The Express. — London, England, 1855-01-22 00:00:00

PEP ITALY. DAILY WWII.) ROME, Jaw 11. 'NM boo el electric telegraph csanesting Rome with the rest of Borope, by the vs of Bologna, is sew and Doak' g to prevent PloNeesarentering intommilleatial conversation sigh either of the Emmen of hues, Austria, or ' Soda, amyl the needs. of the intermediate sta gs., whisk aso actively proseediog so u to enable I go warmest aid the yobbo to make use of the No at the beginning et mat nesatb. Thei commercial paid@ is weseaiat hen, and all I NO al assmitim and i.I dares are at the I Wed OIL Ms Peps bolds ins want the State Pak is spits of the satisdiss of the monopolists, sad has turned oat OW el the Owl* employes, *pm Polio. by threatening to deprive him of the I Criatplasm of which he held a saga* es a f siassare. The governor of the beak Count Philip Antoselli, to whom the indigent almesholders attribute the palest state of the lank Tess sot stand much better in the Pope's good gram% bat the merit of being the cardinal's brother keeps him safe from I any similar attack. THE UNITED STATES. (sT mAews.no TZLIIOSAPZ.) ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC. A WIWI.) LIVERPOOL, MOSDAT. This morning the United States Mail .team-chip Atlantic, Captain West, from New York direct, ar. rived in the Mersey with the usual mails from the United States and British North America. She has not brought any speeds. • The Atlantic wawa from New Tea on the 10th inst. The Royal Mail steam ship Asia, hence on the 23rd ult., arrived at Boston on the 4th inst. At the departure of the steamer business was ge nerally improving. Money easier. Stock buoyant, and rising. The latest dates from California, up to Dee. 16, :*port the arrival of one and a quarter million dol lars in gold duet. The mining good, the general business dull, and no particular news. The cotton market at New York had fluctuated in price, but the Asia's news had stiffened it, and caused it to close firm at previous rates. The breadstuff market was without any particular change. Indian oorn was firmer. The provision market more lively, price' slightly improved, and closed at a trifling advance. Freights rather lower. Exchange on Loudon, 1071 to 1071, dull; ditto on Paris, 5.18 to 5.20. CRIMEAN ARMY FUND.-THE PIONEER. The last vessel expressly chartered by the com mittee of management of the " Crimean Army Fend," to gears, kindly relief in kind to our soldiers who suffer now the hardships of a winter campaign, completed her lading and left the Ironvite-wharf, Tower of Londoe r last Setae day morning. This was Meems. Remington and Co.'s new steamship Pioneer, built by Mr. Scott Russell at Blackwell, and one of the most perfect of her class. She is of more than 800 tins burthen; the length of her deck is 175 feet, and 28 feet the breadth of her beam ; her engines are of 120 horse-power, and the novel position of her strew pro- Pallor, outside, instead of inside the rudder, renders her more cenveoiently available as ♦ sailing vessel, when the wind may serve, than other steam vessels are. She has made one trial trip to the Welsh coast, and ran from Newport to the Thames in 68 hours; mesemaing only eight tons of coal daily, she maintaias • spied of nine knots an hour, and is commanded by Mr. 1101, cousin of the pliant captain of her Majesty's ship Heels. The cargo is under custody of Mr. Jonathan Bow an', mister of the yacht Surprise, belonging to Mr. B. W. B. Sehenley, well known to nautical amateurs. Mr. Bakenley is one of the most active members of the Crimean Any Fund Committee, and he, together with Sir William Foam, Bart., who has also devoted great attentioa to the patriotic scheme, sad with Mr. Alexander Barclay, were en beard the Pioneer all Saturday morning; Mr. Consent, wise has managed the city business of the committee, joined kis colleagues at Blackwell. We were favoured by those gen tlemen, and by Mr. Standish Rey, the secretary, with some general account of the miscellaneous cargo which they have new despatched. Food, as might be anticipated, is the first thing needful. Muck has bees purchased by the committee, and much bee bewsprou le Ike.. The Duke of Portland matributse MUM et potted moats, al*, sad other comforts; sad the Magpie of Bresdalbaas sends $OO gallons of Highland whisky, ami miss of potted mine from the domains el Timm* Castle. The distillers of Caraphelton have** skim • sample of their cordial spirit. The farmers 0 Lagailigilike mad Lineolashire, to whom the opportuaity was Mob know* by Mr. J. B Denis's, M.P., sad those of 011emiser berokirs also, have sent their choose sad hams. Ai Ile eiossasadatioa et Coast Strseleski, 340,000 ratios, oldie pa int sakes et eorapvessed vegetables ban, bees obtained front the ingenious Presets inventor. Perhaps tbe nest remarkable et the otestribetimas is that Iron Pries's Patsies Light Company, to the nine of 8001. ; it cosaista of • quaatin of their composite audio (with aot as oases of Beeeisa tallow is rhos, we believe), and aloe a grist deal of hard ware, samara which are hanging lamp and 400 little stone, Wed with their peculiar waxy fuel, with say be blamed safely and easily is a tent ; the workpeople of Pries sad Co. subtitled ash the day's pay, amounting to 12h., sad Uhrepiebre _pare 30W. as money. Wines sad to e ones, cocoa, and sew, ale sad por ts", Mimed and pearl baby, Irish salt trotter, a pea deal of tabsese, with gim wherewith to aloha it, books sad whoa paper, an - babilell is the serge ; sad we are tell that Onset sad Batty have bad to phone sheet 6,1110 heed of pos. Thesemmbee hare likewise out idireanampas, and frsg peas, of e ttle:l2: ll re, and the Meow will take is at Malts • let el wimp sad lemma, to gully the sell meat of camp ratleas. Ms have they bees lees miodhl of he mammal this of the iaward sae. Several bandied bales of needle& pods, blaaktte, Jenne, serge jackets sad drawers, stash. bp, sad •• malfatoes;” knit by kind old Wise, rep aid wrappers, beau and hoes, with leather to mend these, tad is eztemin spread of socosaut fibre matting for is leen. Shirai, combs, sad brushers, are likewise seat, by mesas of which oar Wales men ms, prow'. their pods Nth habits ofd ass. The satin Met eek Is about 700 tens • hat the der tan a few street for governmese is Maio km white aid the government transports will 'tarry NM= the sem mitts* ant tiara. The carp has beet cats pen alise of about one cwt., with a view to their Wag esanyed from Bala/diva to the camp by head. It was ems pee ped that the eseamlues timid end oat their swat solo hr that terries, hat Mr. Zehest Stephenson having head it feasible ia skit the Maim Railway to reason heavy materiels la patimps slang mom a phlegm the thsablen of a pair et nos, it is "'mamba te Tatbish map fee tba_P•Mille, Mine sad me whaled to spiv hum The eMbhhary d' el thises pub mi tkalr shied hat bets asund bypastiose erreagemest. Thitie the third yawl, besides the Lai of Illesetere's yacht, whisk has bees freighted i li i lse iris Ortmesa Army Fand Committe; the Baysi peat F es the 7th Dee., sad the Bends, slim Isabella 11. ea tmas eve, being her prolecosers. Mr. Pete's vests, 'a x iom's. hes takes out three wham Miseheame to this health., which will pa- be▪ elp Nimb ieri i ad Se goods. The *Am Mf. ftellmehary, hes ball =OM , tai tiall es Oen, paiiMed marellememea an ap *mei le lleiniele their odeselloselee wares ea web Use ▪ sam Isom &Seth* tibmelfea Mete teatimes at *ammo Amin elieeeL Of thew IL Leger GO* end XL ;alb Smith mat out two moods, ago, and Mr. nen& with Mr. Themes Tower amnia Lord Basemen's = a s New Tear's-day. Admiral Sir B. Lyme has writhes a letter proesisim the Pimearr a seavesint berth is Belo Man Barbour, and every facility will be affaded bar all the waling Matins. It is expected that she will ands tbe vomit to Balaklens in fifteen or Oaten dap aftor the This... An 'cadmic mearred whisk palmated dsal departure oa Saturday. In peseldcidtgamlisses of le dog above Blackwell ohs same ism eta leak a ski* that was being Mend out, sod of kit e u ..ABt bells begun Es was obliged top isle he al" Die he tapir. We believe, however, that la a day et thighs wOrpressid am bee way. hloiszcauss'm—Names orgontkown who M at ord their asasainaties in the seisms end reeds, el andisia. e, and received (*Missies to piranha, ea Tbarsday I . 