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RESTAURANT. 9 and 10. Havmarke+.—The CAFE DINNER is now served from FOUR instesd of lve o'clock as heretofore. The Severn Salmon Season has con?menced. WILLIAM JOHN ILDE, Proprietor. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S NEW ENTERTAIN MENT, the CABINET of CURIOSITIES, POLY 'GRAPHIC HALL, King Wil iam-street, Charing-cross, ..,..,10-NIGHT, and EVERY EVENING (except Saturday), at Eight. Private boxes, £1 ls. Stalls and box stalls, 38. ; a l'ea, 28. ; amphitheatre, ls. -A plan of the stalls may be ~,..e e n, and seats secured (without extra charge), at the Box " Luce, from 10 till 4 Morning Performance, Saturday, kay ii. --..._ A. RGYLL ROOMS. - GRAND MUSICAL NENT, %'with th e Celebrated BAND,EN TERTA Fo I rty M in number (established a en years), chosen f rom the Philharmonic Concerts, Royal It Operas, and the household Troops. Conducted by ens. Lamotte. Cornet-a-piston, M. Boulcourt.—Dancing Itt Nine o'clock. -Is. admission. THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, Froborn.—Thls popular and magnificently best Ball Room, decideeay the most fashionable and best ,nnducted entertainment in he world. The very excellent Falid, under the able direction of Mr. ?Acker, is constantly :InMtroducing the choicest and latest music of the day. The es supplied are oi the very choicest quality. The refreshh ent Moms are elegant in the extreme, and replete with every tomtOrt. Admission throughout, ls. _ CONTRACTS FOR RAISINS. PEPPER, MUSTARD SEED, TOBACCO, AND VINEGAR. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling, Somerset-house, 16th May, 1861. THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING the v oPFIcE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the UNITED naNGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, DO EIRR,t , -..8Y GIVE NOTICE, That on TUESDAY, the 28th ..” at half-past One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with su ch ' P as may be ho e r Majesty's CONIRACT for sup v'ving and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, the undermentioned Articles, viz.: RAISINS .......................... 25 Tons. PEPPER .... ... .................. 5 „ MUSTARD SEED I (White).... r 30 Qrs. 30 „.... t TO BA a.° (Brown) 50 Tons. ikWhen to tie delivered.—Half of each i n Th ree W ee k s, and ue rernal 2 ader in Three Weeks afterwards, or earlier if pre ferred tt, 3 , the party tendering. V INEGAR .......... ............ 15,000 Gals. Half in O ne Month, and the remainder in One Month afterwards, or earlier if preferred by the party tendering. Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of the articles, Their Lordships reserv e to themselves the power, when the Tenders are opened, of contracting either for the whole, or for such part thereof only as they may deem fit, or for a greater quantity, or of n o t con t ract • ng for any, and also an unlimited power of 'election. C usto The Raisins, Pepper, and Tobacco to b e exempted from the they are respectively lying.ms' duties, and and tendering are t o s t a t e w h ere art Samples of the Mustard Seed (not less than Two Quarts of each, of the Pepper, not less than Two Pounds, and of the Raisins, not leas The parties tendering. than Three Pounds), mus t b e produced by Each Tender for Tobacco must specify the several Trade Marks and =linters, and the countries or places of its growth or produce, and a fresh drawn Dock sample of each cask or package must be produced by the parties tendering, and any cask or packag e th at is foundnot be of th e same mark, num ber, or quality as the sample tendered and accepted, will be rejected by the officers Samples of the Vinegar (not less than a Quart) which the parties tendering may purpose to supply must accompany heir Tenders, as the delivery will be required to be made in accordance with the samples which may be accepted, and the Vinegar t endered to be No. 20, Trade denomination.' The Vinegar to be delivered Abe ood. sound, strong, and aubstantial casks, which are to retained as long as re quired by the said Commissioners or their officers without 11Tient therefor, bnt are to be taken back from the sa d W ..ictcontualling ractorStores (when empt i ed), by and at the expense of .1 heesamples produced by persons whose tenders are not Z.T.Pt d, are requested to be taken away by them immedi -"I after the contracts have been decided. io _No T ender Will be received unless made on the printed ..,...T,Pr 9 vid ed f or thepurpose, and which may b e o bt a i ne d on ifitP4ton at the said office, or to the officer conducting the Ilri sta Service at Liverpool, or to the collector of Customs at t i tl e aStionlar attention is called to the recent modification of editions of the contracts, which may be seen at the said '''uts and at i iverpool and Bristol. the day will be received after half-past One o'clock on cen7r...,y_of treaty ; and ft will not be required that the party om ee 'llug, or an agent on his behalf, shoul i attend at . the d from on the day of contract, as the result of the offerreceiv ro e . posedell Person will be communicated to him and his p .b sureties in writing. • ' A t i • Ze,rY tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the ~ -4iralty and bear in the left-hand corner the words Tend ' er set-fhouse. or ," and must also be delivered at .- , ota er ' -----__ GUARDIAN: FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C. Established 1821. DIRECTORS. !ll' RINTO 41.SARYQIIHINRE, i3Earshaai, Deputy at Chairman xtenry Hulse Berens, Esq Stewart. M.P., Esq. Charles Wm. Curtis, Esq. " John Martin, Esq. Charles F. Devas , Esq. Rowl Mitc hell, -F rancis Hart Dyke, Esq. James Morris Morris, Esq Esq. Cir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart, Henry Norman, Esq. 'Thomson Hankey, Esq., M.P. Henry R. Reynolds, Esq. John Harvey, Esq. Sir Godfrey J. Thomas, Bart. John G. Hubbard, Esq., M.P. I John Thornton, Esq, John Labouchere, Esq. I James Tulloch, Esq. AUDITORS. J ohn l, Henry Sm evris Loyd, Esq.h, Es I Henry Sykes Thor n t on, Esq. T homas Tallemach, Esq., Secr I Cornelius Payne, Jun., E sq. Actuary etary.—Samnel Brown, Es q ., . 41,1 PE D EPARTMENT,—UNDER TILE PROV I S IONS OP AN W,, ~efr or PARLIAMENT, thi s C ompany now offers to new In- I ElGlrry PER CENT , of the Profits, at Quinquennial visions or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of Profits. ' amSince the est a bli s h ment • of the Company in 1821, the ount. of Profit s a ll otted to the Assured has exceeded in Inh value £660,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary ctluses of £1,058,000. „ After the Divisi on o f P ro fit s at Christmas, 1859, the Life Assurances in force, with existing- Bonuses thereon. m ounted to upwards of £1,730,000, the Income from the Life .... ra nch £207,000 per ann um, and th e Lif e Assurance Fund -Acceded £1,618,000. N.,LOCAL MILITIA and VOLUNTEER CORPS . —N o .- , Xtr a p IN remium is required for service therein. an z. VAL ID LIVES assured at corresponding Ext ra Pre -L. LO valoeAlszB granted on Life Policies to the extent of their A ss s ' lG if z value be not less than .f.. 50. Ceived a n d MINTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, re- Mr gistered. / — DICAL pEE Q °r Poli cy s taps. ~ paid by the Company, and no charge cornpaii caused Losses Y. .....______ by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this GIV EN AWAY TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS. N SMITH. M.Dthe University of S ufferer j s ena ' hras,, lust Published,: for the benat of Nervous /V ARNING a `I7',E,E EDITION of his valuable work, THE tnedical ' " 1- CE TO YOUNG MEN (120 pages). A ,_ work on the cof Nervous Debility, Loss .of Ziernory, Di nme ,„ . . cure . , . y, ,permatorrh to Societ Q ~4 or Sight, Lassitude, Indigestion, Dislike, Re laxation, Languor, ' Depression, &c., which, i cea Local Weakness, Muscular f -legleeted, result in Listlessn es s , consum ption, insanity, and premature death ; with plain direstions f eect restoration to health and vigour. The book will se n t, be or p ost free, secure from ob wee two stamPa. Rervation, to any address, on receipt of a directed envelope eres Addess, HENRY SM/TR, M.D., cent, Tavistock- uarc London, W.C. 23_ , 8, Burton- Post free for four stamps, tLECTRICITY AND ITS WONDERS as a 1,..., ,ehealth-viving- Agent, and Curative in all diseases of for g xual and Generative organs, with simple instructions Will elf-treatment and Cure. Electricity, with other adjuncts, also be found a most powerful and efficacious remedy for t4le liverf poverty of the blood and its sympathetic disorders ".' th, stomach, szc. ; also an dis•.ses of the skin, pant debilityy, lassitude, despondency, failure of memory, ,13th. I nklity, self-'distrnst, unfitness for study or business, and er disorders of the nervous system. Issued gratis and V, e Paid on receipt of four stamps by Dr. WATSON, U.S., Ex.A.S No. 27, Alfred-place, Bedford -square, London, who Continues to advise with patients daisy , and apply his new la ncle of treatment. ~ Persons residing in the country may have Dr. Watson's sittlicild opinion of their case gratis on sending a statement of th eir pt ms, & ttc All letters to be addressed ll Watso n , o ll A . S. N0..27, Alfred-place, Bedford kluare, Lon'don. U.S" . . " I t A.