The Sun. — London, England, 1862-01-15 00:00:00

- MR , AND MRS. CHARLES MATHEWS "A V HOME," At Her Majesty's Concert Room, Haymarket. D uring the; Christmas Holidaykthere will be a perform ance Every Evening in th e W ee k (except Saturday), at Eight. 'Wednesday and Saturday Mornings at Three. Private boxes, stalls, and places may be secured at the Box °Mee, Which is open daily from Ten till Five, and at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. No extra charg e fo bookin. Carri g AgeB to be ordered at a quarter-past Ten. A RGYLL ROOMS.-GREAT SUCCESS!!- --i- The Band and Musical arrangements under the direc tion of M. BOULCORT, Conductor and principal Cornet. In addition to the Laurent Valse Strauss 2uadrille, and novel ties of l e st wee k , A NEW POLKA, by M. P.oulcourt, the Solos performed by him and M. Grcebe. Admission 18.- -Manager, M. P. Grenet. EASTERN. COUNTIES RAILWAY - FOUR - AND.A-UALF PER CENT. PREFERENCE STOCK.This stock offers a most eligible investment to capitalists. The Eastern Counties Railway Company is now prepared to receive applications fon thefr NEW SHARES of a 13s. 4 d: each. created under the powers of their Act of 1861, bearing a fixed preferential interest of 4 per cent. per annum. Applica , ions to be made, either personally or by letter, to the undersigned. Bishopsgate Terminus, Jan. 13, J. B OWEN, Secretary. 1932. pROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION, lt, IlloorgMe-street, London. Established 1840. TRUSTEES. .Thcmas Baring, Esq., M.P. Thomson Hankev, Esq., M.P. W.' G. Preseott, Esq. Baron L. De Rothschild, M.P. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the TWENTY FIRST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Mem bers of this Association will be held at the LONDON TAVERN, B ishopsgate-street, in the City of London, on WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5,1862, at Five p.m., precisely. The following Directors, in accordance witn rule 10, go out of office by rotation, but, being eligible, _offer themselves for re-election, viz.:— Alexander Dawson,-Rfict, Samuel Jepps, Esq.. an d' James Lintott, Esq. By order of the Board, WM. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary. • 15, Moorgate-street, Dec. 31, 1851. - The Annual Accounts may be inspected at the Office a week prior to the Meeting. ROVIDENT CLERKS' BENEVOLENT FUND, 15, Meorgate-street, London. Established 1 O. -1 Tit ekstltkrt-L.lilin A , • NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY FIRST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members and Friends of this Fund will be held at the LONDON TAVERN, Bishopsgate-street in the City of Londo n , on WED NESDAY, Feb. 26, 1862, at Five p.m. precisely. JOHN ABEL SMITH, Esq, Treasurer, in the Chair. By order of the Board, WM. THOS. LINFORD, S ecre t ary. 15 , Aloorgreet, Dec. 31, 1861. The Annual ate-st Accounts may be inspected at the Office a week Prior to the Meeting. BV. R.—TOWEIL—SALE OF STORES. Y Order of the SECRETARY OF STATE in the for WAR.—TO BE SO LD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, Tower, on MONDAY, the 27th of January, 1862, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, precisely, the following STORES : p!.eat Coats and Cloaks Tcnts and Marquees Capes, Vi aterproof ClothN Accoutrements e R as, Woollen, various Firewood Old Iron, Steel, and lu May be viewed at the Tow, :Three Working Days previous logues may be had at the War and Royal Arsenal, Woolwich aiscellaneons Articles. 'el. from 10 to 4 o'clock. the to the Day of Sale, and Cata -office, Pall-mall; the Tower; S P AIN and FRANCE.—" Excellent in quality ^-• and fiavour."— Sun. " Pure, sound, and palatable."— l'r es• “A really good Sherry."—Morning Star. XERES COMIDA 'qEIERRY, soft, fine body. age and flavour, and genuine, 18s. per dozen ; pale, 2 , 8. per dozen. "Extraordi ,arY for the money"—Mark-lane Express. Cash only. 'arriage.-- Orders of two dozen and upwards carriage paid to ,any railway station in England.—Vintage Wine Company, Importers of Spanish Wines West-end Offices, 14, Blooms °MT -street London, W.C. ' _____ MORTLOCKS' CHINA WAREHOUSE, 250, Ox ford -street.—CHINA Dinner, Dessert, Breakfast, And quenc T ea Services a t a great r eduction for CASH, in conse eof the expiration f the Lease. --- - 25q, Oxford-street, near Hyde-park. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, G ray ' s -i nn-road.— N otwithstanding the liberal support which the Cora flittee continue to receive from the public, the large increase 'of destitute sick at this inclement season of the year occasions a frequent exhaustion of the current resources of the Charity. The Weekly Board invite benevolent persons to make a per- Ponal visit of inspection as to the mode in which the several departments of the Charity are conducted. C ontributions are earnestly solicited, and are rece:ved by the Treasurer, Edward Masterman. Esq., Nicholas-lane; also CO.Ai essrs. C outts and Co. ,• Drummond and Co.;- Herries and ‘-, ; Ranso m and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co.;Bar clay and Co. ; D enison and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co.. Berners-street ; J. Earned and Co., Liverpool ; and at the Hospital. J. B. OWEN, M.A., Chairman of the Weekly Board. TEA.—STRACHAN aid CO.'S Strong Rou g h London, E.C. " Domestic '• Black at 3s. td. per lb.-26, Cornbill, TEA.—STRACHAN and CO.'S Fine " Inter mediate " Black at 3s. Bd. per lb.-26, Cornhill, Lon don, E.C. 1 1R21 : -...- STRACHAN---end CO.-'8 Delici ous " hill Drawing., Room" Black at 4 s. 2d . per Corn , London, E.C. br. Brassall's Certificate of Purity, and a Prl.e Current free on application, 26, Cornhill, London, E.U. TRULY EFFICACIOUS AND MILD.— ta-i- Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, MILD.— red without withoutany mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Ncott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who aufrer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion wind spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &a For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine , and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appe ite, pro mote digestion, and -trengthen the whole nervous system, &ld by W. Lambert. 20. Jerroyn-street, naymarket, London, and by most druggists, in boxes, is. lici., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green 'package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the stamp. THE SILEN T FRIEND, a Medical Work, a Guide to the M arr i ed and those contemplating Marrhige, who entertain secret doubt of physical strength, having am peril led the power of manhood by youthßil indiscretions ; also treating on Syphilis, Secondary Symptoms, and Gonor rhcea and containint: a Prescript,on known as the Preventive lotion, Nature's Disinfectant, precluding the possibility of contamination ; containing 190 pages, with 100 engraving, free by post 12 stamps. Address It and L. Perry and Co , 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, W. Attendance daily, from 10 till 8, by a Consulting Surgeon, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (registered under the new Medical Act). DR. CULVERWELL'S LAST NEW WORK , OURSELVES. On Spe Pricermatorrls., b p ost is . i a. •, of Mann, 29, Cornhill . Gleets, &c a, Syphili s, Stiicturc, Hremorrhoids, Marriage : Impediments removed, and-Healthy Offspring secured. _ Dr. C. may be consulted daily till 12, at The P ole}-office Turkish Baths, 19, St. Martin's-le -Grand ; IDand from 1 till 9 pan, at 3, Great Marlborough-street, W. k CULV ERWELL'S NEW POS T-OFFICE TURKISH BATHS, 19, St. Martin's-le -Grand. 2s, till 5, and is, 6d. from 5 till 9 ; Sundays, 15. till I. An ESSAY on TURKISH BATHING, gratis. OPINIONS OP THE PRESS, " The Use and the Abuse of the Turkish Bath.—A very useful pamphlet has been published by Dr. Culverwell, the proprietor of the Turkish Baths in the neighbourhood of the rPost-office, w hich presents t o th e uninitiated a mass of inte esting i r iformatio n , while those who have already encouraged this nc,w system will derive additional advantage if they observe some of th e p • actical regulations which the writer endeavours to enforce "—Herald and Standard, N0v.12, 1861. " The Post -office Turkish Bath., 19, St. Martin's-le -Grand. ' — Dr. Culvervvell has already established the reputation of an able physi c i an ; he has now proved himself to be a worthy philanthropist, in as f ar as he has established, in the heart of the City, an institution that more nearly than any disco very of modern day s , goes nearer the abolition of the practice the of physic, than any proposition o r i nvention yet established, Bath. . . Our object being merely to direct the attention of our City readers to the fact that they possess one of the best set of baths, at 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand, 'which the country can produce; perfect in all Its appliances, and most admirable in effect. Dr. Culverwell has fitted up 'his baths with a degree of elegance, luxury, and refinement, 'which, considering the space at his disposal, is 'truly sur prising, while everything that taste or delicacy could desire has been obtained to add to the comfort and luxury oft e h l e s visitor. . . We may justly say that if a man ever himself regenerated and new m a d e , it i s on coming out fe els of a 1 urkish Bath."