The Sun. — London, England, 1855-05-08 00:00:00

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A* 3V 5 35 j 1 ~ .'''ntql.,-. - ,_ . 4 , ~,,„ ~,,Aulistalr ~.,..., ,,,4744,...1 . ~, ~ t ,L „ '..,,, li i ` ),,.:' ROIT. , ~~`Gfl~ Nt. 4/i; MONT BLAND ,azdsiDw!dat,),PenErery Evening, at g (flock," except Pr icla Y' it !h el l , T11t. 8 4 4 3 ,' a Jae kerning Representations take place e‘^ . l7 l'l4oll°l.Mi ce gat tirday, at 3 o'clock.— talls can be I atE —Y. every day iron} Eleven till Fonr.—Egyptian' Hal .1 )4:i new do L ertoo.ll e rY evenin S.—lmm ens e success of t h e VAIIBOVIANA.: Music by H. LAURENT. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 8, 1855. IWE) ts kil pi. , . -1 4 c' n li ti a. C49 , s London and Suburbs, for Sale. i t , ..-qzniari ~„„slia*,.., alghtniry, Islington, Dalsts)n.-Ap0_3"......f"r. 'lt, Londt.'"arrnPrietor, Dd. Hughes, solicitor, 13, Grez....l, IltOt \-4•Tic. h e , ' 'PARK BAPTIST CHAPEL 4 0 „ ~ on, 44 R (Late Diorama.) Dke 04 wv e'r P. W. liGEti will preach a SERMON in the o .I):CESDAY E VENING, May 9th. ti,orvice to commence at Seven•o'clocki el( C LOPPrQ - The whole of the canvass -1 . r! sio n r • e,, ilZ the Pavilion erected in front of Guildhall. 1 14 ,tk ekthof the it f the Emperor of the French. is suitabl; , hlWetopi ete i !!'il will he sold second-hand Poles, Punk s ' an k ilei l tte a 2 ll' required Anearly li . cation to Ben-larch' N' , -14 e-street . Londoi Z r ridg a e l , P will hare immediate MGRtArr W ea seN ula, 22. tSTER/sT COALS. • t e ' ,, ur , l ,e'unj o ° ,7' exec u ' t r o r ra tn f The Great Western Railway eq altothc finest —Best, 2t: m . ;. tlie(,,Dattlyin24'• Per torau,::o ire,„addin,;-nel), at 228, Per ton. Cash prices within 4 miles t I'ti o u r a e b° xC i el ' e o nl s a ' nd e u eonomic tl Vron Great itallw"ni Sation. Address to the Superintendent, aY, adcuagtan.. ht A 'i s ,iir Stl-1` *WESTERN 'RAILWAY.—. i llto R tivAn T ., .1, 4 Station ell',aii",'ltY Leave _,.os under : .114''ESs-Through Trains leavd the Pad -9,14 a. 4u U,,,,ligton. Arrive at Shrewsbury. ii.a ta' '''Presi .. ...... 1.40 p.m. 1,50 I.na 92dmary ...... „ 4 50 is Ills t ii.lo * •zxpress .. ...... 9.25 a . m. _ _ _ Ilk "zPress"Tra9rdinary •• • .... N i , a leaves Shrewsbury, forPaddington, at 5.6 0 Station, 7th 1.111aj.,017,15e5r.. ngioo r PRICE SD. NO. 19,534.] SMITH TESTIMONIAL FUND.i 37, GREAT GEORGE•STREET, WEsTsmismit. Sr, The superior adv:.ntages of screw propu sion being full , de monstrated by its general adoption for tue public service aid for the commerci -1 operations of almost all maritime nations, a favourable time appears to have arrived for inducing a public recognition of the merit of its introduction. Convinced that screw navigation—whoever may be regarded as its original inventor—must date its real commencement from the successful trials an.l voyage; of the" Archimedes" in 1839 and 1846 ; and feeling that all naval nations are indebted to the performances of that ship, for the first practical development f this great imp . . ove ment is the means of maritime enterprise; the following gentlemen, personally cognisant of the facts connected with the progri ss of the system, are strongly impressed with the justice of the claims. of Mr. Francis Pettit Smith, to whose talents ar.d untiriog energy it is well known the "Archimedes" owed both h r origin and success. They can also bear record tr.' the steady perSeve once with which that gentleman has continued to devote the b.st years of Ws life to the purpose of e.taldisting the merits ot the ,crew. And they know that the national benefit thus conferred by his labours—which wa, that so clearly cmilirmed by the performances of the Rattler in 1845, then so strikingly illnstrat d at the naval review of 1853; and which is now so confidently relied on for success in artist war—has not hitherto procured for him of (her public acknowle.igment or pecuniary reward. They have therefore formed themselves into a Provisional Commit• tee, and have requested nit most respectfully to solicit the honour of yourname, and the advantage of your influer , ce and exampie, in sup port of an appeal to all clis ., ‘ s and interest- fora genera. subscrip• ion to t.resent a suitable testinviedal to Mr. Francis Pettit siolfh, for his prominent eerOces in bringing into practice the system of screw navigation.—We have the honour to be your obedt. servants, EDWARD PELLEW HALSTED,I JOHN SCOTT RUSSELL, Hon. Sec'. Rear- tdmirsl Sir Witham E. Parry, Kt., lieutenant-gover nor of Creenw ch Hospital „ „ „ „ 3 0 William Parsons, Esq . Leicester The Peninsular and Oyiental Steam Navigation Company 100 0 Messrs. John Penn and Son. engireers, Greenwich rt John Disto Powl-s, Esq., Wimpole-street ........ • • • F.dward J. Powell, Esq., Hydrographic Department, .Ad mi•alty . •• • ...... • I I 2 0 Captain William Ramsay, R.N. H.M.S. Hogue ......... Messrs. G. Rennie and Co , engineers, Holland-street, Black friars L'HU YS. RESIGNATION OF M. DE DROYUN Majesty's councils resolves itself into a genealogical inves tigation. The reason is to be found in th e Peerage, not in -Hansard. His claims will b e t rac ed to his relationship or connection with the families of Devorushire, Sutherland, Bedford, or Carlisle, or with some of the few inferior dynasties which the conventional wino of these noble houses may have, admitted into a partnership with the family interest. The Cabinet at present consists, if vete mistake not, of fourteen members. They are-- 1. Lord Palmerston. 2. Lord Lansdowne. 3. Lord John Russell. 4. Duke of Argyll. 5. Lord Paninure. 6. Lord Granville. 7. Lord Clarendon. 8. Sir Gorge Grey. 9. Lord Harrowby. 10. Lord Cranworth. 11. Sir George Lewis. 12. Sir Charles Wood. 13. Sir Wm. Molegworth. .......... 23 0 10 0 WI Liam Rigby, Esq., Glasgow Major F. C. Robil, E 1.C.5., Beaulieu Moose, Sout hsea 10 0 J. Scott Russell, Esq., F.R.S., C.E: (Pon. See.) Great • George-street, Westminster.. . • ........ .......... 100 0 Messrs. Samtida Brothers, engineers, Popl ar •• ••••••• • • • • • 2/ (' 25 John Scott, E,q., engineer and shipbuilder, Gree nock Messrs. Seaward and Cage!, engineers, Limehouse .• • lO 0 0 Joseph Sims, Esq., Binning,ham •• .. Ifess a. Sims and Muntz, itirrnlngham Edward Slaughter, Enq:, engineer, B r istol omrnander Luke Smithett, 1:. N., H.M.S. Vivid R. nitephenson, Esq., Ai , F Great George- 0 stt eet, Westminster .... captain Janes N. Stranze• - I oJanes lf• John M. suttle,!, Esq , insurance broker, ..•• William Swann, I sq.. Queen-street, WeAmin,ter •. •• Ja•ves Tilling, Esq., (tendon 5 0 3. H J. Walton., Serle-street, Lincoln :inn.. • • ...... Captain Frederick Warden , R.N., H.M.s. Aj.sx 5 0 homes Waterman. jun., Esq., shipbuilder, Blackwell lO 0 Mesa s. amen W. tt and Co., e ,gineers (per H. Wollaston -hake, Esq , Soho, liirmi ti r bam I. Watts, Esq., Assistant -Surveyor H. M. Navy, Somerset house .. • • Messrs Jlnt and Robert Willie, shint_nilders,Cowes Joseph Whitworth, Esq., engineer, Manchester.• •• 25 0 M. Wtgram, Esq. , sh i p builder, Blackwell ..... • .. 5O 0 G. T. Wright, Esq., ympstone, Devon Thomas Wright, Esq , engineer. George yard, Lombard-st 2 2 Sulscription3 are rec,lved by Messrs. Martin and Co.. 68, Lom bard-street, London; Messrs. Ratsom and CoMall Eak, London : J. Scott Russe 1, Esq , 37, Gruat George-street, West mins:ter (Honorary Secretary) and by C. Manby, Esq., 25, Great George-street, Westminster ( rre,surer). E. P. RU ED, 1 Honorary Secretaries. J. SCOTT SSELL, 37, Great George-street, Westminster, 1855. 14. Mr. Vernon Smith. At first sight the list appears to justify the charge of an aristocratic exclusiveness. There is justnne untitled per son in the whole set. A little examination will show that the exclusiveness is not that of a class, but of a clique. Everybody knows that the houses of BedfOrd, Devon shire, Sutherland, and Carlisle are so united among them selves by repeated intermarriages, as to form one faMily set. We do not pretend to more knowledge of the rela tionships of these noble families than is published to the world . in the Peerages. But we protest we do think it singular that of the fourteen pei sons to whom the fortunes of England are entrusted in the Cabinet, ten should be the immediate connections of this fortunate family connection. Lord Palmerston, by his marriage into the Melbourne family, linked himself with this conspiracy of cousins. Let us, however, take the case of the Sutherland con- PROVISIONAL COM MITTF E. James Allan, Esq., Managing Director of thePettrisnlar and Oriental Company Charles Atherton, Esq., Chief Ezineer Pockyard. Woolwich Joseph Beardmore, Manager of the General Steam Navigation Compan. '8 Engine Works IL Wollaston Blake,Esq., F.R.S., Engineer, London Isambard K. Brunel, Esq., F.R.S., C.E. Edward Chappell, Esq., Capt. R.N., Secretary to the Royal West 4. , 10 0 3 1 0 01 India Mailiompany W , ,nr - Crspin, Capt. R.N., the Royal Yacht ,:tlay Ellis, Esq., Chairman of the General Screw-steam hOltr ------ ------- - E '4 PRA IV 'lll4l4,‘intbkisiD, th; "beset . GERMANY, or in . ' 4P P.R4 ), Rtructi o n l _ii_ltractarin g Talent is obtained and Ile azoti4 IA , : ill xnoctrripr, 4,delonWeiwn garment of the Season. h , i , 4 / SLEfj o ,..r. One and Two Guineas each. -4 C01.3,,, ,-;APE, One Guinea, Waterproof, yet IN -' QUI/TE r'vaDorable, Itt b .„ A TROUSERA and HALF-GUINEA 4 44 4 1 ,,vr z . hi tm .' For Mir /W„IIISTCOATS. 4,l2tliernr, /gent, in ' , ARY and other OUTFITS sent gratis. ve Zhva r ..ti•cla,,„,„ QV Mrts Of the gl he, who have the ho h t." 0 "7 fit ,;;; I i! !Its prepa re a in regulated sizes, so that a they titr e _:ddres g r,. et , and inTh e ‘ l .. and NICOLL, 114, 116, 118, 120, a n 2 2 D D. Cornhill. ‘ . 3/ 1 11)1 : 1 Ls N . - - 414 11 4 0i t i t cw 0 71t o n ? ! n ster - : . 11 , 0 1T sIT SE of CORRECTION, vERNORof p .,,, e, c ri 1 : o r n, equZl.,,l,lttl7c l' i ! 3 ? ..111 -or I t j h A e T eo ' ° an ty of t Mid .. d ,e l s e s s i e o a n h , s f v t ili n g e 141'tit:to)tice i s e lr of the r i h,. ~. oe,egnCaotiuorrt of ir l . ar Au e g r ustus Frederick , ii ti tk 'i t (bo lt W ill take:e:i.' kiiven, that the ' ELECTION of anoth a e 4' 0 114 41 the c ot , - h i ' f 'ee M 1 THURSDAY, the 31st day Of n). at the I iCI,NI ef't4;e2 Ci erge - , l ";; Y eli cleY of the next general B"s_inoe-,-,::aatt On' i'4.ltll'ettl'eri'ariloe°'el°ek• -gr;ebne'sbaylavr;tiZil t ;e c A n oT e per annu t m b ',„4,11!1 ottlitd„eiee w H i " tl4 nerquis!te of any kin d , lilt,,t ,I,liateiti.2,4lllte,.., _.. th e "rani of the buihiing, rent andexceyt t,axcs 4 , 4 4 45%,ne ,nustil_ ady provided by the counstthan inte 30 nor It t , (le theirear,t awl they are to forward to me at this plac.:. NI ;: 111, 3* Zeupittloe". ndwritlog) stating their names and res c id i e r nce_s .: 1,,,,4544r.