The Sun. — London, England, 1865-07-22 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the storms ' of the put year 1864 the boats of the National Lifeboat =Hutton have saved 432 persons from different wrecks on our coasts. The Institution also expended £19,531 14s. sd. to the same period on lifeboat establishments, in addition to granting £1,569 as rewards for saving 69i shipwrecked per sons by its lifeboats, and other means. The Committee of the Institution earnestly A ?PEAL to the public for ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on the Institution's 150 lifeboat establishments. Contributions are received by Messrs. Willis and Co.. Menges and Co., Coutts and Co., and by all the London and country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi. NEW THEATRE -ROYAL, ADELPHI.- Sole Proprietor and Manager, 3lr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THROUGH FIRE AND WATER. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Phillips, 31r A. Blellon. After which, at 9, SOLON SHINGLE. Mr. 5. E. Owens, &c. To conclude with THE TOODLES. Mr. J. E. Owens and Mrs. Biliingtou Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, a new Farce, by Mr. Daild Fisher, entitled HEART-STRINGS AND FIDDLE-STRINGS. After which, ARRAII WA POGUE : Mes,rs. Dion Boucl cault, J. Brougham, 11. Vandenhoff, D. Fisher, D. Murray; Mrs. Boucicault and Miss 11. To conclude with AN AMPLE APOLOGY. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manazeress. Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE BETTER HALF. Mr. rarsel►e ; Miss Johnstone. After which, WINDSOR CASTLE. Messrs. Stoyle Thorne, James, Fento.i; Mesdames Swanborough, Bayn him, Simpson, Ho t, llughes, Weston, aad the Misses Uunnise. To be followed by SAM'S ARRIVAL. Mr. Belford; Miss Thorne. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. GENTLEMEN, —The old Parliament is dis solved—a new one is to be constructed—and you are now called upon to exercise the high and important privilege of selecting the representatives of the greatest city in the world. We venture to place our names on the list of com petitors for your suffrages, or rather for a renewal or con tinuation of them ; for we have this advantage over many candidates that we do not come before you as strangers. Our exertions in your interests during a long series of years are not unknown, nor leave they been unrewarded. We are old and tried Reformers. Grieved to behold our fellow-citizens ontrveously overtaxed, we introduced a new system, and raised the cry of "ECONOIIY AND EXCtIaLENCE IN HAPPY COMBINATION." We have most earnestly opposed and condemned mg exorbitant claims upon the public purse, setting an example to others in the extreme modera tion of every Bill presented by ourselves. Thus not a single Bill so presented has ever been objected to, or rejected, or amended. We have never disappointed our constituents — we have never violated our pledges—we have never neglected our duty. The improving state of our revenue fr om the con tinued and 'messed prosperity of our commerc ial relator; s, justifies us in promising to give our best consideration to the possibility of still f arther retrenchmen s of all demands upon the incomes of our constituents. We are advocates for an extension of the suffrage, not " laterally" only, but in all directions. Our constituency has always been remarkably extensive—the largest in the King dom—but we have no objection whatever to see it multiplied to any extent, and amongst all classes. We ever iden i y our own interests with those & f the richest and the poorest of eur fell ,w-countrymen, and are ready to work for all alike—for both sexes and for all ages. We have continued to satisfy all parties without addressing ourselves exclusively to any. With the expression of these principles. opinions. and pro mises, and with the most grateful sense of past favours, we have the honour to remain, GENTLEMEN, Your faithful and obedient Fervants, E. MOSES and SON The committees of E. MOSES and Sox sit daily from Seven a.m. and Nine p.m. (Saturdays excepted), at the great Cloth ing Mart, at the Corner of Minories and Aldgate ; at the Corner of Hart-street and New Oxford-street ; and at the Corner of Tottenham-court-road and Euston-road, where aa clan es, without distinction, will meet with a cordial recep tion, and may command a prompt and cheerful attention to their wishes. THE LAST EDITION OF ~ THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLMENC e., ban be had .Every Evening of G. R. GLIsNIE, /Caws AGEIIT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. 111 HE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied, as soon as published every Evening by W. 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Operations of every kind leiog unnecessary, the most nervous patient can be supplied wi• hout fear of pain or inconvenience. Con sultation irt.e. Teeth from ss. Sets, 5,7, 10, and 15 Ikuineas, warranted. For the cffica.ly, utility, and success of this system, vide " Lancet. ' Daily attendance at is, Whitefriargate, Bull ; 10, Norfolk street, Sheffield ; 4, East-parade, Leeds ; and 14, St. LitcholaS street, Scarbro'. *.* No connection with any one of the same mite. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tito DAT.—Morning, Ih. 37m.—Afternoon, 21 Om To-Monnow.-Morning, 2h. 24m.—Afternoon, 2h. 46m, 1 ., 4-- ilitg 0141ICT-4*11:1 ''N'tnllo " ~ ' "*..,,,* ",- LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1865. The excitement of the election contest is now nearly over, and there is little to expect in the arrangements of the next few days that will rekindle the dormant energies of those who have been so eager and anxious for some time past. The elections have been very prolific of riots, and that at Maidenhead was particularly violent. Nothing is more discreditable than these occur rences, and the worst part of the affair is that it is almost impossible to decide when or how they are likely to commence, so as to provide suitable checks and hindrances to the disturbances. Fortunately no lives were lost, although some were in considerable danger at one time. In con sequence of some of the policemen disobeying the orders of their sergeant and attacking the mob with their staves the greatest confusion arose, and the Mayor was struck by a stone while reading the Riot Act. Several of the county elections were decided yes terday, and in some changes occurred by the success of the Liberal candidates. Altogether this election has witnessed many alterations, more, in fact, than the average on such occasions. The Ministerial side of the House has not been at all behind the Oppo sition on the score of vexatious defeats and morti fying repulses. While the Liberals have gained in number, it may be said that the Administration has suffered more considerably , than its most sanguine opponents could have expected. Lord PALMERSTON himself was returned with one of the opposite side of politics-as his coadjutor, and that in a spot where his influence was supposed to be almost certain of insuring a successful venture for his friends and followers. Earl RUSSELL'S son has not been selected for Leeds, although great expectations were enter tained, and indeed confident declarations made by many well qualified to judge. Lord' AMBERLEY'S candidature, from first to last, may indeed be re garded as a dead failure, and one of the most