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/ ~' 'TV A T Iff 1 Yel 0•Kom fo T e~ '/ • - it ' • ;#;: • . • • • ;, .C`i3i. • ,-• , - ' • , Ahr• - • -• 4111 ' 441 „ = • , 4 „ . • 11111 „oak ' :14 -:%;: '41 111 / : ° - 411441- ;t1 1" OP P art • ...„. _ 46 • - \ i. , WS- PAPER. - - <3 \ re 1 ---- *, ~,z\ , ,:-. 4 ,_ 1,.., .5: 1 Ai r )1* GRAND POULTRY SFOIT AT Trilf_.34; CRYSTAL PALACE: . : ft, The Christnr , s revoir, which ha 4 Seert - -ke000;;;ii . at Sydenhana since B xing-day, andlritiArteat' vast crowds of visito r s, J uvenile an 4 At i zt brought to a close on Saturday, when succeeded hy_a grand wi,,tor exhibition ooirldry and pigeons. This exhibition, which will continue open for the first three days of the week, is perhaps the largest and best that has ever been held in Eng land; It excee Is the show ofla - st year, remark:llde as that was both for the number and quality of the birds it contained, by no fewer than 242 pens, the tot-il number of entries up to Saturday being 1 , 468, whil4t the list of exhibitors includes the names of all. the principal fanciers and breeders of poultry in the kingdom. This magnificent collection oceu- Pies 'the greater portion of the south -wing of the PalaCe, and is classified in a manner admirably ca . 1 eulatbd to facilitate the inspection of the birds by ; a larg6 bo - dy of spectators. The peas are arranged along either side of a sties of wide avenues, through which a constant stream of visitors can freely culate, the spectator being enabled to linger at par ticular spots to ex:it - nine those of the eucooped didatea for his notice whose fine condition, sym- • metrical proportions, or beauty of plumage make: - them excel even where all are so worthy of atten tion. On his arrival at the Palace terminus the casual visitor is not le!t Ling to guess at the nature of the scene which awaits him. " Cock-a doodle doo t" in every note of the poultry gamut, and in all itSpossible combinations assails his tympanum as lie p4sses the pay-table ; and the perfect chorus from the throats of a thousand lusty chanticleers which greens his further advana) may indeed be delectable music to the enthusiastic faneier of Brahmapoe tras,! Cochin-Chinas, and Anclalusians, but to the uninitiated is—to speak mildly—certainly not the Most attractive feature of so admirable an ex hibition. The birds are nothing disconcerted at the novtlty of their situation as the observed of all observers. y On the contrary, they, seem proud of the distinction, and invariably repay the notice taken of them by a crow unmually shrill and ear- EAST INDIA HOUSE, GTE JANtlillY, 1858. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST INDI t COMPANY DO HEREBY GIVE NOTI O E, That a Special General Court of the said Company will be held at their House, in Leadenhalr-street, on WEDNISDAY, the 13th instant, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, at the desire of Nine Proprietors of East India Stock, as expressed in the following requisition, viz.:— '` 6 - EAST INDIA COMPANY. - LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1858. " We, the undersigned, request that a Court of Proprietors be called to consider the communication addressed to the Couit of Directors from the Government, respecting the continuance of the Powers of this company: " HARRY THOMSON, LIQUI.-General. " "MALCOLM LEWIN. " JOHN JONES. " G. CRAWSFIAT, jun. 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At this time, when all England and Europe is excited and horrified at the revolt of the Sepoys in India, and the massacre of the European officers, their wives, and c • 'amiltes, it may not be altogether uninteresting to your readers to hear that in Africa the British rub is supreme and that this colony, which has cost so many millions of money, and has seen shed the best blood of Britain, is now at comparative rest ; and that-the hardy emigrant, after the fearful and bloody struggles he has had to en counter, is at last enabled to sow with the cheerful ex pectation of reaping in peace and safety. • This hopeful state of affairs has been brought about, under Divine Providence, 'by circumstances so extraor dinary as to appear when related rather:the imagination of subtle dealer in fictitious narrative than a plain matter of fact. The circumstances have, however, now beoorne matter of history, therefore • it will suffice that I briefly relate the prominent features and more fully portray the JAMES C. MELVII.L, Secretary. Just ready, in 2 vols., poet B vo. 21 5., with numerous engravings, A TIMELY RETREAT ; or, A YEAR IN BENGAL IN 1856.57. HANWELL COLLEGE, under the superin tendence of the Rev. Dr. Einerton, is still maintaining its character.—United Service Gazette. N.B.—Classes are formed expressly for Matriculation at the Universities, and the Middle Class Examinations at Oxford. By MADELINE A. WALLACE DUNLOP. London : Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty This Day, post Bvo, 10s. Gd, T HE INTERPRETER : a Tale of the War. By G. J. WHYTE MELVILLE. EORGE HOBSON calls the attention of the 'lt IC Public to his Superfine Black Cloth Dress and Frock Coats, 21. 15s. Od. to Three Guineas. Dress Black Trowsers, I/. ss. Od. A choice Selection in Waistcoatings from the first makers in Paris. Originally published in " Fraser's Magazine." By the same Author, DIGBY GRAND. Cheap Edition, ss. KATE COVENTRY. Second Edition, 7s. Gd. GENERAL BOUNCE. Two Volumes, 15s. London : John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. T HE GREAT SOUTHERN OF INDIA RAILWAY COMPANY (Limited). Registered 27th March, 1857, and to be Incorporated by an Act of Excellence with Economy. GEORGE IIOBSON, Fashionable Tailor, 57, Lombard-street. Parliament. FIRST SECTION. Capital, 1,00e,000/., in 50,000 Shares of 201., or 200 Rupees each, a portion of which will be reserved for India, With power to increase the Capital. Deposit 21. per share. Each Sharelvdder's liability is strictly limited to the amount of the Deposit. All issues of New Stock will be divided rateably among the original Shareholders. Registered under the Joint Stock Companies Act, with Umlted Liability. DIB ECTOR3. • JOHN CHAPMAN, Esq., 124, Pall-mall, Chairman. George Norton, Esq.. late Advocate-General, Madras. R. 