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OP Elm PI- SEA. --FELLOWS and C()., Shipbrolcera, 127. Fenchurch-street, E.G. require MIDSHIPMEN and FOUR First-class APPRENTICES in an A 1 clipper India nian, 1,50) tons. Premium moderate, returned in wages. Also stout Lads, without premium, for other ships. Wages .E 35, QEA.—VACANCIES for MIDSHIPMEN and APPRENTICES in a first-class London shipping firm. Premium moderate. Al.o apprentices without premium.— Apply to SIMMONDS3B, St. Mary-at-hill, East- Cheap, E.C. Third officers and Stewards wanted. T HE LONDON COCOA - NUT FIBRE COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies Act, 18f2, whereby the Liability of every Shareholder is limited to the amount of his shares. Capital £20,000, in 20,000 Shares of £1 each. Deposit ss. on application, and ss. on allotment. Calls no to exceed ss. per share. No call to be made within three months from the Incornoration of the Company, and sub sequent Calls at intervals of not less than three months. DIRECTORS. F. M. Hayward, Esq., 32, ,Norge-street, Hanover-square. Major B4mford, 6, Sutherland-street, Belgrave-square. Frederick Angeratein, Esq., 133, S.oane-street, and Carlton Club. Frank Cole, Esq., 76, Gower-street, Bedford-square. T. Littlewood, Esq , Broom Hall, bheffield. J. Stevens, Esq„ 6z, Cornhill. With power to add to their number. BANKERS. The English and Irish Bank (Limited) , 25, Poultry, E.C. SOLICITOR. Charles Parke, Esq , 37, Moorgate-street, B.C. AUDITOR. Mr. S. T. Cooper, Public Accountant, 10, Basinghall street, E.C. SECRETARY —Mr. C. H. Baker. MANAGER OF WORKS -11r. James Lane. Temporary Works—Arthur -terrace, Holloway. Offices —No. 1, Sun-court, Cornhill. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company is formed for the purpose of manufacturing Cocoa-Nut F.bre Mats and Matting, under Letters Patent granted to George Davies, dated the 24th April, 1862. The principal feature of Davies's Invention consists in the i mprov ed pile of the mat , an d, owing to the mode of weaving - , great durability is given to the fabric at a reduced cost of man.uf acture. • The superiority of articles manufactured by this process over the present method will be well understood in the trade when it is stated that matting of all descriptions, and car riage and door mats, &c., have a thick fibrous pile upon the surface hitherto unattained. If no allotment be made, the deposit will be returned in full. Specimens of the new and improved manufacture may be seen at the offices of the Company, where applications for prospectuses and shares may be made. T HE LIFE ASSOCIATION OF ENGLAND (Limited). (Incorporated under " the Companies Act, 1862.") 40, Graceehurch-street, London. Capital, Half-a-Million Sterling, in shares of 45 each. First issue, 25,000 shares. Deposit, ss. per share on application, ss. on allotment, and probably 10s. not less than three months after, beyond which no further Call is contemplated. DIRECTORS. George Buchanan, Esq. (G. Buchanan and Co., 25, Bucklers bury). George Chambers, Esq. (Director, London and Hamburg Exchange Bank). Major Fred. Ditmas (late H.M. Madras Engineers), Croydon. Edward F. Elliot, Esq. (late Chief Magistrate of Madras), The Mount, Harrow-on-the-Hill. Patrick P. Gordon, Esq. (Chairman Eastern Bengal Tea Co.). E. Bassett Keeling, Esq., M.R.I. 8.A., Gray's-inn, W.C. Francis Lascelles, Esq. (late Civil and Sessions Judge in In dial. Lewis Munro, Esq. (late H.M. Bengal Army), Cavendish Club, W. George Peacock, Esq. (Australian Merchant), 1, Lime-street square. London, E.C. Charles G. Prowett, Esq. (Barrister at Law), 5, King's Bench walk, Temple. CONSULTING REFEREE. William Farr, Esq.,, General Register Office, SOmerseCHouse, BANKERS. England—The London and County Bank, Head Office and Brav ches. Scotland—The National Bank of Scotland, Head Office and Branches. - ----- Ireland—The Provincial Bank of Ireland, Head Office and Branches. - India—The Agra and United Service Bank. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Wilkinson, Stevens, and Wilkinson, Nicholas. lane Lombhrd-street, MANAGER AND ACTUARY—W. J. Fred. Norfolk, Eeq. SECRETARY—M. J. Mac Cormack, Esq. The Directors of the Life Association of England having secured the influence of very valuable connections throughout the United Kingdom, in most of the Colonies of the British Empire, and several Continental countries, and having re ceived promises of subscriptions for a large number of shares, will enter upon the business of Life Assurance on the 15th July next, on which day a compete prospectus, detailing the plan of the Company's operations, and containing tables of rates, will be Issued to the public. Arrangements also have already been absolutely made by which a large business will be acquired by the Company at once and further negotiations to the same end are far ad vanced. The Directors will further carry out an entire reconstruc tion of the system cf Life Assurance, on a plan devised by their Consulting Referee, by which the Association's business transactions will be rendered perfectly equitable in opera tion, and afford the best security, whilst the Association will be placed in the best condition to fulfil its future engage ments. The plan in question will be well adapted to the wants of the people, affording all the aivantages of present Life Offices, and some of those of a Bank. It will also ope rate at less risk, less expense, and lower premiums than offices ordinarily constituted. The Directors, therefore, confidently anticipate a very handsome dividend from the first year of business opera tions. _ _ _ N°. 22,161 Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., RESPECTABLE SINNERS. By MRS. BROTHERTON. " 'Respectable Sinners' is very clev , r. The style is bright and lively. It is a readable, entertaining book."— Athenxtn. "A very attractive novel, charmingly told."—Sun. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., VICISSITUDES OF A GENTLEWOMAN. "An admirable story."—Messenger. Also now ready, in 1 vol., HEART AND CROSS. By the Author of "Margaret Maitland." Hurst and BlacKett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. CHRONICLES OF CARLINGFORD. C REAP EDITION. The value of Insurance Shares as an Investment, evidenced by the large premiums to which most of them have gradually risen, and the handsome and increasing dividends and bonuses which have been paid upon them, is a fact so well ascertained and acknowledged as to need no comment. Interest will be paid upon the capital at 5 per cent. per annum, until a dividend of larger amount shall have accrued. The liability of the shareholders is limitei to the amount unpaid on their shares. This day is published, SALEM CHAPEL. A New Edition, complete in One Vol., price ss. 11. Lately published, THE RECTOR; and THE DOCTOR'S FAMILY. In One Vol., Post Octavo, price 10s. 6d. Originally published in " Blackwood's Magazine." W. Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London. DEDICATED TO LORD BROUGHAM. MORRISON VERSUS BELCHER.—See THE CURIOSITIES OF OCCULT LITERATURE. Fourteen Years' Astrological Experiences, &c. 4s. Hall, Smart, and Allen, 5, Paternoster-row, E.C. A CRITIQUE on the NEWSPAPER PRESS, in the LITERARY TIMES, Every Week, id. C. JONES'S HUNDRED _ LECTURES.- 13• The Creation and the Deluge, Colenzo and Cumming, Astronomy and Philosophy, Athenian and English Laws compared, the Poets, Drama, Mythology, Elocution, and Oratory. W. H. Allen and Co., Waterloo-place. MR. CHURCH'S New Picture, thb ICEBERGS, painted from studies made in the Northern Seas in the summer of 1859.—German Gallery, 168, Ne w.liond-street, W. Admission, ls. FRENCH GALLERY, 120, Pall-mall.