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Boggs, a copy of who se deposition was enclosed in my a letter of proceedings to your Excellency of the 11th ult. Besides three merchant •ressels, we re-captured the Ningpo boat taken from Mr. Rix ssel, but could find nothing of the lost property beyond an•umbrella and a letter addressed to a Mrs. Martin, Potoo ; Iso, with the boat in tow, we pro ceeded direct for thejchaa mel of Sinkeamoon, where the out rage had taken place, ansd sending armed boats to examine it and Potoo, saw nothis sg of any more pirate craft; and learnt that the ladies, las aring the coast was clear had es caped three days before, and I am happy to say we found them the following day bl safety at Ningpo ; indeed, news of the complete success of her Majesty's sloop at Sheipoohad already reached the Chusan archipelago, and doubtless frightened many smaller villains into good behaviour for the time. We should find great difficulty in dealing with this class of boats, generally with white sails and the Ningpo rig. I examined one ; the officer could findnothing European en board, and we had no information against her. The Chinese of ciel sent with us from Ningpo pro bounced her a pirate at first, and then thought her honest. Within an hour of allowing her to proceed, fishing boats pulled alongside and declared she was a pirate. 7. I bog to bring conspicuously forward for your Excel lency's favourable consideration the ',mine of the Second Lieutenant G. A. Brooker, who was slightly wounded on a p n irtical craft, d a the 18th ulti mo, carried the heights thefollo w i ng morn i ng, hazardous and wo r c w i h n o , d e b s e t s r i o d y e i s ng co t n h d e un d ti e n se g rt a e a l a fleetbo r i o o u ot within musket range of the shore, whore some hund re d o f their crew had collected, was again employed in th e b oa t s in Sinkeamoon Channel, and at Potoo on the 24th ultimo. Mr. Todd, acting mate, and the assistant-surgeon, 2dr. Newton, were under the second lieutenant on these occa. sions, and of whom he speaks highly. Mr. Interpreter Sinclair, from Shanghai, accompanied the expedition, and was of the greatest service throughout, and occasionally at personal risk ; and besides that of the seaman Jobs E. Matless (who was a boy in the Excellent), it becomes me to bring forward the name of Henry Hurneyman, quarter master, captain of a gun, a good and cool shot, and at whose gun the men's legs were, taken off. The enclosed list of wounded is large, and painfully distressing to us all, as including the death of a valuable officer—the mas ter, already reported to your Excellency from Sheipoo Harbour, where he was buried. But considering the number of Pubs bearing upon us, and the determined way ti.e ass served them for the first half hour, it is wonderful the casualties were not xnuoh more numerous. The greater part of the fire passed over us, and the rig. ging, sails, &c., were much cut up ; besides twenty-fi ve shot in the hi, the boom boats, fere-yard, fore-topsail yard, &c., were shot through.—l have, &0. , (Signed) E. W. VANSITTART, Commander. His Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir James Stirling, Kt. 'moo lag SO° t ode ;d t 1 44 th, the let , purcbaee 1,8 into th e e to apPe o eu :altered, , usly paste d account of present]tor e , lace was, 0 ` ne after Pll. TREATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. Lessee for the Christmas Pantomime, Mr. J. H. ANDERSON. Ileums. success of the groat automime of the Field of the Cloth of Gold. Trinmph of the real Clown FLEXMORE. TO-NIGHT an improved and more extensive and more *rective arrangement of MAGIC and MYSTERY by Professor ANDERSON, the Great Wizard of the North, as recently tfren by hint at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, 112 consecutive representations, and before an aggregate audience of 300,309 persims. To conclude with the Grand, National, Historical, and Chivalric PANTOMIME, which has been so long in Prepara tion, and en the Production of which se large an expense has been incurred, of YE BELLE ALLIANCE; or, MLAI LINUIN GOOD HUMOUR AND YE FIELDE NO. 19,744.] [ PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD• London—The Russians set the Thames en fro—Foreign Fruits and British stuffs—Odd Importation of Bear's Grease—Sar dinians and Zouaves—The Illustrated London News—The Humours of Good Humour. THE APOTHEOSIS OF YE BELLE ALLIANCE, Designed by M. Guerin. ENGLAND AND FRANCE. of the Lodgers, which finishes with " Confusion worse con founded." ,bliebed tbl that be 1 ,0 'n the letter THE WEST END AND THE CITY. ITAR.4.ME JENNY GOLDSCHMIDT-LIND. O . _llL EXET ER -HAL r,.—ME NDELSSOHN'S ELIJAH. Mt. Mitchell lopeetluily announces Hitt Mendeissohn's Oratorio .1 Elijah will be repeated at Exeter-Hall, on MONDAY EVENING, Jan. 21, 1856, In which Madame Goldschmidt will sing the principal oprano part. The Chorit and Orchestra will consist of more than 600 performers. onductor, M. Benedict. and being a great distance from the steamer compelling la I to do this to prevent them falling into improper hands. This success, obtained from a regularly organised pirate fleet, was, I am sorry to say, attended with the loss of two men killed and eleven officers and men wounded on the part of the Americans, and three men killed and seven men wounded belonging to this ship • while the loss of the pirates must have been immense, for taking the number of men in the junks, at the time of our opening fire, to be 1,001 men, their killed, wounded, and drowned, could not have been less than 500 men ; the shell and grape from the boats, guns, and musketry of the marines must have told upon them severely, as they stood fighting at their guns with unusual firmness. Five of the junks are deserving more than ordinary men tion, being built of very substantial material, largo and roomy, evidently built for war purposes, as they differed in many respects front trading junks ; their armament, besides the usual complement of spears, muskets, stinkpots, &c., comprised many large guns ; there was a 68-pounder and a large 18-pounder not, weighing less than 50 cwt., 32, 24, 11, and G-pounders ; one junk had 21 guns mounted. It is impossible to speak too highly of the American co operating party engaged ; they wore with the Rattler's emulating each other in the thickest of the attack. It was in capturing a junk which blew up, killing two and wounding 11 of the Americans, and capsizing my gig, that I witnessed the cool bravery of Lieu t.Rolaneo, U.S.N., to whose timely rescue I am indebted for my life; but my warmest thanks, in particular, are due to Lieut. Peg ram, the American senior officer ; his encouragement of the men, and coolness under a heavy fire, and determined bravery when surrounded by a persevering and revengeful foe, was conspicuous to a 11; indeed, every officer and man belonging to that frigate acquitted themselves much to my satisfaction. While bestowing all due credit on our American friends, I cannot pass over the conduct of Mr. R. Brownsdon, Pay master, in charge of the first cutter, whose boat, in an at tack on a junk, had three men killed and seven min by stink pots and spears ; nor that of Mr. Join James, the boatswain,who gallantlyrattacked a junkin a five-oared gig with musketry, till Lieut. Pegram generously came to his aid and enabled him to take possession. Lieutenants Wroy and Greer, and Mr. Lomax, mate, in the pinnace, returned from their chase of the lorcha, in time to burn all the junks we had captured, when I was obliged to retire with the wounded. I regret for their sakes they were not in the action, as they have always when the opportunity offered greatly distinguished themselves. In conclusion, I must express to your Excellenc y my entire satisfaction with the conduct of every one employed under me; indeed all exhibited on this occasion the same gallantry and coolness under fire that they did on the three former occasions, when I had the honour of com manding them.—l have, &c., (Signed) W. A. FELLOWES, Commander. attack by boats, would have blown the boarders up ; for no sooner did our shot pass through her, than the crew took to the water, and, landing with spears, made for the hills ; one man remaining aft, threw a fire-ball forward, and sprung overboard immediately, before the explo sion took place. This completed twenty, out of a well provided daring fleet that we were enabled to destroy, be-. sides probably having inflicted considerable damage on many that escaped us during the thick weather of the 19th ultimo. On different oscasions, when the boots were em ployed, they were under the command of the Second Lieu tenant Mr. Brooker, Master Mr. Turner, and Acting Mate Mr. Todd, whose names I am glad to bring forward for favourable consideration. OF YE CLOTHE OF GOLDE ; Scott's Tavern, Haymarket, and Samuel Brothers, Ludgate hill—Measures and men—Hits and Skits at Everything and Everything—lnns and Outs— Shoe-black Brigade—A Polished Gentleman—Comic Duet between the Clown and a Blacking Bottle Howlett's Hair Dye—A Dyer's Material—A Dire Ar► for Falsehood framed— Coloured Imitations—The SydenhaM Trousers—Height of Fashicn— Genuine Malt and Hops—All sopp's Pale Ale—The East and the West—Scott's Lot, and Race for Public Favour. NUMBER OWE, LONDON. A Visit to Dakin's Tea Establishment, St. Paul's—" In to apes est"—Bohemians and Teetotallers --Great Drawing Mate rials —The Magic Chest and the Enchanted Teapot--Clown gets Tea in it, and Pantaloon gets into Hot Water in copse: quence—Omnibus Companies on the Old System and the Nevi System, and the System that don't assist 'em—Strong Opposi tion, and final discovery of the " Right Men in their Right Places"—Whack, bang, flip-flap, hey, presto, and Change to " LAST SCENE OF ALL that ends this strange eventful History." Doors open at Half-past Si; and commence at Seven, ble speech! all the ell' d in War Beings LEGEND of the MEETING of the MONARCHS. " It Was a marvellous sweete and g oodlyo sight to see tnose two Prince s , i n th e fl owers of t h e i r age , in the height of their atrengthe and in the dignitie of their manlye beautye, coin *aiding two great Nations, that bade been so long rivals and _onemies, instead of leading hostile armies to desolate and destroye, meet in that peace f u l valleyc, and