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TT - , • ..,......--- di?" nqpt. Graham, from Portland, Maine, on the .....i It• I 26th ult., has arrived here, and landed all mails \‘.______',,,,,,..,,,,,____..:,/- -4. „ ~i. t LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the next ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the London and North- Western Railway Company will be held at the Euston Station, Euston-square, London, on FRIDAY, the 22d February, 1801, at 12 o'clock at noon precisely, for the transaction of the getteral business of the Company. C. R. MOORSOM, Chairman. CHAS. E. STEWART, Secretary. Euston Station, London, Feb, 6, 1861. except those for LiverpooD PRICE 4D . STAMPED, SD. The North Briton and Arago had arrived out. The Canadian passed the Bohemian on the 28th ult. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7, 1861. BUCKLEYS' SERE N ADER S.-LAST WEEK of the Season.—St. James's Iran, Piccadilly. —Open every Night at 8, and the two last Day Performances ca Wednesday and Saturday Afternoons at 3 o'clock. The last Entertainment will be for the Benefit of R. BISHOP i'I3I:ICKLEY (General Alanag, , er), which will take place or, 'SATURDAY Evening next, Feb. f, 1861, being most po'4- lively the final representation. Stalls, 35. ; Area, 2s. ; (jai lory, is., which can be secured at the office, 28, Piccadilly. No'. 21,393. LORD f. _RUSSELL Of THE ITALIAN QUESTION. PUBLICATIONS. THE NAVY. the probationary clerks will be ss. a-day, and that the emoluments of established clerks will be as fol lows :-ss. per diem with allowances till the com pletion of the first five years of their service, in creasing at the rate of ls. per day for every addi tional five years' servize, up to a maximum of Os. ing from the spontaneous patriotism of the nation, that it should be permitted, within the limits of those necessary rules, to develope itself in the freest and most unfettered manner. It had been proposed that Congress should resign, and that a new one should be elected. :Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., ATHERINE AND HER SISTERS. By the Author of "The Discipline of Life," &c. A blue book, entitled " Further CorrespondeneP relating to the Affairs of Italy," was issued last night. The following two despatches from our Fo reign Secretary to the British Minister at Paris are the latest and molt important contained in the The Augusta arsenal, in Georgia, had been sur rendered to State troops. Vessels will leave Charleston with a clearance from the Carolina authorities, certified by the " Heartily concurring in these principles, I en deavoured to apply them in the daily conduct of the business of my office, and, while I always main tained the just and proper authority of the Secre tary of State, I trust that I never forgot that I had to deal with a body of volunteers who were freely sacrificing their time, their money, and their per sonal convenience in the service of their Sovereign and their country, and who were on every ground entitled to receive the utmost consideration at the hands of the Government. xi R. W. S. WOODIN'S NEW ENTERTAIN MENT, the CABINET of CURIOSITIES, POLY .GRAPHIC HALL, King Wiliam-street, Charing-cross, 70-NIGHT, and EVERY EVENING (except Saturday), at Eight. Private boxes, £1 Is. ; Stalls and box stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, Is. - A plan of thf, stalls may be seen, and seats secured (without extra ohs rge), at the Box office, from 10 till 4. Morning Performanc,e, Saturday, Feb. 9. " Lady Emily Ponsonby's novel of Katherine and her Sisters' is, without exception, one of the very best of modern times. "—Mess en ger. " A story of absorbing interest—genial, powerful, and pic turesque, full of genuine pathos and graphic description." Lit. Gaz. foreign consuls. The Charleston populace were displeased with the action of Governor Pickens. An attack on Fort Sumter was expected. An attack was also expected at Pensacola. The Wyandot was anchored west of Fort Pickens, an& it was expected would assist in the defence. General Scott was fortifying Washington with Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. volume : RGYLL ROOMS. - iIRAND MUSICAL ENTERTAI,V3IENT, with the Celebrated BAND, Forty in number (established eleven years), chosen from the Pl'ilharmonic Concerts, Royal Italian Operas, and the Household Troops. Conducted by Mons. Lamotte. Cornet-a-piston, 31. Bou:tcourt.—Dancing at Nine o'clock.-18. admission. VOREIGN OFFICE LIST for 1861, forming I- a Complete Diplomatic and Consular Handbook, with five Maps, showing where British Diplomatic and Consular Agents are resident. Now ready, price ss. London : Harrison, Bookseller to the Queen, 59, Ball-mall. THE PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE fully explained in J. GROSSMITH'S rIIHE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, nigh llolborn.—T. he most elegar,t entertainment in the world. The dancing area is moat extensive. The reading and smoking rooms Or, either side 0 4 , the a pacious galleries are replete with every comfort, and ',he refreshment rooms at tached to the ball room are l'..nrivalled even by Oriental beauty. The wines, and refreshments are of the highest qua lity, and the band, conducted by Mr. Packer, stands alone for its excellence. Admission, 1.,3, " GOVERNMENT UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES." The cause is there 'predicated of the monetary difficulties ex perienced in 1860. 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., late Piper and Co., Paternoster-row. Just published, price 25., free by post, 2s. 4d., ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, FOR FIRE, LI . YE, AND ANNUITIES, No. 29, Lombard-street, 7_,ondon, E.C. ; and Royal Insurance Buile.ing,rs, Liverpool. CAPITAL-TWO MILLIONS. FIRE BRANCH. Notwithsta'Aing the large accessions of business made annually through a long series of years, which obviously in crease the difficulty of further advances, yet the Fire Pre miums of the year 1859 rise above those of the preceding year—by a larger sum than has been obtained by the increase of any single year since the formation of the Company, ex cepting the yea r 1853, disclosing an advance of 50 PER CENT. IN THREE s 7 EARS. The follow'ing figures exhibit the progress of the whose Fire Branch, runninr, over the last Ten years : Total Premium Increase of the year received, above each preceding' one. 18r,0 £44,027 10 0 £9,557 19 8 1r452 76,925 4 2 24,251 18 3 1854 128,459 11 4 15,895 7 0 1856 151,733 9 6 21,673 17 7 1858 196,148 2 6 21,092 17 10 1859 228,914 7 3 32,166 4 9 Placing the Company among the very largest offices in the Kingdom. Indeed, it is believed that there are now only three offices in existence which equal it in Fire revenue. LIFE BUSINESS. The Directors desire to call the especial attention of the Proprietors of THE LIFE BRANCH of the Establishment. The ACTUARY'S Report on this subject is accompanied by an Appendix, illustrated by two coloured Diagrams, which make plain to the unprofessional eye the mortality ex perienced by the "Royal," as indicated by curved lines, which contrast most favourably with the former Averages of mortality, also displayed on the Diagrams. The Bonus apportioned to the Assured, with participation, amounts to £2 per cent. per annum, to be added to the origi nal sum assured of EVERY PARTICIPATING POLICY effected previously to the Ist of January, 1858, for each entire year that it had been in existence since the last appropriation of Bonus thereon, and is ONE OF THE LARGEST BONUSES EVER DECLARED. The Paid-up and Invested Capital, including Life Funds, amounts to upwards of .E700,0e0 sterling. