The Sun. — London, England, 1862-05-05 00:00:00

TILE NAVY. VALETTA, April 30.—Her Majesty's paddlewheel steamaloop Trident, 3, Commander C. J. Balfour, which arrived from Corfu about a fortnight ago, left on return to that island on the 25th inst, she Twill be followed, after the arrival of the next over lard mail from Marseilles, by the screw line-of 'battle ship Marlborough, 131 (bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Wm. F. Martin, K.C.8.) It was hoped that the Admiral would have proceeded in her to Naples, to be present during the visit of the King of Italy to that city; but it appears that in structions have been received from home ordering the vessel to Corfu. Her Majesty's screw steam sloop Icarus, 11, Commander N. Salmon, returned from Marseilles on the 26th inst., under sail and steam, having occupied nine days in the passage. The despatch boat Banshee, Commander Madden, left Malta harbour on the 38th, for the purpose of having her machinery repaired in England, which, it will be remembered, broke down while she was conveying Lord Canning and suite from this island to Marseilles. She was to touch at Algiers on her way, and has on board the following passengers : Capt. R. Musgrave, R.N. ; Commander W. F. Wilson, R.N.; Surgeon Cooghlan, R.N. ; Mr. R. Osborne, and Mrs. Jamieson. The only men-ef war at present are :—The Marlborough 131 (bear ing the flag of the Commander-in-Chief); Hiber nia, receiving ship (bearing the flagof Rear-Admiral H. J. Codrington, C. 8.) ; Icarus, 11 ; Medina, 4, surveying ship; Boxer, 3, and Growler, 3 (out of commission), and Hearty tug. The training ship Wellington, under tow of a merchant steamer, left Plymouth on Saturday, for her destination, the Mersey. The screw steam frigate Tribune, 23, Capt. Lord Gilford, left Plymouth on Saturday for the Pacific Station. The whole of the shipwrights have been entirely withdrawn from the various wooden ships building at Chatham dockyard, and with the exception of a few gangs employed in the repairs of the 22 gun screw corvette Racoon, in the third dock, the whole resources of the establishment are engaged upon the armour plated frigate Royal Oak, 51, to expedite the completion of that vessel. Until further instruc tions are received from the Controller of the Navy no work will be resumed on any of the wooden ships under construction, with the exception of the 4 gun paddlewheel steamer Salamis, under No. 1 shed, which will have a few hands placed on her on Mon day next, in order that she may be brought forward for launching, it being intended to use her as a de spatch vessel. In consequence of this decision on the part of the Admiralty not to proceed with the construction of the several ships on the stocks, the works at the steam saw mills in the doekyard where the timber is cut up and prepared are nearly at a standstill. Two months since there were no less than 95 pairs of sawyers employed in that department alone, but at present that number has been reduced to 22 pairs, the hands not required in the saw mills having been reduced to labourers, while others have been discharged. IT.:1 addition to the line-of-battle steamer Bulwaif i c, 01, which it is intended to convert into an al7iour-plated frigate, there are three other large Screw steamers on the stocks which at a mo ? Aerate outlay could be changed into iron-plated fri gates—viz., the Belindera, 51; the Menai, 22 ; and the Reindeer, 17. The following appointments were made on Friday at the Admiralty :--Commander W. Dawson to the Shannon ; Commander G. D. Broad to be Inspecting Commander of the Coastguard ; Lieut. Charles E. K. Brett to the Cornwallis ; Lieut. the Hon. Fred. W. Gharteris to the St. George ; Lieut. R. Elliot to the Hawke ; Lieut. Henry F. Cleveland to the Excellent; Henry S. Dyer, paymaster, to the St. George; George:Stovin, second master, to the Re venge ; D. Langlands, in the Imperiense as super numerary, confirmed as first-class assist.-engineer ; Augustine Kedward and William Strachan, in the Imperiense, confirmed as second-class assist.-engi neers; and Hector M. Crocker, acting second-class assist-engineer, to the Indus, as supernumerary. The following appointments were made on Satur day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. George S. Graves, to the Colossus ; C. W. F. Cranford, naval cadet, to the Defence ; Henry Eales, surgeon, additional to the Arrogant ; and. George A. Rowe, assist.-pay master, to the Fisgard. THE ARMY. The Duke of Somerset, as First Lord of the Admiralty, will hold a levee on Thursday next, at the Admiralty, Whitehall. The Prussian officers, General Baron Hiller von Saerbungen, Grand Equerry to the King, Count Hermann Puckler, Grand Marechal of the Court ; Lieut.-Col. Obernitz and Capt. Armand de Lucador, Aides de•Cainp ; and Lieut. and Adjt. Von Notz, who accompanied the Crown Prince to London on the opening of the Exhibition, visited Woolwich on Saturday morning. Shortly before 10 o'clock they arrived in full uniform, and were received by Gen. Sir R. Dacres, K.C.8., and Staff; Col. Bingham, Deputy - Adjt.-Gen., R.A., and the heads of depart ments, by whom they were accompanied through the various parts of the Arsenal. Having passed hur. riedly through the carriage department and the harness stores they proceeded to the Armstrong gun factories, where they spent upwards of an hour, and returned the Royal laboratories and paper mills. They left the Arsenal at noon, and proceeded to the Royal Artillery barrackfield, where they inspected the dismounted brigades of Artillery and Royal Marine Light infantry, and afterwards rode to Woolwich-common, where three troops of horse artillery and three field batteries were dzawn up for their inspection. After two or three review movements they marched past and returned to quarters. The visitors were then accompanied by the General and the garrison staff to the mess quar ters, where they were entertained at a dejeuner by the officers of the Royal Artille r y. After inspect ing the sJldiers' rooms, stables, sze., they returned to London. The regimental schools belonging to th e R oya l Artillery at Woolwich, under the superintendence of Mr. C. Wharry, were on Saturday officially in spected by Colonel Elwyn, RA., and other mern bers of the Council of Military Education, who ex. pressed their gratification with the present state of the establishment. The number of pupils now fre quenting the schools (together with adults)amounts to nearly 2,000. The detachments of the Scotch Fusileer and Cold stream Guards, under the command of Colonel Far quharson,returned to headquarters from Eastbourne oa Friday, having completed their course of mus ketry practice. On the same day detachments of the above regiments, consisting of five officers and 1 00 men, arrived at Eastbourne fer the course of ball practice. The erection of the new cavalry barracks at Col chester, for which a considerable amount was appropriated by Parliamentary grant early in the present session, has now been fairly commenced by 'Messrs , Lucas Brothers, the contractors for the works. The erection will be solid and permanent. The walls arc to be built of red brick, of the uniform thickness of 18in. The buildings will comprise all the requisite officers'quartersconstructed in the form with a fronta ge o f of a quadrangle, 150 ft. The mess establishment will occupy the centre. The entire ground floor will be appropriated to the use of ser vants, while the first and second floors will be divided into sitti ng a nd bed rooms for the officers, each of spacious dimensions and well ventilated. The soldiers' quarters are formed in blocks, eac h capable of accommodating 72 men, and in close proximity, in six large blocks, will be formed the officers' and troop stables, fitted up and arranged w ith the most modern improvements. The other ings for the com p l et i