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._.~;~, .tORIJ PALMERSTON AT WINCHESTER. WINCHESTER, TUESDAY. Lord Palmerston presided at a public dinner last Light at • St. John's-rooms, in celebration of the 'Winchester Diocesan Training Schools for Masters. There was a very numerous attendance, among those present being the Bishops of Winchester, Ox ford, and Salisbury ; Sir F. Baring, M.P.; the Dean of Winchester ; Archdeacons Jacob, Honey, and Ullerton ; the Mayor of Winchester; Mr. T. G. Baring, M.P. ; Mr. B. Carter, M.P.; Mr. Beach, M.P. ; Mr. S. Booth, M.P.; Mr. Cubitt, M.P.; Mr. Bovill, M.P.; the Hon. R. H. Dutton, &c. The cloth having been drawn. The noble CHAIRMAN, in proposing "The Queen," said vice had the advantage and the bless ing of living under the rule of one whom he might, without exaggeration, pronounce to be the best Sovereign that ever ruled over this or any other country, (Cheers.) Her Majesty had drawn to herself the deepest attachment of all her subjects, and that attachment had been increased, if possible, by the sympathy which we all had for the heavy and overwhelming affliction with which it had pleased Providence to visit her. (Hear, hear.) We could only humbly pray that that Power which had thoul.,ht fit to visit her Majesty with such a calamity might continue to give her stiength, men tally and bodily, to bear up against so severe a trial. (Cheers.) The toast was enthusiastically drunk, and fol lowed by " God save the Queen." His LORDSHIP again rose and said—The next toast 1 beg to propose is " The health of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family." It may not be inappropriate in an assembly met, as we are to-day, in the cause of education, to say that there is no family in the United Kingdom that has been better or more carefully brought up than the Royal family of England. (Cheers.) IN ith regard to the Prince of Wales, even at his early age, he has literally visited the four quarters of the globe. He has been in America, Africa, Asia, and it is unnecessary to say in Europe, and wherever he has been he has ga thered golden opinions. He has been admired every where for his amiable qualities, and his desire to gain instruction in all quarters. He is about, I trust, to contract a marriage with a distinguished princess, who, by al. the accounts of those who know her, possesses ail the eminent qualities which will contribute to the happiness of her husband and the welfare of the State. (Loud cheers.) _ His LORDSHIP, in proposing the next toast, said —ln this constitutional country it is not unnatural that, after having done honour to the Crown, we should express our respect for the two houses of the legislature. (Cheers.) I therefore propose to you to drink " The Two Houses of Parliament." It is quite unnecessary for me, in the presence of members of both houses, to dilate upon the benefit the country derived from those two institutions. Their value has been so much understood all over the world, that in almost every part of Europe institutions are set up in imitation. We may still, I think, him) the pride and the satisfaction of feeling that the imitation has not yet equalled the original. (Loud cheers.) At the same time it is gratifying, I am sure, to the people of England to know that their example has been looked upon as a model by all the most civilised nations of the world, and that that example has had a great and important influence in inducing nations which, in former times, lay under the rod —the tyrannical rod—to establish their liberties, and to secure for themselves that guarantee which consists in a legislature on the model of our own. I beg to couple with that toast the name of one of our neighbours—a most distin guished member of the House of Commons—l mean Sir Francis Baring, who, in the perform ance of all the duties which have devolved upon him as our representative in the House of Com mons—whether in performing the functions of an arduous and important office, or whether in the dis charge of those duties which belong to him as a pri vate member—has conciliated in an eminent degree the respect, the esteem, and the goodwill of all who have come in contact with him. (Cheers.) I beg to propose " The two Houses of Parliament." (Loud cheers.) Sir FRANCIS BARING, M.P., in responding, said he thought no fair complaint could be made against the House of Commons upon the subject of educa tion. They had had it long before them. In early times, when that subject was not so popular as it was at present, the House of Commons had stood firm in promoting the education of the people; and that, too, at a time when the opposition arose, not only from very important quarters, but from quarters de serving the utmost attention, from the opposition being of a conscientious character. During last ses sion when that subject was before the House of Com mons, he believed that if the discussions which took place were looked into it would appear that they bad not only paid attention to, and calmly consi dered the question before them, but that they had abandoned entirely all party feelings whatever. It would be found that men from different sides of the house voted upon that particular question in accordance with their real opinions, and directly against the views of those members with whom they were usually in the habit of acting. Under these circumstances, without saying whether their deci sion was right or wrong, it was apparent that upon a very important question which related to the edu cation of the country, the House of Commons did lay aside all party feeling , and came, after great de liberation, to the decision wh ich they thought best The CHAIRMAN—We have done due honour to the crown ; we have expressed our respect to both houses of legislature; but neither the crown no r the legislature, much as they may be respected by the country, and firm as may be their foundation in the affections of the country, would have much chance of long standing if they had nobody to defend them. I therefore propose that we should drink to the health and prosperity—and it is a very comprehen sive toast—of our brave defenders in arms by land nd sea, "The Army,Navy, Militia, Yeomanry, and oiunteers." (Cheers.) lam happy to say that the smy and navy never were in a more efficient condi tion than they are at present. (Cheers.) They have been racrre numerous in former periods, and the tax payer has no objection to their more modest and limited proportions ; but they are, for their amount, in a state of the most complete efficiency. '1 here never was a time when both services were better orga nised, or in which the officers had more instruction and better education, or in which the men were more amenable t o di sc ipli ne , better conduct 'd, and animated by a more patriotic spirit. (Cheers.) And this is to be borne in mind also—that in re cent times science has made great changes in the implements of war. Inthesechanges, England , I may say,has held theforem o st - men who have devote d place. The science the enterprise and their minds to the study , energy of those whose busi , it has been to carryth e practical results, have both by of science scoveries implements of war, eus in regard to land an d sea, at a st on a footing with any na ti on i n the world — (hear, hear)—and that, allow me to say , g iv es grea t advantage in the cour age , discipline,ithu s re gard and experience o f the officers and men to the militi a, we are proud to : think we have a body of as fine men enrolled in that service as an y one could wish to see ; a n d it w as p l easing to klo; that, whereas it was thought by some who opp ose d th e Bervic e, t hat,after they had been disembodied an d ii,SOlll bled again for periodical training, there would h e a great number of absentees, and that the effec_ tives ire t h e field would be comparatively few. The o f jest year have proved exactly the con trainin trary, and t hat a s e nse of duty has brought men in e hers to the ir duty. (Cheers.) n] s ufficient nu perform Ic are all proud. The r e i s no Of the yeom anr y e reason to be proud of the c or has m oun ty which (Cheers.) We have Hampshir e, g b f etwerl for it is well know n also excelled i n our volunteer yeomanry than t h a t there is a sort of accor the cavalry part of t h e county; and riflemen in the southern d w h o was e for when mustered by the genera officer horses, sent to inspect them , they put epurs to their leaped over fences and hedges , the review leaped ing officer behind. (Cheers.) Gent l em en and and left .