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CHAPTER lII.—A Review of the various Disqualifications Marriage;, whether resu lti ng f rom Y ou thf u l Ab use, th e Follies of B laturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. CHAPTERS IV. and V. on the modern Treatment of Gonorrhces and Syphilis. The Book conclndes with numerous varied and interesting ases, to vblo`l is added the Author'a recipe of a preventive Lotion. REVIEWS OP THE WORK. "Curtis on Manhood. --This is a truly valuable work, and bould be in the hands of young and old "—" Sunday Times," 23d March, 1856. "The author has conferred a great boon by publishing this lit work, in which is described the source of those diseases w hi c h pToduce decline_ in youth or more frequently premature Daily Telegraph, 31 aroh 27, 1856. 01 , d , fh e is work, which for twenty years has stood the test of Lprofessional criticism and empirical hostility, treats in &plain d y ympathising manner on tNe various disqualifications end impediments arising from hervous excitement and de nn an d to invalids suffering from youthful errors and l ' ilitv : n3 it Will be found valuable and useful."—Record. eess - Condon : published by J. Allen, 20, W arw i ck Lane, Pater noster-row; Moan, 29, Gornhin. own Of Oll9Ultati9ll-710 to 3 and 6 ts , 8 / SuaglaYe, 10 till 2 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 24, 1862. THE NAVY. On Saturday, the 22d, a preliminary trial of her Majesty's screw steam frigate Arethusa, 51 guns, took place at Sheerness. The ship was built at Pembroke, about 17 years ago, from designs by Sir William Symonds then Surveyor of the Navy, as a sailing frigate, but has since been converted into a screw frigate at Chatham dockyard. The altera tions which she has undergone consist in her being lengthened amidships 41ft., and having had her stern altered and lengthened 12ft., to adapt her for the screw. Her bow still retains its original bluff form. The extreme length of the vessel between perpendiculars is now 252 ft.; length of keel for tonnage, 217 ft.; extreme breadth, 52ft. Bin.; ditto for tonnage, 52ft. 2in.; depth of hold, 17ft. lin.; burden in tons, 3,142. The Arethusa is the second completed of three vessels, the machinery .of which has been made with the view to certain results in accordance with orders from the Admiralty. The vessels chosen for the trial of these experiments are the Octavia, 61, the machi nery of which has been completed and officially tried by Messrs. Maudslay, Son, and Field ; the Arethusa, _ _ _ which has been fitted with machinery by Messrs. John Penn and Son ; and the Constance, which is being fitted by Messrs. Randolph an Elder. The peculiarity in the machinery of these vessels is that they are fitted each with a pair of engines of 500 horse, which are to effect a greater amount ofpower at a less working cost than any yet introduced into her Majesty's navy. The Arethusa is fitted with a pair of expansive trunk engines, with two cylin ders, 861 inches diameter, the trunk being 33 inches diameter, and the length of stroke 42 inches, with surface condensers containing nearly six miles of one-inch tubing. The boilers, four in number, with four furnaces to each, are fitted with super-heating apparatus. The propeller is Griffiths' patent, pitch 20 to 26 feet, present pitch 23 feet. The performance of the machinery during the trial was most satin• factory both as to the working of the engines and the results produced. The ship left her moorings in the harbour at one o'clock, and proceeded to the measured mile in charge of Capt. Thompson, of the steam reserve at Sheerness ; Messrs. W. Price, in spector of machinery afloat, and Samuel Townsend, foreman of engineers at Sheerness yard, being pre sent to observe the results. The engines were under the superintendence of Mr. Thomas Holliday, and and there were also present Mr. Mathews, one of the partners in, and other gentlemen connected with, the firm of Messrs. John Penn and Son. After the ship had been taken to the measured mile (a distance of 12 miles from port), the engines work ing most of the way at full speed, it was considered advisable (as this was the first time there had been an opportunity of testing the qualities of the ma chinery at full power) to give the engines a thorough examination previous to the trial on the mile ; this having taken a considerable time, and the vessel having left the harbour so late in the day, it was found impossible to satisfactorily complete the trial that day, consequently four runs only were made on the mile, the average results of which were 12.654 knots; pressure of steam, 24; revolutions, 63 ; vacuum, 281. The force of wind during the time was from sto 6. The circle was turned in 6 minutes; the diameter of circle about five times the length of the vessel. The average temperatures during the day were—engine room, 54 deg. ; fore stokehole, 83 deg.; after stokehole, 87 deg. The regular official trial will shortly take place. In the new foundry at her Majesty's Dockyard, Portsmouth, on Saturday, a very successful casting was made, under the superintendence of Mr. A. Murray, of a four bladed screw, intended for ex perimental purposes with the Shannon screw fri gate, Capt. J. B. Wainwright. The screw is of the same pattern as the one introduced into the French Imperial navy. Its blades are affixed to th boss In pairs, standing parallel with each other. A six bladed screw is also in course of preparation for ex perimental purposes, and will also be tested by the