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-GREAT .WESTERN RAILWAY. CHEAP EXCURSION to WEYM l leave POUTH. Paddington at 2.10 pm. for CIIIPPENHAM, Trowbridge, Westbury, and Frome (Fares lOs and 6s), Yeovil (Hs and 7s), Dor chester and Wey mouth (12s and Ss); returning on Tuesday, October 25, from W 4. vmouth at 5.45 p.m., and intermediate statlOns as per handbills. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.- DUCED E XCURSION to BRISTOL, &c., at RE- P SUNAY, 23, a TRAIN will leave Paddingto O n at 7.45 a.m. for October Chippenham and Bath (Farm 9s and ss); and Bristol (10s and es); returning the same day from Bristol at 6.30 p.m., Bath at 7.0 p.m., and Chippenham at 7.30 p.m. No. 21,005. PUBLICATIONS. MR. WILKIE COLLINS'S NEW WORK. Now ready, at all the Libraries, In 3 vols., T HE QUEEN OF HEARTS, By WILKIE COLLINS, Author of "The Dead Secret," "After Dark," &c. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great MarlbOrough-street. SALE OF OLD STORES AT WOOLWICH Admiralty, Somerset-place, 15th Oct, 1859. THE COMMISSIONERS ror EXECUTING the OFFICE of LORD of the UNIED KINGDOM, of GREAT HIGH BRITAIN ADMIRAL and IRELAND, T DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE. That on WEDNESDAY, the 9th November next, at 12 o'Clock at noon, the 'Commodore Superintendent will put up to sale in her Maiesty's Dock yard at Woolwich, several Lots of OLD STORES, consisting of Old Bunting, Cordage (hawserlaid and:cablelaid), Shakings, Canvas and Hammocks in. Rags, Coal Sacks, &c., &c., &c., all lying in the s a id yar d . Persons wishing to view the lots must apply to the Super intendent for Notes of Admission for that purpose. Catalogues and conditions of sale may be had here and at the yard. THE ROYAL STATIO N HOTEL, Paragon -c erect, Hull, requires only to be visited to he pronounced one of the most splendid hotels in England. The situation is open and healthful, a few minutes' walk from all the public buildings and places of business, and being connected with the Railway Station, affords railway passengers arriving or departing by every train day or night, the advantage of being an the snot, and having their wants and wishes immediately attended to. The public should know that under the present manage inent they will find every comfort and convenience at the same charges they are paying at the minor hotels. It has a ccommodation for upwards of one hundred and fifty visitors, is fitted up with every luxury an hotel can command, and is so arranged for the advantage of every class of visitor, that Beds can be had from ls. to 2s. ; Private Rooms, from 2s. to Is. ; Breakfasts, from is. nd. to 2s. ; Dinners, from 2s. ; and all other charges of that moderate character which will give satisfaction to every class of visitor who may pay the hotel a visit. The hotel cont a i ns G entlemen and Ladles' Coffee Rooms ; a special Room set apart for Commercial Gentlemen ; fourteen Private suites of Rooms ; large spacious Rooms for Dinner Parties, Public Meetings, tte., &c. ; two first-class Refresh- Meat Rooms ; two Smoke Rooms ; Bath and Billiard Rooms. _ . A Night Porter in attendance. EDWIN TAYLOR. Proprietor of the Royal Station Hotel, Hull, and Crescent Hotel, Filey. N.B.—TAYLOR'S CRESCENT HOTEL, fronting the sea for Families and Gentlemen. It has accommodation for up wards of one hundred and fifty visitors. Table D'Hote at five o'clock. Omnibuses and Cabs from the hotel meet all the trains. Good stabling and coach-houses. Moderate terms. ROYAL ALHA MBRA PALACE, Leicester-agn are. - OLLIJK'S Grand Cirque Clas a'•que. T UESDAY:(This Day), Second Night of the New and Imposing' Spectacle entitled the " FLITCH . OF BACON; or, THINUOW IN 1731," with entirely New Dresses and Ap pointments and in which upwards of 100 male and female artistes and the beautiful stud of Horses end Ponies will ap pear. Two performances daily, at 2. and half-put 7. The torningr, Performance is especially recommended for th e at tendance of families and children, Box-office open daily from 10 till 5, A _ RGYLL ROOMS, Great Wi n d m ill- s t ree t, ; Piccadilly. —These elegant rooms are now optn for the Winter Season for Promenade Concerts, with the celebrated Argyll Band, conducted by Mons. A. L amo tt e ; p r i nc ip a l cornet-a-piston, M. Boulcourt. Dancing at 10 o'clock. Doors open at 8, commence at hall-past. Admission, ls. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. ROOMS, Hh bornßE-OPENED for the EASON.—This establishment pr ' minee-ently distinguished S for the elegan.le and matchless beauty of its decorations, combined with the perfection of its management, is OPEN EVERY EVENING. Great alterations and improvements have been made during the recess, and nothing has been left undone that could en hance the beauty of the. place. or increase the comfort of the visitors. Doors open at h a lf-p a st 8 ; o ver t ure a t 9 ; c l os i ng at 12 punctually. Admission Is. Notice —The GRAND BAL MASQUE is fixed for THUM DAY, Nov. 3, by special desire. DEACON'S GLASS BOTTLE WAREHOUSES, , Scotland-yard. LTCENSED VICTUALLERS.—R.DEACON begs to submit the following prices for Publicans' Glass Bottles of superior quality : Quartern ovals los. One and a half quartern ditto half-pint ditto Pint ditto Pale wines (6 to the gallon) Dark dil to _ Sodas a n d L emonades l4s. Orders and letters should be addressed, R. Deacon, Scot land -yard, S.W. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH. USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY, AND r RONOIINCED BY nmft 3IAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS to be TUE FINEST STARCH. SHE EVER USED. WHEW YOU AUX FOR GLENFIELD PA.TENT STARCH, As inferior kinds AEI TGT YOU GET IT, A are often substituted. Sold by all Chandlers, Grocers, &c., &C" WOTHERSPOON & CO., GLAscow AND LONDON THE SECRET GUIDE TO HEAT TIT AND H APPINESS. A MEDICAL WORK . By a Phy- N y clan. Post free, on receipt of six penny stamps, sent Iltnicus, dithct from No. 19, Bernere-street, Oxford ptreet, London, illustrated with 100 else-ravings. It gives instru ctions for the perfect restoration of those who are pre nented by impediments from entering. into the married state, •Lge showing the dreadful results from early abuse, fronor i " °e4 " (1 RYphilis, and the benefits arising from the chemical tests and the examination of the spermatozoa by the newly constructed microscope, with powerful lenses, and contain luga valuable prescription of lotion to prevent infection. 1414 1.1 Y AND IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN THE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE. Patent (Ace Seal of Greet Britain. Diplome de PEcole de rhermacie Pharmacien de Paris. Imperial College of Me dicinP, Vienna' . , The Patentee has confided the preparation of these Medi "" to a Physician of the Royal University of Erlangen, andwho Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England is registered unde r the New Medical Act) and attends t ween anY at No. 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, London, be the hours' of 11 and 2, and from 5 till 8 (Sundays ex- LePted), in order to advise Patients 'on their Diseases and Treatment, and thus add to the speedy certainty of Cure. TRIESEMAR Nos. 1, 9 , and 3, prepared in the form of a dod;7, l z Pi'; l l, devoid of t as t e or smell, and can be carried in the 't Pocket. Sold i n tin cases, divided into separate coxe"sOrt adapted for both sexes. RIGHT AND TELESCOPHEARIIVG.-SPECTACLES._ ES.—OPERA, , and PERSPECTIVE GLASSES. Messrs. S. and RACE R. Solo mon., Opticians, 30, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe opposite the York Hotel, W.—Opera, Race-course, Field, and general Outdoor Day and Night Perspective Glasses, very small, for the waistcoat pocket, each containing 12 and 18 lenses, constructed of German glass. Will show distinctly persons to know them at two-and-a -half and three 'miles, and an object from eight to ten miles distant. Her Maiesty's Coast Guards are making use of them as day and night glasses 1* preference to all others; they are also preferred for deer atalking by sportsmen, gentlemen, and gamekeepers. Tele scopes 34. inches long, by which a person may be clearly seen and known at 3i miles, and an object at 12 to 14 miles dis tance ; and with an extra astronomical ~ eye-piece, Jupiter's Thoon'a, Saturn's rings, and the double stars are distinctly seen. All the above can be had of larger and all sizes, with Increasing powers, and are secured by her Majesty's Royal Lettere Patent. The Roal Exhibition, 1851. A valuable, a mlyinvented, very small, powerful Waistcoat-pocket Glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one and a half mile distant. They an swer every purpose on the Race-course- and at the Opera hemses. Country scenery and ships are clearly seen at four to six miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer stalking, yachti ng, t o spor t smen , gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Price 30s.—Spectacle Lenses of file greatest tran sparent power. The great advantage derived f rom thi s I nvention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved an d streng,thened, and very aged persons are enabled to e m pl oy t ) . 