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Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded " Kinahan's LL Whisky." MUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1850), 14, gUSSE LL-STRE ET. COVENT-GARDEN, LONDON. Prompt ADVANCES on all description of Security. Forms free on application by letter to EDWARD HARPER. Secretary. UNDER THE ESPECIAL PATRONAGE OF HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN. THE ROYAL NAVAL, MILITARY, EAST INDIA, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Established in the year 1837. LIVES ASSURED in all parts of the world under mos favourable conditions. ARTHUR R. HAMILTON, Secretary. 17, Waterloo-place, Pall-Mall, London, S.W. Additional Agents and Medical Referees wanted in pro mei& to wn.9. T HE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSUR A.NCE COMPANY. Offices-1, Dale-street, Liverpool; 20 and 21. Poultry; 7, Cornhill, and Charing-cross, London. Invested Funds £3,177,166 Fire Premiums for the year 1865 Life do. JOHN ATKINS, Resident Secretary, London. LIFE CLAIMS are payable in thirty days after they are admitted. FIRE POLICIES falling due at MIDSUMMER must be RENEWED on or before the Ottrof July. A.D. 1720. ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Established by Charter of his Majesty George the First), FOR SEA, FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Offices, Royal Exchange, London. Branch Office, 29, Pail-mall, S.W. OCTAVIUS WIGRAM, Esq., Governor. JAMES Eeriaw Any HODGSON, Esq., aub-Governor. UJIARLES JOHN MANNING, Esq., DepUty-GOVer IIO T. DIRECTORS. Robert Barclay, Esq. Wm. Tetlow Hibbert, Esq.' John Garratt Cattley, Esq. Wiimot Holland, Esq. Mark Currie Close, Esq. Neviie Lubbock, Esq. Edward James Daniell, Esq. Geo. F. Malcolmson, Esq. William Davidson, Esq. Henry Nelson, Esq. Thomas Dent, Esq. Lord ji>celine W. Percy. Alexander Druce, Esq. Charles Robinson, Esq, Fredk. Jos. Edlmann, Esq, I Samuel LCO Schuster, Esq. Charles H. G °schen, Esq. Eric Carrington Smit h, Es q . Riversdale W. Grenfell, Esq. Joseph Somes, Esq. Francis Alex. Hamilton, Esq. William Wallace, Esq. Roba. Amadeus Heath, Esq. Chas. Baring Young, Esq. Medical Referee, SAMUEL Sonn - r, Esq., F.R.S. NOTICE.—The usual Fifteen Days allowed for payment of FIRE PREMIUMS falling due at MIDSUMMER will expire on 9th July. FIRE and LIFE ASSURANCES may be effected on ad vantageous terms. The Duty on Fire Assurances has been reduced to the uni form rate of is. Bd. per cent. per annum. No charge is made by this Corporation for Fire Policy or Stamp, however small the Assurance may be. FARMING-STOCK.—No extra charge is made for the use of Steam Thrashing Machines. The Reversionary Bonus on British LIFE POLICIES has averaged nearly 2 per cent. per annum on the sum assured. Equivalent reductions have been made in the Premiums payable by persons who preferred that form of Boizus. The divisions of Profit take place every Five years. Any sum not exceeding £15,000 may be insured on one Life. This Corporation affords to the Assured- - Liberal participation in Profits—with the guarantee of a large invested Capital Stock, and exemption, under Royal Charter, from the liabilities of partnership. The advantages of modern practice,—with the security of an Office whose resources have bee n tested by the ex perience of nearly a CENTURY AND A HALF. Prospectuses and all information may be obtained on ap plication to any of the Company's Agents, or at the ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON. ROBT. P. STEELE, Secretary. A BEAUTIFUL DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, WITH Illustrative Sketches of CABINET FURNITURE and. DECORATIVE UPHOL STERY, sant free per post or given on a pplication. The es Stock, corresponding to the List, is ma rked in plain figur. An efficient representative will wait upon the Nobility, Clergy, and Gentry in any part of the kingdom. ATKINSON & CO., CABINET AKERS, UPHOLSTERERS, LINEN DRAPERS, AND HOUSE AGENTS, 198, 200, 202, 204, 206, 208, and 210, WESTMI NSTER BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON. HE CURTAINS O F A HOUSE Tgive the tone and character to its appearance. They should be changed with the changing seasons. ATKINSON and CO. are prepared with their Sum mer Stock of Curtains —the new Pekinette Stripes for Drawing and Dining Rooms, Pekin and Persian Cloths, Muslin, - Lace and Leno, with all the new Designs in this year's Chintzes. ATKINSON & CO., 198, 200, 202, 204, 206, 208, and 210, WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON. THE SUMMER STOCK OF CARPETS, REPLENISHED with the Newest Designs from the best makers, comp rises FELTS, KIDDER, BRUSSELS, VELVET PILE, AXMINSTER, and TURKEY. Every kind of material f or covering ball or pass . age, Floor Cloth, Cork Carpet , Linoleum, and Kamptulicon ATKINSON & CO., 198, 200. 202, 204, 206, 208, and 210, WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON. A GREAT LUXURY FOR THE BU MMER. ATKINSON mid CO.'S PATENT SPRING MATTRESS, cool, comfortable, and economical. ATKINSON and CO., 198, 200, 202, 204, 206, 208, and 210, Westminster -bridge road, J.ondon. ThINNEFORD'S FLUID MAGNESIA.- ..iv The medical profession for Thirty years have approved of this pure solution of Magnesia as the best remedy for Acidit yof the Stomach, Hartburn, Gou, and Indiwestion and as a mild aperient i t s e especially ada t pted for ladies and children. Prepared by DINNEFORD and CO. Chemists, AO., 172, New Bond-street, London ; And sold throughtut the world by all respectable chemists. CiiIITION.—See that "Dinneford and Co." is on each bottle and red label over the cork. S - lIBSCRIPTIONS for the WIDOW and CHILDREN of the late Captain R. 11. GRONO W, formerly o f th e G r enadier Guards, and Author of " Recol lections and Anecdotes," "Celebrities of London and aria" to. Captain Gronow, who lately died in Paris, mule 't a widow and four young children, by his second Inarriage utterly destitute, without means to defray his funeral expenses, or even to purchase bread. Captain Gronow was disinherited by his father, in favour of his brother, a clergy ma n, and the small in come which he derived from ',be interest of a sum charged on the family , estate ceased with his life while the sums he received from time .o time for his " Recollections" were expanded in providing for the increasing expen ses of his young f ' al nilY• Under these distressing circumstances the friends of Madame Gronow in Paris came to her aid, and they now London, to the liberality of her late husband's friends in -London, and also to the readers of his Reminiscences, for contributions to enable her to maintain and educate her children. Subscriptions received by Messrs. SMITH, ELDER, and Co., 65, Cornhill, and 45, Pall-mall ; and by Messrs. Cox and GREENWOOD, Army Agents, Craig's-court, Parliament street. • NO MORE PILLS OR ANY OTHER MEDICINE. DU BARRY'S delicious health -restoring Invalids' and Infants' Food, THE