embrace like brother s , in the sighto of the choice nobilitie of either land." ---The Chroniclers. The Pantomime invented, arranged, and produced by Mr. A. Harris, with the same attention to Scenery, Costumes, and Effects, which has characterised the productions of " goletto," "Il Trovatore," g. L'Etoile du Nord," and the various Operas lately produced at this, the recognised chief Theatre in Europe for Spectacular Display - . The entirely New and most elaborate Scenery Painted by and under the Super intendence of Mr. WILLIAM BEVERLEY, assisted by Messrs. Cuthbert, C. Adams, W. Shalders, W. Glover, an i numerous Assistants. The Openin. written by Mr. George Augustus Sala. The Music composed by Mr. Loder (who has obligingly lent his aid on account of the Pantomime being produced at this Theatre). The Ballet and Incidental Dances arranged by Mr. Benjamin Barnett. The Comic Tricks invented by the Brothers Brou,gh, Mr. A. Harris, and Mr. William Dorriugton. The New Spectacular Designs by H. Guerin, of Paris. The Extensive and Complicated Machi nery by Mr. H. Sloman and numerous Assistants The Ori sidal and Ultra-Grotesque Masks by Mr. G. Ewing. The , All,Noverand Costly Properties by Mr. Prescott, assisted by M . Moreland. The Ladies' Costumes by Mrs. James, assisted by Mr. Beauchamp. The Gentlemen's Costumes by Mr. Smithers, assisted by Mr. Lawrence. The Armoury Department by Mr. Hogg, The Chappellerio by Mrs. Walker. Copyist, Mr. Horton. Prompter, Mr. Rance. Perruquier, Mr. Rick ards, of Brydges-street. Covent-garden. The Novel Gas Arrangements Iv Mr. Palmer and Assistants. The Whole ?reduction being under the Immediate Superintendence of Mr, A. HARRIS. Mourners at One AlTar—VictOTT on One Throne. The Coro nation with the Coronals of Valour by the Genius of Victory. Prices of admission. Stalls (Number , d and Reserved), One ; Unreserved Seats (Body of the Hall), 103. 6d.; West Gal ,ry, 10m. 6d.: Area (under Wtst Gallery), 7s. a.* The tickets will be appropriated according to the order of application ; no more will be Issued than the room can conveniently accommodate. Doors open at Seven, to commence at Eight o'clock precisely. ' Correct Books of the Oratorios are given with the Tickets. Application for Tickets to be made at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 13, Old Bond-street. ) with grill MORNING PERFORMANCE, on SATURDAY, Jan. 12, at Two o'clock. In rehearsal, the Grand Operatic Drama, as produced at the Theatres Royal, Glasgow and Edinburgh, of ROB ROY. Also, a New Squib. entitled TIT FOR TAT ; or, Professor Ander son's Interview with an Impudent Puppy. Treasurer, Mr. Hingston, to whom the Superintendence of the Auditorium has been entrusted. me time re' I count,/ ° ' the bola 8. I have troubled your Excellency somewhat fully, as the strengths of the armaments of these vessels, with their crews averaging not less than fifty men each, andthe apparently established fact that Europeans have joined them, proves the extent to which piracy has arisen, and the formidable scale on which it is now conducted. I am convinced a merchant vessel could only have escaped such a fleet by out-sailing it, and the frequent calms of this season wou ld h ave ren d ere d h er f a te more cer tain, for these pirates sweep with ease three and four knots, and with wind free, many of them distanced the Bittern. That they would not hesitate to attack mer chantmen is evident from the vigorous manner they opened and maintained their fire upon us ; their guns, six or seven to foarteen and upwards in each, vary from 24- pounders downwards; perhaps an occasional 32-pounder may be mot with, but a nice sort of medium 18 is the most common in use. This fleet, all of which is called the west coast build, and of from T should say 90 to upwards of 200 tons burthen (excepting two, which seemed considerably larger), had a hide crow's nest (said to be musket ball proof) at the main and foremast head, capable of sheltering men who sling the stink-pot to a considerable distance; vast quantities of these were found, and an almost incredible supply of ammunition, pikes, knives, &c., on board those captured. 9. It is impossible to estimate the amount of trad e thrown open for the present, if Chinese are to be credit e d, fully to the value of twe or three millions of dellara ; the prisoners talked of two hundred thousand dollars having been amongst the fleet, and assured us a considerable por tion of it went down in the largest of their vessels which had sustained their fire with such spirit; it would have been well to have brought away the heavier guns, but the delay would have cost us some of the fleet; the officers saw quantities of rich furs and other booty on board those vessels which they burnt. 10. I am happy to say none of our people were wounded, one only was hurt in a trifling manner; a round shot took an awkward score between two and three inches deep out of the bowsprit, besides rending the spar; the carpenter tells me it can be rendered permanently secure by a fish we have prepared.—l have, &c., (Signed) E. W. VANSITTART, Commander. His Excellency Rear-ldmiral Sir James Stirling, Kt. tRGYLL ROOMS.-LAURENT'S CASINO NOW OPEN for the winter season. Prin :foal Cornet Piston, M. Bouleourt.—Doors open at 8. Admislion One Shilling. r.aurent's new Varsoviana every nlght. irt till poi The Box•office is now open, under the direction of Mr. O'Reilly. Private Boxes (which may also be taken at the prin cipal Libraries), 31. 35., 2/. 25., 1/. ls., and 12s. Grand Bal cony, 4s. Upper Boxes, 2s. 6d. Amphitheatre Stalls, 25. Pit, 2s. Gallery, le._ flirß. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES, LYJL Fifty instantaneous Metamorphoses of Voice, Character, and Costume, concluding with an impersonation of Mlle. Rachel, as Camille In " Les Boraces?' Every evening, at A. In consequence if the great success that attended lits two Morning Performances, and the disappointment experienced by many families unable to Mtain admission on those occasions, Nlr. W. S. W(Y)(11/1 is induced to give Two Extra Morning Representations, to take place on Satur day next, Jan. 12, and Saturday, Jan. 19, at Two o'clock. Private oxes and stalls may be secured in advance, without extra charge. Polygraphic-hall, King Wiltistn•street, Strand. Butler, 2 S I of En►Ul Half•price at Nine o'clock. Balcony, 35.; Upper Boxes, Is, 6d. Pit, ls.; Gallery, 6d. PUBLICATIONS. fended. a ppoared' the chil d , , had bee ° he woos° . )verty, tial NEW NOVEL BY THE AIITHOR OF " THE FLIRT." Just ready, in 3 vols. post gm, THE LADY OF FASHION. By the Auth T of " The History of a Flirt," &c. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Marlborough•street. DESPATCHES FROM REAR-ADMIRAL SIR JAMES STIRLING. re suffere d y eetablie li neglect or T HE SHILLING BOOK OF BEAUTY,. I Edited and profusely Illustrated by CUTHBERT BanE, 8.A.u.; with Contributions from other eminent Writers. "This Book elf Beauty read."— King John, act It., so. 2. To Next of Kin, if any. Being the Adventures of Horatio Black, Gentleman. 14 large page illustrations by 31`Coistam.. Is. London : James Blackwood, Paternoster.row. (Front the Gazette of last Evening.) ADMIRAVY, JAN. 10. Despatches, with enclosures, of which the following are copies, ha►e been soceivod from Rear-Admiral Sir James Stirling, Commauder•in-Chief of her Majesty's ships and vessels on the East India and China Station. 111 Of AO a coroner % a copper , causing II I. T HE CAVERNS OF THE Scene GNOME BRITANNICUS IN .SUBTERRANEANU SSIA. aneme s — Britannicus (a fine old English Gnome), one of the old en time, bearing a close resemblance to the Old Gentleman." fully answering to his co-Gnome-en ; a pure un adulterated British Spirit, strongly opposed to anything in the 41 . 1 Pa of Foreign Wines; French Brandy, and great in his be lief in Beer, 'l3aecy, Beef, and Boxing—Mr. John Neville. Ballabile des Diablotines, by Mesdemoiselles E. Honey, Gregory Me ", Arlingt on , Cl eve l an d , G ranv ille, Loeb, Brown, Page, Rose, K e nd a ll, M ar ti nez , Gosselin, Turtle, Ford, Stewart,, Itnnoe, and Clare Assistant Gnomes—Blue Fire, Mr. Williams ; •Phospborns tn. Mr. Samuels ; Candescentington, Mr A. Smith ; Match- I ntl, Mr. Saunders ; Ignisfatty, Mr. P. A. James ; Red %lazes, Mr. Yeller ; Cratervomit, Mr. Spindle ; Torchlight, Yr. Jaffer ; Blazeton, Mr. Parkes ; Sulphurite, Mr. Topham ; r lamington, Mr, Paxman ; Gassington, Mr. B. Brown ; Crater 'remit, Mr. Simkins ; Hotspark, Mr. J. Jones; Illuminoso ; Mr, Bloekey ; Nitrobank, Mr. Pratt. Scene 11. THE LANDS END, CORN PALL, WITH THE CAR Now ready, pri-e 7e 6,1., and to be had at all the Libraries, VAGABOND LIFE IN MEXICO. Contain ing numerons Sketches of Li.e and Character. REPORTING SUCCESSE3 AGAINST PIRATES BT RATTLER. Winchester, at Sea, lat. 25* 17' N., long. 120' 10' E. October 23, 1855. Sir,—On the 23th of May I had the honour to report that Commander Fellowes, of her Majesty's steam-sloop Rattler, had made a successful attack on a piratical horde, near Hong Kong, and I have now the satisfaction to for ward herewith reports from that zealous and attentive officer, of further and more important successes. 2. To the last of the operations therein reported I ven ture to solicit the particular attention of their Lordships ; for I feel assured that, while they will deeply regret that so many brave men should have fc' on and suffered in the execution of the services described, they will appreciate highly the gallantry and resolution exhibited, equally by the officers, seamen, and marines, of the United States frigate Powhatton, as well as by th e officers, seamen, and marines of her Majesty's ships who were engaged, and will perceive that the success obtained reflects great credit on Commander William Abdy Fellowes, who planned and directed the attack. __ A List of Ken who have received wounds or hurts on board heiltfajesty's sloop Bittern, 18th Sept., 1855. William Banvey, aged 25, private, It.M., wound of right leg by round shot, amputation below the knee. Thomas Ellis, aged 21, ordinary seaman, wound of left leg round shot, amputation below the knee. London : *Tames Blackwood, Pat.rnoster-row. Jaines Brownlee, aged 15, boy 2a C., wound of left leg by a splinter from round shot, amputation below the knee. Mr. Chas. Turner, aged 32, master, v er y severe lace rated wound of right side of abdomen by a round shot. Died on the 22d Sept. Mr. G. A. C. Brooker, aged 25, lieutenant, slight splin ter wound of right cheek. John Ridley, aged 26, A. 8., slight contused wound of right hand. John Flynn, aged 23, A. 8., contusion of scrotum and testicles. George Scott, aged 19, boy Ist C., alight splinter wound of right foot. Elijah Mordey, aged 30, Corporal, R.M.,contused wound of left shin. THE QUARTERLY REVIEW S No. CXCV., will be Published on Wednesday next. ere in o' l A, the our wring gr a ' flat. rib° i been iee's CO'NTENTIS :- I. Table Talk. It. Reformatory Schools. ITI. Menan ,, er. IV. rienry V. LandscaJe Gardening. VI. The Neolow) , of the Cloister& VII. The Zoological Gardens. VIII. Results and Prospects of the War. John Murray, Albemarle-street. P.S.