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• 11130 11 and WESTMINSTER BANK.— Temple -bar 4t he Branch of this Bank was op ened on Friday ik m . 1 48 4eruPorary Offices, No. 211, Strand. M r. Charles Ward, 10 , ur thirty years in the bank of Messrs. Strahan, Paul, and to —.peen Ituryappointed the Manager. J. W. GILBART, Gener al Mana g er. SL. , June 18, 1855. it' SECURITY TO EMPLOYERS. 4 TIMES ASSURANCE COMPANIES. 10 c lerks and others guarantees at the lo west rates. g ia , Assurance.—Windows, mirrors, &c , insured against I 7, c usge. _ription of Life and Fire Assurances. • , •0 the Manager, 32, Ludgate-hill. I ' o the SHAREHOLDERS of the EASTERN ti kl't°ll. 'I'UNION RAILWAY. I ' lt al w ay will pay two, or even three, per cent., if youwill be iZo4ob,„,e W ' Yourselves. But Law is the ruling passion of your Board. .elt for the lawyers and great contractore,.further ex "tt Woodbridge are being arranged, with, of course, prefer (.• Cent -a- Peru Counties alone will be benefitted by this. Before you 7 tit,7 'elltlire the Eastern Counties to add their guarantee to your Vre and preference interest. t''b—,a‘t,.4r._.l,l..ings far exceed these charges, but this additional will enable you to have the rate of interest mach reducea. A SHAREHOLDER. Pt THIRD ANNIVERSARY FESTI VAL 1 ' of @ 4 41 NATIONAL ORPHAN' HOME will take place at the ADD GARTER, Richmond Hill, on FRIDAY, June 22, I ts 4 0 Yal Highness the Duke of CA:ABRIDGE will preside. STEWARDS.. The_ Right Hon. the Earl of Effingham. The Right Hon. the Earl of Shaftesbury. iifte The Right HOT, Lord Berner& The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of St. David's. The Right Hon. the Lord Dynevor. The Right Hon. the Lord Justice Knight Bruce. The Right Hon. Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P. The Hon. F. Tollemache. Charles Cowan, Esq.. M.P. Kinz King, Esq., M.P. Col. Kingscote. Major Pole. 1 . 4 04 ti Charles Bevan, Esq.. &c., &c , &c. 43 1 '44 1 41 and subscriptions may be paid to Henry Kingscote, Esq., 4 0 11 er. to the account of the National Orphan Rome, at the tlaewestminster Bank, Lothbury ; to the Honorary Secre ev. Joseph Brown,.Rector of Christchurch, Blackfriars -4; k ale Rev. R Whittington, Chapter House, St. Paul's Church k r e sl i p„ t° anY member of the Committee. 44( .1 1 ,, r 'eribers of 101. 108. have two votes for each vacancy ; of e ° ,l a vote. Annual subscribers of One Guinea, two votes; tillnea, one vote. election will be in July. 0 COMMAND of the POSTMASTER PIPTERNI, stk ASTERS. .—NOTICE to the P U OLIO and INSTRUCTIONS 011 , , 411 LISHMENT of the FORMER RATE of POSTAGE kk e ' li h t S for VICTORIA, PORT PHILIP, with Compulsory fr General Post-office , Jun' , 1855. li N i t o l th °ro the 20th Instant the Rates of Posta g e cha r g ed pre po . "at on of ( ctober last uon leters addressed to le co ''' Philip) will aga p in be t levied. Theeratetl s are l y as fol- ribt exceed- Above 14 Above 1 oz. Above 2 ozs ing half an oz. and not mid not and not ounce in exceeding exceeding exceeding weight. 1 oz. 2 ozs. 3 ozs. - ----- qle,, k ket •• I Is. Od. I 2s. Od. 4s. Od. I 6s. Od. c' IN " I P • • Os. Bd. Is. 4d. 2s. 8d 4s. Od. 4 1e4 4 th e . Postage be paid in advance the letters cannot be for. Ne tin itorei of ~,, 'LT-Penny rate was extended to Victoria in conse `44,en4lllllunication which was understood to convey the l of the Colonial Governmentdespatches a 4il ect ` , 4130 ears that there has been some miapprebensionof in r ', e d that not only has no such acquiescence been given, l'hqlf ° ,. el! cf colonial inland postaee continues to be collected, itt'; l 'oat h ,"le colonial revenue, upon all letters sent to Mg country. th e 7 k itet-General is, therefore, reluctantly compelled to re \ '° ll ller arrangement. ROWLAND HILL, Secretary. I: A S 7 - "EGITLA.TIONS for the TRA.NSMIS kIeI° °IT " h NEWSPA.PERS and other PERIODICAL PUBLI- Iti ih , a lla i n POST,—The following Circular Letter, a copy of tla e 7 forwarded to the printer of each publication now , an the Post under the Newspaper privilege, is publi.hed uat orMation A tir, ', • thtllarolablioation, of which you are the printer, has hitherto I,l N', , p, itna 'g t h s t . he post under the newspaper privilege, I am directed A , ‘ „Tr -I, eneral to request your attention to the provi- M,pi,'' To am_nd the Laws relating to the Stamp Duties 1 4 4 71)eriW n § . and to provide for the t ansinission b 3 post of — ` -al publications," which has now received the Royal sopst 4 ll ' et-c.t every perio Meal publicatio n p rinted in ,nformify re4ulations tivrein specified. on p iper duly stamped ‘lon • - euated die, and posted within 15 days from the date of will on and after the day appointed for the Act to take ' 7I V• the „ "" tb.thiS privilege of transmission • and re-transmis 011°4 P ost, b e t w e en p l ace s in the United Kingdo m, on certain 1:1„ aln oilg these are the following : yted Publication must have the title and date of publics :ttk,„ iii . .„ . „ 0 , 1 1 the top of every page and st :_tfaust be folded in such a manner that the whole . of the 31, ,Ineti.' u lps , denoting the duty, shall be exposed to view, and ; , 01,;11,4 1 ;visible on the outside. j,;41, 1 a p eri „ a rnY point nut that, unless the publication printed by 1,'.1111.41 the publieation, in every respect conformable to the • }Neer , Act, it will not in future be entitled to any privilege Noe, „ its transmission by the post. But shouti you desire do P u blicatio n shall enjoy the postal privilege, I am to draw your ~ h t tl lito ie s Pecially to the two conditions just named, as being those ~4 ) 1„kb?8 , ,t 0 be overlooked, and to sugzest tat S econd , should advise 100 4 v uer and readers to comply with the so as to avoid N s, ll4,enlence that would otherwise result from its enforcement, ar k , 'e such compliance, I am further to suggest the import ty N I Printing the paPer, that the stamp or stamps shall inva , ttf,„° ll an outside page. and of adopting both these measures ~al;„`e the new regulations become compulsory. ~ i t 4 4 o;4 e t further provides that, to entitle a publication to the aijilloonnected with transmission beyond the United Kingdom, bi 4 tt,' ^ a conditions, in addition to thosa already noticed, shall 11. t. td, Postmaster -General must be satisfied that such pub ,L,7` „;;Itikt mean maper, or entitled to the privilege of nge a newspaper, (. N . , ng of existing Treaties and arraments with erl 'l,kolonial Governments ; and t h ' trifalp proprietor or printer must register the publicatio n at sh o ' Drit it ' e t e*tf 4 -office in London. h o al d shN, you desire that the publication, of which you are 'Ute ;ill enjoy these privileges, it is necessary that you written application to that effect, addressed— ete, "To the Secretary of the Post-office, y o ' O Bl, ewspaper Register.) London," h „al' 4 ,,t a specimen copy, stamped with the appropriated die. ti t ;!Plication must further be auompanied by the sum of 4 : 10 r admission to the register, and thin payment will en /I';',"."Paper to be retained on the register till the let of July, ‘1,,, o f the fee he transmitted through the post, it should be by 7", or! Post-office money order, payable to Mr. Maitland Wilson ' A l ik tee General Pont-office, London. b er ke fee of ss. must be paid, in the same manner, yearly, viz., bl,,D,rivilte satin 15th June, otherwise it will be understood that Veit ti Question is no longer desired, and the name of the 1 ),;,!r0, °4 Will be removed from the Register at the close of the g`"t4,,,l l th of June. Of this arrangement due notice will be given tip t i it 4 ' l „ t o time, of course, be understood that, even while the pnbl I V! lo n '',” on the register, the privilege of transmission abroad `i„eri st ;'Y any change which shall deprive the publication of the ' krod `e of a newspaper, within the meaning of the treaties, ' 17 1 e d to kik above. m1 -5,1 n aster-General desirms me also to explain that regis t-Nba, , ' left n o t , absolutely secure any postal privilege a fter the pun ktit this country, as his Lordship has no p ower to require Ni t tlah, ce ef a foreign cbuntry, or even (with a fe w exce p tions) colony, to treat a publication as a n ews p a p er merely be t held be such in this country, although the fact of its cif_ upon the register will be presumptive evidence t hat it to be so treated. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, ROWLAND HILL, Secretary. General Post-office, June 16;1855. t‘ -..........._ t A L411,,,N,114-S TO P 0 L IS FALLEN. zit, - to ~,,,a n expression esca ed the lips of a gent'eman rather in- I N 2,0,, 1 ' e a . 1 t- n e time by the folarelock," and anticipate probable re- V, _con, -Q d arguments are founded on analogy, and those who L 'lr rh ,ll:`'l l lencos from a comparison of cause!; are . sure to be , b,l'iVif to ', v ,er, we can help this gentleman in his anticina ,h tias h b a y e ' 5 1 0 "„ It the succes. , of E. 3losEs and Sox's Busifnue:es, fo w rtresses of tco,tOly. V e te te victory by the entire dest i r , u p c e t u o e n sg o the talent they Ve I R "" co u llect re d es th ey employ are theu (If ,t.ot Order e all parts of world—the - Goods they t410 r ....t0 ~1 . 2 or Off,r Really every are the results of unrestricted OIL'?; 714 4 ,•_ii all nations—And Person examining their articles ti i „`u-e Summer Season will say Sebastopol has fa len, or ktt i'•‘ to tb ' 7ery person is relieved from the apprehension of being lt o Les e r , il loonvenience oi'hot weather, or the expense of heavy V° and ':_ new operations of the forces in the command of kit t 4, it toe ; ~, r [ are displayed In tr4ti ft ( i e ord or s Cape- a no- I terials and Styles, more Skill in \''ori 'Rata 3 ' by E. MOSES and Cut and Make than any ., other k 'OO °UB sa pper in. appearance productions. Every wi.h. of 04,,, li e , _ rain, sun, or 'dust their friends, patrons, and the l tll Prot a laterial, thoroughly public will he realised by the illlte'llitbd folds la a very small new stock of Clothing, Hats, Ho kh, 4 i lic.,3 _iy be carried with- siery. Boots and . '-hoes, & N c lid 1 if%,;, 4 7,e I 1 e n c e . Price— Juvenile. Clothing for sum- Q . V. '''olY trimmed with mer Vacations -the acme of per ; I ti N Y t gthl ourri fection in style and manufacture, he bl ori rispe trier Stock is now unprecedented magnitude of k er4sr conction. It furnishes Stock, unparalleled advantages liiittltorllt vinci ng proofs of In price. t o Y being possessed by The Largest Wholesale Cloth , by more SON, is distin- ing Boot, Shoe, and Shirt depart l. '''' G ro variety in Ma- ment in the World. tik'Sr eli a E. MOSES and SON are 6, 11 Ot Tailor N:ot and B, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Shirt Manufac- . t 4 l ,_kN n ' Shoemakers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and N 44 ' li--; E• to i f t .t: oh, v houses and Sow beg to state they have no connexion ( to, _ in or out of London, except their own Este ,t4,,.iia follow •_ ttt, 11. 