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GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. TEN DAYS' EXCIIRSION t 3 the WEST of ENG will August 7, an Excursion T a. rain leave PADD D INGTO D N at 8 a.m., and Reading at 9 m.. W eston-super -mare, Highbridge. Bridgewater, Taunton, 4lverton, Exeter, BainStaple, 'Bideford. Starcr3 , s, ,i ei gilniouth, Newton, Torquay, _ Paiguton, Brixham-road (for Dartmouth), Totnes, Ri azsbridg e- road, and Plymouth ; r g ar ning on Saturday. August 17, from Plymouth, at f; a.m. ,:ssengers will also be booked by ,this Train to Truro, Pen ,,°_42,e, and other stations.o'n the Cornwall railways, proceed- VY; irorn Plymonth on the following day, and rtturning to ' , Month on Aucrist 16. For fares and full particulars Bee handbills . REPORT of.the OPENING THROUGHOUT of the SCINVE RAILWAY for PU rimy, TRAFFIC, -, vit h St' ti • - sties of the Trade of Kurrachee, compiled by the ,tr—o_lamissioner in Scinde and the Chamber of Commerce, _LTrachee; to be had on application to this Office, or to 44e•srs. Allen and Co., Leadenhall-street. Scinde Railvviy ,ffiee 31st July. 1861. TGOVERNMENT SECURITY LIFE POLICIES. HE CONSOLS ASSOCIATION, 429, STRAND, LON DON. vides the Sec ur it y of Consols for its eolicies. 4• It lends or returns to Ins firers ON DEMAND at any time, _about one-half of all Premiums raid. ZesUndonbted Security tor Money with a liberal Rate of Inte t. he Assocition. pos-es.es T are suscribed si'veral Hundreds of Shareholders. Fullinformation may /le Obtained on ap lication to THOMAS H. BAY I,IS, Managing Director. 11°,..YAL INSURANCE COMPANY, 29, L ombard -street. London ; and Royal Insurance Bu ldings, Liverpool. Subscribed Capital, _ 000„ 000. Paid-up and Accumulated Funds exceed £700,000. the pERCAN PILE INSURANCES of every description in rt of London and elsewhere freely entertained. This Ini`PanY y in hathe ss eve et tl r d ement of cl istinonished itself by promptitude and ralit G-UARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C. Established 1821. DIRECTORS. Elf ht HENRY VIGIWECEWq., Chairman. -.INTO T. FARQUHAR, Bart., M.P., Deputy Chairman. Jaen c b 7 Hulse Berens Esq., Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq. Ch atl eßlVm. Curtis Esq. John Martin, Esq. a arles F. Devas, Esq. • Rowland Mitchell, Esq. Sir Bart Dyke, Esq. James Morris, Esq. i'Lwalter R. Farquhar, Bart. Henry Norman, Esq. John Hankey, Esq., M.P. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. Sohn Harvey E sq. Sir Godfrey J. Thomas, Bart. Johnn G. Hubbard, Esq., M.P. John Thornton, Esq. L abouchere, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq. AUDITORS. Joh 8 Loyd, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. T h il Henry Smith, Esq. I Cornelius Payne, jun., Esq. oraas Tallemach, Esq., Secretary.—Samuel Brown, Esq., Actuary. DEPA RTMENT.—UNDER THE PROVISIONS or Alq Or PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In -1-I,"2ra EIGHTY PER CENT. of the Profits, at Quinque nn i a l I,l7olifitiso.ns, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of Since the establishment of the Company in 1821, the . tount of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in 4 — b ah value £660,000, which represents equivalent R evers i onary .00nu ses of £1,058,000. After the Division of Profits at Christmas, 1859, the Life 48 suranees in force, with existing Bonuses thereon, a mounted to upwards of £4,730,000, the Income from the Life B ranch £207,000 per annum, and the Life Assurance Fund exceeded £1,618,000. LOCAL MILITIA a n d V OLUNTEER CORPS.—No EXtra Premium is required for service therein. INVALID LIVES assured at corresponding Extra Pre urns, LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their valu c q, if such value be not less than £5O. A SS IGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—W r itt en N o ti ces o f , re ceived and registered. M EDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge or Policy Stamps. ~11....0tice is hereby given, that FIRE Policies which expire i ' l l 'Oidelammer must be renewed within fifteen days at this pl, , or th wi Mr. SAMS, No. 1, St. James's-street, corner of ; or with the Company's Agents throughout the ° doin, otherwise they become void. Co u T i3 s a ße n ti v. caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this It ; W. S. WOODIN'S 186th NIGHT with th ee , ills highly-URD , s rpt ES, POLsucce‘sful NEW ENTER FAIN %TENT, a BI NET ot C A LT, vvii lam-street, Charing-cross, 10-NIGHT, and boi" e rir EVENING (except Saturday), at Fight. Private th e ,:' , ls. ; Stalls and box stalls, Is. ; :rea, 2s. ; amphi - Ihk.V . ej Is. A plan of the stalls may be een, and seats till 4 e (without extra charge), at the Box- ffice, from 10 Morning Performance, Saturday next, at 3. COOL AND REFRESHING TOILETTE thth REQUISIT Oldridge's Ba m of Columbia is e Most certain remedy for restoring and strengthening I.,'e hair. By it whiskers and m,ugtaches are produced and Laies - will find it esecia l vaable, as the mo at delicate he d ad-dress or bonnet can c worn be worn lu without fear a soiling. Price as. 6d., es., and ils. C. and A. OLDRIDGE, 44, Welling,rton-street, Strand. KEATING'S PERSIAN INSECT DESTROY ING POWDER. —This Powder is quite t armless t thimal •ife, but is unrivalled in destrornT Flcas, Bugs, Ernmets, Flies, Cockroaches, Beetles, Gnats, Mo-quitoes, Moths in Furs, and every other species of insects in all stages tf metamorphosis. i_sportsmen wilt find this an invaluable remedy for destroy &as in their dogs, a 4 also ladies for the , r pet dogs, and I.l9rinkled about the nests of poultry, it will be found ex efficac'ous in t xterminating thoe insects th which bey are usually infeAed. It is perfectly harmless iu its tature, and may be applied w thout any apprehension, as it 4 : ' 3O qualities deletenous to animal life. in Packets Is., 2s. 6d. and each, or post free for hi , or treble size, for 36 postage stamps, by h 1 HOMAS KEAT r?,' Chemist, 79, St. Paul's Churchyard, Londoi , , E C. ahmake notice, each genuine p cket bears the above name and reas. riE MEDICAL CONFIDANT on Midwifery, et,_ Pregnancy, the Disappointments in Marriag , , a . nd I.l'iler ailments peculiar to Ladies. Female Obstruction Au. ' 3, 5 8. a box, post free. Address, Dr. Scott, 17, Adam eet, S rand, London (since 1836). Consultation=, 10 till 5. k 1 1 EAU'S COPAHINE, or SACCFIARATED be st CA PSULES.—Copaiba and Cubeba are doubtless the Odu,„ -em edies, but these drugs are of a repulsive taste and t ar and occasion colicky pains, nausea, and gastric dis ,lttil• Jozeau has succeeded in rendering: these vain ais Coc o -e rapeutic agents erfectly innocuous by . increasing in ha s b Palline all t , e curative properties. This preparation . ko re 7. e ,1a adopted by the Pans Academy of 51! , clicine, after don than a thousand trials in Pari4 and the different Lon taewi"BDitals. viz., it. Thomas's, Guy's. and St. Bartholo- Ciuk . ' u Ver the care of Messrs. Lloyd, Poland, and Legros IvlitubT:Lancet," Nov. 6 and Dec. 10, 1857. The Copahine. iii abe,ui 11 1 form of a pretty pink sugar plum, effects a cure tapsui six days, either in recent or chronic diseases. 100 at J . la. 6d.; post free, as. 2d. Post-office order required; O ZEAII'S, French Chemist, 42, Haymarket, London ; % e ll " St. Quentin, Paris ; and all the most important NEDICAL ADVICE. p hyai pr. LA 'MERT, Licentiate of the Royal College of ~c lBllB, Edinburgh ; Member of the Royal College of Co§in,ne, Ed,, Am, may be Confidentially lie r ,' u LTED on the Functional Derangements of the °us and Reproductive System, daily at his residence, 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON. • La'Mert edi al R is the only qualified practitioner on the ster who exusivel devoted his ti Oil to the t i reatment of has those cl ph sic al infirmities which bailitat e against the happiness of Married Life, or prevent f , ontraction of engagements which constitute the most 'n.i.,enshed, objects of existence. La Mert's Treatise on "Self-preservation." published "Y Mann, bookseller, 39, Co hi' price Is., post free for 13, l (3 b sealed, for 20 stamps, contains useful information arding the moral, social, and physical obligations of mar flage, with simple and efficacious instructions for the resto ration of health, vigour, and all 'he dignified prerog:atives of Manhood, when lost or impaired pernicious habits or excess. The work will be found totally free tr m those ex %gverated and alarminz statements contained in the host of retended medical publications by “nquaalinfleedd persons, pro ssing to treat on these important subjects. At home from 10 till 3, and from 8 till 8. OLUNTEERS —RIFLE PRACTICE at the IT SCHOOL MUSKETRY. TITT,. SOL -1-n-ONS' new IV Aot ISTCOAT- L'OCKET HF RIFLE (LASSES —Messrs. LASSE O S been sent to the above school to be tested, the have w , eived a te•timonial stating it is the only glass suited to 4 4 _ 84 Purrose, showing at long; ranges the shotmarks upon the 'get with the Rreatest clearness. They also serve every arPose on the Raceconrse and at the Opera IThuse. Country 3 ( 7, 0 . 