—Era, Oct. 13, 1861. DR. JORDAN'S APHRODISION. THE PHOSPHORISED NERVINE TONIC.—The 'New Chemical Combination cf Phosphatic Salts, Quinine, Iron, Brain ntaining all the Essential Constituents of the Blood. , and Nerve substance —Great philosophical and chemical research has led to the discovery of this invaluable remedy in its present perfect state, agreeable to the palate, and innocent in its action—still presery ng its wonderful properties, affording immediate relief, at once reinvirati and restoring w ith magical rapidity the most debilitated con ng stitutions insuring health, inc rease d strength, energy, and a tedoubled development bf the muscular system, and perma nently curing all who suffer from SPERMATROPHY. Diseases of the KIDNEYS, BLADDER, and all URINARY DEPOSITS, which cause incapacity and degeneracy, total and partial prostration, and every other exhaustive derange ment of the system. It regenerates all the important ele ments ot the human frame (when emasculated by youthful indiscretions), and enables man to fulfil his most sacred obli gations. "It is available for the most varied uses in the body." "The p eculi ar characte rs of this substance, fitting it for vital uses. " Extracts from the " Cornhill M agazine" on the subject of Phosphorus, A pril, 1861. " As ttess, so t phoshe e phor xhausted us in a state of n a t ure illumines the dark its electrical properties." fr ame revives when impregnated with , Prices : .11s, per bottle, or four 11s. bottles in one, 335. ; and Z 5, Which saves £1 12e. In eases containing three 335. bottles, Teibe had direct from 29, Georg-etreet, Hanover-square ; from Barclay and Son, 75, Farringdon-street ; Newbery, 45, St. Paul's-churchyard; Sanger,7so, and Hannay, 63, Oxford street ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Hooper, 43, King' William street, London-bridge ; Howden fl Graceehureh-stret; Prout, 229, Strand ; and of all chemists ' throughout the world. .. Prepared at the Laboratory of Robert J , . Jordan, M.D., nienaber of the Royal College of Surgeons, England an' Licen- Edinburgh, sm. d m; tiate of the it oyal College of Physicians, author of "NERVOUS EXHAUSTION," its c ause and cu re , d ec li ne o f man l y power an d consequent 9,bstacles to w e dd e d l i fe, with an Essay on true and false I)ermatorrhcea price 2s. ed., by post 2s. led. Also a TREA'TISE on the DISEASES of the RECTUM, I"thethictke Author's new mode of treatment, without the uae of 28. 10dn. ifei ligature, or cauterisation, price 2s. 6d., by post taFikewise SHIN DISEASES and their REMEDIES, con- St i t n g,the modern treatment (as adapted at the Hospital je _ . puts, ?aria), and for the cure of those diseases so preva- ILL in a blab state of civilisation, price 2s. 6d., by post 2s. 10d. ...-:o be had of the Author, who is registred under the New 41 di eg o .N Act (see Medical Register), and who has devoted his of „u_ ye studies to the above diseases , and is the discoverer a 0,".", .!__A.phrodision, 29, George-street, Hanover-square, Lon- Pt...t _.w Hours of consultation from 11 to 1, and sto 8; -..quaYs 11 WU, N°. 21,699. PUBLICATIONS. NEW NOVEL BY MR: DERING. Just ready, in 3 vols., A GREAT SENSATION. By E. lIENEAGE DERING, Esq. Also now ready, in 3 vols., LADY HERBERT'S GENTLEWOMEN. By SIL VERPEN. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. This day is published, • PSSAYS - IN HISTORY AND ART. By R. IL PATTERSON, Author of " The New Revolution ; or, Tim Napoleonic Policy in Europe." Colour in Nature and Art. Battle of the Styles. Real and Ideal Beauty. Genius and LibertY.' Sculpture Youth and Summer. Ethnology of Europe. Records of the Past—Nineveh Utopias. and Babylon. Our Indian Empire. India: its Castes and Creeds. The National Life of China. "Christopher North " —'ln An Ideal Art-Congress. Memoriam. In Octavo, W. Blackwood and Sons, r, price 128. 1, Edinburgh and London. CHARLES READE'S NEW STORY. Eighth American edition, and Fourth English edition of AND 'THE i r HE CLOISTER HEARTH." "We shall look in vain, even in the volumes of Walter Scott, for a passage which can rival in dramatic force the in terview between Gerard and Margaret in the fourth volume." —Westminster Review. Trubner and Co., 60, Paternoster-row. TILE PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE it. fully explained in J. GROSSMITH'S " GOVERNMENT UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES." The cause is there predicated of the monetary difficulties ex - nerienced in 1860. The Crisis is at hand. Anxiety in busi ness has now become the grim torture. Purity of motive. intelligently exercised, must animate all Governments, or all is lost, All denominations of Constitutions are carefully examined in J. Grossfath's "Government upon First Prin ciples." Kent and Co., Paternoster-row. The Fourth Edition, Just Published, Bvo, in cloth, price ss. by post free, ss. 6d. O _ N TRUE and FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA ; with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors in relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from De bility of the Generative system, or Sexual Hypochrondriasis. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD. " Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practical contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the non-medical reader. We trust that this may not be the last, if he shall detect any other oqually flagrant evil which it may be in his power to correct."—Lonclon Medical Gazette. " The editor has conferred a great boon on the sufferers from this distressing malady by translating this little book, and by laying bare the scandalous practices of unqualified adventurers, who profess to cure a disease of which they know nothing, with no other object than to fill their own purses. The difference between true Spermatorrhcea and the various forms of disease which resemble it are accurately de scribed, and thus.a safe guide is offered for the treatment of the malady."—Medical Circular. " We have dilated so long upon the contents of the preli minary chapter, that we have scarcely left ourselves space far any notice of the subject specially treated of by Dr. Pickford; but the moderate price at which the 'brochure' is sold, places it within the reach of every one interested in the matter."— Dublin Medical Press. London : 11. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street A MOST DESIRABLE BREAKFAST BEVERAGE. ' S C .C - 0 A. J P (Co F S monly called Epps's Homoeopathic Cocoa). - -• The delicious aroma, grateful smoothness, and invigo rating power of this preparation have procured its general doption as a most desirable breakfast beverage. ilb., 41b., and llb packets, at ls. ed. per lb., by Grocers. GIVEN AWAY TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS. FIENRY SMITH. M.D., of the University of Jena, has just published, for the benefit of Nervous 'nfferers, a FREE EDITION of his valuable work, THE WARNING VOICE TO YOUNG MEN (120 pages). A medical work on the cure of Nervous Debility, Loss of Memory, Dimness of Sight, Lassitude, Indigestion, Dislike o Society, Spermatorrheea, Local Weakness, Muscular Re axation, Languor, Listlessness, Depression, &0., which, if neglected, result in consumption, insanity, and premature death ; with plain directions for perfect restoration to health 4 n d vigour. The book will be sent, post free, secure from ob 'ervation, to any address, on receipt of a directed envelope and two stamps. Address, HENRY SMITH, ALD., b, Burton crescent, Tavistock-square, London, W.C. T HE VIGOUR OF YOUTH RESTORED IN FOUR WEEKS by Dr. RICORD'S ESSENCE OF LIFE. This wonderful agent will restore manhood to the most shattered constitution, whether arising from self-pollution, excesses, nocturnal emissions, the effects of climate, or natu ral causes. The time required to cure the most inveterate case is four weeks ; and, if used according to the printed in structions (which are very simple), failure is impossible. This life-restoring remedy should be taken by all about to marry, as its effects are permanent. It is acknowledged by the medical press to be the greatest discovery ever made. Success In every case is as certain