The Sun. — London, England, 1860-01-19 00:00:00

VOLUNTEER CORPS. LONDON SCOTTISH. Last night a general meeting of the members of this corps was held in the hall of the Scottish Cor poration, Crane-court, Fleet-street ; Lord Elcho, the commanding officer, acting as c hairman. The corps numbers now about 400 volunteers, -who are i about to be formed into six co m p anies ; and tus eludes in its ranks—besides L ord Elcho—the Mar quis of Abercorn, the Hon. Arthur Gordon (a son of the Earl of Aberdeen), Mr. Arthur Kinnaird, Lord Hamilton, Mr. Duke Hill (a nephew of Sir James Duke), Mr. Macgregor (a member of the bar), and many other gentlemen of rank and s tation con nected with Scotlan d b y birth, marriage, or pro perty. About sixty of the members of Highland origin have formed th em selves into a Highland com pany, and have decided upon adopting the kilt as their rifle uni form. The donations and subscrip tions towards the funds of the corps amount now to between £ 1 , 500 a nd £2,000. Lord ELcilo explained in some detail certain re solutions which had been passed, both at meetings of the Highland company and of the committee of the corps, on the subject of the Highland com pany adopting the kilt as their uniform. Ho stated that, while the matter was under conside ration by the Highland company, he had written a letter to Captain Arbuckle, expressing an opi nion as to the unsuitableness of the kilt for a rifleman's dress in the field, aiding that he did not think he was singular in that opinion, and that efficiency, comfort, and decency forbade the kilt as the working dress of a rifleman. By some, he said, that expression of opinion had been construed in the light of a slur upon the costume in question. He was anxious to disclaim being actuated by any such motive. He never could have wished to cast a slur on a dress occasionally worn, for example, by mem bers of the Royal family, and which, irrespective of national associations and sentiments connected with it, was far more picturesque, in his opinion, than any he had ever seen. (Cheers.) The kilt was a dress which he had frequently . worn himself, and he had had the honour of dancing the High land fling in it in the presence of our illustrious and well-beloved Sovereign. (Cheers.) All that he meant was that he did not think it suitable for the working dress of a rifleman. Mr. MACKINNON (interrupting'. Lord Elcho for a moment) said the whole corps had such perfect con fidence in his Lordship that it was unnecessary for him to enter into anything like a defence of his motives. (Cheers.) Lord ELCFIO, after acknowledging this spontane ous expression of confidence on the part of the meeting, proceeded to say that the committee of the corps had that evening, at a meeting held just pre viously to the general meeting, unanimously passed a resolution to the effect that, having reconsidered the whole question of the kilt, they, in deference to the wish of the members of the Highland company, recommended the corps to sanction the wearing of the kilt by the Highland company as their uniform when en duty, in conformity with the resolution passed to that effect at a general meeting of the corps on the 12th of September last. His Lordship concluded by proposing that resolution so passed by the executive committee for the adoption of the meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Mackinnon, on which a conversation, started by a member of the Highland company, and causing some laughter, arose as to whether it was to be understood the members of that company were to wear the kilts in all kinds of weather, without exception, in which Lord Elcho, Mr. Macpherson, Mr. Macgregor, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Wilson, and other gentlemen took part. Eventually the resolution, as moved by Lord Elcho, was put and carried with acclamation. A member of the Highland company, who was dressed in the proposed kilt uniform, was asked to stand up, so as to enable the corps to appreciate his ensemble, which lie did to their apparent satisfac tion. He wore a Highland cap, ornamented with a blackcock's feather, on which there happened to be a speck of white ; whereupon An elderly gentleman named KERR jumped up. and with well-affected indignation declared, in a strong Scottish dialed, that he had never yet heard of a Highlander showing the white feather. (Cheers and laughter.) The Highland regiments from time to time had done more to sustain the honour of the British flag in well-fought fields than any other portion of the army ; and if the High land company of the Scottish Volunteers were to have a national dress, let it be really national. Blue was their national colour, and he earnestly hoped never to see any of them wear a cap in which there was a white feather. (Cheers and laughter.) The meeting then passed to the consideration of the nomination of officers of the corps. Lord ELcuo reminded the meeting that one of their regulations stated that the appointment of all officers was vested by Act of Parliament in the Lord Lieutenant, subject to the Queen's approval; that the commanding officer would propose gentle men to the Lord-Lieutenant for commissions as officers, after consultation with the council, and after having • submitted the names to a general meeting of the members of the corps, who should be entitled to exercise a veto on each name. He explained with what care and impartiality he, as their commanding officer, had sought to give effect to that regulation ; but that he had learnt in a conversation at the War De partment with Earl de Grey, the Under-Secretary, that the Government were averse from recognising in the choice of officers the principle of popular elec tion. He had been therefore driven to a selection, in which no other course was open but to consult the committee of the corps,lwho, in that state of things, had eaehnonainated a certain number of members of the corps to be officers, and those who had had the largest number of votes he (Lord Elcho) was now prepared to submit to the Lord-Lievtenant for com missions. For himself, if the selection had depended upon him alone as an individual, he confessed he should have felt much in the difficulty of the Duke of Brunswick, who was so much pleased with the conduct of the Hussars whom he commanded at Quatre Bras that he took the star from his breast and " shied" it among them, saying he did not know which of them to give it to, since all of them had de served it. (Cheers.) His lordship added that the corps in the first instance would be formed into six companies, and then read the names of the members of the corps for whom the greatest number of votes had been given by the committee, adding that Mr. George Mackenzie had been already gazetted a cap tain, and would serve in that capacity in the High land Company. The names were as follows :—Cap tains.—The Marquis of Abercorn, Mr. Septimus Carlisle, Mr. Conway, and the Hon. Arthur Gordon. Lieutenants. —Mr. Forrest, Mr. M'Kissock, Mr. Duke Hill, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Lumsden, of Pit caple, late a captain in the Aberdeenshire Militia. Ensigns.