures, ?inertias the pain ful alesemstrues• ender which a serious lose of efloen and fileln boa bees gemairad in cossequenee of a boat belonging is the skip yes eseamend having bees detached for the purposes( kading and releasing prisonen upon the coast of the ingslay ; but much es I meet regret the losses which have meatted, aad sensible as I am of the distress which such oesettrences are calculated to excite is the mind of any officer intrusted with command, it has nevertheless become my duty to sell your attention to some important omissions in your report, and to several esplanations which are neces sary, not only to enable me to form a correct judgment upon the undset of yourself and the t Sou who hes been unfor tunately sacrificed oa the eension, bat which are due also to the character of an enemy who is charged with the grave alines of having violated the good faith of a flit of trace, and the indiscriminate massacre of pri onere about to be released and the unarmed and defenceless mew of a boat employed upon such a service. 1 have therefore to direct that you will furnish me with full and elan reports upon the following queries:- Ist. What were the cireurast.nces which rendered it necessary to select an opportunity for landing the prisoners In question, when the boat was unsupported by the Immo diate presence of the ship you commend, and when the display of a flag of truce irons her own meathead would have obviated all miaandentendiog as to her object ? 2nd. What were the particular instructions given to the either is charge of the boat, and hater opportunities were &deeded to the easy to great or t ject conditions of Mass before the party had actually landed upon his coast ? Ird. What was the distance of the boat from the ship whoa last seen previous to her lending, and what at that time was her distance Irons shore? 4th. When and at whet distance from the shore was a leg of 'nice first displayed, and were any bleak guns or muskets fired at the moment, and is the officer in charge of rho boatsupposed to have had any reason for believing it to have been acknowledged by the Gamy oa shore ? Sib. At what distance from the shore were the riflemen et the enemy lust ems oa the "jetty" by the mew of the Cassock's watter Ltb Was my moat, implied or understood, supposed to Ism bass ipselleil by the Russian officer ea shore to the WO geleasees or crew ? OrterM44 year attention to the importance of accurate miles lathe foregoiag genies, I have to remind you that thespee at whisk these melancholy been have been sus- Mited bed bees Men* visited by the ship you command, esd esls el heredity had been emunitted in that vicinity. Them weepthmfeee, geed reams to mosider that the 'ban- Nes of the essay might be directed to its protection, and every proper promotion should have been taken. I cannot bee regret, there/see, that persona whom services u to ses set neeresery on the mission were permitted penal ia the Coss a c k's boot; and eimaik that mach Perm bethe was not calculated to I knee to impress eases the impertasee of proper vigilance and of due to form s in minimuniestitig by deg of truer. Oa th e ressipt of this letter you will repdr immediately NI the mimes ea rejoin say flag.-1 am, ((Signed) R. 8. DUNDAS, Rear• Admiral and Commander in-Chief. Captain B. G. Fasehawe, 11.11.8. Cossack. % • ar \ • ! I t . t r., 1 r . 1 1 a . ii P • 1 1 •.. il .._ <.,.. '..' t 1 - ' - { .._ H l i ( i i . ,ri. • 1# r,. 1 . • .. , ~ ^ 4 a 4 , 1 1 '0 4 % . ..- 1 ' 1 t i li l'J rt . : • 0 4, , • 4 , •11! • . . ... 1 S . , 1 1 1 i . 1 1. ,, i THE HANGO MUhDERS. TO TEE MOTTOS OP THE DAILY NNW,. Sta,—The enclosed letter, from Capt. Fanshawe, of her Majesty's ship Cossack, may probably be thought worthy of insertion in your paper. It was addressed to the mother of one of the officers killed by the Hussies@ at Hango Head, and is very credits be to Capt. Fanshawe, as well as oonsolatary to the friends of the young and promising officer, whose character is so highly spoken of. 1 am, sir, your obedient servant, R. BECK. 68, High-street, Chatham, June 18,1866. (Copy.) Hu Majesty's ship Cossack, Golf of naiad, Jane 8,1865. H. M. Steem.elsip Coma. Names Meads, Jane 6, 1865. 84,—1t is with the deepest wawa that I have to report to you the destruction of a cutter's crew and the officers who welt into Haag° with • flag of trace yesterday, the 6th inst. is order to land the three prisoaen who had been taken with Kee merchant weasels by Her Majesty's shi• • Cossack and E• 11, and also four ethers to whom I pre • passage to Nieces, they having received their liberty from the prise pawn of the veassle captured by Her Majesty's steam ship ' Mackinac The ship having arrived off Heap Islaad yesterday ton sure, the host was despatched at 11 a.m. in chirp of Lieut. Name, with orders to lead the above persons, and to return without delay, taking can that no one straggled from the (No. 169) Duke of Wellineton, at anchor, hat. The officers' onwards were allowed to go in the boat Tolboakin Lighshoese, E. 8 B. 3 miles, es the same coadttroce, as was also, at his Testiest, Mr. June U, 1856. Linea, surgeon of the ship. Sir—l have to repeat, for the information of the Lords The earlueed statement of what occurred on the boat 's Cosiminioners of the Admiralty, that Her Majesty's Ship aPPlesehieil the Oval, is that. of the only male who has Coesaek rejoined so this mon ing, and 1 have now to trans ntersed alive, aid I have every mean to believe it correct. stet, tor their Lordships' inforniatioa, farther reports, which Fading that the boat did not duly return, I sent the I have received from Captain Fan haws, in reply to the in fest lieutenant, ati ,ut half-past 4 pin., in the gig, also with quince contained in my letter of the 9th instant, No. 162. I dot of trace , to & manse) the cease of the delay ; end es After fall consPeratios of the explaeations off 'Tied, and --se--- 'either had retuned at the close of the day, I 'Rebored after personal communication with this officer on the sub- 71011 TIM COMIESIKINDiNV 07 TEI DAILY trims.) With this ship and the Ilak in the inner roads. Oct, I am entirely at a loss to discover any circumstances PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. The gig returned about half past 8, after a long search, which can serve to encase or to palliate the eonduct The Emperor has with the Empress and the King of of the the having discovered the rioter heated within • small jetty, enemy, by whine the Gruel and ut necessaryslaughter recovered from his indisposition. sad containing the dead bodies of two or three of her Slew. Conaek's boat's crew has been perpetuated. He went last night, It being then late, I made arrangements that the ships No precaution appears to have been omitted by the officer theald weigh at half pan 2 o'clock e.m , and take positions in charge of the boat to m ake known the object of his of Portugal, to the " Ambign Co mi q ue." es does to the inner village turd telegraph station es Imo- mission, and if their lordships should see reason to regret The Bourse recovered in some degree from the 1141 *; and as I thee supposed that th e rest of the crew and thatehe was detached beyond the reach of pro echoes from panic of the last three days. There is no certain Ann had been made prieonere, I proposed to send in a the ship, I feel leisured they will do justice to the emplane. letter to t oll nt military authority demanding that th ey thous of Captain Faashawe. news; but the most approved rumour is, that the lid the tr should be given sp. I regret to add that he has informed tee little or no hope silence of the Moieties,. is not attributable to bad Bat whilst getting under weigh the caner wee observed can be entertained that any of the officers or mew have news, but to a onspenaion of operations, owing to leave the shore with one men et the stern , who was rte- survived, and that repeated wounds were indicted epos envestiog to scull her out I therefore inneedietedy rent several of them with the mat reckless cruelty, but it is my to a difference between the government and !baste. her aesistanee, which brought her oa board, aid intention to take the 'evilest opportunity to endeavour to General Pelissier. The latter, it is said, resigned as eas found to contain tee dead bodies of four of the crew, commusicate with the authorities at Heiliagfors —I have, Stich were riddi.d with tin t ee belle. rather than carry on the war on the condition of ! Ike., (Signed) lit. S Donne, Tessin who come oat i n the boat made the secompaays Rear-Admiral and Comasnosr•tn-Chisf. being bound to obey telegraphic orders, interfering ! kl e" l "Eval of the detla of this atrocious 111A114Cf• • he is The Secretary of the Admiralty, die. Res AG. with his plans. After a telegraphic disown= last-' Valrilly wounded in the right arm sad slio . ulder, lel kw deed is the boat ; bat the somata he gives H.M. 13team-shii, Coosa*, at sea o ff Siskar, ing several days, it is said that the gorier has of elist bossy heads he eras trne does is dear and soa- Jane it, Is6 t _ yielded the point. The Rent. recovered 360., degas * ** l 4.____Zued Mist as the beat eta s, tbejetty, Liirstessat 84,-1n replying to the points cosaested with the assault ~. ""eeellh NIL Barea. ilu sess, Mr. &Olives. mutt r's spas the boat of this ship, upon which yea desire additiosal at tt t fr. 700. Railways improved from Mr. to 106.. =me me Rillibta es stepped ea shore oat . : esplanations I would premise that I sent her ia the fall The King of Portugal end his lentissel the Debi a am peso% t Oseeste earryisi sod belief UM &bolt with • dog of trues a muse, detached from reas...."14.1111110$111 if mask .43i their braise a large Forty of • ship statioassy off the enemy's coast, was entitled either ea °Feder w il l leave Paris on Wednesday for Kim - -everelegnmanded by es ellless, who ape • English, sp- to be warmed off before approeeltiag the shore, or to be seeks, there to embark for Piedmont. They will bsi taff sedisaly, and adosasal is a threaten* maser. eidesed offsa molds' the shore before her eometariestisa accompanied to the Sardinia coast by attendants Asia *ea plated to the Lag of trues sad slanted its was roomiest!, et to have an opportunity of maids, that POlgille, sad else sadssosand s• espial& the ream el eseratualsatisa to • pram appointed by the sassy i an I fres the Tuileries. Madame,—You will have beard of the great loss you have sustained in the melancholy death of your son. I cannot hope to offer any wends that can alleviate the distress you will suffer under the immediate pressure of so heavy an sfiliction, bat I yet trust that when the bitterness of grief ' has in some sesame pest, it will be a conoolatioa to know how mach your see was esteemed on board this ship. H a conduct, both In his duties sad in private, was always most enezoeptionable, and I am sure that we shall all retain feelings of the greatest respect for his memory. 1 Permit me to add, that WIN will entertain these unti -1 meats with more warmth than your very obedient sums, B. G. FMOSZATM Captain, her Majesty's ship Cossack. Mrs. Sullivan. ' FRANCE. o * ----------------7---- bs pe oprte, where pas are geoerally manned as kept in readiness should the little Merlin persist is approaching nearer than desirable. Frew oar topmast mistress a capital view is ob.; l e wd of the port of Croostadt and !he surrounding" pastry. The approach appears studded with bates -, I betweso which the channel leads on to the towed posunandiog a harbour, oow filled with a kunst et D ots, securely l o cked within moles of masonry beilt i g the w ater. A few miles south of Cronstadt is situated the magnificent imperial summer palace of ow p oo boutn, sod some distance from this, partly l o p to view in groves of birch and willow, a peep is o b ta i c ed of the gilt spires of the large p alace of Pe tabor, celebrated for us fountain., cataracts, and the artistic taste of its ornamental gardens. It is almost impossible to count accurately the kit withio, and to distinguish the different dew:rip- 1 pips of craft. The following, however, is pretty ow- I no t : —Five sail of the line, fitted for sea, with top awards across ; two three-deckers, moored • to, between Forts Meritchilloff and D oo stot; about seventeen ships, evidently sails of t he hoe, with only lower masts