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Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal can be obtained of a ny of the Society's Agents, or of GEORGE CUTCLI FFE, Actuary and Secretary. 13 , St. James's-square, London, S.W. PRICE 4D• STAMPED, SD• THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1860. No. 21,136 THE RELIGIOUS DISsENSIONS IN ST. GEORGE'S-IN THE EAST. TILE LATE FIGHT FOR TEE CHAM PIONSHIP. tige to victory, from the hour that her shores were menaced, or her just rights invaded in any quarter. —I am, arc., A MEMBER OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE. April 21. THE ATLANTIC ROYAL MAIL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. PUBLICATIONS. On Saturday the Connaught, the first of four mail express steamships, of great power and speed, for the Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation Com pany, two building on the Tyne and two at Hull, was launched from the building yard of Messrs. Palmer and CO., at Jarrow, to run from Galway, via Newfoundland, to New York. The Connaught is a magnificent vessel, the largest yet launched in the waters of the Tyne, and it is computed that she will run nearly 20 miles an hour. Her length is 378 feet. and36o between perpendiculars ; her beam is 40 feet, over all 71 feet 6 inches ; her depth of hold is 30 feet. She is constructed with a spar deck, straight stem and elliptic stern, and built on the wave line principle. She carries her floor well aft, which will give great steadiness and buoyancy at a high rate of speed. She is built in water-tight compartments of extraordinary strength ; and some idea of the superiority and safety of this principle may be formed from the fact that should 40 feet of her bow be carried away by collision, she would still float on an even keel without risk. By an im proved arrangement of the stringers, keelson, beams, &c., great longitudinal strength is obtained, while the transverse frames are doubled. The Connaught is throughout double, and in some places treble rivetted. The saloon for the accommodation of first class passengers is fitted up in the most elegant and substantial manner, :and the state rooms are ex ceedingly comfortable and convenient. The horse-power of the engines is 800 nominal, • and they are on the oscillating -principle. The boilers are eight in number, constructed on the most approved plan, and with a total heating sur face of 20,000 square feet. They are heated through 40 furnaces. The new principle of superheating, or drying, the steam has been adopted by Beardmore and Galloway's patent. The paddlewheels are 34 feet diameter, and made with feathering floats, 12 flet long by 4 feet 8 inehes diameter. At 4 o'clock, about the time for launching an immense concourse of people were gathered together on the banks of the river, and the river was also crowded with loaded steam-boats and other craft. Nearly all the leading inhabitants of the town and district were present in the yard. The vessel, after the ceremony of naming by Mrs. Charles Palmer, glided off the ways into the stream amid the cheers of the people. After the launch a large party dined with the directors of the company, and the Messrs. Palmer, the draughting rooms of the works being fitted up as a dining-hall. Mr. Charles Palmer oc cupied the chair, and was supported by Lord Bury, Mr. J. 0. Lever, and other directors of the , com pany, the Mayor, Sheriff, and Vicar of Newcastle, Mr. Alderman Philipson, Alderman Bell, and other gentlemen. Among the speakers were the Mayor sad Vicar of Newcastle, Mr. Lever, and several gentlemen connected with steam navigation and the iron trade. The proceedings terminated with a grand ball. T HE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. CCXIV. , is Published THIS DAY. TO THE EDITA OF THE TIMES. Sir.—l see by your article of Saturday last that you misunderstand my wishes, and it does me great injustice. I have no difference to settle with Mr. Sayers, except such as I tried to settle with him on the 16th inst.; and instead of being called a "boy," I ought to be termed a baby if, after having come so far, and not having got a settlement, I should be 'willing to relinquish my purpose for a few good natured pats on the back, and being told I am a fine fellow. I have received a great many anony mous letters since Tuesday last, asking me if I am not ashamed of myself—a great fellow like me—to come over here to whip a little man like Tom Sayers. All I have to say to that is, that under ordinary circumstances I would not think of send ing a challenge to a man of Sayers's size ; but Eng land thinks him big enough to defend the belt ; I want it, and I cannot get it except through him. The enclosed letter, which I sent to the editor of Bell's Life when I heard they intended to call in a surgeon to same a day before which Sayers could not finish the pending affair between us, will show my position in the matter ; and, as Bell's Life has not thought proper to publish it, you will do me a great kindness in letting the English people hear what I have got to say. I wish to add that if the late meeting is not to be resumed, and the belt is not to come to me for what has already taken place, I claim to be first on the list to meet Sayers agaia for the next chance to conquer it. —Yours most re spectfully, April 22. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY EVENING. The Royal Mail steamer Arabia, Captain Stone, which left New York on the 11th inst., has arrived. She brings 50,000 dole. in specie. The following steamers had arrived out :—The Niagara, on the 7th, and the Balbec (Baltic ?) on the 9th inst., both at Halifax ; the Prince Albert on the 9th, at St. John's ; the Anglo-Saxon on the 10th, "at Portland. The Senate had instructed the committee on foreign affairs to inquire by what authority the United States naval forces captured the Mexican war steamers near Vera Cruz. CONTENTS. I. Labourers' Cottages. 11. Tit itish and Continental Nobility 111. Madame Recamier. IV. The liar of Philadelptda. V. Notes on Nursing. VI. Fox Hunting. VII. Recollections of C. R. Leslie, R.A. VIII. The Budget and the Reform Bill. John Murray, Albemarle-street. THE CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND. The first boxer recorded as Champion of England was named Figg ; he flourished in the year 1719. In 1734 George Taylor became the nominal cham pion, but was shorn of his laurels in 1740 by Jack Broughton. Jack remained in office ten years, at the expiration of which he had to succumb to Jack Slack, who is described as of the same height as Tom Sayers. In a like period of time he had to yield to an immense man named Jem Stevens, called " The Nailer," who sold his birthright to George Meggs. The next champion we find on the list is Bill Darts, who won the battle for a thousand guineas and the belt in 1764 ; he had to resign it in five years to one Lyons, a waterman, who retained his position for eight years, and was succeeded by Harry Sellers. Tom Johnson was at tie head of affairs from 1785 to 1790, and Big Ben (real name Bryan), reached the top of the tree, and had his flag, which no man could soil, lowered by the grim de stroyer. Mendoza, a Jew, then had the honour for three years, when he was deprived of it by the gen tleman boxer, Jackson. This hero of wouderful frame and power, could boast of his acquaint ance with nobility, and having been the tutor of Lord Byron. On his retirement Jem Belcher suc ceeded to the title. This splendid fighter lost an eye by a racket-ball, and was beaten in his fight for the belt, which he held eight years, by the renowned Harry Pearce (the Game Chicken). He gave up his claim in 180, and John Gulley was proclaimed champion after defeating Gregeon, near Newmar ket. He declined the offer, and Tom Cribb became the acknowledged champion (with a belt and cup given to him personally, and not to be transferred). Next on the record stand the names of Tom Spring, Jem Ward (still alive, and keeping a publichouse in London), and Deaf Burke. Bendigo and Caunt then stepped forward, and after their retirement in 1850 the Tipton Slasher was considered champion for one year. He was defeated by Harry Broome, who forfeited afterwards to him, and he a second time became champion. The champion, Tom Sayers, beat him, and gained the new belt.