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ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE CIRCS, Leicester-square. Two Performances D ail y The only Equestrian Establishment now open in London.—The Proprietor having at his disposal all the avatlable Equestrian talent now in London, will THIS DAY, Afenday, Feb. 2 0 th, Produce an entertainment far superior to anything of a similar description ever previously attempted. Morning at Two ; Evening, at Half-past Seven. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Grand CASINO, open every Evening, with the celebrated Band. Established 10 years. Conducted by Mons. Lamotte ; Principal cornet-a-piston, M. Boulcourt. Doors open at half- Past 8, commence at 9. Close a few minutes before 12. Ad- Mission, ls. ARGYLL ROOMS. Windmill-street, Piccadilly. On and after MONDAY, Feb. 20, a Grand Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Music will be added to the Terpsi chorean entertainments of this magnificent and extremely patronised establishment, commencing at half-past seven O'clock, and concluding a few minutes before ten. Dancing at ten, till a few minutes before twelvu. The vocal arrange ments are under the management of Mr. Charles Sloman, the only English Improvisatore. The following artistes have already been retained :—Miss Henrietta Keyland, Miss Theresa Wodeman, Mr. Bernard Dittmar, Mr. George Edward Porde, Mr. Lawrence Longfield, Mr. C. Sloman, who will de liver an Improvisazione on subjects derived from the audience, and the wonderfully-gifted male and female Maryland Min strels, Cmsar and Jessica, who will appear in an Ethiopian entertainment of an entirely novel construction, consisting of vocalisation and instrumentation of the most peculiar cha racter. Other engagements are pending with artistes of emi nence, whose names will be announced in due course. Ad mission for the whole, One Shilling. Musical Director—M. Lamotte. Cornet-a-piston—M. fioulcourt. Manager—M. Grescet. Proprietor—Mr, R. R. Bignell. Doors open at 7 o'clock. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS NIGH HOLBORN, Mr. W. M. PACKER begs to announce to the nobility, gentry, his friends, a n d th e p u bli c th a t his GRAND AN UAL BENEFIT BAL MASQUE will take place on Thurs day, 23d February. It is respectfully intimated that as the subscription list is nearly completed before this public an touneement is made, no complimentary admissions can, under y circumstances, be granted. Programmes and tickets are be obtained at Messrs. Cramer and Co.'s, Regent-street ; tappell's. Bond-street ; Mitchell's Royal Library, Bond /4 eet ; J. W. Ham mon d' s (JUlli en ' s ), R egen t-street ; Leader Cock's, New Bond-street ; J. A. Turner's, 19, Cornhill ; . M. Packer's, No. 41, Upper Baker-street, Lloyd-square ; and at the estAb'ishment, No. 213, High Holborn. Gentle -I.lWo's ticket, lOs ; lady's ditto, ss. supper will be served at 1 o'clock, tickets 5s each. Doors open at half-past 9, dancing TO commence at le punctually. N.B. - Mr. Nathan, Castle street, Leicester-square, is specially appointed Costumier to lie Ball. IDR. KAHN'S MAGNIFICENT ANATO. !edgeMICAL MUSEUM, Top of the Haymarket tence) (acknow d. by the who of the Press to be the most useful and Instructive of any in exis, is OPEN DAILY (for gentle 'nen 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 1 1and 8 o'clock precisely. S YLL nus.—Happy and Unhappy Unions, and their causes—Youthful Vices and Indiscretions, and their results -Disqualifications for Marriage, and their Cure—the Physiology of Reproduction—Self-inflicted Miseries -- Sterility and its causes—How to secure Moral and Physical kippiness. N. B.—Dr. Kahn's Treatise on the above subjects, entitled - The Philosophy of Marriage," sent post-free on receipt of twelve stamps, direct from the Author, 17, ~Harley-street, Cavendish-Square, BURROWS AND CO Wholesale Wine Mer chants, LIVERPOOL. Stores Lime-street. Offices 54, Duke-street. The Proprietors beg most respectfully to call the attention Of the trade, noblemen, clergy, &c., and the public in general, to their extensive stock of Choice Wines, of rare vintages. BDRROWS and Co. are not disposed to comment upon the purity of their wines, which is daily most laudably acknow ledged by the public and eminent medical men of all coun tries, as the increasing ratronage of the highest families in the bad is a sufficient guarantee. They beg to call particular attention to their pure Tonic Wines, as being so valuable to Invalids and persons of weak Stomachs. A sample ease, containing three full-sized wine bottles, Will be forwarded to any address on receipt of P. 0.0. for 6s. 841. or a dozen for 24e. It is a well-known fact that impure and adulterated wines ere the greatest foes to health, producing acidity in the stomach, and debilitating the digestive enzans, while pure Wines wilt accelerate the digestive powers, invigorating, strengthening, and bracing the nervous system. Their Tonle Wine is admitted to be most essential to in valids, both fold and young, and should never be absent from the homes of the weak and sickly. Its properties are duly acknowledged and appreciated by the leading men of the faculty, both at home and abroad. To prevent imposition each bottle is sealed with the name of the Ann. All •rders to be made payable to HENRY BURROWS. T v 7 INEGAR. Patronised by her Majesty's Government.—CONDY'S PATENT PURE CONCEN TRATED MALT VlNEGAR.—Families, by using this de licious Vinezitr, insure purity, and elect a saving of 50 per vent See Report of Dr. Letheby, City Officer of Health ; Dr. Ilassall, of the " Lancet" Coramission, and others. Sold by the Trade, in bottles labelled and capsuled. Wholesale, &3, ring William-street, London-bri dge, E.C.—Six Quart Sample what free to any Railway for 3s. 6d. ( LENFIELD PATENT STARCH, USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY, AND PRONOHNCED BY HER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS to be 43 THE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED. WHEN YOU ASK FOR ,GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, SEE TIIAT YOU GET IT, As inferior kinds are often substituted. Sold by all Chandlers, Grocers, &c., &e. ROT HERSPOON & CO.. GLASGOW AND LONDON PRESENTS.- ORNAMENTAL and SCIEN TIFIC.—ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room, consisting' of anew and elegant assortment 4 g, VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Inkstands, aoantifal inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &c., in Italian,Alabas tcr, Marble; Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and Li'anufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her 14 kiesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CONCHOLOGT, and GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOG ir is given by Mr. TENNANir, at 149, Strand, W.C. CERTAIN RELIEF for the AFFLICTED.— Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre tared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. cott, of Bromley, Kent, are a sure remedy for affections of the liver, indigestion, bile, sick headache, giddiness, loss of appe tite, lowness of spirits, &o. They can be taken at any tune, Without any danger from wet or cold, act mildly on the bowels, Without pain or ,griping, clear the skin , remov e sallowness and pimples, purify the blood, brace the nerves, and invigo rate the whole system. Sold by most druggists, in boxes, Is. lid. and 2s. 9d. each. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's }Miens and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green Package, with " William Lambert, 2 0 , Jermyn-street," en graved en the Government stamp. r.\77'*) en'"° AM NAVTGATTON( CON.I'AIs I (inecrporatea by _let of 71, Lombard-street, London. Notice is Hereby Given, That the HALF - YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Company will beheld at the Company's Offices, 71, Lombard-street, on TUESDAY, the 2!th inst., at two o'clock precisely, pursuant to the Act of Parliament, to transact the usual business, and to declare *e Dividend for the half-year ending the 31st day of December, 1859. MARTIN PRATT, Secretary. London, February 1,1860. THE ANNUAL FRENCH BALL.—The 19th GRAND BALL for the Benefit of the French Benevo lent Society (Societe Franeaise de Bienfaisance) will take place at the Hanover-square Rooms, on Monday, Feb. 20. Gentlemen's tickets, 14s. ; ladies, 7s. ; includine• refreshments. May be procured from the principal booksellers and music sellers ; 'from the members of the committee ; o r at the Society's office, 32, Sackville-street, Piccadilly. NO MORE MEDICINE FOR HABITUAL CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION (DYSPEPSIA), DEBILITT, NERVOUS, BILIOUS, PULMONARY, AND LIVER COMPLAINTS. DU B ARRY'S DELICIOUS HEALTH RESTORING REVALENTA ARABICA FOOD.- Certificate Nes 30,418.