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' .24 5 9 e1 ' 32 •J '45 .. ~4, , ..., -1 E X HIBITION OF HORTICULTURA L IMPLEMENTS, GARDEN POTTERY, S c ., at the ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S FIRST GREAT SHOW, TO-MORROW (W ednesday), May 2-1, LYNN, • MONDAY AFTEI4Ii4ONJI' h Wider and wider grows the original breach in - the banks of the middle level, letting in daily aa increased quantity of water to the Fen lands, and in addition to this another hole has been burst on ' the opposite bank, and the result is that about 200 acres of Bardolph Fen are now under water. Yes terday, being Sunday, thousands of persons visited the ruins of the sluice, and also the scene of the dreadful inundations from all the surrounding ais tricts, and several eminent engineers paid a visit of observation and inspection, and various speculations were indulged in as to the ultimate result of this dently making an excursion of the Marshland Mere., F a e fi ns eld eVi o ; One man we saw fishing directly ov e er Fen flood, and more than one plan we heard dis must ine ennui as to a better way of averting the over very comprehensive, and the effortb' unlessw h elm t i h n e g aeries plan s of of t h catastrophes wz3i superintending c i 2 stopped vitably follow if the tidal waters are not during the present week, after which they will gradually increase. The scour is so strong both when the tide is ebbing and flowing, and the cliai:- leveller—water—all over the 200,000 acr es nol so deep (about 20 feet on the lo e w ng e i b n b e ) e , re th ar at o t es for o ::::: gigantic scale, the next spring tides will find few obstacles to prevent their di ff usion of that pow erful of pleasure boats on the water Level cultivated land. We saw yesterdayinthe a number wheat, and saw him take a pike—a large fish about 18 inches long. Of course the statements as to the number of acres of land under water differ ; some s t a te that there ar e 60,000 acrefi ; this, probably, is exaggerated, but still it is impossage to accurately left this q being tell. Though the tides have been gradually fall for ot h four in ing there w n as made for constructing anoth er dam. Tho old ',vac ttielor 4 throwing earth oontinues, and nt:t less than 40,00 0 of these ' must have been sacrificed, as the chief of them are washed out to sea. The nothing daacytus'aly when done, n w e e , but preparation morning' ~,,a, scour is making a eonsiderable differehco to Lynn Harbour, which is Whig -aoapenea by it. The boundaries of the inundation are Bast Marshland and Bardolph Fen, West Walton, West Tilney, Fen End, North St. Mary's, and South Outwell. This applies' to the large body of water, bat not to the portion said to be under water in the neligh bourhood of March, Chetteris, and Whittlesea. ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S FIRST GREAT SHOW TO-MORROW (Wednesday), at South Kensington. Open at One o'clock. Bands of Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, and Royal Marines commence at Two o'Clock. Admission 78. 6d. each, or by Tickets previously purFhascid, ss. each, at the Garden, and t#f the principal Lil.z.ariarls, Music-sellers, &c. Should the weather be wet, Visitors can pass under cover from the Exhibition or Garden Entrances to the Show. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1862. N°. 21,806 PRICE. .... —..4d. STAMPED ....sd. creased means are required, which you will readily GUNS FOR NAVAL WARFARE. BEAT SHOW of ROYAL HORTICULTU kA Garden w _HAL SOCIETY W , TO-MORRO (Wednesday).—The admitted either ill be open at One o'clock. Vi s i tors cannot be the Exhibition from the Exhibiti on t o the Garden, or to throwgh the Garden, before that hour. PUILICATIONF. IRON-PLATED SHIPS. on submarine rams—a subject which the noble lord said we had never thought of. We have, besides, a standing committee at Somerset-house, composed of practical naval officers of all ranks, who have laid before aem a vast number of proposals relat ing to anchors and other things. The noble lord accuses us of never listening to anybody about anchors. Why, we have been testing a new anchor during the last month at Woolwich. It is quite true that Mr. Trotman has a standing grievance against the Admiralty because naval officers do not altogether approve his anchor, which I, indeed, hope may answer, although it is to be doubted whether, taking all the roughs and smooths of a sea-going fleet, it will be as useful as the ordinary anchor. That, however, is a matter of opinion. I might also advert to the practising which daily goes on at Portsmouth on board the Excellent, under officers experienced in gunnery. When I bring in our bill for experiments at the end of the year the house, I believe, will not think that we have been too niggardly in these matters. I can only assure hon. gentlemen that we have at this moment before our attention a considerable charge in regard to our navy; and I am bound to say —and it has been alluded to to-night by the noble lord the First Minister—that we have intelligence that the French have made con siderable progress in their iron-cased fleet since I delivered,. o +< , 111 \TRIM I gave a li st Or their ships of tbaulaserip tion. Ido not express any opinion for or against what the French have done since then. I, however, regret it, because as soon as the French build we shall build too—(hear, hear)—and so we ever shall do. Remember, then, that the French now have built and building 36 iron-cased ships of various sizes. I say we must have a corresponding increase. (Cheers.) We have various vessels that will very shortly be commenced in our dockyards—vessels that were already built, and which will be emi nently useful as iron-cased ships, and I also trust, at least as far as we can at present see, we shall not have to call for any increase in the estimates of the present year. grani. " The organic laws, bills for which were sub mitted to the late Diet, cannot be definitively adopted until the next winter session of the Diet. The Government of the King a3heres to the prin ciples upon which these bills are based, and will endeavour to carry them out in that sense. " The bills respecting Ministerial responsibility and district regulations will not be withdrawn from the present discussions. "The Government of the King, not led astray by the pressure exercised by change of parties, will earnestly and zealously endeavour to carry out in the manner hitherto pursued, the well-known principles which the King, upon assuming the re gency, and upon several subsequent occasions, has pointed out to the councillors of the Crown as the line of policy in the administration of the country. " In accordance with these principles, the Go vernment will conscientiously maintain the rights of the Crown, as well as the constitutional rights of the representatives of the country. But it also entertains the hope that you, gentlemen, will not refuse the Government your patriotic support in adopting the measures necessary for the honour and dignity of Prussia, as well as for the furtherance of all branches of peaceful pursuits." naval warfare, as ort " The charac at e p h t a n l d - y for a r d , Yesterday evening Captain E. G. Fishbourne, R.N., C. 