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It remains for those military engineers who have • to- convert an earth or sand work into a fortification: destined to stand for a dozen years, to consider whether it would not be possible to casemate such a work with revet ments of iron, and thus to attain security and pro tection for the guns and gunners without employing wood, which is either subject to rapid decay or ob jectionable by reason of the splinters. klli A IT LL WHISKY v. COGNAC BR. 46 1 s cocalebrated Old IR ISH ANDY WHISKY rivals the finest ltf, p BRANDY, sold li r* Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. ate A_ Bottles 35. 8d a t the 1 4 - 'K its in the • principal towns in England; or wholesale , GRE AT ob " ugb,B : 7e t e Red hiakv. Seal,h " Pink Label, and Cork branded -,_.18 LL W No. 22,688. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1865. PRICE 4d. STAMPED sd. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., BANK OF ENGLAND, March 7, 1865. IME COURT of DIRECTORS of the GOVERNOR and COMPANY of the BANK of ENG LAND GIVE NOTICE, That a GENERAL COURT will be held at the Bank on THURSDAY, the 16th instant, at Twelve o'clock precisely, to consider of a Dividend ; also that another General Court will be held at the Bank on Tuesday, the 4.h April next, from Ten o'clock in the forenoon until Four in the , ifcernoon, for the Election of a Governor and Deputy-Governor for the year ensuing which will be de clared that eve iing); and the same Court will Le continued by adjournment, and held at the same place, and during' the same hours, on Wednesday, the sth April next, for the Election of Twenty-lour Director s (which wilt also be one of the Quarterly General Courts appointed by the Charter), and the election cf the Twenty-Four Directors will be declared as soon as the scrutiny is over. Printed ilea of the proprietor,- having votes y i I be ready to be delivered at the dank on Monday, 20th March. HAMMOND CHUBB, Secretary. N.B. BY an Act pa sed in the seventh year of the reign of George 111., no person will be entitled to vote at the said. Election who shall not have been six ca ender months pos sessed in his own right of the stock for which he shall then give his vote, unless the said stock shall have been acquired, or shall have come by bequest, or by marriage, or by succes sion to an intestate's estate, or by the custom of the City of London, or by any deed of settlement after the death of any person who shall have been entitled for life for the dividends of such stock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ROYAL ARTILLERY (WOOLWICH) STEEPLE CHASES.-TUESDAY. will be decided by tactics like Nelson's or Coiling wood's, and that it will be possible for an English ship to get within 200 yards of her antagonist, seems to be reckonin g w i t h out h i s adversary. The large swivel gun carried by all Federal ships on their p u p a p r r e n r d t e n c r ks r fi w e d h i e g h n n i n e a v n e d r es s which ha s a 1 f r O e q 0 - u p o e n u t n l y d e a r 200-pounder gun of the same family would play upon an English ship "at long taw," and decide the action long before the ships got within 200 yards of each other. It is obvious that what our ships re quire is fewer guns, some rifled and some smooth bore, and those of the heaviest calibre. In a future letter I hope to draw attention to the different sys tems of armament which prevail in the English and American navies, and which, I may here mention, are determined upon the following principles : The Americans take for their models the arma ment of English ships, and make it their study to exceed it ; the English think they have no occa sion to learn from anybody, because they have ruled the waves for 60 years, and seldom give heed to any experience other than that obtained within the British waters or by her Majesty's vessels on foreign service. The time seems not far distant when we shall be forced to remember those distressing precedents so little heeded by the majority of Englishmen, in which the Guerriere, the Macedonian, and the Java went down before the superior weight of metal throw/i by the Constitution, United States, and other American frigates in the war of 1812. And it cannot be denied that many Englishmen, who are best acquainted at this moment with the Federal navy, assert it will be found, when war between America and England breaks out, that the equality between American and English ships of the same class will be found to be apparent rather than real, that the 8-inch or 68-pound smooth bore will find itself confronted by the 9-inch Dahlgren smooth bore, throwing a projectile of about 90 pounds ; that the 100-pounder Armstrong will find itself opposed to the 200-pounder Parrot, and so forth in regard to smaller calibres. The four ironsided vessels which I have men tioned kept up a steady fire on the land face of Fort Fisher during the whole of the 13th, and about half past 4 in the afternoon of the same day the entire Federal fleet steamed very leisurely and slowly past the sea face of the fort, and threw a feu d'enfer for about an hour into its open embrasures. In the meantime the Federal infantry was being landed, during the whole of the 13th, about Gatlin's battery, or about five miles to the north of Fort Fisher. No opposition or molestation was offered, as they slowly effected a landing under circumstances singularly favourable to them, and with the sea as smooth as a mill-dam. During the whole night of the 13th and 14th the Monitors kept up a steady though not rapid fire on the land faces, which was continued with more spirit on the morning of the 14th, and in which two large frigates stationed off the sea face, took part upon this day. Upon Sun day, the 15th, the whole fleet resumed the lunette attitude which they wore on Christmas-day, and pelted the fort mercilessly until about 2 o'clock, when the troops which the Federals had now thrown across from the sea to the river drew near along the river bank. At this point the Fort is en tered by a road or causeway, leading from Colonel Lamb's house. There is a proverb in this country to the effect that no earthwork is ever completely finished, and long as the preparations for defending Fort Fisher have been continued, there was no de fensive work, or tete de pont, at the spot where this causeway enters the Fort. The Federals threw about 2,500 men upon the Fort at this point, and effected an entrance there about 3 o'clock. It was in vain that Gen. Whiting and Col. Lamb threw themselves at the head of such troops as they could rally with the most determined gallantry against the assailants. Gen. Whiting with his own hand, as I am informed,. tore down the Federal flag several times until he was severely wounded. By his side fell Col. Lamb, after displaying the valour which all who are ac quainted with him and witnessed his exertions at the close of last month, would have expected him to exhibit. I understand that the wounds of both are serious, but not dangerous. After their fall the re sistance seems to have assumed no organised shape. The Federals advanced along the inside of the land face until they had possessed themselves of eight merlons, or the embrasures in which eight guns were mounted. Here they halted for the rest of the afternoon, and did not proceed to accomplish their task until after darkness had fallen. Then they advanced once more, and driving the garrison of the Fort beyond Lamb's Mound, they took the survivors prisoners at the extreme end of Con federate Point. I believe that there were in side the Fort about 2,200 men when the 2,500 Federals advanced