-In our practice we have been enabled to appreciate the virtues of Du Barry's Food. In its effect on chronic dyspepsia. (indigestion), nervousness, constipation, dlarrbcea, on bilious and liver complaints, cough, asthm t, de bility, and incipient consumption, we find it the safest remedy. -Dr. Ure, M.D., F.R.S., Dr. Harvey, Dr. Bright, Dr. Shor - land, Dr. Campbell. Du Barryls Food cures effectually-Acidity, asthma bilious bees, blood to the head, bowel complaints, bronchitis, ca tarrh, colds, congestion. constipation, consumption, ^ramps, tough, debility, despondency, diarrhoea, distension, dizziness, dropsy, drowsiness, dysentery, dyspepsia (Indigestion), erup tions. exhaustion, fevers, epileptic fits, flatulency, gout, ha bitual constipation, headache, heartburn, hemorrhoids, hys teria, impurities, indigestion (dyspepsia,) irritability, irrita tion of kidneys and bladder, liver complaints, loss of memory, low spirits, nausea and sickness, u , ryousness, nervous fan -0(55, neuralgia, noises in the ear, pains between the shoul ders, palpitation, partial paralysis, ph'egm, pulmonary corn- Plaints, rheumatism, serofula, sinking, sleeplessness, sore throat, spasms, tightness across the chest. Al about one Penny per meal, it effectually cures the above, also children's complaints, and saves fifty times its cost in medicine. It does not turn acidnor interfere with a iberal diet but imparts a healthy relish for lunch and dinner, and restores the faculty of digestion, and nervous and muscular energy to the most enfeebled. We extract a few out of many thousand cures:- Cure No. 51,516, from the Rev. James T. Campbell, Syder stone Rectory, near Fakenham, Norfolk "In all cases of in digestion, and • particularly where the liver is affected, I consider it the best of all remedies. -James T. Campbell." Cure No. 71, of Dyspepsia, from the Right Honourable the Lord Stuart de Decies : " I have derived considerable benefit 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 Barry's excellent Food. Maria Jolt', Wortham Ling', near Disa, Norfolk."-Cure No. 52,087: Field-Marshal the Duke of Pluskow, of a gastric inflamma tion of the stomach.-Cure No. 51,814: Baron de Polentz, Prefect of Lawsenau, of many years' horrible sufferings of the serves and an obstinate constipation. - Cure No. * 7 121: Mies Elizabeth Jacobs of Nazing Vicarage, Waltham Cross, Hells a cure of extreme ne rvousness I ndigestion, gatherings, spirits, and nervous fancies. - Cure No. 45,314: llfiss 14ilizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, near Ll yerpool : a cure of ten years' dyspepsia, and all the horrors o nervous irritability. -Cure No. 18,216: Dr, Andrew Ure, of co nstipation, dyspepsia, nervous irritability.-Cure No. 34,210: Shorland, of dropsy and debility.-Cure No. 36,212 : Cap tain Allan ; of epileptic fits.-Cure 42,116 ; Major Edie, of enlargement of the liver, and total prostration of strength Cure No. 3,418: Rev. Dr. Minster, of cramps, spasms, and daily vomitings.-Cure No. 26,418 : Dr. Harvey, of di arrhoea and debility.-Cure No. 39,618: Dr. Wurtzer, of c e ni n t s e ! r i . m o p f ston._c o se No, 32,880 Hunt, Esq. Bar paralysis.- Cure No. 46,270 : Mr. James Ro'berts. Umber merchant, of Frimley, Surrey, 30 years' diseased lz hlie. spitting of blood, liver derangement, partial de afness.-Cure No. 46,814: Mr. Samuel Laxton, Lei tf:ster, of • two years' diarrhea. - Cure. No. 52,612 : he Dowager Countess of Castlestuart, of many years' ner ..v2as irritability, bile and indigestion, Cure No. 51,812 : Miss v trainia Zeguers, cured of consumption, after her medi ci advisers had abandoned all hopes of recovery.- Cure No. 180: "Twenty-five years' nervousness, con attnation, "tndigestion, and debility, from which I have suffered great misery, and which no medicine could re- Wove or relieve, have been effectually cured by Du parrY's Food in a very short time. W. B. Neevcs, 181, F leet -street London."-No. 4,208 " Eigjit years' dyspepsia,s ne rvousness, debility. with cramps, spasms, and nausea, for W hich nay servant had consulted the advice of many, have been t tr ,ectually cured by Du Barry's health-restoring Food. I shall 1.• haPPy to answer any inquiries. Rev. John W. Flavell, .sldlington Rectory, Norfolk." No. 32,835: " Three years' eXoessive nervousness, with pains in my neck and left arm, had general debility, which rendered my life vei v miserable, p" been radically removed by Du Barry's health-restoring Tare Alex. Stuart, Archdeacon of Ross, Skibbereen." - °re No. 3,906: Thirteen years' cough, indigestion, and gene- Food!I ebility, have been removed by Du Barry's excellent In Canisters : 11b. 2s. 9d.. 21b, 4s. ild., 121 b. 225., 911 b. 48s. perrefined quality 51b.10th. 335. The 101b.,121b., and I t !'). canisters carriage free on receipt of Post-office Order, by 1 , "9 Du Barry and Cs., 77, ttes•ent-street, London ; Fort , Macon, and Co., 182 Piccadilly ; Abbis, 60, Gracechurch :L, et ; also at 63 and 150 Oxford-street ' 330, Strand, 4 , Cheap ."4e, London ; and through all grocers and chemists. AA 4 • No. 21,1].) L. ruEa AICATIO.N S. Now ready, in 2 yol;a., with ➢lap and Illustrations, 2's TRAVELS IN ]ASTERN AFRICA ; with the Narrative ot'a RESIDENCE in MOZAMBIQUE. By LYONS M'LEOD,. Esq., F.R.G.S., late British Consul at Mozambique. "We know of no recent book better calexlated to circulate sound and accurate opi 'Mons on th- question of cotton and slavery than these volui nes."—Press. Hurst and Blackett t,l 3, Great Marlborough-street. DICTIONARY OF EIRISTIAN CHURCHES, IN SHI L: LING PARTS. On the 29th, Part 1., Sv o, One Shilling (to be completed in 'Owe lye parts), DICTIONARY oi! CHRISTIAN CHURCHES and SECTS from th e EARLIEST AGES of CHRIS , TTANITY. 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" The aim of the author is to present a common-sense view of the Causes, Nature, Cos isequences, and Treatment of this Disease, as also to free the se questions from the Professional Fallacies, the Popular DelLusions, and the exa'gerations of Quackery by which they hi .ve hitherto been surrounded, to the destruction of the health ',Lad happiness of thousands. Thos . , objects are discussed in a. 'common-sense and highly practical manner."—Medical CircuLlar. London : H. Be inhere, 219, Regent-street. Send a penny stamp and you will receive, post frae, SHE INVALAD'S OWN GUIDE; or "NATU AI. RESTORER OF PERFECT HEALTH," without 'WI edicine, by a simple, pleasant, economical, and unfailing means, which saves fifty times its cost in other remedies, restoring perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lun,srs, refreshing sleep, and functional regularity to the most enfs ebled, and removing effectually in dig-es - ion (dyspepsia), debt lity, nervousness, cough, asthma. incipient consumption, dropsy, constipation. flatulency, diar rhoea, dysentery, hiliousn.ess, fevers. sore throats, catarrhs, colds, noises in the ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, netv•algia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, hes rtburn headache, despondency, cramps, spasms, nausea, tund sickness, sinking . fi s, brouchi tie. also Children's complaints.—S. N. Barry, ?7, Regent street, London. DECAYED TEETH AND TOOTHACHE.- MYWARD'S ENAMEL for stopping decayed teeth, however large the cavit;r. It is used in a soft state without pressure or pain, and hardens into a white enamel. It remains in the tooth many years, rendering extraction unnecessary, and arresting the decay. Sold by all medicine vendors, Price is. Just Published, in 1 vol., Bvo. with numerous Anatomical Plates, post free, on receipt of six penny stamps, VITA VITALIS. A NEW MEDICAL WORK on the NATURE, TREATMENT and CURE of SPERMATORRHCEA, and other URINO - GENITAL DISEASES, and consequent exhaustion of the NERVOUS SYSTEM. caused by the errors of Man in youth and age, producing a degeneracy of MENTAL and PHYSICAL STRENGTH, terminating . in debility of the eenerative or gans and INCAPACITY FOR MARRIED LIFE, sheaving why 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, &c., &c. (registered under the New Medical Act). Address, iffedicus, 19, Berners -street,' Oxford street, London. Sold by - J. Allen, 20, Warwick-lane, Pater noster-row, and all Booksellers in Town and Country. 3, GREAT MARLBOROUGH-STREET, W., NEAR THE PANTHEON. nlt. CULVERWELL, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Licentiate of Midwifery, and Apo thecaries' Hall, London, can be consulted daily (only) as above, on all cases of Nervous Debility, Languor, Incapacity, Loss of Memory, Sterility, and all Functional Derangements of both Sexes, emanating from early and excessive indul gences, Has Just published, price ls. ; by post, 13 stamps, 18 sealed, No. 4, An entire new and original Work, entitled OURSELVES. Synopsis : The Physiology and Anatomy of our Generation ..