on o f mos t ex requisite build cellent barracks will be placed around the edges of the field, which is skirted by a Public road, and the whole, when constructed, w ill b e one of the most perfect and convenient buildings at the kind in the kingdom, but utterly devoid of all ornament or decoration. It is intended to carry out other extensive works, including additional bloa ts of stables, with soldiers' quarters above them, a capacious riding school, and engine house far the the water pumpingsupply. These, however, will not be proceeded with till the other works are suished. The erection of these works must neces- sarily involve a large outlay, but great advantage will result from the subsequent brigading of cavalry and infantry upon the remainder of the Abbey Farm, where accommodation might be found for the combined movements of many thousand men. Some notion may be formed of the extent of these barracks from the fact that upwards of 7,000,000 bricks will be used in their construction. The deaths of the following officers have been officially reported at the War-office since the Ist of April :—Generals Sir G. Whitmore, K.C,H., Royal Engineers ; and W. H. Connolly, Royal Marines. Lieut.-General W. Ferguson, Royal Marines. Major-General D. A. Gibsone, Royal Marines. Lient..Colonels T. Byrne, 10th Regiment, and T. Bunbury, C. 8., 80th Regiment. Majors M. Adye, Royal Artillery ; R. Macnair, staff-officer of pen sioners ; and T. Crucknell, Royal Marines. Captains R. Norwood, 3d Dragoon Guards ; T. Young, 16th Regiment; I. B. Bomford, 69th Regiment ; D. R. Croasdaile, 61st Regiment ; J. Greenwood, A. Robertson, and J. Farmer, Royal Marines. Lieuts. A. Murphy, 6th Lancers ; H. Archdall, 20th Regiment; R. Croseman, 25th King's Own Borderers; G. Meldrum (Adjutant), 26th Ca meronians ; F. F. Murray, 68th Regiment; C. Draw bridge and K. Monro, Royal Artillery ; D. Cameron, Ist Royals; E. S. Long, 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers; L. B. Reeves, Royal Marines ; W. Clarke, W. Pridham, 5. Orr, S. A. Moore, J. Cinnamond, and R. G. Amyot, Royal Marines. Cornet T. G. Eb , rington, 2d Dragoon Guards; Second-Lieuts. J. H. Davies, J. H. Porter, G. D. Lane, R. Standish, and J. Hallum, Royal Marines. Ensigns E. A. W. Parks, 20th Regiment ; F. H. Hornemann, 62d Regiment ; and A. Appuhn, 4th King's German Legion. Paymasters—Major G. Hookey, Royal Marines, and Capt. H. Dudley, Ceylon Rifles. Quartermaster Capt. J. Brannan, 60th Rifles. Surgeons E. Skues, M.D., and J. D. M'Diarmid. Assistant• Surgeons J. R. Tobin and R. Primerose, 99th Regiment. BANQUNT A 2 2HE _ROYAL ACADEME On Saturday evening the president and members of the Royal Academy entertained a distinguished company at dinner in their apartments, Trafalgar square, previous to the opening of the Exhibition. The doors were opened at two o'clock, and soon after that hour the guests began to arrive, occupying themselves till dinner was announced in viewing the gems of British art which adorn the walls of the Academy. Sir CHARLES EASTLAKE, the President of the Royal Academy, officiated as chairman. The cloth having been removed, _ The PRESIDENT rose and said—l have the honour to propose as the first toast " The health of her Majesty the Queen." (Cheers.) In pronouncing those words, in repeating the heartfelt wish that her Majesty may enjoy uninterrupted health, cannot but feel the place and the occasion muse awaken associations which invest her name with a deeper—and here, for the first time—with a sad interest; nor can we forget that the Queen has recently revisited scenes that must renew the keen ness of her sorrow. I will therefore only add the expression of our earnest hope that her Majesty will continue to derive consolation from unfailing sources, and from the sympathy, respect, and devoted loyalty of her subjects. (Cheers.) The toast was drunk with all the honours, and followed by the National Anthem. The PRESIDENT, in giving the next toast, " His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the rest of the Royal Family," said— Every society at its anniversary in this year has, for the first time, to omit a revered name —a name which this institution, connected as it is with the fine arts, must ever hold in honour, and which cannot now be passed over in silence ; more especially when the opening of a second Interna tional Exhibition in England reminds us of the wisdom and perseverance which conducted the first great enterprise of the kind to a successful termina tion. (Cheers.) We have to speak of the loss of one who was a zealous friend and promoter of art— (hear, hear)—the enlightened adviser of its profes sors—(hear, hear)—of one who, with the best right to be a severe critic, was ever ready to extend to them his sympathy and encouragement ; and who, with high aspirations for the future of art, took the warmest interest in the efforts and productions of his own time. (Loud cheers.) May their Royal Highnesses whose health I have now the honour to propose inherit the kindly nature, the love of know. ledge, and the public and private virtues of his Royal Highness the Prince Consort. (Cheers,) Glee (four voices)—" Oh, the Spring, the bounti ful Spring !" The PRESIDENT proposed " The Crown Prince of Prussia." The toast was drunk amid much cheering. His Royal Highness the Prince of PRUSSIA, who was loudly cheered, said,—Sir Charles Eastlake, your Royal Highness, my Lords and Gentlemen, I hope that the gratitude which I feel for the cordia lity with which you have been pleased to propose and receive my health will not be measured by the manner in which I return thanks for it, as I am sorry to say I fear I shall not be able to express my feelings as I should perhaps be able to do were I longer accustomed to the language of this dear country. (Loud cheers.) I thank you first of all for the way in which you have been kind enough to speak of my near relationship to the Royal family of England—(cheers)—nor can I on such an occasion omit referring to the loss which this country has recently sustained—a loss felt so intimately by your Royal family and also by my own. (Cheers.) We have all heard from the Pre sident how that loss has been felt, and I am happy to say that in my own country the same monu mental feeling will always remain associated with the memory of that dear Prince who was taken so suddenly from us. (Cheers.) It is not necessary for me to say how happy I am to be able to be pre sent at this great festival of peace, and at the same time to honour the great undertaking which we owe to the master mind of him I was so proud to regard as my father-in-law. (Cheers.) I have also, Sir Charles, to thank you for the manner in which you spoke just now of the state of art and science in my own country, and particularly of the articles sent to the great International Exhibition. lam happy to think, from the way in which that refe rence of the President was received, that you all appear to agree with him on that point—(cheers)— and I hope I can say that the same feeling for Eng lish art is reciprocated by my country. (Cheers.) Perhaps I may be allowed to say, as I am proud to say, that the Princ ess Royal of your country is one of the first representatives of English art in my country. (Much cheering.) Returning thanks again for the kind way in which I have been re ceived, I can only add that I hope it will be a new tie strengthening those w arm sympathies I have always felt for this great country ; an d , more than this, that the strong sympathy which always existed in my own heart will in Prussia, and in the great fatherland of Germany, be more and more and for ever maintained. (Loud cheers.) The PRESIDENT proposed " Tho Army and Navy, and the Volunteers," connecting with the army the illustrious name of his Royal Highness the Com mander of the Forces, with the navy the name of the First