9 l:—lieary lob' Thorp, Malden, Pages; Jame H.l.ho usaWhiteefdy eteektcarcepTeech ROYAL Tbs ttlsally mein meetings at the Royal ties eemmeseed es Friday last, m which measles Professor Fasday, as usual, delivered the open* lemur*. The title .f the letter* was " Os Some Pointe of Magnetic Phi losophy ;" but the subject on which he particularly dwelt was the Raters of force is general, magnetism and electri city sere*, principally to illustrate the actions of force. Professor Faraday stated in the esmaseacoment hie oolitic tits that we are on the verge of important discoveries ear the seism of form, and that the present awhile rear tam it are vogue and usistisfaetory. The statement that Om MOMS of forms are inversely as the squares of le distasee, Deaver so idea of the sonnet 'lll gill& limo at a distance as* as este mbar; 111 goo mosinsleties of bete ermaected with the Saint sew esquires serious cossideratios, with a view to gissediss them into a rational theory that will amount is- Mitglhiy Is, the action of one body on another wheel illenningly talk* separated. The duality of WOO app.- mt Is ea electricity was particularly coml. Omsk as Peeks= Faraday observed that the peculiar rein- Hui subsist's, between the dual and apparently oppmite lonsi of the moth and south poles of &magnet and between positive and negative electricity are the most likely mesas of discovering the real nature of farce in general. He expressed the opinion that all forces have a similar dual property, and that eves gravitation will be ultimately determined to posers it. He then proceeded to exhibit the relations of the dual forces to each ether, as perceived in the phenomena of electricity and magnetism, for the pur pose of showing that one of those forees (sweet he called into action without the other, and that est are always equal. Having charged an insulated metal boll with electricity, he suspended it, without touching, With en insulated hollow tin cylinder, end when so suspended In tested the electricity of b th. The electricity of the bed s was positive, whilst the induced electricity inside the eye( dor was negative, and on the outside there was an isis it electricity whatever. Also, when the outside of the eyliaelar was charged the inside was free. It was then shown 111114 the poles of magnets may be so arranged as to previa magnetic action even immediately within the sphere Of their usual attractions. Thus, when the north poles of feet powerful large magnets are placed together at right aisles so as to form a small deep square cell, in the ma* of that eell there is no linguini, attraction whatever. Tim enure effect wee shown to be produced with arrangements • electromagnets. In one experiment a hollow cyliadiew Orson iron was filled with iron filings, and than introdneal late a helix of insulated copper wire, round which an elec tile current from a powerful voltaic battery circulated, and though the edge of the cylinder became strongly magnetic, the interior was so free from magnetic influence, that the Ina filings fell oat when the helix was held perpendicu larly. Professor Faraday said that from the consideration or them end other phenomena eonnectei with the dual forces la magnetism and is electricity, he felt oonvinced that the anima of the one depends en the action of the other, and that tbefean neither exist separately nor can one be brought to set without the other. That the nlatioa of the north- sees and scatheless of a magnet to each other does not take plea. through the substance of the metal, had been 'Misfia tastily established, t►erefore, it can silly take place externally, and, consequently, in curved lines be tween the opposite pules. Professor Faraday quoted the opinion of Newton to the effect that the attraction of gravitation, though exerted between all bodies, however distant, and even through a vacuum, must be the conse quence of the action of some intermediate invisible agent. Of the correctness of that opinion Professor Faraday said he became more convinced the more he studied the subject of throe. It leased, indeed, absurd to suppose that gravity Ws exists rely where there are other bodies tout upon, for that would be to assume • creation of force, and supposing gm sun to exist without the earth, or other planetary bodies around it, the force of gravitation would still be in halant to the son, and be extended throughout ell space just as it is known to be through the solar system. The oat- Adoration of the nature of force, be repeated, must ere loos lead to important discoveries, and be had no doubt that in to or twenty years time there would be an entirely new light thrown on that important subject. MANAGEMENT OF THE ROYAL FORESTS. The instructions to the survey ors ( eters. J. Ma thew% W. Murton, and W. Menem) appointed by Om Treasury to report on the royal forests maintained for the growth of navy timber, with their reports thereon, have been Ivid before parliament. After having delivered five separate reports, referring to questions which had arisen with respect to various &math of management, the surveyors were directed to frame • general report regarding the can didate, matagement, capabilities, and future prospects of the sold ilerosts they had visited—vim., Alice Holt, Wool. mat, Dem Parkhurst, New Forest, Dean Forest, High Mealowermid, and Delmer,. These forests contain alto gether abase 103,150 acres, bat the snrveyon consider that the beselleial is 00000 t of the down may be repreeented by abestallfd eons of young deadline; and not only, they say, Is the date el those planation " such as to merit ap pend, has, baying vekoonseeetbeir regularity, growth, and prospestive akimbo develeputeut. they are not surpassed by any ferestproperty in the kingdom." A celculauon of their value leads the I yore to the c 'elusion that they wore " a plitable and most advantageous investment of public measy, though the Int pried of their growth they ap , per le mho bat mall reign win the original outlay - ." The sursepoo an of opiates that the present local mange meat ie sacrist on with skill nod ability ; they deprecate the system of *lasing with rekanee to anneal profit, instead of ultimate crop ; and they dm object strongly to the system apse whisk timber is now aspgaled to the Royal Navy, as that department "Amid set be permitted to require more than the knots eaa nth* ammistastly with a due onside ration of their permanent welfare." They express their belief theist the end of soother century the navy will be mainly dependent upon these forests for its supply of timber ; they point out the mistake whisk has been cow ' milted in taking so much tarp timber from the fonds within the last few years, during a period whoa the prise bee lona unusually low ; and the report esseludes with an r observation on the importance of securing the services of internist% sad thoroughly ezpaineed patinae* to die ' charge the very onerous duties of depaty surveyors. AMATEUR THEATRICALS AT OXfORD.