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WILL be forwarded, free, on application, a detailed Prospectus, containing a description and illustrations in miniature of many of the Machines included iu Mr. Nathan Thompson's Patents, purchased by the EUROPEAN COMPANY FOR BOAT BUILDING BY MACHINERY (Limited), with Copies of Testimonials and Forms of Application for Shares. HENRY SEARLE, Secretary. Offices of the Company, 17, Graceehurch-street, E.C., London, April 8, 1862. See Times of 7th April. .1111P01UT4NTEXPRI?IMENTS SLIO.E BURI'IVESS. with a 101 b, charge—an almost exact equivalent in force to the American Dahlgren 180-pounder fired with a 121 b. charge. Beyond dinting them these missiles produced very little effect upon the plates, Heavy cha rges o f pow d er an d hi g h ve l oc ity o f s h o t are evidently th e requisites for the destruction of iron frigates. W e h ave ma d e t h e fi rs t s t e p t owar d s demolishing ou r own wor k i n t h e exper i men t s o f Tuesday. Before this year is out it will be no ad vanced that, though we ourselves may not have in vulnerable ships—as, indeed, no nation can—we shall, at least, be in possession of ordnance which will destroy iron frigates with almost as much faci lity as wooden ones. SOCIETY OF ARTS. J. W dajotY Now to at all the Lib rar i es, i n 3 vols., ?THE WHITE ROSE OF OHAYLEIG H . -AL " A novel of strong healthy purpose, clear thought, and great descriptive power." —Spectator. "This novel is tastefully and powerfully written. The Writer possesses a good deal of originality and an independent tone of thought.".—Post. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. While all Europe is just now ringing with - sur prise and almost consternation at the practical results of the great naval duel between tie Merri maconitor we have to-day to record and the M still more important experi ences , w hi c h art th e ver y , opposite of those elicited by the contest ii Hamp ton-roads. In brief, some experiments vere tried at Shoeburyness, on Tuesday afternoon, wth a new gun, of large size and great calibre, which !bowed at every discbarge that our best and hitheto consi dered invulnerable forms of ironsides wise, so to the targets had been of timb er ! Si r Willi am Arm strong penetrated by its diot as if speak, almost as easily strong has made a 300-pounder on his own admira ble principle of wrought-iron coils. This i 3 about 14 feet in length, its weight is 12 tens, and its dia meter at the muzzle 10i- inches. It has n)t been rifled, and therefore during the experiments of Tuesday it only threw round solid shot of 1561 b. weight. If rifled for the Armstrong shot, which is about two and a half times the length of its dia meter, it would be a sh 3o o-pounder. The gu n unr ifl e d an was tried against that gre d at w e i h th am p p la io in n soolifd heaovty weights which has hitherto come off victorious in all encounters ENT reth, of le room ted th THE CLOISTER AND THE HEARTH.- Immediately, in 3 v o l s. , pric e 155., a New and Cheap Edition of (.;HARLES ItEADE'S FAMOU, STORY. Handsomely bound in roan cloth, gilt and lettered. Orders received by all Booksellers. `frubner and Co., 00, Paternoster-row. ;ENV - EtSET" Aft. AND SIRS. CHARLES MATHEWS "A 12 HOME," At Her Majesty's Concert Boom, Haymarket. Last Nights of the present Entertainment, which will ter minate at Easter, when they will appear with an Entirely New Programme. Every Eveuirus l i‘xcept Saturday), at Eight. Wednesd a y an d ' Saturday Mornings at Three. Prtvate boxes, stalls, and places may be secured at the Box- Office, which is open daily from Ten till Five, and at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. No extra charge for booking. Carriages to he ordered at Ten. Stalls, ss. ; First Circle, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ; Unreserved Seats, 2s. and ls. Pronle rws are ip, 9.11 4 pro nosv /THE EDINBURGH REVIEW,No. CCXXXIV, Will be published on WEDNESDAY NEXT. atilly or et Black certiB• CONTENTS. I. Jes=e's Memoirs of Richard 111. 11. Centralisation. 111. Guessard's Carlovingian Romances. IV. Recent Researches of Buddhism. V. Modern Domestic Service. VI. Mommsen's ►(Oman History. VII. Cotton Culture in India. VIII. Alison's Lives of Lord Castlereagh and Sir C. Stewart. IX. Public Monuments. X. David Gray. XI. Clerical Subscription. London : Longman and Co. Edinburgh : A, and C. Black. The really terrible effect of the Armstrong gun and shell is best shown on the wooden section of a line-of-battle ship which has been fired at at Shoe buryncss. The effects of the shell as shown in the " tween decks" of this target are really something awful to look at. Against such shells wooden ves sels are, in fact, no more protection than basket work, though happily the iron frigates can keep out these most terrible of all missiles. What next form and strength of Warriors we can devise re mains to be seen. But, whatever it is, our readers may depend upon it a gun will be found to beat it, and, in fact; no weapon of offence or defence seems left to us now so efficient as a large armour-clad and very swift steam ram. CIHRISTY'S MINSTRELS. —The Original, k.- 1 Well-known, and only CIIRISTY'S MINSTRELS are performing nightly to crowded houses at the POLYGRA PHIC HALL, King William-street, Strand. Tickets to be had at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street ; Mr. Austin's Ticket Office, St. James's Hall, Piccadilly.— Morning Performance every Saturday at three o'clock.— W. P. COLLINS, Sole Proprietor. 3 -upon' THE PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE • fully explained in J. GROSSMITH'S " GOVERNMENT UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES." The cause is there predicated of the monetary difficulties ex perienced in MO. 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. Grossmith's "Government upon First Prin ciples." tube ARGYLL ROOMS.—Series of New Music, Valses, Quadrilles, and Polkas, by the unrivalled Band of 50 performers, under the sole direction of Mons. Bout- CORT, Conductor and Composer. This gentleman will play every evening at 11 o'clock, until further notice, variations arranged by himself on the Cornet-a-Piston.—The free-list will be open for the profession by leaving their card at the door. By order of the Proprietor.—Manager, Mons. P. Grenet. Admission 1. Herta —the redoubtable Warrior target. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Somerset, the Duke of Sutherland, Lord Clar ence Paget, Admiral Grey, Commodore Drum mond,Capt air J. D. } lab Captain lietiettvCaPt• Yelverton, Mr. Fairbairn, sen., Mr. Laird, Mr. Samuda, Sir Wm. Armstrong, and other noblemen and gentlemen connected with the W ar - o ffi ce an d Admiralty, or interested in the success of artillery or iron ships, were present ; though, on the whole, .oath Kent and Co., Paternoster-row. ROYAL HOR2ICULTURAL SOCIETY. YesteidA;ar' et a- favotAtfe*Aiii ,ochdale ,righton Just published, price 25., free by post, 2s. 4d., ON SPERMATORRHMA. By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.E., And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan Infirmary for the Cure of Strictures of the Urethra. _ _ A MOST DESIRABLE BREAKFAST BEVERAGE. COCOA E P (Comm P oig S called 2 Epps's Homoeopathic Cocoa). shiro The delicious aroma, grateful smoothness, and invigo• rating power of this preparation have procured its general adoption as a most desirable breakfast beverage. *lb., ilb., and 11b. packets, at ls. 6d. per lb.,by Grocers. NIETRIDPOLITAN RAILWAY CARRIAGE re and WAG ON COT PANY (Limited). Co m pl e t e l y r ,l'istered for the letting of carriages and wagons to rail way companies, mineral owners, merchants, and others. Capital £lOO,OOO, in ID,OOO shares of £lO each. With Power of increase; e,eposit .