The Sun. — London, England, 1861-02-07 00:00:00

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. l' , ;(11' ICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the next ORDINARY ITALY-ti EARLY MEETING of the. London and North- Western Railway Company a ill beheld at the Enston Station, :Easton-square, London, on FRIDAY, the 22d February, 186], at 12 o'clock at noon precisely, for the transaction of the general business of the Company. C. R. MOORSO3I, Chairman. CHAS. E. STEWART, Secretary. Euston Station, London, Feb, 6, 1861. BUCKLEYS' SER E N ADER S.-LAST WEEK of the Season.—St. James's Hall, Piccadilly. —Open every Night at 8. and the two last Day Performances on Wednesday and Saturday Afternoons at 3 o'clock. The Last Entertainment will be for the Benefit of R. BISHOP I3UCICLEY (General Manager), which will take place on SATURDAY Evenieg next, Feb. P, it 01, being most posi tively the final representation. Stalls, 3s. ; Area, 2s. ; Gal lory, is., which can be secured at the office, 28, Piccadilly.. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S NEW ENTERTAIN MENT, the CABINET of CURIOSITIES, POLY GRAPHIC HALL, Ring, Wil iam-street, Charing-cross, TO-NIGHT, and EVERY EVENING (except Saturday), at Eight. Private boxes, £1 ls. ; Stalls and box stalls, Is. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre , ls. - A p lan of the stalls ma y be seen, and seats secured (without extra charge), at the Box office, from 10 till 4. Morning Performance, Saturday, Feb. 9. RGYLL ROOMS. - GRAND MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT, with the Celebrated BAND, Forty in number (established eleven years), chosen from the Philharmonic Concerts, Royal Italian Operas, and the Household Troops. Conducted by Mons. Lamotte. Cornet-a-piston, M. Boulcourt.—Dancing, at Nine o'clock.—ls. admission. rill-1E NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS , - 1 1- High Holborn.—The most elegant entertainment in the world. The dancing area is most extensive. The reading and Smoking rooms on either side ot the spacious galleries are replete with every comfort, and the refreshment rooms at tached to the ball room are unrivalled even by Oriental beauty. The wines and refreshments are of the highest qua lity, and the band, conducted by Mr. Packer, stands alone for its excellence. Admission, ls. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, FOR FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES, No. 29, Lombard-street, London, E.C.; and Royal Insurance Buildings, Liverpoul. CAPITAL-TWO MILLIONS. FIRE BRANCH. Notwithstanding the large accessions of business made annually through a long series of years, which obviously in crease the difficulty of further advances, yet the Fire Pre miums of the year 1859 rise above those of the preceding year—by a larger sum than has been obtained by the increase of any single year since the formation of the Company, ex cepting the year 1853, disclosing an advance of 50 PER CENT. IN THREE YEARS. The following figures exhibit the progress of the who:e Fire Branch, running over the last Ten years : Total Premium Increase of the year received. above each preceding one. 1850 £44,027 10 0 £),55719 8 1852 76,925 4 2 24,251 18 3 1858 128,459 11 4 15,895 7 0 1856 151,733 9 6 21,673 17 7 1858 196,148 2 6 21,092 17 10 1859 228,914 7 3 32,166 4 9 Placing the Company among the very largest offices in the Kingdom. Indeed, it is believed that there are now only three offices in existence which equal it in Fire revenue. LIFE BUSINESS. The Directors desire to call the especial attention of the Proprietors of THE LIFE BRANCH of the Establishment. The ACTUARY'S Report on this subject is accompanied by an Appendix, illustrated by two coloured Diagrams, which make plain to the unprofessional eye the mortality ex perienced by the "Royal," as indicated by curved lines, which contrast most favourably with the former Averages of mortality, also displayed on the Diagrams. The Bonus apportioned to the Assured, with participation, amounts to £2 per cent. per annum, to be added to the origi nal sum assured of EVERY PARTICIPATING POLICY effected previously to the Ist of January, 18:58, for each entire year that it had been in existence since the last appropriation of Bonus thereon, and is ONE OF THE LARGEST BONUSES EVER DECLARED. The Paid-up and Invested Capital, including Life Funds, amounts to upwards of £700,000 sterling. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOAN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary. H E INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. 142, Strand, London. Empowered by Act of Parliament, for LIFE ASSURANCE SURVIVORSHIPS, ANNUITIES, ENDOWMENTS, &c. DIRECTORS. EDMOND SHEPPARD SYMES, M D., Chairman. John Elliotson, M.D.,Cantab., John Moss, Esq. F.R.S. John Symes, Esq. Benry J. Hodgson, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. SECRETARY TO THE BOARD. Alexander Richardson, Esq. CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. Augustus Blonde', Esq. AUDITORS. Professor Wheatstone, ung F.R o .S., and Professor J. Radford. Y. MEDICAL REFEREE GENERAL. J. Elliotson, M.D., Cantab., F.R.S., 37, Conduit-street. ACTUARY. W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R.A.S., F.S.S., &o. ASSISTANT ACTUARY. Barker Woolhouse, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Gregory, Gregory, Skirrow, and Rowcliffe , Bedford TOW. Examples of Bonus up to May, 1855 : Policy taken out in Sum addition in Bonus in Assure d. to Sum Cash. Assured. , __.! Permanent Reduction of Annual Premiums. 55 3,000 48 4,000 59 2,000 69 2,000 55 2,800 8(37 I 749 232 1 154 120 d. I £ s. d. s. d. 7 428 1 4 ' N 3 8 O 325 16 0 ' 32 0 4 O ' 156 15 0 16 6 0 8 103 16 8 10 15 2 O 72 14 6 ' 6 7 7 Mowing arc amongst the advantages offered by the tional Life Assurance Society:— ;ociety was established in 1838. thirds of the profits are divided amongst the assured - e years. ispec tuses and every other informat i o n, apply to the An, 142, Strand. EDMOND S. SYMES, Chairman. 142, Strand, London, W.C. The to Interns: The S Two-1 .every fi FOr Chairm .STD LIFE ASSURAN 'ANY, treet, London, F.C. GUARDIAN FIRE 10 CO3IP. No. 11, Lombard-St Establisl DIRE' red 1821. TORS. Esq. ' Chairman. Bart.,M.P., Deputy Chairman Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq. John Martin, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. James Morris, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. Sir Godfrey 3. Thomas, Bart. John Thornton, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq. AUDITORS. Lewis Loyd, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq. John Henry Smith, Esq. Cornelius Payne, jun., Esq. Thomas Tallemach, Esq., Secretary.—Samuel Brown, Esq., Actuary. HENRY VIGNE, Sir MINTO T. FARQUHAR, ] Henry Hulse Berens, Esq., Charles Wm. Curtis, Esq. Charles F. Devas, Esq. Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. John Harvey, Esq. John G. Hubbard, Esq., M.P. John Labouchere, Esq. LIFE DEPARTMENT. —UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In surers EIGHTY PER CENT. of the Profits, at Quinquennial Divisions, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of Profits. Since the establishment of the Company in 15.21, the Amount of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in cash value £660,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary Bonuses of £1,058,000. After the Division of Profits at Christmas, 1859, the Life A ss urances in force, 'with existing Bonuses thereon, amounted to upwards of £1,730,000, the income from the Life Branch £207,000 per annum, and the Life Assurance Fund exceeded £1,618,000. LOCAL MILITIA and VOLUNTEER CORPS.—NO Extra Premium is required for service therein. INVALID LIVES assured at corresponding Extra Pre miums. LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their ' values, if such value be not less than £5O. ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, re feived and registered. MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge for Policy Stamps. Notice is hereby given, that FIRE Policies which expire at Christmas must be renewed within fifteen days at this Office, or with Mr. SAMS, No. 1, St. James's-street, corner of Pall-mall ; or with the Company's Agents throughout the kingdom, otherwise they become void. Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this Company. IROYAL FREE HOSPITAL for the DESTITUTE SICK and DISEASED, Gray's-inn- road. . In consequence of the number of wretched applicants, the Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EAR NEST APPEAL to the public for CONTINUED SUPPORT to enable them.to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions received by the Treasurer, Edward Master man, Esq., Prescott, also by Messrs. COutts and Ransom and C 0..; . Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co. ; - Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Berners street ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co, ; Masterman and Co. ; and at the hospital. STANFORD S. SMITH, Secretary. "The temporary relief obtained by means of purgative medicines is purchased at the high price of the aggravation and 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, FRYERS. f:01J BARRY'S delicious HEALTH RESTOR- • ING REVALENTA ARABICA FOOD, which, at a J e w pence per day, saves fifty times its cost in Medicine, and tures without purging or any of the by medicine, cod liver uncertainties, annoy antes, and ruinou s ex p enses incur red fail, 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. Years' indiscribable many years' N L o o . rd 49, S B t 3 u 2. art of de fift D y ecl y e e s of We extract a few out of 56,000 cures c Cure agony frorridyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, l er l e . i vness and cough , constipa tion, flatulency, spasms , s-c • vomiting, Maria Joly, of Lynn, Norfolk. Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs' of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings,. low spirits, and nervous fancies. Cure No. 54,816. The Rev Norfolk. James T of . Campbell, Syderatone Rectory, near Fakenham, indigesti^n and liver complaints. Cure No. 56,814. Mr. Samnel Laxt on ,Leicester, of two years diarrhoea. Cure So. 180. Mr. W. Reeves, 181, Fleet-street, London, of 25 years' nervous mess, cc netipation, indigestion, and debility. Cure No. 4,028: Eight years' dyspepsia, nervousness, de i , Wilt with cramps, spasms, and nausea, Rev. John W. Flavel, idlington Rec tory, Norfolk., Cure No. 3,906. Thirteen years' cough, indi gestion, and general debility, James Porter, Athol-street, Perth. Cure No. 58,314. Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, near Liverpool, of ten years' dyspepsia, and all the horrors of nervous irritability. Cure No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, timber merchant, of Frimley, Surrey, of 30 years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, partial deafness. Similar testimonials from 56,000 patients who can be re ferred to. The Food is sold in canisters, 11b. 2s. 9d., 211 ), 4s. 6d., 121 b. 225., 241 b. 40s. ; super-refined quality, 51b. 225„ 10Ib. 335. The 101 b., 121 b., and 241 b. canisters carriage f ree on receipt of Post-office order by Barry Du Barry and Co ., 77, Regent street, London ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co , 182, Piccadill.„Y. London ; Abbis, 60, Gracechurch - street; 4, Cheapside _o'l and 150, Oxford-street ; 3 30 and 452, Str and ; 49 a nd au, ••Bishopsgate-street ; Batty, 16, Finsbury-pavement ; Phillips and CO.. tea dealers ; Petty, Wood, and Co., King Willitra' street, City, and Is7,lligh Uslionn ; and all grocers, Age. 1838 1841 1845 1848 1851 N'. 21,393 PUBLICATIONS. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., ATHERINE AND HER SISTERS. 11 By the Author of " The Discipline of Lite," &C. " Lady Emily Ponsonby's novel of `Katherine and tier Sisters' is, wit flout exception, one of the very best of modern times."—Messenger. " A story of absorbing, interest—genial, powerful, and pic turesque, full of tenuine pathos and graphic description." Lit. Gaz. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. FOREIGN OFFICE LIST for 1861, forming a Complete Diplomatic and Consular Handbook, with five Maps, showing where British Diplomatic and Consular Agents are resident. Now ready, price ss. London Hart ison, Bookseller to the Queen, 59, Pall-mall. THE PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE fully explained in .1. GROSSMITIT'S " GOVERNMENT 'UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES." The cause is there predicated of the monetary difficulties ex perienced in 180. The Crisis is at band. 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., SPERMATORRTICEA. By V. B. COUTENAY, M.R.C.S.E., And formerly Surgeon B to the Metropolitan Infirmary for the ON Cure Of Strictures of the Urethra. " The aim of the author is to present a common-sense view of the Causes, Nature, Consequences, and Trcatmeht 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."—Medical Circular. London : H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street.' DISEASES OF THE SKIN. By ROBERT J. JORDAN, M.D., Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, England, &c., &c. Author of " Skin Diseases and their Remedies," &c. Containing the modern treatment for the cure of cutaneous eruptions, scorbutic affections, superficial and deep-seated ulcers, torpidity of the circulatory system, redness, roughness of the skin, &c. " This book is, as he has aimed to make it, ' thoroughly use ful and practical.' "—Medical Timcs and Gazette, August 14th, IS6O. Published by John Churchhill. To be had from the Author only, 29, George-street, Hanover-square, London. At home from 10 to 2 ; and by appointment. fIR KAHN on MARRIAGE.—A new and entirely re-written Edition (the.4ah) of this celebrated Treatise, with new Steel Plates, Woodcuts, &c., is now ready. 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 excesses ; 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 so-called " popular works" on the subject. 