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AE CHANNEL I MANTIS HOTEL COMPANY Limited).—The Directors of this Company are now prepared to allot Shares upon application to the Secretary, Stc. J. MAUNDERS, Secretary, Weymouth, May 30, 1862. C I ,BEAT WESTERN RAILWAY.- EXCUR SION to WHITSUNTIDE the WEST of HOLIDAYS. ENGLAND.—On —CHEAP SATURDAY, June 7, an EXCURSION TRAIN will leave Paddington at 8 a.m. ; and Reading at 9.5 a m., for WESTON-SUPER MARE, 111-hbridge, Bridgewater, an d T aunton (Fares 20s. and 145.); ratchet (for Lynton, &c.), Tiverton and Exeter (225. 6d. and 165.); Starcross, Dawlish, and Teignmouth (258. and 178.); Newton, Torquay, Paignton, Brixham Road. and Totness (275. and Its.); liingsbridge Road and Plymouth (308. and 205.); returning cn the follow ing, Saturday, June 14, from Plymouth, at 8.25 a.m. RPAT IVESTERN RAILWAY.— wrirrstrxTim inompAyq,..._ciTE.vr EXCUR SION to the SEA SIDE. —On SATURDAY, June 7, an EX CURSION TRAIN will leave PADDING JON at 3.45 p.m., and READING at 4.50 p.m., for Chippenham. 3lelksham, Trowbridge, Westbury, and Frome (10s. and 65.); Bruton, Castle Carey, and Y(ovil (11s. and 75.); Maiden Newton Bridport, Dorchester, and Weymouth (12s. and 8s.); return ing at 7.30 a.m., on Wednesday, June 11. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.- WAITSUNTIUM HOLIDAYS.—CHEAP EXCUR SION to BATH and BRISTOL.—On SATURDAY, June 7, an EXCURSION TRAIN will leave PADDINGTON at 6.35 p.m., and READING at 7.4; p.m., fbr Bath (12s. and 65.), and Bristol (14s. and 75.); returning on Tuesday, June 10, from Bristol at 8.15, and Bath at 8.45 a.m. G REA T WESTERN RAILWAY.- WII I "MINT IE HOLIDAYS. On WHIP-SUNDAY, t eDBth of June, an EXCURSION TRAIN will leave Paddington at 7.45 a.m., and Reading- at 8.50 a.m., for CIRRNOESTER and STROUD (Os. and 55.), Gloucester and Cheltenham (10s. and 68.), Chippenham and Bath (as. and 55.), and Bristol (10s. and 65.); returning the same day from Bristol, at 7. 0 p.m., and Cheltenham at 6.30 p.m. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS.—On WHIT-SUN DAY, Bth June, an EXCURSION TRAIN will leave Pad dington at 8.45 am, for TAPLOW (55., and 2s. 6d), Twy fora, Henley, and Reading (ss. 6d , and 35.), Theale and Aldermaston (is., and 3s. 3d.), Woolhampt,n, Thatcham, Newbury, Rintbury, and Hungerford (6s. (id. and 3s. 6d.); ret urning the same day from Hungerford at 7.0 p.m. PPSOM RACES.-TO EPSOM DIRECT, from Waterloo-bridge and Vauxhall-bridge Stations. (The shortest route.) EPSOM RACES, 3d, 4th, Ith, and 6th JUNE, 1862. On Tuesday, June 3, and Thursd a y, J une 5 , CHEAP TRAINS will run up to 1 t.O a.m. ; and FAST TRAINS from 11.15 a.m. till 1.0 p.m. On Wednesday (the Derby) and Friday (the Oaks), Cheap Trains svill ruu up to 9.15 a.m._ ; and Fast Trains from 9.30 a.m. till 1.0 p.m. Aleo, on these days, a Special Express Train from Waterloo at 1.35 p.m. FARES. Cheap Trains (Single Tickets) 2s. s., and Is. 6d. Fast Trains (Single Tickets, to or from Epsom) 4s. Od. Return Tickets 7s. 6d. First Cla6s Carriages cannot be guaranteed. EPSOM RACES. liireet Route from London Bridge and Victoria. On Tuesday, June 3d, and Thursday, June sth, CHEAP TRAINS will run from London Bridge up to 11.15 a.m. ; And EXPRESS TRAI, S from 11.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. From Vic toria, cheap trains up to 11.5 a.m. ; express trains from 11.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. On Wednesday, June 4th (the DERBY), and Friday, the 6th (the OAKS N, cheap trains from London Bridge up to 9.15 a.m.; express trains from 9.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. From Victoria, cheap trains up to 8.45 a.m.; express trains from 9.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. FARES from V•ctoria or London Bridge : -Cheap trains, single tickets 2s. 6d., Is., and ls. 6d.; express trains, single ticket 45., return ti c k e t 75.6 d. No particular class of carriage can be guaranteed by the express trains. ATLANTIC and GREAT WESTERN RAIL WAY (NEW YORK DIVISION).—COUPONS due Ist July next will be PAID in London, at the Bank of Lon don, or in New York, at the banking-house of Messrs. Dun can, Sherman, and Co. London, No. 10, New Cannon-street June 2, 1862. Circular to the Bondholders of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway. NEW YORK DIVISION—INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. The Coupon for halfear's interest due Ist July n completes the series guar -y th anteed by e , Bank of London.ext, The nett income of the Atlantic and Great Western Rail way being now greatly in excess of the amount required for these payments, the Directors have made an arrangement to continue the security of the bondholders in a form which it is believed will give complete satisfaction. The Directors have agreed to pay over to Messrs. Brown Brothers and Co., in New York, as agents for the Trustees, to be remitted to London, the first receipts after each half yearly period, in orthr to provide for the next maturing Cou pn ons, and 2 per cent. per annum to be invested i n th e Bonds i London as a sinking rlnd, to complete th e re d emption of the whole issue at or before maturity. The bonus agreed to be paid by the Erie Company, on the gross amount of freight thrown on that line by the Atlantic and Great Western, is especially devoted to these payments. hiamuel Gurney, Esq., M.P. (Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Co.), Charles John P. Kennard, Esq. (Messr s . H eywood and Co.), Mosley, Esq. (Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liver l), havepoo fundagreed to act as t rustees for this interest and sinking . • The Coupons will be paid at the Banking-house of Messrs. Heywood, Kennari, and Co., at the fixed rate o f 4 s . t o O ne Dollar, commencing with Jauary, 1863. Unity-buildings, ` Cannon-street West, E.C., Loudon, June 2, 1862. ADVO WSON. - -FREEHOLDS.—UPTON AND ' ROTH.ERSTHORPE. T O BE SOLD, pursuant to an Order of the High Court of Chancery, in a Cause, of Donaldson v. Fairfax, with the approbation of Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kindersley, in Six Lots, by Messrs. Holloway and Son, at the George Hotel at Northampton, on SATURDAY, the 14th day of June, 1862, at Three o'clock in the afternoon, VERY VALUABLE FREEHOLD ESTATES, situate at Upton and Rothersthorpe, in the county of Northampton, consisting of 223 Acres of Arable and Pasture Land, Water Mill, and the Perpetual Adyowson and Right of Presenta tion to the Vicarage of Rothersthorpe, part of the Estate of the late Sir Thomas Samwell, Bart. Particulars and conditions of Sale, with Plan, may be had, gratis, of Messrs. King and M`Millin, No. 4, Danes-inn, St. Clement's, Strand, London, Solicitors ; at the George llotel, Northampton ; Swan Hotel, Bedford ; the George Hotel, Huntingdon ; the Royal Hotel, K e tt er i ng ; the Angel Hotel, Market liarborough ; the Spread Eagle, Rugby ; the White Hart Hotel, Leicester ; the Crown Hotel, Leamington ; and of the Auctioneers, Pitsford, near Northampton. KING and 111`MILL IN, Plaintiffs' Solicitors, 4, Danes-inn, Strand, London. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. The numerous and urgent appeals which are made for admission by the homelera and destitute sick render it im perative on the Committee lo entreat the continued bounty of the affluent and humane to enable them to persevere in the extensive system of relief afforded by this Hospital. During the past year, in addition to 1,190 in-patients, no less than 50,490 out-patients reeehod the benefits of this Charity. Since Christmas two additional wards have been opened for the reception of in-door patients. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mu terman, Esq., Nicholas -lane ; and at the Hospital, STANFORD S. SMITH, Sew TEA.-STRACHAN atd CO.'S Strong Rougit " Domestic" Black at 3s. Id. per lb.-26, Cornhill, London, E.C. TEA.—STRACHAN and CO.'S Fine " Inter mediate" Black at 3a. Bd. per lb.-28, Cornhill, Lon don, E.C. T"._ STRACHAN and CO.'S Delicious " Drawing Room" Black at 4s. 2d. per lb.---26, Corn hill, Loudon, B.C. Dr. Hassall's Certificate of Purity, and a Price Current free on application, 2(1, Cornhill, London, B.C. