The Sun. — London, England, 1866-06-13 00:00:00

- 14 E PRUSSIAN ARMY. (From the Times' Military Correspondent.) ATTERBOGIC, June 9. Whoever casts a glance upon the map of Central Europe must at once observe the range of moun tains which, starting from the Black Forest, passes through Germany from west to east, separates the basin of the Danube from the plain through which the Weser, the Elbe, and the Oder glide to the Ger man and Baltic seas, and terminates in the chain of the Carpathian Hills. This range about midway divides into two branches near the source of the Saale, which again join together near the sources of the Weser, and enclose in the so-formed quadrila teral the kingdom of Bohemia. On the north of these mountains lie the kingdoms of Saxony and Prussia ; on the south the territories ruled by the Emperor of Austria. Bohemia, although a depen dency of the Austrian empire, is geographically se parated from the valley of the Danube, in which lie the majority of the provinces of the Kaiser, by the hills of the Bohemian forest and the mountains of Moravia. The advanced post of Austria towards the north, it stands as a strong bastion against an invasion of the empire from that direction, and is also a most valuable base of operations from which to hurl troops against the valleys of the Elbe or the Oder. It was this position of Bohemia which caused the destruction of Napoleon in 1813, when Prussia and Russia held the Elbe, and Austria from Bohemia menaced his right flank. If he quitted his central position at Dresden to march on the Elbe, the Austrians issued from Bohemia, and cut off his communication with the Rhine ; if he advanced against Bohemia, as soon as he passed the northern mountains of that province the allies debouched from the line of the Elbe, and separated him from France. It was a consequence of the natural con figuration of Bohemia that, after having prevented the junction of his enemies by the victory of Dresden, the great Napoleon was surrounded at Leipsic. Bohemia seems again about to play an important part in a European war. Austrian troops are already collected there, and no one can suppose that the object of their concentration in that pro vince is immediately pacific. Beyond the Erz- Gebirge, or Mineral Mountains, and the Riesen- Gebirge, or Giant Hills, which form the Bohemian frontier on the north, lies in the first place the king dom of Saxony, but beyond this again are the southern provinces of Prussia, in which the whole Prussian army available for service in the field is now cantoned. In the event of war, Saxony ap pears likely to be the first battlefield, unless, indeed, she can manage to maintain a neutrality which at present she appears not to desire. But in a life and death struggle between the two great German Poweri it is impossible that the theatre of war could be restricted to one tiny kingdom ; it is much more probable that it will extend nearly throughout the district which is bounded on the north and south by the sea and the Danube, on the cast and west by the Vistula and the Weser. This is a district not unacquainted with war. After the last attempt to overthrow an established monarchy in England it was the scene of that Seven Years' strife through whose baptism of blood Prussia advanced into the hierarchy of the great Powers of Europe. It was repeatedly trodden under foot by the conquering legions of the first Emperor of the French, and it was in its very centre that the battle was fought which led to the first overthrow of his power. Its wide extent is inhabited by two distinct races, and is the seat of two antagonistic creeds. The Teutonic race occupies the north, and in reli gion is Protestant ; the Slavonic blood predominates in the south, owns the Catholic faith, and politically • is under the sway of the Kaiser. The basin of the Elbe is the central geographical division of Germany. This basin is divided into two ; that of the upper Elbe forms a plateau surrounded by mountains, and is the kingdom of Bohemia ; that of the lower contains Saxony and the central provinces of Prussia. The upper basin is in general ill cultivated, and has few internal re sources. It possesses, however, immense forests, considerable iron mines, and breeds horses which are valuable in war. Its roads are few, mountainous, and bad; but it is a country easily defensible, for its forests, mountains, and rivers present at every point obstacles to an invading army. The lower basin of this river is, on the other hand, a country of plains, marshes, and small lakes; not very fertile, but well cultivated, thickly populated, and opened up by a multitude of roads. The Elbe, entering it from a close defile between the mountains of Northern Bo hemia, runs through its whole length, passinc , by the fortress of Koningstein, D res d en, the capital ° of Saxony, and the fortified town of Wittenberg. This river within Prussian territory, supported by the fortresses of Torgau Ind Magdeburg, forms a strong line of defence against an army advancing on Dres den from the west, but one which can easily be turned from Bohemia. The basin of the Oder, bounded on the south by the mountains which overhang Braunau, Glatz, and Troppau, contains near the sources of the river the province of Prussian Silesia. The river itself forms an angle near Breslau, which allows of its being used as a line of defence for the eastern districts of the kingdom of Prussia against an attack from either the south or west. This line is supported by the for tresses of Glogau, Kustrin, and Stettin. The coun try through which the Oder flows is in general flat, marshy, and wooded; the land is fertile only in pas ture, but is well cultivated, and inhabited by an active and industrious population. The basin of the Weser, in which lies the western portion of the kingdom of Hanover, is bounded on the south by the mountains of the Thuringian Forest and the llartz, and is in general dandy and covered with thickets; its principal riches are flocks and herds. The Danube, the southernmost of the four rivers which appear likely to be introduced into the theatre of a war in Central Germany, runs through a plain which lies on the southern side of the Bohemian and Moravian mountains. It does not appear probable that a war which arose on the Elbe would penetrate into this region unless the enemy of Austria were so powerful as to be able to crush her armies, and actually invade her capital ; but it is from Vienna, situated in the valley formed by this stream, that her troops must be supplied, and that in former c ampaigns her genera l s h ave been usually directed. There can be no doubt that, in all future wars in c i v ilised countries, the lines of rail ways kill direct the routs pursued by armies either advancing or in retreat; for, although the actual combatant troops may not be moved by rail, the facilities which this mode of conveyance affords for the transport of stores and war material will necessitate its adoption. Four main lines of railroad lead from Vienna to the Prussian frontier. 1. On the east, from Vienna by Leudenburg and Prerau to Oderburg, on the Silesian frontier. 2. By Leudenburg, Triebitz, Pardubitz, and Koniggratz to Zittau, on the Saxon frontier. An auxiliary line connects Leudenburg and Triebitz. 3. From Vienna by Passau, Regensburg, and Prague, to Dresden and the valley of the Elbe. These three are connected in Bohemia and Mora via by a transverse line, which, quitting the last mentioned line, Passes through Prague, Pardubitz, and Prerau. 4. From Vienna by Ratisbon, Eger, Plauer, and Leipsic. Four lines also lead from Berlin to the southern frontier of Prussia :- 1. On the west by Berlin, Magdeburg, and Halle to Leipsic. 2. By Juterbogk to Riess. These two are connected by transverse lines be tween Juterbogk, Witte n b er g and Halle, and J u tenbock, Wittenberg, and Kothen. 3. By Hansdorff and Gorlitz. 