Shannon. The blades on this are fixed at equal dis tances round a sphere of preciselY similar nature to the sphere used by Griffiths to his patent propeller. Similar trials have been previously made at Ports mouth, but with a small gunboat, rendering them of no real value whatever. The contractors' trial of the engines of the Albion, 80, took place on Friday last at Plymouth. This ship, which measures 3,005 tons, was built on the new ground at Devonport dockyard about 15 years since, and was first stationed in the Mediterranean. She was subsequently laid up for a long period in Hamoaze, when it was determined to supply her with a screw, for which purpose she was placed in dock. So much rotten timber was discovered in the fore part that her repairs were suspended by the local authorities until instructions were received from the Lords of the Admiralty, who resolved that the work should proceed, and she was accordingly repaired and altered. In her sailing days she was described as the « rolling Albion," through her unsteadiness at sea. She has what is termed a pegtop bottom, in consequence of which it is ne cessary to raise her machinery, so that a man can walk about underneath. The area of the midship section, which is very angular, is 710 ft. Her engines, by Messrs. Humphreys, Tennant, and Co., are of 400-horse, of the same kind as those in the Liverpool, which are of 600-horse power. They are horizontal, direct acting, exceedingly simple and compact, and any part can be approached while they are in motion. The screw shaft is 90ft. long by 121 in. in diameter, the diameter of the screw is 17ft., and the pitch, 19ft. The draught of the ship forward is 18ft. 9in., and aft 21ft. 6in. Capt. Key, Mr. Steil, of the Indus, and Mr. Ward, assist.-en gineer from Keyham-yard, were present on the part of the Admiralty. Mr. Humphreys represented the contractors. The average speed, attained with full boiler-power, after six trials at the measured mile, was 11 knots ; revolutions, 69 per minute ; pressure, 201 b ; vacuum, 27in.; half-boiler power, 8.887 knots; revolutions, 64. The results of the experiments were considered very satisfactory. It is much feared that notwithstanding all that has been spent on this vessel the Government will find great difficulty in discovering a use for her which is suitable. Could the altered character of naval warfare (which has developed itself since her con version was determined on), have been foreseen, no doubt the Albion would have remained as she was. Now she may possibly be adapted for a block ship or be used in the service of the Coastguard. To compensate for the sharpness of her bottom her decks are exceedingly low. Her cabin fittings are not yet put up, and it is hoped that the Admiralty will, in the event of her being required, carry out the plan of giving a portion of the gunroom to the assistant-engineers, instead of placing them in a dark and inconvenient position on the orlop deck. The paddlewheel steam sloop Styx, 6, Comman der Ward, left Plymouth Sound on Saturday morn ing for the West Indies. In order to improve the sailing qualities of the iron-plated frigate Warrior, 40, Capt. Cochrane, now at Plymouth, she was unmoored from her berth in Hamoaze on Saturday and towed to the sheer hulk, when her bowsprit was taken out after which she will be replaced at her moorings. The Warrior will be supplied with a bowsprit much shorter, and her bower anchcrs will be stowed further aft. It is expected that when these alterations are completed she will plunge less. The screw steam storeship Supply,2, Master Corn mander W. H. Balliston, from Malta March 7, and Gibraltar on the 16th, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Saturday evening. She experienced moderate weather until Wednesday while passing across the Bay of Biscay, where strong N.E. winds prevailed. The Supply brings home several pensioners and other supernumeraries from the fleet in the Medi terranean, and some Government stores, part of which will be landed at Devonport and the rest the Scylla taken to Woolwich. She l e ft a t M a lt a H.M.S. Queen, and Alacrity, and at Gibraltar and Procris, the French war steamer Coligny, and a Swedisit frigate. The Confederate steamer Sumter was in the bay, and the Federal steamer Tuscarora continues off Algesiras, on the Spanish coast. The folowing appointments have been made at the Admiralty:—Captain Michael de Courcy, to the Ajax, vice Captain Heathcote, superseded; Lieut. Spencer F. Brett, to the Majestic; Lieut. Thomas Stackholne and Lieut. Bernard J.Cooper, additional, to the Excellent; Lieut. Arthur J. Villiers, to the Revenge; Lieut. J. D. Curtis, to the Marlborough; Lieut. Arthur Thomas Brooke, to the Mullet; Lieut. Colin W. Dundas, to the Dart, J. Jillard, chief en gineer to the Fisgard, as additional for the Adven ture; Thomas G. Slade, promoted to chief engineer; Henry Cooper, engineer, to the Cumberland, for the Rattler; Wm. Thomas, confirmed as first class assist engineer iz the Fox; Edward Judge, promoted to acting first class assist-engineer in the Falcon ; Charles MI, confirmed as second class assist.-engi neer in the Kestrel; I. Franklin, confirmed as second class assist,-engineer in the Melpomene ; R. B. Nicholson, confirmed as second class assist.-engineer in the Nile, for the Nimble ; John Green, acting second class assistant-engineer, to the Cumberland, as a pre,r to u the W. Hancorn, second Master, Henry Wilson, assist.- s s u te ntr ary; Thom Magicienne; as Burg., additbnal, to the Victory; Alex. Scott, act ing assist.