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Tom Brown's School Days. VII. Abbe Le Dieu's Memoirs of Bossaet. via. The Hawkers' Literature of France. IX. Lord Overstone on Metallic and Paper Currency. London: Longman and Co. Edinburgh : A. and C. Black. ADELAIDE GALLERY, Lowther Arcade, Strand.—Great success of M. Lamotte's Havelock Schottische, and Grand Fantasia from" Trovatore," ant the New Caledonian Quadrille by Charles Hall. Principal cornet-a-piston, M. Boulcoart. Open every evening at half-past 8. Dancing commences at 9. The Argyll Band Is to be engaged for private Balls. —R. It. BioNaLL, Ma nager. El,ToniEEß.—GeOrge B. Bruce Mad ra, Esq., M R ai.I.C.E late Chief Engineer of the s lway _ _ • _ _ _ N EW WORKS PUBLISHED by WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS. STOCIBROICERS.—MesarE. Robert and James Sutton, 22, Royal Exchange. BANKERS.—The Union Bank of London. Temporary Offices of the Company, 2, Leadenhall.street. This Company, after much consideration, and a full convict Ton of its importance to India, was projected early in last year, and ac cordingly registered on the 27th, and publicly advertised as such on the 28th of March, 1857. The directors subsequently entered into communication with the lion, Court of'Directors of the East India Company. by whom the matter was referied to the Supreme Government for their report. . . DR. KAHN'S MUSEUM AND GALLERY OF SCIENCE, 3, Tichborne•street, facing the Haymarket. • Pnie a Christmas Holidays : —Guenal's APPAREIL Vtalco(ll‘,.e constantly in motion; LIVING OBJECTS he the large Oxy-Hydrogen Microscope; Hundreds of new Ana tomical Models of a most interesting character. 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The directors were desirous to postpone the issue of shares until after the meeting of Parliament, when the nature of the bill about to be introduced by her Majesty's Government would have been made But, having already taken several prellminlry steps, and it being of the utmost importance to be prepared to obtain an Act of Parlia ment in the ensuing session, empowering the Company to avail themselves of the guarantee which may be conceded, the directors and that the time has arrived for bringing Use project before the public. SCENES OF CLERICAL The SAD FORTUNES of the Rev. AMOS BARTON. T.9yE yaoßt. JANET S'' ItEPENT44.*N. • By GEORGE ELIOT. Originally published in " Blackwood's Magazine." In Two Volumes, post Bvo., price kis, LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAIL WAY.—Notice is Hereby Given, that the rate at which the Directors are willing to receive money in advance of Calls will be Four per Cent. per Annum until further notice. By order, H. BOOTH, Secretaries. C. E. STEWART,} Euston Station, Loudon, Jan. 9, 1858. 4. THE EIGHTEEN CHRISTIAN CENTURIES. Ry the Rev. JAMES WAITE, Author of " Landmarks of English History," &c. Post Bvo, 7s. 6d. OBJECT OE THE COMPANY. The object of this Company is to afford railway communication to The important provinces of Southern India, lying to the south of the existing Madras Railway, including Tanjore, Tritchlnooolv, Madura, Tinnevelly, Coimbktore, Salem, and Travencore, being the most po pulous and fertile districts in the Madras Presidency. Beginning at the south, it is proposed that the line should run from the Port of Tutacorin to Madura, thence to Tritchinopoly ; from which town it would branch on the one hand to the east, through Tanjore to Nagore on the Coromandel coast, and another line leave Tritchinopoly in a north-westerly direction, forming a junction with the MAdriLS Railway near to the town of Salem. Tutacorin, which:will be southern port, is already a place of con siderable importance ; this will, however, be greatly increased when the intention of GOvernment to deepen the i'aumben channel be tween Ceylon and the main land has been carried out, and the steamers from England to India are able to take that route instead of going round by Point de. Galle. Passengers will then laud at Tu tacerin, and take the railway tor Madras and the interior, and save at least two days' sail. The proposed railways will connect Ceylon and its trade with the great trunk lines passing throughout India. The districts of Madura and Tinnevelly are well suited for the growth of cotton, large quantities being already produced there, for Which the harbour of Tutacorin has become an emporinm. There can be no doubt .that the increased means ot communication which this railway will afford, and the consequent introduction of English Capital and skill will rapidly develop the growth of this article to an Unlimited extent, an object in which the Government and the people of England are deeply interested. Tanjore is celebrated for its fertility, for the extraordinary quan tity of rice which it produces, and the comparative wealth and com fort of its inhabitants. The " Gazet:eer" of India, published by authority, states that " this district is excelled in fertility and pro ductiveness by none in India, and equalled by few ; except some rich tracts in the Valley of the Ganges." The equalisation of the price of the staple food of the people is the surest criterion of a nation's prosperity ; and the immediate tendency of a railway through this wide and well, watered plain in effecting this" object must render it proportionably remunerative. Salt, that primary necessaif to the inkabitints of India, the price of which is at present enormously en hanced by the expense of carriage, will be conveyed by the proposed line at a greatly reduced cost. This article alone must form a very important element of railway traffic. So manifest is the necessity for a railway from Tritchinopoly to the sea, through, Tanjore. that the Government of Madras caused a survey to be made in the year 1855 which was sent home to the Go vernmentin this country with a very strong recommendation that it should be undertaken at once. The country is perfectly flat, and there are no difficulties in the construction, further than making provision for the irrigation necessary in so rich a country. The population of the districts, which will either entirely or in Part be served by this Railway, is as follows : CoiMbatOre .. • . 