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Dan Castello(the American Humorist), Clementine, Leon, Jose phine, Romeo, Sebastian, Buckley, dm, &c., appear at both Representations. daily. Morning at 2, Evening at half-past 7. On Monday, Dec. 26th, will be produced, with new dresses, properties, &c., A Grand Equestrian Harliquinade entitled THE GOLDEN BULL; or the Enchanted Hors, in •which the celebrated Performing Bull DON JUAN will appear. Proprietor, Mr. TAPCOLLUM. ARGYLL ' ROOMS, Windmill-street, Grand CASINO, open every Evening,, with • the celebrated Band. Established 10 years. Conducted by Mons. Lamotte ; Principal cornet-a-piston, M. Boulcourt. Doors ripen at half past 8, commence at 9. Close a few minutes before 12. Ad- Mission, L. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, High Holborn, formerly CASINO DE VENISE— This Establishment, pre-eminently distinguished for the elegance and matchless beauty of its decorations, combined With the perfection of its management is OPEN EVERY EVENING. The celebrated band, under the direction of Mr. W. M. Packer, plays a ,nightly varied selection of the most approved c:assical and modern music. Doors open at half past 8. Overture at 9. Closing at 12 punctually. Admis sion, Is. Dlt. KAHN'S MAGNIFICENT ANATO MICAL MUSEUM, Top of the Haymarket (acknow ledzed by the whole of, the Press to be the most useful and Instructive of any in existence), is OPEN. DAILY (for gentle !nen only), from 12 till 5, and from 7 till 10. ,Admission, One Shilling. Descriptive handbook gratis. Dr. KAHN'S Popular Lectures on the " Philosophy of Marriage," daily at 3 and 8 o'clock precisely. Si'LLABITS.—Happy and Unhappy Unions, and their causes—Youthful Vices and Indiscretions, and their results —Disqualifications for Marriage, and their cure—the Physiology of Reproduction—Self-inflicted Miseries Sterility and its causes—how to secure Moral and Physical appiness. _.Nl3.—Dr. Kahn's Treatise on the above subjects, entitled ""The Philosophy of Marriage," sent post-free on receipt of twelve stamps, direct from the Author, 17, Harley-street, Cavendish-square. W. Q AN PAULO (BRAZILIAN) RAILWAY COMVANY (" Limited "). (Formed under the Decrees of the Emperor of Brazil, and Laws of the Imperial Brazilian and San Paulo Provincial Legis-. latures, and incorporated, with Limited Liability, under the Joint-StOck Companies Acts, 1856 and 1857.) Guaranteed 7 per Cent. on the Capital from the dates of payment of calls. Capital £2,000,000, in 100,000 Shares of £2O each. Interest payable Half-yearlyin London. Length of Line. Si Engllsh miles. Deposit £2 per Share, of which £1 must be paid on applica tion. • DIRECTORS. His Excellency the 1311;iii - rii%vov Extraordinary and Sinister Plenipotentiary, or other the Dinlomatic Represen tative of Brazil in London, is ex-officio a Director of the Com pany. Benjamin Cohen, Esq., New-court, St. Swithin's-lane. William Bird, Esq., of Messrs. Bird and Co. John Samuel, Esq., Chairman of the Bahia Railway Com- Pany. Robert A. Heath, Esq., of Messrs. Heath and Co„ Old Jewry. M. B: Sampson, Esq., 13, Lombard-street. Martin R. Smith, Esq., of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths. J, H. Reynell de Castro, Esq., Manchester. BANKERS. Messrs. N. 31. Rothschild and Sons, London. ENGINEERING REFEREE. John Hawkshaw, Esq., C.E., F.R.S. ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, James Brunlees, Esq., C.E., 5, Victoria-street, Westmin t B.W. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Swift, Wagstaff, and Blenkinsop, 32, Great George- Itreet, Westminster, S.W. BROKERS Messrs. Philip. Cazenove and Co., 52, Threadneedle-street. TEMPORARY OFFICES. . 2, Austin-friars, Old Broad-street, E.C. _ The Company has been formed to construct and work a Railway from Santos to Jundiahy, in the province of San Paulo, in the Empire of Brazil, with the following privileges : A guaranteed interest of 7 per cent. per annum, viz., 5 per cent, by the Imperial Brazilian Government, and 2 per cent. by the Provincial Legislature of San Paulo, for 90 years, on a cam not exceeding £2,000,000 for Works, and on such further sum for interest during construction as hereinafter explained. A. grant of the Railway to the Company in perpetuity. A. guarantee against competing lines during the term of 90 Tears within 20 miles on either side of the line , with a right 10 all minerals within the same limits. Power vested in the Company to alter the tariff charges for the purpose of ensuring a net profit from revenue of 7 p'er cent. Per annum. The right to import free of duty during the construction of the works, and for 10 years after their completion, all rails, Machinery, locomotives, and other materials necessary for the formation and maintenance of the railway. The same privi lege is granted for a period of 33 years for coal, coke, and other fuel. A free grant of Government lands required for the line. When 20 per cent. of the capital has been expended on the one the Company will be in a position to receive the advan tages of the law of August, 1857, No. 911, by which the Govern bleat is empowered either to lend one-third of the fixed capi tal to the Company, or to guarantee the bonds of the Corn- Play to that extent. And, in addition to the foregoing, the Company has ob tained this valuable and "distinctive.' privilge, that on the Capital of £2,000,000 being expended, in accordance with the concession, the Company is empowered to raise on the same terms as the original capital (that is to say, with a guarantee of 7 per cent. for 90 years) any further sum expended in pay- Inent of interest during the construction of, the line within the period fixed by the concession. During the continuance of the guarantee the Government will be entitled to one-half the net profits over 8 per cent. per annum. When the dividends derived from profits shall have exceeded 12 per cent. per annum for two consecutive years, the Government has the power to modify the tariff rates, so as to keep the dividends within 12 per cent. per annum.- The Government has the option of purchasing the railway at the end of 30 years, from the date of the opening of the entire line, on payment to the Company of such an amount of Brazilian Government Stock as will give an income equal to the average dividends of the previous 5 years, which can in no ease be less that 7 per cent. per annum, thus in that event securing to the shareholders an investment in perpetuity, of hot less than 7 per cent. , The Company is allowed twelve years from the 28th April, 1858, for the cumpletion . of the railway, but the contractor will be bound to finish the works in eight years from the date of is contract. The proposed line has been carefully surveyed by English intineers under the direction of Mr. Brunlees, whose plans. sections estimates, and reports were sanctioned and approved 13 Y the Imperial Government by a decree dated 11th March, 1858. The amount sor preliminary expenses has been fixed by the Brazilian Government at £45,000, and an experienced Con tractor, who gives security to the amount of £100,009, has en tered into a provisional