—Observer. CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS, Polygraphic Ha l l , ,N-1 King William-street, Strand. — Farewell S eason in Lon toll.--Every Evening at 8, and every Saturday Morning at CO clock. Tickets and places may be secured at the Hall .l'orn 11 till 4, and at Mr. Austin's West-end Box-office, St. 'Lltinea's Hall, Piccadilly.—Sole Proprietor and Manager, ur..l. W. RAYIIOR. ENLARGEMENT CE O "O N A WEEK" TO THIRTY TWO AGES. (I NCE A WEEK will in future contain till' Thirty-two Pages, including a Wrapper. A number is published every Saturday, price 34., with numerous Illustra tions by Millais, Leech, Tenniel, Charles Keene, 11. K. Browne, and other eminent Artists. Also in monthly parts and half-yearly volumes. London : Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouyerie- street, Fleet stre, t, E.C. RGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Picca dilly.—Open every Evening:, with the celebrated Band conducted by Mons. Lamotte (chef d'orchestra to the Em- Perot Napoleon). A maernifieent SMOKING SALOON added to this Establishment. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Ad- Irtission. lg.": A bill had been reported for the more effectu a 1 suppression of the slave trade. The House of Re presentatives had called on the President to give full information relative to the slave trade. The majority of the committee on the President's recent message, protesting against the action of the house in ordering an investigation into the con duct of the administration, had made a report dis senting from the President's views, and asserting the right of the house to make the contemplated in vestigation. The minority of the committee had also made a report sustaining the President's position. The negotiations relative to the San Juan question were making slow progress. Advices from Vera Cruz reach to April 1. The city was quiet. It was reported that Miramon was en route for the capital. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, TIIGH HOLBORN. This Establishment, pre-eminently distinguished for the elegance 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 mr t approved classical and mo dern music. Doors open at half-oast 8. Overture at 9. Closing at! 12 Punctually. Admission, ls. Just published, price 25., free by post, 2s. 4d., ON SPERM A TORRHCE A. By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.E., 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 mad happiness of thousands. Thes2 objects are discussed in a common-sense and highly practical manner."—Medical Circular. London : H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. REDUCTION OF TEN POUNDS PER TON In the price of THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE On and after the Ist of April. 1860. carrels ctg 448 Feeds, wg nett 1121 b5. , with measure, 40s each Cases „ 448 Feeds„. 1121b5., in Packets, 45s each Carriage paid to any railway station in the kingdom, Nutritivea value .. • • .. £l5 Condimental value .. • • .. .. 125 • 144 pares, 70 Enavings, 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 Spermatarrhcea, and all the more,com mtm dprope r iseases a the nrind-gehltal system , wh ich, from ne g lect ' or i Ca:ai, too often in Pains in the k, Gra m ve, Nervousnesslment, Exhaustion, and result Incapacity. Sent ßac post free for two Stamps, by Dr. DE Roos, 10, Berners-street, Oxford-street, W. J. C. HEENAN. "TO THE EDITOR OF `BELL'S LIFE.' "London, April 20. ertotalf a ' 4140 per ton. showing- a profit of ZlOO , per ton through the use of this in valuable compound, adapted for the seasoning of all kinds 1 24 food for animals. Agents required in every town where none are already appointed. JOSEPH THORLEY, the Inventor and sole Proprietor. 164 517 3gl 928 027 55 The amount of damage by the bombardment of Vera Cruz was estimated at 5,000,000 dols., but this was considered an exaggeration. The United States steamer Indianola had cap tured a barque belonging to Marin's expedition while under Spanish colours. A Mexican schooner had also been captured. The decree banishing the American residents and confiscating their property, had been published at the capital. The steamer with the San Francisco mail of the 20th March, and 1,146,000 dols. iu gold, had reached New York. News unimportant. A Japanese cor vette had arrived at San Francisco, and the Pow hattan, with the Japanese ambassadors, was hourly expected. Bolivia continued her warlike preparations against Peru. HAVANA, April 2.—Business dull. Sterling ex change, 13 to 13.1. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. A New Edition of THE PHILOSOPHY OF M ARRIAGE. By JOSEPH KAHN, Gra 4 uate in Medicine, Surgery, and Midwifery in the Royal. and Imperial University of Vienna, Erlangen, &c. This popular work (which has been translated into four dif ferent languages) has now gone through 41 Editions of 10,00 each, and is designed to impart accurate knowledge on sub jects which involve the means of securing moral and physical happiness. Price ls., or post free for 12 stamps direct from the Author, 17, Harley-street, Cavendish-square, London,W. Offices, 77, Newgate-street, London. A Pamphlet sent free by post on application. Ur EATING'S COD LIVER OlL.—The Pale nswfoundland, pure and tasteless, the Light Brown, Cheaper and of good qualty. The lemand for these oils, Most highly recommended for their medicinal pr )pertien, has . 14, greatly increased that Mr. Keating , bei n g anxious to brin g Vern within the roach of all classes now imports, dirnt, the tle, from Newfoundland, and the Brown from the Norwe gian Tslands.—The Pale may be had in half-pints, is 6d; Dints, 25 6d ; quarts, 4s 6d. The Light Brown, in pints, is 8d ; quarts, 3s. At 79, St. Paul's-churc tyard. Now ready, No. XII., price T y) hree-halfpence (to be continued weekl, T HE SUNDAY TIMES' RACING RECORD AN 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, 103, Fleet-street, London, E,C. TWO CHILDREN BURNED 2 , 0 DEATH. IrEETT-T. —Mr. ESKELL, Surgeon-Dentist, 3 1 4, Regent-street, facing the Polytechnic, supplies his PATENTED INCORRODIBLE TEETH, which can be ched so clo ely in shape and colour to those left in the blouth. and are formed so exactly to nature, that the closest observer cannot detect the difference, and in all cases they restore perfect articulation and mastication. These teeth are fixed from one t a comptete set upon Mr. Eskell's never tailing and painless principle of self-adhesion, without ex tracting any teeth or stumps, or giving any pain whatever ; and heinz incorrodible they possess the superior advantage of never charming colour nor decaying. sir. Eskell'scetebra ted ()sseoplastic Enamel, po t free for 30 stamps, for Stop- Ding Decayed Teeth, is a preparation which never changes colour nor affects the colour of the tooth, and is free from any injurious properties either as regards the teeth or general health. Its application is easily performed, and without giving the slightest pain. Deficiencies of palate effectually remedied. Loose teeth fastened. Teeth regulated. Disco loured teeth restored, &c. Hours 10 to 6. Consultation free. eh a , •ges strictly moderate.-314. Resent - street, opposite the rolytechnic. London. Established 1847. PRIVATE PROPERTY IN TIME OF ),341 122 42!' 