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The Directors of the Bank of British North America do hereby give notice that the YEARLY GENERAL MEET TING of PROPRIETORS will be held, pursuant to the Deed of Settlement, on TUESDAY, the 4th June next, at the Office of the Corporation, 7, St. Helen's-place, Bishopsgate street, at One o'clock precisely, when the ELECTION of THREE DIRECTORS, in the room of those going out by the provisions of the Deed, will take place. By order of the Court. London, May 9,1861. C. MWAB, secretary. CONTRACT FOR MARKS OF DISTINCTION. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling, Somerset-place, 3d May, 1861. THE COMMISSIONER S for EXECUTING the -A- OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO 'HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That on THURSDAY, the 23d inst., at half-past One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to CONTRACT for sup plying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, Gosport, and Plymouth, all such MARKS OF DISTINCTION fo Petty Officers and Leadin g S emen of her Majesty's Na r vy, as shall from time t) time be demanded, under a con tract for twelve months certain, and further until the expira tion of three months' warning. Patterns of the Articles may be seen at the said office, and also at the Victualling Yards at Gosport and Plymouth. Particular attention is called to the recent modification of the conditions of the contract, which may be seen at the said office, and also at the Victualling Yards at Gosport and Ply- Mouth. No Tender will be rec e i ve d u nl ess made on the printed form provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at the said office, and at the Victualling, Yards at Gosport and Plymouth. • No tender will be received after half-past One o'clock on the day of treaty ; and it will not be required that the party tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should attend at the office on the day of contract, as the result of the offer received from each person win be communicated to him and his pro posed sureties in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in th e l e ft-h and corner the words " Tender for Marks of Distinction," and must also be delivered at Somerset-place. HGIVEN AWAY TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS. ENRY SMITH, M.D., of the University of Jena, has j us t published, for the benefit of Nervous Sufferers, a FREE EDITION of his valuable work, THE WARNING VOICE TO YOUNG MEN (120 pages). A Mmedical work on the cure of Nervous Debility, Loss of emory, Dimn ess o f S i ght, Lassitude, Indigestion, Dislike Society, Sperm a t orr h cea, Local Weakness, Muscular Re laxation, Languor, Listlessness, Depression, &c., which, if neglected, result in consumption, insanity, and premature d eath ; With pl a i n directions for perfect restoration to health and vigour. The book will be sent, post free, secure from ob aervation, to any address, on receipt of a directed enve l o p e and two stamps. Address, HENRY &win!, M.D., 8, Burton crescent, Tavistock-square, London, W.C. TRULY EFFICACIOUS AND MILD.- Dr. TS and LIVER PILLS pre pared without any T' mercurial ßlLlOUS ingredient, from the recipe , of Dr. Scott, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and ;fiver complaints, indigestion, wind, spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, dm For habitual costiveness, as a fa mily aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their operation and grateful to the stomach, they create appe Ite, promote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, and by most druggists, in boxes, le. 14d. and 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square gre en pac k age, with " William Lambert, 20, Jermyn-street," engraved on the stamp. SJust published, price 2s. 6d., by post 2s. 1 0 d., KIN DISEASES and their REMEDIES By ROBERT J. JORDAN, M.D. Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, ' Edinburgh, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, England, &c., , Sce. Author of " Diseases of the Skin," price Is., by post 14 stamps, with Photographic Illustrations. By the same Author, with numerous illustrations, price is. 6d ; by post 4s. ; abridged edition, Is.: by post, 14 stamps, sealed, 24, a new Medical Work, entitled .IFE WORTH LIVING FOR ; treating on -a-.4 Man, Mind, and Matter, showing how nervous debility and premature decline is produced by disregard of nature's laws. Contents :—General and acquired debility, from early I nexperience, productive of diseases and disarrangement of the muscular system, resulting in nervous and physical irritability, the cause of total or partial prostration. Hours of Consultation from 11 to 2, and 5 to 8; or by ap pointment. The above works to +5,, , Author 29, George street, Hanover-square, London, W. For qualificaticns, see Medical Register. THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MANHOOD. Just published, the Twenty-fifth Thousand, SELF-TREATMENT SIMPLIFIED. Spermatorrhcea, or local weakness, nocturnal emissions, general and nervous debility, premature decay of the system, inapotency, and impediment s t o marriage, &c., cured by LOCAL 3IEANS, without poi sonous drugs or other ques tionable so-called remedies, which have hitherto proved abortive, although generally used by th e E nglish facu l ty. The important fact that the many alarming complaints, originating in imprudence and excess, may be easily removed without medicine is clearly demonstrated, and the entirely new and highly successful treatment, as adopted, fully given, by means of which every one is enabled to cure himself pri vately and at the least possible cost. St nt to any address post free on receipt of six stamps by Rouen Dr. Watson, U.S., F . R . A . 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Tele scopes, 34 inches long, by which a person may be clearly seen to !tad known at 34 miles, and an o b ject at 12 to 14 miles ' die nce ; and wit an extra astronomical eye-piece Ju Ater's moons, Saturn's rings, and the double stars are distinctly inn ; they are i n en d less variety, of larger and all sizes, with "'easing powers, and are secured by her Majesty's Royal letters patent. —Messrs. S. and B. SOLOMONS, Opticians, 39, Albemarle -street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel, W. MAGIC LANTERNS and DISSOLVING I.' VIEWS lent out, and sent Into the country, with the option to purchase. Messrs. S. &B. SOLOMONf' Improved Phantasmagoria Lanterns having lenses of pure German Glass, and being arranged with Solomons• beautiful light, Which surpasses any other for its simplicity and brilliancy, a clear disc is obtained 20 feet diameter, hitherto unattained. Slides in great variety. They also beg to introduce their new Instrument, which is one of the most amusing an d in structive ever brought out. It illustrates the motion of the Planets, Armstrong's shot, and many wonderful effects, price 255, Also, the improved Life-boat Barometer, by Admiral Fitzroy; it needs no comment upon its superiority, and is now arranged by them for the use of the public. Price £4 4s. Scientific Instrument Makers, 39, Albemarle-street, Picca dilly, W. "The temporary relief obtained by means of purgative f redicines is purchased at the high price of the aggravation ad A the perpetuating the disease."—HENßY, 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, SORE THROAT, FEVERS. 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ARTIFICIAL TEETH on a NEW and DI PROVED PI/INCIPLE.—Mr. ESKELL'S PATENTED INVENTION (protected by her Majesty's Royal Seal, July, 1860), for adapting Artificial Teeth on Moveable Bases by Self-adhesion, are fixed without springs or any fastenings, without pain'or extraction, restore perfect articulation and mastication, rendering detection impossible, and last a lif - time. "An admirable contrivance for remedying the defects of nature, without requiring new sets of teeth." —Sun, July 20. "Will doubtless be extensively patronised."