The Sun. — London, England, 1861-11-18 00:00:00

TILE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA, (From the Special Correspondent of the Times.) WASHINGTON, OCT. 31. 4 It may save a good deal of useless speculation respecting the destination of the ships and troops Which left Fortress Monroe this week if it be stated, and if the statement be believed, that the expedi tion has actually no definite point of action, and that it is out on a roving commission, There will be many." guessings" among the American journals, and bold hypotheses may take the place of absolute knowledge, but they are quite in the air in this matter. If the authorities effect nothing else, they will show at least that they can keep a State secret, which is something proved in a country Where politicians of high rank act as newspaper correspondents, editors as aides-de-camp or military secretaries, and the heads of departments are often "in connexion" with well-known organs. So much may be said that the expedition is under sealed in• structions, which would tell the enemy nothing if they fell into their hands, and that the plan is known oilly to the President and Cabinet, the Secretary and Assistant-Secretary of the Navy, to the officers Who copied the papers, and to ono or two confiden- Ell servants of the Government. It is purely ten tative ; the object is to vary with circumstances, and the place where the descent will be made de ponds on certain contingencies, the force of which trust be left to the judgment of the commanding olheers. The first news of the operation and of the appearance of the fleet on the coast, or of the success of the armada, will be received from the South by the telegraph through St. Louis. No doubt some important port will be menaced. The expedition dare not return without effecting some important result. A wide field is open for the judgment of the officers and the exertions of the men composing it, and so far Captain Dupont is satisfied that if there be any failure the fault will be his rather than that of the officers or men under him. At least, he has written to the Government to say so. There is no warlike operation more difficult than a descent on an enemy's coast, and, notwithstanding the example of Sir R. Abercrombie's landing in Egypt, and of the debarcation at Old Fort, prudent generals and admirals alike dread these attempts on account of the numerous and unforeseen obstacles to success. The night after the expedition sailed it blew a stiff breeze, which must have run up an un pleasant sea on the dangerous shore under the lee of the ships if they kept on their course southwards by Hatteras. When the Atlantic gets a twist the 'wrong way and the wind sets from the eastward there is an astonishing roll of water and a crashing surf on the low spits and sand bars which protect the shores of Secessia, The entrances to the rivers tire very unpromising on dark night, or even in fine moonlight, when the pharos gives out no guiding ray, and lenses, refractors, and reflectors have been broken into fragments to the great annoyance of friend and foe on the waters. As to the coasts, none are there in the much-becharted world to *which sailors would more willingly give a good offing, From what I have seen of Charleston, of Savannah, of Mobile, and of New Orleans, I am inclined to think the Federalists would scarcely do more than effect considerable damage to their enemy, without any permanent advantage to them selves, in any attempt they might make with their present force. They will suffer considerable losses in a demonstration against any of these places, which are protected by sandbanks and difficult navigation, and in the case of all but one by intricate river channels, from:any immediate sea attack. Charles ton, the most readily accessible, must be approached by a very contracted, dangerous channel, which leads right up to the guns of Fort Sumter, under the batteries of Fort Moultrie, along a line galled and flanked by sand batteries on Morris Island and Sullivan's Island. The coast above and below is cut vp into islands or marshy tracts, and separated by deep:water channels and lagunes, so that an invad ing force would be obliged to make a considerable detour to approach the city, the occupation of which - would not necessarily lead to the fall of the fort if the garrisons were determined to hold out. Besides, the water is so shallow that no vessels of ordinary draught could approach within range to cover the disembarcation, and a slight breeze from sae a w a. throws up a heavy surf on the beach. Georgetown above, Wiltown or Beaufort below, might be readily taken with the force in hand, but the country be tween these places and Charleston or Savannah is cut up by great rivers unknown to European fame, such as Santee, Cooper, Edisto, Ashepoo, Comba bee, Agechee, Cannonchee, and by immense canals and embankments round the rice fields, which can be inundated at pleasure. The rivers flow through primzeval forests, often with no visible banks, ex tending their waters for miles through a jungle of underwood and tangled brake, inhabited exclusively by water-snakes, alligators, and turtles, and invol ving the land in an unsuccessful attempt to keep its head above water ; while the latter endeavours in vain to get away off the land. Such a country ! It lcoks as if it were in the early stages either of being submerged by the flood, or of draining off after it. It is, true that railroads run from such points as "Wilmington, Brunswick, and Fernandina, but they are in the hands of the enemy, and their course lies over trestle-work and wooden bridges, spanning these broad waterways, which could be destroyed in a moment, at a considerable inconvenience to the enemy, indeed, but in no way to the advantage of the invading force, which could not advance in wards if it desired it, and must be fed by sea. If it be sought to effect a lodgment on the coast merely with the view of securing a future base of opera tions, either in war, trade, or treating, Charleston would be next in importance to New Orleans. In former letters I described the fortifications of Fort Pulaski and Fort Morgan as they appeared when I visited Savannah and Mobile, but there is reason to believe that much has been done there, as elsewhere, to strengthen the defences, for the Confederates have never lost sight of the fact that their enemy was stronger by sea than by land, as compared with themselves. As there is a considerable proportion of the white males at the seat of war, the expedition will no doubt create a considerable diversion, not withstanding the Horse Guards, Coast Guards, and local militia, or military companies. It is known, for instance, that a regiment from Georgia which was engaged at Bull's Run formed part of the force which attacked the Indiana regiment in camp on the sand spit above Hatteras the other day. The agitation and alarm along the Southern coast will be extreme, and the officers in command of the expedition have full Powers and discretien to make a dash at any Point of importance where the best chance of success exis t. New Orleans seems a long way off for such a numbe r of sailing vessels and bad scaboats, but the weather is generally moderate at this time of the year. 1n my judgmeat, however, the composition of the force indicates an intention to try some place where the guns of the ea -of war can be rendered available, and New Orleans men - rtainly does not fulfil that condition if a descent be madeh river on either side of the delta of the Missiasappi. T itself is de fended by Fort Jackson and Fort St. Phillip, which ' i cross-fire the channel at a p o in t scene distance above the diffusion of the great river through the isles formed by the precipitate of its waters. They were originally of no great strength, but it is said they have been much improved in armament an d power, and they are supported by batteries on the banks above. They are naturally strong by position, as the stream will not admit any great front of fire to converge upon them. Nearer to the city, close to the spot where the English sustained their dis graceful repulse from the cotton bales, earthworks