mor tifying kind, for the noble lord came forward with much pretentiousness, and as if he would realise the notion of veni, vidi, vici, in the best possible manner. Considering the long time that this affair was talked about, and the peculiar circumstances attending it, it is a great blow to the hopes of the RUSSELL clique. The chief prop and mainstay of the Ministry, its far-famed financier and matchless orator, has had a narrow escape, besides sustaining a decisive defeat at Oxford. Some of the minor supporters of the Administration, conspicuous among whom is the red-tapist hero, Mr. F. PEEL, have lost their seats altogether. One of the most serious losses to the Conservative side of the house is that occasioned by the rejection of Mr. SEYMOUR FITZGERALD, who was well calculated for the position which he held for some time as Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and as a private member he was distinguished for his zeal and aptitude in discussing all matters relating to this department. No doubt many of those on the Treasury benches will be glad to escape his inconvenient questions on awkward subjects. It is quite impossible to judge as yet whether the constituencies have on the whole done well and wisely, and made choice of those likely to serve the real iutereetta 12( the country independently of the love of place and power, and irrespective of the unworthy considerations of party. A large majority on the Liberal side of the House does not at all insure the success of popular measures, unless there is a Ministry that acts in unison, and a party that can be relied on tr,► carry the propositions laid before it. The last Par liament has been signally unproductive of -works, and indeed more time has been wasted than in many of its predecessors. A greater degree of responsi bility rests, therefore, on the one now in course of formation, and as much will depend on its doings it is to be trusted that it may be found equal to the occasion. Hopes are always entertained that the new Parliament will be striking improvement on the old one, but it too frequently happens that little, or nothing occurs to place it on a better footing as de serving of increased regard or respect for those in terests it is bound to serve in the best possible manner. The Cuba brings us intelligence from New York up to the 11th of this month, but there is little in it to encourage the hopes of the real well wishers of America. The President refuses to re peal the clause in the amnesty which exempts from its benefits the holders of Southern property over the amount of $20,000, in spite of the re presentations made to him by Virginian mer chants and others. It is evident that such a re striction must (=amp trade and enterprise, besides being most unfair and arbitrary. It bears an awkward construction for the North, since it seems to indicate a desire to confiscate Con federate property according to its value rather than according to the loyalty or oppo sition of the owners. If President JOHNSON really wishes to conciliate and tranquillise the South he must remove all such barriers. Internal harmony and social and commercial prosperity will never be restored while the Government puts such artificial obstacles in . the way. There are, one would think, enough difficulties in consolidating the country without adopting the very means most likely to aggravate the people and keep up soreness and disaffection. Some sects and parties in the North, however, are so wrapped up in the endeavour to secure the theoretical good of the negro that they are impervious to every other consideration. While the unhappy blacks are dying of want and disease, they are busy ing themselves in the endeavour to secure negro suffrage. The Boston advocates of this cause have just published an address, in which they declare that the South has only been subjugated by superior force; it has not been convinced or morally subdued, and that the people will do all in their power to pre vent the freed men from haVing any political influ ence. They therefore advocate the maintenance of negro suffrage as a sine qud non. These enthusiasts appear to forget that it is quite impossible the negroes can be at present qualified to exercise any political rights. A great injustice cannot be so hastily repaired, and gradual freedom and en lightenment must precede the exercise of the full rights of citizenship if America would avoid fresh evils. The great body of negro voters would vote under influence or dictation of some sort. They would be nothing more than puppets in the hands of designing whites. The suddenness of the change from slavery to freedom has been so great that the kindness has been cruel. It is not given to man to repair his errors by a word or an act. Prolonged and careful efforts may fail to undo the mischief of wilful error, but at any rate they will be necessary to secure anything like success. American enthu siasts do not appear to realise the present condition of their country nor to appreciate the perils with which they.are surrounded. Few murders of any kind within our own time have excited more attention or occasioned more dis cussion than the terrible tragedy at Road Hill House. The mysterious nature of the crime, the tender age of the victim, and the impossibility, as it seemed, of tracing the murderer, all combined to create a degree of excitement and interest which has never entirely died out. The crime of the MAN NINGS was considered remarkable from the fact of a woman being implicated in it. Rum slaughtered' his victims with the daring of a desperado, and PALMEI: gained a dreadful notoriety from the number of his crimes. Very lately the assassination of poor Mr. BRIGGS startled all London by the nature of the crime, and the risk incurred by every railway passenger ; but in all these instances the murderer was at once detected, his guilt brought fully home to him, and its terrible penalty inflicted. With the case of the unknown criminal at Road Hill there was, however, no such painful satisfaction of public justice. Suspicion, indeed, attached to seve ral parties in turn, but there was never any evi deuce brought forward which could substantiate the charge. Slowly and darkly the story lapsed into the calendar of the past, being only occasionally referred to as an instance of remarkable and un detected crime. Now, however, there is another act to the tragedy. Five years have elapsed, when again it is brought forward, and that in the most painful and startling manner, by the confession of a young girl, the sister of the murdered boy, who, at the time when the murder was committed, was only sixteen years of age. Her positive reiteration of guilt leaves no room for any hesitation in passing upon her the full sentence of the law, but there is still much that is unsatisfactory and mysterious about the case. The prisoner gives not the slightest explanation of her motive for the commission of the crime, of the manner in which she effected it, nor of the way in which she contrived to elude discovery. In the Court yesterday, when the painful and unusual nature of the case made a deep impression upon *yen those accustomedto such momentous scenes, the unhappy girl could not be induced to say nothing beyond the one word " Guilty." Her counsel, in speaking for her, declared on her behalf that no one else was implicated in the crime, . and that no unkindness