—Court Cir cular, July 21. "Unrivalled for its utility and economy."— Morning Post, July 20. Consultations free.—Terms strictly moderate. 8, Grosvenor-street, Bond-street; Old Steyne, Brighton; Bennett's-hill, Birmingham. DR. BRIGHT'S APHRODISION, The Phosphori , ed Nervine lonic. The Newly-Discovered and approved of CHEMICAL COMBINATION of PHOSPHATIC SA LTS, Quinine, Iron, &c., innocent in its action a, d agreeable to the palate, for the immediate and permanent cure of Spermatorrhcea, Gleet, Stricture, and Renal Pains, Disea•es of the Kidneys and Bladder, Retention and Non-retention, and consequent deposits, Generative Incapacity for Wedlock, Partial and Total Prostration, Premature uecline of Manly Power, with many other distressing symptoms, caused in early life and maturity by incontinence, and youthful disregard to future happiness. LONDON AGENTS :—Newbery, 45, St. Paul's Church-yard ; J. Sanger, 150, Oxford-street; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Hooper, 43, King- William-street Lon don-bridge; II owden, - 7 5 , Gracechurch-street; Prout, 229, Strand, and of all chemists throughout the world. Prices : 10s. 6d. per bottle, or five lOs 6d. bottles in one, £2 2s. ; and in cases containing three £2 2s. bottles, £5. DR. 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CULVERNVELL, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Licentiate of Midwifery, and Apo hecarios' Hall, London, can be consulted daily (only) as hove, on all oases of Nervous Debility, Languor, Incapacity, oss of Memory, Sterility, and all Functional Derangements botb Sexes, emanating from early and excessive noes Has Just published, prioe le. ; by post, 13 stamp'# 18 sealed, No. 4, An entire new and original Work, entitled OURSELVES. - inopsis : The rhysiology and Anatomy of our G eneratiop - rhe Origin of Disease—Symptoras, Treatment, and Cure. an Exposition of. and Remedy for. all Urinary Derange oats and Marital Disqualifications, MALE. The modern treatment of Syphilis, Stricture, Blennorrhagla • onorrhcea), Spermatorrhcea, Impotency, and all Diseases of he Urinary Organs, with Prescriptions, &c.l FEMALE. 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CURTIS' MEDICAL WORK, MANHOOD : MEDICAL FqSAV ON SPERMATORRWE NERVOUS AND GENERATIVE DEBILITY, &c. lust Published, the 150th thousand, with numerous plates, in a sealed envelope, price is., Sold by all Boeksellers, and sent post paid, by the Author, for 12 stamps, ANHOOD: the CAUSE and CURE of PRE MATURE DECLINE IN MAN, with Plain Directions for Perfect Restoration to Health and Vigour. By Dr. J. L. CURTIS, 15, Albern.tarle-street, Piccadilly, London. CONTENTS: INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological structure and Functions of the Reproductive Organs. CHAPTER ll.—Causes of Spersnatorrhoea and Impotence; Early Vicious Indulgences Dangers of Neglect. CHAPTER 111. —A Review of the various Disqualifications Marriage ; whether resulting from Youthful Abuse, the Follies of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection. CHAPTERS IV. and V. on the modern Treatment of Gonorrhoea and Syphilis. The Book concludes with numerous varied and interesting ases, to which is added the Author's recipe of a preventive Lotion. REVIEWS OF THE WORK. "Curtis on Manhood.—This is a truly valuable work, and should be in the hands of young and old."—" Sunday Times, ..3d March, 1856. "The author has conferred a great boon by publishing this little work, in which is described the source of those diseases which produce decline in youth or more frequently premature old age."—" Daily Telegraph," March 27, 1856. " This work, which for twenty years has stood the test of professional criticism and empirical hostility, treats in aplain and sympathising* manner on the various disqualifications and Impediments arising - from nervous excitement and de ; and to invalids suffering from youthful errors and xcesses it wil be found valuable and useful."—Record. London Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Pater noster-row; Mann. 89, Cornhill. 11414 " C't Cculaultatics - 10 to 3 and 6 tV $ ;fil l ildaYst l 0 till 2. THE LAST OF If ESSAYS AND REVIEWS." The following correspondence between the Bishop of Worcester and the clergy of Birmingham has just taken place:— " To THE RIGHT REV. FATHER IN GOD, HENRY BY DIVINE PERMISSION, LORD BISHOP OF WORCESTER. " We trust it will be satisfactory to your lordship to be told that on the questions of theological importance which now agitate the Church, we are happily of one mind, and unite in most earnestly deploring and strongly condemning the attempts recently made by individuals holding distin guished positions in the Church (some of whom aro engaged especially as teachers of youth), to introduce as the permis sible teaching of ministers of the Church of England the doctrines called ' Neologian,' which, we have reason to believe, are all but excloded in the very country where they had their origin, and which are now revived in a volume entitled 'Essays and Reviews.' " We believe that this mode of teaching, although it may skilfully avoid the impugning of any express article or creed, does strike at the root of revealed religion, and is even more dangerous than more direct and flagrant contradiction. That your lordship will be found to agree with the opinion on this subject already expressed, prior to your lordship's consecration, by your lordship's right reverend brethren, we cannot doubt; and with this conviction we anxiously look to your lordship's powerful aid to drive away this and all other such heresies from amongst us." The following is the reply of his lordship : " Cambridge April 26. _ _ "My Reverend and dear Brethren,— . l have received with great gratification the address which you have done me the favour to present. "The kind thought which prompted such an address, and the kind words with which you welcome me, give me great support and encouragement in entering upon the duties of what you truly call an arduous and most important office. No one could teel more than I do the need of such support and encouragement ; and I beg you to accept my warm and heart felt thanks. " It will be my earnest endeavour to deserve the conL. dence which you are prepared to place in me, by giving myself wholly to the work whereunto it bath pleased God to call me; and I pray that He will give me grace and strength to serve Him in it faithfully. " My best attention shall be given at all times to the questions affecting the large and important district in which you have been called to minister. " I learn with great satisfaction that you ate all of one mind in deploring and condemning the recent expression by ministers of the Church of England of opinions which appear not only to be opposed to the teaching of that Church, but to strike at the root of revealed religion. " If the opportunity could have been given me, I should readily have joined the Archbishops and Bishops of Eng land in their recent statement that some of the opinions expressed in the volume entitled Essays and Reviews,' i appeared to be essentially at variance with many of the fun damental doctrines of our Church, and that they cannot understand how such opinions can be held consistently with an honest subseriptioh to its formularies. " I thank you heartily for the assurance of your prayers on my behalf; and I join earnestly with you in the supplica tion that the Holy Spirit of God, dwelling in our hearts, may unite us all in one holy band of brotherhood, striving together for the faith of the Gospel, loving our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity, and working to make ready his way by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the last. " I am, my reverend and dear brethren, your faithful and affectionate brother, " H. WORCESTER." