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All persons who effect Policies on the Participating Scale before June 3oth, 1862, will be entitled at the Next Bonus to one year's additional Share of Profits over later Assurers. Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal can be obtained of any of the Society's Agents, or of GEORGE CUTCLIFFE, Actuary and Secretary. 13, St. James's-square, London, S.W. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 1862. IN PARLIAMEN'T.-SESSION 1862. N°. 21,803. PRICE.....— ..4d. STAMPED ....sd. METROPOLITAN AND THAMES VALLEY RAIL WAY BILL. PROPOSED ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. (Alteration of Line of proposed Railway in the parishes of Hampton, Hanworth, Sunbury, t,nd Sheerton. ) NOTICE IS IS HEREBY GIVEN, That applica tion has been made to Parliament for leave to make provision in the Metropolitan and Thames Valley Railway Bill, now pending in Parliament, for effecting the o bj ects following, viz. : To empower the Metropolitan and Thames Valley Railway Company to make and maintain an alteration in the line or course of the proposed Railway, which, in the said Bill, is distinguished as N,D. 3 ; wl.ich alteration will commence in or near the property, which, on the plans deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for Middlesex and the Parish Clerks in November last, is numbered 15 in the parish of Hampton, and will terminate in or near the property which, on those plans, is numbered 15, in the parish of Shepperton, and will be made or pass from, in, through, or into the parishes, town ships, and extraparochial and other places, of Hampton, hanworth, S . inbury, and Shepp er t on, or some of them, all in the county of Middlesex. To cross, alter, or divert for the purposes of the intended Railway as proposed to be altered, and either temporarily or Permanently, certain roads, highways, footpaths, streams, sewers, drains, ways, and water-courses within the afore said parishes, townships, and extraparochial and other Plates. To purchase, by compulsion, and by agreement, lands, houses, and hereditaments for the purpose- of the intended Railway, as proposed t o b e altered, and to vary or extinguish any rights or privileges connected with such lands, houses, and hereditaments, and to levy tolls and charges upon or in respect of the intended Railway as altered. Plans and sections of that portion of the intended Rail vray so proposed to be altered, with a Book of Reference to such an published map showinz the line of the intended Railway as altered, and a copy of this notice, as published in the London Gazette, have been or will be deposited for public inspection with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Middlesex, at his office, at Clerkenwell, in that county, in the present month of April, and a copy of so much of the sain plans, sections, and Book of Reference, as re.ates to each parish, township, extraparochial, or other place in or through which the alteration will be made, together with a copy of this notice, as published in the London Gazette, have been or will be deposited for public inspection in the present month of April, with the Parish Clerk of each such parish, at Ids residence, and that printed copies of the proposed clauses for effecting the objects aforesaid, have been deposited at the Private Bill Office of the House of Commons. 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Pope at Twickenham' is a cabinet picture. ' Marianne' will =mend itself to all mothers by its gush of parental tr_nderness, and its acquaint ance with baby wiu u u mytilenCti. ' Yructidoi • .buvv. what Dutch fidelity of word painting the author can master when he tries. Ais fruit is as vivid and well characterised as if Lance had painted it."—Athenmum. "The charm of Mr. Kent's poetry, as it is the first condi tion of success to all poets, is that he is in sympathy with his subject and not only with himself ; that he is truly poet and not egotist. lint it is by no means his only merit. He is a mas ter of versification. The flow ce his verse is smooth and me lodious, and enriched with a copious and ornate vocabulary. Shelley at Marlow' is a painting exquisitely delicate. The vision of Shelley with which Mr. Kent presents us is almost perfect. DREAMLAND' ' is a work conceived in a noble spirit, and executed with scholarly taste, frequently with flashes of true poetic inspiration. ' the Dying Bridegroom' is distinguished by a genuine pathos, which leads us to be lieve that Mr. Kent would succeed eminently in some story of the affections." —The London Review. "Mr. Kent's poems come before the world with the advan tage, not only of an author's name, but of a name already agreeably and musically known in the metrical literature of the day. His `Aletheia' was very favourably received by the public, and has no doubt been the companion of many thoughtful readers who will gladly welcome another volume from his pen. A series of portraits drawn with true poetic sympathy and veneration. The best of all, we think, is that of Scott. There is something in the lines that will remind the reader of the chime of Scott's own verse."—John Bull. " Verses, many of them extremely tender and harmonious, and all indicating a mind caretuily cultured and imbued with elegant tastes."—Daily News. "Poems of very considerable excellence. 