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' Ge / 41.. ,./ ~C_ ~~~ Del 'EIVSPA.PER A 4r: r, -- ...1 TELEGRAPH TO INDIA COMPANY (Limited). TELEGRAPH Capital, .ClOO,OOO, in 50,000 Share of £2 each, with power to increase to £ . M0,000. Deposit 10s. per Share on application and 10s. on allotment. Registered under the Joint Stock Company's Act. CHAIR/sIAN—Sir MACDONALD STEPHENSON. DIRECTORS. Philip Patton Blyth, Esq., late of the Mauritius. Sir George Bonham, Bart., K.C.8., late Governor of Hong Kong. The lion. James Byirr_c ; Chairman of the South Eastern Rail way Company. William Dent, Esq., late of the Hon. E. I. Co.'s Civil Service, Beno-al. Frederick Gao.at;en, Esq., 27, Chester-square. Capt. W. H. - flail, R.N., C. 8., Director of the Peninsular and ()riental c jompany. John Farl'...y. Leith. Esq., late of Calcutta, Chairman of the Eastern Bengal Railway Company. Alexari , :ter Wilson, Esq., F.R.S., late of the Hon. E. I. Co.'s Civil. Service. Madras. (With power to add to their lumber.) OFFICIAL AUDITOR—J. A. Franklyn, Esq. Soramons—Messrs. Freshfields and Newman. BROKERS—Messrs. Knight and Coleman, 1, Royal Exchange buildings. ENGINEERS—Sir Charles Bright and Latimer Clark, Esq. BANKERS—The London and County Bank. SECRETARY—C, L..l'eel, Esq. OFFICES-02, M r Jorgate-street, The Government have agreed to transfer the line, stations, and property of the Red Se a an d I n di an Telegraph Corn any to a new Company on very liberal terms. These are in substance-- Ist. That the cables, land-lines, instruments, stations, cor.cessions, &c., belonging- to the old Company shall be. male over to the new Company, free from charge. 2d. That the new Company shall use their best endea vours to repair The line and to workit when Completed, beginning with the line between Aden and Kurrachee ; and are to have possession so soon as two-thirds of the capital is subscribed, and one-third paid up, and asuit able 'vessel despatched with not less than 200 miles of neweable on board 3d. That the new Company shall be entitled to a clear dividend out of the profits to 25 per cent. per annum on the money paid up. And the Government is to have the power to repurchase the line on repaying the capital . expended, at the expiration of 30 yeats. lith. That any surplus profits shall be applied to reim but se the Government for the interest they have paid and will have to pay annually upon the original capital expended ; after which any further profits which may accrue will be applied to the creation of a reserve fund. Bth. The accounts of the Company will be audited at the Trep,sury half-yearly. After the restoration of the line aniz outlay of capital to be subject to the approval of Government ; and the Government is to have the right (subject to arbitration) of disallowing working expen diture which they may consider excessive, elfith. In the event of the failure of the Company to restore or maintain the line in working order the Government are to have the power of taking it into their hands again on repaying the capital actually expended by the new Company. Should the Government not exercise this right the Company are to be at liberty to dispose of the property to reimburse their outlay, th e b a l ance, a ft er efraying* the actual expenditure, to be handed over to the Government. Failure is to be defined to be the non -working of the line from end to end after reason able allowance of time for restoration. 7th. All differences between the Government and the Company to be decided by arbitration. Bth. This arrangement' presupposes the concurrence of the Shareholders of the old company in the terms pro - posed to them by her Majesty's Government ; any Par liamentary powers necessary to give effect to _these arran , ementa are to be obtained by her Majesty's Go vernment. Forms of application for shares and information may be obtained at the Offices, or from the Company's Brokers, Messrs. Knight and Coleman, No. 1, Royal Exchange-build - hags. TELEGRAPH TO INDIA COMPANY (Limited). NOTICE IS lIEREBY GIVEN, That in order to give time for the receipt of applications for Shares from the Country, the List will remain Open till TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), the 26th instant, at Two o'clock; after which time no application will be received. By order of the Board. C. L. PEEL, Secretary. 62, Aloorgate-street, Oct. 25, 18M. LONDON and LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Provisionally Registered. ' To be Incorporated pursuant to the Joint-stock Companies Act, 7th and Bth Viet., cap. 110, and to be conducted on the principle of Limited Liability. Capital, One Million, with power to increase, In 40,000 Shares. of £2.5 each, of which it is proposed to call up £200,000. Deposit, £1 per Share, and £llos. on allotment, and a fur ther sum of £2 10s., of which not less than three mouths' notice will be given. DIRECTORS, ~.•••,• Francis Braun, Esq. (Messrs. Blessig Braun, and Co.), LiverTmol. C. B. Colchester, Esq. (Messrs. Cokhesters and Woolner), Lon don. W. J. R. Cotton, Esq. (Messrs. Culverwell, Brooks, and Co.), I .ondon. H. K. De Castro, Esq. (Messrs. Carruthers, De Castro, and Co.), Manchester and London. Mr. Alderman Dakin (Messrs. Dakin Brothers), London. D. N. Giannacopulo, Esq. (Messrs. Giannacopulo and Cochi lani), Liverpool. Stephen Barker Guion, Esq. (Messrs. Guion and Co.), Liver pool. Mr. Alderman Hale (Messrs. Warren S. Hale and Sons), London. Charles Joyce, Esq. (Messrs. Charles Joyce and Co.),London. George Kendall. Esq. (Messrs. Kendall Brothers), Liverpool. John Edward Naylor, Esq., merchant, Liverpool. F. W. Russell, Esq., M.P., Cannon-street, Chairman of th e National Discount Company, London. lightly Simpson, Esq., Chairman of the East Anglian Rail way Company, London. Thomas StenhousT, Esq., merchant, Liverpool. (With power to add to their number.) STOCKBROKERS. George Burnand, Esq., 69, Lombard-street, London. Messrs. Froom Brothers, Change-alley, London, Messrs. Thomas Tinley and Soas, Liverpool. Sonten ORS. Messrs. Paine and Layton, London. Messrs. - Fletcher and Hull, Liverpool. BANKERS. The Bank of Lon, , on. The Union Bank, Liverpool. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 79, Lombard-street, London. • 21, Water-street, Liverpool. PECTUS. The London and Lancashire Insurance Company is estab lished for the purpose of extending to Liverpool, as well as to London and elsewhere, that addition to the facilities for fire in surances which was recently demanded for the metropolls,and which the extraordinary increase in the commerce of Liver pool constitutes an urgent necessity. In so doing the Direc tors propose to take advantage of the experience of existing institutions, to introduce new principles of practical utility, and, in addition, so to construct the institution as to afford the greatest possible benefits to the shareholders, insurers, and to the public generally, consistent with the well-being of all concerned. Tie Directors do not profess to transact business at lower rates than those ascertained by experience to be remunerative ; but having thus provided for the security and profitableness of the business transactions of the office, they extend the mutual principle to fire insurance, and make the holders of fire policies participators in the profits, after appropriating a sufficient sum for a reserve fund. When the certainty and extent of success that has attended every well managed fire office are considered, it would appear that the present is a period when new institutions, based on the experi ence olf time and observation, should be promoted for and auPPelted by the public generally, for the purpose of pre venting monopoly on the one hand, and for the development anf( progressiun of principle on the other. In 1841 the total sum in Great Britain insured against fire Vas seven hundred and thirty-eight millions sterling; in 3 8 5 1 it had in crease d t o e i g ht hundred and fifty-eight millions eight hundred thousand ; and in 1861 it is estimated to have advanced to twelve hundred millions, or to one-third more than the amount of the National Debt. In the course of 20 years, therefore, the field occupied by Fire Insurance widened at the rate of £23,000,000 per annum. As an illustration of this increase it may be mentioned that, in London alone, the inhabited houses which in 1851 numbereet 3 0 5,933, had in 1861 increased to 362,890, showing an addition in ten years of no less than 56,957 houses, or an average increase of 5,695 houses per annum. But, although the value of property protected is of vast amount, the value remaining unprotected far exceeds it ; and the difference between insured and uninsured is constantly au.