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOIINSTON, Secretary. T HE INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 142, Strand, London. Empowered by Act of Parliament, for LIFE ASSURANCE SURVIVORSHIPS, ANNUITIES, ENDOWMENTS, &c. DIRECTORS. EDMOND SHEPPARD SYMES, M.D., Chairman. John Elliotson, M.D.,Cantab., John Moss, Esq. John Symes, Esq. Henry J. Hodgson, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. SECRETARY TO THE BOARD. Alexander Richardson, Esq. CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. Augustus Blonde], Esq. AUDITORS. Professor Wheatstone, F.R.S., and Professor J. Radford. Young. MEDICAL REFEREE GENERAL. J. Elliotion, M.D., Cantab., F.R.S., 37, Conduit-street. ACTUARY. W. S. 13. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R.A.S., F.S.S., Sco. ASSISTANT ACTUARY. Barker Woolhouse, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Gregory, Gregory, Skirrow, and Rowclifre, Bedford row. Examples of Bonus up to May, 1855 : Bonus in Permanent Policy Sum addition Bonus in Reduction taken Age. Assured. Cash. of Annual out in 1 to Sum Assured. Premiums. ......._—_ £ £s. d. £s. d. I £s. d. 1838 55 3,000 867 17 7 428 1 4 56 3 8 1841 48 4,000 749 4 0 325 16 0 32 0 4 1845 69 2,000 232 18 0 156 13 0 16 6 0 1818 60 2,000 154 2 8 103 16 8 10 15 2 1851 155 I 2,800 120 17 0j72 14 6 67 7 - - - - 867 17 749 4 232 18 154 2 120 17 • Tho - i0n. , ....g are amongst the advantages offered by the haternational Life Assurance Society:— The Society was established in 1838. Two-thirds of the profits are divided amongst the assured every five years. For prospectuses and every other information, apply to the Chairman, 142, Strand. 142, Strand, London, W.C. EDMOND S. SDIES, Chairman. G UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C. Established 1821. DIRECTORS. HENRY VIGNE, Esq., Chairman. MINTO T. FARQUHAR, Bart., M.P., Deputy Chairman Henry Hulse Berens, Esq., Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq. Charles Wm. Curtis, Esq. John Martin, Esq. Charles F. Devas, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. Janes Morris, Esq. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. Henry Norman, Esq. Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. John Harvey, Esq. Sir Godfrey J. Thomas, Bart. John G. Hubbard, Er,q., M.P. John Thornton, Esq. John Labouchere, Esq. James TuHoch, Esq. DRS. AUDI' Lewis Loyd, Esq.. • Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq , I John Henry Sm , ,th, Esq. Cornelius Payne, jun., Esq. Thomas Tallemach, Esq., Secretary.—Samuel Brown, Esq. Actuary. LIFE DEPARTMENT.—UNDER THE PROVISIONS or AN ACT or PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In surers EIGHTY PER CENT. of the Profits, at Quinquennial Divisions,, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of Profits, - Since the establishment of the Company in 1821, the Ame,unt of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in eas'a value £660,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary Bemuses of £1,058,000. After the Division of Profits at Christmas, 1859, the Life Assurances in force, with existinr. Bonuses thereon, amounted to upwards of £1,730,000, the Income from the Life Branch £207,000 per annum, and the Life Assurance Fund exceeded £1,618,000. LOCAL MILITIA and VOLUNTEER CORPS.—No Extra Premium is required for service therein. INVALID LIVES assured at corresponding Extra Pre miums. _ LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their Values, if such value be not less than £5O. ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, re eeived and registered. MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge for Policy Stamps. Notice is hereby given, that FIRE Policies which expire at Christmas must be renewed within fifteen days at this Mice, or with Mr. SAMS, No. 1, St. James's-street, corner of ; or with the Company's Agents throughout the Kingdom, otherwise they become void. Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this Company. -ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL for the DESTITUTE SICK and DISEASED, Gray's-inn- Toad. In consequence of the number of wretched applicants, the Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EAR NEST APPEAL to the public for CONTINUED SUPPORT to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions received by the Treasurer, Edward Master man, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and Co.; Nisbet and Co., Berners street, ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Masterman and Co. ; and at the Hospital. STANFORD S. SMITH, Secretary. "The temporary relief obtained by means of purgative medicines is purchased at the high price of the aggravation and A the perpetuating the disease."—HENßY, NO MORE PILLS OR ANY OTHER PHYSIC 1 FOR CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION (DYSPEPSIA), PALPI TATION, NERVOUS, BILIOUS, AND LIVER COMPLAINTS, DEBILITY, DROPSY, EPILEPSY, PARALYSIS, COUGH, ASTHMA, CONSUMPTION, BRONCHITIS, SORE THROAT, FEVERS. DU BARRY'S delicious HEALTH RESTOR ING REVALENTA ARABICA FOOD, which, at a Jew o noe per day, saves fifty times its cost in Medicine, and cure s without purging or any of the uncertainties, annoy ances, and ruinou s ex p enses Incur red by medicine, cod liver oil, or visits to distant climates. Certificate No. 36,418. —We Harvey; the saiest remedy, An drew Ure, M.D., F.R.S. ; Dr. Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Shor land ; Dr. Campbell. We extract a few out of 541,00 ? et e res eofe :— Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart ft tu l t p „„, Iscribable - -' many years' dyspepsia. Cure No. 49,832. f as y thn y i e a a , r co l % in i, d , agony from dyspepsia, nerv ousness, eKness. and vomiting, MamrinaGYPiay tion, flatulency, SD of Lynn, Norfolk.' Spasms, 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, indigestion, rfatherinas, low spirits' of extreme nervousness , and nervous fancies. Cure No . 54,816. The Rev. James V. ear Fakenham, Norfolk. of Campbell, Syderstone Rectory, pcea. Cure Mr. Indigestion and liver complaints. n Cure No. 56,814. Mr. Samuel Laxton Leicester, of two years' diarr of W. Reeves, 181, Fleet-street,Cure No. 4,028: ness, crnstipation, indigestion, London, years' nervous_ Eight years' dyspepsia, nervona:lndesds, 1 Rngton Ree spasms, and nausea, Rev. John W. ElaVe , , debility, with cramps, cough, indi tory, Norfolk. Cure No. 3,906. Thirteen gestion, and general debility. an, Gateacre, Perth. Cure No. 58,314. Miss Elizabeth Yeoni horrors of James Poyreterrs, Athol-street, near Liverpool, of ten years' dyspepsia, and all the nervous irritability. Cure No. 46,270. Mr. James R oberts, ' timber merchant, of Frim4y, Surrey, of 30 years diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, partial deafness. Similar testimonials from 56,000 patients who can be re ferred to. The 'Food is sold in canisters, 11b. ts. 9d., 21b, 4s. fld 121 b. 225., 241 b. 40s. ; super-refined quality, 51b. 225„ 101 b. 338. The „ 101 b., 121 b., and 241 b. canisters carriage free on receipt of Post-office order by Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., 182, Piccadilly, London ; Abbis, 60, Gracechurch-street; 4, Cheapsidc ; 63 and 150, Oxford-street ; 330 and 452, Strand ; 49 and 6 0 , loishopsgate-street ; Batty, 16, Finsbury-pavement ; Phillips %ad. to. tea dealers ; Petty. Wood, and Co., King Willirn- Milo, City, and ni,liigla Hamm ad all iliVerot ON SPERMATORRHCE A. By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.E., And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan Infirmary for the Cure of Strictures of the 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 : H. Bailliere, 211, Regent-street." SKIN. DISEASES OF THE By ROBERT J. JORDAN, M.D., Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, England, &e., &c. Author of " Skin Diseases and their Remedies," &c. Containing the modern treatment for the cure of cutaneous eruptions, scorbutic affections, superficial and deep-seated ulcers, torpidity of the circulatory system, redness, roughness of the akin, &c. "This book is, as he has aimed to make it, `thoroughly use ful and practical.' "—Medical Times and Gazette, August 11th, 1860. Published by John Churchhill. To be had from the Author only, 29, George-street, Hanover-square, London. At home from 10 to 2 ; and by appointment. DR. KAHN on MARRIAGE.