have bees erected, and the population of the city would furnish many volunteers to the force to de fend them should any officer resolve on the very hardy and almost hopeless undertaking of marching 10,000 men through marsh and overflows to attack a town containing 120,000 inhabitants. However, " something must be done," and before ten days pass we shall learn what it is; but rest assured, mean time, that the actual object at which the blow is struck will depend on contingencies to be decided by . actual re conna i ssance an d o b servat i on at sea a f ter t o ti f e .. expediti on h as sa il e d . T he officers in comman d tile sea and land forces are considered the most capable m en in The G overty the service of the United Stat e s. and expended vast has put forth its utmost strength, tion, a n d i f S 'l ras of money on the it fail "I'a results will be of the most THEY SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, INOVEMBER is, 1.861. serious character not only an the North, but in Europe. The fruits of its success can only be developed by time. Assuredly there n ust be something more than a mere haryin a. of the seaboard, the destruction of property, he burn ing of small towns, or the flight of t "contra bands" to the ships to justify the assertion that the expedition has done everything to con tribute to the subjugation of the South or the reduction of the Confederates to submission. We shall speedily hear if the fleet has rounded the capes of Florida, or has stopped short on the coast nearer Richmond; and then a few days more will suffice to report its appearance before the ports in the gulf. Mobile is, perhaps, for its size and importance, the least difficult of attack, but it is by no means an easy nut to crack. Galveston, which has been men tioned, is of little consequence in comparison with the places alluded to. Besides, there is really nothing there. The blockade has produced great distress. The town is in darkness ; there is no coal for gas, and the lamps are not lighted ; and it is positively affirmed that there is not a stone-weight of candles in the whole place. There is not a hundred. weight of coffee in the stores, and other articles of first necessity are equally scarce. Beaufort, in North Carolina (not the place spelled the same way, but pronounced Buefort, on Port Royal River, in South Carolina), which also offers considerable in ducements to attack, is defended by Fort Macon, a first-class casemated work, mounting about 160 guns. The fortifications, which were built by the United States' Government to defend the shores of the seceded States from attacks by sea, are now used by the Confederates to resist the fleets of the United States, their weak points being all landwards, as is the case at Fortress Monroe, at Macon, at Sumter, and at all the strong places I have seen in the country, except the formidable defences of New York, which are, however, weaker on the land side than on the sea faces. But, no matter what the risk, " something must be done," for the country is fretting and fuming at the inaction or the slow progress of affairs, while money is flawing away into contractors' expanded pockets, into the coffers of bankers—after a preliminary canter out of their road by way of the Treasury—and war, with all its cost, even that of blood, is waged without progress. From Kentucky there is such " no-news" that we are justified in thinking the Government has nothing good to tell us, and that General Sherman was not quite wrong when he made the statement attributed to him in General Thomas's most remark able report, to which I solicit your best attention, that it would require 200,000 men to save her for the Union—in other words, to prevent her being taken out of it. From Missouri we only know that General Fremont is pursuing General Price with solemn state, and no indecent precipitation which may ba forced upon him by the condition of the force he commands, as he has everything at stake on overtaking and defeating his adversary. If he fail, or succeed not quickly, the Presidential scissors is ready to cut his thread ; and even now there are doubts whether he is not hanging on by a cord of his own spinning. " Something must be done," for the Government of the United States exhibits to the world the strange spectacle of a capital blockaded from the sea, which is in its power—its exclusive command—while its vast army is kept at bay by the enemy within a day's march of its streets, every onward step being resisted and de feated with disheartening losses. " Something must be done," for Europe is becoming impatient of this cruel and apparently hopeless strife, which causes so much misery to the people engaged in it, and in the populations abroad whose industry is paralysed by the results of the conflict. It may be denied that the Potomac is closed, but no vessels come up, and the price of provisions is rising rapidly ; winter is coming on, and fuel is already at an enormous rate. Only the other day a Foreign Minister was obliged to borrow a small quantity— say a scuttlefall—of coal, as there was none to buy in his neighbourhood. The price of that com modity has risen to 9 dollars—nearly L 2 a ton. There are petitions lying at the newspaper offices in Washington addressed to the Secretary of War, and praying for his action to avert the evils which must afflict the poor this coming winter, and which are now upon them, in addition to the increase in the high price of provisions and want of employ ment. Last night, on arriving by the train from Baltimore, I found the line blocked up by enor mous convoys, which could not be got out of the way till we had backed some miles down into a siding, and the railway, in spite of its admirable management, and the extraordinary ability dis played in adapting it to the prodigious traffic thrown upon it, gave signs in the approaches to the station, which presented on all sides a mass of loaded waggons, puffing engines, and great strings of vans and carriages, that already it had more to do than it could possibly manage. And this is but the beginning of the trouble. There is, indeed, at the head of the Quartermaster-General's Depart ment one of the most indefatigable, large-minded, and energetic men who eould be found in any army, but General Miegs cannot work miracles, though he comes very near them ; and his capacity, fore sight, and administrative talent are tested to the utmost to provide for the wants of the day. The Confederates, who were slow in taking advantage of their position on the Potomac, are now, no doubt, revelling in the enjoyment of the mischief they are doing, and revel iu the pleasures of shelling Gene ral Sickle's men out of their camps on the Mary land shore by long range fire, or from the impudent little "Page" which runs across the river, and drives the Excelsior s, it is said, to great lateral lengths from her guns. The affair at Edward's Ferry, as to which the papers will convey many elucidations in the shape of reports from the officers engaged, looks all the worse the more clearly it is seen, and it is hinted that Gmeral APClellan did not give the orders for the advance, but that the demonstration was made in consequence of instructions from a higher mili tary authority. There can be no doubt concerning the delicate state of the relations between General Scott and General M'Clellan, but it is a base and scandalous accusation which could scarcely be made in a country where men are respected for past ser vices and high character, and where old ago and the recollection of a distinguished career combine to shield gray hairs from insult, to say tfiat Gen. Scott is " intriguing" to procure the substitution of the new Major-Gen. Hance'z fur the present Com mander-in-Chief of the army of the Potomac. Be fore the appointment was noticed in the American journals, I announced that expectations were formed, particularly among engineer officers and the scientific branches of the service, that the officer who had just returned to the army, after a long seclusion in civil live, would play a distinguished part in any command b which he might be ap pointed; but it is not to be supposed for