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AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY.-LAMBERVS ASTHMATIC IIA LSAM, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad mitted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and consumption. It frequently . cures persons whom the faculty pronounce in curable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing.. Tn approaching - consumption its effects are truly beneficial. Pers ns deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend en relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared only and sold by IV. Lambert, Chemist, 20, Jermyn-street, Haymarket, and by all Druggists in bottles. l 3 nd., and 4s. 6d. each. Be particular and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam. • CONSUMPTION and ASTHMA CURED. — Dr. TI. JAMES discovered, while in the East Indies, a certain CURE for CON sUMT lON, Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds, and General Debility. The remedy was dis covered by him when his only child, a daughter, was given up to die. His child was cured, and is now alive and well. Desirous of benefiting his fellow-creatures, he will send post free, to those who wish it, the recipe, containing full directions for making and successfully using this remedy, on receipt o their names with stamped envelope for return postage.— Address 0. P. Brown, 14, Cecil-street, Strand. RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. lATIME'S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS Y is allowed by upwards of 200 Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of HERNIA. The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects, is here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the Moe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn during sleep. 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CURTIS' MEDICAL WORK, MANHOOD: 4 MEDICAL ESSAY ON D ISEAS NERVOUS AND GENERA TIVE ES. - - lust Published, the 150th thousand, with numerous plates, in a sealed envelope, price ls., Sold by all Booksellers, and sent post paid, by the Author, for 12 stamps, M ANHOOD: the CAUSE and CURE of PRE MATURE DECLINE with Plain Directions for Perfect Restoration to Health and Vigour. By Dr. J. L. CURTIS, 15, Alberniarle-street. Piccadilly, London. CONTENTS: - - - - - - - INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological Structure and Punctions of the Reproductive Organs. CHAPTER ll.—Causes of Spermatorrhcea and Impotence; Early Vicious Indulgences; Dangers of Neglect. CHAPTER 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 modem Treatment of onorrhcca and Syphilis. The Rook concludes with numerous varied and interesting ases, to which is added the Author's recipe of a preventive Lotion. REVIEWS OP THE WORK. `Curtis on Manhood.—This Is a truly valuable work, and should be in the hands of young and old.'"—" Sunday Times," ?3,1 "Numb, 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, 1855. Dr. CURTI', may be con su lt ed as usual, e i t h er by l e tt e r or p e rsonally. at his resid ence , 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 sufferers can rely that the utmost skill and experience will be made available in the treatment of their cases. 39 London : Published by COruhill. , Warwick Lane ; Mann, J. 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A blue book, entitled " Further Correspondence relating to the Affairs -of Italy," was issued last night. The following two despatches from our Fo reign Secretary to the British Minister at Paris are the latest and most important contained in the LORD J. RUSSELL TO EARL COWLEY. Foreign-office, Dee. 24, 1860. My Lord,—You have done well to call my atten tion to the pamphlet which, under the name of " Francis Joseph and Europe," has appeared at Paris. Is these days pamphlets are events, and we can not forget that the pamphlet called " The Pope and the Congress" has led to the loss by the Pope of more than half his dominions, and has prevented the meeting of a European Congress. I do not wish at present to discuss the main object of this pamphlet. The question of the surrender of Venetia by Austria must be considered separately and deliberately. But towards the end of the pamphlet is a sugges. tion which was partially hinted at last year in re gard to Italy, and which may, one day or other, be brought forward as a serious proposition. The suggestion is that a new species of Holy Alliance should be formed; that an Areopagus should decide on all European questions ; that all classes should have the benefit of the enlightened views of this very learned and benevolent body. It is not difficult to discover, amidst the covert phrases of this proposal, an old enemy of European independence. A council which should pretend to represent all nations, and embrace all interests, would soon be come the centre of intrigue, and the organ of the boldest and most unscrupulous of the prevailing Powers. Its decrees would be aimed against all diversity of institutions and all liberty of thought; the ancient safeguards of order and of freedom would be denounced as barbarous and feudal ; the expression of individual thought would be con demned as a disturbance of the general peace and tranquillity. Fortunately for Europe the tendencies of the year passing away have been in an opposite direction. In Switzerland, in Belgium, in Prussia, and in Spain the attachment to national landmarks has been unequivocally and loudly expressed. In Italy also, however divided. the people of different States may have been, there has been displayed a vehement desire for independence of foreign douni- nation. You are too well informed not to know that the national independence of the States of Europe has been for three centuries, excepting, perhaps, during the reigns of Charles 11. and James 11., the object of the policy of Great Britain. The nationality of Holland, of Portugal, of Spain, of Germany, of Greece, of Belgium, have been at various times up held by the influence of England, and sometimes supported by her arms. From this independence of Europe have flowed immunity from foreign conquest, attachment to their own institutions, the cultivation of the lan guage and literature of each nation, and that gene ral security, which have contributed so much to wealth, to knowledge, and to freedom. It would be a great misfortune to exchange this system for a central control. To imagine that in ternational disputes would thereby be avoided is a fatal error. But the weak States, having no longer a combination or coalition of Powers to look to for support, would fall before the strong, and under the names of Switzerland, of Spain, of Italy, of Hol , land, or of Belgium, would be in fact the mere de pendencies of some one or two great States.