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Wright, Stc And A KISS IN THE DARK. To commence at 7. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.- , 010 erovrtstor And Martmzer. sir. B. Webster. TIIIS EVENING, THE FLOWERS OF THE FOREST. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, Killington, Stuart, C. J. Smith, Stephenson ; Mrs. A. Mellon, Mrs. Billington, Miss K. Kelp. After which (by desire), ONE TOUCH OF NATURE. Pen Holder, Mr. Benjamin Webster; Constance, Miss 11. Simms. To conclude with THE STEEPLECHASE; or, In the Pigskin. Meats. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford ; Miss K. Kelly Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Messrs. C. Horaman, Collett, M'lntyre. ; Mesdames C. Borsman and G. Leigh. After which, at Eight, DON CESAR DE BAZ A.N. Don Cesar, Mr. Fechter; Messrs. Ryder, Fitzpatrick, Garden, Clifford, Collett; Miss Lavenu, Mrs. Lee, and Miss Carlotta Leclercq. Toconclude with THE LOST CHILD. Mr. Widdicomb. Doors open at Hall-past Six. The Box-office open daily from Eleven till Five. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, a new Farce, by Mr. David Fisher, entitled HEART-STRINGS AND FIDDLE-STRINGS. Al ter which, ARRAII NA POGUE : Mesirs. Dion Bohol cault, J. Brougham, H. Vandenhoff, D. Fisher, D. Murray; Mrs. Boucicault and Miss M. Oliver. To conclude with AN AMPLE APOLOGY. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, ONE TREE HILL Messrs. Craven, Stoyle, James, Belford ; Miss A. Swanborough and Miss M. Palmer. After which, ALADDIN. Messrs. Thorne, and James ; Mesdames Hughes, Weston, Thorne, and Eliza Holt. To conclude with UP STAIRS AND DOWN STAIRS. Mr. Stoyle ; Miss Simpson. GRATIS AND POST FREE. E. MOSES and SONS' New Pamphlet. THE PHILOSOPHY OF DRESS. MOSES AND S 0 N E• respectfully call attention to their large and well assorted stock of JUVENILE CLOTHING. 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EMOSES AND SON'S • OUTFITS. for all classes, all ages, and all climates. yr , MOSES AND SON'S E. LONDON lIOUSES, lb}, 155, 156, 157, Minories ; 83, 84, 85, 80, 87, 88, 89, Aldgate 506, 507, 508, New Oxford--street ; 1,2, 3, Hart-street; 137, 138, Tottenham-court -road ; 288, Euston-road Also, Bradford, Yorkshire. MOSES AND SON'S E . Establishments are closed every Friday evening at sunset until Saturday evening at sunset, when business is re sumed until 11 o'clock. All articles are marked the lowest prices in plain figures. Any article not approved of will be exchanged, or the money returned. List of Prices with Rules for Self-measurement, Fashion Card, and our new pamphlet, •" The rhiloeophy of Dress," gratis and post free. THE LAST EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPURTING INTELLIGEISC lan De had Every Evening of G. R. GLkNIE, NEWS AGENT, Ito. 4, Connaught-terrace, 'Hyde-park. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evening by W. ALEXANDER (late BROOKS), Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish- ,treet, Oxford-street. THE LAST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied as soon as Published, containing all the LATEST NEWS and SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, by H. W. HARRIS, NeAspaper Agent, 4, Blacktriars-road, London, S. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 2h. Om.—Afternoon, 2h. 21m. To-Moßßow.-Morning, 2h. 47m.—Afternoon, 3h. 12m. • 4 L I it, / -- .4oeapi t it 44n. 7 LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1865. The acknowledgment of an evil is the first step towards its alleviation, and accordingly, when once the unhealthy condition of our Indian capital was openly admitted to affect the public wellbeing, there was hope that some steps would be taken by the necessary authorities for the introduction of sanitary reform. There were, it is true, tremendous diffi culties to contend against. There was old-estab lished prejudice in the way, and that supineness and love of dirt which seem to be especially congenial to the Bengalese character ; there were the long years of neglect on our own part, the indifference or dislike to change of the Anglo-Indians, besides the fear of interfering with native religious prejudice, which was inclined to regard any effort on behalf of public health or general cleanliness as a direct attack upon their faith. Still it was not likely, when, one after another, our most distinguished public public servants fell victims to an exhausting climate and to the pestilential diseases generated by a disregard of all sanitary laws that would be fatal in a temperate zone, that some effort would not be made to stay the sacrifice. Many of the dangers of Calcutta were due to the difficulties attend ing the vast increase of the traffic of the port and the inefficient arrangements for it ; many more to the vicinity of the na tive town, and the rigorous observance of pesti lential customs, such as flinging the dead into the river, so that corpses floated up and down with the tide, a prey to the birds and beasts. But others were due to an absolute disregard of what, among ourselves, would be held as the first requisites of a civilised city. If London had no better system o f water supply and of drainage than Calcutta has had for many years, we should certainly expect the Registrar's tables to show a different amount of sick ness and mortality. Of late, however, a change has been instituted, and if there still remains much to be done, we may be thankful at least that the work is set on foot, and that the movement, if slow, is in the right direction. One of the most important steps as yet taken is the establishment of a system of regular drainage, which, when completed, will have a most beneficial effe c t, Scarcely second to this is the design for a supply of pure water, to be raised from the Hooghly, 16 miles from Calcutta. If we can fancy a European city in the hottest days of a sultry summer, with a very scanty supply of impure water, and the drainage entirely destroyed, we shall not wonder that the City of Palaces has not been hitherto regarded as a city of health. The health officer has recently issued his first report, and gives some account of his labours in the native town which has always been a grievous stumbling-block in the way of sanitary reform. It has been divided into sanitary divisions, each in charge of a regular staff. All offensive matter is removed outside the city and burnt, unwholesome trades have been removed, drains opened and cleaned, and a vigorous clearance made in every way, while a supervision has been held over the food im ported from Europe, much of which was of a very doubtful character. As for the dangers and incon veniences arising from the overcrowding of the port, these are hoped to be modified by the labours of the committee, which Sir JOIIN LAWRENCE appointed some time since to examine into the subject. The chief engineer of the East Indian Railway has pro posed that the line should be taken across the Hooghly a few miles above the city, so as to run into the terminus of Sealdah, where it is intended to concentrate the railways, and from which lines are to run