--A new and entirely re-written Edition (the 4bth) of this celebrated Treatise, with new Steel Plates, Woodcuts, &c., is now ready. The object of the work is not to maintain any particular hypothesis, but to enable everyone to understand for himself the structure and functions of the organs concerned in the fulfilment of the physical obligations of the married state; to acquaint him with the consequences arising from excesses ; to prevent unnecessary misapprehension from unfounded fears, and to indicate, when those fears are well founded, the means of speedy relief. The work is not crowded with the technicalities of ordinary professional books, nor does it pre sent the crudeness which characterises the so-called "popular works" on the subject. Price One Shilling, free by post for 13 stamps, orin a sealed envelope 22 stamps, either from the publisher, J. Allen, 20, Warwick-lane, or from the Author's address, 17, Harley street, Cavendish-square, London. p OYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT LW INSTITUTION.—The Committee of this Institution earnestly APPEAL to the public for PECUNIARY ASSIST ANCE to aid them to meet the present heavy demands on the limited funds of the Society. It has now 108 lifeboats, some of which have saved last year 204 persons from a watery grave. THOMAS BARING, Chairman. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Deputy-Chairman. 14, John-street, Adelphi, W.C. Bankers—Messrs. Willis and Co. ; Coutts and Co.; Henries and Co.; and at the Institution. F 1 N E TE A CHEAPER. STRACHAN CO.'S J:ISTLY CELEBRATED DRAWING ROOM TEA Is now reduced to 4s. per lb. Guaranteed the FINEST and CIIF,APEST Tea in the United Kingdom. 26, Cornhill, London, E.C. PRESENTS.— ORNAMENTAL and SCIEN TIFIC.—ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room, consisting of anew and elegant assortment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Inkstands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paperweights, &a, In Italian,Alabas ter, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CONCHOLOGY and GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, at 149, Strand, W.C. AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY.-LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and re pleasant. is ad mitted to b i e the best. medicine for immeclistpiy-relieving colas, connrmea cases ur usinnia, and consumption. It frequently cures persona whom the faculty pronounce in curable, admirably allays the tickling - which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Pers.ris deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocati.',m, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared only and sold by W. Lambert, Chemist, 2Q, Jermyn-street, Haymarket, and by all Druggists in bottle;,, 13,d., 2s. 3d., and 4s. 6d. each. Be particular and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. CONSUMPTION and ASTHMA CURED.— Dr. IL JAMES discovered, while in the East Indies, a certain CURE for CONSUMTION, Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds, and General Debility. The remedy was dis covered by him when his only child, a daughter, was given up to die. His child was cured, and is now alive and well. Desirous of benefiting his fellow-creatures, he will send post free, to those who wish it, the recipe, containhg full directions for making and successfully using this remedy, on receipt o their names with stamped envelope for return postage. — Address 0. P. Brown, 14, Cecil-street, Strand. RUPTURES.-BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS is allowed by upwards a 200 Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effeets, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moc-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and maybe worn during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had,. , and the truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly. A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, ls. A. Double Truss, 31s. 6d., 425., and 525. 6d. Postage, is Bd. An Umbilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6€l. Postage, ls. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable - to John White,lPost office, Piccadilly. PLASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c., for 1J Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like atiordinary stocking. Price 3s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., and 16s. each. Postage 6d. JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer, 228,"Piceadilly. s, GREAT MARLBOROUGH-STREET, W., NEAII THE PANTHEON. DR. CULVERWELL, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Licentiate of Midwifery, and Apo thecaries' Hall, London, can be consulted daily (only) as above, on all cases of Nervous Debility, Languor, Incapacity, Less of Memory, Sterility, and all Functional Derangements of both Sexes, emanating from early and excessive :indul gences Has Just published, prior ls. ; by post, 11 stamps, 18 sealed, No. 4, An entire new and original Work, entitled OURSELVES. Synopsis : The,rhysiology and Anatomy of our Generation —The Origin oDisease—Symptoms, Treatment, and Cure. Also, an Exposition ot. and Remedy for, all Urinary Derange ments and Marital Disqualifications, MALE. The modern treatment of Syphilis, Stricture, Eltannorrhagia Gonorrhoea), Spermatorrhma, Impotency, and all Diseases of the Urinary Organs, with Prescriptions, &.o.; FEMALE. The Physiology and Anatomy of Women--Functional Ir regularities in Health and Sickness—Choice in Marriage-- Their Expectancies and Disappointments—The Cause and 1:-emoval of Sterility—The Theory and Symptoms of .Gesta tien—Use of the Speculum. Also, No. 1. HEALTH, HAPPINESS, and LONGEVITY; On Debility, Nervousness, Dyspepsia, and Indigestion, No. 2. LOVE AND MARRIAGE : Their Obligations, Happiness, and Disappointments ; Love %lid other Matches. Sterility Removed, and Healthy Off wring secured.; No. S. ME CASE BOOK: 100 Cases of SPERMATORRHCEA, Their Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment, Confessions and Cure by Cauterisations, Galvanism, &c. &o. &c. To be had of Mann, 39. Cornhill ; and the Authors. Advice to the Working Classes fee Hall-a-Guinea; (SPECIAL NOTICE.) Dr. Culverwell is the only legally qualified medical practi tioner living of that name, and can be consulted (only as above). DR. CURTIS' MEDICAL WORK, MANHOOD: A. MEDICAL ESSAY ON NERVOUS AND GENERA. TIVE DISEASES. Just Published, the 150th thousand, with numerous plates, in a sealed envelope, price is., Sold by all Booksellers, and sent post raid, by the Author, for 12 stamps, MANHOOD : the CAUSE and PURE of PRE ]%I ATTIRE DECLINE with Plain Directions for Perfect Restoration to Bealth and Vigour. By Dr. J. L. CURTIS, 15, A:berntarle-street, Piccadilly, London. CONTENTS: INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER, on the Physiological Structure and Functions of the Reproductive Organs. CHAPTER ll.