—The TENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION of PICTURES, the Contributions of Artists of the French and Flemish Schools, is NOW OPEN. Admission, is. Catalogue, 6d. T H 0 X F OR D, 6, OXFORD STREET. Will be performed Selections from the following Operas : I.A. CIRCASSIENNE, MARTHA, and MASANIELLO. Supported by Miss Russell, Miss Townley, Miss Ellison Messrs. Albert, Green, Bernardi, Huish, Kimberley, and W. Eians, with full band and chorus. Conducted by Mr. Jonghmans. Drew Dean's Flute Solos Master Sanders, the Juvenile Vocalist. UNSWORTH, the modern Demosthenes. Eugene, W. Randall, J. Hutchenson, and the marvellous ARTHUR and BERTRAND. The HALL has been newly Decorated and Ventilated, and s now one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis. CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. NOTICE.— ENTIRE CHANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT. The Last Two Weeks of the' Marvellous ARTHUR and BERTRAND, the Two French Clowns. ARTHUR LLOYD'S burlesque him. Drama, arranged expressly for SAM COLLINS, with new Songs. UNSWORTH, the celebrated Stump Orator. EUGENE, and TAYLOR. GRAND SELECTIONS from OPERAS, GLEES, and CANTATAS. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Townley ; Mr. Green, Signor Bernardi, and Signor Tivoli. Conductor, Mr. Jonghmans. Admission—Hall, ed. ; stalls and balcony, is. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE; The RISARELIS, in an entirely new Performance of their own invention, EVERY EVENING during the Week. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. - The FAIRY FOUNTAIN EVERY EVENING, at Half past Ten o'clock. AMERICA. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) THE RAID INTO EAST TENNESSEE. (Official report from Col. Saunders.) CINCINNATI, Thursday, June 25. The following despatch has been received by Major-Gen. Burnside from the expedition sent into East Tennessee : ROYAL ALHAMBRA P A LACE.—The MAORI WARRlORS.—Unprecedented Attraction— The Maori Chi( fs, who arrived from Australia on board the Dover Castle on the 22d June, will give a REPRESENTA TION of VARIOUS SCENES of NATIVE LIFE EVERY EVENING. The Maori War Dance—The Maori Game BOSTON, June 23. I arrived here with my command at 11 o'clock this morning. I struck the railroad at Lenoir, de stroyed the road up to Knoxville, and made a demonstration against Knoxville, so as to have the troops drawn from above. I then destroyed the railroad track, and started for Strawberry Plains. I burnt the State'Creek Bridge, 312 feet long, and the Strawberry Plain Bridge, 1,600 feet long, also the Massey Creek Bridge, 325 feet long. I captured three pieces of artillery, some 200 boxes of artillery ammunition, over 500 prisoners, and 100 stands of arms. I destroyed a large amount of salt, sugar, flour, meal, saltpetre, and one saltpetre work, and other stores. My command are much fatigued. We have had but two nights' sleep since leaving Williamsburgh. The rebel force in East Tennessee is larger than I had supposed, I did not attack London Bridge for reasons that I will explain. At Massey Creek I determined to return into the mountains. I had very great difficulties that were unexpected. I found the Gap, through which I intended to return, strongly guarded with artillery and infantry ; a force was also following in our rear. I then determined to cross at Smith's Gap, which I did. I will report more fully as soon as possible. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, S. H. SAUNDERS, Colonel Commanding. The following are the latest detailed despatches from Pennsylvania end Maryland Yarmouth, N.S., Friday, Juna 26.—The packet schooner Monitor, from Boston, reports as follows— " At 12 o'clock last night, 30 miles west by south of Yarmouth, fell in with a large ship, burned to the water's edge, name unknown. She was still burn ing, and in tow of two Westport schooners. At 4 o'clock this morning, saw a steamer standing south wardly ; she partially changed her course and speed two or three times. Saw a similar looking steamer on Wednesday, 70 miles east of Cape Ann, standing north-east." Portland, Me., June 26.—The schooner Julia Elens, from the Bay of Fundy, arrived to-day, and reports a large steamer, a barque, and a three masted schooner, at the mouth of the bay, destroy ing vessels. They had burned the schooner Archer, of Southport, and bonded a barque —name un known. Fishing vessels arrived here report a large rebel steam barque and a three-masted schooner off Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, burning our fishing ves sels. They spoke the ship Angine, of Boston, which had been captured and bonded for 80,000 dole., and was bound for New York with the crews of three burned fishing vessels. Boston, Friday, June 26.—The schooner Vision, at WeMeet, reports that on Tuesday last, at 3 p.m., 12 miles S.S.W. of the South Shoal Light, saw a side-wheeled steamer of about 700 tons on fire. Re mained by her until she sunk. Could not ascertain her name. of Philadelphia, or Florida, No. 2. I was invited into the cabin, and the crew were sent below. I found on board Captain Robinson, of the ship Byzantium, burnt that morning. The Good Speed was in flames at 8p m. The privateer then stood to north-east all night, and at 10 a.m. of the 22d saw the fishing schooner Marengo, which crew was also brought on board and the schooner burned. Dur ing this time there was a thick fog and little wind. At 5 p m. the fog lifted, when we found ourselves in a fleet of fishing vessels. Three of them were burnt—schooners Elizabeth Atli, Captain Thomas; Rufus Choate, Captain Smith; and schooner Ripple, Gearing. The schooner Florence, Captain Gardner, was then captured and bonded, and we were all put on board of her to proceed to New York. At 9 p.m., being short of water, a portion of the men left at No-Man's-Land. We then proceeded to New York, where we arrived on the 26th. Gloucester, Cape Ann, June 26.—The schooner Crusader has just arrived from the Fishing Banks, and reports that on Thursday at 11 a.m., twenty five miles from Chatham, heard heavy firing, supposed to be from a U. S. gunboat, which passed here the evening previous. Gloucester, June 26.—The fishing schooner Van guard has arrived here from the Banks, and makes the following report : " On Tuesday, saw the schooner Wanderer, of Gloucester, on fire on the west end of George's. At the same time, thirty fishermen were in sight. Saw nothing of the pirate." - Launching the War Canoe—Maori Wrestling—The Maori Double War Dance, &c., dm Commencing at Half-past Nine o'clock. The The Local Boards in the principal Cities and Towns of the United Kingdom will be selected from the most influential shareholders. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GAL LERY-27 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street.—CON- TlN UATION of EARLY ENGLIS R KINGS and QUEENS, in appropriate costumes (studied from ancient manuscripts) —E iward 111., Queen Phdippa, and Edward the Black Prince, in a magnificent suit of armour, by Granger, of Paris, which has elicited the highest encomiums. Open from 1 t in the morning till 10 at night. Admission, Is ; extra rooms, 6d. The sum the Directors have agreed to pay on account of preliminary expenses is merely sufficient to recoup the actual expenditure, which has been regulated throughout with the strictest reg and to economy. Prospectuses and all other information may be obtained from, and applications for the remaining shares, and for Agencies, may be made to, the Secretary, at the Office of the Company, or the Bankers, Solicitors, and Brokers before mentioned. THE LONDON and AFRICAN TRADING COMPANY (Limited). Capital £500,000, in 203,000 shares of £25 each. First Issue, 4,000 shares. Deposit on Application, £1 per Share. Payment on Allot ment, £1 per Share. No Call to exceed £5, and an interval of not less than three months between each Call. Should less than two-thirds of the Shares be applied for, the Deposit money will be immediately returned in full. The Liability of the Shareholders is limited to the amount of their Shares, the Company being registered under the " Companies Act, 1862,' with Limited Liability. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. VICTOR F. WEBER, Esq.. of Messrs Weber and Biddulph, 18, Philpot-lane, London, Chairman. D avid hinery, Esq., African merchant, 155, Fenchurch-street, London. William Vaughan Morgan, Esq, Messrs. Morgan Brothers, Bow-lane, London. J. Irving Pascoe, Esq., Beresford House, Highbury New Park, London. H. Seligmaun, Esq., of Messrs. Seiigmann and Haarbleicher, Manehei ter. C. Sevin, Esq., of Messrs. Sevin, Chinery, and Co., 155, Pen church-street, London, and Sfax (Tunis), and Badagry and Lagos, West Africa. Benjamin S. Smith, }7, Messrs. Smith Brothers and Co., 6, Crosby-square, London. H. Southwood Smith, Esq Little Stanhope-street, Mayfair, London. With power to add to their number. BANKERS. —Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths. SOL I CITORS.—Messrs. Howard, Dollman, and Lowther, 14: FelletliCii-stret. STOCKBROKERS.—London h : Messrs. e Fenn and Crosthwaite, 3, Royal Exchange-buildings. Temporary Offices—Colonial louse, Fenchurch-street, City. This Company is formed to carry on a trade with the na tives on the West Coast ef Africa, by bartering Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, and other manufactured goods, for Palm Oil, Cotton, Ivory, Ground Nuts, and the various pro ducts of that great continent ; to throw open to the public the benefit of that which has hitherto been a close and pro fitable trade to a few, and, by extending its operations into the interior, to spread at the same time the benefiotal influ ence of commerce and civilisation amongst its dense and active population. (From the Boston Transcript, June 25.) fti;;;;Z known that the African trade, particularly on the great rivers, has hitherto been exclusive, and that la .ge fortunes have been realised, wherever the required capitai Was at command, by the simple system of barter carried on With the natives. At present Palm Oil foams the most important article of trade with the whole coast of Africa. The production is un limited, so much so, that wherever the civilised trader has not penetrated, the nuts of vast regions of palm trees are left to rot in the forest. The constant demand for Palm Oil in all European markets is such that any quantity can be sold on its arrival in Enaland. ARGYLL ROOM S.-JULLIEN'S PROMENADE CONCERTS. NOTICE. —During the Week the Selections will be—" Der Frieschutz "—" I.a Forza del Destino "—"Il Trovatore " Don Giovanni," &c. LEVY, the great wonder on the Cornet-a-Piston, plays from half-past Nine to Twelve. MARBRES ONYX d'ALGERIE.—One Thousand objects made from this beautiful marble, and comprehending every variety of work of decorative art, including clocks, candelabra, vases, gueridons, inkstands, tazze, card trays, jardinieres, porte-bouquets, lamps, ring stands, &c., are now being exhibited in the Onyx Salon, at Messrs. HOWELL, JAMES, and Co.'s, 5,7, 9, Regent-street. HOME and FOREIGN INQUIRY OFFICE.— Confidential inquiries and legal investigations pri vately instituted with the utmost fidelity and despatch, in England and all parts on the Continent, by Mr. POLLAKY, 14, George-street, Mansion-house, E.C. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, And Dining-room, consisting of a new and elegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &a, in Italian, Alabas per, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &c. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate •he interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY, and GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 60, to 100 guineas each. The export of Palm Oil from the Bight of Biafrahas proved to be on the average about 40,000 tons a year, representing a value of about £1,600,000, and this large amount has been col lected by the natives within the small part of coast line from Cape Formosa to the Cameroona, not more than anout 300 miles. This trade is almost exc naively in the hands of a few English merchants, and is susceptible of very consider able increase. The Bight of Benin is next in importance in the export of Palm Oil ; according to an official report of the trade in 1857, no leas than 21,172 tons of Palm Oil, of near £850,000 value, were exported from the factories of Palma, Benin, Lagos, " tf V.a 2 rY, Porto Novo, and Whydah. of I li at'pa is trie generally known to be indigenous to every part e West Coast of Africa but particularly so in the coun s bordering the Bights Of Benin and Biafra. In Yoruba country and Cotton tonna already one of the staple productions of the ket ; i t ' great quantities are brought regularly to mar tat Properly organised a larger supply than hitherto ob ned could be i n this province secured for exportation ; it is computed that otton from nneay into na 4 alone. 8,000,0001 b. of Cotton are made up all ot* C vAeficilt:athiss t s o te r a n di om iy e i c n o c n re s a um sin p g ti . on. The import eeArytnennt.athe numerous products of Africa one article de- PidlY 147 ! notice, which has lately been exported in r a most 01 ....easing. quantities • this is the Palm Nut Kernel, after t A.n a ic i h has hitherto 'been thrown away by the natives Bele that w ar % very considerte undo has been extracted from the fibrous pel e the nuts. The value of this kernel is value to rt)co a tilde about 30 per cent. oil, equal in Nut itr * t r ict of Lagos and n a l :,although the natives in the dis a rule way and wi th gagry no w manufacture the Nut Oil in great loss, the exports of this article are very limited. In order to secure at the company has sueneeds ? an immediate profitable trade has for some years past carried rangemeut with a firm ~,,,Wi l l n effecting an advantageous ar rotrriade wilh Africa, by purchasing on a lucrative and increagsti their business, includin '' gaging the L t e r t „pits, supercargoes, and a ii riee, now in full operation on the coast, and en general staff employed by them. is enabled to have undert , ken to assist in the di r ue jirincipals of this firm westedrnin a_ of the business of i he Company, eu "nn and management The Company. therefore, armed on every point, and free from th e C ommence. business Coast of to ex- of Africa a consequent on experimental trials ; ith ae ll i a t i risk and loss tend as far as possible to the whole business which is already established, an ration in a particular and eery important 1 u to ope- A t•plimtions for shares must be made in th e itY,._ _ n to the Directors of the Company, at the Ternp ne .;.?,4 nexed, to the Bankers or Brokers, and accompanied by-Vdefikes' or Posit of 41 per share. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE. RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT. at 149. Strand. W.C. ANEVER FAILING REMEDY.- Dr. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS, pre ,ared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. `cott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who ~ u ffer from bilious and liver complaints, indigestion, wind. spasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &o. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the stamp. TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti- JL that their New Prospectus is now ready. They especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced to 3s. 2d. ; Souchong, reduced to 3s. ed. ; mixed Assam, re duced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from 48. 4d. to 3s. 11d. per lb. MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London -bridge, City, E.C. Form OF APPLICATION FOR SHARE S. To the Directors of the London and Atrican Trading Com pany (Limited). Gentlemen,—l here' y request that you will allot me Shares of £25 each in the London and African Trading Com. patty (Limited), and I hereby agree to accept such Shares, or any smaller number that may be allotted to me, and I autho portvhoeusthoarpelsacseo my name upon the Register of Shareholders I am, Gentlemen, Name in full Residence OOOOOOOOOOO .