—of course ladies take a great interest in these Od ors, and those who distinguish themselves by oho" ing their willingness to serve their country—we have I good reason to be proud of our volunteers. There cannot be anything more honourable to rt e coun try than the manner in which that volun eer force has been organised and the way in w ch it has been kept up. It might have been tural in a country like this, which has gone through periods of distressing war, which waE at one time threat ened with invasion by what might have been over whelming forces, that it should have arisen in arms if there had been a return of that immediate danger, ' but there was none such. There was, however, per vading the quiet and reasoning minds of the people of this country a conviction that with due regard to the amount of burden which it is proper to impose on the subject, we could not, in a time of peace, maintain a sufficient military force to be ready to meet any sudden emergency to which a change in our relations with foreign countries might expose us. That deep, quiet, and settled convic tion led the men of this country to enrol themselves in volunteer rifle corps, in order that they might supply that deficiency, and without putting the country to the expense of ma terially increasing our military establishments, pro vide a force which should be drilled, armed, equipped, disciplined, and trained for action ; and which, with out being diverted from the industrial pursuits of peace, should at the same time be ready to start forth if war should arise. (Cheers.) It is a great satisfaction to know that those military men who have inspected, from time to time, the various volun teer corps in the country, amounting now from 150,000 to 160,000 men, have reported them to be in a wonderful state of efficiency, and in many in stances perfectly fit to take the field to-morrow in line with the regular forces of the army. It is also Ipleasing to see in almost every town you go to, especially where there are institutions for educa tion, little urchins 12 or 14 years old mounting their uniform and muskets—the latter not per haps very well calculated to go off—(laughter)— but sufficient to teach them drill, so that, when men, they may be fit to supply the place of their seniors. I am sure, therefore, you will cordially join in the toast, " The Army, Navy, Militia, Yeomanry, and Rifle Volunteers." (Cheers.) Mr. T. G. BARING, M.P., returned thanks on be half of the volunteers, and Capt. FIELD for the army. . . The Bishop of WINCHESTER, in proposing the health of Lord Palmerston, after a few preliminary observations, remarked that the countenance and support which the noble lord had that day given to the training school would, he rejoiced to say, give it that standing in the diocese which he believed it deserved. He was not surprised at the support which the noble lord had given to this institution when he knew the European reputation the noble lord had achieved for himself. In his early years his friend was so trained by study and by practice that he had now been enabled to attain the high position whicia he occupied at present in England and in Europe— he might even say in the world at large. It so hap pened that he (the Bishop of Winchester) was edu cated at the same university as the noble lord, and he had the good fortune to belong to an association of which his noble friend was also a member. He might say that he had the misfortune to be the last secretary of that association, but in virtue of his privileges as secretary the records of the society passed into his possession. Owing to those vicissi tudes to which all societies were subject, the smaller society merged into a larger one, known very well to the members of the University of Cambridge under the name of "The Union." Before then there existed " The Speculative Society," of which the noble lord was a distinguished member. (Laughter and cheers.) Among the records of that society he found three propositions brought forward by Lord Palmerston. (A laugh.) It was the custom of the club for each member to propose a subject to be discussed ; and, with the permission of the noble lord, he would take the liberty of reading the three propositions which were submitted to the club by Lord Palmerston. The first was, " Whe ther it would be politic for the Portuguese Go- vernment to transfer itself to the Brazils ?" (Great laughter.) That was a proposition supported by the noble lord, and entered on the minutes of the club. The second proposition was no less remark able, viz., " Whether it is likely that Russia will acquire such a degree of power as to endanger the rest of Europe ?" The third proposition was, " Whether the American colonies were justified in asserting their independence ?" (Loud and pro tracted cheering.) Could there have been a better training for the position which the noble lord now occupied than the discussion of such subjects as these P His noble friend had entered the contest in a full state of preparation, with all his arguments ready. Those were the opinions, or rather the juvenile indiscretions, of the noble lord years ago, and he trusted that he should be excused for re calling to his recollection that for those opinions the society in connection with which they were enumerated passed this brief resolution : " That the thanks of this society be given to Lord Palmerston for the dignity and ability with which he has sup ported the honour of the chair, and that the secre tary be requested to convey to Lord Palmerston the regret of the members at his resignation." (Laugh ter and cheers.) In conclusion, he (the Bishop of \ Winchester) beg to propose that the thanks of the meeting be given to the noble lord, their chairman, for the dignity and ability with which he had pre sided over their proceedings, and he rejoiced that at this moment they had no reason to express regret for the loss the country would sustain by his resig nation. (Loud cheers.) The toast wasdrunk with the greatest enthusiasm. Lord PALMERSTON, who rose amid great cheering, said—l beg to return my most sincere thanks, in the first place, for the kind manner in which my right rec. friend has proposed my health, and also to you, ladies and gentlemen, for the kind manner in which you have been pleased to receive it. I feel the more the kind reception I have met with, becaus e I have received it from neighbours—l trust I may say friends —who have an opportunity of know ing the course which I have pursued, and whose eye s are sharp enough to enable them to judge whether there were reasons why they should not have received me as cordially as they have, and whose cor di a l reception, therefore, i s an indisput ableproof of the it affection and regard. My right remember the society to which he rev. friend has referred to Cambridge recollections. my memory goes beyond his. ad verts but Union," which succeeded "The He recollects " The there