Lord of the Admiralty, and with the Volunteers that of Lord Elcho. (Cheers.) ' The toast was drunk with much cordiality. His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE — Sir Charles Eastlake, your Royal Highness, my Lords and Gentlemen,— In acknowledging the toast which has just been offered to your notice from the chair as regards the army, I should perhaps feel some delicacy and hesitation in intruding upon so peaceful and happy an assemblage such a subject as that of the army ; and yet such a topic cannot he otherwise than grateful even to this society, because I happen to know that some of our best volunteers are connected with the find arts. Cheers.) Therefore I am justified in saying that the art of war is not altogether discarded by those who cultivate and de sire to promote the arts of peace ; and for a very good reason—because they are perfectly aware that , the haying only the mode art of by which the art s o f peace can b e cul tivated with real freedom and satisfaction is by war so perfected that, if necess i ty should ar i se , th e arm y can be reliedon to d o it s d uty • e'actually. (Ch eers .) That I believe is the p os iti on \ THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVE SING, MAY 5, 18G2. which this country wishes to occupy among the nations of the world ; that is the position which we are all endeavouring to acquire, and which I trust and believe we may say we have to a great ektent attained. (Cheers.) But in addition to the reasons I have given for believing that the service with which I am connected is not altogether distasteful to those who cultivate the arts of peace, I cannot help ob serving in the various rooms in this building that the artist has largely laid that service under contri bution. (Cheers.) We see around us, both in the shape of portraits and general pictures, many sub- jects connected with the military profession ; and I must say these subjects have been most agreeably and satisfactorily treated. It would be very ill-timed on my part, a mere ignoramus in such matters, to attempt to express any artistic opinion as to the merits of the pictures which decorate these walls; but as a simple member of society I cannot but ex press my congratulations on what appears to me to be a most successful exhibition—(cheers)—and even in the presence of illustrious foreigners I must say the representation of the arts of this country has been most creditable in that Great International Exhibition which was opened two days ago. I cannot help thinking that our portion of the Ex hibition will bold its own with any other country. (Cheers.) I cannot sit down without expressing my strong approbation of the noble sentiments we have ust heard from the illustrious Prince on the other side of the chair. (Cheers.) I believe I may say, without the slightest flattery to my illustrious re lative, and that the sentiments he has expressed have been most acceptable to this distinguished company, and that they will be most cordially re ceived and echoed by this entire great country with which he is proud to be associated. (Loud cheers.) _ The Duke of SOMERSET said—Sir Charles East- Lake, your Royal Highness, my Lords and Gentlemen, I have great pleasure in thanking you in behalf of the British navy, who will duly appreciate the hon our which has been paid to them by this distin gu;Ahed assemby. It has been my fortunate lot often to attend meetings annually here, and I must say they are the pleasantest public meetings I have attended in the course of the year. (Cheers.) Knowing the number of toasts that have to be given, and the speeches that have to be made in reply, I think I shall best express to you my thanks by thus briefly acknowledging tho honour you have done to the navy. I have observed in going round these rooms that there are not many pictures relating to the navy, and I believe that in future years it will be found more difficult still to immortalise the deeds of the British navy in pictures. (Cheers, and a laugh.) How you are over to produce pleasing pictures of vessels with no masts and no sails, low hulls, creep ing along, mere black objects in the water, I know not; but I have Ho doubt the skill of the Royal Academy will get over that difficulty. I must say I look forward with no little interest and pleasure to seeing those pictures immortalised in future ex hibitions. (Cheers.) I beg again to thank you for the honour you have done to the British navy. Lord ELCHO also responded to the toast on be half of the Volunteer service. The PRESIDENT proposed "The Health of the Noblemen who this day honour the Academy with their presence." (Cheers.) In proposing this toast the president spoke of the encouragement given to the fine arts in this country, and expressed his opi nion that it was likely to receive a still further im petus from the International Exhibition. The toast was drunk with all the honours. The LORD CHANCELLOR responded to the toast. He concluded by proposing the health of the Presi dent and members of the Royal Academy. The PRESIDENT responded and proposed the health of her Majesty's Ministers. The toast was drunk with loud cheers. Viscount PALMERSTON, who was received with much cheering, said—Sir Charles Eastlake, your Royal Highnesses, my lords, and gentlemen,—lt is needless, I am sure, we should say her Majesty's Ministers feel the deepest interest in the promotion of the fine arts in this country. (Cheers.) It is no merit:on our parts to entertain that feeling, because it is impossible that any public men charged with the conduct of the affairs of a great country should be insensible to the advantage arising from the pro motion of the fine arts. It is a pursuit which dig nifies and ennobles both those who practise it and those who admire the productions of those by whom it is practised. (Cheers.) Like the quality of mercy, it is doubly blessed—it is blessed in those who themselves display the genius they possess, and it enlarges the sphere of enjoyment on the part of the public, who are taught to understand, to value, and admire the works of genius. And lam sure we must all of us feel highly gratified, not merely by the display which these walls now afford of the works of British genius, but by the records of the same kind which are now exhibited in that larger building larger certainly, and perhaps better adapted for the purpose than that which we have now the honour to assemble—an Exhibition in which, as his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge has well and in good English idiom expressed it, the artists of England hold ther own. (Cheers.) It is needless to say that the cultivation of the fine arts is a kind of cosmopolitan freemasonry ; it acts as a bond of union between different nations, who are taught by rivalry in these arts a gene rous spirit of emulation, and also mutual and reciprocal admiration. (Cheers.) I said that her Majesty's Government must necessarily entertain the strongest desire to encourage and pro mote the flue arts ; but I am aware that there is one charge to which we are liable, though I think there is a defence to be made against it. Wo may be said in one respect to be enemies of the fine arts, for it is well known that there are no subjects more inspiring, none that give greater scope to the de velopment of creative genius than the events of war. We have seen examples ; I need only remind you of that magnificent work of Mr. Maclise which is now adorning the walls of that building in which the great issues of peace and war are perpetually debated. (Cheers.) We are therefore so far, I admit, apparently the enemies of the fine arts, be cause it is the study, the object, and the desire of her Majesty's Government to avoid war and to maintain peace, so far depriving the arts of some of the best opportunities of illustration. But we trust that past