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EAST INDIA HOUSE, 9TH Aro. AND 4rn OCT., 1854. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the an nexed CODE of REGULATIONS for the ADMISSION of CANDIDATES at the FIRST EXAMINATION, to be held in Janoary nxt, for the APPOINTMENT of ASSISTANT SUR GEONS in e the SERVICE of the EAST INDIA COMPANY, has teen framed by the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India. under the provisions of the Ac t 16th and 17th Viet., cap. 95, see. 38. REGULATIONS FOR THE ADMISSION OF CA.NDIDATES FOR THE APPOINT MENT OF ASSISTAINT•SURGEON IN THE SERVICE OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY. All, natural-born subjects of her Majesty may be candidates for admission into the service of the East India Company as Asldstant- Surgeons. They must, however, be between 22 and 28 years of age, and of sound bodily health. They must subscribe and send into Dr. Scott, the Physician to the Honourable East India Company, before the 10th day of December, 1854, a declaration to the fo.lowlng effect:— " I (Christian and surname at full length), a candidate for em ployment as an Assistant -Surgeon in the service of the East India Company, do hereby declar e, that I was years of age on the day of last, and that I labour under no constitu tional disease or physical disability that can interfere with the due discharge of the duties of a medical officer : and I also attest my readiness to proceed on duty to India within three months of receiv ing my appointment. This declaration must be accompanied by the following docu ments : l. Proof of age, either by extract from the register of the parish in which the candidate was born, or by his own declaration pursuant to the Act 5 and 6 Wm. IV., c. 62. 2. A diploma in surgery, or a degree in medicine, provided an ex amination in surgery be required for such degree, from some body competent by law to grant or confer such diploma or degree. 3. A certificate of having attended two courses of lectures, of six months each, on the practice of physic, and of having attended for six months the practice and clinical instruction o' the physicians at Some hospital, containing at least, on an average, one hundred in patients ; or of having attended one course or lectures of six months on the practice of physic, and clinical instruction for twelve months. 4. A certificate of having attended for three months the practical ' instruction given at one of the public asylums for the treatment of the insane. 5. A certificate of having attended for three months one of the in stitutions or wards of an hospital especially devoted to the treat ment of ophthalmic disease. 6. A certificate of hiving attended a course of lectures on mid wifery, and of having conducted at least six labours. 7. A certificate of having acquired a practical knowledge of cup -04. Candidates may also, at their option, send in certificates of attend ance at any hospitals, or any courses of lectures in addition to the above. Attendance on a course of military surgery is recommended. Candidates producing satisfactory certificates will be admitted to an examination to be held in January, 1855. The examination will include the following subjects I..Surdery in all its departments. 2. Medicine, including the, Diseases of Women and Children, Therapeutics, Pharmacy, and Hygiene. 3. Anatomy and Physiology, including Comparative Anatomy. • 4. Natural History, includinN Botany and Zoology. The examination will, be conducted:— 1. By means of written questions and answers. • - 2. By object examinations and experiments, when the subject ad mits of such tests. . 3. By practical examination at the bedside of the patient, and by dissections and operations on the dead body. 4. By' viva voce examination. The persons who shall be pronounced by the examiners to be the • best qiialilled in all respects shall • be' appointed: to tkil'the reqaisite .7 number of spnotnunents u militant snrgeoni tble Bast India . . . COMpany'S Ati •assistant surgeons are required to subscribe to the Military or Medical, and Medical retiring funds at the Presidencies to which they may be respectively appointed, and to the Military Orphan Society also, if appointed to Bengal. All assistant surgeons who shall neglect or refuse to proceed to India under the orders of the Court of Directors, within three months from, the date of their appointment, will be considered as having for feited them, unless special circumstances shall justify a departure from this regulation. Candidates may apply to Dr. Scott, 13, Stratton-street, for further information if needed. N.B. The certificates and notices as to examination herein con tained apply only to the examination to be held in January next. • Regulations I:eget - ding the requirements' of Candidates for future examinations will be issued after the last examination. JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. NOTE.-4th October, MS.—Candidates who may not have been ab'e to attend the practice of an asylum for the insane, or of-an Ophthalmic hospital, for three mouths previous to offering themselves for examination in January, 1855, will not be excluded from exami nation, but will if successful in obtaining recommendation for appoint ments, be required to produce certitOcates of having attended such practice during the interval betweefi the examination and the time of proceeding to India. The Board of Examiners of "Candidates for the appointment of Assistant Surgeons In the East India Company's service, give notice that on the Bth January, 1855, they will hold Examinations at the East India Rouse for the selection-of Assistant Surgeons. The selec tion will be made according to merit, and it is expected that about 30.appoIntments will be awarded. J. D. DICKINSON, Deputy Secretary. • SEBASTOPOL. GENERAL ILLUMINA TION.—Oct. 2d, 11154.—1 n comm.moration of this grand achievement, the METROPOLITAN LIGHT COMPANY have determined upon giv.ng their ordinary Thirty Shilling MODERA . TEUR LAMPS for OBE GUINEA, complete, in order that the Public may more generally comply with the spirit of -the times. About 17,000 Bronze Lamps have just arrived. Another consign ment of China Lamps will be ready in a few days. The public are invited to an early inspection. Every Lamp guaranteed. Old Lamps taken in exchange.—Note the address, 447, West Strand. John Clark, Resident Proprietor. rrURKISH EXHIBITION and ORIENTAL , MUSEUM, ST. GEORGE'S GALLERY, Hyde-park-corner, PiccadiIIj.—MICHAELMAS HOLIDAYS.— OPEN DAILY, from Eleven till Ten, Saturdays excepted, when it closes at Six. Admis sion, 2s. Gd. ; children, I. 6d. ; Saturdays, ss. ; children, 23. 6d. Family Tickets for five, 10s. Schools admitted at Half-price. Mr. J. Osborne Williams will preside at the Grand Pianoforte and Patent Harmonium. An Illustrated Handbook is published, price One Shllling. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms, (Lessee, Cuss. C. Luartrarr, Onslow-house; Fulham-road), The above 9 Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON , acid Win continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S DELEBRATED BAND. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Polka, , Fair Star Waits, .and Overland Mail Galop, by D'Albert; also, by H. Laurent , the following Waltzes -La belle Frangaise, Leonora, Wil kins 'and his Dinah. Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8. • Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and terminate at half-past lI . PATRON—H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Mr. PEPPER, the Resident Director, begs leave to announce that the WHOLE of the RECEIPTS of the Institution on the Even ing of THIU RsDAY, the 12th instant, will be handed over to the pro posed PATRIOTIC FUND for the BENEFIT of the WIDOWS and ORPHANS of the BRAVE MEN now fighting the battles of their country. An INTRODUCTORY LECTURE to a COURSE on PHYSIO LOGY as connected with HEALTH, by Dr. CARPENTER, F.R.S., &a., on Monday Evening, the 9th instant, et Eight o'clock. An entirely new and splendid DUBOSCQ'S ILLUMINATED CASCADE APPARATUS. throwing Three Jets instead of one, and DUBOACQ'S NEW SUBMARINE ELECTRIC LAMP, MODEL of the HARBOUR and FORTIFICATIONS of SEBASTOPOL, made by Sergeant FALKLAND and Corporal THOMAS, of the Royal Sappers and Miners, Woolwich. DISSOLVING 'VIEWS of the SEAT of WAR in the BALTIC and BLACK SEA, with new PICTURES of the HOLY PLACES, and SEBASTOPOL and C RON STAD T. Exhibition of the OXY-HYDROGEN MICROSCOPE. LECTURES on NATURE PRINTING, and en CHEMISTRY. On and atter Monday, the 9th instant, the Institution will be open at Twelve o'clock. TRIESEMAR, protected, by Royal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the Ecole de Pharmacio de Paris, and the Imperial College of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEIifitR, No. I, Is a remedy for Relaxation, Spermatorrhcea, and Exhaustion of the system. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, effectually, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely eradicates all traces of thgse Disorders which Capivi and Cubebs have so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a vast portion of.the population. TRIESEMAR, No. 3, is the great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which unfortunately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the sarsaparilla in the world cannot remove. TRIESE3IAR, No. 1,2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell, and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet table Without their , use being suspected. Sold in tin cases at Its. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided Into • separate .doses, as administered by Valpean, Lailemand, Roux. &c., &c.—To be had Wholesale and Retail in London of Robert John ston, 68, Cornhill ; Hannay and Co., 63, Oxford-street; and Sanger, 150; Oxford-street. AVESEND STA PACKETS. No other Packets call at the Greenhithe and PlleleCt Piel The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permit FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. M. tt ing) Terrace - Pier • WEEK DAYS. Time 3% 11% 1% 3% SUNDAIe. Direct Trains from the Boats marked t Omnibuses from Fenehurch-street Station to all parts of London every quarter of an tour. BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the fol lowing Trains from the Fenchurch-street Station. t Si MDT . I •• Fen- We : 31 27 3. ; 1 . - i cFhuenrch :strea '. 8 P ai 1 : Street A $ d : : 11 41. .• . ' . 1.. ' a' g - ..._ _ ___ __ —___ 44 — . 10 Y i _ I *,' nq - - - .- ii i 12% •- ' - 214 - I - .- - 4 14 — 5 .5% - Passages marked * are direct. Fore Cabin. Saloon. To or from Gravesend and London.. •• • • .... 