-f,l per share on application, and LI 10s. on allotmen .t. No further calls for three months, and no call to, exerted 30s. per share. DIIZECTORS. James R. Atickis, Esq., iSt.bo Newington -green, N. Renry Elw cal Esq., Handsworth Stafforde hi re. , I) , sputy-Li en t enan t , The Hon. C, E. Hobart, Wimbledon, `s W . Henry littraien, Esq., Di rector of tl - Lo Bombay, Baroda, and Crintral India Railway Company, James :ritli'ichell, Esq., Director of Vile Calcutta and South 'Tames Easters. Railway. ( Oughterson, square, and Madras, Es ent '.rck-strcet, Manchester tanke-rsMessrs. Glyn, Mills,. tinci Co., Lombard-street. lirokUrs—London—Wm. 1t,.. Hartridg- e, Esq. SO, Old Broad -street; Birmingb ten nett ' s-hill, du:—John Smith, ' Esq., 28, Audi tors —Messrs. Del ~A ce ount ants. oit',e and Greenwood, P u bli c Solicitors —M ' essrs. Sv a oor sift , W ags t a ff , an d Bl en ki nsop, Great ge. street. Westminster. Secrets ry- s - Tetr i p orary of fi ces - Richard Stephns. 1' A , Mr. Cannon-row, Westeminster S. and,. Bf,, Old Broad-street, City. , W.; The proses;, iv o development of the resources of the country, and The, extension of the railway system at home and abroad, ha' To created a demand for railway wagons and carriages veaich exi s ti ng companies cannot adequately I Su pp l y. The, tuetropc lis is the leading and an alr ea d emporium of the coa l t rade, y desert y enormous yet growing traffic in go o d s o Iva il`: everr ,ti on, to and f rom i t, is carried on, upon all tle ing line's of railway, by public companies and correr ci,:il firms, 1 , vhich, having their chief offices in Londy s , would naturally seek to be supplied there with the necessary means of conveyance, if a company exiVied ready and cap able to 'contract for the same. The l egitimate and profitable emr:,loyment of capit a l, i n prov'iding for such want i . 13 flr,en. ; in the result of the opera- Oohs of the several hints,jsto,zit 'companies which have been fornaed in various pir,viYacial localities for the letting of 'Wagons and carria7_,es to railway companies, mineral °Wners, merchants., and others, and the many advantages presented by thr oraetropolis as the seat of such a Company, In addition to t:b e actual requirements of its trade, suggest the formatio- A 'of the Metropolitan Railway Carriage and Wagon Co-,Dpany. I._The pls ~_ .n. adopted by wagon companies in the provinces 144.1 .„ oce A to contract for their supply r,i' carriages and wa- V :ln s.vsith some firm whose business it is to construct and telp.al.r 'them, so that each coml;airjr becomes bound to the untldr,s with whom they cont.,•act for the construction and kitiritenance of its stock. T hir, Company, however (while serving the power to lnlili',. and maintain its own stock), kill open its contracts te, tho tries, the advantages of which Plan are obvious. paßailway carriages arid wagons are usually let on lease, Vtheir maintenane.e r,r repairs undertaken by the builders i. r a term of years at a fixed per centage on the cost, so that a - to net profit, 'aft er setting aside an annual sum to meet Liel preciation ar.d rorsewals, may be divided to the full. ~.,. The folloveing figures exhibit the satisfactory position of ‘Ale leadin-,4 Comps already established, which have been profitable beyond the most sanguine expectations, and have required in ewmy instance an increase of their original capital ; and, fis am careful estimates which have been made, no reasonable d.oubt exists but that results equal if not more aatiatactory •w'ill accrue to this Company. .....s.. London : H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street.- ..,,,....v. : J.. rittuuere, zll, negent-street.• Name of 1.11•111.M=0.1••••••M••••••••••• _ 4 Compan y Araount i Dividend per • ' - -Y. ef . Share. i cent. •Geservel Price. ______, - FAR. CULVERWELL'S LAST NEW WORK, k.) , OURSELVES. c11an , .4 *Tr - Yir agon 10 and occasion- £ Premium. On Spermatorrhcea, Syphilis, Stricture, Hitmorrhoids, Thlrian 50 ally large 58,910 : 1(1) to 105 Gkets, Nervous Debility, Palpitation, &c., &c. , t Y ..... per cent. Railway bonuses pi lling MARRIAGE : ssciciation Stock -ck 10 9 20.501 135t0 40 Its Expectances and Disappointm en t s . :triingham , per cent, Impediments remove d , an d Healthy Offspring secured. Price is., by post is. Id. ; of Mann, 29, Cornhill ; or Author, ► lO 10 10,308 40 to 45 agon Compy.; ) ce,...s ... t_e_r__lV . agon . ; 3, Great Marlborough-street, Oxford-street, W. per cent. 10 lo* 10 the first 13,,00,, 35 to 40 Consultations daily from 12 a.m. till 9 p.m. ,`"thuar's working; Tl-,;- ,__ - - 10 and occasion 'fidlary,44 W agon nn ally l arge h,ComTdany ..... . bonuses he Railway Rolling ock ,Assgeiation St -- 10 "L i rolingham agon Wimpy 'Com T4locestergon pany l ' This Company build aud maintain their own stock. The liability of the sdis.reholders is limited to the amoun, cl their subscriptiorl, appliA deposit of £1 per share is to be p a id t o th e b an k ers en cation,a an'lL £1 10s. per s h are on a ll otment. Should allotment at tbscribed, .0e made, or two-thirds of th e ca pit a l not b e 0 4te deposit will be returned in full. ~, ~-4-__etary o f the ITlicati.o ns f or shares to be made to the Brokers or , r 13 ' applic a c Company, from w h om prospectuses, forms ion, and other information may be obtained. DR.BUCHAN'S INVIGORATING ESSENCE, fbr NERVOUS RELAXATION and GENERAL WEAKNESS, at once restores and invigorates with magical rapidity the most Debilitated Constitution, therebyensuring permanent health, increased strength, energy, and a re doubled development of the muscular system. One trial will force conviction, and prove failure impossible. Price per bottle 4s. 6d., I I s., or four times the quantity, 335. Wholesale Agents, Barclay and Sons, 75, Farringdon-street ; and of all chemists throughout the world. TIIE UNITED KINGDOM SHIP OWNING COMPANY (Limited). In, corporated with Limited Liability Capita,],. 2300,000, in 30,000 Sh ares of £lO each, D eposit, (With power to increase to £1,000,000). 1 08. per Share on Application, and £1 10s. on Allotm , sast ; Three Months' Notice of any further Call. C • DIRETORS. 1141/T./Jan—The Right Hon. o Lord FERMOY, M.P., 5, Clarendon-place. Hyde -park-gardens, W., and Trabol tall (Chairman of the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank). tan al Burney, Ebury House, Twickenham, S.W. Jo hn A. Blake, Esq., M.P., 2, Saville-row, St. James's, W. and Waterford. J ohn J. T. Dobaon, Esq., Merchant (Sheriff of Hull). Pope Hennessy, Esq., M.P., F.G.S., 2, Harcourt building's, Temple, B.C. Benjami n Healey, Esq., Mark-lane, E.C., and Bimlipatam, Madras (Director of the imperial Sugar Company). Edgar Gresham Newby, Esq., Croyd on ( N ewby, Carson, and Co., House). Z. U. Pearson, Esq. (Mayor of Hull), (Z. C. Pearson and oCo.), 33, Great St. Helen's, E.G., and Hull. eecorge Sh arer , E sq., 27, Leadenhall-street, E.C. Joseph Rankin Stobbing, Esq., Southampton (President of the Chamber of Commerce). (With power to add to their number). BRoians— Messrs. Huggins and Rowsell, 1, esThs. Threadneedle-street E.G. AlThrtons--msr Johnstone, Cooper, Wintle, and Co., Lotbbury, B.C. itTats--The Bank of London, Threadneedle-street, E, C. ITLleiTost—Jolsti Scott, Esq., 60, King William-street, E.C. '4"4,IILNE SUR.VEYORS—Messra. Ritherdon and Thompson, 109, Fenchurch-street, E.C. SECIVZTARY (pro. tem.)