-The Origin of Disease—Symptoms, Treatment, and Cure. Also, an Exposition of, and Remedy for, all Urinary Derange ments and Marital Disqualifications, MALE. The modern treatment of Syphilis, Stricture, Blennorrhagia (Gonorrhoea), Spermatorrhcea, Impotency, and all Diseases of the Urinary Organs, with Prescriptions, &o. FEMALE. The Physiology and Anatomy of Women--Functional Ir regularities in Health and Sickness—Choice in Marriage— Their Expectancies and Disappointments—The Cause and Removal of Sterility—The Theory and Symptoms of Gesta tion—Use of the Speculum, and the securing of Healthy Offspring. Also, _ No. 1. HEALTH, HAPPINESS, and LONGEVITY ;" OnLDet,ility, Nervousness, Dyspepsia, and Indigestion, No. 2. - LOVE AND MARRTAGE : ['heir Obligations, Happiness, and Disappointments ; Love tnd other Matches. Sterility Removed, and; Healthy Off spring secured. _ No. 3. THE CASE BOOK : 100 Cases of SPERMATORRHCEA, Their Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment, Confessions: and Cure by Cauterisations, Galvanism, &c. &c. &c. To be had of Mann, 39, Cornhill ; and the Authors. Advice to the Working Classes, fee Half-a-Guinea. MEDICAL ADVICE. DR. LA'MERT , Registe r ed L.S.A. , Honorary 11l Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, M.D. the University of Erlangen, Acc., may be CONSULTED on all cases of Debility, Nervousness, and on the Secret In firmities of Youth a nd Maturity, trona Eleven till Two, and from Six till Eight, at his residence, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON Dr. La'Mert has just published, price Sixpence, with nu merous Eng - ravinv.s and Cases, a New Edition of his Work, SELF-PRESERVATION, which will be sent free, in a sealed envelope, by Mann, 3) Cornhill, London, or by the Author, for Eight stamps. CONTENTS. slecT7rowil nrt I— .— T p h u e b r e hy y si - anho3logyooof the -The MoraleheGenerativ Generative Or f ° o rg Ganens.era lye Physiology—True and False Morality. SECTION lll.—Marriage in its Moral, Social, and Physical delations—lts Expectancies and Disappointments—Advan tages of Physical Contrastain security; H ea lthy Offspring. SECTION IV.—Spermatorrhcea and Impotence—The causes of Sterility in both Sexes—Self-inflicted Miseries. SECTION V. -The Vices of Schools—Effects of certain per nicious habits on the mental and general faculties. SECTION Vl.—Treatment of Nervous and Generative De bility—lmpotence and Sterility—Dangerous Results of various Hazardous Specifics -The Author's Principles of Treatment ; Medical, Dietetic, and General, derived from Twenty Years' successful practice The above work is inter ded for the perusal of those who have in early life been induced to swerve from the strict rules philanthropy,ca ti ons oof morality. In its pages facts of par ,mount utility are brought together, wholly divested of tne delusions and incon sistenciesu so largely introduced into certain quasi medical given as ento the world ,9,Tatis, under the wise of "acts of gratitude," by pretended clergy men and others, whose tamperings with the constitution are frequently followed by s er i ous consequences PERSPECTIVES G i POWERFUL AND GLASSES.THEEL is R C N p g sm . g e T s E. E RS C A. T and A CL B E. RACE, -I Salo coons, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe —opposite the York H o t e l , W.—Deafness Sew Dis covery.—The Organic Vibrator,extraordinarily• ful small newly-invented s instrument for Deafness, intirely different from all other dud that has been, or probably ev , e s r urpatises anything of the of the same colour as the skin, is noteanproduced. Being deaf persons to hear distinctly at church perceptible. at übliceansasems blies ' • the unpleasant sensati on of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed, and it aff or d s all the assistance that possibly could be desired. Also, every kind of hearing in strumeuts.—Spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent power. The great advantage derived from this inven tion is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to em ploy their sight at the most minute occupation —can see with those lenses of a much less magnifying power, and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Opera, Race-course, Field, and general Out-door Day and Night Perspective Glasses, very small, for the waistcoat pocket, each containing 12 and '8 lenses, constructed of German glass. Will show distinctly persons to know them at two-and-a-half and three miles, and an object from eight to ten miles distant. Her Majesty's Coast Guards are making use of them as day and night glasses in preference to all others ; they are also preferred for deer stalking by sportsmen, gentlemen, and gamekeepers. Tele scopes 31 inches long, by which a person may be clearly seen and known at 31 miles, anti an object at 1 to 14 miles dis tance ; and with an extra astronomical eye-piece, ,Jupiter's moon's, Saturn's rings, and the double s tars are distinctl y seen. All the above can be had of larger and all sizes, with increasbast. powers, and are secured by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. The Royal Exhibition, 18.51. A valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful Waisteoat-pocket Glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one and a half mile distant. They an swer every purpose on the Race-course and at the Opera houses. Country scenery and ships are clearly seen at four to six miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Price 30s. Magic Lanterns and Microscopes —Drawing-room and Scientific Amusements—Valuable im provements in Compound Microscopes, To magnify 17,000 times, L' ss. ; 35,000, £3los. ; 70,000, £6 10s. Prices from £ 1 to £6.l—MaAc Lanterns, Dissolving views, with improved German Lenses, giving a clear disc from 16 to 20 feet diameter. Every description of Optical, Mathematical, and Philosophi cal Instrurneni aof the highest character. 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. Obserre—opposite the York Hotel. W. _ THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FE BR EJARY - 20, 1860. EXPERIMENTS WITH MR. WWII WORTH'S BREECH-LOADING CANNON. rifling that his great superiority rests, and to this we shall refer at length on some other occasion. The 80-pounder gun was tried four times yester• day with a 121 b. charge at 5 deg. and at 10 deg, elevation, with the following gratifying results . Angle of Yards Deviation nt Elevation. Esnge. Lino of Fire. 1 5 deg. 2,541 2 .... 5 deg. .... 2,604 .. 2 7 , 3 .... 10 deg. .... 4,670 ......,5 4 .... 10 deo. b . .... 4,730 At the last-mentioned angle this surpasses the practice of the Armstrong 70-pounder at the same number of degrees by 700 yards. The result of the long range practice with Armstrong's 70- pounder, at 35 degrees' elevation, we are not at liberty to state, beyond that the first graze of the shot was always over the 8,000 yards, though vary ing from the true line as much as 150 yards between the nearest and widest. The greatest range ever reached by any Armstrong gun was 9,130 yards; and this with a 32-pounder fired with a 61b. charge at an elevation of '35 degrees. The 3-pounder of Mr. Whitworth, though both in form of projectile and weight more liable to deviation from the effects of the wind, quite eclipses the performance of its heavier competitor. c What Mr. Whitworth's 80- pounder will do at a. proper degree of elevation it is hard to say now; but, judging of the future by what has already been accomplished, a range of no less than 10,000 yards is confidently anticipated. There is no doubt that the 80-pounder, which is to be severely tested next 11 ednesdav, is too short to accomplish all that may be looked for with long range ordnance on this principle. The extreme length of the whole.piece is only 10 feet—of the barrel not much more than nine, of which space about 16 inches is occupied by the powder cartridge when the gun is loaded. This reduces the actual length of the rifle barrel through which the shot has to pass to little more than 7 feet 6 inches—about the length of what is called a medium 32-pounder, and 3 feet shorter than the smooth-bored 68. While materially reducing the weight of this gun Mr. "Whitworth can easily add a foot in length to the next that is produced. What the present gun can effect will be better seen by the result of next Wed nesday's practice, when it is hoped that this tre mendous piece of ordnance will be so mounted as to permit its being elevated in such a manner as will display its utmost powers both for long range and accurate shooting. EGYPT. (From the Correspondent of the Tinierj SOUTHPORT, FEB. 17. During the greater part of yesterday the experi ments to test the range and accuracy of these ad mirable pieces of ordnance were continued, in the presence of a number of military and scientific gen tlemen and others interested in witnessing the great results for which Mr. Whitworth