—The others of the OxfsmisMae Militia gam two theatrical performances la aid of the Patriotic Fend, at the Town-hall, it Oxford, as Wednesday and Friday. Oa each cosesioa there ware about 100 persons present, issiudirm a large proportion Of the nobility and gentry of the seasty and principal families is the univareity and city. Addressee written for the wee, 8/011 by Hr. Joseph Plownaa of Oxford, were delivered by Limitmant•Colonel Fano and the Hoes. A. S. Annesley. OxiOßDlam/L.—An order has been re. orivo•fran the Doke of Mamelo, Misiaaor of War, re tisiziag a rotes of the samba of .in is Os Oafordahiro 2= Into w wilio4 M volust sao or for palm ditty at sliaiiao Is no Modhluma to whin no en ness Mend to end =Mk to tab. He pass of sn mats of Übe lice.• ourielorablo somber has ob ve = lotinsted their willingness to de es, ansondog to about IN, wed may nous an sapsseed to klisw noir sample the amino aloha S. le Is onMeatly anlokswir that the whole of the Moan of _nintlho will ousiespeny it ▪ ile hegira diniao Chrotark. ' Wall BATHS Do Wirism—lt haivisi a bsso dated that may labouring sea and wanes in Men the ass of the warm bath Right make ties *Man alto the snobs of nearly all the mad an la AO has, at the mama of the Mtn sad Waslanato Cow, been alma on the stilton sad they milk that ' no Ina need M Mt etthe soden% 1M of no warn bath waif the Wars liable to fart odd ; on no Goa , we met stnagly remanneed lbs gunnel vise ot yablie lathe, both nen and Md, and enen Ina on envision of the gent geed of a &nasal balihyslia end sins eissiag fo ihe Wish of no Make body." And fay add --Hire an of egnisa not if tho patio bona, wens and Md. owl wahhonsse inn preys* m ade see of by the patylo of NA Ss mama and o stly of disease, and the sumbor of wend be matwt.lle entahhed." This sin& an Is _by De Hairy Onpur lad SS Mow melba gessa gunboat of Inn. of when ea are 311-Da ead NO an see -Hol I Pena. DislßulMle Oocumuntoa.,—As °Toyam a of a _ . ate; halmsbely hied be throws two fanlike k Leh late mhos& est, sad ipsialbUy sirettedrawlr to ethiss. We woad Moo sow bssitatisa la 'irks tie sir ewhitesaes, Iwo it alt Rat aU ~me sasapentsd row% will be wish to Ms desdadia. mad the reship of isavlioak bsoi drarly. be 's pired the ask. • bad la Os Mks et aa swissat lakk tastebsat. ea Wedageby he, sad while asioski tionesika la the Ilmolor wok at • his her Is wad, SIMI way goadelass. sad d Ohm the sea of stZk lift essamiosi la daimon to lbws with a ample Miss kiWoskks bes oiltwori threstow ease itodassai lito ebsit sweat used bp the Mkt Wesel Ye Mien die maw the right towel, sad blistal a asW wound. Re where be - 111 sitessete, whin bo mini. The labrawall:= wog she Rs see el a ~I sespestabie assist k Isith ; had ash May RO as bloke% arse high pre. ro bs bs et ~eft k W sal w et the hawse ~seat& awa of the pat We and ma atm. le kw* tad grief et the two hoar Orishalti s e Is ads Weikel cossonsase, or of the party who wag se mislosthoolly the esopha tits Wastrel*. A sitsdow bs leis awl ~RI while town, sad the deepest sympathy k Mt sad wagassi with those whoa the warmth bin imbed k MIR oria—.Schish Press. -~ 4--- THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 22, 1865. THREATENED DUEL BETWEEN MESSRS. W. OONINGRAN, D. URQUHART, AND N. R. ROLLAND. BRIGHTON, SATURDAY. This morning Mr. Somers Clarke, solicitor, ap peared before the borough ►each of ntagistratos to make as application on behalf of Mr.W.Coninghant, of lErnsp Town, late a candidate for the repreeentation of Brighton is par liament. This application, ha Mated, was rendered mem sary by an attempt on the port of Mr. D. Urquhart and Mr. S. E. Rolland, to (amok • ►reach of the peacw. Mr. Clarke said he was instructed that in Totratry or Marsh of 1864, Mr. Urquhart invited Mr. Conlogham, Mr. Rolland, and other gentleman to join him in the formation of an amociation, w►ich was denominated an Asaordation for the Protection of Tarim and other coauthor from partition. The society was formed, and Mr. Rolland was appointed chairman, Mr. Coning Lem treasurer, and a Mr. Walpole hon. secretary. The *misty was under lb* sanction and control of a own =Mae of eighteen or twenty gentlemen, there being bet one paid officer, and that was • salaried secretary at two enineas per week. A. subscription was entered into with a view of defraying the expenses of the society. That sub scription amounted to 1001. or 1161., out of which Mr. Coninghaen ematributed as his subscription 261. This alonoy was expended in the test of public meetings, printing, and other expenses incidental to the carrying out of mush an association. In the course of a communication which oc curred between Mr. Coningham, Mr. Rolland, and Mr. 'Urquhart, ft was mentioned to Mr. Coningbans on one occasion by Mr. Rolland privately (which be felt now justi fied in using, as it would appear afterwards, by the letters to be referred to), that Mr. Urqubari was under loss pecu niary embarrassment, and a sump mica, he believed, wen made that either • subscription should be raised or some other means resorted to for the purpose of providing a fond for Mr. Urquhart. Mr. Coningham disliked that , mode of proceeding, and expressed an opinion that be ob , jetted to paid agents. He at once declined entering into such arrangement, or having anything to do with such a proceeding at all. The same subject was afterwards men tioned by Mr. Urquhart, and treated by Mr. Co ninghans in precisely the same manner. He believed that shortly after March or some time in the beginning of April a public meeting should take place at Stafford to carry oat the principles and objects of the Athociation, and Mr. Cass. wieskain and Mr. Urquhart were invited to attend, he sup. pawl as • deputation from the Association in London. Mr. Oeminebsea intended to go by rail to Stafford, and had pre shed to all for Mr. Urquhart at the Clarendon Hotel. He called in the morning at 9 or 10 o'clock, and there foetid . Mr. Urquhart in a state of perturbation, walking up and down the room. He at once said he could not leave without • soon of pounds. Mr. Coningham was very much disin dined lending money to any one, but being much pressed by Mr. Urquhart, who stated that it would be impossible for him to attend the meeting at Stafford unless he realised • loan, Mr. Coningham consented to advance the mosey, end drew • cheque for 201. on his bankers. Mr. Urquhart paid the cheque over to the clerk of the hotel, who—deducting the amount of Mr. Urquhart's t bill 51. 