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Liam Bird, segtershire. hat manu- 3etshire. 3vonshire. sey, York- ;Ow. ition of the !I only of it umption of numerous All other utry buyers roved busi s for choice Cher kinds. beans un corn there was active nillers, but law and old ular prices. els must be day. Oats ;c. 3. low of old and sellers 58s to 70s, y middling, id the trade made ft onl rate supply he previous 464 to 54a 36s ; oats in kis ; beans, Deo. 19. Dec. 13. Dec. 6. Dec. —. Dec. —. Overdue. Jan. 1. Dec. 19. Dec. 13. Dec. 10. Dec. 19. Dec. 13. Dec. 10. Dec. 5. Dec. 31 Dec. ts Dec. 10. Dec. 10. Dec. 11. Dec. 6. Dec. 10. Dec. 14. Bywell eaumont, ife of the 3oruman- Nicholas to Sarah if Caven- rddelton ny Jane Esq., of p Edwd. L Consul Burnell, Mrs. H. ' gq., late ,h Jack )unty of DUN' , 112, nuty of ATEMORIAL m .",, THE LATE GENERAL Slit 7 4 . ILLIAM NAPIER, K.C.B. At a Meetinc c held at the Royal Unit e d S erv i ce Tnstitn tion on the nth May, 1860, 11 i 8 Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, K.G., It w as G.C.8., in the ch a i r , proposed by his Grace the Duke of Richmond, K.G., and seconded by the Earl of Ellenborough, G.C.8., That the late General Sir William Napier, as a soldier end a military historian, merited the admiration and grafi kude of his country. Proposed by General Sir John Burgoyne, Batt., G.C.8., and seconded by General Sir Thomas Brotherton, K .C. B. , That he immortalised the glorious deeds of our Army in Spain, Portugal, and France, by his history of the war in those countries—a history that no true soldier can read without instruction and advantage, and without being in 'spired by th e h ero i c sent i ments and spirit-stirring languag of the author. Proposed by General Sir Robert Gardiner, G.C.8., and seconded by Lieutenant-General Sir Harry S m ith , Bart., G.C.8., That a subscription be immediately opened for the erec tion of a statue to the memory of the chivra:trous soldier and unsurpassed military historian. ._ _ A. LAWRIE, Hon. Sec. COMMITTEE, His Royal Highness the DDIcE or CAMBRIDGE, K.G., G.C.B. His Graco the Duke of r.io•aierset. His Grace the Duke of. E,ichmond, K.G. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle. His Grace the Duke of Leinster. His Grace the D'aire. of Wellington, K.G. The Earl De Grey and Ripon The Earl of Ellenborough, G.C.B. The Viscount Palmerston, K.G., G.C.B. Field-Marshal Viscount Combermere, G.C.B. Field-Marshal Lord Seaton, G.C.B. Lieut.-Gen. thn Earl of Lucan, K.C.B. General Lord. Clyde, G.C.B. The Right Ilion. Lord John Russell. The Right lion. Sidney Herbert. The Right 'lion. Sir Charles Wood, Bart. General Si-c John Burg G.C.B.ne Bart., G.C.B. General F.3ir Hew Ross, Genera'. Sir Ge orge Brown, G.C.B. 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Tickets may he obtained at 28, Piccadilly, from 10 till 5, and at the Principal Libraries and Musicsellers.—Admission, Stalls, 3s. ; Area, 2s. ; Gallery, is.—lloors open at Half-p ast Seven, and Saturday Afternoon, at Half-past Two. *** No Bonnets allowed in the Stalls. *** Grand Change of Pro gramme ! MISS SEVEN AGES STANLEY'S . OFWOM AN EVERY EVENING at Eight, at the EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY, except Saturday, and on Saturday at Three. Stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; gallery, Is. Office open daily from Eleven td Three. CAPTAIN MORTON PRICE and Miss CATHARINE LUCETTE every evening. at the Prince of Wales-hall, Regent-street, in RINGING THE CHANGES and a MANAGER'S PERPLEXITIES, with which they achieved their recent great success in the United States and Canada. Doors open at half-past 7. Admission 35., 25., and ls. ; children in arms, £1 la. Charles Dudley, General Manager ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, RE-OPENED for the WINTER SEASON for PRO MENADE CONCERTS, with the following powerful cast, consisting of selections from Il Trovatore, Martha, Lurline, Huguenots, L'Etoile du Nord, Sze. Dancing at Ten o'clock. The Original Band, established ten years. Conducted by M. LAMOTTE. Admission, Is. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, High Holborn.—This establishment, pre-eminently distinguished for the elegance and matchless beauty of its decorations, combined with the perfection of its manage ment, is OPEN EVERY EVENING. Mr. W. M. Packer's highly talented Band performs nightly selections from the operas and the most admired and favourite dance music. Doors open at eight o'clock. Admission to all parts of the establishment, ls. CATTLE SHOW! I I • ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE MUSIC HALL, LEICESTER SQUARE. Proprietor MR. E. T. SMITH. In announcing the Opening of this Grand Establishment, Mr. E. T. SMITH ventures to remind the public that he appears in their midst as a favoured caterer for their amuse ment, and bases his claim for a patent of precedency in that respect upon the "GREAT FACT" that, by no ordinary struggles against "quality" prejudices, he has established the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, as the play-house for the people. Mr. SMITH further challenges the Musical Army to point out one Volunteer who has made more rapid strides towards advancing the taste for Music than himself: He has provided for the million, at the lowest prices of admission, the grandest Operas, English and Italian, illustrated by the most accom plished artists ; in a word, he has broken up that inharmoni ous monopoly which shut out high-class compositions not only from the humbler, but from the middle classes of English society. In his present great effort, unmatched in the history of modern times, Mr. SMITH will, he trusts, amply sustain the character it is his ambition to boast. The Alhambra Palace will be no ordinary place of enter ainruent ; and, with emphasis, he directs attention to the OPENING NIGHT, MONDAY, DEc. 10, 1860, And Every Evening at Seven o'clock precisely. The Musical Direction is confided to Mr. James Tully, the popular conductor at the Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane. The name of that gentleman is alone a guarantee for the orchestral department) In the Refreshment Department a prospectus is needless, when it is stated that it will be under the superintendence of Mr. dames Ellis, from Australia, who will be favourably re membered as the original proprietor of Cremorne Gardens, Chelsea, and of the Adelaide Gallery, Strand. Mr. Ellis may fairly lay claim to having