has toiled so long and indefatigably. Gen. Sir J. Burgoyne, with Col. Campbell and Capt. Wrottesley, came down from London expressly to witness the prac tice. Col. Wolford, Capt. Elgee, Mr. Entwistle, Mr. Pender, Mr. T. Fairbairn, Mr. Longworthy. and other visitors from Manchester and the surrounding neighbourhood, were also present, in what might almost be termed considerable numbers when the exposed and inclement nature of the practice-ground is recollected. The firing commenced soon after 11, but, in order to give the visitors time to go, if they chose, to the extremity of the long range (six miles and a half distant), the practice was begun with the 3-pounder at its greatest angle of elevation, and therefore longest r ange . Th e d ay , th oug h d u ll, was milder, and the wind generally speaking seemed to be more in favour of the practice than on Wednes day. Nevertheless every now and then it came in sudden gusts from diverse points of the compass, and threatened at times to interfere materially with the correctness of the long range aim. The termi nation of the day's trials, however, gave, on the whole, even better and more astonishing results than those of Wednesday last., Before proceeding to describe the trials we must correct an inaccuracy in our accounts of Wednesday's experiments, when we stated the pitch of the rifling of the 12 and 3- pounder guns to be alike in both. This is not so, the former having one complete turn in 5 feet, the latter one in 3 feet 4 inches. This difference is of far greater importance than might be at first ima gined, inasmuch as the 3-pounder, with the most rapid turn in the barrel of any fieldpiece yet made for service, has achieved in its first trial such re sults in range and accuracy as completely outstrip the greatest yet attained by Armstrong. The pitch in the rifling of the latter is only one in 10 feet. With Mr. Whitworth's guns the pitch varies ; thus the 80-pounder has one turn in 8 feet 4 inches, the 12-pounder one in 5 feet, the 3-pounder one in 3 feet 4 inches. The extreme length of the 80- pounder is 9 feet 10 inches, its weight 4 tons, and its diameter of bore at muzzle 5 inches. The length of the 12-pounder is 7 feet 9 inches, and its bore 31-, inches, and its weight Bcwt. The length of the 3-pounder is 6 feet, its weight 2081 b., and its bore 11 inches. With this latter, as we have said, the greatest results have been obtained—a striking commentary on the oppoSition on the part of all our artillery officers to a rapid pitch of rifling in gun or firearm of any kind. The practice of yesterday then commenced at 35 degrees of elevation with the 3- pounder, loaded this time with Bez, of powder in stead of 71, and pointed, as near as could be calcu lated by the distance posts, in line with a mark on the low shore, which was fox out of sight of the best telescopes. The first shot touched the ground at 9,688 yards' distance (more than 51 miles), and only 34 yards to the right of the true line. The second lodged in the sand (of course without ricocheting) at 9,645 yards, and 31 to the right of the mark; the third at 9,611 yards and 89 yards to the right of the mark ; the fourth fell at 9,503 yards, and 72 yards to the right, and the fifth and last at 9,453 yards, and only 55 to the right. The difference be tween the shot which fell nearest and that which was widest was only 57 yards, and this at a range of more than five miles and a quarter. The constant deviation to the right arose from those working the gun allowing too much for the influence of the wind, which came in gusts from the left, or rather crossing diagonally the line of flight of the projectile. As a matter of course, at such an immense distance there are no means at Southport of signalling to those in charge of the piece whether the shots at the 51- mile range fell either to the right or left of the true line, and the gun once laid is not, therefore, altered till another degree of elevation is chosen for nearer practice. One shot was next fired at an ele vation of 33 degrees, and attained a range of 9,547 yards, falling 57 yards to the right of the mark. The third trial was at an elevation of 20 degress, and at this angle the most wonderful practice, both as regards range and accuracy, which has yet been witnessed with any artillery in the world, was effected. The gun was laid by one of Mr. Whitworth's people, who it must be remem bered are ordinary mechanics, and before these ex periments never laid or loaded a gun in their lives. The first shot, fired with Boz. of powder, fell at a distance of more than four miles (7,073 yards), and only four yards to the right of the true line of fire The second fell at 6,985 yards, and 41 yards to the right of the true line. The third dropped at 6,960 yards-41 yards to the right of the mark ; and the fourth and last, at 6,Siii2 yards, but 27 yards right of the line of fire. The unusual degree of diver gence in the last shot we were informed was purely accidental, and caused by a slight inadvertence in loading the gun, which it was supposed shifted the stand. But even counting this as a fair shot, the greatest amount of divergence from the true line, at a range of 7,000 yards, is only 22/ yards to the right, a deviation so slight as to appear almost incredible. With a regiment in square at such a distance, or even among a cavalry out-picket of a dozen mounted men, nearly every shot would have told, as the line of flight is low beyond all compa rison with other projectiles. The angle of eleva tion was then lowered to 10 degrees, at which four shots were fired. The first pitched 16 yards to the right, at 4,269 yards' distance; the second was 10 yards to the right, at 4,281 yards' distance ; the third went 29 yards to the right, at 4,193 yards' distance ; and the fourth, 18 to the right, at 4,015 yards' range. These shots concluded the experi ments with the 3-pounder, the practice of the whole day giving much greater results than has ever been attained with any artillery. It is a curious fact that the first shot at each angle of elevation always attained the greatest range, and that each round after that point was reached showed a steady dill minution in its length of flight of nearly 40 yards. This gradual decrease is worth notice, as our readers can see by casting their eye over the sub joined table, which gives the order in which each round was fired, the angle of elevation, charge of powder, and length of ra ALEXANDRIA, FEB. 4. The Himalaya, with the men and guns for China, arrived at Alexandria on the 29th ult., but none of the troops have yet been landed, ncr can they hope to be released from their confinement on board ship for some days to come—not until the arrival at Suez of the Berenice, now making her way up the Red Sea. She left Aden on the 29th ult., but being an old and notoriously slow boat she can hardly be ex pected for another four or five days.' It is a singular thing that neither the present nor preceding Administrations have ever yet been able to conduct the despatch of troops or stores by the overland route with the ordinary regularity which in so simple a matter might most reasonably be looked for. It cannot, at least, be supposed that the detention in Egypt is premeditated. Its irk someness to the men need not be pointed out. Any person who has performed a sea voyage, however short, will remember his haste to land, and the sense of relief he experienced at finding himself again on terra firma. But I must add that those who know the old Berenice,and who are acquainted with the accommodation she can afford, confidently predict that the men will not proceed far on their voyage from Suez before they look back with regret to their quarters on board the Himalaya, however monotonous and tedious the life they are now lead ing in the harbour of Alexandria may be. With very few exceptions, every party of men that has been sent through Egypt hashad to undergo detentions similar to the present one, and an in quiry into the subject would contribute some curious and not uninstructive instances of the fatality of mismanagethent, which seems to attend everything connected with our military affairs, whether it be in the most important or in the most trivial matters. The murmurs, verging upon mutiny, which broke out among a small detachment of the 92d Highlanders some two years ago, touching the ac commodation supplied for their voyage from Suez, will be present in the memory of many of your readers ; and it will not be matter for surprise if the Artillery by the Himalaya loudly express their dis content when they become personally acquainted with the boat provided for their voyage to China. If, as is indicated by the experience of the past four years, the Egyptian route must henceforward be permanently kept open for the passage of troops, it will be absolutely necessary that a suitable