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER RACES.-WEDNESDAY. THE CUP DAY. The Members' Plate of 60 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, the latter to go to the second horse ; weight for age ; certain penalties and allowances. Seven fur- longs. 3 subs. Mr. Copperthwaite's Twilight, 5 yrs, 9st llb (inc.4lb ex.) (Withington) Mr. Frank's Zulieka, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Asborne's Lopeaeher,3 yrs, 7st 71b....(Challoner) 3 Betting-6 to 4on Twilight. The favourite jumped off in front, but they had scarcely gone a hundred yards when Zulieka was indulged with the lead, which she held to the distance, when . Twilight went a-head and won in a canter by two lengths; three lengths dividing the second from the third. Helter Skelter Handicap of 5 soya each, with 30 added; second to save his stake; winners extra. Half a mile. 9 subs. Capt. Christie's Miss Julia, aged, lOst 21b (G. Fordham) 1 Mr. Smith's Sheffield, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b (H. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Logan's Lustre, 5 yrs, Bst bib (L. Snowden) 3 Chateau Lafitte and The Gift also ran. Betting-7 to 4 on Miss Julia, 4 to 1 agst Chateau Lafitte. The horses were started just behind a round-about, which obscured ,the view, greatly to the annoyance of the people on the Grand Stand. When the signal was given Miss Julia got away with the lead, Sheffield being second, and the light weight last. No further description is required, for as the race began so it ended, Miss Julia winning by es 1,-vnek. Tmofro wa 4:6 laws UAW, the Miler two tailed off. The Chester Cup of 200 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweep stakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft ; second to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes ; the winner to /ay 50 sovs to the race fund; winners extra. Cup Course, about two miles and a quarter. 188 subs., 101 of whom declared and paid 5 soya each. Mr. Barber's Ben Webster, 4 yrs, ist 81b.. (L. Snowden) 1 Mr. Godding's Chere Arnie, 4 yrs, Est 81b (H. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Whittaker's First Lord, 4 yrs, 7st 81b.... (Bullock) 3 Mr. Gilby's Millionaire, 4 yrs, Est 121 b (J. Snowden) 4 Mr. F. Swindell's Wallace, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (Challoner) 0 Mr. F. Swindell's Weatherbound, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (J. Adams) 0 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Satellite, 5 yrs, 7st 71b (Fordham) 0 Mr. J. Ingham's Predictor, 4 yrs, 7st 21b.... (Clements) 0 Captain Little's Man-at-Arms, 4 yrs, 75t.... (asHoner) 0 Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Optimist, 4 yrs, 7st.. (A. Edwards) 0 Mr. T. Hughes's The Brewer, aged, Est 121 b.. (Mitchell) 0 Mrs. Osbaldiston's South Australian, 4 yrs, Est 61b (Watts) 0 Mr. Hargreave's Herne, 6 yrs, Est 21b (Doyle) 0 Mr.F. Swindell's Sawcutter, 3 yrs, s st 121 b (in 51b extra) (T. French) 0 Mr. Windsor's Flirtation, 3 yrs, sst 71b.. (T. Whiteley) 0 Mr. Angell's Bridegroom, aged, 6st Horses struck out of the Chester Cup : May 6—Fitzavon, at 6 p.m. ; Wild Rose, at 1.45. May 7—Schism, Precise, Somersault, and Cashio, at 5.50 ; Horace, at 8.50. May B—Sparrowhawk, Doefoot, and Yorkminster, at 9 a.m. ; Jealousy at 1 p.m. Betting at starting-3 to 1 agst Chere Arnie, 4to 1 agst Ben Webster, 5 to 1 agst Wallace, 6 to 1 agst Man-at- Arms, 10 to 1 agst Satellite, 100 to 6 agst Herne, 20 to 1 agst Flirtation, 25 to 1 agst Optimist, 33 to 1 agst Millio naire, 40 to 1 agst Fiist Lord, 50 to 1 agst any other offered. PUBLICATIONS. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., WHEEL WTTAIN WHEEL By the Author of " Alice Wentworth." " We can conscientiously recommend 'Wheel within Wheel to every one who is sensible to the attractions of a we written and more than commonly interesting novel."- Spectator. Hurst and B'ackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street, /R. DU CHAILLU'S ADVENTURES IN EQUATORIAL AFRICA will be Published TO MORROW. John Murray, Albemarle-street. Now complete, in 3 ♦ols., price 7s. Ed. each, 1 ONDON LABOUR AND THE LONDON -A-4 POOR. By HENRY MATHEW. Subscribers are re quested to complete their sets. Griffin, Bohn, and Co., Stationers'-hall-court. A l AP OF LONDON.—The publication of the -I- Fourth Division of the Splendid Nine-Double Sheet Map of London, presented gratis with the DISPATCH, is unavoidably pgstponed until the 26th inst., in consequence of the extensive dmount of labour required to insure its unques tionable correctness. Send 4s. 6d. in stamps for nine papers and perfect Map of London. Office, 139, Fleet-street, E.C. On Sunday, May 12, Map of GUIANA ; May 19, VAN DIEMEN'S LAND (Tasmania); and on the 26th, the Fourth (South Central) Division of Superb Map of LONDON. Six Sheet Map of AMERICA, with Six Papers of any past or future date, price 2s. 6d. ; by post, 3s. Maps on roller, 2d. extra. T HE 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 bus 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 SPERMATORRIICEA. By F. B. COURTENAY, M.R.C.S.E., And formerly Surgeon to the Metinpolan . lnfirmary for the Cure of Strictures of the Urethra. " The aim of the author is to present a common-sense view of 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 theyhave 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."—➢ledical Circular. London : H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street.' OYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road.— it 12 The AID of the benevolent is earnestly solicited, to enable the Committee to maintain the efficiency of this great work of charity. Treasurer and Banker -Edward Masterman, Esq., Nicho las-lane. AN INCOME FOR A POUND !—Any person wishing to know how it is possible to realise a large fortune with Xl, can obtain satisfactory information by ad dressing a letter to E. 8., 15, Calthorpe-place, Gray's-inn road, W.C. IMPORTANT TO OWNERS OF HORSES.- After long experience, deep researches into chymistry, by the aid of costly machinery:l have discovered the means whereby oats, beans. and oilcake may be entirely dispensed with in the feeding of horses and cattle. I have now invented a compound meal, composed of locust beans, Indian corn, linseed, &c., at £l6 per ton, which is equal in value to £24 worth of oats, beans, or any other feeding material in the market. Two quarts of this compound meal, weighing 3lbs., at the cost of Id., mixed with a peck of chopped hay, is a feed f@r a draught horse, and superior in every respect to three quarterns of oats, costing lid. 14 barrels wei;,!h net 1 ton 1 cwt., at 16s. per cwt., £l6 Ills. net cash, free, delivered by my own wagons to any station in London. Nothing less than 21 cwt. sold at the manufactory, and orders must be accom panied with cheques crossed, made payable to the inventor, JOSEPH THORLEY. Steam Mills, Caledonian-road, King's-cross, April 8, 1851. Single barrels, weighing 11 cwt., may be had for 305., at 77, Newgate-street, City, or of any of my accredited Agents in the country. THORLEY'S nONDIMENTAL FOOD (mixed wi h crushed Oats, &c.) for My liTorses.—Read Admiral Rous on the English Racehorse. 