11 : 1 'r sight at the most minute occupation —can see with th ose "'dies of a much less magnifying power, and they do not re quire the fr equen t c h anges t o th e d angerous effects of further Dowerful assistance. Persons can be suited at the most lemote part of the world by sending one of the glasses out of , I „, l ,. ei r,sPectaeles in a letter and stating the distance from the They can read small' print with it, and those who have not made use of spectacles by stating their age. Deafpess.— 41 " I "Discoverr —The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinarily powe r fully small newly-i n v en t e d i n strument for Deafness, i 4 nth relY different from all others, surpasses anything of the nd that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of tho same colour as nis not perceptible. It enables gest persons to hear tinedily' at church and at public assem . lies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears Is entirely removed, and it affords all the assistance that 7, l "iblY could be desired .- 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Obse rve.-opposite the York Hotel. ST 'MEDICAL ADVICE. LA'MERT, Registered L.S.A., Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medic a l So c i e t v ,M . D . of the University of Erlatmen, drc., may be CONSULTED cases of ' , Nervousness, and the In ,irreales of Youth and Debilit y, Maturity, from Eleven till T Secret wo, and zroln Six till Eight, at his residence, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON moron s La i Mert has just published, price Sixpence, with nu 'norons EnfwaYinnis and Cases, a New Edition of his Work, entitled SELF-PRESERVATION, wh i th Übe sent free ,in a sealed envelope. by Mann, ruill, London, or by the Author, to any address, for MCht stamps. CONTENTS. "SECTION I.—The Physiolozy of the Generative Omens. glee/lois IT.—Puberty—Manhood —The Morale of Genera hysiohyry—True and False Morality. ta 13E cTioN HT.—Marriage in its Moral, Social, and Physical Relations —Its E xpectanpies and Disappointments—A dvan '"Zeß of Physical Contrasts in securing. Healthy Offsnrinz. OfterToN IV.—Spermatorrha and Tmpotence—The causes O f m Sterility in both Sexes—Self-inflicted Miseries. ni S t ECTI °N V.—The Vices of Schoo's—Effects of certain per us habits on tke mental and general faculties—lmport ance of Moral Discipline. bill SE "TON VT.—Treatment of Nervous and Generative Del v„,.lY — lmpotence and Sterility—Dangerous - Results of rea tmen t ; ona - Hazardous Specifics—The Author's Principles of Medical, Dietetic, and General, derived from We titY Years' successful practice. ONE lIUN-DRED POUNDS REWARD ON CONVIIN. tlllThe fear/ill dangers to invalids CT from annrions imitations of TI ARRY's NG REVA - u .NTA ARABlCA invaluable FOOD led to an HEALTH-RESTOR investi l gation, and, Cha ncery application in 1854 f or protection, the High Court of , a neery granted an injunction restraining "Alfred Hooper " e vill, and his agents, under a penalty of £5,000, from selling / ill article resembling or being a colourable imitation of Du Revalenta. Arabica, of which we are the sole pro ""euora. Now, therefore, this is to give notice that the above ward will be paid, upon conviction, to anyone giving infor "'ation of any breach of the injunction. An intelligent public requires no admonition to shun all shopkeepers who maY attempt impositions. London : 'BARRY DU BARRY CO, NO 110 RE SICKLY OTt 17.17,-CONMITIONED HORSES OR OTHER CATTLE. RA. REY'S HORSE and CATTLE-IMPROTING FOOD stoma the efficiency, vin•nur, endurance, and muscle of ill rnditioned or apparently worn-out Horses, Cows, Ilul tr,kp, Calves, Sheep, and Pigs. In a sh or t ti me i t i m p roves their aPpearance and value by 20 and 30 per cent. RAREY glad Co., 77, Regent's Quadrant, London. In tins at 35., at Os., at 1 Is. ; in casks, of about 450 feeds, 50s. ; of about 1,000 feeds, tS. being about lid. per feed. F orwarded on receipt of Post-office orders. Thecasks - free t e :Triage, • - NOEMEDICINE Price 2d free by post. a 0 o p p ME a tre l atise, sixty-forr Twee, TN ' s NAT - URAL REGENERATION of the DIGESTIVE ORGANS, r l f rtntieally illustrating the eetual Cure, Without Me ' n digestion (dyspepsia). halt n l Constipation, Flatulency , .cidity, Palpitation of the Heart, Torpidity of the Liver, Vona Headaches, Nervousness, Biliousness, General Debi- M withY, Cough, Asthma, Consumption:Despondency, Spleen, &c., out Pills, Purgatives, or Medicine of any kind , by a bal 'Die, pleasant, and infallible means; adapted to the general utter. London; Barry Du Barry it Co. yy, Begat:street! D U BARRY'S REVALENTA AR ABICA C'FIOCOLATR POWDER Contains the greatest amount of easily assimilated nourishment for strengthening delicate persons, children, and infants with weak stomachs, chest, or nerves, and, at 3-pence per meal, affords a delicious breakfast, lunch, or supper. It is the best dietetic homeopa thic preparation, and may be eaten either alone or mixed with Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food. Admirably adapted to rear Infants with. In Tins at is. 6d ; llb., 35.; 21b., ss. 94. ; 51b., 12s. ; 121 b., 265. The 121 b. forwarded carriage free, on receipt of Post-office order. Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent street, London ; and through all Grocers and Chemists. NO MORE MEDICINE — DU RI REY'S DELICIOUS HEALTH-RESTORING tfloliinV(dAyTs.pliesTi ), co A n R s A t i Ti p l a C ti A on l: fi O n O tu D l e C nc u y r , e p s h e l lT e g i u , n al e l rv y t o n u d sn ig e e s s s: biliousness, liver complaints, hysteria, neural g ia, sleepless ness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, eruptions, impurities, irritability, low spirits, diarrhoea, dysentery, hemorrhoids, p he a ad ins ac b h e e h , ve noises e insh shoulders, ehead rcoaeconsumption, e ears, pyt or d ne e ,ar b ata i l l ms i s t op : ag , , d diabetes, ap Children'sl sinkingestm despondency, u gn d nsaui n flt a s u , s co ea tiz a h n , d asthma, sickness (duringbronchitis,p complaints. We extract a few out of 50,000 expressions of gratitude f rom nvallds thus cured : Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart d e Decies of many years' dyspepsia. Cure No. 49,832. "Fifty years' in describable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness a t th e stomach and vomiting, have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Food," Maria Joly. Cure No. 53,816. Field Mar shall the Duke of Pluskow, of dyspepsia, constipation, ner vousness and liver complaints which had resisted all baths and medical treatment. Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. Cure No. 18,216. Dr. Andrew lire, of constipation, dyspepsia, andnervous irritability. ' Cure No. 34,210. Dr. Shorland, of dropsy and debility. Cure No. 36,212. Captain Allan, of epileptic fits. Cure No. 36,418. Rev. Dr. Minster, of cramps, spasms and daily vomitings. Cure No. 28,418. Dr. Hervey, of diarrhrea and debility. CitreNo. 20.628. Dr. Wurtzerof consumption. Cure No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, merchant, Frimley, Surrey, of 30 years' diseased 'ungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, partial deafness. Cure No. 4,208. Eight years' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility, with cramps, spasms, and nausea, have been effectually cured by Du Barry's ,health -restoring Food. Rev. John W. Flavell, Ridlington Rectory, Norfolk."—Cure No. 3,900, of thirteen years' cough, tion , and general debility. James Porter, Athol-street, Perth. Sold in canisters, 11b. 2s. 9d.; 21b. 4s. 6d.; 121 b. 225; Super refined quality, 51b. 225. ; s. The 101 b. and 12th. canisters are forwarded carriage free, on receipt of Pest-office order. Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., purveyors to her Majesty, 182, Piccadilly ; also at 60, Gracechurch-street ' • 330, Strand ; 4 , Cheapside ; 49 and 60, Bisbopsgate - stree t ; 105 and 63, Oxford street; 85, Tottenham-court-road ; also in Liverpool, at Nbrons, I, Castle-street : Leeds, Reinhardt and Co. ; Dublin, Dr. Butler, Medical Hall; M. nehester , Sharp and Scott Edinburgh. Ralmes and Co The London agents for the issue of the Railway Debentures of the colony of Victoria have notified that a further sum of £423,600 will be offered for public tendor on Monday the 24th. The price of those already in the mar ket and on which the half-yearly coupon of £3 has just been paid ; is 109 to 110. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 sole , WAIT AND HOPE By JOHN EDMUND READE. " In 'Wait and Hope,' great questions, having to do with the wants and weaknesses of the world around us, are dis cussed by a well-educated and right-thinking man."— Examiner. Hurst and Blaeliett, 13, Great Marlborough-streat. FRANCE AND EUROPE. See BENTLEY'S QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. 