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THE Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on TUESDAY, the 2Sth instant, at One o'clock, they will ;:e ready to treat with such Persons as may he willing to Con'ract for supplying and deli veting into Store at Jamaica and Bermuda, the undermentioned quantities of SOUTH WALES COALS, fit for the service of her Majesty's steam vessels. Jamaica • ... • • 2,800 Tons. Bermuda ••.•••• • • • •• • ..... • 1,000 „ Forms of the tenders may be obta , ned at the said office. No tender will he received after one o'clock on the day of treaty, nor vrill any be noticed, unless the party attends, or au agent for him duly autho rised in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words "Tender for and must a'so be delivered at Somerset-place, accompanied by a letter signed by two responsible per , ons, °tuning to become bound with the persm tendering, in the sum of 1.800/. for the due perform ance of the contract for Jamaica, [Aid in the sum of 5001. for the due performance of the contract for Thrmuda. CON ‘CT FOll LE'. ON JUICE. - - - Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset Place, 18th November, 1854. THE Commissioners for executing the Office of Leal Mel) Admiral of the United K:ngdom of Great Britain and Ireland, DO lIF.REBY GIVE NOTICE, that on MOND kV, the 27th instant, at One o'clock, they gill ho ready to treat with such persons as may be willing, lo contract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stares at Deptford, When to be delvered. Gallons. Ii lf In 3 Nvelts. and the remain ler LE , ,f.ON JUICE.. 2,009 in 3 weeks afterwards, or earl er if preferred by the party tenderl;q. Tenders may be made for the whole, or any portion of the Juice. 'their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the ten ders are opened, of contractirw either for the whole, or for such part thereof only as they may deem fit , sr for a greater quantity, or of not contracting for any. No tender w ill be received unless mode on the printed form pro vided for the purpose, and which m a y be obtained on application at Service he said Office, or to Command er Bevis, conducting the Packet at Liverpool, or to the Collector of Customs at Bristol. The conditions of the revised coatracts, to which particular atten tion is called, may be seen at the said Office, and at Liverpool and Bristol. No tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of treaty, and it will not he required that the party tendering er an agent on his behalf should attend at the office on the day of contract, a,4 the result of the offer received from each person will be communicated to him and his propos , d suret , es in writing. Every tender must he addressed to the S,ecretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Lemon Juice," and must also be delivered at S 'merset House. T HE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 39, Kine•- , trc , et, Cheapsicle, condon Es , ablkhed 1834. SPECIAL N OflCE.—Asg,rances effee'ed before the 21st Decem ber next will share in the Proilts at the en of d next year. SAMUEL MOWN, Actuary. T HE TRUST and LOAN COMPANY of UPP , it CAN DA. NOTICF, TS 'HEREBY GIVEN, that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of Shareholders in this Company will be held on T RURSD AY, the 30th instant, at One o'clock p.m., at the °dikes, 05, Moorgate•street, for the purpose of declaring a dividend on the Capital Stock of the Company. The Transfer nooks will be closed front the 21st inst. to Ist Dec. By order, T. MACDONALD, Secretary. 65, Moo:gate-street, Nov. 18th, 1854. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, London. SHARE OF PROFIT INCREASED FROM ONE-HALF TO FOUR-FIFTHS. Policies effected with this Society now will PARTFIPATT, IN FOUR-FIFTHS of the Net Profits of the Society, according to the conditions contained in the society's I'rospectus. The Premiums required by this Society for insuring Young Lives are lower than in many other old-established offices, and Insurers are fully protected from all risk by an ample guarantee fund, in ad dit;no to the accumulated funds derived from the investments of Premiums. ,wcy -tamps paid by the Office. Prospectuses ,nay be obtained at the Office in Threadneedle-street, London, or of any of the Agents of the Society. CHARLES HENRY LIDI)ERDALE, Actuary. It - ooN . , Mayor.—The First Court of M a y or _B_ and Aldermen, held in the Mansion-Route of the Lord Mayor of the City of Lond , n, on Monday, the 20th day of Novem ber, 1354, aid in the 18th year of the rei n of Victoria, of the United Ritr,dom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, &c., Besolved umtni , nously-v-That the cordial tliaW , s of this Court be presented to the Bight [lon. Thomas Sidney, late Lord Mayor of of t his his City, for his ;:tble and efficient services ilurinz the period Mayoralty, for his strict attention to the duties of his office, for his readiness of access inva iably offered to all classes of his fellow citizens, and fw his kind and courteous demeanour to every Mem ber of this Court—for the munificent hospitality with which he has upheld the honour and character of the City of Lo&on, and the dignity of the office which he has so efficiently su-tained. M '4.:WETIIER. MOON, Mayon—The First Court of Mayor and Aldermen, held in the Mansion-House of the Lord Mayor of the City of London. on Mon.' ay, the 20th day of Novem hor, 1854, and in Mhe 18th year of the reign of Viet° , ia, of the United kingdom ef Great Britain and Ireland, Q:te , n, Sic , Resolved unanimously—That tile thanks of this Court b given to David Williams Wire, 11,q., Alderman of this City, for the able manner in which he bas filled the office of one of the Sheriffs of London and Sheriff of `Middlesex, whereby the dignity aid useful ness of the office have been sastained during his Sherlffalty under circumstances of no ordinary difficulty. MEREWETIIER. WO MEDICAL GENTLEMEN .-MIDDLE- it SEX LUNA.TIC ASYLUM at HANWELL.—WANTED, at the above Institution, which contains about 1,000 patients, an APOT HECARY to make up and to dispense all the medicin s, as prescribed by the medical officers, and, under their direction, to assist in making' entries in the medical t•ooks and journals of the establishment. 'the salary will be 801. per annum, with board and lodging in the Asylum. Candidates, who must be unmarried and members of the Apothe caries Company, are requested to forward their applications in writ ing, accompanied by testimonials of character and eligibility, under cover to me, at the Sosilons House. Clerkenwell-green, on or before Wednesday, the 29th 1n- taut, and to at - end the Committee of Vis - tors, at the Asylum. r.t Hanwell, on Thursday, the 30th instant, at Twelve o'clock precisely. Dated this- 16th day of November, 1854. C H A RLES WRIGHT, Clerk to the Committee of Visitors. LONG EVENINGS MADE SHORT.- MECIII'S FAMOUS BAGATEI TABLEA, manufactured up.n, the vrernises, 4, Leadenhall-street, London, making long even ings appear short. and combine calculation with amusement. Prices, 31. 155., 41, 153., 51 . 15 5. , up to 12:. None genuine without Need's name. LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLL ROO Now Open for the season. —Duffing the week the Orchestra will perform the Overture to Zampa ; Waltzes : Le Refrain des Mon tagnes (first time), Germania, Solon Spruche ; Polkas, Fidelin (first time), Les Folies, Moscow ; Quadrilles : La G.terre d'Orient (first time), Schamyl, Partent pour la Syria (by desire), L'Etolle du Nord; Schot tische : Malvins (first time), and (also by desire) the Alma Galop. Principal Cornet it Piston, M. Houlcourt.—Alteralon of Time - Doors open at Eight ; commence at half-past.—Admission, One Shilling. PATRON-H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. OYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. L Miss GLYN will resume her SIIAKSPERIAN READINGS on Thursday Evening, the 23(.1 inst., at Eight o'Clock, with KING JOHN - . NIONTIAY EVENING LECTURE to the INDUSTRIAL CLASSES : On ERIC lIONAL ELECT RICITY, by Dr. BACHUOFF- NER. Dr. EDWARDS' PHOTOGRAPHS of the MOON, magnified by the OxY-hydrogen Microscope. LECTURES by J. H. PEPPER, Esq., on CITE/41;T RY. LEC CURE by Dr. BACHROFFNER on the PATENT POLY TEC RNIC GAS FIRE. A Splendid Series of 40 CoS MORA MIC VI EWS of ST. PETERSBURG, MOSCOW, Sze., and the COSTUMES of the RUSSIANS, is now open daily and in the Evenings. DIS SOT,,TI Nn VIEWS of the SEAT of WAR, SEBASTOPOL, &c. Admission. Is.; stalls, 2s. ; pit st ills, 3s. Open on .ATUBDAY EVENINGS from half-past seven fill ten, With an Entertainment descriptive of tho MAE and PROGRESS of AMERICA. illustrated by a series of Dissolving Views of American Scenery, by G. BARNET, Esq. Madame KRAMER and PARTY, the Celebrated TYROLESE MI NsTRELS, will appear on Wednesday, the 22d inst., Friday, the 24th, and Saturday, the 25th inst., at Eight o'clock in the Evening, Rod sing a selection of their NATIONAL MELODIES. 1 R AVESEND ST PACKETS. No other Packets call at the Greenhithe and Purtleet Plei The Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permit FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. WEEK DATS. I 5- I le. 1 A Omnibuses from Fenehurch-street Station to all parts of London every quarter of an hour. ISRUNSWECK WILUtF. BLA.CIC.W.LLL, on the arrival of tho lowing Trains from the Fenehurch-street Station. WE gIE DATA, SUNDAYS. 51 t ,8 z Fore Cable. mtwon To or from Gravesend and London .......... 10d. .. Is. 2d. Gravesend azd Blackwell or Woolwich Bd. .. Os. 10d. sa.weca Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Bd. nOAT TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 5.. Os.; Six Months, a/. Os. ; Three Months, V. Os.; to he had of the Collectors on board the Packets; or of Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. Noy: TIIE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY Just published, price 25., illustrated with cases ; free by post for 30 stamps, NERVOUS DEBILITY ; Its Causes, Symptoms, and Cure.