The Sun. — London, England, 1861-03-18 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA. (From the Correspondent of the Times.) MELBOURNE, JAN. 25. The November mail did not arrive until the 13th ii at., owing to the prevalence of strong head winds. Au alteration has been made in the time of depar tkre of the homeward mail, which will deprive us of the opportunity of transmitting the latest morn ing's news. Hitherto there has been a supplemen tary morning mail made up at 9 a.m. on the 28th of the month, the mail ship sailing at about noon. The new regulation is that the mail is to close at 10 p.m. on the 25th of the month, with no supple- )11entary morning mail, the ship sailing early in the (corning of the 26th. Our merchants are dissatis fied with this, and it has not been explained what countervailing advantages are gained in return for those which we lose. Sir William Denison, late Governor-General, and Governor of New South Wales, is a passenger by the Behar, on his way to Madras. Before he left he had a difference with his Ministers on a point of some constitutional importance as to the use of the colonial seal. I have not received a full account,but yesterday's telegram from Sydney states that Mr. Cowper, on Wednesday evening, made an " unex pk.cted explanation" to the Assembly. Si r W in. 3)enison had demanded that the great seal of the colony should be affixed to a grant of land to the vidow and son of 'Elwell, the Quaker, who was e x:ecuted in England for murder some years ago. If this grant was to convey part of the waste lands of the Crown it would clearly be illegal; if to convey lands forfeited by Tawell's attainder, the Crown has no more than the "year, day, and waste," and the l e gality of the grant even of that is questionable. Grants of Crown lands must be by way of sale ; gratuitous grants can only be made for public pur poses. The Ministers, as a body and individually, declined being a party or parties to this, and on -1 2,Ionday last they tendered their resignation, at the same time (so the account states) handing over the Great Seal to the Governor. This is the part of the story which I cannot understand. The Governor i 3 by the terms of his commission the keeper of the colonial seal. Perhaps it may mean this—that the teal is usually kept in the Executive Council Chamber, as it is always used, "by the advice of the Council," so that on the Ministers' re tignation the Governor was left in uncontrolled possession of the seal. Sir William Denison (so the account proceeds) then used the seal as he desired, and returned it, at the same time re fusing to accept the resignations. The question has been raised in the Assembly as to an address to Her Majesty, praying that the seal fAhall not be used without the consent of the Execu tive Council, and there the matter ends for the present. I may state that in this colony no patent ever passes the Great Seal, be it for a grant of land, a patent for an invention, or an official commission, without the sanction of the Executive, and the counter-signatures required are such as that a grant could not pass as above without a breach of duty on the part of the officer submitting it. I doubt 'whether any Ministry we have ever had would have returned to office, as the Sydney Ministry have done, under such circumstances, and a Ministry so refusing would be firmly supported by the Assem bly, even against the most popular Governor. Moreover, we have plenty of men here sufficiently acquainted with and attached to constitutional principles to move in the Assembly " that the Attorney-General do take the proper steps by scire fucias to have the validity of the grant tried in the Supreme Court of tho colony." Possibly the Sydney Assembly may think of some such proceeding, though their public men are certainly less addicted to constitutional courses than ours are. lam very sure the Governor of this colony would not have adopted so unconstitutional a proceeding, even in obedience to the directions of the Secretary of State. This affair raises the question whether the exist ing securities against the improper use of the seal are sufficient. This last act of Sir Wm. Denison, 'which was only unexpectedly explained the day after he had left the colony, should be at once brought before the notice of Parliament. The Secretary of State should be asked whether he has any information on the subject, and, if so, all papers connected with it should be moved forth with. It is just possible that the Secretary of State, out of compassion for the widow, may have sug gested this grant, but it is not to be presumed that he intended that the grant should be made against law. It should be ascertained what land it is— whether waste land or land claimed forfeited. If ao, the Crown has only the " year, day, and waste." On behalf of the friends of constitu tional practice in these colonies I appeal to the friends of the colonies in Parliament to drag this li proceeding into the full light of day. We have had here an approach to another " Mi- nisterial Crisis." The Assembly met on the 3d. Rumours had got abroad of increased taxation, and other schemes not palatable to their supporters. Mr. Brooke, who formed the Ministry, was very unhappy in his Ministerial explanation, which was such as to draw clown upon him contradictions both in the House and out of it. From this alone they lost many supporters, and in others a degree of ill- , feeling was generated which may lead to desertion at any time. Their Budget, however, has nearly competed their ruin, and they are now kept in office because no party is in a condition to take it out of their hands, The case is simply this,—We have, in round numbers, a revenue of £3,000,000. In former years there was generally a surplus. The total expenditure has been about £3,50,000. Of this about half is for roads, bridges, and public works, with something more than £lOO,OOO granted 4' in aid" to the municipalities. Now, the first prin ciple enunciated by Mr. Vcrdon was not to keep the expenditure within our ways and means, but that the ways and means should be raised to the extent of the expenditure. The estimates of expenditure brought down by the Treasurer exceeded £3,500,000. Without additional taxes the estimated revenue for 1861 is a trifle over £3,000,000. The whole of our enormous expenditure on roads, public works, and , grants in aid o f var i ous kinds, as proposed to be continued, and th e on l y economy was to be effected by cutting down salaries, and chiefly the salaries of clerks, to a starvation rate. The new taxes pro- Tosed were stamp duties on bills of ex c h ange and receipts, and a duty of 11, per cent. on bank-notes, wharfage dues, light dues abolished in 1853, and ;some revision of the tariff, which, although not boldly asserting the principle of protection, which would have raised a definite issue, nevertheless savoured of protection. This scheme the House almost unanimously condemned, Mr. O'Shanassy enunciating the principle that the expenditure should be kept within the income, and that it was most unwise and improvident to fix the expen diture at a high rate, and then to inerease the revenue by taxation to meet it. The Minis terial scheme is therefore withdrawn. -Minis ters talked about resigning, as if they were such tried men that the country could not do without them ; but they were told that the house did not intend them to resign, and they must stay there until the estimates were passed ; so they are to go nn with their estimates of expenditure, and the hous e will no doubt cut them down to something Zk in e £3,000,000. Ministers