The Sun. — London, England, 1862-06-05 00:00:00

!' -~ ~._ --R--=~ THE LEESWOOD CANNEL and GAS COAL Incoreorat e d COMPANY (Limited). under the Joint-stock Companies Acts, 1856- 1 57, whereby the Liability of the Shareholders is Limited to the amount of their respective Shares. Capital, £lOO,OOO, in 50,000 Shares of £2 each. - "ellftit ss. per share on Application, and 15s. on Allotment. No further Call to be made until after a Dividend of 10 per cent. has been paid to the Shareholders. DIRECTORS. F. S. Bolton, Esq., Broad-street Metal "Works, Birming ham, and Cheadle, Stafford s hi re . It. J. Clarke, Esq., 4, Brabant-court, Philpot-lane, Direc tor of the County Gas Company. G. Lettsom Elliot, Esq., 7, Hyde Park Gate South. J. Goldingham, Esq., Cross Deep Hall, Twickenham. George Haworth, Esq., Fluck ers b roo k , Chester. John Jerdein. Esq. 'Ci‘lessrs. Lee and J er d e i n, Coal Ex change and , Laneaster-plan ; ), F. J. Stevers, Esq., Darlington Works, Southwark-bridge road. M. Brown Westhead, Esq. (Messrs. Westhead and Co.), M aneb ester. W,B AUDITORS. countant arton Ford, Esq. (Messrs. Clark, F or d, an d C o„ ac s, 7, Nicholas-lane). W. J. Vi an, Esq. (R a il way Passengers' Assurance Com pony), 64, Cornhill. BANKERS. —London and County Bank, Lombard-street. SOLICIORS. Messrs. R. an d S . Muliens, 7, T Poultry. Messrs. Tyndall and Johnson, Birmingham. BROKERS. Messrs. St. Al honk,, and Halls, 75, Old Broad-street. W. J. Scott, Esq., Waterloo -street, Birmingham. SECRETARY, pro t 4 :3Tl.—John C ollett, Esq. Tempora ryOffices,--7, Nicholas-lane, Lombard -stree t,E. C. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company is formed for the purpose of purchasing Ze d s ewood Lolly working an d developing the well-known lieries, near Mold, Flintshire, where an extra ordinary discovery o f Cannel Coal has lately been made. The Collieries are, at the present time, in profitable opera tion, and considerable quantities of very superior Cannel Coal (upwards of 2,500 tons per month) are being raised and sold at prices which leave a large profit. The quality of gas produced from the Leeswood Cannel is equal to that obtained from the well-known Torbane Hill Mineral, or Boghead, which realises so high a price (about 40s. per ton) in Scotland.—Sea Dr. F' Leeswood berdeen) Report for comparative value of thewith this and other cannels. Contracts already exist with gas and other companies for upwards of 30,000 tons. per annum of the Leeswood C anne l sentr Coal, raisin hoR t --- e nsuring" a sale for the whole amo un t o f th e pre ps ; a' rd additional contracts, to at least double this extent, Can be made directly the increased yield of the collieries will afford the requisite supply. "rho present get and sales of Cannel Coal from the proved area alone (without takin g at • suena "0 - into account the o th er p rove d see • Ins) will yield for upwards of 20 yes.- - -°"* f cif above 10 per 'm ce . eifine entire possible of £lOO,, a ter m aking a liberal allowance for all possible expenses and contingencies (see' Statement of actual Raisings, Sales, and Expenditure for January, February, and March, 1862"), but with the proposed additional pits, by an outlay not exceeding LlO,OOO, the amount raised will be more thsn doubled, and the ctividends increased in proportion. (See Re orts of Mr. MacCulloch, Mr. MacDougal Smith, and Mr. C. Webster, of Ruabon). Prospectuses in full, reports, statements of actual work ings, profits, &c., and forms of application for shares, can lie obtained at the Solicitors', Brokers', and at the offices of the Company, from whence they will also be forwarded free 1 2:yquired. T HE CHANNEL ISLANDS HOTEL COMPANY(Lirnited).—The Directors of this Company axe now prepared to allot Shares upon application to the Sceretary, &c. Wel-mouth, May 30, 1862. —._________ J. MAUNDERS, Secretary. GREAT W ESTERN RAILWAY.- ‘---,1 WHITSUNTIDE U OLIDAYS.—CHEAP EXCUR SION to the WEST of ENGLAND.—On SATURDAY, June 7, an EXCURSION TRAIN will leave Paddington at 8 a.m.. and Reading at 9.5 a m., for WESTONSUPER MAItIi, Ilighbridgre, Bridgewater, and Taunton (Fares 20s. and 145.); Williton, Watchet (for Lynton, and Exeter (225. 6d. and 165.); Starcross, Dawlish, And &c.), Tiverton Teignmouth (255. and 175.); Nwton, Torquay, Paign . ton, rixhani Road, and Totness (275. and 18s.); °4d and Plymouth (30s. and 205.); returning on the follow ---$5 Saturday, June 14, from Plymouth, at 8.25 a.m. t h e -- _ 0. RE A T WESTERN RAILWAY.---, `-'9 WHITSUNTIDE TIO LIDAYS.—CHEAP EXCUR SION to the SEA SIDE —On SATURDAY, June 7, an EX CURSION TRAIN will leave PADDINGTON at 3.45 p.m., and READING at 4.50 p.m., for Chippenham elksha, Trowbridge, Westbury, and Pronto (10s. and as.); Bruton, Castle Carey, and Yeovil _(1 ls. and 75.); Maiden Newton, ilridport, Dorchester, and Weymouth (12s. and 88.); return ing at 7.30 a.m•, on Wednesday, June 11. O....REAT WESTERN RAILWAY.- 7,'A WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS.—CHEAP EXCUR SION to BATH and BRISTOL.—On SATURDAY, June an EXCURSION TRAIN will leave PADDINGTON at 6.35 p.m., and READING at 7.45 p.m., for Bath (12s. and 68.), and Bristol (14s. and 75.) ; returning on Tuesday, June 1, from Bristol at 8.15, and Bath at 8.45 a.m. --- GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.- On HOLIDAYS. On WHIT-SUINDAY, the Bth of June, an EXCURSION TRAIN will leave Paddington at 7.45 a.m., and Reading at 8.50 a.m., for CIRENCESTER and STROUD (Os. and '58.), Gloucester and Cheltenham (108. and 65.), Chippenham and Bath Qs. and 55.), a n d Bristol (10s. and 65.) ; returning the P. sam e day from B r i s t ol, at 7.0 p.m., and Cheltenham at 6.30 M. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS.—On WHIT-SUN DAY, Bth June, an EXCURSION TRAIN will leave Pad dington at 8.45 a.m, for TAPLOW (58., and 2s. Gd), Twy ford, Henley, and Reading (ss. Gd., and 35.), Theale and Aldermaston (58., and 3s. 3d.), Woolhamptcn, Thatcham, Newbury, Kintbury, and Hungerford (6s. 6d. and 3s. Gd.); returning the same day from Hungerford at 7.0 p.m. ATLANTIC and GREAT WESTERN RAIL -Ist July IVA.Y (NEW YORK DIVISION).—COUPONS due next will be PAID i n London, at the Bank of Lon don, or In She New York, a t the banking-house of Messrs. Dun can Londormn,No, an, and Co. . 10, New Cannon-street, June 2, 1862. Circular to the Bondholders of the Atlantio and Great Western Railway. NEW YORK DIVISION —INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. * The Coupon for half-year's interest, due Ist July next, completes the series guaranteed by the Bank of London. waThe nett income of the Atlantic and Great Western Rail y being no w greatly in excess of the amount required for ese 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 order to provide for the next maturing P e ons, a n d and f p er cen t . per annum to be invested in the Bonds n L ohdon, as a sinkin g f un d , to complete the redemption of the whcle issu e a t or b efore maturity. The bonus agreed to be paid b 7 the Erie C ompany, on the gross amount of freight thrown on that line by the Atlantic and Great Western, is espe cia llY devoted to th ese payments. Co. Vateuel Gurney, Esq., M.P. (Messrs. Overend, G urney, and John ) P. Kenhard, Esq. (Messrs. Heywood and Co.), Ch arles Mozley, E sq. (Messrs. J. Ilarned and Co., Liver- Pool), have agreed to act fund. as trustees for thi s i nterest and sinking ITeywood, The C oupons will be p a id at the Banking -house of Messrs. Dl Kennard, and C o., at the fixed rate of 4s. to One Dollar com mencing with J anuary, 1863. far, Cannon-street West, E.C., London, June 2,186 z. 1p OR THE RACES.