4 ' l l 7 E stablishment, corner of the Minories, and Aldgate ~ 11 Iv-Z . turch), 4t 4 , ''t'end Branch, New Oxford-street, corner of Hart tot% %i t ' l l' 11 r . tOo4OI vii,ches—Sheffleld and Bradford, Yorkshire. ; 1 ; 0 4 t iabli ti ' l fl esale Branch—Melbourne, Australia. . IL , i, nents are closed from sunset on Fridays till sunset on Soa t Alier . : ll business is resumed till 12 o'clock. will IL 4 or, if • 'Should any article not give satisfaction it ibe ex "l44 e 0, 11.p c eferred, the money returned without hesitation. All 4 4,1 1 14 1 ,1 4 can I± l in plain times, the lowest price, from which no k ilith, Ro, :bi , ' se made. . r 1 ~ with lists of prices, system of self-measuremen t, 1111 trt k) 'A ti 1% rot ed t ,on, may be had on application, or free. 4, 04 D ._, Almanac for 1855:gratis, on application, or post free \. o r ti) zr , e Francais. 1,1c.._ 41 ' c IA Man Deutsch. I Qui si parla Italian°. ..Aqua se habla EspagnaL CC kv ----- --- 'lt h ., KlRsa, 1,1 144 11 . INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. stamps, i K 1 154 ' ,h Price 25., illustrated with cases ; free by post for 30 ' No o Lte 4 -a : VOUS DEBILITY; 11),\1t, With' I" Symptoms , and Cure.—An Essay on Spor t.. ix, Practical Observations on a safer and more loZllgLobta iAde of treatment of the diseases of the Generative , V its .''' . .ht 4 ,7"eu by the use of the Microscope in detecting and 1 to l 'Witt .. by urinary examination, the real cause and effect of ' k tlo ~„ r . of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, oNelliry f lent, or climate, followed by practical remarks, founded yletiel e ars' experience in the treatment of Impuissance, IL i tto 4 lo, e "tY, Local Weakness, Spermatorrheoa, &c. To which 414:4 L I , hti, rentaries on the Physiology of Marriag . e t with pre- A 1 , 4.4% , , on the evils emanating from empirical pri•ctice, PO ngeroas remedies advocated by various write, 3on 0, 1, mt disorders. NL LI t o r 01 1 1 4 B D u; SAMUEL OR (4 LA .c .;M A ER R T, , M.D. E LONDON, b,„ elp t ' R eim), Matriculated Member of the University of Edin 104.aar D . ° ,TorY Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, leit,tloollor A o , ' APothecaries' Hall, London, Sza., &c. 4,7!.h 'it "AI object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con ' 110, 4 1 , 1 1 1 N Mil ting from certain habits, irregr larities, and excesses, pet cl D , Proanced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man elth,, !mature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any li:lii 0 , nil [ disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusal is 14;liqiiti, T....ended to persons entertaining secret doubts of IN ti t, b . c°, ll dition, and who are conscious of having hazarded 1 1 0 •, -P P L ueos, and privileges to which every human being is ' ArniL l sol ~,,,, ti;msti, s 's or ''' ,, ..Y necessary thatall men should know, that there are rte qtr Ir ,lersonal management which cannot be violated without 011, 5 Ydie 'evous penalties, at'd when wisdom and regret succeed 1411 0 , s rni• Lot. Inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties 1 14, 1 th - tl - "ted, bow the sting of their bitterness may be removed, a ere i ! evil and Its consequences maybe avoided, and above all, 0441,4 1 scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional 14,t"4,1 1t 0e , 'to which the timely aid of science cannot apply a cure. ' I oil - 'as for a series of years been engaged in an extensive _ri,„ In, I he trettm rllPi'telo • ent at these delicate complaints, which have 1.5 tile . tr.,- been too generally confided to the oare of ignorant t h th e : - ) inflict great injury 013 those who are indueed to place i r oUVOi ! .oratecsions. tZe7 l ,, it ',,.1 DEBILITY may be had, price 2s, of Messrs. Piper, to t t):9, i r',Co., 23, Paternoster-row • Hannay, 63, Oxford - street; !t eta L eicester-square ; Mann, 39, Cornhill; or tree by post for 11: t l i tt ate r ,,_ . ' to any address from the Author's residence, 37, Bed. 41' 4 I t kith• t. r c°l4llllistion tau Two nd from • N. 19,570.] PUBLICATIONS. 13, GREAT MARLIIOROUGEt-STREET. MR. LEIGH HUNT'S NEW WORK, entitled, " THE OLD COURT SUBURB," in 2 vols., will be shortly pliblished by Messrs. Hurst and Blackett, successors to Mr. Colbum. Orders received by all Bookse lers. TWELFTH AND CHEAPER EDITION. Now ready, 1 vol., with 15 illustrations , G s ., b o und, THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS. By ELIOT WARBURTON. " The re-appearance at this moment, in a chekp form, of this admirable book of eastern travel is :angularly opportune. John Bull. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, and to be had of all booksellers. This day, two vols., post Bvo., with Illustratio ns and Ma p , 215., LANDS of the SLAVE and the FREE ; or , Travel's in Cuba, the United States, and Canada. By Captain the Honourable HENRY A. MURRAY, R.N. London: John W. Parker and Son, West Strand. THE LORD WILL PROVIDE, Sacred Song (Subject from Genesis), by Miss M. LINDSAY, dedicated to Miss Dolby, beautifully illustrated, 2s. Gd. ; also, Excelsior, and Speak Gently, 2s. 6d. each : a Psalm of Life, and Pulaski, v.,cal duets, 3s. each, all by Miss Lindsay. London: Robert Cocks and Co., New Burlington-street, music publishers to her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen and his Imperial Majesty Napoleon 111. NEW DAILY NEWSPAPER. —The TELEGR.tPH and COURIER, price TWOPENCE.—The pages and columns same size as the present morninz papers. The first number to ba published on FRIDAY, June the 29th; contain ing Original Parliamentary, Law, Police, Monetary, Foreign. Home, Colonial, and Sporting Intelligence ; Telegraphic Despatches from the Seat of War. &c. All from Special Correspondents and Reporters Putilltbed every Moraing,,o rive R'clock.—Offices, 20, Strand, near Temple-bar. Just published, New and Improved Edit ion, p rice Is., THE CURABILITY of CONSUMP TION ; being a Series of Papers, presenting the most prominent and important Practical Points in the Treatment of the Disease. By FRANCIS 11. RAMA DGE, Fellow of the College of Physicians, late Senior Physician to the Royal Infirmary for Diseases of the Chest, &c. Also, by the same Author, Price Ins. 6d., A TREATISE on ASTHMA. and on DISEASES of the HEART. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. The Third glitloll.—Just published, price 55., by post, tree, ss. bd. N TRUE da FA LSE SPERMATO RR HCE A , with the View of distinguishing the Imaginary from the Real Sufferers under this disease, and C .rreeting of wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. From 'he German of Dr. PICKFORD. With an Introduction by the Editor. containing a complete exposure of the system of terrorism and extortion pursued by the advertising quacks of the metropolis towards those who are credulous enough to seek their aid. " Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practi cal contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs as, that he has addressed himself to the nom-medi cal reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall letect any ether equally flagrant evil which it may be in his .ower to cor rect."—London Medical Gazette. " The tribe of Quiet Sympathisers,' and ' Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed and if this book could find its way into the hinds of those who stiffer from the com olaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that m an y hundreds would be saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of less importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize— much money' ......This volume is well qualified to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrho3a, and to place - the treat ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, likely to do much good." London: H. Balliere, 219. Regent-street. ISS JANE BEATRICE JONES versus the I. Rev. RICHARD SINGLETON.—Th.s lady, whose unfor tunate case has several times been before the magistrates. has at length produced evidence from respectahl: witnesses, upon which the priest unaimously agreed to make an order on the Roman Catholic for t the maintenance of the child. Notice has been served upon Miss Jones of his intention to appeal against the order at the Quarter Sessions. She has no means of providing for the expenees of meeting the appeal ; and has been advised to make this applica tion to the public for assistance to enable her to do so. which she will most thankfully receive and gratefully acknowiedge by letter. Address, Miss Jane B. Jones, care of Mrs. Gowland, 72, Iligh•street, Stockton-on-Tees. ARGYLL ROOMS.—lmmense success of t he new dance, L VARSOVIANA : Music by IL LAURENT. —Danced every evening. • CREMORNE G-ARDENS.—Opep daily at Three.—Admission One Shilling.—Unparalleled Programme of Amusements : Wonderful Performing Elephants —Marriott's Obs rvatory Hive of Bees, in beautiful working order—New Panto mimic Ballet—Concert by the celebrated Pyrenees Singers—Astound ing displays of Horsemanship by the star riders of the day—Tight Rope Dancing Signor Bosislo's celebrated Band—La Perche— Napoli. the Venetian Hercules The Storming of Sebastopol Zoological group of Performing A nimals—Dancing al Fresco —M agni- Scent Pyrotechnic Display—Band a la Militaire—Novel ant Brilliant 11l uglinatioN s —Model of Trafalgar—Highly Trained Dogs —M ackt tey, the inimitable Negro Delineator —Bowling Saloon—Rifle Gallery— Polygraphic Views—intricate Maze—Oriental Cirque—Hernandez daily; and every po , sible variety of entertainment. Opan on Sunday free, by refreshment card. Table d'Hote at Six. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GAR :- DENS. THIS EVENING. Grand Modelled View of Se bastopol. An attempt will be made to convey to the public an idea of the operations of a siege, and that nothing may be wanting to give reality to the scene the proprietor has secured the services of a considerable number of the wounded heroes of the Crimea, and at ha'f-past 6 this evening will be given the attack and defeat of the Rus , fau sortie, in which upwards of 100 soldiers, marines, artillery men, and seamen will a'slst. Final Repulse of the Russians and Boml.ardment of Sebastopol, with grand Pyrotechnic Tableau, at a quarter to 10. Splendid Menagerie, Elephant's Car, liemington's Aerial Bridge. Godfrey's unrivalled Band, and numerous other attraction , . Admission Is., daylight attack and night bombard ment included. N.B.