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1 1 , was nit he Evans iat he maul NI, and a loos nit the 1 rater/• s to 34 , 1 s to 37 1 5 te32 5 5 tO . 680 s to 43$ with 'era iU >st ua• there 285 Od 285 la 225 CI 265 Od 225 Od 555 Od 35j Od 4350 a 3450 4 hi per Eng' Iso 1 beano, SI OCIETYfor the RELIEF o f D ISTRESS.—This 1J Society derives its origin from the following cause That, notwithstanding the operation of the poor law and the numerous existing charitable associations, human beings, although within a stone's throw of the plenty, luxury, and refinement of this wealthy metropolis, die miserably of hunger and the want of the common neces saries of life. To prevent as far as possible the recurrence of an evil so disgraceful to our social system, it is proposed in the first instance to establish a co-operative system of visiting the poor, by aiding and increasing the power of existing local institutions which have this object in view, • To bring to the notice of parochial authorities such cases as legitimately belong to them alone, to aid the police and the Alendicity Society, to detect imno3ture, and to bring to the care of hospitals, refuges, penitentiaries, and existing charitable associations those cases for which their several institutions were established. Special and urgent cases of distress indicated by the cl ergy — ministers of all denominations, medical profession, or agents of any existing Society. will be relieved as far as Possible by the judicious application of funds entrusted to district committees and local responsible persons appointed by them for the purpose. No cases will be relieved by money or otherwise at the central office. The promoters of this movement now come forward, not in any spirit of opposition to existing societies, but, on the 'contrary, with the strong desire to co-operate with and assist -w Them in the arndduous task in which th ey, with such praise laboriouslyzorh a engaged. erseverance, have b een so many years They now claim to be met in the spirit in which they advance, with the sole purpose of cui thering, by friendly intercourse, the great Christian object which all charitable associations have in view. The following noblemen and gentlemen having combined to form a Guarantee Committee, by whom the entire ex penses of management are to be defrayed, the Society now call upon the public to entrust it with the requisite funds, which shall be applied, without the smallest deduction, to the relief of genuine distress. GUARANTEE COMMITTEE, His Grace G the Marlbor oug h W Duke of .Devonport B rom l ey, E sq. The Right H on. the Earl of C. T . Bass. Esq., M.P. Chesterfi e ld E. Bootliby, Esq. A. H. The Ri g ht H on. the Earl of J. H Davenport, C Esq. .Reynell de astro,Esq. Lichfield Richard Gibbs. Esq. The Right Hon. the Earl of H. A. Hankey, Esq. Sefton R. St:uart Lane, E. The Ri g ht H on. the Earl of D. Meinertzhagen sq Esq. Darnley Admiral Meynell The Right Hon. the Lord W. Wells, E6O. Ashburton J. N. Murray, t sq. - The Ri g ht lion, the Lord Charles Whitehead, Esq i . Raglan Martin Ridley Smith, Esq, The Hon. A. H. Vernon The Rev, W. Davenport Bromley (With power to add to their nu m b er. ) The Ea r l of Lichfield W ORKING C OMMITTEE. Rev. W. R ogers Lot cl Charles B ruce Martin Ridl ey S mith, Esq, Rev. Robert Barnett, Esq. Hon. A. H. V ernon T. Beames IV , Colonel Hrth W. Davenpo r t Bromley,Esq.! Hon. Arthur Egerton T. H. R eynell Decastro,Esq. { W. Ewing., Esq. William Gilbetsqt Wm. Bevan, E , Esq. R ev. P. G. 'Gill . M Hugh Astley, Esq, Colonel De Bathe Rev. W. Ma C. Sartoris, Esq. Capt. Cunlifte Owen, R.N. Sc. Leger Glyn Esq. Major-General R. B Wood H enry Alers Hankey, Esq. , The Earl of Besaborough It. Stuart Lane, Esq. ; D r. Horace Dobell Ron. E. Chandos Leigh ' Alfred Buckley, Esq. J. N. Murray, Esq, Algernon West, Esq. (With power t o add to their number.) Every exertion has been made to hurry forward the for nrition of the Society, which commenced its operations on the Ist of January, 1861, in those districts where, in the opinion of the Central Committee, the requisite prepara , tions had been made. The machinery will be proportionately increaaed and perfected as the operation s of the Society extend, W. DAVENPORT BROMLEY, .1 P. HATGARTH, Lieut.-Col., Hon. s ees. IVI Office, 28, E. LLM. GILBERT, ing-street, St. James's, List of Subscriptions and Donatioirs. (a signifies annual subscription.) Amount already advertised .. . Craven ..... £2,919 3 6 Earl of ...£2O 0 0 ' ll ankeyJ.A., E sq £ 3O 0 0 Jersey, Countess Howard, Mr 5....... 1 0 0 Dowager of 20 0 0 Hyde-par ..... 100 Lei cester,Countessoflo 0 0 H. W. B. k:....... 1 0 0 M ount-Charles, Earl Hegan, Mrs. John.. 50 0 of ...... Sandwich, Earl of 5 0 0 J. M. G ......... 2 0 0 Bruce, Lady Ernest 5 0 0 Illingsworth, H.•S., Crernorne, Lord and Esq ............. 20 0 Lady lO 0 0 J. H. 1 1 0 . .... ••• •••• Dawson, Lady Anna J. P. P. ..... . .... 012 0 DigbyMaria 2 0 0 Jones, Major W... • 2 0 0 , Lord Gres ale, Lady Char- Jones, Major •.... a 5 0 0 Lougblotte ... . lO 00 J. 8.. . ........... 40 0 wantorough, Lord 1 1 0 Johnstone, . the ,M Lady Hen.• Misses ........ a 1 1 0 . 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Ta as) Esq lO 0 0 ii,i i ,,. , ....... 5 0 0 Ito 11 ' 1, 1, ev.1, .1: 9 0 ( 41Aart44.Z.if, EN 0 0 -4• ? . , - " •,2d don.loo 0 0 5 00 The following sums hav e been received from the gentlemen of the Foreign.. office : Hon. C. Spring RiceSl 0 0 F. B, Alston, Esq. 2d don .......... 2 0 0 Graville Morier,Esq. 2 0 0 John Wood ford,Esq. 1 0 0 Hon. H. C. Vivian.. 2 0 0 R. W. Currie, Esq.. 1 0 0 T. V. Lister, Esq... 2 0 0 H. 'Clarke Jervoise, Esq. H. C. Stuart, Esq, 1 0 0 Oswald Crawford, Esq. Reginald Russell, Saunderson Esq . E , ci . Hon.H.C.Cavendish 1 0 0 £l7 0 0 ~\ Nc. 21,381. PUBLICATIONS, THE MOST ATTRACTIVE GIFT BOOK OF THE SEASON. Price, in Cloth 2ls. in Morocco in Morocco, bound by Hayday £2 2e. VLIZA COOK'S POEMS, _ 12 Selected and edited by the Author. Illustrated with exquisite wood engravings by the brothers Dalziel, from designs by John Gilbert, Harrison Weir, John Watson, Duncan, Wolfe, and other celebrated artists. An excellent Likeness of the Author, from a Photograph by John Watkins, engraved by Frank Hon, forms the frontis piece. " It is a real treat to see a volume so rich in beauty as this —a volume in which the sister arts of poetry and painting are so fitly represented ; and, therefore, it cannot be too strongly or too cordially recommended to all who love both, and who delight to witness them in sucb happy combination."— Obsei ver. " It is not necessary to say more to guarantee the complete ness of the work, and we show our appreciation of its merits by transferring three of the illustrations to our columns."