The Sun. — London, England, 1862-12-15 00:00:00

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'' '', -.. • )/1•:•).4.• / • ''.•• • ,„... , .. . \... :7 " )• 77.1%, ,' >" *~;', NEIV NTY ettn3.—Tht% NreessltiF for the , Loud on c.STAII LTSIMENT of a TillRI) CLUB in the City havi ng lllB 1 0. , g been felt, the two at present ekisting, ' alri tg such al, excess of members, and such numerous appli beflitetithoentisfor admission hat ea considerable time after Proposal list beeessarily elapse 'before candidates can hope to be quirnertYneonfit has, therefore, been decide'd to supply this want k x e FORMATIoN of ANOTHPICC CLUB, combining the similar institutiona tat the Weet-end with the re diffiestiniecesaiT for tip:, mercantile community.e_ b; the adoin::ebillyite b t 3!: i- , . the 10 r - illation of a new Club. nam ly, that . c , r is liable for its entire debts, has been , removed vac% of t'die advantages conferred by the ' Limited tio, y Acts," of which every member will know, be eall7,ativerse circumstances, the amount he could ever under the In " oit n that ontribute. ture,, the the limitation of liability may be legally se at, `4, format feeling Company is necessary ; to avoid se- Land attagonistie between proprietors in the Compa s ny neibteerrara of the Club, every person to be eligible as Iliabio be a holder of at least five shares, from which beato exceed the sum of Z . 25. been 2.,,,,w t-,ity Club Company (Limited) has accordingly to, 1,4415'81-erect Under the Acts of Parliament above it, dil laa/ver v,a,capital of 425,000, in 5,000 shares of £5 e ch, with IN b, 4 Increase if necessary; on these shares such dividend /', e DaYabie as a general meeting may decide. th Pk tit( :le '', litlemen who have already joined the Club, ~ ; "- .lo lvin t, „ med •- 1: '• l 'Yth I , ' Pievision'd Committee has been for . ...__ nild in, _, - o.(Messrs. C. Blyth and Co.), 4, Cripplegate 41enry ce• . jam eB ~,. ,tteris, Esq., SA, Lothbury. . ' . k -, CL ounin,, , r, Esq. Messrs. Cumming, Beaver, and Co), otorwaY.rpou,e, Norwood. to4Pt}„ie::;,g}:,stqs.q. ,iate Caslon and Fagg), Highbury New (lli,ector of the London and Colonial Bank). p a -e k 1). Gordon, tsq. (Chairman Eastern Bengal Tea Cora 40h, eyellea ' I P n g , E,cl. (Meters. J. King and Co.), Queen-street, ~,,_levde. th i e :- :.:• rre ;ri s c ez e, Esq. (Messrs. Morice and DixeY), 63, Can e, Ni. - pr.eet. , Stock Exchange- Thro,-___ Weatzer, Esq. (Messrs. Schweitzer and Co.) at theV ur, n - atreet. 1111 aca }l yr 1. ., Each 64, Cannon-street. ref ord, Esq., 26, Birchin-lane. I , h e 1 PVith power to add to their number,) usin, ~ccality proposed for the Club House is most central, ,_t ~cc a few yardi of Lombard-street, and the follow 44trit, "'e aCeommodation intended to be provided, viz. :- 11tiA„.„._:e-hall, vestibule, dining-saloon, reading-room, -7 o u o' .l.°°, Private dining-rooms, billiard-rooms, amok he re, lavatories, dressingooms, tire. vvi t i annual subscription for town members will be £ss. 55., ire,tm,ab entrance fee of £lO 10s. ; but no entrance fee will be lor l c fer the first 200 membe placehe annual subscription Villj)rfY, Members, having na of business in London, Ap be 1,, -, With an entrance fee of £6 6s. on . cation for membership and shares (not less than five2 l Th e ~!e annexed form, may be addressed to any member Turrrnittee ; to the Solicitors, Messrs. Sole, Turner, and Esc, i ..; 68,,, Alderrnanbury 'E o the Architect, J. H. Rowley, Coi:g , ot x elen's-place,C. : or to the Secretary, George lo ci ' t ' h i e 9 ' Pr hrof;morton-street, E.C. Committee of the New City Club Company G entlerne (Limited). as sh are ll s '-- 1: 1 1 member ot the Club, and further that you will allot , h:v e e to request that you will nominate me h i If / "New City Clb accept, panandyr(eLqiumesi ra,,, n __ am elected a member, requestt e4 tn V at b c k i re May a ccordingly be placed on the Regis m tLo r t ; S a h n s d rei litriCOnlierittente the Coindany ior that or any le a s u , cie to rt r alf le to tt tra e n t Lf i e n r, a ( t o rt a r, to account : I , are s r o y f nm t h e m e b C e l r u b o ), t any = may hold in in the Cc; g mpany, on my ceasing to be a ~Mber of the Club. ‘7' N° 21,984. THE S IUN , LONDON, M NDA V E V &MN (4. DECEMBER 15, 1862: ;rest are' t an ibed indt, pined len" and PRICE.-- - ..4d. STAMPED ....sd. PUBLICATIONS. IHE IVAV.Y. 111 E AILIII. regarding the Volunteer movement, not as au exotic plant of forced growth and of ephemeral existence, but as a firm and solid tree whose roots were deeply fixed in the kindly soil of loyal and patriotic feel ings. (Cheers.) Among the many friends of the Volunteers none were more ardent than the present Government—(cheers)—who desired that the move ment should be a lasting one, and were disposed to do anything that would tend to advance its inte rests. He had reason to believe that the recom mendstions of the Volunteer Commission would be carried out by the Government—(cheers)—and, if so, he thought the decision would be cpproved by the vast majority of the people of this country. He did not think that by accepting Government aid, as proposed, they would cease to be Volunteers, because their personal service would still continue to be voluntary. Neither could he agree in the sugges tion that those who could not afford the expenses of volunteering at present should join the Militia. There was a vast number of men with small means, but in whom all the best qualities of a soldier were inherent—(cheers), whose occupations would not permit them to be absent for the periods required for Militia drill, and if those men could not join the Volunteer ranks the country would be deprived of their valuable services. (Cheers.) The proposed Government aid would be dependent upon efficiency, and in the case of the London Rifle Brigade that demand, he knew, would be adequately responded to. The usual honours to the Queen, to the Lady Mayoress and the ladies generally, given in military style and with great heartiness, brought the pro ceedings to a termination about 5 o'clock. PRINCE MURA7 ON I7ALIAN AFFAIRS. NEW NOVEL BY DUTTON COOK. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., A P R O D I G AL SON. By DUTTON COOK, Author of " Paul Foster's Daughter." 11urst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough Street. It was stated in naval circles at Chatham yester day that the screw corvette Racoon, 22, 400 horse power, recently fitted at that port, and now at tached to the first-class steam reserve, is to be im mediately commissioned for sea, to convey his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, who is to be borne on her books as one of her officers, on a lengthened cruise. The destination of the Racoon is not yet known, but it is probable that she will in the first instance be despatched to Australia, which has not yet been visited by Prince Alfred. The Racoon has all her guns and the greater part of her stores on board, and is in all respects ready for the pennant. The officer named for the command is Capt. His Serene High ness the Prince of Leiningen. The steam sloop Geyser and the screw iron store ship Dromedary returned to 'Woolwich on Saturday from Deptford, laden with naval stores and provi sions, and are both ready for sea, the former for Portsmouth and the latter for Rio Janeiro. The following general order from the Horse Guards has been promulgated at Chatham garrison : " With reference to the circular memorandum dated August 31, 1862, No. 210, directing that all Adjutants, pre vious to appointment, shall have obtained