—Corporal Bridges and Private J. Mackey, of the Coldstream Guards, both severely wounded at Inkerman, attend every day, from 3 till dusk, to point out the various objects of interest, &c. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. EA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE IA-1 SAUCE imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops, and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup. Curries, and Salad, and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach to perfectly digest the food. The daily useof this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors. Lea and Perrins, 19, Fenchurch-street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs, Crosse and Blackwell, and other oilmen and mer chants, London; and generally by the principal dealers in sauce. NB.—To guard against imitations, see that the names of " LEA and .PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. A Beautiful Complexion, and Soft and Fair Hands and Arms, are fully realised and sustained by the use of ROWLANDS' ICALYDOR, an Oriental Botanical Preparation, distinguished' for its extremely bland, purifying, and soothing effects on the Skin ; while, by its action on the pores and minute secretory vessels, it promotes a healthy tone, so essential to the general well-being of the skin and the beauty of Its appearance. Freckles, Tan , Pimples, Spots, Discoloration, and other cutaneous visitations, are eradicated by the KA LYDOR, and give place to a radiant bloom and transparency of complexion. Dur,ng the heat and dust of summer, and ix case of sunburn, stings of insects, or incidental inflammation, its virtues have long and ex tensively been acknowledged. Price 4s. 6d. and Ss. 6d. per Bottle. CAUTION. —The words " ROWLANDA' KALTDOR," are on the Wrap per, RowLAND and Sorts, 20, Hatton -garden, London," in red ink, at foot. Sold by them, and by Chemists and Perfumers. TOZEMYS COPAHINE, or SA.CCHARATED 10 CAPSULES, approved of by the i'rench College of Physicians, uccessfully administered in the Paris and London Hospitals, and acknowledged by them to be the best remedy for a certain disorder. (See " Lancet" of Nov. 6, 1852.) A copy will be forwarded on appli cation —Price per 100, 48.6 d. ; 50, 2s. 9d. To be had of the inventor, GABRIEL JOZEAU, French chemist, 49, Haymarket, London, and all the principal chemists. CONFIDENTIAL MEDICAL ADVICE on the Decay of Natural Vigour, Excessive Indulgence, Nervous Debility, the Effects of Climate or Infection. —Meagre. NEWING TON, 24, Somerset-street, Portman-square, Consulting surgeons, Matriculated Member of nuy's, the Royal College of surgeons, and Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, Lond'n, &c., &c., 1827. Messrs. NEWINGTON'S celebrated OLD SPANISH PILLS, price 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and I Is. per box , p erform a most speedy cure in Scor outic, Skin, am' other pernicious diseases, without the slightest incon venience to their patients or danger from exposure. Their RESTO RATIVE CORDIAL, sold at lls. per bottle, for Invigorating the • Nervous System, is the best medicine ever discovered. The above establktied medicines are only to be had at their residence. Country patients, by forwarding Li, will receive advice and media cine, whic ! will effect a cure in most cases without further charge is . Mi n ute details of cases are necessary. One personal application advisable in all cases, if convenient. Observe-24, Somerset-street, Portman-square, three doors from Orchard-street, where the Doctor may be consulted daily, as usual, without fee, from 9 in the morning Until 8 in the evening, and on Sundays from 9 till 12 in the morning. S ec resy strictly observed. G R A V E S E N D 'STA PACKETS. No other Packets call at the Greenhithe and Purfleet Pie-s The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitti FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESENI), WEEK DAYS. SITNDAT '. a ,E, .. , •'. I- 4 ..' .. ~ tl 11 4.1 ;.; •',-, Terrace,c,. 4. A . ': '''' tt '=- Tame - : : - 1 Pier .F B 8 ; !;i ';,- - 2 , 1 .z 5) g a ...- —........— 9 _ _ ..... % ..... -- 12% 1 3 k 4 - --- - 5 6 _. 3 _ _ ._. _ 6 6 / _ I _ LowJ Omnibuses from Fencharch-street Station to all parts o► every quarter of an hour. DRUNSATICK WIURF.BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the 1(1 lowing Trains from the Fenchurch-street Station. ---:::- - -r-_ SuNDATB. WIVE( DAYS. '-----------,--- A: a) 414 ... ,F, t• ,1 -. - t i,.... 'E Fen- -. ; •F 1 11 *.E" 1..., Fen- 7; .- 7.5. ,' 1 4, church 8 4 L . . 4 g F.: ,bn reh s'. 7:1 i; v i Stree A ~_. "I A., A ") street , r 4 ,... A• x —.— --- 11 _ 11 12 2 _ 2——-- 3 3 —— 5 5 , 6 % , 614 Fore Cabin. Saloon. 10d. •• 15 . 2 * Co or from Gravesend and London.• ••'• '1 %.,. sd. • • n 3 ' „ Gravesend Alld Blackwail or WoorlV,e“ , nu. 101.0(1 Yore Cabin. Saloon. 10d. •• n ig * , 2 „ 4 ,* To or from Gravesend and London •• •• •• *:. ad. .. ". " Gravesend and Blackwall or WoolWieu sa. Os. 10d. „ Erith and London ...... •••• • • •• 6 d . 03. 8d• „ Erith and Blackwall or Woolwich .• •• •• 6d had of the Col. . °s' s. B3tween Gravesend and I n t ermediate Pierii.• FROAT TICKETS.— Chree Yonths, lectors onboa the Packets ; •r of Mr. 2 Monk, Terra ce Pi er, Graves end. tobe rd TO SOUTHEND AND SHEERNES 4 • Terrace Pier, I I.V) From Sheerness, 7.30 and 4.30. F rom Southen d, 8 a as south- On Monday Mornings, 6.30 . from Sheerness, and from - South end. 11.30 and 6.20. FARES. 2d Class and Ist Claw; and Return Ticket. Fore Cabin. Saloon. 2d. lst. Llndon and Southend... 2.. 6d. 38. 1"• 3s. 6 1, 48. Od. 28. 64. 3s. Od. -- Sheerness.. 2s. Od. na • 6d. Gravesend and Southend Sheerness •• 11.!. 64. 24. 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K .,,,, , ..„, ,,,, ~„,.., ,_,,...-- i (e - ~4fq „ ____7„,„ ,„97,.,, ,„...s. z x ~,.,34 is , I,ol' '`4 , 1. ..-, ~,,- -\\ - -.. , :,,,v,,,,, ,, ,..- "-... ....,,- ,/,'. -.--, ~,,. 405 t., , 4 hi Eti ~;. 0. : , ~.. . ~.; , ''gr ~ . , zlii l v ,, ov,'" , ',. ...: , nRO 1 T • '-' -,- 1 ~, i \ • - - _.. LONDON; WEDNESDAY EVENTING, JUNE 20, 1855. MA. ALBERT SMITH'S MuNT BLANC is Now Open Every Evening, at 8 o'llock, except Saturday. :tie Itlvnin3 Representattone take place every Tuesday. Thursday, end isaixtrday, at 3 o'clock.—Stalls can be iaken at the Box-office very day from Eleven till Foar.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. HANIVELL COLLEGE, MIDDLESEX. The Terms of this long-e=tablished and successfal Institution will be sent on application to the ItPv. J. A. Emerton, A.D., Princi pal. The School will reopen July 23d. " iTatiwell College is fully sustaining its high character.„_ United Service Gazette. OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. The Magnificent SILVER CANDELABRUM, Seventeen Feet High, one of four made for the Egyptian Government, by Messrs Williams, of 223, Oxford-street, will be on View, by special favour for fourteen days only. The LECTURES and EXHIBITIONS, as delivered before her Most Gracious Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Patron of the Institution, will be continued. Lectures by Mrs. CLARA Lucas BALFOUR, " SUMMER HOURS with the POETS," on June 21st, 28th, and July 2d, at Eight o'clock in the evening. SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND AND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL GENERAL COURT of MEM- B h..RS of this SOCIETY was held within the Royal Hotel. Prince's street,.Edinburgh, on Friday the 25th ultimo, — The Very Reverend Dr. NIACFARLAN, Principal of the University of Glasgow, and one of the Extraordinary Directors of the So ciety, in the chair. The Minutes of the last Special General Court, held on Ist Dec, m ber last, having been read and approved - of by the Court. the MANAGER read thelteport of the Directors as to the Society's operations during the past year, and from which there appear, inter alia, the following results : That during the year 1854 there hal been 638 Policies passed and taken up by the proposers, representing Assurances to the ex tent of 455,3771. 14s. 3d. That the Society's realised and Accumulated Fund hid increased to the extent of 115,5541. 15'. 10d, and amounted at 31st De cember last to 2,802,140/. Is. Id. That the Annual Revenue had increased to the extent of 22,1681. Os. 11d, and amounted as at 31st December last to 373,9011. 139. Bd. That there had been 142 deaths during the year 1854, the claims consequent on which (including Bonus Additions) amounted to 204,0881. 17s. 43. The Very Reverend CHAIRMAN then moved the approval of the Report in an able and lengthened address, in the course of which he enlarged upon the great benefits arising from Life Assurance in general, and congratulated the members of the society upon the high state of prosperity in which its affairs are shown to be at the present time —remarking upon the successful results of last year's operations, carried on as these had been during times In many respects unfavour able to the prosperity of this and similar institutions ; and also upon the fact that the mortality which had taken place among the mem bers in the course of 1k54, although entailing claims upon the society to a large amount, was still greatly within the expectation provided for by the calculations. The approval of the report having been carried by acclamation, the Honourable Lord NEAVES proposed a vote of thanks to the Directors and Office-Bearers of the Society for their services during the past year, and the motion having been seconded by J•HN HUNTER, Esq , Auditor of the Court of Session, was unanimously agreed to. On the motion of the Rev. Dr. Coox, St. Andrews, seconded by JAMES WRIGHT, Esq., Secretary of the Royal Bank of StN)Vand, the following gentlemen were appointed to fill the vacancies which at present occurred in the Direction, viz. : As VICE-PRESIDENT. —Robert Dundas, Esq., of Arniston. As EXTRAORDINARY DIRECTORS. Sir James Russell of Ashiesteil. George Tod, Esq.. Cheltenham. Henry Cheyne, Esq., W.S., Edinburgh. Frederick Thynne, Esq., land agent, George-st., Westminster. As ORDINARY DIRECTORS. James Mylne, Esq., W.S., Edinburgh. John lopp. Esq.. W.S.. Edinburgh. James Tytler, Esq:, of Woodhouselee. A vote of thanks having, on the motion of HENRY Crarsrs, Esq., Writer to the Signet, been given to the very reverend Chairman, the meeting