8., delivered a lecture at the United Ser gathered from the va rious p lans of g uns proposed) , s V adapted His Grace the Duke of Somerset, the First Lor d of v te ic r e o l f nst g i u tli n t s icti b ; the Admiralty, took the chair. Captain FISIIIIOURNE, after a few preliminary remarks on the importance of the subject under consideration, said the 681 b. smooth bore gun gave a greater indentation than the 1101 b. _ rmstrong gun. Round shot could not be dispensed with, for it would be impossible to send elongated shot with the same velocity as round shot. it had been argued that the smallness of the recoil was a proof that in the cylinder shot the friction was less than in the round shot, but thitt fact was a proof that the fric tiOn was greater, and that it consequently dimi nished the recoil. The computation that had been made was that in rifle guns one-half the power of the powder was lost by the friction, and that con sequently there was greater damage to the gun. The lecturer then referred to statistical tables, showing the results of various experimenfrs that had been tried between Horsfall's guns, strong's, and the smooth bore. We had given up strength, utility,simplicity, and economy for length of range and accuracy of aim. He thought they could not do better than turn their attention to the NEW NOVJL BY THE HON. C, S. SAVILE.; in Friday, May 23, in 3 vols., WALTER L ANGLE Y. By the Hon. C. STUART SAVILE. Also now ready, in 3 vols., OWEN. By the Author of " High Church," &c. Hurst and Mackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. UNITED UNIVERSITY CLUB. The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETTNG of the MEM BERS of this CLUB will be held ou THURSDAY, the 29th of May, at Three o'ciock precisely, By orthan. 14th May, 1862. A. RUAISEY, Secretary. • CHARLyS KENT'S NEW roEms. Just published, DR EAM LAN D. With other Poems. By W. CHARLES KENT, Barrister-at-Law. - ADVOWSON.--FREEHOLDS.—UPTON AND P, S)THER ST HORPE. TO BE SOLI), pursuant to an Order of the High Court of C :tmneery,Cause, of Donaldson v. Fairfax, with the appr abation of Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Hindersley. in Six Lots, by Illessrs. Holloway and Son, at the George, Hotel at Northampton, on SATURDAY, the 14th day of J , ,n e , 1862, at Three o'clock in the afternoon, VET's 'VALUABLE FREEHOLD ESTATES, situate at Upton and Rothersthorpe, in the count of Northampton, ce insisting of 223 A cres of Arable and Pas y ture Land, Water Mill, and the Perpetual Advowson and Right of Presenta tion to the Vicarage of Rothersthorpe, part of the Estate of the late Sir Thomas Samwell, Bart. Particulars and conditions of Sa',e, with Plan, may be had, gratis, of M Messrs. Icing and APATillin, No. 4, Danes-inn, St. Clement's, Strand, London Se;lic'tor s ; at the George Hotel, Northampton ; Swan Hotel Huntingdon ; the Royal Hoiel, ciettering ; the Angel Hotel, , Bed i ,ord ; the George Hotel, Market Harborough ; the Q Sp'--cad Eagle, Rugby; the White Hart Hotel, Leicester ; of the Auctioneers, Pig'. 'dlr.; Crown Hotel, Leamington; and ~ a +. 7 ,rd, near Northampton. TKING and WMILLIN, Plaintiffs' Solicitors, —_____ 4, Danes-inn, Strand, London. theta' has risen t o a e The author of , D li r ' e c a a m p. i. S n vo i . , , a p n r d ic ?A s l . e height so very close to the summit of genius that he may be commiserated for his inability to grapple with the last peaks of its elevation. There is abundance of talent, a delicate taste, an endless richness and diversity of image, topic, and illusion : the landscape is midst luxurious ; and the anise of verse excellent."—Literary Budget. "Mr. Kent has undeniable merits---wartn and high-toned feeling, a pleasant combination Ograt,6 and humour, and no small power to individualise Pope at Twickenham' is a cabinet picture. Marianne' will commend itself to all mothers by its gush of parental tcnderness, and its acquaint ance with baby wiles and mysteries. ili`ructidor' shows what Dutch fidelity of word painting the author can master when he tries. His fruit is as vivid and well characterised as if Lance had painted it."—Atheneum. "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. Bnt it is by no Means his only merit. He is a Mas ter of versification. The flow of his verse is smooth and me lodious, and enriched With a copious and create vocabulary. Shelley at Marlow' is a painting exquisitely delicate. The vision of Shelley with which Mr. tent presents us is almost perfect. 'DREAMLAND 15 a work conceived in a noble spirit, and executed With scholarly taste, frequently with flashes of true poetics inspiration. The Dying Bridegroom' is distinguished by a gen u i ne p a thOS, whi c h leads us to be lieve that Mr. Kent would ettoeeed eminently' -- ---- of before world with the advan tage, not only of an author's name, Vat of a name already agreeably and musieallyknown ih the metrical literature of the day. His 'Aletheia' tons 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 th a t of Scott. There is something in the lines that will remind the reader of the chime of Scott's own verse."—John Bull. SPECIAL NOTICE. CLF-;RICAL, MEDICAL, & GENERAL LIFE Assl a t atiad s in ETY- A.ll persons who effect Policies on the Participating Scale 'More June 30th, 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. HALIFAX AND QUEBEC RAILWAY. to the proposed railway through portions offitindii, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, which by uniting lines of railway already in existence would complete the railway communication between Halifax and Quebec, was laid before Parliament yesterday. First, we have the memorial of the delegates from Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, to the Duke of Newcastle on the subject of the pro posed railway; next a despatch from Lord Mona, enclosing the recommendation of the Executive Council of Canada ; next, despatches from Lord Mulgrave, transmitting addresses from the Legis lature of Nova Scotia ; next addresses from Mr. Manners Sutton, Governor of New Brunswick, en closing addresses from the Legislature of that colony. Finally, we have the following despatch from the Duke of Newcastle, in which the decision of the Home Government is announced : " COPY OF A DESPATCH FROM THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE K.G., TO THE VISCOUNT MONCK. " Downing-street, April 12, 1862. and round shot. He disapproved or3he, breech loading guns, as they were so much weakened that they could not bear a sufficient quantity of powder to send the missile with proper force to its destina tion. He then referred to diagrams showing the amount of windage in the Lancaster, Whitworth, Scott, Armstrong, Geoffrey, Blakely, and other guns, and the consequent loss of power in each. He believed that with round shot and smooth bore they could easily, safely, and economically, over short ranges, attain that power over iron-plated ships which they could not gain by rifle guns of long range. If they were to have rifle guns they should be made strong, and not liable to injury, and the missiles should be simple and loaded from the muzzle. By simplicity of construction the price should be much reduced, and he thought the country ought not to pay £6OO for a gun when they could get as efficient an engine for £3OO. The Noble CHAIRMAN having invited discussion, in order to arrive at a correct result, BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.