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z # Ili. I'iI_4(IVSPAPEIt , . 0 : • k.W.4 4411,_ ‘# • et!) A • : re!" sc f - P. S • • " / ... .... /~ ~~ + REAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-ASCOT RACES, sth, 6th, 7th, and Bth of June. Carriages and Horses may be taken to Windsor on this line by any of the regular trains on each day of the Races. The Trains leave Paddington for Windsor at 6 a.m., 7.15 a.m., 7.15 a.m., 8.30 a.m., 9.55 a.m., 10.40 a.m., 11 a.m., 11.45 a.m„ 12 noon, 1 p.m. ; and return from Windsor at 4.35 p.m., 5.15 p.m., 6.40 p.m., 7.45 p.m., 8 p.m , 9 p.m., 10 p.m., and 10.45 p.m. In addition to the above, on Thursday, the 7th June, a Special Train will leave Paddington, at 10.15 a.m., direct for Windsor, returning' thence at 7.20 p.m. hares:—To Windsor and back, first class, Is. Cd. ; second class, 4s. 6d. And by 8.30 a.m. and 9.55 a.m. down trains, returning from Windsor at 6.15 p.m. and 8 p.m. ; fares 2s. 6d. A large number of London Pleasure Vans will run from Windsor to the Course and back for 2s. Gd. Omnibuses will also be provided. Carriages, to convey parties from the Windsor Station to the Course and back, can be secured by previous application to the Superintendent at Paddingt,n. LONDON LIFE ASSOCIATION, SI, King William-street. The Directors of this Association hereby inform the mem bers that the I'REMIUMS falling due in the year commenc ing on the Ist July next, from those members who have been assured for seven or more entire years, will be REDUCED at the rate of 82/ per cent., leaving per cent. only to be paid. EDWARD DOCKER, Secretary. L AW LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, Fleet-street, London 10th May, ISGO. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Society will be held at the Office, Fleet-street, London, on FRIDAY, the Bth day of June next, at twelve o'clock at noon, precisely, for the purpose of declaring a Division of the Surplus of the Assurance Fund of the Society, in re&pect of He five years ending on 31st December last. And Notice is Hereby Fur ther Given, that a Second Special General Meeting will be held, at the like hour and'place, on the following FRIDAY, the 15th day of June, for the purpose of confirming the reso lution which shall have been agreed to at such first meeting, in pursuance of the provisions contained in the Deed of Set tlement. And Notice is Hereby Further Given, that any per son who shall have been assured by the Society for two whole years may, on the production of his Policy, and of the last receipt for the premium thereon, be present at such meeting. At each of the said meetings the Chair shall be taken at 12 o'clock precisely. By order of the Directors, WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary. THE INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 142, Strand, London. Empowered by Act of Parliament, for LIFE ASSURANCE SURVIVORBIIIPS, ANNUITIES, ENDOWMENTS, &c. DIRECTORS. EDMOND SHEPPARD SYMES, M.D., Chairman. John Elliotson, M.D.,Cantab., John Moss, Esq. R.K.S. John Symes, Esq. Henry J. Hodgson, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. SECRETARY TO THE BOARD. Alexander Richardson, Esq. CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. Augustus Blondel, Esq. AUDITORS. Professor Wheatstone, PALS., and Professor J. Radford. Young. MEDICAL REFEREE GENERAL. J. Elliotson, M.D., Cantab., P. R.S., 37, Conduit-street. ACTUARY. W. S. B. Woo Mouse, Esq., F.R.A.S., F.S.S., ASSISTANT ACTUARY. Barker Woolhouse, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Gregory, Gregory, Skirrow, and Roweßife, Bedford row. The next Quinquennial Division of Profits will be declared in May, 1860. _ - Examples of Bonus up to May, 1855 : Policy Sum Bonus in • Permanent Bonus in taken Age. Assured. addition Cash. Reduction out in to Sum of Annual Assured. Premiums. £ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 18.38 55 3,000 867 17 7 428 1 4 56 3 8 1841 48 4,000 740 4 0 325 16 0 32 0 4 3845 59 2,000 232 18 0 156 15 ojl6 6 • 0 1848 160 2,000 154 2 8 1103 16 8 10 15 2 1851 55 2,800 i 120 17 0 72 14 6 , 67 7 The following- are amongst the advantages offered by the International Life Assurance Society:— The Society was established in 1838. Two-thirds of the profits are divided amongst the assured every five years. -For prtspeetuses and every other information, apply to the Chairman, 142, Strand. ED3IOND S. STMES, Chairman. 142, Strand, London, W.C. 1 EATING'S COD LIVER OlL.—The Pale -LA- Newfoundland, pure and Castel ess, the Light Brown, cheaper and of good quality. The demand for these oils, most highly recommended for their medicinal properties, has to greatly increased that Mr. Keating, being anxious to bring t'lem within the reach of all classes now imports, direct, the Pale, froni Newfoundland, and the Brown from the Norwe gian Islands.—The Pale may be had in half-pints, is 6d; pints, 2s Od ; quarts, 48 6d. The Light Brown, in pints, is 8d ; quarts, 3s. No higher price nee d b e p a id . At 79 , St . Paul's-churchyard. YOUTH and BEAUTY. The FLEUR DE L'AGE, or Bloom of Youth, imparts to any complexion dazzling brilliancy, gives to the skin freshness, delicacy, soft ness, and the roseate tint of health. To be had only. of Ed ward Davieson, Dentist, 448, West Strand, over the Electric Telegraph Office, In cases at Ils. Remittances in postage stamps. Descriptive pamphlet free by post for two stamps. TEETH. —Mr. EDWARD DAVIESON con tinues to SUPPLY TEETH of the most extraordinary beauty, .TEN SHILLINGS PEE TOOTH, which price can only be exceeded by expensive mountings. His LIQUID ENAMEL, for Stopping , Decayed Teeth, is pearly white, and lasts for ever.--448, West Strand, London, adjoining the Elect r i c Telegr a ph, Office . Descriptive Pam phlet free by poet tut svy DECAYED TEETH. MR. ESKELL'S celebrated OSTEOPLASTIC ENAMEL.—The only stopping for tender and decayed Teeth that will not become discoloured. For front teeth in valuable. Post free for 30 stamps (directions enclosed). 314; Regent-street, London, facing the Polytechnic. MR. ESKELL'S PATENTED INCORRO DIBLE TEETH are adapted without extracting teeth or stumps, or giving any pain whatever, on his never-failing principle of Self-Adhesion, by which the following advan tages are obtained - PERFECT MASTICATION, DISTINCT ARTICULATION, and COMPLETE RESEMBLANCE TO NATURE which renders it impossible to detect them. There are no visible fastenings, and from the absence of all weight and their congeniality to the mouth, may be worn on the most tender or sensitive gums with the greatest comfort. Teeth stopped, loose teeth fastened, &c. Consultations Free. Terms strictly moderate. 314, Regent-street, facing the Polytechnic. ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION.—The Committee of this Institution earnestly APPEAL t.) the public for PECUNIARY ASSIST ANCE to aid them to meet the present heary demands on theillimited funds of the Society. It has now 103 lifeboats, some of which saved last year 227 persons frDm shipwreck. THOMAS BARING, Chairman. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Deputy-Chairman. 14, John-street, Adelphi, W.C., May, 1860. Bankers—Messrs. Willis and Co. ; Coutts and Co.; Herries and Co. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. This Uospital is entirely devoted to destitution in its most pitiable form, viz., that which is accompanied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with ade quate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis ; moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 2,000 out patients a week. Contributions received by the Treasurer, Eiwd. Masterman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Mess7s. Coutts and Co. ; Drum mond and Co. ; Berries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones, Lloyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nis bet and Co., Bern er ' s - s t ree t ; Masterman and Co. ; and at the nospital. STANFORD S. SMITH, Sec. MEDICAL ADVICE. DR. LA'AfERT, Registered L.S.A., Honorary Member of the London Hosit Society,lVl.D. of the Univ ers ity o f Erlangen, Arc p al Medical ., may be CONSULTED on all cases of Debility, Nervousness, and en the Secret In fin:tittles of Youth and 3laturity, from Eleven till Two, and from Six till Eight, at his residence, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON Dr. La'Mert has just published, price Sixpence, with nu merous Engravings and Cases, a New Edition of his Work, SEL re P E RVAT , Which •will be sent fe-RE S , in a sealed enve lON Io pe. by llann, Cornhill, London, or by the Author, for Eight stamps. NTS. SECTION I.