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3 7 - G~ ~. G ~~ -G,. ~---~ -L e_, . z._ii._ v~ t h • T r 7-1 / EWS PAPER' _ . f 5 . , ' 7 T' j .i • N . 77 - r "'• T M, • •4. ' ' ". i yff 4'.4‘• 4 • , o • , 7 , / i<, 7 - 4g - I Victory r proceeded for Portland. - ''Are ‘%.w .406.6 q v , "OM - 4 . number, ant a fr 7 , ':60 1 .111', - '", „. z I N THE Ale 2111: 414 ' s t' • • , A r -4 :0 ;7 1 11 40 .1 , ~, OTT . cotilneelurrinieosastiinail.l,- f VI R. ALBERT SMITH'S CHINA, -1 - TO-NIGHT at B.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Just.published, price Gd., "TO CHINA AND BACK." By ALBERT SMITH. For wardedfrom the Egyptian Hall, for Seven Stamps. CRYSTAL PALACE.-OPERA CONCERTS. — Transferable Reserved seat tickets in sets for. the Six Concerts are still on sale, price Fifteen Shillings.. Admission tickets at Five Shillings each may be purchased THIS DAY (Tuesday), or on the day of Concert, at Seven Shillin gs an d Sixpence. Ticket Offices, Crystal Palace and Exeter Hall. No. 20,868 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1859. PRICE 4D. STAMPED, 5D S TA FFORD HOUSE CONCERT. Signo r MARRAS having* received the sanction of the Earl of Shaftesbury and the Committee, will give a MATINEE EXILES MUSICALE, in AID of the FUNDS for the NEAPOLITAN Her Grace the Duchess of Sutherland will kindly lallow the Concert to take place at Stafford House, on. WED TTESDAY' 318 Y 11, at Thr ee o ' c l oc k, on w hi c h o cc a si on Si gnor arras will spare no efforts to render the entertainment *worthy of s o interesti ng a cause. —Ti c k e t s , O ne G u i nea eac h , to be had at Mitchell's Library, 33, Old Bond-street; and park, eve narti cular at Sig nor Marras's, 10, Queen's-gate, Hyde rY P OBLIGATIONS I B RIBERY AND CORRUPTION.—INQUIRY. The OPEN and UNBLUSHING BRIBERY and COR RUPTION practised at the late ELECT lONS, and the alleged cognizance of the members of her Majesty's Government thereof, has excited the universal indignation of the whole country, and it is felt that a great blow has been struck at the freedom of Election by such unconstitutional proceedings. This question affects, and an INQUIRY into it ought to be pronioted by, the nation at large. The burden of such an inquiry is too onerous to be borne by individual boroughs. A Committee of Gentlemen is in course of formation for carrying out this object, and the country is called upon to support them. Co-operation is earnestly solicited, and every information should at once be furnished to ders who took the two steamers Yeddo and Naga saki from Holland to Japan were residing with their wives. At this place, also, some of the officers and crew of the Askeld were lodged; the remain der lived in a temple in the town. At Havannah, on the 22d, sugars were dull at a decline. " A French ship had landed 475 coolies from Macao. She was out 122 days, and 90 unfor tunates died on the passage. Of the remainder about eight died every day from the time she en tered Havannah harbour. Returns, it is said by a New York paper, prove that from the period of the inauguration of the coolie apprenticeship system, 44,549 Chinamen were shipped for Culn, of which number 37,755 were landed alive, showing a mor tality of 6,794--a little over 15 per cent. Exchanges were improving, on London 12 to 121 per cent. premium. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., A GOOD TIME COMING. By the Author of "Mathew Paxton." " A novel that possesses. very great merit. The story is honest and healthy."--Press. "We shall be greatly surprised .if 'A Good Time Coming' does not become a very popular book."—Chronicle. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. CHRISTY'S MNSTRELS.—Every Ni g h t at 8 , and a Grand Day Perfo r mance on S a t ur d ay Afternoon !it 3, at St. James's Hall, Piccadilly. Change o f P rogramme for the Easter Holidays. Stalls, 3s. ; unreserved seats, 2s. ; lery Tickets and places may be secur e d a t M r. t chs Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. RIFLE CLUBS AND VOLUNTEER CORPS. =Trice 2s. 6d., half-bound, or free by post for 31 stamps. THE RIFLE, AND HOW TO USE IT. By FLANS BUSK, M.A. Third Edition, with Illustrations. Comprising, besides a description of all the varieties of this valuable weapon, practical instructions how to use the rifle, with preliminary instructions in firing., and a simple method of calculating heights and distances, as well as a chapter on the Volunteer Rifle Service. Also, MARTIN TUPPER on RIFLE CLUBS, price 6d. London : Routledge, Warnes, & Routledge, Farringdon-street WILLIAM WILDE, Jun., Hon. Sec. Offices, 23, Parliament -street, S.W. CREMORNE. Open Daily, Wot or Dry.— GlenON SHILLING.—Sax-horn Band -New Ballet, en- The Magic Star ; or the Nymphs of the Enchanted —ln the Royal Marionette Theatre, a Comic Extrava ganza, called" Our Ref orm Bill," the music by the C remona and—D ancing commences each evening at half-past eight Open Sunday for Promenade—The Hot e l arrangements are complete -- Dinners and Suppers in Coffee and Private Rooms Its usual. TIM NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, High „,.. nolborn, formerly Casino de D en i se .— Thi s establish 'oa, p r e - eminently disting - nished for the elegance and qmatchless beauty of its decorations, combined with the per ‘ction of its management, is OPEN every EVENING. d ie celebrated band, under the direction of Mr. W. M. Packer, nd 3rB a nightly varied selection of the most approved classical „; Modern music. Doors open at half-past 8 ; overture at v c ---- losing at 12 punctually. Admission ls. _____ ARGYLL-ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly. „ ve These popular and celebrated rooms are open every that ", with It R. Bignell's Grand Orchestra, conducted by t.s zreat composer, Mons. Antony Lamotte, of Paris. i t : -a ,ur, Charles Hall. Mons. Bonlcourt, the celebrated cornet rris,(oll player, performs nightly, with other talented 0 ''es• Selections from Rigoletto, ti Trove tore, La Traviata, ktaiguenots, Robert le Diable, and the new opera Martha. ten a2 " e r , R. R. Bignell. Doors open at half-past 8, close tan.,,,lnuteS before 12. Admission, ls. to Promenade. —A.II applications for the above band for Concerts and 1 ,,,... to be made to Mx. William Price, treasurer, at the ''.uotas. ROYAL ALIIAMBRA PALACE, Leicester- AN . G square. —• THIS DAY. M'COLLUM'S GREAT LO-SAXON CIRCUS.—Mr. T. M'Collum begs leave to an that he has taken the above magnificent establish- Ittent for a short period, which is now open dai , y, and will continue for a short • with one of the largest and most r oom l t Seas", Eutope. his pe e EQUESTRIAN COMPANIES in t al . s troupe havino- been selected from the first ent in the Old and New 'World, enables him to offer an en- Saxon Care worthy of patronag - e. Attached to the Anglo 'taxon Circus is —Ella—madame Blanche—Mr. T. M'Collum Car t nuc kley—Conrad and Sons --the Leonard Family— .,..arovello Brothers —Three Clowns, Jackson, Doughty, and -Lockhart—Tained Italian Mares —German Trick Ponies— „Tedd, a host of other talent, blending* together as a whole in a , interesting, pleasin,,o• and chaste equestrian perform and *, Two Performances Daily, commencing at two p.m. Seas- 3s. p.m. Prices of Admission —Stalls, ss. ; Reserved 11- 0 -8 ' 38 - . . i Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, ls. ; Gallery, 6d. Private Boxes 8 ni £1 los. to £2 10s. Private Boxes, Stalls, and Reserved a. e rni 4 te can ' - kie - secured every day at the Box Office, from ten _b o a five p.m. ; and at Mr. Mitchell's, Royal Library, Old street. APR AND HIS HABITS.—THIS DAY, at -/. Three and Half-past Eight, Dr. KAHN will deliver "re,.._ectiires at hfs unrivalled and Original Museum, 3, Tich antli-street, facing the Haymarket. ttilentity of Self-love and Social- -The Philosophy ci;°nm, of Marriage -Happy and Unhappy Unions -7t hagiologyden to Marry—The Great Social Evil, its real and,;-: Philanthropists and their Schemes—New Views of Men The thinfn—Dangers of Youth—Rocks of Advanced Age— TheDinlory of Middle Age—My Memoirs—Much in Little. hTv, 1 .sm andpen daily (for Gentlemen only) from e , "re till Five ..lrf om Seven till Ten. Explanations . of .;ynlodela every half-hour. Admission One Shilling, In- QVIElet Handbook :to which is appended the SHOALS AITD grad I'SA:NDS OF YOUTH. By JOSEPH KAHN, M.D., g,.._, nate in Medicine Surgery, and Midwifery, of the Im armiaplsd.iversity of 'Vienna, '&o.street, for twelve direct from the Author, 17, Harley Cavendi ----___ tLEGANCE, EXCELLENCE, and ECONOMY eelob are the distinly,nished features of MACDOUGALL'S t ank rated SCOTCH TWEEDS, which now hold the first lity and Materials for gentlemen's clothing by the n9bi of siiii a g - entrY of the empire. They are made in every variety ...1.118, and for, ai on .._.,le mixture for deer -stalking, grouse-shooting, excur bea country wear ; also in fine textures . in ep- unt ui new designs for - town wear, extra thin for tropical „unatess. in blacks and Oxfoid grey for clergymen ormourn aLtnwous fabric, g , g, and in reble-nailled elastic: textures for riding. This in every