—For Dust or Heat, Rain or CoId.—NICOLL'S WRAPPERS for LADIES and 114 to 12GENTLEMEN. Ot-s ne treet Gninea each. —H. J. and D. NICOLL, 0, Reg,en 16 TR OUSERS, all W oo l .— S . NICOLL, 114 to 120, Regent-street ; 2?, Cornhill ; and 10, St. Ann's-square, Alunchester. 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Nervous work THE THE I. 1 Jena, has just published,. for b ! '-- a - lik s ; sufferers, a FREE EDITION of his vat:l:riot WARNING VOICE TO YOUNG MEN medical work on the cure of Nervous Debtlity l3 , age a, I`. Memory, Dimness of Sight, Lassitude, Indigestion io Society. Spermatorrlices, Local Weakness, Muscula t axation, Languor, Listlessness, Depression, .1-e., Whi r ch ßef f neglected, result in consumption, insanity, and premature aeath ; with plain directions for perfect restoration to health Bbd vigour. The book will be sent, post free, secure from ob servation to any address, on receipt of a d i rected envelope Dud two stamps. Address, HENRY Siurrn, M.D., b, Burton.. crescent, Tavistock-square, London, W.C. S I AUCE.—LEA AND PERRINS b eg to caution the Public a gainst Spurious Imitations of their world-renowed WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. Purchasers should 48 R FOIL LEA AND PERRINS' SAUCE, Pronounced by Connoisseurs to be "THE ON LY GOOD SAUC E . " WoT'eSrd. 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" The U se and the Abuse of TIIE the Turkish Bath.—A very useful pamphlet has been published by Dr. Culverwell, the ooprietor of the Turkish Baths in the neicrlibourhood of the I' at- office, which presents to the uninitiated a mass of inte resting inform ati owhile tl this new syst la, lose who have already encouraed observe stni, 7 will derive additional advantage if they ~,i _ __o u e o the practical regulations which the writer „ y i v ie 1)no heraldenforce."— and Standard, N0v.12, 1861. —Dr, eui:B4-Inr rkih 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. tin able phyaloi*' has already established the reputation of pilanthropist,all ; he has now proved himself to be a worthy of the City, :11,, t in as far as he has established, in the heart very of modern days tution that more nearly than any disco of physic, than an , goes nearer the abolition of the practice the Turkish Bath. proposition or invention yet established, the attention of our 6i* ()or object being merely to direct t h e of the best set of 11,,!tideers to the fact that they possess which the country Can produce;u, , at 19, Sr Martin's-le-Grand, and most admirable in effec T ,Perfect in all its appliances, his baths with a degree of ele --r. Culverwell has fitted up which, considering the spacegaaM luxury, and refinement, prising, whileeverything that tastes disposal, is truly sur has been obtained to add to the ce aa3, that ruotrortdelicacy could desire visitor. . • We may justly and luxury of the himself regenerated and new made, i t I .Y . a feels Turkish Bath."—Era, Oct , 13, 18st. c omi ng " 4: out of a - -7-1: ...... :, c+9llll4tatlQUl daily tai 4 kra. N°. 21,820. PUBMCATION:Q. DEDICATED TO THE HON. EMILY EDEN. This day, in 2 vols., price 218., BRYANSTON SQUARE. A NOVEL. By NOELL RADECLIFFE, Author of "Alice Wentworth," " Wheel within Wheel," &c. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Just published, Syo. cloth, neat, price One Shilling, MMANUEL ; or, THE MYSTERY of the I INCARNATION of the SON of GOD. By Archbishop USHER. The best Reprint of this celebrated Treatise. London : James Nisbet and Co. OCIAL SCIENCE REVIEW : a Scientific I►JJ Paper for the advancement of Social Science. The Review will contain articles on the Amendment of the Law, Treatment of Crime, International Progress, Education, and Public Health, with prompt Reviews of all Books bearing . on Social subjects. Every Saturday, price 3d. ; stamped, 4d. OfILT, 16, Whitefriars-street, E.C. ML. CHARLES KENT'S NEW roms. Just published, • Dlt EA M LAN D. With other Poems. By W. CHARLES KENT, Barrister-at-Law. Fcap. Bvo., price ss. " The author of Dreamlan and Alethela' has risen to a height so very close to the summit of genius, that he may be commiserated for h's inability to grapple with the last pe a k s of its elevation. There Is abundance of talent, a delicate taste, an endless richness and diversity of image s topic, and illusion : the landscape is most luxurious; anti the mns!c 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. Ms fruit is as vivid and well characterised as if Lance had painted it."—Athenteum. • " The charm of me. Kent's noet as: it is the first condi tion or to an poets, is e is m sympathy with his sutneet and not only with himself t that he is truly poet and not egotist. Bnt it is by no means his only merit. He is a mas ter of versification. The flow or 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 Mr7Kent 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 thoughtthl 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."—Dally News. -"Poems of very considerable excellence. Fructidor 'is a very 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 in The Morris Dancers.' "—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 devoting 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 'he 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 ; on t THE Doom OF MYTHOLOGY. With Other Poems. By the same Author. New Edition. Fcap. Bvo., price is. 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, All denominations of Constitutions are carefully examined in J. Grosemith's "Government upon First Prin• °Vies." Kent and Co., Faternoster-row. fUEEN'S CONCERT ROOMS, Hanover square.—S. THALBEIIG has the honour to announce that, after a long absence, lie will give a MATINEE at the above Rooms, on MONDAY next, June 9th. The only occa sions on which S. Thalbcrg can possibly appear in London, this season, are limited to "Pours MATINEES;" they will take place as follows :—MOND AY next, June 9th; MON DAY, June 16th ; SATURDAY, June 28th ; and MONDAY, July 7th. The Matinees to commence at half-past 2 o'clock. S. 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A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 81s. 6d. Postage, ls. A Double Truss, Us. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. VEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS -LI KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on 19 - e an ordinary stocking. Price 45. 6d., 7s. 6d., 105., to 165. mob.. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturor, 228, Piccadilly. D R. C r TLVERWELL'S LAST NEW WORK, OURSELVES. On Spermatorrhcea, Syphilis, Stricture, I - hemorrhoids, Meets, Nervous Debility, Palpitation, &a , dra. 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ANDSE GA IN E ° l t 14:T IOVSREIR' iDRMEMABAINLTHITORYOR,DI l ei : T A' lust Published, the 150th thousand, with numerous plates, i n a sealed f s gi d 2 b s y ta a m li p ll s, ooksellers, and enf i3 l y op th e, e p A ri t ce tth i e s r . : 14 0 31 0%: the CAUSE and CURE of MATUREPRE- Ht DECLINE IN MAN, with Plain Directions Restoration to Health and Vigour. Ily Dr. J. L. or A' bermarle-strect, Piccadilly, London. q ur,TIS, ~, 1K , CONTENTS: 1 sentll Perfect. f pNeoest INTRODU CTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological Structure and Functions of the Reproductive Organs, CHAPTER ll.