adjourned. JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager. Wst. LINDESAY, Secretary. Edinburgh, 5, St. Andrew-square, 9th June, 1855. LONDON HONORARY BOARD. George Young, Esq., Mark-lane Charles Edward Pollock, Esq., Barrister, Temple David Hill, Esq., East India House John Murray, Esq., Albemarle-street Samuel Laing, Esq., Chairman of Brighton Railway Sir John Thomas Briggs, Admiralty Leonard Horner, Esq.. Home-office John Taylor, jun., Esq., C.E., Queen-street -place LONDON AND TIM SUBURBS. CENTRAL AGENT. Hugh M'Kean, 4, Royal Exchange-buildings, Cornhill DISTRICT AGENTS. Captain R. S. Ridge, 49, Pall-mall, Agent for the West End District Benton Seeley, 2, Hanover-street, Regent-street THE MASSACRE 'OF BRI It has never fallen to our lot, in the course of a long experience, to comment upon any one event so distressing to the best feelings of this nation, so disgraceful to the enemy with whom we are at war, so shameful to hu manity, as the massacre committed by the Russians on the boat's crew of a Briieh man-of-war on the sth of June at Hango. Not only do we mourn the loss of six teen gallant young fellows, whose fate would have been glorious if they had fallen by any of the common acci dents of war—not only are we revolted by the treachery which first allowed this boat to reach the Shore under a flag of truce, and then butchered the crew—unarmed, unresisting—with an overwhelming force' of troops, who sprang up from their lurking places in the rocks ; but, while we deplore the passion and violence which so base and ferocious an action will impart to every future en counter in this war, we participate in the conviction that no. effort is too great and no measure too strong "to bring the authors of this crime to the condign punishment they deserve. War, no doubt, is full of horrors, and is marked by a long tract of devastation and of blood ; but it is also the school of honour, and no laws are more sacred than those which regulate its excesses. Between civilised nations those acts of forbearenCe and of courtesy which are not unfrequent, even in the heat of a contest, mitigate the wilder passions, and show that in defending the interests.of their country the combatants have not forgotten the rights of humanity. The boat of the Cris• sack was engaged in one of these very errands of civility at the moment when this murderous onslaught was made upon it. It was to convey seven Finnish prisoners to Hango, whom the Admiral had no wish to detain, as they were not in the eel: vice of Russia, that the boat was sent on shore. The eteetarde of the mess accompanied the party, in the hope that this little attention would be acknowledged by the per mission to buy some fresh provisions. Thus confiding, thus deceived, Lieutenant Geneste and his men pulled in behind the islands off Hango Point. It May here 'be observed that this was ne plot of our officers to send a boat into Hango harbour, for orders bad been given by the Admiral to land the prisoners wherever they pleased, and it was by their own choice that flange was selected. A flag of truce, visible from the shore, was flying all the time on the ship, and on approaching the jetty the officer in command of the boat again waved the same ensign of peace. It is, however, apparent from the re sult that the approach of this boat on its friendly errand had been deliberately used by the Russian officers in command at Hango to organise Qne of the most detest able and bloody stratagems recorded in history: Five hundred armed men lay concealed in the immediate neighbourhood of the lauding-place.. The liberated pri soners and the officers jumped out of the boat,—they were immediately surrounded by this overwhelming force. The miscreant commanding the party seems to have been a man of some education, for he spoke Eng lish—enough, at least, to utter a brutal oath upon that flag of truce which be was about to violate. By his order the riflemen opened a sharp fire immediately and indiscriminately on the officers who had landed, on the men in the boat, and even on the Finnish prisoners who had just been set on shore, and who fell to a man under the merciless bullets of their own tyrants. Every man was struck down, and, with one exception, murdered. One wounded man was dragged out of the bottom of the boat, where he had fallen, and was bayonetted upon the jetty. One sole survivor marvellously escaped by feign ing death as soon as he was hit, and ultimately cutting the boat adrift. V. This awful crime was not,, therefore, left without a living witness t'► relate and attest the tale, and to de nounce to mankind and to posterity, in the strongest language of indignation and horror, the atrocious cruelty of this unmanly deed. Among the dacoits who infest the banks of the Irrawaddy or the savage and piratical tribes of the Eastern Archipelago our seamen are on their guard against every stratagem of bloodthirsty and faithless barbarians ; but in what is termed Christian warfare, at a spot to which orders can be forwarded in a few hours from the seat of Government, separated only by a few miles of inland sea from the capital of the Russian empire, and consequently under the direct con trol of the supreme authority in that country, we cer tainly were not prepared for a breach of military honour and of common humanity which would disgrace the re motest settlement and the most barbarous savagoes of the habitable globe. Had the authorit.es at Hango Lad any motive to prevent the boat from entering their port, or for refusing to receive the flag of truce, nothing was easier than to have stopped the approach of out men by firing a sbot across the bow of the boat. Had they even attempted to take them prisoners for any.alleged mis conduct or breach of the privileges of a flag of truce, nothing was more easy, for the party were unarmed, and the disproportion of numbers on the side of the Russians quite irresistible. But such wera not their in tentions. No signal was made to warn the beat off, and, when the gig subsequently pulled in to ascertain the fate of her missing comrades, an attempt was made by people on the shore, to decoy her, too, into their power. No summons to surrender was addressed to the party, and the strongest proof that could be given of the insane ferocity of the Russians, who were deter mined upon the instant murder of the whole crew, is that they shot down seven of their own countrymen, who had scarcely set foot upon the beach, and the Fin nish captain fell waving the flag of truce upon which the Russians did not hesitate to fire. Such is the nation which barely half a century ago wrested the province of Finland, the scene of this tragedy, from the mild and free government of the Crown of Sweden. A crime of this nature—a violation of all that is held sacred and honourable and brave among men—leaves an indelible trace upon the annals of a nation. A period of 227 years has not effaced from the memory of the people of England the atrocity of the Amboyna mas sacre, when an English sea captain and nine of his men were sacrificed to the suspicious policy of the Dutch ; and a century has not diminished the infamy which the night of the Black Hole of Calcutta left upon the me mory of the ruler of Bengal. As long as the annals of this memorable year are recorded in the pages of history the massacre of Hango will rank with these sinister achievements, for no parallel can be found to it save in the worst and most perfidious actions which have dis graced humanity. Indeed, this surprise exceeds them all, for our gallant countrymen were cut off in the very performance of an act of courtesy and kindness, and under the shelter of an ensign which every nation but the Russian knows how to respect. Throughout the world, wherever this tale is told, the compassion felt for the untimely end of these brave young fellows will be followed by a thrill of horror at the guilt of their mur derers. Throughout the world, wherever the British navy can carry its flag or point its guns, an avenging spirit will walk the deep ; and not a British seaman afloat but will rememberthe boats crew of the Cossack in the hour of battle. It is not the least of the evils of such bad actions that they invest Justice herself with the fiercer passions, and render war more pitiless and destructive ; but, on the other hand, they show more clearly with what an adversary we have to deal—how false, how cruel, how un , crupulous I They prove how impossible it is to bind the Russians even to the observances held sacred among enemies, except by the influence of fear and of superior force. They convince us more and more that the enemy to whom it is our fortune to be opposed is not only the enemy of England and of France, but of honour and humanity.—Morning Paper. TISH SAILORS. the rank and file to cross. R e si s t anc e t 9 Administrative Reform, in its real and practical se ns e, has been seized upon eagerly for this purpose ; an d, as we have said, both of the Conservative orators have str;ven to daub it over with their own peculiar colouring. Mr. Gladstone boasts that he designed to make the civil service a sepa rate and exclusive profession : Mr. Disraeli, while affect ing claims to prior discovery, extols the invention, and accepts its development as a pledge. Mr. Gladstone boasts that Lord Aberdeen's Cabinet was more aristo cratic than any which had gone before it, and naively reminds us that it was . by it that the far-famed civil ser vice project was contemplated ; a tolerably strong proof, were any wanting, of the oligarchic tendency of the plan. Mr. Disraeli hardly takes the trouble to deny the exclu sive character pt the scheme ' • and disdains altogether to enter into OM. question whether the commercial and manufacturing• community ought to have any represen tation at all in the various departments of its executive government. Thus the approaching chiefs of the severed sections of Toryism seek to conciliate each other's fol lowers by perfecting a new plot for the more effectual ex clusion of the plebeians. Sprung from the people them selves, they are equally willing, as the condition of per sonal elevation, to invent new bolts and bars for the de fence of oligarchy from within. Competitive examina tion may or may not be resorted to ; but the gist of the fraud which is now sought to be palmed upon us by Peelites and Derbyites joined is this, that while nominations to subordinate offices are to be retained in the hands of Government - as before, no appoint inents whatever are in future to be made from with out, no matter what the claim of me:it, or desert, skill, or experience in the working ways of the world may We have left ourselves but little space to notice the strange harangue delivered by • the Prime Minister on Monday night. Tired of playing the buffoon, Lord Palmerston now assumes the tone and swagger of a bravo, and flings about him coarse epi thets and vulgar phrases in the hope of darn.ging those who have ventured to tell the truth regarding him, and of deterring others from imitating their example. This septuagenarian hectoring will not do. The time is past when questions of personal veracity and of public mo ment could be settled by a resort to foul language. Lord Palmerston may elicit cheers from his official vassals by brandishing the terms " false" and " falsehood " round his senatorial head • but the memory of an insulted peo ple cannot be bullied to sleep thereby. The middle classes remember too painfully the persevering ribaldry and trifling with which every complaint was met, day after day and week after week, in the House of Com mons. Mr. La,yard was not the first person to take no tice of the matter; and were he base or weak enough to retract every syllable of reproach he has uttered on the subject, a hundred tongues as eloquent as his would cry out that the accusation is but too true. What end, then, can the Premier propose to himself by this species of vain bravado ?