1,153,2(12 Salem • • e • 04, .• 1,195,377 • Tritchinopoly . • • 709,196 Tanjore .• • .. 1,676,086 Tinneyelly 1,2 9,216 Madura 1,756,791 being, in round 'numbers, eight millions of people. The total length ot line contemplated is about 300 miles, the cost Of which long experience in the country enables the engineer to state will not exceed 7,0001. a mile, including rolling stock. The estimate of the Government officer for the railway through Tanjore was mach lower. It is proposed in the first instance, however, to limit the opera. tons of the Company to the constriction of the line from Tritchi nopoly to Nagore, a length of about 70 miles, leaving the engineers time to select carefully the best route from Tutacorin to Tritchi nopoly and Salem, with such branches as may be necessary for the accommodation of the districts through which the line will pass. The line proposed is an integral part of the s) stem of railways in the course of construction in India ; and, besides, being in itself of great importance, will be most valuable as a feeder to the Madras Railway. This company will only be proceeded with upon being placed on the same fooling in regard to a guaranteed rats of dividend as other Indian railway companies and should this indispensable condition not be effected, the deposit of 2s. per share will be returned, less the expenses which shall have been incurred. Applications for shares may be sent to the brokers, Messrs. B. and J.; Suttoni,22, Boyal Exchange, in the annexed form ; but no application will be considered sinless a deposit of 2s. on each share ap plied for is preViously made to the Union Bank of London. The de posit will be returned if the application Is not acceded to. ?ORS( OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. N.B.—This tnust be presented to the bankers entire. The appli cant will retain the receipt at foot, and forward the letter when marked by the bankers, to the Company's offices. The bankers' re ceipt will be exchanged hereafter for the share certificate, and duo notice will be given when such certificates are ready. To the Directors of the Great Southern of India Railway Company (Limited). Gentlethen,—Having paid to the Union Bank of London to your credit - , being two shillings per share on shares in the *bow!, Company, I request you to allot me that number of shares, and I hereby agree to accept the same, or any less number which May be allotted to me. Profession or business. . •••••••••••••••• Address RANEE'S' RECEIPT. igss. Realied from en account of the Great Southern of India Railway Company (limited) the sum of pounds. For the Union Bank of London, This receipt will be exchanged for certificates of shares when ready. 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They submitted to this extradition with bad grace, and on their departure turned again and again to look at their forsaken homes; already occupied by the detested white man, and were heard emphatically to express their expectation of once again possessing them. Their cattle, of which they had vast herds, accompanied them, and fur a time they set themselves steadily to work to increase their property and recover their strength, with the full determination, lehen the time came, once more to engage in a mighty struggle with the whites, either to drive them into the seaor perish• themselves in the conflict. This deternsineeion was well known to the colonial authorities, who, from desr bought experience, were enabled to read , the character of this mysterious people, and to calculate almost to a nicety the period of the next outbreak. Silently and efficiently the Governor, Sir G. Grey, prepared to meet the storm, A large body of Royal troops were collected, Burgher forces were enrolled ready at a moment's notice to take the field, and the German Legion arrived from England. From some reason, however, not yet explained, the Oaffres were disunited in themselves, whether from having enjoyed for some time the luxuries of peace or being unwilling to leave their splendid herds for the war, or doubt as to their chances of success against the pre parations of England, is not yet declared ; but most probably the second, for suddenly a prophet arose from the kraal of Krell, the paramount chief, who declared he bad seen a vision in which it was revealed to him, that all their ancestors were on a certain day to rise from the dead, arid, joining with the braves ready for the fight, in one fell onslaught destroy for ever the rule cf the white man in Caffreland. It was, moreover, necessary to pro vide food for the tens of thousands about to visit them, and this only cold he done by ev• ry proprietor imme diately destroying every head of cattle ie. his possession, when for every bullock so destroyed 12 others should appear on the day of resurrection ; and for every sack of corn committed to the flames 100 per Cent. should be brought to light on the appearance of the ancients. It is scarcely to be credited that this monstrous absurdity was believed, yet so it was ; thousands and thousands of bullooks were destroyed, tons and tons of corn consumed, nothing but the slaugh'er of cattle and the destruction of grain was to be heard or 'Fee' in Caffreland, the believers in the prophet frantically atack ing the unbelievers, forcibly destroying their cattle, and vehemently upbraiding them for delaying by their unbe lief the advent of those who were to aid in the one great obj ect. The day at last arrived, a dead stillness reigned over Caffreland, the people sat in the doors of their kraals fully accoutred for war, ready to receive their expected guests, and the bullock kraals and oorn pits left open for the much-wised-for occupants, but the day passed over and nothing transpired; al was consternation and dee may. The prophet was again consulted, when the arch impostor declared that the spirits were dissatisfied, be cause all had not followed their directions, some had hid their cattle, and had not destroyed them. Then again went forth the edict to destroy, and again the task of butchery commenced, and thousands more were reck lessly and wastefully slaughtered. In the meantime the Governor