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Ilrete__PQ__lTheunss, 2 f l a , r :-the launch of the which will take place ~ ______escoreetrnmenced TRUST and LOAN COMPANY of UPPER CANADA. . . _ At the ANNIT..I.I. CrNE 11 AL MEETING of Shareholders, belt' at the Offices of the Company, Yo. 65, Moorg,ate-street, cm Thursday, 3lay 31,1860, The Right Hon. E. P. BOLITERIE, M.P., in the Chair, the following resolutions were unanimously passed : That the report and accounts submitted by the Directors be received and adopted. That a dividend at the rate of Si per cent. per annum, less income tax, be declared on the paid-up capital stock of the Company, for the six months ending 31st March, 1860. That William Chapman and T. M. Weguelin, Esqrs., be re elected Directors of the Company. That Michael Saward and John Anderson, Esqrs., be re elect, d Auditors of the Company. `that the remuneration of each auditor be £4O a-year. That the forfeiture declared on the 4th of April last of 10 shares on the books of the Company, Nos. 6031 to 6040, be confirmed. That the thanks of the Meeting e given o the Chairman and Directors fbr their zeal and atte b ntion to t the interests of the Company. The Collingwood line-of-battle ship is being con verted into a screw steamship at Sheerness. The Virago, 6, paddlewheel steamer, Commander Dunn, anchored at the little Nore yesterday, and was inspected by Capt. H. Harvey, flag captain, after which she proceeded into the harbour to be paid off. The following British men-of-war are now lying at anchor in the Downs :-;--The Aboukir, 90, screw steamer, 100-horse power, Capt. Douglas Curry ; the Algiers, 91, screw steamer, 400-horse power, Capt. George W. D. O'Callaghan; the Ariadne, 26, screw steamer, 800-horse power, Capt. Edward W. Vansittart ; 'the Centurion, 80, screw steamer, 400-horse power, Capt. George Patey ; the Conqueror, 101, screw steamer, 800 horsepower, Capt. James Wilcox, C.B. ; the Diadem, 32, screw steamer, 800 horse-pulver, Capt. James Cockburn ; the Donegal, 101, screw stearner, 800 horse-power, Cal)t. Broadhead; the Flying- .Fish,6, screw steamer, 450 horse power, Commander G"zarles W. Hope ; the Greyhound, 17, screw steamer, 200 horse-power, Commander F. W. Sullivan ; the Mars, 80, screw steamer, 400 horse-power, Capt. J. N. Strange; the Trafalgar, 90, screw steamer, 500 horse-power, Capt. Edward G. Fanshaw ; th e Sealark, 8, sloop, Lieut.-Commander Marcus Lowther; the Wasp, 13, Charles il e Nelson,St i Stirling, i g 6l screw steamer, 1001 horse-power, C omman d er screw, got up steam and tested her boilers and machinery yesterday in the steam basin at Portsmouth. Everything worked in the most satisfactory manner, and with a total absence of hot bearings. Messrs Ravenhill, Salkeld, and Co. are the contractors. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 1, 1.860. No. 21,170. PIIICE 4 D . STAMPED, SD. P ÜBLICATION S. aREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.- TOURISTS' SEA-SIDE and FAMILY TICKETS, available for a month, or longer by extra payment, are now issued at Paddington and other principal stations. To Exeter, Bideford, Barnstaple, Daw Teignmouth, Torquay, and Paignton, 50s. first class, and 355. second class. Truro, 60s. and 40s. And Penzance, 05s. and 455. To parties of not less than three persons. To Weymouth and Dorchester, 355. and 25s ; to parties taking not less than tour first or six second class tickets. • To the Isle of Man, Bangor, and Beaumaris, via Chester and Liverpool, 70s. and 50s. 288 INSU_RREC'TION IN SICILY. visible from noon till almost nightfall, but it seemed to alter its character towards the end. In the be ginning it was intermittent puffs, snow white, ris ing now here, now there, and disappearing again only to revive an instant after. Thero were no re ports audible, but the look it bore was certainly that of musketry. It came down lower and lower to wards the plain. This lasted till about 2 p.m., when there were visible signs of a conflagration in the village as well as in the neighbouring villas and farmhouses. It had been part of the tactics of the soldiery to burn everything which would afford shelter to an advancing force of the insurgents, and that accounts, probably, for the conflagration. The troops had aban- (From the Special Correspondent of the Times.) munes of the island, considering that in time of war it is necessary that the civil and military powers should be united in one person, assumes in the name of Victor Emmanuel, in Italy, the dicta torship in Sicily. " G. GARIBALDI." This was issued the day before the battle of Calata Fimi; the following proclamation appeared on the day after : " Soldiers of Italian liberty,—lVith companions like you I can attempt anything, and a proof of it is that I have led you to an enterprise very ar duous, both on account of the numbers and of the strong positions of your enemies. I counted on your fatal bayonets, and I have not been deceived. Deploring the hard necessity of being compelled to fight against Italian soldiers, we must confess that we found a resistance worthy of men belonging to a better cause ; and this proves of how much we shall be capable on the day on which the Italian family shall be serried together around the glorious banner of redemption. To-morrow the Italian con- tinent will rejoice for the victory of her free sons and our brave Sicilians. Your mothers and your lovers, proud of you, will go forth into the high ways with lofty and radiant brows. The battle cost us the lives of dear brothers, who have fallen in the first ranks; those martyrs of_the Italian cause shall be recorded in the Fasti of %lien gi - " I will send forth to your country the brave soldiers, young and inexperienced, who so valiantly conducted themselves in the fight, and who to-morrow will lead to victory, on a yet wider field of battle, soldiers who are to break the last links of the chains with which our dearest Italy is bound. . . Now ready, in 3 vols., with Portraits, 31s. 6d. boni, DOMESTIC MEMOIRS OF THE KCAL FAMILY AND OF THE COURT OF EN - 611,ND, chiefly at Shene and Richmond. By FOLKESTONE WILLIAMS, F.G.S., "The contents of this book are varied and full of inrest. The author has baen indefatigable in collecting* all thatould embellish his subject, and the result is a very entertaing work. As a picture of the domestic manners of roNaltit is very complete, and will doubtless excite considerable *ten tion. "—U.S. Mag. PALERMO, MAY 25. From my letter from Messina* you must have seen the great difficulty of moving about and get ting intelligence which exists in Sicily. By land the uncertain limits of the tide of insurrection make all communication tardy and uncertain, while by sea the Neapolitan Government has done its best to throw