as that water quenches Thirst Dr. Ricord's Essence of Life is sold in Cases, with full in structions for use, at its., or four quantities in one for 335. and bea,ent to aray part of ,the, t wogtd, carefully pleketl; on receipt of remittance or post-of fi ce O r de r p a y a bl e to Prout and Co., Patent Medl2ineWarehouse, 229, Strand, London. (Entered at Stationers' Hal.) DR. BUCHAN'S DOMESTIC MEDICINES. PATENT SUGAR-COATED PILLS, for purifying the blood, regulating the bowels, and r emov i ng v iti a ted hu mors, bilious and liver complaints, rheumatism, gout, scor butic affections, co tiveness, &c. These pills work their way to the very roots of each disease, cleansing in their passage, and removing every unhealthy accumulation, flit the bloo t is purified, the - whole system renovated, and all the functions act according to nature, whilst the duties of life become a pleasure, where before they ha i been sad and weary burdens. Do not hesitate—do not delay ! a clean stomach must make a clean body. A clean body will contain pure blood, when the stomach, body. and Nood are pure, from regulating and cleansing the bowels, health is certain. Begin at the be ginning, waste no time; strike at the root of your ailment. Again, I say, look to your stomach. One trial of these pills will force conviction. Sold in bottles, at ls. lid., Is. 9d., 4s. 6d., and lls. Sold by Buchan and Co., 22, Newman-street, Oxford street. London, W., and to be had of all chemists in town and country, or forwarded on re eipt of stamps. Wholesale Agents :—Barclay and Son, 75, Farringdon-st RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective nvention in the curative treatment of El EitN I A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its Pffects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had,' And the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WRITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 16e., 215., 265. ed., and 31s. 6d. Postage, Is. A. Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, Is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6€l. Postage, Is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. VIEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, - 1 - KNEE-CAPS, &c,, for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &o. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are d rawn on iD ean ordinary stocking. Price 4s. tld., 7s. 6d., 10s., to 16s. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228,Ticeadflly. DR. LA'MERT ON SELF-PRESERVATION. _Price Is. ; post-free, 13, or sealed ends, 20 stamps, with En gravings and Cases. Bisy be had of Mann and Co., 30, Cornhill, London, or direct from the Author. ELF - PRESERVATION.—A popular Essay on KJ Nervous and Physical Dility, resulting from injurious habits contracted in y5 - uth, or b excesses in maturity, which, by prematurely exhausting the functions of Manhood, de stroy the happiness of Married Life or prevent the fulfil ment of engagements which constitute the most cherished objects of existence. By Dr. LA'MERT, 37, Bedford-square, London. Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh; Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, &o. The above work contains most useful and interesting information on the physiological changes which occur in the Reproductive System during the periods of youth, puberty, and manhood ; and on the due attainment of that degree of functional vigour upon which the hopes of posterity , depend. It also points out how all the attributes of Man hood can be preserved to an advanced period of life, how they ara lest, and how they can be recovered. It is free from the gross exaggerations, alarming descriptions, and dangerous recnadies so generally resorted to by persons, who, prac tisia 2* with false medical qualifications, inflict most serious injuries, and render judicious treatment frequently abortive. The Author is the only legally qualified practitioner whose name stands on the Medical Register (the only true test of medical qualification), who has been exclu sively engaged for a series of years in the treatment of the variou functional disorders of the nervous and reproductive system, which, owing to the great discoveries o f mo d ern science, are rendered subservient to a rational, simple, and easy mode of treatment. At home for consultation daily from 10 till 2, and from 6 ill 8, either personally or by letter.-37, Bedford-square. DR. CURTIS' MEDICAL WORK, MANHOOD : k MEDICAL ESSAY ON SPERMATORRIICEtk, NERVOUS AND GENERATIVE DEBILITY, &o. Just Published, the 150th thousand, with numerous plates, In a sealed envelope, price le., Sold by all Booksellers, and sent post paid, by the Author, for 12 stamps, MANITOOD: the CAUSE a n d CURE o f PRE MATURE DECLINE IN MAN, with Plain Directions or Perfect Restoration to Health and Vigour. By Dr. J. L. r,' (INTIM, 15, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, London. CONTENTS: - INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological Structure and Functions of the Reproductive Organs. CHAPTER IL—Causes of Sperrnatorrhcea and Impotence; Farb/ Vicious Indulgences ; Dangers of Neglect. CHAPTER 111.-A Review of the various Disqualifications )1 Marriage; whether resulting from Youthful Abuse, the Follies of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. CHAPTERS IV. and V. on the modern Treatment of Gonorrhcea and Syphilis. The Book concludes with numerous varied and interesting aces, to which is added the Author's recipe of a preventive Lotion. REVIEWS OP THE WORK. "Curtis on Manhood.—This is a truly valuable work, and hould be in the hands of young and old."—" Sunday Times," Rd March, 1856. "The author has conferred a great boon by publishing this little work, in which is described the source of those diseases which produce decline in youth or more frequently premature old agn."—"Daily Telegraph," March 27,1856. " This work which for twenty years has stood the test of professional criticism and empirical hostility, treats in a plain and sympathisi ng manner on Vie various disqualifications and impediment s arising de bility and to inv a li ds suffering from youthful errors and from nervous excitement and excesses it wilt be found valuable and useful."—Record. London : Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Pater noster-row: Mann, Sii, Sore counitation-_-_io t o 8 and 6to 8; Sundays, 10 till 2, , . CM ) -e--e---------- - 4 e--Z e / I C -• • - 3 ; / 8 PENSION -, - lir , _ -\ -.• ti -'." ...e:rl 7-1 73t.4z. -‘94 6 _,1 41 l- - _ • . :4 . • • /t - " .-' ,er n e.-4, - •'1- .i 4 , 46i . 5 ii .........., . -,-, , ~ vrt...„„ , ,. i ' - _ (.9., i , . a --, _ 4- -m--,,,,'• -. )11,' 9k: ' .l: r '',o r "bg\N \' lsp - t A ..13'44..0 • e,„t : •••--... 4 .-- ,), ~I, /_ , _ ...,,,- /4 4101/--- ' ‘`, *: 4' 4. ii - - . ''' \:-, .. l : ll :r acl'''--- H - 7, ‘ ''..c: :.:e... )41 ' - Rom w \,...___ , N:—.,..._iiiiit ,$. ( 2 6 , \ II: w, „:1 „,.,_.. ; .1 \\ ' ... -• ' --.. \`e , o ; l -‹ -l i - )'r i'• ' ..„. „. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1562, THE IRENT AFFAIR (OFFICIAL nations. I need not discuss the modifications in my state ment of facts which Mr. Seward says he has derived from the reports of officers of his Goveinment. TEE NA Vl'. CORRESPOADENCE). (From the _London Gazette of last Evening.) EARL RUSSELL TO LORD LYONS. Foreign Office, December 19, 1861. My Lord,—Mr. Adams came to me to-day, at the Foreign Office, at 3 o'clock. He said ho came to ask two questions which concerned himself personally. - I interrupted him to ask whether what he was going to say was by order of his Government, or from his own sense of what he ought to do. Mr. Adams answered that the proceeding was entirely his own, but that he had with him a despatch from Mr. Seward which he was authorised to read to me if ho should think fit to do so. It appeared, he said, from that despatch, that the Government of Washington had not authoried the capture of the two insurgents, Mason and Slidell, and that the United States' Government stood quite uncommitted at the time of sending the despatch. I said that if the despatch did not enter into any contro versy with regard to the case of ;Messrs. Mason and Slidell I should be glad to hear it read. - Mr. Adams then proceeded to- read the despatch. It commenced by referring with approbation to a speech made by Mr. Adams at the Mansion House, and proceeded to notice• with gratification the sentiments which had been expredsed by Lord Palmerston in a conversation he had held with,gr.Adams in reference to the " James Adger." Mr. Seward then proceeds to declare . that the American Government value highly the friendship of Great Britain, and hunent that certain causes of difference have arisen, owing, as Mr. Seward imagines, to the want of