—Morning Paper. CAPTAIN M'CLURE. A short discussion took place in the House of Com mons last night on the subject of the reward due to the Arctic navigator who has at last succeeaed in solving the problem of the North-West Passage. Events of such importance succeed each other so rapidly nowadays that we can scarcely believe in the existence of a period when the public were violently excited by tidings from Behring's Straits or Lancaster Sound. Sir John Frank lin and his brave companions, Sir James Ross and his searching expedition, Sir Edward Belcher and his ships, Captain Penny, the gallant Bellot —such were the names and the topics which were in everybody's mouth but a very few years ago. Just now all recollection of them has passed away like a snow-wreath in the kn. We must not, however, forget to be just, be cause it happens that England just new is engaged in a grapple with one of the great military powers of the world. • England can well contrive to carry on a war, and to attend at the same time to minor claims upon her justice and her generosity. It was Mr. Mackinnon who brought last night before the house the question of Captain 21.1‘Clure's services. It is an undoubted fact that though for the last three centuries and a half all the great maritime nations of the world have been striving to find a passage in one direction or .another to the northward of the great continent of America, all adven turers failed until Captain M'Clure took the matter in hand. Beyond all question, he was indebted largely for his success to the efforts of his predecessors, although, even so, there was enough of unknown water or ice in the inhospitable regions through which the Investigator forced her way to tax to the utmost the energies of the boldest adventurer. It would be idle at a moment like this, when every Englishman's mind is intent upon pro ceedings of a far more important kind to enter at any length upon the romantic story of the Investigator's cruise. Suffice it to say that in January, 1850, the In vestigator and Enterprise sailed together upon this last voyage until off Cape Horn, when they parted company. The Investigator in due time passed Behring's Straits, and reached the ice on the 2d of August in the same year, without any tidings of her consort. Captain M'Clure resolved to proceed, because it was hoped at the time that some tidings of Sir John Franklin and his party might be obtained in the region which he had then reached. He took the Investigator accordingly up Prince of Wales' Strait, and in a sledge reached' Bank's Land. Opposite his position at this point lay Melville Island—the Melville Island of Parry and his successors— so that at the very moment the problem of a north-western passage, which had occupied the thoughts of so many navigators from the days of Sebastian Cabot to our own time, was solved for all practical purposes. It is needless to speak of the Investigator's further adventures in connection with the search for Sir John Franklin. The good ship lies in Mercy Bay, stuck hard and fast in the ice, unless, indeed, she be already ground to pieces or destroyed between the cold fingers of the Polar furies. We could have wished that, like the ship in which Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe, she bad been brought back to Deptford, and that Queen Victoria might have followed in the steps of Queen Elizabeth. This was not, however, fated to be ; let us only be thankful that we have got back her brave crew. It is unfortunate for them that the old Parliamentary offer of 20,0001., which was held out as a bait to the adventurous between 1745 and 1828, hal not been re newed. Strictly speaking, therefore, nothing can be claimed upon this score. It has, however, been the custom to bestow a reward either in honour or money, or in both, upon all persons who have distinguished themselves upon these perilous expeditions. Sir Edward Parry, who reached 110 deg. west longitude, received 5,0001. and knighthood. Sir John Ross was rewarded in a similar manner for his discoveries in Bootbia Felix. Sir G. Back was knighted on his return from Hudson's Bay ;so was Sir James Richardson. Sir Jas. C. Ross received the same honour for his adventurous expedi tion to the Antarctic Seas. Now, it would be difficult to say that Captain M'Clure was not, equally with these distinguished officers, entitled to honour and reward. After all, it was he who actually solved the problem, however he may have been assisted to the solution by the labours of his predecessors. The dis covery—we grant it freely—is entirely useless to the human race for all purposeskif navigation and commerce. It is however, something to have set at rest a question upon which the minds of men have been violee tly agitated for so many centuries. Examples of heroic endurance, besides, are never thrown away upon the navy. Nor can it be said of Captain M'Clure's expedition that it was merely undertaken for a scientific purpose. He went to look for Sir John Franklin, and found the North-Wes- Passage. Perfect unanimity prevailed in the house at the proprietyof appointinga select committee to examine into Captain M'Clure's claim. We heartily wish him success, for he has fairly earned his reward in the midst of dangers and hardships innumerable. With the re cognition of his claim the cycle of Arctic discovery may appropriately be closed.—Morning Paper. BURSTING OF THE LOCK OF THE VICTORIA DOCKS. —The opening of these spacious docks at Plaistow marshes, which it was intended should take place in the course of August next, will be necessarily delayed some months in consequence of a serious accident which hap pened on Sunday by the bursting in of the principal lock, or river entrance, near Bow-creek. FATAL OCCURENCE AT BRISTOL.-A shocking occur rence took place at Bristol on Sunday last, by which a Mahometan sailor, aged 24, and a young woman, the same age, met with their deaths. It appears the ship Duncan, of Liverpool, was lyi ng in the Fl oa ti ng Harbour, where, on account of being infested . with rats, she was undergoing a fumigation with charcoal and brimstone beneath hatches. The captain, to guard against the possibility of danger to the crew, gave orders that the hatches should not be opened, but the two de ceased persons managed (while the shipkeeper was in the forepart of the vessel) to raise the hatchways and go be low in company with a Malay sailor. At a little before six on Sunday morning, Sall and the woman were di covered quite quite dead from suffocation, and the Malay nearly so. Mr. David Davis, of Queen-square, surgeon, used all efforts to re-animate the two former, but in vain. The survivor is, however, recovering. An inquest was held yesterday, when a verdict was returned of " Acci dentally suffocated by the fumes of charcoal." INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OP NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.- Notice has been given to the officers, seamen, and marines, and to all persons interested therein, that the distribution of proceeds arising front the Russian vessel Fidentia, captured on the 9th of April, 1854, by her Ma jesty's ships Tribune, Imperieuse, and Leopard, will commence on Monday, the 9th July, 1855, in the prize branch of the department of the " Accountant -General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset House." The fol lowing are the shares due to an individual in the several classes :-Flag share, 851. ss. 10d. ; captains, each 671. 108. 5d.; second class, 9/. 11s. 10d.: third, 71. 13s. 5d.; fourth, 41. 18s. Bd.• ' fifth, 21. 14s. 94.; sixtb, 2/. 9s. 3d.; seventh, 1/. 12s. 104. ; tenth, ss. 6d. A similar notice has been given to the officers, seamen, and ,marines, and to all persons inter ested therein, that the distribution of proceeds arising from the Russian vessel Dido, captured on the 11th of April, 1854, by her Majesty's ships Imperieuse and Leo. pard, will commence at the same time and place. The following are the shares due to an individual in the several classes :-Flag share, 411. 7e. 6d.; captains, each 491.25. Bd.; second class, 61. 1 On. 7d.; third, 51. 4s. 5d.; fourth, 31. 7s. 2d.; fifth, 11. 17s. 4d.; sixth, 11.135. 7d.; seventh, 1/. 