standing; betides which there are a variety of frigates, steamers, and • tutu —the number of which could not be sneer wood. Suffeiset, however, is seen to convince us thew is no intention of meeting us at sea. Ao article appeared last spring in the Journal de eets, the production of a French engineer officer, is which he points out "the governor's country house, o s the northern shore of the island of Cronstsdt, as the so ot likely place to effect a landing,end for throwing cep entrenchments," &c. This information the enemy appears to have taken advantage of, andestensive earth works have been raised on this point, mountiog 18 to 20 guns. Others of the same description are under sonstruction along the northern shore, and the work * stiff, consisting of thousands, appear to cover the spot like heaps of ants; and the battery also pre wets every stags of livid operation, from cutting the int sod to tormiog the embrasure and mounting the pas. As to the movements of the rest of the fleet, we know that the Desperate, Conflict, Esk, Cossack, and Archer, are engaged in blockading the coast trom Libau to Dagerort ; the Ajax, Captain Warden, is stationed in the Revel roads; the Hogue and Colossus, at Biro land, the Amphion and Locust are cruising oft Swes burg ; the Magician°e has been detached on special service in Biorkii Sand, leading to \Viborg. The Bulldog has been sent with the mails to Dant sig. The Lightning and Princeis Alice are at Faro Sand, where the Belleisle hospital ship has been stationed and a general coal depiit formed. On this island the French government built a temporary hospital last autumn, which the Commander-in-Chief has lately made use of for small-pox patients, of which at one time upwards of 100 were landed from the Arrogant and 60 from the Duke of Wellington : the latter vessel lust her first lieutenant, Mr. H. Han gent, an old highly respected officer, from this disease. Faro Solid also serves as a rendezvous for ear cruisers, and most of the prizes captured are sent here previous to leaving fur England. Toe inhabitants are, of course, very friendly, as considerable sums of money are circulated, the dif knot ships being able to purchase fresh provisions here; considerable employment also is derived from washing for the officers of the squadron, who are mode to pay for the nine most liberaly. The Driver and Porcupine have just arrived with Gallen in tow from Faro. We are better rff this year for fresh meat, u a weekly steamer is now regularly running between Elsinore and the fleet with live stock, and the innle wortunity enables private messes to order stook aid vegetables; and as we have now a weekly mail again can be complained of. excepting that we an get no English papers via Dentstg, owlag to the exorbitant rate of postage: these have copse quently to be got out by government transports, which are few and far between. OFFICLIL DESPATCIIIa ADMIRALTY. Joic• IS._ Copies of letters from Rear-Admiral the Hon. R. S. Pandas, »porting the proceedings of her Ma jesty', ship Cossack, sod the loss of officers and iesa at Hangs : (Ile. 162.) Duke of Wellington, at anchor, Solboaltin Lighth - iuse. E.S Z. 3 miles, Jess 9, 16.55. Sit; I had the howler to transmit on the god instant. with my letter, No. 130, • report of proceedisgs received from Captais Parishes's, of her Majesty's ship Cosaack, who, is e impliaace with my diteetions, had satisfactorily steamed vie anchorages sad channels in the viciaity of Hasp Head; bet it has now become my most painful duty to f.rward, for the information of the Lords Commiesioeers of the Admiralty, a report which 1 have received from that Meer, detailing occurrences in the same locality which have led, is the asset distressing manner, to the sacrifice of the Uves appareatty of not less thaw 16 officers and mea, 'Mosel 1 am still disposed to indulge the faintest hope that some few may be yet alive. la esplanatios of trait report, it may be proper for me to fakirs their lordship., that in t e destruction of coasting smile in the course of hostilities within the Oulf of Fin lead, I have cossidered that I am carrying out the views of bar Majesty's government is end log to visit with as little severity es possible, the evils of war upon the poorer dames of the ishalsitants, why are is the habit of earning • Livia' is the smaller vessels upon the meat, and it may be seek! that I should transmit spin this occasion a copy of a General Memorandum %%high I had issued upon this sub ject. It was its accordance with this spirit of this lastest tios that 1 had given permi-sion to Captain Fanshawe to tabs a favourable opportunity to release two person. who bed beta detaised by him as prisoners in ore of the vessel% referred to in his former report of the 30th May, and who had expressed a wish to be released near lisogo; sad it is nelancooly to consider that, consequent on this act of le aiescy, an opportunity has bees afforded to the enemy to Ufliet upon on • most severe lose, under circumstances of nueme cruelty, if not is direct violation of the ordinary mars of war. 1 true:nit, however, for their Lsviebipe" farther isfor matios, a copy of a latter which I have forwarded to Captain Fseshawe, orderisg him f%rthwith to rejoio my flag, and mlliai for further eapliusations upon the subject. Their Ludrhips will gather from the questions which lave addressed to him, the views which 1 am at present ditt y», to adopt in reforests to this melancholy lose; bet I abstain for the present from eonstausiestlos with the mili tary authorities of the disuiet in the stoma of farther isformation.