— Illustrated London News, Messrs. Routledg street. e, 'Warne, and Routledge, FaTringdon- MR. LOCKIIART'S NEW WORK ON •CHINA. Just ready, in 1 vol., Bvo., THE MEDICAL MISSIONARY 1N CHINA : A Narrative of Twenty Tears' Experience. *By WILLIAM LOCKHART. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. MRS. PIOZZI (TRRALE). Now ready, in 2 vole, post Bvo. with a Portrait of Mrs. Plozzi. and an Enpraving from Hogarth's Picture F' tlys 7- i 01, e nrapal figure I which .Nra. 'iozzi s T a Jas t, t p r u l i c 4 e k 2 e 3. r s. ci r otn, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, LETTERS, and LITERARY REMAINS of MRS. PIOZZI (THRALE), Aui - bor of " Anecdotes of Dr. Johnson." Edited, with Notes and some account of her Life and Writings, by A. HAYWARD, Esq., Q.C. London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts. THE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. CCXVII, Is Published THIS DAY. CONTENTS. I. Welsh Literature. 11. Canada. 111. Motley's United Netherlands. IV. Iron. V. Dogs of Romance and History. VI. Italy. VII. Oxford Essays a:ad Reviews. VIII. Finance. John Murray, Albemarla-street. THE PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE fully explained in J. GROSSMITH'S " GOVERNMENT UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES." The cause is there predicated of the monetary difficulties ex perienced in 1860. The Crisis is at hand. Anxiety in busi ness has now become the grim torture. Purity of motive, intelligently exercised, must animate all Governments, or all is lost, All denominations of Constitutions are carefully examined in J. Grossmith's "Government upon First Prin ciples." Kent and Co., late Piper and Co., Paternoster-row. Just published, price 25., free by post, 2s. 4d., ON SPERMATORRHCEA, By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.E., And formerly Surgeon to the Metropolitan_ Infirmary for the Cure of Strictures of the Urethra. " The aim of the author is to present a common-sense view tlf the Causes, Nature, Consequences, and Treatment of this Disease, as also to free these questions from the Professional Fallacies, the Popular Delusions, and the exaggerations of Quackery by which they have hitherto been surrounded, to the destruction of the health and happiness of thousands. These objects are discussed in a common-sense and highly practical manner."—Medical Circular. London : H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street. DISEASES OF THE SKIN. By ROBERT J. JORDAN. 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The object of the work is not to maintain any particular hypothesis, but to enable every one to understand for himself the structure and functions of the organs concerned in the fulfilment of the physical obligations of the married state; to acquaint him with the consequences arising from FYreoees ; to prevent unnecessary misapprehension from unfounded fears, and to indicate, when those fears are well founded, the means of speedy relief. The work is not crowded with the technicalities of ordinary professional books, nor does it pre sent the crudeness which characterises the tip-called "popular works" on the subject. Price One Shilling - , free by post for 13 stamps, or in a sealed envelope 22 stamps, either horn the publisher, J. Alen. 20, Warwick-lane. or from the Author's address, 17, Harley street, Cavendish-square, London. TO THE RIFLE BRIGADE.-A GOOD SIGHT WILL PROVE ADVANTAGEOUS IN SELF-DEFENCE. To render your sight and hearing per fect take GRIMSTONE'S EYE SNUFF, invented by him to give strength and vigour to the vision, /cc. Sold in tinfoil pack ages, 6d. per oz. ; canisters, Bd.. Is. 3d., or in jars 2 oz., 4 oz., 8 oz., lbs. upwards at Bs. per lb. for export, under the authority of the Lords of the Treasury, and Medical authority. Or should you be a smoker, leave it off, it renders your hand un steady. If von must smoke, smoke GRIM STONE'S ARO MATIC HERB TOBACCO. This will strengthen your nerves ; by swallowing your spittle it increases the appetite. The smoke equal- Oriental nastules. Sold in square, green packets with red label, at 3d. per 07., 3s. 6d. per lb. GRIM STONE'S HAIR REGENERATOR is the only article that will produce whiskers, moustaches, eye brows, or cause a new growth of human hair upon those nirs nature intends this ornament of the human fig.ure. It is a ild in triangular bottles, and inclosed in the 77th edition of the pamphlet full of testimon4als from ladies and gentlemen. Real addresses, Is., 75., and lls., this size contains four of the 4s. size, All letters to William Grimstone, herbalist. London Denot, 52, High-street, Bloomsbury and by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Farringdon-street. and all other respectable dealers IPECTACLES.-SIGHT AND HEARING.- DICAPNESS.—A newly-invented instrument for ex t,•eme cases of deafness, called the SOUND MAGNIFIER, Orr;anic Vibrator, and Invisible Voice Conductor. It fits so into the ear as not to be in the ler st perceptible; the unplea sant sensation of ringing - noises in the head is entirely re moved. It affords instant relief' to deaf persons, and enables them to hear distinctly at Church and at public P.ssemblies. Every other kind of hearing instruments. Messrs. SOLO MONS have invented spectacle lenses of the greatest trans parent power. The valuable advantage derived from their invention is, that vision becomes preserved and strengthened ; very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occupation, can see with these lenses of a much less magnifying power, and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assist ance.-39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel TELESCOPES. Opera, Race-course, Field, and general Out-door Day and Night Perspective Glasses, very small, for the waistcoat pocket, each containing 12 and IS lenses, constructed of German class. Will show distinctly a person to know him at two-and-a-half and three miles, and an object from S to 10 miles distant. Her Majesty's Coast Guard are making use of them as day and night glasses in preference to all others ; they are a'so preferred for deer stalking by sportsmei, gentlemen, and gamekeepers. 