25., headed him the balance, for the purpose, an Mr. Coningham sato• sally supposed, of defraying his personal expenses on the journey. Mr. Clarke produced the cheque which was drawn on the 10th April, on Hoare and Co. Mr. Cooing ham had since been to the Clarendon Hotel to implies Nat wok place among the servants or the clerk to the betel, sad he found that the person to whom the cheque wee paid woe dead, but an entry was made in the books of the hotel to the digit, that David Urquhart, Esq., paid his bill by a cheque. The entry was in the handwriting of the deceased person. Therefore, it was pretty clear that on that occasion Mr. Urepthart's personal tavern bill was paid out of the money lent him by Mr. Coningham. In consequence of some transaction, at the easuisg election for the City of London, Mr. Coningham was displeased at the course Mr. Urquhart pursued on that occasion, end he thought it right to retire from the treasurership of the association. At that time on goiag into the accounts, it appeased that as overpayment to the extent of V. or N. had been made by Mr. Coningham, so that the society in troth owed him that amount. Nothing further transpired on the subject till the month of December, when Mr. Coninpham received • letter from Mr. Urquhart, to the following effect: " 9, Bennet-street, St. James's, Sunday night. " My dear Coningham,—Why do you not come up ? Ever yours. (Signed) " W. Coningham, Esq." In the interval Mr. Conwgham had no Mr. Urquhart, excepton one occasion, with • mutual friend who brought Mr. Urquhart to Kemp Town at lunch. Mr. Coningham—No political intercourse. Mr. Clarke believed this was all that the intercourse amounted to. When Mr. Coningham replied to that letter, apparently the letter of • friend, he did not_press Mr. Ur quhart fur the reps meat of the money. The following was the substance, if not the actual wording of Mr. Con ingham's reply to Mr. Urquhart, of which he kept no copy : " Kemp Town, Dee. 18 (or 19), 1854. " My dear Urquhart,—l have been p ted by severe indisposition from going to London, but hope to have the pleasure of seeing you when Ido go up. By the way, have you forgotten that you are 201. in my debt. which I lent you at the Clarendon (or to pay your bill at the Clarendon). Would you, therefore, be kind enough to send me • cheque for the amount, or to pay it at my bankers', Messrs. Hoare, Fleet-street.—l remain, he., " W. Cobuttnuat. " D. Urquhart, Esq." The next letter is the course of the correspondence came from Mr. Rolland, and it was to the following effect : " Army end Navy Club, Thursday, Dec. 21. " My dear Coningham,—l have tame on myself to stop • letter of Mr. Urquhart to you, offering myself to be its bearer, which I have done in the hips that this matter has arisen out of some forgetfalnas or misappeeheasion. lam sorry that this involves a delay of a couple of days. It will be very inconvenient for me to get away, even for half a day. I shall be at Brighton on Saturday at 4 p tn. I must beg of you to meet me at the train. If not there, please appoint me some bete sad place near it. " Messrs. iiVestosecott will send you the money.—Believe nu, dear Coningham, yours sincierelb (Signed) " STIWART EDMUND ROLLAND. « p.s.— cannot allow this letter to go without re marking to you that I shall also have • matter to settle With you if I should be under a mistake in my judgment Nave expressed." Mr. Clarke proceeded. Mr. Coningham did not conceive that this letter contained anything dictated by an unfriendly iplrii, and he wrote back iamediately,stat log that he would sheet Mr. Rolland when be came dowa to Brighton. This was on the 21st Dessather. The same day Mr. Coningham received • letter tram Misers. Westmeath and Blake, the gentlemen referred Isle Illy. Relleadre letter. " 21, JobatimeklioefoNrow, Dee. 21,1854. "Sir,—We are to tresimil to you WI., in re payasentofmoney by you he expenses for public *2 objects.—We are, obedient mt' ean, (Signed) " nalitacorr_, BAIA, and BLaxa " W. Coamgham, Rm., Kemp Town. " Mr. Clarke said it wield appear that this matter was placed la the hands of the Meets. WaMmeeett sad Blake; sad no doubt it was Intended to adill die branseetim, if pasible, ammo the aspect that the paymeat by Mr. Con inseam to Mr. Urquhart, at the Claseadem Hate), was not • km. but • seaWboem to the expose, of the amosiation. AM this eiscamstean had bees eadareemed to be eau meted into • gronadwark der • swims quagga. 11r. Coa st case fete what wag the &swathe of them parties, the messing of Mr. Rellaad's letter, then. • little inept up la gam. The following was Mr. OaNaaham's 94 07 , "Be liewierespare, Kemp Town, Dee. 11,1N4. " Gaidemeal _lam to acknowledge the receipt of • =ea the Leaks and Westminster Beak for 201., for loy yea et _Ms. Urquhart's request, ' la repayment Nowayohmage by yea O. e. me) fee expenses for public rfiTlds mime wee &deemed by me to Mr. Urquhart lh a tl immediele payment of his pormaal expenses at • litieles—the Chemins la Bond-street--aad go far may be mid Wham bosaakeased for ' public objecte.'—l as, pa- Gallia, your Mullis unsay rnbint " Wruaux Committals "Mears. Weelmaisek Blake, and Blake." Thus, continued Mr. Clarke, the matter rooted until Mr. Rolland came to Brighten, and Mr. Cadmium met him, be believed, at Mr. Fatkorp's Library. They than walked to Mr. Wallis's, in the. aeighboarbeed of the Towa Hall, whim they went into • pa - vsti room (so conversation har k( passed during the period of the walk), on purpose that Mr. Coningham might hoer what Mr. Rolland had to say. The Mtn-dew did not lest snore than fear or fee =Mutes. It wee from what had sines transpired that Mr. might have said something to have inereand Ike anent, if any existed before, in the beesst of Mr. RA lisadlygrAwas quite altar that Mr. C Sham when he met Mr leThied wee in • state of esadderalle sager. The keleview, se be said beton, lasted km or am minutes l mouthed to • eqt *eel or requirsineat m the part of Bella that Mr. amid retract what be millWilk mead 'stinks. alaiummuy. Mr. Coning km et meemid he had to mina, sad said," Howl this gabfest is it mosible? You that you war , Mr.e sot Uwe Rel sem know t al o thr e a s t when the took plass. It bookplates *sly between nos and Mr. Urqu hart at the Christina Had. It is perfectly impossible gar yea ta knew as of Nat that warred, and it is net mmyy imeatha the statement I have made." Mr. elated to Mr. Holland that if any matter of this Wed were game fate new, he should require that it should be beiges witateess. Mr. Reiland pat on his out tad went away, psalm down the letter, of width be had been the bearer, teen Mr. Urquhart. The letter wee without date er pima from whist' it was sent, and although that it malelool a ohm's for the Wil. the cline tit assiar e il lnee wldsh es :l e git be unmated fir by teat hh ( O •PY4 "ffiri—l mad= a Nom OBS cheque sent by Masse. Iffeamaselt) hr Mee gamey to which . yea rake. It I Mali tomato the potability of the aneurisms having esseped year mammy, I should endeavour to mall it to yea; be sot balladry that to be possible, sod being the !Zia D. UI4aIJHAZT. oteattinication with further pomaded of a purpose of ireful misrepresentatiOn by n speolleatio• of • oirommstamos otherwise sraperanous, I have sow only to call spot yes to tetra* the false state. most yes have made of leaving feat mosey to me for hay am. " I have de homier to M, sir, your obedient servant. ( 81 08 0 1) "D. Usettram. " Ws. Comingbani, Esq." Mr. Coning's.