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Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate he interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CIIOLOGY, Ind GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE. RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANr, at 149, Strand, W.C. The hill-country pnhlin, annnetnynpri to only ralna sional overflows of brooks and the winter-flooding of river margin meadows, can have no idea of the dismay and consternation which have fallen upon a large portion of the Fen population, through the disaster to the middle level sluice. The great plain of peat fens and marine marshes, stretching 70 miles from Lincoln almost to Cambridge, with an area of nearly 700,000 acres, lies so low and hori zontal that its surface is beneath the level of the sea at high water, though above the datum line of low water mark. On the map it appears like an en largement of the great bay of the Wash ; and a shallow inland bay it would be if the ocean were not held out by massive barrier banks. The Ouse, Nene, and other large rivers, bringing down the drainage of an upland tract five times larger than the Fen plain itself, have reached the sea level when they enter this district, and are conducted across it (a distance of 20 to 35 miles) between lofty embank ments, which give the surface of the sluggish streams a fall of some few inches per mile. The downfall or drain-water of the flat land is collected and carried to the seaward channels and estiaries in artificial cuts, issuing through sluices having valve-doors, which exclude the rising tide, but open when this has fallen below the head of drain-water slands)land in thet he highest whole o s f t a t t inside. So th a t ( except i ng a few i nsular h i g h e h i s o f immense cultivation, d istr with i i ctfrie t h s crops, flocks, herds, its farmyards, innumerable vil lages, and thickly -peopled towns, exists upon the ability of its banks to withstand the hydrostatic pressure of high-rising fresh waters and the assault of stormy spring tides, and also upon the security of the capacious sluices which pour out its drainage into the large tidal rivers. In the present acci dent of the bursting of an important sluice the consequences are already extensive and alarming, and the danger of most widespread ruin is becoming painfully apparent. The site of the sluice is four miles south of Lynn, at the junction of the middle level main drain with the broad and deep Ouse ; and this drain is a straight cut from the sluice 11 miles in a south-western direction to the district of the middle level, 140,000 acres in extent, of which it is the main artery and outfall. But the tract of country flanking the cut for 11 miles above the sluice does not drain through the cut, having outfalls of its own into the Ouse, and this neutral district is at present the greatest sufferer. Three to four miles from the destroyed sluice, the west bank of the cut gave way, precipitating the rapidly in flowing tide upon the fen land ; and though some of the minor holes were cleverly taken or stopped up with sacks of earth, the main breach continues open, being on Tuesday 40 yards in width. Such is the volume of water pouring through this gap that on Tuesday night the extent of ground inundated was estimated at 15,000 acres, and two tides since then have probably spread the deluge over 20,000 acres. The districts at present flooded are Marshland Fen, the Smeeth, Bread and Short Fens, and parts of Magdalen Fen and Bardolph Fen. Farmyards are full of water, the straw floating about; barns have been hastily cleared of grain, and, where possible, ricks of wheat and beans are being carted to the higher spots of ground about the Marshland vil lages. Here also the sheep and cattle from the threatened or drowned fens have been collected. Cottagers have been driven at short notice from their homes, some moving their downstairs furniture into the chambers ; others being able to carry off most part of their moveables in carts, and house after REVIEWS OF THE house is WORK, t o be seen with waves lapping at the brick "Curtis on Manhood.—This is a trulT luable work, and walls and wetting the doer-handles, while hedge young and old ' Sunday Times," hould be in the hands of tops de n3d Tetarch, 1856. ote the site of the garden and its submerged "The author has conferred a great boon by publishing this vegetables. Where the flood is dee- Utile work, in which is described the source of those diseases pollard, t the rows of pes which produce decline in youth or more frequently prematur e willow, or thorn bushes old age."—" Daily Telegraph," Mara. 27, 1856. of gates imr lease where en , ' the top bars and This work, which fort enty years has stood the test of and on the outskirts_..,iosures of cropping lie ; professional criticism and empirical hostility, treats in aplain and sympathising. manner on the various disqualifications you see fine wh- - of the bright sheet of water hid impediments arising from nervous excitement and de- forward - -eat crops with their rank green flags, ; and to invalids suffering from youthful errors and yeas and beans, ridges Condon it win be found valuable and usetul."—Reeord. a r Cs but lately where the potatoes ; Published by J. &lien, 20, Warwick Lane, Pater- - planted,' fellows half re ared for noster-row; Mann, :91 Cornh ill ' A Mangold and turnip Bowl P P near' of Consultation-10 to a and oto 1 3 ! tilluairo - 40 till 2 water is steadily creepin g ng—over all of which the and killing all with its THE DISCOUNT MARKET. The activity in the discount market continues, but there are as yet no signs that it is otherwise than exceptional. There has certainly been no such revival of general trade as to cause an extra absorp tion of money either in London or the provinces, and the foreign loans lately contracted can have had but a limited influence in bringing about the presen t alteration, since such sums as have already been sent away in connection with them have been chiefly sup plied by the arrivals from other places, and their effect, therefore, has simply been to prevent a great increase of ease which would otherwise have taken place. If the half-million sterling which has just been despatched by Messrs. Rothschild to St. Peter sburg had not been wanted for that destination, it would have swollen the amount already in the Bank of England, and, to the great joy of all con coctors of companies and of those extensive and active classes who can never get credit when money is at its normal rate, might have sent the terms of that establishment down to 2 per cent. But the mere fact that this fresh inflation has been pre vented will in no way account for the movement in the opposition direction. Again, the circumstance that, owing to