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Tickets and places may be soclred at Mr. Austin's West-end Box-office, St. James's Hall, Piccadilly. Secretary, 11. MONTAGUE. No. 21,107.' PRICE 4 D . STAMPED, SD. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE CIRCUS, Leicester-square. Two Performances Daily. PUBLICATIONS. All New and Startlin.. Novelties—Most lauzliable Comic Scenes—Brilliant display of Equestrianism—Fearless and a stoun din G ymn silo Perform a n ces —lll2 . hly- ire in ed School Horses—Worderftil Performing: Ponies—Twice Daily. 3forning• Performance (especially recommended for the visit of the aristocracy and families), at Two o'clock; Even ing, at Half-past Seven. A RGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Grand - 4 -X• CASINO, open every Evening . , with the celebrated Band. Established 10 years. Conducted by Mons. Lamotte ; principal cornet-a-piston, M. roulcourt. Doors open at half past 8, commence at 9. Close a few minutes before 12. Ad- Mission, ls. r F.'vj S P PER 7 " ., •: 1 / 4 .11737- 2 4 5 7\ ".ri.:: .... , - -, 4 ,-, - !'''''frx:' , Yki& F atsrr7 -444 1 4 '' , i ' - LlAtt !.l.hei The Yew York Herald of thk a summary of th e report of the -gtaitik ;, cretary of War r e l a ti ve to the .. le heti ';-" England;and Am er i ca concern i ng the-island of San Juan. The report, which will be communicated by the President to the Senate, embraces a large MASS of correspondence. After entering fully into the matter in dispute, and the settlement effected be tween General Scott and Governor Douglas, •the document concludes : " The Bth of December found General Scott em barked on his return, having accomplished the ob ject of his visit. Finding the British Governor en tertained no hostile purpose, he had reduced . the American force at San Juan to one company of in fantry, retained solely for the protection of settlers, with the understanding that, in the same spirit, the larger of the British ships should be withdrawn. Accompanying the General's despatch of that date is the co: respondence which led to this adjustment. From it we find that General Scott proposed that, until the settlement of the question by the two Go vernments, the island should be occupied by two companies of foot troop; one of each nation, and that all disturbances should be dealt with by the authorities of the Government to which the offend ing party might belong. Governor Douglas replied thift; having no instructions trem his Government, and being unaquainted with its views, he could not undertake to embarrass its measures by agreeing to these terms, but suggested that all the troops should be withdrawn, and things restored to their former status by a joint civil occupation. But to this General Scott objected, in turn, on the ground that the civil magistrates on our part would be beyond the control of the executive. Finally, however, General Scott directed the num ber of our troops to be reduced, and the attitude of neutrality to be observed, as at first proposed by him to Governor Douglas, who, on being advised Of these orders, issued corresponding instructions to the British officers. What could not have been ac complished by diplomacy was thus effected by mutual action. Before taking his departure General Scott, believing that one of the first demands of the British Government would be General llarney's removal from the command of the military depart ment of Oregon, suggested to that officer the pro priety of relieving Ihe President f rom an y poss ibl e embarrassment, by voluntarily withdrawing from that comma n d. ll e accor di ngly authorised General Tierney to proceed to St. Louis and assume the command of the Department of the West, giving him, at the same time, leave to decline the order if he saw fit. General Barmy saw fit. Ile declined complying with such an order, saying, 'I do not believe the President of the United States will be embarrassed by any action of the British Govern ment. in reference to San Juan Island; nor can I suppose the President would be pleased to see me relinquish the command in any manner that does not plainly indicate his intentions towards the pub lic service: Thus stands the affair. General Barney still remains in charge of the Department of the Pacific." TUE SAN .TTIAN D. t 4 1 .. p72-, ,, le 1 7 disp- THE IFE;iTHER AND THE PARKS. NUMEROUS ACCIDITNTS AND LOSS OF LIFE. *Yesterday the various parks were visited by im mense numbers of skaters and sliders. We regret to say that a large number of accidents took place, resulting in the loss of one life. From an early hour of the morning the Humane Society's men, owing to the extremely dangerous dondition of the ice upon the Serpentine, used ever! precaution, but, notwithstanding, before 12 o'clock there were upwards of 2,000 persons upon the ice. About half-past 2 o'clock Mr. Doyley, chief officer of the ship Clifton, lying in the East India Dock, was skating near the bridge, on the north side, when the ice gave way, and he was immersed in 10 feet of water. He was rescued by iceman Collard, and taken to the receiving -house. Shortly after th:s a gentleman named Hall, of 84, Florence-road, New-cross, fell through, and narrowly escaped being drowned. About 3 o'clock three men, named J. Cousins, J. Rigby, and T. Arrowsmith, fell through the ice near the south side. Deputy-Superintendent Murphy and several of the icemen went to the rescue. At the same moment a gentleman, whose name was afterwards ascer t a i ne d t o George Gard, of 24. Draycott-place, Chelsea, was walking upon the ice with a friend named William Wood, and when about 100 yards from the shore Mr. Gard exclaimed, " The ice is giving," which was the fact, for in a few moments afterwards the unfortunate man sank, Mr. Wood having just time to escape. Weeden, one of the icemen, was soon on the spot, and threw in a hand line, but it failed to reach the drowning man, who got under the ice and sank in about 11 feet of water. It was more than half an hour before the poor man was taken from the water, life being ihen quite extinct. Every means were attempted to restore animation by the medical offi cers at the receiving -house, but without avail. The body of the unfortunate deceased was afterwards removed to Mount-street dead house, to await the coroner's inquest. Near the north bank two gen tlemen, whose names have not been ascertained, broke through the ice, and were rescued be De puty-Superintendent Murphy and iceman Knight, and conveyed to the receiving-house. A number.of other accidents took place, but were not °is° serious a nature as those mentioned. The ice presented a very dangerous mppearance lag evening, being broken in many plwees, and was by no means safe. The Bound-pond was visited by about 3 ; 000 akaters and sliders, and a large concourse of spec tators were on the banks; several accidents oc curred. A young man named Richards was skating when he Veil upon the ice, which gave way, and he became immersed, but was promptly rescued by one of the icemen. Two persons, whose tames did not triinspire, were also immersed, and when taken out were in such an exhausted state that, they were at once taken to the reei iving-house, where they re ceived every attention. About four o'clock the ice began to break up in some parts, and was in a bad condition. The ornamental water in St. James's-park was patronised by about 700 persons, but owing to the dangerous condition of the ice upwards of forty persons met with accidents, and every one of the society's men in their exertions to save life became themselves immersed. At one time there were about twenty-five persons in the water, and it reflects the greatest credit upon the society's men for the very prompt and energetic measures they took to rescue them. The ice was last evening about three parts broken up. In the Jiegent's-park there were about 3,000 skaters and sliders, and the sport was kept up with the utmost spirit, and fortunately . without