The Sun. — London, England, 1861-03-25 00:00:00

THE NAVY. A Malta letter, dated Valetta, March 15, says : " Rear-Admiral Sydney C. Dacres, C. 8., Captain of the Fleet, hoisted his flag, the blue, on the 12th inst., on board the Caesar, 90, Capt. T. Mason, and, accompanied by the Algiers, 91, Capt. G. W. D. Callaghan, left the same day for Corfu. Vice-Ad miral F. Martin, the Commander-in-Chief, carrying his flag on board the Neptune, 90, Capt. F. A. Campbell, is still here, and Rear-Admiral G. R. Mundy, C. 8., carrying his flag on board the Han nibal, 91, Capt. A. Farquhar, has not yet left for Beyrout. The Medina surveying vessel, Capt. T. A. B. Spatt, C. 8 .; which was to have proceeded to Tripoli on service connected with the :proposed telegraphic cable between Malta and Alexandria, received counter orders, and left on the 12th inst. for Alexandria, whence t she will take soundings all along the African coast to Bengazi, where a fresh supply of coals has been sent to meet her. Messrs. Ford and Laws, whose depai-ture in the Mohawk gunboat, Commander E. 11. laToward, has already been announced, have proceeded !;co Bengazi, for the purpose of selecting landing_plac.es, which I un derstand will most likely be Bomb,zia and Bengazi. The only other movement among our ships of war is the arrival yesterday of the Assurance gunboat, Comaander Aynsley, from Corfu. I subjoin a few items of news received by her. Her latest date is the 11th inst.:—Her Majesty's ship queen, 86, Capt. C. F. Hillyar, left Corfu on the 28th .of Feb. for the coast of Syria. The Agamemnon, 91, Capt. T. Hope, was at Zante, and the 0ri0n,,91, Capt. J. J. B. E. Frere, at Cephalonia. The London, VO, Capt. H. Chadds, was the only British man-of-war then at Corfu, besides the gunboat Assurance,. which was starting with the mail. The Assurance, while at Corfu, was suddenly despatched to Trieste. It appears that through the negligence of the Aus trian Lloyd's officials, the porters took empty boxes on board, instead of those containing the mails, pa +ha ,zaotsilto Traci not alooororod until the steamer had left, Sir Henry Storks,'the Lord High Commissioner, immediately ordered the Assurance to take the mails, telegraphing to the Govern ment what had been done. A letter an nounces the death of Quartermaster J. P. Arrowsmith, of the 2d Battalion 9th Foot, at Cephalonia, and states that Lieut. John Aplin, of the Ist Battalion, same regiment, had been cashiered. Among the passengers by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ceylon, which arrived on the 13th inst. from Southampton and Gibraltar, were Capt. Sir F. L. M'Clintock, R.N., the gallant Polar voyager and newly-appointed Captain of her Majesty's frigate Doris, now on the coast of Syria. Capt. G. T. Hornby, who is to relieve Capt. Camp bell in the command of the Neptune, also arrived by the same steamer. Her Majesty's ships in port are : —Liners : the Neptune, 90 (bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral W. F. Martin) ; the Hannibal, 91 (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral G. R. Mundy, C. 8.) ; the Hibernia receiving-ship (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral H. J. Codrington, C. 8.) ; the Cressy, 80, and the James Watt, 91. The frigate Liffey, 51 ; surveying vessel Firefly, 4; gunboats Assurance, 4, and Quail, 2 ; and the tug Hearty. Foreign : the Dutch corvette Cycloop." The steam sloop Buzzard, 6, Commander Treve nen, arrived at Plymouth on Saturday. She left Montevideo on the 31st Dec. ; Rio Janeiro, Jan. 24; Bahia, Feb. 12; St. Vincent, March 3; and Fayal on the 15th. She brings passengers Lieut. Bayly and 10 seamen and marines. Commander Trevenen has for some time been dangerously ill of consump tion, and was conveyed immediately to the Royal Naval Hospital. Letters received from the gunboat Janus, dated at Hope Sound, Jan. 15, state that she had been driven on shore on the 19th Dec., during rough weather, by a junk driving down athwart hawse of the Janus at 3 a.m. that day. At low water the crew could walk round the ship. Everything pos sible to remove was taken out of the vessel, but it was the 28th Dec. before she was got afloat again. The weather was - exceedingly severe, the thermome ter having been down to 20 deg. below freezing point. Several of the crew had their hands very much frost-bitten. The Clown gunboat had been driven on shore at the mouth of the Yetho, and was not ex pected to be got off before spring, even if they suc ceeded in doing so then. It was reported among the squadrons that the officers and crews of the gun boats would proceed to England in other vessels, the gunboats receiving necessary repairs at Hong kong and crews sent out to them from England. The Marlborough, 131, screw, was recommissioned at Portsmouth on Saturday byeapt. W.H. Stewart, C. 8,, as flagship for the present commander-in•chief in the Mediterranean. The ship's masts were taken out of her alongside the sheer jetty of the dockyard the same day. The hired transport Zebra, for the lonian Islands, shipped 34 heavy guns of position from Woolwich Arsenal, and went into the London Docks to fill in with a general cargo for Corfu on Saturday. She will be ready for sca in a few days. Two Armstrong batteries are in readiness for - shipment in Woolwich Arsenal for Madras ,and Calcutta. The following transports have been chartered by the Government to receive guns and war materials from the military store department of Woolwich Arsenal for stations abroad, in the British colonies and possessions :—Hotspur, Cinderella, Northern Light, Moor of Venice, City of CI iebee, Jabez, Crystal Palace, Minnahaha, Avon, Northumber land, Mary Lord, Maze, and Agrippina. Her Majesty's 14 floating battery Trusty, expe rimented upon by the Armstrong and Whitworth guns at Shoeburyness, arrived at Woolwich on Sa turday under steam, attended by the steam tenders African and Adder, to be fitted with Capt. Coles's newly-invented protecting shield. The name of the 22-gun screw corvette. one of the squadron of five vessels of war ordered to be laid down at Chatham, is to be the Ganymede, and not the Pactolus, as previously ordered by the Admiralty. The 3-gun brigantine Dolphin, and No. 4 mortar vessel have been removed from the ordinary at Chatham and sent round to the Thames to be used as watch vessels in the Coastguard service. The riggers have commenced work on board the screw steam sloop Pantaloon, 11, at Devonport. Her "tops" are over and the lower rigging is in place. The crew of the screw steamship Princess Royal, 91, Captain Followes, in Hamoaze, have been turned over to the hulk Vengeance. The screw steam gunboat Procris, 3, Lieutenant the Hon. J. Carnegie, is out of the hands of the authorities in the dockyard in Devonport. The Nimble, 5, tender to the Nile, will be completed in the engineer depattment to-morrow. The screw steam corvette Jason, 24, Captain Von Donop, will, weather permitting, proceed to-day outside the Plymouth Breakwater to try her Grif fiths' propeller with an altered pitch. The following appointments were made on Satur day at the Admiralty :—Francis C. R. Baker, mate, to the Marlborough; Charles C. P. Fitzgerald, mate, to the Ariadne ; Henry M'lnroy, mate, to the Edgar; William M. Moger, mate, to the Nile; Thomas H. Punshon, Ist class assist.-engineer, to the Asia, for the Chanticleer; John E. Rowe Townsend, acting 3d class assist.-engineer, to the Indus, as supernumerary;' Stephen Vincent Bull, acting 3d class assist.-engineer, to the Asia, as supernumerary; C. Webb, clerk, to the Cossack; W. B. Beve ridge, clerk, to the Hero ; 11. B. Italy, assist.-clerk, to the Excellent ; Charles E. 