40s. per barrel, containing 448 feeds. THORLEY'S CONDIMENT for My Cows , Increasing the quantity and enriching the quality of 40 8. per barrel. THORLEY'S COMPOUND for My Sheep. Sold in barrels, containing 449 feeds, with measure enclosed, and carriage paid to any railway station in the ingdom. THORLEY for My pigs. -1- 40s. per barrel. THE RACE ANI) THE RESULT. No delay occurred in the weighing stand; the jockeys were soon out and mounted, and Mr. M‘George lost no time in getting them off. After Godding's horses had made a demonstration by galloping up and down the course to gether, the 16 starters walked quietly to the post, and the lot got away at the first attempt. The first on his legs was Sawcutter, who held a pretty good lead, Mr. Ten Broeck's two, Satellite and Optimist, and The Brewer being next, Herne long way in the rear. They had not travelled far, however, before Man. at-Arms rushed to the front, and he led past the stand, his immediate pursuers being The Brewer, Optician, Bridegroom, Satellite, and Chere Arnie. Man-at- Arms increased his lead on entering the Dee side of the course, but The Brewer soon drew up to him, and the lot, with the exception of Herne, who was a long way behind, took pretty close order. Satellite then showed prominently in the race, but as the horses passed the stand a second time Wallace went a •head, and he was followed by The Brewer and First Lord. On going round the Dee side Ben 'Webster took the leading business, and the first and second finished the race between them, Ben Webster winning by two lengths. The second was 10 lengths off the third, and the fourth finished just a-head behind him. Satellite was a bad fifth, Optimist sixth, Flirtation seventh, Wallace and Weatherbound lead ing the next lot. The meeting was completely successful. Scramble Handicap of 5 801 s each, with 30 added. Winner to be sold for 80 sous. Winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile. 8 subs. Mr. Watt's Caliban, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (C. Taylor) 1 Mr. C. Wintringham's Interest, 4 yrs, Bst (Entwistle) 2 Mr. Edward's My Dear, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (Whitley) 3 . _ The following also ran : Confession, Creeper, Count 8010, and Quiver. _ _ _ Betting-7 to 4on Caliban, 4to 1 agst Confession, 6to 1 agat Quiver, and 8 to 1 agst any other. The favourite was the first off, and led round the turn along the Dee side, until nearing the three-quarter mile • post, when Quiver and Count 8010 passed him, and lei up to the ettrance into the straight, where they were beaten, and My Dear, Caliban, and Interest took the three first places. At the distance the favourite was slightly in ad vance, which position he maintained by winning after a good race in by a neck, the same distance separating the second and third ; Creeper was fourth, the others beaten a long way, Quiver coming in last. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Three-yr-olds, 7st 81b ; fou r , 9 s t 71b • five, lOst 21b ; six and aged, lOst 41b. Three miles. Mr. Riddell's Rose, 3 yrs, 7st-81b.... (H. Grimshaw) w. o. Second year of the third Biennial Produce Stakes of 10 soya each, with 50 added, for 3-yr -olds ; colts, Bst 91b ; fillies, Bst 51b-; se con d to save his stake, and the winner to pay 10 soya to the race fund. Castle-pole Course, about a mile and three quarters. 7 subs. Mr. Merry's Starlight, Bst 81b JEALOUSY.—This mare, to ride whom for the Chester Cup Adams had been specially retained, was found cast in her stable on Tuesday night, LAST T T H E EDEE B S E T T A T E I B N . G. 6to 4 agst Yorkminster (take 3to 1, bar one) DERBY. 11 to 4 agst Dundee (taken) 13 to 2 agst Diephantus (taken) 13 to 1 agst Kettledrum (taken) 14 to 1 agst Kildonan (taken) 20 to 1 agst Dictator (taken) apt IDIRA.S (Orkin* 20 to 1 THE OU'IR 4 GE ON veiPT. 214 CDoNALD --BARON SCILLMNITZ'S NOTE. The following is a translation of the note which bas been addressed by Baron Schleinitz, through Count Bernstorff, to Lord' John Russell, relating to the recent Macdonald discussion in the House of Commons:— " I have observed from the public journals, with as much surprise as deep regret, the manner in which Lord. Palmerston replied to the questions addressed to him in the House of Commons on the 26th of last month on the subject of Captain Mac donald. We could not expect that he would take in this matter the same view as the Prussian Go vernment, but we might have taken it for granted that the First Minister of England, fully cogni zant of the circumstauee3 stated by us, would abs tain from heaping groundless repro!, ches ( Vorwurfe) on the Government and laws of Prussia. He him self could not do otherwise than acknowledge that the conduct of the Prussian officials had been in accordance with the Prussian laws. And, in truth, the Prussian Court placed upon the affair of Captain Macdonald the mildest interpretation allowed by law, and merely inflicted upon him a small pecuniary fine. Those whose signatures were affixed to the offensive protest have been, it is true, condemned by the judge, but they have escaped punishment, because the Royal Amnesty of the 12th of January of this year has affected them. Finally, the Prussian Government, which did all in its power to shorten the time of Captain Macdo nald's confinement, has expressed without reserve to the British Government its regret for the occur rence itself. How, in so clear a case, the Prussian Government can be reproached with having ne glected to ,do what wai incumbent on it us a great Power, and as a Government in friendly relations with England, even Lord-Palmerston's speech has not succeeded in showing. " When this distinguished statesman makes men tion of me in terms for which I cannot but be per sonally grateful to him—when he makes appeal to my knowledge of the mode of thought and habits of the English people—l cannot before all things repress the observation that during the several years of residence in England which my official position afforded me, nothing filled me with greater admiration than the sense of right and law which is everywhere firmly rooted in the English people, and which is also manifested in respect for judicial sentences. I cannot suppose that the English people will deny this respect to the sentence of Prussian judges, in a case where, in the person of an English man, a violation of the laws of the country in which he has been residing had to be punished, and where the legal advisers of the English Crown themselves acknowledge that the proceedings have been in accordance with the laws of the land. "In carrying out the laws of the country, the judicial condemnation of the subjects of another appears to me not to be a circumstance which should disturb the mutual relation of two Governments, a close friendly union between which is in the interest of both. I cannot, however, conceal from myself that accusations of such a kind as those which Lord Palmerston, without ground or justification, has raised against the Government and the laws of Prussia, are well calculated to excite in the Prus sian people an ill feeling against a Government, the leader of which has no hesitation in designating the condition of Prussia as lamen'able. If such an ill feeling should result in an alienation of the Govern ments of Prussia and England—which I should deplore in the highest degree—le Prussian Govern ment would at least bear no blame in the disturb ance of the good understanding with England, which it has always honestly la')oured to foster and promote. " I beg your Excellency to read the present despatch to Lord John Russell, and to deliver to him a copy of it. (Signed) " Berlin, May 1, 1861. " To his Excellency Count Bernstorff, London." " S CHLEINSTZ. 