the slightest mishap. Mr. Superintendent 'Williams reports that on Monday night, according to Negretti and Zatnbra's patent, the glass was 24 degrees, and Testerday morning, at nine o'clock, 29 degrees, at twelve o'clock, 31 degrees, and at six o'clock in the even ing it stood at 32. An accident, by which one life was lost, hap pened on Monday evening, on the lower pond at Hampstead, near the foot of Downshire•hill. It appears that three young men were skating, when the ice gave way, and they were alt immersed in deep water, and one of the party, a youth named Reeves, the son of a school teacher residing at Hampstead, was unfortunately drowned. Drags were brought without delay, but in spite of every effort to find the body, it had not been discovered up to a late hour yesterday morning. T HE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, ruGH HOLBORN, This Establishment, pre-eminently distinguished for the elegamv and matchless beauty of its decorations. combined with the perfection or its management is OPEN EVERY EVENING. The celebrated band, under the direction of Mr. R. M. Packer, plays a 31h:141,1 , -varied selection of the meat approved classical and modern music. Doors open at half past 8. Overture at 9. Closing at 12. Admission, One Shilling. N.B.—Mr. W. M. Packer's grand annual benefit Bal Masque (positively the only one this year) is fixed for Thursday, 23d February. R. KAHN'S MAGNIFICENT ANATO MICAL 31ITSEU1£, Top of the }Taymarket (acknow ledged by the whole of the Press to he the most useful and Instruetire of any in existence), is OPEN DAILY (for gentle men only), from 12 till 5, and from 7 till 10. Admission, .One Shilling. Descriptive handbook gratis. Dr. KAHN'S Popular Lectures on the " Philosophy of Marriage," daily at 3 and 8 •'clock precisely. Svr.L.tnus.—Happy and Unhappy Unions, and their causes—Youthful 'Vices and Indiscretions, and their results —Disqualifications for Marria're, and their eure—the Physiology of Reproduction—Self-inflicted Miseries --Sterility and its causes—How to secure Moral and Physical Happiness. N.l3.—Dr. Kahn's Treatise on the above subjects, entitled "The Philosophy of Marrilge," sent post-free on receipt of twelve stamps, direct from the Author, 17, Lllarley-street, Cavendish-square. W. CONTRACT FOR GREEN HEART TIMBER, Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy, Somerset-place, 13th Feb., 18(10. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING TIIE OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE LAND, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on TUES DAY, the 28th instant, at Two o'Clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying her Malesty's several .ockyards with 3,190 Loads SIDED CONTENTS OF GREENHEART TIMBER, to be delivered by the 31st December. 186). A distribution and a form of the tender may be seen at the said office. No tender will he received after Two o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any be noticed unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly authorised in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words "Ten der for Greenheart Timber." and must be delivered at Somerset-place. accompanied by a letter. signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become bound with the per son tendering in the sum of £5,000 for the due performance of the contract. CONTRACT FOR KNIVES, RAZORS AND SCISSORS. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset-house, 13th February, 1860. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND. DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that .on MONDAY, n the 27th instant, at Half ast One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing- to CONTRACT for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Vetualling. Stores st Deptford all such quantities of KNIVES, RAZORS, and SCIS S ORS as may from time to time he demanded, under a contract for 12 months certain, and further until the expiration of three months' warning. Samples of the articles may be seen at the said office, or at Gosport and Plymouth. No ten.ier will be teceived unless made on the printed form provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at the said office. Particular attention is called to the recent modification of the conditions of the contracts, which may be sects at the said *Moe. No tender will he received after Half-past One o'clock on the day of treaty, and it will not be required that the party tendering, or an arrent on his behalf, should attend at the Office on ;he day of Contract, as the result of the offer received trent each person will be communicated to him and his proposed sureties in writine:. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words" Ten der for Knives, Razors, and Scissors," and must also be delivered at Somerset-house. BURROWS AND CO Wholesale Wine Mer chants, LIVERPOOL. Stores Lime-street. Offices 5 t. Duke-street. The Proprietors ber, most respectfully to call the attention of the trade, noblemen. cleray, &0.. and the public in g•cueral, to their extensive stock of Choice Wines, of rare vintagres. Basnowm and Co. are not disposed to comment upon the purity of their wines, which is daily most laudably acknow hedged by the public and eminent medical men of all coun tries, as the increacing ratronage of the highest families in The Lind is a sufficient guarantee. They beg to call mrticalar attention to their pure Tonic Wines. as being so valuable to Invalids and pe:sens of weak stomachs. A sample case, containintr three full-Riznd wile bottles, will be forwarded to any address on receipt of P. 0.0. for 6s. 6d., or a dozen for 245. It is a well-known fact that impure and adulterated wines are the greatest fees to health, producing acidity in the stomach, and debilitating. the d'gestivc organs, while pure wines will accelerate the digestive powers, invigorating, strengthening, and bracing the nervous system. Their Tonic Wine is admitted to be most essential to ip.„, 'alids, both old and young, and should never be absent from the homes of the weak and sickly. Its properties arc drily acknowledged and appreciated by the leading men of the laculty, bath at home and abroad. To prevent imposition each bottle is sealed with the name of the firm. All orders to be made payable to lIENny Bvitnows. Just Published, in 1 vol., Bvo. with numerous Anatoniical Plates, post free, on receipt of nix penny stamps, VITA VITALIS. - A NEW MBIHCAL WORK on the NATURE, TREATMENT and CURE of SPERMATORRTREA,' and other URINO - GENITAL InEtteAsES, and consequent exhaustion of the NERVOUS' SYSTEM*, caused by the errors of Man in youth and am producing a degeneracy of MENTAL and PHYSICAL PTRENGTIL terminating in debility of the frenerative or gans and INCAPACITY FOR MARRIED LIFE, shewing n-ky these Diseases so often appear incurable when in reality They can be effectually removed by the most simple means, together with ;the Author's remedies for preventing in fection. BY A PHYSICIAN, &e., &c. (registered under the New Medleal Act). Address, Medicus, 19, Berners-street.'"Oxford street, London. Sold by J. Allen, 20, Warwick-lane, Pater noster-row, and all Booksellers in Town and Country. NO MORE MEDICINE. D U IS A RRY'S HEALTH RESTORING FOOD tko REVALENTA ARABICA.