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL 'LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS WERrECTED AND EXHIBITED IN TIM GREAT Faninrriow or 1851), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of lIERNI A. The use of a steel sprin, so often hurtful in its e ff ects, g Is here avoided— a so ft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting E d is supplied by the Moe-Alain Pad and Patent Lever, fl with so much ease and closeness that it canno t b e de , and may be worn during sleep. A desc r ipti ve c i rcular may be had,' and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by poet, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. ed., and 31s. 6d. Postage, A. Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. 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VITA VITALIS.—A Medical lirotrik, illustrated the errors V with 100 Engravings from Life, desert passions. with and excesses of youth and maturity, and the (vieeboil from the too frequent indulgence of the lity ar l,,i ng , Essay on true and false Spermatorrhcea, containing a nr sn i .j an tion of the Author's Invigorating Lotion, an extern - al e ---app-r, - cation, with directions for its use, also showing how manhood can_ be restored with increased muscular development. BY MEDICUS, Member of the Royal College of Surgeon s E ngland; Licentiate ot the Roya l Colle g e ot Physicians, Edinburg &c. Jtc * , who may be consu lted dail y , from 11 till 8 ; Sundays, till 1 o'clock. AUCE.—LEA AND PERRINS " -I beg to caution the Public against Spurious Imitations of their world-renowed WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. Purchasers should ASK FOR LEA AND PERRINS' SAUCE, Pronounced by Connoisseurs to be "THE ONLY GOOD SAUCE." 7 0 ** Sold Wholesale and for Export, by the Proprietors, ewtAT rcester ; Messrs. CRO SSE and B LACKWELL; M ess rs. BAR and Sons, London, Arc., Arc., and by Grocers and Oilmen universally. POST-OFFICE TURKISH BATHS, 19, St. M artin's-le-Grand. 2s. till 5, and Is. 6d. from 5 till 9 ; Sundays, Is. till 1. An ESSAY on TURKISH BATHING, gratis. OPIN IONS OP TII E PRESS. useful ' "The Ilse pamphlet and the Abuse of th e Turkish P.ath.—A very has been published by Dr. Culverwell, the Proprietor of the Turkish Baths in the neighbourhood of the Post-office, which presents to the uninitiated a mass of inte resting information, while those who have already encouraged this new system will derive additional advantage H they observe some of the practical regulations which the writer endeavours to enforce.”--Herald and Standard, N0v.12,1861. " The Post -office Turkish Batii, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. —Dr. Culverwell has already established the reputation of an able pl•vsician ; philant. '' he has nowproved himself to be a worthy of the •a i r t 9 , pist, in as far as he has established, in the heart 1064ean institution that more nearly than any disco very of of physic, tha: a d "' goes nearer the abolition of the practice the Turkigh-liatV proposition or invention yet established, the attention o f our it Our object b e i ng merely to direct one of the best ,3et 0,3: readers to the fact that they possess ~,....,-i ,s , at 19, St. Martin's-le -Grand, which the country can u th P... ce, perfect in all its appliances, and most admirable in effeeeti_tr._ Celt has fitted n ur his baths with a d*ree of ace,;aar heisiunryn,sasud truly e which, considerimx the sp I is firunlymseur that taste or W i lt . desire Drisinc*, while everyi hing e cacy could has ' been' obtained to add to the comfort and luxury of the 'List] , it is on' visitor. . • We „r and new s a Ta a that if a man ever feels himself regenerated Oct. 11,1'186 t. • - -eolith:lg out of a Turkish Bath."—Era ,‘ Consultations daily tili a2 a.m. N°. 21,818. euBLic.A.TioNF. Now ready, in 2 vols. Bvo., with Portrait, 'THE LIFE OF EDWARD IRVJNG, Mini ster of the National Scotch Church, London. Illust rated b y his JOURNAL and ConnEsroNnExcE. By Mrs. OLIPITAN T. " A work that will rank among the best of biographies. One that may be placed by the side of Tlanna's 'life of Chalmers,' and Stanley's 'Life of Arnold.' "—Parthenon. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, in 2 vols. with Portraits, 215., THIRTY YEARS' MUSICAL -a- RECOLLECTIONS. By HENRY F. CHORLEY. "Every page of time volumes offers pleasant reminis cences to the opera goer of some 30 years' experience. No one singer of merit, or pretension to it, no distinguished com poser of the period, is without his or her portrait. The faith fulness of the latter is creditable to the limner. Whether as a serious chronicle, a conscientious history, a graceful series of portraits, or an anecdotical record, the author must be con gratulated on the work he has accomplished.' —Athen Baum. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough -street. MR. CHARLES KENT'S NEW POEMS, Just published, RE A M LAN D. With other Poems. By W. CHARLES KENT, Barrister-at-Law. Fcap. Bvo., price ss. " The author of Dreamlan l' and `Alethela' has risen to a height so very close•to the summit of genius, that he may be commiserated for his inability to grapple with the last peaks of its elevation. There is abundance of talent, a delicate taste, an endless richness and diversity of image, topic, and illusion ; the landscape is most luxurious ; and the innslc of verse excellent."—Literary Budget. "Mr. Kent has undeniable merits—warm and high-toned feeling, a pleasant combination of grace and humour, and no small power to individualise. Pope at Twickenham' is a cabinet picture. Marianne' will commend itself to all mothers by its gush of parental tenderness, and its acquaint ance with baby wiles and mysteries. Fructidor' shows what' Dutch fidelity of word painting the author can master when he tries. His fruit is as vivid and well characterised as if Lance had painted it."—Athenaeum. "The charm of Mr. Kent's poetry, as it is the first condi tion of success to all poets, is that he is in sympathy with his subject and not only with himself;-that he is truly 'poet and not egotist. But it is by no means his only merit. He is a mas ter of versification. The flow of his verse is smooth and me lodious, and enriched with a copious and ornate vocabulary. Shelley at Marlow' is a painting exquisitely delicate. The vision of Shelley with which Mr. Kent presents us is almost perfect. 'DREAMLAND is a work conceived in a noble spirit, and executed with scholarly taste, frequently with flashes of true poetic inspiration. the Dying Bridegroom' is distinguished by a genuine pathos, which leads us to be lieve that Mr. Kent would succeed eminently in some story of the affections."—The London Review. "Mr. Kent's poems come before the world with the advan tage, not only of an author's name, but of a name already agreeably and musically known in the metrical literature of the day. His 'Aletheia' was very favourably received by the public, and has no doubt been the companion of many thoughtful readers who will gladly welcome another volume from his pen. A series of portraits drawn with true poetic sympathy and veneration, The best of all, we think, is that of Scott. There is something in the lines that will remind the reader of the chime of Scott's own verse."—John Bull. " Verses, many of them extremely tender and harmonious, and all indicating a mind carefully cultured and imbued with elegant tastes."—Daily News. " Poems of very considerable excellence. Fructidor 'is a ✓ery close and vigorous word-painting of an orchard. Mr. Kent's volume is healthy and vigorous in sentiment, correct in composition, and contains many happy touches of true fancy, very gracefully expressed."—The Critic. "The pictures Mr. Kent makes are carefully drawn and effectively coloured. His work is on the whole in good taste. It possesses the undeniable, yet, in these days, rare merit of intelligibility, and is, moreover, very readable."—The Art- World. " We like some of Mr. Kent's minor poems even better than Dreamland.' He Is a real poet, unquestionably, and often versifies with extreme felicity. Of his poetic power the Monody on Lord Strangford ' affords ample proof : while his capacity to make word-music is shown The Morris Dance, s.' "—The Press. _ _ "It was a conception worthy of a true poet to show the depth of his sympathy for the Great Masters of English Song, by devAing the outpourings of his Muse to their special illustration. There is not one of the many pictures here collected which is not perfect in all its parts -whether we consider be sentiment by which it is inspired, the truth of the local colour, or the beauty of the setting. With a thorough appreciation of character, Mr. Kent combines an admirable descriptive power and a masterly command of most mellifluous verse, so that. while the mind is fully gratified, the senses—so to speak—are equally charmed."