a moment that General M'Clellan, in whom such a mass of the public still profess the utmost confidence, could be wantonly superseded because he did not wish to risk a battle against his better judgment. Gen. ) Scott will speedily retire on his full pay and allow ances, which were secured to him very much at Gen. M'Clellan's urgent representation by the Congress, before it adjourned this summer, and the choice of his successor will prove embarrassing ; but, unless I am much deceived, the veteran General who but four short months ago was but tered over a s thi • ckly with fl:.ttery as he is now spattered With offensiveinsinuation or worse, is the , last m an to stoop to an intrigue" for any purpose o n e arth. He may have many faults, but meanness and underhand dealing cannot be among them. As it m a y b e well to show Americans drawn by themselves, I send you of the the picture, which I thi n k a little harsh and severe, drawnap the N ew of the army at Washin g t on b y in a w riter York Tribune. It is true in many respects, b u t i t must be remembered how this army is formed, and it is unjust to apply the canons of military citicism to a force raised in a few months from the field and the streets, though the bombastic nonsense and in flated praise one sees in the papers provoke their application with all but very long-suffering critics like myself. I have rarely seen, except among the Court troops of Europe, a finer regiment in appear ance than the 44th New York Regiment, which came in hero a few days ago, and there are other battalions here and there which really deserve every commendation for the soldierly look of the men, due regard. being had to the circumstances under which they have been raised, and the length of time they have been enrolled. These, however, do not as yet quite leaven the mass. The good conduct and dis cipline of the troops of a line of battle may be nulli fied or destroyed by the misconduct of one regiment, and Gen. M'Clellan, in his constant reviews and in spections, is seeking to inspire that mutual confi dence which is the base of all drill and discipline, and the secret of success against an enemy. A brave savage thinks every man of an opposing force will be down upon him alone, and never counts on the support of his neighbour light or left. The disci plined soldier relies on the support of his comrades, and looks only to the whole force of the enemy as compared with his own line. In the action at Ed ward's Ferry the other day two Englishmen were engaged, who were mentioned in honourable terms. One, Adjutant Harvey, rallied the men to recover Brigadier-General Baker's body; the other, Cept. Stewart, Aide-de-Camp to General Stone, worked at a gun with Col. Coggeswell and other officers when all the gunners were shot down. The general order of Gen. M'Clellan in reference to the action is liberal—nay, we may say profuse in its praise, and it is not easy to see what more he could have said had the troops won a great victory; but there is censure on others covered by the flattery of the rank and file, and much bitterness and heartburning prevail in reference to the disastrous affair, which cost the column a loss of 50 per cent. of its men and 85 per cent. of its officers and arms, the loss of its guns, a defeat, and the exhibition of something like a re newal of the confused rout after Manassas. General M'Clellan will be forced to move. He is preparing to do so if he be compelled, but there will be less difficulty in his advance if it be deferred till the combined expedition has achieved a success, or even effected a landing at some point not too remote from Eichmond or Charleston. He is so pestered with visitors and applicants of all sorts that he has closed his doors against all who do not come on business of importance, and that alone, however necessary, is sure to create a certain amount of unpopularity among the people who are refused, and who think they have a right to the time of all public servants. The publication of Gen. Thomas's report is acting like the deseent of a 13-inch shell with burning fuse into the Government departments, and when it reaches the Fremont quarters there will be a tre mendous explosion. Read, and then form a judg ment of the condition of affairs in the West, of the administrative powers, of the whole aspect of the relations between the State and its servants. There are anxious, if not distracted councils in the Cabinet. The attitude of foreign powers is regirded with apprehension, but so thoroughly determined is the Northern spirit in prosecuting this war that I be lieve the men and money of the States would be ex pended to the last to resist intervention by force. It is, however, not the less certain that the Presi dent and his Cabinet are not indisposed to a peaceful arbitration, and from what I hear it is not unlikely that at this moment the propriety of accepting or asking for the intervention of a great European po tentate may be under consideration. The conditions of such a settlement will be difficult; but meantime, success in warlike operations will give the North a broader basis and a more commanding attitude. All the world sighs for such a peace as may secure a continuance of friendly relations and prosperity to both sections. May it come—quod felix faust umque sit. Bat, come as it may, or how it may, the arbitrament can never re-unite the fragments of the shattered mirror in which the goddess of American liberty loved to survey her charms. A standing army, the suspension of the habeas corpus, the in fringement of the liberty of the press, confiscations and proscriptions—these stand between, and break the shining surface. The controversy between the military and the civil power has been brought to a close in a man ner not discreditable to the character of the judges who preside over the administration of the laws, as will be found on perusal of the final proceedings, which I append as they are reported in the Wash ington papers of Thursday last : " CIRCUIT CGITET.---THE RULE AGAINST GENERAL PORTER. " On the opening of this court, yesterday morn ing, there wttm quite a large crowd of spectators, who were gathered to hear the decision of the Court in the matter of the rule against the Provost- Marshal. " The presiding judge, the Hon. Jas. Dunlop, an nounced the following decision in the matter : " ' The return made by Deputy-Marshal Phillips, the 26th October, 1861, we will order to be filed, though we do not doubt our power to regard it as insufficient in law, and proceed against the officer who has made it. " existing condition of the country makes it plain that that officer is powerless against the vast military force of the Executive, subject to his will and order, as Commander-in-Chief of the army and navy of the United States. " 1 Assuming the verity of the return, which has been made on oath, the case presented is without parallel in the judicial history of the United States, and involves the free action and efficiency of the judges of this court. " ' The President, charged by the constitution to take care that the laws be executed, has seen fit to arrest the process of this Court, and to forbid the Deputy-Marshal to execute it. It does not involve merely the question on the power of the Executive in the civil war, and to suspend the great writ of freedom—the habeas corpus. " ' When this rule was ordered, to give efficacy to that writ, no notice had been given by the President to the Courts or to the country of such suspension here, now first announced to us, and it will hardly be maintained that the suspension could be retro spective. " The rule in this case, therefore, whatever may be the President's power over the writ of habeas corpus, was lawfully ordered, as well as the writ on which it was founded. " The facts on which the rule was ordered by this Court are assumed to be true as respects the President, because the President had them before him and has not denied them, but forbade the De puty-Marshal to serve the rule on General Andrew Porter. " The President, we think, assumes the respon sibility of the acts of Gen. Porter, set forth in the rule, and sanctioned them by his order