—I placed the use of the hospital at the disposal of Captain M'Clnney for the treatment of his wounded, who at once accepted my offer. (Signed) W. A. F. His Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir J. Stirling, ;e to 64d% tc 70 Pe' 6g 5 tsi Winchester, at Hong Kong, October 30,1855. In the press, price 555., cloth, forming one large volume, containing upwards of 1,000 pages, 'HE MERCANTILE and MARITIME GUIDE. By GRAHAM WILLMORE, Esq., A.M., One of her Majesty's Counsel, and EDWIN BEEDELL, Esq., Of her Majesty's ustoms, London (author of " The British Tariff"). CONTENTS. The Consolidated Merchant Shipping Laws of this Country, with introductory observations and practical comment , on the New Sys-1 tem of Admeasurement and Registry, and on the Mortgage andi Transfer of ships. Treatises on Mercantile and Maritime Law; Blockade; Bottornry ; Marine Insurance ; Carriave of Goods in Ships; Stoppage in tran situ ; Bill. of Exchange ; Promissory Notes and Cheques. Pilotage Rates, Harbour Dues, and other Charges on Shipping at each port in the United Kingdom. The f.aws, Regulations, and Duties of the Customs and Inland Revenue. A Synopsis of Customs Bonds, together with an expository state ment of the regulations affecting the same, and embracing practical information ot the greatest importance. A correct List of all the Ports and principal Places of Shipment throughout the world, distinguishing the countries to which they are subject. The principal articles of Merchandise usually imported Into this country, with a concise description thereof. Tables of the Moneys, Weights, Measures, and Exchanges of every nation. British and Foreign Corn Tables, containing corn measures of the different ports of Europe, &c , with their equivalents in English quarters. Comparative prices of Wheat, Barley, Oats, Flour, and Oatmeal, at the recoective Weights and Measures of the English, Irish, and Scotch markets. Comparative Rates of Freights at per ton, per quarter. &c., &c. Published by William Mackenzie ; Glasgow, 45 and 47, Howard street ; Edinburgh, 5, Clerk street ; London, 22, Paternoster-row. Coiamandenin-Chief. List of the Names of Men belonging to her Majesty's steam-sloop Rattler, Killed and Wounded, &c., in the Engagement of the 4th August, 1855, with the Piratical Fleet near Kulan. KILLED.—John Massey, Gunner, R.M. Artillery ; George Mitchell, A. 8.; James Silvers, Carpenter's Crew. WouNDED.—John Lindsay, Gunner, R.M. Artillery, burnt severely; David Lloyd, Gunner, R.M. Artillery, burnt severely ; Richard Clark, Stoker, slightly wounded and burnt; James Poulter, A. 8., burnt severely; John Eade, burnt severely ; James Paull, boy, Ist class, burnt badly ; Wm. Robinson, Gunner, R.M. Artillery, contused head. MISSING.—Wm. Oliff, Private, R. M., supposed to be drowned. (Signed) W. A. FELLOWES, Commander. (Signed) F. B. PRITCHARD, Surgeon. Her Majesty's Steam-sloop Rattler, Hong Kong, 6th Aug., 1855. Sir,— I have the honour to acknowledge the: receipt of your letter of the sth September, in which you report that her Majesty's sloop under your command, accom panied by the Confucius and Pavushan steamers, the former manned and armed from the United States frigate Macedonia, and the latter employed by the parties inte rested in the object of your intended expedition, and supplied by the Chinese authorities with necessary officials, pilots, and informers, had proceeded to the head of the Gulf of Leotung, and had accomplished the capture or destruction of 20 junks, whose piratical out rages had for some time previously infested the coast of China to the north of the Yangtszee-Kiang, and greatly obstructed the legitimate channels of trade. I cannot but express the satisfaction I feel at your re port of the gallant conduct of Lieutenant Brooker and of Messrs. Turner and Todd, nor can I allow the present occasion to pass without conveying to you the expression of my high opinion of your own personal merit in the direction of the expedition, the success of which reflects the greatest credit on all concerned ; and it will afford me great pleasure to forward to the Admiralty a copy of your communication and of this reply.—l have, &c., (Signed) JS. STIRLING, Rear-Admiral, kc. John Claw, aged 23, Private, R.M., contused wound of right heel by a shot. Benjamin Matthews, aged 42, Serjeant, R.M., splinter wound of scalp, back of head. 19th September.—Wounded on shore. Robert Funnell, aged 32, A. 8., lacerated wound of left cheek and face (slight). Andrew Carfral, aged 21, Ordinary Seaman, contused wound of left hand (slight). Robert Livingstone, aged 22, Ordinary Seaman, con tused wound of fingers of loft hand (alight). John Bennett, aged 28, A. 8., contusion of left arm by bullet (slight), Henry Fordham, aged 25, A. 8., wound of left fact (slight). WAS TO OF THE DRAGONS. ( hod Rumour —(a familiar spirit, whose familiarity is con ducive to the very reverse of contempt The prettiest page in the whole volume of the Pantomime)—Miss Ili,rriet Gordon Diorama—No. 1. THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S ARRIVAL IN LONDON, And his Enthusiastic Reception. Diorama —No. 2. QUEEN VICTORIA'S VISIT TO NAPOLEON'S TOMB, In the Hotel des Invalides at Paris. " And e'er that shrine the last Remembrance quench Of Malice 'twixt the English and the French I" Scene 111. Every attention shall be given to promote the recovery, .n4l provide for the comfort of the wounded men, and to .fford such of them, as may desire it, an early return to heir native coantry.—l have, &c., J. STIRLING, Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief. The Secretary of the Admiralty. 2. •i 01 ). , ate on tho he top I.2ths. 12ths. I.2ths. .2ths. 12th.. Men who suffered from the Sun whilst on Shore, Sept. 19. James James, aged 24, A. 8., severo headache and fever. William Woodley, aged 19, Boy, let C., severe head. ache and fever. nt, owing Of eted Inuo lay wea'. r. Bealo THII DECK OF "THE GREAT HARRY," FOUR DECKER, 128 guns (the first English Man.of-War). The ♦essel lying Peter Pinkerton, aged 21, Ordinary Seaman, severe headache and fever. George Tweedale, aged 23, Private, R.M., severe head- ache and fever. alcnvidethe Quay at Dover, with ijoiiimauder Vansittart, Her 3fajesty's sloop Bittern Thomas Stevens, aged 30, Private R.M., very great pain of head, and fever. Died on 24th September. John Wallis, aged 28, Private, R.M., severe headache and fever. 784 Oat to 45a O 4 Charles Wiehelo, aged 24, A. 8., severe headache and fever. te to ad' (Signed) GEORGE GORDON, Acting Surgeon. Approved. (Signed) E. W. VANSITTART, Commander. maltins 381, 22 , t , peas, 4P hal been est.rdal• Sheffield , le, 62i i n, unsebi Teo en doing ssterdsl• 15.16- - Westeria re stills $ abed• 3A_Bir• 5 Unions ta•dter —Grand 881--" IT Cent. 86f i- -- .11nctioil the 3d igation t laden te tem• d there ■ to th• et, wee ag be deeply a flag► le deep or Bat- Dander Fell se' Cher be d thus of the or, said )rivlT► )letos, than r it the month aptain achorf , tb• Diorama--No. 2. Scene VI. Harlequin . Paitaloon ife ad. • th• ge.Bt )eth, rest, Ed 3, to tky, the VOD; , leph 'eat. - - THE EMB&RKATION OF HENRY THE EIGHTH. Henry the Eighth (a stout monarch, of middle age, residing some time ago at No. 1, Westminster, whose idea was that it is impossible to have too much of a good thing, or a good king. A good wife being a good thing, ho thought that the more wives had the better. Himself being a good king, he decided that he could Rot m tke too much of himself, and ke is accordingly made as extensive as possible in the person of his faithful representative)—Mr. atrry Pears 11. Pretty Poppet (Page to King Henry Vlll.)—Master Sloman. The Queen of England—Mr. Jones. Maids of the Bedchamber to the English Queen—Mesdlles. Roney, Pinky, Daisy, Pansy, and Lily. Cardinal Wolsey (a nautical gentleman mush accustomed to "swim on bladders in seas of glory,") vide Shakespere—Mr. Q. Villiers. Sir Jasper Spritsail (commander of the Great Harry), a weather-beaten seaman, who—paradoxical as it may appear —will not allow himself to bo beaten by the weather, and whose maxim in " Needs must when the Old Harry Drives " — Mr. D. Stewart. , Crew —Tom Bowline, Mr. Silver; Jack Halyards, Mr. Up. ; Jim Foremast, Mr. Partington ; Bob Holystone, Mr ItedYard ; Jeo Sheetanchor, Mr. T. B. Smith ; Davy Dock., Mr. 'Woodfield; Ted Trunchion, Mr. Freby ; Tim Towrope, Mr. Henry ; Dick Longboat, Mr. Barry ; Pater Stanchion, Mr. Sims ; Bill Figurehead, Mr. Solomon ; Eal Hammock, Mr. Harvey ; Charles Caboose, Mr. White ; Sam gaileloth, Mr. Mazzoni ; Nat Northpole, Mr. Fredericks ; Bill Bunt line, Mr. Payne. VOYAGR FROM ENGLAND TO FRANCE, with A STORM at SEA. Scene IP. THE INTERIM: OF THE CHATEAU OF FRANCIS I. Between Guisnes and Ardennes. Francis I. (Next door neighbour of the aforesaid Henry No, 1., Westminster, but who himself " didn't quite live in Westminster" for an obvious reason—" he lived t'other l ido of the water.") A. monarch of the same ago as Henry, and nearly of the same size ; joint author (with Henry VIII.) of the original plot of the gorgeous Drama, YE BELLE ALLIANCE, now represented for the first time in a c replete Kate en the Theatre of European Politics. A monarch with a hooked nose (mho, in consequence, always looks sharp)— Shalders. P ages. —Mesdemoiselles Fitzjerahl, Bennett, St. Clair, 'Webber, Gaveston, E. Gaveston, Prince, &c. Le Sire do Firmboisy.— (Lord Grand Chamberlain to the Prenck King)—Mr. H. Caries. Queen of France.—Mr. Gough. Maids of the Bed-Chamber of the French Queen.