11 erY and ships are clearly seen at 10 to 12 miles. Her Ma tflirB Coaßtgnards are making use of then , as oav pnd night r 10 .,,1e , . Their powerful telescopes, in , hes with an stro iu,,al eyepiece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons. Sa -8 rings, and the double stars ; with the same tele , cope a kti B eB on can be seen and known 3i and an object from 14 to In endless variety with increasing powers. 39, A lbe -1441e.-street, Piccadilly, London. ~ I GHT and HEARING being sympathetically h connected, Messrs. SOLOMONS having a thorough i.:olvledge of the anatomy of the eye and ear, and, after the , 4 13ri en ce and extensive practice of 40 years, have invented V 6,,,mtrument for extreme cases of Deafness, called the ,uND MAGNIFIER, Organic Vibrator, and Invisible 0,, Lee Conductor. I fit t s into the ar not pe-e head i centible ; the un t•e,...'asant sensation of singing noises in ths entirely t i'o lesd. It affords 'mmediate relief to deal persons, and them to hear distinctly at church, rtc They have p,, BCt constructed TINTED SPECTACLE LENSES of tl,e tf i e . a test tra ,, sparent brilliatcy. The advantage derived is 3 :t vision impaired is pr-served and strengthened; very i" Persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most i n 'llute occupation; can see with them of much less mag-nify aPower and do not the freuent cl , anges to more "erfulassistance 39, Albemarle-scree, Piccadilly. bISSOLVING VIEWS & MAGIC LANTERNS i~rehlent out, and sent into the country, with the nption to Et,T' S e• Messrs. SOLOMONS' improved Phantasmagoria s tii . - ‘erns being arranged with their beautiful light, which va "es any other, a clear disc is obtained from 6 to 20 feet t‘ ru o.leter. slides in great variety, viz., Pilgrim's Progress 4 e , l etshank's Bottle, Missionary Sketches of American Life; hi,,,,uheir new Instrument is one of the most amusing and tlu.'"otive ever brought out. It illustrates the motion of te-etPlanets, and many instructive and laughable effects. t nr era and schools supplied at reduced prices. Scientific da m es of Makers, 39, Albemarle-street. Piccadilly. - vv. l,t of the new Government Barometer to tell the weather hand. DR. CURTIS' MEDICAL WORK, MANHOOD 1,1 1 ,3) [CAL ESSAY ON S PER MATO RRHCE A, Jo n ~.'nVOUS AND GENERATIVE DEBILITY, &c. t - rliblished, the 150th thousand, with numerous plates, o„ t Be aled envelope, price Is., Sold by all Booksellers, and Post paid, by the Author, for I 2 stamps, I VI 11 NHOOD : the CAUSE and CURE of PRE jot p o le TIME DECLINE IN MAN, with Plain Directions tui,t Restoration to Health and Vigour. By Dr. J. L. 15, Alberraarle-street. Piccadilly, London. CONTENTS: lODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological ...u4 t y, s re and Functions of the Reproductive Organs. '"-ati;‘- - ,TER IL—Causes of Spermatorrhcca and Impotence; Crl, 7 ,telous Indulgences; Dangers of Neglect. g3 t,, /4 4 ,.,., E . TER lII.—A Review of the various Disqualifications ont o — Jg; e ; whether resulting from Youthful Abuse, the Culp,Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. „ '°florri; ERS IV. and V. on the modern Treatment of Th e F .ces and Syphilis. ,ase,concludes with numerous varied and interesting koti c ; t t i ? Which is added the Author's recipe of a preventive REVIEWS OF THE WORK. work, and fit:oinettldrtis on Ilanhood.—This is a truly , 2,1 6 xl be in the hands of young and old."—" Sunday Times," 4 rch, 185 6. author has conferred a great boon by publishing: this Irthi„,Werk, in which is described the source of those diseases old Produce decline in youth ' r more frequently premature u e •" -- " Daily Telegraph," March 27, 1.85(5. Prof e ." l , B work, which for twenty years has stood the test of and s "„ s 'ooal criticism and empiri .al hostility, treats in . aplain and roPathising manner on the various disqualifications bility ni P e diments arising from nervou3 excitement and nod excesses to invalids suffering from youthful errors and e e: it will be found valuable and useful." —Record. Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Pater litours noater-row; Mann, 89, Cornhill• pi 2. ` 4lll Blltatima-10 to 3 and 6 V? 8 Sundays , 1' ti —ll ..: ...4,, N°. 21,554. PUBLICATIONS. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., PAUL FOSTER'S DAUGHTER. By DUTTON COOK. "air. Cook belongs to the Charles I sickens school of litera ture, in which variety, liveliness, and po er of working on the affect ons are the • rominent features. The story of Paul Fo-ter's Daughter' is very interestin g . Sylvia is one of the most charming; creations with which fiction has for a long time presented us."—Literary Gazette. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. D UBLIN UNIVET No. 314. FOR AID tSITY MAGAZINE. (*UST. Price 2s. 6d. CONTENTS: 1. Edmond Spenser The 6. The Count de Montemolin. Mate Papers. 7. The Rivals of Kirshna 2. Scenes and Customs in pore. An Indian Tale. Cracow. Part I. 3. Earl Stanhope'a Life of 8. A Chapter on Dogs. Pitt. 9. On Roman Scarf. 4. An Only Son. By the Au- 10. Life and Times of Dr. thor of "A rtist and Crafts- Doyle—J. K. L. mm." Part VII. 11. The Revolution in East 5. Buckle and Montalembert. and West. Dublin: W. H. Smith and Son. London: Hurst and Blackett. On Thursday will be published, price 65., NORTH BRITISH REVIEW. No. LXIX. CONTENTS. I. The British Universities and Academical Polity. 11. Montalembert and Parliamentary Institutions in France. 111. Bri+lsh Columbia and Vancouver Island. IV. Stanley's Eastern Church. V. Edwin of Deira. VI. Recent Discoveries in Scottish Geology. VII. Freedom of Religious Opinion—lts Conditions and • Limits. VIII. 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ON TRUE and FALSE SPERMATORRHCEA ; with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors in relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers from De bility of the Generative system, or Sexual Hypochrondriasis. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD. " Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practical contributions to German medical literature. This is the first time, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the non-medical reader. We trust that this may not be the last, if he shall detect any other squally flagrant evil which it may be in his power to correct."—London Medical Gazette. " The editor has conferred a great boon on the sufferers from this distressing malady by translating. this little book, and by laying bare the scandalous practices of unqualified adventurers, who profess to cure a disease of which they know nothing, with no other object than to fill their own purses. The difference between true Spermatorrhcea and the various forms of disease which resemole it are accurately de scribed, and thus a safe guide is offered for the treatment of the malady."—Medical Circular. - " We have dilated so long upon the contents of the preli minary chapter, that we have scarcely left ourselves space for any notice of the subject specially treated of by Dr. Pickford ; but the moderate price at which the 'brochure' is sold, places it within fly, reach of every one interested in the matter."— Dublin Medical Press. London : H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street IMPORTANT TO OWNERS OF HORSES.- After long experience, deep researches into chymistry, by the aid of costly machinery, I have discovered the means whereby oats, beans. and oilcake may be entirely dispensed with in the feeding of horses and cattle. I have now invented a compound meal, composed of locust beans, Indian corn, linseed, &c., at £l6 per ton, which is equal in value to £24 worth of oats, beans, or any other feeding material in the market. Two quarts of this compound meal, weighing 31bs., .it the cost of 5d., mixed with a peck of chopped hay, is a feed ~Ar a draught horse, and superior in every respect to three quarterns of oats, costing 70. 14 barrels weigh net 1 ton 1 cwt., at 16s. per cwt., £l6 las. net cash, free, delivered by my own waggons to any station in London. Nothing less than 21 cwt. sold at the manufactory, and orders must be accom panied with cheque+ crossed, made payable to the inventor, JOSEPH . THORLEY. Steam Mills, Caledonian-road, King's-cross, April 8, 1861. Single barrels, weighing 11 cwt., may be had for 305., at 77, Newgate-street, City, or of any of my accredited Agents in the country. rrHORLEY'S C OND IME NTAL FOOD (mixed wi h crushed Oats, he.) for My Horses.