obstacles in the way. Its interest is, of course, to isolate all points on the coast, and thus prevent them from combining their plans. It is, above all, as regards the intercourse of the two towns of Messina and Palermo that this was thought necessary. With the exception of a passing foreign vessel, there had been no intercourse between the two towns for weeks ; letters, not a few of great commercial importance, containing protests of bills of exchange, remittances, &c., had been lying at the different consulates far weeks without being able to reach their destination. The chances, then, of getting to this place were not very great. For tunately for me, an English screw steamer, the Vulture, trading in these parts, had come in the very day I arrived at Messina. The good offices of our Vice-Consul, Mr. Richards, and the civility of the agent of the company enabled me to take advantage of her departure the next day, and to arrive here just at the moment when things are tun rying on towards a decisive crisis. E. P• BOUVERIE, President. 115, 3 foorgate-street, May ni, 180. N 0 RWICH UNION REVERSIONARY INTEREST COMPANY. NOTICE Is HEREBY GIN, That the GENERAL MEETING of the V P E ROPRIETORS, ANNUAL pursuant to the Deed of Settlement, will be held at the Comp Any's OffiofJune ces, 23, Lincoln's-inn-fields, en TUESDAY, the th day next, at One o'clock precisely, at which three l2 Direc tors and the Auditors will go out of. office. The Directors and Auditors so going out of office are eligible for re-election, and willAnler themselves accordingly. 29th May, 1860. HENRY NORRIS, Secretary. N.B.—Proposals for the sale of Reversions, Annuities, &c., can be addressed to the Secretary. LAW To Llandudno, via Liverpool, 67a. and 478. To Carnarvon, via Llangollen and Llanberris, and to Bala and Dolgelly, via Llangollen, 70s. and 50a. _ _ Burst & Illackett, 13, Gnat Marlb )rough-street. To Narberth-road and New Milford, for Tenby and Milford llaven.—Tourists' tickets, 725. and 50s. ; family tickets (to parties of not less than three persons), 635. and 455. Just ready, price One Shilling, THE COOK'S EVERY DAY BOK. Combining Economy with Excellence. A CoGery Book for all Classes. London Richard Bgntley, New Burlington-street. To Limerick and Killarney, for the south of Ireland, via Mi'ford Haven and Waterford, £5 ss. and £4. Bills, giving full particulars, can be obtained at the Com pany's offices and stations, or upon application to the Sui.cr intendcnt at Paddington. LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, Fleet-street, London, 2;th May, 1860. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That in conformity with the provisions of the D ee d of Settlement a GENERAL ME li.; - fING of Prop rieturs will be held at the Society's Office, Fleet-street, London, on SATURDAY, the 23d day of June next, at 12 o'clock at noon precisely, to elect a Trustee in the room of Philip - Martineau. Esq., deceased; to elect six Direc tors and two Auditors when those who go out of office by ro tation will be proposed for re-election ; and for general ••urposes. This day, Part XII., price 6d., TALES FROM BENTLEY CONTAINING Narrative of John Ward Gibson. By CHARLES WHITEIIEAD, Author of " Richard Savage." Also, this day, Vol. Iv., price Eighteenpence. London : Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.- Mr. BENEDICT begs to announce that bis ANNUAL MORNING CONCERT at HER MAJESTY's THEATRE, is fixed for Monday, 18th June, under the immediate patron age of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, H.R. 11. the Prince Consort, 11.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, and H.R.H. the Duchess of Cambridge. Principal Vocalists —Mesdames 'Miens, Brunetti, Lotti, Della Santa, Borghi-Mamo, Lemaire, Catherine Hayes, Vaneri, Parepa, Artot, and A lboni ; Signori Giuglini, Bclart, Corsi, Gassier, Roncont, Everardi, Vialetti, and Mongini. The Instrumental Artistes will be duly announced. Early application is solicited for the remaining Boxes and Stalls, which may be secured at the box-office, the principal libraries and music sellers, and at Mr. Benedict's, 2, Manchester-square, W.- doned the village, that seemed certain, but the Ey order of the Directors. WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary. This Day, Second Edition, 2 volumes, 165., TT OLMBY HOUSE : A Talc of Old Nortl. amptonshire. By G. J. WLTYTE MELVILLE. By the same Author, GENERAL BOUNCE. Second Edition. 55. DIGBY GRAND. Third Edition. ss. KATE COVENTRY. Third Edition. 58. THE INTERPRETER. Second Edition. 10s. 6d. London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. iYl_ RUPOLITAN, COUNTIES, AND GENERAL LIFE AS.AntANCE SOCIETY, 27, Regent-street, Waterloo-place, London, S.W. CAPITAL £lOO,OOO. Assurances upon single and joint lives and survivorships. Immediate annuities, and annuities to commence at a fixed age. Endowments for children and for expected families. Credit given fbr half the premiums for the first five assured. Three-fourths of the profits divided amongst the assured. Policies purcha.Txtafter five yerl* . s premiums have been paid. No charge for policy stamps, or other entrance fees. Loans on approved real and personal security, in connection with life assurance. Service permitted within the'United King dom, in any volunteer corps free of extra premium. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. WASHINGTON FRIEND'S MUSICAL and PICTORIAL ENTERTAINMENT, illustrating his Grand Tour of 5,000 miles in ITgited States, •r-vyfy AMERICA, with his m o n, s an d Melodies, will OPEN at SL James's Ball, Piccadilly, on MONDAY, June 4.—Exhibitions Daily, at 3 and 8 o'clock.— Ticket Office open from 10 till 5. The Wasp, 13, screw corvette, Commander C. Stirling, arrived at Bpithead yesterday afternoon ~;., screw, fitting in the steam basin at Portsmouth, will be ready for the trial of her machinery the latter end of this month. No more artisans or labourers will be discharged from the Devonport dockyard until further instruc tions are received from the Admiralty. The gunboat Redwing, tender to the Cambridge, went out to the breakwater, Plymouth, on Wednes day, to enable the men to exercise firing shell from the Armstrong guns. The screw steam flagship Royal Albert, 121, which sailed from Plymouth Sound on Tuesday, left behind 70 or 80 of her crew, who have broken leave. . .. THE WAR IN SICILY. Price 3s. in Sheets, Coloured, KEITH JOHNSTON'S MAP OF SOUTH ITALY, with Index of all the Places on the Map. Sold also mounted on canvass, in a cloth case, price 4s. 6d. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London ; and E. Stanford, 6, Charing-cross, London. Although not prepared for the reception of pas sengers, the goodwill of the master, Mr. Smith, found a shakedown comfortable enough for an old campaigner. We left Messina late in the evening of the 23d, owing to a quantity of cargo which we had to take in. Just when we were en the point of leaving, the French paddlewheel frigate Des cartes, coming from Naples, steamed into the har bour. It was night before we could get out of the harbour and steam through the straits. We were all on the look-out for Neapolitan cruisers, and OHRISTY'S MINSTRELS, Polygraphic Hall, X—) King William-street, Strand.—Farewell Season in Lon - ion, previous to the retirement of Mr. J. W. Raynor on the 2d of August.—Every Evening at 8, and every Saturday Morning at 3o'clock. Tickets and places may be secured at the Hall from 11 till 4, and at Mr. Austin's West-end Box office, St. James's Hall, Piccadilly.—Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. J. W. RAYNOR. Just published, price 3s. 6d., post free, " GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI. " Calata Fimi, May 16." THE MILITARY HEROES OF ENGLAND, from the Invasion of Julius Cxsar to the suppression of the Indian Mutiny. Numerous Illustrations, extra cloth. A more suitable book for boys or young men can hardly be suggested. London : James Blackwood, Paternoster-row. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Picea dilly.—Open every Evening, with thecelebrated Band conducted by Mons. Lamotte (chef d'orchestra to the Em perm Napoleon). A magnificent SMOKING SALOON added to this Establishment. Doors open at 8 o'clock. Ad mission, Is, _ T TIE INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 142, Strand, London. Empowered by Act of Parliament, for LIFE ASSURANCE SURVIVORSHIPS, ANNUITIES, ENDOWMENTS, &c. DIRECTORS. EDMOND SHEPPARD SY3IES, M.D., Chairman. John Elliotson,M.D.,Cantab., John Moss, Esq. s. John Symes, Esq. Henry J. Hodgson, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. SECRETARY TO THE BOARD. Alexander Richardson, Esq. CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. Augustus Blonde!, Esq. AUDITS. Professor Wheatstone, P.R.S O R ~ and Professor J. Radford. Young. MEDICAL REFEREE GENERAL. Elliotson, M.D., Cantab., F.R.S., 37, Conduit-street. ACTUARY. W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F.MA.S., F.S.S., ASSISTANT ACTUARY. Barker Woolhouse, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Gregory, Gregory, Skirrow, and Rowcliffe, Bedford row. The next Quinquennial Division of Profits will be declared in May, 1860. Examples of Bonus up to May, 1855 : Polley taken Age, out in Sum Bonus in Assured. aioddston Assured. 1 Permanent Reduction of Annual Premiums. Bonus in Cash. 1838 1841 1845 1848 1851 X 1 £s. d. £s. d. £s. d. 55 3,000 867 17 7 1 428 14158 3 8 48 4,000 749 4 0 325 16 0 32 0 4 59 2,000 1 232 18 0 156 15 0 1 16 6 0 60 2,000 1 154 28 1 103 18 8 10 15 2 55 2,800 120 17 017214 6 , 67 7 The following are amongst the advantages offered by the I nternational Life Assurance Society:— The Society was established in 1838. Two-thirds of the profits are divided amongst the assured every five years. For prospectuses and every other information, apply to the Ch airman, 142, Strand. 142, Stra n d , London, W ErOND S. SYMES, Chairman. PROSPECTU OF THE THESSALIANS MINING IMPERIAL COMPANY ). Capital ..elOO,OOO, in 50,000( shares imited of £2 each. 10s. per share payable on application, and 10s. on allotment. DinecTos. James Nugent Daniell, Esq., Blackwell Railway. Henry Morris Kemshead, Esq., 46, Lime-street. John Cater, Esq., Rood-lane. Sir Henry Leeke, K,C.8., 31. P., Ovington-square. Jose,,h Fry, Esq., Gresham House. Sir Cusack P. Roney, Old Broad-street. Charles Whetham, Esq., (fracechurch-street. Local Agent—Major If. Stuart, Consul, Vole, Consulting Engineer—Wm. B. Bray, Esq„ C.V. Solicitors —Messrs. 'Hughes, Kearsey, Masterman, & Hughes. Bankers —Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths. Brokers—Messrs. Field, Son, and Wood. Secretary (pro tem.)—Mr. A. C. M. Prince. Offices-85, Gresham House, Old Broad-street. The mining property which it is the object of the present Company to acquire and work is situated in the provinces of Thessaly and Epirus, and a portion of it in Macedonia, known in the country as the Sanjak of Janina', Trikala, and Volos ; it embraces a superficial area of great extent, and many ranges of mountains rich in mineral deposits. Amongst those ranges are comprised Mount Pindus, Mount Othris, Mount Pelion, Mount Ossa, and Mount Olympus, which are elongations of the wed-known metalliferous chain of moun tains passing through Illyria and Carniola, in Austria. H.I.M. the Sultan of Turkey, in the year 1856, granted a Concession for mining on the above property during a pperiod of 31 years from that date, Abject to an annual rent 0( 70,080 piastres (about £650 sterling), in lieu of all royalties, payable on thelst day of January in each year. The concession com prises the exclusive right of mining in the above districts, and an "exemption from the payment of customs duties on all Minerals produced from the mines. The district possesses unusual advantages for the export of minerals, having a great extent of seaboard both in the Adriatic Sea and in the Grecian Archipelago. The boundary in the Adriatic Sea comprises a length of 200 miles of the sea coast from the Gulf of Arta, northwards, passing opposite to Corfu, and on t owards the harbour of Duratzo in Albania, north of Avlona. The boundary in the Grecian Archipelago embraces about 100 miles of sea coast from the Gulf of Vole to Katharine, in the Gulf of Salonica. The concession was originally granted to Ized Pacha, and has finally become the property of Mr. George Zarifi, of the Well-known Constantinople house. This gentleman has con tinued the operations commenced by Ized I'acha and his former associates in one portion of the property—viz., at the foot of and on the eastern slopes of Mount Pelion, in which numerous veins of argentiferous and -auriferous lead have been laid open. Large works for smelting the ores from these veins have been erected there, about three-quarters of a mile from the sea coast. They are described by Mr. William B. Bray, C.E., in his able report (copies of which may be obtained at the Company's offices, or of the brokers) as very extensive in character, substantial in construction, and capable of treat; log a large quantity of ore. The smelting* establishment consists of 14 furnaces, of dif ferent sorts, besides a complete set of desilverising pans, according to Pattinson's process. There are six ore and slag hearths, three roasting furnaces, two cupelling furnaces, and a reducing furnace. 