contract to purchase all lands, &C., squired for the railway, stations, &c., to construct the line, s upply the required rolling stock and plant, and provide'for all other obligations in respect of the works, for £1,805,000 ; Consequently, the ample balance of £150,000 of the fixed catd tal is left to meet administrative and other charges during construction. In addition, the Directors have the strongest 111 surances of Mr. Brunlees. supported by the written opinion of Mr. Thomas Brassey, who has carefully examined the e stimates, that the capital of £2,000,090 is abundantly suffi 'elent for all purposes, payment of interest during construc tion being specially proVided for as before stated. _ The province of San Paulo, situated to the south of Rio d itneiro, as regards extent of country. richness and variety ct produce, salubrity of climate, and amount of population, is one of the most important divisions of the vast and prosper toa empire of Brazil, and , it is the object of this railway to 'urnish the interior with a speedy and cheap system of trans ?Ort to Santos, the chief port of the province. Commencing ',min that maritime town the line will pass through San aulo, the metropolis of the province, ontaining a popula tion of 30,000 inhabitants. Thence it will proceed to, and for the present terminate at, the town of Judiahy, about 20 miles from Campinas, which is the local capital of the planters, and the depot from which the surrounding country is supplied 'with merchandise. The planters are now paying £IG per ton for the transport of coffee from Campinas to Santos (a distance GI: 9 8 miles), whilst the cost of freight from Santos to Europe 4 1 only 50s. per ton. rn the month of October last the ex- Ports of co ff ee alone amounted to 6, 000 tons, and the province likewise produces sugar, tobacco, tea, &c. , and is remarkably rich in minerals. Apart from the commerce of the province of San Paulo itself, this railway will become the highway by Which the large and important provinces of Mato Grosso and usysz, the southern portion of the province of Minas Geraes, and the northern districts of the province of Parana, will communicate with the seaboard. „.Applications for shares must be accompanied by it deposit of Al per share, in part payment of the deposit of £2 per share. should the amount so paid exceed .£2 per share on the num ber allotted; the Surplus will be returned, but if it falls short, The balance must be paid on allotment, or on default the de- Posit will be forfeited and the allotment cancelled. If no allotment bemade the deposit will be returned without de duction, and with as little delay as possible. Applications for shares, addressed to the Directors, may be Sent to Messrs. N. M. Rothschild and Sons, New-court, St. ._ B Within's-lane, London ; or to Messrs. P. Cazenove and Co. , 0 ; Threadneedle-street, London, E.C., brokers t 6 the Corn- Pao,' ; of whom, also prospectuses may be obtained. THE SECRET GUIDE TO HEALTH AND ,_, HAPPINESS. A MEDICAL WORK. By,,a twatf. Post free, on receipt of six penny stamps, sent 7 MEnieus, direct from No. 19. Berners - street , Oxford "treet London, illustrated with 100 engravings. It gives i nstructions for the perfect re3toration of those who are pre al 'Leafed by impediments m enterin into th married state e 0 showing the dreadf fr ul o results fro g e m early abuse, gonor , P, l loea and syphilis, and the benefits arising from the chemical tests and the examination of the spermatozoa by the newly co nstrueted microscope, with powerful lenses, and contain 4ag a valuable prescription of lotion to prevent infection. NEW AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN THE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE. Patent Office Seal of Great Britain. Diplome de l'Eoole de Pharmaele Pliarmaeien de Paris. Imperial. College of Me dicine Vienna , The Patentee has confided the preparation of these Medi 'nes to a Physician of the Royal University of Erlangen, % lid Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England ( who is registered under the New Medical Act) and attends d allY at No. 19, Berners-street, Oxford - street , London , be tween the Imurs of 11 and 2, and from 5 till 8 (Sundays ex s7Dted), in er to adrie Patients 'on 7their iseases reatment, ord and thus add s to the speedy certainty D of Cure. and In.,_TRIESEMAR Nos. 1,2, and 3, prepared in t he f o rm of a nit - 4- devoid of taste or smell, and can be carrie d in th e 1,,r i rtsteaat pocket. Sold in tin cases, divided into separate "Pe. adapted for both- sexes. f INE HUNDRED POUNDS RE WARD ON NVICTION. ,The fearful dangers to CO invalids from spurious imitations of VII BARRY's invaluable HEALTH-RESTORING REVA Zr- , NTA ARABICA FOOD led to an investigation, and, Zrn application in 1&54 for protection, the High Court of aneery and Eganted an injunction restraining Alfred Hooper his agents, under a penalty of .£5,000, from selling 1Y article resembling or being a colonrable imitation of Du Revalenta Arabica, of .which we are the sole pro- Prietors. Now, therefore, this Ito give notice that the above reward will be paid, upon convieflon, to anyone giving inf or blatiou of any breach of the injunction. An intelligent Public requires no admonition to shun all shopkeepers who rjoattempt impositions. London :,:.BARItY DU BARRY 110 MORE SICKLY OR ILL-CONDITIONED HORSES OR OTHER CATTLE. _ RA REY'S HORSE and CATTLE-IMPROVING FOOD Ifftitores the efficiency, vigour, enditrance, and muscle of ill !onditioned or apparently worn-out Horses, Cows, Bul tric,"' Calves, Sheep, and Pigs. In a short time it improves their • appearance and value by 20 and :30 per cent. RAREY 4.lid Co., 77, Regent's Quadrant, London. In tins at 35., at Os., ; in cask's, of about 450 feeds, 50s. ; of about 1,000 feeds, being about lid. per feed. o rwarded on receipt of Post-offioe orders. The casks free °t Carriage. NO MORE MEDICINE a t Prime'. 2d., free by post, a popular treatise, sixty-four Pacres, arn NATURAL REGENERATION of the DIGESTIVE :ORGANS, *radically illustrating the effectual Cure, without Medicine, 7 Indigestion (dyspepsia), habitual Constipation, Flatulency. birditYHea , Palpitation of the Heart Torpidity of the Liver, woos daches, Nervousness, Biliousness, General Debi- Cou g h Asthma, Consumption, Despondency, Spleen, &c., hout Pills, Purgatives, or Medicine of any kind, by a - 221 e, pleasant, and infallible means; adapted to the general London: Barry Du Barry & Co. 77, Regent-street; D U BARRY'S REVALENTA ARABICA CHOCOLATE POWDER Contains the greatest amount of easily assimilated nourishment for strengthening delicate persons, children, and infants with weak stomachs, chest, or nerves, and, at 3-pence per meal, affords a delicious breakfast, lunch, or supper. It is the best dietetic homcepa- Ude preparation, and may be eaten either alone or mixed with Da Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food. Admirably adapted to rear Infants with. In Tins at Is. 6d ; llb., 35.; 21b., ss. 9d. ; Mb.. 12s. ; 121 b., 265. Th e 121 b. forwarded carriage free, on receipt of Post-office order. Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent street, London ; and through all Grocers and Chemists. NO MORE MEDICINE: DU II %ART . 'S DELICIOUS HEALTH- RESTORING RF. VAL E WA. Alt ARICA. FOOD Cures effectually Indiges tion (dyspepsia), constipation, flatulency;phlegm, nervousness, biliousness, liver complaints, hysteria, neuralgia, sleepless-- ness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, eruptions, impurities, irritability, low spirits, diarrhoea, dysentery, hemorrhoids, headache, noises in the head and ears, debility, diabetes, pains between the shoulders, despondency, cramps, spasm, nausea, and sickness (during* pregnancy or at sea), sinking fits, cough, asthma, bronchitis, consumption, also Children's complaints. We extract a few out of 50,000 ensressions of gratitude from nvalids thus cured : Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies of many years' dyspepsia. Care No. 49,832. "Fifty years' in describable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness a t th e stomach and vomiting, have bean removed by Du Barry's excellent Food," Maila Joly. Cure No. 53,816. Field Mar shall the Duke of Pluskow, of dyspepsia, constipation, ner vousness and liver complaints which had resisted all baths and medical treatment. Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low sipirits, and nervous fancies. Cure No. 18,216. Dr. Andrew Ure, of constipation, dyspepsia, andnervous irritability.-Cure No. 34,210. Dr. Shorland, of dropsy and debility. Cure No. 36,12. Captain Allan , of epileptic fits. Cure No. 36,418. R ev , of cramps, spasms and daily vomitinP. Cure N o . of diarrhcea and debility. Cure No. 29,6 28. Dr. 2 D 0 r ,4 - . 1 5 8 1 . i D ns r te .t r iervey, W ur t 7 erof consumption. Cure N 0 . 46,2 7 0. Mr. James Robert s , merchant, Frimley, Surrey, of 20 years' diseased lungs, sp it t i ng of blood, liver derangement, partial deafness. Cure No. 4,208. ' Eight years' d ys pepsia, nervousness, debility, with cra m p s, reaartr-,relud nausea, have been effectually cured by Du Barry's Rectory, Norfolk."—Cure No. 3,906, of thirteen years' cough, 6d. • 121 b 228 • Perth. Sold in canisters, lib. 2s. 9d. ; 21 b. 4 . , ndigestion, and general debility. James Porters. _Athol-street, canisters are forwarded carriage free, on receipt of Post-office Super refined quality, 51b. 225. ; 101 b. 33 5. The 101 b. and 121 b, order. Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street London; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., purveyors to her Majesty, 182, Piccadilly ; also at 60, Gracechurch-street ; 330, Strand ; 4, Cheapside ; 49 and 60,,Bishopsgate-street ; 105 and 63, Oxford street ; 85, Tottenham-court-road I also - in Liverpool, at Nixons, 1, Castle-street; Leeds, Reinhardt and Co. :Dublin, Dr. Butler, Medical Hall; :Manchester, Sharp and Socattli Edinburgh, Halms and co No. 21,058. PUBLICATIONS. THE AUTHOR OF JOHN HALIFAX. Now ready, illustrated by BIRKET FOSTER, 108. Ed. elegantly bound, POEMS. By the Author of " John Halifax, Gentleman," "A Life for a Life," "A Woman's Thoughts about Women," &c. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE NOVEL FOtt, ChIRISTMAS. LIBERTY. HALL, OXON A Story of College Life, 3 vols., By W. WINWOOD READE, Esq., IS NOW READY. Charles'.l. Skeet, Charing-cross. A NEW CHRISTMAS BOOK. BY THE AUTHOR OF " COUSIN GEOFFREY," is. THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON; or, A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year. By Mrs. GORDON SMYTDIES. Wrapper in Gold and Colour. "Queen of the Domestic Novel."—Thomas Campbell. London : James Blackwood, Paternoster-row. NOTICE. THE CORNHILL MAGAZINE Edited by W. 31. THACKERAY. No. 1 (for JANUARY, 1860) may be procured of all Book sellers and at the Railway Statiens on the 23d instant, Price ONE SHILLING, Illustrated. London : Smith, Elder, and Co., 65, Cornhill. Just published, Bvo, in cloth, price 55., by post free, ss. Bd., THE TREATMENT of STRICTURES of the URETHRA; showing why they so often appear In curable, when in reality they might be removed by the most simple means. By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.E., And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan Infirmary for the Cure of Strictures of the Urethra. " This work is the production of a surgeon whose special attention has been directed, through a long professional life, to the treatment of strictures of the urethra. The cases which Mr. Courtenay has given supply ample evidence of his great discriminative power in the diagnosis of the various kinds of stricture, and of the scientific principles upon which their management is founded. By his systematic management an immense mitigation of pain to the unhappy sufferers is 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, and ought to be found in the private study of all who are subject to stricture."—Medical Circular, Dec. Ist, 1858. London: H. Bailliere 219, Regent-street. ESERVE FORCE of ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEERS. LeAVE FOR LONG VOYAGES—Special Leave for Voyages exceeding. Six Months will be granted to ALL VOLUNTEERS on.the following Conditions :- I.—The Leave is to be for one ship, and for one Voyage only at a time, and to be renewed for each Voyage. The Ports or Count ries at which the Ship is to touch must be all specified; or if any of these are not specified the Voyage must be limited by the Articles to Twelve Months. 2.—The Volunteer must have completed his Twenty-Eight Days' Drill for the Year before the Leave will be given. 3. On an Emergency the Reserve may be called out for Ser vice at Home or Abroad. If the Volunteer is then abroad, he must, if summoned, join any of H. M. Ships abroad; under the same penalties, in case of refusal, as in case of refusal to join in the United Kingdom. 4.—The arrears of Retainer due will be paid on the Volun teer's'return in the Ship for which Leave is given. s.—The Admiralty reserve power to withhold this Leave if at any time on an Emergency the Volunteers are required for the defence of the Country. They also reserve poorer to withhold the Leave' at the end of each Volunteer's first Five Years of Service, when he may, if he please,' quit the force. 6.—Subject to these Reservations, it is the intention of the Admiralty to grant Leave upon the above Conditions for the first Five Years of the Servica of each Volunteer who joins the Reserve under the present Regulations. AGE OF ADMISSION. During the Year 1860 the Age of Admission will be extended from 35 to 40. For further Information apply to a Shipping Master. Board of Trade, Whitehall, December 12th, 1859. CONTRACTS FOR RUM, SOAP, SUGAR, PEPPER, AND SPLIT PEAS. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset-house, 17th December, 1850. THE COMMISSIONERS fo r EXECUTING th e OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on THURSDAY, the :29th instant, at Half past One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to CONTRACT for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling; Stores at Deptiord the undermentioned articles, viz..