—The Physiology CONTE of the Generative Organs. SECTION I L — Puberty—Manhood —The Morale of Genera t Are Physiology—True and False Morality. SECTION lll—Marriage in its Moral, Social, and Physical Relations — lts Expectancie s an d Disappointments—Advan tages of Physical Contrasts in securing Healthy Offspring. SECTION IV. — Spermatorrlicea and Impotence—The causes of Sterility in both Sexes—Self-inflicted Miseries. SECTION V. -The Vices of Schools —Effects of certain per nicious habits on the mental and general faculties. SECTION Vl.—Treatment of Nervous and Generative De bility--Impotence and Sterility—Dangerous Results of various Hazardous Specifics—The Author's Principles of Treatment ; Medical, Dietetic, and General, derived from Twenty Years' successful practice; The above work is intended for the perusal of those who have in early life been induced to swerve from the strict rules of morality. In its pages facts of paramount utility are brought together, wholly divested of tne delusions and incon sistencies so largely introduced into certain quasi medical Publications given to the world gratis, under the wise of Philanthropy, or as "acts of gratitude," by pretended clergy men and others, whose tamperings with the constitution are frequently followed by serious consequences_ ASCOT RACES. SIGHT AND HEARING. , -SPECTACLES.- " POWERFUL TELESCOPES.—OPERA, RACE , and PETISPECTIVE GLASS.ES. Messrs. S. and B. Solo ni°llB, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe opposite the York Hotel, W.—Deafness. —iv Dia' covery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinarily power ful small newly-invented instrument for Deafness, entirely different from all others, surpasses anything of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the same c o l our as the skin, is not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assem blies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing. noises in the ears Is entirely removed, and it affm ds all the assistance that possibly could be desired. Also, every kind of hearing in struments.—Spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent power. The great advantage derived from this Inven tion is, that vision hemming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to em ploy their sight at the most minute occupation —can see with those lenses of a much less magnifying power, and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Opera, Race-course, Field, and general Out door Day and Night Perspective Glasses, very small, for the waistcoat pocket, each containing 12 and 18 lenses, constructed of German glass. Will show distinctly Persons to know them at two-and-a-half and three miles, and an object from eight to ten miles distant. Her Majesty's Coast Guards are making use of them as day and night glasses in preference to all others ; they are also preferred for deer stalking by sportsmen, gentlemen, and gamekeepers. Tele scopes 3 1 inches long, by which a person may be clearly seen and known at 31 miles, and an object at 12 to 14 miles dis tance ; and with an extra astronomical eye-piece, Jupiter's moon's, Saturn's rings, and the rouble stars are distinctly seen. All the above can be had of larger and all sizes, with Increasing powers, and are secured by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. The Royal Exhibition, 18,51. A valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful Waistcoat-pocket Glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one and a half mile distant. They an- Inver every purpose on the Race-course and at the Opera houses. Country scenery and ships are clearly seen at four to six miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, ,gamekeepers, and tourists. Price 30s. Magic Lanterns and Microscopes — Drawing-room and Scientific Amusements—Valuable im provements in Compound Microscopes, To magnify 17,000 times, £2 ss. • 35,000, £3 10s.; 70,000, £0 10s. Prices from £1 to .£66—Mitaic Lanterns, Dissolving views, with improved German Lenses, giving a clear disc from 16 to 20 feet diameter. Every description of Optical, Mathematical, and Philosophi cal Instruments of the highest character. 39, Albemarle greet, Yiooedilly , Observe—opposite the York Hotel, W. No. 21,169. puBLICATION S. NEW NOVEL BY "SILVERPEN." .Now Ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., 1/1, AINSTONE'S HOUSEKEEPER. By " SI LVERP EN." Hurst and Blackett, publishers, successors to Henry Col burn, 13, Great Mar;boroug,h-street, DEDICATED T,) THE DUKE OF MANCHESTER. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., rrHE CURATES OF RIVERSDALE : -I- RECOLLECTIONS in the LIFE of a CLERGYMAN. WRITTEN by lII3ISELF. • "The author has unquestionably written a clever book, and there is a great deal of shrewd truth about the picture by which he illustrates the social facts of our Ecclesiastical sys tem."—John Ilurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Just published, pri:x 55., crown Bvo., cloth, _ _ TALES OF A TATLER. By J. PEARS ON IRVINE, First Class Under-Graduate, Loudon University. "With frequent intercourse, and always sweet and always friendly, we were wont to cheat a tedious hour." London: James Blacknood, Paternoster-row. Just published, price 7s. 6d. cloth, post free, THE QUEEN'S PARDON. By MARY EYRE. " Time, as he courses onwards, still unrolls The volume of concealment! In the future, As in the optician's glassy cylinder, The undistinguishable dots and colours Of the dim past, co:leet and shape themselves To scare or to reward." London : James Blackwood, Paternoster-row. Just published, price 20.;free by post, 2s. 4d., N SPERMATORRHCEA. By F: B. COMITENAY, And formerly Surgeon .to. the Metropolitan_ Infirmary for the Cure of Strictures of the Urethra. " The aim of the author is to present a common-sense view of the Causes, Nature, Consequences, and Treatment of this Disease, as also to free these questions from the Professional Fallacies, the Popular Delusions, and the exaggerations of Quackery by which they have hitherto been surrounded, to the destruction of the health and happiness of thousands. These objects are discusied in a common-sense and highly practical manner."—Medical Circular. London : 11. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. 144 pages, 70 Engravings, post free 2 stamps. COMMON SENSE in a NUTSHELL; or, Every Man his own Doctor. The MEDICAL ADVISER, containing rules, prescriptions, &c., for the speedy cure, by very simple means, of Spermatorrhcea, and all the more com mon diseases of the wino-genital system, which, from neglect or improper treatment, too often result in Pains in the Back, Gravel, Nervousness, Exhaustion, and Incapacity. Sent post free for two Stamps, by Dr. DE ItooB, 10, Berners-street, Oxford-street. W. A New Edition of THE • PHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAGE. By JOSEPH KAHN, Graduate in Medicine, _Surgery, and Midwifery in the. Royal and Imperial University of Vienna, Erlangen, kc. - • This popular work (which has been translated into four did - - ferent languages) has now gone through 41 Editions of 10,001 each, and is designed to impart accurate knowledge on sub jects which involve the means of securing moral and physical happiness. Price is., or post free for 12 stamps direct from the Author, 17, Harley-street, Cavendish-square, London,W. Now ready, No. XII., price Three-halfpence (to be continued weekly), T HE SUNDAY TIMES' RACING RECORD AND HANDICAP BOOK. EDITED BY ALBERT FEIST. Subscribers in al' parts of the United Kingdom may have the weekly numbers and the bound parts supplied to them, post free, on the payment of one guinea per annum. THE SPRING PART OF THE SUNDAY TIMES' RACING RECORD Is Now Ready, price sixpence, post free sevenpence. It contains the Programmes for March and April ; Nomi nations for the principal races ; Derby, Oaks, and Handicap Lots ; Lists of Jockeys and Trainers, and other useful infor mation. The SUMMER PART of the Sunday Times' Racing Re cord will be published on the first of June. Published by Edmund Seale, at the Office,.lo3, Fleet-street, London, E,C. WASIUNGTON FRIEND'S MUSICAL and PICTORIAL ENTERTAINMENT, illustrating his Grand Tonr of 5,000 miles in Canada and the United States, entitled TWO HOURS IN AMERICA, with his Songs and Melodies, will OPEN at St. James's Hall, Piccadilly, on MONDAY, June 4.—Exhibitions Daily, at 3 and 8 o'clock.— Ticket Office open from 10 till 5. CIHRISTY'S MINSTRELS, Polygraphi c H a ll, King William-street, Strand.