—Causes of Spermatorrlicea and Impotence; Early Vicious Indulgences ; Dangers of Neglect. CHAPTER lII.—A Review of the various Disqualifications of Marrine ; whether resulting from Youthful Abuse, the Follies of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. CHAPTERS IV. and V. on the modern Treatment of G onorri km* and Syphilis. The Book concludes with numerous varied and interesting ages, to which is added the Author's recipe of a preventive Lotion. REVIEWS OP THE WORK. should be in the hands ' ' Curtis on ma .d.—This is a truly valuable work, and "The author has conferred 23d March, 18,50. of Young and old.' —" Sunday Times," little work, in which is drresecdribae7 t ea he t b so o u on rce by of p t u h b o li s s e h w in s g ea th se is s youth or more frequently premature w hich produce decline in Dr. CURTIS may be consulted uhsu"al old age."—" Daily Telegraph,' above. The efficacy and personally. at his residence, , l e Bs itter by letter or coemployed by him having harmless nature of the remediaes wmplete 4311CCCss during a been demonstrated by the most five years, nervous practice extending over a period of t s ufferers can rely that the utmost skilrantYd. m ade available in the treatment of th eir experience . will be 1,01101: Published by J. Allen, 20, Nr .,_n_ so %rail). —l ' 44 Lane ; MUM, Rear Admiral Sir Baldwin W. Walker, K.C.8., was yesterday appointed to be Commander in Chief at the Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa stations, vice Rear Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry Keppel, K.C.B. Rear Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry Keppel, K.C.8., was yesterday appointed Commander in Chief on the South-east Coast of America station, vice Rear Admiral Sir Stephen Lushington, K.C.8., whose period of command has expired. Letters received by the Brazil mail by our Southampton correspondent state that Her Ma jesty's ship Ardent, with the mails from Buenos Ayres, and the Curacoa, from Maldonado, arrived at Montevideo on the 29th of December. On the arrival of the Royal Mail steamer Mersey at Buenos Ayres, on the 14th of December, the bottom of her port cylinder was carried away, and on the circumstance being reported to the English Ad miral he ordered that the homeward mails should be taken to Montevideo :by Her Majesty's ship Ardent, and thence transferred to Her Majesty's ship Buzzard for conveyance to Rio de Janeiro. The Mersey took in ,the passengers and cargo, as usual, and made a very good run to Montevideo, doing it in 12 hours, which is at the rate of 11 knots per hour. She left Montevideo on the 30th, and experienced very bad weather, with a heavy sea, the ship rolling considerably, and made the run to Rio in six days. At Monte Video the mails were transferred from H.M.S. Ardent to the Buzzard, which left on the 31st, and arrived at Rio on the 9th January. Her Majesty's steam packet Caradoc, recently employed in the Mediterranean, was on Monday paid off at Woolwich, and will be put out of com mission. The Isis, 44, sailing ship, at Chatham, fitting for the coast of Africa, is ordered to be ready to be undocked on Saturday next. The Immortalite, 51, screw, Capt. G. Hancock, under orders for Lisbon, still remained at Spithead up to dark yesterday, a strong south-west wind having been blowing the previous 36 hours. The Geyser, 6, paddle, Commander Jackson, ar rived. at Spithead on Tuesday evening from the eastward, with supernumeraries. Yesterday a por tion of them were transferred to the Immortalite, at Spithead, and to the St. Vincent, in Portsmouth harbour. The Geyser afterwards went into the harbour to fill up coal. The Cossack, 20, screw, Captain R. Moorman, is stripped to her lower masts in dock at Portsmouth, refitting. Her rigging is receiving an overhaul alongside the rigging house. The Volcano, paddle (floating factory), has been masted in the basin at Portsmouth, and is being completed in her outfit for the first class reserve by the riggers and steam reserve. The Philomel, 5, screw, commander L. Wildman, at Portsmouth, had her official trial of speed, at deep draught, deferred yesterday, owing to the strength of the wind. The Lords of the Admiralty have ordered that Lieut. Campbell, R.M.L.1., shall be struck off the list, for having been absent from duty on board her Majesty's ship Colossus without leave. First Lieut. Johnson, of the Portsmouth division, embarks on board the Colossus, vice Campbell. Capt. H. B. Roberts, from the Light Infantry Division of Royal - Marines, joins the Artillery Divi sion, vice Davis, who is placed on half-pay from ill-health. In accordance with the recent orders issued by the Admiralty for the discharge of 800 of the hired hands from Chatham dockyard, 58 of the supernumerary mechanics and labourers have received notice that their services will not be required after the 23d inst., on which day they will leave the establishment. A similar number will be discharged weekly until the 25th of May, by which day the entire number will have left the dockyard. The serpent, screw steam sloop, 200-horse power, recently received at Chatham from the contract builders, is ordered to be fitted for the third divi sion of the steam reserve at that port. Tynemouth garrison is now the ordnance depu for that portion of the north-east coast lying be tween Berwick and Hull, and a quantity of sho and shell and other ammunition has been recently stored there, which will be served out for volunteer artillery practice during the summer months. Messrs. R. Morrison and Co., of Ousburn, New castle-on-Tyne, cast on Saturday an enormous anvil block, weighing upwards of 34 tons, for the Elswick Ordnance Works. The melting of the metal occu pied five hours, and the immense mass will take three weeks to cool, when it will be removed to its bed at Elswick. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Lieut. R. S. Moore, to the Im pregnable ; Lieut. H. C. A. Brand, to the Royal Adelaide ; Lieut. J. B. Scott, to the Formidable, for the Lizard ; Lord Albert S. P. Clinton, naval cadet, to the Nile; F. R. Dicken, naval cadet, to the Aboukir; - L. G. P. Goodrich, midshipman, to the Donegal ; R. W. Wodehouse, midshipman, to the Aboukir ; H. B. Stewart, N. H. Ward, and G. M. Loch, midshipmen, to the Princess Royal; and D. F. Steddy, second class assistant-engineer, to the Immortalite ; Commander J. Montgomerie, to the Centaur, vice Aplin, promoted ; Commander S. C. Greville to the Sanspareil; Commander H. B. Woolcombe to the Queen; Lieut. Maxwell Fox to the Edgar ; Lieut. W. N. Cornewall to the En counter; John W. Lowe, master to the Imaum ; George Treviss, chief engineer, to the Cumberland, for service in the Barossa ; Andrew Douglas, chief engineer, to the Russell ; Peter Greetham, second class assist.-engineer to the Cumberland, for ser vice in the Dart; George G. Brodie, midshipman, to the Jason; James Browning Young has been appointed to a naval cadetship; Geo. Lapidge, pay master addition al, to the Cumberland; Wm. Carter, assist.-paymaster, to the Majestic ; Henry V. Forrest, assist.-paymaster,to the Meander; William A. Brown, assist.-paymaster, to the Donegal; Wm. Nottidge, clerk, to the Meander ; John H. F. Max well, clerk (supernumerary), to the Narcissus ; and Edward L. Bisson, assist.-clerk, to the Narcissus, TILE ARMY. A circular memorandum, signed "A. Horsford Deputy Adjt.