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HOTELS, C PL I . N's hOT E L. AND SPREAD EAGLE TAVERN, Gri.A CECHLTRCH-STREET,; . LONDON. otolort, (x)Tnbin ed *with moderate charges, will be found at PR this Establishment. VArr .'E APA RTMENTS FOR FAMILIES. Sittinr). l3 Room, 38 . Per Da. `A Roorns,'ls. 6d. and 2i3. per y Night. A Night Porter in attendance. No INCREASE OF CHARGES. INDIA AND THE COLONIES. ASSENRS ri Emb'arki ng or Di sem b arking thr Will find GE supeu a ccommodation and moder a t e z ges at CRAPLIN'S CLA'RENDON HOTEL, GRAVESEND, A dmning the Terrace Pier. ALa in front, extending to the River. AMUSEMENTS. CA„...YTERtURY HALL. tiorN-r„ icArm SELECTIONS from VERDI'S "SIMON 12/4'r.—;?-,:sTEGRA," MAC}'ARREN'S CANTATA " MAY LOCKE'S MUSIC of "MACBETH," and Mr. Tz sT ,LeIETT GI_LBERT'S NEW OPERETTA, M "A NIGHT 113 mA. 'AIRY and Chorus. Conducted by Mr. JONGHANS. 111 PRINCIPAL ARTISTES. Miss RUSSELL, Mi ss TOWNL EY. i.F4*. Tivoli, Mr. G reen, Mr. Raynor, and Mr. Russell Grover. ~ The Comic by UNSWO RTH (the Original Stump Orator, i 3)Tt ANY OTHER MAN"), in c on j unc ti on with Eugene, tt",ondon. London. and Little Bob, formi ng th e greatest Comic Quartet p 4 1 . 80, the following Comic Favourites: —Miss Georgina tio„acron, Messrs. E. Marshall, Hollingsworth. and Arthur p m : , and the surprising Performance of " THE ETOILE (My ~ .....,_ . --___ T` - ii EOX F 0 6. OXFORD STREET. 131 Ite-a ppearance of Unstvorth (the original of "Or any other 3„411.")--The Colleen Bawn, by Miss Caroline Parkes.— "R‘ene, the great Burlesque Prima Donna. —Arena and ipilAo.hgelica, the Neapolitan Minstrels. —W. Randall and A. B. oworth,—Mr. T. Maclagan's Entertainment.—Drew oateab'ts Solos on the Flute.--4 omic P Henri—ln flon to varied high-class musical attractions consisting D, selections from Verdi's "Nabuco" and "Il Corsaro, ' Z , , , olzetti's "Don Sebastien, " A über's "La Circassienne," 7.lPu. C horuses, Glees, Duets, Arc., &c., by Mice Russell, Miss " nleY ; Messrs. Bernardi, Greene, Huish, and Albert, 'With Full Band and Chorus. Conductor, Mr. P. Joneilmams• 10844:1„ t nission, 6d. ; Balcony and Stalls, ls. ; Pri va t e B oxes. ....___74 R D, it"kli ALHAMBRA_ PALACE AND AMPHITHEATRE. • Xee OLMAR EVERY EVENING. F r eres Conrade on the Low R o p e ( w ith out b alancing pole). by "' Lord P etites Monstres.—The Olympi c W on d ers—Pas Soul Dromedary. -Mrs. Bryan, Wieland, Woodman, &c. RP.--Grand Musical Entertainment of Sixty Performers. First earance of the celebrated Talliotts on Monday next, Bth e eember Me s • roe ce Rat halAI Director, Mr. Thos. B ar tl eman. Open at 7, com- lif-past. A RG YLL ROOMS. Great Windmill-street, isE_ i;r7„ rraymark:et.—GßAND CASINO re feeb; aetveeer vjv en in a for PromenadeoanndductDFoarnßcatnl,Criiitnheitphael td‘orni, et-. as pitisatnodn,of4o. leorfuoLremoetreß.T. be Valse c tilli d L Mosca's Peep 1,„„ -s o on, an .o'DayValse will —The new Imperial Qua "eyed 'Alyed nightly. above new Conversation Salon has been added to the abo— stablishmen for Readtng, Coffee, and Refreshments. Admission Is.—Manager, M. Grenet. ROYAL INGLISH OPERA, COVENT -13 GARDEN. nder the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. 4 T HIS F,VENl Harrison, Sole Lessees. Da Ril es NG, THE BOFIEMIAN GIRL : Mi ss , (her 3rd appearance), Mrs. Aynsley Cooke, Miss b,,,au Pyne : 'Messrs W. H. Weiss, H. Corri, St. Albyn, E. " 813 ek, and W. Harrison. Conductor --Mr. A. Mellon. ''s"----------'------------* Doors open at heat-past 7—Commence at R. T H EATRE ROYAL. HAY MARKET. 1i.w... Lessee. Mr. J. B. Rtickstone. ken -.,1S EVENING. at 7, A DAUGHTER TO MARRY. homars. Farrel], Rogers, Clark, and Miss E. Romer. er Which at a quarter to 8, will he performed (298th time) efili",, AMERICAN COUSIN. Asa Trenchard, Mr. Bucks I ,' ; 1,0,:d Dundreary, Mr. Sothern. Itr.(,_4:ll;vsl by a n ew Farce, entitled DUCK HUNT ING: 1 41 8 , eir ii t i”, Mn,Mr Howe, Mr. W, Farren, Mrs. Wilkins, and To conclude with JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. T nis S o v l e v iZ i on m rla c to. l7 NEI47 THitiC---- 117---------:=E-ROYAL, ADELPHI. nei Manses, Mr. B. Webster. L. Toole, P. Pedforci'litiliEßiGoßn,RSllegonn,lTSStellPhEenson, Ebume, Messrs. J. Romer, Il I teh en son' A Idn and .Mge.aStoker. Woolg-ar Mrs. viiiinirton, 41,7ii.11ess..A.vonia Jones. Miss To conc.ude with A TICKET OF ra Toole, P. Bedford, Stephenson, and Mrs. Billington.". J. L. Commence at 7. LOYAL PRINTITTEATRE. )„. THISt Henderson.T apace an d M anager, Mr Lindup. EVENING. the Farc e o f A . S .S. : Mr. Fitzjames and 'I I Alter which, at half-past 7, the new Drama by John Oxen- Ira R B q., entitled THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE. Mr. Geo. • - •,g_; Miss Constance Aylmer, Miss M. Oliver, and Mrs. vvnite. To lit r, it.conclnde with THE HONEYMO9N. Mr. U. Vezln, kiB • Miss Constance Aylmer, Miss M. Oliver, and B at J ones ' . 41,501 e AL LYCEUM THEATRE. Lessee and Manazer. —Mr. Edmund Falconer. 1.'41n Night of the t'ontinuous run of "P eep o ' Day. " '1)4,18 P,VENIN G, the new Comedietta, IT MUST BE `Whi n e -r • 'TWA S IN THE PAPERS. Walter Lacy, J. Mrs. Weston, Miss Weston, and Miss L. Thompson. )tlf, lowed by PEEP O'DAY ; or, Savourneen Deelish. %Oars. Walter Lacy, Addison, Charles Selby, Geo. Melville, tdmund FalconeT ; Mrs. D. P. Bowers, Miss Clara No n. r, *l,i:conclude with the Last View of KILLARNEY, intro_ the Ballet. • Open on Monday, the Bth of December, Ppllt LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM ; 111,._ co ntaining the Wonders of Nature and'Art, sho wn by ih`2 l :nerable superbly executed Models, illustrating every Notitof the Human Frame, in Health and Disease, together k a r f a variety of highly interesting Natural Preparations, t o rmati or r, ons, and Monstrosities. Open daily, from 11 to 8 , w e litletaen only ). Admission One Shilling. Entrances 'reorge-street, Hanover-square, and 44A, Maddox-street, i on t - street, London, W. tratVanations and Lectures throughout the day. Bins- Itt an) and Descriptive Catalogues sent, post free, for twelve 0, ,„ . S T E 0 E I D 0N: .A rt ,vvnat is it? See Patent, March 1, 1862, No. 560. IiAiL.IEL'S Self-adhesive Patent Indestructi ble b t p M alate E s - , tiriv:B,ol. T ire a s nd FLEX ,!t d without operation. 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[0:11 SO re , , sv fe n 13 f 43 sre,„ tY i 0 17 o sve 0 ope.,, 0 P t 00 de f :o9 l 2 rY a oaf ilifg‘ vb ,ca dilD3 ngo tii ° oiog erf cod ° to' :il lO of L 000 0 06 olle Ole r of r E 4 oitY 04 , 76. E SU PUBLICATIONS. 2HE NAVY, 'by solid shot. In fact, no visible effects, it is said, of an extraordinary kind have been produced by the Whitworth shell beyond the increased penetra tion which it has effected. Experiments have been made at Shoeburynesa with the 12-pounder guns fired against Mr. Scott Russell's target, us i ng a new form o f roun d fronted shot, brou g ht f orward by Sir Wm. Armstrong,with good effect. Nov ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., LAVES OF THE niN*G; ki OR, BEFOIU AND AFTER, fly the Author of "Grandmother's Money," &e. " Slaves of the Ring,' as a story, is superior to any of the author's previous works. It is developed with great skill. "_Post. