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~" ~ Lade, 4 turn very eek'ti En ovieot and itt 18 6 17 v [7 9 .7 9 7 9 17 9 . 8 0 .6 9 [7 6 LS 0 7 0 .6 6 6 6 .7 6 .5 0 .6 9 7 3 7 6 .8 6 7 0 TT M.S. BRITANNIA."—A Naval Instructor 11. R.N., F.R.G.S., on half-pay, can rece:ve a few NAVAL CADETS. as resident Pupils or otherwise, during 113 , portion of their long vacation. —Address, 36, Albemarls.. street. PRIZE CAT ILE SHOW of the Smithfield Club. The Annual Exhibition of Prize Cattle, Seeds, Moots, Implements, &c., commences on Tuesday Morning and closes on Friday Evening, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th Decem ber. —Bazaar, King-street and liaker-street. Open front day light till Nine in the Evening. Admittanc One Shilling. Last year at the Bazaar. AIR. AND MRS. CHARLES MATHEWS "A 11031 E," At her Majesty's Concert Room, Haymarket, Every Evenim; at Ehglit o'clock (except Saturday). Saturday Niternoon at 1 hrce. "RENEItirscENCES in Chaptors." Part 1. " The Romance." Part "The Reali(y." Prices of Admission:—Dress stalls,is. ; Dress Circle, 4s. ; Pirst Circle, :Is.: Area, 2s. ; Gallery, 1 , . ; Private Boxes, Is. No extra charge fa. bra king. Private boxes, stalls, and plac,'s may be secured at the Box-oilic, which is t,ruir daily front 10 till 5, and at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. Carriages to be ordered at a qaqrter-past 10. To pro - ent a crush at the entrances an additional door °pet. ed for the Pit. RENC G A LLERY. 120. Pall-mall.—The NINTH ANNEAL WINTER EXHIBITION of CAiIINET PICTURES by living British Artists is now OPErsi DAILY from half-past P to 5. Aslin'ssion One Shilling. ARGYLL ROOMS.-GREAT SUCCESS !!- The Band and Musical arrangements under the ciirec ot 11. BouLconT, Conductor and principal Cornet. In vddition to the Laurent Vtdse, Strauss luadrille, and novel lies of let week, A :NEW POLKA, by M. Boulcourt, the B olos peformed by hi and M. Greche. Adints,don is.— 31 ana z ger, r M. P. Orenet.m CA TTLE SHOW WEEK. - SMITHFIELD CLUB.—EVANS' HOTEL and SUPPER ROOMS.— The annual meetimi• of Country Gentlemen will take placii in the above establishment ; ever their home. An enl.tri2, - ed and liberal entertainment, suitable to the will known re spectability of this institution. Forty Performers every evening'. Coannei.cing at Eight. THE WELLINGTON, St. James'-street, entrance '.GO, Piccadilly.—Gentlemen vis;tiuz, London. curing the Cattle Show are reminded that thi s establish ntent -- maintains its reputation for Dinners and Wines, A Dinner from the Joint, Two Shillinqs. A Set Dinner, in eluding Dessert and Attendance, Four Shillings. FREDERICK. SCOWEN, Superintendent. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SECOND SALE. ClusTom HOUSE, Lond on , D ecem b er , 1861 . J FOR SALE, by order of the Honourable the Commis tsioners of her Majesty's Customs, at the COMMERCIAL SALE ROOMS, Mincing-lane, on TUESDAY, 10th, WED NESDAY, I lth, and THURSDAY, Idb of De^errib,2r 1861, at Twelve o'clock at noon precisely, the following GOODS, for Exportation or Home Consumption Anchors, Arnott Stoves (Iron), Articles of Carved Wood, Iloats, Books, Beer, Brandy, Candles (Stearine), CheniLe, Cider, Copper, Cotton Wool, Chicory, Coffee, Cordials, Dice, impty 13a, - rs, Empty Casks, Embroidery or Needlewonr, , thers, Geneva, Glass, Gilt Mouldings, Lime Juice, Mus kets, Mineral Waters, Molasses, Needles, Painters' Colours, istols (Revolvers), Pepper, Perfumery, Perfumed Spirits, Pitch, Rags, Rum, Raisins, Segars, Succades, Spirits, plain and mixed, Sugar, Seeds, Ac., Ships' Gear, Tallow. Tobacco, T obacco Ashes, Tea, Timber, Turpentine, Vegetable Ivory, X i liegar, Wine, 'Watches, Water (Mineral), and various other (ao ds, The above goods may be viewed at the Queen'sWarehonse, Custom House, `Thames-street; at the St. Katherine, Lon don, West India, East India, and Victoria Docks ; and I' o baoco Ground, Rotherhithe, on Friday, the 6th, and Monday, ~ oth December, from ten o'clock in the morning until three o'clock in the afternoon, and on the clays of Sale, from ,Fa o'clock i n th e morning' until twelve o'clock at noon he t oe tasting of Spirits and Wine being restricted to the day of Cale as regards the Queen's warehouse. Take notice, that goods sold at this sale will not be de livered until after two clear days of the day on which they are sold, and that no lots can be paid for at the office of the Re river-General after two o'clock in the afternoon, and that on d ie 4 P , 3's of sale money will not be reived by the Receiver ul.eral after Eleven o'clock in tie fo. ec enoon. ~„Catalogues may be had at the Queen's Warehouse, Custom - "use, Thames-street, price ls. each. DR. -BRIGHT'S APIIRODISION.- The GREAT CHEMICAL COMBINATION of Plios -I)horus, Quinine, Iron, and other invigorating ingredients, is the never-failingßemedy for Spermatorrhma, and all Diseases 0 1 the Repr3ductive System. A single course of this invalu ?ible preparation insures health, strength, and manly vigour in every stage of life. Price, lls. per bottle, or four lls. bottles M one, 335, ; and in cases containing three &Is, bottles, for XS, at a saving of V 12s. DR. BRIGHT'S TIE REE DAYS' CURE ; the most speedy °„ s en?edy known. The BUCIIU GLOBULES, containing the yinntessence of Copaiba, Cubebs, Buchu, Ac., at once cure, Without the possibility of failure, Gonorrhoea, obstinate Gleet, Stricture, &c., immediately subduing, all inflammatory action; encased in sugar, free from taste or smell. Price its. ; by post 12s. Cd. Prepared and sold at the Laboratoyy, 44A, Maddox-street, Regent-street, W. (opposite the side of St. George's Church), London, where also may be had the new medical work, en titled "Nervous Exhaustion," on Physical Disqualification and Impediments to Marriage, 275 p;i4es. Price •:s. 6d. ; by Post, 10(1. ; abridged edition is., by post 14 stamps, All communications and Post-Office Orders fo be addressed to Ralph Bright. The above medicines have been confided to a Registered i t- Ilysician, Member of the Roy a l C o ll e ge of Surgeons, Eng -4811(1, who may be daily consulted from 11 to 8. ICENSINGTON STATION and SOUTH LONDON JUNCTION RAILWAY. (Northern Junction with West London Extension Railway, Extension to Gloucester-road, and thence to Prince Al bert's -road, Dens ng,ton ; Additional Lands, Arrange /netts with, and powers to, other Companies ; Extension of Time for Purchase of Lands and Completion of Works; Additional Capital; Amendment of Acts.) NOTICE IS lIEREBY GIVEN, That application is intended ensuing uto be made to Parliament, in the Session, fo r leave to b r ing in a Bill for all or some of the following L'UtToses, namely : r. alter, amend, and enlarge the powers and provisions of "The Kensington Station and North and South London Junction Railway Act, 1859." To authorise tho Kensington Station and North and outh London Junction Railway Company, hereinafter " the Company," to execute all or any of the rail s and works hereinafter mentioned, that is to say : , A railway, com menc i ng by a j unc ti o n with the autho tked line o f th e W est L on d on E xtens i on Railway, at or niicar. the south-western corner of the Kensington Canal th a e s' ll ) in the parish of St. Mary Abbotts Kensington, in County of Middlesex, and terminating by a junction with the auth or i se d li no o f th e K ens i ng ton station and North and South London Junction Railway, at or near a Point distant 150 yards from the eastern side of a newly N V - out street, called, or intended to be called, the x ar wick-road, in the same parish as St. Mary Abbotts el lsington, and which said intended railway will be situp o4ht te wholly in the last-mentioned parish. -„,A Railway in ex tension of the Kensington Station and and South London Junction authorized lice of Rail. * Way, commencing at or near the eastern terminus of the authorised line of the Company in the said parish of St. l‘ .lary.