— Incorporated by Royal Charter. The DIRECTORS of the BANK of BRITIS II NORTH AMERICA DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That the YEARLY MEETING of PROPRIETORS will be held, pursuant to the Deed of Settlement, on TUESDAY, the 10th une next, at the Office of the Corporation, 7, St. Helen's place, Bishopsgate-street, at One o'clock precisely, when three Directors will retire by rotation, two of whom have been proposed for re-election. By order of the Court. C. NE`NAB, Secretary. " Verses, many of them extremely tender and harmonious,and all indicating a mind careitilly cultured and imbued with elegant tastes."—Dally News. "Poems of very considerable excellence. Fructidor 'is a very close and vigorous word-painting of an orchard. Mr. Kent's Volume is healthy and vigorous in sentiment, correct In composition, and contains many happy touches of true fancy, very gracefully expressed."— The Critic. "The pictures Mr. Kent makes are carefully drawn and effectively coloured. His work is on the whole in good taste. It possesses the undeniable, yet, in these days, rare merit of intelligibility, and is, moreover, very readable."—The Art- World. LATEST PARTICULARS. LYNN, MONDAY EVENING. London, gay 16, 1862. THE UNION BANK OF IR ELAND (Limited). To be incorporated under the Joint-Stock Banking Companies Amendment Acts 20 and 21 Vict., cap. 49, and 21 and 22 Viet., cap 91, which specially limit the liability of each shareholder to the amount of his shares, and to be conducted upon the same principles as the Provincial Bank of Ireland and the National Provincial Bank of England, with the head office in London. " We like some of Mr. Kent's minor poems even better than Dreamland.' He is a real poet, unquestionably, and often versifies with extreme felicity. Of his poetic power the Monody on Lord Strangford ' affords ample proof : while his capacity to make word-music is shown in ` The Morris Dancer s.' "—The Press. OPEAING OF THE PRUSSIAN DIET. ALETHEIA ; OR, THE 1)0031 OF MYTHOLOGY. With Other Poems. By the same Author. New Edition. Fcap. Bvo., price as. London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberti,. THE PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE fully explained in J. GROSSMITWS • " GOVERNMENT UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES." The cause is there predicated or the monetary difficulties ex - perienced in 1860. The Crisis is at hand. Anxiety in busi ness has now become the grim torture. Purity of motive. Intelligently exercised, must animate all Governments, or all is lost, All denominations of' Constitutions are carefully examined in J. Grosamith's "Government upon First Prin. ciples." Capital £1,000,000, in 10,000 Shares of £lOO each, With power to increase. Deposit on application £1 per share, and a further payment of,£l on allotment. Each call not to exceed £5, and three witonths' interval between each call ; but it is estimated that it will not be necessary to call up more than £25 per share. DIRECTORS. t n. of th e C o l on Henry Bruce, Esq. ia (of l Ban H. k. Bruce and Co., Mincing-lan e ), Di rec - William Henry Dickson, Esq., Chairman of the Scottish Australian Investment Company. John B. Elln, Esq. (of J. B. Elfin and Co., Abchurch-lane), 'Director of the Bank of British North America. William Evans, Esq., Vice-Chairman, Dublin and Drogheda Railway. Lewis Fraser, Esq. (of J. and L. Fraser and Co., London, and of Maclaine, Fraser, and Co., Singapore). Jacob Q. Henriques, Esq. (of D. Q. Henriques and Brother), 2, Jeffreys -square. Janie Duke Hill, Esq. (of Messrs. Hill, Wood, and Hughes), St. Mary -at-Hill. bavid Howden, Esq. (late of Bowden, Newlands, and Co., Rio de Janeiro). T. W. L. Mackean, Es China). q. (late of the firm of Turner and Co., W. D. Seymour, Esq. (Messrs. Warre Brothers, merchants, leenchurch-street). E. W. Wingrove, sq. (late of Mackenzie, Lyall, and Co., Calcutta). A. W. Young, Esq. (of Harellatch, Twyford), Director of the City of London Brewery. BANKERS. Messrs. Barnett, BANKERS. and Co., Lombard-street. Henry Barnett, Es AUDITOR. q. (Messrs. Barnett, Mares, and Co.) SOLICITORS FOR LONDON. Messrs. Thomas and Hollams, Mincing-lane. " SOLITORS FOR Messrs. Ander son and IC Lee, 2, Inns Quay. DUBLIN. BROKERS. London-Messrs. George Burnand and Co., 69, Lombard street, and Messrs. Huggins and Rowed], No.II, Thread needle -street. Dublin -Messrs. Bruce and Symes. Belfalit -Theobald Bushell, Esq. Cort-Messrs. William Connell and Son. SECRETARY-John Manning, Esq. Temporary Offices of the Company -16, Cornhill. The Union Bank of It eland is established to supply addi tional banking accommodation in Dublin, and throu4hout the chief cities and towns in Ireland. The management of the Bank will be vested in a Board of Directors in London, as sisted as circumstances may render expedient by local com ttlittees in Dublin and elsewhere in Ireland. It is more than a quarter of a century since any new bank 'was established in Ireland, and when it is considered that during this interval the resources of the country have been developed in an extraordinary degree by the railroad system, and the impro red value and cultivation of the land, and that there has not been a corresponding increase of banking ac commodation, it will at once be conceded that there is ample room for the introduction of another substantial joint stock bank in that portion of the United Kingdom. The following statement shows the present position of the leading joint stock banks in Ireland, and indicates the marked nUccess which these institutions have now attained, via. I'c+s o a 1Z 6 , • a., . "Os . e l 06 . g 6 '2'4 •t i 1 al T 3 p. 6... cd .. Name. Q Q Reserve ... --, a ~1 ii Capital. F und. rg : i'' l :L! y; A ` . Pro vinelalßank of £ £ £ . £ £ £ TheN lrel and 1825 500,000 251,693 25 86 55 0 20 per et ationalßank of Ireland 1835 500,000 181,931 25 684 176 11 do. The Rcyal Bank of Ireland ~ 1836 209,175 100,000 10 28 200 15 do. Northernßanking any 1825 150,000 84,286 30 60 105 11 do. Belfast Banking Company Clearly pr,,ving, not only the steady and rapid growth of business that has taken place, but also warranting the expec tation that, under cautious and prudent management, there is every prospect of success for another bank. The Legislature has guarded against the evils of unlimited responsibility of shareholders by enabling every new Joint Stock Banking Company consisting of more than ten persons to register under the Limited Liability Act, and already several banks have been so constructed. The system of control, management, and inspection, which has worked so advantageously in the Provincial Bank of Ireland and the National Provincial Bank of England, will be tandeor,pe nk t b e a din in co g nducting the affairs of the Bank. The shares establishments are respectively at a premium of inain 250 to 300 per cent. All the ordinary descriptions of banking business will be conducted, and will consist of - Opening current accounts ; receiving