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough -street. Owing to the restricted accommodation which prevails on board the flag ships and receiving ships at Chatham and the Wore for those continuous ser vice and other men rejoinin g after being pew off from their previous ships, Admiralty directions have been received for a report to be made of the number of officers and men who can be accommo dated afloat, and also of the number and names of those ships, either in the steam or sailing reserve, which are so fitted as to render it possible to berth a certain number of men on board each during the winter months. The works connected with the construction of the iron frigate Achilles, 50, 1,200 horse power, have made considerable advance during the past few weeks, and should no further interruption take place there is little doubt that the vessel will be completed some few months before the time origi nally contemplated. On Wednesday another body of shipwrights were retuoVed from the vessels on which they have been working at Chatham Dock yard, and placed on the iron frigate, malt ing the number of hands now employed on the Achilles close upon 1,000. The operation of bending the remaining plates to form the stem of the frigate was successfully accomplished in tile factory on Wed nesday, under the direction of Mr. Armstrong, for merly employed on the Warrior, under whose su perintendence all the mechanical details connected with the preparation of the iron for the Achilles are carried out. The stem is formed from three longi tudinal plates, each about 3in. thick, and weigh ing from 16cwt. to 2 tons. The process of bending the plates for this portion of the vessel has been the most difficult yet undertaken, and one which has taxed the efforts as well as the ingenuity of the offi cials in the factory. The plates used in the process have to be bent to the shape of a semicircle, and to effect this the utmost care is required, as the slightest flaw or crack in the iron during the opera tion causes its instant rejection. The plates as soon as heated are removed to a powerful hydraulic press, where the mass is gradually bent to the required shape. As soon as this operation has been completed the parts are welded together under the Nasmyth hammer. The resources of Chatham dockyard not allowing the iron sternpost to be forged at that establishment, it has been prepared at a private fac tory at Glasgow, and will arrive at the dockyard in the course of the week, the Rhadamanthus having been despatched to Glasgow to convey it to Chat ham. The internal plating on the midships portion of the frigate is now completed and ready for the reception of the teak backing, which will be carried to a thickness of 18 inches, and on which the exte rior 44- inch armour plates will be laid. The whole of the iron frames, with the exception of a few at the stem and stern, are now in their place. The mechanics are now employed in fixing on these the three-quarter inch iron plates which form the skin of the vessel. There will be 18 eompartments, as bulkheads, all of which will be shot proof and water tight, and several of these have already received the first portion of their iron plates. The factory for preparing the plates for the Achilles adjoins the dock in which the frigate is building, and is fitted up with annealing furnaces and the most powerful hydraulic and other machinery, nearly the whole of which was constructed for the Government by pr vote firms. Second Edition, Now Ready, Complete in 3 vols., 318. 6d., LES MISERABLES, By VICTOR HUGO. Authorised English Translation. " There is much to admire in ' Les Miserables.' There are passages breathing the noblest spirit, with a sustained lofti ness of tone. There are others full of touching pathos. M. Hugo is one of the keenest observers and moat powerful de lineators ot the human soul in all its various phases of emoti on." —Saturday Review. Hurst and 131ackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 1 The number of foreign and British visitors yr- Royal Arse na l at W oolwich during milted by ti c k e t s to view the departments o f th e the season of the International E x hib ition, from M ay 1 t o N ov . 30, was as follows :--6,256 foreigners and 46,086 British subjects, making a total of 52,342 visitors The half -yearly examination of the gentlemen cadets at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich commenced yesterday by the Council of Military Education, preparatory to the distribution of re wards and prizes and the hailing commissions for the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., 215., GREECE AND THE GREEKS ; being the Narrative of a Winter Residence and Summer Travel in Greece and its Islands. By FREDRIRA BREMER. Translated by MARY Howrrr. "The best book of travels which this charming authoress has given to the public."—Atheneum. "Miss Bremer has many things to tell of the King, the Queen, and the country, that have a special interest as the present time."—United Service Mag. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE SOU7HERN SIDE OF THE AMERICAN WAR. CHEAP EDITION. This day is publishef, complete in Otte Volume, price 65., THE MILL ON THE FLOSS. By GEORGE ELIOT, Author of " Adam Bede," " Silas Marner," William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. Of whom may he had, uniform with the above. ADAM BEDE, complete in One Volume, price 6s. The rat ity of direct intelligence from the Southern States renders any addition to our knowledge of the war from that quarter interesting. Having received files of Southern journals for the month of October, we make some extracts from them that throw a light on the spirit with which the more recent events of the war are regarded; and the effects it has pro duced in the States of the Confederation. The dates of these Richmond and Charleston papers include the advance of the Southern army northward, the defeat of the Federals at Manassas, the second bat tle of Bull Run, and the first few days of the inva sion or incursion into Maryland. News from the field appears to find its way to the Northern cities more fully and much more rapidly than to the Southern centres. For some days after the reverses of the Federal armies only rumours of the Southern successes had reached Charleston and Richmond. The more ample details that confirmed these reports are mostly taken from the New York journals, and English readers are already familiar with them. But something not so well known may be gathered from the Southern comments on the later incidents of the campaign, It is evident that the Government of Jefferson Davis is not exempted from the pressure of an extreme war party or section in the South similar to that of the extreme Abolitionists of the North. The Southern Administration has been able to resist it more effectually than that of Mr. Lincoln, but still seems to have partially yielded to the influence; and this concession has been the cause of the most considerable check the Confede rates have sustained in the field. The invasion of Maryland proved a mistake; but it was as much a concession to a popular demand as the dismissal of M'Clellan on the other side. The policy of the Southern Government hae been that of a " defensive war" only. But for many months this limitation of hostilities has been denounced by the journals of the violent section of the South as weak, inefficient, and useless. To repel successive invasions that left the territory overrun a desert was r n a o l