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FOR COALS FOR BATHURST, RIVE't GAMBIA. - Department of the Storekeeper-General of the Navy, Somerset-place, 14th THE COMMISSIONERSIorEXECUTING the --A- OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that 'on TUESDAY, the 22d inst., at Two o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be IVirling to CONTRACT for supply ing and delivering into store at Bathurst, River Gambia, . 400 TONS OF SOUTH WALES COALS, Fit for the service of her Majesty' s Steam Vessels. - - „, (Front a Correspondent of Abin,,ki. ) , HONG KONG, MARetr I will endeavour to condense into a brief space all the news of importance. Sir Hope Grant arrived in the Fiery Cross. The Sampson gunboat, which wintered in the north, where she was engaged in surveying, was the next arrival. She contradicted the Chinese report relative to the capture of the ' Dove gunboats. The Pearl arrived on the 15th inst., with the Cressy in tow, conveying to this port the left wing of the 44th Regiment. On the day following the men encamped at Cowloon, the mainland opposite. The Government have taken up the Glendower, the Gamecock, the Tas nania, the Queensberry, the Stately, the Miles 'Bar on, and the Albert Edward at 225. a ton per men- The French Government have purchased the THE SUN, - LONDON I __ TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1860. A form of the tender may be seen at the said office. No tender will be received after two o'clock on the day of treaty, nor will any be noticed, unless the party attends, or an agent for him duly authorised in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words" Ten der for Coals," and must be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by a letter signed by a responsible person, en gaging to become bound with the person tendering, in the sum of £2OO, for the due performance of the Contract. N 9. 21,155. PRICE 4 1) . STAMPED, 51). U BLICATIO_N S. t OUNTRY APARTMENI S.—To be LET, k, Furnished, TIIREE BED ROOMS, a Sitting Room, and use of a Kitchen, near . a healthy village twelve miles from Loudon. The house stands in a very extensive garden and is close to Bushy Park, at an, easy distance from two stations. Omnibuses p iss within a few minutes' walk to and from London, and the stations several times during the day. To those seeking rural retirement and quiet comfort this ad vertisement offers unusual advantages. Address, M. E., 'Hampton Wick, Middlesex. necessary, if any reform was t o b e o bt a i n ed at a ll. (Cheers.) Mr. WALTON, another letter-carrier, confirmed the statements of the previous speaker, and added that the remuneration of the letter-carriers was even lower than had been stated. They had all heard of auxiliary letter-carriers who were now so often employed, and these men actually only re ceived 10s. a week. (Cries of " Simmer) It was then moved : FITE SEVEN SIWVEBS of SLEEP : A Popular -I- History of the SeVenTrevailinz IV:ircotics of the World. By M. C. COO KE. Illustrations. Crown Svo., cloth, 7s. Gd, - TINSEL or GOLD: A Fireside Story-. By J. VEItEY. Fcalt. Svo., cloth. 3s. Gd. London: James Blackwood, Paternoster-row. AUTION TO BANKERSpBILL BROKERS, C AND .o r rnERs.—LOST or STOLEN, on MONDAY, 11th ?Jaiy; Sri Princess-streef, City, between the hours of One and Two o'clock in the Afternoon, the undermentioned Bills of Exchange, viz.:— £32 ss. Bd., drawn by Stuckey's Banking Company of Bath, on Jones Loyd Ss Co., due 25th May; £2B Sc. 2d., drawn by National Proyincial Bank at t ideford on London and Westminster Bank, Lothbury, due 28th May. • "That it being the opinion of the letter-carriers of Lon, don that a Parliamentary inquiry is necessary in order to obtain an impartial investigation of their present grievances, this meeting; having heard the statements made this even ing, strongly feel that such an inquiry is imperatively called for, and should take place, in order that the fair claims of the men should be satisfied in accordance with a duo regard for the public interest." _ _ _ Cm. The Bills are of no use to any one but the owners ; but if any attempt should be made to ne,c,rotiate them, it is requested that information may be immediately given to Messrs. R. and S. MULLENS, Solicitors, 7, Poultry, London, E.C. CONTRACTS FOR FRESH OX BEEF. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling, Somerset House, 12th May, 1860. pHE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on THURSDAY, the 31st inst, at half-past One o'Clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be Willing to Contract for supplying (under separate Contracts); all such quantities of FRESII OX BEEF as may be demanded for the use of her Maje Sty's Ships and VessAs at the following- places, from the Ist July to the 31st December, 1860, both days included, TIZ. ENGLAND, 171111 Jersey and Guernsey Littlehampton Liverpool London Bridge to Woolwich, inclu . sivc_ Lymington North Shields Penzance Plyniouth (Oxen) Portland and Port land-Roads SCOTLAND. Granton I Leith '• I Stornoway ,Greenock I Queensferry , . Chatham to Gilling ham, inclusive COW'S Dartmouth Deal, and in the Down s Dover Falmouth Gravesend Greenhithe Grimsby Harwich Holyhead 'PortSmouth (Oxen) Vurtleet flamsp:ate heerness,from be low : Gillingham to the Great Nore inclush , e Staithampton Torbay - • Weymouth Yarmouth I RELAND. Kingstown and Hill Cove) Bere- . I Queenstown and Dublin . . _haven) . F • Kinsale Rathmullen N.B.—The Contractors are to supply-Good, Fat, Well-Fed Ox Beef as NO HEIFER HEAT will be admitted. Separa/te tenders must ~be made for each port, and no at tention will be paid to any offer not so Made. None of the contracts to be sub-let, and the contracts for Chltham and Sheerness to be taken by persons residing on the spot, and the Cattle for Chatham and Sheerness to be . _ , sfaughtsted on the spot.. • Partienlar attention is called to the recent modifications of the Conditions of the Contracts, which may be seen at this Office. or by applying to the superintendents of the Victual ling Establishments at Deptford, Gosport, and Plymouth ; the Superintendents of Her Majesty's Dock-yards at Wool wich, Chatham, and Sheerness ; the Clerk in charge of Her Majesty's Yard at Deal; the Agent for the Victualling at Hitulbowline ; the Agent for Transports at Leith ; the Offi cers conducting the Packet Service at Dover, Liverpool, and Southampton ; the Secretary to the Postmaster-General, Dublin; to the Collectors of HerMajesty' Customs at Cowes (Tull - Ilemsgate Dartmouth Jersey and Guern- Weymouth Falmouth sey Greenock Grimsby Yarmouth Stornoway Harwich Penzance Shields And to the Postmaster at Torquay (for lorbay) and each of the other Places. Forms of Tender .may also be obtained, on application to the proper Officer at either of the above Places. No tender will be received after half-past One o'clock on the day of treaty, nor any. noticed unless made on the Printed Form provided for the purpose; but it will not be necessary that the party tendering, or an agent appointed by him, should attend at this Office, as the result of the offer re ceived from each person will be communicated to him and his proposed sureties in writing. Every tender must be 'delivered at the above Office, and signed by two responsible persons, engaging to become . bound with the person tendering in the sum .of .E 590 for the due performance of each of the Contracts for Sheerness, Chatham. Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Queenstown and Kin sale; and in the sum of £3OO for each of the other Contracts. rt 4 ETROPOLITAN, COUNTIES, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 29, Rei,rent-street, Waterloo-place, London, S.W. 'Life Assurance, Antinities,T4lndowments and Loans. F. FERGUSON . CAMRQU.y, Manager. THE INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 14.2, Strand, London. Empowered by Act of Parliament., for LIFE ASSURANCE, SURVIVORSHIPS, ANNUITIES, ENDOWMENTS, &c. • DIRECTORS. EDMOND SHEPPARD SYMES, M.D., Chairman. John Ell iotson,M.D.,Cantab., John Moss, Esq. F.R.S. John Symes, Esq. Henry J. Hodgson, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. SECRETARY TO THE BOARD. Alexander Richardson, Esq. CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. Augustus Illondel, Esq. AUDITORS. Professor Wheatstone, F.R.S., and Professor J. Radford. Young. MEDICAL REFEREE GENERAL. J. Elliotson, M.D., Cantab., F.R.S., 37, Conduit-street. ACTUARY. W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R.A.S., F.S.S., &c. ASSISTANT ACTUARY. • Barker Woolhouse, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., (37, Lombard -street. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Gregory, Gregory, Skirrow, and Roweliffe, Bedford row. Th- Ae next Quinquennial Division of Profits will be declared in May, 1860. Examples of Bonus up to May, 1855 : Policy Sum Bonus in Permanent taken Age. Ass ure d . addition Bones in Reduction out in to - Sum Cash. of Annual Assured. Premiums. ----- -,--- • c ---- —-- .£ £s. d. .£ R. d. .£ s. d. 18 38 55 3 , 0 00 867 17 7 428 1 4 56 3 8 1841 48 4,000 719 4 0 325 16 0 32 0 4 1615 59 2,000 232 18 0 156 15 0 16 6 0 184851 60 2,000 lt4 2 8 103 16 8 10 15 2 55 2,800 120 17 0 72 14 6 67 7 £ s. d. 56 3 8 32 0 4 16 6 0 10 15 2 6 7 7 The following are amongst the advantages offered by the International Life Assurance Society:— The Society was established in 1838. Two-thirds of the profits are divided amongst the assured every five years. For prospectuses and every other information, apply to the Chairman, 142, Strand. 142, Strand, London, ED3IOND S. STALES, Ch a i rman W.C. 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By JOSEPH KAHIsT,Gra :nate in Medicine, Sur ger y, and Midwifery in the Royal and Imperial University of Vienna, Erlangen, &c. +ti This popillar *Work (which has been translated Into four dif ferent languaizes) has now gone through 41 Editions of 10,00 each, and is designed to impart accurate knowledge on sub jects which involve the means of securing moral and physical, happiness. Price ls., or post free for 12 stamps direct from the Author, 17, Harley.;street, Cavendish-square, London,W. PROPOSED NORTH ATLANTIC TELEG.RAPIL Yesterday morning an influential deputation waited upon Lord Palmerston at his residence in Piccadilly to lay before him plans of the route of the intended line of telegraph to America vie the Faroe Islands, Iceland, and Greenland, and to solicit the Government to despatch two or more vessels to make soundings and otherwise survey the facilities offered by the proposed line. The deputa tion consisted, among others, of the Right Hon. M. Gibson, M.P., Sir J. Duke, M.P.,Mr. T. W. Rus sell, M.P. , Mr. H. Pease, M.P., r. J. A. Roebuck, M.P., Hon. S. Smith, Postmaster •General of Canada; Capt. Sir E. Belcher, R.N., Capt. Collinson, R.N., Capt. Robinson, RN., Dr. Rae, Col. Shaffner, Capt. Young, Mr. J. R. C r o ss k ey , D r . N . Shaw, r. C. Bischoff, Mr. J. Howard, Mr. J. Arrowsmith, Mr. J. Barrow, Mr. L. S. Magnus, Mr. W. Bevan, Mr. E. Wakefield, Mr. H. Clayton, Mr. C. E. Deacon, Mr. J. S. O'Beirne, &c. Mr. M. Gibson having introduced the deputation, Mr. CROSSKEY said the object with which the de putation had sought an interview with his lordship was to call his attention to the new route which had been proposed for'affecting telegraphic communica tion between this country and America, via the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, and Labrador; and to ask the assistance of the Government in car rying out a complete survey and line of soundings along the proposed line. He might mention to his lordship that the line had been already in a great measure surveyed by Col. Shaffner, who had re ported most favourably as to the absence of any phy sical difficulties in carrying out the scheme ; but that survey as the act of a private individual could not, of course, have the same weight, nor be so thorough and complete as was desirable before com mencing an undertaking of such importance and magnitude. It was of the gravest importance for this country, both scientifically and politically, that the question of the practicability of so very desir able a route should be placed beyond a doubt, and that, of course, could only be done by a complete Government survey of the line, which they trusted his lordship would assist them in obtaining. Be lieving that the scheme when carried out would be commercially profitable, it was not the inten tion of those promoting it to ask for subsidy, or guarantee, or money aid of any kind,' but simply for such assistance in the way of survey as the Government might fairly and legitimately grant, and which would only be thoroughly satis factory when coming from GoVernment. Col. SIIAFFNER then pointed out to his lordship the maps and charts of the proposed route, and ex plained the various physical and geographical fea tures of the lino. He said the principal advantage which this route, if carried out, would possess over all others would be the rapidity of