3, Jut Published. Now ready, 160 pages, Crown Bvo, prico 6d., sent free by post for Six Stamps, THORLEY'S FARMERS' ALMANACX. for MO. In this first-class Almanack a prominent place is given to all matters connected with Agriculture, more especially improvement in the Breeding, Feeding, and Ma nagement of Live Stock. Amongst other Articles of intercst will be found—Farmers' Memoranda for each Month—Cattle food Machinery—Steam Culture -Steam Cartage—Cattle Cookery and Veterinary Science—Chemistry of Cattle Food —Adulteration of Seeds, Barley-meal and Cake—Concluding Memoranda—Agricultural Societies—Fairs and Markets in England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man, &c., &c. London : Published by JOSEPH THORLEY, 77, New gate-street (E.C.); and may be had of all his authorised Agents for the sale of " T lIORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE." Just published, Bvo, in cloth, price 55., by post free, 51. 6d., THE TREATMENT of STRICTURES of the URETHRA; showing why they so often appear In curable, when in reality they might be removed by the most simple means. By F. B. COURTENAY, And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan Infirmary for th. Cure - of Strictures of the Urethra. " This work is the production of a surgeon whose special attention has been directed, through a long professional life, to the treatment of strictures of the urethra. The cases which Mr. Courtenay has given supply ample evidence of his great discriminative power in the diagnosis of the various kinds of stricture, and of the scientific principles upon which their management is founded. By his systematic management an immense mitigation of 'pain to the unhappy sufferers is attained, and future mischief prevented. The work we can most unreservedly and confidently recommend as a valuable contribution, both to the general and professional reader, and ought to be found in the private study of all who are subject to stricture."—Medical Circular, Dec. Ist, 1853. London: H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. eIOCKS'S CELEBRATED READING SAUCE, NJ which is so hi g hly esteemed with Fish,, Game, Steaks, Soups, Grills, Gravies, 'Hot and Cold Meats, and unrivalled for general use. is sold by the most respectable dealers in Fish Sauces.—J. and C. COCKS Reading, Sole Manufacturers. OUR DISASTER IN CHlNA.—England and France must be avenp...ed—War is certain—Do not delay —avail yourself at once of the recent importations of the East India Tea Company. Black, Green, or Mixed Tea may still be had, in Gib bags, at 2s. 4d. per lb.—Warehouses, 9, Great St. Helen's Churchyard, Bishopsgate. (O RNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, V and Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant assortment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obe lisks, Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights, &c., in Italian Alabaster, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Strand, London, W.C. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CONCHOLOGY, and GEOLOGY, at 2, 5. 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, at 119, Strand. 'THORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE.--EverT -I- person having an interest in domestic or farm animals 4hould obtain a supply of this celebrated and economical food, which will prove invaluable during the approaching 4eason. For keeping. horses in good condition it is unequal ed. Pigs fatten with surprising rapidity upon it, and their flesh increases in flavour and value. Cowkecpers will find Treat advantage in the increased quantity and improved qua 'ity of the milk during its use. All animals are benefited by it. A pamphlet on this interesting subject, accompanied by Testimonials from the principal Nobility, Gentry, and Agri mlturists, forwarded on application. In casks containing 1-18 feeds (measures enclosed), price 505., carriage paid to any Railway Station in the United Kingdom. Post-office orders (savable to Joseph Thorley, 77, Newgate-street, Lonicus. N.B.—The public arecautioned against being imposed upon by warthless imitations. p OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road. u Treasurer—Edward Ilasterman, Esq. During' the p , st year (1858) 40,403 received the benefits of this Charity, either as out or in door patients ; and since its foundation to 31st December, 1&58, the number relieved was upwards of 619,000. The Committee entreat AID to enable them to continue this great work of charity. STANFORD S. SMITH, Sec. (4 OYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT IA) INSTITUTION.—The Committee of this Institution earnestly appeal t) the public for pecuniary ass•stanoe to aid them to meet the present heavy demands on the limited funds of the Society. THOMAS BARING-, Chairman. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Deputy-Chairman. Sept. 21,1859. Contributions will be thankfully received by Messrs. Willis and Co. ; CouttS and Co. ; Herrics and Co.; and at the office of the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, W.C. TRULY EFFICACIOUS an d MILD.— Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, prepared witnout any Mercurial Ingredient, from the recipe of Pr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent. These Pills will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indiges tion, wind, spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &c. For itabitual costiveness, and as a family aperient medicine, they are truly excellent ; mild in their operation and grateful to he stomach, they create appetite, promote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by most druggists, in boxes. Is. 14d., and 2s. 9d. each. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square rmeen package, with "W. Lambert, 20, Jermyn-street," en _ craved on the Government stamp. 3. GREAT MART PANTHEON. LBOROUGH-STREET, W., NEAR HE DR. CULVERWELL, Member of the Royal theca C r o je ll 9 e, rra geokSu L rg o e n o d n o s n , , Letacnenit)elatceonosf:lftieddwidfearlyl; (only)andApaos above, on all cases of Nervous Debility, Languor, Incapacity, Loss of Memory, Sterility, and all Functional Derangements of both Sexes, emanating from early and excessive indul gences. Has Just published, price Ss. ; by post, 13 stamps, 18 sealed, No. 4, An entire new and orie-inal Work, entitled • OURSELVES. Synopsis : The Physiology and Anatomy of our Genlratten - The Origin of Disease—Symptoms, Treatment, and Cure. Also, an Exposition of, and Remedy for, all Urinary Derange.: meats and Marital Disqualifications, MALE. The modern treatment of Syphilis, Stricture, Illennerrhagia (Gonerrhcea), Spermatorrheea, Impotency, and all Diseases of the Urinary Organs, with Prescriptions, &c. FEMALE. The Physiology and Anatomy of Women—Functional Ir rezclaritles in - Health and Sickness—Choice in Marriage— Their Expectancies and Disappointments—The Cause and Removal of Sterility—The Theory and Symptoms of Gesta tion—Use of . the Speculum, and the securing of Healthy Offspring. Also, No. 1. On HE,TH, HAPPINESS, and LONGEVITY; Debility, Nervousness, Dyspepsia, and Indigestion, No. 2. LOVE AND MARRIAGE : Their Obligations, Happiness, and Disappointments; Love and other Matches. Sterility Removed, and Healthy Off spring secured. No. :I. TFIE CASE BOOK : 100 Cases of SPERMATORRIREA, Their Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment, Confessions': and Cure by Cauterisations, Galvanism. &c. &c. &c. To be had of Mann. 39, Cornbill ; and'the Authors. Advice to the Working Classes. fee Half-a-Guinea. GL •rdid . ,447 ._ _ i •. 4 -....:„: ~..,. ' (..... L. : . . , . i OIit e IP7AV IL ~,,..,/ . . , ~'•';,llkk, -....,,`" .: ( 4 A t ~ ,3 ...t• , \ "*.refi, k $ 1 1......- . . ~, , • 43 " ' .. - ,141;• • lee .1" ." . - ...11 , • , ~.., 4:oltc • .W. l2 ' .. .,I.' ' A.. ii, -..A, lir - , it l ll \ 7 r :K. ) i..,.. ' ........,, . , , ,„, _ ~_.,„ , , . ' ' . DLEI ' ','-'. ".`", Apo, ~' • '''',t l ig ' ',,,‘‘' V r i, ,`.... ...