t a e r n m o y u g s h h 0 . u T I d h a h t a even vees c t a h p e e w d r f e r c o k m o b f e t f h o e l r e a R r c e h Fmeodne d was considered a misfortune. It ought to have been utterly destroyed ; with more energy on the part of the military commanders it might have been anni hilated. It is curious to remark that, while the Northerners were expressing admiration of the capacity of the Confederate Government and the skill of its generals, both were being denounced in the South as supine, apathetic, and dilatury. Suc cess has somewhat improved the tone of the journals. They are inclined to admit that the Government was beginning to wake up, and the combinations of Gen. Lee proved him a great commander. As for Jackson, he would always have done anything he had been permitted to attempt. On the eve of the invasion of Maryland the papers were rejoicing at the prospect of transferring hostilities to Federal territory, or, as they call it, " carrying the war into the Africa of Abolitionism." The fierce fanatic& of the North have evoked a spirit on the opposing side that fully equals their eht o aha w benh n dwso i a n t orhf etrsavageshouldhei these ew eox d iun e tlr t de em the mrbee c i eso n oem a uc t rte i is o oae n nw . osf,atrth lf onaefec t eo h xpu e tanes c rtse o mr n iipn d nat u aor c tti t stohno o ef f , w in which nothing would be spared. For instance, the threat to reduce the South to a wilderness rather than let it go is matched by a proposal to raze all the public buildings of Wash ington to the ground rather than allow it to be the future political centre of the Government. In the month of September, when the Federal army had been again driven to its lines round the capital, it appeared probable that the city would fall into the hands of the Confederates. The Charleston Mercury anticipated that, even if not attacked, " the pro gress of events would bring the South into posses sion of the old capital." What, in such a case GUILDHALL, lst December, 1862.—The-COM MITTEE for the CITY'S LANDS W MEET at GUILDHALL, on LETTING WEDNESDAY, the 10th D il e- l cember last., at One o'clock precisely, to receive PRO SALS for LEASES of TWO HOUSES, Nos. 20 and 21, Houndsditch, in the City of London. Plans of the Property may be seen, and fonts of tender Obtained, upon application at the Architect's Office, Guildhall. FERDINAND BRAND, Comptroller. ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION (Incorporated by Royal Charter). PATRONESS --Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen. PRESIDENT —Vice-Admiral his Grace the Duke of Northum berland, K.G., F.R.S. CHAIRMAN—Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P., F.R.S., V.P. DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—Thomas Chapman, Eeq., F.R.S., V.P. APPEAL. The Committee of Management have to state that, since hhe beginning of the year 1860, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has incurred expenses amounting to £27,260 on various Lifeboat Establishments on the Coasts of England, Scotland, and Ireland. During the same period the Lifeboats of the Institution have teen instrumental in rescuing the Crews of the follow ing Vessels:— Barque Vermont, of Halifax, U.S. Schooner William Keith, of Carnarvon Brig Flying Fish, of Whitby • • • • Smack Elizabeth Ann, of Lyme Regis • • Steam Dredge, at Newhaven .. Schooner Admiral Hood, of Rochester .. Schooner Susan and Isabella, of Dundee .. Schooner Rose, of Lynn Brig Prodroma, of Stockton .. Brig Eliza, of Middlesborough Brigantine Frela, of Konigsberg .. Brigantine Diana, of Fredrikshamn Brig Gloucester, of South Shields .. Brig Lovely Nelly, of Seaham Brigantine Nugget, of Bideford .. Schooner Prospect, of Berwick Schooner Ann Mitchell, of Montrose Schooner Jane Roper, of Ulverstone Brig Pallas, of Shields .. Ship Ann Mitchell, of Glasgow .. Smack John Bull, of Yarmouth .. Schooner Catherine, of Newry Barque Niagara, of Shields A Barge of Teignmouth • • •• Brig George and James, of London Brig Zephyr, of Whitby • • •• Coble Honour, of Cullercoats Schooner Eliza, of North Shields .. Barque Oberon, of Liverpool •• Brigantine Nancy, of Teignmouth Smack Wonder, of Teignmouth Brig Scotia, of Sunderland . Sloop Three Brothers, of Goole • .. Sloop Charlotte, of Woodbridge .. Brig Ann, of Blyth Spanish Barque Primera de Torreviega (saved ves sel and one of the crew) .. Sloop Hope, of Dublin Schooner Druid, of Aberystwyth Schooner Hurrell, of Penzance (saved vessel and crew) Brig Anne, of Plymouth (saved vessel and crew) 8 Schooner Betsy, of Peterhead (saved vessel and crew) .. • . 6 Smack Merrion Lass, of Abery s t wy th (saved Irel and crew) • • • • B Sc h jo ho i r T e h r o F u l o . f u l a V j h a i n tb e y , of • (s s a t v . e fve v s essel and crew 4 Fishing-boats of Whitburn Brig Arethusa, of Blyth Schooner Dewi Wyn, of Portmadoo Flat Cymraes, of Beaumaris .. 2 Schooner William,. •of Morecambe • • 5 Smack Gipsy, of Newry 4 Schooner Margaret Anne, of Preston • .. 4 Brig New Draper, of Whitehaven Schooner William, of Liverpool LeggerNimrod, of Castletown Brig Providence, of Shields .. Brig Mayflower. of Newcastle .. • • Schooner Village Maid, of Fleetwood .. Barque Guyana, of Glasgow Brig Roman Empress, of Shields Brig San Spiridione, of Galaxlde Schooner Voador du Vonga, of Vienna .. French Brig La Jenne Marie Therese .. Barque Perseverance, of Scarborough .. Schooner Elizabeth, of Bridgewater • • Ship Danube, of Belfast • • •• ea Schooner Hortensia, of Hanover .. Schooner Oregon, of Stonehaven Brig St. Michel, of Marans Schooner Epimachus, of Amsterdam .. Barque Druid, of Sunderland •• • • Schooner Bellona, of Red Bay.. .. Brig Pioneer, of Carnarvon Schooner Princess Alice, of Ipswich .. Brig Minerva, of Workington Schooner Elizabeth and Hannah, of Newburgh .. 6 Brig Sisters, of W hitby 9 Brigantine Matilda, of Stockholm .. .. 4 Brig Jane, of North Shields .. 10 Brig Trial, of Poole .. . • • • 7 Schooner Liberty, of Dublin .. .. 3 Schooner Sylphiden, of Nakskov (saved vessel and crew)•• .• •• •• •• Barque Frederick, of Dublin • • • • Barge Peace, of Lo n d on Lugger Saucy Lass, o f Lowest o ft Smack Pilot cutt Adv ereWnturhim, e, oofH Lf arowestoft wich.. .. Barque 'Undaunted, of Aberdeen • • •• 11 Wrecked boat on Black water Bank, • on the Irish coast •• •• •• Schooner Skylark, of Folkestone Brig Lively, of Clay, Norfolk .. Schooner Rook, of Liverpool • • .. Barque Robert Watson, of Sunderland Schooner Auchincruive, of Grangemouth .. Schooner Friends, of Lynn Schooner Eliza Anne, of Dublin .. Brig Content, of Sunderland Smack Ellen Owens, of Cardigan .. •• • • Smackßarque F C r e o d d a s ri h n a m e , of of Bermuda •. Sloop William, of Liverpool .. 8 P S l o o r o t p ug E u li e z s e a b ß e a t h rq , u o e f T C r e uz i gn y m U.5...1 o u t . h . S . . 14 • Ship Annie E. Hooper, of Baltimore , 4 Barque Henry Everest, of Rochester .. • • !