—We fi n d it to he cl , nimbly adapted to restore a healthy action of the utomalli liver, and bowels, and thereby to removQ dyspepsia (fri t li,es: ti 011), habitual constipation. flatulency, diarrhma, dysentery, n3ryousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, catarrhs, colds, noises in the cars, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria. nenralgia, irritability, sleeplessness. acidit., palpitation, heartburn, headache, debility, despondency, cramps, spasms, nausea and sickness, sinking. fits, cough, asthma, bronchites, consumption, also children's com plaints, restoring, at about a penny per meal, perfect diges tion, strour nerves. sound lungs. refreshing sleep, and func tional regularity, without medicine. inconvenience or expen.e to the most disordered or enfeebled. Dr. Andrew lire, M.D., Dr. Shorland, Dr. Harvey, Dr. Bright, Dr. Campbell, wr..Warzer. _ . . (From the Morning Post ) )R. LIVINGSTON'S EXPLORATIONS IN TIIR INTF,TtTOR OF AFRICA. —The indefatigable researches of Dr. Livingston have suddenly made us accquainted with one of the happiest People in the world, of whose very existenoe little was hitherto known in civilised Europe generally. — The province of Angola, Dr. Livingston writes in the" Jour nal of the Royal Geographieal Soniety," possesses great fer tility and beauty, and its capabilities, both agriculturally and commercially, are of a very high order ; indeed, I do not fear eontradiction in asserting it to be the richest in 'Western Africa. The great scientific traveller, who spent 16 years among this favoured people, has had ample opportunity of studying their physical and moral condition, and his details are most curious, They appear indeed to enjoy an Elysian ielicity, requiring neither physic nor the physician, fer• Dr. Livingston found their staff of life to be the Revalenta Ara bica Food, which keeps them perfectly free from disease, " son suraption, scrofula, cancer, &e s being scarcely heard of, and the small-pox. and measles have not been k n own for twenty years. To England also the Revalenta Arabica has produced a wonderful improvement in the health of the people, remov ing. cough, consumption, asthma, debility, indigestion (dys pepsia). constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver complaints, and restoring" the faculty of digestion, and nervous and mus cular energy to the most enfeebled. as proved by testimonials from the many thousand well known individuals, whose health has been restored by this useful and economical diet, after all other means of cure had been tried in vain for many years, and all hopes of recovery abandoned. We extract a few expressions of gratitude from invalids thus cured. Cure No. 71, of Dyspepsia, from the Right Honourable the Lard Stuart de Decies : "I have derived considerable betiefit from Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food. Stuart de Decies."—Cure No. 49,832: " Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, .nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach and vomiting, have been removed by Du Timrry's excellent Food. Maria Jolly, Worth= Ling, near Diss. Norfolk."—Cure No. 52,087: Field-Marshal the Duke of Pluskow, of a gastric inflamma tion of the stomach.—Cure No. 51,614: Baron de Polentz. Prefect of Lnugenau, of noon* years' horrible sufferings of the serves and an obstinate constipation. Cure No. 48,721 tleneral Baron de Zilluskowsky, of many years' fearful disorders of the digestive functions.—Cure No. 47.121 : Miss Elizabeth Jacobs of Nazing Vicarage, Waltham Cross, Reds, a cure of extreme nervousness indigeation, gatherings. low , s .'rite, and nervous fancies . • Cure No. 48,314: Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, near Li verpool: a cure of ten years' dyspepsia, and all the horrors of nervous irritability. —Cure No. 18.516 : Dr, Andrew tiro. of eoniti pa tion,. dyspepsia, nervous irritability.—Cure No. 34,210: Dr.,Shorland, of dropsy and debility.—Cnre N.. 36,212 : Cap tain Allan, of epileptic fits.—Cure 42,116 ; Major Edie, of 'enlargement of the liver, and total prostration of strength' " Care No. 3,418: Rev. Dr. Minster, of cramps, spasms. and, daily vomitings.—Cnre No. 26,418: Dr. Harvey, of ' diarrhrea and debility.—Cure No. 30,618: Dr. W'urtzer, of consumption.—Cure Ro. 32,880: William Hunt, Esq.. Bar flitter. of paralysis.—Cure No. 16,270: Mr. James Roberts. timber merchant, of Frimiev, Surrey, 30 years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, partial deafness. '—Cure No. 51,51 G : Mrs. Holze. aged 107 years, of dyspepsia Indigestion), debility, irritability and nervousness. which had t ormented her for 70 years.—Cnre No. 46,814: ?Jr. Samuel Lantern Leicester, of two years' diarrhoea.—Cure. No. 52,612 The Dowager Countess of Castleataart, of many years' ner volts irritability, bile andindig,estion, Cure No. 54,812: Miss Virginia Zeguers, cured of consumption, after her medi „eal advisers had abandoned all hopes of recovery.— Care No. 180: "Twenty-five years' nervousness. con stlnation, indigestion, and debility. from 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. Iteeves; 181, Fleet -street, Loudon."—No. 4,208 : " Eight years' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility, with cramps, soasms, a n d nausea , f o r ivolsh my servant had consulted the advice ol masv, beve been ,effeetually cured by Du Barry's health-restoring Food. I shall 60 happy to answer any inquiries. Rev. John W. Flavell. Ridlington Rectory, Norfolk." No. 32,g3f6: " Three years' Qxoesaive nervousness, with pains in my neck and left twat, and general debility, which rendered my life retie miserable, s been radically removed by Dtt Barry's health-restoring °at Alex. Stuart, Arehdeacou of Ross, Skibbereen." Cure No. 30 0 6 Thirteen years' cough, indigestion. and gene debility,- have been removed by Du Barry's excellent •r"osid. In Canisters : alb. 2s. Pd., 21b, 45. 6(1., 121 b. 225., 24Th. 40s. 2 11 nerreflned quality: 51b. 225., 101 b. 335. The 10111, ISlts. and canisters carriage free on receipt of Post-of f ice Order. by ,TrI S I Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London Fort "Fort- num, Mason, and Co.. 182, Pi cca dilly ; Abbis, 60, Gracechurch ssreet ; also at 63 a n d 150 O x f or d- s t ree t, 330, Strand, 4, Cheap de, Lends= and through all grocers and chemists, MEDICAL ADVICE. D R. L A'MERT, R eg i s t ere d L.S.A., Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, M.D. of the University of Erlangen, &0., may be CONSULTED on all eases of Debility, Nervousness, and en the Secret In firmitius of Youth and Maturity, from Eleven till Two, and from Six till Eight, at his residence, Now ready, 2 vols., with Portraits, 215., bound. HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF HENRY IV., Kimrof FRANOI.I and NAVARRE, from Numerous Original Sources. By Miss FREER, Author of " The Lives of Marguerite Ir..kngouleme, Elizabeth do Valois, Henry III.," &e. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlboronh-street. This Day, Post Octavo, 75., QOLDIERS AND THEIR SCIENC: •fly Captain BRABAZON, London : John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. This Day, Two Volumes, Post Oetuvo,llls., FFOLMBY HOUSE: a Tale of Old Northamp -a- tonshire. By G. J. WHYTE MELTILLE. By the same Author, DIGP.Y GRAND. Third Edition. ss. GENERAL BOUNCE. Two Volumes, 15s. KATE COVENTRY. Third Edition. ss. 'TIE INTERPRETER. Second Edition. 10s. Gd. London: John IV. Parker and Son, West Strand. E. 1 ) Illustrated. Pr!ce 2d. The February Number Is now ready. CLOUDS WITHOUT SUNSHINE. By J. G REEN WOOD, joint author of " Under a Cloud." Chap. I. Concerning my Sister, my Grandmother, and My. selt: Chap. 11. I Marry my Graridmother. A Portentous Telegram.—Fashion.—A Respectable Firm, —The Letter-Bax.—Love.—aud The Stocking Frame, &c. Lea, Warwick-lane, and all Booksellers. The Fourth Edition, Just Published, Bro, in cloth, pricO Atc by post free, As. Gd. ON TRUE and FALSE SPERMATORRWEA ; with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors In relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from De bility of the Generative system, or Sexual Irypochrondriasis. Translated from the German oI Dr. PIC IiFORD. . _ " Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practical contribution. to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs 113, that lb, h'; n‘lelressed hiniself to the non-medical reader. We trust that this mac not bn last, if he shall detect any other Qqually flagrant evil which it may be in his power to correct."