given rise and impetus to all the popular music halls and salons of amusement which now form so conspicuous and leading an element of public appre ciation. Mr. Smith feels it scarcely necessary to add, that he has gone to enormous expense in making the Palace of the Alhambra a giant specimen of good taste and of public com fort. Experience has long since proved that those who solicit the patronage of the public must endeavour to deserve it ; and nothing less than the supply of the very best articles can en title any public caterer to that high distinction. In evidence of his good intentions, Mr. SMITH takes the opportunity of pub ishing the names of the firms in the wholesale trade with whom he is dealing, and thereby makes them responsible, with himself, for the excellence and genuineness of the Wines, Spirits, &c., which are supplied by Messrs. Swaine, Board, and Co. ; and of the Malt Liquors, which are supplied by the celebrated firms of Messrs. Huggins and Co., Messrs. Reid and Co., Messrs. Bass and Co., and Messrs. Guinness and Co. A Tariff of Charges is conspicuously placed in every part of the building. It is respectfully requested that any complaint of incivility or inattention on the part of the waiters or assistants be at once communicated to the Manager. In thanking the Public for the gracious support previously conferred on him, Mr. SMITH respectfully submits to their patronage an unparalleled example of his energy, expendi ture, and seal. COME ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 10th, at Seven. Admission, SIXPENCE. E. T. SMITH, Proprietor. CATTLE-SHOW WEEK. SMITHFIELD CUB. EVANS'S HOTEL AND MAGNIFICENT MUSIC and SUPPER ROOMS, COVENT-GARDEN. The ANNUAL MEETING of COUNTRY GENTLEMEN and OLD FRIENDS will take place during the week. The proprietor, anxious to maintain the conceded reputa tion of the above establishment, particularly in the opinion of his country visitors, begs leave to present the following programme : VOCAL PERFORMANCES: MOND AY.—Mendelssohn's " Walpurg,is Night," Bishop's Dramatic Glees, Songs, kc. &c. TUESDAY—Selections from Weber, Auber, Rossini ; Eng lish Glees, Finale to " Fidelio ;" Songs, &c. WEDNESDAY—The fine old music of " Macbeth," by Dick Leveredge (composer of "The Roast Beef of Old England," and "B:ack Eyed Susan "); Dramatic Glees, Miscellaneous Selections, Finale to " Fidelio ;" Songs, &c. TlMRSDAY.—Bishop's Music—this establishment possess ing the credit of performing the works of our English worthy with a fidelity unsurpassed in the kingdom ; Mendelssohn's " Walpurgis Night ;" Finale to " Fidelio ;" Songs, (tc. FRlDAY.—Mendelssohn's " Walpurgis Night ;" Madrigals, by Edwards (1560) ; Wilbye (1599) ; Morley (1595); Allison (1605) ; Part Songs by Hatton, Pearsall, Hon. Seymour Egerton, Loder, Purcell, interspersed with some capital Comic Songs by Mr. Ross and Mr. Sydney. The latter will sing two New Songs, written by him eXpressly for the occa sion. EXTRAORDINARY NIGGERS. Every man loves a dog, "for they are faithful creatures." Mr. Tanner's wonderful little animals for this week only ; the singularly excellent and elegant displays of the Connor Family ; Grotesque Violin playing, Arc. Soloists, Masters King, White, and M tson ; Messrs. ITogan, Brady, Smith, Peters, Bamford, M'Davltt, Whitwell, &c., the famous Boy Choir, Glees, Madrigals, and concerted Music, as ever. Conductor, Mr. M`Davitt, Piano, Mr. Wall. Har monium, Mr. Cubitt. Somecapital Pictures have been added to the splendid collection of Histrionic Portraits. Doors open at Half-past Seven, commence at Eight precisely. Ad mittance One Shilling. Books of Words gratuitous. Beds, In the Hotel, 2s. Attendance, ls. MR. MACKNEY RETURNS TO THIS ESTABLISHMENT AT CHRISTMAS. A N EFFECTUAL REMEDY.-LAMBERT'S -3L- ASTHMATIC BALSAM, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad mitted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and consumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce in curable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprited of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared only and sold by W. Lambert, Chemist, 20, Jermyn- street, Haymarket, and by all Druggists in bottles. 13id., 28. 3d., and 4s. 6d. each. Be particular and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. BY HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. M It. ESKE L L, Surgeon Dentist, 8, IV a Grosvenor-street, has PATENTED an INVEN TION for the CONSTRUCTION and ADAPTATION of ARTIFICIAL. TEETH and GUMS, which has the following extraordinary advantages : First—A set of Teeth, of exquisite workmanship and me chanism. can be fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success IN TWO HOURS, without pain or extraction of stumps, and answering all the purposes of mastication and articulation. t 4 econd—They arc fixed without bands, wires, springs, or fastenings, by a moveable, flexible, and imperishable BASE, from which such an extraordinary power of suction or self adhesion is obtained, that the teeth are perfectly im moveable, except at the option of the wearer. Third—Artificial Teeth made in the ordinary way are ren dered useless by the loss of any of the natural teeth to which they are attached, but by this patent they are not impaired in the slightest degree, are always useful, and will last a life time. Fourth—:Residents abroad, or in the country, can ad just these teeth hi any of the above cases without the aid of a dentist. Mr. Eskell's patent, of which he is the sole inventor and patentee, can only be procured at his residence, where !pecimens may be seen and every information obtained. Decayed Teeth stopped. Loose Teeth fastened. All con sultations Free. Terms strictly moderate.-8. GROSVE NOR-STREET, and BENNET'S-HILL, BIRMINGHAM. CURTIS ON -NEW EDITION : k MEDICAL ESSAY ON MANHOOD NERVOUS AND GENERA- TIVE DISEASES. iust Published, the 150th thousand, with numerous plates. in a sealed envelope, price ls., Sold by all Booksellers, and sent post paid, by the Author, forl 2 stamps, 1/I ANITOOD: the CAUSE and CURE of PRE ' MATURE DECLINE with Plain Directions for Verfect Restoration to Health and Vigour. By Dr. J. L. CURTIN, 15, Alberrnarle : street, Piccadilly, London. !CONTENTS: INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological ! , truettire and Functions of the Reproductive Organs. C TEA - ru ER IL—Causes of Spervaatorrhnea end Impotence; Early Vicious Indulgences; Dangers of Neglect. CHAPTER Review of the various Disqualifications Marriage ; whether resulting from Youthful Abuse, the Follies of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. CHAPTER IV.