to Deputy Marshal Phillips not to serve the process on the Provost-Marshal. The issue ought to be and is with the President, and we have no physical power to enforce the law ful process of this Court on his military subordinates against th© President's prohibition. We have ex hausted every practical remedy to uphold the law ful authority of this Court. "' It is ordered this 30th day of Oct., 1861, that this opinion of the Court be filed by the clerk, and made part of the record, as explaining the grounds on which we have now declined to order any fur ther proceedings in this case. " Judge Morsell then read the following protest : "' As a member of this Court, and on its behalf, I wish it understood that, notwithstanding the blow levelled at this Court, I do distinctly assert the fol lowing principles : " ' First—That the law in this country knows no superior. " Second—That the supremacy of the civil au thority over the military cannot be denied ; that it has been established by the ablest jurists, and, I believe, recognised and respected by the great Fa ther of the country during the revolutionary war. " ' Third—That this Court ought to be respected by every one as the guardian of the personal liberty of the citizen in giving ready and effectual aid by that most valuable means, the writ of habeas corpus. " ' I therefore respectfully protest against the right claimed to interrupt the proceedings in this case.' " The opinion of Judge Morsell was also ordered to be recorded." It is not easily seen w7iy the President provoked a contest in which his authority has been so rudely handled. Under martial law one understands the fitness of things and the propriety of everybody's conduct, and the judges seem to crave for it. The local papers contain advertisements, the first com manding the Marshal to attach the property of one William Sheilds, and to give notice to all claimants to show cause against the confiscation, the record be e a n u t tfu l will rules e sor raised the in setting fo r th th e reasons f or t h e act i n t h e re b e lli on of the sa id Shi e l ds, and it is thought a legal argu mlaw military.iscasealso . The lawyers are very tlaroublesonie in th ese ti mes , a n d a l wa y s are till they are suppressed ....._,...._.—____ BENSON'S WATCRES AND CLOCKS.--" Perfection of mechanism."—Morning Post. Gold watches, sto ICO guineas; silver watches, 2 to 50 guineas. Benson's new Illustrated Pamphlct, free for two stamps, descriptive of every construc tion of watch, enables persons in any part of the world to select with the greatest certainty the watch best adapted to their use. Watches sent free and safe by post on receipt of a —J. W. Benson, 33 and 31, Ludgate-1118, 10 and 477tancmoritithazloaciou, E.C. Eitabusho 174 9. IRELAND. DUBLIN, SATURDAY EVENING. It would seem es if Dublin were only beginning to make progress, if we may judge from the in creased facilities for locomotion aicady established and in contemplation. Two new lines of omnibuses have been recently established, and. a bill is an nounced to be brought in during next session for the formation of metropolitan railways. According to this scheme, new lines are to be constructed unit ing the various termini in Dublin, and connecting all the railways which converge in the city with the pert. A great want will be thus supplied, and the facilities of communication will be of the greatest importance in advancing the prosperity of the city. The plan includes a tramway along the quay from Carlisle-bridge down the river on the south side. The visit of Sir Robert Peel to Belfast seems to have given great satisfaction to all parties con cerned. He arrived there on Thursday night, accompanied by Lady Emily Peel and Sir Henry Brownrigg, from the Giant's Causeway, which they visited on their way from Londonderry that morn ing. They put up at the Royal Hotel, where the right hon. baronet was waited on next morning by Sir Edward Coey, mayor of Belfast, when he con sented to receive an address from the town council this morning at 11 o'clock, so as to enable him to proceed to Dublin by the midday mail train. Yes terday the Chief Secretary and his party visited the Lunatic Asylum, where he was received by the re sident physician, Dr. Stewart, the Lord Bishop of Down, Mr. Thomas Maclure, J.P., and Dr. Moore, the visiting surgeon, and where he inspected every thing, being at the same lime entertained by the band and the Volunteer corps, both composed of lunatics and dressed in uniform. At the District Model School, which was next visited, he was re ceived by Lord Masserene, the Rev. Dr. Henry, Commissioner of Education; Dr. Patten, Head In spector, &c. Sir Robert assisted in the examination of the children, with whose answering he was so well pleased that he got holidays for them till Tuesday next. From the Model School the Chief Secretary and party passed on to the Queen's Col lege, where the President, the Rev. Dr. Henry, was waiting to receive him. The students were assem bled with the professors in their various class rooms, and, remembering Sir Robert Peel's liberality in endowing scholarships, they cheered him enthusias tically as he passed through the establishment. He then went to the Presbyterian College, which is en dowed by Government for the education of ministers, and was welcomed by the Rev. J. M . Naughton, Moderator of the General Assembly; the Rev. Dr. Gibson, and other professors. Mr. Tracy, R.M., and other gentlemen, placed carriages at the disposal of Sir Robert and Lady Peel, but they preferred the Irish jaunting car, having taken a fans.y to it, for its convenience in affording the opportunity of see ing everything around, of which they had ample experience in the wilds of Connaught. The follow ing is from the third edition of the Northern Whi g "BELFAST, Saturday Afternoon. " This morning Sir R. Peel was presented with an address from the Corporation of Belfast, on the occasion of his first visit to the town, in company with Lady Emily Peel and Sir ricnry Brownrigg. Among those present at the Town-hall were the Marquis of Downshire and a large number of the principal inhabitants of the town. " The address was read by the Town-clerk. It welcomed Sir Robert to Belfast, referred in terms of commendation to his conduct while he had been in Ireland, especially to his endeavours for the further development of education, and for making himself acquainted, by personal observation, with the requirements of the country, and expressed a confident hope that he would, like his illustrious father, have the satisfaction of receiving the grate ful thanks of the country for his enlightened and impartial policy. " Sir R. Peel, in reply, spoke at great length. He announced that he had received many promises of support for the endowment of scholarships, 8,72. ' in the Queen's University, and mentioned that Mr. Thom, of Dublin, had promised £l,OOO, Mr. Mal colmson £6OO, and Mr. Guinness £250. He re sented in warm terms the recent pastoral of Dr. Cullen, and severely condemned the practice of Roman Catholic dignitaries hurling ecclesiastical censures at public men for what they did not agree with in their political life. For himself, he said he was made of sterner stuff than to heed them. Re ferring to his late tour in the west, he said, although there was distress from the partial failure of the potato crop, and the dearness of fuel, there was nothing like a famine; and he declared that the cry of famine had been got up by those who wished to gain popular applause from an affected zeal for the poor. Sir Robert was loudly cheered at the termi nation of his address. Three cheers were given for Lady Emily Peel." In visiting the public buildings of Belfast Sir Robert Peel must have been surprised to find among them no cathedral. Belfast is a city in everything but the name, second only to , wealth, and importance. Dublin in population It has a population of 120,000, of which 30,000 are Churchmen. There is church accommodation for only 7,600—in one parish church and three or four district churches; but none of them is, in an archi• tectural point of view, at all worthy of such a city. It is a singular fact, by no