transmission of messages. Supposing that tho direct Atlantic cable, submerged some two years since, had re mained perfect to the present time, it would still not have been possible to telegraph at a greater speed than five words a minute, while he could show that the minimum speed of transmission by the pro posed northern route, arising from their having to work through such short lengths of submarine cable, would be at least 20 words a minute. Thus practically and commercially speaking, one cable submerged by this route would represent in work ing efficiency nearly four lines between Ireland and Newfoundland. Col. Shaffner then proceeded to point out the positions along the route where, in his opinion, the cable should be laid and landed. He also explained away the difficulties in the way of ice which had so long been thought insurmount able obstacles to the adoption of this plan. Capt. A YOUNG, who accompanied Capt. M'Clin tock's celebrated expedition in the Fox, said he en tirely concurred in what had been stated by Col. Shaffner as to the practicability of the proposed route. f the immediate object ul. tN s . O , v s g a h i d t t t h o a b t oindependentlyaccomplished, o it would be of great importance in the interests of science that such a survey should be carried out. It would add to the knowledge of the Arctic regions, and it was not at all improbable that new grounds for whale and other fisheries might be discovered. In reply ,to Lord PALMERSTON'S question as to what time it was desirable that the expedition should sail, it was stated that to be of effect this year it ought to start as soon as possible. Mr. PEASE, M.P., said he thought it was exceed ingly desirable, both in the interests of science and commercial speculation that such a survey should be undertaken by the Government. He considered that the Government was in duty bound to facili tate in every legitimate manner a scheme of such importance as that which proposed to secure to Great Britain direct electrical communication with the American continent. It was not, and never had been, the desire of those interested in this plan to ask for subsidies or guarantees, but only that the Government should grant assistance in carrying out a fair and impartial survey of that route, which, if found practicable, must in its results be most ad vantageous both commercially and politically. The proceedings then took rather a conversational turn, in the course of which his Lordship asked a variety of questions relative to the regions proposed to be traversed, and which were satisfactorily an swered by the gentlemen present connected with Arctic discovery. After the interview had lasted upwards of an hour, Lord PALMERSTON said that before he could grant the request of the deputation he must know pre cisely what was wanted, and he would therefore be glad if they would furnish him in writing with a detailed statement of the number of ships required, the route over which the survey was wished, and the time that would probably be occupied by the expedition. This was accordingly promised at once, and the deputation thanked his Lordship and withdrew. _ _ The chief features of this neviroute are stated to be briefly as follows :—Since the failure of the Atlantic Telegraph the confidence not only of the public, but even of scientific electricians, has been clinsiderably shaken in the ultimate practicability of a long direct line between England and America. It is evident from the experience of the Atlantic expedition that the laying an unbroken length of nearly 3,000 miles of cable across a very deep and stormy sea alone presents difficulties of such magnitude as to deter even the most enterprising from engaging in such a scheme. The recent discoveries which have been made in electric science also show that it is almost impracticable, to work through an unbroken submarine circuit of nearly 3,000 miles at any such speed as would insure a commercial profit on the capital invested in the line. These difficulties have led to attention being directed to that route through which, by its geographical position, the American Continent can be reached without traversing any greater deep ar•a length than 600 miles,—a distance which, with land lines, is repeatedly worked with the greatest success and profit. The difficulties which-were at first apprehended with regard to this route were those which were naturally due to thehigh northern latitudes to be traversed ; but the most eminent Arctic navigators having been consultud have una nimously, it is said, recorded their opinion in favour of the route. This route has already been partially' surveyed, and the promoters of the scheme have ob tained a concession from the King of Denmark for the exclusive rivlit of laying lines through the Faroe Islands, Iceland, and Greenland, and the result of these surveys, coupled with the experience of the Arctic navigators as to these localities, is st tted to be most concl us ive in favour of the'plan. It is, however, intended before bringing the enter prise definitely before the world to undertake, under Government auspices, a careful survey of the whole line, and hence the al ove deputation to Lord Palmer ston. It is at present intended that the European terminus shall be in the north of Scotland, whence the cable will be laid to the Faroe Islands, a dis tance of 230 miles, and thence to Iceland, a short length of 280 miles more. A land line then pro ceeds across part of Iceland to join the submarine cable on the western coast of that island, near or at the town of Itcikiavik, whence the cable is intended to proceed direct to the southern end of Greenland —a distance of between 600 and GOO miles; then, crossing by land lines from the eastern shore of Greenland tnJulianshaab, a submerged line leads from that town to Hamilton's Inlet, on the coast of Labradcr, a distance of about GOO miles more. Short land lines then continue the whole way to the shores of the St. Lawrence, and are there placed in junction with those that traverse the United States. The first part of this intended route from the north of Scotland to the Faroe Islands presents no difficulties whatever. The :depth is at no part supposed to,exceed 300 fathoms, the bottom is soft sand, and, with the exception of a much weakened portion of the Gulf Stream, there are no currents. From Faroe to Iceland the water is deeper, but the bottom is said .to be good and level, and the low ness of the temperature is favourable to the insu lation