—Causes of Spermatorrhcea arA Early Vicious Indulgences ; Dangers of Neglect, alirnsPotenoe; CHAPTEII.—A Review of the variuus Disqualifleou )1 Marriage whether resulting from Youthful Aikbme ?ns Follies of Maturity,_ the Effects of Climate, or Infection.' the CHAPTERS IV. and V. ou the modern Treatment o f gonorrhoea and Syphilis. The Book oncludes with numerous varied and interesting ases, to which is added the Author's recipe of a preventive Lotion. REVIEWS OF TIII4 WORK. and "Curtis on Manhood.—This is a truly valuable work, hould be in the hands of young and old "—" Sunday Times," 3d March, 1856. littleT whcoarukt,hh which is described o i rha ti sconferredagr the h eat boon source by fp lasesdizthis w hich produce decline in youth or more frequenty premature ofd age."—"Daily Telegraph ," Mani; 27, 1856. u t b o l i s s e h This work, which for twenty years has stood t he test of pro f e ssional criticism and empirical hostility, treats in aplain %lid sympathising manner on the various disqualifications Ind impediments arising from Nervous excitement and de bility ; and to invalids suffering from youthful errors and ,xcesses it will be found valuable and useful."—Record. London Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Pater- ioster-row; Minn, $9, Cornhill. Aloure 91 cosultatiQu - 7 10 Iv a and oto a sudsy., 19 011 a --- y /' ~ ~' I / _./ C X 4 ,V . • ; , ir, Ohl . _ • • /Ai. ( 3.1 , • 1 4 - 1 . ›.. 7;0 4 . 4 „,. 0 ••• , 0 of t; 4 ., 1P.: 1 ,. • /.p otßi. -q, , A , " ) 1201". , -' 1 7 4i.;..J ])Ili, 7 'Z. PRICE ...4d. STAMPED .. , 20th, 27th (Enniskillens), 34th, 42d (Royal High landers), 43d Light Infantry, 48th, 54th, 77th, 79th Highlanders, 80th, 88th Connaught Rangers, 90th Light Infantry, 92d Highlanders, 94th, and 97th Regiments, and 3d battalion Rifle Brigade. The number selected to embark for Bombay is 28 officers and 842 men of all ranks, belonging to the 3d (Prince of Waifs's) Dragoon Guards, Royal Artillery, 28th, 33d (Duke of Wellington's), 44th, 56th, 72d High landers, 95th, and 103 d (Royal Bombay) Fusilier Regiments. The reinforcements placed under orders to embark for Madras include 20 officers and 752 non-commissioned Oilcan End privates of the 17th , Lancers, Royal Artillery, I E 4 battalion Ist Royals, Ist battalion 13th Royal Irish, gd battalion 60th I Rifles, 66th, 649[13, 74th Highlanders, and 91st Regi ments. In addition to the above, 8 officers and 210 non-commissioned officers and men selected from the 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards, battalion 4th (King's Own), I st batta lion 19th, 51st (King's Own) Light Infantry, and 71st Highland Light Infantry Regiments, have been placed under orders to proceed to Kurrachee for reinforcing the regiments at that station. The whole of the rein forcements will embark at Gravesend as soon as the necessary amount of tonnage has been taken up for them by the Hon. Council for India. The Megmra, screw troopship, Commander Hen derson, arrived at Portsmouth at an early hour yesterday morning from Alderney, with the remain der of the 55th Regiment on board and two batte ries of Royal Artillery. The 55th were disembarked sea Joined headquarters in Portsmouth garrison. Theßoyal Artillery on disembarking were forwarded by special trains on the South Coast and South- Eastern Railways to Dover. The two batteries of the Royal Artillery comprised—Second Capts. H. W. Briscoe and H. B. Mauls ; Lieuts. H. G. Cob bold, S. M. Mulreman, J. F. Jenkin, and J. A. Lawrie; Assist.- Burg. W. H. Pollard; 10 sergeants, 2 trumpeters, 13 corporals, 177 privates; 31 women and 44 children. ' - - - - VEWSPAPER ~.7 . and asked him to oblige!him b ~ ....,.'-. , :,. back a little, as the people mig t . had been fighting and that hi '7 OC ning away. Melanie came up _ to bid goodbye to the Mexican t 1 suddenly the French cavalry, wi: . warning, charged the Mexicans in the rear. They were quite taken by surprise; they had not time to draw their swords or unsling their mus kets before 12 of their number were cut down and 15 taken prisoners. The rest escaped. General Melanie was knocked off his horse when the attack was made. After he had recovered front his sur prise he remounted. He then saw a French i.rooPer order a Mexican lad of about 16 to disinount. He saw the same trooper draw his pistol, blow the pour boy's brains out, and then rifle his peckets, all in the presence of the French officers, who looked on. Two troopers rode up to,lelanie and ordered him to dis mount under pain of being immediately shot. Mo. lanio turned to them in a cool manner which is habitual to him, and said, "I hove no doubt you would ; ic is no e.lcr. than I w,,nd els-pect after whst I hi l / 2 ve seen. But let me tell you tilqt I , u - k General Melanie, of the Spanish army, and that if you blow my brains out you will answer for it." At this CriSiS the French officer interfered, and Melanie was al lowed to leave at once. .He joined Prim, and they continued their journey !oveards Vera Cruz. The English hauled down theirildg from the wall of the town, and saluted the Mexican flag with 21 guns on the 25th ult. The French have seizad the Custom house and revenues, and augmented senral taxes. What appears strange is that the French have not hauled down the Mexican flag from the walls of the fort, but loft it flying alongside of the tricolour. ----TITT " l TfLIN ="s\',l 4441,161-ry, , 0 1-, ' . . . *erg',tho •• , XTO EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF A most extraordinary case came last Tuesday before the bench at Mark-cross, East; Sussex, Messrs. Watson, Smyth, and H. Dixon. Sarnes Menarge, M of 16, Clever:street, tenningtnn.tzross, was charged 'with threatening to accuse Wm. i.;.ixon of an infamous crime, with the intent to e xtort money from him, and also, in conjunction wii.h Robt. Westfield, 22, of 1, Brydges-street,Covent, garden, of conspiring by false pretences to obtain money from the said Wm. Dixon. Mr. Dixon was formerly the senior partner in the firm of Dixon, Brook, and Dixon, bankers, ChNleery-lane. The pro secutor, produced a bundle of letters in the hand writing of Menarge and Westfield, but principally the former. In these Menarge demanded. interviews with Mr. Dixon about important matters, .hinting darkly that prosecutor had injured him when 6 boy at Brighton, and that if he did not come to term); legal proceedings would be the consequence. To avoid annoyance and the injury to his business which would arise from such a charge Mr. Dixon, in an unfortunate moment, consented to give money to the fellows. From a memorandum book he read th e . following items of sums paid by him to the prisoners and Maynard :-January 11, Menarge, £5O ; Mar nerd, £5O ; March 1, Maynard, £2O ; Menarze, £2O ; 15th, Maynard, £5O (as he said he wished to go to Australia) ; April 1, Menarge, £5O ; 18th, Menarge, £6O; May 9, Menarge, £5O; Tune 6, Menarge, £7O; 29th, Menarge, £100; July 22, Menarge, £lOO ; August 17th, Menarge, £5l; 29th, Maynard, £52; September 13, Menarge, £52; 28, Menarge, £5O; October 10, Menarge , £10; Nov. 10, Menarge, £2OO ; Dec. 11 , Menarg e, £5O ; 20th, Menarge, £250 ; 30th, Maynard, £5O. This was all in 1858, but in 1859 still larger sums were extorted from the unhappy victim :-January 17, Menarge, £400; Feb. 26, Menarge, £4OO. It was with things in this state that Westfield was brought upon the scene, he and Maynard tendering their assistance to rid Mr. Dixon of the enormous extortions to which he was subjected by Menarge. In some of the letters Menarge said he had Mr. Dixon under his thumb, and it would be folly to let him tzlip. Arrangements wero also entered into forgetting further sums, and especially pointing out what Westfield was to do in the matter. Jr. this state of things the gtzme of ex tortion in 1859 proceeded as follows:--Match 27, Maynard, £22 ; Westfield, £22 ; April 3, Maynotd, £25 ; Westfield, £25; 11th, Menarge, £4OO ; 18th, Maynard, £25 ; Westfield, £25 ; 19th, May nard, £5O; Westfield, £5O; May 8, Westfield' £100; 21st, Westfield, ; 29th, l'ilenarge, £100; June 10, Westfield, .