was a society which merged I Speculative," but . Ithink but which bore the very unin vitingin the Speculative, , Fustv' —(lau :hter)—a name name of " The . not given to it from an y want of ventilation, for ventilation subjects in the there were plenty of ven course of our discussion; but we happened to have among us a very able young man, w ho was at that time a member of Trinity , and, alth o ugh a Trinity the Latin name for man, was fond of a pun. N ow, we re a club he a club is fustus, and becau se we A vo n me great ( called us fusel. (Laughter.) I t has , pleasure to be allowed to associate w ith you in s o worthy an object as that which has ca lled us to gether to day. The education of the peopl e is an n not object which ought to engage th e attentio but of merely of statesmen, and of the leg islature, every man who is in the position to enable him to assist in its promotion. It is impossible to over estimate the advantages which a nation derives from the diffusion of education ; and although the upper classes at all times have been able to take care of themselves, yet we know that the lower and hum bler classes have it not in themselves, without assist ance from above, to cultivate those talents nature has given to them, and to obtain that information which will be useful to them in their career through life. (Hear.) Now, there is one great difference be tween the present time and times long past. We have able men in literature and i n every walk of intellect that dignifies human nature ; but we have Ino man with regard to whom we cannot find a parallel—perhap s a superior—in former periods of our history. But in bright luminaries may have shone forth d au spread their light over the world, yet the region below them was dark and unilluminated. The great im. provement of modern times is the diffusion of light. With that light comes warmth; with that warmth comes a revifying power which gives animation to the whole mass, and makes it stand high among SUN, IVINfiriNT , I WRIDNFA'SrMY IinYENT(NT I I , 00TOBER 15, 186% _4p .. the nations of the earth.' (Loud cheers.) Well, but education cannot be carr ed on with advantage without instructors, and there again is a great im provement in modern times ; for among the modern arts which have been curried to perfection is the art of teaching, and depend upon it, it is an art just as much as any other ; and in propor tion as a teacher knows that art and its theory, and is acquainted with its prac adh t t i iea c nsd e vco—o , etn s bs o ttuheecen i a n propor tion will he turn out a large number of hntt well-trained pupils. Many people have a notion that ttuhhseee ymf u t mlhwmelower may yt members btbeh eetri taught uop classes gfoh sstiot society thingsioenty, may b aan as they e thrhie o cen v hyd e we r - r oe ud themulwoulddc nonsense, and quite unsuited to the present en lightened times, and that the terms of them should be altered. The attention of the Court was then called to the form of the precept sent to the ward beadles, which was read, and caused a good deal of amusement. It recited that by the provisions of an act of Parliament passed in the reign of William 111., they were upon Lord Mayor's Day to go dili gently from house to house in their several wards, and take care that no squibs, or serpents, or crackers, or other fireworks were made, and that they should not permit any such to be discharged in the streets. They were also enjoined to request the inhabitants to decorate their houses and bal conies with flags and banners, and likewise to take care that the scavengers kept the streets through which the procession passed clean and in good order. He said that at the present day all these things were perfectly unnecessary, and in fact the precepts were neither more nor less than nonsense, calculated only to produce laughter and ridicule. He should, therefore, move that before the pre cepts were issued they should be referred to a com mittee to alter the form in which they were worded, and render them more in accordance with the feelings of the present times. The motion was agreed to. STORING OF PETROLEUM. if they had been less instructed. Now, I admit that objection may be urged against some systems of edu cation which endeavour to teach the lower classes things far beyond anything they can have occasion to practise in the relations of life. Brt the arrange ments of the Privy Council have a tendency to lay a stress upon matters which some persons consider too elementary, but which other persons regard as the foundation of all knowledge—viz., reading, writing, and arithmetic. If a 3 oung man cannot read, he is unable to instruct himself; if he cannot write, he is unable to carry on the communications which it may be his business to make; if clumsy at arithmetic, he may be apt to be overreached by a more skilful and unscrupulous person. But if we recollected at what age children go to these country schools, and at what age they are carried away by their parents to go bird-keeping and on agricultural pursuits, we should find that the number of years they can devote to study are very few. The age at which they are carried away is so early that it is next to impossible they can learn too much, and it is ten to one they don't learn enough. Let any one here carry his mind back to his own studies, and recol lect what he had learned when he arrived at the age of 12 or 14, and then suppose that his education was stopped, and that he went to manual labour, to rural occupations, and that he learned nothing but what he picked up; I think he would arrive at the conclusion, that if the labouring classes learnt elementary things they would learn that which would be useful to them through life, while if they sought for higher attainments they would learn neither one nor the other, and their time at school would be entirely lost. (Hear, and cheers). The object for which we have met to-day is of the highest interest to the country. An proportion as the lower classes are taught the rtNdiments of know ledge, so in proportion they will be better able to perform those industrial occupations which belong to their class in life. (Cheers.) The noble' lord concluded by proposing the health of the clergy, coupling with the toast the names of the Bishops of Winchester, Oxford, and Salisbury. The Bishops of Winchester, Oxford, and Salis bury replied. Lord PALMERSTON next proposed " The three Corporations of Winchester—the Civic, the Eccle siastical, and the Collegiate." The toast was responded to by Mr. Wright (the ayor of the City), the Dean, and the Master of Winchester College. The General Purposes Committee brought up a report in reference to an application that had been made by Mr. George Hawkins for a licence for st, ring ben zole, the product of petroleum. The report stated that the committee had con ferred with the law officers of the Corporation upon the subject, and they had resolved upon granting a licence for six months only. Some private business was subsequently discussed with closed doors, and the Court then adjourned. IHE NAVY. The Eclipse, 4, screw steam gunvessel, 700 tons, 200 horse power, recently commissioned at Sheer ness, was on Saturday taken out, on trial of her ma chinery, at the measured mile, off Maplin Sands, previously to leaving for her destination. She is fitted with Griffith's screw, 17ft. pitch, lift. dia meter. She attained a speed, with full boiler power, of 9.674 knots, and made 77 revolutions of her en gines. At half-boiler power she made 7.639 knots, with 64 revolutions. There was a slight hot bear ing, which was kept down by a supply of water, and did not interfere with the ship's speed. She was inspected on Monday by Vice• Admiral W. J. Hope Johnstone and Staff, and