—Mr. Richard Davis. Teir 4 porary Offices-48, Lombard street, E.C. TiiE - PROSPECTUS. of lect of the United Kingdom Ship-owning Company is „'" e stablish a fleet of first-class iron sailing ships,built upon pals``ge approved and scientific plans, of the best mate- V a and workmanship, and fitted with every modern ins °vernent, for the general passenger and cargo trades be- Zeen this country, our eastern and colonial dependencies, ` 4 cl other suitable ports. The descripti on o f s hi ps found to answer best are those d enominated medium clisipers, combining first-rate sailing ttqualities with good stowage capacity. Tho Directors have ltered into arrangeme'nta with eminent building firms for construction of such vessels under th e s p ec i a l survey o f i4O the Company's own s arveyor, on terms hi g hly b ene fi c i a l t o interests of the r Aympany,and they hope that, by adopt tcarefully -selected modals, combining all the best quail ea of the most approved speci mens o f nava l arch i tecture, Well as by :arrident and economical management both s feat and on °store, to produce returns amply sufficient to valr the shareholders large interest on their outlay. , 'he Directors have been ind uce d t o a d opt i ron as the ma 'trial for ',.he construction of the Co m p an y' s s hi ps i n con- Ile gilence of its admitted superiority over wood, not only as 41s 64 ' 48 greater carrying capacity and higher speed, but Le l° , cm. account of the expenses for repairs of iron vessels ag comparatively nominal. In order to show that the Directors arc offering a legiti '"ate undertaking for the investment of capital they have °I4I Y to point out the facts that on the 31st December, 1846, 11ere were registered in. the United Kingdom 23,472 vessels 'if all sires, measuring 3,004,379 tons; while on the 31st " q.,erOber, 1860, the date of th e l as t returns, there were ig,663 v esse l s of 4 ,658,687 tons, sh ow i ng an increase in the , 48 t 15 y ears of 4.,1(.)1 ships and 1,654,308 tons, being more n 33 per ces tsuch . increAse in itself is sufficient to show that property 1 5 f thi s dese x i ption nis found to be f a cha 41tetes it bein a well-known fact o that goodsailing ships, g a rnanstged, often clear their entire cost in the course of i s 'ew - Voyages. In sailing ships Lso sacrifice of stowage la ." °11 1 b.as to bo made for engine pace and fuel, whilst Steamers the cost of fuel as well as of the staff of s."4;neers and firemen is v er y h eavy. Nevertheless, the Ivera,,a e passage made by s t eamers b etween this country, ' tt atr - alia, India, arid Chin a d o no t s h ow a sav i ng of time 1 " 't),_Ver those of firsl-class clippers such as are contemplated in Present scheme at all equivalent to the increased ex- Penditure. For these reasons the Directors have no hesitation in re eon -unending tha United Kingdom Ship-owning Company (Limited) as sae of the most profitable investments that has ever b br ought b e f ore th e pu bli c. Pro een sp es 4 obtained uses and forms of application for shares can be from the Brokers, Messrs. Huggins and Rowse'', 1, Th resadneedle-street, London and from the Secretary, at he Teznporary Offices - of the Company, 48, Lo b d t eet mar -s r . HE CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACUM, for Nervous Relaxation and General Weakness, reetorel with magical rapt , ity the most debilitated constitution. ti ngle course of this remedy will enable man at once tofulfil L i te most sacred obligations of married life, ensuring to all tealth, manhood, and vigour. Percy., or four in one, 338. 4 ;9 be had direct from Rand L. and Co., 19, Berners ;rtetOxford-street, London, W. Consul'ations daily, 11 Bt ? , and from 5 till S. Agent : Barclay, 75, Farringdon -l'eet ; and all chemists throughout the world. P PM VIGOUR OF YOUTH RESTORED IN t ivo r OUR WEEKS by Dr. RICORD'S ESSENCE OF fihis wonderfhl agent will restore manhood to the most attered constitution, whether arising from self-pollution, ncesses, nocturnal emissions, the effects of climate, or natu 'al causes. The time required to cure the most inveterate ;Ilse is four weeks ; and, if used according to the printed in- Zctions (which are very simple). failure is impossible. tri -this life-restoring remedy should be taken by all about to th a trY, as its effects are permanent. It is acknowledged by Medical press to be the greatest discovery ever made. ~,3uccess in every case is as certain as that water quenches Ilicord's Essence of Life is sold in cases, '„iructions for use, at lls , or four quantities in one for 335., Ild will be sent to any part of the world, carefully ac k ed, and4receipt of remittance or post-office order payable to_ Prout Co., Patent MedielneWarehouse, 220, Strand, London. 1 4 0 ST-OFFICE TURKISH BATHS, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. 2s. till 5, and is. 6d. from 5 till 9 ; Sundays, Is. till 1. An ESSAY on'TURKISH BATHING, gratis. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. 11 " The Us e an d th e Ab us e of the Turkish Bath.—A h'-'etul pamphlet has been published by Dr. Culverwell, the 9 3 1:(rietor of the Turkish Baths in the nclohbourbood of the iRt-oftice, which presents to the uninitiated a mass et inte- Oing information, while those who . have already encouraged 0 8 new system will derive additional advantage if they t nerve some of the p , actical regulations which the writer l aeav ours to enforce."—lierald and Standard, N0v.12, 18111. The Post-office Turkish Bath 6, 19, St.lllartin's-le-Grand. F4l : Culverwell has already established the reputation of l)hi, i u ' l, Phytilcian; he has now has hiniselt to be a worthy e„aftln . ropist, in as far as he has established, in the heart rne City, an institution that more nearly than any di sco ., of Y, 01 modern days, goes nearer the abolition of thepractice thtlysie, than any pi oposition or invention yet established, th e inrkish Bath. . . Our object beint.r merely to direct a ttention of our City readers to the fact thlt they possess b" . . of the best set of baths, at 19, St. Marti . n 8-le-clrand, I ,eli file country can produce • perfect in all its appliances, (1 roost admirable in eireet. Culverwell has fitted up wi4,lc.itths with a degree of' elegance, luxury, and refin_enient, considering*, the spare at, his disposal, is 1711 y sur h,4ll,;:;, while ev,rythiN.r taste or delicacy could desire obtained to add to the et.nfi)rt and luxury of the l o r. , w e may justly say that if a man ever feels re,crenerated and new 'mule, it is un coming 011tilof...a 4 ' 1(1 31A Bath."—Era, Oct_ 13, 1861. Consultations daily till 12 a.m.-.7 " The aim of the author is to present a common-sense view of the Causes, Nature, Consequences, and Treatment of this Disease, as also to free these questions from the Professional Fallacies, the Popular Delusions, and the exaggerations of Quackery by which they have hitherto been surrounded, to the destruction of the health and happiness of thousands. These objects are discussed in a common-sense and highly practical manner."—Medical Circular. TEA.—STRACLIAN and CO.'S Strong Rou g h " Domestic" Black at 3s. 4d. per Ib.-26, Cornhill, London, E.C. TEA.—STRACHAN and CO.'S Fine " Inter mediate" Black at 3s. Bd. per lb.-26, Cornbill, Lon don, E.C. TEA. STRACHAN and CO.'S Delicious " Drawing, Room" Black at 4s. 2d. per Corn hill, London, E.C. Dr. IlaFsairs Certificate of Purity, and a Price Current free on application, 26, Cornhill, London, E.C. QAUCE.-LEA AND PERRINS beg to caution the Public against Spurious Imitations of their world-renowed WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE, Purchasers should ASK FOR LEA AND PERR/NS ° SAUCE, Pronoun;,•ed by Connoisseurs to ne "THE ONLY GOOD SAUCE." *** Sold Wholesale and fOr Export, by the Proprietors, Worcester ; Messrs. CnossE and BLACKWELL, London, du!,. ,&c., and by Grocers and Oilmen universally. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERrECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF 1851), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to he the most effective invention in the curative treatment of II EItN I A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, Is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness Unit, during sleep. 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To be had direct as above, and from all Booksellers in Paternoster raw, London. /NIF , DICAL ESSAY ON SPERMATORR VICE A, DR. CURTIS' MEDICAL WORK, MANHOOD : NERVOUS AND GENERATIVE DEBILITY, &c. rust Published, the 150th thousand, with numerous plates, in a sealed envelope, price Is., Sold by all Booksellers, and sent post paid, by the Author, fbr 1 2 stamps, . w / 4 ANHOOD: the CAUSE and CURE of PRE MATURE DECLINE IN MAN, with Plain Directions l er Perfect R es t ora ti on t o h ea lth and Vigour. By Dr. J. L. CURTIS% 15, Alberraarle-street, Piccadilly, London. CONTENTS : INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological Structure and Functions of the Reproductive Organs. CHAPTER IL —Causes of Spermatorrhma and Impotence; Early Vicious I ndulgences; Dangers of Neglect. Cl F ATER Review of the various Disqualifications 4 7.larriaze ; whether resulting from Youthful Abuse, the w'ollies of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. GI ATTERS IV. and V. on the modern Treatment of Gonorrhcca and Syphil is. The Book oncludes with numerous varied and interesting 11 9 es, to which is added the Author's recipe of a preventive Lotion. REVIRWS 010 Till WORK. : T O: This le a truly valuable work, and heuld be in the hands of Young and old."