—Loudon Medical Gazette. " The editor has conferred a great boon on the sufferers from this distressing malady by translating this little book, and by laying bare the scandalous practices of unqualified sdvcnturers, who profess to cure a disease of which they know nothing, with no other object than to 1111 their own purses. The difference between tree Sperms torrhtra and the various forms of disease which resemhle it are accurately de scribed, and thus a safe guide is offered for the treatment of the malady."—Medical Circular. " We have delayed so long upon the contents of the preli minary chapter, that we have scarcely left ourselves space for any notice of the subject specially treated of by Dr. Pickford ; bat the moderate price at which the 'brochure' is sold, places it within tlm reach of every one interested in the matter."— Dublin Medical Press. London : 11. RaiMere, 219, Regent-street. 'N / 7 INEGAR. Patronised by her Majesty's Government.—CONDY'S PATENT PURR CONCEN TRATED MALT VlNEGAR.—Families, by using this de licious Vizezar, insure purity, and eliect a saving of GO per cent. See Report of Dr. Lethebv, City Otne,er of Health ; Dr. Hassall, of the "Lancet" Commission, and others. Sold by the Trade, in bottles labelled and capsuled. 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SECTION Vl.—Treutut,! , t of Nervous and Generative De bility—lmpotence and Sterility—Dol,;rerons Results of various Hazardous Specifics—The Author's Principles of Treatment; Medical. Dietetic, and General, derived from Twenty Years' successful practi=t The above work is intended for the perusal of those who have in early life been induced t0.;,-w , zve from the strict rules of morality. In its owes fats of paramount utility are brought together, wholiy divested of tne delusions and incon sistencies so largely introduced into certain quasi medical publications given to the world gratis, under the cause of philanthropy, or as "acts of gratitude," by pretended clergy men and others, whose tamperinga with the constitution are frequently followed by serious cowevences. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1860. COPIAPO EXTENSION RAILWAY COMPANY (Pabellon and Chanarcillo Railway Com pany, incorporated under the law of Chile). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a GENERAL MEETING of the Copiapo Fxteusion Railway Company (Pabellon and Chanarcillo Railway Company) will be held at the Offices of the Company, 2, New Broad-street, on WED NESDAY, the 29th day of February, at 2 o'clock precisely, pnrsuant to the mtatutes of the Company, for the purpose of receiving and considering a report of the Directors. and for the general business and affairs of the Company. Dated the 10th day of February, 1860. By order of the Board, EDWARD .J. COLE, Secretary. MITE LIVERPOOL and LONDON FIRE and LIFE INSURANCE COAIPANY. Notice is hereby Given, That the TWENTY-FOURTII ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors in this Company will be held on THITESDAY, the 16th day of February inst., at One o'clock precisely, in the Company's Offices, No. 1, Dale-street, Liverpool, to receive a 'Report and Statement of the Company's Affairs, and to Meet Seven Di rectors in lieu of those who retire by rotation. 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Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, and FOSSILS, which will grea lv facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CONCIIO LOGY, and GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. • PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANr, at 149, Strand, W.C. MR. BILIGET ON TEE BUDGET. A crowded meeting of the Council of the Lanca shire Reformers' Union was held yesterday after noon at Manchester to consider what steps should be taken in support of Mr. Gladstone's Budget. Among those present were Mr. Bright, M.P., Mr. Bazley, M.P., and many influential members of the Liberal party from various parts of the country. Mr. G. WILSON, - who presided, said ho had never been much distinguished for praising Governments —(laughter)—but when he saw in the newspapers last Saturday that noble treaty with the signature of Richard Cobden—(cheers)—and read thz: state ment at the head of it, that the Governments of England and France were equally animated with the desire to increase the friendship and extend the commerce of the two nations, he was inclined to say, " God save the Queen !" (Cheers.) It was not long after Mr. Cobden's departure from this country before we heard something of those nego tiations now concluded, which he undertook to say would be of more benefit to the French as well as ourselves than all the negotiations of all our am bassadors for years previously. (Cheer-a.) lie had no doubt that if, after 1818, Mr. Cobden, Mr. Gib son, and Mr. Bright had been members of our Government, its administration would have been conducted on principles identical with the interests of all, from the Queen to the humblest of the people, and a great part of the foolish expenditure of that period would have been avoided. (Cheers.) Two months ago the people of the two countries appeared to be glaring at- each other like tigers, ender for mutual destruction ; at. present there Aetna - nailing but peace between them, and the continuance of it would be tha natural result of this treaty. (Cheers.) Mr. Cobden's labours, how ever, would have been wasted if we had not had a Chancellor of the Exehequer alive to the necessi tics of the case. (Cheers.) We might go back to Sir Robert Peel for his equal, but certainly should not find his superior. Looking to all the difficulties to be met, and the numerous divi sions of the House of Commons, ho believed there was no instance on record where a Chancellor of the Exchequer so nobly and fearlessly discharged his duties. Mr. J. HEYWOOD, late M.P., moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Cobden, M. Chevalier, and the asso ciated Political economists of Paris, for their eminent services in the cause of free trade. Mr. HUGH MASON (Ashton) seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Mr. H. AsnwonTH moved and Mr. RYLANDS seconded a resolution to the effect that the Budget was received with great pleasure by the meeting, who pledged themselves to give it their best sup port. Mr. S. Pope, Mr. IV. Harvey, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. J. C. Dyer, took exception to some of the details of the Budget, while approving highly the treaty with France, and desired that the meeting should not be committed to approve the measure in all respects: Mr. Dyer, especially, protested against this association being made the medium of confirm ing the Government in a system of exorbitant taxation. The CHAIRMAN suggested a modification of the resolution, to the effect that the Budget was ap proved, subject to such alterations of details as might hereafter appear desirable. In this form the resolution was passed by accla mation. Mr. JOHN PLATT moved, and Mr. R STUART seconded, a resolution, desiring the holding of pub lic meetings throughout the country in support of the Treaty and the Budget. The motion having been agreed to, the chairman said this was but a preliminary meeting, and, the business before it being now concluded, it was open to any gentleman to suggest further proceedings. Mr. BRIGHT then rose, in answer to repeated calls, and spoke for about twenty minutes. He said he was of opinion the more the whole mat ter was examined the more they would be obliged to divide it into two parts, and, as the whole constitution of the world scorned to be of good and evil, so we might say of this financial scheme. So far as it referred to free trade it was, in his opinion, unexceptionably good, and to be applauded; but there was another branch of it to which Mr. Dyer referred, which was bad to the last degree, and ought to be condemned by everybody. He referred more particularly to the enormous increase in the military exp:nditure, which had been constantly augmenting since the year 1855. It must not be