—Read Admiral Roue on the English Racehorse. 40s. per barrel, containing 448 feeds. SORLEY'S CONDIMENT for My Cows. Increasing . the quantity and enriching the quality of Milk. 40s. per barrel. THORLEY'S COMPOUND for My . Sheep. Sold in barrels, containing 449 feeds, with measure , nllosed, and carriage paid to any railway station in the imrdom. THORLEY for My pigs. os. per barrel. THORLEY'S GLEANER is Published every Monday in time for po4, and contains forty Columns of valuable information, including Mark-lane Report, Agri ,'ultural and Sporting Intelligence up to time of going to press. Price One Penny. 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M.D., of the University of .Tena, has just published, for the benefit of Nervous ufTerers, a FREE EDITION of his valuable work, THE WARNING VOICE TO YOUNG MEN (120 pages). A .edical work on the cure of Nervous Debility, Loss of 'lemory, Dimness of Siff,ht, Lassitude, Indigestion, Dislike o Society, Spermatorrhma, Local Weakness, Muscular Re axation, Languor, Listlessness, Depression, &c., which, if eglected, result in consumption, insanity, and premature death ; with plain directions for perfect restoration to health and vigour. The book yvill be sent, post free, secure from ob Qervation, to any address, on receipt of a directed envelope Ind two stamps. Address, HENRY SMITH, M.D., 8, Burton rescent. Tavistock-square, London, W.C. THE VIGOUR OF YOUTH RESTORED IN FOUR WEEKS by Dr. RICORD'S ESSENCE OF LIFE. This wonderful agent will restore manhood to the most shattered consti'ution, whether arising from self-pollution, excesses, nocturnal emissions, the effects of climate, or natu ral causes The time required to cure the most inveterate case is lour weeks ; and, if used according to the printed in structions (which are very simple). failure is impossible. This lite-restoring remedy should be taken by a'l about to !Parry, as its effects are permanent. It is acknowledged by the medical press to be the greatest discovery ever made. Success in every case is as certain as that water quenches thirst. Dr. Ricord's Essence of Life is sold in cases, with full in structions for use, at 11 R., or four quantities in one for 335., and may be sent to any part of the world, carefully packed, on receipt of remittance or post-office order payable to Prout and Co. Dr. Ricord's Sole Agent in London is Prout, Patent Medi nine Warehouse, 229, Strand (seven doors west of Temple bar). (Entered at Stationers' Hall.) 3, GREAT MARLTHE BOROUGH-STR PANTHEON.EET. W., NEAIL DR. CULVERWELL, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Licentiate of Midwifery, and Apo hecaries' Hall, London, can be consulted daily (only) as bove, on all cases of Nervous Debility, Languor, Incapacity, Loss of Memory, Sterility, and all Functicnal Derangements t both Sexes, emanating from early and excessive lindul ems, Has Just published, pribe Is. ; by post, 1: stamps ' 18 sealed, No. 4, An entire new and original Work, entitled OURSELVES. Synopsis: The Physiology and Anatomy of our Generation —I lie Origin of Disease—Symptoms, Treatment, and Cure. lso, an Exposition ot. and Remedy for, all Urinary Derange m nts and Marital Disqualifications, - MALE. The modern treatment of Syphilis, Stricture. Blennorrhagia Gonorrhoea), Spermatorrhxa, Impotency, and all Diseases of he Urinary Organs, with Prescriptions, aco.d FEMALE. - - The Physiolckry and Anatomy J Women—Functional Ir. re 4ularities in Health and Sickness—Choice in Marriage — T weir Expectancies and Disappointments—The Cause and It.moval of Sterility—The Theory and Symptoms of Gesta tim—Use of the Speculum. Also, No. 1. HEALTH, HAPPINESS, and LONGEVITY ; On Debility, Nervousness, Dyspepsia, gestlon, No. 2. • 'LOVE AND MARRIAGE : i'beir Obligations, happiness, and Disappointments; Love aid other Matches. Sterility Removed, and Healthy Off s iring secured.; No. 3. THE CASE BOOK': 100 Cases of SPERMATORRH(EA, 'Their Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment, Confesalche and Cure hg CaiiterisationF.,Galvaniiin, &c. &c. &o. obe find of Mann, Corniiiii ; and the Authors. Advice to the Workine Classes fee Half-a-Guinea: (SPECIAL NOTICE.) Dr. Culverwell is the only legally qualified medical practi tioner living of that name, and can be manned (only i►a above). —......--- - • , .....-^ ' 2 . . . , • ....._ -e"4- -) re.; ' Ag.i i:-APEI.i ~-,_ g e _____e_______„. ~________-> ,-- ~,„,v\ , ,,___ e. _,______ , ,, ...-, ~,, ,1 i\,, , ) , ..,:,, - ,„,,,,,: • (r-6`:.''. : . '411b1; ..;,....--,:z.F-.:. -, .. 1._:J ,, . , . - • , :p.,\1 - ,,,-4'' .., ,F : ,-;. / ,' ..- ~, %.,.. ,•,. \ c" I . . ~ .. - 1 .1 . .. -- ,; :i. .,: 4., .: ;. 7 .,1,-: ./..1 ..: 4. ~ .e P :7 4 4- ' 1 ., 1* , t-•. ~ - - '''r - . . . .p.,,,, - . ...„:-...,,. „,„ I TILE CIVIL WAR IN AtEXIC .4-4,:...L.... :: . f;.., .., ot-L• ill .;.e..... ., tirw' 4, -::: ‘N.'; 3 ' •"--- ,a, S 7, -- '' , ;.Z• 1---.. ......, - CI. i -....:". ; :4: 1 ' F.. 4* .tk- :, /- 7 _ - , ,1 's ' ,‘ ,.......).4"*.t . ‘„ i , ' vr - 2 .__i.z 4 . 7 -,.---...• 1 . ', ,,. . •?.- ......1:1;.. 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Guizot, some id years since, were for uniting to preserve the balance of power on the American Continent, and to save Texas and Mexico from tailing into the hands of the ambitious Anglo-Saxon Republic, they little thought that a time was to come when numbers of their own countrymen would be willing, for the sake of morality and humanity, that the incorporation should take plac e , w hil e t h e U n i te d S tates wou ld b e incapable tcng-meditated aggression. -What everm ay of the issue of the c i v il war i n th a t country be the the state of Mexico must engage its early attention on the return of peace. The hopes Of conquest to the southward, which Mr. Jefferson Davis and his friends have cherished for so long, seem likely to be realised should the Seceders succeed in establishing their independence. If, on the other hand, the Union be re-cemented by force, the North will be able to give a rich bribe to the slaveowners, by allowing them to add to the Federal territory the beautiful land which is now lapsing into bat barisrn. 'llexico--cursed by the occupation of a mongrel and constantly degenerating race, superstitious, blood thirsty, and cowardly, ignorant to a degree scarcely to be believed, and yet too vein to learn from its neighbours —cannot long remain without some in tr-rference from without. Unless England or the United States determine to suppress the outrages which are taking place, it will be impossible for either to condemn any bold adventurer who shall seize upon the Government, and shelter life and property under his despotic power. No one dwelling in a civilised country can have a notion of the state of this unhappy region, where, in the neighbour hood of a stately capital, with theatres and concert rooms filled every night with brilliant audiences, bands of ruffians are robbing, murdering, and tor turing in the name of the Church and the Con stitution. We are aware that the tale of SpanishsAmeri can revolutions is not very interesting to English readers, who, besides their general disincli tion to puzzle themselves over strange names and complicated events, have a natural impa tience of these unmeaning struggles, which linger on year after year without object or conclu sion. But the indignities and the irrepar.f*ale, in juries sustained by British subjects deserve more attention. That there should be a country within four weeks' voyage of our shores, bound to us by treaties, as well as by ties of gratitude forsyrapathy and valuable assistance afforded in times gone by ; that in such a country our merchants and settlers should be openly pillaged, imprisoned, and banished, and should narrowly escape with their lives when ever a change in the fortunes of two implacable factions takes place; and that this should go on year after year in spite of the remonstrances of our re presentatives in Mexico and the Foreign Secretary at home, all of whom are unable to exact the smal lest reparation for these outrages—are matters which would hardly be overlooked by the English public were it not for the great events which are passing in Europe, and among the Americans of our own race. PRICE 4d. STAMPED sd. superintendent; Mr. Lang, master shipbuilder; Mr. Cotsell, master smith; and tne other officers of the establishment. The Cormorant, 4, 200 horse-power, is to be re moved from Chatham to Sheerness, to be placed in the steam reserve of the second division. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—A. Whines, chief engineer, to the Virago ; H. Rumble and J. W. Sievewright, acting 2d class assist.