had driven her to its commission, but no further details were added. No actual evidence of the guilt of the prisoner, such as it might have been hoped would have been given, has been elicited, while her persistent plea of guilty debarred the prosecution from any further search for evidence. There is only one point which seems actually clear —the mental aberration of the unhappy girl. Whether she actually murdered her innocent and helpless little sleeping brother, or whether urged by the strange perversity of madness her mind has dwelt upon the mystery of the unde tected criminal until she believed herself to be the murderess, it is certain, even without the substan tiating fact of the lunacy in her mother's family, that she is of unsound mind. Her whole conduct has been that of a maniac, accepting her own con fession of the unprovoked murder, and the subse quent cunning and calmness she displayed. Hap pily, however, much there is painful and mysterious in the affair, the course of public justice is not doubtful. It is quite out of the question to hang a girl of twenty-one for a crime committed five years ago, and only proved by her own confession, while it is equally impossible to allow CONSTANCE KENT again to be at liberty. She must remain under the charge of the State, probably as the inmate of an asylum, and possibly she may be hereafter induced to add to her scanty confession. All throughout the case has been of the most painful and remark- rHE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVEINING, LILY 22, 1865 able k dud, and there can be but one feeling of pity and of sympathy for the unfortunate family whoso private sorrows have thus again been dragged into open publicity. Free Trade in Russia, Moscow, July 11. The Moscow Gazette has just published an account of the dinner given to the Governor-General of this city by 212 of the exhibitors at the Exhibition of Russian manufactures now open. Much importance is attached to the speeches that were made on the occasion, as they raised the question of free-trade or Protection. Mr. Sampson S. Lloyd, chairman of the United Chambers of Commerce of Great Britain, and Mr. J. W. Goodman, chairman of the Birmingham Small Arms' Trade, were among those that were honoured with invitations. The health of the Englishmen present havingbeen proposed by Dr. lieesen, after a speech of considerable length, in which he advocated the education of the masses, and the advantages of classical instruction, Mr. Mitchell, Attache to her Britannic Majesty's Embassy, made a reply in Russian, of which the following is a translation : "Although I came here without the expectation of speak ing, yet I cannot refrain from expressing to you, gentlemen, on the part of my fellow-countrymen and myself—firstly, our deepfelt gratitude for tho cordial reception which you halm given us ; and, secondly, our sincere congratulations on the success of Russian manufacturing industry which we have witnessed at your Exhibition. Believe me, gentlemen, we view that success without the slightest feeling of jealousy. Unfortunately, Englishmen have been generally represented as mindful only of their own interests, and we in particular have been set up before some of you as perfidious agents of England, going about seeking to destroy your commercial prosperity and envious of your industrial achievements. As far as England is concerned, I do not see how our interests can be in the least opposed to those of Russia. Both countries are mutually interested in each other's welfare, and far from England pursuing her own selfish views, she, on the contrary, hails gladly the welfare of surrounding countries. Why, we now buy locomotives from the French, and should be equally glad to buy from you anything that you can produce cheaper and better than ourselves. As for ourselves, we Englishmen among you are only peace ful citizens like yourselves, eager—l confess it—to see a better trade established between the two countries. We came here to learn, not to instruct. We heard of your Exhibition, and came to study the progress you have made in manufactures. My countrymen who are more specially acquainted with the subject have carefully examined your productions, and they are agreeably surprised to find that you have attained so much perfection. In the case of many articles both the price and the quality will bear comparison with foreign goods ; as regards others, however, many of you have already observed that they are as yet far from that stage of development at which you would wish to see them. I do not hesitate to say, gentlemen, that that perfection will never be attained so long as you fence yourselves in with a wall suggestive of the Great Wall of China. You cannot attain perfection in the higher branches of industry unless you compete with foreign productions. (Strong and almost general dissent.) But you have not the resolution to enter openly into such competition, although you know well that your present high tariff does not protect you from an immense amount of smuggling, and that consequently your present system stimulates the illicit importation of fo reign wares. Allow me, gentlemen, to say, with all since rity and good will, that all you want is a consciousness of your own powers, and that self-reliance which your great journalist, M. Satkoff, so frequently urges. Look at the matter calmly and dispassionately, make your calculations as men of business, and you will find that English free trade notions are correct. (Strong dissent.) Allow me, gentle men, once more to thank your president, your committee, and yourselves, for your very kind welcome of us to Moscow." The Moscow Gazette gives the replies which were made to the speech. A manufacturer of China-ware showed how impossible it was that he could compete with English porcelain, when the clay which he re quired could be imported from England at ss. 9d. per cwt., and Russian clay, of rather superior qua lity, could only be purchased in Moscow at Bs. 9d: the cwt. Mr. Shipof, an iron manufacturer, and The leader of the Protectionist party at Moscow, rose to say that all Russia had to do was to follow the example of England, which had maintained protec tion so long as it had suited her, and which oven now protects the manufacturers of stearine candles and the distillers of spirits. lie therefore proposed a toast in honour of the English nation, which was drunk with much enthusiasm. Mr. LLOYD then thanked the assembly in French for the exceedinglykind manner in which his friends and himself had been received in the beautiful old city of Moscow. " We have learnt much (he continued)since we have been here, and we are surprised at the quality and the beauty of your productions. With the exception of two articles— carpets and ribands—l have seen nothing which could not compare with English goods. Gentlemen, different nations have different interests. Let each nation take care of its own interests and follow them in its own way. If you Russians prefer protection, then follow the doctrines of protection. We English aro not jealous of it; it is your kffe.ir ; not ours. But do not forget, if a foreigner may venture to offer these remarks to you, that if different na tions have separate interests, in some things the human race is nevertheless, in a larger point of view, but one family, in which it is impossible that one large nation can become really rich and