-sug., to the Mullet ; Hay H. M'D Grant, jass to ist t a h n e t, to th e T ra f a l gar ; Ed w i n Cumberland ; Philip E. assist.-paymaster, a master's lia ster It. J. Willia.ms..master'a assistant, to the Reve nge , W. H. Hutton, master's assistant, to the Mullet ; Y Jas. T. Price, clerk, to the Royal Adelaide ; Chas. Nicolls and I. D. Ward, assist.-clerks, to the Revenge ; Geo. Liddell, assist-clerk, to the Roy a l Adelaide ; F. Carver, assist.-clerk, to the Cambridge; F. M. James, aseist.-clerk, to the Pembroke; A. Court, assist.-clerk, to the Cornw a llis ; Henry G. Snowden, assist-clerk, to the Fisgard ;H. Williams, assist.-clerk, to the Indus; John Carlisle, assist.- clerk, to the Tribune ; and E. Cocks, assist.-clerk, to the Victory, United States do not pretend to have more than 50 regiments in excess of the Confederates. They possess, however, this advantage—that they can raise another army if this one be beaten or worn out, always supposing the North continues in the same mood ; whereas the South may be considered as having done its utmost in arraying its forces, and as having nearly drained the sources of enlist ment. WEDNESDAY, March 5. An excursion in the camps across the river to-day satisfied me that it will not be possible, without great good fortune in the weather, to advance the army for the next ten days or fortnight. The soil towards the Potomac is deep and soft. Wheels and horses' hoofs have turned it into deepest mud, and in the roads there are holes almost worthy of the main street of Balaklava. There is nothing, to be sure, so rich, so sticky, and so profound as the "bad bits" about the Col, but there are very credit able specimens of Virginian manufacture in that line all over the country. Great changes have taken place since I was last here: The bed of the aqueduct at Georgetown has been converted into a road across the river; a steam ferry has been es tablished a little below; and the railroad from Alexandria has been laid down over the Long Bridge. There is a sensible relaxation about passes, though they are still necessary at all important points. The men themselves, in spite of mud,look all the better for their winter experiences. As we rode through Georgetown a battery of artil lery was moving out towards the Chain Bridge, and I was informed two more had preceded it in the same direction. This, again, looks like reinforcing the right in order to try the enemy's left. The battery in question was well horsed, the men were young and strong looking, carriages, caissons, forge carts, all seemed in good order, the pieces all of the same calibre-3-inch Parrott's, throwing a 10lb. ' shot or shell, and rifled—each with six horses at tached, and spare horses following the ammunition carts. They moved easily over the paved road, but it would have been quite impossible to take them to Arlington House at the other side of the river, as it was as much as one could do to get there on horseback ; now and then there were regular bogholes, into which it was more easy to get than it was to escape thence again, Arlington looks deso late enough. General M'Dowell has done his best to save the fine trees which surround the house, but their leafy honours will be thinner this year than when first I saw them in April. The General vl as in Washington, and so we pushed on through the cleared ground, which was spongy that horses sank to their hocks in many places, passing the camp of the 3d Harris Cavalry, who were being drilled in the black plain below us, and who, considering the time they have been embodied arid the nature of their exercise and parade ground, were acquitting themselves most creditably, and reflected credit on the pains and skill of their officers. The Major, I believe, is an ex-officer of French cavalry. The country hereabouts is cut up by cart ruts and turned into a paste by incessant waggons and horses, and the neighbourhood of the camp reminded me of Kadikoi. All the tents, however, were smoking merrily ; the abundance of wood has done much to render the army comparatively comfortable daring the winter. What would not the Allies have given in 1854-5 for a few acres of the timber lying stacked up or ready to be cut in all directions here ? It is probable that when the army moves its marches will be long and rapid if fortune favours their at tempt to outflank and defeat the enemy. The Ger mans will, no doubt, do their part well here, as they have done it in the West, where they claim a large share of the fighting and the victories achieved by the Federal armies. They are well equipped with Springfield and Enfield rifles, well clad, and comprise a very fair proportion of vigorous, well-grown men, though their ranks might be weeded of some very small men, too young or too old and weak for hard campaigning. The in terior of the tents was comfortably arranged with plank beds and rough seats and tables, and here and there were huts of earth and wood, with glass windows, which had been "found" in houses in the country around. The field hospital, which was about being emptied of its inmates for transport to Washington, was well provided, arranged, and ven tilated ; it stood on the site of a stable or outhouse and had been enlarged and built up an additional story. The wooden stretchers, beds and trestles, the mattresses, blankets, and sheets, seemed clean and of good quality, and Dr. Root, whom we found working away in his shirt sleeves, superintending the reputation of his patients to the ambulance, has the