—lfesdles. Draphlane, Contrepoint, Rideaufin, Oreillerine. Scene V. THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD. - Introducing a Grand Pas de Rosier by Miss Emma Herne. Mesdemoiselles Hicks, E. Honey, Gosselin, Ranoe, Randall, liartinex, Rose, Arlington, Losh, Gregory, Turtle, Ford, Stewart, Page, Rouse, Brown, St. Clair, Granville, Wood- Ward, and Tressidcr. English Courtiers.—Norfolk, Mr. Roba. Suffolk, Mr, Ab- Solon, Buckingham, Mr. Jay. Rutland, Mr. Andrews. Cam berland, Mr. Sphinx. Northumberland, Mr. Cox Essex, Mr. James. Sussex, Mr. Thomas. French Courtiers.—Chateau Margeaux, Mr. Thompson. Chateaux Lafitte, Mr Rivers. Bordeaux, Mr. Abby. St. Jul lieu, Mr, Charles, 51. Estafet, Mr. Reynolds, Bourgoyne, Mr. Waters. De Chablis Mr. Tower. De Champagne, Mr. Scott. GRAND TOURNAMENT of the FIELD of the CLOTH of GOLD. (Alter Relbion's celebrated Picture in Hampton Court Palace.) GRAND CORRIDOR IN THE CHATEAU, Leading to the Bed-chamber of the Monarchs. renr Floe Normandy Lassie; Six Foet Two Inches in their Clogs. Scene VII. THE OUTSIDII OF BLONDETTE'S FARM. l'ilondette (a village Rosier° so purely innocent, that she 1ie!,.9 no harm in having three lovers at a time, two of them b ein kings)--Miss Emma Horne. Coquelicot—a rustic youth, whose name being translated vide" Spier's Dictionary") signifies " Poppy." He is, never tkeless, the reverse of Soporific, being particularly wide "aka. (He is one of the three lovers alluded to, who does Itia happen to be a ling, and takes his measures accordingly C. Brown. Scene VIII. The Abode of the Fairy Queen in THE GOLDEN GROVES OF GOOD RUMOUR. (By Mr. Wm. BeTerley.) Pin Fairy Queen Miss E. Thorne. General Transformation. Mr, C. BROWN. W. I. BARNES. ' (Ile Transatlantic Pantomimist.) Columbine Miss EMMA HORNE. Clown The GREAT FLEXMORE. ADULTERATION BUILDINGS, TURMERIC-ROW, REDLEAD-SQUARE. A Class of Ale and a Stomach-ache for 4d. -Genuine double 90u-up-Stout—Up to Snuff and down to Pepper -How the Bread Rises Sweet upon Sugar. All pickles to believe in P ickles—Chalk-fare D a iry Cone v. Pumps — Gunpowder , l ea, " warranted to go off"—Pale Al. peculiarities. 11 'aPs--Quamia, Mr. Wyatt ; Strychnine, Mr. Scott ; Blue Mr. Carter ; Oxyplumbi, Mr. Strazgeways. The terror of The " Times"—The Lancinations of the lAncet"—Rlack Crosses in Red Lead-square. THE WIZARD'S LABORATORY IN THE CHATEAU DE ME t'HISTOPHILES, HELIGOLAND. Magi° Somersaults—The Bewitched Ottoman - The Dragon a, la diable The Inextinguishable, Inexhaustable, Unstopper able, Go-a-ltead Bottle—" 1001. Reward, who'll Shoot a Ci rn l "—The Blunderbuss of Botheration —Bursting of the ~.„ " izard's Bust—Small Wizards made to order, Pattern Pye muted— Quickest way to Nowhere—How to make Harlequins The way to Crush the Crushers. THE NEW CASTLE OF BALMORAL. Rusticity. ii the Highlands—Pipers and Pastoralities— PLighlatid Reel, i ntroducing a grand Fleamorean Medley The Portfolio of I nexhaustibility and Universality—The Incaptur able Harlequin _Very "fowl" proceedings—The Seductive Sedan-chair—Strange Birds in a Cage. WATCHMAKERS' ESTABLISHMENT, CFIRONOMETI CAL-VILLE—MILLINERS' ESTABLISHMENT, BON NETVILLE B ELLHANGERS' ESTABLISHMENT, BELLEVILLE. Home from Scotland—Cab Fares and Mayne Force —The Movements of the Age—What's o'clock—" The Clock strikes two" —Hose to Ring a B elle—Umbrella Courtship—Who's your Hatter ?—Early Closing Association—" Love Laughs at Locksmiths"—La Varsoviaua—The Strike of Belles against Grand Equestrian Feats, by Signor Flexsaorini. HIGH-STREET, SPIRIT-SQUARE, Apartments to Let, I Cold Roll for Breakfast—The Organised Nuisance Ta bleaux —Punch's Pocket Book—Patent Perambulators Ast ley's Equestrian Feats-- Policemen and Cooks —Monsieur Tierce --All-round Collars and Punch's Coats—The quickest Way to the Coal-cellar—Spirit Rapping Extraordinary. HAIR-DRESSER'S, PI CKFORD'S PARCEL FILTER MANUFACTORY , WAREHOUSE, AND NEWS- VENDER. The Purifying of 01c1 Fathor Thand-TheTatlia el L~ T HEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMITH. Acting Manager, Mr. CHARLES MATHEWS. Stage Manager, Mr. ROBERT ROXBY. The Box office open da4y, from Ten till Six o'clock, under the superintendence of Mr Edward Chatterton. The REDUCED PRICES at this Theatre as follow vats boxes, to hold two persons, 10s. 6d. ('s. for each person extra); on the grand tier, one guinea ; proscenium and stage boxes, 21. 2s. ; galleries, 6d. and ls. ; pit, 2e. ; upper boxes, Is. 6d. ; first circle, 2e. 6d.; dross circle, 3s. MORNING PERFORMANCE EVERY WEDNESDAY, at Two o'clock. Mr. Charles Mathews in Two Pieces. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE GREAT GUN TRICK. After which will be produced an entirely Novel and Original Inductive, Instractiv4, Anti-Hypochondriacal, Periodical, Episodical, Magical, Tragical, Logical, Chronological, Gra phical, Chorographical, Philosophical, Cryptographical, Parabolical, Symbolical, Rhythmical, Mimical Academical, Mechanical, Technical, Pyrotechnical, Historical, Harmo nica', Heroical, Typical, Allegorical, Metaphorical, Chime rical, Satirical, Historical, Metrical, Symmetrical, Lyrical, Musical, Practical, Poetical, Whimsical, Fantastic, and Side Shakespearean new GRAND COMIC CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME, Which for many for many weeks past has engaged the ex tensive and unrivalled resources of this establishment, and which will now appear under the additional, traditional, and peculiarly suggestive title of HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE ; or, Harlequin King Nonsense and the Seven Ages of Man. The Scenery entirely New, painted by and under the super intendence of Mr. William Beverley, assisted by Messrs. James, Wilson, Gompertz, and numerous assistants. The Machinery by Mr. Tucker and assistants. The Pro perties, Decorations, &c., by Messrs. Needham, Glindou, and others. The Treks by Messrs. Roe and assistants. The Chorographic Arrangements under the direction of Madam e Louise. The Masks and Personal Appointments designed and executed by the celebrated Dykwynkyn, Artist in Panto mimic Physiolognomy, and Photographic Delineator of Elves, Sprites, and Goblins to the Court of Fairy Land. The Overture and Music composed and arranged by Mr. J. H. Tully. The Comic Scenes by Harry Boleno, Glindon, and E. L. Blanchard. The Grotesque Burlesque Opening in vented and written by E. L. Blanchard, Author of " Harle quin lludibras," " King Humming top," " Jack and Jill," &c. ; and the whole arranged and produced under the super intendence of Mr. Robert Roxby. First of the Seven Ages -" The Infant." HALL OF NURSERY RHYMES, In the dominions of King Nonsense. Heroes of Nursery Literature. Jack Sprat, Mr. Eatnofat ; Simple Simon, Mr Tom Noddy ; Little Jack Horner, Master Plummy ; Little Bo Peep, Miss Fortywinks ; Little Tommy Tuckr, Master Singsong ; Humpty Dumpty, Mr. Eggshell ; Little Boy Blue, Master Blewhorn ; Old Mother Hubbard, Mrs. Leaveabone ; The Cat and the Fiddle (from an original Kit-cat Portrait), by a distinguished Player; King Nonsense (the Ruler of a great many Lines), Mr. Glindon; Spirit of Common Sense (on an occasional visit), Miss Fanny Reeves; Baby in Cradle, Little Toddlekins ; Routine and Redtape (banished to Noodledom), Messrs. Musty and Rusty ; Old Friends and New Faces - " They have their Exits and their Entrances." Second Age —" The School Boy." " Then the whining school-boy with hii satchel And shining morning face, creeping like snail unwillingly to school." VILLAGE OF PRETTYWELL, with distant view of the Village Church and surrounding country. —Early Morning. Young Hopeful (afterwards Harlequin), Signor Verroni ; Hobbedyhoy (his schoolfellow —afterwards Clown) Harry Bo len° ; Dr. Birch (the Village Schoolmaster—afterwards Pan taloon)'Bragg, Wagg, G. Tanner; His P u pil s, M as t ers F a g g , Wagg, Nagy, Lagg, Magg, Stag g , an d T agg ; Rosa (Ward to " The Justice," and afterwards Columbine), Madame Boleno ; Miss Starch, Governess at Mrs. Howdydo'e Establishment for Young Ladies," in the Village of Prettywell-cum-Thankye) Miss Buckram ; Her Pupils--Misses PrAtle, R tale, Giggle, Suiggle, Goggle, Joggle, Fangle, Dangle, Sidle, Ogle, Romp, Flirt, Slypuss, and Simperwell ; Hobson (the Village Carrier), Mr. Packer ; Bun-woman, Mrs. Goody. Sums summed up somehow—School Forms and Ceremonies, Lessons not Lessened, and Cartoons for Young England—The Plum Cake and the Seedy Schoolmaster- Working the Oracle and Playing the Truan::-- How Young Hopeful wants to catch a Fish, and how Hobbedyhoy contrives to hook it—How the Schoolmaster tries the rod, and how well somebody catehes it—How Young Hopeful blows his own trumpet, and the Young Ladies' Establishment comes out all two, to, two too —a Game at Cricket and Dr. Birch bowled out. Third Age— " The Lover." " Theu the Lover, Sighing like furnaee with woful ballad Made to his Mistress's eyebrow." BLACKSMITH'S FORGE AND ROAD-SIDE INN (Sunsetl. Hobb and Nobb (the Village Blacksmiths), Messrs. Batter and Clatter ; afterwards Sprites, The Brothers Elliot ; Doublestout (Mine Host of the " Leather Bottle), Mr. Arfa narf ; Cuminsir (Head Waiter), Mr. Readytongue ; Yesaor and Noser (his Assistants), Messrs. Cut and Run ; Cook, Mr. Bastewell ; Boots, Mr. Tizzy ; Chambermaid, Miss Bobaday ; Serjeant Kite (a Recruiting Officer—afterwards Pantaloon), Deulin Johnson ; The Justice" (one of the " Great Un paid"—afterwards Clown), Tom Matthews ; Flipper and Flunkey (his Footman) Messrs. Cringe and Crawley ; Re cruits, Messrs. Gawky, Gaby, Grimm, Glumm, Gabble, and Grinaway ; Fifer, Mr. Tootle ; Drummer, Mr. Rowdydow ; Clodhopper and Chawbacon (Agricultural Labourers), Messrs pumpkin and Joskyn. The sparks from the anvil amorous and hammer-us—The Iron struck whilst it is hot—The Lover's Sonnet- The Jus tice's tongue and course of True Love—neither running smooth—" List, list, oh, list I"—which he does—The conse quences thereof, and how Serjeant Kite, being the Author of a great Military Work, gets a good Review. Fourth Age—" The Soldier." " Then a Soldier, Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation, even in the cannon's mouth." OLD ABBEY RUINS (Evening). The Trysting Place and the Lover's Reverie—" Oh, there's nothing half so sweet in life as Love's young dream." " Dream n, good yoath, and show the world awake, The wondrous change that only love can make." The Spirit of Love, Miss Wadharu—Cupid (her Messenger), Master Mischief. Hope, Joy, Desire, Happiness, Truth, Delight, Rapture, Romance, &c., by Misses Richardson, E. Richardson, L. Honey, dr.c. Rapid, Mechanical, and Marvellous Scenic Metamorphosis, revealing THE ABODE OF LOVE. Illumined by the Electric Light of One Hundred Bright Eyes. Grand Ballet d'Amour —Principal Dancer, Miss R es i na Wright, assisted by Mdlles. Therese, Marian Lees, &c. Fifth Age—" The Justice." " And then the Justice, In fair round belly, with good capon lined, With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances ; Ind so he plays his part." JUSTICE NALL IN THE OLD MANOR HOUSE, TWILIGHT. Farmer Whaekstraw, Mr. Grumblewell ; Constable, Mr. Elardstaff; Villagers, Messrs, Gape, Grin, Stare, Shiver, Tremble, Delve, 41e. A memorable Sentence and a recent Period put to it The Country Squire and the Effects of a great Cause—How the Justice loses his Heir, and how the Fugitives become bawled after. sixth Age " The Lean and Slippered Pantaloon." The Ruined Cottage of Old Age—Winter—Firelight. Old Age (sans teeth, sans eyes, sans teeth, sans taste, sans everything), Mr. Centenarian. 