The Sun. — London, England, 1866-03-02 00:00:00

Railway and other Companies. LONDON, CIIATHAM, AND DOVER. Yesterday morning the new portion of this rail way, extending from the Elephant and Castle to the Loughborough-road station, was opened for traffic, it having been officially inspected on Wed nesday, and approved by Col. Yolland. LONDON, TILBURY, AND SOUTHEND. The half-yearly meeting was held on Tuesday, at Fenehureli-street terminus ; Mr. C. J. Eley in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The San, was taken as read. The CHAT cmAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said with reference to the proposed Thames Haven works that he believed that the company would carry over their line a very large portion of the cattle coming from Rotterdam to London. The Cattle Plague Act would, of course, put a stop to their cattle trade ; but that was not of so much importance, as the proprietors were in the receipt of 6 per cent. from the lessees. The stoppage would probably be only temporary. The report was adopted, and Mr. Finney was elected a director in the place of Mr. Cope, who had resigned. GREAT WESTERN AND BRENTFORD. The half-yearly meeting was held on Tuesday, at the offices, Victoria-street, Westminster ; Mr. P. Davey in the chair. Mr. C. ELEY, secretary, read the report. It stated that the traffic carried over the railway during the past half-year, according to the returns furnished by the lessees, showed a total of 55,315 tons of ge neral goods, and 30,493 tons of coal and stone, being a decrease of 2,555 tons of the former, and an increase in the latter of 6,638 tons, as compared with the preceding half-year ; and it was hopedfrom the exertions made and the general reduction in the coal rates from South Wales by the Great Western Company would go on increasing. The arbitration which had been so long on hand had been com pleted by the delivery of the umpire's award, which confirmed in every way the view taken by the directors of the agreement between the two com panies. The amount at the disposal of the share holders was £2,718, which, after paying dividends on the preference shares, allowed a dividend of 2 per cent. per annum upon the original share capital, and left a small balance. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the report, stated that he anticipated that in the course of time the whole of the enormous coal traffic from South Wales would be sent to London per rail. The Great Western had reduced their rates so consider ably that when the cost of marine insurance was taken into account coal could be brought nearly as cheaply by rail as by sea ; in addition to which there was the great advantage of certainty and re gularity in the delivery. Mr. IlonATro DAY (deputy-chairman) seconded the report, which was unanimously agreed to, and the dividends were declared. The retiring directors and auditors were re elected, and a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors concluded the proceedings. NORTH AND SOUTH-WESTERN JUNCTION. The half-yearly meeting was held at Euston station on Tuesday ; Mr. 11. Tootal in the chair. The report stated that £7,432 had been received during the half-year, against £6,536 for the cor responding half of 1864 ; the net balance was £2,821, out of which a dividend at the rate of 5i per cent. per annum was recommended. The CHAIRMAN said he had no doubt the opening of the new line to Broad-street would bring a large accession of traffic to their line. The number of passengers carried on the company's line for the last three years was as follows :—in 1863, 304,672 ; 1864, 300,876 ; 1865, 313,010. Looking at the un dertaking in all its bearings, and to the friendly manner in which the directors were now working with the large companies, there was every pro spect of the company being a great success. The report was adopted, and a dividend of ss. Gd. per share, being at the rate of 5i per cent. per annum, declared. The retiring directors and auditor were re-elected, and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the pro- ceedings. COCKERMOUTII, KESWICK, AND PENRITII. The half-yearly meeting was held on Wednesday at Keswick - ; Mr. T. A lioAins in the chair. The SECRETARY read the report, which stated that the accounts with the contractors were not yet adjusted. They had been placed in the hands of Mr. Bonch, the engineer, for final settlement. The traffic receipts fox the half-year were £10,680, and the expenditure 5.7,235, leaving a balance of £3,445. After paying interest on debentures, &c., £1,723 remained, out of which the directors pro posed to declare a dividend at the rate of 10s. per cent., less income-tax. The development of the mineral traffic was retarded in consequence of the Marrow branch of the Cleator line not being yet opened. The directors hoped the line would be shortly opened, and also the loop line at Red Hills. The CHAIRMAN said that though the dividend was a small one very few of the West Cumberland lines had paid a larger one within so short a time of their opening. Nothing could be more promising than their mineral traffic. Some of the iron ore had passed over their line all the way to Newport. If the arrangements in progress were carried out, he expected that they would have a continuous line not only to Workington,but to Whitehaven. The report was adopted, and a dividend of £1 10s. per cent. was declared. LYNN AND SUTTON-BRIDGE. Yesterday this short line of communication be tween Norfolk and Lincolnshire was opened for traffic. The line is about 9i miles in length from its junction with the Lynn and Ely section of the Great Eastern to the Norwich and Spalding at Sutton-bridge. There are stations at Clenchwar ton, Terrington, and Walpole. The contractors were Messrs. Waring Brothers and Eckersley. CENTRAL NORTHUMBERLAND. The half-yearly meeting was held at Alnwick on Wednesday ; Mr. R. Hodgson in the chair. The report stated that contracts for the construction of the section of the railway from Scot's Gap to Roth bury had been let for the aggregate sum of £44,498, exclusive of the materials for the permanent way. The whole of the land on this section had been ob tained for an annual rent charge in lieu of by pur chase, thus leaving the subscribed capital available for the construction of that portion of the line, which it was expected would be opened for traffic in about 12 months. The report was adopted. Sir J. S winburne, Mr. Hodgson, and Mr. Grey, the retir ing directors, were re-elected; and also Mr. Foster, the retiring auditor. MERTIfYR, TREDEGAR, AND ABERGAVENNY. The half yearly meeting was held at the offices, Abergaven n y, on i; e Mr. Hill in the chair. The CH AI 1111-IN, inmo ; ving the adoption of the report, said the rentsb 28 and debenture interest had b een duly received from the London and North -Western. Difference s had arisen with that com pany- in reference to the doublin g of the . line, and an offer had been made t o taketlior the taking off their hands ; the y , r in return for capi tal under taking expended, to h ave 5 p er cent, preference stock of the London an d North Western. The ediector s reco mmended this prop osal should be a ccepted. Mr. ACKRILL oppo sed the p ro p osition. A dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum was declared for the half year ; and Mr. Brown and Mr. Bailey, 1%1.P., were re-elected directors. LLYNVI VALLEY. The half yearly meeting was held on Tuesday at the Royal Hotel, Paddington ; Mr. Macgregor in the chair. The report stated that the traffic receipts amounted to £11,218 against £10,716 for the corresponding half of last year. The working expenses, with in terest chargeable to revenue, amounted to £6,688, leaving a balance of £4,529. Of this sum £3,744 would be required for dividend, at the rate of 5 per cent, on th e p re f erence s t oc k , l eav i ng £785, to which the directors proposed to add £596 from the reserve fund, in order to pay a dividend on the ordinary stock at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum. The reserve fund would then amount to £2,728. The capital expenditure was £319,513. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, and declaring the dividends recommended therein pay able on the 10th of March. FURNESS. The•half -yearly meeting of this company was held on Tuesday at the office, Old Burlington-street ; the Duke of Devonshire in the chair. The SECRETARY read the report, which stated that the traffic of the line had very considerably increased, and the directors were enabled to recommend a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, leaving a balance of £5,000 to be carried forward. Several bills had been introduced into Parliament this session to enable the company to construct branch lines, and make working agreements with other companies. The total expenditure on capital account was £1,599,23G. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report, which was agreed to, and the dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum was declared on the ordi nary stock for the past half-year. The Duke of Buccleuch, Lord F. Cavendish, Mr. IL S. Thompson, and Mr. Ramalen were elected directors of the company, and Dr. Kennedy was re elected auditor. The meeting was then made special, and the ex penditure on the steamboats was confirmed. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday before Mr. Smith there were only three bills for hearing. In the case of the Bridport, Lyme, and South Coast the standing orders were not com plied with. The Andover, Iladstock, and Bristol, and the Somerset and Dorset and Bristol and North Somerset bills were adjourned until this day. Before Mr. Frere the only railway bill was the Wolverhampton and Walsall (deviation), in which the / standing orders were complied with. LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS (LIMITED). The report of the directors states that they pro posed to add from the profits of the half-year £2,500 to the general reserve fund, which would then amount to £30,000, which, added to the present amount of the leases renewal fund, £11,866, would give a total of reserve funds amounting to £48,966. The direc tors had purchased the stock in trade of the Rich mond Conveyance Company for the sum of £5,180 on Nov. 26 last. The gross receipts of the company during the half-year ending Dec. 31 last amounted to £321,829, and for the corresponding half of 1864 to £309,753, showing an increase of £12,076. The gross expenditure amounted to £294,549, including improvement of capital stock, and £27,520 for Go vernment duty; and for the corresponding period of 1864 to £279,027, showing an increase of £15,522. The number of passengers carried during the half year was 22,611,624, being 637,362 in excess of the number carried in the same half of 1864, and £11,711 in the receipts. The number of miles run was 6,340,087. The average number of omnibuses work- ing daily was 604, and the number of horses 6,451. The average receipts per mile run was ls. per mile, and the fare per passenger 31d. The gross earnings per omnibus per day averaged £2 17s. 104 d. The available balance for dividend was £33,320, which, after deducting £5,000 for first establishment charges and reserve fund, left a balance of £28,320. Out of which the directors recommended the usual dividend of 5 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of ls. per share, equal to 7f per cent. per annum, free of in come tax, leaving £5,619 for the next account. IREL AND. DUBLIN, MARCII 1. A singular application was made to Mr. Stronge at the Capel-street Police-street yesterday, by an American lady. She requested permission to see one of the Fenian prisoners, a very young man named James Smith, who had come over with her as "an attendance." She was going back by the City of Washington on Monday or Tuesday next. She had a return ticket for the prisoner, who is a native of Philadelphia and an American citizen, and if he " would not be allowed back," it would be " unkind-like" for her to return without seeing him. She would not go to the American Consul because she did not want "to humble the British Govern ment," and the Consul would not apply for one pri soner " as all the American citizens have got to come out." Mr. Stronge said if the lady did not chose to apply to Mr. West, the American Consul, the next best course for her to adopt would be to communicate with Sir Thomas Larcom on the subject. The applicant then said, " I don't wish to do that. I know Mr. lVest very well ; he is from the same part of America as myself. He told me that he would get all the American citizens out." Mr. Stronge replied that he could not give an order to see a prisoner that had not been committed to prison by himself. The applicant then retired from the court, evidently disappointed with the result of the interview. . A proclamation 193 been issued offering a reward of £lOO for such information as will lead to the arrest of Geary, who firedon head-constable O'Sulli van in the town of Newcastle on the 21st inst. The Gazette also contains proclamations dated the 27th inst., calling in, on or before the 3d of March next, all arms, ammunition, &c., in the localities to which the provisions of the Peace Preservation Act were extended by proclamations dated the 23d inst. These include Belfast, Galway town and county, King's and Queen's Counties, Westmeath, Down, and Fermanagh. Five men were arrested yesterday in the house No. 32, Synge-street, Dublin. They gave their names as Peter Dunne, grocer's assistant ; Thomas O'Brien, a Tipperary farmer ; Michael 111‘Ginn, from Armagh ; T. Brogham, Tipperary ; and O'Far rell, formerly in the Irish People office. The last had been previously in custody, and was out on bail. On hearing the police enter the house he got across a garden wall into a carpenter's yard, and began to work with a plane, but the police followed and arrested him. Two policemen have been arrested in Cork on suspicion of Fenianism. John Mullen, Staff- Sergeant, was brought up in custody of Police-con stable, 21 D, charged with having been drunk and disorderly on Ellis's-quay between 10 and 11 o'clock last night. On being conveyed to the station-house the prisoner, as alleged, conducted himself in a most .disorderly manner, and used language of a seditious nature, shouting, "Arc you Fenians ? Are you Irishmen ? If you are not going to do anything, go for help." The magistrate sentenced the prisoner for a month, with hard labour. The court-martial on Sergeant Darragh has ad journed its further sitting till Thursday, to give the prisoner an opportunity of preparing his defence. It is whispered that Warner has preferred a new set of information by which many are compromised. This is not yet a certainty. Twelve persons have been arrested as Fenians at Castlebar, of whom nine belong to the Mayo Militia. A correspondent writing - on Tuesday says :-- "It was pitiful to see the friends of the unfortu nate young men crying and running after them on their way to the barracks. Many a curse, no doubt, is uttered against those who have been the cause of entrapping them into the conspiracy, if not by them selves, at least by their friends. While the con stabulary were bringing off the last man arrested (Carter) some female friends swooned. When two young boys (Rogers) were being arrested, they