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Duramond, C. 8., Commodore Supel rintendent of the doe kyard, and the authorities of the Royal Arsenal, has issued instructions for the solemnities to be observed in the Government esta blishments at Woolwich to-day, on the occasion of the interment of H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent—viz., 30 minute guns per hour, to commence firing from the Royal Artillery gun park battery at 16 minutes past 4 p.m., to be followed by the guns of the flag ship Fisgard, stationed off the dockyard and the Royal Artillery alternately, until 16 minutes past 6, when the Royal standard hitherto floating half mast high in the garrison and over the Government offices since the announcement of her Royal High ness's death, will be hauled down. The battery guns to be manned by the 3d Brigade Royal Artillery, and the Fisgard's guns by the seamen gunners of the ship. The Government regulations for the guidance of officers of the army, the fleet, and the Royal Marines with reference to the general mourn ing are posted throughout the establishments at Woolwich, and are minutely carried out, not only by officers in uniform, but universally also in the civil departments of the State. Minute gua s will also be fired from the ships of war at Portsmouth, and the various forts surround ing the Arsenal, extending from Cumberland Fort, at the mouth of Langston Harbour, to Fort Victoria, near the Needles, at the west end of the Isle of Wight. The time occupied in the firing will be from noon until 6 p.m. It is arranged at Plymouth that on the occasion of the interment of H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent minute guns will be fired, commencing at the cita- Idel to the east, and continuing on the line of forts to' Mount Wise, and probably Mount Edgecumbe, on the west, after which the firing will be taken up by ali the ships of war in commission in the port: The following movements are about to take place at the camp at Colchester :—Captain Whyte and Captain Willis, of the Ist battalion, Ist Royals, Lieutenant Dew, of the 88th, and Ensign Addison, of the 60th, are under orders for service in India. Three ensigns of the 56th are also about to join their regiment abroad. Ensign Mitchell, of the 66th, has relieved -Lieut. White, of the Ist bat talion, 6th Regiment, as assistant musketry instruc tor in the 9th depot battalion at Landguard Fort, Harwich. Lieut. White has returned to Col chester. Yesterday orders were issued by Colonel Harness, C. 8., director of the Royal Engineer establishment at Chatham, directing the 32d company of Royal Engineers, under the command of Captain D. A. Frazer, to proceed this morning to Gravesend, there to embark on board the chartered troop-ship Maida, 519 tons, Capt. W. Black, for St. Helena, where they will join the Royal Artillery and Eu- gineers, in order to be employed in the erection of additional defences for the protection of that island, the House of Commons having voted a considerable sum for that purpose. A detachment of the St. Helena Regiment will leave the depot at Chatham this morning, and embark at Gravesend, on board the same vessel, to join the service companies of that regiment. The Secretary of State for War has appointed Mr. W. H. Browning, paymaster of the 3d West India Regiment, to be paymaster at the Royal En gineer Establishment, Chatham, with the rank of captain, in the room of Captain C. Wilkinson, who has been removed from that appointment. The 2d battalion of the 19th Regiment, under the command of Lieut.-Col. R. Warden, stationed at Portsmouth, were inspected on Saturday in the Governor's-green by Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., the Major-General commanding the south-west dis trict. His Lordship arrived on the ground, accom panied by Colonel E. Somerset, C. 8., Assistant- Quartermaster-General ; Colonel Thackwell, Bri- gade-Major, and Captain Milligan, A.D.C. March ing past and the usual manceuvres incidental to such an occasion were gone through, at the close of which Lord Paulet addressed the regiment in short, but complimentary terms. The 2d battalion, 11th Regiment, will, according to Saturday's arrange nacnta, ba isaapuotod 1:7 - Lord Patact at Portzmouth to-day. Her Majesty's troopship Megcera, Commander Henderson, having been detained at Woolwich for the repair of her boiler tubes, will embark this morning the 2d division of the Ist brigade garrison Artillery for Gibraltar. The wives and children authorised to be provided with passage accommo dation according to War-office regulations took up their berths on board on Saturday evening. THE VOLUNTEERS. A grand brigade field day was held on Saturday in the Regent's Park, the various corps assembling in front of Holford-house. The brigade consisted of the following regiments :—West Middlesex, Adjutant G. Pennymore ; 19th Middlesex (Blooms bury, or Working Men's College), Colonel Bathurst, Major Hughes, Captains Shaen, Martin, Robins, Roebuck, Furnival,Lieutenants Fotheringham and Boddy, and Adjutant Read ; 20th Middlesex (Euston-square, or Railway), Lieut.-Colonel Bigge, Captains Timms, Graham, Oughton, Barrow, Collard, Plunkett. and Lieut. Boucher ; 37th Mid dlesex, Major J. W. Jeakes and Captain Corrie ; Ist Administrative Battalion under Major Wilkinson, the battalion consisting of the 13th Middlesex (Hornsey), Captain Warner; 14th Middlesex, Captains Barclay and Langdale; and the 3d Middle sex, Captains M'lnnes and France. The West Middlesex kept the ground, and the operations were conducted by Lord Radstock, aided by Colonel Seymour. Colonel Tayleur, and Major Kirby, Adjutant Royal Horse Guards. Sir James Hamil ton was on the ground, and took great interest in the proceedings. After forming, the brigade went through the usual evolutions incidental to field operations, to the evident gratification of the many thousand persons who were assembled, and to the complete satisfaction of Lord Radstock and the officers by whom his Lordship was accompanied. On Saturday afternoon the members of the Queen's (Westminster) mustered at the Carlton-ride for the purpose of marching out. The regiment numbered above 500 strong, with a full complement of officers, and, under the command of- Adjutant Mayne, went through some preliminary drill. Having been told off into companies, they went to Battersea New Park, where they went through an exercise in blank cartridge practice. The members of the St. George's Rifles paraded on Saturday in the quadrangle of Burlington-house, and went through manual and platoon exercise, and afterwards executed some battalion move ments. The Artists also mustered at Burlington house, and in the grounds at the rear of the building, and went through their skirmishing drill until dusk. The London Scottish assembled in great numbers on Saturday afternoon on Adelphi-terrace, and marched under the command of Lord Elcho, M.P., by way of Charing-cross, Regent-street, Piccadilly, to• Hyde-park, where, on the site of the old Exhi bition ground, they went through battalion drill and other movements, after which they returned to Adelphi-terrace. The Inns of Court Rifle Volunteers will proceed on Tuesday next to Richmond Park for blank cartridge drill, &c. On Saturday afternoon the 29th North Middle sex Rifles assembled at the Cavalry-b arrac k s Albany-street, Regent's Park, for marching out. In consequence of the fairness of the weather there was a large muster, and after being formed into marching order they proceeded, headed by their bands, to Regent's Park, and afterwards returned to head-quarters, where they were dismissed. Vis count Enfield, Lieutanant-Colonel Commanding, has reCeived the sanction of the Lord - Lieutenant to increase the regiment to 1,000 men, which num ber it is fully expected will be speedily attained. Yesterday afternoon the Metropolitan Rifles mustered in strong force at head-quarters, in the Euston-road, for attendance at Divine service. At a quarter before three o'clock they were paraded at their drill-ground, and afterwards marched, headed by their brass band, to St.:Pancras-church,:Euston road. After the afternoon prayers were concluded, the Rev. W. W. Champneys, incumbent of the church, and honorary chaplain to the corps, delivered an appropriate sermon, after which they returned to headquarters, the band playing sacred music. The Marquis of