_ Total .. .. • . ••• 762 v e o d rthese a a n s d r e o w t h ar e r d sL to f o the-boat e cr crews services t s the f lon ti op t h a hasa also granted re wards a mounting to £572 for saving 562 shipwrecked persons, by shore-boats and other means. mak ing a total of 1,302 persons saved from a watery grave during the last two years and a half. The number of lives saved by the Life-boats of the Society, and other means, since its formation, is 12,690; for which services 82 Gold Medals, 712 Silver Medals, and £16,00 in cash have been paid in rewards. The Institu tion has also expended X 64,300 on Life-boats, Life-boat Transporting-can cages, and Boat-houses. The public cannot but symnathise with the vigorous efforts now being made by this Institution to save the lives of Ship 'Mph. help was never more needed than at t he present time, when, through the extraordinary exertions the Society has made within the past few years, it has now One Hundred and Twenty-three Lite-boats under its man agement, for the maintenance of which, in a state of thorough efficiency, a large permanent annual income is absolutely needed, if its humane mission is to be perpetuated. The Committee gratefully acknowledge the following con tributions : .. 16 .. 2 .. 5 - 3 .. 9 .. 6 .. 5 .. .. 7 .. .. 6 .. .. 5 - .. 6 .. .. 1 .. 7 .. 15 .. a Her Majesty's screw steamsloop Racer, 11, Capt. Algernon M'Lennan Lyons, from North America and the West Indies, was on Tuesday warped into basin at Woolwich, and is ordered to be paid off on Tuesday next. The Racer was the first ship sent out to the American coast by the Admiralty on their receiving intelligence of the blockade. She maintained a most important position there in in protecting British interests during the troubles. Capt. Lyons, whose promotion to his post rank was notified in The Sun of Tuesday, received the appro bation of their lordships on his arrival in England for his zealous and gallant conduct. During her cruise in the Havannah the greater portion of her officers and many of the crew were attacked with yellow fever, and a frightful mortality ensued, eight officers and 21 men falling victims to the disease in the course of eight or ten days at Cuba. The screw corvette Archer, 13, and the Osprey, 4, were on Wednesday ordered to be brought for ward at Woolwich with the most urgent despatch, to be commissioned, as stated, for Capt. S. Osborne's China expedition. The Archer is to be supplied with new boilers, and the ship and engines are to be thoroughly overhauled and repaired. The Osprey was recently launched at Deptford, and is in good condition. .. 8 .. 8 .. 4 .. 19 .. 10 .. 2 .. 8 .. 6 .. 5 .. 4 .. 17 .. s .. 5 .. 1 .. 5 The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. C. E. S. Woodman, to the Terror; Lieut. R. H. Swindon, to the Pylades; 0. L. Llewellyn, surgeon, to the Pylades; T. H. Taylor, assist.-surg., to the St. Vincent, for the Sealark ; Dr. R. Ferguson, assist.-surg., to the Victory, for Hasler Hospital ; J. Lambert, acting assist.-engineer, to the Megeera ; J. Hor rocks, acting assist.-engineer, to the Pylades:; T. C. J. Dryden, paymaster, additional, to the Fisgard; H. C. W. E. Batchelor, clerk to the Meanee ; W. M. Chambers, chief engineer to the coed - cl a s s first-class l td. ag s a 3sn tae assist. - engineers , Winter t en e t ngh r gie ni a npe n e: d er, ir,aB A dt,o . e st P to; h u F r e Purvis , thesru, Pylades mu fi rb r ce s e t l - ll c a lna acting tai fannosgdr cAti.ngS hsae:nedr_ealansds assist.J 0 1 engineer, Stout, s e j th o e hn Sp it a u n n k n e a r: lB, J. a to the Indus, as supernumerary. .. z .. 11 .. 6 .. 5 .. 3 •• 5 6 4 5 .. 5 ehonld be done with it? Policy would require its destruction, and the reasons are very coolly stated : " As long as the magnificent and costly public buildings exist, Washington constitutes a tempta tion to the North to keep it for their capital city, as they have already attempted to do since the .. a —134 secession of the States now Confederate. And yet, being on the soil of a Southern slaveholding State, this is incompatible with Southern views. Hence Washington, with its great public structures, must constitute a bone of contention, the North being desirous of holding the city, and the South desirous of ousting the North from Southern terri tory. To the North, Washington without the build ings would be undesirable, and to the South the buildin gsothfold Govern m a reen a utterly valueless.reconstruction s tr u ßeconstruction desirable ionf Union would alone rend er it a proper seat the eyes of the Southern public." It bad been supposed, indeed,!that when forced to abandon the city the Federal Government would itself give up the hope of returning to it, and before its retreat destroy the Capitol, all the public offices, and the " White House," to prevent their falling into the hands of the enemy. But this the Mercury treats as an " idle imagination." The good work, if it ever be done, must be accomplished by Southern hands and Confederate powder barrels. And the £ s. d Her Majesty the Queen .. annual 50 0 0 A Lady at Leith, per W. G. Slater, Esq.. don. 100 0 0 Clerk, Colonel, R.A. annual 1 1 0 Cotton, Sir St. Vincent, Bart.. .. .. don. 25 0 0 Contts and Co., Messrs., Bankers .. .. annual 10 0 0 Erle, 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. H. & Co., Bankers .. don. 21 0 0 Lanesborough, the Earl of .. .• • • annual 50 0 Legacy of the late Wm. Lupton, Esq., of Salford.. •• •• •• Martin, Sir Henry, Bart. .. Moore, Rev. G. B. Robartes, T. J. Agar, Esq., M.P. .. Stirling, Col. Sir Anthony, K.C.8. .. Trench, Lady Helena .. destruction is recommended by an assurance that the voice of peace would be heard amid the " die- ___ parting towers :" "For our part, we consider it as a consummation devoutly to be wished, as a piece of admirable gene ralship,The razing of those structure s wou ld b e the fall of of high State policy. and a master stroke •• 100 0 0 .. 7th don. 10 0 0 .. don. 15 15 0 • annual 5 0 0 .. annual 2 0 0 ▪ don. 30 0 0 It would have more the last hope of the Union. Donations and Annual Subscriptions will be thankfully re ceived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis, Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard-street; Messrs. Coutts and Co., 59, Strand; Messrs. Berries, Farquhar, and Co., 16, St. James's-street, London ; by a 1 the Bankers in the United Kingdom ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Office of the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, Lon don, W.C. effect upon the Northern mind and upon foreign nations abroad than the achievement of 20 battles for the Confederate cause. Take Washington, blow up every public building, redeem the States over cbryipPtsutftrinogm a 3 t s on to ce 4 i s n y ca o m ar p s we should nestle i n the arms old, trhu en of peace." second a a o n d d class ho l d da our e o r f Januarye co n we s 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 nupti a l and with bitter malignity; destroying health, curtailing life, and making it, during its brief career, a scene of anguish, from the consciousness of humiliating infirmity. The evil is but too rife in our age and country ; and expe rience can oft en d i scern the sad results in the early deaths, the hereditary and perpetuated ailments, and the matri monialncordsandscar ands ion "mysterious ." described, in convential p ar lance, as, unaccountable" sound ness and vigou r f orm su-h a prominent constituent in human happiness, suff erers m a ys fac teri ul o t u ie s s .' w ' hlonsecases o threatened inju ry to or suspension may have their fears removed, the mis chief, however severe and inveterate, eradicated, and their warmest hopes of restoration to life's prerogatives fully realised Dr. L I'AIERT, M.D., has been engaged for 20 years in