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DR• CILVERWELL'S LAST NEW WORK, OURSELVES. On Spermatorrhcea, Syphilis. Stricture, haemorrhoids, Meets, Nervous Debility, Palpitation, dz., &c. MARRIAGE : Its Expectances and Disappiintments. Impediments removed, and Healthy Offspring secured. Price ls. by post Is. Id. ; of Mann, 29, Cornhill ; or Author, ..,'Great Marlborough-street, Oxford-street, W. Consultations daily from 12 a.m. till 9 p.m. Just published, price 25., free by post, 2s. 4d., 0 N SPERMATORRHCEA. By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.E. And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan Infirmary for the Cure of Strictures of the Urethra. " 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. HANDY GUIDE TO THE GREAT EXHIBITION. In crown Bvo., price One Shilling (free by post for 14 stamp s ), O MITLEDGE'S GUIDE TO THE INTER NATIONAL EXHIBITION. With Plans of the Building, Grounds, and Galleries. Edited by G. F. PARDON. London : Routicdge, Warne, and Routledg - e, Farringdon street. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. The numerous and urgent appeals which are made for admission by the homeless and destitute sick render it im perative on the Committee to entreat the continued bounty of the affluent and humane to enable them to persevere in the extensive system of relief afforded by this Hospital. During the past year, in addition to 1,190 in-patients, no less than 50,496 out-patients received the benefits of this Charity. Since Christmas two additional 'wards hav e b een opened for the reception of in-door patients. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Bras- Lerman, Esq., Nicholas-lane ; and at the Hospital. STANFORD S. SMITH, Sec. - TIONAL LIFE-BOAT R. OPAL NAINSTITUTION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK, (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PATRONESS-I'er Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. PRESIDENT —Vice-Admiral his Grace the Duke of Northum berland, K.G., F.R.S. CnArnmax—Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P.,F.R.5., V.P. vE r UTY-CIIAIRAIAN—TIMMAS Chapman, Esq., F.R.S., V.P. APPE A L. The Committee of Manag,ement have to state that, during the past two years, the Institution has incurred expenses amount ug to £28,6,10 on various Life-boat Establishments on the Coasts of ling'and, Scotland, and Ireland. During the past two years the Life-boats of the National Life-boat Institution have ' een instrumental in rescuing the Crews of the following Vessels: chooner Ann Mitchell, of Montrose • 1 Schooner J ane Roper, of Ulverstone Brig Pallas, of Shields ..•• • • • •• 3 Ship Ann Mitch e ll , o f Glasgow • • .. 9 Smack John Butyl, of Yarmouth • • • •• 5 S chooner Catherine, of Ne w ry Barque Niagara, of Shields .. 11 A Barge of Teig nmou th • • • Brig George an d J ames, of London .. 8 • • • Brig Zephyr, o f Whi t b y •• •• •• •• ( Coble Honour, o f C u ll ercoats •• Schooner Eliza, of North Shields .. •• •• •• • • B arque Oberon, of Li verpool • . • • • • Bri gantine Nancy, of Teignmouth .. • • • • Smack Wonder, of T e i gnmouth •• • Brig Scotia, of Sunderland • • • • Sloop Three Broth ers, of Goole • .. • • •• • Sloop Charlotte, of Woodbridge .. • • • Brig Ann, of Blyth .. • • • • Sloop Hope, of D u bli n .• • • • • • Schooner Druid, of Aberystwyth U. 5..... Barque Vermont, of Halifax, •• Schooner William Keith, o f Carnarvon • • Brig Flying Fish, of Whitby Smack Elizabeth Ann, of Lyme Regis .. Steam Dredge, at Newh aven .. •• Schooner Admiral Hood, of Rochester .. Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee . Schooner Rose, of Lyn n . •• .• •• Brig Prodroma, of Stockton •• Brig Elizallrigariin, of Middlesborough Freia, of Konigsberg .. Prig'antine Diana, of Fredrikshamn Brig Gloucester, of South Shields trig Lovely Nelly, of S ea h am .. Brigantine Nugget, of Bideford .. Schooner Prospect, of Ber w i c k Sloop Thomas and Jane, of St. Ives A Fishing-boat of Whitburn •• Brig Arethusa, of Blyth •• •• • •• •• Schooner Dewi Wyn, of PortmadoC Flat Cyrnraes, of Ileaumaris •• • Schooner William, of Morecambe .. Smack Gipsy, of Ne wr y •• .• •• • Schooner Margaret Anne, of Preston • •• Brig New Draper, of Whitehaven .• Schooner William, of Liverpool .. •• Lugger Nimrod, of Castletown • • Brig Providence, of Shields .. Brig Mayflower, of Newcastle • • • • SehOoner Village Maid, of Fleetwood • . Barque Guyana, of Glasgow Brig Roman Empress, of Shields .. • Brig San Spiridione, of Galaxide Schooner Voador du Vouga, of Vienna .. French Brig La J eune M ar i e Therese Barque Perseverance, of Scarborough . .. . Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater Ship Danube, of B e lf as t • • •• Schooner Hortensia, of Hanover •• •• Schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven. Brig St. Michel, of Marans ••••. 8 Spanish Barque Primera de Torreviega (saved ves sel and one of the crew) •• • • • • 1 Schooner Hurrell, of Penzance (saved vessel and crew) . 4 Brig Anne, of Plymouth (saved vessel and crew) 8 Schooner Betsy, of Peterhead (saved vessel and crew) .. 6 Barque Frederick, of Dublin .. •• • • n 1 Barque Peace, of London .. • • • • • • Lugger Saucy Lass, o f Lowestoft • • •• 11 Schooner Fly, of Whitby ( save d vessel and crew of four hands)• 4 Smack Adventure, • Of Har • wich • • • • •••• . ••: 10 Pilot cutter Whim, o f Lowestoft .. • • • • 11 .. Bar que Undaunted, of Aberdeen •. • • Wre•cked boat on Bl ac k wa t er Bank, on the Irish coast, saved one man • • • • • Schooner Skylark, of Folkestone .. Brig Lively, of Clay, Norfolk .. Barque Robert Watson, of Sunderland Schooner Auchincruive, of Grangemouth Schooner Friends, of Lynn .. .• Schooner Eliaa Anne, of Dublin .. Brig Content, of S un d er l an d • • Smack Ellen Owens, of Cardigan .. Galiiot Epimachus, of Amsterdam .. .. 16 .. 2 .. 5 .. 3 .. 9 .. 6 .. 5 .. 2 .. 5 .. 4 .. 4 - 8 .. 4 - 10 .. 2 .. 8 .. 6 - 5 - 4 .. 17 .. .. 1 .. .. 6 .... •• 5 •• •• 5 - - 4 .. .. 5 .. .. 5 .. 8 - 5 Total ••• 498 Pot. these and other Life-boat services the Institution has voted £1,893 as rewards to the crews of the Lifeboats. It has also granted rewards amounting to £515 10s. for saving 873 shipwrecked persons, by shore-boats and other means, mak ing a total of 871 persons saved from a watery grave during the last two years. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society, and other means, since its formation, i s u p war d s o f 12 , 200 ; for which services 82 Gold Medals, 704 Silver Medals, and £15,250 in cash have been granted as rewards. The Institu tion has also expended £57,200 on Life-boat Establishments. The public cannot but sympathise with the vigorous efforts now being made by the Society to save the lives of Ship wrecked Crews. Their help was never more needed than at the Present time, when, thro ug h th e extraordinary exertions the ociety has made within the past few years, it has now One Hundred and Twenty-one Life-boats under its man agement, for the maintenance of which, in a state of thorough efficiency, a large permanent annual income is absolutely neared, if its humane mission is to be perpetuated. The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following con Her Majesty the Queen annual 50 0 0 Clark, Mrs. annual 2 10 0 Clerk, Colonel, B.A. .. annual 1 1 0 Cotton, Sir St. Vincent, Bart.. .. .. don. 25 0 Coutts and Co., Messrs., Bankers .. .. annual 10 0 0 Digby, G. W., Esq., Sherborne Castle .. annual 5 0 0 Erie, Lord Chief Justice . • .. don. 10 10 0 Fanshawe, Vice-Admiral Sir A., K.C.B. .. 