— RUM SOAP SUGAR l5O tons. PEPPER SPLIT PEAS BOO quarters. When to be delivered--Half of each in three weeks, aild the remainder in three weeks afterwards, or earlier if pre ferred by the party tendering. Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of the articles. Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the tenders are opened, of contracting either for the whole, or for such part thereof only as they may deem fit, or for a greater quantity, or of not contracting for any, and also an unlimited power of selection. . The Rum, Sugar, and Pepper, to be exempted from the Customs' duties, and parties tendering are to state where they are respectively lying. Samples of the Rum to be sent in pints for each import mark, and the average strength of each mark ex to be stated, and not an average of different marks or strengths of several imports, and any parcel of Rum that is found not to be of the same quality, mark, or average strength of the sample ten dered and accepted, will be rejected by the officers. Samples of the Soap (not less than a bar), of the Pepper (not less than two pounds), and of the Peas (not less than two quarts), must be • produced by the parties tendering.. Each tender for Sugar. must specify the mark and landing number of each cask or package, the ship in which imported, and the country or place of its growth or produce, and an average Samnle (not less than vlbs for each import mark) must be produced by the parties tendering, and not an average of different marks or several imports ; and any parcel that is found not to be of the same mark or average quality as the samples tendered and accepted, wi , l be rejected by the officer s. The samples produced by persons whose tenders are not ac cepted, are requested to be taken away by them immediately after the Contracts have been decided. No tender will be received unless made on the printed form provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at the said office, or to the officer conducting the Packet Service at Liverpool, or to the Collector of Customs at Bristol. Particular attention is called to the recent modification of the conditions of the contract, which may, be seen at the said office, and at Liverpool and Bristol. No tender will be received after Half-past One o'clock on the day of treaty, and it will not be required that the party tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should attend at the Office on the day of Contract, as the result of the offer received from each person will be communicated to him and his proposed sureties in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words" Ten der for ," and must also be delivered at Somerset house. • 1.-7 URE CURE. -LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is admitted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed eases of asthma and consumption. It frequently cures per sons whom the family pronounce iheurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approach ing consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons de prived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Pre pared only and sold by W. Lambert, chemist, 20, Jermyn street, Haymarket, and by all druggists, in bottles, 130., 2s. 3d. and 4s. 6d. each. Be particular and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address is en,graved on tke stamp. MEDICAL FRIEND AND MARRIAGE GUIDE. To THE NERVOUS AND 'DEBILITATED. —Sent free on receipt of two stamps, for postage, dm., by Dr. RAPKEY,27, Alfred-place, Bedford-square, London, W. C., " THE GUIDE TO SELF-CURE." " The first man of the day in these complaints."—Medical Review. " Those about entering the Marriage State should peruse the Author's invaluable little work, as the advice he gives on health and disease reflects much credit upon him as a sound medical philosopher."—Critic. " The true Guide to those who desire a speedy and private sure."—University Macmzine. " The ' NEW AMERICAN DISCOVERY' demonstrates the absurdity of the English mode of treating such com plaints, will prove a blessing to the afflicted, who may safely and easily regain pristine health by adopting the means pre sented."—Evening Star. CAUTION.—Its a duty due to the profession and the public generally, Dr. Rapkey advises all persons having doubts of the legal qualifications of their medical attendant, or parties whom they may be about consulting to procure from the Royal College of Surgeons, London, the ' Official List of Registered Members, price is., or Dr. R. will, on receipt et the price in stamps, gladly assist and protect the afflicted public by forwarding the same. ••• ••• ://2. , .---------) - ------ H_____ D ---- --t - ,;:: : .) ' . - "----;'/-----7 '.--, ' . X ' .. . . • li.. • . 7, . ~‘,. L . 11 1 .111;" , i 1 5:0, it... : .. : . . ...,. : ~,tH , 1 , a, ~ 4 , , .. ~., , , , ~3 , 4 ' 't9 (:::?"-//',....) much we have suffe: 4 **4 4:14.0. . 1!115 4101 , .• . . ' ' ',,S - -'4 '. ,k - r. - ili; 1.- • 3;,, f ~ , , .- , ~ . .7..,, • ;. 1 i 1; :. . . s, • ' , ply with your request . . v, ,•\it . g 1 - "';'z . 14,." . ' ',lrin - 4 r, ' - 7,* A.- \\'•;'-',''',--,--- ..,,, ' \IS• 411, 'kr .1 "' 01 41 ; • . - ...' 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STAMPED, SD. made of the questions pending between us and the Spanish Government before the declaration of war, as likewise about the Riff affair, a subject not mentioned by us in' our letter dated 27 Rabea Ist, which we addressed to the representa tives of the foreign Powers resident in this empire. For this reason we address this present letter, to give you a just and truthful account of what has passed relative to the sub ject, begging that you will be pleased to lay it before your Government ; likewise, we request that your Government will at the same time be pleased to communicate it td the other respective Governments, as at the present time all the 'representatives of othei foreign Powers - are absent, -except yourself, and we are unable to address tham directly. " The following is ajust and truthful account of the Riff question : "The reason that we did not mention the Riff question in our letter of 27 Rabca let, addressed to the representa tives of the foreign Powers in this empire, was because we had no remarks to make upon it, as we had arranged and settled all disputes on this matter with the Spanish repre sentative since the month of August last, and we had made a treaty of peace on the subject, and it can be proved that in the correspondence between us and the Spanish represen- tativo no mention is made of the Riff question ; and we aro very much surprised that the Spanish Minister should state that the principal motive of the war originated from ,the Riff question. We ourselves were not going to make mention to the representatives of foreign Powers of a ques tion already settled and concluded ; but now, seeing that the Spanish Minister has mentioned the subject, alleging that a great prejudice arises to all nations from the acts of the Ruffians, therefore we wish to explain the affair with all simplicity and exactitude ; and you and the representatives of other foreign Powers resident in the empire are well aware of the injustice of