reputation of being an accomplished and able medical officer. He told me that but for the enlist ment and retention of men who were not fit for military service, the average sickness in the brigade would be wonderfully small—not more perhaps than 3 in 200 ; as it was, the average only reached 3 per 100 on the strength. Thence we paid a visit to the general's quarters, which were " fixed " in a small wooden cottage, neatly fitted up, rooms papered and warmed, windows glazed—so comfortable, so soon to be exchanged for the "tentless" field. But all are confident of victory. As a ruddy-faced, blue eyed English major—one who served the Queen a long time ago, and who is now fighting sturdily for the Republic—said between slow whiffs of his cigar, " When we march this time we'll never come back beaten, depend upon it. If we don't win we'll stay there." But how little can any man foresee the events of the battlefield or the course of his conduct ! I have no doubt that the Briton will keep his word. And so we parted, and a cold slow ride through the mud and over the Long-bridge brought us back to Washington. The complement of batteries to each division is fixed at three. This would give 39 bat teries to the corps d'armee of the Potomac, without counting the reserves—a very formidable artillery. Blenker's division has two cavalry regiments at tached to it, but the cavalry proportion is not the same in all the divisions. The news of the evacua tion of Columbus, for which we have been prepared since the capture of Donnelson and the retreat from Bowling Green, was officially communicated yesterday in a despatch from Brigadier-General Cullum. The Confederates must have left it in a hurry, as " quite a number" of guns and carriages, ammunition, and a large quantity of shot and shell, anchors, chain cable, &c., were not destroyed. The river is now open down to Island No. 10, where the Confederates seem to have gone as a mouse into a trap, or, if they like it better, as a lion into his den, and Bishop General Polk has called for 1,000 negroes to work on the defences. Martinsburg, in Western Virgi nia, has been occupied by Banks. This place lies north of Winchester about 25 miles, under North Mountain, and is on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail road, which is in course of reconstruction. General Jackson is at Winchester with a force estimated at 35,000 men, prepared to hold the place, but Banks seems more anxious to cover the railroad which communicates with the Western Virginia road, and by an elaborate system with Richmond itself, the West and the South, than to risk an immediate action. Working round in that manner on their left must perplex the Confederates exceedingly, not to speak of the loss of stores, woollen mills, the capture of prisoners, such as Richard Washington, and the like. The continued retreat of the troops on interior lines does not cause any infirmity of pur -1 pose. The Federals admit that Nashville, which is once more in communication with Louisville, is Secessionist, and that not a trace of Union feeli ng exists on the Cumberland River banks, though they assert there is a considerable amount of it along the Tennessee. At Memphis Home Guards are orga nised, and preparations made to burn the city rather than surrender it. The sentiment of the people is expressed in the Avalanche, which says, in refer ence to the military chiefs : " If they say fight, we say fight ; if they say retreat, we acquiesce, however painful it may be; if t he y burn say tear up the railroads, so say we; if they say PRICE..... _...4d. STAMPED „ ..sd. the bridges, burn them ; if they order the country to be laid waste, execute the order ; if they com mand the city to be laid in ashes, lay the city in ashes, and plough up its foundations, and sow salt over them.' There is an outcry raised, which will probably be irresistible, to burn the cotton and tobacco which may be in danger of falling into the Federals' hands; and the Richmond Whig exclaims, "If the selfish policy of foreign Governments leads them to seek their interests by aiding in our ruin, let us show them we will not fall una,venged, but can and will spread ruin over the earth !" What will become of the Confederate bonds based on cotton ? The Go vernment is going to undertake the culture of that important staple on the estates gained in South Carolina ; but the produce of this scheme, even if successful, will be but a poor compensation for the loss of the crop in Confederate lands. The condition of the slaves, who have fallen be• tween two stools, is miserable enough. An effort, which in all likelihood, will be successful, is now being made to free the slaves in this district of Columbia and in the city of Washington, but there is a strong opposition to it, particularly on the part of members of the town Councils. The weather is fine again to-day. MARCH 7. Another fine day, frosty with a bright blue sky and brisk breeze. To be sure the frost gives a de ceitful aspect of dryness to the ground, but still it is better than mud. If the weather continues like this the Federal army will move in a few days. Every one is discussin g m4clelia—'s plans, guessing at them, and waiting events. The corps under Banks is receiving reinforcements, and has ad vanced to Bunker's-hill and Smithfield, on the road to Winchester, which is strongly held by Jackson and defended by earthworks mounted with 60 guns. Deserters have come in, among whom is reported one officer, and the Federals say that the country people are