£lOO ; 11th, Menarge, £53; Westfield, £4; 221, Maynard, £4 ; Westfield, £4; Westfield, £204 ; Menarge, £102; 27th, Menarge, and Westfield, £100; July 27, Menarge and Westfield, £100; Westfield, £2. In this state of things Mr. Dixon, who has been paralysed for 25 years, was, by the advice of his medical atten dant, removed from this country, and the system of extortion ceased. About a fortnight ago, however, Mr. Dixon came to Frant, on the borders of Kent and Sussex, to see his sisters, who reside there. Scarcely had he arrived before the prisoner Men argeivas on his trail, and he actually had the im pudence to tell his story first to a policeman named Dennis And afterwards to Superintendent Bennett, of the East Sussex Constabulary. Mr. Bennett asked him why he was staying at Frant. He said. " Mr. Dixon has used me very bad. He took me away from my place at Brighton when I was °nil 14, and committed an unnatural orime on me." Thy last offence, he added, was 29 years ago. Mr. Ben nett cautioned. him, and that ev ening 'Westfield arrived at Frant. The wife of a coachman at the Miss Dixons proved that Menarge had called at the house for an answer to a letter he had sent by a lad named James. She told the prisoner there days lettotesreeahtimal,LandHaeeksaeidd herhe shouldwas oanswer w if she remembered him at Reigate. She told him ait s everal to she did, because she remembered him and two was living there, others watching Manor house, Wray - park, for an hour. Miss Dixon Dixonaad M is e v aw ite m d a h y e n r ar o d ne a e nd a W w e e s ek. tfie la A to gether at Reigate. The moneys were given to both at the same time. I gave it because they said they required it to punish Menarge for some crime he had committed upon a Jew boy, which I believed to be true at the time. The money I gave to Me narge was to prevent an ythi ng that would be an noyin g or prejudicial to my partners in the banking business." Mr. Dixon, who appears infirm and ad vanced in years, was accommodated with a seat on the bench. Mr:Morgan, of the firm of Morga n and Humphreys, Giltspur-street, was for the prosecu tion, and Mr. Lewis, jun. (Lewis and Lewis, Ely lace who who defended Westfield, sai d, as the pri.4 Boners must be committed for trial, he should re aerro tho clofonoo. Wootfiolci woo bailed to appear at the assizes by his father, Robert Westfield, cab proprietor, Eagle-yard, Holborn, and his partner in the Star Coffeehouse, 1, Brydges-street, Covent garden, a fashionably-dressed young woman, who a ppeared much affected, in £ lOO each. The bail offered by Menarge, his father, was refused, and he was committed for trial at the Sussex assizes. ----:----_ HOME TEACHING FOR THE BLI ND.—The lineal m eeting of the society for supplying home teacher ! c , books in Moon's typo to enable the blind to read the 2 . s if 7 ., tures was held yesterday afternoon at Willis's-re s o 4 fol ;',' street. Mr. J. C. Colquhoun presided , and or : S m ith, Mr. were the Rev. Robert Maguire, Rev. a . F o wler, M Moon, Mr. Assistant-Judge Payne, Mr. Al. iatereethig ac., r . Consul Parkes, &c. Tho report gave a valayrilig the year itt count of the proceedings of the so t " this country and in various had been £ 319 Os. 5d., and aftedr:nremained in the hands of pelisses a balance of £l6 4s. parts of ecethiteionl;votrhlde.nTecheessraercyeienxt! 1 su p port was earnestly requested extend its operations. The the treasurer. Increased in chairman t thatsaid the t ho w i cwieptoYrtnlanihto of the society was not to be • no of the society, and he could say it de ' es ti ma ted by the a mount of its income. He had examin e d into the opera tio served the m ost cordial support. In this country there was t i o n of 30, 000 , of whom 2 , 000 had been reached a blind pop's of the society. In London there were 2,300 by the agency rson s and the society had reached 700 of tbent. Thesebii Pa figures conveyed no adequate idea of the benevolent results which accrued from the society's agency. He earnestly hoped that these who had means would show their s ympathy to the blind by giving increased pecuniary assis tance.: Mr. Pemaefather moved the adoption of the reports and earnestly advocated the claims of the society. The Rev s G. Smith, in seconding the moti on , sa id the more the society was known the more liberally it would be supported. Tho motion was carried unanimously, and several gentlemen afterwards addressed the meeting, which was well attended. METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL, DEVON.SnLisIItrEe: SQUARE, CITY.—The aggregate number l as Pab e 1- edical, lieved during the week ending May ' 3 . 1 1 3 , 651 were WV 1,269 ; Surgical, 633 ; total 1,902, of wine cases. 4fr THE ALLIES IN MEXICO. (From the Times' Correspondent.) VERA CRUZ, April 27. As I have little doubt you are anxious to know what has recently taken place here, I will in the following letter send you what information I have been able to gather. The Commissioners of Eng- land, France, and Spain had agreed to meet on the 19th of this month the Mexican Ministers at Orizaba, for the purpose of conducting negotiations there and bringing them to a conclusion. Orizaba was fixed upon as yellow fever was raging at the time in Vera Cruz. It is a healthy town, 100 miles from the sea coast. The forces of the allies were only allowed to proceed to it on the understanding that if, after the conference on the 19th, the Commissioners of the three European Powers could not agree with the Mexican Government, they were again to withdraw their troops to Vera Cruz. The English, French, and Spanish Commanders•in-Chief signed a treaty with the Mexicans, in which they faithfully under took to perform this obligation. Each gave his word of " honour" that the Government he repre- sented would not depart from the promise so made. The allied troops accordingly proceeded to Orizaba and found there a very good hospital, with every facility for providing stores. The French took up their quarters about five miles from the town. Four days before the time fixed for a conference the Eng lish, Spanish, and Mexican Ministers met. As the French Minister, however, did not join them, they waited until the 19th ; the French Commis sioner was still absent. General Prim then showed great impatience of the delay, and he resolved at length to ride towards