—l am, &c., (Signed) J. RUSSELL LORD J. RUSSELL TO EARL COWLEY. Foreign-office, Dec. 24, 1860 My Lord,—Her Majesty's Government trust to hear very soon that the French fleet has been with drawn from Gaeta. After the recent proclama tion of King Francis, the French fleet could only remain on the principle of interference in the war between King Victor Emmanuel and King Francis. But if it had been consistent with the publicly announced policy of the Emperor of the French with regard to Italy, to interfere in favour of the King of the Two Sicilies, the interference of his Imperial Majesty ought to have taken place in the beginning of the conflict between the champions of Italian unity and freedom, and the authorities and troops of King Francis. Had the French Emperor put forth his strength to maintain King Francis in the full possession of the royal power which he had inherited from his father, such a policy might have been deeply lamented, but it would have been intelligible, and might have been successful; but that the Emperor of the French should stand aloof while Sicily and nearly the whole territory of continental Naples were wrested from King Francis, and should then, at the eleventh hour, step in and give him a tardy, and what must necessarily be an ineffectual sup port, in defending for a few weeks, and at a useless expenditure of blood, life, and money, a small town and promontory at the extreme verge of his former dominions, seems to be a course that cannot be re conciled with any motives or principles by which the conduct of the Sovereign of a great Power can reasonably be supposed to be guided. But in withdrawing his fleet from Gaeta the Emperor of the French will show that although he somewhat strained his policy to save the personal dignity of a distressed Sovereign, he by no means wished to forbid in Southern Italy that freedom of action which he had so powerfully maintained in the North.—l am, &c. (Signed) J. RUSSELL. THE SUN, LONDON, THU RSDAY EV_EN I ING, FEBRUARY 7, 1861. THE NAVY. Bear Admiral Sir Baldwin W. Walker, K.C.8., was yesterday appointed to be Commander in Chief at the Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa stations, vice Rear Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry Keppel, K.C.B. Rear Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry Keppel, K.C.8., was yesterday appointed Commander in Chief on the South-east Coast of America station, vice Rear Admiral Sir Stephen Lushington, K.C.8., whose period of command has expired. Letters received by the Brazil mail by our Southampton correspondent state that Her Ma jesty's ship Ardent, with the mails from Buenos Ayres, and the Caracoa, from Maldonado, arrived at Montevideo on the 29th of December. On the arrival of the Royal Mail steamer Mersey at Buenos Ayres, on the 14th of December, the bottom of her port cylinder was carried away, and on the circumstance being reported to the English Ad miral he ordered that the homeward mails should be taken to Montevideo :by Her Majesty's ship Ardent, and thence transferred to Her Majesty's ship Buzzard for conveyance to Rio de Janeiro. The Mersey took in the passengers and cargo, as usual, and made a very good run to Montevideo, doing it in 12 hours, which is at the rate of 11 knots per hour. She left Montevideo on the 30th, and experienced very bad weather, with a heavy sea, the ship rolling considerably, and made the run to Rio in six days. At Monte Video the mails were transferred from H.M.S. Ardent to the Buzzard, which left on the 31st, and arrived at Rio on the 9th January. Her Majesty's steam packet Caradoc, recently employed in the Mediterranean, was on Monday paid off at Woolwich, and will be put out of corn- mission. The Isis, 44, sailing ship, at Chatham, fitting for the coast of Africa, is ordered to be ready to be undocked on Saturday next. The Immortalite, 51, screw, Capt. G. Hancock, under orders for Lisbon, still remained at Spithead up to dark yesterday, a strong south-west wind having been blowing the previous 36 hours. The Geyser, 6, paddle, Commander Jackson, ar rived at Spithead on Tuesday evening from the eastward, with supernumeraries. Yesterday a por tion of them were transferred to the Immortalite, at Spithead, and to the St. Vincent, in Portsmouth hafoour. The Geyser afterwards went into the harbour to fill up coal. The Cossack, 20, screw, Captain R. Moorman, is stripped to her lower masts in dock at Portsmouth, refitting. Her rigging is receiving an overhaul alongside the rigging house. The Volcano, paddle (floating factory), has been masted in the basin at Portsmouth, and is being completed in her outfit for the first class reserve by the riggers and steam reserve. The Philomel, 5, screw, commander L. Wildman, at Portsmouth, had her official trial of speed, at deep draught, deferred yesterday, owing to the strength of the wind. The Lords of the Admiralty have ordered that Lieut. Campbell, R.M.L.1., shall be struck off the list, for having been absent from duty on board her Majesty's ship Colossus without leave. First Lieut. Johnson, of the Portsmouth division, embarks on board the Colossus, vice Campbell. _ _ . Capt. H. B. Roberts, from the Light Infantry Division of Royal Marines. joins the Artillery Divi sion, vice Davis, who is placed on half-pay from ill health. In accordance with the recent orders issued by the Admiralty for the discharge of 800 of the hired hands from Chatham dockyard, 58 of the supernumerary mechanics and labourers have received notice that their services will not be required after the 23d inst., on which day they will leave the establishment. A similar number will be discharged weekly until the 25th of May, by which day the entire number will have left the dockyard. The serpent, screw steam sloop, 200. horse power, recently received at Chatham from the contract builders, is ordered to be fitted for the third divi sion of the steam reserve at that port. Tynemouth garrison is now the ordnance depot for that portion of the north-east coast lying be• tween Berwick and Hull, and a quantity of shed and shell and other ammunition has been recently stored there, which will be served out for volunteer artillery practice during the summer months. Messrs. R. Morrison and Co., of Ousburn, New castle-on-Tyne, cast on Saturday an enormous anvil block, weighing upwards of 34 tons, for the Elswick Ordnance Works. The melting of the metal occu pied five hours, and the immense mass will take three weeks to cool, when it will be removed to its bed at Elswick. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Lieut. R. S. Moore, to the Im pregnable ; Lieut. H. C. A. Brand, to the Royal Adelaide ; Lieut. J. B. Scott, to the Formidable, for the Lizard ; Lord Albert S. P. Clinton, naval cadet, to the Nile ; F. R. Dicken, naval cadet, to the Aboukir; L. G. P. Goodrich, midshipman, to the Donegal ; R. W. Wodehouse, midshipman, to the Aboukir ; H. B. Stewart, N. H. Ward, and G. M. Loch, midshipmen, to the Princess Royal ; and D. F. Steddy, second class assistant-engineer, to the Immortalite ; Commander J. Montgomerie, to the Centaur, vice Aplin, promoted ; Commandei S. C. Greville to the Sanspareil; Commander H. B. Woolcombe to the Queen; Lieut. Maxwell Fox to the Edgar ; Lieut. W. N. Cornewall to the En counter ; John W. Lowe, master to the Imaum ; George Treviss, chief engineer, to the Cumberland, for service in the Barossa ; Andrew Douglas, chief engineer, to the Russell ; Peter Greetham, second class assist.