means creditable to our Protestantism, that no cathedral has been erected in Ireland since the Reformation. All the existing cathedrals, which are not much to bust of, were built in Roman Catholic times. Belfast is situate in the diocess of Connor, whose cathedral has been in ruins since the middle of the 15th century. Down has its cathedral in Downpatrick, and Dromore has one also in Lisburn, but in size, architecture, and locality it is unsuitable for the purpose. Belfast is the proper place for the mother Church. and the Bishop's seat. This has long been felt, and at length the Bishop of the united diocesses of Down, Connor, and Dromore, at the urgent request of his clergy and laity, has resolved that the want shall be supplied. Accordingly his Lordship has appealed for funds to the members of the United Church of England and Ireland for this laudable purpose. The sum required is £lOO,OOO, and it is felt that by a vigorous effort on the part of all classes of church men this sum can be easily raised. The proprietors and holders of land in the neigh bourhood of Bannftgher had a meeting in that town yesterday, reported by a correspondent of t aunders's Newsletter. They complain strongly of the conduct of the Board of Works in not prot-...et in g the country from the inundations of the Shannon, which this year have caused immense losses. One gentleman stated that his own loss was I:8SO. They expressed a hope that the new Chief Secretary would take the matter in hand, and see justice done to the sufferers through the alleged default of the Board of Works. THE WESTIIIINSTEI? MUI?DER. Our readers will remember that a prisoner named William Maloney was convicted at the September session of the Central Criminal Court of the murder of his wife by stabbing her in the throat with a knife, and he was left for execution, and only re spited a very short period before the day fixed for carrying the sentence into effect, The Home Se cretary, it appeared, respited the prisoner in conse quence of the jury recommending him to mercy on the ground that they believed the act was not pre meditated, and that the deed was committed under the influence of some sudden provocation and quar rel; and as the respite was not for any specified period, but during her Majesty's pleasure, there was of course no chance of the capital punishment being inflicted, and it would seem that considerable diffi culty has been created with the authorities at the Home-office as to the course that should be pursued in the matter. It will be seen that a very consider able delay has already taken place with regard to the disposal of the prisoner —much longer than usual —and it appears that a day or two ago Mr. Jonas, the Governor of Newgate, went to the Home-office for the purpose of ascertaining what was intended to be (lane, and he was informed that no decision had yet been arrivel at. The culprit himself still remains in Newgate, and he continues to assert, as he did from the first, that he is perfectly innocent of the charge of murder; and that his wife, in the course of a quarrel that took place between them, suddenly snatched the knife from the table where they were at dinner, and inflicted the mortal injury upon herself. This statement of the prisoner, it will be remembered, was very strongly borne out by the evidence of the surgeon who was examined at the trial, who stated that the wound was un doubtedly of a suicidal character, or one self-in flicted, and was quite as likely to have been so caused as by the act of another person. The case is altogether one of a very peculiar character, and an impression appears to prevail that it is not improba ble that her Majesty's clemency will be extended to the prisoner, and ho will receiye a free pardon. I A DEED OF DABLY G. During the gale on Saturday last, which raged from W.N.W. to N.W., the bark Darius, of South Shields, Alexander Smith commander, from Sun derland, bound for Constantinople, laden with coals, went on shore on the Lon ;sand at high water, about noon, and such was the violence of the gale that the sea soon made a complete breach over her, and at four o'clock the crew cut away her foremast and mainmast to ease her, but the survivors were com pelled by night to take refuge in the rigging of the mizanmast, which was still standing. As attempt had been made by the crew to leave her, and the long boat was hoisted out, and three men got into her, but she was soon capsized by the violence of the sea, and the three poor fellows fell a sacrifice to the devouring waves. The remainder continued in the rigging all night, their vessel all under water, and the mizenmast only about 15 feet out of water. On the morning of the following day three smacks appeared off the sand, one of them being the Volunteer of Harwich, Thos. Adams master. It was at once seen that the poor shipwrecked mariners on the mast were in a most perilous condition, and they were shouting for help, their wailing cries being heard amid the storm. All around the land was a white foam, the sea flying over the mast of the smack. Saving them at one time appeared a matterof impossibility. The master of the Volunteer, however, resolved to try it, and a boat was manned and put off from the smack, but the breakers were such that no boat could have lived in them. Not wishing, however, to give up the at tempt, they brought their boat up near the edge of the sand, to wait for a lull in the storm, or some op portunity of tide, to renew their praiseworthy efforts, the smack lying to for them. The other two smacks lay off for a time, but made no attempt to save the men, and at last sailed away, leaving the gallant Volunteer alone in her noble duty. Her boat's crew remained near the edge of the sand for five hours, but, findingthebreakers increased rather than not, they returned on board their vessel, the poor men on the mast still shouting for help. They did not remain long on board, having resolved to make another trial, and again manned their boat, this time having recourse to another plan. The Volunteer took the boat in tow, and sailed over part of the sand, till the master of the smack was infear of her striking ; but by doing this (the smack being a very smart vessel) she could sheer the boat in, by casting her off at a particular moment, and send her among the breakers to the wreck. The attempt, however, failed, and the sea and tide were too much for them, and they could not fetch to the wreck, and again the good smack picked up her boat. Daring these gallant endeavours such was the exhausted state of the poor men on the mast that two of them were observed to drop from it, and were seen no more. The case appeared to be getting hopeless, it being clear the men could not hold out much longer, and the tide was rising, but the smacksmen resolved to risk their lives and their vessel in another attempt to save their distressed fellow-creatures. The same means were again tried, and when the smack was found to be in only about 101 feet water, with almost inevi table risk of striking, the boat was again sheered in, and this time reached the wreck. After some time the poor fellows were got into the boat, which was rolling and pitching about in the foaming sea, and the smack was reached, and the six survivors of the crew of the Darius were in safety, though almost exhausted by exposure and fatigue. The crew of the smack supplied them with dry clothes and warm coffee, and reached Harwich about seven o'clock in the evening. The crew were so pros trated by their night's exposure that the smacks men had to carry them from the boat to the Wel lington Inn, where their further wants were sup plied by Mr. 0. Williams, the hon. agent to the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society, by whom they were forwarded home on Tuesday. A representation will be made to the Board of Trade of the facts of this case, in order that a suitable reward may be given to the brave crew of the Volunteer for their meritorious and daring conduct. They will get nothing as salvors, as all the property is lost, and was gone before they saved the crew. We would suggest that the case is well worthy of public recognition. Ipswich