south of the city to take up the foreign steamer traffic. There are some objections raised to other parts of the scheme, but its principle appears to be sound. It is only to be hoped that the autho rities will give it full and fair consideration, and not be biased by the wishes of any one clique or party, but take into consideration the natural character istics of the place, so as to make the most of the advantages ready to their hands, and weigh the opinions of practical men who know the requirements of the traffic and the peculiarities of the ports. The extension of the railway system is an important element in the civi lisation of India, as well as in the improvement of Anglo-Indian health, seeing that a few days or weeks' change is now no longer an expensive and tedious process. But, notwithstanding Sir C. WOOD'S self-satisfaction as to his own good deeds in this direction, it seems that he has not afforded the railways all the encouragement and assistance that he might have done, and that, despite the great and increasing traffic between Calcutta and Delhi, the railway facilities have been increased very slowly. So vast is the pressure that the rail way officials consider there is great risk of collision. The Governor-General has sanctioned an expenditure of £lOO,OOO to double the line from Luckee Serai, near Patna, up to the Jumna, and has addressed Sir CHARLES WooD, who has hitherto stood in the way. The same non-progressive baronet has objected to the establishment of a Telegraph Company, though the excessive pressure on the telegraphs already at work is a matter of general complaint and causes great inconvenience. When we get a few more drag% off the wheels and really allow India to enjoy free competition and internal liberty, we shall be able in some degree to appreciate what the country would be were its re sources actually developed. The anniversary meeting of the Royal Geographi cal Society took place on Monday last, when Sir RODERICK MURCHISON, the President, occupied the chair. The proceedings were very interesting, and well worthy of attention. The President's address embraced the topics suitable to the occasion, and afforded general satisfaction. Nothing is more in- I teresting of its kind than to trace the progress of I geography, and nowhere can such a theme be more appropriate than in a country like this. Explora tion has been carried to an extent in these days that would have amazed and astounded our forefathers, and each great exploit serves only to nerve others with fresh zeal and renewed ardour. Sir R. Mun cirrsoN had a wide field for his discourse, and he made the most of his opportunity. The thirty-five years during which the Geographical Society has been in existence have indeed been momentous ones, and the want of such an institution to increase and perfect our knowledge of geography has been more and more felt during each successive year. It is wonderful to contemplate the effects produced by the energy and enterprise of modern days, and the President did well to point out as one of the more striking consequences, that " nearly 2 -3 ds of Australia have now been either settled or partially explored, while the population, which in the year 1830 amounted only to about 50,000, has risen to nearly 1,500,000 inhabitants." There is every reason for the assertion that before this generation passes away there will be an intercourse established be tween Australia and our East Indian possessions, China, and Japan. It must have been a satisfac tion for Sir R. MURCHISON to advert to a passage in a farewell address of his, in which ,he prophesied that the energy of British colonists would connect the Australian possessions with the rich marts of the Eastern hemisphere. Some wise individuals doubted the accuracy of this prog nostication, but time has shown them their mis- take. Because much has been done, however, it will not do to imagine that there is any reason to give up all efforts ; and those who have time and opportunity to pursue this inspiriting and in teresting work will find, as the PRESIDENT said, " countless unexplored fields." Enormous tracts in Australia have yet to be visited, and in America much is waiting for the explorer's energy to dis cover and make known to the generality of mankind. Both North and South America possess abundant scope for the disco veries of science ; and as for Asia, the 1 cradle of the human race, Sir R. MURCHISON has shown that there the eye of the geographer may rest on as many terra incognita as in desolated Africa or America. China and Japan form prolific subjects for contemplation. The learned President concluded by mentioning that a very considerable expedition had been sent to that part of Africa which was the subject of so much discussion, and where SPEKE and BURTON had made their disco veries. The projected expeditionto the North Pole was also alluded to, and the President observed that they had communications with the Imperial Aca demy of Sciences at St. Petersburg ; and that the Russian Academicians concur in the opinion of the Royal Geographical Society with respect to the advisability of such an undertaking. There is truth in the remark of Sir R. MußcHisoN that there are too many people now-a-days who " see no merit in any advancement of knowledge if it does not carry with it political profit ;" yet, as he says, they have the satisfaction of being sustained by the science of Europe ; and certainly the progress of the Society is such as to encourage all who take part in it, and to hold out the confident expectation that it will go on and prosper,to the credit of its members and the general advancement and enlightenment of the community. The Likeral-Conservative working-men of Brighton dined together yesterday, and some in teresting speeches were made. Mr. MOOR, M.P., addressed them at some length. He declared that he had not sought to come forward, and that it was only on account of solicitation that he had teen induced to exchange the retirement of a private life for the duties and responsibilities of a public one. He thus stood before them as one of their representatives in . a , ~,.~ r._ .a: ~~: .