10d. .. Is. 2d. ~ Gravesend and Blackwell or Woolwieh Bd. .. Os. 10d. Between GraVesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Bcl. BOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, b.. Os.; Six Months, 31. Os.; Three Months, 21. On. • to be had of the Collectors on board the Packets: or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Sept. 26th, 11164. TIIE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. Just published, price 25., illustrated with cases ; free by post for 30 st NERVous amps, DEBILITY; Its Causes, Sympt oms , an d C ure .—An Essay on Sper - m -L. f7a Orrbcea, with Practical Observations on a safer and more successful mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative System, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and distinguishing, by urinary examination, the real cause and effect of every variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, excesses, accident, or climate, followed by practical remarks, founded on twenty years' experience in the t reatment o f Impuissance, Nervous Debility, Local Wea k ness , spermatorrhcea, &c. To which are added, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre cautionary hints on the evils emanating from empirical practice, and on the r trigerotis remedies advocated by various writers on these important disorders. Ily. SAMUEL LA'MERT, M.D. 37, REDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, Matriculate d Member of the University ot Edin bureh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' llall, London, &c., &c. Irregul The essential object of this tre atise is to pointarities, and excesses, out the fearful con sequences resulting from certain habits ' Man which have prouuced more misery in Youth, degradation in hood, and premature decay at a ll stages of L ife, than, perhaps, an y Other class of disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusal is particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded the health, happiness, and privileges to which every human being is entitled. It is absolutely necessary thatall men should know, that there are principles of personal management which cannot be violated without succeed Incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties ov d, may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be re e and how the evil and its consequences mayctional that there is ~c areely any degree of physical infirmity or fun a cure. be avoided, and above all, derangement to which the timely aid of science cannot apply The Author has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive .practice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which have .unfortunate)y teen too generally c onfided to the care of ignorant !, 111 Piries, who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place 'Bath in their pretensions. II NERVOUS il: 11 , 2+rs, and Co., z 3, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford -street; th h .4 ,t l9 , Leicester-square; Mann, 39, Cornhill ;or tree ,y post for .fOrd-totsia4rmePs to any address from the Author's residence, 37, Bed- At home for • a ia .„, _me for consultation daily from, Eleven till Two, and front "" zilabt, 1 A ° ° "a' a. 0 3 ,81 ) E.-9 \\\k o j V 4 a g 0 00 -.-`8 9- 1 ">73lPs TIES p.Eg At' , lpl 14.0. X. s. d. 21 15 10 26 13 5 33 19 6 45 6 0 1854. £l2 1260 1205 1140 1030 sra b° 4 2 „..,:-2 r",,1 3 ,1 .5 _0 f j . 0 Ha 1854. £l3BB 1342 1281 1181 Assurances effected in the current 3 ear, 1854, will participate in the Profits in 1859. Prospectuses and full particulars may be obtained on application to ALEXANDER htACDONALD, Secretary. 1 1 ETLEY S EAST INDIA PALE ALE.- ORDERS for the OCTOBER BREWINGS are now being Registered, and will be supplied according to priority of date. Parties are recommended to give their orders in due time, to pre vent the repetition of the disappointtnents of last season. Every exertion shall be used to provide a speedy supply, but the press of orders It already so great as to render it impossible to guarantee the fulfilment of those unregistered, out of the early Brewings. To most judges of the article this Beer is well known ; to them it may be sufficient to say, the quality will be maintained. Others are respectfully referred for proofs of its excellence for BOTTLING, EXPORT, or HOME CONSUMPTION, theoretically, to the standard work, "Chemis try, &c., applied to the Arts and Manufactures," page 277, and the " Analyt'cal Report," &c.; practically, to the Colonial and Foreign Reports, and to the numerous venders throughout the United King dom. Lists of authorised Agents and respectable Bottlers and Retailers Of TETLEY'S PALE ALE may be obtained on application. THE BREWERY, LEEDS. 169, UPPER THAMES-STREET, LONDON. TA.CKSON'S PATENT PREPARATION for the PRESERVATION of POTATOES, SEEDS, &c.—This valuable discovery, for which Letters Patent have been obtained, is the result of fourteen ye irs' study and experiments in the preserva tion of vegetable matters. It imparts health and vigour to the Plants and Seeds subjected to its action, and effectually prevents POTATO DISEASE, the SMUT in WHEAT, MILDEW and ROT, all FUNGAL DISEASES, and the attacks of INSECTS and VER MIN, and further recommends itself to the farmer, the planter, and the public generally, by the extreme simplicity of the mode of its application. It Is sold by all seedsmen and Chemists, in packets of one, two, three, and four pounds each, with instructions for its use, stud parties requiring larger quantities for their own use or for exportation, can be supplied on advantageous terms, by addressing to Mr. Jackson, the Patentee, IS, Cannon-street, London -bridge, where the article is always on sale, and the fullest particulars and directions for its use can be obtained. SEASONABLE ANNOUNCEMENT. - b E. MOSES and SON have now ready for inspection the NEW MAXERIALS for AUTUMN and WINTEIt DRESS which have been seiected from all parts of the world. E. Moses and Son had never greater success in securing a vast and novel stock of the moat fashionable fabrics for Autumn and Win ter. and they are confident in the pleasure and satisfaction whi üblic.ch will be expressed by all classes of their friends, patrons, and the p E. Moses and Son have very many new designs in seasonable ATTIRE ; their well-known skill and experience, and the most artistic cutters and workmen in the trade, re sure to maintain for them the elevated position they have so long enjoyed. E. Moses and Son's new PALETOT is the moat novel and gentle manly garment of the season, and the most suitable article of Dress for the approaching Autumn. Its price, 255., renders it the best illustration of economy in Attire of which the present age can boast. E. Moses and Son's Hosiery Goode for Autumn are ready for Ladies and Gentlemen to make their selection. 1 hey consist of a gigantic assortment of rich and useful articles, and will show the progress of manufacture in all countries, and the perfect capabili ties of E. 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MOSES and SON regret having to guard 'the public against imPosition, hxving learned hattt the untradesma or n " -li lt ke ' falieh od of " Being connected with their asmen" s the same concern," has been resorted to in many instances, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they have No CONNEXION WITH ANY OTIltIl 1101:181 IN OE OUT OF LONDON, except their own Establishments, as follows : London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 84, 85, and 86, Aldgate, opposite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1,2, and 3, Hart-street, all commuicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, Australia. 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[ADV&IITISEMENT.]—The Weekly Dispatch, of Sunday next, October the Bth, will contain full and authentic particulars of the glorious Victory by the Allies over the Russians at Alma ; the retreat of the enemy, triumphant capture of Sebastopol ; and surrender of the Russians, Garrison and Fleet ; with the official Despatches and latest details at the moment of publication. The Weekly Dis patch will continue to publish every week the most ample and authoritative particulars of all the interesting events of the war. Orders may be given for the Dis patch to all Newspaper Agents in town and country ; and at the office, 139, Fleet-street, London. NO. 19,355.] PUBLICATIONS. THE NEW NOVEL. • Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.. Al PHYSICIAN'S TA.LE. By HEBEEDEN MITFORD. Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE BEST MAPS OF TH E CRIMEA. can be procured at STANFORD'S GEOGRAPHICAL WARE HOUSE, 6, Charing Cross, or will be forwarded per post for 6d. ad ditional; viz., TIIE SOUTHERN PORTION, chiefly from Surveys made by order of the Russian Government, by JOHN AHROWSMITH o price, In two sheets. Bs.; mounted In case, 12s. THE CRIMEA, by Jew , : Anaowsurrn, one sheet, price 6s ; case, 9s.—JOHNSTON'S MAP OF THE CRIMEA, sheet, price Is. ; ease, 2s. 6d. London : Edward Stanford, Agent for Ordnance Maps and Admi raly Charts, 6, Charing Cross. CHANTREY'S "HAI ) PY LAND" and " ROBIN ADAIR" are most charming PIANOFORTE Pr t.CES for the Drawing Room, not difficult nor lengthy, but replete with passages of the utmost grace and brilliancy. Every pianist should immediately order them. Price 2s. Gd. each. Also, CHAN TREY'S celebrated CHRISTMAS QUADRILLES. (4th Edition.) Price is. London : Addison and Holler, 210, Regent-street. Just published,...New and Improved Edition, price Is., THE CURABILITY of CONSUMPTION ; being a Series of Papers, presenting the most prominent and important Practical Points in the Treatment of the Disease. By FRANCIS 11. RAMADGE, M.D., Fellow of the College of Physicians, late Senior Physician to the Royal Infirmary for Diseases of the Chest, &c. Also, by the same Author, Price 10s. 6d. A TREATISE on ASTHMA and on DISEASES of the HEART. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. NATIONAL PROVIDENT INSTITUTION, 48, Gracechurch-street, Londqn. For Mutual Assurance on Lives, Annuities, &c. DIRECTORS. • .• . Chairman—SAMUEL H.A.IrIIURST LUCAS, Esq. Depnty-Chairman—CHAßLES LUSHINGTON, Esq. • . • • John Bradbury, Esq. Robert M. Holborn, Esq. Thomas Castle, Esq. . •• , 'Robert .I,ligilani., Esq., M.P. William Miller Christy, Esq. Robert Sheppard, Esq. Edward Crowley, Esq. • William, Tyler, Esq. John Feltharn, Esq. • Charles Whetham, Esq. Charles Gilpin, Esq. PHYSICIANS. J. T. Conquest, M.D., F.L.S. J Thomas Hodgkin, M.D. TRUSTEES. John Feltham, Esq. 1 Samuel H. Lucas, Esq. Robert Ingham, Esq., M.P. I Charles Lushington, Esq. Babuczas—Messrs. Brown, Janson, and Co., and Bank of England. 