history will yet afford sufficient unex hausted subjects for the creative genius of all living artists. It must be remembered that peace has her victories as well as war, and that peace also may afford subjects for the pencil and chisel of the artist quite as inspiriting and ennobling as any of tho events that are recorded in the annals of hosti lity. I don't wont to detain you, but I must advert to two circumstances which are peculiar to our pre sent meeting—one is the circumstance which has been alluded to by the Duke of Cambridge—the presence, namely, at our board of one of the most distinguished princes that Europe can boast—a prince happily connected with the royal family of this country by a union which I trust will be pro ductive of happiness to all parties concerned—a prince as illustrious and ennobled by the sentiments you have heard from him as he is by the distin guished lineage from which he is sprung. There is another circumstance marking this day, though of a different character, which was adverted to by Sir Charles he had E astlake , the president, in one of the propose. W e h ave l os t one o f th e toastst most distinguished patrons of the fine arts in this country. That eye which was ac customed with discriminating Power to perceive merit where other parties would not have found it, to follow out the workings of genius in all their de tails—that eye is now closed. Those lips, which used with the utmost judgment to award praise to the successful efforts of genius, to give encourage ment to struggling talent not yet brought into the full blaze of fame—those lips are now closed for ever ; and that hand which used to dispense largely encouragement to art in all its branches is now life less and cold. That is a melancholy reflection which it might not perhaps have been seemly for me to introduce on the present occasion, but the manner in which the president adverted to the loss sustained makes me feel that that loss will be felt by the artists of this country as deeply, permanently, and sincerely as by any other class of her Majesty's subjects. (Cheers.) I beg again, on the part of my colleagues and myself, to return you our best thanks for the honour you have done us, and to assure you that we feel highly gratified for having been permitted to aesist on this occasion. (Cheers.) The PRESIDENT proposed "Success to the Inter- national Exhibition and the health of her Majesty's Commissioners." (Loud cheers.) Earl GRANVILLE responded to the toast. The PRESIDENT proposed " Prosperity to the City of London, and the Health of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor," observing that this was the second year of his lordship's official labours, a circumstance which, as the result of the universal satisfaction he had given, must be regarded as a peculiarly honour able distinction. (Loud cheers.) The LORD MAYOR responded. The PRESIDENT then proposed, as the last toast, " The Interests of Literature," connecting it with the health of Mr. Charles Dickens. (Cheers.) Mr. C. DICKENS responded, and the company then retired to the middle room, where tea and coffee were served, after which the distinguished visitors broke up, THE INTERNATIONLL EXHIBITION. On Saturday there was a very large attendance of visitors, and during the whole time the building re mained open the number of season ticket holders who passed in at the various doors was estimated at not less than 12,000. No accurate return, however, was issued by the authorities, for the register turn stiles appear to be scarcely yet in working order, and either give no returns at all, or numbers known to be utterly at variance with the truth, Many also pass in at entrances at which there are no turnstiles whatever, so that until all the doors are protected with efficient machines of this kind the daily number of visitors can at best only be guessed at, At two of the ,urnstiles under the western dome on Saturday the commissionaires in charge made every person who entered sign his or her name and address in full, and the adoption of this precaution caused such a check to rapid entry that visitors avoided these me turnstiles, and passed through those on either side of them. where, singularly enough, they were not required to sign anything. There are, of course, certain exceptional cases likely to occur where the name and address may fairly be asked, though what purpose they are likely to serve when got we are at a loss to imagine; but, if insisted on as a general rule for all visitors, it will become a preposterous nuisance, against which the Com missioners may be sure the public will certainly pro test. One of the earliest visitors was the Crown Pr ince of Prussia, who, having first inspected the Austrian court and some portion of the Zollverein which had escaped his royal highness's notice on his previous visit, intimated to Mr. Nottage, the principal mana ger of the London Stereoscopic Company, his wish to have photographic portraits taken of himself and some of the Prussian commissioners. His royal highness was first taken alone, seated on the throne, and afterwards as one of a group with the commis sioners, and both pictures were taken, notwith standing the dulness of the day, with great celerity and capital elect. Shortly after his royal high ness had left, another illustrious stranger, namely, Prince Oscar of Sweden, also presented himself to the camera, and his royal highness was taken in the same way—namely, first alone and seated on the throne, and then as one of a group of three or four of the Swedish commissioners. The company had on the previous night completed their views of the opening, taken by express order of the Queen, which were at once forwarded by cabinet messenger to her Majesty at Balmoral: At a very short interval from the opening of the doors, the general visitors began to pour in in such numbers as to surprise any one who remembered that they must be either season ticketholders or persons who had paid a guinea for the day's admis sion. There were, in fact, people everywhere ; and when we say "everywhere," in the Exhibition, it may be imagined that we contemplate a very con siderable space. Dropping first into the " colonies" in the desultory manner which, as yet, is the gene ral practice amongst the visitors, who will not, most probably, settle down for some time to an orderly inspection, we were surprised to find New South Wales, although with its resources as yet only half developed, densely colonised. A group of ladies surrounded a painting by a Sydney ar tist, a Miss ironsides, and were in raptures with its bright colour and irreproachable neatness of execution. However, as its merits as a work of art will be treated in another department of the paper, we shall pass on to another admir ing group—ethnologists of the rougher sex, who w ere equally intent on some photographic por traits of the aborigines, some preparing for war, others evidently making attitudes for the manipu lator, and a third group dancing the national " Corrobery," It was a wonderful instance of the value of the new art. Here were, almost alive, people living 15,000 miles away, and to know all about whom must be of immense importance and interest to every Englishman. Then there was the group of Llamas, which may become more profit able to Australia than all its gold mines ; cotton of the much-prized " Sea Island" staple, precious woods, and coals, and last, though not least, the gold. The auriferous column,which is to represent one ten years' hard digging and washing, has not yet been set up, but it will be in a few days, and the court will be doubly attractive with its Lions d' Or. Bons vivans looked wistfully at the bottles of Ca tawba wine, and observed on the absurdity of showing people a vintage without allowing them to taste it. In the absence of the experimentunz crucis they