•• • • . Profession or Business Date aro LUXURIANT WHISKERS, Moustaches, and Eyebrows produced in a few weeks by the use of ELLIOTT'S TONIC LOTION, the stimulative properties of which are unfailing in their operation. Thomas Elliott invites a trial from the most sceptical, that they may be con vinced of its infallible power. Price Is. 6d.. ss. fid., 10s. 6d., and 21s. Forwarded on receipt of vostage stamps.—Thomas Elliott, hairgrower (first floor), 51, 1 enchurch-street. T. E.'s wigs. .£1 10s. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, at King's-cross. Patron—The QUEEN. President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. The naval agent at this port has to-day chartered and armed the steamships Admiral Dupont and Daniel Webster, which will sail before night in search of the Tacony. Their armament are small but powerful. The Shattuck will undoubtedly be dispatched tomorrow. No more sailing vessels will be taken for this purpose, but steamers only. The war steamer Iron Age and Howqua received orders to-day to sail immediately, and will proba bly be far at sea before midnight. The revenue cutter Morris sailed early this morning. This was the first hospital to introduce the principle of free and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for mality of eovernors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom penied by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover, it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more, on the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week. , The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support, to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that daily present themselves. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Masterman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Giyn and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison and ; lliams, Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and . ; 'Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool and at th e It o pita BTANFORD,ti sMlTASeoretarY. • 24 4 - :Cal k ' 1 1 . • • can- • hr•l ;Ars \\V ;Zteir • - t 4 VI r 7. ,•I* * 1111‘ e , . rr. „ow-, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 8, 1863. been determined to be, although the most inviting, the most treacherous place along the entire line of rebel defences. Our soldiers in their charge found it to be filled with deep, narrow gullies, too small to cover a large body of troops and too large to make a passage over them even for in- antry barely possible. gorses are out of the ques- tion and were not used at this point. These artifi cial ravines ere completely covered with fallen trees and vines, which are so arranged as to nearly obs- cure them from sight, and to make an advance over them a matter of extreme difficulty. In our charge upon the enemy's lines at this spot it was impos sible for our soldiers to keep in regular order of battle. Frequently whole squads of men would sink out of sight only to be resurrected by the assistance of their comrades, Down the right line of the enemy's work 3 all approach to the fortifica tions is made exceedingly difficult by high bluffs and deep irregular gullies. The enemy's rifle pits are, although bearing the appearance of very wide constructions, built upon the most approved modern engineering skill. Here again fallen trees have been so arranged as to make it impossible to move artillery or troops in line of battle. The entire dis tance of rebel works presented for our reduction are nearly eight miles in extent. Last Saturday evening the order of attack was determined on at the head-quarters, and communi cated to the generals who were to command the assaulting columns. Most of the details were ar ranged by Gen. Grover. The point of attack was the extreme north-easterly angle of the enemy's breast works. Five or six days previous to the assault several pieces of the enemy's artillery, which had been in position behind their fortifications imme=• diately in our front, were dismounted by our guns and abandoned. Those still in position were ren dered useless to the rebels by our sharpshooters. Rebel deserters and prisoners brought into camp speak of our artillery practice as splendid, and say that they were not able to fire a gun more than 5 or 6 times before they had to move it as the accuracy of our range would work it certain destruction. As before mentioned, we commenced preparations for the attack while yet it was scarcely daylight. The plan of the assault was briefly as follows :—The 75th New York, under command of Capt. Cray, and the 12th Connecticut, led by the Lieut.-Colonel Peck, were detailed as skirmishers forming a sepa rate command under Lieut.-Col. Balcock, of 75th New York. The 91st New York, Col. Van Zands, commanding—each soldier carrying a five pound hand grenade, with his musket thrown over his shoulder—followed next in order. The skirmishers were to creep up and lie on the exterior slope of the enemy's breastworks, while the regiment carrying the grenades were to come up to the same position, and throw over the grenades into the enemy's lines, with a view to rout them and drive them from behind their works. The 24th Connec ticut, Colonel Mansfield, with their arms in like manner to the grenade regiment, followed, carry ing sand bags filled with cotton, which were to be used to fill up the ditch in front of the enemy's breastworks, to enable the assaulting party the more easily to scale them and charge upon the rebels. Following these regiments came, properly speak ing, the balance of Gen. Weitzel's whole brigade, under command of Colonel Smith, of 114th New York. This command consisted of the Bth Vermont, Lieut.-Col. Billing Lam ; the 114th New York, Ma jor Morse; and the 116th New York, Lieut.-Col. Van Patten. Next came Col. Kimble's and Col. Morgan's brigade, the last of which, with another brigade (the name of which I was unable to learn), was under the general command of Col. Birge. This force was held to support the assaulting column, which was under the immediate command of Gen. Weitzel, who made the attack on the right. Gen. Emory's old division moved in conjunction with General Weitzel on the left, forming a separate column. The two Divisions—General Weitzel's and Gene ral Paine's—were under command of Gen. Grover, who, as has been before stated, planned the whole assault after General Bank's order to advance was received by him. Hence the mcde of attack was entirely his own. Gen, Weitzel's Division was expected to make a lodgement inside of the enemy's works, and in that manner prepare the way for General Paine's Division. After the inside of the enemy's fortification had been reached, skirmishers were to push forward and clear the way, while both columns were to be deployed in line of battle and move towards the town of Port Hudson, where a grand citadel, which forms the last means of rebel defence, is situated. I have thus far been speaking of General Grover's command exclusively, and the plan above given is applicable only to his movements as determined on at the time of its adoption. About daylight the 75th New York, which had been slowly advancing, approached the enemy's works sufficiently near to see his fire. Previously, the columns of the main body of General Grover's command were found in the woods skirting the enemy's breastworks. The 12th Connecticut during the night had lost its way in the woods, and the 91st New York was ordered by General Weitzel to take the place that had been assigned to it, and follow immediately in the rear of the 75th New York. After the advance of the 75th and 91st regiments. General Weitzel's entire command commenced moving forward. Several days previ ous our army engineers had been preparing a covered way, which extended from the woods where our troops lay to within about 150 yards of the enemy's position. Through this covered way our troops marched in single file up to the point where the first line-of-battle was formed. It should be remarked