de scription of transport be kept available on the fur ther side of the isthmus, and, what is equally impor tant, that a better system be adopted. Under the present one there is little economy of either time or money, and an emergency may any day arise to cause us bitterly to regret our present short-sighted negl4,ence. The 14th Dragoons, it is said, are shortly coming through on their way home; but as far as can be understood from the Aden telegram, they are not on board the Berenice, and the detention of the Himalaya will consequently not be at an end even after she has landed her present freight. Said Pasha has returned from his trip to the upper country, and is recruiting himself from his fatigue at his palace on the Mareotis. Possessed as he is with an intense mania for all things military, the passage of the Armstrong guns, as may be expected, has a rather tantalising effect upon him, and he is said to express a strong wish to see them; but whe ther it will be possible to gratify his curiosity is un certain. Within the last few months he bar had a large number of guns rifled under the superintend ence of Col. Minie, it is said with excellent results. There is not much change in the state of Egyptian financial affairs, bUt that little, it is gratifying to say, is for the better. The Government bonds con tinue to be regularly met as they fall due, and in some few instances they have lately even been dis counted by the Treasury at the Government rate of interest of 6 per cent per annum. But this, it is true, has been the case only with bonds touching close upon maturity, and further emissions prevent any important reduction in the floating amount. The heaviest sums fall due in the course of the present year, after which it is said the amount of these se curities will be gradually reduced to £200,000, which sum, I am informed, the Government has expressed its determination not to exceed. Meanwhile, as an earnest of his good intention, the Viceroy has ini tiated his projected measures of economy by dis banding a portion of his troops. The present rate of discount on bonds having from one to two years to ruu is from about 14 to 16 per cent. per annum. We are iu daily expectation of hearing of the completion of telegraphi c comasunicationbetween Kurrachee and Aden, by the submarine cable now in process of being submerged. The first message will be one from the Viceroy of India to the Queen. The affairs of the Suez Canal Company continue in the same position. A pretence of continuing the works in the Suez desert is still kept up ; but all that is doing, in as far as regards any real progress, is not of the slightest intrinsic value. A few persons persona d l e ly spe in ra te te re e s if ted in the ortstok affair eepthe stillnk occa sional question ae alive, but the public at large seem gradually to bo losing all interest in the matter ; and unless the friends of the scheme be more successful in keeping up an agitation of the question in Europe, it seems destined —at least as far as this country is concerned—soon to fall into total oblivion. EQUALIS.4TION OF THE INCOME-TAX TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING ADVERTISER. Sir,—Allow me a place amongst your numerous correspondents to raise my voice against the unequal pressure and unjust imposition of the income-tax. Poor curates and poor clerks have great reason to complain of the heavy burden, but not more so than poor schoolmasters. I am one of the latter; my salary is a hundred pounds per year, and I am the happy father of eight children. lam expected to bring them up in a respectable manner, both as to their education and their appearance. Nly wife and myself must also appear as becomes our important position, and, not to speak of the many incidental expenses naturally occurring in a large family, all this is to be effected upon a salary of less than £2 per week, and even this small income is to be re duced and my difficulties greatly increased by the unequal burden of the income-tax. Why should single and married men, large families and small, be taxed in like sums ? If we must be taxed, why not according to our family responsibilities ? The larger our necessary domestic expenses the. less should be our tax liabi lities. Surely the man with four children is better able to pay than the man with eight; and the man with one than he with two ; and if we have the same incomes, it is therefore truly unjust that we should be obliged to pay the same amount of tax. - - I am sure there is no one who loves his country and its institutions but would gladly, in time of need, help to defend them as far as he is able, both by his pocket and his person ; and schoolmasters are not less loyal than any other of her Majesty's subjects; but to be unjustly pressed and burdened by a tax greater than theycan bear, and thus to be driven into difficulties unbecoming their position and hurtful to their character, should not be required by any Government, and therefore should not be quietly submitted to. If a system of equable taxa- tion, moderate and efficient, could be devised and adopted, I am sure everyone would at this time willingly submit and cheerfully pay it. Although greatly experienced in domestic re trenchment, I know little or nothing of Political Economy ; bmt it has occurred to me that a plan of assessment might be made which would relieve us of the unequal pressure, and distribute the burden according to the power to bear it. This, I think, could be effected by calculating the value of the amount that each man's income bears to his neces sities, and tax it accordingly. For instance, take tvs o men, each having five children to provide for; one has £lOO per year, and the other £l,OOO ; now it is evident that the value of the £lOO is far greater to him whose in come it is than the £l,OOO is to the other; because the £lOO, being scarcely sufficient to provide re spectable necessities for the one family, there is nothing loft, every pound scrupulously doing its domestic duty, and therefore extending its ut most value ; while the £l,OOO provides ample means for the other family to live in affluence, with an accumulating balance at the banker's in his favour. The sovereign here is but a unit in the multitude, unimportant in itself, unnoticed by its owner, and therefore very different in comparative value to its brother the pound above, who is an exceedingly important personage in the household of its pos sessor. It is here looked upon as a friend of the family, and when through sheer necessity they are obliged to part, it is with the utmost regret, although it is to return again in - some form of con venience or necessity ; but when it is roughly torn away from the family with unjust hands, to return no more in any form whatever, it is then that the poor man feels its value, and seriously deplores its fate. With an exceptio n in favour of the cotton trade, business at Alexandria is dull in all its principal branches. In the cotton-market an active business is transacted at full rates, stimulated by favourable intelligence from the consuming markets, but more especially by confirmed reports from the growing districts of an unusually short crop. Timely receipts of specie, amounting within the past fortnight to about £lOO,OOO, have produced an easier feeling in the money-market, and exchange on London for this port has advanced to 90 piastres per pound for first-class paper at three months' date. We are st . ll without intelligence of the Berenice. P.S. The Viceroy yesterday paid a visit to the Himalaya. The yards were manned for him, and one of the Armstrong guns, set aside for exercising the men during the voyage, was shown to him and worked in his presence. He was, of course, highly delighted, and expressed himself much gratified with his visit. TIIE FETE AT THE UOUSE OF DIOMED Ige : 3-POUNDER. No. Powder Elevation Rng. No. Powder Elevation Rng. 1 Soz. 35 deg. 9,688 8 Boz. 20 deg. 6,935 2 do. 35 „ 9,645 9 do. 20 „ 6,960 3 do. 35 „ 9,611 10 do. 20 „ 6,8 V 4 do. 35 „ 9,503 11 do. 10 „ 4,269 5 do. 35 „ 9,453 12 do. 10 „ 4,281 6 do. 33 „ 9,547 is do. 10 „ 4,193 7 do. 20 „ 7,073 14 do. 10 „ 4,01 i It is difficult to compare., these results with the greatest which Sir William Armstrong has attained, as Sir William does not use so small a gun, so slight a charge of powder, or so low an angle of elevation for long range. The nearest data which we get for comparison is the result of some experiments which Sir William made with a 5 pounder at 6 and 11 degrees' elevation. As compared with Whitworth's 3-pounder the results are thus ti.irmstrong. Range. Whitworth. Range. 5-pr. gun, 6 deg. 2,000 yards 3- pr. gun, 5 de g 2,500yd5. 