-engineer to the Cumberland, for ser vice in the Dart ; George G. Brodie, midshipman, to the Jason ; James Browning Young has been appointed to a naval cadetship; Geo. Lapidge, pay master addition al, to the Cumberland ; Wm. Carter, assist.-paymaster, to the Majestic ; Henry V. Forrest, assist.-paymaster,to the Meander; William A. Brown, assist.-paymaster, to the Donegal ; Wm. Nottidge, clerk, to the Meander ; John H. F. Max well, clerk (supernumerary), to the Narcissus ; and Edward L. Bisson, assist.-clerk, to the Narcissus. the probationary clerks will be ss. a•day, and that the emoluments of established clerks will be as fol lows :--ss. per diem with allowances till the com pletion of the first five years of their service, in creasing at the rate of ls. per day for every addi-• tional five years' service, up to a maximum of Os. per diem. On Monday Dr. J. B. Gibson, C. 13,, Director- General of the Army medical Department, accom panied by Sir J. R. Martin, M.D , C. 8., physician to the lion. Council of India, and also one of the members of the Senate of the Army Medical School, Fort Pitt, Chatham, arrived at the establishment, for the purpose of making themselves practically acquainted with the progress made by the medical candidates in•their studies, and superintending the competitive examination of the students now being held by Professors Longmore, M D., Parkes, M.D., and Aitken, M.D. On their arrival at the General Hospital they were met by Dr. Hume, the principal medical officer of the garrison ; Dr. Longmore, Deputy Inspector General ; and Staff Surg. Barron, M.D., and proceeded in the first instance to make a minute inspection of the various wards of the hospital, and examining the books and returns kept in the establishment. They then proceeded to the Lunatic Hospital, which is set apart for the soldiers sent home insane from - India and the colonies, and made a similarly careful inspection of that esta blishment, and subsequently visited the casements, kitchens, and other departments, with the general good order and extreme cleanliness of all of which they expressed themselves much gratified. They then visited the ',Museum, and examined the im provements now in progress, the medical library, and Army Medical School, where they witnessed the candidates at the competitive examination for commissions as army surgeons, and again expressed themselves highly satisfied at the result of their visit. The establishment of the Army Medical School at Chatham has proved of the greatest uti lity. Under the superintendence of Dr. Longmore and Dr. Parkes the candidates for commissions have been daily instructed in the various duties appertaining to the members of the army and medical professin. The whole of the circumstances connected with the recent terrible explosion at the Chatham Royal Engineer establishment, together with a copy of the report drawn up by the officers composing the board of inquiry ordered to investigate the causes of the unfortunate occurrence, having been laid be fore the Duke of Cambridge, his Royal Highness has so far expressed his dissatisfaction that he has directed a further inquiry to be instituted, in order to clear up certain points in connection with the accident. Yis Royal Highness desires information as to the reason for using the north gun-shed for the purposes of a laboratory, with other circum stances connected with the accident which call for explanation. The two sappers mostinjured—Smith, who occasioned the accident, and Rogers, who re ceived the severest injuries—as well as all the other sufferers by the explosion, are progressing very fa vourably, and it is expected that several of them will be sufficiently recovered to allow of their leav ing the Royal Engineer Hospital in the course of the next few days. EARL DE GREY AND RIPON AND 271 E VOLUNTEERS. ing from the spontaneous patriotism of the nation, that it should be permitted, within the limits of those necessary rules, to deyelope itself in the freest and most unfettered manner. " Heartily concurring in these principles, I en deavoured to apply them in the daily conduct of the business of my office, and, while I always main tained the just and proper authority of the Secre tary of State, I trust that I never forgot that I had to deal with a body of volunteers who were freely sacrificing their time, their money, and their per sonal convenience in the service of their Sovereign and their country, and who were on every ground entitled to receive the utmost consideration at the hands of the Government. " I do not pretend to say that the task was free from difficulty, but it was to me truly a labour of love, and it was greatly lightened, after the com mencement of last year, by the able and invaluable assistance which I received from the Inspector- General of Volunteers, CoL M‘Murdo. " Mention is made in the address of the succees which atfended the great gatherings of volunteers which took place last summer, but very little indeed of the credit of that success is due to me. It was Col. M'Murdo who organised those gatherings, and as far as the official arrangements are concerned, the chief praise is due to him. " But if you are good enough to thank me for the efforts I have made to aid in the development and to promote the efficiency of the volunteer force, I have far greater reason to thank you and the commanding officers of volunteer corps through out the county for the frank and hearty co-opera tion by which you rendered comparatively easy the duties which I had to discharge. I have frequently had occasion to invite you, as commanding officers of metropolitan corps, and as representing to a great degree the feelings f the Volunteers generally, to meet me and discuss questions of interest to the force, as they arose; and from the ready assistance which you always gave me on such occasions I de rived the greatest advantage. " I do not deny that the inevitable severance of my official connection with the volunteers has been to me a source of much regret ; but it is an unex pected, and I fear little deserved gratification to have received at your hands this mark of your con fidence, to which I shall always attach the highest value, and for which I shall ever be most grateful. " I have the honour to be, my lords and gentle men, your most faithful servant, "DE GREY AND RIPON. "1, Carlton-gardens, S.W., Feb. 6." TILE ARMY. A circular memorandum, signed "A. Horsfora, Deputy Adjt.