the discount allowed for prepayment on the recent loans, several millions have been promptly paid up cannot create any actual scarcity in the discount market until these amounts are sent away. If the holder of £lO,OOO Egyptian Scrip chooses to pay up all the instalments at once, and draws a check for the purpose on Messrs. Jones Lloyd and Co., the resnit is simply that the balances held by Messrs. Jones Lloyd and Co., are reduced to the extent of £lO,OOO, while these of the Bank of England, who are the bankers to the agents for the lose, are increased by that amount. Just as the lending power of one bank is diminished that of the other is augmented. So also if a prepayment on Russian scrip is made, the check which the holder gives is paid in by Messrs. Rothschild to their bankers, and the operation in like manner is nothing more than a transfer between kindred establish ments. In cases, however, where any large sums. are paid to the Bank of England, as in that of the £BOO,OOO already paid on the Egyptian loan, the effect is produced of bringing the market rate for money more nearly to the level of that of the Bank of England, since the sum thus absorbed by this establishment will not again be let out, except to those who are willing to accede to its minimum terms. So far, therefore, as the equalisation of the rates in the open market with those of the Bank of England is concerned, an explanation to some extent can thus be furnished. As regards any tendency to a further advance, the solution must be found-1, in the momentary increase in the activity of the note circulation during the days when payments on loans or shares are in progress ; 2, in the possible desire of the banks to act just now with especial caution until they can better estimate the probable influence of the foreign commitments incurred, and the rapidity with which the sums paid will be des patched ; and, lastly, in the natural disposition of the discount houses to exaggerate to their customers the upward aspect of the market, so that for all paper having more than three months to run, and which is not negotiable at the Bank, they may be able to make full charges. The question really is whether the receipts of specie from America, Aus tralia, and elsewhere are likelyduring the next six months to be sufficient to meet the artificial outflow that our loan instalments will cause. At present, it looks as if such would be the case, but our re quirements will not be limited to the loans and schemes already brought out. There will be a daily continuance of them to long as they can be made to float at any premium, and meanwhile the contingencies of the harvest and of American poli. tics may introduce elements to control all other cal culations.— Times. THE GREAT FLOOD 1N I.HE FENS. TEA.—STRACHAN and CO.'S Strong 110,01 " Domestic" Black at as. 10. per lb.-26, Cornhill, London, E.C. TEA.—STRACHAN and CO.'S Fine " Inter mediate " Black at 3s. Bd. per lb.-26, Cornhill, Lon don, E.C. TEA' STRACITAN and CO.'S Delicious " Drawitn-,r Room " Black at 4s. 2d. per lb.-26, Com mit, London, E.C. 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" 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 four d in the private study of all who are subject to stricture."—Aledical Circular. deep irrigation of brine. The loss of property it is impossible to calculate—perhaps £6 to £lO an acre for the cropping, now totally destroyed; but who can value the whole damage, except by saying that scores of farmers have bad suddenly swept away every vestige of vegetable produce on their farms, and of course have all the year's expenses to meet with no haytime and no harvest. The greater por tion of occupiers of the flooded fields have other land not likely to be reached by the salt deluge; but nevertheless it is probable that the greatness of the destruction will ruin hundreds of families. That the breach will not be closed for some time is pro bable, because it operates as a safety-valve, reliev ing the drain of the incoming tides, and, by thus diminishing the pressure, preventing more destruc tive breaches of the eastern bank and further in land. Piles are being driven at the first bridge above the sluice, with a dew of checking the iniow of the tide and for ming a dam ; but when the cut has thus been stopped up it will only be the tidal enemy that has been set at bay. The Marshland fens having outfalls and steam-engines of their own, will soon bale out the present flood ; but the cut is the means of egress for the middle lever drain-waters far inland to the dried Whittlesea Mere and the foot of the Huntingdonsaire hills ; and in a rainy season the delay unavoidable in securing a drainage pro tent. will slowly, but not the less surely, swell the quantity of water in main drains and ditches, and soak and then overspread the magnificent crops now pushing forward and altut,r,t spindling for the ear. The rebuilding of the sluice at a cost of some £40,000 is an insignificant item in comparison with the pro digious sums that will be sacrified in case a wet time should now ensue. In the year 1841 the inner portions of the middle level were flooded owing to imperfect drainage, the damage sustained exceeding £150,000; and by Acts of Parliament of 1844 and 1848 £450,000 were raised by taxation of the lands for executing the present cut, erecting the sluice, and remodelling the entire system of drainage. The results were so satisfactory, in giving many localities a drainage by natural fall in lieu of costly steam and fitfull windmill drainage, in lowering the head of water against which the few still necessary wheel had to throw, and in reclaiming Whit tlesea Mere, that the old lines of drain have been ❑eglected, the old main arteries are much choked up, and it is now a difficult question by what means the immense body of drain-water in the 140,000 acres is to be discharged while the sluice is being rebuilt. In any case it seems necessary to erect very powerful steam pumps or wheels ; and woe be to the middle level population if a cloudy summer should sympathise with their woes