that the covered way spoken of was re lied upon as being sufficiently deep to afford pro tection to our soldiers. It turned out, however, to be of no considerable consequence, owing to some fault in its construction. After the advance had arrived at the end of the covered way, they began strongly to push over the innumerable barriers that had been planted by the rebels to obstruct their march. The difficulties I have before spoken off concerning the open field immediately facing the enemy's works were here experienced. The deep gullies, covered over by brush and creeping vines, were completely ob scured from sight, and were only known to exist after our soldiers had plunged into them. Pert of our skirmishers deployed to the right while suf fering severely from the enemy's fire, and a portion of the advance took up a position on the left of the point to be attacked. They were immediately fol lowed by General Weitzel's column, General Paine in the meantime advancing towards the enemy's works with his command further on the left. It should be stated that our troops, as soon as they had left the cover of the woods, which were scarcely 300 yards from the enemy's brea stworks, were e sub ject to the constant fire of the rebel infantry. A portion of our artillery, wh ich was planted „s, k so e m pt distance in the rear of o ur advancing ,or c tain his battery of with d up a continuous fire on the rebel works. ` I P Terry, of the Richmond, eight-inch Dahlgren guns,, . d execution. :Nl4Laf- Hn, Indian Artillery, di y much to protect These batteries served ver- advancing to the our troops as they v" -"hers bad picked their g oad d ptain attack. After our skirm i shers 3 u o n dyearredosvfr the the ene rale enemy's to the ditch, expecting to be s prung in w orks, they w ay u p t o w ithin a bout s able to shelters hem down while the hnthdeklesecand grenades, should 75th p ve the enemy advance n P d:itch were "nem their part of the work in d i p n os r i e t a ir hing T t h h e ee ar f o eng r d t i i ci: fi e c er a nf t to i , o r ra rz, ,, Irving the of enfiladed t a h t e it was e diately repulsed, and nearly all of el 1 them were killed r ebels whic f h s r u o c m cee th d e e i d r or wounded. The ditch was so impossible for men to live under the o f the enemy. The question may be murderous fire this was not known before, but I asked w hy a ll have no time to Comment. In consequence of the repulse of the portion ~ ~ Q~~~~~ ,7'. PRICE ..... —..4d. STA YPED ....sd. of the 75th N.York that succeeded in reaching the ditch, the hand grenaders could , accomplish but little. In fact, although they made many desperate and gallant attempts to be of service, they rather damaged tha n benefitte d our prospects of success; for as they threw their actually over the rebel breastworks, the rebels l eaught them and hurled them back upon us. while the skirmishers were nobly n ti eri the meantime endeavouring to su stain themselves in their position . Weitzel's column moved up as rapidly as General possible, tb and made a series of desperate assaults on e enemy's works, which for bravery and daring the history of the war can hardly furnish a parallel At this time, the sun having fairly risen, the fight became general. A fog , which had partially ob scured the contending armies, lifted, and revealed their respective positions. The enemy were fully prepared for us, and they lined every part of the fortifications with heavy bodies of infantry. The battle had begun in earnest, and General Paine's column, as well as General Weitzel's was actively engeged. Before proceeding further with the details of the fight of General Grover's command, it will be necessary to mention a fact that I have previously omitted—namely, that under the general plan of attack, as directed by General Banks, Generals Anger and Dwight were to make feints on the extreme left of General Grover's position to dis tract the attention of the enemy from the main as sault. Accordingly, before the engagement became general between General Grover's command and the enemy, Generals Augur and Dwight had attacked the enemy, as before indicated, on General Grover's extreme left. It was not the intention that the last named of these forces should storm the rebel works, bat hold the enemy in check while General Grover was per forming his part of the work according to the ori ginal, which, had he been successful, would have opened the way for the advance of our entire army on to it. Hudson proper is surrounded, as it is understood, by a series of fortifications more impregnable than any we have yet assaulted. The fight on the part of General Dwight's command was exceedingly severe, and scarcely less so with Gene ral Grover's. General Dwight's loss in killed and wounded will probably exceed 200. General Augur's loss will fall considerably short of that number. Under General Grover's command pro bably the most desperate fighting was done by General Weitzel's old brigade. Colonel Smith leading these veterans, the heroes of many fights, fell early in the action mortally wounded. A ball pierced his spine and passed round to the right side. The colonel still lingers; but his death is hourly . expected. The charges made on the rebel works by our brave soldiers showed a deter mination to carry them at all hazards; but human bravery on this occasion was not adequate to the accomplishment of their object. The most formi dable obstacle that presented itself as a barrier to our success was the rebel glacis, which, at the point attacked, had been constructed in such a manner as to make every bullet tell that was firea from the rebel breastworks while our troops were endeavour ing to make ascent. In fact, the great natural advantages and engineering ability at Port Hudson have been rather under than over rated. Immediately upon the fall of Colonel Smith, Lieutenant-Colonel Von Petten, of the 160th New York, took command of the brigade, and gal lantly led the charge until all further hope of driv ing the rebels from their position was gone. Bri gade after brigade followed in rapid succession, storming the rebel works, until compelled to fall back under the terrible fire of the enemy. Conspi cuous among the brigades that did the most despe rate fighting were those under the command of Colonels Kimball, Morgan, and Birge. They were all, however, eventually repulsed with great slaughter. The fighting ceased at 11 o'clock in the morning. We having been repulsed in every assault, our soldiers, under command of their officers, laid themselves down under the shelter of the gullies, trees, covered way, in fact everything that could afford them protection, and waited for the day to pass and darkness come on. Many of our wounded who were accessible were carried from the field by squads detailed for that purpose. It is a shameful reflection on humanity that a large number of our soldiers, carrying the wounded and dying from the field on stretchers, were shot down by the enemy, and in several instances the wounded were killed while being borne from the field. At nightfall, however, we commenced the burial of our dead, and succeeded before the morning in carrying most of our wounded from the battleground. I have no time to give you further details, as we have not yet entirely recovered from the confusion of the battle, and a courier is about leaving with despatches. The many gallant acts, scenes, and in cidents, lists of killed arid wounded, Sc., I shall have to reserve for my next letter. Our total loss in this last attack upon Port Hud son will probably not fall much short of 1,000. It is rumoured, just as I am closing this letter, that we are to attack the enemy again to-night. Admission, le. MR. T. CARRICK begs to announce to his Artist Friends and the Public, that his Photographic stablishment, 32, Regent-street, Piccad►lly-circus, is now in full operation. Cartes de Visite, 10 for 10s. 6d ; 21 for V. Miniatures on Ivory, Marble, and the Photographic base in his former styles. ESTABLISHED 1833. BOWDEN'S AERATED GINGER BEER, in glass or stone bottles, warranted to keep good twelve months. Lemonade, Soda-water, Potass, Seltzer, and every description of Mineral Waters.