'f here is a water wheel of 40-horse power, but this power can be more than quadrupled. There arc sets of stampers for crushing ores, as well as extensive apparatus for washing and dressing them. There are workshops, smitheries, saw-mills; &c., and exten sive magazines for charcoal. Wood can be delivered at the works from the adjacent extensive forests at a low cost, and may be had in unlimited quantities. The establishment at " Tenon Works " is capable of smelt ing from nine to ten tons of mixed metal daily, and of se parating the silver a n d go ld f rom t h e lead. There are generally from GO to 80, and sometimes as much as 150 ounces of silver, and from six to eight dwts. of gold, in a ton of metal, and its average worth for gold, silver, and lead is from £2B to £5O per ton. The ores of Galena yielded by the mines are very rich some of them give as much as 82 per cent. of metal, and the average is from 30 to 40 per cent. The mineral veins vary in breadth from 2 to 10 feet, and yield on an average about 35 per cent. of' mixed metal, consisting of lead, silver, and gold. The gold and silver are refined at the works, and the lead is of the softest and best quality. The Directors have entered into a provisional arrangement for the purchase from Mr. Zarin of the abovementioned con cession, together with the smelting works, furnaces, plant, machinery, minerals, and other property belonging to the mines. Mr. Zarin, wishing to retain a large interest in the undertaking, has agreed to accept payment for the property as follows, viz.: —£30,000 in fully paid-up shares at par, and £20,000 in cash, According to the report of Mr. Bray, already alluded to, confirmed by Captain Hoskins, the Pent n mines are now working at a profit, and only require the judicious appli cation of additional capital to render them highly remune rative. Labour can be obtained In the neighbourhood of the mines upon economical terms, and a ready market is found in Turk e y for all lead raised from the property, the price at Constanti nople being higher than in London. Applications for shares may be made in the subjoined . form to the Directors, at the Offices of the Company IN o. Gres ham House, Old Broad-street; or to Messrs. Field, Son, and Wood, 9, b Warnford-court, Throgmorton-street, London. Each application for shares must eaec t o o i s up p a e n r i s e i d it b r y e o a n p athYe ment to the Bankers of the Company of number of shares applied for. If no allotment be made the deposit will be returned in full. FORM OF APPLICATION FORITAMES. To the Directors of the Imperial Thessalian Mining Company (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to your banke,rs,'b3elreesty request rs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, the sum of I that you will allot to me shares of £2eacliinndtl hereby Company, upon the terms of the prospectus; a_ u ndertake to accept the said shares, or any sum of smaller number 105. that may be allotted t o m e, an d to pay the further Per share upon the shares allotted to me when required so to do. —I am, gentlemen, yours obediently, Name in full .............. Address in full Date MEDICAL ADVICE. DR. LA'MERT, Registered L.S.A., Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, M.D. of the University of Erlang,en, &c., may be CONSULTED on all cases of Debility, Nervousness, and on the Secret In tirmities of Youth and Maturity, from Eleven till Two, and from Six till Eight, at his residence, 37, BEDFORD-SQUAIIE, LONDON . - - Dr. La' Mert has just published, price Sixpence, with nu merous Engravings and Cases, a New Edition of his Work, SE L F- PRESE RVATION, which will be sent free, in a sealed envelope, by Mann, '3l, Cornhill, London, or by the Author, for Eight stamps. CONTENTS. `SECTION I.—The Physiology of the Generative Organs. SECTION IL—Puberty—Manhood —The Morale of Genera t've Physiolou—True and False Morality. SECTION Hl.—Marriage in its Moral, Social, and Physical Relations—lts Expectancies and Disappointments—Advan tages of Physical Contrasts in securing, healthy Offspring. SECTION IV.—Spermatorrhcea and Impotence—The causes of Sterility in both Sexes—Self-inflicted Miseries. SECTION V. —The Vices of Schools—Effects of certain per nicious habits on the mental and general faculties. SECTION V[.—Treatment of Nervous and Generative De bility—lmpotence and Sterility—Dangerous Results of various Hazardous Specifics—The Author's Principles of Treatment; Medical, Dietetic, and General, derived from Twenty Years' successful practices The above work is intended for the perusal of those who have in early life been induced to swerve from the striet rules of morality. In its pages facts of paramount utility are biought together, wholly divested of tne delusions and incon sistOncies so largely introduced ante 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 tamperinge with the constitution are frequently tamed by E!etictae Ogusequencell Just published, Bvo, in cloth, price 55., by post free, Si. 6d., ON THE SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT of STRICTURES of the URETHRA ; showing why they so often appear Incurable, when in reality they might be removed by the most simple means. By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.E., And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan Infirmary for the Cure of Strictures of the Urethra. " This work is the production of a surgeon whose special attention has been directed, through a long professional life, to the treatment of strictures of the urethra. The cases which Mr. Courtenay has given supply ample evidence of his great discriminative power in the diagnosis if the various kinds of stricture, and of the scientific principles upon which their management is founded. By his systematic management an immense mitigation of pain to the unhappy sufferers is attained, and future mischief prevented. The work we can most unreservedly and confidently recommend as a valuable contribution, both to the general and professional reader, and ought to be found in the private study of all who are subject to stricture."—Medical Circular, Dec. Ist, 1818. London: 11. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. 144 pages, 70 Engravings, post free 2 stamps. COMMON SENSE in a NUTSHELL ; or , Every Man his own Doctor. 