3,910 1.,300 i,2; :,79.2 WAR. RUPTITRES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT, WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS is allowed by upwards of 200 Medical Gentlemen' to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, +s here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Ilioc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may he had, and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being seat to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, le, A Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. Pd. Postage, ls. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, Sze., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking. Price 38. Bd., 7s. 6d., 103., and 16s. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly. SIGHT AND HEARING.-SPECTACLES. - POWERFUL TELESCOPES OPERA, RACE, and PERSPECTIVE GLASSES. Messrs. S. and B. Sole eaons, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe --opposite the York Hotel, W.—Deafness. —NTew Dis eovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinarily rower hil 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 et the same colour 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 1 8 entirely removed, and it affords all the assistance that Possibly could be desired. Also, every kind of hearing in etruments.—Spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent Power. The great advantage derived from this inven tion is, that vision beeomin 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 to not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects id further powerful assistanoe. Opera, Race-course, Field, lad 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 Ceast 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 34 inches long, by which a person may be clearly seen end known at 34 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 amble 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, 1851. A valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful Waisteoat-pocket Glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one and a half mile distant. They an swer 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 inialuable for shooting, deer stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Price 30s. Magic Lanterns and Microscopes —Drawing-room end Scientific Amusements—Valuable im provements in Compound Microscopes, To magnify 17,000 tines, £? ss. ; 35,000, £3 10s. ; 70,000, £6 10s. Prices from £1 to .£6o—Maeic Lanterns, Dissolving views, with improved German Lenses, giving a clear disc from 16 to 20 feet (Bair. effe.r. Every description of Optical, Mathematical, and Philosophi cal Instruments of the highest character. 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. Observe--opposite the York Hotel, W. NO MORE MEDICINE FOR HABITUAL CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION (DYSPEPSIA), DEBILITY, NERVOUS, BILIOUS, PULMONARY, AND LIVER COMPLAINTS. BARRY'S DELTCIOUS HEALTH RESTORING REVALENTA ARABICA FOOD. — Certificate o. 38,418.—1 n our practice we have been enabled to appreciate the virtues of Du Barry's Food. In its effect on chronic) dyspepsia (indigestion), nervousness, constipation, diarrhoea, on bilious and liver complaints, cough, asthm I, de bility, and incipient consumption, we And it the safest remedy. F.R.S., Dr. Harvey, Dr. Bright, Dr. Shor land, Dr. Campbell. Du Barry's Food cures effectually - -Acidity, asthma bilious. seas, blood to the head, bowel complaints, bronchitis, ca tarrh, colds, congestion, constipation, consumption, -ramps, cough, debility, despondency, diarrhoea, disten don, dizziness, dropsy, drowsiness, dysentery, dyspepsia (Indigestion), erup tions. exhaustion, fevers, epileptic tits, flatulency, gout, ha bitual constipation, headache, heartburn, haemorrhoids, hys teria, impurities, indigestion (dyspepsia,) irritability, irrita tion of kidneys and bladder, liver complaints, loss of memory, low spirits, nausea and sickness, nervousness, nervous fan• cies, neuralgia, noises in the ear, pains between the shoul• tiers, palpitation, partial paralysis, ph'egm, pulmonary com plaints, rheumatism, scrofula, sinking, sleeplessness, sore throat, spasms, tightness across the chest. At about one penny per meal, it effectually cures the above, also children's complaints, and saves fifty times its cost in medicine. It does not turn acid nor interfere with a liberal diet but imparts a healthy relish for lunch and dinner, and restores the faculty of digestion, and nervous and muscular energy to the most enfeebled. We extract a few out of many thous Ind cures : Cure No. 54,816, from the Rev. James T. Campbell, Syder- Stone Rectory, near Fakenham, Norfolk : "In all cases of in digestion, and particularly where the liver is affected, [ consider it the best of all remedies. —James T. Campbell." Cure No. 71, of epsia, rom Right Honourable the Lord Stuart de Dy D sp ecies : "f I have derived considerable benefit from Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food. Stuart de Decies."—Cure No. 49,832: " Fifty years' Indescribable agony rom dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach and vomiting, live been removed by Du Barry's excellent Food. Maria loiy, Wortham Ling, near Dies, Norfolk."—Cure No. 5 2,087 : Field -Marshal tbs.. Duke of Pluskow, of a gastric inflamma tion of the storneet.—Cure No. 51,614: Baron de Polentz, Prefect of Langenau nt many years' horrible sufferings of the serves and an obstinate zonstipation. Cure No. 17,121 : Missi Elizabets Tscobs of Nazing "Vicarage. Waltham Cross, Herts, a cure of extreme nervousness% indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies.— Cure No 48,314: Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, near rerpool: a cure of ten years' dyspepsia, and all the horrors of nervous irritability. —Cure No. 18;!16: Dr, Andrew Ure, of constipation, dyspepsia, nervous irritability. — Cure No. 34,210: Dr. Shorland, of dropsy and debility.—Cure No. 36,212: Cap tain Allan, of epileptic fits.—Cure 42,116 ; Major Edie, of enlargement of the liver, and total prostration of strength Cure No. 36,418: Rev. Dr. Minster, of cramps, spasms, and daily vomitings.—Cure No. 26,418: Pr. Harvey, of diarrhoea and debility.—Cure No. 39,818: Dr. Wurtzer, of consumption.—Cure No. 32,880: William Hunt, Esq., deter. of of paralysis. Cure No. 48,270: Mr. James Roberts. timber merchant, of Frimley, Surrey, 30 years' diseased rings, spitting of blood, liver derangement, partial deafness.—Cure No. 46,814: Mr. Samuel Laxton, crater, of two years' diarrhoea. - - Cure. No. 52,612 : The Dowager Countess of Castlestuart, of many years' ner vous irritability, bile and indigestion, -Cure No. 54,812: Miss Virginia Zeguers, cured of consumption, after her medi cal adviners had abandoned all hopes of relovery.— Cure No. 180: " Twenty-five years' nervousness, con stipation, indigestion, and debility, loom which I have suffered great misery, and which no medicine could re move or relieve, have been effectually cured by Du Barry's Food in a very short time. W. B. Reeves, 181, Fleet-street, London."—No. 4,208: "Eight years' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility, with cramps, spasms, and nausea, for Rich my servant had consulted the adviceot many, have been effectually cured by I)u Barry's health -restoring. Food. I shall be happy to answer any inquiries. Rev. John W. Flavell, Ridlington Rectory, Norfolk." No. 32,836: " Three years' excessive nervousness, with pains in my neck and left arm, and general debility, which rendered my life very y miserable, has been radically removed by Dn Barry's health-restoring Food. Alex. Stuart, Archdeacon of Ross, Skibbereen." Cure No. 3,906: Thirteen years' cough, indigestion. and gene ral debility, have been removed by Dufbarry's excelle Poo& In Canisters : lib. 2s. Od., 21b, 4s. 6d., 12113. 