= bad treatoi that letter with silent ma tempt. He beard no more co the subject, tub bids the 24th Deeember, till the 9th January; then cane a letter from Mr. Baud : " Worthing, Jae. 9, 1665. " Ihr,—The sudden death of. very near relative of mine last week has sommelled me to delay addressing you tin the preen* manes*. " I /waived last week a letter from Mr. Urquhart, statiag that you had MAO Se reply to that letter of hie which I placed is your hands, and that having accepted the position of wilful SiMptellfttl4ol3 he takes so kother step in refer ence to year letter addressed to him, which was the subject of his oommunicatlon. But the same 'misrepresentation hay ag bees made by yea to Messrs. Weelmacott, h. Galled upon me as the party im that transaoticia with whom he alone had to deal,' to protest him from its sleets. " I consider Mr. Urquhart's opinion perketly justified. Indeed, it was for me to hava settled this matter with yea in the Ant instaacies. I now, therefore, call ma you to with draw that letter to Mears. Westmaeott, which I cannot omissive you can hesitate one moment to do, seeing that your silence on the receipt of Mr. Urquhart's letter is the admission of the falsehood of its contents. " As I have to start immediately for Belgium, I beg that there may not be • moment of unneoessary delay in bring ing this matter to issue. • I have the honour to be your obedient humble servant, 8111W/ULT 11111511.111. ROLLAXD. ‘' W. Couiogham, Esq." Mr. Clarke said the answer to this, sent by Mr. Coning ham, was as follow.: " Hemp Town, Jan. 12, 1866. " Bir,—l have nothing whatever to retr act. " In not replying to Mr. Urquhart's letter, I have to in form you that I acted under advice. " Both you and Mr. Urquhart must be aware that no re petition of violent language can affect the truth of so simple a ease. It is, perhaps, but fair to warn you that the banker's book of the Clarendon tallies precisely with my eau. " Further proceedings in this matter will leave me no no other alternative bat the publication of our correspon donee. " I am, sir, your obedient servant " S B. Rolland, Ilsq." "W. Conitronam. Mr. Clarke said Mr. Coniagham received the following litter in reply : "Army and Navy Club, Jan. 18, 1865. " Sir,—l have received your answer to my last commu nication. It has filled me with unboanded astonishment ; and, to remove all possible miaapprehension or =Jacek. on the part of any one, I endow the reply of Mr. Urquhart to a letter which I immediately wrote to him, and the accu racy of which in all the statements in which las con cerned, and that is in all theasentials of the case, I declare upon my haloes to be tree. Now, sir, I must all you that you mistake our relative positions. It is for me to 11l for you, and not for you to choose alternatives ; and failing to retract your letter to Messrs. Westmacott and Blake, and pay the 201. into the hinds of some charity, you have to elect between giving me a meeting or my posting you as a swindler, a coward, and a liar. _ . "Most limpet domestic matters compel my departure to morrow for Belgium, after having delayed ft for the last week. I have, therefore, to postpone the matter till my return on the following week. I make no apology for the delay, es you alone have occasioned it by leaving one letter nureplied to, and waiting three drys in answering the second, even in face of my annonnoed necessity of departure. " In the event of my not finding your retractation on my return, I shall send a friend to you to apprise you of it. " I am, air, your obedieet servant, " STZWAST EIUILIXI HOLLAND. " W. Coningham, Baq." Mr. Clarke then reed Mr. Urquhart's letter to Mr. Rol land, a copy of which was sent to Mr. Coningham's on the 16th : " My Dear Sir,—Under the pretend circumstances I have no hesitation in answering your question, and detailing the facts without reserve, out of which the correspondence with Mr. Coningham has arisen. " In the smooth of March last you and Mr. Coainghsre simultaneously joked me, • large plan of operations was sketched. Several other gentlemen having at the same time newly Joined the movement, and the centre of opera lions was London. Shortly afterwards I informed you of the necessity I was cruder of retiring into the country. You were surprised at my allowing any private matter to interfere with so great • public' object, and that surprise increased to astonishment when I was unable to specify any paramount necessity for my retirement. " The real cause was this :—Several friends who bad un dertaken to defray the espouses of various objects bad been usable to fulfil those engagements, and I had to come for ward to make them good, exhausting my funds for the moment to the last shilling. This unexpected demand had come upon me after a campaign throughout the provinces of some six months, which had entailed an expecte, of nearly 2,0001. I was orksequeatly under the necessity of retiring from Loudest in order to curtail ay personal expenses. The unexpected charge amounted to about 3001., and was ad vanced by me tower the obligaties taken by the gentlemen at the time working with me of its repayment from the first money that might be available for publics objects. " I must here observe that the expenditure connected with than proceedings had not comateneed with the six months to which I after, but bad been ping on for many years, during which I had reduced myself down to the point which barely sufficed me for independence. I should hold it u shameful to leave unemployed a pound u I should an hour. " One morning you came to me and stated your suspicion of the mown for which I was leaving town, saying that in so grave a cue all delicacy must be dispeased with. Upon this I told you the facts. Yen proposed to me a loan. That, I said, could not be ; bat if the sew comers discharged a portion of the outstanding debt I should be enabled to go on. Yen returned and stated that the matter was arranged, and that a portion of that money should be repaid. I had afterwards conversation es the subject with Mr. Coning ham, but only in reference to details. The arrangement was, however, not carried rout, u far as I recollect, for I did not look into accounts, empties the cheque of Mr. Con- Ingham's, which I did happen to use for the servants of the Clarendon, though what he means by referring to that see is past comprehension. " Mr. Coningham continued to co-operate unigthei London election, when, on my proposer and seconder being hocussed away from the hustings, he took fright and ran away. After a few months he however reverted to his former state I law him in. " Some time afterwards, on reading letters of his in the Monate/ Adeerfiese, is which there was much that was good minded with mach that was confused, I wrote to him a lies to the effect that he should come up to London to see what was doing, and to be able to form his judgment for himself. To this I received for answer three lines requir ing instant payment of the money