4. By Posen and Lissa into Silesia. The last two in Silesia form a perfect network of branches, which render this province peculiarly fa vourable for military movements. In the kingdom of Saxony all these lines meet either directly or by means of branches, so that this kingdom appears to be an excellent central position for either attack or defence, and will give a great advantage to that side to which it may attach itself or by which it may be first occupied. Should the Austrians be admitted into or seize Saxony, the la- teral lines in that country will give them such an advantage that the Prussian army on the Saxon frontier will almost inevitably be obliged to fall back as far as the junction of Juterbogk, in order to effect its concentration with the army In Silesia, and in this case it is not improbable that the first battle of the campaign may be fought here, where the nature of the ground is admirably adapted for a battlefield. That a retreat of the Prussian army from the im mediate frontier would be necessary for the purpose of concentration is evident from the fact that there is no lateral railway communication between Prus sian Saxony and Silesia. Were the Prussian force on the Saxon frontier attacked, the army in Silesia must come round by Berlin to aid it, and to give time for this movement a retreat by the former would be absolutely necessary. • The Prussians in Prussian Saxony are spread in a wide front, from the neighbourhood of Gotha to the Elbe ; this portion of the army is under the com mand of Prince Frederic Charles. The army in Silesia is under the command of the Crown Prince. It is reported to be concentrating in the neighbour hood of Freyburg, and there are not wanting people who assert that an invasion of Bohemia is deter mined upon, and that the Crown Prince is destined to break the communication of Gen. Benedek, at Prague, with Vienna, by seizing the direct line of railway at Pardubitz. It must be remembered, how ever, that the fortresses of Koniggratz and Joseph stadt stand in the way of a Prussian army issuing through the mountains against Pardubitz ; that if, as is almost more than suspected, Saxony is in clined to side against Prussia, and admit Austrian troops into her territory, General Benedek might press Prince Frederic Charles hard, and even push him back to Berlin before the Crown Prince could reach the line of the Austrian communications. Nor, if the communications with Vienna by that lirre were broken, would the blow befatal to the Austrian commander. He would still be able to shift his line to the railway which runs through Linz, and might, with superior forces, urge Prince Frederic Charles to the very gates of Berlin before the Crown Prince could come with his army to the help of the Prussians. The extreme corner of Silesia beyond Oppeln is not held by the Prussian troops. The reason of this is that any corps placed in that part of the province would inevitably be cut off and surrounded by the Austrians were the latter to advance through the Riesen-Gebirge ; and such an advance, in case of Austria assuming the offensive, is quite possible, for they would willingly press the Prussian left, roll it up on the Elbe, and thus at the same time turn the lines of the Oder and the Elbe, and cut the Prus sians off from the eastern provinces of the kingdom. If, however, Saxony were to declare for Austria, it is extremely probable that the vicinity of the Prus sian capital would tempt the Austrian General to make an advance down the Elbe upon that town. Should their advance be successful, there could be little chance for the Prussian army except to with draw behind the Oder and make that river its base of operations for a fresh campaign. It has been reported lately in Berlin that the Prussian Government has been in treaty with the Duke of Altenburg, with the object of gaining that Duchy as a base of offensive operations against Southern Saxony. Whether there have been any negotiations on the subject no one can tell, but it appears extremely improbable that Altenburg should be chosen as a base of operations when asmall corps issuing from Leipsic could cut off the com munications of any troops there from Berlin. Should there have been negotiations on the subject of Altenburg, it is much more probable that they were instituted with the intention of placing there a corps d'armee to prevent an offensive attack from Saxony against the Rhine provinces of Prussia, and to keep an eye on the south-western members of the Germanic Confederation, for the open hostility of these to the Government at Berlin is fully antici pated. Altenburg has also been spoken of much for the last two or three days for another reason. The cholera has made its appearance there, and as this town is not far from the right flank of the Prussian army in the field, it is to be feared this dreadful scourge of armies will not long be absent from the cantonments. Allprecautions are being taken against it, and, if it should appear, the medical officers will not be found sleeping at their posts. The Prussians, even with the chance of cholera, are, according to accounts, much better off than their possible ad versaries. Austrian deserters, of whom many have already come over to the Silesian army, declare that they have neither food, clothing, nor pay, and that typhus fever has already laid a heavy hand on the Kaiser's troops. Deserters do not generally give a favourable account of the ranks they have quitted, and these stories may doubtless be exaggerated, but there is probably a good deal of foundation for their reports. Sickness unfortunately has not been absent from the Prussian lines ; 1,000 sick soldiers have already been sent back from the front to Berlin, and it is stated, on no common authority, that the loss of the army by illness reduces the effective men at the present time one per cent. a day. The Prussian army in the field, as I have already said, is cantoned on the frontier of Saxony and in Prussian Silesia. There arc, however, two impor tant detachments, or rather auxiliary corps, in other positions. One of these is a corps of 13,000 men concentrated at Minden ) on the southern frontier of Hanover. This body of troops is intended to watch the proceedings of Hanover, who has already given symptoms of an inclination to arm, but with the intention of placing her armaments at the dis- posal of Prussia. The seconi is the Prussian con tingent in the Elbe Duchies. Until a few days ago this contingent consisted of 13,000 men, but when it was judged necessary that Prussia should enter Holstein 6,000 men were conveyed from Ber lin in one night to Lauenburg. These entered Hol stein on the south, while Gen. Manteuffel, with a portion of his original contingent, marched into the Duchy on the north. The Austrian General Gab lenz could but fall back under protest before this superior force. At the present moment the Prussian army consists of these two detachments above mentioned ; the army in the field, which comprises eight corps d'armee of the Line and the Corps of the Guard, which forms a corps dal-nice of itself ; of the re serve troops for these corps d'arinee ; and of the gar rison troops for service in the fortresses. Besides these, at the present moment a new corps d'arniee is being raised, which will make a ninth corps d'arnzee of the Line. These, with the Corps of the Guard, will form the corps d'arinee in the field. The rais ing of another corps d'arniee seems to indicate ap prehensions of the imminence of war on the part of the Prussian Government. Another signal of the anticipation of battle has also been shown ; hospi tals have been established in about 20 of the princi pal towns of the kingdom, even in towns so far north as some of those in the province of Pomerania. A recent incident at the Court of Assizes of the Seine will not have been forgotte n . trial for A man named forge r y, w h en prosecutor,and the a ccused declared D u b Dubuc Domenc, was th e brought that the charge was a fabrication between them with the object of procuring an opportunity of pro testing openly in a court of justice against a con demnation by which the father of one and uncle of the other had been condemned in 1850, the former to hard labour for life, and the latter to 20 years of the same punishment for murder. They hoped by their stratagem to obtain a legal revision of that sentence. The case was adjourned for the purpose of an inquiry into the facts, and for an examination into the mental state of the two men. The affair was again brought forward two days back, and the inquiry having shown that the charge of forgery Was an invention as stated by both Dubuc and Don ienc , the former was acquitted with an admo nition from the judge for thus trifling with the dignity of justice. [ADVERTISEMENT:I —Holloway's Ointment and Pills. — Dangerous Diseases. —How many life-long maladies spring irremediable tornurserY, from neglecting trifling symptoms ? The pimple, readily the curative curable in the who fail to use thema of becomes through carelessness the powers of after life. 