4 eventh Age —sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans every thing." Sudden Talismanic Dissolving of the Snow to the BRIGHT REALMS OF PERPETUAL SUMMER. Double Pantomimic Transmogrification. The Two Harlequins ... Signor Verroni and Herr Furth. The Twe Columbines Mme. Bolcno and Marie Charles, The Two Pantaloons Messrs. Tanner and Denlin Johnson, The Two Sprites The Brothers Elliott. The Two Clowns Harry Boleno and Tom Matthews. IA SCENE OF INTEREST—TWO TO ONE—Boleno. Buttered Peas —Cheese it—Taking the Pledge—Pop't up— pop't in, and pop't out—Equal Division—Principal and In terest—How to evade the Act—Betting versus Cigars— " What's the odds so long as you're happy r—The Right Tip —How to raise the Wind —The Odds to the Hod—List, oh, li s t !—Wrong to - back-her, and no Returns—Setting Day, a regular Settler—Gone for the Leger—ln for the Oaks A Bankrupt's Stock, and a Case of Bale, concluding with a regular Smash. d toße A SCENE OF INDUSTRY.—BoIeno. A. sweet Place—Honesty the beat Policy—Honey and Whacks (Was) —Rising a m sßising—Catching Bees al Is. Stepsehave when you attack a Bee hive —Swarming and Warming -- Enlarged Heads upon a New Principle—Domestic Bees --Long Needles—Royal Summons Hum—lt i ß si o n e g h o S v t'e e sp Steps and —Arrival of Queen Bee and Suite—Grand Charge—Tableau. SCENE OF EXCITEMENT—PARIS EXHIBITION—A CAFE BESIEGED.—BoIeno. The Meeting of All Nations (Russian excepted)—Fraternisa tion—Cordiality of the Allies—" All the Werld's a Stage I" —Arrival of the World and his Wife, and the whole of his commencing with their Eldest Daughter, the " Fa shionable World ;" followed by the " Sporting World ;" the "Dramatic World ;" the "`World upside down ;" the "Wide World;" the " Wicked World ;" and the " World in Arms." Lodgings at a Premium—Not a bed to be had—" My Lodging is on the cold (coal) Ground"—Clown and Pantaloon go Down to Bed—" A Sweet Good Night to all." A SCENE OF CONFUSION (LAID IN BEDS) . "To bed, to bed"—" 'Tis when to Sleep the World retires" —The Night Mare, which makes Clown a little hoarse —As Thick as Three in a bed—A Night Concert, whieh die -concerts the Ledgers—" We won't go home till morning"—Putting them on the Shelf—Natives aid a Settler—The War Whoop, the War Dance, and a Warming-pan Accompaniment—Fire I Fire! Fire !—A() House in an Uproar—Speedy Ett et some THE SCARBRO' HOTEL, LEEDS, CLOS?, TO TRH MIDLAND RAILWAY STATION. B. FLEISCIIMANN, having renewed the ci Lease, and considerably enlarged his lintel, is soliciting future favours and gratefully acknowledging the distinguished patronage he has the honour to possess, begs to announce that, in addition to his Family and Coffee-room business. he has opened a SECOSD-CL Si COFFEE-ROOM, the charges in which depart ment will be strictly commercial. M EXICAN AND SOUTH . AMERICAN COMPANY. fhc TWENTY-FIR4T DIVIDES , of seven shillinzs and six pence per 'hare on the share■ of this Company, free of income tax, will be paid on or after the 19th January, between the hours of eleven and three. Form. for claiming the Dividend may be ebtalned by the share holders on application at the once. lITDIi. CLARKE, ilecrotary. 17, Gracechurch-street, 12th December, 1855. LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK.- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVr'N, hat the et NNUAL GENE- R 1 MEETING of thin Company will be held at the Bank, in Lothhury, on WEDNE , DAY next, the 16th day of January, at One o'clock precisely, to declare a Dividend, and to Elect Three Directors In the ro vn of 1111 am ilaigh, Esq , Joseph Esdaile, Esq.. and John -itewart, Esq., who retire by rotation, but, being eligible for re-election, offer themselves accordingly. _ . By order of the Board. J. W. GILBART, General Manager. Lothbury, January 1851 The Transfer Books of the "ompany will be closed until the 21st Instant, to prepare for the Dividend. INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 142, STItA.ND, LONDON. 10TII JANUAIT, 185fi. The lIALF-YEARLY INTEREST on the CAPITAL STOCK of this SOCIETY, to 31st December last, is now in coerse of payment to the Propiletors, on application at this Office, between the hours of II and 3 o'clock. E. S. SYNIES, Chairman. A LBERT LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 11, Waterloo-place, Pall.mall. Notice is hereby given, that the HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND (after the rate of Seven per cent. per annum) will ho in COURSE of PAYMENT to the Shareholders on and after the 10th January inst. HENRY WILLIAM SMITH, January, IMG. Actuary and Secretary. THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT has advertise 1 the Cory racting for the Concession of a portion of Railway from Vela&lid to Burgos length 121,406 metres R deci metres, or 21 leagues 785-1,000 of a league, 20 leagues to the degree), belonging to the Madrid and Yrun Railway (called the North Rail), for the 6th of February, 1856. For particulars see " Madrid Gazette" of the 20th of November, 1 , Cushion-court, Old Broad-street. 1855,7,h The contract the Spe t n a l ;ti Consulate, 0 C o h n efi l , a r t t e h , e reduction of the allowance 233,309 reales vellon per kilometre, or 1, 'OO,OOO reales vellon per league (of 20 to the degree), offered by the State to the Contractor soliciting the Concession. GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA RAILWAY COMPANY. Creation of 1,500,0001 further Capital. The Board of Directors hereby intimate to the shareholders of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company that the Hon. East India Company have sanctioned the raising of further Capital in this Com pany to the extent of 1,500,0001., with interest guaranteed at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. It leas accordingly been resolved, pursuant to the Act, to issue the said Capital rateably among the shareholders, in shares of 201. each, one now share to be given in virtue of every share of 20/. value now on the register, or of every four shares of M. value not yet consoli dated. And the Board have, by su.:ll resolution, made a Call of 21. per share on every new 201. share so allotted (with the option to the shareholder of paying up the wkole 201.), which is hereby declared payable at the Bank of Messrs Heywood, Kennards, and Co., Lom bard-street, London, on or before the 26th day of February next. Circular letters of allotment, with directions for payment and forms of receipt, will be for warded to the address of the several share holders. (Signed) CORNVLIUS NIChOLSON. Suerintending Director. 3, New Broathetrest, London, January 11 1 , 1856. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. THE most appropriate Offerings for this Season of Festivity are those which tend to the promotion of Health and Personal Attraction. None can be more acceptable than ROWLANDS' MACASAAR OIL, for imparting a transcendent lustre to the Hair, and Nutaining it in decorative charm. ROWLANDS' KALTDOR imparts a radiant bloom to the cheek, and a delicacy and softness I. the hands, arms, and neck ; and _ _ ROWLANDS' ODONTO, or Pearl Dentifrice, bestows on the Teetk a pearl-like whiteness, and renders the Breath sweet and pure. The patronage of Royalty throughout Europe, their general use by rank and fashion, and the universally-known etlicacy of these articles, give them a celebrity unparalleled. *.* Beware of spurious imitations ! Sold by A. ROWLAND and SONS, 20, Batton-garden, London, and by Chemists and Perthmers. Her Majesty's steam-sloop Rattler, off Mios Bay, May 29, 1855. Sir ' —I have the honour to i n f orm you t h at I started. from Hong Kong en Sunday afternoon, the 27th, and pro ceeded to the harbour of S - anachow ' where we ar r i ve d a t daylight on Monday, the 28th, and with the assistance of iome neighbouring fishermen and our own boats away sounding, we were enabled to get up near to where the captured lorchas were lying. Imme diately we hove in sight they all weighed and ran up to what to us appeared a river, but was the continuation of the harbour, forming an island ; the boats were sent away fully armed, under the command of Lieutenant Wrey, and after a good deal of firing the junks were run ashore and deserted. I ordered them by signal to be all burnt ; but besides the re -captured lorchas, three lorchas were claimed by the Chinese wo took with us ; so there wore burnt in all, six; brought off, five. We took four pri soners, ono of whom was recognised as the Second Chief, and one other was wounded by a musket-ball in the knee. No casualties occurred on our aide. Owing to the late ness of the hour before we could secure the prizes, I was obliged to remain for the night, and got out this morning with a very slight touch on the ground. I need scarcely inform your Excellency that, from first to last, a most gallant spirit was shown by every individual engaged, and as the whole affair was seen by myself, I can attest the good behaviour of every one ; indeed the boat attack on the five large junks on shore, which were firing heavy guns until the boats got near, when they woro de sorted, was gallant in the extreme, at the same time pro per caution was used in approaching. The boats destroyed were as follows, averaging from 50 to 60 men each : Ono large junk, 14 heavy guns ; 24, IR, and 12-pounders. One large junk, 12 gnus ; two 24-pounders and ten suDdlerguus. _ Two junks from 8 to 10 guns ; fi, F‘, and 12-pounders. Two large fishing-boats; no big guns. From 28 to 30 of their men were either killed or wounded. The loreba., which were also heavily armed, fired on the boats, but were soon deserted when they found our two smaller boats coming up in their rear.