he had Mat to me for the paymeat of my bill at the Clareeden. "If Mr. Coningham wasted the mosey be had only to say so, bet it was another thing to imply that he had lent it, and even if he had wanted to insult me, the commonest delicacy would have revolted against a retinue toe matter each as this. I sent the money, and in referenee his note I also took &deice.' "The unanimous and instantaneous conclusion was that I could not do alien,* than send a challenge myself, or refer the matter to you as the arraagement had been made through you. " I determined to deel with it myself, and warned by the past woes such • letter as to force the matter to instants . noose tam by charging him directly with ' wilful misre presentation.' "The letter you took charge of open, and delivered per sonally into his hands. To it Mr. Callaghan' gave no mower. After waiting a week I again sought advice. That given to me by • gownl aim, as prettified in such matters as any one is Europe, was that I could take no further steps, as Dlr. Coniagium bad put himself out of the pale of gentlemen, ashes the calumny was repeated, when I might post him as a toward and a liar. "There had, however, boom a letter written by Mr. Coningham, two days after the letter to me, to Menne. Westmaeott t and Blake, is as.. t for their cheque for the 201., repeating the end that with startling grossness. As this la enured Imauquently to the receipt of my letter, I Aid net feet Justilel la taking the former course, but as I milt not allow that letter to remain au-withdrawn, I called upon you to take those steps which you had wished to take at the beginning for my protection against a wrong of which you had been the innocent cause, and for which neither the laws of the land, from the nature of the can, nor the laws of honour, from the nature of the aggressor, afforded me any. "I am. ite., " DAVID URQUIAZT. " 8. B. Rolland, Bsq." Mr. Clarke added that this was the termination of the correspondence. It appeared to him that there was • clear and evident intention on the part of Mr. Urquhart either himself to challenge Mr. Callaghan' to fight a duel, or there was that intention on the part of Mr. Rolland. He submitted that the magistrates, as aseervaton of the peace, scald, under the circusastaseee, .properly interpose their authority by issuing a warrant masa those who by in ference might be fairly ocumidtwid to contemplate • breach of it, and bringing them before thobeseh to pat in safeties. If they thought that his opening statement disclosed ground for magisterial interference, Mr. Coningham would step into the witness box and verity that statement on oath. The magistrates having consulted. The Mayor maid—The beach is of opinion that there is so doubt that the object of than gentlemen is to cause a breath of the peace. The language used is sufficiently irri tating to predate that effect ; and we es oonservators of the peace, will be happy to hew anything to which Mr. Co- Bingham may depose. An information sworn by Mr. Mainsheet was subse quently tendered, embodying the subdues of the above statements and correepoadenee, and the lankiest's issued thereupon their warrant for the apprehend= of Kr. Urquhart cad Mr. Rolland. We ere informed that the entreat between the goverment and Munn. &askew and Venetia, of Mid, ilesborough. for eausou-balk. his been caueelled, It befog found that the Clevelaud Iron dale sot *Wain the peculiar quality necessary for that Mir parpose.—Nespesetk Chromiti. SPORTING. EPSOM SPRING MEETING—MARCH 22. Waromis 101 2212 022 AT 1122210POLITAN STALLS. forfeits to be declared oa or before the 30th of January. Two Mk. and a quarter. Age at lb Ration, 3 1 2 Tune . . ... 4 1 0 Marcasite The Mach ••—••• italrewole • 0 lAttle Beni 6 0 9 Talfoord I 3 I tiered= 4 0 1 Joe 11111140. Asa pt lb Saraband 3 7 al &hall 4 6 Jujube 4 5 Pharrlos ..... 4 5 Lady Tama ...... 4 billiagham 4 1 Llpapola's las 4 3 Border Cblat ..... Bolton Fandango 3 0 Xmas 3 0 Ooruallua .. ... Radeapptiaa • 3 IS Sauarbos 3 IS Cork of the North 3 Is Iltinklow 3 10 1110 b Mast a 10 Neil Gwynn* 3 10 Palatal.. ... ......... Vandal 3 9 Julia .... a 7 Cloud General /Satan m Marl 3 0 hol IS 4 Ladka X 4 3 4 COMM . 3 2 VAN 62 Illeppose liramod * 3 2 Ifaftliby . Paulin:a .......... $ 1 2 His 1/4par ...... ........ a Ii t= " 3 ........ ..... 3 7 7 Isogon ..- a 7 Hoeft ..... 3 .. 4 Pim aspeold .... 5 dead -- BAWDICAP. To be re. before Let mile end • quarter of the i to be declared on the Zth of Itpamtheadaa 4 Bracken ...4 Jonathan Narita ...... 4 Ud Huntsman-- ..... 4 Mincemeat 4 wiakfiedd La Bello lames cow of Sorry Balk ... Caine, Newboill:—.-.....-- 4 Neville 4 7 li 7 10 7 10 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 iCallsh .... = 1 = Wimp. ...... 4 Leagreirel ..... 4 The et arts w. . •.4 emboss 4 The Tare . Bit J Ram Oma. 4 Jsek Shopped 3 Rotherham 3 7 7 I 7 7 7 Tzi Cur 47412 Elwiratax the Metropolitan Stakes. Lu New Derby Course. Forfeits January. Ap et lb VIM.. ........... 4 12 Datagasit ....... ..- .. 5 12 Tao gob • 6 5 740bara 4 13 Batrownir Mama 4 8 The Early Bird 4 8 Vladea 1.11110 David ...... llama 4 4 Calavnua 4 2 Urand laqalitar 4 0 irrantle o cl'iliall Wild Hinitamas ..-. 4 10 'Vinkleld oda 4 10 Humboldt . . 4 7 et Kr. Sykes .. Age lb .5 IS Boer 4 II Sambaed Little Gerard .... Jack Sheppard 3 11 Testy ore 4 The EM IG of Erin Benbanu 3 Reams 3 Border Chief eletle ....... Rob 6 ...... 4 Seducer 4 Ilillingbam 4 Cavalier Rambling Katie g Therms' 3 Jells 3 Mare $ Dr. Cooke 3 Cloud g l To gu psj o .. 4 I 3 I Antoinette Pollerd 4 Hake of LIAIIIIISOt. Gemmel hetes Herald lieisokeL 3 Th Joshua 3 the to Marmon 3 Plausible 3 Romano 3 Flageolet 3 Lady Bathed 3 Pantbees 3 Fanny Fern 3 Velvet Immo I Haddam Hosally 3 Hobbyhorse — • Cardigan 4 Heine Creel t ime..... 4 i i i i i i 4 7 i 4 7 i ML4 of T.m Valley • Walstottl Kit/rarer isicii,it Star at Puny ....... -...- Royalist NevWs 4 Lady RIM ..« 4 Culipli 4 = a g ar 5 a Mao ... a Plum 5 Prima 1111aistor a Elsroales 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 i i 5 4 7 _O Gainoe Poetalard 6 Gamekeeper: .„... New Brighten NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCHLEY HUNT. _ ittacm 27. _ --- -.. WRIOHTS POR THE EIRIAT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STALES. Forfeits to be declared oa or before the first Tuesday is Feb. raary. Two mile.. Age A 1 Virago I 1 Rataplan Sluaowita ILittlip Harry The Nabob 6 Defiance 5 Wog of Tramps 6 Types Sorbian Hungerksrd a 13 Rsrly Ilird Matson Gambol I- pasalitoades 4 anions° Jonathan Ilattla ' Cardigan 4 iNevills 4 Royalist 4 Aldford 8 W . 6l Pr i :e° 6ll 7 701 710 7 9 7 4 ► ; 3 7 4 7 4 7 4 7 4 7 $ 7 3 e Bt. eteptten A. 4 Lady Pa/mentos 3 = 4 4 = 3 3 ewer $ Veda_ 4 arisms II = 3 4 1 Gamekeeper 4 4 Jujube Vandske Redlands 3 Mind a Ineemmed 3 Nespeienom Dalin 3 = l Ty 3 4 Nair to Stoppers Remty 3 Nelms 3 lbedesatell Mphlow 3 Bodemptlon Orminatirs 5 The Iliad 3 General Pietas lbadal 3 Caney 3 Sphiner Vandyke lAncols'olon Atberttone Nell Owyans Doke of Hamilton 3 Mambos 3 Communist The Cropper 3 Raul Harry of Hereford . I by Colllngwoed Lucy Backs 3 Pantheon 3 Lams Selina dertmlea 3 Ills Piper 3 Shoreham Palma ten S WWI, S Pion ma Coal (deed) 5 been entered without the be struck Oct by the time wed to mania in. Erma= 4 Newb4d 4 Mortimer i i i Bled[ Btu Hamden 4 Larrywireat 6 Lady Venice Etbehrolf 6 Kier 4 La Bells lambs Ireland's Eye Ladybird 4 Bllliabbam 4 Bt. Clare Naomi 4 Kidnapper Commodore Curley— 4 pale Dada. 6 Latoproelea 4 I TM Exile of Erin 4 1 Sir James Graham 4 Diana am.. Lid 4 Tower Little Tom Mama 4 Quinn 4 Mobiles 'Damp 4 Jacqueline b o by Lanerioat—Hy dream The horse narked • ha knowledge of its owner, prescribed, sinless specially Flom no Cont.