—Manufactory, No. 3, White Hart-street, Drury-lane, W.C. A PRIZE OFFERED. Boston, June 25.—The underwriters and mer chants, at a meeting held to-day, decided to offer a bonus of 10,000 dols. for the capture of the Florida No. 2, and will dispatch an armed vessel in pursuit to-morrow or next day. ARRIVAL AT THIS PORT OF THE SCHOONER FLORENCE. The schooner Florence, (fishing), of Gloucester, Capt. Gardner, arrived at this port last night, from a abort cruise off Nantucket, and reports, on the the 22d inst., at 5 p m., while on the banks, was boarded by the privateer Tacony and bonded, on condition that she would receive on board the cap tain and crew of the ship Byzantium, Capt. Robin son, of the bark Good Speed, Capt. Dunton, which vessels were captured previously and burned. Capt. Gardner consented and brought them safely to port. We subjoin the statements of the captains of the Byzantium and Good Speed. STATEMENT OF CAPT. ROBINSON, OF SHIP BYZANTIUM. Sailed from London May 15, bound to New York. On June 20, lat. 4130, long. 65 30, was spoken by United States gunboat Blackstone, in search of a bark-rigged privateer. June 21, 30 miles E.S.E. from Nantucket lightboat, about 4 a.m., being hazy and nearly calm, saw a bark close along side, who hoisted the American ensign, and then fired a gun not shotted. In a few moments she fired a shell close to the ship. I then discovered her character, and finding it impossible to escape, hove to. He then sent an armed boat alongside, when the officer in charge came on board and informed me that my vessel was a prize to the Confederate States, and allowed me 15 minutes to take what things I could and go on board the bark with my crew and my own boats. After arriving on beard, my crew were ordered down in the hold, when the captain requested me to make myself comfortable while I remained on board the privateer. In 30 minutes the Byzantium was in flames, when the pri vateer stood to southward. At 11 a.m. saw two barks a .T h h e be a o d laa , tt o twe n ra e sprs withoevnet theproved toto hbee rt English enbd e a n rt hk s e i g Ge n oa aopndt captain It t p h ea e end o d, t her American. o Astssj board lioee n utlute:tstserhhcep.2ehl e.e2omaba:sas n.tsouth-east the frgole ao p oghn r p aeli Florence, lifted, ar a torc ,e t n, captured crt.: and schooner hdedAaokti Capt nteoae B nnennGr pdt steered s:a.amliritwdaga. Marengo klee l te2n i r light fih h ronas ee t hnoeapri b dznnr erhdbges -east . 13 s n de e ealeo d w r b utsanh f r . osn o Yo enbt Tgui board to to were then wentse n i t n o e n ha se board of the others.Fl o r e n T c h e e , while New th Y e o p rk riva W tee e r's boat fishing vessels, seeing the b ar k an d one vessel alongside, supposedit to be a prize, and cam e r i g h t to the bark. At 9 p m. three of them were on fire, viz., Elizabeth Ann, Capt. Thomas ; Rufus Choate, Smith ; Ri pp l e, Gearing. We had then 76 parolled men on board the Fl orence. At 91 a blue light was burning, and we were allowed to proceed to New York, Wind at the timeW.N •W ~ light. Capt. Read ' of the privateer, expressed that he did not seek to dest ro y the fishing vessels, but having drifted among them, deemed it his duty to burn them. STATEMENT OF CAPT. DIINTON, OF BARK GOOD SPEED, Sailed from Londonderry, May 20, for New York. No thing of interest transpired during the passage until the morning of tne 21st inst., being 40 miles southeast from Nantucket. At 9 a.m. saw a bark, with English ensign flying; stood for him—the wind was light from north-east, and foggy—spoke to him and gave him his longitude. Shortly after saw a sail standing to the South, and after some time discovered the American flag flying, apparently requiring assistance, it being nearly calm. I rounded to, and he at the same time hove to, and sent his boat with armed men on board. I was then informed that nay vessel was a prize to the Confederates, and to take a bag of clothes and go on board the bark. I took what I could get, and proceeded on board the bark, which proved to be the Taccaly THE ALABAMA AND GEORGIA. The correspondence of the Merchants' Exchange and News Room, Nos. 50 and 52 Pine-street, says : " The rebel steamers Alabama and George were still at Bahia on the 12th of May, coaling from a British bark. The authorities had ordered them off, but there were no signs of their obeying the order when the brig St. Peter, at Boston, left." Harrisburgh, Friday, June 26.—Ewell has issued a proclamation from Chambersburgh pledging pro tection to the citizens unless they offer resistance. He enjoins upon them to abstain from dealing out liquor to his soldiers, and if a violation of the order occurs he will seize and destroy the entire stores. It has been raining all day, making the roads ex tremely difficult to travel. Dr. W. Frank ,S walm, of the Sanitary Commis sion, has provided all possible means to extend aid to the needy in event of an action. The propriety of proclaiming martial law is seriously considered, but the matter has not yet been definitely decided. The main force of the enemy appears to have halted back of Chambersburgh. A large number is concentrating in the mountain passes, but evidently with the intention of awaiting reinforcements, fear ing to proceed too far this way with Hooker in the rear. Yesterday two rebel cavalry were taken near Chambersburgh. They assert that 28 regiments of infantry, 5,000 cavalry, and 20 pieces of ordnance are not far from that place. The rebel column at Mercersburgh numbers 6,500 infantry, with 8 pieces of artillery. The rain to-day has caused the Susquehannah to rise to a considerable extent, which fact will un doubtedly retard the movements of the enemy. Gettysburgh is occupied by an entire division of the rebels, who strike out in different directions from that point. General W. F. Smith has command of the forces on the west bank of the Susquehannah. The enemy has not yet entered Carlisle, although he is momentarily expected to do so. The drinking-houses were all closed this morn ing, in obedience to the Mayor's proclamation. Many of the dry good sstores are also closed. Large numbers of refugees continue to arrive from the valley. _ _ Gen. Knipe deeming his forces not strong enough to meet the enemy, evacuated Carlisle last night. At this writing it is not known whether the town has been occupied by the rebels or not. Gen. Knipe reports that the rebels are advancing 10,000 strong. The Governor will, by authority of the War De. partment, issue a proclamation, which will be pub. _ _ lished to-morrow, calling for 50,000 militia for the defence of the State, to serve for three months. The apportionments for the different counties will also be indicated. Gen. W. F. Smith has been assigned to the de fences of the Subquehannah River. Col. Pierce has been assigned to the command of the troops at Bloody Run, Gen. Milroy having been relieved. The Gray Reserves, of Philadelphia, will be mus• tered into the service to-day. Gen. Dana has been assigned to the command of the defences of Philadelphia. 9 P.M. Gen. Ewell, on entering Chambersburgh, issued ,he following order : Headquarters Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, Monday, Juno 24, Chambersburgh, Wednesday, Juno 26. GENERAL ORDERS. 1. The sale of intoxicating liquors to this command without written permission from a Major-General, is strictly prohibited. 2. Persons having liquor in their possession are required to report the fact to the Provost-Mat shal, or the nearest general officer, stating the amount and kind, that a guard may be placed over it and the men prevented from get ting it. 3. Any violation of Part 1 of these orders, or failure to comply with Part 2, will be punished by the immediate confiscation of all liquors in the possession of the offending parties, besides rendering their other property liable to seizure. 