-1 have, &c., (Signed) W. A. FELLOWES, Commander. His Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir J. Stirling, Kt. IN THE LEIGH COURT OF CHANCERY. 11 4 1{1ESEIViA it.—On the 29th of May, 1855, an I injunction was granted by the High Court of Chancery, and on the I lth of June following was made perpetual, against Joseph ranklin and others, to restrain them, under a penalty of one thou iand pounds, from imitating this Medicine, which is protected by , oyal Letters Patent of England, and st,eured by the Seals 01 tilt i!lcol, de Ph , rmacio de Paris. and the Imperial Online of Medicine. ,gennft. TRIESEMAR, No. 1, s rem" y for Relaxation, gnermatorrhma, and all the distressing consequences arising from early abuse, &c., and its effects are Oil cacious in youth, manhood, and old age ; and V . those persons who are prevented entering the married .siate from t c result' of early errors it is invaluable. TRIESFMAR, No. 2, • '..ctually, in the snort spaces of three days, completely and entire, a adicates all traces of those Disorders which Capaivi and Cubeb see so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of thi , healt ,f a vast portion of the population. TRI ESEMAR, No. 3, 13 the groat Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, whicl, unfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all thf, sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove. TRIESEMAR, Ncs. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or masa ~,1 of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet teal , ithout their use being suspected. TR [ESE VAR, Nos. 1,2, and 3, are s ,Id in tin case?, price I I s., or four cases in one for 335., which saves I Is. ; and in 5/. cases, whereby there is a saving of il. 125.; divide., in« s arm.: doses, as adminis tered by Valpea,, Lalemanti, Roux, ...e., Asc. To be had Wholesale and Retail in Londcn of Johnston, 61., .;ornhill; Hannay and Co., 63. Oxford -street; and Sanger, 150, Os )rd-street ; R. 11. Ingham, druggist, 46, - ti arket-street, Manchester ii. Bradbury, bookseller, Deanegate, Bolton; J. Priestly, chemist, 52, Lord-street, Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-strect s Da,1,14 ; Wiztjj), r f 0c,06114 . , Ilia-Etre*, Eirizi:l2' ZILIZa. ... Her Majesty's Steam-sloop Rattler, Hong Kong, 28th Juno, 1855. Sir,—Since my last letter, dated May 29th,. in which I informed you of a successful expedition against the pirates at Samchow, 1 have had information supplied of two more robberies having been committed; the first they could not make out any English ownership or that the plundered vessel belonged at all to Hong Keng, r I let them alone ; as to the second, on the 4th June Mr. Caldwell came off to say an English lorcha had been cap tured near St. John's, with a very valuable cargo on board, and the informants said they had no doubt the pirates were still there. I got up steam instantly, and proceeded so as to arrive there at daylight, which was done, and the boats sent into the harbour, where we unfortunately found only one small piratical boat, which was burnt. I then, from information received from a boat, Went as far as Nampang, which we went completely round without seeing anything. I then stood back and managed, by lying to during the night, to fetch into Tyloo very early in the morning of the 6th, and cruised round, as far as the shallow water would allow, without seeing anything. I thou steered for the Ladrone Islands, and as we neared thew, observed two large piratical boats come round a point, and when they saw us they ran in shore and deserted their boats, the crews running away in all directions, car rying largo bundles. The boats were sent in and the ves sels brought out. I then landed the boats' crows under the command of Messrs. Wrey and Greer, to search for some of the property . we thought we had seen them secrete. Nothing of any importance was found on shore, but on board we found piratical flags—mandarin's and rebel. Mr. Caldwell concurring with myself that there was no doubt as to their character, they were towed out to.sea, the guns thrown overboard, and the vessels burnt. I then went and looked into some more small harbours among these islands, and it getting dark I thought it better to return to Hong Kong, where I have remained up to this date without any more zeports I could act on. —I have, &e., (Signed) W. A. FELLOWES, Commander, His Excelloney Rear-Admiral Sir J, Commander-in-Chief. Her Majesty's steam-sloop Rattler, Hong Kong, 6th August, 1855. Sic, —My last letter apprised your Excellency of pirates being once more abroad committing depredations. Now I have the honour to inform you that I started from Hong Kong on the 30th ultimo after these plunderers, touching at Macao for information which led me on the 3lst to look into all the bays for some distance to the southward of Macao ; but seeing nothing, I crossed over to the Ladrones, taking a turn round all the islands in the neighbourhood, with the like want of success. Not de spairing, however, of finding their haunt I retraced my steps back to Macao, where, with the assistance of Mr. Caldwell, late Government Interpreter, I obtained some Chinamen who stated they knew their whereabouts. Standing again to the southward as far as Tyloo I came up with part of the junks the pirates had captured ; but the pirate chief, with several armed junks, keeping in shore, where the water is shallow, prevented the ship reaching him or our shot and shell doing him or his ves sel any harm. Suspecting the pirates would remain in their faneied security, I hastened back to Hong Kong, land ing the Chinamen at Macao on my way, called on his Ex cellency Sir Jno. Bowring on the 2d, and, with his con currence, had an interview with Captain M'Cluney, of the United States steam-frigate Powhatton, who on nay personal application placed a volunteer force at my dis posal, consisting of two paddle.box boats aid a cutter, fitted each with a 12 -pounder howitzer, and manned with , tinder the comm a nd o f Lieute nantadditional stre ng th an d th e 66 Eag se le aPego t s ,a nra s a m mn. dall2sWBtemaitmahnerntehis drawing seven feet of water, lent by Mr. Caldwell for the occasion, I quitted Hong Kong once more on the 3d instant with the steamer and boats in tow of the Rattler and anchored the same night as near the point on the north side of Kulan as practicable. At daylight on the 4th all the boats of the Rattler and the Powhatton, manned and ar me d , were t a k en in tow of the Eaglet, the depth of water not permitting Rattler to pro ceed farther, and stood at once for Kulan, which was found to be empty ; but, looking round, a creek, appa rently on the main land, was discovered, where the mast heads of several junks could bo distinctly seen, and about the same time a lorcha was observed to leave the creek with the evident intention of escaping, but to prevent her doing so, Idespat Prey, heldtla un Ra c t i tler p ' s o w p h i a n t n to u n e 's , c in utte c r h , ar t g o eof endeavourLieutenant to cut h er o ff ; th e b oats en coming up with her found she. was in possession of the usual sailing letter, and the master stated he had that morning effected his escape, after being plundered of everything of value The Eaglet soon towed the boats abreast of the creeks, the pirates as we neared firing seve ral ineffectual guns by way, I suppose, of defiance ; we re• turned in exchange five 24-pounder rockets that I had procured before starting. These, fired from the steamer, alarmed the pirates, numbering in all 34 junks, crowded guns and men, as they immediately hoisted their sails and made for the head of the creek. Perceiving this the boats pushed off in chase. On reaching a small island at the head of the creek, the larger junks made a stand, with broadsides towards us, tiring ,with much rapidity and in excellent direction, but the boats returning their fire with shell and grape, and closing rapidly amidst a shower of shot, made a dash and the junks were ours, the crews taking to the water. Leaving a small party of men in charge, the boats pursued the others, who had, with a light air, gained the middle of a large bay, or rather la goon, which opened out of the creek, and succeeded in taking many of them. Nine war junks, mounting 130 guns of all sizes, and nine small junks (traders) the pirates had detained were captured. We felt ourselves obliged to burn and destroy the war 7 junks, as also two of the trading junks;' tight approaching List of Killed and Wounded in the Engagement with Pirates at Kulen, on the 4th August, 1855. United States Boat Division. KILLED.—Joseph A. Halsey, landsman ; Isaac Coe, landsman. WOUNDED.—Lieutenant Pegram, contusion of hand ; Lieutenant Rolando, burn of hand ; John Popper, seaman, mortally (dead) ; B. Adamson, marine, gunshot, danger. ously (dead) ' • J. Pendergast, landsman, fracture of left clavicle and burns; Samuel Mullard, marine, burn, very severely (dead) ; Frederick Hommell, marine, burn, very severely; P. Walderschmidt, marine, burn, very severely; Joshua Lewis, seaman, burn, very severely • William Taylor, captain afterguard, burn, very severely; Charles Tin-well, seaman, cutlass wound. (Signed) ALBERT SCHRIVER, Assistant-Surgeon, U.S.N., (Copy) U.S. Steam-Frigate Powhatton. (Signed) W. A. FELLOWES, Commander H.M.S. Rattler. TRANSMITTING REPORTS FROM COMMANDER VANSITTART OF CONFLICTS WITH PIRATI CAL JUNKS. Winchester, nt Hong Kong, 9th November, 1855. Sir,—l have the pleasure to transmit herewith a report from Commander Vansittart of ber Majesty's sloop Bittern, detailing certain opora.tions against pirates in the Gulf of Leotnag, together with a copy of my reply to that officer in acknowledgment of the services above referred to. I have also the honour to forward the accompanying re ports from Commander Vansittart, in relation to a later action between the Bittern and a greatly saperior force of junks, in Shiepoo Bay, on which occasion the pirates ap pear to have commenced hostilities. _ I also forward my re ply to Commander Vansittart's report upon that service and I cannot recommend to the notice of their Lordships in terms too high, the skill, gallantry, and resolution displayed by Commander Vansittart, and by the officers, seamen, and marines who were engaged. I regret to add that success was not achieved without serious loss, and I beg to recommend to the consideration of their lordships the ease of the family of Mr. Turner, late Master of the Bittern, who fell in the last-named ac- tion while gallantly conducting the ships towards the pirate junks.