— Bentley's Miscellany. ALETHEIA ; OR, THE Doom OF MYTHOLOGY. With Other Poems. By the same Author. New Edition. Fcap. Bvo., price ss. London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts. T HE PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE fully explained in J. GROSSMITH'S " GOVERNMENT "UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES." The cause is there predicated of the monetary difficulties ex perienced 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, An denominations of Constitutions are carefully examined in J. Grossmith's "Government upon First Prin. ciples." Kent and Co.. Paternoster-row. QUEEN'S CONCERT ROOMS, Hanover square.—S. THALBERG has the honour to announce that, atter a long absence, he will give a MATINEE at the above Rooms, on MONDAY next, June Ath. The only occa sions on which S. Thalberg can possibly appear in London, this season, are limited to "FOUR MATINEES;" they will take place as follows :—MOND AY next, June 9th; MON DAY, June 16th ; SATURDAY, June ;48th ; and MONDAY, July 7th. The Matinees to commence at half-past 2 o'clock. S. TIIALBERG will present his last works, entitled "The Art of Singing applied to the Piano,". and " Les Soirees de Pausilippe," consisting of 24 Penses Musicales. Stall Subscription for the Series, £3 3s. ; Stall Tickets, 215.; Unreserved Tickets, 10s. 6d. Prosnectuses and Tickets may be had at all the principal Musicsellers and Libraries, and on application to S. Thalberg's Secretary, Hanover-square ooms. VVS. WOODIN'S CABINET of CURIO • SITIES—NewIy Polished and Re-Iined—POLY GRAPHIC HALL, King William-street, Charing-cross, TO-NIGHT, and every Evening, at eight (except Saturday), with new characters, music, songs, and dances. The scenic llustrations and effects, entirely new, painted by and under the direction of Mr. William Callcott. Morning Performance, Saturday, May 31, at 3. Stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, ls. Box-office open from eleven to five. Mr. Woodin as Mr. Sothern, of the Haymarket, in his celebrated character of "Lord Dundreary," Morning and Evening. ARGYLL ROOMS. Great Windmill-street, Haymarket.—GßAND CASINO FRANCAISE.— Open every Evening for Promenade and Dancing, with the celebrated Band of 50 performers. Conductor and Principal Cornet-a-Piston, M. Boutcoung.—The new Imperial Qua drille, Valse Cotillion, and L. Mosca's Peep O'Day Valse will be played nightly. A aew Conversation Salon has been added to the above Establishment for Reading, Coffee, and Refreshments.— Admission la.—Manager, M. Grenet. . / )1( • r7-7-----rrl EPSOM RACES.—For Dust or Heat, Rain or Cold, NICOLL•S WRAPPERS for LADIES and GENTLEMEN. One Guinea each. 114, 110, 118, 120, Regent-street, W. ; 22, Cornhill, London ; and 10, St. Ann's-square, Manchester. D R. CTIIVERWELL'S LAST NEW WORK, OURSELVES. On Ppermatorrhcea, Syphilis, Stricture, Ilamorrhoids, Gleets, Nervous Debility, Palpitation, dm., &c. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVEN! U, JUNE 3, 1862, MEXICO. (From the Times' Correspondent.) MEXICO, APRIL 18. The intelligence I sent you on the 12th has since been confirmed in every particular. On the 9th the representatives of the three Powers, then assembled at Orizaba, addressed the following note to Doblado, the Minister for Foreign Affairs : "'The Plenipotentiaries of her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, the Emperor of the French, and of her Ma jesty the Queen of Spain beg to inform your Excellency that, not having been able to agree upon the interpretation to be given, under existing circumstances, to the convention of the 31st of October, they have resolved to adopt for the future a separate and independent action. The Commander of the Spanish forces will at once take the necessary steps to re-embark his forces. The French army w.ll concentrate in Pasoancho as soon as the Spanish troops have passed that position, which will probably be on the 20th April, and at once commence operations." Thus it would seem that the convention of London has been declared a dead letter by the Commis sioners. Have they power to do this ? It has long been evident that no unanimity of action be tween the Commissioners of the three Powers was to be expected, for, while Sir C. Wyke and General Prim were resolute in supporting the present party, it was well known that M. de Saligni and Admiral de la . Graviere were fully convinced of the impolicy of such a course. As long, however, as the French Commissioners thought there was a chance of the Juarez Government being brought to reason, they seem to have deferred to the opinion of their colleagues; they even went so far as to sign the preliminaries, although it is known that they did so reluctantly, and with the full persuasion that Juarez, from his innate obstinacy, would never be brought to consent to anything that savoured of in tervention. The publication of the law of the 25th of January, declaring "an armed invasion of the Republic by strangers without a declaration of war on the part of the nation to whom they belonged" to be an act of piracy punishable with death, which was avowedly aimed at the allied forces then recently disembarked at Vera Cruz, and which was promulgated throughout the Republic within a week after holding out the olive branch to three such Powers as England, France, and Spain. But when, after the signature of the preliminaries, deemed by many the first step towards a pacific solution, we find the same party exacting contribution upon con tribution, treating every representation made to them upon the subject by Baron Wagner with studied insolence and contempt, and finally shooting, almost within sight of the French lines, General Robles, a man universally respected, who had been received under the special protection of France, and whose only crime consisted in the endeavour, during the existence of an armistice, to make his way down to the lines of the allies, it certainly became the general opinion here that fur ther forbearance was out of place. Of course, a Government which never kept faith with any one is loud in its complaints of the French Commissioners, and the native press is hurling denunciations of vengeance against the French, who, now that they are deserted by the English and Spaniards, are to be swallowed up in a little less than no time. If big words were big guns, the Zouaves, Chasseurs d'Afrique, and the rest of the French force might well have cause to tremble. Zaragoza, in a proclamation to his soldiers, denounces the Emperor as an usurper, whose downfall is to be brought about by the Mexican braves under his command. We, who for years past have been accustomed to this vapouring and boasting, know the value to be attached to such language. The Spaniards are furious at the conduct of Prim, whom they openly accuse of betraying the interests of his country; and foreigners generally are at a loss to understand how any two gentlemen could have deluded themselves with the hope of bringing about a satisfactory arrangement with a party who have violated every engagement, for feited the confidence of the country, and who are not in a position to offer guarantees for the future. So long as there was Church property to be divided Juarez and his party had shoals of adherents, but that feat accomplished, their partisans have been gradually falling off until they represent a small and certainly not a vary respectable minority. England, from all accounts, has never taken up the Mexican question con amore. She appears to have entered into the convention of Oct. 31 a contre occur. If France is willing to undertake this matter single handed, why not let her do so ? She would certainly be entitled to our best thanks for such an act of disinterestedness. Any settlement of the Mexican question is better than no settlement at all, and the mere fact of France and England being such close allies is surely a sufficient guarantee that our in terests will not be