was no passive spec• tator of this madness ; he endeavoured by every means in his power to convince them of their fully ; in vain, but he at the same time collected his troops around him, - - fearing that when driven to despair their chief's object would be gained, and, painting to the corn fields and cattle pounds of the colony, he would lead them again to that land which they bad so often before devastated with rapine and murder. The power of hunger began to be felt and its effects to show themselves; petty inroads were nightly made into the colony. The weary frontier, farmer was roused from his rest only in time to find his stook swept away by a troop of naked savages, and left his home for a more safe retreat, only too glad to find his family still pre served to him. Escorts were attacked on the public roads ; travellers plundered and murdered, and many other atrocities committed, such as would in former times in themselves have formed a cause of war ; every thing showed that a crisis was at hand, and every one nerved himself for the result. At this period one false step, one hasty movement would have plunged this country again into war ; capital and blood would again have been expended, without any other result than had before occurred, but Sir George Grey, firm in his purpose of forbearance, strong in the belief that their own measures weuld more effectually destroy the power of the Caffres than any armed inter ference of his, abided his time. The Caffre inroads were promptly repelled, criminals when arrested were dealt with by the civil power, property was protected by the judicious distribution of the troops, and quietly and calmly he waitedithe prophet's spell to work their doom. The next predicted day arrived, and with its end howl ing and despair were heard over all Caffreland. The un happy wretches too late saw their folly, and the cuiefs too late found their mittake, for the warriors, emaciated by hunger a n d l ong watching, were una bl e to take the field, and th a t w hi ch they anticipated wou ld have been their step ? i ng - stone to wealth and supreme power be came, as if by mag i c, their utter destruct i on . For a few d ays great excitement preva il e d, for the prophet had di sappeared. The troops were kept in a state of constant readiness ; ho eless misery, the Caffres - but hunger began to take effect, and, fe e li ng t h e i r own threw themsel ves on their foe , p not to exterminat e and destroy, but f or help and mercy, and they who had but a few days befo re breathed nothing but destruction hum bl y and abjeotiy sought food for themselves and little ones. And their appeal was not in vain ; upwards of 25,000 have been received within the colony, and are allowed to work T for their he Caffre r food;e race is dreadfula almost os t t o extinct, relate, more than double that nu m b er are supposed to have per i s hed from hunger. and the land is desolate, and the last Gazette, bringing information of the pathetic app ea l of Krell, their great c hi e f, to the Governor, to s ave hi s wives and little ones fr om star vation, and offeri ng hi s eternal adherence t o the British Government, and o f the formal surren d er o f S a ndilli of his chieftainship, proves that this fearful visitation has now reached th e i r highest and noblest, an d th a t f or the present the pr ospect of peace for this colony i s most promising. There a re t h ose who declare that the Caffres will again re-embod y themselves, and that after they are strengthened and enr i ched by the human i ty o f th e colo nists they will agai n en d eavour to overcome th em ; b u t this must be a work of time, and while they are gaining strength so are we, while their children are growing to manhood our numbers are being increased by emigra tion, and should th e time again arrive when the Caffre ma y think himself strong enough to re-establish his national polity he will find the colonists better than ever able to protect their own. nowever, this cannot be for some years, and it is most r i onlikei requirementsrpoo, satisfactory that this colony, w hi c h has cost E ng l an d s o muc h money, and requi res so many troops, can at th i s par ticular juncture spar e sa f e l y almost every so ldi er. Th e Volunteer Cape Corps, th e B urg h ers, w ith the German Legion, are more th an a match for any e ff or t that could possibly be made to di s t ur b th e peace of the colony ; and were this latter body of men recru ited and k Hun gary are organise d, the y would be a su ffi c i en t protection for kept heavy all up f n t f rontier mannerp purposes, and eff ectually prevent th os e Royal tr oops which have hi t h er t o ca used so much expense and inconve n i ence . Th e German Legion will par they are given fair play, and, coming their capital , Stutterheim," in Caffraria and e L i w r he l do ad v e ry-qil well ofs Ras the fr ont i er troops in are s if` tersiwithin the colony, "Wooldridge" w ith the towns in t heir n eighbourhoods, established 15 it will be said that th e G ermans h ave ma d e well carrying out the in- The men ar e w i thout capital ; lan d i s pro gress and ar e without seed, and no p recaution has been taken th e Government. But theremay b e a failur e here also if great and timely in or ntr 2 ni ets o oifoi a y sunc e spst aeoororwt taken. years, to supply their wants. With the most anxious endea vour to get on, the men are paralysed, and but for the exertion of some of the officers, who have nobly spent their all to help them, very little ground would have been tilled this season. They look forward, however, with much hope to the promised arriv a l of the emigrants from Germany, and are anxiously v strii g n to get comfortable homes to offer their enacned ofB it.he friends, Emigration will do much for the Cape, and emigrants will do very well ; every description of labour is very high. per day ; the common domestic servants are in great request, and, indeed, there is occupation for all. The prices of a par with England, except shamble meat, present great demand Good mechanics, from the influx of Caffres, is rather high for the colony, provision e s 3 , esh in r c i o le : w hi c h i s 4d. per lb.; fowls, 6d. eac