•8" to,Zompaultd by testimonials of char! or t _ _'LP(.'-' h1:41::41,1)141tte°11.; Z r i , b . e .. r o , re r4 Chairman of the Committee 1 _ nm the 19th day of' May instant, and m kr be ' Of el in I, —4'l Co MMittee at the sal,' Sessions-house. or Oaten'asdi tta . gtant, at Two o'cl ck,. and out of the w_n nt 'e tt ett t Ov e 1 :8 the th CO' Mittee will select the names of , I ' s ad s t 8 --an three to be submitted to the court. eY, 1855. CHAHLER -..._-- FRIGHT, Clerk to the Committee. oessions-house, Clerkenwell. QUA rtt • lA N . FIRE AND LIFE 4sBuItANCE C3MPANY, " 0 .1 Rip I t I. r.ninbard-street, London. /11 41,11.74, HART DIREcTORS. 4,E11,,e1a ' , 01,,,.' dill s , .. DYKE, Esq.. Deputy-Ohairman. rwbi on, ;.eren s -p, r.: fi ' -0. Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq. 4 .11 411 . k ". P a ai: , John 4 artin, Esq., M.P. ~h e t , ty, l en - cillnar, Rart. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. % II . *l- 4, iz Esq, M.?. • James M orr i s , Esq. 4,0N4. t hilah 4r i* Henry Norman, Esq. ,Ari ! "°lll lst 4r n d ' Es q. voh, -sh e , ~.-ne, 4, ''' Lo e b e'tere, Esq,''' Henry R. Reynolds, Egg' John Thornton, Esq. , Es James Tulloch. Esq. 4.), q• Henry Vigue, Esq. .11tli Rob Henry t. ArlDlTents. ...oy d,. s i , ...sq. Thornton, Esq. I Henry Sykes ___, th, E s q. 11,...1 0 t 1:1, (l i e,' 'Es q. I John Henry 5.... k 'Ye Rep! Esq,y. rtiZthisP,..ltrilh.vtiel Brown , , Actuary. f an Act of Pa e r-, I,lthr'ilt,, '.:orili,,•"l.—Under the provisions of an Four-fifths , N't Da s t ‘ ti v, !h Q ui ,,Y how offers to ,suture insurers ate r . 1t(ie 111 "^ rl 'Xt -.e.llltioTeunial Division, or a Low t titiDatiivislo"ul roflts. ,A t ~i l ett„, ag policies roths will be declared in iru at least one year June, e , o i f 8 Premium ss,when 11t 0 '11e,,7, 1154 which shall have subsisted _,„... c h Ni on;:sral ~' wi ll be allowed to sllare in the Company,lryTr the , k i v ti ~,,7 hoAst divisions ot Profits - made by this One-half the 4,14 l D'4,4te(1,44,1' a dded to the Pol i c ies "m to about One, , P 01, 4 h t 1b ' e . D , 4, 144 ~,44 av erage of the different ages , an th total Bonuses ' ,li lgr , )lll. - 'n the sums insured , - d 770,0001. ai 41,1 i ll I slSnt'eurlial Divisions exceede uired for the Ea. ' ll , s ,Nll. th:4•,---The E xt .t premiums r parts of the ) , kri t t , , tl of ""lltisb r , r ‘i s and the northern_ ‘14,1t4411) ll ;t l he r i Ca : h . oion e, been materially redneea Itt; itain s. „ 'yes i ns li re their N t' i.. li k bil het t r lle , i ?t P'R to .- it. e !s ' o 'c li e s ho L a iv r es e not at sound t in he su T c a h bular . p r h e e m al i t u h m a s : ' , r ed ' 1 , ,,,i'M ory 1 p. 4 red at Extra Premiums. t h ' 1 .94 1 ( 1 11,„ - ,eles shaft': P olicies to the extent of i t e h n e t ir ti v m al e n t a o g, h P a r r o: . tr ek ' i flll 4"\, el 'e a N,",,, 4v a been effected a sufficient ? ie4: 4 net e - TS cfp il'in not ender 501. 0 11, 3 , 1 e.m r e , r ; )Lletts._ ptlt Fit, thl . ,, Paid b„11 ale for Mitten Notices of, received 44(1 1 1) "i' V,, 'e° rapacy an d no charge will be m t.,141:!,,,„f „•',`,-P1,Z?::`ar.....1,, ' ' nacc b ~,t ,„, %wranee, are effected upon every .......____. Y Ex.,1,,j.Z71e rAtes I if °Z AI:PR ''''- la a are idmitted by this Company. 'tl CIPAULts7 e°Pttlii---, liek","fullY shi,,LaDDro e.a ~''-1t or SAOCH A RATED c,,1,,,,,,v1,444 d ',...... , ,,L tren ':—. ur h..... I physic! l ' I) i Lan e P then, " 'il til e 7, "le erench College—opnals, am, b e h et or , to b e th .-aris and London .-. d 44Yi llark ci : t . , f the 111%.7...• 6, 184n e be remedy for a certain so is 2 o . r . d 9 e d r. 1,d,-.,,0r,100 4s. "' a nd all ii i tit . .. JOZ EAU FrenVi . v Principal chen'iists. L ' einist, 49, 40y kt It, ON., fen‘4titavY,t2,ll.9N..3/„-"-;,911_1\110 INSTITUTION. -'F1,.114„ •,. ,vr,-.6,,Ee'rr;'4l. r RINCIe, ',BERT. • f ' , Lty 6_••toitot P U RE on the COMP A ARATIVE ANATOMY ill-14,14Tt'ekt:4.0.7. til'eLtit, , Esq. - 1 9 - li t(1 1 n P (0 11 t ii ' Niter ( t " inst.. DRAMATIC READING, by ~,,,A.1)0 ABOUT NOTHING." , l'tt k /ft% b 0 Art of qr''l , i ` 7 °ZnitcxrurTICEIONIA ricE. NIE by Mrs. MAXEP- 'C , lit b .illtp r , 13 -eRLA ND, Esq., On SONGS and SOIS. • ''N " hi '' bY 1 N 1141) ti,SROLVtO• PErpt a p th. 4 4R" -.e gA O .--.4 yip w , Esq• and by Dr. BACHAOFFNEZ. 0 , 'N e r"1 Leer' °ll . 81)1 Bor the LATE BATTLES, and 1 the Eq t. lor ttipooi ndid Moving DIORAMA, depicting 0 , EAR quLtrnited FOR " the Atlantic, and embracing Views I ...t, e"et, AMAce, , &c., &c., &c. T i' qß l .,,,.. ll4t, ter,-;441.41-t -tet -- of t ' Protected le t de P en oßiat t l . a i ed by Royal ett . e ae IA 'No., ' 1 and the i i ‘ ,_- N I . t , aerurel by the Seals of the Reolp T nl Porial Coll eof Medicine, Vienna. /."), wh ' IP llfsia lI IESEst e g IL °th e eth er zatio n Ft alt, , 14 , etso atui n _ ~0 Denruttorrboaa. an , l Exha.nation of OP " eci4e a o 3 'Thc76-11. nl exce sses, accident, or climate. ti , eti leli f eatt37ee 2,rovented entering the married state by littat a Z , lo the _ tR i - 0 44 1.. ! It is invaluable. ef e kil l all tr2hert a Dace • 9 1 All, No. 2, 1, 3 t b ae :Ams o t thae. o, thre. A It De ltico" "l eant ' 4ntilit iztt at . ua. _ n antidotA for , i—e"ayhann lately aanndd entirely to the ruin of the health . PolMlation q 't4l 4 't otiti TIIIEsE • Igi t 'bltl tt lY th. n r !otal rt e .,' t ' l '‘ 11, No. 3, ~,ape,,,, s tro e, - , ngli, i , ' - ec!Y for that class of Disorders, 'M i ch l ht: , lj4 t kilTh th . Phislclan treat% with Mercury, to the "n -544i...1'n t he ve c Patient's e which all the w it , l f a , l .i atit ~orkt eammt re onstitution. and w iito? ' ' t th rl , 4 " 4 Qat', ' • '° ' I, 2 , and in°7e ' Itt I I '' , f . o mg qh ii 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell,. Dar ti 4 peg 4 ties It t .t t ,O a pse sa s , •They may lie onthe C,, ~t o ~,: le , - 3 at 11 , , e -ted, Iti'o r dllli, 'to b: k as 'vi ta ,' stem, free by post, 2s. extra, divided into )I"litt'lls o a' "ad whelmstered by Vaipeau, Lallemand, Rotla : zle and Retail in London or John ston, r r: Vi t t ' l lcii ) ; It, i k t v and e a e :' lit, ury 4 , • Inzh a .3. oxf ord-streat i and ganger. sn. . 4,11 )14,•e0t, L i ok e , iier 41, druggist, 46, Market -street, Manchester . 'IVIIn, ver'Oeol; Wean ; gist, Bolton • J. Priestly, chemist, 52, all, book_c oeNvell, b ookseller, ib, Westmoreland-street, *, II r, Digh-strest, Birmingham. Tl .. Thi -- ---....___________ --- - tt 4 ,,;,„ NI 1 - 1 r Ip, Elton's CAPE 1, 1 'e, 4 ;k 1 rr'llft . A t , t,, 11, 01 4 4 iNn uatzrial ofverp li lit texture,thoroughly Water. 4 " , tal I li I, 41 n a 'Pl'aant oriovrg (:Orit. 1.,,,,t %,„,„ 120'arance, as a ' protector from rain and dust ; . '', . - sn a , tt IV' fi l , l (131 c, - e that it inay be carried without any in iittrkY h e ) 1% 2 6 , . ~ It 4c1 1 , 4 Pro, . le, aiit ,.._ , y trimme,l with silk, 355. 4re(l al ' .. MOSES and SON'S Establishment tt, tro, ~ th i i t l a t P u r . 'elit' t ~t Nq r , ,%. -,z :S and SON are C e nt kttl shirt Mannfac with to' ~,1 ere. Ratters, Hosiers, . tlip t4 iiit i " ot -. 11 L.. lio.„ "rit and General Ouilitters for Ladies and (c a nii"t 4 , a")lousi, - r aT li 3 0N beg to state they have no connexsitoan iNQlQ[l3, ..)11 0 ,,, ...lot out of London, except their own E t , o th. „T , tahi sti "tt, 'a Iv -itlr on Inent, corner of the Minories, and Aldgate l' st„, . f4 f ntl),,, ". Branch, New Oxford-street, corner of Hart. 11 .1 . 1 1 : 4 141 'ly!rlch„ `ilniabil4ll.ln,aialheffleld and Bradford, Yorkshire. ti, 1 :40 ' 4 , trh:, s titta a rac'lieh Melbourne, _Austral i a. 1(40,t4 fs k iti..,"hußt aesq '', B ed from sunset on Fridays till sunset on iii, ' al. -r, if llould -' s *equmed till 12 o'clock. A '' '' , n L'ilar D lZ f trre r t an y article not Rive satisfacti - It it will be ex- Ad ... e ,.. , t a , ~ in al;.theMotey returned without hesit. tiort. All A.. ' () ti lt : fiq• _he ni ad ', 44 figures, the lowest price, from winch n -4 1 11 44 1.4 1 0 . t a Lion lists of •c•lces, system of self-measurement, i, `'(l iti n ,, 1 n' 1 3 7 be had on application, or post free. ,t ierAar, p.'"ittc for 1855 gratis, on application,or post free. rement, lrlo is "ancat a. 'Ma n is - el littch. I Qui si parla Italian°. Aqua se habla Espagnol. til t ' hi n fl , t QlttT ~,,,, D -441ted, '''''ltlElii OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. °ti t% 2 for 31 1, illustrated with cases; ,1 \ 1 k 'est, ti c 1 1r 0 s tamp s , free by pos t 'set'lnkeseesee 13 S DEBILITY; !ise!siki-wtti. girlriptorrts, and Cure.—An Essay on d B n p i : r r e ' gt.,,:4,,4cbtZeliede of t e r: t a t t ea rn i ent O b < n s i erv t tio i s sea 2 .s a c aaf n e e r and f t Generative tri i ' , I+l4 l , t et, by t h , 3 ! the use of the Illicroscope in detecting and e, .5., 4, Ity of Lr_nlary ex amination, the real cause and effect of ii.plvlucr,4 eyidet,c4)oCrogiaininti, whether arising fron l i cainollatrakrys founded tik,',lt•led""e„l)l74i:' TexPeriaer%loillowtedh by tr p e r a a t e n t i i e c n a t r of Impu , issance, lsees it , k-lo•si;,' 'o cal Weaknens, c lp e ermatorrhosa, &c. To which P I , es ;I hicf. !Mari% on the Physiology of Marriage, with . pre '4eirnililit 0,7, g I T c. the evils emanating from empirical prt c . tice, tte,lt diso4illfr:ruedies advocated by various wracks on I) 47 , By 3 tet or /I r, ASTUEL LA'MRRT, M.D. t'4l4hCi rf km Echt.. l %? it 12'SQUARE, LONDON, ,efis ti priort„.--%riculated Member of :he University of Eft.' 4- 11 h t !,% it c r i j i 'l A'petTlecaember Of the London " Hospital Medical Elnefet , s hiL'ees e l able,. l es Rail. London &c... B .te• it,,,,tici:,h4„t,tllll4l,,,rcerserti:liritcirlezic);lnteoheries treatise is to p a in , t ou . t the feaerxrucLecossol mrtaisery hr t . bts, y. irre i vai e r eT tle a s da a t f i ti n in man . i;`,'4itsiltis' of dia,Zre i l l ecay at ailra'tagnea callf.iee' th t P p y r ,,Y recerr7ne 'flown to modern patholOglsta. ItJ perusal if; tilan, perhaps, any e iiitlepsh'o,'l eoc,il t e ,'2 ( lea to persons entertaining sec!et doubt: cc ° 11. .1 . 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Iv y : * g'lit,T,,lso i • '" too generally confided to the care of ignorant - likit.- ,ell. pre et great injury on those w complaints, whch h keit, 110111 ten Mens , l i k er `I. : , fir' r,"'sll LT - v . h are induced to place •4,11r1:2,4•941: -::.,,,,.!5qua-re7:4Yanben, had, Price 2 s, of Messrs. Piper, r-, ID .. ' Letee.: l'ator noster-rovr • 'Janney, 63, Oxford-street ; 4.• 'e, • '''' any address from t3he:ACu°7lhohrti's"•roesridrreenecoby. 