7 VV , , SOLICITOR —Septimus Davidson, Esq. - CONSULTING ACTU LlTT—Charles Ansell, Esq., F.R.S. _ . Extracts from the Report of the , Directors for 1853:-- - " The Directors congratulate their fellow-members on the very grati fying result of the recently-completed Quinquennial Investigation of the assets and liabilities of the Institution, by which it appears that, on the '2oth November, 1852, after providing for the present value of all the liabilities in the Life Assurance Department, a surplus re mained of 242,6271., which has been duly apportioned as heretofore. " The reduCtions range from 5 to 89 per cent. on the original Annual Premiums, according to the age of the party and the time the Policy has been in force; and the Bonuses vary in like manner, from 50 to 75 per cent. on the amount of premiums paid during the last five years. " The total amount of the reductions per annum for the ensuing five years is 33,3481. 17s. 2d. " The Bonuses assigned to those policies on which the original pre miums continue to Ise paid amount to 89,8801. ss. Od. ; this, together with Bonuses apportioned at former divisions, makes an aggregate addition to the sums assured by the Policies in force of 126,5641. " Notwithstanding the great redaction of Premiums, the net annual income arising from 12,326 existing Policies is 163,9121. 74. ld.; this sum, with the interest on invested capital, viz., 37,2981. 7s. 3d., shows a total annual income of 201,2101. 145. 4d." The amount of Capital exceeds ONE MILLION STERLING. Menibers, whose premiums fall due on the Ist July are reminded that they must be paid within 30 days from that date. Prospectuses and all other information may be obtained on appli cation to the Office. Sept. 23, 1854. JOSEPH MARSH, Secretary. ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 6, NEW BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS. Established 1823. Empowered by Act of Parliament, 3 William IV. DIRECTORS. The Right lion. Sir T. FRANKLAND LEWIS, Bart., M.P., Chair- man. HENRY FREDERICK STEPHENSON, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. A. Kingsford Barber, Esq. I Sir Alex. Duff Gordon, Bart. Arthur Kett Barclay,Esq., F.R.S. I Archibald Hastie, Esq., M.P. Henry Barnett, Esq. I John Mendham, Esq. Robert Biddulph, Esq. Charles Mo rris, Es q . Thomas Edgar, Esq. William Routh, Esq. AUDITORS. Edward Charrington, Esq. I Captain Robert Gordon, R.N. Francis Dumergue, Esq. John Gilliam Stillwell, Esq. Purstctss--John Ayrton Paris, M.D., Cantab., Hon. Gum F.R.S., 27, Dover-street (President of the Royal College of Phy sielans). Strawsorr—Benjamin Travers, Esq., F.R.S., No. 54, Green-street Grosvenor-square. SOL/CiTon—Henry Young, Esq., No. 12, Essex-street, Strand. AcTIIIB,T—James John Downes, Esq., F.R.A.S. The advantages offered by this Society are : ECONOMY combined with Security, and Lower Rates of Premiums than those of any other office, which entitle the assured to participate in the profits, and considerably lower than those of any other Mutual Assurance Society. The sum of 397,0001. was added to Policies at the last division, which produced an average BONUS of 671. per cent. on the Premiums paid. Number of Policies in force 6,600. The Assurance Fund amounts to 1,340,0001. Income upwards of 220,0001. per Annum. No charge for Policy Stamps, nor for Service in the Yeomanry or Militia Corps. The subjoined Table shows the advantages offered by this Society, resulting from low Premiums, and a division of the entire profits among the Assured:— t . 31 1p .1). I,* 2 6 - 4 6 , - V- 9 ;4 :1 r t>. • 5 i ~t - / (-" - / , ...6140.''' ::;; 44- "L. 1:, 7 / i , ... t A OF 77- // -- X A DIIN AR r EDITION , ..._: E '44. 4111 b.. - ; 44 4: t i , . _ . ' ti *f _ _,, * ~_, ... :?' t: -‘ .-' RP '- al3 . 4 4 -, ;(4 .' 4 . . i 1 i l l! ° 8 ,t. ~ , / ' TA , N i _ J fi;iiv .. . 4- 41 .i't -.., 5, ~. ~ t t.. - -. "I " r /\-,..,.-•`; (.. , . 4 ,... -, - '4i • ..*" - 'i• • - t' ''. - ~ •-" -' 4 , I ...440 0 4 16 .7i ~ , , wi „, ~ , ~,.. ' ..ftlifkrea' • e"..\ ap, i -.,,..• 11 , iv x , Ai" . .....„,,; ' x ~,,,s s . J , _., 4 0,...5.:„. - 45 ,, ~ ~---,.-s-, , . eit-Sl'.. zitarceigivr47lliTA4 T fr - ~;,,,,r r ,-, LONDON, SII_SIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 8, 1854. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. The following despatches have been received at the Admiralty : PROCEEDINGS OP CAPTAIN INGLEPIELD, OP HER MAJESTY'S STEAM-VESSEL PHCENIX. (Letter from Captain Inglefield, reporting his proceed ings and arrival at Cork.) " Her Majesty's steam-ship Phcenix, at Cork, Sept. 28. " Sir, —My letter of the sth of July, forwarded by the Diligence from Disco, and of the 12th of July, sent home by a Danish vessel, will have fully informed their lordships of my proceedings up to that date. I have now, therefore, to report what measures I have taken for the further ful filment of the instructions under which I sailed. "On the 12th of July, the wind having moderated, we got under way from Four Island Point, with the Talbot in tow, and, passing some heavy bergs, steered away to the northward. The following morning, having a fair wind, I cast off the Talbot and proceeded to Poven under sail and steam for the purpose of obtaining dogs ; and having purchased five, joined the Talbot oft Upernavik at 6.30 p.m. Here I landed to communicate with the Governor concerning an Esquimaux driver and a further supply of dogs, but ere I could return to the shill a strong breeze from the southward had sprung up, and I found it neces sary to seek an anchorage for the Phcenix, ordering the Talbot to keep under weigh for the night. In the morning, the breeze still continuing, and observing the tender crip pled, I went out to her, and learnt that she had fallen foul of an iceberg, and carried away 'a • quarter-boat, anchor stock, starboard cathead, and. maintop-gallantmast ; an choring her, however, astern of the Phcenix, her damages were shortly repaired. " Strong southerly winds detained us at this anchorage till the 21st inst., during which time I made a complete survey of the harbour and islands in the neighbourhood, a tracing of which I enclose. " I learnt from the Governor of ITpernavik that 11 whalers which had been seen to go north passed south a few days back, having failed in snaking a passage through Melville Bay. " On the 21st inst., the wind having drawn round to the eastward, I determined on making the attempt to get through Melville Bay. Accordingly, we reached Cape Shakleton on the morning of the 22d, and, passing a small island covered with ducks, I landed with Captain Jenkins and Mr. Elliott, and in three hours we killed 77. and ob tained a boatload of eggs. At noon the boats of both ships were despatched to the Loom Rookery, and by three o'clock they had returned, and 558 looms were added to our stock of fresh provisions. Of this supply, 300 birds and 60 dozen of eggs were set aside for the use of the Arctic squadron. Before the evening the Duck Islands were sighted, and. at 9.30 p.m., though surroundered with loose ice, 'we suc ceeded in getting near , enough for the ice-master and myself to land upon the largest of the group, and from the top of it no water was to he seen to the north ward or westward. Mr. Manson observed that, during 47 voyages to this country he had always found, at a much earlier date, 40 miles of water off these islands, and never before seen so much ice at this point. He stated that ho believed it would be impossible to make the passage of Melville Bay this season, and advised my relinquishing the attempt, and at once proceeding up the west coast. During the time we were on shore the ice had closed so rapidly round the vessels that it was with some difficulty we regained the ship, having to drag the punt in which we landed over several floe pieces, which were coming up with the southerly breeze, and .which threatened to beset our vessels. We now pushed to the southward, and on the 25th we entered the Waigattel. In the afternoon we passed a dangerous rock about the middle of the Straits, abreast of Noursoak, six feet above water, and which was not marked in the charts, nor had it been previousl3s observed. I sounded round it, and fixed its position as nearly as the imperfect outline of the coast would admit. " A strong southerly wind springing up, and being un able to steam against it, we bore up to seek shelter in a bight that we observed a little to the northward of Nour soak, and finding good anchorage came to under the lee of a point marked in Rink's chart at Makkan's Elven. The whole of the 26th we were detained here with strong south erly winds; but on 27th, at noon, the weather mode rating, we weighed, but owing to the difficulty in casting with the Talbot in tow among ice, with a very long swell, that vessel struck the bottom twice ere we succeeded in getting out of the bay. " On the 29th, at 3.30 a.m., we anchored in four fathoms off the coal mine I discovered on the Bth July, and imme diately commenced digging out. By 8 a.m. of the following morning we had shipped about 70 tons, when a swell setting in, with fresh breeze from the southward, we were forced to weigh, and the wind continuing to freshen, we bore up for the anchorage I had remarked from the top of Atane kerdluk. Ere we succeeded in gaining this point the wind had freshened to a gale, and on rounding the little peninsula which formed the harbour, it blew so strong that we were unable to steam to windward at full power with Talbot in tow, and the wind taking the ship on her starboard bow drove her towards a bluff point, which formed the northern shore of the little bay. The tender was cast off, and both anchors of each ship were let go, but with 60 fathoms of chain they failed to reach the bottom, and nothing but a small iceberg, which providentially lay against the shore, saved both vessels from being stranded. We, however, fell broadside on to the berg, and a hawser was passed round all, while we steamed ahead to keep the ships on the weather side of it. Towards the evening, the wind mo derating, we succeeded in getting the Phcenix into a good berth, where she lay securely for the night, and the following morning towed the Talbot out .of her dangerous position. " We now proceeded to the southward, and at 5.30 a.m. on the Ist of August, being abreast of Lively, I landed to deposit a letter with the Governor, forwarding to you a statement of our proceedings up to that date. At seven o'clock we proceeded to the westward under sail and steam, and on the 3d, 1 pan., sighted Cape Broughton, and five whalers. Communicating