—Mr. It. Fisher, Mr. C. Shepherd, Mr. Sutherland, of Croydon ; Mr. Notman, and Mr. Belfrage. Of the company formed from members of the ...corps connected with the Oriental Bank Mr. John Riach had been selected as Captain ; Mr. J. S. Fender, late Captain of the Perth Rifles, as Lieutenant ; and Mr John Macnab as ensign. Some little disappointment was expressed by two or three members that the corps had not had an opportunity of exercising their veto in the selection as provided by their own regulations. His lordship explained how, to his own regret, he had been over ruled in that respect by the War Department, and the subject dropped. The selection of non-com missioned officers was deferred to a future occasion, as was also the subject of the constitution of the council. After giving three cheers for the Q ueen, and another round for their commanding officer, the corps-separated. been rather behind hand in the movement, but early last year the Lord-Lieutenant convened a meeting of the Deputy-Lieutenants to consider the question, but then arose the difficulty of obtaining a good practice ground, and without this essential. requisite it would have been foolish to take further steps. A practice ground to be perfectly safe should have a range of 2,000 yards. The delay, therefore, had arisen entirely from local causes. He concluded by urging them to come forward, desiring them to remember that their purpose should be " deeds, not words." Mr. F. YOUNG seconded the resolution. He should not be satisfied with less than half a million of volunteers, and when this was achieved they would not then be subject to those periodical panics which were so injurious to the dignity of the nation — (cheers), and their country would be left to their children as great and as free as ever. The Rev. Mr, BAZELEY, rector of Poplar, sup ported the motion, and said he echoed the voice of his brethren, and in promulgating the doctrine of peace could not do better than advocate the volun teer movement. The country was peaceful in its wishes, was not smarting under the recollection of disasters, and had no defeats to avenge; but no one could deny the necessity or the duty and propriety of the efforts they were then making. He was not an alarmist, but he could not look on the state of the Continent without entertaining a strong conviction that complications might arise which might even tually terminate in war ; he had every confidence in their fleet and in their soldiers, but that line of defence might be forced, and it was their manifest duty to take every precaution for the defence of their hearths and their homes. Englishmen had two faults—they were proud, and, at the same time, sometimes over fond of needlessly finding fault and blaming themselves, but there was no Englishman who could Rot be grateful for living on British soil, and feel that his country was worth defending. In the words of the poet, it was a little body with a large heart. He trusted that if they ever had occa sion to use the ri'e, it would be against an invader who had got no further than the water's edge, and that if the barren rock were polluted by the foot print of an invader the next tide might wash the stain away. (Cheers.) Mr. BURNEY urged the desirability of the move ment taking a permanent form, and that the work ing classes should be adequately represented. There were 100,000 working men in that neighbourhood, and the corps should not be framed with a view to their exclusion. He meant to say that an expen sive uniform would have that effect. The Tower Hamlets were going in the right direction, and he would urge the committee to look to the working classes, by which means the movement would not be evanescent but permanent. The CHAIRMAN said there was no intention of excluding the working classes, and he thought to do so would be to incur an irreparable injury. The movement should be one for all classes, as the mingling of one class with another would be pro ductive of beneficial results. The motion was then carried by acclamation. Mr. R. GREEN proposed the second resolution : " That a volunteer rifle company be at once enrolled for the district of Poplar, in connection with the Royal Tower Hamlets Rifle Regiment." He said the resolution was one which came at once to the point. He quite agreed with a previous speaker that the movement should not be a class and exclusive one; they could not in that district boast of aristocracy, but of the finest class of me chanics in the world—(cheers) —and as well fitted to carry arms as any lord in the land, or member of Parliament. They must lose no more time, but organise their rifle corps, and if the French did land they would give them a warm reception. (Applause.) Mr. ROBERT CHARLES seconded the motion, and said they had framed the regulations on a broad basis ; there would be no entrance fee ; but only the subscription and the uniform would be as cheap as was consistent with efficiency. Mr. C. \VIGRA - NI supported the motion. When travelling in Berne, he had been present at the great national meetings of the Swiss riflemen, at which much enthusiasm was manifested, and he should be glad to see the same thing common in England. It was a great honour for a man to con. test for a great national prize, and he hoped the Tower Hamlets corps would, by attention and practice, compete successfully with others. Mr. G. F. YOUNG also supported the motion in an address of some length; after which, it was put from the chair and carried unanimously. Mr. ROBERTSON proposed the next resolution,— " That a subscription list be opeßed, and a com mittee appointed to carry out the organisation of the corps," whieh, having been seconded by Mr. J. SAMUDA, was also passed. Several subscriptions, ranginglfrom 5 guineas to 25 guineas, were announced, and a vote of thanks having been passed to the chair, the meeting sepa rated. TOWER HAMLETS. Last eveniug a numerously attended meeting was held in the Town-hall, Poplar, in order to promote the formation of a company for that district, Mr. R. Hanbury, M.P., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, after referring to•the object for which the meeting was convened, proceeded to consider the best means of national protection. Large standing armies were objectionable, as being likely to engender a spirit of aggression, and the best means of protecting their Borne% and their country was by organizing a large and eiont forefficientthoi volunteer force which s would be uffi r thorough protection, as, when there were 2 00,000 or 300,000 men ready for the defence of their sh ores and he trusted they were less likely to have war, in defence of tarirwere prepared to come forward sweethhoemes, wives, and their their hearths, their arts. The movement had already produced a stronfogrfeeling lishmen were coming abroad that Eng wwaorudlin defence of their . national honour, and it beneficial results with referoeinceat; productive of to trade and com merce; and the best way ■ force, should the necessity arise, B was by 1 4 ' invadin a cordial co-operation in the present. movement' r ead a letter from his collea4ue, Mr. Byng-I:le then expres sive of rcgret that he was unavoidably prevented from attending the meeting. Mr. C. -SVIGII-01 then moved the first resolu- tion : " That, in the opinion of this meeting, the establishment - of a volunteer force is an important moans of national de - fence, and calculated to promote the dignity and indepen dence of this country. He said the chairman had expressed a hope that he might see 200,000 or 300,000 volunteers enrolled foz• the defence of their country, but he should be 'very much disappointed if the number was not con siderably larger, considering the great increase of population. Since the time of the last volunteer enrolment, it appeared as if the Tower Hamlets had INNS OF COURT. The enrolled members of this corps, who now number 600 rank and file, have just elected Capt. W. B. Brewster, late of the Rifle Brigade, son of the Right Hon. A. Brewster of the Irish bar, to be Major-'lommandant of their regiment. They have also elected Capt. Wood, late of the Indian army, and who has also seen service in the Crimea, to be their Adjutant. These gentlemen have, in the ordinary course, been recommended to the M tr quis of Salisbury, the Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Middlesex, for his approbation. CENTRAL LONDON. A preliminary meeting, very numerously at-1 tended, of those willing to assist in the formation of the above was held on Monday in Gray's-inn hall, Mr. Walters in the chair. It was agreed " That the corps to be formed shall consist of residents in the Inns of Court and Chancery and the adjacent dis tricts, and shall be named the Central London Volunteer Rifle Corps." The second resolution was to the effect that the amount of subscriptions for effective members should be 10s. entrance fee and Ll ls. per annum, and for honorary members £2 2s. per annum ; or in either case one subscription of £lO 10s. for life. After a vote of thanks to the Benchers of the Iron. Society of Gray's-inn for their kind conside ration in having given the use, not only of the hall for that meeting, but also of the hall and grounds for the purposes of drill, the meeting adjourned (with tho usual vote to the chair) to Saturday next, at 11 o'clock, in the same place, to give the com mittee time to frame their report: BIRMINGHAM. The companies formed here are augmenting, and the movement progresses in other respects. A dis tinctive corps has been formed here from among tne men