—An Essay on P er irtatorrhcea, with Practical Observations on a sater and more successful mode of treatment of the diseases of the Generative gYstem, obtained by the use of the Microscope in detecting and distinguishing, by urinary examination, the real e;ause and effect of z , vcry variety of complaint. whether arising from solitary habits, excesses, accident, or climate, followed by practical remarks, founded en twenty years' eaperience in the treatment of Impuissance, N ervous Debility, Local Weakness, 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 dangerous remedies advocated by various writers on these Importara disorders. By !SAMUEL LA'MERT. M.D. 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &ea &c. The essential object et this treStise is to point out the fearful con- Sequences resultirg trom certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, ,which have-proauc,ed more misery in Youth, degradation in Man -4'od. • premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any other class of disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusal is Particularly:rscommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physiod condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded th*fleisitt . happiness, and privileges to which.every human being is ntitfed. It is absolutely necessary thatall men Should know, that there are Drincil>les.,f personal- management which cannot be violated without merit ring grievous p tia/ ties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties Day be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, rd how the evil and its consequences maybe avoided , a nd above all, 'tt there is scarcely any decree of physical infirm it y or functional ? e rangernent to which the timely aid of science camiot apply a cure. T he-11.liter has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive Practice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which have a nfortnnately teen too generally confided to the care of ignorant rpirie 8, who inflict great injury on those who are indu ced to place faith in their pretensions. NERVOUS DEBILITY may be had, price 21, Brothers,o and Co', i 3, Paternoster. row ; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Of Messrs. Piper, t i l li lin;l9, Leicester-square; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or free hy post for ford-sq sta mps to any address from the Author's residence, 37, Bed- At home for consultation dail y biz UM Eight. frOm Eleven till Two, and from QUACKS UTIVASKE D The Third Edition. Just published, price 55., by post, free, As. 6d. N TRUE & FA LISE SPE RMATO R RIFE A with the View of distinguishing the Inraginary from the heal °ufferers under this discos - , and C rreciing or wide-spread Errors in relation to their Treatment and Cure. fri,na he tleraian of Dr. f'lCKEt)ltl , . With au introdurdion by the t , ".ditor. containing a complete exposure of the system of terrorism and extortion pursued by the advertising quacks of the metropolis towards those who ale credulous enough to seek their aid. " Dr. Viektor:t 's known to English readers by his frequent practi e ti contributions to German medical literature This is the first ule, he informs us, that he has addressed himsell to the non-medi nl reader. We trust this may not be the last, if he shall etect any tither equally flagrant evil which it may be in his •0..v0r to cor rect." —London !liediend Gazette. "The tribe of Quiet Sympathisers,' hnd ' Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed; arid if this book -ould find its way into the hands of those who suffer from the com laint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would saved much needless suffering of tsody and mind, and what is of ess Importance, though it Is that which the quacks most prize— much money.-- This volume is well qua"fled to put an end to the empirical system of treating Spermatorrhma, and to plats the treat. went upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore, like'y to do much good." London: H. rialliere, 219, Regent-street. TO LOVERS OF FIS.H.- 100 real YARMOUTH 11 WATERS for Gs., package included rho above forwarded to all parts on receipt of penny postage stamps, ~ r P. 0. 0. (preferred) for the amount. Send plain address, county, and .nearest station.—Address, Thomas Lettis, jun.,,Fish-curer, Great Yarmouth. R. DE JONGH'S LIGHT BROWN COD LIVER °M.—Medical Practitioners and other residents in London .re informed that, shou'd tney cape•hence any difficulty in obtaining the Oil in their immediate neizhbourhood, Nfessrs. Ansar, ll3rford, and Co., will forward it CARRIAGE FREE to any part o! London, on orders be mg transmitted to them by post. ilati=Hint bottles,2s. 6d.; pints, Is. Pd., Quarts, Ps., IMPERIAL MEASURE. ANS kR, lIARFORD, and CO., 77, ',trait& RTESEMAR, protected . by Royal Letters Patent of. England, and secured by the Beale of the Ecole d t Charmed° de Paris, and the Imperial Coildte of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEIfAIt, No. I, remedy for Relaxation, Spertuntorrhcea, and Exhaustion of VI Stem. TRIESEMAR, No. 2, e'rectually, in the short space of three days, completely and entirely Eradicates all traces of those Disorders which Caplv] and Cnbebs la ire so long been thought an antidote for, to the ruin of the health of a vast portion of the population. TRIMS - Rif AR, No. 3, is the great Continental Remedy for that class of Disorders, which unfortunately the English physic'an treats with Mercury, to the in evitable destruction of the patient's constitution, and which all the .arsaparilla in the world cannot remove. TRIENEMAIt, No: I, 2, and 3, are alike devoid of taste or smell, and of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on tlie toilet table without their use being suspected. Sold in tin cites at I is. each, free by post, 2s. extra, divided lute , eparate doses, as administered by Valpeau, Lallemand, Roux, Vic, Sze.—To he had Wholesale and Retail in London o f R obert John ston, 68, Cornhill; Hannay and Co.; 63,.0xf0rd-street ; and Sanger. 'SO; Oxford-street. DR. CULTERWELL ON NERVOUSNESS, DEBILITY, AND INDIGESTION. Also, on Urinary Derangements, Constipation, and Hmmorrhoids, Is. • each, by post Is 6d. WHAT TO EAT, DRINK, AND AVOID. " Abstentla multi curantnr morbi " A popular exposition of the principal causes (over and careless feeding, &c.) of the above harassing and distresiing complaints, with an equally intelligible and popular exposition of how we should live to get rid of them ; to which is added, diet tables for, every meal in the day, and full instructions for the regimen and observance of every hour out of the twenty four. Illustrated by numerous cases, &c. LIMITS AND SHADES OF MARRIED LIFE. " He which that hath no wif, I hold him lost, Helping*, and all desolat. He that bath no child, Like sun and winde."—Chaucer. Subject: Marriage, its expectations and Necessities —Development of the Affections—Love Matches—Precipitate. impelled, and retarded ti ions— Maritnl Inongruities—Mutual Unsuitableness—Mentel ncompatibility and Physical Defectiveness —Advantages of Inter marriage—"l heory of Gestation —Hereditary Resemblance—Mode of determining Legitimacy. On Infelicitous, Infertile, and all Unas similablo Alliances—Law of Divorce, &c., &c. 3. CHASTITY AND ITS INFRINGEMENTS. A Lecture to Young Men. " What passions but t the body—what improve, Truths as refined as Athens ever heard." Subject: Life's pilgrimage, from Infancy to old ege. The advent of the passions. Chastity and its infringement. fire cas.ialties of licentiousness and dissipation, with illustrations, graphic, narrative, and remEdiative. Advocacy of early marriages, &c. 4. On Secret Diseases, their Self-management and Cure. The GREEN BOOK.—A comprehensive and popular exposition of Benito and urinary diseases—their nature and treatment, com prising especially primary and secondary symptoms, all forms of urinary derangements, stricture and spermatorrhcea ; with 250 en gravings and prescriptions. 5. The BLADDER, ITRETIIRA, and RECTUM.—Comprising Urinary Derangements, Constipation, and Illumorrholds. Vole G and 7. companions to the preceding. THE ENJOYMENT OF LIFE. HOW TO_ BE HAPPY. " Juctinde Vivere." " Few words to fair faith "—Shakespere. Sherwood, 23, Patens , ster-row ; Mann, 39, Cornhlll ; or of DR. RICHARD CULYERWELL, Brother, Successor, and Twenty Years Consulting Colleague of the late Author of the above, 10, Argyll-place, Regent-street, London, who may be advised with on the above matters daily, from Ten till Five, and in the evenings, from Seven till Nine. A ERLY CLOSING.—SPECIAL NOTICE. — The public and the patrons of E. MO tFS and SON'S ESTA BLISH.MENT, and its WE NEND BRANCH, are respectfully re minded that on and after TUESDAY, 21st inst , they will be CLOSED at mom' O'CLO 'K. EVERY EVENING. except Saturday, when they will remain open until 11 o'clock—tbisArrangement to continue to March 1, 1855. Expedition and despatch are the principles by which E. MOSES and Sox have been enabled to transact more business, and to produce more satisfact.on than any other establishment, and they have hid the'grestest success in Dress to order and ready made, in the produc tion of New Styles for each season, in Artistic inventions, which se cure the most gentlemanly and fashionable appearance, and are more conducive to comfort than any which have been hitherto in troduced. For the 'Winter season, E. Moses and Sores Overcoats, Paletots, Capes, Wrappers, Reversibles, Waterproof Clothing, and Winter Dress for all classes, are distinguished by very many novel and peculiar featurV, displayed in the manufacture of materials, skill, and exeel'ence of workmanship, which' surpasses all previous Exhibitions; the prices are very economical, and the goods of the best possible kinds. Hats, Caps, lioslery, Under Clothing, Outfits, &c , display the benefits which the public derive from orders and purchases at the establishments of E. MOSES and SON. The Wholesale Clothing, Shirt, and Boct and Shne Department at E. MOSES and Sores Establishments offer the greatest advantages in Suitability, and Price, which Merchants, Captains, End g2l,its, and others will ava il themselves of Fl.ll lists of Outfits for Ladies and Gentlemen, with ship-sailing information, free, on appli eation, or per post. CAUTION.