• ALbotts Kensington, at or near Lore-lane, and ter ‘ I th nating at or near, or by' a Junction with the Railway th e he re i na f ter d escr ib ed, at or near the Gloucester-roa d i n uk e said parish, at or near the place where that road falls hit) Cromwell-road. A Rail way , i n con l i nua ti en o f suc h l as t- men ti one d Ex 11nsion, commencing by a Junction therewith, at or near e Gloucester-road aforesaid, and terminating at, in, or hear to the property of the Royal Commissionersof the .14:x hibition of 185 i, on the eastern side of the newly laid-out street, called, or intended to be called, Queen's Gate-road, otherwise Prince Albert's-road, in the same parish of St. Mary Abbotts Ken sington, and near the int: rsection of Cromwell-road by the last-mentioned street. All the intended railways and works will be situate in the said parish of St Mary Abbotts, Kensington. To enable the Company to purchase lands and houses, by co mpulsion or agreement, for the purposes of the intended Act. To authorise the Company to purchase compulsorily for station and other purposes, certain lands and property, 'Ying between Gloucester. road and Love-lane, and near to /,,t.htne called Fi e ld-l ane , a ll i n th e sa id o f St. Mary Abbotts '' - enaington; and to authorise the Company to divert Love 'al?.o, or carry the same across the Railway, and to appro raate and use f or th e p ur po s es o f th e R a il wa y an y part ,ereof, which may be stopped up or diverted, or crossed nY.the Railway. To levy tolls, rates, and duties in respect of the said la nded r a il ways an d wor k s , and to g ran t exemp ti ons f rom w ae payment of such tolls, rates, and duties. To use and appropriate the subsoil or under-surface of I nlY street or road across or along which any of the railways c 't* Works may bo made, and to cross, stop up, alter, or divert, temporarily or permanently, turnpike and other s treets, roads, and highways, railways, tramways, canals, s ewers, pipes and watercourses, which it may be necessary ' 0 cross, stop up, alter, or divert, for the purpose of carry ing the intended Act into effect. To enable the Company to apply their corporate funds, and to raise additional capital by the creation of new shares or stock, and by borrowing, or by either of those means for all or any of the p ur p ose s aforesaid. To give powers to the West London Extension, the Lon lon and North-Western, the Great Western, and the Lon ?,on and South-W es t ern R a il wa y C om p an ies, or any of those Companies , to use the railways of the Company, and /?r the appr o p r iation of any land or station to such mentioned u erapanies, or for the working by such Companies of the rail 7,aY of the Co m p an y, an d th e su pply by th e m of rolling stock. and with reference to the fixing, levying, and appor tionment of tolls and charges, and the payment of any fined or co n ti ngen t ren t or otherwise; and also to enable 4 .1 I e Companies or any of them, to contribute funds to wards the proposed undertaking, and towards the under taking already authorised of the Company, either by the s ing of shares in the capital of the Company, er „ by advancing money on loan or by guaran r„'ng interest on the shares of the company, or Y any of those means and for those purposes the Bill Will enable the contributing Companies to apply their existing funds, or to raise additional capital with or without Pre ference or other advantage over their existing or autho rised capital. „ And in the said Bill power will also be taken to extend Lee time limited by the first.mentioned Act for the compnl ;ZY Purchase of lands and the completion of the works the BP authorised. The Bill will for the foregoing purposes amend and en ,:rge the powers and prov sions of the 9 and 10 Victor a, i a p. 201, and of the several other Acts relating to the Lon don and North-Western Railway Company, also of the 5 i , 11 , 4 William IV., cap. 107, and of the several other Acts ( „% a ,ting to the Groat Western Railway Company, and also -Z the 4 and 5 William IV., cap. 88, and of the several other ~its relating to the London and South. Western Railway ~I n Pany. i tt . ,: ° vary or extinguish all rights or privileges which may dere with any of the objects of the Bill. 4 1 5 8, plans, and sections describing the direction, lines, th levels of the proposed railways and works, and plans of lands and property proposed to be taken compulsorily r i,der the powers of the said intended Act, with a book of pr,erence to such plans, and a copy of this notice, as pub dikied in the "London Gazette," will on or before the 30th Y of November instant, be deposited for public inspection with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Middlesex, at hi s office at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell, and on or before the same day, a copy of the said plans, sections, beaks o f reference, and " Gazette" notice, will bo deposited a with, the Vestry Clerk of St. Mary Abbotts Kensington, hie office at the Vs stry Hall, Kensington, in such parish. P rinted copies of the intended Bill will, on or before the 23 , day of December next, be deposited in the Private Bill ee of the House of Commons. Iltedthis 15th day of November, 1861, No. 21,603. PUBLICATIONS. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., 215., Ti RENO!" WOM EN OF LETTERS. lly JULIA KAVANAGH, Author of " athalie," "Mis 3 Kavanagh has shown taste and feeling in this agreeable b.,ok."—Atheri mum. "A m .st at:ractive work."—Observer. " The name of the author of these charming volumes is a guarantee for their excellence."—Messenger. Hurst and Illackett, 13, Great Marlbarough-street. NEW NOVEL BY THEAUTITOR OF "MARGARET MAITLA.ND." Now ready at all the Libfaries, in 3 vols., THE LASE' OF THE MORTIMERS• By the Author of " Marga et Maitland," &c. "The author of this delightful work has long been ranked am0n....; the most successful writers of the day. 'The Last of the Mortimers' is a fir, t-rate novel—brilliant, vigorous, and fascinating—in which amusement and instruction are combined."—Sun. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Mar borough-street. L T EC EST PARVA DOMUS NATUS QUA MAGNUS ERASMUS. For the stran, , _, , c but true story' of that ereat Scholar's Birth and I'arenta2 - e, see " THE CL . 'ESTER AND THE HEARTH," by CHARLES READE, the Third Edition of which is Just Published. Trubner and Co., CO, Paternoster-row, Price One .`hilling , „ or Poet Free for Thirteen Stamps, INDIAN RAILWAY AND INDUS FLOTILLA GUARANTEES EXAMINED AND FOUND TO BE LU4VE ; with extracts from the Official Contracts. Third Edition, with an Introduction, containing a Corres pondence of Mr. W. I'. ANDREW with the Author, and Re plies to Mr. W. P. ANDREW, and Mr. TIMMAS WATT. By JAMES MILLS. W. WiLion and Co., 103, Cheapside. RATIS-MAPS of SPAIN and PORTUGAL. Of —A splendid Map of Spain and Portugal will he pre sented gratis, in Four Parts, with the DISPATCH—the First Part on SUNDAY next, Dec. Stb, the remaining three on Dec. l'Ah, 22d, 29th, and on Jan. sth, to commence the New Year, wall be Given the First Part of a Landscape PLAN OF OLD LONDON, _ from a valuable, scarce, and intere:Aiug Plate of the time of QUEEN ELIZABETH. Office, 139, Fleet-street, London. THE PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE fully explained in J. GROSSIIIITH'S " GOVERNMENT UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES." The cause is there predicated of the monetary difficulties ea - perienced in 18G0. The Crisis is at hand. Anxiety in busi ness has now become the grim torture. Purity of motive. intelligently exercised, must animate all Governments, or all is lost, All denominations of Constitutions are carefully examined in J. Grossmith's "Government upon First Prin ciples." Kent and Co., Paternoster-row. Just published, price 25., free by post, 2s. 4d., ON SPERMATORRHCE A. By F. B. COTJRTENAY, M.R.C.S.E., And formerly Surgeon to the :Metropolitan Infirmary for the Cure of Strictures of he Urethra. " The aim of the author is to present a common-sense view of the Causes, Nature, Consequences, and Treatment of this Disease, as also to free these questions from the Professional Fallacies, the Popular Delusions, and the exaggerations of Quackery by which they have hitherto been surrounded, to the destruction of the health and happiness of thousands. These objects are discussed in a common-sense and highly practical manner."