by undue weeping. The fen districts, which are now under water, have no claim upon the middle level for redress ; and the latter will probably suffer with little less severity ; and whether or not any charge of dilatoriness or unskilfulness may be brought home to those who had the watching and repairing of the sluice, the existing and prospective distress of this sudden visitation is extensive and profound enough to receive a share of public sympathy. THE KING OF ITALY'S VISIT TO NAPLES. A letter from Naples, dated May 10, says a recent letter I ventured to suggest the probable reason of the tardy arrival of Sir James Hudson in Naples, as also of the absence of a larger British fleet on this important occasion. You will permit me in my present letter to enlarge on this subject. It is well known that the policy of France as re gards Southern Italy has, to say the least, been doubtful. Fabricators of Francis ll.'s impossible constitution at the eleventh hour, for it was all con cocted in the house of the French Minister, they 1 next endeavoured to oppose the landing of Garibaldi on the coast of Calabria. At a later date they pro posed landing a body of men in Naples from their fleet—a proposition which only failed through the firmness of our Admiral. Their conduct before Gaeta is matter of history, for all the world knows that but for the vexatious presence and intervention of their fleet that stronghold would have fallen much earlier. Thwarted in every effort to embarrass and to retard the attainment of the great object on which every Italian is now bent, they give at last a very modified acknowledgment of Victor Emma nuel as King of Italy ; but, at the same time, if they do not sanction, they at least permit the assem blage in Rome of the offseourings of every country in Europe, who cross the Papal frontier with im punity and keep a great portion of Southern Italy in continual agitation. Providence has, however, watched over the destinies of this interesting land, great difficulties have been surmounted, and some of its best friends, who at first had' their doubts, now not only admit the possibility of an united Italy, but that this is the only solution of a ques tiaoinnfwulheiexhpehnatsatinsn. Theolongkept Europe in a state of p s ympathies of England with the Italians during their long struggles are too well known to require any additional expres sion, and, though it may be the fashion of some to laugh at moral support, yet the turn which events have taken has proved all its value. It was, how ever, of the greatest importance to elicit a strong expression of sentiment on the part of the French, and this has been dyne most effectually: They have taken the leading part on this occasion. While we have had not more than three ships-of-war here at any time during the last fortnight, they have had nine ships of the line and three Admirals. The absence, too, of Sir James Hudson has given the first post in the Diplomatic body to M. Bene detti. Nothing has interfered with the complete ness of the French demonstration, and the Em peror is now too far compromised, even if he 17n weieasnhed to draw back f ro m his avowed support of Victor Em manue l, as King of U n it e d It a ly made e a i l n all the the ßay s o t f ro N ng ap er lea f . rom lf iitts was ha the ving policy of our Government to bring about such a result, it has succeeded most effectually, and, truth to say, it is difficult to suppose that such was not the case. I must observe, however, that with their usual tact the French are making the best of the circum- stances to redeem themselves in the opinion of the Neapolitans. The magnificent and unique spectacle which was offered to them last Sunday night was just the thing to dazzle the imaginations of this people, and this week it has been seriously dis cussed by the French commanders whether or not to land a portion of their men on the coast and take them a passeggiata into the country ! The motive given out was the health of the men, but there is reason to believe that the whole affair was to be a little imitation of the landing of men from the Exmouth last year in the Bay of Castella mare,—a manoeuvre which, however simple, called down the wrath of the French press. Nothing has as yet been decide& but I repeat that the idea has been seriously entertained this week. I have already communicated to you the intention of the King to establish the residence of Prince Humbert in Naples. On very high authority I can assure you that it was the wish of Ricasoli to send the Prince here for six months, and that the proposition only failed because his Majesty, influenced by those around him, opposed whatever Ricasoli proposed. I believe that the measure will be highly gratifying to all classes. There is very doubtful wisdom in much of the charity of the Neapolitans, and an instance of it 1 remark in the distribution of '72,000 loaves by the bankers and merchants. Six thousand were distri buted on the Bth, 5,000 yesterday, and the work will go on as long as the Ring remains. All these things tend to break down the s e lf- res p ec t a.nd self dependence of the poor. Im ag i ne th i s vast nuLnuer of persons rushing, hat in hand, if th e y have ono, to receive a morsel of bread. "L e mang io a faccia sn a," shouted a woman the oth er d ay , h o lding up her loaf. Freely translated, it means " I eat 'em and no thanks for 'em." Such charity elicits tlo gratitude, while it ruins character. But what chs" London: 11. Bail Here, 219, Regent-street. Now Ready, price is., post free 14 stamps, or in a sealed envelope 20 stamps.—Address "Medicus," 44A, Maddox street, Regent-street London, W. 