-Gen.," has been issued to the army a' home and abroad, calling attention to the following regulations from the War-office respecting the appointment of clerks in the purveying and manu facturing departments of the War-office :—" With reference to the letter from this department of the 27th of November, 1860, relative to the employment of retired non-commissioned officers in the purveyor's and manufacturing depart ments, I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to acquaint you that having had the subject again under his consideration, in regard to the purveyor's branch of the service, in consequence of a new Royal warrant having been framed, he has decided that of the proportion of retired non-com missioned officers to be appointed to the former department as probationary clerks, each candidate will be required to pass a satisfactory examination in the following subjects : —l, exercises to test handwriting and orthography; 2, arithmetic (vul gar and decimal fractions) ; 3, English composi tion ; and will also be required to produce the necessary certificates in regard to physical fitness and character, the limits of age being between eighteen and forty-two; and upon vacancies occur ing in the upper ranks of the purveyor's ser vice the Secretary of State for War will select such of the probationary clerks (civilian, or retired non-commissioned officer) as have passed an exa mination in—l, geography ;2, history ;3, transla tion from one of the following languages : French, German, Italian, or Spanish, the selection bei ng dd that the pay of ' left to the candidate. I Ara to A per diem. On Monday Dr. J, B. Gibson, C. 8,, Director- General of the Army medical Department, accom panied by Sir J. R. Martin, M.D., C. 8., physician to the Hon. Council of India, and also one of the members of the Senate of the Army Medical School, Fort Pitt, Chatham, arrived at the establishment, for the purpose of making themselves practically acquainted with the progress made by the medical candidates in their studies, and superintending the competitive examination of the students now being held by Professors Longmore, M.D., Parkes, M.D., and Aitken, M.D. On their arrival at the General Hospital they were met by Dr. Hume, the principal medical officer of the garrison ; Dr. Longmore, Deputy Inspector General ; and Staff Surg. Barron; M.D., and proceeded in the first instance to make a minute inspection of the various wards of the hospital, and examining the books and returns kept in the establishment. They then proceeded to the Lunatic Hospital, which is set apart for the soldiers sent home insane from India and the colonies, and made a similarly careful inspection of that esta blishment, and subsequently visited the casements, kitchens, and other departments, with the general good order and extreme cleanliness of all of which they expressed themselves much gratified. They then visited the 'Museum, and examined the im provements now in progress, the medical library, and Army Medical School, where they witnessed the candidates at the competitive examination for commissions as army surgeons, and again expressed themselves highly satisfied at the result of their visit. The establishment of the Army Medical School at Chatham has proved of the greatest uti- lity. Under the superintendence of Dr. Longmore and Dr. Parkes the candidates for commissions have been daily instructed in the various duties aprertaining to the members of the army and medical profession. The whole of the circumstances connected with the recent terrible explosion at the Chatham Royal Engineer establishment, together with a copy of the report drawn up by the officers composing the board of inquiry ordered to investigate the causes of the unfortunate occurrence, having been laid be fore the Duke of Cambridge, his Royal Highness has so far expressed his dissatisfaction that he has directed a further inquiry to be instituted, in order to c ear up certain points in connection with the accident. His Royal Highness desires information as to the reason for using the north gun-shed for the aurposes of a laboratory, with other circum stan3es connected with the accident which call for explanation. The two sappers most injured—Smith, who occasioned the accident, and Rogers, who re ceived the severest injuries—as well as all the other sufferers by the explosion, are progressing very fa vourably, and it is expected that several of them will be sufficiently recovered to allow of their leav ing the Royal Engineer Hospital in the course of the next few days. " I do not pretend to say that the task was free from difficulty, but it was to me truly a labour of love, and it was greatly lightened, after the com mencement of last year, by the able and invaluable assistance which I received from the Inspector- General of Volunteers, Col. M‘Murdo. " Mention is made in the address of the slimes which attended the great gatherings of volunteers which took place last summer, but very little indeed of the credit of that success is due to me. It was Col. M'Murdo who organised those gatherings, and as far as the official arrangements are concerned, the chief praise is due to him. " But if you are good enough to thank me for the efforts I have made to aid in the development and to promote the efficiency of the volunteer force, I have far greater reason to thank you and the commanding officers of volunteer corps through out the county for the frank and hearty co-opera tion by which you rendered comparatively easy the duties which I had to discharge. I have frequently had occasion to invite you, as commanding officers of metropolitan corps, and as representing to a great degree the feelings f the Volunteers generally, to meet me and discuss questions of interest to the force, as they arose; and from the ready assistance which you always gave we on such occasions I de rived the greatest advantage. " I do not deny that the inevitable severance of my official connection with the volunteers has been to me a source of much regret ; but it is an unex pected, and I fear little deserved gratification to have received at your hands this mark of your con fidence, to which I shall always attach the highest value, and for which I shall ever be most grateful. " I have the honour to be, my lords and gentle men, your most faithful servant, "DE GREY AND RIPON. "1, Carlton-gardens, S.W., Feb. 6." LORD J. RUSSELL TO EARL COWLEY. Foreign-office, Dec. 24, 1860. My Lord,—You have done well to call my atten tion to the pamphlet which, under the name of " Francis Joseph and Europe," has appeared at Paris. In these days pamphlets are events, and we can not forget that the pamphlet called " The Pope and the Congress" has led to the loss by the Pope of more than half his dominions, and has prevented the meeting of a European Congress. I do not wish at present to discuss the main object of this pamphlet. The question of the surrender of Venetia by Austria must be considered separately and deliberately. But towards the end of the pamphlet is a sugges tion which was partially hinted at last year in re gard to Italy, and which may, one day or other, be brought forward as a serious proposition. The suggestion is that a new species of Holy Alliance should be formed; that an Areopagus should decide on all European questions ; that all classes should have the benefit of the enlightened views of this very learned and benevolent body. It is not difficult to discover, amidst the covert phrases of this proposal, an old enemy of European independence. A council which should pretend to represent all nations, and embrace all interests, would soon be come the centre of intrigue, and the organ of the boldest and most unscrupulous of the