with the Jane, of Bo'ness, and delivering their mails, Captain Walker informed me that a barrier of ice was fixed against the west shore, and that he doubted our being able to get near the land. On parting company we, however, stood towards the coast to assure ourselves that no passage existed, and the ice master and myself being satisfied of its impracticability, I determined upon at once taking the pack in the latitude of 71 or 72, and endeavouring to force a passage through. We therefore shaped a course again for Lively, which we reached a little after midnight on the 6th, and imme diately commenced coaling. By 9 a.m. of, the following day we had filled the bunkers, and taken a deck-load, completing 270 tons. At 9.30 we steamed out with the Talbot in tow, and on the 9th took the pack, abreast of Upernavik. "For 10 days we pushed on through heavy ice, blasting, boring, charging the nips, and making but slow advance — the bay ice forming strong every night, much retarding our progress ; and on the 17th we were closely beset at the edge of a large floe some miles in extent ; luckily, a strong gale from the westward broke up the edges of this floe, and, on the weather moderating, slacked the ice sufficiently to admit of our pushing through, and on the 19th we were fortunate enough to get into the west water. Deeming it beneficial for the service upon which I was em pioyed, and ac ti n g under the discretionary orders with which their lordships have been pleased to supply me, I determined upon examining the depot near Wollaston Islands deposited by the North Star in 1850; for that purpose I made the south shore of Lancaster Sound, and on the 21st, about 8.30 p.m., we passed near t o C a p e Ha y to observe the coals deposited there in 1849 by Captain Parker, of the True love, for Lady Franklin. Observing that the staff and two casks containing letters and provisions were missing, I landed and found that no trace remained of these but a portion of the hoed of one of them, and some broken pre served meat tins. The coals, too, had been either carried away by the Esquimaux, or the ice, there being only 21 bags. A litt le after ten, we rounded Cape Castlereagh, a nd shortly found the remains of the North Star's depot. Anchoring in five fathoms, we lashed the Talbot alongside, 'and on landing I found that this spot had also been visited by the Esquimaux, and not only plundered of all that was useful to them as savages, but that degree of reckless wan thatewa exhibited On the destruction of every . article t remained), so peculiar to the habits of the uncivilised tribes of man. Of the 608 casks and• cases that werelanded by Mr. Saunders, only 114 remained, and each had been stove to examine their contents, which contisted of flour, peas, Scotch barley, oatmeal, and tobacco. Finding the flour only partially destroyed in each cask, I determined on embarking all that still remained, and the whole was shipped off to the Phcenix, with 10 tons of patent fuel, and which latter I did not hesitate to embarll i as Sir Edward Belcher had se nt a vessel two years before to examine this depot, and directed her commander to take the whole of the coal from the neighbouring point. " Each cask of flour, I found contained a certain portion of undamaged contents, and I trust their lordships will ap prove the measures I have taken to secure the remaining por tion of this valua ble de p ot for the use of her Majestys service, and to obtain the far more important information for the guidance of those who might otherwise be misled by the widely circulated cairn record, which set forth as an existing cache, at Navy Board Inlet, a depot of provisions for 100 men for 12 months. " In six hours from the time we anchored the ships were again under way, and, standing across the sound, we reached Cape Warrender in the evening of the same day, where I landed for the purpose of examining the cairn I erected here last year. Returning on board, I found a strong wes terly breeze with ebb tide, which prevented our making much headway, and accordingly we returned to seek an anchor age for the night in Dundas Harbour. Unfortunately when picking up a berth, we struck soundings in 15 fathoms, and imme di a tely after three , when both shi p s grounded on a mud bank, and the tide falling, every exertion to get the Phcenix afloat proved useless, though the Talbot was shortly warped off into deep water, where, both her bower anchors being let go, the chain of the small one passed into the Phce nix's quarter hawse-hole and a heavy drain brought upon it At three the following morning the strong breeze broke the ice away from the head of the bay, and, driving out, took the Phcenix on her starboard broadside and laid her over on her beam ends, forcing her still further on shore, and tearing off the whole of the false keel. The Talbot, though pushed again upon the bank, escaped any damage from the ice, be ing sheltered by this vessel, which was to the windward of her. The day flood proving only•a half-tide, we remained immovably fixed until the evening, by which time all the boats of both vessels had been laden with heavy stores to lighten this vessel, and I am happy to say that about 11 p.m. both ships floated off into deep water with no other damage than I have stated. "The following morning, the wind having moderated, we steamed out with the Talbot in tow, and having ob tained dogs from the Esquimau' (encamped near this spot) stood towards Beechey Island, which we reached (with a slight detention of a few hours at Rigby Bay) by 1 p.m. of the 96th. "The North Star was observed through the fog, standing off and on, and shortly an officer boarding us, acquainted me that the whole of the officers and crews of the Investi gator, Resolute, Intrepid, Assistance, and Pioneer were on board that ship, the first three having been abandoned by Sir Edward Belcher's order, in May last, and Sir Edward himself with ; his own party having just deserted the As sistance and the Pioneer about 50 miles from Beechey Island. " Having delivered to 5 dwarsl , Belcher the de spatches, &c : , with which I s charged, I have followed his instructions for my further guidance, and therefore have only to state, as havindespecial reference to the vessel under my command, that a slight accident to the screw shaft occurred on the Ist of September, owing to the key of the coupling block working slack. In a few hours the shaft was re-secured, and no inconvenience has been ex perienced from a very slight deflection in the line of axes. —I am; Sir, your most obedient humble servant, " E. A. INGLEFIELD, Captain Commanding Antic; Relief Expedition. • "To the Secretary of the Admiralty." • • Letter from Sir Edward Belcher, detailing his visit to Jones's Sound, and further proceedings to the 10th of September, 1853, when the Assistance was frozen in, near Cape Osborn, in the Wellington Channel : " Her Majesty's ship Assistance, August 8, Wellington Channel. " Sir,—The hurried and unexpected visit of Commander Pullen afforded me little time to enter into an account of the proceedings of this season as fully as I could wish. But I will now endeavour to complete what may yet be required, in order that the extent of our research may be properly estimated. "Since Commander Pullen quitted we have been nearly locked up in the pack, having at this date gained but 10 miles (since the 26th of July), but this has afforded me time to put my work on paper, and I am now enabled to forward a fair tracing of the north-eastern discoveries. "On the 2d of May the N.E. division, as explained in my former letter of that final date, left the ship, and with out difficulty reached our old discoveries of last season in five days. "Our first object seen from the depot, placed here on the 27th of April, was an island nearly in connection with the land, about nine miles E.S.E. "Towards this We pushed, but found the ice treacherous, swamping the sledge, and placing me for a few moments in an uncomfortable bath. By this we lost nearly 96 lbs. of bread, one of the most important items of our provision. "On the Bth we landed, and took possession of the island, giving it the name, as the first of our discoveries this season, Princess Royal. " Our course still ran to the E.S.E.. as I fondly hoped for the entrance of Jones's Strait. The next important and commanding station I landed at and took possession of as Mount Parker, in compliment to Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker. " The outer coastline here runs off so unevenly in the sea that, until the thaws commence, one scarcely knows 'when he stands over land or water, and they rise so gra dual that we found ourselves from 50 or 60 feet, in thick weather, above the sea level, before we discovered our error. Fortunately it lay in our direct route, and the result was simply a down-hill run. " On the 14th we reached a most remarkable cape at the entrance of a considerable inlet, which I fully expected was to lead into Jones's Strait, all the geographical fea tures, the course, everything seemed to promise it. But the summit exhibited to us a south and western direction, and without sufficient inducement to diverge for the chance of an eastern lead. " As the commissariat sledge Enterprise had now reached her limit, the Londesborough and Dauntless were com pleted to 40 days each, and Mr. Allard returned to the ship to meet us again with further supplies, on the Ist of July at Princess Royal Island, preparatory to further exa mination at North Cornwall. "This position receivred the temporary name of Cape Separation. I intend Cape Disraeli for it. " The sight which I obtained from this cape, elevated 680 feet above the sea, led me to hope for better success duo east. On that course we proceeded three days on a smooth floe (making 36 miles), when we reached on the 18th the entrance of a splendid channel. Fog for some time worried us with indistinct glimpses of tho approaches, but as it now cleared off and the sun enlivened the scene, we were regaled with such a magnificent view of successive beetling woodlands on either side of the channel, and ex tending for about 20 miles, that it really became a puzzling matter to find names for them. Of one thing I felt convinced, viz., that we were now really in Jones's Channel, and that by nothing but bad taste in nature could we be deceived. The latitude, the direction, the limit in longitude to which we could see, only required au extension of 60 miles to lead to the cairn erected by Captain Austin's party. Who would dream of failure on the 18th of May ? The rough ness of the frozen pack now compelled us to take to the land, and