talked of the expendi eo_e on public works giving employment to 20,000 LP L eas if the same means would not employ as Lun.ny if left in the hands of the people. Indeed, this heavy expenditure has been treated as a sort ord-door relief, the working classes have been I'gr 2 '"lled that were all the better for heavy taxation, if expended of sh themselves. They cannot net lo comprehend th e . of the cost of collection. I think the deb ates good in disclosing thes week will d o immense truend I hop nature of the Ministerial fallacy on the subject, a the Legislature has taken the first step towardst e he destruction of that extensive syst'ein of log rolling" which has hitherto prevailed. There is a very popular cry f or l oca l s elf-governmentr and gentlemen en the bust ings.have always been very eloquent on the evils of centralisation, but when their schemes come to be examined they co me to this—they want local ma nagement, and central paying the piper. But local •self-government will never be effective until the localities pay for it. ti Here the whole police of the of crimi. country, gaols, hospitals, the prosecution nal s , coroners—everything, in short, which in Eng land is charged upon the county or borough rates or paid for by special local taxation, is charged upon the consolidatedrevenne, and the whole energy of the country member is concentrated on the pro blem of how to get the largest slice of the public revenue. The old system, which the present Trea surer desired to perpetuate, would have destroyed our credit ; the principle laid down by O'Shanassy, and which I feel sure will be affirmed, will help to sustain our credit in the English money-market. In one respect, Ministers propose to begin their reductions at the " big end." They have carried a bill to reduce the Governor's salary and emolu ments from £15,000 to £B,OOO a-year ; but it is not to take effect during Sir Henry Barkly's first term of office. Mr. Michie, formerly Attorney-General, proposes to reduce the sum appropriated to Minis terial salaries from £14,000 to £10,500. The other questions before the House are of no interest out of the colony. The gold produced during the year is 2,011,9510 z., against 2,205,194 last year, the difference being 193,2430 z. The persons engaged in mining are, ' . however, fewer in number, and all other branches of . industry have increased. The shipments of gold in 1859 were 2,269,0490 z. ; last year they were only 2,071,8260 z. The gold ships which have sailed since the Jeddo are the Result, 29,3350 z. ; Alliance, 31,5130 z. ; Lightning, 28,8440 z. ; and Southampton, 21,5440 z. NEW -SOUTH WALES. SYDNEY, JAN. 22. In New South Wales the new Parliament has met, but has not had time to get fairly to business. Mr. Murray has been re-elected Speaker, but a new Chairman of Committees, belonging to the party of the majority, has been appointed. The old Land Bills have been reintroduced, as also the bill for constituting an elective Upper House. The Go vernment has an overwhelming majority as against the late Conservative party, but is in considerable danger of a secession of Radicals from its own ranks. The late elections have strengthened it in one direc tion, but weakened it in the other. The democratic progress has been very great—rather too great, in fact, for the Ministry, who by no means wish to go too fast, while at the same time they wish to be con sidered at the head of the movement. The squatters are bitterly mortified at their almost total defeat and the exclusion from Parliament of nearly all the not able men of Conservative leanings, and their victori ous opponents do not spare them any taunts. The state of political feeling in the colony is very bitter. Hitherto parties have been somewhat balanced, the Conservative party at the outset of re sponsible government having a slight Parliamen tary majority, but too slight to enable them to legislate. This advantage has been diminished at every successive election, leaving them little more than the power of formidable obstruction; till at this last election it has been almost annihilated, the merest remnant only being preserved. As a party, the old governing class disappears henceforth from the political history of New South Wales. This utter and ignominious extinction of a class that has been so long supreme, and the transfer of legislative and executive power to a new set, many of whom have pushed their way out of the ranks of the igno rant and needy, must needs be a bitter destiny to those who are humbled by it. Loud are the lamen tations over the slight the constituencies have put upon men of wealth, intelligence, and colonial ex perience ; and louder still are the exultations at the triumph of " common sense" over " educated intel lect," and of "popular principles" over an "effete policy and an obstructive party." Sir Wm. Denison leaves Sydney to-day for his new Government at Madras. He has been perfectly overwhelmed with congratulatory addresses. The Conservative party are in the sulks with him be cause he consented to the late dissolution, and have rather hung fire from doing him honour on his de parture. But they have taken nothing by this move, for the more they disparaged his Excellency, the more the Democratic party resolved to thank and to compliment him. Apart from politics, too, he has earned the goodwill of most colonists. He has energetically assisted at every movement of a social, intellectual, philanthropic, or religious character, and has done what he could to advance the mate rial wellbeing of the colony. His private and domestic life has enabled the clergy of all sects honestly to compliment him, and though it is no more virtuous in a Governor to be a moral man than it is in a mechanic, still the contrast between the fame of Government-house under the present and the late administration has been such as to stimu late specific recognition. Col. Kempt will be the acting Governor-General until the arrival of Sir W. Denison's successor, who, we are told, is to be Sir John Young, formerly of the lonian Islands. On Saturday last his Excellency reviewed for the first time our young volunteer force. We only mustered 1,400, and there was no firing. The men went through their movements—which were, how ever, only of a simple character, very fairly. Most of them have only been under drill for about three or four months, but now that the review has given a stimulus to the movement it is expected that their numbers will increase and their discipline be improved. The Viceregal speech at the opening of Parlia- ment represents the general condition of the colony as satisfactory. In the Assembly the minority made nothing more than a verbal protest against this representation ; but in the Council an amend ment was carried in the reply contradicting it. I am afraid that the view taken by the Council is nearer the truth than that taken by the Cabinet. The mining interest is certainly looking up, but beyond that it is not easy to see signs of encourage ment. Insolvencies continue, accounts are col lected with the greatest difficulty, the customs re venue is declining; business is dull, especially in the departments of popular luxuries ; prices, pro fits, and wages are declining; employment is not abundant; what surplus capital there is fights shy of permanent investment, and is put into the banks at a fixed rate of interest, aggravating thereby the tendency to an excessive discounting. We may look for a revival of trade when the present feeling of insecurity has passed away. If the land question can get settled, and the values of all sorts of pro perty get adjusted