711 E lONIAN ISLANDS. Under the head of Zante, April 24, the Debats publishes the following:— " On the evening of Sunday, the 21st of April, a conflict took place between the inhabitants of the town and the English garrison. The number of persons wounded on both sides is about 20. "About Rev... o'clock in the evening the soldiers excited quarrels in the market-place, forcibly en tered the shops and struck the owners with their bayonets ; they pursued them as far as the prin cipal church, from which they were driven back. They returned with reinforcements. The inhabi tants had by this time increased in number, and, more than 1,000 strong, advanced against the sol diers, upon whose heads stones and tiles were thrown from the windows. "The people armed themselves with sticks, axes, and poles. The police, who endeavoured to protect the inhabitants, were ill-treated by the English ; one of them was mortally wounded. Stronger detachments having arrived on the ground and crossed bayonets against the crowd, it momentarily dispersed, but returned in such numbers that the troops were compelled repeatedly to form square to prevent being overpowered. Finally, the market place was occupied militarily, the communications between the different streets intercepted, and the Director of the Police succeeded in calming the masses and induced them to disperse. " The excitement continues since the events of that evening, and at night strong mixed patrols parade the streets." THE DEFENCES OP SPITHEAD. A parliamentary paper, issued yesterday, con tains the report of the Royal CoMmissioners on the National Defences, on the proposal for substituting iron cased vessels for forts at Spithead. Sir R. Dundas suggested-1. That iron-cased ships should be substituted for the forts ; 2. That as the stone batteries would not be a sure defence against iron plated ships, money would be better expended this year on the equipment of such ships than in the construction of batteries; 3. That as it is desirable to determine by what means defences can be most readily provided, a speedy and economical mode of attaining this object would be afforded by convert ing certain steam and sailing ships of 'the line into iron-cased steam vessels, capable of being propelled at a speed of seven to eight knots. The Commissioners report :—Before entering into a general discussion on the subject, we beg leave to reply to each of these propositions as follows ; 1. That when, last year, we prepared our report, we were then fully alive to the fact that iron-plated vessels would in future be extensively used for pur poses of war ; and this fact was carefully weighed by us in all the conclusions we then arrived at. We submit that since that time no experience has been gained which should induce us to alter the opinion we then expressed as to the comparative value of fixed and floating defames. 2. With regard to the second proposition, the additional information obtained during the last twelve months has convinced us that there is no practical difficulty in the construction of the forts at Spithead, and that the expense will not be in excess of the sum stated in our report ; further, that, taking all cir cumstances into consideration, the relative cost of forts and floating batteries is so much in favour of the former as to induce us to adhere to the opinions we then expressed, the more especially as we are convinced, for reasons to be given here after, conjunction with a ally answer the purposes for which they were sm fte a r ll , that auxiliarythe fo fu r r t u s euf will,uaitning defences, effectu designed, whilst we do not consider that any amount of floating defences, the presence of which can rea sonably Ali be calculated upon re quired object. We cannot therefore concur in the I would effect the suggestion that o constructi on o f these forts should be postponed; on the contrary, considering that it may take three years to complete them, it appears to us that the works cannot be too soon commenced or prosecuted with too great vigour. 3. As regards the third proposition, we have to re mark, proposed by Vice-Admi ra l Si r R. S. Dundas in a e maybe the advantages of the relative e co nomy, the iron r rk s , pe that et to whatever timen d plating of certain line -of-battle ships will not give the class of vessels that is best adapted to the ser vice which we have in view. Their great draught of water will materially limit their power of ma noeuvring in the shoal waters oZ Spithead, the Solent, and the mouth of the Thames ; their speed, also, if it be only seven to eight knots, will be in sufficient. Departmental reasons, of which we are not in a position to judge, may make it expe dient, as a measure of immediate defence, to plate some of the existing wooden vessels with iron ; but it is our duty to point out that the class of vessels for which we recommended an expenditure of £1,000,000 in our report dated 7th February, 1860 (pars. 35 and 37), is in every respect preferable, as a permanent auxiliary, for harbour defence; BANQUET TO 7H :L.' EARL OF ELGIN AT THE 111ANS1ON-110USE. Last evening the Mansion-house was the scene of another of those really sumptuous entertainments which have been dispensed with such lavish gene rosity and luxurious magnificence since the Chief Magistrate of the present year entered upon ,he duties of his civic office. The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress entertained in the Egyptian-hall the Right Hon. the Earl of Elgin, as a mark of appre ciation of the wisdom, firmness, and decision dis played by the noble earl in successfully securing the termination of the war with China. The distinguished company present on this bril liant occasion comprised several military and naval officers of high rank, who took part in the Chinese expedition, a large number of the elite of fashion able society, and many eminent members of the commercial world. The Earl of Elgin conducted the Lady Mayoress to her seat on the left of the Lord Mayor. His Lordship was supported on the right by the Earl and Countess of Elgin, Duke of Somerset, Marquis of Tweeddale, Lady Mary Fielding, Earl of Den bigh, Earl and Countess of Courtown, Earl and Countess of Kintore, Lord and Lady Churchill, Lord and Lady H. Vane, Lord Wodehouse ' 'Coun tess of Rothes, Hon. G. W a ld egrave ; Hon. Dudley and Lady Camilla Fortescue, Lady Eleanor Bruce, Major Cumming and Lady Bruce, Major-Gen. Sir J. Yorke Scarlett, and Sir C. and Lady Trevelyan. On the left of the Lord Mayor sat the Duke of Argyll, Earl and Countess of Minto, Lady Caroline Charteris, Earl and Countess of Durham, Lord H. Lennox, Lady Charles Wellesley, Sir Cusack Roney, Lord Ernest Bruce, M.P., Lady Charlotte Locker, Lord Thurlow, and Li eu t.-G enera l Si r H ope an d Lady Grant. The Six-Feet Volunteer Guards, of which the Hon. H. Bruce, the Earl of Elgin's next b ro th er , i s colonel, furnished a guard of honour, consisting of 70 men, under the command of Lieut. Thomson. Grace was said by the Rev. Mr. Davis, and after the banquet, Miss Poole and Mr. J. L. Hatton chaunted in an effective manner " For Thee and all Thy Mercies." The LORD MAYOR having drunk, according to usual custom, in the loving cup, to " The Knights, Esquires, Ladies, Nobles, and Gentlemen all," pro posed in brief but appropriate terms the health of " The Queen." The toast was drunk with all the honours, fol lowed by the National Anthem. The LORD MAYOR gave " The health of the Navy, the Army, and the Volunteers." With the navy he felt it an honour to associate the name of the Duke of Somerset, First Lord of the Admiralty ; with the army he joined the name of a gallant general, Sir Hope Grant, whose achievements had mainly constituted to their being assembled together on that occasion —(cheers)—and with the volun teers he coupled the name of Colonel Hicks, a gentleman who was deservedly popular in the City, and who had greatly exerted himself in the forma tion of the City of London Volunteer Corps. The Duke of SOMERSET said he had much plea sure in responding on behalf of the navy, and on that occasion it was only right that the navy should be remembered, for in the operations which had taken place in China they contributed in no small degree to the success which happily