upon it. lam also under the impression that the Federal attack was made without artillery, and that their soldiers gallantly approached a work which mounted not only some 50 heavy guns, but was also defended by seve ral 12-pounder howitzers and light field pieces, with nothing brit muskets in their hands. The result might have been different if General Whiting and Colonel Lamb had not been wounded at the outset, but it must be confessed that the general sensation here is that the fight was not,, one which is creditable to the Confederate arms. It must be remembered that most of the garrison had never been under a serious fire before last Christmas day, and that they were for the first time under a heavy musketry fire upon the 15th inst. The reinforcements hastily thrown into the Fort when the attack commenced were, for the most part, raw troops ; the aggregate was composed of heterogenous bodies of men without concert ; the only two commanding officers of mark and character who were well acquainted with the locale were wounded at an early stage of the fight. Public opinion, which is in America more censorious than anywhere upon earth, and whichinvariably selectsin nthisi one ns = c ivi c d fix ual ed as u t p h n e n m Garekneforalr its shafts, and animadverted severely upon his want of enterprise in not attacking the Federals as they landed at Bat tery Gatlin, and as they approached to take the Fort en revers. lam unable, from want of full and accu rate information, to say whether General Bragg, who had previously done much to regain public favour, is deserving of censure or not. But it must be confessed that General Bragg has hitherto, to an extraordinary extent, been a lightning conductor for bad luck. The fall of Fort Fisher, supervening upon a pre viously despondent condition of the public mind, has produced in all the States to the south of Wil mington a mingled feeling of dismay and indigna tion against President Davis and the Administration at Richmond. It is felt that all the disasters of the ' last two months have been occasioned by the policy which permitted Sherman to march unopposed and unmolested through Georgia, and which sent Hood across the Tennessee river upon his bootless expedition. It is believed here that Sherman's infantry left Atlanta on their march into Georgia with only 40 rounds of ammunition in the cartouche box of each soldier. It is obvious that if Sherman could have been stopped and com pelled to fight a battle in the neighbourhood of Millen (about 70 miles from Savannah) his position, merely from the expenditure of ammunition, which would have been inevitable, could not but have been precarious. But it is amusing to me to find how ill informed the administration at Richmond was in regard to the troops in Georgia who were supposed there likely to che c k Sh erman at the head of the f i nest Federal is army w a h t i ßi ch chmhasond a r ever be i e g n ht inthefield. Neither comprehen sion of the sentiment which prevails in South Carolina and Georgia, and to a less degree in North Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi, and which is mildly described when I call it disaffection to Mr. Davis and his Administration. It is • • n.impossible to be blind to the fact that the backbone of these Southern States has always been weaker than that of noble old Virginia, and that much of the querulousness which abounds in this town and in Augusta springs from the inferior persistency of these semi-tropical States when compared with the robust manhood of the Virginians. But there is in all the Cotton States a deep-seated conviction, which it is in vain to wrestle with, that Mr. Davis thinks of nothing but the safety of Richmond, that he will give heed to no warning or representations, and that he is unable to see that, while Charleston or Branchville may be held without Richmond, Richmond cannot be held without Charleston or Branchville. If profiting by the want of harmony prevailing between Virginia and Georgia, Sherman had struck boldly for Branchville immedi ately after his occupation of Savannah, there can be little doubt that, to use his own words, he would have brushed aside the opposition of South Carolina like a cobweb, and would have bisected the sole remaining artery which connects Richmond with Augusta. As matters now stand, Sherman has, for reasons which may possibly be guessed, but which are on the sur face inexplicable, betrayed an inactivity at a most critical moment which is strangely at variance with his eager, enthusiastic character. Your readers may amuse themselves by finding such an explana tion of this seeming inconsistency as their fancy suggests ; but, if I am not mistaken, in the expla nation sought lies the key to the future policy of the Washington Government. The indications are so many and so irresistible that everywhere in the South slavery is looked upon as doomed, and that the only question for determination is whether its extinction is to be accomplished within ten years or is to be spread over a space of from 50 to 100, that neither Mr. Bright nor Professor Goldwin Smith will here after be able to persuade an audience that the North are fighting for the abolition, the South for the maintenance of slavery. The issue between 1 the two sections is more and more unequivocally narrowing down to the definition of it which all Englishmen who have watched the con ,test closely from the outset have never ceased to assign to it ; that is to say, the North is fight ing for empire, the South for self-government or independence. If Sherman had advanced upon Branchville and Augusta, all the cotton in the latter place (which is everywhere known and spoken of in the Northern papers as being a large amount) would undoubtedly have been burnt. To get hold of this cotton quocitztple nzodo is more important-to Sherman than to take Augusta. Possibly, when a large por tion of Southern cotton is on its way, or already in New York, the screw may be applied to South Caro lina and other States in compliance with the threats of Sherman, and the attempt may be made to tor ture them back into the Union. In the meantime I believe that diplomatic agency, which Sherman boasts he is employing with admirable success in Georgia, will be tried ; that even if Sherman moves towards Augusta it will only be a feint; and that every effort will be made to prevent, or rather not to necessitate the'destruction of the Augusta cotton. But this delay will be employed by the Confederate Government to organise renewed resistance to Sherman when ever he really advances again in hostile array. What with the negotiations now proceeding overtly or secretly between Charleston or Augusta, on the one hand, and Sherman and Foster at Savannah or Beaufort, on the other, and also (as for some time past has been the case) overtly or secretly between Richmond and Washington, it is doubtful to me at this moment whether another large battle will ever be fought. If ever such a battle is fought it will inevitably lead to the arming and emancipation by Southerners of the negro ; and if (as is every where here asserted) a spirit of unconquerable resistance continues to be displayed by whites and blacks alike, it is hard to know upon what groimds the Federal sympathisers of England will then base their sympathy. It is easy to fore see that if terms are now entered upon between the two. sections, the Southerners, in exchange for independence, will probably enter into an offensive and defensive alliance with the North erners, will possibly consent to an uniformity of tariff over the whole area of the old United States, will perhaps agree to