225., 241 b. 40s. 61 1perrefined quality : 51b. 225., 101 b. 3 3 5. The 101 b ., 121 b ., an d ' 4l h. canisters carriage free on receipt of Post-office Order, by Larry Du Barry and Co., 77, Itegent-street, London ; Fort "um, meson, and Co., 182, Piccadilly ; Abbis, 60 , Graceohurch !troet ; also at 63 and 1500xford-street,33o, Strand, 4, Cheap ' "I London ; and through all ;wort, and chemists. 'Aist due. a 2 pril22 6 26 pril 25 lieu' WEDDING STATIONERY, including every requisite.—Beautiful and elegant designs by DE LA RUE and Co. A sample packet and price list sent free. No charge for carriage on orders over 20s. The London Depot for De La Rue and Co.'s manufactures—HENßY GOOD'S, 60, Moorgate-street, E.C. Card plates and crest dies engraved in the first style. and note papers beautifully embossed in ooloured relief, or if plain, stamped without charge. An ill us trated catalogue will be forwarded free on application. LURE CURE. - LAMBER'r'S ASTHMATIC Li BALSAM, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, Is admitted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed eases of asthma and consumption. It frequently cures per sons whom the faTalty pronounce insurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approach ing consumption its effects are truly beneficial. ?emus de prived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Pre pared only and sold by W. Lambert, chemist, 20, Jermyn street, Haymarket, and by all druggists, in bottles, 134 d., 2s. 3d. and 4s. 6d. each. Be particular and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. William Lambert, 20, Jermyn-street is engraved on tke stamp. OYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT LL INSTITUTION.—The Committee of this Institution earnestly APPEAL t ) the public for PECUNIARY ASSIST ANCE to aid them to meet the present heavy demands on the limited funds of the Society. THOMAS BARING, Chairman. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Deputy-Chairman. 14, John-street, Adelphi, W C. B an k e rs—Messrs. Willis and Co. , Coutts and Co. ; Berries and Co. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. This Hospital 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, Edwd. Masterman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Mew's. 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MEDICAL ADVICE. TAR. LA'AIERT, Registered L.S.A., Honora r y Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, M.D. it the University of Erlang•en, &c., may kse CONSULTED on all cases of Debility, Nervousness, and en the Secret In tirmities of Youth and Maturity, 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, SELF-PRESERVATION, ,vhich will be sent free, in a sealed envelope. by Mann, " 39 , Cornhill, London, or by the Au thor, for Eight stamps. CONTEN TS. SECTION I.—The Physiology of the Generative Organs. SECTION II. —Puberty- -Manhood -The Morale of Genera lye Physiology—True and False Morality. SECTION 111. —Marriage in its Moral, Social, and Physical ttelations—lts Expectancies and Disappointments—Advan tages of Physical Contrasts in securing, Healthy Offspring,. S EC TION IV.—Spermat orrhcea and impotence —The causes ,f Sterility in bath Sexes—Self-Inflicted Miseries. SECTION bits -The Vices of Schools—Effects of certain per nicious h on the mental and general faculties. SECTION Vl.—Treatment of Nervous and Generative De bility—lmpotence and Sterility—Dang er ous 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 guise of philanthropy, or as "acts of gratitude," by pretended clergy men and others, whose tanipenn,c.b;s with the constitution are frequently followed by eerioue oontsequencee. Yesterday evening the riots in the parish church of St. George's-in-the• East were brought to a close by means which were entirely unexpected, and which had the effect of cutting off the service soon after the first lesson had been read. The church was thrown into a state of darkness, and although many attempts were made to light it up again they all proved failures. At first it was supposed that the circumstance was attributed to malice on the part of some persons who were opposed to the Rector's services, but Mr. Williams, a plumber and gftsfitter residing opposite, having been called on to examine the meters, made it pretty certain to the authorities that the darkness into which the church was thrown was simply the re sult of an accident. Fortunately, it being only 20 minutes past 7 o'clock, some little light streamed through the windows, enabling the people just to see each other. Had it been perfectly dark the con sequence would probably have been serious. As it was, the women and girls, who were present in great numbers, set up a simultaneous scream from all parts of the church, while from the galleries there was a strong movement, and every now and then fresh screams from those who were rushing frantically down the narrow staircases. Mean while, men with loud voices called to the people to keep their seats; others began to sign the Doxology, whilst the organist endeavoured to drown all voices by playing at the highest pitch of which his instru ment was capable. All this time there was yelling, howling, shouting, and slamming of pew d oors. Attempts were several times made to light the gas, and in some cases the attempts were successful, but only for a moment, and then the church was again in darkness. By means of tapers and lucifer matches, of which many of the boys in the galleries appeared to have a plentiful stock, there was every now and then a glimmer of light, by whish Mr. King was seen still stand;ng in the desk, and Mr. Lowder, one of the parochial curates running up to him from amidst the choristers at the altar, unavail ingly persuading him to come down. In the midst of this terrific uproar Mr. King left the desk, and his choristers retired from the altar with him to the vestry. Mr. Cook, the pariah clerk, shortly afterwards made his way into the church with a lighted taper, and announced that the service would not be con tinued, Mr. Inspector Alison at the time entered the church with a body of police and commenced clearing the place—a difficult process, it may be imagined, the church being by this time in total darkness and densely crowded. In about half an hour the mob was got out into the street, and here again the favourite amusement of singing the Doxology up and down Cannon-street was re sorted to. The morning service was attended by a large number of strangers—more perhaps than have been present on any previous occasion. The service was performed by theßev. Thomas Dove, and there were many interraptions during the Litany service, espe cially on the clause " From all false doctrine, heresy, and schism," and in that, " That it Dray please to illuminate all bishops, priests, and deacons." The rector preached from the 10th chapter of St. John, verse 11, "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep." There was a slight titter at the text, and the usual slamming of doors and coughing, but the sermon was unin terrupted. The parishioners have subscribed, and paid the penalty inflicted upon Mr. Rosier by Dr. Twiss the judge of the Consistory Court, on Tuesday last. TILE BANK AND THE DISCOUNTERS, The peculiar features of the Bank return con tained in our last number have been completely ex plained by a paper which has been laid on the table of the House of Commons. That return showed that the reserve of notes in the Banking Depart ment had decreased between the 4th of April and the 11th of April from £6,842,000 to £4,922,000; and the magnitude of the change naturally excited much remark. The paper laid before Parliament proves that almost the whole of that decrease was caused by a large increase of £l,OOO notes. The figures are these : ENTITUN OF BANK Nivrr.s ISSUED BY TIIE ISSUE DE PARTMENT OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND. On April 4,1860. On Aprilll,lB6o. £5 notes £lO notes.. £2O to £IOO notes £2OO to £SOO notes £I,OOO notes Notes held by the public 21,845,000 .. 23,467,000 Notes held by the Bank 6,842,000 .. 