Salisbury, Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex, has recommended her Majesty to accept the services of the London National Rifles as a bat talion in Westminster, under the title of the 46th Middlesex Volunteer Rifles. On Saturday even ing the corpsmustered at Wellington Barracks for battalion drill, to the number of 300 men, under the command of M'ajor Walmsley, and afterwards raarelled . to Westminster Hall, to be definitively THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY - EVENING, MARCH 25, 1861. formed into companies. They at present number over 600 men, with a prospect of a considerable accession of strength now that their services have been recommended for acceptation by her Majesty. On Easter Monday they will march to Richmond, accompanied by their band: The members of the Ist Surrey Rifles assembled in the Oval, Kennington, on Saturday last. The first bugle sounded at 3 p.m. After the brass band, under the direction of Bandmaster J. Callcott, of the Ist Surrey Militia, had played a selection of favourite airs, the men, having previously been fur nished with five rounds of ammunition, were formed into seven companies, numbering about 300 rank and file, with a cadet corps of about 25, and after undergoing light infantry drill, which was per formed with much precision, especially the wheel ing, the corps left the Oval, and, commanded by Lieut.-Col. Macdonald, marched along the Clapham road to Clapham-common, the men marching very steadily. On arriving at the common, a few minutes before five o'clock, a company was detached to keep the ground, the number of spectators being large. The corps then threw out skirmishers in the face of an enemy supposed to be advancing on the suburbs from Wandsworth-common. Between 200 and 300 of the 2d Tower Hamlets Rifles, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Walker, commandant, assembled on Saturday at Victoria-park for battalion drill. Having well performed several military evolutions, they were formed four deep, and headed by their brass band, marched through Homerton, Hackney, &c., to head• quarters, and were dismissed. The 2d now numbers nearly 1,000 men, and recruits are daily joining. On Easter Monday they will go to Wan stead Flats for a field-day. On Saturday the North-East London Rifle Brigade had a field-day, under the command of their newly-appointed Lieutenant-Colonel, Mr. G. R. Money. Having assembled at head-quarters, they proceeded, numbering about 300 men, to their parade-ground, Stoke Newington, where the Lieu tenant-Colonel distributed nearly 200 railway tickets to the men who had determined to take part in the approaching military spectacle at Brighton, and at the same time explained to the regiment the particulars of the proposed trip and the arrangements made for the convenience of officers and men. He then put the corps through a variety of manoeuvres which were likely to be required at Brighton,—wheeling from column into line, taking open order and presenting arms, afterwards wheeling back from line into column, and, points having been placed, marching past in quick time,—all of which were executed in such a manner as to receive the applause of the numerous spectators who had assembled to witness the evolutions. They after wards advanced by fours from the right of com panies, and formed line on the march, retired by fours, were fronted, and wheeled back into line. After executing a variety of other evolutions, both in column and line, ammunition was served out to them, and the regiment was practised in file firing, firing volleys by companies, and firing volleys by the whole battalion, in which they exhibited con siderable steadiness and precision, especially in the battalion volleys. At the conclusion of the drill the Lieutenant-Colonel read the orders for the ensuing week, and briefly addressed the men, com plimenting them upon the proficiency they had shown, and, having been joined by their drum and fife band, they were formed in fours, marched back to head-quarters, and dismissed. MR. LINCOLN'S INAUGURAL AD- DRESS. Any complaint of Mr Lincoln's Inaugural Address for ambiguity must be more surprising to that gen tleman than it can be to anybody on this side the water. We can understand how an Englishman or a Frenchman may rise from reading the speech eager to inquire of an American whether it meant peace or war ; but it is impossible to imagine any intelligent American saying that he did not know. The whole question depends on the nature of the sectional difference which has caused the secession, or is used as its excuse. Plainly speaking, all accommodation of that difference is, in the very nature of things, impracticable. Every imaginable concession is a mere surrender, on the one side or other; and we all know that surrender had been carried as far it would go by the North some time ago. It was only the exhaustion of the resources of surrender which gave occasion to the split at last. When, therefore, the new President repeats the terms of his oath, and declares his intention to fulfil it, he pronounces against the rebels who have stolen the national property and insulted the Federal authority. In this view, his speech cer tainly means war. He says he shall demand the dues of the Federal Government and the restitu tion of its property; and if these are not yielded, he shall send and take them- No avowal can be plainer than this. The new President and his Ministers deny the power of any State to secede at its own pleasure; and they claim as subjects of the Federal Govern ment all the citizens individually, wherever they may live. As a necessary consequence, Mr. Lincoln has refused all recognition of the gentlemen sent from Montgomery to treat with him on behalf of the seceding States. Mr. Lincoln can know nothing of them as commissioners. These gentlemen, and the provisional officers who sent them declare that if they leave Washington unrecognised war will at once begin. A short time will show whether this is true, and whether Fort Sumter will be attacked. It is not yet clear what has been done about strengthening the Federal defences on land, but the national ships have been sent for from the Pacific and the Mediterranean, and it is understood that promotion and honours are awarded to the Federal military officers who have held their posts with political courage and fidelity. The new President has an invaluable Commander-in-Chief in General Scott, whose good sense and moderation we have occasion to know by his conduct in the San Juan matter, under the difficulties of General Harney on the one hand and the Buchanan Cabinet on the other. General Scott evidently expects war; and he advises the sending of reinforcements at once to the Federal posts in the South. There will he no lack of men and supplies whenever they are actu ally called for, and the officers of the United States army are a body of men of whom any Government might be proud. If there were a Congress in exist ence appropriate to the occasion, nothing would be wanting to the security and independence of the Free States—whatever it might be their pleasure to determine with regard to letting the Slave States try their own experiment in their own way. But there is no Congress which at all represents the American people at this moment ; and a Congress which passed the Tariff Bill must be a terrible burden on the hands of a new President. Some of the latest facts which have reached us from the Border and Southern States are of great significance. When the secession was new, there was a flight of Carolina and Georgia planters to the North, to escape the ruinous requisitions of the rebel leaders. Now, the converse is taking place from the Border States. The slave owners of Virginia and Kentucky, who are resolved to hold to slave-rearing and thine by slaves, are migrating southwards in great numbers, aware that their negroes will all disappear, whatever the issue of the struggle may be. This is already occasioning a more rapid influx of free labour, which