4. Citizens of the country through which the army may pass, who are not in the military service, are admonished to abstain from all acts of hostility, upon the penalty of being dealt with in a summary manner. A ready acquies cence to the demands of the military authorities will serve to lessen the rigours of war. By command of Lieut.-Gen. R. J. EWELL. A. S. Pendleton, A. A. General. Hundreds of horses are being driven over the bridges of the Susquehannah, followed by men, women, and childre n —th e d e f ence l e ss inhabitants of Cumberland Valley. THE BATTLE AT PORT HUDSON. The following is an account of the battle at Pot Hudson ; taken from the New York, Herald : Port Hudson, June 17. At early dawn on Sunday, the 14th inst., we I commenced another advance movement on Port Hudson, with a force which was thought to be equal to any emergency, but which, as the result will show, was entirely insufficient to accomplish the object of the original plan. The different breastworks, rifle pits, and other outer defences that completely invest Port Hudson for miles, I have already described in a former letter with sufficient accuracy. The position of our forces since my last communication has been somewhat changed. We now have no centre, but only a right and kit, which, joined together, forms nearly a right angle completely enclosing the rebel strong hold on the east bank of the river. Gen. Grover's division is now on the upper side of Port Hudson, extending a distance of nearly four miles from the river to the interior to a point within supporting distance of Gen. Auger's division, which is on the west side of the rebel fortifications, and extend a distance of about three miles in the direction of the river, to within hailing distance of our fleet. Before proceeding to give the details of our last desperate struggle to capture Port Hudson, our assault and repulse, the observations of your corre spondent from a high tree, within less than one hundred rods of the first line of rebel defences, will very materially explain the difficulties our soldiers had to encounter, and the almost impassable barriers presented to retard their advance. From the point indicated the rebel fortifications and. their immediate surrounding present the following appearance : Looking from the extreme north-easterly range of rebel rifle-pits towards the river on the upper side of Port Hudson, a long line of earthworks can be seen, glistening with bayonets and protected by a ditch nearly 12 feet in width, and, for the purpose for which it was built, unusually deep. Within short musket range enfilading breastworks com mand every possible approach to the enemy'a position. As I have before indicated. ; in speaking of the conjunction of our right and left, the rebel defences form nearly a right angle, both the lines of which extend to the river, enclosing a sharp bend in the stream, by which our gunboats found it so difficult to pass. The most accessible approach apparently to the rebel earthworks is over a clear field, about 600 yards in width, and which at first sight presents the appearance of an almost perfect level• ihe spot, however, since our last assault/ 11" EXPERIMENTS AT SHOEBITRYNESS. Yesterday another of the long series of expert ments which are undertaken here from time to time in the endeavour to ascertain definitely the best form of construction for our iron frigates was made in the presence of a ve r y numerous assemblage of officials from the Admiralty and the War-office, the members of the Iron Plate and Ordnance Commit tees, and a large number of scientific officer.s and on of gentlemen interested in the practical sosloumtiersc, this question of the day. The Duke o l f sir _ r i : . with Lord Clarence Paget and Admire .raity l: , e" and rick Grey, came down from the A r d i ln c l e• l°ll The Earl de Grey and Ripon , with Geaeaml di Colonel Jervis, represent ed the 11rar- Prince of Holstein was a lso present. A e a ll s t u h s e u a a r l r u a n n g de e ; men t s connected with the firing ever ' the charge of the Co mmandant, Colone l la Y lor ' and his most efficient aide , Ca p tain Alderson. reared to undergo a similar artil. The target p p plates 3 ; lery ordeal to that which the first Warrior section pounded or invented by underwent so well was Mr. George Clark, and Co of seven five thi r a d n o d r a fount ha)'() various thicknesses, front three to h a ving . a d iff erent backing as inches of iron; each plat.e, except the but all being towards the centre, 1r0 . n,.& C . ; principle that the best regards thickness of a n n e g ra l e l ge the .concussion of the shot be formed upon the according Mr. Clark's method of meeting neath the armour -plates is, by a cellular system of wrought-iron webs, theory, e ither ver tical or horizontal, the cells in eve r y case being filled in either with pitch, pine, teak, or mill board packing. We may s . cate at once th a t it h as been definitely ascertained lon e. ago what is the right thickness, shape, an d kind' of metal to use in armour-plates--it is only the form of backing which is to support these plates and distribute the concus sion of the shot over the largest amount of surface, tio as to deaden its action on the skin of the ship inside, and the bolts that fasten on the armour plate itself that now remain to be provcd to be the best. Our first Warriors are built of 41 -inch plates, backed with ISin. of solid teak. The new Warriors, like the Agincourt, Northumberland, and Minotaur are 51 inch iron and nine inches teak, the reduction of teak allowing the increase of the iron without an increase of weight. The vessels in each of these two classes are found to be as nearly invulnerable as we can ever expect to make them on this plan, the balance of advantages being on the whole in favour of the 51 inch iron and nine inch teak. This back ing, however, has never been found to stand like that of Mr. Chalmers, though in their researches after a better the Government have had to experi ment upon every conceivable combination of wood and iron which inventors and patentees could force upon them, the inventors only requiring in return that the Government should bear the heavy expense - ;N: _P a t a " ;li, m• 4.0 of demonstrating the worthleseneas of 11tra g ',''' heea",c, intentions. With a somewhat wide experience in the mo s t ters, we find it quite impossible to give any detaile description of the target tried yesterday that would be at all inteligible to the general reader. The whole target was 13, 1 ,L feet long by 10 feet high, and composed, as we have said,of seven armour plates, no two of which were alike in length or width, mode of fastening, or mode of backing. To call this ag glomeration of different principles one target was simply ridiculous ; it was as distinctly seven tar gets as any seven by different inventors that have ever been tried at Shoeburyness. One of the two chief merits claimed for it was a new method of securing the plates by dovetailed slots and bolt bars, but the bolts in each bar varied in the different plates in number and thickness ; and, to lose no chance, whatever might happen,one plate was fastened with through bolts in the old style always used. Another peculiarity was the backing, the angle iron being laid transversely, so as to form a series of cells of iron filled with teak, pine, or millboard. :But here, again, almost all the backings differed in filling, size of ce,l, or thickness and depth of angle iron. Except for the general principle of a backing of cellular iron webs, vertical or horizontal, and filled in with some deadening substance, it was altogether the most varied compound target the authorities at Shoeburyness have ever had before the muzzles of their guns. It was a mass of targets ; every target was a mass of patents of some kind or