attention on the part..of the British Government to the perform awe of the duties incumbent on a. friendly Power dur ing the struggle in which the United States are engaged. Mr. Seward gives as instances the case of communication to flu? Confederate authorities , tunch ; the stdmis • sion of the " Sumter," privateer, to purchase coal and pros. at Trinidad, in distinction, as he said, to the con duct of every European State ; and the at rival in the Southern States of vessels laden witharms and ammunition from England. Mr. Seward then proceeds to the case of the "Trent,' from which ship the two insurgents -had been taken. He affirms that no instructions were given to Captain Wilkes which: authorised him to act in themanner he had done. Neither had the United States Government committed itself with regard to any decision upon the character of that act. • The Government would wait for any representation the British Government might make before coming to any positive decision. He desires that, if Mr. Adams shall think it desirable, this despatch shall be read to me, and else to Lord Palmerston. In answer to Mr. Adams, I touched upon most of the points treated of in the despatch. I did not think it neces sary, however, to recur to the case of Mr. Bunch. With regard to the Confederate privateer, I said that I could not see that our conduct had been different from that of France and Holland, or of Spain. The Sumter had been refused coal from the Government stores at Trinidad, but had been allowed to get coal and provisions from private merchants. The same thing had taken place at Martinique and at Curacoa. I did not find that the rule of twenty-four hours had been observed in practice, but there would •be little difficulty in coming to an agreement on this point. In regard to the export of arms and ammunition to the Confederate States, 1 had lately read the opinion of the Attorney-General, and believe it was in entire conformity with the provisions of the Foreign Enlistment Act —warlike equipment of a vessel was prohibited ; the loading a vessel with arms and ammunition was not prohibited. But in point of fact, a much greater amount of arms and ammunition had been sent to the Federal States, where there was no obstacle to the export or the import, than to the ports of the Confederate States which were blockaded. Mr. Adams admitted this to be the fact, and said he had refrained from pressing a more rigorous compliance with the Foreign Enlistment Act for Her Majesty's screw steam store-vessel Buffalo, Masten:Commander Alexander Brown, from the West Coast of Africo, arrived at Purfleet yester day afternoon, and discharged her ' powder. She will require extensive repairs and alterations throughout, the ship and machinery having been in commission since 1857. She is under orders to be dismasted and.paid off at Woolwich. For the information of those concerned, we are requested to state that the announcement contained in some of the morning journals of yesterday under the heading of " Naval Intelligence," from Wool wich, that " the steam storeship Supply, now'load ing at Deptford, was under orders for Rio and Ascenscion," is inaccurate. Her destination is Gibraltar and Malta. The statement that the whole of the hired labourers in Woolwich Dock yard are under orders to be discharged at the end of the financial year, is likewise incorrect, as no order of the kind has been received at Woolwich. The steam storeship LOrd Panmure, Mr. Moore, Commander, arrived alongside the landing wharf at Woolwich Arsenal yesterday morning from Devon port, Liverpool, and Parfleet, laden with over vented guns from the former place, a number of hospital waggons and carriages, military saddles, pickaxes, and shovels, and numerous other stores discharged at Marchwood, near Southampton;from transport vessels over loaded for North America. Prior to her arrival at Woolwich, the Lord Pan mare landed at Purfleet 1,400 barrels of powder from Devonport. The screw frigate Galatea, 26, 800 horse power, Master:Commander H. Goldsmith, was yesterday towed from Folly-point, Chatham, to Sheerness, by the Adder and African steamers, to join the first division of the steam reserve under the command of Capt. C. F. Schomberg. The Galatea has her guns, shot, shell, and all her stores on board. The screw corvette Pylades, 41, 400 horse power, is undergoing some very extensive repairs in No. 4 dock at Chatham. The whole of her copper is being stripped off, a great deal of her planking being found to be very rotten. Both her decks will also be removed. Several new plates will be required to be placed in her boilers, which have been removed for that purpose. I cannot conclude, however, without adverting shortly to the discussions which Mr. Seward has raised upon• points not prominently brought into - question in my despatch of the 30th of November: I there objected, on the part of her Majesty's Government, to that which Captain Wilkes had done. Mr. Seward, in his answer, points out what he con ceives Captain Wilkes might have done without violating thelaw of nations. It is not necessary that I should here discuss in detail the five questions ably argued by the Secretary of State; but it is necessary that I should say that l'er ➢lajesty's Government differ from Mr. Seward in some of the conclu• sionsat which he has arrived. And it may lead to abetter understanding between the two nafons on several points of international law which may during the 'resent contest or at some future time be brought into question, that I should state to you, for communication to the Secretary of State, wherein those differences consist; I hope to do so in a few days. In the meantime it will be desirable that the commanders of the United States cruisers should be instructed not to repeat acts for which the British Government will have to ask for redress, and which the United States Government cannot undertake to justify. You will read and give a copy of this despatch to the Secretary of State.—l am, &c., (Signed) RUSSELL: EARL RUSSELL To LORD LYONS. Foreign-office, January 11, 1862. My Lord,—Your conduct in the important matter of the f‘ Trent" is entirely approved by Her Majesty. The dis cretion and good temper you have shewn have contributed greatly to the success of our operations. In order to give your lonlshir, by a rublic document, a proof that yei have acted strk'tly , .xtording* the instruc tions you have received; inclose an extract, annexed to this dispatch, of a private letter' I addressed to you on the Ist of December last.—l mu, &c., (Signed) RUSSELL. Extract of a private letter from Earl Russell to Lord Lyons, Doc. 1, 1861. " The despatches which were agreed to at the Cabinet yesterday, and which I have signed this morning, impose upon you a disagreeable task. My wish would be that, at your first interview with' Mr. Seward, you should not take my despatch with you, but should prepare him for it, and ask him to settle with the President and the Cabinet what course they would propose.. "The nest, time you should bring my despatch, and read to him fully. " If he asks what will be the consequence of his refusing compliance, I think you should say that you wish to leave him and the President quite free to take their own course, and that you desire to abstain front anything like menace." The Calypso, 18, Capt. Montressor, dismantling at Chatham, will be paid off on Monday next. By direction of the Admiralty, No. 1 dock at Chatham has been entirely floored over, the opening at the entrance enclosed and glazed, and the whole converted into a large fitting and workshop for the workmen employed on the Achilles, 50, iron steamer, building in the adjacent dock. A considerable por tion on the land side of the dock has also been taken in and covered with a corrugated iron roof by Messrs Grissell and Co., in order to extend the workshop for the large number of additional hands who will shortly be employed on the Achilles. From letters received from the West Indies, dated Jamaica, Dec. 21, by our Chatham correspondent, several important movements on the part of the va rious vessels of war are announced. The Mersey, 40, 1,000 horse power, Capt. H. Caldwell, C. 8., ar rived at Port Royal on 13th Dec. from Bermuda, and was shortly expected to leave. The Donegal, 99, 800 horse power, Capt. Osborn, C. 8., and the Sanspareil, 70, 400 horse power, Capt. Bowyer, ar rived from England on the 16th, with part of the marine battalion for Mexico on board. The Hima laya, 700 horse power, Capt. Seccombe, had arrived from Bermuda, and was to leave for Barbadoes and England on Dec. 22. The Conqueror, 101, 800 horse power, Capt. Sotheby, C. 8., had arrived out with her Marines, and was to leave for Bermuda about the 24th of December. Her Majesty's paddlewheel steamer Barracouta, 6, Capt. Malcolm, arrived at Jamaica, from England, on the 15th of December. The Sanspareil passed the Cadmus, 21, Captain jiillyar, C. 8., near Antigua, standing to the south ward, on the 9th December, last from St. Thomas. Her Mbjesty's screw steamers St. George, 86, Cap tain the Hon. F. Egerton, and Cygnet, 5, Comman der Thrupp, arrived at Port Royal, on the 21st of December, also a small French screw sloop of war. All were well on board these_ships. this reason. I then stated to Mr. Adams the substance of the two de spatches I had written to Lord Lyons on the subject of the Trent. I told him that in a private letter I had directed Lord Lyons to talk the matter over with Mr. Seward two days before reading to him the despatch. Mr. Adams asked whether thedirection to Lord Lyons to leave Washington in seven days was in the despatch to be read- I said it was not, and that in case Mr. Seward should ask what would be the consequence of a refusal on his part to comply with our conditions, Lord Lyons was to decline to answer that question, in order not to have the appearance of a threat. 