we advanced easily five or six miles, when a fur ther stop to our progress was opposed in the shape of an abrupt glacier, half a gale of wind, and the mortifying dis covery p a t c h k a t r o it t e t e b n a s e e n w d a s tumbling wa ehed a b s y u n t d h e; . ae a P teea,sielnyddeavuenitdedihiitewuansfedretteenramtienehdelteo, t :ye wean otrere " Provisions, &c., were strapped on , and we soon started thought lan‘d'Nroout it. to view what we had to contend with before deciding on our ultimate mode of action. "The hills continued increasing in height as we ad vanced until they reached 1,500 feet. We then descended and took up another position at nearly the same height as the last bluff, when we encamped for the night. "All our hopes were crushed ; between us and the dis tant bluff the open sea prevailed on the 20th of May ! The horizon was streaked with open `sailing ice,' and all com munication cut off for sledges. The bluff, distant 16 miles, was clearly the turning point into Jones's Channel; no land was visible beyond it. "To the north of us lay the new land of Kent (named after his late Royal Highness the Duke,) and far to the westward a new chain, hereafter to be examined. " Fortunately, our weather was beautifully clear, and we not only saw all the distant objects, but obtained the requisite observations for planting them in their proper places. je,a:linlurotther sea. " The rotten ice off Cape Derby now recurring to us, the nature of that also off Cape Disraeli made me anxious to recover our boat (left in depot), in case we should per chance be cut off from retreat ; we therefore retraced our steps, and reached Cape Disraeli on the 26th. As we were now on the terra firma of our quarters, I determined on making a last effort for some clue to a lead towards Jones's Sound by this channel. " Our progress was tantalising, and attended with deep interest and excitement. In the first place, I discovered, on the brow of a mountain about 800 feet above the sea, what appeared to be a recent and a very workmanlike structure of a dome (or rather a double cone, or icehouse), built of very heavy and tabular slabs, which single per eth feet y per son could carry. It consisted of about 40 courses, eight infi ve iediameter,careful lyheig h a t n fw d r ea eight e er f ye basee t s itno of fe t depth, rheeme owpvpheeearn, cone,cleared, as e but w e of moss or earth scrutinised, the stones at the b e opened it. "Most taken up, but without a trace of any record, or of having been used by any human being. It was fi lled by drift snow, but did not in any respect bear the a ppearance of having lr southerly, ess, (,i iineesga,rvio into o \ lllwith"Leaving every of having been built more than a season, This was named "Our anxiety ' Mount Discovery.' certainly was not abated. As we moved chan nels opened suddenly in a fresh direction, until at last, any further progress must be confined to frozen streams or c h co u roe b ow o o, t o t tp o o m of a lake or bay, we found that itch the pretty t t w y i th well a fatigued, e d, o f tent and prepare the customary pemmican meal, I ascended to o gr p eat lakes the mountain above us, and discovered that we really were not far from our old position last year on Cape Hogarth, and had Cape Majondie and Hamilton Island to the west, about 20 miles. sc:tetthrYoemato alsom " My surprise, however, was checked suddenly by two structures rather in European form, and apparently gra v e s ; each was similarly constructed, and like the dome, of large selected slabs, having at each end three separate stones, laid as we should place head and feet stones. So thoroughly satisfied wa s I that there was no delusion, that I desisted from disturbing a stone until it should be formally done by the party assem bl e d . , The evening following (for where the sun is so oppres sive to the eye by day, we travel by night) we ascended the hill and removed the stones. Not a trace of human be ings ! " If this had been a cache and the carcase removed, I cannot understand why the stones should have been so parefully and systematically replaced. Eventually, on digging to the hard quarry, from which the cache had been clearly formed, by art, we discovered a quintity of minute black dust, which, on examination by a powerful lens, I found to be the chrysalis shells of minute flies which pos sibly had been generated by the remains of meal left here at a former date. " At various places we had found apparent marks, and had fancied that some of the explorers from the North Star had sought Jones's Strait by this channel, but invariably every such mark had been placed where it could not serve the purpose of a geographical pile. One in particular, found by Mr. Grove, on Pitch Mount, which he kept un touched until I examined it, was so methodically con structed of five stones, that on the disturbanee of any one the others would tumble, and yet if Esquimaux were con cerned in its ori g i na l structure, how many years had it stood? My own opinion is strongly in favour of a late visit or within the last ten years. " Quitting this position (halt of our party having already erected marks in advance, and assured us of very easy travel) we proceeded the next day to examine the outer headland, commanding a full view of Wellington Chan nel. We reached our position before 10.30, and had a good view of the objects within the Strait as far as Cape Majendie on the west, Dundas and Hamilton Island southerly, and Cape Hogarth easterly—including the Bay of Prince Alfred, which we were compelled to diminish very largely. From our position it certainly appeared deep, but when the angles were laid down on paper the delusion vanished. " From this position I discerned our cairn of last sea son, as well as the very remarkable one placed b y nature immediately behind it. It appears very strange that the persons who searched that coast so narrowly, and who, I am informed, scouted the idea of further examination by Mr. M'Cormick, of the North Star, should have missed a landmark, which caused me to cast off the steamer and go in with her to examine it. Further, that Mr. M'Cormick, who states that he visited Paint Hogarth, saw neither it nor our beacon ! It almost makes one doubt that the search made by ourselves may not have lel some mark unexamined, although in my own particular route I fear that I too often led the way to disappointment cairns.' " We now commenced our return, ascending the moun tain, where Mr. Grove, as before stated, found an insigni ficant pile, truly, but still important, as formed by art. Our ascent of this hill was for the purpose of insuring the connection of our work with Cape Hogarth, and as it was much stained by black water, and gave out, as they moved the stones, a very strong odour of naphtha, I named it Pitch Mount.' The stone proved to be swiuestoue, which, when broken or roughly handle& gives out this unpleasant odour. " We reached Cape Disraeli on the 3d, and Princess Royal Island on the 6th, where we were welcomed by Dr. Lyall and Mr. Allard, and received the missing des patches' which Lieutenant Cheyne found on his second at tempt, accompanied by Dr. Lyall. They turned out, how ever, to be merely the official communications of Com mander Pullen. " Dr. Lyall, however, brought the latest intelligence of the health and success of Commander Richards and party to the S.W. " Having recovered our iceboat, and having satisfied myself from the hill stations that the floe was still firm to the N.N.E., preparation was made for examiuing the group seen from the hills above Jones's Strait. "We could now dispense with our sledge, which was sent back by the Dauntless and the Enterprise, charged with the duty of forming fresh back depots from the su perfluous provisions, now no longer required. The Lady Franklin, Dr. Lyall's sledge, was retained to accompany and aid us, in case of accident or failure, in being able to drag the boat laden with provisions. " Taking leave of our late comrades, we again brokeinto the floe on a new and yet interesting excursion. " It occurred to me that, under any circumstances, either as regarded Sir J. Franklin, Capt. Collinson, or Com mander M'Clure, that if any of them entered the Polar Sea here on the range of these northern islands, with compa ratively open water for perhaps 100 miles, they might drift to and fro for years, or wail they experienced one of those northern nips which would form a mount above them in a very few seconds. The more of the action I have seen of the ice, the partially open water, and the deceitful leads into the pools,' the more'satisfied I am that the man who once ventures off the land' to seek a passage is, in all pro bability, sacrificed. He may desert his vessel, and, by hard travel, succeed in gaining some place of rendezvous, under the present dispositions effected by Captain Kellett as well as myself, but there is no calculating as yet that our exertions, before the cruise be complete, may not be directed to a similar object. " Under any circumstances, however, every portion of the country, the prominent headlands, or rising mounds of the marshy grounds, is so completely marked by our cairns, that whoever may reach them will readily understand, even if the date alone should remain, in what direction, if he has called at two, he ought to proceed. But full in structions will probably be found untouched by animals. " Our journey was much heavier than I anticipated, and, without the aid of the second sledge crew, our advance would have been impossible ; on the second day, however, we reached the smooth floe, and on the fourth, shortly after midnight, or four and a half days, had landed on a new portion of her Majesty's territories. "To this island, the southernmost of a most extensive archipelago, leading to the N.E., or possibly to the Pole, I gave the name of Buckingham Island, and the group The Victoria Archipelago.' To separate, survey, or make any further examination at present, with a view to name them, was quite out of the question. The heavy, even solid state of the floe surrounding, or where nipped,' the almost berg-like lumps which protruded, afforded a fair inference that the sea is seldom seriously disturbed in these lati tudes. " On the other hand, if wo take into consideration the exuvia) of whales and other animals, found at every eleva tion, even to the summits of hills above 803 feet, the extra traordinary wear and abrasion cf jhe outlines, which no thing we have experienced could effect ; it almost leads one to imagine that nature at one time, and fatally, per haps, for those we seek, has piled up layer over layer, effecting what otherwise