2d don. 25 0 0 Harvey, Rev. G. G. and Mrs. .. .. don. 30 0 Lambton, Messrs. W. U. & Co., Bankers .. don. 21 0 0 Laneaborough, the Earl of . .. annual 5 0 0 Martin, Sir H enry, Bart. : 7th don. 10 0 0 3 loore, Rev. G . B . anneal 1 5 15 0 Robartes, T. J. Agar, g 4., M.P. .. annnal 5 0 0 Smith, Mrs. George, G roenwich .. annual 3 0 0 St irling, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.B. annual 2 0 0 Donations and Annual Su' - scriptions willbe thankfully re ceived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard-street ; Messrs. C ou tt s an d Co., 59, Strand ; Messrs. Herric.ii, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St. James's -street, O London ; by al the Bankers in the United Kingdom and by the Secretary Richard Lewis, Esq., a the ffice of the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, Lon don, W.C. Payments may be made by Cheques or by Post-office Orders (crossed), to Messrs. Walls, Percival, and Co., or to the Secre tary. SAUCE.-LEA AND PERRINS beg to caution the Public against Spurious Imitations of their world-renowed WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. Purchasers should ASH. ron. 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M.D., of the Un• • ivennty of Jena, has just published, for the benefit of Nervous sufferers, a FREE EDIT ION of his valuable work, TifE WARNING VOICE TO YOUNG MEN (120 p ages). medical work on the cure of Nervous Debility, boss of Memory, Dimness of Sight, Lassitude, Indigestion, Dislike to Society. Spermatorrhota, Local Weakness, Muscular R e _ laxation Languor, Listlessness , Depression, & e., which, if neglected, result in consumption, insanity, and premature clean ; with plain directions for perfect resration t healt and vigour. The" book will be sent, post fretoe, secure f o h lo ob ' nervation, to any address, on receipt of a directed envelope and two stamps. Address, HENRY S. MITH, M.D., 6, Burton crescent, Tavistock-square, London, W.C. DR. CURTIS' MEDICAL WORK, MANIIOOD : A MEDICAL ESSAY ON SPERMATO RRIKE NERVOUS AND GENERATIVE DEBILITY, &0. Just Published, the 150th thousand, with numerous plates, in a sealed envelope, price Is., Sold by all BookselleM and sent post paid, by the Author, for 12 stamps, M ANHOOD : the CAUSE and CURE of PRE MATURE DECLINE IN MAN, with Plain Directions for Perfect Restoration to Health and Vigour. By Dr. J. L. Omuta, 15, Alberniarlc-street, Piccadilly, London. CONTENTS: INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiologioal Structure and Functions of the Reproductive Organs. Cl f A PTER H.— Causes of Spermatorrhasa and Impotence; Early Vicious Indulgences; Dangers of Neglect. CHAPTER. III.—A Review of the various Disqualifications of Marriage; whether resulting from Youthful Abuse, the Follies of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. ' CHAPTERS IV. and V. on the modern Treatment of Gonorrhoea and Syphilis. The Book oneludes with numerous varied and interesting twos, to which is added the Author's recipe of a preventive Lotion. A RGYLL ROOMS. 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C a K lTl lNG S e f l 'o a n ku s7 es l s ig Ea h nli t d- in texthre, and inexpensive, ns p i r v a e, and' are dr hea a e wn ysesa o ro n ef 1 i ire an ordinary stocking. p MI. Postage, 6d._ rioe 4s. 6d., 78. 6d., 10s., to 165. SPORTING IN7ELLIG.ENCE. YORK SPRING MEETING—WEDNESDAY. The Londesborough Cup, value 100 says, added to a handi cap of 5 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; winners extra. The second received 25 soya out of the stakes. T.Y.C. 48 subs. Capt. Christie's Spicebox, .5 yrs, 7st 91b (Fordham) 1 Mr, J. Osborne's North Pole, 3 yrs, Gst (Whiteley) 2 Mr. Cass's Recluse, 6 yrs, Gst 71b (Noble) 3 The following also ran :—Longshot, Virgilius, Pancake, Donner and Blitz, Phantom, Bernice, Allez-y•rondement, Fairy King, Queen of Trumps, Lord of Linne, Miss Whip f, Tisiphone, add Wallachia. Betting-5 to 2 agst Tisiphone, 9to 2 each agst Spica box and Virgilius, 10 to 1 agst North Pole, 100 to 8 agst Longshot, and 100 to 7 agst Queen of Trumps. The moment the flag was lowered the favourite, Queen of Trumps, North Pole, Virgilius, and Donner und Blitz, rushed to the front, with Spicebox, Pancake, Longshot, Lord of Linne, and Recluse at their haunches. At the dis tance Tisiphone, Virgilius, Donner und Blitz, and Lord of Linne dropped towards the rear, and Queen of Trumps lay in front to the Stand, with North Pole and Pancake close up, next. A splendid race then took place between the first four, which ended in favour of Spicebox by a head, North Pole winning second money by a neck. Pancake, half a length from Recluse, was fourth, Allez-y-rondement a good fifth, Queen of Trumps sixth, Bernice and Tisiphone seventh and eighth. The Eglinton Stakes of 10 sous each, h ft, with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds, 7st, and 3-yr-olds, Bst 121 b. The second received back his stake. Winning penalties and maiden allowances. T.Y.O. 13 subs. Mr. R. E. Wilson's Bohemia, 2 yre, 6st 111 b (Whiteley) 1 Mr. G. W. Morris's Brahmin 3 yrs, 9st 31b (Fordham) 2 Mr, R. H. Jones's Corydon, 2 yrs, Ts Lord Stamford's Sanita, 2 yrs (51b extra), 7st 21b (Gray) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst Brahmin and 6to 4 agst Bohemia. Bohemia made all the running, and won easily by a length and a half, the third and fourth finishing together several lengths behind the second. Consolation Scramble of 30 soya, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 5 sous each. T.Y.C. Mr. Redhead's My Mary, 3 yrs, Bst .. ...... Ferdham) 1 Lord Glasgow's Brother to Schiedam, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b (Bullock) 2 Mr. F. Bell's Cachuca, 2 yrs, sst 71b.... (J. Grimshaw) 3 Mr. Winteringham's Weatherwise, 3 yrs, 6st (J. Noble) 4 Betting-2 to lon My Mary, and 3to 1 agst Brother to Schiedam. The favourite made her own running, and won in a can ter by two lengths, a like distance separating the second and third. The Flying Dutchman's Handicap of 100 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 15 soya each, 10 ft, and only 5 if de clared. Winners extra. The second to receive back his stake. One mile and a quarter. 