—The Author's plan of Treatment, Medical and Moral, being the result of a successful practice extending over a period of '25 years. Cll A PTE RS V. and VI. on the modern Treatment of Gonorrlnzea and Syphilis. The Book concludes with numerous varied and interesting ases, to which is added the Author's recipe of a preventive Lotion. REVIEWS OF THE WORK. • "Curtis on Manhood.—This is a truly "—" valuable work, and should be in the hands of young and old. Sunday Times," 23d . March, 1856. "The author has conferred a great boon by publishing this little work, in which is described the source of those diseases which produce decline in youth or more frequently prem a t ure old age."—" Daily Telegraph," March 27,1856. Sold also by Piper and Co., Paternoster-row; Mann, St, %rig= ORIENTAL INLAND STEAM COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the FIFTH HALF YEARLY MEETING of the Shareholders of this Company will be held at the London Tavern, Bishopagate-street, in the City of London, on THURSDAY, the 20th day ofDecem ber instant, at Two o'clock in the Afternoon precisely. By Order. JOHN MATHEWSON, Secretary. 9, Billiter-street, London, December, 1800. ORIENTAL INLAND STEAM COMPANY (Limited). The TRANSFER BOOKS of this Company will be CLOSED from the 20th to the 31st day of December current, both inclusive, preparatory to issuing the interest warrants for the current half-year. JOHN MATHEWSON, Secretary. 9, Billiter-street, London, Dec. 5, 1860. ]EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY. The Court of Directors of the East and West India Dock Company hereby give notice, that the TRANSFER BOOKS of the said Company will be SHUT on THURSDAY, the 13th day of December, 1860, and open again on THURSDAY, the 3d day of January, 1861. By order of the Court. GEORGE COLLIN, Secretary. East and West India Dock House, Billiter-square, 30th November, 1860. AMERICA AS IT IS. TOHN CASSELL upon the UNITED STATES. V On Monday, December 17, will be published in No. 161 of " CASSELL'S ILLUSTRATED FAMILY PAPER," being the Christmas Number, the first of a series of articles, entitled "AMERICA AS IT IS," by JOHN CASSELL. The object of these articles will be to convey to the pubic not only the impressions of American life and manners, formed from the writer's experience of a ten months' sojourn, and from an extensive tour reaching as far west as the Falls of St. Anthony, hut also to supply an historical sketch of the con troversy between the Northern aftd Southern States, from the first introduction of the Slavery Question into Congress, with an account of the great political parties to which it has given rise. Cassell, Fetter, and Galpin, London and New York. I THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN MON MOUTHSHIRE. RISCA, WEDNESDAY. There has been no change in the state of things at the mine with regard to the recovery of the 55 men who still remain below except that all hope is extinct of any one of them being alive. The loss of life therefore may safely be estimated at 135. " Shifts" of men succeed each other every six hours?, but their progress is impeded by the quantity of fire damp with which the mine is still surcharged. Mr. Brough, the Government inspector, descended yesterday, as has been already stated, and came up at 3 o'clock this morning. He was altogether 21 hours underground. His account of the mine is that it still remains in a very bad state. Great quantities of coal had been falling from the roof and the working parties were obliged to use the utmost precaution. It is known where the men still unrecovered had been working, and it is in that direction that the operations of the miners have been carried on for the last two days. The inspec tor thought he had diverted the foul air into a channel which would enable the men to work more securely, and he spoke with confidence of being able to recover some of the bodies this evening. Indeed he intimated that the effluvia arising from their decomposing gave strong and unmistakable evidence of their being not far distant. There were the carcases of about 14 horses also in the mine. Mr. Brough reports highly of the spaces of the galleries, ducts, and passages of the mine, and of the careful superintendence of the company's offi cers, and especially of that of Harrison, the princi pal viewer, on whom the chief responsibility of course would rest if the calamity occurred from any neglect on the part of the owners. ; fire Black Vein Mine, as already stated, has had a very bad reputation, and it appears that its natural appellation, which is sufficiently ominous, has been converted into a still worse one, for it has also got the name of the " Slaughter Pit" amongst the men. This arises, however,from a cause which is peculiar to the nature of the coal. It is accepted generally as a fact that the steam coal, which is the product of the Black Vein, is much more apt to generate fire damp than other descriptions, and in a damp state of the weather, when the barometer stands low, more than usual caution is required. The atmos phere for some time past has been very damp, and to this circumstance has been attributed the fact that no fewer than eight explosions have occurred in South Wales mines within the last month. In most mines the ventilation is principally ob tained by means of furnaces, which convey the foul air through up shafts. This is the mainstay of the miner's safety. It appears, however, that in the Black Vein the ventilation is secured by means of a pumping machinery. The law requires that there should be what is considered sufficient ventilation in every mine, but it leaves the proprietors to em ploy such means as they may deem best calculated to secure this end. A machine, however, is an in strument which can only effect a given amount of power. There is a maximum ofresult beyond which it cannot go. A ventilating machine, therefore, which would be ample to secure ventilation under ordinary conditions might be inadequate to do so when, from any cause, there was greater tendency than usual to generate noxious gases, and that there was such a tendency immediately pievious to this dreadful explosion is admitted on all sides. In the present state of affairs it would, of course, be infair to fix upon the real cause of the disaster ; but those who are in the