employed at a particular manufactory. The first movement in this direction here is at the establishment of Messrs. Everitt and Sons, King ston Metal and Tube Works. An effective com pany will be raised here. The men have agreed to bear half the expense of equipment, and the prin cipals, determined to encourage this spirit, have offered to pay the other half; the company will, therefore, be forthwith formed. CHATHAM. The artillery corps formed at Brompton numbers about 50 members, and the necessary steps have been taken for its enrolment. Nearly £2OO has been received in subscriptions. DARTFORD. A meetinc , of the members of the proposed Dart ford Rifle Corps was held at Dartford on Friday, -the Rev. G. J. Blomfield, vicar of Dartford, in the chair. The hon. secretary read the report of the committee, which set forth the various details, and from which it appeared that a list of 70 effective members and 34 hon. members had been presented to the Lord-Lieutenant, and that he had promised to recommend the same to the Queen for her ac ceptance. It also appeared that since that the names of 30 other persons had heel' received as effective members, and that subscriptions had been promised to the amount of about £4OO. EDINBURGH. At a meeting of the county of Edinburgh on Tuesday Sir J. G. Baird, Major Commanding the Mid-Lothian Coast Volunteer Artillery, called the attention of the county to theenera duty of supporting the volunteer movement in gl, and, in part;- cular, to the claim which the regiment he com manded had to the support of the county proprie tors. He stated that that corps consisted of seven companies, of, the minimum strengt h of 50 men each, five of which . had been formed in and around Edinburgh, one at Portobello, and one at Mussel burgh. The members had in almost every case paid all their individual expenses of clothing and arm ing, but for the general expenses of the regiment he thought they 114 d a claim to contributions from the county, eitherliithe way of donations or annual subscription. among Sir W. JOHNSTON thought that any steps t aken should h ave i n v i e w the permanency of the corps, and, other means, of giving stability to the e orp3, he th oug ht it wou ld be a good thing to pay constituted burgesses, one-half the life asiurance of £lOO on each volun teer,title to various hos ( ita and • in the city of Edinburgh they might be hospitals and d ‘ givingsci ischools ltheir the childrenci city a made by Sir J. l n tA a t . G warmly supported the ap pealgentlemen, instead of Sir W. GIBSON iyd, and said he thought that giving donations, should give subscriptions whi c h continue. they were willing annually to Lord MELVILLE (General Commanding in North Britain) said the volunteers were a loose and useless suit of the studies-of chemistry and geology, which continued throughout his life, and even to within a few days of his decease, constituted a substratum of scientific and practical knowledge which few have obtained, and fewer still have the ability properly to' apply. One of the distinguishing character istics of his professional career was, that however bold he was in the conception of an idea, as, for instance, the Britannia Tubular Bridge, yet no one with whom I ever came into contact watched with more anxiety the completion of these enter prises than did Mr. Stephenson. His mind was ever occupied in anticipating how and in what shape failures might arise, and no doubt it might appear to many that the precautions he took were often superfluous. Of his successful profes sional career—his unbounded generosity, the libe rality of his views, and the dignity and urbanity with which he filled this chair, you are all wit nesses, and it will be long before the place is ade quately filled which his decease has rendered vacant. In approaching the subjects which ought to be con sidered the main object of this address, I would venture to remind you of the custom of our society, which is, that although we publish all that is said, during the discuSsions and in the addresses of our presidents, yet it is always with the distinct under standing that the remarks are not intended to re present the collective opinions of the institution, but only of the individuals who utter them, and that they . are not to be entitled to any more weight than the intrinsic value of the opinions themselves, or that which the position of the speaker may secure for them. The object, therefore, of my address will be to allude to subjects which have not hitherto prominently occupied our at tention, or afforded ground for our discus sions, with the express intention of inviting your consideration of them, and the design of securing their discussion at our meetings. This institution, which may be regarded as representing the objects of the profession, now embraces among its members those who are engaged not only in the construction of roads, railways, harbours, &c., but of those also who are occupied in the construction of engines and machinery adaptable to every conceivable purpose —in the building of vessels, in the erection of gas and water-works, in the laying down of electric telegraphs, and in the drainage of towns and rural districts. Among the objects which appear prin cipally to demand our present consideration are those questions most referable to hydraulic engi neering. The points of the utmost importance upon which to arrive at a clear understanding are as to the relative effects of the scour upon our rivers and harbours, arising from the aotion of tidal or of land waters. I am free to admit that I am one of those who attribute the smallest effect to the action of land waters, whilst I do attribute the most impor tant effects to the aotion of tidal scour. This con viction has been forced upon me by a general view of oar rivers and estuaries. Looking, for instance, to the river flowing past our doors—the river Thames. Can it be supposed that the mere driblet of water falling over Teddington-lock, even in sea sons of the highest floods, can give any effectual aid to the tidal currents in preserving the channel from the sea to the Nore and up to above Graves end ? Looking also to the fact that when any great change or improvement has taken place in any of our rivers we find them always to result from some new arrangement of the tidal currents— as, for instance, at Lynn, in the Clyde, and in many other cases—on the other hand, where has any marked result attended either the inerease or the abstraction of the land waters ? Upon the solution of this question depends the reclamation of large tracts of land now lying not only waste and abso lutely useless, but in their present state exercising a most pernicious influence upon the population of the adjoining districts. The time has arrived when the effects of under-draining—now every year more actively pursued —upon the condition of your rivers, should receive most serious consideration. There is another branch of the profession, which is now becoming most important—the extension of the submarine telegraph cables—by which our most remote passessions are being brought into almost immediate contact with the home Govern ment. The experience up to the present time has, however, been very unsatisfactory—whether we consider the condition of the cables laid across the Atlantic, or of several of those submerged in the Mediterranean, and as regards their duration after being laid down. It was the opinion of the late Mr. R. Stephenson, whilst presiding over the affairs of the Electric and International Telegraph Company, that a cable could not be anticipated to last more than 10 years, and he therefore insisted on an an nual provision being made for this decay. On the other hand, there are other companies possessing submarine cables who will not make any such pro vision. This anomalous state should not prevail in a commercial community such as ours. I have much pleasure in starling that on this subject the Govern ment have taken a very judicious and liberal course, in which I am convinced the opinion of the coun try will support them. A commission has been ap pointed to investigate the question. with the most ample scope for their inquiries. It is, no doubt, owing to the want of such a preliminary inquiry that so large an amount of national capital has been wasted in such operations, and especially in