prevailing Powers. Its decrees would be aimed against all diversity of institutions and all liberty of thought; the ancient safeguards of order and of freedom would be denounced as barbarous and feudal ; the expression of individual thought would be con demned as a disturbance of the general peace and tranquillity. Fortunately for Europe the tendencies of the year passing away have been in an opposite direction. In Switzerland, in Belgium, in Prussia, and in Spain the attachment to national landmarks has been unequivocally and loudly expressed.. In Italy also, however divided the people of different States may have been, there has been displayed a ♦ehement desire for independence of foreign domi nation. You are too well informed not to know that the national independence of the States of Europe has been for three centuries, excepting, perhaps, during the reigns of Charles 11. and James 11., the object of the policy of Great Britain. The nationality of Holland, of Portugal, of Spain, of Germany, of Greece, of Belgium, have been at various times up held by the influence of England, and sometimes supported by her arms. From this independence of Europe have flowed immunity from foreign conquest, attachment to their own institutions, the cultivation of the lan guage and literature of each nation, and that gene ral security, which have contributed so much to wealth, to knowledge, and to freedom. It would be a great misfortune to exchange this system for a central control. To imagine that in ternational disputes would thereby be avoided is a fatal error. But the weak States, having no longer a combination or coalition of Powers to look to for support, would fall before the strong, and under the names of Switzerland, of Spain, of Italy, of Hol• land, or of Belgium, would be in fact the mere de pendencies of some one or two great States.- am, &c., (Signed) J. RUSSELL LORD J. RUSSELL TO EARL COWLEY. Foreign-office, Dec. 24, 1860 My Lord,—Her Majesty's Government trust to hear very soon that the French fleet has been with drawn from Gaeta. After the recent proclama tion of King Francis, the French fleet could only remain on the principle of interference in the war between King Victor Emmanuel and King Francis. But if it had been consistent with the publicly announced policy of the Emperor of the French with regard to Italy, to interfere in favour of the King of the Two Sicilies, the interference of his Imperial Majesty ought to have taken place in the beginning of the conflict between the champions of Italian unity and freedom, and the authorities and troops of King Francis. Had the French Emperor put forth his strength to maintain King Francis in the full possession of the royal power which he had inherited from his father, such a policy might have been deeply lamented, but it would have been intelligible, and might have been successful ; but that the Emperor of the French should stand aloof while Sicily and nearly the whole territory of continental Naples were wrested from King Francis, and should then, at the eleventh hour, step in and give him a tardy, and what must necessarily be an ineffectual sup port, in defending for a few weeks, and at a useless expenditure of blood, life, and money, a small town and promontory at the extreme verge of his former dominions, seems to be a course that cannot be re conciled with any motives or principles by which the conduct of the Sovereign of a great Power can reasonably be supposed to be guided. But in withdrawing his fleet from Gaeta the Emperor of the French will show that although he somewhat strained his policy to save the personal dignity of a distressed Sovereign, he by no means wished to forbid in Southern Italy that freedom of action which he had so powerfully maintained in he North.—l am, &c. (Signed) J. RUSSELL. increased zeal. Advices from Mexico state that Juarez left for the capital on the sth January in order to establish a liberal government. In New Grenada military movements were un favourable to the Government. A decisive battle was expected at Bogota. The forced loan had created excitement in Aspinwall. Advices from Valparaiso to the ith January state that business was dull, and that the markets were stocked. COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. Stocks firm, but ' irregular. Cotton buoyant. Sales to-day 5,500 bales. Middling Upland, 12ic. Flour and corn have declined. Wheat active and unchanged. Provisions generally firm. Coffee steady. Sugar and tea dull ; the latter has de clined 2c., and has been largely withdrawn. Freights firm. NEW ORLEANS, Jan 24. Cotton sales to-day 9,000 bales. Middling, 101 e. to 11-Ic. LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. NEW YORK, JAN 26. Louisiana will secede. The Government has sent reinforcements to Forts Pickens and Sumter. COMMERCIAL. NEW YonK, Jan 26. The Edinburgh sailed to-day for Europe. Cot ton is buoyant, and prices have advanced lc. Sales yesterday, 6,000 bales. Breadstuffs steady. Pro visions quiet. Stocks dull. Illinois Central, 80 ; New York Central, 80 ; Erie, 364, NEW ORLEANS, JAN. 25. Cotton market is generally unchanged. Sales today, 8,000 bales. Sales of the week, 62,000 bales. Exports, 247,000 bales. Receipts below last year, 530,000 bales. Freights to Liverpool id. demanded, I A to 29.32ds have been paid. IRELAND. DUBLIN, NirEDNESDAY MORNING. THE REPRESENTATION OF CORK. The Cork Constitution announces that the Hon. Col. Evans Freke, brother of Lord Carbery, is about to come forward as a candidate for the representa tion of the county on Conservative principles. The Morning News cries out piteously for an indepen dent opposition—that is. to say, an ultramontane— candidate, who may be enabled, by the influence of the Romish Church dignitaries, to rescue the "pre mier country" of Ireland from the grasp of either Whig or Tory. Major O'Seilly would answer this purpose admirably, but although his name has been mentioned as a probable candidate, he has not yet spoken on the subject himself. The nomination is fixed for Saturday next. THE AGRARIAN MURDER IN THE KING'S COUNTY. A correspondent of Saunders' News Letter sup plies the following particulars in reference to this, barbarous murder : " It appears that S,hiels, the unfortunate man who has been so brutally murdered, three years ago took a farm of land containing about 14 acres, on the townland of Ballinakill, adjoining the Welch Islands, on the estate of a gentleman named Tut hill. The former occupier, named Hickey, had been thrice beaten, and he was so intimidated that he surrendered the land. The farm was originally held by persons named Rourke, who were evicted. l l a t n w cb a s c o s n t s a u t e l t d e d t h o a n t e t 1 0 1 f e d t h e e c s e e a spe persons so n before s takin g respecting the and that the reply he got was that no man should ever take it with their goodwill; but, notwithstand ing this intimation of what he might expect, Shiels took the farm, and soon after he received a notice saying that they would not be beating him as they did Hickey, but that one finger would do the job for him. The unfortunate man, although he had been repeatedly apprised of the danger to which he was exposed, retained possession of the land, and he was heard to say to his wife that the Rourkes would never beat him, but they might shoot him. On Saturday evening last he had returned from Philips town about 6 o'clock, and in about two hours after his return he was .sitting with his wife, putting a coal to his pipe. The wife says she heard a "noise like a clap of thunder," and he fell over. She ex claimed, " Oh, Pat, jewel, you are