of the land lines across Iceland to Reikiavik. ifhere is said to be no sea ice on either shore of Iceland at the points selected for landing which could at all interfere with the shore ends of the cable. From Reikiavik' to the southern end of Greenland is.the longest sea stretch; the depths vary from 1.000 to 1,500 fathoms, and as far as has been learnt from Arctic explorers, and the evidence of natives; no heavy ice is ever seen grounding in the bays selected as the landing places. From the eastern shore of Greenland the line will be carried to Julianshaab, the scat of Government, and thence direct to Hamilton's Inlet, a distance varying from 500 to 600 miles, according to points chosen for landing or departure. This is the deepest portion of the route, averaging from 1,500 to 2,000 fathoms. The peculiar nature of the bottom round Hamilton's Inlet, it is said, prevents icebergs from proceeding along the shore, as it is proposed to carry the line under the lee, as it were, of a ledge of rocks that intercept the ice coming down from Davis and Hudson's Straits. 211 E LETTER•CARRIEI2S AND THE POST-OFFICE. Yesterday evening a public meeting of the letter carriers employed in the London district was held in St. Martin's-hall, for the purpose of explaining the nature of the grievances under which they at present labour. Mr. John Bennett took the chair soon after eight o'clock, at which hour the hall, platform, and galleries were densely crowded with letter-carriers in uniform, and sorters employed at the General or District Post-offices. Mr. BENNETT, after a few prefatory remarks, said they were met to hear the complaints of the letter-carriers, and he was sure there must be great truth at the bottom of all their allegations, or 2,000 or 3,000 well-conducted men would not be found so unanimous in demanding redress. When the whole body were seen thus united in their appeal to reason and to the public, he was cer tain there must be something wrong in the way they were administered. He hoped that night they would state their grievances with temper, and he felt sure they would do so with truth. It was im possible for them not to feel their wrongs, but he trusted they would abstain, as far as possible, from all violent expressions of dissatisfaction, and con fine themselves only to such facts as were abso solutely necessary to , be stated in order to be re formed. There was no denying that within the last 15 or 20 years the Post-office had improved im mensely in the discharge of its public duties; bat latterly, most unfortunately, it had been regarded too much as a system of taxation, and bitter dis content had been engendered by the continued attempts to, wring more work from what he might term the starvation - -pay of the subordinates em ployed to carry out the system. (Hear, hear.) They had memorialised over and over again, but in vain ; and now that the press had taken up the matter they were determined to appeal to the pub lic at large. The masterly articles which had appeared on the subject of the Post-office disorga nisation in the Times had been echoed and copied by the press of this country throughout the length and.-breadth of the land. (Cneers.) The country had thus beep thoronghly awakened to the impor tance of tile subject, and th e mat t er wou ld net now, he trusted, be let drop till the entire syStem at St. Martin's-le-Grand had been regenerated. The com mission lately employed by the Government had never had the confidence of the Post-office employes, and had not even treated their memorials with the common courtesy of acknowledgment. Now, how ever, within the last few days, the commissioa had been reconstituted, and he believed that they would be found to be sincere in their efforts to ameliorate the condition of the subordinates at the General Post-office, though their first request to the men had been to send in a statement of their complaints, but not to hold a public meeting at St. Martin's hail. But the letter-carriers declined to take that course. They felt that they had incurred the respon sibility of calling that meeting, and they had too much self-respect to shrink from the duty they owed to the public when they put themselves before it, and therefore the meeting had taken place. Re trenchment was the order of the day at the Post office, and while he thought no remuneration was too high to reward Sir Rowland Hill for the great benefits he had conferred upon the public and the world, he was still of opinion that economy might be safely ve n t ure d on in regard to the salary of the Postmaster-General, who, while drawing his high pay, could nevertheless be off to Hong Kong, or anywhere else, without the least detriment to the service, as far as letter-carrying or the duties of the Post-office were concerned. (Cheers and laughter.) Mr. COOPER, in moving the first resolution, briefly recapitulated the grievances of the extra midday duties. They were at first imposed upon already overworked men, who undertook them for the sake of the 6s. a week which was then allowed. Gradually, however, as the principle of the work was established, the extra money was withdrawn, and the labour was increased, though the men received nothing whatever for its performance. Mr. SHAW, who followed this speaker, said he felt compelled, with the utmost deference, to differ with what had fallen from their chairman in the opinion which he had expressed that the Commission, which was then sitting would permanently amelio rate their condition. The letter-carriers, and he be lieved also the sorters, had no faith whatever in the Commission. (Hear.) It would only have the effect of softening their hardships for a time, but they were sure, sooner or later, to see them reimposed. (Cheers.) What they wanted was to have their just complaints attended to, and the causes of discontent done away with at once and for a ver. He complained bitterly of the system of promotion by merit, which he believed to be nothing more nor less than a gross system of favouritism. (Cheers.) Boys were placed high over the heads of men who had grown old in the service, and who had large families to support. (Continued cheers.) It was not to the men thus pro moted he objected, as he wished to avoid anything personal to them ; it was the system against which they one and all wished to be protected. (Cheers.) These were not imaginary grievances which had been raised, as the Postmaster-General had stated in his last report, by the aid of the press. They were true cases of everyday injustice, under which all of them writhed. (Cheers.) It had been boldly stated in the last general report for 1859 that there was difficulty in selecting fit objects for promotion. Did not all in the Post-office quite agree with that when they saw the characters of the men wh o were so chosen'? (Hear, hear.) As regarded wages, the letter-carriers had not new actually enough to liv e üblic had been warne d b y t h e on and keep their famainlides where lt were they to l oo k for could not be d one on secretary r.meotorarrely9l,s nota I \ t, V ho e e e s k ep:i d money in lett ers , as i t would be certain to tempt the men. Would it not be far better to pl we them on such a scale of remuneration as would at least remove the weight with which this temptation' now came upon them. Was it un reasonable that they sliSithl ask, after 15 y ears ' con pay of J.:2 a week, which. he most, t ar i ii i sl i de u ? o t t i -.