laying that across the Atlantic. This subject will, I trust, receive your attention. There are many questions which, it appears to me, we may discuss with ad vantage, in connection with our national defences. It may be contended that this subject scarcely comes withia the strict limits of our professional pursuits; but seeing how important a part must devolve upon steamvessels, upon our harbours generally, and espe cially those of refuge, upon the railway access to the coast, and upon our artillery—the preparation of which has now been admitted to have become part of the duties of our profession, inasmuch as the recent great improvements have been accomplished by Sir W. Armstrong, Mr. Whitworth, and Mr. Ander son, all civilians and members of our profession—l do not hesitate to advert to this subject, to which the public attention is so much attracted, especially as I do not know any other arena where such sub jects can be so advantageously discussed as in this institution. There is no assemblage which com mands more general intelligence, and certainly none which contains so much mechanical know ledge. Applying our minds to this question, the first considerationis, what are the peculiar re sources England possesses, and what is most esse ntial to be attained ? As to our resources, they consist chiefly in our enormous and accumulating wealth, our boundless mechanical 'skill, and the wliich genius to apply them. The object to be attained is the maritime supremacy of the narrow seas. We cannot, indeed, like the Continental nations, main tain large bodies of regular troops, nor have we, like our neighbours, a large reserve of seamen at command for emergencies. Before, however, I ap ply these general considerations, I must advert to the fact of the small amount of novelty and of im• provement in 'naval architecture which have origi nated in our own Government dockyards, espe cially having regard to the enormous total expen diture recorded. It is the fashion to visit the short comings upon the statesmen in power, but in point of fact they are as littlo in fault as we are who are sitting in this room. In a constitutional Govern ment carried on through the agency of the House of Commons, the Government has not the power of selecting the best mode of carrying on the public departments, but is compelled to adopt that which, under the circumstances, is exposed to the fewest disadvantages. Having reference to the uncertain tenure of office, it is therefore unreasonable and useless to complain of statesmen ; the more patriotic course is to suggest practical remedies. The main reason of so little improvement emanating from the public department is the total want of that com petition which exercises so irresistible an influence on all our commercial relations. I cannot help thinking that discussion at our meetings on many of th© subjects within the scope of the public departments will be reflected upon these de partments, and will work for the general good. I repeat—why should not the skill, talent, and prac tical knowledge which has so rapidly improved our artillery and has been resorted to by foreign Go vernments for their navies be rendered available for our national objects ? The Governments of Spain, Portugal, Sardinia, Austria, Turkey, and the Brazils resort to our commercial shipwrights to form their navies, whilst Russia has recourse to the United States, the British Government alone de spising the resources offered by the native g en i us o f the country. As to our national defences, the all-important point is, as before stated, the mari time supremacy of the narrow seas. It appears that, for this object, three conditions are essential: —lst, That we should possess the fleetest boats, for conveying intelligence, instructions, and informa tion as to hostile movements ; 2d, The strongest, swiftest, and most powerful rams for running down ; 3d, Armed ships of the most efficient de. scription. As to the fast despatch-boats, they are to be had in abundance from our commercial and mail services; especially such as those now con structing for the Holyhead and Kingstown line. As regards the rams, there are many points de manding serious investigation. The first is, whether they should be constructed simply to act as rams, or be provided with an armament, and com bine the two conditions? and thus, 'whether in attempting to combine both objects in one vessel, the actual efficiency of both may not be impaired That is to say, whether giving to the ram its ade quate strength may not interfere with its pope). • • armament, and whether the provisions required for ,the armament may not defeat its object as a ram ? It would appear to be obvious that a vessel were built solely for running down, andher sphere of action were restricted to the Channel, her form and the system of construction would not be essentially different from that which would be adopted if her ------ --- kind of force and never wouldbe efficient. The militia were not as efficient as they might be, but if placed on a proper footing they might be made efficient. As to the volunteer force, it was perfectly useless, and no general officer would command it. Mr. C. COWAN said, he was quite aware that the volunteer force could not expect to cope with the Line, but it appeared to him that the spirit that had been lately evoked throughout the country was such as they ought to be proud of ; and he thought it would be a great advantage if the youth of the land, in any system of national education that might be adopted, received that physical train ing and development of body which would improve their efficiency when they came to be called out for the defence of their country. Sir J. G. BAIRD said, he was glad to hear this statement from the Commander-in-Chief in Scot land, knowing the sentiments he entertained on the subject, but he begged to say that the volunteer movement had not arisen from any doubt of the efficien3y of the army and the militia, nor from any motive of rivalry with them. But they all knew that, if a time of danger came, a great portion of their army would be defending the British posses sions abroad, and the militia garrisoning their towns, and, perhaps, their colonies, and they would have little else than the volunteer force to depend upon for the protection of the country. He was happy to think that, as to the efficiency of the volun teer force, many officers of high rank held very dif ferent opinions from the noble lord. He believed that the patriotic spirit of the people was such that it would lead them to rush to meet any invading foe, whether disciplined or not, and surely, there fore, it would be far better to discipline them, and make them an efficient auxiliary to any army in the field. Mr. G. WAucHoPE thought the volunteers should not be condemned till they were tried. Ho thought the movement a most glorious one, but, perhaps, his noble friend would have more approved of it if it had a little more red tape about it. Sir W. G. CRAIG said, there was no fear whatever of the volunteer movement interfering with recruit ing for the army, for the volunteers were generally taken from a superior class who would never be come soldiers. He believed that with the best blood of England and Scotland coming forward in this way, and being properly drilled, they would prove a most powerful and formidable auxiliary to the regular forces. A committee was appointed to consider in what way the county could most advantageously give its support to the volunteer movement. A letter-press artillery corps has been formed in Edinburgh, consisting of 130 enrolled members, and it is to be associated with the City of Edinburgh Volunteer Artillery. Mr. Robert Clark has been chosen captain, and Mr. Robert Brydon first lieute nant. A meeting has been held to promote arrange ments and to stimulate subscriptions. - INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEEBS. The following address of Mr. George Parker Bidder, president of the Institution of Civil Engi neers, was delivered, on taking the chair for the first time after his election, a few evenings ago : Gentlemen, —I beg to thank you for the distin guished position in which your suffrages have placed me. Looking back upon the eminent men who have successively occupied this chair, I cannot but feel anxious that the high character of