2s. 5d.; eighth, 11s. 2d,; ninth, 7:J. 64.; tenth, 3s, 9d. I PRICE SD. THE BANKRUPTCY OF MESSRS. STRAHAN AND CO. • A. meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Strahan, Paul, and Bates, was held at the Law Institution yesterday afternoon, to consider the stepe to be taken to secure a full investigation of the petition recently opened in Bankruptcy. Between 50 and 60 persons were present, nearly the whole of whom are connected with the legal profession, and the chair was occupied by Mr. E. S. Lee. It was explained by Mr. Futvoye, who hag adopted the initiative, that a number of the creditors who have suf fered largely through the stoppage of this firm are de. sirous of a thorough inquiry into its affairs, and arc con sequently prepared to pursue such measures as 'shall insure that object. Many, he stated, were at first in clined to view the suspension as eee of theee unfortunate catastrophes which may semetimea occur in busi lam ; but, as it appeared .from all that could now be ascertained that the partners had been aware of their position for the last six years, it Was necessary to carry out a strict examination. It was therefore pro posed to watch the proceedings with great vigilance. Mr. Lawrence, who had entered at this stage, intimated that, as the representative of the petitioning creditor, he was most ready to state the course that had been pur sued and would continue to be pursued for the benefit of the creditors and to insure the legal distribution of the assets. Observations had been made on the manner in which the petition in bankruptcy had been adjudi cated, and the effect of friendly influence in relation to it; hut he thought be should he able to show that the step had been taken with a desire to protect the estate against extents from the Crown and other claims which interfered with the interests of. the general body. Having beep called in and consulted Without possessing the slightest previous knowledge of Mr. Btrahansor, Sir J. D'. - 'Paul, and having only a partial atquaint;.nce through one pro fessional transaction with Mr. Bates, he had given the best advice in his power, and the result was that, acting for the petitioning creditor, he had, recommended the course in question. This bad occurred after the house had been culpably kept open up to the Saturday, the plea of the partners Iseing that they expected assistance. Through the run on the Friday and Saturday the funds of the establishment had been diminished between 22,0001. and 24,000/ , and, notwithstanding their promp titude with tbe petition, tbe sheriff's officer entered on behalf of the Crown, and secured 2,0001., the remainder of the available cash, besides which it was necessary to give him an undertaking to pay 700/. or 8001. additional, to prevent him seizing the books and closing the pre mises altogether. An important question would arise as to the source of the hints which may have induced many to withdraw or reduce their balances, and if it could he clearly proved that any intimation had been given the Court would interpose its power and order restitu tion. With regard to the choice of assignees, it was proposed to name Mr. Barwis, an accountant and navy agent, and Mr. Montagu Tatham,•a proctor, and if the creditors present thought fit to select a third there would be little difficulty. An objection was made to the latter gentleman, not from any doubt of his integrity, but from the fear that he might not proceed eneissetically, owing to his connection with Sir J. D. Paul. It . was said Mr. Lee and Mr. Appleyard, as being creditors and repre senting large claims, would be the proper parties. With reference to the non-appointment of persons likely to be influenced by family ties, Mr. Lawrence mentioned that Mr. W. Spottiswoode bad been'at first requested to act, but that, when it was intimated his relationship to Mr. Strahan might be raised as an objection, he at once with. drew. After a long consultation, in which the deplor able condition of the estate and the heavy sums for which certain contractors stand indebted to the firm were alluded to, it was agreed to support the choice of assig nees proposed. adding the name of Mr. Appleyard, of Lincoln's-inn ; the explanation afforded by Mr. Law ranee being considered satisfactory. At the close of the meeting he stated distinctly that he should act entirely without restraint as the representative of the petitioning creditor, and that he, as well as the whole of the parties concerned, saw the necessity of an unfettered investi gation. It was stated that there is scarcely a tradesman among the debtors under the estate, the legal profession, through themselves or their clients, being the principal sufferers. The two firms of Messrs. Strahan, Paul, and Co., and Messrs. Halford and Co., are identical, but the opinion is that the latter will, as far as its separate posi tion is concerned, be found in a much better position than the former. Some French railway concessions may, it is thought, produce an addition to the assets. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. ABERDEEN AND SCOTTISH MIDLAND. The directors of these companies, it appears, have entered into a provisional arrangement for amalgamating the two companies. 'The revenue, after deducting work ing expenses, is to be divided in certain portions founded on the average of the past four years. The shareholders of the respective companies are to retain their present rights and preferences. The two companies aro to lease the Dundee and Arbroath Railway on what they con sider favourable terms, with a view to have the control of the traffic by railway from Aberdeen to Perth and Dundee. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS —JuNR 19. STATUTE LAW COMMISSION. The following are the names of the members who voted for and against Mr. Locke King's resolutions : AYES-43. Barrow, W. Goodman, Sir G. Bell, J. Gurney, J. H. Bramley-Nrcore, J. Headlam, T. Brocklehurst, J. Heathcoat, J. Brown, W. Heywood, J. Buck, G. Heyworth, L. Coffin, W. Mndley, C. Cogan, W. H. F. Langton, H. G. Craufurd, E. H. J. Laslett, W. Crossley, F. MacMahon, P. Dean , B. Maguire, J. F. Dillwyn, L. L. Massey, W. Duffy, C. G. Milligan, It. Duncan, George Michell, William Dunlop, A. ' Mowatt, F. King, L Goderich, Viscount Murrough, J. P. Haddeld. George North, F. 0 tway, A. Pellatt, A. Pollard-Urquhart, W. Price, W. Sc bell, Capt. Thompson, G. Thornely, T. Vernon, Capt. L. Wilkinson, W. Williams, W. TELLERS. NOES-26. Brand, H. B. W. Gwyn, Howel Sawle, C. Cockburn, Sir A. J. E. Keogh, W. Seymour, H. Colvile, C. R. Lewis, Sir G. C. Seymour. W. D. Cowper, W. Malin% Richard Steel, John Duckworth, Sir S. T.B. Monsell, W. Walcott, Admiral. Duncan, Viscount Mulgrave, v.arl of Wilson, J. Esmonde, J. North, Col. J. Fitzgerald, J. Paget, Lord A. TELLERS. French, Fitzstephen Palmerston, Viscount Hayter, W. Guinness, R. S. Peel, F. Berkeley, G. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, June 19.—The quiet and languid state of the Liverpool cotton-market has again operated un favourably on the sale of yarn and cloth, and the business h...s been very limited. In all cases where sellers have not been willing to make considerable sacrifices buyers, both for home trade and export, have steadily held aloof. In yarns lower prices have very generally been submitted to, but the offers made to them are generally so much below the concessions they are willing to make that but a small trade has been effected. Export houses that had purchased stocks of yarn at low rates before the late considerable rise took place have to some extent made matters more difficult for spinners, by taking ad vantage of their present position and reselling at home in preference to waiting until they can find a market on the continent. In this state of things prices are very irregular, and the market has been a very unsatisfactory one. Prices of goods are receding much more rapidly here than those of cotton at Liverpool, especially in cloth ; and where manufacturers have been disposed to day to force sales, they have to submit to a reduction in some cases of 6d. per piece for the common shirtings from the highest price touched a fortnight ago. To continue working at this rate, and with the pros pects before them, producers must soon incur very serious losses, and it will be learned without much surprise that spinners and manufacturers are at length stopping their mills at once without waiting for concert among their neighbours. In the list of names mentioned to-day of persons who were taking this course were three concerns in Stockport who had given notice to their work-people that their mills would be stopped altoge ther. A manufacturer and spinner in the northern part of Lancashire has taken a similat: course, while other producers are resorting to short time. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report as follows upon the cloth-market : " From the date of our last report to the close of the week the market continued in a more inactive condition than we have experienced for some years ; and as con -tracts have been running out, and stocks beginning to accumulate, prices have gradually receded, and are now from 2 to 5 per cent. below the rates asked a fortnight ago, but at which very few sales were made. To-day there have been large speculative offers made at low prices for India goods, but we think they have not re sulted in much business." MesErs. George Fraser, Son, and Co., say : "Th ere has been a flat depressed market to-day, with a more decided tendency to lower prices both in goods and y,l,rns." LEEDS, JUNE 19. The woollen cloth•markets here to-day have been steady, 1)oth as to demand and price, and a full average amount (if business has been done. The general tone of the trade is as cheerful as can be expected, but the chief dmand i 3 still for home consumption, neither the state of the No rth American nor the Australian markets yet offering a•ty temptation to send goods to them, and the war actin, gas a check to our exportations to several parts of Europe. Though very little is doing for the United Stbs tes, the last reports of the state of commer cial affairs the are of a somewhat favourable character, and we ma:y er look for an opening soon for our woollen goods in the transatlantic markets. • The return. 3 of the Bank of France for the past month are again unfavourable, and present a further diminution in the bullion of 930,0001., making a total falling off of 1,700,0001. witkiin the past two or three months. At the same time there has been an increase in the note cir culation of 1,300, 41 0 0 1. The other items of the account show that the deposits have fallen off 860,0001., that the discounts have remained stationary, and that the ad vances on semities have increased 200.0001. fADVISRTISEMENT I- 1 7iarrhocea Gravel, Stone, affections of the Kidneys and other p•N infulanclinflammatory diseases which medicine always aggravated, have been perfectly cured by Du Barry's delicious Reva lenta Arabica Food. We quote with pleasure the following lettor on this subject from the famous Dr.Wurzer. : —Bonn, 19 July, 1853.—N0. 