to the new order of things, and pastoral and agricultural* industry take a fresh start, then we shall soon get righted. The colony has immense resources, and only needs a free field both for capital and labour to develope a growing prosperity. INDIA. By the arrival of the overland mail we have re ceived papers from Calcutta to Feb. 8. They con tain scarcely any news. The famine in the north west and the Punjaub appeared to be becoming still more severe. A great meeting of all classes had been held at the Calcutta Chamber of Commerce to take steps to relieve in as far as possible the miseries in the north•:west, and a very handsome subscription was immediately commenced. Upwards of £7,000 had been already subscribed in Calcutta alone, and X 5,500 forwarded to the Lieutenant-Governors of the north-west and the Punjaub. At the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce an important question was raised by Mr. Peterson, a leading barrister, which w as, " Wi hy s it that the north-west suffers periodically from famine, while Bengal, which in olden times was as subject to famine as any other part of India, now never suf fers ?'' He answered this by showing that the north-west settlement had destroyed all the great landholders, and reduced all to one dead level of pauperism, so that when a bad season came there were no "buffers," as he called Zemindars and rich merchants, between them and misery. They had not been permitted to accumulate property, and so had nothing to fall back upon. This view was vehemently combated by the civilians present, Sir Bartle Frere taking the lead ; but Baboo Ra mapersaud Roy, the government pleader in the Suddor Court, supported Mr. Peterson, declaring that he had travelled over the north-west and the provinces subject to the Thomason settlement, and that it was true that the people had been reduced to abject poverty by it. He also attributed the SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1861. T tYa.E riches and prosper i'ty of Bengal, and its freedom from famines, sole 1 y to the perpetual settlement. From Sikkim e learn that the preparations which have occupieL 1 so long a period are now at an end, and actual operations have commenced. The chief command its ; hold by Colonel Gawler, of her Majesty's 73d 1 Icgiment, and the force at his disposal amounts to a bout 1,000 men. After taking measures for the safet . 7 of the station of Darjeeling, the next thing was to drive the Bhooteas from their entrenchments on the other side of the river Run jeet. This was don.e. We had only one man wounded in the attack, though the fire was heavy, and the loss of the enemy was probably great. The Bhooteas are partly armed with rifles and muskets which our men were obliged to leave behind them lin their retreat pith Dr. Campbell. The Viceroy was pected in Calcutta in about a week's time. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CALCUTTA, FEB. 7. PRODUCE MARKET.—I "be same remarkable tone continues in the marke t as before reported. Holders do not give way, a:though the home. mar kets are all so depressed, and there is consequently little doing in our principal s 'taples. Indigo is in demand, sugar firm, saltpetre high, rice stiff, raw silk easier, piece goods nothing done, jute lower, shellac firm, oilseeds firm, hides held firm, opium higher. IMPORT MARKET.—No materiL U. improvement has taken place during the last for.ttlight. Piece goods remain in the same languid pob it ion, without any improvement in prices. On the cc Iritrary, some sales are reported at easier terms. Ya rns show an inclination to improvement in demo, d, as also in prices. Metals in steady demand, at 41 - 8 to 41 - 12 for sheathing copper. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.—The trans 4 wtinns in Government securities have been 1; mited to small i amounts on local account, and rates are almost I nominal. TEE NAVY. The Isis, 44, Capt. E. L. Barnard, fitting at Chatham for Ascension and the coast of Africa, has nearly completed taking on board her stores, and is expected to be ready to leave Chatham harbour for Sheerness in the course of a few days. Direc tions were received from the Admiralty for the Isis to be fitted with Capt. Kynaston's boat-lower ing apparatus, but on Saturday orders arrived from the Admiralty directing that, instead of Kynaston's, Clifford's apparatus was to be sup plied to the ship. The Hussar, which has been placed in No. 2 dock at Chatham, where she has been under going some alterations and repairs to adapt her for a target-ship, has been found to be so de cayed that the plan originally intended, of affixing iron plates to her side, has been abandoned. Since she has been in dock she has been recoppered with old copper, and thoroughly painted. In consequence of the obstruction at the entrance to the second dock by the sinking of a barge, the Hussar will not be able to leave the dock until the next springs, when she will be towed to Shoeburyness, where she is to be stationed. The screw steamship Princess Royal, 91, Capt. C. Fellowes, flag of Rear-Admiral R. Smart, K.H., Commander-is-Chief of the Channel Fleet, from Portsmouth, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Satur day evening, and yesterday morning saluted the flag of Port-Admiral Sir Houston Stewart, which was duly acknowledged by the flagship Impreg nable, 104, Capt. Lord F. Kerr, in Hamoaze. The apprentices' brig Nautilus, 6, Lieut. B. Grant, was taken on Saturday to the sheer hulk Kent, in Hamoaze, where her foremast was removed. The Nautilus was then placed alongside the hulk Dublin. The screw steam gunvessel Nimble, 5, was towed on Saturday from the hulk Lively, in Hamoaze, by the tug Zephyr, and placed at the Rubble Bank moorings. The hulk Endymion, having been repaired and caulked, was put out of No. 4 dock in Devonport yard on Saturday, and placed at her berth in .Hamoaze. The frigate Daedalus, fitting for a receiving watch s hip at Devonport, was put into No. 4 dock at the dockyard on Saturday to have her bottom over hau:ed and repaired with despatch. The , screw steamship Gibraltar, 101, was put out of the Jock in Keyham steam yard on Saturday morning, and placed alongside the hulk Bellona. The Gibraltar will go outside Plymouth Breakwater to-day for a trial of her engines and speed at the measured mile if the weather is favourable. 'Fhe following appointments were made on Satur , day at the Admiralty —Lieut. John B. Creagh to the Princess Royal, additional, for service i n the Porcupine tender ; James E. B, Bruce, midshipman, to the Jason ; Henry Chase Carre has been nomi nated to a naval cadetship; Charles Mosley, chief engineer, to the Indus, for charge of the machi nery of the Himalaya ; Benjamin S. Jackson, second master, to the Weser; and James D. Her vey, clerk, to the Conqueror. TILE MEDITERRANEAN FLEBT. VALETTA, MARCH 11. During the past week there has been a great gathering of our ships of war in this port. Her Majesty's ship Neptune, 90 guns, Capt. F. A. Camp bell, and the frigate Terrible, 21, Captain F. H. H. Glasse, C. 8., arrived here on the 4th instant, the former from the Pineus, Zante, and Corfu, and the latter from Messina. On the following day the Hannibal, 91 (bearing the flag of Hear- Admiral G. R. Mundy, C. 8.), Captain A. Farquhar ; the James Watt, 91, Captain E. Codd ; the Cressy, 80, Captain T. Harvey ; and the gunboat Mohawk, 4, Commander E. H. Howard, hove in sight from Naples, and came in during the day. The Hannibal communicated with Messina, and left there her Majesty's ship Victor Emmanuel, 91, Captain W. J. C. Clifford. Admiral Sir T. Cochrane, G.C.8., and