onr profession and the efficiency of this institution should not suffer any abatement during the term of my tenure of office ; and considering the powers and high professional position of my predecessors, this anxiety cannot but be increased ; indeei, it is only in one respect that I can hope to place myself on an equality with those eminent men—that is by zeal for your progress and the ardent desire I entertain of conducting our dis cussions with impartiality and courtesy towards all who may address you. On this I must act, and I am sure you will give me your cordial co , operation and assistant. Before entering on the main objects of my address I cannot but feel that it would be unbecoming in me not to allude to the re cent loss of two of our most eminent brethren—Mr. Brunel and Mr. Robert Stephenson—although I am but well aware I can add but little to what has ' been already written and spoken here and elsewhere, and in terms more eloquent than I can command. With regard to Mr. Brunel, in common with you all, I ever admired the wonderful resources of his mind, his extreme ingenuity, his courage in facing difficulties of every description, and his great tact and resources in overcoming them, so long as he re tained his physical power. It has frequently been my lot to be placed in professional conflict with that gentleman, and I need hardly say that, in common with every other member of the profession, I found him a very dangerous and most able adversary ; but at the same time he was equally high-minded, and above all mean and pettifogging practices for accom plishing his objects ; he was one of those men in whose minds private friendship ;vas never inter rupted by professional strife ; and there never was a time when, if I needed it, Ilshould have hesitated to recur to him for advioe, assistance, or sympathy; whilst in private life I can, from personal knowledge, attest his sympathy for distress, and his unhesitat ing generosity in pecuniary sacrifices to abate it. In his professional career, it apears to me that full justice has not been done to the memory of Mr. Brunel. I allude more especially to his exertions in accelerating the progress of oceanic steam navi gation. The Great Western was a brilliant example of the correctness of his conceptions in this point. It must must be conceded that he was the first clearly and practically to conceive the advantages to bo derived from augmenting the size of steamers, with a view to increased speed and to the exten sion of their voyages. Looking back, therefore, to the period of the construction of the Great Western steamer, she must be admitted to have been an ab solutely successful experiment, mechanically and commercially, and the names of Brunel as the engi neer, of Patterson as the shipwright, and of Mends lay and Field as the constructors of the engines, can never be omitted from the records of oceanic steam navigation. The next step was the Great Britain ; and so far as regards the construction of the hull, the efficiency of that vessel, even to the present day, bears ample testimony to the skill of the design ; whilst her having endured a whole winter's buffet ing of the waves in Dundrnm Bay testifies to the strength of her construction and to the powers of resistance of whish iron vessels are susceptible. It must not be forgotten that it was to this vessel I that the screw propeller was first applied on the large scale ; and it should be stated that by Mr. Brunel's exertions in experimenting upon the Archi medes, the introduction of that mode of propulsion was greatly accelerated. The only part of this ex periment which was not satisfactory was' the per formance of the engines, and this may be mainly at tributed to the fact that, instead of confiding their construction to men whose lives had been directed to perfecting that particular branch of engi neering, Mr. Brunel took upon himself the respon sibility of designing the machines. It may not be unbecoming here to remark that genius, however great, cannot alone supply the results which can only be attained by a life-long experience in prac tical details. It is deeply to be lamented that the life of our friend was not spared to consummate his conception of the Great Eastern steamship. This great experiment has been already partially dis cussed in this institution, and there does not ap pear to be any reason why she should not be me chanically successful ; but all who have had ex tended experience in our profession are aware that in all experiments there will arise certain pheno mena which no human foresight can anticipate. Now seeing that the Great Eastern is six or seven times the bulk of any existing vessel, and seeing that this of necessity involved the application of two sets of engines, two kinds of motive power— the paddles and the screw-propeller—bearing also in mind that she was intended to encounter head seas at a speed never hitherto contemplated, and knowing also the enormous forces which ordinary vessels have to withstand in head ing the waves, however slowly, in heavy wea ther, it might reasonably be expected that in many respects her first trial wovld be somewhat disap pointing. I sincerely hope, and lam sure that I carry your sympathies with me in trusting that there still remain in this country sufficient skill, enterprise, and co-operative action, to bring this great experiment to a real test, and thus to com plete the most fitting memorial to the fame of our deceased friend. In alluding to Mr. Robert Ste phenson I cannot but feel that I am scarcely in a position to take an impartial review of his career and of his character. For upwards of a quarter of a century I have enjoyed his most intimate, and I may add, his most affectionate friendship. Even this term is, perhaps, hardly strong enough, for thrsughout the whole of this period his conduct to warch me was that of an elder and affectionate brothcr—he has encouraged me in all lie thought right,• and has not failed to criticise all lie deemed wren g, and had the necessity arisen he would have app!iedhis whole fortune, to his last sixpence, I have said that our friendship fhoarsilZll)°lit endured for upwards of 25 years, but our ac quaintance extends over a much longer period, as we were in the same class and on the same benches at the University of Edinburgh. Probably no mem ber of our profession, either past or present, ever availed himself more earnestly of varied opportu nities of acquiring professional accomplishment than did Mr. Stephenson ; his early youth passed with his engagements i n the mines 1l hisoo hood a t h t e E r d a i t n b iC u i l l . g l l i n l, gworth Colliery, his early ma n. of South America, and on his return to England his occupations iu perfecting the locomotive, and in ma naging the works at Newcastle, his connection with the early railways, and added to all these his pur- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1860. operations were to be more extended. It must also be remembered that the crew requled to work her solely as a ram would be very small as compared with the additional number of men required to work a powerful armament ; and upon the perilous service to which they would be applied we should risk but few lives, which oannot be replaced, in addition to the pro perty whichwe can so easily re-establish—and thus a powerful Channel fleet could be kept afloat at a small current charge. These are surely points of sufficient importance to demand careful discussion and development. The points to be considered rela tive to the fighting ships are, whether they should not, like the rams, be specially constructed for ser vice in the seas surrounding our coasts. Our men-of- war are now all constructed ler carrying the Bri tish flag into distant seas, and. for this purpose they are adequately masted and sparred, to economise fuel on their passage to their destination. In a gene ral engagement the spars and rigging not only re quire the special attention of a large part of the crew, but their destruction endangers the means of propulsion, and thus, on an emergency, not unfre quently leaves the vessel a helpless log at the mercy of the enemy. Now if a special class of vessels was solely applied to the Channel service, there would not be any object in so fully equipping them and in burdening them with such cumbersome