sacrificed. We have ever found our neighbours valiant foes, but we have never found them faithless allies. chance with the rest. A messenger was at once despatched to General Lorencez, then at Cordova, informing him of the circumstance. A body of Zouaves was immediately marched in the direction of OrizTha. On their way they wore met by a small detachment, forming a part of the advanced guard of the Mexican army, and fired upon. The Zouaves, who had received strict orders not to fire, dispersed to the right and left. The Mexicans, mistaking the dispersion for flight, raised a shout of victory, which was checked, however, in a very few minutes by the said Zouaves appearing in their rear, coming at them with fixed bayonets. It is superfluous to add that the Mexicans at once laid down their arms, and were all made prisoners, without so much as a shot being fired or a wound inflicted. Zaragoza, informed of the fact, at once retreated to Aculzingo, and the French took quiet possession of Orizaba, where they were received with every de monstration of joy by the inhabitants, who at once placed themselves under French protection. Zara goza, in a despatch to his Government, taxes the French General with a breach of faith in leaving a guard to watch over, his sick. We have the assur ance of Gen. Lorencez that such was not the case, and this is confirmed by some English gentlemen present in Orizaba at the time, who assert that the Zouaves were not sent for until Zaragoza had re fused to guarantee the safety of the French sick, The version I have given you I believe to be cor rect in every particular. _ _ MARRIAGE : Its Expectances and Dleapp tments. Impediments removed, and Healthy Offspring secured. Price Is., by post is. Id. ; of Mann, 29, Cornhill ; or Author, 3, Great Marlborough-street, Oxford-street, W. Consultations daily from 12 a.m. till 9 p.m. Just pub Ished, containing 190 pages, with 100 Engravings, free by post, 12 stamps, sealed 20 stamps, The yellow fever is making fearful ravages at Vera Cruz; it has. scarcely ever been known so bad. Two of the heads of the French medical staff have fallen victims. By the last accounts three of the officers attached to the 150 Marines left in garrison had been attacked, and one had died. Why leave these 150 men to be sacrificed for no purpose? It is absurd to suppose that they can influence the fate of the expedition. More men have been sacrificed by a three months' residence in that pestiferous region than would have fallen in a hostile march from one end of the Republic to the other. - When will our home authorities learn wisdom ? . . - - . THE SILENT FRIEND; the Greatest Medical Work of the Age, or Youthful Indiscretions and conse quen Impediments to Marriage, describing the Anatomy of the Reproductive System in health and disease, and pointing out the sure means of perfect restoration to manhood ; with, an Essay on Single and Married Life, containing his Pre scription known as the Preventive Loti,n, precluding the possibility of contamination. Address R. and L. PERRY and Co., :9, 13, rners-street, Oxford-street, W. Attendance daily, from 10 till 8 ; Sundays, 11 till 2, by a Consulting Surgeon, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (Regis tered under the New Medical Act). Just published, price ls., by po s t 14 s t amps, sea l e d 22, THE GUIDE TO MANLY VIGOUR. By Messrs. HARVEY and Co., Consulting Surgeons, regis tered under the new Medical Act. Showing how manhood may be secured in fourteen days, with renewed health, in creased strength, and perfect muscular development, for the Performance of the most sacred duties of married life. To be had from the Authors, 44, Weymouth-street, Portland place, Regent's-park, W., where they may be daily uoll.uited from 10 to 8, on those diseases which blight the prospects of life, and for which they have discovered never-failing reme dies, the fruits of many years' private and hospital practice. APRIL 28. The Government have issued a decree compelling every male between the ages of 16 and 60 to take up arms, upon pain of being declared traitors, and the instructions forwarded to the different Governors authorise them to seize for the benefit of the State all private property, should their exigencies require it. These last may be productive of much mischief. As for the decree, no one pays the least attention to it, and if the Government intend to enforce it their troops will be fully occupied in shooting the rest of the population. The National Guard was mustered yesterday; it consisted of less than a thousand men, not 43 of whom were armed. Every possible means is being tried to infuse some little enthusiasm into the masses. The papers and corners of streets teem with the most heart-stirring proclamations, calling ugon the people to take up arms in defence of their ger, judging from these a t n he country to be in homes eff an u d sio c n ou s, n w tr o y u ; l d an su d p a po st s r e a state of patriotic excitement not to be restrained. How different from the plain unvarnished truth ! Scarcely a volunteer is to be found, and the only means of recruiting the army is by a forced con scription. Poor wretches are dragged from their families and homes, and of course desert on the first opportunity. Zaragoza's force has already virtually ceased to exist. Enthusiasm there is none, except for intervention, and that can only be expressed in private—it is death even to broach the subject in public. The nation is wearied out, thoroughly ex hausted ; all it asks for is peace and qu i e t, an d I verily believe it would hail with acclamation the Emperor of China, the King of 0 taheite, or any one else who would confer these blessings upon it. As for the female part of the population, and they are no bad exponents of public opinion, there is scarcely one who is not anxiously looking forward to the advent of these so-called hated French. A provisional Government established, and that Go vernment under the :protection of a foreign force, people will then be able to express their opinions freely. To suppose that the present Congress is the result of a free expression of opinion is absurd. It is composed entirely of Democrats, when certainly one-third of the population are Conservatives. Does any one suppose that Mexico, Puebla, Guadalajara, and other strongholds of the Conservative party, would not have returned members of that way of thinking had they dared? GIVEN"AWAY TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS. HENRY SMITH, M.D. of the University of Sufferers, a FREE EDITION of his valuable work, THE Jena, has just published, ' for the benefit of NervouS WARNING VOICE TO YOUNG MEN ( 120 medical work on the cure of Nervous Debility, loss of pages). A Memory, Dimness of Sight, Lassitude, Indigestion, Dislike o Society. Spermatorrhcea, Local Weakness, Muscular Re axation, Languor, Listlessness, Depression, &0., :which. if tieglected. result in c onsumption, insanity, and premature ''each ; with plain directions for perfect r estoration to health and vigour. The book Dill o n sent, post free, secure from ob 1 nervation, to any addre, receipt of a directed envelope and two stamps. Address, nENRY SDirrn, M.D b Burton •, , crescent, Tavistoek-square, London, W.C. b e y :li tposty they 1 e fr ee, yv,m s ) 86_. might be in cloth, P'--------r --::L----TREAT'AIENT of ( Ju l s N t pub T li H sh E ed, Bvo, su ocEssvuoeLsB.: ON STRICTURES soifintphieelmlrteßans__ COURTENAir ivr FO often appear Incurable, wh eti T i ll „ lt A ; showing y th e y removed byi3thyeFm.Bos.t , —nal life, And formerly Surgeon to the of 1 : ft.::: y e for the Cure of Strictures of the Urhri ......... t .esp uponvarioui " This work is the production of a suge on a. attention has been directed, through a long to the treatment of strictures of the ureg r rl f . which Mr. Courtenay has given supply ample evidence Ca h se i : great discriminative power in the diagnosis kinds of stricture, and of the scientific principles their management is founded. thiss systematic mana...evhich an immense mitigation of pain o he unhappy sufferers attained, and future mischief prevented. The work we can most unreservedly and confidently recommend as a valuable contribution, both to the general and professional reader, anti ought to be four d in the private study of all who are subject to stricture."