„ 18 0, sent with above, Flints on the Use of the ELECTRO ,3ICATED BATH, for the extraction of Mercury and othtl F eier rench mod mineral poie.sons from the s y s t em, a d opted according to 1:1R. BRIGHT'S THREE DAYS' CURE. ,a.min The MKDI CATED SUGARED GLOBUL KS, con other g the Quintessence of C opaiba, Cubebs, Buchu, and invaluable ingredients, permanently eradicating the Most inveterate cases of Gonorrhoea, obstinate Gleet, Stric ture, Urethral Discharges from whatever cause Irritation of the Passages of the Bladder, Kidneys, Gravel, sedimentary Deposits, Lueorhcea, ace. These Globules lubricate instan t system neously the irritated mucous memb rane of the urino-genital , su every inflammatory Raton, and checking. all morbid secretions. Possessing the further advantage of being carried an l taken free from observation, detection, taste, or smell. Price lls., by post 12s. 6d. LONDON AGENTS :—Newbery, 45, St. Paul's Church-yard; .„, 4 . Sanger, 150 , Oxford-street; Hannay, d 3, Oxford-street ;o il utler, 4, Cheapside ; Hooper, 43, King William-street, Lu - don-brdg,e ; Bowden, 75, Gracechurcb-street: Front, 229, Strand, and of all chemists throughout th e world. DR. BRIGHT'S MANUAL on SPERMATORRIREA, ',1,13,c1 the above Dise ases ( P roprietor of the Aphrodision,or t h osPhorised N erv i ne Tonio, for Spermatorrhcea, Generative ebility ttc ) To Pricead of J. Allen, 20 Warwick-lane, Pater noher- . row. ls. ;by post, 14 stains;p sealed, 20 stamps. _"The temporary relief obtained by means of purgative Lullicines la purchased at the high price of the aggravation u u if the perpetuating the disease."—LlENßy. M.D. ---- 1,,, NO MORE PILLS OR ANY OTHER PHYSIC ult CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION (DYSPEPSIA), PALPI TATION, NERV OUS, BILIOUS, AND LIVER COMPLAINTS, DEBILIT Y, DROPSY, EPILEPS Y , PARALYSIS, COUGH, ASTHMA, CONSUMPTION, BRONCHITIS, SORE THROAT, PETERS. DU BARRY'S d e li c i ous HEALTH RESTOR enING REVALENTA ARABICA FOOD, which, at a 'nvvre without day, saves Pity times its cost in Medicine, and out y' eaves or any of the uncertainties, annoy oldie and ruinous expenses incurred by medicine, cod liver or an to distant Certificate No. 36,418. e W ma e te flnd it the safest remedy, An drew Ure, M.D., p.n .s and ; Dr. Campbell. ' ; Dr. ri arveY; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Shor- We extract a few out of 66 000 cures:— Cure No. 1,771. _Lorct Stu'art de Decies of many years' dyspepsia. Cure No.. r 19832, (-)f 'l4'ony from dyspepsia, nervousne flits yea t indiscribable tion, flatulency, spasms, sickness, sand Lama, cough, constipa of Ly nn, Norfolk. Cure No. 47,121 • lkivisosmPitAinzgfibrtahriJaajegblYs, rratberin 01 extreme nervousness, indigestion, Tii, low spirits, and nervous fancies. Cure No. 54,816. The vivJames T. il,l npbell, Syderstone Rectory, near Paken ha4, mr orplk of plaints. Cure No. 56,814. Cure No . 14 ',Udigesti^n and liver com Samuel I„.'axton , Leicester of two years' diarrhcea. "• Reeves, 1.81, Fleet-street, London, of 25 Years' 'n n ', o ' n us r : tres s, ccnstipation, indigestion, and debility. Cure No e . 4,028: agllt years' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility, with era nms Painns, and nausea, Rev. John W. Flavel, Ridlinzf on e e l 'l'7. Norfolk. Cure No. 3,906. Thirteen years' cough, Judi.. ,eilton, and general debility, James Porter, Athol-street, ~ , Q t.t l l. Cure No. 58,314. Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, l'..ear I.iverpool, of ten years' dyspepsia, and all the horrors of iervous irritability. Cure No. 46.270. Mr. James Roberta, I.„l7oher merchant, of Frimley, Surrey, of 30 years' diseased "Ufili, spitting of blood, liver derangement, partial deafness. Si & %liar testimonials from 56,000 patients who can be re "tTed to. ,„The rood is sold in canisters, Ilb. 25. 9d., 21b, 4s. 6d., 121 b. i ''',;,, 41b. 40s. ; ?super-refined quality, 51b. 225„ 101 b. 335. The ir,,,1_0, 1 21 b., and 241 b. canisters carriage free on receipt 01 . attestss- 0 f E i ;e order by Barry flu Barry and Co., 77, Regent eiroadon ; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., 182, Piccadilly, , o _ ll ; Abb i s , 60, Gracechurch-street; 4, Cheapside ; 63 ti es Lou, Oxford -street ; 330 and 452, Strand ; 49 and 60, .„Pons gate-stret ; Batty,l6, Finsbury -pavement ; Phillips 14 Uo tea dealets ; Petty. Wood, and Co., Ring WilliaVa 4eeti_qty, andl:l, High Holborn; and a.l! growth N° 21,490. PUBLICATIONS. THE PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE ■ fully explained in J. GROSSMITH'S " GOVERNMENT UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES." The cause is there predicated of the monetary difficulties ex perienced in 1860. The Crisis is at hand. Anxiety in 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." Bent and Co., late Piper and Co.. Paternoster-row. The Fourth Edition, Just Published, Bvo, in cloth, price ss. by post free, 55. ed. (IN TRUE and FALSE SPERM ATORRHCEA ; V with the View to the Correction of wide-spread Errors in relation to the Treatment and Cure of Sufferers itqm De bility of the Generative system, or Sexual Hypochrondriasis. Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD. " Dr. Pickford is known to English readers by his frequent practical contributions to German medical literature. This Is the first time, he informs us, that he has addressed himself to the non -medical reader. .We trust that this may not be the last, if he shall detect any other equally flagTant evil which it may be in his power to correct."—London 'Medical Gazette. " The editor has conferred a great boon on the sufferers from this distressing malady by translating this little book, and by laying bare the scandalous practices of unqualified adventurers, who profess to cure a disease of which they know nothing, with no other object than to fill their own purses. The difference between true Spermatorrhcea and the various forms of disease which resemble it are accurately de scribed, and thus a safe guide is offered for the treatment of the malady."—Medical Circular. " We have dilated so long upon the contents of the preli minary chapter, that we have scarcely left ourselves space for any notice of the subject specially treated of by Dr. Pickford ; but the moderate price at which the 'brochure' is sold, places it within the reach of every one interested in the matter."— Dublin Medical Press. Lnntina • A Raillipre, 219, Regent-strp.t_ 1..? 0Y AL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION.—The Committee of this Institution arnestly APPEAL t..) the public for PECUNIARY ASSIST ANCE to aid them to meet the present heavy demands on the limited funds of the Society. THOMAS RARING, Chairman. THOMAS CHAPMAN, Deputy-Chairman. 14, John-street, Adelphi, Feb., 1861. Bankers—Messrs. Willis and Co. ; Coutta and Co. ; I - ferries ind Co. R OYAL FREE HOSPITAL. Gray's-inn-road. Patron—Her Majesty the QU , 'EN. President—His Grace the ;uke of Buceleuch, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. This Hospital relieves distress in its most helpless shape, that of disease aggravated by destitution. With more ade quate funds the Weekly Boarri could make immediately avail able 500 beds for the relief of the large mass of suffering in this metropolis. Its present resources, supplied entirely by the Voluntary Conqibutions of the Public. enable it t r afford, in addition to its in-patimits, effective Medical Assistance to an average exceeding 2.000 Out-patients weekly. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mas terrnan, N:sq., Nicholas-lane ; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; 'Terries and Co. ; Ransom a n d C o. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co. ; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Tones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and Co. ; Williams, Deacon, and Co.;• Overend, Gurney, and Co. ; Nisbet and Co., Berners-street ; Masterman and Co. ; and at the Hospital. J. B. OWEN, 31. A„ Chairman of the Weekly Board. TMPORTANT TO OWNERS OF HORSES.- After long experience, deep researches into chymistry, by the aid of costly machinery, I have discovered the means whereby oats, beans, and oilcake may be entrely 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 31bs., it the cost of 5d.. mixed with a peck of chopped hay, is a feed tar a draught horse, and superior in every respect to three quarterns of oats, costing 74d. 14 barrels weigh net 1 ton 1 cwt., at 16s. per cwt., £l6 its. net cash, free, delivered by my own waggons 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, JOSE PH TFIORLEY. Steam Mills, Caledonian-road, King's-cross, April 8, 1861. _ Single barrels, weigsing 1 cwt., may be had for 305., at 77, Newgate-street, City, or of any of my accredited Agents in the country. THORLEY'S CONDIMENTAL FOOD (mixed Zvi h crushed Oats, &c.) for My Horses.—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 Milk. 40s. per barrel. THORLEY'S COMPOUND for My Sheep. Sold in barrels, containing 44S feeds, with measure enclosed, and carriage paid to any railway station in the inzdom. 11FIORLEY for My pigs. 1 405. per barrel. THORLEY'S GLEANER, is Published, every Monday in time for po4t, and contains forty Columns of valuable information, including Mark-lane Report, Agri cultural and Sporting Intelligence up to time of going to press. Price One Penny. Order of any Newsvendor.-77, Newgate-street, City. 7 HEATSTONE'S HARMONIUMS (English) in eolid oak cases, manufactured by them expressly for Churches. Chapels, Schools, (t.c., have the full compass of keys, are of the best quality of tone, best workmanship and material, and do not require tuning. _ New Patent, five octaves, from CC. d ou bl e pedals Guineas 6 . With one stop, oak case (reduced price) .... Piano Model, ~n e stop polished(unique wind indicator) 10 With two stops, one set and a half of vibrat^rs, polished 12 With three stops, effective forte stops d0.... 12 With three stops, large size organ tones, d0.... 15 With five stops, two sets of vibrators - 22 With eight stops. two sets of vibrators d0.... 24 With ten stops, three sets of vibrators d0.... 30 The best and most effective instrument made. Prize Medalist, 1351. An extensive assortment of French Harmoniums, by A lexandr, with all fh , latest improvements, from 6 guineas ; also Messrs. W. and Co.'s new Piano-Har moniums. Wheatstone and Co., 20, Conduit-street, Regent-street, W. No. 8, GROSVENOR-STREET, BOND-STREET. ARTIFICIAL TEETH on a NEW and INI / PROVED PRINCTPLE.—Mr. ESKELL'S PATENTED INVENTION (protected by her Majesty's- Royal Seal, July, 860), 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 life 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. Cossultations free.—Terms strictly moderate. 8, Grosvenor-street, Bond-street ; Old Steyne, Brighton; Bennett's-hill, Birmingham. Just Published, price 2s. 6d., by post 2s. lid., SKIN DISEASES and their REMEDIES By ROBERT .T. JORDAN, M.D., Licentiate of the Royal Colleg , of Physicians, Edinburgh, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, England, &c., &C. Author of " Diseases of the Skin." price ls., by post 14 stamps, with Photographic Illustrations. By the same Author, with numerous illtietrations, price is. 6d ; by post 4s. ; abridged edition, is.: by post, 14 9tamps, sealed, 24, a new Medical Work, entitled LIFE • WORTH LIVING FOR ; treating on Man, Mind. and M a tt er , s h ow i ng how nervous debility -nd premature decline is produced by disregard of nature's laws. Contents :—General and acquired debility, from early '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 be had from the Author 29, George street, Hanover-square, London, W. For qualifications, see ➢ledical Register. DR. BRIGHT'S APHRODISION, The Phosphorised Nervine Tonic. The Newly-Discovered and approved of CHEMICAL COMBINATION of PHOSPHATIC SALTS, Quinine, Iron, &c., innocent In its action and agreeable to the palate, for the immediate and permanent cure of Spermatorrhcea, Gleet, Stricture, and Renal Pains, Diseases of the Kidneys and Bladder, Retention and Non-retention, and consequent de po,dts, Generative Incapacity for We 'lock, Partial and Total Prostration, Premature Decline of Manly Power, with many other distressing symptoms, caused in early life and maturity by incontinence. and youthful disregard to future happiness. London Agents :—Newberry, 4s, St. Paul's Church-yard ; J. Sanger, 1:,0, Oxford-street; Hannay, 61, Oxford-street; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; Hooper, 43, King William-street, Lon don-bridge; Flowden, 78, Gracechurch-street ; Prout, 229, Strand, and of all Chemists throughout the world. Prices : 10s. 6d. per bottle, or five 10s. 6d. bottles in one, £2 28. ; and in cases containing three £2 2s, bottles £5. Memberfrom Life, ct e 47llc. oy L al lecn Colleget at t) f t DR. BRIGHT'S MANUAL, w i th Description of Cases, ) illustra l t e e g d e wi oi th r.hysin Drawings ea Physicians, (tc.. & c., s h ew i ng w h y the above diseases so often the Col Surgeons, appear incurable, when in reality they can be effectually re moved by the most simple means. Sold by J. All en, 20, War wick-lane. Price ls. ; by post,l4 stamps ; sealed, ls. 10d. GREAT MARLBORPANTHEON . • OUGH-STREET, w THE R. CULVERWELL, Member of the R oya l 'College of Surgeons, Licentiate of Midwifery, and Apo. 'eearics' Hall, London, can be consulted daily (Only) a s • ove, on all oases of Nervous Debility, Languor, Incapacity, Loss of Memory, Sterility, and all Functienal Derangements ‘; botb Sexes, emanating from early and excessive lindul ,2nces Fins ,inst published, price Is.; by post. 13 stamps. 18 sealed, No. 4, o entire new and oriffinal Work. entitie(l OURSELVES. 'ynopsis The Physiology and Anatomy of our Generation "F he Origin of Disease--Symptoms, Treatment, and Cure. ;no, an Exposition of. and Remedy for, all Urinary Derange eras and Marital Disqualifications, MALE. `lnr modern treatment of Syphilis, Stricture, Blennorrhagia (:onorrhcca), Spermatcrrhcca, Impotency, and all Dincases of " , e Urinary Organs, with Prescriptions, &c.,;- FEMA LE. The Physioloxy and Anatomy of Women— Functional Ir , aularities in Health and Sickness—Choice in Marriage— heir Expectancies and Disappointments—The Cause and emoval of Sterility—The Theory and Symptoms of Gesta on—Use of the Speculum. Also. No. 1. REALTY', HAPPINESS, and LONGEVITY - On Debility, Nervousness, Dyspepsia, and Indigestion, No. 2. LOVE AND MARRIAGE : ‘;.eir Obligations, Happiness, and Disappointments; Love nd other Matches. Sterility Removed, and Healthy Off- Prinz secured, • No. S. THE CASE BOOK : nelr , 100 Cases of SPERMATORRI(EA, ` At uees Srnptoms, and Treatment, Confessions and '-ue by C aut , Frisations, Galyani9m, dr.o. &c. t e A.d e I :d t o h f e lli w an o n rkin , 3%C c o i r a n s hi se4 li t i ; and ee uitu the Authors. (SPECIAL NOTICE.) Dr. Culvcrwell is the only legally qualified medical practi loner living of tint name, and can De consulted (only as above), J, C C- ~~ ~ ( • __,-- r..2- - /-/-- - t-r--ef--- tn 6 /-/ Y . - _-_ , ,k ..,,,, 72,, _ )4 -. 1 ...:.,,. , _ "0:4 4 ,r,04,., ..,,.., alai,. 4kkk . , ~,,,s:,i , ,st .. 1111 ......4% ..:.----, A . k\ ' ' lavrofir .N.t . 