a certificate from the School of Musketry, his Royal Highness the Field- Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, with the concurrence of the Seer etary of State for War, is pleased to make excep - tions in cases of regiments on foreign service, or in the colonies, where the immediate services of an Adjutant are required and cannot be dispensed with without injury to the service. In such cases the course of musketry may be postponed until the return of the regiment, or until the Adjutant can be spared. The following are the opinions of Prince Lucien Murat on Italian affairs, as given a letter pub lished in the Gazette de France:— "Chateau do Bouzenval, Nov., 1862, " Dear Prince,--I receive from various quarters regular information as to the progress made by our party in public opinion. lam greatly delighted at it, because the prepon derance we are acquiring is a victory exclusively moral and free from stain, and therefore superior to the lucky but bloody excesses of the Bourbon bands; superior, too, to the Piedmontese domination, relying on arms and despotism. Let then this moral preponderance, my dear Prince, be our chief aim. While the fallen King defends the cause of so called legitimacy, while Piedmont, the pretended champ ion of legit'macy, maintains itself by martial law, let us set the example of an association having nothing in view but to defend by every means—by every legal means—the right and the interest of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. " My wish is that to this object should be directed all our adherents—from the last of the communes of Sicily and Naples to the Parliament—so that whenever there is a Sici lian and a Neapolitan interest to defend, then ours shall also appear, to direct and counsel, to propose reforms, in voke the elements of public prosperity, and to protest if that interest be not attended to. Such is the movement we must commence. That movement will be slow, but pewerful. Its slowness does not discourage me, because I think not of myself, but of the country, and the country will always gain by such a process, whatever be the future which Pro vidence has in store for me. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., 215., MISTRES,S AND MAID. By the Author of "John Halifax, Gentleman." "All lovers of a good novel will hail wi:h delight another of Miss Mulock's charming fictions."—John Bull, " Never has the truth of that noble aphorism, 'One touch of' nature makes the whole world kin,' been more forcibly verified than in this very charming story."—Messenger. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 1, the acei threv; dal. eat" e thief l i g bt Eissoll , n the ierfecl Now ready, Illustrated by Millais, ss. bound, " JAMES YORKE SCARLET; Adjutant-General." In accordance with a general order received at Chatham from the Horse Guards, all ridingmasters will in future held the relative rank of lieutenants from the date of appointment. TO H N HALIFAX. GENTLEMAN. • AN ENTIRELY NEW EDITION. "A very cheap and handsome new edition of the interest ing story of John Halifax,' worthy to pass freely from hand to hand as a gilt book in many households,"---Examiner. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. slling' se had boa.. In accordance with the new regulations recently issued from the Horse Guards by command of Field-Marshal the Duke of Cambridge, relative to the periodical inspection of rifles, one of the offi cials from the small arms factory at Enfield has been engaged at Chatham for some days past testing the arms in possession of the troops at that garrison, with the view of discovering any which may have become unserviceable. TO CHARLES CROAK, now or late of Mel bourne, in the colony of Victoria, Australia. Whereas ELL EN ANN CROAK, late of 10, Skidmore-street, Stepney, in the County of Middlesex, spinster, deceased, Who was, whilst living, entitled to an allowance from the Com passionate Fund of the Royal Navy, died on the 10th day of February, 1862, intestate, without parents, leaving yott, the said Charles Choak and Caroline Choak, spinster, her natural and lawful brother and sister, the only persons entitled to her per.onal estate ana effect.. Anti whereas ale ...Id lar)line Choak is since also deceased, having made her will, and thereof appointed Jaipes Latham Hare, of NO. 8, Sydney street, Chelsea, Middlesex, sole executor. Now this is to give you notice, that the said ,James Latham Hare, as such exec tutor, is applying to the Accountant-General of the Nagy, in his office of inspector of seamen's wills, for a certificate authorising- him to receive the arrears of the said allowance or other moneys due to the said Ellen Ann Choak, eeceased, pursuant to the Act 16 and 17 Vic., cap. 69, sec. 19, and that in default of your applying to the said Accountant-General for such certificate to be granted to you, or showing cause to the contrary, such certificate will be granted to him accord ingly. Dated this 12th day of November, 1862. The steam gunvessel Osprey, under fitment at Woolwich, for service in China, was on Saturday undocked, and is in a forward state. The repairs of the despatch vessel Caradoc, in basin at Woolwich, were on Saturday completed. Her interior has been coated with Day's cement, as now employed successfully in so many of our iron ships. She has also been fitted with new boilers, her engines thoroughly repaired, a new saloon built on deck, and the vessel rendered equal to new through out. By command of his Royal Hikhntss the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief a court martial has been held at the camp at Colchester L r the trial of Sergeant T. Brister, of the Army Hospital Corps, on a charge of having defrauded the Government when in charge of the hospital at Ipswich. Col. Laye, of the 9th Depot Battalion, presided over the court, the decision of which will not transpire until it has received the confirmation of her Majesty. Capt. Godley, of the 56th Regiment, has been or dered to join the depot, and Capt. Bassett is to join the service companies. Capt. Duesbury, of the 66th, is to join the depot. The order directing Lieut. Wood, of the 64th Regiment, to join the ser vice companies has been cancelled ; he will for the present remain with the depot. In e ll ; rid e° a di S ' 0136 world lea °xi. The new target intended to be used for testing the effect of Sir W. Armstrong's 300-pounder gun, now at Shoeburyness, is complete at Woolwich, as far as regards the woodwork portion, and only awaits the arrival of the iron plates manufactured at the Thames Ironworks. The target, representing a section of the Warrior's side, will be floated in the offing at Sboeburyness on a large raft, rendered buoyant by24l-hogshead casks affixed to the frame work. RESULTS OF 7HE WAR. SAM. GEO. JOHNSON, Faversham, Kent, Solicitor to the said Executor. Name Address Date 41,„ -- All applications to be accompanied with a deposit of b e per share which will be returned in full if no allottment Pbi a n nl i t :_de, or the amount may b e p a id t o th e C ompany ' s rs, the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, 75, t_orn- OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Termiwts, at Ring's-cross. The New fork 7rlbune, in noticing the recent proposal of Napoleon 111. to offer mediation, says— M. de Lhuys' proposal to interfere between the United States and the Confederate rebels assumes that we have made no progress toward the over throw of the rebellion. Here are his words : HOTELS, &c. ♦ APLIN'S HOTEL. SPREAD AND EAGLE TAVERN, 84, GRACECHURCA-STREET, LONDON. ("11°11, combined wilt moderate charges, will be found at lIIIVATE this Establishment APARTMENTS FOR FAMILIES. Sitting Room, 3s. per Day. bed Rooms, ls. 6d. and 2s. per Night. A Night Porter in attendance. No INCREASE OF CHARGES. INDIA AND THE COLONIES. 