—" Sunday Times," 13d M a rch. 1856 . 4,:lo:hiaansicio°n°fd.e-t-red a ~', r e t boon by bl'shine• this t t a s te ; Effie work, .n - 1 ~. ed the source of those diseases i.vl Jell is deserib - 3 decline in youth orin f •tl which produce ~ore frequently preinaturs TeleoTa h ~ A o?daf. , ,e,"—" nal , Y ', p , Te.rm 27, 1855. ' This work, which for twenty years has stood the test of .rofessional criticises and empirical hostility, treats in aplain ;rid sympathising manner on Pie various disqualifications ,rd impediment ' s arising from ry fr i ) I ''',.- °us exchement and ale hility; and to invalids Suer !, g rein Youthful errors and xcesmus it will be found valuab le and usetta."-Reeord. 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Orders were yesterday received at Chatham directing the screw steamer Rattler, 17, 950 tons, 200-horse power, to be fitted for the first division of the steam reserve at that port, in lieu of the Zebra, 17, 200-horse pow er , which has been com missioned. The Rattler was launched at Deptford a few weeks since, and she is a remarkably hand some vessel. She is being fitted with her engines and machinery by Messrs. Maudslay and Co. The Diana, 42, sailing vessel, lying near the en- trance to Chatham harbour, has received rather serious injuries by having been run into by the merchant ship Kathleen. The Kathleen also re ceived extensive injuries. Admiralty instructions have been received by the Captain-Superintendent at Deptford dockyard to the effect that the new screw steam-vessels now on the stocks will not at present be proceeded with. The whole of the workmen employed on the Endy mion, 36, frigate, and the Favourite, 22, corvette, have consequently been withdrawn. The only wooden vessels now in progress is the Jaseur, a small gun vessel of 80-horse power, ^ which is nearly ready and will be completed for launching. The Salamander and Osprey, paddle steam-vessels, are now under extensive repairs at this yard. Yesterday 35 mechanics of various trades, em ployed on board the iron steam frigate Resistance, 18, at Chatham, received notice that their services would no longer be required after the 12th inst. Ward's new Admiralty telegraph, used some time ago on board the Channel fleet, was yesterday received at Woolwich, having been modified, the lamps reduced in weight, and the lights strength ened in brilliancy. The lamps having been in- . spected by the Commodore-Superintendent Sir F. Nicolson and a committee of officers were pro nounced to be improved. The sailing transport Eliza, chartered for Ber muda, yesterday commenced shipping a cargo of 10-inch guns, shells, carriages, platforms, &c., from Woolwich Arsenal. TB "E- The camp for the Western &Steals to be formed this year at Kerriton Ball, near Brent, which is one of the stations of the South Devon Railway. A detachment leaves Plymouth to day to mark the site. About 500 soldiers (in rotation), chiefly from the Plymouth garrison, will be stationed there dur ing the season. The half-yearly inspection of the corps of Royal Engineers by the Director of the Royal Engineer establishment commenced at head-quarters, Chat ham, yesterday by Col. H. D. Harness, C.B. It will occupy several days, and two companies will be taken up each day. The companies selected yester day were the 17th, under the command of Lieut. Lambert, and the 22d, commanded by Capt. D. A. Frazer. Each company will be put through a course of company and other drill by the several officers, in order to enable Col. Harness to test the abilities of the latter in the discharge of this department of their duties. A General Order from the Horse Guards, dated the sth inst., has been received at Chatham, direct ing that the establishment of all regiments of in fantry of the Line, with the exception of those in India, shall be divided as follows :-10 service com panies, 3 field officers, 10 captains, 11 lieutenants, 9:ensigns, 5 stafr,47 sergeants (exclusive of school masters), 21 drummers, 40 corporals, and 730 pri vates ; two depot companies, 2 captains, three lieu tenants, 1 ensign, 10 sergeants (exclusive of school masters), 4 drummers, 10 corporals, and 120 privates. Highland regitents have a piper-major and five pipers in addition to their establishment. The fol lowing regiments have two assist.-surgeons, viz. :- Ist battalion, 14th Foot ; 2d battalion, 14th Foot ; Ist battalion, 21st Foot ; 31st, 39th, 40th, 50th, 57th, 67th, 70th, and 99th Regiments. The follow ing have a trained band-master :-2d battalion, Ist; 2d battalion, 3d ; 2d battalion, sth ; 2d battalion, 21st, 31st, 32d, 41st, 53d, and 86th Regiments. The half-yearly inspection of the troops sta tioned at Colchester Camp was commenced on Tues day by Major-Gen. Lawrenson. The 9th battalion, under the command of Col. Laye, executed a num ber of field evolutions in a manner which elicited the approval of Gen. La wrenson, who was attended by Lieut.-Col. Alison, Aide-de-Camp; Col. Guy, Commandant of the Garrison; and Brigade-Major Cooch. The 10th battalion was reviewed in a lar manner yesterday. The sth Dragoon Guards, at present stationed at Ipswich, Norwich, and Northampton, are under orders to leave for service in Ireland. The regi ment will embark at Liverpool about the sth of May. Major Tupper's troop of Royal Horse Artillery yesteaday marched out of Woolwich garrison to be stationed at Aldershott Camp, The War -office order (relative to the exposition of articles of industry and talent from Woolwich Arsenal, manufactured for the Great Exhibition), which has at sundry times been issued, recalled, and modified, has again been received as at first issued, permitting the whole of the articles pre pared to be exhibited without reservation, includ ing the boring and rifling instruments, the un finished sections of the Armstrong guns, &c. A device was yesterday cut in wood, termed " beam wood," the hardest species used in the carriage piece the establishment, to demonstrate the cap a bi lities of the r b o a s n e d , os sham in n d r l e e e s k e by the Carriage Department, the Crown, an d un derneath are the word s , , sa a w n . d t l h t i r s e tl p e r , es s e u n r t m s z ed. " Royal Woolwich Arsenal." It will bo forward e d to the Exhibition. The East N or f ol k M i l i t i a will assemble a t G reat Yarmouth to-day f or th e usu al periodical training and exercise. On the 24th instant, the recruits, May th e ma i n b o dy of th e N orfolk i heBth Artillery, will al s o asse mble at Y armouth f a i‘o i l i ri d l i training.:Militia The iuipet 'pd. yacht Refine lior t ens e has gone into the careening dock at Toulon, being about to convey the Duke of litunilton to Corsica, the attendance was small, and - the experiments were conducted with unusual :privacy. The great interest was concentrated on the effect of the first shot. With the high speed which our Warriors are known to possess, and therefore the quickness with i which they can steam past batteries or iron ships, it was reasoned, with perfect truth, that it was next to impossible in a running fight that they could be hit twice in the same place. If the target kept out one shot, there was every hope of a ship keeping ofapllowddoeurbts. With au out all. The first shot, a 156 -pounder, iwstaasnefiereodr 2 with a yards. charge Thisof 4 0l solved b . in describable crash that mingled fearfully with the report of the gun, the