—E. MOSES and ON regret having to guard the public against imposition, having learned that the untradesman .like falsehood of " Being connected with their Establishment," or " It's the same concern," has been resorted to in tinny instances, and for obvious reasons, they beg to state that they havo No CONNEXION WITH ANT OTHER HOUSE IN OD 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, ilart-street, all communicating. Bradford (Yorkshire) Branch, 19 and 20, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, _36, Valuate. Colonial Wholesale Branch, Melbourne, An:tralla. Merchant Tatlo,-, Clothiers, Batters, Hosiers, Furriers, Boot and Shoe Makers, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. IMPORTANT.—ShouId any article not give satisfaction, it will be e xchanged if desired, or, if preferred, the money will be returned without hesitation. All goods are marked in plain figures, the lowest price, trom which no abatement can be made. The Establishments are closed from sunse on Fridays to sunset on Saturdays, when business is resumed till 11 o'e.ioek. A new Book for A uttun anti Winter. " The Commercial Cornu copia," containing full lists of prices, our system et self=measure t &c., &c., may be had on application, or post-free. Ici l'pn parle Francais. Qui si parla 'taller c. Ilier sprictit man Deutsch; Aqua sa habla Ti lam SPECIAL CRIMEA FUND.-ROYAL CALE DONIAN ASYLUM, I.loPoway ' for Educating, Clothing, and INlamtaining the Children of Scottish Sol liens and Sailors and Marines wounded, dis ebl ,d, or slain, in her Majesty's service. At a SPECI s L GENERAL COI3R t of this Institution, held this day, at the Scottish llospital, Crane-court, Fleet•street, it was Unanimously resolved, to admit at once, on avlication, twenty five children, being orphans, sons or daughters of Scottish soldiers, sailors, and marines fallen in the present war. Also to admit one hundred children of Scottish soldiers, sat:ors, and marines killed or dis shied in the present war, on payment of fifty gaineas for each child on its entrance. instead of one hundred guineas, the sums directed by the laws to be paid in advance for the admission of a child to the privilezes of the Institution. To enat le the Directors to meet the great expenditure consequent upon thin measure, DO NATIO s S and SU MORI I'IONS are earnestly implored, and the following noble:nen and ~entlemen are respectfully requested to receive the same. Those who have been seen have most kindly consented : Isis Grace the Duke of Ruccleuch and Queensberry, 8.G., President. HIS Grace the Duke of Montrose. His Grace the Duke of Roxburgh. The !tight Honourable the Lord Kinnaird. Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., of Newe, &c., Vice-President, King William-street, City. Sir John Heron Maxwell, Bart., Springkell, Ecclefechan. John Auldjo, Esq., Cliainnan of the Court of Directors, Noel House, Kensington. Alfred Brodie, Esq., Deputy-Chairman of the Court of Directors, No. 5, Cavendish square. The Rev. John Cumming, , , D.D , 7, Montague-place. Russell-square. James A. Simpson, Esq., 'treasurer, 62, Moorgate-sweet. Hugh Hamilton Lindsay, Esq., Treasurer, 22, Berkeley•square. John Masson, EN., Cowper's-court, Cornhill. Captain 11. H. Lindsay, East India Chambr,rs. George Lindsay, Esq., Laurence Pountney• lane, City. Donations and subscristions will also be eceived by Messrs. Coatts and Co., bankers to the Institution, Strand ; Mr. Francis Crew, its Secretary, No. 3, Vernon•place, Bloomsbury-square; and by E. H. Patten, Esq., at the City Office, 11, Arthur•street West, Loudon bridge. His Orace the Duke of Buezleuch and Queensberry, His Grace the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon •.. lOO 0 0 Sir John Heron Maxwell, Bart., Chairman of the Meeting 100 0 0 Tho'nes Stone, Esq.. 25, seital-square John Hall, Esq., 3, Queen's -gardens, Hyde-park. lO5 0 0 His Grace the Duke of Roxburgh.. ..... • ......... 52 10 0 The Rirlit Hon. the Lord Kinnaird ... . 52 10 0 tier Grace the Duchess of Wellington, per Dr Cumming, Her Grace the Duchess of Norf:lk, for girls (anneal).— 2 2 0 Tne Rev. John Cumming, D.D. ........ •• • • .......... 10 10 0 W. Main, Esq., per ditto •...••.. • • .. • . • • ...... 10 10 0 fl•igh Stark, Esq. •• • •• •• •• •. •• • ...... •• 10 10 0 John Masson, Esq.• .. •.. •.. •• • .... 10 10 0 John Duncan, Esq . N. 8., per J. Masson, Esq ..... •.. • • 10 10 0 MoT:tgomery, Esq. . ...... 10 10 0 Alfred Brodie, ......... ....... •• •••• • . 10 10 0 The Chisholm • • George Virtue, Esq •• • • • • ................ 10 10 0 Captalu H. H. Lindsay Sir Graham Graham Montgomery, of Stanhope, Bart., per Stewart Co , bankers, Peebles .. •• • • A Token of Gratitude from a Scholar in the Asylum in 1842, per Win. Dallas, Jun ••••.. • • • • . ...... •• • J. A. Stewart Nicholson, Esq Gavin Milroy, Esq., 5 5 0 Thomas Learmouth, Esq., per Rev. Dr. Cumming —.... 5 i 0 David G rdon Lying, Esq , Villiers-street, Strand .... 5 5 0 G. W. Kemp, Esq., Spqal-square R. Pattivm, Esq. (annual) .••..• • .. • • 2 2 0 The Lady Harry Vane, per bankers •• ...... • • 2 0 0 c hallos Hamilton, Esq.. per bankers.... .. 2 2 0 _ _ Robert Burn, Esq., per Rev. Dr. Cumming (annual) .... 2 2 0 1;1; - C - am:)bell, Esq., 9, Albert-terrace • •• •• •• .. 10 10 0 Lady Ann Hay, king's-meadow;, Peebles 25 0 0 Thomas Robertson Chaplin, Esq., 10, Gloucester-place, Edinburgh, per Sir J. H. Maxwell, Ran ............ 5 0 0 Miss Alexander, 12, Hanover-terrace, Regent's-park, per Rev. Dr. Cumming ............. 3 3 0 General Sir David Leighton Charlton Kings, Bart., Chel- tenham l2 0 0 Miss Bennett, per Rev. Dr. Cumming .. A ServAnt, 12 post heads per Rev. Dr. Cumming J. Jardine, Chestnuts, Turnhout green, per J. _ _ - Mason, Esq _ • • Colonel C. Stewart, per Coutts and Co 2 2 0 It. Bayne, Esq., per Ditto 1 0 0 P. Campbell, Esq., Friday-street, per Rev. Dr. Cumming 10 ID 0 It. Miller, Eeq.,Leith, per J. A. f-impson, Esq., Treasurer 5 0 0 Hairy G. Gordon, Esq.. Clifton-place, Hyde-park-gar dens, per Rev. Dr. Cumming Colonel Win. ti. Stopford Blair, 3, Portman-square, per tankers lO 0 0 Major-General S. Low, per ditto .... ........ 10 0 0 Mary Murray, per ditto J. L. Marshall, Esq., per ditto J Drinkald, Esq., 18, Blx:dford•square, per George Lindsay. Esq. Georze Ross, Esq., It iglibury-park West . ... L 1 0 Arch. Trotter, Esq., Bournemouth, per J. Mason, Esq., 5 5 0 Rob art Musket, Esq., per ditto.. _ . _ G F. Minton, E:q., per ditto Archibald Weir, Esq., 71, Basinghall-street. per ditto 10 10 0 The Lady Truro, 63, Eaton-square, per bankers 5 0 0 Lteut.-1 teneral Sir R. Palley, Royal Engineers, per bankers . . 5 0 0 The Right lion. the Earl of Zetland, per Lord Kinnaird 50 0 0 The Right lion. the Earl of Fglinton and Winton, per do. 50 0 0 The Right Hon. the Earl of Rosebery, per ditto.. • 10 10 0 Her Grace the Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensberry 20 0 John Iryng, Esq , 94, Eaton-place . 10 0 0 _ _ _ By order or the Court. FRANCIS CREW, Secretary. 3, Vernon-place, Bloomsbury, London, Oct. 30,1854. N B. —Boys to be admitted rnust.be upwards of seven years of age, and remain until they are fourteen. Gills upwards of eight, and remain until they are fifteen. AMERICAN TREATY WITH RUSSIA. FREE SHIPS MAKE FREE GOODS. Whereas, a Convention between the United States of America and his Majesty the Emp•>ror of all the Russias was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at Washington on the 22d day of July last, which convention is as follows : The United States of America and his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, equally animated with a desire to maintain and preserve from all harm the rela tions of good understanding which have at all times so happily subsisted between themselves, as also between the inhabitants of their respective States, have mutually agreed to perpetuate, by means of a formal convention, the principles of the right of neutrals at sea, which they recognise as indispensable conditions of all freedom of navigation and maritime trade—for this purpose the President of the United States has conferred full powers on William L. Marcy, Secretary of State of the United States ; and his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias has conferred like powers on Mr. Edouard de Stoeckl, Counsellor of State, knight of the orders of Ste, Anne, of the 2d class, of gt. Stanislas, of the 4th class, and of the Iron Crown of Austria, of the 3d class, his Majesty's charge d'affaires near the Government of the United States of America ; and said plenipotentiaries, after having exchanged their full powers, found in good and due form, have concluded and signed the following articles:— Article I.—The two high contracting parties recog nise as permanent and immutable the following prin ciples, to wit : . . 1. That free goods make free ships—that is to say, that the effects or goods belonging to subjects or citi zens of a Power or State at war are free from capture and confiscation when found on board of neutral ves sels, with the exception of articles contraband of war. 2. That the property of neutrals on board an enemy's vessel is not subject to confiscation, unless the same be contraband of war. They engage to apply these prin ciples to the commerce and navigation of all such Powers and States as shall consent to adopt them on their part, as permanent and immutable. Article 2.—The two high contacting parties reserve themselves 'to come to an ulterior understanding, as circumstances may require, with regard to the applica tion and extension to be given, if there be any cause for it, to the principles laid down in the first article. But they declare from this time that they will take the stipulations contained in said article 1 as a rule, when ever it shall become a question, to judge of the rights of neutrality. Article 3.—lt is agreed by the high contracting par ties that all nations which shall or may consent to ac cede to the rules or the first article of this convention, by a formal declaration stipulating to observe them, shall enjoy the rights resulting from such accession as they shall be enjoyed and observed by the two Powers sign. ing this convention. They shall mutually communicate to each other. the results of the steps which may be taken on the subject. Article 4.