REVALENTA ARABICA, yields three times as much a ssimilatin g and strengthening nourishment as the best meat, an d restores perfect diges tion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, refreshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the most dis9r dered or enfeebled — rem ovin g speedily and eff ectuallin digestion (dyspepsia), cough, asthma, consumption, ha bitual constipation, diarrhoea, all gastric derangements., h a emorrhoids, liver complaints, flatulency, nervous ness, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head and ears, rheumatism, gou t, im p urities, eruptions, hys t er i a , neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea and sickness even in pregnancy or at sea, sinking fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains in the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders.. It is the most digestible of all fo ods and suitable for:m- Valids and infants In all complaints. We quote a few out of 62,000 Cures:—Cure No. 58,216 of the Marchioness de Brehan , of seven years' liver com plaint, wasting away, debility, nervousness, irritability, With a nervous palpitation all over, bad digestion, con stant sleeplessness, an d the most intolerable nervous agitation. Cure No. 71, of dyspepsia, from the Right Hon. the Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord Lieutenant of the county of Waterford :-1 have derived much benefit from your excellent food.—Stuart do Decies, Dromana, Cappoquin, m county Waterford. Cure No. 54,816 from the Rev. James •Campbell, Syderstone Rectory, near Fakenham, Nor folk. In all cases of indigestion, and particularly when the liver is more than usually sleeted, 1 consider it the best of all remedies. It regulates the bile, and makes it fl ow in cases which would not adm it of mercury in any shape. In short, a healthy flow of the bile is one of the earliest and bests ymptoms You can make what use you lease of this communication =i am, gentlemen, James l • Campbell. Cure No. 52,422, —Bridge House, Frim seZ? Surrey : Thirty-three years' diseased lungs, the e itting of blood, liver derangement, deafness, singing in e_ars, constipation, debility, shortness of breath, and nought have been removed by your Revalenta Arabic My ; `.. , gs, liver, stomach, head, and ears are all right, my hear , Perfect, and my recovery is a marvel to all ray acquaint -072. —James Roberts, Timber Merchant. Cure No. 49,832. fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervous ness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sick of Lynn, Norfolk. Cure NZ; _and vomiting. Maria Joly, °ll, 121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, i ndigestion,_ gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. diarrhoea. No. 56,814.—Mr. Saml. Laxton . ,Leicester, of two years' 4s 7 l. 6 r,hma. The food is sold in canisters, 11b. 2s 9d ; 21b., e s ". ; 121 b., 215.; 241 b., 40s. Buper-refined quality, lib., 24 i L 21b., 125.; 51b., 225. ; IMb., 335. The 10Ib., 121 b., and bv canisters, carriage free on receipt of Post-office Order, Barry Du Barry and Co., 77. Regent-street, London ; ' ‘ ` ... 4 .: A Phillips, Tea Dealors, 3, King William - street ; like at 65, Graceehurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 49, Bishops -7:e -street Within ; 68 150 and 29E, Oxford-street; 330, roa Tid ; 54, Upper Baker-street; 163, Tottenham-court , 01 0 `` 96 , Upper-street, Islington N.; Harvey, Notting-hill ; te se Brothers, 65, High-street; and Stubbs, Queen's- St. John's-wood, London; and all respectable - "' gr b and Chemists.—Boware of spurious imitations. N°. 23,099. NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF "JOHN AND I." Next week, in 3 vo l s.. THE WILD FLOWER of RAVENSWORTH. By the Author of "JOHN AND I," "Du. JACOB," &C. Hurst and Blackett,l3. Great Marlborough-street Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., FELICIA'S DOWRY. By Mrs. FITZMAURICE OKBDEN. Felicia Dowry' Is the work of a highly cultivated mind. The characters are well drawn, the language good, the inte re,t fully sustained , and the moral of t he story excellent. But the most graphic parts of the book are those in which the reader is introduced into aristocratic circles. There the authoress is evidently quite at home." —Messenger. llurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street At all Libraries and Booksellers, in 2 vols., crown Eivo., 21 5., UP 'THE COUNTRY. By the Hon. Miss EDEN, Author of " The Semi-attached Couple," and "The Semi-detached House." Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. Limp cloth, price ls., YSTEMATIC MEMORY ; or, Hove to Make S a Bad Memory Good, and a Good Memory Better. By T. MACLAUEN. London: F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. THE HIGH PRICE OF MEAT. Just published, 250 pages, boards is. 6d., cloth 25.. 'VEGETABLE COOKERY, PASTRY, 84c. ; V containing Five Hundred healthy and tasty dishes without the use of Meat. Full f ormation of thegreatest value to every housewife and CL o ok. inf London: F. Pitman. 20, Paternoster -row. NEW NOVEL. Just published, 1 vol., cloth, price 100. Bd., 4 , LYNTON GRANG'.E. ANove: By J. R. S. lIARINGTON. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. Second Edition, extra cloth. price I s. 6d., THE LITTLE THINGS OF NATURE. A. By LEo H. GEINDON, Author of" Lite: its Nature," &c "It has seldom been our lot to read a book more one be.utibdore - f u lly written and more deep l y interesting than the us"—Christian News. " He presents scientific facts, whether physical or metaphy sical, in a form which makes them far more relishable th an the most imaginative novels." —Norfolk News. London: F. pitman, 20, Paternoster-row. Fe,ap. Bvo., extra cloth gilt, gilt edges. price 3s. 6d., LOVE : a Selection from the A bestßook Poets, 133 THOMAS SHORTER, Editor of " of Englial Poetry," 6 C. London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster -row. METROPOLITAN DISTRICT RAILWAY • COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN; that the holders of Scrip Certificates are required to bring in their Scrip, and pay a further sum of Ten per Cent- upon each. Certificate of £lOO to the Company's Bankers, Messrs. GLYN, 3VIILLS, CURRIE, & Co., Messrs. ROBARTS, LUBBOCK, & Co., Messrs. HERRIES, FARQUHAR, & on or before the 21st day of July, 1866, in order Co.,that such Scrip may be registered in Shares of the Company, pur suant to the Company's Special Act and the Prospectus under which such Scrip Certificates were issued. And NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that if d e f a u l t t shall be made in bringing in such Certificates and pay of the further Ten per Cent. for 14 days beyond the day so appointed, such Scrip Certificates and the amount al ready paid thereon will be forfeited. Dated this 28th day of G EO . 1866. (By order) HOPWOOD, Secretary. 