Journal. SENTENCE 01 DEPRIVATION ON A CLERGY .IM. In the Com t of Arches, on Friday, sentence was pronounced by Dr. Lushington in the case of Burder v. Heath, in which the Rev Mr. Heath was charged, by direction of his diocesan, the Bishop of Salisbury, with heretical doctrines. Dr. T%iss, for the plaintiff, said that, pursuant to the statute, Mr. Heath had been allowed a fortnight to consider whether he would revoke his errors, and, if so, it would be desirable to submit a form of re tractation to counsel. Dr. Lushington—lf Mr. Heath will now say that he is ready to retract, the Court will give him further time to shape his retractation, which will of course be submitted to counsel on the other side. Dr. Phillimore said Mr. Heath found great diffi culty in this matter, as he did not quite understand, as to the thirteen articles against him, whether 'the Court required them to be retracted separately from, and independently of, _each other; or what shape the retractation was to assume or whether he was to retract the errors in the form in which he was accused, or in the form in which they appeared in the sentence. The proper course now would be for Dr. Twiss to state the form in which the pro moter of the suit required Mr. Heath to sign, and then Mr. Heath would be able to state whether he could sign it or not. He knew of no case in which a form of retractation was ever brought here except in the case of Mr. Stone, who drew up one which the Court deemed insuf ficient. In this case, where thirteen articles relate to a book of sermons, it is difficult to know whe ther the retractation should be of the passages cited in the articles, or of the errors contained in the summary at the end of each charge. It was, there fore, only fair that the form should be suggested by the other side or by the Court, and then Mr. Heath might be allowed time to consider the matter. He did not at all desire delay, or to raise difficulties, but he found great difficulty in making up his mind at present. Dr. Lushington said he considered it to be in no respect whatever the duty of the Court to frame the retractation. What the Court had done was this : Laying aside the formal articles, which were not and never had been the subject in discussion, the Court decided that four articles were erroneous, and therefore they are all that the Court desires Mr. Heath to retract. But it is not for the Court or for the opposite party to frame the retractatation. Dr. Phillimore said he did not think that the form of retraction could relate to the errors, but rather to the passages cited. Suppose—though he had no au thority for saying it—that his client were to say, " Such and such passages are charged against me ; I have no hesitation to retract thos9 passages." Or, " Such and such errors are contained in such and passages ; I retract those errors." Dr. Lushington said that before the retractation came before the Court, the Gaud would not give advice as to the manner in which it should be framed. He could only pronounce that the doc trines set forth by Mr. Heath in certain passages were contrary to the Thirty-nine Articles. Dr. Twiss said he presumed that the retractation must be of the erroneous doctrines contained in the passages. Dr. Lushington—lt is now for Mr. Heath to say whether he was prepared to retract or not. If so, he would give him further time to consider. If not, he should now pass sentence. Dr. Phillimore having explained this to Mr. Heath, who is very deaf, Mr. Heath said (to his counsel) it was impossible for him to retract the passages. Dr. Phillimore —Well, as to the errors therein ? —Mr. Heath—The errors laid down in the charge were laid down in the judgment. They are different. Dr. Phillimore—The errors contained in the judgment ?—Mr. Heath—Well, really I don't know what is wanted of me (turning to the Judge); per haps if I had another fortnight I could make up my mind. To-day I really do not know what is wanted. Dr. Phillimore—The errors to be retracted must be the errors referred to in the sentence. _ Dr. Lushington—l require an answer to this question—ls Mr. Heath prepared to retract ac cording to law or not ? If he is, I will give him further time to shape retractation ; if he is not, I must proceed to pass sentence. Mr. Heath (after a pause)—Well, my answer must be, that I don't know what the law requires of me. Dr. Phillimore—You must give a positive answer. Mr. Heath—l can give no other answer. I don't know what the law requires of me. Dr, Phillimore here retired, with hio and on their return, after the lapse of two or three minutes, Dr. Phillimore said—Mr. Heath instructs me to say, my lord, that he has mo other answer to make than that which he has made. Dr. Lushington--Then I have no option. I deeply regret that the court is placed in the situa tion that it is by Mr. Heath's determination ; but, according to the terms of the statute, I am bound to pronounce against Mr. Heath the sentence of depri vation, and I do so accordingly, with costs. Notice of an appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Couucil was immediately given. CHARGE OF CRUEL I'y TO A _HORSE BY A GENTLEMAN. At the Edmonton Petty Sessions, held at the Angel at Edmonton, on Thursday afternoon, Mr. John Donnithorne Taylor, a gentleman of large landed property at Southgate, appeared in answer to a summons taken out against him by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, charging him with having on the 3d, 4th, sth, 6th, 7th, and Bth of October, unlawfully and cruelly ill treated, abused, and tortured a certain horse, con trary to the statute, &c. _ _ _ The Bench was composed of E T. Busk, Esq., Chairman ; J. Mayer, Esq., F. Newman, Esq., and Colonel Somerset. The greatest interest was manifested in this case, in consequence of the high position the defendant held in the district, and his reputed connection with the magistracy of the neighbourhood. Mr. Sleigh was specially retained to conduct the prosecution on behalf of the Society for the Preven tion of Cruelty to Animals, instructed by the secre tary; and Sergeant Ballantine was specially brought down for the defence. MI. Sleigh, in opening the proceedings, said he had no doubt that the Bench would receive, as ho did at first, with a great amount of incredulity, the statement of cruelty he should have to lay before them. It appeared from his instructions that Mr. Taylor was a gentleman of large landed property in the neighbourhood, and that the society, in conse quence of information they had received, sent their chief officer, Mr. Love, down to see him. Mr. Love called upon him accordingly, and having presented his card, and told him who he was, entered into a conversation with him, when the defendant ad mitted that the information furnished to the society was substantially correct, and that what he had done was done for the purpose of breaking the horse's temper. Having alluded to the various sections of the act of Parliament which defined what cruelty to a horse was, and what the punish ment should be for such acts, he contended that if he proved that a horse had been kept for five days without food it would come under the deno mination of cruelly ill-treating a horse, and subject the person guilty of such conduct to all the pains and penalties of the act of Parliament. Mr. William Love stated that he was the chief constable of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and had been in their service for about eight years. In consequence of a commu nication which reached the society he proceeded on the 11th of October to Southgate, and saw Mr. Taylor, the defendant. He said a complaint had been made at the office of the society that he (the defendant) 1 ad a horse tied up in such a manner that it could not lie down, and that, in fact, he was starving it to death. Witness said his instructions from the secretary were to go direct to defendant and ascertain the facts, rather than make inquiries in the village, and give rise to scandal. The defen dant then said, " Well, I will tell you all about it. This is a colt I have bred myself, and I sent it to London to have it broken in, but I expect that it got into wrong