assist in enforcing the Monroe doctrine when called upon by the north, and will adopt some articles in the new-born treaty which w ill rather startle England and those English ad mirers and advocates whom Messrs. Seward, Adams; and Sumner know so well how to manipulate. At any rate, it seems probable that the events of the next few months will be such as will be felt through out the whole civilised world for the next century, for they will determine in what shape one of the most powerful nations on earthis to meet thefuture ; whether North America is still to be an unit in its antagonism to Europe, and whether the season of restlessness and bloodshed which was inaugurated between Western Europe and Russia is to continue until the end of this century, and until Jeremy Bentham's theory that war is the natural condition of mankind is accepted without i v ilised glodem ur or contra diction thro ug hout the c _ T H E SOUTH AFRICAN LAND AND l ko FINANCE COMPANY (Limited). th:Drated under " The Comranies Act of 18112," by which th,, labilit share k y of the shareholders is Limited to the amount of Ip a Capital £5 0,00') ; First Issue X 250,60% iv i u lo shares of £25 each. Deposit on application £1 per and £4 on allotment, and the remainder in Calls not io( 4 . — mtng X 4 per share, and at intervals of not less than 4 Months • Dilliornintuni dividend of 7 per cent. for the first year, and 10 th e :n t. for the second and third years, is guaranteed to ha reholders to the sty isfaetion of the Di. ectors. 134,„ DIRECTORS. ilattl-',11:1hni!b8011 Getty, Esq., M. P. "c 4, Esq , Director of the itandard Bank of British Ce or A f rice (Limited , L on d on. Mir %liter Constable, Esq., St. Michael's House, Corn rn illi a •C rs . ~DsJPort "m lizab in, Esqeth ~ MSouth erchant, Africa 150, Leadenhall-street, E.C., E. gni D , Plessies ib Member of the Divisional Council, %ti,ESoercp (1" .Ritit r i . 37 „P;'en, Esq., Civil ramissioner and Resident Ma- Itieh - "e of Colesberg. l.lo u 'rd Allen Green, Esq., Member of the Divisional Colesberg. Maltitz, Esq., Member of the House of Assembly, itob c , r 7r z . b 8 04 . Esq., Director of the Standard Bank of British ste w ...-. Africa (Limited), London. 4 ,L t 8 . Pi r indham. Fig., 14, Connaught-place, W. Th ese gentlemen will constitute the Local Board. AGENTS IN CAPE TOWN. Messrs. Deane, Johnson, and CO. Th e BANKERS. .ue e s 13 ank, Threadneedle-street, E.C. ei„..audard Bank of British South Africa (Limitei), 90, --`4oa-street, E.C. SHATTERED IDOLS. SECOND EDITION. "A remarkable and original novel."—Post. "This work proceeds, we believe, from the pen ot an ac• complished lady ot tale. It is one of the most exciting and attrao ive stories that have lately appeared, and will be per used by every novel reader."—U.S. Mag. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. The Royal Artillery Gold Cup, value 100 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, for horses the property of, and ridden by, officers of the Royal 1 rtillery ; 12st each, LIVERPOOL RACES --YESTERDAY. The aspect of the Yorkshire moors on Monday rather foreboded disaster to Mr. Topham's meeting. Clothed with a thick covering of snow, they reminded us that this time last year we saw them under similar conditions, and that the wintry weather followed us to Aintree. Tuesday morn ing, however, dawned brightly, and it really looked as if the Liverpool Spring was going to be held without its usual accompaniment of bad weather. The Grand National formed the one theme of conversa tion, and the accident that happened the previous day to L'Africain, who had so rapidly sprung into the position of almost first favourite, was the topic of the hour. Twice cast in his box en route from Ilednesford to Liverpool on Mon day, he cut himself so severely as to render his starting out of the question. This had the effect of making Arbury and Emblematic still warmer favourites, and but little else was backed in the limited amount of business transacted at the Albion. with penalties. Three miles. 18 subs, 10 of whom paid 3 sovs each. Captain Hunt's Jim , Crow, aged, 12st 71b (inc 71b extra) (Mr. Callow) 1 Captain Wortham's Oldcastle, 12st (Mr. Griffiths) 2 Lieut. Hutchinson, R.A.'s Saracen's Head, aged, 12st 71b (Owner) 3 Major Green's View Holloa, 12st (Mr. Slade) 4 NEW NOVEL BY THE REV. J. M. BELLEW. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in Three Vole ., Revised, T HIRD EDITION of BLOUNT TEMPEST. By the Rev. J. C. M. BELLEW. Contralto and Vesta also ran. "This book is well written. The story is interesting and full of incident."—Athenwurn. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Betting-2 to 1 agst Contralto, sto 2 agst Jim Crow. Oldcastle took a slight lead, and passing the Stand Vesta was lying second, View Halloa well up. At the brook Vesta fell, and was not further persevered with. At the two su3ceeding fences Contralto unshipped Mr. Stirling, and was then stopped. Oldcastle increased his lead till within a mile and a half from home, when Jim Crow (who had been lying second) gradually drew up and won in a canter by 20 lengths; the same distance sepa rated the second and third ; and View Holloa, beaten off, was fourth. NEW WORK BY EDMUND YATES. This Day, in 1 vol., at all Libraries, PAGE S IN WAITING. John Maxwell and Co., Publishers, 122, Fleet-street. CRYSTAL PALACE.—WET or DRY. — Always charming.TO-MORROW. NEW NOVEL BY H. BOUVERIE PRIOT T. This Day, in 3 vols., at all Libraries, GRACE CLIFFORD. John Maxwel ant Co., Publishers, 12?, Fleet-street. Performances by the Orchestral Band at 12.30 and 4.30, and Great Organ Performance at 3.30. Picture Genetics, Fine Art Courts, Shakspere House, Chimpanzee, Armour Plates (lent by official authority), and the thousand and one other attractions of the Crystal Palace. Open from Ten till dusk. One Shilling; children under twelve, Sixpence. The very easy manner in which Stanton disposed of his field in the hurdle race brought him forward for the steeple chase, 12 to 1 only being offered against him after his run. The Flying Stakes were won very cleverly by the second favourite, Jane Shore, Gemma not running kindly under the top weight. The other events, from the hour at which we are obliged to despatch our parcel, we have not time further to allude to. The attendance of the general public was large, and the Croxteth party included a great many of the leading patrons of the turf. A Steeplechase of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 60 added; for horses the property of, and to be ridden by, officers of the army or navy, 12st each. Contralto walked over for the forfeits. DEDICATED BY PERMISSION TO THE DUKE OF ATHOLE. This Day, in 1 vol., at all Libr.ries, BUTLER BURKE AT ETON. John Maxwell and Co., Publishers, 122, Fleet-street. The Hunt Stakes of 30 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 3 sovs each ; for horses that have been regularly hunted by officers of the Royal Artillery ; gentlemen riders, l2st each. Gold Cup Course. Mr. Magenis's Vesta, aged (Mr. R. Head) 1 Mr. Brook's Grafton, aged (Mr. Anderson) 2 Capt. Boyle's Grey Peter, aged (Mr. Turnbull) 3 Major Hay, R.A.'s, Landlord. (Mr. Clare-) 4 ke BROKERS. 'Brs. Eykyn Brothers, 22, Change-alley, E.C. kel iers ir, SOLICITORS. . , 'ungsford and Dorman, 23, Essex-street, Strand,W.C. KA ,88, , AUDITORS. - ' Jo hnstone, Cooper, Wintle, and Evans, 3, Coleman street-buildings, E.C. SECRETARY, PRO TEM. Te'n Dora Eames, Esq. -I I Offices—St. Michael's House, St. Michael's-alley, CRYSTAL PALACE.