now bringing in provisions more freely and are not so ill-disposed towards them. The rumours of declaration of martial law and arrests in Richmond are confirmed. Mr. John Minor Bolts has been arrested as a Unionist conspirator, together with others who have been very outspoken since the recent Northern suc cesses. The newspapers are dumb as to facts, and are buried with abstract questions. The State of Illinois has evinced its sincere desire to benefit the negro, by adopting a resolution to prevent black men or mulattoes entering within the State. The constitutional Convention approved the resolution, and the Convention agreed on the report by a majority of 45 against 15. Ohio is equally libe ral. No necessity now for Fugitive Slave Laws or Personal Liberty Bills in States which adopt these principles. The South is determined the Northerners shall not get King Cotton into their hands. He is worth 20 cents. and more a pound in Boston ; he is only worth a third of that in Charleston. There is now talk of reopening trade with the South, which can only be done by licence from the President, issued through the Secretary of the Treasury, in order that the North may derive a revenue from the salo of Southern produce. Mr. Chase's plan of appoint ing certain persons to carry on this trade does not meet with much favour. But really it will be neces sary for the financial cooks to remember the injunc tion, "First catch your hare;" and we . who live in Washington know how very di ffi cult it is to effect that operation. The case of the Labuan is likely to create embar rassment in the relations of the two Governments unless Mr. Seward acts in the spirit of fairness and conciliation which he says he is anxious to pursue. She is a British vessel, chartered by merchants in Manchester, who are owners of a quantity of cotton in the town of 'Matamoros, which is situated on the right bank of the Rio Grande, dividing Mexico from Texas ; and she was lying at anchor in the port of that place, and loading with that cotton, when she was seized by the United States' cruiser Portsmouth, and sent into New York for adjudica tion on the ground that she was taking in a cargo of Texan cotton. Lord Lyons addressed a note on the subject to Mr. Seward, who has not yet sent a reply on the merits of the case, or on the course to be pursued by his Government, but, as he has pro mised that the United States will make reparation if in error, it is probable the vessel will be released, and compensation made for her detention if the state ment of the master be found substantially correct. -ECONOMICLIFEASSURANCE COMPANY. The annual general court of the proprietors in this company was held on Saturday, at the offices of the company, 6, Bridge-street, Blackfriars, for the purpose of receiving the auditor's annual report, and for the re-election of the retiring officers. R. Biddulph, Esq., occupied the chair. The SECRETARY (Mr. Macdonald) read the general ac count for the year 1861, which showed :—" liksceipts— Assurance premiums, £194,616 19s Ild ; less commission, £6,419 3s 4d—X188,197 les 7d; interest on investments, £81,900 12s 2d; less income tax, £3,210 4s 6d—L78,660 7s 8d; total, £266,858 4s 3d. Paid—Assurance claims, £129,968 19s ; annuity claims, £1,040 lOs; purchase of policies, £B,llO 17s 4d ; reassurance premiums, £290 19s 9d; office expenses, £7,557 is Ild; medical fees, £269 6s 6d ; general law charges, £291 19s 7d ; balance carried to investments, £119,328 lOs 2d; total, £266,858 4s 3d. " Assurance fund—To balance, Ist January, 1861, con sisting of—Funded property, £728,418 15s 8/1; loans on policies, £74,935 lOs; mortgages, £994,161 Is 4d; life interests, £65,818 Os 3d ; reversions, £27,982 17s Gd ; on hand and on deposit, £20,189 Os 6d—£1,911,606 88 3d; to balance from general account, £119,328 lOs 2d; total, £2,030,833 18s sd. Cr.—By terminable annuities, B&C., £341 12s 6d; by balance, 31 s t December, 1861, consis t i ng of—Funded property, £ 663,621 16s Sd ; loans on p olici es, life £78,328 3s; mortgag es, £1,194,185 9s ld ; interests, L 57,734 17 5 9d; reversions, £27,994 Ss 9d ; cash on hand, £8,627 lie 8d—£2,030,492 5s lld ; total, £2,030,833 18s sd. ;; The number of proposals received in 1858 was 575 ; in 1859, 865 ; in 1860, 629 ; and in 1861, 539 ; policies issued in the same years respectively, 468, 723, 501, 443 ; proposals declined, 68, 88,65, 56 ; not completed, 39, 54, 60,40 ; sums assured by new policies, £323,670, £530,427, £374,835, £312,240 auivuut of now promimne, t 10,273, £151,2,54, £13,036, £11,135 ; total premiums received, £182,430, £192,178, £199,445, £199,242; number of policies remain ing in force at end of each year, 7,818, 8,256, 8,471, 8,617; amounts assured thereon, £6,216,647, £6,545,457, £6,697,572, £6,802,158; amount of bonus outstanding, £391,759, £638,192, £609,568, £586,188 ; total liabilities, £6,608,406, £7,183,619, £7,307,140, £7,388,346; invested capital, £1,805,518, £1,815,696, £1,911,505, £2,030,492. The claims in 1858 were on 151 policies assuring 123 lives, £148,167 ; in 1859 on 163 policies assuring 134 lives £162,326; in 1860, on 128 policies assuring 105 lives, £134,909; and in 1861, on 167 policies assuring 132 lives, £141,861, including bonuses in each case. The amount of new business transacted in 1859, being a bonus year, was larger than that of ordinary years." The CHAIRMAN, addressing the meeting, said — Although we have not done so much business this last year as in some former years, which iheli has been the case generally