11 her e • Bed -4 tlit r.,e_' for ~,, 37, st for -Nht. '`'Neltatlorildaily from Eleven till t We and from .ppfing i'ompany Flld, Esq., F.R.S., Engineer, London . To ,, n Vin , harn, Esq., late Master Shipwright, H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth Sir Richard Grant, Kt , Capt. R.N. William H. Henderson, Capt. R.N., C. 8., Comptroller-General of the Coast Gpard Edward ilnmphrss, Esq., late Chief >♦ngineer , H.M. Dockyard, Woolwich Mc , :regor Laird, Esq., Managing Director of the African Mail Co mpany Thomas Lloyd, Esq., Chief Engineer of H.M. Navy Charles J. Mare, E q., , hipbuilder, London Joseph Miller. Esq., F. R.S., Engineer, London Rob,rt Napier, Esq., Engineer, Glasgow Tames Nasmyth, Esq., Engineer, Manchester John Penn, Esq., Eng neer, Greenwich George Rennie, Esq , F.R.S., Engineer, London Joseph d'a Samuda, E.g., Engineer, London Ro ,ert Stephenson, Esq , M.P., F.W.S., C.E. raaac Watts, Esq., Assisi ant- , urveyor avy Money Wigram, Esq., -hipbuild , r, London eseph Whitworth, Esq., Engineer, Manchester TREASURER - Charles Manby, Feq, F.R.S., r,ecretary of the Institution of Civil Engineers HONORARY SECRETARIES. E. P. Halsted, Capt., R.N., and J. cutt Itus,ell, Esq , F,LS., Engi. neer. Extract from the Report of Baron CHARLES DOPIN to the Academy of Science, Pari4, on the prizes aw,rded by the French Govern ment o M. DUPUY DE LOME, and M. ItoLL, ()Meters superieurs du Ge ie M witiitte, et Ingenieurs de is Marine delete , lasse. anti M. Rouunots, Captaine de Fregate, for the succ:ssful application of steam and screw propulsion to sal ing vessels of war " En 1835, un fermier de Middlesex, M. Francis Pettit Smith, en a lre h r zontalement une via d'Architn: ,e a Parriere et dans la nartie It plu. pincee de la carene ; cette vls est continue ; elle a4leux revolutions completes. L'auteur prend son brevet e Mat, 1838." - " itevenens au •ferm'xr Smith. Aussi peu savant dans ;e orincipe que le harbier Arkwri ii even la meme perseverance et le e:ne indomptable courage Ces deux qu tes morales Pont fat t triom pher de tin , es obstacles. M. Smith. pendant deux annees, essaye son bateau sur la Tamcse et sur le canal de Paddington. l)atts ce canal, nor tin accident eeureux, une re , , , lut on tie ea vis d'Archbrede est brisee, et le navire marche plus vite qu'au.:aravant C'est un trait tie tumiere, et l'on finira par n'employer qu'une moitie. qu'un tiers, et meme unernoindre partie de revolution d'helice. Par ce moyee, Poripourra loger le propulseur dans un • etroite ouverture verticale, err avant du gouvernail, entre deux etambots. " Wessels en essals, M. Smith se hasarde a lutter contre les dial mites de la mer. Avec un nlvire eat emement petit, il s'aveoture dans la Manche, et brave on mer tool .nrs si dure, en essuyant des temps mauvais ; son courage inspire une taveur univ rsere. L'Amiraute d'Angleterre prend un vif interet a des essals tentes si courageusement, et couronnes par le succes. Elle demands a M. timirh no essai plus conside'able, et la construction d'un navire a h, lice de 200 tonneaux, avant de conclave a l'adop ion du nouveau - , ystetne. En consequence, l'Archintede, de 937 tonneaux, est con. ,t tilt et mis ala mer. L' Amiraute s serait montree satisfalte, si 'site les experiences ciemandees, la batiment out parcouru 5 nosudo er heure ;it en parcourot pros du doub,e. Mtlgre le vent et la , naree, it na mit que ',Mgt betimes pour aller de k;ravesend a Ports mouth. " Convaincue par ces epreuves, l'Amiraute d'Angleterre accepts I'h lice pour Os propres navires En 1.41, elle fait commencer a -ibee.ness son premier batiment a propulsetir helicoide, le Rattler lit port de 888 tonneaux, batinLirt qu'on mit a la mer at printeinps, de 1843. On multipliat les experiences sur ce navire, et l'Ainireuie, completement ediflee, ordonna de construire a la fois, !Aug. baC luents de l'Etat, a propel - ears helieoideS." Letter frm the Rii•ht H n. the Earl of \Unto, G.C,.8., &c. (First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835 to 841 ) "Lond ft, l June 13. 1864 "Deer Sir,—l have not a doubt that Mr. Smith may justly cla•m the m, rit of having been the first to introduce the us • of the strew propeller; and t was owing to his success in its ap eitcation that shortly before I left the Admiralty I felt myself justified.ii) on et ins the Rattler to be built, for the purl* e o: te-ting the comparative advantages of the paddle and the screw.—lieteve me, dear e'V, yonrs al thfully, ( , Igned) M I N TO. ‘ (merles A. Cal ;well, Esq. " I can have no objeetio , whatever to your making any use of my otter that can be servic-atile to Mr. Smith." 'Letter from the Right Hon. the Earl of tlad , lingt n &c., (First Lo'd of the Admir.,lty, 1841 to 1846) " I yulngliame, Pre to kirk, N.B , August 9.4, 1851. - ir,—Tt is impossible for me td ta'ce upon myself to offer an opinion as to which of the claimants is to be attributed the meet of the first invention of the screw propeller; but I be leve that t e success of " the Archime de B oard)wed by the trial f the Rattler," (hunt limier Lord ki into's led to the adoption of the screw In H M.'s Navy, and in the rnerehant service. " It is admitted, I believe, that to Mr. Pettit Smith belongs the creel' of the s tecess of " the Archimedes," conseque•itly he is en titled to be eonsi,tered as the introducer of a most valuable improve ment in steam navigation. "He was employed generally under the steam Do aliment of the Admiralty in my time, and" have every reason t t believe that his services were found to b.: valuable. " But the professional names ettached to the attestation youhave furni.hed me with, as well as those of the most eminent engin ors, are of far greater va , ue to a ir..mith, theta any testimony of mine can possibly be.—l have the honour to be. -Ir, your obedient hum -1e servant, (Signed) " fi&DDING roar. Captain Halsted, RS. " I enclose the answer to y our letter, of which you may make 'ou may think fit." iy use yi SUBSCRIPTIONS. Richard Abethell, Esq., master shipwright, 11.51. Dockyard, Portsmouth... • . ............... ...... Jai Allan, Esq.. managing 41111'6'0r of the peninsularular and Oriental Company, L W. C. Alston, Esq., Birmingh tin .......... W. Captain S. Andrews, North ef Eurape Steam Navigation 5 0 Company, 84, King W iii am-street ... John George Appold, Esq., Wilson-street, Finsbury•square— 10 0 C. Atherton, Esq . chief engineer, H.M. Dockyard, Woolwich 10 0 Captain Horatio T. austm, R.N., C. 13., Admiralty In•pect r of Pee. eta. Southampton .. . ........ . • • • • • • • • • • " • • • • The Australasian Pacific Mall Steam Packet Company, hloor site-street • • ... .............. • ..... •.. Thomas Back, Esq. Military Department, East India House 1 1 Messrs. Bayley and Ridley, 2. Cowper's-court... .... John Barrow, Esq , F.R.S., Admiralty . .......... •.•• • • George Beardmore, Esq., Deptford ~ ••••• • . • . .. ... _ 1. 0 Joseph Beardmore, Esq , manager of the General Steam Navigation Company's engine works, Deptford 5 0 •.••••••• • • • • . . • • 1 0 Joseph Beardmore, Jun , Esq-, Deptford • William Beardmore, Esq., Deptford .. •••-• • • • • • •• •• .• •• 2 0 Rear-Admiral gir Francis Beaufort, K C,8., Admiralty • • The Birmingham Tube Company, Birminghim •• • • ... Messrs. John Bourne and Co., engineyrs, Greenock •• • . . 50 0 William Boxall, Esq., welbeck-street, Cavendish. square •• • 5 5 Messrs. Brownlow and Co.. Hull .••.. • • .• • . ..... .. 3 0 Peter Bruff, E.g, C.E., Ipswich .•..••. • . . . .. ...... ~ _ 1 1 I. K. Brunel, Esq., F.R.S., C.E.,Duke-street, Westminster. 59 0 William Carpmael, Esq., C.E., Patent-office, Lincoln's inn 10 0 .• 21 0 Wiliam Ceti, Esq., Brighton .• . • • • .......... . _ .... • • .. Captain E. Chappel, R.N., secretary of the Royal West India Mail Company, Moorgate-street •• • • • • • ..... ...... 25 0 Henry Chatfield, Esq., master shipwright, H.M. Dockyard, 2 2 Deptford ............... "• .• • • • • .. • • • .... ... • 2 2 • • • • Jahez Cf urch. Esq., C.E., Chelmsford D. K. Clark, Esq , C.E., Great North of Scotlaaid Railway 5 0 , Company, Aberdeen Lieut. J. E. Commerell, R.N 5 0 Robert Cowen, Esq., Carlisle ... •• • Commander Peter Cracrntt, 11.15 r,, H.M.S. St. Jean d'Aere • • 1 0 Cap'. W. ('rispin, R.N., the Roya Yacnt. Portsmnuth . • .... 10 . 0 Messrs. Wm. Denny and Brothers, shipbuilder. I ntinhart• n 103 0 John Dinnen, 1.... q , inspector of steam machinery afloat, Ad 5 0 miralty, t•,omerset-house ..• 10 10 a. sirs. Richard Durant and Co.. Lloyd's.. • • • .... ...... • .. Messrs C. anti W. Earl., engineers, Gull .. • • -.• ••... • • .. 2 2 David Elder, Esq , eir sneer, Glasgow __•• • • •• James Ellidtt, Esq., C.E , Dymchurch, Kent • J. U. Ellis, chair, an of the General Screw Steam Co , Ade 10 10 lahle-pace, London-bridge .......... .. . . hlYs-t s. Allen Everitt ant Son. Birmingham..lo 0 _ tlif as. Few, Esq , Henrietta-street, Covent-garden— •• • • .y. Fineham, late master shipwright, H.M. Dockyard, Ports ittouth Cap t. John Ford. in wine stinerinten•lentGenertil Screw-steam le 10 Stiipping Company, Southampton Capt. Robert Ford, Battersea Joseph Freeman, Esq., Artillery-place. Finsbury .. Charles Frodsham, Esq., StranJ .... -.• • .. ..... ...... •• • illi am Fronde, Esq., C E., Dartington, I)evon ...... •• • • twillsMess,..s. Joseph Gee and Co., Hull .. .............. ••• • • Mew 5. Gibbs, Bright, and t 0., Liver• oal 25 0 Lionelt Gishorne,Duke. street, Adeinhi Vice- admiral Sir James Alexander Gordon, K.C.8., °over. nor of Greenwich Hospital, Gteen Web • • ....... b ........ 1 1 Captai n Sir Richard Grant, Ft., R.N , 3, Connaught place, Ilyd•/ 1 -Park William Green, Esq., R.N.. harbour master. Lowestoft -,_ , 1 Capt. E. P. Halsted, R.N. (Hon. See.), United Service Club, Lom hawks. .............. ... .... John haw, Esq., C. :., Great George street, West minster • .... • • ....... ••••• • • • • • ..... 10 0 Williai.a Hartree. Esq., engineer, Lewisham Comptroller General 10 10 Canpft;hine MesSrs...T• '' • Hoby and Co., Renfrew .. ..... ..........„. 5 5 WCo•anst•Glitte+rn.ll,°oll;ntOmß•RiColCiel.S:' ....... Captain J 'ameg Hosken ....... .•••••• • • • • • • ........ 1 0 Messrs. B *.oward, Ravenhill, and Co.. engineers, Rntherhithe 25 0 late chief engineer 11. A. Dockyard, 10 0 E. Hump, irys, Esq., Woolwich Deptford ••••••••••• Messrs. TI ut nithrys, Tennant, and Dykes, engineers, Deptford 50 0 Captain Thr ,mu Jackson, the Baron Gay statm-ahip ••• • .. 1 1 William .1 at •kson, Esq. tmgineer, Leman•street 5 0 .T ibex tam' •s, Esq., engineer, Illacktriars •.•... . • .. • ... 2 2 W. S. Johns inn, Esq., St. Martin's-lane •• •• • ..... ........ .T. Hodgson . Jones, Esq., engineer, Poet•s-comer, Westminster 5 1 i Townsend S irkwood, Esq , Llandilo, Carmarthen 0 2 2 G. Reaeler T. wit, Esq , Board of Trade .. • •African Mail •• M•Gregor 74 ti 'd, Esq., m :naging director of the 4W:::11,:1e,..zs LLeaoalnsr 11,1 i• it, art,%zn .yEE, Company, Mincing-lane .••• • • • • ..... • •10 / 0 s .Southampton.,•seinagidi na e. he ri 1, l ..Nest. ...General.... S.. .c. 5team:................ ..l:. .Ship 55) so vV• Lan e -F Lloyd,F on, ,s(l., engineer, London-street..." Esq., chief engineer of lI.M. Navy, Somerset Housv.ke ..., L' . •eq .•shi 10 0 m Jaes L - •• • ...... • • •• • •• • • • •••••••••••••••••• pwright, H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth 10 0 C. i 4 ant), .. ' ' Eats '' Y. 8.5., C.E., secretary of the first ltution ef Civil • Engine. •rs • (treasurer), Great t,eorge.street, West minsta Ir' • .... C. J. 1.14. we, Esq. i i •• 8 1 PhUlldPr B • • • • ........... I t kvall ' 1" ° Messy.' Martin, S amuelso - • 'c ' • • ........ • • ...... Captain B. it. NI, taliews 3 0 ninand Co., engineers. Hull.. ••.. • • „ John Si atthew, if. sq., engineer, Great Britain steam-ship •• .. 2 u er, Greenwich : .• •• •• . 10 1, MasFiaa. Maudslar, Sons, and Field, London T. W.l Allier, Esq., engineerMea• cri ..,Eller, Ravenhili, at, idil.M. Dockyard, Ports Mouth • • 5 5 G. iII us, 5q............. Salkeld, engineers, Blackwall 100 0 Wit i• • • • • • ••••••••• 10 10 am Morgan, Esq., engineer ................•• P• ilk - 10 0 R. 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Just published, price 65., by post, free, ss. 6d., STRICTURE of the URETHRA : its Rational Treatment and Prompt Cure. By F. B. COURTENAY, Member of the itoytil College of Surgeons of England. " We believe Mr. Courtenay's experienca in the treatment of stric ture durinz the lest twenty years has equalli d, if, indeed, it boa not surpassed, that of any of his contemporaries. It is, therefore, no mater of tai rise that he sh , iuld enjoy the reputation of being a most dexterous and skilful manlpu'ator with urethral instruments ; and when it f s remembered that the lamented Liston used to assert that the introduction or instruments through a stricture which had previously been impermeab'e to them, was the most difficult in the whole ranee of surgical operations, it must be no slight source of kratification on Mr. t ourtenay': , part to have achieved the reputation he has in this rei 'ect ; and for our part, with the knowledge we have of his experience. we know of no man to whose care we would with greater confidence entrust the treatment of a severe case of strictut e of the urethra"—M edi es Circut a r London: H. ft snake, 219, Regent-street. APPIN'S "SHILLING" RAZOR. v't Sold everywhere, Warranted vood by the makers. JOSEPH M k PPI N and BROTHERS, Queen's Cutlery Works, Sheffield; and 7, Moorgate-street, C ty, London. 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Safes of the ordinary kind, iron-doored strong rooms, were alike melted, torn asunder, their contemn charred and destroyed. Rot amonzst the many instances of reserve:lon, Thomas Milner and Son have pleasure in giving publicity to the following gratifying testimonial:— " Newcastle -up n-Tyne, Oct. 19, 1851. Gentlemen,—We have great p'easure in st , ting that, whilst our rfilees were completely destroyed find burr: down in the great fire which, on the fith inst , reduced a zi eat many but 'tugs in Newcastle „pm-Tyne and Gateshead to ashes, two of yirir large Holdfast' Safes, in cur offices, have been the means of preserving our books, bills, and other valuable documents although these safes were ex posed for about n'ne to ten hours to an immense heat- and dug out of the ruins in a red-hot state. On opening them we found our princi pal books and biles hi a good state of pre erva,lon S'ome of the papers were shwed and discoloured, bin, we are happy to say they can be used for the main purpose they were intended for. We feel it our duty to state these facts, and will thank you to make us ne w sates to specifl ea tion.—Wc are, gentlemen. yours truly. „ A. LEIDENANN AND CO. Messra.lhomas Milner and Son " ILNERS' PWENIX SAFE WORKS, LIVERPOOL. The most extensive In the world. LONDON DEPOT. 47A, MOORG ATE-STREET, City. ri B. 4V ES END S. T ..e 11,A PACKETS. No other Packets call at the Oreenhithe and rurfleet Pie T: - ,e Packets call FROM at the Piers as underlined (weather permit TERRACE. KER. GRAVESEND. WEEK DaTs. Ai NDAYie . 4 ' 'errAce 7 1 7.3.4 f t 3 ,-, i - 4 w ,c: , c 1 5,k Tim; xs i E 3 ifl Pier .cs 8 'A .. w 1 4 I 8 _ ay. _ 1236 334 nSatur days. : 6 6 —, , Omnibuses from F,tnchnrch-street Station to all parts of London ry qua arter of VICK rri an he Vir 11M r Train Our. ft F A.OKNVA.TA, on the arrival of is, from the Fenehureh-street Station. :he ft 1- (From the Times of this day.) 7. - The resignation of a Minister under the form of Govern ment now existing in France has not the same importance which such an event may possess in a constitutional mo narchy, .or in a State in which the Mini.der of the day enjoys the plenitude of executive authority. But, although the absolute power of the --French empire resides in the personal will of the Sovereign, it cannot he a matter of indifference when &Minister who has served that power with fidelity and judgment retires from its service on a question of policy or of personal susceptibility. Both these causes have probably contributed to the resignation of Al. Drouyn de I'Huys, the late Minister for Foreign Affairs in France, who has just quitted the pOst he had filled for nearly three years with considerable ability and success. The talents of M. Drouyn de l'Ffuys may have been over rated, for the despatches which bore his name and extended his reputation are well known to have proceeded from the pen of another gentlem.sn in the Department of Foreign Affairs; but he is fairly entitled to the credit of straight forward dealing with this country, and to the honour of having successfully 'established the diplomatic relations of the French empire with the rest of Europe. It was his singular fortune to negOtiate treaties of alliance both with the Crown of England and with that of Austria ; and, al though he was engaged in transactions which have led to .a fierce and protracted contest, these events did not alter the moderation of his opinions or the prudence of his cha racter. But in the office over which he presided these qualities were not always paramount, and the personal relations of the Minister with those who participated in his labours were cold, jealous, and disagreeable. M. Thouvenel, in particular, who was appointed to supply his : plan) during the mission of the Minister to Vienna, had so much reason to resent the treatment he received from his official chief that he placed his resignation a few days ago in the hands of the Emperor.. The! resrlt, however, was that M. Thouvenel was raised to a far higher post by being named to the Embassy at Constantinople, and M. Drouyn de l'fluys withdrew from office within 48 hours after his return to Paris. s e e n l b ; remained suppose that this dispute is the We do not, howevec i ,. aalnecraste,so6f the important resignationa crisis.o f the n sole,l,ore Foreign even ia i t a li ee e r p principal c F r h s p e e a p k r i o n a g e " e o d f a M d M. to D r joinony n t h ci e e Lhuys' cou f e e v n i a s e i t a t t o udon , before w ere marked that on his arrival here he:was disposed Vienna,3 take a lower tone than the British Cabinet were disposed to adopt, ut o n u ta r ii nn o e w tdh n ea teoGovernment.vuriseenuoaf two thiso rhAtashrrmleoeonngy days a a s o ne L tui o bn rd sueeqd J u o ue h nn n t. although he subsequently assented to all the views enter taineditbruo to the departure of the British Plenipotentiary M. Drouyn de Lbuys appears to have discussed and arranged with Count Buol a proposition of terms of, peace widely different from that on which the allied courts had previously agreed. This scheme, what. ver it may be, was unhesitatingly re jected by the head of the French Go.erunient as soon as it was made known in Paris, and the British Government were equally satisfied that no honourable peace could be concluded on such a basis, for the effect of this condition was barely to limit the naval strength of Russia in the Black Sea to the force she already possessed before the out break of the present hostilities. M. Drouyn de Lhuys ap pears to have thought that peace might have been procured on these term. ; but, as this was not the opinion of the 'Government which he served, or of the allied Government with which he was acting, this difference of policy led to his retirement from office on the teradeation of his Vienna mission. It is not only on the ground of the inadequacy of these terms that we are 'satisfied the Western Powers could not with honour or consistency accept them. To desist from the war without having succeeded in the object we pro posed to attain by the expedition to the Crimea, and with outlaying materially lessened the power and pride of Russia, would simply beto increaseher influence throughout the East and the central States of Europe andtolower the reputation of two nations which have hitherto claimed the first rank in military and naval warfare. To that result the people of Englaikl, and we believe that we may add the people of France, a ye not prepared to submit ; such a peace would be fatal to the G overnments by which it might be con cluded, for it would be judged of, not so much by the terms we might actually obtain from Russia, as by our failure to enforce those con ditions which have been solemnly declared to be essential to the future security of the Ottoman empire an :1 of Europe. Moreover, in sug gesting these terms the Cabinet of Vienna does not appear to have possessed any assurance that they woull be ac cepted by that of St. Petersbure, and the allied Powers would thus have seemed to sue for the peace Which they have every right to dictate. Under these circumstances, whatever may have been the opinion of M. Drouyu de l'Huys, the Emperor of the French and the Queen of England had no alternative but to reject such a proposition and to prosecute the war until fresh overtures are made by the submission of the enemy. This incident is in reality no more than the epilogue to the Conference of Vienna, anti it disposes of the last illusion which that negotiation may have raised. To supply the place of the late Minister of Foreign Affairs the choice of the Emperor of the French has st once fallmo on Count Walewski, who has for several years filled the office of Ambassador at this Court. In some re spects no better choice could at this time be made: Count Walewski has laboured with great assiduity ai d good faith to promote the alliance of the tw o Govern ments , and the two 'nations; he is intimately ac quainted with the political views of the British Ministry; and he has uniformly endeAroured to give energy to the prosecution of the war. But it is not im possible that this change may produce a perceptible effect on the relations of France with sonic of tho other States of Europe, and that the policy of the Empire may be modified by the loss of one of its most cautious ad visers. The choice of the Emperor is restricted within the narrow circle of the immediate adherents of the Impe rial family, and M. Drouyn de I'Huys had an independence of position not easily 0 be supplied. The Embassy of London also becomes vacant by this change, and the names of M. de Persigny. 