money on deposit at interest ; granting drafts on its branches ; issuing circular notes and letters of credit for allparts of Europe and elsewhere ; undertaking agencies of foreign and country banks; effecting purchases and sales in British and foreign stocks, shares, and securities ; receiving the dividends thereon ; and transacting every other descrip tion of banking business. In the event of any applicant for shares not receiving an allotment his deposit will be returned in full. .plication for shares may be made in the annexed form, 16, addressedco_. to John Manning, Esq., Secretary of the Company, Corn hill, or to the Company's Brokers, from whom pro riPectlißes can be obtained. Applicants for shares in Irel an d may either pay the deposit cash to the rder Co a a ß o r rs e moPnnionsthere, or remit the amount by a payable to the Secretary. No. To the Directors of the -Chalon Bank of Ireland (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid t o your Bankers the sum of above Com p ng a d I posit of Z 1 per sh are on shares in the p an y, hereby r equest that y ou will allot me that number, and I agree to accept such shares, or any less num ber you may allot me, or in default thereof that the deposit shall be forfeited. roan of Application for Shares. Name in full Residence Date DR. CTTLVERWELL'S LAST NEW WORK, OURSELVES. On Spermatorrhcea, Syphilis, Stricture, limmorrhoids, Meets, Nervous Debility, Palpitation, cte• &C. MARRIAGE : Its Expectances and Disapp-intments. I mpediments removed, and Healthy Offspring secured. Price is., by post is. ;of Mann, 29, Cornhill ;or Author, 3 , Great Marlborough-street, Oxford-street, W. Consultations daily from 12 a.m. till 9 P.m Just published, Bvo, in cloth, price 55., by post free, 58. 6d.,SIN _ THE SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT of STRICTURES of the URETHRA; showing why they so often ap pear Incurable, when in reality they trogn removed by the most simple means. B le. B. COURTEN M AY, M.R.C.S.E., And formerlyy Surgeon to the Metropolitan Infirmary for the Cure of Strictures of the Urethra. " This work is the production of a surgeon whose special attention has been directed, through a long professional life, to the treat ment of strictures of the urethra. The cases which Mr. Courtenay has given supply ample evidence of his great discriminativ e power in the diagnosis of the various ldnds of stricture, and of the scientific principles upon which their management is founded. Byhis systema.ticmanaZement 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 toned in the private study of all who are subject to stricture."—Aledicai Circular. London: 11. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. 1 MITE VIGOUR. OF YOUTH RESTORED IN LlFE. oin t WEEKS by Dr. RICORD'S ESSENCE OF P shattis wo nderful agent will restore manhood to the most Thered constitution, whether arising* from self-pollution, excesses, noct urnal emissions, the effects of climate, or natu ral causes- The time required to cure the most inveterate case is lour v ‘; ( "elcs ; and, if used according to the printed in structions (which are wry simple), failure is impossible. This life-restoring remedY should be taken by all about to 'carry, as its presseffectsof!ree permanent. It is acknowledged by as certain the medical t ca b se l i s le ATeatest discovery ever made. 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" The Post-office Turkish Baths, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. —Dr. Culverwell has already established the reputation of an able physician ; he has now proved himself to be a worthy philanthropist, in as far as he has established, in the heart of the City, an institution that more nearly than any disco very of modern days, goes nearer the abolition of the practice of physic, than any proposition or invention yet established, the Turkish Bath. . . Our object being merely to direct the attention of our City readers to the fact that they possess one of the best set of baths, at 19, St. Martin's-le-Gran d, which the country can produce; perfect in all its appliances , nand most admirable in effect. Dr. Culverwell has fitted up his baths with a degree of elegance, luxury, and refinement , which, considering the space at his disposal, is truly sur tpiraissibnege,nwlbilteaienveeyttohinadgdtltioattht,:seetemofor comfort delicacya couldury hi s m i re r if re . justly gene W ra e ted m a a n y d new m s a a d y e that, it is . 1 0 f n man om n vg oeur:dziefoestfikees Turkish Bath."—Era, Oct 13,186 t. Consultations daily till 12 Rat Last night, in the louse of Commons, Lord C. Paget, in reply to a question from Lord R. Montagu, said--4 shall have no objection whatever to the pro auction of these returns, but in mercy to himself and the house I trust the noble lord, when he hears that inventions in reference to iron•cased ships come to us at the rate of about 100 a month, will not in sist on printing such a blue-hook as they would make. I can assure him that they are receiving very careful attention. I cannot follow the noble lord through all the topics he has introduced, butt shall be happy to give him all the information' can as to what is being done in shipbuilding. I regret the right hon. member for Bucks is not present, as I think he would probably administer some little rebuke to an ardent supporter for coming before the house with a grand proposal for building an iron fleet, and adding very considerably to the large navy estimates. The noble lord accuses all Govern ments, but lays the principal blame on the present Government, for continuing to build wooden ships after France had begun to build them of iron. I am the more anxious to say a word on this matter, because I have heard from several quarters that the present Government has proceeded recklessly in the construction of wooden line-of-battle ships long after it was evident that these vessels would be useless. I beg the noble lord's attention to this point. There l i tit t e u rro'v - e f rnm l enT - We're Is; AC; j r - ther ' More than a year, and they originated the conversion of eight of these vessels within that year. The present Go vernment has been in office three years, and they have only commenced the conversion of four sailing line-of-battle ships into steamers. The late Govern ment converted eight vessels in one year; the pre sent Government in three years have only converted four. Now take the question of building line-of battle ships. The late Government in its one year of office began to build no less than six line-of-battle ships. The present Government in three years have only commenced three ; of these, only the frames were begun, and they have since been used for iron eased ships. This accusation, therefore, against the present Government is most unjust and unfair. And what is the history of the ships that have been con verted? The present Government came into office in the month of July, 1859. They naturally adopted the programme of their predecessors; and what ever may be the responsibility for the years 1859 and 1860 must rest principally with the late Go vernment. The noble lord had mixed up a great many matters together; but the vexatio questio was the cost of