4LSENGERS Embarking or Disembarking thar ge t;uialt find superior accommodation and moderate C 11 A 10 .., —LOPS CLARENDON HOTEL, GRAVESEND, Adjoining the Terrace Pier. in front, extending to the River. AMUSEMENTS. e GRAND RBUR Y HALL. 11100 1006.,AND SELECTIONS from VERDI'S " SIMON :? .N ., }1 :(3 , RA" MACFARREN'S CANTATA " MA_Y ""tNiNc,,„l-LOCRE'S MUSIC of " MACBETH," and 151 p r s , r. F 18a " 'old Chor us GILBERT'S NEW ed OPbyER E M T r. JOT A, " A NIGHT LAND." ConductNGHMANS. PRINCIPAL ARTISTES. Sig, T . , Miss RUSSELL, Miss TOWNLEY. The 1 " 11 , Air. Green , Mr. Raynor, and Mr. Russell Grover. n • . 9 Olt ,Ortlic by UNSWORTH (the Original Stump Orator, bie OTHER MAN"), in conjunction with Eugene, Ih Lo Y: 2 .ond Little Bob, forming the greatest Comic Quartet Al 8" • N ta ,,p, the following Comic Favourites :—Miss Georgina ti o '" 011 , Messrs. E. Marshall, Hollingsworth. and Arthur A Yd, and the surprising Performance of "THE ETOILE 43•MILY." 11 E 0 X F fr. O RD, , O XFORD STRE ET. mBe -appearance of Unsworth (the orkinal of "Or any other an."` —Th e C o ll een Bawn, by Miss Caroline Parkes.— tAlE,rene, the great Burlesque Prima Donna. —Arena and i rlZeliea, the Neapolitan Minstrels. —W. Randall and A. B. b olli ngsworth,—Mr. T. Maclagan's Entertainment.—Drew additionPNoh s the Flute.—' omic Pas Seul, by Henri.-7n to varied hizh-class musical attractions, consisting. elections from Verdi's "Nabuco" and "11 Corsaro," . " Don Seba s ti en ," A u b er ' s " La Circassienne, " 171,C h oruses, Glees, D ue t s , & c. , & c., b y Miss Russell, miss Itivsnlev Full Band Messrs. Bernardi, Greene, Huish, an d Alb er t , Ind Chorus. Conductor, Mr. P. .Ton,glimans. Ad 10 8.. Ini ssion, 6d.; Balcony and Stalls, ls. ; Private Boxes. TITRNRAws GRAND CONCERT HALL, Edgware-road, W., Trip ate .„ WILL OPEN, DECEMBER 23. INAUGWRAL CONCERT, to eommemo -- Peril f this w and splendid Hall. takes pla e, ATe i ra ll be e n r, . ,2 i a o i\ i,i s t . o Seven n o e 'clock.—Gß EAT and SPECIAL Pri,""r 2s ' 6 c17 8 " Opening Night—Body of the hall, Is. ; balcony, taocV Hall will be found one of the largest, most cot- Wl lB , And moat gornvougly-decorated in London ; and th e k c uinprise'the first Sentimental, Comic, and kumental Talent of the day. al In lepe~a Director and Manager—Mr. CHAS. GREVILLE. Prices --Body of the hall, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, OPENING NIGHT, bee 23. 11 7- 1 1 1, ROOMS. Great Windmill-street, t4; i n ev er 3 y rr i i a v rket.—GßAND CASINO FRANCAISE.— de and Dancing, with the I . ° l 4, ii r e , a t t . e a d .p rl is a t ri ' o rr of 50 pfberePorrmo, Promenade Conductor_ and Principal be V alse ,„. Boum - orwr.—Th_e new Imperial Qua- Play ed , and L. Mosca's Peep o'DayValse will A niZhtiv. tr,ff, a .4 on 1 has been added to the above d ' •ng Coffee and Refreshments.— ' 2ll.'Grenet.' tt 41 ' - ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT.. GARDEN. t he Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison Sole Lessees. 1 4' 41t . 1 1iiip Ai4l-" P.,c 4N-1-NG Wallace's new Opera of LOVE'S 414 8 _13t (4j r : Miss Louisa Pyne,_an_d s Mdme. Laura Baxter ; u Perren, W. IL Wale Core, A. Cooke, arm s° , Conductor—Mr. A. Mellon. I3cors open at half-past 7—Commence at 8. 1141AT11 R-ROYAI. HAYMARKET. j' TNit IS p, Lessee. Mr. JB. Roeirstone. ell, lor I ': I CING. at 7. DUCK HUNTING. Messrs. W. fiti,,itol.„„--;°We, Compton, Mrs. Wilkins, Miss C. Hill. I ,‘'rt A v i t '',lch, at a quarter to 8 will be performed (306th time) r]qICAN COUSIN.' Astt Trenchard, Mr. Buck- Dundreary. Mr. Sothern. ; Y . Pa„ °W ed by A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Mr. ‘llcer'en, Mr. Roger!, and Mies Harfieur (her 4th appear- T o With MY HUSBAND'S GHOST . N - Xl'l' A TRE-RO YAL, ADELPHI.— Tt i :nl" ProrriGtor end 111rinseer, Mr. B. Webster. cfor the Benefit of the Band Fund of the E4o„and Westminster Rifles), THE SPITALFIELDS T o Mr. J. L. Toole and Mr. Billinc, , ton. 101 , 0 1 0 3 ,e fo lowed by THE GREEN BUSTIEq. Messrs. J. 4 ,...a, P. Bedford, Billinzton, Sefton, Stephenson, Eburne, c)og , ftitehenson, Aldridge; Miss Avonia Jones. Miss 0 , 0 ' 4 1' Mrs. Killington, Mrs. H. Lewis, and Mrs. Stoker. 4 'otbi e' ° -1-% 1,,,c Bedford, ude with A TICKET OF LEAVE : Messrs. J. L. Steph ens on, and Mrs. Billington. Commence at 7. N l k () A L LYCEUM TITRATRE. „ 01 ~ 039t h , 'c"Fre ar.d Manager—Mir. Edmund Falconer. Tll 1S of the 'ontirtuous run of "Peen o'Day." I N(1. the new Comedtetta, IT MUST BE "leg' ) r i r 1N THE PAPERS. Walter L icy, J. Kell ow We , ton, Miss Weston, and Miss L. Thompson. ,by lor, Sri vourneen Deel i ph. %% t r:(111- 1 „`" t cr Lacy, Addison, Charles Selby, Geo. Melville, aid Falconer Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Clara daMaee., o , th —u ue With the Last View of KILLARNEY, intro e 1:bulle-P.'011tIniniN71, the Wo nders shown by Qith°t th e j r ) , e a r i e 3 btT ra e m — x d e e e , e r n i s n te rl d of Nature and Art, o A n ANATOMICAL MUSEUM; ktl f 4 a. " cIY of I interesting Na andeMalondel s, illustrating Disease.everyter 2"90,t,,,,,,%nta1eti05, and' Monstrosities. )pen daily, from atr7 l t rt n ol n only). Admission One Shilling. Entrances Maddox-street, ekent._, -stret, Htinover-square, and 44A, Mad atr,i °Lrc'et, London W. Preparations, .Isted 4nlttions it r throughout the day. Plus' "' l bp s ar ld bes ti n ti L ` ctu l e : es sent, post free, for twelve Addr: ss P th y e e sec a r t e a t o try, as above. W-,.. l'lritv. ---- - --- 1.1 '''Q.—llY ROYAL T,ETTERS PATENT. ITOci 3 ' co 1- ' ' 3 MnC-A4 AIN LEVER TRUSS 1, /,l fi n • Puirr e .1 41 „, Pri ov , •TEn AND EXIIIDITE_D INTiIE 0 7tt r f Az Lnve„"L'od A T n l ' 1851), is allowed , by up war ds 'she - ' , lon .edioal Gentlementhe most, effective h ill in the curative treatment of II EItN I A. locere%v, . 4 Steel spring, so often hurtful in its .ffects, chilelll o 4 ‘ olded—a soft bandage being worn supplied by the and -4 1 ai T,the requisite resisting power is . 11ti, e 'ntte li e ' ss4 /11d Patent Lever' fitting with so much ease Ll•u t ,, Z 81,, p. that it eanno t be . detected and may be , worn he had, and the , e il n eZ t f il i c e e h o e t ailt,,not descriptive i fit, ve forwarded circdiiiaterem 4 y post, on the ci r - th e hri .._ne body, two inches below the hips, being 4 _ s nutrcturer, A h`',lngi e r r .. Mr. WHITE, 228, Piceadilly. 4 AS t'Ohlu l:_ 118 e, 18s., 215., 28s. fid., and 31s. f. 6, 1 Postage, is. i'4 0 bi1i,,,";,, ?Is. kl., 425., and 5211 , . sta . ,e i - o l s e! a 1 0 71 ., Is Bd. ° Mee p - T ill e- t 1 '''''' 12s. "(1595. 6d. John White, Post - "me.idil i ' l '. to be made payable ..,N tIAT , i ''' Wft.- ItNPLI k TENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS 14ch.ke„„re t r Varicose Veins and all cases of °4 ' I - I ii : 1 Bwellin'tr-Jt for arlose Veins and all cases of aht 'Wellbi he Legs, Sprains, Arc. They are elkt e t i at lord% i n texture, and inexpensive, and are . dra'wn . 7 ' Post a ar Y B fOcking. ['rice 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 106., to if • jolt Ze 6d . 11 WRITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. ABOON TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS.- Dr. SMITH has just published a FREE EDITION of 20,000 copies of his valuable work, THE PRIVATE MEDI CAL FRIEND (116 pages), on the Self-cure of Nervous Debility, Loss of Memory, Dimness of Sight, Lassitude, la.. resulting troin the secret sins of youth. ('opies may be had free by sendinfr a stamped directed envelope to the Author's residence, 8, Burton-crescent, London, W.C. Consultation by Letter without Fee. Dr. SMITH will, for the BENEFIT of persons suffering from NERVOUS DEBILITY, dm., on receiving a description of their case (enclosing a stamped directed envelope for re ply), send his written opinion, with advice and directions for the most successful treatment and cure.—Address, Dr. Smith, 8. Burton-crescent, London, W.C. foo t Flout 3d,to ree ls 1 nd 13. ,„' wIY ."--. 16 o tooe' 4 001 e. 04 to dB 0,1 td 3 sac 3l ' , 61J i d to „ ci k d to a told. We T v es. 0 1 im% U' ge° :e .t , ct tie 1 0 D ' e' 0 Pe e ' 10' PO' 18 , De' 0, DO' r od' i te go ir tp 0, stse e of , , ttifi el V ;3139 OP 'lo°° Col ef§ , ° of spo 7 A dfOrf , a 94 ' sp e o iro. • o t.' f Vo 3 ' 00 W i" ld' JO bill f. S' u el • 110 Ar ii 1 1 11: vo• o f ;01113° Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of lIUCCLEUCH, It.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Vsq. 'This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free Rnd instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of governors' letters. It is entirely deVoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom panied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient Magnitude-that, with adequate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the Casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the fluids in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. 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Strand London. THE CAUSES of PREMATURE DECAY. — Authors of eminence have ascribed the decline of the Roman empire to the effeminacy of manners, which precluded resistance ; and this effeminacy they trace chiefly to vicious habits acquired in early life, by which, in our own time, an. Influential journalist has endeavoured to account for the de cline of population in the Asiatic provinces of Turkey. The peculiar source of physical and moral degeneracy al luded to has at all times been specially deprecated by philo sophers and philanthropists. It besets inexperienced youth, laying the foundation of future misery, poisoning the nuptial cup with bitter malignity; destroying health, curtailing life, and making it, during its brief career, a scene of anguish, from the consciousness of humiliating infirmity. 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The mechanics and labourers employed in the de partments of Woolwich Arsenal have been notified by the War Department that a close holiday will be observed throughout the establishment from the morning of the 25th inst., Christ mas•day, until the following Monday morning, the ten hours of Fri day and six of Saturday to be made up by working overtime. The screw steam frigate Emerald, 35, Captain Arthur Cumming, which left Lisbon on the Bth of December, under steam, and experienced a very heavy gale on Friday night when off the Lizard, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Saturday morn ing. She left Plymouth on the 29th ult. with despatches from the British Government for his Majesty the King of Portugal, and having experi enced very strong southwest gales on the passage, arrived at Lisbon on the 6th inst. The Emerald re turns with a communication from the Portuguese Court, which has been brought to London by one of the gentlemen officially connected with the depart ment of Port-Admiral Sir H. Stewart, at Plymouth. The crew of the frigate have been granted leave of absence until to-day (Monday), when she will re plenish with coal and then ship for trial a propeller similar to the one with which an experiment was recently made by the screw steam frigate Shannon, 35, Capt. 0. J, Jones. The paddlewheel steam vessel Spitfire, 5, arrived at Lisbon, Dec. 7, short of coal, having experienced very severe weather, and left again on the Bth for the West Indies. The screw steam sloop Shearwater, 11, was re moved on Saturday from No. 1 dock in the Devon port dockyard, and the Cordelia, 11, placed therein, for the purpose of having Mr. Mulley's steering ap paratus shifted further forward. The screw steam sloop Alert, 17, was towed on Saturday from her moorings in the third division of the steam reserve in Hamoaze to No. 4 dock in the Devonport dockyard, to be repaired and advanced to the third division. The Royal paddle yacht Osborne, Master-Com mander G. K. Bower, arrived at Portsmouth on Sa turday morning, from the Mediterranean, last from Plymouth. The Osborne has been in attend ance on his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia during their tour along the coasts of the Mediterranean. After land ing the Prince of Wales at Marseilles, the Osborne left for England, calling at Gibraltar to take in coal and effect temporary repairs to her broken paddle shaft. Sailing again on the Bth inst., Lis bon was reached on the 10th, and she left again on the same day, O wing to the damaged state of the Osborne's paddle shaft, the voyage home has been made under half speed. Since leaving Gib raltar heavy weather was experienced, and espe cially in crossing the Bay of Biscay and at the mouth of the Channel. The screw frigate Doris was the only British man-of-war left at Gib raltar, and she was appointed to sail on the 9th inst. for England to be paid off. At Lisbon was lying Rear-Admiral Smart's squadron, consistng of the Revenge, 86, screw, Capt. C. Fellowes, flagship; Warrior, 40, iron frigate, Capt. Hon. A. A. Coch rane, C.B. ; Black Prince, 40, iron frigate, Capt. Wainwright ; Defence, 16, iron ram, Capt. A. Phil limore ; Resistance, 16, iron ram, Captain Chamber lain ; and the Trinculo, screw gunboat, tender to the Revenge. The squadron had been severely tried in recent gales, and the Warrior had lost her mainyard, while the Black Prince had damaged, one of her cylinder covers. The squadron were under orders to sail for Madeira as soon as damages were repaired. The Lily, 4, screw steam gun vessel, 702 tons, 200-horse power, which left Sheerness on the Ist inst. for Plymouth, en route for Cuba, returned to Sheerness harbour on Wednesday last, by order of the Lords of the Admiralty, to undergo inspec tion relative to certain defects which rendered hex unseaworthy, having been reported on her arrival at Plymouth. It will be remembered that the Lily had been fitted at Sheerness, had been tried at the measured mile with most satisfactory results, onrrud sesind seamen oc o i and had been thoroughly inspected by the authori ties of the dockyard, who reported, as also did the commander of the vessel, that she was in a perfectly efficient state. On the return of the Lily to Sheer ness, Mr. Joseph Large, constructor of the navy, and Mr. James W r i g ht, a ss i s ta n t chief engineer of the navy, from the office of the Controller of the Navy, proceeded to inspect the ship and to inquire into the reported defects. The report of these gen tlemen is not offi c i a lly p romu l ga t e d, but the result of the inspection i s th a t th ere i s no necess ity for any material alterati on , an d th a t th e Lily w ill proceed to her destinati on i n th e course o f thi s wee k. The authorities at Sh eerness d oc k yar d b e li eve th a t the practice of compl a i n i ng o f tr ifli ng d e f ects i n vesse ls from Sheerness t o P ortsmout h or Pl ymou th w ill nt never heosemsi f wraor iismwives the be se ordered so f rn u condn l fee l y Portsmouthstopped a h It ep thatienm o r der s the douy rn: to n Lord s im prove Commissioners nesig nified to the time their husband s are a b sent on service, have d eof i n i t eehoacdefatt andn untilAt.awdond Royal .mo their oolyytir to give vesselstogoyh , Marines v destinat i on , fitted in they are their intention, as soon as the term for which the present contracts are granted for the supply of ready-made men's shirts- ana under-clothing shall have expired, to issue the materials and employ the women, as welt as the widows and others in distress, and having claims on the service, to make them up. This decision is received with general satisfaction. Importing tea without colour on the leaf pre vents the Chinese passing off inferior leaves as in the usual kinds. Horniman's Tea is uncoloured, therefore always c od dike, Sold in packets by 2,280 agents.. 