variety of pattern and texture, can I,Z,...bee.seen t 24, Br ewer -street, Regent-streef, W. e A r l ie s w o, i_r n ' a ct . , , ,:fartans, Cloaks, Linsey-Wools . eys, handsome a° n a - era. ( aTi lse Y Robes ; the original H ighland Cloak, now ,evertors, and wr,°,-,rn, of which are the sole -- oraY be had genuine from them , . the undersigned . the fa ble e Flora Macdonald Cloak for ladies, in all the fashion iT_ colors --the most graceful and useful article of dress now lare for town and country wear • the Highland Dress, as ri ai e4”the Royal Family of England and the Prince Impe --D° ' an ee• itooma open from 2 Inver 6 o'clock until July 10. etre 'MACDOUGALL and Co. (of ness), 24, Brewer ....._ et, ltegent-street, W. ------__ AR T'S PATENT ECONOMISING GAS sumer — uRNER, the gre a t d es id eratum of the age to all cun of 4as s of Gas. By its use the objections to the introduction Parti e b„ in , t ,9 Private dwellings are removed, inasmuch as every eOng..: of gas, on reaching the orifice of the burner, is fairly inj u ,:'lled, and thus the diffusion of those noxious vapours so of b,; ° ,_ns to health, and destructive to works of art, bindings OKs, (!ec., is entirely prevented. " ' le burner can be fitted by the most inexperienced hand to I 4° 4 d • eller or bracket. sh i p be had at the Depot, 69, Fleet-street, E.G., price Two d ilgs each one sent on receipt of 30 postage stamps. .....„_____ ENFIELD PATENT STARCH, A ND -. USED IN THE ROYAL LA UNDRY, PRONOUNCED By HER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS to be THE FINEST STARCH SITE EVER USED. WHEN YOU Asx FOR GLERFIELD PATENT STARCH, SEE THAT YOU GET IT, As inferior kinds are often substituted. Sold by all Chandlers, Grocers, &c., &c. NVOTHERSPOON & CO., GLASGOW AND LONDON. 0. ,,,, _ u ' It TAIN RELIEF for the AFFLICTED.— ared Dr. with SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre 41vttof Bromley, out an mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. ' „.r, indigestion, bile, sick headache, giddiness, loss ofappc ;Tllhnf, lowness of spirits, &c. They can be taken at any time, itndlot any danger from wet or cold, act mildly on the bowels, .„ ° !it Pain or griping, clear the skin, remove sallowness rat.'„,iVies, purify the blood, brace the nerves, and invigo -18 -, he *whole system. Sold by most druggists, in boxes, Bilio us ' l ' and 2s. 9d. ea c h. B e sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Paci_ and Liven Pills. The genu i ne are a square green on th 'r -„,e, overnment with " W. stamp. Lambert, 20, Jermyn-street," engraved "'" ---.. • SIO,RT AND HEARING.-SPECTACLES.- ItAAC4and OWERFUL TELESCOPES.—OPERA, , rt. bon s lISPECTIVE GLASSES. Messrs. S. and B. Solo ., Opticians, 19, Race-course, Field, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. : Observe n?Posite the York Hotel, W.-0 er ve,,,,,keveral Out door DA, and t e ig t p h e t:P h e e r a s e pe ta c i t e iv i e nz Gl 2 as a se ed s. i "/ sinall, for the waistcoat P -8 lea per Bo ses, constructed of Germa - n ce gia and „ n s• tfl know tt , em at two-and-a- . s ' s. ha W if i a ll n s d ho t w hr d e i e st m in i c i t e l?: WlCoast'4l object from eight to ten miles distant. d H e e i r gh M t aj l e a s a ty sea s Guards are making use of them as day an a,preterence to all oth ers ; they are also forpreferre e d ra. T de e e ie r: ae o l Cng by sportsmen, gentlemen, and gatnekeep be clearly seen c fes 31 Inches long, by which a person k ee known at 33/4- miles, and an object at 12 14 miles dis ii•4"re—__ , s and w;th an extra astronomical eye-piece, Jupiter's :".n . ~ 2Sturn's rim -, _•,s, and the double stars inermeatll the above can be had of larger and all sizes, Royal Letter ng powers, and are secured by her Majesty's aye distn w c i t t l h y h..._, Powers, The Royal Exhibition, 1851. A valuable, t oeket Glass`l-invented, very small, powerful Waistcoa - 1 3 . _ the size of a walnut, by which a person can De . elder and known one and a half mile distant. They an _seeave.ry purpose on the Race-course and at the Opera- Vou s , . .ountry scenery and ships are clearly seen at four on to ix tulles. They are in,,aluable for shooting, p ee s, invention Yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, .and tourists. Price 308.—spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent power. The great advantage derived from this invention i th t • ilifistrengthened, a vision becoming i mpaired is preserved and r sight at and very aged persons are enabled to employ the most Minute occupation —can see with those ~,v,Tese of,a much less MagilifYlng power, and they do not re ,r,,,E__!iee. frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further i.;.:,a/. i assistance. Persons can be suited at the most their Part of the world by sending one of th 9 glasses out of les. IT:o4oes in a letter, and stating the distance from n ot . r .„',.. 1 . can read small print with it, and those haveo Isl•el„,;•ir use of spectacles by stating their age. Deafness._ Powll. seovery—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordin . illy entirel " dill nal l neivly-invented instrument for peathess, ki nd tlYerent from all others, surpasses anything_ of the e of th e l at has been, or probably ever can be, produced. enables li de af ,sanie colour as the skin, is not perceptible. blies'er"ns hear distinctly at church and at .publicasseamrs is ; th e untol easant sensation eo ettirei- __ P _singing noises in the e d t f r f dsall the assistance that 14888e1.1,,Y 4 ifirave dL a re n d.2-39 a , A lbemarle-street, Piccadilly. ---oPposite the York Hotel, 11• .. ___ _..... _ ...... ____ . DISQUALIFICATIONS AND IMPEDIMENTS TO New 1,,,,. MARRIAGE. lorein.'n,tinn, enlarged to 196 pages; illustrated by 100 Ana % r. 7 Enz.ravings on S . t6el just published, free by po r s s t, otre e l , e sc ct of two penny stamps direct from No. 19, Berne - 1,41.1 Icford-street, London, ENT FRIEND ; a Medical Work, on indulgence . , with - .9Jurious tionBopservations contshequenPes 1;11g ti.ornems the m use of Mercury .eer: 4 voluetr, bbviatin,,,recue rtain e disq a ualifications ; and contamm,, Tiiie.Prescription of a Lotion to prevent Infectio n. GREATEST MEDICAL DISCOVERY A ju,,... -' OF THE AGE. . —",, MILD, AND MOST SUCCESSFUL MODE a Th e 1 , OF TREATMENT. D'ILIN, 'br°Arietors of P n 1-' ju tly celebrated Patent Me ij;o3%l4.6:Ze confided th E eir l" Pr s escrTptions to a Physicianofit ( !i . e . lee of R..ersity of Erlangen, and Member of the Royal er C..l e 0,, N ; 1 4 - 4Pre,nns of England (who is registered under re t c n tc , `Lorci 'eat of and attends daily at No. 19 Berne o r m s- t t ,k3O„ stret f s till g 1 , ,,. "day s e,„ between the hours of 11 and heir 4 e4t4le,,'"ePted) to advise Patients on t u Dis r _e_a u se re s . and (~1 1P itb;'s, and thus add to the speedy certainty of U I,jrI'AITIA PATENT CONCENTRATED ESSENCE OF QADaratin an d CULIED SACCHARATED GLOBULES, a . te-I'O3R - I, o f the essence of the Balsam of Conalba una a l all Z 'Jenny. tasteless, retaining its curative powers . . 0-li,sst will il s r es of Gonorrhea, Gleet, Stricture, & c., a sin .. gle the ir Rei s °ye the efficacy of this invaluable remedy ;a s it at tilsteir he 1 11 P 01 ) the Urino-Genital organs, restoring them .. to 5 8 ~tuy statO. P i 2 ed (by post 3s. 3d., 4s. Bd. (by' °. 19:13 ( e 1 ), and lls. p r er ee bo s x . (13 . y . post 135.), sent ) direct from The rners-street, Oxford -street, London. ifh°DerZOltblAl BALM of SYRIACUM, a remedy for i nve rs - 7 h cea, is employed in both sexes to renovate the 88. life, when exhausted, reinvigorates the frame in liNev'teit',,,ol)f sexual debility, and to those persons who are ',. ed R`g entering' the married state it is invaluable. Price hi c k "Iltivtlels. per bottle, or four quantities in one for 335., ;,6141.81C°141;1444tAlTE11:eiasa;TERSIVE ESSENCE,dafror e e n o d l ed arg f o o m r s oot nof they thlr"loPatt°l.l,lBtl,4ll9ltgiaBessii),thngeths'eaudadisanrd foram'''. '3'fater,„-1 ,Lonsils _ h • e its beneficial influence on the 4 lao -" 4 Undeniatl uv ula P • ' 4a. 6d., lls. and 335. per _bottle, a gam a „ .. _, iis. e. rice hp '.' °I dlttb.„,4talr DEPENDS UPON PURE BLOOD. . 7 31 ea ses of ' tB e ''' 'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS a cure fo r . all scrofula, ulcers, boils, 4s, r hea ° - . the skin, such as scurvy, and pimples on the face and body . Price 2s. 9d., Toi_aild lls. per box. 4 404 Ce nod direct from No. 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, QII I Pon receipt of Post-Office Order. Just published, WYLD'S WAR IN ITALY.- - WYLD'S NEW MAP of the THEATRE of WAR in ITALY, shewing the Kingdoms of Lombardy and Sardinia, with all the Military Towns, &c. ; also the routes of the French and Austrian Armies. In sheet, ss. ; case, Bs. ad. ; on roller, 10s. ad.