—Aedical Circular. London: H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. 1- --:::::::eeSpote•cia: APRIL 23. THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. THE FIRST SHILLING DAY. TRULY EFFICACIOUS AND MILD. — Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre tired without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe ot Dr. * , cott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to al` who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, win spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, Am 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 "4e, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 20, JermYn-street, Haymarket, London, ,nd by most druggists, in boxes, is. lid., 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. Great interest and curiosity were felt yesterday morning respecting the attendance on the first shilling-day at the International Exhibition, and many bets were decided by the returns from the va rious turn-tables. At about a quarter to 10 o'clock, and previous to the opening of the doors, it seemed as if the rush was going to be a great one, as the various entrances were blocked by impatient crowds, and a fierce struggle for admission took place; this however, lasted but a very few minutes. The first party admitted consisted of 100 boys from the Duke of York's School, and the second of 40 from St. Luke's School, Chelsea, both parties having been presented with tickets by Sir W. Dilke. Various schools followed, franked by the liberality of indi viduals, until about half-past 11, when the various omnibuses began to unload their freights, and the general company to fill the building. At 1 o'clock 13,990 entries on payment were registered, and at 3 o'clock 18,689, against 18,400, the whole number admitted on the first is. day at the Exhibition of 1851. It is to be supposed that the turn-tables gave correct returns ; but we must say, having attended the Exhibition every day since its opening, we were very much struck with the seeming inadequacy of those numbers, as compared with the appearance of the building inside. At 2 o'clock every court and gallery seemed to be thronged, and even rather re mote places were filled with promenaders: In the eastern annexe, the entrance to which has been open since Fridaylast notwithstandingaatatement which has appeared to the contrary, we observed young people crowd, three or four deep, round Messrs. Wotherspoon's tastefully arranged case of lozenges and comfits, and if the regulations of the place per mitted sale, no doubt an immense trade would have been done at this popular and tempting stand. The same may be said of the Process Court, a still more retired locality, where we were stopped by the numbers of persons who anxiously watched the la bours of Mr. Reynolds, the pipe -maker, the process of preparing the British calumet being watched with quite as much interest as if it had been the polishing of the Koh-i-Noor. The galleries appeared to be densely thronged, and every point at which anything special was to be seen was completely blocked up. The 5 o'clock returns gave 24,553, but even this did not satisfy our surmise, as cur strong impression, fortified by the opinion of every policeman and official in the building, was that there were then at least 35,000 scattered over the various parts of the interior. We hope we were mistaken, and that the returns are to be relied on, but there certainly would have been a possibility of persons getting in at more than one place where turnstiles were not. Our admissions, and will, we trust, lead to mentioning inereased these a circumstances respecting to means being taken to shut up all irregular modes of entrance, if any such should exist. Mr. Spielmann's Bureau de Change opened early, and was of immense use, not only to those who wanted foreign money changed and to pay for it, but to others also who wanted change for sovereigns and who were not required to pay anything for the intimatedaccommodation. to The Ai.r s ' pc e,n i a "change" that gentleman" difficulty having been obligingly brought down about /3,000 to the building, chiefly in silver, and gave change freely to every one who asked. At the most crowded period of the day's attendance a ludicreus i ns t ance occurre d of the want of regulation or order in the arrange ment of the musical performances. The Messrs. Dis tin, probably thinking the first shilling day a favour able moment for exhibiting the qualities of their had arranged a regu lar winventedhad concert, to Bombards," b l a e r d d s b , ' y ' a pianoforte, and to come Scarcely e underdthemusicians st sic w ia e ns ern mdoe how evernl newly little a off th commenced their intro ductory slow movement , when a great o rga n close at hand set up a hideous bray, in opposition, to the immense alarm of the large company which had assembled round the horn players. The chief bombard replied with equal vigour, and the con test was kept up between these two Titans of the musical world, until at last all the company ran, To obtain correct information in Mexico has ever been a matter of great difficulty. At the present moment, when all kinds of reports are circulated for all kinds of objects by the parties in power, it is almost an impossibility, and, although I have taken every means to be rightly informed, yet, narrating eveLts occurring at a distance of 60 leagues, I may fairly claim some little indulgence at the hands of your readers. On the 16th the French Commis sioners issued a proclamation to the Mexican nation, of which the following is a translation : "Mexicans, —We are not hero to take part in your dis sensions, but to settle them. We ask every respectable man to join us in the consolidation of order and the regenera tion of your country. To show the sincere spirit of conci liation with whioh wo are animated, wo first addressed our selves to the Government, against which we had serious causes of complaint. We begged of it to accept our aid in establishing a state of things which would prevent these distant expeditions, which interrupt commerce and disturb the course of relations, which might be so advantageous to Europe and your own country. The Mexic * an Government replied to our moderation by measures which we could never approve, and which the civilised world would have re proached us for sanctioning with our presence. Between this Government and ourselves war has been declared. But we do not confound the Mexican people with an eppresive and violent minority. The Mexican people have a right to our sympathies ; they have only to show themselves worthy of them. We appeal to all those who have confidence is our intervention, to whatever party they may belong. " No enlightened man will believe that a Government elected by the suffrages of one of the most liberal nations of Europe would ever think of restoring ancient abuses and institutions not of this century. " We desire equal justice to all, and that this justice should not be imposed by our arms. The Mexican people ought to be the chief instrument in its own regeneration. Our only object is to inspire the honest and peaceable por tion of the inhabitants--that is to say, nine-tenths of tho Population, with coinage to make known its wishes. If the Mexican nation remains inert, if it does not understand the opportunity we offer it, if it does not by its own efforts give a practical me an i ng t o our su pp or t, it is then evident that h L b et ee wise been all we have to d o i s t o a tt e nd to those interests which which„L are contempl a t e d by th e conven ti on o f L o ndon. et menwwillhodahre to have fightbeen but too long divided rally round s. In their hand s are th e d es ti n i e s of Mexico. The Frenchu flag a 8 pl m an e t n ed h o a n il M it ex as ican a so.il; friendly th flag that flag will not retire. ; only madmen On the 19th Orizaba,whieh had been evacuated by the French and session of by Zaragoza forces, was taken pos. Spanish and his troops. It is affirmed that the latter, when applied to by the medical staff left in charge of the French hospital for a guard to protect the sick, replied that he had no guard to give, that the Yreueh must take their / 'e /-ICe • ... A . 4 1,.. V.4 , Aratitt i „.-. .-i•;:';; - •;:! . ••" 4 ... .,,, Ac 7 ,. P l er 4 .. - . . / r - 1 . . _-_--_-t i , 4 fr...