the treatment of these disorders and his treatise on "Self -Pre servation " describes how all the attributes of Manhood are lost or suspended, and how they can be restored and main tained in health and 'vigour to an advanced period of life. Price ls , post free in a sea ed envelope 20 stamps, by Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or from the Author who may be consulted daily, from 11 till 2 and 6 till 8, at his residence, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, London. It may be urged that this violent language is not used without provocation; but the spirit in which such suggestions can be made is evidently rendering peace all but impossible. There is much in the Southern journals to prove that the pressure of the war upo n th e p o p u l a ti on o f the Confederate States is very severe, though com fpeerntshaeteadrmbyysiuscca ity,e r s e s a i l nth e field. The conscription a nd now includes all be tween Substitutes are allwed the, n C ontain numerous adver tisements for them. The .price offered for one is notprivate oa a d ge the s o papers flB and 35 ' left, we presume, t o When s t a t e d it is n ever le always arrangement, announced, hu being ems— £4oo. Desertions arel numerous, u s than ier ous, and 2,000 do le., o hitherto there r appears to have been an unwillingness to punish the offence with the severity of military law. Comparative impunity has increased the evil to an extent that has made 4 . , „ „ ct . um • 1 947. ot,,q, • . -•'0146. • 740A1k 1111111111 a 't * .1, " 4 444 41„ , 4 4 1 P • blßi" • 011 1.311'' %yr. \ • _4O l X . 5 0 Ron. _ -41\ un repression a necessity, and recently the crime has been severely expiated. In several cases the punish ment of death has been inflicted. It is said that the extreme penalty has been exacted without sufficient notice that the Government had determined to en force a greater strictness of discipline. Some de serters from the Confederates who had enlisted in Federal regiments were taken prisoners during the last battle of Bull Run ; they were shot on the field. One curse of the war seems to afflict both parties in about equal degree. The confusion of the period has made it the harvest of the dishonest. The Government and army of the South are infested by gangs of sharpers, too many of whom have secured offici 1 oppm tunities for cheating. The " smart man" is not so sectional as the quarrel ; he is found in both ranks, and cheats under either flag with equal industry. It is asserted that " notori ously and utterly principled men" have been em ployed in the Southern army as quartermasters, and as a consequence "flagrant and enormous pecu lation has been carried on." A Richmond corre spondent of the Mercury says : " A good deal of money has been made here by worthless wretches, who by hook or by crook ma naged to get authority to raise companies. Forth with they advertised to take substitutes, and the substitutes poured in, received a half or a third of the money paid for them, and left the rest in the villain-captain's hands, to be paid after getting into camp. This dons, the substitutes went their ways, sold themselves to other parties, the villain-captain's company never went into camp, and so thousands on thousands of dollars have been made. Some of these villain-captains are now decorated with ball and chain in Castle Thunder, the new military prison, but others are off to parts unknown." Though they are equally denounced as sharpers, another class of speculators can scarcely be consi dered so culpable. These are the acute traders, who watch events with an eye to bargains as suc cess or defeat opens up chances of the market. A rush of these merchants of the war from Richmond is thus described : " No sooner was it known here that Fredericks burg was evacuated than our merchants bolted off to buy up the stocks of Yankee goods there. The news reached here at dusk, and it is believed that 200 sharpers left in 20 minutes afterwards, in bug gies. Fredericksburg was probably gutted by them before daybreak." Another evil from which the South is suffering severely, is the extent to which the paper cur rency of the Government is counterfeited. The forgeries are of the notes of 20, 50, and 100 dol lars ; and even the banks find it difficult to dis tinguish the genuine notes from the spurious. The Southerners assert that many of these counterfeits are executed in the Northern cities, and that the " felony is patronised" by the Federal Govern ment. Those who have had any experience of American currency will rather believe that this peculiar industry never required Government pa tronage to flourish at the expense of the community. The immense issues of notes on both sides during the war have only given greater facility to syste matic fraud. The Secretary of the Confederate Treasury in his report appended to the President's Message to Congress is compelled to allude to these forgeries, and recommends measures for preventing them. It will be necessary to change many of the plates and make new issues. The counterfeit paper has had some effect in raising the price of the necessaries of life in the South above even the war rate. The advertising pages of the journals contain many indications of the state of hostilities. There are lists of contributions in food, clothing, and me dicine for the army, military orders, offers for sub- stitutes, and the hue-and•cry of deserters, now rather more numerous than the run-away negroes. The substitute system seems to create deserters, as the large State bounties create them in the North. In the towns and the camps near them the con duct of the soldiers is not quite exemplary. Heavy complaints are made of the assaults and robberies committed in Richmond at night. In other re spects the business of life is not much changed or interrupted. Estates are sold and bought as usual. The tradesmen's stocks of goods, certainly not of native manufacture, announced as " just received," indicate that the blockade is not so complete in prac tice as in theory. The effect of the exclusion of im ports, that on such a long sea coast cannot be total, is chiefly felt in the cost of articles; they are of.- fered "at moderate war prices," which, no doubt, would be considered far from moderate in time of peace. Provisions are dear, but have not reached the rates that would prove excessive scarcity. The market price of meat in Charleston is a little above that of the retail shops of London, and poultry is cheaper. The quotations are extravagant for South Carolina, though the average of Middle sex; the Northern journals exaggerate, as usual, in describing them as " famine prices." The ordinary course of public amusements is not checked and very little altered by the war. In Richmond two theatres are open every night, playing the oldest English stock pieces of the severest " legitimate drama." One of these houses has issued a rather curious announcement. The first reprisal made by the South for the confiscation policy of the Federal Congress is enforced by a Richmond manager on a shadowy kind of theatrical property—Mr. Forrest's " great tragic play" of " Matamora." Some years since Mr. Forrest offered a prize for a tragedy, and obtained " Metamora,the Last of the Wampanoags," from the competition. His exclusive right to per form the character of the Indian hero has, it ap