- \'.' . ''',.:••'''' ..;,',)," ag. , ••. I, . ~ ' ‘: ‘M. ' 6 . .41 " .. , . . ' / G THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 18, 1859. VISIT OF THE PRINCE CONSORT TO THE GREAT EASTERN. HOLYHEAD, OCT. 17. Yesterday morning b is Royal Highness the Prince Consort, accompanied by the Duke of Newcastle, Admiral Sir George Seymour, and Col. Ponsonby, paid an early visit to the Great Eastern, in Holy head harbour. The report that it was the intention of her Majesty to inspect the ship had been so widely spread and generally believed in that it was not until the Royal train actually reached its desti nation that visitors were fairly undeceived. The absence of her Majesty was of course felt as a great disappointment, though it seemed to make no dif ference. His Royal Highness quitted Penrhyn Castle at about seven o'clock in the morning. The day was dull and threatening, with a kind of half dawn through the wet clouds which hung in dense masses over the peaks of Snowdon, and augured badly for the weather. The party arrived at Bangor rather earlier than was expected, but the railway arrangements were of course in order, and in a few minutes the Royal train was ready. The Marquis of Chandos, the chairman of the London and North- Western ; Mr. Cawkwell, the general manager, Mr. Binger, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Worsdell were at Bangor to needy( his Royal Highness, and travelled with the Royal train to Holyhead. The run through the wild island of Anglesey was soon made, and a little after half-past eight o'clock Holyhead was reached, Comparatively speaking, there were but few persons at the station ; for, to a certain extent, the fact that her Majesty would not come was more or less suspected. At the pier-head the Despatch, one of the boats of the Liverpool Steam-tug Company, was in wait ing, with Mr. Campbell, the chairman of the Great Ship Company, and Mr. Bold, one of the managing directors, on board. By these gentlemen the Prince was received at the pier, and immediately em barked. All the ships in the harbour were "dressed,"theHastings and other men-of-war manned yards, and the former fired a Royal salute, which echoed from the cliffs of the headland with a thun dering boom. His Royal Highness did not come at onto- on board the ship, but remained on the steam tug, which moved easily round and round the colos sal bulk of the Great Eastern, so as to afford the Prince an opportunity of inspecting it from every point of view. Under the bows the Prince seemed especially struck with the sharpness and fineness of her lines, and here the little tug remained some time. The vessel then steamed round to the star board gangway, where Captain Harrison, and Mr. Prowse, the chief officer, were in waiting. Capt. Harrison received his Royal Highness, and con ducted him up through the two lower compartments to the quarter-deck, where Mr. Kett, the second officer, Mr. M'Lennan, the chief engineer, and Cap tain Lay, the paymaster, and all the officers of the executive and engineering staff of the vessel, were standing. Captain Mends, of the Hastings, and the officers of her Majesty's ships in harbour, with a few visitors from shore, were also present; but the number was, of course, very limited. Accom panied by the Captain and managing directors as before (with Mr. l3rereton and Mr. Jacomb, as the late Mr. Braners representatives), the Prince then proceeded to inspect the ship, first going to the wheel-house, in which a long stay was made, and where Captain Harrison briefly explained the nature of the alterations which would be necessary in the tiller chains to get a greater amount of purchase on the rudder. From this tho party proceeded along the deck forward, where the Prince inspected one of the steam cranes, asked how it worked, and the amount of saving it effected in time and labour. In the extreme bow of the ship a stay of some time was made, while his Royal Highness from that point scanned the masts and rigging and the im mense expanse of deck, apparently with the greatest interest and surprise. The Grand Saloon was next visited, and of course admired ; afterwards the 000 king galleys near the paddles, and so on through the first and second dining saloons. In the latter, Mr. Campbell's cabin, a vary pretty and tasteful one, was inspected, in which the Prince made a short stay, conversing with the Chairman, next entering one of the first-class sleeping berths, with the space and lightness of which he expressed him self much pleased. From this the party proceeded to the after saloon, past the ship's pest-office and purser's departments, and so on to the deck again. Here his Royal Highness expressed a wish to see the chief engines, and accordingly the whole party descended to the paddle engine -room, and thence down the ladders to the starting platform between the massive cylinders. From this point the best view of the gigantic paddle machinery is to be gained both when at rest and in full motion ; and his Royal Highness remained sometime, asking questions con nected with the general working and power of the engines, consumption of coal, &c. The auxiliary engines to the paddles for fire hose and wasting decks and working the capstan were next examined, and from this point the Prince went through the tunnel of communication to the screw engine-room right aft, and remained on the starting platform for a few minutes making a general inspection of this machinery, and afterwards of the auxiliary screw engines. After a stay of a few minutes here he again came on deck, walked round the ship, and ascended to the bridge, where Capt. Harrison worked and explained the steering apparatus of Mr. Lun gley, with the simplicity and efficiency of which the Prince expressed himself much pleased. A short stay was made on the paddle-boxes, where Mr. Campbell presented a beautiful set of stereoscopic views of the ship which had been taken for presen tation by Mr. Nottage, of the London Stereoscopic Company. His Royal Highness expressed himself pleased with the minuteness of detail and excellent effect of these views, and said he was glad to retain so faithful a record of the various departments of the great ship. A short visit was lastly paid to Capt. Harrison's cabin, after which the Prince prepared to take his leave, having expended an hour in his in spection of the vessel. The Royal visitor was accom panied to the gangway by Mr. Campbell, Mr. Bold, and Capt. Harrison, the band of the ship playing the National Anthem, which was almost drowned in the hearty cheers which were given by the ship's crew as the tug steamed off. By the time the Prince crossed, at a little before 10, Holyhead harbour was Well filled with boats, and between dressed ships, royal :salutes, manned yards, and cheering, the scene was animated enough. The Prince landed at the pier head of the inner harbour, and immediately entered the special train, which started at about 10 o'clock for Bangor. Before the train had well left the great ship was resounding fore and aft with the din of hammers, and the 'tween decks rather resembled the fitting shop of a great manufactory than part of a ship which is expected, or rather hoped, to start soon for her ocean trip. The prepa rations for going -to sea are still urging forward, but beyond the evidence of an ultimate destination which is afforded by these appearances it is hard to say what is really meant. The exact time for the departure of the vessel for America still scorns as undecided as ever. It has been stated over and over again that Monday, the 24th inst., or the 27th at latest, was positively to be the day for starting ; but we should be deceiving our readers if we did not dissuade them from enter taining any expectation of this kind. The' day when the Great Eastern will really leave these shores rests with the Board of Trade, and is only with the company in so far as they exert themselves'to com ply with the very proper requirements which the Board of Trade demand for the safety of any pas sengers the Great Eastern may carry. That the number of these same passengers will be limited in the extreme on the occasion of the first voyage seems beyond a doubt. Rightly or wrongly, the public evidently entertain a strong wish to see this great experiment fairly tested by the only test by which the merits of the vessel can be judged—areal trip across the Atlantic and 'Wk. Of course, before nit? igation ought to be, and which, unfortunately, may afford an illustration the very reverse of al this if she goes to the West this winter. Advantage might also be taken of such a pause to fit the ma chinery with whatever is really wanted, and per haps also to beach the vessel at Milford-haven or Southampton, and clean the bottom, which is very foul with weeds. In the meantime she still remains a show ship at Holyhead, visited daily by thousands and thousands. Almost every hour brings in heavily laden passenger trains. The uncomfortable looking fishing village of Holyhead is full to repletion, and woe betide the unlucky voyageur who comes down by the night train in the expectaticn of getting a bed. Paltry little dens and roadside alehouses command a price for dingy accommodation which would make our best London houses stare. The daily number of visitors is greater now than ever it was at Portland, and all the chief seaports of the United Kingdom where the Great Eastern could stay, and very many also where she could not, are clamorous in. their solicitations and invitations to get her round. On Wednesday the directors of the North-' Western Railway entertain the directors of the Great Ship Company at a grand banquet at Holy head, at which a number of celebrities are to be present. On the same day at 1 o'clock an immense blast is to be fired at Holyhead. The charge of powder will be nearly 6,0001 b., stowed in three chambers, and a face of cliff 100 feet high by 120 wide is ex pectid to be dislodged in a mass of no less than 30,000 tons. This stone is to be used in the con struction of the breakwater. to e Great Eastern leaves, the Board of Trade are determined to see that every precaution is adopted to secure the safety of the ship and those on board ; but even with this qualified guarantee passengers will prefer to wait and judge for themselves what the ship can do on a regular voyage. The coasting trial trips which have as yet been made can no more be fairly taken as a criterion of what the Great Ship will do in an Atlantic gale than if we were to judge from a run at the measured mile what a vessel could effect off the Cape of Good Hope. 