—.J. Wyld, Geographer to the Queen, Charing-cross East, next door to the post-office, and 2, Royal Exchange. Just published, Bvo, in cloth, price 55., by post free, ss. 6d., THE TREATMENT of STRICTURES of the URETHRA; showing why they so often appear In curable, 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 giveli supply ample evidence of his great discriminative power in 'the diagnosis of the various kinds of stricture, and of the scientific principles upon wljich their management is founded. By his systematic management an immense mitigation of pain to the unhappy su ff erers i s attained, and future mischief prevented. The work we can most unreservedly and confidently recommend as a valuable contribution, both to the general andprofessional reader, and ought to be found in the private study of all who are subject to stricture."—Medical Circular, Dec. let, 1858. - - London: H. BaiMere, 219, Regent-street. THE LONDON.—The attenti on o f G en tl emen -A- is especially drawn to the advantages offered in these elegant and spacious Saloons, which fulfil all the require ments of a West-end club of the most aristocratic and exclu sive character. Won trouve dans la Salle de Lecture non seulement les meilleurs jotuneaux Anglais, macs aussi Allemand, Francais, et Beige. F. SAWYER, Proprietor, 191, Fleet-street. THE LONDON.—S AWYE R'S famous LONDN DINNER, consisting of two soups, two fish, two entrees,joints, two sweets, cheese, and salad, at a fixed charge of 2s. 6d. (attendance, 3d.), is served from Two till Eight in the spacious Saloon. In the Coffee-room, Dinners from the joint, with vegetables, cheese, and salad, ls. 6d. (attendance 3d.), and soup, fish, en trées, &c., a la c ar t e, are served from One till Nine o'clock. Ladies' Private Rooms and Dining Saloons. Spacious and well-ventilated Wine, Coffee, and Smoking Saloon. An extensive and carefully selected stock of Rhenish, Mo selle, and other Wines, imported expressly for the London Dinner. Open on Sundays from Four till Nine. F. SAWYER, Proprietor, 191, Fleet-street: THE PATRICIAN. This Establishment is now Open for first-class DINNERS, LUNCHEONS, &c. The PATRICIAN DINNER, in the large Dining-room, at 2s. 6d., comprising Soup, Fish, Entrees, Joints, Pastry, Cheese, &c. The Wines with corresponding economy. In the Coffee-room, Dinners and Refreshments ala carte. Spe cial attention is invited to the numerous Private Apartments for the Patrician Dinner, at ss. The Smoking and Chess room combines (*Wort and elegance. The lavatories, vesti bules, and spacious entrance, with the general unique arrange ments, ensure an acknowledgment that this noble Mansion is worthy of its title—THE PATRICIAN. Open at Five , on Sundays. Wedding Breakfasts and Ball Suppers, with first class attendance. • Orders, addressed to .1. HOLMES and CO., The Patrician New Coventry-street, will have the best attention. N. B.—Whitebait, in perfection, served daily. packed for the Derby. Hampers THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE.--Every 1 person having an interest in domestic or farm animals should obtain a supply of this celebrated and economical food, which will prove invaluable during the approaching season. For keeping horses in good condition it is unequal led. rigs fatten with surprising rapidity upon it, and their flesh increases in flavour and value. Cowkeepers will find great advantage in the increased quantity and improved qua lity of the milk during its use. All animals are benefited by it. A pamphlet on this interesting subject, accompanied by Testimonials from the principal Nobility, Gentry,. and Agri culturists, forwarded on application. In casks containing 448 feeds (measures enclosed), price 505., carriage paid to any Railway Station in the United Kingdom. Post-office orders payable to Joseph Thorley, 77, Newgate-street, London. I . .B.—The public aree,autioned against being imposed upon by worthless imitations. FI 0 . 111, E Y's MUG. METROPOLITAN, COUNTIES, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 27, Regent-street, Waterloo-place, London, S.W. Life Assurance, Annuities, and Endowments. Loans on real and personal security. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. GREAT W-ESTERN RAIL WAY. TOURISTS' TICKETS are now issued at the Paddington Station to SOUTH W %LES, enabling Passengers to stop at Ross, Hereford, Chepstow, Neath, Swansea, Carmarthen, Narberth-road, and Milford Haven. Also, at very low fares, SEASIDE FAMILY TICKETS at Weymouth, to •Dawlish, Teigrnmouth, and Torquay, and to Narberth-road (fo r T en by) an d Mil ford Haven. Full particu lars may It id on application at Paddington. WHAT aro the Wild Waves saying ? Keep East India Tea up your Channel where Fleet, so un and d b Tien our Teas of the Company, Black, Green, or Mixed, can be bought, in Gib bags, at 2s. per lb., and Coffee, in the Berry, at 10d.—Warehouse, 9, Great St. Helen's-church yard Bishopagate. REFRESHMENTS vin HYDE PARK...-. -A- Herr KUHN, of the Restaurant and Cafe. 21, Hanover street, Hanover-square. Purveyor to the Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden bes to inform nobility and gentry, t hat from Saturday, , the 7th instant, the REFRESHMENTS will be PROVIDED near the Piccadilly entrance of Rotten-rosy, in a TENT erected for the purpose. Ladies and gentlemen can be served without alighting. G REY HAIR RESTORED TO ITS NA T URAL COL OUR. Neuralgia, Nervous Headache, Rheumatism, and Stiff Joints Cured by F. M. HERRING'S PATENT MAGNETIC BRUSHES, 10s. and 15s. Grey Hair and Baldness PREVENTED by F. M. H:'s Patent Preventive Brush, Price 4s. and ss. Offices, 32, Basin„ hall-street, London, where may be had, gratis, the Illustrated Pamphlet, "Why Hair becomes Grey, and its Remedy." Sold by all Chemists and Perfumers of repute. SELF - CURE — AMERICAN TREATMENT. TO THE NERVOUS AND DEBILITATED. —Given away by an F.R.A.S., Member of the Re tormed Medical College, U.S. ; the Society of Medicine, Eiouen ; the National Academy of Sciences, Paris ; also Fel low and Honorary Vice-President of the Imperial African Institute of France, " THE GUIDE TO SELF-CURE." " Those about entering the Marriage State should peruse the Author's invaluable little work, as the advice he gives on health and disease reflects much credit upon him as a sound medical philosopher."—Critic. " The true Guide to those who desire a speedy and private cure."—University Magazine. 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Leitch, has arrived, with advices from New York to the 29th ult., and 532,424 dols. The Arabia, City of Washington, and the Jura had arrived out. The Circassian, from Galway, reached St. John's, Newfoundland, on the 26th. The St. Louis had arrived at New York with the California mails and 1,723,000 dols. in specie. The trial of Sickles for the murder of Key had terminated on the 24th. Judge Crawford, in sum ming up, entered seriatim into the instructions asked by the Court and those asked by the defence. The former were comprised under four heads, and the latter under 11. Alluding to the ruling of the English judge who tried Oxford upon the charge of shooting at our Queen, he said that although a man may be labouring- under a partial insanity, if he still understands the nature of his act and its consequences ; if he has a knowledge that it is wrong and criminal, and a mental power sufficient to apply that knowledge to his own case, and to know that if he does the act he will do wreng and receive punishment, such partial insanity is not sufficient to exempt him from responsibility for criminal acts ; that the killing by means of a bullet discharged from a pistol implied in law, and was murder; but that if the jury had any doubt as to the case either in reference to the homicide or the question of insanity, Mr. Sickles should be acquitted. Under the instruction of the Court, murder, he said, could be only committed by a sane man ; but the presumption to a contrary state must be overcome to the satisfaction of the jury. Whether a man was insane or not was a matter of fact ; what degree would relieve him from responsibility a matter of law, and the finding of degree remained with the jury. But when evidence was adduced that a pri soner was insane, and conflicting testimony made a question for the jury, he asked how they could ren der a verdict that a sane man perpetrated the crime and that no other could ? In conclusion, he held it was a just doctrine that a reasonable doubt showed, availing a prisoner, belonged as much to a defence for insanity as any other matter of fact„ The law, he said, did not require that the insanity which absolves from crime should exist for any definite period, bu s t that it only existed at the mo ment when the act occurred, The trial closed on the 25th with a verdict of acquittal. The jury were only absent about an hour. As the words " Not Guilty" fell from the lips of the foreman there was one loud, wild, thrilling, tumultuous hurrah sent up by the spectators • cheer after cheer resound e d in the courtroom, and it was taken up by the mul. titude on the outside and repeated. Hats and hand kerchiefs were waved, and there was one general rush toward the dock. The New York Times de scribes the very extraordinary incidents which ensued : "In the midst of the uproar the stentorian voice of Mr. Stanton was heard addressing the Court in these words : ' I move that Mr. Sickles be