nothing but a recent deluge could account for. " The visit to this island leads to remarks of this na ture particularly. " On ascending the high ground the sun had not yet affected the frozen crust, or denuded it completely of snow. Anxious to save every moment of the fine season, I deter mined on waiting up there for the latitude and other ob servations, the party sending two hands in succession to relieve each other. The remainder went to their bays to sleep. " Before noon the temperature became oppressive, not withstanding the thermometer in the shade was at 35 deg. The black earth soon became sticky, and before 2 p.m. the island might be declared in a semi-fluid state ! " This is only one out of many cases of the sort which at certain moments render the passage across the ravines dif ficult, if not dangerous. " Having completed our work here, and by a different course over the floe obtained a better road, and convenient stations for fixing some of these islands, we reached Prin cess Royal Island on the 16th of June; weather sharp and snowing, and objects mostly obscured. For the first time this day we noticed three musk oxen, on the side of an inland range ; five deer were subsequently seen, but no single human being could subsist himself by the aid of his gun throughout ono whole range, and, as to a party of five or seven men, it is impossible. "By extraordinary good fortune, bears might fall in the way of the traveller ; but having killed and eaten his proportion, I much doubt if his strength would unable him to drag the remains until another piece of similar good fortune betel him. The assertion, therefore, of any teem ing or abundance of animal life in this north-eastern dis trict is utterly untenable. "The remainder of our journey being merely the return over known ground by our previous discovery last season, requires no comment beyond this : that the opening and open water now interposing between us and North Corn wall and rendering it unsafe for sledge as well as boat, all hopes of further examination this season were at au end. On my return I met with Lieut. Cheyno, who was the bearer of intelligence forwarded by Commander Richards, of the safety of the crow of her Majesty's ship Investiga tor, and that the vessel was icebound in a port of Banks's Land, to which Commander M`Clure had given the name of Baring Island. " Commander Richards upon meeting with the officer sent by Capt. Kellett, by arrangement, to seek for my de spatches at the appointed rendezvous, learned that Com mander M'Clintock was on the same route as himself in the Queen's Channel. As there was little use expending further labour and provisions where one had already gone, he very wisely determined on passing overland to the Re solute and obtaining full particulars, as well to complete on his return the search of the Byam Martin Channel com munication with the Polar Sea, which it was intended that the officer sent for despatches should complete. He, however, came overland, and by the Liddon Gulf. " On my return to the ship on the 22d of June, I found the ice occasionally in motion, but the reports of open water without anything like risk to the vessel quite out of the question. " Every exertion was immediately made to get the stores embarked, the ship ready for sea and the canal for our exit in readiness when an opportunity might offer for mov ing easterly. " On the 6th of July, considering that Commander Rich ards might not be quite in a condition to handle a heavy whaleboat in addition to one of the light iceboats, I de spatched the master to seek him. Fortunately he reached just at the instant his aid was opportune, and our canal being complete to the open water on tho 12th of July, I had the satisfaction of receiving and shaking by the hand, at its mouth, my worthy second, Commander Richards, charged with the duplicate despatches, which I have already directed Commander Pullen to forward, should any unfore seen difficulty prevent the ship or myself from reaching Beachey Island this season or before the Ist of September, before which date I shall endeavour, if unable to pass fur ther in the ship, to despatch a light boat or two with the invalids and my final reports. " On the 14th of July, as by my previous letter the As sistance left her winter quarters, leaving behind en cache, under a beacon constructed on Mount Beaufort, the rations as per inclosed report. Lieutenant Osborn rejoined, about midnight among the ice which first blocked us. OWe then moved forward, reaching the entrance of Sir Robert Inglis Bay on the and on the 26th another opening enabled us to pass about five miles to the eastward of Cape Beachey. " I had sent a boat to examine that cairn for further accounts (as intimated) from Commander Pullen, and ' to bring away my despatches if no one had yet taken them. About noon we perceived as we passed the low point, that both packages (in kegs) were dug up, and nearly at the saine time discovered a boat pulling up from Dunbar Island for the ship. " Shortly after I had the pleasure of congratulating Com mander Pullen on his arrival to seek these despatches. Ho was the bearer of much additional interesting matter relative to the Investigator, a few of whose officers and men had safely reached the North Star. "Fully aware of the anxiety, next to the fate of the Erebus and Terror, respecting the Investigator and the North Star, having two medical officers as well as ample accommodation for the crew of the Investigator, I directed Commander Pullen, on the arrival of the commander and crow, whom I trust Captain Kellett will forward without awaiting the chances of his own extrication, to proceed at once to Lugland (waiting until the lst of September for invalids, &e., and further despatches), and report his arrival to their lordships'• secretary. " I have felt so confident of getting to Beechey Island, either in the ship or in one of the boats to superintend the movement, that I had almost detained Commander Pullen for this easier mode of travel. But .after the springs on the 19th or 20th, I shall give up all hope of catching him with the ship. Still, however, I trust that I may be so much nearer that I may communicate and send four men whose lives would be jeopardised by another winter. " Our detention over this ground, shifting position fre quently, has enabled me to place Dundas and Bailie Ha milton Islands where they should be as well as Cape Beechey and Cape Majendie. But as far as geography or navigation is concerned, I am not inclined to suspect that any human beings will, from choice, attempt to revisit a portion of the earth's surface so utterly barren and void of interest in animal, vegetable, or mineral productions. , The picture which Captain Kellett may draw of Melville Island would be a paradise to this. Thus far I had written on the 17th August, when a lane opening to the northward I immediately touk ad vantage of it and secured a fair berth to what I thought would insure a fair lead' should the spring tides of the 18th set the ice in motion. " Our position was now beeoming critical. I had only one safe alternative known to me, and that was the shel ter of Sir Robert Inglis Bay. Failing in that, I must, if the ice did not yield this season, winter in the peak, and make my mind up to the buffeting which betel tho American vessels, or reach the inshore floe and hold on all we had gained. " Our present prospect—the season last year, at this date, left little hope of release to many minds here—l thought differently, and had made up my mind not to give up hopes of escape until after the first week of October, per " haps later. The selection of my berth was fortunate. Before mid night, the wind having chopped to the eastward, and baro meter falling rapidly, a gale was expected. The mercury fell to 29.37, lower than we have before experienced it, and blew a strong gale. '• The entire ice was in rapid motion westerly, our water rapidly shoaling from 37 to 11 fathoms, and as the snow storms intermitted discovered to us the close neighbour- 7 7 [PRICE SD. ____ hood of the northern heights near Cape Majendie, into the bight of which the great flue was wheeling us with unplea sant rapidity. " Our only chance was that the ice might carry us through the Channel between Cape Beechey and Dundas Island, or that it might be arrested before reaching it. " Providentially, the latter suddenly occurred, the ship being then in eight fathoms, within half a mile of a low spit, which had long interested me as promising a refuge,if water enough could be found behind it or up to it. " The. great danger now threatening us was, that the impetus of arresting the ice to leeward would bring upon us the weather floe, entailing inevitable destruction to both vessels, although our preparations for preserving the crow were probabiy complete. Another providential relief again occurred. The weather ice was arrested by a low point to windward ; the ship became stationary. - Weather improved, permitting a boat to sound up to the low point alluded to, where 11 fathoms were found. Sail made on the vessels, and in a few minutes both vessels were within 100 yards of the low point, and secured to the land ice in 11 fathoms. " To this magnificent and secure harbour I have given the name of Fort Refuge. Here, if necessary, we could safely and satisfactorily winter, more securely oven than in Northumberland Sound. " Our escape from our position of the 16th and 17th now appeared even as wonderful as our late delivery. Had the vessels remained there, with the channel between Dandas and Baillie Hamilton Islands open, our fate would pro bably have been sealed ; at least that of the vessels. All open water in that direction had been sealed up, and by a force which was irresistible. "Our detention here, although attended bygreat anxiety, was one to which wo could cheerfully submit, even if com pelled to winter. But my excursions along the coast about 10 miles easterly revealed to me about 15 miles open water up to Point Hogarth, and southerly from thence as far as the eye could reach. The water, however, in shore, where `leads' offered, did not admit of our passing. " Hope had, I believe, deserted most of our crew, and they had made up their minds fully to winter here. Thus far had we dissipated the month of August. I felt as the bay ice now began to present a very formidable barrier to our escape, that, with certain open patches which I had noticed, unless I made up my mind to winter so dis tant from Beechoy Island, that a great effort must be made to take the outer ice at once. I instantly decided on active measures, cut and blasted it out four hours, and shortly after noon, on the 31st of August, after very laborious work, the Pioneer was towing this ship slowly through the lanes which occasionally offered close along the land. Wo effected about three miles before 10 p.m., and hung on for change of current or tide. It ran 15 hours to the west ward, changing at 3 a.m. on the Ist of September, when I ordered the ship to be made fast to the beet (tug floes), and to be drifted with it until the ice again eased. " About 8 a.m. ou the Ist, the Pioneer again took us in tow ; by noon I saw enough to satisfy me that I should be free for all canvas, and shortly after noon both vessels were again nearly untrammelled on their proper element under all sail. Our prospects were indeed so flattering, with a speed of seven knots, having cast off the Pioneer, that we wore calculating on the moment of arrival at Beechy Island, just in time to save the North Star from departure with our despatches. " At eight our hopes were cut short by the ice closing on Cape Osborn, and at 9.30 we were secured in 17 fathoms, about three miles off shore ; but before the Pioneer could reach our comfortable position, nearly a mile of ice filled in between us, depriving us of the advantage of her power should the water suddenly offer us escape, "This brings me to remark that the utmost power should in this service be available if required. 