11 „ 3,000 „ 1 0 „ 4,281 2 , We are not certain as to the precise amount of powder Sir William used but believe it was 12 ounces . Mr. Whitworth's was for the 5 degrees 7 ounces, for the 10 degrees 8 ounces. The experi ments were thencont o i f nu i l ih w ., i w th as th fi e red l2 fi -p ve ounder, which, with a ch arge t i mes at an angle of 5 deg. anfive times at an angle of 10 deg. The results were as follow : Angle of Yards Deviation from Elevation. Range. Line of Fire. 4 yards to the left. On the line. 2 1 • •• • • 55 d d o e g g: e 421 ****** 1 yard to the riolt 3 . . . • 5 dog. • • 22 2 , : 3 3 2 2 9383 3 1 2 51 y ya a r rd s s t o o the the left. right. d 4 5 5 5 deg. 6 .... 10 deg. .... 3,942 7 .... 10 deg. .... 4,120 l3 ” 8 10 deg. .... 4,011 9 .... 10 deg. .... 4,002 l6 10 .... 10 deg. .... 4,059 11(1T d h e e g . b g e s a t i n s e h d o t a of the ange i v t e w a t h h low ee seen, elevation i n o e o s f and 600 yards, or nearly 21 miles. calibre The i sa s good Armstrong as regards range and accuracy, Mr. Whitworth's pthraecabove.tpractice with i tlhn fact, a g ordnance h ave as y e t distanced all others, the dif ference in th ese res p ec t s b e t w e en his guns and Arm strong's, tho ug h not very great, is in truth, of the h th a i s s u t n h o of u g utm )st importance. The superiority, we believe, is due to the form of projectile and pitch and manner of rifling adopted by Mr. Whitworth ; and it is upon these points and upon the simplicity of ar rangement of the breech-loading apparatus that the contest between them will turn. In the breech loading plan there is scarcely any superiority worth speaking of on either side, what Whitworth gains by having no breech-piece to remove being coun terbalanced by having to pull out his fin cartridge case, and the time he saves by not sponging out being consumed in making three turns of the screw handle to open the breech and shut it. It is, as we have said, in the shape of projectile and manner of The fete at the house of Diomed is the subject of every conversatien, and the dresses and appoint ments in preparation for the occasion the great occupation of the moment. Since the invitations were first distributed various novel elements have been added to the attractions of the festi val, the most important of which is the new play by Emile Angier, called "Ze Joueur de Flute," which is to be performed in the antique style, by three actors, upon a platform, raised simply upon tressels, in the banquet-hall, during the repast. The platform is placed upon wheels, and is to be drawn in at a given moment, with the actors in full costume, ready to commence their performance. The prologue is written by Theophile Gautier, and was read last night at the literary soiree of one of our celebrities with immense effect. Authors and actors are vying with each other to render this representation one of the memorable events of the season—and so it certainly will be. Of course, being the subject which occupies us all, the chronicle is filled with anecdotes concerning it, and many a joke is .float respecting the difficulties encountered by Prince Napoleon in the getting up of this very novel affair in such antique fashion. The adventure of the bath, which occupies the centre of the building, or atrium, which, in modern dwellings, is replaced by a court-yard, -is delight ing the hearts of all the professional mockers and jeerers who fill the club-rooms to overflowing every afternoon along the Boulevards. One or two speci mens will suffice. It seems that this admirable convenience for bathing is supplied from the Seine, and, by some contrivance, of evidently more recent invention than any which Diomed could have known, can be filled, in the course of a few mo ments, with a current both of hot and cold water. As the bath had not yet been filled the Prince was anxious to behold the effect it would produce with the light of the torches g►littering on the water from the windows of the banqueting-hal!, and a slave or two, according to ancient custom, swam/ling and rolling in the bath, while throwing up jets of water to cool the air and .make a pleasant music, refreshing to the ear, and suggestive of coolness and solitude, which induce forgetfulness of the heated atmosphere and the odour of the viands. Considering, then, that the incomes should be rated according to the domestic value of their amounts, I propose to assess incomes of .£lOO aril above at a penny in the pound, £2OO and above at twopence in the pound, £3OO and above at three pence in the pound, £4OO and above at fourpence in the pound, and so on increasing a penny per pound upon every additional hundred; thus the tax would be greater as the amount of income in creased its value, and less as the diminished amount decreased its value; by this means the burden would fall according as people were able to bear it, the present unequal pressure would be relieved, people would pay willingly and cheerfully, because justly levied, and (last though not least) the Chancellor would find his exchequer greatly increased. The following table will show the proposed scale, together with the present : Proposed System. Present System. Incomes. Rate. Tax. Rate. Tax. d. X s. d. d. £ s. d. 100 at 1 = 0 8 4 at 7 ---- 218 4 20) ~ 2= 113 4 " 10 = 8 6 8 300 „ 3 = 315 0 ~ 10 --- 12 10 0 400 „ 4 = 613 4 10 = 16 13 4 „ 5 = 10 8 4 '1 10 20 16 8 600 „ 6=15 0 0 " 10 =25 0 0 700 " 7=20 8 4 ~ =29 3 4 SOO >,B = 26 13 4 10 = 33 6 8 900 „ 9 33 15 0 ~ 10 37 10 0 1,000 „ 10 =4l 13 4 '1 10 41 13 4 1,100 , 11 =5OlB 4 " 10 =4516 8 1,200 " 12 == 80 0 0 " 10 =5O 0 0 L3OO " 13 =7O 8 4 " 10 = 54 3 4 1,400 „ 14 =Bll3 4 " 10 58 6 8 1,500 ~ 15 =93:5 0 ' 1 10 =6210 0 1,600 „ 16 = 106 13 4 " 10 =6318 4 1,700 ~ 17 = 120 8 4 " 10 =7OlO 8 1,800 „ 18 = 135 0 0 „ 10 =7i 0 0 1,900 „ 19 = 150 8 4 , 10 =79 3 4 2 000 „20 = 166 13 4 „ 10 =B3 6 8 1,195 16 8 973 15 0 973 15 0 The Prince stood at the window of the hall, ac companied by M. de —, who is pleasantly deno minated the aide-de-ca m p o f a ll w ork," and, th e order being given for the filling of the tank, which, when empty, looks like a stone•fiagged court—so ingeniously is the whole building contrived—the water gushed at once from all parts, by hundreds of small conductors, and . . . a black and turgid liquid, such as that we read of in the French papers as filling the Thames at London, and cau sing pestilence and death throughout the city, bubbled and rushed, with a roaring noise, into the tank, and drew forth from the Prince not the ex £222 1 8 balance in favour of Exchequer. By the above it will be seen that the present mode bears heavily and unequally on incomes below £l,OOO, while the proposed plan will gradually ease them according to their value, and thus bring the tax within the means of the humblest, while ft will fairly and equally fall upon rich and poor, as they are able to bear it.—l am, sir, yours, &e., A. B. C. (";1_ 4 ,1 1- s s • Cal • kgz. *,t•• • ,),A, ; • , . 6 , 1 2014 , y 4P 4L n • //fp „- " "IA A - -c&- -7_ r am , • ..ZO C v4hp, 4 ,.. , , Ron , . r 0 7, PRICE 4 D . STAMPED, 5.9. olamation of pleasure which was on his lips, but the most awful expression of displeasure and dis gust which can be conveyed by the French lan guage! The cause wassoon discovered. The Seine had swollen considerably for a day or two before,and, having decreased,had left at the mouth of the conduc tors,all the foul slime and deposit which it had brought down with the current. The tele was afloat in less than an hour, and all Paris was meditating some epigram about the Prince having "lost his Latin and all that, when another trial, after cleansing the pipes, was determined on ; and again, last Monday, did the Prince go down to-Diomed's house, in com pany with the aide-de-camp of all work, to examine the result. This time nothing could be purer and more limpid than the stream which flowed into the tank ; and the gentlemen, who had dropped in solely with the hope of witnessing a second discom fiture, were about to depart disappointed, when one of them, inspired, no doubt, by some malicious demon, suggested the idea of rendering the rehearsal complete, by witnessing the effect of the swimming slave in the bath at the same time. This new fancy was eagerly seized upon, and a merry dispute soon arose as to who should sacrifice himself for the satisfaction of the rest of the company. The com petition was not particularly brisk, and all eyes were, of course, turned towards the aide-de-camp of all work, who shivered as he looked at the placid mass of water which'shone now-too clearly beneath the hard square of blue let in from the roof. .The Prince, as was expected, turned towards him, and asked him, in the most courteous manner, to try the experiment, in which they would all join by turns. There could be no pos sible objection—the water was warm, and could be, in a moment, mounted to any temperature— the pretence of a cold, which most of the other gentlemen had urged, was not admissible in this case—there