were surrounded by a large body of women and children, who were crying and roaring most piteously. How ever one m a y con d emn F en i an i sm i t i s h ear t ren di ng to see those demonstrations of grief on the part of t fbnm h eyie e gothrai f wet.rnhodTnoslgto isf these poor dupes ;it is . really most probableaf haerrfeeoerisxceefdthe prisoners will be escorted e co u nstabulary to the gaol to _ turn next, as thepeset whos ,Some eally suspectedpto taiharte veryit will bare, b e n. their n own e expecting lt i great . uneasiness felt by visible. of t ose peasrttrieesetswearten ingehtt forth coming. coming." Two additional arrests have been made in Belfast. Among the numerous arrests for Fenianism in the county of Limerick (33 altogether) is Mr. R. Casey, master of the Rathkeale workhouse. The court-martial on Private Patrick Brien, at Enniskillen, was continued yesterday, when the prisoner called witnesses for the defence. Thomas Finn, Mr. Thomas Ciartlan, and the THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 2, 1860. Hon. Vessy Dawson, M.P., were examined by Mr. Butt, Q.C., as to the allegation that the letter pointed to the plaintiff. Mr. Whiteside, Q.C.,stated the case for the defendant, Mr. Shirley, who was examined as to the facts of the case, was still in the box when the despatch left. There was a considerable fall of snow here last night, and at Kingstown the " drum" was put up, signalising the approach of a storm. Yesterday a man named Keenan was killed in stantly at the Broadstone terminus by the fall of an engine on his breast. the chairman, referred to the valuable services ren dered to the society by Mr. Layard, who had been an active member of the council for many years. The vote of thanks was carried by acclamation, and the meeting separated. Female Fashions foi March. (From Le Follet.) Up to the present time, almost the whole chronicle of fashion has been devoted to ball and evening dress. Thin, transparent materials have been preferred for dancing ; and one gauze of a very lovely texture— called appropriately aerial gauze—has gained great success. We must still mention the patent velvet as greatly in favour. Of course, if the dress is trimmed with cluny or beads, one must have silk velvet ; but if perfectly plain, or trimmed with fur, patent answers as well. The colours in which it is made are truly beautiful—sapphire blue, green, violet, brown, and very light pink and mauve. It is very much used for paletots, instead of cloth ; and for children's dress it is universally adopted. About the make of robes there is but little to say. They are more than ever cut on the bias. There are several ladies who wear no plait at the top of the skirt, but generally there are two or three at the back. We must refer our readers, however, to the descriptive list of toilettes for any further notice of novelty in style. A ball dress of white tulle, spotted with gold, over a white satin skirt. The tulle is bouillonne length ways, with bows of satin between the bouillons. A Greek tunic of white satin, fringed with gold, and cut in points. Greek body, with gold ornaments upon the body and shoulders. A dress of white tulle illusion. At the bottom of the skirt five rows of ponceau satin ribbon, covered with insertions of silver lace. Long trained skirt. A tunic of the same, caught up in four places at the front, but left full length at the sides and back, very nearly as long as the under-skirt. It is caught up by pattes of cerise satin, covered with lace. A light cord of fuschias trims the tunic. The body low, with a satin and lace ceinture. A cordon of fuschias. A pale blue satin dress with trained skirt. Round the bottom, a flounce of English lace put on in fes toons, and in the plaits of each of these bows of blue ribbon fringed with gold, and with chains and cameos. The flounce is headed with a blue and gold cord. Low body, with rich plastron of lace ; and the ceinture is ornamented with gold. Evening or dinner dress of white cerise and white stripes made a la Princesse, opened up the front, over a breadth of cerise satin. A flounce of Alen9on lace 13 placed down each side, so as to fall over the cerise satin, and a coquille of lace all down the front of the dress. Long tight sleeves, with revers of cerise satin and lace. Long sash, with very wide square ends, tied under the arm on the left side. A ball-dress of light green tulle buillonne, under a tunic of satin cut in wide square pentes edged with point d'Alengon put on as revers. Body a plastron, bouillonne, trimmed with Alenon and ceinture with a bow. A white gauze dress spotted with bright pink spots, a thick ruche round the bottom, edged with pink satin. An upper skirt of gauze, cut in points, and also edged with a ruche. A low body, made so as to appear like a small open " Figaro," over a plastron of pink satin forming a waistcoat, with pearl buttons. A dress of white satin ; round the bottom a bouil lon of tulle, about ten inches wide, upon which are placed every here and there, crossways, a light spray of small blue-bells, with dew-drops. A tunic of tulle, very short in front, long behind, trimmed round with a band of blue covered with insertion. Branches of flowers fall over the tunic, being fas tened at the waist. The body, a ceinture, is bou illonne, and trimmed round the shoulders with flowers. ; Robe in the " Empire" style, of white gros de Lyon. Upon each seam is a small revers, worked with coral beads. Low body, with small revers round the shoulders, buttoned in the front with two rows of coral buttons. Ceiuture worked with pearl, and fastened with a coral buckle. A ball dress : the bottom skirt of tulle worked with gold bouillonne lengthways. Tunic of gold coloured satin, " Princess" make, with low body, cut square in front, and with a long train trimmed round with a light trimming of white feathers. Feathers also at the shoulders. White poult de soie dress, trimmed round the bottom with a flounce of English lace, headed with three bouillons of tulle with pearl beads. Over this a robe princesse with a long train of white poult de soie with white stripes of pink satin, caught up in the "Marie Antoinette" style, with tufts of roses and pearl tassels. A visiting dress of green satin with insertions of fine black lace, wide, put on in zigzags. . _ Dress of Russian drab poult de soie: skirt trimmed round with three rows of Chantilly lace put on flat, headed with an insertion. A row of mosaics in guipure up the front. Round body with ceiuture, trimmed to match the skirt, with guipure orna ments. A robe of black and white chinee moire antique. The skirt is t r i mme d en tablier, with two ro w s of rich guipure insertion over green, up each side of which is a f r i nge . Th e i ns ertio ns are also placed round the ski r t. B o dy with basqui nes , t r i mme d with guipure over green, and fastened with malachite buttons. Tight sleeves, with buttons like those on the body. Dinner-dress of light green satin : the skirt cut a l'Empire, with an artistic application of white lilac and green foliage of two shades. This is made in a kind of coloured lace. The body is low, cut square, trimmed also with the lace to match the skirt, which is also placed upon the ceinture. Ball-dress for a young lady, of white tarlat ane , dotted with field daisies with pink centres. " Em pire" body, with small low body, with fichu of plaited tulle, and blonde chemisette. Ceinture of white gros-grain, fastened at the side with a tuft of daisies. Ball-dress, also for a young lady : a skirt of white tulle over sky-blue ; round the bottom a thick ruche of tulle. Two more skirts of tulle illusion, and a third forming