building wooden line-of-battle ships. The house must not take the noble lord's figures for granted. In 1859, the year of the Derby Go vernment, the sum expended in building and con verting line-of-battle ships was £442,000. In 1859 and 1860, after the French had begun to build iron-cased ships, but when the programme of the late Government had to be carried out £786,000 were expended for the same purpose. But in 1860 and 1861 the present Government have expended only £416,000 in converting this class of ships. Nothing is easier than to get up in 1862, after we have made all these discoveries, and tell us what we ought to do. It is easy to be wise after the event. But, if the noble lord had given his advice when the late Government was in office, he would have done some good. The noble lord has referred to Captain Coles's cupola vessel, and charges the Ad miralty with supineness in not adopting it till after the action of the Monitor and the Merrimac. But, as long ago as February last, the drawings for a vessel on Captain Co!es's plan were prepared, and only the consent of the House was wanted to issue calls for tenders for its construction. The hon. member for Liskeard took me to task, and charged me with having said the vessel was being built, when it was not ; but my only object was to show that the matter had not been neglected. I under stood the noble lord to say that the Warrior is totally unprotected at her two ends, which are made of wood, and that she is entirely unfit to go into action. He is quite mistaken in that. He is per haps not aware the Warrior is wholly an iron ship, though it is true its extremities are not provided with armour plates. That is a point on which opinions greatly differ. I for one frankly admit that I think a system of armour plates all round in the case of long ships with very sharp bows is attended with considerable disadvantage, although some emi nent judges are in favour of that mode of construc tion. The noble lord says we never take up an invention till it is very late. Why, if he will only come to the Admiralty he will see that we have no less than seven different classes of ships in progress of the iron-cased family, some of which are iron-plated right round, and others plated in the centre and amidships. We are going on with reasonable speed, but not too fast. It is inadvisable to rush all at once into a condemnation of our wooden fleet, and to build only with iron. We are, however, constructing different classes of iron cased ships, some of them even as low as 1,000 tons. It remains to be seen whether they will carry their armour and be fit for foreign service and all weathers. I think we have not been behindhand, but are progressing with sufficient despatch to maintain our position as a great maritime Power. Reverting to Capt. Coles's cupola, it should be re membered that the late Prince Consort bad the sagacity first to discern the value of that plan. I was sent for nearly two years ago by his Royal Highness, who urged and entreated me and the Admiralty to try that invention, the merit of bring ing which to public notice belonged to that great Prince. lam afraid I cannot follow the noble lord through all his statements of the misdeeds of various Boards of Admiralty, but the gist of his complaints was that we don't institute due inquiry into inven tions, that we have no machinery by which they may be tested, and that inventors feel that we re gard them, as it were, as our natural enemies. That is very far from a correct representation. I am bound to admit that I have always advocated that there should be a scientific committee attached to the Admiralty—(hear)—exactly as there was at tached to the Ordnance. When I had the honour of being connected with the Ordnance there was a select committee to which all matters affecting the construction of guns, &c., were referred. I have often expressed my opinion on this point very frankly at the Admiralty, and I must say that, without going quite as far as I go, the Board have taken very great steps in what I must call a right direction in this respect. First of all let me allude to the Scientific Committee, or the Iron-plate Com mittee, which has now been sitting for two years. If its chairman, the hon, and gallant member for Wakefield (Sir J. Hay), were not now before me, I should say something of his merits, but his name is a guarantee that the committee is well constituted. Its other members nre Col. Henderson, R.A., the vice-chairman ; Col. Jervois, R.E,, secretary to the Defence Commission ; Dr. Percy, superintendent of the Museum of Practical Geology ; Fairbairn, president of the British Association, and a most eminent engineer and author; Wm. Pole, a very eminent civil engineer, who has been connected with the iron question for many years, and is now, in addition to other duties, professor of civil engineering in the London University. Every thing connected with iron-cased ships is exa mined by that committee, and experiments are continually carried on under a supervi sion. The Admiralty have also lately called in the assistance of many eminent shipbuilders, and among others th e h on. mem b er f or Bi r k en h ea d (M r . Laird), wh o has been asked to report on a most im portant matter, on which the future of our navy the bottomsgreatly depends --viz,, e i xt s t s h el e s. facilities The m e f s o s r rs. s cop a p m e ud rin a g , of the Thames Iron Company, and Mr. Napier, the famous shipbuilder of Gl asgow, have likewise been requested to give their opinion on the copper sheathing of iron ships. Within the last fortnight we have had a committee sitting at the Admiralty BERLIN, MAY 19. The Minister President opened the Chambers to-day with a speech. He said ; in n du h ty is to engage your " His Majesty the King has ord n e a re m d e. me T t h o e o G pe e n_ will be necessary v th e e nm i e e n t t of ee t n h e e id A e f r o e na i r t ch i y te ent affairs. The f a e c r t i t v h i t e y e t e h t i t s l e s m e s e s e i o t n e n f o t e o n m g e e r s t t h u a r ti g finances of the country continue to assume a morn favoarable aspect. It has not been found necessary, at the close of the financial year, to make use of the the expense of the organisation credit ef for defraying y armf which had been granted in the Budget of 1861 from the public funds. The surplus in the r evenue of this year has even ve e. exceededisM aj esty, the o f the public hasser determined, for the.relief of the country, that the additional taxa tion should not be levied on and after the Ist of duly next. " From the Budget for 1862 and 1863, which is to be submitted to you without delay, you will perceive that the decrease of income arising there from will be fully covered by provisional reduc tions in the military administration, by savings in the cost of the administration of the public debt, and by increased revenue ; and that means for use ful application to all departments of the public service are still available. " The more detailed specification of the income and expenditure in the Budget, and the early pre sentation of the Budget for 1863 will afford testi mony that the Government is ready to meet with willingness any practicable