7HE VOL UN7EERS. The prizes of the London Volunteer Rifle Brigade were distributed by the Lady Mayoress on Satur day at the Crystal Palace. The attendance of spec tators was more numerous than might have been anticipated, from the wretched weather which pre vai ed, but the muster of the corps was not so strong as it ought to have been upon such an occasion. The ceremony of handing Over the prizes took place in the transept, upon a dais erected in front of the Handel orchestra, before which the corps was drawn up, the cadet company li n i ng the stairs lead ing to the dais. The prizes were arranged upon tables on either side of the pl at f orm, and were cer tainly not few in number nor insignificant in value. Still, however, as the London Rifle Brigade is the especial representative in the Volunteer army of the wealthiest commercial city in the world, it might have been expected that a more liberal amount of encouragement to its efficiency would have been extended by the merchants and traders of the city of London. With the exception of prizes given by the late Lord Mayor and by Messrs. Silver and Co., and by the patrons (comprising 18 or 20 ladies and gentlemen, some of whom are in no way locally connected with the city), no single prize has been offered by any individual or firm in the city of London, and to the officers and members of the corps it has been almost entirely left to provide those rewards which are found to be useful, if not necessary, as stimu lants to efficiency. This state of things contrasts very unfavourably with that which exists to the west of the city boundary; but it would be unjust, we hope, to attribute this apathy to any disapproval of, or desire to discourage, the great national Volun teer movement. Certain it is, however, that more substantial support is given by manufacturing firma and tradesmen to the westward of Temple-bar than has yet been accorded by the merchant princes and commercial firms of the city of London to the efforts of our citizen soldiers to fitly qualify themselves for the duties they have patriotically taken upon them selves to perform. Lieut.-Colonel W ARDS, in a brief preliminary ad dress, congratulat e d t h e b r i ga d e upon th e s t a te of efficiency to which it h a d atta i ne d . It w as one of the largest Volunteer corps in the country, and no other corps had attended more large parades than the London Rifle Brigade, or had acquitted itself with greater credit. The shooting thislyear had been greatly superior to that of last year, but he must impress upon the members, as upon all Volunteers,to bear in mind that good shooting was not the only requisite for a soldier, but that efficiency in drill and discipline was of the first necessity. He re gretted that the Honorary Colonel, the Duke of Cambridge, who took a warm interest in their pro gress, was not present, but he was informed by his Royal Highness that it was the pressure of public business alone which caused his absence upon that occasion. (Cheers.) There was reason to believe that next year Government aid would be extended to the Volunteers, not indiscrirnately, but in propor tion to efficiency, in the shape of an allowance to the corps for each man who had gone through a certain amount of drill, and had proved himself a proficient in the use of his rifle. It was, therefore, the duty of every member towards his corps to qualify himself for the grant. (Hear, bear.) The prizes were then awarded—one, given by the Lieut.-Colonel, being presented to the winner by the donor's wife—Lady Harriet Warde. The LORD MAYOR (Major in the corps), on be half of the Lady Mayoress, expressed the pleasure she felt at takin g part i n the interest i ng ceremony, and his own p r id e at b eing a mem b er o f t h e Lon don Rifle Brigad e . (C heers.) He had obtained leave of absence during the year of his mayoralty, but when that term expired he hoped to rejoin his comrades, the Volunteers of the city of London. Colonel LINDSAY, of the St. George's Rifles, said he accepted the incitation to address the brigade with much pleasure, because he was able to offer them his congratulations upon their wonderful pro gress towards efficiency. He also congratulated them upon having so excellent a Lieutenant-Colonel —(cheers)—and upon including among the field officers the Lord Mayor of London. (Cheers.) He was glad to believe that the Volunteer movement was in a healthy condition—that the prospects of next year were encouraging. He hoped they would then have the Queen once more among them—(loud cheers)—and that ample opportunities would be afforded to the London Rifle Brigade to display the state of efficiency at which it had arrived. Refer ring to the recommendations of the Volunteer Com mission, he thought some objections urged against accepting allowances, as destructive of the indepen dence of the service, were unfounded. The move ment had never been self - supporting ; the Govern ment supplied arms, instruction, and ammunition, and it was not reasonable that Volunteers who gave their personal services should also be required to pay from their own purses. (Hear.) Colonel ERSKINE, Deputy Ihnespect , w mo b vuern in ent, would be ple ase d assumed t o of V b ul e u a u ll friends s r auifd him ttbheo s lis t e a u t ip e urne h st i ee s enrt ability to give a most favour able report upon its present conditi on . I t was true between the d a t es a t members were mad e u p showed a falling o g dispos e d t o agree t h at w th h a i t n t h h ereatun returns a al o p f er e i n o r d n ( i , i l e e d psin off' of 4,000 f rom a total of 162,000, exceptional one. The 0. distress in large districts f the country could presenth he t h o u yeargh t all il a dw been e u e l nd an n e not have failed to affect Classes larg e ly re p resen t e d thee t in the Volunteer army. ii --0 was happy to say that the reports of all the inspectors gave very satisfac tory accounts of the spirit with which the Volunteer movement was still sustained, and all agreed in re presenting the increased efficiency which was dis iplayed by all the corps that had been inspected. Under such circumstances, th ey were warranted in " From the commencement of the war, an armed force was set on foot by the belligerents, which, since then, has almost constantly been kept up. After so much bloodshed they are now, in that re spect, nearly in the same position." Is this the fact P Let as consider. The Southern Confederacy claims to be composed of the fifteen Slave States, Delaware and Maryland excepted. It professes also to include the Indian territory, New Mexico, and Arizona. Let us—for the end of the year approaches—take a hurried account of stock, and see just where we stand : 1. The Confederates, though they recently in vaded Maryland in force, and have made petty raids into Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, &c., do not hold at this hour a single foot of territory outside of what they claim as their own, nor do they seriously threaten to acquire any. 2. After having for months desperately contested the great State of Missouri, fought many important battles therein— some of them successfully—they have been driven out of it, so that only two or three guerilla bands of no importance now lurk in its swamps or forests and occasionally steal out to commit depredations. 