—l have, &c., J. STIRLING, Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief. To the Secretary of the Admiralty. Her Majesty's sloop Bittern, Woosung, Sept. 2. Sir,—l have the honour to report the return this day of H.M. sloop, under my command, from a successful cruize in search of the pirates referred to in paragraph 5. and en closures of my letter of proceedings to your Excellency of the Ist August; bad weather and other circumstances de tained us until the 7th ult., when we started frovi Woo sung in tow of the Confucius steamer, that vessel manned and armed from the American frigate, having been sup plied by the Chinese authorities with necessary officials, pilots, and informers. 2. At the port of Tsing-hae.wei, near Staunton Island, the Confucius obtained information of the pirates' move ments, the fleet numbering by various accounts from 37 to 40, including, as the Chinese said, two European yes aels, with Europeans on board, had proceeded northward ; this went to confirm the information I had already received of Englishmen having joined themselves to these villains, rendering them vastly more formidable ; so I decided to prosecute the search, and in tow of the Pavushan followed the Confucius round Shaugtung promontory, and she having examined Wei-hai-Wei, rejoined us in Cho-fou Harbour, which we found rudely stockaded, in prepara tion for the pirates ; they had however passed on, and un fortunately the shortness of coal obliged the Confucius to give up the chase. 3. Passing through Mid-Tao Strait and striking north- ward for Ross Bay in the Gulf of Leotung, at length on the 18th ult., the privates were observed in the unex plored bight northward of that bay, ending in the sizeable river which leads to the city of Fuchan ; the Pave shan having towed us in, we still found ourselves obliged to anchor between two and three miles outside the pirates, in two and a half fathoms ; the boats returned with sound ings that rendered it doubtful if they could be approached, although over the bar of two fathoms, at about half a mile distant from the pirate fleet, wo found a hole of three fathoms, which was buoyed after dark • 4. On the following morning the pirates numbering from thirty to forty, including two lorohas with canvas sails, formed two divisions, and with a leading wind bore down in pretty style, and opened a respectable fire on her Ma jesty's sloop, which weighed and stood off to lead them out. I tacked and returned their fire, perhaps somewhat to soon, although they had already -struck the ship, and continued working their guns with spirit ; for they then began a clever maneouvre, joined their two divisions, and running for shoal water and a reef, kept in such a position that it was necessary to yaw up to bring our guns to bear, each time increasing our distance, and improving their chances of escape. Owing to the continued down-pour of rain, and misty weather, it was difficult to count the exact force opposed to us, but that Europeans served the guns of two of the largest seeing highly probable ; for having ob tained their range, they continued firing until they were dismasted and in a sinking state. As one boat was disabled another would take it in tow, and although surrounded with wreck I was glad to heave aback and work out of a dan gerous corner into which they had led us, without taking possession of any of their vessels. Eight of their number, however, were sunk or abandoned. 5. Ha:ring communicated with the authorities, on the following morning we proceeded northward to release the merchant fleets. These we found had taken shelter high up various streams ; upwards of 100 of them in a river leading to the city New-Chang, of which we anchored in 4i fathoms, in lat. 40 deg. 38 min. N. long. 122 deg. 0 min. E., eight miles distant from the low entrance to the river. Between two or three miles within the bar is the seaport itself, of respectable size, with large estab lishments of grain. Here we learnt the pirates had al ready been, and, disappointed in obtaining their calculated ransom (the junks that had ventured past them having paid 1,200 dollars each, others having been burnt that had not the money), they seized a Chinese of no great rank, and, quartering him, sent his remains on shore in a basket to the authorities, with a threat that unless 100,000 dollars were immediately forthcoming. they would treat the mandarins in the same way. Having obtained their booty, they were loitering on the coast for merchant craft when we fell in with them. 6. Turning to the southward, and searching various corners, we came up with thirteen of the fleet, westward of Mid-Tao Strait, and, the day being favourable, se cured eleven of them, which I sunk or burnt; one only surrendering herself, was taken in and given over to the authorities at Tang-chow-foo ; this, quite one of the smallest, had a crew of forty-one. Th e prisoners assured our interpreter that a lorcha, whi c h was one of the number, this day captured a white man and two Portuguese, as part crew, and that they escaped to the hills on our leaving her stranded to secure others making off with sweeps. She did not, on this occasion, return our fire ; but when on shore, after having suffered severely from its effects, opened with her big gun upon the country people, and clearing a lane, a great part of her crew got away, armed with baggage. 7. Finally, on the 30th ititimo, northward of Staunton Island, we overtook another of the geet,,..the crew of which must brie been prepared to land, and expecting In Her Majesty's sloop Bittern, Sheipoo Harbour, September 22, 1855. Sir,—lt is my painful duty to report the death, at 8.55 a.m., of Mr. Charles Turner, late master of her Majesty's sloop, under my command. Being in tow of the Pavushan, Air. Turner on board that steamer had successfully piloted us into poet on the 18th instant, and it was some time after, dining the heat of the action, whilst altering the po• sition of the steamer, he was led to pass outsid e o f us into the direct line of all the piratical tire that went over the Bittern, when he received his death wound from a round shot which tore away part of his right side. Your Excellency is well aware of the loss her Majesty's service sustains in the premature death of this valuable officer. A thorough sailor and a first rate master, doubt less when represented by his commander-in-chief, his services will be favourably considered by the Lords Com missioners of the Admiralty in awarding some pension or assistance to his family. His mother, Mrs. Turner, the widow of an old Lieutenant who died a Retired Com mander, resides in Parker's-place Exmouth Devon, and with two daughters was, lam informed, ' chiefly dependent on the support she received from the late lamented officer and another son in the merchant service.—l have, &c., (Signed) E. W. V.A.NSITrART, Commander. His Excellency Rear-Admiral Sir Jas. Stirling, Kt., Commander-in-Chief, &c. Her Majesty's sloop Bittern, Shanghai, Oct. 5. Sir,—l have the honour to report the return last evening of her Majesty's sloop, under my command, from the con templated cruise mentioned in my letter of proceedings of 11th ultimo. On clearing the Yangtze-kiang the follow ing day, instead of steering for Ningpo, as intended, we were induced by information that morning received, to make direct for Chusan, and in Tinghai harbour found five doubtfull-ooking, well-armed, west coast boats, a part of the Ningpo batch in Imperial Bay. We then learnt how a strong squadron of piratical craft had lately blockaded the island of Potoo, on which some English ladies were at the time, and in Sinkeamoon Channel, only a few miles distant, captured an Englishman's boat, with European passengers, bound from Ningpoo for Potoo ; and further, that the pirates had just g on e southward, as supposed, to their favourite haunt of Shei poo; eo hurrying across to Ningpo, we anchored off Chin bee on 15th ult., and found there the Pavushan merchant steamer, which vessel had again been placed at my dis posal. This was moat fortunate, fur the information re ceived from the Chicese at Chusan proved correct ; the ladies were in great danger ; some of their friends, with a Mr. }tussel, had again been taken within sight of Potoo, making the case far too urgent to await the assistance of the much-hoped-for steamers-of-war, and the towing power of the Pavushan, little as it is, enabled us to pro coed to Sheipoo with more confidence. 2. Taking the time of slack water. we entered the secure and beautiful harbour of Sheipoo by its N.E. pass, on opening which the piratical craft were seen, bearing many different banners. moored in an excellent defensive pest tion close off the village of 'Sheipoo; with crowded decks, men at their guns pointed for the passage. I ordered Mr. Turner, the Master, who on board the Pavushaa was tow ing ahead and piloting us in, to keep her at fullest speed, and with sail on the Bittern to the last moment, we were still exposed for more than ten minutes to a heavy raking fire before a shot was returned, and the ship could be brought up and sprung into position • then we found our port broadsides engaged at about 500 yards with a line of 22 west coast boate, lashed head and stern, the left wing of s which was sufficiently advanced to cross their fire ; this they kept up with astonishing spirit for some time, and it took more than an hour to silence them altogether ; fortu nately, being much within their first range, we suffered less than might have been expected. 