hands, and got knocked about and spoilt. I found that it was most refrac tory, and I beat it till I could beat it no longer, for I found it would let me beat it to death. When I found beating useless I said, Well, I will pinch your stomach, and see if that will bring you to subjection.' I then put it in a break, and kept it there for two days, but finding that was of no use, I took it out and took it to the stable, where I tied it up so that it could not lie down, and it has not lain down since. That is about eight days ago. For the first five days it had nothing to eat and only a little water to drink. I then gave it a little hay, and it has had hay once or twice since. I am going to take it out of the stable to-day, and if it goes all right it may have some more hay, but if it does not it shall not have any." Witness said, " How long do you say that you have kept it without food ?" and defendant replied, "Let me see—it was about yesterday week that I first put it into the break." Witness said, " But have you not given it anything to eat during that time ?" and defendant replied, "No, but I have given it a little water, you know." Witness remarked, "Are you sure that none of your men have given it any thing to eat?" and he replied, shaking his head, "They know better than to disobey my orders." Witness said, " But are you not afraid of injuring his constitution ?" and he said "No, I have kept a horse for 11 days without food without injuring him." Defendant then offered to show witness the horse, and the latter went to the stable, where he saw a man who showed him the horse called " Wonder," upon which the alleged cruelty had been practised. The horse was in a low condition, hollow in its flanks, and its head was banging. It appeared to be very ill and very anxious; dull and heavy about the eyes, as if suffering from pain. The horse was thoroughly out of condition. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine cross-examined the wit ness very severely, and in reply to his questions he stated that he did not know who gave the informa flan to the society. He did not know his name, or whether he was present, nor had he told him to be present. He did not know whether the name was known to the society. He did not know whether it was a discharged groom of the defendant's who gave the information. He did not know the name of the man who showed him the horse. He made a note of the conversation with Mr. Taylor at the time, and had it with him. (On the request of Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, the note was produced and examined by him.) The defendant did not say why he had kept the horse 11 days without food. By the Bench.—He did not know the age of the horse, but it was in a low, bad condition. He did not feel his pulse. _ _ _ Professor Spooner, of the Veterinary College of Surgeons, stated that, in his opinion, a horse could not be kept without food for a period of five days without producing to the animal a great deal of anguish, perhaps not acute pain, but a great deal of anguish. The horse was a domestic animal, which, from its construction, required feeding three or four times a-day, and to keep a horse for five days without food was an act of the greatest cruelty. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—We don't want an ex pression of your opinions. You are here to give scientific evidence, and not to give opinions that are not asked. Professor Spooner—l am here to answer ques tions and explain certain matters connected with the case, and I shall do so. By Mr. Sleigh—The want of food in the intes tines would cause spasms, which would put the horse in acute pain, and then he would show it by pawing with his foot. Tying the head of a horse up, as ho had heard the head of the defendant's horse bad been tied up, would disarrange the ner vous system, and would, in his opinion, be cruelty to the animal. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Ballantine— Any punishment would disarrange the nervous system, the same as flogging a boy. The duty of persons employing punishment was to do it in a moderate degree ; but it seemed to him that to keep a horse for five days without food was an act of gross cruelty. He did not contend that punishment was not to be applied to animals and persons, but it was a question of degree, and that was to be decided by persons that were competent to judge of it. Some animals were extremely obstinate and unmanageable. There was not a great variety of opinion as to the mode by which the subjugation of a horse was to be come at. There was some difference of opinion as to the treatment of Rarey towards his horses. Some thought it a failure. There were some horses that were jibbers and very refractory, and could not be cured, while others could be cured only by measures of severity which, in his opinion, would be extreme cruelty. He thought a horse of that kind should be destroyed rather than resort to the cruelty that would be necessary to break it in. He thought that a horse might be punished judiciously, the same as a child. He was not a follower of Rarey ; he thought that his plan was very consistent, and did not sub ject in many respects the animal to much torture. It was quite possible to convince a horse of the superiority of his master without resorting to cruelty. Re-examined—There were no circumstances, in his opinion, under which a horse could be kept five days without food without great torture. By the Bench—He was aware some horses never laid down for weeks or months —some not at all; but these were exceptions to the rule. He did not lay much stress on the an i ma l b e i ng k ept standing up, as it would be able to recover that; but what he thought most cruel and injurious was depriving the animal of food for five days. Mr. Richard Vines, of 3, College-street, Camden Town, said he had been a professor of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for fourteen years, previous to 1858, and from the evidence he had heard, the horse having his head tied up, so as to prevent him from lyi ng d own, an d b e i ng k ept without food, was most detrimental to the animal) and might have caused inflammation of the bowels and lungs. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine then addressed the bench for the defence. He said he had now to an ewer a summons that had been taken out against a highly-respectable gentleman, and that had been attempted to be supported in a mast extraordinary manner. The prosecution had brought the matter forward, and had spoken of a conversation that had taken place at Southgate Park between the officer and the defendant, a conversation which he could not contradict, as there were no witnesses present. The learned counsel then proceeded to contend that the evidence of a single witness, unsupported by corroborative testimony, was not sufficent to justify the magistrates in casting a slur upon the character of a gentleman of the defendant's rank. True, they had got admissions from the defendant which, though to a certain extent correct, had been coloured by the officer. He then proceeded to con tend that the treatment the defendant had subjec ted the horse to, though severe, had been conducted and regulated by experience; that the horse had been watched every four hours, to see that no injury had happened to it ; and that the result of this treatment had been a great success, as the horse was now a good, sound, safe, and excellent perfectly safe to ride and to drive, and exhibiting no signs of injury from the treatment it had been subjected to. The Chairman said they were in a difficulty. They had no direct evidence of the commission of the alleged offence with the exception of the slight portion where Love saw the horse. On the other hand, the defendant had admitted that that part of the allegation was true, but had not stated to what extent. Under these circumstances, the Bench felt that there was not sufficient evidence to justify them in convicting the defendant, and they must therefore dismiss the summons, at the same time stating that they did not wish to throw any slur on the society, as they considered it a very admi rable one, and