proposition of the re presentatives of the country. " The necessary operations for a further regula tion of tie land tax have reached the first impor tant stage towards completion by a central com mittee, that, namely, of a temporary establishment of the classification tariff. " Repeated examinations have manifested the possibility of further savings, of a temporary charac ter, being effected in the military expenditure. These reductions, however, in order not to injure the vital conditions of the organisation of the army, can only be continued until a new source of revenue is opened by the land tax. " By this means the Government shows that it is ready and desirous to meet the objections raised in former iessions, and is therefore justified in ex pecting that, in considering the arrangements and requirements of our military force, due provision may be made for the independence and security of the country, which depend upon the undiminished excellence of the army. " A plan for the extension of the railway system of the country will be laid before the Chambers. " The negotiations respecting a regulation of the conditions of trade, in accordance with treaties be tween the Zollverein and France, have led to an understanding. The Government is herein guided, in unison with its allies of the Zollverein, by the conviction that it is not of much importance to the Zollverein to secure for its products, its trade, and its navigation in France the rights of the most favoured nation, as that the progress of national economy and science required that the tariff of the Zollverein should be modified in the full sense of free trade. "It was to be expected that the prospect of such a modification should arouse many apprehensions ; but it is, on the other hand, pleasing that these apprehensions are already beginning to yield to a more correct appreciation of the advantages offered by a more extended market. Several of the Go vernments of the Zollverein have already given in their adhesion to this view, and among them the Government of Saxony, which country, from the manifold extent of its own industry, is especially compelled to consider industrial interests. "We reckon that the many remaining Govern ments of the Zollverein, while faithfully keeping in view the advancement of the material interests of the Customs' Union, will give their consent to a work which promises to become the starting point of a new increase of commercial developmont of the Zollverein. " Negotiations with the Danish Government have not yet led to any result. Their success will depend upon whether or not Denmark will determine to fulfil the obligations towards Germany, undertaken by the Convention of 1852. "As regards the question of German Federa l reform, the Government of the Ring adheres firmly to the point of view which it has assumed. if I n the question of the constitution of Electoral Hesse the unremitting endeavours of the Govern ment Lhave succeeded in causing almost all German Governments to come to the conclusion that' the constitution of 1831, excepting those stipulations which are contrary to the Federal constitution, must be re-established; and Austria has joined Prussia in making a common p roposa l t o th e Federal Diet, the immediate acceptance of which may now be expected. The new ordinance respect ing the elections, which is in direct opposition to this proposal, and which deeply offends the coun try's sense of right , w ill no t come into operation, in accordance with the express demand of Prussia, and with the request of the Federal Assembly, addressed to the Government of Electoral Hesse. The Go vernment of the King will take care that a final solution shall be arrived at, without further hesita tion, in favour of the constitution of 1831. As re gards an incident which occurred in reference to this question, the Government still awaits definite in any case underst an d h ow t o pro explanations from t he G overnra( nt of Electoral of Prussia. 4 , For the development of arts and science in tHe c e t s s t He, e a nddigwniitlyl " My Lord,—You are aware that I duly received your despatch, No. 4, of the 31st of October last, reporting that at a meeting in the Council Chamber at Quebec of members of the Councils of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, it was resolved that those three Governments should renew the offer made to the Imperial Government on the 26th of October, 1858, to aid in the construction of an intercolonial railway between Halifax and Quebec, and that a delegation from the provinces should proceed to England with the view of pro /noting this object, " You reported to me that the Hon, Philip Vankougnet was appointed to represent Canada, and not long afterwards this gentleman, associated with the Hon. Joseph Howe, from Nova Scotia, and the Hon. Samuel Tilley from New Brunswick, arrived in England. " I had several interviews with these gentlemen, who urged with great ability the project com mitted to their charge, and eventually embodied their views in a memorandum communicated to me in a letter dated the 2d of December, 1861. But owing to the urgency of business connected with the threatening aspect of affairs in the United States, I was unable to bring the subject under the consideration of her Majest3's Government be fore the deputies were obliged to return to their homes, and other urgent matters have hitherto pre vented the adoption of a decision. The subject has now been before her Majesty's Government, and I need scarcely assure you that they have examined it with the care due to the importance of the ques tion, to the high authorities from whom it has emanated in the provinces, and to the character and position of the delegates by whom it has been so powerfully presented to notice in this country. " Tho length of railway necessary to complete the communication between Halifax and Quebec is estimated at 350 miles, and the cost, after de ducting the right of way, which the provinces will provide, is estimated at three millions sterling. Such being the data supplied by the deputation, the project is that the Imperial Government should join the three provinces in a guarantee of 4 per cent., upon £3,000-000, in which case the provinces are ready to pass Bills of Supply for £60,000 a year (X 20,000 in each province) if the Imperial Government will do the same. The selection 'of the route is left solely to the British Government. Should the sum of three millions be found insuffi cient, nothing very definite is said on the essential point of the provision to be made for the comple tion of the railway. " I regret to inform you that, after giving the sub ject their best consideration, her Majesty's Govern ment have not felt themselves at liberty to concur in this mode of assistance. Anxious, however, to promote as far as they can the important object of completing the great line of railway communication on British ground, between the Atlantic and the westernmost parts of Canada, and. to assist the provinces in a scheme which would so materially promote their interests, her Majesty's Government are willing to offer to the Provincial Govern ments an Imperial guarantee of interest, towards enabling them to raise