„2,menting. The enormous business of Fire Insurance in the United 'Kingdom is confined to so few as fifty-two offices, of which two are in Ireland, six in Scotland, twenty-one in English country towns, and twenty-three in London. The relative smallness of this number and the vast amount of insurance committed to each, on the average not less in value than £22,000,000, has led in some cases to excessive or capricious charges, want of confidence, and to a general les sening of the practice of insurance. Considerations of this description, in connection with the promised support of a very large number of the most influen tial merchants in London and Liverpool, have led to the for mation of the " London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company." _Application for shares in the form annexed, may be made to A. H. Gunn, Esq., 79, Lombard-street, Lon don, and 21, Water-street, Liverpool ; to the Secretary, 11. E. Warren, Esq. •, or to the Brokers, George Bur— nand, Esq., 69, Lombard-street, Mes s rs. Froom B ro th ers, Change-alley, Cornhill, London, and Messrs. Thos. Tinley and Sons, Orange-court, Liverpool ; but no application will be taken into c ons id erat i on unless a deposit of R 1 per share be paid into the Company's bankers, to be allowed in pay ment of the first call, or returned in the event of shares not being allotted. LONDON and LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Provisionally Registered. To be Incorporated pursuant to Act of Parliament 7 and Sth Viet., cap. no. Capital One Million, with Power to Increase. 79 Lombard-street, London. Temporary Offices 21: Water-street, Liverpool. FOR3I OF APPLICATION FOR SIIARES. No. ..... To the Directors of " The London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company. Gentlemen,—Having paid into your bankers the sum of X ...... , I hereby request that you will allot to me share s of £25 each in the above Company ; and in considera tion of such allotment, or any less number you may appro priate to m e , I h ere b y un d erta k e to pay any ca l l thereon, an d further undertake to execute the Deed of Settlement when required. Dated this....day of 18.. Names in full Residence Profession or trade Place of Business ______ 3, GREAT MARLBOROUGH - STREET. W., 5 THE PANTEON. DR. 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TOZEAU'S COPAHINE, or SACCHARATED CAPSULES.—Copaiba and Cubeba are doubtless the best remedies, but these drugs are of a repulsive taste and odour, and occasion colicky pains, nausea, and gastric dis turbance. M. Jozeau has succeeded in rendering these valu able therapeutic agents perfectly innocuous by increasing in his Copahine all the curative properties. This preparation has been adopted by the Paris Academy of Medicine, after more than a thousand trials in Pari. and the different Lon don hospitals, viz., St. 'rhomas's, Guy's, and St. Bartholo mew's, under the care of Messrs. Lloyd, Poland, and Legros Clark.—" Lancet," Nov. 6 and Dec. 10, 1857. The Copahine, which is in form of a pretty pink sugar plum, effects a cure in about six days, either in recent or chronic diseases. 100 capsules, 4s. 6d. ; post free, ss. 2d. Post-office order required ; at J. JOZEAU'S, French Chemist, 42, Haymarket, London ; 22, Rue St. Quentin, Paris ; and all the most important Chemists. DR. LA'MERT ON SELF-PRESERVATION. Price ls. ; post-free, 13, or sealed ends. 20 stamps, with En gravimrs and Cases. hihy be had of Mann and Co., 31, Cornhill, London, or direct from the Author. SELF -PRESERVATION.—A popular Essay on KJ Nervous and Physical Debility, resulting from injurious habits contracted in youth, or excesses in maturity, which, by prematurely exhausting the functions of Manhood, de stroy the happiness of Married Life or prevent the fulfil ment of engagements which constitute the most cherished objects of existence. By Dr. LA'MEnT, 37, Bedford-square, London. Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh; Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, &c. The above work contains most useful and interesting information on the physiological changes which occur in the Reproductive System during the periods of youth, puberty, and manhood ; and on the due attainment of that degree of functional vigour upon which the hopes of posterity depend. It also points out how all the attributes of Man heed can be preserved to an advanced period of life, how they are lost, and how they can be recovered. It is free from the gross exaggerations, alarming descriptions, and dangerous remedies so generally resorted to by persons, who, prac tising with false medical qualifications, inflict most serious injuries, and render judicious treatment frequently abortive. The Author is the only legally qualified practitioner whose name stands on the Medical Register (the only true test of medical qualification), who has been exclu sively engaged for a series of years in the treatment of the various functional disorders of the nervous and reproductive system, which, owing to the great discoveries of modern science, are rendered subservient to a rational, simple, and easy mode of treatment. At home for consultation daily from 10 till 2, and from 6 till 8, either personally or by letter.-37, Bedford-square. DR. CURTIS' MEDICAL WORK, MANHOOD: A. MEDICAL ESSAY ON SPERMATORRHCE A, NERVOUS AND GENERATIVE DEBILITY; 'Sze. Just Published, the 150th thousand, with numerous plates, in a scaled envelope, price la., Sold by all Booksellers, and sent post paid, by the Author, forl2 stamps, ANHOOD: the CAUSE and CURE of PRE 'vi MATURE DECLINE IN MAN, with Plain Directions or Perfect Restoration to Health and Vigour. By Dr. J. L. CURTIS, 15, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, London. CONTENTS: INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological Structure and Functions of the Reproductive Organs. CHAPTER IL—Causes of Spermatorrhma and Impotence; Early Vicious Indulgences; Dangers of Neglect. CHAPTER lII.—A Review of the various Disqualifications A Marriage; whether resulting from Youthful Abuse, the Follies of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. C HAPTERS IV. and V. on the modern Treatment of Gonorrhoea and Syphilis. 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WM Of Conoultati o u--19 10 3 a nd 6 19 C s or ; nh budayo, 10 ti.ll 2 ' \ / 4 ° 4 4v . r -' • . ,'::', 41r :: •. 4 - ' :,,,,„,:. e'',ak \ .° 4 ';'. -00 - "*. art •31 ~..0, 14 •k 5 \,,... L.c. ,,,17k,... , 43 - •:> 5, .- -- t - ' r . , 4 .:. ..\,-" \,,,.., - ‘,',- , :s-!-' -- -- - '. --- 1 '. ..,_0 • . - E-• , ?.. j f , .-.... , t- 4 ,,,: - --',......-f,.,' - -- -'7 ' . ,-- - --.Q . ' . '"'- -- -1 .-,____ _ 1 0, 4 w•ii 1 .2.- ~,,....-., .- 1 / ? ; .16 '" ' - PI 1:1. 7 /, ~. , li.' -. ... ft 01T. 73 /,- '-'.-- ~.. - ..'*'-''',. , - ' t . 4 ; ; / g '" - , ~.,.....