top-hamper. Neither would such capacity be required for provi sions, water, and fuel for long voyages. Under these circumstances it is worth consideration whether an entirelynew class of vessels might not be constructed, with less draught of water, sharper lines, more power, greater speed, and heavier armament—all essential elements in future warfare—and thus secure for the nation a fleet of vessels strictly applic able to defensive purposes, which no other nation would have the means of opposing, and insure in future for this country that which it has hitherto possessed—the maritime supremacy of the narrow seas. Besides these points there is the question of in what way the mechanical skill of the country and the constructive genius of commercial shipwrights shall be rendered available for the improvement of our national marine. Another branch of the sub ject is, the most facile method of concentrating forces upon those points accessible to an enemy. It has been suggested that a littoral line of rail way should be constructed. This proposition could only have emanated from those who were un acquainted with the physical features of our coasts. Shakspere's Cliff, Beachy Head, the iron-bound coasts to the west of the Isle of Wight, are familiar to all. But, in point of fact, looking to the exist ing railways, the problem admits of an easier solu tion than has been generally supposed. The South- Eastern, the East Kent, the South Coast, the South 'Western, with its branch to Dorchester and exten sion to Exeter, the Great 'Western, Bristol and Exeter, and the West Cornwall, the South Wales, and other railways, either directly approach every accessible spot on the coast, or admit of easy con nection by branches. The only points remaining to be considered are the defensive works at those places. This should be discussed. It is admitted that nothing can be more unsatisfactory than the state of the fortifications around our coasts. Lord Grey has graphically described those at Plymouth. A short railway journey, and a cruise down the Solent, past the fortifications at Hurst Point, will prove that neither scientific investi g ations nor mo dern experience have, as yet, had any beneficial effect upon that department which charges itself with the control of such works. As a natural sequence to the preceding objects, we are led to the consideration of the proceedings which have taken place with regard to what are termed our harbours of refuge—as it must be obvious that one main ob ject of these works has reference to the operations of our naval forces—and I believe I am justified in observing, from what transpired during a recent discussion at this institution, that neither mechani cally nor financially can they be considered to be in a satisfactory position. According to the present system of conducting such works, it is obvious that the principle of construction employed at Dover and at Alderney must necessarily restrict their adoption to a very limited extent. Whether we look to the time or to the cost, the results are alto gether inadequate to the sacrifices required. The protracted time is, to a great extent, owing to the system of voting the funds annually by driblets, the result of which is, that neither the Government nor Parliament fairly appreciate, at the commence ment of a work, the full extent of the responsibi lity involved, either as to time or cost. Can it be supposed that Government or Parliament, when adopting the recommendation of the commission to construct a harbour of refuge at Dover, imagined that the works would involve an actual cash outlay of five or six millions, without interest, or of 30 or 40 millions, including interest, and. that 100 years, at least, would elapse, before the full of 1. ciency of the works would be secured ; or that after an expenditure of nearly half a million sterling, and the lapse of upwards of 10 years, the constructive resources of Great Britain would be' exhibited, to the foreigner landing at Dover, in the shape of an incomplete jetty, with two incommodious landing places. These, and other results of a similar cha racter, may be fairly attributed to the system adopted, and must not be laid to the charge of any individual, or department, and certainly not to the eminent statesmen who guide the helm of the nation for the time being ; for in matters of this description they possess no interest, political or otherwise, apart from that of the country at large. No doubt one of the inconveniences of the present system is that of having to apply to Parliament annually for grants—the amounts of whi c h, an d th e chance of obtaining them, depend upon the finan cial state of the country, and the temper of the House of Commons, even although the period of the session may be selected when the Government has the best command of the attendance in the house. No doubt that, having regard to these circum stances, the original plans of the works have often been conceived on a limited and narrow basis, adapted to the proposed expenditure, but totally inadequate to the objects supposed to be attained ; the ultimate result generally being an extension of the design, an enlargement of the estimates, and a final completion of the works, in a form which de fies investigation to affiiliate. Thus money is wasted, time is sacrificed, and full efficiency is not attained. The remedy for this defective state would appear to be that, antecedent to any application to Parliament, the Government should prepare full and detailed plans of the entire extent sf the works intended to be executed, and obtain tenders from competent contractors for the execution, stating the time of completion and the terms and mode of payment. These plans should be deposited at fixed periods at the Private Bill-office, for the inspection of all who are interested. Thus, before the vote was taken, there would be ample time for full criticism on all points; and though additional labour might be thrown upon the public departments in preparing the documents subjected to such investigation, the House of Commons and the members of the State would have the means of coming to the debate fully informed on all paints connected with these addi tional works. In a financial point of view the gain would be considerable, because a work which is exe cuted within a reasonable time is always more eco nomical than one which is extended over an indefi nite period; and also for direct financial considera tions, which may thus be exemplified. Suppose a work estimated to cost £1,000,000 is made to ex tend over 20 years, the outlay being restricted by the annual grant to £50,000 a year. The ultimate cost of this work to the country, supposing the Go vernment to raise the money at 3 per cent., involves an additional annual charge of about £42,000 per annum—whereas, if the work was executed in five years, by annual grants of £200,000 a year, the annual charge to the country would only be £33,000 a year—thus, irrespective of all other advantages, saving £9,000 a year. These observations only ap ply to works of real utility, and do not apply to undertakings of so useless a character that their execution cannot be too long protracted—such, for instance, as the pier at St. Catherine's, in Jersey, and others of a similar character. I cannot but feel assured that, were the principle adopted which I have enunciated, the defects wow admitted to exist in the harbours of Holyhead and Alderney would have been avoided, and the blue book mystification at Portland, respecting the expenditure upon the convicts employed on the breakwater works, would not have occurree, and the nation and Parliament would have had the satisfaction of realising, on all these works, the full value of the outlay incurred. Ministers by taking at once from Parliament a grant for the full amount cf the expenditure, would avoid the annoyance of the annual appeal and the re curring waste of the public time in redis cussing all the features of these undertakings. Before concluding try address, I cannot avoid con trasting the progre . is of Government works with those undertaken by private enterprise. There is, within a short distance, an iron bridge, scarcely even partly completed, across the river Thames. There is no doubt thtt this bridge will be substan tially and skilfully constructed, but it cannot be said