= a(t s c e lv r vice, sa. ) t b o e b At e , hl e ico n ut t l i ti t i . el l ri e o d firte t o ftoo a r in earnestly trusted would be attempted and carried goading the men through th eir h eavy out would be some change in the present system of droivrkh.)H gal e ul believed all the slaveries he had h a d rea d w of were not worse than the slavery system which went on unknown to the public fromyear to year in St. Martin's-le-Grand. He had been told he would be " marked" for speaking out on these matters, but unless they were all united and co-operated in this matter nothing would be done., There was more required than mere Aympathy; earnest etfort was This resolution was put and carried amid tre mendous oh eering. 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The following account of the Embassy is from the San Francisco News Letters:--The Embassy, in conformity with the principle of political organizations of that country, consists of two principal ambassadors, princes of the highest rank among the nobility of the empire, and their asso ciates, nobles of nearly equal rank with themselves. Their arrival at Honolulu excited the greatest in terest among all classes of the community. Quick, intelligent, and inquisitive, the curiosity of these visitors is constant and vivacious. Every object that is new to them is inspected, inquired into, de scribed, and sketched—for a draughtsman .of very superior abilities accompanies the Embassy for the purpose of furnishing the official report with the necessary illustrations. The Embassy was re ceived with all the honours that the Court of Hawaii could bestow, while private hospitalities were extended to it on every hand. On Friday, March the 9th, the King held a Court at the Palace for the reception of the distinguished visitors. They were received with military honours, and the four principal gentlemen of the embassy, occupying dis tinguished ranks in the Japanese empire, were pre sented by Admiral Tatnall and Mr. Borden to his Majesty, who welcomed them to his Court, and ex pressed his desire to make their stay in this place agreeable. The total number of persons connected with flip embassy . is 72—viz., two ambassadors, one censor, one vice-governor, 16 under officers and secretaries, and 52 servants cr soldiers. The rank of the four principal dignitaries connected with the embassy is as follows :-1. Ambassador— Simme-Bujen-no-kami (Simms, Lord or Priace of the province of Bujen.) Simme is the hereditary name of this Prince, who ranks a little higher, or is more powerful in Japan, than the following. 2. Ambassador—Muragake-Agawe-no-kami (Mura gake, Lord or Prince of the province of Agawe.) 3. Censor—Ogure, Lord or Prince of province of Bun go. These three are hereditary princes or rulers of provinces and about equal in rank. The proper title of each in England would be his Royal Highness, and in the United States his Excellency, being the highest titles under the sovereign or ruler. The office of the censor is to act as secretary to the embassy, it being his duty to record everything for the information of the em bassy. The fourth dignitary (Morita Okataro) ap pears to be not so high in rank. He is sent out to act as treasurer, and on account of his sound judg ment and prudence it is his province to advise and counsel. The treasurer has very prudently brought with him 100,000 Mexican dollars, so that if Uncle Sam, by any accident, should not discharge all the expenses which the Japanese Embassy may incur, it will have something to fall back upon. lie ap pears to be clothed by the Emperor with very high powers. All these four officers are from the no bility—the advisers and counsellors of the Empe ror, The origin of this Embassy, it will be remem bered, is attributable to the diplomatic skill of Commissioner Hal ris, who, having impressed upon the Japanese the importance of becoming more ac quainted with foreign nations, persuaded the authorities to stipulate in the laq treaty that an Embassy should bc sent to the United States within a limited period. The United States' Government paps the entire expense of the Japanese Ernbassyd both in going to and returning from Washington. NI; TITSP _I PERS' CONVEYANCE BILL. (From the Times.) May-hill is beginning to tell on the consumptive members of the legislative family. The Newspapers Conveyance Bill, not yet printed, not even seen by mortal eye, breathed last night its' first and last sigh. a v s e t o doubt goes. that si r Rowland reason hill,s i , o v ed is r powered by the work of the Post-office, and the anxieties lierse far ten have a state of transition, has been obliged to ask for siz months' rest, and, as nothing a tr n ue a a can be done without him, the bill is shelved for the session—for how much longer none can say. No body who knows what real work is, and who con sequently knows how to do honour to those who really work, will criticise self-devotion in an un kindly spirit. Sir Rowland I-lill deserves the sym pathy of every man who does his duty. But it is natural to suspect that if he had adopted the line of enlarging his establishment to keep up with its work, instead of attempting to keep the work down to the capacity of an utterly inadequate building and staff; he would not have found hiniself contend ing with impossibilities. There is however an end for the present of the scheme for excluding news papers from the letter-post, and consi g ning them to the limbo of " other printed matter." For one more year, at least, tile public is to be indulged with the supposition that the post