with life assurance arisen offices owing to the difficulties that abroad, and the small profits that have ha vebeen made in business, which we feel perhaps more than any body else, still the results, a circulated among the policyholders, be considered satisfactory. isirstatedi n the piper e have in the course will, I think, of the year issued 443 newhepelicies, assuring in the pre miums received on aggregate £312,240. The these new policies amo unt to £1 1,1 35. Amongst these there are six _ o f £5,000 and upwards, one he t tween £5,000 and £ 4,000, twelve between £ 4,000 and £3,000, twenty between £3,000 and £2,000, £2, 000 and £l,OOO, n i ne ty between l2 4 between £l,OOO and £5OO, and 188 of £5OO an d l ess. W e h ave arising from premiums an income of £194,000 —sa y £200,000 in round numbers, and from in terest upon investments £81,900 . Th at i s th e cre ditorside of the account. O n the other s id e we h ave lost by death 167 policies, assuring with bonuses £141,86 1 upon 132 lives; of these 138 assuring £101,017, carrying bonuses of £20,296. There is a singular fact in reference to these which deserves notice, viz,, that in addition to the £20,296 abAolute, THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA. (From the Special Correspondent of the Times.) WASHINGTON, M ARCH 7. The next mail may convey most important news to Europe. If the present fine weather continues, the roads will be fit for the march of troops in a day or two, and lam aware that the orders for the various divisions are in readiness. Councils of war have been held, officers have bee n consu l ted, the headsofthe have been and co mm i ssar i a t departments warned, and in a short time the army of the Potomac will be in the field. To my eyes there is no reason why it should not be suc cessful. There are no grounds to anticipate a se cond Manassas or Bull's Run. But it is obvious that, unless Gen. M'Clellan means to attack the Confederates directly along their front (of which no one thinks him capable), he must execute some its hazardous frontmance u a v f extricatertehsetoespital. lie will be his army out of fortu nate if he succeeds in doing so without bringing on a general engagement. It would be very unwise to move his troops, no matter what confidence he may feel, straight up to the works which the enemy are said to have thrown up at Centreville. The right of the Confederates is supposed to rest on the wooded and difficult country over the right bank of the Potomac, about Pohick Creek and Occoquan River, from which there are roads to Manassas. It would be rather rash to try them along the river, unless a gunboat flotilla could co-operate to clear the woods and cover the advance, and I am not all certain anch a flotilla may not make its appearance from some part or other. The Confederate centre is sup. posed to be at Centreville. recent explorations towards Fairfax having failed to ascertain the existence of any force so far in advance. Their right stretches from Manassas Gap Junction line along the railroad towards Bull's Run Mountain, and in the rear at Manassas itself their reserves are posted. Speculation will be set at rest in four or five days more. Meantime I send, in my diary below, all I have to say of matters which have happened since my last, always excepting the great Fremont controversy, into the merits of which I have not been able to look as yet, for the papers, the defence, the speeches, and the evidence, are all voluminous. Life is short. It will be seen that a wet blanket has been placed completely over the eyes, month, and ears of the American press ; they are restricted to the chronicl ing of facts which afford no information to the enemy, and not much to their friends, and in their acquiescence they give the best proof of a patriotic desire to restore the Union : MARCH 4. The snow of Sunday, followed by the rain of yes terday, has made a joint alliance with the mud, which is, however, drying up to-day under the in fluence of a brisk breeze and a sun which now and then comes out as if he had made a mistake of a couple of months in the time of year. It was this day twelvemonth that Mr. Lincoln was formally in stalled as President of the United States under the most remarkable circumstances which ever attended the inauguration of the chief magistrate, for half the Northern States were philosophizing over the threatened rebellion of the South, the rest luke warm or apathetic, and the knife of the assassin had menaced the Caesar before he entered the gates of his palace, the capital of the Federal Union was in danger, and the choice of the people was ratified under the protection of such hasty and insignificant military preparations. as could be made by the com mander of a vacillating and scattered army. The States' Rights doctrine and secession were then maintained on every side. I heard with wonder on arriving in New York men who had been Governors of States, or who held high office, or were well known politicians, laying it down as indisputable that each State might secede if it liked, according to their theory of the Constitution, and that it would be quite beyond the law and the compact to use force to keep them in and to prevent their going out. All these good gentlemen are now crying out for "Our Union ! one and indivisible," and not a word of the old story passes their lips. The sword has cut all their logical knots. The Constitution is to be re written with the point of the bayonet. Mr. Lincoln has passed through an eventful year, but the Repub