a kind of basquine, caught up by branches of white jasmine with crystal stamens. Body of blue taffetas, with wreath of jasmine. White tulle robe, spotted with dead gold, over a skirt of white satin. Long trained skirt, quite plain, with a gold cord round the bottom. Corset of gold coloured moire. Chemisette of tulle, worked with gold. A dress of ruby velvet, cut very much on the bias, with two large hollow plaits at the waist--the front breadth is of satin of the same shade, covered with silver point de Venise passementerie, wider at the bottom than at the waist, and edged with small silver tassels. Low body, with b er the of the silver passementerie. A white moire dress, trimmed with rouleaux of cerise satin worked with gold stars. A corselet of velvet with gold stars, a larger one being placed in front. A toilette, " Pompadour" style, of taffetas of wide pink and white stripes. The skirt is trimmed with flounces of English lice,which form coquilles up the front of the skirt to the waist. These coquilles are placed in two rows at the back of the skirt, which is made with a train ; cameo buttons of black and gold are put on each coquille. Body draped with lace, cameos upon the sleeves and front of the body. Robe of black poult de soie, festooned round the bottom with a trimming of bead buttons. A Achu kind of pelerine of old guipure, over a high body, crossed on the chest and ending in two small ends passed under the ceinture, which is of pink silk, with lace at the bottom of the wide ends. At-home dress of black velvet, open skirt and body over emerald green satin, with bands of fancy Oriental embroidery ; ceinture of green satin with similar embroidery, and at the bottom a very wide fringe. The " Pamela" bonnet is gaining favour, although at present it is seen principally at the opera or for full-dress visiting dress. Some of our modistes have modified the form very much, so as to make it less trying ; still it is certainly the young lady's bonnet par excellence. _ For morning bonnets the " Empire " style still prevails, but the fanchog is still much in favour ; they are very small and not much trimmed. Thus, a bonnet of light green velvet, the " Empire" style, was trimmed with a torsade of the same crossed with pearls and trimmed with a small feather. Another, of " Regina " velvet, with " Empire " curtain, cut in three points, and trimmed with gold sequins, forming pandeloques. A very beautiful feather of the same shade of colour is placed at the left side, and is carried across the bonnet. The edge of the bonnet is trimmed with sequins. The inside has a bandeau of velvet and gold. Strings of satin spotted with gold. A plush bonnet, trimmed with white marabouts and clochettes of blue velvet with silver stamens. Wreaths of these flowers ornament the inside as well as the outside. A magnificent ribbon of blue velvet worked with silver, and a fall of blonde form ing the curtain and falling over the strings, com pletes the trimming. _ _ Another violet velvet bonnet, form " Empire," the front covered with a drapery cut in points, with a fall of black lace and tassels at each point. White velvet daisies with gold centres form the trimming inside. Strings of violet velvet. A bonnet of light blue velvet. Flat crown ; front bouillonne, separated by a strap of velvet orna mented with black cameos and chains of jet. Strings of blue velvet. Diadem of velvet, trimmed with cameos and chains. Bonnet of velours royal—the front and curtain covered with white blonde put on flat. At the side a tuft of white feathers having a small humming bird in the centre. Bandeau of velvet, on - which are placed three gold stars. Strings of white terry velvet. For evening toilette, flowers, gold, pearls, and bandalettes are worn, but very little besides the hair is worn. The Empress style is gaining favour daily. Aeronautical Society of Great Britain. At a meeting of this society, held at Stafford House, St. James, his grace the Duke of Sutherland in the chair ; present also Lord 11. Grosvenor, Dr. Fairbairn, Mr. Glaisher, Mr. Wenham, Mr. Butler, Mr. Wheble, and Mr. Biearey. Several gentlemen were admitted as members. The communications were of an interesting nature, and a paper was read by the hon. secretary, Mr. F. W. Brearey, which was ordered to be published, as it was thought to contain some valuable suggestions. Mr. BREAREY said it was necessary for the guid ance of inventors that they should be made aware of the nature of the experiments which the society would be likely to encourage. In the formation of the society he had been careful to adopt moderate views. He believed that although the gratification of mankind might be greatly enhanced, and ex plorers in distant countries materially aided, so that indirectly we should increase in knowledge; yet as a means of conveyance no improvement in aerial navigation would ever enable it to compete with ship or rail. The simple object of ascent and de scent by mechanical means had been greatly over looked in the more ambitious attempts at propul sion of the balloon, which entailed the adoption of unmanageable machines. The power required to raise an object which already possesses buoyancy would be very slight compared to that which would be requisite to propel against a resistant atmosphere, whilst the effect would be greater, inasmuch as within the range of one mile from the earth various currents might be met with, and occasionally in an opposite direction, whilst one mile obtained by pro pelling horizontally would be unappreciable. A balloon wanting 201bs. ascensive power in addition to its gas, could be aided to that extent by mechani cal means ; and provided a low elevation were main tained, the cessation of its action would cause it to descend without sensitive tendency to rise again upon its contact with the earth. Apply this small power to a propeller, and no satisfactory result could be obtained. In addition to this advantage, the gas could be saved, and the balloon fastened down to the ground, similar to the war balloons in France. He read an article from the Westminster Review, in which the observations of several authorities relative to air currents were recorded, as also the opinion of Mr. C. Green, that were it possible to maintain a balloon at any desired elevation, an aeronaut might almost take his choice of direction. He observed that there appeared to be no doubt that men had upon several occasions succeeded in flying to some slight extent, and that it would be advisable, in any future attempt, to use the balloon merely as a buoyant power, as an embryo swimmer uses corks, until he should grow confident in the use of his apparatus. He referred to an invention of Mr. Butler, one of the council, by which a forcible bloW of more than 401bs. could be given by a pair of wings operating from the car of a balloon ; and no doubt this power, equal to about 1,000 cubic feet of carburetted hydrogen, would be able to raise a bal loon which wanted that amount of gas to make it ascend. There were some disadvantages attending the use of these wings which might possibly be mo dified. Another object which the society should contemplate would be experiments in the manufac ture of gas in a cheap and expeditious form for emergencies ; and this brought him to the remark that the absence of a balloon corps in our army had not been satisfactorily explained, although the au thorities had instituted inquiries with that object. He quoted from a leading periodical of April 14, 1862, as to the services rendered to the Federal Americans by a balloon observation, and also from the author of Astra Castra as follows : —" I think it may be adduced from