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The night had been hazy and only occasionally and for a moment illuminated by glares of lightning. One of the flashes brought suddenly into relief the square topsails of the cruiser for a moment, like the revival of the phantom ship, and the French captain had only time to put his helm hard a starboard, back the engines, and thus escape a collision. The night of our journey was tolerably bright, so that, in spite of the proverbial clumsiness of the Neapolitan navy, there was little chance of any such stirring incident. But whether Neapolitan cruisers go about only in a haze, or whether they only cruise once or twice a week, with the excep tion of a guardship stationed near the lighthouse in the straits, we did not perceive, either that night or the next morning, the slightest traces of vigilance on the north shore. The whole Neapolitan navy seems to be taken up in guarding Palermo, Mes sina, and Catania, so that, if the Italians chose, they might land almost anywhere on the open coast when and whatever they pleased. We sailed quite close to that picturesque north coast without perceiving the slightest stir or move ment. Had it not been for the towns and villages which are dotted about all along, we might have supposed it a land of the dead, not a boat or sail anywhere to be seen. The news had reached Mes sina the day before of Cefalu, a town just half-way to Palermo, having established a Provisional Govern ment ; we looked out, therefore, with double into. rest towards Ras-uggeld (the Dog Promontory), which stands out boldly with its pointed peak, and is only a few miles distant from Cefalu. A large mountain range, called the Neptunian chain, runs all along Sicily from east to west, rising to an eleva tion of from 3,000 to 4,000 feet towards its centre, and throwing out its spurs to the north and south of the island. The range is nearer to the north coast, and is in sight all along from Messina to Palermo. The spurs .which run down to the sea form a succession of promontories, with smaller or larger bays between them, serving as an outlet for the little streams which flow down from the mountains. I mention this feature, which is repeated likewise to the south west, less for its picturesqueness than because it will help to understand the nature of the insurrection. The transverse chains which run out from the main chain of the Neptunian mountains form so many different districts of insurrection, and give that local character to it which, before Garibaldi's arri val, made all concerted action extremely difficult, if not impossible. All equally detesting the Nea politans, most of those districts are able to get rid of their rule without much difficulty. The Neapo litans have never militarily occupied the interior, and the administration was carried on by native Sicilians. To get rid of these and the few police men was therefore all that had to be done. Very different was the case in the large towns, which were held in force by the Neapolitan troops, and which required co-operation from outside to got rid of their masters. A coasting expedition brings this at once before your eyes. The Capo Zaffarano to the east, and the Capo de Gallo to the north, mark the limits of the Accordingrroamountain unngde ewd atsh r teh a o n et lgotdbewebnwy lasth on enhhe newse a n l l clsoi receivedds e e s thes sides. insurgents, 6 bay c hoo o u f rt P she a : le Messina,s rmysteuhroriyi one used his eyesight and glasses long before we were near enough to see some sign or •ther of the insurrection. It was noon, and had we not been preparing ourselves to decorate the good ship Vul ture in honour of her Majesty's birthday, we should have been startled when we saw on approaching all the men-of-war on the station fire a long salute, and, with - the exception of two Austrian frigates and the Neapolitan squadron, show themselves decked out in their best colours. The sound of the salute had scarcely died away when we took our pilot on board, and soon after anchored near the lig A ht b h o o a u t s , e w a i t th th t e he he N ad ea o p f o t l h it e an ml e . fi o ag, approached in the usual fashion, but it contained merely the cus tomhouse- officers, who took the manifest in a careless manner, and disappeared soon after. No sign of the police ! We asked, and were told laughing that they had all left their posts, and either embarked for Naples or absconded. Things were more ad vanced here than at Messina evidently, fo r th ere th e , while here they h a d In di e s r a e p l p y ea g r r e n d w . ne T iv h l i i s was a st rong s i gn o f pa th lot e leicg t ee im thh e ae s dr , but stronger even was the manner in which the people came on board and spoke about events. There was n o fear of authority and it s spies, and no one concealed his hopes and hi s de lsioglhditearst, twhiethtutrhne which h ti t o h n of things had taken, The a thousand or so, had left the town to encou nter Garibaldi, who had been expected to attack Monreale, to the south of the town, on the road to Alcamo and Trapani. While the soldiers executed this movement on the 23d, armed insurgents came down, but not on Mon reale, but towards Parco, a little village like Mon reale, on the slopes of the chain which encloses Palermo, and not more than six Italian miles dis tant. The soldiers, who saw the enemy appear in a different direction from that in which they were expected, returned to face this unexpected force, and, according to the accounts of the townspeople, suffered a loss of 500 men. While this was related to us volumes of smoke, both in the village of Parco and the plain of the Conca d'Oro, which separates that another enga gemen t was tak ing pla Ce. the w slopes s from the to wn , were po i nte d had seen that sm o k e b e f ore , b u t owing to the haze it was difficult to make out out signs whether it was merely fr om burning houses, or whether it was the smoke o f firing. This smoke s e to us as became henceforth an object of attention. It was * Not yet cecoiyed, question is whether it was in consequence of an attack from the insurgents or not. I heard later on shore that 25 waggons of wounded had been brought into the military hospital outside of the town; but these may have been from the engage ment on the day before. This morning the rumour is that more troops have been asked for, but up to this moment I can only tell you that Parco has been burnt, and that, consequently, the troops have abandoned the slopes. That the heights are all in the hands of the insurgents night showed clearly enough. Their watchfires were visible all round the town in a semicircle. Besides those under the im mediate command of Garibaldi there are two other troops, composed of natives, who guard the outlets from the bay. They are supposed to consist of from 1,200 to 1,500 men each. But in general there is very little known about the movements outside. All is more or less supposition. But what is certain is that the Neapolitans are not very confident about their victory. Yesterday two steamers left for Naples, carrying off fugitives and their goods and chattels. Boat after boat was seen passing full of furniture. All the Neapolitan steamers had steam up during the whole day and all night. Some of them went out cruising, and watching the shore towards Cape Zaffarana, while others shifted their places in their harbour. In the