'M. de Flahault, and M. de Rayneval have been mentioned for this appointment. We abstain, however, from offering, any remarks on this subject, in our E F tu r p en er c o h r C of a t b h i e ne le n irch 7. ignorancetwaikl l c ; le i , t i rceao thatut o he doubtedhbdiesecis which representative that tthh , e n this country should combine the highest personal distinction with great poli tical judgment and experience, for it is more than ever necessary to our success that the strictest confidence and union should regulate the councils of our alliance and the operations of our arms. (Front the Morning Post of this day.) _ The most recent advices from Paris place it beyond a doubt• that the Minister for For ign Affairs, M. Diouyn de iglus, has thought it incumbent up on him to place his resignation of office in the hands of the Emperor, and that it has , e n accepted by his Majesty. I t further appea ' rs 13 that Count Walowski who hastily left London yesterday morning, is to succeed to the vacant portfolio. The resignation of M. Drouyn de l'Huys will be viewed with universal regret, for in the most difficult and arduous circumstances of the tangled and long negotiations which have resulted from the Eastern question, he had won infi nite credit and alastink fame; and, althoughit is wellknown that the Emperor himsel f p ersonall y directs the policy of France, and sways the destinies of thegreat nation which has. a ppointed him its ruler, it v , as nevertheless understood that man of M. Drouyn do l'Huys personal poon as one of the wealthiest men in France, of his known pre cedenta, of his grasp'of Iliad and independence of t hou g ht, co uld not hold offic e without eiercising a large and salu tary influence in the direction of those affairs of which we have so frequently, read the lucid exposition in his eloquent and famous :cotes. we must wait for explanation of the circumstances at tendant upon the change in the French Ministry from the official columns of the Moniteur, but at the same time it may be well to observe that there is reason to believe that the step taken by M. Drouyn de Lhuys was dictated, in great measure, by motives and susceptibilities the result of personal views in connection with his recent mission to Vienna. Lord J. Russell fully expressed the position of affairs at Vienna on the adjournment of the Conferences, when he said the other day in the house, that the plenipotentiaries had " exha usted their instructions," that is, they had fully proposed, and had recei v e d co mplete rejec tion of, the posi tive and ultimate terms agreed upon in London, when the French Minister for Foreign Affairs paid a flying visit to this country , for the purpose of finally and precisely ad 7 j us ting our demands, before he proceeded iu person to pro secute them at Vienna. The Conferences having at length been adjourned sine die, in consequence of the rejection of our prepositions, and o ur refusal even to discuss the absurd pro p osals of Russia ; th ere were, neverthe less, it is notorious, several attem p ts point, which is, af t e r all, the most vital matter in dis p ute. It is believed, whe ther correctly remains to be seen, that made at methods f of a new proposi tion started by Austria, the French Mi nister gave an adhe sion so complete that he even corn refshi a p t r a o r p p o r s e i t t i i o , i g n s , and that is, at fresh modes and giving force to the third m isted himself to procuring its acceptance at home; but if this were so, it is easy to comprehend that, if the new proposition did not, according to the views of the Allies, interpret and give force to the third point, then M. Drouyu de Lhuys must have placed himself in a false position, from which he could only be extricated by a re signation of the office which he held. If this be the case, it is certainly not a little extraor dinary that so distinguished a diplomatist should start for a certain place with the most definite and specific deter mination of obtaining one thing, and should allow himself to be betrayed int o bringing home another. For the explanation of all this we must wait ; but, in the meantime, it is certain that in France the fall of a Minister does not indicate a change of policy, and it would be most erroneous to suppose, on the one hand, that, in consequence of the retirement of M. Drouyn tie Lhuys, France is less ready to maintain our fit m alliance and to carry on the war as long as it is necessary ; or, on the other, that the French Gove rnment is one 'whit less dis posed' than ourselves to make an honourable and well founded peace whenever so desirable a consummation may be attainable. If we needed further proof of this than our knowledge of the consistent poke- of the Emperor, w e m i g h t d er i ve it from the appointment of Count Walewski to the office vacated by the late Minister. His intimate relations with our Government, his complete knowledge of England, and the active part he has borne in the political tranasactions of the two great Western Powers, peculiarly fit him for the high post to , vhich , it would appear, 'has been called, and to succeed the distinguished statesman who will, personally, be as much regretted in Paris as Count Walewski will be in London. THE RULING FAMILY. ( From the Morning Herald of this day.) - • The great offices of the State are not monopolised by the aristoatacy as a class, but they are made the exclusive pe culiar of a small family circle, to the exclusion alike of the rest of the aristocracy and the people. Let this be clearly understood. The eiumeration of the names of the present Cabinet. That Cabinet is, in fact, in plain English, a conspiracy to keep the Government of he country iu the bands of the immeliate relatives Of wo or three great houses. These great houses themselves llied by the ties of affinity and blood. To account for the presence of any one member of the present Cabinet in her ;hurch ,treet 'Sera 114 Fen - church Atree' Fore Cabin. Saloon , ,`o or mom ilravesend and London.... •• 10d. .. Is. 2d. Ortivesend and Tilackwall or Woolwiab• Bd. .. Os. 10d. etymon Gravesend arid Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Bd. PO AT TICKETS.—To the 30th of September , 31 . Os. ; three \lentils, 21. Os.; to he had of the Collectors Onboard the Packets or of Mr Monk. Terrace Pier. Gravesend. April 12. isss. Advices from Riga of the 30th of April state that the 20 vessels which were caught in the ice last autumn were still unable to sail, the whole bay being full of floating ice. The weather was fine but cold, with nor therly. winds. • AtIND &VS o t r u o r l p o u v h e r ii u o our e o n w a n r oai watched rs, re , m a a o r d k h h o o kee nly the ghl ac y u acts r o e . f ciated by the mercantile classes, and how strong is the condemnation which they deliberatey record against the system under which they live. • Aristocratic factions may.afford to despise the clamours of a mob, but they must feel that they have thetrespassedheuynuaund of prudence when their condUct bo u ou s iyg o n , ris u is iul . demned by an assembly of men yielding to them neitioer in wealth nor intelligence. ' 1 What makes this meeting still, mete formidable, klot only to the present Government, but to the system out of which that GovernMent springs, and which itliasi so marvellously caricatured and exaggerated; is, tliat the speakers earnestly pretest that, they have not left th e i r counting-houses for the mere purpose of making speeches and passing resolutions, but with the view of ,inaugu rating a movement which shall not cease until the re form they seek be fully and effectually obtained. The object of the meeting of Saturday was not the display of oratorical power, but the foundation of a league de signed to upset the whole system of corruption and favouritisin, and to introduce into public matters the energy and enterprise of private management. To such a movement we can only wish all the success it deserves, and trust that the discontent so justly excited will not be allowed to evaporate in mere words, but leave clear and distinct traces of its action legibly inscribed on the in stitutions of the country. At the same time , let no one suppose that the conquest will be easy or the vic tory certain. Those who atk for administrative reform ask exactly for that which all concerned in returning members to Parliament believe themselves to have a common motive in resisting. Administrative reform calls upon every voter to surrender those secret influences by which his son finds his way into the Excise or Customs, and .devotes_ to the public service talents and energies for which no private establishment is dis posed to compete, Administrative reform would de prive the richer elector of the commission for his eldest son, and the assistant-surgeoncy or cadetship for the yeunger ; and, worst of all, Administrative reform threatens to make rude havoc in those halcyon abodes contrived especially for the benefit of young men of family—the public offices, -where work is doled out on the most humane principles, and the wind is tempered so adroitly to the shorn lamb. Nay, more, Adminis trative does not respect even the very highest positions, but assumes to carry change into the very councils of the Sovereign. It demands the surrender of family and hereditary influence, and the throwing open to men whose pedigrees are invested with no hereditary charm, the very government of the country itselk No demon stration less signal, no disclosures less startling and les complete than those which recent revelations have af forded, and are still continuing to afford, would have enabled any class of men in this country successfully to cope with an evil so thoroughly intertwined with every fibre of our