was before making good its footing in both States. No Ame ricau citioe-n could ever seriously believe that any terms could be proposed which would win over any Slave-holding States to union with the Free States, while there were other Slave States in a position of antagonism. But, if a certain propor tion of the slaveholders desert their lands, leaving a population of farmers and free settlers behind them, the prospect will be materially altered. It is always understood that Virginia and Kentucky decide the destinies of the whole frontier line. There are fucts of more immediate importance coming to light about the means and resources of the aggressive States. While their provisional Government at Montgomery is decreeing a levy of 50,000 men, and announcing the approach of the first great battle, the people in that and the next State—and no doubt in others —are actually in want of food. This is known 133 the trips of com missioners who go up the Mississippi to try to get corn on credit in the North-West. They carry orders from a multitude of families, and entreaties from many more—appeals to the corn-growers to supply them on credit till next autumn. These people are actually hungering, and they have no means of buying. The commissioners hope for more success than the Charleston merchants have met with. The Northern corn merchants refuse to sell grain to Charleston ; and in the Carolinas too many of the people have no other hope of food. This is not the way to begin a civil war. We have seen on former occasions how far Solthern menaces may go without occasioning bloodshed ; and thus far there has been nothing attempted beyond the seizure of undefended property. It was, no doubt, in view of these facts that Mr. Lincoln said the civil things which so perplexed and misled some of his hearers. He left a way open, in case of the South becoming prudent before it was too late, while showing that no concession of principle was to be looked for from him. That Suuthern gentle men probably expected insult and defiance to his section : others looked for a scheme of compromise or a declaration of war. They found none of these, but an explanation of what the constitution re quired, an avowal that those requisitions must be satisfied ; and beyond this simply an offer of impar tial good-will to all who were willing to be good citizens. It may be that some of the people think the time gone by for such a return. If so, it is not the fault of Mr. Lincoln or his speech ; and it may have been the best wisdom and kindness in him to leave it to each citizen to decide for himself whe ther it is so or nil—Daily News. OPENING OF THE STREET RAIL WA .1' TO BAYSWATER. The plan of laying down railways in streets for passenger traffic in omnibuses drawn by horses has for some time past been successfully adopted in New York, Bolton, and other towns in America, and it is now about to be introduced by Mr. Train, the patentee, in London. On Saturday the first line was opened, extending from the Marble arch to Notting hill, and the neighbourhood was in a state of excitement all the day. The rails are laid down in nearly the same manner as on the Great Western line, the iron on which the carriages run being fixed to longitudinal sleepers buried in the ground, but the surface of the rails is different from those for locomotives. They consist of flat plates of iron about four inches broad, with a flange on one side to keep the wheels in the track, but they are laid level with the road, so that any carriage or cart may cross the line, or may run along it. The intention is, by diminishing , the resistance of the road, to enable the horses to draw a larger carriage containing a greever number of passengers, and not to accelerate the speed of road travelling. Three omnibuses commenced running on Saturday morn ing, and continued to run to and fro at short inter vals throughout the day. They are much longer and much wider than common road omnibuses. The back and front are exactly alike, for the carriages do not turn round, but when they have arrived at the end of the journey, the horses are re moved, with pole and harness attached, from one end to the other, the back part of the pole being inserted into a recess in which it is pinned. A low platform at each end, covered with the roof of the omnibus, serves for the entrance and departure of the passengers, and the driver stands in front of it. The wheels are not more than two feet in di emeter, and are solid, like those of railway carriages. They under the seats, so that the bottom of the omni bus is near the ground, and the entrance and exit is exceedingly easy. The width of these carriages admits persons to walk from one end to the other without incommoding the passengers who are sit ting. There is room for ten passengers to sit on each side, and there is standing rooni at each end on the landing platform for six more, besides the driver and conductor. During the trips made on Saturday, however, there was not much regard paid to the:re gular numbers the carriages are intended to accom modate, and as many as 40 sometimes got into a car riage. The fares charged from the Marble-arch to Notting-hill were 2d. each way, and the carriages were crowded throughout the day. The omni buses were not allowed to ruu without opposition, and at one time they were stopped for a quarter of an hour by a waggon placed on the line, the driver of which refused to move away, as he said he was on his right side of the road. How such obstruc tions are to be avoided we are not aware, for the carriages cannot get out of the track. At Birken head, where a similar horse railway was recently opened, the cabmen purposely obstructed the omni buses, so as to delay their arrival in time for the boats, and the local authorities said they could not interfere in the matter. It is very evident that these railways cannot be introduced in narrow streets and crowded thoroughfares, nor is such a plan at present contemplated. The lines proposed are—from Regent-circus, Piccadilly, to Kew; from Bayswater, by the New-road, to Moorgate-street ; from the Bricklayers' Arms to Greenwich; from Westminster-bridge to Clapham, from Whitechapel to Stratford-le-Bow, and from Westminster to Lon don-bridge, by the Borough and New Southwark road, Along those routes the plan might be adopted with advantage, provided the "law of the road" be so far altered as to prevent the obstruction .of the railway omnibuses by other carriages. In the afternoon Mr. Train entertained a nume rous company, amounting to nearly 300, at St, James's Hall, to celebrate the opening of the street railways in London. The entertainment, which was termed a "turtle lunch," was provided on a very liberal scale, and Mr. Train, who presided, introduced several arrangements not customary in this country. He dismissed the toastmaster, as he said the host gives out the toasts in America, and in the order of twists he placed " The Press" next to the royal family. Another novelty threatened to protract the entertainment till midnight, for he observed there were 50 editors present, and he re quested, when one had done speaking, he would call on some other member of the press to speak, and so pass it on till they had all answered to the toast. In the same manner he called on the members of the House of Commons, and on the authors and painters, to speak in rotation. Among those who thus responded when called on were Mr. Pownall, Colonel Dickson, M.P., Mr. White, M.P., Mr. Sala, Mr. Hepworth Dickson, Dr. Mackie, Mr. T. Hood, and Mr. Cruikshank. Mr. Train himself was very energetic, and in his speeches in proposing the health of the Queen, of the Prince Consort and the Prince of Wales, and of the present American President, he was loudly cheered. He spoke vehemently against the traitors who had caused the existing dissensions in the States, and hoped their heads would be made to pay the forfeit. Many of the speakers expressed confidence. in the success of the street railways, and the entertainment