h . Wearing a pparel is very expensive, particularly arti cles of female dress, and it will be well that all emi ranging on emi grants should provide themselves with a good stock of these necessaries before they leave their native country ; and mechanics should not fail to provide themselves with the tools they will require. Everything can, however, be bought for money here, and, in most cases, a t reasonable rate'. On Saturday Professor - Faraday concludeil his short course of lectures on electricity at the Royal Institu ton in the presence of a very crowded audience, in cluding the Prince of Wales. Eled,ric discharge, with its accompanying heat and, light, formed the special subject of the lecture, which was almost entirely occupied with, exhibitions of the different conditions of discharge to illustrate the effects of electricity in its most active state. The varying forms in which electric discharge takes place were first shown by taking sparks from the machine on rounded metallic surface?, by discharg ing,the electricity silently by means of points, and by the peculiar emission of rays, accompanied by a roaring noise, called the brush discharge, when a blunted point was brought near the prime conduc tor. The heating property of the electric spark was exhibited by the explosion of gunpowder, and by the explosion of oxygen and hydrogen gases. The latter experiment was performed in a novel manner. Numbers of bubbles were inflated with the mixed gases in a saucer containing soap and water, and Professor Faraday, taking a quantity of the bubbles on his hand, held them to the con ductor of the electric machine, when, on the passing of a spark, the gas in the soap bubbles exploded with a loud report. The deflagration of metals was illustrated by discharging a Leyden jar and the electrical battery through strips of golf leaf and through fine copper wire of different thicknesses, for the purpose of exhibiting the effects when the metal is sufficiently thick to conduct a charge with out injury, and when it is so small as to be de stroyed during the discharge. These experiments illustrated the various effects of lightning according to the quantity of the electricity discharged from the clouds and the size of the conductors through which it passes—the force in some instances being too great to be transmitted safely by conductors. which will be sufficient for protection from less powerful discharges. Several objects that had been struck by lightning were exhibited ; among which were the handle of a hay-fork that had been split into several pieces whilst striking on the ground, and a portion of a thick iron cable which had been partially melted during a terrific thunder storm in the West Indies. As an illustration of some of tha peculiarities of electric discharge, a strong charge was sent through a fine silver wire twisted round silk, by which means the wire was completely deflagrated, but the silk remained uninjured. This effect is attributed to the rapidity with which the electricity passes through the wire, the action being so in stantaneous as not to impart heat to the silk. Several illustrations of the rapidity of the action during electric discharges were shown, among which the circumstances attending the filing of gun powder by electricitywere most remarkable. When a Leyden jar was discharged by a metallic conduc tor through some loose gunpowder, the powder was only thrown aside by the sudden concussion, and not fired ; but, on prolonging the time of the dis charge by the introduction of a skein of wetted silk into the conducting circuit, the gunpowder ex ploded. The two opposite effects were shown by discharging a Leyden jar through a circuit in which a thin strip of gold leaf and some gunpowder were introduced. When the discharge was prolonged, by using the wetted silk, the gunpowder was fired and the metal remained uninjured ; but when the charge was sent through the same arrangement with an entirely metal conductor, the gold leaf was de flagrated, and the gunpowder was only blown away. As au illustration that time is required for the action of heat in non-conducting bodies, Professor Faraday directed a gas flame on to some loose gun powder, but no explosion took place for several seconds, until the gunpowder had become heated by the flame. The beautiful forms of electrical discharge of which Ruhnekorff's induction coil machine is capable wire exhibited by a powerful instrument of the kind constructed by Mr. Lad. A continuous flow of dense brilliant sparks was first shown, then the more rapid succession of flashes and their heating effects were demonstrated. The action of this continuous discharge of electricity on the muscles was illustrated by bringing it to bear on a large eel, which had been kept in a torpid state in a tub of water during the lecture. The instant that the charges were transmitted through the water the creature became violently active and jumped out of the tub on to the floor of the lecture room, to the great delight of the juvenile portion of the audience. The concluding experiments exhi bited the splendid streams of purple-coloured light in exhausted receivers, produced by the induction coil-machine. Hearty applause at the conclwion indicated the gratification which this short course of lectures had afforded ; and the young Prince, on shaking hands with Professor Faraday, spoke to him, apparently, in expression of the same senti ment. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.—Jan. 9. A VESSEL ON FIRE. —A good deal of excitement was created here this morning by its being reported that there was a ship on fire in the harbour. It proved to be the schooner Mary; of Fowey, which had taken in a cargo of bark in Brading harbour, and had anchored in Cowes Roads. Soon after 10 o'clock a.m. the crew discovered her to be on fire, and hailed some other vessels near to send their assistance. Capt. Broad, of the Stag, revenue cutter, immediately put off with his boat's crew, as did the captain of the Camilla with his. The schooner was run into the harbour, and grounded on shrapo sand. One of the town fire-engines was sent off in a carriage boat, with a number of hands with buckets, &c., and a great body of water dis charged on the burning mass. Carpenters were also set to work to scuttle the vessel. The Messrs. White sent three boats full of men and a fire-engine from their ship-yard, which was soon in full play under the superintendence of Mr. Hamilton White, but it was not till after three hours' hard work that the fire was effectually extinguished. During the whole of this time the captain of the schooner did not make his appearance. A vessel loaded with bark also took fire at Barsledon, and was obliged to be scuttled to save her. The cargo was, of course, spoilt. DIED.