~ f rHE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVKNING, MAY 25, 18ea. Parliament. The hon. member gave an interesting LATEST INTELLIGENCE. account of his previous career, having been, as he (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) infor.rned his hearers, " for a long period of his life across the Atlantic engaged in public life." He was for some time a member of the Colonial Parliament, but he very accurately defined the difference which existed between the observances there taking place and the House of Commons. In an amusing manner he describedwhat he thought to be the most correct form of procedare under the circumstances, to keep his eyes and ears open and his mouth shut until he obtained a position and standing. Mr. Moon spoke very fairly on most points ; he was decidedly opposed to church rates, and declared that he would rather not have his Church supported by other sects, and that an entire abolition of the church rates would, he believed, ultimately tend to the benefit and welfare of the Church of England. He also ap proved of the Union Chargeability Bill, conducing as it did to the interest of the poor. To " fair, true, and honest reform" Mr. MOOR said that he had no objection whatever, but he did not like piece-meal legislation like Mr. BAINES'S one-bar relled Reform Bill. The hon. member gave a graphic sketch of some of the opinions entertained by the Liberals, and showed how inconsistent and incomplete they were, and how much they differed from each other in material points. Those who are vehemently in favour of the six-pound franchise do not care to extend the privilege to lodgers, and some of the extreme party who would advocate manhood and womanhood suffrage are opposed to the ballot. Taken on the whole, it can not be said that Mr. MOOR'S speech was not a fair one, and it seemed to afford great pleasure to those who heard it. The distinctions of party are now so very faintly marked that more real Liberalism will often be met in so-called Conservative speeches than in the shuffling remarks of those who put for ward a cause with pretentiousness that they really dislike, and trust to their opponents to get rid of. SPAIN. MADRID, MAY 25. In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in reply to a ques tion put to him by a member, said that in the Budget Turin had been designated as the residence of the Spanish Ambassador, because the Court of King Victor Emmanuel was still in that city when the Budget was drawn up. Nothing had as yet been decided by the Council of Ministers in reference to the future residence of the ambassador. He added that the salary of a Spanish ambassador to Francis 11. of Naples had been suppressed, but that out of respect to the ex-King and attache of the Spanish embassy at Rome would fulfil the duties of Spanish representative to that monarch. THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. The following telegram has been received by Reuter's Telegram Company (Limited) from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com pany, May 25 : MARSEILLES, MAY 25. The Nijanza, with the above mails, arrived here at 8 a.m. to-day. The mails leave for London at 11 30 a.m. Yesterday due honour was paid to an anniversary always interesting to loyal Englishmen, and the number and splendour of the State banquets and other festivals held in commemoration of QUEEN VICTORIA'S birthday were gratifying evidence of the regard and respect in which our Sovereign is held. It is especially pleasant to a people which likes to respect its rulers for their characters and conduct as well as for their position to see the young Heir Apparent devoting himself betimes to those gracious duties which ordinarily fall to the reigning monarch, and showing in various ways that he has inherited those tastes and talents' which long made the name of Prince ALBERT conspicuous in the world of science and art. The Prince of 'WALES yesterday paid a most interesting visit, and one which, as a matter of national import ance, and one of the chief wonders of this age of skill and enterprise, it was fitting he should honour with his presence. His visit to the Great Eastern for the inspection of the arrangements for conveyingthe Atlantic telegraph to its submarine destination was not a mere complimentary matter of course, but his care ful examination and inquiry showed that he fully appreciated the immense importance and difficulty of the undertaking. It is one upon whose suc cessful prosecution Englishmen have long set their hearts, and should it, as there is every reasonable ground to hope, succeed this time, the young Prince will be gratified that he should have afforded the encouragement of his visit to its skilful and inde fatigable constructors. —" No goods shall be sold in an insurrectionary state by or to, nor any transportation held with, any person or persons not loyal to the Government of the United States. Proof of loyalty must be the taking or subscribing the following, or evidence, to be filed, that it or one similar in purport and mean ing has been taken, viz. :—" I, , do solemnly swear, in presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and all laws made in pursuance thereto." The 14th and last paragraph of the order pro vides that these regulations shall go into force on and after the 10th day of May, 1865, and shall supersede and annul all previous regulations bearing upon the same subject. FRANCE, BOURSE, May 24.—A somewhat better feeling has pervaded the market to-day, and the principal Securities have been held firmly at yesterday's clos ing quotations. This situation, however, may pro bably be attributed to the desire of holders of Stock to maintain their position pending the forthcoming liquidation rather than to any healthy disposition on the part of speculators to effect important trans actions. The Stock of the New Mexican Loan, although not yet officially quoted, continues to be dealt in outside the Bourse ; but the apprehensions caused by the recent intelligence have far from sub sided, transactions having taken place at a discount of 15fr. on the price of its emission. The market closed as follows :- 44 per Cents 95 90 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 67 40 Do. end month 67 371 Credit Mobilier 772 50 Ditto Threes New Mexican Do. New Russian Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred Roman 76 Do. end month 773 75 Bank Shares 3600 Credit Foncier 1275 Italian Loan 65 90 Do. end month 65 90 RAILWAYS. Cash. Acct. Orleans: 832 50 ... 832 50 Northern 1066 '25 ... 1065 Lyons and Mediterranean 896 ... 898 75 Southern 597 50 596 25 Western 526 ... 527 50 Eastern Sardinian 305 ... 305 Austrian Lombard 515 ... 517 50 North of Spain '245 50 ~. 247 50 Saragossa 341 25 ... 343 75 Ditto to Barcelona 142 50 „. AMERICA. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) NEW YORK, May 13. The following order for reducing the cavalry 'orces has been issued by Secretary Stanton : " War Department, "Washington, May 8, 1865. " Immediately upon receipt of this order by Com manding-Generals of Armies and Departments, all volunteer soldiers of the cavalry arm, whose terms of service will expire prior to October 1, 1865, will be mustered out of the service of the United States. In discharging these troops the following will be observed : " Ist. The musters will be made out in accord ance with the existing regulations. " 2d. Army and department commanders will forthwith ascertain the number of men within their respective commands to be discharged, and report to the Paymaster-General. " 3d. The Paymaster-General will arrange to make immediate payment to the men discharged. All cavalry remaining in service after the aforesaid discharges have been made will be immediately con solidated into complete maximum regimental orga nisation as follows : " Army and Department Commanders wil designate and select the organisation to be consoli dated. " Organisations from the same State will be con solidated with each other. " Supernumerary commissioned and non-commis sioned officers will be mustered out when their respective commands are consolidated. " The commissioned and non-commissioned officers retained, not exceeding the legal number, will be selected by army and department com manders. " Corps and department commanders will see that the work is pushed with energy and executed promptly and accurately, using to this end division and brigade commanders to superintend it.