system. Another difficulty with which the' originators of thie movement will have to contend is the' abstract and re mote nature of the subject, appealing directly to no popular sympathy, and resting on so little that can be brought down to the level of the vulgar apprehension. This is no question of the extension of rights of fran chise, of the persecution of one set of opinions and the toleration of another, of the large or small loaf, or even of the 'great and little shilling. Still, a nation that has been found capable of clearly apprehending and logically applying the abstruse doctrines of political economy involved in the question of free trade may well hope to be able to unravel the mysteries of pubic offices, the causes of defective organisation, or the ways in which interest and favouritism shroud themselves from public view. It will, however, require not a little tact, iidgment, and moderation to preserve to this movement its neutral character, and to prevent it from being used by selfish and ambitious men as a means of political ag grandisement. It was for the Whigs that the leaders of the Anti-Corn-law League ' as experience has shown, fought and conquered ; and it may well be that there are persons in the political world who are mentally ap propriating to their own use and behdof the labours of this new combination. We have but one more remark to make. The effect of a vigorous agitation for administrative reform, in which the gross misconduct of our military departments must be exposed, will undoubtedly, in some degree, tend to disgust the nation with the • continuance of the war, and render those clashes whom such an organisation attacks more anxious than ev(r for peace. We hear already much less than we did in certain quarters of the " vigorous prosecution of the war ;" we trust, however, that it will be the effort of the new organisation to re mind the people of their own inherent strength, and to point out to them that the remedy for existing evils is not in an ignominious peace, but in a thorough and un sparing redress of abuses. Even while we write, Lord Ellenborough has raised the whole question of adminis trative reform in the address of which he has given notice in the House of Lords ; and the Peers will have the op portunity of showing how far they sympathise with this commercial movement sooner than the. representatives of the people, since Lord Palmerston hap ' with rather scant courtesy, desired Mr. Layard to find a day for himself. Dtiubtless, however, such a day will soon be found, and the Ministry which has just been enlightened as to the views of the City of London will not long re main in ignorance of those held by both branches of the Legislature. nectiou :- 1. The brother of the duchess is Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Lord Granville is first cousin of the duke. 3. The Duke of Argyll is son-in-law of the duke. 4. Lord Harrowby iw first cousin of the duke. 5. Lord John Russell is cousin of the duke. 6. Lord Lansdowne's father married a cousin of the duke. It does, we say, seem strange that in a nation with thirty millions of inhabitants, when we come to choose a Cabinet we select out of that small body supposed to be the wisest of the land, six of the immediate connections of the Duke of Sutherland. But this is not all. The whole Cabinet is filled up by ramifications of the family connection. Many persons, no doubt, have wondered why Mr. Vernon Smith, an untitled person, is introduced into the Venetian Council of Ten. The answer will be understood when we say that he, is married to a cousin of Lord Lansdowne. Sir Charles Wood is in the same way a Cabinet Minister for no other reason on earth than because he' married a daughter of Lord Grey. He, of course, is cousin by marriage to Sir George Grey. The Home Secretary, again, has strengthened his family interest by the introduction of Lord Harrowby, to whose cousin he himself is married. The only exceptions to the rule of relationship are to be found in the Chancellor, ,who must be a lawyer. Lord Panmure, who was only offered his present office when Lord Grey, one of the family connection refused to accept it. Sir W. Molesworth, a remnant left by the Peelite intru sion which was submitted to in 1852; aud, perhaps, Lord Clarendon, although, we believe, Lord Clarendon owes his official position to some relationship which the 'Peerages do not disclose. If this be not sa, the noble Secretary for Foreign Affairs is attempting to found a family influence of his own. Few persons, we suppose, will say that Sir George Lewis is Chancellor of the Exchequer for any other reason than his being the brother-in-law of Lord Clarendon. Let the honest people of England, before they condemn the exclusiveness of the aristocracy for the evils which exist, in common justice, remember that we are now go verned by a family conspiracy, the very principle of which is to exclude from office all, whether belonging to the aris tocracy or the people who cannot vindicate their title to it by relationship to the family connection which calls itself the Whig party of England. (From the Morning Advertiser of this day.) Yesterday the town was considerably startled by the an nouncement that M. Drouyn de l'Huys had resigned the office of Foreign Secretary, and had ceased his connexion entirely with the government of Louis Napoleon. When the circumstances under which the resignation took place became known, the uneasy feeling was mingled with sur prise. It is said that grave dillerences of opinion have taken place between the Emperor and his late Foreign Minister, with regard to the manner in which the latter acquitted himself as plenipotentiary at Vienna. His Im perial Majesty, we are told, has expressed his strong dis approval of the disposition which his representative at the Vienna Conferences, manifested to accept dishonourable and delusive terms of peace from Russia, and that he con demned Dhi. Drouyn de too great confidence in the good faith of Austria. Count Walewaki, the French Am bassador at our Cc urt, yesterday quitted London for Paris where ho is to take the portfolio for Foreign Affairs. As Lord J ohn Russell took substantially the same view of matters at the Vienna Conferences as M. Drouyn L'Huys, and concurred in the acts of the latter, the pre sumption is, that the noble lord cannot ninain in the Pal merston Ministry. Louis Napoleon would consider his lordship's retention of his place as a protest against the opinions which his Irnpdrial Majesty has expressed. The r aria correspondent of the Times, in the second edition of yesterday—which we suppose will be repeated in its general impression of to-day —says, indee , 4, that the Palmerston administration, as a whole, is believed in the French caipi tal to be on the eve of dissolutipn. " It is considered herZ," says the Parilcoriespondent of the Times, " as probable that, should M. Drouyn de L'Huys quit the cabinet, a change will take place in the English Ministry also. It is not in Eegland only that disappointment is felt with Lord Palmerston. Those who were always opposed to him now exult at the general disgrace into which be and his collea gues appear to have fallen, and his warmest partisans un willingly admit that ho has proved himself utterly in competent to the task which he had taken on himself. Nothing can exceed the astonishment of the French at men being retained in their posts, at home and abroad, who have all but ruined the noblest cause that over mankind was engaged in. At all events, the fall of the English Ministry is anticipated here." This cannot be very encouraging to the Palmerston Ministry or its adherents. And as if to fulfil the predic tion of its downfall, with the least possible delay, Lord Ellen borough list night gave notice of his intention to move a vote of censure on it on Monday next. Mr. Layard, too, was evidently in high spirits last night with regard to the damage which he expects his resolutions to do to Minis ters ; for he made a great effort to obtain an early day for bringing them forward. The Premier, as if dreading the effect of the hon. gentleman's resolutions, declined to place any day at his disposal. The member for Aylesbury will not, however, be thereby diverted from his purpose. He will avail himself of the earliest opportunity which the forms of the house will afford, to'bring forward his resolu tions. It would be, perhaps, too much to expect, with such a cimbination of the oligarchical interest as there will be against him, that Mr. Layard will carry his mo tion. But the debate may, and probably will be, suffi ciently damagiug to complete the process of dissolution I already so evidently b egun. ' The great point for the people now to consider is, who are to be successors of the present Ministry. The country must be on its guard, lest it be again juggled by the for mation of another oligarchical Cabinet. Let the voice of public opinion no w d eman d th a t we shall have no more Ministers of Lords, but we shall have an Administration composed of men of merit and capacity, with regard to their rank in life. The friends of the " Family" interest are, we know, in the habit of asking, witla a jeer—as if they alone could govern the country—where else are the materials to be met with, out :of which to form a Ministry? The mate rials exist in abundance—only they have never hitherto been sought out. At the risk of exciting a smile on aris tocratic countenances, we will mention four gentlemen, all of who-e names, curiously enough, begin with the letter " L," who, with great credit to themselves, arid advau tage to the. country, would fill four of the most important offices of State. The men and offices are— A TURKISH RECONNAISSANCE. Forum' DrersroN - CAsrP, APRIL 24.