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The division of the Channel fleet which anchored in St. Helen's-roads, from, Portiand, on Thursday evening, weighed anchor yesterday morning, the Donegal and Hero proceeding ander canvass to Spithead, where they achored, joining Rear- Admiral Erskine's division lying at that anchor age. The three remaining ships—the Conqueror, Aboukir, and Centurion, stood out to sea, also under canvass, bound for Plymouth Sound. By letters received at Woolwich from her Ma jesty's iron paddlewheel steamvessel Weser, Com mander Johnson, at Vigo, it appears that the Weser having fallen short of fuel under a dead calm in crossing the Bay of Biscay, it had become necessary to adopt the expedient of burning up her supple mentary floats, mess stools, tubs, and all the spare timber on board, by which means she was enabled to gain the port in safety. The letters add that she will merely coal at Vigo, and then proceed to Lis bon and Malta. The Khersonese, which arrived at Spithead on Thursday evening from China, sailed from Hong kong on the 7th of February, Singapore the 17th, and Anjeer the 21st, Cape of Good Hope, April 3, and St. Vincent's, April 28. Pier passenger-list com prises Lieut. W. F. Johnson, R.N., A.D.C. to Major- General Sir James Hope Grant, G.C.B. The officers of the Acorn, a vessel condemned in China, were yesterday transferred from the vessel to her Majesty's ship Victoria. She has . on board nearly 1,000 tons of artillery stores, with which she is ordered to proceed round to Woolwich, at which port the detachments of the 99th and 44th Regiments will disembark from her. She sailed from Spithead at 4 p.m. The Herald sailing frigate, Capt. Henry Mangles Denham, F.R.S., the arrival of which at Spithead was briefly announced in The Sun yesterday, has returned to England after nine years' surveying service in the South-Western Pacific. She sailed from England under Capt. Denham's command in 1852 for the purpose of exploring and surveying the ocean between our Australian colonies and South America. The principal estuaries of Western Aus tralia, New South Wales, Queensland, and Tasma nia having been surveyed, as also the prominent islands of the New Hebrides and Fegean groups, the Herald proceeded to Java to carry out investi gations with reference to electric cable communi cation between Australia and Singapore via Baly Strait. The results of this expedition are important, because by the use of the deep sea lead soundings have been made on an extensive- scale. The posi tions of Trestan D'Acunha and St. Paul Islands have been settled, and various clear passages for steamers have been marked out, free of cur rent, between Sidney and Torres Straits. The passage from the Australian ports to Singapore or Point de Galle has been shortened, and the charts have been cleared of many supposed islands and reefs, while the position of others have been determined. One part of the duty of the Herald was to ascertain the fate of Mr. B. Boyd, who was entrapped from his yacht Wanderer at the Solomon Islands in 1851, and to punish his mur derers. A record of the Herald's proceedings during her ten years' commission has been for warded to the Lords Commissioners of the Admi ralty. Her natural history collections have been forwarded to England periodically and deposited in the national museums. What she has now or. board is merely her last gleanings. Captain Denham has recently received the Good Service Pension from the First Lord of the Admiralty in acknowledgment of his very eminent services dur ing a long professional career. He has also re ceived the thanks of the Legislature of Queens land, through the Admiralty, for the services he has rendered to that colony by his surveying duties while commanding the Herald. The vessel fs ordered to proceed round from Spithead to Chatham to pay off, The War Department transport Henry;' arrived at the Ordnance-wharf, Chatham, yesterday, with two of the 100-pounder Armstrong guns, with car riages and apparatus complete, from the factory at Woolwich, being the first deliveries of the 100- pounder Armstrongs received at Chatham. As soon as the guns were landed they were placed under cover, the utmost care being taken by the officials to prevent any persons not connected with the Go vernment from inspecting them. The 100-pounder guns are intended to be placed on board the screw corvette Challenger, 22, 400-horse power, Capt. J. J. Kennedy, C. 8., the two 95 cwt. 68-pounders six inch guns having been removed from that vessel, and landed at Chatham. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—James Legate, acting third class assist.-engineer, to the Pisgard, for the Monkey; Joseph Bamford, acting third class assist.-engineer, to the Asia, for the Euryalus ; Edward B. D'Arcy, acting second master, to the Victory, as supernu merary; Dr. P. Mansfield, assist.-surg., to the Wel lesley ; Edward F. Miles, assist.-surg., to the Donegal ; Edwin Jago, paymaster, to the Cumber land, in lieu of a clerk ; Alexander G. Young, assist.- paymaster, to the Imaum ; Edward Tisdall, assist, paymaster, to the Nile for disposal; W. K. Horne, assist.-paymaster in charge, to the Steady ; Henry M. Bernard, assist.-paymastei , to the Cygnet ; Walter B. Spence, J. E. Cooke, and Conrad L. W. La Grange, assist.-clerks, to the Nile, for disposal. Ti,B ARMY. Yesterday Major-General Eyre, commanding the troops of the Chatham district, made his yearly in spection of the corps of Royal and Indian Engineers, at head-quarters, Brompton. The entire force now at the Royal Engineers establishment was formed on the parade-ground at Brompton Barracks shortly after 9 o'clock, in eight divisions, including the 22d, 30th, 31st, 35th, 36th, 37th, and 38th com panies of Royal Engineers, and the detachment of Royal Indian Engineers, the whole under the com mand of Co!. T. B. Collinson. Previously to leav ing the Royal Engineer establishment, Major-Gen. Eyre expressed through the officer commanding his satisfaction at the result of his inspection. The following circular, dated the 15th inst., was issued from the Horse Guards yesterday by com mand of the Duke of Cambridge : "It appearing that the Commander-in-Chief in India has recently approved of a white tunic for the troops in India, 1 am directed to acquaint you that no further provision of Khakee suits for draughts is to be made, and that the ordinary sea kit canvass frock should be issued instead. In cases, however, where any Khakee suits remain in store, or have been ordered of the tradesmen, they must be sup plied to the men as part of their sea kit, and Sir Hugh Rose has been informed that the men on land ing in India are to be allowed to wear them out. rn on will also be desirable that they should b e w board ship, instead of being retained for landing." iss o ue on issued esterday re- A Parliamentary return was y garding the apparatus for the drying room recently erected at Chatham B arracks by Messrs. hakes. The cost, including er ection, was £256 ; the num b er of shirts that can be dried at one time is 192, or 48 0 and there is no additional in eight hours , consump tion of coals, the dry ing room bein g p art of the esta blishment, and raised to a high temperature by the w rote heat from the wash-house and laundry. The return was issued on the motien of Col. North. Messrs. Westley Richards and Co., of Birming. ham, have just completed an order from the Govern ment for some of their breech-loading rifled mus kets, with Whitworth barrels. They are to be P 4 Ced 4; 1 the hands of a certain amber of lilac) THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 186 L AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. The Hamburg-American Company's screw steamer Bavaria, Captain E. Meier, arrived at Cowes at 5 a.m. from New York, with mails for England, France, and Gerthany. She brought 6 passengers for this port, 81 for Havre, and 277 for Hamburg. During the passage she experienced wet weather and dense fog, with light southerly winds and smooth water. She was hove to for nine hours on the morning of the 7th, to repair the feed-pipe of the engine. On the 12th the Bavaria spoke the British barque Devon, in lat. 48 32 N., long. 31 8 W. ; and on the 15th the American ship Ann E. Thompson, in lat, 49 36 N., long. 10 30 W. The President issued the following proclamation on the 3d just., calling for 42,000 volunteers, 23,000 regulars, and 18,000 seamen : " Washington, May 3, 1861. " By the President of the United Slates : " Whereas existing exigencies demand immediate and aaequate measures for the protection of the national Constitution and the preservation of the national Union, by the suppression of the insurrec tionary combinations now existing in several States for opposing the laws of the Union and obstructing the execution thereof, to which cud a military force, in addition to that called forth by my proclamation of 15th April la the present year, appears to be indispensably necessary ; now there fore I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the army and navy thereof and of the militia of the several States when called into actual service, do hereby call into the service of the United States 42,034 volunteers, to serve for a period of three years unless sooner discharged, and to be mustered into service as in fantry and cavalry. The proportions of each arm and the details of enrolment and organisation will be made known through the Department of War ; and 1 also direct that the regular army of the United States be increased by the addition of eight regi ments of infantry, one regiment of