3. Kentucky has in like manner been in good part under rebel domination, not only last winter but again two months ago. Now they are wholly ex pelled from it, and likely to remain so. 4. Ten nessee is one of the States most important to the slaveholders' Confederacy. Half of it, including the two most important cities, Nashville and Memphis, have been held for the Union throughout the last six months, and we are on the point of trying to re claim the residue. 5. Virginia is the most populous State belonging to Jeff's Confederacy, and inc.udes his metropolis. Very nearly half of it is now in Union hands, including the cities of Norfolk and Wheeling, while its chief fortress, Monroe, has never yet seen a rebel flag floating from its walls. e expect to have agood deal m roof it before the year is out. 6. Of North Carolina, the Union has held Albermarle and the connected sounds, with their islands and the beach outside, forts Hatteras and Macon, the cities of Newbern and Washington, with a considerable strip of the main land, for several months, almost without resistance. We hold also the water line of transit thence to Hamp ton Roads through the Dismal Swamp Canal. 7. Of South Carolina, we hold the Sea Islands, imclud ing the forts built by the rebels to guard the entrance to Port Royal inlet or sound. 8. Of Georgia we have long held Fort Pulaski commanding the water way to Savannah, and the islands of Ty bee, St. Simons, &c., are actually or virtally in our possession. The whole coast, with its inlets and mouths of rivers, is in our possession, 9. Nearly all the seaports of Florida (Pensacola, St. Augus tine, &c.) have long been in Union bands. All the fortifications also (Fort Pickens, Fort Taylor, the Tortugas) are and ever have been Union. 10. Of Texas we have Galveston and most of the seaports. We can take the residue when we choose with little effort. 11. Of Louisiana we hold Forts St. Philip and Jackson, which guard the ascent of the Mississippi, with New Orleans, the chief mart of the south-west, and a large area of the adjacent sugar-growing region: And we have held the city and the forts more than half a year undisputedly. 12. We hold a considerable strip of Northern Mis sissippi, and have a victorious army there ready to fight all comers, only the rebels insist on being goers instead. 13. Ditto as to Arkansas. 14. We have quiet possession of all New Mexico and Ari zona, which, one year since, were mainly in the possession of a triumphant rebel force. 15. This is also the fact as to the Indian territory. It thus appears that nearly one-third of the popu lation, and more than a third the area claimed by the Confederacy, are to-day under Union control; most of it won by hard fighting within the past year. Now Orleans, St. Louis, Louisville, Memphis, Galveston, Santa Fe, Lexington, Norfolk, Newbern, Pensacola—all these are claimed as belonging to the Confederacy, and most of them have been held by it, but they are now all Union. More than 1,000,000 people who were under .the Confederate flag a year ago, now peacefully repose under the Union eagles. And we are just on the point of marching on with larger and better disciplined armies than ever before. With what justice, then, with what fairness, does M. Drouyn de Lhuys assert that the belligerents " stand nearly in the same position" as they did a year ago ? Where is the square foot of ground we have lost ? Where is the Confederate offset for Kentucky, half of Tennessee, Missouri, New Mexico, New Orleans, Memphis, &c. ? Why should he who proposes friendly mediation between the contend ing parties introduce the subject by assertions which prove him alike hostile to the Union and singularly inconsiderate of truth ? FIRES ON BOARD SHlP.—Yesterday morning between 3 and 4 o'clock, a fire broke out on board tho ship Adelphi, of South Shields, lying off Bell-wharf, Lower Shadwell. The discovery was made by some persons on board ships lying in the same tier, who saw smoke issuing from the atter cabin. They at once raised an alarm, and after some time succeeded in making those on board the Adelphi sensible of their danger, excepting the mate, who was sleeping near the place where the fire broke out, so soundly that he could not be awakened. The lower steam floating engine by Shand and Mason was quickly brought to spot. The crews of the surrounding ships, having scaled the bulwarks, succeeded in cutting away the deck, and by pouring copious streams of water upon the blazing cabin they were enabled, with the aid of the firemen, to get the flames extinguished, but not until the vessel was much injured. As soon as the ship was sufficiently cooled the firemen entered. They found the dead body of the unfor tunate mate, Thompson, who had been burnt in a frightful manner. As to the origin of the misfortune not the least reliable information could be obtained beyond the mere fact that it commenced in the cabin before spoken of. The ship was insured in the Blyth Club. The body of the deceased remains until an inquest is held, which it is expected will take place on Wednesday next. LOOL S OF THE ROYAL MAIL dairAlcijY THE L -LT STEAMER AVON. fi t - *•.% (I m y SSCAPE OF THE STE/O1ER"- ALABAYA The Royal Mail Comc.anr • Sou'i2-lAMPTON, SUNDAY. (No. 290). 8 tatt ner Atrato, Cap tain Weller, with the West India m,sl lB f anchored off ;Tetley Hospital at 1.30 this mor7ling, and arrived at the docks about midday. She brit',gs 18 passengers, specie in gold 9,010 dols., in silcer 5,122 dole., copper coin £l4O, jewellery £l5O, and the following cargo : -35 serons cochineal , 1 case c igars, 304 casks coffee, 30 casks ginger, 7 packages bees-wax, 60 packages cane fibre, 3 cases shell, 51 c ases succader:, and 21 packages sundries. The Atrato experienced fine weather and light winds (atter runntug out of the trades) from the eastward ; subsequently north-west winds and sea, and the last two days Otrong westerly winds and thick weather. Her Majesty's ships Aboukir and Medea v.ere at Jamaica, the Immortalite Pt Bermuda, an 6 the Challenger at Barbadoes. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Avon, while lying alongside the wharf at Colon, wial two anchors down, was driven ashore on the morn ing of the 22d ult. by a norther and the heavy rollers setting into the bay. At the time of going ashore the Avon hate not received any of the cargo waiting at Colon to be s hipped by her, but she had received the bullion from San Fraw:isco, about 78 bars of silver, and 100 c&ses of spec le, value about £200,000. She also had about 300 packages of cargo from Grey Town principally indiarubber, all of which, it is expected, will be recovered. The crew were landed by means of a wa r p from the shi p " The violent are always discouraged by . tion, and this is why the Bourbon faction, as well -to the shore, and so passed along it t hrou g h the Piedmontese, showed i.x.