4,922,000 Now, as £l,OOO notes are a knd of circulation very rarely used, it was evident that some peculiar agency must have been in operation, and it is now ascertained that the house of Overend, Gurney, and Co. took from the Bank about £1,650,000, and placed it in their own coffers. Of course, to this in itself the public could have no objection. The money was theirs. The pay ment of the dividends had given them an unusual command of money, and if they distrusted the solvency of the Bank, or for any other reason thought it safer to keep their own cash in their own till, it would not be becoming in others to remark on it, still less would it be proper for us to write about it. But, as Mr. Gladstone observed on Thurs day evening, the firm in question do not desire that their course of conduct should be kept a secret; they say that they adopted it on public grounds, and wish it to be subjected to public discussion. Their object was a very simple one. As our readers are well aware, there has been an unceasing dispute for some months between the bill-brokers and the Bank of England, in consequence of the rule which excludes the brokers from the Discount-office of the Bank. The greatest bill-broking house in London desired to put an end to this if possible ; they wished to show the Bank how strong they were—how much money they had control over, how much they could withdraw at a critical instant. Accordingly, they took advantage of a moment at which it seemed likely that the Bank reserve would be less than it had ever been since the end of the panic of 1857, and at which they themselves happened to have rather more spare money than usual ; they with drew the whole of it from the Bank. What has been the result ? We find from the return of this week that the " great house " have put their money back again. We are -not aware that they have gained anything, that they have brought their lamentable dispute with the Bank nearer to a con clusion, that they have elucidated anything, or ac complished anything. They have, indeed, shown their power. r But everyone knew that Messrs. Overend and Co. dealt with millions, and to deal with millions is a great power. And, though they have not gained anything themselves, they certainly did some harm to the public : they caused some days' uneasiness. Se large a reduction in the reserve of notes could not but create some anxious feeling, even if the cause had been known, but at first it was only known vaguely. There were rumours of a " conspiracy among money-dealers," and firms which had no concern in what had been done were said to have participated in doing it. So extraordinary a course of conduct adopted by such persons, under such circumstances, could not but cause some degree of anxiety. We have very lately expressed our views at length on the merits of the dispute between the Bank and the bill brokers, and we need not recur to that subject at present. We can only regreV, that what has oc curred is likely to embitter the discussion between them. The Bank of England cannot afford to be frightened; Messrs. Overend and Co. have, in simple English, attempted to frighten them. A firm in such credit as Messrs, Overend cannot like to fail in so marked a manner ; and yet they have replaced their money, and all goes on as before. On the 7th of April we suggested a course which we thought, and still think, might close the dis pute ; but possibly too much irritation may have been created —possibly it is too late for that now. —Economist. [ADVERTISEMEN T.] —Among the numerous extraordinary cures without medicine effected by Du Barry's delicious health -restoring It evalentaArabica food indigestion (dyspep sia) flatulency, constipation, nervous, bilious and liver com plaints, cough, asthma, consumption, and debility the follow ing are not the least remarkable : Cure 32,836. " Three years' excessive nervousness, with pains in my neck and left arm, and general d ebilit y , which rendered my life very miserable, has been radically removed by Du Barry's health restoring food. Alex. Stuart, Archdeacon of Ross, Skib bereen." Cure 3,906. " Thirty years cough, indigestion, and general debility have been removed by Du Barry's ex cellent revalenta arabica food. James Porter, Athol-street, Perth." 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Scott; at York, Raimes, Blanchard, and.Co3 at;South sropton, Randal !sad Boa " Sir,—Not having been able to obtain from you, as referee, a final decision upon the fight of Tues day last, I desire to demand, through you, a new meeting, within the present week. I make this de mand from having been informed that it has been suggested on your part I should give Mr. Sayers sufficient time to recover from certain injuries re ceived by him during his encounter with me. Now, sir, while lam willing to accommodate him in any proper way, I must not be unmindful of my own rights. I also received injuries, but I bargained for them; and I put it to you, as a man of honour, whether, if I had been deprived, through the effects of the said battle, of my e y esi g ht o r the use of m y arm say e (asrs in ), y u the casehave ofß re t tl made Sayers wait for mee, when disabled by any length of time that might be dictated by my private doctor ? " When this match was made the date for the bat tle was the 16th inst., or as soon as we could get to fight'; and, according to the rules, if the battle should be interrupted, it was my understanding, and I be lieve it is the law, that we should fight within the week. We did meet according to our contract; the battle was said to be unfinished, and I am prepared to renew it at any moment within the lawful limit. If Sayers is not, on account of injuries re ceived from me, and cannot meet me according to the rules of manly opposition, I demand and claim that he resign to me the belt, which he is not, ac cording to the rules of the prize ring, entitled to retain. " Hoping to receive an answer from you before this week expires, stating your views in full,—l am yours, respectfully, " J. C. HEENAN." " P.S.—You will please to understand that I do not wish to compel Mr. sayers to fight, because he is represented to be in a disabled state ; but I wish to obtain what I think I have already won, and which I would cheerfully hand back whenever he or any person else thinks he can take it from me. " J. C. H." A TO THE E F DITOR P O L F A TH Y. E TIMES. Sir,—l am sure you will allow me to make a few observations on behalf of the gallant Benicia Boy, who is not, I think, receiving quite fair play at the hands of his hosts, the English. He is accused of having acted unfairly, in having nearly throttled Tom . Sayers, and in having bored him down against the ropes until he was black in the face. The battle was to be fought according to the rules of the prize rills. Theeo rules allow a com batant to throw his arms round his opponent's neck, and, having so secured his head, to pummel it as long and as violently as he can. If he does not squeeze the neck pretty tight, it is improbable that his antagonist will permit him to retain his head in such a disagreable fix; and if said squeezing causes his antagonist to become prematurely black in the face, which is not unlikely, so much the worse for his antagonist and so much the better for him, that is all. Mind, I don't defend the rules of the-prize ring, for I think they are very brutal ; I merely say that Heenan's method of fighting was entirely in accord ance with them, and that if it had not been, and if he had been pronounced to have acted foully by the referee, he would have instantly lost the battle. Again, he seems to suffer in public estimation because he is bigger than Sayers. This is cer• tainly his advantage, but it is not his fault. He challenged the best man in England—the Cham pion of England. If the best man had been a big man he would have fought him. He chanced to be a small one, and he has fought him. What more could he have done to prove his courage, skill, and vigour ? Sayers deserves all credit for having continued the fight so long with his right arm disabled by the terrible blows of Heenan. But surely Heenan deserves, perhaps, more credit for having so dis abled Sayers than Sayers does for having bunged ap and blinded Heenan's eyes. At Farnborough Sayers ' s friends and backers numerically exceeded those of Heenan in the pro portion of ten to one. If the English party, the stronger, had been anxious that the fight should go on, I think that the doctrine of probabilities leads us to suppose that it would have gone on ; if the American party, the weaker, fearing their man would be beaten, had wished it to be stopped, I think the same doc trine points out to us that their wishes would not, in all probability, have been gratified.