-Gen.," has been issued to the army at home and abroad, calling attention to the following regulations from the War-office respecting the appointment of clerks in the purveying and manu facturing departments of the War-office :—" With reference to the letter from this department of the 27th of November, 1860, relative to the employment of retired non-commissioned officers in the purveyor's and manufacturing depart ments, I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to acquaint you that having had the subject again under his consideration, in regard to the purveyor's branch of_the service, in consequence of a new Royal warrant having been framed, he has decided that of the proportion of retired non-com missioned officers to be appointed to the former department as probationary clerks, each candidate will be required to pass a satisfactory examination in the following subjects : —l, exercises to test handwriting and orthography; 2, arithmetic (vul gar and decimal fractions) ; 3, English composi tion; and will also be .required to produce the necessary certificates in regard to physical fitness and character, the limits of age being between eighteen and forty-two; and upon vacancies occur ing in the upper ranks of the purveyor's ser vice the Secretary of State for War will select such of the probationary clerks (civilian, or retired non-commissioned officer) as have passed an exa mination in -1, geography ;2, history. ;3, transla tion from one of the following languages :—French, German, Italian, or Spanish, the selection being left to the candidate. lam to add that the pay of _RAILWAY BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. Yesterday the examiners declared the standing orders of both Houses of Parliament complied with in the following cases : Kirkcudbright Railway—For lines from Kirk cudbright to Castle Douglas and to the Dumfries and Portpatrick Railways, at a cost of £60,000. Monkstown Railway—For an extension at a cost of £25,000. (There being no appearance in this case the bill was declared to be withdrawn.) Midland Railway—For a line from Whitacre to Nuneaton, at a cost of £186,000. North-Eastern and Newcastle and Carlisle Rail ways—For amalgamation. Cornwall Railway—For new rails and works, at a cost of £64,000. Leven and East of Fife Railways—For amalga mation. Midland Railway—For additional Works and powers, at a cost of £25,000. Inverness and Aberdeen Junction and Inverness and Nairn Railway—F Down or amalgamation. Belfast and County . Witney Railway. ±4 or deviations, £ 45,0 00 ; 0 Mid-Wales Railway.oo. and new lines, £ 420, P e ebles R ai lway . — To lease North Briti sh and the Peebles Railway. —Cheshire Midland Railway.—For deviation and arrang eme nts with the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincol Lincoln hire Railway, at a cost of L 24,700. B o nelli's Electric Telegraph Company.—To pur chase the Chevalier Bonelli's patent telegraphs, and work them by means of a company. The following bills were withdrawn :—Central Wales Extension Railway ; Killarney and Valen. cia Railway ; Monkstown Extension and Lost. withiel and Fo gey Railway. The following were postponed :—West London Railway ; London and Bury St. Edmund's Rail way ; Newtown and Machynloth Railway ; Great Southern and Western Railway ; and Axminster, Seaton, and Beer Junction Railway. The standing orders were declared not complied with in some particulars in the case of the Manchester and Milford Railway (Aberystwith branch). THE. VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT. A deputation from the commanding officers of the metropolis and county of Middlesex attended at his Lordship's residence yesterday by appointment to present an address upon his retirement. The following commanding officers were present: — Lieutenant-Colonels Lords Elcho, Radstock, Col ville, Ranelagh ; Lieutenant-Colonels Lindsay, M'Donald, Colvill ; Majors Beresford, Hughes, Wilkinson, M'Leod of M‘Leod ; Captain-Command ants Murray, 12hillips, Templer, Hiliard, &c. Lord Elcho, as chairman of the meeting at which it was adopted, read the following address : "The undersigned officers commanding Volun tear corps in the metroplis and the county of Middle sex have heard with regret that the advancement of the Secretary of State for War to the Peerage has had the effect of removing your lordship from the War-office to the India Board. " For upwards of 18 months—that is to say, for all but the first four months of the period during which the Volunteer force has been in existence, you have had the virtual direction and supervision of the movement on the part of the Government ; it is to you that we have all been referred, and with you we have always communicated. " We who have always taken an active part in the organisation of our own corps, and in the move ment generally, can appreciate the difficulty of the task which has thus been laid on you, and know how much hard work, as well as firm and delicate management, it has taken to bring this force to its present state. " You have had to represent us officially in Par liament, and on public occasions, to manage our re lations with the Horse Guards, to consider and sanction in all cases, and to initiate and carry out in many, the arrangement of those great gather ings of our force which (we hope we may say it without boasting) have astonished and gratified the nation in the course of the last year. In addition to these public duties, you have also been in constant communication with us personally, and there is not one of us who has not received the most ready attention and courtesy on all occasions, and most valuable advice and help whenever you have had the means of rendering them. In estimat ing your work it must be remembered that you have had no precedents to follow ; you have had to lay down the principles and to organise the official machinery upon which the Volunteer forces of this country are founded, and by which they are to be carried on. We believe that the principles which have been laid down are true, that the machinery is efficient, and that your successors will find their work to consist in enforcing those principles, and in watching and keeping in order that machinery. " We therefore think that we are justified in tak ing, and are bound on public grounds to take, the somewhat unusual course of thus addressing you on your retirement from office, to express, on behalf of the corps which we respectively command, our thanks to you personally for your kindness and courtesy, our respect for your - judgment and dili gence, and our hope that the great department in which you have worked so well will at some futui time again have the benefit of your energetic and able assistance. " Time has not permitted us to invite the com manding-officers throughout the country to join with us ; but although strictly we can speak only for ourselves, we are thoroughly persuaded that in this address we convey to you the sentiments of the entire Volunteer force throughout the kingdom. — We are, your Lordship's obedient servants, (Here follow the signatures of the commanding officers of the metropolitan Volunteers). Earl De Grey and Ripon, who was evidently highly gratified, returned the following reply : " I return you my most sincere thanks for the expression of your regret at my retirement from the office of Under Secretary of State for War contained in the address which you have just presented to me, and which I receive with feelings of pride and