—Farewell Season in Lon - lon, previous to the retirement of Mr. J. W. Ray nor on th e 2d of August —Every Evening at 8, and every Saturday ar......nt, t qn"nlnelr Tielrnfa nnd pinonn ma y b e secure d a t the Hall from 11 till 4, and at Mr. Austin's West-end Box office, St. James's Hall, Piccadilly.—Sole Prqprietor Aud Manager. ,- - fdr W. RAYNOR. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Picca dilly.—Open every Evening, with thecelebrated Band conducted by Mons. Lamotte (chef d'orchestra to the Em perm Napoleon). A magnificent SMOKING SALOON added to this Establishment. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Ad mission. ls. Licensed pursuant to Act of Parliament. T HE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, MGR 110LBO RN. his Establishment, pre-eminently listinzuished for the , legance and matchless - beauty of its decorations, combined with the perfection of its management, is OPEN EVERY EVENING for DANCING. The celebrated band, under the direction of Mr. W. M. Packer, plays a nightly-varied selec tion of the mut approved classical and modern music. Doors open 'at half-past 8. Overture at 9. Closing at, 12 punctually. Admission, is. SAYERS and TIEENAN. REDUCTION of PRICES.—ALHAMBRA PALACE.—RECONCILIA TION and FINAL SETTLEMENT of the GREAT CON TEST for the CHAMPIONSIIIP.—PRESENTATION of the TWO BELTS.—Enthusiastic and Brilliant Reception of the Two Heroes Last Evening.—The entire Entertainment will be Repeated THIS DAY, at Two and Eight o'cluct, at the Royal Alhambra. Palace, Leicester-square.—Messrs. SAYERS and lIEENAN beg leave respectfully to inform the Nobility, Gentry, and Public that appropriate speeches will be de livered, and remarks made upon the pleasing and satisfac tory adjustment of this exciting question, prion to the delivering of the Belts by the Speakers. An Instrumental Band of most eminent artists is engaged, and a pleasing, refined, classical, and musical entertainment will take place. Dress circle (reserved seats), 10s. ; second seats (boxes), ss. ; first circle, 2s. 6d. ; gallery, Is. Carriages may be ordered at ten o'clock. The entertainment will be repeated To-morrow and Saturday evenings. Grand fashionable Morning Repre sentation on Friday (to-morrow) and Saturday, commencing at two p.m. Carriages at four. Seats may be secured at Messrs. Chappell's, and Leader and Cock's, Ne .v Bond-street; Keith and Prowse, 48, Cheapside ; and at the Anambra Palace, from 11 to 4. REDUCTION OF TEN POUNDS PER TON In the price of THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE On and after the Ist of April, 1860. Barrels ctg 448 Feeds, wg nett 1121b5., with measure, 40s each Cases „ 448 Feeds, „ 1121b5., in Packets, 45s each Carriage paid to any railway station in the kingdom, Nutritives value .. £l5 Condimental value .. .. 125 Total £l4O per ton. showimr a profit of £lOO per ton through the use of this in valuable compound, adapted for the seasoning of all kinds of food for animals. Agents required in every town where none are already appointed. JOSEPH THORLEY, the Inventor and sole Proprietor. Offices, 77, Newgate-street, London. A Pamphlet sent free by post on application. CERTAIN RELIEF for th e AFFLICTED.- Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre pared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, are a sure remedy for affections of the liver, indigestion, bile, sick headache, giddiness, loss of appe tite, lowness of spirits, &c. They can be taken at any time, without any danger from wet or cold, act mildly on the bowels, without pain or griping, clear the skin, remove sallowness and pimples, purify the blood, brace the nerves, and invigo rate the whole system. Sold by most druggists, in boxes, Is. 14d. and 2s. 9d. each. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Miens and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert, 20, Jermy - n-street," en graved on the Government stamp. PRESENTS.- ORNAMENTAL and SCIEN TIFIC. — ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room, consisting of anew and elegant assortment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables, I'aper weights, &c., in Italian,Alabas ter, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her Slaiesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CONCHOLOGY, and GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOG Y is given by Mr. TENNAN r, at 149, Strand, W.C. 3, GREAT MA RLBOROUGH -STREET W NEAR THE PANTHEON. " R. CULVERIVELL, Member of the Royal ill College of Surgeons, Licentiate of Midwifery, andlApo thecaries' Hall, London, can be consulted dna above, on all cases of Nervous Debility, Languor, InC.oarplaychays, Less of memory, Sterility, and all Functional Derangements of both Sexes, emanating from early and excessive :indul gences, Has Just published, price ls. ; by post, 13 stamps, 18 sealed, No. 4, An entire new and URSE oriLVES dnal Work, entitled Synopsis: The Physiology and Anatomy of Our Generation - The Oric,rin of Disease—Symptoms, Treatment, and Cure. Also, an EXposition of, and Remedy for, all Urinary Derange ments and Marital Disqualifications, MALE. The modern treatment of Syphilis, Stricture, Blonnorrhagla (Gonorrhoea), Spermatorrhcea, Imptency, and all Diseases of the Urinary Organs, with Prescriptions, &cr. FEMALE. The Physiology and Anatomy of Women--Functional Ir regularities in Health and Sickness—Choice in Marriage— Their Expectancies and Disappointments—The Cause and l:-.emoyal of Sterility—The Theory and Symptoms of Gesta tion—Use of the Speculum, and the securing of Healthy Offspring. Also, _ No. 1. FIEALTIT, TIAPPINESS, and LONGEVITY; On Debility, Nervousness, Dyspepsia, and Indigestion, No. 2. LOVE AND MARRIAGE : Their Obligations, Happiness, and Disappointments ; Love and other Matches. Sterility Removed, and Healthy Off spring secured., No. S. THE CA SE BOOR : 100 Cases of SPERMATORRIREA, Their Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment, Confessions and Cure by Cauterisations, Galvanism, &c. &c. &o. To be had of Mann, 39, Cornhill ; and the Authors. Advice to the Working Classes, tee Hall-a-Guiner: THE SUN, LONDON, Ttl URSDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1860. NAIL PACKET CONTRACTS. The select committee appointed to inquire into the contracts which have been made at various times by her Majesty's Government and steam packet compiinies for the conveyance of mails, have made their report. A defective system of com munication between the Government departments affected by these contracts, and the absence of any provision for parliamentary control, are, the com mittee says, among the subjects to which it has directed special attention. Since the year 1837, the parties by whom, on be half of the Government, all such contracts were ac tually entered into, have been the Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty; but the power of authoris ing them to be formed, -and of prescribing their terms and conditions, is ackno w l e d ge d t o belong to the Lords of the Treasury, who communicate with the Postmaster-General, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and the Lords of the Admi ralty themselves, in reference to the postal. colo nial, or nautical questions involved. From the evidence laid before the committee it appears that in making and modifying such contracts there has been a want of concert, and an absence of a clear and well-defined responsibility in the Admiralty, Post-office, and Treasury departments; that the respective functions and provinces of the Treasury and the Admiralty have not alway been duly ad hered to, and that the Treasury has been led to authorise very important contracts without having before it the elements necessary for a right deter mination. Thus in the case of the new Dover con tract in 1854, the Admiralty in the tender sent out required that six vessels should be provided, when confessedly four or at most five were sufficient, for the purpose of getting the contractors to purchase from them some of the steamers, very inefficient and unfit for the purpose, then employed by the Admi ralty in carrying the Dov e r mails (which had not previously been done by contract), and known by them to be incapable of attaining the speed which they stipulated for. The formal tender was accom panied by a separate letter from the parties offering to perform the service for a considerably lower sub sidy than that stipulated for in the formal tender, if they should be allowed to employ only five bOats, and for a still lower sum, if, instead of pur chasing any of the Admiralty boats, they should themselves build new boats. It does not appear that this letter was laid before the Treasury ; and next