—The present convention shall be approved and ratified by the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate of said States, and his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, and the ratification of the same shall be exchanged at Washington within the period of ten months, counting from this day, or sooner, if possible. In faith whereof, the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the present convention in duplicate, and thereto affixed the seal of their arms. Done at Washington, the 22d day of July, in the year of Grace, 1854. W. L. Millar [L. S.] EDOUARD STORM, [L. S.] And whereas, the said convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the respective ratifications of the law were exchanged in this city on the 31st ultimo, by William L. Marcy, Secretary of State - of the United States, and Mr. Edouard de Stoeckl, his Imperial Najesty's Charge d'Affaires to this Government, on the part of their respective Governments. Now, therefore, be it known that I, Franklin Pierce, President of the United States of America, have caused the said convention to be made public, to the end that the same, and every clause and article thereof, may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this Ist day of November, in the year of our Lord 1854, and of the independence of the United States the 79th. By the President,Secretar FRANKLIN PIE OMW. W. L. MARCY, y of State.' WAREHOUSEMEN AND CLERKS' SCHOOLS.—OR Sa turday evening the inauguration of another of those numerous charitable institutions which reflect so much honour upon the British metropolis was celebrated by a festival at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate•street, over which the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor presided, supported by the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, and a campany of upwards of 200 gentlemen connected with eminent trading firms in the City. A large num ber of subscriptions were announced in the course of the evening, including 10/. 10s. from Lord John Russell ; the Lord Mayor's li st, 265/. ; Mr. Graham's list, 7891. &c. PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.—On Friday a re turn of the public income and expenditure was printed by order of Parliament. The total income in 1852 was 56,834,711/. ; in 1853, 57,755,5711. ; and in the year ended the 4th January last, 58,962,512/. The surplus of increase over the expenditure was in 1852, 2,831,7161.; in 1853, 2.526,202/. ; and in 1854, 3,193,260/. PRICE OF CORN. —A contract was entered into for the supply of wheat at the Royal William Victualling yard, at Stonehouse ' last week, at 7 9 5. s d. per quarter of *BO lbs. ' This is 3s. in advance of the prices paid at Portsmouth a week since. THE ROYAL ALBERT. The Royal Albert, 121, screw, three-decker, Captain Sir Thomas Pasley, Bart., had not arrive.' at Spithead at dark last evening. On her arrival those officers will personally inspect her, and see to the expedition of her equipment. Artificers from Portsmouth dockyard are ready to go out in steam-tugs to fit the necessaries for th ) troops, who are to embark on the 24th. All the able seamen of the sailing two-decker Prince Regent, upwards of 100 in number (A. B.'s only), are draughted for the Royal Albert, to make up her crew to a good and safe-working complement. She will not carry out her full number of 1,000 men in ad dition to the troops and their baggage, another crew being ready for her on h e r a r r i va l i n th e Cimea. The "A.B.'s" of the Prince Regent were selected because the Neptune has provided already from her crew 100 men to fill higher ratings in the screw ships Hannibal and Curacoa, and for general service. The Royal Albert was telegraphed as being off Brighton yesterday afternoon. The Neptune, 120, Captain Hutton, and the Monarch, 84, Captain Erskine, are both effecting the repair of their defects at Spithead. The Neptune is provisioned and stored for Channel service, and will be quite ready for sea on the return of h er crew from leave of absence. Her Majesty's steamer Powerful, 84, is obtaining consi derable numbers of able seamen for the Queen's service. Draughts of men are forwarded daily from Greenock to the Clyde, where the Powerful is at moorings. The Dauntless, 33, screw, Captain Ryder, at Spithead, is expected to be ready for the reception of troops this day. Admiral Berkeley and Sir B. Walker personally have been seeing to her equipment. She carries out a most impor tant contingent to the army at Sebastopol—viz., 280 Royal Artillerymen. The greater portion of the crew of the steam-frigate Gorgon, Commander Cracoft (refitting at Portsmouth), and 13 newly-trained seamen from the in struction-ship Illustrious, Captain Harris, in Portsmouth harbour, are to complete the crew of the Dauntless for this service. The Hecla, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander Hawker, has completed the repair of her defects at Portsmouth and left the dock. Her crew were paid one month's wages yester day and granted seven days' leave The Centaur, 6, paddle-wheel frigate, is to be unlocked on Thursday at PortsmOuth; and prepared for immediate service, most probably in the transport of troops. The Pigmy, paddlewheel Lan-boat, 'Lieutenant Hunt, was taken into dock yesterday to make defeeta,good. Terrace 'Pier 1 SUNDAYS A Time Irs. tttng V. 5 ~~ ~~ I el wch :Straet Fen church Street NOTICE. THE NEW NOVEL, "HERBERT LAKE," By the author of "Anne Dysart," &c., in 3 Vols., is now ready at all the Libraries. Hurst and Blv,kett, Publishers, successor:4 to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Marlborough-street. This day i 5 published, price 10s. Gd., T li E QUIET HEART. By the A9thor of "Katie Stewart." (Originally published in "Blackwood's Magazine.") William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and I,nidon. Just published, JAY'S MANUAL OF FASHION. Post Bvo., splend d 1; Illustrated. May he had g 'ails, either by personill application ur by post, at the LONDON GENEItAL MOURNING WIREROUSE, 247, 249, and 251, R gent street. THE CAVALRY ACTION AT BALA- K LAVA, Oct. 2 1854. Paul and Dominic Conaghi and Co., 13 and 14, Full i all East, !;e, , . to announce a Sketch by E. Morin, illustrating all he feaures of tne attack descri! , ed " Clic Times" of the 14th instant. Size, 20 inches by 13 inches. Price 3s. ; or Coloured, 6s. Dealers supplied. THE SIEGE OF SEVASTOPO - E, 13,y Captain BIDDIJi.PH, sketched from the new 321 b, B.atery, October 22, 1854, by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi and Co., 13 and 14, Pall-mall East, l'ublishers to her A:ajesty ; aid E. Stan ford, 6, Charing-cross. Lithographs i in two tints by Day and snn Size, 20l,;, in. by 14 in. Price 35.; Coloured, ss. Dealers supplied' MISS NIGHTINGALE.—PauI and Dominic and Co , 13 a'id 14, Pall Mall East, Publishers to her Ihdesty, lieg to announce a Portrait of ti iss grAphed by R. J. Lane, Esq , A.R A., from an original sketch, the prolerty of her .fatni!y. Price 2s. 6d. ; ProOfs, ss. Dealers supplied REA.II-ADMIRAL SIR - EDMUND LYONS, G.C. , Scc , &c.—Paul and Dominic Colnaghi and Co., 13 and 14, Pall Mall East, Pnbli , hers to her Majesty, beg to announce a Portrait of Admiral Lyons, lithographed by J. O. Lynch, from an original drawing, the p operty or Alas Lye s. Size 12 inches by 9 inches. Price—Prints, 35. lid.; Proofs, Gs.; Colon - ed, Gs. THE RICIIIT HON. VISCOUNT PALMER STON, M.P., G.C.B.—Paul and Dominic Coln.uthi and Co., 13 and 14, Pall Mall East, Publsheri to her Majesty, beg to announce that they have this day published a Portrait of the above nobleman, engraved by Hon, atter the drawing by George Richmond, Esq. Prints, 11. Is. ; Prtiofs, 2/. 2e ; Artist's Proofs, 31. 3s. The trade supplied. lEGE • OF SEB A.STOPOL.--STANFO RD'S . / NEW MAP of SE itASTOroL and Country round ; including Balablava, Namara, Kaditoi, the Belbek s nd Chernaya Rivers; show ing also tie Positions of the Allied Camps, the Allied and Russian Batteries, Forts, &c., with number organs ; the Position of the Turk ish and other Redoubts ; the Head Quarters of Lord Real in, Scc., &c.; compiled from the New Admiralty Charts, and Authentic Sketches by Captain WETWERALL, D.A.Q M.G., and other Officers, is Published This Day. Price, in 1 lir4e sheet, coloured, 25.; per post, 2s. 6d. Case, 4s. Gd. ; per post, r,s, London: Edward Stanford, Map-seller and Map mounter to Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 6, Charing-cross. APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS OF BALTIC OFFICERS. Captain Hon. Frederick T. Pelham (1840) who com manded the Blenheim, 60, screw steam-ship, during the recent blockade in the Baltic, is appointed to command the Exmouth, 90, screw steam-ship bf 400-horse power, com missioned at Davenport on Saturday last, the appointment bearing date 18th inst. Captain William H. Hall (1844), recently in command of the Hecla, paddle-Wheel steam-sloop, when serving with the Baltic fleet, was appointed on Saturday last to the com mand of the Blenheim, GO, screw steam-ship, vice Hon. Frederick T. Pelham. Second Master Edward M. Shacklock (1851), recently serving in the Dee paddle-wheel steam troop-ship, to the Royal Albert, 121, screw steam-ship. Assistant-Engineer John Bettison, of the 3d class, to the fleet. Commander George G. Randolph (l 846), serving in the Rodney, 9J, on the Mediterranean and Black Sea station, to be captain, and his promotion to be dated 18th inst. Commander Peter Cracroft (1846), recently in command of the Gorgon, paddle-wheel steam sloop, when serving with the Baltic fleet, is promoted to be captain, and his promo tion dated the 20th inst. Second Master George Gilpin (1847), who had the charge of the Volcano floating steam factory during her recent voyage to the Baltic, and now at Woolwich, is promoted to be master. On the promotion of Captain Courtenay, superintendent of the Royal Clarence Victualling Establishment, Gosport, and Naval Hospital at Molar, to the rank of Rear-Admi ral, now daily expected, the appointments he vacates will be conferred, we believe, upon Captain Henry Smith (a), C. 8., now commanding her Majesty's ship Prince Regent, 90, at Spithoad, an officer in every way calculated to fill with credit those important posts. Mr. De Lancey H. M`Beau is appointed•Mastei's-Assis taut, R.N., to her Majesty's steam-frigate Curacoa, now on her way to the seat of war in the Crimea. THE SHIPSOF WAR BUILDING AT PORTSMOUTH. The artisans at Portsmouth are at the present moment planking in the largest ship ever built in the royal naval yards, namely, the Marlborough, screw, 131 guns, of more than 4,0U0 tens, and which will be ready for launching in the spring of next year. For power and symmetry she is unequalled. The Marlborough is stronger than the Aga