„___,.. THE SUN, LONDON., FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 25, 1861. AMERICA. We have advices from New York to Oct. 12, con taining detailed accounts of the events already re ported on by telegraph. Of these the most striking is the attack of the Confederates upon the Federal forces at Hatteras Inlet, which led to their defeat with great loss. The following account of it is from the New York 7imes Commander Chauncey, attached to the Atlantic blockading fleet, arrived at Washington last even ing, from Hatteras inlet, with highly important intelligence. On Monday the rebels organised an expedition to attack and recapture the forts at the Inlet which recently fell into our hands. The ex pedition consisted of six steamboats and about 3.000 men, the steamers being armed with heavy rifled cannon and mortars for throwing shells. The attack was simultaneous and persistent, but wholly inef fectual, and the rebels finally retired, after suffering fearfully. The forts answered their fire with shell, . and were assisted by our vessels stationed off the Gulf. Two of the attacking steamers are reported to have been sunk, and judging from their crowded appearance, it is estimated that about 700 men were drowned, besides a large loss sustained from our shot and shell, as our guns were served in the most effi cient manner. The rebels on the coast of North Carolina have been taught another lesson in the efficiency of the naval arm of our public service which they will not be likely to forget immediately. On Friday word reached Hatteras Inlet that a body of rebels, numbering twenty-five hundred, consisting of a Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia regiment, had crossed over the Sound from the main land and attacked the Twentieth Indiana Regi ment at Chicomicomico, forcing them to retreat. The Susquehana immediately steamed up on the outside, while Colonel Hawkins, with six com panies of his Zouaves, set out for the relief of the Indians, who formed a junction with him during the night—having succeeded in passing, in the dark ness, a large body of rebels which had been landed to cut off his retreat. Meantime, the Monticello, early on Saturday morning, steamed up on the in side, and had proceeded but a few miles when she discovered:a body of the rebels marching down the narrow neck of land to attack our troops, while others were being landed from their steamers. They were all in easy range, and the Monticello opened upon them with shells, 218 of which she fired in three hours and a half, doing tremendous execution. The rebels sought shelter in vain, and at last broke in every direction, and sought safety on board their vessels. Their loss is estimated at between 200 and 300 killed and wounded, among whom was Colonel Bartow, of the Georgia Regiment, killed. Colonel Brown, commanding the Indiana Regiment, reports the loss of 50 of his men, as prisoners, comprising his sick and wounded, and 2 0 pickets ho could not be called in. He succeeded, however, in saving his tents, provisions, &c., which, under the circum stances, may be considered a remarkable feat. The following account is from the Baltimore American— From several officers of the navy who reached Old Point by the Susquehanuah we have accounts of two engagements which took place near the en campment of the 20th Indiana Regiment, which is about 30 miles from Fort Hatteras. The entire command at that place was confided to seven com panies of the regiment, in charge of its colonel, the other three not having been forwarded there by the steamship S. R. Spaulding, which carried them from Fortress Munroe to Hatteras. They were encamped on a narrow peninsula, without any more formidable weapons than muskets, and were at tacked by a Confederate force of nearly 3,000 men, consisting in part of the First Georgia Regiment, under the command of Colonel Braisted, a graduate of the West Point Military Academy, and one regiment each from the States of Virginia and North Carolina. Finding themselves somewhat hemmed in by the attacking forces the retreat was sounded, and the command retired rapidly before they could draw in their videttes, The colonel of the regiment states that his loss in killed, wounded, &c., is not less than seventy, whilst the enemy, who pursued them for a considerable distance, succeeded in the capture of the military stores, a considerable number of their arms, knapsacks, and tents. During the retreat the party met a military com mand of six companies, under the direction of Col. Hawkins, who, supposing them in danger of an attack, was on the march to reinforce them. Learn ing the particulars of the case, immediate commu nication was had with the fleet, when it was deter mined to send up the United States ship Monti cello, under the command of Captain David L. Braine, United States Navy ; and but a short time elapsed before the steamer was under way, and anchored within a short distance of the evacuated encampment of the Federal troops. After remaining there several hours, Captain Braine, not perceiving any of the enemy, concluded that they had disappeared ; but in this he was soon disappointed, for the entire Confederate force was observed emerging from a dense wood, and march ing along in columns of companies to the fort. The steamer at that time occupied such a position that she was enabled to give the enemy a raking fire, and for three hours a continual broadside of shot and shell perforated their ranks. There seems no doubt that Col. Braisted was killed, together with many other commissioned officers, whilst the line was thrown into confusion by the unexpected attack. The strip of land which the enemy occupied was so narrow that they had but limited means of shelter, and it is reported by one of the escaped prisoners of the Indiana Regi ment, that their loss in killed and wounded was not less than 300. Their expedition, which steamed down Pamlico Sound, consisted of six steam tugs, one of which was the Fanny, the same number of schooners, and several large flat-bottomed transports. Two of the schooners were destroyed, whilst the force of the Confederates soon re-embarked and left for their rendezvous, which is Roanoake Island, about 12 miles from the scene of the action, and well fortified. Soon as the result of the affair was known at For tress Monroe much rejoicing took place, and it was determined that all exertions should be used in order to augment the strength of the Federal forces on the North Carolina coast. The following official accounts of the affair at Hatteras Inlet had been received by the NaVy De partment : " United States' Steamship Susquehanna, off Hatteras Inlet, Oct. 6. " Sir,--Late in the afternoon of the 4th inst. I received information that the enemy had landed in large force at Chicamicomico and Kine Kleet, and that the Indiana regiment posted there was in full retreat before them. Also, that our three tugs in the Inlet were aground or disabled. The Fanny had been captured the day before. lat once got under way with this ship and the Monticello, and an chored for the night close to the shore in Hatteras Cove. At daylight I found our troops in and about the lighthouse, and in distress for want of provi sions, which they had been without for 24 hours. I supplied them with food, and at the request of the commanding o ffi cer remained for their protec tion during th day. Learning that the enemy were in large force at Kine Kleet I sent the Monti cello to drive them off, which important service was performed by Lieutenant-Commanding Braine with great effect and good conduct. His report is inclose6.