—Tide horse dm at the Cornish on the 16th inst. Antenna is dud. THE NEWCASTLE LADIES' BALAKLATA FUND.- 1101 packages which lave been made ap consist of 46 bale% Pm, 'Detaining the following articles :-1,82l flannel shirts, 11l cotton shirts, 343 pain of drawers, 82 bands for sou threats, 857 pain of stockings, 125 pairs of gloves, 619 pairs of saaffatese, 466 pain of mittens, 991 warm cape, 116 Ansel beads, 1,631 comforters, 40 pairs of blankets, 62 wrapping gowns, 1,262 pocket handkerchiefs, 72 168 water proof overalls, 40 omoosto, 83 pairs of fishing ,9 pillows, Ell seetlewestars, 30 Scotch plaids, Mabee sessah, old Uses, list sad bandages, soap, s , putts puha cloth, pipes osel cases for pipes, brushes, eombs, shaviss i teass, paint halves, slaHmsery, books and papers ; ril e sber ether base et Ilee• asehMg, particulars oakum& Et: esiseriplisum is mosey have exceeded 8001., sad the Meal mine of the Milks awe is estimated at 1001. The New. mulle-spes-Tyne Lake Balsklava Fund was the first, sad hoe also bees anesseed the wet successful of the many Binds et tab kind 1111.11bliebid.—Noweattk Chronicle. THE THANES op THE WOORDED.—The follow ing prafesfel address was presented on New Year's Day by the Usk seam in Therapia Hospital to the English ladies who sahtistered to their wants ;—" Therapia Hoe pied, Jan. 1, 1855. . I was sick and ye visited as.' We the wounded and sick he this hospital, beg on this, the *eat day of a sew year to offer oar grateful and heartfelt thanks to Miss —, Mee —, end other kind and benevolent hearted ladies for all the attendance we have noshed from you. Yes some daily to our bedsides, through wet and cold—you speak ki nd ly to as—yon write for no—you con sole the dying—you know hew, for you have some to do this &CMS the stormy sea, suffering hom sea 'Ukases and many hardships, while you might have been living sem fortably at home. Caa we consider this sad be silent ? Be pleased, then, kind ladies, to accept oar gratitude sad oar thanks; it is all we eon offer. We thank God, who has pat it into year hearts to come as& see as, and may God blue you all, and long preserve you to do such kind and benevolent ofikes to the sick wounded, and dying !—ln the auto of the wounded sad seek, WIL LIAM FLAMM" TER ROYAL MAIL STEAMER SEVERN is fitting up at Southampton as an hospital ship der the Bleak Sea. The whole of her cabins are takes down, sad on her lower deck rows abode an to be placed from one sad of the ship to the other. The ..in desk is to be a poessesado tor invalids. Elba well aegoesniodata between 309aad 400 invalids. The Severe ea be ready to start in a few days. 13be will take sat maple the Comae. DEVIII4--Tbs government have further engaged ibe ardese of James Bell and illoa, and Carr and itiwise, wicking divers, ef Whitstable, practieslly vetoed in the "redact of sabsurine explosions. These able an are to proceed forthwith to the Crimea, there to join Meson. Dean, Edwards, Elides, and Allen, who some time sines went oat is the Robert Lowe, gad who an at present, we believe, wailing farther °Menai OnasSentiaoplo.—Doser Clirowiek. FM the Met few weeks Mae dente% was observable la um of the Doak gates, essealenall by a vessel having some into maim with It. As Ots oust injury could not be seem Mimed, a diver issended yesterday cimrsday), and dis covered eat the dellsel wen esswismad a bar of iron with& prevents* 1110 gable sissies prepedy. aan hoar the mil was mmeibil and the bar .'send. The diving apparatus will be Invelnabis at nalusespet—Carinif Gwirriion. A DANGEROUS 11,091'. Loot week, some boys playing at slianteg, in the , public dream, struck an oyster mien late the ek, and it cans,ht the hoe of a little boy, of ' tsar pews et Sip, who had just outs out of his house, and end Ins peer Mite fellow's eye shad eat. The practice of playing at beau in tha streets has become very prevalent la the town, and it is hoped that this serious result of the dangerous play will urge the authorities to adopt stringent measures to stop the pristios.—Leicester Maniac IRELAND. DUBLIN, JAN. 20. • Letters patent having passed the great seal, ap pointing the following commissioners, viz.:—The Right Hon. the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, the Right Hon. Sir John Romilly, ant., English Master of the Rolls; the Right Hon. J. H. Monahan, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, Ireland; the Right Hon. F. Blackborne, the Right Hon. A. Brewster, Attorney-General for Ireland; Sir Richard Bethe ll , lint„ Solicitor-General for England; Mountifort Longfield, LL.D., QC.; John David Fitzg era ld, E sq. Q.C,M.P.; and Hugh M'Cal moat Cairnes, Esq., for the purpose of inquiring into and reporting upon the state of business in the Irish Incumbered Estates Court, and of considering and reporting whether it would be desirable that the said court should con tinue either permanent, or for any, and for what period, and whether with any or what addition, or alteration or modification in its powers, constitution, and procedure; or whether the said court should be annexed to, or its powers transferred, to the Court of Chancery, the COW MISS ioners have, through James A. Lawson, Esq., LL I).; their secretary, had forwarded to each of the Akers of the court, and to other put ties likely . to afford information on the subject, cer tain queries to be answered by them. The commis sioners will not, it is understood, hold any viva coca examination of witnesses. The commission is dated 23d November, 18.54, end is made returnable in one year from that date. The Evening Mad abut night says:—" We have heard that a proposal is before the Treasury, having for its object the erection of the authority of Mr. Alfred Power foto an autceracy, by superannuatin g, and, of course, pensioning the secretary and arms tant-eecretary, and removing one commissioner." If this statement bur true, the two commisoisners who are to be removed are not yet known ; but the oppo sition preys have taken up thesubject for the purpose of raising the cry of an " intended job." `The Cbrk Eiamilber thus refers to the• present state of the local markets, as affected by peace ne gotiations: As we ventured to anticipate in our last note the tone of the maraets generally has amunied a firmer chateaus, and prices continue to show an upward tendency. Notwith standing the absence of anything like positive intellgenan from Vienna, as to the progress of negotiations for peter, or, through the same source, the possibility el continued hestit hiss, the general impression appears to be that the was will be prosecuted for, at least, some months to come, or even if terms compatible witb the interests or honour of the belli gerents be offered and accepted, many months must elapse before hostilities will absolutely