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The hall was profusely and elabo rately decorated for the occasion with banners hung round the walls, representing the coats of arms of the different clans, and over the centre table were suspended large flags, representing the insignia of the British banner, the Union Jack, the Admiral of the 'White, &c. _ _ _ The cross, or head table, was decorated with the celebrated " Gold Demiloff Service" (modelled and chased by Chantrey), and valued at £30,000 ; and the four other tables with a profusion of silver cen tres and race prizes, supplied to the committee, at their request, specially for this occasion, by Messrs. C. F. Hancock, Son, and Co., of 39, Bruton-street, the whole forming a recherche collection of unusual magnitude. The present anniversary derived additional inte rest from the fact of its being the first public ban quet presided over by his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, K.G. Amongst the distinguished guests present were his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, K.G., the Dukes of Argyll, Montrose, and Roxburgh ; the Marquis of Abercorn, K.G. ; the Earls of Fife and Dalkeith ; the Lord Provost of Edinburgh ; Lords Abercromby, Elcho, Colville of Culross, and H. Scott, M.P. ; Viscounts Strath allan and Kirkcaldie ; Baronets—Sir J. H. Max well, N. M. Lockhart, T. M. Cunninghame, J. Matheson, W. Fergusson, C. R. MacGrigor, A. Alison, M. R. S. Stewart, and W. G. Stirling ; Ad miral Sir Hope Johnstone ; Rear-Admirals Sir G. B. Middleton, Sir J. D. Hay ; Vice-Admiral Sir A. Milne, Bart. ; Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Gibbons, R. Harbour, Esq. (High Sheriff of Cheshire), Lieutenant-Colonel Farquharson, P. McLagan, Esq., M.P., and a large number of other gentlemen of the army and navy, &c. The objects of the institution will be best under stood by the following extract quoted from the anniversary appeal : " The object of this truly and valuable national asylum is to maintain and educate the children of Scottish soldiers, sailors, and marines, who have died or have been disabled in the service of Great Britain ; and also the children of deserving but in digent Scottish parents. Considerably more than 1000 children have been clothed, educated, and pro vided for since the incorporation of the charity. There are at present 110 children in the institution who receive a sound English education. Year by year the number of applications for admission in creases, and at the next election many urgent and distressing cases will be found, which, if sufficient funds are subscribed, can obtain protection within the walls of the Royal Caledonian Asylum." The usual loyal and patriotic toasts were pro posed and honoured in a most enthusiastic manner. In proposing the toast of the evening, His Royal Highness the Duke of EDINBURGH said that, in introducing this toast, he felt not a', little embarrassed, as his hearers were, no doubt, already conversant with the objects of the institu tions whose interests they had assembled to promote. No words that he could utter would advance the in terests of the society in their estimation. He felt great pleasure in promoting in any small way the interests of a charity of which the first president was his grandfather, the Duke of Kent, of which his lamented father was a patron, and which still enjoyed the patronage of the Prince and Princess of Wales. The asylum had a strong claim on their sympathies, because it protected not only the chil dren of brave Scotchmen who had been disabled by land and sea, but of men who in the peaceful pur suits of life had deserved well of their friends in London, but on whose honest efforts fortune had not smiled so favourably as she might have done. The charity was prosperous, and had little cause to complain ; in addition to its supporting and educat ing 110 children, it had at the same time space for 150 children within its walls, and considering the wealth of this great metropolis, they ought to do all in their power to extend the benefits of the in stitution to larger numbers. Although space was so valuable in London that was not wanted, but money, and such a state of things required remedy ing, and he trusted their efforts would be success ful, and he, therefore, had much pleasure in pro posing " Prosperity to the Royal Caledonian Asy lum, and may the offspring of the brave never want a friend." (Loud cheers.) The remainder of the toasts comprised, " The noble president of the Asylum, his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, K.G.," proposed in complimentary terms by M.P.H. the Duke of Edinburgh ; " 11.R.11. the Duke of Edinburgh, K.G.," proposed by the Duke of Buccleuch ; " The Highland Society of London, the Caledonian Society of London, and the Scottish Hospital ;" " The Lord Provost of Edinburgh and the Sheriffs of the City of Loudon;" " The Ladies," &c., all of which were cordially re ceived and duly honoured. The proceedings terminated at a late hour. IRELAND, DUBLIN, June 12. The coroner's inquest commenced yesterday on the remains of the six persons who lost their lives by the fire in Westmoreland-street on Thursday evening last—namely, Mrs. Delany ; her three daughters, Sarah, Bridget, and Maria ; Elizabeth Kavanagh, a servant ; and Mr. A. J. Strahan. The inquest was held by Dr. White, city coroner, at the Circus, Lower Abbey-street, in which a large num ber of citizens assembled, while a crowd of people, including many women, stood outside in the street. The Lord Mayor and several members of the Cor poration were present, that body being represented by its law agent, Mr. Smith. Mr. Coffey, Q.C., represented Mr. Delany, and Mr. J. Hone appeared for . the Ballast Board. The jury having been sworn, the coroner addressed them on the object for which he had called them together, and re marked that within his recollection nothing so melancholy had ever occurred in the city of Dublin. The subject was one that required the most strict, searching, and painstaking investigation. In reply to an article which had appeared in the Free man's Journal that morning, he stated that no tribu nal in the country had such unlimited power to inquire into all circumstances connected with violent deaths as the coroner and his jury, and it was his intention not only to go into the immediate cause of the deaths, which every one knew, but into the an tecedent circumstances, and to ascertain why it was that those six human beings, within five minutes' walk of two fire escapes, in presence of a fire bri gade and fire engines, were deprived of their lives without any successful effort being made for their rescue. This was due to the surviving friends of the sufferers, to the corporation, and to the men who had the control and management of the appliances which that body had provided for the protection of life from fire in the city. . Professor Shaw having stated that several stu dents of Trinity College who saw the fire were ready to come forward as witnesses, and some other gen tlemen having declared their willingness to testify as to what they saw, the coroner said they would con fine themselves at present to the identification of the remains, after which the inquest would be adjourned till to-day. The jury then retired to view the remains. When they returned Mr. James Delany was exa mined. He stated that he had left the house at 8 o'clock, when the shutters were put up, and the shop was finally closed. He then went with his son for a sail down the river, but as the tide was going out fast the boat was put back, and he joined his son again on Carlisle-bridge about half-past 8, when there was no sign of