—A reconnaissano, was made by a strong division of Turkish troops underibt command of his Excellency Omar Pasha, assisted by French and English cavalry and artillery, this morning. The particulars of the affair you will learn from another hand ; but as there was an English force present, I may be Cowed to give my own version of what took place under my eyes. Late last night, or rather early this morning, orders were sent to the head-quarters of the Heavy Cavalry Bri gade and to the C troop of the Royal Horse Artillery to be in readiness to turn out at daybreak, and the 10th Hus sars (Brigadier-General Parlby, of the Light Cavalry in temporary command of the Cavalry Division, during Gene ral Scarlett's absence) received similar instructions. The Chasseurs d'Afrique and a French rocket troop for moun tain service, accompanied the reconnaissance, and ren dered excellent service during the day. The Heavy Cavalry Brigade, consisting of the remnants of the Ist Royals, Major Wardlaw • Scots Greys, Colonel Griffith; Enniskillens, Colonel White • 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards ; and sth (Princess Charlotte's) Dragoon Guards, turned out about 5 o'clock, and, with the 10th Hussars in advance, proceeded into the plain of Balaklava,, the heights over which were already crowned by the Turk ish infantry to the number of some 6,000 or 7,000 men, and before 7 o'clock the whole of the troops were in motion towards Komara. The Chasseurs d'Afrique were in ad vance, with a line of skirmishers spread out in front of the little expedition. The French rocket troop and C troop Royal Horse Artillery, and the 10th Hussars and Heavy Cavalry Brigade covered the advance of the infantry ; and as the morning was fine and clear, the sight presented by the troops as seen advancing across the plain from the heights was very beautiful. So little was known about the reconnaissance, that many officers at head-quarters were not aware of it till they learnt that Lord Raglan, attended by a few members of the staff, and followed by only six orderlies, hail started to overtake the troops. General Canrobert was, I believe, on the field, but I did not see him. A great number of amateurs, forming clouds of very irregular cavalry, followed and preceded the expedition. His Excellency the Pacha, who was attended by his staff, by Behrem P tcha (Colonel Cannon), and several Turkish officers of rank, had the control of the force. The Turks marched in dense columns, bristling with steel, and the sunlight fl as hi ng on th e polished barrels of their firelocks and on their bayonets, relieved the sombre hue of the mass, for their dark blue uniforms, but little re lieved by facings or gay shoulder straps and cuffs, look quite black when the men are together. The Chasseurs d'Afrique, clad in light powder blue jackets, with white cartonch belts, and in bright red pantaloons, mount .d on white Arabs, caught the eye like a bed of flowers scattered over the plain. Nor did•the rich verdure indeed require any each borrowed beauty, for the soil produces an abundance of wild flowering shrubs and beautiful plants. Dahlias, anemones, sweetbrier, whitethorn, wild parsley, mint, thyme, sage, asparagus, and a hundred other diffe rent citizens of the veget a bl e kingdom spring up all over the plain, and as the Turkish infantry moved along their feet crushed the sweet flowers, and the air was filled with delicate odours, which overcame the sweltering atmos phere around the columns. Rectangular patches of long, rank, rich grass, waving high above the more natural green meadow, marked the mounds where the slain of the 25th of October are reposing for ever, and the snorting horse refuses the unwholesome shoots. As the force moved on evidences of that fatal and glorious day became thick and painful. The skeleton of an English Dragoon, said to be (From the Times of this da one of the Royals, lay still extended on the plain, with y.) tattered bits of red cloth hanging to the bones of his arms. Everybody will have his own opinion with regard to All the buttons had been cut off the jacket. The man must Saturday's meeting in the city of London, according as have fallen early in the day, when the hea e vj u r e vt r lr o ydv t eL s e hope or fear, prejudice or interest, sways his judgment, close up to Canrobert's hill and came d Some will dwell on the absence from the list of requisi - small bullet-skull , Rrinatla in ghastly T m her l e h l i v h a n s sh a ip. Theeßnunssian skeleton dose tions of names familiar in the annals of civic agitation, and others may consider that, since members of Parlia- r a o t un a d as ]. a ga scalp, which was still cannon-ball y eo el: hailve covered been d w it h pickedg rilly barered locks. all t s ave e.Fo t a, h ,r_ e_ ment were admitted, a stronger cast in that part of the ther on, amid fragments of shells and round shot, the performance would have been desirable. For our own of another Russian seemed starting out of Lte e ga f..decayed part, making allowance for these and all other reason- scarcely covered his lower extremi o ti r e s % coTvere, l _ with r_ otn able deductions, we are disposed to consider this meet- skeletons of artillery andcaval h and saddles, lay heY s f rbr i is ing as a demonstration of good sense, backed by a very ting trappin o g f s , harness , eath or had crumbled awy saltant(o l buckles. large amount of social and commercial influence. The thehtotronatnesd skin,i and leather straps, el°etd. bes of tbe want of the prominent leaders in city matters was of From the numerous graves, the i com pensated by the undoubted respectability of the audience tenants had they had ben buried. and the speeches delivered breathed a tone of strong against the haste with lrtins w and the shrill strains of the English feeling, and firmness tempered with moderation, ' With the thec y started up through the itillacshatonfping of tlin,3esoil, as fto appeal bits and ringingh of eir fel I s o t % e v e s l in nla al n l honourable to the a=sembly itself, and very impreesivefife, N It a.nd horse v swept over the reinuanti least in o t f er t estieg part of the to those who carefully consider its proceeding , . more the pri to of life. would, we believe, be found impossible . t ) ex pre lt t he thorlics of the Heavy Cavalry ' - n n ent of grand encounter completely and accurately the prevailing give se ntiment of s cetacle w f ur nishCtl by the relics of the Heavy Cavalry I tl Brigade passing over the scene of their Crand encounter the public mind, antl at the caine time give it in3r' faith- Brigade Sttticovcite cavalry. Scots Greys and Enniskil the public mind, and at the same time __: e t i tu ' iss alto- ~,; t SpeCtaCle was vNerot he y scene of their 't . n t s h R h o e als, 4th Dragoon Guards and sth Dragoon Gnat ds, ful picture of our national character. AV it :, lied been there; and the survivors 'might well feel proud ,yofnc one would w r remount gether in the proceedings of this meeting t the declaina- ,„ when they thought of that day. These regiments were not tion of the practised agitator, or the is a , r . of the hack- ' Mule:mit think, (a neyed debater. There is a just reference of at the l a rger than troops, and some of them, Indeed, were not of every- pearly, equal in strength to a troop on war footing, for some mismanagement of the war, and a speakers proceeding which k civilian as rather curious, see !lles and fami - oinfathtehiartmtteen crasshave h been stmrii ge s e t e n a ts well, h a thing to the standard of plain business r ne,,t irritated ; liar common sense ; a fairness in dealing in the . hem they are gm o ht up to them and welal , have even with those against honesty w in the language employed, been tth b a7e u no horses to ),mount. others of the men who were and a downright thin , wholesome and retreshing after s ieuous for the soldierly The 10th Hussars were con which has in it some . "explanations' by which P _. . and efficient look of the men, and the evasion, the,„ . , the fine condition of their light • the quibbling, and the "communications by wnicu Sinewy is explained, As the force descended into and showy horses. nothing which occupy so large a portion right flank, the plain they extended their nothing is communicated, and marched towards K d. Let those who have ' Parliamentary columns. .across the ground in front Amara, spree mg of our , that this country exists for the bene- . Turkish Redoubt of Canrobert's-hill from No. 2 themselves - 1 persuadedgreat families, and that for the sake of being 1 v illa g e. up to the slope which leads to the ruined fit of a few A part by them we are willing to renounce all con- y of Turkish infantry followed the cavalry governed I . in skirmishing order and a on approaching the village the Mr. Layard Minister at War. Mr. Lindsay Mr. Laicg Mr. Lowe Secretary for the Colonies. We feel a thorough conviction, though, we say again, the thing may evoke an oligarchical smile of derision— that these four gentlemen would severally kill the offices which we have assigned to them, in a manner which would cover their names with renown, and which would confer the greatest benefit on the country. They are all men of intelligence, integrity, patriotism, energy, and ability ; and these are the qualities which are required in those into whose hands the administrative interests of the coun try aro confided. Nor, unless we greatly mistake the signs of the times, is the day distant, when some, if not all of these men, will be found filling the very situations in the Government of the country, with which we have connected their names. THE GREAT CITY MEETING. v S ..mil.., • 7:— . ....,... 4 4., ,• .‘;) -IXimo immediate ipmediat in their rear halted, till B Tab ~,, i - sts, ~ -,..- . : proceeded with -great - activitY to cover the hi li ';: - ').- ) .1 til - hill which overh angs th e v ill age to the right. _ .._-- , . ... did without re s i s t ance, as t h e few -.; Cossacks in t 'P'''sl --- had abandoned it after firing a few straggling shot advanced ski rm i s h ers . O ne fellow had been so co- 7 \ (1.