—l am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, " 'United St" J. , L. LARDNER, Captain." " ' Sir,—l hav o e ff th Ce Steamship ar a p t e es Hatteras, oot. Monticello, s. L. M. Goldsborough, &c. e order honourof this to inform morning, you in '' obedienceTo slag toOpourl stthooadt, k. ewepeidnigscoaverrel. through the inner channel of Hatteras Shoals at 12 30 p.m., and stood bright long shore to the ht look out from aloft. Reef, several sailing vessels gin m t a h r e ch m in id g st to the and at the same lo t rt l h 3 w o a p rd .m , over the Woodland King withe northward, carry also, two rear;ti w a ran close in sh at o o re a an d d . opened a toga s. many stragglers . carry ing time net: the r en e b e eefl regiment g ont ins f ide, fiymg the same flag. As they came the woods of wh i c h f e ll apparently in their midst, s t p h i e c y u lrs r deliberate fire upon them t olle sil d e u l p l, f istance of three-quarters of a mile. At our their flag and scattered, moving thel rin beach to the northward. We followed the y m rapidly from three . guns, driving them up to a ' clum g p of woods, in which they took refuge, and abreast of which their steamers lay. We now shelled the woods, and could see them embarking in small boats after their vessels, evidently in great confusion, and suffering greatly from our . fire. Their steamers no w opened fire upon us, firing, howeverf but three shots, which fe ll short. Two boats filled with ”ien were struck by our shells and destroyed. Three more steamers came down the Sound and took posi tion opposite the woods. We were shelling, also, two sloops. We continued firing deliberately upon them from half-past 1 p,m. until half-past 3 p.m., when two men were seen on the seabeach making signals to us. Supposing them to be two of the Indiana regiment, we sent an armed boat and crew to bring them off, covering them at the same time with our fire. Upon the boat nearing the beach they took to the water. One of them was success ful in reaching the boat—Private Warren C. Haver, Company H, 20th Regiment of Indiana troops. The other man, private Charles White, Company H, 20th Regiment Indiana troops, was unfortunately drowned in the surf. " Private Haver informs me that he was taken prisoner on the morning of the 4th ; that he wit nessed our fire, which was very destructive. He states that two of our shells fell into two sloops loaded with men, blowing the vessels to pieces and sinking them. Also, that several of the officers were killed, and their horses seen running about tie track. He had just escaped from his captors, after shooting the captain of one of the rebel companies. He states that the enemy were in the greatest confusion, rush ing wildly into the water, striving to get off to their vessels. " Private Haver now directed me to the point where the rebels were congregated, waiting an op portunity to get off. I opened fire again with suc cess, scattering them. We were now very close, in three fathoms water, and the fire of the second shell told with effect. " ' Six steamers were now off the point, one of which I recognized as the Fanny. At 2.25 p.m. we ceased firing, leaving the enemy scattered along the beach for upwards of four miles. I fired repeatedly at the enemy's steamer with our rifled cannon, a Parrot 30-pounder, and struck the Fanny, I think, once. I found the range of this piece much short of what I had anti cipated, many of the shot turning end over end, and not exceeding much the range of the smooth-bore 32-pounder. " ' I enclose herewith the memorandum of the amount of ammunition expended to-day. I am, re spectfully, your obedient servant, " D. L. BRAISE, Lieutenant, commanding U. S. S. Monticello.' " To Capt. J. L. Lardner, commanding U. S. S. Susquehanna, off Cape Hatteras, N.C." General M'Clellan is working his way cautiously in the direction of the rebel position. On the night of the 9th Gen, M'Call's division crossed the Poto mac and occupied Langley, five miles from the Chain Bridge. The rebels did not show themselves any where in considerable numbers. The New York Times of the 12th says : The intention of Gen. M'Clellan seems to be to strengthen the position of his army as he proceeds further.into Virginia, so that he may have entrench ments to fall back upon in case a retrograde move ment should, to any extent, become necessary. Heavy works are being constructed at all the new points recently taken possession of by our troops, in which they have not been interfered with by the rebels. The pickets of the enemy are again in sight along our lines, but they make no hostile de monstration. Affairs on the Upper Potomac con tinue quiet. Several movements of regiments have, however, recently taken place, which are supposed by some to be preliminary of something of more consequence. The New York Times reports that the rebels are still suffering reverses in Western Virginia, not withstanding the new energy which has been at tempted to be infused into their operations by rein forceinents and a change of commanders. The Federal general, Reynolds, has succeeded in driving the main body of Lee's army to Greenbrier Springs, 20 miles beyond Big Springs, their former rendez vous. In their retreat they destroyed hundreds of muskets, their tents, camp equipage, &T., and several waggons fell into the hands of the national troops. Advises from Gen. Rosecrans are also encouraging. He is reported to be at Mountain Cave, a strong position 25 miles beyond Gauley. It appears he made an advance 10 miles further, to Little Sewell, but finding the enemy too well intrenched, and too strong at Big Sewell, he fell back again to his pre sent position. There is no expectation that he will be attacked, and it is likely that when he receives the reinforcements which are now on their way from Ohio he will again advance and seek an en counter. A despatch from Fortress Monroe states that on the night of Oct. 10, it being very dark and stormy, two rebel steamers ran down the James River, with the intention of attempting to pass the blockade, but, being discovered, put back again. It is well understood at Old Point that the rebels have for some time been awaiting an opportunity to get the Yorktown to sea, and probably the Merrimac. Both are iron -clad, and, once at sea, they might do incalculable mischief; but it is hoped there is little probability of their • sides being able to withstand the heavy metal which could be thrown against them by the Federal ships of war at Newport's News and the Fortress. The Minnesota and Cum berland there have rifled guns throwing a solid shot 180 pounds in weight ; and, besides, there is the " Union" gun, mounted on the Rip Raps, throwing a shot weighing 430 pounds. Advices from Missouri are confirmatory of the report that Price and his army are in full retreat southward, without waiting to give battle •to General Fremont. A correspondent of the St. Louis Denzocrat, writing from Lexington, states that it was Price's intention, after he captured Lexington, to remain there and operate on the north side of the Missouri River, and that he actually crossed over on the 28th ult. with 4,000 mounted men, for the purpose of destroying the railroad and comiitting other depredations. On the evening of that day, however, word reached him that General Fremont was preparing to advance against him, with a force of at least 30,000 men, and he immediately returned with his men across the river, and the evacuation of Lexington commenced that night. The correspondent of the Democrat states that the force of Price at Lexington was very large, but that many of the men were only there for the occasion, and have since gone to their homes. He marched southward, with a force of only 15,000 or 18,000 men, which was likely to be still further decreased as he proceeded. Nothing is yet known of the movements of General Fremont's army after leaving Jefferson on the route