afternoon I went on shore, and the sight which offered itself was curious enough,numbers of people lounging about the Marina, a kind of quay, and looking at the movements of the Neapolitan steamers, eager to find matter for interference. The town, as some of your readers will know, is tra versed by two streets, which intersect each other at right angles. In two of the quarters thus formed there seemed no trace of the military except at the outlets of the town, but the two higher portions, towards the cathedral and the Royal Palace, were in a regular state of siege. On every more open space there were bodies of troops encamped or under arms, at every few yards sentinels, and at all the corners of the streetssmaller or larger detachments. Besides this, patrols were pacing up and down. This, how ever, did not prevent people from going about and looking down from the numerous balconies. No objection was made to carriages passing, and even the communication with the outside was not cut off. In daytime, according to the proclamation of the Commander, there is free egress and ingress from and into the town, but at night no one is allowed to pass or even to move about. Almost all the shops are closed, and most of them bear the inscrip tion of being " foreign property"—a precaution, by the by, which will scarcely help much with soldiers who cannot read. But it is not on these inscriptions that the people rely so much as on the hope that the soldiers will dhave no time to plunder. Should they be beaten back towards the town, there is no doubt that the town will rise and cut them off if possible. Every preparation has been made for this, and there is a look of defiance about the people which would not be of good augury for the soldiers in case they should be defeated. Some of the more sanguine expected that something would take place last night, but the night passed and nothing has oc curred. This morning everything seems quiet both 'in the town and outside. The supposition is that all the different bands of insurgents arc being con centrated for a final movement, which is expected from one moment to another. That the defeat of Calata Fimi was considerable there can be no doubt; it cost several hundred men and one gun. The insurgents in their advance found a letter from the Neapolitan General, Lanai, in which he asks for help, and excuses the loss of the gun by saying that the mule carrying it was killed. This is contradicted by the chief of the Staff of the insurgents, who says that the gun was on the car riage, and was loaded. Everything which is done here is in the name of Italy and Vietor Emmanuel. " Annexation" is the cry, and the programme which all have subscribed is "no republic," and "no transaction." The Neapolitan Commander, Lanza, is the same who was here in 1848, and he is said to have the constitution in his pocket. He is said to be waiting only for a wish of this kind being ex pressed, and he will come forward all ready with it. But people won't hear of it—it is too late, they say. I send you this letter by the Intrepid, a gunboat which leaves to-day for Naples. I don't know when I shall have an opportunity to send you something more, for the occasions are few. NAPLES, MAY 26. It is not at all unlikely that you may have received some of the intelligence which I send you, either by way of Malta or Piedmont, for between Naples and Palermo all communication has been stopped for upwards of ten days. I dare not, however, omit anything on such a chance. The defeat of the troops at Calata Fimi was celebrated as a victory at Bari, which was illuminated by command, and a Te Delon was sung there. The following despatch, however, of Marshal Landi, who was in command, to the Commander-in-Chief, after the battle, gives but a sorry view of things : " (Most urgent.) " Calati Fimi, May 15. "Excellency,—Help —prompt help ! The armed bands which left Salemi this morning have covered all the hills to the south and south-west of Calata Fimi. One half of my columns advanced within range and attacked the rebels, who poured out in thousands from every point. The firing was well sustained, but masses of Sicilians united with the Italian bands are in immense numbers. We have killed the great Commander of the Italian Free Bands, and have taken their flag, which we have with us. Unfortunately a piece of artillery fell from the back of a mule which was shot, and remained in the hands of the rebels ; this pierces my soul with grief. My column was obliged under a retreating fire to fall back on Calata Fimi, where I am on the defensive, as the rebels in great numbers make a show of attacking us. I therefore beg your Excel lency instantly to send off a strong detachment of infantry and at least another half battery, as the masses are numerous and obstinately bent on fight ing. I fear to be assaulted in the position which I occupy. I will defend myself as long as possible, but if most prompt assistance be not sent I must confess I do not know where the affair will end. The ammunition of the artillery is almost finished ; that of the infantry considerably diminished. I have 62 wounded. I cannot at this moment give an exact number of dead, as I am writing immediately after the retreat. I submit to your Excellency that if circumstances compel me I shall retreat on Alcamo. My column is surrounded by enemies, who have assaulted the mills and taken the flour prepared for tho troops. The column fought, with brisk firing, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., when I made my retreat. " The General in command, Marshal LANDI." As pendants to this, I now give you two decrees of Garibaldi ; the first is dated " Salemi, May 14. " Garibaldi, Commander•in-Chief of the nation& forces in Sicily, on the invitation of the principal citizens, and on the deliberation of the free com• So much for the events immediately preceding and following the first successes of the Italian hero. And now what of Palermo ? 