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"The temporary relief obtained by means of purgative medicines is purchasQd at the high price of the aggravation and the perpetuating the disease.' —HENRY, M.D. NO MORE PILLS OR ANY OTHER PHYSIC FOR CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION (DYSPEPSIA), PALPI TATION, NERVOUS, BILIOUS, AND LIVER COMPLAINTS, DEBILITY, DROPSY, EPILEPSY, PARALYSIS, COUGH, ASTHMA, CONSUMPTION, BRONCHITIS, SORB THROAT, FEVERS, DU BARRY'S delicious HEALTH RESTOR ING REVALENTA ARABICA FOOD, which, at a , eyv pence per day, saves fifty times its cost in Medicine, and -tires without purging or any of the uncertainties, annoy ances, and ruinous expenses incurred by medicine, cod liver oil, or visits to distant climates. Certificate No. 36,418. —We find it the safest remedy, An drew Ure, M.D., F.R.S. ; Dr. Harvey; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Shor land ; Dr. Campbell. We extract a few out of 56,000 cures : Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies of many years' dyspepsia. Cure No. 49,832. Of fifty years' indiaeribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipa tion, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting, Maria Jolt', of Lynn, Norfolk. Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, , 4athering, low spirits, ,wLaxitto_n_,Lseiceste'r, a n nervous fancies. Cure No. 54,816. The Hey. James T. 1-,narbell, Syderstone Rectory, near Fakenhatn, Norfolk of gesti^n and 'lver complaints. Cure No. 56.814. Mr. Samnel ears nese, of two years; diarrhoea. Cure No. 180. Mr. ze n u e r r e a 1 1,. 'tx."nesfip.ll,onE,leeintd-isgterseteitia,Laonnddodne,boilfit2sv. y c e u ar r s e ' N n o ery . 4, 7 2 8 8 . : Eight y spasms, and na tory, Norfolk, of te dYsPelseis, ne rvousness, debility, with cramps, ' , sea, Rev, John W. Elavel, Ridlington Rec ,estion, and Perth. Cure No 5R 3.906. Thirteen years' cough, indi ,, Aebility. James Porter, Athol-street, • 3*4 Mitit4 Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, near Liverpool, :ven'itris' dyepepsia, and all the horrors of of blood nervous irritability,;nf prire No. 4 6,270. Mr. James Roberts, timber merchant, `-' °°°, 1 1b P . lungs, spitting Similar testimonials frovm derangement, partial deafness. , l ' i ul e 7, Surrey, of 30 years' diseased [e red to. a: g i . ea 9d ts ., w 2m h , o 4 e s. an 6d. b , e l2 r l e b - . The Food is sold in canistesr6's 22a., 241 b. 40s. ; auper-refined qualit 101 b., 121 b., and 241 b, canisters Y, Sib. 225„ 101 b. 335. The Post-office order by Barry Du _c:rr age free on receipt of y F or t mini. m aw ," rrY CoanCo., t 'on 6(), Graceehu n • a nd C , 1 5 2, Piccadilly, LondOn : Abbis, reh-street; 4, he •d • and 150, Oxford-street ; 330 and 452 Strap C d ; apsi e , 634 and 60, t • BattFsbu . Bishopsgate-stree , sett', Wood ry-pavement ; Phillips and CO.. tea dealers ; z ~ and 0., Klng Tiruu m . aced, City. au d 117, 1 1 / 8 11 XL °worn , Mid alLgrooers. t iftri , • •_ • • ...• - 4 top . . st, - - .=,,, r % • - = „, o . '• r ca t . „ Aci oc , a, - t.7 v't /: • ~/ k tetkA„. !ton. • • .pB,ICE 4D . STAMPED, SD. one. The aggregate yearly earnings of all the lines in the kingdom are about £25,000,000. Nearly half goes for working expenses, leaving, say £12,000,000 profit. This would provide a good 6 per cent. on the ordinary share capital ; but there are other claims to be satisfied first. The , interest payable on the great railway debt amounts to nearly £3,500,000, and other creditors, under the name of " preferen tial" shareholders, exact almost as much more. In the end a bare £6,000,000, instead of £12,000,000, remains for the regular dividend, which, from a possible 6 per cent., thus dwindles down ton. There is the history of railway property in Eng- Iv nd, and it can be read at a glance. As for the past, that cannot be recalled, nor is there any longer a possibility that railway shares should be made what they might have been. The utmost that can now be done is to eschew the costly follies which have pro duced such mischief, and to strive for moderate im provements by good management and judicious economy. There is no reason why railway property generally should not pay 5 or even 6 per cent., nor why shares should not mount to par. Much pro gress, in fact, has been lately made. The Share List now shows nine considerable lines at a premium, and others at only a trifling discount, but though this is a material advance upon former reports, it is not a state of things in which proprietors can con 0-terrt-edir acquiasee. .The CUSC uthuLt. -- gr<iniati.:i* better still. Accounts might b 3 made more per spicuous and credit placed on a sounder basis. There is nothing which the public desires Vlore than certainty, and even the worst may be faced when it is quite certain that the worst is known. Tnen, again, it may surely be practicable to strike off something from that ugly item of " compensa- tions." Accidents at £20,000 a-piece must needs pull down a dividend, besides the disrepute which they bring upon a line. The sooner this feature of " working expenses" is obliterated the better it will be for all parties. Let us, hope, however, that, whether these reforms are successful or otherwise, we may at least avoid fresh shipwrecks in our new adventures. Let the fresh £50,000,000, if the money is really to be found, pay better interest than the old £300,000,000 already embarked. We know exactly the rocks on which we struck, and it will be hard if we cannot avoid them. It is our belief that railways, fairly and honest'y constructed, form about the safest of all investments for money. We doubt if there are any two towns in the kingdom between which a line might not be made to pay if its cost were strictly limited to necessary works. Strike out of the account law expenses, " preliminary" charges, Parliamentary contests, extravagant designs, and the thousand forms of professional rivalry—confine the proceedings to the actual business of the con tractors, and we believe a certain interest of money would be forthcoming in any imaginable case. Improve upon the s e conditi o ns—that is to say, make the line where it is clearly wanted for the traffic of the district, with a good selection of stations and termini, and remuneration is Ps safe as possible. It has bean now thoroughly esta - blished that railway communication is sure to pay if the capital invested is kept within reasonable %ifs. That is the o - re condition to be satisfied, and. es it is perfectly compatible withfist-rate work and liberal accommodation, we do trust it may be observed in futr-e.