supposed, however, that this measure, because it was great, or because in its greatness it was mainly good, would easily pass the House of Commons. The real fact was, that the commercial treaty had been received with great coldness among those classes from whom our representatives were chiefly choNen. He hoped every man in the- country who approved the mea sure would be earnest in making his approbation known. (Cheers.) SIR MIMI EL S'El' 21IOUR AND LORD ELGIN. The following letter appears in a eontem• porary : Sir,—ln a speech by Sir Michael Seymour in the House of Commons last night the following passage occurs : "But when a very agreeable writer, who had hold an offi cial and confidential position by the side of the noble lord, the British Ambassador, in a work which bore an impress of something like authority, reflected on his character as Admi ral, and accused him of being slow and wanting in energy, and of having interfered with the policy of the noble lord, perhaps the house would permit him to ask why that hon. gentleman did not tell the whole story. That writer was in a position to tell the whole story, but he did not do it; he bad sought to poison the public mind in regard to the con duct of one who had striven to do his duty." As I believe I am the writer here alluded to, per haps you will allow me to answer the question of Sir Michael Seymour. In my account of the pro ceedings in the Gulf of P ec h o li I did not to ll t h e " whole story," partly from motives of delicacy towards Sir Michael Seymour, and partly because, in the confidential position which I held, I did not feel at liberty to allude to facts which did not ap pear in the published blue-book. The " whole story" is to be found in certain un published documents, containing an account of Sir Michael Seymour's proceeding.., reflecting so little credit upon the conduct of that officer, that, so far from seeking to" poison the public mind" against him, I carefully abstained from referring to them. As, however, he has now seen fit to make so grave a charge against me, I shall cause the whole of the suppressed papers to be moved for in the House of Commons, a few of which I see only are included in the motion of Sir Michael Seymour for to-night, in order that the public may have an op portunity of judging for themselves how far this charge is justified. The production of these papers may also be at tended with the incidental advantage of enabling us to understand the grounds upon which the Ad miralty-supports its officers, and better to appre ciate the precise import of Sir Michael Seymour's phrase, " that he owed a certain allegiance, not only to the Government, but the Admiralty whom he served." The only point in my narrative which reflects upon Sir Michael Seymour is in the mention of the great disappointment which we experienced in the North at the non-arrival of the gunbo a ts at the time when th e y h a d b ee n promised. In :his very lengthy statement •he makes no at tempt to explain this. Sir Michael Seymour did, indeed, in his speech last night frankly avow that he entertained a totally different policy from Lord Elgin on the propriety of a demonstration in the ' North ; but, after having distinctly promised the ambassador his support with a fleet of these small craft, we had no reason to suppose that he would allow his private views to interfere with the engage ments into which he had entered. It must be observed that Lord Elgin's object in asking for gunboats was not to engage in hostile operations in the North, hut by means of a prompt diplomatic movement (of a pacific character, hut Supported by an adequate force) towards the capi tal, to convince the Emperor of the necessity of sending a proper person to megotiate with him, and thereby to bring the distant and costly war in which we had been engaged to an early dose upon terms consistent with the honour and commercial in terests of England. Thi s policy, which had every prospect of Buccess, and to which the representatives of the neutral Powers, America and Russia, had agreed to become parties, was entirely foiled by the failure of Sir Michael Seymour to fulfil his engage ments. Ifad the four Powers reached Tien-tsin as originally intended, there is every reason to be lieve thht a treaty would have been concluded at that point without bloodshed, and that it would have been followed by a friendly visit to Pekin. The golden opportunity was lost, and we are now suffering the consequences.—l am, sir, your obedt. servant, LAURENCE OLIPHANT. 4, Mount-street„Grosyenor-ffintuT, Fqb, 2.11. E The Arethusa., 50, sa:linr , frigate, has been navi gated from Deroaport to Chatham, to be docked at the latter port for the purpose of being lengthened and converted into a 50 gun screw frigate, and fitted with engines of 500 horse-power. The Rhada.'nanthns, steam storeship, Master- Commander Sturdee, arrived at Portsmouth yester day, with machinery, &c., for the Rinaldo, Sutlej, Duncan, and oti .er ships at that port. Thewater has been again pumped out of the old ship-basin et Portsmouth, and the men in the em s ploy of the contractors have resumed their work in lengthening Nos. 3,4, and 5 docks, &c. The Coquette, 4, :-.crew gun-vessel, Commander Hon. Fitzgerald A. Foley, at Portsmouth, will pay off at that Port about Friday next. Workmen are emplol,•ed inlaying down the blocks to receive the keel of the Dryad, 51, screw frigate, in No. 4, slipway at Portsinonth yard. The greater portion of her keel and floor timbers are in course of preparation underneath the shed alongside the slipway. . THE ARMY. The sth (Royal Irish) Lancers, under thzt corn mend of Lieut.-Col. Sullivan, will move from New bridge to Dublin as follows, for embarkation for Liverpool, on their way to the camp at Aldershot : —Two troops on Wednesday (this day) to arrive, and embark next day ; two troops on the 15th to arrive, and embark on the 16th instant ; two troops on the 16th to arrive, and embark on the 17th; and two troops and head-quarters, being the last divi sion, on the 18th to arrive, and embark on the 20th instant. A draught of 50 men of the 30th Regiment will leave Parkhurst, Isla of Wight, to-day for Ports mouth, where they will embark on board the Irish steampacket for Dublin, on the way to the Curragh. The detachment of the 4th battalion of the Rifle Brigade, which has been under orders to embark at Portsmouth on the 20th instant, on board the In diana for Malta, hag received counter order•, and will now proceed on that date by the mail steamer from Southampton. Orders hare been received at the head-quarters of the Royal Engineer establishment, Chatham, directing the officers and men of the Royal En gineers composing the expedition intended to be despatched to New Zealand to be prepared to em bark on the 28th instant. Captain 11. T. Siborne, R.E., in command of the A troop of the Royal Engineer Train, at Brompton barracks, Chatham, having been appointed to the staff of the Inspector-General of Fortifications, Horse-Guards, will be succeeded in his command of the troop by Captain R. W. Duff, R.E. TILE NA Vl' ESTIMATES. ----4------ The Secretary of the Admiralty now informs us that, up to a certain point, " there is no difficulty in getting men." In other words, the ships actually in commission are "wholly manned," the number of seamen required for the current service of the fleet is complete, and, except for the supply of casualties, there is really no room for any consider able accession of strength. The pinch comes when we get to our reserves. The new force—the Rival Naval Reserve—from which so much was antici pated, "has certainly up to the prevent time not fulfilled the expectations which were raised." So we are now told upon the best authority ; but the explanation of the failure is rather curious. The terms offered are sufficient—indeed, " very hand some," as the men themselves acknowledge ; but the very alluremenis of the bait only make them more shy of