1 said that I thought the explanation that the Go vernment had not authorised the seizure would stand in the place of an apology. asentita condition was, that Mr. MaksullaMl Slidell should be given up to Lord Lyons. Mr. Adams said that if the matter was stated to Mr. Seward in the manner I had explained, he hoped for an amicable termination of the difference ; he thought that if the Government of the United States insisted on maintain ing the act of Captain Wilkes, the United States would be abandoning their doctrine and adopting ours. Mr. Adams asked me a further question, which he said I might decline to answer ; it was whether, if. Lord Lyons came away, a declaration of war would be the immediate consequence. I told him nothing was decided on that point ; we should wait for the reply from America, and then decide upon our course. I stated to Mr. Adams the substance of M. Thouvenel's despatch to M. Mercier as I had heard it from M. de Fla hault. In addition to the powerful forts and batteries which are now under construction at the entrance to the Medway, two exceedingly strong batteries are being erected a few miles up the Thames, on the Essex and Kent sides of the river, about mid distance between Gravesend and the Nore, in order still further to protect the river should any hostile vessel succeed in accomplishing the almost impos sible feat of passing the guns of the fortifications on the Isle of Grain and the batteries at Sheerness. Notwithstanding the numerous and almost insur mountable natural difficulties which have been ex perienced during the progress of the undertaking ever since-its commencement, especially in driving the piles on which the structure will be reared, the works are being pushed forward as rapidly as cir cumstances will permit. The battery at Coalhouse Point, on the Essex side of the river, will probably be completed some time before that at Shornmeade, on the opposite shore, it being considered desirable to finish it as early as possible, in order that the armament may be placed in position. The Coalhouse Point battery is being erected on the site of the small line of fortifications which were built a few years since, at considerable expense, the whole of whieh are now levelled. This will be the larger and more important of the two batteries. The ut most care and skill are being used in preparing the foundation. In consequence of the soft, spongy nature of the soil, nearly every inch of the ground has been piled to a depth of some 30 or 40 feet, 12 steam pile driving machines being used in this por tion of the undertaking. The beds of concrete on which the superstructure will be raised are of enor mous strength, and apparently capable of support ing any weight. The battery will be bomb proof, with two tiers of guns, the tier above being placed en barbette. The walls will be no less than 12 feet in thickness of solid masonry, over which again will be placed layers of concrete and asphalte. The de molished works mounted a vastly inferior armament, Mr. Adams said that the French Government had always been very consistent in their maintenance of the rights of neutrals. He added that he could not pay our Government the same compliment. I said I would dispense with compliments if this matter could be amicably arranged. We parted on very friendly terms. I am, &c., (Signed) RUSSELL. EARL RUSSELL TO LORD LYONS. Foreign-office, January 11, 1862. My Lord,—ln my despatch to you of the 30th of Novem ber, after info]. ming you of the circumstances which had occurred in relation to the capture of the four persons taken from on board the Trent, I stated to you that it thus appeared that certain individuals had been forcibly taken from on board a British vessel, the ship of a neutral power, while such vessel was pursuing a lawful and innocent voyage, an act of violence whieh was an affront to the British flag, and a violation of international law. I concluded by directing you, it case the reparation, which her Majesty's Government expected to receive, should not be offered by Mr. Seward, to propose to that minister to make such redress as alone would satisfy the British nation, namely, first, the liberation of the four gen tlemen taken from on board the Trent, and their delivery to your lordship, in order that they might again be placed under British protection ; and, secondly, a suitable apology for the aggression which had been committed. I received, yesterday, your despatch of the 27th ultimo, inclosing a note to you from Mr. Seward, which is in sub stance the answer to my despatch of the 30th of November. Proceeding at once to the main points in discussion between us, her Majesty's Government have carefully examined how far Mr. Seward's note, and the conduct it announces, complies substantially with the two proposals 1 have recited. With regard to the first, viz., the liberation of the pri soners with a view to their being again placed under British protection, I find that the note concludes by stating that the prisoners will be cheerfully liberated, and by calling upon your lordship to indicate a time and place for receiv ing them. in point of number and calibre, to the heavy guns which will be placed in commanding positions at points having unlimited control of the mid ehannel of our great commercial highway. The precise number of guns which will be mounted on each battery has not yet been finally decided upon, but it is probable that each will be furnished with an armament of 50 guns and mortars. It is, however, decided to mount nothing but the 100 pounder, 70 pounder, and 40 pounder Armstrongs, together with the ordinary 10 inch and 68 pounder cast iron guns. Each battery will also be furnished with furnaces and cupolas for preparing red-hot shot and filling the shells with molten iron. The two forts, which stand at the important junction of Lewer Hope and Gravesend Reaches, will thus cross their fire either against any force ascending the Lower Hope or in rear of a hostile fleet should it have succeeded in forcing this difficult bend of the stream, which would again be met by a sweeping fire of the heavy armament mounted at New Tavern Fort, on the Kent shore, and that of Tilbury Fort, on the Essex bide, the latter having a direct bearing down Gravesend Reach. The armament intended to be mounted on the new fortifications will be fitted with flanged trucks and raised racers, the invention of Col. Colquhoun, Royal Artillery, which, after repeated and severe tests, has been found to be far superior, in point of durability and strength, to the old pattern principle of flat racers and front pivots. This system has recently been applied to the 10 inch and 68 pounder guns mounted at New Tavern and Tiibury Forts, as well as to similar descriptions of or No condition of any kind ie coupled with the liberation of the prisoners. With regard to the suitable apology which the British Government had a right to expect, I find that the Govern ment of the United States distinctly and unequivocally de clares that no directions had been given to Captain Wilkes, or to any other naval officer, to arrest the four persons named, or any of them, on the Trent, or on any other British vessel, or on any other neutral vessel, at the place where it occurred or elsewhere. I find, further, that the Secretary of State expressly for bears to justify tbo particular act of which her Majesty's Government complained. If the United States Govern ment hti alleged that although Captain Wilkes had no previous instruction for that purpose, he was right in capturing the persons of the four prisoners, and in remov ing them from the Trent on board his own vessel, to be afterwards carried into a port