best position to hazard a conjecture incline to the belief that this will be found the real source of the calamity. There is no reason at pre sent for supposing that it originated in any want of precaution on the part of the men. The coroner and jury again assembled at Risca this morning, and proceeded in their task of visit ing the dead bodies. Yesterday they viewed no less than 42, which, considering the stateof the weather and the advanced hour at which they began this work, shows that they have been very active in the performance of their painful duty. They expect to complete this portion of their duties to-day, or at farthest early on Thursday; but they will not have concluded even then, for it is certain that by that time some of the bodies now underground will be brought up. From the positive manner in which this information has been afforded one is disposed to conclude that the bodies, some of them, have already been found, and that a natural sense of respect for the feelings of the relatives and of the people generally prevents their being brought out till the evening. Three was the largest num ber of bodies which the jury as yet saw in any one house. In one case it was a father and two sons, in another two brothers and a cousin. A consider- I able number of the dead were interred to-day. Hearses were brought from Newport for the con veyance of the bodies, but the supply being unfor tunately inadequate to the demand, the coffins were conveyed in many instances on bearing poles. One met the evidences of death in all directions, and the day being remarkably fine th ere was a large number of visitors from Newport and other places besides the friends of the deceased. Some, who were inhabitants of the place, were of course buried in the graveyard of the parish, but its dimensions were totally inadequate to meet the glut of dead which this disaster occasioned. Men were, therefore, employed all the morning in the field given by Lord Tredegar in digging graves, of which no less than fifty have been made. It appears that a great many of the miners are strangers to the locality. Some few years ago there was a strike amongst the men, and others were brought from Glamorganshire and elsewhere to supply their places. The expense of the coffins and the other :expenses attendant on the burials will be borne by the company. A silent and settled sadness continues to characterise the expres sion of the people generally. The calamity is, of course, the topic of conversation, but still there seems a dislike to dwell upon it, and a wish to put it aside, as something too serious for talk. One might at first attribute this to apathy of feeling, but it is rather the effect of that stony of mind which takes place when people are overtaken by a great calamity, when they have to submit to a stern fatalism against which no exertions can avail. Until the meeting of the jury on the 18th, for the purpose of taking evidence to ascertain the cause, if possible, of the explosion, nothing of much importance can transpire; but in the recovery of the dead bodies still underground the people of Risca Vale will have many occasions to renew their sorrow and their tears. MACHINE NEEDLES.—One thousand men are employed in the United States in the manufacture of sew ing-imachine needles, and the profits of them amount to nearly 300,000 dots. a-year. Since the introduction of the sewing -machine the sale of spool cotton has increased to the extent of more than a million and a half annually. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT.--PLEASURE TO TAB HillLpry.—Unless the digestion be in good order our spirits droop, and our bodies soon become enfeebled. Hol loway's remedies release at once a disordered stomach, and restore the digestive organs to perfect health and vigour. The Ointment should be briskly rubbed twice a day over the pit of the stomach and upon the right side, that it may stimulate and regulate the liver. The Pills act as a gentle aperient, purify the blood, and cool the system. They sub due irritation and remove all obstructions. In dropsy, and disease of the kidneys, immense success has att en d e d the diligent use of Holloivay's Pills and Ointment, which will so adjust every function that happiness must result. THE NATTY. The following has been addressed to the editor of the Times : Sir,—l shall feel obliged if you will alloAwrae to supply some information which I was unable to obtain in time to insert in my letter which you were good enough to publish in the Times of the 27th ult. In the letter I then referred to, signed " One Who Knows the Service," it is stated, " Every able seaman can earn in the merchant service from £3 to £3s 108 and £4 a month ; in the Royal Navy he gets a little over £2." I have just obtained a copy of the return made monthly to the Board of Trade—." Wages to all parts for able seamen, £2 10s. That is for October last. A few days since the Registrar of Seamen also computed the averages wages of merchant seamen at £2 lOs ; that is in November. These returns were given before the letter referred to appeared in the Times. I believe that I am within the mark when I state that the average time that a merchant seamen is out of employ yearly in this country is two months; this is lost pay, which must be deducted from the average rate of wages, and which would reduce the £2los in October and November to £2 ss. I ani aware that these months are not the periods of th highest rate of wages, but if you deduct for the year round the time that the merchant sailor is out of employ I consider £2 lOs a very fair average of the able seaman's pay in the merchant service, and this opinion is supported by the report of the Mer chant Shipping Committee of 1860. But a further reduction must be made in com paring this average with the pay of the navy, on account of the liabilities of the merchant sailor when shipwrecked, or left behind abroad from in ability to proceed on his voyage. He is then dis charged from his ship, and his pay ceases until he is restored to health and either finds a ship abroad wanting hands or is returned to his own country. More than that, if he has earned wages when so left behind, they are paid to the consul, and go to cover the expenses of his subsistence and medical attend ance. Only distressed seamen are provided for out of the Mercantile Marine Fund, and as long as a man has wages he is not considered a distressed seaman, so that I have known a man left