—l have itc. (Signed) S DIINDASS, Rear-Admiral and Continsader-in - Chief. The Secretary of the Admiralty, fko., stc., lons & ;Wools* rouble ta sterdsy trig the does weed the stem i;toekery Merlin so Id s direr nines bees the rasa the 'weal tlf a doses gu o.bwes to had 5 kin kr Wand 1 &natal" viand she' the other* the e i t e i, "" eat. e line, Oa r, with the the Tour. I t of WI • on the vet Oeweler ✓oar, MeV aide of thiii ate sod tie it, with d b. r of do mes = ro▪ cket Ol e ' • dim° IRELAND. DUBLIN, lux' 19. ' The eighth annual report of the Irish Poor-law Commissioners, which hes just been presented to the Lord Lieutenant, contains much that is very gratify lug on the improved atato of this country. They summarise as follows their statements on this subject: It is thus attested that universally throughout Ireland • more conti tate of employment of agricultural labsui prevails, and that wares of le. per day are given when formerly the rate was 44., 61., or Bd.; while in most pares of the country a man's wages reach 4,61., 25., or 2s. 64. pet day, at earths seasons of the year. We believe that Ito these feets another important element of an improved eoadition may be added. We allots to the greatly in, mused demand for the labour of females and young pu mas of both slats, which materially mains in rendering the income of an ge family more proportioned to their physical wants than it wu formerly, notwith standing the Fluent high price of the necessaries of life. Ice the reriod of sit years, from 1P49 to 1854, both yearn Inclusive, we have a.certained that considerably more has 200,000 young persons of bate sexes have left the work houses of Ireland, and have not returned to those asylums. Visible signs of an improved condition of life are found is the appearance of the pessantry in all parts of the country, more especially in their clothing. In the character of the dwelling-Louses such improvement must, of course, be more gradual. As regards food, meal of different kinds is la (mural use, either in the shape of bread or stirabout; and it is to be feared that too little variety as yet prevails, or irk perhaps, attainable under the preaeht prices. In this respect the workhouse dietaries are greatly in advance of the ordinary cabin diet, care being taken to obtain as much variety es can be obtained, with the very few comb,natione which milk, meal, and fresh vegetables afford ; for beyond these simple articles ef food the pauper dietary in most parte et Ireland, excepting of course the hospital diet, cannot be earned without injustice to some of those who pay pool I sates, or at least maintain themselves without dependence les that fund. _ _ _ It is rumoured that the Lord-Lieutenant proposes paying a visit this summer to Sligo. A small steamer, intended as a tog-boat fur the Crimea, sank on Saturday at Queenstown. The Sheriff of Derry advertises a sale of the goods aid chattels of the Londouderry and Coleraine Rail way, under several writs of fi. fa. The locomotive engines, passenger carriages, vans, waggons, horses and carts, loose rails, sleepers, &c., are included is the list of vendibles. Mr. Lucas has published io the Tablet some ex. planations relative to hie mission to Rome and his recent return to England. He left Rome, he tells us, entirely owing to ill health, and he adds: When I left Rome it was with the gement, and event on a sort of condition, that I was to return in a short time for tke completion of what I had in hand. Wart of health has retarded though it has not in the slightest degree uhanged my intention in this respect. Just as much as if I was is Rome I regard the completion of what has recently occupied so much of my time end attention as my fire, sad, in my present state of strength, I may say my only bud nese. Until that is completed, whatever exertion I ease prudently make is being and must be devoted to that one object ; and as soon se I have done everything which it is. possible fur me to do here, I intend, with the doctor's per mission, to return to Rome in order to pat this matter finally out of bend. The stories which I see in one or two of the venal journals about my having failed in all my endeavour* to obtain a hearing in Rome, and about the adverse intend being stronger than ever, are, when I look closely at them, simply the words of a very accomplished and practised falsifier. It so happens that, almost without making an effort of the most trifling description, I have had a hearing much more complete than is at all consistent with ray per sone convenience, and as to the result of the mission, op to ' the present moment, nothing of course is concluded ; bat I will only say that I feel no reason to regret, and never have regretted, either the time, the trouble, or the expense which tDu mission has occasioned. NAVAL AND MILITARY. - •• - ADMIRALTY. JUNE 19. -- APPOINT/AMTS.—Lieu tenants : S. S. Skipwith (18 i 6) to be flag lieutenant to Itear- Admiral Fremantle; and W. Gregory (1885) to the Power ful, 84, for particular service. Master J. F. Rees (1641) to the Cyclops, 6, paddle•mheel steam frigate of 320 horse power, Mediu rrancan station. Midshipman W. N. Wise, to the Alarm, 26, at Devooport. WOOLWICH, JUNE HI. A circular, issued to the recruiting parties of the Royal Artillery, from the Deputy-Adjutant Genera's ofilce, states that " the War Minister has signified his ap proval of a gratuity of 61, in addition to the bounty, being allowed to all recruits of the following trades who may join the Royal Artillery asd be proved to be expert tradesmen on examination at head•qutrters after final approval, viz, farriers, shoestniths, collar makers, and wheelers." SHEERNESS, JUNE 19. The Perseverance, steam transport, belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Navigation Company, com menced on Monday to embark from here three companies of the Royal Artillery, and two companies brought from Shoeburynem. Each company consis•. of 120 men, 14 non commissioned officers, and one trumpeter, making a total of 675, exclusive of officers. The nem a of the officers emb►rked are—Lieut.-Colonel N. R. Hodson, in command; captains • A. C. L. Fitzroy, Clifford, Leone:, Newton, Milward, Curtis, Sleevelight, and Adjutant Boyle ; also Subalterns lieberden, Smith, Brown, Tyler, Still, Wortham, Marshall, De Moleyos, Hill, and Pearce; and Staff-Surgeons Dr. John Rimnsr and Dr. Sett.. DUBLIN, JUNE 19. The Sarah Bands has completed her complement of troops for the Crimea at Queenstown, taking on board. in addition to those who bad embarked at Liverpool, 80 men of the 17th Lancers, under tie command of Captain Watson, with Lieutenants Bointer and Seymour, and about 160 ►ones. Five non•eommissianed officers accompany this troop. The Sarah Sends also takes out a troop of the 11th Hussars, numbering 2 fibers and 35 men, under the com mand of Captain English, and 60 men of the 72nd High landers tram Kilkenny The following officers, who embarked at Liverpool to join their respective corps in the Crimea, sail in the Sarah • Sands, vi■ :—Lieutenants Crocker, 77th ; Present. 