the French quarter to ask an explanation of the cause. lle had hardly gone two miles, when to his surprise he met the French army advancing in military array. First came the cavalry, with drawn sabres and carbines loaded and unslung. The infantry followed, with muskets at the trail, loaded, and bayonets fixed. Then came the artillery, every gun loaded and ready to unlim ber. He met the Staff, and asked Admiral Renier the meaning of that movement, and told him that he had come out to ascertain why he had not made his appearance at the conference. The Admiral re plied that he had received orders from France which absolved him from all former treaties. He added that he had heard our sick were in danger of being massacred. General Prim at once protested against the course taken by the French. He told Admiral Renier that he was violating the recent treaty, and acting in flagrant violation of any ob ligation imposed by the law of nations, by advanc ing, armed and ready for battle, into the interior of a State against which war had not been declared. The Admiral gave the protest a patient hearing and answered that he would encamp where he wee for the night and think about it. General Prim then rode back to Orizaba, and informed Commo dore Drummond of what he had seen, heard, and done. To ascertain if there was any ground for the assertion that a massacre was in contempla tion he visited the hospital, and found everything quite safe. He visited it again at 7,8, and 9 p.m., and again found everything quiet. The Com• modore went at 10 p.m., and with the same result. As there was no evidence of any plot of the kind at 4 a.m. on the 20th, General Prim then went to the Mexican Minister, and told him that he would re turn to the French quarters, and urge the necessity of strict adherence to the conditions of the treaty. As all the Spaniards had gone to Vera Cruz, the Mexican Minister insisted that he should be accom panied by a guard of honour of 100 men. General Prim, however, did not wait for the guard of hon our, but set out at once on h orseback towards the French encampment. Im a g ine his surprise at fin a d the day before. the army in advan ce a g ain, as on y before. He rode right int o the middle o f the French Staff. As he passed the French Admiral the latter saluted him with " Bon jo ur mon t imiral," but the reply was simply, "Bonjour G en eral." When the Spanish commander got into the middle of the Staff be took off his hat, bowed all round, and said, "Officers and gentlemen, you made this advance yesterday under the excuse of your sick being in danger. I have visited your sick and chief medical offices at 5,7, 8, and 9 p.m., and found every thing quite safe. The English commodore visited your sick at 1 0 p.m. w ith the same sati s f actory re sult. I visited them again at 4 this morning. I found all quiet, and was a ssure d by your own medical officers that they are as safe as in the middle of France, the Mexican population showing their good feeling by the readiness with which they supply them with provisions. "Now, gentlemen," he added, I have relieved your minds on this score, and I beg of you to adhere to the solemn promises you have made, and not to advance further." At first there was no reply to this protest. At length, however, Admiral Renier, after some talk with his officers, turned to Prim, and said that he had received recent orders from the Emperor which absolved him from his word and the treaty. He had been instructed not to treat with the Mexicans, except in the town of Mexico. Gen. Prim made no reply to this statement. He considered the conduct of the French dishonourable, and rode away at once for Vera Cruz. Just as he left, the guard of honour which had been ordered to escort him, and which he had left a mile behind and out of sight, made its appearance. The French cavalry at once halted, and the officer in command of the French cavalry demanded what they were doing there. Gen. Melanie, the Spanish second in command, advanced from the Mexicans, and ex plained that they were a guard of honour to Gen. Prim and himself. The Frenc h colonel then or dered the Mexicans back, and told Melanie . that he wa s now within the French lines. atm eo i n a c n e 7 a t s he n he persuaded the Mexicans to go back was then quite safe from all bandits. All this time the French cavalry had been pressing close on the heels of the guard of honour, so much so that the Mexican officer turned round to the French colonel THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENP G, JUNE 5, 1862. THE LATE JOSEPH STURGE. BIRMINGHAM, WEDNESDAY EVENING. A ceremonial took place here at noon to-day which possessed much interest for the inhabitants of this town ; this was the formal uncovering of a statue which hes been erected to the late Joseph Sturge. Elsewhere Mr. Sturge was known in some measure as a philanthropist; also for the peculiarity of his political views; for the part he tock in the abolition of negro slavery, and ;ho slave trade; and, lastly, for that journey _ _ . o Russia—a fruiticss mission, which his bale- volent and sanguine nature induced him to go upon on the eve of the Crimean war, in the hope that by the force of reason be might stop it. Here Mr. Sturge was regarded with sincere affection, and and his name and memory are honoured accordingly. Shortly after his death a subscription was raised for a public statue. Mr. William Middlemore, a borough magistrate, Mr. John Jaffray, and other gentlemen took an active part, the funds were raised speedily, and the commission to execute it intrusted to the late Mr. Thomas, the sculptor, who died be- fore he had given the last touches to his work. The statue has been erected on by far the best site in the town ; it is at one of the boundaries where the parishes of Birmingham and Edgbaston meet, the last being the parish in which Mr. Sturge resided. The monument consists of a central figure ------ --- of Mr. Sturge, his right hand resting on a Bible, and the left extended towards a figure symbolical of P 0.... A figure on the other aide is typieal of Charity. At the base of the statue, in front and back, are large basins for ornamental fountains, and at either side are drinking fountains. The principal figure is in Sicilian marble, the secondary groups in fine freestone. The likeness of the man is por- rayed with wonderful fidelity. The expressions of benevolence which spoke so powerfully in life are depicted wonderfully in the stone. The allegorical figures, with their symbols, are also very cleverly executed. There was a large assembly to-day to witness the undraping of the statue. Mr. Bright and Mr. Scholefield, the borough members, were present, as were also the Mayor and many members of the corporation. Mr. MIDDLEMORE, the chairman of the Statue Committee, read the following formal address to the Mayor, dedicating the statue to the town : To HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR OF THE BOROUGH OF BIRMINGHAM. "Sir,—As chairman of the committee I have the duty imposed upon me of making over to you, as representing the Town Council, the statue of the late Mr. Joseph Sturge in trust for the public for ever. The statue has been erected to perpetuate the name and virtues of one who, though possessing none of the advantages of birth and position, and invested with no