prosperous without the othernations deriving some benefit from its prosperity. We English have consequently a most sincere desire that your magnifi cent empire may increase in wealth and prosperity. Do not, therefore, be jealous of us, but adopt that course which experience and political economy dictate as likely to pro mote those great objects. I drink most heartily to the pro sperity of the brave and hospitable Russian people, and, above all, of Russian commerce." In addition to a report of the speeches, the Mos cow Gazette publishes a long and forcible leader in favour of free trade, and refuting the fallacies of the protectionist speakers. As it is considered that woollens, linens, and other indigenous manufactures can very Well hold their own against foreign importation, the article discusses more particularly the condition of the cotton manufactures of Russia, and concludes as follows : "It is only desirable to take from it (cotton manufac ture) that premium which stimulates its further extension, and which may lead . to a further depression of the manu facture of flax, hemp, and partly of wool ; it is desirable to take front it that premium now, at a time when its loss will be less felt than hereafter. The former is desirable in the general interest, the latter in the interest of the manufac ture itself." It is highly encouraging to see the - illoscow Gazette (the most influential in the empire) so committed to the cause of free trade. We have much pleasure in being enabled to announce that diplomatic relations between the Brazilian and British Governments will be re-established at an early date. It is understood that the Government of Brazil has accepted the latest propositions made by her Majesty's Ministers, and that thus the last obstacle to the renewal of the old amity between countries whose interests are in so many points identical has been removed. We sincerely trust that in the choice of our future 'representative at the Court of the Emperor Lord Russell will be influenced en tirely by a spirit of conciliation, and that no proper efforts will be wanting to wipe away the irritating remembrance of the causes of the past estrangement.—Herald. VICTOR HUGO'S NEW NOVEL, " Les Travailleurs de la Mer," in which the coast life of the Channel Islands is prominently brought forward, is receiving the finishing touches, previously to being placed in the hands of the printer.— The Reader. WHY LORD CRANWORTH. IS LORD CHANCELLOR. —Manifold are the speculations why Lord - eranworth was elevdted to Ihe woolsack, and why the Attorney-General was not. The principal reason we telieve to be a reluc tance on the part of the Government to charge the coun try with an additional pension under such peculiar circum stances. This difficulty, which would have been made a cry at the elections, was avoided by the course taken. Nor is it likely that Sir R. Palmer was very desirous as yet to accept an honour which must be his ore long. He has a large family, and his present office is far more lucrative. It will be convenient to him to save for a peerage before he assumes it; he cannot do so afterwards.—Law Times of to-day. A DQG SAVED BY THE QUEEN.—A few months back, while the 2d Regiment of Life Guards were quartered in the cavalry barracks at Spital, near Windsor, an order was issued - for the destruction of all the dogs in the barracks. On the morning of the day on which the canine friends of the troopers were to be destroyed her Majesty made an inspection of the Windsor garrison, and while passing through the quarters of the 2d Life Guards, accompanied by the colonel of the regiment, was much attracted by the appearance of a small and very protty ter rier dog named " Dick," belonging to Corporal Woodhouse, a bandsman. The Queen paused, caressed the little dog, and spoke to it. This saved its life, for the colonel gave orders that "Dick" should be allowed to live, while the rest of the dogs were killed, in accordance with the edict that had gone forth. Dick is now the favourite of the re giment, and is honoured with a collar decorated with the regimental buttons, and on the plate of which are some unquestionably dog-grel lines narrating how the animal's lift was fined. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PRUSSIA. RATISBON, JULY 22. The King of Prussia arrived in this town on Thursday evening en route for Gastien. Yesterday a Council of Ministers was held here under the presidency of the King, to which all the Ministers, and also the Prussian ambassador at Paris, had been summoned. M 0 It 0 0 C 0. The Emperor of Morocco has issued an important edict, commanding that no person, poor or rich, should be punished contrary to law, and prohibiting the exaction of any fines except as prescribed by law. It also forbids people to present money or other gifts to any governor or employd ; and if any governor impose fines contrary to imperial decrees the people have the liberty of appeal to his Majesty, who promises complete satisfaction. The Emperor has also appointed a day in each week for receiving and determining the complaints of his poor subjects. Exchange on London, 491 to 491 ; on Paris, 5.24 ; Madrid, 1 dis. Freights unaltered. CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 22. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Nyanza, with the heavy portion of the above mails, 191 passengers, £120,000 in specie, and a general cargo, including 961 bales of raw silk,-value £70,000 sterling. On the 17th inst. iih - e spoke the steamer Euxine, and on the 21st the Ma,ssilia. GIBRALTAR, JULY 17. Her Majesty's troop:ship Orontes sailed on the 15th for Spithead, with invalids and time-expired men. Her Majesty's iron-clad Caledonia, from Ply mouth, arrived on the 12th inst. ITALY. FLORENCE, JULY 22. It is asserted that the Italian Government has received an official despatch from the Spanish Ca binet, wherein Spain recognises the Kingdom of Italy. The despatch makes no reservation what ever, and expressed the most friendly feelings on the part of Spain towards Italy. FRANCE. BOURSE, July 21.—The market is better this morning, and higher quotations are generally ob tained. Threes, for the Account, are at 67f. 65c. Italian Fives remain at 64f. 75c. The extract of the half-yearly exposition of the situation of the Credit Mobilier is still anxiously looked for. It will show a sum of five millions to the benefit of this Company in the profit and loss account. Credit Mobilier shares are in advance of 15f.—at 745 f. Comptoir d'Escompte at 965 f. Bourse closed at improved quotations. Stock and shares in active demand : 41 per Cents 96 75 Ditto Threes — Do. end month — Mexican Loan 47 25 3 per Cents. 67 70 Do. Bonds 3lB 75 Do. end month 67 72 Russian — Credit Mobilier ... 747 50 Austrian Do. end month ... 750 Spanish Threes Bank Shares 3580 Home Debt — Credit Fonder 1265 Deferred Italian Loan 64 80 Roman — Do. end month 64 85 RALLV Orleans ... Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona - - ... 832 50 - - ... 1045 - ... 847 50 ;5 - - - ... 516 25 - - ... 280 - - - ... 417 50 - - ... 482 50 - ... 