the foregoing historical ac count that a very fair average of success hasattended the use of reconnoitring balloons by different armies during the last 70 years." Ilefurther suggested an application to the proper authorities for some pecu niary aid in prosecuting these and kindred experi ments. He quoted from an address lately delivered in . France by M. de Fouville, sho w i n g the benefit which the balloon had conferred upon science by the aid of Mr. Glaisher, in which he concluded in these words :—" It is not, therefore, possible to assign any limit to the utility of aerial navigation .as is now practicable by the labours of distin guished philosophers." Mr. Brearey further advo cated the possession by the society of a balloon, so that a buoyant aid might be afforded to inventors, and also to assist in the further investigation of air currents, and for experiments on its captive state; and he also suggested that the members of the society should make observations of the clouds daily in different parts of the country, and of their diverse directions at varied elevations, and that they should be furnished with a form which would show the course of the lower, middle, and upper strata at given moments of time. The Arundel Society. A special general meeting of the members of this society took place at its rooms, 24, Old Bond- street, on Wednesday, for the purpose of considering a scheme for enlarging the basis of the society's opera tions. Mr. Layard, M.P., a member of the council, was called to the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, con gratulated the members on the prosperous state of the society. The meeting was called for the pur pose of obtaining power to admit members who, under the existing rules, could not enjoy the privi leges of subscribers. The number of subscribers was limited to 1,500, and there were now 330 asso ciates waiting to fill the vacancies that might occur by death, resignation, or default in the list. On re vising the list in January it was found that there was a slight excess in the limit of 1,500; there was, there fore, no hope that any associate could be admitted for two years. In the meanwhile these associates were increasing at the rate of 200 per annum. Under these circumstances the council now proposed a scheme for enlarging the basis of the society's opera tions, and extending the advantages of subscrip tion to a new class of members. The council did not propose to multiply the copies of the society's works, but to issue more subjects. It was pro posed to form two classes of annual subscribers, and to issue two sets of annual publications, the same in character but distinct in subject. All the associates now on the books will be invited to join the new class, but they will still succeed in order of priority to the old or first class. The present sub scribers will be invited to, join the new class, so that by paying £2 2s. per annum they would have two sets of annual publications, one in the spring, the other in the autumn. The SECRETARY having read the details of the proposed scheme, Sir E. HEAD, Bart., proposed " That the meet ing approves of the proposed scheme for enlarging the basis of the society's operations, and extending the advantages of subscription to a new class of members." Mr. C. J. D u PEE, M.P., seconded the resolution. After remarks by Mr. J. B. Atkinson, Mr. Tebbs and Mr. Barton, the resolution was put to The meet ing, and carried unanimously. Mr. E. OLDFIELD, the treasurer of the society, having explained the positive advantages offered in the new scheme to each subscriber and associate, proposed " That the council is hereby authorised to revise the existing rules of the society, in accord ance with the scheme approved by the preceding re solution ; and the rules so revised be submitted for final adoption at the annual general meeting to be held in the ensuing spring." Mr. TUCKER seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. J. STEPHENS proposed " That copies of the revised rules be printed and circulated among the members before the annual general meeting." Mr. A. ASPL&ND seconded the resolution, which was carried. J. STEPHENS, in proposing a vote 4:4 thanks to Naval and Military Intelligence. The Meeanee, screw line-of-battle-ship, 60 guns, 2,591 tons, 400 horse-power, Capt. G. Wodehouse, which has recently recently returned from the Medi terranean, was yesterday paid out of commission by Capt. W. K. Hall, C. 8., Captain Superintendent of Sheerness dockyard. This ship was launched at Bombay on April 10, 1848, receiving her name in commemoration of the decisive victory which, but a short time previously, had been obtained by Sir C. Napier over the Beloochees. Built of teak, it is a pity that the fittings of this ship, both externally and within, belong to the past ; the hempen rigging gives the vessel an appearance of top-heaviness aloft, which contrasts unfavourably with the neat wire shrouds of modern ships ; and, although she is what may well be termed a good sailing craft, yet her limited length (120 feet betweenperpendiculars) and small horse-power precludes the possibility of her being again brought forward for active service. Of the 1,196 days that the Meeanee has been in commission the greater part has been spent on the Mediterranean station, and a brief extract from a very careful analysis made by Sub-Lieut. Challice of her performances may not be uninstructive. Of the above period, but 219 days have been employed under way ; during this time the Meeanee has made 19,341 knots, of which number 9,523 have been made while under sail, 8,252 under steam, and the re mainder, 1,566 knots, under the two motive powers combined. The most favourable averages per hour ever shown during any one cruise are as follows : Sail, 9i knots ; steam, 7.3 knots ; and under the two combined, 10.6 knots. The 977 days that this ship has lain in harbour have been distributed as follows :—At Sheerness and the Nore, 41f days ; at the Downs, 3f ; at Plymouth, 61 days ; at Gib raltar, 15 days ; at Malta, 390+ days ; at Syracuse, 1 day ; at Naples and Baim, 83} days ; at Messina, 8 days ; at the Piraeus of Athens and Salamis Bay, 368 days ; at Kalamata, 1- day ; at Corfu, 19 days ; at Tunis, 22 days ; at Egina, 4 days ; at Poros, 41 days ; at Zante, 4 day ; at Syra, 71 days ; and at Spithead, 1 day. Though in commission for so long a period, she has lost but few men, princi pally from accidents aloft. The Meeanee will be placed in the third division of the Steam Reserve at Sheerness. The flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas S. Pasley, as the successor of Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, G.C•B., as Port Admiral and Naval Commander in- Chief at Portsmouth, was hoistedyesterday morn ing on board her Majesty's ship Excellent, Capt. A C. Key, C. 8., at Portsmouth, under the customary salute from the guns of the Excellent. Yesterday the flags of both admirals flew at Portsmouth until sunset—Sir Michael Seymour's flag on board her Majesty's ship Victory, and Sir Thomas Pasley's flag on board the Excellent. At sunset Sir Michael's was hauled down on board the Victory, and this morning at sunrise Sir Thomas Pasley's will be hoisted on board the same ship as that of the future Naval Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth. Sir Michael Seymour, with his flag captain, F. A. Scott, C. 8., aide-de-camp to the Queen, disembarked from the Victory yesterday. The officers and crew man ned the bulwarks and rigging and gave rounds of ringing cheers in token of farewell. At Portsmouth, on Wednesday, a silver claret jug was presented by the captains of her Majesty's