-f t N -Ig taken by surp r i se th a t h e l eft h is lance leaning aga r wall. An officer of the 71st espied it just as the Cosiack was making a bolt for it. They both rode their best, but the - Briton -- was- first, and carried off, the lance in • triumph, whil e th e C ossack retreated with effective pantomime, representing rage and despair. I am told that the Turks discovered a wretched man armed with a bow and arrows, who said he was a Tcher- gess, lurking among - the ruins of the village, and that he had smear escape of his life, as the Osmanli would not be- i lieve he was indeed a soldier. In addition to hie bow and arrows, he carried a quaint old pistol, and his coat-breast was wadded with cartridges. I did not, however, see the man, and only report this from hearsay. I looked into the church, the floor of which had loetnerly been covered an bach.in depth with copper money, thrown there )3y the inhabitants when the expedition first came to Balaklava. their church had not been vioated by us, but the C ossac k s The simple faith of the poor people in th e protection of appeared to have had no Pinch scruples, for not a copeck was to be seers,-and the church was - her ~ e and desolate, a nd stripped rest of the place is a heap of ruins: but the Cossacks have burrowed here and there iute the store:, and bad Made sleeping places and stables in the walls of the hoie , es. ` As soon i,:ri the Turks on the right had pined the summit of the hill 'above Kamara, three of th 3 colmons advanced and 'took posseriou of the ruins, and then drew up on the slop* in front of the church. A. few men were teent fur ther on the ai re h e iellosituns halted towards Baidar, but could, see no enemy, and they con tented themselves with burning a building which the Cos sacks had left standing. the smoke from which led some of us to believe that a little skirmish was going on among Meantime at t K he a tr a ea ra t b m ul a bert's-bill, the sides ' ' k rch of ed of which are covered with the wig theonp wams of the Russians —some recent, others those which were partially burntwhen . • • Liprandi retired last year. They passed by the old Tu rkish an d force,as C leaving an ro redoubts Nos. 1 2 towards a very steep and rocky conical hill covered with loose stones, near the top of which the Russians threw u osPsackivatall of rubbi s h a b ou t 2i feet high. A group o f C assembled on the t op of thisa b n i t i l l some Russian officers had and watch' our movements. to examine our strength advanced, the - Fren c h rocket Ast the Turkish skirmishers The Turks ascended the mu with accompanied them. agility, firing their pieces as they ad ardour and with great Cossacks replied by a petty fusillade.vaneed, to which the of thick white smoke rises from the Suddenly an arch hissing, rushing noise, and throws itself ground iko with a fierce, towards the crest of he hill —a s it flies onward-aat snake disappears and the fiery trail is lost, but in st the smoke of smoke bursts out with a slight explosion on the nd 4 ' 1 and the Cossacks and Russian- disappear with preci pitatio n . bill t°- In fact, the French had begun their rocket practice w ith great accuracy and success. Nothing can ge better f or such work as this than these light rocket troops. The ap paratus is simple and portable—a few mules, with pannie - re ' on each side, carry the whole of the tubes, cases, sticks, fuses, &c., and the effect of rockets, though uncertain, is very great, especially against irregular and ill-disciplined cavalry. The skirmishers now crowned this hill also, and the generals and o ffi cers o f th e s t a ff, an d numerous •idlers and amateurs, followed them. The Russians rode rapidly down the hillside, and crossed the Tchernaya by the bridge and at one or ,two fords near Tchorgoun. Omer Pacha, Lord Raglan, and the French Generals then spent some time in surveying the country, while the troops were halted in the rear, the artillery and cavalry first, supported by four' battalions of Egyptians. At 2 o'clock the recon naissance was over, and the troops slowly retired to the camp, the skirmishers of the French cavalry being' fol lowed by the Cossacks at a prudent distance, and ex changing long shots with them from time to time. Before the troops moved off the ground the 10th Hussars filed past Omer Pacha, who seemed very much gratified and pleased at the appearance of men and horses. He then in spezted his own battalions, and on the march homeward followed the Turks, moving off in good style to the music of their own bands, to the great distress of those who beard them. As the Cossacks retuined they managed to pick up one of our followers, and I only wonder they did not get more of them, for they loitered about the place in spite of all remonstrance. The man they took was, I believe, a commissariat mule driver. A few of the French Chasseurs • made a charge to get him from his captors, but the Cos sacks were too quick. In the twinkling of an eye one of them had hoisted up the muleteer to his saddle and lashed him there across the bow, and, setting spurs to his horse, he was lost to sight in a ravine in a few seconds. The ' Cossacks fired some shots at the troops as they retired but hit no one, and a Russian officer and his staff came so close to observe us that they got under the fire of a battery over the Woronzow road, and received a flight of rockets, but Were not hurt. Altogether, the reconnaissance was a 1 mc'st welcome and delightful interlude in the dull, mono tonous "performances" of the siege. Every one felt as if he bad beaten the Cossacks and got out of prison at last, and Ivever saw more cheering, joyous faces at a cover side than were to be scen at Canrobert's-hill. It was a fillip to our spirits to get a gallop across the green sward once more, and to escape from the hateful feeling of constraint and confinement which bores us to death in the camp. A little expedition of the kind now and then would be of more use to the men, if it could be properly managed, than a cargo • of physic. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY, ._ MAY 7.—The hired sailing transport Camperdown (No. 99), Captain Denny, with Lieutenant Lewis, Admiralty agent, has anchored at Spithead from the Mauritius and the Cape, with a .portion of her Majesty's 15th Regiment, consisting of Lieuteuant-Colonel Pin der, Captain Hague, Lieutenants Walmsley, Cow per, and Allen, Surgeon Dyce, Paymaster Tilgh man, Ensign and Adjutant Coupe, Quartermaster Stratford, 13 sergeants, 10 corporals, 7 drummers, and 209 rank and file ; also six children of two officers, 19 soldiers' wives, and 42 children. She has also brought Mahr Morris Hall, of the Gth Regiment, from Ceylon, and about 40 iuva4ds from the 37th Regiment. She had ten deaths at sea. The Camperdown sailed from Colombo on the 22st of January, and from the Cape of Good Hope on the 9th 'of March. - All was quiet in the latter colony. The Governor, Sir G. Grey, returned lo Npe Town on the 9th of March from his journey to the upper country, and was shortly to open the Colonial Parliament. Her Majesty's shin Frolic and Hydra were in Table Bay. The Cinperdown on the Bth of February spoke, in lat. 21 deg. 4 min. S., long. 68 deg. 14 min. E., the Esperance, from China for London; on April 25th, in lat. 44 deg. 32 min., loug. 17 deg. 51 min., the Xarifa, from Dublin for Barbadoes ; also the Gondola, front the Mauritius for Queenstown ; the Wellington, with invalids from Bombay for Lon don ; and the Roman Eanperor, from Calcutta for Loudon. On the 28th of April, in lat. 45 deg. 9 min., long. 14 deg. 59 min., the Speculation ; on the 29th, in lat. 47 deg. 36 min., long. 14 deg. 13 min., the barque Gwa.lior. LORD DUNDONALD'S PLANS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—Observing the obliging inquiry made on Friday in the House of Commons, as regards the investigation of my plans, and the answer given, I am desirous 'to signify my regret that, though so much valuable tkaa has elapsed, no opportunity has been afforded me to ex plain supposed difficulties. I unhesitatingly assert that no difficnlty.has occurred to me ; that I have often considered the plans during 40 years, and am ready personally to puy them in execu tion ; that I will accept all responsibility in carrying them into practice, in which no danger shall be incurred by the fleet. As these assertions may appear questionable, let those in power summon me before a commission, and in one hour the plans may be -explained, considered, accepted, or rejected.—l am, sir, your obliged and obedient servant, DUNDONALD. London, May 7. THE POET CAMPBELL—A. beautiful statue of the poet Campbell has just b'ten erected in "Poet's Corner,' and the frequenters of Westminster Abbey were yesterday gratified by a first view of this interesting addition i t i 4Y,: f spot so hallowed to English. genius. It is cow white marble, and stands on a pedestal of C at a u e p r n a o l s s e t s ot ~ The figure is full-length, rather above the and represents Campbell in his robes r_is.atonrhdelYet" o f bad the Glasgow University—an office to wh ich be w ;trove occasions. honour of being elected on three 90 Ha and is at r t e h p e r e fo s e o n t t o e f d mood, Mar, on the face band, the left arm re,ting on a shor t blen ! : ef the poet's in will ell executed, and does spiration are represented. I t is ww. C. Marshall. w i h n ic a h stohinauegmtfal nse with pen in great credit to the sculptor, 2! to Dissenters of all afford great and reasonable (sa. 10) is most injudi classes, but one of the c lause s stands, the superintendent DISSENTERS' 31ARRIAGEsb.je . ta to - the detriment of both elpvuilblishain an cious. As the law a t t e presentrestin the place of solemnization motives, vceesr,tifimcoart more tihould °till clause gives them a fee if the mar ven instances also clerk to the guardians, Tellii:thill, as a whole, but at the office. This is wrong in pri n . some of the smaller . g the poorer classes, be registrarsacrjibfapogrmarriage :e rate_g hs h ee have suspicionl a ce issuer especially as, being in most influence might be exerted in , Hell ofofintteherelsicteednsme l i i , beeniro u . t have some . influence _ among par t of this day's impression a letter on aa districts THE GREAT CITY MRETING.—We ter Saturday, held in the London Tavern , f or promoting Administrative Refor n t the purpose of partments of the State. we in Ins in the various de respondent, in accordance wi th our the letter of our cor a free utterance to public opi nio n iour practice of allowing ()II the great questions of the day, even Where w In 'the present case, the L m - , m , ay differ s froin the writer. less that, our 0,,u, i,.,tha, is t n he ot . our t correspondent, no ha , ju,t been for the s u reli gio us e of li,e ' l may carry o g u r t .a hon a e s Z, tiildly, and resOutely those principles on which it is bio.ed. we ire sure, tlipretnte, that the cominittee el the Administra tive Rd , rni Associqlon will re"( ire, in the spirit in tchich it is tendered, the counf•els of our c orrespondent. If the association only prove true io itself; we. said yesterday, be one of the gre..tP , t 11_ ftvial movements in en' dtrn times. may go about a short time longer, as : jag siderable portion of Sunday, the importance of the new organi c: looked on it in so unimport ant would not be at so n n Ve d ru w e ° n B . Smith l l i e n dia a very con siderable tw t b en l, a e s . to underrate at 's te Zo P n ; but if be really light as he pretends be t io a s to make others think ir7fo i r P iu the tight bon. gentleman, lightly of it. We ca n i it he be not already aware of the f act, on it. Lordf fr act, that the Prime Minister dOes not look wit h in Palmerston finds it far too grave a movement to deem In' fact, we haVe good reason meeting i :' im o b s e t l e ie s v i e lb t j h ec a t t f t o h r e ajoke. of Saturday has gone it a leg faerthe._ to r cur m e his lordashaivpoolli4ter.he propenlEity for joking alto' g 1 0 : 1. .,J I v i i , 4',11. 1 ) .0 V,P"' 0. 0;, i t 1. 41' 0 0 ; ~1"61