of the United States, the Go vernment which had thus sanctioned the proceeding of Captain Wilkes would have become responsible for the original violence and insult of the act. But Mr. Seward contents himself with stating that what has happened has been simply an inadvertency, consisting in a de parture by a naval officer, free from any wrongful motive, from a rude uncertainty established, and probably by the several parties concerned either imperfectly understood or entirely unknown. The Secretary of State goes on to affirm that for this error the British Government has a right to expect the same reparation which the United States, as an independent State, should expect from Great Britain, or from any other friendly nation, in a similar case. Her Majesty's Government having carefully taken into their consideration the liberation of the prisoners, the de livery of them into your hands, and the explanations to which I have referred, have arrived at the conclusion that they constitute the reparation which her Majesty and the British nation had a right to expect. It gives her Majesty's Government .great satisfaction to be enabled to arrive at a conclusion favourable to the main tow() of the most friendly relations between the two .dnance mounted on the batteries at the entrance o the Medway. During the progress of the forti fications the security of the Thames is maintained by the floating batteries Etna, 16, and Thunderbolt, 16, which are stationed on each side of the river. Eaoh of the floating batteries is armed with 16 68 0F441. 7 PAYMENTS IX 4mElac4. The suspension of specie payments in America is an event which, during the pest six months, has been so entirely capable of demonstration as certain tiaehappen at a given period, that its announcement to-day has been received almost as a matter of eourse. Its immediate effect upon commerce will be unimportant, and the only inconvenience on this side will fall upon the holders of bonds payable in dollars—a comparatively small body, the ceupons of most of the American securities held in Europe being payable in sterling at a fixed exchange. The poli tical effect, however, cannot fail to he very serious. It will either shorten the war, or lead to the flooding of the country with a currency destined to decline in value day by day, until all confidence is paralysed from the dread of ultimate repudiation. If the warning is accepted by the Federal Government in its true significance, they will see that a continuance of their present scale of outlay is out of the question, ar.d that if the war against the South cannot be conducted at less cost there is no alternative but to come to some pacific adjustment. It is to be feared, however, from recent experience, that the reckless course will be preferred. For months past the assertions made in England that the present stoppage was inevitable have been copied into all the leading American papers only for the purpose Of assuring, the ignorant multitude that the prediction would prove totally erroneous, and that they could not do better than bring out . their hoarded specie for investment in the Government loans. A similar policy of delusion therefore must now be expected, and, as the manufacture of " money" in the shape of notes will henceforth not be liable to any cheek other than that which may ultimately arise from popular suffering, consequent on the discovery that when offered in exchange for bread, tea, sugar, wine, or any other nece ssary, they will purchase scarcely anything, the downward course may be one of unparalleled rapidity. Already the rate of exehAnge )3aa, advancd to 112,, and for the,future in its variOini movements we' Shah A;Fele .- wiij e k be presented with an index of the extent to which the Federal Government are going beyond their available means. Meanwhile, it may be expected that the prices of some of the stocks in the New York market will advance, be!eause the quotations will represent, not the value of these securities in specie, but in the inconvertible notes, which are likely to be issued in profusion. At the same time it must be borne in mind that railway and other property, the tolls of which admit of being ad justed and increased to meet the depreciation in the value of the currency, need not necessarily be injured by the measure. All commercial debts to foreigners also must, of course, be remitted in the currency of the country where the debt is con tracted or its equivalent. The home annuitants, and all the elasses that depend upon rents or pay at fixed terms, are those by whom the pressure will first be felt, and when the army and navy, as well as the members of Congress and Government officials, shall have attained thorough experience of the practical working of the system, the test of their patriotism will be complete.— Times' City Article. THE RIVAL AMERICAN WAR YES- SELS IN SOUTHAMPION IV4 EE. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 14. Her 'Majesty's ship Argus has been placed at tho service of Capt. Patsy, RN., the Admiralty Super intendent here, for the purpose of conveying de spatches to the Dauntless frigate, and other pur poses, rendered necessary by the presence of the Confederate and Federal war steamers Nashville and Tuscarora in our waters. The Argus is sta• tioned at the mouth of the docks. It is believed that the mysterious movement of the Tuscarora yesterday, in leaving her moorings, was a ruse to prevent the Nashville getting under weigh for 24 hours, since, the former having left, the latter could not start for a day and a night afterwards. Southampton, it is said, will be the head-quarters of the Tuscarora for a year or two. It is said that the orders of the Tuscarora are never to lose sight of the Nashville for a longer period than absolutely necessary; to blockade her in Southampton, and if she once leaves to chase her as long as she is at L sea. It is thought tl s nit the Tuscarora would have not such particular charge of a feebly-armed ship like the Nashville, when it is known where a dan gerous ship like the Sumter is, if some other Federal man-of-war is not on the look out for the daring privateer. Some of the guns of the Tuscarora are nearly 11 feet in length. I3oth Captains Pegrim and Craven have each a son, an officer, on board their respective ships. The Royal Mail steamer Seine brought very few passengers yesterday, Ame ricans being afraid to travel on account of the Trent affair, and because Federal and Confederate war ships are in the track of the English mail packets. At St. Thomas the Federal man-of-war Quaker City would hold no communication with any one, Even the English Admiralty agents were not allowed on board. This conduct was pursued, it was understood, in order that the movements of the Quaker City in search of the Confederate privateer Sumter might be kept secret. This port is likely to be very shortly crowded with American war vessels, both Federals and Confederates, who will be watching each other, while British men-of-war will be watching both. Even the Tuscarora and the Nashville here impose a considerable expense on the British Government; as every movement of the belligerents has to be taken cognisance of and reported night and day. ...4d. STAMPED pounder guns of 95 cwt., and equipped with eveo description of naval projectile. The following appointments were made at the Admi ralty last evening : Master—William S. Bourehier, to the Cumberland, for the Cormorant. Assistant-Surgeon—Daniel it. Alcoa, to the Investi gator..l Paymaster—Samuel G. Robison, to the Indus, in lieu of clerk. Naval Cadets—Edward W. Turner, Theodore De B. Pryce, Charles L. Rooke, Henry C. Bigge, Francis 11. Henery, W. C. Haynes, C. T. Tuiner, Claude C. De Cres pigny, A. Carpenter, and the Hon. E. T. Needham (super numeraries), to the Nile, for disposal ; E. S. Claremont O N ), to the Donegal ; James de B. Lopez and Jas. J. L. Sisson (ditto), to the Neptune; Thomas 1). Hodgson (ditto), to the Algiers; Fred. A. Blackett, Archibald W. Hamilton, Claud Harding, Alfred R. Carew, Harry E. S. Crutwell, Robert B. Clements, to the Marlborough, for disposal ; Wilmot H. Fawkes and Cecil G. Foljambe, to the Defence ; Lionel A. de Saumarez and John Hicks to the Trafalgar.; Duncan G. Bayes, Reginald W. ens- Lance, Guy Mainwarin,,w Edward H. M. Davis, Henry T.- G - . Tipping and Owen F. Glanville, to the Revenge. Midshipmen . —Neville H. Ward, to the Bulldog ; Linde -say G.-P.