could, therefore, be no obstacle to the plunge of a few minutes, which was all that was required of the aide-de-camp ; and he retired, with no great alacrity, to reappear in another moment, as was supposed, in the bath below. While they were engaged in the amiable occupa tion of quizzing the absent one, a sudden plunge from the steps of the bath, ingeniously covered over and hidden from sight, announced that the bather had accepted his misfortune, and was about to become visible. But another deception awaited the Prince—a far worse one than the first. Above the shining surface of the w a t er , re fl ec t e d d ou bl e skull and sadow, instead of the youthful head of the aide-de-slmp, with its ambrosial curls and waxed moustache, appeared the bald and bronzed pate of the old porter, who had been chosen, for his very age and wrinkles, as being more fit to repre sent the ancient domestic who sat in the hall-gate mentioned so often by the Latin poets. A shout of laughter burst from the bystanders, and another expression of disgust and displeasure, equally strong as the last, burst at the same time, from the Prince's lips. But the story did not end so jocosely this time, for presently a howling cry burst from the victim, who, for a consideration on the part of the aide-de-camp, had consented to take his place ; and soon ho began to plunge, and toss and throw his lean and skinny arms above, as if in the greatest agony, while he leaped and bounded with almost supernatural strength, for such an old man, towards the steps by which he had descended. At first the whole scene pro voked the most uproarious laughter on the part of the lookers-on, but presently it became evident that something seldom; had occurred, and, by one good natured impetus, they all rushed to the entrance of the stairs, to ascertain what was the matter. The poor old Cerberus was found to be in a state of the greatest pain and terror—one half of his per son parboiled, the other frozen ! Nothing is per fect in this world. By some unaccountable over sight, the engineer had made the currents of hot and cold water entirely distinct, so that a certain length of time should have been suffered to elapse before any one had ventured to enter the bath; and the first victim had thus been made to serve as warning and example not, to be followed by any future imitator. F or tunately, no great harm was done; and, after a little while, the patient being recovered from his fright, which was much greater than the hurt, the party left the house of Diomed as full of glee as good-natured friends generally are at failure or discomfiture of one of themselves. The Prince has since g iven up the idea of the disp or ti ng slave, and indeed does not intend to fill the bath but Misfortune seems to have marked him for his Own, for, the day of the rehearsal of the play, ano ther disaster, of far more importance, occurred, which nearly put an end to the performance alto gether.—Court Jeurnal. THE BENICIA BOY. " Argus," of the Post, says :—The excitement relative to the great international contest in April between the Benicia Boy and Mr. Sayers continues unabated, and the latter is almost as great a hero in the United States as Washington himself. In deed an offer has been made to him for a tour in that country after the trial of strength has come off of so lucrative a character that it is only second to that of Jenny Lind's. Here he is the cynosure of all eyes, and divides with public feeling the great question of the budget. Publicans " bid" for him as Lady Morgan used to do for a " Thaddeus of Warsaw ;" and Mr. Dickens is not more sought after at a literary institution or athenteum than is our champion by the licensed victuallers at both ends of the metropolis. Such an exhibition of feeling will, no doubt, be looked upon with regret by Mr. Spooner and his followers; but in these invasion panic days (in which I am no believer however) it cannot, with any degree of decency, be discouraged. Heenan's proceedings, on the con trary, have been conducted with greater mystery ; and wisely shunning th e t em pt a t ions o f London, he betook himself to the Far West, to prepare for the serious task cut out for him, and in the execution of which I do not for a moment envy Not hating had the honour of being pre sented to him—for his sejour in the " village" was so brief—l can give you no account of him personally ; but my regret on that score is diminished as the narrative of an interview with him, which appears in the Field of yesterday, under the head of an " E venin g with Heenan," is written in such an agreeable style, and is so entirely free from slang of any description, I feel cer tain your readers will be obliged by my extracting it. The writer, evidently the author', of these ex cellent articles in the same newspaper, entitled " The Studs of England," and which have created such sensation in all parts of the country, begins as follows :—" My theme is Man.' In my late wan derings I have met with a remarkably fine speci men of the genus. He is a stranger among us ; all England knows that he is here, but all England has not seen him. His name has for the last month been in everybody's mouth. The gentlemen of England are, with few exceptions, anxious to see him ; the so-called sporting men are raving for a peep at him, and even they who care not to mingle with their fellows in sport or pastime are on the qtti vice to ascertain what manner of creature he must be who has crossed three thousand miles of ocean to beard the British champion on his own arena. His name is Heenan, ' and he comes in shape much bigger than an agate-stone.' He stands six feet and an inch, weighs 13st., and is as finely built a young fellow as e'er sun shone upon. I found him on the Downs of Wiltshire, and am bcund to echo the words of Mr. Grantley Berkeley in pronouncing him a magnificent specimen of a man ' Having read of him in all the morning and several weekly papers, I was prejudiced against him. One word was enough to convince me he was not the ruffian he had been painted. We met at covertside. I guessed who he was, and opened a conversation by advising him to be careful of the high•brcd bull-dog he was leading by a pocket-handkerchief. The Benicia Boy'—that, gen tle reader, is his Corinthian' title—thanked inc with a smile, and said, If Ido not hold him, I guess the hounds will eat him and the hunters will eat me.' At once, methought, this man is more of a gentleman than a pugilist. I took a liking t o him, and did my utmost to get hi m a v i ew o f the fox, for which he was most eager • unfortunately we drew several coverts before finding, which we did after s nipnY ' The Boy' had gone ho me t o his early dinner. His in dog, he said, should never again acco his walks NN hen ho u nds were near. - l a ietold me he did not approve of dog-fighting, but he . kept this guardian of his home to protect him m from the in i that I tru,ion of inquisitive meddlers. F very nearly knew where to p draw r him, hein vited me to visit his 'castle. I did so next day, and found it to correspond exactly with his description, namely, a fortified farm, within a high wall of flint and clay, like the squares on a chess-board,' No bell was on the gate, nor was it needful to blow a horn as did Jack the Giant Killer to gain admission once upon a time.' My giant' s gate was not fastened. I pushed it aside, and on walk ing across what was once a lawn, the house-door was thrown open to me by one of his friends, a well-educated and well-spoken New-Yorker. The party consisted of three, the gentleman aforesaid. the 13oy (ab )ut four feet round the chest!), and his ~r ~/ NEIVSPAPT- 7 ,R 4 alk&al ''-'ed ''''" ' -14......4 -, ~ < ilticiw . 4._..,... trainer; a 'small - man, who could never tire. I was cure offensively so ! asked many answered most, courteouSlY.l....ley, .d "fi. al , place by accident, and chose it for ip its lonesome ness. . The house itself is - worth seeing; the old porch, with a massive stoneseaton each side, the four steps to the keeping-room, and the various descents to its enormous cellars, bespoke it of ancient date, and accustomed to good cheer. , It was built before the day of strikes and documents, for the walls are of immense thickness, and have doubtless beard many a funny story from the glorious race of monks of old. It stands within hearing of a peal of cathedral bellsiand is supposed to be coeval with the sacred edifice. The archaeologists have found amusement in the neighbourhood, and many an Oldbuck has raised antiquities almost within gun shot of Heenan's isolated home. Coffins and spears of ancient date and unknown fabric have there been lifted from their beds of flint, and flint abounds at the foot of the 1 breezy DoWns,' on'which the athle tic States-man delighteth him to walk. From the windovvs,of his refuge, which I fancy was in former years the dairy-farm of the jolly inmates of the neighbouring cloister, this well-condUcted gladiator pointed out to me the range of hills on which he a takes his early morning's walk. From the other side of the house he showed me the gentle-flowing river, wherefrom the speckled front were taken to deck the tables of the refectory. On either side of the stream, and as far as the eye could reach, stretched meadows, on which many a herd of kine, aye, and perhaps the abbot's mule-has grazed. All these the open-hearted fellow seemed fond of dwel ling on ; and he finished . his lecture by saying— ' Yours is a fine country ; b u t d o you have any fine_..._ weather ?' He next initiated me in a few of tile' arts and sciences connected with athletic exercise. 