fire. They then walked down the quay at the north side, crossed in the ferry boat, sat awhile in the house of a friend on the City quay, and then walked leisurely homeward, arriving about 10, previous to which they had heard nothing of the fire. When he saw the house it was on fire from top to bottom, and the roof had fallen in. He was told his family were safe, and he ran to neighbour ing houses, where he hoped to find them. The coroner said he would not close Mr. Delany's evidence, so that at any time it might be necessary to ask him any further questions he could be re called. Mr. Simon Strahan said—" lam brother of Anthony James Strahan, who is supposed to be one of the dead bodies. I knew the family of Mr. James Delany intimately. My brother was also intimately acquainted there. I have looked at the remains of TfiE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, 1866. those dead bodies. I identify the skull of Maria Delany. Bridget Delany's body lam able to recog nise by the ring which is still on her finger. I can not recognise any other." He proceeded to say that he saw his brother last about 8 o'clock on Thursday evening, and that he recognised his keys foundin the ruins on Sunday morning. Dr. Strahan, a relative of the deceased, deposed that he had in spected the six dead bodies with Dr. M'Donnell, and he could not identify any of them. They were nearly consumed by fire. He could not say whe ther death was caused by burning or suffocation. Dr. M'Donnell gave similar testimony. Even the sex could not be distinguished. Mr. Smith applied for a postponement of the inquiry till after the fu neral on account of the public excitement. The people, he said, were ready to put a rope about the neck of the captain of the fire brigade. These re marks were received with hisses, and the coroner said, having regard to the character of the jury and himself, he could not see why the representative of the Corporation should say that he did not expect justice there. Mr. Smyth wished to add the quali fication, " in thepresent temper of the public mind." The coroner, however, declined to postpone the in quiry, as some of the witnesses were sailors, who might have to leave before they were called. It was adjourned to this day. Mr. Butt, Q.C., applied yesterday to the Court of Queen's Bench for a writ of prohibition to pre vent Colonel Brett and the other members of the court-martial from proceeding with the trial of Colour-Sergeant M'Carthy, on the ground that the crime charged as a violation of the Mutiny Act had been merged in high treason, and thereby placed beyond the jurisdiction of a court-martial in time of peace. Mr. M‘Mahon followed on the same side. The Chief Justice said that the importance of the case was such that they could not think of disposing of it on the instant, and would give judgment this day. The following gentlemen were last night elected members of the Royal Irish Academy :--Messrs. J. A. Baker, F.R.C.5.1., E. H. Bennett, M.D., F. R. Cruise, M.D., T. Gallwey, T. M. Hutton, Rev. J. O'Rourke, and Mr. Alex. Thom. Professor Ferguson has announced to the Lord Mayor that all cattle examined for exportation are to be inspected free of charge, and that the money hitherto received for inspection will be returned. The accounts of the crops from all parts of the country are most encouraging. Further Details of the Bombardment of Callao. The Panama Star and Herald of the 23d pub lishes the following further details of the bombard ment of Callao : The morning of the 2d of May saw the forts well pro tected and the guns manned and ready to receive the enemy. Foreign vessels were warned still further out of range, and all that morning were busy dropping to leeward, till the nearest ship was about three miles off from the town. About 11 o'clock the Spaniards were observed to be on the move, but laying, as they did, some ten miles off, it was not for some time after that it was clearly seen that they were bearing down upon the town. About 12 o'clock the iron clad Numancia, with the broad pennant of Admiral Nunez, steamed rapidly ahead straight in for the town, fol lowed in line by the Blanca and Resolution, and a counter line to attack the town from the north side was led by the frigate Villa do Madrid, followed by the Berenguela and Almanza. The gunboat Vencedora steamed between the lines to act as a despatch boat. The six frigates brought up broadside on to the town about 15 minutes past 12, the nearest about 1,500 yards from the forts, and there was a brief interval of breathless anxiety. This interval did not last. At 12.25 the Numan cia commenced the action by firing a single shot on the battery of Santa Rosa. The forts on shore spoke out at once and for upwards of 41 hours without intermission, and while broadside followed broadside from the ships, the response from the forts was magnificent to the last, till the enemy, with heavy loss in killed and wounded, and severe damage to his ships, drew off in disgrace and defeat. The breeze blowing from the shore immediately carried off the smoke from the combatants, and every movement, both on shore and among the ships, was clearly seen. Almost at the beginning of the fight a well aimed shot from a Blakely's 300-pounder took the Villa do Madrid among her machinery, entering the steam-chest, killing some thirteen men, and disabling a host by the escape of the steam. She had to be towed out of ac tion by the Vencedora, after being engaged not much more than 15 minutes. Another of Armstrong's or Blakely's heavy weights went right through the Berenguela, tear ing open her side. This also was done within the first half-hour, and she cleared out, supposed to be in a sink ing condition and lurching heavily to ono side. The Eng lish corvette Shearwater steamed after her to save her crew had it been necessary, but by heaving over her guns and shot she was kept afloat. These disasters happen ing so early necessitated more caution on Nunez's part, so ho widened his distance and drew off the remaining ships from the shore. The firing of the Spaniards through the fight seemed to be mere random shooting ; for every shot lighting on the batteries a hundred went 20 and 30 yards wide of them ; while the Peruvians, unpractised as they were, and novices in the working of the new weapons of Blakely and Armstrong, recently received from England, fired with wonderful precision, and while the air was ringing again with the broadside discharges from the Numancia, Al manza, and the other ships, they stood to their guns bravely and wrought them energetically throughout. The fight had not lasted yet an hour when, fortunately for the Spaniards, but to the regret and loss of the whole Re public, an accident inside one of the Armstrong circular turret batteries on shore took place. A percussion shell in being hosted from below was let fall in the turret and ex ploded, igniting some charges just taken from the magazine. Every soul inside was destroyed, including, sad to relate, Sr. Galvez, the Minister of War, and C a ptain Borda, the superintendent engineer of the forts, and so dislocating the gearing of the two 300-pounder guns as to unfit them for service during the day. So far did the Spaniards lay off that a battery of 32-pounders .was rendered inoperative, and the commander reserved his fire. The ironclad Numancia stood the shot she received well. Again and again she was hit, but her four-and-a-half inch iron plates kept them out. It is not known whether it was early or late in the engage ment, but the admiral was severely injured by splinters and carried away eight wounds, one of these so serious that ou the evening of the 9th instant it was still feared that ono of Iris arms would have to be ampu tated. Capt. Topete, of the Blanca, was severely wounded, and at first reported killed ; but both the Numancia and the Blanca kept up to the very last a horrible discharge, broadside after broadside, backing or rounding out to cool their guns and give play to the other side of the vessel. The long rifled guns on board three small Peruvian ves sels did some good service ; every shot they sent made a mark, till they became the objects of a good deal of atten tion from the enemy ; but so