— Times. THE RECENT OUTBREAK BY THE CONVICTS AT CHATHAM. The investigation ordered by the Home Secre• tar) , into the recent disturbances and mutinous conduct on the part of the convicts at St. Me.i's convict establishment, Chatham, was commenced on Monday by Captain Gambier, the Dii•ector- General of Convict Prisons, who arrived at Chatham on that day, the investigation being held in the Governor's office at the prison. Since Sun day the utmost tranquillity has prevailed through out the entire establishment, and no return of the outrageous behaviour on the part of the convicts which was witnessed last week has been attempted, order and quietness taking the place of the former turbulence and riot. There is now no doubt that had it not been for the firmness and energy shown by Captain Powell, the Governor, Sunday last would have exhibited another fierce outbreak by the convicts. Captain Powell, however, having learnt that something of the kind was intended, directed the whole of the warders to remain on duty in the establishment on that day, and at the time the men were allowed to exercise themselves on the parade-ground an extra number of warders were stationed among the convicts, the remainder being judiciously kept out of sight, but in readiness to act immediately their services were required. This man oeuvre had the desired effect, and, after the convicts had taken their hour's exercise, they were quietly marched into the chapel, where the service was decorously performed, the Governor adopting the same precaution during the exercise time in the afternoon. From the result of the investiga tion instituted by Captain Gambier it has been ascertained beyond doubt that the recent outbreaks were led by a few most ruffianly characters, an account of the failure of the plot which had been concocted to enable a number of them to effect their escape. The convict Peters, who was at the head of the affair, was intrusted with the skele ton key for releasing the others from their cells. As previously stated, this skeleton key was manu factured by one a the convicts employed in the dockyard, where of course they have access to any tools they may require in the work on which they are engaged. Since the occurrence strict orders have been issued to all the warders to use the ut • most vigilance over the convicts working in the dockyard, in order to:prevent any of the tools being used for an improper purpose. In addition to the four convicts removed to Millbank on Saturday last, Captain Gambier has directed three others of the most notorious character, who took a leading part in the late riotous proceedings, to be removed from Chatham. Their names are Durant, Bayle,and White. Durant has accordingly been removed to Pentonville, and the two others to Millbank, where :hey will be flogged, and be reduced to the lowest c lass; and their period of probation commenced again. It was expected that Captain Gambier would have ordered a severe example to be made of several of the ringleaders, by directing them to be flogged in the presence of the convicts at Chatham, but for certain reasons this course has not been adopted. The leaders, however, will not be allowed to escape condign punishment, 12 more liaving been selected to be sent to Millbank, where, on their arrival they will doubtless be flogged and also reduced to the lowest class. The number ordered to be reduced to this class, and all mitigation of their punishment lbabiLed, 1$ believed to be nearly 30. It should be stated that a great number of the convicts refrained from taking any part in the recent outbreak, and among these is Pulling(); who has not long been an inmate of the prison, where he was sent from London, having completed his probation. A murderous assault was yesterday com mitted by a number of convicts on a convict named Harold, while at work at St. Mary's Island, adjoining Chatham Dockyard. Harold was believed to have given some information respecting the recent disturbances, whereby several of his fellow convicts were implicated. This deeply incensed them, and yesterday a party of convicts, headed by two men named Young and Johnson, seized a heavy stone each, and rushing past the warders and qrd, reached the place where Harold was at work, an d c ,mmenced a murderous attack upon him. t Harold wt.', soon overpowered, and there isno d o b i' s % h in a j s u te re n d e , d if to no h t is kill e d , would have b.:, en serioUs l Y assistance not several of the warder' s and rescued him, seir.i n g „ optthe employed leaders in the oge er A stonecutter named CrOwth 'CUOUI3 in defending island, who made himself c0i;. 4 % con victs that he Harold, was threatened by tL vortunity for his should be murdered on the firs e tot. r ed, be removed x wage ilw assault was made interference. Harold wil l,it 1 :q not safe a t to another establishme nt s_v n Chatham. The same u d v a9 i c a mulatto, on g Warder, in the prison by a_ named Denbow. The convict had just left the bath conducted across room, and was being ent when he dd 'v turned su eni ) , 0 another part of the estabhs on the warder, knocking him down, and de cking and otherwise attacking him in the most say. manner. The cries of Denbow brought some on: to his assistance, when it was found that he was so seriously injured as to necessitate his removal to the prison infirmary. The convict has been placed in the punishment cell, to await an investigation into his conduct. DOCK - ACCOMMODATION AT HULL.--The construc tion is proposed at Hull of an extensive dock and basin for the' accommodation of steamers and shipping on the fore shore ; 0 the westward of the Humber-dock basin. Lines of railway aim" t ',9 be laid down to connect the new dock with the local railwa 's, a nd street and approach improvements ~ are also contem pi ;:kted. Altogether the expenditure will be upwards of £500,000:. THE SUN, LONDON, THUADAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1861. 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Dr. CURTIS may be consulted as usual, either by letber or personally, at his residence, as above. The efficacy and harmless nature of the remedies employed by him having been demonstrated by the most complete success during a practice extending over a period of twenty-five years, nervous snfrerers can rely that the utmost skill and experience will be made available in the treatment of their cases. London : Published by Allen 20 Warwick Lane MUM, 19 : GOVERNMENT TlZOop STEAMER FOR 173 E Yesterday a satiffactory trial trip took place on the Thames of e very peculiarly constructed steamer, intended for the conveyance of troops upon the Lower Indus. A numerous company of persons interested in marine engineering were pre sent on board, among whom may be mentioned Mr. Dinner), the Admiralty Inspector of Machinery ; Mr. Luke, Admirahy Surveyor of Shipping ; Capt. Robertson, of the Board of Trade; Mr. Blake, of the firm of Messrs. James Watts and Co. ; Mr. Henry S. Pitcher, of Northfleet Dockyard, and many others. Thh vessel is one of a series of various dimensions, recommended by a commission appointed by Goverment in 1857 to investigate the subject of river navigation, and to report on the best class of vessels for