to Sedalia. It was thought doubtful whether he would be able to over take Price, as the latter had probably too much the start, and the advantage of a light baggage train. It was thought likely, however, that General Fre mont would at least follow him to South-west Nis souri, reoccupy Springfield, and clear once more that section of the State from the rebels. A scout who had arrived at Jefferson City from Springfield reports that there are only one thousand rebels left there. The news from Kentucky grows decidedly more encouraging for the Union cause, as the situation of affairs becomes more thoroughly understood. The accounts of Buckner's strength are found to have been much exaggerated. Many of his men are understood to be without arms and shoes, and but few of them are uniformed. Zollicoffer, who recently invaded the State from Tennessee, by way of the Cumberland Gap, is known to have returned to his position at the Gap4—his original purpose probably being only the procurement of supplies in the section of country invaded by him. Ou the other hand, the national forces are rapidly increas ing, not only by the accession of regiments from Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, but by the enlistment of the Kentuckians themselves, who, now that the occasion calls for prompt action, are flocking to the national standard by thousands. In u skirmish which took place near Hillsboro', in Fleming County, 91 miles east of Frankfort, a body of 300 rebels were attacked by 50 Home Guards, who com pletely routed them, and captured a numbe?of En field rifles, sabres, pistols, and other articles of war. The following semi-official notification appears in the journals : - " WASHINGTON, 9th.—The policy of the Govern ment in regard to employing foreigners in the mili tary service is as follows, the statements being made on good authority— " - First, no one 'has been authorised to enlist or raise troops in Canada, as has been affirmed to be understood there. " Second, no commissions have been offered or other overtures made to military men in France or other European States, as has been affirmed there. 6 "rhird, the Government has not tended the command of the army to General Garibaldi, as has been represented in Europe. " What is true ?—First, that every foreigner who has come with a good character and offered his services to the Government in support of the Union, has been accepted, and no other is in the military employment of the United States. " Second, General Garibaldi being a naturalised citizen, it was reported to the Government by one of our consuls that the General was contemplating a visit to this country, and that he had intimated conditionally a disposition to engage in the service of the United States. He was informed that if this was the case his services would be accepted with pleasure, and be would receive a commission as Brigadier-General, being the same rank which was conferred on General Lafayette in the war of the Revolution. ~ General Garibaldi, npon consideration of the subject, has concluded not to offer his services at present, but thinks he may by and by visit the United States," The New York Tinges complains that the achieve ments of the navy are not on a level with its old reputation : We have no desire to speculate on the projected naval expeditions, and the journals, animated by an admirable patriotism, have generally refrained from any revelations on that score. But it is obvious that these movements cannot be much longer de layed. The seizure of the chief Southern cotton ports is fast becoming a military necessity. The rebels are fully alive to their danger, and are indus triously employing their season of grace in strength ening their coasts and forts. It is well known that at the time of the Hatteras victory Fort Macon, which commands Beaufort,4N.C., was almost de fenceless. It is well known that they have now 168 guns mounted at that fort, with a force of some 3,000 men. It is thus extremely doubtful whether the increased efficiency we get by delay is not more than outweighed by the additional obstacles we shall ultimately have to encounter. Besides, every day brings us nearer to stormy November, when the onshore gales make maritime or coast operations difficult of execution and uncertain of success. Ad vantage should be taken of these halcyon October days to strike a succession of telling blows on the enemy's flank, if we would not wholly lose our great opportunity. The New York Chamber of Commerce had re ceived a formal visit from Colonel Romanoff, of the Imperial Russian Engineers, accompanied by Mr. Collins, the United States commercial agent at the Amoor River. The object of the interview was to bring before the American public the sub ject of the great Russian telegraph now in course of construction from St. Petersburg via Eastern Siberia and Behring Strait to Nicholisk on the Amoor, with special reference to the project of ex tending the same to the United States. Californian advices by the overland route are to the 2d inst. from San Francisco. The steamer Uncle Sam left on Sept. 28 for Panama with 1,115,000 dols. in specie. There was no change to report in the markets, and the news generally from the Northern Pacific was unimportant. Havannah advices are to the sth inst. Thehealth of Havannah was much improved. The crops looked well, and except in parts of the country where there has been a severe tempest, they will be large. Markets steady. Sugars, Nos. 11 and 12, at 9to 91 dole, per arroba. Stock in Havannah, 65,000 boxes. Exchange on London, 161 to 17 prem., 60 days' sight. It was reported at Havannah that Gen. Serrano was to leave for Spain on the 20th inst., and that Gen. Prim is on his way to Cuba to assume the Captain-Generalship. It was conjectured that he would have absolute command of the expedition against Mexico. CENTRAL CRIMINAL C,O URT— Oct. 24. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Martin.) Samuel Cave was charged with misdemeanour in having sent a quantity of diseased meat to be sold for human food in Tyler's market. Mr. Poland conducted the prosecution, which was instituted by direction of the Corporation of London. It- appeared that the prisoner was a jobbing but cher at Salisbury, and that on the day named in the indictment he sent the carcase of a cow to Mr. Greatorex, a salesman in Newgate Market, for sale. There appeared to be no doubt that the cow was in a very diseased condition, but it was proved at the same time that the defendant sent a note in the hamper containing the carcase, addressed to Mr. Greatorex, in which he stated that, if he found the meat not to be good enough for the market, he was to do whatever he liked with it. Baron Martin said it appeared to him that the charge against the defendant could not be supported upon the facts before the court. The defendant ap peared to have called the attention of the salesman, who was a man of experience, to the condition of the animal, and left it entirely upon his responsi bility what was to be done with it ; and under such circumstances he could not see how the jury could convict the defendant of sending the meat for sale. The jury accordingly returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The learned judge said he should be very sorry to make any remark that might be supposed to have a tendency to discourage the prosecution of persons who were guilty of sending diseased meat to a pub• lie market to be sold for human food, but care should be taken to select proper cases, and that a man should not oe put upon his trial without suffi cient grounds for such a proceeding. William Burwood Baldray, 38, mariner, was in dicted for the manslaughter of John Riley upon the high seas and within the jurisdiction of the Admi