behind on his voyage home from sickness with a consider•• able amount of wages due spend it all on recovery of health, although perhaps the illness was brought on in the service of the ship, such as scurvy from a long voyage on salt provisions, or rheumatism from exposure to wet or a leaky vessel. This last case I always thought very hard, and, as the Act of Parliament makes the owner liable for a seaman's expenses if left behind owing to any hurt or injury received in the service of his ship, I considered scurvy or rheumatism contracted in the eervice of the ship to come under this provision of the Act, but I was overruled by the Board of Trade. How ever, at all times the pay ceases ; and what becomes of the wife and family then, if the sickness is of long duration ? This feature of the case certainly deducts from the value of the average rate of wages, and in opposi tion to this really grave consideration (for the number of cases of men left behind abroad from inability to proceed on the voyage and from shipwreck is very considerable) I may point out that the man• of-war's-man's pay and time for pension never ceases, either when on leave at home or when he falls sick abroad; he is paid Until he is landed on his own shores and inva lided, and he has at all times the best oppor tunities afforded him of restoration to health. Another statement made by the writer referred to is—" The pay of an able seaman who ships for 10 years' continuous service is £2 9s, a month. Very few, however, do enter for ten years, so that the average of able seamen's wages in the navy is only about £2 2s. a month." The fact is that a large majority of the men are continuous service men. The Boscawen's crew, lately granted 42 days' leave (receiving pay all the time), continuous service men, 214, all returned but six, three of whom were ordinaries just joined the service ; non-continuous service men, 34, all came back, as well as 43 boys. The St. George has at present 300 continuous service men, and she is the last commissioned ship. So much for the " very few" stated above. Any feally good able seaman can get at once the rating o . f leading seaman, whose pay is £2 14s, 3d. a month. When you add to this the prospect of increased pay by promotion, which every well•conducted man can easily obtain, and the pension, I think it will appear that the pay is not the question which affects the popularity of the service. Double the pay, and the service would, in my opinion, still present the same appearances to the seaman in many respects ; but there are reforms which I believe will soon be carried out, the advan tages attending which will heap benefits on the sailor, morally and physically, which will produce a powerful impression on him, and conduce more to popularise the Navy than any increase of pay, espe- I cially if obtained, as proposed by the writer of the letter referred to, at the sacrifice of his pension. Now, sir, I must be allowed to say a word in my own defence. I see that because in my letter of the 27th I simply confined myself to a contradiction of the facts contained in the letter therein referred to, I have afforded occasion for the accusation that my defence of the Navy was influenced "by the natu ral leaning of all Admirals (who are not Napiers or Cochranes) to the Board of Admiralty, and that the really wise project of increasing the seaman's pay is supposed by half the readers of the limes to have been thoroughly demolished." So writes the Saturday Review. With regard to the first accusation, which seems rather • to imply toadying the Admiralty, I am willing to abide by the opinion of those who know me in the service, and I think the writer would find, if he would only seek the information, that he could hardly have made a worse hit. The second insinuation might produce an impres sion (which I should much regret) that I was opposed to improving the condition of the sailor in the Navy by increase of pay. I beg to deny the justice of any such inference being drawn from anything I have written on this subject. I opposed myself to an increase of pay at the sacrifice of any portion of the pension, and I sought to refute the correctness of the comparison drawn between the pay of the two services. I denied the description drawn of the state of the Navy to be a true one, and I did not agree that the unpopularity of the Navy was owing to the inadequacy of the pay. But I beg to assert that no one would rejoice more than myself over any increased advantage, in pay or otherwise, which the Legislature could be induced to afford to the sailor. No officer has laboured more earnestly than I have for the last 10 years to urge upon each successive Board of Admiralty the necessity of im proving the condition of the sailor by abolishing the hulks and establishing a thoroughly organised system of barrack-homes for the Navy. I wrote a pamphlet in 1856 on this subject, pointing out in the strongest light the misery entailed on the men by the hulk system, and recommending other reforms for their benefit, and I trust I shall always be found in the foremost ranks of those who will push forward the interests of the sailor in a legal manner and with due respect to authority. But I hold him to be the sailor's worst friend who by misrepresen tations and evaggerations leads him to feel dis contented and disaffected towards the service, and to seek by unlawful and violent means to obtain from his country through the Legislature those advantages which will more freely flow from the impulse of generous sympathy and gratitude. The prejudice against barracks has, I am glad to say, at last succumbed, and, although I do not speak from authority, I believe I may safely state that the present Board of Admiralty have decided on seeking from the Legislature t i ne means of carry ing out this most desirable of all benefits for the Navy. The hulks have been truly called the curse of the Navy. Through the barrack system, if carried out with a generous hand, more will be done to popularise the Nauthan by any other means ; it will sSon prove a better recruiting-agent than the £lO liOunty, and I believe it is the only means whereby you will ever make dismissal from the service the most dreaded punishment that can be inflicted. The barrack system will give the sailor a home near which his family can settle, and where, by being insured a fixed portion of his service in the Reserve, he will see the certain prospect of a considerable part of his time for pension in his own country. The barrack-home will afford many com forts hitherto unknown to the sailor, and I trust that every man on leave from the fleet may find a night's lodging there if he wishes it. Kindly associations will flow from this change in his con dition, resulting in discipline and good order and an esprit de corps which will raise the Navy as a defensive power to that standard which the country demands, and redound more in its after conse quences to the credit of the Board of Admiralty who effected this reform than any other measure the Navy has ever experienced.