195 - - 327 50 - 155 - Naval and Military Intelligence. Yesterday Major-General Sir Robert Walpole, K.C.8., commanding the Chatham district, made an official inspection of the chartered East India troopship Malabar, - which has been taken up by the Hon. Council of India for the conveyance of rein- The following are the o troopsforcem ewnhtischtowilKluerrmabcahrekn board from Govern e. ment quay to-day—viz., one non-commissioned officer and 3 men of the 7th Queen's Own Hussars, from Canterbury ; 1 of f icer, 1 bandmaster, and 54 men of the Ist battalion of the 7th Royal Fusiliers, from Walmer ; 1 officer, 1 bandmaster, and 111 non-commissioned officers and men of the Ist bat talion of the 19th Regiment, 1 officer and 49 men of all ranks of the 35th Regiment, and 1 officer and 31 men of the 94th Regiment, from Chatham ; 1 officer of the 55th Regiment, from Preston ; 55 non commissioned officers and men of the 38th Regiment, and 35 men of the 82d Regiment, from Colchester ; 2 officers and 103 non - commissioned officers and men of the 93d Sutherland Highlanders from Stirling, and 2 officers of the 3d battalion of the Rifle Brigade from Winchester. The Tyburnia has also been taken up by the Government for the conveyance of rein forcements to Bombay, and will embark at Graves end 14 officers, 2 staff-sergts., and 340 non-commis sioned officers and men of the 3d Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards, 6th Enniskillen Dragoons, Ist battalion of the 4th King's Own, 102 d Royal Madras Fusiliiers, 45th Regiment, Ist battalion of the Ist Royals, 103 d Royal Bombay Fusiliers, 2d battalion of the 10th Regiment, 16th Queen's Lancers, and the Royal Artillery, together with two officers' wives, 27 women, and 34 children. Every provision has been made on board both ships for the comfort and health of the troops during the voyage. Among the officers who sailed in the Conflict, troopship, from Gravesend, on Thursday morning, for India, with the draught of the 34th Regiment was Ensign J. C. Cowslade. On Thursday evening, shortly before the hour for the cessation of work, Mr. E. J. Reed, the Chief Constructor of the Navy, arrived at Chatham dock yard for the purpose of inspecting the ironclad frigates Bellerophon and Lord Warden, both of -which are in dock fitting and completingfor sea. Ac companied by the master shipwright and officials, Mr. Reed went on board the Bellerophon, and was occupied some time in inspecting the rapid progre;s made towards the completion of that vessel. Already a considerable portion of the six-inch armour plat ing which will inclose the gun battery has been fitted in its place, and the 4i -inch and 5-inch armour is also being attached to the vessel's sides. The chief object of Mr. Reed's visit, however, was connected with the machinery he has invented, and which is now in course of manufacture in Chatham dockyard, for working the large 12-ton 300-pounder Armstrong guns with which the Bellerophon is to be armed, the first deliveries of which have been received at this dockyard. The machinery is ex ceedingly simple, and will be so arranged as not to interfere in the least degree with the comparatively limited space on the gun-deck. The apparatus for working each gun is placed on the lower deck, while a simple arrangement of wheels and screws will enable a couple of men to manoeuvre and train the heaviest guns. Some of the machinery for the 300-pounder guns is now in the fitting-shop, and will be completed in the course of a few days, when it will be subjected to a series of trials under the superintendence of the officials of the establishment. The chief advantage of placing the machinery for working the guns on the lower deck is that it will be below the water line of the frigate, and conse quently quite beyond the reach of hostile shot. The Admiralty have placed the paddle wheel steam frigate Gladiateur, 6, 430 horse-power, (nominal), Captain Elphinstone Aplin, at the dis posal of the Floating Obstruction Committee, for the trials which are to be made in Chatham har bour, under the direction of Vice-Admiral Sir C. Talbot, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief, for the pur pose of testing a new description of boom just com pleted at Chatham ',dockyard, to bQ used for pro tecting the entrance to harbours, and preventing the passage of hostile vessels. The Challenger, 22, steam corvette, 1,462 tons, 400 horse-power, which has been undergoing repairs and been refitted in Sheerness dockyard, was yester day taken to the measured mile off Maplin Sands, for the trial of her machinery, The vessel was in charge of Capt. A. Barrow, of the Steam Reserve ; Mr. G. Tucker, Inspector of Machinery Afloat ; Mr. S. Townsend, foreman of the factory ; and Mr. Herbert, assistant master shipwright at Sheerness dockyard, being likewise present. The following were the results of the trial :—Speed of vessel, full power, 10.721 knots per hour ; half power, 9.017 knots ; draught of water forward, 17ft. 4in. ; aft, 18ft. 10in. ; pressure of steam in boilers, 201 b. ; vacuum of steam in condensers, at full power, 251 ; at half power, 261 ; revolutions of engines full power, 60 ; half power, 48 ; force of wind, 3 to 4 N.E. ; quantity of coal on board, 230 tons. The engines were stopped in 12secs. from the moving of the telegraph, started ahead in ssecs, and backed astern in ssecs. The trial was considered satisfac tory, and the vessel will be placed in the first divi sion of the Sheerness Steam Reserve. The Octavia, 35, screw wooden frigate, 3,161 tons, 500-horse power, Capt. Chas. F. Hillyar, made her official trial over the measured mile course in Stokes Bay, near Portsmouth, yesterday, prepara tory to sailing on her experimental cruise with the frigates Constance and Arethusa. All three frigates were fitted some three years since with experimental machinery by different engineering firms, and with out limit to first cost of the machinery or design of the engines, the object being to ascertain the best form of marine engine, combined with economy in the consumption of fuel, steam, and boiler space. The engines of the Octavia were manufactured by Messrs. Maudslay, Sons, and Field, from designs by Mr. Sells, the chief draughtsman to the firm, and their chief noticeable features are-the employment of three cylinders, with their cranks placed at an angle of 120 deg. with each other to render the power, exerted uniform in its motion, the surface condensing system adopted, the superheating of the boilers, and a peculiar arrangement of working the slides without eccentrics. The details have been fully explained on previous occasions in The Sun. The engines drive a Maudslay-Griffiths screw of 18ft. 2in. diameter, 20ft. 3in. pitch, a length of 3ft. 2in., and an immersion of the upper edge of 3ft. 3in. on starting from her anchorage yesterday morning for the measured mile, the ship's draught of water at the time being 20ft. 10in. forward and 23ft. 10in. aft, with 248 tons of coal on board, and complete in stores for sea service. The Octavia got under weigh from Spithead yesterday morning by 9 a.m., and immediately en tered upon her trial, which lasted until nearly 3 p.m. The following officers were on board-viz., First-Lieut. J. Michell, of her Majesty's ship Asia, in charge, as the representative of Capt. H. Cald well, C. 8., commanding the steam reserve at Ports mouth ; Mr. W. Williamson, inspector of machi nery to the Channel Fleet, in charge of and to report to the Admiralty on the results of the sea trials of the three frigates ; Mr. Sells, the designer of the engines; Mr. H. Warrenner, representative of Messrs. Maudslay, the manufacturers of the engines ; Mr. Murdoch, inspector of machinery afloat