cease. The result of that belief is that prices are now very nearly at the same Beare they were immediately before the " panic," by which term the .Beet of the first announcement of peace upon war local markets has been called. Notwithstanding the firmness which is now observable in our local provision markets, merchants and producers still look with lively anaiety for the receipt of decisive intelligence as to the result of the negotiations at present in progrees. The Curator of the Royal Dublin Society's botanic gardens at Glasnevin . reports as follows on the ex periments made there during the last year in the production of seedling potatoes, showing that the hopes entertained for the security of such potatoes from the influence of the blight are groundless. He says: The growing of seedling potatoes hail been particularly attended to this year. Last April the assistant secretary sent to me 115 kinds of these seedlings, raised by Mr. An. demon, of Fermoy, at ages varying from two to tour years, all of which had either names attached, or notes describing their merits. It wsa stated that Mr. Anderson d ' d to have them tried and proved in the botanic garden. They were accordingly planted with much care, and samples of the produce of 109 of the kinds arc now in the exhibition of farm produce, at the agricultural museum of the society. It affords me pleasure to upon that there are some first•tate kiads among them, both as regards quality and prolific yield, and I have no doubt but they will soon take their places as standard varieties for gener►l cultiva tion; but so far as their being proof against blight, such is not the case. The haulm of every ens of them was cut down, in common with the ordinary varieties, when the blight prevailed in August ; but when dug in October the tubers of a good many of the kinds were quite sound, whilst others had about one-half diseased. The remarks attached to t►e samples sent to the exhibition will show the effects as they occurred. STRANGE CASUALTY IN WOOLWICH DOCK• YARD. A scene occurred in Woolwich dockyard, between two and three o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday last. which will not be soon forgotten by those who witnessed the complete taming over on her beam ends of the Peru verance iron screw steam troop ship, Commander William J. S. Pollen, in the east dock, in which she had j ur t completed her rigging, and a great part of her fittings, and was ex pected to be ready for sea before the end of the present month. The Perseverance was built by Meteors. C. J. Mare and Co., it was said on similar lines to the Prince, loot off Balaklays, and purchased by government, with the intention of sending her to Sheerness to be masted and rigged at that port. A subsequent order was issued that she should be muted and rigged at Wool wich, and the masts were consequently sent up from Sheer. nese to Woolwich, and on their being put in under the sheers she was taken into the east dock to be completed for BM As the rigging progressed towards completion every one could see that the masts and rigging were more suitable for a frigate than a long narrow iron screw steamer, and remarks were freely made that it would not be a wonder if she proved so top heavy as to upset on her entering the water. Unfortunately the surmises proved too true, ss on letting in the water into the dock as the tide rose on Satur day afternoon for the purpose of taking her out to be plaited alongside the coal depot ship, to take on board 400 tons of coals, she was scarcely floated and the shores taken away than she gave three or four sways from side to side and turned completely over on her beam ends in the dock, the foremast resting on the roof of the chapel over the saw mills, knocking down between 20 and 30 feet of the parapet. It was a most remarkably fortunate circumstance that she turned over in the dock, as there were about 150 persons on board at the time, several of them at work in the cabin. As it was a number were thrown into the water, and three persons were injured by being jammed, but, on being taken to the Royal Marine Infirmary, it was found that no bones were broken. The Perseverance has had her rigging all stripped, and her fore, main, and wizen top masts takes down, a number of relays of workmen and of the crews of the Fisgard and of the steam vessels at Woolwich being at work all day yea,. rday (Sunday) upon hrr. She has her engines, of 300 horse power, on board, and some idea of her position may be formed when it is stated that the funnel is within 12 or 16 degrees of being in a horizontal line. The engines have been examined, and, so far as can be ascer tained, have sustained no injury. The seamen and riggers have commenced laying large cables under t►e Perinea. ranee, and other preparations cue in progress to endeavour to raise her, which, as iron vessels are so unmanageable will, it Is expected, be a task of no ordiscry Minsky: Ever since the accident the authorities, both naval and civil, have been unceasing in their exertions to get her righted. Tan Turman Exaisiviore.—The proprietors of this interesting and popular exhibition having come to the tlletstruiseition, we thick very jediciously, that a two noes rieworinnitry would impart lits and variety to the waxen Illastradeas of the Osmanli. their manners and customs. now "ea view" at Hyde-park.cornar, Mr. W. Knight dame forward on Saturday last and delivered a lecture "Oa Task*, and the Turks." The subject pould nos have been entrusted to better hands ; Mr. Knight, besides the advan tage of a lensed education, being able to speak with the authority of one who bee been long resident in Turkey, who knows the language, and who has made himself intimately sorpaintell with tae social forma of Turkish life. We only regret that • larger number of visitors was not present to reap the advantage of his instractiva and entertaining lee ture—a circumstance for which the state of ihe weather may probably acconut. CRYSTAL PALACE:FIVE-SHILLING DAY.—IAN. 20.—Admiselea at the doors, 63; admission by season tickets, 209; total, 272. THE AMERICAN MAIL.LIVERFOOL. SATURDAY. —The British and Honk American R ysi mail steamship Africa, Copt. Wm. Harrison, soiled from the Kersey fee Bolton and Bellies, with the usual mails for the United States and the British possessions in North America, 99 oessengenr, and • fall cargo of merchandise on freight. The incoming steamer with the mails from the States is the Collins steamship Atlantic, Capt. West, which is es pirated to arrive to-morrow evening. Her dates from New York will be to the 10th last. TEE WEST INDIA MAIL PACKET is nearly a week overdue. In ease of a delay in the inter-colonial steamers reaching St. Thomas, the homeward packet is allowed to wait a week there. It is thought, however, that some mad dest hu happened to the Atlantic steamer, rather than to the iatareolonial muskets ; and it is feared tlat in come queues some didieuity will arise as to the despatch of the next West'lndis and Brewlian packets. The sailing ship, Himalaya, left Southampton Saturday, with government emigrants for New SouthW The Omega is expected at Southampton in a few take out government Warsaw to Melbourne. ----, 1 ton on Males. days to -rJ.-,,