-GREAT TRIENNIAL HANDEL FESTIVAL. MESSIAH, Monday, June 26, 1865. SELECTION, Wednesday, June 28,1865. NEW CHURCH OF EN3LAND MAGAZINE. Price One Shilling, Monthly. On March 29 will b. published the First Number of a new Illustrated Monthly Shilling Magazine, to be called TIHE WATCH-TOWER. Prospe.tuses ready. Oftice,lsS,Fleet-st., London. ISRAEL, Friday, June 36;1865. The Programme of arrangements, with the price of Tickets, and the block plan of Stalls, is ready for issue, and may now be had, on written or personal application. at the Festival Ticket Offices, Crystal Palace, and Exeter Hall. It may also be had at the principal Music Warehouses in London and in the Provinces; and besides numerous other places abroad, at the offices of the South-Ens ern, and Lonnon, Chatham, and Dover Railway Companies, at Paris, Brussels, Cologne, Calais, Boulogne, Ostend, Ghent, Antwerp, dm The two Ticket Offices as above will be open from 10 a.m. on Monday next, March 13, for the issue of vouchers securing seats according to the numbered plans which will then be i open to inspec on. Written applications, whether direct or through agents, containing remittances, and arriving at either of the Ticket Offices on or before the first post on the 13th, will be attended to alternately with personal applica tions. Crystal Palace and Exeter Hall, March 6, 1865. The Annual Hurdle Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 50 sovs added. Winners extra: Two miles:over six ilighii-of The following also ran :—Nosey, Best Man, Beechaut, Sportsman, Duchess, and Underwriter. Betting-2 to 1 agst Beechnut, 4to 1 agst Duchess, sto 1 agst Grafton. Grafton made play with a slight lead to the brook, where Beechnut upon landing fell, and brought down Duchess and Nosey ; they were, however, remounted and went on in pursuit. Grafton, still leading, was followed by Under writer, who refused at the next fence, and left second place to Vesta, followed by Landlord, Beechnut, and Peter Grey; the latter, however, gradually improved his position, and when within a quarter of a mile from home joined Vesta, who had assumed the lead ; but upon clearing the last fence Grey Peter being cannonedagainst, allowed Grafton to take second place, but never reaching Vesta, was beaten by two lengths ; Grey Peter third, was beaten eight lengths from the second; Landlorda bad fourth. Underwriter walked in. A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, with 60 added, for horses the property of and ridden by officers in the Royal Artillery ; hurdles. 34 subs. 1 Mr. S. Harvey ns Stanton, aged, lOst 101brWaddington 1 Mr. W. R. Court's Duchess, 5 yrs, 9st 41b (W. White 2 Mr. T. Hughes's Real Jam, 6 yrs, 10st 81b (D. Hughes 3 Lord Coventry's Balder, 6 yrs, lOst 91b (G. Stevens 4 Coruhill, E.C. 1 13 1118 Co tl th e ~ nlnany is established to assist generally in develop . - te e s °nrces of South Africa. As a basis of their opera titt„ Directors have provisionally agreed to p chase t‘..),loit; valuable lands in the eastern province of th in e . Cape i'Nj a k ti n c e In the Orange River Free State. A portion of Lilttl I, 8 JS under cultivation, tut the grLater part is re ,,,,Tazing purposes. ; 4) , mi n „, , npany is therefore introlticed to the public not as Cn!' for a pe u ation but as a solid basis of investment, The accruing . Upon the formation of the Company. Oope,lonies of South Africa are at present but slightly de a"„; but such as have had capital expended on them ex a-i'areer of solid p rosperity , which is proved by— ilt"----4,3The larg dd paid by the local banks. e — The increase in the amount, and the character of „,'olo,„Parts. The export of wool has risen, in the tape Con f eta e, o h m eight millions of pounds in 1853, to thirty_ 1,1 9 3 1 31m," 1 ° 118 of pounds in 1861; and Natal, after having Ocoir e4 an increasing export trade in sugar, is about to 414.7° ,1 , coffee, and other articles, to her profitable agri tjtii,;` oductions increasing value of land, in consequence of the a lt . °I agriculture and .he utilityconction of roads, ports, 4 F0, 44 2.i other works of public con. ~,fip,;l 4" - T he completion of . ral inter and telegraphs - lhe s th e litea , principal ports , with the ior, to be supple ca by others in the Eastern and Western Provinces of P A ekdl,' of Good Hope and Natal, for woich tenders have een called for. k net kii '„Ple system of land registration exists in the South t ‘ tNi it „', o onies and the Free States, under . which convey `lre„,,4 Mortgages are e ff ected with expedition, and at a The ',wive expense. OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY. Pk an oposes to bny and lease farm lands ;to e k • "re the s e Pr t h tris t i lands by irrigation and farming operations as gra, a ".„ 4 ,, 1 11 Australia and New Zealand ; to stock and farm Ope - '„_.t.o import both agricultural implements from krou'uo Pure blood et all descriptions ot stock, for the -a lent of the flocks, and for sale to the farmers in the tr yt i ‘• 1 4 Ii e gt e ,Tnnany will , farther, be open to make advances ° "'neli,`" Produce oi the country, consisting of wool, skins, t eathers, and other stap , es. 1, 1 8 4 4 ' ° O I p any also proposes to organise forthwith a regutar 1 4 1 41 toot transport of merchandise from the ports to the in .,4141:418, from which sours.; alone a conside able income the ePt_tted, kit e bin u a r y s iT n ill an ta y k o e powers to nego tiate loans required f the SouthAtrtcan colonies. 4:Btates to be acquired by the Company have an excel -I'°o'o 2 ,PPIy water ; one estate alone, containing about Oese"s, has 5 miles of frontage along the Orange .dver. Nltt wil l be improved, resold in smaller larms, e aud i o n t th e e r n le at p ti Oeked with sheep, horses, horned cattl , a n d ot h er Ii T he• estates comprise not less than 216,00 0 acres. The I),''lnt r :nese, with the buildings thereon, including all beenk2M expenses up to the allotment of shares, has 1 1 ,7mi h v c,. 0 11 a computation of from 2s. 6d. to 12s. 6d. per acre 1 4 1)41 4 '1 tu the locality 0 of the puf chase money will tftitne'O debentures, and the remainder (£90,000) in cash extendimr, over a peri d of t months. ei at I ttletn dividend of 7p .r cent. for t he first year. ant:110 th;lqio r • for the second and third years, is guaranteed by t h e f 040 4 ▪ n the paid-up capital The Local Board is o '4a e 'flat a much larger dividend may be expected alter ke,N. e n r'Peration of five gentlemen, of high standing in the „ s teq -- ,'rerinee Colony by whom this und.- rtaki rig was sug p,'he'2l4 been se-nred, they will form the Local Board. b_ittlki'llareliolder; will 'incur no liability beyond the amount hi all)tted to th m. Applica . Joni for shares must be %t i t y 1 7 14 the annexed form. Each applicAnt will be required 14' 1 be,.? Bankers of the Company Li per share upon tht. l'Oe r ,;' 1 Shares aiwlied for, and upon allotment to make a th e "Yrnent of Zi per share on the shares ailotied to him. tOyath:etur,,ev„ent in of no allotment being made the deposits will sit e " e4 full. Shou d al.ss number of shares be allotted tOr ti aPPlied for, the depos.ts will be made available Il l t r bed Payment on a lotmen:, and the balance, if any, bad (ip ec ' t ) the ap licant. of th a wes and Forms of Application for Shares may be ot ftrokers ; of the Se:yetary, at the Temporary 'ne '',• A lichael's House, Cornhill E. 1).; and at the Offices e c t , e rnatimal Contract Com pany, 85, Cannon-street 114, 11 t4, - '• The Articles of As.ociation and the Agrement "Tett iT ,"Odor may be inspected at the Solicitors , Q and at '° az"' Offices of the Comp my. 11 t SOUTH AFRICAN LAND AND FINANCE Pfir, COMPxls Y (Limited). • -- ' l l OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. T o L e o, (To be retained