38 subs, 16 of whom pay 5 sovs each. Lord Derby's Cape Flyaway, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (Aldcroft) 1 Mr. W. Scott's Virgilius 4 yrs, 7st 91b (Fordham) 2 Mr. Johnstone's Lady Ripon, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (car. Bst 51b) (Arnold) 3 Sir C. Monck's Gardener, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (Hodgson) 4 Mr. G. Thompson's Dutch Sam, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Lawson) 5 Betting-6 to 4on Cape Flyaway, 3to 1 agst Virgilius, and 7 to 1 agst Dutch Sam. Cape Flyaway was first off, but after going 100 yards Gardener went to the front and made the running, with Cape Flyaway and Virgilius close to him, Dutch Sam being last. At; the woodside Sam joined the ruck, and Lady Ripon dropped to the rear. Little or no change occurred until they were halfway up the straight, when Lady Ripon went up to Virgilius and Cape Flyaway, where she re mained to the half dlatance. The favourite then came away, and won very easily by two lengths, Lady Ripon losing the second money by a similar distance. The Tally-ho Stakes, of 3 soya each, with 50 added; for horses that have been regularly hunted with any esta blished pack of foxhounds in Yorkshire during the sea son of 1861-62, and must have been bona fide the pro perty of a Yorkshireman from the Ist January last ; the second to have 10 sous out of the stakes. Winners extra. Two miles, over the old course. (8 subs.) Mr. Hodgson nas Maritana, aged, list 41b (Mr. Laytem) 1 Mr. G. Thompson's Chamade, 4 yrs, lOst 31b .. (Owner) 2 Mr. C. Hopkinson nas Hugh Baxter, 5 yrs, lOst 131 b (Mr. Boynton) 3 Mr. H. Mills's Gretchen, aged, list 41b.... (Mr. Wood) 4 Mr. Atkinson nas Forlorn Hope, aged, 11st 41b (Mr. Atkinson) 5 Betting-5 to 2on Chamade, 4to 1 agst Gretchen, 7to 1 agst Maritana, and 10 to 1 agst Forlorn Hope. Maritana, with Gretchen second and the favourite third, made the running. At the distance Gretchen was beaten, and Maritana won a fine race by a head. Z.VAII.I.IIkA VIV "111,2 vo-rrn fiF THE DERBY. 4to 1 agst Marquis 11 to 2 agst Buckstone 1000 to 90 agst Caterer (taken) 13 to 1 agst Zotl,nd (taken) 40 to 1 agst Norroy (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Ellengowan (taken) RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. THE Clya WAR IN AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. The Canadian mail steamer North American has arrived, with ad7ices from Qaebec to the 10th inst. Among her pasiengers are 33 noncommissioned officers and privites belonging to the Army Hos pital Corps. SEVERN VALLEY. A special meeting of this company was hold yes terday at the office, Victoria-street, Westminster Colonel Forester, M.P., in the chair: Mr. C. E. Reed, the Secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting, in compliance with the standing orders of the House of Lords, a formal resolution approving a Bill to authorise an altera- tion of the terms of the lease of the Severn Valley Railway to the West Midland Railway Company, and for other purposes, was unanimously adopted, subject to such alterations and modifications as might be made therein by Parliament, and assented thereto by the directors. President Lincoln was at Fortress Monroe and Newport News on the 7th, and had a distant view of the Merrimac. From General M%lellan's command we have the following intelligence : " BALTIMORE, Mq B.—The following is from the American's account of the battle at Williams burg :—The battle on Monday was a most warmly contested engagement, owing to the roughness of the country and the bad condition of the roads. But a small portion of our troops could be brought into action: General Sickles's Brigade and General Hooker's Division bore a great deal of the battle ; and, in rain and chilled with cold, the battle raged from early in the morning till 3 o'clock in the after noon, when General Welellan arrived with fresh troops,rell9ving Hooker's Division, who were nearly prostrated with fatigue and exposure, while the 3d Regiment of General Sickles's Brigade had its ranks badly thinned by the balls of the enemy. They are represented as having fought with sach imprudent bravery that they had not less than 200 killed and wounded-. After the arrival of General M'Clellan the enemy were fiercely charged by General Hancock's Brigade, and were driven within their works before nightfall with heavy loss: Nearly 700 of their dead were left on the field, with many wounded. Our loss was less than 300 killed and about 700 wounded. Night having come on, we occupied the battle-field, the enemy having been driven within his works, and our forces lay on their arms, prepared to storm the works in the morning. "At daylight on Tuesday morning Gen. M'Clel lan sent scouts while preparing to move on the enemy's works,who soon reported that he had again taken his flight during the night. The works of the enemy and city of Williamsburg were then taken. Fort Magruder was a most extensive work, capable of prolonged defence, but the enemy had abandoned it during the night, retreating in the greatest alarm and confusion, as described by a few dark storesnumbers a n d o f waggons, munitions, and considerable L provisions were found in the town ; while the road was strewn for miles er a a r b ge le with arms and accoutrements. A number of de serters also made their escape, and came within our lines, who stated that they had received intelligence that large numbers of Federal troops were landing on York River, above Williamsburg, to flank them. "As I close my letter, the latest intelligence re ceived from the field of battle is that M'Clellan has come up with the enemy about eight miles beyond Williamsburg, and, after pretty severe skirmishing with his rear, has again put him to flight across the Chickahominy. A large additional number of prisoners had been taken,including many deserters, who report that they had nothing to eat but a few hard biscuits for 48 hours, and when brought fell down in a state of exhaustion. Heavy cannonad ing could be heard by boats coming down the river early this morning, but the result is not ascertained. " To Editors.—Here the Government Censor, or some of his subs, saw fit to suppress what they con sidered contraband, but which has been public two days. " D. H. C." " There is no doubt that the whole army of Lee, Johnson, and Magruder are in a state of utter dis organisation and under rapid pursuit by M'Clellan, and are fleeing with great precipitation without the intention of making a stand anywhere. Unless they reach Richmond in boats by James River, they will ePrtainly be intereeptect - twe b. 6s va uy forces landed and landing at West Point. " Not less than 50 steamers are engaged in trans porting the balance of the army to West Point. Large numbers of prisoners are constantly arriving at West Point, and others are being constantly brought in. " On Monday the enemy took 80 of our men pri soners and captured one of the batteries. They, having but a small support of infantry, were over whelmed by superior force of the enemy and com pelled to abandon the battery; but before the close of the day this battery, with one of the enemy's, was recaptured by Gen. M'Clellan. The prisoners taken were found in Williamsburg next day. They were engaged attending on the wounded the enemy had left behind. Their retreat was accompanied by too much confusion and haste to be troubled with prisoners. " Latest—l have just learnt that the enemy have destroyed all the bridges across the Chickahominy river, and that Gen. M'Clellan is resting his army on this side. " It will be remembered that the Chickahominy runs parallel with James river, into which it enters. It is the general impression that Gen. M'Clellan has now got the enemy just where he wants them." " NEW YORK, May B.—A special despatch to the 2imes, dated Fort Monroe, says that the Confede rates burnt their gunboats in York River. " We have taken many prisoners in small bands. " Two companies of the Illinois cavalry are re ported captured by the enemy. " Gen. M'Clellan was struck by a piece of a shell, but was not injured. The opinion prevails that, if Gen. Franklin's division received reinforcements in time, a great part of the Confederate army would be captured. " The roads are in a very bad condition, by which our advance is greatly impeded. " Nearly 700 o f th e ir dead were left on the field, with as many wounded ; the most of the latter were casual." WILLIAMSBURG, May B.