lic itself has gone through still greater trials and dangers, and it would be bold to say it m h ov a y s er co r m em e out ote Instead no t muc o h f men almost in unscathed or untouched . in principle. nilgpfilaece sni e t the means of the laamleyvoeinungtcsr;ehawosslie of the first-rate maritime larger7oO m e t n ha a n ro a un d d iv t i h si e on Ca so p w it n ol , b a ro n a d d r as a t r moving of the re. rate Power, fourth -rate slowly li f r o ntiers,wwl y ofo ov e r theethere h r ei t e ue y so, are 100,000 the e o fin O ova , r O ev Oyi into lot mfo a erat the f easa wh m i a ch ny for coast bellion. In l tec i defences,s tuhneirteedia Statesartapa Powers. It is impossible to say wh en this war will end. One thing is p lain enough—th e season during which active operations in the South can be prudently undertaken is fast approaching, and Mr. Jefferson Davis must have reliance on some sources of resistance which are not visible to most of us when he says the war will last for years. The towns of New Orleans, Mobile, Savannah, and Charles ton are in danger, and there is every sign of the Confederates being driven back on the original Slave States, when they will make a desperate stand if their unanimity be true, or fall to pieces should there be a large Union sentiment in their midst. It must be remembered that when the States con tained little more than 0,000,000, with a large loyalist population, England held the seacoast and the maritime towns for years without reducing the Continentals to submission. Now the number of men in arms, if the figures are credibl e , is so great that neither section can pay them for any length of time. But the Continentals were often paid with Prlper money, which was never redeemed. Mr. Davis asserts that he has 400 regiments of infantry, With a suitable cavalry and artillery f orc e, The bonus payable on the 138 beneficial polka bad become claims, the holders of thor,e poheleK, previously surrendered for money bonsider w t io C reversionary bonuses to the extent of '£11,688:: these had remained. payable only at de t ath; suiu gross amount of bonus attaching to din of £101,017 would have been £31,984, giv ing an average rate of 31 per cent.. on the sum assured. One policy that has drop,Ped [ during the year deserves special remark. It NN 'as one et" our early policies, of £5,000, and if a part .of the bonus had. not been taken before it became a claim the bonus addition to the principal sum as sured would have amounted to £2,834 or £56 123. per cent. In addition to the 167 policies which have• become claims in the past year we hav e purchased 56 policies, 71 others have lapsed, and three hav e ceased by expiry of time. The total number off since the previous year is thus 297, aria the number on 443, making a total increase of 146 policies. The claims which have accrued upon poll cies that have fallen in during the year amount to £141,861 ; but according to tables upon which our calculations are based we might have expected that the claims would have amounted to £160,630, so that we have a differnce in favour of the society of £18,778. Consequently the last year has been a favourable one to us. (Cheers.) The ,ages of the parties whose policies have fallen in by death in the course of 1861 were--aged 70 and upwards, 23 ; be tween 70 and 80, 90 years—the averla3ge a o b f o a v l e l b B e o i , o l g o ; ss a l n d yea th r e s. olc; whole therefore have been very profitable policies to the office. The assurance fund now amounts to more than £2,000,000. We have in all 8,671 policies in existence, insuring £6,802,158, -which with the bonuses added makes a total liability of £7,388,347, to meet which we have £2,030,000 of invested capital, together with an income of £200,000 a year arising from premiums. T hus we have more than one-fourth of our whole liability positively put- by in investments of the most unquestionable character, for we have not one farthing out which is mot safely invested, our object Ix:: itii,`.3n citvp.s ia.bly to select safe investments rather than to place out our moi2cy at a high rate of interest which might possibly,. when we made up our accounts, prove fallacious. (Hear, hear.) On former occasions I have ,alluded to the money advanced by us in the shape of loans to policy holders upon the security of their polices. The amount of these loans does not appear to have increased much in the past year, but it has so never-. theless. During the year we lent £15,104, but we have had repaid £11,700 in respect to loans upon policies that have fallen in and become claims dur ing the year. The amount we have actually lent during the year upon the security of policies in our own office is £15,000. This is an item to which I would draw attention, because it speaks of a prin ciple in connection with our policies which in diffi cult times may be found of great benefit to the assured—l mean the facility we offer to our policy holders of raising money for a long or a short period upon the security of their policies, while, on the other hand, we cannot have better security than tbasc policies, nor, in the event of the loans not being re paid before the policies fall in can we do better than in this way reducing the liability before the claims arise. As showing the value of this facility the ear advanced that we have, in the course ofy . , and of our policies at the same time, I may mention of course, one of our earliest policies, the bonus upon one policy of £l,OOO a loan o f £9OO. It is, accumulations