Lady Cochrane were passen gers on board the Hannibal. These vessels, with those then in port, formed a fleet of seven line-of ' battle ships, two frigates, two gunboats, and two surveying-ships, besides the receiving-ship Hibernia and tug Hearty. The Mars 80, Capt. J. N. Strange, has since taken her departure for Messina. On the 7th inst. Vice Admiral Fanshawe Martin, the naval Commander-in-Chief on this station, transferred his flag from the Cmsar to the Neptune. It is reported that the Caesar and Algiers will leave for Corfu in a day or two, and that Rear-Admiral Dacres, at present holding the post of Captain of the Fleet, will hoist his flag on the former vessel, and take the command of a squadron to cruise in the Adri atic. The Algiers, it is said, is to change her cap tain. By the last accounts from Corfu there were in that port the London, 90, Captain H. Chad% the Orion, 91, Captain J. B. E. Frere, the Agamemnon, 91, Captain T. Hope ; and the Queen, 86, Captain C. F. Hillyar. It was rumoured that the Queen had been ordered to proceed to Fiume. Here it is said that Rear-Admiral Mundy will in a week or two leave for the Coast of Syria, but that the James Watt and the Cressy will remain at Malta for the present. The Medina surveying-ship, Captain T. A. B. Spratt, C. 8., will take her departure in a day or two to complete the survey for the intended sub mersion of an electric cable between Malta and Alexandria. Itis expected she will be absent about a month, and may possibly proceed to Alexandria before her return. Tho gunboat Mohawk, having on board Messrs. Ford and Laws, telegraph engi neers, who have been sent out by Government to make preparations for laying this cable, has just left for Tripoli and Bengazi, for the purpose of selecting a landing-place. The Terrible, frigate, Captain F. H. 11. Glasse, C. 8., has been fitted for the reception of Lord Elgin, our Ambassador and Plenipotentiary in China, who is on his way home. She is to embark his lordship at Alexandria, and to convey him to Trieste, his lordship having, it said, selected that route. Her Majesty's gunboat Lapwing, 4, Commander M. F. O'Reilly, has been some time looked for from Candia, and is hourly expected. There has been a good many cases of sickness on board the Cressy. The complaint appears to be the same as that which manifested itself some time ago on board the St. Jean d'Acre, and of which a few eases also occurred on board the Cressy about the same time. There has also been a case of small pox on board this ship, and a fresh case of this disease on board the Liffey. 'With these excep tions, I believe the sanitary condition of the crews of the different ships is generally good. The American steam corvette Susquehanna, Capt. G. N. Hollins, which came in on the 28th ult. from Alexandria and Tripoli, left on the 6th inst, for Messina. During her stay the several watches were allowed to go on shore, which is not usual with American men of war visiting Malta. The officer in command had no reason to regret his con fidence in the men, for they all returned to their ship in proper time and is an orderly manner. Several soldiers belonging to the 3d Buffs and the 22d Regiment, in garrison, attempted to desert to her, but were discovered, and are now in custody. A fatal boat accident occurred on the night of the 4th inst. Twelve seamen were going off from the Custom-house mole to their ship, the Liffey. As unfortunately is too often the case, some of the men were the worse for liquor, and the boat got capsized. The accident happened when they had arrived near the American frigate, and great credit is due to the officer on watch of this ship l i for the promptness with which he manned a boat and hastened to the assistlnce of the drowning men. He succeeded in saving the lives of nine of the sailors and the two Naltese boatmen. The other three English seamen were drowned. Two of the bodies, those of James Norman and John Sullivan, were recovered onthe following morning. The body of the third man, Henry Erickson, has not yet been found. Her Majesty's ships at present in port are—The Neptune, 90 (flag of Vice-Admiral Fanshawe Mar tin); the Hannibal, 91 (fish of Rear-Admiral G. It. Mundy, C. 8.); the Hibenia (flag of Rear-Admiral H. J. Codrington); the Algiers, 91; the Ccesar, 90; the Cressy, 80; and the .lames Watt, 91 ; the fri gates Liffey, 51, and Terrible, 21; the surveying' ships Medina, 4, and Firefly, 4; the gunboat Quail, 2 ; and the tug Hearty. We have also in port the Dutch corvette Cyclops, Capt T. R. Toewallir, which arrived yesterday from Alexandria on her way to Port Mahon. P.S.—Her 111,jesty's frigate Terrible has just left port for Alexandria. CHINA. By this mail we receive intelligence from HoL'g Kong to Feb. 1, and Shanghai, Jan. 24. The fol lowing is from the summary of the China Mail: I " Letters have been received from Tien-tsin up to 7th ult., which report everything quiet at Pekin. The Emperor was not expected to return from the Yehol until spring. The Empress is said to have come back to the capital in bad health. Sang-ko lin-sin is reported to have met and been defeated by the rebels about the south of Shantung, where they have become troublesome. The troops at Tien tsin find amusement in skating, shooting, hawking, and funning sledges. The boundary of the foreign settlement there has been defined. It gives an area of about 60 acres, on the east bank of the Peiho, not far from the city. Of course nothing has yet been done about the sale of lots. Mr. Wade has gone to Pekin, and Mr. Morrison to his post at Sang chow. The coast in the Gulf of Pechili is still ice-bound and unapproachable. The expedition for opening the Yangtsze to trade, and which so much interest at present centres in, is being organised under the auspices of Admiral Hope, and will be ready to start, it is said, in a few days. The rebels are reported to have been defeated at Ehsien, which has been retaken by the Imperialists, and also at Wen Chang, in the province of Sze-chuen. The Governors-General of Chekiang and Fokien have urged the Emperor to make a levy of money in all the provinces, accompanying their request with a subscription of 3,000 taels to begin with. "The recent treaty is continuing to receive pro mulgation throughout various parts of the Empire. In some cases the posting of it up is reported to have given offence, but as yet those cases appear to be quite exceptional. The Chinese are said to show an aptness for discovering and applying any of its clauses that are to their advantage. " A correspondent who writes from Tien-tsin via Che-foo and Shanghae, describes the place as unapproachable, or nearly so. A mail had reached the Gulf, and many attempts had been made to land it, but without success, save in the case of two boxes which were got ashore. Only a few of our friends there had received their letters. They expect to be shut up till spring. The ice, at present, is a foot thick. There is scarcely a single vessel outside, all having gone to the Mia. taou Islands or to Che-foo. At a later date the Plover is reported to have arrived at Tien-tsin, but without any likelihood of being able to land. In answer to a memorial praying his return to the capital, the Emperor is said to have threatened the memorialists with severe punishment in the event of their repeating the offence. The effort to raise the indemnity money has led to a stoppage of the soldiers' pay and a depreciation in the value of paper money. At Tien-tsin the people are very anxious to begin trade in the spring, and in the meantime amuse themselves by taking as much of the indemnity money back as they can possibly get out of the foreigners' pockets by levying high prices on their articles. It is possible that the garrison at Tien tsin may be broken up by May. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. The railway proceedings last week have been un important. At a meeting of the Caledonian the pro posed dividend at the rate of 51 per cent. per an num was agreed to. The maintenance of way during the past six months has cost £14,000 more than in the corresponding period of the previous year, owing to the increased renewal of road. A sum of £27,000 has also been laid out on new plant. The Amal gamation Bill now before Parliament, if carried, will, it was stated, save the three companies £30,000 or £40,000 a year in their working ex penses. The Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction have declared a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The receipts in the past six months have been £8,594, and the expenditure £3,250, showing a respective augmentation of £969 and £270. At the Llynui Valley meeting it was stated that the traffic during the half year presents a falling off. The balance of revenue was £3,313, of which £3,155 would be required for the ordinary 5 per cent. preference dividend. A bonus of 2 per cent. to the ordinary shareholders, how ever, was declared out of the reserve. The appeal against the award of the arbitrators in the Brogden suit has terminated adversely to the company, in volving a loss of about £lO,OOO. The distribution of the Llanidloes and Newton was at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The completion of the Oswestry and Newtown line so as to admit of the carriage of goods and minerals is stated to have proved highly advantageous to the company. At a meeting of the Edinburgh and Glasgow a dividend was ordered at the recom mended rate of 41-, per cent. per annum. The revenue in the last six months has augmented by £7,924, of which £1,919 was from passengers, £5,414 from goods, and £591 from parcels. In the capital account £12,223 has been expended in providing 202 mineral waggons and one break-van necessi tated by the increase in the traffic. The report of the West Hartlepool states that the receipts in 1860 amounted to £220,344, which, added to the £3,796 brought from the preceding account, made a total of £224,140 against £200,022 at the close of 1859. The available balance was £41,855, out of which a 5 per cent. dividend has been declared. The progress of the traffic has been very satisfac tory. The Portpatrick line has been opened from Castle Douglas to Stranraer. The shareholders of the Calcutta and South-Eastern have authorised the raising of £50,000 in debentures. A further section of the Madras Railway has been completed, making a total of 207 miles now open from Madras to Salem. At the monthly meeting of the Railway Companies' . Association the committee reported that it is expedient to abandon for the present the attempt to frame by means of this association a measure for the amendment of the law under which railways are rated. ls [ a A va D t v e x a fi n T a lSE p m er E p N e T tu .] a — te Pl a l ita a s n es d ; m t e h d e i ir cine an i n n o v y a a ri n a c b e l , y d ar s: g ap p o intment, and expense may be avoided by persons in indifferent health sending only their address to E. S. Barry, Esq., 77, Regent - street , W., London, and the; will receivP gratis and free by post the "INVALIDS' Owl/ GLIDE," or Natural Restorer, without medicine or ex p'nse, of perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, and refreshing sleep, to the most enfeebled, insuring the remove. of indigestion (dyspepsia), constipation, liver complaints nausea, epilepsy, paralysis, debility, nervousness, palpitatiot , cough, asthma, consumption, dropsy, flatulency, diarrhma, dysentery, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, catarrhs, colds, noises in the ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpi tation, heartburn, headache, despondency, cramps, spasms, sinking, tits, bronchitis.— " Unouestionably the safest Quids to health.", TLiE ARMY. The following circular memorandum, addressed to the army at home, and signed by the Hon. Sir James Yorke Scar:ett, K.C.8., Adjutant-General of the Forces, together with the annexed General Regimental Order of the Royal Artillery, signed (by command of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge), by Colonel Charles Bingham, Deputy- Adjutant-General, Royal Artillery, were on Satur day published at Woolwich, from the Horse Guards : "The following extracts from the regulations for the management of recruit barracks, which have been circulated to the inspecting field officers of recruiting districts, are promulgated for the infor mation and guidance of officers commanding regi ments and depots, viz. :—An uniform charge of Id. is to be made against each recruit, without reference to the time he may remain in barracks, to cover the cost of general barrack damages. Where, how ever, wilful damage has been committed which can be traced to an individual, it is to be made a charge against him, if approved by the inspecting field officer, subsequently to his joining his regiment. On the arrival of recruits at their depot the Deputy- Adjutant will inquire of each recruit, in the pre sence of the conducting sergeant, whether he has received the full amount of his pay—viz., Is. since he left the last district, exclusive of his bed and board, en route." According to orders yesterday issued at Brornp ton Barracks, the 15th Company of Royal Engi neers, under the command of Capt. J. P. Maquay and Lieut. J. J. Robertson, will leave head-quarters this morning, and proceed to the Curragh Camp, where it relieves the 31st Company, under the com mand of Capt. A. B. Fyers. The 31st Company is expected to arrive at Chatham garrison to-morrow, in order to be raised to its full complement of 100 non-commissioned officers and men prior to embark ing for service in the Mediterranean, relieving one of the companies of Royal Engineers now doing duty at Malta. The 4th Company, under the com mand of Capt. H. W. H. D. ,Dumaresq, has been placed under orders to proceed to Dover to relieve the 30th Company, which has also received orders to em bark for the Mediterranean, but no day has been named for the 4th Company to leave Chatham. The two Companies of Royal Engineers which return to England from the Mediterranean are the st and 9th, their term of foreign service having expired. The 2d, 4th, 15th, and 32d companies of Royal Engineers have been inspected at head-quar ters by Major-Gen. Eyre, commanding the district, when each company was found to be in a highly efficient state. In accordance with orders received from the :Deputy-Adjt.