carries news, that the news of the whole world deserves the aid of a public department as much as the news transmitted by A to B. and that it is notthebusiness of Govern ment to check the natural growth of the organs for the transmission of public intelligence. Every ad ditional thought that can be given to the subject must, we believe, be in our favour. Time and reflection are all that is wanted. It is the merest matter of mechanical convenience—in other words, of money. Were it even alleged that the Post-office is something out of pocket by the transmission of newspapers, that would be no reason for check ing it in these days when Government itself pays largely, for the transmission of news and diffusion of knowledge. The very least trouble of the Post is that which arises from mere bulk. It has only to state it.i difficulty, and it will have a carte blanche for,every increase of staff, of power, of trains, of times, and all that belongs to the postal service. But this is early to begin the annual " Vassacre of the Innocents.' Nature has only just put out her leaves, and the leaves of legislation are falling already. What next ? Will the repeal of the paper duty, will the various new stamp duties, will the Reform Bill arrive at maturity and pass into law? There is a growing conviction that Mr. Gladstone has attempted too much for a session. He entered the house like the well-known figure carrying more fruit than arms and hands can em brace, and consequently parting with some of its burden at every step. Now an apple, now a bunch of grapes, now a shower of small fruit descends to the ground. Mr. Gladstone has immense capacity and marvellous powers of utterance, hut they may be overcharged. His admirers are not content un less he is doing more than any man can do. Such fecundity of tongue, such copiousness of words, must surely indicate corresponding powers of action. Unfortunately, the most eloquent men are not always the most practical or the most judicious. The fatal gift by which they mislead so many others reacts on themselves, and they persuade themselves into impossibilities. A third of Mr. Gladstone's scheme—the reduction of the wine and spirit duties, and a few trifles besides, would have made a very grand budget under existing circumstances. I t would have supplied the long expected boon that was to make the year 1860 memorable in finance, and celebrate the extinction of the terminable annuities. Had anybody else proposed the repeal of the paper duty, Mr. Gladstone could have ,met the proposi tion with some of his most grandiloquent phrases in favour of public honour, retrenchment, virtuGus endurance, and patient expectation. The whole finance of the session,Then, might have been over by this time; and Parliament might have had a clear coast for reform, supposing its zeal unabated in that cause. As it is, the Chancellor of the Exchequer clone has work enough for the ,session. By the time he has finished'ull his aboli tions, reductions, and impositions of N i xes, there will not be much time left for the reconstruction of the British representative system. The House of Commons and the British people are often charged with • an excessive appetite for business. They can'never undertake too much, it is said, and they think to succeed by much speaking and much doing. But this is more the fault of our statesmen than of the people, who are very apt to concentrate their attention on one or two objects. The whole of Mr. Gladstone's budget has been a Sur prise. Not an item in it could have'- -- nnficipated, or was the subject of any but the Mildest popular agitation. The very secrecy with which the treaty was negotiated exempts the British people from all responsibility. As to the repeal of the paper duty, it has had its compact body of constant and zealous partisans now for many years ; and, if there was to be any faith in importunity and a good c ruse, the duty must one day be abandoned. But that itself was rt reason for not pressing immediately a con summation certain to arrive before long ; and when we are told of more incorhe.tax, or even a loan, as . the price we may possibly have to pay for the repeal of the duty, we trust it is no treason to the cause of knowledge to wish a better opportunity for its re lief. Therein is the chief aggravation of this mour.- tain of work which the Chancellor of the Exche quer has undertaken to get through Parliament before August, in addition to the Reform Bill. His monster budget is to plunge us into a deficiency the full extent of which we may not know till next year. There was a time when finance went on certainties, and always kept within the mark. If it was impossible to control the Minister, or the Foreign Secretary, and there was a war expenditure beyond calculation, the Chancellor of the Exche quer closed his portfolio of schemes, and bowed de putations out of the room. He could do nothing for them. There would be no' surplus, and there fore no remission of taxes. Mr. Gladstone ap pears to have regarded his office as wholly clear of the responsibilities undertaken by his colleagues. We presume he has given them notice that they must shift for themelves, and that if they go their ways he means to go his. But this, unfortunately, is not the theory of the constitution, nor is it com patible with business. A cabinet is not a company with limited liability. If one department spends,. another must find the money, and if that other cannot find the money the whole must go out. If before the beginning of next session it turns out - that our present income-tax will not square ac counts, and that we shall have to pay a shilling the next year, and we know not how_ long, it will take more than Mr. Gladstone's eloquence to reconcile us all - to the unpleasant discovery. CREMORNE GARDENS. One would have thought that such a day as ye terday was about the most unpropitious that choke could select, or that chance could hit upon, for the opening of any place of amusement, especially fcn; a suburban pleasure garden. But, fortunately for Cremorne, it does not depend for its powers of attraction upon its rural characteristics alone. Cre morne is open, as its advertisements proclaim, " every day, wet or dry." If the day is fine, the gardens are delightful. If the weather is bad, no matter; you may go to Cremorne in the full confi dence net only that you can keep under shelter frOm the commencement of the entertainment till you are tired, or till the close, if you are disposed to stay so