memnon, with every possible modern improvement added ; besides which her middle and lower decks will carry 64 and 84-pounders. Next we have pe Shannon, 50, screw frigate, some twenty feet longer than the line•of-battle ship Princess Royal, built of the strongest and most seasoned oak, with the sides prepared to resist the heaviest shot. She is progressing in a manner t uly astonishing, and about June next will make room for another on the same stocks. We have also the screw guardships Hastings and Pembroke converting rapidly, besides three first•rates, all of which are to be fitted with the propeller prior to launching. The immediate increase in the establioliment at Devouport will be nearly 400 men and a proportionate number of officers. Of the 400 about 150 are to be shipwrights. ANOTHER 90-GUN SCREW-SHIP COMMISSIONED. Another 90-gun screw-ship has been added to the list of the screw fleet in commission —viz., Exmouth (Albion class), converted into a screw, with 400-horse power en gines. The _Exmouth is fitting at Devonpork ; her ma chinery is nearly complete; she only awaits some blast pipes from the contractor, which on arrival will be in place in a few hours. THE FLOATING BATTERIES FOR THE BALTIC. The workmen at the Clyde Forgo aro at present, and will probably be for several m on th s t o come, emp l o yed in mak ing iron plates for the fl oa ti ng b atter i es d es ti ne d for next year's campaign in th e B a l t i c. These vary f rom Bto 12 feet in length, and 21 t o 36 i nc h es i n b rea dth , acco rding to the portion of the battery f or w hi c h th ey are i n tended. The thickness is 4 inches, and each plate will weigh from one to three tons. They are made of scrap iron (the puttchings of rivet holes, cuttings of iron, &c.), a number of pieces of which are put into a furnace, and then hammered into a homogeneous mass by th e tilt hammer. A number of these pieces are then laid on each other, according to the size of the plate wanted, and then welded together under the hammer. In the experiments made to ascertain the re sistance of iron to shot, the shot passed through 8 half inch rolled boiler plates bolted together, while the heaviest shot in use was shivered to pieces on a four-inch plate of inal leable iroa, like a snow ball on a stone wall. The plates are to be bolted to the outside of the floating batteries, which are at present being constructed by three English ship-builbing firma. Two Glasgow firms are also engaged in manufacturing similar plates. The fleet of steam floating batteries building in Engla n d an d F ranco amoun t s t o no fewer than 40, and th e w h ole are to be launched by March. They are to be armed with 12 of the largest Lancaster guns. The 20 buildi ng in London are from designs sup plied by the French Government. They are nearly 2,030 tons burthen, flat bottomed, with round stem and stern, 180 feet extreme length, 56 feet in width, and 20 in depth, each being propelled by horizontal engines of 200 horse power. They have two decks, the upper being bomb proof, and the lower the fighting deck. They are to be encased with nearly 700 tons of wrought-iron slabs. OFFICIAL VISIT OF THE LORDS OF THE A PORTSMOUTII, M —" DMIRALTY. "Y.—Early this morning the Sur veyor of the Navy, Sir Baldwin Walker, was in the dock yard, although it had been reported that Sir Baldwin was coming round in the Royal Albert. Soon after the Senior Lord, Rear-Admiral U. F. F. Berkeley, and the First Lord, Sir James Graham, arrived, and the board visited every ship under repa i rs to see howosoon each ship could be available for may service. They also visited and in spected every part of the Drake which is now a mortar vessel rigged as a " dandy." , The Admiralty Board expressed their great gratification at the arrangements made by Captain Julius Roberts, Royal Marine Artillery, by whom the suspension mortar has been fitted, as well as the stowage for shells and pro visions. Captain Robert a has a pp lied to the Admiralty for ten marine artillerymen to be attached to the Drake to wolk the mortar. Their lordships went to Spithead in the Vivid and in spected the Dauntless. IRE RUSSIAN STEAM-ENGINES. The engines made by Napier, cf Greenock, it was said for the Russian Covernment, but which he would not ad mit or give up to the Government of this country on that plea, have become the property of the British Government by fair purchase and consequently any further correspon dence on the subject is now at an end. DEPARTURE OF TROOPS. DUBLIN, Nov. —The abrupt and, after the disap pointment of the previous day, unexpected departure of the 90th Regiment yesterday (Sunday) produced no little excitement. The Europa, transport steamer, arrived at Kingstown at an e ar ly h our yes t er d ay morn i ng, an[l„news having been despatched to the barracks, orders were given for the immediate assembling of the troops, and prepara tions to march made with the utmost expedition. Nearly the entire regiment, including 56 sergeants, 21 buglers, upwards of 800 rank and file, left the Royal Barracks about h a lf- past 11 o'clock, under the command of the fol lowing of ficers: — Lieutenant-Colonel Eld ; Majors Deveril and Campbell ; Captains Duncan, Purnell, Bastard, Smith, Barnston, O'Gorman, Crawfurd, Perrin, and Gui se • Lieu tenants Vaughton, Denison, Crealock (Adjutant), *oleo ley, Wade, Magenis Preston, Parsee, Rattray, Phipp s , Roue, Daubeney, and Pennington ; and Ensigns Sir Charles Pigott, Grahame, Evans, Irby, Jackson, Deverell, andNunn; Paymaster Williams • Quartermaster Newland ; Surgeon Anderson ; and Assistant-Surgeon Jackson. Theregiment proceeded along the quays, which were crowded with spectators, especially at the bridges, and was loudly cheered in its progress, the soldiers responding most enthusias tically and waving their shakos on the ends of their mus kets. A special train was in readiness at Westland-row station, consisting of thirty-one carriages, drawn by two engines, in which th e t roops were conveyed ' to Kingstown. The steam transport was hauled alongside the Wolf hulk in waiting to receive them, and a largo assemblage o f spec tators was collected on the pier, and in the vicinity of the railway station. The gallant regiment marched with band playing to the pier opposite the hulk, and was there drawn up in solid square, amid the farewell cheers of all ranks of spectators, which had been enthusiastically raised at their approach. They returned the greeting with fervour, giving cheer for cheer, and waving their shakos. They wore their groat coats, and several of the officers appeared in the new uniform. The portion of the pier occupied in front of the hulk was lined with a detachment of the 60th Rifles, and order was preserved by the police. The embarkation of the soldiers occupied about an hour and a half, after which a quantity of military stores and provisions were put ou b b e o r a s n e l f vwithsit visitors, friends, utmost and celerity. relatives I u e the f th e effie meantimeers crowdedon board, and the friends and relatives of the soldiers also num RYL 14 file d themselves to the utmost o f th e acc ess to the vesse l which was allowed them. Everything being embarked, the Europa was hauled off from the hulk to an anchor a short distance out amid renewed, cheers mingled with the lamentations of many poor women who could not restrain their grief at parting with their husbands, wits. or brothers in the ranks. It was then dark, notwithstanding which crowds of spectators remained on the pier for more than an hour afterwards. In the course of the evening the utmost exertions were made to get on board remaining baggage, &c., the intention being to leave the harbour as soon as possible. A detachment of about 150 of the regiment re• main in the barracks, under the command of Captains Grove, Vaughan, Furlong, Lieutenant Close, and Ensign Raitt. THE MILITIA. The following important circular has been published War-office, Nov. 20, 1851. " The rapid augmentation of the regular army being at this moment of urgent importance, it has become necessary to call upon all embodied as well as disembodied militia regiments to give as many volunteers as possible to the regiments of Guards and Line, and to the Royal Marines. "In taking this step the Government is aware that the efficiency of your regiment will for a time be considerably impaired by the sudden loss of a large proportion of highly trained men, whom you will have t o re pl ace by ra w re cruits, but at this momont the maintenance of the effici ency, for immediate service, of regiments raised especially for home duty, important as it is, must yield to the neces sity of strengthening to the utmost that portion of her Majesty's forces which are engaged in the operations of war abroad, and upon an occasion like the present I am confi dent the same spirit which has induced you to devote your self so successfully to the formation of the regiment under your command will secure to the Government your assist ance and co-operation in strengthening her Majesty's regu lar forces by draughts from your regiment. " It is intended to limit the demand thus to be made on militia regiments to 25 per cent= on their strength, amounting in the case of the - regiment to --. " Recruiting parties will be forthwith directed to proceed to your head-quarters, in order to recruit volunteers. "It is proposed to give a priority to the recruiting par ties from those regiments which have a county connection with your regiment, provided such regiments form a part of the force under Lord Raglan's orders, but men will be at liberty to join other regiments, or the Marines, if they -prefer it. "The Guards will be allowe I. to send parties to regi mentigenerally, their standard not enabling them to ob tain eneu,gh recruits from any corresponding number of militia regiments. The Marines will likewise send parties. " All these parties will be recalled immediately the number to be raised shall have volunteered. "The men will be offered a bounty exceeding by 1/. the augmented bounty authorised for ordinary recruits — namely, 1/. in addition to tii., or 71. in all. " Though the limit of 25 per cent. is placed upon the number of men whom the recruiting parties be empowered to raise, any larger number of men will be accepted, pro vided you are willing, with a view to further the publio service in this emergency, to