the inspection proved satisfactory. Yesterday she proceeded to Spithead on her route to Australia, taking supernumeraries to the Western ports. During the trial she was in charge of Commander Offiey Crewe Read, of H.M.S. Cumberland, her engines being in the care of Mr, W. Nimble and Mr. Townsend. Letters received at Plymouth from the Pacific state that the screw steam corvette Charybdis, 21, Capt. the Hon. George D. Keane, left Esquimalt harbour under steam on the Bth of July for Hono lulu. When clear of the straits she proceeded under canvas only, and in consequence of calms did not average more than 60 miles in 24 hours. About 400 miles were made between the 20th and 27th, when she got into the trades. The Charybdis ar rived at the island on the 31st. She would only remain there a few days after the appearance of the screw steam frigate Termagant, 25, Capt. Robert Hall, 'which had left Panama prior to the sth. The frigate is ordered home. The noble VISCOUNT, in giving the last toast, said—My lords and gentlemen, I need not say that we are highly indebted to the ladies present for having graced our board with a display of beauty that makes every Hampshire man proud. (Cheers.) If any man present has any doubt as to the motive which ought to animate him in drinking the health of the ladies, I would request him, if he has the good fortune to sit by a lady to look at her, and if he is between two to look at both, and Heel quite sure that the first glance will convince him that he cannot do better than pay homage to beauty by drinking the health of the ladies. (Cheers.) But there is a higher consideration I beg to press on your attention. We are met here to-day to pro mote the education of the people of the land. We have opened to-day a college for teachers, and I may be permitted to say that the best as well as the earliest instructors of the people are the mothers. (Cheers.) They are the best instructors for many reasons. They are the first instructors, and the lessons which they teach of good conduct, of dis tinction between right and wrong, are the first which are implanted in the mind of a child, and therefore are likely to last the longest in their lives. They have another advantage. The precepts of a mother must be felt by the child to spring from affec tion. When he is instructed by a schoolmaster who may have a rod at hand to punish the indolent or the stupid, the instruction does not come with the same grace, and the same sentiment of grati tude which accompany the instruction given by a tender mother. Well, then, I say that the ladies of the land are entitled to homage from a society met for the encouragement of good education, and I was very glad to hear an account given by the Bishop of Salisbury of the system pursued in the esta blishment in Salisbury for the education of female instructors. I have no doubt that course will give to schools female instructors who will tarn their minds not simply to the ornamental but also to the useful, and tend to bring up the girls submitted to their care to earn their livelihood honestly and well. I beg, therefore, on the ground of gratitude to the ladies who have partaken of the hospitalities this evening, and also from a high sense of the im portance of the ladies in educating the people of the land, to propose with all honours " The health of the ladies." (Loud cheers.) The company shortly afterwards separated. The crew of the screw steamship Exmouth, Capt. Paynter, at Plymouth, will be paid off to-day. A naval court-martial assembled on board the Formidable, 84, flagship of Vice-Admiral W. S. Hope Johnstone, Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, on Monday. for the trial of Mr. Robert Coen, master, serving on board the screw corvette Barosa, 21, 400-horse power, Capt. Dowell, on the follow ing charges :—First, of having on the night of the 29th of September last, been guilty of disobedience of orders, in not returning on board the Barrosa by 9 o'clock p.m.; second, of having, at or about three o'clock on the morning of the 30th of Sep- tember last, permitted a light to burn in his cabin on board the said ship, then lying in dry dock in her Majesty's dockyard at Sheerness, the eame being contrary to the regulations of the said dock yard. The prisoner pleaded "Not Guilty," and at the termination of the case for the prosecution handed in a written defence, in which he gave an emphatic denial to the charges. He also produced a number of certificates from officers under whom he had served. The Court, after deliberating for some time, acquitted the prisoner on the first charge, but considered the charge fully proved. In considera tion of the prisoner's previous good character the Court sentenced him to be dismissed from H.M.S. Barossa and to be severely reprimanded. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—John R. Ryan, master, ad ditional to the Indus, for the Liverpool; David Batt, master, to the Leopard; Frederick M. Ray ner, surgeon, to the St. Vincent ; Jas. Bannerman, engineer, to the Leopard ; and John Jolly, pro moted to the rank of engineer in the Adventure. In the list of naval appointments which appeared in The Sun of yesterday, instead of " Edward T. Shawood," read " Edward T. Sharood." Hospital, now in a forward state of construction. first prize was taken by Mr. Vallance, who made a He afterwards left for London. gross score of 33 marks (three bull's eyes and seven An order from the Admiralty has been received centres). The second prize fell to Mr. J. H. Doe, at the head-quarters of the Chatham division of with a score of 32; while a tie for the third was made Royal Marines Light Infantry, directing Capt. W. by Mr. Carter and Mr. Block with three. On F. Thomas, First Lieut. F. F. Evans, and a de- shooting off it fell to Mr. S. W. Block. tachment of non•commisaioned officers and privates, At Wimbledon on Saturday last a friendly con the whole of whom have volunteered for that ser- test took place among the Post-office departments. vice, to be held in readiness to embark on board the Five volunteers being enrolled as honorary members Galatea, 26, 800 horse power, for Bermuda, where of any corps were selected in each department. The they will be employed as carpenters, bricklayers, 1 first prize was won by Lieut, Walliker, with 39 masons, &c., receiving additional pay of ls. 3d. per marks; the second by Private Hill, with 30 marks. day. The wives and families of the men employed Sergeant Cardin made 37 and Private Elliman 35 on this service will be forwarded to Bermuda on a marks, but they were disqualified, having previously won prizes. future occasion. A detachment of 120 non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Marines, under the command of Capt. G. 0. Evans, with Lieuts. J. Lecky, W. A. Rutherford, and E. W. Sampson, arrived at Chatham yesterday from Portsmouth and Wool wich, for embarcation on board the Trafalgar, 89, 500 horse power, Capt. the Hon. T. Baillie, refitting to join the Channel squadron. The detachment re lieved a similar number of Royal Marines from the Trafalgar, under the command of the following offi cers—viz., Capt. A. D. H. Nepean ; Lieuts. R. C. Harvey, H. A. A. Turner, and H. Fuller, who re :joined the headquarters of their respective divisions. NEOLOGY IN 711 E CHURCH. (From the Record.) It is no longer a secret that the Bishop of Natal is the prelate pointed at in our daily and weekly journals as a candidate for the martyr's crown in the cause of heterodoxy. The public is beginning to grow accustomed to startling feats accomplished by some of the multitudinous bishops sent forth to foreign parts, even beyond the limits of the empire. But probably few were prepared for a deliberate attempt on the part of a colonial