cavalry, and one regiment of artillery, making altogether a maxi mum aggregate increase of 22,714 officers and en listed men, the details of which increase will also be made known through the Department of War. And I further direct the enlistment, for not less than one nor more than three years, of 18,000 seamen, in ad tion to the present force, for the naval service of the United States. The details of the enlistment and organisation will be made known through the Department of the Navy. The call for volunteers hereby made, and the direction for the increase of the regular army and for the enlistment of seamen hereby given, together with the plan of organisa tion adopted for the volunteers and for the regular forces hereby authorised, will be submitted to Con gress as soon as assemlAW. In the meantime, I ear nestly invoke the co-operation of all good citizens in the measures hereby adopted for the effectual suppression of unlawful violence, for the impartial enforcement of constitutional laws, and for the speediest possible restoration of peace and order, and with those of happiness and prosperity through out the country. " In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. " Done at the city of Washington this 3d day of May, in the year of our Lord 1861, and of the in dependence of the United States the 85th. " ABRAHAM LINCOLN. " By the President, " Wm. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State." The New J ork Herald of the 4th gives the fol lowing sketch of the position of affairs relative to the war : " Intelligence from Washington last night was to the effect that the war would be vigorously opened in a few days by demonstrations upon Alexandria and Norfolk. A movement upon Havre de Grace was also ordered to take place yesterday from Perryville. Three or four companies of Col. Dare's command will cross the Susquehanna with a battery of artillery and occupy Havre de Grace. Troops will then be sent forward 20 miles to Bush river. The last movement may not be made till Sunday. On Monday a strong force of carpenters and builders will be sent forward to Bush river with timber and tools, and the bridge there will be re built. The bridges over the Big and Little Gun powder rivers will be rebuilt as soon as a sufficient military force is sent forward to protect the work men. The three bridges will be completed by Thursday next, and this road to Baltimore will then be open. Troops will be sent forward from Phila delphia to reinforce those at Perryville. " The position of the New York troops in and about Washington yesterday was as follows :—The 7th were in tents at Meridian-hill, George-town ; Col. Corcoran, with a detachment of the 60tb,arrived ie d Was hington aitnAthne a n t ra 2 o'clock epaorlios,f in the tk t h h m Kirkwood-house; 05otd o h. r h n (oG i u ng esre , m; a a n tnh d e w B e t r h e q i w n u e a r r e te st r regi ment) were occupying the Naval Academy. " Major Anderson passed through Perryville yes terday, and proceeded to Annapolis en route for Washington: At both places he was received with marked respect, and passed through the lines of troops with head uncovered. " Affairs remain quiet at Baltimore. Fort Madi son, an earth work fortification commanding the city and harbour, is in possession of Government troops, The steamer Maryland landed a lorce of the Massachusetts troops from Annapolis and large quantities of stores at Fort WHenry yesterday, and afterwards steamed up to the city with the Stars and Stripes flying. " The intelligence from Richmond is important. Considerable alarm is said to exist there in conse quence of the activity of the United States Go vernment, and the expected unity of the North in supporting the Constitution and the flag dis honoured at Fort Sumter. It was believed in Richmond that Mr. Davis has just notified the Governors of the border States now acting in hos tility to the Government to assemble at Mont gomery, there to confer with the rebel Government upon the momentous issues before them. The Conservatiue portion of the people in Richmond are in favour of an armistice, in order that some peaceful settlement of the difficulty may be arrived at, and several leading men from Virginia, Mary. land, Kentucky, and Tennessee, it is said, are actively exerting themselves to bring it about. The Virginia Legislature adjourned on the Ist instant until the 12th of June, by which time it was expected that the returns of the popular vote on the ordinance of secession would be received. The Government, meantime, is authorised to call the Legislature together at any time during the recess. "It was stated upon reliable authority in Washington yesterday that there are only 1,500 Virginians at Harper's Ferry, and that they are not half armed, and very short of provisions. d'A deputation of Kentucky gentlemen waited on the President yesterday, offering two volunteer regiments to the GoVernment from the western part of that state, in despite of Governor Magoffin's refusal to furnish any troops. Some gentlemen from Baltimore are also in Washington for the purpose of tendering the service of one regiment from that city to the United States Government. " General Harney has prepared an address to the people of Missouri urging them to remain in the Union, and pointing out to them that to join the secession movement would be to bring destruc tion upon their State. "It has been decided by the War Department that no more troops, except volunteer regiments, are to be concentrated at Washington for the pre sent." The Herald of the 3d says : " The Navy Department at Washington has moreplete vessels will b e f an fr g a e lt m lh e e t n have h t pe s e t r o spoousteof hn ports, er ls ships of war to sea a m t a do blocke arrangements ace r e r oo within the next effecting in and od a d complete m s in f 0 o r r e a w d e i e n k e s s , s s o for that t the same from service this time every inlet on the Southern coast, from the mouth of Sa me be effectually closed. The sliver to the Rio Grande, will Administration do ' not anticipate any complication foreign Govern ments arising out o f this blockade, ockade, inasmuch as the ports closed are not f ore i gn ports, and, moreover, as it is intended to rend er the ' blockade effectual, which, according to the deci • sion of the Convention at Paris in 1856, is to be recognised as an actual blockade. , i It appears that a vigorous blockade is already enforced by the Government transports • in Norfolk Bay, no steamers from Baltimore being permitted to pass beyond Old Point Comfort, where they are compelled to land mails and Pastexigers. The blockade of the Mississippi river at Cairo is also well preserved, although one boat was, through some mishap, permitted to pass down and land some 400 Colt's revolvers at Paducah, Kentucky, The steam.. boat C. E. Hillman, however, with 175,000 dollars' worth of arms mad munitions of war, consisting of powder, cartridges,_ and lead,. purchased at st. Lord C. Paget, Sir F. Baring, Sir J. Pakington, Sir J. Elphinstone, Mr. Corry, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Beamish, Mr. Stansfeld, Nr. Clay, and Mr. Finlay. Admiral Sir Thomas. Cochrane was called and examined. In reply to questions by Admiral Dtin combe, he said—l think it most extraordinary that the business of the Board of Admiralty should have been conducted in the manner in which it has been for so many years. Nothing can be worse than the present system. I consider the board as now con stituted, from its liability to constant change, not competent to manage our naval affairs. I never could understand why the Admiralty should be a political board at all. If it be necessary to have a Minister of Marine of a political character, let that be so. Whatever the construction of the board may be, the naval lords should be permanent, not changing with the administration of the day. I think the naval board should exercise the patronage exclusively. The 1' irst Lord might be allowed a veto. Under the present system the commander in-chief on the home station is a mere secretary. I have no doubt that many contradictory orders are issued to the outports. The great and crying evil is the eternal changes which are taking place at the board. I have known five changes in eight years. Since I have been in the navy there have been twenty-two changes. By Mr.,Beamish—lf the First Lord had only the power of exercising a veto, the board would be responsible to the Government of the day. The First Lord may, in common parlance, be considered responsible