4t the moment lam writing I have intelligence from the 19th to the 21st, and I cannot do better than give it in the words in which it is conveyed to me : " Palermo, May 19. " This morning there is great excitement ; three field-pieces were discharged towards the upper part •f the town and in the direction of the mole. Going up to the top of my house I observed a great hurry towards the latter place among the steamers. There were the frigates Polifemo, the !Etna, and the tug boat. The Polifemo (without steam) was towed out by the rowboats, and took up her station at the end of or opposite the Stradone della Flora. The frigate has since stationed herself opposite the Porta Felice, prepared to sweep the streets. The Assurance, or some gunboat, was anchored off the Lighthouse: We begged our Consul to communi cate with Capt. Cochrane, in order that he might ask the Commandant of the Castle, in case of a boinbardment, to give British subjects time for getting off. The verbal answer in the evening was that the time for action had not yet arrived. Dur• ing the night the troops and nearly all the sentries in this part of the town were withdrawn, and I see only a small picket at Porta del Greco, and a few soldiers standing outside near the extreme end of Banchetta, Some people say that they can see from the terraces the movements of the Royal troops in the outskirts, from the Porta de'Termini round to the mole, there being some bands in the Guadagna, near the old Campo Santo, on this side of the village Della Grazla, and on the other side of the Oreto. The police are fast melting away, and many desertions are reported. Lanza has published his appointment as High Commissioner, with the alter ego of the King, and the promise of a pardon to all who lay down their arms, and a Royal Prince. It is astonishing that fools exist to publish such articles. All this was promised after the last revolution, but never ob served. Lanza is a good colonel of a regiment, but utterly unsuited to his position. A small Sardinian steamer arrived last evening from Cagliari, and met the other despatch boat on her route there. I trust that the captain will feel for his fellow Italians of the Sicilian family. The British commander must have his hands tied so tightly that, although here to protect his countrymen, I fear he will do nothing. I have just received the Proclamation of Gen. Lanza, the alter ego of the King, on his landing in Sicily. It runs thus : " Sicilians,—On placing my foot on my native soil my heart is overwhelmed with grief rather than with joy at seeing the city of Palermo reduced to ruin by the lamentable circumstances which now press upon it and weigh it down. Yet it is a con solation to me that I have been sent here by the august Sovereign as his commissioner extraordinary, with the power of the alter ego for the complete pacification of the island, which object having been obtained, a Prince of the Royal Family, already selected as Viceroy of his Majesty (by the grace of God) will appear among you. He would come with the mission of giving complete effect to all that can produce the greatest advantage. He would come with full powers of administration to provide for the completion of carriage roads, railways, and the most useful public works. He would come to give the greatest development to your power and your industry, and to furnish the country with the best means which experience can point out for encou raging the progress of our civilisation and prospe rity. If our good Sovereign were not touched by your sufferings, strong in the justice of his cause, he would wait for the establishment of his undeni able rights. But, firm and constant in the reso lute desire to do what he can fiir your moral and material amelioration, he does not deny the debt which he owes at this moment to the greater urgency of 'the actual position—that of guarding your safety, threatened in so many ways, in the stormy times in which we live. In accepting this exalted mission, I have obeyed my conscience, and in obeying the commands of his Majesty, our lord, I have also yielded to the sentiments of my heart, which would spare the common country misfortune of which no one can anticipate the proportions and the duration, and consider well what may await you in the future. What destinies those who are envious of your ever increasing prosperity offer to you ? What guarantees have you for the good of which they say they are the bearers ? Take counsel from experience —rise to the height of the actual position to save yourselves, now that all the pas sions of cupidity are unbridled, and you do not know of what you are to be the victims. In the tempestuous struggles to which foreign aggressors urge you, your civil courage, supported by the Royal troops, can alone support you. In the august name of the King, I accord an ample and a gene rous pardon to all who have now been misled, and who will make their submission to the legitimate authorities." This proclamation was torn in pieces by the Palermitans, and the Conzitato published an answer, in which it spoke of the perjury of the Government, of the treachery which it had prac tised towards the Sicilians, and of the impossibility of believing it. CHARGE OF FORGERY.—At the public office at Birmingham, yesterday, a charge of forgery was preferred against John Plimley Edwards, a bankrupt, in the East India trade, who recently absconded from that town. Mr. Hodgson, of the firm of llodgson and Allen, solicitors, ap plied on behalf of Mr. Joseph Bull, of the Fenton Iron works, 'l'nnstall, Staffordshire, for a warrant to apprehend the bankrupt np , m a charge of forging a bill for £2OO on the 30th of April Mr. Kynnersky, the stipendiary magis trade, granted the warrant as applied for, and it is now i n the hands of the police. The inspectors of the bankrupt's estate have called a meeting for Monday next. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Pills and Ointme n t . — Premature Decay.—When from free living, excessive in dulgence, or the enervating effects of hot climates, the nervous system becomes shaken, and the bodily powers debilitated, Holloway's remedies may be used with the certainty of their producing relief for dyspepsia,liver com plaints, sick-headache, and loss of appetite. This ointment should be very well rubbed twice a clay over th e pit o f t h e stomach and right aide, whilst Holloway's Pills are being taken in such doses as can conveniently be borne. This t r eatment will always restorestrength and en ergy . Ner vousness, flushes, and fainting fits may all be prevented by a timely recourse to, and diligent use of these remedies; which cannot do harm to the most delicate or debilitated. The screw steamship Hero, 91, Capt. G. H. Sey mour, was taken out of Keyham basin on Wednesday, and steamed to her moorings off the Devonport Dockyard. She was appointed to go to sea yes terday:to try her machinery, and return to Hamoaze: The iron screw steam storeship Himalaya, Capt. John Seccombe, was towed on Wednesday from her moorings in Hamoaze by the Zephyr and Confi an ce steamtugs to Keyham steam yard, and placed in No. 1 dock, just vacated by the Hero. The Cumberland, 70 guns, Capt. Schomberg, chief steam reserve ship in Sheerness harbour, was yesterday paid wages, and the crew granted seven days' leave. The Wrangler, 4, screw steam gun vessel, 160-horse power, Commander J. Beamish, was yes day inspected by Capt. Rundle B. Watson, Cap tain-Superintendent of Sheerness 'dockyard, and paid advance. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Capt. Sir F. L. M'Clintock, to the Bulldog, commissioned ; G. H. J. Elliot, midshipman, to the Cressy; H. S. Sandys and F. A. Wetherall, midshipman, to the Donegal ; W. H. C. St. Clair, midshipman, to the Aboukir; Cosmo F. M. Gordon, midshipman, to the Hanni bal ; R. D. Campbell, midshipman, to the Marl borough; and George H. Beaton, Ist class assistant engineer, to the Cumberland, for charge of the machinery of the Racehorse. Ml. BRIGRT AND THE PAPER .DUTIES. (From the Times.) Mr. Bright is just now verifying the adage that anger is a short madness. Of course, he will not recognise the undoubted truth that it is he himself who has lost the Paper Duties Repeal Bill. He can no moi e see this than can the gambler see that it is his own folly which has emptied his pockets. He carries his passion boy and kicking the little boy off the door step; lie is almost like the gamester who goes home and thrashes his wife and knocks down his friends. We can understand that it may consort with his passion, and with his usual notions of expediency, to pour out the vials of his wrath upon the Peers. That they derive every vice and prejudice and incapacity out of the coffiu of their immediate ancestor, and put on folly as a Peer's robe, is quite comprehensible in the mouth of Mr. Bright ; hut why are poor Mr. Milner Gibson and leer Mr. Villiers to be threatened with eternal infamy P Why are they to be told that they will go down to posterity as meg who have surrendered the liberties of their country? Surely they have laboured hard enough to do the work of this hard master ? But it is always so : the worst, player is always finding fault with his partner. Here Bright has trumped Gibson's best card and has lost the game, and now he is throwing the cards in poor Gibson's face. As to ourselves we are used to this species of ingratitude. We told Mr. Bright all along that he was throwing away the best chance we had of getting the Paper Duty repealed. When he was insulting and defying the Lords we entreated him to be quiet, and to believe that the best way of inducing English gentlemen to do a thing is not to threaten them with extinc tion if they do not do it. But Mr. Bright has been for years abusing us, and we have been for years faithfully reporting his abuse. Perhaps there may be a touch of superstition in this. We have such faith in the prosperity of everything that Mr. Bright attacks ! He never yet assailed anything that did not flourish, and he never yet patronised anything that did not wither. Mr. Bright has been very curious in calculating our pe cuniary interest in the paper dues question, and he most strangely under-estimates it at £25,000 a-year. We will not take the same liberty with Mr. Bright. We will not ask him what loss or what contribution he hopes to save when these duties are repealed. We will only remind him that there is one slight difference between us, and that difference is that we have promised that whatever we save shall be given to the public, and we are not aware that Mr. Bright has ever made for his organ any such promise. As Mr. Bright insists upon talking newspaper business with us, let us, as theladies say, sit down to parler eliVons. We will give him a little advice worth having. He has really lost nothing by the rejection of this bill, for, if it had passed, his organ would not have got the benefit of it. Other competitors would have carried off the profits. Mr. Bright may get a mob to listen to him, but he will not get a public to buy him. His opinions and his tastes are not those of the English people. If he is bent at all hazards upon having an organ, and does not like to carry it on at a loss, the only certain plan is an annual Parliamentary subsidyfor the purpose. As a Christian return for all Mr. Bright's compli ments we are prepared to support him in this proposition. We can, indeed, find good public reasons in his favour. His curious ill-luck and his strange perversity of judgment would doubtless make it necessary that we should vote a rather large subsidy to keep such an organ afloat ; but still it would be cheap on the whole. It might be £lO,OOO or £15,000 a-year, bit this would be a cheap compromise against the loss of £1,400,000 of revenue. Now, we put it to Mr. Bright's candour whether this be not a very handsome offer, and we put it to the country whether it be not an econo mical offer. If Mr. Bright will hav e his roast h su im ek , i a n n g d -p t i g o , e i n t d i o s w e h it e a w p i e t r h t o buycoals, n order to roast it. national Treasury burnt down i a than kitchen to h gj v a e t e t forhe MANCHESTER UNITY OF ODD FELLOWS.---ThO annual moveable committee of this society was in the past week held in the ancient and picturesque town of Shrews bury. Delegates from the pruscipal districts of the Unity arrived during Saturday and Sunday, and on Monday assembled, to the number of 170, at the large room of the Lion Hotel. The old border-town during the entire week qt d hu i s ei t s r ri i te c iso t o s nu p .r o c u eos r end of t T h t u o h u ees s va a l : a l y d e s ea into w er i e t s s u p e s u e d a q b r ui m e i t g s h t t r e i e n t t s o ,and wo re quite a holiday face. T ra i ns from the surrounding grand procession of members, bearing flags and banners, attracted immense crowds of people. The streets traversed were gay with green leaves, triumphal arches, and flags. A banquet at the Music hall, with the Mayor in the chair • a grand ball in the same elegant b u ildi ng; excursions to 'Chester and Wales, filled up the intervals of business, and occupied the attention of the visitors. The business transacted by the delegates during the week comprehended the sub-committee's and auditors' reports of the Unity during the past year; the election of tapers and directors until the next annual meeting—and the consideration and alteration of the gene ral laws which regulate the entire order. The auditors' report stated the working expenses of the year at £E3O, and the sub-committee's report called particular attention to petitioning for the repeal of the Friendly Societies' Act, 1858, and supporting the bill last week introduced by Mr. Sotheron Estcourt. The Grand Master, Mr. 'Win. Hick ton, of Stockport, presided, and his successor chosen was Mr. Henry Back, of Birmingham, the Deputy G.M. being Mr. John Gale of Liverpool. Messrs. Burgess, Daynes, Jack, Pratt, Richmond, Roe, Schofield, Street, and Wood cock were elected directors. Although many important propositions were brought forward no radical ohanges ev made in the laws affecting the constitution of the s oc iety. for los t a b lt y er a in l g arg t h e e ma l i a o w ri s c7 t . ri triennially instead a r e tr chosen e o n ! anf°o annuall yholding twona t the nest A,111.C. is Dolton.