consent to their discharge. " The General Commanding-in-Chief, sensible of the great exertions which have been made by militia officers to bring their regiments to their present high state of effi ciency, and of the sacrifice which they are now called upon to make, has authorised mo to state that he is pre pared to place at your disposal, for any officer in your regiment whom you may wish to name, an ensioncy in the line without purchase fur the first 75 men who shall volun teer from your regiment, and have been passed and ac cepted in the regulars or Marines, another for the second 75, and a third ensiancy for a third 75, if the strength of your regiment onal)res you to give them. " You will take the necessary measures in your county to recruit by volunteering m et again to to ts thenumbers line after r haveit shtthtlel honour to be, your most obedient humble servant, ebee n y r o ed ur uc regiment " SIDNEY HEMET. "Colonel r - Regiment of Militia. We have much pleasure in being able to state that Colonel Clifford, of the Monmouth Militia, has induced upwards of 70 men to volunteer from his regiment into the army. The officer who brought these men, Ensign Lawrence, has been presented with an Ensigney in the 23d Regiment without purchase. The 3d York Militia and the Sussex Infantry Militia, officers and men, have all volunteered for active service. The following gentlemen have, we understand, received their commissions as captains in the Kerry Militia, now in progress of enrolment :- The O'llonoghue of the Glens, Mr. James Crosbie, of Ballyheigue Castle ; and Mr. Ed ward Herbert, of Cahirnine-house. Mr. Richard Mahony, of Dromore Castle, has, we are informed, assented to a similar appointment. General Mansell reviewed the 2d Somerset Militia in Cork en Friday, and complimented the officers highly on the state of drill to which the men had been brought. Colonel Lord Barnard and Captain Warren are rapidly enrolling men for the Cork City Artillery Regiment. Up wards of 20 persons have joined the Cork City Militia within the last few days. THE 90TH REGIMENT, or Perthshire Volunteers, which had been ordered to be in readiness to reinforce the British army in the Crimea, distinguiShed itself at liaudora, the Sphinx, Egypt, Martinique, and Guadeloupe, during the last war. It was originally raised through the extensive influence of the late Alexander Mitchell, Esq., of the Ex cise Scottish establishment, for the purpose of procuring the colonelcy for his friend, Sir Thomas Graham of Bal gowan, who had, after the decease of his laiy, directed his thoughts towards the army. This hero rose to great eminence in his profession, in consequence of his tact and bravery, and was for a considerable period known as Gene ral Sir Thomas Graham, Bart., of Balgowan, Perthshire, and afterwards as Lord Lynedoch, and who only died a few years ago, having lived to every advanced age.—Edin burgh Courant. CAPTAIN MORRIS.—This officer, who had the command of the 17th Lancers at Balaklava, and of whom especial mention is made in Lord Raglan's despatches, is the eldest son of the late Wm. Chohnley Morris, Esq., of Fishleigh house, near Hatherleigh, iu the county of Devon. As lieu tenant, he saw distinguished service in India (under Lords Hardinge and Gough), in the 10th Lancers, from which regiment he removed, sooa after their return from India, to the 17th Lancers, and was some short time since married to a daughter of the late Major-General Taylor. The neighbourhood of his nativity is extremely proud of his abilities and sanguine of his success. His present wounds are three sabre cuts—one in the head, another is the arm, and the third across the thigh. TUE LATE DR. D. ANDERSON.—Lettors from Constan tinople report that Second Staff-Surgeon David Anderson, M.D., Edinburgh, son of A. Anderson, Esq., of Whiteside, Dumfriesshire, N. 8., died at the Military Hospital, Scutari, on the 4th inst. Dr. Anderson, whose premature death is deeply lamented, was an accomplished physician, a skilful surgeon, a dexterous opers.ter ; zealous, humane, and unremitting in his attention to the si ck and wounded. In performing an operation he sustained an injury in the hand, in consequence of which his general health suffered, and inflammation of the chest following soon after carried him off in the prime of life, and from a sphere of useful ness in which his services of late have been invaluable. He may be said to have fallen on the professional battle-field —after having escaped the dangers and privations of the Sutlej campaign, in which he served at Moodkee, Feroze shah, and Sobraon, as assistant-surgeon of the 9th Foot. ENCOURAGEMENT RANKS. TO GALLANTRY IN THE The following order was issued by direction of Sir George Catbcart, on the 13th of October : "The Lieutenant-General commanding cannot refrain from testifying to an act of individual merit on the part of Private Francis Wheatley, let battalion B,ifle Brigade, when on duty in the trenches as one of the guard. When sitting under cover of the embankment, a live shell, with tbe fuse burning, pitched exactly on the top of the em bankment above his head, and stuck there ; he instantly clubbed his rifle, and thrust it back over the embankment, breaking the fuse, so that it did not explode. By this act of bravery and prompt action he not only possibly saved the lives of many of his comrades, but set an example to the young soldiers who now constitute a large proportion of the gallant and well-tried regiment, well calculated to assist in perpetuating the glorious reputation which it has so nobly earned and gallantly maintained on every occasion. "J. B. ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General." TELEGRAPH IN THE BALTIC.—The cable containing the telegraphic wires for submarine communication be tween the island of Zeeland, in Danmark, and Scania, in Sweden, was sent from Copenhagen eight days ago to Landcrona, where the sinking of it in the sea is to com mence. The telegraphic apparatus for the office at Lands crone was sent at the same time. Both cable and appa ratus have been made in England. THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND ITS AGENTS. Mr. Sanders' letter, addressed to the Federal Govern ment of Switzerland, expressing his regret at seeing the latter join with despotic governments in persecuting political refugees known to be getting up conspiracies against the established governments of neighbouring countries, is yet fresh in our readers' memory. We now read the following on the subject in the Nouvelliste Vaudois, under date of Berne, Bth :—" Mr. Fay, United States minister to the Federal Government of Switzer land, has officially informed the Federal Council in the name of his government, that the Cabinet of Washing ton disapproves of Mr. Sanders' communication, in which he recommended Switzerland to follow an eccentri• policy, the said Cabinet having never given Mr. Sanders instructions to that effect, and, moreover, disapproving of the views contained in that document which has at tracted so much public attention. WHAT HAS BECOME OP . THE DARIEN SHIP CANAL ? —Some months have now elapsed since the different members of this expedition have returned heme for the purpose of reporting to their different Governments the result of their observations. Lieut. St. John, the Eng. lish Government commissioner, was the first to return to England. Dr. Cullen followed soon after. Mr. Gis borne next took his departure, laden with plans and sec tions and maps of all sorts ; and lastly, Lieut. Strain and his party reached the United States. From all these gentlemen we are led to suppose that their reports would soon be made public, and the fullest information be given as to the route, its advantages and disadvan tages. Up to the present moment we are not aware that anything has been made public, and we are left as much in the dark as ever on the subject. If the work is im practicable, the public should be told so. If it is feasible in the opinion of the engineers who inspected it, the plans and reports should be published. They are to a certain extent public property. The nation was put to considerable expense in sending vessels of war with the expedition, and the public have therefore a right t) know what has been done. As to Mr. Gisborne, we scarcely expect that he will publish his report, for by all accounts it contradicts entirely his first one, and there would be some difficulty in finding the points A and B and C. so wonderfully discovered on his first visit to the country. But good or bad, favourable or unfavourable, the official report ought to be made public, and the question de cided one way or the other.--Panama Star, Aug. 25. OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION BY THE BOARD OF TRADE. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST THE CAPTAIN, OFFICERS, AND CREW. Yesterday a public court of inquiry, opened on Satur day, was resumed at the Board of Trade, Whitehall, into the circumstances attending the loss of the African mail packet steamer Forerunner, recently wrecked near Madeira while on her homeward passage to England, when several of the passengers and crew perished. The proceedings took place before Rear-Admiral Beeohey and Captain W. N. Walker, H. C. S., the naval commissioners of the Board of Trade, assisted, according to the Mercantile Marine Act, by Mr. Edward Yardley, the Thames Police-court magistrate. Mr. M‘Gregor Laird, the managing director of the African Steam-ship Company, was present on behalf of the company. Captain Johnstone, the late commander of the Fore runner, was also in attendance at the court to hear the witnesses. Admiral Beechey opened the inquiry by remarking that the proceedings were instituted by the Lords Com missioners by virtue of their powers under the 23th, 104th, and 105th sections of the Mercantile Marine Act (13th and 14th Viet., cap. 93), and the 31st section of the Steam Navigation Act (14th and 15th Viet., cap. 79), to investigate the loss of the Steam-ship Forerunner, and the question whether the master and other officers of that vessel had shown themselves, by reason of in competency or misconduct, unfit to discharge their duties. Captain Kennedy, late Governor of Sierra Leone, was then called and examined. He said—On the 25th Oct. last I was a Government passenger on board the Fore runner steamer. I