decided, off-hand, that it could not possibly be equal to Sillery nousseux. But the policeman, one of the new X's, the creation of the Exhibition year, says " Move on ;" so we pass through a world of splendid furniture, of which we beg to call at tention to a very novel gilt screen, containing a most ingenious arrangement of stuffed humming birds, the production of some Sheffield artist, who, but for the Exhibition, could probably never have made his bow to the great world; and rest for a moment at the lonian Islands, where wo should advise the general visitor to pause. In that sunny region of the Grecian Archipelago, which, how ever, looked rather dull on Saturday last, a bright intelligent young Greek, and a dignified and sen tentious old one, combine to give you, in excellent English, full information about the gold embroi dery with which their case is filled, from neat tobacco pouches up to the really gorgeous mitre of the septinsular archimandrite. Here are also Byzantine paintings, executed last year, but ex actly in the same styles as those of the times of the Comneni pipes of ineffable suggestiveness, and all sorts of modern Attic bric-a-brac. Here will be found a case the size of a small drawing-room, con taining a brilliant group, ladies and cavaliers, in the picturesque national costume. You see the whole thing at a glance, and conclude that human vanity is the same everywhere, and that crinoline is uni vereal. To Japan and China is but a step, and be sure you go as fast as possible past that vestibule leading into the Horticultural Gardens, for the east wind comes in cutting like a razor, so as to make you almost fancy it makes Durham's fine Shakespear monument shiver like yourself. Everyone had made for Japan, with a vague notion that it formed part of the recently-arrived embassy, but so far it was not pronounced as coming up to expectation. Great things however are promised. China was close at hand, but it could be "done" in a few minutes, for we had.long been familiar with its rari ties in Fenchurch - street, and in its immediate neigh. bourhood, Russia. How the visitors rushed to where they saw this name printed over a court. They remembered the gates of malachite, the caskets of jasper, and the diamond sprigs of 1851 ; but Russia now takes a different line. She shows her gaudy pocket hankerchiefs *which you buy for forty kopeck each in the market at Moscow, under the walls of the Kremlin her malachite in the lump, and her blankets which on Saturday, at least, had a grateful effect on the eye. Not without substantial, albeit somewhat barbaric splendour, is however her pre sent show. At the back is a tall picture of her pa tron saint Nicholas. Nobody looked at it at first, but when the attendant stated it was one of those extraordinary mosaic paintings in which the Rus sians delight, and the British policeman added that its weight was seven tons, there was quite a fever of anxiety to examine it. The great point of curi osity seemed to be its alleged weight, and several gentlemen booked bets on the spot to be decided by an appeal to the Russian commission. Even, how ever, if it should be short a few pounds. we advise people to look at this picture. It is 4 beautiful specimen of a beautiful art, and the face em bodies with wonderful truth the Russian idea of holiness of expression in the countenance. Then there is in the glass case, the " Golden Bible," from the Izaak church, valued at £4,000, printed in the old Sclavonic, which even the patriarch Philaret himself finds it almost impossible to read, and bound in precious metal, studded all over with turquoise and diamonds and Siberian amethysts. Beside it lies a Greek cross, said to be worth double he money in the market, but of inestimable worth :o the curious ecclesiologist. Norway contrasted humbly, with her peasant bride and bridegroom, and her bottles of cod liver oil ; and Holland ap- pealed to the passers by with her beams and scales, emblems of the national love of honesty and justice. In the nave we found that the comparative merits of the Koh-i-noor and the " Star of the South,' had already risen into a party question The partisans of the former said it was of the purest water, but the exhibitor of the latter affirmed that his gem had the most fire, adding, the truly British proof of excellence, that it was worth a million. Ile did not say whether florins or pounds sterling, and hence we imagine that some misun derstanding has arisen. The" Star of the South" is certainly a wonderful brilliant, but it has a yel low tinge, whilst the sparkle of the Koh-i-noor is purely prismatic. The star weighs 125 carats, and has been for six years in the possession of the great house of Costar of Amsterdam, the cutters of the Koh-i-noor. There is much to be said on both sides, and the debate may go on harmlessly until October next. Going a little further on, we found that there was something in the candle trophy after all, for we ascertained that'it had been erected by the house of Brandon of Amsterdam, which can afford to export the best stearine candles, equal to spermacetti in appearance, to London, and thence put them on board, free of all charge, for Austra lia, at the rate of lls. 6d. the dozen pounds of 16 oz., a fact which, knowing as we do that a con siderably worse quality costs is. Bd. the lb. with us, wc commend to the wives and mothers of Eng land. The French show consisted on Saturday principally of Frenchmen in various stages of ex citement. There were a few ladies, who looked on anxiously as the cases were opened, and the rich velvets, grenadines, and mousselaines de sole, were being opened and hung up. Our gallant neighbours with all their national politeness seemed to con sider their company as rather in the way ; and per haps it would be better to postpone further inspec tion of this court until its contents have been pro perly arranged. The gold and silver and precious stones, in the English court, we found in the full tide of success. It was impossible to get near either Garrard, or Hunt and Roskell, or Hancock, so attractive were their wares found by the com pany. We noticed a distinguished member of the clerical profession lost in admiration of the Shaks pere Vase, a triumph of Monti's art, which Mr. Hancock has had made at a cost of £6,000, espe cially for the Exhibition. It is in oxydized silver, a beautiful adaptation of the metal, which we have to thank the French goldsmiths for introducing amongst us, and will amply repay a careful inspec tion. In this court will also be found some speci mens of the new metal, aluminium, so celebrated for its lightness. It is said to be very valuable, but in appearance it strongly resembles pewter. It will be hardly necessary to say that the series of ship models sent by the Admiralty was a centre of attraction. Everyone's thoughts now run on Merrimacs and Monitors, and the best means of resisting them. Let them go to Mr. Piercy, the the intelligent expounder of nautical mysteries, and their minds will soon be set at ease. He will show them the queenly Northumberland, of 6,500 tons, plated :all over with 41 -inch plates, and, unlike the Warrior, invulnerable both at stem and stern. In juxtaposition to her, the last tri umph of the shipwright, stands the quaint old " Great Harry," a dreadful sea king in its day, and, in the same range and in progressive series all our great ships from the time of Mr. Penn, the master shipwright of the Merry Monarch, down to the present time. There are cupola ships, and rams, and double screws, and amongst other things a very beautiful model of the Victoria and Albert yacht, constructed by Mr. Piercy himself, and as accurate as it photograph. And why should we not be interested in everything that relates to our ships, and foster everything that tends to their im provement ? Putting war out of the question, we