—(See Circular No. 64.) " Horses and other public property rendered surplus by the reduction of the forces will be turned over to and cared for by the proper officers of the supply departments concerned. _ _ " Regimental and company records rendered no longer necessary will be forwarded to the Adjutant- General of the Army. " Commissioners of musters will be held re sponsible that the necessary rolls are delivered and forwarded to their destination without unnecessary delay. By order of the " SECRETARY OF WAR." With the approval of President Johnson, the Secretary of the Treasury issued on the 9th instant an important order bearing upon trade in the in surrectionary states. Paragraphs Nos. one, two, three, four, five, six, and seven of this order are in substance repetitions of orders already promulgated. Paragraph eight provides that all articles of local production and consumption, such as fruits, butter, ice, eggs, meat, wood, coal, &c., may, without fee or restriction, be freely transported and sold in the insurrectionary states. Paragraph 9 reads as fol lows :—" All cotton not produced by persons with their own labour, or with the labour of freed men or others employed and paid by them, must, before shipment to any port or place in a loyal state, be sold to, and re-sold by, an officer of the Govern ment especially appointed for the purpose, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary to the Trea sury and approved by the President; and before allowing any cotton or other product to be shipped, or granting clearance for any vessel, the proper customs officer, or other person acting as such, must require from the purchasing agent, Or the internal revenue officer, a certificate that the cotton proposed to be shipped has been resold by him, or that 25 per cent. of the value thereof has been paid to such purchas ing agent in money, and that the cotton is thereby free from further fee or tax. If the cotton proposed to be shipped is claimed and proved to be the pro duct of a person's own labour, or of freed men, or others employed, and paid by them, the officer will see that the shipping fee of 3 cents per pound shall be paid, or secured to be paid, thereon. If any product other than cotton is offered for shipment the certificate of the internal revenue officer that all internal taxes due thereon have been paid must be produced prior to such products being shipped or cleared, and if there is no internal revenue officer then such taxes shall be collected by the customs' officer. The 11th paragraph reads :—" Goods not pro hibited may be transported to insurrectionary states free. The charges upon all products shipped or transported from an insurrectionary state, other than upon cotton, shall be charges of internal re venue laws. Upon cotton, other than that purchased and resold by the Government, three cents per pound, which must be credited by the officer collect ing as follows :—Two cents per pound as the ship ping fee. All cotton purchased and resold by the Government shall be allowed to be transported free from all fees and taxes whatever. The following i the 13th paragraph of the order The Royal Botanic Society. The first general exhibition of the Royal Botanic Society of London took place yesterday. The visi tors were very numerous, and among them were the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary of Cam bridge, Le Comte d'Eu, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duchess Dowager of Sutherland, the Bishop of Oxford, Lords Alfred Hemp, Chesham, Leigh, Granville, Blayney, and Headley ; Ladies A. Her vey, Falmouth, Dacre, Leigh, Caroline Stirling, Dowager Willoughby de Broke, Peto, Marshall, Rolt, Hulse, Matheson, Hamilton, Fellowes, Robin son, and Hume Campbell ; Sirs C. Rawlinson, William Newton, Walter Stirling, Mathew Ridley, John Fisher, G. Hodgkinson, Thomas Kenah, E. Hulse, R. Buxton, and Graham Montgomery ; Baron Brunow, the French, Austrian, Turkish, Prussian, Hanse Town, Brazilian, American, and Bavarian Ambassadors, and their suites. The ex hibition was unusually fine, the azaleas, roses, pelargoniums, orchids, and calciolarias being re markable for the size and perfection of their flowers. Among the rare and curious plants we noticed Clian thus Dampieri, with bunches of strange-looking red and black flowers ; Lilium Aurantum, from Japan, an immense white lily ; Anthurum Schujerianum, with bright red flowers ; Leptopteris Superba, beautiful New Zealand fern, &c. There was exhi bited a small but choice collection of artificial flowers, some shell ornaments, and a shell basket, and feather flowers and paper flowers. The bands of the 2d Life Guards and Royal Horse Guards (Blue) were in attendance. The following prizes were awarded :—Extra gold medals to Mr. B. Peed, gardener to Messrs. lledwell, St. John's-lodge, Norwood, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants ; and Mr. Baker, gardener to Mr. A. Bassett, Stamford hill, for 20 exotic orchids. Large gold medals to Mr. T. Whitebread, gardener to Mr. H. Collyer, Dartford, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants ; and Mr. R. Buller, gardener to Mr. A. Turner, Bow bridge-house, Leicester, for 20 exotic orchids. Me dium gold medals to Mr. W. Kaile, gardenertoEarl Lovelace, East Horsley Towers, Ripley, Surrey, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants ; Messrs. J. and C. Lee, nurserymen, Hammersmith, for 10 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. H. Chilman, gardener to Messrs. Smith, Ashted-house, Epsom, for 10 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. J. Veitch, nurseryman, Chelsea, for 8 greenhouse azaleas ; Mr. S. M. Car son, gardener to Mr. W. R. G. Farmer, Nonsuch park, Cheam, Surrey, for 8 greenhouse azaleas ; Mr. T. Page, gardener to Mr. W. Leaf, for 20 exotic orchids ; Mr. C. Penny, gardener to Mr. H. H. Gibbs, Regent's-park, for 12 exotic orchids; Messrs. H. Lane and Son, Great Berkhampstead, for 10 roses in pots ; and Mr. J. Bailey, gardener to Mr. T. Drake, Shardeloes, Amersham, Bucks, for 10 pelargoniums, and gold medals to Mr. J. Fraser, nurseryman, Leighton, Essex, for 10 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. T. Page, gardener to Mr. W. Leaf, Park-hill, Streatham, for 10 stove and greenhouse plants ; Messrs. J. and C. Lee, nurserymen, Hammersmith, for 15 stove, greenhouse, and foliage plants; Mr. 0. Rhodes, nurseryman, Sydenham-park, Kent, for 10 Cape heaths ; Mr. B. Peed, gardener to Messrs. Tredwell, St. John's-lodge, Norwood, for eight Cape heaths ; Mr. J. Fraser, nurseryman, Leighton, for eight greenhouse azaleas; Mr. G. Wheeler, gardener to Sir F. H. Goldsmid, Regent's-park, for eight greenhouse azaleas ; Mr. B. Peed, for 20 exotic orchids ; Mr. W. Wilson, gardener to Mr. W. Mar shall, Enfield, for 12 exotic orchids ; Mr. W. Paul and Son, for 10 roses ; and Mr. C. Turner, for 12 pelargoniums. INAUGURATION OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL IN JAPAN.