attended Lord Elgin's negotiations. It was therefore only an act of justice that the navy should enjoy a share of the thanks of that distinguished company. (Hear.) Though the navy had not had an opportunity on the occasion of the last Chinese expedition of win ning those great honours which undoubtedly they would have won had an opportunity been afforded them, yet they did exert themselves on every pos sible occasion ; and their efforts were most toilsome, tedious, constant, and unceasing in bringing troops to China, and forming the basis of those operations which were so successfully carried on. (Hear, hear.) The ambassador selected by the Government was most fitted for carrying out the negotiations en trusted to his care. Th general who commanded was most capable of executing the operations on land, and they had an admiral—he regretted that the gallant officer was not present to offer thanks for the navy instead of himself—who well deserved to be noticed for the labour, assiduity, and energy with which he prepared the operations within his department, and so successfully carried them out. (Cheers.) With such means it would have been strange indeed if the Chinese expedition had not succeeded. Apart from the toast of " The Navy," which he felt such pride and satisfaction in acknow ledging, he desired to state, speaking as a Minister of the Crown, that when, in the winter of 1859, and at the commencement of 1860, her Majesty's Government experienced doubts and difficulties as to the negotiations which were necessary for con cluding peace with China, Lord Elgin at once came forward and of his own accord gave up the official position he then held in connection with the Go vernment in order that he might devote himself to the service of his country in a distant part of the world, regardless of fatigue, and indifferent to the great public and private sacrifices which he made. (Cheers.) Under such auspices, with such an ambas sador to conduct their diplomatic negotiations— with such a general for their operations on land, and such an admiral for their operations at sea— it would be, as he before remarked, strange if they did not succeed—(hear)—and succeed they did. (Hear.) Let them now only hope that the result of that success might lead to the extension of their trade and commerce with China, to the establish ment of good feeling between the East and the West, and to the progress of civilisation and charity throughout all that portion of the land. (Cheers.) Gen. Sir H. GRANT, responding for the army, took occasion to refer to the services which Lord Clyde, though at a distance from the seat of hostili ties, had rendered the authorities by despatching troops from India to aid in enforcing the terms of the treaty of Pekin. The army which he had the honour to have under his command in China was most admirably . disciplined, and their exertions were ably and vigorously seconded both by Lord Herbert and Lord Canning, To Lord Elgin, how ever, was mainly due the successful termination of the campaign in China. (Cheers.) Lieut.-Col. HICKS returned thanks in suitable terms for the Volunteers. The LORD MAYOR—I have the greatest possible pleasure and satisfaction in proposing what may be properly denominated as the toast of the evening. The noble earl, in whose honour this banquet has been given, and whom this distinguished company has assembled to greet with plaudits of approbation, is indeed worthy of every demonstration of gratitude from the English people, and not only from the English people, but from the whole world, for the services which he has achieved will shed a benefi cial influence throughout the entire universe, and in no small degree among the hundreds of millions of that vast empire whose ohief city has been the scene of his splendid diplomacy. (Cheers.) Never was so much accomplished in so short a time. It hardly seems possible to recognise the reality of the fact that within the brief period of 12 months Lord Elgin left these shores, traversed one-third of the globe, penetrated to the heart of the empire, and wrung from the Chinese Government a treaty which, while it establishes the vindication of the honour and the prowess of this country and of our ally, confers a boon on countless myriads throughout China, where after-generations may bless the negotiations of our noble guest. (Cheers.) His lordship's appearance this evening indicates that the mission to China has not affected his health nor impaired the efficiency of his services ; and while I wish for him a continuance of that health and physical energy and activity which he now enjoys, and while we thank him for what he has done, let me entertain the hope that his splendid talents may long be available for the good of our country ; and whether he shall be called upon to take part in the councils of the Government at home, or to represent and administer the functions of the Sovereign elsewhere, we may rest assured that his vast abilities will be so applied as to ad minister largely to the benefit of mankind, and to enhance the character of our country i❑ the eyes of all nations. (Cheers.) I give you, my lords, ladies, and gentlemen, "The Health of the Right Hon. the Earl of Elgin." The toast was received with every demonstration of enthusiastic applause. The Earl of ELGIN, en presenting himself to re spond, was loudly cheered. He said that at any time, and under any circumstances, such a reception as that with which the distinguished company had honoured him that evening, could not fail to awaken feelings of the liveliest satisfaction and gratitude in his heart; but at the present moment, and under exist ing circumstances, such a reception as they had accorded him in that place had a significance which imparted to it a double value in his eyes. Little more than a year had elapsed since he received an invitation to be present at the Council Chamber of Guildhall, in order that he might accept at the hands of the civic authorities the high and honourable dis tinction of the freedom of the City. He would oon fess that when the invitation reached him, his first impression was that of painful embarrassment , for at that time he was under a cloud. The Chinese Government had manifested a determination to resist b y force the execution of the rights and Privileges ucured for her Majesty and her Majesty's subjects by the treaty of 'Tien-tsin, and he felt that he could hardly, without indecorum, consent to become the recipient of such a signal favour while the work on which he was engaged still remained disfigured by marks of incompleteness and imperfection. If he overcame his reluctance to present himself before the authorities as he had done, it was because he considered their invitation to be a command, and because he hoped that during the ceremony of the presentation of the freedom of the City, an oppor tunity might be freely afforded him of pledging himself to increased exertions and renewed sacri fices, to justify their favour and confidence, and to show that his ambition was to deserve that good feeling of which they had so generously, and by way 01 anticipation, given him such gratifying proofs. (Cheers.) He attached a special feeling to their re ception, because he trusted that in the judgment of the Lord Mayor and the company he had not alto gether failed in his endeavours to redeem the pledge to which he had referred. It was perfectly impossible for him on the present occasion to attempt to enter into any detailed explanation vindicating or justifyinr , the policy which led them that evening to thank Sir Hope Grant and that distinguished Admiral to whom they were so much indebted for bringing troops to the North of China, and for his admirable organisation—it was impossible to enter into any explanation of the policy that led their army to Pekin, or