—Medical Circular. London : 11. Bailliere, 218, Regent-street:. TOOTHACHE. —HOWARD'S ENAMEL, for stoppi , ig decayed teeth, however large the cavity. It is used in a soft state, without pressure or pain, and hardens into a white enamel. It rsmains in the tooth many years, rendering extraction unnecessary and arresting the decay. Directions for use enclosed. Sold by all chemists and medi cine vendors, Price is, RIIPTURES.-13Y ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOO-MAIN LEVER TRUSS (PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT EXHIBITION or 1851), is allowed by upwards of Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to he the most effective invention in the curative treatment of 11 ERNI A. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease snd closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may he had,' and the `rues, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the eir mmierenee of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WIIITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 61, and 31s. 6d. Postage, Is. Doubla Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 528. Cd. Postage, is Sd. du Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. Q. Postage, Is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEw PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CA PS, fie., for ilaricose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of he Legs; Sprairtr - Rzo. They are porous, li alit in texture, ,nd inexp,nsive, and arc drawn on like an ordinary stocking,. Price 4s. 0., 7s. 6d., 10s., to Hs. each. Postage Bd. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 223,7Piceadilly. rin, HE VIGOUR OF YOUTH RESTORED IN :IL FOUR. WEEKS by Dr. RICORD'S ESSENCE OF LIFE. This wonderful agent will restore manhood to the most shattered constitution, whether arising from self-pollution, excesses, nocturnal emissions, the effects of climate, or natu ral causes. The time required to cure the most inveterate case is four we ,, ks ; and, if used according to the printed in structions (which are very simple), failure is impossible. This life-restoring remedy should be taken by all about to marry, as its effects are permanent. It is acknowledged by the medical press to be the greatest discovery ever made. Success in every case is as certain as that water quenches thirst. Pr. Ri,ord's Essence of Life is sold in cases, with full in structions for use, at 11s., or four quantities in one for Vs., end will be sent to any part of the world, carefully packed, on receipt of remittance or post-office order payable to Prout and Co., Patent Nledi•ineWarehouse, 22P, Strand, London. (Entered at Stationers' Hall.) THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work, a Guide to the Married and those contemplating Marriage, whe entertain secret doubt of physical strength, having im perilled the power of manhood by youthful indiscretions ; also treating on Syphillis, Secondary Symptoms, and Gonor rhna, and containin,! a Prescription known as the Preventive Vation, Nature's Disinfectant, prec'uding the possibility of contamination containing 190 pages, with 100 engravings, free by post 12 stamps. Address R. and L. Perry and Co , 19, BernerF-street, Oxford-street, W. Attendance daily, from 10 till 8, by a Consulting Surgeon, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (registered under the new Medical Act). GENERATIVE AND MITSCULA.R POWER RE GAINED BY THE USE OF PERRY'S CORDIAL BALM of SYRIACUII. Established nearly a century, and known thronehout the world as THE GREATEST IN VIGORATOR ; a never-failing remedy for the loss of manly power, produced by early indiscretions or any other cause. It enriches the principal vi-al fluids, enabling those who have deemed themselves incurable at once to fulfil the obligations of married life. Price lls. and 335. per bottle. To be had direlb from R. and L. Perry and Co., 19, Berners-street, Oxford-street, London, W., where all letters and Post-office orders are to be addressed. PERRY'S PURIFYING TASTELESS GLOBULES, a prompt Cure in every stage of Gonorrhoea ; immediately sub duing all inflammatory action, at the same time restoring the organs and surrounding parts to a vigorous and healthy state. lls. and 335. To be had direct from H. and L. Perry and Co., 19, llerners street, Oxford-street, London,W., where all letters and Post-office orders are to be addrersed. D R. CULVERWELL'S LAST NEW WORK, OURSELVES. Price Is., by post ls. Id. ; of Mann, 29, Cornhill. On Spermatorrhcea, Syphilis, Stricture, Hemorrhoids, Gleets, Marriage : Impediments removed, and Healthy Offspring secured. Dr. C. may be consulted daily till 12, at The Post-office Turkish Baths, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand; and from 1 till 9 p.m. at 3, Great Marlborough-street, W. D R. CULVERWELL'S NEW POST-OFFICE TURKISH BATHS, 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand. 2s. till 5, and le. 6d. froin 5' till 9 ; Sundays, le. till 1. An ESSAY on TURKISH BATHING, gratis. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. " The Use and the Abuse of the Turkish Bath.—A very useful pamnhlet has been published by Dr. Culverwell, the proprietor of the Turkish Baths in the neighbourhood of the Post-office, which presents to the uninitiated a mass of inte resting information, while those who have already encouraged this new system will derive additional advantage if they observe some of the p actical regulations which the writer endeavours to enforce."—Herald and Standard, Nov. 12,1861. " The Post-office Turkish Bath 09, St. Martin's-le-Grand. —Dr. Culveru , ll has already established the reputation of an ab'e physician; he has now proved himself to boa worthy philanthropist, in as far as he has established, in the heart of the City, an institution that more nearly than any disco very of modern days, goes nearer the abolition of the practice of physic, than any proposition or invention yet established, the Turkish Bath. . . Our object being merely to direct the attention of our City readers to the fact that they possess one of the best set of baths, at 19, St. Martin's-le-Grand, which the country can produce; perfect in all its appliances, and most admirable in effect. Dr. Culverwell has fitted up his baths with a deg ree of ele g ance, luxury, and refine ment,which, considering* the space at his disposal, is truly sur n s t ' o p i • g w hile everything that taste or delicac y could desire ycetmhafotritfaand man u ever e f f ehl t e e s v h :a s s i b r e . en . ob . ta i vv n e e d m t a o y a j d u d s t t l o y th s a e ,Iliumrksieslihrßegateini.eLatEedraa,nodentelw3.mlBaBdie., it is on coming out of a DR. CURTIS' MEDICAL WORK, MANHOOD: A. MEDICAL ESSAY ON SPERIKATORRIICE A, NERVOUS AND GENERATIVE DEBILITY, &c. Just Published, the 150th thousand, with numerous plates, in a sealed envelope, price Is., Sold by all Booksellers, and sent post paid, by the Author, for 1 2 stamps, 110 ANHOOD: the CAUSE and CURE of PRE v k MATURE DECLINE IN MAN, with Plain Directions or Perfect Restoration to Health and Vigour. By Dr. J. L. CURTIS, 15, Alberraarle-street, Piccadilly, London. CONTENTS: INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological Structure and Functions of the Reproductive Organs. CITAPTE It I T.—Caases of Spematorrhcna and ImpotenCe; • Early Vicious Indulgences; Dangers of Neglect. CHAPTER 111.—A Review of the various Disqualifications 4 'Marriage ; whether resulting from Youthful Abuse, the Follies of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. CHAPTERS IV. and V. on the modern Treatment of Oonorrhcea and Syphilis. The Book concludes with numerous varied and interesting ases, to which is added the Author's recipe of a preventive Lotion. REVIEWS OF THE WORK. "Curtis on Manhood.—This is a truly valuable work, and should be in the hands of young and old."