-..13. hpav, The latter fear that I surf' .which was runnin g over the railway up to the public hatred will be aggravated by time; and the former housti. On the 25th, when the Tamar left Colon affect not to know that their triumph will cause the full for St. ILomas, the Avon was settling down aft ; cup of reaction to overflow. her rudder-popt was i gone, and it was expected she "As for us, let us enjoy the advantages of time; let us would become a te.tal wreck. not complain of the delay which permits us not to make of The Unites States brig of war Bainbridge also our Government the monopoly of a clique, and which may dragged her anchorZ durilig the gale and drove to exempt you from having to pay the recompense promised to those who would present themselves for it with their wards the shore. Having thrown. overboard her guns hands still stained with our blood. By triumphing with us and stores, and cut away hek- masts, she made sig our Government will be open to all, and it is thus that the nals of distress, and Mr. Dix, chief officer; Mr. supreme wish of my heart will be realised—namely, a Hodgson, second officer ; Mr. Garratt, fifth officer ; radical, political, and social reconciliation. Mr. Milne, fifth engineer; and Mr. Olsen, fireman, " The man is wrong to speak of clemency who from Rome urges on th e con fli c t s o f c i v il w ar a nd encourages all belonging to the Avon, voluntee red and 'p it off to her assistance in a boat, and ultimately succeeded massacre. He is wron g , t oo , t o s p ea k o f libe r ty, the man how wholaimromulgated and maintainrd so long theatate of siege in rescuing the crew. " The Bainbridge did not, e, however, will unmask those lies. Let us have ever, go ashore, as her ancho rs brou g ht her up close confidence in the future, and, above all, in the morality to the reef after her crew had left her. of our system, which aims at defending by legal means, the Her Maj's ship Jason, lying at Colon when rights and the inter es t s o f th e T wo Sicilies. the alf Id, succeeded in getting safely out " Let us form no compact with any man of blood. We will enter into no engagement with the theories of revolu tion, or with the vengeance of reaction. " Let us remain what we are, and we shall conquer. " Receive, &c., "L. MURAT." If this letter, or " manifesto," as it 15 headed, be genuine, it shows that the Muratist movement is going on in Italy. It coincides in point of date ith the reports that the partisans of Prince Murat are as active in Southern Italy as ever. A SUBSTANCE FOR QUININE-APIOL. Drs. Joret and liomolle have laid before the Society of Pharmacy, at Paris, a new remedy to which they have given the name of Apiol, and which they claim to have the medicinal properties of Peruvian bark. The new product is obtained from common parsley seeds. The method is as follows : "Powdered parsley seeds are to be exhausted with alcohol of sp. gr. 890 to 864 ; the tincture ob tained is to be treated with animal charcoal and then evaporated in a water-bath until three-fourths of the alcohol have been recovered. The residue is to be treated with ether or chloroform, and the solution so obtained is to be evaporated (finally by a stove-heat) until all trace of either menstruum has been expelled. A liquid remains which is to be triturated with an eighth of its weight of litharge and then allowed to sub side during forty-eight hours. Finally it is to be filtered through a thin laybr of charcoal, which will render it nearly colourless. The product so obtaiued is called apiol." Apiol retains the odour of parsley seeds, and has an acrid and pungent taste ; it is allied to a fixed oil in cha racter : it does not contain nitrogen. It is given in doses of five drops in any mucilaginous fluid or in form of a syrup. So far, all looks well for apiol ; but before we place it by the side, or in the place of quinine, we must hear its virtues more widely acknowledged, and learn something of its price as compared with its rival.—Abcial Science Review. A QUIXOTIC EXPEDITION TO PATAGONIA.—A person representing a Welsh emigration society left Eng , land by the November mail steamer on his way to Buenos Ayres, with a view, in the first place, to find the beat spot for a settlement on the Patagonian coast ; and, in the second place, to conclude negotiations already entered into with the Government of the Argentine Confederation for the cession, on conditions of a merely nominal allegiance, of a portion of territory to be colonized by W elshmen. exclu sively. A very small section of Welsh enthusiasts has for many years expressed its apprehensions that the Welsh language is speedily dying out, that with it the most valuable national peculiarities and virtues will be lost, and that the only way to preserve it as a living tongue is to establish a colony governed by Welshmen and having its affairs conducted in the Welsh language. These men have of late been exceedingly active. They have fixed on the peninsula of Valdes or its neighbourhood, in Pata gonia, about 43 deg. of south latitude, as the only place in the world suited for their purpose. No spot in the British empire, however remote from other settlements, can meet their views, for contact with the English and their. lan guage is the very thing they want to avoid. The project is generally pooh-poohed in the Welsh press, which has drawn attention to the fact that Patagonia is generally re presented as a country not at all adapted for civilised set tlements. Though the promoters of the schemes are almost all of them'working men, they have been by no means de ficient in energy in replying to these animadver sions. They have published a " Handbook to Pata gonia," in which they pretend to quote the testimony of voyagers, from Magellan downwards, to the salubrity of the climate and the fertility of the soil, Being excluded from the Welsh newspapers, they have established an organ of their own, and by these means, together with lectures and deputations, have secured the deposit money of a few in tending emigrants. No one doubts the integrity of their intentions, although even the agent sent to Buenos Ayres is himself but an artisan. ;e gale commence, of the bay. The brig Bolivar, of Dundee, laden with coals, was driven ashore and became a total wreck. The Tamar, with the English. mails, arrived at Colon on the 23d, but was unable to communicate in consequence of the boisterous weather and heavy sea running. She then bore up for and anchored a t Rift() Bello, and there found the Ocean Queen, which ressel had succeeded in getting out of the bay when the commenced. Both vessels left on the 24th. The Tam:. r succeeded in landing her mails and passengers on the morning of the 25th, but was unable to land any portim; of her cargo. After re ceiving the Colon, Greytown, and Blewfields mails she returned to St. Thomas. In consequence of the heavy fall of rain and accu mulation of water on the railway from Panama to Colon there are no mails, passengers, or cargo, from the Pacific ports or Panama, by the Atrato. The line across the Isthmus was quite impassable, in many places covered with several feet of water, and it was expected to remain so for some days. The telegraph, also, was injured, and not working. A French brig from Martinique arrived at St. Thomas on the 24th. She had on board 42 men, being prisoners, landed at Martinique by the Con federate screw steamer Alabama (No. 290) ; the 42 men were taken from American ships captured by the Alabama. One, an East indiamon, laden with a valuable cargo, and having tiie American consul, his wife and family, from Mauritius, on board. The vessel was burnt, and the