official dignity, made himself a name among the good men of all lands by the purity of his life, and by the active and unostentatious ex ercise of a philanthropy that embraced all the helpless and suffering of our race. Of Mr. Sturge it may emphatically be said that he went about doing good.' Undeterred by ridicule, undaunted by physical difficulties, he endeavoured to avert a disastrous and resultless war. He was a distin guished actor in the work of negro emancipation, in the reclamation of juvenile offenders, in the cause of education, and in numberless other ways he sought to heal the wounds that sin had made in the framework of society. While Birmingham has her memories of successful warriors and eminent statesmen, it seems right and fitting that the graces of benevolence and philanthropy, as embodied in the cha racter of Mr. Sturge, should be held in honour. With this view the statue of Mr. Sturge has been erected, and it is now entrusted to your care, in the fervent hope that the example of his beneficent life and this lasting recognition of his virtues may influence generations yet to come. — Signed on behalf of the committee, " WILLIAM MIDDLEMORE, Chairman. "Birmingham, June 4." To which the MAYOR replied in the following► terms :—On behalf of the contributors and the family of our departed friend, I thank you, your treasurer, the honorary secretaries, and the coin- mittee, for the zeal and ability manifested in car rying to so successful a result the responsibility of providing a lasting memorial to departed worth. On behalf of the corporation and the town, I accept the noble gift, with its accompanying obligations. It was my privilege to know Joseph Sturge somewhat intimately. I can therefore with confidence endorse every word of commendation contained in your address. I never knew a man who appeared less selfish and more loving. He was a striking example of how true greatness may be attained, and how much one man might do by a consecrated life to relieve the sufferer and the oppressed. His generous nature knew no distinction between the dif ferent sections of God's great family. It was enough for him to know that help was needed to secure his aid. He was one of God's epistles to man, and though dead he yet speaketh. I trust that the beau tiful memorial this day inaugurated may speak com fort to the bereaved widow and encouragement to the fatherless children, and stimulate many of the present and future generations to follow his example. We should have been glad to have seen with us this day the genius that designed, and almost completed, the work of art before us; but, alas, before the finishing stroke was given his arm was paralysed by death, and, instead of receiving the thanks of the multitude now assembled, he speaks to us by this his last work, and from the grave, "Be ye also ready, for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of Man cometh." After a few words from Mr. Scholefield, Mr. BRIGHT said—Mr. Mayor and gentlemen, I also deem it a privilege to be permitted to be here to-day, although this assembly and this ceremony recall an event which was to me a great loss and a real grief. I have not been accustomed to look upon the erection of statues and monuments to the honour of the living or in memory of the dead with much favour and appreciation. Generally, in this country, and I fear in other countries also, they have been raised rather to rank than to worth, rather to suc cessful ambition than to true goodness, and more often to the destroyers than the benefactors and saviours of mankind. (Cheers.) But to-day there can be no doubt in the mind of any man—to-day we make no mistake—to-day it is worth we honour and not rank; it is true goodness, and not success ful ambition ; we erect the statue to a benefactor and friend, and not to a destroyer of men. (Hear, hear.) I shall not speak a history of our departed friend ; I shall not indulge in any elaborate eulogy ; but there are certain questions with which his name must be for a length of time—perhaps for ever—associated, to which I should like to ad vert. Already reference has been made to one question which is now of lively interest with us. Thirty years ago you remember how prominent was the name of Joseph Sturge in that noble and benevolent band of men who were making war upon the greatest crime that men have ever committed —the crime of the continuance of slavery. (Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") I know, and possibly many of you know, that after the Bill of Emancipation had passed, and the system that professed not to be slavery, but certainly was not freedom, had been established, Joseph Sturge journeyed to the West Indies, investigated all the circumstances, returned to England, and unveiled the whole of that system of imposture and evil : and mainly by his incessant labours, conjoined with the unsurpassed orations of George Thompson in the country and Lord Brougham in the senate, finally on one great and c glorious d.isy the lash was struck from the hand of the oppressor, and the shackle from the limbs of the slave. (Loud applause.) Another question has also been referred to—the question of peace. . Was it o that a professing servant of the Prince of P:oron :Bg.o 111 think it right to plead for peace ? (Hear, hear,) It was a matter of ridicule for some and cont empt for others that your illustrious towns man, in con neoti St. P e t ers b urg just before the break nn with some others of his friends proceeded to , ing out of the war with Russia. It was, however, done with an hone s t and conscientious object, and —one p b r e i l n ie c v ip ed al t ly o b it e wa sa i the will ofntheaMe obed ience l a; g t h o what I t w he e s a duty performed with a sublime courage, and I will undertake to say, though we cannot measure re sults, it was not without result towards the promo tion of peace and human happiness. (Hear.) But there was another question in which many men I see before me took a great interest. It was not only for the negro at a distance, men of different country and different clime in other parts of the world, that Joseph Sturge had sympathy—he had sympathy for his neighbours and his own people. Ho endeavoured to preach a political morality and justice that would have included the great body of the labourers and artisans of this country within the pale of the Constitution, and would have given to them the elective franchise. (Cheers.) He sought by these means to remove the barriers between classes, to reconcile all sections of society, and to ennoble his own countrymen. But some may say, " Well, what of all this ? did ho not fail in all these things ?" No ; I say he did not fail. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) I say that 800,000 negroes became free ; and I say further that the action of England in that matter has never ceased to move the intelli gence and the conscience of every people through out the world in the question of negro slavery. (Renewed cheering.) At this moment, we see in the North American continent a gigantic struggle mainly connected with that question. That conflict is the offspring of the sin of slavery ; and—l speak with great deference, for I see very little—it appears to me destined at no remote period to be its grave. (Hear, hear.) On the question of peace, notwith standing the great armaments which European Powers now support, there can be no doubt of this, that war is less rashly entered into than at any preceding period; that it is felt to be more perilous than heretofore, and more intolerable ; and wo be hold on every side the stream of industry and com merce widening and deepening throughout the world, and threatening—or rather I would say pro mising at no distant date to make war impossible between all civilised commercial and Christian na tions. (Cheers.) And if anybody says that the exertions of our departed friend on behalf of his countrymen in reference to the franchise were in vain, I only say that they were so much in vain that up to this moment the result is not cor rectly to be measured. But " the hour cometh " —as surely as we stand here—when one of the bar riers which he protested against will be broken down, and when these demarcations and privileges will perish, and when the institutions of this coun try will rest more widely than they now do upon the assistance and co-operation of the general body of the people of this kingdom. (Hear, hear.) If I were speaking a history of our departed friend, I might dwell upon his multitudinous acts of private benevolence. You know mere of them than I know; but you and I together know very little of them. (Hear.) But this little only we know because his left hand scarcely knew what his right hand did; but this we have faith to know, that his deeds of private benevolence are recorded on those everlast ing tablets which preserve for ever the memory of the actions of a good man. I recollect well the last visit I paid to the house of Joseph Sturge. It was but a few days—a very few days—before his last day on earth. I went with him to his place of worship, and I sat near him. His countenance was in the line of my eye; I observed it more than once. I remarked the gentleness, and the purity, and the peace that were expressed upon it. I felt that I was looking upon what I may describe as the coun tenance of "a just man made perfect." Well, we know all who are connected with the erection of this memorial have raised it to remind us of the charac ter of this man, of his great courage, of his great meekness, of his benevolence in action, of his charity in thought. It is not needful that this statue should be hero to remind this generation of him or, as in the lines— " Why need we monuments supply, To rescue what can never die ?" (Cheers.) But it is raised for succeding generations that they may know such a man dwelt here, that as he lived and he moved so ho was loved, so he was reverenced, and that in erecting this memorial we do it to stimulate future generations, and in spire them with sentiments of justice—to stimulate them to works of mercy and in the hope it may tend to raise up other men, who in their generation may confer on this great community an honour and a distinction as great as Birmingham now derives from the life and character of Joseph Sturge, (Great cheering.) After the" ceremonial" Mr. Middlemore, aschair man of the committee, invited a large party to luncheon at the Plough Hotel at Edgbaston. Messrs. Bright and Scholefield ; the Rev. Dr. Miller, rector of this town ; the Rev. Dr. Badham, the Mayor, Mr, Alderman Phillips, Mr. Alderman Palmer, and many other of the clergy and laity were present. After "The Queen" had been duly honoured, Mr. MIDDLEMORE proposed " The Memory of the Great and Good Joseph Sturge." Mr. BRIGHT said,—l have already in reference to the proceedings of the day said, as clearly as I could, what I had to say with respect to the man whose statue we had the pleasure to see uncovered, and it would have been a great relief to me if our chairman had called upon some gentle man more capable to do what he proposes I should do. But there is in the proceedings of this day a moral which we may all gather if we will. I believe there are few persons present, none who were with us a few hours ago at the meeting we held at the foot of the statue, who do not and who did not feel that they were assisting at a ceremonial which they felt they;were right in assisting at, and which did honour to themselves individually and was creditable to themselves as representatives of a great community. Now, if we were to examine why it is that so many persons who knew Joseph Sturge so intimately and so many who knew him indirectly and by hearsay think in our proceedings of to-day we are only doing him just honour—only doing justice to his name and memory, it is because we have all a belief in and a respect for his virtue. There can be no doubt in the mind of anybody acquainted with him of the sincerity of his professions, social or political. It is not necessary that we should all see alike or believe alike. On the contrary, it would not be well that we should all see alike or believe alike. It would destry competition ; it would destroy that rivaly which holds communities if it were so. Now, in the case of Joseph Sturge there was that degree of calmness in the discussion of all questions, that itwhich, though I never have har pretended i n all lalway always most sincerely c admired—no one more so. ( Cheer s.) lam quite sure that that calmness was o n e o f the many quell - h to s imitate , doings , ties which endeared him to all of us, which recom mended him, and which recommended his opinions to us. Unfortunately for me, I have not been very long connected with Birmingham. My visits here, unfortunately for myself, have been very short. But while I have been in Birmingham I have seen as much private labour for the good of the commu nity as I have seen anywhere. I am introduced to somebody, and I am told that he gives a great amount of time to Sunday-schools ; another to other branches of education ; another to the alleviation of the sufferings of our criminal population (cheers) ; and from the exertions of those excellent persons the town must derive great advantages. Now, it has often struck me that if we could introduce in public questions the calmness with which we discuss social and scientific ones, we should arrive at a much qu i c ker and much more satisfactory te rm ination than we do occasionally in Government questions. I think intelligence and careful consideration are as necessary in public questions as they are in pri vate ones. It occurs to me to refer to two questions which are particularly affecting Europe, and parti cularly the county of Lancaster. We have had for ' a long time possession of a country which could grow cotton, and which we ought to get from that country, but which we do not get. We have not L turned our attention to it. There has not been in- telligence enough displayed to comprehend the ' question ; and there has not been virtue enough when it has been comprehended. In the United States of America you find the most terrific calami ties that ever overtook any people have occurred. But every man can see that if 50 or 70 years ago there had been virtue eroagh to do away with that blot to humanity, slavery, these things would never have occurred. (Cheers.) If these men had had humanity enough, virtue enough, honesty enough, to do away with this curse, this greatest crime of the human race, humanity would have been spared the fearful spectacle tffforded by the present war. 1 have said, and I say again, it is not