to sketch the vast results, whether affecting the interests of commerce, civilisation, or reform, which might be expected to ensue from that international compact which would bring their merchants, manufacturers, missionaries, and mariners into close relation with the people, not only of China, but of Japan.. He was anxious, however, to say a few words on those points, in order that certain misapprehensions might be removed. Referring to the Canton quarrel of four years ago, in which the charge was made that he had failed to discharge to the full extent his duty, the noble earl reminded the company that that quarrel was an event which produced feelings of considerable anxiety and disquiet in the coun try. It affected the course of our domestic politics, brought a powerful Administration into collision with the House of Commons,•and placed the House of Commons in apparent antagonism with the con stituencies of the country. With the heavy re sponsibility which devolved upon me I left Eng land for China, but before I had reached my destination I was placed in the strangest dilemma in which any public man ever found himself. I had to choose between a course of proceeding which would no doubt have seriously imperilled my own success in China, and another course, which would have deprived my friend Lord Canning of the mili tary aid which must have been most important to him at the time of his greatest need in India ; but, after mature and careful deliberation, I preferred the former of those risks to the latter. I attach greater value to contemporary verdicts than those which have been delivered after the event, and the most gratifying of these was contained in a letter which I received from the late Sir Henry Ward, then governor of Ceylon. I feel some scruple in reading that letter, but I think it is important, as the testimony of an able man to the propriety of the course adopted. Sir Henry Ward says :—" You may think me impertinent in volunteering an opinion upon what, in the first instance, only concerns you and the Queen and Lord Canning, but having seen something of public life during a great part of my own, which is now fast verging into the sere and yellow leat'i I may venture to say that I never knew a nobler thing than that which you have done in preferring the safety cf India to the success of your Chinese negotiations. HI know anything of English public opinion, this simple act will place you higher in English estimation as a statesman than your whole past career, honourable and fortu nate as it has been ; for it is not every man who would venture to alter the distribution of a force upon the despatch of which a Parliament has been dissolved and a general might have been super seded. It is not every man who would consign him self for many months to political inaction in order simply to serve the interests of his country, Yon have set a bright example at a moment of darkness and calamity, and if India can be saved, it is to you that we shall owe its redemption, for nothing' hort of the Chinese expedition could have supplied the means of holding our ground until further rein forcements arrived." (Cheers.) I think this is a testimony, coming as it does from such a man, of which any one may be proud. After this sacrifice had been made I proceeded to China. The Canton question had become already so complicated that it was impossible to come to any terms of arrange ment with the local Government in that neighbour hood, and the capture of that city was a matter of absolute necessity. But as soon as that capture was effected—and I am very desirous to impress this on your mind, because it is not sufficiently understood in England—l deemed it my duty to take every possible step in order to bring the war to a close, and to arrange terms of peace and understanding with the Chinese Government, With this view I persuaded not only my excellent friend Baron Gros, the French Ambassador, but also the admirals of the United States and of Russia, to join me in a request to the Court of Pekin that they should send a plenipotentiary to meet us at Shanghai, in order that we might arrange all differences between China and the respective countries there represented. Shanghai, though very distant from Pekin, was then a port open to trade, and it was impossible to have made a more salutary proposition to the Chinese Government; but they not only rejected it but they rejected it with contumely. It was not till we reached Tien•tsin that we were able to find a negotiator to treat with us. As soon as we found him we made a peace, and concluded that peace in the most solemn nv-nner. The Emperor of China, influenced by the same evil counsel which had per suaded him not to send an ambassador to meet us at Tien-tsin in the fall of the year, put obstacles in the way of carrying out the treaty, and the consequence was, that that great expedition was fitted out and sent from this country, which has achieved such wonderful success in so short a period of time, and which has arranged all our difficulties with China in the capital of that great empire. (Cheers.) Now, I am quite aware that that narrative must be ra ther tedious to you, but lam anxious that it should be understood in this country that we have not acted harshly or ungenerously towards the Chinese —(cheers)—that at every stage of our proceedings we have offered reasonable terms and conditions, and only resorted to force when the obstinate per versity of the Chinese drove us to that alternative. But I know that another question lies behind which will probably be more interesting to you than this review of the past, namely, what are the advert-• tages we are likely to derive from the new privi leges and rights we have obtained under the new treaty with China. That question opens up a wide field for speculation. If we can succeed in establish ing friendly relations not only with the Govern ment, but with the people of China—if we can per suade them to adopt some of our tastes and habits, and though they are very averse to change, they are not, like many other Oriental nations, cut off from all communion with us by the inveterate pre judices of caste—if we can succeed in those objects it is impossible to put a limit to the amount of trade which is likely to grow up between two nations so industrious and commercial. But there is one par ticular advantage which is likely to arise from having an ambassador of the Queen at Pekin, and it is remarkably illustrated by what has lately occurred in Japan. A serious crime was perpe trated in this country. An European—not a British subject —was murdered under circumstances which showed culpable indifference on the part of the Japanese Government. What followed ! Our Minister, acting with excellent judgment, retired a short distance from the capital. He did not threaten war, but he threatened what we all understand in Europe by the cessation of diplomatic relations. (A laugh.) If our former experience in China is any guide to us, we may conclude with absolute certainty that if such a threat were made to a sub ordinate Chinese functionary it would be of no effect whatever. That subordinate would report to his superiors that he had kicked the barbarians out, and would claim all manner of honours and rewards for his services. But Mr. Alcock was reeident rem in e the capital of Japan, and in relation to the t in SaPvern- Government, and, seeing their danger, th a th a few ment took alarm at his menace, an dw days they talked of his departure as one of the 1J efa Jeddo. greatest calamities which could po ssi b y b They implored our Minister to go back again, and offered him any guarantee for the future which he - aware lam quite of the wide chose to demand. and China, and that th e difference between J a p an advisers of the Emperor of China are not such in telligent peopl e as those of the E mperor of Japan ; but I feel confident that the threat of suspension of diplomatic relations will now h ave t h e same effect in Pekin in the prevention of war and preservation o f peace as it has recently had at Jeddo. At the same time, I must say that the misconduct of our own ,countrymen in China is one of the greatest difficulties with which a British representative there has to deal. We send out honourable mer chants, devoted missionaries, who scatter benefits in every Part of the country they vieit, And eleTittO N EW S PAP E ' .