to the House of Commons, but he is in reality responsible to hii Sovereign. Should the board be made permanent, of course the Govern ment would retain the power of removal. I think the patronage would be best administered by a naval board, because naval authorities are the best judges of naval services. I have no doubt the First Lord always comes in with a determination to ad minister the patronage fairly, but it is not in his power to do so. By Mr. Phillips—The Admiralty interfere very much with the admirals in command. They have got too much into habits of centralisation. I have known specific ships ordered here and there with out allowing the admiral in command to exercise his discretion: By Mr. Finlay—l should prefer seeing the Board of Admiralty altogether disconnected with the Go vernment, and in that case I should have nil objec tion 'to see a civilian at the head of the Admiralty. lam rather inclined to prefer 6 civilian. The navy is the only profession in which a man does not know how he is to get on, or when he is to get on. The principle of selection is carried further in the navy than in the army. If honestly carried out, it would be the best system, the merits of the parties being known to the board. Simple seniority in the navy would not do. By Lord C. Paget—l believe that the system of distribution of patronage which I recommend would give great satisfaction to the navy. To show the effect of the system of change in old times, I may state that my father hail command of a fleet of 120 vessels, fn the West Indies, and that he received a letter from the Admiralty directing certain promo tions, which took place accordingly. Some time afterwards a fresh First Lord came in, and then a different list was sent out. By Sir J. Elphinstone—l think naval officers, possessing a permanent character, should be placed at the heads of the departments, particularly so far as regards the manning, discipline, control of the navy, and ship building. I think the service has lost in efficiency since the system of centralisation and interference has been carried to such a great extent. Sir J. Graham—You have referred to old times. May I ask what age you were when you were made commander P—Sixteen or seventeen. How long were you in command before you were made post captain ?—Five or six months. At what age were you in command of a frigate ? —At eighteen. Were these appointments made by your father or by the Admiralty P—The appointments of lieu tenant and commander were made by my father. Mr. Clay—Have you noticed that when the Whigs were in office they promoted more Whigs than Tories, and that when the Tories were in office they promoted more Tories than Whigs ?—I certainly think so, and have not noticed any difference be tween the two in that resp( ct. (A laugh.) Have such promotions been more frequent of late than they . were formerly P—l think less so than formerly. At any rate they are not so glaring. (Laughter.) By the Chairman—When I was in command I think the Admiralty gave themselves a great deal of unnecessary trouble respecting small , hatters of detail, which might always be left to the discretic of the commander- Admiral Sir George Seymour was the next wit ness examined. Admiral Duncombe—Has it ever struck you that there is any fault in the administration of our naval affairs, and that you could suggest an improve ment P—l do not see my way to a better system, on the whole, than that of a Board of Admiralty, pre sided over by a man competent to the task; but I do consider that the Admiralty should be more of an administrative and less of an executive board in practice than it now is. I think it works too much in detail. You think it necessary to maintain a Board of Admiralty with a minister at its head am not prepared to say that if there was a heaven-born admiral in the service competent to undertake both the political and professional task, that he might not be better than a Board of Admiralty. But, taking the world as it goes, I think we must be satisfied with the constitution of the board. Supposing such a desirable individual cannot be found, do you think the First Lord should be a civilian or a naval officer ?—I do not think that of much importance. provided the council 'be a real council. Otherwise there would be great objection to a civilian. He should have a professional board to guide him in all professional matters. Would you make the board permanent P—l think it desirable to prevent them going out with the Go vernment, and think they might be appointed for five years, but it would be difficult to lay down any fixed rule. I think they ought not to be subject to political change. I would leave the patronage in the hands of the First Lord; but I think it would be advantageous for him to submit the names of the board in order that they might have the opportunity of pointing out anything objectionable in the appointments. The commi tee then adjourned. Louis, and destined for Nashville, Tennessee, was seized by the Government troops a,t Cairo on the 26th ult. " The position of Maryland, in its adherence to the Union, is being daily strengthened by increased manifestations of public opinion, as evidenced by the meeting of merchants held at the Baltimore Corn-exchange yesterday, where resolutions in favour of the immediate reconstruction of the bridges recently destroyed were adopted, and a petition to the Legislature to this effect was numerously signed. Delaware has taken a still more decided stand on the Government side, Governor Burton hiving or dered the regiment of volunteers raised is response to the proclamation of the President to rroceed to Washington for the defence of the capita as soon as they are equipped and ready to march. " A conferenee between the authorities of Ken tucky and Illinois resulted in the forner state guaranteeing that it will maintain a neutral position, and will permit no troops to pass over its soil to make aggressions upon the Nlrth ; but at the same time it demands guarantees that no troops from Illinois shall attempt to pass through Kentucky, and enters a protest against the blockade of the river. It has been agreed upon that nothing but munitions of war shall be intercepted at Cairo. " The defence of Washington is ampl' provided for; a force of 24,300 men is now homed in the capital and its vicinity, all within three hours' march of the city. But a still further reinforce ment is contemplated, and it is decide*that within a few days there shall be an army of 40,000 men in and around Washington, to secure the control of the Potomac and the Chesapeake. At the same time a force of from 10,000 to 15,000 men will be concen trated at Cairo and the same number it St. Louis, to protect the Mississippi river and repel any attacks which may be made upon exposed points in Southern Illinois, and suppress secession movements in Missouri and Arkansas. A force of 20,000 troops is to be shipped in transports, under the convoy of men-of-war, at the earliest possible moment, to harass the rebel forces in the Gulf States, and ex• haust their energies by compelling them to move from point to point, and thus prevent their advance to the North. The war is thus evidently to be ' carried into Africa.' It is designed also to further reinforce Fort Pickens from this fleet." A letter from San Francisco, dated the sth ult., states that several officers of the United States army serving in California had resigned their commis sions. Great efforts were being made to break the Broderick will, and petitions have been put in, praying that it might be revoked. Munitions of war, including 5,000,000 percussion caps, were seized on the 3d by the United States Marshal—all directed to Savannah and Missouri. Several shipwrecks are reported in the following despatches : " Montreal, May 3. " There is nothing further concerning the wreck of the steamship United States. Two steamers have left to render assistance. The last accounts state that she was on Bird Rocks, surging over, her flag of distress at half mast, her high sails loose, no person to be seen on board, and the ship appa rently going to pieces. " The brig Minnie Dawson is a total wreck, and one man is lost. " The ship Spartan is ashore on Sandy Beach. Crew saved. " The ship Marion is ashore, is hogged and thumping badly on the rocks. Her crew have left her. " The ship Powerful is among the rocks at Cook Point. She is at anchor, and her pumps have to be kept going. " The ship Salacca is hard on the rocks, twelve miles below Father Point, and thumping