—"Sunday Times," 3d 'March, 1566. "The author has conferred a great boon by publishing this little work, in which is described the source of those diseases which produce decline in youth or more frequently premature old age."—" Daily Telegraph," March 27,1858. " This work, which for twenty years has stood the test of professional criticism and empiri3al hostility, treats in a plain and sympathising manner on the various disqualifications and impediments arising from nervous excitement and de bility ; and to invalids suffering from youthful errors and excesses It will be found valuable and usefuL"—llecord. London : Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Pater noster-row; Mann, 19, Cornhill. 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LI ~ ...2 . ....e„: _._,„ , ..,,p...--- .. -''-,"-----;----, 9 il; A t ' : ti'.'4 j 414:4% .'. . . • Ce g; -'.-- - 411' ':' .. , , ,4 / r, - .3,• ,, ,, , ,-., ~, ,y, fin , K,,'\ lk). - 0tne,...... . ~,, OTT. .ii' '''''-' / -,5,. ::: I- , ~,:, 7.,: . st, „5, 4 , I. / I, 1 ~. r-;",P'777.idi'-' 4 41'4'. r g "V s ~..T." .1", 7 , ', ...,.:3_ ' We take the following from La Presse : "The Havre journals publish the following re port from Captain (master) Guichon, commanding the French brig Jules et Marie (174 tons, a crew of nine men, and one passenger), from Liverpool to the Havannah, with a cargo of coals : ....mII.AMINEIt.. PRICE ~.4d. STAMPED ....sd. " ' The Havannah, Nov. 5. " On the 3d of November, about 8 a.m., from 20 to 22 miles from the Matanzas lights, we descried a steamer under sail on the starboard bow. As:soon as she perceived us she took in her sails, and steamed for us. When within four cables' length she fired a gun, but did not hoist any flag. We immediately hoisted our own flag; there was very little wind, and we were going about a knot and a half an hour. The steamer kept on ahead to pass us in front ; she then stopped. Perceiving that a collision was inevitable, I tried to tack, but there was scarcely any wind. The steamer was now com ing close upon us. I had the mainsail up, but the collision took place, The steamer carried away our bowsprit, two masts with the sails, a portion of the balwarks, and all but broke the mizenmast. As soca as I got free of the broken masts I sent the men to the pumps. We made no water. I went in a boat alongside the steamer to ask for assistance. The commander of the steamer had at the same time sent a boat alongside, but on my asking his name and that of his vessel I could not ascertain it, orders having been given to his men to that effect. His carpenter was in the boat. Seeing that the commander was not inclined to help us, I told him in energetic lan guage that I should keep close to him till he towed us into safe anchorage. He then sent some of his men to get up our broken tackle. Meantime one of the machine-men informed me that the steamer was the San Jacinto frigate, from New York. " ' The commander informed me that he had orders to search every ship, and asked me for ray papers. Having reiterated my demand to be taken in tow, as otherwise we should have drifted and been inevitably lost on the coast of Bahama, he finally consented to tow us to the Havannah. He sent some men on board the Jules et Marie with a cable. After great solicitations lat last succeeded in procuring from one of the officers the name of the frigate and of the commander. of Nos. 6,7, or B, 8, or A, 9, 10, and 11, or C batteries; the 3d division will be stationed at Warley, and consist of Nos. 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 batteries; the 4th division will be quartered at Woolwich, and consist of Nos. 17, 18, 19, and 20 batteries. Paymaster W. Shepherd has been appointed to the Ist division ; Paymaster J. Sargent to the 2.1; Pay master J. Stevens to the 3d; Paymaster C. B. Piers to the Ith. Men arriving at headquarters from brigedes on foreign service will ba posted to the 4th division, to the paymaster of which all dccuments connected wits their accounts are to be forwarded. " The Secretary of State for War, with the concurrence of H.R.H. the General Commanding-in-Chief, has decided that when batteries belonging to brigades of Royal Artil lery serving at home proceed abroad they should continuo to render their pay-lists to the brigade paymaster, who will incorporate them in his quarterly brigade accounts; or, if the station at which the battery is serving be so distant as to cause delay to the brigade accounts, then the paymaster will render a separate quarterly account for such battery. The Secretary of State also directs that officers in command of batteries of the 7th and 12th brigades shall send pay-lists in future direct to the War-office, with the exception of bat teries in China, where there is a special paymaster. The appointment of acting paymasters in these brigades will therefore cease. " Lieut. A. Daull, having deserted from the Royal Artil- lery, has been struck off the strength of the regiment. In order to augment the corps of Royal Engineers, which is still considerably below its proper strength additional recruiting parties have been despatched from headquarters, Chatham, to various stations, where intelligent young mechanics may be enlisted. A field battery of 12-pounder guns was yesterday ordered to be prepared at Woolwich for transport to Jersey, for the use of the Militia Artillery cf that island. A detachment of Royal Artillery, comprising 200 non-commissioned officers and gunners, has arrived at Warley barracks this week from Woolwich, and 100 gunners have left Warley for Sheerness. Almost the oldest general in the army, General Alexander Armstrong, died at his residence at Bath, on Monday, at the advanced age of 95 years. As far back as 1783 he entered the army, so that he was senior to Field-Marshal Viscount Comber mere. He went out to Flanders with Lord Moira in 1794; was with the Duke of York at Antwerp, and in the disastrous retreat through Holland to Bremen in the winter of 1794-5. He served in Ireland during the rebellion of 1798, and was As sist.-Adjutant-General of the Centre District, under Gen. R. Dundas, until the Peace of 1802. He be• longed to the Royal Irish Artillery, before its amalgamation with the Royal army. The Gene ral's commissions bore date as follows ;—Second lieutenant, the 7th of July, 1783 ; lieutenant, the 31st of October, 1792 ; captain, the 16th of Decem ber, 1793; major, the 24th of July, 1800 ; lieut.- colonel, the 25th of April, 1808; colonel, the 4th of June, 1814; major-general, the 27th of May, 1825 ; lieut.-general, the 28th of June, 1838 ; and general, the 20th of June, 1854. " On the 4th of November, about 5 a.m., being about fifteen miles from the Havannah Lighthouse, one of the American crew hailed us and told us to unship the cable they were towing us by. I replied that we were too far from land, and hoped they would be kind enough to take us into port. They then cut the rope, the remnant of which I have in my possession, and left us, with scarcely any wind, to drift in a current which would soon have carried us on shore. I got up all the sails I could, and the wind, happily, getting up in the north-east, I reached the entrance of the port, where a tug-steamer came to our assistance. We anchored about noon. " By the present report I protest in the most solemn manner against the commander of the steamer for the damage he has caused me, I have drawn up this report on the sth of November, reserving to myself the right of amplifying it, being noNi suffer ing from the disaster which has befallen me.'" THE AMERICAN SHIP LADY GENERAL ORDER. FRANKLIN'. HORSE GUARDS, S.W., Nov. 20. PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY. The subjoined list, showing the result of the recent exa mination for admission to the Staff College, is published for the information of the army. The successful competitors have the word " recommen ded" against their names. The names of the candidates who have failed are omitted, but, by the index numbers, such officers can ascertain what marks they gained. Those candidates recommended for admission will join