necessary we we should all agree and be of the same opinion. , But it is necessary that we should all seek after truth. Now, gentlemen, I believe there never was a time in the country, and perhaps, with the excep tion of the United States of America, there never was a time in any other country at which men were so anxious for the good of their fellow-men. There were never so many people anxious for the general welfare. (Cheers.) Now, if we could only intro duce this feeling into our Government I am not at all sure that we could not do great good for our country. (Loud cheers.) Joseph Sturge was a man who believed in the doctrine I have just enunciated. He thought that these questions were not only to be treated with calmness in all matters of domestic concern, but in matters of universal polity as well as in things of less moment. We have this day been witnesses of the uncovering of the statue of a man who, whether in his private or public IMO equally loved and revered, and who in private life and in public life sought only that which was true. Ido hope that what has taken place to-day in the presence of so many kind and sincere friends, who admired the character of Joseph Sturge, will have great and good effect on the growing community of the town, although the departed was known to us, that when men pass that monument, men who have sons and daughters, they will take the opportunity of telling their children why it was placed there, and that they may picture to them what sort of world this would be and how much its joys would be increased if we could only have in every town a man of such charity, a man whose kindly nature and whose generous heart was always ready to assist the wretched—a man who in his own notions of what was right was so firm and so immovable as our lamented friend and fellow-townsman, Joseph Sturge. (Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, I will only further say that this will be a day long remem bered in Birmingham, as one on which we have met together to do just honour to a man to whom honour was most truly due. (Cheers.) The memory of Mr. Thomas, the sculptor, was given from the chair. Poor Thomas, whose labo rious career was so early cut off, began life in a humble way in Birmingham, fostered by the gene rous hand of Mr. Branson, the railway contractor. Mr. GU/ THER (Mr. Branson's partner), in ac knowledging the sentiment, gave an interesting sketch of the early struggles of Thomas—his modesty and doubtingness of his own ability. He mentioned that the sculptor was much affected and depressed by the death of the Prince Consort, to which, combined with his arduous labours, he attri buted the early close of his earthly career. Mr: Guyther promised that the widow's heart should be gladdened by the kindly recognition of her husband's worth, and by the tribute paid to his memory. Several other sentiments followed before the meeting broke up. THE NAVY. VALETTA, May 31.—There is little or no naval news importance to notice. ller Majesty's pad dlewheel steamsloop Trident, 3, Commander E. J. Balfour, left Malta, as expected, on the 23d inst. for Naples, and the screw steam corvette Malacca, 17,,Capt. G. J. Napier, left the same day for Corfu, with a mail for the Admiral. Her Majesty's screw gunboat Surprise, 4, Commander W. 11. Whyte, and the screw corvette Pelican, 17, Commander P. Brock, came in yesterday, the former from Corfu, and the latter from the Piteous. The Pelican, I understand, has come to Malta for the trial of her master by court-martial on various charges brought against him by the captain. We have now in port the Hibernia receiving ship, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral H. J. Codrington, C.B. ; the London, 86 ; the Amphion, 36 ; the Pelican, 17 ; the Medina, surveying ship; the Gannet, 11 ; the Surprise, 4 ; the Procris, 3 ; the Boxer, 3; and the Hearty tug. The Gannet leaves this morning with the mails brought last night for Corfu. Some changes are about to be effected shortly in the distribution of the troops at the different stations in the Mediter-, ranean. The 2d battalion, 3d Buffs, now at Malta, will go to Gibraltar in about ten days to relieve the 25th, King's Own Borderers, who are to come here. It is reported that the 4th battalion Rifle Brigade here will relieve the 2d battalion 9th Regiment at Corfu, ordered to this island, and that the 6thßegi ment at Gibraltar will change places with the 2d battalion 2d Regiment at Corfu. The Italian cor vette Tripoli, which has been for some months past stationed at this port, left on the 27th inst. for Tripoli with secret orders. General Grivas, who commanded the Greek insurgents at Nauplia, and was among those exempted from the amnesty granted by the King, arrived here a few days ago from Smyrna for the purpose of taking up his residence in this island, A letter received yes- terday from Corfu, dated May 28, by her Ma jesty's screw :gunboat Surprise, says that her Majesty's screw line-of-battle ship Queen, 86, Capt. i C. F. Hillyar, arrived at that island on the day pre vious from Alexandria and the Piraeus, having on board the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg, and left a few hours afterwards with her distinguished passengers for Trieste. Her Majesty's ships at Corfu were the Marlborough, 131, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir W. F. Martin, K.C.8., the Malacca, 17, and the Icarus, 11. The Queen was expected back from Trieste in about ten days. Ad miral Martin was with his family taking the benefit of the country, residing at the Casino which the Empress of Austria occupied during her stay at Corfu. He had been living in a very retired man ner in that delightful spot. According to the news brought by the Surprise, it was believed that he would shortly remove to Naples. The Curacoa, screw frigate, Capt. A. Phillimore, was paid out of commission at Portsmouth yester day. George Ford, ship's corporal, James Privett, quartermaster, and Wm. Smith, boatswain's mate, were recommended to the Admiralty for the gra tuity and medal allowed for long service. Jobn theC morninghi China n The West, sa Cormorant,i lmak, er, Commanderrecommended C. m of r . B t te e k zd a a o l . d the Racehorse, 4, Comma nder Boxer, screw steam f g r u o n n e s s h s arrived at S station. Th e Norwegian screw c s, corvette Nornen, 20 gun TheyaPri 8 guns Capt.apt STh, and sailed S a yesterday morn- o t h r e o a p d o rt yesterda y ed for ing with a fine westerly breeze. The Nornen is bound for Christia na, and the Hela for Dantsie. Capt. Kaittt, thfreo Pmrusps.i headig Hel a, TIIE A.RMY. A notification was yesterday received at Chatham garrison announcing that reinforcements to the for the purpose of augmenting the number of upwards of 4,000 men of all ranks, with 101 officers, will embark for India, towards the end ovfartihoiussnic°avnatiilriy and infantry regiments serving in are the numbers of o ffi cers and men of the Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Presidencies. The swevinergal regiments who will embark for the Pre- Bengal-45 o ffi cers and 2,230 non-commissioned o ffi cers and men, selected from the 2d (Queen's) Dragoon Guards, Bth Hus sars, 17th Lancers, Royal Artillery, Ist battalion, stf7lidielencies named t—For 13th (Prince Albert's) Light Infantry, lot battalion . ~'7 I // /12