taking it. Sailors, we are reminded, are " fine, noble, hearty creatures," but they hare one remarkable quality. They are the most suspicious of mankind, and if there is one thing of which they are more suspicious than another it is the Board of Admiralty. Accordingly, they believe they arc going to be "kidnapped," "sent off to China," or entrapped, at any rate, into actual service without a minute's warning. The conse quence is that they will not enter for the reserve, although the supply is so abandant and the condi tions so acceptable that, if they could but b relieved of their misgivings, there is every reason t% suppose they would "flock to the force." It is hard to deal with such suspicions, no doubt, and very unlucky that our Admiralty should have so bad a name; but has everything been done in the way of assurance which might be done? it Charles Na pier remarked, that if the example were but set by a few thousand men-of-war's men, the merchant seamen would promptly follow, and the reserve be speedily filled up. Sir J. Elphinstone, too, made an observation which seems exceedingly reasonable. The navy has neither recruiting officers nor recruiting offices. Even in Portsmouth itself there is no regular office for the enlistment of seamen ; and how, then, are the advantages of the seri ice to be popularly known ?. Why should not some of the active petty officers of the navy take up the duties of recruiting sergeants for a time' The experiment could do no harm, and it is lamentable to see thousands of men standing aloof from a service which they would gladly enter if they did but appreciate its terms. The gist of the Eitizates before the house is, that before the end of the year we shall have oat of the means to be thus provided a force of 60 line of-battle ships and 46 frigates, besides a goodly array of smaller vessels, and 4 of the new iron cased rams or batteries. To man these vessels 85,000 seamen and marines will be held available, so that our 13 millions of money will for once pro duce a satisfactory return. Whether the same amount of strength might not be attainable at a less expense is another question, and one which we hope may some day be ugreeably solved. At pre sent the duty of Government is perfectly simple, and Lord C. Paget expressed the opinion of the country in terms which nobody can impeach. "It is the wish," said he, " of the people of this nation that their navy should be well and efficiently main tained; that the country should be under no alarm ; that, whatever might happen, the people might. be able to say—' We are safe under the protection of our navy.'" To these assertions no one will demur, and that is why these Estimates are freely voted. Most s'ncerely do we hope that the obligations thus imposed upon us may be dimi nished in extent by a better understanding with our neighbours, and a more judi c i ous economy of our means, but i n the interval security and confi dence are cheaply purchased even at this enormous price. —Times. THE COMPTROLLER OF THE .T 4 fl Many cf our readers will be surprised to see by the Navy Estimates for 1860 61, which are just published, that there is no longer a Surveyor of the Navy. Her Majesty has been pleased to confer upon Sir B. W. Walker the title of Comptroller of the Navy. As the new name implies a more extended con trol than the old one, it is very likely that an ex tension of his duties and power are contemplated. The mere change of name is, however, an advantage both to Sir Baldwin Walker and the country. The title of Surveyor leads people to imagine that the office is a =chemical one, and that the Surveyor claims to be a ship builder. On this account ♦iolent pamphlets are published, and pungent leading articles are written to show the absurdity of making a sailor naval architect to the English Government ; whereas Sir B. Walker has declared over and over again, both in public and in private, his entire inno cence of the art and mystery of ship construction, and has pointed to his professional assistants as his mechanical advisors. To them belongs the praise or blame duo to Government naval construc tion. We suppose these gentlemen will receive titles expressive of this state of things, and that as Sir Baldwin Walker is now called, what he really is, or should be, comptroller of the depart ment over which he presides, they will have titles which will clearly show the professional charac ter of their positions, that we journalists may know whom to attack, and may not strike the wrong man. The chief cause of the misapprehension which has existed in the public mind about the pre cise character of the office of Surveyor of the Navy is, that until the appointment of Sir Wm. Symonds the Surveyors were shipwrights. The last Comptroller of the Navy was Sir Byam Martin, under whom were three professional surveyors—Mr. Tucker, Mr. Roberts, and Sir Robert Seppings. These three gentlemen were responsible for all the designs of ships, and the mechanical operations of the dockyards. The Comptroller was Chairman of the Navy Board, the Members of the Board being the heads of the other Naval departments. His duties were therefore more extended than those now attaching to the office. Sir James Graham and his wise col leagues in office in 1832, thought fit to abolish these offices, and to entrust to a seaman without professional advisers, the whole responsibility of designing and constructing the ships of the Royal Navy. , This was a task to which he felt himself uneval, but he would not avow it ; and although THE METROPOLITAN POLICE. The accounts of this force for the year 1859 were issued yesterday. The total sum received for the metropolitan police in the year was £515,4 6 7 4s. 3d. ; the total sum paid was £472,828 11s. 9d • Balances remained accordingly on Dec. 31 amount ingeou to £42,638 12s. 6d. The receipts of the Police Superannuation Fund were nt e - c 5O ,688 18s., the payments amounting to the sam e sum. The total sum paid by the" rece iver' Police courts was £61,465 2s. 5d., leavriniFn,a balance in his the year the favour of £1,319 I:3s. 9d. e a s t , e t l h e e t kp to police .courts fees, penalties and forfeitures a j 4 n . 25 ;101ei l evied at. 10 d Clerken .courts and paid over by the t e receiver-were-Bow-stree d Great' Marlborough-street , £1,358 1053 Os. 7 " ; ;fijland Woolwich, £1 , 071 £1715,3;a1-11a3nisNmv. :erii.csr:nlill'te,h7n01; and . 11' ( a n . , d l s i w h o r a t mi h be , s £ , 79 £ 6 1:,806 7 0 5. 06 £B . oo 16s. 2d.; ary e one, 9 9 11 • T ht:ninster, £616 ss. ; Worship-street, ; so l - u .a t n l r l b r e c t s Amongst the expenses, £1 50U goes 1: 11 7 ! 8 . 0 6(1 5 , s . yearly to the chief magistrate ; £26,400 in salaries to 22 magistrates, at £1,200 each ; £7,508 16s. lOd. to 23 clerks, at ralaries varying from £75 to £5OO per annum; and £4,232 IFs. ca. amongst 50 ushers, gaolers, messengers, Sze. Un Jan. 1 this year the)* were 16 superintendents in receipt 0f£250 a year; one receiving £440 and one £325. The inspectors were 172 in Number ; three at £2OO per annu m two at .+;175 ; four at Ll6B 6s. ; one at £l5B 7s. Bd. five at £150; 132 at £llB 6s. ; eight at £lOO 2s. ; and 17 at £Bl 18s. The sergeants were in all 648, vii.: -seven receiving £lO9 4s. ; eleven, £Bl 18s. ; one, £76 14s. ; and six hundred and twenty-nine £63 14s. The constables numbered 5,148, of whom four receive £7B yearly ; twenty-six, £72 10s. ; .five 170 4s. ; seven, £67 12s. ; two, £63 145.; three, £s9s. 16s. •, one thousand four hundred and ninety nine, £54 125.; .and three thousand sit hundred and two, £49 Bs. Tho sergeants and constables receive also their clothing; coals, 401 b. weekly to each married man nil the year, and 40ib. weekly to each single man during about eight months, and 201 b. weekly during the 'remainder of the year. The total number of persons belonging to the force is ',9f36. 1 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. MIDLAND. Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of this com pany was held at Derby—Mr. S. Beale, M.P., in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that some years ago it was agreed that £20,000 a-year should be set aside from revenue for the repairs of permanent way ; but in the last half year an addition had been made of £13,000 to that amount. The interest on the outlay for the Leices ter and Hitchin line had been paid out of revenue during the whole period the line was in course of construction. The cost of the horse arid other stock as carriers had also been paid out of revenue. These were facts of which he deemed it necessary to inform the shareholders, so that if a time should arise of bad trade it might not be said that in a time of prosperity revenue was strained for divi dend. Of late years there had been a change in the management of railways, with an evident desire I to consolidate the railway system. Perhaps this might not be bad in itself; but it rendered it all the more necessary that the directors should be watch ful, and take care that the Midland interest might not suffer, and that no unfair abstraction of traffic should take place. (Hear.) They had caused a comparison to be made between 1847 and their position this year; and he found that in the course of that time their mileage had extended 200 miles, yet it had taken the earnings of those 200 miles to replace the abstraction of passenger traffic made since 1847 by competing lines. Their goods traffic had, however, increased twice and a half; and their Mineral traffic had inerealgd threefold, SO that, but for the abstraction of passenger traffic, the Midland dividend would be better than that of any other line in the kingdom. He alluded to a bill promoted by the London and North-Western, Mn.uchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, and other companies, which had been successfully opposed by this com pany last session, on account. of its tenden ey to injure Midland interests. Thev were (ho said) strong enough to maintain their ground, if with decision and firmness they looked to their position. They desired to be upon friendly terms with all their neighbours, but the maintenance of tho integrity of the Midland system must depend on their power to help themselves; that power the directors kept steadily in view. After alluding to the circumstances connected with the purchase of land in Agar-town for a goods station, he concluded by moving the adoption of the report. Mr. HUTCIIINSON, the deputy chairman, seconded the motion. Mr. GEE objected to the scheme to make the rail way from Rowsley to Buxton. Mr. HADLEY said that with economical manage ment a larger dividend might have been paid. The CHAIRMAN admitted that they might have paid a trifle more; but instead of straining their balance to pay a large dividend, they preferred see ing their propeity in a firm position, satisfied that that was the best course for the s hareholders. The motion for tho adoption of the report, and the declaration of the dividend of £3 per share on the old stocks, and the various dividends upon the other stocks, were also adopted unanimously. The consolidation of various stocks was autho rised; also the issue of 4 per cent. preferential stock to replace loans. The Chairman and Mr. Kendrick, the other re tiring director, were re-elected; and the proceed ings concluded with a vote of thanks to the Board. NORTH-EASTERN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at York, Mr. H. S. Thompson, in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sten, was t a k en as rea d . ' The CHAIRMAN, iu moving the adoption of the report, said it was one of the most favourable the directors had yet presented to the shareholders. The receipts had increased during the half-year, as compared with the corresponding half of 1859, by £56,933. Most of the branches of traffic showed a very gratifying increase, and the rolling stock and line were in a very efficient state. The policy of the company was fully justified when it was borne in mind that during the past year, as com pared with the year 1852—the year before the amalgamation—they had paid to the Berwick share holders 41 per cent. as against 2i, to the York shareholders 3, 7 -, as against 2, and to the Leeds shareholders 21 per cent. as against nothing. This had not been a spasmodic but a steady increase, with the exception sf the year 1857, when they had a windfall, which raised the dividend beyond the usual level. lie concluded with a few observa tions on the proposed amalgamation of the Hull 'and Holderness Railway. Mr. LEntaN seconded the adoption of the report, and the resolution, after some conversation, was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN then moved formal resolutions declariEg a dividend on the Berwick capital stock at the rate of 51 per cent. per annum, and upon the Thirsk and Mahon stock at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum ; upon the York capital stock at the rate of 41 per cent. per annum ; and upon the Leeds capital stock at the rate of 21 per cent, per annum. The CHAIRMAN next proposed that the construc tion of branch railways from Blandon to Conside, t.) connect the Lanchester Valley Branch with the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway th ,n e e d a: r • ne ß eca l t a ro y rs d c o ot n on , B a id n e d Parliamentfor resolution that approvingpurposo. k o n d g e r n a e n 3 d s waswi Tthheetxhrpeee resolution le t t o na c ti k ,onn t n o Nd n ypiaa a nius. n ot d a.phd Darlington, sorepisitiendg. pro ceedrhe with c m t l h i R e at b , i t l isi ls futuretcl o t e m arrangementCompany aht in t o tll ti a le nd wo l r l Mr. WHARTON seconded the motion, which was amalgamation referenceooi nr p t a h ne It carried. • On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, Mr. Alderman Leeman, Mr. J. Hodgson, Mr. Alderman Seymour, Mr. S. Priestman, and Mr. Maclea, who retired by rotation, were re-elected directors, and' Mr. Wylie was re-elected an auditor. The meeting having been made special, it was resolved that new stock in the company to the ex tent of £1,000,000 be created, with a guaranteed preferential dividend at the rate of £4 10s. per cent. per annum, to rank pari passe with the other stock of the company. On the motion of the Hon. J. C. DUNDAS a vote of thanks was given to the chairman and directors, and the proceedings terminated. PRESENTATION TO DR. WATSON, OF THE GREAT EASTERN.—The officers of the Great Eastern steamship have presented Dr. Watson, who so nobly exerted himself to save the life of their late much-beloved commander, with a handsome pipe, beautifully mounted with silver, as a mark of respect and esteem fer his general character, and admiration of his conduct on the occasion of the recent melancholy accident in the riser• Itchen. he immediately called to his aid an active fore man of shipwrights, he appointed him in the office nominally as a second-class clerk, that is, in a non-professional position. When Sir B. IVaDeer was in-tited to become the successor of Sir Wm. Symonds, he would only ac cept the office on the conlition that a gentleman eminent as a man of science, and as a shipwright, should be appointed to assist him in conjunction with the former assistant of Sir Wm. Symonds. This gentleman, Isaac Watts, Esq., one of the Vice- Presidents of the Institution of Naval Architects, is now, therefore, and will be until some more suit able title i.: found for him, Chief-Assistant Comp. troller of the Navy.