'Mat the Great Eastern will never pitch heavily seems to be believed on all sides ; that she will roll, and, to a certain extent deeply, appears equally undoubted, though the motion will be slow and steady. Some time back we informed our readers of the principal requirements of the Board of Trade. Very many of these still remain to be done. Done they must and will be before the ship leaves; but we . ' mention the fact that they still have to be effected as a reason for our belief that the Great Ship can not and is not likely to start before the middle or end of next month, if she leaves this winter. The patches which were so unwisely put on the forward boilers before the ship left Portland are now being removed, and replaced with entirely new plates. The india-rubber packing between the lower flange of the iron masts is to be done away with, and its place supplied with hornbeam. This also is to be done at Holyhead, and will of course take time to perfect. No bilge and feed pumps have been fitted to the main machinery, which is still dependent on its feed-water being sup plied by . the donkey engines. - This, as we have before pointed out, is a most objectionable arrange ment, as, in case of the donkeys breaking down (and, in spite of every care on both trial trips they have always done so), the engines must come to a dead stand. As this is a matter which can only affect the speed of the ship, and not in any de gree interfere with ,its safety, the company, of course, have a right to their own way; but if they have any regard to the commercial success of the Great Eastern they would be wise to adopt every precaution against the possibility of a slow voyage. It is urged, and with truth, that to fit these feed pumps now would require a delay of at least two or three months, and that the vessel could not then start for America before next spring. Those best acquainted with the internal arrangements of the ship think that such a delay would be of great ad vantage to the future success of the vessel, as afford ing time for a thorough administrative organisation of all its departments. This at present is much needed, and until the vessel is solely and entirely given over to the charge of Capt. Harrison and the officers under him it can scarcely be looked for. One of the chief requirements of the Board is that flre-punips Shall be fitted to the auxiliary engines of the screw, and to do this will require such an amount of time and labour that it is most probable that two powerful hand-pumps will eventually be supplied, instead. It is rumoured, indeed, that at some remote period two such hand-pumps were put on board, but of their whereabouts at present none can tell. These, with the fitting of extra boats, communication in case of accident with all the stoke-holes, better ventilation of the ship in some places apportioned to the, crew, &c., are the main comlitions insisted on,by the Board of Trade before the vessel can receive her passenger certificate; and to do these as they ought to be done will require a delay which makes it absurd to expect that the Great Eastern can possibly leave England during this month. There is one precaution, however, which, though not required by the Board, is so imperatively necessary that unless it is adopted not even sailors Would venture now to start for America in the Great Eastern. We mean, of course, precaution against cold. Only those who know what a North American winter is, or who have been off the Banks of Newfoundland towards the end of November, can appreciate the extreme severity of the cold which prevails there. Yet throughout the whole of the Great Eastern there is not yet a single stove or hot-air pipe fitted to prevent either crew or passengers from almost freezing in such weather. It is true that these will all be put up before the vessel leaves, but this is only an additional element of delay, and one which makes it more certain that the ship cannot leave at the time stated. Now as to the passage across, and the rate of speed which may he fairly expected. The results of the last trial trip have been carefully weighed, so that a fair approximation of her future success in point of steaming now can perhaps be better given than during the hurry and confusion of the late trial trips. The greatest number of revolutions obtained dur ing the last trial to this port was 11 from the paddle and 41 from the screw engines, and at this the Great Eastern went, with her trysails set, 15 knots, or very nearly 171 statute miles an hour. Without the aid of the trysails it is possible the speed would not have been more than 14 knots—if incited it had reached as high. Mr. M‘Lennan, the company's chief engineer, than whom with regard to the ship it would be difficult to quote a better authority, is of opinion that in working order th e p a ddles will go 12 and the screw 43 to 44 revolutions a minute. This, ac cording to the calculations, which give a certain amount of speed for a certain number of revolutions, yields a nominal rate of 18 knots an hour. From this, however, has to be deducted the "slip" or yield of the water to the force of the screw and paddles, which varies with the wind or other causes from 18 to 22 per cent. loss of power. Taking the mean of this loss at 20 per cent., it follows that the average rate of the Great Eastern's steaming ought to be at about 141 knots, or more than 16 miles an hour. There will, no doubt, be many days and even voyages when her rate of speed throughout may average 16 knots, or almost 19 miles an hour, but, as tar as can yet be ascertained from the re sults of the last trial trip, her speed in ocean-going voyages ill not exceed the average we have stated, namely, from 14 to 141 knots. If the Great Eastern go to sea next spring, her run is likely to be one of great success, for by that time both ship and engines will be in full working order, which they most certainly are not now. If, on the contrary, her trip across the Atlantic is hurried forward, it is more than pro bable that the whole journey will prove a failure in speed. The engineers will fear, and most reason ably fear, to drive the engines overmuch, for a break-down within 10 miles of land, and a break down in the middle of the Atlantic in a winter's gale are widely different things; and the vessel labouring only for a single day in a heavy sea will soon find out the weakest point its her engines. The mddle-engines are fitted with what is termed a " marine-governor " which, when a heavy wave forces round the paddles at great speed, instantly shuts off the steam till the machinery slackens down to the rate at which the governor is regulated ; yet even with the aid of this governor (which by the way is not yet connected with the machinery) every one can understand how engines strain when, after flying round at 14, or perhaps 15 revolutions a minute, they are suddenly brought up to five or six. This is the kind of labour which tests ships' engines to the very utmost. This is the test which the Great Eastern has not yet had, and which when it comes will try both the piston and air pump rods of the paddle-dgine to the very utmost. The trial - showed that with an average amount of fair weather, for a vessel of such magnitude, her engines worked well and easily, but as the sea-going qualities of the Great Eastern cannot be fairly judged by a coasting voyage, so also machinery of such size and power requires a proportionate amount of rough work to test it fully and satisfactorily. This test, as we have said, it has not yet undergone, and can only meet with in an ocean voyage—and for an ocean voyage the Great Eastern is not yet ready. Apparently there has been some miscalculation as to the size of her boilers to generate the steam power required, for, though the boilers have done their duty admirably, it is believed that at full steaming the screw and paddle engines can find employment for more steam than the flogging at Chatham, the punish in a grea t measure,_ due to the fact that stance of milita_r l y was again resorted to at that gar for her size the Great Eastern is "under-powered," mcnt of the lash boilers are equal to supply. This may be, After a considerable interval since the last in- Connaught Rangers, who has ing to the 88th proportion than that of one-horse power to four belong as it i s ca ll e d. F ew s t eams hi ps are built at a lower risen yesterday morning on a soldier named Norton, attached to St. Mary s Invalid Depot, awaiting only one to nearly nine tons, and the speed which was discharge from the service. The is gained with this disproportion is due entirely to the order for his tons. In th e G rea t E as t er n the horse-power is recently returned home wounded , f i rom India, and the length of the ship and her unequalled form. crime for which the prisoner was tried by district As regards the trip t ) America in a commercial court-martial at Chatham barracks a