wretched was the firing from the Spaniards that they were not once hit. Only ono Peruvian gun during the whole fight was disabled by the Spaniards ; it was knocked off its carriage by a 68-pounder, and if in the four and a half hours' duration of the fight there was any cessation of the fire from shore, it was only when the enemy's ships in their movements stood length ways to the batteries, as they repeatedly did. Wearied with their long ineffectual assault on the forts, the Numancia, Blair* and Almanza sought revenge on the town, and soon after three o'clock began and continued for an hour and a half to throw shot and shell into it, directing their fire as they could on the Custom-house, near which aro also the best houses and the large mercantile establish ments. It is estimated that they must have spent in all 3,000 shot and shell in the whole engagement, and from the briskness of the fire on the town, kept up for an hour, about half that quantity must have been intended to injure it. But from the nature of the construction of the buildings, and the precautions taken by the municipality in the four days previous, to have all combustible materials sent out of town, no fire was occasioned; and to walk down the streets after the defeat of the Spaniards ono would see very little to indicate that damage had been done, much less would it be believed that so little could have been effected by so great an attempt. The Peruvians fired the last gun at the retreating defeated Spaniards at about 4.45 p.m., and as the ships steamed out of reach, the rejoicing on shore took the turn which an earnest country would most like to see its brave soldiers give it in a contest for home and freedom. At once measures were taken to repair any damage done, and the sun rose next morning not only on the batteries and guns of yester day restored, but on additional guns erected, fresh men to man therewith, enthusiasm roused to the highest to again encounter the enemy. The numerical loss in killed and wounded on shore is very trifling. A corps, consisting principally of foreigners, took all the wounded in charge ; the ladies of Lima personally attended the unfortunate men ; while a subscription list on their behalf, and for the widows of the killed, was no sooner set ageing than it produced $5,000 on the day fol lowing the engagement. The Spaniards returned to their anchorage, ten miles from the town, mai n t a i n i ng a s t r ict blockade, and having steam up every day kept up alarm on shore an d the con tinued suspension o f b us i ness. At d a ybreak on the 10th the storeships acc ompany i ng t h e squa dron were seen to be getting under sail, and shortly afterwards the whole were on the move. People could not believe it ; could it be possible that that noble fleet, under the boasted " Golden Flag of Castillo," was absolutely clearing out, disgraced, defeated ; for ever henceforth to be branded with the ignominy which at every step it has obtained since it came into these waters? STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, June 12.—There is a better feel ing in the market generally, but buyers continue to hold back, and there has not been much business done. In shipping yarns there is a quiet market. There are a good many orders in the market, but buyers hesitate at giving them out at present, and in this class of spinnings the market closes tamely. Home trade yarns are steady in price. There has been a fair inquiry for 32's, and a moderate busi ness going on. In cloth prices remain firm, and are a shade higher than last week's rates. The business since last Tuesday has not been on a large scale, but an unpleasant feature in this branch of the market is that large quantities of goods bought here cheap some two or three weeks ago are now again offering for sale, in preference to shipping them to India, owing to the failure of banks and to the difficulties in which some large East India mer chants find themselves involved. The market is in a healthy state generally, and probably after these resale lots have been cleared off we shall have some further improvement. The home trade demand is comparatively better than that for other cloths, but there has not been much doing. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of this day's cloth-market : " Our market to-day is rather stronger than last week, and for goods suitable for India in most cases higher rates are demanded, which has, as usual, checked business." CARDIFF, 11th.—There is no diminution in the demand for steam coals ; in fact, the inquiry is rather on the increase. The continental markets are still taking large quantities, and Welsh steam is in increased request for marine purposes. The home market is also active, and a large business is being done with Birkenhead and the London and Mid land markets. Although in the other Welsh dis tricts there is a decreased coasting demand for house coal, in this district it is, if anything, above the average, but the local consumption has fallen off. There is no change to note in coke, and the ship ments of patent fuel are not so great as a month back. In the iron trade makers are well off for old orders ; if this was not the case they would not be kept so regularly going as they are, new contracts being exceedingly scarce. During last month 19,356 tons of iron were exported, and large shipments are still being made to America, Canada, and Russia. The pig-iron trade remains in a dull state, while for tin plates a slight reaction has set in for the better. The failure of the Agra and Masterman's Bank will, it is feared, seriously interfere with Eastern transactions. LEEDS, 12th.--There was a small attendance cof buyers in the cloth-halls to-day, and business was languid, but there was not much disposition to sell goods of any description below recent prices. As public affairs on the Continent have not improved since Saturday, there was almost an entire absence of demand for any kinds of fabrics by the houses doing business in either Germany, Prussia, or Italy. There is a moderate trade doing with France, and Canadian and American buyers—the latter not to any great extent—are buying heavy goods for win ter. The wool currency to-day is quite as high as on Saturday. ROCHDALE, 11th.—The flannel market was not well attended to-day, and only a small amount of business was done. There is no disposition to pur chase beyond meeting requirements of the moment, both the home and the export houses more or less waiting to see what may be the solution of the European crisis, and what may be the general con dition of the commercial and monetary world at home at the close of the present month, when many manufacturers, merchants, and traders make up their accounts for the half-year. Flannel manu facturers are rather slack, but the receipt of a large Government order will keep some of them employed for some time. The Yorkshire goods trade is lan guid. Wool is about the same as last week. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT NORTHERN-ACCIDENT AT WELWYN. An adjourned Whatncliffe meeting of the pro prietors of this company was held yesterday fore noon at King's-cross terminus—Col. Packe, M.P., in the chair. The Secretary having read the notice convening the meeting, _ _ The CHiiRMAN opened the proceedings by advert ing to the recent fearful accident in the Welwyn Tunnel, which, he said, they must all deplore. The fullest inquiry was now being made into the causes of that calamity, and notice having been given td the Board of Trade, the Government inspector had gone downto Welwyn that morning. The engineers and other officials of the company had examined the spot, and reported that very little damage, if any, had been done to the tunnel itself ; in fact, its sta bility was in no degree impaired. He was glad to in form the shareholders that the traffic upon the line was now being carried as regularly as prior to the accident. Mr. HAINWORTH said he should like to have some explanation as to the accident, and also to know whether it were possible to adopt any mechanical or scientific means to prevent a recurrence of these fearful calamities, independent of any human agency. Mr. S. CLARKE (the general manager) explained