—l rem • am, &c., Dec. 1. GEO. ELLIOT, Rear-Admiral. TRE NAVAL RESERFE. The seamen of the North of England have just issued the following important address to their brother mariners, giving their reasons for support ing the Admiralty scheme of forming a naval reserve. It is as follows : " To THE MARINERS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. ‘` The seamen of the north-east ports of England (from Hartlepool to Blyth inclusive), forming a great portion of the Royal Naval Reserve, the majority of which belong to the Seamen's United Protection Society, amounting to 1,000 men, con sider it to be their duty at the present juncture to invite our brother seamen's attention to a recent measure, which, if accomplished, appears susceptible of important advantages to the nation generally, and to seamen and their families especially. " Next to manifesting our loyalty to our Queen and respect for her gracious person and our unani mous determination on all occasions to defend the dignity of her throne from injury or insult by whomsoever it may be assailed, we beg to draw the attention of our brother seamen to the enactment of a law, calculated to insure our willing service on occasions when it has hitherto been the practice to enforce it by impressment. " It is needless to detail the regulations of the Royal Naval Reserve Force, suffice it to say its object is to induce competent and reliable seamen to enter into obligations to serve her Majesty in seasons of imminent danger, by the payment of an annual retainer, and other advantages, including a pension in old age, and thus to substitute voluntary for constrained service on such occasions. Considering this to be a project fraught with important consequences affecting . the welfare of our wives and families, we have, since the announcement of the conditions, held repeated consultations, and asked for explanations on certain points, carefully discussed and considered the regu lations in all their bearings, and came to the conclu sion that this is a measure that should be approved and responded to by the seamen of England, as it has already met with the approval of the nation generally. " When the conditions were first announced in these ports they appeared so liberal, and the annual retainer so large tor inducing an obligation (which, in all probability, might never be exacted, or, if required, only for a short period), suspicion and mistrust arose; and it was not until satisfactory explanations had been given, and declarations made by responsible Ministers of the Crown that we adopted the scheme with its conditions. These con ditions may probably admit of amendment or quali fication in some respects ; but from frequent inqui ries, we adopted the scheme when duly considered as a whole, and we think it ought to meet with the approval of every seaman. And we further declare that in practice, as regards the enrolment and the drill, there is nothing to complain of but much to commend. " As the realisation of the project must depend upon a response of Volunteers in sufficient numbers tc admit of organisation and classification, so as to place the younger and unmarried members in the first rank for service, and, above all, to avoid the necessity for impressment in future, we strongly , recommend our brother seamen to consider the mat ter in the light that we have done, as earnest and thoughtful men, regardful of the welfare of them selves and families, to appreciate the advantages offered, and enrol themselves as Volunteers under the promulgated conditions; and more particularly we would point out to those who are above 35 years of age, that the conditions are only extended to 40 years of age during the present year. " Should the measure be disregarded, and the project, from neglect, apathy, or slight of the liberal inducements set forth, fail to attract sufficient numbers to enable the Government to dispense with impressment, the seamen of the nation will have themselves to blame and will meet with no sympathy from the public when that evil befals them, seeing that on occasion of sudden danger their service must be obtained for the defence of the country and protection of our commerce ; no other class of men being competent to perform the duties required. " (Signatures of Members of the Naval Reserve and Seamen's Society.) " WILLIAM GALLEN, Sunderland. JosErn FOSTER, Hartlepool. " ALEXANDER SANDERSON, Seaham. " JOHN MERREN, Nord Shields. " CHARLES BARKER, Blyth. " JOSEPH STOREY, South Shields." YARIE7IES. (From the London American.) PROGRESS OF WATER GAS.—This novel burning fluid has been practically applied to lighting the Girard House, Philadelphia, and negotiations are now pending for its introduction into other large American hotels. Over the principal entrance of the Gerard House, jets of this gas form nightly the words" water gas. The agents are now erecting water gas works in Massachusetts, the exhibition of the light at the recent Mechanic Fair in Boston having satisfied people of its superiority. New Jer sey has one set of these gas works in operation, and a company has been organised to establish another in Sackport, New York. Steps have also been taken to extend this light to California. The flame pro duced by this gas is not inferior either in quantity or quality to that produced by coal gas. The prin cipal materials used, in addition to water, are rosin and charcoal, all attempts to burn water alone having signally failed. While not of an inferior quality, economy of production is the great advantage of this gas. The cost of the works for generating a given quantity, the material, and the labour are all much less than required for producing coal gas, and of course the article can be offered to the con sumere at reduced rates. In Philadelphia h and, saving effected is said to be fully 50 per undertake in Boston the New England Compan y to supply it or a little less thanone dollar per thousand feet , the cost of coal gas being 'lore than double the amount. INTENTORS.