- ~,,(41 . 4 M . k . , -,6 • ° C . ' 1 . kit 7- ' -:-. 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We cannot tell how long the strife lasted but it was going on when we left at five o'clock, the musicians seeming to be quite unconscious that they bad long before banished every one but them selves. Amongst the events to come off in connexion with the Exhibit ion may be mentioned the eonversaziones arranged to take place on Tuesdays and Fridays, at the Kensington Museum, irrespective of the fete arranged at the same place for Friday next. It is also rumoured that the scientific bodies of Paris contemplate giving a fete of great splendour and magnitude in that city, to which the royal com missioners and all the jurors are to be invited, Performanc( s on Foster and Andrews' organ are arranged for Wednesday and Saturday next, in the course of which Mr. Chipp will play " God pre serve the Emperor." There was a good deal of scrambling and diffi culty at the close of the day in obtaining cabs and omnibuses, although, perhaps, not so much as had been expected. The fact was that a good deal of extra strength had been put on, whilst the crowd was less than the anticipation. This, however, must not be taken as an unfavourable omen, as invariably on first days, like that of the first shilling day at the Exhibition, everybody stays away in order that everybody else may have room, exactly what hap pens on the first night of the pantomime, or the first dividend day at the Bank of England, when the few knowing ones, regardless of the caution printed on their papers, step in and get their money 'without any trouble. The " people" have not yet begun to come to the Exhibition, nor will they, perhaps, commence their arrangements for doing so until after the Derby, which now fills all their beads. There are a hundred thousand little boys in London who would not miss the roadside spectacle of the " coming home" for all the Exhibi- tions in the world, and to these we must add the 50,000 grown-up folks who have bets great and small on the event, and whose heads are much more full of " The Marquis" than of the Koh-i-Noor. When the race is over and all the money has been lost and won, then will the public interest be turned upon the Exhibition, and the attendance will be seen to increase daily. As, by that time, all possi ble means of approach should be made known and properly organised, the great assistance which may be obtained from " The silent highway" must not be forgotten. The immense majority of the work ing classes of London reside either eastward of Lon don-bridge, in the City, or, on the Surrey side, in Bermondsey, Southwark, or Lambeth. For all these the penny boats will form a cheap, rapid, and plea sant mode of reaching the Exhibition. Let them ship at their respective piers, and land at the Cado gan-piers, Chelsea, and they will then have exactly seven minutes' moderate walking to reach the build ing. The commissioners are, we believe, endea vouring to arrange for a system of express boats, and if they succeed, 20,000 visitors might be carried westwards daily between the first despatch and an early hour in the afternoon. It will be necessary, however, to place a policeman on each pier to ensure the safety of the passengers, as at present the land ing and taking on board is performed in the most reckless manner at all the landing places along the river. We have been requested to call attention to the fact that numerous articles of jewellery, gold, &c., which have been found and deposited with the police still remain unclaimed by their owners. The number of visitors yesterday was as follows : —Season tickets, 3,875 ; on payment, 22,115 ; total, 25,990. Amongst those present were the Princess Mary, the Duke of Cambridge, and the Hon. E. Gladstone. PRICK.... -.Ad. STAMPED ....sd. went, Military Knight of Windsor; Lieut.. Col. 11. Lee, 15th Hussars; Capts. L. D. Broughton,Roval Artillery ; J. L. Wilkie, 12th Regiment; G. H. Wilki.eson, 62d Regiment ; J. Benison, 95th Regi ment; and W. Campbell, unattached; Lieuts. R. W. Chute, Royal Artillery ; V. Wells, Royal Artil lery; C. Bagnall, 7th Fusiliers; F. C. Forbes, 37th Regiment ; J. D. Stewart, 72(1 Highlanders ; H. Young, Gth Vet. Battalion ; and E. Ross ; E ns i gn T. ii. Baldwin, 100th Regiment ; Deputy Commis. sari - -Gen. W. Wemyss ; Assist. Commissary-Gen. R. Grindlay ; Inspectors-General of Hospitals W. C. Humfrey and T. Richardson ; Surg. Sir E. Johnston, M.D., 39th Regiment ; Assist.-Surgs. C. F. S. Macauley, 2d West India Regiment ; and R. J. Worthington ;'Yet. Surg. T. J. Towers, 13th Hussars ; and Deputy Purveyor J. Croft. A- -7 - t'' ''' ---1 THE VOLUNTEERS. VOLUNTEER FIELD-DAY.—On Whit -Monday, June 9, a volunteer field , day and sham fight, in which several of the metropolitan and suburban corps will take part, will be held in the grounds of Lord Cowper, near Hertford. In addition to the local corps, which are expected to muster very strongly on the occasion, the following corps from London have already agreed to be present :-2d or South Middlesex, under the command of Lord Ranelagh ; the 9th, or West Middlesex, Lord Rad stock ; 11th Middlesex (St. George's) Rifles, Lieut.- Colonel Lindsay ; and the Tower Hamlets. The field-day has been organised by Lord Ranelagh. On the same day the 22d Middlesex (Queen's West minster) Rifles will also proceed to Bushy Park for a field-day. LONDON SCOTTISH.—At Richmond, on Saturday last, as Colonel M'Murdo was riding from the park he came up to Captain Page, adjutant of the London Scottish, and said in a loud tone, heard by many standing near him, " Please take an oppor tunity before dismissing the London Scottish, of telling them that I am glad to have had them under my command to-day. I am always proud to command them, they are so steady, so easily handled, and so soldierlike. That is my opinion, and the opinion of every soldier who sees them." LONDON ARTILLERY BRIGADE.—This new and important corps is rapidly progressing, and it is understood the drills will shortly commence. A superior brass band of upwards of 40 performers ' has been formed, under the auspices of Mr. Boose (the bandmaster of the Royal Horse Guards), and having the efficient aid, as director, of Mr. Tidswell, a talented member of that band. Altogether the corps offers great advantages, and under the dis tinguished military patronage which it has re ceived there can be no doubt of its taking a very high position in the volunteer organisation. The uniform appears of a most soldierlike and service able character. THE ROYAL COMMISSION AND THE VOLUNTEERS. The following return, embodyin g a series of 32 questions, has been addressed, by order of the Royal Commission appointed at the request of Parliament, to the commanding officers of the Volunteer regi ments in the kingdom. The return is accompanied by a circular from the War Office, requesting that the return may be duly filled up, and as soon as possible sent back to the secretary of the Royal Commission at the War Office : " 1. What is the anthorised establishment of the corps? 2. What was the number of members on the muster roll on the Ist of August, 1860; the Ist of August, 1861 ; and the Ist of April, 1862 ? 3. Classify numerically, as far as possible, the present members of the corps under the following heads— Artisans, labourers, miners, farmers, tradesmen, seafaring men, servants, and others—total. 4. What is the annual subscription per head of en rolled members, viz.—Lieutenant colonels, majors, captains, lieutenants, ensigns, non-commissioned officers, privates, and honorary members ? 5. What has been the total amount of subscriptions from the above sources in each year since the formation of the corps ? 6. What amount has been received from other than the above sources in each year since the formation of the corps ? 7. What is the nature of these other sources ? S. Are there any arrears of subscription, and, if so, to what extent ? 9. Is any extra allowance, lodging, or salary paid to the adjutant of the corps in addition to the sums paid by the Government, and, if so, what is its amount ? 10. Is any extra allowance, lodging, or salary paid to the sergeant instructor, in addition to the sums paid by the Government, and, if so, to what amount? 