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, A HEAVY WEIGHT TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS. Sir, —I admire your strictures on pugilism heartily ; they are worthy of your paper. 1 hate fighting as a science, cultivated in cold blood pur posely to develop mere brute force, " Saxon pluck," and power of endurance. It is still more odious to me as a vehicle of betting and animal excitement among the aristocracy, and of course among the mis?rable mob which are sure to follow in the wake of the so-called " swells ;" but with all these objec tions fixed firmly in my soul—a man of figures and not of fists—l own I have enjoyed the tribute and reception given to Tom Sayers in the Stock Ex change to-day. It was really a splendid sight, and worthy of a man who could, with his left hand only and while suffering extreme pain from a disabled right arm, persist in contending with a comparative giant, uninjured in every limb, and superior in al most every physical qualification, At the special solicitation of certain members of the Stock Exchange, Tom Sayers came to its im mediate neighbourhood this morning, to receive a purse of 100 guineas , subscribed for him by many of the body, who desired to express in this way what the whole country feels, that his struggle aga inst the American was the more noble because he was physically unequal, and that he has done much as an Englishman to honour the belt be wears. The purse was given him very quietly in a private office, but every avenue to it was blocked by a crowd directly the report circulated that the star of the prize ring was within sight. Tom re ceived the offering of the purse gratefully, but most unostentatiously. He was moved, and only begged to be allowed "to go and thank the Stock Exchange." His wish was complied with. He came by the entrance the least used—every other doorway being crowded by expectant mem bers. His appearance was the signal for a burst of enthusiasm one rarely sees among the English people. The tremendous Tom, the all-enduring pugilist, was so overcome that his whole frame trembled. He could not speak, and therefore con sented merely to stand on one of the centre tables of the building, just to bow his thanks, because unable to utter them. The Stock Exchange are a much abused body, but they yield to none in really kind actions and patriotic sentiments. When Tom appeared on the table every hat was doffed, and three cheers given for him in a style that even our Queen, electrifying as her influence is from her virtues quite as much as from her exalted position, would have delighted to hear. The comparison, sir, would be in execrable taste but for the moral it teaches, that bravery iu every shape is the legitimate worship of the Eng lish people, and that amid all the trickeries of foreign diplomacy and the calculating aggressions of the French Empire, England would, as of old, become the greater as her enemies increased, and raise up many like Tom Sayers to defend her pres- LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. This morning two fires of a most serious character, and one of them accompanied with loss of life, under the most melancholy circumstances, were reported. Between three and four a.m. a fire was discovered in the Clarence Warehouses, an immense pile of buildings situated in Dublin-street, belonging to Mr. J. B. Brancker. It was found to have origi nated in the top story of the second section, in the occupation of Messrs. Rogers and Calder,for the ware housing of cotton. The early attendance of the fire brigade, and the skill and energy displayed, re strained the fire to the story in which it was dis covered. 800 bales of cotton were on this floor, all of which are destroyed entirely, or much damaged by water. The building is fire and water-proof, otherwise the loss of property would have been very great. As it is it is estimated at about £l,OOO, which is covered by insurance. No cause can be assigned for the fire, but from its extent when discovered, it is believed to have been smouldering for a day or two. To-day the borough coroner, Philip F. Curry, Esq., was for a lengthened period engaged in in vestigating the cause of the deaths of Francis Counihan, age 4 years, and Ignatius Couniliem, age 2 years. It appears that yesterday afternoon these chil dren, sons of Mr. Counihan, of the firm of Counihan and Murphy, wine and spirit merchants, 102, Mount-pleasant, were left at their residence by their mother, in charge of the servant, while she went out on business. The servant having to go up stairs, left the children playing in the kitchen, but shortly afterwards the stable in the yard having been discovered in flames, and the children missing, the alarm was given, but before they could be dis covered they were quite dead, being literally burnt to a cinder. It is supposed that the poor children had been pla.ving with a lighted candle amongst the straw, which igniting, caused the terrible oc currence. The agony of the patents on discovering their bereavement can be more readily imagined than described. The stable sustained considerable damage before the fire was subdued. At the inquest to-day, Mary Shannon deposed that she lived with Mr. J. Counihan, 102, Mount pleasant. The deceased children were his sons. The elder, Francis, was 4 years old, and the younger, Ignatius, 2 years old. The last time she saw the deceased alive was 5 o'clock the previous evening. They were playing about the stable yard. In a short time afterwards an alarm was given that the stable was on fire. I thought of the children, and rushed out and called the elder child, but got no answer. I said I was afraid the two children were in the stable that was burning, but I was told there were no children in it. I insisted that• they must be there when I could not find them, and some men went in and brought out the dead bodies of the two children. They were covered up and taken into the house. I saw a candlestick that was said to have been found in the stable. That candlestick was in the kitchen, and had been used by the plumbers at the top of the house. James Cropper deposed—l am a cabinetmaker, and live in Chapel-lane. I was working in our shop yesterday afternoon when a cry of fire was raised. The stable in question is near our shop. I went and saw the stable on fire. The straw was burning and the ceiling had ignited. I got water and threw on it, and quenched the fire a little. I heard the last witness say there were some children missing. I went into the stable and saw the form of a child under some straw that was burning. I pulled it out ; it proved to be the younger of the children. The child was dead, and all its clothes burnt off. I saw the elder child got out. He was also dead, and all the clothes were burnt off him. John Holland examined—l am in the employ of Mr. Counihan as a cutler. I had been out and re turned to the yard when I saw the stable on fire, and the last witness and some other cabinetmakers getting some crates