long, but also that you will find no lack of at tractive in-door amusements, and that the interest of those entertainments will not flag for one momefit. The public know this well, as was clearly shoWn yesterday. The opening of Cremorne for the season had been announced with almost a surplusage of advertisement. Of course everybody went. *c were not, however, quite sure of this at first, for we went early, and found but few people there. We had almost begun to apprehend that the w6a ther—we do not like to say " abominable weather," after the fashion of the most pretentious of our con temporaries, for that expression sounds uncomfok ably like blasphemy—was keeping people away. But after a while we found that the company almost imperceptibly increased ; until, in an in credibly short space of time, the apparently meagre assemblage had swelled into a large auditory. All London was there—except, by the way, those who went to crowd the postmen's meeting at St. Martin's Hill, the multitudes who threng-ed to meet the Champion of England at the Cider Cellars, and a few who, perhaps, may have attended the London theatres and entertainments. Nov, be it understood, we do not mean to 4.ay that Cremorne was inconveniently crowded ; but, all badinage apart, there was a very full attendance, quite as full as could be expected or ought to be desired if the weather had been rqu illy favourable with that of those glorious days which made Lon don cheerful and the country j9yous in the early part of last week. The reader will naturally expect that we should give some account of the entertainments which re warded those enterprising visitors who, in order to enjoy them, hid gone through the trying ordeal of a journey from London to Cremorne through the weary, dreary, heart-breaking, and soul-crushing rain. Well, we own that we .have some difficulty in dealing with this question. Shall we again dilate upon those things we,have seen, heard, dwelt upon, and rejoiced in, times out of number, or shall we confine ourselves to the novelties of the present season? We have not time or space to do either adequately-. Briefly, we find the old things better than ever, and the new things better than we expected. The concert, of course, was admirable. (vela va sans dire! It was under the conduct of Mr. J. Itiviere, and what better guarantee for its excellence could be demanded? We cannot leave this subject without giving a passing word of praise to Mr. Fannin (Paddy Fannin), whose admirable rendering of Irish songs merits even more of popular appreciation than they have yet received. Nor must we omit to give a word of praise to Mr. Russel Grover and Miss Kate Harley. This young lady deserved especial commendation for her exquisitely artistic imitation of Madame Celeste. Let it be understood that when we speak of the concert, we intend to include not only the out-of-door performance, but also the "Musical Intermezzo" in the Ballet Theatre. Perhaps the chief " novelty" of the season is the introduction to a British audience of a colonial c:.kbrity, Mr. Mahommed Baux. This gentleman, who comes to us fresh, we might say " hot," from Bengal, is a sort of black " General Tom Thumb." He is, perhaps, a little taller than his American predecessor, but is about equally wonderful as a specimen of diminutive humanity. He resembles Mr. Stratton in more respects than one. Ho is perfectly symmetrical, very intelligent, and won derfully little. The parallel goeq further. He was born a full-sized child, and for some time after his birth presented no indication of a tendency to " undergrow." Bat after a while it was found that he stopped growing, and like the beggar woman's child in " Joe Miller," " he was obstinate and would not grow." The result is the same in both cases—a man in age, intellect, and know ledge in the form and stature of a child. It is a wonderful sight—not the less wonderful because we have seen something like it in the case of the American dwarf; but more wonderful because it is almost incredible that a second marvel of the same kind should appear so soon after the first. There was a capital ballet, "La Vivandiere," in which Mr. Milano and Madame Boleno appeared to great advantage. Madame Boleno's ",Vivandiere" would be sufq.eient, if her reputation were not al ready established, to place her in a high rank amongst her terpsichorean favourites. The scenery of the ballet, by Mr. T. C. Dillon, was of sterling merit. The Elliott family, in a series of acrobatic exer cises, displayed au e l mouut of ability, which con firmed us in the opinion we had formed that they were equal, if not superior, in their art to their celebrated prototypes, " Professor Risley and his infant sons.". ADVERTISEMENT.) —B olloway'R Pills and Always Serviceable.—'These me ti.iines have been styled by grateful patients "The Household Treasures," and they always prove really and faithfully all that cherished name implies. In the hands of the unlearned they aro as safely employed as when the scholar uses them. They possess the inestimable advantage of never doing harm. No judg ment is necessary to guide their administration; no respon sibility can attach to any parties recommending Holloway's never failing medicaments. From every affliction they are preservatives ; in every case they will be serviceable ; and in most diseases they must prove curative. To these may guardian and nurse with confidence turn without fear or anxiety ; .to theth may the sufferer resort for ea/e, and the robust to confirm his health, Mho, one of Dent and Co.'s fast steamers. The gunboat Starling,' which was wellnigh lost in the attack on the Tak u forts, is nearly ready for sea. Her Majesty's stonier Samp33n, the M9gicienne, and the Fury left this port on the 21st inst. for Sin gapore, and the fine clipper steamer Thunder arrived on the same day. The French gunboat Dragon re ported on the 22d inst. that the Simoom was to have left .Manilla, where she put in to coal, upon the 21st. Bysmne extraordinary blunder the Scout, which was left at Singapore on purpose to take a ship in tow, arrived without one, and the Simoom was left to tow three transports—the Mars, Octavia, and Walmer Castle, containing the 99th Regt, 1,000 strong, which she was compelled to cast off, on account of the weather, in lat. 12 N, The Durance, French screw transport, has arrived from Manilla. The expedition to the north will commence early in April. I am told that the 3d Buffs and 56th Regiment will be left to garrison Canton, and