—Our loss was about 300 killed and 700 wounded. "Night having come on, we occupied the battle field, the enemy having been driven within his works, and our forces lay on their arms, prepared to storm the works in the morning. " The workb of the enemy tuns the city of Wil liamsburg were taken. " Fort Magruder was capable of prolonged defence, but they abandoned it early in the night, retreating in the greatest alarm and confusion, as was described by a few negro women who were found in the town. " A large number of waggons, munitions, and a considerable store of provisions were found in the town, and the road was strewn for many miles with ammunition, &e." FORTRESSGMna anoNßah OE t , e gunboats a.m.—The iron Aroostook and ship of war Galena Port Royal, started up the James River this morn ing. They have passed Day's Point. Battling and heavy firing have been heard up the river since their departure. " They will cut off the river communication with the Confederate army south of the Chicamanico. " Instantly after the gunboats started the Con federate tug J. B. White came out in front of New port News, having left Norfolk this morning with a crew and two citizens, on a mission to Tannery Point. By previous consent they ran over to New port News Point, and surrendered to General Mansfield. This is the third time they have at tempted to escape, and they are most unhappy. " Sewall's Point is being evacuated. "The Monitor,Nagatuelc, and se vera l o th er gun boats have just left for Sewall's Point." " WASHINGTON, May S. — Despatches giving de• tails of the operations of the fleet at New Orleans have been received, but they contain no new points. " NEW YORK, May 9.—Gen. Marcy telegraphs the following : " WILLIAMSBURG, May B.—G en . M'Clellan, on the 6th, had a most decisive victory. Oaly aboutwere engaged against 50,00 3 oo o,o f o t o he of b u es o tr r troops ebeltroops. Our men fought most valiantly and used the bayonet freely, which the rebels could not stand. They fought well THE SUN, . LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1862. TRELAND. until they felt the cold steel, when they took to their heels and ran like hounds, leaving their dead and wounded and sick upon our hands. Joe Johnson led them in person. They have lost several of their best officers.' The Herald's correspondent gives the following graphic account of the magnifi cent charge of Hancock's Brigade on the rebels :-- Scarcely 100 yards were between the rebels and the guns, when our skirmishers' fire became silent. The lines of the sth Wisconsin and the 43d New York formed up in close order to the right of the battery; the long range of musket barrels came to one level, and one terrible volley tote through the rebel lines. In a moment more the same long range of muskets came to another level. The order to charge with the bayonet was given, and away went the two regiments with one glad cheer. Gallant as our foes undoubtedly were, they could not meet that. But few brigades mentioned in history have done better than that brigade did. For a space which was generally estimated at three-quarters of a mile they advanced under fire of a splendidly served battery, and with a cloud of skirmishers stretched across their front, whose fire was very de structive; awl if after that they had not the nerve to meet a line of bayonets that came towards them like the spirit of destruction incarnate, it need not be wondered at that they broke and fled in complete panic. 145 were taken prisoners, and nearly SOO were killed and wounded. " BALTIMORE, May 9.—Advicos Fortress Monroe state that Sewall's Point has been shelled, and a movement on Norfolk commenced. "A battle has taken place at West Point, and the rebels have been defeated with great slaughter." Advices from Fortress Monroe report that on the 7th the Merrimac appeared, but made no hostile movement. On the Bth the Monitor, Nangatuck, Seminole, Susquehanna, Dacotah, and San Jacinto steamed up towards Sewall's Point ; Capt. Gardner of the Susquehanna in command of the expedi tion. As soon as within range, fire was opened with shot and shell against Sewall's Point. It was nearly half an hour before a reply was made from the Point. The Rip Raps next opened fire, and then the Nangatuck, for the first time. Several shots were fired from the single gun on the extremity of the Point, when one from the Monitor struck in the vicinity, it was thought disabling the gun. The position of the Monitor was far in ad vance of the rest of the fleet, and she continued in motion until within a mile or two of the Point, when considerable execution must, it was judged, have been done by her accurate firing. The Nangatuck kept in the background, the range of the Parrot guns enabling her to do so. Sewall's Point battery replied briskly. The Rip Raps fired occasionally, and a continual fire was kept up from the gunboats. Nothing more occurred till 2 o'clock, when the firing was very feeble from the Point. The Monitor about this time returned from her advanced position and joined the fleet. At about half-past 2 o'clock the Merrimac made her appearance, when the fleet re turned, with the exception of the Monitor. In the evening the Monitor returned to her anchorage. The Merrimac remained in her first position. Vza Havannah we have some particulars of the capture of New Orleans. On the 18th ult. 21 mortar and three gun boats commenced the attack upon Forts Philip and Jackson, and succeeded on the 23d in silencing the fortifications and in securing the safe passage up the river of 14 war steamers bound for Now Orleans. Among them was the flag ship Hartford, on board of which was Commodore Farragut. A severe naval engagement had occurred, in which 11 Confederate gunboats were destroyed. The Union gunboat Verona and the Confederate steamer Webster had an action, which terminated in the total loss of both vessels. The Webster ran into the Verona and injured her so badly that she was on the point of sinking, when she fired eight guns into the NV eon - et - With bum terrine areet th.t both went down together. General Butler had landed 4,000 men above the forts. On the 24th a flag of truce was sent to Commodore Porter to learn the conditions of surrender, to which he replied that the capitulation must be unconditional. The float ing battery Manassas had been sunk by the steam ship Mississippi. A despatch, dated Chicago, May 7, asserts that Beauregard was at Pocahontas with 75,000 men and that General Lovell's army was at Patchapabo, on the New Orleans and Jackson road, 50 miles north of New Orleans. According to a despatch of the Bth from the vicinity of Harrisburgh, Virginia, General Cox had occupied Giles Court-house and portions of New River. The Confederates abandoned their positions without burning them. The despatch concludes as follows : " The citizens remained, and seemed loyal. "The defeat of the Confederates at Camp Creek is more important than was at first supposed. " General Milroy is now fighting and General Schenick advancing. Particulars