-, -- - 41ik ..--,..,,, AY , : ~- • , --g• , ..7 --- " standard of civilisation, but nnfortu , = ~.-,=.;;; i ~ tit from among us dislionest trader. 7.1 : .4 Friqc .y who disgrace our name and set the feelings Althea 0 people against us. Public opinion in this country kla can do much to encourage the one class of persons and to discourage the other, and I trust that the • efforts of this great city will be directed to that end. (Cheers.) When addressing the merchants - at Shanghai I told them it was my intention to obtain a treaty at Pekin, but that, when force and. diplomacy had effected in China all that they could legitimately effect, the work which we had to do in that country would be only at its commence ment. That statement .I repeat now. Gen. Grant : 2,4„1 has returned his sword to his scabbard, and the diplomatist has, so far as treaty making is con cerned, placed his pen on the shelf, but the work 1 of combination, of bringing China, with its exten sive territory, its fertile soil, and its industrious population, into the community of nations, and making it a fellow-labourer with ourselves in diffusing over the world happiness and well-being —that is a work which has still to be accomplished. No persons are more entitled or fit fie take part in that work than the merchants of this great city, and from the bottom of my heart I pray that their efforts may b e attended with success. (C heers.) The comp any, separated shorn). b e f ore m id n i g ht. after partaking of tea and coffee, BANK RETURNS. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir culation of the Private and Joint-Stock Banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending April 6. These returns, combined with the circulation of th e S cotch and Irish Banks fo r th e sa me period, and the av erage eircula.. tion of the Bank of England for the four weeks ending the 3d of April (the nearest date furnished by their returns), will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom, when compared with the previous month : March 9, A 1111. 6, } 1861. Increase. Decrease. Bank of England 19,504,830 19,279,893 221,937 Private Banks 3.205,513) 3,256.601! 51,088 ' " 0.4 1 2,987,604' 116,678 -----I----g-- --- Total. lir 1 54,171 Scotland ,,v,..,..,..,,,......r, ..... - ' 84,615 Ireland 6,682,07V 6,553,M! -4" 118 205 __l ' united Kingdom. i 36,197,315' 35,930,324' 266,991 And as compared with the month ending the 7th of April, 1860, the above returns show a decrease of £1,920,059 in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of £2,491,633 in the circulation of the United Kingdom. On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the seve ral banks the following is the state of the circulation : Ile English private banks are below their fixed issue £1,136,478 The English joint-stock banks are below their fixed issue 4y. £314,753 Total below fixed issue in England.... £1,451,231 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue £1,103,083 The Irish banks are above their fixed issue .... £199,378 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending the 3cl April was £12,721,538, being an increase of £788,265 as compared with the previous month, and a decrease of £2,486,350 when compared with the same period last year. The following are the amounts of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 6th April : Gold and silver held tY the Scotch banks 12,619,966 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 2,356,274 £4,976,240 Being an increase of £183,031, as compared with Ma previous return, and a decrease of £226,164 when compared with the corresponding period of last year. THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) .. . • Do. (vi a M arse ill es ) May 13. Brazil and Cape Verds .. June 4: Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &c. Cuba and Mexico . .. May Canada, &o. (via L'derry) .. May 8 Cape of Good Hope &c. . • • . • June 1. China, Penang, and Singap ore ( v i a l S'ampton) May 2. Do (via Mars ei ll es ) May 13. Gibraltar (via Southampton) .. • . .. May 11. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) May 19. Do. (via Marseilles) May 13. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. May 11. Do. (via Marseilles) .. .. May 20. Lisbon .. . • May 11. Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. May 11. Do. (via M arse illes) .. June 4. Vigo, and Oporto .. .. May 11. United States, California, &c. .. May 15. Western Coast of Atrica, Madeira, Teneriffe .. May 10. West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &o. May 14. TALE OF A SHARK.—The other day we heard the following astounding narration from a son of the deep, and remarkable as it is, we give it credence, on the ground that the narrator was himself an eyewitness of the singular scene. Somewhere about longitude 70 E. and latitude 35 S., the crew of a homeward-bound East-lndia merchant man caught what was supposed to be a largA basking sham (selache mazima), a species very rare in the Indian Ocean. On pulling it on deck it was struck on the head repeatedly with a marline-pike, and when supposed dead its mouth was gagged and the tail chopped off. It was then opened up, and the heart and liver plucked out. After lying for about an hour on deck, the animal was heaved overboard, and on gaining its native element (although its liver and heart were simmering in the cook's copper) it revived, and swam away with its usual vigour, apparently unaware of the loss it had sustained. Its move ments wero eagerly watched by the Jacks on board, until a shark of another species coming from the stern seised it and made off. We have often heard of the wonderful tenacity with which the whole family of cartilaginous fishes cling to life, but we have never seen recorded an in. stance so extraordinary as the abeve.—Brechin Advertiser. THE SEA AND THE LAND.—About 50 years ago, when it was determined to erect a redoubt at Harwich, large quantities of stone were dredged up and carried away from the neighbourhood of the harbour—a proceeding which, after a time, had the unexpected result of removing the natural barrier to the stroke of the sea, and leaving the sand and shingle to be driven along the beach and deposited at the entrance of the harbour. Some years since the Go vernment determined to carry out a jetty for 800 yards to stop this process, but only 500 yards were executed, and it has now become manifest that the mischief is increasing- Captain Washington, hydographer to the Admiralty, re ports that a large portion of Landguard east beach, includ ing two martello towers, built in 1808, and a part of a grave yard, has been swept away, while Landguard Point has ad vanced some 700 yards; and that the channel, in which btherceh 6 deptha above hoi high h 4 2 w feet ater at be l n o g w a water, fiing is u pof G 0 a dry ea GO feet perpen di cu lar —a rate of increase unk nown, h e b el i eves, in w : et any other part of the British isles. The extension of Land guard Point, which has averaged 12 yards a-year for many years, threatens in short to block up the entrance to this important harbour, which is reduced now to a width of little more than a cable's length. 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