the College on the Ist of February next, or as soon after that date as possible, and will quote this order as their authority for so doing. The unexplained fire on board this ship has created great interest in the port, among the mari time community especially. It appears that she engaged in the Thames the services of a Channel pilot, who was landed here shortly after her arrival yesterday. Among the mixed crew, who were shipped in London, there are several Englishmen ; some of the others are said to be Americans, with Confederate tendencies. No doubt the recent important intelligence from the United States has created great excitement among them. When Captain Jordan landed he obtained all the latest news regarding the war, and the pre sent position of the Confederate steamship Nash ville, and went on board, intending to proceed to sea last evening. Some ()Tejon was raised by the crew, and the departure was postponed until to day. Shortly after midnight a young man of 19, who had the anchor watch, observed smoke rising from the forepart of the - ship, and nave the alarm. The Preventive service cutter Hamilton was at anchor near, and Mr. Grieve, with his crew, went immediately on board the Lady Franklin, where he was soon joined by Mr. Bath and Mr. Piper, R.N., from the Coastguard-stations at Mount Bat ten and Stonehouse, and by Commander Jobn R. Aylen, R.N.,the newly-appointed Queen's Harbour master. Alarm guns having been fired, further help soon arrived from the flagship Impregnable and gunnery ship Cambridge, in Hamoaze, and from Commander Brown, Master Attendant cf the Dock yard, and the Lady Franklin was towed by the steamtug Thais from the roadstead, in which there was a large windbound fleet, to the eastern part of the Sound in Jenny Cliff Bay, where she was again anchored. A Government floating engine was set to work, and the fire was prevented from extend ing, but it could not be extinguished, and it was, therefore, determined to scuttle the ship, which at 10 this morning was towed stern foremost towards the shore, so as to be in shallower water, and to present her bow to any heavy weather which may occur while she is submerged. All the loose stores were taken out and conveyed to the Royal William Victualling-yard, wher3 the consul, Mr. Fox, will take charge. Powerful chain slings with guide ropes attached have been passed round the ship's bottom; The various Government departments here have rendered all the assistance possible to the ship, her master, and the crew. Meantime the cause of the conflagration con tinues a mystery. The Lady Franklin registers 1,280 tons, United States' measurement, and may be able to stow 2,500 tons. She was built in Ame rica of hard wood, and has three decks ; excepting one hatchway aft, all the rest are fastened. As the ship approached the Sound it became necessary to obtain a " not man," an iron instrument used to prevent the chain cable from riding when it is being veered out. The norman was in the hold, forward, usually called the fore peak. Hero there was a quantity of logwood, rope, useless gear, and the wood dunnage used in stowing cargo, and, it is stated, several mahogany chairs and tables belong. ing to the master. It was in the fore part of the ship that the fire commenced, and soon after it was dis covered about eight of the crew placed their chests and bedding in one of the ship's boats, and ab sconded, but were overtaken by a boat belonging to a ship of war, and brought back to the Lady Franklin. Lieut. H. M. Hozier, Royal Artillery; index, 130; marks, 2781—recommended Lieut. the Hon. C. E. Edwardes, Rifle Brigade; index, 35 ; marks, 2615—recommended Capt. G. P. Colley, 2d Foot: index, 1; marks, 2514--re commended Capt. 11. B. Carter, Coldstream Guard index, 141; marks, 2197—recommended Capt. J. H. 11. St. John, 20th Regiment ; index, 138; marks, 2337—recommended Major J. W. Lawrie, Unattached ; index, 32; marks, 2315—recommended Capt. F. T. A. Law, Royal Artillery ; index, 9; marks, 2162—recommended Brevet-Major 11. T. Arbuthnott, Royal Artillery; index, 56; marks, 2083—qualified, but there is no vacancy for another officer of tho Royal Artillery Lieut. E. Do:bon, 68th Regiment; index, 133; marks, 2065—since retired from the service Lieut. J. J. N. Buchanan, 6th Dragoon Guards ; index, 14:5; marks, 1951—recommended Lieut. A. S. Adair, 13th Foot ; index, 71; marks, 1921 recommended Lieut. G. G. Beazley, 83d Foot ; index, 242 ; marks, 1922 —recommended Capt. R. Harbord, 7th Foot ; index, 41; marks, 1886— recommended Lieut. F. li. Jodgson, Royal Artillery; index, 62 ; marks, 1800—qualified, but there is no vacancy for another officer of the Royal Artillery Capt. E. G. Gorne, 25th Foot; index, 59; marks, 1745 recommended —; index, 139; marks, 1716—ineligible, certificates being unsatisfactory Lieut. A. L. Emerson, 28th Foot; index, 132; marks, 1670 —recommended Lieut. H. A. Brett, 43d Foot; index, 34; marks, 1647 ' recammended Capt. R. C. Healy, 16th Foot; index, 47; marks, 1639 recommended Capt. G. E. Francis, 20th Foot; index, 823 ; marks, 1507 —qualified, but there are no further vacancies Capt. J. C. Ross Grove, 42d Foot ; index, 68 ; marks, 1436 —qualified, but there are no further vacancies Capt. J. G. Image, 21st Foot; index, 39, marks, 1392 qualifild, but there are no further vacancies Capt. A. W. Hall, 58th Foot ; index, 142 ; marks, 1011— qualified, but there are no further vacancies Capt. J. Bond, 911 Foot; index, 147; marks, 882—quali fied, but there are no further vacancies Lieut. H. Bishop, 89th Foot; index, 44; marks, 581— qualified, but there are no further vacancies —; index, 750; marks, 2069—failed in modern languages —; index, 38; marks, 1387—failed in mathematics ——; index, 136; marks, 1333 failed in modern languages —; index, 144 ; marks, 1354—failed in mathematics —; index, 65 ; marks, 113 G—failed in modern lan guages —; index, 135 ; marks, 852—failed in mathematics —; index, 30; marks, 679—failed in mathematics By command of his Royal Highness, the General Commanding in Chief, JAs. YORKE SCAILLETT, Adjut.-Genoral. ROYAL DRAIII.4TIC COLEEGE.-BALL AT WILLIS'S ROOMS. The promoters of this excellent institution have left no means unused that could add to their funds and aid their laudable intentions. It is unneces sary to enlarge on the objects of this institution, which, it is well known, has been founded for the purpose of securing a home and pensions in old age for well-deserving members of the dramatic pro fession in reduced circumstances. The list of the honorary vice-presidents contains many names cele brated in our Legislature, and in art and literature, and proves that we prize our drama and the pro fessors of the art who expound it. The donations have been extremely liberal, and several of the houses have been built at the expense of single donors. Besides which gifts of books, busts, a turret clock, and many other valuable articles have been presented ; and the subscription list swells to an amount as creditable to the energy of the promoters as it is to the subscribers them. selves. Atnoon She s he had gone down a b ou t f our fee today n a drew 19 feet forw ar d then and 171 feet aft, and had a list to port so strong that all unem ployed people were ordered out of her. At three o'clock she was still afloat. WEDNESDAY EVENING. The other appliances being aided by the Admi ralty floating tank, sufficient water was, about 3 o'clock, let into the American ship Lady Franklin to ground her. At 4 the tide, being half-flood, just covered her bulwarks. At 7 there was a fresh wind from south- west. If it increases the ship will bo in danger, especially as her main and maintop yards are across. as promoters of th e Royal Dramatic a a t m ic o C ng ol s l t m ege a m ny must be distinguished the names of Mr. Webster, the present master of the association, and Mr. Anson, the secretary. The untiring zeal of these gentlemen is well known, and to it may fairly be attributed the rapid and extraor dinary progress of the effort to bring together and provide for the members of the theatrical profession. The ball of last night bids fair to add greatly to the funds, and we trust it will prove as profitable as the last ball held for the same purpose. The arrangements, under the superintendence of Mr. Frederick Willis, were, as usual, excellent; and the spacious and elegant ball-room was filled at an early hour, and dancing immediately began, and was kept up with great spirit until one o'clock, when an elegant supper was prepared in the neighbouring room. Mr. Benjamin Webster, as Master of the Dramatic College, presided at the supper, and one toast only was drunk—" Success to the Dramatic College," which was prefaced by a few apropos and brief remarks by Mr. Webster. Several theatrical celebrities, as well as distinguished members of the aristocracy, and of science and literature, were pre sent. Messrs. Coote and Tinney's band their usual skill and effect. played with The American ship Far West, Captain Page, from Dunkirk for New York, passed down Channel this morning and landed a pilot. RIGIITS OF BELLIGERENTS AT SEA AND BLOCK ADES.