that the Welwyn Tunnel was provided with the elec tric telegraph, showing signals at the north and south ends of the tunnel, which signals were worked by two men in communication with each other--neither of them having anything else to do. The men em ployed upon that duty on this occasion were old ser vants of the company, and were men of respectability and reliability. The man at the south end of the tunnel had been at work from six o'clock to half past eleven, and so it could not be said he had been overworked. The rules under which the tunnels on the Great Northern system were worked were, that no second train is allowed to enter the tunnel until it is signalled that the preceding train has passed through. If this had been done on the present occa sion, the second train would not have been allowed to follow in. The communication from the south to the north was arranged in such away as not to justify' the second train being allowed to enter. He should tell the meeting that the same system of telegraphic regulations had been iu force for a great many years, in fact ever since the telegraph had been in use on the railway, and this was the first instance ever heard of of two trains being in a tunnel at the same time. The man on duty at the south end was perfectly sober, and fully competent to do his duty. All the entries in his book as to the signals received and des patched were in perfect order. He (Mr. S. Clarke) had examined them himself, and found they were all in perfect order. But the fact was the man had made a mistake. The chairman had told them that the tunnel was not damaged. He had examined it and found its stability was in no way affected—in fact, only a few bricks were charred. The traffic was now running through it as safely and regularly as it had ever done since it had been a tunnel. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HAINWORTH hoped they would adopt some mechanical and scientific means, independent of human agency, in constructing the signals of the tunnels. The CHAIRMAN then moved the following resolu tion :—" That the bill intituled A bill for enabling the Midland Railway Company to Construct Branch Railways and other Works, for con ferring Powers on them with reference to the Undertakings of other Companies, and for other purposes, be, and the same is, hereby approved, subject to such amendments as the directors deem advisable." The meeting was then made further special, when, upon the motion of the chairman, the following re solutions were carried unanimously : " Resolved,—That the agreement between the Edgware, Highgate, London, and Great Northern Railway Companies submitted to this meeting, be, and the same is hereby, approved, subject to the modification (if any) which may be required by the Board of Trade. " Resolved,—That the agreement between the Watford and Edgware and Great Northern Rail way Companies submitted to this meeting, be, and the same is hereby, approved." A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the pro ceedings. OUTBREAK OF CHOLEBA IN THE BALTlC.—Cholera has broken out among the workmen employed in the con struction of the port of Swinemunde, near Stettin, as well as in the latter town itself. The Prussian Government has adopted all possible measures for arresting the progress of the epidemic. SPIRIT OP THE PUBLIO JOURNALS. TIMES.—The diplomatic rupture between Prussia and -Austria is now complete. Yesterday Count Karolyi, the Austrian Minister at Berlin, asked for his passports, and he will leave Berlin with all the Legation to-day. Such a consummation was to be expected after the correspondence which has passed between the two Governments during the last few days.lThe despatch of Count Bismark went beyond every such document we have ever read in dis courtesy, invective, and provocation ; and it has been replied to by Count Mensdorff in a more guarded style, but in language which shows offended pride and unconquerable resolution. The Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs makes a solemn pro test against the proceedings in Holstein, and the statements by which it has been attempted to justify them. He declines all responsibility for the consequences, and declares that for months Prussia has taken up a position which endangered the former settlement. In conclusion, Count Mens dorff reserves to the Imperial Government the right of taking such steps as may be found necessary, since nothing remains for Austria but to defend her honour and guard her rights from contempt. Viewed by the light shed on it by this despatch, the recall of Count Karolyi is an event of grave impor tance. It not only puts an end to negotiation, but even to communication. It would seem to show that Austria will not wait to be actually attacked, but looks upon the breach of the convention as an act of war, which justifies her in retaliating at any point and with all her strength. Prussia was, it is said, about to send an ultimatum to Vienna ; but Vienna has anticipated any such missive. Of course a diplomatic rupture is not necessarily followed by war, and it is still possible that the two Powers may remain in that sullen state of inactive enmity called a suspension of relations. But it would be an ex cess of hopefulness to expect such forbearance in the present case. The tone of the two Powers denotes anything but passive unfriendliness. They have defied each other too fiercely, and have made pre parations too formidable, for them to be content with an armed peace. Austria particularly has every reason to cherish the desire of vengeance. She has seen her position threatened and her rights in vaded in Germany, and she also knows that an im placable enemy behind her has been roused into action by Prussian intrigue. The Emperor cannot reflect without bitterness on what is passing in Hol stein. His troops occupied the Duchy last week under a Convention only a few months old. On the pretence that this Convention is annulled, the Prus sians have entered Holstein in force, and with a pur pose which the affected legality and moderation of their General's utterances have not made less formi dable. The Austrian Government has been convinced that only a retreat could save its troops from cap ture or destruction. General Gablenz has received orders to withdraw. The whole Austrian force abandons the Duchy, which will now pass com pletely into the hands of the Prussians. How these are prepared to use their power may be learnt from the proceedings of GeneralManteuffel. On Monday the Holstein Estates, which had met at Itzehoe, were dispersed by his orders. Thus ends the reign of law and constitutionality, and the Schleswig- Holsteiners behold King Stork firmly enthroned. Herr Lesser, the Holstein Government Commis sioner, is arrested and sent to Rendsburg ; Herr Hoffman, the Austrian Civil Adlatus, retires pre cipitately, and the work of conquest is complete. From this time forth the Duchies, for which Ger man Princes and patriots were ready to convulse Europe, may be considered as forming part of the Prussian Monarchy. Count Bismark has so far gained his ends. He has used first the people of the Duchies, then the Governments of the minor German States, and lastly the Kaiser himself for his purposes, and has at the very outset accomplished the object which he has all along proposed. It is a great victory, but the more complete and conspi cuous it is the greater is likely to be the irritation of the Austrians. They cannot conceal from them selves that they have been really driven out of the country. It is said, and the proclamation of Gen. Gablenz seems to confirm it, that orders had at first been sent from Vienna for the Austrian force to maintain its position, but to avoid firing the first shot. To this the General replied that resistance was impracticable, that- the Prussians were vastly more numerous, and that the Austrian force must be sacrificed or withdrawn, upon which he received orders to retire. The forces at my command," says General Gablenz in his proclamation, " are not sufficient to offer resistance to a hostile attack from a German Power which has hitherto been our ally. lam not in a position to protect the right with my small force. Following the