by public loan, if they should desire it, at a moderate rate, the requisite funds for constructing the railway. This was the mode of action contemplated by Earl Grey in the year 1851, and is the same method which was adopted by Parliament in the act of 1842, in order to afford to Canada the benefit of British credit in raising the money with which she has completed her great system of internal water communications. The nature and extent of the guarantee which her Majesty's Government could undertake to recom mend to Parliament must be determined by the particulars of any scheme which the Provincial Governments may be disposed to found on the pre sent proposal, and on the kind of security which they would offer. " I fear that this course will not be so acceptable to the Provincial Governments, as that which the delegates were authorised to propose for conside ration. It is, however, the only one in which her Majesty's Government, after anxious deliberation, feel that they would be at liberty to p articipate. trust that the proposal will at all events be received as a proof of their earnest wish to find some method in which they can co - operate w ith the provinces their laudable desire to comp lete a per.feet in inter colonial communication over British territory:f, ad And it will be a source of sincere p l e asure to me . verting to all the differe nt bearingson the subject, and to the condition of their respective finances, the Provincial Governments should not end by finding it in their power to make u se of the present offe r , and to propound some practicable scheme for apply ing it to the attainment of the desired object. " I have addressed a similar despatch to the Lieutenant -Governors of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and I must now leave the subject in the hands of the several Provincial Governments, in case they p rosecute the vcho will b est know, subjectfarther, fqrther, how to provide f or th e requisite mutua l c onsultaiions. -1 have, &e., " NEWCASTLE." As the Abbe Morancez, curl of Margon (Eure-et- Loir), was lately passing along the high road reading, a mare which was grazing on the roadside rushed on him, and after biting him severely in the side precipitated him into a ditch, and endeavoured to trample him under foot. Fortunately he struck the animal on the nostrils with the book, and apparently hurt it so much that the mare de sisted. Tho cause of this strange attack cannot he divined. The wounds of the Abbe are seriouP, but hie life is in no Sir W. ARMSTRONG said there were so many figures that he could not go into their refutation without consideration. He therefore suggested that the discussion should be adjourned until a. future occasion, when he would not only refute what had been advanced, but would also state his own views with regard to the best guns for vessels. After some discussion, in which the lecturer's calculation and deduction were severely criticised, the meeting was adjourned. THE JAPANESE MISSION. On Sunday the Japanese Ambassadors took a drive to Hampton Court, going by way of Twicken ham. As usual, they were accompanied by Mr. Macdonald, attache of the English Legation in Japan, and some of the officers of their suite. After making a tour of the interior of the Palace, they were conducted over the grounds, and thence to Bushey-park, which they saw in all its glory of foliage and flower. They are said to have a fine eyo for the picturesque, especially in landscape scenery, and to have been greatly delighted with some of the parks of the metropolis; but at Bushey, and more particularly on seeing the famous avenue of trees at Hampton Court, their admiration was excited to the highest pitch. Here, as in Paris, they have always had a great hankering to see the country, and they were much refreshed by the glimpses which they were afforded of it on Sunday. From Hampton Court they drove to Richmond, where they halted for an hour or so to take lun cheon at the Star and Garter. Here again they were captivated by the view from Richmond-hill, and lingered over the enjoyment of it for some time. Leaving Richmond they paid a passing visit to Earl and Countess Russell at Pembroke-lodge, remaining there about half an hour, and then returned to their quarters at Claridge's Hotel, where they dined at their usual hour of 8 o'clock. On Saturday they drove to the Crystal Palace, which they had not seen before, and where they spent several hours. Thoy were received by Sir Joseph Paxton, Mr. Farquhar, and Mr. Bewley, and by them conducted over the building. There everything they saw was to them so entirely novel and unique that they have talked about little else since their visit. Their de light at the structure itself, as they saw it for the first time glistening in the sunlight, knew no bounds. With all the various courts, especially with that of the Alhambra, they were profoundly inte rested, as they were charmed with the internal dis play of plants and flowers. From the centre bal cony they were afforded a sight of the grounds and of the landscape of marvellous beauty stretching beyond on all hands. There, too, they witnessed a display of the upper series of fountains, for which the day was remarkably favourable. The grand fountains would also have been played for the distinguished strangers but for the short notice the authorities at the Palace had of their visit. As it was, they were intensely pleased with all they saw. They were afterwards present in the concert-room while the Prussian Coronation March was being performed by the orchestra. At its con clusion they took lunch in the directors' apartment, and left the Palace about five o'clock. Earlier in Majesyl the day they had an interview with Earl Russell at s the Foreign-office, and att ended her morning the A m bassadors received a visit from Captain Forbes, Theatre in the evening. On Friday Staff-Captain at Woolwic h, Ns ho, i n compliance with a request made by them, through Mr. Macdonald, to the authorities at the War-office, presented them with sketches of some of the more remarkable sights and processes they w itneaec,l uu their recen t tour of the Arsenal. So deeply int erested w er e they with much that they saw there, that a few of the scientific members of their suite intend to pay a second visit to the establishm ent. On Frida y also, at half-past th re e o'clock, the Env o y s h ad an oglito-°ffi fficial inter v i ew , on business nnwLiat Russell , yha rt ah a e t r t n h d e F Mr. o r ei mission Hammond were also this h country, at which E c t o r i l present. In the evening they attended the assem bly of Mrs. Samuel Gurney, at Prince's-gate. On Thursday morning Mr, Rapp, app, the Swiss Consul- General, had an int • • interview with the Ambassadors by appointment at Claridge's Hotel, for the purpose of delivering to them a letter from his Government. Later in the day Lord Stratford de Radcliffe paid their Excellen • cies a complimentary visit, and re mained some time in conversation with them, with the aid of the interpreters of the mission. A committee was appointed some time since to visit the whole seaboard of the French empire, with a view to ascertain what improvements could be introduced into nets and other implements used by fishermen in their calling. The labours of the committee, examined by an upper one under the presidentship of Vice-Admiral Febvre, have furnished the grounds of a new decree respecting the e4)ast fisheries. This is preceded by a report, published in the Afoniteur. Any person of whatever nation is declared free to fish at a distance of three miles from the shore, that distance to be calculated from low water-mark ; and even those limits will not be enforced wherever there aro not sufficient and serious reasons for maintain in g them. Fish ing may be prohibited now and then on some points of the coast, in order to encourage the growth and multiplication of a particular species. T HE LAMBING SEASON ON THE GRAMPIANS A ND OculLLs.