51,482, Dr.Wurzer. It is particularly useful in c onfined habit of body, as also in diarrhoea, bowel complaints, inflammatory irritation, cramp, and hemorrhoids. Also in bronchiail and pulmonary con sumption, in which it counteracts effectually the troublesome cough ; and I am enabled with perfect truth to express the conviction that Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica is adapted to the cure of incipient hectic complaints and consumption. DR. Run. WITMER, Counsel of Medicine a nd practical M.D. in Bonn. In canisters, lib. 2s. 9d.; 21b. 4s. 6(1.; 51b. 13-s. ; 121 b. The 121 b., carriage free, on receipt of Post-office order. Barry Du Barry & Co., 77, Regent-street, I: , ondo n ; also at 18-, Piccadilly; 60, Gracechurch-street ; 330', and 451, Strand; 4, Cheapside ; 60 and 68, Cornhill ; 49, ,Bishopsgate-street; 55, Charing-cross; 54, Upper Baker-street; 63 and 150, Oxford-street ; 89, High-street, Camden-town ; 18, Pall mall ; 7, Pall-mall-East ; 132, New Bond-street ; 24, blot • comb-street ; 13, King William-street, City 30, Conduit. street; 21, Cockspur-street ; 95, Farringdon-street ; 67, St. Paul's Churchyard; 6, Edward-street PQrtuutu 'square. ARIIINISTRATIVE REFORM. Ministers have agreed to place themselves under the protection of their Tory rivals, for the purpose of evading Administrative Reform, they have contrived to obtain a majority of seven to one. What impression this ma noeuvre and its immediate success may have upon the mind of the country, it were premature, perhaps, to say. , There are many earnest and determined spirits on whom such a declaration of Parliamentary defiance will act only as a new stimulus, and whose energies will only he the more actively called forth as the necessity for greater and deeper changes than were at first conternplate4 is forced upon national reflection. As against the claim of the middle classes to a just share in the administrative government of the Siate, all the oligarchic factions have shown their readiness to combin , .. The pretences al leged by each of them varies, indeed, according to their respective antecedents and ,Ictual positions. Mr. Dis raeli spurns the popular demand as imposture, while be pathstically reminds us of a bantling of his own, of wondrous promise, which wis smothered in its official cradle, when he and his friends were driven from power. With equal parental fontlns,s Mr. Gladstone tells us of the still-birth of the scheme, whose early obsequies have been elaborately performed by Sir S. Northcote ,and Sir C. Trevelyan ; but which, had the capable of strang breath of life been ever breathed into it, would, we are a li s ng sur a e l d l . th h e s ave li p p r p o ey vredaandveirnysidHioeurcsu jobs s' whose foids now encircle the public interest. On the part of the Whigs, Lord Palmerston avers that the favourite of the people is a foundling of low and disreputable origin ; but that they are nurturing to maturity .an offspring of right honourable parentage, whose dress is still, indeed, the old buff and blue livery, but whose usefulness in after years will be felt and acknowledged. All concur in supercilious repudiation of the child of the people ; its features indicate plebeian sympathies ; and every aristo crat in the house, with two exceptions, voted accordingly on Monday night that it should be turned out of doors. Of the many long and ted ious s p e eches delivered on the occasion, it cannot be expecte d that we should speak in much detail. Those of Mr. Disraeli and Lord .Pal- T m h e e rs a to im n c o a f ll t , h h e o p w e e r v b e y r, i f te or le s a o d m e e rp degreeap of sep ara t e no ti ce . The to have b een t o use the opportunity for throwing another flying bridge across the chasm that still separates the Tory seceders of 1846 from the great bulk of their part y.oflatet be tween here has been h the two nothing ex Chancellors interchange o r so fhe t Excheq uer . Expe rience of compliments has convinced them both how much they stand in need of each other, and we must do them the justice to say that neither of them has of late been wanting in profuse off ers o f p o litical hospitality. A delicat e contro versy, indeed, is still waged between them as to which is to be considered the host and which the guest ; but where the tendency to embrace is so obvious, it is but natural to expect that the objects of , mutual affection will advance to meet each other half way. There is more difficulty in finding floating • topics which may serve as pontoons and planks for ~~~~~L J~ PORTSMOUTH. A special meeting of this company was held yester day at the office, Great George-street, Westminster, to consider a bill now befora Parliament, in compliance with the standing orders of the House of Lords; Mr. Mangles, M.P., in the chair. The solicitor read the heads of a bill to enable the Portsmouth Railway Company to make an alteration in the line of their railway, and for other purposes. On the motion of the 0111IRMAN, a formal resolution approving the bill was carried, and the meeting separated. CAPE TOWN. This railway and dock company's bill having passed the House of Commons, the directors have tendered to th© Cape Government for the immediate construction of such a line from the copper mines to the coast as the local authorities may recommend, on the condition of receiving a colonial guarantee of not less than 6/, per cent., the current interest at the Cape. SCINDE. It is stated that advices by the last mail from India were received apprising the company of every support and encouragement from the authorities in Scinde, and expressing the anxiety of the principal residents in the province to invest largely in the undertaking. GEELONG AND MELBOURNE. • The Geelong Advertiser states that the directors and their engineers have been indefatigable in their various duties, and that no railroad in England has been known to make quicker progress towards completion, consider ing the number of men employed. Gangs of workmen are placed at various intervals along the whole line of road, and to the north of Ashhy they are laying down the permanent works ; and it is expected, before another 12 months elapse, that traffic by rail between Geelong and Melbourne will be established. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON RAIL- WAY BILLS. WESTMINSTER TERMINUS (CLAPHAM TO NORWOOD.) Mr. COBBETT reported from the committee on this bill that the proposed capital of the company is 148,0001., and the amount of loan 49,0001. The length of the pro posed railway is 2 miles 5 furlongs and 1 chain, and the steepest gradient is, in 97. The estimated cost of the railway is 145,5001., and the quantity of land traversed by the railway 1091 acres. Mr. Gregory was the engi neer examined. in support of the bill. The committee were satisfied of the fitness, in an engineering point of view, of the proposed railway. In accordance with the resolution of the house of the 27th of March last, the committee ascertained that 10,912/. had been deposited in the Court of Chancery on the 3d of April by the pro. moters of the bill. His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Nicholas Nicbolaiewitch, brother of the Emperor, is appointed to the command of the corps of engineers in Poland, and has left this city for Warsaw, where he will take up his head-quarters. MORE FAILIIRRE IN THE IRON TRADE.—BIRMINGHAM, Tueslay.—Other suspensions, in addition to those al ready announced, have occurred within the last few days in South Staffordshire. Messrs. Whitehouse and Jef- Fedex, of the Phcenix Works, W(1,1 Bromwich, have issued circulars calling their creditors together at the Queen's Hotel, Birmingham, on Friday next, for the purpose of determining the course to be taken with the view of managing and distributing the assets of the estate. The creditors of Mr. Jefferies, ironmaster, of Hart's-hill Works, were also summoned for the same day and for a like purpose. The debts and liabilities of the two concerns, which in some degree are understood to he connected, are roughly quoted at about 100,0001. A third firm, of some standing, and well known in the trade—that of Messrs. Hickman, of Bilston—have been compelled to ask indulgence from their creditors, and a meeting has been called to adjudicate upon the state of their affairs ; and lastly, Mr. Joseph Spencer, ironmaster, who is involved by the failure of his brother, is endea vouring to negotiate an arrangement with the claimants upon. his estate, which, it is hoped, will realise 6s. in the pound. Other firms are freely spoken of, but suffi cient for the day is the evil thereof. A meeting of the creditors of the Messrs. Davies, of West Bromwich, was held at the Queen's Hotel in this town yesterday, but again adjourned to allow the committee of inquiry further time for the completion of their work of inspec tion. It appears to be the anxious wish of all parties, if possible, to avoid the Court of Bankruptcy. It was mentioned on Friday that the revelations daily taking place in connection with the affairs of Straban, Paul, and Co., seemed likely to put their failure before the public as one of the worst upon record. At that t b i e m y e on t d he m re is w co a n s d n u o ct s s u n s e p h ic a i s thateoones w itithininvothlyseid.nranything of the Court of Bankruptcy ; b u t i t i s now --actuallyc re ported that certain securities belonging to customers and s a deposited under lock and k e y h ave to be naccountedn for, e th t e n m em em . be u rs nd of er t t h h e e s fi e n n c i r a c d u rn m i t t their ne s, a to n seems that e p rt a o dan s if it would b ecome f ar more painful and notori ous than could possibly h ave b een feared. the case man. ,--- NEWSPARE33, THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO FORT PM' AND :-....-- A. SUPPLEMENTAL HOSPITAL, BROM ~:- .*:/o - NT \ BARRACKS. * -4. ;,(t 0 4.,. ~. -.; t; 6 1::%-. 