by the Bankers.) &rectors of the South African Land and Finance „k °e title n „ Company (Limited). - Having paid to your Bankeis the sum of ili ks 'aor,,',, ,, elng a deposit of £1 per share on shares in 41 1 '4 '-;nnipanv I hereby request that you will allot me Rd ) tabcr • , and 1 agree to. accept such shares, or any less kip,:ke t pu may allot me ; and I agree to pay the deposit on bOa' , and to sign the Articles of Awmation of te 0,; ohm riquired, and I authorise you to insert W h y `teci to 'g ro a e ßegister of Members for the number of shares NEW WEEKLY PENNY MAGAZINE. No. 1.. on Saturday, :March 25, Price One Penny, THE DAY OF REST. *** Or ,4 er "'ME DAY or REST," No. I. on March 25. Price One Penny, weekly. Full Prospectuses now ready. London: Ward, Lock, and Tyler, 153, Fleet-street. The following also ran—True Heart, Sir Holme, Game cock, Garibaldi, Bombay, and Emily. Betting-7 to 2 agst Balder, sto 1 each agst Stanton and True Heart, and 6 to 1 each agst Real Jam and Duchess. After a couple of failures, Real Jam, next the rails, got away slightly in advance of True Heart, Gamecock, 'and Balder, and came on with the running 'to the first flight of hurdles, which True Heart cleared in advance of Balder, Real Jam going on third, Bombay and Gamecock, with the rear division, lying up, with the exception of Emily and Garibaldi. These positions were retained past the stand, but as they made the stable turn Bombay ran past his horses and joined True Heart; but, dying away immediately after, his place was taken by Mr. Hughes's mare, closely attended by Gamecock, Stanton, and Balder, who ran in a body to the hurdles placed at the mile post, which the two leaders got safely over, but Gamecock, striking them heavily, fell and rolled over. At the canal side Stanton and Balder joined the front, the four running in company to half way along the bottom, where Real Jam dispossessed True Heart of the lead, and came into the straight with a clear lead ; but as they reached the timber at the dis tance Waddington brought up Stanton, who obtained a de cidAd lead, and won in a canter by four lengths. Duchess, Who ran past Real Jam and Balder as they were pulling up at the stand, obtained the barren honour of second by a head; Balder trotted in a bad fourth, Sir Holme fifth, Gari baldi sixth, and Emily next. Nothing else passed the post. The Selling Hurdle Stakes of. 3 sous each, with 20 added, for 4-yr-olds and upwards. Weight for age. Winners ex tra, with selling allowances. Mile and a half, over four flights of hurdles ;to start opposite the stables. 6 subs. Mr. G. Hodge's The Beau, 4 yrs, 9st 61b (£2O) (Waddington) 1 Mr. Kirk's Westwick (late Useless Brute), aged, list 31b (£4O) (Montague) 2 Mr J. Clark's Cargo, 5 yrs, lOst 6 1b (£2O) (Knott) 3 Betting-2 to lon The Beau. Immediately the flag was lowered The Beau jumped away with a decided lead of Cargo, Westwick, who got badly off, being left considerably in their rear. On reach ing the canal turn the last named got upon better terms, and headed Cargo half way up the distance, but failed to reach the favourite, who won by 15 lengths; a wretched third. The winner was bought in for 75 guineas. Just published, in Bvo., handsomely bound in cloth, price 2s. 6d., THE AMERICAN JOE MILLER.- A collection of Yankee Wit and Humour, including the best J.kes of President Lincoln. By order. NOTE.—Persons preferring seats in any particular block are recommended to apply for them as early as possible after the opening of the Subscription Books on the 13th of March. Even the Crystal Palace, with its vast space, has limits of aczemmodati n which cannot be exceeded; and the demand at each of the three previous Festivals for ;feats in particular blocks having been greatly in excess of any possible supply, the necessity for the foregoing intimation must be apparent. Compiled by ROBERT KEMPT. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. "A delightful book, the reader will find himself somehow always on the broad grin."—Tne Sun. " Might furnish one with laughter for years."—London Review. "Deserve 3 a hearty welcome."—Notes and Qaeries. "Avery attractive and racy volume." —Edinburgh Courant. Adams and Francis, 59, Fleet-street, B.C. list each ; penalties. Gold Cup Course. Mr. Hutchinson's Best Man, aged, list 71b(Hon. R. Hare 1 Capt. Hunt's Jim Crow, aged, 12st(in141b exXMr. Callow 2 Mr. Hutchinson's Saracen's Head, list 71b (car 11st 111 b (Mr. Turnbull 3 MR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, in THE RIVAL COMPOSERS, in which the Sisters Pry will appear, with THE BARD and HIS BIRTHDAY; and to cono ude with MRJ. ROSELE IF AT TIIE SEA-S IDE. By Mr. John Parry. Every Evening (except Saturday) at Eight ; Saturday Afternoon, at Three. - —ROYAL GALLERY 010 ILLUSTRA I.ION, 14, Regent street. Unreserved seats, ls., 28. ; stalls, Is. ; stall spring chairs, ss. OPERA DI CAMERA, the SOLDIER'S LEGACY, by Mactarren, and TOO MANY COOKS, by Offenbach. Every TUEoDAY and T EIURSDAY, at Three. THE PALL-MALL GAZETTE. The PALL-HALL GAZETTE is now published as a MORNING REVIEW as well as an EVENING NEWS PAPER. The design the Proprietors had from the first is thus car ried out. They thought it judicious to test their machinery and the taste of the public before undert king a double labour. Anti now, satisfied with the experiment in both cases, and urged by frequent demands for the paper from distant places where an evening journal is not easily ob tainnd, they have resolved on publishing the MORNING REVIEW . The Morning Edition contains a review of the Parla mentary proceedings of the previous night, and a few para graphs of special intelligence. The rest of the paper is com posed of Original Articles. To provide the News looked for in a morning newspaper. is so gre t an underta,ing. and ene that is already so fully ac complished by half a dozen journals, that the Proprietors of the PILL-MALL GAZETTE do not attempt it. But to any one of these newspapers the PALL-MALL GAZETTE will add a series of Original Articles such as is provided in no other dai , y paper. The PALL-MALL GAZETTE is still published as an EVENING NEWS rAPER. But deferring to the wishes of some subscribers who wish to have the Evening News and the Mon.-y Market report at greater length, the paper is en larged by four p .gee. 0111,e, 14, :•altsbury-street, Strand. W.C. Sunbeam and Lemon Oliver also ran. Betting-5 to 4on Jim Crow, 4to 1 agst Lemon Oliver. Lemon Oliver made play, but refusing at the brook, to gether with Sunbeam, Jim Crow went on with the running, Saracen's Head and Best Man next ; the latter, however, semi refused, and Saracen's Head increased his advantage till within five furlongs of home, where he gradually gave way, and was passed by Jim Crow, who, after clearing the last fence into the straight, held a lead of a dozen lengths. Within the distance Saracen's Head was passed by Best Man, and Mr. Callow easing Jim Crow within 20 strides of the post, Mr. Hare set to vigorously on Best Man, who won cleverly by a short head ; Saracen's Head a bad third; the others did not pass the post. THE 0 X F O R D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). ORPH E AUX ENFERS (Offenbach's brilliant Opera Comique), is achieving an unprecedented success. Vide, the Song "King of Boeotia ;" " The Hymn to Bacchus ;" and the spirited "Hilllho " Chorus, by Eurydice, Diana, Cupid, and horns; the side-splitting "Couplets," by Minerva, Diana, Venus, Cupid, Pluto, and Chorus ; and dual Minuet and Galop. Principal characters by Misses Russell, Fitz henry, Barrie, Tyrrell, and Walmsley; Messrs. Greene and Lascelles. Abet ,I:4 00 0 . oft to Comedy, by Mr. George Hodson (the celebrated Comedian and Mimic), W. Randal!, Little Bob, Miss Kate Ball e. and Les Nois Ferret; Cavalini. THE CONFEDERATE s rATES. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. (From the Times' Special Correspondent.) CHARLESTON, Jan. 23. ola . P „ 6 lel 0,0 13 • reoi Demy Bvo.. eAm cloth, 6s. 6d., LIFE : Its NATURE, VARIETIES, and PHENOMENA. By LKO H. (HENDON. Third Edition. _ _ _ Every Evening at Hall-past Seven. V Admission—area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, is.; private boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. The Oxford and Canterbury, Hall Company (limited). HODGE PODGE, the New Optical Illusion, the LAST FEW NIGHTS. as it must be withdrawn for the production of other noyelties now in preparation. Oper 'tic Sete,tions, &c., supported by the whole of the talented Artistes. -------- .• Mr. Grindon's book has reached, but will not stop at, the third edition. •It is the work of a scholar, a Chri s ti an , an d a man of real i , cience."—:Horning - Herald. " To those who delight in the exercise of their intellectual powers, these very thoughtful and lhautifully-written reflec tions will be a welcome boon, and the source long afterwards, we may rest assured of many fruitful meditatio n s and plea sant memories." —Sun. or les l iges ,t :ono° The Spring Flying Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for' 3-yr-olds and upwards. Winners extra. , Comedy by Mr. and Mrs. W. Randall, Stacey, Little Bob, C. Woodman, and the universal favourite Arthur Loyd, wish new songs, Sze. Admission —area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, Is. Commence at halt-past 7. T.Y.C. 38 subs. Mr. Saxon's Jane Shore, 4 yrs, 7st (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. T. Drake's Worthless, 4 yrs, 7st (T omlin son) 2 Lord Westmoreland's Doeford, 3 yrs, sst 91b (Heartfield) 3 3ro 33 0 ° 400 3538° 35 0 geo sdo " The reader will find in it much thou,ht and much read ing. There is plenty to think up n, plenty to study, plenty to entertain."—lllustrated London News." London : F. Pitmn, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. C. MORTON, Managin; Director. The following also ran : —Gemma, Joliet, Lady Bohun, Early in the Morning, and Lady Sefton. Betting-5 to 2 each agst Gemma and Doeford, 7to 2 agst Jane Shore, and 100 to 13 - agst Juliet. Several failures in which Gemma, Worthless, Lady Bohun, and Doeford were the principal performers, pre ceded the actual start. When the flag was lowered, Worth less in the centre, was the first away, having Doeford, Jane Shore, and Gemm.a, as his immediate followers, to the en closure, where Jane Shore came out and won with ex treme.ease by three-quarters of a length ; a neck separated the second and third ; Gemma was a bad fourth ; Juliet, Early in the Morning, and Lady Sefton was next, close together. Lady Bohun was beaten off. eft s ; ips ). 'per 2 69 ; P er e• ;8 0011 Crown Bvo., cloth. 400 pages, price 55., HIDDEN SPRINGS. By the Rev. J. PARKER, of Manchester. " The sermons o t Dr. Parker are especial y noticeable for clearness of thought and language. All seems as if it were written with a pencil of 1 ght. . . . . Nature is every where in the ascendant, and hence its matchless force There is uo speakinx for speak ng's sake, no display of any kind ; every word is an arrow directed to the mark."—Bri tish Standard. ROYAL CAMBRIDGE MUSIC HALL, Commercial-streer, Shoreditch. (Close to the Great Eastern Terminus'. Sole Proprietor, Mr. G. W. NUGENT. Operatic Selection, SONNAMBUL ON A. Prima Donna, Miss E LLI . Comic - NELT.Y POWER, HARRIETT COVENEY. J. G. FORDE. WE3T, FRED, FRENt H, M•dile. CE ttITO SYLVES TER. The BROTHEI A I,TO EV, from the Theatre Desarts, bouen, and the ELLISTRAIS, from the Crystal Palace. Stalls, ls. ; balcony, 6d. ; area, 4d. Open every evening at Sevsn o'clock. Manager and Conductor, Mr. C. GitE VILLE. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION, established 29 years at the Bazaar,:ftaker-street. NEW ADDITIONS. —A Full-length PORTRAIT MODEL of MULLER, taken from life, and corrected from the Cast taken by Doctor Donovan ; also a full-length MODEL of KOHL, taken at his trial -are now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy. Open, 1t 'till dusk, and 7 till 10 evening. Admittance, One Shilling ; extra rooms, Sixpence. oa s'ir 350 360 $3 380 4 350 31 0 ,- 01 _4l 3 10 . 0 ,9 350 .0 3 s 330 London: F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. 280 pp., cloth, lettered, price 33., VEGETABLE COOKERY.—Pastry, Pickling, &o. The Grand National'United Hunters' Stakes of 100 sovs in specie, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, for horses not thoroughbred, and which have never won, and have been fairly hunted with an established pack of foxhounds. Four-yr-olds, lOst 41b ; 5-yr-olds, llst 101 b ; 6-yr-olds, 12st 41b ; and aged, 12st 71b. Winners extra. Jockeys to carry 51b extra. Two miles on the fiat course. 25 subs. Mr. Smith's Little Goy, 4 yrs, lOst 91b (51b extra) (Gardener) 1 Lord Middleton's Vandal, aged, 13st (in. 71b extra) Mr. Boynton) 2 Mr. J. Poinon's Brian Bo r h o i me, age d , 12 s t 71b (Owner) 3 The following horses also run—Robin Hood, Young Tollerton, Fly-by-night, Miss Taft, Meanwood, Ladbrook Lass, Meteor, Little Lady, WhitefacB, Grantstown, Bun bury, Jack, Gray Momus, Topsley, Sahib, and Orphan Boy. This volume supplies a want long felt. Cookery books exist in abundance, but they relate almost exclusively to the preparation of dishes from animal food. his work is devoted entirely to the proper cooking of vegetable•, to preserving, pickling, the preparation of sauces, soups, beverages, &a, &c., and forms a complete treatise upon the subject. Vegetables, 'fruits, &c., constitute the halt of our daily food : here is an essay upon the best possible preparation of this half. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. A re 3riesotor blls liel' bils liel' 109120 1. f of 14°G1 ) 00, ; • R A R Y. I lI . D I F E R ; S E DE S L E IV L ER E Y C O T F BO L OK I S B . MUDIE'S L iBRA.RY MESSENGERS call on appointed days to deliver Books at the Residences of Subscribers, in every part of London and the immediate neighbourhood. Prospectused, postaze free, on application. CHARLES EDWARD MUDIE, New Oxford-street, London. A RGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. GRAND CASINO. CONCERT. First time in England, Gungl's new German Toy Waltz. Prince Imperial Quadrille, Huguenots, Robert le Diable, William Tell, and a variety of Dance 21111610. Conductor, M. LUIGI CURTI. Admission, One Shilling. Manager, M. GRENET. MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. TWENTY-THIRD YEAR. The Library was Established in April, 1842, in order to promote the widest possible circulation of the best Books in every departmen of Literature. From its commencement great care has been taken to ren der the Library in every way worthy of th cordi 1 encou ragement it has receiv. d. Books of every shade of opinion on all subjects of public interest have been freely added; and in cases where the demand has been general, hundreds, and in some instances thousands, of copies of the choicer Works have t,een provided for the use of Subscribers. Betting—Even on Little Goy, 5 to 2 each agst Vandal and Meanwood, and 100 to 6 agst any other. Grantstown got away in advance, and made the running at a strong pace, and before they had proceeded a quarter of a mile he was upwards of a dozen lengths in advance o f Vandal, Little Goy, Meanwood, Miss Taft, Ladbrook Lass, and Little Lady, who headed the ruck, which was brought up by Orphan Boy and Whiteface. On reaching the mile post the severity of the pace had told its tale, as the field began to exhibit a scattered appearance, and nothing with a chance was left in but Grantstown, who held his own to the Canal-bridge turn, where he was joined by the favou rite and Vandal. Meanwood, Miss Taft, Ladbrook Lass, and Gray Momus followed the leaders into the straight, where Grantstown was beaten, leaving little Goy with the lead, which he retained to the end, and won in a canter by six lengths ; twice that distance separated the second and third, Gray Momus was fourth, and Ladbrook Lass fifth. Nothing else passed the post. The Liverpool Spring Cup (Handicap) of 100 sovs in specie, added to a sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 5 sovs ft Winners extra. One mile and a half: 57 subs. • Mr Scott's Nu, by Orpheus, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Carroll) 1 J. Grl 4 Mr Wadlow's Wandering Minstrel , 4 (yrs, . 