the accusation on this subject. You must know that four years previous to this date the Ruffians who inhabit Kalhiya (Cape Tres Forcas) had been occupied in: piracy for more than 30 years, and hail attacked with their boats 20 vessels, as you will no doubt ascertain tom • documents in your Consulate ; but it is now foUr ears that we have no knowledge of any vessels - whatever hating been attacked either by ; the Riffians or by any one else belonging to our empire. Otir Lord Mulay Abderha man—may his soul rest in peace I—always felt great sor row at these wicked acts of the Ruffian's, aid he did all he could to put an • end to these piracies ; ,but, as the people inhabit a difficult mountainous country, they would not obey their Sovereign; and whether it happened that the Riffians of Nalhiyas committed piracy on any foreign Vessel, and its nation communicated' to us its desire to go and punish them for their wicked acts, we did not prohibit them, but we were glad that these piracies and all evil deeds should be put an end to. You are aware that four years ago the ,Riffians of Kalhiya took an English vessel, a French vessel,, and likewise a Spanish falucho. Through the stops • taken by our Lord Mulay Abderalmurn (may his soul be in glory !), with the aid of the Mirabout (Saint) Sidi Mohamed Elhady, their crews. were liberated and restored, to their country, .in conformity with the orders of. the Sultan, when the English and French Governments claimed the value of their vessels. The English Government, through you, ad dressed to us at different times various letters giving us good counsel, and recommending the Sultan, for the good of this empire, to send an army to punish severely the acts of the wicked people of Kalhiya and bring them into sub jection. The Sultan (peace bo with him !), taking into con sideration the good counsel offered to him about four years • ago, twice sent an army in command of the Governor of the Riff country, and severely punished the offenders, and made them pay all they had robbed from • the vessels, and also the sum of money claimed by the English and French Governments for these vessels. The Sultan also made arrangements with the chiefs of the Riff coast that they should be responsible for the future acts of their people, in order to put an end to these .piracies ; and from that date to the present time nothing more has been heard of their wicked acts. But the , Spanish Government, knowing that their piracies have been stopped are still anxious to mako other Governments believe that there still exists pirates on the Riff coast, and so make it appear that this war will be a great benefit to all nations.' Why did they not at the time those piracies actually existed show their power to suppress thorn ? You are aware that the Spaniards in their possessions on the Riff coast, near Kal-, hika, and with their coastguard, prohibited the Rif ans from carrying on their legal traffic with,Tetuan and Tangier, even When piracy was abolished and the Ruffians were legally engaged in carrying merchandise from Tetuan and Tangier to their homes. But the Spaniards, although we were in amicable relations with them and in peace, unjustly threw themselves on their boats and took them as prizes. The Governor of the Spanish possessions near the Riff coast even wrote to us—which letter is still in our possession— and told us that the Ruffians did not commit any aggressive act against their possessions; but, nevertheless, the Spa niards have taken merchandise from the boats of the Ruffians to the value of 20,000 dols., the property of honest men en gaged in legal commerce, as we have before said, and they have remained with this property to the present day. They had likewise taken the crews and passengers of the boats and made them prisoners, and did not release them till several months after. The Spaniards likewise took a boat lielonging to the Saint, tho Mirabout Sidi Mohamed Elhady —a person who had greatly favoured the Spaniards in sav ing and liberating their subjects from the hands of pirates, notwithstanding the Moorish patron of this boat carried a passport or order from the Governor of those Spanish pos sessions; but, in spite of all this, refused to release the boat or crew till the English Government interfered to ob tain the release of the boat so unjustly taken. We do not wish to continue the relation of other similar unjust actions which we have suffered. We cannot deny that part of the pooplo of the Riff are wicked and heedless, contrary to our earnest desire, but they were irritated in their evil doings to other nations by the aggressive acts of the Spaniards towards them. When the Spanish Government claimed 2,000 dole. for the abovementioned falucho, which was wrecked on the Riff coast near Melilla and pillaged by the Riffians, we do not concede to their demands, as in the treaty of peace existing between us it is stipulated that our Government does not hold itself responsible for the acts of the Ruffians, who are not obedient to the commands of the Sultan ; and even if the Spaniards had to take upon them selves to punish thorn for their aggression, it would not in terrupt the amicable relations existing between the two Go vernments. The Spaniards several times had battles with the Ruffians, and we never complained of their doings, nor did we say anything when they were making prizes on the Riff boats by their coastguards when they pleased. For this reason, strictly adhering to the treaty, we do not think it is right that, after they have taken the law into their own hands, they should claim anything from our Lord the Sul tan. Although, in perfect justice the Moorish Government refused to pay the claim of 2,000 dols. for the falucho (the Spaniards having latterly repeated that claim), you accord ing to instructions received from your Government, at dif ferent times, asked us as a special favour and as an act of friendship, to concede and pay these 2,000 dols, to avoid questions and disputes ; we acceded to your request and counsel and paid the same, thus giving a proof of our wish to favour the Spaniards, although they had no right to claim according to tho treaty existing between us. We also, at your request and mediation, ceded a new line at Melilla. You are aware of the manner in which the Spanish representative, M. John Blanco del Valle, has treated with us, and the insulting language he has used to us on several occasions ; but, although we feel this sorely in our hearts, we allowed his discourteous language to pass without comment, and we endured everything in order to preserve friendship and harmony with the Spanish Go vernment, our neighbours, seeing that it is for the benefit of both that such friendship should exist between us. For this reason we suspect and believe that the Spanish Govern ment is not well informed upon these matters. but that it has been led by the equivocal language of its agent to be lieve things which have no existence in this empire, and the blame now lies upon the person who has been the cause of this war, as thero ie not the slightest occasion for it, as you yourselves are well