away. 1 saw the deceased children got out of the stables. They were both dead, and burnt dreadfully. I have no idea how the place took fire. I left it safe at two o'clock in the afternoon. I found the candlestick alluded to in the stable near to where the dead bodies of the children were found. The jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of—Found burnt. SBAKSPERE'S BIRTHDAY. This day, the 23d April, the thirty-sixth anniver sary of the Royal Shaksperean Club will be cele brated at Shakspere's Hall, Stratford-upon - Avon , under the able presidency of the Rev. Julian C. Young. The gathering on this occasion will be more than ordinarily numerous, as the celebration of the day will not be restricted to mere festivity, but will be devoted largely to the consideration of establishing a Shaksperean Scholarship, to be com peted for by the boys educated at the Free Gram mar School at Stratford. The proposition for thus doing honour to th e name of Shakspere in his native town originated with Mr. Tilbury, at the anniversary meeting in 1859. On that occasion he exhorted the favou red inhabitants of Stratford to sustain by all the means in their power the an nual festivals, through which they might suitably prepare for a grand demonstration in 1864, upon the ter -centenary of Shaks p ere's nativity. At this tercentenary festival, and also before it, he added, let contributions be solicited to advance the noble purpose of founding at one of the Universities an exhibition to be periodically competed for by the scholars of the Grammar School. Among the intellectual enjoyments of the celebra tion to-day may be mentioned Shaksperean readings in the morning by Mr. Walter Montgomery. The di n ner party will be numerously attended, and the town ill be the scene, as in former years, of ge neral rejoicings. The bequests in the late Mr. John Shakespere's will, for the purpose of restoring and protecting the birth-place of the great bard, have been set aside, as our readers may be aware, by the judgment of 'Vice-Chancellor Wood—con firmed, on appeal, by the Lord Chancellor and the Lords Justices. The purposes for which these be quests were made cannot, therefore, at present be carried out by the Birth-place Committee. The de fendants in the law proceeding agreed, we under stand, to pay the costs of the committee, as between party and party, but these having not yet been as certained, the committee are therefore: at present unacquainted with the state of their finances. As soon as the money condition of the committee is known they will meet together, and probably de cide on appealing to the public to assist them with contributions to enable them to complete the resto ration of Shakspere's House. To this appeal there W is no doubt the country mill promptly and libe rally respond. The following letter ex pressing the views of Pre sident Buchanan on this subject is published in the American papers. It is addressed to the Chairman of New York Chamber of Commerce : " Washington City, March 31. "To P`. Perit, Esq.—My dear Sir,—Your favour of the sth inst., inclosing the able and interesting report and resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce of New York, in favour of the perfect immunity' (from captUre) of all private property upon the ocean in time of war, was duly received and referred to the State Department. It has since occurred to me that the respect so eminently due to the cham ber requires that I should address to you a few re marks in answer. " War is a dreadful calamity, shocking to hu manity, and ought to be avoided by all honourable means; but, while mankind continue in their pre sent state it will sometimes be inevitable. If, with the small but gallant naval force of this country we should be driven into a war with a nation possess ing a navy far more numerous and powerful than our own, we should then be in a comparatively helpless condition without the aid of privateers. We might with almost as much propriety agree to abs.ndou our system of volunteer militia, agd trust alone to the regular arms for our defence on the land, as to deprive ourselves of the services of pri vateers, which are our volunteers and militia upon the ocean. Besides, privateers may be strictly guarded from abuses by law, and be restrained within the rules which govern our regain. navy. " Neither would the abandonment of war against private property upon the ocean of itself afford free dom and security to our commerce. In order to ac complish this object we must proceed a step further, and obtain the consent of the powerful naval na tions that merchant vessels shall not be blockaded in port, but be suffered to pass the blockading squadron and go out to sea. If these should remain blackaded in our harbours, there would be compa ratively but little private property on the ocean to protect. A powerful fleet, by blockading the mouth of the Chesapeake, could effectually prevent any merchant vessel from going to sea from any port in that noble bay or its tributaries. So in regard to New York, New Orleans, &c. "If the proposition to abolish war against private property on the ocean were combined with a propo sition to secure to merchant vessels a perfect immu nity from blockade in any port, then the subjec would be well worthy of serious consideration - Yours respectfully, "JAMES BUCHANAN." THE ENGLISH IN EGYPT. CAIRO, April B.—On the night of the 4th a most disgraceful scene occurred in the Great Mosque, in the citadel, which has led to the closing of the Mosque of Cairo against Europeans. The Indian and Australian travellers, on their way through Cairo to Suez, took the opportunity of visiting the Great Mosque, built by the late Viceroy, Mahommed Aalee. During the Ramadan it is illuminated, and being the anniversary of the death of the founder, who lies interred there, his son, the new Viceroy , was present in state. Some f our countrymen, having previously indulge d in " potations pottle deep," presented themselves at the door •of the mosque in anything but a state of sobriety, and having been admitted with every possible courtesy, repaid it, first, by obtruding themselves into the Tice-regal circle, where they amused themselves by mimicking the dervishes and others who were per forming the rites of their religion around the tomb of the founder, and then proceeded to demonstrate, by all means in their power, their contempt for Mos lem religious observances; this naturally incensed the congregation, and that to such an extent as to at tract the attention of theViceroy,who sent his equerry Mohammed Beg to expostulate, and request them to remember they were in a place dedicated to the service of God, and that they ought either to be have with becoming decency and propriety or with draw, as the Viceroy could not otherwise be an swerable for the excited fanaticism of his subjects. His recommendation was insolently disregarded, and, the irritation assuming a threatening aspect, Mahommed Beg was obliged to surround the party by cavasses in order at once to protect them and get them out of the mosque. We forbear for obvious reasons to mention the names of these travellers who thus outraged public opinion, and insulted in the presence of the Viceroy the memory of his father and the religion which he professes. We re gret to add that an English lady (?) was foremost in this disgraceful affair. We may take this oppor tunity of observing that the conduct of the Indian cadets cannot be otherwise dsignated than as sys tematically disgraceful in their passage through Egypt, and has become a matter of complaint and representation to the British authorities in Egypt. From the moment they land they commence a sys tem of outrage from the railway station in Alexan dria to their arrival in Cairo, where they issue forth armed with sticks in gangs to commit disturbances, which they continue until their embarkation at Suez. It is sincerely to be trusted, for the mainte nance of the reputation of the British character, that the Indian authorities in London will insist on decorous conduct in fiiture, and enforce it under the penalty of forfeiture of the commission which they disgrace, in the first case of misbehaviour that may be represented home by the British authority here. THE: PENINSULAR MAIL.