ralty of England. Mr. Beasley and Mr. Orridge conducted the pro secution on behalf of the Treasury ; Sergeant Bal lantine was specially retained with Mr. Metcalfe on behalf of the prisoner. The charge originally made in this case was one of wilful murder, but the grand jury ignored the bill preferred for that offence, and retained one for manslaughter only. It appeared that the prisoner was the captain of a British ship called the Shan tung, and the deceased at the time of his death was a seaman on board the vessel. He shipped at Ba tavia, and at that time he was in a bad state of health, and the crew complained of his dirty habits and turned him out of the forecastle on that ac count, and compelled him to sleep on the deck. The immediate cause of death there was very little doubt was dysentery ; but it was alleged in support of the prosecution, that the death was accelerated by a punishment that was inflicted upon the deceased about a fortnight or three weeks before it happened. Sergeant Ballantine made a most able address to the jury on behalf of the prisoner, and said that before they could find the prisoner guilty upon this indictment they must be satisfied that the beating —which for argument sake he would admit—that was inflicted by him upon the occasion spoken to by the witnesses, accelerated the death, which did not appear to have taken place until three weeks or a month afterwards. It was a very natural thing that landsmen should feel indignant at cor poral punishment being inflicted on a person in the position of the deceased, but he was sure that they would see that it was a very different thi n g at sea, where it was absolutely necessary that the captain of a ship should prevent skulking or sham ming in order to avoid performing the necessary work, and thus endangering the safety of the vessel and all on board. The learned counsel then pro ceeded to argue thatithe evidence as to tho character of the beating inflicted upon the deceased had been very much exaggerated, and that in any case there was nothing to show that it was at all connected with the death. A man named Wedge, who was mate on board the Shantung, on the voyage home, was called as a witness, and he stated that the deceased was a dirty lazy fellow, and that he had himself struck him for having neglected his duty. He also stated that the beating was not at all of a serious character, and that I.IC saw the deceased stripped shortly after wards, and there were very slight bruises on his person. A great many respectable witnesses, several of whom were captains in the merchant service, were examined, and they gave the prisoner an excellent character for humanity and kindness, one of them stating that he .would not, in his opinion, " touch a worm." Baron Martin, in summing up the case to the jury, explained the law relating to manslaughter, and said he was clearly of opinion that the beating the prisoner inflicted upon the deceased was illegal, and that he had no right to inflict it. The jury, after a short deliberation, Tetuzned a verdict of guilty. ' The prisoner, when the verdict was returned, en- PRICE 4d. STAMPED tered into a statement of the constant misconduct of the deceased during all the time he was on board the vessel, and said he was continually shamming illness, and upon one occasion threatened his life. Baron Martin said he thought it was very pro bable that what the prisoner had stated about the deceased was true, but that was no justification for his using violence towards him. He believed at the same time that when he inflicted the beating upon him he had not the slightest intention of doing him any serious injury, a n d if the jury had acquitted him of the charge o f mans l aug ht er he should have directed an indictment to be preferred against him for an assault, as in his opinion an aggravated as sault was the true charact er o f hi s o ff en ce, and he shouldinflict a punishment as though he had been convicted of it. He then sentenced the prisoner to nine months' hard labour. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Wilde.) George Clift, 27, and Frederick Clayton Clift, 24, both described as quill merchants, were indicted for feloniously setting fire to a eertain dwelling-house in the possession of the said Frederick Clayton Clift, with intent to defraud the Globe Insurance Company. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine (who was specially re tained), Mr. Clerk, and Mr. Metcalfe prosecuted ; and Mr. Sleigh, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. C. Smith defended. The case, which involved the examination of a vast number of witnesses, and occupied the Court from its sitting until a late hour of the evening, exhibited the following facts :—lt- appeared that some few days previous to the 20th July last the prisoner Frederick Clift applied to Mr. Fuller, a builder, and took of him a house, 2, Lansdowne villas, Albert-road, Peckham, at a rental of £3O per annum. The house had a stable attached to it, which the prisoner Frederick said he especially required to put his horse and trap in. This stable, having been added by a previous tenant to the house after it was built, had no communication with the house, and could only be entered from the garden at the rear of the premises. The prisoner took possession, but did not make use of the stable for the purpose he said he wanted it for. On the 20th July both prisoners went together to the offices of the Globe Insurance Company, and the prisoner Fred. Clift, who described himself as a quill merchant, inti mated to the clerk that he was desirous of effecting an insurance, in the first place on his stock to the amount of £2,500, and on his household furniture to the amount of £3OO. He was asked if he had ever insured before, and he replied in the negative, but added that a fire which had recently taken place at Cotton's-wharf, near London-bridge, made people frightened, as he knew a person who had lost con siderably from not having his property there pro perly insured. He then supplied the clerk with the particulars, and gave the address of his residence and premises, and it appeared that in the house adjoininc , that occupied by the prisoner Frederick, and on which e ' ho sought to effect a policy, there re• sided another clerk of the company, a gentleman of the name of Collis, and to whom the company en trusted the duty of inspecting the premises prepa ratory to the completion of the policy. He accord ingly visited the premises, and the condition and character of the furniture in the lower rooms of the dwelling-house convineed him that the policy sought for on that part might be granted by his employers, the Globe Company. The prisoner Fred., the one with whom Mr. Collis had the interview on the pre mises, conducted him to the stable, which was found to be filled within a very short space from the roof with large sacks filled with quills, as he ascer tained on the inspection of a few of them. Mr. Collis particularly asked the prisoner Frederick whether there was any communication between the house and the stable, which was described in the policy as a warehouse, as he could see none, the sacks being closely packed on each side, with a passage in the middle. The prisoner Frederick assured him there was not one, that the stable could only be en tered by going rpund to the rear of the premises. The result was that the policy was granted, and the prisoner Frederick paid the premium, amounting to £7 14s. Between nine and ten o'clock on the even ing of the 2d August a fire broke out on the premises thus insured ; but in the interval it has since trans pired that the prisoners had removed at different times sacks containing quills. Shortly before the fire broke out the wife of the prisoner