11. What has been the rent or other expenditure on account of drill places in each year since the for mation of the corps ? 12. What has boen the ex penditure on account of attendance at battalion drill in each year since the formation of the corps, and how defrayed ? (N.B.—This question is to be an swered in the case of those corps only which com pose part of an administrative battalion). 13. What has been the expenditure on account of at tendance at brigade and divisional or other parades in each year since the formation of the corps, and how defrayed ? 14. What has been the expense connected with the custody and preservation of arms ? 15. What has been the expense connected with the headquarters of the corps, and what has been the nature of its items ? 16. Has the corps a rifle range, and, if so, what has been the expendi ture on account of making butts, &c., rent of range, targets (Ist class, 2d class, 3d class), flags, brushes, paint, &c., and makers—total ? 17. What amount has been paid by the corps for ammunition since the Government gave an allowance? 18. What other ex - penditure has there been conne cted with ammuni tionthe ? 19. Has any portion of t he funds of corps been expended on a Land lers .0. 21 20. Whathat Cha s been the number and cos t of bug. W is the length of the rifle range, where situated, an h d what distance from the headquarters ? 22. Wat is the estimated annual ex p enditure of the rifle range ? 23. What articl es com p ose the uniform of the corps, and what is thei r cost ; tunic, trousers, cap, leggings, great coat, cape—total ? 24. erabe What rs is the colour of the uniform , and how many m ot find their own uniform and a ccoutremen ts ? 2 5. How many members are clothed f rom fundstheartp6. Howe 2 f the corps or its companies , wholl y , or in p many members are clothed neither at their own ex p e nse nor at that of the corps, or of any of it s companies, and from what fund ar e th ey clothed ? 27. What is the t o ta l amount expended f r om th e funds of the corps, or any of its companies, in sup plying members with uniform and accoutrements ? 28. What arrears are due from the funds of the corps, or any of its companies, for uniform and accru trements supplied to its members ? 29. Is there any provision for renewal of uniforms ? 30. Are recruits now accepted who are unable to provide their own uniforms ? 31. What other terms or conditions are there on which clothing is supplied to members ? 32. What has been the total income and expendi ture of the corps in each year since its formation ? (Signed) S INNS OF COURT.—The Reader on Constitutional Law and Legal History bas postponed the deliver y of his first public lecture after the recess to 'Wednesday, Juno 11. A CRIME PREVENTED.—A correspondent writes from Norfolk, Virginia, immediately after the surrender of the place, "We are just in time to prevent another crime of slavery. The Norfolk .Day-book of Saturday, now in my hands, has the following advertisement in its columns : Sale of free blacks for city taxes.—Collector's-office, Nor folk, May 6, 1862,—Under the provisions of an ordinanc.o di r ecting the sale of all free blacks wh o fail to paY their city taxes, I shall, before the door of the City Ilan, on Monday, May 12, at 12 m., sell the following-nanied per sons for the term specified by said ordinance. Here follow the names of 112 males and 204 females. I Was at the place at the given time, but found no opportunity to buy a slave, had I desired so atrocious a crimo. God b e praised ; slavery is doomed I None welcome so loudly, none so gladly, our soldiers as the slaves of these two cities. Whether others be Unionists or not, they surelY are. THE NAVY. The works connected with the construction of the iron frigate Achilles, M, building at Chatham, are rapidly advancing, and nearly the whole of the iron ribs, answering to the timbers in a wooden vessel, are in their place. There is still a want of both angle, bulkhead, and plate iron, the deliveries from the contractors not keeping pace with the require ments. The large sternpost, one of the largest forgings ever prepared in this country, has been forged by an eminent firm in the north, but it was yesterday announced in the dockyard that the officials appointed by the Admiralty had con demned the sternpost in consequence of the dis covery of a serious flaw in the iron in an important part. This will cause a considerable loss of time, as several months*will elapse before another equally large sternpost can be prepared. In consequence of the factory at the eastern end of the yard not being completed some portion of the machinery for preparing the plates for the Royal Oak has been fixed in the factory in which the workmen on the Achilles are employed. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Commander F. D. Rich, additional, to the Victory, for service in the Black Prince; Ed ward M'Sorley, surgeon, to the Cor morant; James Thomson, assist.-surgeon, additional, to the Fisgard ; W. H. C. Pooke has been nomi nated to a naval cadetship ; George R. Beer, in the Hawke, for the Advice, confirmed as 2d-class assist.- engineer ; and William Hair, in the Magpie, con firmed as 2d-class assist.-engineer. THE ARMY. The following changes have taken place at Alder shott during the last week :—The I and K batte ries, Royal Artillery, under the respective com mands of Major Pastoe and Col. Shakespear, arrived from Hillsea on Wednesday, and are quar tered under canvas near the Permanent barracks. The 4th squadron of the 13th Hussars, under the command of Capt. Gardner, arrived from Manches ter on Thursday, and are quartered in E and F lines, North camp. The 9th Lancers, commanded by Lieut.-Col. Drysdale. C. 8., left the South Cavalry barracks on the same day, and have gone under canvas. On Friday a squadron of the Gth Dragoon Guards, under the command of Major Bott, arrived from Dorchester, and on the following day the headquarters and three other squadrons, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Sawyer, arrived. The regiment which is commanded by Col. Jones C. 8., is quartered in the South Cavalry barracks. The 60th Regiment (Rifles) were officially in spected yesterday morning on Southsea-common, Portsmouth, by Major-General Lord W. Paulet, C.B. They went through the usual evolutions of an inspection in a very creditable manner. At the conclusion his lordship addressed the regiment. Ho approved their system of drill, and considered their marching to be very good. In a very short time Le had veay little doubt they would be as perfect in They were not this respect as could be desired. large men, but he did not care about big men for Riflemen. The marching past was exceedingly good, but he saw some men looking on the ground, which he did not approve. The movements had been gone through well, and i t with l e regularity. eTheymoney i n had just come from China their pockets, and their conduct, on the whole, had been very goo d. lie should feel a pleasure in re porting very favourably of them to his Royal High ness the Commander-in -Chief. When they obtained their.new clothing they would, of course, look much better in a body than they did now, wearing , as they were compelled to do, two different aniforms. The Megcera screw troopship, Commander Hen derson, eu ,bqrked yesterday the rem a i n d er o f th e 2d battalion of the 18th Regiment, under the com mand of Brevet-Lieut.