—The Behar arrived at Southampton yesterday with the Pen insular mails. She left Lisbon on the 17th inst., an d Vigo on th e 18th. She brought home 22 passengers, and 4,300 packages of fruit, eggs, potatoes, Sze. '1 he Behar experienced strong nort, 'l her yre l and north-easterly gales on h er homeward passage. y were two Dutch frigates and the usual Portuguese squadron in the Teti's. The royal yacht Victoria and Albert, kit Lisbon on the 15th inst., and her Majesty's ships Ti attic ar, ' s Centurion, and Diadem, on the 16th. Majesty Pluto was at Vigo. The Oieida, with the out said steamer Brazil mail, left Lisbon thee 13th inst. The Behar pat d the Tagus at 10 p.m. onl9th. T H E CUCKOO.--This pleasant harbinger of spri was both heard and seen by several persons at Calder ti near Garstang, on Tuesday, the 17th instant. It is uncom monly early for this stranger, considering the very back. wardseason.—.Etnanl Xercury. The New York money market was unchanged. Stocks were dull, but closed steadier. Sterling exchange quiet at 109: to 109; 1 . Cotton firm and in good demand. Breadstuffs buoyant aid dearer. Naval stores dull. Provisions drooping. Freight dull. NEW ORLEANS, April 9. Cotton market steady and firm, middling, 10c. to 11c. QUEENSTOWN, SUNDAY. The Royal Mail steamship Canada arrived here at 12.30 p.m., embarked mails and passengers, and sailed for Halifax and Boston at 6.30 p.m. All well. THE LATE MR. FINLAISON. Some notice of the official career of this eminent public servant may, perhaps, interest our readers, and show to the youth of the present day that merit will usually secure patrons, and will often prove an efficacious substitute for what is commonly termed "interest." Mr. Finlaison was born at Thurso, in Caithness, North Britain, on the 27th of August, 1783. Death deprived him Of a father's protection about six years afterwards, but the loss was to a great extent remedied by the care of a discreet and affectionate mother. Approaching manhood he made many friends, and by their help qualified himself for practice at the Scottish bar. Visiting London, however, on business about 1804 he was induced to change his views, and toon after entered the civil service. Appointed, in 1805, to the Admiralty-office he speedily distinguished him self by a plan, which was adopted, for the entire reorganisation of the system under which the vast correspondence of the department was then imper fectly carried on. The Nary List was first compiled in its present semiaafficial form by him, and was published under his superintendence. While Mr. Finlaison was at the Admiralty he accidentally became the recipient of the famous St. Helena corre spondence of Dr. Barry O'Meara, his private friend, a distinction which, much to his dissatisfaction, subsequently brought him into unexpected notoriety. A scheme for the establishment of a 'widows' fund in the civil service, and a similar plan (afterwards carried out) on behalf of the widows of the naval medical officers, drew Mr. Finlaison's attention, in 1817, to the study of vital statistics. The information then extant on this question was extremely meagre and unsatisfactory ; but, resorting to the official re cords of the Exchequer , where certain classes of life annuities had long been payable, Mr. Finlaison esta blished from authentic data those deductions which enabled him successfully to point out the unfit ness of the tables then made use of by .Govern ment for the sale of a nnuities. Mr. Finlaison's re presentations met with a favourable reception from Mr. Vansittart, Chancellor of the Exchequer at that time, and ultimately led to the establishment of a sounder system, that brought about an immense pecuniary saving to the country. The immediate res ult of his general services on this question was hi s appointment, in IS2I, to the office of Govern ment actuary. From this time forward, until his retirement in 1851, his counsel and calculating powers were generally put in requisition when any of the public measures involved considerations of politic i al arithmetic. Some of the principal sub jects n which he was consulted may be enumerated in the order of their occurrence. The negotiation with the Bank of England for its acceptance of the charge for public pensions, in cons ideration of the " dead weight" annuity ; the:investigation in 1825 and 1827 by select committee of the House of Com mons into the general conditio n of friendly societies; the preparation of his repo rt in 1829 on the evidence and elementary facts on which his new tables of life annuities were founded ;—This important Parlia mentary document contained 21 new observations of the law of mortality, and one of the law of sick ness prevailing among the labouring classes in Lon don ; vast computations of the duration of slave and Creole life with reference to the emancipation of slaves in 1834, and the West India loan raised for that purpose ; Mr. Finlaison's report on the late Mr. Hume's resolutions on that loan is a Parlia mentary paper of that date well worth perusal. In the measures . emanating from the Ecclesiatical Com mission.. in 1835 ; the steps leading to the " appro ppation clause" in 1836 ; and those preceding the discussion .. of the church-rate question in 1837, Mr. Finlaison's services were called out to an extent greatly beyond what is generally known to . the public. He was also consulted on certain points connected with the establishme nt in 1837 of the registration of births, deaths, and mar riages; and the closeness of his estimate of the deaths which would be registered in the first year (falling within 14 of nearly 336,000 recorded) at tracted much notice at th e time when mentioned in the Registrar-General's first annual report. The demands made on his mental powers about this time affected his hea lth, and thenceforward he was o bliged to exercis e more caution in his devotion to the public service: His professional researches were, however, still assiduously carried . on for s ome y ears , and from tim e to time he was frequently called upon to g i v e evidence before Royal Commissions end select committees of both Houses of Parliament, un til he finally retiredin August, 1851. from his posi tion as tActuary of the National Debt and Govern ment Calculator. For the last nine years his studies were directed to Scripture Chronology , and to the universal relationship of ancient and mode rn weights and measures. His researches, which were exceedingly profound on the latter subject, led him to form opinions decidedly adverse to the introduc tion of a decimal system of coinage and metrology into this country. The last few years of his life were past in comparative ease and:tranquillity, until he was unexpectedly attacked by congestion of the lungs, and after a brief illness , he passed away on the 13th of Apri l, 1860, in his 7th year, from a scene in which he had long taken no useless part. ng CATSTAL PALACE.-HALF-CROWN MI, Satur day, April 21.—Admissions on payment, 1,145 ; ditto, by season tickets, 2,906 ; total Tkitors, 4,054, BANK OF DEPOSIT, Established A.D. 1844, No. 3, PALL MALL EAST, LONDON. Capital Stock £lOO,OOO. Parties desirous of investing money are requested to ex nnine the plan of the Bank of Deposit, by which a high rate of Interest may be obtained with ample security. Peposits made by special agreement may be withdrawn without notice. The interest is payable in January and July. PETER MORRISON, Managing Director. 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