of these move ments are forbidden." From Washington we have by telegraph the fol lowing dubious intelligence :-- "Messrs. Richardson, Knapp, and Robinson, Illinois ; Law, Voorhes, Indiana ; Allen, White, Noble, Pendleton, Morris, Vallandigham, Johnson, Ancona, Pennsylvania; Shiel, Oregon, have issued an address to Democracy, setting forth the party of organisation is positive good, and essential to the preservation of public liberty. This they consider vital necessity, and invite all, without distinction of state, section, or party, who are for constitution as it is, and for Union as it was, to unite with them in their great work upon terms of perfect equality. This they agree is the great issue." According to the latest advices, General Banks was still at Newmarket, waiting for forage and pro visions. Advises from General Burnside's command re port that large numbers of men had taken the oath of allegiance, and that a regiment of North Caro linians had been organised. The General had equipped two or three companies of cavalry, which made frequent raids upon the Confederates. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY. There is another court-martial in this city, which is to commence its proceedings today at the Royal Barracks. ,Colonel Philpotts, R.H.A., will be the president, and the prosecution will be conducted by the Deputy-Judge-Advocate, Major Darby, 86th Regiment. The person to be tried is Mr. Anthony, veterinary surgeon of the 11th Hussars. The fol lowing are the charges preferred against him : " For conduct unbecoming the character of an officer and. a :gentleman, and to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, in the following instances : " First instance—ln having grossly and publicly insulted Cornet Delacour, of the 11th Hussars, on the night of the 29 th April, 1862, in the mess room of Island•bridge Barracks, Dublin, by calling hi m a liar and a cur,' or words to that effect. " Second instance—ln having, at or about t h e same time and place a bovementioned, grossly and publicly insulted Cornet Delacour, of the 11th Hus sars, by striking him a blow on the face. J. S. BROWNRIGG, D eputy-Adj t,-G en ora l . " It is alleged t hat the p risoner recei ved very gross p r ovocation from h is o pp one nt. The of air a rose out of an after-dinner dispute, in rhi designated Su rgeony told- A n ea, as is re ported, Cornet Delacour stud groom," and eo n t emr thony as a him that " he never owned a horse in the regiment, ,, were, b u t that those which passed as his in reality, the property of another officer, The Government have offered a reward of £lOO for the detection of the person or persons who set fire to the Queen's College, Cork. THE MACAULAY STATUE.—We understand that Mr. %Voolner has been selected to execute the statue of Lord Macaulay, which is to be placed in the library of Trinity College, Cambridge, N°. 21,808. PUBLICATIONS. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., 0 W E N: A W A I F. By the Author of " FIiGII CHURCH " and "No CIIURCII." "A first. class novel."—The Press. ," There is a generous heart speaking with power through the tale of Owen,' and the characters are sketched with genial humour."—Examiner. 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INTERNATIONAL THE POPULAR GUIDE, with Plans, price ls., now ready at all Booksellers and Railway Stations. W. H. Smith and Son, 186, Strand. MU. CHARLES RENT'S NEW POEMS. Just published, ___ _ DR EAM L AND. With other Poems. By W. CHARLES DENT, Barrister-at-Law. Pap. Bvo., price ss. " The author of 'Dreamlan I' Aletheia' has risen to a height so very close to the summit of genius, that he may be commiserated for his inability to grapple with the last peaks of its elevation. There is abundance of talent, a delicate taste, an endless richness and diversity of image, topic, and illusion : the landscape is most luxurious ; and the mns:c of verse excellent."—Literary Budget, - _ "Mr. Kent has undeniable merits—warm and high-toned feeling, a pleasant combination of grace and humour, and no small power to individualise. Pope at Twickenham' is a cabinet picture. Marianne' will commend itself to all mothers by its gush of parental tenderness, and its acquaint ance with baby wiles and mysteries. Fructidor' shows what Dutch fidelity of word painting the author can master when he tries. His fruit is as vivid and well characterised as if Lance had painted it."—Athenaeum. " The charm of Mr. Kent's poetry, as it is the first condi tion of success to all poets, is that he is in sympathy with his subject and not only with himself ; that he is truly poet and not egotist Bnt it is by no means his only merit. He is a mas ter of versification. The flow of his verse is smooth and me lodious, and enriched with a copious and ornate vocabulary. Shelley at Marlow' is a painting exquisitely delicate. The vision of Shelley with which Mr. Kent presents us is almost perfect. 'DREAMLAND is a work conceived in a noble spirit, and executed with scholarly taste, frequently with flashes of true poetic inspiration. The Dying Bridegroom' is distinguished by a genuine pathos, which leads us to be lieve that Mr. Kent would succeed eminently in some story of the affections."—The London Review. "Mr. Kent's poems come before the world with the advan tage, not only of an author's name, but of a name already agreeably and musically known in the metrical literature of the day. His 'Aletheia' was very favourably received by the public, and has no doubt been the companion of many thoughtful readers who will gladly welcome another volume from his pen. A series of portraits drawn with true poetic mympaLuy ‘lllll. yCLlCLayivil, ..11 ,„„ mum, lb Of Scott. There is something in the lines ttlat will remind the reader of the chime of Scott's own verse."—John Bull. " Verses, many of them extremely tender and harmonious, and all indicating a mind carefully cultured and imbued with elegant tastes."—Daily News. " Poems of very considerable excellence. 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There is not one of the many pictures here collected which is not perfect in all its parts—whether we consider the sentiment by which it is Inspired, the truth of the local colour, or the beauty of the setting. With a thorough appreciation of character, Mr. Kent combines an admirable descriptive power and a masterly command of most mellifluous verse, so that, while the mind is fully gratified, the senses—so to speak—are equally charmed."— Bentley's Miscellany. ALETHEIA ; OR, THE Doom OF MYTHOLOGY. With Other Poems. By the same Author. New Edition. Fcap. Bvo., price ss. London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts. "PIE 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 1860. The Crisis is at hand. Anxiety in busi ness has now become the grim torture. Purity of motive. intelligently exercised, must animate all Governments, or all is lost, All denominations of Constitutions are carefully examined in J. Grossmith's "Government upon First Prin. ciples." Kent and Co., Paternoster-row. WS. WOODIN'S CABINET of CURIO • SITIES—NewIy Polished and Re-Iined—POLY GRAPHIC HALL, King William-street, Charing-cross, TO-NIGHT, and every Evening, at eight (except Saturday), with new characters, music, songs, ands ances. The scenic illustrations and effects, entirely new, pnted by and under the direction of Mr. William Callcott. First Morning Per formance, Saturday, May 17 ,at 3. Stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; am phitheatre, is. Box-office open from ten to five. JIDIEN WIIITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. POST -OFFICE TURK 1 s H BATHS, 1. 