bishop to prove "that the story of the Pentateuch is fictitious from beginning to end." Such, however, is the avowed object of Dr. Colenso, whose appointment to the See of Natal appeared to us so danger ous to the interests of Christian missions, that we felt it right to publish, at the time it happened, our earnest but ineffectual protest. His views of Christianity appeared to us not only cloudy and speculative, but radically unsound. We were, moreover, prepared for an escapade, however eccentric, on the part of a bishop designate who felt him self at liberty to publish a volume with a dedication to the Rev. F. D. Maurice, eulogising the teaching of that gentle man, at the very time when it was censured by the late Bishop of London and the authorities of King's College. Our protest against Dr. Colenso's appointment could not be acceptable either to himself or his friends. But time has shown that the appointment was a great mistake, and one which is likely to prove fatal to his own comfort, as well as the cause it was intended to promote. Dr. Colenso is a fine mathematician, and his elementary books are still famous in our schools and universities ; but he has made it evident that he is not himself taught of the Spirit of God, and was, therefore, very unfit to superintend the mission to the heathen. His book is already in print and freely handed about for criticism. In his introductory chapter he tells us, that he was startled by the inquiry of a Zulu, who with reference to the story of the flood, " looked up and asked, 'ls all that true ? Do you really believe that all this happened thus, that all the beasts, birds, and creeping things upon the earth large and small, from hot countries and cold, came thus by pairs, and entered into the ark with Noah, And did Noah gather food for them all, for the beasts and birds of prey as well as the rest ?' " We need not stop to remark on the comprehensive and scientific scepticism of this " simple• minded but intelligent native," or on the con fusion between the "two of each sort" of Scripture, and the "all the beasts and birds and creeping things" of the objector; or on the gratuitous assumption that the fauna of the antidiluvian ages was co-extensive in its distribution with that of modern times. But we may add that Dr. Colenso was even then in fact an unbeliever in the Bible. " I felt," he says, " that I dared not, as a servant of the God of truth, urge my brother man to believe that which I did not myself believe, which I knew to be untrue as a matter-of-fact historical narrative." This, however, was the starting point of the inquiries which have issued in the volume already printed and in circulation, and about to be given to the public. The fact is sufficiently melancholy, and were it not melancholy it would be ludicrous ; but it must be stated on Bishop's Colenso's own showing as stated above. He was sent to Africa to convert the Zulus to the THE VOLUNTEERS. The third annual regimental prize meeting of the St. George's Rifles was commenced on Friday at Wormwood Scrubs, under the superintendence of Lieutenant-Colonel C. H. Lindsay, the lieutenant colonel commanding the corps. In consequence of the large number of competitors for the different prizes, the ranges of the Queen's (Westminster) and the West Middlesex, in addition to those of the St. George's corps, had to be used. The prizes to be competed for were all arranged under cover on the ground. Among other officers of the corps present were Captain Pugh, adjutant of the corps, Lieute. nant Hawkins, Ensigns Hodgkinson, Banting, and Waller. All the rifles used were strietly regulation in pattern and pull of trigger. The scoring was according to Wimbledon regulations, hits and points added, square bull's-eyes and centres. In conse quence of the mistiness of the weather on Friday the competition for many of the prizes could not be concluded, but the shooting nevertheless was ex tremely good. The Turner Challenge Plate and silver medal were shot for at the ranges of 200, 500, and 700 yards, and were won by Private Hemery with the brilliant score of 44 marks. This prize becomes the property of the person who wins it for three successive years. The Tyro Prize (a patent revolving pistol) presented by Colanel H. Daniell, was shot for at the ranges of 200 and 500 yards by members who had never competed for any prize, and was won by Sergeant Andrews, who made 24 marks. A London Armoury Rifle (presented by the Hon. Colonel Lindsay) was competed for by members who had not practised at any target, at the ranges of 100 and 200 yards. and was won by Private Thirst, who made 18 marks. A military field-glass, or the value of 7 guineas, pre ' sented by Sergeant Millard, was competed for at 500 yards, seven rounds in any position, and was won by Private Blaise, making 22 marks. A silver cup, the gift of Mr. John Turner, and shot for at 200, 300, and 400 yards, was tied for by Ensigns Banting and Private F. Crookes, and is at present unawarded. The St. George's Challenge Cup and gold medal were competed for at the ranges of 400, 500, 600, and 700 yards, five shots, for first and second class shots of any year. Private Mackenzie made the highest score, 51 marks, the next best being Sergeant Millard and Privates Crookes and Hemery. A telescope shot for in Hythe position, at the range of 700 yards, was won by Private San ford, he making 21 marks. The Ladies' Challenge Plate, of the value of 50 guineas, and silver medal were won by Ensign Waller, with a score of 42 marks, at the ranges of 200, 300, and 500 yards, Hythe position. A London Armoury rifle was won by Private Smith at the ranges of 200, 300, and 500 yards, with 33 marks, and a liquid prize, pre sented by Mr. A Grieve, shot for at 550 yards in any position, was won by Sergeant Millard, who made 15 marks., All the prizes will shortly be pre sented to the successful competitors, The competion for the extra prizes to be shot for by the members of the London Rifle Brigade commenced on Monday, the 6th inst., at the butts of the range at Plaistow, and was continued daily without intermission during the whole of the past week. The shooting ar rangements were ably carried out by Captains and Adjutants Ewens and Smith, who acted as umpires, assisted by Sergeants Grainge and Smith, the musketry instructors of the corps. The prizes shot for on Monday were a patron's prize of £8 Bs., a brigade prize of £6 65., and an entrance-money prize of about £2 12s. The distance was 200 yards, seven rounds each man, and for these prizes the fol lowing competitors made the highest scores—viz., Private Richards, 21 marks ; Private Stanford, 21 marks ; Private Brand, 21 marks. Privates Stan ford and Brand had therefore to fire off their ties to settle the ownership of those prizes. On Tuesday the prizes shot for consisted of Major Rose's prize of £lO 10s. ; a brigade prize of £6 65., and an entrance-money prize of about £2 25., seven shots each man, at a range of 300 yards. These contests took place during heavy showers of rain, while the wind sometimes rose nearly to a gale. The winners were Private Mackenzie, 15 marks ; Private Wortham, 14 marks ; and Private Winsor, 13 marks. The prizes shot for on Wednesday were a patron's-prize of £8 BE. ; a brigade prize of £6 65., and an entrance-money prize of about £2 10s. The range was 500 yards, seven shots each competitor. Sergeant Purchase with 22 marks, and Private Holgate with 20 marks, take higher brigade prizes, consequently Sergeant Combe will take the first prize with 21 marks ; Sergeant Hattersley and Corporal Walker firing off ties for the second and third prizes, each having made 20 marks. The shooting was resumed on Thursday, the competi tion including Colonel Warde's