lost 60 war ships and 11,000 men in nine years, solely because we were content with iron fastening; for from the moment the use of copper bolts was discovered, all danger of " the pitchy seams" being "rent" in the storm disappeared. Towards the end of the day the two picture gal leries became inconveniently crowded, but all we have left ourselves space to say of either is that the English one had comparatively a clear atmosphere, but that the French suffered under what the Aus tralians call a regular " brickfielder," which made the place unbearable beyond a few minutes. A suggestive commissionaire was of opinion, that a few watering pots well charged would have laid the dust. Let us hope that thin simple idea may some time or other, be adopted by the managment. THE INTERNATIONAL BAZAAR. The International Bazaar promises to obtain a fair share of the success of the great Exhibiton. The gilded portico is now finished, and looks ex ceedingly well, and the interior arrangements are all complete. We were glad to find on Saturday last a large number of the stalls taken, and filled with very attractive novelties, in which a smart trade was going on. .A special feature of the bazaar is the fine music of the band of the Blues, which has a wonderful effect in a building constructed entirely of wood. This alone makes the galleries a delightful promenade, and so thought the public on Saturday, for it was very well attended. It would be well, however, if the music struck up a little earlier in the day, especially when the shil ling days come round across the way. It strikes us that projectors too frequently look to the conve nience of the higher classes in their arrangements, and that if they were to cater a little more for the great shilling public they would find it to teeir ad vantage. The refreshment rooms are now open, and are delightfully cool, roomy, and convenient. ST THOMAS'S HOSPITAL. Since the decision of the governors that the hos pital shall be removed and rebuilt elsewhere, the grand committee have been very anxious to make arrangements for carrying on the establishment temporarily for a year or two. With this view a deputation, consisting of Mr. Baggallay, the trea surers, the chairman of the quarter sessions (Mr. Johnson), and Mr. Tite, met a deputation of the Charing-cross Railway directors to arrange terms, if possible. After discussion, the Charing-cross company undertook to communicate their views, and the grand committee of tho hospital was sum moned to receive their answer. The deputation from the governors stated that if terms could not be come to, it was their present determination to build a temporary hospital on the same plan as that constructed at Balaklava, on ground in the imme diate neighbourhood of London, such as Walworth or Camberwell. On the 26th ult. the grand com mittee met at the hospital to receive the proposi tions of the railway, which were read, and were as follows :—That the hospital should pay £lB,OOO a •year, and, in addition, rates, taxes, and repairs"; to be liable for three years to this rent; but on the other hand, the railway company were to be at liberty to put an end to the engagement at any time, at six months' notice. They aleo asked the hospital to pay their own expenses of the arbitra tion; which, roughly taken, might be £7,000 or £B,OOO more, and for which the railway company is liable. These terms were at once rejected, and the grand committee proceeded to consider various propositions for a temporary hospital. We under stand that the governors and are in treaty with the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers for the use of seven acres of land at Walworth for a temporary hospital, which there is no doubt, could be easily ered before August. 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On Saturday the rooms of the Liverpool Mercantile Marine Association were crowded almost to suffo cation by the merchants and mercantile marine officers of Liverpooly to witness the presentation of a gold pocket chronometer and silver tea and coffee service to Captain William Wilson, of the British ship Emily St. Pierre, for his gallantry in recap turing his ship, which had been seized by a United States cruiser, and of two purses containing 20 guineas each to his cook and steward. Mr. J. l3eazley took the chair. The Chairman said he questioned if in the naval history of this or any other country so brilliant an act had been performed as the recapture of the Emily St. Pierre. Captain Wilson's simple narrative would, he felt sure, make the blood tingle in their veins with admiration for the man whose head could devise and whose hands could achieve such a deed. It was wonderful that Captain Wilson should have been able to navigate his ship a distance of over 3,000 miles, in the rough est season of the year for crossing the Atlantic, and this with the additional help of only three hands of the prize crew, with 13 men-of -year's men fast be low, and with the misfortune of his rudder being carried away. He was authorised to state that the owners of the Emily St. Pierre intended to present Capt. Wilson with the sum of 2,000 guineas. Capt. Wilson, who was received with loud eheers,warmly thanked the 170 merchants of Liverpool for their handsome gift. He gave the following narrative of his exploit :—The Emily St. Pierre left Calcutta on Nov. 27, with orders to make the coast of South Carolina to ascertain whether there was peace or war. If peace had been declared he was to take a pilot and enter the port of Charleston; if there was a blockade he was to proceed to St. John's, N.B. March 18, 1862, he considered his vessel to be about 12 miles off the land, when he saw a steamer coming towards her, which proved to lae the war vessel Jas. Adger. She was soon boarded by two boats, whose officers and crew took possession of her. Filling the mainyard, they steered for the fleet. He was ordered into the beat, and told by flag-officer Gold boursh that he had saltpetre on board, that hie ship was a lawful prize to the Federal Government, that he could take a passage on board to Philadelphia. He replied that his cargo was not saltpetre and that his ship was British property. He returned to his ship in an hour, found his crew all taken away ex cept the cook and steward, and a new company on board, consisting of Lieut. Stone, master's mate, 12 men, and a passenger-15 in all. They weighed anchor and proceeded to sea. On the morning of the 21st of March (being Lieut. Stone's watch on deck) he called the cook and steward into his state room, about half-past 4, and said to them that he had made up his mind to lose his life or have his ship. He asked their assistance, which was obtained. He then gave a pair of irons and a sheet to them, and told them to follow him. The master's mate was asleep in his berth. After handing out his revolver and his sword Capt. Wilson grasped his hands. The irons were fixed and the gag was in its place in a minute. He then went to the passenger (an en gineer), and having taken the arms from his berth, he secured him in the same way. He then went on deck as if he had just turned out, and walked the deck for about 10 minutes with Lieutenant Stone, to whom he made remarks about the weather. Soon after he asked him down to the cabin to look at the chart, and induced him to go. He took up an iron belaying pin on his way down. At the door of the after cabin, where the chart was spread out ready, he brought him up by holding the belaying pin over his head, and telling him that the ship should never go to Philadelphia. The cook and steward were both ready, and before he could speak the irons were on his wrists, the gag in his mouth, and he pitched into a berth. He locked him up. Three men were walking the deck ; one was at the helm, and one on the look-out. He called the three men aft, and, pointing