—Mechanics' Magazine. GEORGE'S-IN -7'llE-EAST. Yesterday Martin Mitcheson ' foreman in th e employ of Messrs. Kirkaldy and Co., stlip-painters and plumbers, in High-street, Wapping, surren dered with his hail before Mr. Yardley, at the Thames Pulice-court, to answer two summonses taken cut by Mr. King, a solicitor, for taking part in the riot in the parish church of St. George's-in the-East, on the evening. of Sunday the sth inst. The first summons charged the defendant that he did wilfully and of purpose, molest, disturb, and disquiet the Rev. Mr. Dove and the Rev. Mr. Stuart, tho persons saying Divine Service in the parish church of St. George's-in-the-East. The se cond summons charged the defendant that be did wilfully and of pupose by open and overt words, act, and deed, maliciously and contemptuously mo lest and disturb the Rev. George Lee, the preacher duly authorised to preach in the parish church of St. George's-in-the-East. The proceedings were instituted under an old aet of Parliament passed in the first year of the reign of Queen Mary, cap. 3, and entitled " An act against offending of Preachers and other Ministers in the Church." Mr. Wontner, solicitor, again conducted the pro secution on behalf of the Rev. Bryan King, the rector of St. George, and the curates ; Mr. Cranch, solicitor, of London-street, Foichureli-struet, ap peared for the defendant. On the first hearing of the case evidence was given by three men, named Cain, Wood, and Ver eon, that they were in the most elevated seat of the north gallery, and saw the defendant in the second pew of the same gallery below, them; that while the lessons, p rayers , an d psa l ms were being read, intoned and sung, the defendant was frequently stamping his feet., knocking the side of the pew he was in, and making other noises, and that while the Rev. Mr. Lee was preaching the sermon he shouted loudly and called out " No Popery, down with the tPope." Other evidence was liven by Mr. Ffinch, a solicitor, of the fearful nature of the disturbance on the night of the sth inst. On the case being called on, Mr. Cranch said that, considering the terms of the act of Ist of May, under which his client was summoned, he thought the magistrate would not convict, unless it could he conclusively shown that Mr. Mitcheson was the man who was guilty of the offences charged in the summonses. He was instructed the defendant was not the person, and he thought he should be able to prove that neither on the night of the sth, nor on asy other occasion, had he misconducted him self in the Church, or caused any disturbance what ever. Cain, Wood, and Verron, who were the witnesses for the prosecution, were then recalled, but only 'Wood and Cain answered. Each of them was subjected to a long examina tion. Amelia Hopkinson, a very intelligent girl, about 18 years of age, said—My father is a tallowchandler in Cannon-street•road, St. George. lam in the habit of going to St. George's Cuurch. I was, on the evening of Sunday week, in the south gallery, right opposite to Mr. Illitcheson. I saw a man on the right-hand side of him making a noise, with one arm resting on the top of the gallery and the other waving about. He called out., " What have you done with your large cross ; take your altar down;" and "No Popery." I am sure it was not Mr. Mitcheson. I should know the man if I were to see him again. Cross-examined by Mr. Wontner—l go regularly to the church ; it is my parish church. I don't approve of the services, and my father don't ap prove of them. (Applause.) No true Protestant can approve of the services and ceremonials in St. George's Church. I am a true Protestant. (Laugh ter from the Pnseyites, and cries of " Hear, hear," from the opposite party.) Mr. Wontner—Why do you go to St. George's Church to hear services and witness ceremonials which you cannot approve. _ _ - Witt - less (sharply)-L-Listen. Mr. Solicitor, and I will 'explain. (Hear, hear.) I went along %I ith Mr. Alford to the church to Fee that no true Pro testant was persecuted when there was no occasion for it. It was every true Protestant's duty to do that. (Hear, hear, and applause.) I know that Mr. Mitcheson took no part in the disturbance what ever. Cain was recalled, and said he did not speak to the churchwarden or point out the defendant to him. Mr. Thompson, the senior churchwarden, said the defendant was certainly pointed out to him as one who had been making a noi4e and shouting be fore the service. terminated. He spoke to the de fendant and asked for his name and address which he readily gave him. He had not the least doubt the defendant was the man who was pointed out to him. He believed it was a friend of Mr. King, the solicitor, informed him that the defendant had mis conducted himsel f. Mr. George Williams, brass finisher, of Cannon street, St. George's, said,—l was in this court last Saturday, and heard the evidence of the three wit nesses for the prosecution, and hoard them describe where they were seated and where the defendant was seated. People standing in the situation they described could not seethe feet of people in the pew below. Mr. Joseph C. Clayton, public-house appraiser, of Albany-house, Portland-street, Stepney, said,—l was in St. George's Church on Sunday week in the evening. I heard a disturbance in the north gal lery. A man was making a great deal of noise and shouting and gesticulating. The Rev. Mr. Lee's attention was called to him more particularly. Cross-examined—The man continued making a disturbance all the time the service was going on. The Rev. Mr. Lee's attention was directed to him very particularly indeed. I can't say who else made a disturbance. The defendant was not the man who was making a disturbance in the north gallery, and to whom the clergyman's attention was directed. Mr. Yardley, at the conclusion of the evidence, observed to Mr. Craneh that there was a great con flict of evidence which was not reconeileable. Mr. Cranch—The defendant will undertake not to go there again. Mr. Yardley said, had there been evidence to satisfy him, he would have put the Act in force ; but he was not satisfied that the case was proved by the witnesses, who, he believed, might have been mistaken. The evidence of the young woman who stated that she was a sincere Protestant was strongly in favour of the defendant, that he was not the person who caused the disturbance, and it was not at the afterpart that she came forward. When she saw Mr. Thompson speaking to the de fendant, it occurred to her that he (Mr. Thompson) thought the defendant was the man who caused the disturbance. That was a strong confirmation that she was right, and tended to throw a much greater doubt upon th e id en tity. It was no t a t allimpro bable that the witnesses for the prosecution were mistaken, and that amid the confusion they thought the defendant was the man. The three young men were not altogether clear in their evidence as to the relative positions. There was one particular fact, however, worthy of notice, and that was that the young woman saw the defendant take off his coat, which was not noticed by Cain, and which circumstance had .great influence on his mind to show that the defendant was not the man. Nor did he observe what dress the defendant had on. He thought it most favourable to the defendant that Cain did not see him take off his coat. Another fact was that she said she saw him put his hand up he his mouth. The defendant knew , best w heth/ ) 0 e was innocent or guilty. He hoped that he was cent. He wished it to be known that, if 7 a c .o a l .. e i d w , e h r e e brought before him which was clearly ed p e i r the Act would punish that person summarily of Parliament of Mary, as he had state d on on a former occasion. He hoped that, thschaiging . the pri soner, this would not be col isuler d e e d fe t n li d e al t l a t au b m e p ea h u o se f a party. Ire discharged the _ he was not satisfied with the evidence for the pro secution. The decision was received with a murm ur o f ap plause, which was immediate l y suppressed by the officers of the court. M an y o f the principal inhabi tant of St. George's gave utterance to feelings of exultation on reaching the street, and a few were heard to sly Bryan I:_ing and his subordinate clergy an d choristers should have no quiet in St. George's Church until they gave up the Tractarian services and ceremonials. o of 0 2 --.- .-- . _ _ ~:,