not struck ?" He sat up, and, as she describes the fearful scene, he looked stern at her for a moment, and as she ran over, throwing her arms round his neck, the blood gushed out from between her fingers, and he was a dead man. The panes of glass were shattered through which the unfortunate man had been shot. The wadding was found in the room, and the slugs have since been taken from the man's head. The unfortunate woman, after the death of her husband, was refused assistance by all the neighbours for nearly two hours, except by a servant girl, named Liney, who lived with her, and comforted her, until at last some friends of her husband's had arrived. "The jury empannelled by the coroner returned a verdict of ' Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown." "Two men named Rourke and three others who have been arrested are in custody, and it is confi dently stated that the local authorities are in pos session of such evidence as will warrant the magi strates to commit at least two of them for trial.' THE SPIRIT DUTIES. The same journal has the fallowing communica tion on the subject of the spirit duties : "It is rumoured that the duty on spirits will be further augmented to 12s. per gallon, and that the inquiries which have been made as to illicit dist.q. ofm aguibae lation have been instituted for the purpose ing the Government as to how far a d y that y , as safely put on. It is the general regards Ireland, the last addition f a great error. A great depressio has taken place to be tre duty was in the Irish distillery trade, business tea very ancednanother increase in the whisky duty would redu_ut a revival of the low state. With a 6s. or sig. ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP. CONSECRATION OF A - the Rev. Eugene O'Connell was On Sunday last n Catholic Bishop of Maryville, trade would, no doubt, take place." CONSECRATION consecrated Roma California a t the c hapel of Drumeondra College, by Dr- EARL DE GREY AND RIPON AND THE VOLUNTEERS. A deputation from the commanding officers of the metropolis and county of Middlesex attended at his Lordship's residence yesterday by appointment to present an address upon his retirement. The following commanding officers were present: — Lieutenant-Colonels Lords Elcho, Radstock, Col- ville, Ranelagh ; Lieutenant-Colonels Lindsay, M'Donald, Colvill; Majors Beresford, Hughes, Wilkinson, M‘Leod of M‘Leod ; Captain-Command ants Murray, Phillips, Templer, Hilliard, &c. Lord Elcho, as chairman of the meeting at which it was adopted, read the following address : "The undersigned officers commanding Volun Leer corps in the metropolis end the county of Middle sex have heard with regret that the advancement of the Secretary of State for War to the Peerage has had the effect of removing your lordship from the War-office to the India " For upwards of 18 nonths—that is to say, for all but the first four months of the period during which the Volunteer force has been in existence, you have had the virtue.: direction and supervision of the movement on the part of the Government ; it is to you that we have all been referred, and with you we have always corcmunicated. " We who have always taken an active part in the organisation of our ovn corps, and in the move ment generally, can apireciate the difficulty of the task which has thus been laid on you, and know how much hard work, ail well as firm and delicate __... _ management, it has taken to bring this force to its present state. " You have had to rerresent us officially in Par liament, and on public occasions, to manage our re lations with the Hors 3 Guards, to consider and sanction in all cases, ani to initiate and carry out in many, the arrangement of those great gather ings of our force which (we hope we may say it without boasting) have astonished and gratified the nation in the course of he last year. In addition to these public duties, you have also been in constant communication with us personally, and there is not one of us who has not received the most ready attention and courtesy on all occasions, and most valuable advice and help whenever you have had the means of rendering them. In estimat ing your work it must be remembered that you have had no precedents to follow ; you have had to lay down the principles and to organise the official machinery upon which the Volunteer forces of this country are founded, and by which they are to be carried on. We believe that the principles which have been laid down are true, that the machinery is efficient, and that your successors will find their work to consist in enforcing those principles, and in watching and keeping in order that machinery. " We therefore think that we are justified in tak ing, and are bound on public grounds to take, the somewhat unusual course of thus addressing you on your retirement from office, to express, on behalf of the corps which we respectively command, our thanks to you personally for your kindness and courtesy, our respect for your judgment and dili gence, and our hope that the great department in which you have worked so well will at some future time again have the benefit of your energetic and able assistance. " Time has not permitted us to invite the com manding-officers throughout the country to join with us; but although strictly we can speak only for ourselves, we are thoroughly persuaded that in this address we convey to you the sentiments of the entire Volunteer force throughout the kingdom. — We are, your Lordship's obedient servants, (Here follow the signatures of the commanding officers of the metropolitan Volunteers). I Earl De Grey and Ripon, who was evidently highly gratified, returned the following reply : " I return you my most sincere thanks for the expression of your regret at my retirement from the office of Under Secretary of State for War contained in the address which you have just presented to me, and which I receive with feelings of pride and gra_ titude. " The duties which I have had to discharge during the last 18 months in connection with the Volunteer force have been full of interest to me, and I shall always consider myself most fortunate in having been officially engaged in the establishment and organisation of that most valuable addition to our national means of defence. " Acting under the directions of the Secretary of State for War, and conforming myself to the principles which he laid down for my guidance, I was, it is true, through his confidence, intrusted with a large discretion in the management of the volunteer business of the War-office; hut if success has, as you intimate, attended my efforts, it has been mainly owing to the wisdom and excel lence of the rules whic Lord Herbert established in the first instance, and to the supervision which he afterwards exercised over the mode in which they were applied. " The great principle which has directed all the feelings of the Government with the volunteers has been that, while it was our duty to maintain and enforce adherence to certain broad rules of order and discipline, without which no body partaking of a military character could exist for any useful purpose, it was essential to the success of a move ment of this kind, popular in its nature, ate *ring. THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT. The challenge from the West Middlesex to any corps in Middlesex to shoot a challenge match, according to the announcement a few days ago, has been accepted by Lieutenant Colonel Lindsay on the part of the St. George's. It will probably come off between the 18th and 22d of the month on Wormwood Scrubs. The match between ten men of the A