—Letters from Nagasaki, in Japan, con tain accounts of an interesting ceremony for the inaugura tion of the Catholic church in that town on the 19th Feb. All the foreign vessels in the port were dressed out with flags; the side aisles of tho church wore occupied by a detachment of seamen from the French ship Cien-Chau ; the consul of Franco with all the foreign merchants of tho town were also present, and the above on their way to the building were accompanied by bodies of seamen from the Russian, Dutch, and English frigates Viriag, Amsterdam, and Argus. Tho benediction was given by the Abbd Girard, the Superior of Foreign Missions in Japan, and religious music was executed by a band which the com mander of the Russian naval division had furnished. A salute of 21 guns announced the termination of the cere mony, and until sunset flags of all nations represented in Japan floated from the summit of the new church. HEALTH OF LONDON, (From the Registrar-General's TVeekly Return.) In the week that ended on Saturday, May 20, the births in London and ten other large towns of the United Kingdom were 4,364 ; the deaths 2,542. The annual rate of mortality in the week in those 11 towns was 23 per 1,000 persons living ; slightly higher than the rate that prevailed in the previous week. In London the births of 1,083 boys and 1,109 girls, in all 2,191 children, were registered in the corresponding weeks of 10 years 1855-64 ; the ave rage number, corrected for increase of population, was 1,917. The deaths in London in the same period were 1,168, a number almost identical with that in the previous week (1,167). The average number for the 20th week in 10 years (corrected) is 1,268. The deaths in the present return are less by 100 than the estimated amount. Zymotic diseases proved fatal to 258 persons. Twelve deaths occurred from smallpox, 12 from measles, 24 from scarlatina, 7 from diphtheria, 60 from whooping-cough, and 43 from typhus. One hundred and ninety-eight persons died from phthisis, 94 from bronchitis, 48 from pneumonia, 48 from diseases of the heart, and 145 from diseases of the brain and nervous system. A carter, aged 19, died on May 2 at St. George's Hospital from having been run over by a cart. An engineer's turner, aged 29, died on May 5 at St. Thomas's tlospital from having been run over by an omnibus. A tobacco manufacturer, aged 68, died on May 13 at St. Bartholomew's Hospital from compound fracture of both legs, caused by an omni bus passing over him in Skinner-street, Holborn. The widow of a clergyman died at Burton-cres cent, St. Pancras, at the age (as stated) of 104. The rate of mortality last week was 20 per 1,000 in London, 24 in Edinburgh, and 25 in Dublin, 31 in Liverpool, 30 in Manchester, 28 in Salford, 17 in Birmingham, 28 in Leeds, 17 in Bristol, 28 in Hull, and 32 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was 41 per 1,000 during the week ending the 6th instant, when the temperature was 1 deg. Fahrenheit higher than in the same week in Loudon, where the rate was 21 per 1,000. In Liverpool the births were 385, the deaths 283 ; in Manchester, births 286, deaths 202 ; in Salford, births 89, deaths 60 ; in Birmingham, births 297, deaths 109 ; Leeds, births 252, deaths 120 ; Bris tol, births 102, deaths 53 ; Hull, births 86, deaths 55 ; Edinburgh, births 119, deaths 81 ; Glasgow, births 355, deaths 258 ; Dublin, births 201, deaths 153. There were 444 deaths in Vienna during the week ending the 6th inst. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.851 in. The barometrical reading increased from 29.45 in. on Monday to 30.22 in. on Saturday. The mean temper ature of the air in the week was 53.7 deg., which is 1.1 deg. above the average of the same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The lowest night temperature was 39.2 deg. on Tuesday. The entire range of temperature in the week was, there fore, 33.6 deg. The mean of the highest tempera tures of the water of the Thames was 58.1 deg. ; that of the lowest was 56.9 deg. The difference between the mean dew point temperature and air temperature was 9 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 73, complete saturation being represented by 100. Rain fell to the amount of 0.16 in., which is equivalent to a fall of 16 tons of rain per acre. The general direction of the wind was south-west. At Glasgow rain fell to the amount of 0.47 in., equal to 47 tons of rain per acre. At Leeds the rain fall was only 00.4 in., equal to 4 tons of rain per acre. Extraordinary Scene on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. TERRIFIC THUNDERSTORM AND WATERSPOUT, The thunderstorm which on Monday seemed brooding over the city developed itself with terrible intensity in an easterly direction, and gave rise to a scene of an extraordinary description on the Edin burgh and Glasgow line, at a short distance east of Croy station, occasioning a feeling of the utmost alarm amongst those who were its unexpected wit nesses, and whose lives for a time were placed in considerable danger. From the information which we have been able to gather, it appears that as the 4 o'clock express train from Edinburgh to Glasgow was nearing Croy station, and speeding along the line which at this point is carried through a deep cutting, the engine-driver was signalled when pass ing the 4.15 p.m. express from Glasgow to proceed cautiously. Shortly after the warning had been given a fearful noise was heard ; flashes of lightning gleamed through the hazy air, followed by quick crashes of thunder ; the carriages of the train were at the same time assailed with what seemed to the affrighted passengers within a terrific shower of hail, and in an instant a perfect deluge of water came sweeping down from the shelving rocks on either side of the cutting. A waterspout had evi dently burst in the vicinity of the line, and before the speed of the train could be diminished to any considerable extent it shot right into the centre of the suddenly-released waters, which, foaming and seething, rushed into the cutting in solid sheets. The water gradually rose outside the carriages, reaching in a short time the footboard,and afterwards floating the first-class compartments, while the hissing noise which was produced through contact with the works of the engine tended to increase the feeling of con sternation and alarm which already prevailed amongst the passengers. The difficulties of the situation were still further complicated by the sudden descent of a quantity of stonework from the heights above, arising, probably, from the giving way of a dry stone dike, which, spreading across the rails, de stroyed any hope that might have been entertained of a passage being effected down the line after the water had cleared away. All this was the work of a few minutes. The passengers had been suddenly placed in a most critical position, and the safety with which they were enabled to tide it over—no personal injuries having been sustained—was pro bably owing to the presence of mind of the engine driver, who, when he saw the turn which affairs were taking, at once fixed his damper over the fur nace, thus preventing the ingress of the water, and avoiding the explosion which might otherwise have followed. The train was by and by backed out of the water ; and while it was evident that the jour ney to Glasgow must be for some time delayed all positive danger was at an end. The waterspout had evidentlyjbeen limited to a comparatively narrow area, within which, however, it had operated with terrible force, for on reaching Croy it vas found that here the elemental strife had been even more alarming while it lasted. The telegraph wires along the line had been destroyed, so that communication with Glasgow was cut off.