pears, hitherto " been scrupulously respected by managers and actors thro ug h ou t th e wor ld." Thi s . . right of custom Mr. Forrest has forfeited by poli tical offences, and here is the managerial decree of confiscation : "Now, Mr. Forrest having thought proper to lavish the profits accruing to him from this and other of his plays for years past in supporting the insane attempt of the Northern despotism to subju gate the South and crush the spirit and liberties of that very people who have added much to his fortune and his fame, the management feel that it is but an act of justice to appropriate for the amusement of the public this great standard play, upon which Mr. Forrest has built his reputation." So " Matamora," with its future profits, is appro priated accordingly ! The many English dramatic writers who have " lost their hair" on the war path of American enterprise will not regret to see the scalp of a native added to the collection of " appro priations." Another proof of the small effect the present state of public affairs produces on the great current of social life is given in a paragraph that might furnish an illustration to the Registrar- General : " The war does not affect the marriage market in any perceptible degree in Richmond, 30 licenses having been issued by the clerk of the Hustings Court during the month of August. This is -t 711 E ARMY. In accordance with orders received at the hen quarters of the Royal EngineerDeputy-Adju t ant-Gene. establishment, djGutant- e e h n a e: t ham, from the office of the of various trades and call , c o m m i i n s s g i s o n h e d a ve been officers a s n e d l e in e t e e n d , ral, a partyof 45 non tf o r o n m b a t r h r a e l o a cm , f p o a r n p i e a s r t o i f c utory service Engine at m e rstßo a a ,G r ib mp r ai tar, and Corfu, to be attached to the companies of selectedßoyal must Engineers b e gaoto good those smiths, stations. or he carpenters,nin t masons, T or be acquaint e d w ith some o th e r trades, as they will be employ e d on th e eng i neer ing works now in e b e progress at Gibraltar, Malta, and Corfu, the compa nies stationed at which places have been reduced considerably in strength in consequence of several of the non-commissioned officers and men having been invalided home, and the companies thereby consi derably reduced. The party selected were medically inspected at head-quarters yesterday, and their names forwarded to the Horse Guards for approval. The 22d company of the Royal Engineers, under the command of Capt. E. H. Steward, paraded in marching order at Brompton barracks yesterday, where the n on - commissioned officers and men were inspected a b E by n C g o t l n . e H e r. establishment.D t i i r c e i c p t a o t r i o o n f of their departure from Chatham to Portsmouth this morning. The 26th company of Royal Engineers, which is ordered to proceed to Weymouth, as already an nounced in The Sun, has received orders from the Horse Guards to leave Chatham on the 10th inst. A number of officers and others from Woolwich garrison went down to Shoeburyness on Tuesday, to be present at the removal and official examination ordered to take place of the W hitworth target, re cently battered, as detailedin _the Sun. The target was taken to pieces in their presence, and was exa mined with much care in order to ascertain the pre cise nature of the effect produced. Mr. Whitworth predicted that the timber backing behind the armour would be found very much shattered by the explo sion of his shells. The examination, however, as stated yesterday at Woolwich by the officers pre sent showed that no serious injury was done to the wooden backing, although it was a good deal shat tered by the shock and by the fragments of the plate forced into it. The injury spreads no furth er, and is manifested in no way diff e rent from that produced ,argely more than the average number." FATAL ASSAULT.—A very cowardly and fatal attack on a man is reported from Chesterfield. On Monday night it appears a young fellow named Cooper was walking home with his sweetheart, when two men, said to be Irish men, pushed against him. Cooper made some remark, when one of the fellows turned round and struck him sud denly a fearful blow on the temple with a life-preserver. lie walked home, but scarcely spoke again, and died on Tuesday night. The affair is now in the hands of the authorities. _ [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— External Diseases.—Every description of ulceration, .sore, wound, burn, and indolent ulcer is at once arrested in its destructive progress by the early and judicious application of this healing Ointment, which substitutes healthy for inflammatory affections action. It soothes and cools all affections of the skin, prevents their spreading, and ulti mately leaves the surface sound. When the disease has been of long duration Holloway's Pills should be taken, while his Ointment is being used ; they promote the cure by purifying the blood and regulating the circul a ti on. The Ointment is an admirabl e au xiliary in subduing the. many rushes and eruptions common to the n ursery • then the timely use of these medicaments will ease many an aching heart, ~-- c-~ r of an invading army would be exceedingly in . human if he were to deprive the whole of the inno cent, unarmed population of the country of the means of subsistence and of their own houses, and it would not only be a great hardship, but it would Ihave no appreciable effect in bringing pressure to bear upon the Government of the opposing Power. In addition to that, there was a much stronger principle of action—the principle of self-interest, which was the only one they could safely trust in time of war. (Hear, hear.) It was not the interest of a hostile general to stir up the hostility of the people of the land, because it would expose him to a danger of the most imminent character. In point of fact, to destroy private property on land would be to stir up a hornet's nest out of which they could extract nothing of great value, and would immedi ately suffer great inconvenience. (Hear, hear.) The case of property at sea was very different. There was no question of humanity at stake, no adverse interests to encounter, and where, as on land, private property was disseminated over a vast surface, and exposed to a heavy cost of transport, in the capture of property at sea they had, as it were, a condensed portion of the wealth of the enemy, and they had the power of at once passing that property to their own credit. The number of ships was limited, by the capture of which they had an effi cient means of bringing pressure to bear upon the resources of the enemy, and of inducing the state of mind which was their object in prosecuting hosti lities. The comparison of the case of property at sea and on land was, he thought, altogether erro neous ; the two things were separate and distinct. He held the argument with reference to private property on land to be entirely fallacious. Were they bound to respect property at sea because it was their interest to respect private property on land ? (Hear, hear.) Great Britain pos sessed the largest mercantile tonnage in the world, and it was therefore argued by some that they were exposed to the greatest danger from acting upon the principle of capture of property at sea. That argument seemed to