Company (West Middlesex) and ten men of the Harrow Rifles will take place on Saturday next, the 9th, at Wormwood Scrubs, for a silver cup; ranges, 300, 500. and 600 yards, being a con tinuation of the competition originally proposed by Capt. Wilbraham Taylor, of the Barnet Rifles. Yesterday about 400 of the Inns of Court Volun teers paraded in Gray's-inn at two o'clock, under the command of Colonel Brewster, and, accompa- nied by their band, proceeded to Hampstead for ammunition drill, twenty rounds being served to each man. The men, after undergoing a series of evolutions in a most satisfactory manner, marched homewards, the band playing selections of music, reached the headquarters about half-past six o'clock, and were then dismissed. The 35th Middlesex (Enfield) Rifle Volunteers assembled on Sunday last at their armoury at Enfield-court for church parade, and, under the command of Captain Letchworth, marched, headed by their band, to St. James's Church, Enfield highway, where they attended Divine service. The sermon was preached by the Rev. J. Harman, M.A., the incumbent of the church, and honorary chaplain to the corps. A general meeting of the 38th Middlesex (Ar. tists') Rifle Volunteer Corps was held on Tuesday at the Floral Hall, Covent-garden; The prizes shot for at the recent competition were presented to the respective winners :—A Hay rifle, won by Captain Lewis ; a silver medal, won by Ensign Gale ; a short Enfield rifle and sword bayonet, won by Sergeant Earles. The financial report for the past year showed that the working expenses of the corps were more than covered by the sub scriptions of the effective members alone. A letter from Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram, G.C.8., announced his acceptance of the command of the corps. This announcement was most enthu siastically received. At the conclusion of the meet. ing the corps formed four deep, and marched to head-quarters at Burlington-house. On Thursday evening last a numerously attended meeting of the members of the Ist and 4th Com panies of the York Rifle Corps was held in the Guildhall (Captain Lloyd, of the Ist Company, in the chair), for the purpose of taking into considera tion the circular issued by the War-office respecting the arms to be used by the different corps. It was ultimately decided unanimously to respectfully memorialise Lord Herbert on the subject ; and that the members should meet on Monday to discuss and settle the memorial, a committee in the meanwhile being appointed to embody the arguments and opinions expressed by the members. Should the Government still persist in their determination, the members intimated their intention of resigning in a body, as they considered the order neither more nor less than an expression of want of confidence. A handsome silver bugle was presented to the 4th Cinque Ports Artillery Volunteers (Hastings) on Monday by Mrs. William Scrivens, whose hus band is captain of the Ist Company. An appropriate speech accompanied the presentation, which was acknowledged by Captain-Commandant Harcourt on behalf of the corps. Two companies of the Artillery were present and several of the officers and men of the Ist Cinque Ports Rifles. The Artillery of this town are now numerous enough to form a brigade. A considerable number of recruits has been obtained at Colchester, and, with the help of a con tingent from the neighbouring village of Wivenhoe, a third company will, it is expected, be shortly 'orated, ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL T.ELEGB,A.PII COMPANY. The thirtieth half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the offices, Telegraph-street —the Hon. Mr. Grimston in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said ho had considerable satisfaction in calling attention to the first paragraph in the report, which referred to the receipts of the company. The receipts had been increasing gradually, and the trust account amounted to the handsome sum of £30,000 ; but still the cost of maintaining the different lines amounted to a large sum. The directors had been contemplating a reduction of the tariff, as experi ence had shown that all previous reductions of the tariff had resulted in an increased profit to the company. Some people considered that there should be an equalisation of charges throughout the company's lines for messages ; but that would not answer, as it was plain they could not send a message for ls. when it cost the company 2s. 6d. At some future time the directors would be prepared to make some modification in the charges that would be of benefit to the public. He concluded by formally moving the adoption of the report. Captain HUISH seconded the motion, which was carried. A dividend at the rate of 31 per cent. for the half-year was then declared. Some discussion ensued upon the trusi fund. The CHAIRMAN having explained that the fund was for the renewal of cables and to meet any emergency that might happen, The meeting separated in the usual manner. A telegram from Havannah, via the United States, announces the stoppage of Messrs. G. Sthamer and Co., merchants and sugar exporters, with large liabilities, some of which will have to be sustained in Alanchester, London, and Hamburg. They are believed. however, to be so divided that the amount wil theot be particularly heavy in any individual instance, total in do Lonn ranging, perhaps, between £50,G00 and £70,000. Mr. Sthamer has transacted an extensive business and enjoyed good standing, but is said to have locked up hi s means in b an k shares and oth er s p eculative investments. The firm have Agent at gand.ester, RAILWAY BILLS IN PARLIAMENT Yesterday the examiners declared the standing orders of both Houses of Parliament complied with in the following cases : Kirkcudbright Railway—For lines from Kirk cudbright to Castle Douglas and to the Dumfries and Portpatrick Railways, at a cost of £60,000. Monkstown Railway—For an extension at a cost of £25,000. (There being no appearance in this case the bill was declared to be withdrawn.) Midland Railway—For a line from Whitacre to Nuneaton, at a cost of £186,000. North-Eastern and Newcastle and Carlisle Rail ways—For amalgamation. Cornwall Railway—For new rails and works, at a cost of £64,000. Leven and East of Fife Railways—For amalga mation. Midland Railway—For additional works and powers, at a cost of £25,000. Inverness and Aberdeen Junc tion aon. nd Inverness Nairn Railway—For amalgamati Belfast and County Down. Witney Railway. y For devia tions, L 45,000 ; Mid-Wales Railwa and ne w lines, V20,-- ,00 0 . Peebles Railway.—To lease the N North ies British a and ay 0-1-e-shire Midland Railway.—For deviation and arrangements wi th the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway, at a cost of £24,700 ur . B o nelli's Ele ctric Tele g ra p h Company.—To p chase the Chevalier Bonelli's patent telegraphs, and work them by means of a company. The following bills were withdrawn :—Central a Wales Extension Railway ; Killarney and Valen cwiaithßiealawandy ; F Ivey Railway. kstoawilwnayE-xtension and T.. 0 t_ The following were postponed : —West London Railway ; London and Bury St. Edmund's Rail_ way ; Newtown and Machynleth Railway ; Great Southern and Western Railway ; and Axminster, Seaton, and Beer Junction Railway. The standing orders were declared not complied with in some particulars in the case of the Manchester and Milford Railway (Aberystwith branch). SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ACCEPTANCES FOR T] TONSHIR E GREAT NORTITAMP. STAKES. 69 of whom declared. 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