33rd ; bleats,2oth ; Birton. 9th ; Major Vesey, 46:h; Brevet- Major Mansion, 2nd Royal Dragoon Guards; Colonel Law rence and Lieutenant the Hon. W. H. Curzon, 17th Lancer., and three other officers of the 16th and 17th Lancers; Lieutenant Maskeylin and Ensigns Patrickson, Holmes, Edidge, and Nunn,. The troops at present under order' for the Crimea in Dablin garrison ere prepared for immediate embarkation. and a transport to convey them is hourly expected at Kingstown. Eighty.three men of the Monaghan Militia volunteered into the line last week, making the total number of volaa teen from that corps 148. Yesterday and on Monday upwards of 180 volun teen from regiments of Inch militia principally. the Louts Rifles, Carlow, Antiins Rifles, Fermanagh and county of Cork, arrived in London ma Liverpool ; they were inspected yesterday by the officers and surgical staff attached to the recruiting department, and having been tin.lly approved, proceeded under the command of staff sergeants to jots the yrovisinnal battalions at Chatham and Winchester ; • few volunteers from the Louth Riles, who had entered for light cavalry regiments, were sent to the cavalry depot at Maidstone. SPORTING. Aiatidoe• 910.—Ti04 BETTING AT NANCRESTER.—TvzsDAT. - - The transactions to-day were limited, and presented GO new feature beyond an improvement in Bolton sod the decline a Rotherham to 20 to 1 for the Northumberland. A few lavestmenhe were made on the Beverley Cup; the amounts, however, were trifling For Goodwood Cup, Guidon and Rattle were backed at 4 to I mob. The following were the latest pt ices: BEVIRLBY CUP. 3to 1 opt Little Brownie (t) I Bto 1 apt Chtmelad (t) 4 to 1 Briley (t) 8111,WASEW PLATE (STOCIBRIDGE). 3 to I opt Ostotoo (t) Ito 1 mot Kloptown(off) _ .310ItTHUMBILI)LAy0 !LATE, 7 to 1 wet Bolton ft)_ - 10 to 1 Courtney (t) 0 to 1 Viodez (t) 13 to 1 ltylstoso (t)_ 100 to 2$ opt OaMoo (t) - - - no Bt. Loser and 12 to l opt Splonee (of) 20 to 1 Itotherhom (an 33 to 1 F. 3110 at Edo (t) D COP. 5o to 25 apt Rattle (t) wide untouched. CHELTENHAM BUMMER MEETING. MUT D%T. ACCEPTANCES ran yrs Ourecureaasian Owing. About 2 mite& (23 suer, 16 of wisom pay 6 sous sub. Age et lb I Age et lb Hercules 4 i 7 lmogene 3 51S Humboldt Le Juif (11.1) Lathe --- -- - SlOnri D.T --- --. ACciTTANca POIR Tire alinxicomuli ihitlncAp. Ow mile and 11 haIL (19 lute, 7et wham pay 3 b soya each. 4 ) st IBP st 01 arealc• Le Jull (b b) $ 1 Kett.leby Ladybird 4 3 9 ulack Ben Titteratint (lib) Oetaela Battery CRICIEET.—TII6 UNITED ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN Y. SIXTIES OF TDB USIVISSITY OE CAMBRIDGE.— This watch was commenced at Lord'. on Monday, and was briniest to a conclusion (notwithstanding the rain the first day), last OW/110g, in favour of the University, by 13 rtes. Ears: University, first innings, 66; second innings, Bs. England, first innings, 106; second innings, 36. diell• additiocal et ol R. PPM Malwaym t her I. the la The Bing of Portugal and hie brother, the Doke la Gil! Ellin anti In fillCll. “. __•__ g, detached fromlobed at this moment in Ituesia, are—Varseeis, Moscow, Eli„ the last four days. Ball ten towns' WO sus us raw •••vm. it u =tided e m ir at Oporto, will leave Paris on Wednesday for Mar- Petersburg, Bios, Lew, °dem, Danalmarg, Kim- CORPRNSATIONS IN THE COURT OT CHANCRIT.—. I shore, or to be milks, th ere to embark for Piedmont. They will be ,w° l6, F lC l K a re n g ie h e T. C . "t " .._. t. Clitag"4. Rivil, Nu "' Yesterday • esters to Parliament oes prism, 'nowise OM SKIM& PiMak ir f end !lbw. 11!,, CRTIrrAL PALACie--SriILLING DAY,--.1131111 19.--- slam the poosiag of time 6 sad 6 Victoria to the 15* Pe- sr a seaa mAld" grillathattie. °°°°l°Pulied to the Bulbar" °mat by attendants "'"g litkla Arrom IIALLWAL" --1111120 we too Won I Adadetiou oa mynas', 6,444 ; ditto by esesea deltels, amber last the memoir sea of 471,t21, 64 was goal be r -- easmy ; ead — i frost the Wines.' aiding Jam 7, VA 2124 1554 . 186 L 980.—Teeel, 7,874. m sasses at the Ceuta Clammy, as • EVENING, JUNE 20, 1855. The Moniteur publishes the official returns of the Customs' remise for last month, amounting to 18,554,942 fr., and showing an increase of 3.472,391 fr. on the corresponding month of last year, and of 4,881,0291 r. on that of 1853. The total amount of the receipts for the firm five months of the present year is 70,489,748 fr., being 16.198,103 fr. more than in the oorrespoodiog period of 1854, and 17,477,644 fr. more in that of 1853. The Emperor has it in contemplation, it is said, to have a oamp of mailmen' established immediately in the neighbourhood of Paris. The Colonisation, an Algerian journal, has received a warning, fee having published several articles " betraying tendencies not to be tolerated." M. Rossi, the Italian actor, has run away to-day, being tired, it is said, of playing the King of Cyprus is Mirra. The police are looking for him in all directions. The Countess de Lavatette, daughter of the Mar quis de Beauharnais, formerly ambassador at Madrid, sod cousin german to Queen Hortense, died yesterday in the Rue Aochefaucsuld. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 12th state that the Bank of San Fernando had undertaken to pay the half year'. interest on the home debt on and after the 15th. Another insurgent band of about 90 strong had appeared in the valley of Erro, in Navarre, but, it was said, almost without arms, and a detachment of the Queen's troops sent against it had routed it. The band, however, had succeeded in cutting the lines of the electric telegraph. The Captain-General of the Banos provinces had reported that be was satisfied with the feeling of the populations at Saragossa; 34 insurgents of the band of Marcos had given themselves up, and 40 others had been brought in in custody. In the Cates seven deputies put forward a motion de claring that the members were not satisfied with the ex planations relative to the new ministry, but no mem bers except the seven rose in favour of it, and the Cortes accordingly refused to take it into considera tion. Marshal O'Donnell seized the occasion to de clare that he was united in the closest friendship with Marshal Espartero, and that both of them were quite determined to save the country. He added, that all the generals who had taken part in the revolution of July were animated with the same spirit. The Minister of Finance begged the deputies not to address to him any question on financial subjects until he should have had an opportunity of making a full examination of the financial situation. The Cortes adopted the 20th basis of the Constitution by 124 votes to 34; but owing to some error in taking the , vote, it was annulled. A letter soy*: The toe tor, has obtained en advance of 6,000,000 reale on security of the revenues of the Philippine Islands (the real is worth about five boos). A return just published shows that the national guard consists of 630,649 infantry, 13,792 cavalry, and 1,935 artillery ; and that the arms die tributed to tiem consist of 110,330 muskets, 4,312 carbines, 977 pistols, 5,767 sabres, 1,922 lances, and 38 pieces of can. 'toe. Some Alan of the national guard have attempted to create agitation, but without sumer. At Seville there have been some disturbances, the pretext of which was the recent decree me the natioaal guard; bat they were promptly quelled. Queen Cartstioa has written a letter to a notable personage to deny that she has taken any part whatever in the resent Carlist movements. Everything is being pre• pared for carrying into mention the law for the sale of ecclesiastical and public property. To-day the Treasury has paid the greater part of the interest on the floating debt. Mr. Dodge, the new minister of the United States, had had an interview with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and had assured him that his government is anxious to preserve the most amicable relations with Spain. He added that for his own part be would employ all his efforts to draw closer the connexion between the two countries. ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM. TO TIM IDITOR 07 TUB DAILY MIMI Stit,—lt appears to me that the greatest danger to the cause of Administrative Reform arises from the fact that all parties—even the very men most inte rested in opposing it—will nominally support it. It is to be observed that this question differs from that d parliamentary reform and corn-law repeal in one very important particular. On those questions it was possible for a man to bold adverse opinions, and openly to assert them. A man might be an honest man, and yet maintain that our representative system " worked well," and that the corn laws were equally beneficial to all parties—to landlords, farmers, and consumers. But on this question of putting the right man in the right place" there is no room for any difference of opinion. No man can believe, nor can he venture openly to maintain, that any class should have a monopoly of place; that cabinets should, as flock-masters say, breed in and in ; and that men should be promoted io the service of the state upon any other principle than that of merit and and fitness. Now, the coast quence of this is, that we find everybody—tories, whigs, and conservatives — professing to be favourable to the great principle enunciated by the administrative reformers; and what I fear is, that this apparent unanimity should induce the people to relax in their efforts, believing that, with so conciliatory a disposition os the part of the oligarchs of every shade, the end desired will be very easy of attainment. This would be a most fatal error. We shall be opposed to the death, but not openly. The game to be played is "to keep the word of promise to the ear, and break it to the hope." We shall have flue words in abundance, bat the parsnips wilt not be buttered. We shall haves vast deal of talk about competition and examinations — duet to blind the eyes of the public ; but unless we are sternly bent on sticking to the point—on placing no confidence in the worn-out hacks of parliament — on listening to no sort or kind of soft solder whatso ever, we may depend on finding ourselves bam boozled 10 years hence as we are bamboozled now. It is rumoured that Dickens, 'fhackeray, and Carlyle will attend and speak at the next meeting of the Association at Drury-lane. I trust that the rumour will prove correct. The Association will receive them with all possible honour. By undermining, as they have done, our national prejudice in favour of men of rank, they have laid deep the foundations of the feeling which is now finding vent for itself in the cry for "the right man in the right place." By teschiog their countrymen to applaud merit wherever it may be found, and to scorn imbecility though sitting in high places, they have prepared the way for the Morley., the Lind says, and the Layards to lead us to victory. Many people regret that certain well-known names in the commercial world are not to be found on the rolls of the Administrative Reform Association; but for my part, I think the names of three such men as Dickens, Thaakeray, and Carlyle may well console us for the absence of the individuals alluded to. It is of vast importance to have secured three suck men in the cause. Humbug is the weapon with which adminis trative reformers will be opposed, and Administrative Reformers can have no more powerful allies to aid them in exposing that humbug than the three most popular and influential authors of the day. E. m. B. Taz ELECTRIC TELEORAPIL—A letter, dated Twig, Jet.. 14, states that the Chevalier Bonelli proposes a plan for establishing a submarine telegrailt as far as Con stantinople, by taking Cagliari as the point of departure. Toe chevalier believes be bas disoovered the means of di , ininiehing the weight end expense of subaqueous cables. The wire would run from Cagliari to Malts, thence to Caudle. Here it would branch off is one direction to Alesendria in Egypt, end in the other to