—At the meeting of the Liverpool Chamber of Com merce on Monday, letters from Mr. Horsfall, M P., an d Mr. Cobden, M.P., were read, suggesting the desirabl eness that these questicns shou ld be well discussed by the Cham ber of Commerce, especially that of Liverpool, before the meeting of Parliament. Tue letters were referred to a com mittee for early consideration and report. 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Address, HENRY SMITH, M.D., e, Burton crescent, Tavistock-square, London, W.C. AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY.-LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is admitted•to be the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and consumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce in curabie, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprive lof sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared only and sold by W. Lambert, Chemist, 20, Jermyn-street, Haymarket, London, and by al Druggists, in bottles, 13d., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 21 each. Be particular, and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. GENERAL. SCO7T ON THE AMERICAN DIFFICULTY. The following is a copy of the letter just ad dressed by General Scott, in reply to the anxious enquiries of a friend : My Dear Sir,—You were right in doubting the declaration imputed to me, to wit, that the Cabinet at Washington had given orders to seize Messrs. Mason and Slidell even under a neutral flag, for I was not even aware that the Government had had that point under consideration. At the time of my leaving New Yolk it was not known that the San Jacinto had returned to the American seas; and it was generally supposed those persons had escaped to Cuba for the purpose of re•embarking in the Nashville, in pursuit of which vessel the James Adger and:other cruisers had been despatched. I think I can satisfy you in a few words that you have no serious occasion to feel concerned about our relations with England, if, as her rulers pro fess, she has no disposition to encourage the dis sensions in America. In the first place it is almost superfluous to say to you, that every instinct of prudence, as well as of good neighbourhood prompts our Government to regard no honourable sacrifice too great for the preservation of the friendship of Great Britain. This must be obvious to all the world. At no period of our history has her friendship been of more im portance to our people—at no period has our Govern ment been in a condition to make greater conces sions to preserve it. The two nations are united by interests and sympathies—commercial, social, poli tical, and religious—almost as the two arms to one• body—and no one is so ignorant as not to know that what harms one must harm the other in a corresponding degree. I am persuaded that the British Government can entertain no doubt upon this point; bat if it does, I feel that I may take upon myself to say that the President of the United States, when made aware of its existence, will lose no opportunity of dispelling it. Nor is there anything, I venture to affirm, in the seizure of these rebel emissaries which ought to re ceive an unfriendly construction from England. Her statesmen will not question the legal right of an American vessel of war to search any commer cial vessel justly suspected of transporting contra band of war; that right has never been surrendered by England; it was even guaranteed to her by the Treaty of Paris; and British guns frowning down upon nearly every strait and inland sea upon the globe is conclusive evidence that she regards this right as one, the efficacy of which may be not yet entirely exhausted. Of course, there is much that is irritating and vexatious in the exercise of this right under the most favourable circumstances, and it is to be hoped the day is not far distant when the maritime States of the world will agree in placing neutral commerce beyond the reach of such vexations. The United States Government has been striving to this end for more than fifty years; to this end early in the present century, and in its inlancy as a nation, it embarked in a war with the greatest naval Power in the world, and it is even now a persistent suitor at every maritime Court in Europe for a more liberal recognition of the rights of neutrals than any of the other great maritime nations have yet been disposed to make. But till those rights are secured by proper inter national guarantees upon a comprehensive and en during basis, of course England cannot complain of an act for which in all its material bearings her heth o e f r war the h e e aon c r a h p na t o, i ,t v e, e ni s so from sareorio question uthe d T ffi r cw e u n hl t it cy w hi own naval history affords such numerous precedents. n e t h r aeegcon trabandrtwee Governments V ing upon: If Mr. Seward - cannot satisfy Earl Russell that they were, I have no doubt Earl Rus sell will be able to satisfy Mr . Seward that they were not. If they were, as all authorities concur in admitting, agents of the rebellion, it will be diffi cult to satisfy impartial minds that they were any less contraband than a file of rebel soldiers or a battery of hostile cannon. But even should there be a difference of opinion upon this point, it is very clear that our Govern ment had sufficient grounds for presuming itself in the right, to escape the suspicion of having wantonly violated the relations of amity which the two coun tries profess a desire to preserve and cultivate. The pretence that we ought to have taken the Treat into port and had her condemned by a prize court, in order to justify our seizure of four of her passengers, furnishes a very narrow basis on which to fix a serious controversy between two great nations. Stated in other words, an offence would have been less if it had been greater. The wrong done to the British flag would have been mitigated if, instead of seizing the four rebels, we h a d seized the ship, detained all her passengers for weeks, and confiscated her cargo. I am not sur• prised that Captain Wilkes took a different view of his duty, and of what was due to the friendly relations which subsisted between the two Governments. The renowned common sense of the English people, I believe, will approve of hie effort to make the discharge of a very unpleasant duty as little vexatious as possible to all innocent parties. _ _ If under these circumstances England should deem it her duty in the interest of civilisation to insist upon the restoration of the men taken from under the protection of her flag, it will be from a conviction, without doubt, that the law of nations in regard to the rights of neutrals, which she has taken the leading part in establishing, requires re vision, and with a suitable disposition on her part to establish those rights upon a just, humane, and philosophic basis. Indeed, lam happy to see an intimation in one of the leading metropolitan jour which goes far to justify this inference. Referring to the decisions of the English Admiralty. Courts, now