passed off in a highly satisfactory manner. ARTISTS' GEWERAL BENEVOLEST I.NSTITET- TION. On Saturday the forty-sixth anniversary festi val of this society was held at the Freemasons' Tavern. The Right Hon. W. F. Cowper, M.P., was in the chair, supported by Sir C. Eastlake. P.R.A.; David Roberts, Esq., R.A. ; David Maclise, Esq., R.A. ; C. R. Cockrell, Esq., R.A. ; Messrs. Hook, R.A. ; Redgrave, R.A. ; Dobson, R.A. ; R. J. Lane, A.R.A. ; Horsley, A.R.A. ; Feed, A.R.A ; Bon ham Carter, W. Holman Hunt, Hurlestone, God win, Henry Dawson, Barlow, Wyndham Phillips. hon. sec., and about 150 gentlemen, chiefly, if not altogether, artists—for it is a feature of these gatherings that the professors of art assemble in a self-dependent manner, to promote the interests of an institution which enlists their warmest sympa thies. This so far from diminishing the claim of the society on general benevolence ought to consti• tute a reason for aiding those who show every dis position to help themselves. The object of the society, which was founded in 1814, cannot be too often stated. It was established to extend relief to distressed meritorious artists, whether subscri bers to its fund or not, whose works have been generally known and esteemed by the public, as well as to their widows and orphans, merit and distress constituting the sole claims to its benevo lence. 'From the foundation of the institution up to the end of last year donations 1,859 in number have been granted in various sums, the aggregate amount being £22,098. On the present occasion, after the discussion of a very excellent dinner, which had at the last moment to be provided for an unex pected addition of over 50 guests, the a ttendance being unusually large this year, the Chairman pro posed the usual loyal and patriotic toasts, coupling with that of the Army and Navy the Volunteers, and especially the " Artists' Corps ;" for which Mr. Wyndham Phillips, one of its officers, re turned thanks. In proposing " Prosperity to the Institution," the Chairman stated that it had been established for nearly fifty years, and though he was glad to say that it had received the support of all classes, yet it was the fact the aid it had obtained was by no means commen surate with its merits. The result had been that, owing to its limited means the sphere of its useful ness and value had been necessarily narrowed, The public, and especially the hardworking public, were much indebted to the cultivators of art for the bene ficial influence which its production exercised upon their minds and feelings ; and it was not too much to expect that all who had enjoyed the gratification which was caused by the contemplation and the possession of the works of artistic genius, skill, and labour, should do something towards the relief of that misfortune which often pressed on meritorious individuals, and which was generated by the force of circumstances rather than by their own fault. As regarded the society itself, its objects were ad mirable, its rules judiciously but generously framed, while its management was a model of combined economy and usefulness, producing the greatest possible amount of good at a minimum expense. " The Health of the Chairman" was proposed by Sir C. Eastlake, P.R.A., and was followed by a series of toasts relating to the various societies con nected with art. The musical arrangements com prised the services of the London Madrigal Union, including Miss Eyles, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. Land, who were aided by Mr. J. L. Hatton. The perforinance of several glees and madrigals was marked by the greatest perfec tion on the part of the vocalists, and was received with great applause by the company. LA TV INTELLIGENCE.—March 23. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before Sir C. Cresswell.) ZHARGRAVE V. lIARGRAVE. • This was a suit instituted by the husband for a divorce, and was set down for hearing the week before last, but was postponed in consequence of a statement of counsel that the respondent was in a dying condition. Dr. Phillimore, Q,C., who was engaged with informed the Sergeant Parry for the re s p on d en t, the Court this morning that he had received a let ter announcing the death of his unfortunate client. PEARCEY V. PEARCEY AND LAKE. This was an undefended suit, and was instituted by the husband for a dissolution of marriage on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-respon dent. Dr. Spinks was counsel for the petitioner. The parties were married in 1850, and cohabited at different places in the metropolis until 1845, in which year the conduct of the respondent became so intemperate that the husband, who is a commer cial traveller, was obliged to bring her before a magistrate, and they separated, he allowing her 14s. a week. They had one child, which had been grossly neglected by the respondent, and notwith standing her dissolute conduct the petitioner was stated iu evidence to have treated the latter with uniform kindness. In 1857 it was discovered by the petitioner that she was living in open adultery at Hackney, with the co-respondent, who is a labourer, and he resolved to avail himself of the facilities afforded by the establishment of the court to rid himself of his disreputable spouse. The facts were fully proved, and The Court granted a decree nisi, but made no order with reference to costs, which were not applied for by the petitioner. SMITH BANNERMAN V. SMITH BANNERMAN AND GREEN. In this case the husband prayed for a dissolution of marriage, on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent, and the respondent entered an appearance denying the adultery. It appeared that the petitioner was a gentleman of fortune, and that the respondent was also in a respectable station. At the time of the marriage, which was solemnised at the parish church of Hun ton, Kent, the petitioner was 23 years of age, and the respondent 18, an d p rev i ous t o th e marr iage the respondent had entertained an affection for the co-respondent, who is a clergyman of the Estab• lished Church. The petitioner and his wife removed. from Hunton to Jenning, in Kent, where the co respondent officiated as curate. Notwithstanding the early attachment of the respondent to the co respondent there was nothing in her conduct t o justify a belief of her infidelity to her husband until the December of 1859. On the 12th of that month the petitioner's gardener overheard some persons in conversation in the petitioner's grounds, and subsequently saw Mr. Green and Mrs. Banner- Irian walking together. His suspicions were aroused in consequence of having seen some days previously footmarks in a plantation situated between the petitioner's grounds and those of the rector of the parish, to whom Mr. Green was a frequent visitor. This witness then stated that he concealed himself in a summer-house which Mrs. Bannerman and Mr. Green shortly after entered. The latter said, " Where are the men ?" and she replied," I cannot see them anywhere." He then said," How are you to-day, all right?" She answered, " Yes." Im mediately afterwards he heard a rustling as of a lady's dress, and Mrs. Bannerman said, " Wait till I take my hat off.' He then saw the parties in a position which left no doubt of their criminality. He came forward, and on per ceiving him Mr. Green rose from the ground and said to the witness," Why did you not shoot me ?" He replied that he did not wish to shoot any man, but that ho did not expect such cutiau.t t rAna Mr. Green then took the gun out of his hands, and turning to Mrs. Bannerman said, " What shall I do ?