shot struck upon a compara tively uninjured plate, shattering the iron mass be fore it into little crumbs of metal, splintering the teak into fibres literally as small as pins, and, though not passing quite through the side, yet bulging and rending the inner skin of the ship in a way that would have rendered it almost impos possible to stop the leakage. The second shot (still with a 401 b. charge) struck close by the side of the first, making the previous damage tenfold Worse, if possible. To those who did not actually see the experiments it would be difficult to describe the manner in which the iron oppo site the missile was broken into minute frag ments like glass ; how the teak was so utterly disintegrated that it more resembled tangles of fine twine than even the remains of woodwork; and how, above all, the inner iron skin was ripped into gaps like torn paper. These two shots were quite conclusive as to the power of the gun. Mad they struck an iron frigate at the water line, no means could have prevented her from sinking in half an hour. Still, however, the shot had not gone com pletely through the side, which it was the great object of the experiments to accomplish. The charge of powder was, therefore, increased from 401 b. to 501 b., and the gun levelled at the upper most plate of the target, which had been left untouched in previous tests. On this plate a white spot was painted to guide the artillerymen, and so true was their aim,—so exactly was the centre of the mark struck,—that every vestige , of. the paint was obliterated. With this increased charge the shot passed, not only through armour plate, teak, I and inner skin, but buried itself in the massive timbers that support the target, and even loosened the blocks of granite by which the whole is backed up. Had it been the side of the Warrior against which this missile was directed, it would not only have gone through the side, but nearly through the opposite side as well. Another white mark was then made on the lowest plate of the target, and again the artillermen hit it with the same marvellous precision and with the same result. The shot went through everything, and even the fondest believers in the invulnerability of our pre sent ironsides were obliged to confess that against such artillery, at such ranges, their plates and sides were almost as penetrable as wooden ships are now to the plain old-fashioned long 32's. Of course, , after such decisive results,, no further experiments were tried; indeed, they could not be, as the 156- poundcr evidently thought it had done enough work for the day, and at the last discharge recoiled so much as to got off its wooden platform and imbedded the hind wheels of its carriage in the stiff yet watery clay, for the production of which in the largest quantities at the shortest notice Shoebury ness stands unrivalled. But quite enough had been - accomplished, and Admiralty officials and armour shipbuilders could only admit to each other in a kind of confidential dismay that artillery had at last proved too much for them, and that if invulnerable ships were to be constructed they must begin del novo. It was clear to all that the Warrior would not stand the least chance against the new gun, even unrifled. The Warrior, Black Prince, Defence, and Resist ance—the only four armour frigates which we have yet afloat are coated with 4' inch plates of iron, with two layers of 10 - inch teak beams placed transversely, and with an inner akin of NI rought iron nearly an inch thick. It was against this powerful combination of materials that the 156-pounder gun was tried on Tuesday with such complete success. The new frigates buildi ng, th e Achilles, Hector, Valiant, Agincourt, Northum berland, and Minotaur, are all to be coated with 51-inch iron plates, with 10 inches of teak, and the same inner skin of wrought iron. In these it i hoped that reducing the teak backing and increasing the armour plate will add to the strength of the ship ; but long, very long before these vessels are launched the present 156-pounder will be rifled to throw a 300-pounder flat-headed shot, aga i nst wh i ch ntortsirxesiorsteavneeneeaigth short o in rt ches of armour may be able to or time exerting e o to u rb efforts ff d o o r n t s e awhennd spending w e area o t u rt ranges. hin What, in fact, is m o n s sam e to construct iin destructible ships and invent irresistible guns ? The guns must carry the day. W with safety, e have n ear l y reached the limits of the thickness of iron plates whi c h sea going vessels can carry There is prac tically no limit to the size of the coiled wroug h t -i ron gun. To-d a y a 156. pounde r wlnswins-..a month hence and the same gun will be a ri fled 300-p oun d er, an d a 600-pounder may be ready before Mid summer; b ut with thicker than six-inch r a , rmour 1 a 'Jdes no sea going vessel can be coated. !he Am er i cans are now guns, unrifled, each to making two wrought-iron throw an eleven-hundred pound shot. When we get such res u lt s w ith a plain 156 -pounder, what may not the Federals expect to accomplish with gigantic ordnanceiron eleven-hundredef this )oun dshot fired a t s h or t. range. ? Armour plates a foot thick would be d es troyed by the bl ow o f a wroug h t - At the conclusion of these trials some experi ments rar e g n e ts t, against W w o h re ich ina fa d i e led Falrbairn's iion so Mr. on the last occa sion: Sinc e then the armour plates have been bedded on hemp an d indiarubb er, and the effect of this soft medi um in diminishing the force of the concussion upon the iron r ib s beyond the plates enabled it to stand much better. But the general feeling seemed to be that some kind of timber backing to the plates was indispensable. The most interesting portion of this experiment was when the Armstrong 200 -pounder was fired azalea show, which formed the second spring, fete at these gardens, but the company was as usual numerous and fashionable. There was an abundant exhibition of azaleas, comprising many very choice specimens, nearly the whole of which were remark able for that profusion of blossom, delicacy of colour, and perfection of form which fanciers prize. There was also an extensive display of rhododendrons, cinerarias, auriculas, hyacinths, pansies, amaryllis, and other blossoms, appropriate to the season, all of them well worthy of a place in the society's grounds, and which were admired the more, inas much as the lower arcade where they were arranged allowed more room for distinct classification, and a better opportunity for examining the merits of the several flowers than was afforded in the confined space of the council chamber when the previous show was held. The following is a list of the first prizes in each of the classes : Class 1. Twelve greenhouse azaleas, distinct kinds (nur serymen), Mr. Charles Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough, M. Class 2. Nine greenhouse azaleas, distinct kinds (ama teurs), Mr. Thomas Fodman, gardener to R. Hudson, Esq., Clapham-common, £2. Class 3. Six greenhouse azaleas, distinct kinds (ama teurs), Mr. Thomas Fodman, gardener to R. Hudson, Esq., Clapham-common, £llos. Class 4. Six greenhouse azaleas, new distinct kinds (open), Mr, C. Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough, £1 10s. Class 5. Three greenhouse azaleas, new distinct kinds (amateurs), Mr. Thomas Fodman, gardener to R. Hudson, Esq., Clapham-common, £l. Class 6, Single specimen of greenhouse azaleas (open), Mr. Charles Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough, £l. Class 7. Six rhododendrons in bloom, distinct kinds (open), Messrs. J. Yeitch, Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea and Exeter, £2. Class 8. Three rhododendrons in bloom, distinct kinds (open), Mr. W. Young, gardener to R. Barclay, Esq., Highgate, £l. Class 9. Single specimen of rhododendron (open), Messrs. J. Veitch and Son, Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea and Exeter, £l. Class 10. Nino cinerarias, distinct kinds (nurserymen), Messrs. Dobson & Son, Woodlands Nursery, Isleworth, £2. Class 11. Six cinerarias, distinct kinds (amateurs), Mr. P. Lamb, gardener to Miss Thackthwaitc, Southall, £1 10s. Class 12. Twelve spring flowers, forced, distinct kinds (open), Messrs. J. and J. Fraser, Lea•bridge-road Nur series,:Leyton, £2. Class 13. Twelve greenhous9 plants in flower, not forced, distinct (open), Messrs. J. 