service on the rivers of India. The commission coneistcd of the late Colonel C:a w ford. of the Indian Engineers; Captain Balfour, of the Indian Navy; and Mr. T. B. Winter, Consult ing Marine Ergireer. The rivers of India are usually broad, although their best channels are at various places comparatively narrow. In general these rivers are tortuous, shallow, very rapid in flood seasons, and abound in shifting sandbanks. Tile form of boat recommee2ed by the above eons mission as best adapted to meet these circumstances is popularly known as the "spoon ended" form, and resembles in principle many of the native craft. Several steam vessels have been sent out during the last few years more or less approximating to this model, and have been found the most useful on the Indian rivers. The commission recommended the still further carrying out of the "spoon-ended" principle by dispensing entirely with any approach to an angular form at either end of the vessel, in order to counteract, as far as possible, the difficultiss to steering caused by the cross currents of the rivers, and also to reduce the labour of hauling the vessel off a sand bank, should she at any time run aground. For ordinary purposes tug-vessels, with barges attached thereto, were recommended, but for the all-important service of the speedy conveyance of troops, the necessity for which was so apparent during the late Indian rebellion, vessels of the class about to be described were advised. Mr. T, B. Winter, the engineer member of the commission, was subse quently instructed by Government to prepare the plans and specifications of the various vessels above referred to, and was then intrusted with the charge of superintending their construction in this country. The vessels are sent out to India in pieces and com pleted there ; but one tug, and now this larger steamer, have been finished for previous trial in this coantry. Afterwards these vessels will have to be taken to pieces and packed for shipment. The con tract for the present troop steamer was given to Messrs. J. Watt and Co., of London and Birming ham, who have built her ergines and sublet the building of the hull to Messrs. M. Pearse and Co., of Stockton-on-Tees, where the vessel was "ca tered" together, and afterwards was brought up in pieces to the Victoria Docks, and there rivetted and finished. The dimensions of the steamer are : Length over all, 377 feet ; beam, 46 feet; breadth over paddle-boxes, 74 feet; depth, 5 feet; ditto, at paddle shafts, 12 feet ; ditto, to top of arched girders, 18 feet ; working draught of water, 2 feet ; displace ment at 2 feet draught, 739 tons; tonnage (old measurement), 3,911 tons. Accommodation is pro vided on board for about 800 troops and their officers. The engines are 220 nominal horse power, having horizontal cylinders of 55 inches diameter and 6 feet stroke. The diameter of the paddle-wheels is 26 feet and the breadth of the floats, or paddle-boards, 12 feet. There is a separate pair of small oscillating engines, intended to assist in maintaining a vacuum for the main engines when the navigation becomes intricate. These engines are likewise to work crabs for hauling the vessel off sand-banks. The hull of the troop steamer is constructed entirely of puddled steel made by the Weardale Company, near Dur ham, and the average tensile strength of which is 42 tons per sectional square inch, or double that of boat-plate iron. The vessel is strengthened longi tudinally by four arched girders ; two at the sides, rising to a height of 12 feet, to carry the paddle wheels, &c., and extending 130 feet in length on deck. The other two, or main girders, run fore and aft, about 10 feet from the sides of the vessel these are 18 feet high in the centre and extend nearly the whole length of the ship. In walking fore and aft on the maindeck you pass underneath the paddleshafts. Ath wa:tships, the vessel is strengthened through the engine and boiler space by 12 overhead beams or girders, extending the whole breadth of' the vessel and cal, y ing the stays by which the sponsons are suspended. Beyond the space occupied by the engines and boilers she is framed again athwartships by trusses under the maindeck, repeated every three feet, and which resemble in principle the framework of an iron roof. Although the vessel is bui't throughout of exces sively light scantling, she is rendered strong by means of the class of framework adopted. She is steered at each end by means of "blades," which, instead of being worked 'rem side to side in the ordinary manner of rudders, are caused to rise or lower into the water at the proper angle. When oat of action these blades are completely within boxes or wells, formed for their reception. Both sets are actuated simultaneously by steering wheels, placed towards tie head of the vessel, and provision is made to 'Nark one set only should an accident occur to the ether. The principle of this ingenious arrangemere, is patented by the in ventor, Mr. A. Chaplin, 6f Glasgow. There are two tiers of cabins placed oie above the other; and these, as on board Amerhan river steamers, are houses rising above the yeses maindeck. They are entirely ourroundcd with Venetian panels for the ad mission or exclusion of air. ?he tops of the upper tier of cabins form the chief pronenade deck. The saloon and state rooms for the offiters are at the fore end of the vessel. No attempt at ornamental work has been made ; everything beieg plain but substan tial. The berths for the troops are composed of frames of galvanised iron covered with perforated sheet zinc, for the free eisculatior of air. The lower tier of berths is constructed at a convenient height to form seats, and tie upper tier is placed sufficiently above the lower to allow the occupants to sit comfortably upright. In each main troop room there is an officer's main partitioned off; and the accommodation for the troops is divided in five compartments, so as to permit of separation in case of sickness. Fresh air, drawn fron the paddle boxes, in order that it may absorb moisture, is sup plied to the cabins (by fans worked with the steam power) in sufficient quantity to chenge the whole amount in each troop r oom every half-hour. These fans are Schel e 's p a t en t, and being independent of the engines, can be worked while the ship is lying to for the Light, as all navigation on the Indus ceases at dark. The engineers ca bi ns are p l ace d on theeestensive sponsons, where are also bath rooms and other accommodations, poultry houses, sheep pens, &c. As a precaut i on against shoaling, the draught of wa t er i s ta k en b y water gauges, placed inside the ship, an d ana l ogous i n principle to the