6, Westminster-chambers, Victoria street, S.W. SECOND-HAND FIRE-PROOF SAFES and IRON DOORS. Call and Inspect the Largest Assortment in the World. by 1511,ner, Tarr, Leadbeater, Sfordan, Thos. Perry and Son, and Geo. Price, at half the cost of new. Sketches and prices free. GRIFFITHS, Can West. Just published, 2d ; sent by the author for 3 sta.nps, UGLINESS and BEAUTY ; being a Pamphlet descriptive of articles and means used for improving t h e a ppearance. By ALEX. BOSS, 248, High liolbcrn, London. PANISFI FLY is the acting i n g redient in SALEX. ROSS'S CANTHAEIDES OIL, which speedily produces whiskers and thickens hair, 85 6d, ssBd, and 106 6d ; sent by post for si , 84, and 144 stamps.—ALEX.. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. and all Chemists. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY. —Corns cured in one day by using ALEX. BOSS'S CHIROPO. This preparation gradually dissolves the Corn t in a few stamps. hours, remov i n g the very root. Pr ice 4s; sent o y pos for 60 —248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. lIAIR-CITRLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London. —ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID Sold or Gentlem en's hair immediately it is applied. Ladies' at 35 6d, 58 6d, and 105 6d ; sent free for 54, 84, and 144 stamps. ,_gad of all Chemists. (IRBY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London. — IA ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na tural in effect. Price 38 ed, 5s ed. and ICs ed ; sent by post for 54, 84, and 141 stamps ; and all Chemists. HAIR DESTROYER. -248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes superfluous hair from the face, neck , and arms, without effect to the skin. Price 3s 6d, 5s 6d, and 108 6d; sent for 54, 84, and 144 stamps.—Had of all Chem ists. 1111VIPLE REMOVER. —All diseases of the s kin are improved by o ne dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGETABLE SKIN PILLS. They remove redness, sal lowness. Zio. 2s 9d and —ALEX. ROSS, 248. H i g hHo lb orn, London, and all Che mists. HAIR COLOUR WASH. —By washing the head with this beautifully-perfumed Wash, in seven or ten days the hair assumes Its original colour, and remains so by an occasional usinz. 10s ed ; sent for stamPs.—ALka. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London, and all Chemists. LADIES MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN EVER. —Dr. CULVERWEWS LADIES' TUB KIS a BATHS, Tuesdays. Gentlemen other days.--3. Great Marlborough-street, W. 2s. Also the Post office Ts andurkish B a ths, 19, St. Martin's -le- G ran d , Is. 6d. Saturday Sundays, ts. ; at both establishments, Is. Greatest purifier of the blood and beautifier of the skin. ONES' PATENT VOLUNTEER PRESS, suitable for Public Companies, Architects, Surveyors, &c. This press will stamp Card, drawing, parchment, or the thinest paper, by means of a regulating wheel, which no other press will do. DIE SINNER, EMBOSSER, AND ENVELOPE MAKER. WILLIAM JONES, 246, High Holborn. 1,000 Blue-laid Business Envelopes, 3s. 106. DR. SCOTT'S LIVER AND BILIOUS PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre Rared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Nzsott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind. 4pftems, giddiness, dizzineee of the eyes, Aco. For habitual ostiveness, as a ss, family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. King William-street, Charing-cross. Sold by W. Lambert, S. ta, in boxes.ls. lid. , and three London, and by most dru g gi times the quantity in one, 21. 9d. Be sure to apk for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver rills. The genuine arc a square gr een paoksge. with " William Lambert." engraved on the stamp. _____.------------- HE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another Thome to the 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer than 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected from want of FUNDS and room , making a total of 3,087, who ha been sent away in flue years., The new home the Committe e wish to form wonld be for young girls, almost children , f rom the age ot 8 to 15, who have been led astray from the path of virtue. Contr ib u tions will be reoelved gratefull by the Secr Me etary s , Mr. Daniel Cooper, q 5, Queen •street, Cheap y side; or by ssr Barclay and Co., Lombard-street ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Giay's-inn-road, in the iaamediate vicinity of the Great Norther n Rail y Terminus, JUDO .CTOB. Patron —Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice- Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, MG President —His Grace the Duke of BUCCLE UCH. K.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de pendent for support on voluntary contributions andt±gazies. It affords relief to a large number of in - patients, and, in addition to this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a considerable period averaged between 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. The Committee earnestly solicit tip! . ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable ot coetaining several hundred more beds, had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received bY the Treasurer, Edward Mas tr.rman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; WO by Messrs. Coutts and Co.; and mond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; HarrieS a. d Co. ; Ransom Barclay and Co, ; Williams, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gur aey, and Co.: Nisbet and Co.. Bertiers-street ; L Barned and Ma Liverpool) and at the Hospital. from 10 bill 15. STA.NiCiaD lOWA BearotaYs THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, J UNE 29, 1866. MR. ARTHUR SKETCHLEY'S New Entertainment, MRS. BROWN AT HOME AND AB RO EVERY EV 14.NING at Eight (except Saturday); Saturday Afternoon at Three. Egyptian Hall. Piccadilly. Tickets at the Box-office; Mr. Mitchell's; and all muSio - MR. W. S. WOODIN'S BADEN-BADEN and UP IN TUE AIR, an entirely New Entertain ment. EVERY EVENING, at Eight (except Saturday ) ; Saturday Mornings at Three. POLYGRAPHIC HALL, King William-street, Charing-cross. Luxurious sofa stalls, es. ; balcony stalls, 35.; area, 28.; amphitheatre, ls.—A plan of stalls may be seen and seats secured at the Gal' from Eleven to Five. MADAME TIISSAUD'S EXHIBITION, BARER-STREET. NEW ADDITIONS.—SeveraI life-size Portrait Models of the most distinguished Personages of the day (including those of the late LORD -PALMERSTON and GUS TAVUS V. BROOKE) have been added since the last Holidays ; and in the Chamber of Horrors are Effigies, take, from life, of SOUTLIEY alias FORWOOD, and the notorious CHARLOTTE WINSOR. Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. Admittance, Is. ; children, under ten, half price ; Extra Rooms, 6d. ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, _Piccadilly. Open every evening with the celebrated ARGYLL BAND. The Programme this week will include Selections and Ar rangements from the works of the following masters : Mozart, Rossini, Meyerbeer. Musical Director, Signor LUIGI CURTL Doors open at half-past Eight o'clock. Admission, Is. CHOC OLATE. -MENIER'S FRENCH. CHOC OLAT-MENIER, for Breakfast. CHOCOLAT-MEM:ER is pure, wholesome, and delicious. 31ENIER'S FRENCH CHOCOLATE. Warehouse, 23, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. Sold everywhere. THE CULTIVATION of TEA in the East Indies is an important feature, and the EAST INDI t TEA COMPANY have, on account of its great strength and exquisite flavour, promoted its sale by every means. The C om pany are now selling Assam, Cachar, Darjeeling, dm., at the reduced duty —viz., from 2s. Rd. to 3s. Bd. per lb, and China Teas as usual at is. 4d. per lb. and upwards.—Ware houses, No. 9, Great St. llelen's-churehyard, Bishopsgate. DO you wish to SING, or have a beautiful and p o werful VOICE? If so, the " REGISTERED EUPHONIC NOTES " are truly wonderful in their action, and are unanimous's pronounced the "Marvel of Science." The' ire invaluatle to 411 and areguaranteed as a protective agent in all weathers. No Singer or Speak, r should be without them. (see opinion of the press and testimonials.) The Eupbonio Note, post free 14 stamps, in boxes 28 stamps, direct fro ace,e sole inventor, SEA.GRAVE ALGEN, 1, Dorcas-te Hammersmith-road, Loudon, W. • STARCH MANUFACTURERS TO H. R. H. THE PRINCESS OF WALES. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, Used in the Royal Laundry, AND AWARDED TUE PRIZE MEDAL. 1862. Sold by all Grocers, Chandlers, dm &o. PHILLIPS AND COMPANY'S TEAS ARE BEST AND CHEAPEST. STRONG to FINE BLACK TEA, Is. 6d., 25., 2s. 6d., 38., - 3s. 4d. Moat Delicious Black Tea is now only 35. 6d. per pound. Pure, Rich, Rare, Choice Coffee, is. 4d.. Is. 6d, Is. Bd. PHILLIPS and CO., TEA lIIERMIANTE, 8, King William-street, City, London, E.C. A price current free. Sugars at market prices. P RILLIt'S and CO. send all goods Carriage Free within eight miles of No. 8, King' William-street, 40 . 4. worth Car riage Free to any Hallway Station or Market Town in Eng land. Phillips and Co. have no Agents, nor any connecLion with any house in Worcester or Swansea. TEE T Messrs. ESKELL and SONS, old established Dentists. Sole inventors and Patentees - or sELF-ADii EsIVIC Peru vian Enamel ARTIFICIAL TEEM. 7 flzed.„avithout the slightest pain or inconvenience (for which her 3T.jesty tins granted Royal Letters Patent). Loose teeth are fastened by their aid. Can be worn on the most tender roots or gums peryears without removal. Mastication and articulatio o n :cct. Charges strictly moderate, and within the retch f the most economicaL All operations painless. Consultation tree. Messrs. ESICELL and SONS attend daily at their only Establishment. 13, Tichborne street, top of the Haymarket (Note the Address). SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room , Libra r y , and Dining-room, eoneisting of a new and eAegant aseort me at of VASES, Figures, Troupe, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &a, in Italian , Alabaster, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, dco. 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LEWIN and SndEON MOSIILY and SONS, 30, Berners-street, Oxford-street, and 448, Strand, Opposite Charing-cross Railway Station. Daily attendance at 13, Whitetriargate, Hull; 10, Norfolk. street, She ffi eld ; 4, East-parade. Leeds ; 14, St. Nicholas. street, Scarbro' ; and 33, Coney-street, York. Established 1830. No connection with any one of the same name. vindication—(cheers from below the gangway)—he was not equally successful in vindicating the judg ment of the Government. I do not understand why, at such a crisis, the Government have thought fit to abandon at once their places and the Reform Bill. (Oh, oh.) Well, I am stating my own opinion. Probably I am not so ardent a Reformer as the hon. gentleman who vociferates " Oh, oh ;" but as no party in this house, and no individual in this house, has at any time given a decided opposition to the principle of Reform, I cannot understand why the Government have abandoned their places and aban doned the bill. What L' the position of Parlia ment ? It is true many amendments were on the paper ; but the Government could hardly expect to carry so important a measure, laden as it was with that dannzosa hxreditas of a principal supporter, the right hon. member for Kilmarnock, withoutamend ments. I was rather surprised that the bill had made so much progress. We actually got into com mittee, and we carried a most material reduction of the county franchise to £l4. True, it was carried by a small majority ; but yet in a House of Com mons, many members of which are hostile to any reduction, that most important reduction of the county franchise to £l4 was carried. Well, sir, what happened next ? The Government were de feated, and I think upon a mere point of detail— (hear, hear)—by 44 gentlemen who sit on this side of the house, many of whom I know to be good Reformers and attached friends of the Government. (Mr. Craufurd—No.) Nol There are sone_gen tlemen, particularly Scotch gentlemen (laughter)— who are so incredulous that they will believe nothing but their own opinions. I know that many of those 44 were good supporters of the Government, who would have supported them, if it had come to a vote of confidence. Well, sir, on that the Chancellor of the Exchequer resigned. I take upon myself to say —not speaking on behalf of my hon. friend behind me (Mr. Craufurd), nor any of his kidney, but speak ing as a moderate and a consistent Reformer, and no direct issue having been taken as to the reduction of franchise proposed by the bill—(hear) —that it is very much to be regretted that her Majesty's Go vernment have thrown up their cards on what is completely a point of detail. In my opinion they were not justified in abandoning this bill or in aban doning office until they had tested the opinions of this assembly as to the amount of the borough fran chise. (Hear, hear.) But they have not thought proper to do so, and what is the position of affairs ? Why, it is unexampled. Here we have a very strong Liberal party—an overrated party as to its majority, I have no doubt, but still with such a majority that the Government might have had at any time, if they had liked, a vote of confidence. They rejected that vote of confidence almost with contumely. A person at the head of the State, whose name I cannot introduce into the debate, was of opinion that no case was made out for a resigna tion, and that the defeat of the Government was upon a mere point of detail ; but her Majesty's Government persisted in throwing up their hands; and what has become of us, the Liberal party ? (Laughter.) Ido complain, as a humble member and unit of that great Liberal party, that they have never been called together at any stage of these proceedings, that the circumstances. of the case have never been explained to them, that the great Liberal party have peen