'The diminished power is at command, and the requisite consumption of fuel readily adapted. But I feel satisfied that on several occasions this ship would have made much more satisfac tory progress on the double consumption of fuel, and even tually have saved considerably. Indeed, it is the opinion, I believe, of all that the increased power would probably, at a saving of 20 tons, have placed both vessels at this mo ment securely at Beechoy Island. "Our movements, until the Pioneer can effect a junc tion, must be reduced to the tardy operation of warping as leads offer. " Oa the 4th I despatched ono watch to aid the Pioneer, and with the other warped a considerable distance towards Cape Osborn, until I reached a line of very heavy masses of grounded glacier ice (probably detached from Cape Osborn), in seven fathoms, and within which I had at first intended to seek security. " Whilst we were engaged in warping along them, ele vated about 25 feet above water; the ice quartermaster, from the crow's nest, reported something like a coal bag made fast by a lino to one of the in-shore blocks of ice, and a uniform cap near it.' Our better glasses on deck soon detected the black mass to be one of Halkett's Indian rubber boats, and Mr. Grove, mate, was immediately de spatched with the dingy, which was hauled over a narrow neck, to investigate the matter. "The object proved to be one of Halkett's boats, the bil bows of which lying ou the ice was mistaken for a cap. A tin case containing a chart, a tin pot, part of a tin cylinder of Fortnum and Mason's glaze, lint, adhesive plaster, a box of salve, a hank of new log line, evidences of a human being having sojourned there, and by the book of time azimuths, between the leaves of which were found two prayers, one in print, the other in the haul-writing of Commander Pullen, the chart also being his Arctic Admiralty chart, no doubt remained as to whom the case referred. But further, no clue has been obtained along the coast line, or up to Cape Osborn, subsequently examined by Mr. Grove. The opinion to be formed I must leave to be decided by the officer who will ho despatched with this to Beechey so soon as the weather permits of such a measure with se curity. " The ship is now fast to heavy ice grounded in six fathoms, within 100 yards of the shore—safe I cannot say; indeed no vessel can be safe bound to make her escape at all hazards this or any ensiling year, from the difficulties which must be encountered in a length of coast line of nearly 400 miles. " At present, and so long as the ice holds together, both vessels are safe, and if an easterly gale should succeed that which has lately pressed us in from the west, it is probable that a much nearer advance may be effected towards Beechey Island. But, as we advance hence, dangers rather increase than diminish, and our only remedy, if it should offer, must be to seek an offshore berth in the pack, and trust to its drift down Wellington Channel, for the tides have not for some time past been sufficiently active to afford any hope from their influence. " On the other hand, should winter seal us hero, I feel well satisfied, provided no further disruption of the ice occurs, &at we are again almost providentially cared for by the advantages which we possess. Our preservation, freedom from sickness, accident, or other depressing cause —our general success up to this moment—are matters deeply impressed upon the minds of all. We cannot but feel, even if disaster should now eventually befal our ves sels, that we have much to feel grateful for, and that should the elements or the will of God place our vessels on the land at any moment, that the means of security for our lives at present, in this position, is within our reach. " If Commander Pollen, or any of his parties, should have moved northerly, in the hope of falling in with me, and have passed unnoticed during our rapid progress down here, I have deposited 10 days' provision (in security, two iron-bound casks) for eight men for their relief on the shore abreast of us. " The tracings of our discoveries and other documents will be forwarded by the conveyance to Ileechey Island, where, I trust, Captain Kellett will have reached bef ore this. If the North Star should have quitted with the officers and crow of the Investigator, and no vessel left, which I cannot well understand—the intent of my orders being that he was not to quit unless relieved by the Intrepid—then the despatches, &c., will be deposited in the house constructed there, and wo must trust to relief next summer from England should we still remain sealed hero. " If I should be reduced to the necessity of wintering here, I shall remove all documents and valuable stores to Iloechoy Island in the spring, establishing at secure inter vals convenient posts for deserting the ship, should orders from their lordships or necessity render such a deplorable termination of the voyage imperative. As such a step can only be anticipa'lld as a final measure, it must of necessity be deplored until all hope is at an end, and the next sea son leaves me no alternative. But, before that period ar rives, I feel satisfied that such information will have reached their lordships us will prevent such a decided stop emanating from me. It is true that verbal communications left mo without doubt as to the intentions of their lord ships, but I have no decided ' orders.' " On the other hand, should accident have befallen Com mander Pullen, 1 have enclosed duplicates, or rather tri plicates' of the despatehes entrusted to him, and, of course, the North Star will still bo found at Becehey Island. But I sincerely trust that no misfortune has occurred. The offi• cer entrusted with this despatch (Lieutenant Osborn, fur I cannot spare any officer from this ship), has been instructed to complete any information upon the above most exciting subject, and any further matter that may interest their lordships and the country under the circumstances. Should the Resolute fail iu reaching the depot, or, what I still more fear, should Captain Kellett h ave yi e ld e d to the wish of Commander M'Clure in staying by his ship for another season, against every prospect of release (and, if anything could have been effected, the last season alone could war rant hope of success), then I fear that a most distressing difficulty will be added, The severity of last winter, the extraordinary thickness of the ice which wo have encoun tered, this (in many instances 12 to 18 feet in thickness) leads mo to imagine that the escape from Barrow's Strait will be verfiliflCcult. But upon all these matters the final report of Lieutenant Osborn will convey decisive grounds for action should opportunity still remain for communi catine. with England by the arrival of the Intrepid. "fhave delayed the departure of Lieutenant Osborn, in order that ho may be the bearer of the entire proceedings up to the latest moment which may be important--the tracings of the lines of search. " It - is needless almost for mo to add, that the primary object of our expedition has proved unsuccessful. But I trust that the safety of the Investigator's crew, and I . _ u sin cerely hope that the measures adopted by Captain Kett. if Captain Collinson did advance, and that also of the ll _n terprise—may furnish proof that our mission has not been in vain. " I must apologise for thehurriod state in which u a s ll o rn t y . documents must appear ; but I have simply the exc offer that I have laboured heavily to effect even the little that does appear, and that I cannot we ll load the sledge - boat, the Hamilton, with the weight of - valuable documents which aro on board, and cann ot be copied satfied that we ful in time. " Trusting that their lord hi s is p will e nd feeling well satisfied that not be wanting w h en have as yet d on e our duty, I have those around mo who will further need demands their exert ions,—l have th e h onour to be, sir, your most obedient s ervant, " EDWARD BELCHER, Captain Commanding Arctic Squadron. 3 m il es N.B. o f Cape Osborn, 500 yards from shore, 6 fathoms, Selo, 1853." as announced y es te r d ay afternoon of The suspendJll W Messrs. Allen and Anderson, the largest house in Lon don in the American grain and provision trade. They were closely connected with Messrs. James M'llenry and Co., of Liverpool, whose bills were returned on Wednesday, and the event was therefore not unex pected. They were of old standing, and have enjoyed high credit, so that their liabilities are likely to prove very heavy. The amount has not yet been been stated, but an Opinion Seems to prevail that it may be between 300,000/. and 400,0001, NAVAL AND MILITARY INTBLVOENCIL The Royal Albert is taking in her supliffof coals from \ .i!. p,A the Col um bi ne fl oa ti ng coa l d e p o t. i '-• ' :'. . . 1 . ,- The Gan ges , 84 guns , b u ilt a t Botnbay in Is2a, of HI : f .: 2,285 to ns , after the frame of the Canoitiva r waa put out. -- of No. 2 dry dock at Sheerness yesterda. - .she is nearly . Z. ready for the pendant ; her fittings are to be completed •,-.