-Gen. of the Royal Engi neers, the 35th and 36th Companies, together with the 37th and 38th Companies, about being raised, are to be formed into four depot companies. The 35th Company is now at Chatham, and the 36th Company has been ordered to join head-quarters from Portsmouth, where it will be relieved by the 18th Company, in order to be attached to the depot. The detachment of the Bth Battalion of the Royal Artillery which has for some time been sta tioned at Horfield Barracks, Bristol, embarked on board the Gipsy steamer for Waterford on Wed nesday last. On the followday day a brigade of the Royal Artillery arrived at Horfield to take the place of the Bth Battalion. Col. R. K. Dawson, C. 8., Royal Engineers, head of the Survey Department of the Tithe and Com mons Enclosure Commission, is, we regret to learn, lying dangerously ill at hisresidence at Blackheath. He is suffering from congestion of the lungs. THE VOLUNTEER MO VEMENT. The Ist Middlesex Artillery paraded in strong force on Saturday afternoon, at the Wellington Barracks, for battalion drill and great gun practice, under Major Stevens, Acting Adjutant. Their movements and evolutions betoken the attention of the members themselves and the efficiency of their officers. Captain Henry Creed, late of her Majesty's Indian army, is the commandant, and fully inspected the corps. The North Middlesex had a commanding officer's full-dress parade and battalion drill at Albany. street Barracks on Saturday afternoon, and the cadet company attached to the regiment also fell in. The attendance was very numerous and the evolutions highly satisfactory. On Saturday the 19th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers met at their drill ground in Gower-street for batta lion drill, after which a meeting was held to con sider the propriety of going to the sham fight at Brighton on Easter Monday. Many reasons were urged for and against the trip, Col. Bathurst stat ing that he would leave it to the men to decide. Each man having been canvassed by the Adjutant, it was decided by a great majority that the corps should not go. It is expected that the corps will get up a sham fight of their own at Richmond, Major Hughes taking the command of one side, and Colonel Bathurst of the other. On Saturday a firing party of the Finsbury (39th Middlesex) Rifle Volunteers assembled at head quarters, Coldbath-square, and proceeded to the New Cattle market for drill practice with blank cart ridge, preparatory to the approaching sham fight at Brighton on Easter Monday, for which about 200 of the 39th have already given in their names to the adjutant ; the firing on Saturday, both in vol leys and file firing, was very creditable to the men, and the other evolutions were well performed. The firing party was subsequently joined by another detachment of the corps, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Colvill, and at dusk they all returned, numbering between 200 and 300 men, headed by the brass band of the regiment, through the principal thoroughfares to headquar ters, where they were dismissed. The corps now numbers nearly 700 effective members, and is con stantly receiving recruits. Capt. Berdoe has signi fied his intention of giving a handsome set of co lours to the regiment, which will be formally pre sented to them on Whit Monday, and at the same time a testimonial from the officers and men, con sisting of a gold watch and chain, and a purse of sovereigns, will be given to the drill-sergeant (Sergeant-Major Vadrill), in recognition of his efforts to promote the efficiency of the regiment. On Thursday evening Capt. Carter, adjutant of the Royal Monmouthshire Militia, gave a lecture in the theatre of the United Service Institution, to a number of volunteers interested in the efficient equipment of riflemen. A complete set of equip ments, similar to those now undergoing a trial at Hythe for Major-Gen. Hay's report, by direction of the Commander-in-Chief, was exhibited to the meeting, and their uses explained by the lecturer. Lord Northwick occupied the chair. The lecturer commenced by referring to an article written by Mr. W. Russell in the Army and Navy Gazette, in which he highly approved the equipments he (Capt Carter had introduced into the arrangement of the accoutrements. The great disadvantages attending the present system were the inequality of the sus pension of the knapsack-pouch, haversack, &c., and the crossing of the belt over the men's chests, by which many of them had had the seeds of consump tion sown in them and been carried to an early grave. By his arrangement the pouch would be fixed behind in an easily accessible position, with out raising the flap, and though only of the same size as those now in use would carry 70 rounds of ammunition instead of 60. The arrangement for this is very ingenious, the straps being fastened to the belt in such a manner that they come from the middle of the back over the shoulders, and down by the sides of the arms, and fasten to the belt at the sides, so that the chest is left entirely free, and the coat can be unbuttoned without removing the pouch. The knapsack was not lighter than that at present in use, but was so constructed that it fitted closely to the back, and when once fixed would not shift during a whole day's march. This was accomplished by two moveable arms at the bottom, which opened and clasped the wearer round the waist, while straps from.the top came over the shoulder' and slipped over those arms, still leaving the chest free. To one of these arms the water barrel was suspended, and to the other the havresack, so that the men could carry more weight with greater comfort than with the ordinary accoutremerr s, and yet have their arms, hands, and chests perfectly free. With all these things on, the belt might be undone and left loose, and yet not a single article would shift, besides which the knapsack could be put on without assist ance. By a little contrivance from the guard to the trigger the rifle could be supported by the belt at the slope " arms," and with a very little practice could be carried with perfect ease, and never be touched by the hand. Several other necessaries to a soldier's kit were then produced, and the improve ments in their arrangement showed that much tact and ingenuity had been devoted to them. A vote of thanks to the lecturer and the chairman closed the proceedings. On Friday evening about 500 of the 3d London Rifle Volunteers, originally called the Working Men's Corps, took the customary oath of allegiance before the Lord Mayor, in Guildhall, which was lighted up for the occasion. The corps, consisting of about 1,200 of all ranks, divided into 12 com panies, is chiefly composed of artisans resident within the city, and Sir Win. de Bathe, an old Peninsular officer, was recently appointed their lieutenant-colonel by the Court of Lieutenancy of the City of London. They wear a smart crimson tunic and cap, faced with white, which give them the ap pearance rather of a regiment of infantry than a corps of Volunteers. Some of them wear the Crimean medal. The regiment on Friday evening was under the command of Sir William de Bathe, and all the subaltern officers were present. The men were sworn in batches, and at the conclusion of the cere mony, which lasted nearly an hour, the Lord Mayor advanced to the front of the platform, and, addressing the corps with a spirit and energy worthy of .a great general on the eve of battle, congratulated them on being now admitted into the honourable position they had so long desired to occupy—that of serving their country at their own cost. He added that every corps of Volunteers saved the nation the expense of a regiment, to say nothing of the efficiency of a regiment animated by the spirit of Volunteers, and he adverted to the security which every English family now felt, based on the consciousness that, should the country ever be threatened with war, some 200,000 Volunteers would rise as one man to repel any aggression and to vindicate its honour. The corps raised a respon sive cheer at the conclusion of the Mayor's address, and Sir W. de Bathe, in their name, thanked the chief magistrate for the honour he had done them in taking part in the ceremony. The members of the St. George's Rifle Volunteers assembled in Hyde Park at half-post 7 o'clock last Thursday morning for battalion and light in fantry drill, in preparation for the field-day at Brighton, There was a large muster, and the