19, St. Martin's-le -G ran d . 2s. till 5, and ls. 6d. from 5 till 9 ; Su ndays: Is. till An ESSA TrItKH THE OPTION O IS F THE PRESS. ' gratis. ---coAu very ~ The Use and the Abuse of the Turkish Ba y th en . useful pamphlet has been published by Dr. Culverwell, the proprietor of the Turkish- Baths in the neighbourhood 01 the Post-office, which presents to the Uninitiated l a mass of inte_ rtielsistinngewinfosrymstaetmionwshidleertihvoeseaNdvdhiotiloinavael aaldrevaadntage li they observe some of the pf actical regulations which the writer endeavours to enforce. " —Herald and Standard, N0v.12, 1861. The Post-office Turkish Bathg, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. —Dr. cuiverwell has already established the reputation of an able physician; he has now proved himself tci be a worthy philani - nrOpiet, in as far as he has established, In the heart of the City, an institution that more nearly than any disco very of modern days, goes nearer the abolition of the practice of physic, than any proposition or invention yet establisfed, the Turkish Bath. . . Our object being merely to direct o th n e e a o t f te t n h t e io b n e o st f our set Coittybareurs,erasttont,he fact that they possess which the country can produce and most admirable in effect. Dr. Culverwell has fitted up ; perfeeStt.inllaarlltiints'sa-plp•lGiaroaeneds: his baths with a degree of elegance, luxury, and refinement , which, considering the space at his disposal, is truly sur prising, while everything that taste or delicacy could desire has been obtained to add to the comfort and luxury of the visitor. . . We may justly say that if a man ever feels himself regenerated and new made, it is on' coming outiol: 3 T ur kish Bath. Era, Oct, 13, 1861. Consultations daily tllll2 a.m. / ?-e 4 XI . . . , //,-,2` . . . tc-\:. -- A. o h . ir . 1 N t 014.40 - ' arr . : 4 :; "#: 1 / 4 .,,....., • , , . - v .. .;:i...„- ..- ~...„.x -;. - --- p - 7 10 - \- ' - '4'''''' ''' '' \ \,. ' ' 414111° 1. -;•' - - , .1 t ,' ; ' 9 ', • 1: 5 • ~,ti,-, - : e„ 4 . „ e _. ) ,, - „ id ~..,,i., . ' ••• 10,,;4 ~,,,,,t. , . --,,,,,,, ~,,- .r, " I r-1 ..t.4 -,:. 41* , =- - 4' .*,'c. _3, -- ' ' ivf04 , 10 it ,, :.k.. .-.E.-..i.t\, de- v i t--i - -- '' , =s. 411111- nn ~,,...„ ~.., ... . ~,..._.:...,04,4,....... ~..._, ::.,,,,;........ AGIT • '' '' '-‘---- - fts.. ." .:e,i' 1 • , ' ~ ,,V CC 3' '-' \ 11, I i .4' 4.1 i ...„-,... .li. d 1 ... .„.. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday, in Mr. Mowbray's committee, the Bill for the amalgamation of the North British, Edin burgh, Perth, and Dundee, and West of Fife Rail way Companies was passed, clauses being inserted providing that separate registers shall be kept of the preference, guarantee, and debenture stocks of the dissolved companies, with power to the new company, to be called " the North British Com pany," to exercise the powers of the dissolved com panies in regard to the creation of new shares and stocks. Clauses were also accorded in favour of the Caledonian and Scottish Central Railways. In the committee of which Mr. Howes is the chairman the case of the Brecon and Merthyr Railway, for a line six miles in length from the main line to a junction with the Taff Vale at Merthyr Tydvil, and six other branches to mineral works and railways in the dis trict, and to raise £150,000 for their general under taking and £86,000 for their separate undertaking, was opened. The committee decided that the Lon don and North-Western had no locus stanch in oppo sition, and evidence in favour of the Bristol and Clifton was given by inhabitants of Bristol. The clauses of the West Riding, Hull, and Grimsby Bill were settled. THAMES EMBANKMENT.—Yesterday Mr. Bidder, President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, gave evidence in favour of the Bill of the promoters and confirmatory of previous engineering evidence. As regarded the desirableness of extending the pro posed embankment from Blackfriars-bridge to Queenhithe, or Southwark-bridge, he agreed with other witnesses that it might be desirable, but the compensation towharfingers and owners of property consequent thereon would be enormous—something like £1,500,000 ; still the wharfingers might be induced to accept the land to be reclaimed in lieu of the compensation required. Mr. Scott, chamberlain of the city of London, deposed that the proceeds of the Coal Tax and the Wine Continuance Act would be adequate, during the term of years proposed for carrying out the embankment, to defray the cost of it, and that, as regarded the cost of constructing the new street between Blackfriars-bridge and the Mansion-house, he was of opinion that it could be constructed by the Corporation, as had been the case with all the other streets they had constructed, within the Parliamentary estimate. Captain Gal ton, R.E. one of the Thames Embankment Com missioners, having been examined, Mr. Sergeant Wraugham apprised the committee that this closed the case for the promoters of the measure, and the committee intimated that thu would proceed to consider the case of the opposition of the Corpora ion of the City of London on re-assembling this day. PROPOSED MEMORIAL TO JOHN CALVIN AT GENEVA. —Last night the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, received a numerous and distinguished company at his re sidence, No. 2, Pall mall East, to hear from the Rev. Dr. Merle D'Aubigne, of Geneva, a proposal to commemorate the tercentenary of Calvin's death, by erecting a public memorial in Geneva, towards which all the Evangelical proirikional COMInittQO Wee appointed. m might unite in contributing. A Churches of Christendom / C PRICE ..... -..4d. STAMPED ....sd. FINANCES OF AUSTRIA. Among the countries requiring loans, there are none whose wants are more urgent than those of Austria. Her financial position, indeed, is so bad as to preclude the possibility of external assistance being rendered to her. In a total readjustment of her commercial and fiscal system must be found the only hope of extrication from decay and bankruptcy, and the organic changes thus required aro of such magnitude as to demand the exercise of the boldest statesmanship, even if the disposition to enter upon them were known to exist. Five years back— namely, 1857, the revenue of the empire was £29,800,000, and the expenditure £34,000,000, affairs has since become worse and worse. The shQwing a deficit of £ 4 , 200,000, and this state of de ficit in 1858 was £3,600,000, in 1859 (the year of the war in Italy) it was £24,400,000, and in 1860, £6,500,000. These sums reach a total of nearly £40,000,000, and during the past year the position became still more disastrous. According to a report from Mr. Julian Fane, the secretary of embassy at Vienna, the anticipated deficit of the year 1861 was computed in the Budget laid before the enlarged Iteichsrath at £4,000,000, and on the 17th of Jan. last the Minister of Finance announced that this sum had been