ships at Portsmouth to Capt. Francis Scott, on his resigning the command of the Victory as the flag captain of Sir Michael Seymour. The Tamar, screw troopship, Capt. Stirling, em barked yesterday at Portsmouth the luggage of the 75th Regiment, and to-day will embark the regi ment and sail immediately afterwards for Dublin. A new and powerful steam fire engine, built by Messrs. Merry weather and Sons, London, added to the fire brigade of Portsmouth dockyard, under went its official trial yesterday in that dockyard in the presence of Rear-Admiral Superintendent G. G. Wellesley, Mr. A. Murray, chief of the engineering department of the yard, Mr. Cradock, master ship wright, and other officials. The engine is of the same dimensions as the engine, by the same makers, which gained the first prize at the Crystal Palace competition in 1863, and which now forms part of the fire brigade apparatus of her Majesty's dock yard at Devonport. Having successfully passed its trial yesterday, it will now be handed over to Mr. Superintendent Grey, as part of the establishment of the dockyard Metropolitan Police Fire Brigade. The 92d Regiment (Gordon Highlanders), under the command of Col. Hamilton, arrived at Ports mouth yesterday at 1 p.m., by special train from Aldershot. The regiment alighted from the railway cars on the jetty of the dockyard, alongside which her Majesty's screw troopship Simoom, Capt. T. B. Lethbridge, lay moored, in readiness to convey the regiment to Dublin, in the midst of a heavy snow storm. The regiment was drawn up in columns of companies, which was no sooner accomplished than the captain of the Simoom at once personally under took the embarkation of the troops, and, dividing the men into sections of 18 men in each section, gave the order—" No. Mess, right face, quick march." Each section thus marched off from the jetty on board the Simoom was met by an officer of the ship at the gangway, and conducted direct to the mess on the troop deck provided for their accommo dation. By this very excellent and decisivemanage ment on the part of Capt. Lethbridge all the men of the 92d were in an astonishingly short time snugly seated at their mess tables after their cold journey, and out of further harm from the inclemency of the weather. The 92d embarked in the following strength :-25 officers, 47 sergeants, 28 pipers and drummers, 587 rank and file, 126 women, and 160 children. The Simoom remained alongside Ports mouth dockyard during last night, and was to sail for Dublin at 7 o'clock this morning. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Capt. P. F. Shortland to the Hydra, vice Mansell ; E. R. Brietycke, midshipman to the Gladiator ; R. L. Mayne, naval cadet, to the Achilles ; and F. E. Strickland, naval cadet, to the Victoria. • [ADvEßnsthirm.]—Tfolloway's Pills.—Enjoyment of Life.—When the blood is pure, its circulation perfect, and the nerves in good order, we are well. These pills possess a marvellous power in securing these great secrets of health by purifying, regulating, and stren4thening fluids and solids. Holloway's pills can be confidently recom mended to all persons suffering from disordered digestions, or worried by nervous fancies or neuralgic pains. They correct acidity and heartburn, dispel sick headache quicken the action of the liver, and act as alteratives and' gentle aperients. The weak and delicate may take them without fear. Holloway's pills are eminently serviceable to invalids of irritable constitutions, as they raise the ac tion of every organ to its natural standard, WA dye ally exercise a calnauag and eedatiye influence, SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOITRNALS. TIMES.—The language o f th e Q ueen ' s Speech ha d certainly led us to expect th a t th e prom i sed Reform Bill would be founded on i n f ormat i on to be pre viously laid before Parliament. Mr. Gladstone nas now given notice that he will move for leave to bring in a bill on March 12, but declines to undertake that the statistics under preparation shall be in the hands 'of members by that day. In the meantime, we are not without the means of com paring the growth of the elect ora l b o d y w ith t h a t of the population generally since the date of the last Reform Bill, and thus of ascertaining aproximately the tendency of the franchise to extend or contract itself without auy change of the qualification. In the year 1864 Mr. White mo ve d f or var i ous returns bearing on this subject, and the statistics then fur nished by the Registrar-General are still of consi derable value. Their general result is not, on the whole, favourable to the prevalent impression that the suffrage is now practically more restricted than it was 30 years ago. On the contrary, we find thit whereas the total population of counties and boroughs in England and Wales rose, between 1831 and 1861, from somewhat less than 14,000,000 to somewhat more than 20,000,000, the total number of electors increased within the same period from 655,456 to 1,012,532, or rather more rapidly than the popula tion. If we distinguish counties from boroughs, it appears, as we should expect, that voters have mul tiplied much faster in the boroughs. The county electors in 1831 amounted to 370,379, and in 1861 to 534,085 ; the borough electors in 1831 were 285,077, and in 1861 478,477, a ratio nearly corre sponding to the increase of population. Looking, therefore, either to the whole country together, or to the boroughs separately, and assuming that all classes of the community have contributed equally to the increase of population, we should infer that a sensible downward extension of the franchise had taken place in the course of the last generation. When, however, we come to examine these tables more closely, we cannot fail to be struck by one prominent fact. It is not in general the small but the large boroughs in which the spantaneous develop ment of the constituencies has most signally out stripped that of the population. Let us take for example some of the great manufacturing towns and the metropolitan boroughs. The population of Manchester has grown from 240,294 to 436,252, or 82 per cent; the constituency of Manchester had grown from 6,726 to 21,880, or 225 per cent. The population of Salford had just doubled itself ; the constituency of Salford had more than trebled itself. The population of Birmingham had grown from 143,986 to 296,076, or 105 per cent. ; the constitu ency of Birmingham had grown from 4,000 to 10,823, or 170 per cent. Not to burden our readers with too many figures, we may add that, in round num bers, Sheffield has increased its population by 102 per cent. and its constituency by 154 per cent.; that Portsmouth had increased its population by 88 per cent. and its constituency by 232 per cent.; and. that Southampton had increased its population by 143 per cent. and its constituency by 194 per cent. Of Finsbury, Marylebone, and the Tower Hamlets it may be rou g hly s tated that they had increased their constitu enc i es t w i c e as rapidly as their popula tion, and in Lambeth we are startled to observe that, while the population had grown from 154,613 to 294,883, or 91 per cent., the constituency had actu ally grown from 4,768 to 23,944, or 402 per cent. On the other hand, there are exceptions which mate rally qualify the effect of this apparent law. The City of L on d on h a d d ec li ne d i n population by some 10,000, and its voters had been diminished by about 500. In Westminster, too, the constituency had not kept pace with population ; and in Liverpool, where the estimated increase of population in the 30 years was no legs than 240,000, or 120 per cent., the in