prize of £lO 10s., a brigade prize of £7 Is., and an entrance-money prize of about £2 15s. Fine weather prevailed, but the wind was strong. The conditions were seven rounds at 600 yards. Captain Maclachlan took the first prize with 21 marks, and Sergeant Walker and Private Winsor tied with 18 marks, consequently the two had to shoot off to determine the ownership of the last two prizes. On Friday some excellent shooting was made at the 600 and 700 yards range, five shots at each range. The prizes were a silver cup, value £l2, and a Kerr rifle, presented by Messrs. Silver and Co., of Corn hill, and an e ntrance-money prize. Sergeant Pur chase made 26 marks, but having won a higher prize is debarred from taking another, therefore Private Wanostrocht will take the cup with 20 marks, and Sergeant Albiston and Private Edgeley, having each made 19 marks, had to shoot off the ties for the second and third prizes. The most in teresting of these competitions took place on Satur day, when the crack shots of the regiment holding company medals competed for the brigade gold medal, the marksmen's badges (a rifl e an d th ree stars), and a piece of plate (an epergne) value £2B, the latter being the gift of Armourer- Sergeant Kemp. The ranges were 650, 700, 800, and 900 yards, five shots at each distance. Th ere were 31 competitors, the following being declared the win ners 9 t the close of the day's firing, viz. :—Corporal Giddy, I company, winner - of the brigade gold medal, the 2d battalion marksmen's badge, and the epergue, 36 marks ; the Ist battalion badge being taken by Sergeant Purchase, F company, with 25 marks. Among the officers present on Saturday were Major Rose (th e L or d May, and Assistant-SurgeonM a yor elect), Surg eon Probert. A match of an unusual kind took place members of the Victoria last at Rifles on Satur da y among Kilburn. The weapon selected to test the skill of the competitors was the revolver pistol. A prize of five guineas was presented by Mr. ,C. I. Mitchell, ensign of N o, 1 C ompany, and was contested for at a 2ft. circular target, with 4in. buil's-eye and 12in. centre, five shots being fi re d by each competitor in succession, hits and points a dded. There were 18 or 19 who entered, the competition being open to honorary as well as enrolled members of the corps. Second and third prizes were improvised by an entrance fee of 2s. 6 d. from each competitor. The faith of the Bible, and he was himself so ill-grounded in the great truths of the Bible, that he has been himself con verted by the Zulus to an utter rejection of Moses and the Pentateuch. " Our examination," he says, "has forced on us the conviction, by reason of the utter impossibilities and absurdities contained in it, that the whole story of the Exodus is a fiction ; and that, consequently, no such groups of laws were ever laid down in the wilderness as the story describes. And if the last four books of the Pentateuch must be pronounced to be fictitious, it will hardly be con tended that the Book of Genesis can be any other than in the main fictitious also." We have said enough to give our readers an impression of the nature of the episcopal attack on the Pentateuch, which is about to be more fully given to the public. It contains nothing new, and nothing really formidable. Most of its objections were contained in the writings of the Voltairian school. It assumes " impossibilities" which faith in God discards. It fancies the existence of " inconsistencies" of narration, which are sometimes ideal, and sometimes to be attributed to errors which have crept into the transcript of ancient manuscripts, and especially in the numerals, during a period of more than 3,000 years. It is, In a word, occu pied in enlarging what even Coleridge termed "the rat holes of the Temple," but it makes no impression whatever on the sacred edifice. It was to Moses and the Prophets that our Lord so often appealed, "If ye believe not Moses, how can ye believe my sayings ?" After His resurrection, in His discourse with the disciples on their way to Em maus, He opened their understanding, and, "beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself." With Moses and the Prophets Christianity therefore stands or falls ; and we believe that Bishop Colenso is himself of this opinion, for he tells us that in our Church system it is not reform, but reform amounting almost to revolution, which is needed. COURT OF ALDERMEN. A Court of Aldermen was holden yesterday at the Guildhall. The right Hon. the Lord Mayor presided, and the following members of the Court were present :—Alderman Copeland, M.P., Alder man Wilson, Alderman Sir J. Musgrove, Bart., Alderman Sir R. W. Carden, Alderman Sidney, M.P., Alderman Carter, Alderman W. Lawrence, Alderman Phillips, Alderman Allen, Alderman Conder, Alderman Abbiss, and Alderman Besley ; Mr. Alderman and Sheriff J. C. Lawrence, and Mr. Sheriff Jones, and Mr. Under-Sheriff Farrier were also present. THE CITY GAOLS. The Sheriffs presented their report upon the con dition of the City prisons, by which it appeared that there are at present confined in Newgate, 112; in Vvlitecross.street, 99; and at Holloway, 372 prisoners. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY said it had been rumoured that Whitecross-street prison was not in a satis factory condition, and that the sheriffs had experi enced some difficulty with regard to the appoint. ment of a chief cfficer, and he should be glad if these gentlemen would afford him and the Court some information upon the subject. The LORD MAYOR said that the same subject had been brought to his notice, and he considered that it was of so much importanca that he intended to have proposed that it should be referred to the Gaol Committee, and that they should consult the law officers of the corporation as to the course that it was desirable to adopt under existing circumstances with reference to this prison. Alderman WILSON observed that the fact was, that there was at present no governor of Whitecross street prison. Alderman COPELAND said he could not allow the statement that had just been made to go forth to the public uncontradicted. All the act of Parlia men t required was that a keeper should be appointed, and the magistrates of the city of London had done nll that was required of them in making such an appointment, and all they had done had been sanc tioned by the Secretary of State. (Hear.) The matter was eventually referred to the Gaol Committee, for them to examine and report. CITY BROKERS. The following gentlemen were sworn to the office of a broker for the city of London : ._m r. Charles Morgan Dutton, Mr. John Henry Moses, and Mr. Edward Tiernan. Mr. Joseph Tucker was discharged from the office of a broker, upon his own application. LORD MAYOR'S DAY. The next business before the Court was to make a: order for the issuing of the usual precepts to the ward y. beadles and others for Lord Ma y or's Day f Alderman WILSON said he should not o pp ose the issuin g these precepts ; but it appear ed to him that in their present form they were nothing but 7HE ARMY. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the General Commanding-in-Chief of the Army, yester day made his autumnal inspection of Woolwich gar rison. The Duke was accompanied by his Serene Highness Prince William Augustus Edward,of Saxe Weimar, wearing the undress uniform of a colonel of the Grenadier Guards; Col. the Hon. R. Charteris, Aide-de-Camp, Scots Fusilier Guards ; General the Hon. Sir J. Yorke Scarlett, Adjutant-General of the Forces; General Sir Richard Airey, Quartermaster General ; Col. Charles Bingham, Deputy-Adjutant- General, &c. The troops were drawn out in review order, the infantry, consisting of the 7th, 13th, and the Depot Royal Artillery, the detachment of 3d Regiment (Buffs), the undisciplined drivers of the Depot Brigade, and the battalion of Royal Marines in the Artillery Barrack•field ; and the cavalry, consisting of D, E, F, and H batteries and Depot Battery of Horse Artillery, and the A, B, and C bat teries of the Depot Brigade, on Woolwich-common. The Commander-in Chief entered the garrison at half-past 11, and wa., received by Gen. Sir Richard Dacres commanding, and a staff of Field-officers in full dress uniform--namely, Brigade-Major Mil ward, Major Reilly, C. 8., Aide-de-Camp ; and the officers commanding the various corps stationed in garrison as follow :—Cols. Kennedy, Sir D. Wood, D'Aguilar, Price, Turner, Buchanan, Wilbraham, and Henry, Royal Artillery ; Col. Forde, Royal Engineers ; Col. Mitchell, Royal Marines ; and Major Gardiner, the Buffs. The Military Train were engaged in garrison duties and were not pre sent. His Royal Highness first inspected the in fantry, who were formed in line, and, after going through some battalion movements, marched past and withdrew to quarters. The Commander-in- Chief and party then proceeded to the common and inspected the mounted corps. His Royal Highness was received with a general salute, after which the troops broke into open columns of companies and marched past in slow time. They then closed to quarter distance columns, breaking into batteries, and marched past in divisions in quick time, re opened in a mass of columns, in leading companies of battalions, wheeled to the left into a line of con tiguous columns, and advanced in review order. They then retired to the rear, formed up in divisions, unlimbered, and prepared for action without firing. After the usual evolutions, which continued till half-past 1, the troops performed a royal salute, and o, new marched off the ground. His Royal Hig hness and suite then rode forward to the Royal Mil itar y Aca demy, an d were escor t e d t h r ough the establis hment by the Gov erno r-Co mman dant, Gen. Sandh am, Col. Yorke, and o th er officers of the Aca dem y . They inspected racket gymnasium court, and fi rst t h e cadets ' di n ing hall, and after wards Th e y then proceeded to the art i llery barracks, inspecte d t he rooms, gym nasium, cells, and stables, an d witnessed three courses of ridi ng instruction drill --one by officers of worksh the the Rua' Artill ery and two b y m embers of the riding establishment. At 3 o'clock the duke, at , tended as abo ve , left the g arrison an d rode over to Kidbrook-comm on , where g he inspected the Herbert :~~:. IMPERIAL PARIS IMPROVED. (From the Paris Correspondent of the Horning Post.) My architectural friend favours me with the following second epistle on imperial Paris : "In my last letter I gave rather a hurried sketch of the principal leading feature of the improvements of Paris—the creation of wide thoroughfares or boulevards leading from those parts of the city of the greatest importance to others of a similar nature. The architecture is generally of rich character, but not over decorated. It is original in idea, without any trace of the absurd and outre attempts at effect we so often see in England. There is also a consistent uni formity of style which, as I have said before, is a species of renaissance with more elegance and freedom than w have been accustomed to see in the designs of the modern purists; so that in the streets of Paris we do not meet with the strange jumble we do in London, where one house is Gothic, the next Greek, the next bare brick walls, with square holes for windows, and ugly high chimneys ; the next Alhambra, and the next streaked with red and black, in the manner which some folks have the effrontery to call the style of North Italy. Nevertheless, the great variety in the treatment of the architectural decorations and other adjuncts, of which this style, which I have ventured to call the imperial renaissance, is susceptible, gives a pleasing variety to the general effect of the street, of which we may say in the words of the poet : " nee facies una, Nec diversa tamen, qualis decet esse sororum." " The footways are wide, and, as I have said before, are planted with trees and liberally provided with seats for the public. The roadways are macadamised, and the trottoirs asphalted. At night these stately architectural avenues are brilliantly lighted with elegant gas lamps, which, in an artistic point of view, are very superior to the old glazed boxes, which are coeval with the application of gas to street lighting. In some instances I have observed a successful attempt has been made to economise light. This is done by placing over the burning jet a metallic or porcelain reflec tor, which throws the whole of that portion of light which ordinarily ascends and is useless directly on to the pave ment where it is wanted. As a friend observed in London, ' We send the best part of the light up to the sky, so that the stars might not lose their way.' "All the new streets of Paris have the advantage of a complete system of sewerage after the name of the gigantic deux of Rome. By this means the superficial drainage, which visitors to Paris may have remembered by seeing the water trickling down the pavement and passing under the kerb .stones, will be dispensed with. A company has been formed, called La Compagnie des Eaux,' through whose agency the houses will be supplied with water to the very tops, much after the manner of the system adapted by our great water companies. "At stated distances there are stands for voitures, the drivers of which, as the visitor to Paris may remember, place in your hand on hiring the vehicle a neat ticket with their number and the Koper fare, whether taken by dis tance or by time, so that disputes may be avoided. "Paris is also now rapidly assuming the aspect of an e Italian city, from the numb er of fountains which have been in all the new qu arters. That of St. Michel is the most imposing, which is near the river, in the Rue de Sebastopol. It consists of a noble architectural facade , the upper part of which is inlaid with marble after the Florentine style. In the centre is a colossal bronze figure of the archangel brandishing a flaming sword and trampling on the enemy of mankind. The group is taken from the celebrated chetcl'auvre of Guido in the C a puchin Church, near the Barberini Palace at Rome, and is nobly rendered. Below the figure the wat e r rushes out in a mighty stream, leaping down several steps till it daShes into a grand basin beneath , on each side of which are two huge griffins, which a l so pou r a flood from their mouths ; but, like most new thi n g s i n Paris, there Is use in these fountains as well as ornament. The water is not To the skies, in unless torrents tost, Nor in proud falls magnificently lost ;" but it performs the subsequent duty of flushing the sewers, and saves thus the hard and unpleasant labour of the sewer raker. "Permit me now, for the sake of clearness, before closing m y observation on the general aspect of new Paris, to offer a detailed description of one house, which we may consider a type of the rest. Imagine a building six stories high, one of which would be in the roof, constructed of the beau tiful white stone, technically called pierre tendre; the great portal in the middle, w hich generally run s u p some 12 or 14 feet, the architrav es round the windows, ~~~ and the cornicee at top, beinebeautifully adorned with en. riched mouldings, arabesques, and festoons.. The balconies are protected by elaborately designed iron railings, often partially gilt. The upper story is on the roof of the con- struction, commonly called a onausard ; and is covered with zinc, the windows of which are of the form technically called