to the hatchway of the store room near the helm, said that a coil of rope was wanted up. He then shoved off the hatch, and pointing to a corner where it was, they all three jumped down. He immediately closed the hatch, and warned the man at the helm of his danger if he moved or spoke. The look-out was then called aft, and, as he refused to help to work the ship to a British port, he was put with the others. Wilson then called the watch, and as sailors do not come on, deck all toge ther, they got two aft and secured before any suspi cion was aroused. The third man of the watch below drew his knife at the steward, upon which the letter fired, and the shot went through his shoulder. The others were soon secured. He went down and announced the fact to Lieut. Stone. He told him he would take the gag out of his mouth and the irons off his wrists if he contented himself to remain a prisoner in his berth. He dined at the table under guard. The crew were supplied daily with bread, beef, and water. After consideration, four volunteered to lend a hand rather than be in confinement, but these were landsmen. He was 3,000 miles from home, without a helmsman. He experienced a heavy gale of wind, and feared that after all he would not make his passage, for his til ler was broken during the storm. When he wanted to reef the topsails he had to take the reef tackles to the capstan, and then lie aloft to pass the earings and tie the points alone, at the same time keeping his eye upon the ship's head, and waving to his faithful cook and steward how to move the helm. He arrived in the Mersey after a passage of 30 days from the recapture. Capt. Sproule, addressing Cap tain Wilson, said that at a meeting of the Council of the Mercantile Marine Service Association, held on the previous day, they had resolved that a gold medal should be presented to Capt. Wilson, and sil ver medals, with suitable inscriptions, to the cook and steward. Capt. Henderson said the officers and crew of the Emily St. Pierre, who had just arrived from America, had deputed him to present a splen did sextant to Cept. Wilson for his noble conduct and for his kindness to them during the voyage. A STAUNCH LIREBAL. When our friend paid his second visit to Sir John Ringwood, he was introduced to his kinsman's library ; a great family tree hung over the mantel piece, surrounded by a whole gallery of defunct Ringwoods, of whom the baronet was now the re presentative. He quoted to Philip the hackneyed old Horatian lines (some score of years ago a great deal of that old coin was current in conversation). As for family, he said, and ancestors, and what we have not done ourselves, these things we can hardly call ours. Sir John gave Philip to understand that he was a staanch Liberal. Sir John was for going with the age. Sir John had fired a shot from the Paris barricades. Sir John was for the rights of -man everywhere all over the world. He had pictures of Franklin, Lafayette, Washington, and the First Consul Buonaparte, on his walls along with his ancestors. He had lithograph copies of Magna Charta, the Declaration of American Independence, and the Signatures to the Death of Charles I. He did not scruple to own his preference for Republi can institutions. He wished to know what right had any man—the late Lord Ringwood, for example —to sit in a hereditary House of Peers and legis late over him ? That lord had had a son, Cinqbars, who died many years before, a victim of his own follies and debaucheries. Had Lord Cinqbars sur vived he would now bo sitting an earl in the House of Peers—the most ignorant young mar, the most unprincipled young man, reckless, dissolute, of the feeblest intellect, and the worst life. Well, had he lived and inherited the Ringwood property, that creature would have been an earl; whereas he, Sir John, his superior in morals, in c haracter, in in tellect, his equal in birth (for had they not both a common ancestor ?) was Sir John still. The ine qualities in men's chance in life were monstrous and ridiculous. He was determined, henceforth, to look at a man for himself alone, and not esteem him for any of the absurd caprices of fortune. As the re publican was talking to his relative, a servan t came into the room and whispered to his mas t er th a t th e plumber had come with his bill as by appointment; upon which Sir John rose up in a fury, asked the ser vant how he dared to disturb him, and bade him tell the plumber to go to the lowest depths of Tartarus. N o thing could equal the insolence and rapacity of tradesmen, he said, except the insolence and idle ness of servants; and he called this one back, and asked him how he dared to leave the fire in that qt if P--stormed and raged at him with a volubility which astonished his new acquaintance ; and, the man being gone, resumed his previous subject of ' conversation, viz., natural equality and the out rageous injustice of the present social system.— Cornhill Magazine for May. THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PREVEN— TION OF STEAM BOILER EXPLOSIONS. At the last monthly meeting of the executive committee' of this association, held on Tuesday, Mr. Hugh Masiin, of Ashton-under-Lyne, vice-president, in the chair, Mr. L. E. Fletcher, chief engineer, presented his monthly report, of which the following is an abstract :—" During the last month there have been examined 363 engines and 563 boilers. Of the latter 10 have been examined specially, 8 internally, 87 thoroughly, and 458 externally ; in which the following defects have been found :—Fracture, 14 (3 dan gerous) ; corrosion 47 (5 dangerous) ; safety valves out of order, 18 (1 dangerous) ; water gauges ditto, 8 ; pressure gauges ditto, 8; blow-off cocks ditto, 33; fusible plugs ditto, 4 ; furnaces out of shape, 6 (3 dangerous); total, 138 (12 dangerous). Boilers without glass water gauges, 5 ; without pressure gauges, 22 ; without blow-off cocks, 15 ; without back pressure valves, 42. No explosion has occurred during the last month to any boiler under the inspection of this association. Four explosions, however, which have happened in other quarters have come to my knowledge, from three of which loss of life has resulted; one being on the most disastrously fatal character, no less than 27 persons being killed. The latter of these explo sions occurred at an iron works to a vertical boiler, heated by the flames from four iron furnaces. '1 hest flames first played upon the lower part of the outside of the boiler, and then passed through four openings in the side into an in ternal descending flue in the centre, and thence to the chimney. The boiler was cylindrical and egg-ended, and precisely similar in general arrangements to that first de scribed in last month's report, being technically termed an. upright furnace boiler. Its height bad been about 27 feet and its diameter 10 feet, while the thickness of the plates had varied in the original construction from five sixteenths to seven sixteenths. Its ago was about nine years ; and ite working pressure, although stated by the engine attendant to have been 351 b, was concluded, from an examination of the safety valves, &e. on an official inquiry at the instance of the Coroner, to have been not less than 501 b. There are grave objections to the construction of this boiler, as well as to the mode in which it was set. The intense flames from the furnaces by which it was heated impinged most severely upon the lower par of the external shell ; the diamater of which, being no less than ten feet, wary of unusual size, while, in addition, the water was sedimen tary. The combination of a high tensile strain upon the plate, which a larger diameter—such as that in the present instance--involves, with an intense flame locally applied, added to till aueuiuulativa of deposit, is always dangerous, on account of liability to injury from