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The Duke of Somerset held a levee yesterday at the Admiralty, Whitehall, at which the under named officers attended :—Rear-Admiral W. Ram say, Captain F. Marten, Captain S. S. L. Crofton, Captain S. G. Cresswell, Captain the Hon. Thos. Baillie, Captain George A. Seymour, Captain W. H. Hall, Commander the Hon. Thomas A. Paken• ham, Commander E. W. Shaw, Commander Robt. A. Parr, Commander A. T. Mann, Commander J. E. Bingham, Commander M. S. L, Piele, Comman der T. T. Bullock, Commander John Sanders, Com mander J. Palmer, Commander C. Bromley, Lieut. Thomas Eyton, Lieutenant W. G. Douglas, Lieut. J. A. A. Hatchard, Lieutenant E. F. Lodders, and Staff-Surgeons John Moody and Robert J. C. Scott. Arrangements are being made in her Majesty's Dockyard at Sheerness for the construction of a new iron-cased steamer, to be built on Capt. Cow per Coles's cupola principle, with two shields. The dimensions of the vessel are as follows :—Length between perpendiculars, 185 feet; length of keel for tonnage, 148 feet; extreme breadth, 42 feet; breadth for tonnage, 42 feet ; breadth moulded, 41 feet 9 inches ; depth in hold, 19 feet 10 inches ; and burden in tons, 1,385. She will draw about 16 feet of water forward and 17 feet aft. Her stem will be constructed somewhat after the pattern of that of the Defence and the Resistance iron-cased frigates. What has been chiefly kept in view in the design of the vessel is to combine great speed with great powers of resistance. The preparations which are necessary for the construction of this vessel will be effected without any extraordinary expense to the Government. The Arethusa, 51, 3,140 tons, 500 horse-power, has been removed to the Stangate-creek, Chatham, where she is to be stationed for the present, Admi ralty orders having been received for discontinuing the work of fitting her, in order that the hands employed on her may be transferred to the other vessels fitting. Messrs. Taylor, of the Britannia Ironworks,Birk enhead, have entered into a contract with the Admi ralty for erecting one of their portable cranes adjoining No. 3 dock, at Chatham, for raising the iron armour-plates to be affixed to the sides of the Royal Oak, 50, which will be placed in that dock as soon as launched. The traveller for the crane is to be constructed by Messrs. Aveling and Porter, Rochester. The caisson at the en trance of the dock is to be altered to admit of the Royal Oak being docked. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. G. S. Barnes, to the St. Vincent ; Sub.-Lieut. J. J. C. Smail, to the Gala tea ; Julian A. Dashwood, Henry C. Maclean, Arthur B. Mansell, J. C. Montgomery, W. Henn, and G. E. Somerset, midshipmen, to the Galatea ; W. R. Clutterbuck, Harry N. Lowe and J. Hioks, midshipmen, to the Vesuvius ; W. H. Roberts, midshipman, to the Emerald ; A. H. H. S. Mercer, Butler J. S. 0. Carter, Marcus M'Causland, Walter P. Ogle, and Francis C. Master, naval cadets, to the Galatea; T. M'Carthy, surg., to the Vesu vius ; and D. R. Alcock, assist.-surg., to the Vesu vius. THE ARMT: The 15 110-pounder Armstrong guns, each of 86 cwt., which have just been mounted on the forti fications at the entrance to the Medway, for the protection of the channel loading to Chatham dock yard and citadel, have been fitted with every appli ance, and are now in readiness for immediate service. By direction of the General commanding the district practice is to be carried on with these guns by the Royal Artillery at stated intervals dur ing the ensuing summer, in order to accustom them to the use of the Armstrong artillery. There appear, however, to be some doubts entertained whether it will be possible to burst the common and segment Armstrong shells with their full charges, on account of the range being scarcely sufficiently clear of vessels passing up and down the Thames at the Nore to allow of the lateral spreading of the fragmentary portions of those for midable projectiles. Since the late inspection of the Ist division of the depot brigade, Royal Artillery, at Sheerness, by the Duke of Cambridge, a complete change has been effected in the military duties of the officers and men. The customary Artillery drills and exercises have been entirely suspended, in order that the recruits may be perfected in slow and quick marching, and their military appearance im proved by the adoption of a course of extensive motions. At the recent inspection of the garrison, the Duke of Cambridge appeared to be struck with the apparent smartness end soldierly quickness evinced by the men of the Ist division, and hence the order for a complete change to be made in their drill. Already a marked improve ment is perceptible in the bearing and carriage of the recruits. They have lost that awkward and slovenly appearance which is characteristic of an Artillery recruit who is being constantly drilled at heavy gun exercises. The Royal Cumberland Militia, who have been up for drill, were reviewed at Whitehaven on Mon day by Ccl. Bingham, Adjutant-General, who ex pressed himself well satisfied with their efficiency. The Royal Denbigh Militia assembled 465 strong on the Bth inst. There were few absentees, and their absence was satisfactorily accounted for. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF A YOUNG LADY. —lt may be remembered that on Tuesday, the 22d ult., a young married lady disappeared from the neighbourhood of Howden, under very distressing circumstances. On the afternoon of that day she left Howden by the ferry, stating that she had business at Skelton, a village about a mile further down the river, and proceeded in that direction. She was never afterwards seen alive. The following morn ing a package containing her fur, bonnet, mantle, umbrella, and some linen, was found in a garden at the front of a house at Skelton, near the river. The inference was, that the young lady, who had only been married about a fort night, had thrown herself into the river ; but a diligent search of the river threw no light on the matter. hos On Tuoatses day, however, the attention of some keelmen, we b were drawn up at Howdendyke, was attracted to an object which floated in between the vessels, and which proved to be the body of the unfortunate young lady. It was lashed to the side of one of the keels until the arrival of the steamer which plies between Goole and Hull, when a passenger on board kindly gave the keelmen half a crown to convey it on shore, there to await the coroner's inquest. The body was comp letely dresse d, ex cepting a shawl and bonnet, and was in a better state of preservation than might have been ex pec• ted• -11tanekester Examiner. BENSON'S S WATCHES AND CLOCKS..