Gallipoli. The ex pense would not amount to three millions of franc*. The plan has been submitted to the governments. of England and France. Tb• Moraliser publish'd a ootiee‘ that private tele graphic despatches are sow received for Langon (Gironde), and Roan (Loire), and also for the following places in different furs ign countries :—B chnia, in Austria; Pfo, a heini, Grand Duo y of Bede° ; Marabout, and Welke, buttel, Grand Duchy of Brunswick; Cnlembourg, Deventer, sod Heppe', Holland; Anklet's and Wolgas', Prussia ; San- Kemo, B,rdioia; and Mosinee, end Kreguievaes, in Senile. The telegraph offloes in Sweden, the same ponce declares, do not transmit any &systems on Sundays and fees day', azoept those of the g nrernment. The line of telegraph salting Austria with Russia upon the frontier of Gallicia sod Poland, wag opened on lest Friday. Despatches may be sent in German and in French. The telegraphic stations estab lished at this moment in Russia, are- - Varsevia, Ma'am, Su Petersburg, Rigs, Lew, Odem., Dunalrourg, Dowsk, Mon , wok, Relsingfors, Croustade, GataTUZ: A _ Revel, Naze% Sokol**, Hromenbebuy, Nioolsiow, and Wyborg. Mena ANTONIA Iteu.wee.—Trefflo for the week adios Inns 7,1850 ' 21114; 1854, 185 L UNI VERSITY INTELLIGENCE. JUNE 19.—Not- withatuning the claims of the weather and the dampness of the gram on either side of the Isis, the +meows* eras immense on Monday evening to witness the precession of the elgtivessied rasing bona (19 ia camber). The ~en rite. by the Unlearnt? Musical Sanely took place yens,. day evening in the Town Mall, sad wee meet numerously i attended. She annual sermon I. aid of the Radcliffe In- i firma? wee this morning preached at St. Mary's by the Lord Bishop of Litman. The collection was isithidered a , large one, amounting to 961. 3e. Id., being mosey 301. more than it was last year. The charch was crowded in every part; the Iselin as usual, itheispyieg the galleries, and the mambas of th e University, to the body of the edifice. The exhibition of the Royal Osfcrdshire Horticultural Society, held la the beautiful gardens of Trinity College, was thronged the whole of the afters., n. Lord and Lady Derby arrived at Worcester College noon atter four o'clock. Hie lordship was most enthusiastically cheered by the members of that college. At six o'clock • distingulshed party diced with b:s lordship at the Vies- Chancellor's. Among the paints were : Lord Stanhope, the Bishop of Lincoln and lady, Lieutenant-General Sir De Lacy Beans, H.C.B.,the Vies-Chancellor of Cambridge, Di. limb.= and Lady Anstrather, Miss Pasty of Putty, Dr. Maebridis, the Warden of Wadham and Mrs. Spoon, the President of St. John's, the Master of University, and the Principal of Alba. lialL At • meeting of the Hebdomadal Council, in the Delegates'-room, yesterday, it was ordered that heads of houses, doctors, proctors, and members of the new museum delegacy, in their full academical drew, be re quested to meet the Chancellor, in the Divinity School, at • quarter before three o'clock, on Wednesday, June 20, and theses accompany hiss to the site of that museum. THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD AND THE EDUCA TION BILLS.—A petition against the Education Bills now before parliament was carried on Taesday, in convocation of the University of (Word, by 46 votes to 10. The peti tioners, while expressing a desire for the diffusiott of educa tion, record their opinion that the inculcation of mere secular knowledge, or morality, apart from the sanctions of religion, ought not to be regarded as education, and is especially un suitable in schools for the poor. They cannot consider the difficulty removed by merely requiring the Scriptures to be read, unacoomnshied by definite doctrinal instruc tion. The best practical solution of the matter, under existing circum►tances, they apprehend to be the plan already adopted by the state, of aiding and stimulating the charitable efforts of religious zeal, a system which they rejoice to say has been blessed with great 'access. They deprecate as a great evil the questions which, under the pro• posed bill+, would be raised concerning the conflicting claims of rival creeds in given districts, and consider councils and vestries ill-adapted for the control and ma nagement of schools. The petitioners, therefore, earnestly deprecate the " establishment of free schools for the moral and intellectual culture of the poor," apart from " doc trinal religion," and pray the house not to sanction mea sures which would interfere with those charitable educa tional efforts at present so extensively in operation upon a religious basis. WESTBOURNE COLLEGE, BAYSWATER. Yesterday this seminary, situate in Porchester terrace, a chinning pert of Bayswater, was publicly inau gurated in the presence of a number of the clergy and gentry resident in the vicinity. It is destined for toe edu , cation of the sons of gentlemen, under the management of a committee, and having for its patrons the Archbishop of Cent.rbury, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Win chester, and the Bishop of Lincoln. It is located in • ' building known by the cams of Porchesir.lodgt, and ter. surly a private residence, to which a commodious school room end a gymnasium have recently been added, to adapt it to its present purpose. The principal and head mister is the Rev. Charles Mackenzie. prebendary of St. Paul's, and recently head master of St. Olive's Grammar School, Southwark—a man honourably known in concision with a number of educational and philanthropic institutions in the metropolis. The education to be given includes classics, mathematics, French, Gamin, drawing, vocal music, Hebrew, Greek, Latin, English history, and literature, chronology, elements of physics, fencing, and gymnastics, A portion of each day in the week is to be devoted to reli gious instroctim in harmony with the Church of England. Among the company present at the ceremony yesterday were Sir Fells Apr, Sir John Hanel( r, the Rev. Dr. Rus sell, Dr. Spicer, the Rev. IL Mackenzie, Rector of St. Martin's-icethuFields, the Rev. M. W. Lusignan, the Rev. J. Mills, Lady Walker. 