other. It b was intended to t r y thi s curious ut agglomeration it . of mechanical crotchets someleaytiemdebaygoa threatened in n pi in e : tion was, we believe, d junction from Mr. Lynali Thomas, on the ground of Mr. Clark's infringement of his patent rights. The ordeal to which this target was intended to be submitted was the same as that by which the Warrior and all other targets are tried, and which may be summarised by stating that it begins with heavy shells filled with sand and fired at low velo cities, gradually increasing to live shells, then to solid shot, then to salvoes of solid shot with small charges and low velocities, and, lastly, to salvoes of shot with full charges. Shells, whether empty or I filled with sand, have no perceptible effect on any iron target ; so that this portion of the programme was abandoned, and firing commenced at once with 68-pounder live shell. It would scarcely b. of in terest to follow the details of mischief done more or less by each shot, especially as, after the first three with live shell, all the succeeding rounds until the firing in salvo commenced were with the smooth bore 68-pounder gun, with cast-iron shot and the full service charge of 161 b. of powder. The effects these produced may be summed up in the few words that, though the target stood better than was ex pected—for it was not expected to stand for long at all—it from the first showed signs of giving way, and to use the expressive language of the prize ring, became more " groggy" after every round. The rivets at the back went fast and early, and the bolt heads, the main fastenings of the plates, gave way also with a rapidity much greater than is usna' in any but bad targets. Six had gone before the sal voes commenced; the plates were deeply indented and buckling up, and one or two ribs at the back of all were bending outwards. The plates, which were rolled at the Al illwall Ironworks, were of admirable quality, sod, though dented and bent, showed no signs of cracking, nor, strange to say, did they give any marks of yielding where the deep slots had been cut in them at the back to hold the bolt-bars. The last of the 68-pounders fired struck on plate No, 7, and broke through it. This plate, however, was only three inches in thickness. A salvo of three 100- pounders with 141 b of powder and two 68's with 16lbof powder, was then fired simultaneously, but only four of the guns went off. The united blows of these four, however, shook the whole target most seriously, and cracked its largest plate almost com pletely across. It was evident that it was pretty well on its last legs, so the Armstrong 300 or 150- pounder, according as it is used with spherical or elongated projectiles, was loaded and laid to give it its coup de grace. This most formidable piece— which no target, not even that of Mr. Chalmers, has ever yet entirely resisted—was loaded with 501 b. of powder and a round shot of 1501 b. weight. The effect of this was instant and tremendous. With a terrific crash it smashed through the thickest (53in.) elate of the target, through cells and backing and inner skin—shivering into matchwood one after the other two of the massive beams which shored up the target from behind, and, ploughing into the earth beyond, glanced and went up into the still, hot air with a roar that was audible for many seconds. B e ams, bolts, and plate had all alike been scattered into fragments far and wide before the passage of this tremendous missile, and one could only look with wonder upon the wreck it had made, and think with something like terror on the effect which such a shot would have upon the ships it struck, and above all upon the crew that happened to be inside it when such a thunderbolt of war came in. It was the general o p inion, j ud g in g from the smashing the shot had inflicted after its passage through the target, reag th h e b fi et r h st . air afterwards, that had a and the prolonged flight its sound showed it had made through the o h b e a s b a i m l i e t y k n a d v have goneecn behind th ould have gone in at one i s t ec w on ou d ld ta i r n ge a t ll of p rt principle of this target, it w In other words, had a ship been constructed on the e same ruin of Powder, but with weight, loaded with a 151 b. was fired from the same der. This, of course, notwith standing One more shot of gun side and out at the other, making th . awisttheeal shell lceodf e3boaorlgbe, dw o fer:3slb.Th. a nother plate of 4 inches asits prede greeduP:tivon firing char rseks-tinocfht,ht charge, went as the e fa e b x r p ie l , os a i n o d n oi cbs t en l fo ue l a sou r t a : n chih s o n dk dt iers ii i t h n i : ht h 3wag g i g ai r : c usei uhtipdthgahosehrnteoe shaking a t d ah last no u hoa g ol I h t tfi t h h ree e the uppermost plate about six inches. the poor target f°r more—another blow would have brought it to the ground. It was the last shot fired, and we may venture to express a hope that it is the we shall h ave to l ay b efore the public the demeritsoef the long ser i es o f i nventors ' costly last targets, for the construction and destruction of all the public have bad to pay. Only one target has fulfilled all the requirements of strength so needed and so long sought for—the Chalmers target. This, we believe, has been reported upon by the proper authorities at Shoeburyness in the terms to the Government. With t eh fav a ourable v report existing in favour of an ironside target, and there fore in favour of a method of constructing our future iron frigates, it seems a sheer waste of time and money to continue firing at targets like that of yesterday, which, if experience is anything,worthhbefore was known t o b e littl e b etter than worthless it was put up. .h --- Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur chasing Horniman's pure Tea; very choice at 3s. 4d. and 4s. " High Standard "at 4s. 4d. (formerly 4s. Bd.), is the strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in every own supply it in packets. A MURDERED CHILD.—On Monday evening a lad, digging in the garden of a florist in William street, New North-road, Islington, came upon the decapi tated body of a child in a state of decomposition. It was buried a little way from the surface of the earth. As there were many persons in the garden at the time the news soon spread, and the assistance of the police was called. The remains were inspected by a medical man, and declared to be those of a little girl, and a close examination of the re mains of the clothing has led to the belief that the body is none other than that of the poor child who was stolen about 15 months' since, within a couple of hundred yards of this spot—Elizabeth Hunter—whose disappearance caused so much excitement, and for whose discovery her Majesty's Government offered £lOO reward. The grounds for tale belief are stated to be that the description of the missing child's boots corresponds exactly with those found, and thatearrings were found with the head, which was discovered buried at a short distance from the bocl3. It is stated fur ther that the head was found some months since and re buried without any notice being taken. An immense crowd of persons gathered round the place where the body was discovered, and remained there till past midnight. The body has been removed to the dead-houso, where it awaits a coroner's inquisition. HENRY V.—A very magnificent life-size portrait model of this monarch, attired in the curious cos tume of the period (1413), has been just added to Madame Tussaud's Historical Gallery in Baker-street. Henry, sur named Monmouth, invaded Franco and gained the memor able battle of Agincourt. The effigy of Edward the Black prince, encased in a costly suit of armour, Continues to be o ne of the most attractive eights in the exhibition, On en ike pe ex- lIITS and day ►use hich e as 'one. 1 348 mr 24 ving eat, st. ; for and 3111, ably len i fa • ) 34s 29s 243 —8 19. 13. 4. 29. 30. 29. 14. I