year the Admiralty took upon themselves, without the sanction of the Treasury, which was essential, as the only legitimate authority for such an act, to enter into a new contract, extend ing the period of endurance from four to eight years. The practical result of this course of pro ceeding was, that the Government became bound to pay a yearly subsidy of £15,500 to contractors, who in a separate letter, accompanying the original formal tender, had offered, for £12,000 a year, to undertake the service, for the period ultimately given, with five efficient boats (amply sufficient for their purpose), to be provided by themselves, the Treasury not having been made aware of that lower offer, and not having authorised any contract for that period. Other instances in which want of system in the communication between different de partments had led to great waste of public money, are referred to by the committee. After referring in this way to the Australian and West Indian packet contracts, the report goes on to say that, " In the cases of the renewal of the Cunard contract in 1858, and the granting of the Galway contract in 1859, the defects above referred to, and the evils incident to the system, were also very strikingly exhibited." The report traces the history of the Cunard contract, which was first entered into in 1840. The period was fixed at seven years. This contract was subsequently renewed, and in 1857 application was made for its further renewal. Cir cumstances had greatly changed, however, since 1840, and communication with the United States had been very much developed. A committee was appointed to investigate the subject, and they in their report said they saw no 'sufficient reason for continually renewing such contracts for periods equally long, after the object had once been at tained. Remonstrances against a renewal of the Cunard contract had also been received from Canada, the inhabitants of which country wish to pbtain_some advantages from the- English mails. Assurances were sent to Canada that when the ex isting contract expired Canadian interests would be regarded in the new arrangements ; and, relying on this, the Canadian Government entered into a con tract with the Montreal and Ocean Steam Packet Company, the subsidy, £45,000, being provided en tirely from colonial funds. The Cunard application was supported by the Admiralty, but opposed by the Post-office. The Treasury disposed of it by a minute, dated March 2, 1858. Eventually, how ever, without any notice having been given to the Canadian Government, the contract was renewed till 1867. The Canadian Legislature expostulated, and begged that at least no contract might be made with any other line ; but their address did not reach this country till after the Home Government had sanctioned the formation of the Galway contract, to the proceedings in reference to which the committee now call attention. In 1858, a private company, then newly formed, and chiefly promoted by Mr. Lever, by whose name it has since been generally known, established a line of steamers for commercial purposes, to ply monthly between the ports of Gal way in Ireland, and New York in the United States. Their first vessel sailed on the 16th of June of that year, and was entrusted by the Postmaster- General with the carriage of a mail bag, as is fre quently done in the case of private ships start ing at times convenient for the Post-office. A contract was shortly entered into with this company, in spite of the remonstrances of the Liverpool and New York Steam-packet Company, the ma nager of which urged that the company had more than once offered to carry her Majesty's mail free, for ocean postage, and urged that if any mail grant was to be given between Galway or any other port, it ought to be put up to public com petition ; and further on the committee state that they deemed it proper to examine Lord Derby, who stated frankly and clearly the important considera tions of commercial and social advantage, in rela tion chiefly to Ireland, which had led him to sanc tion this new service ; and explained that, in autho rising the contract to be entered into with Mr. Le ver's company, without inviting competition, he considered the preference due to their enterprise in first establishing a line of steamers from the port of Galway. But it appears from his lordship's evi dence that, when he pronounced his decision, he was not in possession of some materials very impor tant for forming it, and had not had in view some considerations which, in the opinion of the commit tee, should have been essential elements in the de termination of the question. The committee, after pointing out that, as a consequence of the contract with the Galway line, this country is now support ing a line in rivalry with one subsidised by her colony, say that it appears to them unnecessary to discuss whether, under peculiar and exceptional circumstances, it may be expedient for the House of Commons to deviate from the ordinary practice of voting the monies required to carry out contracts which the executive Government have conclu sively effected within the limits of their autho rity. The fact, however, must not be lost sight of, that in the Galway contract there was in serted, and for the first time in such contracts, an express declaration as to the subsidy being payable out of monies to be voted by Parliament, and that _ _ this was especially under the consideration of the contractors. Under these circumstances it will of course be open to Parliament to decline to vote the money for carrying out the, contract, but your committee is not prepared to recommend this course. After referring to the bill which has been passed this session for transferring the enforcement of postal packet contracts from the Admiralty to the Postmaster-General, the report goes on to say that the chief remedy for the evils of the existing system will, in the opinion of the committee, be found in a more efficient control by Parliament, at a stage when that control can be freely exercised. At present no opportunity arises for any conside ration of a postal contract till a vote is proposed for the first payment under it. Even, however, when that vote comes on shortly after the contract is entered into, there is nothing, if it be a renewal of an existing contract at the same subsidy (though in anticipation, by many years, of its natural term of expiry), to warn the house that any change has taken place ; nor does an increased subsidy neces sarily make the house aware of the fact, as the addition may be for a supplemental service merely grafted on that under the original contract. If, again, it be for a new service for which extensive preparation requires to he made, the vote may not fail to be asked for till after the lapse of a consider able period,' as in the case of this Galway contract, which was entered into in February, 1859, but the service under which does not commence till June, 1860 ; so that no occasion for a vote of money could arise till the estimates for the year now cur rent should come before the house. In the inter val, however, between the execution of a contract and the vote, contractors necessarily go on with their preparations, building ships, and making different arrangements, involving expense, and, it may be, obligations of a serious nature; so that when the question is raised on the vote, it is obvi ously impossible for the House of Commons to ex ercise its powers of control with that freedom which is absolutely essential for the public interest, and the right performance of its high functions. The committee make the following suggestions : " 1. Whatever may be the distribution of the business, the responsibility of the Treasury should be complete and effective. However lax the prac tice, the Treasury is now responsible in theory. The decision on Post-office contracts is not a mere Post-office question, but frequently involves consi• derations of an imperial character affecting our po litical relations, our colonial empire, the efficiency of our army and navy, and the spread of our com merce. The public have a right to the real exer cise of the judgment of the highest authorities on matters so important, and your committee would see with regret that the action of the Treasury should degenerate into a mere formal sanction of the suggestions of some other department. " 2. The arrangements of the Government should secure that all information received by the depart ments should reach the Treasury. It has been seen that in giving their opinion on matters referred to them, departments have not thought