to involve any future of mechanical difficulty; it is constructed in london, and thus commands, in respect of labour and materials, the resources of the whole empire. Ancther iron bridge, spanning the river St. Lewrence, ii Canada, is entirely completed and is open fbr truffle. This bridge extends for nee,4 eyv h current a mile and a half across a stream, hin varying from 7 to 1( miles en hov' ; it has to resist the pressure of iee accumulating, occasionally, to the depth. or 30 or 40 feet. The severity of the cli mate is such as to l'estriet the actual period of work ing to a few months in each year; the iron work and the great proportion of the skilled labour were derived from England; and a severe monetary crisis had also to be surmounted, which latter, however comparatively unimportant in Government opera- tions, exercises a formidable influence on private enterprise. Yet this entire work has been executed contemporaneously with the one uncompleted half of Westminster-bridge. Thus evidencing what the civil engineer can do when impelled by the pressure of private enterprise, as contrasted with his exer tions when trammelled by the restrictions inciden tal to the conduct of Government works. Gentle• men, I have only one further remark to make—that is, as far as my humble powers permit, to perpetu ate the prosperity of this institution, and to main tain the reputation of the noble profession of which I am proud to be a member. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Jan. 18. LAMBETH.—ALLEGED ROBBERY BY A BAR MAlD.—Harriet Norris, a well-dressed female, was placed at the bar on a charge of stealing half-a crown, the property of her late master, Mr. Thomas Henry Byron,.proprietor of the New Bell Tavern, York-street, York -road, Lambeth. Mr. Byron said that a month ago the prisoner entered his service as barmaid, having received what he believed to be a satisfactory character with her, but owing to some disagreements with her fel low-servant, the other barmaid, some suspicions were raised as to her honesty, and, as his worship would hear from the witnesses who would be called, these suspicions were se much increased that he (Mr. Byron) told her that her month of trial hav ing expired on the evening before, she must leave. He also told her it would be necessary before she left that she should unlock her boxes for inspection, for her satisfaction as well as his own ; and her reply was that if she did so it must be in the pre sence of a policeman, not a common policeman, but an inspector. A policeman was sent for and ar rived, and on the prisoner unlocking her box a smaller one was found inside, containing a marked half-crown, which had been placed in the till for detection. Mr. Elliott—Can you say you missed. other monies ? Mr. Byron—No, sir, I cannot. Our practise is to count the money every hour, but as our suspi cions had not been particularly aroused until the Sunday night, no money had been marked until then, and we cannot speak •to anything else. In cross-examination, Mr. Byron said he had given notice to the prisoner to leave, and not the prisoner to him. He got with the prisoner what he believed to be a good character, and had since as certained that the cause of her leaving her situation was her being observed to drink wine out of a de canter. Solicitor—ls it not possible that this half-crown found in the prisoner's box may have come into her possession lawfully ? Mr. Byron—l cannot answer that, but I shall leave it to the magistrate's judgment. Mr. Sohn Byron said—l live with my father, and attend to tb e business. On Sunday night, about eight o'clock, in consequence of what I observed, I counted the money in the tills to the halfpenny, and with out being observed by the prisoner put a marked half-crown into one till and a florin into the other, taking half-a-crown and two shillings out at the time. I then placed myself in such a posi tion as to notice all the money that had been taken and put into the till, and found that it was a shil ling short, but as two sovereigns had been changed I could not say whether the marked money might not have been given in the change. Our practice is to give out a bag containing £3 in silver each morning ; and on the Monday morning I gave a bag with £3 in silver in it, and amongst it about 355. in marked money. It consisted of half-crowns, florins, and shillings. Before the policeman searched the prisoner's boxes I gave him a pattern half crown, and told him that if he f oun d an y o f th e marked half-crowns, they would be marked in the same way. I was present when the boxes were examined, and saw the silver found in them, and also the marked half-crown, which was one of those marked by me. In cross-examination the witness said he marked the first silver at eight o'clock on the Sunday night, and he could not take it on him to say whether the halt crown found in the prisoner's box might not have been the one he marked at eight o'clock, and not one of those marked at a late hour on Sunday night, or whether it might not have been given in change for the two sovereigns on the Sunday evening. Mr. Neale here said his client, who had borne a good character up to the time sho was given into custody on the present charge, and who brought with her to Mr. Byron an excellent character, was perfectly innocent of any felony. The fact was, that she had half a sovereign, and thinking it no offence, she took change for it, and amongst that change must have been the marked half-crown in question. Mr. Bryon—Taking change,_ when she had £3 10s., or more, in change in h er boxes at the time. Mr. Bryon, jun.—Besides, she gave a different account of the silver to the constable. She said she did not know how she came by the half-crown, and that the silver she got in driblets, as she could, from her brother-in-law, who is a cabman. Mr. Elliott—She said nothing about taking it in change at the bar, or taking the change for half a sovereign ? Mr. Bryon, sen.—Not a word, Sir; and when the constable told her about th e mar k e d half-crown she said that if there was a marked piece he must have marked it himself. Police-constable 45 L said that about six o'clock on the evening before he was called to take the prisoner into custody. On doing so Mr. Byron asked her to open her boxes for examination, but she refused to do so, and it was not until she found that he was about to take her to the station-house that sho consented. On searching the first box he found some silver, consisting of all sorts of pieces, and even some halfpence, and it appeared to him as if it had been loosely and carelessly thrown in, and amongst it he discovered a marked half-crown. He further found a small box, containing more silver and coppers, thrown in apparently in th e same way, and the whole amount in silver and copper was £4 ls. On telling the prisoner about the marked half-crown she said " If it is marked I accuse you of marking it. I see lam done by having to do with a common policeman to look at my box, I had a right to have an inspector," and asked for one. (Lau ;hter.) I told her I had quite as much power as an inspector, and she then said he did not know how the half-crown came into her box, and that the silver she recei ve d f rom her brother-in-law, who was a cabman. Mr. Byron here observed that the present made the tenth time of his being robbed by barmaids, but it was notwithstanding the first time he had given one of them into custody. Ho felt sincerely for the position the prisoner had placed herself in, and should be willing to forego a prosecution pro vided she exhibited the slightest contrition. The prisoner's solicitor here held a short consul tation with her, and, turning round, said his client was perfectly innocent of the charge, and therefore could not make any concession. The prisoner was then fully committed for trial, and the magistrate directed the constable to hold till the trial all the money found in her boxes. THAMES.—TnE BASTARDY LAWS.—STRANGE PROCEEDINGS.—CharIes Fuller, a shoemaker, of Belle Vue-place, Mile-end-road, appeared before Mr. Yardley to answer a summons taken out by a young woman, named Susan Morgan, the mother of an illegitimate femala child, of which she had twice sworn the defendant to be the father. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, who appeared for the defendant, Paid this was an extremely hard ease upon his client, who had been twice summoned to show cause why ho should not be adjudged the father of the complainant's child, once before Mr. Tennyson D'Eyncourt, at the Worship -street Po lice-court, and once at that court. On each occa sion the summons was dismissed for the want of corroborative evidence. Mr. Yardley--Have I heard this case ? Mr. Young—You have, sir, and you dismissed it for want of corroborative evidence to confirm the complainant in some material point, as required by the act. Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, stated that since th e l as t summons had been hea r d the defendant had fur nished the necessary corroborative proof, by paying money for the support o f th e c hild , ac k n owledging it to be his, and observing what a very pretty child it was. Mr. Young—Ho denies the paternity. The Complainant—Mr. Fuller bag admitted the child to be his. Mr. Yardley said it had been decided by the Court of Queen's Bench that a woman could take out a second sum mons a f ter the dismissal of the first if she could obtain fresh evidence. He could not help sayi ng i t was a very inconvenient deci sion. He w is h e d i t could be reconsidered and re viewed. If a mart alleged to be the father of a bastard child could be summoned twice or three times, he couhl, be summoned twenty times and con tinually harassed. Mr. Yo'ung—The woman has removed from the Worsb 4, p -street district to your district to enable her lo take out another summons. Mr. Yardley—She ought to be content with two decisions against her. You say that I hare already heard the case and dismissed it. Mr. Young—Yes, sir. Mr. Yardley—Then I will not hear it again. Mr. Stoddart—There is now evidence that the defendant offered to support the child after twelve months had expired, and had paid money to the complainant. Mr. Yardley—l do not care. I have heard the case once, another magistrate has confirmed my decision, and I decline going into the case again. If you are not satipfied, go to the Court of Queen's Bench for a mandamus against me. Mr. Stoddart—l did not advise the taking out the third summons. I was consulted after it was taken out. Mr. Yardley—You are not accused, and there is no occasion to excuse yourself. The summons is dismissed. tIOU2VritY MA.REBTS. HULL-JAN. 17• The corn market was very well attended by farmers, but the quantity of wheat was limited, condition bad, and a slow business was done in English wheat at fully late rates. Foreign was at late prices, but very little business doing in that article. Malting barley fully as dear, and grinding barley in good demand. Beans and peas were a slow sale. Oats without any noticeable change in price, but the demand inactive. Rape cake in good demand, and also linseed. Wheat.... Old white.... per qr 458 Od to 50s Od Old red New white .. ~ New red .... ' , Dantzic, Konb , &c. old white 481 Od to 668 Od Dutch, Belgian, and French 4ss Od to 47. Od Baltic and Hamburg, red St. Petersburg and Riga, old. 401 Od to 42s 04 Barley.... English malting Grinding 303 Od to 328 01 Saal and Oderbruck Holstein and Danisk 3os Od to 31s Od Grinding 268 Od to 29s 0.1 Oats English, old Archangel and Riga, per st Os 10id to 111 Friesland and Dutch NM to to 0811 1 031114 Swedish and D an i s h 0.11(1 B eans ....Engli s h, o ld, per qr ' New pigeon 4os Od to 428 04 New tick. 39s Od to 408 01 Egyptian 37s Od to 38s 01 Peas Foreign breakers Grinding Tares ....Winter —s Od to —, 0 4 Indian Corn Linseed, feeding crushing Linseed cakes (Hull) £9 7 6to £9 16 0 Foreign •7 15 oto 8 5 0 Rape cakes 415 oto 6 0 0 Bones 416 oto 5 6 0 NEWARK-J AN. 18. At the market this morning the attendance was thin, and there was an average show of wheat. Trade fair. Best qualities obtained is advance upon late prices. Malting barley at late rates, and grinding lower. Oats a moderato sale, and at late rates. Beans scarce ; and former priced maintained, MELTON MOWBRAY-JAN. 17. There was a limited show of wheat to-day, with a good business at the annexed prices :—White wheat, new, 431 Od to 45s Od; red, 41s Od to 42s per 36 stone; barley f fair supply, at 38s to 43s for malting, and 30s to 33s Od per qr. for grinding ; oats, 23s to 33s Od per 24 stone ; beaaot 43s to 53s for old ; now, —s per 38 st. DUBLIN-JAN. 17. Our market was rather dull this morning, and our highest quotations for everything, though realised" in some cases , must be considered 6d lower. s. d. d. Wheat, white 28 • to 30 0 Do., red 27 0 to 28 6 Do., new —0 to 0 Barley Oats Do., black.... 11 6 to 12 6 0. d. s. I. Do., new — 0 to I Bere Rapeseed Oatmeal l3 6 to 14 0 Bakers' flour Indian corn COAL MARE (Prices of Coal per Ton at s. d. Lambert's West Hart- boy 14 9 Burnhope 14 0 Howard's West Hart- ley ..14 9 Walker Primrose 14 0 Bell's Primrose l4 0 West Wylam l4 6 Walls End Hough Hall .lB 9 Ships at marker ET-JAN. 18. the close of the market.) Walls End. ~ ..e 0, i• Haswell..... 20 ° 8 Whitworth . l4 Belmont . 18 3 4 South Hartlepool. : 19 Hartlepool..... 20 • Garway and Duffryn „ Malting 23 v g Powell' s Duffryn Steam 23 % South Hetton 0 • 48—Sold, 37. FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. - -. In the following table It signifies that letters are despa•,..ued w— by erening mails from London, and M by morning mails. Ne ~ DES TINAT lONS. Despatch Port of MAI' of Mails. Despatch. due. Lustralia and Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 11 , , m E i Southamp. Feb. 5 3 Bahamas and Havana via New York Jan. 20, Liverpool.. Jula•le Canada, &c. (by Caaadn. pckt ) Jan. , Liverpool.. Jan. 1 ' Cape of Good Hope, Ascen sion, and St. Helena Feb. 6, Devonport F China, Penang, and Singa- ran 15 pore, via Southanwton - ' Ditto, via Marseilles Jar Gibraltar, via Southampton aist, Honduras and Blev.efields India (ca1,,,t4 ' -..nd_ Cleylnr v 3.4 Southar. ~t on ' I T Ditto, via Marseilles ... India (Bombay), via South ampton IJan. 27, Southainp. JIM 2 , 5 . Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. ,Jaa..im Lisbon, Brazils,Buenos Ayres, and F. Islands , Feb. 9, 111 outbamp. Fele. 5 Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto Jan. 27, M onthamp. Jan. 21 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via 15 Southampton.. Jan. 20, M Elouthanap. Jan. Ditto, via Marseilles Mexico and Havana Jan. —,M 'outhamp. Newfoundland Jan. 28, E iverpool.. United States and British N America (by British packet) Jana 20, E iverpool.. Jan. 0 Ditto (by U. S. packet) Jan. —,E ontkamp. West Coast of Africa, Ma deira, and Teneriffe Jan. 23 E iverpool.. Feb. West India, California, Vene zuela, Chili, Peru, Grey- o town, New Granada, &e Feb. 2, M ontharap. ; ove r.__ EMIGRATION TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: -- only classes of emigrants that can safely be said to b• regular demand in this colony are agricultural labour!., male and female farm servants, and f ema l e d omes tic 7 0 vents. There will also be a steady d eman d , during .nd progress of the Table Bay br ea k wa t er, the prisons bridges, and other public works, f or roug h masons, ca r 3". tars, smiths, and other artisans connected with such opt tions. [A nvERTISEAIENt.)-11r. Benson, Ludgate-hill, has ..n .• published anew illustrated pamphlet on watches (free lIY 1: 0 $ for two stamps). It should be read by all who are J 1,1,7 buying a watch, as it con t a i ns pr i ces an d important isP'iito tion as to—What watch to buy t where to buy it ! and p ci use it ! I[A.DvEßTisElizVr.]-11olloway's Pills and Ointme... ke Indigestion—Diseases of the Skin.—lndigestion, P . , v ar i a ble temperatures of winter, is apt to produce cutanoc u 'i complaints, with fever, restlessness, tainted breath, t u gre at depression of spirits, The cause and the consequell ,.. of these disorders can be speedily and radically removed , the use of Holloway's medicaments. Th e Pill s s h o uld taken in doses sufficient to act on the system, without dis tressing it ; while the Ointmen+ sho u ld b e f ree l y applied to the parts of the skin affected, and al so ru bb e d over the s . w" mach and liver. The Ointment not only cleanses the sk ia ' but acts beneficially on all subjacent organs, whether super Mal or deep. Holloway's Pills purify the blood, and reg ir late the liver and kidneys. 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