—The lambing season abou t completed on all these extensive pastoral ranges, and it is seldom that stock it has c losed with such a strong, healt h y , and splendid of lambs. The pasturage has been excellent, and the lamb are growing very fast.—Scotst nan. At a recent slave sale in Texas five negroes sold for 7,0.10 dole, A meeting has been held to-day (since the above was written) at the Guildhall, comprising repre sentatives of the sewers and the various commis sions, through which the Middle Level passes. The press were not admitted, but I h ave j ust bee in formed by one of the gentlemen w ho were present that the meeting had resolved at once to a p ply to n - the Home Secretary, for the interference of Govern ment with the Middle Level Commissioners. The Mayor of Lynn, L. W. Ards, Esq., has made tt similar application to Government in his corporate capacity. The - greatest inactivity, we are informed, has been manifested on the works since we left this morning, and the principal engineer, Mr. Hawke shaw, is said to have left for town, leaving all the responsibility to the junior engineer, Mr. Smith. The greatest alarm is again spreading in conse quence of the repeated delays which occur through the inefficiency or disinclination of the Middle Level Commissioners, or their agents. It is sa id that Mr, E. Fellowes, M.P., the chairman of t he Middle Level Commissioners, has given Mr. Hawiceshaw full authority to use all the means which human foresight can suggest. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE: PUNJAB. The first section of this railway from Lahore to Umritsur was opened for public traffic on the 10th April. The traffic statement for the first week, end ing April 16, on 32 miles, showed that there were 33 first-class passengers, 86 second-class, and 21,057 third-class, making a total of 22,0'76 conveyed over the railway. The number of miles run was 1,280, and the average number of passengers per train 550. The receipts amounted to X 551. There was a fair during the week at Umritsur, and for two days a festival at the garden at Shalimar, near Lahore, which was attended by A large concourse of people from Umritsur. Subsequently to the fair and fes tival one early train from Lahore conveyed 1 , 000 passengers to Umritsur. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday in Mr. Scholefield's committee the preamble of the London, Chatham, and Dover Com pany's Bill was proved for leasing the Mid Kent Railway (Bromley to St. Mary's Cray) at a rent amounting to the interest payable 19y the Crays Company on their loan debt of £23,000, and to 4 per cent. per annum on £61,500 in respect of their share capital. The committee also passed the bill of the Sevenoaks Railway for a line commencing at llghtham and terminating by a route of 11 miles at Maidstone. Clauses, at the instance of the Admi ralty, were inserted with reference to the bridge over the Medway. The case of the Bristol and Clifton Railway for a line from the Great Western toleßergatob don .hill, and nine tramways o f an a g gre of four miles along the quays and docks with power to raise £ 283,000 by shares was p ened the Great Western subsc ribing £125, 000 3 0 i r r . the H saun promotersaer Saunders. by Sir F. Slade and M r. Merewether, Q g . C aaat . tn , eßd i n rli os A ta i on r l Awderaeire'sxacmominmedittbeye,Aajnr.dmwuirtenhesin f The Amalgamation Bill of the North-Eastern and Newcastle and Carlisle was agreed to in Mr. Woodd's committee. The Stockton and Darlington and South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Company's aLa i p ga an ra y a s tio u n n , de a r n t d ak o in f g th f e or E a d v e a n ri V et a y ll o ey f l ß in a k il l w in a e y s in connexion with the Lancaster and Carlisle to lay down telegraphs on their railway, and to raise £66,000, were passed. In Mr. Mowbray's commit tee Dundee the a n d F the bill opposition fean t d o K th i e nr E ns d s in c b n u ni rg p h a , ny : s Perth, forthiland their mut ua l amalgamation having been withdrawn , was approved and passed, clauses being in serted with reference to the regulation of capital. The committee have now under consideration the Bill for incorporating the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, and West of Fife Railway with the North British Railway Company. THAMES EMBANKMENT. —Yesterday, on the re. , assembling of the committee, Mr, M'Clean, C.E., was further examined. His gross estimate for cork structing the embankment, including compensation and contingencies, is £1,500,000. The cost of the proposed approaches to the embankment he esti mates at £BO,OOO, and of the new streets between the embankment and the'Mansion-house at £500,000, Mr. J. Cubitt was examined in corroboration. Mr. Leach, engineer to the Conservators of the Rip er Thames, gave evidence with respect to the allege' that it injurious effect of the proposed embankment tidal power of the stream, and was of opinionov-o the would, by making it more uniform, velocity of the current and the navigati.obin:gl i k e r s n besides abolishing the obnoxious d 111 )on the features Shields, C.E., was then examined upon era3lilyr: of his plan for a solid embankment above high waterthe Royal Commis- , by the or arches, being t mark, bep la n r w e i c t o h m ou rn t en d d o e c d ks b , . ed by the loremeters of osirinyerfsroimn their the proposal to run two lines of communication from Hungeifoi d-bri t . k hheeirprieapnorptrtoop.orserli.ament, but differing ft into Charing-cross t d tl lo Strand. adjouoned. right h ß t iallnbdefloere the committee In The committee then DEATTI OF TTIE SENIOR E SSEX M AGISTRATE,— /17 . 0 have to record the decease, on Friday last, of Mr. John I‘i of Thorpe hall, near C o l c h es t er , E ssex , Th e a who had att a i ne d t h e patr i arc h a l age o f S 9 of the oldcst bombers of the Middle Temple, andl)''etaael: gentleman,shi 'n Leake, had se one f or e' raany years acted as Senior Chairman of `the Essex Quarter Sessions, where the soundness of his legal decisions were seldom called in question, while his urbanity and high character secured for him not only the esteem his broth er magistrates, but the regard of all the members m of the b ar w h o pleaded b e f ore Notwithstandinghim.ties L his advanced years, Mr. Leake retained hisdfeadcui in a couritt the t of last, and but a short time since he . 0 neighbourhood criminal inquiry of some importance tit IA in which he lived.