-engineers, to the Fisgard, as supernumeraries ; P. M.Cormack, Geo. Nicholls, J. W. Compton, B. F. Lewarn ; and G. Fabian, acting 2d-class assist.-engineers, to the Asia, as supernu meraries ; Wm. C. Amos and David Dixon, acting 2d-class assist.-engineers, to the Cumberland, as supernumeraries ; John Dows and James Frazer, acting 2d-class assist.-engineers, to the Virago ; H. T. Somes, acting engineer, to the Virago; and C. B. Villocks, assist.-clerk, to the Sanspareil. The history of the civil war which has rages for the last three years is of course but vaguely known by our readers. They will, however, pro bably recollect that the so-called Church party, headed by the priests, has after a long struggle, been defeated; and that Juarez, said to be a full blooded Indian, is the Liberal President of the Mexi can Republic. The original cause of quarrel was the attempt of the clergy to establish an ecclesiastical domination over the State. As is well known, the wealth of the ecclesiastical corporations was enor mous. Of the produce of the Mexican mines a large proportion was, in the old days of Spanish do mination, consecrated to the Church, and went to build and embellish those superb edifices which are the wonder of travellers. Its real property also was, and is, very large; and so great, accordingly, was the power of the priests that when the oppo site party threatened them with the sale of their property they were able to buy up the whole gar rison of the city of Mexico, to overthrow the Go vernment, and to set up a tool of their own as Pre sident. The favour of France and the apathy of Eng land caused Zuloaga to be recognised. his whispered that the influence of the priests with an illustrious personage in France was not without its effect in determining the policy of the Emperor. The French Ministerreceived instructions to side with the Church party, and probably those instructions have not yet changed. The consequence has been an overthrow of social order and a demoralisation of the whole people, which exceeds anything that is passing in the kingdom of Naples itself. All that can be said in favour of the present state of things is that the priests have not been actually successful. When Comonfort was displaced Juarez retreated to Gun dalaxara, and, being driven from there by Zuloaga, took refuge in Vera Cruz until last year his party were triumphant. He has been appointed Presi dent. efter the Church faction had committed every kind of atrocity during their term of power. But the Church party, though worsted, are not destroyed, nor even totally discouraged. They are still ravaging various districts of the country, and per petrating deeds which excite horror even in that land of blood. Two ruffians, named Marquez and. Galvez, are at the head of the Church rebellion, and they have with them the feeble tool of their party, Zuloaga. These men are described as insensible to every emotion of mercy when their political oppo nents fall into their power. They are, in fact, gue rillas of the most savage class, far worse than the worst who fought on the Carlist side during the civil war in Spain. The horrors perpetrated during the last few weeks are scarcely credible. One of them may serve as a specimen. On the 2d of June a certain Don Melchior Ocampo was taken prisoner by Marquez, and Don Francisco Schiafino by Gal vez. Both these unfortunate men were well-known citizens, and not much fear for their safety pre vailed; for the Mexican desperadoes, like the Klephts of Thessaly, were accustomed to release their prisoners on the payment of ransom. In fact, offers were received from the captor of Schiafino to the effect that on the pay ment of 30,000 dols. and 300 rifles he would be set at liberty. His fate was not known at the de- . parture of the mail, but it had been ascertained in the city that Ocampo had been literally tortured to death by the order of Zuloaga and Marquez. He had been beaten and ill-used in various ways for two days, had then been half-killed by shots, and a t t ro l o ast hung up till he died. Two ntootsthe absolutely down the Church rebel s b u t b y detachments sof t ps without money, an d h as cold omndrmede blood. toa l asoco, dnader ot cannot f o hp t oiusnt w esa eoosrl of stop d pehr e ets f om e , aw, these eeadrl were ndh w G ooi e e ei ;ruin officers bo a t a lf g b l e lioapes Government r esorting again to forced loans, a n d th e country i s so impoverished and destitut e th at t h e smallest shot or hanged ineetcri: sums are with difficulty wrung out of the people. In the meantime brigandage is universal, and it is impossible to travel even a few miles without danger of being not only robbed but murdered, with every artifice of cruelty. The exploits and executions of highwaymen are the chief topics of discussion every where. Even in the streets of Mexico passengers are knocked down and robbed almost with impunity. The Government shoots and hangs promptly where it can catch the offenders, who are very often priests, but its efforts do not seem perceptibly to diminish the number. Indeed, it is plain that the whole country is thoroughly demoralised! and brought to the brink of ruin ; and unless friendly Powers i in terfere to support the Government it is impossible that civilisation can survive the trials to which t I exposed.— Times. THE RED SEA CABLE.—It is understood that Government have decided on receiving a report on the con dition of the Red Sea cable, and the amount necessary to effect the repairs, and that Sir C harles Bright and Mr. Latimer Clark, the electricians, are now engaged in pre paring the same.—London and China Telegraph. keepers on the Ochils state they have not often seen the TftE " TWELFTs."—Several of the shepherds and nests so well filled as they are this year, nor the y oung On the M callghum bou, and Bco Moor birds look so strong and healthy and wild on the win g , thre e wee ks before the " Twelfth." On Mr. Ed mund's shooting- toquar ters at Cairnie , p erha p s amon g the bast in Perthshire, neighbouring we arc informed that 120 brace could be wi thout difficulty bagged by three Crom li x , belonging to the Hon. Captain Drummond, a bet ter stock of birds has not been seen for ratsbeelguonnsging in two Mr. hours. r G s lie many years. In Glen eagles, the shooting quarters of the Earl of Camperdown, excellent sport is expected . Partridges ar e very abundant here also, and fifteen and eighteen young birds in a covy are not rare. The capercailzie has commenced to brood in this romantic glen likewise ' On Glendeven, Cola, Duchally, Coulshill, Roseie, anti Dunclub moors, all ki n d s o f ga me are very [plentiful.. Grouse are seen in great abundance on the Balquahandy, Invermay, and Condie runs, and there is every prospect of excellent sports at these pla ces. In the various co ve r s on Strathe arn , woc d co ck, partridges, and pheasants are more numerous than for several years, though the partridges were much thinned last year, the late nests of pheasants suffered from the heavy rains. Hares and roe deer are very plentYr and all game appear in excellent con dition.—Scotsman. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloware Ointment and Pills.— Female Complaints.—Many complaints arise in women from neglect or inattention durin g youth. Then is the fitting time to reduce all functional disturbances to order ; once set right no further irregularities occur. Holloway's Ointment, well rubbed over the whole length of the spine tw i ce a day, corrects all derangements both of nerves and circulation. It may be used with the most perfect con fidence. In all the ailments dependent on excessive ner vous seusibibility it is a specific such as no discovery has hitherto presented. Holloway' a Ointment, aided by the internal use of hi s Pill s , i s a h ea li ng balm in cases of iti health, arising from over susceptible nerves so treenail? I afilicting =wives and daughters. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 31, 1861. UMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—YESTERDAY. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. EARL RUSSELL. Earl RUSSELL, who was introduced by Earl Granville and the Earl of Stafford, took the oaths and his seat as Earl Russell of Kingston-Russell. He then proceeded to the woolsack, and shook hands with the Lord Chancellor. He was attended during the proceedings by Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, the hereditary Lord High Chamber lain, and Sir Augustus Clifford, .Usher of the Black Rod, and Sir C. Young, Garter King-at-Arms. Atter the ceremony the new peer left the house and re moved his robes. He then returned and received ;he con gratulations of the assembled peers. STANDING ORERS. The standing orders were dispensed with in the case of the West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway (Traffic and Capital) and Vane Tempest's Estate bill. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Midland Counties and Shannon Junction Railway, Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway, Lynn and Sutton Bridge Railway, and West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail way bills were read. a third time and passed. PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS (SCOTLAND) BILL. The Duke of BUCCLETJCH presented several petitions suggesting alterations and improvements in this bill. was obsolete, and considered the motion as a practical joke. Sir G. BOWYER supported the motion, and contended that the retention of the act in' question was opposed to common sense. Mr. HENNFSSY, with reference o the remarks of the right hon. gentleman (Sir G. C, Lewis) said that Dr. M'Hale had been examined before a committee of the house, and described himself as Archbishop of Tuam, and his evi dence was printed under that designation. Sir G. C. LEWIS explained that the act had reference to existing sees, and as there was no Protestant Archbishop of Tuam, the act had not been infringed in the instance alluded to. Mr. NEWDEGATE thought that the hon. member (Mr. Hennessy) should have introduced a bill on the sub ject, instead of endeavouring to get rid of the act in ques tion by a motion of this description. The committee agreed to certain clauses, but on coming to the clause relating to the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill divided on the amendment of Mr. HENNESSY— For the amendment 4 Against it Majority —6s The amendment was accordingly lost, and the schedule was agreed to. The house then resumed. Mr. AYRTON drew attention to what he contended was an irregularity in regard to this bill. The measure originated with the House of Lords, and as it proposed to repeal certain acts relating to supply he considered it was an infringement of the privileges of this house. He gave notice that he would make a motion on the subject to morrow. The SPEAKER explained that as the bills alluded to were obsolete there could be no infringement of the privi leges of this house. PAROCHIAL OFFICES BILL. This bill, after some discussion, went through committee. OFFICES OF RESERVE (ROYAL NAVY) BILL. This bill went through committee. GOVERNMENT OF THE NAVY BILL. This bill, as amended, was considered and ordered for third reading. THE BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL. The SPEAKER, announced that the Lords had con sented to the amendments made by the House of Commons in relation to the alteration made by their lordships relative to the Chief Justice of the Bankruptcy Court, and agreed to the other clauses. GOVERNMENT OF THE NAVY BILL. This bill, as amended, was considered and ordered for third reading. THE BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL. The SPEAKER announced that the Lords adhered to their amendment relative to the Chief Judge of ithe Bankruptcy and Insolvency Court, but agreed to the other clauses with out amendments. The house then adjourned at five minutes past 6 o'clock. EXPERIMENTS A 7 StIOBBURFIVESS. During yesterday some interesting experiments were conducted at Shoeburyness, under the supe rintendence of the Iron Plate Commission, upon two new kinds of targets, built lip to resemble a portion of an iron-plated frigate's broadside. One target was sent in to be experimented upon by Mr. Fairbairn. This was about ten feet long by six feet high, and consisted of four plates be inches thick, the upper and lower being each about ten feet, the two in the centre being only five feet each. The pe culiarity of this target was that there was no wooden backing to the armour plating,for the attention of the commission has lately been much directed to endea- vouring to ascertain how far it is possible by a slight increase in the thickness of the plates to do away entirely with the weight and expense of the vertical and horizontal mass of timber beyond them. Ano ther peculiarity was the effort to do away with the acknowledged source of weakness which arises from holes having to be drilled in the plates for the bolts :o fasten them to the ship's side. In nearly all cases where plates have been fractured by shot the crack has commenced from one of the rivet holes, There were none of these in Mr. Fairbairn's target. The plates were fastened directly to what in an i ron fri gate would be its outer skin, which, in the case of the target, was represented by wrought-iron three- quarters of an inch thick. From the inner side of this were rib girders much of the same kind as the iron ribs of a frigate would be. These were half an inch by about 11 inches deep and 18 apart, with stout angle irons fastening them to the outer skin. From inside this skin the rivets were let into the plate like topped screws, penetrating a little more than halfway through the five-inch armour plate. The iron used in this target was of the very best kind, and the whole of its workmanship was admi rable and substantial tothe last degree, as the tests showed. First, a flat-headed steel shot, about 11b. in weight, was fired against it to test the quality of the iron. This made only a dent of from a quarter to one-third of an inch in depth. Two of Armstrong's 401 b. shell, filled with sand, were next discharged point blank at a distance of 100 yards. They also dented the iron to the depth of some three-quarters of an inch, but otherwise seemed to have but little effect, except upon the rivets of the angle iron in side the sheathing, which were apparently some what started. Two flat-headed 40-pounder steel shot, fired at the same range, produced more effect. Their indentation was quite an inch and a half, if not more, and the rivet heads holding the armour plates were evidently shaken, though apparently they held as firmly as ever. The 100-pounder Arm strong was next tried at 200 yards, with a shell filled with sand. This broke one of the angle irons of the inner sheathing, made a deep dent, and started some of the smaller rivets, yet on the whole surpris ingly little damage was done, and practically the tar get seemed as stro ng as ever. A solid 100-pounder was then tried, and thi s s t ruck with a tremendous blow the centre of the mark, the effect of which visibly started the plates and t a rather n curved them outwards at some of th e i r j oints. The effect of two shots from a solid 68-p ounder at 100 starting them from the m skin tothey subst ance cons id era bl y. A were bolt e d, an d d en ti ng th em throughwhthiceh ir entire2oolb. shot was then fi re d at 200 yards range. This ponderous missile not only made a very deep dent w here it struck, but b u l ged the I who e target in, shaking all the plates loose, and breaking some of the screws which held them. Still, however, , no plate gave way under these tremendous visitations, nor had any of them been detached. The last shot fired was with a 100 pounder at 800 yards, and the effect of this was final. By the force of the concus sion the upper plate, with on e of the centre small ones, was completely destr o y ed, and came crashing flown, leaving those that still remained in a very shaky and precarious condition. It was, however, considered by all on the ground to have withstood the rude assaults it had received in the most extra ordinary manner. The screws held on to the very last, and a great deal longer than any one expected, while the plates, though, of course, much battered and defaced, we re not only not br o k en, b u t s h owe d no symptoms of becoming so. On the whole, there fore, it was considered that the resistance offered by this plan had be en most satisfac a target built on • torily proved, and the v alue of some of its improve ments established. h m is ed vi e as the very upon a target invented Theex by Asi pre. ri Roberts.men re verse in principle from Mr. Fairbairn' s , i nasmuc h next experiments wereT as the thickness of the iron plates w as dimi nished while the timber backing Was increased. Mr. Fairbairn's showed how shot-proof frigates might, with advantage, be made of ir on on l y , while Mr. Roberts's was designed to prove that wooden ships could be as easily rendered shot proof as if specially built for the purpose. The back of this target was formed of wrought iron th ree -eighths of an inch thick. To this were fastened iron T plates, which on a frigate would run along the vessel's side fore and aft. Be tween these were fitted oak beams 9 inches square, which being all tight caulked hold the plates firmly in their position, so as to prevent lateral bend, and enable them to resist the maximum pressure due to their strength. Over this again comes another layer of beams and T