few days since point of view—that is, to realise money by exhibit- was the serious military offence of striking a non ing the ship at Portland or New York,—it is en r- commissioned officer in the execution of his duty. tam that for this year the time is past. To arrive The," prisoner served with the gallant 88th Coll in, the United States in the middle of winter, when ',naught Rangers in the Crimea, and is decorated even with the Americans the season of travel is with the Crimean medal with three clasps. He It ve h i a ., s w b o e u e l n d s b u e gg to es i t n e a d ke th a at fai o lu n re l o e f av th in e g wh H ol o e l a h ff e l.. substquently isrc ceeded with his corps to India, and she should rather go round to Southampton best any' served during the Indian spars, and extra b g oat of ocean-going steamers, taking in her campaign against the completing her with l re rebels until invalided home, having received two wounds. On the evening of the 7th inst. the pri rope, spare which supplies . o f su :ner was walking through the streets of Chatham, s (none of 0. Be are yet on board), and, in fact,wheni. he saw Sergeant Gavin, 31st Regiment, be every requisite, and red • ongmb reducing to system her exten- directions respecting a disturbance with the military • -to the garrison military police, givin g , some sire internal administ • ration. Such a course . wo , in of be merely doing justice to • one the e slightest provocation, deliberately a ship which is sup a d • •ed et. to be built as a modeland pos in received etreets, when the prisoner without hav him a violent example of wh a t o n 1 ytarr 9 e lk d up to the sergeant and struck An accident, which might have been attended with serious consequences, occurred to the 3 o'clock express from Holyhead, and delayed its arrival in town more than an hour and a half. By some in advertence on the part of the engine driver, the train overran the Conway station and dashed into a train of empty carriages which Were being shunted across the line. The shock was rather severe, and ,twe or three of the empty carriages were broken and thrown off the line. Some one or two of the passengers in the express were cut and bruised, and others a good deal shaken, though none, we believe, so much so as to prevent their continuity , their route when the line was cleared of the broken carriages, after a delay of nearly an hour: Just as the express was resuming its journey it was found that one of the carriages was so much injured in its axles that they were getting red hot, which necessitated another stoppage flit the carriage was removed and replaced by another. 2HE NAPY. Commodore the Hon. James It. Drummond, C. 8., Aide-de•Camp to her Majesty, and superintendent of Woolwich Dockyard,yesterday returned to Wool wich on the expiration of a month's leave of absence, and resumed his official duties. Her Majesty's screw steam sloop Mutine, intended to carry 17 guns, was yesterday hauled out of the fitting basin at Woolwich, and was admitted into dock to be coppered. The Admiralty yacht Black Eagle on completion of some slight repairs was yes terday undocked ; and the paddlewheel steam sloop Ardent was ordered to be placed in the Ist class steam reserve at that yard. Her Majesty's steam ,loop Hecate is in progress of thorough repair at Woolwich, and is ordered to be completed with de spatch. Mr. James Bearly, Mr. S. R. Graves, and Capt. Powell, of Liverpool, attended by Mr. J. Ewart, M.P., had an interview with the Duke of Somerset yesterday afternoon, at the Admiralty, respecting the Conway school frigate. Letters for the screw steamship Orion, 91, are to be sent to Malta. She was at Gibraltar on the 3d instant, getting a new foreyard, the old one being sprung in three places. The Orion was appointed to leave shortly for Malta. A special messenger from the Lords of the Admi ralty arrived at Plymouth on Sunday with de patches, and the screw steamvessel Flying Fish, 0, Commander Hope, left the Sound immediately. It is supposed that she will communicate with the .quadron of eight ships which left Plymouth on Thursday, under Rear-Admiral George Elliott, and which form a portion of the Channel fleet, under full command of Admiral Sir C. Fremantle. _ The Trident, 6, iron paddle steamer, Commander Francis A. Close, arrived at Spithead yesterday at noon from Ascension, from which port she sailed on the 19th August, arriving at Fayal, where she put 'n for coal, on the 28th September, and sailing thence on the Ist of October. The greater part of the passage home has been made under canvass, the Trident having only two engineers on board in con sequence of her losses by fever. She also brings home the whole of her Kroomen (22), owing to her being short-handed in her crew from the same cause. She arrived at Ascension from the coast, with the fever raging aboard, on the 27th of June, when the officers and crew were encamped ashore, and the vessel placed in quarantine, as was reported in The Sun of July 28. The following officers and men fell victims to its ravages :—Mr. Bignell, pay master; Mr. Martin, Mr. Case, Owen, Mr. Pat terson, and Mr. Buiste, engineers ; Mr. Atkinson, master's assistant; Mr. Mould, gunner; and 36 petty officers, seamen, and marines ; 17 of the death: occurred on the coast, and the remainder after the ship arrived at Ascension. The first death occurred on the 26th May, and the last on tho 22d July. Lieut. Chapman and the survivors, five of the prize crew of her Majesty's ship Heron have come home as supernumeraries ; the renalning six of thr prize crew died from fever on board Trident and in the encampment at Ascension. Mr. 1, - "foorne, assist ant-paymaster from the Tortoise, and 3 , .. t r- Kelly, the nephew of Mr. Dart, the British Cons at Fayal, have come home as passengers. The Tri dent has_unly taken one prize during her service on the coast, the Lydia Gibbs, in June, 1858, empty. The following vessels were spoken on the voyage home :—On the 22th of August, in latitude 4 25 N, long. 22 39 W, the English ship Belmont, stand ing SSE ; on the 2d Sept., in lat. 10 54 N, long. 25 3 W, the English barque Marsden ; Sept. 5. in lat. 13 54 N, long. 26 27 W, her Majesty's ship Curacaa, bound to Monte Video, and the English ship James Scott •, Sept. 6, in lat. 15 24 N, long. 27 W, exchanged colours with a French ship showing third pendant, No. 3,508; Oct. 4, in lat. 41 22 N, long. 22 22 W, spoke the English schooner Sverige, of Liverpool, who reported herself leaky, 30 days from Loango; Oct. 13, in lat. 48 35 N, long. 9 17 NV, the English barque Danube, of Dundee, for Cape of Good Hope, showing first pendant, No. 2,560; Oct. 14, .communicated by signal with the Norwegian barque Speculator, in lat. 48 57 N, long. 743 W. The Trident entered the Needles passage on Sunday evening, and brought up for the night in Yarmouth Roads, where she found, lying at anchor, the Blenheim, .60, screw guardship ; the Biter gunboat; and the Renard, 6, screw gunvessel, Commander J. G. Goodenough. The latter vessel had left Spithead for the westward the same day, but had put into Yarmouth Roads for shelter from the violence of the weather outside. The Trident will proceed, it is expected, this morning to Wool wich for paying off. A letter from her Majesty's ship Tartar, dated Halifax, Oct. 6, states that she was expected to leave for England on the 10th inst. The Locust, 3, paddle, Commander J. B. Field, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from the west ward. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—James Jenkins, surgeon additional, to the Simoom ; Richard Evans, assist.- surg., to the Weser ; J. B. Murphy, assist.-surg., to the Formidable ; John Albert Hersu, 3d class assist.-engineer, to the Wellington, as supernu merary for hospital treatment ; James Finlay, acting 3d class assist.-engineer, to the Diadem ; and George Boyd, acting 3d class assist.-engineer , to the. Urgent, as supernumerary. THE ARMY. //g -- - L^ PRICE 4 D . STAMPED, P. blow with his fist before the whole of the men on guard, the prisoner being under the impression that., its he was to be discharged from the invalid depot on the following day, he should escape the conse quences of his crime. He was, however, brought to trial by court-martial, when it was ascertained that his character since he had been in the service had been very bad, and that he had been several times tried by court-martial for various of fences, and had also been once before flogged for as saulting a non-commissioned officer. The Court, under these circumstances, sentenced him to receive 50 laFlies and to be imprisoned for 168 days. A number of the officers anti troops selected from each of the depots attached to the three battalions of in fantry were accordingly marched at an early hour yesterday morning to the Spur Battery to witness thepunishment, and, notwithstanding that it rained heavily at the time, the prisoner was undressed and fastened up to the triangles, when the full number of lashes were administered, a surgeon standing by in order to direct the suspension of the punishment in case there was any nece ss ity f or doin g so. 