—WhiIe many an inventor has lived ' and died in a garret, a fortunate few end their days amid the bounteous fru its of their labour. As n wch the there is no class in nin t h e i r wealt h t de he btd, commone s the y re to hi is no class world is so much more generous generous withthan in Europe , are likely to reap the Inventors rica, perhaps, more a fortune, as the rapid develop ment of the source s of w eal t h and the scarcity a n d com paratively high price of manual labour, neces sitate the almost immediate introduction of any really useful l a b o ur-saving mach ine. This is often cially true of agricultura l imp lements, and rtl large fortunes are realised on simple articles of this description. A gentleman by the name of Mr. Peeler, who is said to have realised 400,000 dols. (L 80,000) from the sale of a patent plough, has recently proved the profitableness of his in vention and the goodness of Ms het by giving 200,000 dols., or £40,000 of this sum to tile Metho dist Church of the United States. A LONG TIME AT SEA.— In November, 1859, Mr. Henry Sartain, an artist of Philadelphia, en route for Europe, in latitude 51 deg. 20 min., longitude 29 deg. 32 min., threw overboard a bottle corked, con taining his card with some writing on the back. He recently returned to Philadelphia from London, and received this card from the mayor of that city. The bottle was picked up at the extreme south-west coastt of France, about fifteen hundred miles from thesß:). where it commenced its nautical experience . ter of Department of the Marine sent it to the 1 the Interior at Paris, who, reading t h e Amer ican addreespatched it to 4 the Department of Stati-4",- .i. ' - W as hingtoo, whence it wAt 8 forwarded to the M a ' , ;-t - - --- ,i ', of Philadelphia , as it con eerned a resident of t he - city ; and by these mea ns came to the hands that INI a wrote it. REPUBLIC ANISM IN THE . SOUTH.—The rapid' ci strides that "Republica nism" .has made in the South • since Fremont's defea t in 18'66 is, to our minds, _ ! more surprising than the large.mu,sjeor noitiesi nreason favour more f o L re i nwcholyn Conservative in th the is p a N ro otnyr thet, h slavery .We ace , how ever,whosecho n leader i yiestion than were the leading members of the old 'Whig Party, may 4 i n n o acquiret lßs2. obstacle r taint of Pro tection, which they will be wise enough to rid ‘ themselves of before another President - I : Al election. In two or three of the Southern States the " Re- publican" d oc t r ines are openly advocat ed. The which his that party party abdicated Baltimore Patriot of the 16th ult. contains a mani festo from the Republican Maryland electors. • They strongly advis e firmness and adhesion to the Republican party and prfriciples. They profess to believe that doctrineffounded in immutable truth, and reiterate all the cardinal points of the Repab lican platform. They entertain no fears of the ultimate safety of the Uni on , an d repose an abidinr confidence in Lincoln's wisdom and Conservative 139.triotism I 4They pronounce slavery a moral evil, and oppose the Government legislating it into the territories. PROGRESS OF THE PACIFIC TELEGRAPH.—Mr. J. H. Wood, director of the Western Union Tele graph Company, was about leaving New York for San Francisco, for the purpose of making arrange ments for building the Californian end of the Pacific Telegraph line. Two agents have al rea dy started across the Plains, by different routes, for the purpose of surveying them, andof meeting Mr. Wood in San Francisco, when the route which the wires are to take will be finally determined upon. Material for the line ha s been purchased, and is now being shipped via Cape Horn; From present appearances there is every reason . -for, believing_ that, when the spring opens , the- work on botE ends of the route, as well as on the centre, will be vigorously prosecuted. IMPORTATION OF APPLES.---Tile scant wheat harvest of Europe has turned everybody's Apples EnglishE nglish to the importation of the surplus crop 0 , f the United States. We know an abundant supply of attention bread for the people is of the first importance, not only to the political content, but to the materiM prosperity of Europe. Bread first, but appleN quality in second, as it has been proved by experiments that they are more nutritious than potatoes, and, at the same time, an excellent preserver of health. We throw out a suggestion for the benefit of Eastern at is.6d m . poevre bushel, s e movement 1 0 , are e mp e o x r t t r e e r m s elayndplenAtimfuelr,icaannd of unusual the United States the present season. At the English prices there is a margin of a large profit to the importer, notwithstanding the great f a g n r d ain such an a d p c p o l n es se a q r u e en r t a h r i e g ly h freights. In New England and in New York State, shipping apples of prime quality are selling seen in Covent-garden. The difference of price in the American and English market is sufficient to balance the charge of steam transportation, and leave a large profit. We advise shippers to investigate this subject. Modern Mayors are not always so cute as those officials of whom we read in the Arabian Nights Entertainments. Mayor Bishop, the worthy guardian of peace in Cincinnati, was recently arrested on suspicion of being a horse-thief. Re was following in the honoured foot-steps of Haroun al Raschid, and trying to catch the watchman asleep, got caught himself. PREFERENTIAL RAILWAY CAPI The total amount of preferential railway capital at the close of last year was £63,555,179, of which the greater part bore interest at 5 or 6 per cent, the highest rate being 10 and the lowest 3 per cent. The Arbroath and Forfar had £40,000, at 5 per cent-the Banbridge Ju nction, £17,800, at 5 per cent-Belfast and County Down, £80,740, at 5 per cent-Blyth and Tyne, 50,000, at 10 per cent, and £28,969, at 5 per cent-the Bristol and Exeter, £967,410, at 4 Per cent-the Briton Ferry Floating Dock, £3,740, at 6 per cent-the Caledonian, £499,711, at 3 per cent, £125,000 'Lt 31 per cent, and £39,970 at 4 per cent, £1,384,000 at 41 pet cent, £749,156 at 5 per cent, £240,000 at 7A per cent, and £156,355 at 8 per cent-the Castle" Douglas and Dumfries, £28,698, at 5 per cent-the Cheater and Holyhead, £150,000 at 4 per cent, £269,075 at 5 per cent, and £630,000 at 