discharged from custody.' " Marshal Selder—Come to order, gentlemen; come to order. This is a place where there should be no noise. "No one paid any attention to the Marshal. Mr. Stanton (boiling over with excitement)—ln the name of Mr. Sickles and of his counsel I desire to return thanks to the jury. " Judge Crawford (who appeared to be the only person in Court not excited)—Mr. Stanton, wait till the verdict is recorded. " Mr. Stanton—Of course, your Honour, you must ex cuse excitement on this occasion. " Clerk to the Jury—Your record is, gentlemen, that you find Daniel E. Sickles 'Not Guilty r "The jury n o dd e d a ffi rmat i vely. Clerk —And so say you all ? "Another affirmative nod from the j ur y. Mr. Stanton—l now move that Mr. Sickles be dis charged from custody. " Judge Crawford —The Court so orders. g , Mr- Stanton (turning round)--Now gn it. " Judge—No noise. " The prohibition was unheeded. Mr. Sickle; amid the renewed cheers of the audience, was taken out of the dock by Captain Wiley and Mr. Brega. The former, who is one of Mr. Sickles' most devoted friends, kissed him at the mo ment of his deliverance, and held fast by him as they tried to make their way to the door. It was slow work, for con gratulations, earnest, loud, and frankly expressed, saluted Mr. Sickles at all points. Though strong emotion was ex hibited in the swollen veins of his temples, his eye was calm and steady, and the effort which he manifestly made to re tain calmness and composure was successful. His expres sion betrayed no feeling of joy, but was rather that of a man who felt conscious that he had run no risk, and that the trial through which he had passed could have no other re sult. It was some minutes before Mr. Sickles could reach the jury -box, which lay on his road to the door. The jury evinced a desireto their congratulate salutatio hi n m s, m,,a,hnideh wheseterpephedearotvileyr the forms to meet complimentstendered. T h an e d c e ors ngra el for tula the fen tions with h ce al the furors. Finally, exchanged y, , h a in n g d as an s d o gr on e as at mexrer4iiockin,eas wpasassraegeeogto_ rushed - down to the Nati ona l Shaw, of the Herald, hadthe cheers were again taken u p. M r. n t b h y i s e e d d d i o n f o t r o r o m w f m a t s h u e e e ff h ee c t r u sed outside, and at Brown's Hotel followed his hackmen on the stand a score of carriages at the driver' assbsooxo,ndarosvethuepjuaryhaerkettuornthede,Caonudrt-jhuomupsehi. g Afi on t t h h e e example, and there was nearly fi C r i e t y t - h h r o a all gahs r the M. e S i y c was as intense as it ing to the City-h a ll. The excitement k t ed down the WAS laensdeafrlllome OallUt.siTdehsecnreowwsdsranwerliekheuw4d: hastantaneous. As Mr. Sickles s epp h st i o s ne im s m ta e ir d s ta o te f t p h e e rs C o i n y a t f_ dby cheered, and l ou d ca ll s were ma de upon him -hall fi" e , n s d u s t:r surrounded d w e d a s and enthusiastically su r pp a ort speech. With considerabl e exer ti on , for he was fast becoming faint, he wa s go t i n t o one of the numerous carriages in Brown,lnsa o m f N e e c w arr y ia o g r e k. we A re m M o e v s e sr n s te . n G t ra w h as am m , laV d i e ' w le b a y y i , n ti a n th g d e : crowd to take the horses out of the carriage and draw it themselves, but the movement was detected in time and prevented. Finally, the carriage drove away, followed by many others and by an immense crowd. Mr. Sickles was taken to the house of Mr. M'Blair, next door to his former residence. Messrs. Brady, Stuart, and Savage were in the carriage that followed immediately after ; in another were Lieut. Mowry and Messrs. Stanton, Chilton, and Mag ruder ; in another were Mr. Sickles's father, Dr. Morehead, and Messrs. Wikoff and Brega, and following these were some dozen other carriages. As the cavalcade drove along at railroad speed through the streets it was greeted with loud and in front d enthusiastic cheers. Thousands o f p eo pl e wer e gathere of Mr.h M'Blair's house, and continued to come and go throughout the evening. It is said that Mr. Sickles will rem t,; l!n nig a h t tWwaesrhie e n o g ni to p n lim fo e r n a t week. The counsel complimented by a serade, and of Mr, Sickles Office of the Gas Light and Coke Company, Horseferry-road, Westminster, 7th May, 1859. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a SPECIAL GENERAL COURT of the Proprietors of this Company will be held at the Company's Gas Works, Ilorseferry-road, Westminster, on FRIDAY, the 3d day of June next, pursuant to the Act of the 59th year of his late Majesty King George the Third, for the Election of the Di rectors of this Company for four years, who will the go out of office by efflux of time, and will be elible to be re-elected; and should a ballot be required it will continue open for four hours from its commencement. The Chair will be taken at 12 o'clock precisely. By Order of the Court of Directors. C. BURLS, Secretary. a large crowd gathered in front of the National Hotel, where Messrs. Brady, Stanton, Magruder, and Chilton briefly returned thanks. The last-named gentleman re quested the assemblage to forego their intention to serenade Mr. Sickles. He added that it was only necessary to say that Mr. Sickles wished to retire to rest undisturbed, and that he was sure this' appeal would be respected, Messri. Graham and Thomas Francis Meagher were loudly called for, but were not present. The crowd then proceeded to serenade the Rev. Dr. Haley and the jurors. Nine or ten of the jurors came to Mr. Brady's park& at the National after all was over, and there, in the freedom of unrestrained conversation, expressed their real sentiments. One of them, Mr. M'Dermott, said, I want yo u , Si r , to tell the people of New York that the citi zens o f Washington are not behind those of any other part of the country in devotion to the family altar;' and yet this juror was spoken of all through trial as one who would.probably dissent from the rest. An other of the jurors, named Knight, brought with him his ffddle, with which he had been in the habit of solacing him self and fellows during the long evenings of their seclusion, and played several airs. He, too, had been regarded with suspicion, because of certain Know-Nothing antecedents. 'But,' says Mr. Brady, 'if w e h a d k nown that he played the fiddle, we might have made our minds easy, for no fiddler was ever known to find a. conviction of murder.' The fore man, Mr. Arnold, said his only fear had been that health might not last him throughout the trial, and that he hoped that his latest posterity would honour his memory from his having served on this jury. In fact, the'sentiments of the jury individually expressed in this unrestrained conversation were but a familiar and homely illustration of the opinion contained in their formal verdict of not guilty. It is said that when the jury retired one of them withdrew into a corner and on his knees invoked Divine guidance, got up, entered into conversation, again retired to the corner, and finally rose with his mind fully ma d e up i n favour of ac quittal. Mr. Arnold, the foreman, after an affectionate greeting with Mr. Stanton, expressed his gratification that he had lived .to render such a verdict. The same juror, in congratulating Mr. Sickles, said that he hoped and believed the great God would acquit, as the jury had done. Mr. Hopkins, another of the jury, and the wag and mimic among them, expressing himself in regard to the justification of Mr. Sickles, said he would !tailor himself - have been satis - 'fled with a Derringer or revolver, but would have brought a howitzer to bear on the seducer. The emotions of the counsel when the jury returned their verdict were mani fested in various ways. Mr. Brady, in spite of all his expe rience as a criminal lawyer, became pale, nervous, and agi tated ; Mr. Stanton, unable to repress the emotions of his big heart, is described as having almost rivalled David when he danced before the ark of the tabernacle; the usual stability of Mr. Phillips gave way, and, covering his face with his hands, he wept like a child. Messrs. Magruder, Ratcliffe, and Chilton pressed forward and greeted their liberated client; Mr. Meagher, in the exuberance of his heart, clapped people on the back, and asked if it was not ' glorious ;' Mr. Graham was passive and undemonstrative, but was one of the first to welcome back his client to freedom ; the district attorney said, 'he thought it would be so,' and his associate, Mr. Carlisle, avoided the scene. As to the gaoler, he wept deeply, and could not understand Mr. Meagher when he condoled with him on losing his tenant. The verdict of acquittal spread like wildfire through the town, and for a moment all business was suspended. The news reached Willard's Hotel at the hour of dining, when the guests stood up and gave repeated hurrahs. A vendor of oranges named Scott rushed into the house where Mr. Sickles is a guest, and deposited a large box of his choicest stock in the drawing-room to express his sympathy. Several other tradesmen did the same thing. It would fill