left in the lurch by their leaders, and that we are about to be transported to the other side of the house. (Laughter.) It is a very good thing, probably, for the Liberal party ; I have no thing to say on that point ; but still it was perfectly unnecessary, in my opinion. There are other con siderations besides that. In abandoning office as they have done her Majesty's Government have entirely wasted a valuable session of Parliament. (Hear.) It is not only the Reform Bill that has been left as a bone of contention for future sessions, but there arc some most important measures that have been entirely thrown over, and lire no chance of being - disetissed for another year. Lot me ;re mind commercial men of the Bankruptcy Bill; shall we hear anything more of that this session ? The Laud Tenure Bill, which concentrated the Irish party, what is to become of that ? Shall we hear anything more of it this session? No, Sir; the session has been entirely wasted, and the Liberal party have been left entirely in the lurch. I do regret that her Majesty's Government have thought themselves justified in resigning in such a posture of affairs at home and abroad. What is to follow ? I presume that, having regard to those right hon. gentlemen who are now conspicuous by their absence (laughter—the principal members of Opposition not being in their places)—the Government of Lord Derby will follow. And what ought to be our course upon this occasion ? The Government of Lord Derby, if it is to be a Government of Lord Derby, pure and adulterated, have done nothing to produce this state of things. (Oh.) No !I am speaking of their opposition to this measure, and I say that theirs has not been an opposition like that which was given to the bill of Lord Derby. (Hear, hear, and oh !) The hon. gentleman who cries «oh !" (Sir F. Goldsmid) was then in his long clothes— (laughter)—he was not then in Parliament. The Government that is to come, be it what it may, has had honours thrust upon it. The members of that Government could not have expected that in the middle of June, with a foreign war raging, Minis ters would . throw up their offices on a mere question of rating or rental. What, then, is the proper posi tion we are to assume on the other side of the house? Speaking simply as an independent member, I think that, as we have been left in the lurch, we are bound to give any Government that comes in a fair trial and a fair hearing. (Hear, hear.) I, for one, there fore, shall not enter into any factious opposition to the incoming Government; but, as her Majesty's Ministers have chosen to desert their posts, we are bound to see what the next Government will do. For my own part, I have no fear either for the pro gress of Liberal opinions or for the progress of Libe ral measures. Whatever Government sits upon these benches, I feel certain that it cannot and will not produce any but Liberal measures ; and to any Reform Bill that is brought forward, if it be a wise and well-considered and not a hasty measure, I shall give that consideration, let it come from which side of the house it may, which I think is due from an inde pendent member of Parliament. However I may regret that the present Government has offered us no explanation why for a period of eight days the country and the house have been left without an Administration—however much I may regret their abandonment of office—l think the house is bound, at all events, during this session, to enter into no factious opposition to whatever Government takes office. (Hear.) Sir, I beg to move the ad journment of the house. Major KNOX seconded the motion, and in doing so recalled the attention of the house to the subject alluded to by the hon. member (Mr. B. Cochrane), and he asked whether London was to be handed over to mob law.? Though London was in a state of siege last night, and at St. James's-place a posse of police was stationed to keep the mob out, the Home Secretary said he knew nothing about it. In the evening papers it was stated that the chairman of the meeting in Trafalgar square called upon the mob to assemble in Whitehall-place outside the win dow at which Charles I. was beheaded—(laughter) —.in order to carry res3lutions against this house, and, in plain words, to make an attempt at intimi dation. Would the right hon. gentleman make arrangements to prevent the law from being broken? Sir G. GREY said he understood that the question put to him referred to a public notice given of an intended meeting in Whitehall-place, and his answer was that he had seen no such notice. But he was perfectly well aware that a meeting had been held yesterday evening, and that after the meeting St. James's-place was occupied by a body of police who prevented the people from doing any mischief, if such was their intention. That meeting was not very numerously attended; about 1,500 persons IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.-.-LAST EVENING. Their lordships assembled this evening, but the busi ness was solely confined to giving tho Royal assent to a number of public and privato bills. HOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. There was a pretty full attendance, and previous to the commencement of public business, the various members formed themselves into separate groups—the subject, it is presumed, under discussion being the state of the Govern ment. ' BLACKWATER (YOUGHAL) WOODEN BRIDGE BILL. On tho motion for the third reading of this bill, Mr. CHILDERS, on the part of the Government, said he had to oppose the motion because thiconsent of the Crown to the measure had been refused. lie was interested to the extent of a large sum of money, which had been ad vanced, and, therefore, having directed the attention of the house to the circumstance, he Loped some notice would be taken of the matter. The Crown could not appear and oppose the bill in a private committee, and therefore he adopted the present course of calling the attention of the house to the subject. Tho SPEAKER said tho cousent of the Crown not having been given to the bill he could not put the third reading. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Blackwator (Youghal) Wooden Bridge, Caledonian and Scottish North Eastern Railway Companies, Caledonian Railway (Lanarkshire, &c., Branches), Dublin and Antrim Junction Railway, Forth and Clyde Navigation, Furness Railway, North British Railway (Wishaw, &c., Branches), Swansea Vale Railway, Tamar, Kit Hill, and Callington Railway, and Thames Subway. CHOLERA AT LIVERPOOL. • In reply to Mr. SAMUELSON, Mr. BRUCE said he bad received private information of the existence of a nuisance at Liverpool which might re sult in an outbreak of cholera. There were certain diffi culties in the way with respect to the pow er of the local authorities, but steps were nov being taken to prevent any evil arising. PUBLIC MEETING, Mr. B. COCHRANE said he bad seen an announcement fora large public meeting in the vicinity of that house, and what ho wished to know was whether it was legal to hold such a Sir G. GREY said he had not soon the announcement referred to, but it was illegal to hold a meeting, except to petition Parliament, within a mile of the House of Com mons. If the hon. gentloman would forward him a copy of the announcement, ho would inquire into the matter. THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then rose and said —On Monday, when proposing the ad journment of the house to Thursday, I said that I should probably then be in a position to ask for a further adjournment, by authority of and in com munication with some person who would probably have received the Queen's commands by that time to form an Administration. I have bad a commu nication from the Earl. of Derby to the effect that it is his wish, with a view to the convenient progress of arrangements for that, purpose, that the house should adjourn for not less than a week. Con sequently, I came down here to-day prepared to move that the house adjourn to Thursday next. Without doubt, as far as the substance of that re quest is concerned, it will be readily acceded to. But it has been intimated to me by the right hon. member for the University of Cambridge (Mr. Wal pole) that, independently of any question connected with private business, there are proceedings con nected with the appointment of a committee to try the election petition for the borough of Helston which it would be inconvenient to postpone. I also understand that the highest authority in the house concurs in that view of the case. Ido not, there fore, feel any hesitation in so far deviatiugfrom the request I have received as to waive any formal motion of adjournment from to-day until Thursday next. What I understand will be convenient is that the house should meet both to-morrow and on Monday for purposes connected with the Helston petition. On Monday, I believe, there will be no obstacle whatever to an adjournment until Thurs day ; and that arrangement will, I think, meet with general assent on both sides of the house. What I conceive to be the 'substance of the communication and the desire expressed on behalf of Lord Derby is that no public business, as we understand the term "public business," shall be transacted from now until Thursday next ; and, as I understand the matter, a formal adjournment may very well take place on Monday to Thursday. Mr. B. OSBORNE—Before the motion for adjourn ment is moved I hope I shall not be thought to in trude myself unnecessarily on the house if I take the opportunity of making a few observations upon the posture of public affairs. At least this House of Parliament has exercised a most remarkable for bearance and reticence—(hear, hear) —during the Ministerial crisis which has occurred within the last week. I think the keenest critics of representative Government can scarcely take exception to the con duct of a popular assembly which bas displayed symptoms of neither curiosity nor impatience at such a time. What has happened ? I will be bound to say that in the history of this country so remark able a series of complications at. home and abroad never existed as at the present moment. Why, sir, what have we at home? A commercial and finan cial panic, the Bank discounting money at 10 per cent., and a threatened attack upon one of our colonies, Canada. (A laugh.) Well, these are in gredients in the series of complications which exist at present. What have we abroad ? A threatened revolution in Spain, war in Italy, and war in Germany. In the middle of all this we have been without a Government for eight days, and, by the adjournment that is to be moved to-day, we are about to be a week longer without a Government. We shall have been one fortnight without a respon sible Government, with the world in the state in which I have sketched it. I want to know if the Home of Commons was elected to sit quietly during such a state of things ? Nothing could be more skilful and conciliatory than the explanation which the right hon. gentleman the Chaucellor of the Exchequer made the other night but at the same time I must be presumptuous enoug h to say that, ; however successful he was in vindi ca ting his hon our, which, in my humble opijaion, required no PRICE.... .. 4d. STAMPED 3d. were present, some of whom afterwardsproceeded towards St. James's-place. Knowing that the meeting was to be held, he had previously directed that a sufficient body of police should be in attend ance to prevent the possibility of mischief being done. He was not aware that there was any in tention to do mischief ; but effectual precautions were taken against it, and were taken by his orders. Mr. NEWDEGATE hoped that no alarm would be felt at the assembly of a limited number of persons about the doors of the house. It was very natural they should be there—(hear) ;—but as to any mob taking possession of Palace-yard, or of London, why there was a mob which would put them down if any such attempt were made. (Hear.) The house would recollect the mob demonstration of 1848, and the reply made by the people of London. (Hear, hear.) He wished now to tender his thanks to the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the tone in which he announced the determination of the Go vernment. Considering all the elements of disturb ance that existed, every member of the house must have felt as he (Mr. Newdegate) did that the tone in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer made known the course which her Majesty's Government had thought fit to take was such as, in any diffi culty arising from the complications described by the hon. member for Nottingham, was admirably calculated to avoid that difficulty. The hon. mem ber complained of the loss of time which would take place. But the circumstances to which he alluded must make the house feel that they could not spend Lithe better than in preparing for the critical future which the hon. member pictured. Mr. WALPOLE said it was desirable that the house should sit to-morrow and Monday for the trial of the; petition in the matter of the Helston election. That petition had been already adjourned for a longer period than usual, and, if the house did not sit to-morrow and on Monday it must stand over for another week at least. Mr. VIVIAN asked whether the commission was sworn ? Mr. WALPOLE said it had been chosen to-day, would be reported to-morrow, and by Act of Par liament must be sworn on Monday next. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—I cannot let pass the few words that have fallen from the hon. gentleman opposite (Mr. Newdegate) without ten dering to him my very cordial acknowledgment for the extreme indulgence and kindness of the expres sions he has used, addressing himself to a personal question in a spirit which, whatever difference of opinion may exist, never deserts him in this house. (Hear, hear.) I must also say a very few words with regard to what has fallen froth the hon. mem ber (Mr. B. Osborne), though I need not detain the house long on that subject. The hon. member paid a just compliment to the house for the patience and forbearance it had shown in consenting to a suspension of its sittings, and to a still greater ex tent of its discussions on account of the resignation of the Government, and the delay necessary in the formation of a new one. That is, without doubt, a most just eulogium, and I only hope nothing may happen to-night to diminish the value of the tri bute which, unquestionably, the keenest critic must render to the conduct of the house. The house pro bably feels that an occasion of this kind affords no convenient opportunity for discussing the conduct of an outgoing Government, and the sufficiency of its reasons for resigning office, or the prospects of an incoming Government, and the principles upon which it is to be conducted. (Hear, hear.) The time will come for dealing with those matters. As to the first of these topics, I cannot concur with my hon. friend, because I think that considerations of commanding weight dictated the course which we found ourselves obliged to pursue. (Hear, hear.) But I am quite ready to concur with my hon. friend in this—that no factious opposition ought to be offered to any Government which can be formed on the present occasion. ,I ant eves able to go orstep at least beyond my hon. friend, Icairie he in Ma promise to renounce a factious opposition most care fully limited his renunciation by saying that it was only to hold good during the remainder of the ses sion. (Laughter.) But there are two points in par ticular which 1 think it necessary to notice, and I should wish my hen. friend to observe that he is, perhaps, more master of the situation—at least with respect to one of them—than he seems to suppose. With regard to the bills which have been under the consideration of the house, it would be premature, under present circumstances, to take any steps. (Hear, hear.) There is no doubt that a change of Government, and particularly at so advanced a period of the session, must be adverse to the pro gress of legislation ; but I don't know that we are bound to come to any sweeping conclusion that every bill, or even any bill of importance, is as a matter of necessity to be dropped. That will be matter for consideration. I have no doubt that may be my duty to propose, at the fitting time, that the orders for reading certain bills be discharged ; but if at that time we shall propose the discharge of any bills unneceswily, my hon. friend will have it in his pbwer to argue against the motion. My hon. friend also referred to the opinion of an illustrious personage, which he stated to be, that her Majesty's Ministers were about to resign on a point of detail. Now I am very anxious not to be misunderstood on that subject, and I must say that my hon. friend has not conveyed the precise effect of what fell from me. My statement was that that was the opinion formed by that illustriouspersonage—(" Hear, hear," from Mr. Osborne)—and an opinion very naturally and justly formed on the partial statement of oc currences which could alone be conveyed to her Majesty at Balmoral. I stated that that opinion so far influenced her Majesty, as, in combination with her view of foreign affairs, to induce her Ma jesty to postpone the acceptance of our resignation until after personal communications. (Hear, hear.) But I never stated that after these personal com munications it was the opinion of her Majesty that her Ministers had resigned office on a point of de tail. (Hear.) I have thought it necessary to say so much, because I hold it important that the pre cise elements of any explanation offered by a per son in a responsible position should be clearly re tained in the memory of those who hear it. (Hear, hear.) I move now that the motion be withdrawn. The motion for adjournment was then with drawn. The orders of the day were disposed of, and the house adjourned at half-past 5 o'clock. CRYSTAL PALACE.—This day is the concluding day of the archery: fete, and the prizes will be distributed about five o'clock on the beautiful cricket ground. The attendance yesterday amounted to 11,581. AERIAL TRAVELLING IN JUNE.—Some interest ing balloon ascents have been made by Mr. Coxwell during this month, particularly those from the Crystal Palace on June 12 and 25, on which days the rate of tra velling indicated a more rapid movement of the atmosphere than we are apt to associate with the breezes of June. On the 12th Mr. Coxwell and Captain Woodgate ascended at 4.30 from Sydenham, andin less than eight minutes crossed the Thames just above Woolwich. The balloon descended at 5.20, nearly 10 miles beyond Chelmsford. On Juno 25 the same gentlemen started from the Crystal Palace at 6 p.m., and, after passing over Ep so m Downs and Guildford, landed on Elstead inclosure, which is over 30 miles from the Palace. But on June 12, more than 40 miles were ac- . complished in 60 minutes. PALACE-YARD. -0 wing to measures taken by the public authorities there was no repetition last evening of the unseemly proceedings in Palace-yard on Monday and Tuesday. A number of constables of the F division, acting under Mr. Superintendent Durkin, kept the enclosure en tirely clear of loiterers. Persons of respectable appearance were permitted to enter Westminster-hall, and there a small crowd. assembled to see such of the members as might pass into the House by the principal entrance ; but ' no " roughs" were allowed to congregate in Palace-yard, and accordingly there were no materials at the doors of the Houses of Parliament for a demonstration of mob sen timent on the subject of Reform. Outside the enclosure there were some few of the class from which the groaning and hootings came on former evenings, but they were too scatterecile venture on any manifestation of theirpolitical sympathies. ,-..;_-,‘ r'••z Under ordinary circumstances • the la WI Cil of` al:14 gunboat by the ThaMes Ironll Its and Shii;buil , l.. : :%4 ing Company, a t Bl ac k wa ll , w ld not be a veri' - 's' rk ., notable affair amo ngs t th e many onderitihnth:sl takings this company h as accompl i she e for our own and other Governments. But with her Majesty's gunboat Waterwitch is associated the experimental trial of a principle of propulsion which will in all probability make her a very remarkable vessel, and which is one worthy of the attention of nautical en gineers and of those of our Government authorities to whom the national armaments are entrusted. The Vixen and Viper are familiarly known ex amples of a new class of armour-plated gunboats designed by Mr. Reed, the chief constructor of the navy, and approved by the Admiralty. These two vessels are fitted with twin screws, and the present vessel, the Waterwitch, is a sister one of the same dimensions, neatly the same form, but to be propel- . led by the hydraulic force of jets of water sucked in by a turbine