quoted in defence of the seizure of the Ameri can rebels on board the Trent, the London Times of the 28th of November says : " So far as the authorities go, the testimony of international law writers is all one way, that a bel ligerent war cruiser has the right to stop and visit and search any merchant ship upon the high seas. . . But it must be remembered that these deci sions were given under circumstances very different from those which now occur. Steamers in those days did not exist, and mail vessels carrying let ters wherein all the nations of the world have im mediate interest were unknown. We were fight ing for existence, and we did in those days what we should neither do nor allow others to do, nor expect ourselves to be allowed to do in these days." If England, as we are here encouraged to hope, is disposed to do her part in stripping war of half its horrors, by accepting the policy long and per sistently urged upon her by our Government, and commended by every principle of justice and huma nity, she will find no ground, in the visit of the Trent, for controversy with our Government. I am sure the President and people of the United States would be but too happy to let these men go free, unnatural and unpardonable as their offences have been, if by it they could emancipate the com merce of the world. Greatly as it would be to our disadvantage at this present crisis to surrender any of those maritime privileges of belligerents which are sanctioned by the laws of nations, I feel that I take no responsibility in saying that the United States will be faithful to her traditional policy upon this subject, and to the spirit of her political insti tutions. On the other hand, should England be unpre pared to make a corresponding sacrifice, should she feel that she could not yet afford to surrender the advantages which the present maritime code gives to a dominant naval Power, of course she will not put herself in a false position by asking us to do it. In either case, therefore, I do not see how the friendly relations of the two Governments are in any immediate danger of being disturbed. That the over-prompt recognition as belligerents of a body of men, however large, so long as they constituted a manifest minority of the nation, wounded the feelings of my countrymen deeply, I will not affect to deny, nor that that act, with some of its logical consequences which have already occurred, has planted in the breasts of many the suspicion that their kindred in England wish them evil rather than good ; but the statesmen to whom the political interest of these two great people are confided act upon higher responsibilities and with better lights, and you may rest assured that an event so mutually disastrous as a war between England and America, cannot occur without some other and graver provocation than has yet been given by either nation. WINFIELD SCOTT. Hotel Westminster, Palls, Dec. 2, 1861. To —, Esq. leave of absence will ?not be given until further orders. The Melbourne, sere w steam vessel, is still ship ping immense quantitik 's of munitions of war for Canada. She will be t 'onvoyed out by two war frigates fully armed, the 3 crews of which will be provided with every apl 'Hance for cutting away the ice, in order to prooeel up the St. Lawrence to Quebec. Every exertic n is 'being made to enable her to leave the river as !soon as possible, and, in accordance with orders, a :rumber of workmen were this night employed at ti' mast-house of the dock yard in making ice saw 'dandles, chisels, and lance handles. Many hundred .s of hands will also be em ployed at the paper fact ory at the Royal Arsenal during the whole of the 'present night in the manu facture of cartridges, &c ,; and in other departments niglitwork had been re'iumed, as during the period of the Crimean war. Privateers, both Federal and Confederate, were yesterday xeportcd to be in the chops of the Chan nel near Scilly. Letters from the South American coast, received by our Southampton correspondent, report that her Majesty's ships Curlew and Ardent and the French brig Bcaumanoir, 14 guns, were at Buenos Ayres on the 27th of October. The follow ing ships of war were at Montevideo on the 30th Her Majesty's ,ships Curacoa and Spy, the Bra zilian gunboats Yequetinnonna (f. s.), and the Ara guary, the Spanish brig Gravina, 18 guns (f. s.), Spanish gunboats Concordia and Covadonga ; the French frigate Pandore, 50 guns (flagship) ; the French gunboate Falmonate ; and the French store ship Fortune. A notice was yesterday affixed at Chatham Dock yard gates, announcing that 50 additional ship wrights, five caulkers, eight joiners, and 16 smiths were required at that establishment. The addi tional labourers are to be selected from the seamen pensioners discharged from the Wellesley, 74. Yesterday Sir Richard Mayne, Chief Commis sioner of the metropolitan police, accompanied by Mr. Superintendent Mallalieu, inspected the A division of the police force doing duty at Chatham Dockyard under the direction of Mr. Superinten dent Richardson. The members of the force were drilled in the presence of Captain Fanshawe, Su perintendent of the dockyard, and the other offi cials, after which they were exercised at the fire engines. In order to test the speed in which the fire engines could be brought into play after the first alarm of fire an order was given to the men to man the engines. Although they were in their full uni form at the time the whole operation of changing their clothes to the fire suit, fetching the engine from another part of the yard, fixing the hose, and getting it into play, consumed only 31 minutes, as timed by Capt. Fanshawe. On the previous day Sir R. Mayne made his first annual inspection of the force at Sheerness Dockyard, and expressed himself well satisfied with the result of his inspec Lion. Before quitting Chatham Dockyard Sir R. Mayne inspected the quarters occupied by the police, and also inspected the books and police re turns. Admiralty orders were yesterday received at Chatham, directing 30 non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Marines, together with 40 gunners of the Ros al Marine Artillery, to be selected for service on board the iron steamer Defence, 22, commissioned at Chatham by Capt. Powell, C.B. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty last evening : Lieutenants—Charles G. Jones to the Trafalgar, Alfrei J. Check to the Majestic, Spencer M. Wilson to the Colossus. Masters—Daniel J. May (additional) to the Fisgard, John P. C. Clements to the Mars, H. Goldsmith to the Cumberland for Galatea, N. Coen to the Cumberland for Barossa, Alfred J. Veitch to the Indus for the Phoebg. Master's Assistant—Joseph B. Doyle to the Warrior. Surgeon—Charles F. A. C)urtney, to the Defence. Assistant-Surgeon—Dr. James Paterson, to the Defence. Assistant-Engineers—Thomas Griffiths, acting second class, to the Cumberland (sapornum3rary) ; Wm. APNeill, to the Hogue. PROMOTIONS. Wm. Burgess, engineer, to the Waterman. Charles Bulford, assistant-engineer seemi-class, to the Urgent. 711 E ARM'. The departure of the E battery of the 4th Bri gade of Field Artillery from Bristol for Woolwich, per special train yesterday morning, was accompa nied by a cordial demonstration on the part of the volunteers. The Artillery band mustered very strong, and met their brethren of the regular ser vice in Stoke's Croft, where they headed the line of march to the terminus. They were afterwards joined by the band of the Volunteer Rifle Corps, and on the way to the station a variety of popular and ap propriate airs were played, including " Rule Bri tannia," and " I'm off to Charlestown." In Bridge street a large number of the Volunteer Artillerymen mustered, and were drawn up on each side, and the bands and Royal Artillerymen having passed through, the volunteers fell in and brought up the rear of the procession. Besides the volun teers a large number of citizens were present on the occasion, and heartily joined in the demon stration. The battery arrived at 'Woolwich by train from Bristol, last evening at 4A4. They proceeded to the barracks amid the cheers and applause of crowds assembled through the whole line of march. The ftllo wing general order, signed by Colonel C. Bingham, Deputy Adjt.