consul, his family, and the crew taken on board and landed at Martinique. While the Alabama was lying there the Federal war steamer San Jacinto arrived, and ran in near her, but was ordered by the Governor to come to an anchor or go some distance outside. She went outside the harbour and waited, watching the Alabama. The latter, however, went out in the night unseen by ale San Jacinto, who at daylight went in search of her, but without success, The San Jacinto arrived at St. Thomas on the 25th of November. After coaling she proceeded to sea to windward on the morning of the 30th. The re leased consul, wife, and fam i ly proceeded to St. Thomas by the Royal mill steam:4r Solent. They stated they were well treated onboard the Alabama while the two ships were at Martinique. The cap tain of an American vessel in that port fired some signals to the San Jacinto regarding the movements of the Alabama. The Governor of Martinique had him arrested for so doing, and up to the time of the ship's departure he was still detained. The brig John and Richard, belonging to Guern. sey, bound from Demerara to Queenstown, with a cargo of timber, encountered a heavy gale from the north-west, on the Ist ult., the weather increasing and having sprung a leak she sunk at eleven a.m. on the following day. The master and crew took to their boats, and in a very exhausted state they arrived at the Island of Canduan, one of the depen dencies of St. Vincent, on the 25th. They were for warded from St. Vincent to St. Thomas by the Royal mail steamer, and thence to Southampton by the Atrato. THE INDIAN NAVY.—Our announcement some tisae since that the Indian Navy was to be abolished is now proved to be correct. A circular has this day been issued to the officers at home, giving the full particulars of the re tiring scheme. The difficulty which arose in consequence of the refusal of the Admiralty to receive Indian officers into the Royal Navy has been overcome by the formation of a Bombay marine, for the transport of troops and stores and other civil duties, on the same footing as the Bengal marine, and not under martial law. Indian navy officers may also volunteer for any other service in India ; in case of employ ment their pensions will for the time be held in abeyance. An offer is made to capitalize the pensions by the payment down of the value thereof, according to the Carlisle table, interest being allowed at 5 per cent. Captains of seven years' stand - ing, and all officers who have complete d 30 years' service according to the old, or 26 years in India under the new furlough regulations, can retire upon a pension of £450, re taining their right to succeed to the Senior List Pension of £BOO in their turn, or upon a present pension of £550, giv ing up their right to the higher annuity. Captains of less standing are offered £4OO, with the right to succeed to the higher pension, or £450, waiving that right. Commanders whose appointments date prior to 1831 are offered £450, with nothing in prospect; after 1831 the amount is £4OO, all officers thus retiring to have the honorary rank of cap tain in the Indian navy. The 24 senior lieutenants to re tire with the rank of commander, and to receive £3OO per annum:; the neat 24 lieutenants £250 ; and the remaining 20 lieutenants £2OO. The 12 senior mates £l5O each. All mates who have been three years on the list, £125; these officers to rank as lieutenants. All other mates £lOO each. Each midshipman £6O. The six senior pursers to retire on £3OO ; the next six on £250 ; and the remaining 11 on £2OO. Each captain's clerk to receive a pension of £6O. All the acting masters who have completed 15 years' actual service in India to receive a gratuity of two months' pay for every complete year of service. All acting masters, and all acting second masters, whether first or second class, of lees than 15 years' actual service in India, to receive one month's pay for every year ; the gratuity in no case to be less than three months' pay. Homeward pas sage money is granted, and those officers ym a oto t unt h hi ho have sinthi n s o c t nu re n c t e r i y v eadret hrequired a a r e t t o o n d o r e a t w o t n h o e t i a f Under- Secretary of State for India whether they volunteer for the marine or any other service in India ; and if as surveyors, they will not be considered as commissioned officers or under martial law. Officers are also requested to state if they desire to Capitalize their pension. —From Grindlay's Home News. Exchange on London :—Bank bills at 90 days ruled at 4871 dols ; 60 days, 490 dols ; 30 days, 4921 dols ; private bills at 90 days, 4821 dols ; 60 days, 4831 dole; 30 days, 4841 dols. The late Mrs. Ann Cutts, of the Old Kent-road, has left the National Lifeboat Institution a legacy of £l,OOO, free of duty. At the present period, when the de mands on the society are so heavy that it has just been compelled to sell out £5OO from its small funded capital, this legacy will greatly strengthen the hands of the com mittee to carry out the national and philanthropic objects of the Lifeboat Institution. A WHIPPING ROUSE. A correspondent of the Missouri Democrat, writ ing from Helena, Arkansas, under date of Sept. 9, describes as follows one of the beauties of the " pe culiar institution" :—" Perhaps your readers are not aware that whipping negroes is a regular business in some parts of the South, but such is undoubtedly the case. Improved machinery has been invented and put into operation, and whipping is done by wholesale. An institution of this kind is at Mayena, 25 miles from this place on the St. Francis-road, The whipping-house,' as it is called, is about six feet in diameter and 10 feet high. A shaft runs from bottom to top ; on the upper end is a small cog wheel running horizoLtally, into which a large wheel works. The propelling power is a robust negro. Attached to the shaft are leather thongs or straps about two inches wide. Lashes are inserted in these, and when the shaft is in motion they reach the neck. Near by is the office and stripping-house. Here tho victims are divested of their clothing, and five or six are placed in the torture-room ; the door being fastened, the negro on hold of the crank, the proprietor, with watch in hand, orders the machine to be put in motion. s‘ Around whirls the shaft, at the rate of 200 re volutions per minute, With straps and lashes ex tended, brusing and lacerating the poor victim with thousands of blows extending from head to feet. Fifteen minutes is considered by the proprietor— Hampton Jones—to be a reasonable time to grind a batch of human flesh ; and then it is so very cheap, costing but a dollar per head ! Ido think it very nearly a gnats hell itself. Nothing for human tor ture could be more terrible. A thousand scorpions stinging their flesh could not inflict more punish ment. At the end of the time, the poor, bleeding , quivering victims are brought out more dead than a i i alive. The plantations for miles send their grists to this mill to he ground, and the proprietor had been doing a thriving busine s s ntil troops came, and consequently 0 th u e o t heec Un t on upon was ruined." HELP HELP FROM THE HELPLESS.—SiXtY-four of the sick and aged inmates now in the infirm ary of the East Lon don Union have subscribed a farthing eac h , towards reliev ing the Lancashir° distress. The c h aplain, the Rev. F. Brealey, of St. Botolph's, Aldersgate, has sent, or intends sending, this offering---which is made in the same spirit as the w idow's mite—to the Man s i on H ouse Relief Comm i ttee. —.ow from ociiv