be brought forward as if a large mercantile marine was an evil rather than an advantage. That he thought a wrong view to take of the subject. He considered it to be a great good to this country that we possessed great wealth and great mercantile tonnage ; but it would be no advantage unless our tonnage was efficiently pro tected. He maintained, however, that it was more efficiently protected than any other marine, and for this reason—that the true protection of the mercan tile marine was our naval power; and, as we pos sessed naval supremacy in case of war, we had the power of blockading the ports of the enemy, thereby practically excluding hostile ships from the sea, and securing to British shipping a clear and uninter rupted highway over the ocean. (Cheers.) Mr. Spence entered at some length into the provisions of the Paris Convention, and explained his belief that the position of England under the altered cir cumstances was still more advantageous in the case of her mercantile marine. He referred to the case of the last war with France, in which the great in jury to British shipping was occasioned, not by regular men-of-war, but by French privateers; and stated that by the provisions of the Paris Congress that danger to British shipping was removed by the abolition of the right of p:ivateering. The real object of war, he urged, should be, not to slay a certain number of the enemy—that was merely a means to an end in bringing them into a frame of mind to agree to peace. In the case of war with America we might bring them into such a state of mind either by sending soldiers and sailors to fight them or through injury to their trade and com merce. Of the two was it not plain that the latter was more humane ? and in the case of that country it was evidently the more efficacious. (Hear, hear.) During the last war with America the blockade of her ports and the annihilation of her commerce al tered the original feeling of enmity that had caused the war, and was found to be more patent and effi cacious than the adoption of the only means which, if the council's views were adopted, would be left to them. (Hear.) Mr. Spence ridiculed the idea of "free trade in war," and contended that the best means of preventing or curtailing hostilities was to make war so dire and distressing as to make it repulsive to all classes of the community. In the present state of political feeling in the world there were strong reasons why Great Britain should maintain intact her naval power. He also condemned the policy of the council of the Chamber as exposing Liverpool to an amount of obloquy, for other portions of the community would say it was based solely on self interest that impelled men to move in a direction contrary to the interests of the people at large. He also urged that the apprehensions of shipowners as to the disastrous consequences of war were wholly exaggerated and unnecessary, and that in case of naval warfare this country would always possess a great advantage over all others. Mr. Bernard Hall seconded the amendment, which was opposed by Mr. Charles Holland ; and after some further discussion the debate was adjourned for a week. PRICE..... ....4d. :D ....5eL BELLIGERENT RIGHTS A 7 SEA. LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. In reversal of the policy of the council of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, the members last week, at a general meeting of the body, decided against the expediency of the abolition of commer cial blockades. On Wednesday the members again assembled at the public salesroom, Liverpool and London Chambers, for the purp„se of considering the action of the council with reference to bellige rent rights at sea. The council has on several occa sions expressed their opinion in favour of the pro posal to exempt private property at sea from capture ; and, as considerable opposition has been manifested to this proceeding of the council, great interest was felt in the issue of the discussion. There was a large attendance of members of the chamber, including many of the principal gentle. men on 'Menge. The chair was occupied by Mr. Thomas Chilton, president; and he, in 6pening the proceedings, explained the position of the question, and suggested that the discussion should be taken de novo in order that full consideration might be given to the subject. Mr. JOIIN CAMPBELL moved" That this chamber adheres to the views expressed by it in its memo rials to the Board of Trade of the 19th of January, 1860, and to Lord Palmerston on the 3d of Feb ruary, 1860, and in its petition to the House of Commons on the 6th of March, 1862, in favour of the proposal to exempt private property at sea from capture." He said when the war broke out between France and Austria in 1859 an opinion was generally entertained, not only in this country but throughout the world, that England would, sooner or later, become involved in the struggle. The consequence of that opinion was that a consi derable war premium was demanded from those merchants who desired to provide against war risks, and a decided preference was given to America and other neutral countries, especially where the cargoes, as from India and China, were of great value. This attracted the attention of the shipowners of Liver pool. If that were the consequence of a mere fear that England would be dragged into hostilities, what would be the position of England when en gaged in active hostilities ? It seemed to them sufficiently clear that the premium of war insurance would rise to an unheard-of price, because the risk of capture would be greater than before the use of steam had added to the facilities, not only of priva teers but of armed cruisers, to capture merchant ships. These considerations made it clearly the duty of the shipowners, looking not only to their own interests, but also those of the merchant, that they should ascertain the views of the Government on the subject. A deputation, introduced by Mr. Horsfall, waited upon Lord Palmerston, who said he thought there was no chance of the Cabinet adopting their views. Thus repulsed by the Go vernment the case was laid before the Chamber of Commerce, and that body resolved to memorialise the Government on the subject. The result of the operations of the single . Confederate steamer Ala bama had been to cause hundreds of thousands of tons of American shipping to be transferred to British owners at extremely low prices. He pointed out the very different position which England in case of war would occupy; how infinitely more intensified would be the calamity that would befall our shipowners if we were at war with a country capable of fitting out hundreds of Alabamas ; the British shipowners would be exposed to great danger in the capture of their vessels, especially in long voyages. The effect of a war with a great maritime Power would be to de prive British shipping of employment, and to cause its transfer to neutral countries; our great steamship lines would be obliged to withdraw their ships from trade, or transfer them to a neutral flag. Mr. Campbell carefully analysed all the objections to the proposition, denying that its adoption would inflict injury upon the national power of Great Britain, or that, if the principle were agreed to, it could not be acted upon or enforced in time of war. He con tended that the consequence of a