at Portsmouth, and Mr. W. Lynn, assistant engineer of the dockyard at Portsmouth, to conduct the trial of the ship over the measured mile. The wind was very light from about south-west, and the conditions of the weather altogether as favour able for developing the ship's speed at its highest possible rate as could be wished for. The general results of the day's trial will be most briefly ex plained by the following figures, full boiler power only being used :-No. 1 run, time 4h. 41m. ; speed of ship, 12.811 knots ; steam, 241 b. ; VACUUM, 26 inches ; revolutions of engines, 67. No. 2 run, time, Gh. 6m. ; speed, 9.830 knots ; steam, 2511 b. ; vacuum, 26 inches ; revolutions, 68k. No. 3 run, time, 4h. 31m. ; speed, 13.284 knots ; steam, 261 b. ; vacuum, 26 inches ; revolutions, 69. No. 4 run, time, Gh. Bm. ; speed, 9.873 knots ; steam, 25i1b. ; vacuum, 26 inches ; revolutions, 69. No. 5 run, time, 4h. 28m. ; speed, 14.432 knots ; steam, 261 b. ; vacuum, 26 inches ; revolutions, 69. No. 6 run, time, 6h. 10m. ; speed, 9.729 knots ; steam, 261 b. ; vacuum, 26 inches ; revolutions, 68k. The mean speed of the ship by the six runs was 11.536. The temperature of the superheated steam during each of the six runs was 325 deg., 323 deg., 325 deg., 326 deg., 326 deg., 326 deg. Two circles were made, also with full boiler power, with these results :-Helm to starboard.-Time in gettinghelm up, 1 min. 13 sec. ; angle of rudder, 23 deg. ; turns of wheel, 2.5 ; men at wheel, 13 ; half circle made in 2 min. 58 sec. ; full circle made in 5 min. 46 sec. Helm to port. Time in getting helm up, 1 min. ; angle of rudder, 25 deg. ; turns of wheel, 2.5 ; men' at wheel, 13 ; the half-circle was made in 3 min. 6 sec. ; the full circle in 5 min. 52, sec. The trials with half-boiler-power, which are with these vessels of very little consequence, were abandoned owing to the unexpected priming of one of the boilers, but they may yet be made before the ship starts on her cruise, should the Admiralty decide that such a course is necessary. At the conclusion of the circle trials, and before the ship re-anchored at Spithead, she was swung under steam by Mr. F. H. May, master of the Victory, flagship, to ascertain the de viation of her compass, after which she came to anchor at the western part of Spithead ; there she awaits orders from the Admiralty. Those orders may this morning direct the ship to make her half-power runs in the usual form over the measured mile in Stoke's-bay, and 24 hours afterwards proceed on her cruise, or they may direct the ship at once to proceed, on the termination of 24 hours from her first trial, to the rendezvous of the threelrigates in Torbay, and thence on her cruise with her two consorts. Capt. Hillyar, of the Octavia, will be Commodore of the squadron. To carry out the trials of the engines iu the most complete and perfect form possible, the Ad miralty have appointed teryporarily to the Octavia Mr. W. Williamson, Inspector of Machinery to the Channel Fleet, to superintend the entire course of trials, and report upon them for the information of their lordships. Each ship is to make four separate trials of the capabilities of its machinery, the weather on each day of trial to be as nearly as pos sible alike, or the trial to be repeated to render the conditions in that respect equal. When the ships have completed their trials (which are to take place between the Isle of Wright and the Lizard), and Mr. Williamson has completed his report, the squadron. will return to Spithead, fill up with_ coal, and await further orders from the Admiralty. The Liverpool, 35, screw wooden frigate, 2,656 tons, 600 horse power, Captain Rowley Lambert, now lying at Spithead, sails from Spithead with the Octavia, and will accompany the squadron during its cruise. This cruise of the three frigates has, how ever, necessarily been preceded by a trial of their speed over the measured mile of the trial ground of the port at which they received their outfit, and the' second of such trials, that of Octavia was made yes terday. The forthcoming trials in the channel of the peculiar qualities, good or bad, of each description of engine in the three frigates will be, as a matter of course, of considerably less value now than had they been made when the ships were first ready for trial some three years back. Many important facts which must have resulted from the trials if made at that time have since become known, the natural fruits of experience during the intermediate time ; but there are doubtless other facts of importance which may be brought to light during the trials which are now to be made. As relates only to the preliminary trials of speed (which are made without measure ment of fuel) over the measured mile, it is some what to be wondered at that the Admiralty did not order all three ships to be tried over one course, in lieu of allowing each ship to be tried on a separate measured ground. With one course for all three ships equal conditions of trial might have been attained, but with three different courses the conditions could not in all respects be the same The Octavia has the original bow with which she was designed and built as a sailing frigate by the late Sir W. Symonds. She proved herself by her trial yesterday to be a moderately fast vessel (for her class) under steam. She is a very useful, handy, comfortable ship in waters where such wooden craft can still be considered effective as men of war, but she will be utterly useless as a man of war if brought into comparison with ironclad ships, even of such a HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, July 21. Her Majesty visited the Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley yesterday afternoon, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Helena. The Queen crossed over from Osborne Pier in the royal yacht Alberta, Captain his Serene Highness Prince Leiningen, and landed in front of the hospi tal at a quarter before 7 o'clock. Colonel Wilbraham, C. 8., and the officers of the establishment, were in waiting to receive her Ma jesty. A large number of convalescents were drawn up near the entrance for the Queen's inspection. Her Majesty then entered the building and went through many of the wards, addressing a few words to the sick and inquiring into their cases. The Queen returned to Osborne at half-past eight o'clock. . . _ The suite in attendance consisted of the Countess of Gainsborough, the Hon.EmmaLascelles, Colonel the Hon. A. Hardinge, and Major-General Sir T. M. Biddulph. Her Royal Highness Princess Louise rode on horseback, attended by the Hon. Horatia Stopford. The Queen of the Netherlands. Yesterday morning her Majestyvisited Newgate, attended by her suite, and afterwards, accompanied by Count Rendwyck and Baroness Pabst, went to the " Grove" at Watford to visit the Earl and Countess of Clarendon. Her Majesty remained to lunch, and was accompanied back to the station by the Earl of Clarendon. Her Majesty will leave Claridge's Hotel this afternoon at three o'clock for Woolwich, and em bark for Rotterdam. The Prince and Princess of Wales. PLYMOUTH, Friday. The orangery at Mount Edgcumbe was yesterday afternoon the scene of a brilliant gathering. About 100 of the nobility and gentry staying in the neighbourhood assembled there at the invitation of the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe to meet the Prince and Princess of