-Col. Car e y, and two batteries of Royal Artillery, from Dover, under the supervi sion of Lord W. Paulet and Staff, for conveyance to Alderney. She sailed last evening, and returns from Alderney to Portsmouth with the troops relieved. The deaths of the following officers have been officially reported at the War-office dince the Ist of Nay :—Col. W. Sall, K.H., Newfoundland ilegi• rK 7 V ____ , ; 5 4Z-- - c c‹ , TAPANESE EMBASSik The Japanese etanbassadors and suite, accoree panied by Mr. Macdonald, yesterday paid a hurri ed visit to Portsmouth Docky ar d. Th e distinguished party arrived at the Landp ert ra il wa y s tation by early morning train from Lond on . F r om the sta tion the Ambassadors proceeded to the dockyard, and called upon Vice-Admiral Sir H. W. Brace, Naval Commander-in-Chief, at his residence at the Admiralty-house. Leavitig- the Admiralty -house' , accompanied by Flag-Lieutenant Suttie, the .Ana baseaders visited the Royal Soverei g n, now con verting to a shield ship on Cap Wt. ( l es's; prine.iplet in which they appeared to take much inter.ast, taking copious notes, and spending some time looking over the vessel. The Black Prince, iron frigate, was next visited, and a considerable stay made on board, every part of the ship being gone through, and numberless querie , s put through the interpreter to Mr. Tucker, the chief engineer of the ship, and other officers who attended up on the party in their visit round the ship. While the Ambassadors were engaged in their inspectien of the frig a t e , R ear-Admiral George G rey , t h e super intendent of the dockyard, who had been engaged in an official inspection afloat, arrived on board, and was introduced b y M r. Macdonald. C apta i n It . S. Hewlett, C. 8., of h er M a j esty ' s ship Excellent, and Capt. A. Powell, C.8., 0 f h er Majesty's • ship Defence, were also introduced at the same time. The visit to the Black Prince being concluded, the ship basin and No 1 dock were visited, as was the ropery, after 'which the party left the dockyard and proceeded to Dent's George Hotel, Portsmouth, to luncheon. The 53d Regiment furnished a guard of honour, under the command of Major Hopkins, with the band and colours of the regiment, the band playing a selection of music during the time of their stay at the hotel. Immediately after the Ambassa dors' arrival, Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., commanding the garrison and the south-west district, accompa nied by his staff, called officially and was introduced to their excellencies by Mr. Macdonald. After luncheon the party again proceeded to the dockyard in carriages from Dent's Hotel, and on arrival were received by Rear-Admiral the Hon. G. Grey, and conducted to the North-wall landing - steps to em bark for her Majesty's ship Excellent. Previous to embarking, however, their attention was called to the hydraulic cranes recently erected on t'ie north wall of the steam basin, one of which had been tested on Saturday, and had six tons of iron ballast still attached to the chain. With the working of this beautiful piece of machinery, and its prompt and ready action in answer to the motion of the lever, the whole party appeared delighted. On the bed-plates being removed, exposing to view the mechanism underneath, their interest was still more excited, and one of the ambassadors observed that a similar crane had been shown to them in Liverpool but its working and principlehadnot been so clearly i explained to them. After concluding their inspec tion of the hydraulic crane, the ambassadors em barked in the Port Admiral's barge, the suite fol lowing in the flagship's boats, and went on board the Excellent gunnery ship, where they were re ceived by Capt. R. S. Hewlett, C. 8., Commander Herbert, the officers of the ship, and a guard of honour of the Royal Marine Light Infantry. After inspecting the ship a portion of the crew were sent to quarters, and practice was commenced at various ranges with shot and shell with guns of various calibres, both Armstrong and smooth bore. The practice, as is always the case when this ship's best men are at the guns, was admirable. At the con clusion of their visit to the Excellent, the ambassa dors returned to the dockyard under a salute of 21 guns, and proceeded to the railway station, return ing to London by the 4 15 p.m. train. COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH ITALY. A report on this subject, containing and endorsing the recommendations and suggestions of various commercial firms of Liverpool, was read at the meet ing of the council of the Liverpool Chamber of Com merce yesterday. It stated that the export duty was a matter of great complaint on the part of firms engaged in the sulphur trade, and acted very materially against the consumption of the article in England, inasmuch as Spanish and other pyrites, containing a large quantity of sulphur, could be im ported at less cost. It was recommended that the export duty should be repealed, or the duty very considerably reduced. Sudden alterations in the duty were also complained of, as they interfered with the business, which was chiefly conducted by contracts. It was suggested that if any duty was continued, sufficient notice of alteration should be given to the merchants. It was also suggested that the duty should be collected as soon as the brimstone was re ceived at the coast, and that warehouses and sheds should be established at the shipping ports for th© reception of the brimstone after it had been bought. With regard io the export duty on olive oil, the document stated that the treaty now being arranged between France and Italy provided for an advanta geous adjustment of this duty, and the committee therefore admitted that Great Britain should have the same advantages as other nations. With respect to the export duties on alkalies, it appeared that the Alkali Association of Lancashire and Cheshire had submitted a memorandum to the effect that as west of the various articles might be considered as solely used in the manufacture of other articles, and there fore did not enter into immediate consumption, their abolition would doubly benefit the Italia!' people ; Ist, by supplying them wit h articles indispensable to their manufactures ; a nd 2dly, by increasing the export of sulphur and su l p hur ores used fromin Sicily and Tuscany ; these pr oductions being largely the alkali manufacture. Should the Italian Govern ment not adopt the free admission of these articles for the sake of revenue from them, it was the opinion of the committee that a low rate of duty would be most productive to the exchequer. The following is a ac list in of powdergthe articlesand:— Soda ash, crystals of soda, lechloride lime, bicarbonate of soda, caustic soda, sulphate bleaching of soda, sulphate of alumina, chlorate of tpo ash, Epsom soda. The com mittee recommended the appointment of specially qualified commissioners to arrange (as in the case of the French treaty) the treaty between Great Britain and Italy, AN UNPOPULAR BISHOP. The Perseveranza of Milan publishes a letter containing the particulars of the outrage Com mitted on Bishop Zinelli, of Treviso, already men tioned by telegram. It will be e remembered agains that Mgr. Zinelli was promoted to his b ishopric in consequence of the strong lan g ua g e Italy which he used a few months ago in his ser mons in the Cathedral of St. Mark, which led to several disturbances, and to the clearing of the church by the military. The correspondent of the Perseveranza says : " On the occasion of the installation of the nevi bishop of Treviso, all the upper classes of the town absented themselves in obedience to a proclamation issued by the Nationcl Committee. All the vehicles which could be found were hired, so that the autho rities themselves found it extremely difficult to pro cure any. The new bishop, y e i ahgt 11.:,:se'neerdnillwititCji":11y.iye; haviug . prev •Iy visited Preganaziol incognito, h ad t and hro N a y s u h i e u t s o t stayed b ee n hissed there, of the capi.. thrown at the same time into the house Th e police afterwards dis tular vicar of Treviso. eedhwo house. s t e h . the 4l ies priest,p explosive s t i , w . eo shell p e t a r h d a s d were been covered three mines which had been prepared along the road from Preganaziol to Treviso. These inaus picious preliminaries ushered in the great day o f s t e e r T i , i installation . ann l 1 A s t c s o tfi u r v T e r ee e h t d o e s : by y l o no : c ' rk h patrols. \Nt \ I ,h ' a a es s bo o in e ste e ht N u iote l o po ) p i e bmo c a e a da r e b ah r si ta ae: pel i n oc e ne Y s oaccompaniedorfc et.il e b N y e oa t nt h he e e delegate,bd ur at l a all few escorted by a strong w ere to be seen in the st rce i s ; c l o sed along the str ee t s th gh rou which the proces sion a p n as m se a d r . tin A o, om n s dy e yet, on its arriving at the church e hand unknown contrived to throw an explosive shell into Two the bishop's carriage. persons s hed by soldiers him were severely wounded by it, as also tw o no n ;t b he bishop himself received injury, The e i t g h h e i o n u i l r i t t n a g r y houses but n owceluree imme diatelyto the mystery discovered. To provoke' the people more, the bishop had dressed hi s lacqueys in tri coloured liveries." still ■