'Witch and Son, Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, £2. - Class 14. Twelve hardy herbaceous plants in flower (open) Mr. B. S. Williams, i'aradiso Nursery, Holloway, £l. Class 15. Nine auricular, distinct kinds (nurserymen), Mr. Chas. Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough, 10s. Class 16. Six auriculas, distinct kinds (amateurs), Rev. H. IL Dombrain, Deal, £1 10s. Prizes were awarded as under for the following miscel laneous plants and flowers :—To W. Bull, for a group of new and rare and other plants, £1 10s, ; W. Cutbush and Son, collection of 60 hyacinths, £1; W. Paul, for four boxes of cut roses, Ll ; W. Young, for four tall cacti, £1; Mr. J. Luscombo, Combe Royal, Kingsbridge, for cut blooms of rhododendron, arboreum, and cinnamomum, £1; J. Witch and Son, for collection of azaleas ! £1; Messrs. Paul and Son, five boxes of cut roses, £1; Messrs. Paul and Son, 12 'oses in pots, £1; B. and S. Williams, for collection of amaryllis, £1; J. Salter, collection of hardy variegated plants, 15s. ; W. Paul, cut rose, Beauty of Waltham, lOs ; S. Tegg, for Erica Sindriana, 10s. ; B. and S. R illiams, for Alsophila species, 10s. ; W. Bragg, for box of pansies, 10s. ; B. and S. Williams, for collection of plants, 10s. ; Mr. C. Turner, for seedling cineraria artiste, 7s. 6d. First Class Certificates.—lthododendron Denisonii, from Bousie, Stoke ; Azalea Due d'Aremberg, from Messrs. and A., Smith, Dulwich; and Grevillea Hillii, from Messrs. Veitch anal Son, Chelsea. Second Class Certificate.—Cineraria, Lord Elgin, from Kr. James, Isleworth. Commendations.—Rhododendron M'Nabii, from Mr. Bousie, Stoke; Cineraria, carminata variegate, from Messrs. F. and A. Smith, Dulwich ; Aricula, Mrs. Eyles, from Mr. J. Holland, Isleworth ; Primula Sinensis (fimb. J. pl.) "The Fairy," from F. and A, Smith, Dulwich. IRONMASTE.RS! QUARTERLY iiIEBTING. 'VV OLVERHAMPTON, APRIL 9. • The meeting of the ironmasters of this district for the current quarter commenced in this town to day, the assembly taking place at the Exchange News-room, instead of, as heretofore, at the incon venient spot in front of the Swan Hotel. The at tendance was more numerous than it has been of late, but the transactions were on a moderate scale; as usual, the bulk of the busineas was reserved for the meeting at Birmingham' on Thursday. •The tone was, however, more cheerful than it has been for the last 12 months—at the present time even the principal firms—producers of the very best brands of finished iron—are short of orders; and the second class houses are in a worse position in that respect, but an opinion prevailed' that an im provement will take plaee at no distant day, and in proof of confidence in this view some of the houses who do business with America have recently re , fused to accept orders for that quarter at prices below the :trade scale. At this moment and for some time past the quantity of Staffordshire iron shipped to America has been limited, and chiefly through Liverpool houses. The topic principally discussed today had refer renee to the plate-iron required for the reconstruc • tion of the navy, At this moment there is no Machinery in the district which is adequate to the production of the class of plates necessary for this purpose, but the Staffordshire ironmasters are quite ante to the importance of providing themselves with the requisite machinery, and from the tone of conversation which took place at this meeting there is ha doubt that several firms who possess ample capital are ready to set up machinery as soon as the intentions of Government are more definitely known. There are certain makes of the pig-iron of this district which are peculiarly adapted for the manufacture of the description of plates suitable for this novel part of the machinery of naval warfare, and those who are not engaged in the trade are not likely to let the opportunity pass by providing the means necessary to enable them to enter into this new branch of their trade. It was men tioned to-day that already there are specifica tions in from America, and an order for 2,000 tons of plates. The remaining business of to-day's meeting Was unimportant. It was stated that in the mannfile turing trades of the disteet there is rather more animation, and that quarter-day accounts I promptly paid. were At the meeting of this society last evening , Lor d Taunton in the chair, the paper read was " On the Decoration of the International Exhibition Build ing," by Mr. J. Gregory Crace. The AUTIIOII, after giving a brief description of the building, explained that he had very little time for coming to a decision as to the style of decoration be should adopt. After careful consideration he decided that the general tone of the roof must be light, and that the best colour would be a warm grey ; that the arehed principals must be made to stand out clear from the roof; that they must look well in a perspective of 800 feet ; and that they must not look heavy or confused as they approached one another in the distance. No single colour would do, and the form of the principals precluded the use of a continuous repeat ornament. He, therefore, decided on following the form of the construction, and adopted panellings of blue and red alternately, relieved by coloured lines, intersected at the joints by circles of black, on which should be gold stars, and from these should spring ornaments in vel lum colour, with green in the filling. Following out this arrangement he had a pattern painted on paper of the full size of one of the principals, and it was fixed in its place within a week from the time of his appointment as decorator. Until the principals were coloured, it seemed to him that the thicknesses were lost; he wished to make the colour, in similar w i h r e detail o various coloured parts lines on the e s of h construction evident, and he therefore coloured the astu two n i. T .ln ifAr d al cert s in chequers of fall red. black Al Ti o d th v e vellum t brac ings above the polygonal a r ches h e cul&red them a wood face, and the under thicknesses red. The author described decoration, giving the reasons why he had adopted the particular colours and designs. He then ex plained the mode in which his ideas had been car car- ried out, so as to ensure the completion of the work within the very short time at his disposal. A discussion ensued, in which Messrs. A. J. Beresford Hope, M.P., G. Wallis, P. Palmer, Rim mel, Graham, Dillon, Waterhouse Hawkins, and others took part. "MILES," "LILY," AND "FATHER TOM." Filmer and John Locke and Algernon Sidney may argue the matter out in their quartos, but the real way of examining the question of patriarchal government is in the Assize Courts or at the Old Bailie Sessions. When we meet with a " borrid example" of misrule fairly open to public comment, it is only common kindness to distressed maidens and pining schoolboys to point the moral against the respectable parents who do their heartbreaking within limits which juries and journalists cannot reach. Well, then, look at that Mr. Geo. England, who appeared in the Central Criminal Court on Monday last to prosecute his son-in-law for having married his daughter without his consent. Here is the cruel parent par excellence. Mr. Eng land had a daughter—none but Mr. Fairlie, the defendant, can tell how charming and how fond. Fairlie was struck and vanquished. The course of true love in its billowy flow began. Her father loved Fairlie, and oft invited him. They acted little fond parts together. They called each other by little fond names, taken from Adelphi melo dramas. The father was called " Father Tom," the daughter was " Lily" and