badly. " The roads in all directions are blocked up with snow, which has drifted badly. " The bodies of three men have been recovered. " The passengers by the steamship United States have arrived at Quebec. Only one steerage pas senger is missing. " Another ship is ashore at Sandy Bay, 30 miles below Father Point." PARLIAMENT R I COMMITTEES. THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE. The select committee upon the diplomatic service resumed their inquiry on Thursday, Mr. Monckton Milnes in the chair. The other members of the committee present were—Mr. Layard, Mr. Fey mour Fitzgerald. Sir Min to Farquhar, Sir J. Acton, Mr. Grant Duff, Mr. Baillie Cochrane, and Mr. Headlam. The Earl of Malmesbury was called, and examined by the chairman. He stated that he had filled the office of Secretary of State for Foreign affairs for two years. In selecting persons for the diplomatic service he used in the first instance to ascertain from personal knowledge the character of the young men recommended, and having satis fied himself that they were fit to enter the service, he kept a list of names, and as vacancies occurred he filled them up from that list. They were not selected with reference to their social position, but, practically, they all belonged to that class com monly called gentlemen, and were men of education so far as having been to some public school, or thoroughly educated at home. As they were not paid on entering the service he considered it neces sary that they should have some private fortune of their own. But if the labourer was worthy of his hire, he thought that either immediately, or as soon as he was fit for the profession, he ought to be remunerated for his services in the same way as a clerk in the For e i gn Office; He did not know upon what principle a man could be called upon to serve the Crown gratis. He was favourable to the system of competitive examination, but there were instances in which it must be departed frcm. It was absolutely essential that the French language should be thoroughly understood by every man entering the service, as that was the language of diplomacy, no other being used. Great complaints had been made of the inadequacy of the salaries paid, which arose in some extent from the increased price of provisions in all quarters of the globe. He thought that a Minister or an attaché ought not to be called on to expend any portion of his private fortune in conducting the business of his office, but at the same t i me h e oug h t t o b e carefu l not to allow th e di gn i ty of the Crown to suffer from any inadequ acy of means to maintain it. With regard to leave of absence, he strongly objected to the system of making deductions from the salaries while leave of ab sence was being enjoyed, always supposing that a f a i r term were fixed for the periodical absence of the diplomatic servant. As a general rule he thought it unadvisable to change Ministers abroad with the changes of Government, except in the case of peers who were known to pro fess strong party views. The Chairman—But would it be advisable to employ a Minister in carrying out a set of opi nions diametrically opposed to those which he had previously advocated ? The Earl of Malmesbury—lf the change of Go vernment led to the adoption of a completely diffe rent policy, I think it would be a mistake not to recal the Minister; but I' would only do so in such a case. In such cases as China, Japan, and Siam, I think young men should be sent out with the view of becoming thoroughly acquainted with the languages of those countries, and of making the diplomatic service there a regular profession. They should also be well paid, or when they became really proficient they would be readily snapped up by the mercantile firms established there. With regard to the small Ger man missions, I think it of great advantage to the public service that they should be maintained. At present we have fewer missions of that sort than either France or Russia. By Mr. Layard—l think that an attache enter ing the service should have at least a salary of £2OO a year. He might undergo a probationary period of a year as an unpaid attache. I do not think that an attaché ought to remain for four or five years at the same post, but he should remain long enough to learn the language and the social and political condition of the country to which he is sent. An attache ought to be sent to the smaller courts in the first instance, and transferred to the larger courts by way of promotion. I think there ought to be a confidential clerk at each mission, who should be there permanently as a sort of keeper of the archives, to whom each new minister could refer for informa tion. He ought, of course, to have access to all the public correspondence of the embassy. By Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald—l do not think that a first-class university man, or a man who has taken a degree, ought to be required to undergo an ex amination in Latin, in the rudiments of geography, and in other matters of which he must have pos sessed an adequate knowledge, or he never would have obtained a degree. The committee then adjourned. BOARD OF ADMIRALTY. The committee met again yesterday; Mr. Henley in the chair. The other members present were Sir d. Graham ; Sir M. Seymour, ddizural Duacogtiae, J.l. COLONIAL MILITARY EXPENDITURE. This committee resumed its inquiry on Thursday. The members present were—Mr. A. Mills (chair man), Mr. Ellice (Coventry), Sir G. Grey, Mr. Marsh, Lord Stanley, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. S. Fitz gerald, Mr. Adderley, Mr. C. Fortescue, Lord R. Cecil, Mr. T. G. Baring, and Mr. Baxter. The Duke of Newcastle was called, and his evi dence occupied the whole of the sitting. In reply to questions by the chairman his grace said—l think as a general rule a local coloni a l f orce i s not so de sirable or efficient as one periodically relieved from the home country—they become too much identified with the population, and lose their military cha racter and discipline. The Canadian Rifles are of a very different character; generally speaking they are the elite of the colonial corps, and there is hardly a man of them who has not three, four, or five medals for service in different parts of the world. When I was in Canada last year I asked several men in authority, of course non-officially, as to those rifles, and they all said they would like to see another regiment of them formed. By Mr. Marsh—With reference to volunteers, they would be a very bad force to put down riots; it would be a very one-sided affair. Ido not look upon the connection between Canada and England as a question of dependence ; I regard it as a ques tion of the retention of our colonial empire, a mat ter of great consideration which I cannot enter into before this committee. I believe the retention of our colonial empire is a matter of great importance to us. Chairman.—My course during this inquiry has been to avoid any discussion about retaining our colonies, and only to consider how we can best de fend them. The Duke, in reply. to Mr. Adderley, said— The Canadian Rifles are so fine a body of men that I should like to see another regiment of them, but the colonists consider that they ought not to be saddled with the cost. I speak of Canada in this respect as an exception. I do not wish to see a great extension of that kind of force, as I do not think it desirable either for the colonies or for this country. I think the garrisons in Quebec and Halifax could, in case of an attack from without, defend themselves for a considerable time till they got relieved, aided as they would be by a very con siderable volunteer force. I think it would be as hard upon Nova Scotia to ask her to meet the ex pense of keeping up the garrison of Halifax as it would be to inflict upon Hampshire the expense of keeping up Portsmouth. I look upon Halifax as an impsrial post quite as much as Gib r altar. With regard to an opinion expressed by Sir A. Banner man, that if the fishery question between England and railce settled it would not bo 400i:4aq if 9,1,51..;) A 44 4 , 4 ,r, . - . ~~~-u-z._:~.