overheating of the plates, and more especially of the seams of rivets. Added to., this, from the fact of the flame operating upon the bottom of a. water space, the circulation of the water was necesi-arily incomplete ; and thus the risk increased of the rapid gene ration of the steam driving the water away from the plates. Many instances have :occurred of plates being seriously over-heated from this cause, even when the boiler contained a plentiful supply of water. It may be added that the boiler had been found so leaky a few weeks before the explosion, that a dose of bran had been resorted to, in order to stop it. Bran, while it stops the leaks, thickens the water, and prevents the globules of steam escaping freely, and thus would be most dangerous in a boiler already predisposed, as this one was by its construction and local impinge ment of the flame, to have the water driven away from the plates. I consider the dangerous construction and set ting of the boiler quite sufficient to account for the explo sion. After the two most serious explosions that have lately occurred, within a few weeks of one another, in tho iron districts, to boilers of this description, and each at tended with such fatal consequences, it will certainly be most reprehensible if another day is allowed to pass without having all similar boilers carefully examined, and their safety ascertained. Another life has been lost during the past month through the rupture of a Cornish boiler, which did not, however, result in explosion. The flat end plate had been allowed to groove at the furnace crown without repair, until it at last penetrated the entire thickness of the plate, when a rupture occurred, from wh i c h scalding, ter minating fatally, ensued. The boiler, however, is reported not to have moved from its seat, which I have found to be the case under similar circumstances. The great differenc o between the result of a rent in a flat plate as above, and when occurring in a cylindrical shell, as in the previous in stance, will be at once seen. I have always found that those explosions, which have resulted in the most serious consequences, have been caused by rupture of the cylindri cal portion of the shell, and hence its condition is a matter of the greatest importance; and, it appears to me, therefore, desirable that it should be exempted from the injurious action of the fire to which boilers externally are exposed." COUNTRY MARKLYS. ~J. LEICESTER—MAY 3. An average supply of wheat to-day at market, and 1s decline in price. White, 62s to 665; red, 60s to 63s ; old red, 52s to 57s per 36 stone. Barley was in short sup ply—grinding, 30s to 325; malting, 34s to 38s per qr.; oats, 24s to 28s per 24 stone. Beans were a ready sale— new, 36s to 38s ; old, 42s t• 45s per 38 stone. Fine flour, 46s I Seconds, 43s I Thirds, 41s . per sack. NOTTINGHAM—MAY 3. At this Corn Exchange to-day there was a fair show of wheat on offer for the time of tbo year, the condition of which was tolerable. Trade dull at is under former rates. —White, from 61s to 66s ; red, 42s to 635. Barley was in small show, with a fair trade, and prices fully as high —malting, 37s to 42s ; grinding, 29s to 31s. Oats were steady at 30s to 355, old ; 24s to 28s new. Beans were sold at 39s to 50s per qr, Flour, 40s to 435. NORTHAMPTON—MAY 3. A limited supply of wheat to-day, and the trade was ra• ther dull, but prices were easier than last week. Wheat, old, 57s to 60s, and 60s to 62s for superior lots. A good demand for barley, supply short—malting sorts 37s to 425, grinding 30s to 3s per qr. Oats quoted at 22s to 29s per 24 stone. Bea 2 ns, old, 34s to 40s ; peas, 36s to 445. NORWICH-MAY 3. The supply of wheat to-day was equal to the demand, and sold at about 2s under the prices of last week. Oats, beans, and peas unaltered. Four 6d to is per sack down. The quantity of barley shown -was scanty, and prices were little altered. White wheat 5Es to 62 s I Red whe at 56s to 60r: Malting barley....39s to 40s I Chevalier barley 35e to 3Gsr New do ...... —s to --s 1 Oats.. 25 , to 30s Flour, 39s Gd to —s Od per sack from the miller. YORK—MAY 3. We had a tolerably good supply of wheat to-day, the demand for which ruled inactive, and late prices declined la per qr. Barley an improved business, but scarce; former pr i ce s were not exceeded. Oats in rather limited supply, at late currences. Beans firm. Wheat, red 56s to 60s I Oats . 22s to 24s White do .60s to 64s I B eans 40., to 44s Barley .30s tG 38s Peas ....—s to —a Malt, 66s to as per qr. ; rye, 34s per qr.; flour, 433 to 45s per sack. laremaN MAIL PACKET ZIST. MAILS DUE.- Aur.ralia and Mauritius, via Southampton. May 10. via Marseilles . .. May 13. - Arazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. May 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. May X. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. May 2. via Marseilles ...April 27. Falkland Islands .. Gibraltar, via Southampton May 2. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton May 2.1 -- via Marseilles April 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton May 11. via Marseilles May 5. Lisbon Malta, Egypt, and Adon, via Southampton May 2. via Marseilles April 27. Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Writ ' . Pa . cit . ei : : .. : M Ap a r y il l 3 . o. by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. April a , t . ). W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe May 10. Bahamas, via New York May 8. Mexico All parts of West Indies , including Chili, Peru, I April 28 California, and British Columbia. BENSON'S ,WATCHES AND CL CKS.. —" Perfection of mechanism." —Morning Post. Gold watches, sto 100 guineas; silver watches, 2 to 50 guineas. Benson's new Illustrated Pamphlet. free for two stamps, descriptive of every construc tion of watch, enables persons in any part of the world to select with the greatest certainty the watch est adapted to their use. "Watches sent free and safe by post on receipt of a remittance. —J. W. Benson, 83 and 34, Ludgate-hill, 46 and 47, Cornhill London E C.—Established 1741 BIRTHS. DIGBY.—On the Ist inst., at 6, Eaton-place, Mrs. C. W. l)ig i b i .---O t ' °f : d re g 2 NonT h d te inst., at 8, Lower Belgravo-street, Eaton-square, the Lady North, of a son. LENNOX..—On the 29th ult., at Brighton, the wife of Lien:. tenant .Colonel 'Wilbraham Lennox, Royal Engineers, . _ of a son. SCAUSDALE. —On the 2d inst., at the York Hotel, Albe marle-street, the L a d y S car sale, of a daughter, prema turely. MARRIAGES. KIRBY—NOBLE.—On the Ist inst., at St. Thomas's Church, Kendal, the Rev. Henry W. Kirby, incumbent of Nunkeeling, Yorkshire, to Elizabeth, younger daugh ter of the late James Noble, Esq., of Kendal. PUGH—BALDRY.-- On the 29th ult., at St. John's, Not ting-hill, Thomas Pugh, Esq., of Notting-hill-terrace, to Catherine Baldry, of Lansdowne-crescent, Notting hill, widow of the late W. C. Baldry - , Esq., Streatham common, Surrey. DEATHS. ASRWORTR.—On the 2d inst., at Kensington, Mary, wife of the Rev. J. H. Ashworth, M.A. BIRKBECK,—On the Ist inst., Mary Ann, wife of Henry Birkbeck, of Stoke Holy Cross, Norwich. DRESSER.—On the 30th ult., at Copsewood Grange, near Coventry, Charles Dresser, Esq., aged 45. KNIGHT.—On the 30th ult., at Gloucester-place, Brigh ton, John Knight, Eso i ,, late Secretary to the Bank of England, aged 82. OLLivr.,—On the 2d inst., at the Savings-bank at Chelsea, of which institution ho had been actuary from its estab lishment in Jan., 1819, John Henr y 01live, Esq,, aged 87. TrDSWELL. — On the 3d inst., suddenly, at Nottingham Cottage, U pper Tulse-hill, Richard Tidswell, Esq., of Binfield, Berks. LONDON: Printed and Published by JOAN CIIAPLIN, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TitE SuN Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of 31iddleaex,—Mouday, May 6, 1862. , 4 r - ,