the lover was " Miles." It is very humiliating to confess that, from an inca pacity to sit out that sort of stuff, we cannot exactly gauge the degree of tenderness these name simply, but we infer that Father Tom's duty was at a certain specified moment to say, " Bless you, my children." Mr. England then, up to this moment, played the part of Paterfamilias in his most amiable mood. All his early cruelty con sisted in fixing a delay of two years to the happi ness of the lovers. One day, however, impatience got the better of dutiful observance, and " Miles" and "Lily" ran off and got married. Ladies, they lived like turtle doves. Gentlemen, they never asked the father-in-law for a penny. They tra velled in Spain, they returned to England. They were never, we believe, repentant ; but, what was in itself an instance of great filial respect, they never asked Father Tom for his daughter's jewellery. " Lily" had got no money, and " Miles" did not ask for any. Whether they had any children we 1 do net know, but that they lived happy for ever after we are sure was not the case ; for no sooner did this loving pair come back within the pale of English law than Old England, nurturing his old grudge and still resenting the elopement, indicted his son-in-law "Miles" at the Old Bailey and sought to have him subjected to an infamous punishment. Cruel father! even if you yourself had been a model of chastity and domestic decorum, still cruel, unnatural, and vindictive. But here come the fact and the denouement which point the moral, and enable us to remind all cruel papas that when they are judging harshly the acts of young people, they ought to think back a little, and test present circumstances by younger feelings. When Old England was pressing for this infamous punishment against the husband of " Lily," his daughter, he had to submit to some questioning on his own account. It then turned out that old England himself had been a shocking young man. He had run away with " Lily's' mother even while his own wife was still alive, and, worse than this, "Lily" herself had been born while Old England and "Lily's" mother were still unmarried. Now, as the English law, with a sense and truth all its own, declares that a child not born in wedlock is nobody's child, it became clear that "Lily" was not Old England's child, that old England had no right to any consent or dissent in the matter of the marriage, and that there was no ground whatever for the prose cution. Portia herself could not have brought this denouement out more dramatically than did Mr. Sergeant Ballantine. And so the audience, very irregularly, applauded, "Miles" and " Lily " rushed into each other's arms, the Common- Sergeant was visibly affected, and one of the legal gentlemen who much frequent the precincts of that court was heard to whisper into " Miles's" ear that he had an excellent action for malicious prosecu tion. If this is not a warning to cruel fathers, where shall we find one? If this is not a plot for a novelist, where will Mr. Wilkie Collins go to get one P If this is not an argument against suffering the passion of anger or : revenge to enter the patri archial breast, perhaps Sir. It. Filmer will present us with a better We would not, however, by any means recommend young ladies and young gentle. men to rely upon this precedent, and to go and get married instead of quietly walking up and down the Crystal Palace. For, be it remembered by them, that this prosecution only failed because " Lily's" wicked papa was not her mamma's husband, and that if the cruel papa had been as spotless as he was stern, " Miles" would have been put in prison, and would have had to work out his marital happiness on the tread wheel, while "Lily" would have been left in cheerless solitude to weep out the many• morals df this' dramatic tale.— Times. .TIIB Oii.RPB.IIAD MURDER, The Dumfries Circuit Court was opened on Tues day—Lord teas on the Bench;' Adam Gifford, Eeq., Advocate Depute. Mary Reid, or Timany, wife of Francis Timany, road surfaceman, Carpshad, KCBs, Kirkcudbright shire, was accused of murder, in so far as on the 13th day of January, 1862, within the house situate at or near Carpshad, in the parish of kells, and Stewartry of Kirkeubright, the said Mary Reid or Timany did wickedly and feloniously attack and assault Ann Hannafi, sister of William Hannah, and did with a poker, or piece of iron, and with a wooden beetle or mallet, strike the said Ann Hanna. several or one or more severe blows ornsoon,r about the head, face, and other parts of h or er t pie in whereby the said Ann, Hannah w as m y al jured, and soon thereafter di e d. an d the case The prisoner pleaded not gu ilt y , went to trial. by M r . a. Cowan and The prisoner was defended Mr. Thomas M'Kie, advocates. . 11S1VC of the prisoner's guilt. The parties neig hb ours, The evidence for the prosecu.terosrNivewraesconcl '' a cottage sublet to them by the bro • of t the prisoner and her husband ther necu .i p e yg a quarrel I de ceased, and the murder appeare d to be the cause of arising eat of the deceased h aving forbidd en h er to t a k e wood off t he farm. Th e evid ( Alec went to show that the pri soner entered t he cottage of deceased after her brother had gone to field work ; and an affecting part of the proceedings was the placing a little grandchild of the prisoner, about 10 years of age, who lived with her, in the witness-box. The poor child admitted, w itu though , bevident re nc ance, 1 t that her grandmother bad been out of the cottage about the time the murder was committed. ' The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to be executed at Dumfries on the 29th inst. r • :ii ...2 •-f-••;• it r p k , The following letter contains s. Wu, which have not hitherto been publishAA: - -e icte " NEW YORK, MA RCW 25.11 " Rumours have been current since Si 'inlay last of the capture Of TieW Orleans, but they:, rest upon apparently no better authority than did the Sallie reports current - some four months ago. Pa opLe here, however, as well as the Goveenment itself, feel per fectly sure that the city will be taken wit hin the next 20 days, and some here go so far as 1%0 inti mate that they have late advices thence to the- effect that many of the residents of New Orleans were also under the belief that the city would fall with scarcely any re sistance whatever. Butler's expedi tion from Ship Island is destined for that point, and is to act in conjaection with Porter's heavy mortar fleet in the attack upon the city. The latter has already arrived near the scene of opera tions, and if the ball is opened Ot epee we may have news at any moment of the remit: " The belief felt here that New Orleans will be readily taken is not shared by me, while the adviees reported to have been received from residents of the city, to the effect that the conquest Wou-ka be an easy one. should, I think, he received with In grains of suspicion. Such edvices are c.lmit , contrary to all the intelligence that I have pet,nn ally received from trustworthy source;:, and .1 prefer to believe these rather than anyttting' else that has appeared upon the subject. One ofth most important questions in connection with the possible capture of the city is, " Wi It the port be opened immediately to commerce ?' If I may venture an opinion, I should say that it-. would, of occupation theso f as ro asu t oh ftherelates u l m d t o oa s . most mh i e n3 o ~op t to h sr e et rt a t n l e tci t y and desseaporthi their asthe question ports, a occupationwould be apt to soon follow. The n the ports, h owever, wou ld be no • guara ntee of a steady supply of co tt on , or indeed, any supply worth spe akin g of. New Orleans, at u ttopeningniat l as t accounts, held 11,000 bales, and, if the torah was not applied to it, it would probably fall into the handsof the enemy; but when this was secured the Federals, I fancy would have handled the last cot ton that would show itself for some months. The planters would rof he the fools to bring it into the city, and