7s unshat 21b 2 Mr Kelso's Filbert, 3 yrs, sst 71b ............... (Heartfield 3 Mr W. Jones's Dr. Syntax, 5 yrs, Bst (Fordham The following also run : —Aurelian, Jarnicoton, King of Clubs, Claret Cup, Knave of Trumps, Oulton Lowe. Betting —7 to 4 agst Filbert, 5 to 1 each agst Wandering Minstrel and Aurelian, 6 to 1 agst Dr. Syntax, 10 to 1 agst Jarnicoton. Oa ilk, P• NOTHEKG IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most utief ul invention of the day, AG UA AMARELL s. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., 12, Three King-court, Lombard-street, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respect fully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluid. which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue--no matter at what age. 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Last year no fewer han 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected , rom want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have been sent away in five years. Here are brief details of a few of the most recent eases : F. P., aged 16, fallen, mother dead, deserted by her father. M. A. F., aged 13, homeless, both parents dead. A. 8., aged 17, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother. e. D., aged 15, fallen, mother dead. C. 8., axed i 5, fallen, mother dead, A. 8., iv.ted 16, fallen, both parents dead. H. S., aged 14, homeless, deserted by her parents, M. H., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. C. H., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. A. G., aged 18, fahen, father dead. H„ aged 18, fallen, both parents dead, S. B. aged 17, fallen , both part nts dead. M. Al W. aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. S. D., aged 15, fallen, both parents dead. The new home the Committee wish to form would be for oung girls, almost children, from the age of a to 15, who have been led astray from the path of virtue. Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary, Mr. Daniel Cooper, 85, Queen 'street, Cheapside; or by Messrs Barclay and Co.. Lon,bard-street. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the princ!p'e of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de pendent for support on voluntary contributions and legacies. It aff,rds relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in ‘ddition t this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a con-iderable period averaged between 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of containi.g several hundred more beds, had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by the, Treasurer, Edward Mas rerman, Esq., NiChOlag-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; Drummond and Co. ; G;yn and Co.;• Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; W Maras, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur ney, and Co.; Nisbet and Co. , Berners-street ; I. Barned and Co., Liverpool ; and at the Hospital. from 10 till 5 . kiTANFORD blifiTti secretary. BARRACK CONTRACTS for the Supply of COALS, COKE, KINDLING WOOD, and CANDLES in Great Britain ; and COALS, COKE, TURF, and CANDLES in Ireland, War-office, Pall-Mall, London, S.W., 25th February, 1e65. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Secretary of State for War is prepared to receive TENDERS for the sup ply of the following Articles at the various Barrack Stations in Great Britain and Ireland, for a period of One Year, from Ist April, 18 5, viz.:— COALS, COKE, KINDLING WOOD, and CANDLES in Great Britain ; and COALS, COKII, TURF, and CANDLES in Ireland. Tenders will not be ent , rtained unless made upon the pro per printed form, which may be obtained, with every requisite information, upon application at this Office, or to the various Barrack Masters, between the hours of Ten and Four o'clock each day, Sundays excepted. The Tenders must be sent to this Office, addressed to the Director of Contracts, marked on the outside " Tender for Coats or Candles," as the case may be, on or before Monday, 13th March next, after which day no Tender will be received The Se.retary of State for War reserves the right of reject ing any or all of the Tenders. . _ - —• • • - THOMAS HOWELL, Director of Contracts. SAILORS' ORPHAN GIRLS' SCHOOL and 11011 E, Hampstead. Offices. 77, Cornhill. I'ATRON —The QUEEN. TRUSTEES. _ Capt. the Hon. Francis Maude, I The Rev. Canon ihampnevs R. IN Thomas Baring, Esq., Ar TREASURERS. R. C. L. Bevan, Esq. I - Robert Banbury, Esq. This Institution is desicrned to supply a great national want, viz., an asylum for the orphan daughters of sailors in the Royal Navy and Merchants Service and of Marines. It clothes, maintains, and educates them for domestic service. and provides a home free of expense for former inmates while out of situations, thus shielding them from the temptations they might otherwise be exposed to. The Committee earnestly APPEAL for CONTRIBU TIONS to meet the increasi' g applications through the recent storms and loss tf life at sea, and to enable them, eventually to obtain premises more commensurate with the necessities of this great maritime country, which loses 2,000 sa'aors annually by casualties alone, without including those who may perish by war. Subscriptions thankfully received by the bankers, Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street, and by the Secre tary, at the Offices, No. 77, Cornhill. SWEETING, Hon. Soo. CHARLES NASH, Sen. Nu was the first away, but was pulled back as they rounded the stable turn, and the running was taken up by Filbert, Nu going on second, Dr. Syntax third, close in the whole rear were Jarnicoton, Ring of Clubs, Wandering Minstrel, and Aurelian, last of all being Claret Cup. Pro ceeding along the far side the leading horses closed up and ran in a compact body to the canal-bridge, when Dr. Syn tax improved his position, followed by Aurelian, the pair being seen in close company with the favourite as they came along the bottom. On entering the straight Filbert ran wide, which let up Dr. Syntax, who, with Aurelian and Nu on either side, came on with a slight advantage to half way in the distance, where the former was beaten and dropped back, leaving Nuwith the command, which she retained to the enclosure, where Wandering Minstrel, who had been disappointed in getting through his horses, joined her from this point, and a splendid race ensued, Nu running longest, and just winning in the last stride by a short head. There were three lengths between the second and third, Dr. Syn tax was fourth, Aurelian fifth, and Jarnicoton sixth. Then came Knave of Trumps and King of Clubs side by side. Claret Cup was last. • Sweepstakes of 5 sovs, with 25 added ; weight for age, with