Wales at luncheon. Among those present were the Duke of Somerset, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke of Vallambrosa, the Duke of St. Albans, Lord and Lady Temple town, Earl and Lady de Grey, the Earl of Morley, Lord and Lady Vivian, Lord and Lady Skelmers dale, and Captain Le Brie, commander of the Magenta. The orangery was fitted up for the occa sion with the utmost taste. The walls were draped with flags and banners, and decorated with pieces of tapestry, beautiful specimens of mediaeval art, which were obtained from Clothele-hall. Around the room, too, were ranged casques and helmets, and other armour of ancient fashion. Baskets of flowers embedded in moss and fern hung from the ceiling, and in garlands and festoons on every side, making the air fragrant with their perfume. From the centre window a pathway of crimson cloth led to the carriage drive outside. During luncheon, which was served at 3 o'clock, the band of the Royal Plymouth Division of Marines was in attendance and played a selection of music. Notwithstanding the unfavourable promise of the early part of the day, the afternoon was bright and warm, and a large number of visitors were attracted to the park. Among them the Prince and Princess walked about, freely entering into conversation with those whom they happenedto recognise. In the evening they honoured Lord and Lady Templetown with their company at dinner at Mount Wise, where the following guests were as sembled to meet 4hem :—The Duke of Somerset, Lord de Grey and Ripon, Col. Berm, Royal Artil lery ; Captain of the French Navy M. Le Bris, Captain of the French Navy M. Baelnue, Lieut.- Colonel Benson, 66th Regiment ; Major G. P. Colley, Brigade-Major ; Rear-Admiral the Hon. J. Drummond, Lieut.-Colonel Daniell, 28th Regi- Meat ; Captain Sir William Fairfax, A.D.C. ; Ad miral Sir Charles H. Fremantle, K.C.B. ; Rear- Admiral Fanshawe, Colonel Gascoigne, C. 8., Com mandant Royal Marines ; Major Grey, Captain Hore, R.N. ; Lieut.-Colonel Jervois, C. 8., R.E. ; Colonel Owen, C. 8., R.E. ; Lieutenant-General Knollys, Captain o gerrier, French Navy ; Captain Pigeart, French Navy ; Miss Spalding, Rear-Ad miral Symonds, C. 8., R.N; Lieut.-General the Hon. Arthur Upton, and Mrs. Woodford. Later in the evening the Prince and PrinCess were present at the ball, which was given in honour of their visit, as well as in compliment to the French and Austrian naval officersnow staying at this port. The duty of making the necessary preparations for the ball was undertaken by a committee composed of Captain Codd, R.N. ; Captain Ewart, C.B. ; R.N. ; Lieut.-Colonel Milman, Royal Artillery ; Capt. Beauchamp Seymour, C. 8., R.N. ; Capt. Cormack, C. 8., R.N. ; Lieut.-Colonel Clavill, Royal Marines ; Major Coiling, and Capt. Durnford, Royal Engineers ; Mr. E. Moore, Superintendent of Stores ; Capt. Williams, 28th Regiment, acting as honorary secretary. The great difficulty which met the committee at the outset was to secure a room sufficiently large to accommodate the large numbers to whom they desired to send invitations. This difficulty was, however, overcome by the selec tion of the Melville Stores, at the Royal IVilliarn Victualling-yard, for the purpose. Here w ere spacious rooms, one being 180 ft. long by 50ft. in breadth, and another of almost equal proportions, besides rooms of smaller dimensions but still of con siderable size, which might be used as cloak and refreshment rooms. Much remained to be done, however, before the bare walls on which the com mittee had to work could be made to wear an ap pearance in harmony - With the new use to which the rooms were to be converted. Still by dint of great exertion and the exercise of much skill this difficulty, too, was successfully surmounted. At the end of the laf gest room, furthest from the entrance, a slightly elevated dais was erected, on which seats for the Prince and Princesswere placed, the whole being su rmoun t e d b y a canopy of flags of various colours, among them the French Tricolor and the Royal Standard. The decoration of the remainder of the room was effected by a tasteful arrangement on the walls of the flags of almost every nation, and by the frequent use of armour trophies. Two hundred gas lamps sus pended from the slight iron work by which the roof is supported, and hanging at short intervals in groups of 20 along the centre of the room, shed an ample light all round. On the left-hand side of the dais was the entrance to the supper-room, which ran at right angles to the ballroom, and which was deco rated after a somewhat similar fashion. The stair case leading to the ballroom was also draped with red cloth. The invitations to the ball were issued in the names of Lieut.-Gen. Viscount Templctown, C. 8., Rear-Admiral Sir C.Fremantle, K.C.8., and the officers of the united service at Plymouth. Shortly after 10 o'clock the company began rapidly to assemble. At 11 o'clock the French officers en tered the room, the band playing " Partaut pour la Syrie." By this time there could not have been less that 760 or 800 present, and as the naval and mili tary uniforms predominated over the more sombre attire of the civilians the assembly wore an unusually brilliant aspect. It was not till half-past 11 that the Prince and Princess of Wales arrived. They were received at the entrance to the building by a guard of honour of the Royal Marines, and were immediately preceded by the Duke of Somerset, Lord de Grey and Ripon, the Duchess of Suther land, Lord and Lady Templetown, Lord Mount Edgcumbe, and Lady de Grey. On entering the ballroom they walked up the centre to the dais, bowing repeatedly to the ladies and gentlemen who stood on each side as they passed. The coming of the Princess was the cause of all the more grati fication because fears had been entertained through out the day that she would not be present. Dancing commenced immediately after the ar rival of the Royal party, the ball being opened with a quadrille, in which the Princess was the partner of Lord Templetown, and the Prince of Lady Temple town. In the Lancers, which followed, the Princess danced with Captain B. Seymour, R.N., and the Prince with the Duchess of Sutherland. At ono o'clock the Royal party partook of refreshment in the supper-room, and the Prince and Princess im mediately afterwards returned to Mount-Edgcumbe. Tho ball was, however, kept up with much spirit until nearly dawn. The following is a list of the principal guests in vited :—The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke of Somerset, the Earl of Shrewsbury, Earl de Grey and Ripon, the Countess of Dalkeith, Viscount and Viscountess Templetown, Lord and Lady Vivian, Lord Faversham, the Earl of Morley, Lord and Lady Skelmersdale, the Earl of Listowel, Lord Tredegar, Earl Vane, Earl Cathcart, Lady Rosse, Lady Sawle, Sir J. R. Brooke, Sir R. Collier and Lady Collier, Mr. W. Morrison, M.P., Mr. Dent, M.P., Sir John and Lady Kingscome and Miss Kingscombe, Rear-Admiral Sir C. and Lady Fremantle, Sir F. and Lady Graham, Sir W. Gordon, R.E., General Hutchinson, Colonel and Miss Hicks, Sir W. and Lady Harris and the Misses Harris, Capt. Hall, RN., Sir E. and Lady Kerrison, Sir M. and Lady Lopes, Col. and Mrs. Maxwell, Admiral Mundy, Col. and Lady Hastings Russell, Admiral and Mrs. Symonds, Mr. St. Aubyn, Mr. G. and Lady Augusta Sturt, Major and Mrs. Stro der, Admiral Sir Houston and Lady Stewart, Sir