• Shall I shoot myself ?" She said, " Don't be so excited." The witness took the gun from Mr. Green, who immediately afterwards gave him five sovereigns not to say anything about what had taken place to Mr. Bannerman, and he said he would not. It appeared, further, that the day after Mrs. Bannerman left her home, and that Mr. Green left Hunton and came to London, where he was joined by her, and that they lived together as man and wife. They afterwards went to Australia, where they are at present residing. Dr. Deane, Q C., who appeared for the respon dent, said that the evidence was so conclusive that he did not intend to offer any opposition. The Court granted the decree nisi with costs. JENKINS V. JENKINS. In this case the wife prayed for a divorce on the ground of her husband's adultery, coupled with cruelty and desertion. The respondent had been a ward in Chancery and an articled clerk to a solicitor, with an allowance of £BO a-year, and ho married th e p e titi oner i n 1847, while he was .a minor. They cohabited only a short time, and he went to live with a young female with whom he had become acquainted at a private theatre in Camden Town, where they both performed as amateurs. Subsequently he enlisted in the 14th Dragoons, and went with his regiment to India. There was no defence, and the Court granted the decree nisi. THOMPSON V. THOMPSON AND HUNTER. This was a suit instituted by the husband for a divorce by reason of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent. The parties were married in August, 1847, and lived together hap pily in the Grange-road, Bermondsey, until 1854, when the respondent became an habitual drunkard, and was guilty of adultery with the co respondent, and several other persons. The evidence fully established the adultery, and the Court made a decree nisi. GARRETT V. GARRETT AND RIIODES. The husband was the petitioner, and prayed for it divorce, on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent. The suit was undefended. It appeared that the petitioner, who was the son of a solicitor residing in Hyde Park-gardens, mar- , ried the respondent in March, 1859, and though she was alleged to be a person of doubtful virtue at the time, they lived happily together until the May og 1860, when she left him without any justifiable cause. She took up her residence in the Maryle bone-road, and the petitioner's father allowed her £1 a-week until it was discovered that she had formed a criminal connexion with the co-respondent, who is an omnibus conductor, when it was dis continued. The case was fully proved,. and the Court granted the decree nisi. TBEAT.RES V. _MUSIC HALLS AND SALOONS. At a late hour on Saturday afternoon Mr. Bur cham, of the South wark Police Court, disposed of a . case of some importance to the theatrical profession and the proprietors of the numerous music halls in and about London. Mr. R. Preece, the proprietor of Winchester Hall, in Great Suffolk-street, Borough, was summoned by Messrs. Sheppard and Creswick, the lessees of the Surrey Theatre, under the 6th and ith Victoria, cap. 68, for enacting stage plays in his music hall, such not being licensed by the Lord Chamberlain. Mr. Robinson, instructed by Mr. Jerwood, appeared to prosecute the case. Mr. Sleigh, in structed by Mr. Ware, for the defendant, and Mr. Lilley watched the case on behalf of the Misses Giffords. The court was also crowded with mem bers of the theatrical profession, several of whom were accommodated with seats on the Bench. In opening the case, Mr. Robinson said he appeared on behalf of the Messrs. Sheppard and Creswick to support the present complaint, and in doing so, those gentlemen wished to be understood that they had no ill-feeling against Mr. Preece, they on the contrary having the highest respect for that gentleman ; but they considered it their duty that proceedings should be taken against him by some person to protect the interest of the proprie tors of the regular licensed theatres. Such enter tainments as those given by Mr. Preece had spread about in all parts of London, and no doubt attracted the notice of the public who patronised them. He should be able to show that those that had taken place in the Winchester Hall were stage plays, and in direct contravention of the law, and it had be come necessary that such illegal acts should be put a stop to. The question now before the Court was, whether the entertainment was or was not a stage play. He was in a position to prove that it was so; that the place in question was fitted up as a regular theatre, with scenery, orchestra, and other theatri cal adjuncts. One portion of the entertainment disclosed a scene in a gentleman's house, and in short a regular farce was performed, and it would, in reality, be a farce to urge that it was not a farce. (Laughter.) There were three Misses Giffords in the farce. One of them played the part of a gen tleman, another his servant, and the third a young lady. There was of course a good deal of love mak ing in the case, and conversation about some one of the name of Higgins, with whom the young lady had been in love. Then the young lady was called his darling Sophia, and she evinced a disposition to have the gentleman for her husband. In short, there was a good deal of badinage, and it all ended in their being married, and having a large number of children, he supposed, and so all ended amicably and pleasantly. The question therefore was this, Was it or was it not a theatrical entertainment within the meaning of the act he had quoted P He reminded his worship that similar cases had been decided at other courts, and the parties fined. Mr. Burcham asked if money was taken at the doors. Mr. Robinson said he should be able to prove that such was the case, and there were the usual seats for the public. Mr. Sleigh did not deny that, but he appeared on behalf of Mr. Preece to suggest a course that might be adopted in this matter, and also of saying that, so far as Mr. Preece was concerned, he being one of the oldest proprietors of music halls in the metropolis, he would be the last man to infringe the laws in any way whatever, whether those con cerned stage plays or anything else, Whether he, in strictness, had infringed the law as to stage plays on the night mentioned in the summons (the 9th instant), was a matter which, under the cir cumstances he was about to mention, he did not think it necessary to enter into, and thereby needlessly occupy the attention of the Court. He was not there, in fact, to contend one way or an other, to say whether it was a stage play or not. He was there on behalf of Mr. Preece, to say that, rather than be entangled in litigation on the subject —rather than what he would call " sail near the wind," as to infringing or nearly infringing—he would admit that the performance had taken place ; and further, immediately on the decision which had been arrived at in a recent case—that of Can terbury Hall, he meant—Mr. Preece gave notice to the persons professionally engaged by him that he should no longer require their services. He (Mr. Sleigh) believed he should have the sanction of the Court in designating this a very honourable and proper step on the part of the proprietor of the Hall in question to do. That which had been called a stage play had not since been acted, and it was not Mr. Preece's intention to allow it to be enacted any more. Under these circumstances he felt sure that those whom his learned friend Mr. Robinson represented--and he gave them credit for full sincerity when he said they had no personal ill feeling in the matter, but that they had merely come forward to protect that which they believed were their rights and privileges, —would see with him that the proper course to be pursued, under all the circumstances, was, that the summons should be withdrawn. That, at any rate, was the pro position he had to make, and he hoped it would be immediately responded to,and meet with the approval of the Court. Supposing anything might be said by his learned friend, about the continuance of this performance, it was but right on his part to say that it should be borne in mind that after the decision of the Canterbury Hall case, which could not, he took it, be regarded as a final decision, notice of appeal having been given, and recognis ances entered into as to the appeal being prosecuted to the utmost at the next quarter sessions, and the question settled whether the decision was right or not ' • and it was not u n til w i t hi n a short time back, as he saw by the public prints, that the appeal was withdrawn —that it had not been Mr. Preece's in tention to continue the piece. Although the piece could not be said to be " all fours" with the one' to which the appeal referred, he would take the liberty of saying at once as to the withdrawal of the appeal, that it was done by those who had in structed him, and who of course did as they pleased; but it had not been so withdrawn by his advice. That was all he had to say about that, and he hoped the prosecutors would adopt his suggestion by withdrawing the summons. Mr. Robinson observed that there was a course open to Mr. Preece if he thought proper to pursue it. It might have been urged in Mr. Morton's case, that the matter was not properly decided, and he might have continued it a fortnight longer. Mr. Sleigh admitted that. Mr. Robinson further stated that he had read the performance in Mr. Morton's case, but he had no hesitation in saying as to the present case before the Ccurt, that there could be no question at all about it. It might be difficult to draw a line some times, perhaps ; but in this case there were all the elements necessary for a stage play, scenery, dresses, characters. and everything. Burcham said that z 'thcau seemed no doubt that if the learned counsel could prove all he had stated, this piece would come within the prohibi tion of the act of Parliament referred to—that it would, in fact, be a stage play. Mr. Robinson said that there must have been something in Mr. Morton's case, seeing that he was fined £5. How ever , w h at he was instructed to say was that in this case they could not withdraw. The place in question was a theatre, and they could not tell what uses the proprietor intended to put it to if not to those connected with a theatre. There was no guarantee that snch would not be the case. Mr. Sleigh said that Mr. Preece was a very respectable man. Ilr. Robinson had no doubt of that, but very respectable men were sometimes disposed to break the law, and if they did others had a right to com plain. Those who instructed him thought it unquestionably not their place to withdraw. He repeated that there was a course open to Mr. Preece to pursue, and this would come properly from him. He refused to withdraw, and therefore it was open to Mr. Sleigh to procee:l. Mr. Sleigh could not do that. He was in the hands of the Court. Mr. Burcham observed that if Mr. Preece pleaded guilty the other side would not press for a heavy penalty. Mr. Robinson had no wish to be harsh towards Mr. Preece, as his client had no vindictive feeling in the matter. Mr. Sleigh said his client pleaded guilty, and promised to discontinue the performance. Mr. Burcham said that, under the circumstances, he should impose the penalty of is. on Mr. Preece, with the costs of the summons. Mr. Lilley made a few observations on behalf of the Misses Gifford, but the manner in which the case had been decided placed him out of a position to take up the time of the Court. The penalty having been paid, ell the parties left the court, and thus ended the case. An American paper states that at a camp meeting recently held near West Baltimore, Montgomery county, Ohio, Bishop Russell forbade anyone with hoops on to partake of the sacrament, affirming that they would not be welcome to the table of the Lord. CHURCH RATES IN THE RURAL DISTRICTS. The following address " to the Opponents of Church Rites in Rural Parishes," has just been issued by the committee appointed at - the Confer ence of Abolitionists lately held in London : Fellow Countrymen,—ln spite of the most for midable opposition it has ever encountered, the Church-rate Abolition Bill has been once more read a second time in the House of Commons. Nev er before have so many members voted on the ques tion ; never have so many voted for the bill. It has now passed through committee without alters; tion, and stands for a third reading on the sth of June, when, we trust, it will be sent to the Mus e of Lords. These are cheering facts ; but do not suppose that the bill is now safe. Its foe s w ill t r y t o gi ve the the Lords an excuse for rejecting it, by diminishing the majority on the third reading. They will may further attempts to bring abo u t a com p rom i s e, an d ' by other means, they will endeavour to keep up fn r some time longer a system whi c h h as a l rea dy dis turbed the peace of the community for 30 years. There must therefore be no relaxation of effort ee the part of the supporters of the bill until it 10 become the law of the land. New measures even must be adopted to ensure that result, and they must be taken by you—the abolitionists of th. e aural parishes. For it is now d ec l are d th a t it 1 : only for the sake of such pari s h es th a t th e talc!, retained. The large towns long ago abolished 3 " The smaller towns are fast following their 0 ; ample. But country ratepayers, it is asserteel prefer the exaction, and would resent its being abolished. Whether those who s a y this believe or not, they constantly reit era t e it. They kot, that church rates cannot be re-imposed upon tiw many, but they hope to fasten the yoke afresh en the necks of the few. They will respect the right ' of majorities, but want still to trample on those of minorities. True, they offer to objectors exealr tion from payment; but who that has felt the weight of landlord and cleri ca l i n fl uence in rar parishes would accept so delusive a measure of relief ? . O . There is but one pra c ti ca l way of disprov i n g such assertions and of defeating such de'signs. Y ou have petitioned against church rates; you pine' now speak and vote against them. You have g one to Parliament for redress ; you must now fight the battle in your vestries. If you have hitherto been silent, you must now speak, and that loudly ; for advantage has been taken of your silence, and your patience has been abused. Wherever there le, hostility to the impost, it must no w be manifested in an unmistakeable form. You can not only offer . conscientious objections ; yo u h ave th e r ight t° compel a strict observance of the law. You n3nY ►be in a minority; but minorities are the forerun' ners of majorities, and, whether you succeed nr. fail, Parliament will see that th e spirit of resistall e° spreads, and that town a n d country unite in d ir manding total abolition. Such a policy may involve some personal sacrifice' It may expose you to loss. It may occasion a clw turbance of good feeling. But the evil will be teing°i rary, while the advant age Will b e l ast i ng. Nor scl,` the responsibility rest on y ou . It w ill b e on thue.' o who force such action upon you. You are told, ! . ,, 11 effect, that if you would b e r id o f c h urch rate s, s' others have been, you must do as they have done; prevent rates being l ev i e d w h en you can, and, vil! e that is impossible, mak e th e p rocess f obtainln o. : them difficult and disa g r eea bl e . Y ou are, i n trutl; challenged to declare whether yo u w ill i ns ist on possessing all the rights en j o y e d by o th ers , or Will allow one law to prevail i n th e t own an d ano ther in the country parishes. The time is most favourable for such a parochi lii r demonstration. At Easter a new ecclesiastical yea begins ; fresh churchwardens are a pp o i n t e d ; 0,,13d either then, or shortly after, a chu rc h ra t e i s usua lly . v demanded. Before June 5, th ere f ore, t h ere ma y b e contests in hundreds of p ar i s h es w h ere the quest ie" has not yet been agitated, and as the result t h !„ House of Commons may sen d the Abolition B ill to the Lords with a n i ncrease d conv i ction that chu rch rates cannot be continued in any form. Be assured that abolitionists will everywher e sympathise with you, and as f ar as poss ibl e hale you in the struggl e . It i s i n y our power to strub i , the last blow at a hateful system. Let it be struc iel P at once, and with the energy of men who kn ° their cause to be righte ous , an d it s tr i ump h to be sure. WILLIAM SCHOLEFIELD, M.P., Chairman' 2, Serjeants'-inn, Fleet -street, London. COUNTRY MARKETS. NORWICH—MARCH 23. At this market to-day wheat was i n f a i r supply, 1)11,1 rather a thin attendance. The co n diti on was b etter , i 1 :1 prices were the same as last week. Barley was in litalfr" supply, and last week's rates were supported. White wheat. 