crease of electors was but 5,193, or less than 50 per cent. At Preston there was a decrease of 3,534 (from 6,352 to 2,818), and the gradual extinction of Mr. Gladstone'a favourite potwallopers at Newark had reduced the constituency there by 824, notwithstand ing a rise of 2,000 in the population. But for such compensations the general rate of increase in the borough constituencies would be startling, and, even as it is, the expansive tendency of the franchise in the largest towns will probably take many by surprise. There is another point connected with the distri bution of electoral rights which has of late attracted some attention. It has often been remarked that, in proportion to its population and property, the North of England is much l ess f u lly re p resen t e d th a n the South. This is no doubt the fact, if we exclude Mid dlesex from the calculation, but not otherwise. Our contemporary, the Economist, has done good service by publishing tables which put the comparison in its true light. These tables are founded on a bisection of England into two districts—the one comprising the northern counties properly so called, with the chief seats of manufacturing industry in the west ; the other comprising the southern and more agricultural portion of the kingdom. The population of the two divisions is nearly equal, each containing above 9,000,000 inhabitants, and the northern division re turns 195 members against 272 returned by the southern. So far there is an undue preponderance on the side of the south ; but if we take the income tax returns into account we obtain a different result. The gross amount of property assessed under sche dules A, B, D preponderates in favour of the south nearly in proportion to its relative share of repre sentation, so that, judging by this test, no unfair advantage has been given to the sunnier parts of the island. It may be said,lndeed, that London ought not to be thrown into the scale with the petty bo roughs of Devonshire or Cornwall ; butif this be ad mitted, surely Lancashire ought to be eliminated too. The number of electors in Lancashire is more than three-fourths of the number in Middlesex, and the West Riding may well be set against Lambeth, Southwark, and East Surrey. Not that it is either possible or desirable to adjust with scru pulous nicety the geographical basis of our represen tative system. Nothing could do this effectually but a sweeping reform, designed to substitute national for local representation, and to convert boroughs. and counties into mere polling districts. Such a plan has met with acceptance among some ingenious persons, and there are those who regard it as an almost Pro vidential specific for the evils of an inevitable demo cracy. Upon its intrinsic merits we f or b ear t o ex press any opinion whatever, but it is truly wonderful that it should be propounded as an easy solution of a difficult problem. lf the disfranchisement of a few close boroughs excites so formidable an oppo sition that a strong Government hesitates to face it, how would a proposal for destroying, so to speak, the personal identity of every constituency in Eng land, be received by Parliament and the country ? Such wild schemes do but divert the public mind from the correction of glaring anomalies exhibited in the returns before us. While such places as Honiton, Totnes, and Ripon are returning two m embers apiece, the West Riding of Yorkshire, with its 40,000 electors, returns but four, and South Lancashire and Manchester, each with more than 20,000 electors, return but two apiece. These are defects in our representative machinery which all can understand, and which practically affect the composition of the House of Commons. To lower the franchise without redressing these would be the very reductio ad absurdum of bit-by-bit legislation. HERALD.—If any man will glance over the de bates in the House of Commons on any one night since the opening of the present session, he will rise from their perusal convinced in his own mind that the report of a break s up of the Ministry, which ob tained such general credence but two days ago, was, after all, only premature, and the foreshadow ing of an event which will not be long in coming. We find nowhere any sign •of the existence of a Government strong enough to carry through any measure on which it has set its heart. Instead of union in the ranks and consistency in the pro gramme of the Ministers and their supporters, we meet with vacillation and weakness, contradictions and dissensions. The only Government measure of importance since the opening of Parliament has been carried by a compromise with the rival propo-, sition of an independent member, who, in a division of the house, defeated the Government on a ques tion of vital importance. If the Government floun dered thus grievously on the Cattle Plague Bill, if they are likely to have a worse slip on the Reform Bill, which is to be brought forward on Monday week, it must also be remarked that they have stumbled twice or thrice, and with difficulty righted themselves, in such a common-place matter as the passing of the naval estimates. The fact allowed at the outset by Lord Clarence Paget, that although expending money on the maintenance of the navy at the old rate of ten or eleven millions annually, we had not as yet one sea-going turret ship, either built or building, while rival countries are known to be rapidly reconstructing their navies on this principle, was received with loud expres sions of disapprobation on both sides of the house on Monday. If, under such circumstances, the estimates are allowed to pass, it is only under a general protest against the want of foresight which has a ll owe d th e c ountry to remain unpro tected, in these critical times, by the only arma ment which can enable her to maintain her place at the head of the naval Powers of the modern world. The treatment which Capt. Cowper Coles,. the inventor of the turret system, had experienced at the hands of a Government which at this parti cular moment is especially in need of his services, has also been m a de th e su bj ec t o f all but universal censure. Following the happy example of the wil low that bends to the gale, the Government, as soon as it was made aware of the feeling of .the House of Commons and the country on this point, lost no time in promptly re i ns t a ti n g Captain Coles in his office of adviser to the head constructor of the navy. By this and othe r timely concessions it hopes, doubtless, to escape the storm that was gathering over its head. Having once commenced the Bala,' tary if not graceful process of eating the leek, it was but a small thing that Mr. Gladstone should have been called upon last night to step in to the rescue of Lord C. Paget, beset and baited as he was by an indignant house, and tender a frank apology for an overstepping of their duty on the part of cer tain Admiralty subordinates. The necessity was forced upon him by a simple statement made. by Sir J. Pakington respecting certain proceedings which occurred last we e k a t D evon p or t. A petition having been filed against Messrs. Ferrand and Fleming, the Conservative members, a telegram was sent down from the Admiralty that °' ever facility was to be give n f or serv i ng the Speaker's warrant on the workmen in the yard." We cannot tell whether what ens ue d was i n pursuanc e of pri vate instructiona from head- quar t er s, or the work of some subordinate, w h o was gu ilty of the " to° much zeal" reprehended by T a ll e y ran d. We only know that, whereas th e Speaker's warrant is usually served on voters in thei r o wn h omes , in this case 35 or 40 dockyard