that the 67th and 99th Regiments will be the first corps despatched northwards. The Ist Royals (2d bat talion) has been•reported to be sickly, and so it . is doubtful if the regiment - will take any active part in the coining expedition. The Government adver tise for the hire of ships, of not less than 1,200 tons registered burden, for the transport of troops and stares. There are few such ships in Chinese waters. The 67th Regiment goes north in the Tasmania, towed by the Scout, which has coaled, and was ready for sea on the 24th inst. The Adventure, with some Sappers and the left wing of the batta lion of Royal Marines and Marine Artillery, ar rived from Whampoa on the evening of the 22d inst. The Assistance, with head-quarters, must be fore this have reached Shanghai. Military news is kept so secret that little beyond conjectures as to the plan of the expedition appear in the daily papers ; but there is little doubt that Captain Os borne's scheme, which appeared in your columns, is most practicable, and will be carried out as far as possible. Canton is in a rather excited state, and this has affected trade in some measure: Bands of badly armed rebels are making their way to the town, headed by Ho-aluk, who was one of the chief leaders of the opposition in the rising of 1854. The Commander-in-Chief of the expedition has paid a visit to Canton, and he could not have been other wise than pleased with the soldier-like appearance of the men in garrison. The Government have offered a prize of 1,000 dols. for the best plan of supplying VictOria with water. It has been awarded to Mr. Rawlin, one of three competitors. Mr. Tarrant's reduced period of imprisonment has expired. His fine of £so' has been paid by subscription, and he is now removed from the common gaol to the debtors' prison, as Le is unable to pay costs. The printing-presses and type, &c., of the Friend of China have been sold by auction. Dr. Murray, the colonial surgeon's, annual report on the sanitary condition of the colony during the year 1859 has just appeared. The year was emi nently health. There was no Asiatic cholera, the, ravages of smallpox were confined to the native population; ophthalmia, which originated in the gaol, was mild in character, and - yielded to the simplest treatment ; two cases of diphtheria were tidal, and the eases of diarrhce t, dysentery, and intermittent Were by no means so numert us Or fatal - as report is exceedingly brief, and the most valuable part of it consists of the tables of statistics appended to it. From general orders this day (24th) it appears that on the departure of the 67th Regiment from Canton the troops will be formed into one brigade, under the command of Brigadier Corfield, and a provisional battalion will be organised, upon the embarkation of the expedition to the north, to gar rison Hong Kong, consisting of detachments of various Europeans corps, under command of Lieut. Colonel Sargent (3d Buffs.) The Simoom, Octavia, Mars, and Walmer Castle, and the English mail, not due before the 25th, arrived today. ,Sergeant Rendall, 99th Regiment, died on board the Mars; and Private Thornton, of the same corps, on board the Walmer Castle, fell overboard and was lost near Singapore. The battalion of Military Train have been turned over to the Princess Charlotte, and will remain here until the commencement of the mili tary operations in the north. The Rev. R. M'Ghee, chaplain to the Forces at the Curragh, arrived by the last mail, and proceeds to Shanghai with Sir hope Grant and his staff on the 31st. The 67th and 99th Regiments and a battalion of Royal Ma rines will lorm a Light Brigade, under the com mand of Colonel Reeves, 99th Regiment. They start on the 29th (mail day) with the Royal Artil lery, and proceeded via Shanghai to Chusan. The Assaye, and Earl of Clare in tow, with the right wing of the 31st Regiment, arrived on the 23tli from Bombay. :.'./INTERBU.RY BALL. The manager of this very agreeable place of en tertainment has recently imparted much interest to the musical attractions by the performance of M. Gounod's last opera, " Faust," or rather selections therefrom, given for the first time in this country, extremely well sung in the principal parts by Miss Russell, Mrs. Anderson, Mr. H. Herbert, and Mr. Bernard. The music of M. Gouuod is not remark able for tune, and tune, wo take it, above all other things in music, would be commendable to the inhabitants of transpontine London in the region of Astley's. But novelty appears to have no less charms than excellence for the patrons of Mr. Morton, who, accordingly, spares no expense to vary his programmes with the newest fashions in music, having in reality brought to the knowledge of the metropolitan public works which no London manager has here tofore attempted to . introduce. Besides M Gounod's " Faust," Mr. Morton has, in addition to otherich, sg.. operas, ver di,s addcebc ballads,eoh tmihsi;e, asuodwni e og n rsk e w acquainted ji writtenwith by the most popular composer of the day, it might be thought, would have been given long ere this at one of the Italian Operas, more especially as it enjoys continental reputation. m a Theimagined, d, t o selections entertainments are fro notfrom o p e r a con fined, s. These Te a ech s sseenmrae yas madri gals, b e r consti tute but a portion of the prdougorsa:ntrmioess: is o gn f lani singers.dscilliopruo choru se s, sa A i . ia. m sn' ong the comiegNi-voeenalibsYts bra variety Messrs. George Hodson, of Hibernic'n celebrity and W. T. Critehfield, of Cockney repute. Ireland is extensively patronised in its songs and spirits at t h e "Royal Academy over the water," as Mr. Punch has dubbed Canterbury Hall, and Mr. Geo. Hodson is in high vogue with the patrons. When we add that Mr. F. Jon ghmans it: the musical direc tor, Mr, Cecil Hicks the pianoforte accompAnyisf, and Mr. Courtney the harmonium player, enough has been said to show how matters are nunagel generally. In addition to the concert-room, one of the most spacious and brilliant in London, t here is the grand gallery of paintings and pictures, recently .built by Mr. Morton, where the visitor, wearied of Verdi, Balfe, or Donizetti, may regale his eyes, and under standing too, with the inspection of some fine old paintings and modern masterpieces. The gallery, indeed, is no less worthy of patronage than the music-hall, and which receives little less, if we may judge from the crowds that attended on the two recent occasions when we were present. 308 48s —5 rto