Frederick Clift was seen by some neighbours quitting the house with her child in a perambulator, and, in answer to some questions put to her at the time she said the child had met with an accident by fall ing into a tub of water, and that she was going to take it to a medical gentleman, whose name she gave, and whose residence was about two miles from Lansdowne-villas. Nothing more was seen of her until 12 o'clock at night. About 9 o'clock the same evening the prisoner George Clift was seen at a public house, the Nunhead Tavern, at Nunhead-green, by a brother of Mr. Collis (whose name has already been mentioned in connexion with the insurance), who had gone there for the supper beer. The pri soner, George Clift, - after partaking of some brandy, left the tavern, and went in the direction of the house that was destroyed, and in a few minutes after wards, as a police-constable of the name of Cox, was on duty in a place called Nunhead-passage, which runs into the main road, by the side of Lansdowne villas, he saw a man resembling the prisoner George Clift come through a gap in the hedge from the direc tion of a piece of ground at the back of the house in question. He was walking sharply, and was seen by other persons besides the constable, and no one else was in the lane at the time. As he was passing along some person from one of the gardens he passed called out " Hallo," on which the man the policeman had seen quickened his pace, and on coming into the road was observed by the son of a Mr. Goodwin, grocer of Nunhead:lane, to emerge from the passage and cross the road. That man was clearly identified to be the prisoner George by young Goodwin, who had known him for some time, and who had a full view of him close to a bright gas lamp. By this time it was seen that the stable was on fire, and on the alarm being given the pot boy at the Nunhead Tavern, thinking there was a horse in danger, rushed down to the spot, and on re moving some tiles from the roof was enabled to look in, when he saw that there was no horse there, that the place instead of being full of goods was compa ratively empty, and that the stable was on fire in two places. The engines did not arrive until the house and premises were entirely gutted. Nothing was seen of the prisoners during the remainder of that night, and on an examination that was sub sequently made by the firemen, it was ascertained beyond all doubt that the place had been set fire to in two places, and it was also discovered that' a door had been broken through, from a part of a pantry under the staircase, by which a communication had been obtained to the stables, and that it was at this point that the fire had begun. The extent of the fire in the stable or warehouse had never exceeded three feet from the floor, and a great number of bundles of quills of the commonest and least valu able description were found, though they had been described in the policy as being of the best quality. A larger number of swan quills than was over known to be held by one merchant was described in the policy as being on the premises, but of them not the slightest trace was discovered, though it transpired in the course of the trial that quills and feathers aro most difficult of destruction ; indeed, a fire bad never been known at which a bed was entirely destroyed. In the dwelling house there was no trace of any furniture or bedding, but a quantity of flocks was found. The prisoner Frederick subsequently put in a claim, setting forth his lossei at £4,000, and on fire, he questioned as to the circum stances of the he stated that he could not account for it ; that he had been since the afternoon at Waltham, and that he left there by the ten o'clock train, and arrived at Peckham at half-past 11 o'clock, when all was over. The claim was refused, and the prisoners given into custody. Air. C. Smith addressed the jury at considerable length on behalf of the prisoner George Clift, con tending that the evidence on which it was attempted to prove he was near the spot on the night of the fire was too uncertain and unsatisfactory for the jury to act upon. Mr. Sleigh made an energetic appeal to the jury on behalf of the prisoner Frederick Clift, submit ting that there was no evid ence t o connect him with the fire at the time of the outbreak. No witnesses were called on the part of either of the prisoners. Mr. Baron Wilde briefly went through the load ing facts of the case, pointing out how they bore upon each of the prisoners. The jury then retired, and after an absence of a quarter of an hour returned into court with a ver dict of guilty against both prisoners, who were at once called up for judgment. The prisoner Frederick Clift cast up his eyes r.nd and stretched forth his hands in a very impressive manner, declared that he was innocent, that Christ and His angels had got their eyes upon him, and when he was at the Throne of Grace then would his innocence be made known. This was delivered with. an air of great apparent devoutness. The prisoner than added in a more subd ued tone that they were unjustly judged; his brother that wn hi e cent; and they had 60 witnesse s to prove i , • 4111 4 + :J. - -.. ; ,.. 1 4 4 ,_ brother was playing skittles at e, . .61 4,- : 1047 ness4ihad sworn tO,having seen hi ...',„.-. ---- :71 - 7':“•,„' . ' / 4 I Y, - alti -- 4 , Mr. - Baron Wilde, in passing seri tkLree:, sal . had both been convicted of a Most SerrOusioffer*, S one for which a few years back their lives would. have paid the forfeit. Happily the law was .now I m oremerciful. Th e y had:b een f oun d guilty, mos t properly he would say, of one of the most heinous offences that could be committed in a civilised ectutuunity. By their act they had jeopardised the ii yels, and P roperty __ e.. k Others for mere filthy gain, and . no` o .." 0 who had'heird the case could have the slightest a..lubt of their guilt. The jury had recom mended them hr mercy on account of their respec tability and youth, but against that the court could. not but consider that their education and position p laced them abov e - those wh o h a d not en j oye d similar aavantages. He therefore thought, not the recom men d ation of the jury, that public demanded that h e s h ould not pass a lets sentence thin he no w pronounced, namely; that they each be . 'Atl i s s t justice tdeinnc kopt in penal servitude for the term of ten years. The prisoner George CLifi; was visibly affected, but did not utter a word. The prisoner Frederick, from the dock, again ra i se d his tic tone prdtested his in nocence. on ha n b d e s i , n a g ud removed in a fra n FOURTH COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) Adolphe Schoerle, a German, was indicted for stealing 336 models and a quantity of tools, the property of Richard Matthay, his master. Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Rowden prosecuted ; and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Best and Mr. Pater. The facts of the case were as follows :—The pri soner had been for some considerable time in the service of the prosecutor, and on the 13th October he left the employment without giving any notice , and entered the service of another jeweller in the same street. The prisoner, on being taken into custody, said that four or five of the models found. upon him were given him by the, prosecutor, and that the remainder were his own property. ""In his cross-examination the prosecutor admitted that on the same day that he missed the models ho asked the prisoner to dinner. Mr. Best addressed the jury for the prisoner, and commented strongly on the conduct of the _prose cutor, contending that the charge was trumped •up against the prisoner because he had:left the pro secutor• to go into the service of a rival tradesman in the same trade. Several witnesses were called and gave the pri soner an excellent character; and after a summing up by the Common Sergeant, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Wm Goodson, a respectable-looking man, a constable 336 A, of the metropolitan police, surren dered to take his trial on an indictment charging him with perjury. rte It will be recollected that thoLdefendant charged two respectable lads, named Price and Davidson, apprentices of an engineer,Alt attempting to pick pockets on the night of Saturday, the 7th Septem ber last. It appeared that the defendant had been. mistaken in the lads, who were discharged by the magistrate, and the present indictment preferred against the defendant. The Common Sergeant having partly heard the case, suggested that it should be stopped, as it was evident he was mistaken in the boys. By his lordship's direction the jury acquitted the 1 defendant. There was another indictment against the defen dant for assaulting the two boys by striking them with a stick. _ _ _ This, on (behalf of the defendant, was denied, and proved, upon which The Common Sergeant said he believed it was a mistake about the use of the stick, but the defendant had committed an assault in law by laying his hand ex the boys to take them into custody. Ho therefore suggested that he should plead guilty. The defendant acquiesced, and having pleaded guilty of a common assault, was sentenced to pay a fine of ls. to the Queen and then be discharged, the Common Sergeant remarking that the whole affair arose out of a mistake, and that all parties left the court without a stain upon their cha racters. Edmund Wm. Bullen, the Post-office letter car rier, who pleaded guilty to stealing a post letter containing £253 10s., and in whose possession no less than 1,400 undelivered letters were found, was brought up for judgment, and sentenced to six years' penal servitude. James Gillman, who had been convicted on two indictments charging him with 'uttering forged Post-office orders, was brought up and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment with hard labour. 7 .7- NORWEGIAN TRUNK RAIL TVA I'. The English directors of this company report that there is a continued improvement in the traffic of the line, the receipts upon which will probably show an excess of upwards of spd. 40,000 over those of the preceding year. The works on the new lines in course of construction by the Norwegian Govern ment are rapidly approaching completion. It is expected that the Hamar line will we opened this year, and the Kongsvingen line will in all proba bility be ready for traffic in the course of the ensuing . summer. Arrangements have been made for the joint working of these lines under the pre sent administration, and when this additional sp. , tern, all working into the trunk line r shall be in operation, it cannot fail to augment considerably the returns of the undertaking. The expenditure will be found to have very considerably increased. On a single line of railway, with' so large and so heavy a traffic, the necessity of more than ordinarily frequent renewals will be obvious, and a large out lay has become imperative on this account, as well as on account of the requirements of the augmented traffic. It is the intention of the Norwegian direc tors to apply to the Storthing in the session of nest year for power to raise money on debentures, and there is every reason to believe that this proposal will receive the support of the government. The report states that the expediency of this course ap pears to be supported by the announcement made by the Norwegian directors, that spd. 19,971 for the purchase of the steamers on the Mjosen and other contingencies had been carried to capital, while the fact that the whole of the share capital of 1450,000 has been absorbed in the construction of the line, stations, telegraph, and the purchase of the rolling stock and other appurtenances, would in itself suggest the necessity of provision being made for the working capital required for the in creased traffic actually secured and the additional requirements which will be consequent upon the opening of the government lines and th e liquida tion of all liabilities on capital account. When the accounts are delivered it will be clearly established that, though the expenditure consequent upon the renewals has come in a great degree to counteract the full advantage of the expansion of the traffic anticipated by the English directors in their last report, their expectations of increased traffic have been more than realised, while the extension of the railway system in Norway remains still to be con sidered as an additional source of remuneration in the future. ' PEDESTRIANISM, A match is about being made between Deerfoot and a young man who will astonish the public by his running, and who, it is sanguinely contemplated, will defeat the Indian pedestrian. This young person is well known at Wolverhampton, his native town, as young Henry Roy optician, son of Mr. James Roy, tea dealer of that town. Yesterday week ho undertook to walk and run in 16 succes sive hours 101 miles at Exeter. A mile was measured from Hole's, Buller's' Arms, to a certain spot in the Bath-road, below the Black Boy Turnpike. The betting was Bto 1 against him at starting, but at 8 in the evening the odds were reduced to 3to 1. The feat commenced at half-past 8, i and ceased at tw ent y minutes to 9. At that time he had 1 acc omplished S3l miles in 12 hours and 25 minutes. lie r an the first 10 ; miles without stopping in 5 i Made 11; miles in the first hour, 8 His miles minutes. the first two hours, and 6f in the last hour.left in knee, that he had severely sprained in runnine. the 41 miles in four hours and 18 minutes at Bridge water, pained him greatly after the first hour's run, and was, there is little doubt, the only cause of his not p er f orm i ng the feat f u ll y an d easily. For the last two or th ree h ours h e su ff ere d i n t ense agon y, an d it was while ende avour i ng t o " s pi r t" up to a run again that his knee suddenly failed him, and he fell. He was picked up and carried to a house amidst tremendous cheer ing. During the 70th mile Roy, while running at full speed, caught hold of a donkey's bridle and led it along rapidly. Four horses of Mr. Pratt's, of the London Inn, accompanied him, relieved every 21 miles. Notwithstand ing the exertion he underwent, he was up at 7 the next morning walking about the city. The most that has ever been accomplished in 12 hours has been 61 miles, but Itoy made 721 miles after r unning 11; miles in ono hour. Henry Roy has supported himself by his remarkable pedestrian feats. He is about five feet in height, and rather stout in person. Ile is also a thorough gymn ast. At Wrhampton he is known as the "Young Samson," and is olve believed Ly alive.— many persons for his age ono of the strongest men ali Birmingham Daily FEARFUL EXPLOSION AT B A LLINCOLLY.—One of the powder mills at Ba!lineally blew up at 11.20 on Wo lnes day morning-, and five men were killed. The explosion was distinctly heard in this city. The building that blew up was a small wooden house in the western part of the works, an d was situate d on the same site as that which blew up in that of a p August, 18:e9s,s pressing though mill. use dTh r f o o or o a f T o e rbeondti bodies purpose—viz., o weres e--- foundvi perfectly mutilated, but the other two have not been found. It is supposed they were in the canal, which was being searched. The quantity of powder • was mall,—Cork , .Examiner, the house at the time ;77: -eh •) 1 ) 2 ) 3 nd, Ated e at xley :ient 1 off )31g )354 275 )470 ) -0 dish moo up, awe ,adY Od Od 12d 3:4-4 i 1 2d . s. ; 6 ; 3 of . --~ ~:= .... 411 ', ..,,, .