and ejected by nozzles at the sides of the hull amidships, a principle we have already peen productive of such successful results in one of ou r Thames river boats, the Nautilus, and which cele brated little craft put in a very welcome appearance yesterday at the launch, which took place in a most successful manner at a quarter to 2 o'clock, the Waterwitch receiving her name with the usual hon ours from Miss Elliott, the daughter of Rear Admiral Elliott, who has taken great interest in the adop tion of this mode of propulsion for war vessels as being of the highest value for their peculiar require ments of locomotion, for their handiness during ac tion, and as being exceedingly suited for working such gunboats whilst fighting the enemy with one or two heavy guns fired in line with the bow, the hydraulic gunboat approaching or retreating with out turning, which the turbine jet, being directed at the will of the captain forwards or backwards, would enable her to do, while her sister - twin screw ships would be obliged to turn when retreat became necessary or desirable, and in doing so would, of course, expose their broadsides to danger. In length the Waterwitch is 162 feet, in breadth 32 feet, and depth 13 feet 9 inches ; tonnage, 778 tons. She is defended by a belt of armour 3 feet below and 6 inches above the water line, the con struction being 41 armour plating with 10 inches of ' teak backing. She is double ended, like some of our Thames penny steamers, having a rudder both at the bow and stern. A strong battery is made in the centre of the vessel by fore and aft shields, or, as they may be explanatorily styled, walls of thick iron across the hull, and forming the fore and aft ends of the battery. Through port-holes in these shields the heavy guns will be trained longitudinally with the vessel, while smaller guns will be used for the broadside.. The engines to work the turbine, three in number and of 160 horse power, are being made by Mr. Dudgeon, and are spoken highly of as combining many improvements upon his previous efforts in this direction. The nozzles of the water.. jets are naturally most strongly defended by their form and construction from injury by hostile at tack. In the Waterwitch they look like two large fenders a little above the water-line, one on each side of the ship, and as each presents a thickness of 11 inches of solid iron to any shot or shell that may strike it, very little, if any, damage is ever likely to be done to this valuable portion of the means of pro pulsion, and the dangers to paddle and screw in action will be greatly, if not altogether, avoided under this system. For many years Mr. Ruthven, the inventor of this mode of hydraulic action, has been endeavour- ing to obtain a public recognition of its value, and we are glad that now a fair chance has been afforded of giving sufficiently convincing proofs to set aside prejudice, and to induce practical men to favour and develope its valuable points. The idea of propelling vessels by hydraulicpower is not entirely of modern origin, but of the many attempts none succeeded until the present apparatus was designed by Mr. Ruthven in 1839. Since then, under his patent, several small vessels have been constructed at dif ferent places ; but although these first essays have been all favourable in their results there appears to be some opposition on the part of eminent engineers stil remaining to be overcome. Amongst the prac tical men who have urged the trial of his hydraulic principle upon the late Goverr_ient. havc been 41:04.- --drutnr - thAnyc l At.. gtrtni kl - p o e Vim oode, Mr. Anderson, of Edinburgh ; Mr. \Vm. Brown, Mr. John Camp bell, Mr. Murray, the chief engineer at Portsmouth Dockyard ; and Vice Admiral Elliott. To the in fluence particularly of the last, as we have stated, aided by the Comptroller of the Navy, it has been that the present trial of this method in the Water witch is mainly due, and it is therefore somewhat to be regretted that the gunboat itself should not have been constructed on the plan submitted by the ad miral himself, and which appears to have some de velopments in naval architecture likely to prove very dangerous in combat. In the practical construction of the Waterwitch the perforated double bottom is a work of labour and skill, for which credit may be well given even to the Thames Ironworks Company, famous as they are for their workmanship. The whole central portion of the under part of the hull is perforated with a series of hundreds of funnel-like holes, formed by the nicking and turning in of the nicked edges of the skin-plates in a direction away from the bow towards the interior of the vessel. Through these cavities it is that the water is sucked into the turbine, and the nicking and in-turning of the plates to form them must have tested the patienceof the workmen and the quality of the iron alike. In pitting the Waterwitch against the Vixen and the Viper it is scarcely possible, perhaps, to have had a fairer contest. Some of the gentlemen who have interested themselves in this hydraulic propeller consider, however, that in consequence of the decks being lowered in midships to form the platform for the guns the nozzles have been unavoidably placed disadvantageously lower down than was desirable, and than they would have been in an ordinary mer cantile or passenger vessel. Nevertheless, they an ticipate successful competition, grounding their hopes very justifiably on the satisfaction given by the Nautilus on the Thames, and we think they are right in considering that the success of this experi ment cannot be too highly estimated if anything like equal speed can be obtained by this method ; and that in all other circumstances the greatest advantages will be obtained in navigation if sailing ships can have an auxiliary motive power attached to them without being encumbered in their sailing qualities with any of the deteriorating resistance of screws and paddles when not at work. It is further urged on behalf of the hydraulic pro wtt the e escw safety and of pro peller that when the ship is in a seawa y th ere are always sourcesof loss of power a, and i that h hre paddle which c annot affect v essels from fou nderin g is immensel y incre ased by the powe rs of the turbine to discharge so large a body o f water as to be able to overcome any pro bable leaks. The Admiralty have already been making im portant trials with the Nautilus. In these somewhat depressed times it was agree able to see so much activity at the important ship building works. Amongst the vessels in hand in this yard are the Fatikh, of 6 , 00 0 tons, for th e T ur ki sh G o vernment; the Victorie, of 5,000 t ons, for the Sp an i s h Government ; the Serapis, of 4,000 t ons , l for the Indian transport service ; a n d a fi ne passen er übooatv,er Company, intendedof36Otons, forthe London,to do 7 Chatham, and knots per hour. 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