embarked on the 13th. There was nothing particular calling, for remark until the 19th of that month. On that day, about 10 in the morning, I heard one of the passengers make a remark about the discoloration of the water. The vessel at this time was running under steam and canvas, at the rate, I should say, nearly as I could guess, of probably nine miles an hour. Prior to this, the discoloration of the water had been observed at some distance. This was remarked to the captain, and I heard him state that it was the re flection of a cloud. While these remarks were passing, the captain ordered the man at the quarter to heave the lead. This man was put in the chains, and it seemed to me, from my knowledge—and I hare sailed a good deal in my time—that he had a very imperfect knowledge of using the lead at all. I think Mr. Bedingfield, who is a better authority, will give an opinion —that, however, is my opinion. The first cast of the lead was 7 fathoms; the next, I believe, was 5 ; the third oast was about 2i fathoms. When 2i fathoms were called out, the captain ordered the after sail to be hauled down (it was a vessel of three masts), and the helm to be put hard up. The vessel being small, and running quick a-head, imme diately cast off. We ran, and I think for two hours, with the vessel's head directly off land, before we got seven fathoms of water, going eight or nine miles an hour—so that the vessel must have run fifteen or six teen miles in seven fathoms water. I subse quently saw a chart, and I looked into the common sailing directions, which most captains have, and a copy of which the captain of the Forerunner had, and accord km to the best of my recollection, in connection with the observations which were made that morning, I came to the conclusion that the vessel was as nearly as possi ble in the position of where the Medusa is marked on the chart as having been wrecked. Ou the 24th we had the wind nearly right a head. The first landfall was made close after dark. I am not prepared to say how many miles to the westward of Funchal, but it was not less than 30 or 40. The vessel then ran along shore towards Funchal, and on reaching that place remained till about 4 p.m. the following day, the 25th, when we sailed. When I put up my newspaper I walked to the forward part of the poop-deck, where the captain was standing by the compass. My attention was attracted to the compass as the man was first lighting the binnacle. I spoke to the captain, and asked him how many points we should haul up to the northward ; and at that mo ment, while I was calculating the way in which the ship's head would lie, and standing alone beside the captain, I heard him call to the man at the wheel, " Starboard the helm," which would have the effect of bringing the vessel's head up more to the land. The ship flew up very rapidly. I should say the ship could not have come up from the original course she was steering before that order was given. I should say she came - up two-and a-half or three points in that time. The captaiii could not have given that order many seconds before the ship struck and stuck fast, going at full speed. The vessel seemed to me to go with a grating sound, and tear exactly like a piece of brown paper. The captain at the moment seemed to me perfectly bewildered ; in fact, he did not seem to know what he was doing, or what was to be done. The engineers and stokers at this time had rushed on deck. There was a simultaneous rush made to the boat. Seeing such a rush made to the boats, and knowing that the boats were incapable of carrying the number of passengers on board, I foresaw that death would accrue to all unless something like order and dis cipline were kept in filling the boats. The waist boat, an iron boat, was at that time full almost to sinking. I looked over the quarter, and particularly observed in this boat the second steward and Mr. Moore, the first mate. I immediately reproached Mr. Moore for his conduct, and told him that instead of setting an example of desert ing the ship he should be the last to leave her, and that if he did not quit the boat 1 would represent his conduct to the owners of the ship. This unfortunate man did come out of the boat, and subsequently lost his life. At this period I missed the captain. The two boats that left the vessel never attempted to return to the wreck.! lam perfectly satisfied that at the time I was picked up there was no soul alive of those that went down in the ship. Admiral Beechey—You say that after the vessel struck there was.a ru'sh to the boats, and the absence of all command and discipline ?—Certainly. Did it appear to"you that the captain was endeavour ing to remedy this ?—ln no way whatever. He gave no orders for the preservation of the crew and passengers. What time did it take to lower the boats !—I do not know. I endeavoured to lower the boats as speedily as possible. Ws had 62 souls on board ; and I said, from what I had seen at the Argan Bank, I thought I would more usefully employ myself in endeavouring to restore order. Mr. Yardley—Did you observe what the captain was doing at this time ?—I saw the captain go below. How soon afterwards ? Did you notice what he was doing from the time the vessel struck up to her sinking; —To the best of my belief the captain was mostly below. He saved two or three chronometers. He went below for them, and I believe he was occupied the greater part of his time below about the money chest. Admiral Beechey—Was there a lady in the cabin ? Yes, a lady and a child. Did he go down to save that lady I—l know he did not. Mr. Child, who was lost, was standing by me at the time, and I said I won't leave the ship. Mr. Child said, "Right, I will stand by you till the last." He then said, " Good God, where is the lady ?" He then rushed down into the cabin, and brought the lady and child up. He put the child into the boat, and the last I saw of him was when he was attempting to get the lady over the side of the ship into the boat, when the ship sunk, and he, with the lady, went down, and, although Lieutenant Child was an excellent swimmer, was, with the lady, drowned. Lieutenant Bedingfield, R.N., was next examined, and gave evidence of a similar description. James Stewart, late chief engineer of the Forerunner, spoke of the engines not having been stopped on the day the ship was near the Argan Shoals, and not until after she had struck on the rock off Point Lorenzo. I was saved in the life-boat. The chief and second mato were ordered out by Governor Kennedy. I was aware that a female was in the ship, and other passengers on deck. The captain ordered me out. I told him I would not. _ _ Admiral Beechey—Was that a remark to make to the superior officer ?—I thought it was my duty to save my own life. Is it the duty of officers first to rush to the boat to save themselves, or to wait and assist the passengers ? I did what I thought best under the circumstances. By Mr. Yardley—Before the boats were touched I heard the captain give orders to look to them. Humphrey Bramwell, the third engineer, deposed to the captain ordering the boats to be lowered. Did not think any of the survivors were in the water more than eight minutes after the ship went down. Some other evidence having been received the pro• ceedings were adjourned. THE FIRE IN BED LION-STREET• The fire which broke out on Sunday night in the pre mises belonging to Messrs. Arnold, Scott, Wing, and Co., watch and clock manufacturers, Nos. 59 and 60, in Red Lion-street, Holborn, briefly reported in this jour nal of yesterday, has been attended with, in addition first to a far greater destruction of property than was at expected, the sacrifice of two lives —a mother a nt itnd ono of her male children. After the fire was got o was confidently asserted by some of the persons living in the house, who had been fortunate enough to escape, that every one bad, although with great dif fi culty, been en. abled to leave the premises ; and from the fact that one of the poor creatures who have perished in the flames having been seen in the street after the outbreak w as made known, not the least suspicion was entertained that they bad fallen victims to the flames, but it wa s gen erally supposed that they had ta ken shelter in the house of some friend in the neighbourhood. The whole of Sunday night even passed away without the firemen fa ct. The the least suspicion of the melancholy The unfortunate woman who, together with he r son , a boy 6 or 7 years of age, is burnt to .1\ death, was M rs . ce Emma Jones, the wife of r ; jinolitnh se second floo r , and vocalist, who, it appears, va was the first person who m a d e th e unwelcome Clare Jones, discovery. a That gentleman informedlr. Morris, th e h ea d engineerof the Holborn brigade, that ceeded to the first door back on smelling the fire he pro . room, where he heard a loud crackling noise, which at once convinced him that that room was on fire. Thinkin g that he should be able to ex tinguish the fire he broke open the door, when an immense saiunte of Mark make ithibatt forth; 'whirl rurly Arses Crated him. lie, however, managed to get his wife and children, including two who were in bed, dowk stairs eted he left them as ho supposed in the street. TiVirci some cause, which at present is not clearly understooll, the unfortunate woman must have returned tip the stairs unperceived by any enP, probably thinking the whole of her children had net been saved, or to rescue some article of value. It is also probable that her son fol lowed her ; but possibly he might, during the fright and confusion which prevailed, have been left behind, and the poor woman, remembering that such was the cue, might have rushed up for the purpose of endeavour ing to save him. Several persons, however, living on the opposite side of the street, are positive they saw the :her and the child -on the pavement in front of the house, and they say that the former was wringng her hand., and seemed to be in a partial state of frenzy. The following is the official report of Mr. Superinten dent Braidwood:— 7.15 p.m. to a " Sunday, Nov. 19, 1854.