columns to record the exciting incidents thatevinced in every direc tion the joy of the community at this righteous verdict.' The jury stood eleven to one, and onlyleft the boxto satisfy the scruples of some eccentric person who made a difficulty about serving after he he had taken his oath. Several of the jurymen remarked on leaving the Court-room that their verdict had vindicated their wives, their children, and their homes. It is rumoured the mob propose to tear down the assignation-house made so infamous of late. A serenade to the counsel for the defence takes place to-night. Mr. Sickles intends remaining here for several days." Mr. Robert B. Campbell, United States' Consul in London, has for Warded to the Secretary of State some seeds of the vegetable wax tree, and some samples of wax brought to London by the ship Florence. In his letter accompanying the samples Mr. Campbell says : " Consulate of the United States, London, April 8. " Sir,—l am pleased to be able to add another evidence of the forecast, energy, and enterprise of our commercial marine, in the arrival of the ship Florence, of Boston, Cap tain Dumaresq, at this port, from Nagasaki, in Japan, whence she sailed on the 17th of December last, with a cargo consisting chiefly of vegetable wax. This arrivalfrom Japan is the first that has ever occurred in any English port, and it is gratifying to state that there is every probability of Captain Dumaresq realising cent. per cent. upon the whole of his outlay. The wax and the berry of fruit pr6ducing it being previously unknown in this country, and deeming it probable that it would be an equal novelty at your depart ment, I take the liberty of sending "to your address, under separate covers, specimens of the wax and berry, the latter growing in clusters similar to grape clusters, OR trees varying from 15 to 25 feet in height. The cost of the wax delivered in London is about 8 dols. per cwt. The experience of Captain Dumaresq proves that the vegetable wax bears without softening a greater degree of atmospheric heat than any other wax he has experience of. The Japanese mode of preparation of the wax is said to be very rude ; the ber ries being first washed by rude appliances, then boiled, when it is formed into cakes of 301 b., and subsequently dried in the sun. Should the labour not be too costly, there is every probability that the tree might be successfully raised and the wax manufa c t ure d i n th e S outhern States. ' M. Megan, French Consul at New Orleans, had been arrested there on a charge of harbouring , a free negro sailor who had deserted his ship. The British, Prussian, Spanish, and Belgian Consuls had protested against this arrest. It is stated that Lord Lyons and the United States' Cabinet were on very friendly terms. The first state dinner at which he was present took place on the 26th. Several floating hospitals were to be stationed off Staten Island, instead of the quarantine on shore. The New York Tribune states that the " Cheva lier" Wickoff had been appointed to carry out the ratified treaty with China. The boiler of the *Mississippi steamer St. Nicholas exploded on the night of the 24th, between St. Louis and New Orleans. The number of persons supposed to have lost their lives was 30 or 40. X: draught for 10,000 dols. had been received at the State Department as an indemnification to the family of the seaman who was killed on board the Waterwitch in 1855 by a shot fired from a Para guyan fort, when that steamer was on her way to explore the Parana river. Mr. T. M. Persse. had been appointed United States' Consul at Galway. The overland mail from California and Utah re ports that affairs in the latter territory were any thing but satisfactory. The ill-feeling had reached its culminating point, and the people were on the eve of open hostilities. Differences also existed be tween Governor. Cumming and General Johnston touching their respective powers, and there was likewise an open rupture between the Executive and Judiciary. The federal courts found it impos sible to exercise their functions, the grand jury re fusing to find bills, and using every other means to screen parties accused of murder and other crimes. Owing to the excited state of popular feeling, a detachment of 1000 troops had moved from Camp Floyd and encamped near. Trovo. Governor Cum ming had itsued a proclamation, taking part with the Mormon sentiment. By telegram from New Orleans we have the fol lowing Mexican intelligence : " NEW ORLEANS, APRIL 26. " The Steamer Tennessee, which arrived here to day, brings advices from Vera Cruz to the.22d, and from the city of Mexico to 19th April. The news is very interesting, and indicates a decided change in the aspect of affairs in Mexico. Gen. Miramon had succeeded in forcing the lines of the Liberal Generals Ampudia and Clave at Orizaba, and has tened forward to the capital, which he reached on the I Ith with a diminished army. The victorious general had already commenced the work of slaughter, and was murdering peaceable foreigners indiscriminately. Me had also issued a formal pro test against the recognition of the Juarez Govern ment. The exequatur of Mr. Black, the American Consul-General, had been withdrawn, and he was banished from the country. Mazatlan had been captured by Pesquira. The English were threat ening that and the other Mexican Pacific ports, and were demanding payment of claims. At Vera Cruz also matters were approaching a crisis. The British Minister had insisted on the full payment of all the claims of his countrymen, and had instructed the commander of the British fleet at that station to demand 1,500,000 dollars from the Custom-house in Vera Cruz, and in case of refusal to bombard the city. Juarez had withdrawn the exequatur of the Spanish Consul at Vera Cruz." Letters from Japan to the 31st of December men tion that the Japanese Commissioners appointed to proceed to Washington to exchange the ratification of the American Treaty are Nagaai Genba no Kami, Governor of the Accounts and Minister of the Navy, and Tway Say Higo no Kami, Imp er i a l I nspector " The Russian Consulate was to be removed to Kana: gowa. The Russian steam-frigate Askeld was un dergoing repairs at Nagasaki. Cholera has been raging in the northern part of Japan to a frightful extent. At Yeddo alone the deaths are reported at 150,000 in one month. Allissima and Odowara had also suffered greatly. The outbreak of this dreadful scourge so soon after the time the foreign embassies were settled at Yeddo had led the people to attribute to them its introduction into their country, and superstition points to the coincidence as a punishment for opening Japan to foreigners. By the latest accounts the disease was less virulent. The Danish brig Vilhelmine, from Shanghai, arrived on the 18th of December, and left again on the 21st, not having been permitted to trade, in consequence of there being no treaty between Denmark and Japan. Another steamer, -the Nagasaki, built in Holland for the Prince of Fizen, arrived on the 15th of November. The Russian Consul-General and his secretary, with their wives, were dwelling at Hako dadi and at lonya, on the side of the bay opposite to Desima at Nagasaki. The merchant comman • COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. ' The New York commercial advices of the 27th ult., not withstanding the receipt of advices from England to the 13th, per the City of Washington, tending to excite the apprehension that the war in Italy could not be much longer postponed; describe no marked change in the various mar kets. The market for State and Western flour continued iragular, and prices were considered too low by holders to induce them to sell in bulk. The quotations were—for State, extra brands, 5 dol. 80c. to 6 dol. 20c. ; Ohio, good and choice extra b ra nd s , 6 d o l . 4 0c. to 7 d ol. 50c. • Michigan and Indiana, .extra 'brands, 5 del. 85c. tel dol. 50c. ; Genes see, extra brands, 6 dol. 75c. to 8 dol. ; Missouri, 7 dol. to 9 dol. ; Canada, 6 dol. 40c. to 7 dol. 40c. Southern flour was in plentiful supply, but, the market closed steadily at previous prices. The sales of wheat had been to a fair ex tent, at 1-dol. 40c. to 1 dol. 45c. for winter red Western, 93c. for Chicago spring, and 1 dol. 78c. to 1 dol. 80c. for White Kentucky. Indian corn was in fair request, at prices lc. to 2c. higher than those of the Friday previous. SHIPPING. The Europa, on the 2d inst., in lat. 72 46, long. 44 2, passed a large iceberg ; on the' 3d, in lat. 45 25, long. 45 6, exchanged signals with the English barque 0. Blanchard, steering west • and on the 4th, in lat. 48 8, long. 37 2, s p o k e the Brit sh ship Transatlantic, bound west. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST. A special general meeting of this Company was held yesterday at the Bridge-house Hotel, London bridge, to consider a bill in compliance with the Wharncliffe standing order to enable the company to make certain alterations in their existing and authorised railways, to make a new railway at Norwood, and to purchase and take on lease other undertakings ; and also a bill for authorising the London and South Western Railway Company to make new works, and to raise further funds—Mr. L. Schuster in the chair. The SECRETARY having read the notice conven ing the meeting, The CHAIRMAN, before proceeding with the busi ness of the day, said it was the duty of the board to give the shareholders an account of their stew ardship in respect of the contest between them and the South Western Railway Company. He then entered into a history of his connexion with the company, the policy since pursued by them with regard to other companies, and their arrangements and agreements with the South Western Company. He joined the Brighton about thirteen years ago, just at the period of their amalgamation with the Croydon Company. This brought them into wars and difficulties with other companies. At that time Mr. Grenfield was chair man of the company. On joining the beard he (Mr. Schuster) strongly advocated a policy of peace and conciliation, so that they might di rec t their attention to the development of the traffic, and en deavour to live in peace with their neighbours. That policy was adopted by the board, and acted upon ever since. They had not gone to Parliament for powers to interfere with any of their neigh bours' lines. When they went to Parliament it was for the purpose of defending their own rights, or to promote small branches for the accommoda tion of districts near their line. There were the Hailsham and Eastbourne, the Horsham, the East Grinstead, the Henfield, and the Mid-Sussex. Everyone of those were feeders to their main line, and none of them interfered with the traffic of any other company. In 1847 they obtained a line from Brighton to Portsmouth, and when it was on the point of opening the South-Western proposed to make a line from Fareham into Portsmouth. See ing that opposition would arise, they proposed to the South-Western Company, who were then about to expend £150,000 to no purpose, to become joint proprietors of the line from Corsham to Ports mouth. Those propositions were adopted in Octo ber, 1848, and a valid agreement was entered into between the two companies, which remained good to the present day. He considered they had the best line to Portsmouth, as it was almost a leveL Some modification was made in the agreement in 1852 in respect to the Gosport traffic. In the same year Mr. Locke, the engineer of the South-Western, projected aline from Godalming to Havant, which was called the Portsmouth Railway, and since the empletion of which the cempetiton had arisen. In the new agreement of 1852 it was stipulated that neither company was to act separately from the other with respect to the new scheme from Godal ming to Havant without the assent of both parties. One of the clauses in the agreement of the 7th of January, 1858, with the South-Western Company stipulated that in the event of the Portsmouth line being completed between Godalming and Havant it might be purchased by the South-Western at cost price, the receipts going into a common purse, but that neither company were to deal separately to purchase or lease it. He then adverted to a long correspondence between the two companies respecting the Portsmouth traffic, from which it appeared that the South-Western had expressed their determination to become sole lessees of the Portsmouth Railway. The Brighton Com pany offered to become joint lessees with them, but that was positively refused on the 30th September last, on the ground that Parliament would not sanction a joint lease. The Brighton Company pro posed to leave the whole matter to a competent re ference, but that was refused by the South-Western Company. On the 2d of March the latter company commenced to work the Portsmouth line, and thus broke their engagements with the Brighton Com pany. On the 14th March the Brighton Company Looks the steps they considered necessary with respect to the Portsmouth traffic, and the result of the competition had been so far satisfactory. The Portsmouth line had bad gradients of 1 in 80 for some miles, and could not be worked cheaply. It would cost at least £50,000 a year to work it. Taking the receipts and expenSes from the 14th of March to the 7th inst. in respect of the Portsmouth traffic, it was evident the Brighton Company had benefited pretty well by the contest. On the 22d of April he had received a letter from Capt. Mangles, the chairman of the South-Western Company, enclosing a resolution of the Board expressing an opinion that the competition wastetrimental to the interests of both companies, and they were ready to raise the fares to and from Portsmouth and the. Isle of Wight without delay. He (the chairman) replied immediately, and suggested that a deputa tion of the boards of each company should meet to arrange the terms, but had received no answer with respect to the proposed conference. He then adverted to the various attacks that had been made on their line in the district through which it passed by the South-Western Company, at Epsom and other places, which he thought was the worst part of their differ ences. Those things would have to be provided for in. any arrangement that might be made between the two companies. He concluded by moving a formal resolution approving the bill. Mr. SCOTT seconded the motion. The Solicitor read the heads of " A Bill to enable the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company to make certain alterations in their exist ing and authorised railways, to make a new railway at Norwood ; to acquire additional lands for station accommodation, and to purchase or take on lease other undertakings, and for other purposes." In reply to questions, it was stated that the length of the new line at Norwood was 800 yards. The additional capital was £lOO,OOO on shares, and £33,000 on loan. Mr. HEREPATH said he had gone over the line to Portsmouth, and he understood the number of passengers by both routes were about equal, and they had a considerable addition to their Isle of Wight traffic. He trusted that nothing would be left undone to arrive at a settlement of the dispute between the two companies as soon as possible. Mr. ADDISON thought it all very well for direc tors to enter into those disputes, but the share holders knew nothing about them, and were never consulted beforehand. It was utterly useless for directors to endeavour to defeat a railway or other measure sanctioned by Parliament. They had better try to accommodate the public in the new district and avoid competition. He hoped the directors of both companies would endeavour to settle the dis pute Mr. BRTGG thought that if the shareholders of the South-Western C om p any h a d b e en aware that their directors had not a dh ere d to their agreement with the Brighton Company they would have re jected th e p ropos i t i on for leas i ng an d purchasing the Portsmouth Railway. Mr% MICHELL considered the directors of the B ANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. Incorporated by Royal Charter, The Directors of the BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA do hereby give notice that the Yearly GEN ERAL MEETING of Proprierors will be held, pursuant to the Deed of Settlement on TUESDAY, the 7th June next, at the office of the Corporation, 70, St. Helen's-place, Bishopsgate-street, at One o'clock precisely, when the election of Three Directors, in the room of those going out by the provisions of the Deed will take place ; also the election of a Director in the place of Sir Andrew Pellet Green, K.C.H., deceased. By order of the Court, C. M`NAB, Secretary. London, Ath May, 1859. SCOTCH AND PALE ALES. - JOHN AITCHISON and Co., beg to inform the Trade that they have OPENED their NEW STORES at BROKEN . - WHARF, 41, UPPER THAMES-STREET, where their un rivalled Stock of Scotch and Pale Ales may be seen, tasted, and found superior to any in the market. J. A. and Co. will be happy to see any of the Trade at Broken-wharf, and to submit them samples of the various qualities. Agent—JAMES STODART. AITCHISON'S SUPERIOR SCOTCH ALE, .58s. per BARREL, unsurpassed for delicacy of colour and flavour. Stores—BßOKEN-WHARF, 41 and 42, UPPER THAMES-STREET. E PPS'S COCOA.—Epps, homoeopathic chemist, London.