gra_ titude. " The duties which I have had to discharge during the last 18 months in connection with the Volunteer force have been full of interest to me, and I shall always consider myself most fortunate in having been officially engaged in the establishment and organisation of at most valuable - addition to our national means of defence. " Acting under the directions of the Secretary of State for War, and conforming myself to the principles which he laid down for my guidance, I was, it is true, through his confidence, intrusted with a large discretion in the management of the volunteer business of the War-office; but if success has, as you intimate, attended my efforts, it has been mainly owing to the wisdom and excel lence of the rules which Lord Herbert established in the first instance, and to the supervision which he afterwards exercised over the mode in which they were applied. " The great principle which has directed all the feelings of the Government with the volunteers has been that, while it was our duty to maintain and enforce adherence to certain broad rules of order and discipline, without which no body partaking of a military character could exist for any useful purpose, it was essential to the success of a move ment of this kind, popular in its nature, as spring- The challenge from the West Middlesex to any corps in Middlesex to shoot a challenge match, according to the announcement a few days ago, has been accepted by Lieutenant• Colonel Lindsay on the part of the St. George's. It will probably come off between the 18th and 22d of the month on Wormwood Scrubs. The match between ten men of the A Company (West Middlesex) and ten men of the Harrow Rifles will take place on Saturday next, the 9th, at Wormwood Scrubs, for a silver cup; ranges, 300, 500. and 600 yards, being a con tinuation of the competition originally proposed by Capt. Wilbraham Taylor, of the Barnet Rifles, Yesterday about 400 of the Inns of Court Volun teers paraded in .Gray's-inn at two o'clock, under the command of Colonel Brewster, and, accompa nied by their band, proceeded to Hampstead for ammunition drill, twenty rounds being served to each man. The men, after undergoing a series of evolutions in a most satisfactory manner, marched homewards, the band playing selections of music, reached the headquarters about half-past six o'clock, and were then dismissed. The 35th ,Middlesex (Enfield) Rifle Volunteers assembled on Sunday last at their armoury at Enfield•court for church parade, and, under the command of Captain Letchworth, marched, headed by their band, to St. James's Church, Enfield highway, where they attended Divine service. The sermon was preached by the Rev. J. Harman, M.A., the incumbent of the church, and honorary chaplain to the co . A general meeting of the 38th Middlesex (Ar tists') Rif Volunteer Corps was held on Tuesday, at the Flora Hall, Covent-garden. The prizes shot for at the Otent competition were presented to the respeetifelvinners:—A Hay rifle, won by Captain Lewis 4- a silver medal, won by Ensign Gale ; a short Enfield rifle and sword bayonet, won by Sergeant Earles. The financial report for the past year showed that the working expenses of the corps were more than covered by the sub scriptions of the Effective members alone. A letter from Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram, G.C.8., announced his acceptance of the command of the corps. This announcement was most enthu siastically received. At the conclusion of the meet ic g the corps formed four deep, and marched to head-quarters at Burlington-house. On Thursday evening last a numerously attended meeting of the members of the Ist and 4th Com panies of the York Rifle Corps was held in the Guildhall (Captain Lloyd, of the Ist Company, in the chair), for the purpose of taking into considera tion the circular issued by the War-office respecting the arms to be used by the different corps. It was ultimately decided unanimously to respectfully memorialise Lord Herbert on the subject ; and that the members should meet on Monday to discuss and settle the memorial, a committee in the meanwhile being appointed to embody the arguments and opinions expressed by the members. Should the Government still persist in their determination, the members intimated their intention of resigning in a body, as they considered the order neither more nor less than an expression of want of confidence. A handsome silver bugle was presented to the 4th Cinque Ports Artillery Volunteers (Hastings) on Monday by Mrs. William Scrivens, whose hus band is captain of the Ist Company. An appropriate speech accompanied the presentation, which was acknowledged by Captain-Commandant Harcourt on behalf of the corps. Two companies of the Artillery were present and several of the officers and men of the Ist Cinque Ports Rifles. The Artillery of this town are now numerous enough to form a brigade. A considerable number of recruits has been obtained at Colchester, and, with the help of a con tingent from the neighbouring village of Wivenhoe, a third company will, it is expected, be shortly formed, re ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH COJIP.ANI. The thirtieth half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday, at the offices, Telegraph-street —the Hon. Mr. Grimston in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he had considerable satisfaction in calling attention to the first paragraph in the report, which referred to the receipts of the company. The receipts had been increasing gradually, and the trust account amounted to the handsome sum of £30,000 ; but still the cost of maintaining the different lines amounted to a large sum. The directors had been contemplating a reduction of the tariff, as experi ence had shown that all previous reductions of the tariff had resulted in an increased profit to the company. Some people considered that there should be an equalisation of charges throughout the company's lines for messages ; but that would not answer, as it was plain they could not send a message for ls. when it cost the company 2s. 6d. At some future time the directors would be prepared to make some modification in the charges that would be of benefit to the public. He concluded by formally moving the adoption of the report. Captain limn seconded the motion, which was carried. A dividend at the rate of 31 per cent. for the half-year was then declared. Some discussion ensued upon the trust fund. The CHAIRMAN having explained that the fund was for the renewal of cables and to meet any emergency that might happen, The meeting separated in the usual manner. A telegram from Havannah, Via the United States, announces the stoppage of Messrs. G. Sthamer and Co., merchants and sugar exporters, with large liabilities, some of which will have to be sustained in Manchester, London, and Hamburg. They are believed, 11 0 o 0 w 0T e . ie e r :fiir t r o m. be so divided that the amount will not be particularly heavy in any individual instance, the total in London ranging, perhaps, between £50,00 and