--On the 9th inst., at Trafalgar House, West Cowes, Mrs. Sarah Goodwin, aged 80. Mrs. Goodwin built and endowed Trinity Church. She was the proprietor of the Royal Yacht Squadron House, and a great deal of other property in West Cowes. TITHE COMMUTATION. TO THE EDITOZ OF THE BUN. Ste, —As many of your readers may feel anxious to know the result of the corn averages for the seven years to Christmas last, published by authority in the London Gazeiet of the Bth inst., viz. : Wheat, 7a. 211 per imperial bushel Barley, 4s. 3td. do. Oats, 2s. 11d. do. I beg to state for their information that each 1001. of tithe rent charge will, for the year 1853, amouht to 105/. 16s. 30., which is a little more than 6 per cent. above tho last year's value. The following statement, from my forthcoming " Anneal Tithe Commutation Tables," will show the worth of 1001. of tithe rent charge for each year since the passing of the Tithe Commutation Act, viz.:— For the year 1837 „ 1838 PP 1839 PP 1840 02 12 „ 1811 i 33 1842 SI 1843 „ 1844 f, 1845 St 1846 „ 1817 1848 f/ I, 1849 ~ 1850 ~ 1851 ~ 1852 3, 1853 ~ 1854 1855 ~ ,1 , 1856 IP 1857 ..... „ 1858 --------- 22 ) 2,178 2 61 --- General average for 22 years ... £99 0 1J _ ,----..—_- -I am, ice., CHARLES M• WILIAM Actuary, University Life Assurance Society, 25, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall, Jan. 9. ____—............_ THE POST-OFFICE DEAD-LETTER Room.---We learn with much satisfaction that at length the icy heart of Rowland Hill has melted, thawed by our remonstrances, and that something has been done to , convert the dead letter icehouse of St. Mar.tin's-le-Granu into a habitatle a partment. Hot-water pipes have been laid on, and the officials can now do the dead-letter business without being frost-bitten or turned into Icicles. A n improve ment in the ventilation and atmosphere of this large room is still a desideratum, and we hope that the all-p owerful S ecre t ar y will not disdain to look to that li ttle bit of men! reform.—ClVii &M C( G(Uctic. The interest which the public take in all that appertains to the marriage of the Princess Royal proceeds from the kindest motives ; and aiding them to fathom the little mysteries with which it is surrounded is not pandering to idle curiosity, buts showing a companionship in their sympathy, and good wishes towards the Princess Royal. The medal which is to be struck to commemorate the royal nuptials has been entrusted to the skill - . and good taste of Mr. Leonard C. Wyon, who has most creditably acquitted himself in this work. It is to be of gold, silver, and bronze, one of which will most likely be sent after the marriage ceremony to each of the distinguished visitors. The medal is two-and-a-half inches in diameter, and of c,msi derable thickness. The obvErse represents the por traits of the Princess Royal and Prince Frederick ' Wiliam, both remarkable likenesses, the former wearing a wreath of orange blossoms, roses, ac., with the inscription— , Victoria, Princess Royal of England ; Frederick William, Prince of Prussia. The reverse contains awreath of lilies, roses, myrtle, and jasamine, w:th the inscription, January 25th, 1858. The most prominent flower is the rose ; the jasmine and myrtle taper off at the ends with light ness and ole gance. The wreath is bound together with ribbon. Tile value of the gold medal is more than 401. The costume which her Majesty will wear at the marriage of the Princeasßoyal and Prince Frederick William will be of peach colour moire antique, with Houiton lace flounces and peach velvet train, the lace flounces being the same which the Queen wore at her own wedding. The bridal costume of the Princess Royal will, we understand, be of a rich white moire antique ; the lace dress of exquisite Honiton gaipure,.eon sisting of three flounces the body being trimmed to match. The veil will be of Honiton guipure which will be worn :in a style completely novel in this country for bridal costume, and will be attached to the head wish magnificent Moorish or Spanish pins. The dress and veil are splendidly worked—. the emblem being the rose, shamrock, and thistle. The latter has employed fifty girls for the last 12 months. This new style of veil was entirely her Majesty's suggestion, and the carrying out of the idea has met the approbation of the Queen. The cost of this production will be about GOO/. We understand that Signor Costa has submitted an ode of his own composition to the Prince Con sort, for the approval of his royal highness, and that it will be produced at Buckingham Palace, on the evening of the royal marriage, under the direction of Signor Costa, by the private band of her Majesty. The vocal solos will be entrusted to Mdlle. Clara Novell() and Mr. Sims Reeves, so that the remark that the foreign distinguished visitors will not have an opportunity of hearing English native vocal talent of the first class is happily incorrect. ST. JAMES'S PALACE AND CHAPEL. A visit to St. James's Palace and Chapel on Friday afternoon enables us to give the latest details of the preparations which are making for the royal mar riage. The nuptial cortege will approach St. James's Paliace by the usual drawing-room route. In front of the garden door a spacious portico, forty yards long, has been erected, covered iu at the sides, and lined with red cloth. The old door of the palace has been considerably enlarged. This entrance will be reserved for the use of her Majesty and royalty. A window on each side has been converted into a doorway, through which the suites will enter, and meet her Majesty at the foot of the staircase. The so-called