—" Perfection of mechanism ." —Morning Post. Gold watches, sto 100 guineas ; silver watches, 2 to 50 guineas. 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They are not drastic purgativeg - -(id do not give pain. All dyspeptic readers should knOw''-tha they have net done all that might be done to re-establish abh-apt; ex4Cl3 " t in en g ce p unl ills' esa they ha" tried liollmay , e a 324 - THE -LIGHT IVlill 2'llE REBELS NEAR 111 11VG-HONG. On Thu(rFsdroaiyn,tlitha O N°2r ; i t ' : Thi o n f a :Z i v a r; ) ry, Admiral Sir James Hope, 1i.C.8., Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Forces in China, proceeded up the Wong poo River above Shanghai in her Majesty's steam tender Coromandel, with a detachment of Royal Marines from her Majesty's ship Impericuse, under Captain Holland, for the purpose of reconnoitring on the Pootung side of the river. Information had been previously obtained that a well-armed band of Taiping rebels were located within a village some 20 miles from Shanghai. The Admiral was joined on the spot by Colonel Ward and a detachment of his disciplined Chinese troops. A reconnoitring party of about 100 Marines and Chinese then landed under command of their officers, when they marched towards a small village called Seaou-dong, which was said to be an outpost of the rebels, and strongly fortified, their main body being located at a large village or un walled town a few miles further on, called Nan jaou. They had been committing great depreda tions in the country around, and had recently defeated a large Imperial force sent against them. As the reconnoitring party approached the place they found it strongly fortified, and the rebels, in great numbers, very bold, advancing towards them, shouting and inviting them 'to come on, at the same time opening a brisk fire upon the party. The leaders, having effected their reconnaissance, re turned to the boats, with two of Ward's soldiers slightly wounded. A gunboat was immediately despatched to Shang hai for reinforcements, and the Chinese soldiers re turned to Sungkeong for assistance. Next day, Friday, the 28th of February, the ex pected reinforcements arrived, and mustered at Ming-hong, consisting of 350 British sailors and Marines, 300 French soldiers, 35 artillerymen, and about 700 Chinese, with four howitzers from Brad shaw's battery, one from the Imperiause, and two belonging to the French. A boat had just been intercepted by Le, the Chi nese commander-in-chief at Ming-hong, conveying a rebel despatch requesting a thousand men to be sent from some head-quarters, so that they were evidently preparing to resist an attack. It being too late in the day to commence opera tions on Friday, nothing was done until the follow ing morning. Saturday, March 1, when the whole farce was landed, and they marched to the fortified village, accompanied by a number of coolies bearing litters and stages for constructing bridges. The place lay about two miles inland, directly opposite to Ming-hong, and was approached by a tolerably wide road, rather better than usual, which rendered the transport of the artillery comparatively easy, the only delay being caused in crossing one or two rough bridges. Notwithstanding all these impediments, the ex pedition arrived before the place of attack at 8 a.m., and halted at about 500 yards' distance. Few flags were shown by the rebele, and only one or two men could be seen moving about. It was evident that they were keeping very close, and reserving their fire until the troops got nearer. At first it was sup posed that they had evacuated the place,'when parties of skirmishers from Ward's corps sent to the right fearlessly crept up under cover of the graves, and soon began to exchange shots with the enemy, upon which all doubt as to their having evacuated the place was removed. In the meantime the remainder of the expedition had a sufficient opportunity of surveying the work which was before them, and which presented de fences of a very formidable nature. In front there was a mass of bricks and tiles, the debris of a few houses which were standing the day previous. Be hind this barrier appeared ro'n of atnkes drircn into the ground, thick and close—about 3ft. high, interspersed with short pointed bamboo sprigs. Then came a trench about 7ft. deep, the sides of which were completely studded with these small bamboo spikes. On the opposite side were more stakes very thickly set in the ground, and beyond these rose an earthwork some 15ft. high, sur mounted by three cavaliers, each pierced with three ports, but containing only one gun, the intermediate space being filled up with strong barricades of red boxes filled with earth and stones, coffins, bags of cotton, sandbags, tables, and furniture—in fact, everything that could be stuck together to form a barricade, thickly loopholed for musketry—a place that could not be stormed without the loss of a great many men, unless assisted by artillery. The fire on the right now became more frequent. It was evident that the enemy were being roused up. A shell or two was thrown in, which proved to the rebels that their foreign asailants were in earnest, at which they opened fire with gingalls, muskets, rifles, and small guns. The action then became general, and for about an hour an incessant fire was kept up on the enemy from small-arms, with an occasional shell. The fire of the enemy was stubborn, and continued up to the last moment, when the marines had got close up to the barricade, only waiting the admiral's orders to enter the in trenchments. At this time the enemy were observed to be re treating in great numbers from the rear, when the shells from Bradshaw's artillery were thrown ra pidly among them, committing fearful havoc. Numbers also fell under the fire from the rifles of the French and English sailors who were ex tended out on the left to cut them off; but the na ture