~ regiments in o 'pr fir store extended trial , e -d ace select Commits having- satisfied theme , Ives of the value of the it vention as a military weapon. These rifledmnskets have an accurate range of 1,200 or 1,300 yards. They are the same length as the Enfield rifle, and of equal precision with the Whitworth ; indeed, on referring to the report of the National Rifle Asso ciation recently published, it appears that the three prizes, the Prince Consort's, the , Duke of Cam bridge's, and the Duke of Welliragton's, each at 800, 900, and 1,000 yards, and open to all comers of all nations, were each won with Westley Richards' breach-loaders, the gums used having been made for the Government. This is sufficient to show the accuracy of the guns st:t long ranges, and their adaptation for military purposes. This firm has also large contracts on hand for breech loading cavalry carbines, rifled on the same prin ciple as the muskets. They are a light and handy weapon, being only 61b. in weight, and having an accurate range of 1,000 yards. Somme of these arms were sent to China for trial during the late war. I The report sent home relative to then by Sir Hone Grant is most satisfactory in every respect. The ammunition is represented as being the strongest and best adapted for military purposes of any that has been served to the troops; it is further added that a missfire is almost unknown. These breech loading weapons, from the rapid manner in W hi ch they can be loaded, have double and treble the effi ciency of weapons on the ordinary principle. They would be invaluable as an arm for the volunteers in the colonies. General Sir Richard Dacres, Commandant at Woolwich, and the Hon. I. R. Drummond, Commodore-Superintendent of the dockyard, ac companied by other officers, yesterday weld down from Woolwich ,to Purfleet for the purpose of inspecting the detachment of Royal Artillery at that station, and also to carry out the annual sur vey of the powder stores and other Government establishments there. They proceeded to Graves end, and inspected the floating defences moored on either side of the river. Returning to Woolwich, a modification of Mr. Clark's smoke-preventive apparatus adapted to war vessels became the subject of their inspection. It was found to act very well. The system is now ordered to be employed for two other vessels in the Royal navy now at Woolwich —namely, the Bustler and the Monkey. In answer to the appeal forwarded by General Sir Richard Dacres, Commandant at Woolwich, through her Majesty's Privy Parse, on behalf of the orphan children of the late unfortunate gunner of the Royal Artillery, Hugh Davis, an official reply has been received by the widow, inforMing her that no claims for further allowance can be entertained by the State. The widow and children (the youngest only a few months old) are, therefore, destitute, and but for the indulgence of General Dacres, who has compassionately allowed them a few days' grace, they would have been, some days ago, removed from the hut in which they are still living by sufferance. Lieut. John E. Toiler, Lieut, James Gore Booth, and Lieut. H. G. Pilleau have been transferred from the Royal Artillery to the Royal Engineers. Lieut. C. W. Townsend, of the 11th Brigade, is raised to increased pay therein, vice Campbell. The following officers of the Royal Artillery are placed as Colonels on the Staff of the army serving in Great Britain and Ireland so long as they shall be employed—Colonel Burke Cuppage, south-eastern ; Col. Franklin Dunlop, C. 8., south-western ; Col. A. A. Shuttleworth, western ; Col. J. W. Ormsby, Ireland ; and Col. J. W. Fitz mayer, C. 8., Aldershott. Col. Charles James Dalton is placed as a Colonel upon the Staff of the army serving at Gibraltar, while commanding the Royal Artillery at that fortress. The following transfers have been ordered :—Lieut. H. G. Hill, from No. 5 battery, 2d brigade, to No. 1 battery, 12th brigade, at Plymouth ; Lieut. W. M. Tollner, from the depot brigade to No. 1 battery, 12th bri gade, to do duty at the Cape of Good Hope. The following Lieutenants, who obtained their commis sions on the Ist ult., are to be posted as annexed : Lieut. H. L. Smith to 15th brigade, sth battery, Duncannon Fort; Lieut. John Keith, 13th brigade, Bth battery, Secunderabad; Lieut. Alex. Grubb, 15th brigade, Ist battery, Pembroke Dock ; Lieut. E. D. Shafto, 2d brigade, 4th battery, Dover; Lieut. James" Wall, 7th brigade, 3d battery, Quebec ; Lieut. Samuel Pym,2d brigade, sth battery,Dover; and Lieut. F. T. Bircham, 6th brigade, 7th battery, Corfu. The following exchanges have been ap proved :—between Lieut. Strange, of No. 1 bat tery, and Lieut. Tremlett, of No. 2 battery, 13th brigade. The former has joined his battery at Se cunderabad, and the latter will return to this coun try with No. 1 battery. Lieut. Wells is transferred from No. 1 to No. 3 battery, 7th brigade, and will remain in Jamaica on the relief of the former by the latter from Canada. Orders have been issued to strengthen the fortifi cations of Portsmouth at the salient points of their sea face, and the approaches to Spithead, with 40 of the 100-pounder Armstrong guns. The sites se lected to receive them on the town lines com prise the pivot platforms of the three traversing 68-pounders guns of the St. James's-gate, the Sema phore 8-inch shell battery, and the King's Bastion. The auxiliary batteries of Southsea Castle and the new fort at Lumps will each be supplied with two of these weapons. Blockhouse Fort, Moncton Fort and auxiliary earthworks, and the Browndown batteries will receive their proportion. The re mainder will be distributed between Hurst Castle and the forts of Cliff-end and Victoria, near the Needles. The York sailing transport, Captain Redpath, sailed at 11 a.m. yesterday from Spithead for Dub lin, with the detachment of the 87th (Royal Irish) Fusileers on board she brought home from China. DR. MARK, (From the Lancaster Gazette.) We hasten to express our extreme regret that an erroneous statement should have originated in our columns of last week, respecting the liabilities of the above gentleman. They are not £40,000, as stated, but only about £2,000. We deeply deplore this mistake, the more so—since the report has already reached a wide circulation, and may have a prejudicial effect upon Dr. Mark. We could have no vindictive feelings in publishing so gross a mis take, had we not received information from a party pretending to know Dr. Mark's affairs. We have on the contrary and at all times expressed our full appreciation of the eminent services Dr. M. is ren dering to this country, not only by fostering a love and taste for music amongst the rising generation by his effective system of musical education, but also for the spirit and energy he has displayed in establishing single handed a National I n stitution r in the midst of.us, from which he intended to T om. branches in every locality in the ma intained i , ta k i i e n fd his For the last three years he has large establishment at an expendi ture of £lO,OOO, having noth:f he ,i e of his works but t re ceipts of his concerts and the._ to depend upon, and travelling with a num ber district. that has occasioned is th th e n ffi of boys giving concerts and lectures to illustr a t e his plan practically in every re sources suciency of these . his noble exertions , this temporary step in and we p it y consider it a grea t pi that so v a lu able a public in stitution as th e Roya l College of Music, lik ew i se th e en ergies of it s wort hy founder, should be crippled for inci tes and for the want of efficient and annual aid; a nd when it will be more generally known that Dr. Mark has laboured for thelast 15 years, and devoted his honest earnings during that time, amounting to upwards of £lOO,OOO, in promoting his scheme, we consider Dr. Mark's present position a most painful and undeserved one. The public is greatly indebted to him for his services ; he is the originator of a great national idea,which has already advantageously developed itself in the organisation of numerous juvenile bands since " Dr. Mark and his little men" have been known about the country; and we are glad to learn that as soon as Dr. Mark is at liberty he has fully determined to continue his labours, and we trust that the public will encourage him anew in his noble endeavours, and that he may receive sufficient aid from our wealthy friends, and eventually the reward he so justly merits, both from her Majesty's Government and the people of Great Britain, as a national instructor and a great musical reformer. Letters from Toulon state that, owing to recent events in the United States, the Preach Government is going to reinforce its squadron on the coasts of that c,oun• t r y. Rear-Admiral d'Herbiughein, it - is said, has been selected for thecomamd. i -,, < ' i . •:, i - ':: n k „._ , ef i . 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