of which have raised its value ISO much that we felt perfectly justified in making that apparently large advance. It should be borne fu mind, too, that this is a peculiarly easy and inex pensive mode of borrowing money. There is no trouble, no delay, and no charge, the only expense being the stamp day of 2s. 6d. per cent. Another point I would refer to is the purchase of policies: Under this head we have paid £B,OOO during the year, which is so much in addition to the £119,328 balance, which we have laid by. These purchases are really an investment, and a very valuable one too, for the society, seeing that we make a profit on any policy we buy up. Om: office expenses may appear at first sight sometitat large, but I do not think you will consider them an when I tell you that the figures which appear the account against that item include every charge, salaries, advertisements (which are necessarily very heavy), stationery, rent, and everything else. You will observe that the amount is £7,557, which, upon £266,000, our total income, is under three per per cent. (Hear, hear.) There are many gentle men connected with large commercial undertakings in the room, but I very much doubt whether they can point out any similar establishment which is carried on at the same rate of expenditure. (Hear, hear.) I would again impress upon your minds the very high position in which we stand—that we have more than one quarter of our whole liabilities invested, besides an annual income of £200,000 in round numbers from premiums, and £82,000 from investments to meet the claims arising upon our policies. (Hear, hear.) This I say is a position of affairs which ought not only to afford groat confi dence to the present policy holders, but to satisfy those who may contemplate joining us, that what they contribute to our funds is not required to make up deficiencies upon the claims of ex isting policies, and that they will receive the whole benefit of their own premiums, and are likely to be largely benefited by the premiums already paid— (hear, hear)—and that in fact we confer upon new insurers a great kindness in admitting them. 1 have now to move that the statement of aceounto and reports now laid upon the table be received and: adopted. Mr. ROUTE, deputy-chairman, seconded the motion. In answer to questions, The CHAIRMAN stated that the business was rather less in the current than in the corres ponding year of the last quinquennial period —that the rate of interest charged upon loans made on the security of policies was five per p cent., and that the £7, 388 , 446 included liabilities unon all policies, bonuses , and ever y thin g else u to the Ist January, 1861. Mr. WHITEMAN considered that the very satisfactory statement which had been presented to them ought to be published to the world as a model for all other institutions of the same kind, exhibiting as it did in the most concise and open manner the position of the office, leaving nothing to be inquired into. (Hear, hear.) With an income of nearly £200,000 from premiums, besides the interest upon their investments, and with one quarter of their total liabilities in handand invested, the world must be assured of their stability ; and if all other offices would make it a rule of placing their accounts be fore the public in a simple form, showing in three lines their receipts from premiums, their total lia bilities on policies issued, and the a mount of their invested capital, many of those sad results 'Thiel' had attended the failure and win din g p t hu of msur mighave been ante companies of late years avoided. unanimously. by Mr. holders at the meeting out of a body f f the satisfactionwhich was a convincing Prw - ° t. ( H ear. ) The CHAIRMAN thoughoefsB7ll7l policyparty present m ensgen_ voted to the auditors for their was felt in the auditoxs t h e past year, and the same motion olt motion 6 t io w e Nv e a 8 do of the ar round le dehenal i t inr o man t ai h n l e policy Routh, TO hne the were re-elected. Mr. T. MrrerrELL asked whether it would be services in practicablewho were entitled to attend the meeting (that was those who were insured for more than £500) an abstract of the accounts a few d days before the meet ing_ took place? The CHAIRMAN replied that ' it was settled two years ago that the reports should be printed, and lie at the office some days before the meeting for such of the Proprietors as chose to apply for them, but with so large a proprietary it would involve a considerable expense to send round the report. It could not be sent with the notice of meeting, as that had to be given 1 so long beforehand that the report was never ready when the notices were sent. After some conversation, The CHAIRMAN promised to take it into con sideration whether the reports could not ho sent round with the notices for payment of the pre miums. • In answer to Mr. BOWLEY, The CHAIRMAN said that the largest a mount of bonus paid by the office was 12 , 834 uoo n a p olic y of £5,000, which was equal to £ 56 12d. per cm r. The date of that policy was 1823. asked accorded compliment . w t a : M (the actuary), and M r. A. Mr. DOWNES (the actuary) remed that there was one policy the bonuses upon which amounted to about 100 per cent. On the motion of Air. BO WLEY, seconded by Mr. CURTIS, a vote of t the chairman and direct ors, which havin g been. briefly similar acknowledged, w paid to r. Downes hes Ma c don a ld (the sec retnr y ), which Mr. D ownes acknowledged, and t hi s brou ght the business to itB Conclusion. Plien of 4