—Called at fire in the premises belonging to Messrs. Arnold and Co., watch manufacturers, Nos. 59 and GO, Rod Lion street, Holborn. Four engines of the establishment belonging to the B district, one of the C, and that of the West of England office, attended. The fire was extin guished by firemen and 84 hired auxiliaries at the en gines. " The first and second floors and attics burnt out, stair cases destroyed, and part of roof off. Cause of fire not known. Contents insured in the Sun Fire-office, and the building, No. 60, in the same office. The building situated at No. 59 not known w hether insured or not. Considerable damage has been done to this house by water. " No. 59, the first floor, Mr. J. Smith, private lodger. Burnt out and contents consumed. Not insured. " No. t 9, second floor, Mr. St. Clare Jones, private lodger.—Floor burnt out and contents destroyed. Not insured. Mrs. Jones and a boy has since been found burnt to death. • No. 53, ditto, Mr. J. Chipperfield, chessemonger. —Gutter plate of house burnt, and part of roof with contents damaged by water, removal, &c. Insured in the Scottish Union Fire office." INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. The business of the evening was commenced, by the announcement of the dates of the ordinary meetings of the session ; of the appointment of December 19th for the annual general meeting, for the election of the Pre 'idea, Council, and officers ; and of the 29th May, 1855, for the president's conversazione. The paper read was "On the means of avoiding Smoke, from Boiler Furnaces," by Mr. W. Woodcock. The author commenced by explaining the nature of smoke as existing in furnaces, the cause of its formation, its component gases, and the temperature at which they became inflammable, and then pointed out a method of preventing the evolution of opaque smoke, by simple and apparently effective means. It was stated that ordinary pit coal, under the process of destructive distillation, gave off various volatile substances, sense of which were gases, such as "hydrogen," "marsh gas," "olefiant gas," " carbonic oxide," &c. ; these and ethers existed in the furnace only in a gaseous state, becoming liquid or solid when in the external air, and of such coal tar was com posed; and amidst them the carbon, in minute sub-divi sion, was held in suspension, giving to the smoke its sable hue. All these gases were combustible at given tempera tures, provided a certain amount of oxygen was present. It was then shown that the air containing this oxygen, if imparted to the gases, after leaving the fuel on the bars, must be administered so as not to reduce the tem perature of the gases below their "flame points." The arguments on the chemical composition of smoke were enforced by extracts from a letter by Mr. Maus field, published in the Mechanic's Maga;ine, in which the subject was fully investigated. The formation of smoke, or visible carbon held in suspension, was stated to depend entirely upon the in sufficiency of the supply of oxygen in the furnace, as the heat of the furnace would cause the various gases to be given off more rapidly than their combustion could be supported, by the quantity of oxygen passing through the fire-bars in the same period of time ; this evil being much aggravate) by the heat of the air as usually sup plied from the ordinary ash-pit, generally ranging from 200 deg. to 300 deg. Fahrenheit, and the air, at that heat, containing less oxygen by about one-third than at the usual atmospheric temperature, and consequently that the combustion et the fuel to which it was supplied must be one-third less perfect. The simplest means of preventing the formation of smoke were shown to be by providing for an ample supply of oxygen in a condensed state, in the !Firm of cold air, to the fuel on the fire-bars, and by administer ing such further supply of oxygen to the heated gases, as might be necessary for their complete combustion whilst in contact with the boiler ; this latter supply being given at such a temperature as would insure the succes sive ignition of the gases as they were evolved. Thus by establishing nearly perfect primary combustion, the quantity of smoke evolved was shown to be reduced to a minimum, of which no visible trace ever reached the summit of the chimney. The apparatus by which this desirable end was at tained was described to consist of two parts, each being the addition of a very simple apparatus to the ordinary boiler furnace. The first of these was a double set of thin iron bark', lying horizontally in the direction of their length, parallel to each other, immediately beneath the grate in the ash-pit. Each set of bars resembled a Vene tian blind in its arrangement, the bars being inclined at an angle of 45 deg. to the horizon in the direction of their width. The bars of the two sets were thus inclined in opposite directions, and being so close together that a vertical straight line could not pass between any adja cent pair of them ; yet far enough apart to allow all cinders to fall freely through, and the air to pass freely upwards to the fire. The bars were of the same length as the grate, so as to extend from front to back. It would be perceived, that the effect of this arrangement must be to screen the ash-pit completely from the heat radiated directly downwards from the grate, and so that scarcely any would pass through by reflexion. In fact, not a ray of heat could reach the ash-pit from the fur nace, without suffering four reflexions from rough iron ' surfaces, which would leave a mere shadow of a ray for further progress. Thus a large quantity of heat, which otherwise would be radiated out of the furnace into the ash-pit, thence reflected, and so lost, was saved for the boiler. This ash-pit, also, was only slightly heated by the cinders which fell through ; and this source of heat might be reduced to any extent by frequently removing the rub bish from the pit. Another consequence was, that the air passing from below through the grate, not being heated in the ash-pit, entered the fire cold, and therefore not, as it did from ordinary ash-pits, in a rarefied con dition. By its coolness, this air prevented to some extent the burning of the grate-bars ; aud, by its un rarefied state, it produced a more intense and rapid com bustion of the fuel after it had passed the bars. Another part of the contrivance was more especially the smoke-burning apparatus. It consisted of a set of tubas, open at both ends, passing through the furnace horizontally from front to back, and terminating within the wall of the front of the bridge, with valves to regu late the access of air into the tubes. The fire bridge differed importantly from that of an ordinary furnace. It was hollow ' • and was divided into two parts, the larger of which stood up from below ; the other, which was shallower, was in contact with the boiler. Between them all the products of combustion passed from the furnace. The two parts communicated with each other by channels at the sides , and thus formed to g e t h er an annularchamber. Tut tubes b ef or e men t i o ned entered the front wall of this chamber, and thus established a communication between its interior and the outer air. The back wall, or plate, both of the upper and of the lower part of this chamber, or bridge being perforated with numsrus holes, opening from the interior of the bridge to the space beyond it, established a direct com munication between the outer air and the throat of the flue. There was a second solid bridge beyond the first, descending from the upper side of the flue ; this, by in terrupting the direct channel through that part of the passage, retarded the flow of the smoke and gases, and cau3ed their perfect mixture with each other within tee space between the bridges. The result of this arrangement was, that a current of highly heated air, whi c h passe d through the tub‘s in the furnace, e;caped at the bridge, throug h the perfora tions in the back wall, and mixing with the gases from es the furnace, which held the smoke in suspension, con verted the smoke into flame. It was contended that, by t he ada p tation of this ap paratus to marine boilers , the high o temperature of the stoke holes and boiler rooms nwot u be sld be obviated, and that the steam vessels would o evident from a the volumes of smoke distance as they now having were b a y they gave out ;and by telescope sliding funnel, and substituthig, duringing the period of being in action, a horizontal tube , with a small fan blower, any injury to the main funnel would be effectually prevented. It appeared that the results of this apparatus had sa tisfactory ; that at Messrs. Meux's brewe r y, there been very was from the chimney, and that the money savin g , resu l t i ng no t only from the snore perfect combu s ti on of the fuel, b u t from the use of an inferior quality of coa l at a lower price, amounted to fully tw en t y per cent. wapapsarsaotugsretaot theas to warrant arrant general etthneiinoteroof not the slightest appearance of opaque smo k e the profession and the publi c , t h rough the Institution suction tion su o c f ce th ss e of Civil Engineers. TilE PRUSSIAN CHAMBERS are to meet on the 30th instant. THE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUT M On Saturday even iswneigrtihpatnajoentirely ne w entertainment,N' consisting of a de: s n er o i f es th o e f r a is i e ss a o n lv d in p a rog v i i • e e w ss s, of America, illustrated first tim e a t th e a b ove interesting iwnastsiteuxthioibn exhibited f Th o e r fir th s e t part of the entertainment commences with the departure of the first emigrants from England to settle in the back woods of America, and as it were to lay the foundation of the great Transatlantic Republic. The lecturer intro duces a very lively description of the life of the early settlers in the back woods, illustrated with a great num ber of very interesting views of the methods employed by them for establishing settlements, clearing and draining the land, building houses, farms, &c., which were inter spersed with some very interesting anecdotes. The first part concludes with the outbreak of the revolution. The second -part of the entertainment considers America as a republic, and consists of a great number of views, with descriptions of the principal cities and objects ews wer of inte e - rest throughout the United States. The vi beautif ally executed. and the interest well maintained througimut, and will repay a visitor an hour. The enter• tainme et adds c onsiderably to the numerous attractions of this bigbly interesting institution.