-Goodrich, to the Donegal ; and Oswald P. Tudor, to the Icarus. TILE ARMY. On Monday evening the detachments from the various regiments stationed at Corfu, Malta, and Gibraltar, to the number of 60 men of all mks, arrived at Chatham from Portsmouth, at which port they had disembarked. After medical inspec tion 28 of the number were admitted into Fort Pitt' Hospital for treatment, and the remainder remwed . to St. May 441114 - await the order for theirdisc Late *rom the service, AUSTRALIAN EXPLORATION. The following: sketch of the journey across the continent of Australia, by Messrs. Burke and Wills, in a letter from the Governor of Victoria to Sir Roderick Murchison, was read before the Royal Geographical Society on the 13th of January ; " My dear Sir Roderick,—Knowing the interest which you have ever taken in the exploration of the interior of Australia, and that you still occupy the post of Vice-President of the Royal Geographical Society, it was my intention to ad dress you fully by the present mail steamer respect ing. the Victorian expedition under Burke and Wills which you will learn has achieved the honour of first crossing from sea to sea, by a route far distant and utterly distinct from that of M'Donall Stuart, from whose great fameas an explorer I have not the least desire to detract. " I wished, indeed, as the expedition had cost the gallant leaders of it their lives, to narrate in a con nected form its design and history from the very commencement, in order that it might serve the Geographical Society as a record, and prevent any misconception of the causes which have marred its triumphant result. " I find, however, that the pressure of other busi ness will prevent my carrying out this design, and I must content myself therefore with forwarding the newspapers which contain the best report of what has recently come to light, together with the diaries of Burke and Wills as published in a pamphlet form, and lastly with a map of Australia on which our Surveyor-General has added to other recent ex plorations a reduced tracing of the track of the ex pedition, from the depot on Cooper's Creek to the Gulf of Carpentaria, where it struck, as would ap pear, the Fiinder's River, and not the Albert,' as the explorers supposed. "I would refer you at the same time for precise details of the whole enterprise to my several de spatches of Aug. 21, 1860, July 20 and Nov. 20, 1861, which I am confident the Duke of Newcastle will put at your disposal for the information of the Geographical Society, if applied to. " On one account I am not sorry to be obliged to postpone a detailed communication on the subject, for it would be difficult to tell the sad story of the sufferings and death of the brave men who returned to the spot where they expected to find friends and ample store of provisions and clothing only to find the depot abandoned, and to perish miserably in default of assistance, without at least implying blame in some quarter or other, and, as a good deal is still enveloped in mystery, and I have appointed a corn ta 'take-evidence and report thereupon, it would obviously be improper in me to anticipate their conclusions. " The sole survivor of the party who crossed the continent, John King, once, I believe, a soldier in India, is expected to reach Melbourne tonight, and with the aid of his recollections of the journey the Surveyor-General hopes to be enabled to add to the chart on a large scale, which he is con structing from Mr. Wills's Field Books, fuller particulars as to the nature of the country, as well to supply some blanks which were evidently left to be filled in afterwards, especially in regard to the route back, which, from the determination at our observatory of one of his earlier camps, from an ob servation of one of the planets which is recorded, seems to have been considerably to the eastward of the course pursued in going, though this is not ex pressly so stated. " I need hardly add that as soon as Mr. Ligar finishes this chart I will send you copies of it, as also of the report of the commission of inquiry. "The country towards Carpentaria, or Burke's Land—as I hope it will be called—seems so good that there can be little doubt of the formation, at no distant date, of a colony on the shores of that estuary—a project which you have long, I know, had at heart ; and before we recall the several parties sent out for the relief of the missing expe dition I trust we shall be able so far to complete the task as to connect the settled country by Mr. Howitt's aid with Burke's Land by the best pos sible route, and, by means of the party sent by sea in the Victoria steamer, to add greatly to our know ledge of the gulf, and of the embouchure of the dif ferent rivers falling into it.—Believe, me ever, my dear Sir Roderick, yours very truly, " HENRY BARRY. " Government Offices, MelboUizTe,Ko;.ii,lB6l. " P.S.—After I had finished my letter I received a memorandum from the Surveyor-General respect ing Mr. Wills's astronomical observations, which is of so much importance that I enclose it for your in formation, not having time to get a copy of it. H. B." HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the .Regzstrar-Gencrees TVeekly Return.) The mortality in London returned for the week that ended last Saturday was excessively high ; the number of deaths was 1,561. But it was exceeded by the births in the same period, which were 1,881. The average number of deaths in corresponding weeks of ten previous years (corrected) is 1,440. It appears that during the last week 17 persons died daily in excess of the number that would have died if the estimated rate of mortality had ruled. The week has been fatal to persons in advanced life. The deaths in the previous return at 60 years of age and upwards were 287 ; in the present re• turn they are 381. There are no less than 14 nonagenarians, whose tale of years is told ; 3 of whom had arrived at the age of 95, 2at 97. Besides these, there are two centenarians—a widow, aged 100 years, who died at 6, George-place, Greenwich; and another widow, whose age is reported to have been 102, and who died in the workhouse, Princes street, St. George-in-the-East. Amongst the former is a man, 97 years and 11 months, who had served on board the Venerable and the Bellerophon, and had been implicated in the mutiny of the Nore, but was employed in the Royal navy for some years afterwards. His name was Nicholas Weatherby ; and for years before his death he was seen daily standing with the model of a ship on Waterloo bridge. The deaths by bronchitis rose from 158 in the pneu. m p r o e n v i i a o u f s r o w in ' e e 6 k 7 t t o o 8 2 3 1 ; 1 t l h a o s s t e w b y e e k p ; h t t h h jossies from 140 to 170. Twelve deaths, all except one those of infants, were caused by suffocation. The Registrar of Holy well sub-district, Shoreditch, draws attention to the fact that in his return alone are recorded three i deaths from su ff a oca sh ti o o e n m i a n k b e e r dn Westmi ns t er , an d The wife of another married woman brought from 8, Mint street, to the workhouse, Borough-road, died from want. A labourer died in St. Mary's Hospital from the "inhalation of chloroform." The mortality from scarlatina did not increase last we ek, but the deaths from diphtheria rose to 27, which seems to indicate that the complaint thus designated is more dependent than the former on that state of the weather which aggravates bron chial affections. Scarlatina was fatal in Kentish Town and Fulham. Last week the births of 918 boys and 963 girls, in all 1,881 children, were registered in London. In the th e avera ge ocorresponding weeks of the years 1851-60 number (corrected) was 1,903. TILE DISTRESS IN _ROCHDALE. A meeting, called by circular, was held yester day in the Council-room, Rochdale, to consider what should be done in the present state of distress: Among those present were the Mayor and Mr. Bright, M.P. The Mayor occupied the chair. Mr. Holgate, clerk to the guardians, read the winter statistics of relief for 1847, 1856, 1857, an d 1861. T, _ - - 'he numbers for the Christmas week of each year were-1847, 518572 ,8 4, 1 4 6- 67—£231 ; 1856, 2,038—Z128 9 s . £159 13s. 7d. ; 1861, 2,150 £146 15s. 2d. A discussion ensued, in the course of which some gentlemen expressed themselves favour able to a subscription for the relief of local distress, while others urged that it would suffice for present requirements that the stricter orders of the Poor Law should be relaxed or suspended so long as the distress continued. Mr. Bright, M.P., said that Rochdale was better circumstanced than some other towns, in that it had another trade besides cotton to rely upon. Then, again, the co-operative societies had taught a large proportion of the people provi dence, and, in this respect, at least, had done good, have to them w h a t e ver objectionHspseeoompelepeople might considered to u unde r s t and d i e t r s w t a o n u d l d t b h e a a t great they might spend whateeevoefr distresst ey l i k ead fund inpr o s s h p o e u r l o d u h s t e i ms sub scribed amonnidsoftothhretaurt misfortune en a grounds. He scribed for their relief.