„ • in the fitting b as i n , an d s h e w ill be commissioned imiae- Zr diately she is reported ready. She has undergone a thorough repair. The present orders for the Hannibal are, that she is to leave Sheerness on Sunday. The Miranda, 16, screw corvette, Captain Lyoas, was undocked at Portsmouth last evening. The Gladiator, 6, paddle frigate, Captain l3roke, hauled out of the steam basin at Portsmouth yesterday, alter a refit. She will leave for the Black Sea on the 10th. The Gomelza transport left Spithead, for Corfu, last evening. Orders have been received at Devonport to fit the brig Wizard with all despatch. Job and task work is to be discontinued in Devonport yard. The bark Monsoon, Captain Turnbull, which Failed horn London on Tuesday with a large mail for New Zealand, put into Plymouth Sound on Thursday after noon, and left for her destination yesterday evening. Two entire floors of the extensive victu allin g stores at Sheerness are being fitted up to receive the crews of ships that are to winter in the fitting-basin. Commo dious berths are being fitted for the wardroom and the gunroom officers, and the comforts of the sailors are not forgotten. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants—Thomas P. Phillips (1854), from th e Nankin, 50, at Ch a tham, to the Excellent, gunnery ship at Portsmouth ; William G. England (1854), to the Nankin, vice Phillips. Clerk's Assistant—Daniel R. Hamilton, to the Win. chester, 50, flag-ship, on the East India station. THE SCREW PROPELLER. The Russell, 72 guns, built at Deptford in 1822, 1,751 tons, on the Surveyor of the Navy's design, was taken into the fitting basin at Sheerness yesterday. She is to be docked, and converted into a screw line-of-battle ship, to carry heavy metal on both her decks; her poop is to be cut down, and her false keel to be taken off, in order to ease her draught of water. She is ordered to have her machinery in, and to be in every respect ready for sea by the 3d of March next. The Hawke, 72 guns, built at Woolwich in• 1820, of 1,754 tons, on reduced lines of Christian VII., is or dered to be sent up from Sheerness to Chatham yard for a similar purpose in every respect. She is also to be ready for sea by the 3d of March next. THE RUSSIAN PRISONERS. Four Russian officers and two ladies, 365 soldiers, seven women, and two children, who arrived in the Nile steamer from Sheerness, were landed at Plymouth yes terday, and taken on to the Millbay Prison. The hired steam-vessel Preussischer Adler arrived at Sheerness on the sth, went alongside the Russian prison ships, took on board the Russian prisoners, and left for Plymouth at 5 p.m. the same day. The Wildfire, steam-tender to the Waterloo, on the sth inst., conveyed the Russian-Finnish officers and a portion of the soldiers to Stroud station, en route for Lewes. SALE OF RUSSIAN PRIZES. Yesterday another sale of Russian prizes took place at Lloyd's ; as usual, the vessels were put up by Mr. Lachlan. The Dido, 220 tons, built in Finland, in 1853, of which Gustaf Wilhelm Holmberg was late the master, a prize to her Majesty's ship Imperieuse, R. B. Watson commander, sold for 8601. ; her cargo, 300 tons of St. Übe's salt, realised 410/. The Emilie, 220 tons, said to be built in America in 1332, of which Gabriel Lorenberg was late the master, a prize to her Majesty's ship Bulldog, W. K. Hall commander, in the first in• stance had only 1001. offered for her ; a competition ensued, and ultimately she was sold for 600/. ; the cargo of this vessel, Cadiz salt, produced 2861. ss. Total amount from this sale, for the Imperieuse, 1,2701., for the Bulldog, 836/. ss. ARRIVAL OF THE PALMYRA. The transport Palmyra, No. 94, which arrived in Plymouth Sound on Wednesday evening, left Constan tinople on the 26th of August, with invalids, returned stores, &c., for Malta and England. She arrived at Malta on the 4th of September, landed some stores and the portion of invalids that were for the hospital there, and received other invalids and several non-commis sioned officers of the Royal Artillery (with their wives and children) coming home on promotion. She sailed from Malta on the 6th of September, spoke on the 29th, lat. 4S, long. 13 40, the American ship Fanny Fern, from Cardiff, for Charleston, four days out ; October 1, lat. 49 30, long. 12, her Majesty's ship Talbot, from the Polar seas, bound to Woolwich ; and October 3, lat. 49 25, long. 8.40, the barque Malcolm, from Antigua for London, out 42 days. List of naval officers and seamen, passengers : Mr. S. Libbey, master ; Mr. Carrigan, paymaster ; Mr. A. Baxter, surgeon ; Mr. Smith, mate ; Mr. Simmonds, clerk ; Mr. Penny, clerk's assist a nt ; an d 23 pe tt y o ffi cers an d sea men, invalids. Ono of the seamen lost his right arm at the Sulina mouth, at the time that Captain Parker, of the Firebrand, unfortunately lost his life. This man was in the boat with him. List of military officers : Colonel Doyle, Scotch Fusilier Guards ; Colonel Crom bie, Coldstream Guards ; Lieutenant Smith, 14th Foot, in charge of the troops ; Assistant-Surgeon Dwyer, 18th Royal Irish, medical officer in charge of the troops ; and 86 men, women, and children, with invalids for Chatham and Woolwich. These men belong to the 41st, 47th, 50th, 44th, 71st, 77th, 95th, 88th, 11th Hussars, 13th Artillery, Scots Fusiliers, and Grenadier Guards. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. Lieutenant Bedford C. T. Pim, who went to St. Peters burg to ask permission of the Emperor of Russia to pro ceed overland in search of Sir John Franklin, and the officers and crews of the Erebus and Terror, discovery ships, and subsequently proceeded as one of the lieu tenants of the Resolute in Captain Sir Edward Belcher's expedition, arrived in town yesterday, the North Star in which he carne home being reported at Sheerness, where she is likely to remain until the usual formality takes place on the officers of Sir Edward Belcher's expedition for the loss of the ships left in the Arctic regions. The leave of the officers and crew of the Phoenix screw steam-sloop, and of the officers and men of the ships left in the ice who were brought home from Beechey Island in her, has been stopped from proceeding beyond the boundaries of the dockyard. The number of officers on board beyond the usual complement of the vessel ren ders the measure incommodious to them, although it is consistent with the rules of the service, especially as the supernumeraries would be glad to pay for a bed on shore when the cabins aro crowded with luggage and stores, packed up so as to be ready for being paid off. The preserved meats and other food stores have to be put on board lighters for conveyance to Deptford, which will occupy some days before they can be all discharged from the Phoenix. Amongst the coal brought home from the Waigat at the island of Disco are some re markable specimens •of what may be termed tree coal, in which the gum, which must have been exuding from them when growing, similar in every respect to the gum of cherry trees, is as perfect, only dry, and pure in colour as when the trees were growing. The tree coal is different from the coals of which Capt. Inglefield ob tained 50 tons to steam the vessel home. The latter is like jet, and breaks with so clean a fracture that it will not soil the hands. The specimens of petrifications of forests of timber which were found on the opposite side of the i.dand are also remarkable, and the leaves, and even the fruit, aro very distinct. Some of the knots of fir timber, which must have belonged to trees of considerable size, have a peculiar appearance, as, wherever rosin has been exuding, or even lodged in the knots, the space occupied by it is not petrified. It was intended to have taken home a number of these interesting relics of the Arctic regions on the return of the Phoenix, but when she re turned with Sir Edward Belcher and the officers of his expedition, the time was limited to taking on board the coal to steam her home, and they did not visit the oppo site, or petrified side of the island. I‘IILITA RY. but i n The g up C the o tn z vacanciesna nder in - C in h i e t f h , o w e i x t with expeditionary i N t - i i o e nr n y o t army,_onolmy home, but o fi o ll . • sinned by death or by men being invalided tearm h y in the also of increasing the strength o of h e t n o t s theat the men belonging to Crimea, has granted permission of t the line, serving in the cavalry regiments and infant t r about proceed United Kingdom, present serving in will nicety() one guinea on seat of war. Each volunteeroyererintototheregini idlers from militia regiments the East, E vo as lu t, n line are entitled to a similar gra who volunteer into the . joining his new . corps ; so service battalions of the Grenadiers, tuity. The household Fusiliers,infantrydbaivin e rna a n l o r d deiaaabove i mmediately. commenced volunteering for the Regiment, under the command of Colonel Cold stream h s, o and wtil eh S eiv co d t ion s s(pisaoturh eo on , ‘ luesday next for the travelling from Windsor by the South-Western East, • and North-Western Blackwell lines to Woolwich. G en al r r o 'rh l ee l t e t',,ll, ,t ) . sct w hal leave ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPLAINS TO THE FORCES IN TIM EAST.—We mentioned in our columns of the sth of September last that three Roman Catholic chaplains, besides the two originally sent out, were on their way to the East, to join the forces in the Black Sea. We have now to add that two more priests have just been de spatched to the same destination, namely, the Rev. John Butt and the Rev. John Bagshawe, who have been hitherto attached to the chapel in Webb-street,Bermond- Bey. They left Liverpool on Wednesday last ; and thus we have a total of seven Roman Catholio priests sent out. It is understood that the authorities at the War -office have consulted on this important matter the Right Rev. Dr. Grant, of St. George's, Southwark, in the absence of Cardinal Wisemen, who is still detained in the north on accoun of his health. YEOMANRY AND MILITIA.-It has been decided by the authorities at the Horse Guards that the Yorkehir Hussars are to be assembled in troops, at the discretion of their respective captains, for five days' training. The York troop under the command of the Hon. W. bun combe, M.P., eldest son of Lord Faversham, vice Lord Dowse, is under orders to meet at Helmsley. The Second West York Regiment of Militia was inspected on Wednesday by General Arbuthnot, the commanding officer of the northern division of the county. The men assembled in the barrack-yard, and went through a ♦ariety of evolutions. They were afterwards rnanceuvred by Colonel Smyth, Isf.P., Lieutenant-Col. Brandling, and Major Crompton. At the conclusion of the inspection General Arbuthnot addressed the men in terms of the highest praise.