great maritime war would be to seal up in our harbours the great bulk of our mercantile marine, and to throw the carrying trade of this country into the hands of neutral and competing Powers. Mr. LAMPORT seconded the motion. He ex plained that he did not then consider the question of the'' immunity of private property from capture at sea," as he considered that subject had been finally settled by the Treaty of Paris; but that they had rather to consider the addition of a slight provision to that treaty which appeared to have been over looked by those who had drawn up the terms of the treaty. In supporting this proposal it was neces sary to show that they, as shipowners, or persons interested in shipping, were deeply interested in advocating the change ; they were also bound, in advocating their own interests, to show that they were not asking for anything opposed to the gene interests of the country, for whatever were the consequences, whatever the ruin inflicted by war, they were bound to submit to those chances—they were bound to submit to that ruin, if it could be shown that their (the shipowners') sacrifice was for the general benefit. (Hear, hear.) But they were net to be wantonly sacrificed or needlessly ruined— they were not to be ruined unless the general in terests of the country required it. (Cheers.) He denied, however, that such sacrifice was necessary, and, quoting the evidence given before the Select Committee of the House of Commons, showed that British trade was most seriously injured by the mere dread that this country would become involved in hostilities. He contended that during war the carrying trade of Great Bri tain would in a great measure be transferred to neutral Powers ; that the British shipping would for many years, even after the restoration of Peace, be at a great disadvantage ; and that the result of war, instead of sending merchant seamen into the Royal navy, would be to secure their employment in neutral mercantile marine, which would by the high freights they could command outbid the pay ments offered by the British Royal navy. Mr.PATTEBSON moved and Mr. ARNOTT seconded an amendment— " That it is inexpedient to prosecute further at present the question of the exemption of private pro perty at sea, intimately connected as it is with the law of blockade and others incident to a state of warfare, upon which the Chamber seems indisposed to commit itself to a deliberate opinion, without further consideration." This amendment was lost by a large majority. Mr, J, SPENCE, who, on rising, was received with loud applause, then moved an amendment upon the original motion to the following effect " That to abolish the right to capture merchant : ships of the enemy plainly leads to the abolition of commercial blockades; that this Chamber has re cently affirmed that it is not this country's interest to abrogate the established right of blockade, and now resolves not to further any alteration in inter national law that tends directly or indirectly to im pair the efficiency of our naval forces in time of war M r . Spence pointed out the close connection between the two questions of commercial bloc k a d es and of exemption of pri va t e property at sea, and dwelt on the inconsistency of the Chamber now affirming their opinion in favour of the exemption of private property at sea, when they had already decided against the e x p e di ency o f a bolishi ng bl ockade. The stron gest argument, he said, that was adduced in favour of the principle advocated by Mr. Campbell was that property on land i was protected from cap ture, and that, therefore, t was a great evil and a great injustice to shipowners that they should be exposed to a risk and loss from which other pro perty was protected. That, he th ou ght, w ou ld b e a great hardship and injustice if the fact were so. But it was not so. Property on land did enjoy a certain amount of protection from two principles which had no bearing on the case of war at sea_ One prin ciple was that of humanity. A general at the head 7HB GREEK QUES2ION. The Greek Committee in London has issued an address to the Greek electors in England on the ap proaching choice of a king. The address contains the following passages : Let us consider the peculiar qualifications which we are entitled to seek in the selection of a king. It is, in the first place, of the highest moment that we should choose a prince who has been trained under a constitutional-system, and who, from habit and education, would systematically uphold the supre macy of the law. He should, moreover, come from a country in which he has learnt the value of free municipal institutions, which Greece ought never to have lost, and which should be restored under his fostering hand. It is also important that he should be embued with those principles of government which gave the first place to civil and constitutional authority, and which would forbid the waste of the resources of the country upon a large standing army when such a force would lend no strength to a good Government, and when patriotism would make every citizen a volunteer, if his country were assailed. The future King of Greece ought like wise to come from a family accustomed to promote industrial progress and practical education, of which our country has great need. The position of Preece and the character of her population point to the development or a mercantile marine. Under an en- lightened Administration, her ships of commerce would soon float upon every sea, and if her Sove reign possessed a knowledge of naval affairs, his personal influence would promote this much-wished for result. Let us not derogate from the merits of other princes, when we point to Prince Alfred of England, as the one which obviously combines the qualities and advantages Which our countrymen should seek. We need not allude to the benefits that would re sult from a closer connection with so industrious a country as England, and it would be contrary to the principles of her Government, and the known wishes of her people, to exercise any improper in fluence over our internal affairs. He would be the independent Sovereign of an independent people. It would be for us to make him proud of the nation ality we should confer upon him. We might con fidently hope that he would sympathise with our glorious history, and be satisfied with that legiti mate ambition for the future which now fills the heart of every son of Greece. We might also be sure that he would make the voice of our country heard on behalf of our fellow Christians who are still under Turkish rule, and that he would contribute to secure for them the full benefit of the concessions which have been ob tained through the good offices of the Great Christian Powers. In pointing to the fittest prince that could be elected to occupy the vacant throne of Greece, let us, in the first instance, choose representatives who will carry out this idea. Let us avoid everything which could give offence to other Governments, and trust they will respect our rights. May God protect the interests of Greece ! M. E. RoDooLNAciti, Chairman to the Greek Committee. Importing tea without colour on the leaf pre vents the Chinese passing off inferior leaves as in the usual -kinds. liornimanv Tea is uncoloured, therefore always °oil alike, Sold in pickets by 2 ) 2 80 agents. 00// ~ ~Z~ 4 , Dec,