of the country precluded this, so they kept up an incessant fusillade on them as they ran away. Some of Colonel Ward's soldiers had got round on the other side, and were in hot pursuit. The fire from the earthworks being pretty well silenced, the British Admiral waved his cap, when the Marines under Captain Holland and Lieutenant Sturt, and the blue-jackets under Commanders Gibson, Fa w k es and Richardson, entered in front through a breach which was soon made by an extempore company of sappers and miners—blue -jackets—under Li en- 1 tenant Bosanquet, of her Majesty's guntioat Plainer, who seemed to enjoy the work exceedi ng l y. A severe contest then took place in the main street of the th e they could village, n w o h t er e the withstand rebels eb e t l h s e bayonet charge of the Marines and the heavy fire v poured among them. M a ny fell, and some hand -to-hand c on fli c t s t oo k place. From inquiry and observation, Taiping rebels holding than 6,000 ;of these the place could not be less kiled, and Upwardsb etween of 300 taken prisoners. The and holm The bodies in es presented an awful spectacle. some places lay in heaps, and the plain beyond the village was strewed with those who were shot down in the flight. The practice of Bradshaw's mountain howitzers was good, as soon as the range was obtained, but the rockets were a failure. The French guns also played with great effect. Every ono engaged behaved with coolness and courage, advancing gradually, and getting through the before-mentioned formidable obstacles forming the outer defences, through the trench, and right up the breastwork, long before the guns were silenced. As for the Chinese organized under Colonel Ward, they seemed to know no fear, and perhaps exposed themselves too much. The loss of this force was one officer very badly wounded, about tell rank and file killed and 40 wounded, some severely. Two or three English Marines were badly wounded ; but from their being kept better under cover, t he foreign portion of the force suffered slightly in com parison. ompanied by The British Admiral himself, ace Mr. Alabaster, the Consulate interpreter, was right in front directing the attack in that part, while Ward and his men vigorously assailed the enemy on the left. After all Was over the village was set on fire, and the foreign trolls embarked for Shanghai. CHESTER RACES.—Txtrnsmaar.Nl -&-; The settling on the great race of yesterday went on very smoothly at the rooms during the morning, after which some betting took place on the Dee Stakes and the Derby. The weather was beautiful, the attendance on the course quite equal to that usually seen on the third day, and six races were run, the finest of all being the Marquis of West minster's Plato, which ended in a dead heat. A dispute arose after the Dee Stakes, which were given to Costa, who was first past the post. The remaining races contained but little interest, and the last was run before six o'clock. The Dee Stand Cup, of 50 soya, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 5 sous each. Winners extra. Grosvenor Course. 9 subs. Mr. Barber's Doncaster, 5 yrs, Bst Sib (Entwistle) I Mr. T. Hunt's Jacob, 5 yrs, 7st 511) (Thomas) 2 Mr. J. A shwood's Everlasting, 4 yrs 7st G 9lb rimshaw) 3 Capt. Christie's Sweet Jessamine, 3 yrs, Gat Sib (J. Daley) 4 Mr. Hawkesley's Paradox, 3 yrs. ist 411 b „ (H. Taylor) 5 Betting-6 to 4 agst Doncaster. 3to 1 agst Sweet Jessa mine, and 5 to 1 agst Paradox. J. Grimsbaw weighed for Maid of Luno, but the gJiy did not get to the post in time to start. never after aa Doncaster, it,eia _eba rdieddg N , v o i at t nu h drn S N, l ow e nh e L e inn sa ceaentt Jessamine ejrc Paradox jumped off with a clear lead, followed by Jacob lying side by side. In this way they ran past the stand to pace : and followed closely in the wake of the leaders. Or.: Jessamine and intbi nr ecetook Everlasting lengths ththird place, entering the straight, Doncaster went to the front, was Councillor, Bst 1011) (Bullock) 4 a bad third ; the others were pulled up. De s e ee S o ta n k d e t s o of 10 receivesoya each, with 200 added, for 3-yr-olds. of the stakes. Grosvenor Course. 38 subs. Mr. lir. I p l a e w rr s y o 's n,B Costa, Th Lord Wilton's Lay Evelyn c, Bst 101 b (Challoner) I Colonel Towneley's Hubert, Bst 1011) (Ashraall) 2 (Snowden) 3 The following also ran :—Alchymiet, Elector, Trust, and Drummer Boy. Betting-6 to 5 agst Alchymist, 6to 1 agst Haul, and 7 to 1 each agst Costa, Town Councillor, and the Lady Evelyn colt. Hubert was the first away, but was immediately after passed by the favourite, who took a clear lead next the rails, Hubert going:tin third, with Lady Evelyn colt, Trust, and Costa following next; then came Town Councillor, and Drummer Boy, Elector being last. On passing the stand, the Lady Evelyn colt obtained the second place, Hubert going on on third, Trust next, with Costa at her girths, the others following in the order we have given them. On reaching the T.Y.C. post, Alchymist appeared in difficul ties, and shortly after WAS headed by the Lady Evelyn colt, who came on with the running, followed at the bridge turn by Hubert, Costa, and Town Councillor ; but on their fairly entering the straight, Costa Mae up on the whip hand and followed Lord Wilton's colt to opposite the Dec stand, where Hubert was beaten, and the leading pair joined issue and finished a fine race home, Costa winning in the last stride by a head ; Hubert was third, beaten two lengths ; a bad fourth, the Drummer Boy and Trust next. Elector, who was last throughout, bolted in some One atter the others had passed the post. On returning to weigh Ashman, the rider of the Lady Evelyn colt, made a complaint against Challoner for driving him on to the rails, and thereby preventing him finishing. which was investigated by the stewards, who after hearing evidence thereon awarded the race to Costa. Handicap of 5 BONS each, 3 ft, with 40 soya added. Win ners extra. Three furlongs. 18 subs. Capt. Christie's Miss Julia, aged, lOst 41b (G. Fordham) I Mr. Bruce's Sybil, 2 yrs, st 71b ........ (J. Grimshaw) 2 'Cormack) 3 Mr. Smith's Melody, 3 yrs, Est .......... ( 51 Betting-100 to 30 on Miss Julia. The favourite having got her head in front, and with her usual determination came on with the running, on enter ing the straight had both her horses in trouble, and can tered in four lengths in advance of Sybil, who finished ti like distance in advance of Melody, Marquis of Westminster's Plate, value 100 sous, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 10 soya each. Second to receive 20 soya out of the stakes. Winners extra. Cirostrenor course. 18 subs. Mr. Bignell's Wild Rose, 6 yrs, Bst • . (Norman) (w. 0.) Lord Uxbridge's General Hess, 5 yrs, Set 21b (Challoner) -t• Mr. Fobert's Dictator, 4 yrs 7st 91b (Fordham) 3 Count F. do Lagrange's Hadji Stavros, 3 yrs, Est 21b (Hunter) 1 e TownS sst so:vbs out Tho following also ran :—Coronet, Rara Avis, Astarte, and Master George. Betting-5 to 2 each agst General Hess and Hadji Stay ros, 5 to 1 each agst Wild Rose and Coronet, and S to 1 agst Dictator. Hadji Stavros was first on his legs, but cn being pulled back Wild Rose went to the front with Maste r George and Rara Avis at her quarters, and Hadji next, the. rear being brought up by Dictator and Coronet. After passing the T.Y.C. past General Hess took third place, and Rara AVi4 dropped back beaten. Wild Rose continued her lead, and. Master George was beaten before coming to the bridge turn, where General Hess and Hadji ran abreast, and closed up with Mr. Bignell's mare, the three running nearly abreast to the distance, when they were joined by Dictator on the whip hand; but on reaching the Dee stand Radii Stavros was beaten, leaving the two leaders and Dictator to finish a sue raco home, which ended with a dead heat — Dictator finishing half a length in their rear, a head sepa rating the third and fourth ; the others beaten off. Decid • ing heat—The plate was divided, and Wild Rose walked over. The Scurry Handicap of 5 soya each, with 30 added. Winners extra. Half a mile. 16 subs. (. Taylor) 3 Captain Christie's Spicebox, 5 yrs, 'ist 101b..(Fordham) 1 Mr. T. Hughes's Juliet, 6 yrs, 7st 21b ...... • ... (Prior) 2 Mr. Murphy' s Leoonra, 3 yrs, 6st 5ib...... Lord Covent r y' s M ouse t ra p, 4 yrs, 7st 21b..(Maidm ent) 4 The following als o ra n : —Miss Lucy, David Ann, S ister to Stafford colt, and Abaft filly. Betting-3 to 1 each agst Juliet, Leonora, and David Ann, 6to 1 agst Spicebox. H - - Juliet cut out the work to the half- distance, when she was headed by Spicebox, who won cleverly by a length, the same distance separating the second and third, and a like distance between the third and fourth. First Year of the Fourth Biennial Produce Stakes of 10 soya each, h ft, with 100 soya. added, for 2-yr-olds; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b. Second to make 20 sous. Six furlongs. 25 subs. Mr. Jackson's Formidable (31b) Bst 41b (Bullock) 1 Mr. Saxon's Sweet Willie (31b) Bst 41b (Midgley) ,4 Mr. Snewing's Watford (31b) Bst 41b (Parsons) Betting-5 to te 4 m o a n de F a o l r l m t i h d e rabllien,ni6ntgo,4 and agst won Watfo a two lengths ; a like distance betwee n the second and third. es l i The y by COURT OF CONNON COUNCIL. A special Court of Common Council was holden yesterday for the purpose of receiving a communi cation from the improvement committee in reference atr the to a report prese nted by them ßeia o k n f t r h i the rs 3 o.bh i d u g l e t . , to upon the r u eo bi ect of the Thames embankment and the proposed 3 n It will be remem b ered that at the last house ; the Ri g h t Hon. the Lord Mayor d court the improve ment committee made a report to the effect that t h e Government were willing to permit the corporation to have the control and ma nagement of the b u ildi ng of the proposed new street, provided they in peasni ss i d: new street from were a condition to raise the necessary funds, estimated at more than half a mil lion, for that purpose, and if they were not able to the al do so building " would be carried out under the control of the Metropolitan Board of Works, and the matter stood over to see if the improvement committee could take some steps to raise the funds, so that the new street might be made under the control of the corporation. Mr. Deputy FRY briefly addressed the court, and having alluded to the circumstances above narrated, said the subject had again been discussed by the committee, who had had an interview with the Re membrancer, who had stated that the corporation were not in a position to pay the sum of mewl: required from their revenue, and they thought that it was not expedient to spend that sum when Pa al liament was about to raise it by a ninep " %M co ee duty. The matter was before the select ceoec: there of the House of Commons, and he had h b at he had during the last two days, and from . sv expedient heard there, he thought it wouldtLotsa" bject at the to enter into a discussion uPwaere l o th to part with present time. The corporationfor 0 long a eriod p, of the privilege they had 1-leldovenlents in the City, having the control o f . rt be taken to secure that and'he hoped step s iT t g h e re p o rt should be r e f erre d privilege. He thou g." and he would not a s k th e back to the committee, court to receive i 1 in its entirety. H© then moved,, with the committee in their agree Th a t the cour t report with respect to the corporation not being in possession of the funds that would be requ i re d , an d that it be referred back to the committee to make further inquiries, with a view of ascertaining who. ther some means could be devised to enable the tor. Poration to carry into execution the contemplated works within the city." The LORD MAYoR said he too had been before the select committee of the House of Commons during the last two days, and from what he had seen he was decidedly of opinion that it would be expedient there should be no discussion that day, but that the report should be referred back to the committee. Mr. Deputy BOWER seconded the mot ion, which i was agreed to unanimously. 1 The court then adjourned. ~~