very considerably overstepped, that the expenses of the army had exceeded the amount contemplated by £5,000,000, that those of the navy had proved 'nearly double the intended limits, and that altogether the outlay of the State had been £5,900,000 beyond the total first stated; while the revenues on the other hand had fallen short by £1,000,000. The actual deficit, therefore, was raised from £4,000,000 to £11,000,000. Under these conditions the estimates for the current year (1862) can command little reliance, and they are admitted by the Government to be purely conjectural. They are based, indeed, on the assumption that circum stances will permit of the reduction of the army to a peace footing, and of an economical administra tion of the Naval Department. Supposing these objects to be attained, the results which both sides of the national account will present at the end of the year are estimated by the Government as fol lows : REVENUE, Direct taxes Indirect taxes Revenue from State properties 747,450 Miscellaneous receipts 692,420 £29,659,980 EXPENDITURE. Civil Administration and Imperial Court..... £9,075,500 Arniy and Navy National debt : Interest Redemption . 1,830,000 12,453,700 Subvention, guarantees of interest and allow ance for loss by exchange £35,458,600 Thus under the best prospects another deficit is ex hibited of £5,798,620, while, on the other hand, should the army be maintained throughout the year on its present footing, £4,500,000 will be required in excess, together with £720,000 for the navy, if the expenses of that department also are found not to admit of reduction during the twelve months. £11,000,000, therefore, is the total probable defi ciency. To provide for this the measures contem plated appear to be vague and inadequate, and consist of additional taxation and a further augmentation of home loans. The Finance Minister has stated that, in the opinion of the Government, the development of the material resources of the empire encourages the expectation that they will bear an increase of taxation, and also that the taxes already in force may be readjusted so as to equalise their incidence and increase their pro ductiveness; but while abstaining from a calcu nf INrneeeds likely to accrue from Iliebe sources, he admitted that they would only partially meet the evil. Various loan and other arrange ments with the National Bank are therefore looked to as the main resource. Meanwhile it appears that the public debt of Austria on the 31st of January last amounted to £296,000,000, involv ing a total annual charge of £12,400,000. In the face of these facts, Mr. Fane properly remarks that it is puerile to suppose that any species of patch work can avail to restore the finances of the coun try to a healthy condition. But he adds that if a sound financial system be inaugurated, and if the trade and commerce of the empire be freed from all artificial obstructions, those who are practically acquainted with its magnificent resources will look with confidence to the rapid development of mate rial prosperity in a country which can so happily boast at once of the richest and most varied natural advantages. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES. The following is a copy of the convention between her Majesty and the Emperor of the French, rela tive to joint-stock companies, signed at Paris April 30, 1862. Ratifications exchanged at Paris May 15, 1862 : " Her Majesty the Queen of the United King dom of Great Britain and Ireland, and his Majesty the Emperor of the French, having judged it expe dient to come to an understanding in order to define, within their respective dominions and possessions, the position of commercial, industrial, and financial companies and associations constituted and autho rised in conformity with the laws in force in either of the two countries, have resolved to conclude a convention for that purpose, and have named as their plenipotentiarieb, that is to say : " Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Hon. Henry Richard Charles Earl Cowie)", her Majesty's Am bassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of the French ; "And his Majesty the Emperor of the French, M. Edouard Antoine Thouvenol, Senator, hi s Minister and Secretary of State for the Departme n t for Foreign Affairs ; « who, after having communicated toteaechothiie other their . their rergpteyv rii in en nr l and due form, have agreed upon an d concluded h follow ing Articles : Art. I.—The high contracting parties d ec l are that they mutually grant to all companies and other associations, commercial, industrial, or finan cial, constituted and authorised in conformity with the laws in force in either of the two countries, the power of exercising all their rights, and of appear ing before the tribunals, whether for the purpose of bringing an action or defending the same, throughout the dominions and possessions of the other Power, subject to the sole condition of con forming to the laws of such dominions and pos sessions. "Art. IL—lt is agreed that tho stipulations of the preceding article shall apply as well to com panies and associations, constituted and authorised previously to the signature of the present conven tion, as to those which may subsequently be so constituted and authorised. "Art 11I.—The present convention is concluded without limit as to duration. Either of the high Powers shall, however, be at liberty to terminate it by giving to the other a year's previous notice. The two high Powers, moreover, reserve to them selves the Power to introduce into the convention, by common consent, any modifications which ex perience may show to be desirable. " Art. IV.—The present convention shall be rati fied, and the ratifications shall be C changed at Paris in 15 days, or sooner if possible. I n witness whereof the respectivepiolli affixed - ti ar ies have signed the sam e, and have thereto the seals of their arms. D o ne in duplicate at Paris, the 30th of Apri 1862. “ COWLEY. ” THOUVENEL." _ - -e-e-c PROFESSOR 0 TVBN c S LEC7 URES 0 r BIRDS. Professor Owen, in his third lecture at the Museum in Jermyn-street yesterday, noticed the formation of the feathers of birds, the formation and hatching of eggs, the building of nests, and the principles of classification. He described the coni cal, highly vascular germs of the down, the moulds from whieb the feathers spring, and the third stage in which the quill-feathers and the colour of the plumage are completed. The clothing of birds and the supply of quill-feathers for the purposes of flight is repeated more than once or :twice in the course of the year, which is a very exhausting pro cess, but it is provided for by their active circula tion, and by the quantity of food they eat, for no class of animals eat so much as birds, nor arc mcee active in it 3 pursuit. When the plumage of the male and female differ, the feathers of young birds resemble those of the females, and in those species in which the plumage of the male and female is alike, that of the young is different from either, After mentioning the process of change of colour in the feathers, Profo: , sor Owen stated that the young birds of the white and of the black swan can scarcely be distinguished, end it is not until they grow of a large size that the grey colour changes