it necessary to transmit the documents to the Treasury, and that the latter have come to decisions in ignorance of information which might materially have affected their judgment. " 3. Security should be taken that the decision of the Treasury should be faithfully carried out. It appears in evidence that in one contract material conditions contained in the Treasury minute had been omitted by mistake, s,nd,Ahat a privilege had been inserted which the Treassury had never sanc tioned or seen. The draft contract should be sub mitted, examined, and approved at the Treasury. "4. Your committee would also suggest that, previously to any contract being finally sanctioned by the Treasury, draft copies should be transmitted to the Admiralty, and to such other department of the Government as might have an interest in the performance of the proposed service, for the-consi deration and observation of those departments. " 5. As the management of the packet contracts is now vested in the Post-office, subject to the Treasury, arrangements should be made securing to the Treasury a sufficient knowledge of what is done." The committee think that, as a general rule, new contracts should be put up to competition, though in cases of urgency Government should act on its own responsibility, and they cannot conceal their conviction that the well-working of any system must depend on the careful attention of the execu tive, checked by publicity and the control of Par liament. and his wife, sons, and daughters were arrested as hostages, and subjected to the torture. Pontillo, a lieutenant of Maniscalco, has invented an armchair, in which the victim is seated on a sort of gridiron, under which is a pan of coals. Bruno, another offi cer of police, ties the head of the victim between his legs, and leaves him in that position until he states what is desired of him. Louis Maniscalco, a name sake of the Director, has invented what is calved, in the slang of the sbirri, the "angelic instrument," in which, by turning a screw, the limbs of the vic tims are crushed. On one occasion a man was sus pended in the air, his arms being tied to one wall and his legs to another, and in that position en offi cer of the police jumped upon his body and beat him., The suspected persons are turned out of their houses on the smallest pretext ; fines, confiscations, and pillage ruin all who fall under the anger of the Director of Police. The wonder is, not that the Sicilians rebel, but that they have borne such hor rors so long. It is equally wonderful that the Bourbons, having so fine a country, with so obedient a people, should not have known how to govern it, but should have endangered their crown so that no one would give two years' purchase for it. These poor Sicilians, the least political and revolutionary of mankind, have been driven into rebellion by sheer desperation. They wanted only peace and a just Government; agents of police have converted them into theorizers and Republicans.—Times. IRELAND. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE ARRESTS IN DUNDALK. The iiewry Examiner—a moderate Roman Ca tholic journal—gives the following version of the arrest in Dundalk 'of a, party of men charged with being members of an illegal , secret suciety,:— " On Saturday afternoon, between 4 and 5 o'clock, Sub-Inspector Supple, assisted by Head-Constable Reilly and a body of police, arrested four men in a publichouse kept by John Adair, on George's-quay, in this town, on a charge of belonging . tonn illegal secret society. The arrests were carried out in the most prompt and dexterous manner, the officers coming upon the men while in the act of cogitating on their mysterious designs. The men were safely lodged in the police barrack, and afterwards seve ral other arrests were made in various part of the town, and another on Monday, all belonging to the same order, who, we understand, have been for some time in the habit of making Adair's and other pub lichouses in the town the rendezvous for their illegal meetings. Eleven men in all are in custody, and we believe the authorities are on the track of others who are concerned in the conspiracy, but it would be premature to give the particulars at the present time. We may state, however, that the whole of the parties, those in custody and those under suspicion, are of the lowest order of inhabita n t s , an d that the Newry Telegraph of yesterday has been misinformed in stating that ' several persons hold ing a rather respectable station in life are said to be implicated.' The following are the names of the men now in custody :—Patrick Sands, labourer ; John M'Shane, ditto ; George Burns, ditto ; Patrick Kelly, ditto ; Patrick Corrigan, pig ; jobber ; Thos. M'Shane, labourer ; Peter Grant, ditto ; Bernard Scanlan, cooper; Thomas Kelly, labourer ; Michael Flyn, ditto ; Sohn Hanlan, baker. The prisoners were taken before Mr. G. Fitzmaurice, R.M., on Sunday and Monday, by whom they were remanded to the petty sessions of Friday next, by which time it is anticipated that the police will have the evi dence complete, and be able to go' fully into the charge against them. It is but fair to add that not the least sympathy is felt for the prisoners who have brought themselves into so serious a position. It has long been suspected that some of them were connected with illegal societies, and they have often been warned by the Catholic priests and other re spectable persons that their conduct would bring them under the lash of the law." LANDED ESTATES COURT. Among the sales yesterday were two lots of -the Waterford estate of John W. Burmoster and others (formerly in the possession of John Sadleir), and comprising part of the lands of Coolnamuck, pro- ducing together a net rental of £256 a year, which realised the high sum of £12,400, On the same day a property in the county of Care was sold in 10 lots, which brought upwards of £15,000. TEE INSURRECTION IN SICILY. Whatever may be the fortune of Garibaldi, there is one thing beyond a doubt—that the insurrection in Sicily is as fierce and obstinate as any rising which has been seen in this century of revolutions. We do not think that the struggle of Poland 30 years ago, or of Hungary in 1849, gave proofs of greater energy of purpose than the struggle which has now lasted for two months on Sicilian ground. The causes of this indomitable resistance it is worth while to examine. One can conceive how a nation oppressed by foreign rulers or threatened by foreign invaders should rise in rebellion, how patriotism should overcome every consideration of private ease and private advantage, how Spaniards should wage war to the death against King Joseph, Russians burn their capital to oust the Grand Army, and Ger mans rouse themselves from their habitual lethargy to overthrow the Dictator of Europe. But in Sicily Italians are fighting against Italians ; the whole people is in arms merely to subvert a dynasty, and to transfer their government from one native Sove reign to another. This is strange, inasmuch as the history of domestic revolts shows that they are generally shortlived. Political agitation may cause a " three days," as in Paris, or humble the timid Sovereign of Prussia; but, if firmly checked, it soon burns out ; it must succeed by a coup de main, or not at all. Now in Sicily they are fighting week after week with a desperation which surpasses belief, and all against a native Prince belonging to a family which sixty years-an feline refuge in Sicily, and for fifteen years afterwards was cherished by the Sicilians as the representative of nationality against a foreign oppressor. What can have taken place to change attachment into hatred so bitter, and to inspire an indolent southern people with the unconquerable stubbornness of martyrs ? Garibaldi is with them, but they fought for weeks before he came. Even with the General's assistance they are dreadfully overmatched by their enemies. They are undisciplined ; the Royal troops have an efficient organisation. They want arms ; powder they have in very insufficient quantities, and it is only by smuggling it on shore from sympathising merchantmen that they can obtain it. But the most important of all their wants is cannon. Garibaldi has, we believe, none, except a few field-pieces which he captured near Marsala. The King's army, on the other hand, is well sup plied, and as the Neapolitans have the command of the sea, they can reinforce their troops not only with men, but with every munition of war. Yet such is the courage and devotion of the people, such the intensity of their hatred towards the King's