-Gen., Royal Artillery, notifying the changes and transfers in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, has been promulgated for general information : " Her Majesty has been pleased to approve of the fol lowing promotions in the Royal Artillery :—Second Capt. W. French to be Capt., vice Seale, deceased ; Lieut. F. A. Whinyat , s to be Second Capt., vice French; Staff Assist.- Surg. W. Creagh, to be Assist.-Surg., vice A. Hawkins, placed upon half pay; Lieut.-Col. the lion. G. T. Deve reux to be Col. in the army; Major J. F. L. Baddeley to be Lieut.-Col. in the army; Acting Veterinary Surg. G. A. Oliphant to be Veterinary Surg., vice C. Saunderson, de ceased; Acting Veterinary Surg. D. Paley to be Veterinary Surg., vice H. Dunsford, resigned ; Veterinary Surg. J. S. Stockley to be Veterinary Surg. of the first class. The following officers are raised to increased pay :—Lieut. W. R. Strike and Lieut. P. D. Barclay, Ist brigade. "His Royal Highness the General Commanding.in- Chief has been pleased to make the following appointments: Lieut.-Col. li. L. Gardiner to be Assist. Adjutant-General to the Royal Artillery in Ireland, vice Col. C. Dickson, C. 8., whose period of service in that appointment has ex pired; Capt. W. S. M. Wolfe to be Brigade Major to the Royal Artillery at Aldershott, vice Major G. H. L. Milman, whose period of service in that appointment has expired ; Lieut. W. IV. Murdoch to the Royal Horse Artillery, vice Lieut. Whinyates, promoted. The following transfers have been ordered to be made :—Col. W. B. Gardner, from the 2d Brigade to the 6th Brigade; Lieut.-Col. E. H. Fisher, from the 6th Brigade to the 2d Brigade; Major J. G. Booth by, from the 6th Brigade to the 10th Brigade ; Major C. H. Ingilby, from the 10th Brigade to the 6th Brigade ; Capt. W. B. Ellis, from No. 4 battery, Ist Brigade, to No. 3 bat tery, 13th Brigade; Captain F. A. Whinyates, from No. 3 battery, 13th Brigade, to No. 4 battery, let Brigade; Capt. H. R. Martin, from A battery, oth Brigade, to No. 1 bat tery, 6th Brigade; Capt. A. D. Burnaby, from No. 1 bat tery, 6th Brigade, to A battery, 9th Brigade ; Lieut. H. Le Goice, from 4 battery, 6th Brigade, to B batte r y , 4th Bri gade; Lieut. R. Handeock, from B battery, 4th Brigade, to No. 4 battery, 6th Brigade; Assist.-Surg. G. R. Tate, M.D., from the Bth to the 12 th Br i g ade ; Assist.-Surg. J. D'Altera, from the 10th to the 11th Brigado; Assist...Sorg. W. llaugton, M 8., from the 14th to the 10th Brigade; Assist.-Surg. Creagh is posted to the 11th Brigade ; Vete rinary Surg. J. S. Stockley, from the 9th to the Bth Bri gade, and to remain and do duty in Ireland. Col. C. Dick son, C. 8., is to join at Canterbury on Jan. 1, 1802, and Cul. G. F. A. De Rinzy at Jersey, on the s une date. The officers commanding Royal Artillery at the stations concerned have been directed to obtain the sanction of tha officers com manding the troops for the removal of the following officers :—Captain French, f rom Chi na to India ; Second Capt. Whinyate , , from India to Gibraltar; and Lieutenant Murdoch, from Portsmouth to Woolwich. " In consequence of the recent augmentation which has been made, on the recommendation of H.R.H. the General Commanding-in-Chief, to the depot brigade Royal Artil lery, the following redistribution has been made of the di visions and batteries :—The Ist division will be stationed at Sheerness, and consist of Nos. 1,2, 3,4, and 5 batteries the 2d division will be stationed at Woolwich, and consist 7HE NA Y.P. The Defence, 22, 600 horse power, 3,668 tons, is still in dock at Chatham, but from the energy now shown in fitting her, and the number of hands em ployed about her, a very short time only will elapse before she is ready for sea. Her crew will be sent to her immediately, and during the time the vessel is being completed they will be employed at Chat ham in preparing the screw frigate Galatea, 26, 800 horse power, for sea. The necessary provision is to be made at Chatham for their accommodation. In accordance with orders received at Chatham yesterday the screw corvette Pylades, 21 guns, 1,278 tons, and 350 horse power (nominal), will be placed in the fourth dock this afternoon, to be brought forward for sea with all despatch. The line-of battle ship Collingwood, 80, which has been converted from a sailing ship to a screw steamer, proceeded to the measured mile at the Maplin Sands, on Tuesday, for the purpose of mak ing a trial trip, for the purpose of testing her ma chinery. The average rate of speed attained during the several runs, was nearly 10 knots per hour. The engines worked very satisfactorily. Detailed instructions were yesterday forwarded to the Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, directing the following steamers referred to in The Sun of yesterday to be prepared with the utmost possible despatch for active service —viz., the Severn, 51 ; the Galatea, 26; the Barrossa, 21; the Zebra, 17; the Rosario, 11, and the Dragon, 6. A special re port is to be forwarded to the Admiralty, stating the shortest possible time in which the foregoing ships can be made ready for sea, allowing for the increased number of hired mechanics and labourers ordered to be entered. The Severn, 51, 500 horse power, and 2,767 tons, is now in the steam basin, and yesterday had • her lower masts put in under the masting shears. The dockyard authori ties state they will be enabled to complete her and have her ready for sea in the course of three weeks or one month from this date. The Galatea, 26 guns, 3,227 tons, and 800 horse power, is one of the finest frigates in the royal navy. She has been attached to the second division of the steam reserve in the Medway, but has been sent to Chatham, where she will be rigged and fitted. She steamed into Chatham harbour yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Nore. Immediately on her arrival she was placed under the floating shears, and had her bowsprit put in, and to-day her lower masts will be got on board. The Barrossa, 21 guns, 1,700 tons, and 400 horse power, is completely rigged and fitted, and attached to the first-class steam reserve. She can be made ready to proceed to any part of the world in a few days. The Zebra, 17 guns, and 200 horse power (nominal), is in No. 1 dock, fitting. She is in a very advanced state, is almost completed in her rigging, and with the exception of painting little else re quires to be done to her. The Rosario, 11 gun steam sloop, 150 horse power, is attached to the first division of the steam reserve, She is completely rigged and most of her stores are on board, and will be ready for sra in a few days. The Dragon, 6, paddlewheel steamer, 1,056 tons, 360 horse power, is making good defects in the second dock, and from her present condition some time must elapse before she is ready to be commissioned. The scrowsteam frigate Orlando, 51, was brought on Tuesday from her moorings in Hamoaze to Key ham basin. Sho will be taken into No. 1 dock to morrow to have her bottom cleaned, valves over hauled, and be coppered to her load line ready for sea. The screw steam frigate Phcebe, 51, at Devon port, is receiving her masts. She will be placed alongside the dockyard to-morrow to be rigged. Orders were received yesterday at Davenport, for the artisans employed forwarding the repairs of those and other ships, to work extra hours for their advancement. In consequence of the large number of steam vessels ordered to be fitted out forth with, in antici pation of a war, Admiralty instructions have been forwarded to the superintendents of the several Government dockyards directing that the whole of the continuous service seamen, who have recently beep paid off from her Majesty's ships returned from foreign stations, shall immediately join at the respective flag ships, to be available when required. 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