plates, placed vertically, fitted in the same way and bolted firmly in to the ship's side. Over ail this comes the armour plates. Each of these latter are 3 inches thick and 2 feet wide, and made in an angular form, something like a wide shaped letter V. All the joints are planed so as to insure accuracy of fit, and thus when a ship's side was covered with these plat es , the alternate angular projections and recesses would resemble in shape, on a small scale, the ordinary ridge and fur row roofing used in glass buildings. Where the longitudinal joints occur a recess is cut in the plates, into which is fitted an iron rib 6 inches wide and 4- 1 4 - deep, the outside face of the rib being ttlso an. gular. These joint ribs are fastened through with 11 inch bolts, while the V shaped armour plates are secured by 9 inch bolts, 18 inches apart. Each ar mour plate rises from the side of the ship to an angle of about one foot in height, the face of each angle being also a foot in depth. On this system Mr. Roberts contends a ship may be built of the same strength, costing only one fifth of the money required for a ship constructed wholly of iron, and being only one third of the latter's weight. The target experime n t e d on at Shoeburvness was built entirely on the p r i nc i L l e we have here mentioned, and was on the whole an exceedingly fine piece of workmanship. Mr. Roberts and Mr. Burn, C.E. (who is associated with Mr. Roberts in his inven tion), had, however, committed the serious fault of having their target made too small. It was only 6 feet by 4, and consequently, as all the shots were aimed low, they struck almost on the same spots, which wanted the surrounding support a larger target would have naturally afforded. So far the test of strength was taken at a disadvantage to the invention. The first shot fired at it with a 1-lb. flat-headed steel ball to test the iron struck upon the angular face of one of the armour plates. Yet, in spite of this, it apparently made as deep a dent as a similar projectile had made in the flat upright plates of Mr. Fairbairn's target. Two 401 b. shells, filled with sand, were then fired from an Armstrong at 100 yards, but did no perceptible damage. A flat-headed 40-pounderwhich was next fired struck one of the rib joint pieces we have spoken of be tween the angles, and broke it. It, however, still remained firm in its place, and a 100-pounder Arm strong shell, at 200 yards, did no apparent damage. Not so, however, with a solid shot at the same range, which came full upon the edge of the angle of the centre plate, inflicting a deep dent, and slightly fracturing through the plate itself. The next, a solid 68-pounder, hit full upon the same joint rib which had been struck and broken before with a tremendous blow. It ,'split the rib joint at its outer rivet hole, breaking off the end of it en tirely. Still, however, the target was quite firm apparently. The next 68. pounder fired struck full upon the extreme lower edge of the mark with such force as to shatter the wooden frame which sup ported it, and turn the target completely over on its face. It was evident, therefore, that this missile hit with undiminished force, and that apparently striking on the angle of the plate did not, in this case at least, at all tend to make it glance off and so diminish the concussion. The target will be re placed and the practice continued at it again to day with the 100-pounder Armstrong solid shot. That this will break it up Mr. Roberts himself at at once admits. It has, however, already stood won derfully well considering the small size of the tar get itself, and that its plates are only three inches in thickness. INDIAN IRRIGATION. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from the East India Irrigation and Canal Company, setting forth the advantage that would accrue to India from the opera tion of the company. Famine would be prevented, and the supply of raw cotton would be very largely augmented. The petition prayed the Government would give some assis tance to the company. The noble lord then asked if the Government were prepared to take th 3 subject into conside ration ? Earl DE GREY and RIPON replied that the Govern ment would .take into consideration any contract between the company and themselves which might meet with the approval of the Governor-General. CONSOLIDATION OF THE CRIMINAL LAW. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading of the Accessories of Abettors Bill, the first of a class of bills for the consolidation of the criminal law. The noble and learned lord said the seven bills had been seat down to the other house, but at too late a period, last session of Parliament. 'They were, however, referred to a select committee, where theprovisions of each were carefully considered, and some alterations made. The amended bills had been introduced this session, and having passed the House of Commons, he now submitted them to their lord ships' consideration. The principal alterations related to punishment attached to offences against the person, and their tendency was in most cases to mitigate the punish ment. The bills were calculated to effect great good, and he therefore trusted their lordships would give their assent to the second reading of the bills. Lord CRANWORTH said he thought there was now a fair hope that these bills, which had been so long under consideration, would become the law of the land. No two minds could exactly agree as to all the details of such bills; but as the alterations were not of a very material nature, he thought, in order to insure their passing this session, the alterations might be safely accepted. Lord CHELMSFORD thought the session tao far ad vanced to admit of the amendments being fairly considered, and he thought their lordships might reason , bly complain f the bills being proceeded with at the present time. There were some very serious alterations, and he could not but think it would have been much better to have discussed the alterations b _fore the bills became law, as it was, however, their lordships must be supposed to accept the alterations. After a few words from Lord WENSLEYDALE, Lord REDESDALE thought that amongst the seven bills, if there were any very serious alteration had been made, the wisest course to adopt was to postpone the pas sing of that particuiar bill till next session. The bill was, after a few otservations from the LORD CHANCELLOR, read a second time. The following bills were read a second time :—The Cri minal Statutes Repeal, the Larceny, &c., the Malicious Injuries to Property, the Forgery, the Coinage Offences, the Offences against the Person, the Public Works and Harbours, the Lord Clerk Register Salary Abolition, the Durham University, the Trustees (Scotland) , the Conjugal Rights (Scotland), the Metropolitan Building Act Amend ment. the Drainage of Land, the Public Offices Site, the Pensions (British Forces, India), the Windsor Suspended Canonries, the Public Works (Ireland), Edinburgh Uni versity, Inland Revenue, Stamp Duties on Probates, &c., and Revenue Departments Accounts. The Municipal Corporations Act Amendment Bill passed through committee. The following bills were read a third and passed :—The Salmon Fisheries, the Criminal Proceedings Oath Relief, the Naval Medical Supplemental Fund Society, the Turn pikes Act Continuance, the Dealers in Old Metals, the Parochial and Burgh Schools (Scotland), the County Voters (Scotland), the Probates and Letters of Administration Act (Ireland) Amendment, and the Industrial Schools (Scot land). Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. HOPS. On the motion of Mr. LOCKE, returns of the quantity of foreign hops in bond on the Ist day of July, 1861, stat ing the ports at which they are bonded (in continuation of Parliamentary paper, No. 151, of session 1861), and of the quantity of hops, British and foreign, consumed at the fire in Tooley-street on the 23d June, were ordered. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE. In reply to Mr. WHALLEY, Lord PALMERSTON said that he would make inquiries relative to the time when the returns ordered by the house on the 18th of May in re,peet to Maynooth College would be presented to the house. LIABILITY OF SHIPOWNERS. Mr. MILLER, asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in the bill proposed to be brought in early next session on the liability of shipowners, pilotage, and other matters, it be intended to provide for relief to the owners of British and foreign vessels using certain public harbours from taxation for the maintenance of local institutions, and for payment of the debts of the municipalities where such harbours happen to be simate? Mr. M. GIBSON declined to give any explanation in reference to a bill to be introduced on a future session. (Laughter.) DELHI AND LUCKNOW PRIZE MONEY. Mr. DEEDES asked the Secretary of State for India, whether he was enabled to fix a more decided time for the settlement and distribution of the Delhi and Lucknow Prize Money than he did on the 3d of August last year, and again at the commencement of the session. And, what was now the cause of delay ? Sir C. WOOD said that he could not state whether a time was fixed for the distribution of the money, but the Indian Government had been u r g ed on the subject. Mr. DEEDES gave notice that if no one would draw attention to this subject he would do so next session. MR. HENRY DE WOLFE CARVELL. Captain JERVIS asked the First Lord of the Treasury what steps had been taken by the British Government to cause the liberation of Henry de Wolfe Carvell, Esq., a British subject, who, having proceeded to Lima as executor of the will of the late Michael Winder, Esq., also a British subject, after the opinion of the late Attorney- General had been obtained that the jurisdiction of the Court of Probate did not extend to the said will, had not only been unable, through the connivance of the local authorities, to recover the property of the testator, but had even been pro hibited from leaving Lima, though it had been certified by proper medical authority that his detention in that climate was likely to prove fatal to him? Lord PALMERSTON said the subject had been referred to the law officers of the Crown. GRANTS FOR ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS. Mr. WHALLEY drew attention to the paucity of infor mation afforded by reports of Roman Catholic inspectors or Roman Catholic schools receiving public grants, and cot eluding by a motion on the subject. Mr.. NE WDEGATE seconded the motion, and com plained of the insufficient information supplied Government by the report of the Council of Education for the present year Sir G. LEWIS said that there could be no possible ob jection to supply any information on: the subject, but he trusted the motion would be brought forward in a more specific manner. The motion was then withdrawn. MR. DUNLOP'S DESPATCHES. Mr. GRIFFITH moved for the production of the copies of Mr. Dunlop's despatches from P,sth, during the time that he was acting as diplomatic agent to this coun try in that locality. The hon. member entered into some details respecting the history of Hungary from an early epoch, and commented upon the critical position in which that country stood with regard to Austria. Lord PALMERSTON said that Mr. Dunlop was at tached to the embassy at Vienna, and was stationed for a certain time at Pesth, in order to give the Government a confidential report on a variety of matters which were use ful and interesting to the executive. But the information which he furnished was not of a character that could be properly laid before the house, for if publicity were given to information of that description, it would prevent persons in Mr. Dunlop's position supplying it in future. With regard to events passing in Germany, they were no doubt very important ; and considering the position which Austria occupied as a great central power of Europe, holding a balance between certain interests, it was to be hoped that nothing inte rna l wou ld occur t o diminish its influence. Whatever opinion Government might entertain on the subject, they determined to adhere to the principle of non intervention. Mr. WHITE, while approving generally of the principle of non-intervention, thought that considering that the right for which the Hungarians were now struggling having been guaranteed by the treaty of Vienna in 1815, this country was justified in interfering in their behalf. Mr. GRIFFITH withdrew his motion. ANNOYANCE JURORS (WESTMINSTER) BILL. The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. CONSOLIDATED FUND (APPROPRIATION) BILL. This bill went through committee. EAST INDIA LOAN (No. 2) BILL. This bill went through committee. MILITIA PAY BILL. This bill went through committee. 11TILITIA BALLOT SUSPENSION BILL. This bill went through committee, WILLS AND DOMICILE OF BRITISH SUBJECTS ABROAD, &c., BILL. This bill as amended was considered and ordered for third reading. WILLS OF PERSONALTY BY BRITISH SUB JECTS. This bill as amended was also considered, and the Lords' amendments were agreed to. STATUTE LAW REVISION BILL. The house went into committee on this bill. Mr. HENNESSY said that the Ecclesiastical Titles Act should be included amongst the obsolete statutes to be book. the statute potion strgircke, tcoAtlewstiastutsct: THE ARMY. At an early hour yesterday morning his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge had the whole of the officers and men of the Royal Engineers assem bledTßs qhuneragnr ooecny: their ßurgoyne, e commen c ed where,Ge n. e a s. Bord soon a d ,n n e af g i tn r es o rp u Be n co, Inspector-Generaliolnnn nko ßrompton Gt heeneocrorar IpF ß sso a :r r wrt Barrack square, cieFekah-: tinioenlus,deaandthseevvearrailouosthearmaglegnaemraaltedofficcoemrsp, companies of Royal and Indian Engineers now at head-quarters. the Engineers marching past in slow and quick time, and executing a few other maneeuvres. The inspecting officers next proceeded to the fieldworks, between Brompton Barracks and the river Medway, where the Royal and Indian Engineers are instructed in throwing up earthworks, excavating trenches and saps, and forming bridges. Here his Royal Highness spent nearly two hours in the examina tion of the various works on which the Engineers have been employed in the course of the summer. During his inspection his Royal Highness and the other distinguished officers examined with much interest an invention by Major Lovell, Royal En gineers, by which any number of men may be em ployed in sapping close up to the enemy's lines without the slightest fear of being exposed to a hostile fire. His Royal Highness then proceeded to witness some experiments with four different descriptions of pontoons, in order to ascertain which was the best adapted for use in the service. The pontoons were moored in St. Mary's Creek, and a bridge formed, extending nearly across that arm of the Medway. The pon toons tested were the ordinary barrel pontoons; those known as General Blanshard's, which are now used in the service; a pontoon invented by the late General Sir Charles Pasley ; and a most valu able invention by Capt. F. Fowke, Royal Engineers. In order to ascertain the maximum weight each description of pontoon would sustain, a 16-pounder field-piece, with carriage complete, weighing about 42cwt., was wheeled backward and forward across the raft by about 50 men, whose additional weight was, of course, thrown on the bridge. The ordinary Blanshard pontoons, which were moved 8 feet 4 inches apart, bore the strain well, the "dip" in the water being very trifling. On the weight being thrown on the Pasley pontoons, however, they were almost entirel! submerged. These pontoons were placed at intervals of 12 feet 6 inches. Capt. Fowke'e pontoons are made of a light kind of can vass, of great strength, and waterproof. When a pontoon is in use it is stretched to the required form, and assumes the appearance of a small barge. The sustaining power of these pontoons, however, is very considerable and this was fully evidenced in the trials yesterday. Although 10 feet apart, they bore the strain thrown upon them without any apparent yielding. There is little doubt that in a short time this pontoon will supersede all others now in use, possessing, as it does, among other superior advantages, that of great portability. His Royal Highness, after leaving the pontoon-hard, proceeded to another portion of the fieldworks to witness some subaquaeous explosions and also the destruction of a four-gun battery, built according to the principles laid down by Sir John Burgoyne. The submarine explosions in St. Mary's Creek was undertaken to show the ease with which piles, barriers, or any other obstruction in rivers or har bours might be removed, the charges of powder sunk to the required depth, being ignited by means of the voltaic battery. Although the quantity of powder was by no means large the force expended was very great, the water, the instant the powder was fired, being forced up to a height of fully 100 feet in a fine spiral column. The 4 gun battery destroyed had been several weeks in hand by the Royal Engineers. It consisted of an elevated and half-sunken portion, beneath which galleries were driven for depositing the powder. The weight of gunpowder required to destroy this mass of earthwork was 5801 b., deposited in three charges of 100 lb. each, and two of 1401 b. each. The instant the powder was ignited—which in this instance was accomplished with Col. Oude's fuse, as well as the voltaic pile—the entire battery crumbled into dust, and was tossed to a great height into the air, which was for an instant darkened. Tne Duke left the garrison shortly before 1 o'clock Yesterday (Tuesday) morning Major-General T. Bloomfield, Inspecfor-General of Artillery, accom panied by his aide-de-camp, Brevet-Majar C. C. Teesdale, C. 8., inspected Companies No. 1,4, 5, and 6 Royal Artillery, in Plymouth Citadel, under com mvaannd mofaCboelr.ieAys,heto.Bn.,A. Sht Crof ton. The men we re exercised in mortar drill, sheer et p and gun drill, and in target practice. From the and ij u ie. t u l e t . 