that it had, no doubt, acted properly in taking up this complaint. The summons was then dismissed. JHE YELVERTuN CASE. This case was again before Lord Ardmillan in the Court of Session on Thursday and Saturday. The proof for Mrs. Yelyerton, the pursuer in the action of declarator of marriage, has been taken in Ireland before the Commissioner (Mr. Crichton) appointed by the Court of Session in the Scotch suit, and has been completed ; but, owing to re peated adjournments, the defender's proof has not yet been commenced. Under the Conjugal Rights (Scotland) Act passed last Session, proofs in such cases must be taken, not before a Commissioner, but before the Lord Ordinary, so that the rest of the proof must necessarily be taken in Edinburgh. The last diet of prof held at Newry was adjourned till a future day, on the motion that the pursuer and the defender both should be confronted with the wit nesses far identification, against which decision of the Commissioner the pursuer appealed. The appeal was accordingly taken up by Lord Ardmil lan on Thursday, along with a motion by the de fendant Major Yelverton, first, for a further pro rogation of the time till December 15 ; second, that his proof should be taken before the Lord Ordinary; and third, for an order on the pursuer and defender to appear personally for identification by the wit nesses. The pursuer's counsel complained of the delay and expense to which she had been subjected by these adjournments and by the stoppage of the proof in Ireland. On Saturday Lord Ardmillan prorogated the time for concluding end reporting the defender's proof till the 15th of December, of new allowed proof to the defender and to the pur suer a conjunct probation; and in respect to the provisions of the Conjugal Right (Scotland) Act, appointed the said proof to be led before himself on the 4th of December and following days; and in respect of the circumstances appearing from the reports of the proof at Dublin and Newry, and that both pursuer and defender now desire the atten dance of both parties for identification by the wit nesses, ordains both parties to attend personally the diets of proof ; and reserved all questions of expense and all appeals not disposed of by this judgment. It may be stated, that as the Scotch law does not admit of the parties themselves being examined as witnesses to the marriage, Major and Mrs. Yelver ton will attend only for identification. COUNTRY MARKETS. ,v - NORWICH—Nov. 16. Wheat to-day was in fair supply, and last Saturday's prices were fully supported for the best descriptions. Of barley there was a good show, and prices were unaltered. A fair trade in other grain. White wheat 60s to 68s I Red wheat 56s to 64s Malting barley....39s to 40s I Chevalier barley 37s to 38s New d 0.......... 378 to 39s I Oats.. —9 to —s _ _ Flour, 448 Od to 44s Od per sack from the miller. NORTHAMPTON—Nov. 16. At this corn-market the supply of wheat was not so large as last week, but the tone of the business was quiet, and recent rates were about supported-46s to 60s for old, and 59s to 64s for new. A dull business in barley-, malting 34s to 41s, grinding 29s to 31s per qr. Oats in moderate show, at previous prices—quoted at 24s to 35s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 38s to 465; peas, 38s to 455. Rye, 37s to 425; malt, 70s to 74s ; flour, 40s to —s per sack. LEICESTER—Nov. 16. The supply of wheat to• day was comparatively short, and prices were no higher than of late. White, 63s to 67s —red, 48s to 58s per 36 stone. Barley was in very large show, grinding, 30s to 32e ; malting, 34s to 38s per qr.; oats, 23s to 34s per 24 stone. Beans were rather higher —new, 40s to 44s ; old, 45s to 50s per 38 stone. Fine flour, 45s 1 Seconds, 43s f Thirds, 41s . per 20 stone. CAMBRIDGE—Nov. 16. A limited supply of wheat to-day, and the trade ruled with an active feeling—prices being at about the same as last week's rates—white, from 60s to 64s ; red, 56s to 60s. Barley a fair inquiry—malting, 36s to 42s ; grinding, 30s to 335. Oats were steady at 22s to 28s. Beans were sold at 42s to 44s per qr, YORK— Nov. 16. The supply of wheat at this market to-day was small, Trade was dull, and sales made at last week's prices. In barley a fair business was transacted, in favour of buyers. Oats well supported, and a good in iuiry. Beans a limited supply, with an active demand. Wheat, red 61s to 64s Oats.... 23s to 26s White do .64s to 68s Beans 48• to 50a Barley .32, to 38s Peas ..,,.—s to --s Malt, 68s to 70s per qr. ; rye, 34s per qr ; flour, 46$ to 4sB per sack. FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton ..Nov. 16. via Marseilles .. Dec. 13. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Dec. 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena. Dec. 2. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Nov. 18- fteLa........., ...„,....,..,...,,, via Marseilles ...Nov. 27. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton .... Nov. 18. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Nov. 18. via Marseilles Nov. 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton Nov. 25. via Marseilles Nov. 20. Lisbon Nov 21. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Nov. 18. via Marseilles Nov. 20. Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet .. Nov. 21: by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. Nov. —. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffo Dec. 10. Bahamas, via N ew Y or k Nov. 21. Mexico .... Nov. 28. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, California,and British Columbia.. 1 Nov. 28. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Pills.—Health`for the Many.—The universality, harmless composition and cheap ness of these inestimable Pills have won for them their present fame. They cannot injure the system; no mer curial, mineral, or other poisonous agent enters into their composition. Their components are the finest balsams, extracted with the greatest care and mixed together with the nicest accuracy. Holloway's Pills are unrivalled for curing headache, loss of appetite, indigestion, flatulency, constipation, and other disorders of the stomach and bowels. They stimulate, or otherwise regulate the liver. Th e y so thoroughly purify the blood that in its circuit through its vessels land capillari: s it diffuses fresh life and vigour hroughout the whole frame, and gives tone to body and t mind. BIRTHS. BOYLE.—On the 15th inst., at Edinburgh, the wife of the Hon. tieorge Frederick Boyle, of a daughter. COLBORNE.—On the 3d inst., at Bert House, co. Kildare, the residence of Lord Downes, the Hon. Mrs. Colborne, of a daughter. DURRANT.—On the 13th inst., at All Saints, Halesworth, the wife of the Rev. Reginald N. Durrant, of a son. NAPIER.—On the 16th inst., at Chelsea College, the wife of Captain Gerard Napier, R.N., of a son. MARRIAGES. COOKS—Boont.—On the 13th inst., at the Tabernacle, Hanley, Staffordshire, Mr. John R. Cooke, youngest son of the late Rev. H. Ccoke, to Edna, youngest daughter of the late Mr. R. Booth, manufacturer, Hanley. 10LBECK—FALCONER.—On the 16th inst., at St. Pancras Church, Euston-road, John Albert Holbeck, to Sarah J. Falconer, youngest daughter of the late Captain James Falconer, of Arbour-square. DEATHS. BROWN.—On the 11th inst., suddenly, Mr. Frederick S. D. Brown, of Waltham Abbey, Essex, aged 59. CORBET.—On the 14th inst., at Woolwich•common, Row land Corbet, Esq., aged 26. DUNCOMBE —On the 13th inst., at South House, Lancing, Sussex, Thomas Slingsby Duncombe, Esq., M.P., aged 66. GREEN.—On the 16th inst., at Tottenham, Mr. William Moseley Green, aged 77. GREENE.—On the 7th inst., at Rolleston Ilan, Leicester shire, Henry Greene, Esq., aged 67. 111‘ WILLIAM.—On the 12th inst., at Bucharn, near Runny, Aberdeenshire, Alexander t 1 William, Esq., J.P., aged 33. PALMER.—On the 12th inst., at Grantham, Galles Payne Bawer, Esq., aged 69. PARKER.—On the 15th inst., at Doncaster, Hugh Parker, Esq., aged 90. Lormorr : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TIM SUN Office, No. 112,S trand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, hi the CQuity pi Aliddiemex, fdottdaYi X9YeiaDer 18, 1861,