that in the one to whit e an d i n the other t o black. In a peculiar species o f and a white body the cygnets are perfectly white. In explaining the phenomenaswan hea reproduction 5' black of of h birds, Professor Owen stated that th e y o lk of the neck egg is first formed, and that the white consists of two layers, which at the broad end of the egg enclose a small quantity of sir to supply the chick before it bursts the shell. The small speck of the yolk from which the chick is first developed, and the yolk itself, arelighter than the other parts of the egg, the yellow colour being caused by the presence of an oily matter, which gives it buoyancy, and in any posi tion of the egg brings it near the upper part of the shell to receive heat from the body of the hen dur ing incubation. The yolk is afterwards included in the body of the chick, and affords it nourishment until it is hatched. An Australian bird, of which there are specimens in the Zoological Gardens, lays its eggs in dung and in decaying vegetable matter, and leaves them there to be hatched; and Professor Owen said it was interesting to observe the bird adhering to the same habit in this country. The eggs were laid with one end upwards, and the chicks when hatched were feathered, and could fly an d pick their food, and clean their feathers as well as other young birds at least a month old. Another Australian bird, which he called the bower-birdi adopts a very remarkable method to gain the affec tions of the female. It builds a large bower, the entrance to which it decorates with the gayest fea thers collected in the woods, and then endeavours to allure the female to the bower by fascinating atti• tudes and by various adjustments of its plumage. After the birds are mated, the bower is neglected, and is made no use of in the formation of the nest. A similar love of display is seen in the jackdaw and magpie in this country, and Professor Owen sug gested that they might have been bower-builders when England was in a thinly populated condition. He concluded the lecture by pointing out the dis tinguishing characters of the feet and claws of birds, and the corresponding peculiarities in the formation of their beaks, on which their classification by naturalists principally depends. RESTORATION OF THE CHAPTER HO USE, WESTXINST EB. The Dean of Westminster has called a meeting of noblemen and gentlemen for Saturday next, to be held in the Chapter-house, to take into considera tion the steps which are desirable in order to call public attention to the ruinous condition of that beautiful building, with a view to its restoration. This most elegant structure, which is justly regarded as one of the finest examples of early English archi tecture, was built by King Henry 111., about the year 1250. It is thus earlier than the Chapter - house of Salisbury, but it has suffered from more than five centuries of neglect and barbarous adaptation to every-day uses, and has been reduced to a mere wreck. The main features have, however, been dili gently traced by Mr. G. G. Scott. The Chapter-house was made over by the Convent of Westminster for the use of the House of Commons early in the reign of Edward 111., with the express condition that the Crown should keep it in repair. In the time of Edward VI., the Commons having removed to St. Stephen's Chapel, the Chapter-house carne into the hands of the Government. It has been ever since employed as a record-office, and it is in adapt ing it to this purpose that it has been reduced to its present unsightly state. It is an octagon of 18 feet diameter, and had a vaulted roof which was sup ported by an elegant clustered shaft of Purbeck marble. The windows were of great beauty, and the walls beneath were occupied by arcaded stalls, the backs of which were filled with paintings. Groups of statuary adorned the doorways, and the flooring was of encaustic tiles of the most rich and varied designs. The building suffered only from neglect until the beginning of the 18th century, but it was then wantonly reduced to its present state in order to fit it for a record repository. The vaulted roof, being considered dangerous, was destroyed and cheaply replaced by a flat ceiling. The w alls, rich in most tasteful statuary and paintings, were con cealed by presses and a gallery; t h e pavement was ut in fact, boarded over, and thus fortu natel y preserved. The windows were blocked up , p artl y with brick and p w a a r s t l l y e f twith visibletheir f ow n its originaltracery.be Nothing,ay except the central shaft, and even that was partially concealed restoration by a rough bulk head round its base. In consequence of the erection o f the new g eneral r epository for re cords the pub lic documen ts have now been re moved wanted but funds th to the Chapter l -house , and tenothing e o fl t to og be The proposed meeting accom plished. this iss i m portant object will be held at half-past 2 o'clock on Saturday. COURT OF ALDERMEN. A Court of Aldermen was holden yesterday at Guildhall ; the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor pre sided. Mr. Sheriff Cockerell presented a report of the present state of the City gaols, by which it a ppeared there are at present 129 prisoners in Newgatc, 93 in Whitecross-street, and 329 in Holloway prison. The Gaol Committee made a report upon the sub ject of the Queen's Bench and Whitecross•street prisons, and the use to be made of these buildings consequent upon men- altered euudition (3.g to the number of prisoners confined in them owing to the change in the bankruptcy law. This report stated that the committee had been in in c bu o ietp m toee m nore u et n the ic e at la io n n d w a i t th . the Homo Secretary, and with the City solicitor and the City Land Committee, and they were in formed that a bill would be introduced into Parlia ment during the present session, the object of which prison would be to abolish the Queen's Bench as a altogether and remove the prisoners to White ctorosasb-ostlirsehe,t ; if an n d ec t e h ss a a t ry 7w w e h rs it w ec o r u o ld s et prison ' 1 3atl :Sd! recommended b i f eo r i t t. il also kthene also ; in which case the corn that another building should t a e reception hed o . The retuovrd trotrt to t o l f i e weed bill, arrangementg stated that by the pre' ent by the Govern.. would be made for the ppyin debtor ll oiio wparyisopnreisrsn . portion of t he expet.se of the mainte. went of a tuillic: l 7 h Cle e '" 'roe report pno'tSrhtßewaseni)drlilll.6P:rel presented res:dilwt. loi1) a were petition of Alderman edecromnruct HALE of one of the City brokers, and the usual notice was ordered to be given to the party, in order that he might answer the complaint. ELAND moved that it be refer r ed Purposes Committee to examine and the seve ra l en t rances and Alderman (u;penonerta C ill oeprhest means to he adopted for keep ingtime he had a tt en d ed at r to ep t o h r e t preserving order at the Central Criminal CourtHe this court sa h i e d very great conf us i on th a t preva il e d, an d which was o t b h s a e t r v t e h d e last complained of on several occasions by the judges, and he thought it was high time that something should be done to preserve order in the courre.. reed to, After some discussion the mot ion was ag and the court adjourned. I