Government, that they are very likely to succeed, and even defeat would only subject them for a short time longer to Neapolitan rule. From all that we can learn from the island, it is plain that the rule of King Francis is doomed, and that no reconcilia tion can take place between him and his subjects. The cause of this state of things has been often al luded to, but it involves details so revolting and so incredible that, though vouched for by Italians of the highest note, though the subject of indignant denunciation by Mr. Gladstone, though corrobo rated by the official despatches of the English Mini ster at Naples, though made a reason four years ago for breaking off diplomatic relations with the Court of the Two Sicilies, yet we hardly know how to speak of them. Statements have, however, been published in Pari s w hi c h , if true, leave no doubt highly a r that the horrors e nac t e d i n Naples have been far surpassed by the c r i mes which have driven the Sici lians into rebellion. Th e capital and the adjoining a about beto r territory are chastis e d w i t h whips, but Sicily with scorpions. W e mayou may t expressn a e t narrate coloured,ne s'iseet n i a o tni n adl t la l y , a nit t re t ul h oe e : given to deed s w hi c h are only stup i dly facts iabaiwniteiec air ; a red e tails but the evidence from so many quarters is concurrent, and the names and dates are too fully particularised and the charges have been too long ancontradicted for us to doubt their accuracy. The Government of the King of Naples must be con victed of crimes compared with which the bratalities of Ferdinand VII. or the insanities of the Grand Duke Constantine are insignificant. On the Ist of February in the present year the Minister of Police at Naples, Ajossa, sent a circular to the Intendants, or Prefects, stating that the King, his master, had deigned to continue during the whole of the year the commissions instituted for applying the bastonnade to the disturbers of the public peace. This open announcement prepares us for anything that may follow. It is evident that when such directions are officially given from the centre of authority, the subalterns iu a remote pro vince will not be very scrupulous as to their pro ceedings. So has it been with Sicily. This island is, or was till the breaking out of the insurrection, under the power of a certain Maniscalco, Director of Police. The police is entirely independent of the regular judicial administration, so that it may be that a man is "the prisoner of the police, and not of justice "—a phrase not meant at all t o b e satiri cal, but of most serious import, as many unhappy wretches have found, since an imprisonment in this case cannot be interfered with by any constituted authority, except Maniscalco and his myrmidons. Monreale, near Palermo, is the head-quarters of this tyrant, and hunger, darkness, and torture, chiefly by flogging, are used to extract avowals of complicity in political plots. Recently an old man and his daughter, far gone in pregnancyZperished under the lash. _ _ In January of this year a certain Giovanni Vienna, of Messina, was arrested for carrying a letter in cipher. As he could not or would not state to whom it was addressed, he was placed iu a boat belonging to the police and conveyed to the desert shore of Cape Zafferana. There his hands and feet were tied, he was put into a sack, plunged into the water, and held until he moved no longer. He was then restored and exhorted to confess, but, as he had nothing to tell, he was put again for a time in the water, and when taken back to Palermo was a nearly lifeless body. H e i s sup posed to have since died. In 1848 it is said that the people, making themselves masters of the police buildings, found rooms which bore traces of the enormities there perpetrated. The use of a sort of thumbscrew, and of a tourniquet .applied to the head, which makes the eyes start forth and almost drop, is attested by many witnesses. If the follow ing histories are correct, as we have no reason to doubt, the diabolical instruments must be brought into rather frequent use. One Casimir Arsimano was accused of liberal principles. He took flight, THE QUEEN'S BIRTH]) kY. The inclemency of the weather—June being close at hand—led to the postponement of the review yesterday, and to a crop of rumours respecting cer tain serious causes which, it was alleged, had in duced the authorities to disappoint the citizens of the promised day's amusement. A piercing north westerly wind and heavy showers of rain notwith standing, crowds of well-dressed people journeyed to the park, and back again as quickly as they went. SHOCKING MURDER 4. ATTEIHIED SUICIDE. A shocking murder took place at Washington (Sussex) on Monday evening, Mr. Samuel Rowland, landlord of the Star Inn at Ashington, and who was well known and much respected in the sur rounding locality, having been shot dead by Peter Dudeney, a man who rented a cottage and some land at Washington, Immediately after commit ting the horrid act the murderer attempted to hang himself in a plantation which adjoins his house; but he was discovered and cut down before life was extinct, and was taken to the lock-up at Steyning. It appears that the cause which incited the mur derer to the dreadful act is not very apparent. Dudeney is a married man, and has a family of two children ; but his wife, who is described as being a powerful woman, has for the last three years been afflicted with insanity. This seems to have preyed upon Dudeney's mind, and also to have considerably straitened his circumstances, as his wife being at times very violent had to be constantly watched, and he had to employ assistance for this purpose in order that he might be enabled to follow his usual employ ment. This, with other expenses, which were ne cessitated in consequence of his wife's malady, caused him to be a good deal behind in paying the rent of his cottage, which belonged to his father-in law, Mr. Peter Wells. Dudeney also rented a piece of meadow land adjoining the cottage, and on this he kept two cows. For some time past the friends of his wife have helped him a great deal, but we hear there has been much unpleasantness amongst the relatives ; particularly between Dudeney and his father-in-law. The latter, so report says, wished to get possession of the cottage and premises ; and we hear that on Monday most of the parties con cerned had been to Storrington, where an arrange ment was come to that Dudeney should give up the cottage, garden, and meadow at once, that Mr. Wells should tak e hi s t wo cows in liquidation of all claim against him, Mr. Wells undertaking, as we also hear, to provide another house for Dudeney, and to pay the rent of it so long as his wife lived. Mr. Rowland, the unfortunate deceased, had, it ap pears, been at Storrington with the parties, and, with a bricklayer, named Tidey, had assisted in concluding the arrangement. After all had been arranged these two persons seem to have proceeded to Dudeney's cottage to see about the removal of the cows, and it is supposed that while they were there Mr. Rowland must have used some expression to exasperate Dudeney, who shot him dead upon the spot. It is th oug ht, inconsequence of the wrangling which has taken place and some threats which Dudeney has been heard to make, that he has kept the gun loaded in his cottage for Aome time past. It has been remarked of late that his conduct has been rather strange. On the following afternoon an inquest was held at the Frankland Arms, Washington, before R. Blagden, Esq., the coroner for West Sussex, when the jury promptly returned a verdict of wilful murder. As may naturally be supposed, the sad af fair has caused the greatest sensation in Ashington and Washington. Rowland was a man generally respected, what is termed " a good•hearted pleasant fellow." He was about 37 years of age, and leaves a wife and one child, only about three years of age. Doubtless his friendship with Wells, the father-in law, and his presence on the spot, very much ex cited Dudeney, who, until lately, had been looked upon as a quiet, inoffensive man, but whose threats against more than the deceased the day previous, show a wicked disposition. The wife was removed on Tuesday morning to a lunatic asylum, and it is believed that the children of the prisoner will be provided for by the grandfather. The prisoner was, under the warrant of the curo ner, committed to Petworth gaol. llolloway's Pills.