water gauges of ordin ar y s t e am b o il ers. Th e w h o l e vessel is covered with an awning of the strongest sailcloth, the area of which may be estimated by the fact of its weighing three tons. The extensive framework for supporting this awning has received especial attention, and while every care has been taken to reduce weight by making all the stanchions and stays tubular, they are, nevertheless, very sub stantial. The handrails all round the main and promenade decks are also tubular, and advan tage has bean taken of this form to make it serve as a speaking tubs from the pilot to the engine room. The engineering metal suchu e l t t a y l a i u n cs e t a n ds e s n c o o fb i us frameworkit l r d u c n t g io h n er of that,s t h his , vc e t tb s s iel e e l s ow stills small m diffi tapololasdasetiosptsot. ing great s t rengt h, t h e quantity or of ensure the excessively limited draught of two feet. In principl e , " see gene ra l arrange men t, an d a l so many of the plans fo r s tiff en ing and strengt h en i ng, thi vessel, resemble th e American r i ver steamers, very many of which nearly approach it in the dimensions of length and beam, and one of which is believed to be a eou t 30 feet longer and 4 feet wider. .5`. - Jme vessels on the Rhone are 100 feet lonaer than this troop steamer, but not so wide. The draught of water, however, both of the larger American and Rhone boats is seldom so little as four feet, or double that of Mr. Winter's design. The cabins of the American boats frequently rise from 40 t o 50 f ee t a b ove t h e ma i ndeck, those of the Indus troop-steamer do solelsosngthan that of the feet ; so that, although the hold on a t n d h o e t Americantothe two boatsfeet whichdrtsug h h a t v e i s navigated the Hudson and the Mississippi, the troop steamer has proportionately less top hamper. The vessel was tried up and down the on measured mile in Long-reach, the average speed attained being 12 statute miles per hour ; the prevalent opinion of the many competent authorities acquainted with the requirementsof h I • t e Indian service being, that. this first Government troop steamer for the navigation of the Indus would effectively fulfil her intended object. successfully w exceedtwt e h r whereas e a ses PRUtiSIA AND THE GERMANIC' CONFEDERATION. The Prussian journals publish :a letter, addressed on March 3d, 1849, by Ernest ,Maurice Arndt to th e late King Frederic WillianY rv., to induce him to accept the crown of the empire . of Germany, and the King's answer, dated the of the same month. The following is the part of this answer in which the reasons for refusing are given You beg nee to accept a crown whick is offered me. Let us first consider who it is thit offers, next what is offered. The great assemb'y which is called the German National Assembly, 13 ad of which a great part is composed of the bcsl moo of Germany, has no crown either to give or tooffer. It has a constitution to elaborate in concert with all the states of Germany recognised by Europe. Where is these men's warrant for placing a king or an emperor above the lawful authorities t 3 which they have taken oath ? Where is the council of princes which, according to a custom which dat's from a thousand years ago, elects its king and pro pews him for the confirmation of the people ? Your assembly has been aNttys opposed to this council, to the representation of the German sove reigns at the new centre of the nation. It is an. OnOrtnOU, fault, and its consequences vre now per ceived; everyone at Frankfort feels that in spite of such labours, merits, and pure intentions, people are labouring at a sort of impossibility. Do you think that violent scenes, speeches, and parliamen tary resolutions will render possible what is impos sible ? Bat supposing, my dear Arndt, that the fault had not been committed or could be repaired, that the council of Princes and the people could proceed to an election, and then offer me the ancient, veritable, legitimate German crown, a thousand years old, it would then be necessary to act, to accept or refuse; but I should answer as a man should answer to whom has been offered the highest honour in this world. But, alas ! it is not so. Silence alone becomes me in presence of the message with which I am threatened from Frankfort. I cannot answer, and I shall not answer, in order not to offend menwith p whomnde and gratitude.lregar e as I do you, what myat willoldthey friend, offer me? Tbis birth of the revolution of 1818, is it a crown ? It bears no sign of the Holy Cross ; there is not stamped upon its front the seal of "the grace of God ; " it is not a crcrwn. It is the iron collar which would reduce to the rank of a slave of the revolution the son of 24 princes, electors, and kings, the chief of 16 millions of men, and the bravest and most devoted army in the world. As the price of this toy I should have to break my word, given on Feb. 26, to the Prussian Diet, to attempt in concert with all the other German princes an understanding with the German National Assembly respecting the constitution of Germany. But I will not violate that promise or any other. It seems to me, my dear Arndt, that you share with many others a grave error, viz., that the re volution to be combated is only demagogy and communism. The revolution is the abolition of the divine order, the contempt and overthrow of right and justice; it wiil live and breathe its deadly breath as long as the order of things is overthrown. As long, then, as the Ger man authorities have no place in the centre of Frankfort, and do not sit at the head of the council summoned to decide on the future of Germany ; as long es that centre remains below the surface of the revolutionary torrent, and lets itself be carried away by it, so long it wiil have nothing to offer that pure hands can touch. As a German and a prince, whose "yes" is valid, and whose " no" is worthy of consideration, I consent to nothing that can humble my beautiful country and give it up to the derision of its neighbours, and to the condem nation of history; I accept nothing which is below my natural duties, or which places fetters on their accomplishment. Dixi et lzberavi anhinam meam. This letter, my old friend, is for you alone. You will understand the necessity of the secrecy which I urgently enjoin on you. But let my words sink deeply into both your mind and your heart ; be convinced that I cannot act otherwise without for swearing myself; and then reflect, talk with your friends, with sensible and worthy persons, rare your voice in Parliament, and demand what is wanting at present and what is absolutely necessary —legitimate and reasonable order. RAILWAY