W. Fairfax, &c. The French officers from the Ma genta present at the ball were :—Captains Lebris and Lefevre Dubna ; Lieuts. Bonomy de Villeme reiul, Emery, Lendormy-Emdelle, Littee, and Pougin de Maisonneuve ; Ensigns Hardouin and De Leantand-Donine ; Aide-Commissaire Gestin, Surgeon (Ist class) Jolieu, Surgeon (2d class) Hel leouet, Surgeon (third class) Theret ; Assistant (2d class) Julien; Volunteers Vertier, Belin, Charpig non, and Busset. Those from La Flandre were Captains Baehme and Margolle ; Lieuts. Thoreau Lassalle, Longueville, Goudeville, Lange de Fer rieres, Hubert, Lasme Ducolombier, and Tiret Aide-Commissaire Henry ; Surgeon (Ist class) roye, Surgeon (2d class) Mathis. From the Ariel, Capt. Poiner d'Hauterive, Lieut. Arago, Ensigns Lullier and Clemenceau, Surgeon (2d class) Cosquer. • The Prince and Princess will, as has been already stated, sleep on board the Osborne to-night, and, as the weather has again assumed a favourable aspect, they will in all probability start for the coast of Cornwall to-morrow morning. PLYMOUTH, Saturday Morning. The Royal yacht Osborne, with their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales on board, left Barnpool, Mount Edgecumbo, at 4 o'clock this morning, for the west ward. Wind south-east, a light breeze ; weather fine. It is probable that the Prince will visit Fowey, distant, about 25 miles, before proceeding to Penzance. The Turkish frigate Osman Ghazy, from Greenock, ar rived last evening ; the French ships Magenta, La Flandre, and Ariel are preparing to leave this evening for Cher bourg. RECENT WILLS AND BEQUESTS (From the Illustrated London News) The will of Major-General Augustus S. Hawkins, of her Majesty's Indian Army, lately residing at Kelvedon, Essex, was proved in the London Court by his relict, Mrs. Henrietta Hawkins, the sole exe cutrix. The will is dated October 7, 185-, with a codicil made in 1861, and the gallant officer died May 30, 1865. He has made some bequests to his son and daughter, and leaves the residue of his pro perty to his wife. - The will of Admiral Henry Meynell, of Hill street, Berkeley-square, was proved in L on d on by the executes—viz., Hugo Francis M e y n ell- Ingram, Esq. (his nephew), and James li. H a llet, Esq., of Great George-street, Westminster. The personalty was sworn under £lBO,OOO. The gallant and distinguished Admiral entered the Navy in 1803, was Captain in 1816, and full Admiral in 1862. He was M.P. for Lisburn from 1826 to 1847, and was attached to the Court and household of George IV., William IV., and her present Ma jesty ; and died, at Paris, at the age of seventy five, having executed his will in 1863, and added thereto f3ur codicils. There are many liberal and specific bequests ; amongst them the gilt tea-service which belonged to H.R.H. the late Duke of York : this he leaves to his brother, Hugo Charles Meynell- Ingram, Esq., and to his brother's wife a legacy of £4OO. His horses and guns he lea ies to his nephew and executor, Hugo Charles Meynell-Ingram, toge ther with a legacy of £5OO, and a like sum to his other executor, Mr. Hallett. To his sister, the wife of Colonel S. IVaymouth, £lO,OOO. also an annuity of £2,000, and a life interest in upwards of 133,000 ; this latter su ra at her death, is to be divided between the two chil dren of his said brother, who are to receive an im mediate legacy of £5,000, and are a pp o i n t e d resi duary legatees. A provision is also made for the colonel should he be the survivor. There is a legacy of £5,000 to his widowed sister, Mrs. Beckett. There are other lagacies to his friends, and also to his servants. The will of William Mann, Esq., of Eltham, Kent , was proved in London by Messrs. Henry and Fre' derick J. Chester, solicitors, Newington-butts, the executors. The personalty was sworn under £60,000. The testator died in March last, having executed his will Dec. 24, 1864. The legacies are mail and liberal. To each of his executors, Henry and Frederick Chester, £5,000 and his freeholds in Kent and in Bishopsgate-street ; to the four chil dren of the latter, £l,OOO each ; to the wife of Mr. Holland, draper, Newington-causeway, £3,000, and the freehold premises, which latter are to pass to her children, leaving also to each of them £l,OO O to his tenants Misses Colman, the freehold resi dence in their occupation, together with a legacy of £l,OOO each ; to his tenant, Mr. Seldon, fish monger, Lambeth ' the freehold house ; to Mr' Shott, some freeholds, and to each of his five chil dren, £l,OOO ; to Mr. Evans, surgeon, Brix ton, £2,000 ; to Mr. Paine, clerk to Messrs• Chester, £5OO ; to his bailiff and gamekeeper 2, £2OO ; to his housekeeper £5O; and legacies to his other servants. All legacies to be paid free of duty Legacies to the following charitable institutions The National Schools, Newington -butts ; tot: l ' Surrey Dispensary, Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Blin School, and the Society for the Propagation of tu Gospel,each £l,OOO. To the Female Orphan MY; lum, York-road, £2,000 ; and to the churchwardet . of Newington £2,000 for the poor of that pal e d The residue of his property he leaves to be divt amongst the seven before-named charities. VAYS. Cash. dimutive and slow-going class as the Research. Her armament consists of 14 8-inch smoothbore guns and 12 64-pounder shunt rifled guns on her main deck battery, with one 110-pounder and eight 40-pounder breech-loading Armstrongs and the usual complement of boat guns on her upper deck. Mr. Gale, electrician, of Plymouth, who was successful on Wednesday last, at Mount Edgcumbe, in proving the facility with which the explosive qualities of any amount of gunpowder can be ren dered available at will, attended yesterday, in com pany with Mr. Saunders, the Select Committee of Woolwich Arsenal, and exemplified his method by experiments. The whole of them was so thoroughly satisfactory that the membors of the committee ex pressed a unanimous opinion in favour of the inven tion. On the assembling of the committee in their boardroom, at 12 o'clock, Mr. Saunders, for Mr. Gale, who is totally blind, entered into an explana tion of the ingredients by which the powder is ren dered inexplosive. He applied a slow match to a wooden bowl full of powder without effecting the slightest ignition. The match partly burnt in the loose gunpowder, but died out without causing even a spark. The powder was then passed through a sieve, and the explosive qualities were found to be once more present. It was, in short, proved that if Mr. Gale's process is adopted there will be no greater danger in transporting an open barge full of gun powder than a load of sand. The subject is of the deepest importance, and is discussed at Woolwich with the greatest interest. The examination of officers, candidates for admis sion to the Staff College, before the Vice-President (Major-Gen. Hamilton) and the members of 'the Council of Military Education commenced on Thurs day last at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. The exa mination will terminate on Friday next, 28th inst. The next examination of candidates for direct commissions by the Council of Military Education will commence on Monday, the 31st inst., at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. As usual, the first day will be devoted to medical examination, and the examination will conclude on Monday, 7th prox. ttragat &Int M