51 per cent-the Cockermouth and Workington, £3,434 at 41- per cent, and £21,566 at 5 per cent-the Cork and Bandon, £48,000 at 51 per cent, and £28,753 at 6 per cent -the Cork and Youghal, £lBO,OOO, at 6 per cent-the Corn wall, £400,000, at 5 per cent-the Dublin and Drogheda, £11,225 at 4 per cent, and £203,95S at 5 per cent-the Dublin and Wicklow, £179,170, at 6 per cent-the Dun dalk and Enniskillen, £333,923, at 5 per cent-the Dundee and Arbroath, £66,700, at 5 per cent-the Dundee and Perth and Aberdeen Junction, £290,425, at 5 per cent-the East Anglian, £294,675, at 4 to 7 per cent-the Eastern Counties, £2,830,839 at 5 per cent, and £887,917 at 6 per cent-the Eastern Union, £23,750 at 31 per cent, £630,175 at 4 per cent, £199,677 at 5 per cent, and £30,000 at 4 per cent-the Edinburgh and Glasgow, £450,000, at 4 per cent, £275,000 at 5 per cent, and £150,000 at 51 per cent-the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, £647,720 at 4 per cent-the Exeter and Credition, £20,000, at 5 per cent -the Forth and Clyde Junction, £55,660, at 5 per cent- Furness, £169,950, at 5 per cent-Glasgow and South- Western, £7OO 172, at 5 per cent-Great Northern, £804,475, at 41 per cent, and £2,837,239, at 5 per cent-Great North of England, Clarence and Hartlepool Junction, £16,918, at 41 per cent, and £13,725, at 5. per cent-Great North of Scotland, £199,625, at 41 per cent, and £291,000, at 51 per cent-Great Southern and Western (Ireland), £1,232,493, at 4 per cent-Great Western, £10,050, at 3 per cent £l,76o,Boo, at 31 per cent-£3,500, at 34 per cent £3,370,534, at 4 per cent-E263,455, at 4/ per cent £2,473,439, at 4/ per cent-£161,800, at 41 per cent £3,155,445, at 5 per cent-£138,628, at 7'73 per cent-and £175,000, at 8 per cent-Great Western and Brentiord, £33,293, at 5 per cent-Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester, £30,000, at 5 per cent-Inverness and Nairn, £33,446, at 5 per cent-Inverury and Old Meldrum Junction, £lO,OOO, at 41 per cent-Lancashire and Yorkshire, £107,604, at 4/ per cent, £90,780, at 41 per cent-4329,428, at 5 per isent, £260,050, at 5.19 per cent, and £1,081,326, at 6 per cent- Liskeard and Caradon, £7,200, at 5 per cent-Llanelly Railway and Dock, £33,499, at 5 per cent, £14,105, at 5.95 per cent, and £14,000, at 6 per cent-Llynvi Valley, £113,500, at 5 per cent-London and Greenwich, £210,000, at 5 per cent-London and North-Western, £270,000, at per cent-London and South-Western, £47,550, at 4 per cent, £14,000 at 6 per cent, and £179,900 at 7 per cent- London, Brighton, and South Coast, £220,000 at 4 per cent after 1865, £506,032 at 41 per cent, £867,676 at 6 per cent, £411,177 at 6 per cent, £220,000 at 7 per cent- . London, Chatham, and Dover, £384,732 at 5 258 per cent (deferred) -Londonderry and Enniskillen, £250, at 4 per cent, and £31,850 .at 6 per cent-Lymingtello £ 4,320 at 5 per cent-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, £366,698 at 3/ per cent, and £1,920,441 at 6 P e er cent-Maryport and Carlisle, £252,825 at £l, sl P r 57600 cent-Midland, £2,475,000 at 4 per cent, Ott and at 41 per cent, £2,119,902 at 6 at 4/ per d' £46 £an7 s ns O p tat per cent £l4o,ooo cent£4o , a o t oo B at pe s r t 6 per cent Railway and Canal, ent-Nowcastle-upen -Morayshire, £13,560 at 5 per c per een t- ce M nt ° , n at n £ ss ,- - a _ Abergavenny and Hereford, at 6i per cent-Newport , 3,697 at 6 per cent-Newry, £166,106 at 5 per cent, and £25£12,900 at 6 pe Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor, and £lo4,oooat 5 r cent- Nor folk, £351,67 0 at 5 per cent, 1 per cent ditto, Lowestoft capital, £120,000 at 4 per cent, and Tyne and Carlisle, £150,650 at 41 per cent, and £150,000 £120,000 at 6 per eent--North British, £1,003 ,653 at 5 per e-North.Devon, £38,512 at 6 per cent-North Eastern, £31,650 at 31 per cent, £2,039,528 at 4 per cent, £608,680 at 41 per cent, £89,566 at 5 per cent, £306,485 at 6 per cen t, £440,570 at 8 per cent-North Staffordshire, £1,170,000 at 5 per ce nt - North-Western, £126,285 at 6 per cent-Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton (now West Midland), £500,000 at 5 per cent, and £847,964 at 6 per cent-Peebles, £24,600 at 5 per cent-Portadown, Dun gannon, and Omagh Junction,l6o,66o at 6 per cent- - Rhymney, £39,091 a t 5 per cent-St. Helen ' s Ra il wa y and Canal, £147,770 a t 41 per cent, £244,000 at 5 per cent , a nd £205,740 at G p er cent-Salisbury and Yeovil, DOOM at 4 per cent-S co t t i s h Central, £190,858 at 41 per cen t, and £152,541 at 5 per cent-Scottish North -E astern , 31 per cent, £150,000 at 7 per cent, and £276,238 at 6 per cent - Sherewshury and Hereford, £OO r ,000 at 41 per cent ; -South Devon, £99,956 at 41 per cent, and £lOO,OOO at 5 6,320 at 5 per cent per cent-South Devon and Tavistock, ACz South-Eastern, £1,006,450 at 416g7 cent-South Walee, £169,900 at 4 per cent, £436, at 41 per c . :ent, and £284,508 at 5 per cent-South Yorkshire awl River Dun, £73,174 at £64,790 at 4 per cent-Staines, Darlington, £450 000 £45,814 at 5 per cent-Stockton and 6 per cent- wansea Vale, at 5 per cent, and £1,028,700 at Vale, £60,000 at 41 per cent, £16,117 at 6 per cent -Taff at eper percent-Warring ton t-Warring £6o,ooo at 5 per cent, and £165,0005 cent-Waterford and ton and Southport, £5,510 at per 11 per cent-Waterford and Lime- Kilkenny, X 196,885 at IVokingham, River D per cent-West H rtl Waterford and Tratnore,£lo,oool2 ' ;9,9oo a e at 2f per cent, pool Harbour and 153 "ba'at 41 per cent, £95 320 at £65,752 at 4 per cent, s and £101,480 at 6' per st per cent, £143,600 at 1 percent, Junction, £95 119 at 5-18 cen -Whilehaven and Furness • , • per Whitohaven Junction, £64,980 at 5.23 per cent. cent-and o 857 undertakings with a total preferential ca rick, £247,100 at 6 per cent,_antd_£9o,Bso at 6 per cent- I n the case Tab-. year. of £621, no interest appears to have been paid last mu BENs 6 WAT c ES.- -" We have seen several watches frothis we n-known firm, and can speak with confidence of their exquisite Workninship. and artistic finish. They k ee p time with very great preClsion, and have been de clared by competent judges to be Well worth the money. parties wishing them can be supplied through the Post office," —Glasgow Examiner, May 19th, 18GO. Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet, post free for two stamps, is descrip tive of every construction of watch now made. Watches safe by post to all parts of the globe. 3. M. Benson, 33 Nad 34, Ludgate-hill.