—This excellent preparation, originally pro duced specially for the use of homoeopathic patients, having been adopted by the general public, can now be had of the principal grocers. Each packet is labelled James Epps, homoeopathic chemist, London. Brighton Company had acted properly to a certain point. He could not see wby they should inflict a loss on the South-Western Company by reducing the fares to Portsmouth, although the Brighton had not lost by the competition. Parliament and the Government were ready enough to knock down their fares, and he thought the example of carrying passengers 150 miles for 3s. 6d. a bad one, while the authorised fare was 12s. 6d., being 75 per cent. under the maximum charge. If they could do that at a profit, he thought some day the ld. per mile for Parliamentary passengers would be reduced to a halfpenny per mile. If the directors could not settle the dispute, the shareholders of both companies should meet, and appoint a committee of five shareholders each to confer and report on the matter. Should any of the directors stand in the way of a settlement, they should be called on to vacate their seats. Mr. E. BESLEY was not a shareholder in the South-Western, and he was, therefore, rather pre judiced in favour of the Brighton Company. He thought the conduct of the South-Western Com pany very reprehensible, in breaking through their agreements with the Brighton Company to deprive them of their fair proportion of the Portsmouth traffic. Most of the competing railways were not promoted by the public, but by large contractors and speculators, and he thought, therefore, that no consideration should be shown them. Mr. WHITE thought the directors could nbt do more than offer that all matters in dispute should be referred to arbitration. The CHAIRMAN replied to the various observa tions. He believed the Government would prefer sending troops on either of the old routes-to Ports mouth rather than by the new route, which had heavy gradients of 1 in 80, and was a single line The fault did not lie with the Brighton Company. After some further observations, the resolution approving the bill was carried unanimously. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr. SCOTT, " A bill for authorising the London and South-Western Railway Company to make new works and to raise further funds for other purposes," was approved. It enabled the South-Western Com pany to make agreements respecting the Ports mouth traffic. An extraordinary meeting was then held to con sider the propriety of purchasing the West-end and Crystal Palace Railway between Battersea and Norwood. The CHAIRMAN considered it of great importance to the Brighton Railway Company. The whole of the liabilities would be £19,180 for the first year, and £23,600 a-year for the following 41 years ; then they would have the addition of 4 per cent. to pay on £220,000 original capital, making, at the end of five and a half years, £32,400 a-year. Against those amounts the Brighton Company now paid £4,000 a-year for toll, and after deducting the working expenses they had handed over £13,500 to the West End Company for the net traffic of last year. The East Kent Company would have to pay them £B,OOO a-year for passing over the line, these together made £25,000 a-year. There was the de velopment of the local traffic and other matters that would cover the whole amount. Mr. BELL said if the East Dent were unable or unwilling to complete the Farnborough extension, the dividends of the line they were about to pur chase would be stopped until it was completed. They must be very careful indeed, or they would be led into a difficulty. He would nevertheless give his cordial assent to the measure. The CHAIRMAN thanked Mr. Bell for the infor mation he had given them, and said it would be attended to. A formal resolution authorising the purchase of the West End Railway was then carried unani mously, and the proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. Colonel parade oin ted I ns p ector- General of mu stt g - ed- on ~ . at Woolwich and inspected seven of the eight bat , 131 o o Artillery,m fi e l d yesterdayre e entl ya PP terici " linging to Ist brigade o:? Siege Artil lery. ' A be stationed at that town, and one bade] , . : ;-- brigade, under orders for the . Mauritius, which arrived in garrison during th e past week. Each battery mounted upwards of 100_ non-commissioned officers and men, all of whom have been medically attested since their arrival. The colonel expressed himself exceedingly pleased with their appearance, and remarkedwith emphasis on their peculiarly robust and healthy looking con ( dition. After the inspection they were marched past and withdrew, when about 200 young recruits, enlisted during the week, were inspected and marched past in a similar manner. The authorities at the Horse Guards having an nounced their intention of sending • out the wives and children of soldiers serving. in India to join - their husbands, now that tranquillity prevails in that country, orders have been received at Chatham garrison to allow each wom an th e sum of .£1 and. each child 10s.—these sums to be paid on their em barkation. The wives and children of the soldiers will be forwarded with the next detachments of troops proceeding from Gravesend to India. A deserter from the corps of Royal Engineers has been apprehended at Chatham, after an absence of four years, and tried by district court-martial at . that garrison. The prisoner, whose name is George . . Goodall, deserted in the month of May, 1855, and , succeeded in escaping apprehension until a short time since, when he was detected in Chatham and ' immediately arrested. The court•martial found him guilty, and sentenced him to be marked with the letter " D," and to be imprisoned, with hard labour for 168 days in Fort Clarence, Rochester.. THE MILITIA. Two companies of the Waterford Militia Artil lery, at present stationed in Edinburgh, are under orders to join head-quarters in the Isle of Wight, where they will arrive on the 4th inst. REPEAL OF THE HOP D UTY IMPORTANT DEPUTATION TO THE CHAN.- CELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. Yesterday afternoon an important and influential deputation of hop growers and others from Kent; - Surrey, Suffolk, and Hampshire, had an interview. by appointment with the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (who was accom panied by Sir Stafford Northcote), at his official residence in Downing-street, to solicit the right hon. gentleman to grant a remission of the May instalment of the hop duty now due. The deputation consisted of Mr. Wm. Deedes, M.P., Mr. P. W. Martin, M.P. Sir Brook Brid ges , M.P., and M r . A . S . Ayrton, M.P., and about 100 hop growers, &c., from Horsmonden, Sussex, Boughton, Preston, Rye, Peasmarsh, Rochester, Selling, Lower Handy, Frencham, Farnham, Alton, Wareham, Wye, Bunton, Ickl es h am, Chil ham, Bowhill, Brenchey, Peckham, Mayfield, Yalding, Tonbridge, Faversham, Sandhurst, L ewes , S t. Leonard's, Bea rs t ea d, Hadlow, and other places. Mr. DEEDES, 211. P., introduced the deputation, which, he said, it was needless for him to tell the Chancellor of the Exchequer was most numerous and influential, but he might say that it was indi cative of the feeling of all hop-growers and others - interested in the subject of the duty. Since the right hon. gentleman was kind enough to receive a deputation in April last a county meeting had been held in Kent, at which the greatest unanimity prevailed, and the following resolutions were agreed to :—First, "That this meeting is of opinion that in consequence of the ruinous low price obtained for hops after four years of abunda n t crops , an d the home growers having been deprived of the advan tage they might have reaped in 1854 from the CuStoms' duty having been reduced from 455. to 28s. per cwt. in that year, it is impossible for the plan- ' ters to discharge the very heavy excise duties required of them without the greatest difficulty, and in some cases without absolute ruin. This meeting, therefore, fully endorses the representation to this effeict made by a deputation from various parts of the hop districts to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and concurs in the earnest petition made to that right hon. gentleman to grant an entire remission of the instalment of the duty payable in May ;" 2d, " That, with a view to, place the hop-planters in a position to obtain remumerative prices for the • future, an earnest suggestion be made to her Ma jesty's Government to propose the entire remission of the war duty and 5 per cent. upon it; which, in the opinion of this meeting, would be no less an act of justices than of essential benefit to the hop planters generally." Upon these resolutions a me i znorial had been drawn up, which he would read. The hon, member, having read the memorial, which was, a mere reflex of the resolution, and praying that the war duty and 5 per cent. be remitted, con cluded by introducing Mr. DARLEY, who spoke at some length on the subject. He said he had determined to abstain from taking any part in the movement ; but when he saw the mischief which was caused by the agi tation in Kent, 'the weald of Kent, Sussex, Surrey, and Hampshire, and finding that in those places there was a determination to getthis question finally settled if possible, lie felt justified in coming for ward to assist in getting the agitation put an end to. (Hear.) The chief thing they appeared before the right hon. gentleman to ask him for was, a remission of the war duty on hops—in fact, a remis sion of the May instalment. He should not take up time by going into the details of the great dis tress caused by the impost, but he could not help thinking that hops were the most heavily taxed article in the kingdom—(hear)—and yet the growers had not the same protection as other classes. He knew there were difficulties in the way of a Chan cellor of the Exchequer dealing with one interest and not with another, but there was not another interest situated in the same position as theirs ; and if the remission they now asked was granted, he con - sidered it would only be a repayment of a part of what had been taken from them. And he wished to observefeel that not only were the hop-planters a ff ecte d , but pound, npopulation it.. heA sh toathed oe never the erb reduction e hop en in o f districtstf favour se,oduty t must y of to s t e h l e ' b r e o p u e n a d l o i f n the e on s !l e u ci t u 3 but e , n ; eoo of the o repeated misehi that h caused o h s e e d felt by e t h e l e l o a r g o i t f a t t i ll o o n x o e c h o o m q e u e f r o r fi w n a a r l d l y a t n o d s e a s t t k l e t t h h e e Chan ques tion by giving a remission of the war duty and tseepteiion• cednutt.yu,pobnyit,dloeianNginwgbtileibema tbhoeou<£2wos u s . 