7 c o o r , B L :H. t ol E Citadel Gen. Bloomfield intended to go to Bull Point powder works, and to-day (Wednesday) he inspects at Maker, near Mount Edgcumbe, Company No. 7 and Company No. 8, which is a field battery. Major R. Curtis, 5 'sergeants, 5 corporals, 5 bom bardiers, and 23 gunners, forming a portion of No. 3 battery 13th brigade Royal Artillery, landed at Gravesend from the Lady Jane, from Calcutta, yes terday arrived at Woolwich, to be attached to the depot at head-quarters. The other portion has pro ceeded overland. THE CENSUS FOR SCOTLAND.—One of the chief causes, perhaps the main cause of the delay in the publica tion of the census returns for Scotland, which has been so much complained of, was the insufficiency numerically of the staff of clerks allowed at the Registrar-General's office For the compilation and arrangement of the returns for Scotland only four clerks were available, for those of Eng land they had in London sixty clerks, while in Dublin they had no fewer than one hundred. For England, with its eighteen millions of population, the proportion of clerks in the London office is not unreasonable, but that Ireland, with less than double the population of Scotland, should have required for its census a hundred clerks, while we were compelled to manage with four, surely requires explana tion.—Scotsmain. HOP INTELLIGENCE.--THE KENTISH PLANeTrAi TIONS.-A general improvement is r e p orted is thesietvawas districts, except in the low and wet positions, be where produced apparent many weeks ago that no hops could this season. On the favoured grounds more than usually tender and sensitive, is p thebi r n e e v , in th g o , ugh i s m and the burr is rapidly comi n g forth, and looks a promising as t t i h e e s highthere i winds every of the prospectpast weekefth the crop allow.p beinglne b w a e d t locali ties cal i last- year. s y h a S s ü b s e s e e n x un and t.a v e S u u r r a r b e l y. e. — Th Th e e u w g e h a t t h h e e r b f e o i r e t t e h r e e u l a s s w t i f n e d w s a d n a d s occasional showers have had the effect of diminishing the vermin in most of the plantations, the bine, where at all weakly, does not grow, and the burr, even in the best of situations, seems to develop itself slower and less kindly than usual. If, however, genial weather should ensue there may still be a sprinkling of hops. Farnham, Alton, and Country Districts, July 27.—Since our last the planta tions have made very little s progress, ye ar.oanoned Worcester.—There ci u tet n soti l see report s we get a higher temperature immediately, we do not believe we shall getala (says thergercrop Worcest e r than last Herald)op plantations ; where the bine is favourably and coming into burr, but th e wea k on very slowly, and will be able to do littl e or not hi ng this i season. Fine dry weather Is much need e d, D u ty for the district estirgated a £12,000, progressing—pb T ur et h eco e t r em oure s nothing THE NAVY. By orders from the Admiralty, a commission has been formed to inquire into and report upon the best mode of ventilating ships of war. Among the members composing the commission are Capt. A. P. E. Wilmot, R.N., C.B. ; Mr. G. Mur doch, inspector of machinery afloat at Portsmouth ; and Mr. J. B. Peake, master shipwright at Devon port Dockyard. They hold their first meeting at Portsmouth to-day. It is reported on good authority that the Donegal, 101, screw, Capt. Sherard Osborne, is the ship that has been selected by the Admiralty to accompany the Warrior on her first trial trip at sea. The Duncan, 101, screw, on her trial of speed at the measured mile in Stokes Bay on Monday, realised a speed of 13 knots, with the common two bladed screw, leading corners cut, and blades fitted on Maudslay's shifting pitch principle. A trial was made of lowering a cutter from the Duncan's quar ter, fitted on a plan suggested by a man named Webb, a carpenter's mate in the navy. The experi ment elicited great commendation from the officers on board, but it will be renewed and more fully tested on a future opportunity. A full Board of Admiralty, consisting of the Duke of Somerset, First Lord ; Admiral Sir F. Grey, Capt. Eden, Capt. Frederick, Mr. Whitbread, M.P. ; Lord Clarence Paget, Secretary ; and Capt. John Moore, private secretary to the First Lord ; Admiral Robinson, Controller of the Navy; and Col. Greene, Director of Engineering and Architectural Works, arrived at the dockyard at Woolwich yesterday morning, and after transacting the usual official business in the Commodore's office, proceeded to in spect the Caledonia (building in No. 4 shed), one of the new iron-cased ships of 4,200 tons burden. The Caledonia was commenced about five weeks ago, and her frame is nearly completed and in place; her planking, beams, &e., being rapidly provided and put together by a large body of workmen. The Board were pleased to express their satisfaction at the great progress which had been made since the order was given to proceed with the vessel. They next visited the Basilisk, repairing in No. 2 dock, and the Adventure in No. 3 dock. The latter ship is one of the iron transports lately pur chased into the service, and is of such great length that the dock required to be lengthened in order to admit her. The Repulse, 91 guns, on slip No. 4, and Wolverene, 21 guns, on slip No. 5, were then examined. The latter vessel is building on an en tirely new construction. Her deck beams are wholly of iron instead of timber, and are rolled in one length, under Bertram's patent system of weld ing, instead of riveting. This arrangement tends to meet the present urgent and pressing demands for timber of large sizes, and was admitted by their lordships to be of great importance at the present time. The Board, after inspecting the boats fitting out for the Warrior, returned along the wharf to the west end of the yard. The Dartmouth, 36 guns, and Sylvia, 6 guns, building on Nos. 1 and 2 slips, were carefully examined, and the Board then proceeded to the Trusty in the inner basin, which is fitted with Captain Coles's shot-proof shield. They took particular interest in the examination of this formidable apparatus, by which it is proposed ,o shelter the gunners, guns, and ammunition dur- ing action, examining also the manner in which an Armstrong 40-pounder gun mounted within was enabled to operate entirely unseen. After inspect ing the steam-engine factory the Board proceeded to the stores of timber in the yards. At the police quarters in the yard Sir Richard Mayne pointed out the great disadvantages of the asphalte flooring there. Its entire removal was immediately ordered. The Board, in conclusion, visited the infirmary, to examine, in working order, the new patent cooking apparatus erected by Messrs. Benham and Sons, of London. It is intended to cook for the whole of • the patients, 500 in number, and will supply hot water for baths and at discretion, with a single fire, and, as proved to the Board, with a consumption of less than *lb. of coals per man, or 2001 b. daily. Their lordships then left for London. Every exertion is being made at Chatham to complete the Arethusa, now occupying No. 3 dock in this dockyard, where she is being converted into a screw steam frigate, of 51 guns and 500-horse power; she has also been considerably lengthened amidships and at the stern, and strengthened to ren der her suitable for a steam ship. On Monday morning two extra gangs of shipwrights were placed upon the vessel, making the total number of hands now engaged upon her upwards of 200. It is intended to send her from the dock on the 9th of next month, as it is required for the accom modation of the Defence, 18, screw steam ship, 800-horse power, which is building at Jarrow, on the Tyne, and which is ordered to fit out at this yard. After nearly a year's preparation, a commence ment was yesterday made at Chatham of the Achilles, 50, iron steam frigate, which is to be built at that yard. The first plate of this, which is to be the most formidable of our mailclad steamers, was suc cessfully turned in the presence of Capt. Fanshawe, , _