CAPITAL. Fifty millions . of money or so are bespoken this year for new railway lines, branches, extensions, and other supplements to the existing system; so that the aggregate of rain 'ay capital, already about as large as that of Consols, will be increased by an addition nearly twice as great as was made to the National Debt in the last WV- To be sure, the cases are not exactly parallel. ~~ ' e may hope at any rate, that the forthcoming investments will,. be more productive than war loans a ekt2 military estimates ; but if the new shareholders eve ever to get their due, there must be a radical reform the conduct of railway enterprises from first to -last. We have thrown away,—as far, that is, a s pecunbt,,v profits are concerned,—one of the finest opportuni ties ever placed within a people's reach. Now that railways have been 20 years in operation, and we can take a survey of their returns, we discover that the most sanguine visions of the original projectors have been exceeded by the realities of the experi ment. Nobody ever ventured to predict or antici pate such an incredible growth of traffic as has actually occurred. No prospectus ever made au approximation to the revenues actually realized. Unhappily, the other side of the account proved equally expansive. The traffic surpassed all cal culation, but so did the charges, and the end has been that the income derived by the shareholders is deplorably small. It was reckoned that railways, with a given amount of traffic, would pay 10 per cent. The assumed traffic has been quadrupled, and the interest paid on capital is about 3‘,. 1 • They certainly manage these things baler in France—better everywhere, in fact, than in practi cal, business-like England. We publshed the (OW day a few statistics of the leading French lines, showing that three of them actually paid between 10 and 20 per cent. each; two others 74-; and one, the lowest on the list. between 5 and 6. As a natural consequence, the shares were at a high premium, some having doubled in value, and the lowest quotation being at par. If we compare these figures with those of our best English lines, the contrast will be startling. Five per cent. with us is a high dividend; 4 quite a respectable re turn, while the average percentage is about 31, or as nearly as possible that of Consols for the last eight years. Every country is ahead of us in these statistics. The average receipts of original shareholders in Franca, not merely on th lifC4 we have quoted, but throughout the empire, were by the last returns over 61. In Belgium they were nearly 52 ; in the States of the Germanic Confe deration much about the same. Austria and Prussia showed still better management, for the former country produced 64 and the latter almost 74. A good deal of this difference is attributable, of course, to the different habits of the several coun tries. We quite understand that Englishmen would not be content either with the speed or the accommodation provided by Continental managers, and when we read that the working c . xpenses on a German line average about £B9B a miles: while those of an English:line with coke 40 per c... 7", cheaper exceed £1,500, we know to some extent how the contrast has arisen. The real truth of the case, however, lies deeper still. What renders English lines comparatively nnee munerative is the unnatural magnitude of their canital accounts. The receipts would suffice to pro vide i a magnificent rate of interest on all the capital legitimately expended ; that is to say, on all the money fairly consumed in the construction and establishment of the line. Unhappily, this is little more than half the total. Interest has to be found out of the traffic returns on a sum of about £300,000,000, whereas less than £160,000,000 of that amount represents original capital, or money originally raised upon ordinary shares for the accomplishment of the undertaking. In point of fact, that £160,000,000 expresses the amount of money which railways were expected to cost when nothing beyond the natural charges were taken into the account. That is the extent of capital f or I : s l , :ich interest would be demanded if nothing had been sqi: andered in litiga.thionth , c om- de. petition. and strife. It is eSsy to e films inanage eu , ductiou. If things had W , l l B - . yanies would the capital accounts of railway el - -e, an d the p have been about half what they a- F. of the dividends just about double. Fifty pert cene'un. ive the aggregate investment is unproductive, remainder has to yield int erest ' I Railway finance very touch resembles Imperial for the whom Just like that finance, and Mr. Gladstone's work is of a railway manager. He wants tn economise, and sets to work with his budget, bin' the old scores created by old extravagatce are so heavy, the dead weight so enormous, and the margin for parings comparatively so narrow that the task is a desperate c -- C i~~ z ~ _ `,-`" ~~~ =-.__.. ~~ w THE NA Vl' lOfficial instructi ons wer e yesterday received at Woolwich from the Lords of the Admiralty by Com. , modore Superintendent the Hon. J. I.t. Drummond, stating that the Board has been pleased to adopt aS the authenticated night signals of het Majesty's ships of war for future use Ward's patent sigma talegraph lanterns, and that an order had been. issaed for a full supply, in sets, for the newly ap-. pointed Rear-Admiral Smart's division of the Chan nel flea, to be executed forthwith. Considerable pains have been taken by various members of the/ Board, and also by Commodore Drummond, during last year in investigating and improving the new signals and briDging them to their present state of perfection; and a.ll who have witnessed the series of experiments which has been carried out and the progressive alteratiorm introduced from time to time are unanimous in their decision that no other change can add to their utility ao.d value. s One hundred first and seet.'nd class lads were yes terday despatched from the Fi. gard, at 'W oo l w i c h, to Portsmouth, to be distributed in the fleet, a ri d an equal number were transferred to the same plac e on Monday. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. A. a• Gilmore, to the Cossack ; Lieut. I. D. Barker, to die Princess Royal; Lieut. J. V. D. Butler, to the Flying Fish; and Lieut. C. N. Hoare, to the Seylla. T.11,a 27. - - The badges for the best shots in the musketry practice during the past season, in connexion.. with the camp at Colchester, have just been. received by the commandants of the six depots ,constituting the 9th battalion. The returns for the 10th battalion have not yet been received. The badges, which will not be worn until the issue of new clothing in April, are of two kinds —fi r st class, cross muskets worked in gold - second class, cross muskets worked in worsted: The first class carries 2d., and the second Id. per day extra pay. The 66th depot furnished the greater number• of marksmen, and the 11th com pany, 56th Regiment, proved the best shooting company of the 9th battalion. Her Majesty's iron screw steam troopship Megmra, Commander Samuel H. Henderson, sailed: yesterday morning at 8 o'clock from the Arsenal pier, Woolwich, according to previous arrange ments already detailed in The ,Sun, having embarked on the preceding day Nos. 1 and 2 battery of the Ist Brigade of Royal Artillery, under orders to relieve the sth Brigade at Gibraltar. The battery consists of Captain and Brevet-Major Walcott; Second Capts. Nisbett and Schreiber—the latter from the depot; Lieuts. Clarke, Gyll, Bramly, Gatty, P. Smith, and French ; Surgeon Coombe,. Quartermaster Cass, and 240 non-commissioned. officers and men, with a proportion of women and children according to War-office regulations. They were accompanied to the pier by tie regimental band, the mu►'ic continuing to play un6l the last man had embarked. It was noticed by those who were present to witness the embarkation that the general appearance of the men betokened es„cellent health and spirits, and that seldom has a better and more equably assorted body of troops assembled, the average height being 5 feet 9 inches. Yesterday the chartered East India troopship Accrington, 1,932 tons, Captain Christie, which arrived in the Thames the previous day with troops on board from Calcutta, disembarked her military invalids at Custom-house-quay, Gravesend, under the direction of the staff officers from Chatham garrison. The Accrington sailed from Calcutta on. the 10th of October last, and dropped anchor at Gravesend after a passage of 104 days, without calling at any port. The wounded and disabled troops brought home belong to the Royal Artillery, Ist battalion sth Fusiliers, Ist battalion 6th, Ist battalion 19th, 37th, 38th, 54th, 87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers), and 88th (Connaught Rangers) Regi ments ; together with a number of men of the Indian. army belonging to the sth and 6th Bengal European Regiments, who have been sent home to be dis charged, the whole under the command of Lieut. E. Deshon, 68th Light Infantry, and in medical charge of Dr. Alexander Solomon, a coloured native surgeon. Three deaths occurred on board during the passage. On the disembarcation of the invalids at Gravesend the Royal Artillery were forwarded to Woolwich, and the remainder conveyed to the general hospital, Fort Pitt, Chatham, where on. their arrival they were inspected by the medical staff of that establishment. Fourteen non-com missioned officers and men, who have become insane from exposure and other causes while serving in India, were admitted into the lunatic portion of the hospital, and five men into the medical wards. The remainder were removed to the invalid establish ment, St. Mary's Barracks, to await an inspection by the Chelsea Board prior to their discharge from the service. Captain J. Sprot, 83d Regiment, has joined at Chatham, and taken the command of the depot of that corps. A gunner named Clare, belonging to the 4th Bri gade of Royal Artillery, on duty at the principal entrance of the barrack-field, Woo lw ich, as sentry, was yesterday morning arrested by the police, having been recognised by a pensioner of the navy as the man who robbed him on the previous night at 11 o'clock of 31b of cigars, with which he made his escape to barracks, scattering the plunder along the pathway in his hurried escape from pursuit. He was given over to the civil authorities for trial. BT2IT.E OF TRADE. LEICESTER, Jan. 23.—There is not so much doing in the hosiery trade as is usual at this time of the year, but more is expected to be done shortly. the adjacent country districts business is also very flat, and many of the town and country operatives are in distress. The woolmarket is hardly so firm, but previous prices are maintained. Thule is very little change in the price of yarn. NOTTINGHAM, Jan. 23.—1 f anything, there hag been a shade more doing in the lace trade thief week; business, however, generally speaking, re.. mains in a very inanimate state. There are a foot buyers in the town, but their operations are of & very limited character. This is the time of the y_e i f when business has a decidedly improved ton/fobs u; at present very little improvement is ra little he oregio Plain nets are still heavy on hand. T a f oods the doing in fancies, but in this deseriPti: e. The de- , demand is by no means an aver s o c ex tr e mely dull. mand for silk goods remains e' and the opera.. Employment is exceedinglY va a ss is a trifle better. t i onE r, In hosiery fives are undergoing greste r ! there is not much change ;. NEW BAzir, ai r BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. —• yesterday the examiners declared the standing ordeal of batiolouses of Parliament complied with in the following cases :-- metrop o litan Railway—For improvements in what iQ called the Great Underground Railway, in their cornrauni. cation with the Great Northern and Metropolitan Meat Market at Smithfield ; to authorise the purchese of addi tional lands and arrangements with the Corporation of London and certain railways ; extending time for comple tion of line by one year, and for power to raise a further capital of -C3oo,ooo,jand to borrow £lOO,OOO. Cockermouth, Keswick, and Penrith Railway—For $ railway between these points, at a cost of £200,00e, and power to borrow £66,000. Osweatry and Newtown Railway—For divers branch railways at a cost of £140,000. Downpatrick and Newry Railway—For a railway between these points, at a cost of £200,000, and power to borrow £lOO,OOO, with power to other railways to subscribe. Mid-Devon and Cornwall Railway—For lines from the North Devon at Coleford to Launceston and Tavistoek, at a cost of £420,000, power to borrow £120,000, and for other ra ii,:ays to subscribe. Ki ng ,:ton-on-Hull Railway Docks—For new docks in connection ,:vith the railways a t ;Tull. Kilrush and. x .. ( Act. ilkee Railway and Poulnasherry tion Reclama• Ross and Monmouth Railway—Foe ,a line between these points. The standing orders were declared not aomplied with IS the case of the Cowes and Ne w p ort Railway E xtens ions (in res pect of errors in levels), and in the case of the cane Valley and Halstead Railway , for exteUl° to Cambridge, Clare, and Colchester, at an estimated cost of £220,000, ill some technical particulars. ~~~ ~ -~ . 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