— Disordered Stomach. Whenever the stomach fails faithfully to perform its functions, indiges tion is produced, the issue of which is uncertain. The food, atter passing undigested through the sluggish stomach, irritates the bowels and sets up diarrinea, which probably relieves the sufferer for a time. To rectify the disordered digestion, and check the first morbid symptoms, nothing previously prescribed equals Holloway's Digestive Pills, which in some cases should be assisted by his Oint ment rubbed over the stomach and right side perseveringly for ten minutes twice a-day. The united action of these remedies over stomach, liver, and bowels is immediate, bene ficial, and lasting ; they restore order and ease and simul taneously return the MN and come inenees of the tliseaee. PRICE 4 D . STAMPED, SD. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON 71LE GREAT _NORTHERN RAILWAY. An accident of a most extraordinary and terrific character, but, fortunate to say, as yet unattended by any fatal results, took place yesterday evening at the London terminus of the Great Northern Railway, King's-cross, to a return excursion train, conveying passengers from Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Huddersfield, and other large towns in the north of England. The train, which consisted of 35 carriages, two of them being luggage vans, was d u e a t Kin g ' s cross at 6.40 p.m., and was pretty punctual in its arrival. From some cause, however, which yet re mains to be explained, the engine, instead of slack ening its speed, as is usual on entering the station, behaved itself more as a runaway than one under proper guidance, and dashing at full pace through the station, actually leaped the platform at the end of it, a height of between 5 and 6 feet, carrying with it the tender, the break, and one or two car riages, and proceeding on in its fearful and precipi tous course, ran down the inclined plane immedi ately under the clock tower and across the Old St. Pancras-road, burst through the enclosure of the Metropolitan Railway Works, and but for the im mense quantity of earth lying there (the stuff exca vated from the New-road tunnel), would have buried itself in the shaft of that undertaking. In passing under the archway the funnel and steam- cap of the engine came in contact with the strong iron girder, and were smashed off - the engine. Fortunately, the pith of thin girder wa§ alew feet higher than the - body of the engine itself, else it would have been torn from the abutments of brick work which sustain it, involving the demolition of a large portion of the root of the building, with the probable destruction of every person in. the train. It is almost needless to say-that the - engine, ten der, and break were la fact completely destroyed. . The other carriages were more or less injuredimany of the passengers sustaining serious wounds and contusions. The fireman, Church, on finding that the train was rushing to destruction, leaped from the tender, and falling - flat upon the ground escaped unhurt. The driver, Thomas Annis, however, remained firm at his post, and never left the engine. How he has escaped unhurt is one of those, mysteries which baffle explanation. The news of the dreadful occur rence quickly spread over the metropolis, and in an incredibly short space of time all the thoroughfares leading to the station became so crowded that Su perintendent Lorton, of the S division, required the assistance of 150 men of the metropolitan force to keep the way open for the ordinary traffic. As soon as the accident occurred those injured were removed from the carriages and received every attention from the officers of the company, who, under direction of Mr. R. Williams, hurried off for medical assistance, and in the course of a fevi mi nutes Mr. Dancey, of 24, Stebbing-street, Oakley square; Mr. Sutherland, Mr. M'Guinness, and Mr. Claremont were promptly in attendance, actively administering to the surgical wants of those who stood in need of their assistance. The cause of the accident it is as yet impossible to explain, nor is it likely that it will be fully ascer tained until such time as the Board of Trade may direct a rigid inquiry into the whole occurrence, for the account given by the fireman is totally irrecon cileable with what has taken place. According to his statement he and Annis, the driver, took up the train at Peterborough, and upon arriving at Hollo way he saw his companion put on his break and signal to the guards to imitate his example. He also saw him open the sandbox. He adds that he remained on the front of the engine while it was. passing through Maiden-lane tunnel, and that the steam was turned off at the proper place. If all this be true, with the additional assertion that the steam was not only turned off but the engine actu ally reversed upon coming into the station, it is impossible to understand how the engine should have had an impetus so great as to carry it in a leap over an obstacle so high and so solid as the end of the platform at King's-cross. The sufferers, most of whom were conveyed to their residences, are about 14 in number; of five of them we give the names, &c. : Mrs. Edwards, Lambeth-road, conveyed to resi dence very much contused, attended by Mr. Wat kins; George Earnshaw, from near Huddersfield, severe cut on forehead ; Charles Cooper, 9, Catherine-street, Lambeth, cut on head ; Mrs. Page, Goswell-road ; Mr. Randall, Little Knightrider street, knee hurt. We have received the following "official" letter as to the accident : "Great Northern Railway, Secretary's Office, King's cross Station, London, May 30, 10 p.m. " Sir,—lt is with regret I have to inform you that an accident occurred here at 6.40 this evening to a return excursion train from the Lancashire district, which, owing to its speed not having been sufficiently checked, came into collision with and displaced the stop' at the end of the arrival line, the engine passing over the stop for a short dis tance into the road in front of the station. " Several passengers were bruised by the concus sion, but none, I am happy to say, are reported to be seriously hurt. "A preliminary inquiry into the cause of the ac dent has been made, and it has been deemed right to prefer a charge against one of the guards of the train, who is now in custody.—l am, sir, your obe dient humble servant, " HENRY OAKLEY, Secretary." ANOTHER ACCOUNT. An accident of an alarming and somewhat pecu- liar character occurred last evening shortly after 6 o'clock, which, although happily unattended by fatal results, was of sufficiently serious a nature to occasion great anxiety, and to give rise in the im mediate neighbourhood to reports of a very exag gerated nature. The risk and uncertainty attendant upon railway travelling, and perhaps more particu larly upon that variety so popular during the " ex cursion" season, may receive additional confirma tion from the event referred to, as showing that, whatever care and foresight may be exercised, con tingencies will sometimes arise in which, humanly speaking, those qualities so essential in dealing with matters relating to risk of life or limb become either inapplicable or inefficient. It appears that an ex cursion train from Liverpool, Manchester, and Sheffield left Liverpool at a quarter to 9 in the morning, being due at the terminus of the Great Northern Railway, King's-cross, at a quarter to 6. The train consisted of 33 carriages and two breaks, the latter being, as usual, under the charge respec tively of the head and under guard. A large num ber of persons were waiting at the King's-cross sta tion, as is generally the case with trains of this class, anti either in consequence of its length or from some other cause, it did not arrive at the time indicated on the time-bills. However, shortly after six o'clock the expected train emerged from the tunnel, and was seen approach. ing, but at a rate that appeared to convince every one present that something was wrong, as it was apparent that unless the speed at which it was careering was instantly reduced some catastrophe must occur. There was little time for consideration, but signals were instantly made to the guard and engine-driver to slacken the speed, but in spite of the efforts of the engine -driver, who immediately reversed his engine, the train continued to approieh at something like eight miles au hour or upwards. The excitement now became intense, and persons might be seen jumping down upon the line and scattering sand upon the rails in the hope of retard ing a disaster which now appeared inevitable. It should be stated that, in order to provide against similar emergencies, what is technically termed a "stop" is always placed at the end of terminal