—Glasgow Herald. MEP,CITANT SEAMEN'S FUND.—The Board of Trade has issued the annual account of this fund. The pensions payable at the end of 1864 to masters and seamen, and widows and children, were 16,950 in number, amount ing together to £53,018 ; 1,429 pensions, amounting to £3,723, expired in the year 1864 ; and 729 new pensions, amounting to £2,750, were created. Sums amounting to £27,514 wore received by the Board of Trade in 1864 from masters of vessels, colonial collectors of Customs, and Bri tish Consuls, for wages and effects of 4,283 deceased sea men ; and sums amounting to £18,078 were paid to the re latives and representatives of 2,173 deceased seamen; bu there is still an unclaimed balance in hand amounting to £65,125, and continually increasing. The sum of £8,463, amount unclaimed received before 1858, was paid into the Exchequer in 1864. CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY.— WEDNESDAY, May 24.—Aclynissions on payment, 13,957 ditto by season tickets, 6,402; total visitors, 20,359. HER MAJESTY'S BIRTHDAY. Yesterday being the birthday of her Majesty, the customary signs of rejoicing were visible all over London, flags being displayed from all the Govern ment and municipal buildings, and a large number of private places of business and residences, as well as from the ships in the river. Salutes were fired in the parks and from the Tower, the Royal Arsenal, Wooli,vich, Tilbury Fort, &c. ; and at an early hour the bells of the various churches rang out a merry peal. A general inspection and review of the veterans of Greenwich Hospital took place in the grand square of the hospital. The Governor and Master, Admiral Sir James Alexander Gordon, G.C.8., Sir Stephen Lushington, K.C.8., lieutenant governor, and many other distinguished naval officers, with their ladies, were present. Afterwards the veterans were marched to the dining-hall, where they were regaled with roast beef and plum-pudding, with a liberal.'allowance of ale, to drink the health of her Majesty, which was done with all due honours. The Household Troops and the Royal Horse Guards were inspected by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge, attended by a numerous staff. The men looked remarkably well in their new uniforms. The in spection was minute and satisfactory. The artillery and infantry divisions of the Honourable Artillery Company paraded in the afternoon at the company's ground, City-road, and fired a salute in honour of her Majesty's birthday. At Windsor there were the usual loyal manifes tations in honour of the birthday of her Majesty. Merry peals rung out from the bells of the Tower of Julius Caesar and the parish church of St. John, while the shops and houses were decorated with flags and banners. A Royal salute of 21 guns was fired, and repeated in the course of the day, from Fort Belvedere and the Royal Adelaide frigate, at Virginia Water. In the evening the corporation met at a grand banquet at the White Hart Hotel, at which the Mayor presided. A fine haunch of venison, the gift of her Majesty the Queen, for warded from Bushy Park, graced the table. In the evening the theatres, clubs, official resi dences, houses of the Court tradesmen, &c., were illuminated, and at the houses of several of the nobility, Ministers of State, &c., banquets were given, of which a more detailed report will be found below. STATE BANQUETS. THE PREMIER. Viscount Palmerston, K.G., First Lord of the Treasury, had the honour of entertaining his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and a distinguished party at a Stato ban quet at Cambridge House last evening in celebration of her Majesty's birthday. THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN. Viscount Sydney, G.C.8., Lord Chamberlain of her Ma jesty's Household, gave a State dinner at his residence in Cleveland-square, in celebration of her Majesty's birthday. The company included Viscount Castlerosse (the Vice Chamberlain), Marquis Camden, Marquis Townshend, Lord Foley, Lord Rivers, Lord Harris, Colonel the Hon. Sir Chas. B. Phipps, K. C. 8., General Sir Frederic Smith, Sir A. Gordon, Bart., Hon. Spencer Ponsonby, Lieut.- General Sir Henry Bentinck, K.C.8., Hon. Fredk. Byng, Sir Wm. Martins, Lieut.-General Knollys, Major-General Francis Seymour, C. 8., Col. Home Purves, Col. Stephens, Captain Bedford, R.N., Commander Nelson, R.N., the Hon. F. Cadogan, Mr. Charles Heneage, Mr. Campbell of Islay, Mr. Wilbraham Taylor, and Mr. March. THE LORD STEWARD. The Earl of St. Germans, G.C.8., Lord Steward of her Majesty's Household, gave a State dinner at his residence in Dover-street in celebration of her Majesty's birthday. The company consisted of his Serene Highness the Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, Viscount Eversley, Viscount Bury, M.P., Lord Proby, M.P., Lord Camoys, Lord Ave land, Hon. Mortimer West, Hon. Spencer Lyttelton, Sir Henry Holland, Bart., Col. Sir T. Biddulph, K.C.8., Mr. Anson, Col. Howard Vyse, Mr. Blackwood, Mr. Browell, Mr. Hampshire, Mr. Payne, Mr. Fergusson, Mr. Burton, Lord Eliot. The Earl of Dude and Lord Alfred Hervey were unavoidably absent. THE MASTER OF THE HORSE. The Marquis of Ailesbury, Master of the Horse, gave a State dinner at his residence, Pall-mall, in celebration of her Majesty's birthday, The guests invited were the Earl of Bessborough, Lord Alfred Paget, M.P., Major General the Hon. A. N. Hood, Colonel Lord Charles Fitzroy, Lieut. General the Hon. Charles Grey, Major General F. H. Sey mour, Colonel the Hon. A. Hardinge, C. 8., ;Lieut. Colonel Du Plat, R.A., Lieut. Colonel the Hon. Dudley De Ros, Colonel H. F. Ponsonby, Colonel Maude, C. 8., the Earl of Caithness, Lord Methuen, Colonel Kingscote, C. 8., Lieut. Colonel Cavendish, Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell, Admiral Sir Augustus Clifford, Mr. Henry Greville, Col. the lion. James Macdonald, C. 8., the Gold Stick in Wait ing, the Silver Stick in Waiting, Sir Charles Locock, Bart., M.D., the Right Hon. Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Charles Brnce, and Colonel tho Hon. Henry Byng. THE HOME ►SECRETARY. The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, G.C.8., Secretary of State for Home Affairs, gave a State banquet in celebration of her Majesty's birthday. The company included—The Speaker of the House of Commons, the Master of the Rolls, the Lord Chief Baron, Vice-Chancellor Sir J. Stuart, Vice- Chancellor Sir R. Kindersley, Vice-Chancellor Sir W. Page Wood, Mr. Baron Bramwell, Mr. Baron Channell, Mr. Baron Pigott, Mr. Justice Blackburn, Mr. Justice Mellor, Mr. Justice Shee, Dr. Lushington, Mr. Justice Montague Smith, Mr. Justice Keating, Right Hon, C. P. Villiers, the Lord Advocate, the Lord Mayor, the Recorder of London, Mr. Sheriff Dakin, Mr. Sheriff Bosley, Mr Goschen, M.P., Lord Enfield, Mr. - Waddington, T. G. Baring, Esq., M.P., and Mr. C. L. Wood (Private Secre• tary.) TIIE FOREIGN SECRETARY. Earl Russell, K.G., Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, gave a state banquet in Downing-street, in celebration of her Majesty's birthday. THE COLONIAL SECRETARY. Tho Bight Hon. Edward Cardwell, Secretary of State for the Colonies, gave a state dinner at his residence, 74, Eaton-square, in celebration of the Queen's birthday. THE SECRETARY FOR WAR. Earl De Grey and Ripon, the Secretary of state for War, gave a full-dress dinner, in celebration of her Majesty's birthday. THE SECRETARY FOR INDIA. Sir Charles Wood, G.C.8., Secretary of State for India, gave a full-dress dinner in celebration of her Majesty's birthday. CIVIL LIST PENSIONS.—The public in general, and especially artistic and literary circles, will be glad to hear that a civil listponsion of £lOO a year has been con ferred by the Queen on Mrs. Leech, widow of Mr. John Leech. The following are found among the civil list pen sions for 1864-65 ;—Mrs. Bingham, widow of Colonel Charles Bingham, of the Royal Artillery, in consideration of her late husband's long andvaluable services, and of the straitened circumstances in which she and her children are left, £l5O. Mrs. Boole, widow of the late Professor of Mathematics in Queen's College, Cork, in consideration of his distinguished attainments as an original mathematician of the highest order, and of his remarkable labours towards the extension of the boundaries of science, £lOO. Mr. William Howitt, in consideration of the long and useful career of literary labour in which both he and his wife have been engaged, £l4O. Mr. Thomas Wright, an author who has contributed much to English literary and political history, £6s.—The Owl. CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.—An inquest was held yesterday by Mr. Hereford, city coroner, re specting the death of Mary Reason, now lying dead at the Manchester Workhouse. The deceased, who was a widow, aged 66 years, left the workhouse about Christmas, and had since been living at the house of Joseph Wagster, her son in-law, in Ancoats. On Sunday week a quarrel arose amongst the persons living in the house ; they were in liquor, and Wagster commenced to ill-treat his wife. He attempted to kick her, but the deceased got between them, and she received the kick on her abdomen. She subse quently oomplained of great pain near the place where she was kicked, and on Thursday had to be removed to the workhouse, where she was seen by Mr. Phillips, the resi dent surgeon, who found her in a state of collapse, from which she never rallied, but died on Saturday night. Mr. Phillips attributed her death to the effects of the kick. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Wagster, who was held to bail to take his trial on the charge. SHOCKING ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH KENT RAIL WAY.—ShortIy before 1 o'clock yesterday morning a frightful accident occurred at the Charlton station of the North Kent Railway to a young woman named Eliza Norris, who it appears, left London by tho midnight train, and in leaving the carriage at the Charlton station, before the train had stopped, fell off the platform on to the line of rails, when the wheels of the last carriage passed over her right arm, which was literally smashed. The sufferer was soon attended by Dr. Fagan, under whose directions sho was immediately conveyed, by means of a special engine, to Guy's Hospital. A POPULATION COLUMN.—For the benefit of those who discuss the subjects of population, war, pestilence, famine, &c., it may be as well to mention that the number of human beings living at the end of the hundredth gene ration, commencing from a single pair, doubling at each generation (say in 30 years), and allowing for each man, woman, and child an average space of four feet in height and one foot square, would form a vertical column, having for its base the whole surface of the earth and sea spread out into a plane, and for its height 3,674 times the sun's distance from the earth. The number of human strata thus piled one on the other woukl amount to 460,790,000,000 I—Fortnightly1—Fortnightly Review. - , • • V 416 ' X 'l.4 '; - N.l.Mtt" (4 111114 r IIIL-- trio HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, May 22. The Queen drove out in the morning with Prin cess Helena and Princess Louise, and went out in the afternoon with Princess Helena, attended by the Hon. Mrs. A. Gordon. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales, attended by Col. Kingscote and Lieut.-Colonel Keppel, was present yesterday morning at the customary parade of the household troops in honour of her Majesty's birthday. The Princess of Wales, attended by the Countess of Morton and Lieut.-General Knollys, was also present at the parade. The Prince of Wales visited his Royal Highness the Duke of Brabant at Claridge's Hotel. At 12 o'clock the Prince of Wales, attended by Lieut.-Colonel Keppel, went by special train on the North Kent Railway to Strood, and visited the Great Eastern steam-ship to inspect the Atlantic telegraph cable. The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive in the afternoon, attended by the Countess of Morton. In the evening the Prince of Wales honoured Lord Palmerston with his company at the State banquet given at his lordship's residence in celebra tion of her Majesty's birthday. Lieut.-Colonel Keppel has succeeded Major Tees dale as Equerry in Waiting to the Prince of Wales. Major Teesdale has left for St. Petersburg to re present the Prince of Wales at the funeral of the late hereditary Grand Duke. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales will leave town to-day for the White Lodge, Richmond-park. Their royal highnesses will return to Marlborough House to-morrow. Her Royal Highness the Duchess d'Aumale's first ball will take place this evening at Orleans House, and her second ball on the 21st of Juno. The Duke and Duchess of Wellington enter tained at dinner last night, at Apsley House, the Duke and Duchess of Roxburgho, the Marquis of Tweeddale, the Countess de Grey and Ripon, the Countess of Gainsboroughl the Earl of Hillsborough, Viscountess Jocelyn and the Hon. Miss Jocelyn, Viscount and Viscountess Walden, Viscountess Sydney, Lord and Lady Cremorne, Viscount Torrington, Sir Robert and Lady Emily Peel, the Dean of Windsor and Mrs. Wellesley, Hon. T. and Mrs. Stoner, Hon. Robert Meade, Sir Edmund Head, Sir Charles Russell, Mr. Henry Wellesley, and Mr. Alfred Montgomery. The Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, with the Maha ranee, has left Claridgo's Hotel for Scotland. The Duchess of Sutherland will have an evening party on Monday next at Stafford House. The Marquis of Salisbury, as colonel of the Herts Militia, will entertain the regiment at Hatfield House to-morrow, prior to the disbandment of the corps. The Countest Apponyi will have a dance at Chandos House on the 19th of June. The Earl Granville was honoured by the com pany of their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary at dinner last evening at his resl" deuce in Bruton-street, Berkeley-square. A select partY had the honour to meet their royal highnesses. The Earl and Countess Delawarr do not come to town from Buckhurst Park for some days. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean. (From the New York World.) The following correspondence has resulted from the late engagement of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean , at the Broadway Theatre, indicating the existence of mutual good feeling between these esteemed artists and the dramatic profession in New York : Charles Kean, Esq. New York, May 8. Dear Sir,—We, the undersigned, members of the Broad way Theatre, having observed and unanimously spoken of the kind and affable manner evinced towards us by yourself and Mrs. Kean, during your brief engagement here, desire to assure you that it has been feelingly appreciated, and will be remembered as a 'most agreeable episode in our professional career, and that in leaving us you have our best wishes for your health and happiness. JNO. H. GILBERT, Stage Manager. G. W. JAMISON. And 20 ladies and gentlemen of the company• MR. KEAN'S REPLY. Dear Sir,—Mrs. Kean and myself were deeply gratified by receiving last night at the theatre the paper signed by the members of the Broadway company. I can assure you that we take no credit to ourselves for the qualities you mention in that document, for it would be hard indeed to be otherwise than " kind and affable," as you express it, where all are so anxious and ready to do their best to oblige. Pray, thank the ladies and gentlemen f.r me and Mrs. Kean, and assure them that I shall place this letter amongst those I most prize, to be preserved until I " shuffle off this mortal coil." Accept my best thanks, tul d believe me, dear sir, to be, yours truly, CHARLES KRAIsr. Metropolitan Hotel, May 9, 1865. BR OMPTON HOSPITAL.—The Bishop of Oxford v(il l preach at St. Philip's, Regent-street, on Sunda/ morning, in behalf of the funds of the Consumption HosPi tal, Brompton. The cause of this useful charity was also ad vocated last Sunday by the Archbishop of Armagh, at troll Trinity, Wandsworth; and on the previous Sunday by t he Rev. Charles Kingsley, at the Chapel Royal, Whiteh all ' The peculiar and benevolent objects of the hospital vier e 4. eloquently dwelt upon by the preachers. It appeared the annual subscriptions amounted to about £5,000, but th e yearly expenditure was nearly double that amount. Hen ce the great need of frequent appeals to the liberality of t ,„, r public. Amongst many interesting details illustrating tL' e s usefulness of the hospital, and the increasing amount e' good effected by its means, a plan for sending some patioli t° to Madeira next winter was mentioned, in which the COl operation of the public would be required to meet the ce 9 a of the voyage out and home, the residents having eng a g e to provide for the patients whilst there. The colle ction at the Chapel Royal amounted to £1.21 11s. 10d., and t Wandsworth to £42 Bs. 7d. THE LATE ADMIRAL FITZROY, F.R.S.—A belle volent lady has placed at the disposal of the National Lif e.. boat Institution the cost (.£400) of a new lifeboat and trans porting carriage, on condition that the boat be flit" The Admiral Fitzßoy," in memory of the late `The guished meteorologist and " clerk of the weather." benevolent donor is entirely unknown to the family ° Admiral Fitzßoy. but his widow expresses her great stai r faction at this mark of respect to the departed. SHOCKING BARBARITIES.—The Prince of Wale s Own Royal Regiment of Wiltshire Yeomallli Cavalry, during their recent period of drill at Warmins ter ' defaced, demolished, or carried away tradesmen's sign ; boards, and wrenched off knockers and bell-pulls ed Respectable women :could not walk unattended throng the streets even in the daytime, and at night it vra ° ,, f' reign of terror. After dark houses of respectable t rade': men were damaged, and in one case broken into, th e fur ture injured, and the inmates openly insulted. Women bad character were stripped to their skin, tied to poles' ,70 dragged through the streets ! In one case, one of tri" unfortunates, after being subjected to considerable JP': barities, was thrown into the river. It has since been ct° reof ported that the poor creature has died from the effe t. the brutal treatment she received; but if that is not corre c t, could hardly have escaped without serious ini sij o; This is only a sample of their conduct—common deeeejlroj forbids our going further. Such is the feeling of g0 e ,,., e indignation throughout the country to wipe out this lastlbro disgrace that, unless the officers and the more rosPel o a. portion of the men adopt some energetic meas ure for P ci t o ing out the authors and punishing them, it i s proPeSat the memorialise the Government for the disbandmen t regiment.—Bristol Times. t t ° ATTEMPTED MURDER.—A deliberate abdeA—Pd murder a woman named Susannah William s was Mar °oar, Chatham yesterday morning by a man named Thomas (tr . to whom she was about to be married. The partie s ' atijo pears, were together in a house in one of the court s tbo o, cent to High-street, when a quarrel arose betweeniod Lock, it would scorn, having for some time ente rw ds b a d jealous feelings towards the woman. After some w °r passed between them he possessed himself of a horse.epr oct which he loaded, nearly to the muzzle, with pow° inten ded slugs, discharging the contents at the head of his f a c,t he victim. The shots took effect in her bead andn, break' pistol, at the instant of its discharge, bursting, a I njur ieS ing the right jaw of Lock, besides inflicting othe r lovilo ve o on him. The woman was removed to St. Bartb ° ,_ loo to Hospital in a dying state, and the man was alsoate° " not the same establishment. The wo man, it is st expected to recover. Y ester day a ye? t r , 3s u' r " . Go o. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BERMONDSEY. ,i . a trtiC" morning, between 5 and 6 o'clock, tive fire happened in the premises belonging _ per - King, a sack maker, carrying on business at IN_ O. P7olioe mondsoy-street. The discovery was made b ger Y to ° al i l tkE) constable, who at once dispatc hed a rile6Ben: London R o yal Society's escapes and the engines- utoann; ga de engines, with a strong b od y of firemen o. ; alt d ao", a nd other engines of the pa rish, and threein t n dano o, Mason's land steamers, w ore promptly atiarg© builan.qt the fire could not be exting uished untilT a oriF OW and part of the floors we re burned out. , he Misfortune is unknown, b 11( Cer Co