the enemy at present has not the me ,„ or the power to goon the plantations and tak e it by force. So will it' be with any other" important city that may be taken. The Federals may say they occupy' it, but the fruits of that occupancy will be as barren as at Alexandria, as at Newborn, as at Beaufort, as at Nashville, or any other point they now hold. "It is said that some of the more enterprising citizens of New Orleans, in anticipation of the capture of the city, are loading all the vessels in the port with cotton on foreign account, at a freight of 6c. per lb. Thss action is to keep it out of the hands of the Federals, in the event of their landing, and the parties engaged in the movement are of the belief that it can be cleared soon after the Federal occupation shall have taken place. " For a like reason (an expected early opening of the port) there have been some heavy operations in sugar and molasses, the former of which was selling at last accounts at 21c. to 4c. per lb., and the latter at 16c. per gallon. How they are .worth 9c. and 50c. respectively. Whether the purchasers of these articles anticipate that they will be permitted to ship them unmolested when the city shall be occu pied, or whether they expect to sell them to the Federals, does not appear. Either course, however, would be against the sanction of the Confederate Government, while it would also create abroad sus picion of disloyalty to that Government, and, unless the Federals were strong enough to protect these persons in their sales or shipments, they would not be allowed. " I am free to confess that the Washington Go vernment has been most kind and generous thus far, wherever its forces have taken possession. It has opened, unsolicited, postal communication with the North ; and in the case of Nashville it has allowed goods from the North to pour into that city by the ton. The result of this is that prices have fallen immensely, and the people of Nashville and some other portions of Tennessee have now within their reach all the creature comforts at the most reasonable rates of charge. It remains to be seen, however, how far these generous actions will suc ceed in winning the people back to their allegiance. " The death of M'Culloch is confirmed. His ,son fell on the same battlefield, a true hero and martyr, like his father, to the Southern cause: We have also tidings of the death, from amputation of his leg, of Commodore Buchanan, who commanded the Merrimac in her recent terrible contest. When he stepped aboard that vessel he said it should can 7 him to glory or to the grave, and it bore him trium phantly to both. " The Southern accounts of the great battle at Pea Ridge, Arkansas, claim the result as a victory to the Southern arms, and although this is in direct conflict with the Federal account, we have as much right to believe one as the other. To say the least, so far as the garbled and unsatisfactory reports dt: the results of battles are given in the Goverrtneot , desp,tches, they are open to the strongest suspi cion, while instances are notorious of the reports being the most unblushing falsehoods. The last two shameful impositions were those of last week, one announcing the occupation of Strasburg, in !Virginia, and the other Halleck'm aseation that the Federalists had captured Island No. 10, with all its contents, whereas up to the present hour the Con federates still hold both." TILE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE. Both crews are continuing their daily practi c e . over the course, and the beneficial result is markedly apparent, especially within the last two days, in the Oxford crew, w ho were generhlly considered to have had a little too much flesh on them. They were first out yesterday, and having gone up from Put ney to Mortlake, rowed down on the first of the ebb against a crew of picked waterman. They started from the Ship with the waterman about a boat's length ahead. The latter only held them to 200 or been e e i aheadnn 2gloamrl more,a ii tt s y eTe le h , ea a t n n i mdd the h r i e r n icvl thiseo d s e a st t t r aimlPutneyestsotat stated 300 yards below Barnes Bridge, when the Oxonians tl lengthseo fhtatvhee recorded of late years is the Cambridge victory in 1858 ; but in 1846 a crew of the same university rowed the raced (down) in 21 min. 5 sec. ; it is, how ever, not probable that in the present state of the river it will be accomplished up on Saturday in anything like that time. Although the Oxford pace yester day was very fine they seemed to row a little short , but they are evidently in better condition than when we last noticed them, and are of the highest credit to their university. Their average weight is now about 1 Ist. 91b. per man, and they are de cidedly a fine set of fellows. The Cambridge mem came down o ; wtnh the l most n o e s t; their critical rowingo observer f o llowed their opponents up to Mortlake in a few autes,and excellent altogethermicould find no fault with the crew, but they were stated by some, who timed them, to from 'l2 sec. to 15 sec. longer in doing the distance than their opponents, but they were not rowing against any other crew, which m akes a certainly difference ; nor expected they will, as they ha+e no superfluity of weight to dispose of, and therefore only need the ordinary amount of exercise to keep them in condition. Whatever the result of the race may be, there is but little doubt that it will be a fine contest, and should the weather prove favourable, will doubtless attract a vast number of spectators. It is at present arranged that Mr. E. Searle, who has chartered Citizen L to accompany the race, will start the match from Putney B ri dg et at twelve o'clock on Satu a rday ; but as it is not be improbable that it may trifle earlier, we would in order to prevent disappointment, recommend all those who wish to witness t he race to be half-an hour earlier than they had intended. morning, between one and two teIrdaNTyEItikIAT.IONAL EXHIBITION AND AT T ii : x7. ll .iiies E rin was for a short time caused at the ---H ON oATcIi:::"EedTE:-' in sequence of a fire being the north end of the western annex. An oil Exhibition, in con left burning, and the sparks from the wick fell lamp was upo n a Prussian case containing agricultural implements and fired it ; the fire was, however, soon extinguished.— Another fire happened in the manufacturing premises of discovered l e gr. T. Golding, scale-board cutter, High-street, Hoxton, by which the buildings were extensively damaged by water, &c., and the whole of the contents of the drying-house were consumed. This fire was caused from the overheat ing of the drying, -stove. The building and contents were insured. NURSES IN FRANCE.—The nurses are for the nr:oLt part country girls of the lower class, who have gone astray, or poverty-stricken mothers who eke out their scanty earn ings by taking strange children to nurse. They contrive to retain their capacity for wet-nursing four or five rars, and but for the interference of the police (who cut the part when these women are disposed to play it too long) would Per haps extend it for even a longer period o f lime. They often have four or five children at a time, and as some of these must be fed by the bottle, the chances of mortality are greatly increased. These nurses are brought up to Paris by men who make a trade of it, called meneur s. They receive the mon thly wages of the nurse, carry a ll packets destined to h er , and visit nurse and child onc e every month, and report their condition, Of course this report, like the reports made to shareholders truth, an d n othing but the truth. All th e r o s l o f soine joint - st ock companies, is rarel y th e troth,s r t e he o w business in Paris of the ineneurs is transacted by ag enc i es, called Bureaux des Nourrie,es, where the nurses aro lodged when in Paris, where the meneur may be found once a month, and where the wages are paid monthly.—Otiec week. 3hdale City ;e ster' vozo°l %betlif of WI Shaft , erV ill ioro tl° MN, atl of