Emperor's orders, I yield to superior numbers and leave the country." If this proclamation speaks the spirit of the Austrians, we cannot but fear that it will be followed by some act of retaliation. The Emperor, who has shown himself so little inclined to bear any slight, is not likely to hear with patience that his troops have been hurried from their position by an invading enemy. In the meantime, the minor States of the German Confederation have to make up their minds as to the part they will take. Prussia has given notice to the Northern States:that if the pro position just made by Austria be adopted to morrow, it will deem the Confederation to be dis solved, and act on considerations of military ex pediency alone. This probably means that, relying on its strength, the Prussian Government will assert a right of transit or occupation with regard to the territory of its neighbours, and will not hesitate to make use of their resources. Should war not be averted, the day of trial for the minor German Sovereigns will have come. They may then judge of the wisdom of their incitements to the Schleswicr- Holsteiners in 1864. The proposals for a reform Of the Confederation set forth by Prussia are little likely to be discussed at such a moment. If there ' be a great war, it will very effectually reform Ger many for good or evil ; but whether it will leave the King of Bavaria as a joint Commander-in-Chief with the King of Prussia may be doubted. The whole country is now hushed in expectation of the first cannon-shot. Armies more numerous and com plete have seldom been arrayed against each other. According to trustworthy estimates, the Austrian army will number not far from 350,C00 men, while the Prussians have 280,000 i n the field, with a re ' serve of 50,000 between Berlin and the Saxon fron tier. Of the probabilities of the campaign it would be presumptuous to speak, but no one ought to be surprised if Austria now strikes a blow. She may consider that both her honour and her interest bid her delay no longer. She is fully prepared, and a victory over Prussia might decide the fate of the war. Much must depend on the use which Field- Marshal Benedek is able to make of the Saxon ter ritory. Should he be able to operate from so good a base of operations against the level country of Prussia, he will have important and almost decisive advantages. On the other hand, the Prussians, even though they should prove to be inferior in numbers, and even though their hearts may not be in the war, will be fighting for their homes against an invading enemy, and will, doubtless, do their part manfully. The contest will be severe, but we trust it will not be prolonged. Any day now may bring us weighty intelligence. Great events are at hand; and we, having done our part, must be con tent to look on in silence. POST.—Nothing could be more natural than that a proposal to erect in the immediate vicinity of the Victoria Park an immense gas factory covering many acres of ground should have aroused an op position of a very determined and indignant character. If there be a feature especially charac teristic of the present day it is the great and grow ing care of the classes of ease and leisure for the well-being and happiness of those in worldly cir cumstances less fortunately placed. It is not merely that the age recognises in every man the right to live, tending him in sickness, and supporting him in want by rates levied legally upon his more pros perous brethren. It goes much further than this. It recognises distinctly and actively—not perhaps so much in direct legislation, but in the whole tone of thought and course of action—the right not only to live, but to live a life at least of decency, and when ever possible, of happiness and comfort; a life which shall be something more than one long struggle against want, disease, and care ; which shall afford at least the opportunity for better things, and en courage, so far as may be possible, the pursuit of them. So strongly does the current of public feel= ing run in this direction that there is at times dan ger of amiable but enthusiastic men being parried too far by its stream. The care for the working man de generates sometimes into patronage, and well-inten tioned but misdirected benevolence becomes some times a positive injury to those whose welfare it seeks, with zeal, indeed, but not according to know ledge. Against one peculiar characteristic, however, of this universal desire for the happiness of the poor BO such charge can be made. The " people's parks," and more especially that beautiful pleasure-ground known as the Victoria Park, are an unmixed and almost une palled good. They have nothing in them of patronage in its modern and offensive sense of charity. For the comfort, the happiness, the gene ral physical and moral well-being of thousands, for whom little other provision of the kind has been cr as yet can well be made, they are almost invaluable. To interfere, then, with one of these—to poison its air,, destroy its lovely vegetation, and turn it from a healthy playground to a breeding place of pesti lence—would not merely be a crime, but a crime of that sort which, being opposed not only to the whole moral sense, but to the whole sentiment, of the nation, would be the very worst of blunders. If such were really to be the result of a step the chief o bj ec t of which was to promote the interest and economise the expenditure of a wealthy and powerful com pany, no opposition could be too determined, no vuo-' hostility too unoorop romisfng, no words °f Beaune ciation too strong. But this should not be tot hastily assumed, and we are compelled to ad rui . s that the position of the Charter Compaul, shown in evidence before the select and to some extent briefly recapitulated in to letter published in another portion of ° t a columns, puts forward a strong claim to at leasql, fair and impartial consideration. According to t ° , 43 the works proposed will actually be farther from 1_ , % people's park than the present works of the 0 33 °,1 company from either the Green Park, the houses v,„ Parliament, or Buckingham Palace : and certaim.l if the recreation-seekers of the east are to be; more annoyed by gas smoke and gas e ffluvium committecty, the denizens of these aristocratic regions, the fears expressed do flavour somewhat of the hyp . Our correspondent doubts whether one in a thethou- Our sand walkers in the Green Park guess even at re existence of the Westminster Works, and we the fain to agree with him. Nor is it only from point of view of distance that Hackney has i t he n j a y vantage over Westminster. The east win for /Eolus be praised—prevails even in London for, :5 a small portion of the year ; for the remaincler.lveL chiefly from the south and west, and of this clitiflri, ence the Victoria Park reaps the entire ben e , e , Other reasons, too, are alleged against the obju_i, ereritiew tions of opponents. Coal, it appears, is not bur e r n and coke is smokeless ; lime is no longer tie purifying, and it is the lime from which col" n b. offensive effluvium. In fact there is hardly A n t - if jection raised but is met by a counter argume n "lii not always conclusive prima facie, at all eveentawist good claim to consideration. Nor must the case from this point of view alone. If i .i t d vi be merely a question whether or not harm wow' e s. done, we might for mere safety's sake put thecis,..„, tion on one side. Quieta non movere is a sound B u t where no benefit can be gained by moving. 13 1 1 this case it must be borne in mind that tu▪ e' e e a very solid and substantial benefit. The pr of a wealthy proprietary, contributing largfigui the rates and paying in wages, most of whicl hat i. be spent upon the spot, something very like a `Z ocK I sand pounds a week, is to so poor a neighbour° ift , as that of Hackney a very substantial ben_ u e6V we look ere ce deed. Whether it be of a nature to counterntswi accompanying disadvantages is a fair and P r a, question enough ; but it is a question to bedsc' • o d,' not settled by interest or prejudice outs and to be discussed with the more deliberloy and impartiality, in direct proportion as we ' — , Dre st value the well-being of those with whose inv.