aware. This empire was making considerable progress in its commercial relations with other P•wers ; and, if the Spanish Minister wishes to allege thai the Ruffians have been the cause of the war, why did not the Spanish Government send its troops and forces to the coasts of Riff? What motive have they for taking offen sive steps against our ports, which have not wronged any one ? But it is clear that the Spanish Minister twists his w th o e rd C s eu an ta affair, dspaaksalluntjhworld and all unjustly like im nn who have heard of the qudst ion know what we have written, and what they have writ ten, respecting it ; everybody is p m ar a tial er pe w o i p t l h e perfectly aware and k nows that no piracy ever existed in o ur empire, except that which we have before mentioned as y In the at one time ousting on the coast of Riff. It is likewise well known that no man-of-war vessel bearing the Moorish flag has sailed from our ports for more than 20 years, and the two or three merchant vessels which carried the Moorish flag were equipped and manned by Europeans. With respect to what the Spanish Minister states in his letter of the 29th of October last, with reference to the Ceuta affair, we have no necessity to make any remarks about it in this letter, but refer to the correspondence, copies of which we have forwarded to the representatives o' foreign powers in our letter dated 27 Itabea, Ist. Any per son of ordinary talent who may read these writings will see that we have been treated unjustly. We likewise beg you will give your testimony to that effect to your Government, seeing that you have exerted yourself very much for the maintenance of peace, and that we have ceded at different times, in deference to you and your Government, the new claims put forward by the Spanish Government, and you w ve i rY th know rectitude and that justice s w t i e c have e;n a r l n w d e u conducted d ourselvesd al i n w o a u y r s interviews and letters ; but the Spanish representative, as you are well aware, made declarations and promises both to us and to you, and afterwards retracted them as he thought a, without truth or justice. You know how ~PAPER - , ---1::::40 , ,x, ,red in these ! affairs in Drier totem- - ; its and clesirEs;!an.l to keep on good If the 5p4i.,11 C: , rrztitent wishes -7 'e stated with 'Nsp : -..et to tho "tin - , we ish to all the wilrld coi,les okurapite ; upon the questidicX theikiff Qid Melilla from the beginning to the end. "In conclusion we beg to inform you that it is our inten tion to print and publish this letter through the medium of our friends in England and other parts of Europe, so that all the world may have a knowlcdge of the affair, and judge right from wrong. "Peace, 5 Juma Elul, 1276 (Ist Dec., 1559). " The servant of the Throne elevated by God, MOHAMED EL li - XTIB." The Gibraltar Chronicle of December 12, says —The whole of the Spanish invading'nrmy is at length concentrated at Ceuta, and its movements may soon be expected to disclose Marshal O'Don nell's plan of campaign. Up to the present time the Spanish forces have been subject to a harassing species of warfare, which, added to their exposure under canvas during inclement weather, has pro duced many casualties in their ranks without lead ing to any real progress towards attaining the object of the expedition. On the landing of the first corps under General Echague, positions were taken up in front of Ceuta in the direction of Sierra Bullones, the Spanish advanced posts beirig about a league from Ceuta. The Moors then had in front of Ceuta a guard of only 200 men of the tribe of Angera to watch the operations of the Spaniards. For the first two or three days slight skirmishing along the front was the extent of the fighting. In the meantime the whole of the Angera tribe, num bering about 1,500, with other tribes, making a total of about 5,000 or 6,000 had been assembling in the rugged slopes of the Sierra Bullones, and on the 25th attacked the Spanish front with great fury. They were gallantly repulsed but the casualties were heavy on both sides. The most reliable accbunt we have received of this action from an eye-witness gives the Spanish loss at between 70 and 80 killed and from 500 to 600 wounded. On the 30th a second attack was made and with results very similar to that of the 25th. Again on the 9th we know that severe fighting was going on in the front during the whole day and that the wounded were being carried into Ceuta, but we have up to this present time received no trustworthy account of the probable loss on either side. The Moorish force has been daily augmented by fresh arrivals from the inte rior, and this last attack has probably been made by greater numbers than those engaged on tte 25th and 30th. The Spanish troops having at the close of each day's fighting remained masters .of the ground, and being provided with artillery, the Moorish losses have no doubt been heavy. The nature of the ground is, however, favourable to the Moors. The thick cover of wood and bush which clothes the slope and ravines ,of Sierra Rullones, masks their operations till' they make their rush forward, and screens them from the Spani s h fi re when they retreat. 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The lowest price is still 2s. 4d. per lb.—Warehouses, 9, Great St. Helen's Churchyard, City. ,„, I ,EWELL and CO. bug to announco that they k../ have purchased by public tender the stock . in trade of Mr. JAMES SnEnnEtt, of 5.1 and 57, Tottenham Court-road, at a large discount from the cost price. The stock consists of SILKS, SHAWLS, LACE, ROSIN ItY, HABE itDASHE HY, FAMILY DRAPERY, FLANNELS, WOMEN'S and CHILDREN'S UNDERCLOTHING, RIBBONS, Are., which : will be sold on this and .followiu,„o• days, at Compton-house, 41, 45, 46, Old Compton-street, Soho. • SPAIN AND MOROCCO. (From the Times' Special Correspondelit.) GIBRALTAR, DEC. 9. There being nothing going on in front of Ceuta, nor likely to be with the weather that prevailed, I ran over here on the Gth in quest , of some campaign ing necessaries. " Ran" is not the word; I should rather say crept or crawled. You in England, who see,by the map that Ceuta is only some 15 miles from Gibraltar, more or less, imagine, I dare say, that one steps backwards and firwards, as you do from Dover to Calais. -I beg to undeceive you. There is very little direct communication between the Rock and Ceuta. English vessels seldom go, and, perhaps, would be looked suspiciously upon if their visits were frequent, owing to the belief in Spain that England favours Morocco. Spanish vessels go between Algesiras and Ceuta, and many things occur to delay their departure. Thus it was that on the Gth inst. the little Spanish armed steamer Ceres, by which, through the kindness of the Governor of Ceuta, I had an order for a passage, and on board of which I hurried soon after , noon, lay till nearly 8 p.m., waiting • for the 'commander in-chief's despatch. With only an auxiliary screw, it was 11 before we got to Algesiras, and then my old friend the Health Committee kept us an hour or two, so that it was nearly 1 o'clock when