sta tions, which, in case of an occurrence similar to the present one, i s g enerally effectual in pres en ti ng an impenetrable barrier to any further progress. In this case, however, it was not so, for in spite of the efforts of the engine -driver and the head guard, the • 4 1 1 1 • 0144 -77:= S was not sensibly dimints l t finally careering through the station 'an44l as g•-• against the "stop." The impetus was so great t the engine actually leaped over the barrier, dragging with it the tender, break-van, and two carriages, proceeding with diminished force upon the level groUnd, across the street, and was fl ally brought to a stand, after demolishing the temporary fencing of the Metropolitan Railway Company. The re maining carriages were, strange to say, not discon nected by the shock, though several of the occupantx were found to be severely bruised and shaken. Medical attendance was instantly sent for, and:Mr. Childs, Mr. Sotheron, and several surgeons from the Great Northern Hospital were promptly on the spot. So far as could be ascertained there are four persons injured, although it is believed not seriously. These are two gentlemen, Mr. Harding and Mr. Plant, who were removed to the Great Northern Hotel; and Mr. U. Henshaw and a lady, tv hose name did not transpire, who are now lying at the Victoria Hotel. Immediately after the accident the news spread like wildfire through the neighbourhood, and the station was instantly besieged by crowds of people. Mr. Oakley, the superintendent of the line, was on the spot almost immediately after the oc zurrence, and despatched an engine to inform the secretary of the accident. Information having reached Inspector Williams that Warrener, the under-guard of the train, appeared to be in a par tial state of intoxication, he (Mr. Williams) at once sent for him and took him into custody on the charge of being drunk and negligently omitting to perform his duty. So far as can be learnt at pre sent, it would appear that the accident arose from the break not having been applied in time to re tard the motion of the train. It was stated that another person in addition to those already men tioned was injured, but he was conveyed to his own residenee. His name, however, did not transpire. THE I,lAF'l'.- The screw steamship 'l : Ord:Albert,: igt; gmat , H. Lacon, bearing the flag of Rear-AdinkaltSir Charles Fremantle, K.C.8., got up steam on—Tues day in Plymouth Sound, and sailed for the Downs, to take the lead of the Channel fleet, which, it is reported, will visit the coasts of Ireland and Scot land. The paddlewheel steam-vessel Vivid, 2, Master- Henry W. Allen, sailed from Woolwich yesterday at '5 a.m., for Dover, on Special service. A new gun-vessel, called the Britomart, built at Newcastle-on-Tyne, was yesterday 'brought up to Woolwich Dockyard to be fitted for service. The screw despatch gun-vessel Racehorse, 4, has arrived at Chatham from Woolwich, and as soon as she has been surveyed will commence fitting for the steam reserve in the Medway. The Orpheus, 21, screw corvette, building at Chatham, has been completed, and preparations have been commenced for launching her during the next month, as soon as the day has been fixed by the Admiralty. • The Carnatic (old 70-gan line-of-battle ship), re cently converted at Messrs. White's yard, at Cowes, into a coal depot, is receiving on board her steam crabs and gear alongside the sheer jetty in Ports mouth harbour. She will be fitted in a similar manner to the Pitt, recently conveyed round to Portland, and is reported to be for service at Malta. The Blenheim, 60, screw,' Capt. Scott, C. 8., steamed into Portsmouth Harbour, from Spithead, yesterday, and lashed alongside the :Victoria hulk, where she sent down topgallantmasts, and unbent sails. The Nelson, 91, screw, fitting for ilfe' steam re serve at Portsmouth, will test her boilers and en gines at 401 b. pressure in the steam basin to-day. The Bulldog, 6, paddle, in the steam reserve at Portsmouth, steamed out of the harbour yesterday to test her machinery and speed, 8.-c., after repairs. Everything worked satisfactorily, and " she realised rather over 11 knots. The screw steam sloop Hero, Capt. G. H. Sey mour, having defects made good, was taken out of No. 1 dock at Keyham on Tuesday, and moored in the basin, where steam was got up andliofini- - ' chintzy tried. It was expected that the Hero would be taken from the basin into Hamoaze yesterday. The War Department screw steamer Lord Pan mure steamed on Tuesday from the gun-wharf in Hamoaze to the Royal William Victualling Yard at Stonehouse, to ship stores saved from the stranded transport Havering, for conveyance to Woolwich. The new screw gun vessel Penguin, 4, having been coppered, was taken out of North Dock in the Devonport Dockyard on Tuesday, and moored to the jetty. TEE ARMY. Yesterday afternoon the 3d battery Ist brigade Garrison Artillery, in command of Lieut.-Col. and Brevet Col. De Rinzy, assembled in the mortar battery park, adjoining the Royal Artillery bar racks, Woolwich, and fired four rounds of mortar practice, the target being, as usual, a flagstaff about 30 feet high bearing a union jack, erected on Wool wich-common, over a range of 100 yards. The barrack field forming a portion of the intervening space between the battery and the flagstaff was oc cupied by squads of recruits belonging to the depot and men of the 4th brigade under drill, and other portions of the field were taken up with varioas parties of officers and soldiers engaged in the game of cricket. The review-ground near the flagstaff was converted into a drill-ground for pitching and striking tents, under rehearsal of that part of the proceedings intended to be carried out on Dartford heath on Friday next, and had the appearance of a bivouac of troops on the march. The whole avail able battalion of Royal Marines, in command of Colonel Stransham, were also on the ground under a course of summer drill and rifle practice. Wool wich was unusually crowded with holiday folks, and great numbers were attracted to the locality by the firing and other circumstances, necessitating redoubled caution on the part of the provosts and sentries to keep the ground free within a certain distance of the flagstaff, marked out as dangerous to the approach of visitors, the mortar shells whiz zing through the air with great velocity, and falling from 10 to 40 and 50 yards in every direction from and about the target. In the third round the firing was exceedingly precise, the fifth shell from the mortar glancing along 'apparently with a hair's breadth of the mark. The next shot, fired with a 10-inch shell, struck the flagstaff about a foot below the flag, shivering it in splinters, and bringing the flag to the ground, ,the shell being found buried about three feet beneath the shingle twelve feet beyond. A loud shout of applause and clapping of hands thereupon ensued, and the flagstaff having been lashed up and replaced, the firing continued with fair results. An amateur theatrical performance by the non commissioned officers and men of the Royal Engi neers took place at the Royal Marine Theatre, Chatham, on Tuesday evening, in the presence of Col. H. Sandham, Director of the Royal Engineer Establishment, Col. A. P. Ross, R.E., Col. E. Rea, Commandant of the Royal Marines, and a large number of the officers of the garrison and the m en of the Royal Engineers. The pieces performed were " Rob Roy" and " Deaf as a Post," the various characters being sustained in a very effective man. ner. The band of the Royal. Marine Light In fantry, under the direction of Herr Kappey, occu pied the orchestra. The Northumberland Light Infantry Militia, under the command of Lieut.-Col. W. M. Biggs, having completed their 27 days' training, was dis embodied at Aluwick on Monday. Ihe regiment underwent an inspection on Saturday by Col. H. Cooper, of the 45th Regiment, and made an ex tremely creditable appearance while under arms. The Northumberland Artillery Militia, at present at Tynemouth Castle, have got the route for Cork. They will leave Tynemouth for Ireland the latter part of this week. The 3d or Westminster Light Infantry Militia has just completed its annual period of training at Richmond. The men were highly complimented by Viscount Chelsea, their commanding officer. UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.—Her Majesty has been pleased to nominate the Right Hon. Robert Lowe, Richard Quain, M.D., and Mr. James Paget, F.R.S., to vacancies in the Senate of this University, caused by the ()laths of Bishop Maltby, Lord Macaulay, and Mr, M, T. Baines.