'Now,' quoth he, ' you have seen the playground, allow me to show you the school.' Not learned in pugilistic lore, the sight of his gymnasium was to me an interesting novelty. A large barn, ' replete with every. luxury,' appropriated to the art of self defence—that is the term used by its•professors to soften down the more rough word boxing—was the school to which he conducted me. The aiticles of furniture bore but slight resemblance to anything I had seen at Gillow's or Dowbiggin's, but they were such as, by being constantly used, would strengthen the frame, expand the lungs, give liberty to the shoulders, develop the muscles=in short, render a man so active and healthy that he could endure excessive exertion without showing fatigue. One • bay of the barn was full of agri cultural implements, the other was "The Boy's' play-room on a wet day. There had been weights and pulleys to get him into wind ; lie had no boat to pull to get him into water, although he sat at his work as do the gentlemen who start from Putney; there lie had a swinging sack to practice at, and fancy he was engaging the renowned Tom Sayers ; there he had some very pretty clubs, which he called his dumb-bells, of about the some size as one imagines that of Her cules to have been when lie tamed the Netnren lion. With these toys lie played as would a small boy with a battledore. I yielded to his kind invi- • tation to handle his playthings, but afar a very few circumvolutions my feeble arm ''did not seem to care about it.' I plead non-guiltiness to a know ledge of the ways and means of training a human being; but I should imagine that a few weeks' practie with the sort of tools I have attempted to delineate would give a man such a preparation that ' Observer' would describe him as being ' fit to run for a man's life.' My afternoon's lounge did not terminate with the lesson on the dumb-bells ; for I was invited to take a second peep at his parlour, and test the quality of his bolica. From my youth up I have loved bohea. A fair white cloth bedecked his massive oaken table—even that item bore -.. - io trace of being town-made ; and, in the absence of bison, a grass-fed ox supplied a dish palatable to a man with an appetite. The meal was soon discussed, and we had a chat about things over the water, or what he called ' home.' Ilis aspirant to fistic honours is no illiterate visitor; and, if I may he allow d to venture an opinion after seeing his quiet and decent demeanour, I must yield to the notion that if he be not too much of a gentleman for the work he has sat himself, he will achieve it. His age is 25; he therefore has a decided advantage in point of youth. He has also length of arm to serve him, and only requires that most necessary ingredient in the manufacture of pugilist—science, to render him a most formidable opponent. If he be a better player at hitting-in the-face than the English champion, he will set a good example to his countrymen by taking hack to the great West the champion'sbelt of old England. That trophy, if carried to America, will truly cause Brother Jonathan to ' blow'—for the benefit of country gentlemen, hundreds of whom will, I know attend the fight, I may as well define the meaning of the word. It is ' boast.' But it wilt also teach Americans that a man may defend himself without pistol-ball or bowie•knife—that an affront (I speak of the lower ranks in life) may be resented by chas tising an insolent puppy without taking away his life. It is a rather curious coincidence that, accord ing to present arrangements ; the day fixed for mak ing the next deposit of stakes is the anniversary of Washington's birthday. John Heenan walks and runs at least 20 miles a day, and hi. 3 finishing touch up the sides of the downs ought indeed to open his lungs. In the course of conversation the trio told me they constantly changed their trades. men, and al Rays saw the servant start off with their purchases before they left the shop. Their reason ' for this caution is, that they had heard dreadful accounts of the adulteration of food in England, and—l blush to write it—they feared that a trick might be played with the food. to pre vent the American winning the belt. I did not ask Heenan to' put his hands up,' for I never was brave in my life. I hope, however, to see him and his rival do so when the eventful day arrives." THE BUDGET. PARLIAMENTARY NOTICES. Mr. Lindsay—On going into committee on Cus toms Acts, to move—That, in the opinion of this house, it is expedient, in sanctioning the measures requisite for executing the engagements entered into by her Majesty in the treaty with France, that provision be made for abolishing all differential duties on the trade carried on in British or French vessels between the ports of England and France, and their respective colonies and dependencies, and from port to port within those limits. Mr. Du Cane—On the motion that Mr. Speaker do leave the chair for going into committee on Cus toms Acts, to move, by way of amendment, the fol lowing resolution :—That this house, recognising the necessity of providing for the increased expen diture of the coming financial year, is of opinion that it is not expedient to add to the existing deficiency by diminishing the ordinary re venue, and is not prepared to disappoint the just expectations of the country by reimposing the income-tax at an unnecessarily high rate. Mr. Disraeli —Amendment to question, that Mr. Speaker do leave the chair, to go into committee on Customs Acts ; that this house does not think fit to go into committee on the Customs Acts, with a view to the reduction or repeal of the duties re ferred to in the treaty of commerce between her Majesty and the Emperor of the French, until it shall have considered, and assented to, the engage ments in that treaty. Mr. Bristow—ln committee on Customs Acts— on Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer moving the re peal of the clause in the Act of Parliament which exempts the deed of building societies from stamp duties, to move that the exemption be retained and continued. STRANDING OF THE COSfACK, SCREW STEAM SHIP. The Board of Trade have issued the report of the Swansea magistrates who inquired into the strand ing of the Cossack steamer on Magram Sands, near Port Talbot, on the night of the 13th of January, and the decision of the department. The Cossack, which was of 1,100 tons register, and belonged to Hull, sailed from Liverpool ou the 12th January, for Cardiff, and the report, after noticing the course of the ship, the stranding of the vessel at 10.34 p.m., the expectation of Captain L ew i s (master) o floating her off, and declining the aid of Mr. Talbot (the lord-lieutenant the case, of the county and other parties, thus concl u d es Re viewing therefore all the circumstances_ oi' :----" Re the master's ignorance of the Bristol Channel, his e vident want of knowledge of the set and v elocity going full speed when of the tides, the impropu r — his want of caution in doubt ful of his position courses he steered, and. (witrout coming to any decision on the very moot otherwise of his coi: question as to the propriety or assist ance of , uet in not accepting the prof fered Cossack sc row lordships' consideration that the report fur your the Donna, tug), we beg to steamer N d vas stranded, and sustained of the master, d c e h T a a r tLi e n s a v g is e : , , t , hr l o v ugh the defat t Conse quent eon si Charles e arc glad 0 perceive that several testimonials speak highly o f Captain Lewis's services , . as mast( r for more than 20 years. Captain lams, the nautical- assessor, who assisted i n th e investigation, ln • expressed his conc urrence i n th e report, :the iving Lo Committee of th e P r i vy C ounc il for 'Trade o f the ad e have directed that Captain Lewi s ' s cer tifi ca t e b e sus pended for three months. DEFALCATIONS OF A RAILWAY OFFICIAL. , ---It 18 r unoured that one of the principal officers in a metropolitan railway has absconded with cash to a large amount. His defedeations are believed to exceed meny thousanl pounds. --06,3erver. is d. o ad i d