4 44 41 1,.. Although the intelligence arrived so late on 3 • ''' ' ""ZI, loi. pf:- . .. evening, of her Majesty's-intention to confer t da b c .. ' 4 ' 5 4 .4,...1 ,4, 1 ', 0 anticipated Visit upon her brave soldiers, com s :::; -- tll ' - '*i A' . -• nearly of every regiment of the cavalry and line, loc. '' in Eort Pitt, Brompton, and St. Mary's Barrack:, theta a 9 orders for the Queen' s recept i on were de-patched with so much celerity to the respective hospitals, that every ward was in the most perfect state for the inspection of her Majesty. The welcome news soon spread amongst the invalids, and throughout the hospitals were to be seen faces teeming with delight. .Upon her Majesty's carriage approaching the drawbridge of Fort Pitt, where Lieutenant Breedon, 25th Regiment, 2 ser geants, and 40 rank and file were stationed, a royal Mute burst forth from the guns of the Spur Bat tery. The acclamations of the assemblage were most 'loyal, enthusiastic, and prolonged during the entrance of her Majesty and the Royal cortege. Her Majesty's carriage drawing up to the entrance of the Hospital, a , numerous staff received the Queen, who, with evident marks of pleasure, most graciously acknowledged the same. Dr G. Dartnell, P.M.O. (surrounded by his staff, 'Drs. Battersby, Ridgeway, Stuart, Moffatt, Heatley, Allen ; the chaplain, Mr. Stiinson ; G. / Prattles and H. Hacheson, Esqrs., purveyors to the forces ; together with the principal medical clerk, Mr. Pungly), p rese nt e d to h e r Majesty a card, containing a statement of the hospital, the numbers of the wounded, 6thweafrrdo:tw-beirtteena,baonudt eight igit f impaired health. Her Majesty, taking -th e arm of Prince Albert, then proceeded to No. poor men were in bed. Her Her man Majesty expressed great sympathy with them, spoke into their cases, which Drs. Parry and Dartnell explained. y iw k , , t i j n e d sty y? o u r n d d s to l them; ryal a p n ar d ty .i y e qui red most minutely . went out of the hospital, when, tu?n t i l n o g we to d b t y li wis w , io l i tr e hd r e o,n t , leiaecttrwen "attention e th r e ig s liZ fr ft brought them into the beautiful and well-kept gardens, were seated. Up on the 11 ru r ' approach ig m a t r. o t ( n ti o h i h f s a n d feet, € h r i, Islucataji:des formingtY, in two long lines 0f.260 each. Every f t: t toa h t:s e gi i , n .e valids i who were not in bed every man, whether or i k o'en a" hand stating his name,' regiment, was evidentlywere n what battle. Her Majesty he scene before }lei, and did not ' fail affected by to speak to every The inspection ended, her Majesty and suite were proceeding to their carriages, drawn up under the Mar. tello Tower: when the royal attention was called to the invalid carriage recently sent to this port from London to Convey the severely wounded from the railway to the hospital, . This carriage is capable of holding four men at full length, acd six in kitting posture, but from its ir• mense weight it is not well calculated for its object. The royal visit to*Fort Pitt General Hospital now beim,, ended, the carriages drove off, attended by the same staff,' to Brotupton Hospital, where every arrangement hail been made similar to that of Fort Pitt, her Majesty be. ing only attended by the staff of the respective hospitals, thus affording ample opportunity for inspecting the wards, and conversing with the wounded. At Brompton Hospital, in addition to the staff which had attended her Majesty at Fort Pitt, Dr. Dzillasley, from Fnrt Pitt (in the absence of Dr. Reid, on leave), with the Rev. Chas. Ureen, chaplain to the forces, accompanied her Majesty in her inspection of one or two wards and the men, who assembled in number to 270. Of these 62 have wounds:, 37 frost bites, and 170 impaired health. This concluded the whole inspection by her Majesty, when the royal carriages were entered at six o'clock, and a royal salute greeted her Majesty on her way to the terminus, where a great concourse of the inhabitants of the four towns were assembled to greet her Majesty. There were not near so many desperate cases as when her Majesty paid her first visit. NAVAL OPERATIONS IN PEACE AND WAR. The eighth and last meeting of the Statistical Society • for the session 1854 5, was held on Monday evening, at the rooms of the Society in St. James's-square ; the Right Hon. the Earl of llarrowby, President, in the chair. His Royal Highness Prince Albert occupied a seat on the right of the chairman, who was also supported by several of the nobility. After the transaction of some routine business, a paper was read, entitled as follows : " On the Mortality arising from Naval Operations," by W. B. Hodge, Esq., Fellow of the Statistical Society,, and of the Institute of Actuaries. The author commence l by stating the object of his paper, and after pointing out the difficulty of the investi gat►on, arising from the circumstance that it was not until the year ISIO that the Admiralty required annual returns to lie made of the deaths on board the various ships in commission, he submitted to the meeting a state ment, showinwthe number of naval actions fought front 1793 to 1815, and the losses in killed and wounded arising therefrom, together with the annual loss of life from shipwreck. It appeared that, during 204 years of actual hostilities, 576 actions were fought, and in them 4,787 officers and men were killed, 14,270 wounded, and 325 drowned or destroyed in ships sunk or blown up, and that, in the same period, 13,621 lives were lost by ship-. wreck. The author gave some details as to the probable proportion of deaths among the wour.ded, add compared the mortality from disease in time of war with that which prevailed in time of peace. Assuming the average strength of the navy to be 110,180 men, he stated, as the result of a careful inquiry into all the accessible in formation upon the subject, that, in the • 20i years of war 6,663 had been killed, drowned, or died of wounds received in action ; 13,621 had met their death from shipwreck, and 72,102 had died from diseases and acci dents ; making a total mortality of 92,386. He esti mated the mortality from the same causes for the same period in time of peace as fallows :—Shipwreck, 1,636 ; disease and accidents, 27,440 ; total mortality, 29,076 ; thus showing an excess of mortality caused by war, in dependent of those killed in action. THE IMPERATRICE TRANSPORT. MARGATE, June 18.—This vessel, which sunk in the Gulls after having been in collision on the sth inst., still remains with her mast-heads above water in the narrow part of the channel. The divers for the last few days have been unable to continue their operations from the strong winds that have prevai!ed, together with the spring tides. They have saved the greater part of the Minis. rifles and army clothing that were on board. With favourable weather they will save the whole, also 6000 shells, and about 100 tons:of powder ; but- it is a work of great labour and risk. When the cargo is out they will endeavour to weigh the vessel, which is esti mated at 16,0001. value, as she was quite new. The arms and clothing were forwarded immediately to Woolwich and the Tower by a Government steamer. About 40 cases addressed to officers in the Crimea, containing uniforms and other necessaries, have also been landed. On their being opened they were found, notwithstanding they were mostly packed in tin and soldered up, to be thoroughly saturated with salt water. It is well known that the pressure of the water a few fathoms from the surface becomes very great, but the cargo of this unfortunate vessel is only at high water about 8 or 9 fathoms ; yet the shells, which are empty, with wooden plugs screwed into the holes, are found to be generally full of water. A portable leather-cased bottle, with a cork and a top screwed on, was also found, to contain salt water, which one may reasonably con clude was not in it when shipped. Every care appears to be taken to preserve the contents of the private pack ages from total loss, and it is to be hoped, far the sake of the divers who are at work, that the Government stores which are sent up to Woolwich and the Tower may to say spoil in awaiting t b o r e der s allowed ffrom t o remaint hevarious a nd departments, s e p p o a nothing of the loss to the country, which by prompt measures might be prevented. q'ilE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH ACROSS THE ATLANTIC. The telegraphic communication between. America and Europe, precedent to its extension round the globe, is too large a theme for any single hero. It is an idea. And yet the parties engaged in its realisation regard it as already certain to be carried out. The experience of the Black Sea telegraph, for instance, is thought to be conclusive, if shorter lines previously established were net. From Balaklava to Varna the wires stretch under water more than 350 miles, and not the slightest diffi culty is experienced in using them. There can, then, be no difficulty in sending electricity across the Atlantic by the same means. The length of the wires from Ireland to Newfoundland will be some 1,750 miles ; they will lie on the sandy plain which the soundings of our Government have shown to stretch from land to land for the whole distance, with the exception of about 200 miles next to the Irish coast, where the bottom becomes irregular and the water deeper. The actual distance is some 1,600 miles only, but it will be necessary to make a detour with the wires in order to carry them round the Banks, where icebergs often ground, and where the cable might be broken by their weight and friction. Of the company which has undertaken the cis-Atlantic portion of th e work we have often had occasion to speak. It is com posed of some eight or more wealthy gentle men, and i‘ o i w o n s e s resources. Taylor who propose to lay the entire line from St. John' s , N ew f ound. land, er to i N s e t w he Y p o r r e k si w de it n h t, their Peter hetrea surer of this company ; and Cyrus Field, 0n its members, has just retu rne d f rom Europe, w e h r of be went to consummate the arrangement with e e the European company. The American part of will be 1,200 miles in l engt h , 71 of • the line which will be under the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 1 the cost o f th e whole is estimated a t a millionand n' a half o f d o ll ars . The wires across N ew f oun d land will make 400 miles of the line, running through a country hitherto unoccupied and unknown. In the cutting ofother preparatory path and preparatory labours the company have bad 600 men em ployed daring the past year in that island alone. They have been liberally aided with grants of land from that colony, an d h ave obtained ad van t a geous charters and grants elsewhere. From our last English journals we learn that the cable to go under the Gulf of S t . Law rence was ab ou t t o be shipped, and we may accord ingly soon expect to be able to receive despatches from St. John's as easily and regularly as we now do from New Orl eans . This cable contains three electric wires only, it being contemplated to lay down another of the same size when the European wires have been brought across and the business between New York and London requires ft.—Net° York Tribune. A letter from,,STth. e Pe a t c e o r o sb o u o r ts g firuomthetNational Crimea G arrive Gazette of Berlin says : direct at the Imperial Chancellery, whence they pass to the Minister of War and to the Military Gazette, directed by Prince Galant), who bas a resume drawn out for the Invatide lune. The telegraphic despatches are fre quently not published until three or f our d ays after the i r arrival." ~.,.