we, got ashore. Algesiyas is only about five miles from Gibraltar, but the steamer is very capricious in its running; it is A long way round by the road, and a heavy boat, finding no wind, was 2i hours ou the voyage. In short, judging by my own experience, I should be justified in saying that it takes 24 hours to get from Ceuta to Gibraltar. Such is not always the case, but it is likely to occur frequently. During the seven long hours that the little Ceres was rolling at her anchor in Ceuta bay we'had the annoyance of seeing; first heavy black clouds gradually de scending and accumulating on the heights where the Spanish camp is pitched, and then a furious downpour upon our deck warned us that General O'Donnell's army was undergoing the impi.easant process of a drenching. Down it came, almost a sheet of water, and it must have been " hard lines" that night for the soldiers in their tontes d'abri, which have proved, as 'I expected, totally insuffi cient as shelter at this season. Marshal O'Donnell may beat the Moors, although they are not foes to be despised, but will he succeed in vanquishing other more formidable opponents—the climate and weather, exposure, fever, and cholera ? I by no means wish to paint his prospects in black colours, but I cannot look upon them as brilliant. Almost every one I speak to, oven the most sanguine, ex presses his regret that the expedition was under taken so soon. • It was really hardly worth while, in order to flash off a little powder and drive away a few Moors on the Queen's Saint's-day, to , begin before all WAS prepared. The French, experienced though they are '.in African warfare—or perhaps because they are so experienced—would certainly' not have commenced with so little preparation. A vast deal remains to be organised, and some of the most indispensable things appear to be wanting, or at least not to be forthcoming at the right moment. Thus, in the little action, or rather skirmish, of the 30th ult., I saw most 'of the wounded being carried down in blankets, instead of stretchers. The ground to be gone over was in great •part very rough and declivitous, the bearers wore slipping about, and every now and then had to deposit their uneasy burden, in order appa rently to rest and get a better grip. Fancy the misery to the wounded men. Now, on that day there were only a few scores of men so seriously hurt as to require carrying. A great many of the slightly wounded walked in, with or without the aid of a comrade. Then there is not, or was not very lately, an advanced hospital or ambulance to send the wounded to for a first dressing. They have all to be carried into Ceuta. We must pre sume that better measures will have been taken be fore the campaign seriously begins, and that various departments will have received organization and supplies which now appear deficient in both. And the friends, not only of the Spaniards but of the most common humanity, must desire that the wea-' ther may soon mend, so as to permit the removal of the army from their present station, where they cannot but sicken and die at this sea son of the year, and with the exposure they under go to rain and cold. Indeed, if the bad weather lasts the position of the Spanish General will be a highly difficult one. Without an improvement of a most decided nature he can hardly, one would think, attempt a serious movement. He must maintain his position before Ceuta, and the army will assuredly dwindle away rapidly from sickness. Were Ceuta a larger place, his wisest plan would, perhaps, be to go into winter quarters there, and wait a more favourable season for the campaign. But to cram his army and its followers into so small a town would be an invitation to disease. As to remaining where he is, to do so much longer would be to dispirit and seriously weaken his army, whose health it is impossible to deny is already by no means good. Cholera, the offspring of misery and apprehension, is in its ranks, and if, as I was lately assured, it is by no means of the most malig nant kind, on the other hand the cases are too nu merous not to inspire uneasiness. Such, at least, was the state of things according to accounts I re ceived at the moment of my departure from Ceuta, and from officers whom I met on the passage. How far it may since have been aggravated by the continued bad weather I, of course, can only conjecture. Take 20,000 young men, who, although most of them from the lower classes of society, have always been accustomed to sleep with roofs over their heads, and place them suddenly upon a series of clay ridges with the sea on one side and a chain of mountains on the other, in the winter season, when violent winds prevail and heavy rains frequently fall—pack every three of them under a tente d'abri, into which the water flows, and through which the wind whistles ; keep them there night after night and week after week, with open air sentry duty for the chief variation of their monotonous life, and then wonder if they sicken• and crowd the hospital. " To lie under those tents and in the open air is the same thing when it rains," a regimental officer said to me the other day; " you get as wet in the tent as outside it." The fortunate few, the superior officers, staff, &c., who have money, and many servants, of course make themselves comparatively comfortable, hut the bulk of the army must aSsuredly endure a great Leal in its camp in front of Ceuta. And, notwith standing the high-sounding notes of enthusiasm and the promises of brilliant triumphs of which some of the Madrid papers are so lavish, I can po sitively assure you that there are not a few who begin to cool upon the enterprise, in consequence of difficulties and hardships they had not antici.: pated, and that some who wexe most eager to get to Africa would now be just as glad to get back to Spain. At Malaga three weeks ago I heard an opinion expressed by some of the chiefs of that corps d'annee that the season chosen fin' this campaign was a pro pitidus one, the soldier not having to fear heat. It is rathe . r.singular that the Spaniards, who live so near to Africa, should have been so ignorant of its winter climate, should not hare been aware that December in Northern Morocco is a month of storm and tempest, when violent winds often render the Straits unnavigable. Supposing O'Donnell's army marches to Tetuan, beats the Moorish force, that will doubtless give it battle on the road ; takes the place, and establishes itself there ; if a Levanter conies on to blow—and I have been assured by Eng ' lisli naval officers well•acquainted with these seas, that they sometimes prevail for weeks together, and not 'a ship can remain on that coast—all the suPpliei'd the army will have to be sent from Ceuta, Seven leagues] over a roadless country, with an . enemy on your flank. Why, at Balaklava we had but six miles, and everybody knows 'the work it was to get up the necessary stores until the roads were made. Meantime the Moors; snug in their towns and villages, assemble where they please, without fear of attack or sur prise from an army that cannot, under present cir cumstances, venture far