'After the prisoner had been released from the triangles he was conveyed to the garrison hospital; and as soon as he is able to leave that establishment he will undergo the remainder of his sentence at Fort Clarence military prison, Rachester. MANNING THE NAVY. Sir Charles. Napier presents his compliments to the Editor of . The Sun, and requests he will have the kindness to publish the enclosed letter. Oct. 17. To THE DUKE OF SOMERSET, FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY. Aly Lord,—As the country seems determined that the navy should be in an efficient state, and more popular than it has been, I beg to point out to your grace what changes appear to me necessary to accomplish that object ; and, having done so, I shall then examine into the plan for the proposed reserve. When a sudden augmentation of the nary is re quired, and ships are commissioned, the marines, bays, and officers are appointed, and part of the petty officers and idlers arc obtained without much difficulty. In this state the ship remains months, having the most expensive part of her crew on board. Thus we have two ships in commission, one with a full crew on board waiting to be relieved, and another, with perhaps a third of her crew, wait ing for men. This has been going on ever since the peace of 1815; and although we have an Admi ralty costing upwards of £300,000 a-year, no board has ever hit on a method of manning the navy economically and expeditiously. And if Parliament had not induced the late Board of Admiralty to appoint a commission of inquiry, we might have remained in the same state for the next 20 years, seeing other nations manning their fleets without difficulty, and this great maritime country helpless, with material in abundance, but the personnel to set that material in motion not to be had. Surely there must be some thing wrong, but that something no Admiralty has been able to discover. It is admitted that when men are voted and en tered there is no difficulty in keeping up th e num ber; the difficulty is to keep under the vote, but the moment an emergency arrives and some thousands', or indeed hundreds, are wanted, we ars all abroad. This is not surprising, as the sailors are Cl in the different trades, and they will not leave their employment to enter the navy unless it is made worth their while; and experience tells us we nave never yet come up to their mark. I do not say that improvements have not been made, but our improvements have not kept pace with the times; there are still many grievances, and the Admiralty are slow in redressing them. The greatest of all evils is the confinement men are subject to on board a ship. It is true, when a ship is fitting out there is no lack of leave, but the moment she goes to Spithead, or to the Sound, leave is stopped and drill begins, and the drill is seldom carried on with judgment ; this disgusts the men and deters others from entering. Another cause of complaint is the discomfort of the hulks when the ships are fitting out ; and there is not the least necessity for this. I and others have brought this under consideration over and over again, but without effect. No ship ought to be com missioned till she is perfectly ready to receive men, and discipline ought to begin the first day the pen nant is hoisted ; the men should be paid weekly, moderate leave given, and officers and men made as comfortable as if the ship had been six months in commission. Suppose, my lord, we required artificers for the dockyard, and did not pay their wages for four or five months. Do you think, my lord, they would enter? Not a man of them; they would go to the _ merchant yards, where they are better treated. The Admiralty never seems to know that when a man goes on board a ship he has seldom a farthing in his pocket, and perhaps not a rag to his back. Ile is obliged to take up his bed and bedding from the paymaster, clothe himself and fit out his mess. That, thanks to the manning commission, is now remedied, but he has not wherewithal to buy his little comforts, but must go in debt to the bumboat man, and pay 23 per cent. above the value, and perhaps be cheated out of 25 per cent. more ; and not till the ship is ready for sea does he receive more than his monthly money, and sometimes not that; and when he is paid what is called his two months' advance, he liag perhaps four or five months' due. All this time lae has been running in debt to the bumboat man for himself, and, if married, for his wife and family. It is true the seamen now get a bounty, but that is only temporary, and given because they were not to be had without it, and even now it has been cried down in parliament by some of the wise men who have hitherto ruled the navy. Another grievance, which is, I believe, about to be remedied, is the delay in paying the allotments to seamen's wives, which ought to be done immediately they enter, and not keep them in poverty for months. Some improvement has been made in the method of clothing, but more is wanted. Why should riot a captain be allowed to contract with a tailor to supply his men? When an officer or a private gen tleman wants a coat he does not go to a iv se ; he is not obliged to hive his clothes pulled to pieces and renewed, but a sailor is. The men should be measured, and a contract made in the presence of the signing officer of the ship, and the clothes paid for by the paymaster, and charged to the men if they have no money, or paid by themselves if they choose, the Admiralty taking care that a standard cloth is fixed. This would put an end to all contract jobbery. When the ship is ready for sea, drill, which is absolutely necessary, commences, but that ought to be conducted with judgment, and experienced men ought not to be confounded with recruits. And ships ought not to be sent to out•of-the•way places, and leave stopped. Drill is always irksome, and as much indulgence should be shown as possible. Some captains have no idea of this, and are at it morning, noon, and night, while both captain and officers go on shore for their amusement, and the men are kept on board, sometimes seeing their wives rowing round the ship and not allowed to come on board, a distant view of their wives being the only matrimonial comfort allowed them,„„ ;'.ti a ship comes into port she should be paid immediately, and leave given to the men to go on shore to enjoy themselves , a nd not kept on board till the ship is ready for sea, and then paid per haps the day before she sails, and in war time very often on the day she sails. When a ship arrives from a foreign station, and is to be paid off, it would be much better to turn her over to the Superintending Admiral, who would unrig her and return her stores in' an or derly manner instead of getting rid of them in the hurried, slovenly way that is too often the ease. This is, I believe, at last discontinued, after hun dreds of representations having been made to the Admiralty. If such a system were adopted, both in fitting out and paying off, I verily belieVe nearly one-half of the expense would be saved. We have now a Channel Fleet, which we never ought to be without ; and we have also a Mediter raneanyleet, and surely there can be no necessity for keeping ships so long on one station. What is to hinder one of the Channel ships sailing for the Mediterranean, and one of . the Mediterranean' ships sailing for England the same day, thus giving the men an opportunity of seeing their friends a little oftener? A merchant sailor is never absent more than a year ; but a man-of-war's man may be four or even five years from home at .a time. When a ship is in want of repairs she ought to be returned to the Superintending Admiral, and all hands be moved into another ship ready to receive them, taking with them all the little com forts they have collected for the last five years, and not sent about their business, with orders (if con tinuous service men) to join the flag-ship when their leave is expired. This would obviate the necessity of that want of all system, paying a ship off -whey she is in a ~u~,y W a t gh state of discipline. O ffi cers e Dui then find themselves in a new s rihe , Wipline 7 \ the same, and leave in proper pr tlion should be - .I_ 4 t -given, and what. officers it were cr - to change (to make way for others) shoul 4raklu all y reA ; ri . !dr - f; Hewed. 0 I now come to Greenwich Hosp a re 4,' garded by the public as a splendi veinent for,. British seamen ; but jobbery is carried.