Sthamer has transacted an extensive business and enjoyed good standing, but is said to have locked up his means it bank shares and other speculative investments, WO an agent at Island:toter. ~~~Or_ - 7' - ~~ iZL THE UNITED STATES. LONDONDERRY, WEDNESDAY. The Montreal Ocean Company's steamer Cana dian, Capt. Graham, from Portland, Maine, on the 26th ult., has arrived here, and landed all mails except those for Liverpool. The North Briton and Arago had arrived out. The Canadian passed the Bohemian on tLe 28th ult. It had been proposed that Congress should resign, td that a new one should be elected. The Augusta arsenal, in Georgia, had been sur rendered to State troops. Vessels will leave Charleston with a clearance from the Carolina authorities, certified by the foreign consuls. The Charleston populace were displeased with the action of Governor Pickens. An attack on Fort Sumter was expected. An attack was also expected at Pensacola. ThelVyandot was anchored west of Fort Pickens, and it was expected would assist in the defence. General Scott was fortifying Washington with increased zeal. Advices from Mexico state that Juarez left for the capital on the sth January in order to establish a liberal government. In New Grenada military movements were un favourable to the Government. A decisive battle was expected at Bogota. The forced loan had created excitement in Aspinw all. Advices from Valparaiso to the 7th January state that business was dull, and that the markets were stocked. COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK, Jan. 25. Stocks firm, but irregular. Cotton buoyant. Sales to-day 5,500 bales. Middling Upland, 121 c. Flour and corn have declined. Wheat active and unchanged. Provisions generally firm. Coffee steady. Sugar and tea dull ; the latter has de clined 2c., and has been largely withdrawn. Freights firm. NEW ORLEANS, Jan 24. Cotton sales to-day 9,000 bales. Middling, 10,1 e. ,o LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. NEW YORK, JAN 26. Louisiana will secede. The Government has sent reinforcements to Forts Pickens and Sumter. COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK, Jan 26. The Edinburgh sailed to-day for Europe. Cot ton is buoyant, and prices have advanced lc. Sales yesterday, 6,000 bales. Breadstuffs steady. Pro visions quiet. Stocks dull. Illinois Central, 80 ; New York Central, 80 ; Erie, 36k. NEW ORLEANS, JAN. 25. Cotton market is generally unchanged. Sales today, 8,000 bales. Sales of the week, 62,000 bales. Exports, 247,000 bales. Receipts below last year, 530,000 boles. Freights to Liverpool ld. demanded, to 29.32ds have been paid. IRELAND. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY MORNING. TIIE REPRESENTATION OF CORK. The Cork Constitution announces that the Hon. Col. Evans Freke, brother of Lord Carbery, is about to come forward as a candidate for the representa tion of the county on Conservative principles. The Morning .11rews cries out piteously for an indepen- dent opposition—that is to sty, an ultramontane— candidate, who may be enabled, by the influence of the Romish Church dignitaries, to rescue the " pre- mier country" of Ireland from the grasp of either Whig or Tory. Major O'Seilly would answer this purpose admirably, but although his name has been mentioned as a probable candidate, he has not yet spoken on the subject himself. The__nomination is fixed for Saturday next. THE AGRARIAN MURDER IN THE RING'S COUNTY. A correspondent of Saunders' News Letter sup- P . iies the following particulars in reference to this barbarous murder : "It appears that Shiels, the unfortunate man who has been so brutally murdered, three years ago took a farm of land containing about 14 acres, on the townland of Ballinakill, adjoining the Welch Islands, on the estate of a gentleman named Tut hill. The former occupier, named Hickey, had been thrice beaten, and he was so intimidated that he surrendered the land. The farm was originally held by persons named Rourke, who were evicted. It was stated that the deceased, before taking the land, consulted one of these persons respecting it, and that the reply he got was that no man should ever take it with their goodwill; but, notwithstand ing this intimation of what he might expect, Shiels took the farm, and soon after he received a notice sayinc , that they would not be beating him as they did Hickey, but that one finger would do the job for him. The unfortunate man, although he had been repeatedly apprised of the danger to which he was exposed, retained possession of the land, and he was heard to say to his wife that the Rourkes would never beat him, but they might shoot him. On Saturday evening last he had returned from Philips town about 6 o'clock, and in about two hours after his return he was sitting with his wife, putting a coal to his pipe. The wife says she heard a " noise like a clap of thunder," and he fell over. She ex claimed, " Oh, Pat, jewel, you are not struck ?" He sat up, and, as she describes the fearful scene, he looked stern at her for a moment, and as she ran over, throwing her arms round his neck, the blood gushed out from between her fingers, and he was a dead man. The panes of glass were shattered through which the unfortunate man had been shot. The wadding was found in the room, and the slugs have since been taken from the man's head. The unfortunate woman, after the death of her husband, was refused assistance by all the neighbours for nearly two hours, except by a servant girl, named Liney, who lived with her, and comforted her, until at last some friends of her husband's had arrived. " The jury empannelled by the coroner returned a verdict of Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown." " Two men named Rourke and three others who have been arrested are in custody, and it is confi dently stated that the local authorities are in pos session of such evidence as will warrant the magi strates to commit at least two of them for trial." THE SPIRIT DUTIES. The same journal has the following communica tion on the subject of the spirit duties : " It is rumoured that the duty on spirits will be further augmented to 12s. per gallon, and that the inquiries which have been made as to illicit distil lation have been instituted for the purpose of guid ing the Government as to how far a duty may be safely put on. It is the general belief that, as regards Ireland, the last addition to the du has taken place and another increase in the Irish distillery trade, would reduce business ton very in the whisky duty low se. With a 6s. or B s. d ut y a revival of the tat trade would, no doubt, take place." CONSECRATION OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP. On Sunday last the Rev. Eugene O'Connell was consecrated Roman Catholic Bishop of Maryville, California, at the chapel of Drumcondra College, by Dr. Cullen. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ...... ACCEPTANCES FO ONSHIRE R THESTAKES GREAT . NORTHAMP- T Two miles. 129 subs., 69 of 'whom declared. 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