1 d i) rboe given to the planters, and a great deal of trouble saved to Chancellors of the Exchequer. The, hop trade had been tampered with till it was in a great dilemma, and to be relieved the growers had sunk all minor differences, and asked her Majesty's GO vernment to finally settle the question. The Chancellor of the Exchequer asked if the present depressed state of the trade wOs owing to or resulting from foreign competition ? Mr. Darby replied that there was too much en couragement for foreign competition. He e,com plained that the interference of the legislature had seriously affected the trade, and said that 19s. 7d. was far too high a price to charge on the probable crops. Dr. Monckton said it did not matter how many were in the market if they (the English tania hop growers) only had remunerative prices; but as . was they were restricted in their production competition. limited in their prices by the, foreign could pro- If they had fair remunerative prices they trade was He then went on to argue that the the l Exchequer Pro duce more good hops than the demand h w o o ) uldrequire. a mere speculation, and that wi t iP e e was receiving large sums from , s li d He then read the growers were being paupnerhirst stating that in two letters from growers, tsiti _ . growth of hops £3,044, starting with five years the writer ha n d . lost a capital of £3,000; d the second letter the May instalment was not taken off duty, and if -- this M s a e ll his cow to meet it. These he would have to t f o ound in thousands, and therefore writer said he had to a ell his house to pay the last cases might be for the remission. They were not dis cussingolitical matter, and they did not be told the subject should be considered; want to anted immediate relief. It had been they w tlieypra?te as a p re marked that hops sold at 475., but they must not be m i s l e d ; some hops might have obtained that, but h e had seen many thousands sold at 20s. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER —What is the price of hops at the present time. Dr. MONCKTON—He might fairly presume to say that the price of hops now was 20s. per cwt. more than it was six months ago, but it was the . mer chant and not the grower who reaped the benefit. This was a question, not between the grower and the consumer, but between the grower and the brewer ; therefore it could not be said that it would interfere with the poor man and his glass of beer. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said—l do not wish to hurry the gentlemen who have to ad dress me, but as I have an important appointment with the Earl of Derby to meet his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge at 3 o'clock, I trust you si will ts excuse me retiring. Sir Stafford Northcote, wahso,e- to by me, will listen to all that you may n o o l lr y h say at say, and inform me of the same. which you have from me on the main que i s i tl The right hon. present that in three days you . shall have brought before the. (Hear, Dr. f fonekton having gentleman then withdrew. ean answer THE NAVE The difficult operation of cutting asunder the sailing frigate Severn, 50 guns, in order to lengthen her preparatory to her being altered to a screw steamer, took place at Chatham dockyard on Satur day afternoon, and was successfully and expediti ously accomplished under the direction of Mr. 0. W. Laing, the master shipwright. After the frigate ha ,I been cut asunder, the part severed was launched 33 feet, without the slightest accident, the operation being completed in about half an hour. The Severn was built at Chatham a few years ago, and has not yet been to sea. The Benbow, 72, is ordered to Chatham dock yard, from Sheerness, for the purpose of being re• paired, and refitted as a coal depot at the Nore. The hired troopship Celestial, 430 tons register, Capt. Legoe, yesterday embarked at Woolwich Brevet Lieut.-Col. Mitchell, Staff Assist.-Surgeon Richmond, 48 non-commissioned officeas and gunners of the 4th Battery, 13th Brigade Royal Artillery, 2 women, and 4 children, and sailed for Bermuda. The Celestial is a good sea vessel, and is expected to be about eight weeks on the voyage. After landing the relief she will embark 2 officers and 75 noncommissioned officers antl men for the home voyage. A - demand was yesterday made for addition a l tonnage for the shipment of war materials for Gib raltar, Malta, and the lonian Islands. The Benjamin Boyd and the Queen have commenced shipping war stores from Woolwich for Malta and Corfu, and have built magazines capable of containing 300 tons of powder, which they are ordered to embark from the river hulks off the arsenal. The Queen's proclamation for the augmentation of the Royal Navy has been responded to with alacrity at Woolwich. Some hundreds of smart growing lads and young men have presented them selves at the Fisgard's offices at the rate of 200 per day, and are admitted. for examination four at a time, but on account of the paucity of officers avail able for that 'duty (only a master and assistant surgeon) the business at present progresses at an extremely slow space, and a great proportion, not absolutely rejected, are daily dismissed with orders to make their appearance at a more convenient op portunity, which involves considerable inconveni ence and loss to the lads themselves as well as to the service. A number of petty officers and assis tant engineers for the Banshee and other ships in commission were yesterday detained several hours, and were ultimately ordered to return in the morn ing from the same cause. Many of the applicants are known to arrive from distant places, and are unprovided with funds to meet the expense of even a night's lodging. The screw steamship Algiers, 91, arrived at Port land on Saturday afternoon, under canvas, from Plymouth, and anchored near the extremity of the outer breakwater. The Mersey, 40, was then hourly expected from Spithead. The Cunard screw steamship Etna, Commander Hockley, arrived at Spithead early yesterday morn ing, in 44 hours from Liverpool. She steamed into Portsmouth harbour last evening, and will be in spected officially at 10 a.m. this day, embark her troops (as enumerated in The Sun of the 7th inst.) on Wednesday, and sail for Malta at 7 a.m. on Thursday. A Danish screw steam corvette passed through Spithead from the westward yesterday at 2.30 p.m., under steam, and continued her course to the east ward. She hoisted the English ensign at the main royal masthead, and fired a salute, the compliment being returned by the Victory, flagship of Admiral W. Bowles, C.B , in Portsmouth harbour. The Melpomene, 51, screw steam frigate, in the steam basin at Portsmouth, has completed the whole of her stores, &c., with the exception of her provisions, powder, and shell. The Pioneer, 0, screw steam despatch vessel, Com mander C. IL May, has been placed in the ship basin at Portsmouth to receive her masts, &c. The Undaunted, 42 (old sailing frigate), has been towed down Portsmouth harbour and placed in the ship basin. . An order has been received at Portsmouth from the Admiralty to enter n. large additional nUmbe; of mechanics for the dockyard, including 140 ship wrights. The Lords of the Admiralty having ordered an inspection of all the naval and marine out-pensioners of Greenwich Hospital, to ascertain their fitness for further service, a notice has been posted at the gates of her Majesty's dockyard, Portsmouth, ordering all the out-pensioners of that district under 60 years of age, to present themselves for that purpose on the 11th and 13th inst. The Doris, 32, screw steam frigate, Captain R. Heathcote, weighed at Spithead yesterday, and proceeded to the trial ground in Stokes ) 3 ay, to make trial of her altered screw, in charge of Capt. G. T. Gordon, commanding steam reserv e ; M r. Dinnen, Admiralty inspector of machinery;Mor.n Murdoch, inspector of machinery afloat; and M r. Miller, of the steam factory. The screw used this occasion was the " common Admiralty screw," with the leading corner of each blade cut off The result of the trial in a mean of six ru ns gave rather over 12 knots, her most successful attempt at present. The Cressy, SO, screw steam ship, down St. Helen's Roads yesterdays, on her