certain allowances. T.Y.C. 3 subs. Lord Westmoreland's Usher, 9st llb (Morgal 1 Lord Stamford's Qui Va La, sst 71b (carried sst 81b 7st 13Ib (A. Edwards) dis. ( Heartfield and 6 to 4 agst Jupon. Captain ßetting-5 T etnl latter a e h mt e o l a l '4BeojallnuP°llthsnellruernning, and won by two lengths; same second and third. On returning to scale an objection was raised against the winner for not carrying his proper weight ; the matter was subsequently investigated by the stewards, and the race was awarded to Usher, who was bought in for 75 guineas. The Tyro Stakes, 5 sovs each, with 100 soya added; for 2-yr-olds, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 51b. Winners extra. T.Y.C. 22 subs. Mr. Giubelei's Proserpine, Bst 51b (A. Edwards i 1 Mr. Pardoe's Chapel Roy al, 9st lib ( i nc 51 b ex) (Loates 2 Mr. Saxon's Miss Harriette, Bst 51b (J. Grimshaw 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Proserpine, and 6to 4 agst Chapel Royal. The latter made play to the distance, where the favourite ..headed him and won by a length; bad third. There seemed little reason to think, when I re ported four weeks ago the important conclusion of the bombardment which the forth of Wilmington sustained on the 24th and 25th of December, that before 21 days had flown the attack would be re newed more seriously than before, both by land and water, and that Fort Fisher would succumb to the only danger which, as I then pointed out, it had to fear—to an attack by land. Two years' experience of Secession have taught me that it is vain for any one to attempt truthfully to record any important passage of this war unless he is on the spot at the time of its occurrence and witnesses its main fea tures himself. In addition to the vigilance at all times imposed upon a public writer lest he should during the continuance of war disclose facts or sta tistics which are injurious to and may be employed to the prejudice of the weaker belligerent, it is im possible, either from public journals, written pas sionately and under great excitement, or from pri vate sources, which reveal only that insignificant part of the actionin which the narrator participated, to gather more than a glimpse of what has passed. Premising that my sketch of the second attack on Wilmington, unlike that which I attempted of the first, is derived only from participants . in the Laction who escaped from the fort just before its capture and spoke with limited knowledge and under strong excitement, and that it is impossible to arrive at a more accurate narrative, inasmuch as General Whit ing, Colonel Lamb, and their associates are almost without exception prisoners, I will proceed to state what is here believed to have happened at Wil mington on the 13th, 14th, and 15th inst. Late upon the evening of the 12th information reached General Whiting, in Wilmington, that the fleet of the enemy was again drawing up towards Fort Fisher, and that a second attack seemed immi nent. It may confidently be asserted that upon this occasion the feeling in Wilmington in reference to such an attack was satisfaction, and anticipated triumph rather than alarm or misgiving. Everyone believed, and believed rightly, that Fort Fisher had little to fear from a bombardment by sea, and the presence in the neighbourhood of Wilmington of • one of the finest divisions of General Lee's army afforded substantial grounds for thinking that the landing of Federal troops and their anticipated effort to attack the fort by land would be neither easy nor safe proceedings. Upon the morning of Friday, the 13th, four ironclad vessels, of which one was the new Ironsides, and the other three were turreted monitors, occupied the same position as they held in the Christmas-day attack, and drew near to the land face of Fort Fisher; but upon this occasion, instead of lying at from 1,600 to 1,800 yards from the guns of the land face, they approached within 1,200 yards. Your readers will perhaps remember that in my account of the last bombardment I stated that Fort Fisher mounted no very heavy guns on the land face, the largest being an 8-inch smooth bore or 68-pounder, and a 42-pounder rifled gun. Profiting by his experience of the feebleness of Fort Fisher's fire from the land face on the 24th and 25th December Admiral Porter ordered his ironcladyes sels to stand much closer in on January the 13th and to open fire at not much over 1,000 yards. And here I may remark that the commentary made by Gen. Sherman, when conversing with a lady in the interior of Georgia some weeks ago, upon the offi cers of the Northern and those of the Southern armies, seems every day to become truer and truer. Gen. Sherman said, " There is no comparison be tween the valour of the rank and file of the two armies; and as an evidence, the Southern army has held us back for nearly four years, when the odds have often been five to one against it. But the Federals far surpass the Confederates in the industry and perseverance of their officers. Our generals out wit and outmanceuvre yours because they work ten times harder than yours. We spare neither time nor trouble to give effect to our schemes. Your generals, on the contrary, trust to little more than naked unassisted valour." It is impossible to doubt that if Fort Fisher had been a Federal and not a Confederate fort, there would upon the 13th of February have been two or three large rifled guns on the land face, which would have made it impos sible for any vessel possessed by the Federals to have lain within 1,200 yards of their muzzles. But the interval between Christmas-day and the 13th of January was spent in a jubilee over the past triumph, rather than in active preparations for securing ano ther. Those Englishmen who still maintain that the 68-pounder is the best gun afloat would perhaps reconsider their opinion had they seen how impotent it proved itself upon this occasion to produce any effect upon Monitors at 1,200 yards. It is not doubted by anybody that at 200 or 300 yards the 68-pounder smooth-bore is equal to any rifled gun ; but the man who thinks that future actions at sea It seems that Fort Fisher fell because the guns on its land face were too light to cope with iron-clad vessels, because its two ablest leading officers were wounded at the outset, and because its garrison was inexperienced, incoherent, and loosely coupled, and finally, because the Confederates in 1865 do not fight with the vigour and elan of 1862 and 1863. There is no reason to think that the fort as a de fensive work was materially injured by the bom bardment from the sea, although that bombardment was m aintained by ships at comparatively short range. The official reports of both Confederate and Federal officers should be anxiously watched for information on this head. But it is fair to deduce from the experience of Fort Fisher, and still more from the experience of Fort Sumter, Sullivan's Island, and (most of all) Battery Wagner before Morris Island was evacuated by the Confederates, that sand forts are the only works which can long resist the tremendous projectiles of modern times, and especially the huge 2001 b. or 3001 b. shells from rifled guns which constitute so prominent a feature of this war. It seems to me still an open question whether it would not be possible to casemate the embrasures of such a work at Fort Fisher ; but Gen. Whiting seemed to be of opinion that such casemates, if rivetted with wood, would not last more than from 9 to 12 months before the wood rotted, and allowed the superincumbent mass of sansedosttop,li wouldnters drop into the gun chamber. 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