3. On deserting their vessels the -remains of the crews collected iu bodies, with gingalls, spears, and other arms, and made for heights overlooking the village. A body of forty or fifty tried to escape in one of their captured ves sels. This wo dismasted and drove on shore ; the pirates, scrambling up some rocks, were seized or destroyed by country people. Another body attempted to escape in a like boat, by passing round the small islands opposite Sheipoo village. The Pavushan chased her out of the harbour and drove them on shore. On taking possession only one of the whole twenty-two vessels was found unin jured enough to move ; she had eleven guns bearing on us, which had evidently been well served. A larger craft, pointed out to me early in the action as working fourteen guns, was singled out for our best shots, and was quickly sunk. I cannot resist bringing to. your Excellency's notice the beautiful practice and cool management of his gun by a young able seaman, John E. Matless, who had been raised to the situation of captain of a gun, from my experience of his proficiency when exercising on a target. We removed all the guns practicable from such of the squadron as had not been sunk or blown up, and burnt the whole of the re mains of the hull at low water. 4. The only prize I have brought into port was saved by the pirates having lashed a merchant vessel OD bar engaged side. laden with mud, coals, &c., sunk deep onono admit of their firing over er. A double tier of bales of cotton on the deck completed this perfect fender and bat tery, through which our shot could not penetrate. A shell had fired part or her upper works. Two other merchant craft moored in like manner, but not laden, had proved useless as fenders. Vast q uantities of powder, stinkpots, iron-pointed rocket arrows, Sze., were destroyed, and about 100 guns brought away, these varying from longlB-pounders downwards, some larger could not be removed, and many were lost in vessels sunk or blown up. From the country people and a prisoner whom I have kept, as he volunteered information, we learn that the fleet had about 200 guns, with about 1,000 men, chiefly Cantonese ; that 12 of them had mot us to the northward, and that their chiefs had given out sorne days before they expected the arrival of a war brig and steamer ; that it would be seen how they, the pirates, would handle them. " 5. On the 19th ult., the morning after the action, I landed a strong party, under the second lieutenant, to dis lodge a body of some 300 of the escaped pirates that had es tablished themselves in &gorge overlooking the town of She. pen, which they threatened. The mandarins, greatly alarmed, were powerless, and explained through Mr. In terpreter Sinclair the evils that must befall all honest people in the neighbourhood, should I leave these men , then become desperate, at largo. 1 desired the officials to be in attendance to receive prisoners, and the force turn ing the pirate flank escaped a fire of gingalls which were pointed down a causeway leading into the town, and over powered them without any serious casualties. The exces sive heat, however, told ; one marine has since died from its effects, and the sewed lieutenant suffering. This town of Sheipoo is about a mile further south than the village off which the pirates were moored, and in which many of them resided. I much fear the village is thoroughly pira tical ; but seeing crowds of children, women, and old men about during an armed expedition, I agreed with Mr Sinclair that it would be impossible to deal severely upon the doubtful evidence collected, so warning them of the risk all incurred who had anything to do with pirates, we required them to deliver up all guns and munitions of war, and continued the search of susptsted spots on either side of the harbour. 6. We received three European anchors, the smallest fated for an inn stock s of &boat 16 ort ft wititout nark, Winchester, at Hong Kong, Oct. 30, 1855. Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of the 22d of September and of the sth Oct., in relation to your operations against the pirates in the neighbourhood of Shei-poo ; in the coarse of which, with the aid of your well-trained and efficient ship's company, you appear to have accomplished one of the most remark able exploits within my knowledge. It will afford me the greatest pleasure to bring to the notice of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty your transactions above mentioned, and to point their at tention to the excellent conduct of all who were engaged in the occurrences referred to, and most. especially to the canes of Lieutenant Brooker and of the late lamented Mr. Turner, and of Messrs. Todd, Newton, and Sinclair, and of the captains of guns, Mattloss and Hurneyman. The satisfaction caused by the good conduct thus evinced would indeed be without alloy if it were not accompanied by deep regret at the losses and injuries sustained. Al though personally but little known to me, I was well aware of Mr. Turner's merits ; and I trust the Admiralty may, with its usual liberality, consider the position in which his family are left by his death. To the other oases reported in your return of casualties I shall give my earliest attention on the arrival of the Bittern at this port, with the hope of alleviatin g in some small degree th e f a t e o f th ose severely wounded, by an early transmission to their native country. With reference to the part which fell to your own share in these operations, it will be highly gratifying to me to bear testimony to the zeal, skill, and intrepidity you have displayed in this, as well as on two previous occasions within the present year, and I feel assared their Lordships will feel as much pleasure in receiving, as I shall have in communicating so favourable a representation of y our con duct in your present command. I have, &c., (Signed) JS. STIRLING, Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief. Commander Vansittart, hor Majesty's sloop Bittern. In consideration of the services, mentioned in the above despatches— Commander Edward Wostby Vansittart and Comman der William Abdy Followes have been promoted to the rank of Captain. Lieutenant George Augustus Cooke Brooker has been promoted to the rank of Commander. Mr. John James, Boatswain of the Rattler, has been advanced to the 2dClass. Mr. Richard Brownsdon, Paymaster of the Rattler, Mr. Georgo Gordon, Acting-Surgeon of the Bittern, and Mr. George B. Newton, Assistant-Surgeon of the Bittern, have been noted for favourable consideration. A SENSATION AT THE CAPE. The Limerick Chronicle publishes the following letter from Cape Town, dated Oct. 19 "Cape Town has been in a great suite of excitement for the last month. It was announced that a very rich gentlemen had arrived in the Lightning steamer, rejoic ing in the well-known name of Montefiore, as agent for the great Rothschild, with power to invest capital at the Cape in whatever he might consider most advantageous. The mining and tramway shares rose immediately, and everybody thought there was a good time coming for the Cape at last. The bank and two or three of the largest houses were advised by the Rothschilds to give their nephew, Montefiore, unlimited credit. Although a Jew, he gave 15/. to the cathedral, 101. to the syna gogue, .5/. to the Wesleyans, 101. to the public library, and 101. to the museum—in fact, scattered his money in all directions. There were Montefiore races, when a greater number of horses started than bad ever been known on the course before, and gentlemen riders hur ried from all quarters—myself among the rest ; 24 started to ride for the Montefiore Stakes, value 501. Champagne was as common as Cape beer, and the Mon tefiore drove about the course in a carriage with four outriders —the cynosure of all eyes. The ladies called hi m duck,' and the gentlmen a regular 'brick,' although be was only fi v e fe e t high, wore spectacles, had deformed legs, only half the proper compl emen t o f f ee t, th e toes of both havinc been cut off (ten, he said) by a rail way engine. He gave a gran d di nner — no roo m was large enough for so magnificent a person—so he ordered the lower rooms of the hotel to be knocked into one— such a dinner !—the invitations, bill of fare, and pro gramme of music, were done in gold ; over 100 sat down; his health was drunk after dinner, to which he responded in a very neat speech, and as the small hour advanced hiss delighted guests placed him in a chair, and carried him on their shoulders round the room in triumph, to the tune of He's a right good fellow.' One old gentle. man actually kissed him, and called him his brother. ' The dinner was followed by a ball—the ball, like the dinner, was magnificent—the room was crowded—and Montefiore outshone all other attractions—dinnner suc ceeded dinner—and even the Cape gentlemen were shamed into giving him a dinner, which they did to the tone of three guineas a head, much to their surprise. At last be announced that he had an e ngagement in Ceylon, and must be off. He accordingly tnok fainted, pa s . her. ' urs after he w sage, and put his traps on la d ies boa li r d d b ; ad tb s e el and all expressed their grief. The yes m the n g minor lady charge wa and the nephew of the Rothseh fortunately refused ; in a fe as al , Hopes revived—hleodpgrecdpionsegdwafohol or, rested and safely of debt, backed by the graver one of forgery. I forgot to tell you that, on h.s arrival at Cape Town, the principal director of the bank called on him, and requested he would patronise his hank—which he did not fail to do to the amount of 1 : 8001. Thus was the Cape career of a fearfully and wonderfully made not wentgon tseeda Jew, who, I am told, has been advertised in the Ceylon papers as having absconded—a crippled Jew, wearing spectacles, answering to the name of Moses Soloman — no doubt, the same. He was brought up to the court on the 15th, and remanded until letters are received from England about the bills." SIR CHARLES NAPIER.—We cannot avoid recording our opinion that the conduct of the Times in treating Sir Charles Napier as it did on Thursday was ungentle manly and disgraceful in the highest degree; and we have not heard two opinions on the enbjeot.—Manc!teeter Guardian.