- it deals. COUNTRY MARKETS. . w The wheat trade to-day is LEEDS—TUESDAY hole a little quieter, buyver sales are made an advance of 2s per qr. over lato_. o et day's currency was obtained. A limited sale f4:3- articles at prices in favour of the seller. MARKET HARBOROTIGH.—TIJESDAI• 0 0 A moderate show of wheat, and sales were 1 0 13011 to 2s over the quotations of the previous week: o d, scarcely worth notice. Oats and beans very 1101 f 6 at higher rates. Old white wheat, 52s to 56s ; new red, 440 to siis'" .r 30 . 4; stone. Barley, fine, —s ; other kinds, 28s to 3 8 s r„ s , old Oats, new, 22s to 30s ; old, 28s to 32s per qr. D 30s to 335; new, 42s to 46s per qr. LIVERPOOL—TUESDAY. We had a good attendance at .our market to -cl i l'at, there was only a moderate business doing in v f" Friday's prices. Flour quiet, and unc h a nged n' price Oatmeal in fair request, and fully maintained 110,100 Indian corn firm. Beans steady.' Peas quiet. C )3. luwer. Barley as of late. MELTON MOWBRAY.—TuEsDAY• a -.leo There was not much wheat on offer to-day, a" ly , a yd were made at advanced rates. Barley a small disposed of at lath prices. Oats and beans came e'" hand, and were in fair request at higher rates. , 6 8 t0 04 " . "White wheat, 53s to 56s ; red, 46s to 50$ Per "538 r Barley for malting, 36s to 39s per qr ; feed, 30 8 to ..04. 30 stone. Oats, old, 28s to 34s ; new, 22s to 308 P e ' Beans, old, 50s to 53s ; new, 44s to 48s per qr. SHEFFIELD—TUESDAY. detat - got! l A limited supply of wheat on offer, and th0„00, proved steady at an advance of is to 2s per qr. .?"'Ol,OO barlertinchanged in value. Oats were limited 114 and sold at top prices. Beans in fair demand. 006 1, Red wheat, per load of 3 imp. bushels 1 78 od ,410664 White do do ...•1 98 Od w go New red do New white do dd d oo o 1 1 86: 6 0 d d 2 1 (4 001 ..1 Beans do 17 8 Od 4 0 , Peas, per qr. 3Bs Ott 37s oi Grinding bai ley, per qr 348 Od 41,0 Malting barley, co 3 BO Od g o 0 4 Oats, do 27s Od - F10ur.... is bd to 28 Od per 141 b, GAINSBOROUG.H—TUESDAY. 10 Still Our corn exchange to-day was not very largeli with wheat. Millers and factors were healthy Pt to ,5 4 and the rates of last week were exceeded by „ " t o --white wheat, 53s to 55s ; red and mixed, 5 0 r i P per 36 stone. Other kinds of grain were in 00.- 11 and prices in favour of sellers. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. 1 0/ It Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton l4. jolt Ditto, via Marseilles J une m y Brazil and Cape Verde. by British packet...... Ditto, by French packet . ............ .5 Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton..t7„ee Ditto, via Mar5ei11e5................... Jo' Falkland Islands ..................................*- 1 9 ' Gibraltar, via Southampton .................... i joo 19' India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton ..... Ditto, via Marseilles ........ •••••• • J oe , India (Bombay), via Southampton. ................ foe 2A . Ditto, via Marseilles .. ........................ „ r a' ttoe 19' Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton ....... dole Ditto, via Marseilles .............................. 7 3 Mauritius, via Southampton ........ Ito .0 Ditto, via Marseille s . ............. ...... j ...... . tiOe Newfoundland ..e ..... joy Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... ............ United States and British North America, bin rl 7ol 4 " - tish packet . ........ • • Ditto, by United States pifcket, via Soutbstrar ton ...... .......... ............. i 5, Ditto, via Cork •.. ~, Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry • J oel' West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Total& ••,i 1 3 West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas an Jov e Honduras) . Cuba and Mexico ........ r oe ^: Bahamas, via New York. .............. 501 Bermuda, via Halifax .......................... cootie s o [ADVERTISEMENT.] Dyspepsia (indigestion), 08 an ti tion, debility, consumption, and all nervous, biliO.'oo:or and liver complaints in every stage, are only co . :f e ctil - D ieJ accelerated by drugs of every description, b at P „ e A r l l car able by Du Barry's health-restoring Revale'd boo o s , Food, as proved by thousands of oases which na di Arr sidered hopeless, such as—cough, asthma , a lerr °ll 6 o ° l o ' hemorrhoids, liver complaints, flatulenCY, r oc jo' biliousness, levers, sore throats, diphtheria, cats-rotztlegr influenza, noises in the head and earn, theurnatiworieePotf' purities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, irrit4bil l ,. tl ; , r eg: netts, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, headacil ep ip dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea and sickness, eltio•ptile'toe nancy or at sea, sinking fits, bronchitis, scrofulaiDe;ooooe! the chest, pains in the pit of the stomach Bnd pir l oto shoulders, etc. We quote a few :—Cure NO. 46.27 3intr • Roberts, timber merchant, of Fernley. surrey , diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derang e teelt ° , 8 0 A 4 tial deafness.—Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth' elfh'ioly treme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings; 165/ nervous fancies. —Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart d e so. 4 oc ro; lient of Waterford, of many years' dysPeP el ;ro /1 18 1r Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsis•olosol4 asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasm s ; ftef' sc re ll , vomiting—Maria Joly.—Cure No. 54,816. '•"'" and eflt T. Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, of indig eeti°,l2 treA t° 0 11' ity of the liver, which had resisted all mediC al fix 20' 0 4' In tins, 111). 2s 9d ; 21b, 45 63 ; 51b, 118; 12 ,... e et, I)° ,,eit ir 405.—Barry Du Barry and Co ., No. 77, itegent•weet ; 1 1 P 4 te also Phillips, tea dealers, 8, King Willis m-str nio o at 61, Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside SP - 9 6 street Within ; 63, 150, and 298, Oxford-street ; ; clo se FWi 54, Upper Baker-street; 103, Tottenham -0e or, Upper-street, Isibagton, N.; Harvey, Noah: l 7 ta r% c l 3 e Brothers, 65, High-street ; and Stubbs, Q uee , ll 13 ;0 6/3 John's-wood. London; and all respectable grw allats.—Bewitre of snurious imitations. L - _._ Births. i v e stra Pst6 RARITY—On the 10th inst., at 7, Par k-street, the Lady Augustus Harvey, of a son. I: of ile Lorrus—On the 9th inst., a t Darmstadt, nu e "' tlii i the Lady Catherine Loftus, of a daug hter. d en R S, vnEß—On the 10th inst., at 11, Cornvis i-er 0' Hon. Mrs. Ryder, of a son, stillbo rn. ~e t tlie ijs3l Scorn—On the 10th inst., at 3 , Tilney-0.. • Scott, of a son. NE , Marriages. to o " St• •Th o ael 01, • t• at ry DAVIDEON—WRIGHT—On the .A... ins ~ b _. l i o f Croydon, James Davidson, Esq., _of Cl n u a e v °ll o s o ol l , t s4 t; Kensingtan-park, second son of Wm. -L' irim dalig Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, to Vizi/ e ..---t fi e C. Wright, Esq., of Croydon. 4. gt Sii irtes's o l4 PEEL—CROUGHTON---On the 12th inst., !" -",--4.,0901-1001; cadilly, Wm. H. Peel , E sq . ,late Captain ii•TrArlc, ' l " s r,P eldest son of Wm. Peel, Esq., of child h a wall, to Hester Ann Curteis, only chi ld °f Croughton, Esq., of Heronden, ICent. 5' ra e° Deaths. BURSLEM—On the 11th inst., at 14, Rons,iflgtofilor-ge:er.ll°. n te . rra .... r, Hyde-park, Henry Burslein,,itsgeh;ll, tigeat,,O• al. s Paymaster-General's Office, %,' l p rincel''s-$ GAINSBOROUGH—On the 10th inst., at 17, s t a ged a ci • , v s co a Noel Noel, Earl of Gainsborough, M'KEAND—On the 11th inst., W v in i ., 3il a gt Cr ' l / 4 . 44.c ,,,g00 , °III Brook-street, Hanover-square, POTTINGER—On the 2d inst., at Rome 3 1 ' 4 00 11' wife of Sir H. Pottingor, Bart., aged 2 4 . 13 o f IV ° SIMPSON—On the 10th inst., 3.1 r. J. Sil li P s° ' b otili jSol terrace, Brixton, aged 76. tree, Wrixis—On the 12th inst., at 22, Castle -stn Wm. Willis, aged 54. __% a0"1 A 1 , 4 9, 1 i... —-- ...„ , LA O , - No' 01 London: Printed and Published by Si , -1-1,., 0 00 C, ~ , ti of No. 112, Strand, ranter, at TOE St"l., t o CO' Strand, in the Precinct of the Ssvoy, .. iiiiddleilcZe—WeatlefidAY, %/RUC 13, 1860.