lucarnes, and are also richly ornamented in the same metal. " Let us now suppose we enter the spacious doorway of one of these dwelling houses, which introduces us at once into a court-yard, sufficiently large for a carriage to turn round in with ease—a pleasing contrast to the grave error ately committed in London, where the court is narrow, and in which the air stagnates, and light can scarcely pene trate. On the right and left of the corridor leading to this spacious courtyard, will be found the foot of twe grand staircases. These ascend through all the floors, and form the means of communication to all the better apartments— an escalier de service, or servants' staircase, being provided in the court-yard leading to the roof, in which their apart ments are usually placed. "Each flat or floor is provided with all the domestic ne cessities of modern refinement and comfort, regardless of original cost. The decorations of the salons are generally in good taste ; not only the ceilings but the panels of the doors are enriched and for the most part painted white and relieved with gold. The handsome mirrors found in all the apartments, together with the richly carved marble chim ney-pieces, are the landlord's property, and let with the fabric. The floors are of the old-fashioned bright oak par queterie, and briefly it may be observed that the wood-work in these modern buildings is confined to the joinery; the joists being of rolled iron, fitted in between with bricks, perforated for the sake of lightness. The glazing of the windows is usually executed in single sheets of plate glass, and the sashes are not hung to slide as with us, but with hinges like our doors ; and they are fastened with ele gant espagmolettes. The same style of decoration is employed up to the fourth and sometimes to the fifth floors. The rents of these flats, or suites of apartments, varies from £l5O to £OOO per annum. On the right and left of the en trance doorway will generally be found shops which let for a very high rent. It should be observed that it very fre quently occurs that a second block of building, forming one side of the court-yard referred to, is constructed immedi ately behind such a one as we have already described, and which we have supposed to have one side facing the street. This second set of apartments is of course in the rear of the first, is generally finished with elegance, and with every comfort; but the suites, as it may be easily imagined, do not let for such high rents as those which are nearer to the thoroughfares. The underground floors are not used in Paris for the purposes of residence, but are made available for cellarage. " It is hoped that a just description has now been given which will convey an idea of modern Paris. It remains to be observed that nearly all these great arteries of this mag nificent city lead to parks for the recreation and health of the people. Thus we have the Bois de Boulogne, the Park Monceaux, and the wide. spread Park Vincennes, all of which act, as has been said of our own parks, as lungs to the metropolis, and are immediately accessible in their re spective quarters. independent of these larger means of supplying air and health, smaller public gardens have been laid out in every place, round the column of July, round the Tuileries and Louvre, and other public buildings wher ever space permitted. Here in the morning may be seen the juvenile population which form the rising generation, of Paris, under the charge of their white-capped bonnes, in safety from the omnibuses and the voitures which traverse the streets, and in the evening the groups of quiet citizens talking over the events of the day, or the merits of the last piece at the Gaiete or the Vaudeville. " One feature that is very striking in these gardens is the introduction of almost every new plant or flower which is capable of being grown in the open air in our climate. In short, the grounds of no private estate can be better planted and more carefully kept than these gardens for the people are in imperial Paris. I shall give you ere long some official statistics about the cost of buildings in Paris, and the interest they bear." COUNI.RI MA REL.' .2 S. -4' LEEDS—TUESDAY. At to-day's market there was a slow sale, but best wheats held at last Friday's rates. LYNN-! 'UESDAY. White 49s to 52s I Barley. 33s to 39s New 50s to 54s I Grinding ..31s to 32s Rsd ..48s to 50s I Oats .23s to 26s Beans.. .38s to 42s I New 22s to 26s MARKET HARBOROUGH-TUESDAY. White wheat, 538 to 595; red, 45s to 538 per 36 stone. Barley at 34s to 38s per qr., grinding 29s to 30s per 30 st. Oats, 33s to —s; new, 228 to 258 per 24 st. ; beans, 38s to 42s per qr. LIVERPOOL-TUESDAY. At our market to-day there was a quiet tone prevailing, and no great amount of business done. Wheat Id to 2d per bushel lower, and flour 6d per barrel cheaper. Indian corn sold at Friday's rates. SHEFFIELD-TUESDAY. The demand for wheat was quiet, but all good samples were taken off at late rates ; inferior 3d to 6d per load de cline. Barley went at full rates. Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels...22s Od to 22s 6d / White // ...238 Od to 25s Od New red , , ...17s Od to 20s Od New white „ // ...21s Od to 22s Od Beans // 1 , ... 16s 6d to 19s 6d Peas, per qr Grinding barley, per qr 24s Od to 303 OEI Malting ditto, „ 3ls Od to 36s Od Oats 1) 24s Od to 30s Od Millers' prices fOX. flour-2a ld, 2s 3d, and 2s 5d per 141 b. MELTON MOWBRAY-TUESDAY. The following were the currencies :—Old white wheat, 60s Od to —s Od ; old red, 58s Od to —s per 36 stone ; beans, 44s to 45s for old; new sorts, 42s per 38 st. ; barley, 35s to 41s for malting, and 29s to 33s per qr. for grinding; oats, 25s to 34s Od per 24 stone. FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. ➢ZAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton ..Oct. 19. via Marseilles ... Oct. 13. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Nov. 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. Nov. 1. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Oct. 19. via Marseilles ...Oct. 13. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton .. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southapyton Oct. 19. via Marseilles Oct. 13. India (Bombay), via Southampton Oct. 15. via Marseilles ........0ct. 9. Lisbon Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Oct. 16. via Marseilles Oct. 9. Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Oct. 15. by U.S. packet.... b W.C. of Africa, M a d e i ra, and Ty eneriffe Canadian packet. Oct. 10. Bahamas, via New York Mexico Oct. 29. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru , 1 California, and British Columbia.. Oct. 14. The Mout Blanc of Annecy announces the death of Auguste Balmat, formerly syndic and ex-chief guide at Chamounix, and the excursionist companion from tinge to time of all the savants who have visited the Alps. He died advanced in years at the Chalet des Fonds, in the valley of Sixt. [ADVERTISE]IENT.I—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills.— For bad legs, bad breasts, and scorbutic or scrofulous sores this is a genuine specific. The grateful and earnest testimony of thousands who have experienced its marvel lous power over these complaints, and who have been raised from prostrate helplessness and a condition loathsome to themselves and others, renders it quite unnecessary to en large in this place upon its extraordinary virtue. 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LONDON: Printed and Published by JOHN CHAPLINy of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Office, No. 112,. Strand, in the Precinct of th e S avoy, i n th e County of MiddleBe l . — Wednesday, October 10, 1862. -._ -.•i - - -I