64s to 66s I Red wheat 55, 061 Malting barley....4ss to 47s I Chevalier barley 41s to Distilling do.. ....31s to 34s I Oats.. Flour, 41s to —s Od per sack from the miller. OXFORD—MARCH 23. no 1 ) The market was well attend e d, an d a good b us i ness - 4 at a improvement o f i s t o 2 s p er qr. f or dry descriptionfyi wheat, ill-c on diti one d samp l es scarce l y looked at. li3rle in middling demand. Other articles firm. LE I CE STER—MARcx:23. The supply of wheat scarc e ly an average one, and PO 4 0 fully as high, with a fair trade. White wheat, 70s to for —red, 65s to 73s per 36 stone; a rather quiet demand barley, grinding, 32s to 34s ; malting, 37s to 43s per 91 a *; oats, 24s to 38s p er 24 s t one. B eans —o l d, 56s to w' new, 38s to 408 per 38 stone. Fine flour, 503 I Seconds, 47s I Thirds, 45s per 20 stolle', YORK— MARCH 23. d e. The trade was firm, and wheat in fair supply ; , se t were effected at fully previous prices. Oats in request, u no advance upon late rates. Beans against the buyer. / 9 0 Wheat, red 45s to 56s 1 Oats.... 26s to- White do .58s t o 64 s •' 48i1 Beans 48s t' .... ..0 Barley .38s to 42s Peas co ••• Malt, 70s to 72 s p er qr . ; rye, 37s per qr.; float to ON per sack. NORTHAMPTON-IVIARcx 23. b i tt At this corn-m ar k e t th e w h ea t supp l y was mid ili n g t the quality irregular, prices ranging from 65Eto 69s 1 ° old, and 42s to 62s for new. 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PORTSMOUTH, Sunday—The American ship J. H. Ryerson, Capt, Strong, 900 tom;, coal laden, from Liverpool for New York, arrived off the east end of the Isle of Wight on Friday evening, with the loss of her mizenmast, mainyard, bulwarks, and boats, and cargo shifted, lying over at an angle of about 50 deg., having been struck by a heavy sea on the 19th inst., in lat. 49.30, long. 8.20. On the ship's arrival, Captain Strong immediately communi cated with the American Consular agent and Lloyd's agent at the port, Mr. James Garratt, when that gentleman waited upon the Government authorities in the dockyard, who at once placed at his serviee the Comet steam-tug, which proceeded out to St. Helen's, and brought the disabled vessel in safety into Portsmouth harbour at an early hour on Saturday morning, captain Strong reports that he left Liverpool on Thursday, the 14th instant, experiencing fresh breezes up to the 17th, when it increased considerably, moderating oii the follow ing day, bu . :, increasing again to a he Avy gale on the 19th. The ship was hove to at 4 a.m. on that day, and her sail reduced, a heavy sea running. At 12 30 p.m. the ship was struck by a tremendous sea whi c h threw her on her beam ends, shifting her cargo and filling the cabins with water. The ship appeared to be settling down, and the pumps were got to work, when they showed the presence of a considerable body of water in the ship. They had been tried every half hour previously during the gale, but gave no water. Captain Strong then en deavoured to get the ship on the opposite tack, but was unable to do so without first cutting away the mizenmast, in doing which the mainyard was car ried away with one of the quarter boats and poop rail, and the remaining quarter boat stove. In paying off before the gale on being freed from her mizenmast the ship was struck by another sea,this time on her port quarter, which carried away the skylights and filled the cabins with water,the ship becoming unmanageable. She was brought up to the wind again, and hove to on the starboard tack to enable the crew to endeavour to stop the leak and clear the ship of water. To do this the ceiling was cut away, and the injured planking secured, and the aperture stopped up as far as the means at hand at the time permitted, or the captain dare carry out in his uncertain knowledge of the extent of the damage the ship's planking had received. The crew were kept at this work and the pumps all night, the weather pump sucking at 4 a.m. next day. An attempt was then made to right the ship by trimming her cargo, but front the great angle at which the ship lay upon the water this was found to be impossible, and accordingly at 9 a.m. the captain bore up for the English Channel. Owing to the thickness of the weather neither of the wes tern ports could be made. Off Dartmouth a pilot belonging to that place hailed the ship and offered to send a pilot on board if the captain would send the pilot's boat in for assistance. Captain Strong replied that the pilot could come on board as a pilot to the ship to get her in to some anchorage, but the only reply he received was by the pilot boat haul ing her wind and standing away from the ship. The wind at this time was blowing a gale, nearly off shore, and after keeping the ship hove to for two hours, and seeing nothing more of the pilot boat nor any help from the shore, the ship's helm was again put up and a course'leeered for the Isle of Wight,a rid at 1.30 p.m. on Fridty a pilot war taken on board front the pilot boat off 4. Catherine's, who brought the ship into St. Helm's Roads, where she anchored until the arrival of the Government steamer from Portsmouth. The greatest possible praise is evidently due to Captain Strong, from both owners and underwriters, for the seamnaship and determined courage he has displayed in saving ship and cargo. [lnvEßTlsEMENT.]—Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— Misapplication impossible.—lt is quite possible and very probable that mistakes may occur in selecting the right drug from the long list in the pharmacopceia • but Hollo way's medicaments must b e b ene fi c i a l i n all diseases by reason of their purifying, invigGrating, soothing, and heal ing powers. The Ointment is as well adapted for internal maladies as for external ailments. When rubbed upon the skin it penetrates to the underlying organs, over which it invariably exercises the most salutary control, by modera ting, or increasing activity as circumstances may require. In all c h ron i c cases Holloway's Pilla should be taken whilst his Ointment is used, as they strengthen the stomach, purify the blood, invigorate the nerves, and give general tone. BIRTHS. BENSON.—On the 20th inst., at SouthHanningfield, Ess e* Mrs. Charles Benson, of a son. HALL.—On the 20th inst., the wife of tha Bev. Edsvar Hall, of a daughter. WEGUELIN.—On the 21st inst., at 23, Eaton-square, t li° wife of 1. M. Weguelin, Esq., of a son. MARRIAGES. COOKE—CROFT—On the 23d inst., at St. George's, Bloo1 13 °: bury, Edwin C. Cooke, Esq., to C a th er i ne M ar y, elder r daughter of the late Dr. C. ilderton Croft, F.R.C.S. HARDY—STIEBEL.—On the 21st inst., at St. James f Paddington, Captain Harmer Hardy, 18th Hussars, O il of tho late Simeon Hardy, Esq., of Cork, to Sigismuud t4 o elder daughter of Samuel Stiebel, Esq., of 19, Sust3 o square, Hyde-park. DEATHS. BAY LEY.—On the 17th inst., suddenly, Charles Janie° Bayley, Esq., The Ilydes, Stalybridge. Ftsit.—On the 22d inst., suddenly, at his residence W ni.. worth, Surrey, 'Thomas Liversedge Fish, Es q ., o f worth, and of Knowle Cottage, Sidincuth, Devonshiret aged 80. PEDDEN.—On the 21st inst., suddenly, at his r esidene o l Ashton-park, Preston, Edward Pedden,q., D.L., a n J.P. for the county of Lancaster, aged 50. Wilsort.—On the 1 8 th inst., Robert Wil son , Esq., of 20) Devonshire-street, Portland-place, aged 66. L O NDON : printed and Published b y MURDO YOUNG"' of Nc. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Mee, No. 112,St ra % in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Bud dl Monday, March 25, 1861. T C 1 8 R R JI . Z'f Mai ' XI Ca'. at In th eh P 1 Si C( l'il