labourers, who had voted for into a and Fleming, were d r i v e n like sheep a police-court on the morning of the 22d ultimo, and then and there submitted to a terrific brow beating and cross-examination by the attorney: for the petitioners. This proceeding bore so plainly the aspect of political intimidation by Government officials that we are surprised that Lord C. Page t could have ventured to defend it for a moment. Members on both sides of the house concurred in condemning it as most unwarrantable. The un kindest cut of all was that of Lord Robert Montagu, who thought that such proceedings were no mor e than might be expected " from a Government tot tering to its fall." Mr. Gladstone admitted that they were much to be lamented." Inquiries would he made, and orders given " to prevent the recur rence of such an irregularity." We trust that after the severe lesson which has been given them Lord Russell and his subordinates will know how to re" spect freedom of election in the Government work shops, which are so manifestly under official control, and will not attempt again to turn them into what Lord John Manners called last night " political shambles." Accepting for what it is worth their recantation of the sentence pronounced on CaptaT C. Coles, we may hope that they will not again allow any sentiment of personal pique to override their conviction of whatis best for the public serviee• Captain Coles has had to force, as it were, his theorie s on the world. Through much opposition, and an immense amount of obloquy, he has succeeded, 1 1 immense perseverance and the incessant use - of his pen, which he has wielded as skilfully and as con; stantly as his naval tools, in convincing men w edded, to old methods of construction of the superiority of the system of revolving iron-clad towers plac e ' amidships. Because some of his outspoken utte _r ancea seemed to clash somewhat rudely and roug hl Y with Admiralty prejudices, because rival artificers Lt were freely criticised in his able pamphlets and ' d the letters which have from time to time appear ed in this journal, Captain Coles was summarily sus pended from his office of adviser in the constructi on of turret ships. This act of high-handed authori t y was the work of an imprudent impulse which tho se who yielded to its temptations have seen cause t° regret. The able inve n tor, w hose system has bee n so amply vindicated by the naval combats in t he ' last two great wars in the east and west, is n° w ' whatever Government may rule in England, fleet listed in the great woik of remoelin our flee! in a manner best in accordance with theg exigenelo of this advanced period of the nineteenth century' COUNTRY MARKETS. MANCHESTER--THURSDAY. ----------- . The show of wheat to-day was limited. There wa s fit firm feeling in the trade, and prices were rather higher tha n heretofore. Tho show of barley was small and the denlaad was of a healthy character, prices being ls. to 2s. per g r ' l : favour of the seller. The show of oats was not large, an , the previous week's rates were made. Beans in tol erab l e request at recent rates. Peas underwent little alteration. BURY ST. EDMUND'S—WEDNESDAY. There was a goOd supply of wheat at this market to-day; the trade was firm at fully late rates. Farmers bad difficulty in obtaining Is. to 2s. per qr. more money 010 last week for the few samples of barley they had to offe r " Oats, beans,.and peas, without alteration. White wheat, 53s to 555; old red, 46s to 48s; 40s to 44s , malting barley, 83s to 36s ; Page's prolific PK''' . ley, 38s to 41s per qr. averages :—Wheat, 1,010 qrs, at 44s 3d ; barley, 1 , 543 qrs., 31s 10d; oats, 160 qrs, 26s 6d. BIRMINGHAM—TitunsDAY. Our market this morning was fairly attended, but there was not much disposition for business manifested on th part of buyers, and with only a limited demand we repe at the currency of this day se'nnight for each article. EDINBURGH-WEDNESDAY. At to-day's market there was a good supply of countri wheat, which sold slowly at barely late rates. Wheat on the top, 3s 6d down average, is 2d down• Barley on the top, is Od up average, Os 9d up. Oats on the top, is Od up ' average, Os 2d up Beans on the top, Is Od up average, Os 9d up• Average prices. Wheat, 44s 6d ( Oats, 26s 5d Barley, 3ss lld 1 Beans 42s 3d Total supply and sales. Wheat 1209 qrs sold 662 Barley 1204 qrs sold 4 92 Oats 2115 qrs sold 1627 Beans 313 qrs sold 254 Town-made flour sells as follows :—White, 41s Od; extra superfine, 39s Od ; s u p er fi ne, 37 s 6d ; fi ne , 36s Od. GLASGOW—WEDNESDAY. The business in w h ea t an d fl o u r w a s dull during tl e : week, at nominally p rev i ous ra t e s. At this day's 11111 „%. there was the usual gathering. Wheat and flour 1 11 , 1 ' 1 In v, rate consumptive inquiry, without change in value ; Pi" Gd. dearer per boll; other articles unaltered. A SUPPOSED FENIAN PRIVATEER.—On Thursday the Malaga, s cr e w s t ea mer, Captain a The arrived at Campbelton with grain from St. Nazaire• t Malaga is a long, low, rakish-looking craft, and as she Wel) straight into the harbour, the good people of Campbell got rather alarmed at the suspicious-looking appearance the stranger, and we understand some of the shopkeek - Tho actually closed their premises, being afraid that it Wa ° Fenian privateer which was rumoured to have sailed ft ° 0 New York, and that her business was to procure 0 ° 113 . 01 "real Campbelton" for her passengers, to endow them Wl O. thiesoo9 Dutch courage while carrying out their murderous design —Edinburgh Evening Courant. 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Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, "of indigestion and tor?, dity of the liver, which had restate all medical treatine ..0.1",,, In ti,2lb 5113, lls ; 121 b, 22s ; OB.—B Ba rry Du Barry and , Co., No. 77, Regent-street, Load Oxford-street; ; urt.road ; ;00 also Phillips, tea dealers, 8, King William-street ; like at 6 Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 4e, Bishopsg3',, ; 330, stra% 3, s s 4 t , re ti et p W pe i r th ß in ak ; Upper-street, Islington, N.; Harvey, Notting-hill; sto Baker -street d 1 2 0 9 3 8 , ' O T xt ot o te r n d h - Brothers, 65, High-street ; and Stubbs, Queen's-terr ace John's-wood. London ; and all res p ectable g iocers and Ists.—Beware of spurious imitations. Births. GLYN—On the 27th ult., at Brunswick-square, Bright°llo. the wife of Major Richard T. Glyn, 24 th Regt., of I,B° o ROMILLY—On the Ist inst., at 14, Hyde - par k -terrace, Hon Mrs. Rotuilly, of a son. • , Of PARDY - On the Ist inst., the wife of William Pa r s' ; ' Leadenhall-market, of a. daughter. Ye o YEARSLEY—On the Ist inst., the wife of Charltoll on ley, Esq., of Brooklyn Villas, Peckham, of a 5- Marriages. L aoll, CHINN—SEARGEANT—On the 27th ult., at the parito i c-- 1 to Stoke Damerel, Devonshire, Majorhir' ° ' ° of H.M.'s Indian Army, to Emma, youngest daughter the late Thomas Seargeant, Esq. WILKIN—BOTTOMLEY—On the 28th ult a t Union ---` Islington, Philip N. Wilkin, Esq., of. Dlaldon, Bsosenliey, Annie Meares, elder daughter of Alb ert D. Dott Esq., of Oanoxibury-square. BIGGS—On the 28th ult., D eaths. Charles Biggs, Esq. , c '' - 3 Lodge, Norwood, and 122, Bishopsgatc-street-withio., COLMAN—On the 28th ult., at Norwich, Mr. 5:3 0116 man, aged 85. Co xIIEAD —On the 28th ult., at his residence is t" I'l°l North-road, Thomas Coxhead, E s q ., aged 61. NO' CRIGHTON—On the 28th ult. at at 4, Adelaide -terrace, - castle-upon-Tyne, William . Crighton, Esq., solicitor. . I net. HERBERT—On the 26th ult., at Adore Manor, Ir 1•651. Colonel the Right Hon. Hy. A. 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