'My M .ckensie, Mr. 13. Terry, architect. as d the Rev.C. Mackenzie, t►e principal and head muter of the *college. The company included a ;ergs number Of ladies. The juvenile band of the Caledonian Asylum was is attendance, and played at intervals oa the lawn. ♦ shut and appropriate Teheran service mu performed ea the occasion; and at its conclusion the reverend the, principal proceeded to deliver an inaugural address, in which, after adverting to the systems of education pursued among the ancients, and describing the happy results we icb bad attended the efforts made in this country during the Mat twenty or thirty years to widen the range of instruction among the humbler classes, be proceeded to show that humanity, brotherhood, and Christianity prompted us to Impart to others the blamed truths of revelation, the entehling discoveries of science, and the rich treasures of literature placed within our reach He also contended that all the discoveries of science, industry, and art should be pressed into the service of the school room, and made an cillary to the thorough understanding of divine revelation. The weather was exceedingly auspicious, and the company present evidently treated the occasion es • galfrday. ROYAL NAVAL SCBOOL, NEW CROSS. The annual distribution of prizes to the more dis tinguished pupils of this school, took place yestaday, in the presence of a large body of visitors, including a great many gentlemen who had been themselves educated in the establishment. Vice-Admiral Bowles presided, supported by Admiral Murray, Colonel Pierce, R.M., Capt Mackin non, RN , Capt. Saunders, It N., and several other distin guished officers. The court, in the centre of the building, was decorated with a trophy, over which waved the flags of the allied powers. The same ensigns and a variety ci bunting laurel wreaths and other insignia of warfare and victory ornamented the large school-room in which the ceremony took place. The proceedings commenced by the Secretary, Mr. Barnes, reading the reports of the examiners in ChiSiCl, mathernatim, and French, which were highly satisfactory as to the attainments of the pupils in those branches of education. Rev. Dr. Measly ex amined in classics, Rev. T. W. Venter, M.A., in science, and Prof. Wills in French. The CHAIRMAN then said that nothing could be more SA tiefsetory to the governors of the school and to the parents of the pupils than the reports which they had just heard read. It was also gratifying to find that the establishment was sow full. They had on their book. 220 pupils. He also felt a pleasure instating that their funded property had been increased, that they bad been enabled to make a large addition to the playground, that great progress had been made in forming a fund for the establishment of a scholarship at one of the universities in connexion with the school, and that these formerly educated in the school now appreciated the advantages they had received in it. After alluding to the amount of success which had been attained by former pupils, do gallant chairman proceeded to present prises to the fol• lowing young rmatlemen —First class: A gold medal to Dawkins, who had obtained the first premium in classics, third in mathematios, and first in French; the classical silver medal to Cornwall ; the mathematical silver medal to Tapes , . Second class : Classical prise to Brown ; mathe matical prise to Hope; French prize to Handel; pries in history and geography to Roes. Third class : Classical prise to Brooks; mathematical and French prise to Gamble, who also obtained a premium in eludes. In the second school, Parker, Clarke, Taylor, Tait, Storer, Wynne, Blount, Potts, Capel, Williams, Love, Rich, and Lawson, severally obtained prises. I. the third school the prisemen were Folford, Simeon, Baster, Sfilsond, Colwell, Maskelyne, end Townsend. Nash and Dathee obtained prises for writing, and Daw kins, Stephens, Simeon, Farquharson, Home, and Robin son for drawing. The Cockney medals, for industry and good conduct, were awarded to Carrie, Wray, and Sterne. Turman rained th e the marine cadetship, Boxer the first and Powney the smoad naval cadetship, and Champion the German prise. The CHAIRMAN, in presenting each prize, suitably com plimestad the young aspirants, and encouraged thous to Perseverance. A vote of thank' to the gallant admiral closed the pro ceedinp. HEALTH OF LONDON. In the week that ended on Saturday the deaths of 999 persons, vie , 529 melee and 470 females, were registered in London. In the eorrespoLdine weeks of ten years, 1845.64, the average number was 915, and if for the purpose of comparison this is reified in proportion to increase of population, it becomes 1,006. The number of deaths re turned last week is therefore rather less than the estimated number, a more favourable result that the bills of mortality have for some time disclosed. Last week the births of 718 !aye and 756 girls, in all 1,474 children, were registered in London. la the ten corresponhing weeks of the years 1845 64 the average num ber wee 1,846. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29 819 in. 0a Sunday and Monday it was above 30 in. The highest reading in the week was 30.11 in , and occurred on the former day. The mean temperature of the wish was 555 deg , which is 3 4 deg. below the average of the came week in 38 years. The mean temperature fell on Saturday to 49.5 deg., which ts about 10 deg. below the ge. The temperature rose' to 72 5 deg. on Mi nthy, the highest in the week, end it was asst the same point on Sunday and Wednesday. The lowest temperature occurred on Smuttily, sod was 449 deg. The mean dew point temperature was 48 9 deg.; and the differ- i etas between this and the mean air temperature was, 6 6 deg. The temperature of the water of the Thames on the lest five days was 6t 4 deg. The wind blew generally from the soutli-west. Rain to the amount of 0.65 in. fell on the last four days. Hail fell towards the end of the week. - I m irror that INS. Y CI hut ft fee after ig the merle 7 the ogled oats. din. th thu brave I U. to hes !has IS NW k7ip I WIN med. - tweed matter. As tt. sod of the td the of the awe. bl tba rilo tM rug% by see