—Looking at the figures which had been read, he could not avoid coming to the conclusion that the calling of the meeting was premature. The Poor Law Board might be asked, without any what he might call mealy-mouthiness, to grant the guardians powers, in certain cases, to relieve, on the understanding that in prosperous times the amount advanced should be repaid. The Board would not, he thought, require much press ing at this moment. The Commissioners, like other members of the Government, wished to keep things quiet if they could; and they would not be found so difficult to deal with as they might have been in prosperous times. He must confess he was not disposed to take so sombre a view of the crisis as many did. In conclusion, the hon. member ex pressed his readiness to cooperate with the meeting either by way of subscription or in the manner he had suggested. The Mayor remarked that Messrs. Ashworth had already commenced making advances Fentonto their w w e o r r e k p eopl a Vicar e The. deputation to M r. wait Mrilup lia o m n the Poor Law Board, with any d e p utation the guar dians might appoint. A larg e and influential com mittee was also appointed t o tender their assista nce appointed to the guardians, and the Mayor suggested that col lections should be made in the churches and chapels every Sunday for the poor.--ManchesterGuardian. BRITISH .COLUDIBId. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—Having in an unguarded moment committed myself to the public, through your columns, on the subject of Van couver's Island and British Columbia, I have been inun dated by such an avalanche of letters (12 were put into my hand at once), requesting more particular information re garding these countries,-that I feel under the necessity of appealing to you to assist me out of the scrape by pub lishing one general answer. In obliging me you will oblige the number of your readers who have applied to me. Under the date of 6th Nov. last another Victoria corre spondent, in whom I place implicit reliance, writes as fol- lows : "I saw the other day two menwith bags conaining 69,000 dols. in golddust, the produce of their summer's work. The majority of the miners have returned more or less success ful, and are now causing great excitement. Next spring every man who can command sufficient means to take him up to the interior will proceed thither. One of O-'s men who deserted from the brigade going up, went to Cariboo and returned two months afterwards with 2,000 dols." I have no hesitation in recommending these countries to' the labouring man and mechanic. They will earn from two to fivo times as much per day as they can in England, with the chance of making a fortune at the mines. Gold-digging is, however, proverbially a lottery, and in the palmiest days, of California the numbers returning from the mines discon tented fully equalled those going up. I cannot advise the professional man or farmer to emigrate, especially when bur dened with a family, if be can earn a moderate living at home. Society is continually in such a fluctuating state in a rising colony that the circumstances of today may not hold good six months hence. With increase of population, however, there will be openings for professional men, and the diggings always to fall back upon. There is no induce ment-to attempt-faverinfo.o4*mlwhillboutialso-1 scarce and dear. The small formai or dialer who tills his own land can become a proprietor on easy terms (viz., 4s. 2d. per acre, payable by instalments) of what will be in the meantime a maintenance, and a source of future wealth to his children ; or he can squat upon unsurveyed lands, with the certainty of obtaining a tale when the lands are surveyed, till which time he is called upon to pay only a small registration fee: The good lands in the neighbour. hood of towns are all taken up, and settlers must be pre pared to rough it at first, away from the haunts of men. Though the extent of good land is small compared with the quoin ity of mountain and forest, yet it is large in propor tion to the number of inhabitants; and the soil, though in many places light, is fertile. The climate of the seacoast is milder and finer than that of England, but wet in winter. In the interior the winters are drier and colder, while the summers are hotter. Many tales of suffering are too true; but want of food and shelter, added to the foolhardiness of the early adventurers, were the real causes. Game is plenti ful, and consist of deer, elk, bears, grouse, partridges, wild fowl, &c. ; but they are difficult to be got at, owing to the density of the forests. There are no noxious animals or reptiles excepting rattlesnakes, and they are confined to the interior of the mainland. I say nothing of mosquitoes, which will introduce themselves on Fraser's River; in Vie toria•there are none. Emigrants should burden themselves with as little baggage as possible, and husband their ready cash for extremities. It is not the country for broken down gentlemen or" swells ;" washing costs 12s. per dozen. You cannot get your boots brushed under a shilling. Ser vants' wages are £5 to £8 per month, with food, and house rent is excessively dear. There is enough to dismay a pro fessional man with a family, but it is good news for the washerwoman, the ahoeblack, and the servant of all work. Single men can easily rough it out, and the restaurants, generally kept by Frenchmen, are far better than they are in London. Among the questions asked of me are—Where is Van couver's Island ? How can I get there ? And what is the best season to arrive ? Vancouver's Island will be found where Vancouver " laid it down"—on the north-west coast of America, and spring is the best season in which to ar rive. The pons asinorum is how to get there, and at what cost. The shortest route is by the Isthmus of Panama, which can be reached via New York, or by the West India steamers to St. Thomas's. The latter route ought to be adopted only in winter and spring, as the emigrant may be detained some days both at St. Thomas's and Panama, waiting for the connecting steamers, and both those places are subject to the visitations of yellow fever. St. Thomas's has . been much maligned for its heat and insalubrity, but I heard a Glasgow skipper say it was the finest climate he was ever in, as he was "aye drinking and aye dry." The West India steamers book passengers through from Southampton to Victoria for £35, but, whe ther by St. Thomas's or New York, no emigrant need cal culate on reaching his destination under £5O or £6O. The voyage round Cape Horn can be made for £3O, or even less, but it generally occupies five or six months. As the pas senger is fed and lodged for such a period some may consi der this an advantage, and, in comparing the voyage with the shorter one via Panama, and the cost, be of the same way of thinking as the Highlander, who complained of a professional dentist that he charged him half-a-crown for pulling out a tooth, which was done in a second, while a blacksmith, in extracting another grinder, dragged him all round the smithy for a quarter of an hour and charged only 6d. Permit me to call attention to a crying evil in the above named colonies—viz., the want of women. I believe there is not 1 to every 100 men at the mines ; without them the male population will never settle in the country, and innu merable evils are the consequence. A large number of the weaker sex could obtain immediate employment as domestic servants at high rates of wages, with the certainty of mar riage in the background. The miner is not very particular —"plain, fat, and 50," even, would not be objected to ; while good-looking girls would be tho nuggets, and prized accordingly. An immigration of such a character would be as great a boon to the colony as I am sure it would be to many of the under-paid, under-fed, and over-worked women who drag out a weary existence in the dismal back streets and alleys of this metropolis. In conclusion, I must apologise for the length to which this letter has reached, but the information required was so varied that I could not well have given it in fewer words. I know of no recent work on Vancouver's Island or British Columbia to which 1 can refer intending emigrants. The letters of your own correspondent which appear from time to time in your columns give the best information I have yet read in regard to these colonies. I trust no more com munications may be addressed to me, as I shall be beyond their reach in a few days. A. G. D. The Marquis and Marchioness of Bath have been entertaining a select party at Longleate, Wilts, during the past week. The AsSyrian has arrived from China with 615,8001 b, of tea and 862 bales of silk, .D; )bert 3ath, )bert slaw rt de 14th Y In- t on 19th for teed