various movements that they were put through were executed in a very steady manner. The sanc tion of the lord-lieutenant has been received to in crease the corps to six companies, which entitles its commander to the title of Lieutenant-Colonel. The annual dinner of the corps on St. George's day will be made the occasion for the presentation to Col. Lindsay of a valuable sword by the members of the corps, and the presentation also of an address to that gallant officer. The Metropolitan Rifle Volunteers mustered at their drill ground in the Euston-road on Saturday evening for a night march. Counting all ranks, there were nearly 200 present. The Volunteer Guards (32d Middlesex) have com menced ball practice at Wormwood Scrubbs, and, notwithstanding the disadvantage of gusty weather, their score has ranged high. The majority of the members are accustomed to the use of arms for sporting purposes, and handle their rifles with the aptitude of crack shots. This corps will take part in the proposed sham fight near Brighton. On Saturday afternoon, notwithstanding the in clemency of the weather, according to order, a num ber of the men of the Ist Surrey Rifles, amounting to 60 or 70 men, assembled for parade in full dress, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Macdonald, Adjt. J. W. Freeman, &c., at 3 p.m., in the Oval, Ken nington, for marching out, and light infantry drill. This corps now numbers upwards of 700 members, and has a particularly military appearance. The corps will march out next Saturday, weather per mitting. Tho formation of a county association for Kent, in connection with the Volunteer movement, has already received considerable support from the resi dent gentry, Viscount Sydney (the Lord-Lieute nant) having forwarded a donation of £5O in aid of the fund; and the following names received as annual subscribers ,of £5 each, among others of smaller amounts, viz., the Marquis of Camden, K.G., the Earl of Darnley, the Earl of Romney, the Earl Amherst, Viscount Torrington, Viscount Hardinge (Lieut.-Colonel 2d battalion of Kent Volunteer Rifles), Viscount Holmesdale, M.P., Lord Harris, Lord Sondes, the Hon. Sir John D. Bligh, K.C.8., Sir Norton J. Knatchbull, Sir E. Dering, Sir T. M. Wilson, Sir E. Filmer, M.P., Sir Brook W. Bridges, M. P., Sir P. H. Dyke, Mr. W. Deedes, M.P., Mr. Gathorne Hardy, M.P., Mr. W. Anger stein, M.P., Lieut.-Col. Cator, Mr. C. W. Martin, Mr. F. Whatman, Lieut.-Col. Scott, Lieut.-Colonel Gladdish, Col. Fletcher, Mr. F. Dashwood, dr. J. Whitehead, Mr. E. L. Betts, Major J. Bell, Mr. G. W. Norman, the Rev. G. B. Moore, Mr. E. Loyd, Capt. W. West, Capt. L. S. Magnus, Mr. J. F. Magnus, Mr. Weston Woud, Mr. A. Randall, Mr. C. Mercer, &c. A large number of life subscrip tions have also been promised, and the stability of the association is now guaranteed. The Marquis of Camden has been elected President for the ensuing year. Arrangements are now being made for a review of the Volunteers of the Midland Counties at War wick, on the site of the Royal Agricultural Society's Exhibition in 1859, and the following counties will most probably be represented on the occasion —viz,, those of Warwick, Worcester, Oxford, North ampton, Leicester, Derby, and Notts. The authorities at the War-office have approved the review, which has accordingly been fixed for the 22d of July, and it is intended to invite the Commander-in-Chief to review the volunteers on that occasion. An engineer corps, composed of about 200 per sons engaged in the locomotive department of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company, has been formed at Bristol. The company has liberally given a piece of ground between five and six acres in extent for drill and exercise in throwing, up earthworks, &c., and also intend building a drill room. Lieut. Trafford, acting adjutant of the Norfolk Artillery Volunteers, has obtained the permission of his Royal Highness the General Commanding in-Chief to attach himself to the Royal Artillery at Woolwich for three months for the purpose of in strnction. The Ist Norfolk Mounted Volunteer Corps has been attached to the Norwich battalion for administrative purposes. Capt. Hay Gurney, late at the head of the 3d company of the Norwich battalion, has accepted the command of the mounted corps, and has been succeeded in his former appoint ment by Lieut. Croker. It appears that there will be no lack of prizes for competition among the Suffolk volunteers during the ensuing season. In addition to a challenge cup of the value of £,6,the members of th e I st S ussex Corps are already offered 11 prizes, of the collec tive value of nearly £4O. There are to be three periods of shooting, and three classes, arranged as follows :-3d class, who shoot at four ranges of 150, 200, 250, and 300 yards from the shoulder; 2d class, who shoot at four ranges of 400, 500, 550, and 600 yards from the knee ; and Ist class, who shoot at four ranges of 650, 700, 800, and 900 yards, also from the knee. Five shots will be allowed at each range, or 20 in each class. In the first period all will commence firing in the third class, and such. as obtain 15 points will fire their second period, in the second class ; and those who obtain 3 ;!- points in the second class will fire their last period in the first class, all obtaining seven r, Ants and upwatds in that class being accounted " marksmen." The first meeting of the Suffolk County Rifle Association wilt be held at Ipswich. The prizes offered will be shot for on the race-course, and the longest range will be 1,000 yards. On Saturday the challenge cup given by the sth Division 2d Battalion Lancashire Royal Volunteers Was again 012.9 t for at Altear (late Hightown) by LONDON : Printed and Published by WI WO YOUNG, a t No. 112, Strand, Printer, at TIIE bUN Office, No. 112,Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of Aticicileoett, Monday, Match 18, 1861. members of the Liverpool corps. The cup has to be won twice before it can be retained. On the first occasion it was won by private Fi..zpatrick, 64th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers, and on thi -i -occasion by private Cole, 39th .1.4 , 1hen.1,1;, Volunteers. Ou the present occasion Privatu B. Maxwell, sth Lancashire Rifle Volunteers, was the winner with a score of 10. The ranges to be fired at were only fixed when the competing squad had fallen in. They were five rounds at 250 yards and 10 at 800 yards. Bull's eyes were not counted at the first range, nor centres at the other. A strong wind prevailed throughout the day. Captain R. G. Bushby, sth Lancashire Rifle Volunteers, who has just returned from Hythe with a first-class cer tificate as musketry instructor, acted as field officer and umpire. There were 77 entries. The 18 Rifle Volunteer corps which have been formed in the county of Wilts have just been united for administrative purposes into two battalions. During the week Major Fairtlough, Adjutant of the Cumberland battalion of the Rifle Volunteers, has been making inspection of some of the corps in the western division of the county. On Saturday three prizes, given by Captain Gerge Mally, 4th Lancashire Artillery Volunteers, were shot for at New Brighton, near Liverpool, by mem bers of No. 1 battery, with carbines. Sergeant Harrison gained the first prize by a score of 17, made by five rounds at 100 and 5 at 200 yards. Gunner Barnet scored 12, and gained the second prize. Gunners Wardhill and Hartley tied with scores of 11. The result of a further trial was in favour of the latter. The weather was very bois terous. Captain Lepper, Adjutant of the 3d West Riding of Yorkshire (Bradford) Rifle Volunteers, has re turned from Hythe with a first-class certificate, and the corps is about to commence drill with renewed energy. A sham fight has been arranged for Tues day in Easter-week. A meeting to promote the success of the Welsh Rifles was held on Saturday evening at the Free masons' Tavern. Mr. Probert presided, and the meeting was well attended. Among those present were Mr. Pugh, M.P., Captain Reece, &c. The chairman in opening the proceedings made an en thusiastic speech. He saw no reason why the Welsh corps should be inferior to the Irish or the Scotch, and he called on all true-hearted, Welsh men to show that they fully appreciated the im portance of the volunteer movement. (Cheers.) After a number of speeches had been delivered, Mr. Pugh, M.P., proposed a resolution pledging each gentleman present to promote by every means in his power the success of the Welsh rifles. Mr. Wood seconded the resolution, which was sup ported by Captain Reece, Mr. Williams, Mr. Griffiths, and Mr. Davis, and carried by acclama tion. The ordinary compliment to the chairman closed the meeting. COUNTRY MARKETS. NORWICH—MABeg 16. At this market to-day wheat was in limited supply, and last week's rates improved is to 2s per qr. Barley is beginning to fall off in supply, but prices were the same as last week. White wheat. 64s to 66s I Red wheat 55s to 61s Malting barley....4ss to 47s I Chevalier barley 41s to 448 Distilling do.. ....31a to 34s I Oats. 26s to 308 Flour, 41a to —a Od per sack from the miller. OXFORD—MARen 16. We have again a change for the better in the quotations of the various descriptions of grain. The market was well attended, and a good business done at more money. Flour was in demand at 46s per sack. LE ICE STE R--MAReir 16. The supply of wheat hardly an average one, and prices Is to 2s up, with a fair demand. White wheat, 70s to 740 —red, 6.5 s to 73s per 36 stone; a rather slow demand for barley, grinding, 32s to 345; malting, 37s to 43s per qr.; oats, 24s to 38s per 24 stone. Beans—old, 56s to 680 new, 38s to 40s per 38 stone. Fine flour, 50s I Seconds, 47s I Thirds, 45s per 20 stone. YORK- MARCH 16. The trade was firm, and wheat in short supply; sales wore effected at is to 2s advance u on the previous Prices• Barley rather unsteady at lower rates. Beans unchanged• Wheat, red 4ss to 56s 1 oats.... 24s to 26 3 White do .58s to 64s i Beans 48s to 569 Barley .38s to 42s 1 Peas . „ .—s to -- -14 Malt, 70s to 72s per qr.; rye. 37s per qr.; flour, 489 to Ws per sack. NORTHAINIPTON—M.Rcu 16. At this corn-market the wheat supply was middling to day, in good condition, prices ranging from 64s to 69s for old, and 42s to 62s for new. in barley a steady busines. B 9 malting 38s to 435, grinding 29s to 32s per qr. Oats In moderate show, and prices as beTorc—quoted at 22s to 3 88 per 24 stone. Beans, old, 51s to 568 ; peas, 40s to 505. Rye, 37s to 425; malt, 68s to 72s ; flour, 33s to 34s per sack THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .Mar. 21. Do. (via Marseilles) Mar. 15. Brazil and Cape Verde .. .. April 4. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &a. Cuba and Mexico .. April 1. Canada, &c. (via L'derry) .. March 20. Cape of Good Hope, &o. .. April 1. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) Mar. 21. Do (via Marseilles) Mar. 15. Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. Mar. 21. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) Mar. 21. Do. (via Marseilles) Mar. 15. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. Mar. 28. Do. (via Marseilles) .. Mar 22. Lisbon Mar. 21. Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) Mar. 21. Do. (via Marseilles) Mar. 15. Vigo, and Oporto .. Mar, 21. United States, California, &c. .. Mar 20. Western Coast of Atrica, Madeira, Teneriffe .. April 10. West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &o. Mar. 16. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—The following extraordinary cures without medicine of indigestion (dyspepsia), flatulency, constipation, nervous, bilious and liver complaints, cough, asthma, consumption, and debility, effected by Du Barry's delicious health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, are n et the least remarkable :—Case No. 54,816. From the ReV. James T. Campbell, Syderstone Rectory, near Fakenhara, Norfolk : " Gentlemen, I have long known and appreciated the virtues of Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food In all cases of indigestion, and particularly when the liver is affected, I consider it the best of all remedies. JAS. T. CAMPBELL." Avoid Pills and Medicines : they invariably aggravate and perpetuate diseases ; their annoyance, disappointment, and expense may bo avoided by using Du Barry's Food which, at a few pence per day, saves 5C times its cost 0 1 other remedies, removing effectually, w Ahout purging! constipation, indigestion (dyspepsia) nervous, bilious and liver complaints and all their consequences. Certificate No. 36,418. We find it the safest remedy. Andrew Ure, MD., F.R.S., Dr Harvey, Dr. Wurzer, Dr. Shorlaud, Dr. Campell. Let invalids avoid the fearful dangers of spw rious and injuriou- imitations offered under a variety at false pretences. Nevill's imitations are prohibited by the high Court of Chancery under a penalty of £5,000 against Alfred Hooper Nevin and his agents ; and the pretences that Nevill has a patent for Arabia, Food and that 1 ) 11 Barry's are connected with such patent are utterly fake. No canister is genuine without the name Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, in full, onthe seal and wrapper. Shopkeepers who attempt imposition in one a rticle must expect to be distrusted in all others. Packed in tins 11b. 2s. 9d.; 21b. 4s. 6d. ; bib. Ils.; 121 b. 225. ; 241 b. 40s. The 121 b. and 241 b. canisters are sent carriage free on receipt of Post-office order by Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Re , gent-street, London; Fortnum Mason, and Co.; Abbit, t r Fd e e m. 4 t 58 ; b 1 ,u 4 rys , t r a C: na e dv a e; p m s 4 l e9 d n e atn ; 63 d 6 andß Phillipss hlosapon; o and a c t 60, G r ;t a r c ße e e c at h t i n y3 r , c 3 h ol - 6a s , n b sct a ir r tey d e - t : at 127 High Holb orn: and al, 1 grocers tea-dealers; Petty, Wood, an d Co. King William-street, BIRTHS. BURN.—On the 12th inst., at 6, Blomfleld-creseent,West. bourne-terrace, the wife of Charles Burn, Esq., of daughter. M‘l l luuno.—On the 15th inst., at Rosebank, near Ful' ham, the wife of Colonel M'Murdo, of a son. PAGET.—On the 14th inst., the Lady Alfred Paget, of a son. MARRIAGES. FRANKLIN—BLYTII—On the 12th inst., at St. Marylebona Church, James Franklin, Esq., 77th Regt., to Jessica Mary, third daughter of Mrs. lilyth, of 36, Nottingham' place, W. HAYTER—KIRBY—Oa the 14th inst., at Christ Church► St. Marylebcne, Angelo Collen, son of Sir Geo. Hayter, Knt. and Ii.S.L., to Augusta, daughter of Sir Richard Charles Kirby, C. 8., late Accountant-General of the Army. DEATHS. BURNE.—On the 11th inst., Thomas H. Burne, Esq., of Loyr.ion Hall, Staffordshire, aged 70. CA:':iNING.—On the 13th inst., at Mangrove, Hertz, Mr. C. Canning, aged 83. CROSLEY.—On the 14th inst., Henry Crosley, E sq ., of Camberwell, Surrey, aged 78. DUNGAN.—Onthe 1I th inst., Major W. Dungan, late 1701 Lancers, aged 83. GILBANK.—On the 12th inst., at Kentish-town, William N. Gilbank, Esq., aged 45. LILFORD.—On the 15th inst., at his seat, Lilford Hall, Gaudio, the Right Hon. Lord Lilford, aged 59. SMITH. —On the 15th inst., at 6, Westbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, Robert Smith, Esq., aged 60,