from the coast, and quietly watch their opportunity, while small bodies,: and. even the armed villagers, suffice to molest and harass the Spaniards, and keep them on a fatiguing qui vive. The expedition will be of great cost, and cannot be of large profit. It has been gone into with undue haste, and I hope, for the sake of many good friends in the Spanish camp, that it may not be repented at leisure." I found Gibraltar full of most astounding "shaves" . concerning what was going on at Ceuta. There is some individual of a very inquiring turn of mind, who sits up on the top of the rock with a telescope, and the things he thence descries are truly wonder ful. Half Gibraltar believed, apparently on his re port, that the Spaniards had suffered a great reverse, had been driven into Ceuta or into the sea ; hai lost guns, and colours, and reputation. Another tale was—but I believe that was brought by some mer chant captain from Barbary—that there had been a severe action on the 2d inst. As to the cannon ades that have been heard, they are simply innumer• able. And even when you come from the spot where all these marvels are alleged to have taken place, and assure the Gibraltarines of their being pure inventions, many of them look at you doubtfully, not to say suspiciously, so strong a hold has the fiction taken of their credulity. I presume the Moors have their own way of relating the inci- dents of the war, and their version of them may easily arrive here by vessels coming from Moorish portg, That accounts differing from the truth, and less unfavourable to the Moors than the glow- ing Spanish narratives of recent skirmishes, should prevail here, will doubtless be taken by the Spani ards as freA proof of English sympathy- with Mo rocco, just as the Gibraltar Chronicle, which b in the habit of publishing, to the best of its infor mation, both sides of the question, has been nick named by a Madrid journal " the semi-official Gazette of the Emperor of Morocco." For truth's sake, and to set the matter at rest, I may here broadly state that in all the affairs that havo as yet taken place (those of the 25th and 30th of Novem ber, and two or three smallerskirmishes) the advant age has remained with the Spaniards. On the 25th the Moors were very daring, and appear to have pressed them hard, and to have made desperate attempts upon their guns, but they were finally routed with, as I am assured, and have no reason to doubt, very considerable loss, that of the Spaniards being, I believe, somewhere about 400 killed and wounded: Now, as to the tales one also hears in Gibraltar of the slaughter of thousands of Moors, and which I suppose are intended as a set off to the fables unfavourable to the Spaniards, they are scarcely worth alluding to. There have been no battles yet, consequently no such slaughter. There have been skirmishes, one of which may be said to have assumed the proportions of a com bat or little action. The aggression has been for the most part on the side of the Moors. The Spaniards, in fact, may be considered to be at present standing on the defensive, waiting until circumstances permit them to prosecute the offen sive purpose with which they have come to Africa. If from Coda we are able to contradict the false reports that may obtain currency in Gibraltar re specting the Spanish army, on the other hand we know little there about the proceedings of the Moors, with the exception of those in our front and just around us, and we have rather to look hither for such information. According to the reports current on the Rock, the Moors muster in great force and are eager tc do battle with the infidel. The sum mons of the Emperor of Morocco, the appeal to re ligious fanaticism, and the increase of pay have all had their effect, and there can be no question that the forces which will be opposed to the Spaniards are, numerically, enormously superior to them. Ido not vouch for the accuracy of the figures, but I am told of upwards of 100,000 foot and 30,000 horse. This does not seem improbable in a warlike population, nor would it surprise me to hear of even larger numbers. Persons who have been lately and fre quently in Morocco express their conviction that the Moors will fight desperately under the influence of fanaticism, and of that utter contempt of death which is one of their well-known characteristics. With regard to the armament and equipment of the bulk of their army, it is difficult to obtain posi tive information. The chief arm both of infantry and cavalry seems to be the espingarda, or long musket, of which some handsome specimens have already been taken, and are now in the Spanish camp: An English officer lately in Morocco, fetch ing away British subjects, tells me he saw some of their cavalry with bayonets fixed to the end of their guns, which thus are converted into lances of con siderable length. The same authority, which I con sider a good one, expressed confidence in the bra very of the Moors, but said that good European infantry ought to march through them in the plains, both horse and foot. The question is, whe ther the Spanish infantry will prove good enough to do this ; whether those youngsoldiers have nerve and resolution sufficient to withstand without flinch ing or confusion the fierce onset of those wild des peradoes of the desert, and to receive them with a close fire and a firm, unbroken line of bayonets. A fresh east wind is blowing in the Straits, and, according to all appearances, the weather on the other side continues bad. The Gibraltar Chronicle of the 10th inst. pub lishes the following despatch from the Moorish Minister for Foreign Affairs, which has been trans mitted for publication to various English and foreign journals - - "COPY OP A DESPATCH FROM THE MOORISH MINISTER SIDI MOHAMED EL KATIE TO HER BRITANNIC MA JESTY'S CHARGE D'AFFAIRES IN MOROCCO. " Praise to the only God I There is no power or strength but in God I "To OUR ILLUSTRIOUS AND TALENTED FRIEND JOHN HAY DRUMMOND HAY, ESQ., C. 8., HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S CHARGE D'AFFAIRES AND .CONSUL GENERAL. 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The cargo comprised 1,412 bales and 114 cases of silk, 58 packages of elephants' teeth, 158 boxes of oranges, 101 boxes and 10 bags of almonds, 165 casks of dates, 85 cases of gum, 12 bags of nutmegs, and 159 packages of general mer chandis Th2Ceylon left Alexandria on the 6th inst., Malta the 10th, and Gibraltar the 14th. She experienced very strong head winds from Alexandria to Malta, thence to. Gibraltar fine weather, along .the coasts of Spain and Portugal to Cape Finisterre very strong head winds, across the Bay of Biscay vari able winds from north-west to n.orth, and up Chan nel north-east winds. At Alexandria were the usual Egyptian squadron and the French war stea:nier.Sentinelle. Her Majesty's ships Hibernia, RenOwx Racoon, Argus, Scourge, Osprey, and Intrepid were at Malta. Her Majesty's ships Marlborough, Orion, Bruns wick, Neptune, Doris, and Mohawk were.lying at Gibraltar, and five French line-of-battle ships. 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