ministers' room on the left, and Maid of Honour's room on the right will not be used. The staircase has been re-gilt, and gilding introduced in the balustrades. Her Majesty's retiring-room is on the left on ascending this stair case, amid has been entirely re-decorated, the style differing in every i espect from the other apartments, being of cream colour, picked out with gold. The royal cortege will, however, pass to the right through the throne-room, and what is generally known as Queen Anne's room : to these apartments but little has been done beyond giving them a good cleansing. At the end of the latter a number of seats, rising one above .another, has been erected for the accommodation of those among the nobility who have been invited to witness the procession ; the passage through the armoury and the tapestry room is lined with similar seats, covered with scarlet cloth and trimmed yellow. On the staircase which descends to the passage to the court-yard there has been a number of mirrors introduced, which, though triflingly detracting from the architectural effect, will be a welcome meeting to those who desire to take a last, fond, look at the effect of their costumes. The passage at the end of the flight leads into the spacious courtyard, a portion of which is covered in and fitted with seats. The building has a very substantial and elegant appear ance, the atone pillars being, by a magical process familiar to the painter, converted into marble for the occasion, the light colour assorting well with the crimson fittings. The whole will be heated, so that although this new room is won from the court yard there need be no fear of suffering from any in clemency of the weather. The chapel now assumes a much more finished aspect—the seats are arranged in their final posi tion, and covered with scarlet ; the pillars painted blue, surmounted with gold shields, with V.R. and the crown. The pulpit, not a very necessary ad junct to the ceremony, but which cannot be re moved altogether, valuable as is the space, is now placed in a recess at the extreme right end. The place destined for the press is at the back of the row of benches on the right hand on entering. There is room for about ten, so that the hopes of a vast number must be disappointed. We hear that ap plications have poured from the provincial and foreign press, as also from that of the metropolis ; but those who are to be eyes for the nation, and eloquent tongues to the world, will be la creme de la creme. It was a matter of debate whether or not the press should be required to attend in court dress, but with correct judgment, and perhaps an appreciation of the sensitiveness of some of the journalists at being in courtly costume—which they might feel as an attempt to put their pen into royal harness—the gentlemen may attend in black, thoughthey will have a very verdict giving aspeot. The door of the chapel will be covered with a scarlet carpet, and will be entirely appropriated to the royal cortege, the illustrious visitors and their suites. The altar will be of crimson velvet, on which will be the royal communion service, of gold plate. There is a low rail of oak round the altar, the supporters of which will be of gold, the whole of thepre presumed beingedthat the covered crimson Archbishop e f Canterburyvelvet . will I t is officiate, and be a ssisted b y the Bishop of London, no twithstanding that the latter is dean of the cha p el. A r Sir G. Smart wil l p reside at the or g an. The at testation of the royal m a rr ia g e will take p lace in the th ro ne room. The royal attestation book is in the k ee ping of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and is a curio us memento, containing witnessing for con turies past.—Court Journal. [AnvpwrisEmsYr.]—Tho salutary effect of Du Barry's deli cious Revalenta Arabica Food in removing Indigestion (Dys pepsia), Flatulency, Constipation, Nervous, Bilious, and Liver complaints, Cough, Asthma, Consumption, and Debility with out Medicine, is admirably displayed by the following letters: " Ridlington Rectory, Norfolk, June 10, 1850. No. 4,208. 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The poultry is divided into 00 , e 1 Asses, of which tlie birds of Spanish breed form 3, the DorkinaS 5, the Cochin-Chinss 7, Brahinapootras 3, Hamburgs 10, 4c. The specimens exhibited in the various groups afford evidence of a decided improvement, as compared with last year, in the breeding and reariog. Three sets of prizes, and in some instances four s ' are a warded sbysthe judges for each variety ; the first set teing offered for the best pen, consist ing aTa tack nod two hens, above one year old ; the second, for chickens of the present year ; and the third, for the best cock of any age. The precedence in the collection is given to Spa nish fowl,_which certainly deserve their pre-emi nence ; the specimens in all the three classes being exceedingly good, and far more numerous than in the previous year. A cock and two hens, contri buted by Mr. Bothain, of Slough, carried off the first prize, the second being awarded to Mr. Busst, jun.,, of Walsall. The first prize Spanish cock (third class), was immediately bought for 101. The Dorkings are als3 well represented, and exemplify great progress in breeding. A fine single Dorking cock, : the winner of the first prize, and the pro perty of Mr. Lingwood, of Needham Market, was purchased by Sir Joseph Paxton for 10 guineas. The ;white Dorkings exhibited were excellent in quality, but not so numerous as the coloured. On the whole this old England breed admirably main tains. its ground against its foreign rivals, and makes to the full as good a figure in the collec tion as the Cochin Chinas ' Brahmapootras, and other exotic species which lately threatened to throg our indigenous poultry irretrievably into the shadq. Indeed, one prominent feature of the pre sent ',exhibition is the largo proportion of table fowl it comprise?, the pens of Dorking outnumber ing those of any other species. At' the same time the Cochin-Chinas make no inearf show. The cinnamon and buff specimens of this class displayed great excellence, the best birds' being a pen sent by Mr. Fookes, of Bland ford,: which gained the first prize given for a fowl over one year old. For chickens of 1857 the palm of excellence was awarded to the Rev. George Gil bert,! of Norwich, whose birds (a cock and two pulleks) were sold for 10 guineas. The brown and partridge-feathered Cochins over one year old, though not numerous, were also very superior, the yomiser birds of the same category being wonder fully developed for their age. The white Cochins are likewise worthy of special notice. The next division, the Brahmapeotras, mustered in unusual force, and comprised some exceedingly heavy birds. A very handsome and well-formedipen of this class over one year old, belonging to Mr. G. Botham, of Slough, carried off the first prize. Game-fowl, too, in all their varieties furnish to the fathered array a strong contingent of remark able beauty. Indeed, the judges, Messrs. Andrews, BailY, and Hewitt, pronounce the " duckwings" the very best that have ever yet been exhibited. The game cocks are very numerous and very belli cose looking, and although cock-fighting is now an obsolete and forbidden sport, yet in casting his eye round the narrow coops of these little feathered gladiators the thoughtful spectator cannot help spe culating on the ensangnined scenes which would ensue wore they once let loose upon each other, and their pugnacious propensities aroused. Prizes in this ! class were awarded to Mr. J. Martin and Mr. J. Monsey. The Hamburgs, in all their numerous varieties of gold and silver pen cilling4, and gold and silver spangles, occupy an important place in the collections, their gradefulness of form and the delicate markings of their plumage attracting crowds of admirers. The pre-eminence in this department belongs to the spedimens contributed by Messrs. Hawksley, Claton, Archer, the Rev. T. Fellows , a n d others. Neat in order comes the Polish fowl in its several varieties of " black, with white crests," of " gold colOured," and " silver." The magnificent tufts whi i th adorn the full-grown cock birds of this class reniler them striking objects in such an exhibition. Thd specimens furnished by Mr. G. Greenall, jnn., and Mrs. Pettat are particularly distinguished. ThO Malays were tolerably numerous, the chickens preponderating over the maturer birds, while of the old; Normandy fowl, the Creve-Coeure, but four peris were-exhibited. An equal number of " silky negises," a singular variety, claimed attention for the! dusky hue of their skin and bones, strongly contrasting with th 3 snowy whiteness of their glory plumage. Among the scarcer specimens in the other divisions are a few black Hamburgs, white Polish, Sultans, and Andalusians—the latter a litrge well-formed species, with slate-coloured plumage. Some Calcutta jungle fowl and a few Indian and Shanghai game birds are more interest ing for their rarity than their beauty. Bantams of all 'descriptions are abundant, the collection being enriched with some of the finest birds.of this class ever seen. The geese are deficient iu numbers, but excellent in quality, and of great weight; while the ducks are remarkable for fineness of plumage and hugeness of bulk, Some of these web-footed gentry are perfect monsters in obesity, whose awkward at tempts at locomotion on common or green sward would be pitiable to behold. The turkeys are also large, and reflect credit on their good feeding. The collection of pigeons is exceedingly good, and twice as large as that of last year. Here croppers, carriers, dragons, tumblers, trumpeters, short-faced mottles, short-faced baldheads, short faced beards, barbs, turbits, dr.c., are displayed in all their bewildering and endless variety, the whole forming, according to the authoritative dictum of the judges, a finer exhibition of pigeons than any ever before witnessed. One of the main objects of these periodical shows general excellence of this year's persons to improve their own a d iv n t a d tere can be little doubt, from the iccsoleepeeiteni completeness ee, and exhibition, that that laudable end will be materially promoted. The a ttendance was :very good for an opening day, and the sales effected amounted to upwards of 2001. REFUSAL TO LICENSE A. THEATRE.—At a meeting the district Kent county magistrates, ao held at Greenwioh on Saturday, Sir T. M . w la a' B a rt., chairman, a n applicati on grariting of a license wa'i mad© fo deb r dramatic performances by Mr. C rttar's o lic i t or , at f or t he th e Deptford Theatre. The license had been refused to be renewed to the late manager at the last annual licensing day, on which occasion a report was presented to the magistrates by the police authorities, showing that the theatre was principally frequented by the youth of both sexes from 12 to 16 years of age, between whom and the actors en the stage remarks freely passed, and that some risk of fire in the building was occasioned by the audience indiscriminately smoking. It was now con- tended that whatever the past management might have been, a recurrence would be avoided by the presen lessee, a Mr. Edmunds, who was determined, if possible to render it a fit and acceptable place of entertaiamen for the public. This it was urged was all that the roagis• trates could legitimately ask for, and that if the sureties offered were unexceptionable, they Lad na jurisdiction but to grant the licence. Mr. Flathers, the freeholder of the theatre, next addressed the bench upon the injury he was sustaining by the licence being withheld. Memorials in opposition to the application were re ceived from the Rev. Dr. Sketchley, Ticar of Deptford ; the Rev. B. S. Ffincb, Rector ; the Rev. C. F. S. Money, and other clergymen and inhabitants, Mr. Brown, the principal of a public school in the neighbourhood of the theatre, re marking to the magistrates that the individual who was seeking the licence, so far from being a new theatrical manager in the neighbourhood, had been the mana,enr of the theatre previously. The court heaviry...,, cleared, the public were shortly afterwards r -ad a tt. l when Sir T. M. Wilson announced that the f o e.. i_ 1 4" 1 " unanimous in deciding that the licence b . !,: io l g u w in bgeramanteddt.tolotneisosfatihdeaocropaorproeracol augrainittbe ac..