%) a -0•catoo length there. Last session I asked for a committee of inquiry. The house, I think generally, adpiittcd that it was required, but the Admiralty begged so hard, and former First Lords, who had done nothing to improve it, succeeded in persuading the house to adjourn the appointment of a committee to another session ; and perhaps your grace may order an in quiry, which, if a searching one, might be more efficient than a committee of the House of Com mons. The public are not aware that when an Officer goes into Greenwich Hospital he retains his half pay, and, if wounded, his pension ; but when a sailor or marine goes there he loses his pension, and if he happens to be wounded he loses that also. No matter if he has lost both legs—aye, and both arms - to boot—he gets no more indulgence than the man who goes into Greenwich for his length of service, viz., a shillirig a week tobacco money. A wounded sailor ought certainly to preserve his pension for wounds, and a simple pensioner should have six pence a day. Were Greenwich Hospital got rid of, and the re venue given over to worn•out and wounded men, they would have a handsome retirement, and live at home with their,friends in happiness and com fort, instead of living in splendid misery at Green wich: A man applied to me some time ago for a pension. The following was the red-tape reply of the Admiralty ;—" You may attend at the Admi ralty-office, Somerset-house, if you think proper, cn he first Thursday in any month, at 10 o'clo c k, a.m., for examination as to your claim for this in dulgence ; but I am to add, that unless you are very old, and altogether disabled (from wounds orhurts) you will stand very little chance of admission.— James Chapman, 22, Shure-street, Dundee." Now, my lord, it was very easy for the Secretary of the Admiralty to write such a letter. But where was a worn-out old man to find money to convey him to Somerset-house on the chanee of getting into Greenwich Hospital? This I pointedont to the Ad miralty, and suggested he should be surveyed at Dun dee. This was not com pli e d w ith, b u t I received another letter, saying if he came to town he should be admitted and taken care of at Rockingham House. This was something better, but how he is to get to town I do not know. When men receive a rupture in the service they only get gratuities of five or six pounds, and if they cannot do a man's work they must go to the union ; and yet we are told one of the great encourage ments to men to enter the navy is being taken care of if disabled in the service. I bs ce rcv carried nowia. iand dd c oiomfu the el m d y o lordnot ameliorationsdu believek e, there havete.hr ee would projected b e a recommendedre serve, great difficulty in forming it. It seems now understood we are always to have a Channel fleet, and if any attempt is urido by the House of Commons to destroy it, I hope we shall have a Prime Minister who has virtue enough to resign his place, and independence to tell the House of Commons that without a fleet he will not be responsible for the safety of the country; and if wo have not a Minister capable of so doing, I trust we shall have an Admiralty who will not serve under such a Minister. Depend upon it, my lord duke, it will never come to that. No House of Commons would ever think of reducing the navy contrary to the opinion of the Government, and the country would never allow the House of Commons to do anything of the sort. Well, I shall suppose we have a Channel fleet of 10 sail of the line ; and, for the sake of clearness, they should be manned with 800 officers, men, and boys, and 200 marines. All the blue-jackets ought to be able seamen. In time of peace only 100 marines should be embarked, and their number filled up by A.B's. I don't mean to reduce increasedt h e the and marines, s quite eap or the t contrary, to n sg a riisth. ey shouldgarrisoned b by be them. rn the he the i netoa marinesent e oofi anothern 's p v lsaehrt ship ready r e e aTwdhyaitsctho wouldsh oul received givebte d us se s - an ha d a l d at once 20 sail of the line, manned with 650 men each. The officers, boys, and idlers (which are easily ob tained) would amount to 150 more. To complete them we are obliged at present to fall back on the coast-guard and coast volunteers. The first being drafted would endanger the revenue ; and the second would be comparatively useless, as they are not obliged to go more than 100 leagues from the land ; besides destroying your fleet for the defence of the coast, "all of which should be efficient ships," and never touched till the last extremity. It is to obviate this that we are now searching for a reserve of disciplined seamen to the extent of 30,000 men. On 111 , 3 first breaking out of war we must not suppose that 20 sail of line and 10 sail of the coast ships, which can only be considered sea-militia, would be sufficient for the home stations and to rein force our squadrons abroad ; it is for that purpose that the 30,000 men arc required, and that the marines should garrison our seaports. We have now in all our ports ships quite ready to orderedntr e em ei rbe s se e er r m t vwo e o o: n iuow , il a nidi nd itejhw in the event of war the necessary ior uimmediatelyrespective all to b e se i c ia o i ti m ) commissioned, e co d iul , it ( 1 7 1 and ought to be told off beforehand ; in addition to the reserve the marines should be embarked, and the moment the crews get on board, they should find the captain and the officers ready to recievo them, the hammocks slung, the mess utensils on the table, and their dinner conked. The next step to be taken is to call out the militia, to replace the marines in the seaport towns ; they would have ample time to be disciplined, protected by the fleet, and thus in ono month the country would be armed to the teeth, and ready to fight any two nations that thought proper to attack us. 1 now come to the most difficult part, that is, the formation of the reserve : that is purely a money question ; so, if the money is forthcoming, the diffi culty vanishes. If the country will not give the money we must remain as we are, open to attack and insult by nations better prepared than ourselves ; and if we meet with a disaster it will not be so easily recovered as many people imagine. Parliament has voted £lOO,OOO to form this reserve. It is proposed to give each man £5. For this he must be ready at all calls. He must serve 28 days each year, and must know all his drills. During this time he will receive the same pay, provisions, and the same privileges as seamen serving. Now, my lord, to make this reserve effi cient, they must give up all trades except the coasting trade. Now, a sailor in the prime of life does not like to be thus restricted. He is fond of wandering all over the world ; and if he is not in the prime of life, he is not fit for the reserve. Your grace will find that £5 is not a sufficient induce ment for a good seaman to take up such a line. It appears to me the formation of the reserve must be begun with men who have served ten years in actual service. At present those men are entitled to a pension; that should be abolished, and they should only be entitled. to enter the reserve. They should be designated the Queen's Naval Guards; and they should be exempt from corpo ral punishment when serving; they should be men of exemplary conduct, and after having been ten years in the reserve they should receive a good pension, but subjected to be called upon, if fit, and wanted, and then designated the OH Guard, and receive, as they do now, both pay and pension. They should be; eligible to civil situ ations, and care should be taken to employ them if fit. If artificers, they should be preferred to others to serve in the dockyards, which is never thought of; on the contrary, the dockyard officers are generally s(rainst them. This ought not to be. Now, my lord, b comes the question, what pay is sufficient to induce men to join the reserve? Five pounds will certainly not do. We must be careful not to risk a failure, and we ought to make searching inquiries among the men them selves what, in their estimation, would be suffi cient encouragement to induce them to adopt the coasting trade, so as to be at hand at all calls. Whatever is thought just must be given. There is no help for it, for neither the sailor nor the country will stand compulsion. The ballot will be fair, but the ballot would not furnish trained men. It would he easy to register all the 'long-shore men, and draw them for the naval service ; but, as I have already said, that would not get you trained seamen—it would only get you coast volunteers, which you have already. In 18-11' I brought a bill into Parliament for regis tering the•seamen, and authorising the Queen to call them out by classes, beginning with those just out of their apprenticeship. This bill provided that skinasters and owners should be obliged to dis- Mtge' men coming under the proclamation, and to tfio.:e men a bounty should be given. That was cer tainly a mild compulsion, but still it was compulsion, and the House of Commons would not entertain it ; and the Admiralty shortly afterwards gave up the registration tickets, and left us just where we were in 1815. So many improvements have taken place in all the navies of the world, that this system, or rather no system, will not now do ; and if we are to be preserved from danger and insult, no time should be lost in doing what the Ho use of Commons and l countrylord, byo that sayin expect . I s England r: halleonelu e d x et uc h tr i s s grace's obe ralty will do its duty.--I remain j iiAs NAPIER. dient servant, t l h et e te A r, di m ni y o_ 18, Albemarle - stree t, London, c. 14. 41 ,3 NIP